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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 26

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 26

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 26 of the classical Mahābhārata with 55 verses.

Total: 55 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.26.1–55 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
दुर्योधनो महाराज सुदर्शश्चापि ते सुतः । हतशेषौ तदा संख्ये वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितौ ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Duryodhana, O king and your Sudarsha, the only two of your children who were not killed, were at that time in the midst of the Kauravas cavalry.
ततो दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् । उवाच देवकीपुत्रः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing Duryodhana in the midst of the cavalry, Krishna said to Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti:-"A large number of our enemies, relations that had received our protection, have been killed. There that best of Shini's race is returning, having taken Sanjaya captive.
शत्रवो हतभूयिष्ठा ज्ञातयः परिपालिताः । गृहीत्वा संजयं चासौ निवृत्तः शिनिपुंगवः ॥
English Translation
Seeing Duryodhana in the midst of the cavalry, Krishna said to Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti:-"A large number of our enemies, relations that had received our protection, have been killed. There that best of Shini's race is returning, having taken Sanjaya captive.
परिश्रान्तश्च नकुलः सहदेवश्च भारत । योधयित्वा रणे पापान्धार्तराष्ट्रपदानुगान् ॥
English Translation
Both Nakula and Sahadeva, O Bharata, are worn out having fought with the wretched। Dhartarashtras and their followers.
सुयोधनमभित्यज्य त्रय एते व्यवस्थिताः । कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिश्चैव महारथः ॥
English Translation
Those there, viz., Kripa and Kritavarman and the great car-warrior Ashvatthaman, have left Duryodhana's side and taken up their positions elsewhere.
असौ तिष्ठति पाञ्चाल्यः श्रिया परमया युतः । दुर्योधनबलं हत्वा सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः ॥
English Translation
Having killed Duryodhana's soldiers, the beautiful Panchala prince is waiting there in the midst of the Prabhadrakas.
असौ दुर्योधनः पार्थ वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितः । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन प्रेक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
English Translation
There, O Partha, Duryodhana is in the midst of his cavalry, with the umbrella held over his head and looking all around.
प्रतिव्यूह्य बलं सर्वं रणमध्ये व्यवस्थितः । एनं हत्वा शितैर्बाणैः कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Having re-arranged the remnant of his army, he waits in the midst of his forces. Killing this one with your keen arrows you may achieve all your objects.
गजानीकं हतं दृष्ट्वा त्वां च प्राप्तमरिंदम । यावन्न विद्रवन्त्येते तावज्जहि सुयोधनम् ॥
English Translation
As long as these troops do not fly away seeing you in their midst and witnessing also the destruction of their elephant force, do you, O chastiser of foes, try to kill Duryodhana.
यातु कश्चित्तु पाञ्चाल्यं क्षिप्रमागम्यतामिति । परिश्रान्तबलस्तात नैष मुच्येत किल्बिषी ॥
English Translation
Let somebody go to the Panchala prince and ask him to come here. The Kaurava troops are all exhausted. O sire, the sinful Duryodhana will never succeed in escaping.
तव हत्वा बलं सर्वं संग्रामे धृतराष्ट्रजः । जितान्पाण्डुसुतान्मत्वा रूपं धारयते महत् ॥
English Translation
Having killed a large number your soldiers in battle the son of Dhritarashtra looks highly delighted as if he believes that the Pandavas have been defeated.
निहतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा पीडितं चापि पाण्डवैः । ध्रुवमेष्यति संग्रामे वधायैवात्मनो नृपः ॥
एवमुक्तः फल्गुनस्तु कृष्णं वचनमब्रवीत् । धृतराष्ट्रसुताः सर्वे हता भीमेन मानद । यावेतावास्थितौ कृष्ण तावद्य न भविष्यतः ॥
हतो भीष्मो हतो द्रोणः कर्णो वैकर्तनो हतः । मद्रराजो हतः शल्यो हतः कृष्ण जयद्रथः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma has been killed, Drona has been killed, Karna has been killed, Shalya, the king of the Madras, has been killed and Jayadratha also, O Krishna, has been killed.
हयाः पञ्चशताः शिष्टाः शकुनेः सौबलस्य च । रथानां तु शते शिष्टे द्वे एव तु जनार्दन । दन्तिनां च शतं साग्रं त्रिसाहस्राः पदातयः ॥
English Translation
Only five hundred cavalry constitute the army of Shakuni the son of Subala. Only two hundred still remain, of cars, O Janarddana. Of elephants the only remnant is a hundred and of foot only three thousand.
अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव त्रिगर्ताधिपतिस्तथा । उलूकः शकुनिश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥
English Translation
There remain also Ashvatthaman and Kripa and the king of the Trigartas and Uluka and Shakuni and Kritavarman of the Satwata race.
एतद्बलमभूच्छेषं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव । मोक्षो न नूनं कालाद्धि विद्यते भुवि कस्यचित् ॥
English Translation
These, O Madhava, are the remnant of Duryodhana's army. Truly no body will escape from death.
तथा विनिहते सैन्ये पश्य दुर्योधनं स्थितम् । अद्याह्ना हि महाराजो हतामित्रो भविष्यति ॥
न हि मे मोक्ष्यते कश्चित्परेषामिति चिन्तये । ये त्वद्य समरं कृष्ण न हास्यन्ति रणोत्कटाः । तान्वै सर्वान्हनिष्यामि यद्यपि स्युरमानुषाः ॥
English Translation
Even if they be superhuman beings, O Krishna! I shall yet kill all those warriors today if only they do not fly away from the battlefield.
अद्य युद्धे सुसंक्रुद्धो दीर्घं राज्ञः प्रजागरम् । अपनेष्यामि गान्धारं पातयित्वा शितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Worked up with wrath in today's battle, I shall, by killing the prince of Gandhara with my keen arrows, remove that sleeplessness which the king has suffered from for a long time.
निकृत्या वै दुराचारो यानि रत्नानि सौबलः । सभायामहरद्द्यूते पुनस्तान्याहराम्यहम् ॥
English Translation
I shall regain all those valuable properties which Subala's wicked son won from us at the gambling match.
अद्य ता अपि वेत्स्यन्ति सर्वा नागपुरस्त्रियः । श्रुत्वा पतींश्च पुत्रांश्च पाण्डवैर्निहतान्युधि ॥
English Translation
Hearing of the destruction of their husbands and sons at the hands of the Pandavas in battle, all the ladies of Hastinapur will cry.
समाप्तमद्य वै कर्म सर्वं कृष्ण भविष्यति । अद्य दुर्योधनो दीप्तां श्रियं प्राणांश्च त्यक्ष्यति ॥
English Translation
Today, O Krishna, our task will be finished. Today Duryodhana shall be divorced from his prosperity and life.
नापयाति भयात्कृष्ण संग्रामाद्यदि चेन्मम । निहतं विद्धि वार्ष्णेय धार्तराष्ट्रं सुबालिशम् ॥
English Translation
take the foolish of Dhritarashtra as dead, O Vrishni hero, if, O Krishna, he does not today fly away from the battle,
मम ह्येतदशक्तं वै वाजिवृन्दमरिंदम । सोढुं ज्यातलनिर्घोषं याहि यावन्निहन्म्यहम् ॥
English Translation
You may son Those horses cannot bear the twang of my bow and the slaps of my palms. Proceed there, OKrishna, for I will kill them.
एवमुक्तस्तु दाशार्हः पाण्डवेन यशस्विना । अचोदयद्धयान्राजन्दुर्योधनबलं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Thus accosted by Pandu's son of great mental strength, the Dasarha heroe urged his horses, O king, towards Duryodhana's detachment.
तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य त्रयः सज्जा महारथाः । भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव सहदेवश्च मारिष । प्रययुः सिंहनादेन दुर्योधनजिघांसया ॥
English Translation
Beholding that force, three great carwarriors prepared themselves for striking it, for Bhimasena and Arjuna and Sahadeva, O sire, in a body, proceeded against it with loud leonine roars in order to kill Duryodhana.
तान्प्रेक्ष्य सहितान्सर्वाञ्जवेनोद्यतकार्मुकान् । सौबलोऽभ्यद्रवद्युद्धे पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥
English Translation
Beholding those three warriors rushing quickly together with uplifted bows, Subala's son proceeded against the Pandavas.
सुदर्शनस्तव सुतो भीमसेनं समभ्ययात् । सुशर्मा शकुनिश्चैव युयुधाते किरीटिना । सहदेवं तव सुतो हयपृष्ठगतोऽभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Your son Sudarshana rushed against Bhimasena. Susharman and Shakuni met with Kiritin. Your son Duryodhana on horse back proceeded against Sahadeva.
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