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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 27

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 27

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 27 of the classical Mahābhārata with 64 verses.

Total: 64 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.27.1–64 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
स जगाम रथाद्भूमिं सहदेवेन पातितः । रुधिराप्लुतसर्वाङ्गो नन्दयन्पाण्डवान्युधि ॥
English Translation
Killed by Sahadeva, Uluka, cheering the Pandavas in that battle, dropped down on the earth from his car, covered with blood.
पुत्रं तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा शकुनिस्तत्र भारत । साश्रुकण्ठो विनिःश्वस्य क्षत्तुर्वाक्यमनुस्मरन् ॥
English Translation
Seeing his son slain, Shakuni, O Bharata, with voice suppressed in tears and sighing heavily, recollected the words of Vidura.
चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तं स बाष्पपूर्णेक्षणः श्वसन् । सहदेवं समासाद्य त्रिभिर्विव्याध सायकैः ॥
English Translation
Having thought for a moment with tearful eyes, Shakuni, breathing heavily, approached Sahadeva and struck him with three arrows.
तानपास्य शरान्मुक्ताञ्शरसंघैः प्रतापवान् । सहदेवो महाराज धनुश्चिच्छेद संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Counteracting those arrows shot by Subala's son with another downpour the brave Sahadeva, O king, sundered his antagonist's blow in that battle.
छिन्ने धनुषि राजेन्द्र शकुनिः सौबलस्तदा । प्रगृह्य विपुलं खड्गं सहदेवाय प्राहिणोत् ॥
English Translation
Seeing his bow sundered, O king, Shakuni, the son of Subala, took up a formidable scimitar and discharged it at Sahadeva.
तमापतन्तं सहसा घोररूपं विशां पते । द्विधा चिच्छेद समरे सौबलस्य हसन्निव ॥
English Translation
The latter, however, O king, easily cut off in twain that terrible scimitar of Subala's son as it went towards him in that skirmish.
असिं दृष्ट्वा द्विधा छिन्नं प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् । प्राहिणोत्सहदेवाय सा मोघा न्यपतद्भुवि ॥
English Translation
Beholding his sword cut in two parts Shakuni took up a dreadful mace and discharged it at Sahadeva. That mace also dropped down on the earth unsuccessful.
ततः शक्तिं महाघोरां कालरात्रिमिवोद्यताम् । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धः पाण्डवं प्रति सौबलः ॥
English Translation
After this, Subala's son, worked up with rage threw at the son of Pandu a dreadful dart resembling an imminent death-night.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः । त्रिधा चिच्छेद समरे सहदेवो हसन्निव ॥
English Translation
The latter, however, O king, easily cut off in twain that terrible scimitar of Subala's son as it went towards him in that skirmish.
सा पपात त्रिधा छिन्ना भूमौ कनकभूषणा । शीर्यमाणा यथा दीप्ता गगनाद्वै शतह्रदा ॥
English Translation
Cut off into piece that golden dart fell down on the earth like a burning thunder-bolt from the sky sending forth many flashes.
शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा सौबलं च भयार्दितम् । दुद्रुवुस्तावकाः सर्वे भये जाते ससौबलाः ॥
English Translation
Seeing that dart unsuccessful and Subala's so possessed by fear, all your soldiers fled away. Subala's son also joined them.
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महद्ध्यासीत्पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः । धार्तराष्ट्रास्ततः सर्वे प्रायशो विमुखाभवन् ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas then, anger for victory, sent up loud war-cries. As regards the Dhartarashtras, almost all of them fled away from the field.
तान्वै विमनसो दृष्ट्वा माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर्वारयामास संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Seeing them so dispirited the brave son of Madri, with many thousand arrows, opposed them in that battle.
ततो गान्धारकैर्गुप्तं पृष्ठैरश्वैर्जये धृतम् । आससाद रणे यान्तं सहदेवोऽथ सौबलम् ॥
English Translation
Then Sahadeva attacked Subala's son as the latter, who was still sanguine of success, was flying away guarded by the picked cavalry of the Gandharas.
स्वमंशमवशिष्टं स संस्मृत्य शकुनिं नृप । रथेन काञ्चनाङ्गेन सहदेवः समभ्ययात् । अधिज्यं बलवत्कृत्वा व्याक्षिपन्सुमहद्धनुः ॥
English Translation
Recollecting, O king, that Shakuni, who had to be slain by him, was still alive, Sahadeva, on his car adorned with gold, pursued that warrior.
स सौबलमभिद्रुत्य गृध्रपत्रैः शिलाशितैः । भृशमभ्यहनत्क्रुद्धस्तोत्त्रैरिव महाद्विपम् ॥
उवाच चैनं मेधावी निगृह्य स्मारयन्निव । क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितो भूत्वा युध्यस्व पुरुषो भव ॥
यत्तदा हृष्यसे मूढ ग्लहन्नक्षैः सभातले । फलमद्य प्रपद्यस्व कर्मणस्तस्य दुर्मते ॥
English Translation
The energetic Sahadeva, having assailed his foes thus, addressed him, recollecting (his past misdeeds), in these words:-"Observing the duties of a Kshatriya, fight with me and show yourself to be a man! You, O fool, rejoiced greatly in the midst of the assembly, while gambling with dice. Receive now, O wicked man, the fruit of the act.
निहतास्ते दुरात्मानो येऽस्मानवहसन्पुरा । दुर्योधनः कुलाङ्गारः शिष्टस्त्वं तस्य मातुलः ॥
अद्य ते विहनिष्यामि क्षुरेणोन्मथितं शिरः । वृक्षात्फलमिवोद्धृत्य लगुडेन प्रमाथिना ॥
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सहदेवो महाबलः । संक्रुद्धो नरशार्दूलो वेगेनाभिजगाम ह ॥
English Translation
Today I shall kill you cutting off your head with a razor-headed arrow like a person plucking a fruit from a tree with a struck." Saying these words, O king, powerful Sahadeva, that foremost of men, filled with anger, rushed against Shakuni.
अभिगम्य तु दुर्धर्षः सहदेवो युधां पतिः । विकृष्य बलवच्चापं क्रोधेन प्रहसन्निव ॥
English Translation
Approaching his enemy, the invincible Sahadeva, that best of warriors, forcibly drawing his bow and as if consuming his enemy with anger.
शकुनिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा चतुर्भिश्चास्य वाजिनः । छत्रं ध्वजं धनुश्चास्य छित्त्वा सिंह इवानदत् ॥
English Translation
Struck Shakuni with ten arrows and his horses with four. Then cutting off his umbrella and standard and bow, he roared like a lion.
छिन्नध्वजधनुश्छत्रः सहदेवेन सौबलः । ततो विद्धश्च बहुभिः सर्वमर्मसु सायकैः ॥
English Translation
His standard and bow and umbrella being thus cut off by Sahadeva, Subala's son was struck with many arrows in all his vital parts.
ततो भूयो महाराज सहदेवः प्रतापवान् । शकुनेः प्रेषयामास शरवृष्टिं दुरासदाम् ॥
English Translation
Again, O king, the brave Sahadeva discharged at Shakuni an irresistible shower of arrows.
ततस्तु क्रुद्धः सुबलस्य पुत्रो; माद्रीसुतं सहदेवं विमर्दे । प्रासेन जाम्बूनदभूषणेन; जिघांसुरेकोऽभिपपात शीघ्रम् ॥
English Translation
Filled with anger the son of Subala, then single-handed, rushed, impetuously against Sahadeva in that encounter, desirous of killing the latter with lance adorned with gold.
माद्रीसुतस्तस्य समुद्यतं तं; प्रासं सुवृत्तौ च भुजौ रणाग्रे । भल्लैस्त्रिभिर्युगपत्संचकर्त; ननाद चोच्चैस्तरसाजिमध्ये ॥
English Translation
However with three broad-headed arrows, the son of Madri cut off at the same time without losing a moment that uplifted lance as also the two plump arms of his enemy and then sent up a loud war-cry.
तस्याशुकारी सुसमाहितेन; सुवर्णपुङ्खेन दृढायसेन । भल्लेन सर्वावरणातिगेन; शिरः शरीरात्प्रममाथ भूयः ॥
English Translation
The heroic and active Sahadeva then, with a broad-headed arrow made of hard iron, adorned with wings of gold, capable of cutting every arinour and shot with great force and care, cut off from his trunk his enemy's head.
शरेण कार्तस्वरभूषितेन; दिवाकराभेन सुसंशितेन । हृतोत्तमाङ्गो युधि पाण्डवेन; पपात भूमौ सुबलस्य पुत्रः ॥
English Translation
Deprived of head by the son of Pandu with that gold-decked and sharp arrow, effulgent like the Sun, Subala's son dropped down on the earth in that battle.
स तच्छिरो वेगवता शरेण; सुवर्णपुङ्खेन शिलाशितेन । प्रावेरयत्कुपितः पाण्डुपुत्रो; यत्तत्कुरूणामनयस्य मूलम् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the son of Pandu, worked up with rage, struck off that head which was the root of the evil policy of the Kurus, with that powerful arrow winged with gold and whetted on stone.
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