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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 56

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 56

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 56

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 56 of the classical Mahābhārata with 68 verses.

Total: 68 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.56.1–68 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ततो दुर्योधनो दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं तथागतम् । प्रत्युद्ययावदीनात्मा वेगेन महता नदन् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Seeing Bhimasena in that state, Duryodhana rushed furiously against him uttering a loud roar.
समापेततुरानद्य शृङ्गिणौ वृषभाविव । महानिर्घातघोषश्च संप्रहारस्तयोरभूत् ॥
English Translation
They met each other like two bulls encountering each other with their horns. The strokes of their maces produced loud sounds like those of thunder-bolts.
अभवच्च तयोर्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् । जिगीषतोर्युधान्योन्यमिन्द्रप्रह्रादयोरिव ॥
English Translation
Each seeking victory, the battle that took place between them was terrible, making the hair stand erect, like that between Indra and Pralada.
रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गौ गदाहस्तौ मनस्विनौ । ददृशाते महात्मानौ पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥
English Translation
All their limbs covered with blood, the two great and energetic warriors both armed with maces, looked like two Kinshukas decked with flowers.
तथा तस्मिन्महायुद्धे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे । खद्योतसंघैरिव खं दर्शनीयं व्यरोचत ॥
English Translation
During the onset of that great and awful encounter, the sky looked beautiful as if it swarmed with fire-flies.
तथा तस्मिन्वर्तमाने संकुले तुमुले भृशम् । उभावपि परिश्रान्तौ युध्यमानावरिंदमौ ॥
English Translation
After that fierce and terrible battle had lasted for some time, both of them were exhausted.
तौ मुहूर्तं समाश्वस्य पुनरेव परंतपौ । अभ्यहारयतां तत्र संप्रगृह्य गदे शुभे ॥
English Translation
Having rested for sometime those two destroyers of foes, taking up their handsome maces, once again began to prevent each other's attacks.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महावीर्यौ समाश्वस्तौ नरर्षभौ । बलिनौ वारणौ यद्वद्वाशितार्थे मदोत्कटौ ॥
English Translation
Indeed, when those two highly energetic warriors, those two foremost of men, both possessed of great strength, once more met each other after having rested a little, they looked like two infuriate elephants attacking each other for obtaining an elephants in season.
अपारवीर्यौ संप्रेक्ष्य प्रगृहीतगदावुभौ । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ॥
English Translation
Seeing those two heroes, both arined with maces and equaling each other in energy, the gods and Gandharvas and men were filled with wonder.
प्रगृहीतगदौ दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनवृकोदरौ । संशयः सर्वभूतानां विजये समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
Beholding Duryodhana and Vrikodara both armed with mace, all creatures became doubtful as to who amongst them would come off victorious.
समागम्य ततो भूयो भ्रातरौ बलिनां वरौ । अन्योन्यस्यान्तरप्रेप्सू प्रचक्रातेऽन्तरं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Rushing each other and desiring to take advantage of each other's weakness, those two great cousins waited each watching the other.
यमदण्डोपमां गुर्वीमिन्द्राशनिमिवोद्यताम् । ददृशुः प्रेक्षका राजन्रौद्रीं विशसनीं गदाम् ॥
English Translation
People, O king, saw each armed with his uplifted mace, that was heavy dreadful and killing, and that resembled the bludgeon of Yama, or the thunder-bolt of Indra.
आविध्यतो गदां तस्य भीमसेनस्य संयुगे । शब्दः सुतुमुलो घोरो मुहूर्तं समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
While Bhimasena whirled his weapon, it produced a loud and dreadful sound.
आविध्यन्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य धार्तराष्ट्रोऽथ पाण्डवम् । गदामलघुवेगां तां विस्मितः संबभूव ह ॥
English Translation
Seeing his foe, the son of Pandu, thus whirling his mace, the impetuous Duryodhana was amazed.
चरंश्च विविधान्मार्गान्मण्डलानि च भारत । अशोभत तदा वीरो भूय एव वृकोदरः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the heroic Vrikodara, O Bharata, as he moved about in various courses, shone highly beautiful.
तौ परस्परमासाद्य यत्तावन्योन्यरक्षणे । मार्जाराविव भक्षार्थे ततक्षाते मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
English Translation
Both bent upon carefully protecting themselves, they approached, they repeatedly wounded each other like two cats, fighting for a piece of meat.
अचरद्भीमसेनस्तु मार्गान्बहुविधांस्तथा । मण्डलानि विचित्राणि स्थानानि विविधानि च ॥
English Translation
Bhimasena performed various kinds of evolutions. He moved about in beautiful circles, advanced, and receded.
गोमूत्रिकाणि चित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च । परिमोक्षं प्रहाराणां वर्जनं परिधावनम् ॥
English Translation
He dealt blows and warded off those of his opponent, with wonderful dexterity. He took up various kinds of offensive and defensive position. He made attacks and warded off those as of his opponent. He ran at his enemy now turning to the right and now to the left.
अभिद्रवणमाक्षेपमवस्थानं सविग्रहम् । परावर्तनसंवर्तमवप्लुतमथाप्लुतम् । उपन्यस्तमपन्यस्तं गदायुद्धविशारदौ ॥
English Translation
He advanced straight against the foe. He made various tricks for drawing his foe. He stood immovable, bent upon attacking his cnemy as soon as the latter would expose himself to attack. He went round his foe, and prevented his foe from circumnambulating him. He avoided the attacks of his enemy by moving away in bent postures or jumping up.
एवं तौ विचरन्तौ तु न्यघ्नतां वै परस्परम् । वञ्चयन्तौ पुनश्चैव चेरतुः कुरुसत्तमौ ॥
विक्रीडन्तौ सुबलिनौ मण्डलानि प्रचेरतुः । गदाहस्तौ ततस्तौ तु मण्डलावस्थितौ बली ॥
दक्षिणं मण्डलं राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽभ्यवर्तत । सव्यं तु मण्डलं तत्र भीमसेनोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥
तथा तु चरतस्तस्य भीमस्य रणमूर्धनि । दुर्योधनो महाराज पार्श्वदेशेऽभ्यताडयत् ॥
English Translation
While Bhima was thus moving about in circles on the field of battle, Duryodhana, O king, suddenly struck him a fierce blow on one of his flanks.
आहतस्तु तदा भीमस्तव पुत्रेण भारत । आविध्यत गदां गुर्वीं प्रहारं तमचिन्तयन् ॥
English Translation
Struck by your son, Bhima began to whir) his heavy mace for returning the same.
इन्द्राशनिसमां घोरां यमदण्डमिवोद्यताम् । ददृशुस्ते महाराज भीमसेनस्य तां गदाम् ॥
English Translation
People, O king, saw the mace of Bhimasena look as terrible as Indra's thunder-bolt or Yama's rod.
आविध्यन्तं गदां दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं तवात्मजः । समुद्यम्य गदां घोरां प्रत्यविध्यदरिंदमः ॥
English Translation
Seeing Bhima whirl his mace, your son, took up his own terrible weapon, and struck him again.
गदामारुतवेगेन तव पुत्रस्य भारत । शब्द आसीत्सुतुमुलस्तेजश्च समजायत ॥
English Translation
A loud sound, O Bharata, was caused by the fall of your son's mace. So quick was that fall that it caused a flame of fire in sky.
स चरन्विविधान्मार्गान्मण्डलानि च भागशः । समशोभत तेजस्वी भूयो भीमात्सुयोधनः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the heroic Vrikodara, O Bharata, as he moved about in various courses, shone highly beautiful.
आविद्धा सर्ववेगेन भीमेन महती गदा । सधूमं सार्चिषं चाग्निं मुमोचोग्रा महास्वना ॥
English Translation
Meanwhile the massive of Bhimasena, whirled with his entire force, produced a tremendous sound with valleys of smoke, and sparks and flames of fire. mace
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