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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 57

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 57

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 57

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 57 of the classical Mahābhārata with 60 verses.

Total: 60 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.57.1–60 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
समुदीर्णं ततो दृष्ट्वा संग्रामं कुरुमुख्ययोः । अथाब्रवीदर्जुनस्तु वासुदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said “Seeing that fight thus ranging between those two greatest heroes of Kuru's race, Arjuna said to Vasudeva-'Who, in your superior between these two? What is their respective merit. Tell this, O
अनयोर्वीरयोर्युद्धे को ज्यायान्भवतो मतः । कस्य वा को गुणो भूयानेतद्वद जनार्दन ॥
उपदेशोऽनयोस्तुल्यो भीमस्तु बलवत्तरः । कृतयत्नतरस्त्वेष धार्तराष्ट्रो वृकोदरात् ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva said The instruction received by them has been equal. Bhima, however, is possessed of greater me strength while Duryodhana is possessed of greater skill and has worked harder.
भीमसेनस्तु धर्मेण युध्यमानो न जेष्यति । अन्यायेन तु युध्यन्वै हन्यादेष सुयोधनम् ॥
English Translation
If he were to fight fairly, Bhimasena will never succeed in gaining victory. If, however, he fights unfairly, he will surely be able to kill Duryodhana.
मायया निर्जिता देवैरसुरा इति नः श्रुतम् । विरोचनश्च शक्रेण मायया निर्जितः सखे । मायया चाक्षिपत्तेजो वृत्रस्य बलसूदनः ॥
English Translation
The Asuras were defeated by the gods deceptively. We have heard this. Virochana was defeated by Shakra with the aid of deception.
प्रतिज्ञातं तु भीमेन द्यूतकाले धनंजय । ऊरू भेत्स्यामि ते संख्ये गदयेति सुयोधनम् ॥
English Translation
At the time of the gambling, O Dhananjaya, Bhima promised to break the thighs of Suyodhana with his mace in battle.
सोऽयं प्रतिज्ञां तां चापि पारयित्वारिकर्शनः । मायाविनं च राजानं माययैव निकृन्ततु ॥
English Translation
Let this destroyer of foes, therefore, fulfill his vow. Let him, deceptively kill the Kuru king who is made of deception!
यद्येष बलमास्थाय न्यायेन प्रहरिष्यति । विषमस्थस्ततो राजा भविष्यति युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
If depending upon his might alone, Bhima were to fight fairly, king Yudhishthira will meet with great peril.
पुनरेव च वक्ष्यामि पाण्डवेदं निबोध मे । धर्मराजापराधेन भयं नः पुनरागतम् ॥
English Translation
I tell you again, O son of Pandu, listen to ine! It is through the fault of king Yudhishthira alone that danger has once more befallen us.
कृत्वा हि सुमहत्कर्म हत्वा भीष्ममुखान्कुरून् । जयः प्राप्तो यशश्चाग्र्यं वैरं च प्रतियातितम् । तदेवं विजयः प्राप्तः पुनः संशयितः कृतः ॥
English Translation
Having performed great feats by the destruction of Bhishma and the other Kurus, the king had gained victory and glory, and had almost terminated the hostilities.
अबुद्धिरेषा महती धर्मराजस्य पाण्डव । यदेकविजये युद्धं पणितं कृतमीदृशम् । सुयोधनः कृती वीर एकायनगतस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Having thus gained the victory, he pleased himself once more in a doubtful and perilous situation. This has been great mistake on the part of Yudhishthira, O Pandava, since he has made the result of the battle depend upon the victory or the defeat of only one warrior! Suyodhana is an expert, he is a hero; he is of firm determination.
अपि चोशनसा गीतः श्रूयतेऽयं पुरातनः । श्लोकस्तत्त्वार्थसहितस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥
English Translation
We have all heard the old verse uttered by Ushanas, Hear I recite it to you with its true sense and meaning!
पुनरावर्तमानानां भग्नानां जीवितैषिणाम् । भेतव्यमरिशेषाणामेकायनगता हि ते ॥
English Translation
The remnant of hostile force routed and flying away for life that really and come back to the fight, should always be feared, for they are of fixed determination and singleness of purpose!
सुयोधनमिमं भग्नं हतसैन्यं ह्रदं गतम् । पराजितं वनप्रेप्सुं निराशं राज्यलम्भने ॥
English Translation
This Suyodhana had been routed and fled. All his troops had been slain. He had entered the lake. He had been defeated, and, therefore, he had wished to retire into forest, having given up all hope of retaining his kingdom. What wise man is there, that would challenge such a person to a single-combat?
को न्वेष संयुगे प्राज्ञः पुनर्द्वंद्वे समाह्वयेत् । अपि वो निर्जितं राज्यं न हरेत सुयोधनः ॥
English Translation
This Suyodhana had been routed and fled. All his troops had been slain. He had entered the lake. He had been defeated, and, therefore, he had wished to retire into forest, having given up all hope of retaining his kingdom. What wise man is there, that would challenge such a person to a single-combat?
यस्त्रयोदशवर्षाणि गदया कृतनिश्रमः । चरत्यूर्ध्वं च तिर्यक्च भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥
English Translation
I do not know whether Duryodhana will regain the kingdom that had already become ours! For full thirteen years he practised with the mace with great firmness. Even now, for filling Bhimasena, he jumps up and down.
एवं चेन्न महाबाहुरन्यायेन हनिष्यति । एष वः कौरवो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रो भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
If the mighty-armed Bhima do not kill him unfairly, the son of Dhritarashtra will surely retain kingdom!?—Having heard those words of the great Keshava, Dhananjaya struck his own left thigh before the gaze of Bhimasena.
धनंजयस्तु श्रुत्वैतत्केशवस्य महात्मनः । प्रेक्षतो भीमसेनस्य हस्तेनोरुमताडयत् ॥
English Translation
If the mighty-armed Bhima do not kill him unfairly, the son of Dhritarashtra will surely retain kingdom!?—Having heard those words of the great Keshava, Dhananjaya struck his own left thigh before the gaze of Bhimasena.
गृह्य संज्ञां ततो भीमो गदया व्यचरद्रणे । मण्डलानि विचित्राणि यमकानीतराणि च ॥
English Translation
Understanding that sign, Bhima began to move about with his uplifted mace making many kinds of manoeuvres.
दक्षिणं मण्डलं सव्यं गोमूत्रकमथापि च । व्यचरत्पाण्डवो राजन्नरिं संमोहयन्निव ॥
English Translation
Sometimes adopting the right Mandala, sometimes the left Mandala, and sometines Gomutraka, the son of Pandu began to move about, O king, stupefying his foe.
तथैव तव पुत्रोऽपि गदामार्गविशारदः । व्यचरल्लघु चित्रं च भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥
English Translation
Likewise your son O king, who was an adept in the mace fight, moved about beautifully and with great activity, for killing Bhimasena.
आधुन्वन्तौ गदे घोरे चन्दनागरुरूषिते । वैरस्यान्तं परीप्सन्तौ रणे क्रुद्धाविवान्तकौ ॥
English Translation
Whirling their terrible maces which were smeared with sandal-paste and other unguents, the two heroes, desirous of terminating their hostilities, moved about in that battle like two angry Yamas.
अन्योन्यं तौ जिघांसन्तौ प्रवीरौ पुरुषर्षभौ । युयुधाते गरुत्मन्तौ यथा नागामिषैषिणौ ॥
English Translation
Desirous of killing each other, those two best of men, possessed of great heroism, fought like two Garudas desirous of catching the same snake.
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि चरतोर्नृपभीमयोः । गदासंपातजास्तत्र प्रजज्ञुः पावकार्चिषः ॥
English Translation
While the king and Bhima moved about in beautiful circles, their maces clashed, which created sparks of fire.
समं प्रहरतोस्तत्र शूरयोर्बलिनोर्मृधे । क्षुब्धयोर्वायुना राजन्द्वयोरिव समुद्रयोः ॥
English Translation
Those two heroic and powerful warriors struck each other equally in that battle. They then resembled, O king, two oceans agitated by the tempest.
तयोः प्रहरतोस्तुल्यं मत्तकुञ्जरयोरिव । गदानिर्घातसंह्रादः प्रहाराणामजायत ॥
English Translation
Striking each other equally like two infuriate elephants, their clashing maces produced sounds like peals of thunder.
तस्मिंस्तदा संप्रहारे दारुणे संकुले 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 क्रुद्धौ प्रगृह्य महती गदे ॥
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.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं घोररूपमसंवृतम् । गदानिपातै राजेन्द्र तक्षतोर्वै परस्परम् ॥
English Translation
When, O king, by the repeated falls of their maces, they wounded each other, the battle became exceedingly dreadful and perfectly unrestrained.
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