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Mahābhārata • Parva 10 (Sauptikaparva) • Adhyāya 8

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8 of the classical Mahābhārata with 152 verses.

Total: 152 Verses • Citations: MBh 10.8.1–152 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 6 (Verses 30 shown)
स तु क्रोधसमाविष्टो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः । शिखण्डिनं समासाद्य द्विधा चिच्छेद सोऽसिना ॥
English Translation
Worked up with anger at this, the powerful son of Drona, approached Shikhandin and cut him in two parts with his sword.
शिखण्डिनं ततो हत्वा क्रोधाविष्टः परंतपः । प्रभद्रकगणान्सर्वानभिदुद्राव वेगवान् । यच्च शिष्टं विराटस्य बलं तच्च समाद्रवत् ॥
English Translation
Having killed Shikhandin, Ashvatthaman, filled with rage, rushed furiously against the other Prabhadrakas. He proceeded also against the residue of Virata's force.
द्रुपदस्य च पुत्राणां पौत्राणां सुहृदामपि । चकार कदनं घोरं दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा महाबलः ॥
अन्यानन्यांश्च पुरुषानभिसृत्याभिसृत्य च । न्यकृन्तदसिना द्रौणिरसिमार्गविशारदः ॥
कालीं रक्तास्यनयनां रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनाम् । रक्ताम्बरधरामेकां पाशहस्तां शिखण्डिनीम् ॥
ददृशुः कालरात्रिं ते स्मयमानामवस्थिताम् । नराश्वकुञ्जरान्पाशैर्बद्ध्वा घोरैः प्रतस्थुषीम् । हरन्तीं विविधान्प्रेतान्पाशबद्धान्विमूर्धजान् ॥
स्वप्ने सुप्तान्नयन्तीं तां रात्रिष्वन्यासु मारिष । ददृशुर्योधमुख्यास्ते घ्नन्तं द्रौणिं च नित्यदा ॥
English Translation
On previous days, ( sire the leading warriors, of the Pandava camp used to see in their dreams that figure carrying away the sleeping warriors and Drona's son striking them behind.
यतः प्रवृत्तः संग्रामः कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः । ततः प्रभृति तां कृत्यामपश्यन्द्रौणिमेव च ॥
English Translation
The Pandava soldiers dreamt that lady and Drona's son every night from the day when the battle between the Kurus and the Pandavas first began.
तांस्तु दैवहतान्पूर्वं पश्चाद्द्रौणिर्न्यपातयत् । त्रासयन्सर्वभूतानि विनदन्भैरवान्रवान् ॥
English Translation
Assailed before by Destiny, they were now struck by Drona's son who terrified them all with the dreadful cries.
तदनुस्मृत्य ते वीरा दर्शनं पौर्वकालिकम् । इदं तदित्यमन्यन्त दैवेनोपनिपीडिताः ॥
English Translation
Assailed by Destiny, and remembering the spectacle they had dreamt, the brave warriors of the Pandavas camp, identified it with what they now saw.
ततस्तेन निनादेन प्रत्यबुध्यन्त धन्विनः । शिबिरे पाण्डवेयानां शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
At the noise made, hundreds and thousands of Pandava bowmen in the camp awoke from their sleep.
सोऽच्छिनत्कस्यचित्पादौ जघनं चैव कस्यचित् । कांश्चिद्बिभेद पार्श्वेषु कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः ॥
English Translation
Ashvatthaman cut of the legs of some, and the hips of others, and cut some in their back, moving about like the Destroyer himself let loose by Time.
अत्युग्रप्रतिपिष्टैश्च नदद्भिश्च भृशातुरैः । गजाश्वमथितैश्चान्यैर्मही कीर्णाभवत्प्रभो ॥
English Translation
The Earth, O lord, was soon strewn with human beings that were disfigured or trampled down by elephants and horses.
क्रोशतां किमिदं कोऽयं किं शब्दः किं नु किं कृतम् । एवं तेषां तदा द्रौणिरन्तकः समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
Many of them loudly cried-What is this?-Who is this one!-What is this noise?-Who is doing what?-While crying thus Drona's son killed them.
अपेतशस्त्रसंनाहान्संरब्धान्पाण्डुसृञ्जयान् । प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय द्रौणिः प्रहरतां वरः ॥
English Translation
That best of strikers, viz., the son of Drona, sent to the abode of Yama all those Pandus and Srinjayas who were deprived of armour and weapons.
ततस्तच्छस्त्रवित्रस्ता उत्पतन्तो भयातुराः । निद्रान्धा नष्टसंज्ञाश्च तत्र तत्र निलिल्यिरे ॥
English Translation
Terrified at that noise many got up from sleep. Stricken with fear, and beside themselves with sleep, those warriors seemed to disappear before the fury of Ashvatthaman.
ऊरुस्तम्भगृहीताश्च कश्मलाभिहतौजसः । विनदन्तो भृशं त्रस्ताः संन्यपेषन्परस्परम् ॥
English Translation
The thighs of many were paralysed and some were so stupefied that they lost their। energy. Crying and stricken with fear, they : began to kill on another.
ततो रथं पुनर्द्रौणिरास्थितो भीमनिस्वनम् । धनुष्पाणिः शरैरन्यान्प्रेषयद्वै यमक्षयम् ॥
English Translation
Drona's son once more mounted his car, and taking up his bow sent many with his arrows to Yama's abode.
पुनरुत्पततः कांश्चिद्दूरादपि नरोत्तमान् । शूरान्संपततश्चान्यान्कालरात्र्यै न्यवेदयत् ॥
English Translation
Other brave warriors and foremost of men, that got up from sleep, as they came towards Ashvatthaman, were killed before they could approach him and were thus given as victims to that Death-night.
तथैव स्यन्दनाग्रेण प्रमथन्स विधावति । शरवर्षैश्च विविधैरवर्षच्छात्रवांस्ततः ॥
English Translation
Crushing many with that best of cars, he moved through the encampment, and enshrouded his foes with repeated showers of arrows.
पुनश्च सुविचित्रेण शतचन्द्रेण चर्मणा । तेन चाकाशवर्णेन तदाचरत सोऽसिना ॥
English Translation
Again with that beautiful shield of his, bedecked with a hundred moons, and with that sky-colored sword of his, he moved about amidst his enemics.
तथा स शिबिरं तेषां द्रौणिराहवदुर्मदः । व्यक्षोभयत राजेन्द्र महाह्रदमिव द्विपः ॥
English Translation
Like an elephant agitating a large lake, Drona's son who cannot be checked in battle, agitated the camp of the Pandavas.
उत्पेतुस्तेन शब्देन योधा राजन्विचेतसः । निद्रार्ताश्च भयार्ताश्च व्यधावन्त ततस्ततः ॥
English Translation
Awaked by the noise, O king, many warriors, still possessed by sleep and fear ran hither and thither.
विस्वरं चुक्रुशुश्चान्ये बह्वबद्धं तथावदन् । न च स्म प्रतिपद्यन्ते शस्त्राणि वसनानि च ॥
English Translation
Many cried and many uttered unmeaning jargon. Many could not secure their weapons and armour.
विमुक्तकेशाश्चाप्यन्ये नाभ्यजानन्परस्परम् । उत्पतन्तः परे भीताः केचित्तत्र तथाभ्रमन् । पुरीषमसृजन्केचित्केचिन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः ॥
English Translation
The hairs of many were disheveled, and many could not recognise one another. Having got up from sleep, many fell down, fatigued; some walked purposely here and there.
बन्धनानि च राजेन्द्र संछिद्य तुरगा द्विपाः । समं पर्यपतंश्चान्ये कुर्वन्तो महदाकुलम् ॥
तत्र केचिन्नरा भीता व्यलीयन्त महीतले । तथैव तान्निपतितानपिंषन्गजवाजिनः ॥
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने रक्षांसि पुरुषर्षभ । तृप्तानि व्यनदन्नुच्चैर्मुदा भरतसत्तम ॥
स शब्दः प्रेरितो राजन्भूतसंघैर्मुदा युतैः । अपूरयद्दिशः सर्वा दिवं चापि महास्वनः ॥
तेषामार्तस्वरं श्रुत्वा वित्रस्ता गजवाजिनः । मुक्ताः पर्यपतन्राजन्मृद्नन्तः शिबिरे जनम् ॥
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