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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 11

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 11

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 11 of the classical Mahābhārata with 64 verses.

Total: 64 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.11.1–64 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
पतितं प्रेक्ष्य यन्तारं शल्यः सर्वायसीं गदाम् । आदाय तरसा राजंस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Seeing his charioteer fallen, Shalya, O king, quickly took up his mace made entirely of iron and stood firm as a hill.
तं दीप्तमिव कालाग्निं पाशहस्तमिवान्तकम् । सशृङ्गमिव कैलासं सवज्रमिव वासवम् ॥
English Translation
Bhima, however, armed with his mighty mace, rushed impetuously towards Shalya who shone like the blazing Yuga fire or the Destroyer armed with the noose or the Kailasa mountain with his summit or Vasava with this thunder or Mahadeva with his thunder or Mahadeva with his trident or an infuriate elephant in the forest.
सशूलमिव हर्यक्षं वने मत्तमिव द्विपम् । जवेनाभ्यपतद्भीमः प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् ॥
English Translation
Bhima, however, armed with his mighty mace, rushed impetuously towards Shalya who shone like the blazing Yuga fire or the Destroyer armed with the noose or the Kailasa mountain with his summit or Vasava with this thunder or Mahadeva with his thunder or Mahadeva with his trident or an infuriate elephant in the forest.
ततः शङ्खप्रणादश्च तूर्याणां च सहस्रशः । सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे शूराणां हर्षवर्धनः ॥
English Translation
At that time there arose the sound of thousands of conchs and trumpets and loud leonine roars increasing the joy of horses.
प्रेक्षन्तः सर्वतस्तौ हि योधा योधमहाद्विपौ । तावकाश्च परे चैव साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
The warriors of both armies, looking at those two foremost of heroes from every side, lauded them both, saying-well done! well done.
न हि मद्राधिपादन्यो रामाद्वा यदुनन्दनात् । सोढुमुत्सहते वेगं भीमसेनस्य संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Except the ruler of the Madras or Rama, that delighter of the Yadus, there is none else that can venture to stand the impetuosity of Bhima in battle.
तथा मद्राधिपस्यापि गदावेगं महात्मनः । सोढुमुत्सहते नान्यो योधो युधि वृकोदरात् ॥
English Translation
Similarly except Bhima there is no other warriors that can venture to stand the force of the mace of the illustrious king of the Madras in battle.
तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः । आवल्गितौ गदाहस्तौ मद्रराजवृकोदरौ ॥
English Translation
Those two varriors Vrikodara and the king of the Madras, roaring the bulls, moved about in circles, frequently leaping up in the air.
मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु गदाविहरणेषु च । निर्विशेषमभूद्युद्धं तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥
English Translation
In that encounter between those two best of men, no difference was perceptible between them either in their movement or in the manner of their holding the mace.
तप्तहेममयैः शुभ्रैर्बभूव भयवर्धनी । अग्निज्वालैरिवाविद्धा पट्टैः शल्यस्य सा गदा ॥
English Translation
The mace of Shalya, coated with a shining cloth of gold that looked like a sheet of fire, made the on-lookers afraid.
तथैव चरतो मार्गान्मण्डलेषु महात्मनः । विद्युदभ्रप्रतीकाशा भीमस्य शुशुभे गदा ॥
English Translation
The mace of the great Bhima, as he moved about in circles, looked like lighting in the midst of the clouds.
ताडिता मद्रराजेन भीमस्य गदया गदा । दीप्यमानेव वै राजन्ससृजे पावकार्चिषः ॥
English Translation
Struck by the king of Madras with his mace, the mace of Bhima, O king, sent forth scintillations of fire in the sky which was as if on fire.
तथा भीमेन शल्यस्य ताडिता गदया गदा । अङ्गारवर्षं मुमुचे तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥
English Translation
Similarly struck by Bhima with his mace, the mace of Shalya produced a shower of burning coals.
दन्तैरिव महानागौ शृङ्गैरिव महर्षभौ । तोत्त्रैरिव तदान्योन्यं गदाग्राभ्यां निजघ्नतुः ॥
English Translation
Like two huge elephants striking each other with their tusks or two huge bulls striking each other with their horns, those two heroes began to strike each other with their maces, like a pair of heroes striking each other with iron clubs.
तौ गदानिहतैर्गात्रैः क्षणेन रुधिरोक्षितौ । प्रेक्षणीयतरावास्तां पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥
English Translation
On being struck with each other's mace, they soon became bathed in blood and looked more beautiful like two blossoming Kinshukas.
गदया मद्रराजेन सव्यदक्षिणमाहतः । भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्न चचालाचलो यथा ॥
English Translation
Struck by the king of the Madras on both his left and right, the mighty-armed Bhimasena stood firın like a mountain.
तथा भीमगदावेगैस्ताड्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः । शल्यो न विव्यथे राजन्दन्तिनेवाहतो गिरिः ॥
English Translation
Similarly, though struck again and again with Bhima's mace, Shalya, O king, moved not like a mountain struck by an elephant with his tusks.
शुश्रुवे दिक्षु सर्वासु तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः । गदानिपातसंह्रादो वज्रयोरिव निस्वनः ॥
English Translation
The sound caused by the strokes of the maces of those two best of men was heard on all sides like peals of thunder.
निवृत्य तु महावीर्यौ समुच्छ्रितगदावुभौ । पुनरन्तरमार्गस्थौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ॥
English Translation
Having stopped for a moment those two energetic warriors once more, with uplifted maces, closed each other.
अथाभ्येत्य पदान्यष्टौ संनिपातोऽभवत्तयोः । उद्यम्य लोहदण्डाभ्यामतिमानुषकर्मणोः ॥
English Translation
Again an encounter took place between those two warriors of superhuman power, each having advanced towards the other by eight steps and each, striking the other with his uplifted iron club.
प्रार्थयानौ तदान्योऽन्यं मण्डलानि विचेरतुः । क्रियाविशेषं कृतिनौ दर्शयामासतुस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Then desiring to reach each other, they once more moved about in circles. Both the expert warriors began to display their superiority of skill.
अथोद्यम्य गदे घोरे सशृङ्गाविव पर्वतौ । तावाजघ्नतुरन्योन्यं यथा भूमिचलेऽचलौ ॥
English Translation
Uplifting their terrible weapons, they again strucks each other like mountains striking each other with their summits at the time of an earthquake.
तौ परस्परवेगाच्च गदाभ्यां च भृशाहतौ । युगपत्पेततुर्वीरावुभाविन्द्रध्वजाविव ॥
English Translation
Struck heavily with each other's mace, both of them dropped down simultaneously like a couple of poles set up for Indra's worship.
उभयोः सेनयोर्वीरास्तदा हाहाकृतोऽभवन् । भृशं मर्मण्यभिहतावुभावास्तां सुविह्वलौ ॥
English Translation
Threat the brave warriors of both armies, cried Oh and Alas. Cut to the quick, both of them had become exceedingly agitated.
ततः सगदमारोप्य मद्राणामृषभं रथे । अपोवाह कृपः शल्यं तूर्णमायोधनादपि ॥
English Translation
Then the powerful Kripa, taking up Shalya, that king of the Madras, on his own car, quickly took him away from the battle field.
क्षीबवद्विह्वलत्वात्तु निमेषात्पुनरुत्थितः । भीमसेनो गदापाणिः समाह्वयत मद्रपम् ॥
English Translation
Bhimasena, rising up, however, within the twinkling of an eye and still reeling as if drunk, challenged, with an uplifted mace, the king of the Madras.
ततस्तु तावकाः शूरा नानाशस्त्रसमायुताः । नानावादित्रशब्देन पाण्डुसेनामयोधयन् ॥
English Translation
Then your warriors, armed with various weapons, fought with the Pandavas, causing the blowing and beating of various musical instruments.
भुजावुच्छ्रित्य शस्त्रं च शब्देन महता ततः । अभ्यद्रवन्महाराज दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ॥
English Translation
Raising up arms, taking weapons and making a loud noise, O king, your warriors, led by Duryodhana, rushed against the army of the Pandavas.
तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य ततस्ते पाण्डुनन्दनाः । प्रययुः सिंहनादेन दुर्योधनवधेप्सया ॥
English Translation
Beholding the Kauravas the sons of Pandu, sending up leonine shouts, rushed against those Warriors led by Duryodhana.
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