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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 13

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 13

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 13

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 13 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.13.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
अर्जुनो द्रौणिना विद्धो युद्धे बहुभिरायसैः । तस्य चानुचरैः शूरैस्त्रिगर्तानां महारथैः । द्रौणिं विव्याध समरे त्रिभिरेव शिलीमुखैः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said In the meantime Arjuna, in that battle, struck with many arrows by the son of Drona as also by the latter's followers the heroic and mighty car-warriors among the Trigartas, pierced Drona's son in return with three arrows and each of the others with two. Again, the mighty armed Dhananjaya covered his enemies with shower of arrows.
तथेतरान्महेष्वासान्द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां धनंजयः । भूयश्चैव महाबाहुः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥
शरकण्टकितास्ते तु तावका भरतर्षभ । न जहुः समरे पार्थं वध्यमानाः शितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Though struck with keen shafts and thought they looked like porcupines on account of those arrows sticking to their body still your soldiers, O foremost of Bharatas did not fly from Partha in that battle.
तेऽर्जुनं रथवंशेन द्रोणपुत्रपुरोगमाः । अयोधयन्त समरे परिवार्य महारथाः ॥
English Translation
Led by Drona's son they surrounded that great car-warrior and fought with him discharging many arrows.
तैस्तु क्षिप्ताः शरा राजन्कार्तस्वरविभूषिताः । अर्जुनस्य रथोपस्थं पूरयामासुरञ्जसा ॥
English Translation
The gold-decked arrows, O king, shot by them, quickly filled Arjuna's car.
तथा कृष्णौ महेष्वासौ वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम् । शरैर्वीक्ष्य वितुन्नाङ्गौ प्रहृष्टौ युद्धदुर्मदौ ॥
English Translation
Beholding those two great bowmen, those two foremost of all warriors, viz., the two Krishnas, covered with arrows, those invincible (Kaurava) warriors filled with joy.
कूबरं रथचक्राणि ईषा योक्त्राणि चाभिभो । युगं चैवानुकर्षं च शरभूतमभूत्तदा ॥
English Translation
The Kubera, the wheels, the shaft, the terraces, the yoke and the Anukarsha of Arjuna's car, were covered with arrows.
नैतादृशं दृष्टपूर्वं राजन्नैव च नः श्रुतम् । यादृशं तत्र पार्थस्य तावकाः संप्रचक्रिरे ॥
English Translation
Never before, O king, had been either seen or heard the like of what your warriors then did unto Partha.
स रथः सर्वतो भाति चित्रपुङ्खैः शितैः शरैः । उल्काशतैः संप्रदीप्तं विमानमिव भूतले ॥
English Translation
That car shone with those keen arrows of beautiful wings like a celestial car, blazing with hundreds of torches dropped on the carth.
ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज शरैः संनतपर्वभिः । अवाकिरत्तां पृतनां मेघो वृष्ट्या यथाचलम् ॥
English Translation
Then Arjuna, O king, covered his enemies with showers of straight arrows like a cloud pouring torrents of rain on a mountain.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे पार्थनामाङ्कितैः शरैः । पार्थभूतममन्यन्त प्रेक्षमाणास्तथाविधम् ॥
English Translation
Struck in that battle with arrows with Partha's name engraven on them those heroes regarded the battle field as full of Parthas.
ततोऽद्भुतशरज्वालो धनुःशब्दानिलो महान् । सेनेन्धनं ददाहाशु तावकं पार्थपावकः ॥
English Translation
Then the Partha-fire, having arrows for its wonderful flames and the loud twang of Gandiva for the wind that increased it, began to consume the fuel of your soldiers.
चक्राणां पततां चैव युगानां च धरातले । तूणीराणां पताकानां ध्वजानां च रथैः सह ॥
ईषाणामनुकर्षाणां त्रिवेणूनां च भारत । अक्षाणामथ योक्त्राणां प्रतोदानां च सर्वशः ॥
शिरसां पततां चैव कुण्डलोष्णीषधारिणाम् । भुजानां च महाराज स्कन्धानां च समन्ततः ॥
छत्राणां व्यजनैः सार्धं मुकुटानां च राशयः । समदृश्यन्त पार्थस्य रथमार्गेषु भारत ॥
अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा । बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ रुद्रस्याक्रीडनं यथा । भीरूणां त्रासजननी शूराणां हर्षवर्धनी ॥
हत्वा तु समरे पार्थः सहस्रे द्वे परंतप । रथानां सवरूथानां विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥
English Translation
Having destroyed two thousand cars with their fences, that scorcher of foes, Partha, appeared like a smokeless fire with blazing flames.
यथा हि भगवानग्निर्जगद्दग्ध्वा चराचरम् । विधूमो दृश्यते राजंस्तथा पार्थो महारथः ॥
English Translation
As the illustrious Agni blazes forth for destroying the immobile and the immobile creation so. O king, mighty car-warrior Partha looked.
द्रौणिस्तु समरे दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम् । रथेनातिपताकेन पाण्डवं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥
English Translation
Beholding the prowess of Pandu's son in that battle, the son of Drona, on his car adorned with many banners, tried to check him.
तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ श्वेताश्वौ धन्विनां वरौ । समीयतुस्तदा तूर्णं परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥
English Translation
Those two foremost of men both having white horses yoked to their cars quickly encountered each other, each desirous of killing the other.
तयोरासीन्महाराज बाणवर्षं सुदारुणम् । जीमूतानां यथा वृष्टिस्तपान्ते भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
The arrows discharged by both became exceedingly terrible and were as thick, O best of Bharatas, as the torrents of rain poured by two masses of clouds at the close of summer.
अन्योन्यस्पर्धिनौ तौ तु शरैः संनतपर्वभिः । ततक्षतुर्मृधेऽन्योन्यं शृङ्गाभ्यां वृषभाविव ॥
English Translation
Each challenging the other, those two warriors struck each other with straight arrows in that battle, like a couple of bulls tearing cach other with their horns.
तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चिरं सममिवाभवत् । अस्त्राणां संगमश्चैव घोरस्तत्राभवन्महान् ॥
English Translation
The battle between them, O king, was equally fought for a long while. The din of weapons was horrible.
ततोऽर्जुनं द्वादशभी रुक्मपुङ्खैः सुतेजनैः । वासुदेवं च दशभिर्द्रौणिर्विव्याध भारत ॥
English Translation
The son of Drona then, O Bharata, struck Arjuna with a dozen of powerful gold winged arrows and Vasudeva with ten.
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्व्याक्षिपद्गाण्डिवं धनुः । मानयित्वा मुहूर्तं च गुरुपुत्रं महाहवे ॥
English Translation
Having shown for a short while some respect for the preceptor's son in that great battle, Vibhatsu then, smiling, drew his bow Gandiva with force.
व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे सव्यसाची महारथः । मृदुपूर्वं ततश्चैनं त्रिभिर्विव्याध सायकैः ॥
English Translation
Immediately the great car-warrior Savyasachin deprived his antagonist of his horses, driver and car and without the least exertion struck him with three arrows.
हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठन्द्रोणपुत्रस्त्वयस्मयम् । मुसलं पाण्डुपुत्राय चिक्षेप परिघोपमम् ॥
English Translation
Staying on that horseless car Drona's son, smiling, discharged, at the son of Pandu a heavy mallet that looked like a dreadful mace with iron spikes.
तमापतन्तं सहसा हेमपट्टविभूषितम् । चिच्छेद सप्तधा वीरः पार्थः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ॥
English Translation
Seeing that weapon, which was covered with cloth of gold, come towards him, the heroic Partha, that killer of foes, cut it off into seven pieces.
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