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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 15

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 15

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 15 of the classical Mahābhārata with 68 verses.

Total: 68 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.15.1–68 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शङ्खानां निनदेन च । तूर्यशब्देन महता नादयन्तश्च मेदिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Endued with great activity and worked up with ire they rushed, with loud shouts of joy, against the king of the Madras, that foremost of the Kurus. And they made the earth resound with the noise of the elephant's bells and the loud sound of conchs and trumpets.
तान्प्रत्यगृह्णात्पुत्रस्ते मद्रराजश्च वीर्यवान् । महामेघानिव बहूञ्शैलावस्तोदयावुभौ ॥
English Translation
Then your son and the brave king of the Madras, like the rising the setting hills, received those assailants.
शल्यस्तु समरश्लाघी धर्मराजमरिंदमम् । ववर्ष शरवर्षेण वर्षेण मघवानिव ॥
English Translation
Bragging Shalya poured a shower of arrows of that chastiser of foes, king Yudhishthira like Indra pouring rain.
तथैव कुरुराजोऽपि प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः । द्रोणोपदेशान्विविधान्दर्शयानो महामनाः ॥
English Translation
Also, having taken up his beautiful bow, the great king of the Kurus displayed various lessons received by him from Drona.
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च । न चास्य विवरं कश्चिद्ददर्श चरतो रणे ॥
English Translation
And beautifully, quickly and with great skill, he made successive downpours of arrows. As he moved about in battle, none could mark anything in him.
तावुभौ विविधैर्बाणैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम् । शार्दूलावामिषप्रेप्सू पराक्रान्ताविवाहवे ॥
English Translation
The powerful Shalya and Yudhishthira wounded each other, like a couple of igers fighting for a piece of meat.
भीमस्तु तव पुत्रेण रणशौण्डेन संगतः । पाञ्चाल्यः सात्यकिश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । शकुनिप्रमुखान्वीरान्प्रत्यगृह्णन्समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
Bhima fought with your son, the delighter in batlle. Dhristadyumna, Satyaki and the two sons of Madri by Pandu received Shakuni and the other Kuru heroes around.
तदासीत्तुमुलं युद्धं पुनरेव जयैषिणाम् । तावकानां परेषां च राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥
English Translation
On account of your vile policy, O king, there again occurred a dreadful battle between your people and those of the foe, all of whom were actuated with the desire of victory.
दुर्योधनस्तु भीमस्य शरेणानतपर्वणा । चिच्छेदादिश्य संग्रामे ध्वजं हेमविभूषितम् ॥
English Translation
Aiming at the gold-decked standard of Bhima, Duryodhana then, with a straight arrow, cut it off in that battle.
सकिङ्किणीकजालेन महता चारुदर्शनः । पपात रुचिरः सिंहो भीमसेनस्य नानदन् ॥
English Translation
The beautiful standard of Bhimasena, adorned with many bells, dropped down, O giver of honours.
पुनश्चास्य धनुश्चित्रं गजराजकरोपमम् । क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिपः ॥
English Translation
Again the king, with a sharp razor-faced arrow, cut off the beautiful bow of Bhima resembling the trunk of an elephant.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा तेजस्वी रथशक्त्या सुतं तव । बिभेदोरसि विक्रम्य स रथोपस्थ आविशत् ॥
English Translation
Gifted with great energy Bhima, who had been deprived of his bow, then displaying his prowess, struck on the chest of your son with a dart. Thereat your son sat down on the terrace of his car.
तस्मिन्मोहमनुप्राप्ते पुनरेव वृकोदरः । यन्तुरेव शिरः कायात्क्षुरप्रेणाहरत्तदा ॥
English Translation
When Duryodhana fainted Vrikodara, with a razor-faced arrow, cut off the head of his driver from his trunk.
हतसूता हयास्तस्य रथमादाय भारत । व्यद्रवन्त दिशो राजन्हाहाकारस्तदाभवत् ॥
English Translation
Deprived of their driver the horses, of Duryodhana's car, ran wildly on all sides, O Bharata, dragging the car after them at which the Kurus bewailed loudly.
तमभ्यधावत्त्राणार्थं द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः । कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च पुत्रं तेऽभिपरीप्सवः ॥
English Translation
Then the great car-warrior Ashvatthaman and Kripa and Kritavarman, followed the car, with a view to save your son.
तस्मिन्विलुलिते सैन्ये त्रस्तास्तस्य पदानुगाः । गाण्डीवधन्वा विस्फार्य धनुस्तानहनच्छरैः ॥
English Translation
Thereat the troops troops were were exceedingly agitated. The followers of Duryodhana were terrified. At that time the wilder or Gandiva, drawing his bow, began to kill them with his arrows.
युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशमभ्यधावदमर्षितः । स्वयं संचोदयन्नश्वान्दन्तवर्णान्मनोजवान् ॥
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे । पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तो यत्तदा दारुणोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Then filled with rage, Yudhishthira rushed against the king of the Madras, himself driving his horses white as ivory and fleet as mind. We then saw some thing wonderful in Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, for though very mild by nature he then 'ecame highly terrific.
विवृताक्षश्च कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्च मन्युना । चिच्छेद योधान्निशितैः शरैः शतसहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
With eyes opened wide and body trembling in anger the son of Kunti killed hostile warriors in hundreds and thousands with sharp arrows.
यां यां प्रत्युद्ययौ सेनां तां तां ज्येष्ठः स पाण्डवः । शरैरपातयद्राजन्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवोत्तमैः ॥
English Translation
Many soldiers were overthrown by him, O king, like mountain summits broken with thunder.
साश्वसूतध्वजरथान्रथिनः पातयन्बहून् । आक्रीडदेको बलवान्पवनस्तोयदानिव ॥
English Translation
Striking down cars with steeds and drivers and standards and throwing down many carwarriors, Yudhishthira, without any help, began to sport there like a powerful wind dissipating masses of clouds.
साश्वारोहांश्च तुरगान्पत्तींश्चैव सहस्रशः । व्यपोथयत संग्रामे क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव ॥
English Translation
Filled with anger, he killed horses with riders and horses without riders and the infantry by thousands in that battle, like Rudra destroying living creatures at the time of the universal dissolution.
शून्यमायोधनं कृत्वा शरवर्षैः समन्ततः । अभ्यद्रवत मद्रेशं तिष्ठ शल्येति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Having made the field empty by discharging his arrows on all sides, Yudhishthira proceeded against the king of the Madras and said-Wait, Wait.
तस्य तच्चरितं दृष्ट्वा संग्रामे भीमकर्मणः । वित्रेसुस्तावकाः सर्वे शल्यस्त्वेनं समभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Beholding the feats of that hero of terrible deeds, all your warriors were filled with fear. Shalya, however, rushed again him.
ततस्तौ तु सुसंरब्धौ प्रध्माप्य सलिलोद्भवौ । समाहूय तदान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ समीयतुः ॥
English Translation
Both of them, in anger, blew their respective conchs. Returning and challenging each other, each then met the other.
शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण युधिष्ठिरमवाकिरत् । मद्रराजं च कौन्तेयः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥
English Translation
Then Shalya enshrouded Yudhishthira with showers of arrows. Likewise the son of Kunti covered the king of the Madras with showers of arrows.
व्यदृश्येतां तदा राजन्कङ्कपत्रिभिराहवे । उद्भिन्नरुधिरौ शूरौ मद्रराजयुधिष्ठिरौ ॥
पुष्पिताविव रेजाते वने शल्मलिकिंशुकौ । दीप्यमानौ महात्मानौ प्राणयोर्युद्धदुर्मदौ ॥
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि नाध्यवस्यंस्तयोर्जयम् । हत्वा मद्राधिपं पार्थो भोक्ष्यतेऽद्य वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding them both, the soldiers could not decide which of them would win. Whether the son of Pritha would enjoy the Earth, having killed the king of the Madras or, Shalya, having slain the son of Pandu, would bestow the Earth on Duryodhana, could not be decided, O Bharata, by the warriors present there.
शल्यो वा पाण्डवं हत्वा दद्याद्दुर्योधनाय गाम् । इतीव निश्चयो नाभूद्योधानां तत्र भारत ॥
English Translation
Beholding them both, the soldiers could not decide which of them would win. Whether the son of Pritha would enjoy the Earth, having killed the king of the Madras or, Shalya, having slain the son of Pandu, would bestow the Earth on Duryodhana, could not be decided, O Bharata, by the warriors present there.
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