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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 3 of 3 (Verses 8 shown)
प्रदक्षिणमभूत्सर्वं धर्मराजस्य युध्यतः ॥
ततः शरशतं शल्यो मुमोचाशु युधिष्ठिरे । धनुश्चास्य शिताग्रेण बाणेन निरकृन्तत ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira, in the course of that battle, placed his enemy to his right. Then Shalya shot a century of best arrows, at Yudhisthira. With another sharp arrow, he cut off the latter's bow.
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय शल्यं शरशतैस्त्रिभिः । अविध्यत्कार्मुकं चास्य क्षुरेण निरकृन्तत ॥
English Translation
Taking up another bow, Yudhishthira struck Shalya with three hundred arrows and cut off the latter's bow with a razor-faced arrow.
अथास्य निजघानाश्वांश्चतुरो नतपर्वभिः । द्वाभ्यामथ शिताग्राभ्यामुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu then killed the four horses of his antagonist with some straight arrows. With two other very sharp arrows he then cut off the two Parshni drivers of Shalya.
ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च । प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद्ध्वजम् । ततः प्रभग्नं तत्सैन्यं दौर्योधनमरिंदम ॥
English Translation
Then with another shining, well-tempered and sharp arrow, he cut off the standard of Shalya who stood before him. Then, O chastiser of foes, the army of Duryodhana were scattered.
ततो मद्राधिपं द्रौणिरभ्यधावत्तथाकृतम् । आरोप्य चैनं स्वरथं त्वरमाणः प्रदुद्रुवे ॥
English Translation
The son of Drona, at this time, speedily proceeded towards the king of the Madras who had been reduced to that strait and quickly taking him up on his own car, fled away.
मुहूर्तमिव तौ गत्वा नर्दमाने युधिष्ठिरे । स्थित्वा ततो मद्रपतिरन्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः ॥
English Translation
After the two had gone for a moment, they heard Yudhishthira cry aloud. Stopping, the ruler of the Madras he then got upon another well equipi car.
विधिवत्कल्पितं शुभ्रं महाम्बुदनिनादिनम् । सज्जयन्त्रोपकरणं द्विषतां रोमहर्षणम् ॥
English Translation
That best of cars had a rattle deep as the muttering of the clouds. Well furnished with weapons and instruments and all kinds of utensils, that vehicle made the hairs of foes stand erect.
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