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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 16

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 16

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 16

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 16 of the classical Mahābhārata with 88 verses.

Total: 88 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.16.1–88 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 28 shown)
विव्याध च नरश्रेष्ठो नाराचैर्बहुभिस्त्वरन् । हतस्यापचितिं भ्रातुश्चिकीर्षुर्युद्धदुर्मदः ॥
English Translation
Invincible in battle and desirous of satisfying the last dues of his brother, that foremost of men struck speedily the Pandava with many arrows.
तं विव्याधाशुगैः षड्भिर्धर्मराजस्त्वरन्निव । कार्मुकं चास्य चिच्छेद क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजमेव च ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira immediately struck him with six arrows. He then cut off the bow and the standard of his antagonist with two razorfaced arrows.
ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन सुदृढेन शितेन च । प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः ॥
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.
सकुण्डलं तद्ददृशे पतमानं शिरो रथात् । पुण्यक्षयमिव प्राप्य पतन्तं स्वर्गवासिनम् ॥
English Translation
That head adorned with ear-rings was seen to fall down from the car like a denizen of heaven falling down on the exhaustion of his virtues.
तस्यापकृष्टशीर्षं तच्छरीरं पतितं रथात् । रुधिरेणावसिक्ताङ्गं दृष्ट्वा सैन्यमभज्यत ॥
English Translation
Beholding his headless trunk, bathed in blood, fallen down from his car, the Kaurava troops were dispersed.
विचित्रकवचे तस्मिन्हते मद्रनृपानुजे । हाहाकारं विकुर्वाणाः कुरवो विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, upon the destruction of the younger brother of the Madras clad in beautiful armour, the Kurus bewailed and fled away quickly.
शल्यानुजं हतं दृष्ट्वा तावकास्त्यक्तजीविताः । वित्रेसुः पाण्डवभयाद्रजोध्वस्तास्तथा भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding Shalya's younger brother killed your troops, hopeless of their lives; were pursued by the fear of the Pandavas and fled, coated with dust.
तांस्तथा भज्यतस्त्रस्तान्कौरवान्भरतर्षभ । शिनेर्नप्ता किरन्बाणैरभ्यवर्तत सात्यकिः ॥
English Translation
Then Shini's grandson Satyaki, O foremost of Bharatas, shooting his arrows, proceeded against the frightened Kauravas in the course of their fight.
तमायान्तं महेष्वासमप्रसह्यं दुरासदम् । हार्दिक्यस्त्वरितो राजन्प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत् ॥
English Translation
The Hridika's son, O king, quickly and fearlessly opposed that invincible warrior, that irresistible and powerful bowman, as he proceeded against them.
तौ समेतौ महात्मानौ वार्ष्णेयावपराजितौ । हार्दिक्यः सात्यकिश्चैव सिंहाविव मदोत्कटौ ॥
English Translation
Those two illustrious and invincible Vrishni heroes, Hridika's son and Satyaki, encountered each other like two enraged lions.
इषुभिर्विमलाभासैश्छादयन्तौ परस्परम् । अर्चिर्भिरिव सूर्यस्य दिवाकरसमप्रभौ ॥
English Translation
Both effulgent like the sun, they covered each other with burning arrows resplendent like the rays of the sun.
चापमार्गबलोद्धूतान्मार्गणान्वृष्णिसिंहयोः । आकाशे समपश्याम पतंगानिव शीघ्रगान् ॥
English Translation
The arrows of those two Vrishni chiefs, shot off their bows, appeared like swiftlycoursing insects in the sky.
सात्यकिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा हयांश्चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः । चापमेकेन चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यो नतपर्वणा ॥
English Translation
Piercing Satyaki with ten arrows and his horses with three, the son of Hridika cut off his bow with a straight arrow.
तन्निकृत्तं धनुः श्रेष्ठमपास्य शिनिपुंगवः । अन्यदादत्त वेगेन वेगवत्तरमायुधम् ॥
English Translation
Casting off his bow which was thus cut off, that heroe, quickly took up another that was stronger than the first.
तदादाय धनुः श्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठः सर्वधन्विनाम् । हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥
English Translation
Having taken up that best of bows, that first of bowmen struck the son of Hridika with ten arrows on the chest.
ततो रथं युगेषां च छित्त्वा भल्लैः सुसंयतैः । अश्वांस्तस्यावधीत्तूर्णमुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥
English Translation
Then cutting off his car and the shaft of that car with many well-aimed arrows, Satyaki quickly killed the horses of his antagonist and his two Parshni drivers.
मद्रराजे हते राजन्विरथे कृतवर्मणि । दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥
English Translation
The king of the Madras being slain and upon Kritavarma having been made carless, the entire arıny of Duryodhana fled away from the battle field.
तत्परे नावबुध्यन्त सैन्येन रजसा वृते । बलं तु हतभूयिष्ठं तत्तदासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥
English Translation
At this time the army was covered with a cloud of dust. We could not perceive anything. The major portion, however, of your army were killed. They, who remained alive, took to their heels from the battle-field.
ततो मुहूर्तात्तेऽपश्यन्रजो भौमं समुत्थितम् । विविधैः शोणितस्रावैः प्रशान्तं पुरुषर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Soon it was seen that the cloud of dust was suppressed, O foremost of men, on account of the streams of blood that flowed on all sides.
ततो दुर्योधनो दृष्ट्वा भग्नं स्वबलमन्तिकात् । जवेनापततः पार्थानेकः सर्वानवारयत् ॥
English Translation
Then seeing his army routed Duryodhana, alone, resisted all the Parthas advancing furiously.
पाण्डवान्सरथान्दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम् । आनर्तं च दुराधर्षं शितैर्बाणैरवाकिरत् ॥
English Translation
Beholding the Pandavas on their cars as also Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata and the invincible Satyaki, the Kuru king struck them with sharp arrows.
तं परे नाभ्यवर्तन्त मर्त्या मृत्युमिवागतम् । अथान्यं रथमास्थाय हार्दिक्योऽपि न्यवर्तत ॥
English Translation
His enemies could not approach him then, like creatures unable to approach the Death. Then the son of Hridika came there, on another car.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथः । चतुर्भिर्निजघानाश्वान्पत्रिभिः कृतवर्मणः । विव्याध गौतमं चापि षड्भिर्भल्लैः सुतेजनैः ॥
English Translation
The great car-warrior Yudhishthira then quickly killed the four horses of Kritavarman with four arrows and struck the son of Gotama with six broad-headed powerful arrows.
अश्वत्थामा ततो राज्ञा हताश्वं विरथीकृतम् । समपोवाह हार्दिक्यं स्वरथेन युधिष्ठिरात् ॥
English Translation
Then Ashvatthaman, taking upon his car, the son of Hridika who had been deprived of his horses by the (Pandava) king, took him away from Yudhishthira's presence.
ततः शारद्वतोऽष्टाभिः प्रत्यविध्यद्युधिष्ठिरम् । विव्याध चाश्वान्निशितैस्तस्याष्टाभिः शिलीमुखैः ॥
English Translation
The son of Sharadvata struck Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows and his horses also with cight keen arrows.
एवमेतन्महाराज युद्धशेषमवर्तत । तव दुर्मन्त्रिते राजन्सहपुत्रस्य भारत ॥
English Translation
Thus, O king, the battle raged on all sides on account of the evil policy of yourself and your soni, O Bharata.
तस्मिन्महेष्वासवरे विशस्ते; संग्राममध्ये कुरुपुंगवेन । पार्थाः समेताः परमप्रहृष्टाः; शङ्खान्प्रदध्मुर्हतमीक्ष्य शल्यम् ॥
English Translation
After the destruction of that foremost of bow men on the field of battle by that foremost of Kuru's race, the Parthas, beholding Shalya slain, in a body filled with great joy, blew their conchs.
युधिष्ठिरं च प्रशशंसुराजौ; पुरा सुरा वृत्रवधे यथेन्द्रम् । चक्रुश्च नानाविधवाद्यशब्दा;न्निनादयन्तो वसुधां समन्तात् ॥
English Translation
And all of them praised Yudhishthira in that battle, even as the celestials, in days of yore, had praised Indra after the destruction of Vritra. And they beat and blew various kinds of musical instruments, making the Earth resound on all sides.
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