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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 18

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 18

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 18 of the classical Mahābhārata with 66 verses.

Total: 66 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.18.1–66 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
पातिते युधि दुर्धर्षे मद्रराजे महारथे । तावकास्तव पुत्राश्च प्रायशो विमुखाभवन् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Upon the destruction of that great king of Madra and great car-warrior, that invincible hero, (viz., Shalya) in battle, your troops and sons almost all fled away from the field.
वणिजो नावि भिन्नायां यथागाधेऽप्लवेऽर्णवे । अपारे पारमिच्छन्तो हते शूरे महात्मनि ॥
English Translation
Indeed, upon the slaughter of that hero by the illustrious Yudhishthira, your troops were like ship-wrecked merchants on the deep ocean want to cross it.
मद्रराजे महाराज वित्रस्ताः शरविक्षताः । अनाथा नाथमिच्छन्तो मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव ॥
English Translation
After the destruction of the Madra king, O monarch, you troops, filled with fear and wounded with arrows, were like men having none to help them and desirous of a protector or a herd of deer assailed by a lion.
वृषा यथा भग्नशृङ्गाः शीर्णदन्ता गजा इव । मध्याह्ने प्रत्यपायाम निर्जिता धर्मसूनुना ॥
English Translation
Like bulls deprive of their horns or elephants with tusks broken, your troops, defeated by Yudhishthira having no enemies, fled away at mid-day.
न संधातुमनीकानि न च राजन्पराक्रमे । आसीद्बुद्धिर्हते शल्ये तव योधस्य कस्यचित् ॥
English Translation
After the fall of Shalya, O king, none amongst your troops had the mind of either rallying the army or displaying his prowess.
भीष्मे द्रोणे च निहते सूतपुत्रे च भारत । यद्दुःखं तव योधानां भयं चासीद्विशां पते । तद्भयं स च नः शोको भूय एवाभ्यवर्तत ॥
English Translation
O king, we expressed that grief, which had been ours upon the fall of Bhishma, of Drone and of the Suta's son, O Bharata.
निराशाश्च जये तस्मिन्हते शल्ये महारथे । हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता विकृत्ताश्च शितैः शरैः । मद्रराजे हते राजन्योधास्ते प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥
English Translation
Giving up hopes of success upon the fall of the great car-warrior Shalya, the Kuru army, with its heroes slain and exceedingly confused, were killed with keen arrows. Upon the destruction of the Madra king, O monarch, your warriors all fled away in fear.
अश्वानन्ये गजानन्ये रथानन्ये महारथाः । आरुह्य जवसंपन्नाः पादाताः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥
English Translation
Some on horse-back, some on elephants, some on cars, great car-warriors and footsoldiers, all fled away in fear.
द्विसाहस्राश्च मातङ्गा गिरिरूपाः प्रहारिणः । संप्राद्रवन्हते शल्ये अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठचोदिताः ॥
English Translation
Two thousand elephants, looking like hills and capable of smiting, fled away, after Shalya's fall, goaded with hooks and toes.
ते रणाद्भरतश्रेष्ठ तावकाः प्राद्रवन्दिशः । धावन्तश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त श्वसमानाः शरातुराः ॥
English Translation
Indeed chief of the Bharatas, your soldiers fled on all sides. Stuck with arrows, they were seen to run, breathing hard.
तान्प्रभग्नान्द्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा हतोत्साहान्पराजितान् । अभ्यद्रवन्त पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्च जयैषिणः ॥
English Translation
Beholding them defeated the Pandavas, filled with the desire of victory, pursued them.
बाणशब्दरवश्चापि सिंहनादश्च पुष्कलः । शङ्खशब्दश्च शूराणां दारुणः समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
The sound of arrows and the loud leonine roars and the blare of conchs, of heroic warriors were heard there,
दृष्ट्वा तु कौरवं सैन्यं भयत्रस्तं प्रविद्रुतम् । अन्योन्यं समभाषन्त पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह ॥
English Translation
Beholding the Kauravas agitated with fear and flying away, the Panchalas and the Pandavas addressed one another, saying.
अद्य राजा सत्यधृतिर्जितामित्रो युधिष्ठिरः । अद्य दुर्योधनो हीनो दीप्तया नृपतिश्रिया ॥
English Translation
To day the truthful king Yudhishthira, had defeated his enemies. Today Duryodhana has been divested of his splendour and royal prosperity.
अद्य श्रुत्वा हतं पुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः । निःसंज्ञः पतितो भूमौ किल्बिषं प्रतिपद्यताम् ॥
English Translation
Today, hearing of his son's death, Dhritarashtra, that king of men, will lose consciousness, lie down on the Earth and feel the keenest pain.
अद्य जानातु कौन्तेयं समर्थं सर्वधन्विनाम् । अद्यात्मानं च दुर्मेधा गर्हयिष्यति पापकृत् । अद्य क्षत्तुर्वचः सत्यं स्मरतां ब्रुवतो हितम् ॥
English Translation
Let him know today that the son of Kunti is the most powerful of all bowmen. Today that sinful and wicked-hearted king will blame his own self.
अद्यप्रभृति पार्थांश्च प्रेष्यभूत उपाचरन् । विजानातु नृपो दुःखं यत्प्राप्तं पाण्डुनन्दनैः ॥
English Translation
Let him recollect today the time and wholesome words of Vidura. Let him from this day wait upon the Parthas as their slave. Let that king today feel the grief that had been experienced by the sons of Pandu.
अद्य कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं जानातु स महीपतिः । अद्यार्जुनधनुर्घोषं घोरं जानातु संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Let that king know today the greatness of Krishna. Let him hear today the terrible twang of Arjuna's bow in battle, as also the force of all his weapons and the strength of his arms in fight.
अस्त्राणां च बलं सर्वं बाह्वोश्च बलमाहवे । अद्य ज्ञास्यति भीमस्य बलं घोरं महात्मनः ॥
हते दुर्योधने युद्धे शक्रेणेवासुरे मये । यत्कृतं भीमसेनेन दुःशासनवधे तदा । नान्यः कर्तास्ति लोके तदृते भीमं महाबलम् ॥
English Translation
Except Bhima there is none else in this world that can achieve that which Bhima accomplished by killing Dushasana.
जानीतामद्य ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम् । मद्रराजं हतं श्रुत्वा देवैरपि सुदुःसहम् ॥
English Translation
Hearing of the death of the ruler of the Madras who was incapable of defeat by the very celestials, that king will know the prowess of Yudhishthira.
अद्य ज्ञास्यति संग्रामे माद्रीपुत्रौ महाबलौ । निहते सौबले शूरे गान्धारेषु च सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
After the destruction of the heroic son of Subala and of all the Gandharas he will know the strength, in battle of the two sons of Madri by Pandu.
कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां योद्धा धनंजयः । सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥
English Translation
Why will they not be victorious who have Dhananjaya for their warrior, as also Satyaki and Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata and the five sons of Draupadi and the Iwo sons of and the great bowman Shikhandin and king Yudhishthira.
द्रौपद्यास्तनयाः पञ्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । शिखण्डी च महेष्वासो राजा चैव युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
Why will they not be victorious who have Dhananjaya for their warrior, as also Satyaki and Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata and the five sons of Draupadi and the Iwo sons of and the great bowman Shikhandin and king Yudhishthira.
येषां च जगतां नाथो नाथः कृष्णो जनार्दनः । कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥
English Translation
Why will they be not victorious who have for their protector Krishna, called Janardana, the protector of the universe? Why will they not be victorious who are righteous?
भीष्मं द्रोणं च कर्णं च मद्रराजानमेव च । तथान्यान्नृपतीन्वीराञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
Who else than Yudhishthira the son of Pritha, who has Hrishikesha, the refuge of justice and glory for his protector, is competent to defeat in battle Bhishma, Drona and Karna and the king of the Madras and the other kings by hundreds and thousands.
कोऽन्यः शक्तो रणे जेतुमृते पार्थं युधिष्ठिरम् । यस्य नाथो हृषीकेशः सदा धर्मयशोनिधिः ॥
English Translation
Who else than Yudhishthira the son of Pritha, who has Hrishikesha, the refuge of justice and glory for his protector, is competent to defeat in battle Bhishma, Drona and Karna and the king of the Madras and the other kings by hundreds and thousands.
इत्येवं वदमानास्ते हर्षेण महता युताः । प्रभग्नांस्तावकान्राजन्सृञ्जयाः पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः ॥
English Translation
Saying these words and filled with joy, the Srinjayas pursued your soldiers in that battle who had been exceedingly wounded with arrows. as
धनंजयो रथानीकमभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान् । माद्रीपुत्रौ च शकुनिं सात्यकिश्च महारथः ॥
English Translation
Then Dhananjaya proceeded against the car-division of the foe. The two sons of Madri and the great car-warrior Satyaki proceeded against Shakuni.
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