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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 22

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 22

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 22 of the classical Mahābhārata with 89 verses.

Total: 89 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.22.1–89 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे घोररूपे भयानके । अभज्यत बलं तत्र तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवैः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said During the progress of that terrible and awful battle, the army of your son were routed by the Pandavas.
तांस्तु यत्नेन महता संनिवार्य महारथान् । पुत्रस्ते योधयामास पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Rallying their great car-warriors however, with vigorous exertions, your sons continued to fight with the Pandava army.
निवृत्ताः सहसा योधास्तव पुत्रप्रियैषिणः । संनिवृत्तेषु तेष्वेवं युद्धमासीत्सुदारुणम् ॥
English Translation
The Kuru warriors, seeking your son's welfare, suddenly came back. Upon their return, the battle once more became fearful, between your warriors and those of the foe, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras in the days of yore. Neither amongst the enemies nor amongst your people was there a single warrior who fled away from the field.
तावकानां परेषां च देवासुररणोपमम् । परेषां तव सैन्ये च नासीत्कश्चित्पराङ्मुखः ॥
English Translation
The Kuru warriors, seeking your son's welfare, suddenly came back. Upon their return, the battle once more became fearful, between your warriors and those of the foe, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras in the days of yore. Neither amongst the enemies nor amongst your people was there a single warrior who fled away from the field.
अनुमानेन युध्यन्ते संज्ञाभिश्च परस्परम् । तेषां क्षयो महानासीद्युध्यतामितरेतरम् ॥
English Translation
The warriors fought, knowing one another by the names they uttered. A great onslaught took place there.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा क्रोधेन महता युतः । जिगीषमाणः संग्रामे धार्तराष्ट्रान्सराजकान् ॥
English Translation
Filled with great anger and desirous of defeating the Dhartarashtras and their king in that battle, king Yudhishthira struck the son of Sharadvata with three gold winged arrows whetted on stone and next killed with four others the four horses of Kritavarman.
त्रिभिः शारद्वतं विद्ध्वा रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः । चतुर्भिर्निजघानाश्वान्कल्याणान्कृतवर्मणः ॥
English Translation
Filled with great anger and desirous of defeating the Dhartarashtras and their king in that battle, king Yudhishthira struck the son of Sharadvata with three gold winged arrows whetted on stone and next killed with four others the four horses of Kritavarman.
अश्वत्थामा तु हार्दिक्यमपोवाह यशस्विनम् । अथ शारद्वतोऽष्टाभिः प्रत्यविध्यद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Then Ashvatthaman carried away the celebrated son of Hridika. Sharadvat's son struck Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा रथान्सप्तशतान्रणे । प्रेषयद्यत्र राजासौ धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
Then king Duryodhana sent seven hundred cars to the place where king Yudhishthira was fighting.
ते रथा रथिभिर्युक्ता मनोमारुतरंहसः । अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे कौन्तेयस्य रथं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Those cars, driven by excellent warriors and quick-coursing like the wind or thought, rushed in that battle against the car of Kunti's son.
ते समन्तान्महाराज परिवार्य युधिष्ठिरम् । अदृश्यं सायकैश्चक्रुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥
English Translation
Encircling Yudhishthira on all sides they made him invisible with their arrows like clouds hiding the sun from the view.
नामृष्यन्त सुसंरब्धाः शिखण्डिप्रमुखा रथाः । रथैरग्र्यजवैर्युक्तैः किङ्किणीजालसंवृतैः । आजग्मुरभिरक्षन्तः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, they came there on their cars possessed of great speed and adorned with rows of bells.
ततः प्रववृते रौद्रः संग्रामः शोणितोदकः । पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ॥
English Translation
Then took place an awful battle, in which blood flowed as water, between the Pandavas and the Kurus, that increased the denizens of Yama's region.
रथान्सप्तशतान्हत्वा कुरूणामाततायिनाम् । पाण्डवाः सह पाञ्चालैः पुनरेवाभ्यवारयन् ॥
English Translation
Killing those seven hundred hostile carwarriors of the Kuru army, the Pandavas and the Panchalas once more resisted (the whole Kuru ariny).
तत्र युद्धं महच्चासीत्तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवैः । न च नस्तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
There took place a fierce encounter between your son and the Pandavas. We had never before seen or heard of its like.
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे निर्मर्यादे समन्ततः । वध्यमानेषु योधेषु तावकेष्वितरेषु च ॥
English Translation
During the onset of that battle in which no consideration was shown by any party for another and while the warriors of your army and those of the foe were being killed quickly, the coinbatants were all shouting and blowing their conchs. The bowmen were roaring and uttering loud noises of diverse kinds.
निनदत्सु च योधेषु शङ्खवर्यैश्च पूरितैः । उत्कृष्टैः सिंहनादैश्च गर्जितेन च धन्विनाम् ॥
English Translation
During the onset of that battle in which no consideration was shown by any party for another and while the warriors of your army and those of the foe were being killed quickly, the coinbatants were all shouting and blowing their conchs. The bowmen were roaring and uttering loud noises of diverse kinds.
अतिप्रवृद्धे युद्धे च छिद्यमानेषु मर्मसु । धावमानेषु योधेषु जयगृद्धिषु मारिष ॥
English Translation
The very vitals of the combatants were being struck, during that fight and the troops, O sire, desirous of victory, were rushing with speed.
संहारे सर्वतो जाते पृथिव्यां शोकसंभवे । बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां सीमन्तोद्धरणे तथा ॥
English Translation
Everything on carth was under-going ai woeful destruction, during that battle when numberless ladies of birth and beauty were being made widows.
निर्मर्यादे तथा युद्धे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे । प्रादुरासन्विनाशाय तदोत्पाताः सुदारुणाः । चचाल शब्दं कुर्वाणा सपर्वतवना मही ॥
English Translation
During the progress of that fierce encounter in which the warriors fought without any consideration for friends and foes, evil omens appeared, presaging the destruction of everything.
सदण्डाः सोल्मुका राजञ्शीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः । उल्काः पेतुर्दिवो भूमावाहत्य रविमण्डलम् ॥
English Translation
The earth, with her mountains and forests, shook making a loud noise. Meteors, like burning brands equipt with handles, dropped from the sky, O king, on every side of the earth as if from the solar disc.
विष्वग्वाताः प्रादुरासन्नीचैः शर्करवर्षिणः । अश्रूणि मुमुचुर्नागा वेपथुश्चास्पृशद्भृशम् ॥
English Translation
There blew a hurricane on all sides, carrying away hard pebbles along its lower course. The elephants shed profuse tears and trembled greatly.
एतान्घोराननादृत्य समुत्पातान्सुदारुणान् । पुनर्युद्धाय संमन्त्र्य क्षत्रियास्तस्थुरव्यथाः । रमणीये कुरुक्षेत्रे पुण्ये स्वर्गं यियासवः ॥
English Translation
Disregarding all those fierce and awful omens, the Kshatriyas, consulting with one another, cheerfully stood on the field of Kurukshetra, desirous of going to heaven.
ततो गान्धारराजस्य पुत्रः शकुनिरब्रवीत् । युध्यध्वमग्रतो यावत्पृष्ठतो हन्मि पाण्डवान् ॥
English Translation
Then Shakuni, the son of the Gandhara king, said-"Fight you all in front! I, however, will kill the Pandavas from behind!”_-Then the active Madraka warriors, amongst those on our side that were advancing, were filled with joy and uttered various cries. Others also did the same.
ततो नः संप्रयातानां मद्रयोधास्तरस्विनः । हृष्टाः किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन्तापरे तथा ॥
English Translation
Then, whilst we were proceeding, the active Pandavas, in a body, completed the slaughter of the Madrakas and filled with delight, sent up joyous shouts.
अस्मांस्तु पुनरासाद्य लब्धलक्षा दुरासदाः । शरासनानि धुन्वन्तः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥
English Translation
The invincible and sure-armed Pandavas, once more coming against us, shook their bows and enshrouded us with showers of arrows.
ततो हतं परैस्तत्र मद्रराजबलं तदा । दुर्योधनबलं दृष्ट्वा पुनरासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing then that large force of the Madra king killed as also their heroic king the entire army of Duryodhana once more fled away from the field.
गान्धारराजस्तु पुनर्वाक्यमाह ततो बली । निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञा युध्यध्वं किं सृतेन वः ॥
English Translation
The might king of the Gandharas, however, once more said these words-"Stop, you sinful wretches, fight with the foe. What use is there of fight.” At that time, O foremost of Bharata's race, the king of the Gandharas had full ten thousand horsemen capable of fighting with bright lances.
अनीकं दशसाहस्रमश्वानां भरतर्षभ । आसीद्गान्धारराजस्य विमलप्रासयोधिनाम् ॥
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