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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 28

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 28

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 28

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 28 of the classical Mahābhārata with 93 verses.

Total: 93 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.28.1–93 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासहस्तानां बलानामभिगर्जताम् । संकल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनंजयः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said With his Gandiva, Dhananjaya baffled the purpose of those unretreating heroes struggling in battle and striking their enemies.
तान्हत्वा निशितैर्बाणैः सामात्यान्सह बन्धुभिः । रथे श्वेतहये तिष्ठन्नर्जुनो बह्वशोभत ॥
English Translation
Having, with his sharp arrows, killed those troops with allies and relatives, Arjuna, as he stood on his car having white horses yoked to it, shone highly beautiful.
सुबलस्य हते पुत्रे सवाजिरथकुञ्जरे । महावनमिव छिन्नमभवत्तावकं बलम् ॥
English Translation
Upon the death of Subala's on along with horse, cars and elephants, your army looked like a large forest divested by a storm.
अनेकशतसाहस्रे बले दुर्योधनस्य ह । नान्यो महारथो राजञ्जीवमानो व्यदृश्यत ॥
द्रोणपुत्रादृते वीरात्तथैव कृतवर्मणः । कृपाच्च गौतमाद्राजन्पार्थिवाच्च तवात्मजात् ॥
English Translation
In Duryodhana's army then, O monarch, which had many hundred thousands of warriors, not one single car-warrior was alive, save the heroic son of Drona and Kritavarman and Kripa the son of Gotama, the lord of earth viz., your son.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु मां दृष्ट्वा हसन्सात्यकिमब्रवीत् । किमनेन गृहीतेन नानेनार्थोऽस्ति जीवता ॥
English Translation
Seeing me, Dhrishtadyumna, laughingly addressed Satyaki, saying-What is the use of seizing the man. We will gain nothing by keeping him alive.
धृष्टद्युम्नवचः श्रुत्वा शिनेर्नप्ता महारथः । उद्यम्य निशितं खड्गं हन्तुं मामुद्यतस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Dhrishtadyumna, the grandson of Shini, that great car-warrior, raising up his sharp sword, was ready to kill me.
तमागम्य महाप्राज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् । मुच्यतां संजयो जीवन्न हन्तव्यः कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Just at the neck of time the wise Vyasa, coming there, said-Let Sanjaya be sent away alive. On no account he should be killed.
द्वैपायनवचः श्रुत्वा शिनेर्नप्ता कृताञ्जलिः । ततो मामब्रवीन्मुक्त्वा स्वस्ति संजय साधय ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Vyasa, the grandson of Shini joined his hands and then setting me free, said to me-Peace to you, O Sanjaya, you may go away.
अनुज्ञातस्त्वहं तेन न्यस्तवर्मा निरायुधः । प्रातिष्ठं येन नगरं सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षितः ॥
English Translation
Permitted by him, myself then putting off my armour and surrendering my weapons, started in the evening for the city, my limbs covered with blood.
क्रोशमात्रमपक्रान्तं गदापाणिमवस्थितम् । एकं दुर्योधनं राजन्नपश्यं भृशविक्षतम् ॥
English Translation
After I had come about two miles O king I beheld Duryodhana, standing alone, mace in hand and greatly wounded.
स तु मामश्रुपूर्णाक्षो नाशक्नोदभिवीक्षितुम् । उपप्रैक्षत मां दृष्ट्वा तदा दीनमवस्थितम् ॥
English Translation
His eyes were full of tears and, therefore, he could not see me. I stood depressed before him. He saw me but could not recognise me.
तं चाहमपि शोचन्तं दृष्ट्वैकाकिनमाहवे । मुहूर्तं नाशकं वक्तुं किंचिद्दुःखपरिप्लुतः ॥
English Translation
Beholding him standing alone on the field, I also, laden with grief could not speak a single word for some time.
ततोऽस्मै तदहं सर्वमुक्तवान्ग्रहणं तदा । द्वैपायनप्रसादाच्च जीवतो मोक्षमाहवे ॥
English Translation
Then I described to him everything about my own capture and my release by the favour of Vyasa.
मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम् । भ्रातॄंश्च सर्वसैन्यानि पर्यपृच्छत मां ततः ॥
English Translation
Having reflected for a moment and regained his consciousness he enquired of me after his brother and his soldiers.
तस्मै तदहमाचक्षं सर्वं प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् । भ्रातॄंश्च निहतान्सर्वान्सैन्यं च विनिपातितम् ॥
English Translation
I had seen everything with my eyes and therefore, told him everything viz., that his brothers had all been killed and that his entire army destroyed.
त्रयः किल रथाः शिष्टास्तावकानां नराधिप । इति प्रस्थानकाले मां कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
I told the king that we had that time only three car-warriors left alive, for Vedavyasa told me so when I set out (froin the Pandaya camp).
स दीर्घमिव निःश्वस्य विप्रेक्ष्य च पुनः पुनः । अंसे मां पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्ते पर्यभाषत ॥
English Translation
Sighing heavily and looking repeatedly at me, your son touched me with his hand and said-"Save you, O Sanjaya, no one else is alive, amongst those engaged in this battle. See there is no one on my side, while the Pandavas have their allies living.
त्वदन्यो नेह संग्रामे कश्चिज्जीवति संजय । द्वितीयं नेह पश्यामि ससहायाश्च पाण्डवाः ॥
English Translation
Sighing heavily and looking repeatedly at me, your son touched me with his hand and said-"Save you, O Sanjaya, no one else is alive, amongst those engaged in this battle. See there is no one on my side, while the Pandavas have their allies living.
ब्रूयाः संजय राजानं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् । दुर्योधनस्तव सुतः प्रविष्टो ह्रदमित्युत ॥
English Translation
Say, O Sanjaya, to the blind king Dhritarashtra, that his son Duryodhana has entered into a lake.
सुहृद्भिस्तादृशैर्हीनः पुत्रैर्भ्रातृभिरेव च । पाण्डवैश्च हृते राज्ये को नु जीवति मादृशः ॥
English Translation
Shorn of friends, deprived of sons and brothers and seeing his kingdom taken by the Pandavas who is there like me that would desire to live.
आचक्षेथाः सर्वमिदं मां च मुक्तं महाहवात् । अस्मिंस्तोयह्रदे सुप्तं जीवन्तं भृशविक्षतम् ॥
English Translation
Say all this to the king and tell him further that I have escaped with life from that dreadful battle and that, alive, though exceedingly mangled, I shall live within the lake."
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज प्राविशत्तं ह्रदं नृपः । अस्तम्भयत तोयं च मायया मनुजाधिपः ॥
English Translation
Saying this to me, O king, the king, entered that lake. By his power of illusion king Duryodhana charmed the waters of the lake, making room for him.
तस्मिन्ह्रदं प्रविष्टे तु त्रीन्रथाञ्श्रान्तवाहनान् । अपश्यं सहितानेकस्तं देशं समुपेयुषः ॥
English Translation
After he had entered that lake, myself, without anybody on my side, saw those three car-warriors coming together there with their tired animals.
कृपं शारद्वतं वीरं द्रौणिं च रथिनां वरम् । भोजं च कृतवर्माणं सहिताञ्शरविक्षतान् ॥
English Translation
They were Kripa, the son of Saradvat and the heroic Ashvatthaman, that best of carwarriors and Kritavarman of Bhoja's race. Wounded with arrows, all of them came together there.
ते सर्वे मामभिप्रेक्ष्य तूर्णमश्वानचोदयन् । उपयाय च मामूचुर्दिष्ट्या जीवसि संजय ॥
English Translation
Seeing me, they all urged their horses to greater speed and coming up to me, said-By good luck, O Sanjaya, you are still alive.
अपृच्छंश्चैव मां सर्वे पुत्रं तव जनाधिपम् । कच्चिद्दुर्योधनो राजा स नो जीवति संजय ॥
English Translation
All of them then enquired after your son, saying—"Is our king Duryodhana still alive, O Sanjaya?"
आख्यातवानहं तेभ्यस्तदा कुशलिनं नृपम् । तच्चैव सर्वमाचक्षं यन्मां दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् । ह्रदं चैवाहमाचष्ट यं प्रविष्टो नराधिपः ॥
English Translation
I then told them that the king was physically well. I also related to them everything that Duryodhana had said to me. I also pointed out to them the lake where the king had entered.
अश्वत्थामा तु तद्राजन्निशम्य वचनं मम । तं ह्रदं विपुलं प्रेक्ष्य करुणं पर्यदेवयत् ॥
English Translation
O king, having heard those words, then Ashvatthaman looked at that extensive lake and began to wail in grief, saying, "Alas, Alas, the king knew not that we are still alive! With him amongst us, we are still quite competent to fight with our enemies."
अहो धिङ्न स जानाति जीवतोऽस्मान्नराधिपः । पर्याप्ता हि वयं तेन सह योधयितुं परान् ॥
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