Karna Parva/Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 44
Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 44:English
Section 61
"Dhritarashtra said, 'When Bhima and Pandu's son Yudhishthira were engaged in battle, when my troops were being slaughtered by the Pandus and the Srinjayas, when, indeed, my vast army being broken and routed repeatedly became cheerless, tell me, O Sanjaya, what the Kauravas did.'
"Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the mighty-armed Bhima, the Suta's son of great valour, with eyes red in wrath, O king, rushed towards him. Seeing thy army fly away from Bhimasena, the mighty Karna, O king, rallied it with great efforts. The mighty-armed Karna, having rallied thy son's host, proceeded against the Pandavas, those heroes difficult of defeat in battle. The great car-warriors of the Pandavas also, shaking their bows and shooting their shafts, proceeded against the son of Radha. Bhimasena, and the grandson of Sini, and Shikhandi and Janamejaya, and Dhrishtadyumna of great strength, and all the Prabhadrakas, and those tigers among men, the Panchalas, filled with rage and inspired with desire of victory, rushed in that battle from every side against thy army. Similarly, the great car-warriors of thy army, O king, quickly proceeded against the Pandava host, desirous of slaughtering it. Teeming with cars and elephants and horses, and abounding with foot-soldiers and standards, the two armies then, O tiger among men, assumed a wonderful aspect. Shikhandi proceeded against Karna, and Dhrishtadyumna proceeded against thy son Duhshasana, accompanied by a large force. Nakula proceeded against Vrishasena, while Yudhishthira against Chitrasena. Sahadeva, O king, in that battle, proceeded against Uluka. Satyaki proceeded against Shakuni, and the sons of Draupadi against the other Kauravas. The mighty car-warrior Ashvatthama proceeded, with great care, against Arjuna. Sharadvata's son Kripa proceeded against the mighty bowman Yudhamanyu, while Kritavarma of great strength proceeded against Uttamauja. The mighty-armed Bhimasena, O sire, alone and unsupported, resisted all the Kurus and thy sons at the head of their division. The slayer of Bhishma, Shikhandi, then, O monarch, with his winged arrows, resisted Karna, careering fearlessly in that battle. Held in check, Karna then, his lips trembling in rage, assailed Shikhandi with three arrows in the midst of his eyebrows. With those three arrows sticking on his forehead, Shikhandi looked highly beautiful like a silver mountain with three elevated crests. Deeply pierced by the Suta's son in that encounter, the mighty bowman Shikhandi pierced Karna, in return, with ninety keen shafts. The mighty car-warrior Karna then, slaying Shikhandi's steeds and next his driver with three arrows, cut off his standard with a razor-faced arrow. That mighty car-warrior then, that scorcher of foes, filled with rage, jumped down from his steedless car and hurled a dart at Karna. Cutting off that dart with three shafts in that encounter, Karna then, O Bharata, pierced Shikhandi with nine keen arrows. Avoiding then the shafts sped from Karna's bow, that best of men, Shikhandi, exceedingly mangled, retreated speedily from that spot. Then Karna, O monarch, began to scatter the troops of the Pandavas, like a mighty wind scattering a heap of cotton. Meanwhile Dhrishtadyumna, O monarch, afflicted by thy son, pierced Duhshasana, in return, with three arrows in the centre of the chest. Then Duhshasana, O sire, pierced his assailant's left arm with a broad-headed shaft, sharp and straight and equipped with wings of gold. Thus pierced, Dhrishtadyumna, filled with wrath and the desire to retaliate, sped a terrible shaft, O Bharata, at Duhshasana. Thy son, however, O king, with three shafts of his, cut off that impetuous arrow sped by Dhrishtadyumna as it coursed towards him. Approaching Dhrishtadyumna then, he struck him in the arms and the chest with seventeen other broad-headed shafts adorned with gold. Thereat Prishata's son, filled with rage, cut off Duhshasana's bow, O sire, with a sharp razor-headed arrow, at which all the troops there uttered a loud shout. Taking up then another bow, thy son, as if smiling, held Dhrishtadyumna in check with showers of arrows from every side. Beholding the prowess of that high-souled son of thine, the combatants, as also the siddhas and the apsaras, became all filled with wonder. We then saw the mighty Dhrishtadyumna thus assailed by Duhshasana to resemble a huge elephant, held in check by a lion. Then many Panchala car-warriors and elephants and horses, O elder brother of Pandu, desirous of rescuing the commander (of the Pandava army) encompassed thy son. The battle that commenced, O scorcher of foes, between thy warriors and the enemy, presented as frightful a sight as that which may be seen at the destruction of all creatures at the end of the Yuga.
"'Vrishasena, staying by the side of his father, having pierced Nakula with five arrows made wholly of iron, pierced him once again with three other arrows. The heroic Nakula then, as if smiling, deeply pierced Vrishasena in the chest with a cloth-yard shaft of great keenness. Thus pierced by his mighty foe, that scorcher of foes, viz., Vrishasena, pierced his assailant with twenty arrows and was himself pierced by him with five. Then those two bulls among men shrouded each other with thousands of arrows, at which the divisions that supported them broke. Beholding the troops of Dhritarashtra's son flying away, the Suta's son, following them, O king, began to forcibly stop them. After Karna had gone away, Nakula proceeded against the Kauravas. Karna's son also, avoiding Nakula, proceeded quickly, O sire, to where his father, the son of Radha, was for protecting his car-wheel.
"'The angry Uluka was held in check by Sahadeva. Having slain his four steeds, the valiant Sahadeva then despatched his foe's driver to the abode of Yama. Uluka then, that delighter of his father, jumping down from his car, O king, quickly proceeded and entered the division of the Trigartas. Satyaki, having pierced Shakuni with twenty keen arrows, easily cut off the standard of Subala's son with a broad-headed arrow. The valiant son of Subala, filled with rage, O king, in that encounter, pierced Satyaki's armour and then cut off his golden standard. Then Satyaki pierced him in return with many keen arrows, and struck his driver, O monarch, with three arrows. With great speed then, he despatched with other shafts the steeds of Shakuni to Yama's abode. Speedily alighting then, O bull among men, from his car, Shakuni, that mighty car-warrior, quickly ascended the car of Uluka. The latter then bore away with great speed his father from Sini's grandson, that warrior skilled in battle. Then Satyaki, O king, rushed in that battle against thy army with great impetuosity, at which that army broke. Shrouded with the arrows of Sini's grandson, thy army, O monarch, fled away on all sides with great speed, and fell down deprived of life.
"'Thy son resisted Bhimasena in that battle, in a trice Bhima made that ruler of men steedless and driverless and carless and standardless, at which the (Pandava) troops became highly glad. Then thy son, O king, went away from Bhimasena's presence. The whole Kuru army, at this, rushed against Bhimasena. Tremendous became the din made by those combatants inspired with the desire of slaying Bhimasena. Yudhamanyu, piercing Kripa, quickly cut off his bow. Then Kripa, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, taking up another bow, felled Yudhamanyu's standard and driver and umbrella on the Earth. At this, the mighty car-warrior Yudhamanyu retreated on his car, driving it himself. Uttamauja covered the terrible son of Hridika, endued with terrible prowess, with a thick shower of arrows like a cloud pouring torrents of rain on a mountain. The battle between them, O scorcher of foes, became so awful that its like, O monarch, I had never seen before. Then Kritavarma, O king, in that encounter, suddenly pierced Uttamauja in the chest, at which the latter sat down on the terrace of his car. His driver then bore away that foremost of car-warriors. Then the whole Kuru army rushed at Bhimasena. Duhshasana and Subala's son, encompassing the son of Pandu with a large elephant force, began to strike him with small arrows. Then Bhima, causing the wrathful Duryodhana to turn his back on the field by means of hundreds of arrows, quickly rushed towards that elephant force. Beholding that elephant-force advance impetuously against him, Vrikodara became filled with great rage and invoked his celestial weapons. And he began to strike elephants with elephants like Indra striking the Asuras. While engaged in slaughtering those elephants, Vrikodara, in that battle, covered the welkin with his shafts like myriads of insects covering a fire. Like the wind scattering masses of clouds, Bhima quickly scattered and destroyed crowds of elephants united together in thousands. Covered all over with networks of gold, as also with many gems, the elephants looked exceedingly beautiful in that battle like clouds charged with lightning. Slaughtered by Bhima, those elephants, O king, began to fly away. Some amongst them, with their hearts pierced, fell down on the Earth. With those fallen and failing elephants adorned with gold, the Earth looked beautiful there, as if strewn with broken mountains. With the fallen elephant-warriors of blazing resplendence and adorned with gems, the Earth looked beautiful as if strewn with planets of exhausted merit. Then elephants, with their temples, frontal globes, and trunks deeply pierced, fled in hundreds in that battle, afflicted with the shafts of Bhimasena. Some amongst them, huge as hills, afflicted with fear and vomiting blood, ran away, their limbs mangled with arrows, and looked on that account, like mountains with liquid metals running down their sides. People then beheld the two arms of Bhima, resembling two mighty snakes, smeared with sandal-paste and other pounded unguents, continually employed in drawing the bow. Hearing the sound of his bow-string and palms that resembled the peal of thunder, those elephants, ejecting urine and excreta, ran away in fear. The feats of the single-handed Bhima of great intelligence, on that occasion, shone like those of Rudra, himself, while engaged in destroying all creatures.'"
Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 44:Sanskrit
1 [धृ]
निवृत्ते भीमसेने च पाण्डवे च युधिष्ठिरे
वध्यमाने बले चापि मामके पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः
2 थरवमाणे बलौघे च निराक्रन्थे मुहुर मुहुः
किम अकुर्वन्त कुरवस तन ममाचक्ष्व संजय
3 [स]
थृष्ट्वा भीमं महाबाहुं सूतपुत्रः परतापवान
करॊधरक्तेक्षणॊ राजन भीमसेनम उपाथ्रवत
4 तावकं च बलं थृष्ट्वा भीमसेनात पराङ्मुखम
यत्नेन महता राजन पर्यवस्दापयथ बली
5 वयवस्दाप्य महाबाहुस तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम
परत्युथ्ययौ तथा कर्णः पाण्डवान युथ्धथुर्मथान
6 परत्युथ्ययुस तु राधेयं पाण्डवानां महारदाः
धुन्वानाः कार्मुकाण्य आजौ विक्षिपन्तश च सायकान
7 भीमसेनः सिनेर नप्ता शिखण्डी जनमेजयः
धृष्टथ्युम्नश च बलवान सर्वे चापि परभथ्रकाः
8 पाञ्चालाश च नरव्याघ्राः समन्तात तव वाहिनीम
अभ्यथ्रवन्त संक्रुथ्धाः समरे जितकाशिनः (Jit+Kashi)
9 तदैव तावका राजन पाण्डवानाम अनीकिनीम
अभ्यथ्रवन्त तवरिता जिघांसन्तॊ महारदाः
10 रदनागाश्वकलिलं पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलम
बभूव पुरुषव्याघ्र सैन्यम अथ्भुतथर्शनम
11 शिखण्डी च ययौ कर्णं धृष्टथ्युम्नः सुतं तव
थुःशासनं महाराज महत्या सेनया वृतम
12 नकुलॊ वृषसेनं च चित्रसेनं समभ्ययात
उलूकं समरे राजन सहथेवः समभ्ययात
13 सात्यकिः शकुनिं चापि भीमसेनश च कौरवान
अर्जुनं च रणे यत्तं थरॊणपुत्रॊ महारदः
14 युधामन्युं महेष्वासं गौतमॊ ऽभयपतथ रणे
कृतवर्मा च बलवान उत्तमौजसम आथ्रवत
15 भीमसेनः कुरून सर्वान पुत्रांश च तव मारिष
सहानीकान महाबाहुर एक एवाभ्यवारयत
16 शिखण्डी च ततः कर्णं विचरन्तम अभीतवत
भीष्म हन्ता महाराज वारयाम आस पत्रिभिः
17 परतिरब्धस ततः कर्णॊ रॊषात परस्फुरिताधरः
शिखण्डिनं तरिभिर बाणैर भरुवॊर मध्ये वयताडयत
18 धारयंस तु स तान बाणाञ शिखण्डी बह्व अशॊभत
राजतः पर्वतॊ यथ्वत तरिभिः शृङ्गैः समन्वितः
19 सॊ ऽतिविथ्धॊ महेष्वासः सूतपुत्रेण संयुगे
कर्णं विव्याध समरे नवत्या निशितैः शरैः
20 तस्य कर्णॊ हयान हत्वा सारदिं च तरिभिः शरैः
उन्ममाद धवजं चास्य कषुप्रप्रेण महारदः
21 हताश्वात तु ततॊ यानाथ अवप्लुत्य महारदः
शक्तिं चिक्षेप कर्णाय संक्रुथ्धः शत्रुतापनः
22 तां छित्त्वा समरे कर्णस तरिभिर भारत सायकैः
शिखण्डिनम अदाविध्यन नवभिर निशितैः शरैः
23 कर्ण चापच्युतान बाणान वर्जयंस तु नरॊत्तमः
अपयातस ततस तूर्णं शिखण्डी जयतां वरः
24 ततः कर्णॊ महाराज पाण्डुसैन्यान्य अशातयत
तूलराशिं समासाथ्य यदा वायुर महाजवः
25 धृष्टथ्युम्नॊ महाराज तव पुत्रेण पीडितः
थुःशासनं तरिभिर बाणैर अभ्यविध्यत सतनान्तरे
26 तस्य थुःशासनॊ बाहुं सव्यं विव्याध मारिष
शितेन रुक्मपुङ्खेन भल्लेन नतपर्वणा
27 धृष्टथ्युम्नस तु निर्विथ्धः शरं घॊरम अमर्षणः
थुःशासनाय संक्रुथ्धः परेषयाम आस भारत
28 आपतन्तं महावेगं धृष्टथ्युम्न समीरितम
शरैश चिच्छेथ पुत्रस ते तरिभिर एव विशां पते
29 अदापरैः सप्त थशैर भल्लैः कनकभूषणैः
धृष्टथ्युम्नं समासाथ्य बाह्वॊर उरसि चार्थयत
30 ततः स पार्षतः करुथ्धॊ धनुश चिच्छेथ मारिष
कषुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन तत उच्चुक्रुशुर जनाः
31 अदान्यथ धनुर आथाय पुत्रस ते भरतर्षभ
धृष्टथ्युम्नं शरव्रातैः समन्तात पर्यवारयत
32 तव पुत्रस्य ते थृष्ट्वा विक्रमं तं महात्मनः
वयहसन्त रणे यॊधाः सिथ्धाश चाप्सरसां गणाः
33 ततः परववृते युथ्धं तावकानां परैः सह
घॊरं पराणभृतां काले घॊररूपं परंतप
34 नकुलं वृषसेनस तु विथ्ध्वा पञ्चभिर आयसैः
पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं तरिभिर अन्यैर अविध्यत
35 नकुलस तु ततः करुथ्धॊ वृषसेनं समयन्न इव
नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन विव्याध हृथये थृढम
36 सॊ ऽतिविथ्धॊ बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शनः
शत्रुं विव्याध विंशत्या स च तं पञ्चभिः शरैः
37 ततः शरसहस्रेण ताव उभौ पुरुषर्षभौ
अन्यॊन्यम आच्छाथयताम अदाभज्यत वाहिनी
38 थृष्ट्वा तु परथ्रुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः
निवारयाम आस बलाथ अनुपत्य विशां पते
निवृत्ते तु ततः कर्णे नकुलः कौरवान ययौ
39 कर्णपुत्रस तु समरे हित्वा नकुलम एव तु
जुगॊप चक्रं तवरितं राधेयस्यैव मारिष
40 उलूकस तु रणे करुथ्धः सहथेवेन वारितः
तस्याश्वांश चतुरॊ हत्वा सहथेवः परतापवान
सारदिं परेषयाम आस यमस्य सथनं परति
41 उलूकस तु ततॊ यानाथ अवप्लुत्य विशां पते
तरिगर्तानां बलं पूर्णं जगाम पितृनन्थनः
42 सात्यकिः शकुनिं विथ्ध्वा विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः
धवजं चिच्छेथ भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्न इव
43 सौबलस तस्य समरे करुथ्धॊ राजन परतापवान
विथार्य कवचं भूयॊ धवजं चिच्छेथ काञ्चनम
44 अदैनं निशितैर बाणैः सात्यकिः परत्यविध्यत
सारदिं च महाराज तरिभिर एव समार्थयत
अदास्य वाहांस तवरितः शरैर निन्ये यमक्षयम
45 ततॊ ऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर भरतर्षभ
आरुरॊह रदं तूर्णम उलूकस्य महारदः
अपॊवाहाद शीघ्रं स शैनेयाथ युथ्धशालिनः
46 सात्यकिस तु रणे राजंस तावकानाम अनीकिनीम
अभिथुथ्राव वेगेन ततॊ ऽनीकम अभिथ्यत
47 शैनेय शरनुन्नं तु ततः सैन्यं विशां पते
भेजे थश थिशस तूर्णं नयपतच च गतासुवत
48 भीमसेनं तव सुतॊ वारयाम आस संयुगे
तं तु भीमॊ मुहूर्तेन वयश्व सूत रदध्वजम
चक्रे लॊकेश्वरं तत्र तेनातुष्यन्त चारणाः
49 ततॊ ऽपायान नृपस तत्र भीमसेनस्य गॊचरात
कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्वं भीमसेनम उपाथ्रवत
तत्र रावॊ महान आसीथ भीमम एकं जिघांसताम
50 युधामन्युः कृपं विथ्ध्वा धनुर अस्याशु चिच्छिथे
अदान्यथ धनुर आथाय कृपः शस्त्रभृतां वरः
51 युधामन्यॊर धवजं सूतं छत्रं चापातयत कषितौ
ततॊ ऽपायाथ रदेनैव युधामन्युर महारदः
52 उत्तमौजास तु हार्थिक्यं शरैर भीमपराक्रमम
छाथयाम आस सहसा मेघॊ वृष्ट्या यदाचलम
53 तथ युथ्धं सुमहच चासीथ घॊररूपं परंतप
याथृशं न मया युथ्धं थृष्टपूर्वं विशां पते
54 कृतवर्मा ततॊ राजन्न उत्तमौजसम आहवे
हृथि विव्याध स तथा रदॊपस्द उपाविशत
55 सारदिस तम अपॊवाह रदेन रदिनां वरम
ततस तु सत्वरं राजन पाण्डुसैन्यम उपाथ्रवत
Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 44:Transliteration
1 [dhṛ]
nivṛtte bhīmasene ca pāṇḍave ca yudhiṣṭhire
vadhyamāne bale cāpi māmake pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ
2 dravamāṇe balaughe ca nirākrande muhur muhuḥ
kim akurvanta kuravas tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya
3 [s]
dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṃ mahābāhuṃ sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
krodharaktekṣaṇo rājan bhīmasenam upādravat
4 tāvakaṃ ca balaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenāt parāṅmukham
yatnena mahatā rājan paryavasthāpayad balī
5 vyavasthāpya mahābāhus tava putrasya vāhinīm
pratyudyayau tadā karṇaḥ pāṇḍavān yuddhadurmadān
6 pratyudyayus tu rādheyaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ
dhunvānāḥ kārmukāṇy ājau vikṣipantaś ca sāyakān
7 bhīmasenaḥ siner naptā śikhaṇḍī janamejayaḥ
dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca balavān sarve cāpi prabhadrakāḥ
8 pāñcālāś ca naravyāghrāḥ samantāt tava vāhinīm
abhyadravanta saṃkruddhāḥ samare jitakāśinaḥ
9 tathaiva tāvakā rājan pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
abhyadravanta tvaritā jighāṃsanto mahārathāḥ
10 rathanāgāśvakalilaṃ pattidhvajasamākulam
babhūva puruṣavyāghra sainyam adbhutadarśanam
11 śikhaṇḍī ca yayau karṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ sutaṃ tava
duḥśāsanaṃ mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtam
12 nakulo vṛṣasenaṃ ca citrasenaṃ samabhyayāt
ulūkaṃ samare rājan sahadevaḥ samabhyayāt
13 sātyakiḥ śakuniṃ cāpi bhīmasenaś ca kauravān
arjunaṃ ca raṇe yattaṃ droṇaputro mahārathaḥ
14 yudhāmanyuṃ maheṣvāsaṃ gautamo 'bhyapatad raṇe
kṛtavarmā ca balavān uttamaujasam ādravat
15 bhīmasenaḥ kurūn sarvān putrāṃś ca tava māriṣa
sahānīkān mahābāhur eka evābhyavārayat
16 śikhaṇḍī ca tataḥ karṇaṃ vicarantam abhītavat
bhīṣma hantā mahārāja vārayām āsa patribhiḥ
17 pratirabdhas tataḥ karṇo roṣāt prasphuritādharaḥ
śikhaṇḍinaṃ tribhir bāṇair bhruvor madhye vyatāḍayat
18 dhārayaṃs tu sa tān bāṇāñ śikhaṇḍī bahv aśobhata
rājataḥ parvato yadvat tribhiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ samanvitaḥ
19 so 'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sūtaputreṇa saṃyuge
karṇaṃ vivyādha samare navatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
20 tasya karṇo hayān hatvā sārathiṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
unmamātha dhvajaṃ cāsya kṣuprapreṇa mahārathaḥ
21 hatāśvāt tu tato yānād avaplutya mahārathaḥ
śaktiṃ cikṣepa karṇāya saṃkruddhaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
22 tāṃ chittvā samare karṇas tribhir bhārata sāyakaiḥ
śikhaṇḍinam athāvidhyan navabhir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
23 karṇa cāpacyutān bāṇān varjayaṃs tu narottamaḥ
apayātas tatas tūrṇaṃ śikhaṇḍī jayatāṃ varaḥ
24 tataḥ karṇo mahārāja pāṇḍusainyāny aśātayat
tūlarāśiṃ samāsādya yathā vāyur mahājavaḥ
25 dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja tava putreṇa pīḍitaḥ
duḥśāsanaṃ tribhir bāṇair abhyavidhyat stanāntare
26 tasya duḥśāsano bāhuṃ savyaṃ vivyādha māriṣa
śitena rukmapuṅkhena bhallena nataparvaṇā
27 dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu nirviddhaḥ śaraṃ ghoram amarṣaṇaḥ
duḥśāsanāya saṃkruddhaḥ preṣayām āsa bhārata
28 āpatantaṃ mahāvegaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumna samīritam
śaraiś ciccheda putras te tribhir eva viśāṃ pate
29 athāparaiḥ sapta daśair bhallaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ samāsādya bāhvor urasi cārdayat
30 tataḥ sa pārṣataḥ kruddho dhanuś ciccheda māriṣa
kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena tata uccukruśur janāḥ
31 athānyad dhanur ādāya putras te bharatarṣabha
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ śaravrātaiḥ samantāt paryavārayat
32 tava putrasya te dṛṣṭvā vikramaṃ taṃ mahātmanaḥ
vyahasanta raṇe yodhāḥ siddhāś cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
33 tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tāvakānāṃ paraiḥ saha
ghoraṃ prāṇabhṛtāṃ kāle ghorarūpaṃ paraṃtapa
34 nakulaṃ vṛṣasenas tu viddhvā pañcabhir āyasaiḥ
pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantaṃ tribhir anyair avidhyata
35 nakulas tu tataḥ kruddho vṛṣasenaṃ smayann iva
nārācena sutīkṣṇena vivyādha hṛdaye dṛḍham
36 so 'tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrukarśanaḥ
śatruṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā sa ca taṃ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ
37 tataḥ śarasahasreṇa tāv ubhau puruṣarṣabhau
anyonyam ācchādayatām athābhajyata vāhinī
38 dṛṣṭvā tu pradrutāṃ senāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūtajaḥ
nivārayām āsa balād anupatya viśāṃ pate
nivṛtte tu tataḥ karṇe nakulaḥ kauravān yayau
39 karṇaputras tu samare hitvā nakulam eva tu
jugopa cakraṃ tvaritaṃ rādheyasyaiva māriṣa
40 ulūkas tu raṇe kruddhaḥ sahadevena vāritaḥ
tasyāśvāṃś caturo hatvā sahadevaḥ pratāpavān
sārathiṃ preṣayām āsa yamasya sadanaṃ prati
41 ulūkas tu tato yānād avaplutya viśāṃ pate
trigartānāṃ balaṃ pūrṇaṃ jagāma pitṛnandanaḥ
42 sātyakiḥ śakuniṃ viddhvā viṃśatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
dhvajaṃ ciccheda bhallena saubalasya hasann iva
43 saubalas tasya samare kruddho rājan pratāpavān
vidārya kavacaṃ bhūyo dhvajaṃ ciccheda kāñcanam
44 athainaṃ niśitair bāṇaiḥ sātyakiḥ pratyavidhyata
sārathiṃ ca mahārāja tribhir eva samārdayat
athāsya vāhāṃs tvaritaḥ śarair ninye yamakṣayam
45 tato 'vaplutya sahasā śakunir bharatarṣabha
āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇam ulūkasya mahārathaḥ
apovāhātha śīghraṃ sa śaineyād yuddhaśālinaḥ
46 sātyakis tu raṇe rājaṃs tāvakānām anīkinīm
abhidudrāva vegena tato 'nīkam abhidyata
47 śaineya śaranunnaṃ tu tataḥ sainyaṃ viśāṃ pate
bheje daśa diśas tūrṇaṃ nyapatac ca gatāsuvat
48 bhīmasenaṃ tava suto vārayām āsa saṃyuge
taṃ tu bhīmo muhūrtena vyaśva sūta rathadhvajam
cakre lokeśvaraṃ tatra tenātuṣyanta cāraṇāḥ
49 tato 'pāyān nṛpas tatra bhīmasenasya gocarāt
kurusainyaṃ tataḥ sarvaṃ bhīmasenam upādravat
tatra rāvo mahān āsīd bhīmam ekaṃ jighāṃsatām
50 yudhāmanyuḥ kṛpaṃ viddhvā dhanur asyāśu cicchide
athānyad dhanur ādāya kṛpaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
51 yudhāmanyor dhvajaṃ sūtaṃ chatraṃ cāpātayat kṣitau
tato 'pāyād rathenaiva yudhāmanyur mahārathaḥ
52 uttamaujās tu hārdikyaṃ śarair bhīmaparākramam
chādayām āsa sahasā megho vṛṣṭyā yathācalam
53 tad yuddhaṃ sumahac cāsīd ghorarūpaṃ paraṃtapa
yādṛśaṃ na mayā yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ viśāṃ pate
54 kṛtavarmā tato rājann uttamaujasam āhave
hṛdi vivyādha sa tadā rathopastha upāviśat
55 sārathis tam apovāha rathena rathināṃ varam
tatas tu satvaraṃ rājan pāṇḍusainyam upādravat
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