Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यनदंश्वैव जघ्नुश्न समासाद्य महाहवे

English

Sanjaya said, "When the troops, slaughtered by one another, were thus agitated, when many of the warriors fled away and the elephants began to utter loud cries, when the foot-soldiers in that dreadful battle began to shout and wail aloud, when the steeds, O king, ran in diverse directions, when the carnage became awful, when a terrible destruction set in of all embodied creatures, when weapons of various kinds fell or clashed with one another, when cars and elephants began to be mangled together, when heroes felt great delight and cowards felt their fears enhanced, when combatants encountered one another from desire of slaughter, on that awful occasion of the destruction of life, during the progress of that dreadful sport, that is, of that awful battle that enhanced the population of Yama's kingdom, the Pandavas slaughtered thy troops with keen shafts, and, after the same manner, thy troops slew those of

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपके पुत्रकी सेनाके पाँव उखाड़ दिये

English

Then, seeing Duryodhana stationed amid the horses, Devaki's son said to Kunti's son Dhananjaya:

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रैषयद् यत्र राजासौ धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:

English

"The foes are mostly slain, kinsmen protected; the bull of the Shinis has turned back, having taken Sanjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वध्यमानेषु योधेषु तावकेष्वितरेषु च

English

Nakula and Sahadeva, O Bharata, are weary, having fought the sinful followers of Dhritarashtra's son in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरासनानि धुन्वन्त: शरवर्षरवाकिरन्

English

These three stand, having left Suyodhana: Kripa, Kritavarman and the great chariot-warrior Drona's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभज्यत महाराज पाण्डूनां सुमहद् बलम्

English

There stands the Panchala in supreme glory, having slain Duryodhana's force with all the Prabhadrakas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार इस आक्रमणसे पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनाका व्यूह भंग हो गया

English

There Duryodhana, Partha, stands amid the horses, looking about again and again under a held parasol.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभ्यनादयदव्यग्र: सहदेव॑ महाबलम्

English

Having arrayed the whole force, he stands in the midst of the battle; having slain him with sharp arrows you will have fulfilled your task.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैन्यानि सूदयत्येष पश्य पाण्डव दुर्मतिम्

English

Seeing the elephant force slain and you arrived, tamer of foes, slay Suyodhana before these flee."

हिन्दी अर्थ

महायुद्धमें परस्पर टक्कर लेते हुए प्रहार और सिंहनाद करने लगे

English

During that battle inspiring the timid with terror, indeed, during the progress of the battle as it was fought on that morning about the hour of sunrise, the Pandava heroes of good aim, protected by the high- souled Yudhishthira, fought with thy forces, making death itself their goal. The Kuru army, O thou of the race of Kuru, encountering the proud Pandavas endued with great strength, skilled in smiting, and possessed of sureness of aim, became weakened and agitated like a herd of she-deer frightened at a forest conflagration.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रज: संध्याभ्रकलिलं दिवाकरपथं ययौ

English

Beholding that army weakened and helpless like a cow sunk in mire, Shalya, desirous of rescuing it, proceeded against the Pandava army. Filled with rage, the ruler of the Madras, taking up an excellent bow, rushed for battle against the Pandava foes. The Pandavas also, O monarch, in that encounter, inspired with desire of victory, proceeded against the ruler of the Madras and pierced him with keen shafts. Then the ruler of the Madras, possessed of great strength, afflicted that host with showers of keen arrows in the very sight of king Yudhishthira the just.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समान सूर्यके मार्गमें छा गयी थी

English

At that time diverse portents appeared to the view. The Earth herself, with her mountains, trembled, making a loud noise. Meteors, with keen points bright as those of lances equipped with handles, piercing the air, fell upon the Earth from the firmament. Deer and buffaloes and birds, O monarch, in large numbers, placed thy army to their right, O king. The planets Venus and Mars, in conjunction with Mercury, appeared at the rear of the Pandavas and to the front of all the (Kaurava) lords of Earth. Blazing flames seemed to issue from the points of weapons, dazzling the eyes (of the warriors). Crows and owls in large numbers perched upon the heads of the combatants and on the tops of their standards. Then a fierce battle took place between the Kaurava and the Pandava combatants, assembled together in large bodies. Then, O king, the Kauravas, mustering all their divisions, rushed against the Pandava army. Of soul incapable of being depressed, Shalya then poured dense showers of arrows on Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti like the thousand-eyed Indra pouring rain in torrents. Possessed of great strength, he pierced Bhimasena, and the five sons of Draupadi and Dhristadyumna, the two sons of Madri by Pandu,

हिन्दी अर्थ

संछादिताभवद् भूमिस्ते च शूरा महारथा:

English

and the grandson of Sini, and Shikhandi also, each with ten arrows equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone. Indeed, he began to pour his arrows like Maghavat (Indra) pouring rain at the close of the summer season. Then the Prabhadrakas, O king, and the Somakas, were seen felled or falling by thousands, in consequence of Shalya' s arrows. Multitudinous as swarms of bees or flights of locusts, the shafts of Shalya were seen to fall like thunderbolts from the clouds. Elephants and steeds and foot- soldiers and car-warriors, afflicted with Shalya' s arrows, fell down or wandered or uttered loud wails. Infuriate with rage and prowess, the ruler of the Madras shrouded his foes in that battle like Destroyer at the end of the Yuga. The mighty ruler of the Madras began to roar aloud like the clouds. The Pandava army, thus slaughtered by Shalya, ran towards Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti (for protection). Possessed of great lightness of hand, Shalya, having in that battle crushed them with whetted arrows, began to afflict Yudhishthira with a dense shower of shafts. Beholding Shalya impetuously rushing towards him with horsemen and foot-soldiers, king Yudhishthira, filled with wrath, checked him with keen shafts, even as an infuriate elephant is checked with iron-hooks. Then Shalya sped a terrible arrow at Yudhishthira that resembled a snake of virulent poison. Piercing through the high-souled son of Kunti, that arrow quickly fell down upon the Earth. Then Vrikodara, filled with wrath, pierced Shalya with seven arrows, and Sahadeva pierced him with five, and Nakula with ten. The (five) sons of Draupadi poured upon that foe-slaying hero, the impetuous Artayani (Shalya), showers of arrows like a mass of clouds pouring rain upon a mountain. Beholding Shalya struck by the Parthas on every side, both Kritavarma and Kripa rushed in wrath towards that spot. Uluka also of mighty energy, and Shakuni the son of Subala, and the mighty car-warrior Ashvatthama with smiles on his lips, and all thy sons protected Shalya by every means in that battle. Piercing Bhimasena with three arrows, Kritavarma, shooting a dense shower of shafts, checked that warrior who then seemed to be the embodiment of wrath. Excited with rage, Kripa struck Dhrishtadyumna with many arrows. Shakuni proceeded against the sons of Draupadi, and Ashvatthama against the twins. That foremost of warriors, Duryodhana, possessed of fierce energy, proceeded, in that battle, against Keshava and Arjuna, and endued with might, he struck them both with many arrows. Thus hundreds of combats, O monarch, that were fierce and beautiful, took place between thy men and the enemy, on diverse parts of the field. The chief of the Bhojas then slew the brown steeds of Bhimasena' s car in that encounter. The steedless son of Pandu, alighting from his car, began to fight with his mace, like the Destroyer himself with his uplifted bludgeon. The ruler of the Madras then slew the steeds of Sahadeva before his eyes. Then Sahadeva slew Shalya' s son with his sword. The preceptor Gautama (Kripa) once more fearlessly fought with Dhrishtadyumna, both exerting themselves with great care. The preceptor's son Ashvatthama, without much wrath and as if smiling in that battle, pierced each of the five heroic sons of Draupadi with ten arrows. Once more the steeds of Bhimasena were slain in that battle. The steedless son of Pandu, quickly alighting from his car, took up his mace like the Destroyer taking his bludgeon. Excited with wrath, that mighty hero crushed the steeds and the car of Kritavarma. Jumping down from his vehicle, Kritavarma then fled away. Shalya also, excited with rage, O king, slaughtered many Somakas and Pandavas, and once more afflicted Yudhishthira with many keen shafts. Then the valiant Bhima, biting his nether lip, and infuriate with rage, took up his mace in that battle, and aimed it at Shalya for the latter' s destruction. Resembling the very bludgeon of Yama, impending (upon the head of the foe) like kala-ratri (Death Night), exceedingly destructive of the lives of elephants and steeds and human beings, twined round with cloth of gold, looking like a blazing meteor, equipped with a sling, fierce as a she-snake, hard as thunder, and made wholly of iron, smeared with sandal-paste and other unguents like a desirable lady,

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीरशोणितसिक्तायां भूमौ भरतसत्तम

English

smutted with marrow and fat and blood, resembling the very tongue of Yama, producing shrill sounds in consequence of the bells attached to it, like unto the thunder of Indra, resembling in shape a snake of virulent poison just freed from its slough, drenched with the juicy secretions of elephants, inspiring hostile troops with terror and friendly troops with joy, celebrated in the world of men, and capable of riving mountain summits, that mace, with which the mighty son of Kunti had in Kailasa challenged the enraged Lord of Alaka, the friend of Maheshvara, that weapon with which Bhima, though resisted by many, had in wrath slain a large number of proud Guhyakas endued with powers of illusion on the breasts of Gandhamadana for the sake of procuring Mandara flowers for doing what was agreeable to Draupadi, uplifting that mace which was rich with diamonds and jewels and gems and possessed of eight sides and celebrated as Indra' s thunder, the mighty-armed son of Pandu now rushed against Shalya. With that mace of awful sound, Bhima, skilled in battle, crushed the four steeds of Shalya that were possessed of great fleetness. Then the heroic Shalya, excited with wrath in that battle, hurled a lance at the broad chest of Bhima and uttered a loud shout. That lance, piercing through the armour of Pandu' s son, presented into his body. Vrikodara, however, fearlessly plucking out the weapon, pierced therewith the driver of Shalya in the chest. His vitals pierced, the driver, vomiting blood, fell down with agitated heart. At this, the ruler of the Madras came down from his car and cheerlessly gazed at Bhima. Beholding his own feat thus counteracted, Shalya became filled with wonder. Of tranquil soul, the ruler of the Madras took up his mace and began to cast his glances upon his foe. Beholding that terrible feat of his in battle, the Parthas, with cheerful hearts, worshipped Bhima who was incapable of being tired with

हिन्दी अर्थ

बैठ जानेके कारण रणक्षेत्र निर्मल हो गया

English

[Arjuna said:] "Five hundred horses remain to Shakuni son of Subala, and of chariots only two hundred, Janardana; of elephants a hundred and a bit, and three thousand foot-soldiers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्मणां तत्र राजेन्द्र व्यदृश्यन्तोज्ज्वला: प्रभा:

English

Ashvatthaman, Kripa, the lord of the Trigartas, Uluka, Shakuni and Kritavarman the Satvata—

हिन्दी अर्थ

महावेणुवनस्येव दह्यमानस्य पर्वते

English

this was the remaining force of Dhritarashtra's son, Madhava; surely there is no escape from Time for anyone on earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे द्वाविंशो5ध्याय:

English

With the army thus slain, see Duryodhana standing; the great king will have his foes slain by this day's end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभज्यत बल तत्र तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवै:

English

I think none of the enemy will escape me; those arrogant ones who do not abandon the battle today, Krishna, I shall slay them all, even if they be not human.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साथ युद्ध करने लगा

English

Today in the battle, greatly enraged, I shall end the king's long wakefulness by felling the Gandhara king with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संनिवृत्तेषु तेष्वेवं युद्धमासीत् सुदारुणम्

English

The jewels which the evil-doer Subala's son took by deceit at the dice in the assembly, I shall take them back again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लौटनेपर उन सबमें अत्यन्त भयंकर युद्ध होने लगा

English

Today all the women of Nagapura will know, hearing that their husbands and sons are slain by the Pandavas in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परेषां तव सैन्ये वा नासीत् कश्चित् पराड्मुख:

English

Today all will be finished, Krishna; today Duryodhana will give up his blazing fortune and life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषां क्षयो महानासीद् युध्यतामितरेतरम्

English

If he does not flee the battle through fear, Krishna, know that foolish Dhritarashtra's son is slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिगीषमाण: संग्रामे धार्तराष्ट्रानू सराजकान्

English

These horses of mine cannot bear the sound of the bowstring; go on, until I slay."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रोंकोी जीतना चाहते थे

English

Thus addressed by the glorious Pandava, the Dasharha urged the horses towards Duryodhana's force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुर्भिनिजघानाश्वान् नाराचै: कृतवर्मण:

English

Seeing that division, the three ready great chariot-warriors—Bhimasena, Arjuna and Sahadeva—went with a lion-roar, wishing to kill Duryodhana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ शारद्वतोइश्शभि: प्रत्यविद्धयद् युधिष्ठिरम्

English

Seeing them all together with bows raised swiftly, Subala's son rushed in battle at the Pandavas, the aggressors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर कृपाचार्यने आठ बाणोंसे राजा युधिष्ठिरको बींध डाला

English

Your son Sudarshana attacked Bhimasena; Susharma and Shakuni fought Kiritin; your son, mounted on a horse, attacked Sahadeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे कौन्तेयस्य रथं प्रति

English

Then, O lord of men, your son, without effort and quickly, struck Sahadeva hard on the head with a lance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अदृश्यं सायकैश्षक्रुमेंघा इव दिवाकरम्

English

Struck by your son, he sat down on the chariot seat, his whole body drenched in blood, sighing like a venomous serpent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ओरसे घेरकर अपने बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें अदृश्य कर दिया

English

Regaining consciousness, Sahadeva, O lord of men, enraged, covered Duryodhana with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नामृष्यन्त सुसंरब्धा: शिखण्डिप्रमुखा रथा:

English

Partha, son of Kunti Dhananjaya, showing valour in the battle, cut off the heads of the brave from horses' backs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए शिखण्डी आदि रथी सहन न कर सके

English

Partha scattered that division with many arrows, felling all the horses, and went to the chariots of the Trigartas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज म्मुरथ रक्षन्त: कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्

English

Then those great chariot-warriors of the Trigartas, gathering together, covered Arjuna and Vasudeva with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धन:

English

Attacking Satyakarman with a razor-arrow, the greatly renowned son of Pandu then cut his chariot-pole.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डवा: सह पज्चालै: पुनरेवाभ्यवारयन्

English

With a stone-whetted razor-arrow, lord, the greatly renowned one, laughing, struck off his head adorned with heated earrings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च तत् तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम्

English

Then he took Satyeshu in the sight of warriors, as a hungry lion a deer in the forest, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखा था और न मेरे सुननेमें ही आया था

English

Having killed him, Partha pierced Susharma with three arrows and slew all those gold-adorned chariots.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्क्ुष्टे: सिंहनाहैश्व गर्जितिश्वव धन्विनाम्

English

Then Partha, hastening, loosing the keen poison of his long-stored anger, at the lord of Prasthala,

हिन्दी अर्थ

धावमानेषु योधेषु जयगृद्धिषु मारिष

English

Arjuna, best of the Bharatas, filled him with a hundred arrows and then slew that bowman's horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बद्दीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां सीमन्तोद्धरणे तथा

English

Then, taking a sharp arrow like Yama's rod, he swiftly loosed it at Susharma, laughing as it were.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदण्डा: सोल्मुका राजन् कीर्यमाणा: समन्तत:

English

That arrow loosed by that bowman blazing with anger reached Susharma and split his heart in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विष्वग्वाता: प्रादुरासन् नीचै: शर्करवर्षिण:

English

Lifeless, O great king, he fell to the ground, gladdening all the Pandavas and pained yours.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रमणीये कुरुक्षेत्रे पुण्ये स्वर्ग यियासव:

English

Having slain Susharma in the battle, he sent with arrows his mighty sons—seven, eight and thirty—to destruction.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धयध्वमग्रतो यावत् पृष्ठतो हन्मि पाण्डवान्

English

Then, having slain all his followers with sharp arrows, the great chariot-warrior went to the Bharata army, the remnant of the slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सामनेसे युद्ध करो और मैं पीछेसे पाण्डवोंका संहार करता हूँ”

English

Bhima, enraged in the battle, O lord of men, made your son Sudarshana unseen under arrows, laughing as it were.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हृष्टा: किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन्तापरे तथा

English

Then, laughing, enraged, he took off his head from his body with a very sharp razor-arrow, and he fell slain to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैनिक हर्षसे उललसित हो किलकारियाँ भरने लगे

English

When that hero was slain, his followers surrounded Bhima in the battle, scattering sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनबलं दृष्टवा पुनरासीत् पराड्मुखम्

English

Then Vrikodara covered that division on every side with sharp arrows touching like Indra's thunderbolt, and in a moment Bhima destroyed it, O best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञा युध्यध्वं कि सृतेन व:

English

While they were being destroyed, the mighty army commanders reached Bhimasena and fought, O Bharata; the Pandava covered them all with dreadful arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पापियो! इस तरह तुम्हारे भागनेसे क्या होगा? लौटो और युद्ध करो”

English

Likewise yours, O king, surrounded the great chariot-warrior Pandavas on all sides with a great shower of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीद् गान्धारराजस्य विशालप्रासयोधिनाम्

English

All became confused, of the Pandavas with the enemy and of yours wishing to fight the Pandavas in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृष्ठत: पाण्डवानीकम भ्यघ्नन्निशितै: शरै:

English

Warriors fell there then, struck by one another; both armies, O king, grieved for their kinsmen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथानीकमहं धक्ष्ये पाज्चालसहितो5नघ

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Seeing his driver fallen, Shalya, O king, quickly took up his mace made wholly of iron and stood immovable as a bull. Bhima, however, armed with his mighty mace, rushed impetuously towards Shalya who then looked like the blazing Yuga-fire, or the Destroyer armed with the noose, or the Kailasa mountain with its formidable crest, or Vasava with his thunder, or Mahadeva with his trident, or an infuriate elephant in the forest. At that time the blare of thousands of conchs and trumpets and loud leonine roars arose there, enhancing the delight of heroes. The combatants of both armies, looking at those two foremost of warriors from every side, applauded them both, saying, "Excellent, Excellent! Save the ruler of the Madras, or Rama, that delighter of the Yadus, there is none else that can venture to endure the impetuosity of Bhima in battle. Similarly, save Bhima, there is no other warrior that can venture to endure the force of the mace of the illustrious king of the Madras in battle." Those two combatants then, Vrikodara and the ruler of the Madras, roaring like bulls, careered in circles, frequently jumping up in the air. In that encounter between those two lions among men, no difference could be noticed between them either in respect of their careering in circles or of their wielding the mace. The mace of Shalya, wrapped round with a resplendent cloth of gold that looked like a sheet of fire, inspired the spectators with dread. Similarly, the mace of the high-souled Bhima, as the latter careered in circles, looked like lightning in the midst of the clouds. Struck by the ruler of the Madras with his mace, the mace of Bhima, O king, produced sparks of fire in the welkin which thereupon seemed to be ablaze. Similarly, struck by Bhima with his mace, the mace of Shalya produced a shower of blazing coals which seemed exceedingly wonderful. Like two gigantic elephants striking each other with their tusks, or two huge bulls striking each other with their horns, those two heroes began to strike each other with their foremost of maces, like a couple of combatants striking each other with iron bound clubs. Their limbs being struck with each other's mace, they soon became bathed in blood and looked handsomer in consequence like two flowering Kinsukas. Struck by the ruler of the Madras on both his left and right, the mighty-armed Bhimasena stood immovable like a mountain. Similarly, though struck repeatedly with the force of Bhima' s mace, Shalya, O king, moved not, like a mountain assailed by an elephant with his tusks. The noise made by the blows of the maces of those two lions among men was heard on all sides like successive peals of thunder. Having ceased for a moment, those two warriors of great energy once more began, with uplifted maces, to career in closer circles. Once more the clash took place between those two warriors of superhuman feats, each having advanced towards the other by eight steps, and each assailing the other with his uplifted iron club. Then, wishing to get at each other, they once more careered in circles. Both accomplished (in the use of the mace) they began to display their superiority of skill. Uplifting their terrible weapons, they then again struck each other like mountains striking each other with their crests at the time of an earthquake. Exceedingly crushed with each other's mace in consequence of each other's strength, both those heroes fell down at the same time like a couple of poles set up for Indra's worship. The brave combatants then of both armies, at that sight, uttered cries of "Oh!" and "Alas!" Struck with great force in their vital limbs, both of them had become exceedingly agitated. Then the mighty Kripa, taking up Shalya, that bull among the Madras, on his own car, quickly

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पतन्तीभिराकाशमावृतं बह्बशोभत

English

Then, as he swiftly came, the glorious Sahadeva sent masses of arrows like swift moths, and Uluka pierced Bhima in the battle with ten arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धसे निवृत्त हो गयी। उसके सारे वाहन थक गये थे

English

Shakuni, O great king, pierced Bhima with three arrows and covered Sahadeva with ninety arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीत् कटकटाशब्द: सुमहॉल्लोमहर्षण:

English

Those brave ones, O king, meeting each other in the battle, pierced one another with sharp heron-feathered gold-feathered, stone-whetted arrows loosed to the ear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा रुधिरगन्धेन योधा: कश्मलमाविशन्

English

The shower of arrows from their bows loosed by their arms, O lord of men, covered all quarters like a cloud with streams.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धयध्वमिति संहृष्टा: पुनः पुनररिंदमा:

English

Then, enraged in the battle, Bhima and Sahadeva, O Bharata, ranged making slaughter, the very strong ones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीघ्रतापूर्वक चले जाइये, वहाँ आप कुरुराजका दर्शन कर सकेंगे”

English

Covered with hundreds of arrows by them, your force, O Bharata, became like a sky in darkness here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वतः संवृतो वीरै: समरे चित्रयोधिभि:

English

With horses running about covered with arrows, O lord of men, a path was made here and there by dragging many slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतकार्यमिवात्मानं मन्यमानोअब्रवीन्नपम्

English

With slain horses and their horsemen, with armour cut and lances split, O revered one, the earth was covered, mottled as with flowers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पादाताश्न त्रिसाहस्रा: शकुनिं तैर्व॒तो जहि

English

The warriors there, O great king, meeting each other, ranged in the battle enraged, slaying one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पज्च चाश्वसहस्राणि सहदेवश्व वीर्यवान्

English

With rolled eyes in rage and lips bitten between teeth, the earth was covered with faces with earrings like lotus filaments.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणे हाभ्यद्रवंस्ते तु शकुनिं युद्धदुर्मदम्

English

With severed arms like elephant-kings' trunks, with armlets, armour, swords, lances and axes, O great king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान पृष्ठतः सेनां जयगृद्धः प्रतापवान्

English

with risen headless trunks cut and others dancing in the battle, the earth was filled with flocks of flesh-eaters, dreadful, O lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राविशन् सौबलानीकमभ्यतिक्रम्य तान् रथान्

English

When the force of the Kauravas was reduced to a remnant in the great battle, the Pandavas, delighted, sent them to Yama's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके सुबलपुत्रकी सेनामें प्रवेश किया

English

In the meantime the brave and glorious son of Subala struck Sahadeva hard on the head with a lance; he sat bewildered on the chariot seat, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणमध्ये व्यतिष्ठन्त शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्

English

Seeing Sahadeva so, the glorious Bhimasena, enraged, held back all the armies, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रावर्तत महद् युद्ध राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव

English

He pierced them with iron arrows by hundreds and thousands, and, having pierced them, uttered a lion-roar, tamer of foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि स्वेषां परेषां वा विशेष: प्रत्यदृश्यत

English

Terrified by that sound, all with horses and elephants suddenly fled in fear, and the followers of Shakuni.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषामिव सम्पातमपश्यन् कुरुपाण्डवा:

English

Seeing them broken, King Duryodhana said, "Turn back, you who do not know dharma! Fight; what is flight to you?

हिन्दी अर्थ

शलभानामिवाकाशे तदा भरतसत्तम

English

Having established fame here, one gains the worlds hereafter; the hero who gives up life in the battle without showing his back..."

हिन्दी अर्थ

हया: परिपतन्ति सम शतशो5थ सहसत्रश:

English

Thus addressed by the king, the followers of Subala's son advanced on the Pandavas, making death their return.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यमश्चपृष्ठे भ्यो विकर्षन्तो महाबला:

English

A very dreadful sound was made by those rushing, O king of kings, like the agitated ocean, agitated on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वैश्व व्यपकृष्यन्त बहवो5त्र गतासव:

English

Seeing the followers of Subala's son rush, the Pandavas, intent on victory, met them, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कितने ही प्राणशून्य होकर अश्रोंद्वारा इधर-उधर घसीटे जा रहे थे

English

Recovered, the unconquerable Sahadeva, O lord of men, pierced Shakuni with ten arrows and his horses with three, and, laughing as it were, cut the bow of Subala's son with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त पुरुषा: शूरमानिन:

English

Then, taking another bow, Shakuni, arrogant in battle, pierced Nakula with sixty and Bhimasena with seven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साश्चारोहैर्हतैरश्वैरावृते वसुधातले

English

Uluka too, O great king, pierced Bhima with seven and Sahadeva with seventy, wishing to save his father in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानाप्रहरणैघोरै: परस्परवधैषिभि:

English

Bhimasena in the battle pierced him with sharp arrows, Shakuni with sixty-four, and those at the sides with three each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मुहूर्त ततो युद्धवा सौबलो5थ विशाम्पते

English

Struck by Bhima with oil-sharpened iron arrows, they, enraged, covered Sahadeva in the battle with showers of arrows, as clouds with lightning cover a mountain with streams of water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथैव पाण्डवानीकं रुधिरेण समुक्षितम्

English

Then the brave, glorious Sahadeva, as Uluka came on, O great king, took off his head with a broad-headed arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वारोहाश्व पाण्डूनामब्रुवन् रुधिरोक्षिता:

English

He went from his chariot to the earth, felled by Sahadeva, his whole body drenched in blood, gladdening the Pandavas in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहि शक्यं रथैयोंद्धुं कुत एवं महागजै:

English

Seeing his son slain, Shakuni there, O Bharata, with tear-choked throat, sighing and remembering Kshatta's words,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतियातो हि शकुनि: स्वमनीकमवस्थित:

English

reflected a moment, his eyes full of tears and sighing, reached Sahadeva and pierced him with three arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तु द्रौपदेयाश्न॒ ते च मत्ता महाद्विपा:

English

Warding off the arrows loosed with masses of arrows, the glorious Sahadeva, O great king, cut his bow in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहदेवो5पि कौरव्य रजोमेघे समुत्थिते

English

With his bow cut, O king of kings, Shakuni son of Subala then took a great sword and hurled it at Sahadeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तेषु प्रयातेषु शकुनि: सौबल: पुन:

English

As it suddenly came, dreadful, O lord of men, he cut it in two, laughing as it were, in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् पुनस्तुमुलं युद्ध प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वाभ्यवर्तत

English

Seeing the sword cut in two, he took a great mace and hurled it at Sahadeva; it fell vain on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते चान्योन्यमवैक्षन्त तस्मिन् वीरसमागमे

English

Then Subala's son, enraged, hurled at the Pandava a dreadful dart, like the Night of Time raised.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असिभिश्किद्यमानानां शिरसां लोकसंक्षये

English

As it suddenly came, Sahadeva, laughing as it were, cut it in three in the battle with gold-adorned arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब उनसे ताड़के फलोंके गिरनेकी-सी धमाकेकी आवाज होती थी

English

It fell cut in three to the ground, gold-adorned, shattering like blazing lightning from the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमिति न्यघ्नन् सहस्रश:

English

Seeing the dart destroyed and Subala's son afflicted by fear, all yours fled when fear arose, along with Subala's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विक्षताश्न शितै: शस्त्रैरभ्यवर्तन्त तावका:

English

Then a great shout was raised by the victorious Pandavas, and all Dhritarashtra's men then mostly turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघ्नु: परान् स्वकांश्वैव प्राप्तान् प्राप्ताननन्तरान्

English

Seeing them dejected, the glorious son of Madri held them back in the battle with many thousands of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमावभ्यपतन् राजन् शरवृष्टिभिरावृता:

English

Then Sahadeva approached Subala's son as he went, guarded by Gandharas on horseback, holding to victory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीद्ू बलक्षयो घोरस्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Remembering his own remaining share, O king, Sahadeva advanced on Shakuni in a gold-bodied chariot, stringing his strong bow and shaking the great bow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुधिरोदकचित्रा च भीरूणां भयवर्धिनी

English

Rushing at Subala's son, he struck him hard with vulture-feathered stone-whetted arrows, enraged, as one strikes a great elephant with goads.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावका: पाण्डवेयाश्व न न्यवर्तन्त भारत

English

The wise one said to him, holding him, as if reminding him: "Stand now in kshatriya duty and be a man; fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और पाण्डवोंके योद्धा युद्धसे पीछे नहीं हटते थे

English

What you rejoiced in then, fool, playing with dice in the assembly—obtain the fruit of that deed today, ill-minded one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घावोंसे रक्त बहाते हुए धराशायी हो जाते थे

English

Those evil-souled ones who laughed at us earlier are slain; Duryodhana, the burning brand of the family, and you, his maternal uncle, remain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्यम्य च शितं खड््ग॑ रुधिरेण परिप्लुतम्

English

Today I shall strike off your head with a razor-arrow, like a fruit knocked from a tree with a heavy club."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राय: सभी योद्धाओंपर मोह छा गया था

English

Having said this, O great king, the mighty Sahadeva, tiger among men, enraged, advanced with speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अल्पावशिष्टैस्तुरगैर भ्यवर्तत सौबल:

English

Approaching, the unassailable Sahadeva, lord of warriors, drawing his strong bow, laughing in anger as it were,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पदातयश्च नागाश्न सादिनश्वोद्यतायुधा:

English

pierced Shakuni with ten and his horses with four, cut his parasol, banner and bow, and roared like a lion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्रैर्ननाविधैर्जष्नुर्युद्धपारं तितीर्षव:

English

With his banner, bow and parasol cut by Sahadeva, Subala's son was then pierced in all vital parts by many arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमानेभ्यो दिवो भ्रष्टा: सिद्धा: पुण्यक्षयादिव

English

Then again, O great king, the glorious Sahadeva sent at Shakuni an irresistible shower of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृन् भ्रातृन् वयस्यांश्व पुत्रानपि तथा परे

English

Then the son of Subala, enraged, wishing to kill Madri's son Sahadeva alone in the crush, swiftly leapt at him with a lance adorned with gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिता, भाई, मित्र और पुत्रोंका भी वध करने लगे

English

The son of Madri cut that raised lance and his well-rounded arms at the head of the battle with three broad-headed arrows at once, and roared loudly with force in the midst of the fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार मर्यादाशून्य युद्ध हो रहा था

English

The quick-working one, with a well-aimed gold-feathered firm iron broad-headed arrow, piercing all coverings, again struck his head from his body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे त्रयोविंशो5ध्याय:

English

With an arrow adorned with gold, bright as the sun, well whetted, the son of Subala, his head taken in the battle by the Pandava, fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घुड़सवारोंके साथ कौरव-सेनाके समीप चला गया

English

The enraged son of Pandu covered that head with a swift, gold-feathered stone-whetted arrow—him who was the root of the Kurus' misconduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कहकर उसने वहाँ बारंबार क्षत्रियोंसे पूछा--“महाबली राजा दुर्योधन कहाँ है?”

English

Seeing Shakuni lying on the ground with his head taken, limbs drenched in blood, your warriors, their courage lost to fear, fled in all directions with weapons in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शकुनेस्तद् वच: श्रुत्वा तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ

English

Fleeing, dry-mouthed, senseless, struck by Gandiva's roar and afflicted by fear, with broken chariots, horses and elephants and foot-soldiers, along with Dhritarashtra's men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्रैतत् सुमहच्छत्रं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम्

English

Then, having felled Shakuni from his chariot, the Pandavas, delighted, blew their conches in the battle, glad, with Keshava, gladdening their soldiers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्रैष तुमुलः शब्द: पर्जन्यनिनदोपम:

English

And all honouring Sahadeva, delighted, said to him in the battle: "By good fortune the deceitful, evil-souled one has been slain by you, hero, in the battle with his son."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नात्यक्त्वा जीवितं संख्ये शक्‍्यो जेतुं युधिछ्िर:

English

bore him away from the field of battle. Within, however, the twinkling of an eye, Bhimasena, rising up, and still reeling as if drunk, challenged, with uplifted mace, the ruler of the Madras. Then the heroic warriors of thy army, armed with diverse weapons, fought with the Pandavas, causing diverse musical instruments to be blown and beat. With uplifted arms and weapons and making a loud noise, O monarch, thy warriors headed by Duryodhana rushed against the Pandavas. Beholding the Kaurava host, the sons of Pandu, with leonine roars, rushed against those warriors headed by Duryodhana. Then thy son, O bull of Bharata's race, singling out Chekitana amongst those rushing heroes, pierced him deeply with a lance in the chest. Thus assailed by thy son, Chekitana fell down on the terrace of his car, covered with blood, and overcome with a deep swoon. Beholding Chekitana slain, the great car-warriors among the Pandavas incessantly poured their arrowy showers (upon the Kauravas). Indeed, the Pandavas, inspired with desire of victory, O monarch, careered beautifully on all sides amongst thy divisions. Kripa, and Kritavarma, and the mighty son of Subala, placing the ruler of the Madras before them, fought with king Yudhishthira the just. Duryodhana, O monarch, fought with Dhrishtadyumna, the slayer of Bharadwaja's son, that hero endued with abundant energy and prowess. 3,000 cars, O king, despatched by thy son and headed by Drona's son, battled with Vijaya (Arjuna). All those combatants, O king, had firmly resolved to win victory and had cast off fear with life itself. Indeed, O king, thy warriors penetrated into the midst of the Pandava army like swans into a large lake. A fierce battle then took place between the Kurus and the Pandavas, the combatants being actuated with the desire of slaughtering one another and deriving great pleasure from giving and receiving blows. During the progress, O king, of that battle which was destructive of great heroes, an earthly dust, terrible to behold, was raised by the wind. From only the names we heard (of the Pandava warriors) that were uttered in course of that battle and from those (of the Kuru warriors) that were uttered by the Pandavas, we knew the combatants that fought with one another fearlessly. That dust, however, O tiger among men, was soon dispelled by the blood that was shed, and all the points of the compass became once more clear when that dusty darkness was driven away. Indeed, during the progress of that terrible and awful battle, no one among either thy warriors or those of the foe, turned his back. Desirous of attaining to the regions of Brahman and longing for victory by fair fight, the combatants displayed their prowess, inspired with the hope of heaven. For paying off the debt they owed to their masters on account of the sustenance granted by the latter, or firmly resolved to accomplish the objects of their friends and allies, the warriors, with hearts fixed on heaven, fought with one another on that occasion. Shooting and hurling weapons of diverse kinds, great car-warriors roared at or smote one another. "Slay, pierce, seize, strike, cut off!" These were the words that were heard in that battle, uttered by the warriors and those of the foe. Then Shalya, O monarch, desirous of slaying him, pierced king Yudhishthira the just, that mighty car-warrior with many sharp arrows. Conversant with what are the vital limbs of the body, the son of Pritha, however, O monarch, with the greatest ease, struck the ruler of the Madras with four and ten cloth-yard shafts, aiming at the latter' s vital limbs. Resisting the son of Pandu with his shafts, Shalya of great fame, filled with rage and desirous of slaying his adversary, pierced him in that battle with innumerable arrows equipped with Kanka feathers. Once more, O monarch, he struck Yudhishthira with a straight shaft in the very sight of all the troops. King Yudhishthira the just, possessed of great fame and filled with rage, pierced the ruler of the Madras with many keen arrows equipped with feathers of Kankas and peacocks. The mighty car-warrior then pierced Candrasena with seventy arrows and Shalya' s driver with nine, and Drumasena with four and sixty. When the two protectors of his car-wheels were (thus) slain by the high- souled son of Pandu, Shalya, O king, slew five and twenty warriors among the Cedis. And he pierced

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो गयी। देखिये, प्रारब्धका कैसा खेल है?

English

Arjuna, firm for victory, received them, and the glorious Bhimasena, with the aspect of an enraged venomous serpent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रही थी तो भी यह युद्धकी आग नहीं बुझी

English

Dhananjaya with Gandiva made vain the resolve of the warriors with darts, rishtis and lances in hand, wishing to kill him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निरर्थक॑ महद् वैरं कुर्यादन्‍्य: सुयोधनात्

English

Bibhatsu cut with broad-headed arrows the weapon-bearing arms of the rushing warriors, and their heads and horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुनकर भी उसकी अवहेलना कर दी, वह निश्चय ही विनाशके मुखमें स्थित है

English

Slain, they fell lifeless to the earth, struck quickly by Savyasachin, hero of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गदापरिघपन्थानं रथनागमहाद्रुमम्

English

Then King Duryodhana, seeing the destruction of his force, gathering the remnant, enraged, hundreds of chariots, lord,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भृशं समृद्धो ज्वलन: प्रतापी

English

elephants, horses and foot-soldiers, scorcher of foes, Dhritarashtra's son said these words to all assembled:

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहवोऊत्र भृशं विद्धा मुहामाना महारथा:

English

"Meeting in the battle all the Pandavas with their friends, and the Panchala with his force, slay them quickly and return."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजंस्तव पुत्रेण धन्विना

English

Taking his word on their heads, those arrogant in battle advanced on the Parthas by your son's command.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजा युधिष्छिर अपने प्राणोंका परित्याग किये बिना जीते नहीं जा सकते

English

Satyaki with five and twenty keen arrows, and Bhimasena with seven, and the two sons of Madri with a hundred, in that battle. While Shalya was thus careering in that battle, that best of kings, the son of Pritha, sped at him many shafts that resembled snakes of virulent poison. With a broad-headed arrow, Yudhishthira the son of Kunti then cut off from his car the standard top of his adversary as the latter stood in his front. We saw the standard of Shalya, which was thus cut off by the son of Pandu in that great battle, fall down like a riven mountain summit. Seeing his standard fallen and observing the son of Pandu standing before him, the ruler of the Madras became filled with rage and shot showers of shafts. That bull amongst Kshatriyas, Shalya of immeasurable soul, poured over the Kshatriyas in that battle dense showers of arrows like the deity of the clouds pouring torrents of rain. Piercing Satyaki and Bhimasena and the twin sons of Madri by Pandu, each with five arrows, he afflicted Yudhishthira greatly. We then, O monarch, beheld a net of arrows spread before the chest of Pandu' s son like a mass of risen clouds. The mighty car-warrior Shalya, in that battle, filled with rage, shrouded Yudhishthira with straight shafts. At this, king Yudhishthira afflicted with those showers of shafts, felt himself deprived of his prowess, even as the Asura Jambha had become before the slayer of Vritra.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजानेतान् हनिष्याम: पदातींश्वेतरांस्तथा

English

That force, O best of the Bharatas, in a moment was slain by the great souls in the battle and found no protector; standing armoured, it did not stand from fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथीसवारों, पैदलों और घुड़सवारोंका भी वध कर डालेंगे”

English

With horses running about and the army covered with dust, in the battle neither quarters nor intermediate quarters could be made out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेगसे पाण्डव-सेनापर टूट पड़े

English

Then many men issuing from the Pandava divisions struck yours in the battle, and in a moment, O Bharata, your force was left without a remnant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए जोर-जोरसे सिंहनाद करने लगे

English

Eleven akshauhinis of your son's, gathered, O Bharata, were slain in the battle by the Pandavas and Srinjayas, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयानक सनसनाहट प्रकट होने लगी

English

Of those thousands of kings, great souls, of yours, Duryodhana alone, O king, was seen, much wounded.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच देवकीपुत्रं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय:

English

Then, looking in all directions, seeing the earth empty, bereft of all his warriors, and looking at the Pandavas in the battle,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्तमद्य गमिष्यामि शत्रूणां निशितै: शरै:

English

glad, all their aims fulfilled, roaring on every side, and hearing the roar of arrows of those great souls,

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्तमानस्य महतः समासाद्य परस्परम्

English

Duryodhana, O great king, enveloped in stupor, bereft of force and mounts, set his mind on withdrawal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षयमद्य गता युद्धे पश्य हैव॑ यथाविधम्

English

[Dhritarashtra said:] "My army slain, the camp emptied, what force remained then of the Pandavas, charioteer? Tell me who ask, for you are skilled, Sanjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मानासाद्य संजातं गोष्पदोपममच्युत

English

And what did my foolish son Duryodhana do, seeing the destruction of his force, he alone, lord of the earth?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गायकी खुरीके समान हो गयी है

English

[Sanjaya said:] "Two thousand chariots and seven hundred elephants, five thousand horses and a hundred hundred foot-soldiers—

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च तत् कृतवान् मूढो धार्तराष्ट्र: सुबालिश:

English

this was the great force that remained of the Pandavas, O king, with which Dhrishtadyumna stood in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्चापि नासौ कृतवान् वीतबुद्धिः सुयोधन:

English

Alone, best of the Bharatas, King Duryodhana, best of chariot-warriors, then saw no ally in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न जाने कारणं कि तु येन युद्धमवर्तत

English

Seeing the enemy roaring and the destruction of his own force, he abandoned his slain horse and fled in fear, turning away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर भी न जाने क्या कारण था, जिससे युद्ध चालू ही रह गया

English

Your son Duryodhana, leader of eleven divisions, glorious, taking his mace, went on foot to a famous lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतिते शान्तनो: पुत्रे येडकार्षु: संयुगं पुनः:

English

Going a short way on foot, the lord of men remembered the words of the wise, dharma-loving Kshatta (Vidura).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीष्मजीके धराशायी होनेपर भी पुनः युद्ध जारी रखा

English

'Surely the greatly wise Vidura foresaw this long ago—the great destruction of us and of kshatriyas in battle.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

राधेये च विकर्णे च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Thus reflecting, the king, wishing to enter the lake, his heart scorched with grief, seeing the destruction of his force,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार-काट बंद नहीं हुई

English

and the Pandavas, O great king, led by Dhrishtadyumna, enraged, rushed at your force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुतायुधे च नृपतौ नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Dhananjaya with Gandiva made vain the resolve of the roaring warriors with darts, rishtis and lances in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आव्न्त्येषु च वीरेषु नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Having slain them with sharp arrows, with their ministers and kinsmen, Arjuna, standing on his white-horsed chariot, shone greatly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाह्लिके सोमदत्ते च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

With Subala's son slain along with his horses, chariots and elephants, your force was like a great forest cut down.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी यह युद्धकी प्यास न बुझ सकी

English

Of Duryodhana's force of many hundreds of thousands, no other great chariot-warrior was seen alive, O king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःशासने च निहते नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

except the hero Drona's son, Kritavarman, Kripa Gautama, O king, and your son the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी कौरवोंकी युद्ध-पिपासा शान्त नहीं हुई

English

Dhrishtadyumna, seeing me, said laughing to Satyaki: 'What use is it to hold him? He is of no use alive.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलिनश्च रणे कृष्ण नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Hearing Dhrishtadyumna's word, Shini's grandson, the great chariot-warrior, raised a sharp sword to kill me then.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखकर भी यह युद्धकी आग बुझ न सकी

English

Krishna Dvaipayana, the greatly wise, came to him and said: 'Release Sanjaya alive; he is not to be killed in any way.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

मोहाद् वा यदि वा लोभान्नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Hearing Dvaipayana's word, Shini's grandson with joined palms then said to me, releasing me: 'Go in peace, Sanjaya.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथवा लोभके कारण युद्ध बंद न हो सका

English

Permitted by him, I, with my armour laid down and weaponless, set out for the city in the evening, drenched in blood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमूढ: को नु युद्धयेत जानन् प्राज्ञो हिताहितम्

English

A krosha away I saw Duryodhana standing alone, mace in hand, much wounded, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेका मन नहीं हुआ, वह दूसरेकी बात कैसे सुन सकता है?

English

With eyes full of tears he could not look at me; he looked sidelong, seeing me then standing wretched.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माननेसे इनकार कर दी, उसके लिये अब कौन-सी दवा है?

English

Seeing him too grieving alone in the battle, I could not say anything for a moment, steeped in sorrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा माता हित॑ वाक्‍्यं भाषमाणा हितैषिणी

English

Then I told him all about my capture and my release alive from the battle by Dvaipayana's grace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसकी नीति और चेष्टा ऐसी ही दिखायी देती है

English

After a moment's thought, regaining his senses, he asked me about his brothers and all the armies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नैष दास्यति नो राज्यमिति मे मतिरच्युत

English

To him I told all as an eyewitness: that all his brothers were slain and the army felled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावद् युष्मास्वपापेषु प्रचरिष्यति पापकम्

English

'Three chariot-warriors, it is said, remain of yours, O king'—so Krishna Dvaipayana told me at my departure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्यब्रवीत् सदा मां हि विदुर: सत्यदर्शन:

English

Sighing long, as it were, and looking at me again and again, your son, touching my shoulder with his hand, said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदुक्त वचन तेन विदुरेण महात्मना

English

'No one other than you, Sanjaya, is alive here in the battle; I see no second here, and the Pandavas have their allies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्धुव॑ं नाशमुखे स्थित:

English

Tell the king, Sanjaya, the lord whose eye is wisdom, that Duryodhana your son has entered a lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एन॑ प्राप्य दुरात्मानं क्षयं क्षत्रं गमिष्यति

English

Bereft of such friends, sons and brothers, with the kingdom taken by the Pandavas, who like me would live?

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रियजातिका विनाश हो जायगा”

English

Tell him all this: that I am freed from the great battle, sleeping in this lake of water, alive, greatly wounded.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षयं याता हि राजानो दुर्योधनकृते भूशम्

English

Having said this, O great king, the king entered that lake and by illusion made the water solid, the lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रियेषु हतेष्वाशु शून्ये च शिबिरे कृते

English

When he had entered the lake, I saw three chariots with tired horses coming together to that place:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदन्तं हि भवेद् वैरमनुमानेन माधव

English

Kripa Sharadvata the hero, Drona's son, best of chariot-warriors, and Bhoja Kritavarman, together and wounded by arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होनेपर ही इस वैरका अन्त होगा

English

All of them, seeing me, quickly urged their horses; coming up they said to me, 'By good fortune you live, Sanjaya.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

विदुरस्य च वाक्येन चेष्टया च दुरात्मन:

English

And all asked me, 'Is your son, King Duryodhana, alive, Sanjaya?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनं महाबाहो वाहिनीं चास्य संयुगे

English

I told them then that the king was safe and told them all that Duryodhana had said to me, and I told them of the lake which the lord of men had entered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वैतद् दुर्बलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Ashvatthaman, hearing my words, O king, looking at that vast lake, lamented piteously:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद् बलौघममित्राणामभीत: प्राविशद् बलात्

English

'Alas! Fie! The lord of men does not know that we are alive! We together with him are enough to fight the enemy.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यचरत्तत्र गोविन्दो रथेनातिपताकिना

English

Those great chariot-warriors, lamenting there a long time, fled, seeing the sons of Pandu in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिक्षु सर्वास्वदृश्यन्त दाशाहेण प्रचोदिता:

English

Placing me on Kripa's well-appointed chariot, the three surviving chariot-warriors came to the camp.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिशाओंमें दिखायी पड़ते थे

English

There the troops, terrified, when the sun had set, all cried out on hearing of the destruction of your sons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंका महान् शब्द प्रकट होने लगा

English

Then the aged men guarding the women, O great king, took the royal women and set out for the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना

English

There a great noise of wailing and weeping women everywhere arose, hearing of the destruction of the force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके बाण अटकते नहीं थे। वे चोट करके पृथ्वीपर गिर जाते थे

English

Then those women, O king, crying again and again, made the earth resound with their cries like ospreys.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गाण्डीवप्रेषिता: शरा:

English

They struck their heads with nails and hands and tore their hair, crying out here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुक्मपुड्खैस्तैलधौतै: कर्मारपरिमार्जिति:

English

Wailing "Alas", beating their breasts, they wept, lamenting, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पार्थ न प्रजहुर्घोरा वध्यमाना: शितै: शरै:

English

Then Duryodhana's ministers, with tear-choked throats, greatly afflicted, took the royal women and set out for the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददाह समरे योधान् कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन्

English

The gatekeepers, with canes and staves in hand, took costly couches with rich coverings and quickly went, guarding the women, to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान हैत्यानिव वज्रपाणि:

English

Others mounted chariots yoked with mules and, taking their own wives, went to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे चतुर्विशो5ध्याय:

English

The women, never before seen even by the sun in their houses, were seen by the people going to the city, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनंजय:

English

Those women, O best of the Bharatas, endowed with delicacy, went quickly to the city, their kinsmen and relatives slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विसृजन् दृश्यते बाणान् धारा मुज्चन्निवाम्बुद:

English

From cowherds and shepherds on up, people ran to the city, bewildered, afflicted by fear of Bhimasena.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्रदुद्राव संग्रामात् तव पुत्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Great, most dreadful fear of the Parthas arose among them, and looking at one another they ran to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखते रणभूमिसे भाग चली

English

While that dreadful flight went on, Yuyutsu, bewildered by grief, thought what was timely:

हिन्दी अर्थ

हतधुर्या रथा: केचिद्धतसूतास्तथा परे

English

'Duryodhana is conquered in the battle by the Pandavas of terrible valour; the leader of eleven divisions and his brothers are slain, and all the Kurus led by Bhishma and Drona are slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथोंके घोड़े मारे गये थे और कितनोंके सारथि

English

I alone am freed, by fortune and chance; and all the camps on every side have fled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्येषां सायका: क्षीणास्तथान्ये बाणपीडिता:

English

Whatever of Duryodhana's ministers survive have taken the royal women and run to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बान्धवांश्व नरव्याप्र भ्रातृन् सम्बन्धिनस्तथा

English

I think it time to enter with them, after obtaining the leave of Yudhishthira and Bhimasena.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानन्ये रथमारोप्य ह्वाश्वास्य च मुहूर्तकम्

English

The mighty-armed one reported this matter to them both; the king, ever merciful, was pleased with him; embracing the vaishya woman's son, the mighty-armed one dismissed him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानपास्य गता: केचित् पुनरेव युयुत्सव:

English

Then he mounted a chariot and quickly urged the horses, and brought the royal women, though unhoped for, to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पानीयमपरे पीत्वा पर्याश्वास्य च वाहनम्

English

With them he swiftly entered Hastinapura as the sun was setting, with throat choked by tears and eyes weeping.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाश्चास्यापरे भ्रातृन् निक्षिप्य शिबिरेडपि च

English

He saw the greatly wise Vidura, his eyes full of tears, coming out from the king's presence, his mind struck by grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते शूरा: किड्किणीजालै: समाच्छन्ना बभासिरे

English

Vidura, firm in truth, said to him as he stood bowing before him: "In this Kuru destruction that has come to pass, by good fortune you live, son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आगम्य सहसा केचिद् रथै: स्वर्णविभूषितै:

English

Without the king's entry why have you come here? Tell me all that cause in detail."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नोडपि पाञज्चाल्य: शिखण्डी च महारथ:

English

[Yuyutsu said:] "When Shakuni was slain, dear one, with his kin, sons and relatives, King Duryodhana, with the remnant of his retinue, abandoning his horse, fled in fear, turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाज्चाल्यस्तु ततः क्रुद्ध: सैन्येन महता55वृत:

English

When the king had gone from the camp, everything, agitated with fear, fled to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नने अत्यन्त क्रोधपूर्वक आक्रमण किया

English

Then, placing the king's wives and his brothers' on mounts, the women's guards ran from fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्त्वापततस्तस्य तव पुत्रो जनाधिप

English

Then I, with leave of the king along with Keshava, entered Hastinapura, to avoid the world's blame."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथेश्वास्य भल्‍लेन शिर: कायादपाहरत्

English

Hearing this said by the vaishya woman's son, Vidura, knower of all dharma, of immeasurable soul, knowing it timely, honoured Yuyutsu, who was skilled in speech.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँसे कुछ दूर हट गया

English

"All this is timely in the destruction of the Bharatas; today rest here, and tomorrow go to Yudhishthira."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तव पुत्रो महाराज प्रययौ यत्र सौबल:

English

Having said this, Vidura, knower of all dharma, dismissed Yuyutsu and entered the king's house; Yuyutsu too spent that night in his own house.