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Book 06 – Chapter 015
BORI CE: 06-015-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
MN DUTT: 04-014-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच कथं कुरूणामृषभो हतो भीष्मः शिखण्डिना |
M. N. Dutt: Dhritarashtra said How has that foremost of all the Kurus Bhishma been killed by Shikhandi? How did my sire (Bhishma) who was like a second Indra fall down from his car? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-002 कथमासंश्च मे पुत्रा हीना भीष्मेण संजय |
MN DUTT: 04-014-002 कथमाचक्ष्व मे योधा हीना भीष्मेण संजय |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, what happened to my sons when they were deprived of the powerful Bhishma who was like a god and who led a life of celibacy for his father? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-003 तस्मिन्हते महासत्त्वे महेष्वासे महाबले |
MN DUTT: 04-014-003 तस्मिन् हते महाप्राज्ञे महेष्वासे महाबले |
M. N. Dutt: On the fall of that foremost of men Bhishma who possessed great wisdom, great ability for action, great powers and great energy what did our warriors thinks in their ininds? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-004 आर्तिः परा माविशति यतः शंससि मे हतम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-004 आर्ति परामाविशति मनः शंससि मे हतम् |
M. N. Dutt: Hearing that the foremost of men, the best of the Kurus, the unwavering hero (Bhishma) is killed, my heart is possessed by great grief. sun |
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BORI CE: 06-015-005 के तं यान्तमनुप्रेयुः के चास्यासन्पुरोगमाः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-005 के तं यान्तमनुप्राप्ता के वास्यासन् पुरोगमाः |
M. N. Dutt: When he advanced who followed him and who went in front? Who stood by his side and who advanced with him? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-006 के शूरा रथशार्दूलमच्युतं क्षत्रियर्षभम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-006 के शूरा रथशार्दूलमद्भुतं क्षत्रियर्षभम् |
M. N. Dutt: Who arc those brave warriors that followed that foremost of all car-warriors, that great bowman, that best of the Kshatriya (Bhishma) when he penetrated into the ranks of the enemy? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-007 यस्तमोऽर्क इवापोहन्परसैन्यममित्रहा |
MN DUTT: 04-014-007 यस्तमोऽर्क इवापोहन् परसैन्यममित्रहा |
M. N. Dutt: When he attacked the enemy's rank who were the warriors that opposed the chastiser of foes who resembled the and who, spreading terror among the foes destroyed their ranks as the sun destroys darkness, and who achieved exceedingly difficult feats amongst the ranks of the Pandavas? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-008 ग्रसमानमनीकानि य एनं पर्यवारयन् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-008 कृतिनं तं दुराधर्षं संजयास्य त्वमन्तिके |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, how did the Pandavas oppose in battle that invincible son of Shantanu that accomplished warrior when he attacked them? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-009 निकृन्तन्तमनीकानि शरदंष्ट्रं तरस्विनम् BORI CE: 06-015-010 अत्यन्यान्पुरुषव्याघ्रान्ह्रीमन्तमपराजितम् BORI CE: 06-015-011 उग्रधन्वानमुग्रेषुं वर्तमानं रथोत्तमे BORI CE: 06-015-012 पाण्डवानां महत्सैन्यं यं दृष्ट्वोद्यन्तमाहवे |
MN DUTT: 04-014-009 निकृन्तन्तमनीकानि शरदंष्ट्र मनस्विनम् |
M. N. Dutt: How did Kunti's son overthrow in battle that unconquerable one, that fearful bowman scattering fearful arrows, and cutting off the enemies, heads, that invincible hero, modest in every thing, that foremost of all men, stationed on his chariot that hero, having arrows for his teeth, with bow for his wide open mouth, with the terrible sword for his tongue; how was be overthrown, who was never vanquished before and who did not deserve such a fate, that warrior who was as irresistible as the fire of dissolution and seeing whom in battle the great army of the Pandavas were ever filled with terror? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-013 परिकृष्य स सेनां मे दशरात्रमनीकहा |
MN DUTT: 04-014-010 परिकृष्य स सेनां तु दशरात्रमनीकहा |
M. N. Dutt: Destroying the enemy's troops for ten days that slayer of heroes, having achieved most difficult feats, has now set like the sun. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-014 यः स शक्र इवाक्षय्यं वर्षं शरमयं सृजन् BORI CE: 06-015-015 स शेते निष्टनन्भूमौ वातरुग्ण इव द्रुमः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-011 यः स शक्र इवाक्षय्यं वर्ष शरमयं क्षिपन् |
M. N. Dutt: As the result of my evil counsels, that scion of the Bharata race, scattering like Indra himself an inexhaustible shower of arrows, killed in battle one hundred millions of warriors in ten days. He now lies on the bare ground though he deserved it not on the field of battle deprived of life like a great tree uprooted by the wind. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-016 कथं शांतनवं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानामनीकिनी |
MN DUTT: 04-014-012 कथं शान्तनवं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानामनीकिनी |
M. N. Dutt: Seeing the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, of fearful prowess, how could the army of the Panchalas strike him down? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-017 कथं भीष्मेण संग्राममकुर्वन्पाण्डुनन्दनाः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-013 कथं भीष्मेण संग्रामं प्राकुर्वन् पाण्डुनन्दनाः |
M. N. Dutt: How did the Pandavas fight with Bhishma? O Sanjaya, how is it that Bhishma could not conquer when Drona is still alive. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-018 कृपे संनिहिते तत्र भरद्वाजात्मजे तथा |
MN DUTT: 04-014-014 कृपे संनिहिते तत्र भरद्वाजात्मजे तथा |
M. N. Dutt: When Kripa was near him, when Drona was there, how could Bhishma that foremost of warriors be killed? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-019 कथं चातिरथस्तेन पाञ्चाल्येन शिखण्डिना |
MN DUTT: 04-014-015 कथं चातिरथस्तेन पाञ्चाल्येन शिखण्डिना |
M. N. Dutt: How could Bhishma, who was an Atiratha and who could not be resisted even by the celestial be killed in battle by the Panchala Prince Shikhandin? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-020 यः स्पर्धते रणे नित्यं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम् BORI CE: 06-015-021 तं हतं समरे भीष्मं महारथबलोचितम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-016 यः स्पर्धते रणे नित्यं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम् |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, he who always considered himself equal to the mighty son of Jamadagni, he whom Jamadagni's son himself could not conquer, he who resembled Indra in prowess, tell me how such a hero, Bhishma, born as he was in the race of Maharathas, was killed in battle. Without knowing all the particulars, I cannot get rest. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-022 मामकाः के महेष्वासा नाजहुः संजयाच्युतम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-017 मामकाः के महेष्वासा नाजहुः संजयाच्युतम् |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, (tell me) what great bow men of my army, did not abandon that hero of unfading energy and what brave warriors at the command Duryodhana stood around that hero in order to protect him? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-023 यच्छिखण्डिमुखाः सर्वे पाण्डवा भीष्ममभ्ययुः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-018 यच्छिखण्डिमुखाः सर्वे पाण्डवा भीष्ममभ्ययुः |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, when all the Pandavas with Shikhandin at their head advanced against Bhishma, I hope the Kurus stood by the side of the great hero of immeasurable prowess. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 04-014-019 अश्मसारमयं नूनं हृदयं सुदृढं मम |
M. N. Dutt: Hard as my heart is, it is surely made of stone that it does not break on hearing the death of the foremost of men, Bhishma. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 04-014-020 यस्मिन् सत्यं च मेधा च नीतिश्च भरतर्षभे |
M. N. Dutt: There were truth, intelligence and policy to an immeasurable extent in that irresistible chief of the Bharata race. How could he be killed in battle? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-024 मौर्वीघोषस्तनयित्नुः पृषत्कपृषतो महान् BORI CE: 06-015-025 यदभ्यवर्षत्कौन्तेयान्सपाञ्चालान्ससृञ्जयान् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-021 मौर्वीघोषस्तनयित्नुः पृषत्कपृषतो महान् |
M. N. Dutt: He was like a mighty cloud, the twang of his bow was the roar of that clouds, the arrows were its showers of rains, and the sound of his bow was its thunder. That hero, showering his arrows on the sons of Kunti along with the Panchalas and Srinjayas who were on their side struck down the hostile car-warriors as the slayer of Bala (Indra) struck down the Danavas. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-026 इष्वस्त्रसागरं घोरं बाणग्राहं दुरासदम् BORI CE: 06-015-027 हयान्गजान्पदातांश्च रथांश्च तरसा बहून् BORI CE: 06-015-028 विदह्यमानं कोपेन तेजसा च परंतपम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-022 इष्वस्त्रसागरं घोरं बाणग्राहं दुरासदम् |
M. N. Dutt: Who were the heroes that opposed, as the shore resists the surging sea, that chastiser of foes, who was a fearful ocean of arrows and weapons, an ocean in which arrows were the terrible crocodiles, bows were the waves, maces and swords were the sharks, steeds and elephants were the eddies,, the foot soldiers were like so many thousands fishes, and the sounds of conchs and drums its roars, an inexhaustible and agitated ocean without an island and without a raft to cross it, an ocean that swallowed up horses and elephants and foot soldiers by millions, an ocean that drowned all hostile heroes, and that consumed in wrath, the wrath which was its ocean fire? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-029 भीष्मो यदकरोत्कर्म समरे संजयारिहा |
MN DUTT: 04-014-023 भीष्मो यदकरोत् कर्म समरे संजयारिहा |
M. N. Dutt: Who were in his front when that chastiser of foes Bhishma achieved great feats in battle for the good of Duryodhana? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-030 केऽरक्षन्दक्षिणं चक्रं भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-024 पुरस्तादवर्तन्त केऽरक्षन् दक्षिणं चक्र भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः |
M. N. Dutt: Who were they that protected the right of that immeasurably powerful warrior? Who were they that resisted the enemy's warriors from his rear with patience and energy? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-031 के पुरस्तादवर्तन्त रक्षन्तो भीष्ममन्तिके |
MN DUTT: 04-014-025 के रक्षन्तो भीष्ममन्तिके |
M. N. Dutt: Who placed themselves just in front of him to protect him? Who were the heroes that protected the front of that brave warrior when he fought? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-032 वामे चक्रे वर्तमानाः केऽघ्नन्संजय सृञ्जयान् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-026 वामे चक्रे वर्तमाना: केऽध्न संजय सुंजयान् |
M. N. Dutt: Who were they that placed themselves on his left and attacked the Srinjayas? Who were they that protected the irresistible ranks of his advanced guard? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-033 पार्श्वतः केऽभ्यवर्तन्त गच्छन्तो दुर्गमां गतिम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-027 पार्श्वत: केऽभ्यरक्षन्त गच्छन्तो दुर्गमां गतिम् |
M. N. Dutt: Who protected the wings of that warrior who has gone away to his last journey? O Sanjaya, who were they that fought with the enemy's warriors in general engagement? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-034 रक्ष्यमाणः कथं वीरैर्गोप्यमानाश्च तेन ते |
MN DUTT: 04-014-028 रक्ष्यमाणः कथं वीरैर्गोप्यमानाच तेन ते |
M. N. Dutt: If he was protected by our warriors and if they protected by him, how is it that he could not defeat in battle the Pandava army, invincible though it was? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-035 सर्वलोकेश्वरस्येव परमेष्ठिप्रजापतेः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-029 सर्वलोकेश्वरस्येव परमेष्ठीप्रजापतेः |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, how could the Pandavas succeed in striking Bhishma who was like Parameshti himself, that lord and creator of all creatures. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-036 यस्मिन्द्वीपे समाश्रित्य युध्यन्ति कुरवः परैः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-030 यस्मिन् द्वीपे समाश्वस्य युध्यन्ते कुरवः परैः |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, you tell me of the disappearance of Bhishma, that foremost of men who was our main stay and relying on whom, the Kurus were fighting with their enemies. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-037 यस्य वीर्ये समाश्वस्य मम पुत्रो बृहद्बलः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-031 यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य मम पुत्रो बृहद्बलः |
M. N. Dutt: Alas, how has that greatly powerful warrior, relying on whose prowess my son never cared for the Pandavas, been (today) killed by the enemy? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-038 यः पुरा विबुधैः सेन्द्रैः साहाय्ये युद्धदुर्मदः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-032 यः पुरा विबुधैः सर्वैः सहाये युद्धदुर्मदः |
M. N. Dutt: In the day of yore when the celestials were fighting with the Danavas, they sought the help of that invincible hero, my great vowobserving father. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-039 यस्मिञ्जाते महावीर्ये शंतनुर्लोकशंकरे BORI CE: 06-015-040 प्रज्ञा परायणं तज्ज्ञं सद्धर्मनिरतं शुचिम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-033 यस्मिञ्जाते महावीर्ये शान्तनुर्लोकविश्रुतः |
M. N. Dutt: O Sanjaya, how can you tell me that Bhishma that foremost of all mighty men, that renowned warrior, that great refuge of all, that wise and virtuous man ever devoted to the duties of his order and learned in all the Vedas and their branches, the hero in whose birth Shantanu was freed from all grief, melancholy and sorrow, has been killed? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-041 सर्वास्त्रविनयोपेतं दान्तं शान्तं मनस्विनम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-034 सर्वास्त्रविनयोपेतं शान्तं दान्तं मनस्विनम् |
M. N. Dutt: Skilled in every weapon, possessing himself gentleness, and great energy with passions under complete control, hearing that such son of Shantanu (Bhishma) is killed, I consider that rest of my army as already slain. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-042 धर्मादधर्मो बलवान्संप्राप्त इति मे मतिः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-035 धर्मादधर्मो बलवान् सम्प्राप्त इति मे मतिः |
M. N. Dutt: In my opinion, impiety has now become stronger than piety, for the Pandavas desire sovereignty even killed their venerable Guru. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-043 जामदग्न्यः पुरा रामः सर्वास्त्रविदनुत्तमः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-036 जामदग्न्यः पुरा रामः सर्वास्त्रविदनुत्तमः |
M. N. Dutt: In the days of yore. Rama, the son of Jamadagni, skilled in every weapon and whom none excelled, was vanquished by Bhishma in battle when fighting on behalf of Amba. |
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BORI CE: 06-015-044 तमिन्द्रसमकर्माणं ककुदं सर्वधन्विनाम् |
MN DUTT: 04-014-037 तमिन्द्रसमकर्माणं ककुदं सर्वधन्विनाम् |
M. N. Dutt: You tell me that Bhishma who is the foremost of all warriors and who is equal to Indra in the great deeds he has performed has been killed, what can be a greater grief to me than this? |
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BORI CE: 06-015-045 असकृत्क्षत्रियव्राताः संख्ये येन विनिर्जिताः |
MN DUTT: 04-014-038 असकृत् क्षत्रियवाताः संख्ये येन विनिर्जिताः |
M. N. Dutt: That great intelligent one, who was not killed even by that slayer of hostile heroes, that Rama, the son of Jamadagni who defeated in battle all Kshatriyas, has now been killed by Shikhandin,. |
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MN DUTT: 04-014-039 न हतो यो महाबुद्धिः सहतोऽद्य शिखण्डिना MN DUTT: 04-014-040 शंस मे तद् यथा चासीद् युद्धं भीष्मस्य पाण्डवैः MN DUTT: 04-014-041 अगोपमिव चोद्भ्रान्तं गोकुलं तद् बलं मम MN DUTT: 04-014-042 घातयित्वा महावीर्यं पितरं लोकधार्मिकम् MN DUTT: 04-014-043 भीष्मे हते भृशं दुःखान्मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः MN DUTT: 04-014-044 यच्छ्रुत्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रं हतं भीष्मं न दीर्यते MN DUTT: 04-014-045 अप्रमेयाणि दुर्धर्षे कथं स निहतो युधि MN DUTT: 04-014-046 न धृत्या न पुनस्त्यागान्मृत्योः कश्चिद् विमुच्यते MN DUTT: 04-014-047 यत्र शान्तनवं भीष्मं हतं शंससि संजय MN DUTT: 04-014-048 क्षत्रधर्मे स्थिताः पार्था नापराध्यन्ति पुत्रकाः MN DUTT: 04-014-049 पराक्रमः परा शक्त्या तत् तु तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम् MN DUTT: 04-014-050 कथं वा निहतो भीष्मः पिता संजय मे परैः MN DUTT: 04-014-051 दुःशासनश्च कितवो हते भीष्मे किमब्रुवन् MN DUTT: 04-014-052 त्वं हि मे सर्पिषेवाग्निमुद्दीपयसि संजय MN DUTT: 04-014-053 तस्मान्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यद् वृत्तं तत्र संजय MN DUTT: 04-014-054 अपनीतं सुनीतं यत् तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय |
M. N. Dutt: There is no doubt the son of Drupada Shikhandin, who has killed in battle that best of the Bharata race, that hero skilled in the greatest of weapons, that brave and accomplished warrior learned in every weapon, is therefore superior to the invincible and greatly powerful son of Bhrigu (Parashuram) in energy, prowess and might. (Now tell me) who were the warriors that followed the chastiser of focs in that great battle? Tell me how the battle was fought between the Pandavas and Bhishma? O Sanjaya, my army, deprived of its hero, is now like a woman without a protector. That army is now like a panic-stricken herd of kine deprived of its herdsman. When he who possessed prowess superior to that of every man, has fallen in the field of battle, (I guess) what is the mind of my army. O Sanjaya, what power is there in our life. When we have caused our greatly powerful father, that foremost of all virtuous men in the world to be killed? Like a man who, when desirous of crossing the sea, sees the boat sunk down in fathomless water. I am sure, my sons are bewailing in grief for the death of Bhishma. O Sanjaya, my heart is surely made of stone. For it does not burst even on hearing the death of Bhishma that foremost of all men, in whom were intelligence and policy and skill in arms. How has that invincible warrior been killed in battle? Neither by weapons, nor by courage, nor by ascetic merit, nor by intelligence. Nor by firmness, nor by gift, can a man free himself from death. The greatly powerful Time cannot be transgressed by any thing in the world. When, O Sanjaya, as you tell me the son of Shantanu Bhishma is dead. Burning with grief for my sons, nay overwhelmed with great sorrow I hoped for relief from the son of Shantanu, Bhishma. O Sanjaya when he saw Shantanu's son lying dead on the ground like a sun (dropped from the sky) whom did Duryodhana make his refuge? O Sanjaya, reflecting (all I can) with the help of my understanding, I do not see what the end will be of all those kings who are on my side and those who are on the side of the enemy, those that have joined the opposite parties of the battle. Alas, cruel are the Kshatriya duties as fixed by the Rishis, for the Pandavas desire to obtain the sovereignty by even causing the death of Shantanu's son and we too desire to obtain sovereignty by offering that great vowobserving hero as a sacrifice. The sons of Pritha, as well as my sons are all performing the duties of Kshatriyas. Therefore none of them incurs any sin, O Sanjaya, even a very virtuous man should do it when a great calamity comes. The display of prowess and the great strength has been considered to be the duty of a Kshatriya. How did the Pandavas oppose my father Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, that invincible but modest hero when he was destroying the troops of the enemy? How were the troops arranged and how did he fight with the illustrious enemies? O Sanjaya, how was my father Bhishma killed in battle? Duryodhana, Karna and the great skillful Shakuni, the son of Subala. And the wily Dushasana, what did they say when Bhishma was killed? Entering that fearful abode of destructive battles play in which the balls have been made by the men, elephants and horses, in which arrows and javelins and swords and darts have formed the dice, who were those notched gamblers that gamble, by taking their very lives who won, who lost who cast the dice with success and who else have been killed besides the son of Shantanu, Bhishma. Tell me all, O Sanjaya, for hearing that Devavrata (of his men) that father of mine, that hero of fearful deeds, that ornament of battle, Bhishma is killed, peace cannot come to me. Thinking that all my sons would be killed, I am affected with the greatest anguish. O Sanjaya, you make my that grief blaze forth as fire with Ghee. Sceing Bhishma, celebrated in all the worlds, who undertook a great task, killed, I am sure my sons are lamenting. I desire to hear all their sorrows that have been produced by Duryodhana's act. Therefore, O Sanjaya, tell me all that had happened in the battle, the result of my wicked son's folly. O Sanjaya, ill or well, tell me every thing. Tell me all in full and in detail, all that was achieved in the battle of Bhishma ever desirous of victory, by that great warrior skilled in all weapons. How did the battle take place between the armies of the Kurus and the Pandavas and in what manner was the battle fought? |
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