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Book 07 – Chapter 048
BORI CE: 07-048-001 संजय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 05-049-001 संजय उवाच विष्णोः स्वसुर्नन्दकरः स विष्ण्वायुधभूषणः |
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said That delighter of Vishnu's sister (Subhadra), that Atiratha Abhimanyu, then furnished with the weapon of Vishnu himself, looked highly beautiful like a second Janardana on the field of battle. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-002 मारुतोद्धूतकेशान्तमुद्यतारिवरायुधम् |
MN DUTT: 05-049-002 मारुतोद्भूतकेशान्तमुद्यतारिवरायुधम् |
M. N. Dutt: With the ends of his locks, blazing in the air, with that best of weapons raised in his hands, his person became difficult of being looked at even by the very gods. The rulers of the earth beholding it. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-003 तच्चक्रं भृशमुद्विग्नाः संचिच्छिदुरनेकधा |
MN DUTT: 05-049-003 तच्चक्रं भृशमुद्विग्नाः संचिच्छिदुरनेकधा |
M. N. Dutt: And the wheel in his hands, became seized with anxiety. They then cut it off into many fragments. Thereupon that mighty car-warrior, the nephew of Krishna took up a heavy mace. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-004 विधनुःस्यन्दनासिस्तैर्विचक्रश्चारिभिः कृतः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-004 विधनुःस्यन्दनासिस्तैर्विचक्रचारिभिः कृतः |
M. N. Dutt: Then the mighty-armed Abhimanyu deprived of his car, his bow, his sword and his car-wheel by the enemy, rushed (with that mace in his hand) upon Ashvatthaman. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-005 स गदामुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव |
MN DUTT: 05-049-005 स गदामुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव |
M. N. Dutt: Then, O foremost of kings, Ashvatthaman, beholding that upraised mace resemble the blazing bolt of heaven, leapt off three steps from the terrace of his car. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-006 तस्याश्वान्गदया हत्वा तथोभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी |
MN DUTT: 05-049-006 तस्याश्वान् गदया हत्वा तयोभौ पार्ष्णसारथी |
M. N. Dutt: Slaying with his mace the horses and the two flank-supporters of Ashvatthaman, the son of Subhadra, with his body covered all over with arrows looked like a porcupine. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-007 ततः सुबलदायादं कालकेयमपोथयत् |
MN DUTT: 05-049-007 ततः सुबलदायादं कालिकेयमपोथयत् |
M. N. Dutt: Then Abhimanyu crushed down on the ground Subala's son Kalikeya and slew seventy-seven of the latter's followers of the Gandhara race. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-008 पुनर्ब्रह्मवसातीयाञ्जघान रथिनो दश |
MN DUTT: 05-049-008 पुनश्चैव वसातीयाञ्जघान रथिनो दश |
M. N. Dutt: Next he slew ten car-warriors of the clan of Brahma-vasatiya; and then seven warriors of the Kekayas and then ten huge elephants. Then he pressed down upon the ground the car and horses of Dushasana's son. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-009 ततो दौःशासनिः क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य मारिष |
MN DUTT: 05-049-009 ततो दौःशासनिः क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य मारिष |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon, O sire, Dushasana's invincible son excited with rage and upraising his mace, rushed against Abhimanyu crying at same time, “Wait" "Wait." |
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BORI CE: 07-048-010 तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौ |
MN DUTT: 05-049-010 तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाक्षिणौ |
M. N. Dutt: Then those two heroes with maces upraised, both desirous of compassing one another's death, Those two cousins, began to strike one another, like the three-eyed (Mahadeva) and the Asura Andhaka fighting in the days of yore. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-011 तावन्योन्यं गदाग्राभ्यां संहत्य पतितौ क्षितौ |
MN DUTT: 05-049-011 तावन्योन्यं गदाग्राभ्यामाहत्य पतितौ क्षितौ |
M. N. Dutt: Then striking one another by the ends of their clubs, they both fell down on the ground, like two uprooted standards raised in honour of Indra. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-012 दौःशासनिरथोत्थाय कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-012 दौःशासनिरथोत्थाय कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः |
M. N. Dutt: Then that enhancer of the glory of the Kurus namely Dushasana's son rising first, smote Subhadra's son on the crown of his head as the latter was rising up. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-013 गदावेगेन महता व्यायामेन च मोहितः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-013 गदावेगेन महता व्यायामेन च मोहितः |
M. N. Dutt: Confounded with the great force of that mace-stroke and overpowered by the fatigue of the flight. That slayer of hostile heroes namely Subhadra's son fell down senseless on the ground. Thus, o king, was the one slain by many in battle. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-014 क्षोभयित्वा चमूं सर्वां नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-014 क्षोभयित्वा चमूं सर्वो नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः |
M. N. Dutt: One who grinded the whole army of the Kurus, like an elephant crushing lotus-stems. Then that heroic warrior slain by the Kurus, appeared beautiful like a wild elephant slain by hunter. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-015 तं तथा पतितं शूरं तावकाः पर्यवारयन् BORI CE: 07-048-016 विमृद्य तरुशृङ्गाणि संनिवृत्तमिवानिलम् BORI CE: 07-048-017 उपप्लुतं यथा सोमं संशुष्कमिव सागरम् BORI CE: 07-048-018 तं भूमौ पतितं दृष्ट्वा तावकास्ते महारथाः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-015 तं तथा पतितं शूरं तावकाः पर्यवारयन् |
M. N. Dutt: Then your troops surrounded the fallen hero, who then looked like an extinguished fire that had consumed a whole forest during the summer season; or like a tempest with its fury subsided after it has broken down numerous tree-tops; or like the setting sun that had scorched the Bharata army with its rays; or like the moon devoured up by the Rahu; or like the ocean with its waters dried up. Then the mighty car-warriors of your army beholding Abhimanyu whose countenance wore the splendour of the full moon and whose eyes were black like the wings of the raven, lie prostrate on the naked earth, uttered repeated lion-like roars being filled with great delight. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-019 आसीत्परमको हर्षस्तावकानां विशां पते |
MN DUTT: 05-049-016 आसीत् परमको हर्षस्तावकानां विशाम्पते |
M. N. Dutt: Indeed, 0 king, your warriors transported with delight, while tears rolled were down from the eyes of the warriors of the other host. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-020 अभिक्रोशन्ति भूतानि अन्तरिक्षे विशां पते |
MN DUTT: 05-049-017 अन्तरिक्षे च भूतानि प्राक्रोशन्त विशाम्पते |
M. N. Dutt: Then beholding that hero lying prostrate on the ground like the moon dropped from the skies many creatures and rulers of men, on the skies, uttered woeful cries sayingद्रोणकर्णमुखैः षड्भिर्घार्तराष्ट्रमहारथैः। |
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BORI CE: 07-048-021 द्रोणकर्णमुखैः षड्भिर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 05-049-018 एकोऽयं निहतः शेते नेष धर्मो मतो हि नः |
M. N. Dutt: Slain by the six mighty car-warriors of Dhritarastra's host headed by Drona, this single hero is lying on the field of battle. We hold this to be very unfair. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-022 तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे बह्वशोभत मेदिनी |
MN DUTT: 05-049-019 तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे बह्वशोभत मेदिनी |
M. N. Dutt: When that hero had been slaughtered, the earth appeared highly beautiful like the starry firmament decked with the full-moon herself. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-023 रुक्मपुङ्खैश्च संपूर्णा रुधिरौघपरिप्लुता BORI CE: 07-048-024 विचित्रैश्च परिस्तोमैः पताकाभिश्च संवृता BORI CE: 07-048-025 रथाश्वनरनागानामलंकारैश्च सुप्रभैः BORI CE: 07-048-026 चापैश्च विशिखैश्छिन्नैः शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासकम्पनैः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-020 रुक्मपुडैश्च सम्पूर्णा रुधिरौघपरिप्लुता |
M. N. Dutt: The earth was then covered over with arrows furnished with golden wings and inundated with with waves of blood. And overspreaded with the beautiful heads of the heroes, adorned with ear-rings and precious and variegated headgears and streamers and chamaras and splendid blankets and gemembossed weapons of good make and the bright ornaments of cars and horses and men and elephants and sharp and well-tempered swords looking like snakes freed from their slough and bows and shattered arrows and darts and scimitars and spears and kampanas and various other kinds of weapons, (offensive and defensive), she looked exceedingly beautiful. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-027 वाजिभिश्चापि निर्जीवैः स्वपद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-021 वाजिभिश्चापि निर्जीवैः श्वसद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः |
M. N. Dutt: In many places the field of battle became impassable being choked with dead any dying steeds bespattered with blood all felled by the son of Subhadra and lying with their riders slain. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-028 साङ्कुशैः समहामात्रैः सवर्मायुधकेतुभिः BORI CE: 07-048-029 पृथिव्यामनुकीर्णैश्च व्यश्वसारथियोधिभिः BORI CE: 07-048-030 पदातिसंघैश्च हतैर्विविधायुधभूषणैः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-022 साकुशैः समहामात्रैः सवर्मायुधकेतुभिः |
M. N. Dutt: With iron goads and elephants prodigious as hills, furnished with shields and weapons and with standards lying about, crushed with shafts; with excellent chariots deprived of steeds and charioteers and their warriors, lying scattered on the field, crushed by elephants and looking like agitated takes; with large bodies of foot-soldiers, armed with various weapons and lying slain on the field, the earth assuming an awful aspect struck terror into the hearts of the cowards. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-031 तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम् |
MN DUTT: 05-049-023 दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम् |
M. N. Dutt: Beholding Abhimanyu equal to the sun or the moon in splendour lie dead on the field, your troops obtained great joy whilst the Pandavas were highly distressed. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-032 अभिमन्यौ हते राजञ्शिशुकेऽप्राप्तयौवने |
MN DUTT: 05-049-024 अभिमन्यौ हते राजशिशुकेऽप्राप्तयौवने |
M. N. Dutt: When the young Abhimanyu still in his minority was slain, all the troops of the Pandavas fled even before the very eyes of the very virtuous king Yudhishthira. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-033 दीर्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रे विनिपातिते |
MN DUTT: 05-049-025 दीर्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रे विनिपातिते |
M. N. Dutt: Then upon the death of Abhimanyu, seeing his troops routed, Ajatasatru Yudhishthira addressed these words to the heroic warriors of his army- |
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BORI CE: 07-048-034 स्वर्गमेष गतः शूरो यो हतो नपराङ्मुखः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-026 तं स्वर्गमेघ गतः शूरो यो हतो न पराङ्मुखः |
M. N. Dutt: This heroic son of Subhadra who without turning back from the battle has been slain by the enemy, has ascended to heaven. Stay you all and do not fear. We shall yet conquer the foe. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-035 इत्येवं स महातेजा दुःखितेभ्यो महाद्युतिः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-027 इत्येवं स महातेजा दुःखितेभ्यो महाद्युतिः |
M. N. Dutt: Possessed of great energy and great effulgence, the virtuous king Yudhishthira thar best of all warriors, himself overwhelmed with grief, tried to console them with those words. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-036 युद्धे ह्याशीविषाकारान्राजपुत्रान्रणे बहून् |
MN DUTT: 05-049-028 युद्धे ह्याशीविषाकारान् राजपुत्रान् रणे रिपून् |
M. N. Dutt: (He went on)-Having at first slain many hostile princes resembling snakes of virulent poison, the son of Arjuna has followed in their wake. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-037 हत्वा दशसहस्राणि कौसल्यं च महारथम् |
MN DUTT: 05-049-029 हत्वा दश सहस्राणि कौसल्यं च महारथम् |
M. N. Dutt: Having slain ten thousand car-warriors and that mighty car-warrior namely the ruler of the Kosalas, Abhimanyu, equal to Krishna and Arjuna, has indubitably gone to the manson of Shakra (Indra). |
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BORI CE: 07-048-038 रथाश्वनरमातङ्गान्विनिहत्य सहस्रशः |
MN DUTT: 05-049-030 रथाश्वनरमातङ्गान् विनिहत्य सहस्रशः |
M. N. Dutt: Having slain car-warriors, steeds footsoldiers and elephants by thousand, he was not satiated with what he achieved in battle. We should not bewail this performer of pious deeds; he surely has attained the regions of righteousness, that men acquire by deeds of piety. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-039 वयं तु प्रवरं हत्वा तेषां तैः शरपीडिताः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-001 संजय उवाच वयं तु प्रवरं हत्वा तेषां तैः शरपीडिताः |
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said Thus having slain one of their best warriors and having been afflicted with their shafts and covered with blood, we returned to our quarters in the evening. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-040 निरीक्षमाणास्तु वयं परे चायोधनं शनैः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-002 निरीक्षमाणास्तु वयं परे चायोधनं शनैः |
M. N. Dutt: Gazed at by the foe and nearly senseless and overpowered with fatigue, we then, O mighty monarch, slowly left the field of battle. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-041 ततो निशाया दिवसस्य चाशिवः; शिवारुतः संधिरवर्तताद्भुतः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-003 ततोनिशायादिवसस्य चाशिवः शिवारुतैः संधिरवर्तताद्भुतः |
M. N. Dutt: Then approached that wonderful hour, that joining between the day and the night, harbingered by the inauspicious yells of the jackals; and the sun then assuming the pale-red tint of the lotus-filaments, went down below the horizon, having neared the western hills. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-042 वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिवरूथचर्मणां; विभूषणानां च समाक्षिपन्प्रभाम् |
MN DUTT: 05-050-004 वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिवरूथचर्मणां विभूषणां च समाक्षिपन् प्रभाः |
M. N. Dutt: Then the sun robbed the radiance of our excellent swords, lances, scimitars, car-fences, shields and ornaments; and causing the sky and the earth to assume the self-same hue, he then betook to his favourite shape of fire. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-043 महाभ्रकूटाचलशृङ्गसंनिभै;र्गजैरनेकैरिव वज्रपातितैः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 05-050-005 नजैरनेकैरिव वज्रपातितः |
M. N. Dutt: The earth was then covered over with motionless carcasses of myriads of elephants, all lifeless, resembling the peaks of cloud-clapt hills cleft open by the bolt of Heaven and with their banners and goads scattered about and their guides dislodged from their backs. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-044 हतेश्वरैश्चूर्णितपत्त्युपस्करै;र्हताश्वसूतैर्विपताककेतुभिः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-006 हताश्वसूतैविपताककेतुभिः |
M. N. Dutt: The field of battle appeared beautiful with huge chariots splintered into pieces and with their warriors, drivers ornaments, steeds, standards streamers crushed, shattered and torn to pieces. Those cars then, o monarch, resembled animate beings deprived of their vital breaths by the enemy with his arrows. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-045 रथाश्ववृन्दैः सहसादिभिर्हतैः; प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैः पृथग्विधैः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-007 रथाश्ववृन्दैः सह सादिभिर्हतैः प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैः पृथग्विधैः |
M. N. Dutt: Then the earth assumed a dreadful and repulsive aspect, being strewn over with numerous horses and their riders all lying dead, with precious housings and blankets of various kind scattered about and in consequence of the tongues, teeth, entrails and eyes of those creatures being drawn out of their places. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-046 प्रविद्धवर्माभरणा वरायुधा; विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगा नराः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-008 प्रविद्धवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधा विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगा नराः |
M. N. Dutt: Men adorned with precious armours ornaments and garments and weapons, deprived of life, lay prostrate on the field with slain horses and elephants and shattered chariots, on the naked earth, totally helpless, although quite deserving of precious blankets and beds. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-047 अतीव हृष्टाः श्वसृगालवायसा; बडाः सुपर्णाश्च वृकास्तरक्षवः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-009 अतीव हृष्टाः श्वशृगालवायसा बकाः सुपर्णाश्च वृकास्तरक्षवः |
M. N. Dutt: Greatly delighted dogs, jackals and crows and numerous other flesh-eating birds and wolves and hyenas and ravens and other blooddrinking animals animals and various clans of Rakshasas and large bodies of Pisachas, repairing to the field of battle. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-048 त्वचो विनिर्भिद्य पिबन्वसामसृ;क्तथैव मज्जां पिशितानि चाश्नुवन् |
MN DUTT: 05-050-010 त्वचो विनिर्भिद्य पिबन् वसामसृक् तथैव मज्जाः पिशितानि चाश्नुवन् |
M. N. Dutt: Tore open the corpses and drank their fat marrow and blood and then fell upon eating their flesh. They began also to drink the secretions of rotten corpses, while some of the Rakshasa laughed terribly and dragged out dead bodies by thousands. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-049 शरीरसंघाटवहा असृग्जला; रथोडुपा कुञ्जरशैलसंकटा BORI CE: 07-048-050 महाभया वैतरणीव दुस्तरा; प्रवर्तिता योधवरैस्तदा नदी |
MN DUTT: 05-050-011 शरीरसंघातवहा ह्यसृग्जला रथोडुपा कुञ्जरशैलसङ्कटा |
M. N. Dutt: An awful river like the Vaitarani itself difficult of being tided over, was created there by many best of car-warriors. Its waters were formed by the blood of slain creatures. Chariots formed the rafts on which to cross it; elephants constituted its rocks and the heads of men formed its pebbles. It was muddy with the flesh of slain elephants, men and horses. Various kinds of weapons constituted the garlands floating on it. That dreadful current of blood flowed through the middle of the field of battle carrying with it living being to the doleful abodes of Death. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-051 पिबन्ति चाश्नन्ति च यत्र दुर्दृशाः; पिशाचसंघा विविधाः सुभैरवाः |
MN DUTT: 05-050-012 पिबन्ति चाश्नन्ति च यत्र दुर्दशा: पिशाचसंघास्तु नदन्ति भैरवाः |
M. N. Dutt: Drinking and eating in that stream numerous Pisachas of terrible and repulsive aspect rejoiced. Dogs and jackals and flesh eating birds, all partaking of the same food and striking terror into the hearts of the living creatures held a great feast (on its banks). |
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BORI CE: 07-048-052 तथा तदायोधनमुग्रदर्शनं; निशामुखे पितृपतिराष्ट्रसंनिभम् |
MN DUTT: 05-050-013 तथा तदायोधनमुग्रदर्शनं निशामुखे पितृपतिराष्ट्रवर्धनम् |
M. N. Dutt: Then at the advent of night, looking upon that fierce field of battle that had increased largely the population of Deaths regions and that was infested with dancing headless trunks of soldiers, they slowly went away from it. |
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BORI CE: 07-048-053 अपेतविध्वस्तमहार्हभूषणं; निपातितं शक्रसमं महारथम् |
MN DUTT: 05-050-014 अपेतविध्वस्तमहार्हभूषणं निपातितं शक्रसमं महाबलम् |
M. N. Dutt: Then as they left if, they saw the mighty car-warrior Abhimanyu, who resembled Indra himself, lying on the field of battle, with precious ornaments displaced and falling off and appearing like a sacrificial fire on the alter no longer fed by oblations of clarified butter. |
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