 | Book 4 Chapter 31
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | niryāya nagarāc chūrā vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
trigartān aspṛśan matsyāḥ sūrye pariṇate sati
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| 2 | te trigartāś ca matsyāś ca saṃrabdhā yuddhadurmadāḥ
anyonyam abhigarjanto goṣu gṛddhā mahābalāḥ
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| 3 | bhīmāś ca mattamātaṅgās tomarāṅkuśacoditāḥ
grāmaṇīyaiḥ samārūḍhāḥ kuśalair hastisādibhiḥ
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| 4 | teṣāṃ samāgamo ghoras tumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ
devāsurasamo rājann āsīt sūrye vilambati
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| 5 | udatiṣṭhad rajo bhaumaṃ na prajñāyata kiṃ cana
pakṣiṇaś cāpatan bhūmau sainyena rajasāvṛtāḥ
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| 6 | iṣubhir vyatisaṃyadbhir ādityo 'ntaradhīyata
khadyotair iva saṃyuktam antarikṣaṃ vyarājata
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| 7 | rukmapṛṣṭhāni cāpāni vyatiṣaktāni dhanvinām
patatāṃ lokavīrāṇāṃ savyadakṣiṇam asyatām
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| 8 | rathā rathaiḥ samājagmuḥ pādātaiś ca padātayaḥ
sādibhiḥ sādinaś caiva gajaiś cāpi mahāgajāḥ
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| 9 | asibhiḥ paṭṭiśaiḥ prāsaiḥ śaktibhis tomarair api
saṃrabdhāḥ samare rājan nijaghnur itaretaram
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| 10 | nighnantaḥ samare 'nyonyaṃ śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ
na śekur abhisaṃrabdhāḥ śūrān kartuṃ parāṅmukhān
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| 11 | kḷptottaroṣṭhaṃ sunasaṃ kḷptakeśam alaṃkṛtam
adṛśyata śiraś chinnaṃ rajodhvastaṃ sakuṇḍalam
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| 12 | adṛśyaṃs tatra gātrāṇi śaraiś chinnāni bhāgaśaḥ
śālaskandhanikāśāni kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahāmṛdhe
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| 13 | nāgabhoganikāśaiś ca bāhubhiś candanokṣitaiḥ
ākīrṇā vasudhā tatra śirobhiś ca sakuṇḍalaiḥ
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| 14 | upaśāmyad rajo bhaumaṃ rudhireṇa prasarpatā
kaśmalaṃ prāviśad ghoraṃ nirmaryādam avartata
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| 15 | śatānīkaḥ śataṃ hatvā viśālākṣaś catuḥśatam
praviṣṭau mahatīṃ senāṃ trigartānāṃ mahārathau
ārcchetāṃ bahusaṃrabdhau keśākeśi nakhānakhi
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| 16 | lakṣayitvā trigartānāṃ tau praviṣṭau rathavrajam
jagmatuḥ sūryadattaś ca madirāśvaś ca pṛṣṭhataḥ
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| 17 | virāṭas tatra saṃgrāme hatvā pañcaśatān rathān
hayānāṃ ca śatāny atra hatvā pañca mahārathān
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| 18 | caran sa vividhān mārgān ratheṣu rathayūthapaḥ
trigartānāṃ suśarmāṇam ārcchad rukmarathaṃ raṇe
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| 19 | tau vyāvaharatāṃ tatra mahātmānau mahābalau
anyonyam abhigarjantau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhāv iva
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| 20 | tato rathābhyāṃ rathinau vyatiyāya samantataḥ
śarān vyasṛjatāṃ śīghraṃ toyadhārā ghanāv iva
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| 21 | anyonyaṃ cātisaṃrabdhau viceratur amarṣaṇau
kṛtāstrau niśitair bāṇair asiśaktigadābhṛtau
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| 22 | tato rājā suśarmāṇaṃ vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiś cāsya vivyādha caturo hayān
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| 23 | tathaiva matsyarājānaṃ suśarmā yuddhadurmadaḥ
pañcāśatā śitair bāṇair vivyādha paramāstravit
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| 24 | tataḥ sainyaṃ samāvṛtya matsyarājasuśarmaṇoḥ
nābhyajānaṃs tadānyonyaṃ pradoṣe rajasāvṛte
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