 | Book 6 Chapter 49
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | kathaṃ droṇo maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālyaś cāpi pārṣataḥ
raṇe samīyatur yattau tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya
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| 2 | diṣṭam eva paraṃ manye pauruṣād api saṃjaya
yatra śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo nātarad yudhi pāṇḍavam
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| 3 | bhīṣmo hi samare kruddho hanyāl lokāṃś carācarān
sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe nātarat saṃjayaujasā
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| 4 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 4 | śṛṇu rājan sthiro bhūtvā yuddham etat sudāruṇam
na śakyaḥ pāṇḍavo jetuṃ devair api savāsavaiḥ
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| 5 | droṇas tu niśitair bāṇair dhṛṣṭadyumnam ayodhayat
sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍād apātayat
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| 6 | tasyātha caturo vāhāṃś caturbhiḥ sāyakottamaiḥ
pīḍayām āsa saṃkruddho dhṛṣṭadyumnasya māriṣa
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| 7 | dhṛṣṭadyumnas tato droṇaṃ navatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
vivyādha prahasan vīras tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt
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| 8 | tataḥ punar ameyātmā bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān
śaraiḥ pracchādayām āsa dhṛṣṭadyumnam amarṣaṇam
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| 9 | ādade ca śaraṃ ghoraṃ pārṣatasya vadhaṃ prati
śakrāśanisamasparśaṃ mṛtyudaṇḍam ivāparam
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| 10 | hāhākāro mahān āsīt sarvasainyasya bhārata
tam iṣuṃ saṃdhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhāradvājena saṃyuge
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| 11 | tatrādbhutam apaśyāma dhṛṣṭadyumnasya pauruṣam
yad ekaḥ samare vīras tasthau girir ivācalaḥ
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| 12 | taṃ ca dīptaṃ śaraṃ ghoram āyāntaṃ mṛtyum ātmanaḥ
ciccheda śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca bhāradvāje mumoca ha
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| 13 | tata uccukruśuḥ sarve pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha
dhṛṣṭadyumnena tat karma kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduṣkaram
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| 14 | tataḥ śaktiṃ mahāvegāṃ svarṇavaiḍūryabhūṣitām
droṇasya nidhanākāṅkṣī cikṣepa sa parākramī
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| 15 | tām āpatantīṃ sahasā śaktiṃ kanakabhūṣaṇām
tridhā cikṣepa samare bhāradvājo hasann iva
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| 16 | śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi droṇaṃ prati janeśvara
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| 17 | śaravarṣaṃ tatas taṃ tu saṃnivārya mahāyaśāḥ
droṇo drupadaputrasya madhye ciccheda kārmukam
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| 18 | sa cchinnadhanvā samare gadāṃ gurvīṃ mahāyaśāḥ
droṇāya preṣayām āsa girisāramayīṃ balī
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| 19 | sā gadā vegavan muktā prāyād droṇajighāṃsayā
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma bhāradvājasya vikramam
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| 20 | lāghavād vyaṃsayām āsa gadāṃ hemavibhūṣitām
vyaṃsayitvā gadāṃ tāṃ ca preṣayām āsa pārṣate
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| 21 | bhallān suniśitān pītān svarṇapuṅkhāñ śilāśitān
te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitam āhave
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| 22 | athānyad dhanur ādāya dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ
droṇaṃ yudhi parākramya śarair vivyādha pañcabhiḥ
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| 23 | rudhirāktau tatas tau tu śuśubhāte nararṣabhau
vasantasamaye rājan puṣpitāv iva kiṃśukau
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| 24 | amarṣitas tato rājan parākramya camūmukhe
droṇo drupadaputrasya punaś ciccheda kārmukam
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| 25 | athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
avākirad ameyātmā vṛṣṭyā megha ivācalam
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| 26 | sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍād apātayat
athāsya caturo vāhāṃś caturbhir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 27 | pātayām āsa samare siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca
tato 'pareṇa bhallena hastāc cāpam athācchinat
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| 28 | sa cchinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ
gadāpāṇir avārohat khyāpayan pauruṣaṃ mahat
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| 29 | tām asya viśikhais tūrṇaṃ pātayām āsa bhārata
rathād anavarūḍhasya tad adbhutam ivābhavat
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| 30 | tataḥ sa vipulaṃ carma śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat
khaḍgaṃ ca vipulaṃ divyaṃ pragṛhya subhujo balī
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| 31 | abhidudrāva vegena droṇasya vadhakāṅkṣayā
āmiṣārthī yathā siṃho vane mattam iva dvipam
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| 32 | tatrādbhutam apaśyāma bhāradvājasya pauruṣam
lāghavaṃ cāstrayogaṃ ca balaṃ bāhvoś ca bhārata
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| 33 | yad enaṃ śaravarṣeṇa vārayām āsa pārṣatam
na śaśāka tato gantuṃ balavān api saṃyuge
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| 34 | tatra sthitam apaśyāma dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham
vārayāṇaṃ śaraughāṃś ca carmaṇā kṛtahastavat
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| 35 | tato bhīmo mahābāhuḥ sahasābhyapatad balī
sāhāyyakārī samare pārṣatasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 36 | sa droṇaṃ niśitair bāṇai rājan vivyādha saptabhiḥ
pārṣataṃ ca tadā tūrṇam anyam āropayad ratham
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| 37 | tato duryodhano rājā kaliṅgaṃ samacodayat
sainyena mahatā yuktaṃ bhāradvājasya rakṣaṇe
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| 38 | tataḥ sā mahatī senā kaliṅgānāṃ janeśvara
bhīmam abhyudyayau tūrṇaṃ tava putrasya śāsanāt
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| 39 | pāñcālyam abhisaṃtyajya droṇo 'pi rathināṃ varaḥ
virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau yodhayām āsa saṃgatau
dhṛṣṭadyumno 'pi samare dharmarājaṃ samabhyayāt
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| 40 | tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
kaliṅgānāṃ ca samare bhīmasya ca mahātmanaḥ
jagataḥ prakṣayakaraṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam
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