vyacarat pāṇḍavān droṇo dahan kakṣam ivānalaḥ
dṛṣṭvā rukmarathaṃ yuddhe samakampanta sṛñjayāḥ
jyāghoṣaḥ śrūyate 'tyarthaṃ visphūrjitam ivāśaneḥ
raudrā hastavatā muktāḥ pramathnanti sma sāyakāḥ
aśmavarṣam ivāvarṣat pareṣām āvahad bhayam
vardhayām āsa saṃtrāsaṃ śātravāṇām amānuṣam
bhramad rathāmbude tasmin dṛśyate sma punaḥ punaḥ
yugāntakāle yanteva raudrāṃ prāskandayan nadīm
balaughaiḥ sarvataḥ pūrṇāṃ vīravṛkṣāpahāriṇīm
kavacoḍupasaṃyuktāṃ māṃsapaṅkasamākulām
saṃgrāmajaladāpūrṇāṃ prāsamatsyasamākulām
śarīradāruśṛṅgāṭāṃ bhujanāgasamākulām
rathanāgahradopetāṃ nānābharaṇanīrajām
mahāvīryavatāṃ saṃkhye sutarāṃ bhīrudustarām
chinnacchatramahāhaṃsāṃ mukuṭāṇḍajasaṃkulām
baḍagṛdhrasṛgālānāṃ ghorasaṃghair niṣevitām
vahantīṃ pitṛlokāya śataśo rājasattama
nadīṃ prāvartayad rājan bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhinīm
sarvato 'bhyadravan droṇaṃ yudhiṣṭhirapurogamāḥ
sarvataḥ pratyagṛhṇanta tad abhūl lomaharṣaṇam
saniyantṛdhvajarathaṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
nātikruddhaḥ śaraiś chittvā ṣaṣṭyā vivyādha mātulam
sa tasya gadayā rājan rathāt sūtam apātayat
cikrīḍatū raṇe śūrau saśṛṅgāv iva parvatau
bahubhis tena cābhyastas taṃ vivyādha śatādhikaiḥ
viddhvā nākampayad vīras tad adbhutam ivābhavat
bhīmaṃ cakre mahārāja tataḥ sainyāny apūjayan
tato 'sya gadayā dāntān hayān sarvān apātayat
vivyādha prahasan bāṇair lāḍayan kopayann iva
nipātya nakulaḥ saṃkhye śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān
kṛpaṃ vivyādha saptatyā lakṣma cāsyāharat tribhiḥ
nivārya ca raṇe vipro dhṛṣṭaketum ayodhayat
viddhvā vivyādha saptatyā punar anyaiḥ smayann iva
nākampayata śaineyaṃ śīghro vāyur ivācalam
sa cāpi taṃ tomareṇa jatrudeśe atāḍayat
saha matsyair mahāvīryais tad adbhutam ivābhavat
yat sainyaṃ vārayām āsa śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
tayor yuddhaṃ mahārāja citrarūpam ivābhavat
bhūtānāṃ trāsajananaṃ cakrāte 'straviśāradau
mahatā sāyakaughena chādayām āsa vīryavān
navatyā sāyakānāṃ tu kampayām āsa bhārata
cakrāte 'tyadbhutaṃ yuddhaṃ parasparavadhaiṣiṇau
antarhitau ceratus tau bhṛśaṃ vismayakāriṇau
yathā devāsure yuddhe balaśakrau mahābalau
yathā viṣṇuḥ purā rājan hiraṇyākṣeṇa saṃyuge
rathenābhyapatad rājan saubhadraṃ pauravo nadan
tena cakre mahad yuddham abhimanyur ariṃdamaḥ
tasyārjunir dhvajaṃ chatraṃ dhanuś corvyām apātayat
pañcabhis tasya vivyādha hayān sūtaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ
samādattārjunis tūrṇaṃ pauravāntakaraṃ śaram
tad utsṛjya dhanuś chinnaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā
udbabarha sitaṃ khaḍgam ādadānaḥ śarāvaram
bhrāntāsir acaran mārgān darśayan vīryam ātmanaḥ
carmanistriṃśayo rājan nirviśeṣam adṛśyata
pauravaṃ ratham āsthāya keśapakṣe parāmṛśat
vikṣobhyāmbhonidhiṃ tārkṣyas taṃ nāgam iva cākṣipat
ukṣāṇam iva siṃhena pātyamānam acetanam
pauravaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāmṛṣyata jayadrathaḥ
carma cādāya khaḍgaṃ ca nadan paryapatad rathāt
utpapāta rathāt tūrṇaṃ śyenavan nipapāta ca
cicchedāthāsinā kārṣṇiś carmaṇā saṃrurodha ca
tam udyamya mahākhaḍgaṃ carma cātha punar balī
sasārābhimukhaḥ śūraḥ śārdūla iva kuñjaram
hṛṣṭavat saṃprajahrāte vyāghrakesariṇāv iva
na tayor antaraṃ kaś cid dadarśa narasiṃhayoḥ
bāhyāntaranipātaś ca nirviśeṣam adṛśyata
dadṛśāte mahātmānau sapakṣāv iva parvatau
śarāvaraṇapakṣānte prajahāra jayadrathaḥ
sindhurājabaloddhūtaḥ so 'bhajyata mahān asiḥ
so 'dṛśyata nimeṣeṇa svarathaṃ punar āsthitaḥ
sahitāḥ sarvarājānaḥ parivavruḥ samantataḥ
nanādārjunadāyādaḥ prekṣamāṇo jayadratham
tāpayām āsa tat sainyaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhāskaro yathā
cikṣepa samare ghorāṃ dīptām agniśikhām iva
vainateyo yathā kārṣṇiḥ patantam uragottamam
sahitāḥ sarvarājānaḥ siṃhanādam athānadan
mumoca bhujavīryeṇa vaiḍūryavikṛtājirām
jaghāna sūtaṃ śalyasya rathāc cainam apātayat
sātyakiḥ kekayā bhīmo dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍinau
yamau ca draupadeyāś ca sādhu sādhv iti cukruśuḥ
prādurāsan harṣayantaḥ saubhadram apalāyinam
tan nāmṛṣyanta putrās te śatror vijayalakṣaṇam
abhyākiran mahārāja jaladā iva parvatam
ārtāyanir amitraghnaḥ kruddhaḥ saubhadram abhyayāt