 | Book 7 Chapter 170
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | tataḥ sa kadanaṃ cakre ripūṇāṃ droṇanandanaḥ
yugānte sarvabhūtānāṃ kālasṛṣṭa ivāntakaḥ
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| 2 | dhvajadrumaṃ śastraśṛṅgaṃ hatanāgamahāśilam
aśvakiṃpuruṣākīrṇaṃ śarāsanalatāvṛtam
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| 3 | śūlakravyādasaṃghuṣṭaṃ bhūtayakṣagaṇākulam
nihatya śātravān bhallaiḥ so 'cinod dehaparvatam
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| 4 | tato vegena mahatā vinadya sa nararṣabhaḥ
pratijñāṃ śrāvayām āsa punar eva tavātmajam
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| 5 | yasmād yudhyantam ācāryaṃ dharmakañcukam āsthitaḥ
muñca śastram iti prāha kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 6 | tasmāt saṃpaśyatas tasya drāvayiṣyāmi vāhinīm
vidrāvya satyaṃ hantāsmi pāpaṃ pāñcālyam eva tu
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| 7 | sarvān etān haniṣyāmi yadi yotsyanti māṃ raṇe
satyaṃ te pratijānāmi parāvartaya vāhinīm
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| 8 | tac chrutvā tava putras tu vāhinīṃ paryavartayat
siṃhanādena mahatā vyapohya sumahad bhayam
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| 9 | tataḥ samāgamo rājan kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ
punar evābhavat tīvraḥ pūrṇasāgarayor iva
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| 10 | saṃrabdhā hi sthirībhūtā droṇaputreṇa kauravāḥ
udagrāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālā droṇasya nidhanena ca
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| 11 | teṣāṃ paramahṛṣṭānāṃ jayam ātmani paśyatām
saṃrabdhānāṃ mahāvegaḥ prādurāsīd raṇājire
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| 12 | yathā śiloccaye śailaḥ sāgare sāgaro yathā
pratihanyeta rājendra tathāsan kurupāṇḍavāḥ
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| 13 | tataḥ śaṅkhasahasrāṇi bherīṇām ayutāni ca
avādayanta saṃhṛṣṭāḥ kurupāṇḍavasainikāḥ
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| 14 | tato nirmathyamānasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ
abhavat tasya sainyasya sumahān adbhutopamaḥ
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| 15 | prāduścakre tato drauṇir astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tadā
abhisaṃdhāya pāṇḍūnāṃ pāñcālānāṃ ca vāhinīm
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| 16 | prādurāsaṃs tato bāṇā dīptāgrāḥ khe sahasraśaḥ
pāṇḍavān bhakṣayiṣyanto dīptāsyā iva pannagāḥ
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| 17 | te diśaḥ khaṃ ca sainyaṃ ca samāvṛṇvan mahāhave
muhūrtād bhāskarasyeva rājaṃl lokaṃ gabhastayaḥ
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| 18 | tathāpare dyotamānā jyotīṃṣīvāmbare 'male
prādurāsan mahīpāla kārṣṇāyasamayā guḍāḥ
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| 19 | caturdiśaṃ vicitrāś ca śataghnyo 'tha hutāśadāḥ
cakrāṇi ca kṣurāntāni maṇḍalānīva bhāsvataḥ
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| 20 | śastrākṛtibhir ākīrṇam atīva bharatarṣabha
dṛṣṭvāntarikṣam āvignāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālasṛñjayāḥ
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| 21 | yathā yathā hy ayudhyanta pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ
tathā tathā tad astraṃ vai vyavardhata janādhipa
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| 22 | vadhyamānās tathāstreṇa tena nārāyaṇena vai
dahyamānānaleneva sarvato 'bhyarditā raṇe
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| 23 | yathā hi śiśirāpāye dahet kakṣaṃ hutāśanaḥ
tathā tad astraṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ dadāha dhvajinīṃ prabho
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| 24 | āpūryamāṇenāstreṇa sainye kṣīyati cābhibho
jagāma paramaṃ trāsaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 25 | dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā vigatacetanam
madhyasthatāṃ ca pārthasya dharmaputro 'bravīd idam
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| 26 | dhṛṣṭadyumna palāyasva saha pāñcālasenayā
sātyake tvaṃ ca gacchasva vṛṣṇyandhakavṛto gṛhān
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| 27 | vāsudevo 'pi dharmātmā kariṣyaty ātmanaḥ kṣamam
upadeṣṭuṃ samartho 'yaṃ lokasya kim utātmanaḥ
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| 28 | saṃgrāmas tu na kartavyaḥ sarvasainyān bravīmi vaḥ
ahaṃ hi saha sodaryaiḥ pravekṣye havyavāhanam
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| 29 | bhīṣmadroṇārṇavaṃ tīrtvā saṃgrāmaṃ bhīrudustaram
avasatsyāmy asalile sagaṇo drauṇigoṣpade
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| 30 | kāmaḥ saṃpadyatām asya bībhatsor āśu māṃ prati
kalyāṇavṛtta ācāryo mayā yudhi nipātitaḥ
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| 31 | yena bālaḥ sa saubhadro yuddhānām aviśāradaḥ
samarthair bahubhiḥ krūrair ghātito nābhipālitaḥ
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| 32 | yenāvibruvatā praśnaṃ tathā kṛṣṇā sabhāṃ gatā
upekṣitā saputreṇa dāsabhāvaṃ niyacchatī
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| 33 | jighāṃsur dhārtarāṣṭraś ca śrānteṣv aśveṣu phalgunam
kavacena tathā yukto rakṣārthaṃ saindhavasya ca
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| 34 | yena brahmāstraviduṣā pāñcālāḥ satyajinmukhāḥ
kurvāṇā majjaye yatnaṃ samūlā vinipātitāḥ
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| 35 | yena pravrājyamānāś ca rājyād vayam adharmataḥ
nivāryamāṇenāsmābhir anugantuṃ tad eṣitāḥ
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| 36 | yo 'sāv atyantam asmāsu kurvāṇaḥ sauhṛdaṃ param
hatas tadarthe maraṇaṃ gamiṣyāmi sabāndhavaḥ
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| 37 | evaṃ bruvati kaunteye dāśārhas tvaritas tataḥ
nivārya sainyaṃ bāhubhyām idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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| 38 | śīghraṃ nyasyata śastrāṇi vāhebhyaś cāvarohata
eṣa yogo 'tra vihitaḥ pratighāto mahātmanā
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| 39 | dvipāśvasyandanebhyaś ca kṣitiṃ sarve 'varohata
evam etan na vo hanyād astraṃ bhūmau nirāyudhān
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| 40 | yathā yathā hi yudhyante yodhā hy astrabalaṃ prati
tathā tathā bhavanty ete kauravā balavattarāḥ
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| 41 | nikṣepsyanti ca śastrāṇi vāhanebhyo 'varuhya ye
tān naitad astraṃ saṃgrāme nihaniṣyati mānavān
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| 42 | ye tv etat pratiyotsyanti manasāpīha ke cana
nihaniṣyati tān sarvān rasātalagatān api
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| 43 | te vacas tasya tac chrutvā vāsudevasya bhārata
īṣuḥ sarve 'stram utsraṣṭuṃ manobhiḥ karaṇena ca
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| 44 | tata utsraṣṭukāmāṃs tān astrāṇy ālakṣya pāṇḍavaḥ
bhīmaseno 'bravīd rājann idaṃ saṃharṣayan vacaḥ
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| 45 | na kathaṃ cana śastrāṇi moktavyānīha kena cit
aham āvārayiṣyāmi droṇaputrāstram āśugaiḥ
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| 46 | atha vāpy anayā gurvyā hemavigrahayā raṇe
kālavad vicariṣyāmi drauṇer astraṃ viśātayan
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| 47 | na hi me vikrame tulyaḥ kaś cid asti pumān iha
yathaiva savitus tulyaṃ jyotir anyan na vidyate
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| 48 | paśyadhvaṃ me dṛḍhau bāhū nāgarājakaropamā
samarthau parvatasyāpi śaiśirasya nipātane
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| 49 | nāgāyutasamaprāṇo hy aham eko nareṣv iha
śakro yathā pratidvaṃdvo divi deveṣu viśrutaḥ
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| 50 | adya paśyata me vīryaṃ bāhvoḥ pīnāṃsayor yudhi
jvalamānasya dīptasya drauṇer astrasya vāraṇe
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| 51 | yadi nārāyaṇāstrasya pratiyoddhā na vidyate
adyainaṃ pratiyotsyāmi paśyatsu kurupāṇḍuṣu
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| 52 | evam uktvā tato bhīmo droṇaputram ariṃdamaḥ
abhyayān meghaghoṣeṇa rathenādityavarcasā
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| 53 | sa enam iṣujālena laghutvāc chīghravikramaḥ
nimeṣamātreṇāsādya kuntīputro 'bhyavākirat
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| 54 | tato drauṇiḥ prahasyainam udāsam abhibhāṣya ca
avākirat pradīptāgraiḥ śarais tair abhimantritaiḥ
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| 55 | pannagair iva dīptāsyair vamadbhir analaṃ raṇe
avakīrṇo 'bhavat pārthaḥ sphuliṅgair iva kāñcanaiḥ
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| 56 | tasya rūpam abhūd rājan bhīmasenasya saṃyuge
khadyotair āvṛtasyeva parvatasya dinakṣaye
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| 57 | tad astraṃ droṇaputrasya tasmin pratisamasyati
avardhata mahārāja yathāgnir aniloddhataḥ
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| 58 | vivardhamānam ālakṣya tad astraṃ bhīmavikramam
pāṇḍusainyam ṛte bhīmaṃ sumahad bhayam āviśat
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| 59 | tataḥ śastrāṇi te sarve samutsṛjya mahītale
avārohan rathebhyaś ca hastyaśvebhyaś ca sarvaśaḥ
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| 60 | teṣu nikṣiptaśastreṣu vāhanebhyaś cyuteṣu ca
tad astravīryaṃ vipulaṃ bhīmamūrdhany athāpatat
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| 61 | hāhākṛtāni bhūtāni pāṇḍavāś ca viśeṣataḥ
bhīmasenam apaśyanta tejasā saṃvṛtaṃ tadā
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