 | Book 8 Chapter 16
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | pāṇḍye hate kim akarod arjuno yudhi saṃjaya
ekavīreṇa karṇena drāviteṣu pareṣu ca
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| 2 | samāptavidyo balavān yukto vīraś ca pāṇḍavaḥ
sarvabhūteṣv anujñātaḥ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā
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| 3 | tasmān mahad bhayaṃ tīvram amitraghnād dhanaṃjayāt
sa yat tatrākarot pārthas tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya
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| 4 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 4 | hate pāṇḍye 'rjunaṃ kṛṣṇas tvarann āha vaco hitam
paśyātimānyaṃ rājānam apayātāṃś ca pāṇḍavān
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| 5 | aśvatthāmnaś ca saṃkalpād dhatāḥ karṇena sṛñjayāḥ
tathāśvanaranāgānāṃ kṛtaṃ ca kadanaṃ mahat
ity ācaṣṭa sudurdharṣo vāsudevaḥ kirīṭine
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| 6 | etac chrutvā ca dṛṣṭvā ca bhrātur ghoraṃ mahad bhayam
vāhayāśvān hṛṣīkeśa kṣipram ity āha pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 7 | tataḥ prāyād dhṛṣīkeśo rathenāpratiyodhinā
dāruṇaś ca punas tatra prādurāsīt samāgamaḥ
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| 8 | tataḥ pravavṛte bhūyaḥ saṃgrāmo rājasattama
karṇasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yamarāṣṭravivardhanaḥ
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| 9 | dhanūṃṣi bāṇān parighān asitomarapaṭṭiśān
musalāni bhuśuṇḍīś ca śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān
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| 10 | gadāḥ prāsān asīn kuntān bhiṇḍipālān mahāṅkuśān
pragṛhya kṣipram āpetuḥ parasparajigīṣayā
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| 11 | bāṇajyātalaśabdena dyāṃ diśaḥ pradiśo viyat
pṛthivīṃ nemighoṣeṇa nādayanto 'bhyayuḥ parān
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| 12 | tena śabdena mahatā saṃhṛṣṭāś cakrur āhavam
vīrā vīrair mahāghoraṃ kalahāntaṃ titīrṣavaḥ
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| 13 | jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca bṛṃhitam
tāḍitānāṃ ca patatāṃ ninādaḥ sumahān abhūt
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| 14 | bāṇaśabdāṃś ca vividhāñ śūrāṇām abhigarjatām
śrutvā śabdaṃ bhṛśaṃ tresur jaghnur mamluś ca bhārata
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| 15 | teṣāṃ nānadyatāṃ caiva śastravṛṣṭiṃ ca muñcatām
bahūn ādhirathiḥ karṇaḥ pramamātha raṇeṣubhiḥ
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| 16 | pañca pāñcālavīrāṇāṃ rathān daśa ca pañca ca
sāśvasūtadhvajān karṇaḥ śarair ninye yamakṣayam
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| 17 | yodhamukhyā mahāvīryāḥ pāṇḍūnāṃ karṇam āhave
śīghrāstrā divam āvṛtya parivavruḥ samantataḥ
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| 18 | tataḥ karṇo dviṣatsenāṃ śaravarṣair viloḍayan
vijagāhe 'ṇḍajāpūrṇāṃ padminīm iva yūthapaḥ
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| 19 | dviṣanmadhyam avaskandya rādheyo dhanur uttamam
vidhunvānaḥ śitair bāṇaiḥ śirāṃsy unmathya pātayat
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| 20 | carmavarmāṇi saṃchindya nirvāpam iva dehinām
viṣehur nāsya saṃparkaṃ dvitīyasya patatriṇaḥ
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| 21 | varmadehāsumathanair dhanuṣaḥ pracyutaiḥ śaraiḥ
maurvyā talatrair nyavadhīt kaśayā vājino yathā
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| 22 | pāṇḍusṛñjayapāñcālāñ śaragocaram ānayat
mamarda karṇas tarasā siṃho mṛgagaṇān iva
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| 23 | tataḥ pāñcālaputrāś ca draupadeyāś ca māriṣa
yamau ca yuyudhānaś ca sahitāḥ karṇam abhyayuḥ
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| 24 | vyāyacchamānāḥ subhṛśaṃ kurupāṇḍavasṛñjayāḥ
priyān asūn raṇe tyaktvā yodhā jagmuḥ parasparam
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| 25 | susaṃnaddhāḥ kavacinaḥ saśirastrāṇabhūṣaṇāḥ
gadābhir musalaiś cānye parighaiś ca mahārathāḥ
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| 26 | samabhyadhāvanta bhṛśaṃ devā daṇḍair ivodyataiḥ
nadantaś cāhvayantaś ca pravalgantaś ca māriṣa
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| 27 | tato nijaghnur anyonyaṃ petuś cāhavatāḍitāḥ
vamanto rudhiraṃ gātrair vimastiṣkekṣaṇā yudhi
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| 28 | dantapūrṇaiḥ sarudhirair vaktrair dāḍimasaṃnibhaiḥ
jīvanta iva cāpy ete tasthuḥ śastropabṛṃhitāḥ
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| 29 | parasparaṃ cāpy apare paṭṭiśair asibhis tathā
śaktibhir bhiṇḍipālaiś ca nakharaprāsatomaraiḥ
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| 30 | tatakṣuś cicchiduś cānye bibhiduś cikṣipus tathā
saṃcakartuś ca jaghnuś ca kruddhā nirbibhiduś ca ha
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| 31 | petur anyonyanihatā vyasavo rudhirokṣitāḥ
kṣarantaḥ svarasaṃ raktaṃ prakṛtāś candanā iva
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| 32 | rathai rathā vinihatā hastinaś cāpi hastibhiḥ
narā naravaraiḥ petur aśvāś cāśvaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
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| 33 | dhvajāḥ śirāṃsi cchatrāṇi dvipahastā nṛṇāṃ bhujāḥ
kṣurair bhallārdhacandraiś ca chinnāḥ śastrāṇi tatyajuḥ
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| 34 | narāṃś ca nāgāṃś ca rathān hayān mamṛdur āhave
aśvārohair hatāḥ śūrāś chinnahastāś ca dantinaḥ
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| 35 | sapatākā dhvajāḥ petur viśīrṇā iva parvatāḥ
pattibhiś ca samāplutya dviradāḥ syandanās tathā
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| 36 | prahatā hanyamānāś ca patitāś caiva sarvaśaḥ
aśvārohāḥ samāsādya tvaritāḥ pattibhir hatāḥ
sādibhiḥ pattisaṃghāś ca nihatā yudhi śerate
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| 37 | mṛditānīva padmāni pramlānā iva ca srajaḥ
hatānāṃ vadanāny āsan gātrāṇi ca mahāmate
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| 38 | rūpāṇy atyarthakāmyāni dviradāśvanṛṇāṃ nṛpa
samunnānīva vastrāṇi prāpur durdarśatāṃ param
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