 | Book 9 Chapter 11
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | patitaṃ prekṣya yantāraṃ śalyaḥ sarvāyasīṃ gadām
ādāya tarasā rājaṃs tasthau girir ivācalaḥ
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| 2 | taṃ dīptam iva kālāgniṃ pāśahastam ivāntakam
saśṛṅgam iva kailāsaṃ savajram iva vāsavam
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| 3 | saśūlam iva haryakṣaṃ vane mattam iva dvipam
javenābhyapatad bhīmaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām
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| 4 | tataḥ śaṅkhapraṇādaś ca tūryāṇāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ
siṃhanādaś ca saṃjajñe śūrāṇāṃ harṣavardhanaḥ
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| 5 | prekṣantaḥ sarvatas tau hi yodhā yodhamahādvipau
tāvakāś ca pare caiva sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan
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| 6 | na hi madrādhipād anyo rāmād vā yadunandanāt
soḍhum utsahate vegaṃ bhīmasenasya saṃyuge
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| 7 | tathā madrādhipasyāpi gadāvegaṃ mahātmanaḥ
soḍhum utsahate nānyo yodho yudhi vṛkodarāt
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| 8 | tau vṛṣāv iva nardantau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ
āvalgitau gadāhastau madrarājavṛkodarau
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| 9 | maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca
nirviśeṣam abhūd yuddhaṃ tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ
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| 10 | taptahemamayaiḥ śubhrair babhūva bhayavardhanī
agnijvālair ivāviddhā paṭṭaiḥ śalyasya sā gadā
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| 11 | tathaiva carato mārgān maṇḍaleṣu mahātmanaḥ
vidyud abhrapratīkāśā bhīmasya śuśubhe gadā
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| 12 | tāḍitā madrarājena bhīmasya gadayā gadā
dīpyamāneva vai rājan sasṛje pāvakārciṣaḥ
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| 13 | tathā bhīmena śalyasya tāḍitā gadayā gadā
aṅgāravarṣaṃ mumuce tad adbhutam ivābhavat
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| 14 | dantair iva mahānāgau śṛṅgair iva maharṣabhau
tottrair iva tadānyonyaṃ gadāgrābhyāṃ nijaghnatuḥ
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| 15 | tau gadānihatair gātraiḥ kṣaṇena rudhirokṣitau
prekṣaṇīyatarāv āstāṃ puṣpitāv iva kiṃśukau
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| 16 | gadayā madrarājena savyadakṣiṇam āhataḥ
bhīmaseno mahābāhur na cacālācalo yathā
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| 17 | tathā bhīmagadāvegais tāḍyamāno muhur muhuḥ
śalyo na vivyathe rājan dantinevāhato giriḥ
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| 18 | śuśruve dikṣu sarvāsu tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ
gadānipātasaṃhrādo vajrayor iva nisvanaḥ
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| 19 | nivṛtya tu mahāvīryau samucchritagadāv ubhau
punar antaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ
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| 20 | athābhyetya padāny aṣṭau saṃnipāto 'bhavat tayoḥ
udyamya lohadaṇḍābhyām atimānuṣakarmaṇoḥ
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| 21 | prārthayānau tadānyo 'nyaṃ maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ
kriyāviśeṣaṃ kṛtinau darśayām āsatus tadā
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| 22 | athodyamya gade ghore saśṛṅgāv iva parvatau
tāv ājaghnatur anyonyaṃ yathā bhūmicale 'calau
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| 23 | tau parasparavegāc ca gadābhyāṃ ca bhṛśāhatau
yugapat petatur vīrāv ubhāv indradhvajāv iva
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| 24 | ubhayoḥ senayor vīrās tadā hāhākṛto 'bhavan
bhṛśaṃ marmaṇy abhihatāv ubhāv āstāṃ suvihvalau
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| 25 | tataḥ sagadam āropya madrāṇām ṛṣabhaṃ rathe
apovāha kṛpaḥ śalyaṃ tūrṇam āyodhanād api
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| 26 | kṣībavad vihvalatvāt tu nimeṣāt punar utthitaḥ
bhīmaseno gadāpāṇiḥ samāhvayata madrapam
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| 27 | tatas tu tāvakāḥ śūrā nānāśastrasamāyutāḥ
nānāvāditraśabdena pāṇḍusenām ayodhayan
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| 28 | bhujāv ucchritya śastraṃ ca śabdena mahatā tataḥ
abhyadravan mahārāja duryodhanapurogamāḥ
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| 29 | tad anīkam abhiprekṣya tatas te pāṇḍunandanāḥ
prayayuḥ siṃhanādena duryodhanavadhepsayā
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| 30 | teṣām āpatatāṃ tūrṇaṃ putras te bharatarṣabha
prāsena cekitānaṃ vai vivyādha hṛdaye bhṛśam
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| 31 | sa papāta rathopasthe tava putreṇa tāḍitaḥ
rudhiraughapariklinnaḥ praviśya vipulaṃ tamaḥ
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| 32 | cekitānaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ
prasaktam abhyavarṣanta śaravarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ
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| 33 | tāvakānām anīkeṣu pāṇḍavā jitakāśinaḥ
vyacaranta mahārāja prekṣaṇīyāḥ samantataḥ
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| 34 | kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca saubalaś ca mahābalaḥ
ayodhayan dharmarājaṃ madrarājapuraskṛtāḥ
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| 35 | bhāradvājasya hantāraṃ bhūrivīryaparākramam
duryodhano mahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumnam ayodhayat
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| 36 | trisāhasrā rathā rājaṃs tava putreṇa coditāḥ
ayodhayanta vijayaṃ droṇaputrapuraskṛtāḥ
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| 37 | vijaye dhṛtasaṃkalpāḥ samabhityaktajīvitāḥ
prāviśaṃs tāvakā rājan haṃsā iva mahat saraḥ
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| 38 | tato yuddham abhūd ghoraṃ parasparavadhaiṣiṇām
anyonyavadhasaṃyuktam anyonyaprītivardhanam
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| 39 | tasmin pravṛtte saṃgrāme rājan vīravarakṣaye
anileneritaṃ ghoram uttasthau pārthivaṃ rajaḥ
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| 40 | śravaṇān nāmadheyānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kīrtanāt
parasparaṃ vijānīmo ye cāyudhyann abhītavat
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| 41 | tad rajaḥ puruṣavyāghra śoṇitena praśāmitam
diśaś ca vimalā jajñus tasmin rajasi śāmite
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| 42 | tathā pravṛtte saṃgrāme ghorarūpe bhayānake
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nāsīt kaś cit parāṅmukhaḥ
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| 43 | brahmalokaparā bhūtvā prārthayanto jayaṃ yudhi
suyuddhena parākrāntā narāḥ svargam abhīpsavaḥ
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| 44 | bhartṛpiṇḍavimokṣārthaṃ bhartṛkāryaviniścitāḥ
svargasaṃsaktamanaso yodhā yuyudhire tadā
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| 45 | nānārūpāṇi śastrāṇi visṛjanto mahārathāḥ
anyonyam abhigarjantaḥ praharantaḥ parasparam
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| 46 | hata vidhyata gṛhṇīta praharadhvaṃ nikṛntata
iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante tava teṣāṃ ca vai bale
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| 47 | tataḥ śalyo mahārāja dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
vivyādha niśitair bāṇair hantukāmo mahāratham
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| 48 | tasya pārtho mahārāja nārācān vai caturdaśa
marmāṇy uddiśya marmajño nicakhāna hasann iva
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| 49 | taṃ vārya pāṇḍavaṃ bāṇair hantukāmo mahāyaśāḥ
vivyādha samare kruddho bahubhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ
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| 50 | atha bhūyo mahārāja śareṇa nataparvaṇā
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ samājaghne sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ
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| 51 | dharmarājo 'pi saṃkruddho madrarājaṃ mahāyaśāḥ
vivyādha niśitair bāṇaiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ
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| 52 | candrasenaṃ ca saptatyā sūtaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
drumasenaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā nijaghāna mahārathaḥ
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| 53 | cakrarakṣe hate śalyaḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā
nijaghāna tato rājaṃś cedīn vai pañcaviṃśatim
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| 54 | sātyakiṃ pañcaviṃśatyā bhīmasenaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ
mādrīputrau śatenājau vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 55 | evaṃ vicaratas tasya saṃgrāme rājasattama
saṃpreṣayac chitān pārthaḥ śarān āśīviṣopamān
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| 56 | dhvajāgraṃ cāsya samare kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
pramukhe vartamānasya bhallenāpaharad rathāt
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| 57 | pāṇḍuputreṇa vai tasya ketuṃ chinnaṃ mahātmanā
nipatantam apaśyāma giriśṛṅgam ivāhatam
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| 58 | dhvajaṃ nipatitaṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavaṃ ca vyavasthitam
saṃkruddho madrarājo 'bhūc charavarṣaṃ mumoca ha
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| 59 | śalyaḥ sāyakavarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān
abhyavarṣad ameyātmā kṣatriyaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ
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| 60 | sātyakiṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau
ekaikaṃ pañcabhir viddhvā yudhiṣṭhiram apīḍayat
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| 61 | tato bāṇamayaṃ jālaṃ vitataṃ pāṇḍavorasi
apaśyāma mahārāja meghajālam ivodgatam
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| 62 | tasya śalyo raṇe kruddho bāṇaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
diśaḥ pracchādayām āsa pradiśaś ca mahārathaḥ
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| 63 | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bāṇajālena pīḍitaḥ
babhūva hṛtavikrānto jambho vṛtrahaṇā yathā
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