 | Book 6 Chapter 48
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | evaṃ vyūḍheṣv anīkeṣu māmakeṣv itareṣu ca
kathaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ saṃprahāraṃ pracakrire
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| 2 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 2 | samaṃ vyūḍheṣv anīkeṣu saṃnaddhā ruciradhvajāḥ
apāram iva saṃdṛśya sāgarapratimaṃ balam
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| 3 | teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā putro duryodhanas tava
abravīt tāvakān sarvān yudhyadhvam iti daṃśitāḥ
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| 4 | te manaḥ krūram āsthāya samabhityaktajīvitāḥ
pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta sarva evocchritadhvajāḥ
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| 5 | tato yuddhaṃ samabhavat tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca vyatiṣaktarathadvipam
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| 6 | muktās tu rathibhir bāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ
saṃnipetur akuṇṭhāgrā nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca
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| 7 | tathā pravṛtte saṃgrāme dhanur udyamya daṃśitaḥ
abhipatya mahābāhur bhīṣmo bhīmaparākramaḥ
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| 8 | saubhadre bhīmasene ca śaineye ca mahārathe
kekaye ca virāṭe ca dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pārṣate
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| 9 | eteṣu naravīreṣu cedimatsyeṣu cābhitaḥ
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
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| 10 | prākampata mahāvyūhas tasmin vīrasamāgame
sarveṣām eva sainyānām āsīd vyatikaro mahān
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| 11 | sāditadhvajanāgāś ca hatapravaravājinaḥ
viprayātarathānīkāḥ samapadyanta pāṇḍavāḥ
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| 12 | arjunas tu naravyāghro dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham
vārṣṇeyam abravīt kruddho yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ
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| 13 | eṣa bhīṣmaḥ susaṃkruddho vārṣṇeya mama vāhinīm
nāśayiṣyati suvyaktaṃ duryodhanahite rataḥ
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| 14 | eṣa droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyo vikarṇaś ca janārdana
dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca sahitā duryodhanapurogamāḥ
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| 15 | pāñcālān nihaniṣyanti rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā
so 'haṃ bhīṣmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sainyahetor janārdana
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| 16 | tam abravīd vāsudevo yatto bhava dhanaṃjaya
eṣa tvā prāpaye vīra pitāmaharathaṃ prati
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| 17 | evam uktvā tataḥ śaurī rathaṃ taṃ lokaviśrutam
prāpayām āsa bhīṣmāya rathaṃ prati janeśvara
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| 18 | cañcadbahupatākena balākāvarṇavājinā
samucchritamahābhīmanadadvānaraketunā
mahatā meghanādena rathenādityavarcasā
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| 19 | vinighnan kauravānīkaṃ śūrasenāṃś ca pāṇḍavaḥ
āyāc charān nudañ śīghraṃ suhṛcchoṣavināśanaḥ
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| 20 | tam āpatantaṃ vegena prabhinnam iva vāraṇam
trāsayānaṃ raṇe śūrān pātayantaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ
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| 21 | saindhavapramukhair guptaḥ prācyasauvīrakekayaiḥ
sahasā pratyudīyāya bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo 'rjunam
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| 22 | ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānam anyaḥ kurupitāmahāt
droṇavaikartanābhyāṃ vā rathaḥ saṃyātum arhati
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| 23 | tato bhīṣmo mahārāja kauravāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ
arjunaṃ saptasaptatyā nārācānāṃ samāvṛṇot
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| 24 | droṇaś ca pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaḥ pañcāśatā śaraiḥ
duryodhanaś catuḥṣaṣṭyā śalyaś ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 25 | saindhavo navabhiś cāpi śakuniś cāpi pañcabhiḥ
vikarṇo daśabhir bhallai rājan vivyādha pāṇḍavam
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| 26 | sa tair viddho maheṣvāsaḥ samantān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
na vivyathe mahābāhur bhidyamāna ivācalaḥ
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| 27 | sa bhīṣmaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā naravyāghro vikarṇaṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 28 | ārtāyaniṃ tribhir bāṇai rājānaṃ cāpi pañcabhiḥ
pratyavidhyad ameyātmā kirīṭī bharatarṣabha
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| 29 | taṃ sātyakir virāṭaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ
draupadeyābhimanyuś ca parivavrur dhanaṃjayam
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| 30 | tato droṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ gāṅgeyasya priye ratam
abhyavarṣata pāñcālyaḥ saṃyuktaḥ saha somakaiḥ
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| 31 | bhīṣmas tu rathināṃ śreṣṭhas tūrṇaṃ vivyādha pāṇḍavam
aśītyā niśitair bāṇais tato 'krośanta tāvakāḥ
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| 32 | teṣāṃ tu ninadaṃ śrutvā prahṛṣṭānāṃ prahṛṣṭavat
praviveśa tato madhyaṃ rathasiṃhaḥ pratāpavān
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| 33 | teṣāṃ tu rathasiṃhānāṃ madhyaṃ prāpya dhanaṃjayaḥ
cikrīḍa dhanuṣā rājaṃl lakṣyaṃ kṛtvā mahārathān
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| 34 | tato duryodhano rājā bhīṣmam āha janeśvaraḥ
pīḍyamānaṃ svakaṃ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthena saṃyuge
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| 35 | eṣa pāṇḍusutas tāta kṛṣṇena sahito balī
yatatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ mūlaṃ naḥ parikṛntati
tvayi jīvati gāṅgeye droṇe ca rathināṃ vare
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| 36 | tvatkṛte hy eṣa karṇo 'pi nyastaśastro mahārathaḥ
na yudhyati raṇe pārthaṃ hitakāmaḥ sadā mama
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| 37 | sa tathā kuru gāṅgeya yathā hanyeta phalgunaḥ
evam uktas tato rājan pitā devavratas tava
dhik kṣatradharmam ity uktvā yayau pārtharathaṃ prati
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| 38 | ubhau śvetahayau rājan saṃsaktau dṛśya pārthivāḥ
siṃhanādān bhṛśaṃ cakruḥ śaṅkhaśabdāṃś ca bhārata
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| 39 | drauṇir duryodhanaś caiva vikarṇaś ca tavātmajaḥ
parivārya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sthitā yuddhāya māriṣa
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| 40 | tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parivārya dhanaṃjayam
sthitā yuddhāya mahate tato yuddham avartata
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| 41 | gāṅgeyas tu raṇe pārtham ānarchan navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
tam arjunaḥ pratyavidhyad daśabhir marmavedhibhiḥ
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| 42 | tataḥ śarasahasreṇa suprayuktena pāṇḍavaḥ
arjunaḥ samaraślāghī bhīṣmasyāvārayad diśaḥ
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| 43 | śarajālaṃ tatas tat tu śarajālena kaurava
vārayām āsa pārthasya bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavas tathā
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| 44 | ubhau paramasaṃhṛṣṭāv ubhau yuddhābhinandinau
nirviśeṣam ayudhyetāṃ kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau
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| 45 | bhīṣmacāpavimuktāni śarajālāni saṃghaśaḥ
śīryamāṇāny adṛśyanta bhinnāny arjunasāyakaiḥ
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| 46 | tathaivārjunamuktāni śarajālāni bhāgaśaḥ
gāṅgeyaśaranunnāni nyapatanta mahītale
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| 47 | arjunaḥ pañcaviṃśatyā bhīṣmam ārcchac chitaiḥ śaraiḥ
bhīṣmo 'pi samare pārthaṃ vivyādha triṃśatā śaraiḥ
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| 48 | anyonyasya hayān viddhvā dhvajau ca sumahābalau
ratheṣāṃ rathacakre ca cikrīḍatur ariṃdamau
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| 49 | tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
vāsudevaṃ tribhir bāṇair ājaghāna stanāntare
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| 50 | bhīṣmacāpacyutair bāṇair nirviddho madhusūdanaḥ
virarāja raṇe rājan sapuṣpa iva kiṃśukaḥ
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| 51 | tato 'rjuno bhṛśaṃ kruddho nirviddhaṃ prekṣya mādhavam
gāṅgeyasārathiṃ saṃkhye nirbibheda tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 52 | yatamānau tu tau vīrāv anyonyasya vadhaṃ prati
nāśaknutāṃ tadānyonyam abhisaṃdhātum āhave
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| 53 | maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gatapratyāgatāni ca
adarśayetāṃ bahudhā sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt
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| 54 | antaraṃ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantau mahārathau
rājann antaramārgasthau sthitāv āstāṃ muhur muhuḥ
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| 55 | ubhau siṃharavonmiśraṃ śaṅkhaśabdaṃ pracakratuḥ
tathaiva cāpanirghoṣaṃ cakratus tau mahārathau
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| 56 | tayoḥ śaṅkhapraṇādena rathanemisvanena ca
dāritā sahasā bhūmiś cakampa ca nanāda ca
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| 57 | na tayor antaraṃ kaś cid dadṛśe bharatarṣabha
balinau samare śūrāv anyonyasadṛśāv ubhau
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| 58 | cihnamātreṇa bhīṣmaṃ tu prajajñus tatra kauravāḥ
tathā pāṇḍusutāḥ pārthaṃ cihnamātreṇa jajñire
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| 59 | tayor nṛvarayo rājan dṛśya tādṛk parākramam
vismayaṃ sarvabhūtāni jagmur bhārata saṃyuge
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| 60 | na tayor vivaraṃ kaś cid raṇe paśyati bhārata
dharme sthitasya hi yathā na kaś cid vṛjinaṃ kva cit
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| 61 | ubhau hi śarajālena tāv adṛśyau babhūvatuḥ
prakāśau ca punas tūrṇaṃ babhūvatur ubhau raṇe
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| 62 | tatra devāḥ sagandharvāś cāraṇāś ca saharṣibhiḥ
anyonyaṃ pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam
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| 63 | na śakyau yudhi saṃrabdhau jetum etau mahārathau
sadevāsuragandharvair lokair api kathaṃ cana
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| 64 | āścaryabhūtaṃ lokeṣu yuddham etan mahādbhutam
naitādṛśāni yuddhāni bhaviṣyanti kathaṃ cana
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| 65 | nāpi śakyo raṇe jetuṃ bhīṣmaḥ pārthena dhīmatā
sadhanuś ca rathasthaś ca pravapan sāyakān raṇe
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| 66 | tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe devair api durāsadam
na vijetuṃ raṇe bhīṣma utsaheta dhanurdharam
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| 67 | iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante proccarantyas tatas tataḥ
gāṅgeyārjunayoḥ saṃkhye stavayuktā viśāṃ pate
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| 68 | tvadīyās tu tato yodhāḥ pāṇḍaveyāś ca bhārata
anyonyaṃ samare jaghnus tayos tatra parākrame
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| 69 | śitadhārais tathā khaḍgair vimalaiś ca paraśvadhaiḥ
śarair anyaiś ca bahubhiḥ śastrair nānāvidhair yudhi
ubhayoḥ senayor vīrā nyakṛntanta parasparam
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| 70 | vartamāne tathā ghore tasmin yuddhe sudāruṇe
droṇapāñcālyayo rājan mahān āsīt samāgamaḥ
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