Book 6 Chapter 54 | |
1 | saṃjaya uvāca |
1 | tatas te pārthivāḥ kruddhāḥ phalgunaṃ vīkṣya saṃyuge
rathair anekasāhasraiḥ samantāt paryavārayan |
2 | athainaṃ rathavṛndena koṣṭakīkṛtya bhārata
śaraiḥ subahusāhasraiḥ samantād abhyavārayan |
3 | śaktīś ca vimalās tīkṣṇā gadāś ca parighaiḥ saha
prāsān paraśvadhāṃś caiva mudgarān musalān api cikṣipuḥ samare kruddhāḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati |
4 | śastrāṇām atha tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ śalabhānām ivāyatim
rurodha sarvataḥ pārthaḥ śaraiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ |
5 | tatra tal lāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā bībhatsor atimānuṣam
devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ sādhu sādhv iti rājendra phalgunaṃ pratyapūjayan |
6 | sātyakiṃ cābhimanyuṃ ca mahatyā senayā saha
gāndhārāḥ samare śūrā rurudhuḥ sahasaubalāḥ |
7 | tatra saubalakāḥ kruddhā vārṣṇeyasya rathottamam
tilaśaś cicchiduḥ krodhāc chastrair nānāvidhair yudhi |
8 | sātyakis tu rathaṃ tyaktvā vartamāne mahābhaye
abhimanyo rathaṃ tūrṇam āruroha paraṃtapaḥ |
9 | tāv ekarathasaṃyuktau saubaleyasya vāhinīm
vyadhametāṃ śitais tūrṇaṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ |
10 | droṇabhīṣmau raṇe yattau dharmarājasya vāhinīm
nāśayetāṃ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ |
11 | tato dharmasuto rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau
miṣatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ droṇānīkam upādravan |
12 | tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ pūrvam āsīt sudāruṇam |
13 | kurvāṇau tu mahat karma bhīmasenaghaṭotkacau
duryodhanas tato 'bhyetya tāv ubhāv abhyavārayat |
14 | tatrādbhutam apaśyāma haiḍimbasya parākramam
atītya pitaraṃ yuddhe yad ayudhyata bhārata |
15 | bhīmasenas tu saṃkruddho duryodhanam amarṣaṇam
hṛdy avidhyat pṛṣatkena prahasann iva pāṇḍavaḥ |
16 | tato duryodhano rājā prahāravaramohitaḥ
niṣasāda rathopasthe kaśmalaṃ ca jagāma ha |
17 | taṃ visaṃjñam atho jñātvā tvaramāṇo 'sya sārathiḥ
apovāha raṇād rājaṃs tataḥ sainyam abhidyata |
18 | tatas tāṃ kauravīṃ senāṃ dravamāṇāṃ samantataḥ
nighnan bhīmaḥ śarais tīkṣṇair anuvavrāja pṛṣṭhataḥ |
19 | pārṣataś ca rathaśreṣṭho dharmaputraś ca pāṇḍavaḥ
droṇasya paśyataḥ sainyaṃ gāṅgeyasya ca paśyataḥ jaghnatur viśikhais tīkṣṇaiḥ parānīkaviśātanaiḥ |
20 | dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ tava putrasya saṃyuge
nāśaknutāṃ vārayituṃ bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau |
21 | vāryamāṇaṃ hi bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca viśāṃ pate
vidravaty eva tat sainyaṃ paśyator droṇabhīṣmayoḥ |
22 | tato rathasahasreṣu vidravatsu tatas tataḥ
tāv āsthitāv ekarathaṃ saubhadraśinipuṃgavau saubalīṃ samare senāṃ śātayetāṃ samantataḥ |
23 | śuśubhāte tadā tau tu śaineyakurupuṃgavau
amāvāsyāṃ gatau yadvat somasūryau nabhastale |
24 | arjunas tu tataḥ kruddhas tava sainyaṃ viśāṃ pate
vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa dhārābhir iva toyadaḥ |
25 | vadhyamānaṃ tatas tat tu śaraiḥ pārthasya saṃyuge
dudrāva kauravaṃ sainyaṃ viṣādabhayakampitam |
26 | dravatas tān samālokya bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau
nyavārayetāṃ saṃrabdhau duryodhanahitaiṣiṇau |
27 | tato duryodhano rājā samāśvasya viśāṃ pate
nyavartayata tat sainyaṃ dravamāṇaṃ samantataḥ |
28 | yatra yatra sutaṃ tubhyaṃ yo yaḥ paśyati bhārata
tatra tatra nyavartanta kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ |
29 | tān nivṛttān samīkṣyaiva tato 'nye 'pītare janāḥ
anyonyaspardhayā rājaṃl lajjayānye 'vatasthire |
30 | punarāvartatāṃ teṣāṃ vega āsīd viśāṃ pate
pūryataḥ sāgarasyeva candrasyodayanaṃ prati |
31 | saṃnivṛttāṃs tatas tāṃs tu dṛṣṭvā rājā suyodhanaḥ
abravīt tvarito gatvā bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ vacaḥ |
32 | pitāmaha nibodhedaṃ yat tvā vakṣyāmi bhārata
nānurūpam ahaṃ manye tvayi jīvati kaurava |
33 | droṇe cāstravidāṃ śreṣṭhe saputre sasuhṛjjane
kṛpe caiva maheṣvāse dravatīyaṃ varūthinī |
34 | na pāṇḍavāḥ pratibalās tava rājan kathaṃ cana
tathā droṇasya saṃgrāme drauṇeś caiva kṛpasya ca |
35 | anugrāhyāḥ pāṇḍusutā nūnaṃ tava pitāmaha
yathemāṃ kṣamase vīra vadhyamānāṃ varūthinīm |
36 | so 'smi vācyas tvayā rājan pūrvam eva samāgame
na yotsye pāṇḍavān saṃkhye nāpi pārṣatasātyakī |
37 | śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tubhyam ācāryasya kṛpasya ca
karṇena sahitaḥ kṛtyaṃ cintayānas tadaiva hi |
38 | yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo yuvābhyām iha saṃyuge
vikrameṇānurūpeṇa yudhyetāṃ puruṣarṣabhau |
39 | etac chrutvā vaco bhīṣmaḥ prahasan vai muhur muhuḥ
abravīt tanayaṃ tubhyaṃ krodhād udvṛtya cakṣuṣī |
40 | bahuśo hi mayā rājaṃs tathyam uktaṃ hitaṃ vacaḥ
ajeyāḥ pāṇḍavā yuddhe devair api savāsavaiḥ |
41 | yat tu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ vṛddhenādya nṛpottama
kariṣyāmi yathāśakti prekṣedānīṃ sabāndhavaḥ |
42 | adya pāṇḍusutān sarvān sasainyān saha bandhubhiḥ
miṣato vārayiṣyāmi sarvalokasya paśyataḥ |
43 | evam ukte tu bhīṣmeṇa putrās tava janeśvara
dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yuktā bherīś ca jaghnire bhṛśam |
44 | pāṇḍavāpi tato rājañ śrutvā taṃ ninadaṃ mahat
dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃś ca bherīś ca murajāṃś ca vyanādayan |