Book 6 Chapter 86 | |
1 | saṃjaya uvāca |
1 | vartamāne tathā raudre rājan vīravarakṣaye
śakuniḥ saubalaḥ śrīmān pāṇḍavān samupādravat |
2 | tathaiva sātvato rājan hārdikyaḥ paravīrahā
abhyadravata saṃgrāme pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm |
3 | tataḥ kāmbojamukhyānāṃ nadījānāṃ ca vājinām
āraṭṭānāṃ mahījānāṃ sindhujānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
4 | vanāyujānāṃ śubhrāṇāṃ tathā parvatavāsinām
ye cāpare tittirajā javanā vātaraṃhasaḥ |
5 | suvarṇālaṃkṛtair etair varmavadbhiḥ sukalpitaiḥ
hayair vātajavair mukhyaiḥ pāṇḍavasya suto balī abhyavartata tat sainyaṃ hṛṣṭarūpaḥ paraṃtapaḥ |
6 | arjunasyātha dāyāda irāvān nāma vīryavān
sutāyāṃ nāgarājasya jātaḥ pārthena dhīmatā |
7 | airāvatena sā dattā anapatyā mahātmanā
patyau hate suparṇena kṛpaṇā dīnacetanā |
8 | bhāryārthaṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha pārthaḥ kāmavaśānugām
evam eṣa samutpannaḥ parakṣetre 'rjunātmajaḥ |
9 | sa nāgaloke saṃvṛddho mātrā ca parirakṣitaḥ
pitṛvyeṇa parityaktaḥ pārthadveṣād durātmanā |
10 | rūpavān vīryasaṃpanno guṇavān satyavikramaḥ
indralokaṃ jagāmāśu śrutvā tatrārjunaṃ gatam |
11 | so 'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ satyavikramam
abhyavādayad avyagro vinayena kṛtāñjaliḥ irāvān asmi bhadraṃ te putraś cāhaṃ tavābhibho |
12 | mātuḥ samāgamo yaś ca tat sarvaṃ pratyavedayat
tac ca sarvaṃ yathāvṛttam anusasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ |
13 | pariṣvajya sutaṃ cāpi so 'tmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ guṇaiḥ
prītimān abhavat pārtho devarājaniveśane |
14 | so 'rjunena samājñapto devaloke tadā nṛpa
prītipūrvaṃ mahābāhuḥ svakāryaṃ prati bhārata yuddhakāle tvayāsmākaṃ sāhyaṃ deyam iti prabho |
15 | bāḍham ity evam uktvā ca yuddhakāla upāgataḥ
kāmavarṇajavair aśvaiḥ saṃvṛto bahubhir nṛpa |
16 | te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā nānāvarṇā manojavāḥ
utpetuḥ sahasā rājan haṃsā iva mahodadhau |
17 | te tvadīyān samāsādya hayasaṃghān mahājavān
kroḍaiḥ kroḍān abhighnanto ghoṇābhiś ca parasparam nipetuḥ sahasā rājan suvegābhihatā bhuvi |
18 | nipatadbhis tathā taiś ca hayasaṃghaiḥ parasparam
śuśruve dāruṇaḥ śabdaḥ suparṇapatane yathā |
19 | tathaiva ca mahārāja sametyānyonyam āhave
parasparavadhaṃ ghoraṃ cakrus te hayasādinaḥ |
20 | tasmiṃs tathā vartamāne saṃkule tumule bhṛśam
ubhayor api saṃśāntā hayasaṃghāḥ samantataḥ |
21 | prakṣīṇasāyakāḥ śūrā nihatāśvāḥ śramāturāḥ
vilayaṃ samanuprāptās takṣamāṇāḥ parasparam |
22 | tataḥ kṣīṇe hayānīke kiṃciccheṣe ca bhārata
saubalasyātmajāḥ śūrā nirgatā raṇamūrdhani |
23 | vāyuvegasamasparśā jave vāyusamāṃs tathā
āruhya śīlasaṃpannān vayaḥsthāṃs turagottamān |
24 | gajo gavākṣo vṛṣakaś carmavān ārjavaḥ śukaḥ
ṣaḍ ete balasaṃpannā niryayur mahato balāt |
25 | vāryamāṇāḥ śakuninā svaiś ca yodhair mahābalaiḥ
saṃnaddhā yuddhakuśalā raudrarūpā mahābalāḥ |
26 | tad anīkaṃ mahābāho bhittvā paramadurjayam
balena mahatā yuktāḥ svargāya vijayaiṣiṇaḥ viviśus te tadā hṛṣṭā gāndhārā yuddhadurmadāḥ |
27 | tān praviṣṭāṃs tadā dṛṣṭvā irāvān api vīryavān
abravīt samare yodhān vicitrābharaṇāyudhān |
28 | yathaite dhārtarāṣṭrasya yodhāḥ sānugavāhanāḥ
hanyante samare sarve tathā nītir vidhīyatām |
29 | bāḍham ity evam uktvā te sarve yodhā irāvataḥ
jaghnus te vai parānīkaṃ durjayaṃ samare paraiḥ |
30 | tad anīkam anīkena samare vīkṣya pātitam
amṛṣyamāṇās te sarve subalasyātmajā raṇe irāvantam abhidrutya sarvataḥ paryavārayan |
31 | tāḍayantaḥ śitaiḥ prāsaiś codayantaḥ parasparam
te śūrāḥ paryadhāvanta kurvanto mahad ākulam |
32 | irāvān atha nirbhinnaḥ prāsais tīkṣṇair mahātmabhiḥ
sravatā rudhireṇāktas tottrair viddha iva dvipaḥ |
33 | urasy api ca pṛṣṭhe ca pārśvayoś ca bhṛśāhataḥ
eko bahubhir atyarthaṃ dhairyād rājan na vivyathe |
34 | irāvān atha saṃkruddhaḥ sarvāṃs tān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
mohayām āsa samare viddhvā parapuraṃjayaḥ |
35 | prāsān uddhṛtya sarvāṃś ca svaśarīrād ariṃdamaḥ
tair eva tāḍayām āsa subalasyātmajān raṇe |
36 | nikṛṣya niśitaṃ khaḍgaṃ gṛhītvā ca śarāvaram
padātis tūrṇam āgacchaj jighāṃsuḥ saubalān yudhi |
37 | tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇāḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ
bhūyaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭā irāvantam athādravan |
38 | irāvān api khaḍgena darśayan pāṇilāghavam
abhyavartata tān sarvān saubalān baladarpitaḥ |
39 | lāghavenātha carataḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ
antaraṃ nādhyagacchanta carantaḥ śīghragāminaḥ |
40 | bhūmiṣṭham atha taṃ saṃkhye saṃpradṛśya tataḥ punaḥ
parivārya bhṛśaṃ sarve grahītum upacakramuḥ |
41 | athābhyāśagatānāṃ sa khaḍgenāmitrakarśanaḥ
upahastāvahastābhyāṃ teṣāṃ gātrāṇy akṛntata |
42 | āyudhāni ca sarveṣāṃ bāhūn api ca bhūṣitān
apatanta nikṛttāṅgā gatā bhūmiṃ gatāsavaḥ |
43 | vṛṣakas tu mahārāja bahudhā parivikṣataḥ
amucyata mahāraudrāt tasmād vīrāvakartanāt |
44 | tān sarvān patitān dṛṣṭvā bhīto duryodhanas tataḥ
abhyabhāṣata saṃkruddho rākṣasaṃ ghoradarśanam |
45 | ārśyaśṛṅgiṃ maheṣvāsaṃ māyāvinam ariṃdamam
vairiṇaṃ bhīmasenasya pūrvaṃ bakavadhena vai |
46 | paśya vīra yathā hy eṣa phalgunasya suto balī
māyāvī vipriyaṃ ghoram akārṣīn me balakṣayam |
47 | tvaṃ ca kāmagamas tāta māyāstre ca viśāradaḥ
kṛtavairaś ca pārthena tasmād enaṃ raṇe jahi |
48 | bāḍham ity evam uktvā tu rākṣaso ghoradarśanaḥ
prayayau siṃhanādena yatrārjunasuto yuvā |
49 | svārūḍhair yuddhakuśalair vimalaprāsayodhibhiḥ
vīraiḥ prahāribhir yuktaḥ svair anīkaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ nihantukāmaḥ samare irāvantaṃ mahābalam |
50 | irāvān api saṃkruddhas tvaramāṇaḥ parākramī
hantukāmam amitraghno rākṣasaṃ pratyavārayat |
51 | tam āpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya rākṣasaḥ sumahābalaḥ
tvaramāṇas tato māyāṃ prayoktum upacakrame |
52 | tena māyāmayāḥ kḷptā hayās tāvanta eva hi
svārūḍhā rākṣasair ghoraiḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇibhiḥ |
53 | te saṃrabdhāḥ samāgamya dvisāhasrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
acirād gamayām āsuḥ pretalokaṃ parasparam |
54 | tasmiṃs tu nihate sainye tāv ubhau yuddhadurmadau
saṃgrāme vyavatiṣṭhetāṃ yathā vai vṛtravāsavau |
55 | ādravantam abhiprekṣya rākṣasaṃ yuddhadurmadam
irāvān krodhasaṃrabdhaḥ pratyadhāvan mahābalaḥ |
56 | samabhyāśagatasyājau tasya khaḍgena durmateḥ
ciccheda kārmukaṃ dīptaṃ śarāvāpaṃ ca pañcakam |
57 | sa nikṛttaṃ dhanur dṛṣṭvā khaṃ javena samāviśat
irāvantam abhikruddhaṃ mohayann iva māyayā |
58 | tato 'ntarikṣam utpatya irāvān api rākṣasam
vimohayitvā māyābhis tasya gātrāṇi sāyakaiḥ ciccheda sarvamarmajñaḥ kāmarūpo durāsadaḥ |
59 | tathā sa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
saṃbabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam |
60 | māyā hi sahajā teṣāṃ vayo rūpaṃ ca kāmajam
evaṃ tad rākṣasasyāṅgaṃ chinnaṃ chinnaṃ vyarohata |
61 | irāvān api saṃkruddho rākṣasaṃ taṃ mahābalam
paraśvadhena tīkṣṇena ciccheda ca punaḥ punaḥ |
62 | sa tena balinā vīraś chidyamāna iva drumaḥ
rākṣaso vyanadad ghoraṃ sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat |
63 | paraśvadhakṣataṃ rakṣaḥ susrāva rudhiraṃ bahu
tataś cukrodha balavāṃś cakre vegaṃ ca saṃyuge |
64 | ārśyaśṛṅgis tato dṛṣṭvā samare śatrum ūrjitam
kṛtvā ghoraṃ mahad rūpaṃ grahītum upacakrame saṃgrāmaśiraso madhye sarveṣāṃ tatra paśyatām |
65 | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśīṃ māyāṃ rākṣasasya mahātmanaḥ
irāvān api saṃkruddho māyāṃ sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame |
66 | tasya krodhābhibhūtasya saṃyugeṣv anivartinaḥ
yo 'nvayo mātṛkas tasya sa enam abhipedivān |
67 | sa nāgair bahuśo rājan sarvataḥ saṃvṛto raṇe
dadhāra sumahad rūpam ananta iva bhogavān tato bahuvidhair nāgaiś chādayām āsa rākṣasam |
68 | chādyamānas tu nāgaiḥ sa dhyātvā rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ
sauparṇaṃ rūpam āsthāya bhakṣayām āsa pannagān |
69 | māyayā bhakṣite tasminn anvaye tasya mātṛke
vimohitam irāvantam asinā rākṣaso 'vadhīt |
70 | sakuṇḍalaṃ samukuṭaṃ padmendusadṛśaprabham
irāvataḥ śiro rakṣaḥ pātayām āsa bhūtale |
71 | tasmiṃs tu nihate vīre rākṣasenārjunātmaje
viśokāḥ samapadyanta dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ sarājakāḥ |
72 | tasmin mahati saṃgrāme tādṛśe bhairave punaḥ
mahān vyatikaro ghoraḥ senayoḥ samapadyata |
73 | hayā gajāḥ padātāś ca vimiśrā dantibhir hatāḥ
rathāś ca dantinaś caiva pattibhis tatra sūditāḥ |
74 | tathā pattirathaughāś ca hayāś ca bahavo raṇe
rathibhir nihatā rājaṃs tava teṣāṃ ca saṃkule |
75 | ajānann arjunaś cāpi nihataṃ putram aurasam
jaghāna samare śūrān rājñas tān bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ |
76 | tathaiva tāvakā rājan sṛñjayāś ca mahābalāḥ
juhvataḥ samare prāṇān nijaghnur itaretaram |
77 | muktakeśā vikavacā virathāś chinnakārmukāḥ
bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta samavetāḥ parasparam |
78 | tathā marmātigair bhīṣmo nijaghāna mahārathān
kampayan samare senāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahābalaḥ |
79 | tena yaudhiṣṭhire sainye bahavo mānavā hatāḥ
dantinaḥ sādinaś caiva rathino 'tha hayās tathā |
80 | tatra bhārata bhīṣmasya raṇe dṛṣṭvā parākramam
atyadbhutam apaśyāma śakrasyeva parākramam |
81 | tathaiva bhīmasenasya pārṣatasya ca bhārata
raudram āsīt tadā yuddhaṃ sātvatasya ca dhanvinaḥ |
82 | dṛṣṭvā droṇasya vikrāntaṃ pāṇḍavān bhayam āviśat
eka eva raṇe śakto hantum asmān sasainikān |
83 | kiṃ punaḥ pṛthivīśūrair yodhavrātaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
ity abruvan mahārāja raṇe droṇena pīḍitāḥ |
84 | vartamāne tathā raudre saṃgrāme bharatarṣabha
ubhayoḥ senayoḥ śūrā nāmṛṣyanta parasparam |
85 | āviṣṭā iva yudhyante rakṣobhūtā mahābalāḥ
tāvakāḥ pāṇḍaveyāś ca saṃrabdhās tāta dhanvinaḥ |
86 | na sma paśyāmahe kaṃ cid yaḥ prāṇān parirakṣati
saṃgrāme daityasaṃkāśe tasmin yoddhā narādhipa |