 | Book 7 Chapter 25
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | teṣv evaṃ saṃnivṛtteṣu pratyudyāteṣu bhāgaśaḥ
kathaṃ yuyudhire pārthā māmakāś ca tarasvinaḥ
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| 2 | kim arjunaś cāpy akarot saṃśaptakabalaṃ prati
saṃśaptakā vā pārthasya kim akurvata saṃjaya
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| 3 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 3 | tathā teṣu nivṛtteṣu pratyudyāteṣu bhāgaśaḥ
svayam abhyadravad bhīmaṃ nāgānīkena te sutaḥ
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| 4 | sa nāga iva nāgena govṛṣeṇeva govṛṣaḥ
samāhūtaḥ svayaṃ rājñā nāgānīkam upādravat
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| 5 | sa yuddhakuśalaḥ pārtho bāhuvīryeṇa cānvitaḥ
abhinat kuñjarānīkam acireṇaiva māriṣa
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| 6 | te gajā girisaṃkāśāḥ kṣarantaḥ sarvato madam
bhīmasenasya nārācair vimukhā vimadīkṛtāḥ
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| 7 | vidhamed abhrajālāni yathā vāyuḥ samantataḥ
vyadhamat tāny anīkāni tathaiva pavanātmajaḥ
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| 8 | sa teṣu visṛjan bāṇān bhīmo nāgeṣv aśobhata
bhuvaneṣv iva sarveṣu gabhastīn udito raviḥ
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| 9 | te bhīmabāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ saṃsyūtā vibabhur gajāḥ
gabhastibhir ivārkasya vyomni nānābalāhakāḥ
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| 10 | tathā gajānāṃ kadanaṃ kurvāṇam anilātmajam
kruddho duryodhano 'bhyetya pratyavidhyac chitaiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 11 | tataḥ kṣaṇena kṣitipaṃ kṣatajapratimekṣaṇaḥ
kṣayaṃ ninīṣur niśitair bhīmo vivyādha patribhiḥ
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| 12 | sa śarārpitasarvāṅgaḥ kruddho vivyādha pāṇḍavam
nārācair arkaraśmyābhair bhīmasenaṃ smayann iva
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| 13 | tasya nāgaṃ maṇimayaṃ ratnacitraṃ dhvaje sthitam
bhallābhyāṃ kārmukaṃ caiva kṣipraṃ ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 14 | duryodhanaṃ pīḍyamānaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmena māriṣa
cukṣobhayiṣur abhyāgād aṅgo mātaṅgam āsthitaḥ
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| 15 | tam āpatantaṃ mātaṅgam ambudapratimasvanam
kumbhāntare bhīmaseno nārācenārdayad bhṛśam
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| 16 | tasya kāyaṃ vinirbhidya mamajja dharaṇītale
tataḥ papāta dvirado vajrāhata ivācalaḥ
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| 17 | tasyāvarjitanāgasya mlecchasyāvapatiṣyataḥ
śiraś ciccheda bhallena kṣiprakārī vṛkodaraḥ
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| 18 | tasmin nipatite vīre saṃprādravata sā camūḥ
saṃbhrāntāśvadviparathā padātīn avamṛdnatī
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| 19 | teṣv anīkeṣu sarveṣu vidravatsu samantataḥ
prāgjyotiṣas tato bhīmaṃ kuñjareṇa samādravat
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| 20 | yena nāgena maghavān ajayad daityadānavān
sa nāgapravaro bhīmaṃ sahasā samupādravat
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| 21 | śravaṇābhyām atho padbhyāṃ saṃhatena kareṇa ca
vyāvṛttanayanaḥ kruddhaḥ pradahann iva pāṇḍavam
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| 22 | tataḥ sarvasya sainyasya nādaḥ samabhavan mahān
hā hā vinihato bhīmaḥ kuñjareṇeti māriṣa
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| 23 | tena nādena vitrastā pāṇḍavānām anīkinī
sahasābhyadravad rājan yatra tasthau vṛkodaraḥ
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| 24 | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā hataṃ matvā vṛkodaram
bhagadattaṃ sapāñcālaḥ sarvataḥ samavārayat
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| 25 | taṃ rathai rathināṃ śreṣṭhāḥ parivārya samantataḥ
avākirañ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
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| 26 | sa vighātaṃ pṛṣatkānām aṅkuśena samācaran
gajena pāṇḍupāñcālān vyadhamat parvateśvaraḥ
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| 27 | tad adbhutam apaśyāma bhagadattasya saṃyuge
tathā vṛddhasya caritaṃ kuñjareṇa viśāṃ pate
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| 28 | tato rājā daśārṇānāṃ prāgjyotiṣam upādravat
tiryagyātena nāgena samadenāśugāminā
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| 29 | tayor yuddhaṃ samabhavan nāgayor bhīmarūpayoḥ
sapakṣayoḥ parvatayor yathā sadrumayoḥ purā
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| 30 | prāgjyotiṣapater nāgaḥ saṃnipatyāpavṛtya ca
pārśve daśārṇādhipater bhittvā nāgam apātayat
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| 31 | tomaraiḥ sūryaraśmyābhair bhagadatto 'tha saptabhiḥ
jaghāna dviradasthaṃ taṃ śatruṃ pracalitāsanam
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| 32 | upasṛtya tu rājānaṃ bhagadattaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
rathānīkena mahatā sarvataḥ paryavārayat
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| 33 | sa kuñjarastho rathibhiḥ śuśubhe sarvato vṛtaḥ
parvate vanamadhyastho jvalann iva hutāśanaḥ
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| 34 | maṇḍalaṃ sarvataḥ śliṣṭaṃ rathinām ugradhanvinām
kiratāṃ śaravarṣāṇi sa nāgaḥ paryavartata
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| 35 | tataḥ prāgjyotiṣo rājā parigṛhya dviparṣabham
preṣayām āsa sahasā yuyudhānarathaṃ prati
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| 36 | śineḥ pautrasya tu rathaṃ parigṛhya mahādvipaḥ
abhicikṣepa vegena yuyudhānas tv apākramat
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| 37 | bṛhataḥ saindhavān aśvān samutthāpya tu sārathiḥ
tasthau sātyakim āsādya saṃplutas taṃ rathaṃ punaḥ
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| 38 | sa tu labdhvāntaraṃ nāgas tvarito rathamaṇḍalāt
niścakrāma tataḥ sarvān paricikṣepa pārthivān
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| 39 | te tv āśugatinā tena trāsyamānā nararṣabhāḥ
tam ekaṃ dviradaṃ saṃkhye menire śataśo nṛpāḥ
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| 40 | te gajasthena kālyante bhagadattena pāṇḍavāḥ
airāvatasthena yathā devarājena dānavāḥ
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| 41 | teṣāṃ pradravatāṃ bhīmaḥ pāñcālānām itas tataḥ
gajavājikṛtaḥ śabdaḥ sumahān samajāyata
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| 42 | bhagadattena samare kālyamāneṣu pāṇḍuṣu
prāgjyotiṣam abhikruddhaḥ punar bhīmaḥ samabhyayāt
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| 43 | tasyābhidravato vāhān hastamuktena vāriṇā
siktvā vyatrāsayan nāgas te pārtham aharaṃs tataḥ
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| 44 | tatas tam abhyayāt tūrṇaṃ ruciparvākṛtīsutaḥ
samukṣañ śaravarṣeṇa rathastho 'ntakasaṃnibhaḥ
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| 45 | tato ruciraparvāṇaṃ śareṇa nataparvaṇā
suparvā parvatapatir ninye vaivasvatakṣayam
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| 46 | tasmin nipatite vīre saubhadro draupadīsutāḥ
cekitāno dhṛṣṭaketur yuyutsuś cārdayan dvipam
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| 47 | ta enaṃ śaradhārābhir dhārābhir iva toyadāḥ
siṣicur bhairavān nādān vinadanto jighāṃsavaḥ
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| 48 | tataḥ pārṣṇyaṅkuśāṅguṣṭhaiḥ kṛtinā codito dvipaḥ
prasāritakaraḥ prāyāt stabdhakarṇekṣaṇo drutam
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| 49 | so 'dhiṣṭhāya padā vāhān yuyutsoḥ sūtam ārujat
putras tu tava saṃbhrāntaḥ saubhadrasyāpluto ratham
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| 50 | sa kuñjarastho visṛjann iṣūn ariṣu pārthivaḥ
babhau raśmīn ivādityo bhuvaneṣu samutsṛjan
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| 51 | tam ārjunir dvādaśabhir yuyutsur daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
tribhis tribhir draupadeyā dhṛṣṭaketuś ca vivyadhuḥ
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| 52 | so 'riyatnārpitair bāṇair ācito dvirado babhau
saṃsyūta iva sūryasya raśmibhir jalado mahān
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| 53 | niyantuḥ śilpayatnābhyāṃ preṣito 'riśarārditaḥ
paricikṣepa tān nāgaḥ sa ripūn savyadakṣiṇam
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| 54 | gopāla iva daṇḍena yathā paśugaṇān vane
āveṣṭayata tāṃ senāṃ bhagadattas tathā muhuḥ
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| 55 | kṣipraṃ śyenābhipannānāṃ vāyasānām iva svanaḥ
babhūva pāṇḍaveyānāṃ bhṛśaṃ vidravatāṃ svanaḥ
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| 56 | sa nāgarājaḥ pravarāṅkuśāhataḥ; purā sapakṣo 'drivaro yathā nṛpa
bhayaṃ tathā ripuṣu samādadhad bhṛśaṃ; vaṇiggaṇānāṃ kṣubhito yathārṇavaḥ
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| 57 | tato dhvanir dviradarathāśvapārthivair; bhayād dravadbhir janito 'tibhairavaḥ
kṣitiṃ viyad dyāṃ vidiśo diśas tathā; samāvṛṇot pārthiva saṃyuge tadā
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| 58 | sa tena nāgapravareṇa pārthivo; bhṛśaṃ jagāhe dviṣatām anīkinīm
purā suguptāṃ vibudhair ivāhave; virocano devavarūthinīm iva
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| 59 | bhṛśaṃ vavau jvalanasakho viyad rajaḥ; samāvṛṇon muhur api caiva sainikān
tam ekanāgaṃ gaṇaśo yathā gajāḥ; samantato drutam iva menire janāḥ
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