Book 7 Chapter 115 | |
1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
1 | ahany ahani me dīptaṃ yaśaḥ patati saṃjaya
hatā me bahavo yodhā manye kālasya paryayam |
2 | dhanaṃjayas tu saṃkruddhaḥ praviṣṭo māmakaṃ balam
rakṣitaṃ droṇakarṇābhyām apraveśyaṃ surair api |
3 | tābhyām ūrjitavīryābhyām āpyāyitaparākramaḥ
sahitaḥ kṛṣṇabhīmābhyāṃ śinīnām ṛṣabheṇa ca |
4 | tadā prabhṛti mā śoko dahaty agnir ivāśayam
grastān hi pratipaśyāmi bhūmipālān sasaindhavān |
5 | apriyaṃ sumahat kṛtvā sindhurājaḥ kirīṭinaḥ
cakṣurviṣayam āpannaḥ kathaṃ mucyeta jīvitaḥ |
6 | anumānāc ca paśyāmi nāsti saṃjaya saindhavaḥ
yuddhaṃ tu tad yathā vṛttaṃ tan mamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ |
7 | yac ca vikṣobhya mahatīṃ senāṃ saṃloḍya cāsakṛt
ekaḥ praviṣṭaḥ saṃkruddho nalinīm iva kuñjaraḥ |
8 | tasya vṛṣṇipravīrasya brūhi yuddhaṃ yathātatham
dhanaṃjayārthe yat tasya kuśalo hy asi saṃjaya |
9 | saṃjaya uvāca |
9 | tathā tu vaikartanapīḍitaṃ taṃ; bhīmaṃ prayāntaṃ puruṣapravīram
samīkṣya rājan naravīramadhye; śinipravīro 'nuyayau rathena |
10 | nadan yathā vajradharas tapānte; jvalan yathā jaladānte ca sūryaḥ
nighnann amitrān dhanuṣā dṛḍhena; saṃkampayaṃs tava putrasya senām |
11 | taṃ yāntam aśvai rajataprakāśair; āyodhane naravīraṃ carantam
nāśaknuvan vārayituṃ tvadīyāḥ; sarve rathā bhārata mādhavāgryam |
12 | amarṣapūrṇas tv anivṛttayodhī; śarāsanī kāñcanavarmadhārī
alambusaḥ sātyakiṃ mādhavāgryam; avārayad rājavaro 'bhipatya |
13 | tayor abhūd bhārata saṃprahāras; tathāgato naiva babhūva kaś cit
praikṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau; yodhās tvadīyāś ca pare ca sarve |
14 | avidhyad enaṃ daśabhiḥ pṛṣatkair; alambuso rājavaraḥ prasahya
anāgatān eva tu tān pṛṣatkāṃś; ciccheda bāṇaiḥ śinipuṃgavo 'pi |
15 | punaḥ sa bāṇais tribhir agnikalpair; ākarṇapūrṇair niśitaiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ
vivyādha dehāvaraṇaṃ vidārya; te sātyaker āviviśuḥ śarīram |
16 | taiḥ kāyam asyāgnyanilaprabhāvair; vidārya bāṇair aparair jvaladbhiḥ
ājaghnivāṃs tān rajataprakāśān; aśvāṃś caturbhiś caturaḥ prasahya |
17 | tathā tu tenābhihatas tarasvī; naptā śineś cakradharaprabhāvaḥ
alambusasyottamavegavadbhir; hayāṃś caturbhir nijaghāna bāṇaiḥ |
18 | athāsya sūtasya śiro nikṛtya; bhallena kālānalasaṃnibhena
sakuṇḍalaṃ pūrṇaśaśiprakāśaṃ; bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṃ nicakarta dehāt |
19 | nihatya taṃ pārthivaputrapautraṃ; saṃkhye madhūnām ṛṣabhaḥ pramāthī
tato 'nvayād arjunam eva vīraḥ; sainyāni rājaṃs tava saṃnivārya |
20 | anvāgataṃ vṛṣṇivaraṃ samīkṣya; tathārimadhye parivartamānam
ghnantaṃ kurūṇām iṣubhir balāni; punaḥ punar vāyur ivābhrapūgān |
21 | tato 'vahan saindhavāḥ sādhu dāntā; gokṣīrakundenduhimaprakāśāḥ
suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ sadaśvā; yato yataḥ kāmayate nṛsiṃhaḥ |
22 | athātmajās te sahitābhipetur; anye ca yodhās tvaritās tvadīyāḥ
kṛtvā mukhaṃ bhārata yodhamukhyaṃ; duḥśāsanaṃ tvatsutam ājamīḍha |
23 | te sarvataḥ saṃparivārya saṃkhye; śaineyam ājaghnur anīkasāhāḥ
sa cāpi tān pravaraḥ sātvatānāṃ; nyavārayad bāṇajālena vīraḥ |
24 | nivārya tāṃs tūrṇam amitraghātī; naptā śineḥ patribhir agnikalpaiḥ
duḥśāsanasyāpi jaghāna vāhān; udyamya bāṇāsanam ājamīḍha |