 | Book 7 Chapter 138
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | vartamāne tathā yuddhe ghorarūpe bhayāvahe
tamasā saṃvṛte loke rajasā ca mahīpate
nāpaśyanta raṇe yodhāḥ parasparam avasthitāḥ
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| 2 | anumānena saṃjñābhir yuddhaṃ tad vavṛte mahat
naranāgāśvamathanaṃ paramaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
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| 3 | droṇakarṇakṛpā vīrā bhīmapārṣatasātyakāḥ
anyonyaṃ kṣobhayām āsuḥ sainyāni nṛpasattama
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| 4 | vadhyamānāni sainyāni samantāt tair mahārathaiḥ
tamasā rajasā caiva samantād vipradudruvuḥ
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| 5 | te sarvato vidravanto yodhā vitrastacetasaḥ
ahanyanta mahārāja dhāvamānāś ca saṃyuge
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| 6 | mahārathasahasrāṇi jaghnur anyonyam āhave
andhe tamasi mūḍhāni putrasya tava mantrite
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| 7 | tataḥ sarvāṇi sainyāni senāgopāś ca bhārata
vyamuhyanta raṇe tatra tamasā saṃvṛte sati
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| 8 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 8 | teṣāṃ saṃloḍyamānānāṃ pāṇḍavair nihataujasām
andhe tamasi magnānām āsīt kā vo matis tadā
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| 9 | kathaṃ prakāśas teṣāṃ vā mama sainyeṣu vā punaḥ
babhūva loke tamasā tathā saṃjaya saṃvṛte
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| 10 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 10 | tataḥ sarvāṇi sainyāni hataśiṣṭāni yāni vai
senāgoptṝn athādiśya punar vyūham akalpayat
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| 11 | droṇaḥ purastāj jaghane tu śalyas; tathā drauṇiḥ pārśvataḥ saubalaś ca
svayaṃ tu sarvāṇi balāni rājan; rājābhyayād gopayan vai niśāyām
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| 12 | uvāca sarvāṃś ca padātisaṃghān; duryodhanaḥ pārthiva sāntvapūrvam
utsṛjya sarve paramāyudhāni; gṛhṇīta hastair jvalitān pradīpān
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| 13 | te coditāḥ pārthivasattamena; tataḥ prahṛṣṭā jagṛhuḥ pradīpān
sā bhūya eva dhvajinī vibhaktā; vyarocatāgniprabhayā niśāyām
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| 14 | mahādhanair ābharaṇaiś ca divyaiḥ; śastraiḥ pradīptair abhisaṃpatadbhiḥ
kṣaṇena sarve vihitāḥ pradīpā; vyadīpayaṃś ca dhvajinīṃ tadāśu
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| 15 | sarvās tu senā vyatisevyamānāḥ; padātibhiḥ pāvakatailahastaiḥ
prakāśyamānā dadṛśur niśāyāṃ; yathāntarikṣe jaladās taḍidbhiḥ
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| 16 | prakāśitāyāṃ tu tathā dhvajinyāṃ; droṇo 'gnikalpaḥ pratapan samantāt
rarāja rājendra suvarṇavarmā; madhyaṃ gataḥ sūrya ivāṃśumālī
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| 17 | jāmbūnadeṣv ābharaṇeṣu caiva; niṣkeṣu śuddheṣu śarāvareṣu
pīteṣu śastreṣu ca pāvakasya; pratiprabhās tatra tato babhūvuḥ
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gadāś ca śaikyāḥ parighāś ca śubhrā; ratheṣu śaktyaś ca vivartamānāḥ
pratiprabhā raśmibhir ājamīḍha; punaḥ punaḥ saṃjanayanti dīptāḥ
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| 19 | chatrāṇi bālavyajanānuṣaṅgā; dīptā maholkāś ca tathaiva rājan
vyāghūrṇamānāś ca suvarṇamālā; vyāyacchatāṃ tatra tadā virejuḥ
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| 20 | śastraprabhābhiś ca virājamānaṃ; dīpaprabhābhiś ca tadā balaṃ tat
prakāśitaṃ cābharaṇaprabhābhir; bhṛśaṃ prakāśaṃ nṛpate babhūva
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| 21 | pītāni śastrāṇy asṛgukṣitāni; vīrāvadhūtāni tanudruhāṇi
dīptāṃ prabhāṃ prājanayanta tatra; tapātyaye vidyud ivāntarikṣe
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| 22 | prakampitānām abhighātavegair; abhighnatāṃ cāpatatāṃ javena
vaktrāṇy aśobhanta tadā narāṇāṃ; vāyvīritānīva mahāmbujāni
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| 23 | mahāvane dāva iva pradīpte; yathā prabhā bhāskarasyāpi naśyet
tathā tavāsīd dhvajinī pradīptā; mahābhaye bhārata bhīmarūpā
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| 24 | tat saṃpradīptaṃ balam asmadīyaṃ; niśāmya pārthās tvaritās tathaiva
sarveṣu sainyeṣu padātisaṃghān; acodayaṃs te 'tha cakruḥ pradīpān
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| 25 | gaje gaje sapta kṛtāḥ pradīpā; rathe rathe caiva daśa pradīpāḥ
dvāv aśvapṛṣṭhe paripārśvato 'nye; dhvajeṣu cānye jaghaneṣu cānye
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| 26 | senāsu sarvāsu ca pārśvato 'nye; paścāt purastāc ca samantataś ca
madhye tathānye jvalitāgnihastāḥ; senādvaye 'pi sma narā viceruḥ
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| 27 | sarveṣu sainyeṣu padātisaṃghā; vyāmiśritā hastirathāśvavṛndaiḥ
madhye tathānye jvalitāgnihastā; vyadīpayan pāṇḍusutasya senām
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| 28 | tena pradīptena tathā pradīptaṃ; balaṃ tad āsīd balavad balena
bhāḥ kurvatā bhānumatā graheṇa; divākareṇāgnir ivābhitaptaḥ
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| 29 | tayoḥ prabhāḥ pṛthivīm antarikṣaṃ; sarvā vyatikramya diśaś ca vṛddhāḥ
tena prakāśena bhṛśaṃ prakāśaṃ; babhūva teṣāṃ tava caiva sainyam
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| 30 | tena prakāśena divaṃgamena; saṃbodhitā devagaṇāś ca rājan
gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṃghāḥ; samāgamann apsarasaś ca sarvāḥ
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| 31 | tad devagandharvasamākulaṃ ca; yakṣāsurendrāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiś ca
hataiś ca vīrair divam āruhadbhir; āyodhanaṃ divyakalpaṃ babhūva
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| 32 | rathāśvanāgākuladīpadīptaṃ; saṃrabdhayodhāhatavidrutāśvam
mahad balaṃ vyūḍharathāśvanāgaṃ; surāsuravyūhasamaṃ babhūva
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| 33 | tac chaktisaṃghākulacaṇḍavātaṃ; mahārathābhraṃ rathavājighoṣam
śastraughavarṣaṃ rudhirāmbudhāraṃ; niśi pravṛttaṃ naradevayuddham
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| 34 | tasmin mahāgnipratimo mahātmā; saṃtāpayan pāṇḍavān vipramukhyaḥ
gabhastibhir madhyagato yathārko; varṣātyaye tadvad abhūn narendra
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