Book 8 Chapter 2 | |
1 | saṃjaya uvāca |
1 | hate droṇe maheṣvāse tava putrā mahārathāḥ
babhūvur āśvastamukhā viṣaṇṇā gatacetasaḥ |
2 | avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabhṛtaḥ sarva eva viśāṃ pate
aprekṣamāṇāḥ śokārtā nābhyabhāṣan parasparam |
3 | tān dṛṣṭvā vyathitākārān sainyāni tava bhārata
ūrdhvam evābhyavekṣanta duḥkhatrastāny anekaśaḥ |
4 | śastrāṇy eṣāṃ ca rājendra śoṇitāktāny aśeṣataḥ
prābhraśyanta karāgrebhyo dṛṣṭvā droṇaṃ nipātitam |
5 | tāni baddhāny aniṣṭāni lambamānāni bhārata
adṛśyanta mahārāja nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi |
6 | tathārtaṃ stimitaṃ dṛṣṭvā gatasattvam iva sthitam
svaṃ balaṃ tan mahārāja rājā duryodhano 'bravīt |
7 | bhavatāṃ bāhuvīryaṃ hi samāśritya mayā yudhi
pāṇḍaveyāḥ samāhūtā yuddhaṃ cedaṃ pravartitam |
8 | tad idaṃ nihate droṇe viṣaṇṇam iva lakṣyate
yudhyamānāś ca samare yodhā vadhyanti sarvataḥ |
9 | jayo vāpi vadho vāpi yudhyamānasya saṃyuge
bhavet kim atra citraṃ vai yudhyadhvaṃ sarvatomukhāḥ |
10 | paśyadhvaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ yudhi
pracarantaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ divyair astrair mahābalam |
11 | yasya vai yudhi saṃtrāsāt kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ
nivartate sadāmarṣāt siṃhāt kṣudramṛgo yathā |
12 | yena nāgāyutaprāṇo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ
mānuṣeṇaiva yuddhena tām avasthāṃ praveśitaḥ |
13 | yena divyāstravic chūro māyāvī sa ghaṭotkacaḥ
amoghayā raṇe śaktyā nihato bhairavaṃ nadan |
14 | tasya duṣpāravīryasya satyasaṃdhasya dhīmataḥ
bāhvor draviṇam akṣayyam adya drakṣyatha saṃyuge |
15 | droṇaputrasya vikrāntaṃ rādheyasyaiva cobhayoḥ
pāṇḍupāñcālasainyeṣu drakṣyathāpi mahātmanoḥ |
16 | sarva eva bhavantaś ca śūrāḥ prājñāḥ kulodgatāḥ
śīlavantaḥ kṛtāstrāś ca drakṣyathādya parasparam |
17 | evam ukte mahārāja karṇo vaikartano nṛpaḥ
siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ prāyudhyata mahābalaḥ |
18 | sa sṛñjayānāṃ sarveṣāṃ pāñcālānāṃ ca paśyatām
kekayānāṃ videhānām akarot kadanaṃ mahat |
19 | tasyeṣudhārāḥ śataśaḥ prādurāsañ śarāsanāt
agre puṅkhe ca saṃsaktā yathā bhramarapaṅktayaḥ |
20 | sa pīḍayitvā pāñcālān pāṇḍavāṃś ca tarasvinaḥ
hatvā sahasraśo yodhān arjunena nipātitaḥ |