 | Book 8 Chapter 45
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | drauṇis tu rathavaṃśena mahatā parivāritaḥ
āpatat sahasā rājan yatra rājā vyavasthitaḥ
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| 2 | tam āpatantaṃ sahasā śūraḥ śaurisahāyavān
dadhāra sahasā pārtho veleva makarālayam
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| 3 | tataḥ kruddho mahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān
arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca chādayām āsa patribhiḥ
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| 4 | avacchannau tataḥ kṛṣṇau dṛṣṭvā tatra mahārathāḥ
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā praikṣanta kuravas tadā
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| 5 | arjunas tu tato divyam astraṃ cakre hasann iva
tad astraṃ brāhmaṇo yuddhe vārayām āsa bhārata
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| 6 | yad yad dhi vyākṣipad yuddhe pāṇḍavo 'straṃ jighāṃsayā
tat tad astraṃ maheṣvāso droṇaputro vyaśātayat
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| 7 | astrayuddhe tato rājan vartamāne bhayāvahe
apaśyāma raṇe drauṇiṃ vyāttānanam ivāntakam
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| 8 | sa diśo vidiśaś caiva chādayitvā vijihmagaiḥ
vāsudevaṃ tribhir bāṇair avidhyad dakṣiṇe bhuje
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| 9 | tato 'rjuno hayān hatvā sarvāṃs tasya mahātmanaḥ
cakāra samare bhūmiṃ śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇīm
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| 10 | nihatā rathinaḥ petuḥ pārthacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ
hayāś ca paryadhāvanta muktayoktrās tatas tataḥ
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| 11 | tad dṛṣṭvā karma pārthasya drauṇir āhavaśobhinaḥ
avākirad raṇe kṛṣṇaṃ samantān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
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| 12 | tato 'rjunaṃ mahārāja drauṇir āyamya patriṇā
vakṣodeśe samāsādya tāḍayām āsa saṃyuge
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| 13 | so 'tividdho raṇe tena droṇaputreṇa bhārata
ādatta parighaṃ ghoraṃ drauṇeś cainam avākṣipat
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| 14 | tam āpatantaṃ parighaṃ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam
drauṇiś ciccheda sahasā tata uccukruśur janāḥ
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| 15 | so 'nekadhāpatad bhūmau bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ
viśīrṇaḥ parvato rājan yathā syān mātariśvanā
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| 16 | tato 'rjuno raṇe drauṇiṃ vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍād apāharat
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| 17 | sa saṃgṛhya svayaṃ vāhān kṛṣṇau prācchādayac charaiḥ
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma drauṇer āśu parākramam
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| 18 | ayacchat turagān yac ca phalgunaṃ cāpy ayodhayat
tad asya samare rājan sarve yodhā apūjayan
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| 19 | yadā tv agrasyata raṇe droṇaputreṇa phalgunaḥ
tato raśmīn rathāśvānāṃ kṣurapraiś cicchide jayaḥ
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| 20 | prādravaṃs turagās te tu śaravegaprabādhitāḥ
tato 'bhūn ninado bhūyas tava sainyasya bhārata
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| 21 | pāṇḍavās tu jayaṃ labdhvā tava sainyam upādravan
samantān niśitān bāṇān vimuñcanto jayaiṣiṇaḥ
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| 22 | pāṇḍavais tu mahārāja dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ
punaḥ punar atho vīrair abhajyata jayoddhataiḥ
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| 23 | paśyatāṃ te mahārāja putrāṇāṃ citrayodhinām
śakuneḥ saubaleyasya karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ
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| 24 | vāryamāṇā mahāsenā putrais tava janeśvara
nāvatiṣṭhata saṃgrāme tāḍyamānā samantataḥ
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| 25 | tato yodhair mahārāja palāyadbhis tatas tataḥ
abhavad vyākulaṃ bhītaiḥ putrāṇāṃ te mahad balam
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| 26 | tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti satataṃ sūtaputrasya jalpataḥ
nāvatiṣṭhata sā senā vadhyamānā mahātmabhiḥ
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| 27 | athotkruṣṭaṃ mahārāja pāṇḍavair jitakāśibhiḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā dravamāṇaṃ samantataḥ
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| 28 | tato duryodhanaḥ karṇam abravīt praṇayād iva
paśya karṇa yathā senā pāṇḍavair arditā bhṛśam
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| 29 | tvayi tiṣṭhati saṃtrāsāt palāyati samantataḥ
etaj jñātvā mahābāho kuru prāptam ariṃdama
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| 30 | sahasrāṇi ca yodhānāṃ tvām eva puruṣarṣabha
krośanti samare vīra drāvyamāṇāni pāṇḍavaiḥ
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| 31 | etac chrutvā tu rādheyo duryodhanavaco mahat
madrarājam idaṃ vākyam abravīt sūtanandanaḥ
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| 32 | paśya me bhujayor vīryam astrāṇāṃ ca janeśvara
adya hanmi raṇe sarvān pāñcālān pāṇḍubhiḥ saha
vāhayāśvān naravyāghra bhadreṇaiva janeśvara
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| 33 | evam uktvā mahārāja sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
pragṛhya vijayaṃ vīro dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ purātanam
sajyaṃ kṛtvā mahārāja saṃmṛjya ca punaḥ punaḥ
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| 34 | saṃnivārya ca yodhān svān satyena śapathena ca
prāyojayad ameyātmā bhārgavāstraṃ mahābalaḥ
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| 35 | tato rājan sahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca
koṭiśaś ca śarās tīkṣṇā niragacchan mahāmṛdhe
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| 36 | jvalitais tair mahāghoraiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ
saṃchannā pāṇḍavī senā na prājñāyata kiṃ cana
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| 37 | hāhākāro mahān āsīt pāñcālānāṃ viśāṃ pate
pīḍitānāṃ balavatā bhārgavāstreṇa saṃyuge
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| 38 | nipatadbhir gajai rājan naraiś cāpi sahasraśaḥ
rathaiś cāpi naravyāghra hayaiś cāpi samantataḥ
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| 39 | prākampata mahī rājan nihatais tais tatas tataḥ
vyākulaṃ sarvam abhavat pāṇḍavānāṃ mahad balam
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| 40 | karṇas tv eko yudhāṃ śreṣṭho vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
dahañ śatrūn naravyāghra śuśubhe sa paraṃtapaḥ
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| 41 | te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāñcālāś cedibhiḥ saha
tatra tatra vyamuhyanta vanadāhe yathā dvipāḥ
cukruśus te naravyāghra yathāprāg vā narottamāḥ
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| 42 | teṣāṃ tu krośatāṃ śrutvā bhītānāṃ raṇamūrdhani
dhāvatāṃ ca diśo rājan vitrastānāṃ samantataḥ
ārtanādo mahāṃs tatra pretānām iva saṃplave
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| 43 | vadhyamānāṃs tu tān dṛṣṭvā sūtaputreṇa māriṣa
vitresuḥ sarvabhūtāni tiryagyonigatāny api
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| 44 | te vadhyamānāḥ samare sūtaputreṇa sṛñjayāḥ
arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca vyākrośanta muhur muhuḥ
pretarājapure yadvat pretarājaṃ vicetasaḥ
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| 45 | athābravīd vāsudevaṃ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ
bhārgavāstraṃ mahāghoraṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra sabhīritam
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| 46 | paśya kṛṣṇa mahābāho bhārgavāstrasya vikramam
naitad astraṃ hi samare śakyaṃ hantuṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 47 | sūtaputraṃ ca saṃrabdhaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa mahāraṇe
antakapratimaṃ vīraṃ kurvāṇaṃ karma dāruṇam
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| 48 | sutīkṣṇaṃ codayann aśvān prekṣate māṃ muhur muhuḥ
na ca paśyāmi samare karṇasya prapalāyitam
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| 49 | jīvan prāpnoti puruṣaḥ saṃkhye jayaparājayau
jitasya tu hṛṣīkeśa vadha eva kuto jayaḥ
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| 50 | tato janārdanaḥ prāyād draṣṭum icchan yudhiṣṭhiram
śrameṇa grāhayiṣyaṃś ca karṇaṃ yuddhena māriṣa
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| 51 | arjunaṃ cābravīt kṛṣṇo bhṛśaṃ rājā parikṣataḥ
tam āśvāsya kuruśreṣṭha tataḥ karṇaṃ haniṣyasi
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| 52 | tato dhanaṃjayo draṣṭuṃ rājānaṃ bāṇapīḍitam
rathena prayayau kṣipraṃ saṃgrāme keśavājñayā
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| 53 | gacchann eva tu kaunteyo dharmarājadidṛkṣayā
sainyam ālokayām āsa nāpaśyat tatra cāgrajam
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| 54 | yuddhaṃ kṛtvā tu kaunteyo droṇaputreṇa bhārata
duḥsahaṃ vajriṇā saṃkhye parājigye bhṛgoḥ sutam
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| 55 | drauṇiṃ parājitya tatogradhanvā; kṛtvā mahad duṣkaram āryakarma
ālokayām āsa tataḥ svasainyaṃ; dhanaṃjayaḥ śatrubhir apradhṛṣyaḥ
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| 56 | sa yudhyamānaḥ pṛtanāmukhasthāñ; śūrāñ śūro harṣayan savyasācī
pūrvāpadānaiḥ prathitaiḥ praśaṃsan; sthirāṃś cakārātmarathān anīke
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| 57 | apaśyamānas tu kirīṭamālī; yudhi jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaram ājamīḍham
uvāca bhīmaṃ tarasābhyupetya; rājñaḥ pravṛttis tv iha keti rājan
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| 58 | bhīma uvāca
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| 58 | apayāta ito rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
karṇabāṇavibhugnāṅgo yadi jīvet kathaṃ cana
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| 59 | arjuna uvāca
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| 59 | tasmād bhavāñ śīghram itaḥ prayātu; rājñaḥ pravṛttyai kurusattamasya
nūnaṃ hi viddho 'tibhṛśaṃ pṛṣatkaiḥ; karṇena rājā śibiraṃ gato 'sau
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| 60 | yaḥ saṃprahāre niśi saṃpravṛtte; droṇena viddho 'tibhṛśaṃ tarasvī
tasthau ca tatrāpi jayapratīkṣo; droṇena yāvan na hataḥ kilāsīt
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| 61 | sa saṃśayaṃ gamitaḥ pāṇḍavāgryaḥ; saṃkhye 'dya karṇena mahānubhāvaḥ
jñātuṃ prayāhy āśu tam adya bhīma; sthāsyāmy ahaṃ śatrugaṇān nirudhya
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| 62 | bhīma uvāca
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| 62 | tvam eva jānīhi mahānubhāva; rājñaḥ pravṛttiṃ bharatarṣabhasya
ahaṃ hi yady arjuna yāmi tatra; vakṣyanti māṃ bhīta iti pravīrāḥ
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| 63 | tato 'bravīd arjuno bhīmasenaṃ; saṃśaptakāḥ pratyanīkaṃ sthitā me
etān ahatvā na mayā tu śakyam; ito 'payātuṃ ripusaṃghagoṣṭhāt
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| 64 | athābravīd arjunaṃ bhīmasenaḥ; svavīryam āśritya kurupravīra
saṃśaptakān pratiyotsyāmi saṃkhye; sarvān ahaṃ yāhi dhanaṃjayeti
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| 65 | tad bhīmasenasya vaco niśamya; sudurvacaṃ bhrātur amitramadhye
draṣṭuṃ kuruśreṣṭham abhiprayātuṃ; provāca vṛṣṇipravaraṃ tadānīm
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| 66 | codayāśvān hṛṣīkeśa vigāhyaitaṃ rathārṇavam
ajātaśatruṃ rājānaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi keśava
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| 67 | tato hayān sarvadāśārhamukhyaḥ; prācodayad bhīmam uvāca cedam
naitac citraṃ tava karmādya vīra; yāsyāmahe jahi bhīmārisaṃghān
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| 68 | tato yayau hṛṣīkeśo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
śīghrāc chīghrataraṃ rājan vājibhir garuḍopamaiḥ
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| 69 | pratyanīke vyavasthāpya bhīmasenam ariṃdamam
saṃdiśya caiva rājendra yuddhaṃ prati vṛkodaram
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| 70 | tatas tu gatvā puruṣapravīrau; rājānam āsādya śayānam ekam
rathād ubhau pratyavaruhya tasmād; vavandatur dharmarājasya pādau
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| 71 | tau dṛṣṭvā puruṣavyāghrau kṣemiṇau puruṣarṣabha
mudābhyupagatau kṛṣṇāv aśvināv iva vāsavam
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| 72 | tāv abhyanandad rājā hi vivasvān aśvināv iva
hate mahāsure jambhe śakraviṣṇū yathā guruḥ
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| 73 | manyamāno hataṃ karṇaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
harṣagadgadayā vācā prītaḥ prāha paraṃtapau
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