Book 11 Chapter 23 | |
1 | gāndhāry uvāca |
1 | eṣa śalyo hataḥ śete sākṣān nakulamātulaḥ
dharmajñena satā tāta dharmarājena saṃyuge |
2 | yas tvayā spardhate nityaṃ sarvatra puruṣarṣabha
sa eṣa nihataḥ śete madrarājo mahārathaḥ |
3 | yena saṃgṛhṇatā tāta ratham ādhirather yudhi
jayārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ tathā tejovadhaḥ kṛtaḥ |
4 | aho dhik paśya śalyasya pūrṇacandrasudarśanam
mukhaṃ padmapalāśākṣaṃ vaḍair ādaṣṭam avraṇam |
5 | eṣā cāmīkarābhasya taptakāñcanasaprabhā
āsyād viniḥsṛtā jihvā bhakṣyate kṛṣṇa pakṣibhiḥ |
6 | yudhiṣṭhireṇa nihataṃ śalyaṃ samitiśobhanam
rudantyaḥ paryupāsante madrarājakulastriyaḥ |
7 | etāḥ susūkṣmavasanā madrarājaṃ nararṣabham
krośanty abhisamāsādya kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham |
8 | śalyaṃ nipatitaṃ nāryaḥ parivāryābhitaḥ sthitāḥ
vāśitā gṛṣṭayaḥ paṅke parimagnam ivarṣabham |
9 | śalyaṃ śaraṇadaṃ śūraṃ paśyainaṃ rathasattamam
śayānaṃ vīraśayane śarair viśakalīkṛtam |
10 | eṣa śailālayo rājā bhagadattaḥ pratāpavān
gajāṅkuśadharaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śete bhuvi nipātitaḥ |
11 | yasya rukmamayī mālā śirasy eṣā virājate
śvāpadair bhakṣyamāṇasya śobhayantīva mūrdhajān |
12 | etena kila pārthasya yuddham āsīt sudāruṇam
lomaharṣaṇam atyugraṃ śakrasya balinā yathā |
13 | yodhayitvā mahābāhur eṣa pārthaṃ dhanaṃjayam
saṃśayaṃ gamayitvā ca kuntīputreṇa pātitaḥ |
14 | yasya nāsti samo loke śaurye vīrye ca kaś cana
sa eṣa nihataḥ śete bhīṣmo bhīṣmakṛd āhave |
15 | paśya śāṃtanavaṃ kṛṣṇa śayānaṃ sūryavarcasam
yugānta iva kālena pātitaṃ sūryam ambarāt |
16 | eṣa taptvā raṇe śatrūñ śastratāpena vīryavān
narasūryo 'stam abhyeti sūryo 'stam iva keśava |
17 | śaratalpagataṃ vīraṃ dharme devāpinā samam
śayānaṃ vīraśayane paśya śūraniṣevite |
18 | karṇinālīkanārācair āstīrya śayanottamam
āviśya śete bhagavān skandaḥ śaravaṇaṃ yathā |
19 | atūlapūrṇaṃ gāṅgeyas tribhir bāṇaiḥ samanvitam
upadhāyopadhānāgryaṃ dattaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā |
20 | pālayānaḥ pituḥ śāstram ūrdhvaretā mahāyaśāḥ
eṣa śāṃtanavaḥ śete mādhavāpratimo yudhi |
21 | dharmātmā tāta dharmajñaḥ pāraṃparyeṇa nirṇaye
amartya iva martyaḥ sann eṣa prāṇān adhārayat |
22 | nāsti yuddhe kṛtī kaś cin na vidvān na parākramī
yatra śāṃtanavo bhīṣmaḥ śete 'dya nihataḥ paraiḥ |
23 | svayam etena śūreṇa pṛcchyamānena pāṇḍavaiḥ
dharmajñenāhave mṛtyur ākhyātaḥ satyavādinā |
24 | pranaṣṭaḥ kuruvaṃśaś ca punar yena samuddhṛtaḥ
sa gataḥ kurubhiḥ sārdhaṃ mahābuddhiḥ parābhavam |
25 | dharmeṣu kuravaḥ kaṃ nu pariprakṣyanti mādhava
gate devavrate svargaṃ devakalpe nararṣabhe |
26 | arjunasya vinetāram ācāryaṃ sātyakes tathā
taṃ paśya patitaṃ droṇaṃ kurūṇāṃ gurusattamam |
27 | astraṃ caturvidhaṃ veda yathaiva tridaśeśvaraḥ
bhārgavo vā mahāvīryas tathā droṇo 'pi mādhava |
28 | yasya prasādād bībhatsuḥ pāṇḍavaḥ karma duṣkaram
cakāra sa hataḥ śete nainam astrāṇy apālayan |
29 | yaṃ purodhāya kurava āhvayanti sma pāṇḍavān
so 'yaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho droṇaḥ śastraiḥ pṛthak kṛtaḥ |
30 | yasya nirdahataḥ senāṃ gatir agner ivābhavat
sa bhūmau nihataḥ śete śāntārcir iva pāvakaḥ |
31 | dhanur muṣṭir aśīrṇaś ca hastāvāpaś ca mādhava
droṇasya nihatasyāpi dṛśyate jīvato yathā |
32 | vedā yasmāc ca catvāraḥ sarvāstrāṇi ca keśava
anapetāni vai śūrād yathaivādau prajāpateḥ |
33 | vandanārhāv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau śubhau
gomāyavo vikarṣanti pādau śiṣyaśatārcitau |
34 | droṇaṃ drupadaputreṇa nihataṃ madhusūdana
kṛpī kṛpaṇam anvāste duḥkhopahatacetanā |
35 | tāṃ paśya rudatīm ārtāṃ muktakeśīm adhomukhīm
hataṃ patim upāsantīṃ droṇaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ varam |
36 | bāṇair bhinnatanutrāṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena keśava
upāste vai mṛdhe droṇaṃ jaṭilā brahmacāriṇī |
37 | pretakṛtye ca yatate kṛpī kṛpaṇam āturā
hatasya samare bhartuḥ sukumārī yaśasvinī |
38 | agnīn āhṛtya vidhivac citāṃ prajvālya sarvaśaḥ
droṇam ādhāya gāyanti trīṇi sāmāni sāmagāḥ |
39 | kiranti ca citām ete jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ
dhanurbhiḥ śaktibhiś caiva rathanīḍaiś ca mādhava |
40 | śastraiś ca vividhair anyair dhakṣyante bhūritejasam
ta ete droṇam ādhāya śaṃsanti ca rudanti ca |
41 | sāmabhis tribhir antaḥsthair anuśaṃsanti cāpare
agnāv agnim ivādhāya droṇaṃ hutvā hutāśane |
42 | gacchanty abhimukhā gaṅgāṃ droṇaśiṣyā dvijātayaḥ
apasavyāṃ citiṃ kṛtvā puraskṛtya kṛpīṃ tadā |