Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्येष्ठ पाण्डव युधिष्ठिरके पराक्रमको भी अच्छी तरह जान लें

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the army broken, the valiant king of the Madras, addressed his driver, saying, "Quickly urge these steeds endued with the fleetness of thought. Yonder stays king Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, looking resplendent with the umbrella held over his head. Take me thither with speed, O driver, and witness my might. The Parthas are unable to stand before me in battle." Thus addressed, the driver of the Madra king proceeded to that spot where stood king Yudhishthira the just of true aim. Shalya fell suddenly upon the mighty host of the Pandavas. Alone, he checked it like the continent checking the surging sea. Indeed, the large force of the Pandavas, coming against Shalya, O sire, stood still in that battle, like the rushing sea upon encountering a mountain. Beholding the ruler of the Madras standing for battle on the field, the Kauravas returned, making death their goal. After they had returned, O king, and separately taken up their positions in well-formed array, an awful battle set in, in which blood flowed freely like water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैन्यरेणुं समुद्धूतं पश्यस्वैनं समन्‍्ततः

English

Going swiftly to the army, he said, urging in the battle, "Fight!", delighted again and again, tamer of foes; and he asked the kshatriyas there, "Where is the king, the great chariot-warrior?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनेकदेशीय सैनिकोंको रोकने लगे

English

Hearing Shakuni's words, they said, O best of the Bharatas, "There stands the Kaurava, the great chariot-warrior, in the midst of the battle,

हिन्दी अर्थ

उखाड़े हुए सुन्दर लाल फूलोंसे भरे कनेरके वृक्ष पड़े हों

English

where that great parasol shines like the full moon, where those chariots stand armoured, protecting the ground,

हिन्दी अर्थ

न युद्धधर्माच्छेयान् वै पन्था: स्वर्गस्थ कौरवा:

English

and where this tumultuous sound like the roar of a cloud is—go there swiftly, king, and you will see the Kaurava."

हिन्दी अर्थ

योधांश्व राजन् नयतो यमालयम्

English

Thus addressed by those brave ones, Shakuni son of Subala went to where your son was, O lord of men, surrounded on all sides by heroes who never retreat in battles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न क्रोधपूर्वक उसे सहन न कर सके

English

Then, seeing Duryodhana stationed in the chariot-force, Shakuni gladdened all your men and chariot-warriors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नागेन्द्रमैरावणमिन्द्रवाह्मुम्

English

Joyful, he said to Duryodhana, thinking himself to have accomplished his task:

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथीको उनके वधके लिये तुरंत ही उनकी ओर बढ़ाया

English

"Slay the chariot-force, O king; I have conquered all the horses; Yudhishthira cannot be conquered in battle without giving up life."

हिन्दी अर्थ

निहते सौबले वीरे प्रवीरेषु च सर्वश:

English

" 'The invincible Nakula encountered Chitrasena. These two heroes, both of whom were excellent bowmen, approaching, drenched each other with showers of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the welkin on the south and the north. I could not mark any difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist. Both of them were accomplished in weapons, both endued with might, and both conversant with the practices of car- warriors. Each bent upon slaying the other, they carefully looked for each other's lapses. Then Chitrasena, O monarch, with a broad-headed shaft, well-tempered and sharp, cut off Nakula' s bow at the handle. Fearlessly then the son of Kama struck the bowless Nakula at the forehead with three shafts equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone. With a few other keen arrows he then despatched Nakula' s steeds to Yama's abode. Next, he felled both the standard and the driver of his antagonist, each with three arrows. With those three arrows sped from the arms of his foe sticking to his fore-head, Nakula, O king, looked beautiful like a mountain with three crests. Deprived of his bow and his cars, the brave Nakula, taking up a sword, jumped down from his vehicle like a lion from a mountain-summit. As, however, he rushed on foot, his antagonist poured a shower of arrows upon him. Possessed of active prowess, Nakula received that arrowy shower on his shield. Getting at the car then of Chitrasena, the mighty-armed hero, the son of Pandu, conversant with all modes of warfare and incapable of being tired with exertion, ascended it in the very sight of all the troops. The son of Pandu then cut off from Chitrasena' s trunk his diadem-decked head adorned with ear- rings, and graced with a beautiful nose and a pair of large eyes. At this, Chitrasena, endued with the splendour of the sun, fell down on the terrace of his car. Beholding Chitrasena slain, all the great car- warriors there uttered loud cries of praise and many leonine roars. Meanwhile, the two sons of Kama, Sushena and Satyasena, both of whom were great car-warriors, beholding their brother slain, shot showers of keen shafts. Those foremost of car-warriors rushed with speed against the son of Pandu like a couple of tigers, O king, in the deep forest rushing against an elephant from desire of slaying him. Both of them poured their keen shafts upon the mighty car-warrior Nakula. Indeed, as they poured those shafts, they resembled two masses of clouds pouring rain in torrents. Though pierced with arrows all

हिन्दी अर्थ

सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्व धृष्टय्युम्नश्व॒ पार्षत:

English

Hearing his words, your men, eager for victory, glad, rushed with speed at the Pandava army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डी च महेष्वासो राजा चैव युधिछिर:

English

All with quivers open and bows taken, shaking their bows, raised lion-roars.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद् येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रय:

English

Then, O lord of men, the sound of bowstrings arose again, and the dreadful sound of arrows well loosed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त है, उनकी विजय क्‍यों न हो?

English

Seeing them near, swiftly with raised bows, Dhananjaya son of Kunti said to Devaki's son:

हिन्दी अर्थ

माद्रीपुत्रो च शकुनिं सात्यकिश्न महारथ:

English

"Urge the horses without alarm; enter this ocean of force. Today I shall end the foes with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और महारथी सात्यकिने शकुनिपर चढ़ाई की

English

Today, Janardana, is the eighteenth day of this great battle, which has gone on, with their meeting one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनस्तदा सूतमब्रवीद् विजयाय च

English

An army that was endless, of these great souls, has gone to destruction in the battle; see, fate is what it is.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजयकी इच्छासे अपने सारथिसे कहा--

English

The force of Dhritarashtra's son like an ocean, Madhava, reaching us has become like a cow's hoofprint, Achyuta.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघने सर्वसैन्यानां ममाश्चान् प्रतिपादय

English

When Bhishma was slain he might have made peace, and there would be welfare here, Madhava; but the foolish Dhritarashtra's son, very childish, did not do so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्माद् याहि शनै: सूत जघनं परिपालय

English

The wholesome, beneficial word spoken by Bhishma, Madhava, that too he did not follow, Suyodhana, void of sense.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनरावर्तते तूर्ण मापकं बलमोजसा

English

When Bhishma fell, fallen on the surface of the earth, I do not know what cause the battle continued.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनः शीघ्र ही लौट आयेगी और सारी शक्ति लगाकर युद्ध करेगी”

English

I deem Dhritarashtra's sons utterly foolish and childish, who made war again when the son of Shantanu had fallen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथिहेंमसंछन्नान् शनैरश्वानचोदयत्

English

Then when Drona, best of Brahma's knowers, was slain, and Radheya and Vikarna, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकविंशतिसाहस्रा: संयुगायावतस्थिरे

English

When this army was reduced to a remnant, and the charioteer's son felled with his son, the tiger among men, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

योद्धा अपने जीवनका मोह छोड़कर युद्धके लिये डट गये

English

When the brave Shrutayus was slain, and Jalasandha the Paurava, and King Shrutayudha, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवस्थितास्तदा योधा: प्रार्थयन्तो महद् यश:

English

When Bhurishravas, Shalya, the Shalva, Janardana, and the Avanti heroes were slain, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्मर्द: सुमहान् जज्ञे घोररूपो भयानक:

English

When Jayadratha was slain, and the rakshasa Alayudha, Bahlika and Somadatta, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घोर एवं महान् संघर्ष बड़ा भयंकर हुआ

English

When the brave Bhagadatta was slain, and the Kamboja Sudakshina, and Duhshasana, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलेन चतुरज्गजेण नानादेश्यानवारयत्

English

Seeing the brave slain, separately, with the provincial kings, and the strong in battle, Krishna, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रक्षेड्यास्फोट्य संहृष्टा वीरलोक॑ यियासव:

English

Seeing the lords of akshauhinis felled by Bhimasena, whether through delusion or greed, the slaughter did not cease.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धार्रराष्ट्रा विनेदुर्हि नान्यामकथयन् कथाम्

English

Who else born in a royal family, especially a Kaurava, would make a great useless enmity other than Suyodhana?

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुँहसे दूसरी कोई बात नहीं कहते थे

English

Knowing the others superior in qualities, strength and valour, what wise man would fight, knowing what is beneficial and harmful?

हिन्दी अर्थ

स वध्यमान: समरे पदातिगणसंवृत:

English

He whose mind did not turn to the wholesome word you spoke for peace with the Pandavas, how would he listen to another?

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते तु क्ुद्धा महाराज पाण्डवस्य महारथम्

English

By whom Bhishma son of Shantanu, Drona and Vidura were refused regarding peace, what remedy is there for him today?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अक्रुध्यत रणे भीमस्तैस्तदा पर्यवस्थितै:

English

By folly he refused his aged father, Janardana, and his mother speaking wholesome words, wishing him well; he refused them without respect; to whom would he listen?

हिन्दी अर्थ

जातरूपप्रतिच्छन्नां प्रगृह्ा महतीं गदाम्

English

This battle, Janardana, clearly is the destroyer of the family, and his conduct and policy are seen, O lord of men; I think, Achyuta, he will not give us the kingdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विप्रहीणरथाश्चांस्तानवधीत् पुरुषर्षभ:

English

I was told many times, dear one, by the great-souled Vidura: 'Dhritarashtra's son will not give a share while he lives, in any way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मारकर धराशायी कर दिया

English

As long as his breath is drawn, giver of honour, he will practise sin against you sinless ones.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीक॑ भीम: सत्यपराक्रम:

English

'He is not to be conquered otherwise except by the aged one, Madhava'—so Vidura, who sees the truth, always told me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानाशस्त्रसमायुक्ता नानाकुण्डलधारिण:

English

All that I know today, the resolve of the evil-souled one, what was said by the great-souled Vidura.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पताकाध्वजसंछन्नं पदातीनां महद् बलम्

English

He who, hearing wholesome words truly from Jamadagni's son, slighted them, ill-minded, is surely at death's mouth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युधिष्ठिरपुरोगाश्व॒ सहसैन्या महारथा:

English

It was said by many siddhas when Suyodhana was just born: 'Reaching this evil-souled one, the kshatra will go to destruction.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम्

English

That saying of theirs, Janardana, is explained: the kings have gone to utter destruction for Duryodhana's sake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नातिदूरापयातं तु कृतबुद्धि पलायने

English

Today I shall slay all the warriors in the battle, Madhava; with the kshatriyas quickly slain and the camp emptied,

हिन्दी अर्थ

नतं देशं प्रपश्यामि पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च

English

he will choose battle with us for his own death; by inference, Madhava, the enmity would end there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अल्पं च बलमेतेषां कृष्णा च भृशविक्षतौ

English

Thus I see, Varshneya, reflecting with my own intelligence and by Vidura's word and the evil-souled one's conduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शृण्वन्तु क्षत्रिया: सर्वे यावन्तो5त्र समागता:

English

Drive on, hero, to the Bharata force, until I slay with sharp arrows the evil-souled Duryodhana and his army in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुख: सांग्रामिको मृत्यु: क्षत्रधर्मेण युध्यताम्

English

Today I shall make safety for the king of dharma, Madhava, having slain this weak force of Dhritarashtra's son in his sight."

हिन्दी अर्थ

युध्यत: क्षत्रधर्मेण मृत्युरेष सनातन:

English

[Sanjaya said:] Thus addressed by Savyasachin, the Dasharha, rein in hand, fearless, entered the flood of the foes' force in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुत्वा तद् वचनं तस्य पूजयित्वा च पार्थिवा:

English

The dreadful excellent bow, covered with dart-thorns, with paths of maces and clubs, with chariots and elephants as great trees,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानापतत एवाशु व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिण:

English

strewn with horses and foot-soldiers as creepers—plunging into it, the greatly renowned Govinda ranged there in his chariot with many banners.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा बढ़े हुए क्रोधवाले पाण्डव शीघ्र ही उनका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े

English

Those white horses, O king, carrying Arjuna in the battle, urged by the Dasharha, were seen in all quarters.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनंजयो रथेनाजावभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्

English

Then Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, went in his chariot in the battle, scattering hundreds of sharp arrows, like a cloud streams of water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माद्रीपुत्रो च शकुनिं सात्यकिश्न महाबल:

English

A great sound arose of straight-jointed arrows, as the armies were covered by Savyasachin in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जवेनाभ्यपतन् ह्ृष्टा यत्ता वै तावकं बलम्

English

Floods of arrows fell on the ground, not clinging to armour, arrows loosed from Gandiva, touching like Indra's thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकोनविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Striking men, elephants and horses, O lord of men, the arrows fell in the battle, roaring like moths.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृप्तमैरावतप्रख्यममित्रगणमर्दनम्

English

Everything was covered by arrows loosed from Gandiva; in the battle neither quarters nor intermediate quarters could be distinguished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सजाया था और सदा ही युद्धके अवसरोंपर वह सवारीके उपयोगमें लाया जाता था

English

The whole world was filled with arrows marked with Partha's name, gold-feathered, washed in oil, polished by smiths.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न्नभ्युद्ययौ पाण्डुसुतान् समेतान्

English

Burned by Partha, the Kauravas, like elephants by fire, pressed together, being slain by sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा महेन्द्रस्य गजं समीपे

English

Partha, bearing bow and arrows, as if blazing, O Bharata, burned the warriors in the battle as fire burns dry grass.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमृद्यमानं तु परस्परं तदा

English

As a fire in a forest's end, released by foresters, burns dry grass with Krishna's path and noise, a great tree with dry creepers spread, a blazing fire grown mighty, scorching,

हिन्दी अर्थ

धक्के खाकर कुचले जाने लगे

English

so he, scorching with masses of iron arrows, with flames of arrows of keen varying splendour, burned all your son's army, impatient, swift and mighty.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दध्मुश्न शड्खान् शशिसंनिकाशान्

English

His arrows, life-taking and well loosed, did not catch on armour, gold-feathered; he did not loose a second arrow at any man, horse or great elephant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाञ्चालपुत्रो ममृषे न कोपात्

English

Entering the great chariot-force with arrows of many forms, that one alone slew your son's army, like the thunderbolt-wielder daityas.