Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

नात्यक्त्वा जीवितं संख्ये शक्‍्यो जेतुं युधिछ्िर:

English

bore him away from the field of battle. Within, however, the twinkling of an eye, Bhimasena, rising up, and still reeling as if drunk, challenged, with uplifted mace, the ruler of the Madras. Then the heroic warriors of thy army, armed with diverse weapons, fought with the Pandavas, causing diverse musical instruments to be blown and beat. With uplifted arms and weapons and making a loud noise, O monarch, thy warriors headed by Duryodhana rushed against the Pandavas. Beholding the Kaurava host, the sons of Pandu, with leonine roars, rushed against those warriors headed by Duryodhana. Then thy son, O bull of Bharata's race, singling out Chekitana amongst those rushing heroes, pierced him deeply with a lance in the chest. Thus assailed by thy son, Chekitana fell down on the terrace of his car, covered with blood, and overcome with a deep swoon. Beholding Chekitana slain, the great car-warriors among the Pandavas incessantly poured their arrowy showers (upon the Kauravas). Indeed, the Pandavas, inspired with desire of victory, O monarch, careered beautifully on all sides amongst thy divisions. Kripa, and Kritavarma, and the mighty son of Subala, placing the ruler of the Madras before them, fought with king Yudhishthira the just. Duryodhana, O monarch, fought with Dhrishtadyumna, the slayer of Bharadwaja's son, that hero endued with abundant energy and prowess. 3,000 cars, O king, despatched by thy son and headed by Drona's son, battled with Vijaya (Arjuna). All those combatants, O king, had firmly resolved to win victory and had cast off fear with life itself. Indeed, O king, thy warriors penetrated into the midst of the Pandava army like swans into a large lake. A fierce battle then took place between the Kurus and the Pandavas, the combatants being actuated with the desire of slaughtering one another and deriving great pleasure from giving and receiving blows. During the progress, O king, of that battle which was destructive of great heroes, an earthly dust, terrible to behold, was raised by the wind. From only the names we heard (of the Pandava warriors) that were uttered in course of that battle and from those (of the Kuru warriors) that were uttered by the Pandavas, we knew the combatants that fought with one another fearlessly. That dust, however, O tiger among men, was soon dispelled by the blood that was shed, and all the points of the compass became once more clear when that dusty darkness was driven away. Indeed, during the progress of that terrible and awful battle, no one among either thy warriors or those of the foe, turned his back. Desirous of attaining to the regions of Brahman and longing for victory by fair fight, the combatants displayed their prowess, inspired with the hope of heaven. For paying off the debt they owed to their masters on account of the sustenance granted by the latter, or firmly resolved to accomplish the objects of their friends and allies, the warriors, with hearts fixed on heaven, fought with one another on that occasion. Shooting and hurling weapons of diverse kinds, great car-warriors roared at or smote one another. "Slay, pierce, seize, strike, cut off!" These were the words that were heard in that battle, uttered by the warriors and those of the foe. Then Shalya, O monarch, desirous of slaying him, pierced king Yudhishthira the just, that mighty car-warrior with many sharp arrows. Conversant with what are the vital limbs of the body, the son of Pritha, however, O monarch, with the greatest ease, struck the ruler of the Madras with four and ten cloth-yard shafts, aiming at the latter' s vital limbs. Resisting the son of Pandu with his shafts, Shalya of great fame, filled with rage and desirous of slaying his adversary, pierced him in that battle with innumerable arrows equipped with Kanka feathers. Once more, O monarch, he struck Yudhishthira with a straight shaft in the very sight of all the troops. King Yudhishthira the just, possessed of great fame and filled with rage, pierced the ruler of the Madras with many keen arrows equipped with feathers of Kankas and peacocks. The mighty car-warrior then pierced Candrasena with seventy arrows and Shalya' s driver with nine, and Drumasena with four and sixty. When the two protectors of his car-wheels were (thus) slain by the high- souled son of Pandu, Shalya, O king, slew five and twenty warriors among the Cedis. And he pierced

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो गयी। देखिये, प्रारब्धका कैसा खेल है?

English

Arjuna, firm for victory, received them, and the glorious Bhimasena, with the aspect of an enraged venomous serpent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रही थी तो भी यह युद्धकी आग नहीं बुझी

English

Dhananjaya with Gandiva made vain the resolve of the warriors with darts, rishtis and lances in hand, wishing to kill him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निरर्थक॑ महद् वैरं कुर्यादन्‍्य: सुयोधनात्

English

Bibhatsu cut with broad-headed arrows the weapon-bearing arms of the rushing warriors, and their heads and horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुनकर भी उसकी अवहेलना कर दी, वह निश्चय ही विनाशके मुखमें स्थित है

English

Slain, they fell lifeless to the earth, struck quickly by Savyasachin, hero of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गदापरिघपन्थानं रथनागमहाद्रुमम्

English

Then King Duryodhana, seeing the destruction of his force, gathering the remnant, enraged, hundreds of chariots, lord,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भृशं समृद्धो ज्वलन: प्रतापी

English

elephants, horses and foot-soldiers, scorcher of foes, Dhritarashtra's son said these words to all assembled:

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहवोऊत्र भृशं विद्धा मुहामाना महारथा:

English

"Meeting in the battle all the Pandavas with their friends, and the Panchala with his force, slay them quickly and return."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजंस्तव पुत्रेण धन्विना

English

Taking his word on their heads, those arrogant in battle advanced on the Parthas by your son's command.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजा युधिष्छिर अपने प्राणोंका परित्याग किये बिना जीते नहीं जा सकते

English

Satyaki with five and twenty keen arrows, and Bhimasena with seven, and the two sons of Madri with a hundred, in that battle. While Shalya was thus careering in that battle, that best of kings, the son of Pritha, sped at him many shafts that resembled snakes of virulent poison. With a broad-headed arrow, Yudhishthira the son of Kunti then cut off from his car the standard top of his adversary as the latter stood in his front. We saw the standard of Shalya, which was thus cut off by the son of Pandu in that great battle, fall down like a riven mountain summit. Seeing his standard fallen and observing the son of Pandu standing before him, the ruler of the Madras became filled with rage and shot showers of shafts. That bull amongst Kshatriyas, Shalya of immeasurable soul, poured over the Kshatriyas in that battle dense showers of arrows like the deity of the clouds pouring torrents of rain. Piercing Satyaki and Bhimasena and the twin sons of Madri by Pandu, each with five arrows, he afflicted Yudhishthira greatly. We then, O monarch, beheld a net of arrows spread before the chest of Pandu' s son like a mass of risen clouds. The mighty car-warrior Shalya, in that battle, filled with rage, shrouded Yudhishthira with straight shafts. At this, king Yudhishthira afflicted with those showers of shafts, felt himself deprived of his prowess, even as the Asura Jambha had become before the slayer of Vritra.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजानेतान् हनिष्याम: पदातींश्वेतरांस्तथा

English

That force, O best of the Bharatas, in a moment was slain by the great souls in the battle and found no protector; standing armoured, it did not stand from fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथीसवारों, पैदलों और घुड़सवारोंका भी वध कर डालेंगे”

English

With horses running about and the army covered with dust, in the battle neither quarters nor intermediate quarters could be made out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेगसे पाण्डव-सेनापर टूट पड़े

English

Then many men issuing from the Pandava divisions struck yours in the battle, and in a moment, O Bharata, your force was left without a remnant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए जोर-जोरसे सिंहनाद करने लगे

English

Eleven akshauhinis of your son's, gathered, O Bharata, were slain in the battle by the Pandavas and Srinjayas, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयानक सनसनाहट प्रकट होने लगी

English

Of those thousands of kings, great souls, of yours, Duryodhana alone, O king, was seen, much wounded.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच देवकीपुत्रं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय:

English

Then, looking in all directions, seeing the earth empty, bereft of all his warriors, and looking at the Pandavas in the battle,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्तमद्य गमिष्यामि शत्रूणां निशितै: शरै:

English

glad, all their aims fulfilled, roaring on every side, and hearing the roar of arrows of those great souls,

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्तमानस्य महतः समासाद्य परस्परम्

English

Duryodhana, O great king, enveloped in stupor, bereft of force and mounts, set his mind on withdrawal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षयमद्य गता युद्धे पश्य हैव॑ यथाविधम्

English

[Dhritarashtra said:] "My army slain, the camp emptied, what force remained then of the Pandavas, charioteer? Tell me who ask, for you are skilled, Sanjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मानासाद्य संजातं गोष्पदोपममच्युत

English

And what did my foolish son Duryodhana do, seeing the destruction of his force, he alone, lord of the earth?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गायकी खुरीके समान हो गयी है

English

[Sanjaya said:] "Two thousand chariots and seven hundred elephants, five thousand horses and a hundred hundred foot-soldiers—

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च तत् कृतवान् मूढो धार्तराष्ट्र: सुबालिश:

English

this was the great force that remained of the Pandavas, O king, with which Dhrishtadyumna stood in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्चापि नासौ कृतवान् वीतबुद्धिः सुयोधन:

English

Alone, best of the Bharatas, King Duryodhana, best of chariot-warriors, then saw no ally in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न जाने कारणं कि तु येन युद्धमवर्तत

English

Seeing the enemy roaring and the destruction of his own force, he abandoned his slain horse and fled in fear, turning away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर भी न जाने क्या कारण था, जिससे युद्ध चालू ही रह गया

English

Your son Duryodhana, leader of eleven divisions, glorious, taking his mace, went on foot to a famous lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतिते शान्तनो: पुत्रे येडकार्षु: संयुगं पुनः:

English

Going a short way on foot, the lord of men remembered the words of the wise, dharma-loving Kshatta (Vidura).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीष्मजीके धराशायी होनेपर भी पुनः युद्ध जारी रखा

English

'Surely the greatly wise Vidura foresaw this long ago—the great destruction of us and of kshatriyas in battle.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

राधेये च विकर्णे च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Thus reflecting, the king, wishing to enter the lake, his heart scorched with grief, seeing the destruction of his force,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार-काट बंद नहीं हुई

English

and the Pandavas, O great king, led by Dhrishtadyumna, enraged, rushed at your force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुतायुधे च नृपतौ नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Dhananjaya with Gandiva made vain the resolve of the roaring warriors with darts, rishtis and lances in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आव्न्त्येषु च वीरेषु नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Having slain them with sharp arrows, with their ministers and kinsmen, Arjuna, standing on his white-horsed chariot, shone greatly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाह्लिके सोमदत्ते च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

With Subala's son slain along with his horses, chariots and elephants, your force was like a great forest cut down.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी यह युद्धकी प्यास न बुझ सकी

English

Of Duryodhana's force of many hundreds of thousands, no other great chariot-warrior was seen alive, O king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःशासने च निहते नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

except the hero Drona's son, Kritavarman, Kripa Gautama, O king, and your son the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी कौरवोंकी युद्ध-पिपासा शान्त नहीं हुई

English

Dhrishtadyumna, seeing me, said laughing to Satyaki: 'What use is it to hold him? He is of no use alive.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलिनश्च रणे कृष्ण नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Hearing Dhrishtadyumna's word, Shini's grandson, the great chariot-warrior, raised a sharp sword to kill me then.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखकर भी यह युद्धकी आग बुझ न सकी

English

Krishna Dvaipayana, the greatly wise, came to him and said: 'Release Sanjaya alive; he is not to be killed in any way.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

मोहाद् वा यदि वा लोभान्नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्

English

Hearing Dvaipayana's word, Shini's grandson with joined palms then said to me, releasing me: 'Go in peace, Sanjaya.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथवा लोभके कारण युद्ध बंद न हो सका

English

Permitted by him, I, with my armour laid down and weaponless, set out for the city in the evening, drenched in blood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमूढ: को नु युद्धयेत जानन् प्राज्ञो हिताहितम्

English

A krosha away I saw Duryodhana standing alone, mace in hand, much wounded, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेका मन नहीं हुआ, वह दूसरेकी बात कैसे सुन सकता है?

English

With eyes full of tears he could not look at me; he looked sidelong, seeing me then standing wretched.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माननेसे इनकार कर दी, उसके लिये अब कौन-सी दवा है?

English

Seeing him too grieving alone in the battle, I could not say anything for a moment, steeped in sorrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा माता हित॑ वाक्‍्यं भाषमाणा हितैषिणी

English

Then I told him all about my capture and my release alive from the battle by Dvaipayana's grace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसकी नीति और चेष्टा ऐसी ही दिखायी देती है

English

After a moment's thought, regaining his senses, he asked me about his brothers and all the armies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नैष दास्यति नो राज्यमिति मे मतिरच्युत

English

To him I told all as an eyewitness: that all his brothers were slain and the army felled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावद् युष्मास्वपापेषु प्रचरिष्यति पापकम्

English

'Three chariot-warriors, it is said, remain of yours, O king'—so Krishna Dvaipayana told me at my departure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्यब्रवीत् सदा मां हि विदुर: सत्यदर्शन:

English

Sighing long, as it were, and looking at me again and again, your son, touching my shoulder with his hand, said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदुक्त वचन तेन विदुरेण महात्मना

English

'No one other than you, Sanjaya, is alive here in the battle; I see no second here, and the Pandavas have their allies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्धुव॑ं नाशमुखे स्थित:

English

Tell the king, Sanjaya, the lord whose eye is wisdom, that Duryodhana your son has entered a lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एन॑ प्राप्य दुरात्मानं क्षयं क्षत्रं गमिष्यति

English

Bereft of such friends, sons and brothers, with the kingdom taken by the Pandavas, who like me would live?

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रियजातिका विनाश हो जायगा”

English

Tell him all this: that I am freed from the great battle, sleeping in this lake of water, alive, greatly wounded.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षयं याता हि राजानो दुर्योधनकृते भूशम्

English

Having said this, O great king, the king entered that lake and by illusion made the water solid, the lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रियेषु हतेष्वाशु शून्ये च शिबिरे कृते

English

When he had entered the lake, I saw three chariots with tired horses coming together to that place:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदन्तं हि भवेद् वैरमनुमानेन माधव

English

Kripa Sharadvata the hero, Drona's son, best of chariot-warriors, and Bhoja Kritavarman, together and wounded by arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होनेपर ही इस वैरका अन्त होगा

English

All of them, seeing me, quickly urged their horses; coming up they said to me, 'By good fortune you live, Sanjaya.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

विदुरस्य च वाक्येन चेष्टया च दुरात्मन:

English

And all asked me, 'Is your son, King Duryodhana, alive, Sanjaya?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनं महाबाहो वाहिनीं चास्य संयुगे

English

I told them then that the king was safe and told them all that Duryodhana had said to me, and I told them of the lake which the lord of men had entered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वैतद् दुर्बलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Ashvatthaman, hearing my words, O king, looking at that vast lake, lamented piteously:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद् बलौघममित्राणामभीत: प्राविशद् बलात्

English

'Alas! Fie! The lord of men does not know that we are alive! We together with him are enough to fight the enemy.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यचरत्तत्र गोविन्दो रथेनातिपताकिना

English

Those great chariot-warriors, lamenting there a long time, fled, seeing the sons of Pandu in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिक्षु सर्वास्वदृश्यन्त दाशाहेण प्रचोदिता:

English

Placing me on Kripa's well-appointed chariot, the three surviving chariot-warriors came to the camp.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिशाओंमें दिखायी पड़ते थे

English

There the troops, terrified, when the sun had set, all cried out on hearing of the destruction of your sons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंका महान् शब्द प्रकट होने लगा

English

Then the aged men guarding the women, O great king, took the royal women and set out for the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना

English

There a great noise of wailing and weeping women everywhere arose, hearing of the destruction of the force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके बाण अटकते नहीं थे। वे चोट करके पृथ्वीपर गिर जाते थे

English

Then those women, O king, crying again and again, made the earth resound with their cries like ospreys.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गाण्डीवप्रेषिता: शरा:

English

They struck their heads with nails and hands and tore their hair, crying out here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुक्मपुड्खैस्तैलधौतै: कर्मारपरिमार्जिति:

English

Wailing "Alas", beating their breasts, they wept, lamenting, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पार्थ न प्रजहुर्घोरा वध्यमाना: शितै: शरै:

English

Then Duryodhana's ministers, with tear-choked throats, greatly afflicted, took the royal women and set out for the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददाह समरे योधान् कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन्

English

The gatekeepers, with canes and staves in hand, took costly couches with rich coverings and quickly went, guarding the women, to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान हैत्यानिव वज्रपाणि:

English

Others mounted chariots yoked with mules and, taking their own wives, went to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे चतुर्विशो5ध्याय:

English

The women, never before seen even by the sun in their houses, were seen by the people going to the city, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनंजय:

English

Those women, O best of the Bharatas, endowed with delicacy, went quickly to the city, their kinsmen and relatives slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विसृजन् दृश्यते बाणान् धारा मुज्चन्निवाम्बुद:

English

From cowherds and shepherds on up, people ran to the city, bewildered, afflicted by fear of Bhimasena.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्रदुद्राव संग्रामात् तव पुत्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Great, most dreadful fear of the Parthas arose among them, and looking at one another they ran to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखते रणभूमिसे भाग चली

English

While that dreadful flight went on, Yuyutsu, bewildered by grief, thought what was timely:

हिन्दी अर्थ

हतधुर्या रथा: केचिद्धतसूतास्तथा परे

English

'Duryodhana is conquered in the battle by the Pandavas of terrible valour; the leader of eleven divisions and his brothers are slain, and all the Kurus led by Bhishma and Drona are slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथोंके घोड़े मारे गये थे और कितनोंके सारथि

English

I alone am freed, by fortune and chance; and all the camps on every side have fled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्येषां सायका: क्षीणास्तथान्ये बाणपीडिता:

English

Whatever of Duryodhana's ministers survive have taken the royal women and run to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बान्धवांश्व नरव्याप्र भ्रातृन् सम्बन्धिनस्तथा

English

I think it time to enter with them, after obtaining the leave of Yudhishthira and Bhimasena.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानन्ये रथमारोप्य ह्वाश्वास्य च मुहूर्तकम्

English

The mighty-armed one reported this matter to them both; the king, ever merciful, was pleased with him; embracing the vaishya woman's son, the mighty-armed one dismissed him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानपास्य गता: केचित् पुनरेव युयुत्सव:

English

Then he mounted a chariot and quickly urged the horses, and brought the royal women, though unhoped for, to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पानीयमपरे पीत्वा पर्याश्वास्य च वाहनम्

English

With them he swiftly entered Hastinapura as the sun was setting, with throat choked by tears and eyes weeping.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाश्चास्यापरे भ्रातृन् निक्षिप्य शिबिरेडपि च

English

He saw the greatly wise Vidura, his eyes full of tears, coming out from the king's presence, his mind struck by grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते शूरा: किड्किणीजालै: समाच्छन्ना बभासिरे

English

Vidura, firm in truth, said to him as he stood bowing before him: "In this Kuru destruction that has come to pass, by good fortune you live, son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आगम्य सहसा केचिद् रथै: स्वर्णविभूषितै:

English

Without the king's entry why have you come here? Tell me all that cause in detail."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नोडपि पाञज्चाल्य: शिखण्डी च महारथ:

English

[Yuyutsu said:] "When Shakuni was slain, dear one, with his kin, sons and relatives, King Duryodhana, with the remnant of his retinue, abandoning his horse, fled in fear, turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाज्चाल्यस्तु ततः क्रुद्ध: सैन्येन महता55वृत:

English

When the king had gone from the camp, everything, agitated with fear, fled to the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नने अत्यन्त क्रोधपूर्वक आक्रमण किया

English

Then, placing the king's wives and his brothers' on mounts, the women's guards ran from fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्त्वापततस्तस्य तव पुत्रो जनाधिप

English

Then I, with leave of the king along with Keshava, entered Hastinapura, to avoid the world's blame."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथेश्वास्य भल्‍लेन शिर: कायादपाहरत्

English

Hearing this said by the vaishya woman's son, Vidura, knower of all dharma, of immeasurable soul, knowing it timely, honoured Yuyutsu, who was skilled in speech.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँसे कुछ दूर हट गया

English

"All this is timely in the destruction of the Bharatas; today rest here, and tomorrow go to Yudhishthira."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तव पुत्रो महाराज प्रययौ यत्र सौबल:

English

Having said this, Vidura, knower of all dharma, dismissed Yuyutsu and entered the king's house; Yuyutsu too spent that night in his own house.