Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डवान् रथिन: सर्वान् समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्

English

"Sanjaya said, 'When king Yudhishthira the just was thus afflicted by the ruler of Madras, Satyaki and Bhimasena and the two sons of Madri by Pandu, encompassing Shalya with their cars, began to afflict him in that battle. Beholding the unsupported Shalya thus afflicted by those great car-warriors (and seeing him successfully repel those attacks), loud sounds of applause were heard, and the Siddhas (who witnessed the encounter) became filled with delight. The ascetics, assembled together (for witnessing the battle), declared it to be wonderful. Then Bhimasena in that encounter, having pierced Shalya who had become (as his name implied) an irresistible dart in prowess, with one arrow, next pierced him with seven. Satyaki, desirous of rescuing the son of Dharma, pierced Shalya with a hundred arrows and uttered a loud leonine roar. Nakula pierced him with five arrows, and Sahadeva with seven; the latter then once more pierced him with as many. The heroic ruler of the Madras, struggling carefully in that battle, thus afflicted by those mighty car-warriors, drew a formidable bow capable of bearing a great strain and of imparting great force to the shafts sped from it, and pierced Satyaki, O sire, with five and twenty shafts and Bhima with three and seventy and Nakula with seven. Then cutting off with a broad- headed arrow the bow, with shaft fixed on the string of Sahadeva, he pierced Sahadeva himself, in that battle, with three and seventy shafts. Sahadeva then, stringing another bow, pierced his maternal uncle of great splendour with five shafts that resembled snakes of virulent poison or blazing fire. Filled with great rage, he then struck his adversary's driver with a straight shaft in that battle and then Shalya himself once more with three. Then Bhimasena pierced the ruler of the Madras with seventy arrows, and Satyaki pierced him with nine, and king Yudhishthira with sixty. Thus pierced, O monarch, by those mighty car- warriors, blood began to flow from Shalya' s body, like crimson streams, running down the breast of a mountain of red chalk. Shalya, however, quickly pierced in return each of those great bowmen with five arrows, O king, which feat seemed exceedingly wonderful. With another broad-headed arrow, that mighty car-warrior then, O sire, cut off the stringed bow of Dharma' s son in that encounter. Taking up another bow, that great car-warrior, the son of Dharma, covered Shalya, his steeds, and driver, and standard, and car, with many arrows. Thus shrouded in that battle by the son of Dharma with his shafts, Shalya struck the former with ten keen arrows. Then Satyaki, filled with rage upon beholding the son of Dharma thus afflicted with shafts, checked the heroic ruler of the Madras with clouds of arrows. At this, Shalya cut off with a razor-faced arrow the formidable bow of Satyaki, and pierced each of the other Pandava warriors with three arrows. Filled with rage, O monarch, Satyaki of unbaffled prowess then hurled at Shalya a lance equipped with a golden staff and decked with many jewels and gems. Bhimasena sped at him a cloth-yard shaft that looked like a blazing snake; Nakula hurled at him a dart, Sahadeva an excellent mace, and the son of Dharma a Sataghni impelled by the desire of despatching him. The ruler of the Madras, however, quickly baffled in that battle all those weapons, hurled from the arms of those five warriors at him, as these coursed towards his car. With a number of broad-headed arrows Shalya cut off the lance hurled by Satyaki. Possessed of valour and great lightness of hand, he cut off into two fragments the gold-decked shaft sped at him by Bhima. He then resisted with clouds of shafts the terrible dart, equipped with a golden handle, that Nakula had sped at him and the mace also

हिन्दी अर्थ

गार्ध्रपत्रै:शितैर्बाणैरनिन्युवैं यमसादनम्

English

[Dhritarashtra said:] "Kritavarman, Kripa and valiant Drona's son, and Duryodhana, the dull-minded king—what did they do then?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

भित्त्वा पाउ्चालराजस्य तदनीकं दुरुत्सहम्

English

[Sanjaya said:] While the royal women were fleeing and the camp was empty, the three chariot-warriors were greatly agitated.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जैसे कोई पापी नरकमें गिर गया हो

English

Hearing the sound of the victorious sons of Pandu, seeing the camp fled, in the evening, desiring the king, they did not like to stay there and went to the lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो भीमो महाराज स्वरथं पुनरास्थित:

English

Yudhishthira too, the righteous, with his brothers, glad, rushed in the battle, O king, wishing to slay Duryodhana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दो-दो बाणोंसे मार गिराया

English

Searching for your son, enraged, eager for victory, striving and seeking, they did not see the lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और विदिशाएँ आच्छादित हो गयीं

English

With fierce speed, mace in hand, he had withdrawn and entered that lake, stopping the water by his illusion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनकी दोनों भुजाओं और छातीमें प्रहार किया

English

When all the Pandavas, their mounts quite exhausted, had reached their own camp, the soldiers halted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीम: संचुक्षुभे क्रुद्धः पर्वणीव महोदधि:

English

Then Kripa, Drona's son and Kritavarman the Satvata, with the Parthas encamped, went slowly to that lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अशोभनत महाराज ग्रहा व्याप्ता घनैरिव

English

Reaching the lake where the king lay, they addressed the unassailable king, asleep in the water:

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनिर्ययौ रथेनैव श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथि:

English

"King, rise and fight Yudhishthira with us; either conquer and enjoy the earth, or slain, attain heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंका लक्ष्य पाकर रथके द्वारा आगे बढ़े

English

Their whole force too has been slain by you, Duryodhana, and the soldiers who remain there are mostly stubborn.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाराचैविंमलैस्ती3क्ष्म्णजानीकमयोधयत्

English

They cannot bear your speed, O lord of men, protected by us; so rise, Bharata."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाराचोंद्वारा उस गजसेनाके साथ युद्ध करने लगे

English

[Duryodhana said:] "By good fortune I see you freed from such a destruction of men, alive, bulls among men, from the Pandava-Kaurava crush.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतितान् पात्यमानांश्व निर्भिनज्नान् सव्यसाचिना

English

We shall all conquer when rested and free of weariness; you are tired and I am much wounded; their strength is risen; therefore I do not choose to fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करेणादाय महतीं गदामभ्यपतद् बली

English

This is not wondrous, heroes, that your mind is great and your devotion to me supreme; but it is not the time for valour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पेतुरार्तस्वरं कृत्वा छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रय:

English

Resting one night today, together with you I shall fight the enemy; tomorrow I have no doubt in this."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पर्वतोंके समान पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

English

[Sanjaya said:] Thus addressed, Drona's son said to the king, arrogant in battle: "Rise, king, good luck to you; we shall conquer the enemy in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतमानांश्व सम्प्रेक्ष्य वित्रेसुस्तव सैनिका:

English

By sacrifices and charity, by truth and by prayer, I swear, king, that today I shall slay the Somakas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाँखोंसे युक्त पैने बाणोंद्वारा उन हाथियोंको यमलोक भेजने लगे

English

May I not attain the delight of sacrificers, fit for the good, if this night passing I do not slay the foes in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज सहसा समुपाद्रवत्

English

I shall not loose my armour without having slain all the Panchalas, lord; this I tell you truly; hear me, lord of men."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अदृष्टवा तु रथानीके दुर्योधनमरिंदमम्

English

While they were speaking, hunters came to that place, weary with loads of meat, by chance for water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपृच्छन क्षत्रियांस्तत्र क्व नु दुर्योधनो गत:

English

Those hunters, O great king, always brought loads of meat to Bhimasena with the highest devotion, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन्वाना निहतं तत्र तव पुत्र महारथा:

English

Standing there, they heard all that talk of theirs in secret and Duryodhana's words, meeting together.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और मुँह उदास करके सबसे आपके पुत्रका पता पूछने लगे

English

Those mighty archers too, to the Kaurava who did not wish to fight, made a strong insistence, then, desiring battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आहुः केचिद्धते सूते प्रयातो यत्र सौबल:

English

Seeing them thus, the great chariot-warriors of the Kauravas and the king, unwilling to fight, standing in the water,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपरे त्वब्रुव॑स्तत्र क्षत्रिया भृशविक्षता:

English

the hunters, hearing their conversation and the king standing in the water, recognised Suyodhana in the water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरै: सम्पीड्यमानास्तु नातिव्यक्तमथाब्रुवन्

English

They had earlier been asked by the son of Pandu about your son, and had come there by chance, searching for the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते सर्वे गजान् हत्वा उपयान्ति सम पाण्डवा:

English

Then, remembering the Pandava's words, O king, the deer-hunters said slowly to one another:

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथानीकं परित्यज्य शूरा: सुदृढ्धन्विन:

English

"Let us make Duryodhana known; the Pandava will give us wealth; it is clear that King Duryodhana is known to us to be in the lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आययु: पाण्डवा राजन् विनिध्नन्त: सम तावकम्

English

Therefore let us all go to where King Yudhishthira is, to tell that the impatient Duryodhana lies asleep in the water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पराक्रान्तास्ततो वीरा निराशा जीविते तदा

English

We shall all tell the wise Bhimasena, the bearer of a bow, that Dhritarashtra's son lies in the water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीर उस समय जीवनसे निराश हो गये

English

He will give us, well pleased, much wealth; what use to us is dry, trouble-giving meat that withers?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिक्षीणायुधान् दृष्टवा तानहं परिवारितान्

English

Having said this, the hunters, delighted, desiring wealth, took their loads of meat and set out for the camp.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्रद्रुता वयं पजच किरीटिशरपीडिता:

English

The Pandavas, O great king, having attained their aims, strikers, not seeing Duryodhana standing in the battle,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जितास्तेन वयं सर्वे व्यपयाम रणात् तत:

English

wishing to reach the end of the deceitful sinner, sent spies on every side to that battlefield.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथैश्नतुःशतैर्वीरो मामभ्यद्रवदाहवे

English

Coming back, the soldiers of the king of dharma reported together that King Duryodhana was lost.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चार सौ रथियोंके साथ मुझपर धावा किया

English

Hearing that report of the spies, O best of the Bharatas, the king fell into deep thought and sighed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतितो माधवानीकं दुष्कृती नरकं॑ यथा

English

Then, as the distressed Pandavas, O best of the Bharatas, were standing, the hunters, hastening, left that place,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सात्यकिस्तु महाबाहुर्मम हत्वा परिच्छदम्

English

and came to the camp, glad, having seen King Duryodhana; held back, they entered in the sight of Bhimasena.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो मुहूर्तादिव तद् गजानीकमवध्यत

English

Reaching the Pandava, mighty Bhimasena, they told him all that had happened and been heard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:

English

Then Vrikodara, O king, giving them much wealth, scorcher of foes, told it all to the king of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजानं मृगयामासुस्तव पुत्र महारथम्

English

"This Duryodhana, O king, has been found by my hunters; stopping the water, he lies for whose sake you suffer."

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते शल्यपर्वणि दुर्योधनापयाने पञचरविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Hearing those pleasing words of Bhimasena, O lord of men, the unconquered son of Kunti was glad with his brothers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वध्यमाने बले चैव भीमसेनेन संयुगे

English

Hearing that the mighty archer had entered the water lake, he quickly went there, putting Janardana before him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अदृश्यमाने कौरव्ये पुत्रे दुर्योधने तव

English

Then a clamour arose, O lord of men, of the delighted Pandavas and all the Panchalas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्मर्षण: श्रुतान्तश्न जैत्रो भूरिबलो रवि:

English

They raised lion-roars and shouts, O best of the Bharatas; swiftly the kshatriyas, O king, went to the Dvaipayana lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्विमोचननामा च दुष्प्रधर्षस्तथैव च

English

"The sinful son of Dhritarashtra is found and seen!"—so the Somakas cried out repeatedly there, delighted on all sides.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्येते सहिता भूत्वा तव पुत्रा: समन्‍्तत:

English

A tumultuous noise of those quickly going chariots touched heaven, O lord of the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते कीर्यमाणा भीमेन पुत्रास्तव महारणे

English

Wishing to save Duryodhana, here and there, they followed Yudhishthira, quickly, the king, their mounts tired.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः क्रुद्धो रणे भीम: शिरो दुर्मर्षणस्य ह

English

Arjuna, Bhimasena, the two sons of Madri, Dhrishtadyumna the Panchala, and the unconquered Shikhandin,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो5परेण भल्लेन सर्वावरणभेदिना

English

Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu and the unconquered Satyaki, and the remaining Panchalas and the sons of Draupadi, O Bharata, all horses and elephants and hundreds of foot-soldiers,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जयत्सेनं ततो विद्धवा नाराचेन हसन्निव

English

thus the king of dharma Yudhishthira, O great king, came to the famed Dvaipayana lake where Duryodhana was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स पपात रथादू राजन् भूमौ तूर्ण ममार च

English

Cool, spotless, charming water, like a second ocean, where your son stood, having stopped the water by illusion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रीनेतांस्त्रिभिरानर्च्छद् विषाग्निप्रतिमै: शरै:

English

By a wondrous method and by divine contrivance, O Bharata, the hard-to-see king, mace in hand, lay within the water, beyond the power of any man to find.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयंकर तीन बाणोंद्वारा जैत्र, भूरिबल और रवि--इन तीनोंपर प्रहार किया

English

Then King Duryodhana, dwelling within the water, heard a tumultuous sound like the roar of clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्विमोचनमाहत्य प्रेषषयामास मृत्यवे

English

Yudhishthira, O king of kings, came with his brothers to that lake, O great king, for the slaying of your sons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मारकर मृत्युके लोकमें भेज दिया

English

With the blare of conches and the rumble of chariot-wheels, raising great clouds of dust and shaking the earth,

हिन्दी अर्थ

गिरेस्तु कूटजो भग्नो मारुतेनेव पादप:

English

the great chariot-warriors Kritavarman, Kripa and Drona's son, hearing the noise of Yudhishthira's army, said this to the king:

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः पतन्‍न्तं समरे अभिवीक्ष्य सुतं तव

English

"Here come the Pandavas, delighted and victorious; let us withdraw for now, if you permit us."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमर्षवशमापन्न: श्रुतर्वा भीममभ्ययात्

English

Hearing those renowned men, Duryodhana said "So be it," and, lord, held the lake still by his illusion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमर्षके वशीभूत हो भीमसेनका सामना करनेके लिये आ पहुँचा

English

Having taken leave of the king, deeply sunk in grief, Kripa and the other chariot-warriors went far away, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनको बीस बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

English

Having gone a long way, they saw a banyan tree, O revered one, and sat down there, greatly weary, thinking of the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवाकिरत् तव सुतं तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्

English

"The mighty son of Dhritarashtra lies asleep, holding back the water, and the Pandavas, wishing for battle, have also reached that place.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणक्षेत्रमें जम्भ और इन्द्रका जैसा युद्ध हुआ था, वैसा ही उन दोनोंका भी हुआ

English

How will the battle be? How will the king fare? How, O king, will the Pandavas deal with the Kaurava?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाच्छन्ना धरा सर्वा खं दिशो विदिशस्तथा

English

Thus thinking, O king, Kripa and the other chariot-warriors unyoked their horses from the chariots and made camp there.