Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिप:

English

"Sanjaya said, 'After that night had passed away, king Duryodhana then, addressing all thy soldiers, said, "Arm, you mighty car-warriors!" Hearing the command of the king, the warriors began to put on their armour. Some began to yoke their steeds to their cars quickly, others ran hither and thither. The elephants began to be equipped. The foot-soldiers began to arm. Others, numbering thousands, began to spread carpets on the terraces of cars. The noise of musical instruments, O monarch, arose there, for enhancing the martial enthusiasm of the soldiers. Then all the troops, placed in their proper posts, were seen, O Bharata, to stand, clad in mail and resolved to make death their goal. Having made the ruler of the Madras their leader, the great car-warriors of the Kauravas, distributing their troops, stood in divisions. Then all thy warriors, with Kripa and Kritavarma and Drona's son and Shalya and Subala's son and the other kings that were yet alive, met thy son, and arrived at this understanding, that none of them would individually and alone fight with the Pandavas. And they said, "He amongst us that will fight, alone and unsupported, with the Pandavas, or he that will abandon a comrade engaged in fight, will be stained with the five grave sins and all the minor sins." And they said, "All of us, united together, will fight with the foe." Those great car-warriors, having made such an understanding with one another placed the ruler of the Madras at their head and quickly proceeded against their foes. Similarly, all the Pandavas, having arrayed their troops in great battle, proceeded against the Kauravas, O king, for fighting with them on every side. Soon, O chief of the Bharatas, that host, whose noise resembled that of the agitated ocean, and which seemed to be wonderful in consequence of its cars and elephants, presented the aspect of the vast deep swelling with its surges.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यपोथयत संग्रामे क्रुद्धों रुद्रः पशूनिव

English

Mounting a very great elephant, in rut, mountain-like, proud, like Airavata, a crusher of hosts of foes,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोअस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च

English

born of the Mahabhadra line, always well honoured by Dhritarashtra's son, well equipped by those who knew the decisions of the scriptures, always to be ridden in battles, O king—

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरोप्य चैनं स्वरथे त्वरमाण: प्रदुद्रुवे

English

mounting him the foremost king (the Shalva king) became like the sun at the end of night risen; on that best of elephants, O king, he advanced against the sons of Pandu from all sides and tore them with sharp arrows like Mahendra's thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथपर बिठाकर तुरंत वहाँ-से भाग गया

English

As he loosed arrows in the great battle and sent warriors to Yama, O king, neither his own nor the enemy saw his opening, as the daityas of old that of the thunderbolt-bearer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्मित्वा ततो मद्रपतिरन्यं स्यन्दनमास्थित:

English

The Pandavas, Somakas and Srinjayas all saw that elephant alone ranging by thousands on every side, like Mahendra's elephant near.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सज्जयन्त्रोपकरणं द्विषतां लोमहर्षणम्

English

The enemy force, being routed, seemed as if pleased on every side; it did not stand greatly in the battle for fear, crushing one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते शल्यपर्वणि शल्ययुधिष्ठिरयुद्धे षोडशो 5 ध्याय:

English

Then the great Pandava army, suddenly broken by that king, fled in four directions, unable to withstand the elephant-king's speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युधिष्ठिरं मद्रपतिर्भित््वा सिंह इवानदत्

English

Seeing it broken by his speed, all the chief warriors of yours honoured that king and blew their conches white as the moon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिभेदोरसि विक्रम्प स रथोपस्थ आविशत्

English

"Dhritarashtra said, T have heard of the fall of Drona, of Bhishma and of the son of Radha. Tell me now of the fall of Shalya and of my son. How, indeed, O Sanjaya, was Shalya slain by king Yudhishthira the just? And how was my son Duryodhana slain by Bhimasena of great might?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यद्रवन्त दिशो राजन् हाहाकारस्तदाभवत्

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Hear, O king, with patience, of the destruction of human bodies and the loss of elephants and steeds, as I describe (to thee) the battle. The hope became strong, O king, in the breasts of thy sons that, after Drona and Bhishma and the Suta's son had been overthrown, Shalya, O sire, would slay all the Parthas in battle. Cherishing that hope in his heart, and drawing comfort from it, O Bharata, thy son Duryodhana, relying in battle upon that mighty car-warrior, the ruler of the Madras, regarded himself as possessed of a protector. When after Kama's fall the Parthas had uttered leonine roars, a great fear, O king, had possessed the hearts of the Dhartarashtras. Assuring him duly, the valiant king of the Madras, having formed, O monarch, a grand array whose arrangements were auspicious in every respect, proceeded against the Parthas in battle. And the valiant king of the Madras proceeded, shaking his beautiful and exceedingly strong bow capable of imparting a great velocity to the shafts sped from it. And that mighty car-warrior was mounted upon the foremost of vehicles, having horses of the Sindhu breed yoked unto it. Riding upon his car, his driver made the vehicle look resplendent. Protected by that car, that hero, that brave crusher of foes (Shalya), stood, O monarch, dispelling the fears of thy sons. The

हिन्दी अर्थ

लगाने लगे। उस समय आपकी सेनामें हाहाकार मच गया

English

Seeing the Panchala king coming suddenly, the lion among kings in the battle swiftly sent that elephant to kill Drupada's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गाण्डीवधन्वा विस्फार्य धनुस्तानहनच्छरै:

English

He pierced that elephant as it suddenly came with three of the best iron arrows, blazing, sharp, smith-polished, bright as the sun, of fierce speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयं संनोदयजन्नश्वान् दन्‍तवर्णान् मनोजवान्

English

Then the great soul loosed five other sharp chief iron arrows at its temple; pierced by them, the mighty elephant turned and fled in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेगशाली घोड़ोंको स्वयं ही हाँकते हुए मद्रराज शल्यपर धावा किया

English

Checking that king of elephants as it fled, driven, the Shalva swiftly sent it with goad and hook, pointing at the chariot of the Panchala king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तो यत् तदा दारुणो5भवत्

English

Seeing the elephant come suddenly, Dhrishtadyumna swiftly took a mace from his chariot, the hero, and went to the ground, his limbs bewildered with fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कोमल स्वभावके होकर भी उस समय कठोर हो गये

English

That great elephant suddenly crushed that gold-adorned chariot with horses and charioteer, and, raising it with his trunk, dashed it on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिच्छेद योधान् निशितै: शरै: शतसहस्रश:

English

Seeing the Panchala king's son afflicted by that best of elephants, Bhima, Shikhandin and the grandson of Shini rushed at it with speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अक्रीडदेको बलवान् पवनस्तोयदानिव

English

They suddenly checked its speed with arrows as it charged, and the elephant, held by the chariot-warriors, wavered in the battle, being held back by them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वित्रेसुस्तावका: सर्वे शल्यस्त्वेनं समभ्ययात्

English

Then the king rained arrows like the sun spreading its net of rays on every side; slain by them, the floods of chariots all fled there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

थर्रा उठे; परंतु शल्यने इनपर आक्रमण कर दिया

English

Seeing that deed of the Shalva, all the Panchalas, Matsyas, Kekayas and Srinjayas, filling the battle with cries of "Alas", the best of men surrounded the elephant on all sides.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाहूय तदान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्ती समीयतु:

English

The Panchala king's son, swift, brave, taking a mace like a mountain peak, calmly, O Bharata, slayer of foes, the hero followed the elephant with speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फटकारते हुए परस्पर भिड़ गये

English

Then the strong son of the Panchala king struck hard with his mace the mountain-like elephant, streaming rut, bright as a cloud.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मद्रराजं तु कौन्तेय: शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्

English

With its temple split, it suddenly roared, vomiting much blood from its mouth, and the mountain-like elephant fell, as a mountain shaken by an earthquake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वा मद्राधिपं पार्थों भोक्ष्यतेड्द्य वसुन्धराम्

English

While that king of elephants was being felled and a cry of "Alas" rose in your son's army, the hero of the Shinis struck off the Shalva king's head with a sharp broad-headed arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथास्य निजघानाश्रांश्वतुरो नतपर्वभि:

English

His head cut off in the battle by the Satvata, he fell to the ground with the elephant-king, like a great mountain peak struck by a thunderbolt driven by the lord of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुष हाथमें लेकर युधिष्ठिरको घायल करके सिंहके समान गर्जने लगे

English

king of the Madras, clad in mail, proceeded at the head of the array, accompanied by the brave Madrakas and the invincible sons of Kama. On the left was Kritavarma, surrounded by the Trigartas. On the right was Gautama (Kripa) with the Sakas and the Yavanas. In the rear was Ashvatthama surrounded by the Kambojas. In the centre was Duryodhana, protected by the foremost of the Kuru warriors. Surrounded by a large force of cavalry and other troops, Subala's son Shakuni, as also the mighty car-warrior Uluka, proceeded with the others. The mighty bowmen amongst the Pandavas, those chastisers of foes, dividing themselves, O monarch, into three bodies, rushed against thy troops. Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi and the mighty car-warrior Satyaki proceeded with great speed against the army of Shalya. Then king Yudhishthira, accompanied by his troops, rushed against Shalya alone, from desire of slaughtering him, O bull of Bharata's race. Arjuna, that slayer of large bands of foes, rushed with great speed against that great bowman Kritavarma and the Samsaptakas. Bhimasena and the great car-warriors among the Somakas rushed, O monarch, against Kripa, desirous of slaughtering their foes in battle. The two sons of Madri, accompanied by their troops, proceeded against Shakuni and the great car-warrior Uluka at the head of their forces. Similarly, thousands upon thousands of warriors of thy army, armed with diverse weapons and filled with rage, proceeded against the Pandavas in that battle.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

समरभूमिमें भयंकर वेगशाली बाणोंद्वारा घायल करने लगे

English

Seeing that force broken, the great chariot-warrior Kritavarman, brave and mighty, held back the enemy army in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्विच्छेद चापं कुरुपुड्रवस्य

English

Those heroes, turning back on seeing the Satvata in the battle standing like a mountain, covered with arrows,

हिन्दी अर्थ

माद्रीपुत्र:ः सहदेवस्तथैव

English

then a battle began of the Kurus with the Pandavas who had turned back, O great king, making death their return.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बड़े वेगसे एकाकी विचरनेवाले शल्यपर सैकड़ों बाणोंकी वर्षा की

English

There was a marvellous fight of the Satvata with the enemy, that alone he held back the unassailable Pandava army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मद्राधिपश्चर्म सहस्रतारम्

English

A great lion-roar of those delighted, friends of one another, for the hard deed done, touched heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युधिष्ठिरें भीमबलो5भ्यधावत्

English

Terrified by that sound, the Panchalas, O best of the Bharatas, were followed by the mighty-armed Satyaki, grandson of Shini.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिनेश्व नप्ता सहसा परीयु:

English

Reaching King Kshemadhurti, the mighty, he sent him with seven sharp arrows to Yama's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नदन प्रहृष्टस्तव सैन्यमध्ये

English

As that mighty-armed hero came, shooting sharp arrows, the wise Hardikya swiftly rushed at the bull of the Shinis.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभ्यवर्षदमेयात्मा क्षत्रियान् क्षत्रियर्षभ:

English

"Dhritarashtra said, 'After the fall of the mighty bowmen Bhishma and Drona and the great car-warrior Kama, and after both the Kurus and the Pandavas had been reduced in numbers, and when, indeed, the Parthas, possessed of great prowess, became once more angry in battle, what, O Sanjaya, was the strength of each of the armies?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

समान क्षत्रियवीरोंपर बाणोंकी वृष्टि करने लगे

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Hear, O king, how we and the enemy both stood for battle on that occasion and what was then the strength of the two armies. 1 1,000 cars, O bull of Bharata's race, 10,700 elephants, and full 200,000 horses, and three millions of foot, composed the strength of thy army. 6,000 cars, 6,000 elephants, 10,000 horses, and one million of foot, O Bharata, were all that composed the remnant of the Pandava force in the battle. These, O bull of Bharata's race, encountered each other for battle. Having distributed their forces in this way, O monarch, ourselves, excited with wrath and inspired with desire of victory, proceeded against the Pandavas, having placed ourselves under the command of the ruler of the Madras. Similar, the brave Pandavas, those tigers among men, desirous of victory, and the Pancalas possessed of great fame, came to battle. Even thus, O monarch, all those tigers among men, desirous of slaughtering their foes, encountered one another at dawn of day, O lord. Then commenced a fierce and terrible battle between thy troops and the enemy, the combatants being all engaged in striking and slaughtering one another.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहदेवं त्रिभिरविंद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत्

English

With iron arrows and calf-tooth arrows the great chariot-warriors of the Vrishnis and Andhakas struck each other like delighted elephants.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके युधिष्ठिरको भी पीड़ित कर दिया

English

Hardikya and the bull of the Shinis ranged in many paths and repeatedly hid each other in showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथांश्ष॒ रथिन: सार्थ जघान रथिनां वर:

English

We saw in the sky the arrows of the two lions of the Vrishnis, driven by the force of their bows, like swift locusts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चकार च महीं योधैस्तीर्णा वेदीं कुशैरिव

English

Meeting that one true-deeded, Hardikya pierced his four horses with four sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार योद्धाओंकी लाशें बिछा दीं, जैसे वेदीपर कुश बिछाये जाते हैं

English

The long-armed one, enraged, like an elephant struck with a goad, pierced Kritavarman with eight excellent arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिवद्र॒ुर्भुशं क्रुद्धा: पाण्डुपाज्चालसोमका:

English

Then Kritavarman, striking Satyaki with three stone-whetted arrows loosed full, cut his bow with one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पर्याप्तमन्योन्यमथाह्दयन्त

English

Casting aside that cut best of bows, the bull of the Shinis swiftly took another bow with arrows, Shaineya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघ्नु: शरै: पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगै:

English

Taking that excellent bow, the best of all bowmen, of great valour, wisdom and strength, stringing it,

हिन्दी अर्थ

शल्यकी छातीमें उग्रवेगशाली बाणोंद्वारा प्रहार किया

English

unable to bear the cutting of his bow by Kritavarman, the enraged atiratha quickly attacked Kritavarman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनस्यानुमते पुरस्तात्

English

Then the bull of the Shinis with ten very sharp arrows killed Kritavarman's charioteer, horses and banner.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्ञासे सुसज्जित हो उन्हें घेरकर युधिष्ठिरके आगे खड़े हो गये

English

Then, O king, the great chariot-warrior mighty archer Kritavarman, seeing his gold-adorned chariot with horses and charioteer slain,

हिन्दी अर्थ

विंव्याध राजंस्तुमुले महात्मा

English

seized with great fury, raised a spear, O revered one, and hurled it with the force of his arm, wishing to kill the bull of the Shinis.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस तुमुल युद्धमें महात्मा युधिष्ठिरने भी नौ बाणोंसे शल्यको घायल कर दिया

English

The Satvata in the battle split that spear with sharp arrows and felled it crushed, as if bewildering Madhava; then with another broad-headed arrow he struck him in the chest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रवर्षतोर्मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयो:

English

In the battle, Kritavarman, his horses and charioteer slain by Yuyudhana, skilled in weapons, fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परस्पर आघात करने लगे

English

When that hero was made chariotless by Satyaki in the duel, a very great fear arose among all the armies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुर्दें च लेभे ऋषभ: कुरूणाम्

English

Great despair arose for your son when Kritavarman was chariotless, his charioteer and horses slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आँखें करके बड़ी उतावलीके साथ युधिष्ठिरको सौ बाण मारे

English

Seeing the tamer of foes with horses and charioteer slain, Kripa rushed at the bull of the Shinis, O king, wishing to kill him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान षड्भिस्त्वपरै: पृषत्कै:

English

Placing him on his chariot, in the sight of all bowmen, the mighty-armed one quickly carried him away from the battlefield.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंसे कुरुकुलशिरोमणि राजा युधिष्ठिरके धनुषको काट दिया

English

With Shaineya triumphant and Kritavarman chariotless, O king, all Duryodhana's force turned away again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कवचोंको काटकर उन दोनोंकी भुजाओंको विदीर्ण कर डाला

English

The enemy did not know, with the army covered with dust; yours fled, O king, except King Duryodhana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

षड्भि: शरै: सोडभिमुख: पपात

English

Duryodhana, seeing his own force broken close by, swiftly attacked and alone held back all of them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथि उनके सामने ही पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

Enraged, he held back all the Pandavas, Dhrishtadyumna the Parshata, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi and the bands of the Panchalas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

योधक्षयं धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञ:

English

the Kekayas, the Somakas and the Panchalas, O revered one, unflurried, hard to approach, with sharp weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वाभ्यामविध्यत् सुभुशं नरेन्द्रम

English

Your mighty son stood ready in the battle like a great fire at a sacrifice, purified by mantras, blazing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा भृशं कुपितो भीमसेन:

English

The enemy mortals did not advance on him, as on Death in the battle; then Hardikya, mounting another chariot, came up.