Arjuna and Duhshasana Clash

Verse 1 (6.110.1)

अर्जुनस्तु रणे राजन्दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य विक्रमम् । शिखण्डिनमथोवाच समभ्येहि पितामहम् ॥

arjunastu raṇe rājandṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya vikramam | śikhaṇḍinamathovāca samabhyehi pitāmaham

But Arjuna, O king, seeing Bhishma's prowess in the battle, said to Shikhandi: 'Advance on the grandsire.'

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: checked against the raw Wikisource page (a table, one row per verse, 6-110-1 to 6-110-48, with the heading सञ्जय उवाच before verse 1 and again, misspelt सञ्जय उवच, before verse 3, ending with its colophon naming this the 110th adhyaya, on the tenth day of battle). Page and input agree on all 48 verses; this adhyaya is the critical edition's 6.106.1–45 (Wikisource divides the critical edition's three-line verses 6.106.6, 14, 17, 31, 40 and 43 into couplets, which shifts its division by half a verse in verses 18–34 and 42–46), with two vulgate lines that the critical edition prints only as star passages (verse 14 line 2, verse 34 line 1). The star passages 6.106.9d*0440 and 6.106.25d*0442 are not on the page. Arjuna's words to Shikhandi (verse 2) and Dhrishtadyumna's call to his troops (verse 22), which fill whole verses without a printed heading, are given to their speakers. Corrected समभ्योहि → समभ्येहि (misprint in Wikisource; ो for े, the imperative 'come, advance' is needed, critical edition samabhyehi).

Verse 2 (6.110.2)

न चापि भीस्त्वया कार्या भीष्मादद्य कथंचन । अहमेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पातयिष्ये रथोत्तमात् ॥

na cāpi bhīstvayā kāryā bhīṣmādadya kathaṃcana | ahamenaṃ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ pātayiṣye rathottamāt

Do not be afraid of Bhishma today in any way. With my sharp arrows I will bring him down from his excellent chariot.

Note on the text: Speaker: Arjuna's words to Shikhandi, announced in verse 1; the page prints no heading here (its सञ्जय उवच before verse 3 marks the return to the narration).

Verse 3 (6.110.3)

एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ । अभ्यद्रवत गाङ्गेयं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम् ॥

evamuktastu pārthena śikhaṇḍī bharatarṣabha | abhyadravata gāṅgeyaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam

Thus addressed by Partha, O bull of the Bharatas, and hearing Partha's words, Shikhandi rushed at the son of Ganga.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading सञ्जय उवच (a misspelling of सञ्जय उवाच) that had slipped into the text of this verse; Sanjaya is kept as the speaker.

Verse 4 (6.110.4)

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा राजन्सौभद्रश्च महारथः । हृष्टावाद्रवतां भीष्मं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम् ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnastathā rājansaubhadraśca mahārathaḥ | hṛṣṭāvādravatāṃ bhīṣmaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam

So too, O king, Dhrishtadyumna and the great chariot-warrior Saubhadra (Abhimanyu), hearing Partha's words, rushed joyfully at Bhishma.

Verse 5 (6.110.5)

विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ कुन्तिभोजश्च दंशितः । अभ्यद्रवत गाङ्गेयं पुत्रस्य तव पश्यतः । नकुलः सहदेवश्च धर्मराजश्च वीर्यवान् ॥

virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau kuntibhojaśca daṃśitaḥ | abhyadravata gāṅgeyaṃ putrasya tava paśyataḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaśca dharmarājaśca vīryavān

The aged Virata and Drupada, and Kuntibhoja clad in armour, charged the son of Ganga while your son looked on; so did Nakula, Sahadeva and the valiant King of Dharma (Yudhishthira),

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 6.106.5; line 3 is the first line of its three-line 6.106.6 (6.106.6ab). Corrected कुन्तिभोजस्य → कुन्तिभोजश्च (misprint in Wikisource; स्य for श्च, the nominative with 'and' is needed beside the armoured Kuntibhoja as subject, critical edition kuntibhojaś ca).

Verse 6 (6.110.6)

तथेतराणि सैन्यानि सर्वाण्येव विशांपते । समाद्रवन्त गाङ्गेयं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम् ॥

tathetarāṇi sainyāni sarvāṇyeva viśāṃpate | samādravanta gāṅgeyaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam

and all the other troops too, O lord of the people, hearing Partha's words, rushed together at the son of Ganga.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.106.6cd and ef (its first line is in verse 5). Corrected सर्वाम्येव → सर्वाण्येव (misprint in Wikisource; म्ये for ण्ये, critical edition sarvāṇy eva).

Verse 7 (6.110.7)

प्रत्युद्ययुस्तावकाश्च समेतांस्तान्महारथान् । यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥

pratyudyayustāvakāśca sametāṃstānmahārathān | yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu

Your men went out against those great chariot-warriors as they came on together, each as his strength and spirit allowed. Hear me as I tell it.

Verse 8 (6.110.8)

चित्रसेनो महाराज चेकितानं समभ्यायात् । भीष्मप्रेप्सुं रणे यान्तं वृषं व्याघ्रशिशुर्यथा ॥

citraseno mahārāja cekitānaṃ samabhyāyāt | bhīṣmaprepsuṃ raṇe yāntaṃ vṛṣaṃ vyāghraśiśuryathā

Chitrasena, O great king, went against Chekitana as he advanced in the battle eager to reach Bhishma, as a tiger cub goes against a bull.

Verse 9 (6.110.9)

धृष्टद्युम्नं महाराज भीष्मान्तिकमुपागतम् । त्वरमाणं रणे यत्तं कृतवर्मा न्यवारयत् ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahārāja bhīṣmāntikamupāgatam | tvaramāṇaṃ raṇe yattaṃ kṛtavarmā nyavārayat

Dhrishtadyumna, O great king, who had come close to Bhishma, hastening and intent in battle, was held back by Kritavarman.

Note on the text: Corrected न्यवरायत् → न्यवारयत् (misprint in Wikisource; the vowel lengths of the second and third syllables transposed, critical edition nyavārayat). त्वरमाणं (CE tvaramāṇo) kept as a variant.

Verse 10 (6.110.10)

भीमसेनं सुसंक्रुद्धं गाङ्गेयस्य वधैषिणम् । त्वरमाणो महाराज सौमदत्तिर्न्यवारयत् ॥

bhīmasenaṃ susaṃkruddhaṃ gāṅgeyasya vadhaiṣiṇam | tvaramāṇo mahārāja saumadattirnyavārayat

Bhimasena, in a towering rage and bent on slaying the son of Ganga, was swiftly checked, O great king, by Somadatta's son (Bhurishravas).

Verse 11 (6.110.11)

तथैव नकुलं शूरं किरन्तं सायकान्बहून् । विकर्णो वारयामास इच्छन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥

tathaiva nakulaṃ śūraṃ kirantaṃ sāyakānbahūn | vikarṇo vārayāmāsa icchanbhīṣmasya jīvitam

Likewise brave Nakula, scattering many arrows, was held off by Vikarna, who wished Bhishma to live.

Verse 12 (6.110.12)

सहदेवं तथा राजन्यान्तं भीष्मरथं प्रति । वारयामास संक्रुद्धः कृपः शारद्वतो युधि ॥

sahadevaṃ tathā rājanyāntaṃ bhīṣmarathaṃ prati | vārayāmāsa saṃkruddhaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi

And Sahadeva, O king, as he went toward Bhishma's chariot, was held back in the fight by the enraged Kripa, son of Sharadvat.

Verse 13 (6.110.13)

राक्षसं क्रूरकर्माणं भैमसेनिं महाबलम् । भीष्मस्य निधनप्रेप्सुं दुर्मुखोऽभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥

rākṣasaṃ krūrakarmāṇaṃ bhaimaseniṃ mahābalam | bhīṣmasya nidhanaprepsuṃ durmukho'bhyadravadbalī

The mighty Durmukha rushed at Bhimasena's son (Ghatotkacha), the powerful rakshasa of cruel deeds, who sought Bhishma's death.

Note on the text: Corrected दुर्मुखोऽभ्यज्रवद्बली → दुर्मुखोऽभ्यद्रवद्बली (misprint in Wikisource; ज्र for द्र, critical edition 'bhyadravad). निधनप्रेप्सुं (CE nidhanaṃ prepsuṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 14 (6.110.14)

सात्यकिं समरे क्रुद्धमार्श्यशृङ्गिरवारयत् । भीष्मस्य वधमिच्छन्तं पाण्डवप्रीतिकाम्यया ॥

sātyakiṃ samare kruddhamārśyaśṛṅgiravārayat | bhīṣmasya vadhamicchantaṃ pāṇḍavaprītikāmyayā

Satyaki, furious in the fight and seeking Bhishma's death out of love for the Pandavas, was held back by Rishyashringa's son (Alambusha).

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.14ab; line 2 is its star passage 6.106.14b*0441, not in the constituted text (the page prints it in backticks, which were removed with the closing quote mark). Corrected क्रुद्धमार्स्यशृङ्गिवारयत् → क्रुद्धमार्श्यशृङ्गिरवारयत् (misprint in Wikisource; स्य for श्य in the patronymic आर्श्यशृङ्गि, 'son of Rishyashringa', and a dropped र् before अवारयत्, critical edition kruddham ārśyaśṛṅgir avārayat; the page spells the name आर्श्यशृङ्गि in 6-111-1).

Verse 15 (6.110.15)

अभिमन्युं महाराज यान्तं भीष्मरथं प्रति । सुदक्षिणो महाराज काम्भोजः प्रत्यवारयत् ॥

abhimanyuṃ mahārāja yāntaṃ bhīṣmarathaṃ prati | sudakṣiṇo mahārāja kāmbhojaḥ pratyavārayat

Abhimanyu, O great king, as he went toward Bhishma's chariot, was held back, O great king, by Sudakshina of Kamboja.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.106.14cd and ef (the last two lines of its three-line verse; its first line is in verse 14). Corrected काम्भोज → काम्भोजः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped visarga, the nominative is needed, critical edition kāmbojaḥ); the spelling काम्भोज is kept as printed.

Verse 16 (6.110.16)

विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ समेतावरिमर्दनौ । अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धो वारयामास भारत ॥

virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau sametāvarimardanau | aśvatthāmā tataḥ kruddho vārayāmāsa bhārata

The aged Virata and Drupada, crushers of foes, who came on together, were held back, O Bharata, by the enraged Ashvatthaman.

Verse 17 (6.110.17)

तथा पाण्डुसुतं ज्येष्ठं भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षिणम् । भारद्वाजो रणे यत्तो धर्मपुत्रमवारयत् ॥

tathā pāṇḍusutaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣiṇam | bhāradvājo raṇe yatto dharmaputramavārayat

So too the eldest son of Pandu, the son of Dharma, who longed to slay Bhishma, was held back in battle by the watchful son of Bharadvaja (Drona).

Verse 18 (6.110.18)

अर्जुनं रभसं युद्धे पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् । भीष्मप्रेप्सुं महाराज भासयन्तं दिशो दश ॥

arjunaṃ rabhasaṃ yuddhe puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam | bhīṣmaprepsuṃ mahārāja bhāsayantaṃ diśo daśa

Arjuna, impetuous in the fight, who had put Shikhandi in front and sought to reach Bhishma, lighting up the ten directions, O great king,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.106.17ab and cd (with भासयन्तं for tāpayantaṃ, kept as a variant); its third line is in verse 19.

Verse 19 (6.110.19)

दुःशासनो महेष्वासो वारयामास संयुगे । अन्ये च तावका योधाः पाण्डवानां महारथान् ॥

duḥśāsano maheṣvāso vārayāmāsa saṃyuge | anye ca tāvakā yodhāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathān

the great archer Duhshasana held back in combat. And other warriors of yours held back the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.17ef; line 2 is 6.106.18ab.

Verse 20 (6.110.20)

भीष्मस्याभिमुखान्यातान्वारयामासुराहवे । धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु सैन्यानि प्राक्रोशंस्तु पुनः पुनः ॥

bhīṣmasyābhimukhānyātānvārayāmāsurāhave | dhṛṣṭadyumnastu sainyāni prākrośaṃstu punaḥ punaḥ

who were advancing to face Bhishma in the battle. But Dhrishtadyumna called out again and again to the troops

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.18cd (भीष्मस्याभिमुखान्यातान् for bhīṣmāyābhimukhaṃ yātān); line 2 is 6.106.19ab. प्राक्रोशंस्तु is kept as printed: the plural verb does not agree with धृष्टद्युम्नः (the critical edition reads prākrośata), and it is translated in the singular sense the context requires.

Verse 21 (6.110.21)

अभ्यद्रवत संरब्धो भीष्ममेकं महारथः । एषोऽर्जुनो रणे भीष्मं प्रयाति कुरुनन्दनः ॥

abhyadravata saṃrabdho bhīṣmamekaṃ mahārathaḥ | eṣo'rjuno raṇe bhīṣmaṃ prayāti kurunandanaḥ

and, enraged, that great chariot-warrior charged at Bhishma alone. 'Here is Arjuna, the joy of the Kurus, going against Bhishma in battle!

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.19cd, which reads it as part of the speech (abhidravata saṃrabdhā bhīṣmam ekaṃ mahābalam, 'charge Bhishma alone, you angry men'); the page's संरब्धो … महारथः makes it narration and is kept. Line 2 is 6.106.20ab.

Verse 22 (6.110.22)

अभ्यद्रवत माभैष्ट भीष्मो हि प्राप्स्यते न वः । अर्जुनं समरे योद्धुं नोत्सहेतापि वासवः ॥

abhyadravata mābhaiṣṭa bhīṣmo hi prāpsyate na vaḥ | arjunaṃ samare yoddhuṃ notsahetāpi vāsavaḥ

Charge, and have no fear: Bhishma will not reach you. Not even Vasava (Indra) could bear to face Arjuna in battle,

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhrishtadyumna's call to his troops, begun in line 2 of verse 21 and ending in line 1 of verse 23; this verse is wholly his speech and the page prints no heading. The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.20cd; line 2 is 6.106.21ab.

Verse 23 (6.110.23)

किमु भीष्मो रणे वीरा गतसत्त्वोऽल्पजीवितः । इति सेनापतेः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः ॥

kimu bhīṣmo raṇe vīrā gatasattvo'lpajīvitaḥ | iti senāpateḥ śrutvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ

much less Bhishma, heroes, his strength now spent and little life left in him!' Hearing these words of their commander, the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 (the end of Dhrishtadyumna's speech) is the critical edition's 6.106.21cd; line 2 is 6.106.22ab. Corrected गतसत्वो → गतसत्त्वो (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped त्, critical edition gatasattvo).

Verse 24 (6.110.24)

अभ्यद्रवन्त संहृष्टा गाङ्गेयस्य रथं प्रति । आगच्छतस्तान्समरे वार्योघानचला इव ॥

abhyadravanta saṃhṛṣṭā gāṅgeyasya rathaṃ prati | āgacchatastānsamare vāryoghānacalā iva

rushed joyfully toward the chariot of Ganga's son. As mountains meet floods of water, so those men coming on in battle

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.22cd; line 2 is 6.106.23ab (वार्योघानचला इव, 'like mountains against floods of water', for vāryoghān prabalān iva, kept as a variant).

Verse 25 (6.110.25)

अवारयन्त संहृष्टास्तावकाः पुरुषर्षभाः । दुःशासनो महाराज भयं त्यक्त्वा महारथः ॥

avārayanta saṃhṛṣṭāstāvakāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ | duḥśāsano mahārāja bhayaṃ tyaktvā mahārathaḥ

were joyfully held back by your bulls among men. Duhshasana, O great king, that great chariot-warrior, casting off fear,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.23cd (अवारयन्त for nyavārayanta); line 2 is 6.106.24ab.

Verse 26 (6.110.26)

भीष्मस्य जीविताकाङ्क्षी धनञ्जयमुपाद्रवत् । तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा गाङ्गेयस्य रथं प्रति ॥

bhīṣmasya jīvitākāṅkṣī dhanañjayamupādravat | tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrā gāṅgeyasya rathaṃ prati

and wishing to keep Bhishma alive, rushed at Dhananjaya. And the brave Pandavas likewise, making for the chariot of Ganga's son,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.24cd; line 2 is 6.106.25ab.

Verse 27 (6.110.27)

अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे तव पुत्रान्महारथाः । तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम चित्ररूपं विशांपते ॥

abhyadravanta saṃgrāme tava putrānmahārathāḥ | tatrādbhutamapaśyāma citrarūpaṃ viśāṃpate

charged in the battle at your sons, great chariot-warriors all. There, O lord of the people, we saw a wonderful and marvellous sight:

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.25cd; line 2 is 6.106.26ab.

Verse 28 (6.110.28)

दुःशासनरथं प्राप्य यत्पार्थो नात्यवर्तत । यथा वारयते वेला क्षुब्धतोयं महार्णवम् ॥

duḥśāsanarathaṃ prāpya yatpārtho nātyavartata | yathā vārayate velā kṣubdhatoyaṃ mahārṇavam

having come up against Duhshasana's chariot, Partha could not get past it. As the shore holds back the great ocean when its waters are stirred up,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.26cd (प्राप्य for prāpto); line 2 is 6.106.27ab (क्षुब्धतोयं महार्णवम् for kṣubhitaṃ vai mahārṇavam, kept as a variant).

Verse 29 (6.110.29)

तथैव पाण्डवं क्रुद्धं तव पुत्रो न्यवारयत् । उभौ तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठावुभौ भारतदुर्जयौ ॥

tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ kruddhaṃ tava putro nyavārayat | ubhau tau rathināṃ śreṣṭhāvubhau bhāratadurjayau

so your son held back the enraged Pandava. Both were the best of chariot-warriors, both hard to overcome among the Bharatas,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.27cd; line 2 is 6.106.28ab (तौ … भारतदुर्जयौ for hi … bhārata durjayau).

Verse 30 (6.110.30)

उभौ चन्द्रार्कसदृशौ कान्त्या दीप्त्या च भारत । तथा तौ जातसंरम्भावन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौ ॥

ubhau candrārkasadṛśau kāntyā dīptyā ca bhārata | tathā tau jātasaṃrambhāvanyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau

both like the moon and the sun in beauty and in brilliance, O Bharata. So, their fury roused and each longing to kill the other,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.28cd; line 2 is 6.106.29ab.

Verse 31 (6.110.31)

समीयतुर्महासङ्ख्ये मयशक्रौ यथा पुरा । दुःशासनो महाराज पाण्डवं विशिखैस्त्रिभिः ॥

samīyaturmahāsaṅkhye mayaśakrau yathā purā | duḥśāsano mahārāja pāṇḍavaṃ viśikhaistribhiḥ

they met in that great battle as Maya and Shakra (Indra) did of old. Duhshasana, O great king, struck the Pandava with three arrows

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.29cd; line 2 is 6.106.30ab.

Verse 32 (6.110.32)

वासुदेवं च विंशत्या ताडयामास संयुगे । ततोऽर्जुनो जातमन्युर्वार्ष्णेयं वीक्ष्य पीडितम् ॥

vāsudevaṃ ca viṃśatyā tāḍayāmāsa saṃyuge | tato'rjuno jātamanyurvārṣṇeyaṃ vīkṣya pīḍitam

and Vasudeva with twenty in the fight. Then Arjuna, his anger roused at seeing the Varshneya (Krishna) hurt,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.30cd; line 2 is 6.106.31ab.

Verse 33 (6.110.33)

दुःशासनं शतेनाजौ नाराचानां समार्पयत् । ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ॥

duḥśāsanaṃ śatenājau nārācānāṃ samārpayat | te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave

drove a hundred iron shafts into Duhshasana in the battle. They pierced his armour and drank his blood on the field,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.106.31cd and ef (its first line is in verse 32).

Verse 34 (6.110.34)

यथैव पन्नगा राजंस्तटाकं तृषितास्तथा । दुःशासनस्त्रिभिः क्रुद्धः पार्थं विव्याध पत्रिभिः । ललाटे भरतश्रेष्ठ शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥

yathaiva pannagā rājaṃstaṭākaṃ tṛṣitāstathā | duḥśāsanastribhiḥ kruddhaḥ pārthaṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ | lalāṭe bharataśreṣṭha śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ

as thirsty snakes, O king, drink at a pond. Duhshasana, enraged, pierced Partha in the forehead with three feathered shafts, O best of the Bharatas, arrows with well-bent joints.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is its star passage 6.106.31f*0443 (tṛṣitā yathā for तृषितास्तथा). The page prints it in backticks with a closing quote mark and a stray danda, which were removed. Lines 2–3 are 6.106.32 (त्रिभिः … पत्रिभिः for pañcabhiḥ, kept as a variant).

Verse 35 (6.110.35)

ललाटस्थैस्तु तैर्बाणैः शुशुभे पाण्डवो रणे । यथा मेरुर्महाराज शृङ्गैरत्यर्थमुच्छ्रितैः ॥

lalāṭasthaistu tairbāṇaiḥ śuśubhe pāṇḍavo raṇe | yathā merurmahārāja śṛṅgairatyarthamucchritaiḥ

With those arrows standing in his forehead the Pandava shone in battle, O great king, as Meru shines with its towering peaks.

Verse 36 (6.110.36)

सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः पुत्रेण तव धन्विना । व्यराजत रणे पार्थः किंशुकः पुष्पवानिव ॥

so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ putreṇa tava dhanvinā | vyarājata raṇe pārthaḥ kiṃśukaḥ puṣpavāniva

Deeply pierced by your son the bowman, the great archer Partha glowed in battle like a flowering kimshuka tree.

Verse 37 (6.110.37)

दुःशासनं ततः क्रुद्धः पीडयामास पाण्डवः । पर्वणीव सुसंक्रुद्धो राहुः पूर्णं निशाकरम् ॥

duḥśāsanaṃ tataḥ kruddhaḥ pīḍayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | parvaṇīva susaṃkruddho rāhuḥ pūrṇaṃ niśākaram

Then the enraged Pandava pressed Duhshasana hard, as Rahu in great fury seizes the full moon at the turn of the month.

Verse 38 (6.110.38)

पीड्यमानो बलवता पुत्रस्तव विशांपते । विव्याध समरे पार्थं कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः ॥

pīḍyamāno balavatā putrastava viśāṃpate | vivyādha samare pārthaṃ kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ

Hard pressed by that mighty warrior, your son, O lord of the people, pierced Partha in battle with heron-feathered arrows whetted on stone.

Verse 39 (6.110.39)

तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्वा रथं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः । आजघान ततः पश्चात्पुत्रं ते निशितैः शरैः ॥

tasya pārtho dhanuśchitvā rathaṃ cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | ājaghāna tataḥ paścātputraṃ te niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Partha cut his bow, struck his chariot with three arrows, and after that struck your son with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: रथं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः and निशितैः शरैः (CE tvaramāṇaḥ parākramī, navabhiḥ śaraiḥ) kept as variants.

Verse 40 (6.110.40)

सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय भीष्मस्य प्रमुखे स्थितः । अर्जुनं पञ्चविंशत्या बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥

so'nyatkārmukamādāya bhīṣmasya pramukhe sthitaḥ | arjunaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā bāhvorurasi cārpayat

Taking up another bow and standing in front of Bhishma, he drove twenty-five arrows into Arjuna's arms and chest.

Note on the text: Corrected भीमस्य → भीष्मस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ष्, Duhshasana is fighting in front of Bhishma to shield him, critical edition bhīṣmasya) and पञ्चाविंशत्या → पञ्चविंशत्या (misprint; a stray ā, critical edition pañcaviṃśatyā).

Verse 41 (6.110.41)

तस्य क्रुद्धो महाराज पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः । अप्रैषीद्विशिखान्घोरान्यमदण्डोपमान्बहून् ॥

tasya kruddho mahārāja pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ | apraiṣīdviśikhānghorānyamadaṇḍopamānbahūn

At that, O great king, the enraged Pandava, scorcher of foes, loosed at him many dreadful arrows like the staff of Yama.

Verse 42 (6.110.42)

अप्राप्तानेव तान्बाणांश्चिच्छेद तनयस्तव । यतमानस्य पार्थस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

aprāptāneva tānbāṇāṃściccheda tanayastava | yatamānasya pārthasya tadadbhutamivābhavat

Your son cut those arrows down before they reached him, for all Partha's efforts; it seemed a marvel.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the first two lines of the critical edition's three-line 6.106.40 (its third line begins verse 43).

Verse 43 (6.110.43)

पार्थं च निशितैर्बाणैरविध्यत्तनयस्तव । ततः क्रुद्धो रणे पार्थः शरान्संधाय कार्मुके ॥

pārthaṃ ca niśitairbāṇairavidhyattanayastava | tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ śarānsaṃdhāya kārmuke

And your son pierced Partha with sharp arrows. Then Partha, enraged in the battle, fitting arrows to his bow,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.40ef; line 2 is 6.106.41ab.

Verse 44 (6.110.44)

प्रेषयामास समरे स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्छिलाशितान् । न्यमज्जंस्ते महाराज तस्य काये महात्मनः ॥

preṣayāmāsa samare svarṇapuṅkhāñchilāśitān | nyamajjaṃste mahārāja tasya kāye mahātmanaḥ

sent gold-feathered, stone-whetted shafts at him in the fight. They sank into that great warrior's body, O great king,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.41cd; line 2 is 6.106.42ab. Corrected न्यमञ्जंस्ते → न्यमज्जंस्ते (misprint in Wikisource; ञ्ज for ज्ज in the verb मज्ज्, 'sink', critical edition nyamajjaṃs te).

Verse 45 (6.110.45)

यथा हंसा महाराज तटाकं प्राप्य भारत । पीडितश्चैव पुत्रस्ते पाण्डवेन महात्मना ॥

yathā haṃsā mahārāja taṭākaṃ prāpya bhārata | pīḍitaścaiva putraste pāṇḍavena mahātmanā

as swans, O great king, O Bharata, plunge into a pond they come upon. Hard pressed by the great-souled Pandava, your son

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.106.42cd (तटाकं for taḍāgaṃ); line 2 is 6.106.43ab.

Verse 46 (6.110.46)

हित्वा पार्थं रणे तूर्णं भीष्मस्य रथमाव्रजत् । अगाधे मज्जतस्तस्य द्वीपो भीष्मोऽभवत्तदा ॥

hitvā pārthaṃ raṇe tūrṇaṃ bhīṣmasya rathamāvrajat | agādhe majjatastasya dvīpo bhīṣmo'bhavattadā

left Partha in the battle and went quickly to Bhishma's chariot. For him, drowning in fathomless water, Bhishma became an island then.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.106.43cd and ef (its first line is in verse 45; रथमाव्रजत् for ratham āśrayat, kept as a variant). Corrected मञ्जतस्तस्य → मज्जतस्तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; ञ्ज for ज्ज, critical edition majjatas tasya).

Verse 47 (6.110.47)

प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां पुत्रस्तव विशांपते । अवारयत्ततः शूरो भूय एव पराक्रमी ॥

pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ putrastava viśāṃpate | avārayattataḥ śūro bhūya eva parākramī

Then, coming to his senses, O lord of the people, your son, brave and valorous, once more held back

Verse 48 (6.110.48)

शरैः सुनिशितैः पार्थं यथा वृत्रं पुरन्दरः । निर्बिभेद महाकायो विव्यथे नैव चार्जुनः ॥

śaraiḥ suniśitaiḥ pārthaṃ yathā vṛtraṃ purandaraḥ | nirbibheda mahākāyo vivyathe naiva cārjunaḥ

Partha with very sharp arrows, as Purandara (Indra) once did Vritra; the huge-bodied warrior pierced him, yet Arjuna did not waver at all.

Note on the text: यथा वृत्रं पुरन्दरः ('as Purandara did Vritra'), महाकायो and चार्जुनः (CE yathā vṛtraḥ puraṃdaram, mahāvīryo, cārjunāt) kept as variants.