Single Combats Around Bhishma

Verse 1 (6.111.1)

सात्यकिं दंशितं युद्धे भीष्मायाभ्युद्यतं रणे । आर्श्यशृङ्गिर्महेष्वासो वारयामास संयुगे ॥

sātyakiṃ daṃśitaṃ yuddhe bhīṣmāyābhyudyataṃ raṇe | ārśyaśṛṅgirmaheṣvāso vārayāmāsa saṃyuge

Satyaki, armoured for battle and advancing on Bhishma in the fight, was held back in combat by the great archer, the son of Rishyashringa (Alambusha).

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: checked against the raw Wikisource page (a table, one row per verse, 6-111-1 to 6-111-58, headed सञ्जय उवाच before verse 1, ending with its colophon naming this the 111th adhyaya, on the tenth day of battle). Page and input agree on all 58 verses; this adhyaya is the critical edition's 6.107.1–55 (Wikisource divides the critical edition's three-line verses 6.107.11, 12, 15, 30, 31 and 46 into couplets, which shifts its division by half a verse in verses 12–13, 17–18, 32–33 and 42–49), with two half-lines that the critical edition prints only as its star passage 6.107.39d*0447 (verse 41 line 2, second half; verse 42 line 1). The star passages 6.107.12d*0444, 23b*0445, 23c*0445, 33b*0446, 46d*0448 and 47d*0449 are not on the page. Duryodhana's order to his brothers (verse 16), which fills a whole verse without a printed heading, is given to him. रणे (CE tadā) kept as a variant.

Verse 2 (6.111.2)

माधवस्तु सुसंक्रुद्धो राक्षसं नवभिः शरैः । आजघान रणे राजन्प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥

mādhavastu susaṃkruddho rākṣasaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ | ājaghāna raṇe rājanprahasanniva bhārata

But Madhava (Satyaki), in a towering rage, struck the rakshasa with nine arrows in the battle, O king, as if laughing, O Bharata.

Verse 3 (6.111.3)

तथैव राक्षसो राजन्माधवं नवभिः शरैः । अर्दयामास राजेन्द्र संक्रुद्धः शिनिपुङ्गवम् ॥

tathaiva rākṣaso rājanmādhavaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ | ardayāmāsa rājendra saṃkruddhaḥ śinipuṅgavam

In the same way, O king, the rakshasa, enraged, wounded Madhava, the bull of the Shinis, with nine arrows, O lord of kings.

Note on the text: नवभिः (CE niśitaiḥ) kept as a variant.

Verse 4 (6.111.4)

शैनेयः शरसङ्घं तु प्रेषयामास संयुगे । राक्षसाय सुसंक्रुद्धो माधवः परवीरहा ॥

śaineyaḥ śarasaṅghaṃ tu preṣayāmāsa saṃyuge | rākṣasāya susaṃkruddho mādhavaḥ paravīrahā

Then Shini's grandson, Madhava, slayer of enemy heroes, in great anger loosed a mass of arrows at the rakshasa in the battle.

Verse 5 (6.111.5)

ततो रक्षो महाबाहुं सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम् । विव्याध विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः सिंहनादं ननाद च ॥

tato rakṣo mahābāhuṃ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam | vivyādha viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca

Then the rakshasa pierced mighty-armed Satyaki, whose valour was true, with sharp arrows and roared a lion's roar.

Note on the text: Corrected सिंहनाद → सिंहनादं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped anusvara, the accusative is needed with ननाद, critical edition siṃhanādaṃ).

Verse 6 (6.111.6)

माधवस्तु भृशं विद्धो राक्षसेन रणे तदा । धैर्यमालम्ब्य तेजस्वी जहास च ननाद च ॥

mādhavastu bhṛśaṃ viddho rākṣasena raṇe tadā | dhairyamālambya tejasvī jahāsa ca nanāda ca

Madhava, deeply pierced by the rakshasa in that battle, held firm; the radiant hero laughed and roared.

Verse 7 (6.111.7)

भगदत्तस्ततः क्रुद्धो माधवं निशितैः शरैः । ताडयामास समरे तोत्रैरिव महागजम् ॥

bhagadattastataḥ kruddho mādhavaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tāḍayāmāsa samare totrairiva mahāgajam

Then Bhagadatta, enraged, struck Madhava in the battle with sharp arrows, as a driver strikes a great elephant with goads.

Verse 8 (6.111.8)

विहाय राक्षसं युद्धे शैनेयो रथिनां वरः । प्राग्ज्योतिषाय चिक्षेप शरान्संनतपर्वणः ॥

vihāya rākṣasaṃ yuddhe śaineyo rathināṃ varaḥ | prāgjyotiṣāya cikṣepa śarānsaṃnataparvaṇaḥ

Leaving the rakshasa in the fight, Shini's grandson, best of chariot-warriors, shot arrows with well-bent joints at the king of Pragjyotisha.

Verse 9 (6.111.9)

तस्य प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा माधवस्य महद्धनुः । चिच्छेद शतधारेण भल्लेन कृतहस्तवत् ॥

tasya prāgjyotiṣo rājā mādhavasya mahaddhanuḥ | ciccheda śatadhāreṇa bhallena kṛtahastavat

The king of Pragjyotisha, with a practised hand, cut Madhava's great bow with a many-edged broad-headed arrow.

Note on the text: शतधारेण (CE śitadhāreṇa, 'keen-edged') kept as a variant.

Verse 10 (6.111.10)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय वेगवत्परवीरहा । भगदत्तं रणे क्रुद्धं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya vegavatparavīrahā | bhagadattaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Taking up another bow, the swift slayer of enemy heroes pierced the enraged Bhagadatta in the battle with sharp arrows.

Verse 11 (6.111.11)

सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् । शक्तिं कनकवैडूर्यभूषितामायसीं दृढाम् ॥

so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṃlihan | śaktiṃ kanakavaiḍūryabhūṣitāmāyasīṃ dṛḍhām

Deeply pierced, the great archer, licking the corners of his mouth, took a strong iron lance adorned with gold and beryl,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the first two lines of the critical edition's three-line 6.107.11 (सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् for sṛkkiṇī saṃlihan muhuḥ, kept as a variant); its third line begins verse 12.

Verse 12 (6.111.12)

यमदण्डोपमां घोरां चिक्षेप परमाहवे । तामापतन्तीं सहसा तस्य बाहुबलेरिताम् ॥

yamadaṇḍopamāṃ ghorāṃ cikṣepa paramāhave | tāmāpatantīṃ sahasā tasya bāhubaleritām

dreadful as the staff of Yama, and hurled it in that fierce battle. As it came at him suddenly, driven by the strength of his arm,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.11ef (चिक्षेप परमाहवे for prāhiṇot sātyakāya vai, kept as a variant); line 2 is 6.107.12ab.

Verse 13 (6.111.13)

सात्यकिः समरे राजन्द्विधा चिच्छेद सायकैः । ततः पपात सहसा महोल्केव हतप्रभा ॥

sātyakiḥ samare rājandvidhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ | tataḥ papāta sahasā maholkeva hataprabhā

Satyaki, O king, cut it in two with his arrows in the fight; and it fell at once, like a great meteor robbed of its light.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.107.12cd and ef (its first line is in verse 12; द्विधा for tridhā and ततः पपात सहसा for sā papāta tadā bhūmau kept as variants). Corrected सहोल्केव → महोल्केव (misprint in Wikisource; स for म, सहोल्का is no word, critical edition maholkeva, 'like a great meteor').

Verse 14 (6.111.14)

शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्तव विशांपते । महता रथवंशेन वारयामास माधवम् ॥

śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāṃpate | mahatā rathavaṃśena vārayāmāsa mādhavam

Seeing the lance destroyed, O lord of the people, your son hemmed in Madhava with a great column of chariots.

Verse 15 (6.111.15)

तथा परिवृतं दृष्ट्वा वार्ष्णेयानां महारथम् । दुर्योधनो भृशं क्रुद्धो भ्रातॄन्सर्वानुवाच ह ॥

tathā parivṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā vārṣṇeyānāṃ mahāratham | duryodhano bhṛśaṃ kruddho bhrātṝnsarvānuvāca ha

Seeing the great chariot-warrior of the Vrishnis surrounded in this way, Duryodhana, in great anger, said to all his brothers:

Note on the text: भृशं क्रुद्धो (CE bhṛśaṃ hṛṣṭo) kept as a variant.

Verse 16 (6.111.16)

तथा कुरुत कौरव्या यथा वः सात्यको युधि । न जीवन्प्रतिनिर्याति महतोऽस्माद्रथव्रजात् ॥

tathā kuruta kauravyā yathā vaḥ sātyako yudhi | na jīvanpratiniryāti mahato'smādrathavrajāt

Kauravas, act so that Satyaki does not get away alive in this battle from this great mass of chariots.

Note on the text: Speaker: Duryodhana's order to his brothers, announced in verse 15 and ending in line 1 of verse 17; this verse is wholly his speech and the page prints no heading. The automatic alignment found no match; this verse is the first two lines of the critical edition's three-line 6.107.15. Corrected यथाः → यथा (misprint in Wikisource; a stray visarga on the indeclinable, critical edition yathā vaḥ).

Verse 17 (6.111.17)

तस्मिन्हते हतं मन्ये पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् । तथेति च वचस्तस्य परिगृह्य महारथाः ॥

tasminhate hataṃ manye pāṇḍavānāṃ mahadbalam | tatheti ca vacastasya parigṛhya mahārathāḥ

'With him slain, I think the great army of the Pandavas is slain.' Accepting his words with 'So be it,' the great chariot-warriors

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 (the end of Duryodhana's speech) is the critical edition's 6.107.15ef (तस्मिन्हते for asmin hate); line 2 is 6.107.16ab (तथेति च for tat tatheti).

Verse 18 (6.111.18)

शैनेयं योधयामासुर्भीष्मायाभ्युद्यतं रणे । अभिमन्युं तदाऽऽयान्तं भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यतं वधे । काम्भोजराजो बलवान्वारयामास संयुगे ॥

śaineyaṃ yodhayāmāsurbhīṣmāyābhyudyataṃ raṇe | abhimanyuṃ tadā''yāntaṃ bhīṣmasyābhyudyataṃ vadhe | kāmbhojarājo balavānvārayāmāsa saṃyuge

fought Shini's grandson as he advanced on Bhishma in the battle. Abhimanyu too, coming on then, bent on slaying Bhishma, was held back in combat by the mighty king of the Kambojas.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.16cd (भीष्मायाभ्युद्यतं रणे for bhīṣmasya pramukhe tadā, kept as a variant); lines 2–3 are 6.107.17 (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यतं वधे for bhīṣmāyābhyudyataṃ mṛdhe). The page prints line 2 in backticks with a closing quote mark and an extra danda, which were removed. Corrected योधयामासर् → योधयामासुर् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped u, the plural perfect is needed, critical edition yodhayām āsur).

Verse 19 (6.111.19)

आर्जुनिं नृपतिर्विद्ध्वा शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । पुनरेव चतुःषष्ट्या राजन्विव्याध तं नृप ॥

ārjuniṃ nṛpatirviddhvā śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | punareva catuḥṣaṣṭyā rājanvivyādha taṃ nṛpa

The king pierced Arjuna's son with arrows of well-bent joints, and then pierced him again with sixty-four, O king.

Note on the text: आर्जुनिं नृपतिर्विद्ध्वा ('the king, having pierced Arjuna's son') and तं नृप (CE ārjunir nṛpatiṃ viddhvā, 'Arjuna's son, having pierced the king', and taṃ nṛpam) kept as printed: the page's reading is grammatical and makes Sudakshina the archer of both verses 19 and 20.

Verse 20 (6.111.20)

सुदक्षिणस्तु समरे पुनर्विव्याध तं पञ्चभिः । सारथिं चास्य नवभिरिच्छन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥

sudakṣiṇastu samare punarvivyādha taṃ pañcabhiḥ | sārathiṃ cāsya navabhiricchanbhīṣmasya jīvitam

Sudakshina pierced him again in the fight with five arrows, and his charioteer with nine, wishing Bhishma to live.

Note on the text: पुनर्विव्याध तं (CE kārṣṇiṃ vivyādha) kept as a variant.

Verse 21 (6.111.21)

तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहत्तयोस्तत्र समागमे । यदाभ्यधावद्गाङ्गेयं शिखण्डी शत्रुकर्शनः ॥

tadyuddhamāsītsumahattayostatra samāgame | yadābhyadhāvadgāṅgeyaṃ śikhaṇḍī śatrukarśanaḥ

Great was the battle between those two when they met there, when Shikhandi, the harrier of his foes, rushed at the son of Ganga.

Note on the text: समागमे and शत्रुकर्शनः (CE parākrame, śatrutāpanaḥ) kept as variants.

Verse 22 (6.111.22)

विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ वारयन्तौ महाचमूम् । भीष्मं च युधि संरब्धावाद्रवन्तौ महारथौ ॥

virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau vārayantau mahācamūm | bhīṣmaṃ ca yudhi saṃrabdhāvādravantau mahārathau

The aged Virata and Drupada, great chariot-warriors, holding back the great host and rushing in fury at Bhishma in the battle,

Note on the text: Corrected वारयनतौ → वारयन्तौ (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct, न त for न्त, critical edition vārayantau).

Verse 23 (6.111.23)

अश्वत्थामा रणे क्रुद्धः समायाद्रथसत्तमः । ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तयोस्तस्य च भारत ॥

aśvatthāmā raṇe kruddhaḥ samāyādrathasattamaḥ | tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayostasya ca bhārata

were met by Ashvatthaman, best of chariot-warriors, enraged in the fight. Then a battle began between those two and him, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected समियाद् → समायाद् (misprint in Wikisource; ि for ा, the narrative past 'came up' is needed, not the optative, critical edition samāyād). रणे and तयोस्तस्य च (CE tataḥ, tava teṣāṃ ca) kept as variants.

Verse 24 (6.111.24)

विराटो दशभिर्भल्लैराजघान परंतप । यतमानं महेष्वासं द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम् ॥

virāṭo daśabhirbhallairājaghāna paraṃtapa | yatamānaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ drauṇimāhavaśobhinam

Virata, O scorcher of foes, struck Drona's son, the great archer who shone in battle, with ten broad-headed arrows as he strove,

Verse 25 (6.111.25)

द्रुपदश्च त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध निशितैस्तदा । गुरुपुत्रं समासाद्य प्रहरन्तौ महाबलौ ॥

drupadaśca tribhirbāṇairvivyādha niśitaistadā | guruputraṃ samāsādya praharantau mahābalau

and Drupada pierced him with three sharp arrows; the two mighty men had come up against the preceptor's son and were striking at him.

Note on the text: निशितैस्तदा and प्रहरन्तौ महाबलौ (CE niśitais tathā, bhīṣmasya purataḥ sthitam) kept as variants.

Verse 26 (6.111.26)

अश्वत्थामा ततस्तौ तु विव्याध बहुभिः शरैः । विराटद्रुपदौ वीरौ भीष्मं प्रति समुद्यतौ ॥

aśvatthāmā tatastau tu vivyādha bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ | virāṭadrupadau vīrau bhīṣmaṃ prati samudyatau

Then Ashvatthaman pierced those two, the heroes Virata and Drupada, who were pressing on toward Bhishma, with many arrows.

Note on the text: बहुभिः and वीरौ (CE daśabhiḥ, vṛddhau) kept as variants.

Verse 27 (6.111.27)

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम वृद्धयोश्चरितं महत् । यद्द्रौणिसायकान्घोरान्प्रत्यवारयतां युधि ॥

tatrādbhutamapaśyāma vṛddhayoścaritaṃ mahat | yaddrauṇisāyakānghorānpratyavārayatāṃ yudhi

There we saw a great and wonderful feat by those two old men: they warded off the dreadful arrows of Drona's son in the battle.

Verse 28 (6.111.28)

सहदेवं तथाऽऽयान्तं कृपः शारद्वतोऽभ्ययात् । यथा नागो वने नागं मत्तो मत्तमुपाद्रवत् ॥

sahadevaṃ tathā''yāntaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvato'bhyayāt | yathā nāgo vane nāgaṃ matto mattamupādravat

As Sahadeva came on, Kripa, son of Sharadvat, went against him, as one maddened elephant charges another in the forest.

Verse 29 (6.111.29)

कृपश्च समरे शूरो माद्रीपुत्रं महारथम् । आजघान शरैस्तूर्णं सप्तत्या रुक्मभूषणैः ॥

kṛpaśca samare śūro mādrīputraṃ mahāratham | ājaghāna śaraistūrṇaṃ saptatyā rukmabhūṣaṇaiḥ

And brave Kripa swiftly struck the great chariot-warrior, the son of Madri, in battle with seventy gold-adorned arrows.

Verse 30 (6.111.30)

तस्य माद्रीसुतश्चापं द्विधा चिच्छेद सायकैः । अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं विव्याध नवभिः शरैः ॥

tasya mādrīsutaścāpaṃ dvidhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ | athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ vivyādha navabhiḥ śaraiḥ

The son of Madri cut his bow in two with his arrows, and then, his bow cut, pierced him with nine arrows.

Verse 31 (6.111.31)

सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय समरे भारसाधनम् । माद्रीपुत्रं सुसंहृष्टो दशभिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥

so'nyatkārmukamādāya samare bhārasādhanam | mādrīputraṃ susaṃhṛṣṭo daśabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Taking up in the battle another bow, one fit to bear any strain, Kripa, thrilled for the fight, with ten sharp arrows

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the first two lines of the critical edition's three-line 6.107.30; its third line begins verse 32.

Verse 32 (6.111.32)

आजघानोरसि क्रुद्ध इच्छन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् । तथैव पाण्डवो राजञ्छारद्वतममर्षणम् ॥

ājaghānorasi kruddha icchanbhīṣmasya jīvitam | tathaiva pāṇḍavo rājañchāradvatamamarṣaṇam

struck the son of Madri in the chest in his anger, wishing Bhishma to live. In the same way, O king, the Pandava struck the unrelenting son of Sharadvat

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.30ef; line 2 is 6.107.31ab.

Verse 33 (6.111.33)

आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षया । तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्धोररूपं भयावहम् ॥

ājaghānorasi kruddho bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣayā | tayoryuddhaṃ samabhavaddhorarūpaṃ bhayāvaham

in the chest in his anger, longing for Bhishma's death. Between those two a battle took place, terrible in form and fearsome.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.107.31cd and ef (its first line is in verse 32).

Verse 34 (6.111.34)

नकुलं तु रणे क्रुद्धो विकर्णः शत्रुतापनः । विव्याध सायकैः षष्ट्या रक्षन्भीष्मं महाबलम् ॥

nakulaṃ tu raṇe kruddho vikarṇaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ | vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ṣaṣṭyā rakṣanbhīṣmaṃ mahābalam

Vikarna, scorcher of foes, enraged in the fight, pierced Nakula with sixty arrows, guarding the mighty Bhishma.

Note on the text: क्रुद्धो and रक्षन्भीष्मं महाबलम् (CE kruddhaṃ, rakṣan bhīṣmasya jīvitam) kept as variants.

Verse 35 (6.111.35)

नकुलोऽपि भृशं विद्धस्तव पुत्रेण धीमता । विकर्णं सप्तसप्तत्या निर्बिभेद शिलीमुखैः ॥

nakulo'pi bhṛśaṃ viddhastava putreṇa dhīmatā | vikarṇaṃ saptasaptatyā nirbibheda śilīmukhaiḥ

Nakula too, deeply pierced by your wise son, pierced Vikarna with seventy-seven arrows.

Verse 36 (6.111.36)

तत्र तौ नरशार्दूलौ भीष्महेतोः परंतपौ । अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुर्वीरौ गोष्ठे गोवृषभाविव ॥

tatra tau naraśārdūlau bhīṣmahetoḥ paraṃtapau | anyonyaṃ jaghnaturvīrau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhāviva

There those two tigers among men, both scorchers of foes, struck at each other for Bhishma's sake, the heroes, like two bulls in a cow-pen.

Note on the text: Corrected जघ्नुतुर् → जघ्नतुर् (misprint in Wikisource; ु for the inherent a, जघ्नुतुः is no form of the dual perfect, critical edition jaghnatur).

Verse 37 (6.111.37)

घटोत्कचं रणे यान्तं निघ्नन्तं तव वाहिनीम् । दुर्मुखः समरे प्रायाद्भीष्महेतोः पराक्रमी ॥

ghaṭotkacaṃ raṇe yāntaṃ nighnantaṃ tava vāhinīm | durmukhaḥ samare prāyādbhīṣmahetoḥ parākramī

Valiant Durmukha went out in battle for Bhishma's sake against Ghatotkacha, who was advancing in the battle and slaughtering your host.

Note on the text: Corrected भीष्यहेतोः → भीष्महेतोः (misprint in Wikisource; ष्य for ष्म, critical edition bhīṣmahetoḥ). यान्तं (CE yattaṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 38 (6.111.38)

हैडिम्बस्तु रणे राजन्दुर्मुखं शत्रुतापनम् । आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः शरेणानतपर्वणा ॥

haiḍimbastu raṇe rājandurmukhaṃ śatrutāpanam | ājaghānorasi kruddhaḥ śareṇānataparvaṇā

Hidimba's son, O king, enraged in the battle, struck Durmukha, scorcher of foes, in the chest with an arrow of smooth joints.

Note on the text: रणे and शरेणानतपर्वणा (CE tato, navatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ) kept as variants.

Verse 39 (6.111.39)

भीमसेनसुतं चापि दुर्मुखः सुमुखैः शरैः । षष्ट्या वीरो नदन्हृष्टो विव्याध रणमूर्धनि ॥

bhīmasenasutaṃ cāpi durmukhaḥ sumukhaiḥ śaraiḥ | ṣaṣṭyā vīro nadanhṛṣṭo vivyādha raṇamūrdhani

And Durmukha, the hero, roaring with delight, pierced Bhimasena's son at the front of the battle with sixty fine-pointed arrows.

Verse 40 (6.111.40)

धृष्टद्युम्नं तथाऽऽयान्तं भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षिणम् । हार्दिक्यो वारयामास रथश्रेष्ठं महारथः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tathā''yāntaṃ bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣiṇam | hārdikyo vārayāmāsa rathaśreṣṭhaṃ mahārathaḥ

As Dhrishtadyumna came on, bent on Bhishma's death, Hridika's son (Kritavarman), a great chariot-warrior, held back that best of chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: तथाऽऽयान्तं and रथश्रेष्ठं महारथः (CE raṇe yāntaṃ, rakṣan bhīṣmasya jīvitam) kept as variants.

Verse 41 (6.111.41)

हार्दिक्यः पार्षतं चापि विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः । पुनः पञ्चाशता तूर्णं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥

hārdikyaḥ pārṣataṃ cāpi viddhvā pañcabhirāyasaiḥ | punaḥ pañcāśatā tūrṇaṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt

Hridika's son, having pierced Prishata's grandson (Dhrishtadyumna) with five iron arrows and then swiftly with fifty more, cried out, 'Stand! Stand!'

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.39ab (हार्दिक्यः पार्षतं चापि for vārṣṇeyaḥ pārṣataṃ śūraṃ); line 2 joins its 39c (पुनः पञ्चाशता तूर्णं) to the second half of its star passage 6.107.39d*0447 line 1 (तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्), not in the constituted text.

Verse 42 (6.111.42)

आजघान महाबाहुः पार्षतं तं महारथम् । तं चैव पार्षतो राजन्हार्दिक्यं नवभिः शरैः ॥

ājaghāna mahābāhuḥ pārṣataṃ taṃ mahāratham | taṃ caiva pārṣato rājanhārdikyaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ

The mighty-armed warrior struck Prishata's grandson, that great chariot-warrior. And the grandson of Prishata, O king, pierced Hridika's son with nine

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 6.107.39d*0447 line 2. Line 2 is 6.107.40ab (तं चैव for tathaiva).

Verse 43 (6.111.43)

विव्याध निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः । तयोः समभवद्युद्धं भीष्महेतोर्महाहवे ॥

vivyādha niśitaistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkapatrairajihmagaiḥ | tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ bhīṣmahetormahāhave

sharp, keen, heron-feathered arrows that flew straight. Between the two a battle took place in that great war for Bhishma's sake,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.40cd (कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः for kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ, kept as a variant); line 2 is 6.107.41ab (महाहवे for mahāraṇe). Corrected अजिह्नगैः → अजिह्मगैः (misprint in Wikisource; ह्न for ह्म, the word is अजिह्मग, 'flying straight').

Verse 44 (6.111.44)

अन्योन्यातिशये युक्तं यथा वृत्रमहेन्द्रयोः । भीमसेनं तथाऽऽयान्तं भीष्मं प्रति महारथम् ॥

anyonyātiśaye yuktaṃ yathā vṛtramahendrayoḥ | bhīmasenaṃ tathā''yāntaṃ bhīṣmaṃ prati mahāratham

each striving to outdo the other, like the battle of Vritra and great Indra. As Bhimasena, the great chariot-warrior, came on toward Bhishma,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.41cd (अन्योन्यातिशये for anyonyātiśayair); line 2 is 6.107.42ab (तथाऽऽयान्तं … महारथम् for athāyāntaṃ … mahābalam).

Verse 45 (6.111.45)

भूरिश्रवाभ्ययात्तूर्णं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् । सौमदत्तिरथो भीममाजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥

bhūriśravābhyayāttūrṇaṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt | saumadattiratho bhīmamājaghāna stanāntare

Bhurishravas swiftly went out against him and cried, 'Stand! Stand!' Then Somadatta's son struck Bhima between the breasts

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.42cd; line 2 is 6.107.43ab.

Verse 46 (6.111.46)

नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन रुक्मपुङ्खेन संयुगे । उरःस्थेन बभौ तेन भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् ॥

nārācena sutīkṣṇena rukmapuṅkhena saṃyuge | uraḥsthena babhau tena bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān

with a very sharp iron shaft with golden feathers in the battle. With it lodged in his chest, the valiant Bhimasena shone

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.43cd; line 2 is 6.107.44ab.

Verse 47 (6.111.47)

स्कन्दशक्त्या यथा क्रौञ्चः पुरा नृपतिसत्तम । तौ शरान्सूर्यसंकाशान्कर्मारपरिमार्जितान् ॥

skandaśaktyā yathā krauñcaḥ purā nṛpatisattama | tau śarānsūryasaṃkāśānkarmāraparimārjitān

as the Krauncha mountain did long ago with Skanda's lance, O best of kings. Arrows bright as the sun, burnished by the smiths,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.44cd; line 2 is 6.107.45ab.

Verse 48 (6.111.48)

अन्योन्यस्य रणे क्रुद्धौ चिक्षिपाते नरर्षभौ । भीमो भीष्मवधाकाङ्क्षी सौमदत्तिं महारथम् ॥

anyonyasya raṇe kruddhau cikṣipāte nararṣabhau | bhīmo bhīṣmavadhākāṅkṣī saumadattiṃ mahāratham

those two bulls among men hurled at each other in their fury. Bhima, longing for Bhishma's death, fought Somadatta's son, the great chariot-warrior,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.107.45cd (नरर्षभौ for muhur muhuḥ); line 2 is the first line of its three-line 6.107.46. Corrected चिक्षिपते → चिक्षिपाते (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ā, the dual perfect is needed, critical edition cikṣipāte).

Verse 49 (6.111.49)

तथा भीष्मजये गृध्नुः सौमदत्तिस्तु पाण्डवम् । कृतप्रतिकृते यत्तौ योधयामासतू रणे ॥

tathā bhīṣmajaye gṛdhnuḥ saumadattistu pāṇḍavam | kṛtapratikṛte yattau yodhayāmāsatū raṇe

and Somadatta's son, eager for Bhishma's victory, fought the Pandava; intent on blow and counter-blow, the two battled each other on the field.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This verse is the critical edition's 6.107.46cd and ef (its first line is in verse 48; सौमदत्तिस्तु for saumadattiś ca). Corrected सौमदत्तिस्तू → सौमदत्तिस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; ू for ु). योधयामासतू is the regular sandhi of योधयामासतुः before रणे and is kept.

Verse 50 (6.111.50)

युधिष्ठिरं तु कौन्तेयं महत्या सेनया वृतम् । भीष्माभिमुखमायान्तं भारद्वाजो न्यवारयत् ॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tu kaunteyaṃ mahatyā senayā vṛtam | bhīṣmābhimukhamāyāntaṃ bhāradvājo nyavārayat

As Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, came on toward Bhishma surrounded by a great army, the son of Bharadvaja (Drona) held him back.

Note on the text: Corrected वृत्तम् → वृतम् (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled त, the participle 'surrounded' is needed, critical edition vṛtam). तु कौन्तेयं and भीष्माभिमुखमायान्तं (CE mahārāja, bhīṣmāyābhimukhaṃ yāntaṃ) kept as variants.

Verse 51 (6.111.51)

द्रोणस्य रथनिर्घोषं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् । श्रुत्वा प्रभद्रका राजन्समकम्पन्त मारिष ॥

droṇasya rathanirghoṣaṃ parjanyaninadopamam | śrutvā prabhadrakā rājansamakampanta māriṣa

Hearing the rumble of Drona's chariot, like the thunder of a rain-cloud, the Prabhadrakas trembled, O king, O worthy one.

Verse 52 (6.111.52)

सा सेना महती राजन्पाण्डुपुत्रस्य संयुगे । द्रोणेन वारिता यत्ता न चचाल पदात्पदम् ॥

sā senā mahatī rājanpāṇḍuputrasya saṃyuge | droṇena vāritā yattā na cacāla padātpadam

That great army of Pandu's son, O king, held back by Drona in the battle, could not move a single step, for all its striving.

Verse 53 (6.111.53)

चेकितानं रणे यत्तं भीष्मं प्रति जनेश्वर । चित्रसेनस्तव सुतः क्रुद्धरूपमवारयत् ॥

cekitānaṃ raṇe yattaṃ bhīṣmaṃ prati janeśvara | citrasenastava sutaḥ kruddharūpamavārayat

Chekitana, intent in battle and fierce of look, was advancing on Bhishma, O lord of men, when your son Chitrasena held him back.

Note on the text: Corrected चेकितान → चेकितानं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped anusvara, the accusative is needed, critical edition cekitānaṃ). यत्तं (CE kruddhaṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 54 (6.111.54)

भीष्महेतोः पराक्रान्तश्चित्रसेनः पराक्रमी । चेकितानं परं शक्त्या योधयामास भारत ॥

bhīṣmahetoḥ parākrāntaścitrasenaḥ parākramī | cekitānaṃ paraṃ śaktyā yodhayāmāsa bhārata

Striving valiantly for Bhishma's sake, the valorous Chitrasena fought Chekitana with all his might, O Bharata.

Verse 55 (6.111.55)

तथैव चेकितानोऽपि चित्रसेनमवारयत् । तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहत्तयोस्तत्र समागमे ॥

tathaiva cekitāno'pi citrasenamavārayat | tadyuddhamāsītsumahattayostatra samāgame

And Chekitana likewise held back Chitrasena. Great was the battle between those two when they met there.

Verse 56 (6.111.56)

अर्जुनो वार्यमाणस्तु बहुशस्तत्र भारत । विमुखीकृत्य पुत्रं ते सेनां तव ममर्द ह ॥

arjuno vāryamāṇastu bahuśastatra bhārata | vimukhīkṛtya putraṃ te senāṃ tava mamarda ha

Arjuna, though held back there many times, O Bharata, put your son to flight and crushed your army.

Note on the text: बहुशस्तत्र भारत (CE bahuśas tanayena te) kept as a variant.

Verse 57 (6.111.57)

दुःशासनोऽपि परया शक्त्या पार्थमवारयत् । कथं भीष्मं न नो हन्यादिति निश्चित्य भारत ॥

duḥśāsano'pi parayā śaktyā pārthamavārayat | kathaṃ bhīṣmaṃ na no hanyāditi niścitya bhārata

Duhshasana too held back Partha with all his might, resolved, O Bharata, that by no means should he slay our Bhishma.

Note on the text: कथं भीष्मं न नो हन्यात् (CE kathaṃ bhīṣmaṃ paro hanyāt) kept as a variant.

Verse 58 (6.111.58)

सा वध्यमाना समरे पुत्रस्य तव वाहिनी । लोड्यते रथिभिः श्रेष्ठैस्तत्रतत्रैव भारत ॥

sā vadhyamānā samare putrasya tava vāhinī | loḍyate rathibhiḥ śreṣṭhaistatratatraiva bhārata

Your son's host, cut down in the battle, was thrown into turmoil here and there by the foremost chariot-warriors, O Bharata.