The Fall of Bhishma

Verse 1 (6.119.1)

एवं ते पाण्डवाः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् । विव्यधुः समरे भीष्मं परिवार्य समन्ततः ॥

evaṃ te pāṇḍavāḥ sarve puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam | vivyadhuḥ samare bhīṣmaṃ parivārya samantataḥ

Thus all the Pandavas, placing Shikhandin in front, surrounded Bhishma on every side and pierced him in the battle.

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: checked against the raw Wikisource page (a table, one row per verse, 6-119-1 to 6-119-125, under the heading भीष्मनिपातः, closing with the colophon of the 119th adhyaya, on the tenth day of battle). Page and input agree on all 125 verses. Together they are the critical edition's 6.114.1–112 (the fall of Bhishma), with the star passages 6.114.31d*0475, 45b*0476, 52f*0478 (line 2 only), 74d*0479, 76b*0480 and 105b*0481, which the page partly marks off with backticks; the star passages *0474, *0474A, *0477 and line 1 of *0478 are not on the page and were not added. The page prints most of the critical edition's three-line verses as couplets, so from verse 3 on the lines run across verse boundaries; each such verse carries the ce_ref of the critical-edition verse holding its first line. The page prints no speaker heading; the critical edition heads the adhyaya saṃjaya uvāca and the narrator speaks of "your father" and "we", so the narration is given to Sanjaya. Speeches without a heading that fill whole verses are given to their speakers: the Sages and Vasus (37), Bhishma (56–58, 61–67, 108–111) and the voices from the sky (98). Bhishma's unspoken reflection in verses 32–35 stays with the narrator.

Verse 2 (6.119.2)

शतघ्नीभिः सुघोराभिः परिघैश्च परश्वथैः । मुद्गरैर्मुसलैः प्रासैः क्षेपणीयैश्च सर्वशः ॥

śataghnībhiḥ sughorābhiḥ parighaiśca paraśvathaiḥ | mudgarairmusalaiḥ prāsaiḥ kṣepaṇīyaiśca sarvaśaḥ

With dreadful shataghnis, with iron bars and battle-axes, with hammers, clubs, darts and missiles of every kind,

Note on the text: परिघैश्च परश्वथैः (critical edition paṭṭiśaiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ) and क्षेपणीयैः (kṣepaṇībhiḥ) kept as recension variants.

Verse 3 (6.119.3)

शरैः कनकपुङ्खैश्च शक्तितोमरकम्पनैः । नाराचैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च भुशुण्डीभिश्च सर्वशः ॥

śaraiḥ kanakapuṅkhaiśca śaktitomarakampanaiḥ | nārācairvatsadantaiśca bhuśuṇḍībhiśca sarvaśaḥ

with gold-feathered arrows, with spears, lances and kampanas, with iron shafts, calf-tooth arrows and bhushundis from every side,

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Verse 4 (6.119.4)

अताडयन्रणे भीष्मं सहिताः सर्वसृञ्जयाः । स विशीर्णतनुत्राणः पीडितो बहुभिस्तदा ॥

atāḍayanraṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ | sa viśīrṇatanutrāṇaḥ pīḍito bahubhistadā

all the Srinjayas together struck Bhishma in the battle. His armour shattered, assailed by many at once,

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Verse 5 (6.119.5)

न विव्यथे तदा भीष्मो भिद्यमानेषु मर्मसु । संदीप्तशरचापाग्निरस्त्रप्रसृतमारुतः ॥

na vivyathe tadā bhīṣmo bhidyamāneṣu marmasu | saṃdīptaśaracāpāgnirastraprasṛtamārutaḥ

yet Bhishma was not shaken, even as his vital parts were pierced. His blazing arrows and bow were a fire, and his weapons the wind that spread it;

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Verse 6 (6.119.6)

नेमिनिर्ह्रादसंतापो महास्त्रोदयपावकः । चित्रचापमहाज्वालो वीरक्षयमहेन्धनः ॥

neminirhrādasaṃtāpo mahāstrodayapāvakaḥ | citracāpamahājvālo vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ

the rumble of his chariot wheels was its heat, the rising of his great weapons its flaring, his splendid bow its towering flame, and the slain heroes its fuel.

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Verse 7 (6.119.7)

युगान्ताग्निसमप्रख्यः परेषां समपद्यत । निवृत्य रथसङ्घानामन्तरेण विनिःसृतः ॥

yugāntāgnisamaprakhyaḥ pareṣāṃ samapadyata | nivṛtya rathasaṅghānāmantareṇa viniḥsṛtaḥ

To his enemies he seemed like the fire at the end of an age. Turning back, he passed out through the midst of the chariot throngs,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.6cd, 7ab. Corrected युगान्तागनिसमप्रख्यः → युगान्ताग्निसमप्रख्यः (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; critical edition yugāntāgni-).

Verse 8 (6.119.8)

दृश्यते स्म नरेन्द्राणां पुनर्मध्यगतश्चरन् । ततः पाञ्चालराजं च धृष्टकेतुमतीत्य च ॥

dṛśyate sma narendrāṇāṃ punarmadhyagataścaran | tataḥ pāñcālarājaṃ ca dhṛṣṭaketumatītya ca

and was seen again moving in the midst of the kings. Then, passing beyond the king of the Panchalas and Dhrishtaketu,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.7cd, 8ab. Corrected नेरन्द्राणां → नरेन्द्राणां (misprint in Wikisource; a misplaced vowel sign; critical edition narendrāṇāṃ).

Verse 9 (6.119.9)

पाण्डवानीकिनीमध्यमाससाद विशांपते । ततः सात्यकिभीमौ च पाण्डवं च धनञ्जयम् ॥

pāṇḍavānīkinīmadhyamāsasāda viśāṃpate | tataḥ sātyakibhīmau ca pāṇḍavaṃ ca dhanañjayam

he reached the very centre of the Pandava host, O lord of the people. Then Satyaki and Bhima, Dhananjaya son of Pandu,

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Verse 10 (6.119.10)

द्रुपदं च विराटं च धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम् । भीमघोषैर्महावेगैर्मर्मावरणभेदिभिः ॥

drupadaṃ ca virāṭaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam | bhīmaghoṣairmahāvegairmarmāvaraṇabhedibhiḥ

Drupada, Virata and Dhrishtadyumna son of Prishata — with terrible-sounding, swift arrows that pierced armour and vitals,

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Verse 11 (6.119.11)

षडेतान्निशितैर्भीष्मः प्रविव्याधोत्तमैः शरैः । तस्य ते निशितान्बाणान्सन्निवार्य महारथाः ॥

ṣaḍetānniśitairbhīṣmaḥ pravivyādhottamaiḥ śaraiḥ | tasya te niśitānbāṇānsannivārya mahārathāḥ

sharp and excellent, Bhishma pierced these six. Those great chariot-warriors warded off his sharp arrows

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.10cd, 11ab. Corrected प्रविव्याधोत्तकैः → प्रविव्याधोत्तमैः (misprint in Wikisource; उत्तकैः is not a word; read उत्तमैः, "excellent"). Corrected बाणात्सन्निवार्य → बाणान्सन्निवार्य (misprint in Wikisource; ablative singular cannot agree with निशितान्; critical edition bāṇān saṃnivārya).

Verse 12 (6.119.12)

दशभिर्दशभिर्भीष्ममर्दयामासुरोजसा । शिखण्डी तु महाबाणान्यान्मुमोच महारथः ॥

daśabhirdaśabhirbhīṣmamardayāmāsurojasā | śikhaṇḍī tu mahābāṇānyānmumoca mahārathaḥ

and with all their strength struck Bhishma with ten arrows each. But the great arrows that the great chariot-warrior Shikhandin loosed,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.11cd, 12ab.

Verse 13 (6.119.13)

न चक्रुस्ते रुजं तस्य स्वर्णपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः । ततः किरीटी संरब्धो भीष्ममेवाभ्यधावत ॥

na cakruste rujaṃ tasya svarṇapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ | tataḥ kirīṭī saṃrabdho bhīṣmamevābhyadhāvata

gold-feathered and whetted on stone, caused him no pain. Then Kiritin (Arjuna), enraged, rushed at Bhishma himself,

Note on the text: Line 1 (न चक्रुस्ते रुजं तस्य …, "caused him no pain") differs from the critical edition's 6.114.12cd (te bhīṣmaṃ viviśus tūrṇaṃ, "entered Bhishma quickly"); kept as a recension variant. The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.12cd, 13ab. Corrected स्वर्मपुङ्खाः → स्वर्णपुङ्खाः (misprint in Wikisource; स्वर्म is not a word; critical edition svarṇapuṅkhāḥ).

Verse 14 (6.119.14)

शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य धनुश्चास्य समाच्छिनत् । भीष्मस्य धनुषश्छेदं नामृष्यन्त महारथाः ॥

śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya dhanuścāsya samācchinat | bhīṣmasya dhanuṣaśchedaṃ nāmṛṣyanta mahārathāḥ

and with Shikhandin in front he cut through his bow. The great chariot-warriors could not bear the cutting of Bhishma's bow:

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Verse 15 (6.119.15)

द्रोणश्च कृतवर्मा च सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः । भूरिश्रवाः शलः शल्यो भगदत्तस्तथैव च ॥

droṇaśca kṛtavarmā ca saindhavaśca jayadrathaḥ | bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo bhagadattastathaiva ca

Drona and Kritavarman, Jayadratha of Sindhu, Bhurishravas, Shala, Shalya and Bhagadatta as well —

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Verse 16 (6.119.16)

सप्तैते परमक्रुद्धाः किरीटिनमभिद्रुताः । तत्र शस्त्राणि दिव्यानि दर्शयन्तो महारथाः ॥

saptaite paramakruddhāḥ kirīṭinamabhidrutāḥ | tatra śastrāṇi divyāni darśayanto mahārathāḥ

these seven, in towering rage, rushed at Kiritin. Displaying celestial weapons there, those great chariot-warriors

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.15cd, 16ab.

Verse 17 (6.119.17)

अभिपेतुर्भृशं क्रुद्धाश्छादयन्तश्च पाण्डवम् । तेषामापततां शब्दः शुश्रुवे फल्गुनं प्रति ॥

abhipeturbhṛśaṃ kruddhāśchādayantaśca pāṇḍavam | teṣāmāpatatāṃ śabdaḥ śuśruve phalgunaṃ prati

fell upon the son of Pandu in fury and covered him with arrows. The roar of their onset was heard around Phalguna (Arjuna),

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.16cd, 17ab. Corrected क्रुद्धाश्चादयन्तश्च → क्रुद्धाश्छादयन्तश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped छ; critical edition kruddhāś chādayanta).

Verse 18 (6.119.18)

उद्धूतानां यथा शब्दः समुद्राणां युगक्षये । घ्नत त्वरत गृह्णीत विद्ध्यध्वमवकर्तत ॥

uddhūtānāṃ yathā śabdaḥ samudrāṇāṃ yugakṣaye | ghnata tvarata gṛhṇīta viddhyadhvamavakartata

like the roar of the oceans heaving up at the end of an age. "Kill! Hurry! Seize him! Pierce him! Cut him down!" —

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Verse 19 (6.119.19)

इत्यासीत्तुमुलः शब्दः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति । तं शब्दं तुमुलं श्रुत्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः ॥

ityāsīttumulaḥ śabdaḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati | taṃ śabdaṃ tumulaṃ śrutvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ

such was the tumultuous cry around Phalguna's chariot. Hearing that tumultuous cry, the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas

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Verse 20 (6.119.20)

अभ्यधावन्परीप्सन्तः फल्गुनं भरतर्षभ । सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥

abhyadhāvanparīpsantaḥ phalgunaṃ bharatarṣabha | sātyakirbhīmasenaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ

ran forward to protect Phalguna, O bull among the Bharatas: Satyaki, Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna son of Prishata,

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Verse 21 (6.119.21)

विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः । अभिमन्युश्च संक्रुद्धः सप्तैते क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः ॥

virāṭadrupadau cobhau rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ | abhimanyuśca saṃkruddhaḥ saptaite krodhamūrcchitāḥ

Virata and Drupada both, the rakshasa Ghatotkacha, and Abhimanyu in his fury — these seven, beside themselves with rage,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.20cd, 21ab. Corrected विराटद्रुषदौ → विराटद्रुपदौ (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प; critical edition virāṭadrupadau).

Verse 22 (6.119.22)

समभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताश्चित्रकार्मुकधारिणः । तेषां समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् ॥

samabhyadhāvaṃstvaritāścitrakārmukadhāriṇaḥ | teṣāṃ samabhavadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam

rushed in swiftly, bearing splendid bows. Between the two sides arose a tumultuous, hair-raising fight,

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Verse 23 (6.119.23)

संग्रामे भरतश्रेष्ठ देवानां दानवैरिव । शिखण्डी तु रणे श्रेष्ठो रक्ष्यमाणः किरीटिना ॥

saṃgrāme bharataśreṣṭha devānāṃ dānavairiva | śikhaṇḍī tu raṇe śreṣṭho rakṣyamāṇaḥ kirīṭinā

O best of the Bharatas, like the battle of the gods with the Danavas. But Shikhandin, foremost in battle, guarded by Kiritin,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.22cd, 23ab. Corrected संग्रमे → संग्रामे (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign; critical edition saṃgrāme). Corrected रक्ष्ममाणः → रक्ष्यमाणः (misprint in Wikisource; म for य; critical edition rakṣyamāṇaḥ).

Verse 24 (6.119.24)

अविध्यद्दशभिर्भीष्मं छिन्नधन्वानमाहवे । सारथिं दशभिश्चास्य ध्वजं चैकेन चिच्छिदे ॥

avidhyaddaśabhirbhīṣmaṃ chinnadhanvānamāhave | sārathiṃ daśabhiścāsya dhvajaṃ caikena cicchide

pierced Bhishma, whose bow had been cut, with ten arrows in the fight; with ten he struck his charioteer, and with one he cut down his banner.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.23cd, 23ef. Corrected भीषअमं → भीष्मं (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; critical edition bhīṣmaṃ).

Verse 25 (6.119.25)

सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय गाङ्गेयो वेगवत्तरम् । तदप्यस्य शितैर्बाणैस्त्रिभिश्चिच्छेद फल्गुनः ॥

so'nyatkārmukamādāya gāṅgeyo vegavattaram | tadapyasya śitairbāṇaistribhiściccheda phalgunaḥ

The son of Ganga took up another bow, swifter still; that too Phalguna cut with three sharp arrows.

Verse 26 (6.119.26)

एवं स पाण्डवः क्रुद्ध आत्तमात्तं पुनः पुनः । धनुश्चिच्छेद भीष्मस्य सव्यसाची परंतपः ॥

evaṃ sa pāṇḍavaḥ kruddha āttamāttaṃ punaḥ punaḥ | dhanuściccheda bhīṣmasya savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ

Thus the son of Pandu, the left-handed archer, scorcher of foes, in his anger cut Bhishma's bow again and again, as often as he took one up.

Verse 27 (6.119.27)

स च्छिन्नधन्वा संक्रुद्धः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् । शक्तिं जग्राह तरसा गिरीणामपि दारणीम् ॥

sa cchinnadhanvā saṃkruddhaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṃlihan | śaktiṃ jagrāha tarasā girīṇāmapi dāraṇīm

His bow cut, Bhishma in fury licked the corners of his mouth and swiftly seized a spear that could split even mountains,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.26ab, 26cd. Corrected स च्छिन्नधन्वा संक्रुद्धाः → स च्छिन्नधन्वा संक्रुद्धः (misprint in Wikisource; plural for singular with स; critical edition saṃkruddhaḥ).

Verse 28 (6.119.28)

तां च चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति । तामापतन्तीं संप्रेक्ष्य ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव ॥

tāṃ ca cikṣepa saṃkruddhaḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati | tāmāpatantīṃ saṃprekṣya jvalantīmaśanīmiva

and in his fury hurled it at Phalguna's chariot. Seeing it come at him, blazing like a thunderbolt,

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Verse 29 (6.119.29)

समादत्त शितान्भल्लान्पञ्च पाण्डवनन्दनः । तस्य चिच्छेद तां शक्तिं पञ्चधा पञ्चभिः शरैः ॥

samādatta śitānbhallānpañca pāṇḍavanandanaḥ | tasya ciccheda tāṃ śaktiṃ pañcadhā pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ

the delight of the Pandavas took up five sharp broad-headed arrows, and with those five arrows cut the spear into five pieces —

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Verse 30 (6.119.30)

संक्रुद्धो भरतश्रेष्ठ भीष्मबाहुप्रवेरिताम् । सा पपात तथा च्छिन्ना संक्रुद्धेन किरीटिना ॥

saṃkruddho bharataśreṣṭha bhīṣmabāhupraveritām | sā papāta tathā cchinnā saṃkruddhena kirīṭinā

in his anger, O best of the Bharatas, that spear hurled by Bhishma's arm. Cut down thus by the enraged Kiritin, it fell

Note on the text: प्रवेरिताम् kept as printed and read as "hurled" (critical edition -baleritām). The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.28cd, 29ab. Corrected भीष्मवाहुप्रवेरिताम् → भीष्मबाहुप्रवेरिताम् (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब; बाहु "arm", critical edition bhīṣmabāhu-).

Verse 31 (6.119.31)

मेघबृन्दपरिभ्रष्टा विच्छिन्नेव शतह्रदा । छिन्नां तां शक्तिमालोक्य भीष्मः क्रोधसमन्वितः ॥

meghabṛndaparibhraṣṭā vicchinneva śatahradā | chinnāṃ tāṃ śaktimālokya bhīṣmaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ

like a flash of lightning broken off and fallen from a mass of clouds. Seeing his spear cut, Bhishma, filled with wrath,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.29cd, 30ab.

Verse 32 (6.119.32)

अचिन्तयद्रणे वीरो बुद्ध्या परपुरंजयः । शक्तोऽहं धनुषैकेन निहन्तुं सर्वपाण्डवान् ॥

acintayadraṇe vīro buddhyā parapuraṃjayaḥ | śakto'haṃ dhanuṣaikena nihantuṃ sarvapāṇḍavān

the hero, conqueror of enemy cities, reflected in his mind there in the battle: "With a single bow I could slay all the Pandavas,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.30cd, 31ab.

Verse 33 (6.119.33)

यद्येषां न भवेद्गोप्ता विष्वक्सेनो महाबलः । अजय्यश्चैव सर्वेषां लोकानामिति मे मतिः । कारणद्वयमास्थाय नाहं योत्स्यामि पाण्डवान् ॥

yadyeṣāṃ na bhavedgoptā viṣvakseno mahābalaḥ | ajayyaścaiva sarveṣāṃ lokānāmiti me matiḥ | kāraṇadvayamāsthāya nāhaṃ yotsyāmi pāṇḍavān

if mighty Vishvaksena (Krishna) were not their protector — and he, I believe, cannot be conquered even by all the worlds. For two reasons I will not fight the Pandavas:

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.31cd, the star passage 6.114.31d*0475 (not in the constituted text), 32ab. Removed the backtick and quote mark the page prints around line 2 (and the doubled danda after it).

Verse 34 (6.119.34)

अवध्यत्वाच्च पाण्डूनां स्त्रीभावाच्च शिखण्डिनः । पित्रा तुष्टेन मे पूर्वं यदा कालीमुदवहम् ॥

avadhyatvācca pāṇḍūnāṃ strībhāvācca śikhaṇḍinaḥ | pitrā tuṣṭena me pūrvaṃ yadā kālīmudavaham

because the sons of Pandu are not to be slain, and because Shikhandin was born a woman. Long ago, when I brought Kali (Satyavati) home, my father, pleased with me,

Note on the text: यदा कालीमुदवहम् ("when I brought Kali") kept as a recension variant of the critical edition's yadā kālīm udāvahat ("when he married Kali"). The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.32cd, 33ab.

Verse 35 (6.119.35)

स्वच्छन्दमरणं दत्तमवध्यत्वं रणे तथा । तस्मान्मृत्युमहं मन्ये प्राप्तकालमिवात्मनः ॥

svacchandamaraṇaṃ dattamavadhyatvaṃ raṇe tathā | tasmānmṛtyumahaṃ manye prāptakālamivātmanaḥ

granted me death at a time of my own choosing, and that I could not be slain in battle. So I think the time of my own death has as good as come."

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.33cd, 33ef.

Verse 36 (6.119.36)

एवं ज्ञात्वा व्यवसितं भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः । ऋषयो वसवश्चैव वियत्स्था भीष्ममब्रुवन् ॥

evaṃ jñātvā vyavasitaṃ bhīṣmasyāmitatejasaḥ | ṛṣayo vasavaścaiva viyatsthā bhīṣmamabruvan

Knowing this resolve of Bhishma of boundless splendour, the sages and the Vasus, standing in the sky, spoke to him:

Verse 37 (6.119.37)

यत्ते व्यवसितं तात तदस्माकमपि प्रियम् । तत्कुरुष्व महाराज युद्धे बुद्धिं निवर्तय ॥

yatte vyavasitaṃ tāta tadasmākamapi priyam | tatkuruṣva mahārāja yuddhe buddhiṃ nivartaya

"What you have resolved, dear one, is dear to us as well. Do it, great king; turn your mind away from battle."

Note on the text: Spoken by the sages and the Vasus named in verse 36 (no heading on the page). Line 2 तत्कुरुष्व महाराज युद्धे बुद्धिं निवर्तय is a variant of the critical edition's tat kuruṣva maheṣvāsa yuddhād buddhiṃ nivartaya.

Verse 38 (6.119.38)

अस्य वाक्यस्य निधने प्रादुरासीच्छिवोऽनिलः । अनुलोमः सुगन्धी च पृषतैश्च समन्वितः ॥

asya vākyasya nidhane prādurāsīcchivo'nilaḥ | anulomaḥ sugandhī ca pṛṣataiśca samanvitaḥ

As these words ended, an auspicious wind arose, blowing from the right quarter, fragrant and laden with fine drops of water.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रादुसासीच्छिवोऽनिलः → प्रादुरासीच्छिवोऽनिलः (misprint in Wikisource; स for र; critical edition prādurāsīc).

Verse 39 (6.119.39)

देवदुन्दुभयश्चैव संप्रणेदुर्महास्वनाः । पपात पुष्पवृष्टिश्च भीष्मस्योपरि मारिष ॥

devadundubhayaścaiva saṃpraṇedurmahāsvanāḥ | papāta puṣpavṛṣṭiśca bhīṣmasyopari māriṣa

The kettledrums of the gods sounded with a great roar, and a shower of flowers fell upon Bhishma, sir.

Verse 40 (6.119.40)

न च ताः शुश्रुवे कश्चित्तेषां संवदतां गिरः । ऋते भीष्मं महाबाहुं मां चापि मुनितेजसा ॥

na ca tāḥ śuśruve kaścitteṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ giraḥ | ṛte bhīṣmaṃ mahābāhuṃ māṃ cāpi munitejasā

No one heard the words of those who spoke together, except mighty-armed Bhishma — and I, by the power the sage gave me.

Verse 41 (6.119.41)

संभ्रमश्च महानासीत्त्रिदशानां विशांपते । पतिष्यति रथाद्भीष्मे सर्वलोकप्रिये तदा ॥

saṃbhramaśca mahānāsīttridaśānāṃ viśāṃpate | patiṣyati rathādbhīṣme sarvalokapriye tadā

Great was the agitation of the thirty gods, O lord of the people, when Bhishma, beloved of all the worlds, was about to fall from his chariot.

Note on the text: Corrected महानासीत्रिदशानां → महानासीत्त्रिदशानां (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped त् at the join आसीत् + त्रिदशानां; critical edition āsīt tridaśānāṃ).

Verse 42 (6.119.42)

इति देवगणानां च वाक्यं श्रुत्वा महातपाः । ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो बीभत्सुं नाभ्यवर्तत ॥

iti devagaṇānāṃ ca vākyaṃ śrutvā mahātapāḥ | tataḥ śāntanavo bhīṣmo bībhatsuṃ nābhyavartata

Hearing these words of the hosts of gods, Bhishma son of Shantanu, of great austerity, did not then advance against Bibhatsu (Arjuna),

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.40ab, 40cd.

Verse 43 (6.119.43)

भिद्यमानः शितैर्बाणैः सर्वावरणभेदिभिः । शिखण्डी तु महाराज भरतानां पितामहम् ॥

bhidyamānaḥ śitairbāṇaiḥ sarvāvaraṇabhedibhiḥ | śikhaṇḍī tu mahārāja bharatānāṃ pitāmaham

though he was pierced by sharp arrows that broke through every armour. And Shikhandin, great king, struck the grandsire of the Bharatas

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.40ef, 41ab.

Verse 44 (6.119.44)

आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः । स तेनाभिहतः सङ्ख्ये भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ॥

ājaghānorasi kruddho navabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | sa tenābhihataḥ saṅkhye bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ

in the chest in his anger with nine sharp arrows. Struck by him in the battle, Bhishma, grandsire of the Kurus,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.41cd, 42ab.

Verse 45 (6.119.45)

नाकम्पत महाराज क्षितिकम्पे यथाऽचलः । ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्व्याक्षिपन्गाण्डिवं धनुः ॥

nākampata mahārāja kṣitikampe yathā'calaḥ | tataḥ prahasya bībhatsurvyākṣipangāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ

did not tremble, great king, any more than a mountain does in an earthquake. Then Bibhatsu, laughing, drawing his Gandiva bow,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.42cd, 43ab.

Verse 46 (6.119.46)

गाङ्गेयं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत् । पुनः पुनः शतैरेनं त्वरमाणो धनञ्जयः ॥

gāṅgeyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṣudrakāṇāṃ samārpayat | punaḥ punaḥ śatairenaṃ tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ

planted twenty-five small arrows in the son of Ganga. Again and again, by the hundred, Dhananjaya in haste

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.43cd, 44ab.

Verse 47 (6.119.47)

सर्वगात्रेषु संक्रुद्धस्तथा मर्मस्वताडयत् । एवमन्यैरपि भृशं विद्ध्यमानः सहस्रशः ॥

sarvagātreṣu saṃkruddhastathā marmasvatāḍayat | evamanyairapi bhṛśaṃ viddhyamānaḥ sahasraśaḥ

struck him in rage on all his limbs and in his vital parts. Pierced hard in the same way by others too, in thousands,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.44cd, 45ab.

Verse 48 (6.119.48)

तानप्याशु शरैर्भीष्मः प्रविव्याध महारथः । तैश्च मुक्ताञ्छरान्भीष्मो युधि सत्यपराक्रमः ॥

tānapyāśu śarairbhīṣmaḥ pravivyādha mahārathaḥ | taiśca muktāñcharānbhīṣmo yudhi satyaparākramaḥ

the great chariot-warrior Bhishma swiftly pierced them in turn with his arrows; and the arrows they loosed, Bhishma, true in valour in the fight,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 1–2 of the star passage 6.114.45b*0476, between 45ab (end of verse 47) and 45cd (start of verse 50).

Verse 49 (6.119.49)

निवारयामास शरैः समं सन्नतपर्वभिः । शिखण्डी तु रणे बाणान्यान्मुमोच महारथः ॥

nivārayāmāsa śaraiḥ samaṃ sannataparvabhiḥ | śikhaṇḍī tu raṇe bāṇānyānmumoca mahārathaḥ

warded off in equal measure with smooth-jointed arrows. But the arrows that the great chariot-warrior Shikhandin loosed in the battle,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 3–4 of the star passage 6.114.45b*0476.

Verse 50 (6.119.50)

न चक्रुस्ते रुजं तस्य रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः । ततः किरीटी संक्रुद्धो भीष्ममेवाभ्यवर्तत ॥

na cakruste rujaṃ tasya rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ | tataḥ kirīṭī saṃkruddho bhīṣmamevābhyavartata

gold-feathered and whetted on stone, caused him no pain. Then Kiritin in fury advanced on Bhishma himself,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.45cd, 46ab. Corrected शिलासिताः → शिलाशिताः (misprint in Wikisource; स for श; "whetted on stone", as in verse 13 and the critical edition śilāśitāḥ).

Verse 51 (6.119.51)

शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य धनुश्चास्य समाच्छिनत् । अथैनं नवभिर्विद्ध्वा ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे ॥

śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya dhanuścāsya samācchinat | athainaṃ navabhirviddhvā dhvajamekena cicchide

and with Shikhandin in front cut through his bow. Then he pierced him with nine arrows and cut down his banner with one,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.46cd, 47ab.

Verse 52 (6.119.52)

सारथिं विशिखैश्चास्य दशभिः समकम्पयत् । सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय गाङ्गेयो बलवत्तरम् ॥

sārathiṃ viśikhaiścāsya daśabhiḥ samakampayat | so'nyatkārmukamādāya gāṅgeyo balavattaram

and with ten shafts he made his charioteer reel. The son of Ganga took up another, stronger bow;

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.47cd, 48ab.

Verse 53 (6.119.53)

तदप्यस्य शितैर्भल्लैस्त्रिधा त्रिभिरघातयत् । निमेषार्धेन कौन्तेय आत्तमात्तं महारणे ॥

tadapyasya śitairbhallaistridhā tribhiraghātayat | nimeṣārdhena kaunteya āttamāttaṃ mahāraṇe

that too the son of Kunti struck down in three pieces with three sharp broad-headed arrows — in that great battle he cut each bow in half the twinkling of an eye, as soon as it was taken up.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.48cd, 48ef.

Verse 54 (6.119.54)

एवमस्य धनूंष्याजौ चिच्छेद सुबहून्यथ । ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो बीभत्सुं नात्यवर्तत ॥

evamasya dhanūṃṣyājau ciccheda subahūnyatha | tataḥ śāntanavo bhīṣmo bībhatsuṃ nātyavartata

So he cut many of his bows in the fight. Then Bhishma son of Shantanu no longer advanced against Bibhatsu.

Verse 55 (6.119.55)

अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत् । सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासो दुःशासनमभाषत ॥

athainaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṣudrakāṇāṃ samārpayat | so'tividdho maheṣvāso duḥśāsanamabhāṣata

Then Arjuna planted twenty-five small arrows in him. Deeply pierced, the great archer said to Duhshasana:

Verse 56 (6.119.56)

एष पार्थो रणे क्रुद्धः पाण्डवानां महारथः । शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर्मामेवाभ्यपतद्रणे ॥

eṣa pārtho raṇe kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ | śarairanekasāhasrairmāmevābhyapatadraṇe

"Here is Partha, the great chariot-warrior of the Pandavas, enraged in battle; he has fallen upon me alone in the fight with many thousands of arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected शरैरनेकसाहस्त्रैर् → शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर् (misprint in Wikisource; an intrusive त्; critical edition anekasāhasraiḥ).

Verse 57 (6.119.57)

न चैष समरे शक्यो जेतुं वज्रभृता अपि । न चापि सहिता वीरा देवदानवराक्षसाः ॥

na caiṣa samare śakyo jetuṃ vajrabhṛtā api | na cāpi sahitā vīrā devadānavarākṣasāḥ

He cannot be conquered in battle even by the wielder of the thunderbolt; nor could the heroes of the gods, Danavas and rakshasas all together

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.52ab, 52cd.

Verse 58 (6.119.58)

मां चापि शक्ता निर्जेतुं किमु मर्त्या महारथाः । ऋतेऽर्जुनं सुसंक्रुद्धमेतत्सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥

māṃ cāpi śaktā nirjetuṃ kimu martyā mahārathāḥ | ṛte'rjunaṃ susaṃkruddhametatsatyaṃ bravīmi te

defeat me — how then could mortal chariot-warriors? No one could but Arjuna in his full fury; I tell you this truly."

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.52ef, then line 2 of the star passage 6.114.52f*0478 (not in the constituted text). Removed the backtick, quote mark and doubled verse-end mark the page prints around line 2.

Verse 59 (6.119.59)

एवं तयोः संवदतोः फल्गुनो निशितैः शरैः । शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य भीष्मं विव्याध संयुगे ॥

evaṃ tayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ phalguno niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya bhīṣmaṃ vivyādha saṃyuge

As the two were speaking thus, Phalguna, with Shikhandin in front, pierced Bhishma in the battle with sharp arrows.

Verse 60 (6.119.60)

ततो दुःशासनं भीष्मः स्मयमान इवाब्रवीत् । अर्दितो निशितैर्बाणैर्भृशं गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥

tato duḥśāsanaṃ bhīṣmaḥ smayamāna ivābravīt | ardito niśitairbāṇairbhṛśaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā

Then Bhishma, sorely afflicted by the sharp arrows of the wielder of the Gandiva, said to Duhshasana with something like a smile:

Verse 61 (6.119.61)

वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शाः सुपुङ्खाः सुप्रतेजनाः । सुमुक्ता अव्यवच्छिन्ना नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥

vajrāśanisamasparśāḥ supuṅkhāḥ supratejanāḥ | sumuktā avyavacchinnā neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

"Their touch is like the thunderbolt and the lightning; well-feathered, keen-pointed, well loosed, they come in an unbroken stream — these are not Shikhandin's arrows.

Note on the text: Restored the missing space in बाणाः शिखण्डिनः.

Verse 62 (6.119.62)

निकृन्तमाना मर्माणि दृढावरणभेदिनः । मुसला इव मे घ्नन्ति नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥

nikṛntamānā marmāṇi dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ | musalā iva me ghnanti neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

Cutting into my vitals, piercing firm armour, they strike me like clubs — these are not Shikhandin's arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected सुसला इव मे ध्नन्ति नेमे बाणः → मुसला इव मे घ्नन्ति नेमे बाणाः (misprint in Wikisource; सुसला for मुसला, ध्नन्ति for घ्नन्ति and बाणः for बाणाः; critical edition musalānīva me ghnanti neme bāṇāḥ).

Verse 63 (6.119.63)

वज्रदण्डसमस्पर्शा वज्रवेगदुरासदाः । मम प्राणानारुजन्ति नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥

vajradaṇḍasamasparśā vajravegadurāsadāḥ | mama prāṇānārujanti neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

Their touch is like the thunderbolt's shaft; with the thunderbolt's force they are hard to withstand; they are breaking my life-breaths — these are not Shikhandin's arrows.

Verse 64 (6.119.64)

नाशयन्तीव मे प्राणान्यमदूता इवागताः । गदापरिघसंस्पर्शा नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥

nāśayantīva me prāṇānyamadūtā ivāgatāḥ | gadāparighasaṃsparśā neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

Like messengers of Yama come for me, they seem to destroy my life; their touch is like maces and iron bars — these are not Shikhandin's arrows.

Note on the text: The page gives this verse and the next in the reverse of the critical edition's order (6.114.59, then 58); kept in the page's order.

Verse 65 (6.119.65)

भुजगा इव संक्रुद्धा लेलिहाना विषोल्बणाः । समाविशन्ति मर्माणि नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥

bhujagā iva saṃkruddhā lelihānā viṣolbaṇāḥ | samāviśanti marmāṇi neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

Like enraged serpents, flickering their tongues and swollen with venom, they enter my vital parts — these are not Shikhandin's arrows.

Verse 66 (6.119.66)

अर्जुनस्य इमे बाणा नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः । कृन्तन्ति मम गात्राणि माघमां सेगवा इव ॥

arjunasya ime bāṇā neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ | kṛntanti mama gātrāṇi māghamāṃ segavā iva

These are Arjuna's arrows, not Shikhandin's; they tear through my limbs as the young of the crab tear through their mother.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. This is the critical edition's 6.114.60 with its two lines in reverse order; माघमां सेगवा इव (critical edition māghamāse gavām iva) kept as printed — the page's own commentary glosses माघमा as the crab and सेगवाः as her young, who tear through their mother.

Verse 67 (6.119.67)

सर्वे ह्यपि न मे दुःखं कुर्युरन्ये नराधिपाः । वीरं गाण्डीवधन्वानमृते जिष्णुं कपिध्वजम् ॥

sarve hyapi na me duḥkhaṃ kuryuranye narādhipāḥ | vīraṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvānamṛte jiṣṇuṃ kapidhvajam

All the other kings together could not cause me pain — none but the hero who wields the Gandiva, Jishnu of the monkey banner."

Note on the text: Corrected नराधिपाःक → नराधिपाः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क after the visarga; critical edition narādhipāḥ).

Verse 68 (6.119.68)

इति ब्रुवञ्छान्तनवो दिधक्षुरिव पाण्डवम् । शक्तिं भीष्मः स पार्थाय ततश्चिक्षेप भारत ॥

iti bruvañchāntanavo didhakṣuriva pāṇḍavam | śaktiṃ bhīṣmaḥ sa pārthāya tataścikṣepa bhārata

Saying this, Bhishma son of Shantanu, as if he would burn up the son of Pandu, then hurled a spear at Partha, O Bharata.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.114.62ab; line 2 (शक्तिं भीष्मः स पार्थाय ततश्चिक्षेप भारत) is a variant of 62cd (saviṣphuliṅgāṃ dīptāgrāṃ śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhārata).

Verse 69 (6.119.69)

तामस्य विशिखैश्छित्त्वा त्रिधा त्रिभिरपातयत् । पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां सर्वेषां तत्र भारत ॥

tāmasya viśikhaiśchittvā tridhā tribhirapātayat | paśyatāṃ kuruvīrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ tatra bhārata

With his shafts Arjuna cut it into three and brought it down with three arrows, while all the Kuru heroes there looked on, O Bharata.

Verse 70 (6.119.70)

चर्माथादत्त गाङ्गेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् । खड्गं चान्यतरप्रेप्सुर्मृत्योरग्रे जयाय वा ॥

carmāthādatta gāṅgeyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam | khaḍgaṃ cānyataraprepsurmṛtyoragre jayāya vā

Then the son of Ganga took up a shield adorned with gold, and a sword, seeking one or the other — to go forward to death, or to victory.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गं → खड्गं (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग; critical edition khaḍgaṃ).

Verse 71 (6.119.71)

तस्य तच्छतधा चर्म व्यधमत्सायकैस्तथा । रथादनवरूढस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

tasya tacchatadhā carma vyadhamatsāyakaistathā | rathādanavarūḍhasya tadadbhutamivābhavat

But with his arrows Arjuna shattered that shield into a hundred pieces before Bhishma could step down from his chariot; it was like a marvel.

Verse 72 (6.119.72)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा स्वान्यनीकान्यचोदयत् । अभिद्रवत गाङ्गेयं मा वोऽस्तु भयमण्वपि ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā svānyanīkānyacodayat | abhidravata gāṅgeyaṃ mā vo'stu bhayamaṇvapi

Then King Yudhishthira urged on his own divisions: "Charge the son of Ganga! Have not the slightest fear!"

Note on the text: The page names Yudhishthira as the one who urges on the troops; the critical edition reads vinadyoccaiḥ siṃha iva, with no name. Kept as printed; the half-line command stays with the narrator.

Verse 73 (6.119.73)

अथ ते तोमरैः प्रासैर्बाणौघैश्च समन्ततः । पट्टसैश्च सुनिस्त्रिंशैर्नाराचैश्च तथा शितैः ॥

atha te tomaraiḥ prāsairbāṇaughaiśca samantataḥ | paṭṭasaiśca sunistriṃśairnārācaiśca tathā śitaiḥ

Then with lances, darts and floods of arrows from every side, with pattishas, fine swords and sharp iron shafts,

Verse 74 (6.119.74)

वत्सदन्तैश्च भल्लैश्च तमेकमभिदुद्रुवुः । सिंहनादस्ततो घोरः पाण्डवानामभूत्तदा ॥

vatsadantaiśca bhallaiśca tamekamabhidudruvuḥ | siṃhanādastato ghoraḥ pāṇḍavānāmabhūttadā

with calf-tooth and broad-headed arrows, they rushed at him alone. Then a terrible lion-roar rose from the Pandavas.

Verse 75 (6.119.75)

तथैव तव पुत्राश्च नेदुर्भीष्मजयैषिणः । तमेकमभ्यरक्षन्त सिंहनादांश्च चक्रिरे ॥

tathaiva tava putrāśca nedurbhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ | tamekamabhyarakṣanta siṃhanādāṃśca cakrire

Your sons too, eager for Bhishma's victory, roared; they guarded him alone and raised lion-roars.

Verse 76 (6.119.76)

तत्रासीत्तुमुलं युद्धं तावकानां परैः सह । दशमेऽहनि राजेन्द्र भीष्मार्जुनसमागमे ॥

tatrāsīttumulaṃ yuddhaṃ tāvakānāṃ paraiḥ saha | daśame'hani rājendra bhīṣmārjunasamāgame

There was a tumultuous battle between your men and the enemy on the tenth day, king of kings, when Bhishma and Arjuna met.

Verse 77 (6.119.77)

आसीद्धोर इवावर्तो मुहूर्तमुदधेरिव । सैन्यानां युध्यमानानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥

āsīddhora ivāvarto muhūrtamudadheriva | sainyānāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ nighnatāmitaretaram

For a while there was a fearful swirl, like a whirlpool in the ocean, as the armies fought and slew one another.

Verse 78 (6.119.78)

असौम्यरूपा पृथिवी शोणिताक्ताऽभवत्तदा । समं च विषमं चैव न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥

asaumyarūpā pṛthivī śoṇitāktā'bhavattadā | samaṃ ca viṣamaṃ caiva na prājñāyata kiṃcana

The earth, smeared with blood, became grim to look upon; nothing could be made out, level ground or uneven.

Verse 79 (6.119.79)

योधानामयुतं हत्वा तस्मिन्स दशमेऽहनि । अतिष्ठदाहवे भीष्मो भिद्यमानेषु मर्मसु ॥

yodhānāmayutaṃ hatvā tasminsa daśame'hani | atiṣṭhadāhave bhīṣmo bhidyamāneṣu marmasu

Having slain ten thousand warriors on that tenth day, Bhishma stood firm in the battle while his vitals were being pierced.

Verse 80 (6.119.80)

ततः सेनामुखे तस्मिन्स्थितः पार्थो धनुर्धरः । मध्येन कुरुसैन्यानां द्रावयामास वाहिनीम् ॥

tataḥ senāmukhe tasminsthitaḥ pārtho dhanurdharaḥ | madhyena kurusainyānāṃ drāvayāmāsa vāhinīm

Then Partha the bowman, standing at the head of the army, drove the host to flight through the middle of the Kuru forces.

Verse 81 (6.119.81)

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पाण्डवानां पराक्रमम् । द्रावयामासुरिषुभिः सर्वान्भीष्मपदानुगान् ॥

tatrādbhutamapaśyāma pāṇḍavānāṃ parākramam | drāvayāmāsuriṣubhiḥ sarvānbhīṣmapadānugān

There we saw the wondrous prowess of the Pandavas: with their arrows they put to flight all who followed in Bhishma's footsteps.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as the star passage 6.114.74d*0479. Removed the backtick, quote mark and doubled verse-end mark the page prints around the verse.

Verse 82 (6.119.82)

वयं श्वेतहयाद्भीताः कुन्तीपुत्राद्धनञ्जयात् । पीड्यमानाः शितैः शस्त्रैः प्राद्रवाम रणे तदा ॥

vayaṃ śvetahayādbhītāḥ kuntīputrāddhanañjayāt | pīḍyamānāḥ śitaiḥ śastraiḥ prādravāma raṇe tadā

We, afraid of the son of Kunti with the white horses, Dhananjaya, and harried by his sharp weapons, fled from the battle then.

Verse 83 (6.119.83)

पाण्डवैः पञ्चभिः सार्धं सात्यकेन च धन्विना । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखैः सर्वैः पाञ्चालैश्च समन्ततः ॥

pāṇḍavaiḥ pañcabhiḥ sārdhaṃ sātyakena ca dhanvinā | dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhaiḥ sarvaiḥ pāñcālaiśca samantataḥ

By the five Pandavas together with Satyaki the bowman, and by all the Panchalas led by Dhrishtadyumna, on every side,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 1–2 of the star passage 6.114.76b*0480 (placed there after 76ab, i.e. inside verse 85 below). Removed the opening backtick the page prints before line 1 (the marked passage runs on through verse 84). Corrected धृष्टद्युम्नसुखैः → धृष्टद्युम्नमुखैः (misprint in Wikisource; सुखैः for मुखैः, "led by"; star passage *0480 dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhaiḥ). Corrected समन्ततःक → समन्ततः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क after the visarga).

Verse 84 (6.119.84)

भिद्यमानाः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः सर्वे कार्ष्णिपुरोगमैः । द्रोणद्रौणिकृपैः सार्धं सर्वे शल्यशलादयः । तावकाः समरे राजञ्जहुर्भीष्मं महामृधे ॥

bhidyamānāḥ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ sarve kārṣṇipurogamaiḥ | droṇadrauṇikṛpaiḥ sārdhaṃ sarve śalyaśalādayaḥ | tāvakāḥ samare rājañjahurbhīṣmaṃ mahāmṛdhe

and by all those led by Abhimanyu, they were pierced with keen arrows — and all your men, Shalya, Shala and the rest, together with Drona, Drona's son and Kripa, abandoned Bhishma in that great battle, O king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 3–5 of the star passage 6.114.76b*0480. शल्यशलादयः (*0480 śalyakṛpādayaḥ) kept as a variant. Removed the closing quote mark and doubled verse-end mark the page prints at the end of line 3. Corrected द्रोणद्रौणिकृतैः → द्रोणद्रौणिकृपैः (misprint in Wikisource; कृतैः for कृपैः (Kripa); star passage *0480 droṇadrauṇikṛpaiḥ).

Verse 85 (6.119.85)

सौवीराः कितवाः प्राच्याः प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवाः । अभीषाहाः शूरसेनाः शिबयोऽथ वसातयः ॥

sauvīrāḥ kitavāḥ prācyāḥ pratīcyodīcyamālavāḥ | abhīṣāhāḥ śūrasenāḥ śibayo'tha vasātayaḥ

The Sauviras, the Kitavas, the easterners, the westerners, the northerners and the Malavas, the Abhishahas, the Shurasenas, the Shibis and the Vasatis,

Note on the text: Restored the missing space in प्राच्याः प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवाः.

Verse 86 (6.119.86)

साल्वाश्रयास्त्रिगर्ताश्च अम्बष्ठाः केकयैः सह । द्वादशैते जनपदाः शरार्ता व्रणपीडिताः । संग्रामे प्रजहुर्भीष्मं युध्यमानाः किरीटिना ॥

sālvāśrayāstrigartāśca ambaṣṭhāḥ kekayaiḥ saha | dvādaśaite janapadāḥ śarārtā vraṇapīḍitāḥ | saṃgrāme prajahurbhīṣmaṃ yudhyamānāḥ kirīṭinā

the Shalvas and their dependents, the Trigartas, and the Ambashthas together with the Kekayas — these twelve peoples, tormented by arrows and racked by wounds, abandoned Bhishma in the battle as they fought Kiritin.

Note on the text: प्रजहुर्भीष्मं ("abandoned Bhishma") is the critical edition's na jahur bhīṣmaṃ ("did not abandon"); kept as printed, since the page says the same in verse 84.

Verse 87 (6.119.87)

ततस्तमेकं बहवः परिवार्य समन्ततः । परिकाल्य कुरून्सर्वाञ्शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥

tatastamekaṃ bahavaḥ parivārya samantataḥ | parikālya kurūnsarvāñśaravarṣairavākiran

Then many, driving off all the Kurus, surrounded him alone on every side and covered him with showers of arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected शरर्षैरवाकिरन् → शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped व; critical edition śaravarṣair avākiran).

Verse 88 (6.119.88)

निपातयत गृह्णीत युध्यध्वमवकृन्तत । इत्यासीत्तुमुलः शब्दो राजन्भीष्मरथं प्रति ॥

nipātayata gṛhṇīta yudhyadhvamavakṛntata | ityāsīttumulaḥ śabdo rājanbhīṣmarathaṃ prati

"Bring him down! Seize him! Fight! Cut him to pieces!" — such was the tumultuous cry around Bhishma's chariot, O king.

Verse 89 (6.119.89)

निहत्य समरे राजञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । न तस्यासीदनिर्भिन्नं गात्रे द्व्यङ्गुलमन्तरम् ॥

nihatya samare rājañśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | na tasyāsīdanirbhinnaṃ gātre dvyaṅgulamantaram

Though he slew them in the battle by hundreds and by thousands, O king, there was not a space two fingers wide on his body left unpierced.

Verse 90 (6.119.90)

एवंभूतस्तव पिता शरैर्विशकलीकृतः । शिताग्रैः फल्गुनेनाजौ प्राक्शिराः प्रापतद्रथात् ॥

evaṃbhūtastava pitā śarairviśakalīkṛtaḥ | śitāgraiḥ phalgunenājau prākśirāḥ prāpatadrathāt

In this state your father, torn apart in the battle by Phalguna's sharp-pointed arrows, fell from his chariot with his head to the east,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.81ab, 81cd.

Verse 91 (6.119.91)

किंचिच्छेषे दिनकरे पुत्राणां तव पश्यताम् । हाहेति दिवि देवानां पार्थिवानां च भारत ॥

kiṃciccheṣe dinakare putrāṇāṃ tava paśyatām | hāheti divi devānāṃ pārthivānāṃ ca bhārata

when a little of the day still remained, while your sons looked on. "Alas! Alas!" — in the sky among the gods and among the kings on earth, O Bharata,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.81ef, 82ab.

Verse 92 (6.119.92)

पतमाने रथाद्भीष्मे बभूव सुमहास्वनः । संपतन्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य महात्मानं पितामहम् ॥

patamāne rathādbhīṣme babhūva sumahāsvanaḥ | saṃpatantamabhiprekṣya mahātmānaṃ pitāmaham

a great cry arose as Bhishma fell from his chariot. Seeing the great-souled grandsire falling,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.82cd, 83ab.

Verse 93 (6.119.93)

सह भीष्मेण सर्वेषां प्रापतन्हृदयानि नः । स पपात महाबाहुर्वसुधामनुनादयन् ॥

saha bhīṣmeṇa sarveṣāṃ prāpatanhṛdayāni naḥ | sa papāta mahābāhurvasudhāmanunādayan

the hearts of all of us fell with Bhishma. The mighty-armed one fell, making the earth resound,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.83cd, 84ab.

Verse 94 (6.119.94)

इन्द्रध्वज इवोत्सृष्टः केतुः सर्वधनुष्मताम् । धरणीं न स पस्पर्श शरसङ्घैः समावृतः ॥

indradhvaja ivotsṛṣṭaḥ ketuḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām | dharaṇīṃ na sa pasparśa śarasaṅghaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ

like Indra's banner cast down — he, the standard of all bowmen; yet he did not touch the ground, covered as he was with masses of arrows.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.84cd, 84ef.

Verse 95 (6.119.95)

शरतल्पे महेष्वासं शयानं पुरुषर्षभम् । रथात्प्रपतितं चैनं दिव्यो भावः समाविशत् ॥

śaratalpe maheṣvāsaṃ śayānaṃ puruṣarṣabham | rathātprapatitaṃ cainaṃ divyo bhāvaḥ samāviśat

As that great archer, bull among men, lay on his bed of arrows, fallen from his chariot, a divine state came over him.

Note on the text: Corrected शलतल्पे → शरतल्पे (misprint in Wikisource; ल for र; critical edition śaratalpe).

Verse 96 (6.119.96)

अभ्यवर्षच्च पर्जन्यः प्राकम्पत च मेदिनी । पतन्स ददृशे चापि दक्षिणेन दिवाकरम् ॥

abhyavarṣacca parjanyaḥ prākampata ca medinī | patansa dadṛśe cāpi dakṣiṇena divākaram

The rain-cloud poured down and the earth trembled. And as he fell he saw that the sun stood in the south.

Verse 97 (6.119.97)

संज्ञां चोपालभद्वीरः कालं संचिन्त्य भारत । अन्तरिक्षे च शुश्राव दिव्या वाचः समन्ततः ॥

saṃjñāṃ copālabhadvīraḥ kālaṃ saṃcintya bhārata | antarikṣe ca śuśrāva divyā vācaḥ samantataḥ

The hero kept his senses, O Bharata, considering the time; and he heard divine voices in the sky on every side:

Verse 98 (6.119.98)

कथं महात्मा गाङ्गेयः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः । कालकर्ता नरव्याघ्रः संप्राप्ते दक्षिणायने ॥

kathaṃ mahātmā gāṅgeyaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | kālakartā naravyāghraḥ saṃprāpte dakṣiṇāyane

"How will the great-souled son of Ganga, best of all who bear weapons, tiger among men, meet his end now that the sun's southern course has come?"

Note on the text: Spoken by the divine voices of verse 97 (no heading on the page).

Verse 99 (6.119.99)

स्थितोऽस्मीति च गाङ्गेयस्तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यमब्रवीत् । धारयिष्याम्यहं प्राणान्पतितोऽपि महीतले ॥

sthito'smīti ca gāṅgeyastacchrutvā vākyamabravīt | dhārayiṣyāmyahaṃ prāṇānpatito'pi mahītale

Hearing those words, the son of Ganga said, "I am still here. Though I have fallen to the ground, I shall hold on to my life,

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Verse 100 (6.119.100)

उत्तरायणमन्विच्छन्सुगतिप्रतिकाङ्क्षया । तस्य तन्मतमाज्ञाय गङ्गा हिमवतः सुता ॥

uttarāyaṇamanvicchansugatipratikāṅkṣayā | tasya tanmatamājñāya gaṅgā himavataḥ sutā

awaiting the sun's northern course, in hope of a blessed passage." Learning that intention of his, Ganga, daughter of Himavat,

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Verse 101 (6.119.101)

महर्षीन्हंसरूपेण प्रेषयामास तत्र वै । ततस्तं प्रति ते हंसास्त्वरिता मानसौकसः ॥

maharṣīnhaṃsarūpeṇa preṣayāmāsa tatra vai | tatastaṃ prati te haṃsāstvaritā mānasaukasaḥ

sent great sages there in the form of swans. Then those swans, dwellers of the Manasa lake, came swiftly

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Verse 102 (6.119.102)

आजग्मुः सहिता द्रष्टुं भीष्मं कुरुपितामहम् । यत्र शेते नरश्रेष्ठः शरतल्पे पितामहः ॥

ājagmuḥ sahitā draṣṭuṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurupitāmaham | yatra śete naraśreṣṭhaḥ śaratalpe pitāmahaḥ

together to see Bhishma, grandsire of the Kurus, where the best of men, the grandsire, lay on his bed of arrows.

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Verse 103 (6.119.103)

ते तु भीष्मं समासाद्य ऋषयो हंसरूपिणः । अपश्यञ्छरतल्पस्थं भीष्मं कुरुकुलोद्वहम् ॥

te tu bhīṣmaṃ samāsādya ṛṣayo haṃsarūpiṇaḥ | apaśyañcharatalpasthaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurukulodvaham

Coming up to Bhishma, those sages in the form of swans saw Bhishma, upholder of the Kuru line, lying on his bed of arrows.

Verse 104 (6.119.104)

ते तं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । गाङ्गेयं भरतश्रेष्ठं दक्षिणेन च भास्करम् ॥

te taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṃ kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam | gāṅgeyaṃ bharataśreṣṭhaṃ dakṣiṇena ca bhāskaram

Seeing that great-souled son of Ganga, best of the Bharatas, they walked around him keeping him on their right; and seeing the sun in the southern path,

Verse 105 (6.119.105)

इतरेतरमामन्त्र्य प्राहुस्तत्र मनीषिणः । भीष्मः कथं महात्मा सन्संस्थाता दक्षिणायने ॥

itaretaramāmantrya prāhustatra manīṣiṇaḥ | bhīṣmaḥ kathaṃ mahātmā sansaṃsthātā dakṣiṇāyane

those wise ones, taking counsel with one another, said there: "How can Bhishma, great-souled as he is, die in the sun's southern course?"

Verse 106 (6.119.106)

इत्युक्त्वा प्रस्थिता हंसा दक्षिणामभितो दिशम् । संप्रेक्ष्य वै महाबुद्धिश्चिन्तयित्वा च भारत ॥

ityuktvā prasthitā haṃsā dakṣiṇāmabhito diśam | saṃprekṣya vai mahābuddhiścintayitvā ca bhārata

Saying this, the swans set out towards the southern quarter. Seeing them, O Bharata, the man of great understanding reflected,

Verse 107 (6.119.107)

तानब्रवीच्छान्तनवो नाहं गन्ता कथंचन । दक्षिणावर्त आदित्ये एतन्मे मनसि स्थितम् ॥

tānabravīcchāntanavo nāhaṃ gantā kathaṃcana | dakṣiṇāvarta āditye etanme manasi sthitam

and the son of Shantanu said to them, "I shall by no means depart while the sun is in its southern course; this is fixed in my mind.

Verse 108 (6.119.108)

गमिष्यामि स्वकं स्थानमासीद्यन्मे पुरातनम् । उदगायन आदित्ये हंसाः सत्यं ब्रवीमि वः ॥

gamiṣyāmi svakaṃ sthānamāsīdyanme purātanam | udagāyana āditye haṃsāḥ satyaṃ bravīmi vaḥ

I shall go to my own place, the one that was mine of old, when the sun is in its northern course, swans; I tell you truly.

Verse 109 (6.119.109)

धारयिष्याम्यहं प्राणानुत्तरायणकाङ्क्षया । प्राणानां च समुत्सर्ग ऐश्वर्यं नियतं मम ॥

dhārayiṣyāmyahaṃ prāṇānuttarāyaṇakāṅkṣayā | prāṇānāṃ ca samutsarga aiśvaryaṃ niyataṃ mama

I shall hold on to my life in longing for the northern course; the letting go of my life-breaths is in my own power, assured to me.

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Verse 110 (6.119.110)

तस्मात्प्राणान्धारयिष्ये मुमूर्षुरुदगायने । यश्च दत्तो वरो मह्यं पित्रा तेन महात्मना ॥

tasmātprāṇāndhārayiṣye mumūrṣurudagāyane | yaśca datto varo mahyaṃ pitrā tena mahātmanā

So, though about to die, I shall hold on to my life until the northern course. And the boon that my great-souled father gave me —

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Verse 111 (6.119.111)

छन्दतस्ते भवेन्मृत्युरिति तत्सत्यमस्तु मे । धारयिष्ये ततः प्राणानुत्सर्गे नियते सति ॥

chandataste bhavenmṛtyuriti tatsatyamastu me | dhārayiṣye tataḥ prāṇānutsarge niyate sati

"Your death shall come at your own wish" — let that come true for me. Since the letting go of life is in my control, I shall hold on to it."

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Verse 112 (6.119.112)

इत्युक्त्वा तांस्तदा हंसान्स शेते शरतल्पगः । एवं कुरूणां पतिते शृङ्गे भीष्मे महौजसि ॥

ityuktvā tāṃstadā haṃsānsa śete śaratalpagaḥ | evaṃ kurūṇāṃ patite śṛṅge bhīṣme mahaujasi

Having said this to the swans, he lay there on his bed of arrows. When Bhishma of great might, the peak of the Kurus, had fallen thus,

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Verse 113 (6.119.113)

पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयाश्चैव सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे । तस्मिन्हते महासत्वे भरतानां पितामहे ॥

pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāścaiva siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire | tasminhate mahāsatve bharatānāṃ pitāmahe

the Pandavas and the Srinjayas raised lion-roars. When that grandsire of the Bharatas, of great strength, was struck down,

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Verse 114 (6.119.114)

न किंचित्प्रत्यपद्यन्त पुत्रास्ते भरतर्षभ । संमोहश्चैव तुमुलः कुरूणामभवत्तदा ॥

na kiṃcitpratyapadyanta putrāste bharatarṣabha | saṃmohaścaiva tumulaḥ kurūṇāmabhavattadā

your sons, O bull among the Bharatas, could think of nothing to do, and a tumultuous bewilderment came over the Kurus.

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Verse 115 (6.119.115)

कृपदुर्योधनमुखा निःश्वस्य रुरुदुस्ततः । विषादाच्च चिरं कालमतिष्ठन्विगतेन्द्रियाः ॥

kṛpaduryodhanamukhā niḥśvasya rurudustataḥ | viṣādācca ciraṃ kālamatiṣṭhanvigatendriyāḥ

Kripa, Duryodhana and the rest sighed and then wept; and from grief they stood a long time with their senses gone.

Verse 116 (6.119.116)

दध्युश्चैव महाराज न युद्धे दधिरे मनः । ऊरुग्राहगृहीताश्च नाभ्यधावन्त पाण्डवान् ॥

dadhyuścaiva mahārāja na yuddhe dadhire manaḥ | ūrugrāhagṛhītāśca nābhyadhāvanta pāṇḍavān

They brooded, great king, and set their minds no longer on battle; as if their thighs were seized with paralysis, they did not charge the Pandavas.

Verse 117 (6.119.117)

अवध्ये शन्तनोः पुत्रे हते भीष्मे महौजसि । दुःखार्तास्ते ततो राजन्कुरूणां पतयोऽभवन् । अभावः सहसा राजन्कुरुराजस्य तर्कितः ॥

avadhye śantanoḥ putre hate bhīṣme mahaujasi | duḥkhārtāste tato rājankurūṇāṃ patayo'bhavan | abhāvaḥ sahasā rājankururājasya tarkitaḥ

When Shantanu's son, the unslayable Bhishma of great might, was slain, the lords of the Kurus were stricken with grief, O king; and ruin for the Kuru king was suddenly foreseen.

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Verse 118 (6.119.118)

हतप्रवीरास्तु वयं निकृत्ताश्च शितैः शरैः । कर्तव्यं नाभिजानीमो निर्जिताः सव्यसाचिना ॥

hatapravīrāstu vayaṃ nikṛttāśca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | kartavyaṃ nābhijānīmo nirjitāḥ savyasācinā

As for us, our foremost heroes slain and ourselves cut by sharp arrows, we did not know what to do, defeated by the left-handed archer.

Verse 119 (6.119.119)

पाण्डवाश्च जयं लब्ध्वा परत्र च परां गतिम् । सर्वे दध्मुर्महाशङ्खाञ्शूराः परिघबाहवः ॥

pāṇḍavāśca jayaṃ labdhvā paratra ca parāṃ gatim | sarve dadhmurmahāśaṅkhāñśūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ

And the Pandavas, having won victory and the highest state hereafter, all those heroes with arms like iron bars, blew their great conches;

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Its lines are the critical edition's 6.114.107ab, 107cd. Corrected पाणडवाश्च → पाण्डवाश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct). Corrected दध्युर्महाशङ्खञ्शूराः → दध्मुर्महाशङ्खाञ्शूराः (misprint in Wikisource; दध्युः ("they pondered") for दध्मुः ("they blew") and a lost long vowel in महाशङ्खान्; critical edition dadhmur mahāśaṅkhāñ). Corrected परिघवाहवः → परिघबाहवः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब; critical edition parighabāhavaḥ).

Verse 120 (6.119.120)

सोमकाश्च सपाञ्चालाः प्राहृष्यन्त जनेश्वर । ततस्तूर्यसहस्रेषु नदत्सु स महाबलः ॥

somakāśca sapāñcālāḥ prāhṛṣyanta janeśvara | tatastūryasahasreṣu nadatsu sa mahābalaḥ

the Somakas and the Panchalas rejoiced, O lord of men. Then, as thousands of trumpets sounded, the mighty

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Verse 121 (6.119.121)

आस्फोटयामास भृशं भीमसेनो ननाद च । सेनयोरुभयोश्चापि गाङ्गेये निहते विभौ ॥

āsphoṭayāmāsa bhṛśaṃ bhīmaseno nanāda ca | senayorubhayoścāpi gāṅgeye nihate vibhau

Bhimasena slapped his arms loudly and roared. And when the mighty son of Ganga had fallen, in both armies

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Verse 122 (6.119.122)

संन्यस्य वीराः शस्त्राणि प्राध्यायन्त समन्ततः । प्राक्रोशन्प्राद्रवंश्चान्ये जग्मुर्मोहं तथाऽपरे ॥

saṃnyasya vīrāḥ śastrāṇi prādhyāyanta samantataḥ | prākrośanprādravaṃścānye jagmurmohaṃ tathā'pare

the heroes laid down their weapons and fell to brooding all around. Some cried out, others ran, others fainted away;

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Verse 123 (6.119.123)

क्षत्रं चान्येऽभ्यनिन्दन्त भीष्मं चान्येऽभ्यपूजयन् । ऋषयः पितरश्चैव प्रशशंसुर्महाव्रतम् ॥

kṣatraṃ cānye'bhyanindanta bhīṣmaṃ cānye'bhyapūjayan | ṛṣayaḥ pitaraścaiva praśaśaṃsurmahāvratam

some reviled the warrior order, others honoured Bhishma. The sages and the ancestors praised him of the great vow,

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Verse 124 (6.119.124)

भरतानां च ये पूर्वे ते चैनं प्रशशंसिरे । महोपनिषदं चैव योगमास्थाय वीर्यवान् ॥

bharatānāṃ ca ye pūrve te cainaṃ praśaśaṃsire | mahopaniṣadaṃ caiva yogamāsthāya vīryavān

and those of the Bharatas who had gone before praised him too. The valiant and wise son of Shantanu, taking up the yoga of the great Upanishad

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Verse 125 (6.119.125)

जपञ्शान्तनवो धीमान्कालाकाङ्क्षी स्थितोऽभवत् ॥

japañśāntanavo dhīmānkālākāṅkṣī sthito'bhavat

and reciting it, remained waiting for his time.

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