Bhima Sets Out, Cuts Down Dhritarashtra's Sons and Shatters Drona's Chariot

Verse 1 (7.127.1)

ब्रह्मेशानेन्द्रवरुणानवहद्यः पुरा रथः । तमास्थाय गतौ कृष्णौ न तयोर्विद्यते भयम् ॥

brahmeśānendravaruṇānavahadyaḥ purā rathaḥ | tamāsthāya gatau kṛṣṇau na tayorvidyate bhayam

"The chariot that carried Brahma, Ishana, Indra and Varuna in ancient times — the two Krishnas have gone mounted on it. There is no fear for them.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page heading is भीमसेन उवाच (5-127-1x).

Verse 2 (7.127.2)

तवाज्ञां शिरसा बिभ्रदेष गच्छामि मा शुचः । समेत्य तान्नरव्याघ्रांस्तव दास्यामि संविदम् ॥

tavājñāṃ śirasā bibhradeṣa gacchāmi mā śucaḥ | sametya tānnaravyāghrāṃstava dāsyāmi saṃvidam

Bearing your command on my head, I go; do not grieve. When I have met those tigers among men, I shall bring you word of them."

Note on the text: Corrected नरव्याघ्रास्तव → नरव्याघ्रांस्तव (misprint in Wikisource; the accusative plural lost its anusvara; CE naravyāghrāṃs). Wikisource तवाज्ञां, CE ājñāṃ tu (recension variant).

Verse 3 (7.127.3)

एतावदुक्त्वा प्रययौ परिदाय युधिष्ठिरम् । धृष्टद्युम्नाय बलवान्सुहृद्भ्यश्च पुनःपुनः । धृष्टद्युम्नं चेदमाह भीमसेनो महाबलः ॥

etāvaduktvā prayayau paridāya yudhiṣṭhiram | dhṛṣṭadyumnāya balavānsuhṛdbhyaśca punaḥpunaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ cedamāha bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ

Having said this, the mighty one set out, entrusting Yudhishthira to Dhrishtadyumna and again and again to his friends; and mighty Bhimasena said this to Dhrishtadyumna:

Verse 4 (7.127.4)

विदितं ते महाबाहो यथा द्रोणो महारथः । ग्रहणे धर्मराजस्य सर्वोपायेन वर्तते ॥

viditaṃ te mahābāho yathā droṇo mahārathaḥ | grahaṇe dharmarājasya sarvopāyena vartate

"You know, mighty-armed one, how the great chariot-warrior Drona is using every means to seize Dharmaraja.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's address to Dhrishtadyumna fills verses 4-8; the page prints no heading for it (the heading सञ्जय उवाच is at 5-127-3x).

Verse 5 (7.127.5)

न च मे गमने कृत्यं तादृक्पार्षत विद्यते । यादृशं रक्षणे राज्ञः कार्यमात्ययिकं हि नः ॥

na ca me gamane kṛtyaṃ tādṛkpārṣata vidyate | yādṛśaṃ rakṣaṇe rājñaḥ kāryamātyayikaṃ hi naḥ

For me, son of Prishata, no task in going compares with the guarding of the king, which is our most urgent business.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima, continuing.

Verse 6 (7.127.6)

एवमुक्तोऽस्मि पार्थेन प्रतिवक्तुं न चोत्सहे । प्रयास्ये तत्र यत्रासौ मुमूर्षुः सैन्धवः स्थितः ॥

evamukto'smi pārthena prativaktuṃ na cotsahe | prayāsye tatra yatrāsau mumūrṣuḥ saindhavaḥ sthitaḥ

Yet Partha has told me to go, and I cannot answer him back. I shall go to where Saindhava, eager to die, stands.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.102.48a and 48c (not matched by the aligner). Speaker: Bhima, continuing.

Verse 7 (7.127.7)

धर्मराजस्य वचने स्थातव्यमविशङ्कया । यास्यामि पदवीं भ्रातुः सात्वतस्य च धीमतः ॥

dharmarājasya vacane sthātavyamaviśaṅkayā | yāsyāmi padavīṃ bhrātuḥ sātvatasya ca dhīmataḥ

One must stand firm in Dharmaraja's command without hesitation. I shall go along the track of my brother and of the wise Sattvata.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.102.48e; line 2 is a variant of CE star passage 7.102.048f*0766_01 (CE: yāsyāmi padavīṃ bhrātuḥ sātvatasya ca dhīmataḥ). Not matched by the aligner. Speaker: Bhima, continuing.

Verse 8 (7.127.8)

सोऽद्य यत्तो रणे पार्थं परिरक्ष युधिष्ठिरम् । एतद्धि सर्वकार्याणां परमं कृत्यमाहवे ॥

so'dya yatto raṇe pārthaṃ parirakṣa yudhiṣṭhiram | etaddhi sarvakāryāṇāṃ paramaṃ kṛtyamāhave

So today, alert in the battle, guard Yudhishthira, Pritha's son; for this is the highest of all duties in the fight."

Note on the text: Corrected रार्थं → पार्थं (misprint in Wikisource; रार्थं is not a word; CE pārthaṃ). Corrected कृत्समाहवे → कृत्यमाहवे (misprint in Wikisource; कृत्सम् is not a word here; CE kṛtyam āhave). Speaker: Bhima, concluding his address.

Verse 9 (7.127.9)

तमब्रवीन्महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नो वृकोदरम् । ईप्सितं ते करिष्यामि गच्छ पार्थाविचारयन् ॥

tamabravīnmahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumno vṛkodaram | īpsitaṃ te kariṣyāmi gaccha pārthāvicārayan

O great king, Dhrishtadyumna said to Vrikodara: "I shall do what you wish; go, Partha, without hesitation.

Note on the text: Wikisource īpsitaṃ te kariṣyāmi, CE īpsitena mahābāho (recension variant). Speaker: line 1 is narration and Dhrishtadyumna's speech begins in line 2 and runs on into the next verse.

Verse 10 (7.127.10)

नाहत्वा समरे द्रोणो धृष्टद्युम्नं कथञ्चन । निग्रहं धर्मराजस्य प्रकरिष्यति संयुगे ॥

nāhatvā samare droṇo dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ kathañcana | nigrahaṃ dharmarājasya prakariṣyati saṃyuge

Drona will never, in battle, bring about the capture of Dharmaraja without first killing Dhrishtadyumna."

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhrishtadyumna's reply fills the whole verse; no heading is printed for it (the next heading, सञ्जय उवाच, is at 5-127-11x).

Verse 11 (7.127.11)

ततो निक्षिप्य राजानं धृष्टद्युम्ने च पाण्डवम् । अभिवाद्य गुरुं ज्येष्ठं प्रययौ येन फल्गुनः ॥

tato nikṣipya rājānaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pāṇḍavam | abhivādya guruṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ prayayau yena phalgunaḥ

Then, leaving the king in Dhrishtadyumna's charge, he saluted the Pandava, his eldest elder, and set out by the way Phalguna had gone.

Note on the text: Wikisource dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pāṇḍavam … yena phalgunaḥ, CE dhṛṣṭadyumnāya pāṇḍavaḥ … yatra phalgunaḥ (recension variants).

Verse 12 (7.127.12)

परिष्वक्तश्च कौन्तेयो धर्मराजेन मारुतिः । आघ्रातश्च तथा मूर्ध्नि श्रावितश्चाशिषः शुभाः ॥

pariṣvaktaśca kaunteyo dharmarājena mārutiḥ | āghrātaśca tathā mūrdhni śrāvitaścāśiṣaḥ śubhāḥ

The son of Kunti, the son of Maruta, was embraced by Dharmaraja, who kissed his head and pronounced auspicious blessings over him.

Note on the text: Wikisource pariṣvaktaś ca … mārutiḥ, CE pariṣvaktas tu … bhārata (recension variants).

Verse 13 (7.127.13)

कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणान्विप्रानर्चितांस्तुष्टमानसान् । आलभ्य मङ्गलान्यष्टौ पीत्वा कैरातकं मधु ॥

kṛtvā pradakṣiṇānviprānarcitāṃstuṣṭamānasān | ālabhya maṅgalānyaṣṭau pītvā kairātakaṃ madhu

Having circumambulated the Brahmins he had honoured, who were glad at heart, having touched the eight auspicious things and drunk Kairataka honey-wine,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki bracket. Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.053d*0769_01–02 (after 7.102.53). Verses 13-16 are one sentence, bracketed on the page as a passage found in some manuscripts only.

Verse 14 (7.127.14)

द्विगुणद्रविणो वीरो मदरक्तान्तलोचनः । विप्रैः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विजयोत्पादसूचितः ॥

dviguṇadraviṇo vīro madaraktāntalocanaḥ | vipraiḥ kṛtasvastyayano vijayotpādasūcitaḥ

his strength doubled, the hero, his eyes reddened at the corners from the drink, blessed with benedictions by the Brahmins, his victory foretold by omens,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.053d*0769_03–04.

Verse 15 (7.127.15)

पश्यन्नेवात्मनो बुद्धिं विजयानन्दकारिणीम् । अनुलोमानिलैश्चाशु प्रदर्शितजयोदयः ॥

paśyannevātmano buddhiṃ vijayānandakāriṇīm | anulomānilaiścāśu pradarśitajayodayaḥ

perceiving that his own mind was joyful with the thought of victory, and quickly shown the rise of triumph by favourable winds,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.053d*0769_05–06.

Verse 16 (7.127.16)

भीमसेनो महाबाहुः कवची शुभकुण्डली । सगदः सतलत्राणः सशरी रथिनां वरः । रथमारुह्य निर्युक्तं सर्वोपकरणान्वितम् ॥

bhīmaseno mahābāhuḥ kavacī śubhakuṇḍalī | sagadaḥ satalatrāṇaḥ saśarī rathināṃ varaḥ | rathamāruhya niryuktaṃ sarvopakaraṇānvitam

Bhimasena the mighty-armed, mailed and with shining earrings, with mace, hand-guards and arrows, the best of chariot-warriors, mounted his harnessed chariot, furnished with every equipment.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Lines 1-2 = CE 7.102.54a and 54c (Wikisource sagadaḥ satalatrāṇaḥ, CE sāṅgadaḥ satanutrāṇaḥ); line 3 is CE star passage 7.102.054d*0770_01.

Verse 17 (7.127.17)

तस्य कार्ष्णायसं वर्म हेमचित्रं महर्द्धिमत् । विबभौ सर्वतः श्लिष्टं सविद्युदिव तोयदः ॥

tasya kārṣṇāyasaṃ varma hemacitraṃ maharddhimat | vibabhau sarvataḥ śliṣṭaṃ savidyudiva toyadaḥ

His iron mail, adorned with gold and splendid, fitted close all round, shone like a cloud with lightning.

Note on the text: Wikisource सर्वतः श्लिष्टं, CE parvataśliṣṭaḥ (recension variant).

Verse 18 (7.127.18)

पीतरक्तासितसितैर्वासोभिश्च सुवेष्टितः । कण्ठसूत्रेण विबभौ सेन्द्रायुध इवाम्बुदः ॥

pītaraktāsitasitairvāsobhiśca suveṣṭitaḥ | kaṇṭhasūtreṇa vibabhau sendrāyudha ivāmbudaḥ

Wrapped in garments of yellow, red, black and white, with a cord about his neck, he shone like a cloud with Indra's bow.

Note on the text: Corrected वासौभिश्च → वासोभिश्च (misprint in Wikisource; वासौभिः is not a form; CE vāsobhiś ca). Wikisource कण्ठसूत्रेण, CE kaṇṭhatrāṇena (recension variant).

Verse 19 (7.127.19)

प्रयाते भीमसेने तु तव सैन्यं युयुत्सया । पाञ्चजन्यरवो घोरः पुनरासीद्विशाम्पते ॥

prayāte bhīmasene tu tava sainyaṃ yuyutsayā | pāñcajanyaravo ghoraḥ punarāsīdviśāmpate

When Bhimasena had set out against your army, eager to fight, the dreadful roar of the Panchajanya sounded once more, O lord of the people.

Verse 20 (7.127.20)

तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं त्रैलोक्यत्रासनं महत् । पुनर्भीमं महाबाहुं धर्मपुत्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

taṃ śrutvā ninadaṃ ghoraṃ trailokyatrāsanaṃ mahat | punarbhīmaṃ mahābāhuṃ dharmaputro'bhyabhāṣata

Hearing that dreadful, mighty sound that terrified the three worlds, the son of Dharma spoke again to the mighty-armed Bhima:

Verse 21 (7.127.21)

एष वृष्णिप्रवीरेण ध्मातः सलिलजो भृशम् । पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च विनादयति शङ्खराट् ॥

eṣa vṛṣṇipravīreṇa dhmātaḥ salilajo bhṛśam | pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca vinādayati śaṅkharāṭ

"The Vrishni hero is blowing that water-born conch with great force; the king of conches makes earth and sky resound.

Note on the text: Speaker: Yudhishthira's speech fills verses 21-24; the narration of verse 20 introduces it and no heading is printed.

Verse 22 (7.127.22)

नूनं व्यसनमापन्ने सुमहत्सव्यसाचिनि । कुरुभिर्युध्यते सार्धं सर्वैश्चक्रगदाधरः ॥

nūnaṃ vyasanamāpanne sumahatsavyasācini | kurubhiryudhyate sārdhaṃ sarvaiścakragadādharaḥ

Surely Savyasachin has fallen into some very great calamity, and the bearer of discus and mace is fighting against all the Kurus.

Note on the text: Speaker: Yudhishthira, continuing.

Verse 23 (7.127.23)

नूनमार्या महत्कुन्ती पापं व्यसनमीदृशम् । द्रौपदी च सुभद्रा च पश्यन्ति सह बन्धुभिः । तद्भीम त्वरया युक्तो याहि यत्र धनञ्जयः ॥

nūnamāryā mahatkuntī pāpaṃ vyasanamīdṛśam | draupadī ca subhadrā ca paśyanti saha bandhubhiḥ | tadbhīma tvarayā yukto yāhi yatra dhanañjayaḥ

Surely noble Kunti, and Draupadi and Subhadra with their kinsfolk, are looking upon this great evil, such a calamity. Therefore, Bhima, go quickly to where Dhananjaya is.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner: lines 1-2 = CE 7.102.61a and 61c (Wikisource mahat kuntī pāpaṃ vyasanam īdṛśam, CE mahat kuntī pāpam adya nidarśanam); line 3 = CE 7.102.62a (Wikisource tad bhīma tvarayā yukto, CE sa bhīmas tvarayā yukto). Speaker: Yudhishthira, continuing.

Verse 24 (7.127.24)

मुह्यतीव हि मे चित्तं धनञ्जयदिदृक्षया । दिशश्च प्रदिशः पार्थ सात्वतस्य च कारणात् ॥

muhyatīva hi me cittaṃ dhanañjayadidṛkṣayā | diśaśca pradiśaḥ pārtha sātvatasya ca kāraṇāt

My mind is bewildered with longing to see Dhananjaya; and the quarters and intermediate quarters seem to reel, Partha, because of the Sattvata as well."

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner: lines = CE 7.102.62c and 62e (Wikisource mama cittam … diśaś ca pradiśaḥ, CE muhyantīva hi me sarvā … diśaḥ sapradiśaḥ). Speaker: Yudhishthira, concluding.

Verse 25 (7.127.25)

गच्छगच्छेति गुरुणा सोऽनुज्ञातो वृकोदरः । ततः पाण्डुसुतो राजन्भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् ॥

gacchagaccheti guruṇā so'nujñāto vṛkodaraḥ | tataḥ pāṇḍusuto rājanbhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān

Sent off by his elder with the words "Go, go!", Vrikodara — then Bhimasena, the Pandu's mighty son, O king --

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.102.63a (Wikisource gurunā anujñāto); line 2 is CE star passage 7.102.063b*0772_01. Not matched by the aligner.

Verse 26 (7.127.26)

बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणः प्रगृहीतशरासनः । ज्येष्ठेन प्रहितो भ्रात्रा भ्राता भ्रातुः प्रियङ्करः ॥

baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ | jyeṣṭhena prahito bhrātrā bhrātā bhrātuḥ priyaṅkaraḥ

his iguana-skin finger-guards bound on and his bow in hand, sent forth by his eldest brother, a brother who does what his brother loves,

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE star passage 7.102.063b*0772_02; line 2 = CE 7.102.63c (Wikisource jyeṣṭhena prahito bhrātrā, CE bhṛśaṃ sa prahito bhrātrā). Not matched by the aligner.

Verse 27 (7.127.27)

आहत्य दुन्दुभिं भीमः शङ्खं प्रध्माप्य चासकृत् । विनद्य सिंहनादेन ज्यां विकर्षन्पुनःपुनः ॥

āhatya dundubhiṃ bhīmaḥ śaṅkhaṃ pradhmāpya cāsakṛt | vinadya siṃhanādena jyāṃ vikarṣanpunaḥpunaḥ

struck his drum, blew his conch again and again, roared a lion's roar and drew his bowstring again and again,

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.102.63e; line 2 = CE 7.102.64a (Wikisource vinadya siṃhanādena, CE vinadya siṃhanādaṃ ca). Not matched by the aligner.

Verse 28 (7.127.28)

तेन शब्देन वीराणां पातयित्वा मनांस्युत । दर्शयन्घोरमात्मानममित्रान्सहसाऽभ्ययात् ॥

tena śabdena vīrāṇāṃ pātayitvā manāṃsyuta | darśayanghoramātmānamamitrānsahasā'bhyayāt

and by that sound made the hearts of heroes fall; showing his dreadful self, he suddenly attacked the enemies.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE star passage 7.102.064b*0773_01 (Wikisource tena śabdena, CE talaśabdena); line 2 = CE 7.102.64c. Not matched by the aligner; the first line is a star passage, so no ce_ref.

Verse 29 (7.127.29)

तमूहुर्जवना दान्ता विरुवन्तो हयोत्तमाः । विशोकेन सुसंयत्ता मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥

tamūhurjavanā dāntā viruvanto hayottamāḥ | viśokena susaṃyattā manomārutaraṃhasaḥ

His excellent horses bore him: swift, well-trained, neighing, firmly controlled by Vishoka, quick as mind and wind.

Note on the text: Wikisource viruvanto … susaṃyattā, CE vikurvāṇā … abhisaṃyattā (recension variants).

Verse 30 (7.127.30)

आरुजन्विरुजन्पार्थो ज्यां विकर्षंश्च पाणिना । सम्प्रकर्षन्विकर्षंश्च सेनाग्रं समलोडयत् ॥

ārujanvirujanpārtho jyāṃ vikarṣaṃśca pāṇinā | samprakarṣanvikarṣaṃśca senāgraṃ samaloḍayat

Breaking and shattering, drawing his bowstring with his hand and drawing it hard again and again, Partha churned the van of the army.

Note on the text: Wikisource samprakarṣan vikarṣaṃś ca, CE so 'vakarṣan vikarṣaṃś ca (recension variant).

Verse 31 (7.127.31)

तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं पाञ्चालाः सहसोमकाः । पृष्ठतोऽनुययुः शूरा मघवन्तमिवामराः ॥

taṃ prayāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ pāñcālāḥ sahasomakāḥ | pṛṣṭhato'nuyayuḥ śūrā maghavantamivāmarāḥ

As the mighty-armed one advanced, the Panchalas with the Somakas, valiant men, followed behind him as the gods follow Maghavan.

Verse 32 (7.127.32)

तं समेत्य महाराज तावकाः पर्यवारयन् । दुःशासनश्चित्रसेनः कुण्डभेदी विविंशतिः ॥

taṃ sametya mahārāja tāvakāḥ paryavārayan | duḥśāsanaścitrasenaḥ kuṇḍabhedī viviṃśatiḥ

O great king, your men met him and surrounded him: Duhshasana, Chitrasena, Kundabhedin, Vivimshati,

Note on the text: Wikisource tāvakāḥ … duḥśāsanaḥ, CE sodaryāḥ … duḥśalaḥ (recension variants).

Verse 33 (7.127.33)

दुर्मुखो दुःसहश्चैव विकर्णश्च शलस्तथा । विन्दानुविन्दौ सुमुखो दीर्घबाहुः सुदर्शनः ॥

durmukho duḥsahaścaiva vikarṇaśca śalastathā | vindānuvindau sumukho dīrghabāhuḥ sudarśanaḥ

Durmukha, Duhsaha, Vikarna and Shala, Vinda and Anuvinda, Sumukha, Dirghabahu, Sudarshana,

Verse 34 (7.127.34)

वृन्दारकः सुहस्तश्च सुषेणो दीर्घलोचनः । अभयो रौद्रकर्मा च सुवर्मा दुर्विमोचनः ॥

vṛndārakaḥ suhastaśca suṣeṇo dīrghalocanaḥ | abhayo raudrakarmā ca suvarmā durvimocanaḥ

Vrindaraka, Suhasta, Sushena, Dirghalochana, Abhaya, Raudrakarman, Suvarman and Durvimochana —

Note on the text: Corrected रौद्रकर्णा → रौद्रकर्मा (misprint in Wikisource; the name is Raudrakarman; CE raudrakarmā).

Verse 35 (7.127.35)

शोभन्तो रथिनां श्रेष्ठाः सहसैन्यपदानुगाः । संयत्ताः समरे वीरा भीमसेनमुपाद्रवन् ॥

śobhanto rathināṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sahasainyapadānugāḥ | saṃyattāḥ samare vīrā bhīmasenamupādravan

these shining best of chariot-warriors, resolute heroes with their troops and followers, rushed upon Bhimasena in the battle.

Note on the text: Wikisource शोभन्तो … सहसैन्यपदानुगाः, CE vividhai … saha sainyaiḥ sahānugaiḥ (recension variants).

Verse 36 (7.127.36)

तैः समन्ताद्वृतः शूरैः समरेषु महारथः । तान्समीक्ष्य तु कौन्तेयो भीमसेनः पराक्रमी । अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥

taiḥ samantādvṛtaḥ śūraiḥ samareṣu mahārathaḥ | tānsamīkṣya tu kaunteyo bhīmasenaḥ parākramī | abhyavartata vegena siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgāniva

Surrounded on all sides in the battles by those heroes, the great chariot-warrior, the son of Kunti, valiant Bhimasena, looked at them and charged swiftly, like a lion at small deer.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE star passage 7.102.071d*0775_01; lines 2-3 = CE 7.102.72a and 72c. The first line is a star passage, so no ce_ref (CE 7.102.72 was not matched by the aligner).

Verse 37 (7.127.37)

ते महास्त्राणि दिव्यानि तत्र वीरा अदर्शयन् । छादयन्तः शरैर्भीमं मेघाः सूर्यमिवोदितम् ॥

te mahāstrāṇi divyāni tatra vīrā adarśayan | chādayantaḥ śarairbhīmaṃ meghāḥ sūryamivoditam

Those heroes displayed great divine weapons there, covering Bhima with arrows as clouds cover the risen sun.

Note on the text: Wikisource chādayantaḥ, CE vārayantaḥ (recension variant). The Wikisource order now skips CE 7.102.74-89 (the Drona encounter, placed by Wikisource at verses 55-70) and resumes at CE 7.102.90.

Verse 38 (7.127.38)

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीमसेनः पराक्रमी । अग्रतः स्यन्दनानीकं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīmasenaḥ parākramī | agrataḥ syandanānīkaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat

Then, in rage, O great king, valiant Bhimasena showered volleys of arrows on the chariot-division in front.

Verse 39 (7.127.39)

ते वध्यमानाः समरे तव पुत्रा महारथाः । भीमं भीमबला युद्धे योधयन्ति जयैषिणः ॥

te vadhyamānāḥ samare tava putrā mahārathāḥ | bhīmaṃ bhīmabalā yuddhe yodhayanti jayaiṣiṇaḥ

Struck down in the battle, your sons, great chariot-warriors of terrible strength, fought Bhima in the combat, eager for victory.

Note on the text: Wikisource bhīmabalā … yodhayanti, CE bhīmabalaṃ … 'yodhayaṃs tu (recension variant).

Verse 40 (7.127.40)

ततो दुःशासनः क्रुद्धो रथशक्तिं समाक्षिपत् । सर्वपारशवीं तीक्ष्णां जिघांसुः पाण्डुनन्दनम् ॥

tato duḥśāsanaḥ kruddho rathaśaktiṃ samākṣipat | sarvapāraśavīṃ tīkṣṇāṃ jighāṃsuḥ pāṇḍunandanam

Then furious Duhshasana hurled a chariot-javelin made wholly of iron, sharp, wishing to kill the Pandu's son.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वपारसवीं → सर्वपारशवीं (misprint in Wikisource; पारसवी is not a word; CE sarvapāraśavīm, 'all of iron').

Verse 41 (7.127.41)

आपतन्तीं महाशक्तिं तव पुत्रप्रणोदिताम् । द्विधा चिच्छेद तां भीमस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

āpatantīṃ mahāśaktiṃ tava putrapraṇoditām | dvidhā ciccheda tāṃ bhīmastadadbhutamivābhavat

Bhima cut that great javelin in two as it fell, sent by your son; and that seemed a marvel.

Note on the text: Wikisource putrapraṇoditām, CE putrapracoditām (recension variant).

Verse 42 (7.127.42)

अथान्यैर्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः सङ्क्रुद्धः कुण्डभेदिनम् । सुषेणं दीर्घनेत्रं च त्रिभिस्त्रीनवधीद्बली ॥

athānyairviśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ saṅkruddhaḥ kuṇḍabhedinam | suṣeṇaṃ dīrghanetraṃ ca tribhistrīnavadhīdbalī

Then, enraged, the mighty one killed with other sharp arrows Kundabhedin, Sushena and Dirghanetra — three with three.

Note on the text: Wikisource viśikhais tīkṣṇaiḥ, CE niśitair bāṇaiḥ (recension variant).

Verse 43 (7.127.43)

ततो वृन्दारकं वीरं कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनम् । पुत्राणां तव वीराणां युध्यतामवधीत्पुनः ॥

tato vṛndārakaṃ vīraṃ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanam | putrāṇāṃ tava vīrāṇāṃ yudhyatāmavadhītpunaḥ

Then he killed again the hero Vrindaraka, who increased the Kurus' fame, among your sons as they fought.

Verse 44 (7.127.44)

अभयं रौद्रकर्माणं दुर्विमोचनमेव च । त्रिभिस्त्रीनवधीद्भीमः पुनरेव सुतांस्तव ॥

abhayaṃ raudrakarmāṇaṃ durvimocanameva ca | tribhistrīnavadhīdbhīmaḥ punareva sutāṃstava

Abhaya, Raudrakarman and Durvimochana — Bhima again slew these three of your sons with three arrows.

Verse 45 (7.127.45)

वध्यमाना महाराज पुत्रास्तव बलीयसा । भीमं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठं समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥

vadhyamānā mahārāja putrāstava balīyasā | bhīmaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ samantātparyavārayan

As they were being slain by the stronger one, O great king, your sons surrounded Bhima, the best of fighters, on every side.

Verse 46 (7.127.46)

ते शरैर्भीमकर्माणं ववर्षुः पाण्डवं युधि । मेघा इवातपापाये धाराभिर्धरणीधरम् ॥

te śarairbhīmakarmāṇaṃ vavarṣuḥ pāṇḍavaṃ yudhi | meghā ivātapāpāye dhārābhirdharaṇīdharam

They rained arrows on Bhima of dreadful deeds, the Pandava, in the fight, as clouds at the end of summer rain on a mountain.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.097d*0784_01–02 (after 7.102.97).

Verse 47 (7.127.47)

स तद्बाणमयं वर्षमश्मवर्षमिवाचलः । प्रतीच्छन्पाण्डुदायादो न प्राव्यथत शत्रुहा ॥

sa tadbāṇamayaṃ varṣamaśmavarṣamivācalaḥ | pratīcchanpāṇḍudāyādo na prāvyathata śatruhā

Receiving that shower of arrows as a mountain receives a shower of stones, Pandu's heir, the slayer of foes, was not shaken.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.097d*0784_03–04.

Verse 48 (7.127.48)

विन्दानुविन्दौ सहितौ सुवर्माणं च ते सुतम् । प्रहसन्नेव कौन्तेयः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥

vindānuvindau sahitau suvarmāṇaṃ ca te sutam | prahasanneva kaunteyaḥ śarairninye yamakṣayam

Smiling, the son of Kunti sent Vinda and Anuvinda together, and Suvarman, your son, to Yama's abode with his arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected शरैर्निन्यं → शरैर्निन्ये (misprint in Wikisource; the verb is ninye; निन्यम् is not a form (CE ninye)). Wikisource prahasanneva, CE prahasann iva (same).

Verse 49 (7.127.49)

ततः सुदर्शनं वीरं पुत्रं ते भरतर्षभ । विव्याध समरे तूर्णं स पपात ममार च ॥

tataḥ sudarśanaṃ vīraṃ putraṃ te bharatarṣabha | vivyādha samare tūrṇaṃ sa papāta mamāra ca

Then, O best of the Bharatas, he swiftly pierced your son, the hero Sudarshana, in the fight, and he fell and died.

Verse 50 (7.127.50)

सोऽचिरेणैव कालेन तद्रथानीकमाशुगैः । दिशः सर्वाः समालोक्य व्यधमत्पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥

so'cireṇaiva kālena tadrathānīkamāśugaiḥ | diśaḥ sarvāḥ samālokya vyadhamatpāṇḍunandanaḥ

In a short time the son of Pandu, looking all around, destroyed that division of chariots with swift arrows.

Note on the text: Wikisource samālokya, CE samabhyasya (recension variant).

Verse 51 (7.127.51)

ततो वै रथघोषेण गर्जितेन मृगा इव । भज्यमानाश्च समरे तव पुत्रा विशाम्पते । प्राद्रवन्सहसा सर्वे भीमसेनभयार्दिताः ॥

tato vai rathaghoṣeṇa garjitena mṛgā iva | bhajyamānāśca samare tava putrā viśāmpate | prādravansahasā sarve bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ

Then, like deer at the rumble and roar of a chariot, your sons, being broken in the battle, O lord of the people, all fled at once, tormented by fear of Bhimasena.

Note on the text: Corrected भयर्दिताः → भयार्दिताः (misprint in Wikisource; a long ā was dropped; CE bhayārditāḥ). Line 2 Wikisource bhajyamānāś ca, CE vadhyamānāś ca; line 3 Wikisource prādravan sahasā, CE prādravan sarathāḥ (recension variants).

Verse 52 (7.127.52)

अनुयायाच्च कौन्तेयः पुत्राणां ते महद्बलम् । विव्याध समरे राजन्कौरवेयान्समन्ततः ॥

anuyāyācca kaunteyaḥ putrāṇāṃ te mahadbalam | vivyādha samare rājankauraveyānsamantataḥ

Pursuing your sons' great army, O king, the son of Kunti pierced the Kauravas on every side in the battle.

Note on the text: Wikisource anuyāyāc ca, CE anuyāya tu (recension variant).

Verse 53 (7.127.53)

वध्यमाना महाराज भीमसेनेन तावकाः । त्यक्त्वा भीमं रणाज्जग्मुश्चोदयन्तो हयोत्तमान् ॥

vadhyamānā mahārāja bhīmasenena tāvakāḥ | tyaktvā bhīmaṃ raṇājjagmuścodayanto hayottamān

Struck down by Bhimasena, O great king, your men abandoned Bhima and left the battle, urging on their best horses.

Note on the text: Wikisource raṇāj jagmuḥ, CE raṇe yānti (recension variant).

Verse 54 (7.127.54)

तांस्तु निर्जित्य समरे भीमसेनो महाबलः । सिंहनादरवं चक्रे बाहुशब्दं च पाण्डवः ॥

tāṃstu nirjitya samare bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | siṃhanādaravaṃ cakre bāhuśabdaṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ

Having beaten them in the fight, mighty Bhimasena gave a lion's roar and made the sound of slapping his arms.

Verse 55 (7.127.55)

महान्तं तलशब्दं च कृत्वा द्रोणान्तिकं ययौ । तमावारयदाचार्यो वेलेवोद्वृत्तमर्णवम् ॥

mahāntaṃ talaśabdaṃ ca kṛtvā droṇāntikaṃ yayau | tamāvārayadācāryo velevodvṛttamarṇavam

Making a great sound of slapping his palms, he went toward Drona. The teacher barred his way, as the shore holds back the swollen sea.

Note on the text: Removed a stray asterisk (the page's mark for a passage found only in some manuscripts). Line 1 is CE star passage 7.102.105b*0788_01 (after 7.102.105); line 2 = CE 7.102.77c. The first line is a star passage, so no ce_ref.

Verse 56 (7.127.56)

तस्य द्रोणो रथं राजञ्छादयामास संयुगे । साश्वसूतध्वजं तूर्णं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

tasya droṇo rathaṃ rājañchādayāmāsa saṃyuge | sāśvasūtadhvajaṃ tūrṇaṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat

Drona covered his chariot in the fight, O king, with its horses, charioteer and banner, swiftly; and it was a marvel.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.077d*0776_01–02 (after 7.102.77).

Verse 57 (7.127.57)

ललाटेऽताडयच्चैनं नाराचेन स्मयन्निव । ऊर्ध्वरश्मिरिवादित्यो विबभौ तत्र पाण्डवः ॥

lalāṭe'tāḍayaccainaṃ nārācena smayanniva | ūrdhvaraśmirivādityo vibabhau tatra pāṇḍavaḥ

He struck him on the forehead with a nārāca arrow, as if smiling; and there the Pandava shone like the sun with its rays raised.

Verse 58 (7.127.58)

स मन्यमानस्त्वाचार्यो ममायं फल्गुनो यथा । भीमः करिष्यते पूजामित्युवाच वृकोदरम् ॥

sa manyamānastvācāryo mamāyaṃ phalguno yathā | bhīmaḥ kariṣyate pūjāmityuvāca vṛkodaram

Thinking, "He is to me as Phalguna is; Bhima will pay me homage," the teacher said to Vrikodara:

Verse 59 (7.127.59)

भीमसेन न ते शक्यं प्रवेष्टुमरिवाहिनीम् । मामनिर्जित्य समरे शत्रुमद्य महाबल ॥

bhīmasena na te śakyaṃ praveṣṭumarivāhinīm | māmanirjitya samare śatrumadya mahābala

"Bhimasena, you cannot enter the enemy's host without defeating me, your foe today, in battle, O mighty one.

Note on the text: Wikisource śatrum adya, CE śatrumadhye (recension variant). Speaker: Drona's address fills verses 59-60; no heading is printed for it (the next heading, सञ्जय उवाच, is at 5-127-61x).

Verse 60 (7.127.60)

यदि ते सानुजः कृष्णः प्रविष्टोऽनुमते मम । अनीकं न तु शक्यं मे प्रवेष्टुमिह वै त्वया ॥

yadi te sānujaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ praviṣṭo'numate mama | anīkaṃ na tu śakyaṃ me praveṣṭumiha vai tvayā

If Krishna with his younger companion went in with my consent, even so you cannot enter this army here."

Note on the text: Wikisource sānujaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ … śakyaṃ me, CE so 'nujaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ … śakyaṃ bhoḥ (recension variants). Speaker: Drona, concluding.

Verse 61 (7.127.61)

अथ भीमस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यमशेषतः । क्रुद्धः प्रोवाच वै द्रोणं रक्तताम्रेक्षणः श्वसन् ॥

atha bhīmastu tacchrutvā gurorvākyamaśeṣataḥ | kruddhaḥ provāca vai droṇaṃ raktatāmrekṣaṇaḥ śvasan

Hearing his teacher's words in full, Bhima, enraged, his eyes red as copper, hissing, said to Drona:

Note on the text: Wikisource guror vākyam aśeṣataḥ, CE apetabhīḥ (recension variant).

Verse 62 (7.127.62)

तवार्जुनो नानुमते ब्रह्मबन्धो रणाजिरम् । प्रविष्टः स हि दुर्धर्षः शक्रस्यापि विशेद्बलम् ॥

tavārjuno nānumate brahmabandho raṇājiram | praviṣṭaḥ sa hi durdharṣaḥ śakrasyāpi viśedbalam

"Arjuna did not enter the field of battle with your consent, unworthy Brahmin. That unassailable one could break into even Shakra's host.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्बन्धो → ब्रह्मबन्धो (misprint in Wikisource; a म was dropped; CE brahmabandho). Corrected रमाजिरम् → रणाजिरम् (misprint in Wikisource; रमाजिरम् is not a word; CE raṇājiram). Speaker: Bhima's reply fills verses 62-65; the heading सञ्जय उवाच (5-127-61x) introduces the narration of verse 61 only.

Verse 63 (7.127.63)

येन त्वं परमां पूजां कुर्वता मानितो ह्यसि । नार्जुनोऽहं घृणी विप्र भीमसेनोऽस्मि ते रिपुः ॥

yena tvaṃ paramāṃ pūjāṃ kurvatā mānito hyasi | nārjuno'haṃ ghṛṇī vipra bhīmaseno'smi te ripuḥ

Arjuna, who honoured you with the highest reverence — I am not Arjuna, the tender-hearted, O Brahmin; I am Bhimasena, your enemy.

Note on the text: Wikisource yena tvaṃ … vipra, CE yena vai … droṇa (recension variants). Speaker: Bhima, continuing.

Verse 64 (7.127.64)

पिता नस्त्वं गुरुर्बन्धुस्तथा पुत्रा हि ते वयम् । इति मन्यामहे सर्वे भवन्तं प्रणताः स्थिताः ॥

pitā nastvaṃ gururbandhustathā putrā hi te vayam | iti manyāmahe sarve bhavantaṃ praṇatāḥ sthitāḥ

You were our father, teacher and kinsman, and we your sons: so we all thought of you, standing bowed before you.

Note on the text: Corrected तदा पुत्रा हि र्ते → तथा पुत्रा हि ते (misprint in Wikisource; तदा does not fit and the र्ते is broken; CE tathā putrā hi te). Speaker: Bhima, continuing.

Verse 65 (7.127.65)

तदद्य विपरीतं ते वदतोऽस्मासु दृश्यते । यदि शत्रुं त्वमात्मानं मन्यसे तत्तथाऽस्त्विह । एष ते सदृशं कर्म शत्रोर्भीमः करिष्यति ॥

tadadya viparītaṃ te vadato'smāsu dṛśyate | yadi śatruṃ tvamātmānaṃ manyase tattathā'stviha | eṣa te sadṛśaṃ karma śatrorbhīmaḥ kariṣyati

Now what you say to us is the opposite. If you regard yourself as an enemy, so be it. Here Bhima will do what befits an enemy."

Note on the text: Wikisource tad adya viparītaṃ te … bhīmaḥ kariṣyati, CE adya tad viparītaṃ te … bhīmaḥ karomy aham (recension variants). Speaker: Bhima, concluding.

Verse 66 (7.127.66)

अथोद्भ्राम्य गदां वीरः कालदण्डमिवान्तकः । द्रोणायावासृजद्राजन्स रथादवपुप्लुवे ॥

athodbhrāmya gadāṃ vīraḥ kāladaṇḍamivāntakaḥ | droṇāyāvāsṛjadrājansa rathādavapupluve

Then the hero whirled his mace like Death's rod of time and hurled it at Drona, O king, and Drona leapt down from his chariot.

Note on the text: Corrected अथोद्धाम्य → अथोद्भ्राम्य (misprint in Wikisource; उद्धाम्य is not a form; CE udbhrāmya). Wikisource vīraḥ, CE bhīmaḥ (recension variant).

Verse 67 (7.127.67)

साश्वसूतध्वजं यानं द्रोणस्यापोथयत्तदा । तदद्भुतमपश्याम पाण्डवेयस्य विक्रमम् ॥

sāśvasūtadhvajaṃ yānaṃ droṇasyāpothayattadā | tadadbhutamapaśyāma pāṇḍaveyasya vikramam

Then it smashed Drona's chariot, with its horses, charioteer and banner; we saw that marvellous prowess of the Pandava.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.102.88a; line 2 is CE star passage 7.102.088b*0778_01.

Verse 68 (7.127.68)

द्रोणं तु विरथं कृत्वा भीमसेनो महाबलः । अभ्यवर्तत सैन्यानि तावकानि समन्ततः ॥

droṇaṃ tu virathaṃ kṛtvā bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | abhyavartata sainyāni tāvakāni samantataḥ

Having left Drona without a chariot, mighty Bhimasena turned upon your troops on every side.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.102.088b*0778_02–03 (after 7.102.88a).

Verse 69 (7.127.69)

स मृद्नंस्तरसा योधान्वायुर्वृक्षानिवौजसा । विचचार रणे राजन्वायुतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥

sa mṛdnaṃstarasā yodhānvāyurvṛkṣānivaujasā | vicacāra raṇe rājanvāyutulyaparākramaḥ

Crushing the warriors with force, as the wind breaks trees with its power, he moved through the battle, O king, with a prowess equal to the wind's.

Note on the text: Corrected मृद्रंस्तरसा → मृद्नंस्तरसा (misprint in Wikisource; मृद्रन् is not a form; the participle is mṛdnan (CE prāmṛdnāt)). Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.102.88c (CE: prāmṛdnāc ca bahūn yodhān vāyur vṛkṣān ivaujasā); line 2 is CE star passage 7.102.088d*0779_01.

Verse 70 (7.127.70)

निर्जितस्तु तदा तेन पाण्डवेन महात्मना । अन्यं तु रथमातिष्ठद्द्रोणः प्रहरतां वरः ॥

nirjitastu tadā tena pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | anyaṃ tu rathamātiṣṭhaddroṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ

Defeated then by that great-souled Pandava, Drona, best of fighters, mounted another chariot.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE star passage 7.102.089b*0780_01; line 2 = CE 7.102.89c. The first line is a star passage, so no ce_ref.