Satyaki Slays Somadatta; Krishna Turns Yudhishthira from Drona

Verse 1 (7.163.1)

सोमदत्तं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य विधुन्वानं महद्धनुः । सात्यकिः प्राह यन्तारं सोमदत्ताय मां वह ॥

somadattaṃ tu samprekṣya vidhunvānaṃ mahaddhanuḥ | sātyakiḥ prāha yantāraṃ somadattāya māṃ vaha

Seeing Somadatta shaking his great bow, Satyaki said to his charioteer, "Take me to Somadatta.

Verse 2 (7.163.2)

न ह्यहत्वा रणे शत्रुं सोमदत्तं महाबलम् । निवर्तिष्ये रणात्सूत सत्यमेतद्वचो मम ॥

na hyahatvā raṇe śatruṃ somadattaṃ mahābalam | nivartiṣye raṇātsūta satyametadvaco mama

Without killing that enemy in battle, the mighty Somadatta, I shall not turn back from the fight, charioteer; this word of mine is true."

Note on the text: Speaker: Satyaki (no heading is printed; the verse is wholly his speech to his charioteer, introduced in verse 1, and the input carried Sanjaya over). Recension variant, not corrected: line 1 reads न ह्यहत्वा रणे शत्रुं सोमदत्तं महाबलम् where the CE has na hy ahatvā raṇe śatruṃ bāhlīkaṃ kauravādhamam.

Verse 3 (7.163.3)

ततः सम्प्रैषयद्यन्ता सैन्धवांस्तान्मनोजवान् । तुरङ्गमाञ्छङ्खवर्णान्सर्वशब्दातिगान्रणे ॥

tataḥ sampraiṣayadyantā saindhavāṃstānmanojavān | turaṅgamāñchaṅkhavarṇānsarvaśabdātigānraṇe

Then the charioteer sent on the Sindhu horses, swift as thought, conch-white, outrunning every sound in the battle.

Note on the text: Corrected तुरङ्गामाञ्छ → तुरङ्गमाञ्छ (misprint in Wikisource; तुरङ्गाम is not a word; the accusative plural of तुरङ्गम is required; CE turaṅgamāñ).

Verse 4 (7.163.4)

तेऽवहन्युयुधानं तु मनोमारुतरंहसः । यथेन्द्रं हरयो राजन्पुरा दैत्यवधोद्यतम् ॥

te'vahanyuyudhānaṃ tu manomārutaraṃhasaḥ | yathendraṃ harayo rājanpurā daityavadhodyatam

They bore Yuyudhana with the speed of mind and wind, as the bay horses bore Indra in the old days when he set out to slay the Daityas.

Verse 5 (7.163.5)

तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य सात्वतं रभसं रणे । सोमदत्तो महाबाहुरसम्भ्रान्तो न्यवर्तत ॥

tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya sātvataṃ rabhasaṃ raṇe | somadatto mahābāhurasambhrānto nyavartata

Seeing the Satvata rushing at him in the battle, the mighty-armed Somadatta turned against him, unshaken.

Verse 6 (7.163.6)

विमुञ्चञ्छरवर्षाणि पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् । छादयामास शैनेयं जलदो भास्करं यथा ॥

vimuñcañcharavarṣāṇi parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān | chādayāmāsa śaineyaṃ jalado bhāskaraṃ yathā

Letting loose showers of arrows like a rain-giving cloud, he covered Shaineya, as a cloud covers the sun.

Verse 7 (7.163.7)

असम्भ्रान्तश्च समरे सात्यकिः कुरुपुङ्गवम् । छादयामास बाणौघैः समन्ताद्भरतर्षभ ॥

asambhrāntaśca samare sātyakiḥ kurupuṅgavam | chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ samantādbharatarṣabha

And Satyaki, unshaken in the battle, covered that bull of the Kurus with floods of arrows on every side, O best of the Bharatas.

Verse 8 (7.163.8)

सोमदत्तस्तु तं षष्ट्या विव्याधोरसि माधवम् । सात्यकिश्चापि तं राजन्नविध्यत्सायकैः शितैः ॥

somadattastu taṃ ṣaṣṭyā vivyādhorasi mādhavam | sātyakiścāpi taṃ rājannavidhyatsāyakaiḥ śitaiḥ

Somadatta pierced Madhava in the chest with sixty arrows, and Satyaki too, O king, pierced him with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected सोमदत्तस्तुतं → सोमदत्तस्तु तं (misprint in Wikisource; the space between तु and तं is missing, so the words run together as सोमदत्तस्तुतं; CE somadattas tu taṃ).

Verse 9 (7.163.9)

तावन्योन्यं शरैः कृत्तौ व्यराजेतां नरर्षभौ । सुपुष्पौ पुष्पसमये पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥

tāvanyonyaṃ śaraiḥ kṛttau vyarājetāṃ nararṣabhau | supuṣpau puṣpasamaye puṣpitāviva kiṃśukau

Cut by each other's arrows, those two bulls among men shone like two kimshuka trees in spring, richly blossomed and in flower.

Note on the text: Corrected किंशकौ → किंशुकौ (misprint in Wikisource; किंशक is not a word; the flowering tree is the किंशुक (palāśa); CE kiṃśukau).

Verse 10 (7.163.10)

रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ । परस्परमवेक्षेतां दहन्ताविव लोचनैः ॥

rudhirokṣitasarvāṅgau kuruvṛṣṇiyaśaskarau | parasparamavekṣetāṃ dahantāviva locanaiḥ

Their whole bodies drenched with blood, the two who brought fame to the Kurus and the Vrishnis looked at each other as if burning each other with their eyes.

Verse 11 (7.163.11)

रथमण्डलमार्गेषु चरन्तावरिमर्दनौ । घोररूपौ हि तावास्तां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ ॥

rathamaṇḍalamārgeṣu carantāvarimardanau | ghorarūpau hi tāvāstāṃ vṛṣṭimantāvivāmbudau

Moving along the circling paths of their chariots, those two crushers of foes were truly of a fearful form, like two rain-bearing clouds.

Note on the text: Corrected हितावास्तां → हि तावास्तां (misprint in Wikisource; the space after हि is missing, so the words run together as हितावास्तां, which would read "the two benefactors were"; CE hi tāv āstāṃ).

Verse 12 (7.163.12)

शरसम्भिन्नगात्रौ तु सर्वतः शकलीकृतौ । श्वाविधाविव राजेन्द्र दृश्येतां शरविक्षतौ ॥

śarasambhinnagātrau tu sarvataḥ śakalīkṛtau | śvāvidhāviva rājendra dṛśyetāṃ śaravikṣatau

Their bodies pierced by arrows and cut to pieces on every side, the two, wounded by arrows, looked like a pair of porcupines, O king of kings.

Note on the text: Corrected शखलीकृतौ → शकलीकृतौ (misprint in Wikisource; शखली is not a word; "cut into pieces" is शकलीकृत; CE śakalīkṛtau).

Verse 13 (7.163.13)

सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिराचितौ तौ व्यराजताम् । खद्योतैरावृतौ राजन्प्रावृषीव वनस्पती ॥

suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhirācitau tau vyarājatām | khadyotairāvṛtau rājanprāvṛṣīva vanaspatī

Covered with gold-feathered arrows, the two shone, O king, like two trees in the rainy season covered with fireflies.

Verse 14 (7.163.14)

सम्प्रदीपितसर्वाङ्गौ सायकैस्तैर्महारथौ । अदृश्येतां रणे क्रुद्धावुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरौ ॥

sampradīpitasarvāṅgau sāyakaistairmahārathau | adṛśyetāṃ raṇe kruddhāvulkābhiriva kuñjarau

With their whole bodies set ablaze by those arrows, the two great charioteers, enraged, looked in the battle like two elephants attacked with firebrands.

Verse 15 (7.163.15)

ततो युधि महाराज सोमदत्तो महारथः । अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद माधवस्य महद्धनुः ॥

tato yudhi mahārāja somadatto mahārathaḥ | ardhacandreṇa ciccheda mādhavasya mahaddhanuḥ

Then, in the battle, O great king, the great charioteer Somadatta cut Madhava's great bow in two with a crescent-headed arrow.

Note on the text: Corrected महारज → महाराज (misprint in Wikisource; the long ā of the vocative is dropped; CE mahārāja). Corrected अर्धचन्द्रेम → अर्धचन्द्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; ण written as म; the instrumental अर्धचन्द्रेण is required; CE ardhacandreṇa).

Verse 16 (7.163.16)

अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या सायकानां समार्पयत् । त्वरमाणस्त्वराकाले पुनश्च दशभिः शरैः ॥

athainaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā sāyakānāṃ samārpayat | tvaramāṇastvarākāle punaśca daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ

Then, hurrying in his haste, he struck him with twenty-five arrows, and again with ten more.

Verse 17 (7.163.17)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सात्यकिर्वेगवत्तरम् । पञ्चभिः सायकैस्तूर्णं सोमदत्तमविध्यत ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya sātyakirvegavattaram | pañcabhiḥ sāyakaistūrṇaṃ somadattamavidhyata

Then Satyaki, taking another, more powerful bow, quickly pierced Somadatta with five arrows.

Verse 18 (7.163.18)

ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् । बाह्लीकस्य रणे राजन्सात्यकिः प्रहसन्निव ॥

tato'pareṇa bhallena dhvajaṃ ciccheda kāñcanam | bāhlīkasya raṇe rājansātyakiḥ prahasanniva

Then with another broad-headed arrow, O king, Satyaki, as if laughing, cut down the golden banner of the Bahlika in the battle.

Verse 19 (7.163.19)

सोमदत्तस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो दृष्ट्वा केतुं निपातितम् । शैनेयं पञ्चविंशत्या सायकानां समाचिनोत् ॥

somadattastvasambhrānto dṛṣṭvā ketuṃ nipātitam | śaineyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā sāyakānāṃ samācinot

But Somadatta, unshaken on seeing his banner felled, heaped twenty-five arrows on Shaineya.

Verse 20 (7.163.20)

सात्वतोऽपि रणे क्रुद्धः सोमदत्तस्य धन्विनः । धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन क्षुरप्रेण शितेन ह ॥

sātvato'pi raṇe kruddhaḥ somadattasya dhanvinaḥ | dhanuściccheda bhallena kṣurapreṇa śitena ha

The Satvata too, enraged in the battle, cut the bow of the archer Somadatta with a sharp razor-headed broad arrow.

Note on the text: Corrected धनुश्छिच्छेद → धनुश्चिच्छेद (misprint in Wikisource; the verb is चिच्छेद ("cut"), not छिच्छेद; with धनुः the sandhi gives धनुश्चिच्छेद; CE dhanuś ciccheda).

Verse 21 (7.163.21)

अथैनं रुक्मपुङ्खानां शतेन नतपर्वणाम् । आचिनोद्बहुधा राजन्भग्नदंष्ट्रमिव द्विपम् ॥

athainaṃ rukmapuṅkhānāṃ śatena nataparvaṇām | ācinodbahudhā rājanbhagnadaṃṣṭramiva dvipam

Then, O king, he heaped on him in many ways a hundred gold-feathered arrows with straight joints, like an elephant with a broken tusk.

Verse 22 (7.163.22)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सोमदत्तो महारथः । सात्यकिं छादयामास शरवृष्ट्या महाबलः ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya somadatto mahārathaḥ | sātyakiṃ chādayāmāsa śaravṛṣṭyā mahābalaḥ

Then Somadatta, the mighty great charioteer, took another bow and covered Satyaki with a shower of arrows.

Verse 23 (7.163.23)

सोमदत्तं तु सङ्क्रुद्धो रणे विव्याध सात्यकिः । सात्यकिं शरजालेन सोमदत्तोऽप्यपीडयत् ॥

somadattaṃ tu saṅkruddho raṇe vivyādha sātyakiḥ | sātyakiṃ śarajālena somadatto'pyapīḍayat

Satyaki, greatly enraged, pierced Somadatta in the battle; and Somadatta in turn tormented Satyaki with a net of arrows.

Verse 24 (7.163.24)

दशभिः सात्वतस्यार्थे भीमोऽहन्बाह्लिकात्मजम् । सोमदत्तोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तो भीममार्च्छच्छितैः शरैः ॥

daśabhiḥ sātvatasyārthe bhīmo'hanbāhlikātmajam | somadatto'pyasambhrānto bhīmamārcchacchitaiḥ śaraiḥ

On the Satvata's behalf Bhima struck the son of Bahlika with ten arrows; and Somadatta, unshaken, struck Bhima with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected सोमदत्तोप्य → सोमदत्तोऽप्य (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is missing in सोमदत्तो + अपि; CE somadatto 'py). Recension variant, not corrected: line 2 reads भीममार्च्छच्छितैः शरैः (Somadatta struck Bhima with sharp arrows) where the CE has śaineyam avadhīc charaiḥ (struck Shaineya).

Verse 25 (7.163.25)

ततस्तु सात्वतस्यार्थे भीमसेनो नवं दृढम् । मुमोच परिघं घोरं सोमदत्तस्य वक्षसि ॥

tatastu sātvatasyārthe bhīmaseno navaṃ dṛḍham | mumoca parighaṃ ghoraṃ somadattasya vakṣasi

Then, again on the Satvata's behalf, Bhimasena hurled a new, strong, terrible iron club at Somadatta's chest.

Verse 26 (7.163.26)

तमापतन्तं वेगेन परिघं घोरदर्शनम् । द्विधा चिच्छेद समरे प्रहसन्निव कौरवः ॥

tamāpatantaṃ vegena parighaṃ ghoradarśanam | dvidhā ciccheda samare prahasanniva kauravaḥ

As that fearsome-looking club came at him with speed, the Kaurava cut it in two in the battle, as if laughing.

Verse 27 (7.163.27)

स पपात द्विधा च्छिन्न आयसः परिघो महान् । महीधरस्येव महच्छिखरं वज्रदारितम् ॥

sa papāta dvidhā cchinna āyasaḥ parigho mahān | mahīdharasyeva mahacchikharaṃ vajradāritam

That great iron club, cut in two, fell like the great peak of a mountain split by a thunderbolt.

Verse 28 (7.163.28)

ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन्सोमदत्तस्य संयुगे । धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन हस्तावापं च पञ्चभिः ॥

tatastu sātyakī rājansomadattasya saṃyuge | dhanuściccheda bhallena hastāvāpaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ

Then Satyaki, O king, cut Somadatta's bow in the fight with a broad-headed arrow, and his hand-guard with five.

Verse 29 (7.163.29)

ततश्चतुर्भिश्च शरैस्तूर्णं तांस्तुरगोत्तमान् । समीपं प्रेषयामास प्रेतराजस्य भारत ॥

tataścaturbhiśca śaraistūrṇaṃ tāṃsturagottamān | samīpaṃ preṣayāmāsa pretarājasya bhārata

Then with four arrows he swiftly sent those excellent horses to the presence of the King of the Dead, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Recension variant, not corrected: line 1 reads ततश्चतुर्भिश्च शरैस्तूर्णं तांस्तुरगोत्तमान् where the CE has caturbhis tu śarais tūrṇaṃ caturas turagottamān.

Verse 30 (7.163.30)

सारथेश्च शिरः कायाद्भल्लेन नतपर्वणा । जहार नरशार्दूलः प्रहसञ्छिनिपुङ्गवः ॥

sāratheśca śiraḥ kāyādbhallena nataparvaṇā | jahāra naraśārdūlaḥ prahasañchinipuṅgavaḥ

And the tiger among men, the bull of the Shinis, laughing, struck the charioteer's head from his body with a smooth-jointed broad-headed arrow.

Verse 31 (7.163.31)

ततः शरं महाघोरं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । मुमोच सात्वतो राजन्स्वर्णपुङ्गं शिलाशितम् ॥

tataḥ śaraṃ mahāghoraṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam | mumoca sātvato rājansvarṇapuṅgaṃ śilāśitam

Then the Satvata, O king, loosed a most terrible arrow, blazing like fire, golden-fletched, whetted on stone.

Verse 32 (7.163.32)

स विमुक्तो बलवता शैनेयेन शरोत्तमः । घोरस्तस्योरसि विभो निपपाताशु भारत ॥

sa vimukto balavatā śaineyena śarottamaḥ | ghorastasyorasi vibho nipapātāśu bhārata

That terrible best of arrows, loosed by the mighty Shaineya, fell swiftly on his chest, O lord.

Verse 33 (7.163.33)

सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज सात्वतेन महारथः । सोमदत्तो महाबाहुर्निपपात ममार च ॥

so'tividdho mahārāja sātvatena mahārathaḥ | somadatto mahābāhurnipapāta mamāra ca

Deeply pierced by the Satvata, O great king, the great charioteer, the mighty-armed Somadatta, fell down and died.

Verse 34 (7.163.34)

तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं तत्र सोमदत्तं महारथाः । महता शरवर्षेण युयुधानमुपाद्रवन् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ tatra somadattaṃ mahārathāḥ | mahatā śaravarṣeṇa yuyudhānamupādravan

Seeing Somadatta slain there, the great charioteers attacked Yuyudhana with a great shower of arrows.

Verse 35 (7.163.35)

छाद्यमानं शरैर्दृष्ट्वा युयुधानं युधिष्ठिरः । पाण्डवाश्च महाराज सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः । महत्या सेनया सार्धं द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन् ॥

chādyamānaṃ śarairdṛṣṭvā yuyudhānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | pāṇḍavāśca mahārāja saha sarvaiḥ prabhadrakaiḥ | mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ droṇānīkamupādravan

Seeing Yuyudhana buried under arrows, Yudhishthira and the Pandavas, O great king, with all the Prabhadrakas, went with a great army against Drona's division.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.137.35a; line 2 is a variant of the CE star line 7.137.34b*1159_01 (page सर्वैः where the CE has madraiḥ); line 3 = CE 7.137.35c (page उपाद्रवन् where the CE has upādravat).

Verse 36 (7.163.36)

ततो युधिष्ठिरः क्रुद्धस्तावकानां महाबलम् । शरैर्विद्रावयामास भारद्वाजस्य पश्यतः ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kruddhastāvakānāṃ mahābalam | śarairvidrāvayāmāsa bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ

Then Yudhishthira, enraged, drove your great army before him with arrows, while Bharadvaja's son looked on.

Verse 37 (7.163.37)

सैन्यानि द्रावयन्तं तु द्रोणो दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥

sainyāni drāvayantaṃ tu droṇo dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiram | abhidudrāva vegena krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ

Seeing Yudhishthira routing the troops, Drona rushed at him with speed, his eyes red with rage.

Verse 38 (7.163.38)

ततः सुनिशितैर्बाणैः पार्थं विव्याध सप्तभिः । युधिष्ठिरोऽपि सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रतिविव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥

tataḥ suniśitairbāṇaiḥ pārthaṃ vivyādha saptabhiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiro'pi saṅkruddhaḥ prativivyādha pañcabhiḥ

Then he pierced Partha with seven very sharp arrows; and Yudhishthira too, enraged, pierced him back with five.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.137.38a; line 2 is the CE star line 7.137.38b*1160_01. The Pandava here is Yudhishthira ("Partha").

Verse 39 (7.163.39)

सोऽतिविद्धो महाबाहुः सृक्विणी परिसंलिहन् । युधिष्ठिरस्य चिच्छेद ध्वजं कार्मुकमेव च ॥

so'tividdho mahābāhuḥ sṛkviṇī parisaṃlihan | yudhiṣṭhirasya ciccheda dhvajaṃ kārmukameva ca

Deeply pierced, the mighty-armed one, licking the corners of his mouth, cut down Yudhishthira's banner and his bow.

Note on the text: The two lines are CE 7.137.38c and 38e; Wikisource divides the CE's verse 7.137.38 (with its star line) into this verse and the one before.

Verse 40 (7.163.40)

स च्छिन्नधन्वा त्वरितस्त्वराकाले नृपोत्तमः । अन्यदादत्त वेगेन कार्मुकं समरे दृढम् ॥

sa cchinnadhanvā tvaritastvarākāle nṛpottamaḥ | anyadādatta vegena kārmukaṃ samare dṛḍham

The best of kings, his bow cut, quickly in his haste took up another strong bow in the battle.

Verse 41 (7.163.41)

ततः शरसहस्रेण द्रोणं विव्याध पार्थिवः । साश्वसूतध्वजरथं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

tataḥ śarasahasreṇa droṇaṃ vivyādha pārthivaḥ | sāśvasūtadhvajarathaṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat

Then the king pierced Drona with a thousand arrows, together with his horses, charioteer, banner and chariot; and that seemed wondrous.

Verse 42 (7.163.42)

ततो मुहूर्तं व्यथितः शरपातप्रपीडितः । निषसाद रथोपस्थे द्रोणो भरतसत्तम ॥

tato muhūrtaṃ vyathitaḥ śarapātaprapīḍitaḥ | niṣasāda rathopasthe droṇo bharatasattama

Then, tormented by the fall of arrows, Drona sat down on the platform of his chariot for a moment, pained, O best of the Bharatas.

Verse 43 (7.163.43)

प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां मुहूर्ताद्द्विजसत्तमः । क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो वायव्यास्त्रमवासृजत् ॥

pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ muhūrtāddvijasattamaḥ | krodhena mahatā''viṣṭo vāyavyāstramavāsṛjat

Regaining consciousness after a moment, the best of the twice-born, filled with great anger, loosed the Vayavya weapon.

Verse 44 (7.163.44)

असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो वायव्येनैव वीर्यवान् । तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण रणे स्तम्भयामास भारत ॥

asambhrāntastataḥ pārtho vāyavyenaiva vīryavān | tadastramastreṇa raṇe stambhayāmāsa bhārata

Then Partha, the valiant, unshaken, checked that weapon in the battle with the Vayavya weapon itself, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Recension variant, not corrected: line 1 reads असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो वायव्येनैव वीर्यवान् where the CE has asaṃbhrāntas tataḥ pārtho dhanur ākṛṣya vīryavān.

Verse 45 (7.163.45)

चिच्छेद च धनुर्दीर्घं ब्राह्मणस्य च पाण्डवः । ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादत्त द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः । तदप्यस्य शितैर्भल्लैश्चिच्छेद कुरुपुङ्गवः ॥

ciccheda ca dhanurdīrghaṃ brāhmaṇasya ca pāṇḍavaḥ | tato'nyaddhanurādatta droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ | tadapyasya śitairbhallaiściccheda kurupuṅgavaḥ

And the Pandava cut the brahmin's long bow. Then Drona, the crusher of kshatriyas, took up another bow, and that too the bull of the Kurus cut with sharp broad-headed arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text: the three lines are the CE star passage 7.137.43d*1161_01–03 (after 7.137.43).

Verse 46 (7.163.46)

ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tato'bravīdvāsudevaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Then Vasudeva said to Yudhishthira, son of Kunti:

Note on the text: The line is CE 7.137.44a.

Verse 47 (7.163.47)

युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि तच्छ्रणु । उपारमस्व युद्धे त्वं द्रोणाद्भरतसत्तम ॥

yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi tacchraṇu | upāramasva yuddhe tvaṃ droṇādbharatasattama

"Yudhishthira, mighty-armed one, listen to what I shall tell you. Hold back from the battle with Drona, best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna); no heading is printed, and the input carried Sanjaya over. Lines = CE 7.137.44c and 45a (page युद्धे त्वं where the CE has yuddhāya).

Verse 48 (7.163.48)

यतते हि सदा द्रोणो ग्रहणे तव संयुगे । नानुरूपमहं मन्ये युद्धमस्य त्वया सह ॥

yatate hi sadā droṇo grahaṇe tava saṃyuge | nānurūpamahaṃ manye yuddhamasya tvayā saha

Drona is always striving to take you captive in battle. I do not think a fight with you suitable for him.

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna) (see verse 47). Lines = CE 7.137.45c and 46a (page यतते for the CE's gṛdhyate).

Verse 49 (7.163.49)

योऽस्य सृष्टो विनाशाय स एवैनं हनिष्यति । परिवर्ज्य गुरुं याहि यत्र राजा सुयोधनः ॥

yo'sya sṛṣṭo vināśāya sa evainaṃ haniṣyati | parivarjya guruṃ yāhi yatra rājā suyodhanaḥ

He who was created for his destruction will be the one to kill him. Leave the teacher aside and go to where King Suyodhana is.

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna) (see verse 47). Lines = CE 7.137.46c and 47a (page स एवैनं हनिष्यति where the CE has sa enaṃ śvo haniṣyati).

Verse 50 (7.163.50)

राजा राज्ञा हि योद्धव्यो नाराज्ञा युद्धमिष्यते । तत्र त्वं गच्छ कौन्तेय हस्त्यश्वरथसंवृतः ॥

rājā rājñā hi yoddhavyo nārājñā yuddhamiṣyate | tatra tvaṃ gaccha kaunteya hastyaśvarathasaṃvṛtaḥ

A king should fight a king; a fight with one who is not a king is not approved. Go there, son of Kunti, surrounded by elephants, horses and chariots.

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna) (see verse 47). Not in the critical edition's main text: the two lines are the CE star passage 7.137.47b*1162_01–02 (page गच्छ where the CE has vraja).

Verse 51 (7.163.51)

यावन्मात्रेण च मया सहायेन धनञ्जयः । भीमश्च रथशार्दूलो युध्यते कौरवैः सह ॥

yāvanmātreṇa ca mayā sahāyena dhanañjayaḥ | bhīmaśca rathaśārdūlo yudhyate kauravaiḥ saha

As far as help from me reaches, Dhananjaya and Bhima, a tiger among charioteers, are fighting the Kauravas."

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna) (see verse 47). Line 1 is the CE star line 7.137.47b*1162_03; line 2 = CE 7.137.47c.

Verse 52 (7.163.52)

वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । मुहूर्तं चिन्तयित्वा तु ततो दारुणमाहवम् ॥

vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | muhūrtaṃ cintayitvā tu tato dāruṇamāhavam

Hearing Vasudeva's words, Yudhishthira, king of dharma, reflected for a moment on the dreadful battle,

Verse 53 (7.163.53)

प्रायाद्द्रुतममित्रघ्नो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः । विनिघ्नंस्तावकान्योधान्व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ॥

prāyāddrutamamitraghno yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ | vinighnaṃstāvakānyodhānvyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ

and the slayer of his foes went swiftly to where Bhima was stationed, striking down your warriors like Death with gaping mouth.

Verse 54 (7.163.54)

रथघोषेण महता नादयन्वसुधातलम् । पर्जन्य इव घर्मान्ते नादयन्वै दिशो दश । भीमस्य निघ्नतः शत्रून्पार्ष्णिं जग्राह पाण्डवः ॥

rathaghoṣeṇa mahatā nādayanvasudhātalam | parjanya iva gharmānte nādayanvai diśo daśa | bhīmasya nighnataḥ śatrūnpārṣṇiṃ jagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ

Making the earth resound with the great roar of his chariot, making the ten directions ring like a rain-cloud at the end of the hot season, the Pandava took charge of the rear of Bhima as he struck down his foes.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मान्ते → घर्मान्ते (misprint in Wikisource; धर्मान्ते (the end of dharma) does not fit the simile of a rain-cloud; the word is घर्म, "heat"; CE gharmānte). Corrected जाग्रह → जग्राह (misprint in Wikisource; the perfect of √grah is जग्राह; जाग्रह is a transposition of the vowels; CE jagrāha). Lines = CE 7.137.50a, 50c and 51a.

Verse 55 (7.163.55)

द्रोणोऽपि पाण्डुपाञ्चालान्व्यधमद्रजनीमुखे । नादयंस्तलघोषेण तव सैन्यानि मारिष ॥

droṇo'pi pāṇḍupāñcālānvyadhamadrajanīmukhe | nādayaṃstalaghoṣeṇa tava sainyāni māriṣa

And Drona too, at nightfall, cut down the Pandava and Panchala forces, making your armies resound with the clap of his palm, O lord.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (a backtick and an apostrophe) around line 2. Line 1 = CE 7.137.51c; line 2 is the CE star line 7.137.51d*1164_01.