Duryodhana Rebukes Drona and Karna; The Night Battle Deepens

Verse 1 (7.173.1)

विद्रुतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा वध्यमानं महात्मभिः । क्रोधेन महताऽविष्टः पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते ॥

vidrutaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | krodhena mahatā'viṣṭaḥ putrastava viśāmpate

Seeing his own army routed and being cut down by the great-souled warriors, your son, O lord of the people, was filled with great fury.

Verse 2 (7.173.2)

अभ्येत्य सहसा कर्णं द्रोणं च जयतां वरम् । अमर्षवशमापन्नो वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

abhyetya sahasā karṇaṃ droṇaṃ ca jayatāṃ varam | amarṣavaśamāpanno vākyajño vākyamabravīt

He came up suddenly to Karna and to Drona, the best of conquerors, and, overcome by indignation, that master of speech spoke these words.

Verse 3 (7.173.3)

भवद्भ्यामिह सङ्ग्रामः क्रुद्धाभ्यां सम्प्रवर्तितः । आहवे निहतं दृष्ट्वा सैन्धवं सव्यसाचिना ॥

bhavadbhyāmiha saṅgrāmaḥ kruddhābhyāṃ sampravartitaḥ | āhave nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā saindhavaṃ savyasācinā

This battle was set in motion here by the two of you, in your anger, when you saw the Saindhava struck down in the fight by Savyasachin.

Note on the text: Corrected भवद्ध्भाम् → भवद्भ्याम् (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads bhavadbhyām). Speaker changed from सञ्जय (the page heading) to दुर्योधन: verses 3–7 are his direct speech, which has no printed heading of its own.

Verse 4 (7.173.4)

निहन्यमानां पाण्डूनां बलेन मम वाहिनीम् । भूत्वा तद्विजये शक्तावशक्ताविव पश्यतः ॥

nihanyamānāṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ balena mama vāhinīm | bhūtvā tadvijaye śaktāvaśaktāviva paśyataḥ

Though you are able to win the victory in it, you look on as if you were unable, while the force of the Pandus cuts down my army.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside पाण्डूनां (no change to the letters).

Verse 5 (7.173.5)

यद्यहं भवतोस्त्याज्यो न वाच्योऽस्मि तदैव हि । आवां पाण्डुसुतान्सङ्ख्ये जेष्याव इति मानदौ ॥

yadyahaṃ bhavatostyājyo na vācyo'smi tadaiva hi | āvāṃ pāṇḍusutānsaṅkhye jeṣyāva iti mānadau

If I was to be abandoned by you two, I should have been told so at that very time. Instead you said, "We two shall defeat the sons of Pandu in battle," O givers of honour.

Verse 6 (7.173.6)

तदैवाहं वचः श्रुत्वा भवद्भ्यामनुसम्मतम् । नाकरिष्यमिदं पार्थैर्वैरं योधविनाशनम् ॥

tadaivāhaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhavadbhyāmanusammatam | nākariṣyamidaṃ pārthairvairaṃ yodhavināśanam

Had I heard such a word from you at that very time, with the assent of you both, I would not have made this enmity with the sons of Pritha, which destroys warriors.

Note on the text: Corrected भवद्ध्यामनुसम्पतम् → भवद्भ्यामनुसम्मतम् (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads bhavadbhyām anusaṃmatam). Line 2 has नाकरिष्यमिदं ("I would not have made …") where the CE has kṛtavān ("I made …"); recension variant, kept.

Verse 7 (7.173.7)

यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो भवद्भ्यां पुरुषर्षभौ । युध्येतामनुरूपेण विक्रमेण सुविक्रमौ ॥

yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo bhavadbhyāṃ puruṣarṣabhau | yudhyetāmanurūpeṇa vikrameṇa suvikramau

If I am not to be abandoned by the two of you, O bulls among men, then fight, O mighty warriors, with a valour worthy of yourselves.

Note on the text: Corrected युध्यतामनुरूपेण → युध्येतामनुरूपेण (misprint in Wikisource: a dual verb is needed for पुरुषर्षभौ … सुविक्रमौ; the critical edition reads yudhyetām).

Verse 8 (7.173.8)

वाक्प्रतोदेन तौ वीरौ प्रणुन्नौ तनयेन ते । प्रावर्तयेतां सङ्ग्रामं घट्टिताविव पन्नगौ ॥

vākpratodena tau vīrau praṇunnau tanayena te | prāvartayetāṃ saṅgrāmaṃ ghaṭṭitāviva pannagau

Goaded by your son's whip of words, those two heroes set the battle going, like two serpents that have been struck.

Verse 9 (7.173.9)

ततस्तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वलोकधनुर्धरौ । शैनेयप्रमुखान्पार्थानभिदुद्रुवतू रणे ॥

tatastau rathināṃ śreṣṭhau sarvalokadhanurdharau | śaineyapramukhānpārthānabhidudruvatū raṇe

Then those two foremost of chariot-warriors, the bowmen of all the world, rushed in the battle upon the sons of Pritha, with Shaineya (Satyaki) at their head.

Note on the text: Corrected अभिदुद्रुवत् → अभिदुद्रुवतू (misprint in Wikisource: a dual verb is needed for तौ … रथिनां श्रेष्ठौ; the critical edition reads abhidudruvatū).

Verse 10 (7.173.10)

तथैव सहिताः पार्थाः सर्वसैन्येन संवृताः । अभ्यवर्तन्त तौ वीरौ नर्दमानौ मुहुर्मुहुः ॥

tathaiva sahitāḥ pārthāḥ sarvasainyena saṃvṛtāḥ | abhyavartanta tau vīrau nardamānau muhurmuhuḥ

In the same way the Parthas, together and surrounded by their whole army, advanced upon those two heroes, roaring again and again.

Verse 11 (7.173.11)

अथ द्रोणो महेष्वासो दशभिः शिनिपुङ्गवम् । अविध्यत्त्वरितं क्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥

atha droṇo maheṣvāso daśabhiḥ śinipuṅgavam | avidhyattvaritaṃ kruddhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ

Then the great archer Drona, the best of all who bear weapons, quickly pierced the bull of the Shinis with ten arrows, in his anger.

Verse 12 (7.173.12)

कर्णश्च दशभिर्बाणैः पुत्रश्च तव सप्तभिः । दशभिर्वृषसेनश्च सौबलश्चापि सप्तभिः । एते कौरव सङ्क्रन्दे शैनेयं पर्यवाकिरन् ॥

karṇaśca daśabhirbāṇaiḥ putraśca tava saptabhiḥ | daśabhirvṛṣasenaśca saubalaścāpi saptabhiḥ | ete kaurava saṅkrande śaineyaṃ paryavākiran

Karna with ten arrows, your son with seven, Vrishasena with ten, and Saubala (Shakuni) also with seven: these, O Kaurava, covered Shaineya on every side in the clash.

Verse 13 (7.173.13)

दृष्ट्वा च समरे द्रोणं निघ्नन्तं पाण्डवीं चमूम् । विव्यधुः सोमकास्तूर्णं समन्ताच्छरवृष्टिभिः ॥

dṛṣṭvā ca samare droṇaṃ nighnantaṃ pāṇḍavīṃ camūm | vivyadhuḥ somakāstūrṇaṃ samantāccharavṛṣṭibhiḥ

And seeing Drona slaughtering the Pandava host in the battle, the Somakas quickly pierced him on every side with showers of arrows.

Verse 14 (7.173.14)

तत्र द्रोणोऽहरत्प्राणान्क्षत्रियाणां विशाम्पते । रश्मिभिर्भास्करो राजंस्तमांसीव समन्ततः ॥

tatra droṇo'haratprāṇānkṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāmpate | raśmibhirbhāskaro rājaṃstamāṃsīva samantataḥ

There Drona took the lives of the kshatriyas, O lord of the people, as the sun with its rays takes away the darkness on every side, O king.

Verse 15 (7.173.15)

द्रोणेन वध्यमानानां पाञ्चालानां विशाम्पते । शुश्रुवे तुमुलः शब्दः क्रोशतामितरेतरम् ॥

droṇena vadhyamānānāṃ pāñcālānāṃ viśāmpate | śuśruve tumulaḥ śabdaḥ krośatāmitaretaram

As the Panchalas were being slain by Drona, O lord of the people, a tumultuous noise was heard of them crying out to one another.

Verse 16 (7.173.16)

पुत्रानन्ये पितॄनन्ये भ्रातॄनन्ये च मातुलान् । भागिनेयान्वयस्यांश्च तथा सम्बन्धिबान्धवान् । उत्सृज्योत्सृज्य गच्छन्ति त्वरिता जीवितेप्सवः ॥

putrānanye pitṝnanye bhrātṝnanye ca mātulān | bhāgineyānvayasyāṃśca tathā sambandhibāndhavān | utsṛjyotsṛjya gacchanti tvaritā jīvitepsavaḥ

Some left behind their sons, some their fathers, some their brothers and maternal uncles, sisters' sons, comrades, and kinsmen by blood and marriage, and hurried away, wanting only to save their lives.

Verse 17 (7.173.17)

अपरे मोहिता मोहात्तमेवाभिमुखा ययुः । पाण्डवानां रणे योधाः परलोकं गताः परे ॥

apare mohitā mohāttamevābhimukhā yayuḥ | pāṇḍavānāṃ raṇe yodhāḥ paralokaṃ gatāḥ pare

Others, bewildered by delusion, went straight towards him, and some of the Pandava warriors in that battle went to the other world.

Verse 18 (7.173.18)

सा तथा पाण्डवी सेना पीड्यमाना महात्मना । निशि सम्प्राद्रवद्राजन्नुत्सृज्योल्काः सहस्रशः ॥

sā tathā pāṇḍavī senā pīḍyamānā mahātmanā | niśi samprādravadrājannutsṛjyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ

That Pandava army, harassed by the great-souled one, fled in the night, O king, throwing away thousands of torches.

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्वी → पाण्डवी (misprint in Wikisource: a dropped ड, with a stray zero-width joiner; the critical edition reads pāṇḍavī).

Verse 19 (7.173.19)

पश्यतो भीमसेनस्य विजयस्याच्युतस्य च । यमयोर्धर्मपुत्रस्य पार्षतस्य च पश्यतः ॥

paśyato bhīmasenasya vijayasyācyutasya ca | yamayordharmaputrasya pārṣatasya ca paśyataḥ

Bhimasena looked on, and Vijaya (Arjuna) and Achyuta (Krishna) looked on, and the twins and Dharma's son and Prishata's son (Dhrishtadyumna) looked on.

Note on the text: Corrected ययमोः → यमयोः (misprint in Wikisource: syllables transposed; the critical edition reads yamayoḥ).

Verse 20 (7.173.20)

तमसा संवृते लोके न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन । कौरवाणां प्रकाशेन दृश्यन्ते विद्रुताः परे ॥

tamasā saṃvṛte loke na prājñāyata kiñcana | kauravāṇāṃ prakāśena dṛśyante vidrutāḥ pare

With the world wrapped in darkness nothing could be made out; only by the light of the Kauravas were the enemies seen fleeing.

Verse 21 (7.173.21)

द्रवमाणं तु तत्सैन्यं द्रोणकर्णौ महारथौ । जघ्नतुः पृष्ठतो राजन्किरन्तौ सायकान्बहून् ॥

dravamāṇaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ droṇakarṇau mahārathau | jaghnatuḥ pṛṣṭhato rājankirantau sāyakānbahūn

Drona and Karna, the two great chariot-warriors, struck that fleeing army from behind, O king, scattering many arrows.

Verse 22 (7.173.22)

पाञ्चालेषु प्रभग्नेषु क्षीयमाणेषु सर्वतः । जनार्दनो दीनमनाः प्रत्यभाषत फल्गुनम् ॥

pāñcāleṣu prabhagneṣu kṣīyamāṇeṣu sarvataḥ | janārdano dīnamanāḥ pratyabhāṣata phalgunam

As the Panchalas broke and were being destroyed on every side, Janardana, dejected in mind, spoke to Phalguna.

Note on the text: Corrected दीनमानाः → दीनमनाः (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads dīnamanāḥ).

Verse 23 (7.173.23)

द्रोणकर्णौ महेष्वासावेतौ पार्षतसात्यकी । पाञ्चालांश्चैव सहितौ जघ्नतुः सायकैर्भृशम् ॥

droṇakarṇau maheṣvāsāvetau pārṣatasātyakī | pāñcālāṃścaiva sahitau jaghnatuḥ sāyakairbhṛśam

These two great archers, Drona and Karna, working together, are striking hard with their arrows Prishata's son and Satyaki and the Panchalas.

Note on the text: Speaker changed from सञ्जय (the page heading) to वासुदेव: verses 23–24 are Krishna's direct speech to Arjuna, introduced in verse 22 by "Janardana … spoke to Phalguna". सात्यकी in line 1 is an accusative dual, as the page's gloss says.

Verse 24 (7.173.24)

एतयोः शरवर्षेण प्रभग्ना नो महारथाः । वार्यमाणापि कौन्तेय पृतना नावतिष्ठते ॥

etayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa prabhagnā no mahārathāḥ | vāryamāṇāpi kaunteya pṛtanā nāvatiṣṭhate

Our great chariot-warriors have been shattered by the rain of arrows from these two. Though she is restrained, O son of Kunti, the army does not stand.

Verse 25 (7.173.25)

तां तु विद्रवतीं दृष्ट्वा ऊचतुः केशवार्जुनौ । मा विद्रवत वित्रस्ता भयं त्यजत पाण्डवाः ॥

tāṃ tu vidravatīṃ dṛṣṭvā ūcatuḥ keśavārjunau | mā vidravata vitrastā bhayaṃ tyajata pāṇḍavāḥ

Seeing the army fleeing, Keshava and Arjuna said: "Do not run in terror, O Pandavas; give up your fear."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there as star passage 7.147.24d*1200_01–02 (placed after 7.147.24). Line 1 is narration; the speech begins in line 2.

Verse 26 (7.173.26)

तावावां सर्वसैन्यैश्च व्यूहैः सम्यगुदायुधैः । द्रोणं च सूतपुत्रं च प्रयतावः प्रबाधितुम् ॥

tāvāvāṃ sarvasainyaiśca vyūhaiḥ samyagudāyudhaiḥ | droṇaṃ ca sūtaputraṃ ca prayatāvaḥ prabādhitum

"We two, with all the armies drawn up well in array and with weapons raised, shall make an effort to check Drona and the charioteer's son.

Note on the text: Speaker changed from सञ्जय (the page heading) to Krishna and Arjuna, who speak together (verse 25: ऊचतुः केशवार्जुनौ). Line 1 reads तावावां where the CE has etāv āvām (recension variant, kept).

Verse 27 (7.173.27)

एतौ हि बलिनौ शूरौ कृतास्त्रौ जितकाशिनौ । उपेक्षितौ बलं तूर्णं नाशयेतां निशामिमाम् ॥

etau hi balinau śūrau kṛtāstrau jitakāśinau | upekṣitau balaṃ tūrṇaṃ nāśayetāṃ niśāmimām

For these two are strong and brave, skilled in weapons, and shine in their victories; if they are ignored, in their rage they will quickly destroy our force this very night."

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.147.26a and 26c; the CE verse has a third line (26e), which is line 2 of verse 28 here.

Verse 28 (7.173.28)

तयोः संवदतोरेवं भीमकर्मा महाबलः । आयाद्वृकोदरः शीघ्रं पुनरावर्त्य वाहिनीम् ॥

tayoḥ saṃvadatorevaṃ bhīmakarmā mahābalaḥ | āyādvṛkodaraḥ śīghraṃ punarāvartya vāhinīm

While the two were speaking thus, Bhima of fearsome deeds and great strength came swiftly, having rallied the army again.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 28: the heading सञ्जय उवाच that was printed inside the input's verse is made the speaker; line 1 is input row 28 line 2, line 2 is input row 29 line 1. Line 1 is CE star passage 7.147.26d*1201_01; line 2 corresponds to CE 7.147.26e (eṣa bhīmo 'bhiyāty ugraḥ punar āvartya vāhinīm), with आयाद्वृकोदरः शीघ्रम् in place of the CE's first half (recension variant).

Verse 29 (7.173.29)

वृकोदरमथायान्तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र जनार्दनः । पुनरेवाब्रवीद्राजन्हर्षयन्निव पाण्डवम् ॥

vṛkodaramathāyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra janārdanaḥ | punarevābravīdrājanharṣayanniva pāṇḍavam

Seeing Vrikodara coming up, Janardana there spoke again, O king, as if gladdening the Pandava.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 29 = input row 29 line 2 + row 30 line 1; CE 7.147.27 (the CE reads tathāyāntam for अथायान्तम्).

Verse 30 (7.173.30)

एष भीमो रणश्लाघी वृतः सोमकपाण्डवैः । अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन द्रोणकर्णौ महारथौ ॥

eṣa bhīmo raṇaślāghī vṛtaḥ somakapāṇḍavaiḥ | abhyavartata vegena droṇakarṇau mahārathau

"Here is Bhima, who exults in battle, surrounded by the Somakas and the Pandavas; he has charged swiftly upon Drona and Karna, the two great chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 30 = input row 30 line 2 + row 31 line 1; CE 7.147.28a and c (line 2 reads अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन … महारथौ where the CE has ruṣito 'bhyeti vegena … mahābalau; recension variant). Krishna's speech, with no printed heading: speaker changed from सञ्जय to वासुदेव.

Verse 31 (7.173.31)

एतेन सहितो युध्य पाञ्चालैश्च महारथैः । आश्वासनार्थं सैन्यानां सर्वेषां पाण्डुनन्दन ॥

etena sahito yudhya pāñcālaiśca mahārathaiḥ | āśvāsanārthaṃ sainyānāṃ sarveṣāṃ pāṇḍunandana

Fight together with him and with the great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas, to reassure all the armies, O son of Pandu."

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 31 = input row 31 line 2 + row 32 line 1; CE 7.147.29. Corrected युद्ध्य → युध्य (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads yudhya). Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside पाण्डुनन्दन.

Verse 32 (7.173.32)

ततस्तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावुभौ माधवपाण्डवौ । द्रोणकर्णौ समासाद्य धिष्ठितौ रणमूर्धनि ॥

tatastau puruṣavyāghrāvubhau mādhavapāṇḍavau | droṇakarṇau samāsādya dhiṣṭhitau raṇamūrdhani

Then those two tigers among men, Madhava and the Pandava, reached Drona and Karna and took their stand at the head of the battle.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 32 = input row 32 line 2 + row 33 line 1; CE 7.147.30. Narration again (Krishna's speech ends with verse 31).

Verse 33 (7.173.33)

ततस्तत्पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत् । ततो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च परान्ममृदतुर्युधि ॥

tatastatpunarāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhirabalaṃ mahat | tato droṇaśca karṇaśca parānmamṛdaturyudhi

Then that great force of Yudhishthira rallied, and then Drona and Karna crushed their foes in the fight.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: its rows are offset by one line against the verse-end marks (।।), so the input's rows 28–33 were re-divided into six verses. Verse 33 = input row 33 lines 2–3 (the page prints a repeated heading सञ्जय उवाच just before them); CE 7.147.31.

Verse 34 (7.173.34)

स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलो निशि प्रत्यभवन्महान् । यथा सागरयो राजंश्चन्द्रोदयविरुद्धयोः ॥

sa samprahārastumulo niśi pratyabhavanmahān | yathā sāgarayo rājaṃścandrodayaviruddhayoḥ

That clash in the night grew great and tumultuous, like that of two oceans opposed to each other at the rising of the moon, O king.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads चन्द्रोदयविरुद्धयोः ("opposed at moonrise") where the CE has candrodayavivṛddhayoḥ ("swollen at moonrise"); recension variant, kept.

Verse 35 (7.173.35)

तत उत्सृज्य पाणिभ्यां प्रदीपांस्तव वाहिनी । युयुधे पाण्डवैः सार्धमुन्मत्तवदसङ्कुला ॥

tata utsṛjya pāṇibhyāṃ pradīpāṃstava vāhinī | yuyudhe pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhamunmattavadasaṅkulā

Then your army, throwing the torches out of their hands, fought with the Pandavas like madmen, in disorder.

Verse 36 (7.173.36)

रजसा तमसा चैव संवृते भृशदारुणे । केवलं नामगोत्रेण प्रायुध्यन्त जयैषिणः ॥

rajasā tamasā caiva saṃvṛte bhṛśadāruṇe | kevalaṃ nāmagotreṇa prāyudhyanta jayaiṣiṇaḥ

In that dreadful gloom of dust and darkness, those eager for victory fought by name and family alone.

Verse 37 (7.173.37)

अश्रूयन्त हि नामानि श्राव्यमाणानि पार्थिवैः । प्रहरद्भिर्महाराज स्वयंवर इवाहवे ॥

aśrūyanta hi nāmāni śrāvyamāṇāni pārthivaiḥ | praharadbhirmahārāja svayaṃvara ivāhave

The names proclaimed by the striking kings were heard, O great king, as at a svayamvara, in the battle.

Verse 38 (7.173.38)

निःशब्दमासीत्सहसा पुनः शब्दो महानभूत् । क्रुद्धानां युध्यमानानां जीयतां जयतामपि ॥

niḥśabdamāsītsahasā punaḥ śabdo mahānabhūt | kruddhānāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ jīyatāṃ jayatāmapi

There would be sudden silence, and then again a great uproar, from the angry fighters, the winning and the losing alike.

Verse 39 (7.173.39)

यत्रयत्र स्म दृश्यन्ते प्रदीपाः कुरुसत्तम । तत्रतत्र स्म शूरास्ते निपतन्ति पतङ्गवत् ॥

yatrayatra sma dṛśyante pradīpāḥ kurusattama | tatratatra sma śūrāste nipatanti pataṅgavat

Wherever torches were seen, O best of the Kurus, there those warriors fell like moths.

Verse 40 (7.173.40)

तथा संयुध्यमानानां विगाढाऽऽसीन्महानिशा । पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र कौरवाणां च सर्वशः ॥

tathā saṃyudhyamānānāṃ vigāḍhā''sīnmahāniśā | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra kauravāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ

As they fought on in this way, the great night deepened, O king of kings, for the Pandavas and for the Kauravas everywhere alike.