The Night Battle Pauses for Sleep until the Moon Rises

Verse 1 (7.185.1)

व्यासेनैवमथोक्तस्तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । स्वयं कर्णवधाद्वीरो निवृत्तो भरतर्षभ ॥

vyāsenaivamathoktastu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | svayaṃ karṇavadhādvīro nivṛtto bharatarṣabha

Thus addressed by Vyasa, Yudhishthira, the hero and king of dharma, himself held back from the slaying of Karna, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; its two lines appear there as star passage 7.159.1*1260_01–02 (between the speaker line and 7.159.1).

Verse 2 (7.185.2)

घटोत्कचे तु निहते सूतपुत्रेण ता निशाम् । दुःखामर्षवशं प्राप्तो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

ghaṭotkace tu nihate sūtaputreṇa tā niśām | duḥkhāmarṣavaśaṃ prāpto dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

But when Ghatotkacha had been slain that night by the charioteer's son, Yudhishthira, king of dharma, was overcome by grief and wrath.

Note on the text: Recension variants धर्मराजो (CE: धर्मपुत्रो), ता निशाम् (CE: तां निशाम्).

Verse 3 (7.185.3)

दृष्ट्वा भीमेन महतीं वार्यमाणां चमूं तव । धृष्टद्युम्नमुवाचेदं कुम्भयोनिं निवारय ॥

dṛṣṭvā bhīmena mahatīṃ vāryamāṇāṃ camūṃ tava | dhṛṣṭadyumnamuvācedaṃ kumbhayoniṃ nivāraya

Seeing your great army being held in check by Bhima, he said this to Dhrishtadyumna: "Check Drona, the Jar-born."

Note on the text: Narration; Yudhishthira's speech begins with the last words of the verse and continues in the next verses.

Verse 4 (7.185.4)

त्वं हि द्रोणविनाशाय समुत्पन्नो हुताशनात् । सशरः कवची खड्गी धन्वी च परतापनः । अभिद्रव रणे हृष्टो मा च ते भीः कथञ्चन ॥

tvaṃ hi droṇavināśāya samutpanno hutāśanāt | saśaraḥ kavacī khaḍgī dhanvī ca paratāpanaḥ | abhidrava raṇe hṛṣṭo mā ca te bhīḥ kathañcana

You were born from the fire to bring about Drona's death — armed with arrows, armour, sword and bow, a scorcher of foes. Rush upon him in the battle with a glad heart; let no fear touch you in any way.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गी → खड्गी (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.159.3 खड्गी). Unheaded speech of Yudhishthira to Dhrishtadyumna (CE 7.159.3 has three lines, 3a, 3c, 3e).

Verse 5 (7.185.5)

जनमेजयः शिखण्डी च दौर्मुखिश्च यशोधरः । अभिद्रवन्तु संहृष्टाः कुम्भयोनिं समन्ततः ॥

janamejayaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca daurmukhiśca yaśodharaḥ | abhidravantu saṃhṛṣṭāḥ kumbhayoniṃ samantataḥ

Janamejaya, Shikhandi, Daurmukhi and Yashodhara — let them all rush gladly upon the Jar-born from every side.

Note on the text: Speech of Yudhishthira. Recension variant यशोधरः (CE: यशोधनः).

Verse 6 (7.185.6)

नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः । द्रुपदश्च विराटश्च पुत्रभातृसमन्वितौ ॥

nakulaḥ sahadevaśca draupadeyāḥ prabhadrakāḥ | drupadaśca virāṭaśca putrabhātṛsamanvitau

Nakula and Sahadeva, the sons of Draupadi, the Prabhadrakas, and Drupada and Virata with their sons and brothers —

Note on the text: Speech of Yudhishthira.

Verse 7 (7.185.7)

सात्यकिः केकयाश्चैव पाण्डवश्च धनञ्जयः । अभिद्रवन्तु वेगेन कुम्भयोनिवधेप्सया ॥

sātyakiḥ kekayāścaiva pāṇḍavaśca dhanañjayaḥ | abhidravantu vegena kumbhayonivadhepsayā

Satyaki, the Kekayas and the Pandava Dhananjaya — let them charge swiftly, wishing to slay the Jar-born.

Note on the text: Speech of Yudhishthira. Recension variant कुम्भयोनिवधेप्सया (CE: भारद्वाजवधेप्सया).

Verse 8 (7.185.8)

तथैव रथिनः सर्वे हस्त्यश्वं यच्च किञ्चन । पदाताश्च रणे द्रोणं पातयन्तु महारथम् ॥

tathaiva rathinaḥ sarve hastyaśvaṃ yacca kiñcana | padātāśca raṇe droṇaṃ pātayantu mahāratham

So too let all the chariot-fighters, the elephants and horses, whatever else there is, and the foot-soldiers bring down the great chariot-warrior Drona in the battle.

Note on the text: Speech of Yudhishthira. Recension variant पातयन्तु (CE: प्रापयन्तु).

Verse 9 (7.185.9)

तथाऽऽज्ञप्तास्तु ते सर्वे पाण्डवेन महात्मना । अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन कुम्भयोनिवधेप्सया ॥

tathā''jñaptāstu te sarve pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | abhyadravanta vegena kumbhayonivadhepsayā

Thus commanded by the great-souled Pandava, they all charged swiftly, eager for the slaying of the Jar-born.

Note on the text: Recension variant कुम्भयोनिवधेप्सया (CE: कुम्भयोनिं युयुत्सया).

Verse 10 (7.185.10)

आगच्छतस्तान्सहसा सर्वोद्योगेन पाण्डवान् । प्रतिजग्राह समरे द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥

āgacchatastānsahasā sarvodyogena pāṇḍavān | pratijagrāha samare droṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ

As the Pandavas came rushing at him all at once with every effort, Drona, best of those who bear weapons, met them in the battle.

Verse 11 (7.185.11)

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सर्वोद्योगेन पाण्डवान् । अभ्यद्रवत्सुसङ्क्रुद्ध इच्छन्द्रोणस्य जीवितम् ॥

tato duryodhano rājā sarvodyogena pāṇḍavān | abhyadravatsusaṅkruddha icchandroṇasya jīvitam

Then King Duryodhana, greatly enraged, charged at the Pandavas with every effort, wishing to save Drona's life.

Verse 12 (7.185.12)

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं श्रान्तवाहनसैनिकम् । पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च गर्जतामितरेतरम् ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ śrāntavāhanasainikam | pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca garjatāmitaretaram

Then the battle began between the Pandavas and the Kurus, roaring at one another, with soldiers and mounts all worn out.

Verse 13 (7.185.13)

निद्रान्धास्ते महाराज परिश्रान्ताश्च संयुगे । नाभ्यपद्यन्त समरे काञ्चिच्चेष्टां महारथाः ॥

nidrāndhāste mahārāja pariśrāntāśca saṃyuge | nābhyapadyanta samare kāñcicceṣṭāṃ mahārathāḥ

Blind with sleep and utterly worn out in the fight, O great king, those great chariot-warriors could make no effort at all in the battle.

Verse 14 (7.185.14)

त्रियामा रजनी चैषा घोररूपा भयानका । सहस्रयामप्रतिमा बभूव प्राणहारिणी ॥

triyāmā rajanī caiṣā ghorarūpā bhayānakā | sahasrayāmapratimā babhūva prāṇahāriṇī

That night of three watches, dreadful in form and terrifying, a taker of lives, became like a night of a thousand watches.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.159.13a, 13c; the CE's third line 13e opens the next verse.

Verse 15 (7.185.15)

वध्यतां च तथा तेषां क्षतानां च विशेषतः । घोरा रात्रिः समाजज्ञे निद्रान्धानां विशेषतः ॥

vadhyatāṃ ca tathā teṣāṃ kṣatānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | ghorā rātriḥ samājajñe nidrāndhānāṃ viśeṣataḥ

For those who were being slain, and above all for the wounded, the night became dreadful — most of all for those blinded by sleep.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.159.13e; line 2 corresponds to CE 7.159.14a (CE: अहो रात्रिः समाजज्ञे; Wikisource: घोरा रात्रिः समाजज्ञे).

Verse 16 (7.185.16)

सर्वे ह्यासन्निरुत्साहाः क्षत्रिया दीनचेतसः । तव चैव परेषां च गतास्त्रा विगतेषवः ॥

sarve hyāsannirutsāhāḥ kṣatriyā dīnacetasaḥ | tava caiva pareṣāṃ ca gatāstrā vigateṣavaḥ

All the kshatriyas, yours and the enemy's alike, had lost heart and were dejected in mind, their missiles spent and their arrows gone.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.159.14c, 14e.

Verse 17 (7.185.17)

ते तदा पारयन्तश्च भ्रमन्तश्च विशेषतः । स्वधर्ममनुपश्यन्तो न जहुः स्वामनीकिनीम् ॥

te tadā pārayantaśca bhramantaśca viśeṣataḥ | svadharmamanupaśyanto na jahuḥ svāmanīkinīm

Even so, holding out, and moving about all the more, they kept their own duty in view and did not abandon their own armies.

Note on the text: Recension variant भ्रमन्तश्च (CE: ह्रीमन्तश्च).

Verse 18 (7.185.18)

अस्त्राण्यन्ये समुत्सृज्य निद्रान्धाः शेरते जनाः । रथेष्वन्ये गजेष्वन्ये हयेष्वन्ये च भारत ॥

astrāṇyanye samutsṛjya nidrāndhāḥ śerate janāḥ | ratheṣvanye gajeṣvanye hayeṣvanye ca bhārata

Some people cast their weapons aside and slept, blind with sleep — some in chariots, some on elephants, some on horses, O Bharata.

Verse 19 (7.185.19)

निद्रान्धा नो बुबुधिरे काञ्चिच्चेष्टां नराधिप । तानन्ये समरे योधाः प्रेषयन्ति यमक्षयम् ॥

nidrāndhā no bubudhire kāñcicceṣṭāṃ narādhipa | tānanye samare yodhāḥ preṣayanti yamakṣayam

Blind with sleep, they stirred to no action at all, O lord of men, and other warriors in the battle sent them to the abode of Yama.

Verse 20 (7.185.20)

स्वप्नायमानांस्त्वपरे परानतिविचेतसः । आत्मानं समरे जघ्नुः स्वानेव च परानपि ॥

svapnāyamānāṃstvapare parānativicetasaḥ | ātmānaṃ samare jaghnuḥ svāneva ca parānapi

Others, utterly bewildered, struck the drowsing enemy in the battle, and struck themselves, their own men and the enemy alike.

Verse 21 (7.185.21)

नानावाचो विमुञ्चन्तो निद्रान्धास्ते महारणे ॥

nānāvāco vimuñcanto nidrāndhāste mahāraṇe

Blind with sleep in that great battle, they uttered all manner of cries —

Note on the text: One line in Wikisource = CE 7.159.19a; the sentence is completed in the next verse (CE 19c, after star passage *1261).

Verse 22 (7.185.22)

अस्माकं च महाराज परेभ्यो बहवो जनाः । योद्धव्यमिति तिष्ठन्तो निद्रासंरक्तलोचनाः ॥

asmākaṃ ca mahārāja parebhyo bahavo janāḥ | yoddhavyamiti tiṣṭhanto nidrāsaṃraktalocanāḥ

and many men, of ours and of the enemy's, O great king, stood with eyes reddened by sleep, thinking, "We must fight."

Note on the text: Corrected निदासंरक्त → निद्रासंरक्त (misprint in Wikisource, dropped conjunct; CE 7.159.19c निद्रासंसक्त-). Line 1 = CE star passage 7.159.19b*1261_01; line 2 = CE 7.159.19c (CE: निद्रासंसक्तलोचनाः; Wikisource reads -संरक्त-, a variant).

Verse 23 (7.185.23)

संसर्पन्तो रणे केचिन्निद्रान्धास्ते तथापरान् । जघ्नुः शूरा रणे शूरांस्तस्मिंस्तमसि दारुणे ॥

saṃsarpanto raṇe kecinnidrāndhāste tathāparān | jaghnuḥ śūrā raṇe śūrāṃstasmiṃstamasi dāruṇe

Some of them, blind with sleep, crawling about in the battle, killed others; heroes killed heroes in that dreadful darkness.

Note on the text: Corrected जघ्रुः → जघ्नुः (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.159.20c जघ्नुः). Recension variants in line 1 (CE 7.159.20a: संमर्द्यान्ये रणे केचिन्निद्रान्धाश्च परस्परम्).

Verse 24 (7.185.24)

हन्यमानमथात्मानं परैश्च बहवो जनाः । नाभ्यजानन्त समरे निद्रया मोहिता भृशम् ॥

hanyamānamathātmānaṃ paraiśca bahavo janāḥ | nābhyajānanta samare nidrayā mohitā bhṛśam

Many men, being struck down by their enemies, did not even know they were being killed, so deeply were they stupefied by sleep.

Note on the text: Corrected मथात्मावनं → मथात्मानं (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.159.21a आत्मानं). Recension variants (CE 7.159.21a: हन्यमानं तथात्मानं परेभ्यो).

Verse 25 (7.185.25)

तेषामेतादृशीं चेष्टां विज्ञाय पुरुषर्षभः । उवाच वाक्यं बीभत्सुरुच्चैः सन्नादयन्दिशः ॥

teṣāmetādṛśīṃ ceṣṭāṃ vijñāya puruṣarṣabhaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ bībhatsuruccaiḥ sannādayandiśaḥ

Understanding their condition, Arjuna, the best of men, spoke in a loud voice that made the quarters ring:

Verse 26 (7.185.26)

श्रान्ता भवन्तो निद्रान्धाः सर्व एव सवाहनाः । तमसा च वृते सैन्ये रजसा बहुलेन च ॥

śrāntā bhavanto nidrāndhāḥ sarva eva savāhanāḥ | tamasā ca vṛte sainye rajasā bahulena ca

You are weary, all of you, blind with sleep, together with your mounts, and the army is covered with darkness and a great deal of dust.

Note on the text: Unheaded speech of Arjuna (verses 26–28); Bibhatsu is Arjuna.

Verse 27 (7.185.27)

ते यूयं यदि मन्यध्वमुपारमत सैनिकाः । निमीलयत चात्रैव रणभूमौ मुहूर्तकम् ॥

te yūyaṃ yadi manyadhvamupāramata sainikāḥ | nimīlayata cātraiva raṇabhūmau muhūrtakam

So, soldiers, if you think fit, stop fighting; close your eyes here on the field of battle for a little while.

Note on the text: Speech of Arjuna.

Verse 28 (7.185.28)

ततो विनिद्रा विश्रान्ताश्चन्द्रमस्युदिते पुनः । संसाधयिष्यथान्योन्यं स्वर्गाय कुरुपाण्डवाः ॥

tato vinidrā viśrāntāścandramasyudite punaḥ | saṃsādhayiṣyathānyonyaṃ svargāya kurupāṇḍavāḥ

Then, rested and free of sleep, when the moon has risen again, you Kurus and Pandavas can go on sending one another to heaven.

Note on the text: Speech of Arjuna.

Verse 29 (7.185.29)

तद्वचः सर्वधर्मज्ञा धार्मिकस्य विशाम्पते । अरोचयन्त सैन्यानि तथा चान्योन्यमब्रुवन् ॥

tadvacaḥ sarvadharmajñā dhārmikasya viśāmpate | arocayanta sainyāni tathā cānyonyamabruvan

O lord of the people, the armies, who knew all dharma, welcomed the words of the righteous Arjuna and spoke to one another accordingly.

Note on the text: Recension variant (CE 7.159.26a: तद्वचः सर्वधर्मज्ञा धार्मिकस्य निशम्य ते).

Verse 30 (7.185.30)

चुक्रुशुः कर्णकर्णेति तथा दुर्योधनेति च । उपारमत पाण्डूनां विरता हि वरूथिनी ॥

cukruśuḥ karṇakarṇeti tathā duryodhaneti ca | upāramata pāṇḍūnāṃ viratā hi varūthinī

They cried out "Karna! Karna!" and "Duryodhana!" too, and the army of the Pandavas stopped, for it had ceased fighting.

Note on the text: Corrected कर्णकर्णेनि → कर्णकर्णेति (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.159.27a कर्ण कर्णेति).

Verse 31 (7.185.31)

तथा विक्रोशमानस्य फल्गुनस्य ततस्ततः । उपारमत पाण्डूनां सेना तव च भारत ॥

tathā vikrośamānasya phalgunasya tatastataḥ | upāramata pāṇḍūnāṃ senā tava ca bhārata

As Phalguna called out thus again and again in this direction and that, the army of the Pandavas stopped, and yours too, O Bharata.

Verse 32 (7.185.32)

तामस्य वाचं देवाश्च ऋषयश्च महात्मनः । सर्वसैन्यानि चाक्षुद्रां प्रहृष्टाः प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥

tāmasya vācaṃ devāśca ṛṣayaśca mahātmanaḥ | sarvasainyāni cākṣudrāṃ prahṛṣṭāḥ pratyapūjayan

The gods and sages, and all the armies, delighted, honoured those noble words of the great-souled one.

Verse 33 (7.185.33)

तत्सम्पूज्य वचोऽक्रूरं सर्वसैन्यानि भारत । मुहूर्तमस्वपन्राजञ्श्रान्तानि भरतर्षभ ॥

tatsampūjya vaco'krūraṃ sarvasainyāni bhārata | muhūrtamasvapanrājañśrāntāni bharatarṣabha

Honouring those gentle words, all the weary armies slept for a little while, O king, O best of the Bharatas.

Verse 34 (7.185.34)

सा तु सम्प्राप्य विश्रामं ध्वजिनी तव भारत । सुखमाप्तवती वीरमर्जुनं प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥

sā tu samprāpya viśrāmaṃ dhvajinī tava bhārata | sukhamāptavatī vīramarjunaṃ pratyapūjayat

Having found rest, that army of yours, O Bharata, gained comfort and praised the hero Arjuna.

Verse 35 (7.185.35)

त्वयि वेदास्तथास्त्राणि त्वयि बुद्धिपराक्रमौ । धर्मस्त्वयि महाबाहो दया भूतेषु चानघ ॥

tvayi vedāstathāstrāṇi tvayi buddhiparākramau | dharmastvayi mahābāho dayā bhūteṣu cānagha

In you are the Vedas and the weapons; in you, wisdom and valour; in you, dharma, mighty-armed one, and compassion for all beings, blameless one.

Note on the text: Unheaded speech of the warriors of both armies, praising Arjuna (verses 35–36); the next verse closes it ("thus praising him").

Verse 36 (7.185.36)

यच्चाश्वस्तास्तवेच्छामः शर्म पार्थ तदस्तु ते । मनसश्च प्रियानर्थान्वीर क्षिप्रमवाप्नुहि ॥

yaccāśvastāstavecchāmaḥ śarma pārtha tadastu te | manasaśca priyānarthānvīra kṣipramavāpnuhi

Now that we are reassured, whatever welfare we wish for you, Partha, may that be yours; and, hero, quickly gain whatever your heart holds dear.

Note on the text: Speech of the warriors of both armies.

Verse 37 (7.185.37)

इति ते तं नरव्याघ्रं प्रशंसन्तो महारथाः । निद्रया समवाक्षिप्तास्तूष्णीमासन्विशाम्पते ॥

iti te taṃ naravyāghraṃ praśaṃsanto mahārathāḥ | nidrayā samavākṣiptāstūṣṇīmāsanviśāmpate

Thus praising that tiger among men, the great chariot-warriors, overpowered by sleep, fell silent, O lord of the people.

Verse 38 (7.185.38)

वीरा वारणकुम्भेषु सुषुपुर्युद्धकर्शिताः । रात्रौ रतिपरिश्रान्ताः कामिनीनां कुचेष्विव ॥

vīrā vāraṇakumbheṣu suṣupuryuddhakarśitāḥ | rātrau ratipariśrāntāḥ kāminīnāṃ kuceṣviva

Heroes worn out by the fighting slept on the frontal globes of elephants, as lovers wearied by love in the night sleep on the breasts of their beloveds.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Not in the critical edition's main text; its two lines appear there as star passage 7.159.41d*1263_01–02 (after 7.159.41).

Verse 39 (7.185.39)

अश्वपृष्ठेषु चाप्यन्ये रथनीडेषु चापरे । गजस्कन्धगताश्चान्ये शेरते चापरे क्षितौ ॥

aśvapṛṣṭheṣu cāpyanye rathanīḍeṣu cāpare | gajaskandhagatāścānye śerate cāpare kṣitau

Others slept on horses' backs, others in chariot seats, others on elephants' shoulders, and others on the ground.

Verse 40 (7.185.40)

सायुधाः सगदाश्चैव सखड्गाः सपरश्वथाः । सप्रासकवचाश्चान्ये नराः सुप्ताः पृथक्पृथक् ॥

sāyudhāḥ sagadāścaiva sakhaḍgāḥ saparaśvathāḥ | saprāsakavacāścānye narāḥ suptāḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Some men slept scattered about, each where he lay, with weapons, maces, swords and axes, and with lances and armour still on.

Note on the text: Corrected सखङ्गाः → सखड्गाः (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.159.36a सखड्गाः).

Verse 41 (7.185.41)

गजास्ते पन्नगाभोगैर्हस्तैर्भूरेणुगुण्ठितैः । निद्रान्धा वसुधां चक्रुर्घ्राणनिःश्वासशीतलाम् ॥

gajāste pannagābhogairhastairbhūreṇuguṇṭhitaiḥ | nidrāndhā vasudhāṃ cakrurghrāṇaniḥśvāsaśītalām

The elephants, blind with sleep, their trunks coiled like the bodies of serpents and covered with dust, made the earth cool with the breath of their nostrils.

Note on the text: Corrected घ्राणनिः श्वास → घ्राणनिःश्वास (stray space in Wikisource; CE 7.159.37c ghrāṇaniḥśvāsa-). Recension variant भूरेणुगुण्ठितैः (CE: भूरेणुरूषितैः).

Verse 42 (7.185.42)

सुप्ताः शुशुभिरे तत्र निःश्वसन्तो महीतले । विकीर्णा गिरयो यद्वन्निःश्वसद्भिर्महोरगैः ॥

suptāḥ śuśubhire tatra niḥśvasanto mahītale | vikīrṇā girayo yadvanniḥśvasadbhirmahoragaiḥ

Sleeping there on the ground and breathing heavily, they shone like scattered mountains in which great serpents are breathing.

Note on the text: Recension variant in line 1 (CE 7.159.38a: गजाः शुशुभिरे तत्र).

Verse 43 (7.185.43)

समां च विषमां चक्रुः खुराग्रैर्विकृतां महीम् । हयाः काञ्चनयोक्त्रास्ते केसरालम्बिभिर्युगैः । सुषुपुस्तत्र राजेन्द्र युक्ता वाहेषु सर्वशः ॥

samāṃ ca viṣamāṃ cakruḥ khurāgrairvikṛtāṃ mahīm | hayāḥ kāñcanayoktrāste kesarālambibhiryugaiḥ | suṣupustatra rājendra yuktā vāheṣu sarvaśaḥ

With the tips of their hooves they had torn up the ground, leaving it uneven in places and level in others; and the horses, with golden traces and with yokes resting against their manes, slept there, O best of kings, still harnessed to their vehicles on every side.

Note on the text: Three lines = CE 7.159.39a, 39c, 39e. Recension variant विकृताम् (CE: विक्षताम्).

Verse 44 (7.185.44)

एवं हयाश्च नागाश्च योधाश्च भरतर्षभ । युद्धाद्विरम्य सुषुपुः श्रमेण महताऽन्विताः ॥

evaṃ hayāśca nāgāśca yodhāśca bharatarṣabha | yuddhādviramya suṣupuḥ śrameṇa mahatā'nvitāḥ

So horses, elephants and warriors alike, O best of the Bharatas, ceased from the fighting and slept, overcome by great weariness.

Note on the text: Corrected भरतर्पभ → भरतर्षभ (misprint in Wikisource, प for ष; CE star passage 7.159.39f*1262_01 भरतर्षभ). Not in the critical edition's main text; its two lines appear there as star passage 7.159.39f*1262_01–02 (after 7.159.39).

Verse 45 (7.185.45)

तत्तथा निद्रया भग्नं तद्बभौ निःस्वनं बलम् । कुशलैः शिल्पिभिर्न्यस्तं पटे चित्रमिवाद्भुतम् ॥

tattathā nidrayā bhagnaṃ tadbabhau niḥsvanaṃ balam | kuśalaiḥ śilpibhirnyastaṃ paṭe citramivādbhutam

Broken by sleep in this way, that silent army looked like a wondrous painting set on cloth by skilled artists.

Note on the text: Recension variant तद्बभौ निःस्वनं बलम् (CE 7.159.40a: अवाचम् अस्वपद् बलम्).

Verse 46 (7.185.46)

ते क्षत्रियाः कुण्डलिनो युवानः । परस्परं सायकविक्षताङ्गाः । कुम्भेषु लीनाः सुषुपुर्गजानां । कुचेषु लग्ना इव कामिनीनाम् ॥

te kṣatriyāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ | parasparaṃ sāyakavikṣatāṅgāḥ | kumbheṣu līnāḥ suṣupurgajānāṃ | kuceṣu lagnā iva kāminīnām

Those young kshatriyas in their earrings, their limbs wounded by one another's arrows, lay asleep sunk against the frontal globes of elephants, like lovers clinging to the breasts of their beloveds.

Note on the text: Four pādas in Wikisource = CE 7.159.41a, 41c (two pādas each).

Verse 47 (7.185.47)

ततः कुमुदनाथेन कामिनीगण्डपाण्डुना । नेत्रानन्देन चन्द्रेण माहेन्द्री दिगलङ्कृता ॥

tataḥ kumudanāthena kāminīgaṇḍapāṇḍunā | netrānandena candreṇa māhendrī digalaṅkṛtā

Then Indra's quarter, the east, was adorned by the moon, lord of the night-lilies, pale as the cheeks of lovers, a delight to the eyes.

Verse 48 (7.185.48)

दशशताक्षककुब्दरिनिःसृतः । किरणकेसरभासुरपिञ्जरः । तिमिरवारणयूथविदारणः । समुदियादुदयाचलकेसरी ॥

daśaśatākṣakakubdariniḥsṛtaḥ | kiraṇakesarabhāsurapiñjaraḥ | timiravāraṇayūthavidāraṇaḥ | samudiyādudayācalakesarī

Come forth from the cave that is the quarter of the thousand-eyed Indra, tawny and gleaming with a mane of rays, tearing apart the elephant-herds of darkness, the lion of the Udaya mountain rose.

Note on the text: Corrected तिमिरवारणवृथविदारणः → तिमिरवारणयूथविदारणः (misprint in Wikisource; CE star passage 7.159.42d*1264_03 -वारणयूथ-). Not in the critical edition's main text; its four lines appear there as star passage 7.159.42d*1264_01–04 (after 7.159.42).

Verse 49 (7.185.49)

हरवृषोत्तमगात्रसमद्युतिः । स्मरशरासनपूर्णसमप्रभः । नववधृस्मितचारुमनोहरः । प्रविसृतः कुमुदाकरबान्धवः ॥

haravṛṣottamagātrasamadyutiḥ | smaraśarāsanapūrṇasamaprabhaḥ | navavadhṛsmitacārumanoharaḥ | pravisṛtaḥ kumudākarabāndhavaḥ

Equal in lustre to the body of Shiva's mighty bull, shining like the full-drawn bow of Kama, lovely and charming as the smile of a new bride, the friend of the lotus-ponds spread forth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; its four lines appear there as star passage 7.159.42d*1264_05–08 (continuing the previous verse).

Verse 50 (7.185.50)

ततो मुहूर्ताद्भगवान्पुरस्ताच्छशलक्षणः । अरुणं दर्शयामास ग्रसञ्ज्योतिः प्रभां प्रभुः ॥

tato muhūrtādbhagavānpurastācchaśalakṣaṇaḥ | aruṇaṃ darśayāmāsa grasañjyotiḥ prabhāṃ prabhuḥ

Then in a moment the blessed lord, bearing the mark of the hare, showed a ruddy glow in the east, swallowing the brightness of the other lights.

Note on the text: Recension variant ज्योतिः प्रभां (CE: ज्योतिःप्रभम्).

Verse 51 (7.185.51)

अरुणस्य तु तस्यानु जातरूपसमप्रभम् । रश्मिजालं महच्चन्द्रो मन्दं मन्दमवासृजत् ॥

aruṇasya tu tasyānu jātarūpasamaprabham | raśmijālaṃ mahaccandro mandaṃ mandamavāsṛjat

After that ruddy glow, the moon slowly, gently sent forth a great network of rays, with the sheen of gold.

Verse 52 (7.185.52)

उत्सारयन्तः प्रभया तमस्ते चन्द्ररश्मयः । पर्यगच्छञ्छनैः सर्वा दिशः खं च क्षितिं तथा ॥

utsārayantaḥ prabhayā tamaste candraraśmayaḥ | paryagacchañchanaiḥ sarvā diśaḥ khaṃ ca kṣitiṃ tathā

Driving away the darkness with their brightness, those moonbeams slowly spread through all the quarters, the sky and the earth.

Verse 53 (7.185.53)

ततो मुहूर्ताद्भुवनं ज्योतिर्भूतमिवाभवत् । अप्रख्यमप्रकाशं च जगामाशु तमस्तथा ॥

tato muhūrtādbhuvanaṃ jyotirbhūtamivābhavat | aprakhyamaprakāśaṃ ca jagāmāśu tamastathā

Then in a moment the world seemed made of light, and the darkness, now unseen and unlit, quickly departed.

Verse 54 (7.185.54)

प्रतिप्रकाशिते लोके दिवाभूते निशाकरे । विचेरुर्न विचेरुश्च राजन्नक्तञ्चरास्ततः ॥

pratiprakāśite loke divābhūte niśākare | vicerurna viceruśca rājannaktañcarāstataḥ

When the world was lit up again and the moon had made it like day, the night-wanderers then, O king, both moved about and did not.

Verse 55 (7.185.55)

बोध्यमानं तु तत्सैन्यं राजंश्चन्द्रस्य रश्मिभिः । बुबुधे शतपत्राणां वनं सूर्यांशुभिर्यथा ॥

bodhyamānaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ rājaṃścandrasya raśmibhiḥ | bubudhe śatapatrāṇāṃ vanaṃ sūryāṃśubhiryathā

Woken by the rays of the moon, O king, that army awoke, as a forest of lotuses awakes at the sun's rays.

Note on the text: Recension variant in line 2 (CE 7.159.48c: बुबुधे शतपत्राणां वनं महदिवाम्भसि).

Verse 56 (7.185.56)

यथा चन्द्रोदयोद्धूतः क्षुभितः सागरोऽभवत् । तथा चन्द्रोदयोद्धूतः क्षुभितश्च बलार्णवः ॥

yathā candrodayoddhūtaḥ kṣubhitaḥ sāgaro'bhavat | tathā candrodayoddhūtaḥ kṣubhitaśca balārṇavaḥ

As the ocean, stirred up by the moonrise, becomes agitated, so the ocean of the army, stirred up by the moonrise, was agitated.

Note on the text: Recension variants (CE 7.159.49: क्षुभितः सागरो भवेत् … स बभूव बलार्णवः).

Verse 57 (7.185.57)

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं पुनरेव विशाम्पते । लोके लोकविनाशाय परं लोकमभीप्सताम् ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ punareva viśāmpate | loke lokavināśāya paraṃ lokamabhīpsatām

Then the battle began again, O lord of the people, for the destruction of the world, among men who sought the world beyond.