Dhrishtadyumna Kills Drona

Verse 1 (7.193.1)

सात्वतस्य तु तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनादयः । शैनेयं सर्वतः क्रुद्धा वारयामासुरञ्जसा ॥

sātvatasya tu tatkarma dṛṣṭvā duryodhanādayaḥ | śaineyaṃ sarvataḥ kruddhā vārayāmāsurañjasā

Seeing that feat of the Satvata (Satyaki), Duryodhana and the others, enraged, swiftly surrounded Shaineya from every side and tried to check him.

Note on the text: Removed the stray opening square bracket and the asterisk after सात्वतस्य (Wikisource brackets verses 1–22 as found in one manuscript only, per its note 5-193-*; the closing bracket at verse 22 is removed too). Speaker: the page heading prints "सञ्चय उवाच"; सञ्चय is a misprint for सञ्जय, so the speaker is Sanjaya (the input carried the misprint through every verse). Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_01–02 (printed after the speaker line 7.165.1, before 7.165.1a), with minor differences of word order and form noted by the alignment).

Verse 2 (7.193.2)

कृपकर्णौ च समरे पुत्राश्च तव मारिष । शैनेयं त्वरयाऽभ्येत्य विनिघ्नन्निशितैः शरैः ॥

kṛpakarṇau ca samare putrāśca tava māriṣa | śaineyaṃ tvarayā'bhyetya vinighnanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

And Kripa and Karna, and your sons, O revered one, rushed swiftly upon Shaineya in the battle and struck him with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_03–04.

Verse 3 (7.193.3)

युधिष्ठिरस्ततो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । भीमसेनश्च बलवान्सात्यकिं पर्यवारयन् ॥

yudhiṣṭhirastato rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau | bhīmasenaśca balavānsātyakiṃ paryavārayan

Then King Yudhishthira, the two Pandava sons of Madri, and mighty Bhimasena gathered round Satyaki.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_05–06 (page "सात्यकिं" for the CE's "sātvataṃ", a variant, kept).

Verse 4 (7.193.4)

कर्णश्च शरवर्षेण गौतमश्च महारथः । दुर्योधनादयस्ते च शैनेयं पर्यवारयन् ॥

karṇaśca śaravarṣeṇa gautamaśca mahārathaḥ | duryodhanādayaste ca śaineyaṃ paryavārayan

Karna with a shower of arrows, the great warrior Gautama (Kripa), and Duryodhana and the others surrounded Shaineya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_07–08.

Verse 5 (7.193.5)

तां वृष्टिं सहसा राजन्नुत्थितां घोररूपिणीम् । वारयामास शैनेयो योधयंस्तान्महारथान् ॥

tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ sahasā rājannutthitāṃ ghorarūpiṇīm | vārayāmāsa śaineyo yodhayaṃstānmahārathān

That terrible downpour, suddenly risen, O king, Shaineya held off as he fought those great warriors.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_09–10.

Verse 6 (7.193.6)

तेषामस्त्राणि दिव्यानि संहितानि महात्मनाम् । वारयामास विधिवद्दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महामृधे ॥

teṣāmastrāṇi divyāni saṃhitāni mahātmanām | vārayāmāsa vidhivaddivyairastrairmahāmṛdhe

The divine weapons of those great-souled men, fitted to their bows, he warded off in due form with divine weapons in that great battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.1*1317_11–12.

Verse 7 (7.193.7)

क्रूरमायोधनं जज्ञे तस्मिन्राजसमागमे । रुद्रस्येव हि क्रुद्धस्य निघ्नतस्तान्पशून्पुरा ॥

krūramāyodhanaṃ jajñe tasminrājasamāgame | rudrasyeva hi kruddhasya nighnatastānpaśūnpurā

A savage fighting broke out in that gathering of kings, like that of enraged Rudra in the old days when he struck down the beasts.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.1 (lines a and c; the page has "निघ्नतस्तान्पशून्पुरा" for the CE's "nighnatas tu paśūn yathā", a variant, kept).

Verse 8 (7.193.8)

हस्तानामुत्तमाङ्गानां कार्मुकाणां च भारत । छत्राणां चापविद्धानां चामराणां च सञ्चयैः । राशयः स्म व्यदृश्यन्त तत्रतत्र रणाजिरे ॥

hastānāmuttamāṅgānāṃ kārmukāṇāṃ ca bhārata | chatrāṇāṃ cāpaviddhānāṃ cāmarāṇāṃ ca sañcayaiḥ | rāśayaḥ sma vyadṛśyanta tatratatra raṇājire

Heaps of severed hands and heads, of bows, of discarded umbrellas and chowries, O Bharata, lay piled up here and there on the field of battle.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are CE 7.165.2a and 2c (page "सञ्चयैः" for the CE's "saṃyuge", a variant, kept); line 3 is the CE star line 7.165.2d*1319_01.

Verse 9 (7.193.9)

भग्नचक्रै रथैश्चापि पातितैश्च महाध्वजैः । सादिभिश्च हतैः शूरैः सङ्कीर्णा वसुधाऽभवत् ॥

bhagnacakrai rathaiścāpi pātitaiśca mahādhvajaiḥ | sādibhiśca hataiḥ śūraiḥ saṅkīrṇā vasudhā'bhavat

The earth was strewn with chariots whose wheels were broken, with great standards cast down, and with slain horsemen and heroes.

Verse 10 (7.193.10)

बाणपातनिकृत्तास्तु योधास्ते कुरुसत्तम । चेष्टन्तो विविधाश्चेष्टा व्यदृश्यन्त महाहवे ॥

bāṇapātanikṛttāstu yodhāste kurusattama | ceṣṭanto vividhāśceṣṭā vyadṛśyanta mahāhave

Warriors cut down by the falling arrows, O best of the Kurus, were seen in that great battle writhing in many ways.

Verse 11 (7.193.11)

वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे घोरे देवासुरोपमे । अब्रवीत्क्षत्रियांस्तत्र धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

vartamāne tathā yuddhe ghore devāsuropame | abravītkṣatriyāṃstatra dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

While the battle went on, dreadful, like the war of gods and asuras, Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, spoke to the kshatriyas there.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.5 (lines a and c). The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.5 unmatched.

Verse 12 (7.193.12)

अभिद्रवत संयत्ताः कुम्भयोनिं महारथाः । एषो हि पार्षतो वीरो भारद्वाजेन सङ्गतः ॥

abhidravata saṃyattāḥ kumbhayoniṃ mahārathāḥ | eṣo hi pārṣato vīro bhāradvājena saṅgataḥ

Rush, O great warriors, steadily together upon Drona, the pot-born! Here is Parshata the hero, who has closed with Bharadvaja in combat,

Note on the text: Corrected पार्पतो → पार्षतो (misprint in Wikisource; ष → प; the name is पार्षत, CE pārṣato). Speaker fix: Yudhishthira (his command to the kshatriyas, verses 12–14; the input carried Sanjaya over). Line 1 is CE 7.165.5e; line 2 is CE 7.165.6a. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.5–7 unmatched.

Verse 13 (7.193.13)

घटते च यथाशक्ति भारद्वाजस्य नाशने । यादृशानि हि रूपाणि दृश्यन्तेऽस्य महारणे ॥

ghaṭate ca yathāśakti bhāradvājasya nāśane | yādṛśāni hi rūpāṇi dṛśyante'sya mahāraṇe

and is striving with all his strength to destroy Bharadvaja, for such are the forms he is seen to take in this great battle.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Yudhishthira (see verse 12). Line 1 is CE 7.165.6c; line 2 is CE 7.165.7a.

Verse 14 (7.193.14)

अद्य द्रोणं रणे क्रुद्धो घातयिष्यति पार्षतः । ते यूयं सहिता भूत्वा युध्यध्वं कुम्भसम्भवम् ॥

adya droṇaṃ raṇe kruddho ghātayiṣyati pārṣataḥ | te yūyaṃ sahitā bhūtvā yudhyadhvaṃ kumbhasambhavam

Today, in rage, Parshata will bring about Drona's death in the battle. So all of you, banding together, fight the pot-born one.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्पतः → पार्षतः (misprint in Wikisource; ष → प; CE pārṣataḥ). Speaker fix: Yudhishthira (see verse 12). Line 1 is CE 7.165.7c; line 2 is a variant of CE 7.165.7e (page "युध्यध्वं कुम्भसम्भवम्" for the CE's "kumbhayoniṃ parīpsata"), kept.

Verse 15 (7.193.15)

युधिष्ठिरसमाज्ञप्ताः सृञ्जयानां महारथाः । अभ्यद्रवन्त संयत्ता भारद्वाजजिघांसवः ॥

yudhiṣṭhirasamājñaptāḥ sṛñjayānāṃ mahārathāḥ | abhyadravanta saṃyattā bhāradvājajighāṃsavaḥ

Commanded by Yudhishthira, the great warriors of the Srinjayas, resolute and bent on killing Bharadvaja, rushed upon him.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.8 (the page has "भारद्वाजजिघांसवः" for the CE's "bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsavaḥ", a variant, kept).

Verse 16 (7.193.16)

तान्समापततः सर्वान्भारद्वाजो महारथः । अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन मर्तव्यमिति निश्चितः ॥

tānsamāpatataḥ sarvānbhāradvājo mahārathaḥ | abhyavartata vegena martavyamiti niścitaḥ

As they all came charging, the great warrior Bharadvaja, resolved that he must die, advanced against them with speed.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.9 (the page has "अभ्यवर्तत" for the CE's "abhyadravata", a variant, kept).

Verse 17 (7.193.17)

प्रयाते सत्यसन्धे तु समकम्पत मेदिनी । ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घातास्त्रासयाना वरूथिनीम् ॥

prayāte satyasandhe tu samakampata medinī | vavurvātāḥ sanirghātāstrāsayānā varūthinīm

When the man true to his word set out, the earth shook, and winds blew with thunderclaps, frightening the army.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.10 (the page has "त्रासयाना" for the CE's "trāsayanto", a variant, kept).

Verse 18 (7.193.18)

पपात महती चोल्का आदित्यान्निश्चरन्त्युत । दीपयन्ती उभे सेने शंसन्तीव महद्भयम् ॥

papāta mahatī colkā ādityānniścarantyuta | dīpayantī ubhe sene śaṃsantīva mahadbhayam

A great meteor fell, as if issuing from the sun, lighting up both armies and seeming to foretell a great terror.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.11 (the page has "आदित्यान्निश्चरन्त्युत … दीपयन्ती उभे सेने" for the CE's "ādityān nirgateva ha … dīpayantīva tāpena", a recension variant, kept).

Verse 19 (7.193.19)

जज्वलुश्चैव शस्त्राणि भारद्वाजस्य मारिष । रथाः स्वनन्ति चात्यर्थं हयाश्चाश्रूण्यवासृजन् ॥

jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi bhāradvājasya māriṣa | rathāḥ svananti cātyarthaṃ hayāścāśrūṇyavāsṛjan

Bharadvaja's weapons blazed, O revered one; the chariots creaked loudly and the horses shed tears.

Verse 20 (7.193.20)

हतौजा इव चाप्यासीद्भारद्वाजो महारथः । प्रास्फुरन्नयनं चास्य वामबाहुस्तथैव च ॥

hataujā iva cāpyāsīdbhāradvājo mahārathaḥ | prāsphurannayanaṃ cāsya vāmabāhustathaiva ca

The great warrior Bharadvaja seemed to have lost his strength; his eye and his left arm twitched.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 7.165.13a; line 2 is the CE star line 7.165.13b*1320_01 (page "वामबाहुः" for the CE's "dakṣiṇo bāhuḥ", a variant, kept). The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.13 unmatched.

Verse 21 (7.193.21)

विमनाश्चाभवद्युद्धे दृष्ट्वा पार्षतमग्रतः ॥

vimanāścābhavadyuddhe dṛṣṭvā pārṣatamagrataḥ

He grew despondent in the battle when he saw Parshata before him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the line is the CE star line 7.165.13b*1320_02 (printed between 7.165.13a and 13c); the page prints it as a one-line verse.

Verse 22 (7.193.22)

ऋषीणां ब्रह्मवादानां स्वर्गस्य गमनं प्रति । सुयुद्धेन ततः प्राणानुत्स्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥

ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmavādānāṃ svargasya gamanaṃ prati | suyuddhena tataḥ prāṇānutsraṣṭumupacakrame

Heeding the Brahman-expounding sages regarding his going to heaven, he then undertook to give up his life by fighting nobly.

Note on the text: Removed the stray closing wiki marks ।।] (the square bracket closes the one opened at verse 1). Lines are CE 7.165.13c and 13e.

Verse 23 (7.193.23)

ततश्चतुर्दिशं सैन्यैर्द्रुपदस्याभिसंवृतः । निर्दहन्क्षत्रियव्रातान्द्रोणः पर्यचरद्रणे ॥

tataścaturdiśaṃ sainyairdrupadasyābhisaṃvṛtaḥ | nirdahankṣatriyavrātāndroṇaḥ paryacaradraṇe

Then, surrounded on all four sides by Drupada's troops, Drona went about the battlefield burning up hosts of kshatriyas.

Verse 24 (7.193.24)

हत्वा विंशतिसाहस्रान्क्षत्रियानरिमर्दनः । दशायुतानि करिणामवधीद्विशिखैः शितैः ॥

hatvā viṃśatisāhasrānkṣatriyānarimardanaḥ | daśāyutāni kariṇāmavadhīdviśikhaiḥ śitaiḥ

Having slain twenty thousand kshatriyas, the crusher of foes struck down a hundred thousand elephants (ten ayutas) with keen arrows.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.15 (the page has "विशिखैः शितैः" and "करिणाम्" where the CE has "tīkṣṇāgrair … viśikhaiḥ śitaiḥ" without it; a variant, kept).

Verse 25 (7.193.25)

सोऽतिष्ठदाहवे यत्तो विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् । क्षत्रियाणामभावाय ब्राह्ममस्त्रं समास्थितः ॥

so'tiṣṭhadāhave yatto vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan | kṣatriyāṇāmabhāvāya brāhmamastraṃ samāsthitaḥ

He stood in the battle, intent, blazing like a smokeless fire, resorting to the Brahma weapon for the destruction of the kshatriyas.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.16 (the page has "विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् … ब्राह्ममस्त्रं समास्थितः" for the CE's "vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ … brāhmam ātmānam āsthitaḥ", a variant, kept).

Verse 26 (7.193.26)

पाञ्चाल्यं विरथं भीमो हतसर्वायुधं बली । सुविपण्णं महात्मानं त्वरमाणः समभ्ययात् ॥

pāñcālyaṃ virathaṃ bhīmo hatasarvāyudhaṃ balī | suvipaṇṇaṃ mahātmānaṃ tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyayāt

Bhima, the mighty, hurried up to the Panchala (Dhrishtadyumna), who had lost his chariot and all his weapons and was deeply distressed, that great soul.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.17 (the page has "बली … सुविपण्णम्" for the CE's "vaśī … aviṣaṇṇam", a variant, kept).

Verse 27 (7.193.27)

ततः स्वरथमारोप्य पाञ्चाल्यमरिमर्दनः । अब्रवीदभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य द्रोणमस्यन्तमन्तिकात् ॥

tataḥ svarathamāropya pāñcālyamarimardanaḥ | abravīdabhisamprekṣya droṇamasyantamantikāt

Then, lifting the Panchala onto his own chariot, the crusher of foes looked toward Drona, who was shooting from close by, and spoke.

Verse 28 (7.193.28)

न त्वदन्य इहाचार्यं योद्धुमुत्सहते पुमान् । त्वरस्व प्राग्वधायैव त्वयि भारः समाहितः ॥

na tvadanya ihācāryaṃ yoddhumutsahate pumān | tvarasva prāgvadhāyaiva tvayi bhāraḥ samāhitaḥ

No other man here dares to fight the Teacher but you. Make haste to kill him; the burden rests on you.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (his words to Dhrishtadyumna; the input carried Sanjaya over).

Verse 29 (7.193.29)

स तथोक्तो महाबाहुः सर्वभारसहं धनुः । अभिपत्याददे क्षिप्रमायुधप्रवरं दृढम् ॥

sa tathokto mahābāhuḥ sarvabhārasahaṃ dhanuḥ | abhipatyādade kṣipramāyudhapravaraṃ dṛḍham

Thus addressed, the mighty-armed one quickly leapt forward and took up his firm bow, the best of weapons, able to bear every strain.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.20 (the page has "धनुः" for the CE's "navam", a variant, kept).

Verse 30 (7.193.30)

संरब्धश्च शरानस्यन्द्रोणं दुर्वारणं रणे । विवारयिषुराचार्यं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥

saṃrabdhaśca śarānasyandroṇaṃ durvāraṇaṃ raṇe | vivārayiṣurācāryaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat

Furious, he shot arrows at Drona, who is hard to hold back in battle, and, wishing to check the Teacher, covered him with showers of arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected विवारयिपुराचार्यं → विवारयिषुराचार्यं (misprint in Wikisource; ष → प; the desiderative विवारयिषुः, CE vivārayiṣur ācāryaṃ).

Verse 31 (7.193.31)

तौ न्यवारयतां श्रेष्ठौ संरब्धौ रणशोभिनौ । उदीरयेतां ब्राह्माणि दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यनेकशः ॥

tau nyavārayatāṃ śreṣṭhau saṃrabdhau raṇaśobhinau | udīrayetāṃ brāhmāṇi divyānyastrāṇyanekaśaḥ

The two excellent warriors, enraged and splendid in battle, checked each other and loosed divine Brahma weapons again and again.

Verse 32 (7.193.32)

स महास्त्रैर्महाराज द्रोणमाच्छादयद्रणे । निहत्य सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि भारद्वाजस्य पार्षतः ॥

sa mahāstrairmahārāja droṇamācchādayadraṇe | nihatya sarvāṇyastrāṇi bhāradvājasya pārṣataḥ

O great king, Parshata covered Drona in the battle with great weapons, after destroying all of Bharadvaja's weapons.

Verse 33 (7.193.33)

स वसातीञ्शिवींश्चैव वाह्लीकान्कौरवानपि । रक्षिष्यमाणान्सङ्ग्रामे द्रोणं व्यधमदच्युतः ॥

sa vasātīñśivīṃścaiva vāhlīkānkauravānapi | rakṣiṣyamāṇānsaṅgrāme droṇaṃ vyadhamadacyutaḥ

The unflinching one scattered in the battle the Vasatis, the Shibis, the Bahlikas and the Kauravas as well, who were trying to protect Drona.

Note on the text: Corrected शिवींस्चैव → शिवींश्चैव (misprint in Wikisource; the sandhi -न् + च is श्च, CE śibīṃś caiva).

Verse 34 (7.193.34)

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा राजन्गभस्तिभिरिवांशुमान् । बभौ प्रच्छादयन्नाशाः शरजालैः समन्ततः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnastathā rājangabhastibhirivāṃśumān | babhau pracchādayannāśāḥ śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ

And Dhrishtadyumna, O king, shone like the sun with its rays, covering the quarters on every side with nets of arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected वभौ → बभौ (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब; the perfect of भा, CE babhau). CE 7.165.25 (the page has "तथा" for the CE's "tadā", a variant, kept).

Verse 35 (7.193.35)

तस्य द्रोणो धनुश्छित्त्वा विद्ध्वा चैनं शिलीमुखैः । मर्माण्यभ्यहनद्भूयः स व्यथां परमामगात् ॥

tasya droṇo dhanuśchittvā viddhvā cainaṃ śilīmukhaiḥ | marmāṇyabhyahanadbhūyaḥ sa vyathāṃ paramāmagāt

Drona cut his bow, pierced him with arrows, and struck again at his vital parts; he fell into the greatest agony.

Verse 36 (7.193.36)

ततो भीमो दृढक्रोधो द्रोणस्याश्लिष्य तं रथम् । शनकैरिव राजेन्द्र द्रोणं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

tato bhīmo dṛḍhakrodho droṇasyāśliṣya taṃ ratham | śanakairiva rājendra droṇaṃ vacanamabravīt

Then Bhima, firm in his anger, pressing up against Drona's chariot, spoke to Drona softly, as it were, O king of kings.

Verse 37 (7.193.37)

यदि नाम न युध्येरञ्शिक्षिता ब्रह्मबन्धवः । स्वकर्मभिरसन्तुष्टा न स्म क्षत्रं क्षयं व्रजेत् ॥

yadi nāma na yudhyerañśikṣitā brahmabandhavaḥ | svakarmabhirasantuṣṭā na sma kṣatraṃ kṣayaṃ vrajet

If those trained brahmins-in-name only, discontent with their own duties, did not fight, the kshatriya order would not go to ruin.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (his speech to Drona, verses 37–43; the input carried Sanjaya over).

Verse 38 (7.193.38)

अहिंसां सर्वभूतेषु धर्मं ज्यायस्तरं विदुः । तस्य च ब्राह्मणो मूलं भवांश्च ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥

ahiṃsāṃ sarvabhūteṣu dharmaṃ jyāyastaraṃ viduḥ | tasya ca brāhmaṇo mūlaṃ bhavāṃśca brahmavittamaḥ

Non-violence toward all beings they hold to be the greater dharma; the brahmin is its root, and you are the foremost of those who know Brahman.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). CE 7.165.29 (the page has "अहिंसां" for the CE's "ahiṃsā", a variant, kept).

Verse 39 (7.193.39)

श्वपाकवन्म्लेच्छगणान्हत्वा चान्यान्पृथग्विधान् । भरन्ति हि सुतान्दारांस्तद्वदज्ञानमोहिताः ॥

śvapākavanmlecchagaṇānhatvā cānyānpṛthagvidhān | bharanti hi sutāndārāṃstadvadajñānamohitāḥ

Like a dog-cooker you have slain hordes of barbarians and others of every kind; for those deluded by ignorance keep sons and wives in just that way.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). Removed the wiki opening backtick and closing apostrophe round line 2. Line 1 is CE 7.165.30a; line 2 is the CE star line 7.165.30b*1321_01 (page "तद्वदज्ञानमोहिताः" for the CE's "tvadvad ajñānamohitāḥ", a variant, kept).

Verse 40 (7.193.40)

अज्ञानान्मूढवद्ब्रह्मन्पुत्रदारधनेप्सया । एकस्यार्थे बहून्हत्वा पुत्रस्याधर्मविद्यया । स्वकर्मस्थान्विकर्मस्थो न व्यपत्रपसे कथम् ॥

ajñānānmūḍhavadbrahmanputradāradhanepsayā | ekasyārthe bahūnhatvā putrasyādharmavidyayā | svakarmasthānvikarmastho na vyapatrapase katham

Out of ignorance, like a fool, O brahmin, from longing for sons, wife and wealth, having slain many for the sake of one son by the lore of unrighteousness, how are you, who stand in forbidden action, not ashamed before those who stand in their own duty?

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). Lines 1, 2 and 3 are CE 7.165.30c, 31a and 31c (line 2 reads "पुत्रस्याधर्मविद्यया" for the CE's "putrasyādharmavid yathā", a variant, kept).

Verse 41 (7.193.41)

आचारहीन निर्लज्ज ब्रह्मबन्धो वरायुध । इदानीं तिष्ठ दुर्बुद्धे न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥

ācārahīna nirlajja brahmabandho varāyudha | idānīṃ tiṣṭha durbuddhe na me jīvanvimokṣyase

O man of no good conduct, shameless brahmin-in-name, wielder of the choicest weapons! Stay where you are now, evil-minded one; you will not get away from me alive.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मवन्धो → ब्रह्मबन्धो (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब; ब्रह्मबन्धु, CE brahmabandho). Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). Removed the wiki opening backtick. Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.31d*1323_01–02 (page "वरायुध" and "विमोक्ष्यसे" for the CE's "narādhama" and "gamiṣyasi", variants, kept).

Verse 42 (7.193.42)

यस्यार्थे शस्त्रमादाय यमपेक्ष्य च जीवसि । स चाद्य पतितः शेते पृष्टेनावेदितस्तव ॥

yasyārthe śastramādāya yamapekṣya ca jīvasi | sa cādya patitaḥ śete pṛṣṭenāveditastava

He for whose sake you took up your weapon, and looking to whom you live, lies fallen today; so Dharmaraja told you when you asked.

Note on the text: Corrected पृष्टेनावेदितस्तवः → पृष्टेनावेदितस्तव (misprint in Wikisource; a stray visarga; तव is the pronoun, CE pṛṣṭenāveditas tava). Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). Line 1 is the CE star line 7.165.31d*1324_01; line 2 is CE 7.165.32a.

Verse 43 (7.193.43)

स वै च निहतः शेते तव पुत्रः सुमन्दधीः । धर्मराजस्य तद्वाक्यं नाभिशङ्कितुमर्हसि ॥

sa vai ca nihataḥ śete tava putraḥ sumandadhīḥ | dharmarājasya tadvākyaṃ nābhiśaṅkitumarhasi

"That dull-witted son of yours lies slain." You should not doubt that word of the king of dharma.

Note on the text: Speaker fix: Bhimasena (see verse 37). Removed the wiki opening backtick and closing apostrophe round line 1. Line 1 is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); line 2 is CE 7.165.32c (page "धर्मराजस्य" for the CE's "dharmarājena", a variant, kept).

Verse 44 (7.193.44)

एवमुक्तस्ततो द्रोणो भीमेनोत्सृज्य तद्धनुः । सन्न्यासाय शरीरस्य योक्ष्यमाणः स वै द्विजः । सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि धर्मात्मा हातुकामोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

evamuktastato droṇo bhīmenotsṛjya taddhanuḥ | sannyāsāya śarīrasya yokṣyamāṇaḥ sa vai dvijaḥ | sarvāṇyastrāṇi dharmātmā hātukāmo'bhyabhāṣata

So addressed by Bhima, Drona, the righteous one, tossed aside that bow, that brahmin about to join himself to yoga for the casting off of his body, and, wishing to abandon all his weapons, cried out:

Note on the text: Corrected तद्वनुः → तद्धनुः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE tad dhanuḥ). Corrected ऽभ्यभापत → ऽभ्यभाषत (misprint in Wikisource; ष → प; CE abhyabhāṣata). Removed the wiki backtick and apostrophe round line 2. Lines are CE 7.165.33a, the star line 7.165.33b*1325_01, and 33c.

Verse 45 (7.193.45)

कर्णं दुर्योधनं राजंस्त्वरमाणः पराक्रमम् । कर्णकर्ण महेष्वास कृप दुर्योधनेति च ॥

karṇaṃ duryodhanaṃ rājaṃstvaramāṇaḥ parākramam | karṇakarṇa maheṣvāsa kṛpa duryodhaneti ca

Hastening, O king, in his valour, he called to Karna and Duryodhana: "Karna, Karna, great archer! Kripa! Duryodhana!"

Note on the text: Removed the wiki opening backtick and closing apostrophe round line 1. Line 1 is the CE star line 7.165.33d*1326_01 (page "कर्णं दुर्योधनं राजंस्त्वरमाणः पराक्रमम्" for the CE's "karṇaduryodhanau rājaṃs tvaramāṇaḥ parākramī", a variant, kept); line 2 is CE 7.165.33e. Narration by Sanjaya introducing Drona's call (the call itself fills only line 2).

Verse 46 (7.193.46)

सङ्ग्रामे क्रियतां यत्नो ब्रवीम्येष पुनःपुनः । पाण्डवेभ्यः शिवं वोऽस्तु शस्त्रमभ्युत्सृजाम्यहम् । इति तत्र महाराज प्राक्रोशद्द्रौणिमेव च ॥

saṅgrāme kriyatāṃ yatno bravīmyeṣa punaḥpunaḥ | pāṇḍavebhyaḥ śivaṃ vo'stu śastramabhyutsṛjāmyaham | iti tatra mahārāja prākrośaddrauṇimeva ca

"Make your effort in the battle; I tell you this again and again. May you come to no harm from the Pandavas: I am laying down my weapon!" So, O great king, he cried out there, and he called to Drona's son as well.

Note on the text: Corrected वोस्तु → वोऽस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is missing from वः + अस्तु, CE vo 'stu). Lines 1–3 are CE 7.165.34a, 34c and 35a. Lines 1–2 are Drona's call; line 3 is Sanjaya's narration, so the verse stays with Sanjaya.

Verse 47 (7.193.47)

उत्सृज्य च रणे शस्त्रं रथोपस्थे निविश्य च । अभयं सर्वभूतानां प्रददौ योगमीयिवान् ॥

utsṛjya ca raṇe śastraṃ rathopasthe niviśya ca | abhayaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ pradadau yogamīyivān

Having cast down his weapon in the battle and settled himself on the seat of the chariot, he gave all beings freedom from fear and entered upon yoga.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.35c and 35e.

Verse 48 (7.193.48)

तस्य तच्छिद्रमाज्ञाय धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान् । सशरं तद्धनुर्घोरं सन्न्यस्याथ रथे ततः । खड्गी रथादवप्लुत्य सहसा द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥

tasya tacchidramājñāya dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān | saśaraṃ taddhanurghoraṃ sannyasyātha rathe tataḥ | khaḍgī rathādavaplutya sahasā droṇamabhyayāt

Dhrishtadyumna, the mighty, seeing that opening, laid his dread bow with its arrow down in his chariot, and, sword in hand, leapt from the chariot and suddenly ran at Drona.

Note on the text: Corrected तच्छिद्रनाज्ञाय → तच्छिद्रमाज्ञाय (misprint in Wikisource; न for म; CE tac chidram ājñāya). Corrected तद्वनुर्घोरं → तद्धनुर्घोरं (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE tad dhanur ghoraṃ). Corrected खङ्गी → खड्गी (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE khaḍgī). Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.165.36a (page "प्रतापवान्" for the CE's "samutthitaḥ"), kept; line 2 is the CE star line 7.165.36b*1329_01; line 3 is CE 7.165.36c.

Verse 49 (7.193.49)

प्रद्रुते त्वथ द्रोणाय धृष्टद्युम्ने महारथे । हाहाकृतानि भूतानि मानुषाणीतराणि च ॥

pradrute tvatha droṇāya dhṛṣṭadyumne mahārathe | hāhākṛtāni bhūtāni mānuṣāṇītarāṇi ca

As the great warrior Dhrishtadyumna rushed at Drona, cries of "Alas!" went up from beings, human and other.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki opening backtick and closing apostrophe round line 1. Line 1 is the CE star line 7.165.36d*1330_01; line 2 is CE 7.165.37a.

Verse 50 (7.193.50)

द्रोणं तथागतं दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नवशं गतम् । हाहाकारं भृशं चक्रुरहो धिगिति चाबुवन् ॥

droṇaṃ tathāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśaṃ gatam | hāhākāraṃ bhṛśaṃ cakruraho dhigiti cābuvan

Seeing Drona brought to such a state, fallen into Dhrishtadyumna's power, they cried out "Alas!" loudly and said, "Oh, shame!"

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.37c and 38a.

Verse 51 (7.193.51)

द्रोणोऽपि शस्त्राण्युत्सृज्य परमं साङ्ख्यमास्थितः । तथोक्त्वा योगमास्थाय ज्योतिर्भूतो महातपाः ॥

droṇo'pi śastrāṇyutsṛjya paramaṃ sāṅkhyamāsthitaḥ | tathoktvā yogamāsthāya jyotirbhūto mahātapāḥ

Drona too, casting away his weapons, took his stand in the highest Sankhya; having spoken so and entered upon yoga, the great ascetic became pure light.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.38c and 39a (page "साङ्ख्यम्" for the CE's "sāmyam", a variant, kept).

Verse 52 (7.193.52)

पुराणं पुरुषं विष्णुं जगाम मनसा परम् । मुखं किञ्चित्समुन्नाम्य विष्टभ्योरस्तथाग्रतः ॥

purāṇaṃ puruṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ jagāma manasā param | mukhaṃ kiñcitsamunnāmya viṣṭabhyorastathāgrataḥ

He went with his mind to the Ancient Person, Vishnu, the Supreme, slightly lifting his face and holding his chest firm before him,

Note on the text: Corrected विष्टब्योरस् → विष्टभ्योरस् (misprint in Wikisource; ब for भ; the gerund विष्टभ्य, CE viṣṭabhya). Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.39b*1331_01–02.

Verse 53 (7.193.53)

निमीलिताक्षः सत्वस्थो निक्षिप्य हृदि धारणाम् । ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ज्योतिर्भूतो महातपाः ॥

nimīlitākṣaḥ satvastho nikṣipya hṛdi dhāraṇām | omityekākṣaraṃ brahma jyotirbhūto mahātapāḥ

eyes closed, established in sattva, having fixed his concentration in his heart on the one-syllable Brahman, Om, the great ascetic became light,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.39b*1331_03–04.

Verse 54 (7.193.54)

स्मरित्वा देवदेवेशमक्षरं परमं प्रभुम् । दिवमाक्रामदाचार्यः साक्षात्सद्भिर्दुराक्रमाम् ॥

smaritvā devadeveśamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ prabhum | divamākrāmadācāryaḥ sākṣātsadbhirdurākramām

remembering the Lord of the lords of gods, the imperishable Supreme Master. The teacher rose to the heaven that even the good can hardly enter in bodily presence.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the CE star line 7.165.39b*1331_05; line 2 is a variant of CE 7.165.39c (page "साक्षात्सद्भिर्दुराक्रमाम्" for the CE's "sadbhiḥ saha durākramam"), kept.

Verse 55 (7.193.55)

मूर्धानं तस्य निर्भिद्य ज्योती राजन्महात्मनः । जगाम परमं स्थानं देहं न्यस्य रथोत्तमे ॥

mūrdhānaṃ tasya nirbhidya jyotī rājanmahātmanaḥ | jagāma paramaṃ sthānaṃ dehaṃ nyasya rathottame

Splitting open the head of that great soul, his light, O king, went to the highest abode, leaving the body on the best of chariots.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki opening backtick and closing apostrophe. Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.39d*1333_01–02.

Verse 56 (7.193.56)

द्वौ सूर्याविति नो बुद्धिरासीत्तस्मिंस्तथागते । एकरूपमिवाभासीज्ज्योतिर्भिः पूरितं नभः ॥

dvau sūryāviti no buddhirāsīttasmiṃstathāgate | ekarūpamivābhāsījjyotirbhiḥ pūritaṃ nabhaḥ

"There are two suns!" That was our thought when he had gone so. The sky, filled with lights, seemed to have one form.

Note on the text: Corrected भासीज्योतिर्भिः → भासीज्ज्योतिर्भिः (misprint in Wikisource; the doubled ज् of the sandhi -त् + ज्यो- is dropped). Lines are CE 7.165.40a and a variant of 40c (page "एकरूपमिवाभासीज्ज्योतिर्भिः पूरितं नभः" for the CE's "ekāgram iva cāsīd dhi jyotirbhiḥ pūritaṃ nabhaḥ"), kept.

Verse 57 (7.193.57)

समपद्यत चोल्काभं द्रोणस्य निधने तदा । निमेषमात्रेण च तज्ज्योतिरन्तरधीयत ॥

samapadyata colkābhaṃ droṇasya nidhane tadā | nimeṣamātreṇa ca tajjyotirantaradhīyata

At Drona's death a glow like a meteor's appeared, and in the space of a blink that light vanished.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.165.40e (page "समपद्यत चोल्काभं द्रोणस्य निधने तदा" for the CE's "samapadyata cārkābhe bhāradvājaniśākare"), kept; line 2 is CE 7.165.41a.

Verse 58 (7.193.58)

आसीत्किलकिलाशब्दः प्रहृष्टानां दिवौकसाम् । ब्रह्मलोकगते द्रोणे धृष्टद्युम्ने च मोहिते ॥

āsītkilakilāśabdaḥ prahṛṣṭānāṃ divaukasām | brahmalokagate droṇe dhṛṣṭadyumne ca mohite

There rose a joyful din from the delighted dwellers in heaven, as Drona reached Brahma's world and Dhrishtadyumna stood bewildered.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.41c and 41e (page "ब्रह्मलोकगते" for the CE's "brahmalokaṃ gate", a variant, kept).

Verse 59 (7.193.59)

वयमेव तदाऽद्राक्ष्म पञ्च मानुषयोनयः । योगयुक्तं महात्मानं गच्छन्तं परमां गतिम् ॥

vayameva tadā'drākṣma pañca mānuṣayonayaḥ | yogayuktaṃ mahātmānaṃ gacchantaṃ paramāṃ gatim

Only we five of human birth saw that great soul, joined in yoga, going to the supreme goal.

Verse 60 (7.193.60)

अहं धनञ्जयः पार्थः कृपः शारद्वतो द्विजः । वासुदेवश्च वार्ष्णेयो धर्मपुत्रश्च पाण्डवः ॥

ahaṃ dhanañjayaḥ pārthaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato dvijaḥ | vāsudevaśca vārṣṇeyo dharmaputraśca pāṇḍavaḥ

I myself; Dhananjaya Partha; Kripa the Brahmin, son of Sharadvat; Vasudeva of the Vrishnis; and the Pandava, Dharma's son.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.43 (the page has "धर्मपुत्रश्च" for the CE's "dharmarājaś ca", a variant, kept).

Verse 61 (7.193.61)

अन्ये तु सर्वे नापश्यन्भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः । महिमानं महाराज योगयुक्तस्य गच्छतः । ब्रह्मलोकं महद्दिव्यं देवगुह्यं हि तत्परम् ॥

anye tu sarve nāpaśyanbhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | mahimānaṃ mahārāja yogayuktasya gacchataḥ | brahmalokaṃ mahaddivyaṃ devaguhyaṃ hi tatparam

All the others, O great king, did not see the greatness of wise Bharadvaja, joined in yoga, as he went to Brahma's world, great and divine, the supreme secret of the gods.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are CE 7.165.44a and 44c (page "योगयुक्तस्य" for the CE's "yogamuktasya", a variant, kept); line 3 is the CE star line 7.165.44d*1334_01. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.44 unmatched.

Verse 62 (7.193.62)

गतिं परमिकां प्राप्तमजानन्तो नृयोनयः । नापश्यन्गच्छमानं हि तं सार्धमृषिपुङ्गवैः । आचार्यं योगमास्थाय ब्रह्मलोकमरिन्दमम् ॥

gatiṃ paramikāṃ prāptamajānanto nṛyonayaḥ | nāpaśyangacchamānaṃ hi taṃ sārdhamṛṣipuṅgavaiḥ | ācāryaṃ yogamāsthāya brahmalokamarindamam

Those of human birth, not knowing that he had reached the highest goal, did not see the teacher, the subduer of foes, going to Brahma's world by yoga, together with the best of sages.

Verse 63 (7.193.63)

वितुन्नाङ्गं शरव्रातैर्न्यस्तायुधमसृक्क्षरम् । विकृष्य पार्षतः खड्गं क्रोधामर्षवशं गतः । दृश्यमानः सर्वभूतैः केशपक्षे परामृशत् ॥

vitunnāṅgaṃ śaravrātairnyastāyudhamasṛkkṣaram | vikṛṣya pārṣataḥ khaḍgaṃ krodhāmarṣavaśaṃ gataḥ | dṛśyamānaḥ sarvabhūtaiḥ keśapakṣe parāmṛśat

His body was pierced by flights of arrows, his weapons laid aside, blood streaming from him; Parshata, drawing his sword, in the grip of wrath and rage, in full view of all beings, laid hold of him by the hair.

Note on the text: Corrected शरव्रातैरन्यस्तायुधम → शरव्रातैर्न्यस्तायुधम (misprint in Wikisource; the reph before न्य is dropped, which would flip the sense to "weapons not laid down"; CE śaraśatair nyastāyudham). Corrected खङ्गं → खड्गं (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE khaḍgaṃ). Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.165.46a (page "शरव्रातैः" for the CE's "śaraśatair"), kept; line 2 is the CE star line 7.165.46b*1335_01; line 3 is a variant of CE 7.165.46c (page "दृश्यमानः सर्वभूतैः केशपक्षे परामृशत्" for the CE's "dhikkṛtaḥ pārṣatas taṃ tu sarvabhūtaiḥ parāmṛśat"), kept. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.46 unmatched.

Verse 64 (7.193.64)

तस्य मूर्धानमालम्ब्य गतसत्वस्य देहिनः । किञ्चिदब्रुवतः कायाद्विचकर्तासिना शिरः ॥

tasya mūrdhānamālambya gatasatvasya dehinaḥ | kiñcidabruvataḥ kāyādvicakartāsinā śiraḥ

Seizing by the head that embodied being, whose life had gone and who spoke nothing, he cut the head from the body with his sword.

Verse 65 (7.193.65)

हर्षेण महता युक्तो भारद्वाजे निपातिते । सिंहनादरवं चक्रे भ्रामयन्खड्गमाहवे ॥

harṣeṇa mahatā yukto bhāradvāje nipātite | siṃhanādaravaṃ cakre bhrāmayankhaḍgamāhave

Filled with great joy at Bharadvaja's fall, he roared a lion's roar, whirling his sword in the battle.

Note on the text: Corrected हर्षेण महता महता युक्तो → हर्षेण महता युक्तो (misprint in Wikisource; महता is doubled (dittography; the CE reads harṣeṇa mahatā yukto)). Corrected खङ्गमाहवे → खड्गमाहवे (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE khaḍgam āhave).

Verse 66 (7.193.66)

आकर्णपलितः श्यामो वयसाऽशीतिपञ्चकः । त्वत्कृते व्यचरत्सङ्ख्ये स तु षोडशवर्षवत् ॥

ākarṇapalitaḥ śyāmo vayasā'śītipañcakaḥ | tvatkṛte vyacaratsaṅkhye sa tu ṣoḍaśavarṣavat

Gray to the ears, dark in complexion, eighty-five years old, he had moved about in battle for your sake like a boy of sixteen.

Verse 67 (7.193.67)

उक्तवांश्च महाबाहुः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । जीवन्तमानयाचार्यं मा वधीर्द्रुपदात्मज ॥

uktavāṃśca mahābāhuḥ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | jīvantamānayācāryaṃ mā vadhīrdrupadātmaja

And Dhananjaya, Kunti's mighty-armed son, had called out, "Bring the teacher alive! Do not kill him, son of Drupada!"

Note on the text: Corrected उक्तवाश्च → उक्तवांश्च (misprint in Wikisource; the anusvara is dropped from the participle उक्तवान् + च; CE uktavāṃś ca). CE 7.165.50 (lines a and c). Lines 1 is Sanjaya's narration and line 2 is Arjuna's call, so the verse stays with Sanjaya.

Verse 68 (7.193.68)

न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति ते सैनिकाश्च ह । उत्क्रोशन्नर्जुनश्चैव सानुक्रोशस्तमाव्रजत् ॥

na hantavyo na hantavya iti te sainikāśca ha | utkrośannarjunaścaiva sānukrośastamāvrajat

"He must not be killed! He must not be killed!" So the soldiers cried too; and Arjuna, crying out, ran up to him in compassion.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.51 (the page has "तमाव्रजत्" for the CE's "tam ādravat", a variant, kept).

Verse 69 (7.193.69)

क्रोशमानेऽर्जुने चैव पार्थिवेषु च सर्वशः । धृष्टद्युम्नोऽवधीद्द्रोणं रथतल्पे नरर्षभम् ॥

krośamāne'rjune caiva pārthiveṣu ca sarvaśaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumno'vadhīddroṇaṃ rathatalpe nararṣabham

While Arjuna and the kings on every side were crying out, Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona, the best of men, on the floor of the chariot.

Verse 70 (7.193.70)

शोणितेन परिक्लिन्नो रथाद्भूमिमथापतत् । लोहिताङ्ग इवादित्यो दुर्धर्षः समपद्यत ॥

śoṇitena pariklinno rathādbhūmimathāpatat | lohitāṅga ivādityo durdharṣaḥ samapadyata

Drenched in blood, he fell from the chariot to the ground; he looked like the red-limbed sun, impossible to withstand.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.53a and 53c (page "भूमिमथापतत् … दुर्धर्षः" for the CE's "bhūmim ariṃdamaḥ … durdarśaḥ", variants, kept). The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.53 unmatched.

Verse 71 (7.193.71)

एवं तं निहतं सङ्ख्ये ददृशे सैनिको जनः । धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु तद्राजन्भारद्वाजशिरोऽहरत् ॥

evaṃ taṃ nihataṃ saṅkhye dadṛśe sainiko janaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnastu tadrājanbhāradvājaśiro'harat

So the soldiers saw him slain in the battle; and Dhrishtadyumna, O king, took off Bharadvaja's head.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 7.165.53e; line 2 is a variant of CE 7.165.54a (page "भारद्वाजशिरोऽहरत्" for the CE's "bhāradvājaśiro mahat"), kept.

Verse 72 (7.193.72)

तावकानां महेष्वासः प्रमुखे तत्समाक्षिपत् । ते तु दृष्ट्वा शिरो राजन्भारद्वाजस्य तावकाः ॥

tāvakānāṃ maheṣvāsaḥ pramukhe tatsamākṣipat | te tu dṛṣṭvā śiro rājanbhāradvājasya tāvakāḥ

That great archer flung it before your troops; and they, O king, your men, seeing Bharadvaja's head,

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.54c and 55a. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.54 unmatched.

Verse 73 (7.193.73)

पलायनकृतोत्साहा दुद्रुवः सर्वतोदिशम् । द्रोणस्तु दिवमास्थाय नक्षत्रपथमाविशत् ॥

palāyanakṛtotsāhā dudruvaḥ sarvatodiśam | droṇastu divamāsthāya nakṣatrapathamāviśat

were seized with eagerness to flee and ran off in every direction. But Drona, having risen to heaven, entered the path of the stars.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.55c and 56a. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.55 unmatched.

Verse 74 (7.193.74)

अहमेव तदाऽद्राक्षं द्रोणस्य निधनं नृप । ऋषेः प्रसादात्कृष्णस्य सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य च ॥

ahameva tadā'drākṣaṃ droṇasya nidhanaṃ nṛpa | ṛṣeḥ prasādātkṛṣṇasya satyavatyāḥ sutasya ca

I myself saw Drona's end then, O king, by the grace of the sage Krishna (Vyasa), Satyavati's son.

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्मस्य → कृष्णस्य (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; CE kṛṣṇasya). Lines are CE 7.165.56c and 57a. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.56 unmatched.

Verse 75 (7.193.75)

विधूमामिह संयान्तीमुल्कां प्रज्वलितामिव । अपश्याम दिवं स्तब्ध्वा गच्छन्तं तं महाद्युतिम् ॥

vidhūmāmiha saṃyāntīmulkāṃ prajvalitāmiva | apaśyāma divaṃ stabdhvā gacchantaṃ taṃ mahādyutim

We saw that greatly radiant one go up, filling the sky, like a smokeless, blazing meteor passing on its way.

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.57c (page "विधूमामिह" for the CE's "vidhūmām iva", a variant, kept) and 57e. The automatic alignment left CE 7.165.57 unmatched.

Verse 76 (7.193.76)

हते द्रोणे निरुत्साहाः कुरुपाण्डवसृञ्जयाः । अभ्यद्रवन्महावेगास्ततः सैन्यं व्यदीर्यत ॥

hate droṇe nirutsāhāḥ kurupāṇḍavasṛñjayāḥ | abhyadravanmahāvegāstataḥ sainyaṃ vyadīryata

With Drona slain, the Kurus, Pandavas and Srinjayas, all disheartened, rushed about with great speed, and the army fell to pieces.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.58 (the page has "कुरुपाण्डवसृञ्जयाः" for the CE's "kurūn pāṇḍavasṛñjayāḥ", with a different construction, kept as printed).

Verse 77 (7.193.77)

निहता हतभूयिष्ठाः सङ्ग्रामे निशितैः शरैः । तावका निहते द्रोणे गतासव इवाभवन् ॥

nihatā hatabhūyiṣṭhāḥ saṅgrāme niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tāvakā nihate droṇe gatāsava ivābhavan

Cut down in great numbers in the battle by sharp arrows, your men, with Drona slain, were as if lifeless.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.59 (the page has "हतभूयिष्ठाः" for the CE's "hayabhūyiṣṭhāḥ", a variant, kept).

Verse 78 (7.193.78)

पराजयमथावाप्य परत्र च महद्भयम् । उभयेनैव ते हीना व्यनिन्दन्मतिमात्मनः ॥

parājayamathāvāpya paratra ca mahadbhayam | ubhayenaiva te hīnā vyanindanmatimātmanaḥ

Having met with defeat, and with great fear of the world beyond, deprived of both, they reproached their own judgment.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.60 (the page has "व्यनिन्दन्मतिमात्मनः" for the CE's "nāvindan dhṛtim ātmanaḥ", a variant, kept).

Verse 79 (7.193.79)

अन्विच्छन्तः शरीरं तु भारद्वाजस्य पार्थिवाः । नान्वगच्छन्महाराज कबन्धायुतसङ्कुले ॥

anvicchantaḥ śarīraṃ tu bhāradvājasya pārthivāḥ | nānvagacchanmahārāja kabandhāyutasaṅkule

Seeking Bharadvaja's body, the kings, O great king, could not find it in that field crowded with ten thousand headless trunks.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.61 (lines a and c; the page has "नान्वगच्छन्महाराज" for the CE's "nādhyagacchaṃs tadā rājan", a variant, kept).

Verse 80 (7.193.80)

पतिते त्वथ संरब्धे सेनायां तत्र भारत । उदतिष्ठन्कबन्धानां सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः ॥

patite tvatha saṃrabdhe senāyāṃ tatra bhārata | udatiṣṭhankabandhānāṃ sahasrāṇyekaviṃśatiḥ

And when the furious army had fallen there, O Bharata, twenty-one thousand headless trunks rose up.

Note on the text: Corrected उदिष्ठन् → उदतिष्ठन् (misprint in Wikisource; the syllable त is dropped; CE udatiṣṭhann). Removed the wiki opening backtick (it opens a vulgate insertion closing at verse 81). Not in the critical edition's main text; the two lines are the CE star passage 7.165.61d*1340_01–02 (page "कबन्धानाम्" for the CE's "uruṇḍānām", a variant, kept).

Verse 81 (7.193.81)

शोणितेन परिक्लिन्ना रणभूमिश्च भारत । लोहितार्द्र इवादित्यो दुर्दर्शश्चाभवत्तदा ॥

śoṇitena pariklinnā raṇabhūmiśca bhārata | lohitārdra ivādityo durdarśaścābhavattadā

The battlefield, O Bharata, was soaked with blood, and the sun, as if wet with red, became hard to look upon then.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki closing apostrophe (it closes the backtick opened at verse 80). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the lines echo CE 7.165.53a and 53c (verse 70 above).

Verse 82 (7.193.82)

पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा परत्र च महद्यशः । बाणशङ्खरवांश्चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥

pāṇḍavāstu jayaṃ labdhvā paratra ca mahadyaśaḥ | bāṇaśaṅkharavāṃścakruḥ siṃhanādāṃśca puṣkalān

But the Pandavas, having won the victory and great glory in the hereafter, made the sound of arrows and conches and many lion-roars.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.62 (lines a and c; the page has "बाणशङ्खरवान्" for the CE's "bāṇaśabdaravān", a variant, kept).

Verse 83 (7.193.83)

भीमसेनस्ततो राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः । वरूथिन्यामनृत्येतां परिष्वज्य परस्परम् ॥

bhīmasenastato rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ | varūthinyāmanṛtyetāṃ pariṣvajya parasparam

Then Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna Parshata, O king, embraced each other and danced in the army.

Verse 84 (7.193.84)

अब्रवीच्च तदा भीमः पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम् । भूयोऽहं त्वां परिष्वज्य परिवक्ष्यामि पार्षत । सूतपुत्रे हते पापे धार्तराष्ट्रे च संयुगे ॥

abravīcca tadā bhīmaḥ pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam | bhūyo'haṃ tvāṃ pariṣvajya parivakṣyāmi pārṣata | sūtaputre hate pāpe dhārtarāṣṭre ca saṃyuge

And Bhima then said to Parshata, the scorcher of foes: "Once more, Parshata, I shall embrace you and address you, when the sinful son of the charioteer and Dhritarashtra's son are slain in the battle."

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.165.64a, 64c (the page has "परिष्वज्य परिवक्ष्यामि" for the CE's "vijayinaṃ pariṣvakṣyāmi"; परिवक्ष्यामि is a valid form, so the printed reading is kept) and 64e. Line 1 is Sanjaya's narration and lines 2–3 are Bhima's words, so the verse stays with Sanjaya.

Verse 85 (7.193.85)

एतावदुक्त्वा भीमस्तु हर्षेण महता युतः । बाहुशब्देन पृथिवीं कम्पयामास पाण्डवः ॥

etāvaduktvā bhīmastu harṣeṇa mahatā yutaḥ | bāhuśabdena pṛthivīṃ kampayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ

Having said only this, Bhima, filled with great joy, shook the earth with the sound of his arms.

Verse 86 (7.193.86)

तस्य शब्देन वित्रस्ताः प्राद्रवंस्तावका युधि । क्षत्रधर्मं समुत्सृज्य पलायनपरायणाः ॥

tasya śabdena vitrastāḥ prādravaṃstāvakā yudhi | kṣatradharmaṃ samutsṛjya palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ

Terrified by that sound, your men fled in the battle, abandoning the kshatriya's duty, intent only on flight.

Note on the text: CE 7.165.66 (lines a and c).

Verse 87 (7.193.87)

पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा हृष्टा ह्यासन्विशाम्पते । अरिक्षयं च सङ्ग्रामे तेन ते सुखमाप्नुवन् ॥

pāṇḍavāstu jayaṃ labdhvā hṛṣṭā hyāsanviśāmpate | arikṣayaṃ ca saṅgrāme tena te sukhamāpnuvan

And the Pandavas, having won the victory, were delighted, O lord of the people, and by the destruction of their enemies in the battle they gained happiness.

Note on the text: Corrected लब्धा हृष्टा → लब्ध्वा हृष्टा (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ध्व of the gerund is dropped; CE labdhvā). CE 7.165.67.