The Narayana Weapon Is Quelled; Drona's Son Drives Back the Panchalas

Verse 1 (7.201.1)

भीमसेनं समाकीर्णं दृष्ट्वाऽस्त्रेण धनञ्जयः । तेजसः प्रतिघातार्थं वारुणेन समावृणोत् ॥

bhīmasenaṃ samākīrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā'streṇa dhanañjayaḥ | tejasaḥ pratighātārthaṃ vāruṇena samāvṛṇot

Seeing Bhimasena enveloped by the weapon, Dhananjaya covered him with the Varuna weapon, in order to check its fiery power.

Note on the text: The page's speaker heading reads "सञ्जय उवाय" (misprint for उवाच); the input had it inside the verse text, so it is removed from the Sanskrit and made the speaker (Sanjaya), as for verses 1–20 (the next printed heading is at verse 21).

Verse 2 (7.201.2)

नालक्षयत तत्कश्चिद्वारुणास्त्रेण संवृतम् । अर्जुनस्य लघुत्वाच्च संवृतत्वाच्च तेजसः ॥

nālakṣayata tatkaścidvāruṇāstreṇa saṃvṛtam | arjunasya laghutvācca saṃvṛtatvācca tejasaḥ

No one could make him out, covered as he was by the Varuna weapon, both because Arjuna was so swift and because the fire itself was enclosed.

Verse 3 (7.201.3)

साश्वसूतरथो भीमो द्रोणपुत्रास्त्रसंवृतः । अग्नावग्निरिव न्यस्तो ज्वालामाली सुदुर्दृशः ॥

sāśvasūtaratho bhīmo droṇaputrāstrasaṃvṛtaḥ | agnāvagniriva nyasto jvālāmālī sudurdṛśaḥ

Bhima, with his horses, charioteer and chariot, enveloped by the weapon of Drona's son, looked like fire placed within fire, wreathed in flames and terrible to behold.

Verse 4 (7.201.4)

यथा रात्रिक्षये राजञ्ज्योतीष्यस्तगिरिं प्रति । समापेतुस्तथा बाणा भीमसेनरथं प्रति ॥

yathā rātrikṣaye rājañjyotīṣyastagiriṃ prati | samāpetustathā bāṇā bhīmasenarathaṃ prati

As the stars, O king, fall toward the mountain of the setting sun at the end of night, so the arrows fell upon Bhimasena's chariot.

Verse 5 (7.201.5)

स हि भीमो रथश्चास्य हयाः सूतश्च मारिष । संवृता द्रोणपुत्रेण पावकान्तर्गताऽभवन् ॥

sa hi bhīmo rathaścāsya hayāḥ sūtaśca māriṣa | saṃvṛtā droṇaputreṇa pāvakāntargatā'bhavan

Bhima himself, and his chariot, his horses and his charioteer, O sire, were enveloped by Drona's son and had gone into the midst of the fire.

Verse 6 (7.201.6)

यथा जग्ध्वा जगत्कृत्स्नं समये सचराचरम् । गच्छेद्वह्निर्विभोरास्यं तथाऽस्त्रं भीममावृणोत् ॥

yathā jagdhvā jagatkṛtsnaṃ samaye sacarācaram | gacchedvahnirvibhorāsyaṃ tathā'straṃ bhīmamāvṛṇot

As fire, when it has consumed the whole world with all that moves and stands still at the appointed time, goes into the mouth of the all-pervading Lord, so the weapon enveloped Bhima.

Verse 7 (7.201.7)

सूर्यमग्निः प्रविष्टः स्याद्यथा चाग्निं दिवाकरः । तथा प्रविष्टं तत्तेजो न आज्ञायत पाण्डवः ॥

sūryamagniḥ praviṣṭaḥ syādyathā cāgniṃ divākaraḥ | tathā praviṣṭaṃ tattejo na ājñāyata pāṇḍavaḥ

As if fire had entered the sun, or the sun had entered fire, so that blaze entered him, and the Pandava could no longer be made out.

Note on the text: Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.7c (CE "na prājñāyata kiṃ cana").

Verse 8 (7.201.8)

तदस्त्रं भीमहुङ्कारादपयाति पुनःपुनः । पुनः पुनस्तमायाति हुंकारात्तं विमुञ्चति । ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा भीमं दृष्ट्वा सुविस्मिताः ॥

tadastraṃ bhīmahuṅkārādapayāti punaḥpunaḥ | punaḥ punastamāyāti huṃkārāttaṃ vimuñcati | tato devāḥ sagandharvā bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā suvismitāḥ

At Bhima's roar that weapon would draw back again and again; again and again it came at him, and at his roar it let him go. Then the gods and the gandharvas, seeing Bhima, were filled with wonder.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki backtick and closing apostrophe that mark a vulgate insertion. Not in the critical edition's main text: the three lines are the CE star passage 7.171.7d*1408_01–03 (after 7.171.7).

Verse 9 (7.201.9)

विकीर्णमस्त्रं तद्दृष्ट्वा तथा भीमरथं प्रति । उदीर्यमाणं द्रौणिं च निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे ॥

vikīrṇamastraṃ taddṛṣṭvā tathā bhīmarathaṃ prati | udīryamāṇaṃ drauṇiṃ ca niṣpratidvandvamāhave

Seeing that weapon spread out toward Bhima's chariot, and Drona's son rising up in battle with no rival to face him,

Verse 10 (7.201.10)

सर्वसैन्यं च पाण्डूनां न्यस्तशस्त्रमचेतनम् । युधिष्ठिरपुरोगांश्च विमुखांस्तान्महारथान् ॥

sarvasainyaṃ ca pāṇḍūnāṃ nyastaśastramacetanam | yudhiṣṭhirapurogāṃśca vimukhāṃstānmahārathān

the whole army of the Pandavas, its weapons laid down and its senses gone, and those great chariot-warriors led by Yudhishthira, all turned away.

Note on the text: Corrected महारथनान् → महारथान् (misprint in Wikisource; stray न, CE mahārathān). Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.9a (CE has the plural सैन्यानि).

Verse 11 (7.201.11)

अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च त्वरमाणौ महाद्युती । अवप्लुत्य रथाद्वीरौ भीममाद्रवतां ततः ॥

arjuno vāsudevaśca tvaramāṇau mahādyutī | avaplutya rathādvīrau bhīmamādravatāṃ tataḥ

Then Arjuna and Vasudeva, both of great splendour, hurried; the two heroes leapt down from their chariot and ran to Bhima.

Verse 12 (7.201.12)

ततस्तद्द्रोणपुत्रस्य तेजोऽस्त्रबलसम्भवम् । विगाह्य तौ सुबलिनौ माययाऽविशतां तथा ॥

tatastaddroṇaputrasya tejo'strabalasambhavam | vigāhya tau subalinau māyayā'viśatāṃ tathā

Then those two exceedingly mighty ones plunged into that blaze, born of the power of the weapon of Drona's son, and entered it by their power of illusion.

Verse 13 (7.201.13)

न्यस्तशस्त्रौ ततस्तौ तु नादहत्सोऽस्त्रजोऽनलः । वारुणास्त्रप्रयोगाच्च वीर्यवत्त्वाच्च कृष्णयोः ॥

nyastaśastrau tatastau tu nādahatso'strajo'nalaḥ | vāruṇāstraprayogācca vīryavattvācca kṛṣṇayoḥ

With their weapons laid down, the fire born of the weapon did not burn the two of them, because of the use of the Varuna weapon and because of the great power of the two Krishnas.

Verse 14 (7.201.14)

ततश्चकृषतुर्भीमं सर्वशस्त्रायुधानि च । नारायणास्त्रशान्त्यर्थं नरनारायणौ बलात् ॥

tataścakṛṣaturbhīmaṃ sarvaśastrāyudhāni ca | nārāyaṇāstraśāntyarthaṃ naranārāyaṇau balāt

Then Nara and Narayana, to quell the Narayana weapon, dragged Bhima away by force, and all his weapons and arms with him.

Verse 15 (7.201.15)

आकृष्यमाणः कौन्तेयो नदत्येव महारवम् । वर्धते चैव तद्घोरं द्रौणेरस्त्रं सुदुर्जयम् ॥

ākṛṣyamāṇaḥ kaunteyo nadatyeva mahāravam | vardhate caiva tadghoraṃ drauṇerastraṃ sudurjayam

As he was dragged, the son of Kunti kept roaring mightily, and that terrible weapon of Drona's son, so hard to conquer, grew all the stronger.

Note on the text: Corrected तद्वोरं → तद्घोरं (misprint in Wikisource; व for घ, CE tad ghoraṃ). Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.14a (CE "mahārathaḥ" for the page's "महारवम्").

Verse 16 (7.201.16)

तमब्रवीद्वासुदेवः किमिदं पाण्डुनन्दन । वार्यमाणोऽपि कौन्तेय यद्युद्धान्न निवर्तसे ॥

tamabravīdvāsudevaḥ kimidaṃ pāṇḍunandana | vāryamāṇo'pi kaunteya yadyuddhānna nivartase

Vasudeva said to him, "What is this, son of Pandu? Though you are being held back, son of Kunti, you do not turn away from the fight.

Note on the text: Corrected यद्युद्वान्न → यद्युद्धान्न (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध, CE yuddhān na). Line 1 introduces the speaker (Sanjaya narrates); the question is Vasudeva's.

Verse 17 (7.201.17)

यदि युद्धेन जेयाः स्युरिमे कौरवनन्दनाः । वयमप्यत्र युध्येम तथा चेमे नरर्षभाः ॥

yadi yuddhena jeyāḥ syurime kauravanandanāḥ | vayamapyatra yudhyema tathā ceme nararṣabhāḥ

If these sons of the Kurus could be conquered by fighting, we too would fight here, and so would these bulls among men.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्वेन → युद्धेन (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध, CE yuddhena). No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Vasudeva's, continuing from verse 16.

Verse 18 (7.201.18)

रथेभ्यस्त्ववतीर्णाः स्म सर्व एव हि तावकाः । तस्मात्त्वमपि कौन्तेय रथात्तूर्णमपाक्रम ॥

rathebhyastvavatīrṇāḥ sma sarva eva hi tāvakāḥ | tasmāttvamapi kaunteya rathāttūrṇamapākrama

But all of your own side have got down from their chariots. Therefore you too, son of Kunti, step quickly down from your chariot."

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Vasudeva's. Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.17a (CE "avatīrṇās tu sarva eva sma tāvakāḥ" differs slightly in word order and particles).

Verse 19 (7.201.19)

एवमुक्त्वा तु तं कृष्णो रथाद्भूमिमवर्तयत् । निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनम् ॥

evamuktvā tu taṃ kṛṣṇo rathādbhūmimavartayat | niḥśvasantaṃ yathā nāgaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanam

Having said this, Krishna brought him down from the chariot to the ground, as he sighed like a serpent, his eyes red with rage.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.18a (page "रथाद्भूमिमवर्तयत्", CE "rathād bhūmim apātayat").

Verse 20 (7.201.20)

यदाऽपकृष्टः स रथान्न्यासितश्चायुधं भुवि । ततो नारायणास्त्रं तत्प्रशान्तं शत्रुतापनम् ॥

yadā'pakṛṣṭaḥ sa rathānnyāsitaścāyudhaṃ bhuvi | tato nārāyaṇāstraṃ tatpraśāntaṃ śatrutāpanam

When he had been dragged from the chariot and made to lay his weapon on the ground, that Narayana weapon, tormentor of foes, was quelled.

Verse 21 (7.201.21)

तस्मिन्प्रशान्ते विधिना तेन तेजसि दुःसहे । बभूवुर्विमलाः सर्वा दिशः प्रदिश एव च ॥

tasminpraśānte vidhinā tena tejasi duḥsahe | babhūvurvimalāḥ sarvā diśaḥ pradiśa eva ca

When that unbearable fire had been quelled in due manner, all the quarters and intermediate quarters became clear.

Verse 22 (7.201.22)

प्रववुश्च शिवा वाताः प्रशान्ता मृगपक्षिणः । वाहनानि च हृष्टानि प्रशान्तेऽस्त्रे सुदुर्जये ॥

pravavuśca śivā vātāḥ praśāntā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ | vāhanāni ca hṛṣṭāni praśānte'stre sudurjaye

Auspicious winds blew, the beasts and birds grew calm, and the mounts were glad when the weapon, so hard to overcome, was stilled.

Note on the text: Low CE match is a recension variant: CE 7.171.21c reads "vāhanāni ca hṛṣṭāni yodhāś ca manujeśvara"; this text has "प्रशान्तेऽस्त्रे सुदुर्जये".

Verse 23 (7.201.23)

व्यपोढे च ततो घोरे तस्मिंस्तेजसि भारत । बभौ भीमो निशापाये धीमान्सूर्य इवोदितः ॥

vyapoḍhe ca tato ghore tasmiṃstejasi bhārata | babhau bhīmo niśāpāye dhīmānsūrya ivoditaḥ

And when that terrible blaze, O Bharata, had been drawn off, wise Bhima shone like the risen sun at the end of night.

Verse 24 (7.201.24)

हतशेषं बलं तत्तु पाण्डवानामतिष्ठत । अस्त्रव्युपरमाद्वृष्टं तव पुत्रजिघांसया ॥

hataśeṣaṃ balaṃ tattu pāṇḍavānāmatiṣṭhata | astravyuparamādvṛṣṭaṃ tava putrajighāṃsayā

What remained of the Pandava force after the slaughter stood firm; with the weapon stilled it was cheered, and eager to kill your sons.

Verse 25 (7.201.25)

व्यवस्थिते बले तस्मिन्नस्त्रे प्रतिहते तथा । दुर्योधनो महाराज द्रोणपुत्रमथाब्रवीत् ॥

vyavasthite bale tasminnastre pratihate tathā | duryodhano mahārāja droṇaputramathābravīt

When the army had been steadied and the weapon had been turned back, O great king, Duryodhana said to Drona's son:

Note on the text: Corrected तस्मिन्नेस्त्रे → तस्मिन्नस्त्रे (misprint in Wikisource; stray े, CE tasminn astre).

Verse 26 (7.201.26)

अश्वत्थामन्पुनः शीघ्रमस्त्रमेतत्प्रयोजय । अवस्थिता हि पाञ्चालाः पुनरेते जयैषिणः ॥

aśvatthāmanpunaḥ śīghramastrametatprayojaya | avasthitā hi pāñcālāḥ punarete jayaiṣiṇaḥ

"Ashvatthama, use this weapon again, quickly; for the Panchalas, eager for victory, have taken their stand once more."

Verse 27 (7.201.27)

अश्वत्थामा तथोक्तस्तु तव पुत्रेण मारिष । सुदीनमभिनिःश्वस्य राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

aśvatthāmā tathoktastu tava putreṇa māriṣa | sudīnamabhiniḥśvasya rājānamidamabravīt

Thus addressed by your son, O sire, Ashvatthama sighed deeply, in great distress, and said this to the king:

Note on the text: Corrected सुदीनमभिनिः श्वस्य → सुदीनमभिनिःश्वस्य (stray space inside the word).

Verse 28 (7.201.28)

नैतदावर्तते राजन्नस्त्रं द्विर्नोपपद्यते । आवृत्तं हि निवर्तेत प्रयोक्तारं न संशयः ॥

naitadāvartate rājannastraṃ dvirnopapadyate | āvṛttaṃ hi nivarteta prayoktāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ

"This weapon does not come round again, O king; it cannot be used a second time. If it were turned back and sent again, it would, without doubt, return upon the one who sent it.

Note on the text: Corrected आवृतं → आवृत्तं (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct त्त dropped: "turned back", as the sense requires). No speaker heading is printed; the speech (verses 28–32) is Ashvatthama's. Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.27c (CE "āvartayan nihanty etat").

Verse 29 (7.201.29)

एष चास्त्रप्रतीघातं वासुदेवः प्रयुक्तवान् । अस्य तु ह्येष वै दाता मानुषेषु न विद्यते ॥

eṣa cāstrapratīghātaṃ vāsudevaḥ prayuktavān | asya tu hyeṣa vai dātā mānuṣeṣu na vidyate

And it is Vasudeva who has applied the counter to this weapon. He is indeed the giver of it; there is none such among men.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki backtick (it opens a vulgate insertion). No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. Line 1 is CE 7.171.28a; line 2 corresponds to the CE star passage 7.171.28b*1410_01 ("astrasya tu hy eṣa veda mānuṣeṣu na vidyate"), a variant, kept.

Verse 30 (7.201.30)

परावरज्ञो लोकानां न तदस्ति न वेत्ति यत् । तदेतदस्त्रं प्रशमं यातं कृष्णस्य मन्त्रितैः ॥

parāvarajño lokānāṃ na tadasti na vetti yat | tadetadastraṃ praśamaṃ yātaṃ kṛṣṇasya mantritaiḥ

He knows the higher and the lower of all the worlds; there is nothing that he does not know. So this weapon has been stilled by the counsels of Krishna.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki closing apostrophe (it closes the backtick opened at verse 29). No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. Not in the critical edition's main text: the two lines are the CE star passage 7.171.28b*1410_02–03.

Verse 31 (7.201.31)

द्विविधो विहितः सङ्ख्ये वधः शत्रोर्जनाधिप । पराजयो वा मृत्युर्वा श्रेयान्मृत्युर्न निर्जयः ॥

dvividho vihitaḥ saṅkhye vadhaḥ śatrorjanādhipa | parājayo vā mṛtyurvā śreyānmṛtyurna nirjayaḥ

In battle, O lord of men, a twofold end is ordained for an enemy: defeat or death. Death is better than defeat.

Note on the text: Corrected शस्त्रोर्जनाधिप → शत्रोर्जनाधिप (misprint in Wikisource; an inserted स्, CE śatror janādhipa). No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.28c (page "द्विविधो विहितः", CE "anyathā vihitaḥ"); line 2 is CE 7.171.29a.

Verse 32 (7.201.32)

विजिताश्चारयो ह्योते शस्त्रोत्सर्गान्मृतोपमाः ॥

vijitāścārayo hyote śastrotsargānmṛtopamāḥ

And these enemies are already conquered; having laid down their weapons they are like the dead."

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. A one-line verse on the page; it is CE 7.171.29c (page "विजिताः", CE "nirjitāḥ", a variant).

Verse 33 (7.201.33)

आचार्यपुत्र यद्येतद्द्विरस्त्रं न प्रयुज्यते । अन्यैर्गुरुघ्ना वध्यन्तामस्त्रैरस्त्रविदां वर ॥

ācāryaputra yadyetaddvirastraṃ na prayujyate | anyairgurughnā vadhyantāmastrairastravidāṃ vara

"Son of the preceptor, if this weapon is not to be used twice, then let the slayers of our guru be killed by other weapons, O best of those who know weapons.

Verse 34 (7.201.34)

त्वयि शस्त्राणि दिव्यानि त्र्यम्बके चामितौजसि । घ्नतैतान्सुमहावीर्य शात्रवान्युद्धकोविदः । इच्छतो न हि ते मुच्येत्सङ्क्रुद्धो हि पुरन्दरः ॥

tvayi śastrāṇi divyāni tryambake cāmitaujasi | ghnataitānsumahāvīrya śātravānyuddhakovidaḥ | icchato na hi te mucyetsaṅkruddho hi purandaraḥ

You have divine weapons, as Tryambaka of boundless might has them. Strike down these enemies, O man of great valour, skilled in war. If you so wish, not even Purandara, enraged, could escape you."

Note on the text: Removed the wiki backtick and closing apostrophe around line 2. Corrected युद्वकोविदः → युद्धकोविदः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध). Lines 1 and 3 correspond to CE 7.171.31a and 31c (variants: page "त्र्यम्बके चामितौजसि", "सङ्क्रुद्धो हि"); line 2 corresponds to the CE star passage 7.171.31d*1411_01 ("ghnataitān sumahāvīrya śātravān yuddhakovida").

Verse 35 (7.201.35)

तस्मिन्नस्त्रे प्रतिहते द्रोणे चोपधिना हते । तथा दुर्योधनेनोक्तो द्रौणिः किमकरोत्पुनः ॥

tasminnastre pratihate droṇe copadhinā hate | tathā duryodhanenokto drauṇiḥ kimakarotpunaḥ

"When that weapon had been turned back and Drona slain by a trick, what did Drona's son do next, spoken to thus by Duryodhana,

Verse 36 (7.201.36)

दृष्ट्वा पार्थांश्च सङ्ग्रामे युद्धाय समुपस्थितान् । नारायणास्त्रनिर्मुक्तांश्चरतः पृतनामुखे ॥

dṛṣṭvā pārthāṃśca saṅgrāme yuddhāya samupasthitān | nārāyaṇāstranirmuktāṃścarataḥ pṛtanāmukhe

on seeing the sons of Pritha, released from the Narayana weapon, standing ready for battle and moving at the head of their host?"

Verse 37 (7.201.37)

जानन्पितुः स निधनं सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतनः । सक्रोधो भयमुत्सृज्य सोऽभिदुद्राव पार्षतम् ॥

jānanpituḥ sa nidhanaṃ siṃhalāṅgūlaketanaḥ | sakrodho bhayamutsṛjya so'bhidudrāva pārṣatam

Knowing of his father's death, he whose banner bore a lion's tail rushed in anger at Parshata, casting fear aside.

Verse 38 (7.201.38)

अभिद्रुत्य च विंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां नरर्षभ । पञ्चभिश्चातिवेगेन विव्याध पुरुषर्षभः ॥

abhidrutya ca viṃśatyā kṣudrakāṇāṃ nararṣabha | pañcabhiścātivegena vivyādha puruṣarṣabhaḥ

Rushing at him, O bull among men, that best of men pierced him with twenty small arrows, and swiftly with five more.

Verse 39 (7.201.39)

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजञ्ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । द्रोणपुत्रं त्रिषष्ट्या तु राजन्विव्याध पत्रिणाम् ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnastato rājañjvalantamiva pāvakam | droṇaputraṃ triṣaṣṭyā tu rājanvivyādha patriṇām

Then Dhrishtadyumna, O king, pierced Drona's son, who blazed like fire, with sixty-three arrows.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 7.171.36a and line 2 is CE 7.171.36c; the CE's long Appendix I passage 22 (7.171.36b@022_0001–56) stands between them and is not on the page.

Verse 40 (7.201.40)

सारथिं चास्य विंशत्या स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः । हयांश्च चतुरोऽविध्यच्चतुर्भिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥

sārathiṃ cāsya viṃśatyā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | hayāṃśca caturo'vidhyaccaturbhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

He pierced his charioteer with twenty gold-feathered arrows whetted on stone, and his four horses with four sharp arrows.

Verse 41 (7.201.41)

विद्ध्वा विद्ध्वाऽनदद्द्रौणिः कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् । आददे सर्वलोकस्य प्राणानिव महारणे ॥

viddhvā viddhvā'nadaddrauṇiḥ kampayanniva medinīm | ādade sarvalokasya prāṇāniva mahāraṇe

Piercing and piercing again, Drona's son roared, as though making the earth tremble; in that great battle he seemed to be taking the very breath of life from all the world.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्व्वा विद्वाऽनदद्द्रौणिं → विद्ध्वा विद्ध्वाऽनदद्द्रौणिः (misprints in Wikisource; द्व्व and द्व for द्ध्व, and the nominative द्रौणिः as the verb अनदत् requires; CE viddhvā viddhvānadad drauṇiḥ).

Verse 42 (7.201.42)

पार्षतस्तु बली राजन्कृतास्त्रः कृतनिश्चयः । द्रौणिमेवाभिदुद्राव मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥

pārṣatastu balī rājankṛtāstraḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ | drauṇimevābhidudrāva mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam

But Parshata, strong, skilled in weapons and resolute, rushed straight at Drona's son, resolved to turn back only at death.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.39a (CE "kṛtaniśramaḥ" for the page's "कृतनिश्चयः").

Verse 43 (7.201.43)

ततो बाणमयं वर्षं द्रोणपुत्रस्य मूर्धनि । अवासृजदमेयात्मा पाञ्चाल्यो रथिनांवरः ॥

tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ droṇaputrasya mūrdhani | avāsṛjadameyātmā pāñcālyo rathināṃvaraḥ

Then the Panchala, of immeasurable spirit, best of charioteers, loosed a rain of arrows on the head of Drona's son.

Verse 44 (7.201.44)

तं द्रौणिः समरे क्रुद्धं छादयामास पत्रिभिः । विव्याध चैनं दशभिः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन् ॥

taṃ drauṇiḥ samare kruddhaṃ chādayāmāsa patribhiḥ | vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ piturvadhamanusmaran

Drona's son, enraged, covered him with arrows in the battle and pierced him with ten, remembering his father's slaying.

Verse 45 (7.201.45)

द्वाभ्यां च सुविसृष्टाभ्यां क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजकार्मुके । छित्त्वा पाञ्चालराजस्य द्रौणिरन्यैः समार्दयत् ॥

dvābhyāṃ ca suvisṛṣṭābhyāṃ kṣurābhyāṃ dhvajakārmuke | chittvā pāñcālarājasya drauṇiranyaiḥ samārdayat

With two well-aimed razor-headed arrows he cut down the banner and the bow of the king of the Panchalas, and then Drona's son struck him with others.

Verse 46 (7.201.46)

व्यश्वसूतरथं चैनं द्रौणिश्चक्रे महाहवे । तस्य चानुचरान्सर्वान्क्रुद्धः प्राद्रावयच्छरैः ॥

vyaśvasūtarathaṃ cainaṃ drauṇiścakre mahāhave | tasya cānucarānsarvānkruddhaḥ prādrāvayaccharaiḥ

In that great battle Drona's son left him without horses, charioteer or chariot, and in his anger drove off all his followers with arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected महाहावे → महाहवे (misprint in Wikisource; stray ा, CE mahāhave). Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.43c (page "प्राद्रावयच्छरैः", CE "prācchādayac charaiḥ").

Verse 47 (7.201.47)

ततः प्रदुद्रुवे सैन्यं पाञ्चालानां विशाम्पते । सम्भ्रान्तरूपमार्तं च न परस्परमैक्षत ॥

tataḥ pradudruve sainyaṃ pāñcālānāṃ viśāmpate | sambhrāntarūpamārtaṃ ca na parasparamaikṣata

Then the army of the Panchalas fled, O lord of men, bewildered and afflicted, and the men did not look at one another.

Note on the text: Low CE match is a recension variant: CE 7.171.44c reads "saṃbhrāntarūpam ārtaṃ ca śaravarṣaparikṣatam"; this text has "न परस्परमैक्षत".

Verse 48 (7.201.48)

दृष्ट्वा तु विमुखान्योधान्धृष्टद्युम्नं च पीडितम् । शैनेयोऽचोदयत्तूर्णं रथं द्रौणिरथं प्रति ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu vimukhānyodhāndhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pīḍitam | śaineyo'codayattūrṇaṃ rathaṃ drauṇirathaṃ prati

Seeing his warriors turned away and Dhrishtadyumna hard pressed, Satyaki urged his chariot quickly toward the chariot of Drona's son.

Verse 49 (7.201.49)

अष्टभिर्निशितैर्बाणैरश्वत्थामानमार्दयत् । विंशत्या पुनराहत्य नानारूपैरमर्षणः । विव्याध च तथा सूतं चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान् ॥

aṣṭabhirniśitairbāṇairaśvatthāmānamārdayat | viṃśatyā punarāhatya nānārūpairamarṣaṇaḥ | vivyādha ca tathā sūtaṃ caturbhiścaturo hayān

He afflicted Ashvatthama with eight sharp arrows; striking him again with twenty of various kinds, in his indignation, he pierced the charioteer too, and the four horses with four arrows.

Note on the text: Matches the critical edition's 7.171.46 (lines a, c, e; the page has the three lines as one verse). Line 3 is a recension variant ("नानारूपैरमर्षणः" for CE "nānārūpair amarṣaṇam"). The automatic alignment missed it because Appendix I passage 23 follows directly.

Verse 50 (7.201.50)

धनुर्ध्वजं संयत्तश्चिच्छेद कृतहस्तवत् । स साश्वं व्यधमच्चापि रथं हेमपरिष्कृतम् । हृदि विव्याध समरे त्रिंशता सायकैर्भृशम् ॥

dhanurdhvajaṃ saṃyattaściccheda kṛtahastavat | sa sāśvaṃ vyadhamaccāpi rathaṃ hemapariṣkṛtam | hṛdi vivyādha samare triṃśatā sāyakairbhṛśam

Intent on his task, with a practised hand he cut down his bow and banner; he also shattered his gold-adorned chariot with its horses, and struck him hard in the chest with thirty arrows.

Note on the text: Removed the stray opening bracket, asterisk and semicolon (the page brackets verses 50–63, 14 verses, as found only in one manuscript: "एतदादि 14 श्लोकाः झ. पुस्तक एव दृश्यन्ते"). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0001–0003), after 7.171.46. Line 1 is a recension variant (page "धनुर्ध्वजं संयत्तश्चिच्छेद", CE "dhanurdhvajaṃ ca saṃyattaiś ciccheda").

Verse 51 (7.201.51)

एवं स पीडितो राजन्नश्वत्थामा महाबालः । शरजालैः परिवृतः कर्तव्यं नान्वपद्यत ॥

evaṃ sa pīḍito rājannaśvatthāmā mahābālaḥ | śarajālaiḥ parivṛtaḥ kartavyaṃ nānvapadyata

Thus afflicted, O king, mighty Ashvatthama, hemmed in by nets of arrows, could not see what to do.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0004–0005), after 7.171.46.

Verse 52 (7.201.52)

एवं गते गुरोः पुत्रे तव पुत्रो महारथः । कृपकर्णादिभिः सार्धं शरैः सात्वतमावृणोत् ॥

evaṃ gate guroḥ putre tava putro mahārathaḥ | kṛpakarṇādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ śaraiḥ sātvatamāvṛṇot

When the preceptor's son was in this plight, your son, the great chariot-warrior, together with Kripa, Karna and the rest, covered Satyaki with arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0006–0007), after 7.171.46.

Verse 53 (7.201.53)

दुर्योधनस्तु विंशत्या कृपः शारद्वतस्त्रिभिः । कृतवर्माऽथ दशभिः कर्णः पञ्चाशता शरैः ॥

duryodhanastu viṃśatyā kṛpaḥ śāradvatastribhiḥ | kṛtavarmā'tha daśabhiḥ karṇaḥ pañcāśatā śaraiḥ

Duryodhana with twenty, Kripa son of Sharadvat with three, Kritavarman with ten, and Karna with fifty arrows,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0008–0009), after 7.171.46.

Verse 54 (7.201.54)

दुःशासनः शतेनैव वृषसेनश्च सप्तभिः । सात्यकिं विव्यधुस्तूर्णं समन्तान्निशितैः शरैः ॥

duḥśāsanaḥ śatenaiva vṛṣasenaśca saptabhiḥ | sātyakiṃ vivyadhustūrṇaṃ samantānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Duhshasana with a hundred and Vrishasena with seven, pierced Satyaki swiftly on every side with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0010–0011), after 7.171.46.

Verse 55 (7.201.55)

ततः स सात्यकी राजन्सर्वानेव महारथान् । विरथान्विमुखांश्चैव क्षणेनैवाकरोन्नृप ॥

tataḥ sa sātyakī rājansarvāneva mahārathān | virathānvimukhāṃścaiva kṣaṇenaivākaronnṛpa

Then Satyaki, O king, in a moment left all those great chariot-warriors without chariots and turned away from the fight, O ruler.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0012–0013), after 7.171.46.

Verse 56 (7.201.56)

अश्वत्थामा तु सम्प्राप्य चेतनां भरतर्षभ । चिन्तयामास दुःखार्तो निःश्वसंश्च पुनःपुनः ॥

aśvatthāmā tu samprāpya cetanāṃ bharatarṣabha | cintayāmāsa duḥkhārto niḥśvasaṃśca punaḥpunaḥ

But Ashvatthama, O best of the Bharatas, having regained his senses, brooded in grief, sighing again and again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0014–0015), after 7.171.46.

Verse 57 (7.201.57)

अथो रथान्तरं द्रौणिः समारुह्य परन्तपः । सात्यकिं वारयामास किरञ्शरशतान्बहून् ॥

atho rathāntaraṃ drauṇiḥ samāruhya parantapaḥ | sātyakiṃ vārayāmāsa kirañśaraśatānbahūn

Then Drona's son, scourge of his foes, mounted another chariot and checked Satyaki, scattering many hundreds of arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0016–0017), after 7.171.46.

Verse 58 (7.201.58)

तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य भारद्वाजसुतं रणे । विरथं विमुखं चैव पुनश्चक्रे महारथः ॥

tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya bhāradvājasutaṃ raṇe | virathaṃ vimukhaṃ caiva punaścakre mahārathaḥ

Seeing Drona's son coming at him in the battle, the great chariot-warrior once more left him without a chariot and turned him from the fight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0018–0019), after 7.171.46.

Verse 59 (7.201.59)

ततस्ते पाण्डवा राजन्दृष्ट्वा सात्यकिविक्रमम् । शङ्खशब्दान्भृशं चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे ॥

tataste pāṇḍavā rājandṛṣṭvā sātyakivikramam | śaṅkhaśabdānbhṛśaṃ cakruḥ siṃhanādāṃśca nedire

Then the Pandavas, O king, seeing Satyaki's prowess, blew their conches loudly and roared like lions.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0020–0021), after 7.171.46.

Verse 60 (7.201.60)

एवं तं विरथं कृत्वा सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः । जघान वृषसेनस्य त्रिसाहस्रान्महारथान् ॥

evaṃ taṃ virathaṃ kṛtvā sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ | jaghāna vṛṣasenasya trisāhasrānmahārathān

Having thus deprived him of his chariot, Satyaki of true valour killed three thousand of Vrishasena's great chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0022–0023), after 7.171.46.

Verse 61 (7.201.61)

अयुतं दन्तिनां सार्धं कृपस्य निजघान सः । पञ्चायुतानि चाश्वानां शकुनेर्निजघान ह ॥

ayutaṃ dantināṃ sārdhaṃ kṛpasya nijaghāna saḥ | pañcāyutāni cāśvānāṃ śakunernijaghāna ha

He killed ten thousand of Kripa's elephants together, and fifty thousand of Shakuni's horses.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0024–0025), after 7.171.46.

Verse 62 (7.201.62)

ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज रथमारुह्य वीर्यवान् । सात्यकिं प्रति सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रययौ तद्वधेप्सया ॥

tato drauṇirmahārāja rathamāruhya vīryavān | sātyakiṃ prati saṅkruddhaḥ prayayau tadvadhepsayā

Then Drona's son, O great king, the mighty one, mounted a chariot and went furiously against Satyaki, wishing to kill him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0026–0027), after 7.171.46.

Verse 63 (7.201.63)

पुनस्तमागतं दृष्ट्वा शैनेयो निशितैः शरैः । अदारयत्क्रूरतरैः पुनःपुनररिन्दम ॥

punastamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā śaineyo niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | adārayatkrūrataraiḥ punaḥpunararindama

Seeing him come again, Shaineya tore at him again and again with sharp and still crueller arrows, O tamer of foes.

Note on the text: Corrected शनेयो → शैनेयो and क्रुरतरैः → क्रूरतरैः (misprints in Wikisource; dropped ै and long ऊ, CE śaineyo, krūrataraiḥ). Removed the stray closing bracket and doubled verse-end mark (the bracket closes the 14 verses 50–63). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 23 (7.171.46f@023_0028–0029), after 7.171.46.

Verse 64 (7.201.64)

सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासो नानालिङ्गैरमर्षणः । युयुधानेन वै द्रौणिः प्रहसन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

so'tividdho maheṣvāso nānāliṅgairamarṣaṇaḥ | yuyudhānena vai drauṇiḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt

Sorely pierced by Yuyudhana with arrows of many kinds, the great archer, Drona's son, indignant, laughed and spoke.

Verse 65 (7.201.65)

शैनेयाभ्युपपत्तिं ते जानाम्याचार्यघातिनि । न चैनं त्रास्यसि मया ग्रस्तमात्मानमेव च ॥

śaineyābhyupapattiṃ te jānāmyācāryaghātini | na cainaṃ trāsyasi mayā grastamātmānameva ca

"Shaineya, I know your coming to the aid of the slayer of my preceptor; but you will not save him, nor yourself, once I have seized you.

Note on the text: Corrected शैनेयाब्युपपत्तिं → शैनेयाभ्युपपत्तिं (misprint in Wikisource; ब् for भ्; CE has the variant abhyavapattiṃ). No speaker heading is printed; the speech (verses 65–67) is Ashvatthama's. Line 1 differs from CE 7.171.48a in the last word (page "आचार्यघातिनि", CE "ācāryaghātinaḥ"), a recension variant.

Verse 66 (7.201.66)

शपेऽत्मनाऽहं शैनेय सत्येन तपसा तथा । अहत्वा सर्वपाञ्चालान्यदि शान्तिमहं लभे ॥

śape'tmanā'haṃ śaineya satyena tapasā tathā | ahatvā sarvapāñcālānyadi śāntimahaṃ labhe

I swear by my own self, Shaineya, by truth and by austerity: if I do not slay all the Panchalas, may I never find peace.

Note on the text: Corrected शपेत्मनाऽहं → शपेऽत्मनाऽहं (the avagraha after शपे dropped in Wikisource: शपे + आत्मना, CE śape ''tmanāhaṃ). No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. Not in the critical edition's main text: the two lines are the CE star passage 7.171.48d*1412_01–02.

Verse 67 (7.201.67)

यद्बलं पाण्डवेयानां वृष्णीनामपि यद्बलम् । क्रियतां सर्वमेवेह निहनिष्यामि सोमकान् ॥

yadbalaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ vṛṣṇīnāmapi yadbalam | kriyatāṃ sarvameveha nihaniṣyāmi somakān

Whatever strength the Pandavas have, and whatever strength the Vrishnis have, let it all be brought into play here; I shall kill the Somakas."

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; the speech is Ashvatthama's. Not in the critical edition's main text: the two lines are the CE star passage 7.171.48d*1412_03–04.

Verse 68 (7.201.68)

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्करम्याभं सुतीक्ष्णं तं शरोत्तमम् । व्यसृजत्सात्वते द्रौणिर्वज्रं वृत्रे यथा हरिः ॥

evamuktvā'rkaramyābhaṃ sutīkṣṇaṃ taṃ śarottamam | vyasṛjatsātvate drauṇirvajraṃ vṛtre yathā hariḥ

So saying, Drona's son loosed at Satyaki that excellent, keen arrow, bright as the rays of the sun, as Hari hurled the thunderbolt at Vritra.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.49a (page "सुतीक्ष्णं तं", CE "suparvāṇaṃ").

Verse 69 (7.201.69)

स तं निर्भिद्य तेनास्तः सायकः शरावरम् । विवेश वसुधां भित्त्वा श्वसन्बिलमिवोरगः ॥

sa taṃ nirbhidya tenāstaḥ sāyakaḥ śarāvaram | viveśa vasudhāṃ bhittvā śvasanbilamivoragaḥ

Loosed by him, that arrow pierced through him and the shield that guarded him from arrows, and entered the earth, splitting it, like a hissing serpent into its hole.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.50a (page "शरावरम्", CE "saśarāvaram").

Verse 70 (7.201.70)

स भिन्नकवचः शूरस्तोत्रार्दित इव द्विपः । विमुच्य सशरं चापं भूरिव्रणपरिस्रवः ॥

sa bhinnakavacaḥ śūrastotrārdita iva dvipaḥ | vimucya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ bhūrivraṇaparisravaḥ

His armour broken, the hero was like an elephant struck by the goad; letting fall his bow with its arrow, streaming from deep wounds,

Verse 71 (7.201.71)

सीदन्रुधिरसिक्तश्च रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् । सूतेनापहृतस्तूर्णं द्रोणपुत्राद्रथान्तरम् ॥

sīdanrudhirasiktaśca rathopastha upāviśat | sūtenāpahṛtastūrṇaṃ droṇaputrādrathāntaram

he sank down, drenched in blood, and sat in the body of the chariot; and his charioteer swiftly carried him from Drona's son to another chariot.

Verse 72 (7.201.72)

अथान्येन सुपुङ्खेन शरेणानतपर्वणा । आजघान भ्रवोर्मध्ये धृष्टद्युम्नं परन्तपः ॥

athānyena supuṅkhena śareṇānataparvaṇā | ājaghāna bhravormadhye dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ parantapaḥ

Then the scourge of his foes struck Dhrishtadyumna between the brows with another fine-feathered arrow with bent joints.

Verse 73 (7.201.73)

स पूर्वमतिविद्धश्च भृशं पश्चाच्च पीडितः । ससादाथ च पाञ्चाल्यो व्यपाश्रयत च ध्वजम् ॥

sa pūrvamatividdhaśca bhṛśaṃ paścācca pīḍitaḥ | sasādātha ca pāñcālyo vyapāśrayata ca dhvajam

Already sorely wounded before, and now hurt again, the Panchala sank down and leaned upon his flagstaff.

Note on the text: Corrected पस्चाच्च → पश्चाच्च and ससदाथ → ससादाथ (misprints in Wikisource; स for श and a dropped long ा, CE paścāc ca, sasāda). Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.54c.

Verse 74 (7.201.74)

तं नागमिव सिंहेन दृष्ट्वा राजञ्शरार्दितम् । जवेनाभ्यद्रवञ्छूराः पञ्च पाण्डवतो रथाः ॥

taṃ nāgamiva siṃhena dṛṣṭvā rājañśarārditam | javenābhyadravañchūrāḥ pañca pāṇḍavato rathāḥ

Seeing him, O king, hurt by arrows like an elephant by a lion, five heroic chariot-warriors of the Pandava side rushed to him swiftly.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside पाण्डवतो. Low CE match is a recension variant: CE 7.171.55a reads "taṃ mattam iva siṃhena rājan kuñjaram arditam" (page "नागमिव" for "mattam iva", "शरार्दितम्" for "arditam").

Verse 75 (7.201.75)

किरीटी भीमसेनश्च वृद्धक्षत्रश्च पौरवः । युवराजश्च चेदीनां मालवश्च सुदर्शनः ॥

kirīṭī bhīmasenaśca vṛddhakṣatraśca pauravaḥ | yuvarājaśca cedīnāṃ mālavaśca sudarśanaḥ

Arjuna, Bhimasena, Vriddhakshatra the Paurava, the Yuvaraja of the Chedis, and Sudarshana the Malava —

Note on the text: Corrected वृद्वक्षत्रश्च → वृद्धक्षत्रश्च (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध, CE vṛddhakṣatraś ca). The input did not align it; it is CE 7.171.56a, 56c.

Verse 76 (7.201.76)

एते हाहाकृताः सर्वे प्रगृहीतशरासनाः । वीरं द्रौणायनिं वीराः सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥

ete hāhākṛtāḥ sarve pragṛhītaśarāsanāḥ | vīraṃ drauṇāyaniṃ vīrāḥ sarvataḥ paryavārayan

all these, crying out in alarm, with bows in hand, surrounded the hero, the son of Drona, on every side.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text: the two lines are the CE star passage 7.171.56d*1413_01–02.

Verse 77 (7.201.77)

ते विंशतिपदे यत्ता गुरुपुत्रममर्षणम् । पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिर्बाणैरभ्यघ्नन्सर्वतः समम् ॥

te viṃśatipade yattā guruputramamarṣaṇam | pañcabhiḥ pañcabhirbāṇairabhyaghnansarvataḥ samam

Determined, at a distance of twenty paces, they struck their preceptor's angry son from every side, all together, with five arrows each.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the CE star line 7.171.56d*1413_03; line 2 is CE 7.171.56e.

Verse 78 (7.201.78)

आशीविषाभैर्विंशत्या पञ्चभिस्तु शितैः शरैः । चिच्छेद युगपद्द्रौणिः पञ्चविंशतिसायकान् ॥

āśīviṣābhairviṃśatyā pañcabhistu śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ciccheda yugapaddrauṇiḥ pañcaviṃśatisāyakān

With twenty arrows like venomous snakes and five more sharp arrows, Drona's son at once cut down the twenty-five arrows aimed at him.

Verse 79 (7.201.79)

सप्तभिस्तु शितैर्बाणैः पौरवं द्रौणिरार्दयत् । मालवं त्रिभिरेकेन पार्थं षड्भिर्वृकोदरम् ॥

saptabhistu śitairbāṇaiḥ pauravaṃ drauṇirārdayat | mālavaṃ tribhirekena pārthaṃ ṣaḍbhirvṛkodaram

Drona's son afflicted the Paurava with seven sharp arrows, the Malava with three, Partha with one, and Vrikodara with six.

Note on the text: Removed a stray nukta from षड्भिः (ष़ → ष; misprint in Wikisource, CE ṣaḍbhir).

Verse 80 (7.201.80)

ततस्ते विव्यधुः सर्वे द्रौणिं राजन्महारथाः । युगपच्च पृथक्चैव रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥

tataste vivyadhuḥ sarve drauṇiṃ rājanmahārathāḥ | yugapacca pṛthakcaiva rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ

Then all those great chariot-warriors, O king, pierced Drona's son, together and one by one, with gold-feathered arrows whetted on stone.

Verse 81 (7.201.81)

युवराजश्च विंशत्या द्रौणिं विव्याध पत्रिभिः । पार्थश्च पुनरष्टाभिस्तथा सर्वे त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥

yuvarājaśca viṃśatyā drauṇiṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ | pārthaśca punaraṣṭābhistathā sarve tribhistribhiḥ

The Yuvaraja pierced Drona's son with twenty arrows, Partha again with eight, and the others with three each.

Verse 82 (7.201.82)

ततोऽर्जुनं षड्भिरथाजघान । द्रौणायनिर्दशभिर्वासुदेवम् । भीमं दशार्धैर्युवराजं चतुर्भि- । र्द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां मालवं पौरवं च ॥

tato'rjunaṃ ṣaḍbhirathājaghāna | drauṇāyanirdaśabhirvāsudevam | bhīmaṃ daśārdhairyuvarājaṃ caturbhi- | rdvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ mālavaṃ pauravaṃ ca

Then Drona's son struck Arjuna with six arrows and Vasudeva with ten, Bhima with five and the Yuvaraja with four, and the Malava and the Paurava with two each.

Note on the text: Corrected युवारजं → युवराजं (misprint in Wikisource; stray ा, CE yuvarājaṃ). Lines 1–3 are CE 7.171.61a and the first half of 61c; line 4 is the CE star line 7.171.61c*1415_01 (the rest of 61c is on the next verse).

Verse 83 (7.201.83)

सूतं विद्ध्वा भीमसेनस्य षड्भि- । र्द्वाभ्यां विद्ध्वा कार्मुकं च ध्वजं च । पुनः पार्थं शरवर्षेण विद्ध्वा । द्रौणिर्घोरं सिंहनादं ननाद ॥

sūtaṃ viddhvā bhīmasenasya ṣaḍbhi- | rdvābhyāṃ viddhvā kārmukaṃ ca dhvajaṃ ca | punaḥ pārthaṃ śaravarṣeṇa viddhvā | drauṇirghoraṃ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda

Having pierced Bhimasena's charioteer with six, and with two each his bow and his banner, and having pierced Partha again with a shower of arrows, Drona's son gave a terrible lion's roar.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्व्वाः → विद्ध्वा and विद्व्वा → विद्ध्वा (misprints in Wikisource; द्व्व for द्ध्व, and a stray visarga), and the doubled hyphen at the line end made single. Line 1 is the CE star line 7.171.61c*1415_02; line 2 is the second half of CE 7.171.61c (page "विद्ध्वा", CE "chittvā", a variant); lines 3–4 are CE 7.171.61e.

Verse 84 (7.201.84)

तस्यास्यतस्तान्निशितान्पीतधारा- । न्द्रौणेः शरान्पृष्ठतश्चाग्रतश्च । धरा वियद्द्यौः प्रदिशो दिशश्च । च्छन्ना बाणैरभवन्घोररूपैः ॥

tasyāsyatastānniśitānpītadhārā- | ndrauṇeḥ śarānpṛṣṭhataścāgrataśca | dharā viyaddyauḥ pradiśo diśaśca | cchannā bāṇairabhavanghorarūpaiḥ

As he shot, the keen, water-tempered arrows of Drona's son, flying behind and before, covered the earth, the sky, the heavens and all the quarters with arrows of dreadful form.

Note on the text: Corrected न्धोररूपैः → न्घोररूपैः (misprint in Wikisource; ध for घ, CE ghorarūpaiḥ) and made the doubled hyphen at the line end single.

Verse 85 (7.201.85)

आसन्नस्य स्वरथं तीव्रतेजाः । सुदर्शनस्येन्द्रकेतुप्रकाशौ । भुजौ शिरश्चेन्द्रसमानवीर्य- । स्त्रिभिः शरैर्युगपत्सञ्चकर्त ॥

āsannasya svarathaṃ tīvratejāḥ | sudarśanasyendraketuprakāśau | bhujau śiraścendrasamānavīrya- | stribhiḥ śarairyugapatsañcakarta

Fierce in splendour and equal to Indra in valour, he cut off with three arrows at once the head, and the two arms, bright as Indra's banner-staffs, of Sudarshana, who had come near his own chariot.

Note on the text: Made the doubled hyphen at the line end single. Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.63a (page "आसन्नस्य स्वरथं तीव्रतेजाः", CE "āsīnasya svarathaṃ tūgratejāḥ").

Verse 86 (7.201.86)

स पौरवं रथशक्त्या निहत्य । च्छित्त्वा रथं तिलशश्चास्य बाणैः । छित्त्वा च बाहू वरचन्दनाक्तौ । भल्लेन कायाच्छिर उच्चकर्त ॥

sa pauravaṃ rathaśaktyā nihatya | cchittvā rathaṃ tilaśaścāsya bāṇaiḥ | chittvā ca bāhū varacandanāktau | bhallena kāyācchira uccakarta

He struck the Paurava with a chariot-lance, cut his chariot to pieces with arrows, cut off his arms smeared with fine sandal, and with a broad-headed arrow severed his head from his body.

Verse 87 (7.201.87)

युवानमिन्दीवरदामवर्णं । चेदिप्रभुं युवराजं प्रसह्य । बाणैस्त्वरावाञ्ज्वलिताग्निकल्पै- । र्विद्ध्वा प्रादान्मृत्यवे साश्वसूतम् ॥

yuvānamindīvaradāmavarṇaṃ | cediprabhuṃ yuvarājaṃ prasahya | bāṇaistvarāvāñjvalitāgnikalpai- | rviddhvā prādānmṛtyave sāśvasūtam

The young lord of the Chedis and Yuvaraja, with the hue of a garland of blue lotuses — swiftly, forcibly, with arrows like blazing fire, he pierced him and sent him to Death, with his horses and charioteer.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्व्वा → विद्ध्वा and मृत्येव → मृत्यवे (misprints in Wikisource; द्व्व for द्ध्व; ए for अवे, CE mṛtyave) and made the doubled hyphen at the line end single. Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 7.171.65a (page "चेदिप्रभुं ... प्रसह्य", CE "cedipriyaṃ ... prahasya"). The input did not align it.

Verse 88 (7.201.88)

मालवं पौरवं चैव युवराजं च चेदिपम् । दृष्ट्वा समक्षं निहतं द्रोणपुत्रेण पाण्डवः । भीमसेनो महाबाहुः क्रोधमाहारयत्परम् ॥

mālavaṃ pauravaṃ caiva yuvarājaṃ ca cedipam | dṛṣṭvā samakṣaṃ nihataṃ droṇaputreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | bhīmaseno mahābāhuḥ krodhamāhārayatparam

Seeing the Malava, the Paurava and the Yuvaraja of the Chedis killed before his eyes by Drona's son, mighty-armed Bhimasena, the Pandava, was seized by great fury.

Note on the text: Removed the stray opening bracket and asterisk (they mark the 42 verses 88–129 as found only in one manuscript: "एतदादि 42 श्लोकाः झ. पाठ एव सन्ति"). Corrected द्रोणपुत्रोण → द्रोणपुत्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; CE droṇaputreṇa). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0001–0003), after 7.171.65.

Verse 89 (7.201.89)

ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैः सङ्क्रुद्धाशीविषोपमैः । छादयामास समरे द्रोणपुत्रं परन्तपः ॥

tataḥ śaraśataistīkṣṇaiḥ saṅkruddhāśīviṣopamaiḥ | chādayāmāsa samare droṇaputraṃ parantapaḥ

Then the scourge of his foes covered Drona's son in the battle with hundreds of sharp arrows, like enraged venomous snakes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0004–0005), after 7.171.65.

Verse 90 (7.201.90)

ततो द्रौणिर्महातेजाः शरवर्षं निहत्य तम् । विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्भीमसेनममर्षणः ॥

tato drauṇirmahātejāḥ śaravarṣaṃ nihatya tam | vivyādha niśitairbāṇairbhīmasenamamarṣaṇaḥ

Then Drona's son, of great splendour, indignantly warded off that shower of arrows and pierced Bhimasena with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0006–0007), after 7.171.65.

Verse 91 (7.201.91)

ततो भीमो महाबाहुर्द्रौणेर्युधि महाबलः । क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा द्रौणिं विव्याध पत्रिणा ॥

tato bhīmo mahābāhurdrauṇeryudhi mahābalaḥ | kṣurapreṇa dhanuśchittvā drauṇiṃ vivyādha patriṇā

Then mighty-armed, powerful Bhima cut Drona's son's bow in the fight with a razor-headed arrow, and pierced him with a shaft.

Note on the text: Corrected महाबाहुद्रौणेर् → महाबाहुर्द्रौणेर् (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga-र् dropped, CE mahābāhur drauṇer). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0008–0009), after 7.171.65.

Verse 92 (7.201.92)

तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं द्रोणपुत्रो महामनाः । अन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः ॥

tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṃ droṇaputro mahāmanāḥ | anyatkārmukamādāya bhīmaṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ

Casting aside that cut bow, great-minded Drona's son took another bow and pierced Bhima with arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0010–0011), after 7.171.65.

Verse 93 (7.201.93)

तौ द्रौणिभीमौ समरे पराक्रान्तौ महाबलौ । अवर्षतां शरवर्षं वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ ॥

tau drauṇibhīmau samare parākrāntau mahābalau | avarṣatāṃ śaravarṣaṃ vṛṣṭimantāvivāmbudau

In the battle those two mighty heroes, Drona's son and Bhima, in their prowess rained showers of arrows like two clouds bearing rain.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0012–0013), after 7.171.65.

Verse 94 (7.201.94)

भीमनामाङ्किता बाणाः स्वर्णपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः । द्रौणिं सञ्छादयामासुर्घनौघा इव भास्करम् ॥

bhīmanāmāṅkitā bāṇāḥ svarṇapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ | drauṇiṃ sañchādayāmāsurghanaughā iva bhāskaram

Arrows marked with Bhima's name, gold-feathered and whetted on stone, covered Drona's son as masses of clouds cover the sun.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0014–0015), after 7.171.65.

Verse 95 (7.201.95)

तथैव द्रौणिनिर्मुक्तैर्भीमः सन्नतपर्वभिः । अवाकीर्यत स क्षिप्रं शरैः शतसहस्रशः ॥

tathaiva drauṇinirmuktairbhīmaḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | avākīryata sa kṣipraṃ śaraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ

In the same way Bhima was quickly covered by hundreds of thousands of smooth-jointed arrows loosed by Drona's son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0016–0017), after 7.171.65.

Verse 96 (7.201.96)

स च्छाद्यमानः समरे द्रौणिना रणशालिना । न विव्यथे महाराज तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

sa cchādyamānaḥ samare drauṇinā raṇaśālinā | na vivyathe mahārāja tadadbhutamivābhavat

Though he was being covered in the battle by Drona's son, the glory of the field, he was not shaken, O great king, and that seemed a wonder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0018–0019), after 7.171.65.

Verse 97 (7.201.97)

ततो भीमो महाबाहुः कार्तस्वरविभूषितान् । नाराचान्दश सम्प्रैषीद्यमदण्डनिभाञ्छितान् ॥

tato bhīmo mahābāhuḥ kārtasvaravibhūṣitān | nārācāndaśa sampraiṣīdyamadaṇḍanibhāñchitān

Then mighty-armed Bhima sent ten sharpened iron arrows, adorned with gold and like the rod of Yama.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0020–0021), after 7.171.65.

Verse 98 (7.201.98)

ते जत्रुदेशमासाद्य द्रोणपुत्रस्य मारिष । निर्भिद्य विविशुस्तूर्णं वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः ॥

te jatrudeśamāsādya droṇaputrasya māriṣa | nirbhidya viviśustūrṇaṃ valmīkamiva pannagāḥ

Reaching Drona's son at the collarbones, O sire, they pierced him and swiftly entered him, like snakes into an anthill.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0022–0023), after 7.171.65.

Verse 99 (7.201.99)

सोऽतिविद्धो भृशं द्रौणिः पाण्डवेन महात्मना । ध्वजयष्टिं समासाद्य न्यमीलयत लोचने ॥

so'tividdho bhṛśaṃ drauṇiḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | dhvajayaṣṭiṃ samāsādya nyamīlayata locane

Sorely pierced by the great-souled Pandava, Drona's son leaned on his flagstaff and closed his eyes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0024–0025), after 7.171.65.

Verse 100 (7.201.100)

स मुहूर्तात्पुनः संज्ञां लब्ध्वा द्रौणिर्नराधिप । क्रोधं परममातस्थौ समरे रुधिरोक्षितः ॥

sa muhūrtātpunaḥ saṃjñāṃ labdhvā drauṇirnarādhipa | krodhaṃ paramamātasthau samare rudhirokṣitaḥ

After a moment, O lord of men, Drona's son regained consciousness and, smeared with blood, took his stand in the battle in a supreme rage.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0026–0027), after 7.171.65.

Verse 101 (7.201.101)

दृढं सोऽभिहतस्तेन पाण्डवेन महात्मना । वेगं चक्रे महाबाहुर्भीमसेनरथं प्रति ॥

dṛḍhaṃ so'bhihatastena pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | vegaṃ cakre mahābāhurbhīmasenarathaṃ prati

Struck hard by the great-souled Pandava, the mighty-armed one made a rush upon Bhimasena's chariot.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0028–0029), after 7.171.65.

Verse 102 (7.201.102)

तत आकर्णपूर्णानां शराणां तिग्मतेजसाम् । शतमाशीविषाभानां प्रेषयामास भारत ॥

tata ākarṇapūrṇānāṃ śarāṇāṃ tigmatejasām | śatamāśīviṣābhānāṃ preṣayāmāsa bhārata

Then, O Bharata, he sent a hundred keen-pointed arrows, like venomous snakes, drawn back to the ear.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0030–0031), after 7.171.65.

Verse 103 (7.201.103)

भीमोऽपि समरश्लाघी तस्य वीर्यमचिन्तयत् । तूर्णं प्रासृजदुग्राणि शरवर्षाणि पाण्डवः ॥

bhīmo'pi samaraślāghī tasya vīryamacintayat | tūrṇaṃ prāsṛjadugrāṇi śaravarṣāṇi pāṇḍavaḥ

Bhima too, who delighted in battle, took his valour into account and swiftly loosed fierce showers of arrows, he the Pandava.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0032–0033), after 7.171.65.

Verse 104 (7.201.104)

ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज च्छित्त्वाऽस्य विशिखैर्धनुः । आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः पाण्डवं निशितैः शरैः ॥

tato drauṇirmahārāja cchittvā'sya viśikhairdhanuḥ | ājaghānorasi kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Then Drona's son, O great king, cut Bhima's bow with arrows and, in anger, struck the Pandava on the chest with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0034–0035), after 7.171.65.

Verse 105 (7.201.105)

ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय भीमसेनो ह्यमर्षणः । विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्द्रौणिं पञ्चभिराहवे ॥

tato'nyaddhanurādāya bhīmaseno hyamarṣaṇaḥ | vivyādha niśitairbāṇairdrauṇiṃ pañcabhirāhave

Then Bhimasena, indignant, took another bow and pierced Drona's son in the fight with five sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0036–0037), after 7.171.65.

Verse 106 (7.201.106)

जीमूताविव घर्मान्ते तौ शरौघप्रवर्षिणौ । अन्योन्यक्रोधताम्राक्षौ छादयामासतुर्युधि ॥

jīmūtāviva gharmānte tau śaraughapravarṣiṇau | anyonyakrodhatāmrākṣau chādayāmāsaturyudhi

Like two clouds at the end of summer pouring torrents of arrows, with eyes red from mutual anger, they covered each other in the fight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0038–0039), after 7.171.65.

Verse 107 (7.201.107)

तलशब्दैस्ततो घोरैस्त्रासयन्तौ परस्परम् । अयुध्येतां सुसंरब्धौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ॥

talaśabdaistato ghoraistrāsayantau parasparam | ayudhyetāṃ susaṃrabdhau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau

Frightening one another with dreadful slaps of the palm, furious, each bent on repaying what the other had done, they fought.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0040–0041), after 7.171.65.

Verse 108 (7.201.108)

ततो विष्फार्य सुमहच्चापं रुक्मविभूषितम् । भीमं प्रैक्षत स द्रौणिः शरानस्यन्तमन्तिकात् । शरद्यहर्मध्यगतो दीप्तार्चिरिव भास्करः ॥

tato viṣphārya sumahaccāpaṃ rukmavibhūṣitam | bhīmaṃ praikṣata sa drauṇiḥ śarānasyantamantikāt | śaradyaharmadhyagato dīptārciriva bhāskaraḥ

Then Drona's son drew his great gold-adorned bow and looked at Bhima, who was shooting arrows from close at hand, like the sun at midday in autumn with blazing rays.

Note on the text: Corrected द्रीप्तार्चिरिव → दीप्तार्चिरिव (misprint in Wikisource; stray र्, CE dīptārcir). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0042–0044), after 7.171.65.

Verse 109 (7.201.109)

आददानस्य विशिखान्सन्दधानस्य चाशुगान् । विकर्षतो मुञ्चतश्च नान्तरं ददृशुर्जनाः ॥

ādadānasya viśikhānsandadhānasya cāśugān | vikarṣato muñcataśca nāntaraṃ dadṛśurjanāḥ

As he took up his arrows, fitted the swift shafts, drew the bow and loosed them, people could see no gap between these acts.

Note on the text: Corrected आददनास्य → आददानस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped long ा, CE ādadānasya). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0045–0046), after 7.171.65.

Verse 110 (7.201.110)

अलातचक्रप्रतिमं तस्य मण्डलमायुधम् । द्रौणेरासीन्महाराज बाणान्विसृजतस्तदा ॥

alātacakrapratimaṃ tasya maṇḍalamāyudham | drauṇerāsīnmahārāja bāṇānvisṛjatastadā

As Drona's son loosed his arrows, O great king, his bow became a circle like a whirling firebrand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0047–0048), after 7.171.65.

Verse 111 (7.201.111)

धनुश्च्युताः शरास्तस्य शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । आकाशे प्रत्यदृश्यन्त शलभानामिवायतीः ॥

dhanuścyutāḥ śarāstasya śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | ākāśe pratyadṛśyanta śalabhānāmivāyatīḥ

Arrows flying from his bow, by hundreds and thousands, were seen in the sky like swarms of locusts.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0049–0050), after 7.171.65.

Verse 112 (7.201.112)

ते तु द्रौणिविनिर्मुक्ताः शरा हेमविभूषिताः । अजस्रमन्वकीर्यन्त घोरा भीमरथं प्रति ॥

te tu drauṇivinirmuktāḥ śarā hemavibhūṣitāḥ | ajasramanvakīryanta ghorā bhīmarathaṃ prati

Those gold-adorned arrows loosed by Drona's son fell ceaselessly and terribly upon Bhima's chariot.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0051–0052), after 7.171.65.

Verse 113 (7.201.113)

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम् । बलं वीर्यं प्रभावं च व्यवसायं च भारत ॥

tatrādbhutamapaśyāma bhīmasenasya vikramam | balaṃ vīryaṃ prabhāvaṃ ca vyavasāyaṃ ca bhārata

There we saw a marvel: Bhimasena's prowess, his strength, his heroism, his power and his resolve, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected तत्राद्भुतकमपश्याम → तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क that breaks the metre, CE tatrādbhutam apaśyāma). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0053–0054), after 7.171.65.

Verse 114 (7.201.114)

तां स मेघादिवोद्भूतां बाणवृष्टिं समन्ततः । जलवृष्टिं महाघोरां तपान्त इव चिन्तयन् ॥

tāṃ sa meghādivodbhūtāṃ bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ samantataḥ | jalavṛṣṭiṃ mahāghorāṃ tapānta iva cintayan

Thinking of that shower of arrows that had risen on every side as from a cloud, a terrible rain of water at summer's end,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0055–0056), after 7.171.65.

Verse 115 (7.201.115)

द्रोणपुत्रवधप्रेप्सुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रमः । अमुञ्चच्छरवर्षाणि प्रावृषीव बलाहकः ॥

droṇaputravadhaprepsurbhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ | amuñcaccharavarṣāṇi prāvṛṣīva balāhakaḥ

Bhima, of fearful prowess, wishing to kill Drona's son, let loose showers of arrows like a rain-cloud in the monsoon.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0057–0058), after 7.171.65.

Verse 116 (7.201.116)

तद्रुक्मपृष्ठं भीमस्य धनुर्घोरं महारणे । विकृष्यमाणं विबभौ शक्रचापमिवापरम् ॥

tadrukmapṛṣṭhaṃ bhīmasya dhanurghoraṃ mahāraṇe | vikṛṣyamāṇaṃ vibabhau śakracāpamivāparam

In that great battle Bhima's terrible bow, gold-backed, as it was drawn shone like a second rainbow.

Note on the text: Corrected पृष्टं → पृष्ठं and धनुर्घारं → धनुर्घोरं (misprints in Wikisource; CE rukmapṛṣṭhaṃ, ghoraṃ). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0059–0060), after 7.171.65.

Verse 117 (7.201.117)

तस्माच्छराः प्रादुरासञ्छतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । सञ्छादयन्तः समरे द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम् ॥

tasmāccharāḥ prādurāsañchataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | sañchādayantaḥ samare drauṇimāhavaśobhinam

From it arrows came forth by hundreds and thousands, covering Drona's son, the glory of the battle, in the fight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0061–0062), after 7.171.65.

Verse 118 (7.201.118)

तयोर्विसृजतोरेवं शरजालानि मारिष । वायुरप्यन्तरा राजन्नाशक्नोत्प्रतिसर्पितुम् ॥

tayorvisṛjatorevaṃ śarajālāni māriṣa | vāyurapyantarā rājannāśaknotpratisarpitum

As the two of them let fly their nets of arrows, O sire, even the wind, O king, could not make its way between them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0063–0064), after 7.171.65.

Verse 119 (7.201.119)

तथा द्रौणिर्महाराज शरान्हेमविभूषितान् । तैलधौतान्प्रसन्नाग्रान्प्राहिणोद्वधकाङ्क्षया ॥

tathā drauṇirmahārāja śarānhemavibhūṣitān | tailadhautānprasannāgrānprāhiṇodvadhakāṅkṣayā

In the same way Drona's son, O great king, wishing to kill him, sent gold-adorned arrows, oil-polished, with bright points.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0065–0066), after 7.171.65.

Verse 120 (7.201.120)

तानन्तरिक्षे विशिखैस्त्रिधैकैकमशातयत् । विशेषयन्द्रोणसुतं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥

tānantarikṣe viśikhaistridhaikaikamaśātayat | viśeṣayandroṇasutaṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt

Bhima cut each of them into three in the air with his arrows; surpassing Drona's son, he said, "Stand! Stand!"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0067–0068), after 7.171.65.

Verse 121 (7.201.121)

पुनश्च शरवर्षाणि घोराण्युग्राणि पाण्डवः । व्यसृजद्बलवान्क्रुद्धो द्रोणपुत्रवधेप्सया ॥

punaśca śaravarṣāṇi ghorāṇyugrāṇi pāṇḍavaḥ | vyasṛjadbalavānkruddho droṇaputravadhepsayā

Again the mighty and angry Pandava loosed terrible, fierce showers of arrows, wishing to kill Drona's son.

Note on the text: Corrected बलवानक्रुद्धो → बलवान्क्रुद्धो (misprint in Wikisource; a stray अ makes "not angry", against the sense and the metre, CE balavān kruddho). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0069–0070), after 7.171.65.

Verse 122 (7.201.122)

ततोऽस्त्रमायया तूर्णं शरवृष्टिं निवार्य ताम् । धनुश्चिच्छेद भीमस्य द्रोणपुत्रो महास्त्रवित् । शरैश्चैनं सुबहुभिः क्रुद्धः सङ्ख्ये पराभिनत् ॥

tato'stramāyayā tūrṇaṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ nivārya tām | dhanuściccheda bhīmasya droṇaputro mahāstravit | śaraiścainaṃ subahubhiḥ kruddhaḥ saṅkhye parābhinat

Then Drona's son, master of great weapons, quickly turned back that rain of arrows by the magic of his weapons, cut Bhima's bow, and in his anger pierced him in the fight with a great many arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0071–0073), after 7.171.65.

Verse 123 (7.201.123)

स छिन्नधन्वा बलवान्रथशक्तिं सुदारुणाम् । वेगेनाविध्य चिक्षेप द्रोणपुत्ररथं प्रति ॥

sa chinnadhanvā balavānrathaśaktiṃ sudāruṇām | vegenāvidhya cikṣepa droṇaputrarathaṃ prati

His bow cut, the mighty Bhima whirled a terrible chariot-lance and hurled it with force at the chariot of Drona's son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0074–0075), after 7.171.65.

Verse 124 (7.201.124)

तामापतन्तीं सहसा महोल्काभां शितैः शरैः । चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥

tāmāpatantīṃ sahasā maholkābhāṃ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ciccheda samare drauṇirdarśayanpāṇilāghavam

As it came flying at him suddenly, bright as a great meteor, Drona's son cut it with sharp arrows in the battle, showing the lightness of his hand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0076–0077), after 7.171.65.

Verse 125 (7.201.125)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भीमो दृढमादाय कार्मुकम् । द्रौणिं विव्याध विशिखैः स्मयमानो वृकोदरः ॥

etasminnantare bhīmo dṛḍhamādāya kārmukam | drauṇiṃ vivyādha viśikhaiḥ smayamāno vṛkodaraḥ

In the meantime Bhima, taking up a strong bow, smiling, pierced Drona's son with arrows, Vrikodara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0078–0079), after 7.171.65.

Verse 126 (7.201.126)

ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज भीमसेनस्य सारथिम् । ललाटे दारयामास शरेणानतपर्वणा ॥

tato drauṇirmahārāja bhīmasenasya sārathim | lalāṭe dārayāmāsa śareṇānataparvaṇā

Then Drona's son, O great king, split the forehead of Bhimasena's charioteer with an arrow with bent joints.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0080–0081), after 7.171.65.

Verse 127 (7.201.127)

सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता द्रोणपुत्रेण सारथिः । व्यामोहमगमद्राजन्रश्मीनुत्सृज्य वाजिनां ॥

so'tividdho balavatā droṇaputreṇa sārathiḥ | vyāmohamagamadrājanraśmīnutsṛjya vājināṃ

Sorely pierced by mighty Drona's son, the charioteer, O king, fell into a swoon, letting go the reins of the horses.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0082–0083), after 7.171.65.

Verse 128 (7.201.128)

ततोऽश्वाः प्राद्रवंस्तूर्णं मोहिते रथसारथौ । भीमसेनस्य राजेन्द्र पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥

tato'śvāḥ prādravaṃstūrṇaṃ mohite rathasārathau | bhīmasenasya rājendra paśyatāṃ sarvadhanvinām

Then, with the charioteer stupefied, Bhimasena's horses bolted swiftly, O king of kings, while all the archers looked on.

Note on the text: Corrected राजेनद्र् → राजेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct, CE rājendra). Not in the critical edition's main text; it is given there only as Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0084–0085), after 7.171.65.

Verse 129 (7.201.129)

तं दृष्ट्वा प्रद्रुतैरश्वैरपकृष्टं रणाजिरात् । दध्मौ प्रमुदितः शङ्खं बृहन्तमपराजितः ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā pradrutairaśvairapakṛṣṭaṃ raṇājirāt | dadhmau pramuditaḥ śaṅkhaṃ bṛhantamaparājitaḥ

Seeing him carried away from the battlefield by his bolting horses, the unconquered son of Drona, full of joy, blew his mighty conch.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the last line of CE Appendix I passage 24 (7.171.65d@024_0086); line 2 is CE 7.171.66c (the CE's 66a, "tān nihatya raṇe vīro ...", is not on the page).

Verse 130 (7.201.130)

ततः सर्वे च पाञ्चाला भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः । धृष्टद्युम्नरथं त्यक्त्वा भीताः सम्प्राद्रवन्दिशः ॥

tataḥ sarve ca pāñcālā bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnarathaṃ tyaktvā bhītāḥ samprādravandiśaḥ

Then all the Panchalas, and Bhimasena the Pandava too, abandoning Dhrishtadyumna's chariot, fled in fear in all directions.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside पाण्डवः. Low CE match is a recension variant: CE 7.171.67a reads "tataḥ sarve ca pāñcālā bhīmasenaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ" and 67c "dhṛṣṭadyumnarathaṃ bhītās tyaktvā saṃprādravan diśaḥ"; the page has the same words with minor orthographic differences.

Verse 131 (7.201.131)

तान्प्रभग्नांस्ततो द्रौणिः पृष्ठतो विकिरञ्शरान् । अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन कालयन्पाण्डुवाहिनीम् ॥

tānprabhagnāṃstato drauṇiḥ pṛṣṭhato vikirañśarān | abhyavartata vegena kālayanpāṇḍuvāhinīm

Then Drona's son, scattering arrows at their backs, swiftly pursued them as they broke, driving the Pandava host before him.

Verse 132 (7.201.132)

ते वध्यमानाः समरे द्रोणपुत्रेण पार्थिवाः । द्रोणपुत्रभयाद्राजन्दिशः सर्वाश्च भेजिरे ॥

te vadhyamānāḥ samare droṇaputreṇa pārthivāḥ | droṇaputrabhayādrājandiśaḥ sarvāśca bhejire

Slaughtered in the battle by Drona's son, those kings, O king, through fear of Drona's son, fled in all directions.

Note on the text: Low CE match is a recension variant: CE 7.171.69c reads "droṇaputraṃ bhayād rājan dikṣu sarvāsu menire"; this text has "द्रोणपुत्रभयाद्राजन्दिशः सर्वाश्च भेजिरे".