Drona and Satyaki Duel with Divine Weapons

Verse 1 (7.98.1)

बाणे तस्मिन्निकृत्ते तु धृष्टद्युम्ने च मोक्षिते । तेन वृष्णिप्रवीरेण युयुधानेन सञ्जय ॥

bāṇe tasminnikṛtte tu dhṛṣṭadyumne ca mokṣite | tena vṛṣṇipravīreṇa yuyudhānena sañjaya

Sanjaya, when that arrow had been cut down and Dhrishtadyumna freed by Yuyudhana, that great hero of the Vrishnis,

Verse 2 (7.98.2)

अमर्षितो महेष्वासः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः । नरव्याघ्रं शिनेः पौत्रं द्रोणः किमकरोद्युधि ॥

amarṣito maheṣvāsaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | naravyāghraṃ śineḥ pautraṃ droṇaḥ kimakarodyudhi

what did Drona, the great archer, best of all who bear arms, do in the battle, enraged against Shini's grandson, that tiger among men?

Verse 3 (7.98.3)

सम्प्रस्रुतक्रोधविषो व्यादितास्यशरासनः । तीक्ष्णधारेषुदशनः सितनाराचदंष्ट्रवान् ॥

samprasrutakrodhaviṣo vyāditāsyaśarāsanaḥ | tīkṣṇadhāreṣudaśanaḥ sitanārācadaṃṣṭravān

His anger poured out like venom, his bow a gaping mouth, his sharp-edged arrows the teeth and his bright nārāchas the fangs,

Verse 4 (7.98.4)

संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षो महोरग इव श्वसन् । नरवीरः प्रमुदितः शोणैरश्वैर्महाजवैः ॥

saṃrambhāmarṣatāmrākṣo mahoraga iva śvasan | naravīraḥ pramuditaḥ śoṇairaśvairmahājavaiḥ

his eyes red with rage and impatience, hissing like a great serpent, that hero among men, exultant with his swift red horses,

Verse 5 (7.98.5)

उत्पतद्भिरिवाकाशे क्रामद्भिरिव पर्वतम् । रुक्मपुङ्खाञ्शरानस्यन्युयुधानमुपाद्रवत् ॥

utpatadbhirivākāśe krāmadbhiriva parvatam | rukmapuṅkhāñśarānasyanyuyudhānamupādravat

horses that seemed to leap into the sky and stride across a mountain, shooting gold-feathered arrows, rushed upon Yuyudhana.

Verse 6 (7.98.6)

शरपातमहावर्षं रथघोषबलाहकम् । कार्मुकैरावृतं राजन्नाराचबहुविद्युतम् ॥

śarapātamahāvarṣaṃ rathaghoṣabalāhakam | kārmukairāvṛtaṃ rājannārācabahuvidyutam

He was a cloud — his falling arrows a great rain, the rumble of his chariot its thunder, wreathed, O king, in bows, with nārāchas for its many lightning-flashes —

Verse 7 (7.98.7)

शक्तिखड्गाशनिधरं क्रोधवेगसमुत्थितम् । द्रोणमेघमनावार्यं हयमारुतचोदितम् ॥

śaktikhaḍgāśanidharaṃ krodhavegasamutthitam | droṇameghamanāvāryaṃ hayamārutacoditam

bearing spears and swords as thunderbolts, risen on the force of anger, a cloud that was Drona, not to be checked, driven by the wind of his horses.

Note on the text: Corrected शक्तिखङ्गाशनिधरं → शक्तिखड्गाशनिधरम् (misprint in Wikisource; खङ्ग for खड्ग, the critical edition reads śaktikhaḍgāśanidharaṃ).

Verse 8 (7.98.8)

दृष्ट्वैवाभिपतन्तं तं शूरः परपुरञ्जयः । उवाच सूतं शैनेयः प्रहसन्युद्धदुर्मदः ॥

dṛṣṭvaivābhipatantaṃ taṃ śūraḥ parapurañjayaḥ | uvāca sūtaṃ śaineyaḥ prahasanyuddhadurmadaḥ

Seeing him charge, the brave Shaineya, conqueror of enemy cities, drunk with battle, spoke to his charioteer, laughing.

Verse 9 (7.98.9)

एनं वै ब्राह्मणं शूरं स्वकर्मण्यनवस्थितम् । आश्रयं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धर्मराजभयावहम् ॥

enaṃ vai brāhmaṇaṃ śūraṃ svakarmaṇyanavasthitam | āśrayaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya dharmarājabhayāvaham

"Drive straight at this brahmin — brave, but wavering from his own duty, the support of Dhritarashtra's son, a terror to the king of dharma —

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; verses 9–10 are Satyaki's words to his charioteer (the input carried Sanjaya over). The page's next heading, "सञ्जय उवाच", returns to Sanjaya at verse 11.

Verse 10 (7.98.10)

शीघ्रं प्रजवितैरश्वैः प्रत्युद्याहि प्रहृष्टवत् । आचार्यं राजपुत्राणां सततं शूरमानिनम् ॥

śīghraṃ prajavitairaśvaiḥ pratyudyāhi prahṛṣṭavat | ācāryaṃ rājaputrāṇāṃ satataṃ śūramāninam

quickly, with your horses at full speed, and meet him with a glad heart — the teacher of the princes, who is always proud of his bravery."

Note on the text: No speaker heading is printed; Satyaki's speech to his charioteer continues from verse 9 (the input carried Sanjaya over).

Verse 11 (7.98.11)

एवमुक्तस्ततः सूतः सात्यकस्यावहद्रथम् । ततो रजतसङ्काशा माधवस्य हयोत्तमाः । द्रोणस्याभिमुखाः शीघ्रमगच्छन्वातरंहसः ॥

evamuktastataḥ sūtaḥ sātyakasyāvahadratham | tato rajatasaṅkāśā mādhavasya hayottamāḥ | droṇasyābhimukhāḥ śīghramagacchanvātaraṃhasaḥ

Thus addressed, the charioteer drove Satyaki's chariot. Then Madhava's best of horses, silvery in colour, sped toward Drona, swift as the wind.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (a backtick and an apostrophe) around line 1. Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 7.73.10d*0520_01; lines 2–3 are CE 7.73.11ab. The automatic alignment found no match (CE 7.73.11 is listed as unmatched).

Verse 12 (7.98.12)

ततस्तौ द्रोणशैनेयौ युयुधाते परन्तपौ । शरैरनेकसाहस्रैस्ताडयन्तौ परस्परम् ॥

tatastau droṇaśaineyau yuyudhāte parantapau | śarairanekasāhasraistāḍayantau parasparam

Then those two tormentors of foes, Drona and Shaineya, fought each other, striking one another with arrows by many thousands.

Note on the text: Both lines are the critical edition's star passages 7.73.11d*0521_01–02 (placed after 7.73.11). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 13 (7.98.13)

इषुजालावृतं व्योम चक्रतुः पुरुषर्षभौ । पूरयामासतुर्वीरावुभौ दश दिशः शरैः । मेघाविवातपापाये धाराभिरितरेतरम् ॥

iṣujālāvṛtaṃ vyoma cakratuḥ puruṣarṣabhau | pūrayāmāsaturvīrāvubhau daśa diśaḥ śaraiḥ | meghāvivātapāpāye dhārābhiritaretaram

The two bulls among men veiled the sky with a net of arrows; the two heroes filled the ten directions with arrows, like two clouds at the close of the hot season pouring rain on each other.

Note on the text: The three lines are the critical edition's star passages 7.73.11d*0521_03–05. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 14 (7.98.14)

न स्म सूर्यस्तदा भाति न ववौ च समीरणः । इषुजालावृतं घोरमन्धकारं समन्ततः ॥

na sma sūryastadā bhāti na vavau ca samīraṇaḥ | iṣujālāvṛtaṃ ghoramandhakāraṃ samantataḥ

The sun did not shine then, and the wind did not blow; a terrible darkness, woven of nets of arrows, spread on every side.

Note on the text: Corrected हषुजालावृतं → इषुजालावृतम् (misprint in Wikisource; हषु is not a word, the critical edition reads iṣujālāvṛtaṃ). Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 7.73.11d*0521_06; line 2 is a variant of CE 7.73.12ab (ending समन्ततः for अनन्तरम्). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 15 (7.98.15)

अनाधृष्यमिवान्येषां शूराणामभवत्तदा । अन्धकारीकृते लोके द्रोणशैनेययोः शरैः ॥

anādhṛṣyamivānyeṣāṃ śūrāṇāmabhavattadā | andhakārīkṛte loke droṇaśaineyayoḥ śaraiḥ

It seemed unapproachable to other warriors, as the world was made dark by the arrows of Drona and Shaineya.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 7.73.12cd; line 2 is the critical edition's star passage 7.73.12d*0522_01. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 16 (7.98.16)

तयोः शीघ्रास्त्रविदुषोर्द्रोणसात्वतयोस्तदा । नान्तरं शरवृष्टीनां ददृशे नरसिंहयोः ॥

tayoḥ śīghrāstraviduṣordroṇasātvatayostadā | nāntaraṃ śaravṛṣṭīnāṃ dadṛśe narasiṃhayoḥ

Of those two, Drona and the Satvata, skilled in swift weapons, no gap could be seen in the rains of their arrows — of those two lions among men.

Verse 17 (7.98.17)

इषूणां सन्निपातेन शब्दो धाराभिघातजः । शुश्रुवे शक्रमुक्तानामशनीनामिव स्वनः ॥

iṣūṇāṃ sannipātena śabdo dhārābhighātajaḥ | śuśruve śakramuktānāmaśanīnāmiva svanaḥ

From the clash of the arrows came a sound, born of the blows of their streams, like the roar of thunderbolts loosed by Shakra.

Verse 18 (7.98.18)

नाराचैर्व्यतिविद्धानां शराणां रूपमाबभौ । आशीविषविदष्टानां सर्पाणामिव भारत ॥

nārācairvyatividdhānāṃ śarāṇāṃ rūpamābabhau | āśīviṣavidaṣṭānāṃ sarpāṇāmiva bhārata

The look of the arrows, struck through by nārāchas, was like that of snakes bitten by venomous serpents, O Bharata.

Verse 19 (7.98.19)

तयोर्ज्यातलनिर्घोषः शुश्रुवे युद्धशौण्डयोः । अजस्रं शैलशृङ्गाणां वज्रेणाहन्यतामिव ॥

tayorjyātalanirghoṣaḥ śuśruve yuddhaśauṇḍayoḥ | ajasraṃ śailaśṛṅgāṇāṃ vajreṇāhanyatāmiva

The twang of the bowstrings on their palms, as those two, drunk with battle, drew them, was heard like a thunderbolt striking mountain peaks without pause.

Verse 20 (7.98.20)

उभयोस्तौ रथौ राजंस्ते चाश्वास्तौ च सारथी । रुक्मपुङ्खैः शरैश्छन्नाश्चित्ररूपा बभुस्तदा ॥

ubhayostau rathau rājaṃste cāśvāstau ca sārathī | rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śaraiśchannāścitrarūpā babhustadā

Both their chariots, O king, both teams of horses and both charioteers, covered with gold-feathered arrows, looked wondrous then.

Note on the text: Corrected शरैछन्ना → शरैश्छन्नाः (misprint in Wikisource; the श् of शरैश्छन्नाः dropped, the critical edition reads śaraiś channāś).

Verse 21 (7.98.21)

निर्मलानामजिह्मानां नाराचानां विशाम्पते । निर्मुक्ताशीविषाभानां सम्पातोऽभूत्सुदारुणः ॥

nirmalānāmajihmānāṃ nārācānāṃ viśāmpate | nirmuktāśīviṣābhānāṃ sampāto'bhūtsudāruṇaḥ

The fall of the bright, straight nārāchas, O lord of the people, which gleamed like venomous snakes that had cast their skins, was terrible.

Note on the text: Corrected निर्मुक्ताशीविपाभानां → निर्मुक्ताशीविषाभानाम् (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प, giving a non-word; the critical edition reads nirmuktāśīviṣābhānāṃ).

Verse 22 (7.98.22)

उभयोः पतिते छत्रे तथैव पतितौ ध्वजौ । निकृन्ततोः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्द्रोणसात्यकयो रणे ॥

ubhayoḥ patite chatre tathaiva patitau dhvajau | nikṛntatoḥ śaraistīkṣṇairdroṇasātyakayo raṇe

The umbrellas of both fell, and likewise both banners fell, as Drona and Satyaki cut at each other in the battle with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe) around line 2. Line 1 is CE 7.73.19a; line 2 is the critical edition's star passage 7.73.19b*0523_01 (निकृन्ततोः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्द्रोणसात्यकयोस्तदा). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 23 (7.98.23)

उभौ रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गावुभौ च विजयैषिणौ । स्रवद्भिः शोणितं गात्रैः प्रस्रुताविव वारणौ । अन्योन्यमभ्यविध्येतां जीवितान्तकरैः शरैः ॥

ubhau rudhirasiktāṅgāvubhau ca vijayaiṣiṇau | sravadbhiḥ śoṇitaṃ gātraiḥ prasrutāviva vāraṇau | anyonyamabhyavidhyetāṃ jīvitāntakaraiḥ śaraiḥ

Both had their limbs smeared with blood and both longed for victory; with blood streaming from their bodies like two rutting elephants streaming ichor, they pierced each other with life-ending arrows.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 7.73.19b; lines 2–3 are CE 7.73.20ab (with अन्योन्यमभ्यविध्येताम् for अन्योन्यमभिविध्येताम्). The automatic alignment found no match (CE 7.73.19 and 7.73.20 are listed as unmatched).

Verse 24 (7.98.24)

गर्जितोत्कृष्टसन्नादाः शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनाः । उपारमन्महाराज व्याजहार न कश्चन ॥

garjitotkṛṣṭasannādāḥ śaṅkhadundubhiniḥsvanāḥ | upāramanmahārāja vyājahāra na kaścana

The roars and shouts, and the sounds of conches and drums, fell silent, O great king, and no one spoke.

Verse 25 (7.98.25)

तुष्णींभूतान्यनीकानि योधा युद्धादुपारमन् । ददर्श द्वैरथं ताभ्यां जातकौतूहलो जनः ॥

tuṣṇīṃbhūtānyanīkāni yodhā yuddhādupāraman | dadarśa dvairathaṃ tābhyāṃ jātakautūhalo janaḥ

The armies stood silent and the warriors left off fighting; the people watched the chariot duel of those two, full of wonder.

Note on the text: Corrected अनौकानि → अनीकानि (misprint in Wikisource; अनौक is not a word here, the critical edition reads anīkāni — the armies).

Verse 26 (7.98.26)

रथिनो हस्तियन्तारो हयारोहाः पदातयः । अवैक्षन्ताचलैर्नेत्रैः परिवार्य नरर्षभौ ॥

rathino hastiyantāro hayārohāḥ padātayaḥ | avaikṣantācalairnetraiḥ parivārya nararṣabhau

Chariot-warriors, elephant-drivers, horsemen and foot-soldiers surrounded the two bulls among men and watched them with unblinking eyes.

Verse 27 (7.98.27)

हस्त्यनीकान्यतिष्ठन्त तथानीकानि वाजिनाम् । तथैव रथवाहिन्यः प्रतिव्यूह्य व्यवस्थिताः ॥

hastyanīkānyatiṣṭhanta tathānīkāni vājinām | tathaiva rathavāhinyaḥ prativyūhya vyavasthitāḥ

The elephant divisions stood still, and so did the divisions of horse, and in the same way the columns of chariots stood drawn up in array.

Verse 28 (7.98.28)

मुक्ताविद्रुमचित्रैश्च मणिकाञ्चनभूषितैः । ध्वजैराभरणैश्चित्रैः कवचैश्च हिरण्मयैः ॥

muktāvidrumacitraiśca maṇikāñcanabhūṣitaiḥ | dhvajairābharaṇaiścitraiḥ kavacaiśca hiraṇmayaiḥ

There were banners picturesque with pearls and coral and adorned with jewels and gold, with varied ornaments, and golden armour,

Verse 29 (7.98.29)

वैजयन्तीपताकाभिः परिस्तोमाङ्गकम्बलैः । विमलैर्निशितैः शस्त्रैर्हयानां च प्रकीर्णकैः ॥

vaijayantīpatākābhiḥ paristomāṅgakambalaiḥ | vimalairniśitaiḥ śastrairhayānāṃ ca prakīrṇakaiḥ

with Vaijayanti pennants, saddle-cloths and body-blankets, bright and sharp weapons, and tassels for the horses,

Verse 30 (7.98.30)

जातरूपमयीभिश्च राजतीभिश्च मूर्धसु । गजानां कुम्भमालाभिर्दन्तवेष्टैश्च भारत ॥

jātarūpamayībhiśca rājatībhiśca mūrdhasu | gajānāṃ kumbhamālābhirdantaveṣṭaiśca bhārata

and, O Bharata, golden and silver ornaments on the heads of the elephants, garlands on their frontal globes, and sheaths on their tusks.

Verse 31 (7.98.31)

सबलाकाः सखद्योताः सैरावतशतह्रदाः । अदृश्यन्तोष्णपर्याये मेघानामिव वागुराः ॥

sabalākāḥ sakhadyotāḥ sairāvataśatahradāḥ | adṛśyantoṣṇaparyāye meghānāmiva vāgurāḥ

Together they looked like the clustered nets of clouds at the turn of the hot season, with cranes, fireflies, rainbows and hundreds of lightning-flashes.

Note on the text: Corrected सैरावतशतहदाः → सैरावतशतह्रदाः (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र dropped its र, the critical edition reads sairāvataśatahradāḥ).

Verse 32 (7.98.32)

अपश्यन्नस्मदीयाश्च ते च यौधिष्ठिराः स्थिताः । तद्युद्धं युयुधानस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः ॥

apaśyannasmadīyāśca te ca yaudhiṣṭhirāḥ sthitāḥ | tadyuddhaṃ yuyudhānasya droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ

Our men and Yudhishthira's men stood and watched that fight of Yuyudhana and the great-souled Drona.

Verse 33 (7.98.33)

विमानाग्रगता देवा ब्रह्मसोमपुरोगमाः । सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च विद्याधरमहोरगाः ॥

vimānāgragatā devā brahmasomapurogamāḥ | siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca vidyādharamahoragāḥ

The gods, with Brahma and Soma at their head, stood in their celestial cars, with hosts of Siddhas and Charanas, Vidyadharas and great serpents,

Note on the text: Corrected सिद्धचारणसङ्खाश्च → सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च (misprint in Wikisource; ख for घ, giving a non-word; the critical edition reads siddhacāraṇasaṃghāś ca). Line 1 reads ब्रह्मसोम- (CE: ब्रह्मशक्र-), a valid variant.

Verse 34 (7.98.34)

गन्धर्वा दानवा यक्षा राक्षसाप्सरसः खगाः । गतप्रत्यागताक्षेपैश्चित्रैरस्त्रविघातिभिः । विविधैर्विस्मयं जग्मुस्तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥

gandharvā dānavā yakṣā rākṣasāpsarasaḥ khagāḥ | gatapratyāgatākṣepaiścitrairastravighātibhiḥ | vividhairvismayaṃ jagmustayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ

Gandharvas, Danavas, Yakshas, Rakshasas, Apsaras and birds as well; and they were amazed at the varied advances, retreats and strokes of those two lions among men, which parried one another's weapons.

Note on the text: Corrected चितैः → चित्रैः (misprint in Wikisource; चित is not the sense here, a dropped र; the critical edition reads citraiḥ) and removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe) around line 1. Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 7.73.30d*0525_01; lines 2–3 are CE 7.73.31 (with अस्त्रविघातिभिः for शस्त्रविघातिभिः, a variant). The automatic alignment found no match (CE 7.73.31 is listed as unmatched).

Verse 35 (7.98.35)

हस्तलाघवमस्त्रेषु दर्शयन्तौ महाबलौ । अन्योन्यमभिविध्येतां शरैस्तौ द्रोणसात्यकी ॥

hastalāghavamastreṣu darśayantau mahābalau | anyonyamabhividhyetāṃ śaraistau droṇasātyakī

Showing their lightness of hand in weapons, those two mighty men, Drona and Satyaki, struck at each other with arrows.

Verse 36 (7.98.36)

ततो द्रोणस्य दाशार्हः शरांश्चिच्छेद संयुगे । पत्रिभिः सुदृढैराशु धनुश्चैव महाद्युतेः ॥

tato droṇasya dāśārhaḥ śarāṃściccheda saṃyuge | patribhiḥ sudṛḍhairāśu dhanuścaiva mahādyuteḥ

Then Dasharha cut down Drona's arrows in the battle, and quickly, with firm-jointed arrows, the bow of that greatly radiant man as well.

Verse 37 (7.98.37)

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भारद्वाजोऽपरं धनुः । सज्यं चकार तदपि चिच्छेदास्य स सात्यकिः ॥

nimeṣāntaramātreṇa bhāradvājo'paraṃ dhanuḥ | sajyaṃ cakāra tadapi cicchedāsya sa sātyakiḥ

In the space of a wink the son of Bharadvaja strung another bow, and Satyaki cut that one down as well.

Verse 38 (7.98.38)

ततस्त्वरन्पुनर्द्रोणो धनुर्हस्तो व्यतिष्ठत । सज्यं सज्यं धनुश्चास्य चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः ॥

tatastvaranpunardroṇo dhanurhasto vyatiṣṭhata | sajyaṃ sajyaṃ dhanuścāsya ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Then Drona, in haste, again stood with a bow in his hand, and Satyaki cut each strung bow of his down with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected निशिथैः → निशितैः (misprint in Wikisource; निशिथ means "night", the critical edition reads niśitaiḥ — sharp).

Verse 39 (7.98.39)

एवमेकशतं छिन्नं धनुषां दृढधन्विना । न चान्तरं तयोर्दृष्टं सन्धाने च्छेदनेऽपि च ॥

evamekaśataṃ chinnaṃ dhanuṣāṃ dṛḍhadhanvinā | na cāntaraṃ tayordṛṣṭaṃ sandhāne cchedane'pi ca

Thus a hundred bows were cut down by that firm archer, and no difference was seen between the two, in the stringing or in the cutting.

Note on the text: Both lines are the critical edition's star passage 7.73.35d*0527_01–02 (placed after 7.73.35). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 40 (7.98.40)

ततोऽस्य संयुगे द्रोणो दृष्ट्वा कर्मातिमानुषम् । युयुधानस्य राजेन्द्र मनसैतदचिन्तयत् ॥

tato'sya saṃyuge droṇo dṛṣṭvā karmātimānuṣam | yuyudhānasya rājendra manasaitadacintayat

Then, seeing Yuyudhana's superhuman feat in the battle, Drona thought in his mind, O king of kings:

Verse 41 (7.98.41)

एतदस्त्रबलं रामे कार्तवीर्ये धनञ्जये । भीष्मे च पुरुषव्याघ्रे यदिदं सात्वतां वरे ॥

etadastrabalaṃ rāme kārtavīrye dhanañjaye | bhīṣme ca puruṣavyāghre yadidaṃ sātvatāṃ vare

"This strength in weapons was in Rama, in Kartavirya, in Dhananjaya, and in Bhishma, the tiger among men — and it is here in this best of the Satvatas."

Verse 42 (7.98.42)

तं चास्य मनसा द्रोणः पूजयामास विक्रमम् । लाघवं वासवस्येव सम्प्रेक्ष्य द्विजसत्तमः ॥

taṃ cāsya manasā droṇaḥ pūjayāmāsa vikramam | lāghavaṃ vāsavasyeva samprekṣya dvijasattamaḥ

Seeing his lightness, like Vasava's, Drona, best of the twice-born, honoured that prowess of his in his mind.

Verse 43 (7.98.43)

तुतोषास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठस्तथा देवाः सवासवाः । न तामालक्षयामासुर्लघुतां शीघ्रचारिणः ॥

tutoṣāstravidāṃ śreṣṭhastathā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | na tāmālakṣayāmāsurlaghutāṃ śīghracāriṇaḥ

The best of those who know weapons was pleased, and so were the gods with Vasava; but swift-moving as they were, they could not follow that quickness.

Verse 44 (7.98.44)

देवाश्च युयुधानस्य गन्धर्वाश्च विशाम्पते । सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च विदुर्द्रोणस्य कर्म तत् ॥

devāśca yuyudhānasya gandharvāśca viśāmpate | siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca vidurdroṇasya karma tat

The gods, and the Gandharvas, O lord of the people, and the hosts of Siddhas and Charanas, knew that deed of Drona's against Yuyudhana.

Verse 45 (7.98.45)

ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः । अस्त्रैरस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो योधयामास भारत ॥

tato'nyaddhanurādāya droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ | astrairastravidāṃ śreṣṭho yodhayāmāsa bhārata

Then Drona, destroyer of Kshatriyas, took up another bow, and, best of those who know weapons, fought with weapons, O Bharata.

Verse 46 (7.98.46)

तस्यास्त्राण्यस्त्रमायाभिः प्रतिहत्य स सात्यकिः । जघान निशितैर्बाणैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

tasyāstrāṇyastramāyābhiḥ pratihatya sa sātyakiḥ | jaghāna niśitairbāṇaistadadbhutamivābhavat

Satyaki countered his weapons with the magic of his own weapons and struck him with sharp arrows, and it seemed a wonder.

Verse 47 (7.98.47)

तस्यातिमानुषं कर्म दृष्ट्वाऽन्यैरसमं रणे । युक्तं योगेन योगज्ञास्तावकाः समपूजयन् ॥

tasyātimānuṣaṃ karma dṛṣṭvā'nyairasamaṃ raṇe | yuktaṃ yogena yogajñāstāvakāḥ samapūjayan

Your men, who knew the craft of battle, saw his superhuman deed, done with skill and unequalled by others in the fight, and honoured it.

Verse 48 (7.98.48)

यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकिः । तमाचार्योऽथ सम्भ्रान्तोऽयोधयच्छत्रुतापनः ॥

yadastramasyati droṇastadevāsyati sātyakiḥ | tamācāryo'tha sambhrānto'yodhayacchatrutāpanaḥ

Whatever weapon Drona hurled, Satyaki hurled the same; and the teacher, tormentor of foes, now disturbed, went on fighting him.

Verse 49 (7.98.49)

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः । वधाय युयुधानस्य दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत् ॥

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja dhanurvedasya pāragaḥ | vadhāya yuyudhānasya divyamastramudairayat

Then, enraged, O great king, the master of the science of archery launched a divine weapon to kill Yuyudhana.

Verse 50 (7.98.50)

तदाग्नेयं महाघोरं रिपुघ्नमुपलक्ष्य सः । दिव्यमस्त्रं महेष्वासो वारुणं समुदैरयत् ॥

tadāgneyaṃ mahāghoraṃ ripughnamupalakṣya saḥ | divyamastraṃ maheṣvāso vāruṇaṃ samudairayat

Seeing that dreadful fire weapon, slayer of foes, the great archer launched the divine Varuna weapon.

Verse 51 (7.98.51)

हाहाकारो महानासीद्दृष्ट्वा दिव्यास्त्रधारिणौ । न विचेरुस्तदाऽऽकाशे भूतान्याकाशगान्यपि ॥

hāhākāro mahānāsīddṛṣṭvā divyāstradhāriṇau | na vicerustadā''kāśe bhūtānyākāśagānyapi

A great cry of dismay went up on seeing the two bearers of divine weapons; even the creatures that move in the sky did not stir in the air.

Verse 52 (7.98.52)

अस्त्रे ते वारुणाग्नेये यदा बाणैः समाहिते । न यावदभ्यपद्येतां व्यावर्तदथ भास्करः ॥

astre te vāruṇāgneye yadā bāṇaiḥ samāhite | na yāvadabhyapadyetāṃ vyāvartadatha bhāskaraḥ

When the Varuna and fire weapons, set upon their arrows, had not yet overcome each other, the sun turned from the meridian.

Verse 53 (7.98.53)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः । नकुलः सहदेवश्च पर्यरक्षन्त सात्यकिम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaśca paryarakṣanta sātyakim

Then King Yudhishthira, Bhimasena the Pandava, Nakula and Sahadeva closed in to protect Satyaki.

Verse 54 (7.98.54)

धृष्टद्युम्नमुखैः सार्धं विराटश्च सकेकयः । मत्स्याः साल्वेयसेनाश्च द्रोणमाजग्मुरञ्जसा ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhaiḥ sārdhaṃ virāṭaśca sakekayaḥ | matsyāḥ sālveyasenāśca droṇamājagmurañjasā

Together with Dhrishtadyumna and the other chiefs, Virata with the Kekayas, the Matsyas and the Shalveya troops came straight at Drona.

Verse 55 (7.98.55)

दुःशासनं पुरस्कृत्य राजपुत्राः सहस्रशः । द्रोणमभ्युपपद्यन्त सपत्नैः परिवारितम् ॥

duḥśāsanaṃ puraskṛtya rājaputrāḥ sahasraśaḥ | droṇamabhyupapadyanta sapatnaiḥ parivāritam

Putting Duhshasana at their head, princes by the thousand came up to Drona, who was surrounded by his foes.

Verse 56 (7.98.56)

ततो युद्धमभूद्राजंस्तव तेषां च धन्विनाम् । रजसा संवृते लोके शरजालसमावृते ॥

tato yuddhamabhūdrājaṃstava teṣāṃ ca dhanvinām | rajasā saṃvṛte loke śarajālasamāvṛte

Then, O king, a battle took place between your archers and theirs, while the world was shrouded in dust and wrapped in nets of arrows.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (7.73.52ab): Wikisource lost the first line of this verse and so printed the lines in the wrong pairs (the page's verse-end marks fall after रजसा संवृते …, सैन्येन रजसा …, and the last line, confirming it); line 1 here, ततो युद्धमभूद्राजंस्तव तेषां च धन्विनाम्, is the lost line. Line 2 is CE 7.73.52cd. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 57 (7.98.57)

सर्वमाविग्नमभवन्न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन । सैन्येन रजसा ध्वस्ते निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥

sarvamāvignamabhavanna prājñāyata kiñcana | sainyena rajasā dhvaste nirmaryādamavartata

Everything fell into turmoil, and nothing could be made out; with all blotted out by the dust of the army, it all went on without restraint.

Note on the text: Re-paired because Wikisource lost a line at verse 56: line 1 (सर्वमाविग्नमभवन्न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन) is CE 7.73.53ab and line 2 is CE 7.73.53cd; Wikisource printed line 1 as the second line of its verse 56 and line 2 as the first line of its verse 57. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 58 (7.98.58)

तेनान्तरेण पार्थस्तु रणे जित्वा महारिपून् । अतिक्रान्तस्तदा युद्धं कृत्वा पर्यवतस्थिवान् ॥

tenāntareṇa pārthastu raṇe jitvā mahāripūn | atikrāntastadā yuddhaṃ kṛtvā paryavatasthivān

Meanwhile Partha, having defeated the great foes in the battle, went forward, and having fought, took his stand.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (a backtick and an apostrophe) around the two lines, and re-paired the lines (see verse 56): Wikisource printed the first line at the end of its verse 57 and the second as its verse 58 on its own. These two lines are the critical edition's star passage 7.73.53d*0531_01–02 (with महारिपून् for महारथान् in line 1). The automatic alignment found no match.