Satyaki Slays Vinda and Anuvinda

Verse 1 (8.10.1)

ततः कर्णो महेष्वासः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् । जघान समरे शूरः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥

tataḥ karṇo maheṣvāsaḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm | jaghāna samare śūraḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ

Then Karna, the great archer, bold in battle, struck down the Pandava army with straight-jointed arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected शूरः सन्नतपर्वभिः → शूरः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped word; the line is two syllables short, CE śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ). The speaker heading is misprinted सञ्चय उवाच; read सञ्जय (Sanjaya), as on the neighbouring pages and in the critical edition.

Verse 2 (8.10.2)

तथैव पाण्डवा राजंस्तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम् । कर्णस्य प्रमुखे क्रुद्धा निजघ्नुस्ते महारथाः ॥

tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājaṃstava putrasya vāhinīm | karṇasya pramukhe kruddhā nijaghnuste mahārathāḥ

In the same way, O king, the Pandava great warriors, enraged, cut down your son's army in Karna's front line.

Verse 3 (8.10.3)

कर्णोऽपि राजन्समरे व्यहनत्पाण्डवीं चमूम् । नाराचैरर्करश्म्याभैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ॥

karṇo'pi rājansamare vyahanatpāṇḍavīṃ camūm | nārācairarkaraśmyābhaiḥ karmāraparimārjitaiḥ

Karna too, O king, struck down the Pandava host in the battle with nārāca arrows that shone like the rays of the sun and had been polished by the smith.

Verse 4 (8.10.4)

तत्र भारत कर्णेन नाराचैस्ताडिता गजाः । नेदुः सेदुश्च मम्लुश्च बभ्रुमुश्च दिशो दश ॥

tatra bhārata karṇena nārācaistāḍitā gajāḥ | neduḥ seduśca mamluśca babhrumuśca diśo daśa

There, O Bharata, elephants struck by Karna's nārācas trumpeted, sank down, wilted, and wandered off in all ten directions.

Verse 5 (8.10.5)

वध्यमाने बले तस्मिन्सूतपुत्रेण मारिष । नकुलोऽभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णं सूतपुत्रं महारणे ॥

vadhyamāne bale tasminsūtaputreṇa māriṣa | nakulo'bhyadravattūrṇaṃ sūtaputraṃ mahāraṇe

As that army was being cut down by the charioteer's son, O sire, Nakula quickly charged at the charioteer's son in the great battle.

Verse 6 (8.10.6)

भीमसेनस्तथा द्रौणिं कुर्वाणं कर्म दुष्करम् । विन्दानुविन्दौ कैकेयौ सात्यकिः समवारयत् ॥

bhīmasenastathā drauṇiṃ kurvāṇaṃ karma duṣkaram | vindānuvindau kaikeyau sātyakiḥ samavārayat

Bhimasena went against Drona's son, who was performing deeds hard to do, and Satyaki checked the Kekaya brothers Vinda and Anuvinda.

Note on the text: The Wikisource commentary supplies the verb: द्रौणिमभ्यद्रवत्.

Verse 7 (8.10.7)

श्रुतकर्माणमायान्तं चित्रसेनो महीपतिः । प्रतिविन्ध्यस्तथा चित्रं चित्रकेतनकार्मुकम् ॥

śrutakarmāṇamāyāntaṃ citraseno mahīpatiḥ | prativindhyastathā citraṃ citraketanakārmukam

King Chitrasena met Shrutakarman as he came on, and Pratividhya met Chitra, who had a splendid banner and bow.

Verse 8 (8.10.8)

दुर्योधनस्तु राजानं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । संशप्तकगणा हृष्टा ह्यभ्यधावन्धनञ्जयम् ॥

duryodhanastu rājānaṃ dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | saṃśaptakagaṇā hṛṣṭā hyabhyadhāvandhanañjayam

Duryodhana went against King Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, and the delighted bands of Samshaptakas rushed at Dhananjaya.

Verse 9 (8.10.9)

धृष्टद्युम्नः कृपं चापि तस्मिन्वीरवरक्षये । शिखण्डी कृतवर्माणं समासादयदच्युतम् ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ kṛpaṃ cāpi tasminvīravarakṣaye | śikhaṇḍī kṛtavarmāṇaṃ samāsādayadacyutam

In that slaughter of the best of heroes, Dhrishtadyumna took on Kripa, and Shikhandi came upon the unflinching Kritavarman.

Verse 10 (8.10.10)

श्रुतकीर्तिस्तथा शल्यं माद्रीपुत्रः सुतं तव । दुःशासनं महाराज सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥

śrutakīrtistathā śalyaṃ mādrīputraḥ sutaṃ tava | duḥśāsanaṃ mahārāja sahadevaḥ pratāpavān

Shrutakirti took on Shalya, and the heroic Sahadeva, son of Madri, took on your son Duhshasana, O great king.

Note on the text: The Wikisource commentary glosses माद्रीपुत्रः सुतं तव as दुःशासनम्.

Verse 11 (8.10.11)

कैकेयौ सात्यकिं युद्धे शरवर्षेण भास्वता । सात्यकिः केकयौ चापि च्छादयामास भारत ॥

kaikeyau sātyakiṃ yuddhe śaravarṣeṇa bhāsvatā | sātyakiḥ kekayau cāpi cchādayāmāsa bhārata

The two Kaikeyas struck Satyaki in the battle with a shining shower of arrows, and Satyaki covered the two Kekayas with arrows in turn, O Bharata.

Verse 12 (8.10.12)

तावेनं भ्रातरौ वीरौ जघ्नतुर्हृदये भृशम् । विषाणाभ्यां यथा नागौ प्रतिनागं महावने ॥

tāvenaṃ bhrātarau vīrau jaghnaturhṛdaye bhṛśam | viṣāṇābhyāṃ yathā nāgau pratināgaṃ mahāvane

Those two brother heroes struck him hard in the chest, as two elephants with their tusks strike a rival elephant in a great forest.

Verse 13 (8.10.13)

शरसम्भिन्नवर्माणौ तावुभौ भ्रातरौ रणे । सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं राजन्विव्यधतुः शरैः ॥

śarasambhinnavarmāṇau tāvubhau bhrātarau raṇe | sātyakiṃ satyakarmāṇaṃ rājanvivyadhatuḥ śaraiḥ

Their armour torn by arrows, the two brothers pierced Satyaki, true in his deeds, with arrows in the battle, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected सम्बिन्न → सम्भिन्न (misprint in Wikisource; ब for भ; सम्भिन्न "pierced through", CE saṃbhinna).

Verse 14 (8.10.14)

तौ सात्यकिर्महाराज प्रहसन्सर्वतोदिशः । छादयञ्छरवर्षेण वारयामास भारत ॥

tau sātyakirmahārāja prahasansarvatodiśaḥ | chādayañcharavarṣeṇa vārayāmāsa bhārata

Smiling, O great king, Satyaki covered them from every side with a shower of arrows and held them both back, O Bharata.

Verse 15 (8.10.15)

वार्यमाणौ ततस्तौ हि शैनेयशरवृष्टिभिः । शैनेयस्य रथं तूर्णं छादयामासतुः शरैः ॥

vāryamāṇau tatastau hi śaineyaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | śaineyasya rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ chādayāmāsatuḥ śaraiḥ

Held back by Satyaki's showers of arrows, those two in turn quickly covered Shaineya's chariot with arrows.

Verse 16 (8.10.16)

तयोस्तु धनुषी चित्रे छित्त्वा शौरिर्महायशाः । अथ तौ सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वारयामास सात्यकिः ॥

tayostu dhanuṣī citre chittvā śaurirmahāyaśāḥ | atha tau sāyakaistīkṣṇairvārayāmāsa sātyakiḥ

Cutting their two beautiful bows, Shauri of great fame then checked them both with sharp arrows.

Verse 17 (8.10.17)

अथान्ये धनुषी चित्रे प्रगृह्य च महाशरान् । सात्यकिं छादयन्तौ तौ चेरतुर्लघु सुष्ठु च ॥

athānye dhanuṣī citre pragṛhya ca mahāśarān | sātyakiṃ chādayantau tau ceraturlaghu suṣṭhu ca

Then, taking up other beautiful bows and great arrows, the two moved lightly and skilfully about, covering Satyaki.

Verse 18 (8.10.18)

ताभ्यां मुक्ता महाबाणाः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः । द्योतयन्तो दिशः सर्वाः सम्पेतुः स्वर्णभूषणाः ॥

tābhyāṃ muktā mahābāṇāḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ | dyotayanto diśaḥ sarvāḥ sampetuḥ svarṇabhūṣaṇāḥ

The great arrows shot by them, fletched with heron and peacock feathers and adorned with gold, lit up all the quarters as they flew.

Verse 19 (8.10.19)

बाणान्धकारमभवत्तयो राजन्महामृधे । अन्योन्यस्य धनुश्चैव चिच्छिदुस्ते महारथाः ॥

bāṇāndhakāramabhavattayo rājanmahāmṛdhe | anyonyasya dhanuścaiva cicchiduste mahārathāḥ

A darkness of arrows arose between them, O king, in that great battle, and the great warriors cut each other's bows.

Verse 20 (8.10.20)

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज सात्वतो युद्धदुर्मदः । धनुरन्यत्समादाय सज्यं कृत्वा च संयुगे ॥

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja sātvato yuddhadurmadaḥ | dhanuranyatsamādāya sajyaṃ kṛtvā ca saṃyuge

Then, enraged, O great king, Satyaki, mad for battle, took up another bow and strung it in the fight,

Note on the text: Variant of CE 8.9.20 (CE 8.9.20a–c); the automatic alignment found no match. CE star passage 8.9.20d*0082_01 is not in Wikisource.

Verse 21 (8.10.21)

क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन ह्यनुविन्दशिरोऽहरत् । अपतत्तच्छिरो राजन्कुण्डलोपचितं महत् ॥

kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena hyanuvindaśiro'harat | apatattacchiro rājankuṇḍalopacitaṃ mahat

and with a very sharp razor-headed arrow cut off Anuvinda's head. That great head, set with earrings, fell, O king,

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner after ण in कुण्डल (a typing artefact). Line 1 = CE 8.9.20e; line 2 is a variant of CE 8.9.21a–b (CE kuṇḍalotpīḍitaṃ, "pressed by his earrings").

Verse 22 (8.10.22)

शम्बरस्य शिरो यद्वन्निहतस्य महारणे । शोचयन्केकयान्सर्वाञ्जगामाशु वसुन्धराम् ॥

śambarasya śiro yadvannihatasya mahāraṇe | śocayankekayānsarvāñjagāmāśu vasundharām

like the head of Shambara when he was slain in the great battle, and, bringing grief to all the Kekayas, it swiftly reached the earth.

Note on the text: Variant of CE 8.9.21c and 21e (CE 21e: śoṣayan kekayān sarvāñ jagāmāśu vasuṃdharām); the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 23 (8.10.23)

तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं शूरं भ्राता तस्य महारथः । सज्यमन्यद्धनुः कृत्वा शैनेयं पर्यवारयत् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ śūraṃ bhrātā tasya mahārathaḥ | sajyamanyaddhanuḥ kṛtvā śaineyaṃ paryavārayat

Seeing him slain, his brother, a great warrior, strung another bow and attacked Shaineya on every side.

Verse 24 (8.10.24)

स षष्ट्या सात्यकिं विद्ध्वा स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः । ननाद बलवन्नादं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥

sa ṣaṣṭyā sātyakiṃ viddhvā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | nanāda balavannādaṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt

Having pierced Satyaki with sixty gold-feathered arrows whetted on stone, he gave a mighty roar and cried, "Stand! Stand!"

Note on the text: Corrected विद्व्वा → विद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource for विद्ध्वा, "having pierced").

Verse 25 (8.10.25)

सात्यकिं च ततस्तूर्णं केकयानां महारथः । शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥

sātyakiṃ ca tatastūrṇaṃ kekayānāṃ mahārathaḥ | śarairanekasāhasrairbāhvorurasi cārpayat

Then, swiftly, the great warrior of the Kekayas struck Satyaki in the arms and chest with arrows by the thousand.

Note on the text: Variant of CE 8.9.24 (CE: sa sātyakiṃ punaḥ kruddhaḥ kekayānāṃ mahārathaḥ / śarair agniśikhākārair bāhvor urasi cārdayat); the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 26 (8.10.26)

स शरैः क्षतसर्वाङ्गः सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः । रराज समरे राजन्सपुष्प इव किंशुकः ॥

sa śaraiḥ kṣatasarvāṅgaḥ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ | rarāja samare rājansapuṣpa iva kiṃśukaḥ

His every limb wounded by the arrows, Satyaki, true in valour, shone in the battle, O king, like a kimshuka tree in flower.

Verse 27 (8.10.27)

सात्यकिः समरे विद्धः कैकेयेन महात्मना । कैकेयं पञ्चविंशत्या विव्याध प्रहसन्निव ॥

sātyakiḥ samare viddhaḥ kaikeyena mahātmanā | kaikeyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā vivyādha prahasanniva

Pierced in the battle by the great-souled Kaikeya, Satyaki, smiling as it were, pierced the Kaikeya with twenty-five arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्वः → विद्धः (misprint in Wikisource for विद्धः, "pierced").

Verse 28 (8.10.28)

तावन्योन्यस्य समरे सञ्छिद्य धनुषी शुभे । हत्वा च सारथी तूर्णं हयांश्च रथिनां वरौ ॥

tāvanyonyasya samare sañchidya dhanuṣī śubhe | hatvā ca sārathī tūrṇaṃ hayāṃśca rathināṃ varau

Each cut the other's beautiful bow in the battle, and quickly killed the other's charioteer and horses, those two best of charioteers,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text. Lines 1–2 are star passages 8.9.26d*0083_01–02 (placed after 8.9.26).

Verse 29 (8.10.29)

विरथावसियुद्धाय समाजग्मतुराहवे । शतचन्द्रचिते गृह्य चर्मणी सुभुजौ तथा ॥

virathāvasiyuddhāya samājagmaturāhave | śatacandracite gṛhya carmaṇī subhujau tathā

were left without chariots and came together in the fight for a sword-duel, those two fine-armed men, each taking up a shield adorned with a hundred moons.

Note on the text: Line 1 is star passage 8.9.26d*0083_03 (not in the critical edition's main text); line 2 is a variant of CE 8.9.27a (śatacandracite gṛhya carmaṇī subhujau tu tau).

Verse 30 (8.10.30)

विरोचेतां महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ । यथा देवासुरे युद्धे जम्भशक्रौ महाबलौ ॥

virocetāṃ mahāraṅge nistriṃśavaradhāriṇau | yathā devāsure yuddhe jambhaśakrau mahābalau

Bearing excellent swords, those two mighty men shone in the great arena like Jambha and Shakra in the war of the gods and asuras.

Note on the text: Corrected निस्त्रिंशबरधारिणौ → निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ (misprint in Wikisource; ब for व; निस्त्रिंशवर "excellent sword", CE nistriṃśavaradhāriṇau). Variant of CE 8.9.27c and 27e; the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 31 (8.10.31)

मण्डलानि ततस्तौ तु विचरन्तौ महारणे । अन्योन्यमभितस्तूर्णं समाजग्मतुराहवे ॥

maṇḍalāni tatastau tu vicarantau mahāraṇe | anyonyamabhitastūrṇaṃ samājagmaturāhave

Then the two of them wheeled in circles over the battlefield and swiftly closed in on each other from either side.

Note on the text: Corrected विचन्तौ → विचरन्तौ (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र; the word is विचरन्तौ "moving about", CE vicarantau). Variant of CE 8.9.28 (CE line 2: anyonyam asibhis tūrṇaṃ samājaghnatur āhave).

Verse 32 (8.10.32)

अन्योन्यस्य वधे चैव चक्रतुर्यत्नमुत्तमम् । कैकेयस्य द्विधा चर्म ततश्चिच्छेद सात्वतः ॥

anyonyasya vadhe caiva cakraturyatnamuttamam | kaikeyasya dvidhā carma tataściccheda sātvataḥ

They strove with all their might to kill each other. Then the Satvata, Satyaki, split the Kaikeya's shield in two.

Note on the text: Line 1 is star passage 8.9.28d*0084_01 (not in the critical edition's main text); line 2 = CE 8.9.29a–b (kekayasya tataś carma dvidhā ciccheda sātvataḥ, with a variant order of words).

Verse 33 (8.10.33)

सात्यकेस्तु तथैवासौ चर्म चिच्छेद पार्थिवः । चर्म च्छित्त्वा तु कैकेयस्तारागणशतैर्वृतम् । चचार मण्डलान्येव गतप्रत्यागतानि च ॥

sātyakestu tathaivāsau carma ciccheda pārthivaḥ | carma cchittvā tu kaikeyastārāgaṇaśatairvṛtam | cacāra maṇḍalānyeva gatapratyāgatāni ca

In the same way that king split Satyaki's shield. Having cut that shield, which was studded with hundreds of star-like clusters, the Kaikeya moved in circles, advancing and retreating.

Note on the text: Three lines, as printed on the page (the page numbers the three lines 8-10-33a, b, c). Line 1 = CE 8.9.29c–d; lines 2–3 = CE 8.9.30 (carma cchittvā tu kaikeyas tārāgaṇaśatair vṛtam / cacāra maṇḍalāny eva gatapratyāgatāni ca).

Verse 34 (8.10.34)

तं चरन्तं महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् । अपहस्तेन चिच्छेद शैनेयस्त्वरयाऽन्वितः ॥

taṃ carantaṃ mahāraṅge nistriṃśavaradhāriṇam | apahastena ciccheda śaineyastvarayā'nvitaḥ

As he moved about in the great arena, bearing his excellent sword, Shaineya, in haste, cut him down with a sidelong stroke.

Note on the text: The Wikisource commentary glosses अपहस्तेन as तिर्यग्घस्तेन.

Verse 35 (8.10.35)

सवर्मा केकयो राजन्द्विधा च्छिन्नो महारणे । निपपात महेष्वासो वज्राहत इवाचलः ॥

savarmā kekayo rājandvidhā cchinno mahāraṇe | nipapāta maheṣvāso vajrāhata ivācalaḥ

Cut in two in the great battle, armour and all, the Kekaya, a mighty archer, fell, O king, like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Corrected वज्राहत इवात्वलः → वज्राहत इवाचलः (misprint in Wikisource; अत्वल is not a word, CE vajranunna ivācalaḥ "like a mountain").

Verse 36 (8.10.36)

तं निहत्य रणे शूरः शैनेयो रथसत्तमः । युधामन्युरथं तूर्णमारुरोह परन्तपः ॥

taṃ nihatya raṇe śūraḥ śaineyo rathasattamaḥ | yudhāmanyurathaṃ tūrṇamāruroha parantapaḥ

Having killed him in the battle, the hero Shaineya, best of chariot-fighters, scourge of his foes, quickly mounted Yudhamanyu's chariot.

Verse 37 (8.10.37)

ततोऽन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्कल्पितं पुनः । केकयानां महत्सैन्यं व्यधमत्सात्यकिः शरैः ॥

tato'nyaṃ rathamāsthāya vidhivatkalpitaṃ punaḥ | kekayānāṃ mahatsainyaṃ vyadhamatsātyakiḥ śaraiḥ

Then, mounting another chariot, duly equipped, Satyaki again cut down the great army of the Kekayas with his arrows.

Verse 38 (8.10.38)

सा वध्यमाना समरे केकयानां महाचमूः । तमुत्सृज्य रणे शत्रुं प्रदुद्राव दिशो दश ॥

sā vadhyamānā samare kekayānāṃ mahācamūḥ | tamutsṛjya raṇe śatruṃ pradudrāva diśo daśa

That great army of the Kekayas, being cut down in the battle, abandoned that enemy and fled in all ten directions.