Sanjaya Names the Slain Kaurava Warriors

Verse 1 (8.2.1)

तच्छ्रुत्वा कर्णहननं पुत्रांश्चैव पलायितान् । धृतराष्ट्रो नृपश्चैव द्विजश्रेष्ठ किमब्रवीत् ॥

tacchrutvā karṇahananaṃ putrāṃścaiva palāyitān | dhṛtarāṣṭro nṛpaścaiva dvijaśreṣṭha kimabravīt

O best of the twice-born, when King Dhritarashtra heard of Karna's slaying and that his sons had fled, what did he say?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 01–02 of the star passage 8.4.0*0013 (before 8.4.1; the star's own speaker line is janamejayaḥ). Removed the stray backtick and the speaker heading जनमेजय उवाच printed with the verse (the speaker field carries it).

Verse 2 (8.2.2)

प्राप्तवान्व्यसनं घोरं पुत्रव्यसनजं महत् । काले यदुक्तवांस्तस्मिंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः ॥

prāptavānvyasanaṃ ghoraṃ putravyasanajaṃ mahat | kāle yaduktavāṃstasmiṃstanmamācakṣva tattvataḥ

He had met with a dreadful and mighty calamity, born of his sons' misfortune. Tell me truly what he said at that time.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as lines 03–04 of the star passage 8.4.0*0013. Removed a stray quote mark (') after तत्त्वतः.

Verse 3 (8.2.3)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः । अब्रवीत्सञ्जयं सूतं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥

etacchrutvā mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ | abravītsañjayaṃ sūtaṃ śokasaṃvignamānasaḥ

Hearing this, great king, Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika, his mind overwhelmed with grief, spoke to Sanjaya the charioteer.

Verse 4 (8.2.4)

दुष्प्रणीतेन मे तात पुत्रस्यादीर्घजीविनः । हतं वैकर्तनं श्रुत्वा शोको मर्माणि कृन्तति ॥

duṣpraṇītena me tāta putrasyādīrghajīvinaḥ | hataṃ vaikartanaṃ śrutvā śoko marmāṇi kṛntati

My dear Sanjaya, because my short-lived son's ill-judged conduct has doomed him, and now that I have heard Vaikartana is slain, grief is cutting into my very vitals.

Note on the text: Speaker corrected from वैशम्पायन (carried over by the input) to धृतराष्ट्र: the page prints no heading, but the whole verse is Dhritarashtra's speech to Sanjaya (the preceding verse ends अब्रवीत्सञ्जयं सूतम्).

Verse 5 (8.2.5)

तस्य मे संशयं छिन्धि दुःखपारं तितीर्षतः । कुरूणां सृञ्जयानां च के जीवन्ति के मृताः ॥

tasya me saṃśayaṃ chindhi duḥkhapāraṃ titīrṣataḥ | kurūṇāṃ sṛñjayānāṃ ca ke jīvanti ke mṛtāḥ

I long to cross to the far shore of this sorrow; dispel my doubt: of the Kurus and the Srinjayas, who are alive and who are dead?

Note on the text: Speaker corrected from वैशम्पायन (carried over by the input) to धृतराष्ट्र: the page prints no heading, but the whole verse is Dhritarashtra's speech to Sanjaya (the preceding verse ends अब्रवीत्सञ्जयं सूतम्).

Verse 6 (8.2.6)

हतः शान्तनवो राजन्दुराधर्षः प्रतापवान् । हत्वा पाण्डवयोधानामर्बुदं दशभिर्दिनैः ॥

hataḥ śāntanavo rājandurādharṣaḥ pratāpavān | hatvā pāṇḍavayodhānāmarbudaṃ daśabhirdinaiḥ

Shantanu's son, the unassailable and mighty Bhishma, is dead, O king, after killing an arbuda (a hundred million) of the Pandava warriors in ten days.

Verse 7 (8.2.7)

तथा द्रोणो महेष्वासः पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् । निहत्य युधि दुर्धर्षः पश्चाद्रुक्मरथो हतः ॥

tathā droṇo maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālānāṃ rathavrajān | nihatya yudhi durdharṣaḥ paścādrukmaratho hataḥ

Then Drona, the great archer, hard to assail, destroyed the Panchalas' bands of chariots in battle, and afterwards Drona of the golden chariot was himself slain.

Note on the text: Corrected पञ्चाद्रुक्मरथो → पश्चाद्रुक्मरथो (misprint in Wikisource; ञ for श; the critical edition reads paścād rukmaratho).

Verse 8 (8.2.8)

हतशेषस्य भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना । अर्धं निहत्य सैन्यस्य कर्णो वैकर्तनो हतः ॥

hataśeṣasya bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā | ardhaṃ nihatya sainyasya karṇo vaikartano hataḥ

Of the army that Bhishma and the great-souled Drona had left unslain, Karna Vaikartana destroyed half, and was then himself slain.

Verse 9 (8.2.9)

विविंशतिर्महाराज राजपुत्रो महाबलः । आनर्तयोधाञ्शतशो निहत्य निहतो रणे ॥

viviṃśatirmahārāja rājaputro mahābalaḥ | ānartayodhāñśataśo nihatya nihato raṇe

Vivimshati, the mighty prince, great king, killed Anarta warriors by the hundred and was then slain in battle.

Verse 10 (8.2.10)

तथा पुत्रो विकर्णस्ते क्षत्रव्रतमनुस्मरन् । क्षीणबाणो हतः शूरः स्थितो ह्यभिमुखः परैः ॥

tathā putro vikarṇaste kṣatravratamanusmaran | kṣīṇabāṇo hataḥ śūraḥ sthito hyabhimukhaḥ paraiḥ

So too your son Vikarna, bearing in mind the vow of a kshatriya, his arrows spent, was slain as a hero, standing facing his foes.

Verse 11 (8.2.11)

घोररूपान्परिक्लेशान्दुर्योधनकृतान्बहून् । प्रतिज्ञां स्मरता तेन भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥

ghorarūpānparikleśānduryodhanakṛtānbahūn | pratijñāṃ smaratā tena bhīmasenena pātitaḥ

Bhimasena, remembering his vow and the many dreadful torments Duryodhana had inflicted, struck him down.

Note on the text: Corrected धोररूपान् → घोररूपान् (misprint in Wikisource; ध for घ; the critical edition reads ghorarūpān).

Verse 12 (8.2.12)

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ राजपुत्रौ महारथौ । कृत्वा नसुकरं कर्म गतौ वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥

vindānuvindāvāvantyau rājaputrau mahārathau | kṛtvā nasukaraṃ karma gatau vaivasvatakṣayam

The Avanti princes Vinda and Anuvinda, great car-warriors, after doing deeds hard to do, went to the abode of Yama.

Note on the text: Corrected स्वसुकरं → नसुकरं (misprint in Wikisource; स्व for न; the critical edition reads nasukaraṃ).

Verse 13 (8.2.13)

सिन्धुराष्ट्रमुखानीह दश राष्ट्राणि यानिह । यस्य तिष्ठन्ति वचने यः स्थितस्तव शासने ॥

sindhurāṣṭramukhānīha daśa rāṣṭrāṇi yāniha | yasya tiṣṭhanti vacane yaḥ sthitastava śāsane

The ten kingdoms here headed by the Sindhu country, which stood under his command — he who himself stood under your rule —

Verse 14 (8.2.14)

अक्षौहिणीर्दशैकां च विनिर्जित्य शितैः शरैः । सोऽर्जुनेन हतो राजन्महावीर्यो जयद्रथः ॥

akṣauhiṇīrdaśaikāṃ ca vinirjitya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | so'rjunena hato rājanmahāvīryo jayadrathaḥ

he, the mighty Jayadratha, after defeating eleven akshauhinis with sharp arrows, was slain by Arjuna, O king.

Verse 15 (8.2.15)

तथा दुर्योधनसुतस्तरस्वी युद्धदुर्मदः । वर्तमानः पितुः शास्त्रे सौभद्रेण निपातितः ॥

tathā duryodhanasutastarasvī yuddhadurmadaḥ | vartamānaḥ pituḥ śāstre saubhadreṇa nipātitaḥ

So too Duryodhana's son, the vigorous warrior, wild in battle, following his father's way, was struck down by Subhadra's son.

Verse 16 (8.2.16)

तथा दौःशासनिः शूरो बाहुशाली रणोत्कटः । द्रौपदेयेन सङ्गम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

tathā dauḥśāsaniḥ śūro bāhuśālī raṇotkaṭaḥ | draupadeyena saṅgamya gamito yamasādanam

So too Duhshasana's son, the hero strong of arm and fierce in battle, met a son of Draupadi and was sent to Yama's house.

Note on the text: Corrected सूरो → शूरो (misprint in Wikisource; स for श; the critical edition has vīro, the same sense).

Verse 17 (8.2.17)

किरातानामधिपतिः सागरानूपवासिनाम् । देवराजस्य धर्मात्मा प्रियो बहुमतः सखा ॥

kirātānāmadhipatiḥ sāgarānūpavāsinām | devarājasya dharmātmā priyo bahumataḥ sakhā

The lord of the Kiratas who dwell by the sea and in its marshy lands, a righteous soul, the dear and honoured friend of the king of the gods —

Verse 18 (8.2.18)

भगदत्तो महीपालः क्षत्रधर्मरतः सदा । धनञ्जयेन विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

bhagadatto mahīpālaḥ kṣatradharmarataḥ sadā | dhanañjayena vikramya gamito yamasādanam

King Bhagadatta, ever devoted to the kshatriya's duty, was sent to Yama's house by Dhananjaya, who showed his valour against him.

Verse 19 (8.2.19)

तथा कौरवदायादो न्यस्तशस्त्रो महायशाः । हतो भूरिश्रवा राजञ्शूरः सात्यकिना युधि ॥

tathā kauravadāyādo nyastaśastro mahāyaśāḥ | hato bhūriśravā rājañśūraḥ sātyakinā yudhi

So too Bhurishravas, the Kauravas' kinsman and heir, of great renown, who had laid down his weapons, a hero, was slain by Satyaki in battle, O king.

Verse 20 (8.2.20)

श्रुतायुरपि चाम्बष्ठः क्षत्रियाणां धुरन्धरः । चरन्नभीतवत्सङ्ख्ये निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥

śrutāyurapi cāmbaṣṭhaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ dhurandharaḥ | carannabhītavatsaṅkhye nihataḥ savyasācinā

Shrutayu the Ambashtha too, a pillar among kshatriyas, moving fearlessly through the battle, was slain by Savyasachin.

Verse 21 (8.2.21)

तव पुत्रः सदामर्षी कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः । दुःशासनो महाराज भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥

tava putraḥ sadāmarṣī kṛtāstro yuddhadurmadaḥ | duḥśāsano mahārāja bhīmasenena pātitaḥ

Your son Duhshasana, ever quick to anger, skilled in weapons and wild in battle, was struck down by Bhimasena, great king.

Verse 22 (8.2.22)

यस्य राजन्गजानीकं बहुसाहस्रमद्भुतम् । सुदक्षिणः स सङ्ग्रामे निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥

yasya rājangajānīkaṃ bahusāhasramadbhutam | sudakṣiṇaḥ sa saṅgrāme nihataḥ savyasācinā

Sudakshina, O king, whose elephant force numbered many thousands and was a marvel, was slain in battle by Savyasachin.

Verse 23 (8.2.23)

कोसलानामधिपतिर्हत्वा बहुमतान्परान् । सौभद्रेणेह विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

kosalānāmadhipatirhatvā bahumatānparān | saubhadreṇeha vikramya gamito yamasādanam

The lord of the Kosalas, after killing many esteemed enemy warriors, was sent to Yama's house here by Subhadra's son, who showed his prowess against him.

Verse 24 (8.2.24)

बहुशो योधयित्वा तु भीमसेनं महारथम् । चित्रसेनस्तव सुतो भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥

bahuśo yodhayitvā tu bhīmasenaṃ mahāratham | citrasenastava suto bhīmasenena pātitaḥ

Your son Chitrasena, after fighting the great car-warrior Bhimasena many times over, was felled by Bhimasena.

Verse 25 (8.2.25)

मद्रराजात्मजः शूरः परेषां भयवर्धनः । असिचर्मधरः श्रीमान्सौभद्रेण निपातितः ॥

madrarājātmajaḥ śūraḥ pareṣāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ | asicarmadharaḥ śrīmānsaubhadreṇa nipātitaḥ

The son of the king of the Madras, a hero who spread fear among his enemies, glorious, with sword and shield in hand, was struck down by Subhadra's son.

Verse 26 (8.2.26)

समः कर्णस्य समरे यः स कर्णस्य पश्यतः । वृषसेनो महातेजाः शीघ्रास्त्रो दृढविक्रमः ॥

samaḥ karṇasya samare yaḥ sa karṇasya paśyataḥ | vṛṣaseno mahātejāḥ śīghrāstro dṛḍhavikramaḥ

Vrishasena, of great splendour, quick with weapons and firm in prowess, who was Karna's equal in battle — he was killed while Karna looked on —

Verse 27 (8.2.27)

अभिमन्योर्वधं स्मृत्वा प्रतिज्ञामपि चात्मनः । धनञ्जयेन विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

abhimanyorvadhaṃ smṛtvā pratijñāmapi cātmanaḥ | dhanañjayena vikramya gamito yamasādanam

Dhananjaya, remembering Abhimanyu's slaying and his own vow, showed his valour and sent him to Yama's house.

Verse 28 (8.2.28)

नित्यं प्रसक्तवैरो यः पाण्डवैः पृथिवीपतिः । विश्राव्य वैरं पार्थेन श्रुतायुः स निपातितः ॥

nityaṃ prasaktavairo yaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | viśrāvya vairaṃ pārthena śrutāyuḥ sa nipātitaḥ

King Shrutayu, who was always bound in enmity with the Pandavas, was brought down by Partha after proclaiming that enmity aloud.

Verse 29 (8.2.29)

शल्यपुत्रस्तु विक्रान्तः सहदेवेन मारिष । हतो रुक्मरथो राजञ्श्यालो मातुलजो युधि ॥

śalyaputrastu vikrāntaḥ sahadevena māriṣa | hato rukmaratho rājañśyālo mātulajo yudhi

And Shalya's valiant son Rukmaratha, O sir, was slain in battle by Sahadeva, O king — his own kinsman by marriage, the son of his maternal uncle.

Verse 30 (8.2.30)

राजा भागीरथो वृद्धो बृहत्क्षत्रश्च केकयः । पराक्रमन्तौ विक्रान्तौ निहतौ वीर्यवत्तरौ ॥

rājā bhāgīratho vṛddho bṛhatkṣatraśca kekayaḥ | parākramantau vikrāntau nihatau vīryavattarau

The aged King Bhagiratha and Brihatkshatra of the Kekayas, valiant and exceedingly mighty, fought on with all their prowess and were slain.

Verse 31 (8.2.31)

भगदत्तसुतो राजन्कृतप्रज्ञो महाबलः । श्येनवच्चरता सङ्ख्ये नकुलेन निपातितः ॥

bhagadattasuto rājankṛtaprajño mahābalaḥ | śyenavaccaratā saṅkhye nakulena nipātitaḥ

The son of Bhagadatta, O king — the wise and mighty one — was struck down by Nakula, who swooped about the battlefield like a hawk.

Note on the text: Corrected मंहाबलः → महाबलः (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara; the critical edition reads mahābalaḥ).

Verse 32 (8.2.32)

पितामहस्तव तथा बाह्लीकः सह बाह्लिकैः । निहतो भीमसेनेन महाबलपराक्रमः ॥

pitāmahastava tathā bāhlīkaḥ saha bāhlikaiḥ | nihato bhīmasenena mahābalaparākramaḥ

So too your grandfather Bahlika, of great strength and prowess, together with the Bahlikas, was slain by Bhimasena.

Note on the text: Corrected महाबालपराक्रमः → महाबलपराक्रमः (misprint in Wikisource; बाल for बल; the sense needs mahābala, "of great strength"). Line 1 is the critical edition's 8.4.30a; line 2 is the page's own wording (the critical edition has bhīmasenena vikramya gamito yamasādanam).

Verse 33 (8.2.33)

जयत्सेनस्तथा राजञ्जारासन्धिर्महाबलः । मागधो निहतः सङ्ख्ये सौभद्रेण महात्मना ॥

jayatsenastathā rājañjārāsandhirmahābalaḥ | māgadho nihataḥ saṅkhye saubhadreṇa mahātmanā

And Jayatsena of Magadha, the mighty son of Jarasandha, was slain in battle, O king, by the great-souled son of Subhadra.

Verse 34 (8.2.34)

पुत्रस्ते दुर्मुखो राजन्दुःसहश्च महारथः । गदया भीमसेनेन निहतौ शूरमानिनौ ॥

putraste durmukho rājanduḥsahaśca mahārathaḥ | gadayā bhīmasenena nihatau śūramāninau

Your son Durmukha, O king, and the great car-warrior Duhsaha, two men who thought themselves heroes, were killed by Bhimasena with his mace.

Verse 35 (8.2.35)

दुर्मर्षणो दुर्विषहो दुर्जयश्च महारथः । कृत्वा त्वसुकरं कर्म गता वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥

durmarṣaṇo durviṣaho durjayaśca mahārathaḥ | kṛtvā tvasukaraṃ karma gatā vaivasvatakṣayam

Durmarshana, Durvishaha and the great car-warrior Durjaya, after doing deeds hard to do, have gone to the abode of Yama.

Verse 36 (8.2.36)

उभौ कलिङ्गवृषकौ भ्रातरौ युद्धदुर्मदौ । कृत्वा चासुकरं कर्म गतौ वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥

ubhau kaliṅgavṛṣakau bhrātarau yuddhadurmadau | kṛtvā cāsukaraṃ karma gatau vaivasvatakṣayam

The two brothers, the bull-like heroes of Kalinga, wild in battle, after doing deeds hard to do, went to the abode of Yama.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as the star passage 8.4.33d*0016 (reading kaliṅgavṛṣabhau for कलिङ्गवृषकौ).

Verse 37 (8.2.37)

सचिवो वृषपर्वा ते शूरः परमवीर्यवान् । भीमसेनेन विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

sacivo vṛṣaparvā te śūraḥ paramavīryavān | bhīmasenena vikramya gamito yamasādanam

Your minister Vrishaparva, a hero of supreme might, was sent to Yama's house by Bhimasena, who showed his prowess against him.

Verse 38 (8.2.38)

तथैव पौरवो राजा नागायुतबलो महान् । समरे पाण्डुपुत्रेण निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥

tathaiva pauravo rājā nāgāyutabalo mahān | samare pāṇḍuputreṇa nihataḥ savyasācinā

So too the great Paurava king, with the strength of ten thousand elephants, was killed in battle by Pandu's son Savyasachin.

Verse 39 (8.2.39)

वसातयो महाराज द्विसाहस्राः प्रहारिणः । शूरसेनाश्च विक्रान्ताः सर्वे युधि निपातिताः ॥

vasātayo mahārāja dvisāhasrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | śūrasenāśca vikrāntāḥ sarve yudhi nipātitāḥ

The Vasatis, great king — two thousand hard-hitting warriors — and the valiant Shurasenas, all were struck down in battle.

Verse 40 (8.2.40)

अभीषाहाः कवचिनः प्रहरन्तो रणोत्कटाः । शिबयश्च रथोदाराः कालिङ्गसहिता हताः ॥

abhīṣāhāḥ kavacinaḥ praharanto raṇotkaṭāḥ | śibayaśca rathodārāḥ kāliṅgasahitā hatāḥ

The Abhishahas, armoured and fierce in battle, striking hard, and the Shibis, noble in their chariots, together with the Kalingas, were slain.

Verse 41 (8.2.41)

गोकुले नित्यसंवृद्धा युद्धे परमकोपनाः । गोपालाः कृतवीरास्ते निहताः सव्यसाचिना ॥

gokule nityasaṃvṛddhā yuddhe paramakopanāḥ | gopālāḥ kṛtavīrāste nihatāḥ savyasācinā

The Gopalas, ever raised in the cattle-settlements, most fierce in battle and proven heroes, were slain by Savyasachin.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's 8.4.38a (परमकोपनाः for paramakovidāḥ); line 2 is the page's version of the star passage 8.4.38b*0017_01 (te 'pāvṛttakavīrāś ca nihatāḥ savyasācinā), whose wording differs.

Verse 42 (8.2.42)

श्रेणयो बहुसाहस्राः संशप्तकगणाश्च ये । ते सर्वे पार्थमासाद्य गता वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥

śreṇayo bahusāhasrāḥ saṃśaptakagaṇāśca ye | te sarve pārthamāsādya gatā vaivasvatakṣayam

The Shrenis, many thousands strong, and the hosts of Samshaptakas, all of them, on meeting Partha went to the abode of Yama.

Note on the text: Corrected गदा → गता (misprint in Wikisource; द for त; the critical edition reads gatā). Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 8.4.38c and 38e.

Verse 43 (8.2.43)

श्यालौ तव महाराज राजानौ वृषकाचलौ । त्वदर्थमतिविक्रान्तौ निहतौ सव्यसाचिना ॥

śyālau tava mahārāja rājānau vṛṣakācalau | tvadarthamativikrāntau nihatau savyasācinā

Your two brothers-in-law, the kings Vrishaka and Achala, who showed great valour for your sake, were slain by Savyasachin.

Verse 44 (8.2.44)

उग्रकर्मा महेष्वासो नामतः कर्मतस्तथा । साल्वराजो महाबाहुर्भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥

ugrakarmā maheṣvāso nāmataḥ karmatastathā | sālvarājo mahābāhurbhīmasenena pātitaḥ

The king of the Salvas, a great archer and mighty-armed, fierce in deed as in name (Ugrakarma), was struck down by Bhimasena.

Verse 45 (8.2.45)

ओघवांश्च महाराज बृहन्तः सहितौ रणे । पराक्रमन्तौ मित्रार्थे गतौ वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥

oghavāṃśca mahārāja bṛhantaḥ sahitau raṇe | parākramantau mitrārthe gatau vaivasvatakṣayam

Oghavan and Brihanta, great king, fighting side by side in the battle and showing their valour for the sake of their friend, went to the abode of Yama.

Verse 46 (8.2.46)

तथैव रथिनां श्रेष्ठः क्षेमधूर्तिर्विशाम्पते । निहतो गदया राजन्भीमसेनेन संयुगे ॥

tathaiva rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kṣemadhūrtirviśāmpate | nihato gadayā rājanbhīmasenena saṃyuge

So too Kshemadhurti, foremost of chariot-fighters, O lord of the people, was killed with the mace by Bhimasena in battle.

Verse 47 (8.2.47)

तथा राजन्महेष्वासो जलसन्धो महाबलः । सुमहत्कदनं कृत्वा हतः सात्यकिना रणे ॥

tathā rājanmaheṣvāso jalasandho mahābalaḥ | sumahatkadanaṃ kṛtvā hataḥ sātyakinā raṇe

And the great archer Jalasandha, so mighty, O king, after wreaking enormous slaughter, was killed by Satyaki in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected जलसन्धौ → जलसन्धो (misprint in Wikisource; औ for ओ; the name is the subject, and the critical edition reads jalasaṃdho).

Verse 48 (8.2.48)

अलम्बुसो राक्षसेन्द्रः खरबन्धुरयानवान् । घटोत्कचेन विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम् ॥

alambuso rākṣasendraḥ kharabandhurayānavān | ghaṭotkacena vikramya gamito yamasādanam

Alambusha, lord of the rakshasas, riding a chariot yoked with asses, was sent to Yama's house by Ghatotkacha, who showed his prowess against him.

Verse 49 (8.2.49)

राधेयः सूतपुत्रश्च भ्रातरश्च महारथाः । केकयाः सर्वशश्चापि निहताः सव्यसाचिना ॥

rādheyaḥ sūtaputraśca bhrātaraśca mahārathāḥ | kekayāḥ sarvaśaścāpi nihatāḥ savyasācinā

Radheya, the charioteer's son, and his brothers, great car-warriors, and all the Kekayas as well, were slain by Savyasachin.

Note on the text: Corrected स्व्यसाचिना → सव्यसाचिना (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped अ and a stray ्; the critical edition reads savyasācinā).

Verse 50 (8.2.50)

मालवा मद्रकाश्चैव द्राविडाश्चोग्रकर्मिणः । यौधेयाश्च ललित्थाश्च क्षुद्रकाश्चाप्युशीनराः ॥

mālavā madrakāścaiva drāviḍāścograkarmiṇaḥ | yaudheyāśca lalitthāśca kṣudrakāścāpyuśīnarāḥ

The Malavas, the Madrakas and the Dravidas of fierce deeds, the Yaudheyas, the Lalitthas, the Kshudrakas and the Ushinaras,

Verse 51 (8.2.51)

मावेल्लकास्तुण्डिकेराः सावित्रीपुत्रकाश्च ये । प्राच्योदीच्याः प्रतीच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च मारिष ॥

māvellakāstuṇḍikerāḥ sāvitrīputrakāśca ye | prācyodīcyāḥ pratīcyāśca dākṣiṇātyāśca māriṣa

the Mavellakas, the Tundikeras and the Savitriputrakas, and the warriors of the east, the north, the west and the south, O sir —

Verse 52 (8.2.52)

पत्तीनां निहताः सङ्घा हयानां प्रयुतानि च । रथव्रजाश्च निहता हताश्च वरवारणाः ॥

pattīnāṃ nihatāḥ saṅghā hayānāṃ prayutāni ca | rathavrajāśca nihatā hatāśca varavāraṇāḥ

troops of foot-soldiers were slain, horses by the million, droves of chariots were killed, and the finest elephants too.

Verse 53 (8.2.53)

सध्वजाः सायुधाः शूराः सवर्माम्बरभूषणाः । कालेन महताऽऽयस्ताः कुशलैर्ये च वर्धिताः ॥

sadhvajāḥ sāyudhāḥ śūrāḥ savarmāmbarabhūṣaṇāḥ | kālena mahatā''yastāḥ kuśalairye ca vardhitāḥ

Heroes with their banners, weapons, armour, garments and ornaments, who had been trained with effort over a long time and raised by skilled men —

Verse 54 (8.2.54)

ते हताः समरे राजन्पार्थेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । अन्ये तथाऽमितबलाः परस्परवधैषिणः ॥

te hatāḥ samare rājanpārthenākliṣṭakarmaṇā | anye tathā'mitabalāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ

they were slain in battle, O king, by Partha of untiring deeds; and others of immeasurable strength fell likewise, each seeking the other's death.

Verse 55 (8.2.55)

एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानः सगणा रणे । हताः सहस्रशो राजन्यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo rājānaḥ sagaṇā raṇe | hatāḥ sahasraśo rājanyanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi

These and many other kings with their troops have been killed in the battle, by the thousand, O king — those you ask me about.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 8.4.51a and 51c.

Verse 56 (8.2.56)

एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः कर्णार्जुनसमागमे । महेन्द्रेण यथा वृत्रो यथा रामेण रावणः ॥

evameṣa kṣayo vṛttaḥ karṇārjunasamāgame | mahendreṇa yathā vṛtro yathā rāmeṇa rāvaṇaḥ

Thus has this destruction come about at the meeting of Karna and Arjuna — as Vritra fell to Mahendra, as Ravana to Rama,

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's 8.4.51e; line 2 is 8.4.52a.

Verse 57 (8.2.57)

यथा कृष्णेन नरको मुरुश्च निहतो रणे । कार्तवीर्यश्च रामेण भार्गवेण यथा हतः ॥

yathā kṛṣṇena narako muruśca nihato raṇe | kārtavīryaśca rāmeṇa bhārgaveṇa yathā hataḥ

as Naraka and Mura were slain in battle by Krishna, and as Kartavirya was slain by Rama of Bhrigu's line.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 8.4.52c and 52e.

Verse 58 (8.2.58)

सज्ञातिबान्धवः शूरः समरे युद्धदुर्मदः । रणे कृत्वा महद्युद्धं घोरं त्रैलोक्यमोहनम् ॥

sajñātibāndhavaḥ śūraḥ samare yuddhadurmadaḥ | raṇe kṛtvā mahadyuddhaṃ ghoraṃ trailokyamohanam

That hero with his kinsmen and relatives, wild in the fight, having waged in the battle a great and terrible combat that bewildered the three worlds,

Verse 59 (8.2.59)

यथा स्कन्देन महिषो यथा रुद्रेण चान्धकः । तथाऽर्जुनेन स हतो द्वैरथे युद्धदुर्मदः ॥

yathā skandena mahiṣo yathā rudreṇa cāndhakaḥ | tathā'rjunena sa hato dvairathe yuddhadurmadaḥ

was slain by Arjuna in single combat, as Mahisha was slain by Skanda and Andhaka by Rudra.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 8.4.53d*0021_01, not in the constituted text; line 2 is 8.4.54a.

Verse 60 (8.2.60)

सामात्यबान्धवो राजन्कर्णः प्रहरतां वरः । जयाशा धार्तराष्ट्राणां वैरस्य च मुखं नृप ॥

sāmātyabāndhavo rājankarṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ | jayāśā dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ vairasya ca mukhaṃ nṛpa

Karna, O king, best of fighters, with his ministers and kinsmen — the hope of victory of the Dhartarashtras and the very mouth of their enmity, O king —

Note on the text: Corrected मुखं नृपः → मुखं नृप (misprint in Wikisource; a stray visarga on the vocative; the critical edition has yataḥ here; adhyaya 1, verse 16 has the same line with नृप). Line 1 is the critical edition's 8.4.54c; line 2 is 8.4.55a.

Verse 61 (8.2.61)

तीर्णं तत्पाण्डवै राजन्यत्पुरा नावबुध्यसे । उच्यमानो महाराज बन्धुभिर्हितकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥

tīrṇaṃ tatpāṇḍavai rājanyatpurā nāvabudhyase | ucyamāno mahārāja bandhubhirhitakāṅkṣibhiḥ

has been got past by the Pandavas, O king — a thing you failed to understand earlier, great king, though kinsmen who wished you well kept telling you.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 8.4.55c and 56a.

Verse 62 (8.2.62)

न कृतं च त्वया पूर्वं दैवेन विधिना बलात् । तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं व्यसनं सुमहात्ययम् ॥

na kṛtaṃ ca tvayā pūrvaṃ daivena vidhinā balāt | tadidaṃ samanuprāptaṃ vyasanaṃ sumahātyayam

What was needed was not done by you before, forced as you were by the ordinance of fate; so this calamity, with its immense destruction, has now overtaken you.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 8.4.56b*0022_01, not in the constituted text; line 2 is 8.4.56c. Removed the stray backtick and quote mark printed around line 1.

Verse 63 (8.2.63)

पुत्राणां राज्यकामानां त्वया राजन्हितैषिणा । अहितान्येव चीर्णानि तेषां ते फलमागतम् ॥

putrāṇāṃ rājyakāmānāṃ tvayā rājanhitaiṣiṇā | ahitānyeva cīrṇāni teṣāṃ te phalamāgatam

O king, you who meant to do good to your sons who craved the kingdom did only harm; now the fruit of it has come to you.

Note on the text: Corrected गाणां → पुत्राणां (misprint in Wikisource; the first word is a corrupt fragment; the critical edition reads putrāṇāṃ, and verse 18 of adhyaya 1 has the same line with पुत्राणां). Lines 1–2 are the critical edition's 8.4.57a and 57c.