Yudhishthira and Duryodhana Fight; Duryodhana Falls Senseless

Verse 1 (8.20.1)

अतितीव्राणि दुःखानि दुःसहानि बहूनि च । त्वत्तोऽहं सञ्जयाश्रौषं पुत्राणां चैव सङ्क्षयम् ॥

atitīvrāṇi duḥkhāni duḥsahāni bahūni ca | tvatto'haṃ sañjayāśrauṣaṃ putrāṇāṃ caiva saṅkṣayam

I have heard from you, Sanjaya, of many sorrows, exceedingly bitter and hard to bear, and of the destruction of my sons.

Verse 2 (8.20.2)

यथा त्वं मे कथयसे यथा युद्धमवर्तत । न सन्ति सूत कौरव्या इति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥

yathā tvaṃ me kathayase yathā yuddhamavartata | na santi sūta kauravyā iti me niścitā matiḥ

From the way you tell me how the battle went, O Suta, my mind is settled: there are no Kauravas left.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्वमवर्तत → युद्धमवर्तत (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct). Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.2 (similarity 0.803); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 3 (8.20.3)

दुर्योधनश्च विरथः कृतस्तत्र महारथः । धर्मपुत्रः कथं चक्रे तस्य वा नृपतिः कथम् ॥

duryodhanaśca virathaḥ kṛtastatra mahārathaḥ | dharmaputraḥ kathaṃ cakre tasya vā nṛpatiḥ katham

There the great warrior Duryodhana was left without a chariot. What did Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, do about him, and how did the king Duryodhana fare against him?

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.3 (similarity 0.887); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 4 (8.20.4)

अपराह्णे कथं युद्धमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् । तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन कुशलो ह्यसि सञ्जय ॥

aparāhṇe kathaṃ yuddhamabhavadromaharṣaṇam | tanmamācakṣva tattvena kuśalo hyasi sañjaya

How did that hair-raising battle go in the afternoon? Tell me truly, Sanjaya, for you are skilled in telling it.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्वमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् → युद्धमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct).

Verse 5 (8.20.5)

संसक्तेषु तु सैन्येषु वध्यमानेषु भागशः । रथमन्यं समास्थाय पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते ॥

saṃsakteṣu tu sainyeṣu vadhyamāneṣu bhāgaśaḥ | rathamanyaṃ samāsthāya putrastava viśāmpate

As the armies, locked together, were being cut down in parts, your son, O lord of the people, mounted another chariot,

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.5 (CE has ca for तु and yudhyamāneṣu for वध्यमानेषु); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 6 (8.20.6)

क्रोधेन महता युक्तः सविषो भुजगो यथा । दुर्योधनः समालक्ष्य धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । प्रोवाच सूतं त्वरितो याहियाहीति भारत ॥

krodhena mahatā yuktaḥ saviṣo bhujago yathā | duryodhanaḥ samālakṣya dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | provāca sūtaṃ tvarito yāhiyāhīti bhārata

and, filled with great rage like a venomous snake, caught sight of King Yudhishthira, the king of dharma. Duryodhana quickly said to his charioteer, "Go! Go!", O Bharata.

Note on the text: Lines 1–3 correspond to CE 8.20.6a, 6c and 6e; the CE star passage 8.20.6b*0174_01–03 is not in Wikisource. Wikisource's wording differs from CE (similarity 0.828); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 7 (8.20.7)

तत्र मां प्रापय क्षिप्रं सारथे यत्र पाण्डवः । ध्रियमाणातपत्रेण राजा राजति दंशितः ॥

tatra māṃ prāpaya kṣipraṃ sārathe yatra pāṇḍavaḥ | dhriyamāṇātapatreṇa rājā rājati daṃśitaḥ

"Charioteer, take me quickly to where the Pandava is, where the king shines in his armour with the parasol held over him."

Note on the text: Corrected ध्रियमाणातप्रतेण → ध्रियमाणातपत्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; the त्र of छत्र/आतपत्र is transposed; CE dhriyamāṇena chatreṇa). Direct speech of Duryodhana to his charioteer, unheaded in the text; given to him as speaker. Wikisource reads तत्र where CE 8.20.7 has atra; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 8 (8.20.8)

स सूतश्चोदितो राज्ञा राज्ञः स्यन्दनमुत्तमम् । युधिष्ठिरस्याभिमुखं प्रेषयामास संयुगे ॥

sa sūtaścodito rājñā rājñaḥ syandanamuttamam | yudhiṣṭhirasyābhimukhaṃ preṣayāmāsa saṃyuge

Urged on by the king, the charioteer drove the king's excellent chariot straight at Yudhishthira in the battle.

Verse 9 (8.20.9)

ततो युधिष्ठिरः क्रुद्धः प्रभिन्न इव कुञ्जरः । सारथिं चोदयामास याहि यत्र सुयोधनः ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kruddhaḥ prabhinna iva kuñjaraḥ | sārathiṃ codayāmāsa yāhi yatra suyodhanaḥ

Then Yudhishthira, angered like a rutting elephant, urged on his own charioteer: "Go where Suyodhana is."

Note on the text: Corrected क्रुद्वः → क्रुद्धः (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct). Wikisource's wording of line 1 differs from CE 8.20.9 (pramatta iva sadgavaḥ); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 10 (8.20.10)

तौ समाजग्मतुर्वीरौ भ्रातरौ रथसत्तमौ ॥

tau samājagmaturvīrau bhrātarau rathasattamau

Those two brothers, best of chariot-warriors, came together.

Note on the text: A one-line verse as Wikisource prints it: it is the first line of CE 8.20.10 (tau samājagmatur vīrau bhrātarau rathasattamau); the other two lines of that CE verse are Wikisource's next verse. Nothing is missing.

Verse 11 (8.20.11)

समेत्य च महावीरौ संरब्धौ युद्धदुर्मदौ । ववर्षतुर्महेष्वासौ शरैरन्योन्यमाहवे ॥

sametya ca mahāvīrau saṃrabdhau yuddhadurmadau | vavarṣaturmaheṣvāsau śarairanyonyamāhave

Meeting, those two great heroes, furious and wild for battle, those mighty archers, showered arrows upon each other in the fight.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्वदुर्मदौ → युद्धदुर्मदौ (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct). Corresponds to the second and third lines of CE 8.20.10 (sametya ca mahāvīryau saṃnaddhau yuddhadurmadau / tatakṣatur maheṣvāsau śarair anyonyam āhave); Wikisource's wording differs (संरब्धौ for saṃnaddhau, ववर्षतुः for tatakṣatuḥ); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 12 (8.20.12)

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा धर्मशीलस्य मारिष । शिलाशितेन भल्लेन धनुश्चिच्छेद संयुगे ॥

tato duryodhano rājā dharmaśīlasya māriṣa | śilāśitena bhallena dhanuściccheda saṃyuge

Then King Duryodhana, O sire, cut the bow of righteous Yudhishthira in the battle with a stone-whetted broad-headed arrow.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.20.11a and 11c. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 13 (8.20.13)

तं नामृष्यत सङ्क्रुद्धो ह्यवमानं युधिष्ठिरः । अपविध्य धनुश्छिन्नं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥

taṃ nāmṛṣyata saṅkruddho hyavamānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | apavidhya dhanuśchinnaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ

Yudhishthira, furious, could not bear that insult. Flinging away the broken bow, his eyes red with rage,

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.20.11e (Wikisource's ह्यवमानम् for CE vyavasāyam; a recension variant) and line 2 to CE 8.20.12a (apavidhya dhanuś chinnaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 14 (8.20.14)

अन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय धर्मपुत्रश्चमूमुखे । दुर्योधनस्य चिच्छेद ध्वजं कार्मुकमेव च ॥

anyatkārmukamādāya dharmaputraścamūmukhe | duryodhanasya ciccheda dhvajaṃ kārmukameva ca

the son of Dharma took another bow, and at the head of the army cut down Duryodhana's banner and his bow.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.20.12c and 13a. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 15 (8.20.15)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ । युधिष्ठिरस्य चिक्षेप शरान्कनकभूषणान् । रुक्मपुङ्खान्प्रसन्नाग्रान्सविषानिव पन्नगान् ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya putraste bharatarṣabha | yudhiṣṭhirasya cikṣepa śarānkanakabhūṣaṇān | rukmapuṅkhānprasannāgrānsaviṣāniva pannagān

Then, O best of the Bharatas, your son took up another bow and shot at Yudhishthira gold-adorned arrows, gold-feathered and bright-pointed, like venomous serpents.

Note on the text: Corrected अथान्यद्वनुरादाय → अथान्यद्धनुरादाय (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध; CE dhanur). Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.20.13c (Wikisource: पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ for CE pratyavidhyata pāṇḍavam; a recension variant); lines 2–3 are the CE star passage 8.20.13d*0176_01–02. Removed the stray wiki quote marks (backticks) round lines 2–3. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 16 (8.20.16)

तावन्योन्यं सुसङ्क्रुद्धौ शस्त्रवर्षाण्यमुञ्चताम् । सिंहाविव सुसंरब्धौ परस्परजिगीषया ॥

tāvanyonyaṃ susaṅkruddhau śastravarṣāṇyamuñcatām | siṃhāviva susaṃrabdhau parasparajigīṣayā

Both, greatly enraged, let loose showers of weapons on each other, like two lions furious, each eager to defeat the other.

Verse 17 (8.20.17)

जघ्नतुस्तौ रणेऽन्योन्यं नर्दमानौ वृषाविव । अन्तरं मार्गमाणौ च चेरतुस्तौ महारथौ ॥

jaghnatustau raṇe'nyonyaṃ nardamānau vṛṣāviva | antaraṃ mārgamāṇau ca ceratustau mahārathau

They struck each other, bellowing like bulls, and those two great chariot-warriors moved about looking for an opening.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.20.15 (anyonyaṃ jaghnatuś caiva nardamānau vṛṣāv iva / anyonyaṃ prekṣamāṇau ca ceratus tau mahārathau); Wikisource's wording differs in line 2; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 18 (8.20.18)

ततः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः शरैस्तौ तु कृतव्रणौ । विरेजतुर्महाराज किंशुकाविव पुष्पितौ ॥

tataḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ śaraistau tu kṛtavraṇau | virejaturmahārāja kiṃśukāviva puṣpitau

Then, O great king, from arrows loosed from fully drawn bows, both were covered with wounds and shone like two flowering kimshuka trees.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.16 (similarity 0.74); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 19 (8.20.19)

ततो राजन्विमुञ्चन्तौ सिंहनादान्मुहुर्मुहुः । तलयोश्च तथा शब्दान्धनुषश्च महाहवे ॥

tato rājanvimuñcantau siṃhanādānmuhurmuhuḥ | talayośca tathā śabdāndhanuṣaśca mahāhave

Then, O king, they raised lion-roars again and again, and in that great battle made the slap of their palms and the twang of their bows resound.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.17 (similarity 0.844); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 20 (8.20.20)

शङ्खशब्दवरांश्चैव चक्रतुस्तौ नरेश्वरौ । अन्योन्यं तौ महाराज पीडयांचक्रतुर्भृशम् ॥

śaṅkhaśabdavarāṃścaiva cakratustau nareśvarau | anyonyaṃ tau mahārāja pīḍayāṃcakraturbhṛśam

Those two lords of men also blew their conches with mighty sound, and, O great king, each oppressed the other sorely.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.18 (similarity 0.867); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 21 (8.20.21)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा पुत्रं तव शरैस्त्रिभिः । आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो वज्रवेगैर्दुरासदैः ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā putraṃ tava śaraistribhiḥ | ājaghānorasi kruddho vajravegairdurāsadaiḥ

Then King Yudhishthira, enraged, struck your son in the chest with three arrows, dreadful and swift as thunderbolts.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.19 (similarity 0.75); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 22 (8.20.22)

प्रतिविव्याध तं तूर्णं तव पुत्रो महीपतिः । पञ्चभिर्निशितैर्बाणैः स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥

prativivyādha taṃ tūrṇaṃ tava putro mahīpatiḥ | pañcabhirniśitairbāṇaiḥ svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ

Your son, the king, quickly pierced him in return with five sharp arrows, gold-feathered and whetted on stone.

Verse 23 (8.20.23)

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा शक्तिं चिक्षेप भारत । सर्वपारशवीं तीक्ष्णां महोल्काप्रतिमां तदा ॥

tato duryodhano rājā śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhārata | sarvapāraśavīṃ tīkṣṇāṃ maholkāpratimāṃ tadā

Then King Duryodhana hurled a spear, O Bharata, keen, all-destroying, like a great meteor.

Verse 24 (8.20.24)

तामापतन्तीं सहसा धर्मराजः शितैः शरैः । त्रिभिश्चिच्छेद सहसा तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥

tāmāpatantīṃ sahasā dharmarājaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tribhiściccheda sahasā taṃ ca vivyādha pañcabhiḥ

As it came flying, the king of dharma suddenly cut it into three with sharp arrows, and pierced Duryodhana with five.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording of line 2 differs from CE 8.20.22 (saptabhiḥ for पञ्चभिः); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 25 (8.20.25)

निपपात ततः साऽथ स्वर्णदण्डा महास्वना । निपतन्ती महोल्केव व्यराजच्छिखिसन्निभा ॥

nipapāta tataḥ sā'tha svarṇadaṇḍā mahāsvanā | nipatantī maholkeva vyarājacchikhisannibhā

Then that spear, golden-shafted and loud-sounding, fell; falling like a great meteor, it shone like a flame.

Verse 26 (8.20.26)

शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते । नवभिर्निशितैर्भल्लैर्निजघान युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāmpate | navabhirniśitairbhallairnijaghāna yudhiṣṭhiram

Seeing his spear shattered, your son, O lord of the people, struck Yudhishthira with nine sharp broad-headed arrows.

Verse 27 (8.20.27)

सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापनः । दुर्योधनं समुद्दिश्य बाणं जग्राह सत्वरः ॥

so'tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrutāpanaḥ | duryodhanaṃ samuddiśya bāṇaṃ jagrāha satvaraḥ

Deeply wounded by his strong enemy, the scorcher of foes quickly took up an arrow, aiming at Duryodhana.

Note on the text: Corrected सोऽतिविद्वो → सोऽतिविद्धो (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE viddho). Corrected शत्रुणआ → शत्रुणा (misprint in Wikisource; a stray आ after the instrumental ending).

Verse 28 (8.20.28)

समाधत्त च तं बाणं धनुर्मध्ये महाबलः । चिक्षेप च महाराज ततः क्रुद्धः पराक्रमी ॥

samādhatta ca taṃ bāṇaṃ dhanurmadhye mahābalaḥ | cikṣepa ca mahārāja tataḥ kruddhaḥ parākramī

The mighty man fitted that arrow to the middle of his bow, and then, enraged, O great king, the valiant one let it fly.

Note on the text: Corrected क्रुद्वः → क्रुद्धः (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct). Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.26 (similarity 0.782); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 29 (8.20.29)

स तु बाणः समासाद्य तव पुत्रं महारथम् । व्यामोहयत राजानं धरणीं च ददार ह ॥

sa tu bāṇaḥ samāsādya tava putraṃ mahāratham | vyāmohayata rājānaṃ dharaṇīṃ ca dadāra ha

That arrow, reaching your son the great chariot-warrior, stunned the king, and went on to tear into the earth.

Verse 30 (8.20.30)

ततो दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य वेगितः । विधित्सुः कलहस्यान्तं धर्मराजमुपाद्रवत् ॥

tato duryodhanaḥ kruddho gadāmudyamya vegitaḥ | vidhitsuḥ kalahasyāntaṃ dharmarājamupādravat

Then Duryodhana, enraged, raised his mace and rushed swiftly at Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, wishing to put an end to the quarrel.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.20.28 (similarity 0.85); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 31 (8.20.31)

तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम् । धर्मराजो महाशक्तिं प्राहिणोत्तव सूनवे ॥

tamudyatagadaṃ dṛṣṭvā daṇḍahastamivāntakam | dharmarājo mahāśaktiṃ prāhiṇottava sūnave

Seeing him with mace upraised, like Death with his staff in hand, the king of dharma hurled a great spear at your son.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.20.29a and 29c (CE tam ālakṣyodyatagadaṃ …); Wikisource has dṛṣṭvā for ālakṣya, a recension variant. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 32 (8.20.32)

दीप्यमानां महावेगां महोल्कां ज्वलितामिव । यमदण्डनिभां घोरां कालरात्रिमिवापराम् ॥

dīpyamānāṃ mahāvegāṃ maholkāṃ jvalitāmiva | yamadaṇḍanibhāṃ ghorāṃ kālarātrimivāparām

It blazed, of tremendous speed, like a great flaming meteor, dreadful as the staff of Yama, like a second night of Death.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.20.29e; line 2 is the CE star passage 8.20.29f*0178_01 (yamadaṇḍanibhāṃ ghorāṃ kālarātrim ivāparam). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 33 (8.20.33)

रथस्थः स तया विद्धो वर्म भित्त्वा स्तनान्तरे । भृशं संविग्नहृदयः पपात च मुमोह च ॥

rathasthaḥ sa tayā viddho varma bhittvā stanāntare | bhṛśaṃ saṃvignahṛdayaḥ papāta ca mumoha ca

Standing on his chariot, he was struck by it; it pierced his armour between the breasts, and with his heart deeply shaken he fell and lost consciousness.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्वो → विद्धो (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE viddho). Wikisource's wording of line 1 differs from CE 8.20.30 (line 1 ends स्तनान्तरे where CE has mahāhave); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 34 (8.20.34)

नभस्तमाह च ततः प्रतिज्ञामनुपालय । नायं वध्यस्तव नृप इत्युक्तः स न्यवर्तत ॥

nabhastamāha ca tataḥ pratijñāmanupālaya | nāyaṃ vadhyastava nṛpa ityuktaḥ sa nyavartata

Then the sky spoke to him: "Keep your vow. This one is not to be slain by you, O king." Addressed thus, he turned back.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the CE star passage 8.20.30d*0179_01–02 (bhīmas tam āha ca tataḥ pratijñām anucintayan / nāyaṃ vadhyas tava nṛpa ity uktaḥ sa nyavartata). Wikisource's first line reads नभस्तमाह ("the sky said to him") where the CE passage has bhīmas tam āha ("Bhima said to him"); Wikisource's own footnote records भीमस्तमाह च ततः प्रतिज्ञामनुचिन्तयन् as the झ-manuscript reading. नभः is a valid word and a recension variant, so Wikisource's reading is kept and translated as it stands. The verse mixes narration with the words spoken, so it stays with Sanjaya. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 35 (8.20.35)

ततस्त्वरितमागम्य कृतवर्मा तवात्मजम् । प्रत्यपद्यत राजानं निम्नं व्यसनार्णवे ॥

tatastvaritamāgamya kṛtavarmā tavātmajam | pratyapadyata rājānaṃ nimnaṃ vyasanārṇave

Then Kritavarma came up quickly and took charge of your son the king, who was sunk, as it were, in an ocean of disaster.

Verse 36 (8.20.36)

गदामादाय भीमोऽपि हेमपट्टपरिष्कृताम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कृतवर्माणमाहवे ॥

gadāmādāya bhīmo'pi hemapaṭṭapariṣkṛtām | abhidudrāva vegena kṛtavarmāṇamāhave

Bhima too took up his mace, bound with bands of gold, and rushed swiftly at Kritavarma in the battle.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.20.32a and 32c. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 37 (8.20.37)

एवं तदभवद्युद्धं त्वदीयानां परैः सह । अपराह्णे महाराज काङ्क्षतां विजयं युधि ॥

evaṃ tadabhavadyuddhaṃ tvadīyānāṃ paraiḥ saha | aparāhṇe mahārāja kāṅkṣatāṃ vijayaṃ yudhi

Thus the battle went between your men and their foes in the afternoon, O great king, as they longed for victory in the fight.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.20.32e (evaṃ tad abhavad yuddhaṃ tvadīyānāṃ paraiḥ saha); line 2 is the CE star passage 8.20.32f*0182_01 (aparāhṇe mahārāja kāṅkṣatāṃ vijayaṃ yudhi). The automatic alignment found no match.