Arjuna Overcomes the Samshaptakas and Susharma

Verse 1 (8.48.1)

वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे क्षत्रियाणां निमज्जने । गाण्डीवस्य महाघोषः श्रूयते युधि मारिष ॥

vartamāne tathā yuddhe kṣatriyāṇāṃ nimajjane | gāṇḍīvasya mahāghoṣaḥ śrūyate yudhi māriṣa

While the battle raged and the Kshatriyas were being drowned in it, O lord, the great roar of the Gandiva was heard on the field.

Verse 2 (8.48.2)

संशप्तकानामकरोत्कदनं यत्र पाण्डवः । कोसलानां तथा राजन्नारायणबलस्य च ॥

saṃśaptakānāmakarotkadanaṃ yatra pāṇḍavaḥ | kosalānāṃ tathā rājannārāyaṇabalasya ca

It was heard where the son of Pandu was cutting down the Samshaptakas, the Kosalas, and the Narayana host, O king.

Verse 3 (8.48.3)

संशप्तकास्तु समरे शरवृष्टिं समन्ततः । अपातयन्पार्थमूर्ध्नि जयगृद्धाः प्रमन्यवः ॥

saṃśaptakāstu samare śaravṛṣṭiṃ samantataḥ | apātayanpārthamūrdhni jayagṛddhāḥ pramanyavaḥ

Greedy for victory and full of fury, the Samshaptakas in the battle showered rains of arrows on Partha's head from every side.

Note on the text: Corrected शरवृष्टिः समन्ततः → शरवृष्टिं समन्ततः (misprint in Wikisource; visarga for anusvara; the accusative is needed as object of अपातयन्, and the critical edition reads śaravṛṣṭiṃ).

Verse 4 (8.48.4)

तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमायान्तीमुरसा धारयन्प्रभुः । व्यगाहत परान्पार्थो विनिघ्नन्रथिनां वरान् ॥

tāṃ śastravṛṣṭimāyāntīmurasā dhārayanprabhuḥ | vyagāhata parānpārtho vinighnanrathināṃ varān

Taking that oncoming shower of weapons on his chest, the lord Partha plunged in among the enemy, striking down the best of the charioteers.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.4 (Wikisource तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमायान्तीमुरसा धारयन्प्रभुः, व्यगाहत परान् for CE tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ sahasā rājaṃs tarasā dhārayan prabhuḥ, vyagāhata raṇe), a recension variant. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 5 (8.48.5)

विक्षोभ्य तु रथानीकं कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः । आससाद ततः पार्थः सुशर्माणं महारथम् ॥

vikṣobhya tu rathānīkaṃ kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | āsasāda tataḥ pārthaḥ suśarmāṇaṃ mahāratham

Having shaken the host of chariots with kanka-feathered arrows whetted on stone, Partha then came upon the great charioteer Susharma.

Verse 6 (8.48.6)

स तस्य शरवर्षाणि ववर्ष रथिनां वरः । तथा संशप्तकाश्चैव पार्थस्य समरे स्थिताः ॥

sa tasya śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa rathināṃ varaḥ | tathā saṃśaptakāścaiva pārthasya samare sthitāḥ

That best of charioteers rained showers of arrows on him, and so did the Samshaptakas standing against Partha in the battle.

Verse 7 (8.48.7)

सुशर्मा तु ततः पार्थं विद्ध्वा दशभिराशुगैः । जनार्दनं त्रिभिर्बाणैरहनद्दक्षिणे भुजे ॥

suśarmā tu tataḥ pārthaṃ viddhvā daśabhirāśugaiḥ | janārdanaṃ tribhirbāṇairahanaddakṣiṇe bhuje

Then Susharma struck Partha with ten swift arrows, and Janardana in the right arm with three.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.7ab (Wikisource अहनत् for CE abhyahan). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 8 (8.48.8)

ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन केतुं पार्थस्य मारिष । विव्याध समरे राजन्सुशर्मा क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ॥

tato'pareṇa bhallena ketuṃ pārthasya māriṣa | vivyādha samare rājansuśarmā krodhamūrcchitaḥ

Then, O king, in the battle Susharma, stunned with rage, pierced Partha's banner with another broad-headed arrow, O lord.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 8.37.7e (Wikisource adds पार्थस्य); line 2 = CE star line 8.37.7f*0484_01 (vivyādha samare rājan suśarmā krodhamūrcchitaḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 9 (8.48.9)

स वानरवरो राजन्विश्वकर्मकृतो महान् । ननाद सुमहानादं नृत्यन्निव विभीषयन् ॥

sa vānaravaro rājanviśvakarmakṛto mahān | nanāda sumahānādaṃ nṛtyanniva vibhīṣayan

That great monkey, the best of monkeys, made by Vishvakarma, uttered a mighty roar, seeming to dance and terrifying them all.

Verse 10 (8.48.10)

कपेस्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा सन्त्रस्ता तव वाहिनी । भयं विपुलमासाद्य निश्चेष्टा समपद्यत ॥

kapestu ninadaṃ śrutvā santrastā tava vāhinī | bhayaṃ vipulamāsādya niśceṣṭā samapadyata

Hearing the monkey's roar, your army was terrified; seized by great fear, it became motionless.

Verse 11 (8.48.11)

ततः सा शुशुभे सेना निश्चेष्टाऽवस्थिता नृप । नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं यथा चित्रीकृतं वनम् ॥

tataḥ sā śuśubhe senā niśceṣṭā'vasthitā nṛpa | nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ yathā citrīkṛtaṃ vanam

Then, O king, that motionless army stood looking splendid, like a painted forest strewn with flowers of many kinds.

Verse 12 (8.48.12)

प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां योधास्ते कुरुसत्तम । अर्जुनं सिषिचुर्बाणैः पर्वतं जलदा इव ॥

pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ yodhāste kurusattama | arjunaṃ siṣicurbāṇaiḥ parvataṃ jaladā iva

Regaining their senses, those warriors, O best of the Kurus, drenched Arjuna with arrows, as clouds drench a mountain.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.11ab (Wikisource योधास्ते कुरुसत्तम for CE yodhās te kurusattama is the same). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 13 (8.48.13)

सञ्छाद्य समरे पार्थं परिवव्रुः समन्ततः । ते हयान्रथचक्रे तु रथेषां चापि मारिष । ग्रहीतुं प्रचक्रमुश्चैव क्रोधाविष्टाः समन्ततः ॥

sañchādya samare pārthaṃ parivavruḥ samantataḥ | te hayānrathacakre tu ratheṣāṃ cāpi māriṣa | grahītuṃ pracakramuścaiva krodhāviṣṭāḥ samantataḥ

Covering Partha in the battle, they surrounded him on every side; and, O lord, filled with rage, they tried on every side to seize his horses, the wheels of his chariot, and its pole.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.11e (parivavrus tadā sarve pāṇḍavasya mahāratham); line 2 = CE 8.37.12a (te hayān rathacakre ca ratheṣāś cāpi bhārata); line 3 = CE star line 8.37.11f*0486_01 (nigrahītum upākrāman krodhāviṣṭāḥ samantataḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 14 (8.48.14)

निगृह्य तु रथं तस्य योधास्ते तु सहस्रशः । रथबन्धं प्रचक्रुर्हि पाण्डवस्यामितौजसः ॥

nigṛhya tu rathaṃ tasya yodhāste tu sahasraśaḥ | rathabandhaṃ pracakrurhi pāṇḍavasyāmitaujasaḥ

Seizing his chariot, those warriors in their thousands bound up the chariot of the immensely mighty Pandava.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.11f*0486_02 and *0487_01, after 8.37.11. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 15 (8.48.15)

रथमारुरुहुः केचित्कृष्णपार्थौ जिघृक्षवः । संशप्तकानां योधास्ते सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे ॥

rathamāruruhuḥ kecitkṛṣṇapārthau jighṛkṣavaḥ | saṃśaptakānāṃ yodhāste siṃhanādāṃśca nedire

Some climbed onto the chariot, wishing to seize Krishna and Partha, and those Samshaptaka warriors roared like lions.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.11f*0487_02–03, after 8.37.11. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 16 (8.48.16)

अपरे जगृहुश्चैव केशवस्य महाभुजौ । पार्थं चैके महाराज रथस्थं जगृहुर्मुदा ॥

apare jagṛhuścaiva keśavasya mahābhujau | pārthaṃ caike mahārāja rathasthaṃ jagṛhurmudā

Others seized Keshava's mighty arms, and some, O great king, joyfully seized Partha as he stood on the chariot.

Verse 17 (8.48.17)

अच्युतः स महाबाहुर्विधुन्वन्रणमूर्धनि । पातयामास तान्सर्वान्दुष्टहस्तीव हस्तिपान् ॥

acyutaḥ sa mahābāhurvidhunvanraṇamūrdhani | pātayāmāsa tānsarvānduṣṭahastīva hastipān

Shaking himself free at the head of the battle, the mighty-armed Achyuta threw them all to the ground, as a vicious elephant throws its drivers.

Verse 18 (8.48.18)

स रथस्तैर्गृहीतस्तु पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः । स्पन्दितुं नाशकद्राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

sa rathastairgṛhītastu pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | spandituṃ nāśakadrājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat

Yet, held by them, the chariot of the great-souled Pandava could not move, O king, and that seemed a marvel.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.11f*0487_04–05, after 8.37.11. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 19 (8.48.19)

ततः पार्थो महाबाहुः संवृतस्तैर्महारथैः । निगृहीतं रथं दृष्ट्वा तांश्चाप्याद्रवतो बहून् ॥

tataḥ pārtho mahābāhuḥ saṃvṛtastairmahārathaiḥ | nigṛhītaṃ rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃścāpyādravato bahūn

Then mighty-armed Partha, surrounded by those great warriors, saw his chariot held fast and many of them rushing upon him,

Note on the text: Corrected संवृतः स्तैर्महारथैः → संवृतस्तैर्महारथैः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray स् and visarga; the critical edition reads saṃvṛtas tair mahārathaiḥ). The lines are the CE star lines 8.37.11f*0488_01–02, a variant of the main-text lines 8.37.15ab (tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ saṃvṛtas tair mahārathaiḥ …). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 20 (8.48.20)

रथारूढांश्च सुबहून्पदाऽऽक्षिप्य न्यपातयत् । अपातयदसम्भ्रान्तः शरैरासन्नयोधिभिः ॥

rathārūḍhāṃśca subahūnpadā''kṣipya nyapātayat | apātayadasambhrāntaḥ śarairāsannayodhibhiḥ

He kicked many who had climbed onto the chariot off it with his foot and cast them down; and, unflustered, he brought down with arrows those who fought at close quarters.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.15e (rathārūḍhāṃś ca subahūn padātīṃś cāpy apātayat); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.16a (āsannāṃś ca tato yodhāñ śarair āsannayodhibhiḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 21 (8.48.21)

तांस्तापयित्वा समरे पार्थः परपुरञ्जयः । स्मयन्निव महाबाहुः केशवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

tāṃstāpayitvā samare pārthaḥ parapurañjayaḥ | smayanniva mahābāhuḥ keśavaṃ vākyamabravīt

Having scorched them in the battle, Partha, conqueror of enemy cities, smiling as it were, spoke these words to Keshava.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE star line 8.37.16b*0490_01 (tāṃs tāpayitvā samare pārthaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.16c (cyāvayām āsa samare keśavaṃ cedam abravīt). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 22 (8.48.22)

पश्य कृष्ण महाबाहो संशप्तकगणान्बहून् । कुर्वतोऽसुकरं कर्म मुमूर्षून्कालचोदितान् ॥

paśya kṛṣṇa mahābāho saṃśaptakagaṇānbahūn | kurvato'sukaraṃ karma mumūrṣūnkālacoditān

“Look, Krishna, mighty-armed one, at these many hosts of the Samshaptakas, doing a deed hard to do, though they are doomed to die and driven by Time.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.17 (Wikisource संशप्तकगणान्बहून् … मुमूर्षून्कालचोदितान् for CE mayā … vadhyamānān sahasraśaḥ), a recension variant. Arjuna's speech begins here (introduced by the narrator in verse 21), unheaded in the text; given to him as speaker. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 23 (8.48.23)

रथबन्धमिमं प्राप्य पृथिव्यां नास्ति कश्चन । यः सहेत पुमाँल्लोके मदन्यः क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥

rathabandhamimaṃ prāpya pṛthivyāṃ nāsti kaścana | yaḥ saheta pumām̐lloke madanyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ

Once caught in this binding of the chariot, there is no one on earth, no other bull among Kshatriyas but me, who could bear it.

Verse 24 (8.48.24)

पश्यैतानद्य समरे मत्प्रयुक्तैः सुतेजनैः । पात्यमानान्रणे कृष्ण शरैराशीविषोपमैः ॥

paśyaitānadya samare matprayuktaiḥ sutejanaiḥ | pātyamānānraṇe kṛṣṇa śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ

Look at them now, Krishna, being struck down in the battle by my well-whetted arrows, which are like venomous serpents.”

Note on the text: Corrected पश्यैततानद्य → पश्यैतानद्य (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled त; पश्य एतान् अद्य). The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.18d*0491_01–02, after 8.37.18. Arjuna's speech continues without a printed heading; given to him as speaker. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 25 (8.48.25)

इत्येवमुक्त्वा बीभत्सुः शङ्खप्रवरमुत्तमम् । व्यनादयदमेयात्मा देवदत्तं महामृधे ॥

ityevamuktvā bībhatsuḥ śaṅkhapravaramuttamam | vyanādayadameyātmā devadattaṃ mahāmṛdhe

Having spoken thus, Bibhatsu of immeasurable spirit sounded his excellent, supreme conch Devadatta in that great battle.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.19a (ity evam uktvā bībhatsur devadattam athādhamat); line 2 = CE star line 8.37.19b*0492_01 (vyanādayad ameyātmā devadattaṃ mahāmṛdhe). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 26 (8.48.26)

देवदत्तस्वनं श्रुत्वा केशवोऽपि महायशाः । पाञ्चजन्यस्वनं चक्रे पूरयन्निव रोदसी ॥

devadattasvanaṃ śrutvā keśavo'pi mahāyaśāḥ | pāñcajanyasvanaṃ cakre pūrayanniva rodasī

Hearing the sound of the Devadatta, Keshava of great fame also blew the Panchajanya, as if filling heaven and earth.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE star line 8.37.19b*0492_02 (devadattasvanaṃ śrutvā keśavo 'pi mahāyaśāḥ); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.19c (pāñcajanyaṃ ca kṛṣṇo 'pi pūrayann iva rodasī). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 27 (8.48.27)

तयोः शङ्खस्वनं श्रुत्वा संशप्तकवरूथिनी । सञ्चचाल महाराज वित्रस्ता चाद्रवद्भृशम् ॥

tayoḥ śaṅkhasvanaṃ śrutvā saṃśaptakavarūthinī | sañcacāla mahārāja vitrastā cādravadbhṛśam

Hearing the sound of those two conchs, the Samshaptaka army shook, O great king, and, terrified, fled in great numbers.

Verse 28 (8.48.28)

नागमस्त्रं ततः पार्थः प्रादुश्चक्रे हसन्निव । पादबन्धं स तेषां वै चक्रे तेन महास्त्रवित् ॥

nāgamastraṃ tataḥ pārthaḥ prāduścakre hasanniva | pādabandhaṃ sa teṣāṃ vai cakre tena mahāstravit

Then Partha, smiling as it were, brought forth the serpent weapon, and that great knower of weapons used it to bind their feet.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.21d*0493_01–02, after 8.37.21. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 29 (8.48.29)

यानुद्दिश्य रणे पार्थः पादबन्धं चकार ह । ते बद्धाः पादबन्धेन योधाः संशप्तकास्तदा ॥

yānuddiśya raṇe pārthaḥ pādabandhaṃ cakāra ha | te baddhāḥ pādabandhena yodhāḥ saṃśaptakāstadā

Those at whom Partha had aimed the binding of the feet in the battle, those Samshaptaka warriors, were then bound by it,

Note on the text: Lines echo CE 8.37.22ab (yān uddiśya raṇe pārthaḥ padabandhaṃ cakāra ha; te baddhāḥ padabandhena pāṇḍavena mahātmanā). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 30 (8.48.30)

निर्विचेष्टास्तदाऽभूवन्पाण्डवस्यास्त्रतेजसा । निर्विचेष्टांस्ततो योधानवधीत्पाण्डुनन्दनः । यथेन्द्रः समरे दैत्यांस्तारकस्य वधे पुरा ॥

nirviceṣṭāstadā'bhūvanpāṇḍavasyāstratejasā | nirviceṣṭāṃstato yodhānavadhītpāṇḍunandanaḥ | yathendraḥ samare daityāṃstārakasya vadhe purā

and became motionless through the power of the Pandava's weapon. Then the son of Pandu slew those motionless warriors, as Indra of old slew the Daityas in the battle for the killing of Taraka.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.22e (niśceṣṭā abhavan rājann aśmasāramayā iva); lines 2–3 = CE 8.37.23. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 31 (8.48.31)

ते वध्यमानाः समरे मुमुचुस्तं रथोत्तमम् । आयुधानि च सर्वाणि विस्रष्टुमुपचक्रमुः ॥

te vadhyamānāḥ samare mumucustaṃ rathottamam | āyudhāni ca sarvāṇi visraṣṭumupacakramuḥ

Being slain in the battle, they let go of that excellent chariot, and began to cast away all their weapons.

Verse 32 (8.48.32)

ततः सुशर्मा राजेन्द्र गृहीतां वीक्ष्य वाहिनीम् । सौपर्णमस्त्रं त्वरितः प्रादुश्चक्रे महारथः ॥

tataḥ suśarmā rājendra gṛhītāṃ vīkṣya vāhinīm | sauparṇamastraṃ tvaritaḥ prāduścakre mahārathaḥ

Then Susharma, O best of kings, seeing his host held fast, quickly brought forth the Suparna weapon, that great warrior.

Verse 33 (8.48.33)

ततः सुपर्णाः सम्पेतुर्भक्षयन्तो भुजङ्गमान् । ततो विदुद्रुवुर्नागास्तान्दृष्ट्वा खेचरान्नृप ॥

tataḥ suparṇāḥ sampeturbhakṣayanto bhujaṅgamān | tato vidudruvurnāgāstāndṛṣṭvā khecarānnṛpa

Then garudas swooped down, devouring the serpents, and the nagas fled when they saw those creatures of the sky, O king.

Verse 34 (8.48.34)

तद्विमुक्तं बलं रेजे पादबन्धाद्विशाम्पते । मेघबन्धाद्यथा मुक्तो भास्करस्तापयन्प्रजाः ॥

tadvimuktaṃ balaṃ reje pādabandhādviśāmpate | meghabandhādyathā mukto bhāskarastāpayanprajāḥ

Freed from the binding of the feet, O lord of men, that force shone like the sun released from the bond of cloud, scorching the creatures.

Verse 35 (8.48.35)

विप्रमुक्ताः स्वका योधाः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति । ससृजुः शरसङ्घांश्च शस्त्रसङ्घांश्च मारिष ॥

vipramuktāḥ svakā yodhāḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati | sasṛjuḥ śarasaṅghāṃśca śastrasaṅghāṃśca māriṣa

Set free, your warriors let loose swarms of arrows and swarms of weapons at Phalguna's chariot, O lord.

Verse 36 (8.48.36)

तां महास्त्रमयीं वृष्टिं शरैः सञ्छिद्य भारत । अवधीत्सततो योधान्वासविः परवीरहा ॥

tāṃ mahāstramayīṃ vṛṣṭiṃ śaraiḥ sañchidya bhārata | avadhītsatato yodhānvāsaviḥ paravīrahā

Cutting down that rain of great weapons with showers of arrows, O Bharata, the son of Vasava, slayer of enemy heroes, then slew the warriors.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.29 (Wikisource शरैः सञ्छिद्य भारत, अवधीत्सततो योधान् for CE śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ, vyavātiṣṭhat tato yodhān), a recension variant. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 37 (8.48.37)

सुशर्मा तु ततो राजन्बाणेन नतपर्वणा । अर्जुनं हृदये विद्ध्वा विव्याधान्यैस्त्रिसप्तभिः ॥

suśarmā tu tato rājanbāṇena nataparvaṇā | arjunaṃ hṛdaye viddhvā vivyādhānyaistrisaptabhiḥ

But Susharma, O king, piercing Arjuna in the chest with an arrow of bent joints, struck him also with twenty-one others.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.30ab. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 38 (8.48.38)

स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् । तत उच्चुक्रुशुः सर्वे हतः पार्थ इति ब्रुवन् ॥

sa gāḍhaviddho vyathito rathopastha upāviśat | tata uccukruśuḥ sarve hataḥ pārtha iti bruvan

Deeply wounded and in pain, he sank down on the floor of the chariot, and all cried out, saying, “Partha is slain!”

Note on the text: Corrected उपाविशतत् → उपाविशत् (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled syllable; the critical edition reads upāviśat). Line 1 = CE 8.37.30e; line 2 = CE star line 8.37.30f*0498_01 (tata uccukruśuḥ sarve hataḥ pārtha iti sma ha). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 39 (8.48.39)

ततः शङ्खनिनादाश्च भेरीशब्दाश्च पुष्कलाः । नानावादित्रनिनदाः सिंहनादाश्च जज्ञिरे ॥

tataḥ śaṅkhaninādāśca bherīśabdāśca puṣkalāḥ | nānāvāditraninadāḥ siṃhanādāśca jajñire

Then there arose the blare of conchs, many a drumbeat, the din of instruments of every kind, and lion-roars.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.30f*0498_02–03, after 8.37.30. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 40 (8.48.40)

प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः । सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः शरैराशीविषोपमैः । सुशर्माणं महाराज क्रोधाविष्टो महारथः ॥

pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ | suśarmāṇaṃ mahārāja krodhāviṣṭo mahārathaḥ

Recovering his senses, he of the white horses, whose charioteer was Krishna, that great archer, deeply pierced by arrows like venomous serpents, became filled with rage at Susharma, O great king, that great warrior.

Note on the text: Corrected आशीविपोपमैः → आशीविषोपमैः (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; आशीविष, "venomous serpent"). Line 1 = CE 8.37.31a; line 2 = CE star line 8.37.30d*0496_01 (so 'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ); line 3 = CE star line 8.37.30d*0497_01 (suśarmāṇaṃ mahārāja krodhāviṣṭo mahārathaḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 41 (8.48.41)

ततः शरशतैः पार्थः सञ्छाद्यैनं क्षणाद्रणे । दिशस्तु वारयामास बाणैस्तत्र महास्त्रवित् ॥

tataḥ śaraśataiḥ pārthaḥ sañchādyainaṃ kṣaṇādraṇe | diśastu vārayāmāsa bāṇaistatra mahāstravit

Then Partha, in an instant, covered him with hundreds of arrows in the battle, and that great knower of weapons blocked all the directions with his shafts.

Note on the text: The CE has these lines as star passages 8.37.30d*0497_02–03, after 8.37.30. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 42 (8.48.42)

विमुखीकृत्य समरे सुशर्माणं धनञ्जयः । ऐन्द्रमस्त्रममेयात्मा प्रादुश्चक्रे हसन्निव ॥

vimukhīkṛtya samare suśarmāṇaṃ dhanañjayaḥ | aindramastramameyātmā prāduścakre hasanniva

Having turned Susharma away from the fight, Dhananjaya of immeasurable spirit, smiling as it were, brought forth the weapon of Indra.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE star line 8.37.30d*0497_04 (vimukhīkṛtya samare suśarmāṇaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.31c (aindram astram ameyātmā prāduścakre tvarānvitaḥ). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 43 (8.48.43)

ततो बाणसहस्राणि तदुत्सृष्टानि मारिष । सर्वदिक्षु व्यदृश्यन्त सूदयन्ति रथद्विपान् ॥

tato bāṇasahasrāṇi tadutsṛṣṭāni māriṣa | sarvadikṣu vyadṛśyanta sūdayanti rathadvipān

Then thousands of arrows shot by him were seen, O lord, in every direction, slaying chariots and elephants.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.31e (tato bāṇasahasrāṇi samutpannāni māriṣa); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.32a. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 44 (8.48.44)

हयान्पत्तींश्च समरे शस्त्रैः शतसहस्रशः । रराज समरे राजञ्शक्रो निघ्नन्निवासुरान् ॥

hayānpattīṃśca samare śastraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | rarāja samare rājañśakro nighnannivāsurān

Slaying horses and foot-soldiers by the hundred thousand with his weapons in the battle, he shone, O king, like Shakra smiting the asuras.

Note on the text: Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.32c (hayān rathāṃś ca samare śastraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ); line 2 = CE star line 8.37.32d*0499_01 (rarāja samare rājañ śakro nighnann ivāsurān). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 45 (8.48.45)

वध्यमाने ततः सैन्ये भयं सुमहदाविशत् । संशप्तकगणानां च गोपालानां च भारत ॥

vadhyamāne tataḥ sainye bhayaṃ sumahadāviśat | saṃśaptakagaṇānāṃ ca gopālānāṃ ca bhārata

As the army was being slaughtered, a mighty terror entered the hosts of the Samshaptakas and of the Gopalas, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.37.33ab. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 46 (8.48.46)

न हि तत्र पुमान्कश्चिद्योऽर्जुनं प्रतियुध्यते । पश्यतां तत्र वीराणामहन्यत बलं तव ॥

na hi tatra pumānkaścidyo'rjunaṃ pratiyudhyate | paśyatāṃ tatra vīrāṇāmahanyata balaṃ tava

There was no man there who could stand against Arjuna; before the eyes of the heroes, your army was being destroyed.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतिबुध्यते → प्रतियुध्यते (misprint in Wikisource; बु for यु; "wakes up to" gives no sense here, and the critical edition reads pratyayudhyata). Line 1 echoes CE 8.37.33e (na hi kaś cit pumāṃs tatra yo 'rjunaṃ pratyayudhyata); line 2 echoes CE 8.37.34a (paśyatāṃ tatra vīrāṇām ahanyata mahad balam). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 47 (8.48.47)

हन्यमानं च तदभून्निश्चेष्टं च पराक्रमे ॥

hanyamānaṃ ca tadabhūnniśceṣṭaṃ ca parākrame

And, being struck down, it became powerless in its valour.

Note on the text: A single line on the page (8-48-47a only), kept as printed. It is a variant of the second half of CE 8.37.34 (hanyamānam apaśyaṃś ca niśceṣṭāḥ sma parākrame); the CE verse (34ab = this page's verse 46, line 2) is divided differently here, so no line is judged lost. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 48 (8.48.48)

अयुतं तत्र योधानां हत्वा पाण्डुसुतो रणे । व्यभ्राजत महाराज विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥

ayutaṃ tatra yodhānāṃ hatvā pāṇḍusuto raṇe | vyabhrājata mahārāja vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan

Having slain ten thousand warriors there in the battle, the son of Pandu blazed, O great king, like a fire burning without smoke.

Verse 49 (8.48.49)

चतुर्दशसहस्राणि यानि दृष्टानि भारत । रथानामयुतं चैव त्रिसहस्राश्च दन्तिनः ॥

caturdaśasahasrāṇi yāni dṛṣṭāni bhārata | rathānāmayutaṃ caiva trisahasrāśca dantinaḥ

Fourteen thousand were seen there, O Bharata, together with ten thousand chariots and three thousand elephants.

Note on the text: Corrected दृष्टनि → दृष्टानि (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped long ā). Wikisource's दृष्टानि ("were seen") is kept as a recension variant of CE śiṣṭāni ("remained").

Verse 50 (8.48.50)

ततः संशप्तका भूयः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम् । मर्तव्यमिति निश्चित्य जयं वाप्यनिवर्तनम् ॥

tataḥ saṃśaptakā bhūyaḥ parivavrurdhanañjayam | martavyamiti niścitya jayaṃ vāpyanivartanam

Then the Samshaptakas surrounded Dhananjaya again, resolved that they must die or else win, with no turning back.

Verse 51 (8.48.51)

तत्र युद्धं महच्चासीत्तावकानां विशाम्पते । शूरेण बलिना सार्धं पाण्डवेन किरीटिना । जित्वा तान्न्यहनत्पार्थः शत्रूञ्शक्र इवासुरान् ॥

tatra yuddhaṃ mahaccāsīttāvakānāṃ viśāmpate | śūreṇa balinā sārdhaṃ pāṇḍavena kirīṭinā | jitvā tānnyahanatpārthaḥ śatrūñśakra ivāsurān

A great battle took place there, O lord of men, between your warriors and the mighty hero, the Pandava Kiritin. Having conquered them, Partha slew those foes, as Shakra slays the asuras.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 = CE 8.37.38ab; line 3 = CE star line 8.37.38d*0500_01 (jitvā tān nyahanat pārthaḥ śatrūñ śakra ivāsurān). The automatic alignment found no match.