Shalya Shows Duryodhana the Field After Karna's Fall

Verse 1 (8.99.1)

शल्यस्तु कर्णार्जुनयोर्विमर्दे । बलानि दृष्ट्वा मृदितानि बाणैः । दुर्योधनं यान्तमवेक्षमाणो । संदर्शयद्भारत युद्धभूमिम् ॥

śalyastu karṇārjunayorvimarde | balāni dṛṣṭvā mṛditāni bāṇaiḥ | duryodhanaṃ yāntamavekṣamāṇo | saṃdarśayadbhārata yuddhabhūmim

Shalya, having seen the armies ground down by arrows in the clash of Karna and Arjuna, and looking at Duryodhana as he went, showed him the field of battle, O Bharata.

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Verse 2 (8.99.2)

निपातितस्यन्दनवाजिनागं । दृष्ट्वा बलं तद्धतसूतपुत्रम् । दुर्योधनोऽश्रुप्रतिपूर्णनेत्रो । मुहुर्मुहुर्न्यश्वसदार्तरूपः ॥

nipātitasyandanavājināgaṃ | dṛṣṭvā balaṃ taddhatasūtaputram | duryodhano'śrupratipūrṇanetro | muhurmuhurnyaśvasadārtarūpaḥ

Seeing that army, its chariots, horses and elephants brought down and the charioteer's son slain, Duryodhana, his eyes brimming with tears, sighed again and again in his anguish.

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Verse 3 (8.99.3)

कर्णं तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां । शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम् । यदृच्छया सूर्यमिवावनिस्थं । दिदृक्षवः संपरिवार्य तस्थुः ॥

karṇaṃ tu śūraṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ | śarācitaṃ śoṇitadigdhagātram | yadṛcchayā sūryamivāvanisthaṃ | didṛkṣavaḥ saṃparivārya tasthuḥ

Karna the hero lay fallen on the earth, covered with arrows, his limbs smeared with blood, like the sun that has chanced to rest upon the ground; and men eager to see him stood crowding around.

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Verse 4 (8.99.4)

प्रहृष्टवित्रस्तविषण्णविस्मृता- । स्तथापरे शोकगता इवाभवन् । परे त्वदीयाश्च परस्परेण । यथा यथैषां प्रकृतिस्तथाभवन् ॥

prahṛṣṭavitrastaviṣaṇṇavismṛtā- | stathāpare śokagatā ivābhavan | pare tvadīyāśca paraspareṇa | yathā yathaiṣāṃ prakṛtistathābhavan

Some were exultant, some terrified, some downcast, some dazed, and others seemed sunk in grief; and among the enemy and your own men alike, each behaved according to his own nature.

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Verse 5 (8.99.5)

प्रविद्धवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधं । धनंजयेनाभिहतं हतौजसम् । निशम्य कर्णं कुरवः प्रदुद्रुवु- । र्हतर्षभा गाव इवाकुलाकुलाः ॥

praviddhavarmābharaṇāmbarāyudhaṃ | dhanaṃjayenābhihataṃ hataujasam | niśamya karṇaṃ kuravaḥ pradudruvu- | rhatarṣabhā gāva ivākulākulāḥ

Seeing Karna struck down by Dhananjaya, his armour, ornaments, garments and weapons flung about and his vigour gone, the Kurus fled, like frightened cows whose bull has been slain.

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Verse 6 (8.99.6)

कृत्वा विमर्दं भृशमर्जुनेन । कर्णं हतं केसरिणेव नागम् । दृष्ट्वा शयानं भुवि मद्रराजो । भीतोऽपसर्पत्सरथः सुशीघ्रम् ॥

kṛtvā vimardaṃ bhṛśamarjunena | karṇaṃ hataṃ kesariṇeva nāgam | dṛṣṭvā śayānaṃ bhuvi madrarājo | bhīto'pasarpatsarathaḥ suśīghram

Seeing Karna lying on the ground, he whom Arjuna had utterly crushed in the fight and slain as a lion slays an elephant, the king of the Madras, afraid, quickly drew his chariot away.

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Verse 7 (8.99.7)

मद्राधिपश्चापि विमूढचेता- । स्तूर्णं रथेनापहृतध्वजेन । दुर्योधनस्यान्तिकमेत्य शीघ्रं । संभाष्य दुःखार्तमुवाच वाक्यम् ॥

madrādhipaścāpi vimūḍhacetā- | stūrṇaṃ rathenāpahṛtadhvajena | duryodhanasyāntikametya śīghraṃ | saṃbhāṣya duḥkhārtamuvāca vākyam

And the lord of the Madras, his wits bewildered, came swiftly in his chariot, its banner torn away, into Duryodhana's presence, and, addressing him in his grief, spoke these words.

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Verse 8 (8.99.8)

विशीर्णनागाश्वरथप्रवीरं । बलं त्वदीयं यमराष्ट्रकल्पम् । अन्योन्यमासाद्य हतं महद्भि- । र्नराश्वनागैर्गिरिकूटकल्पैः ॥

viśīrṇanāgāśvarathapravīraṃ | balaṃ tvadīyaṃ yamarāṣṭrakalpam | anyonyamāsādya hataṃ mahadbhi- | rnarāśvanāgairgirikūṭakalpaiḥ

Your army, its elephants, horses, chariots and champions scattered, is like the realm of Yama; its great men, horses and elephants, huge as mountain peaks, have clashed against one another and lie slain.

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Verse 9 (8.99.9)

नैतादृशं भारत युद्धमासी- । द्यथाद्य कर्णार्जुनयोर्बभूव । ग्रस्तौ हि कर्णेन समेत्य कृष्णा- । वन्ये च सर्वे तव शत्रवो ये ॥

naitādṛśaṃ bhārata yuddhamāsī- | dyathādya karṇārjunayorbabhūva | grastau hi karṇena sametya kṛṣṇā- | vanye ca sarve tava śatravo ye

O Bharata, there has never been a battle such as took place today between Karna and Arjuna; for in that encounter Karna held the two Krishnas, and all your other foes as well, in his grip.

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Verse 10 (8.99.10)

दैवं तु यत्तत्स्ववशं प्रवृत्तं । तत्पाण्डवान्पाति हिनस्ति चास्मान् । तवार्थसिद्ध्यर्थकरा हि सर्वे । प्रसह्य वीरा निहता द्विषद्भिः ॥

daivaṃ tu yattatsvavaśaṃ pravṛttaṃ | tatpāṇḍavānpāti hinasti cāsmān | tavārthasiddhyarthakarā hi sarve | prasahya vīrā nihatā dviṣadbhiḥ

But Fate, which has come to rule by its own will, protects the Pandavas and destroys us; all those heroes who strove to accomplish your ends have been slain by force by your enemies.

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Verse 11 (8.99.11)

कुबेरवैवस्वतवासवानां । तुल्यप्रभावाम्बुपतेश्च वीराः । वीर्येण शौर्येण बलेन चैव । तैस्तैश्च युक्ता विपुलैर्गुणौघैः ॥

kuberavaivasvatavāsavānāṃ | tulyaprabhāvāmbupateśca vīrāḥ | vīryeṇa śauryeṇa balena caiva | taistaiśca yuktā vipulairguṇaughaiḥ

Heroes equal in might to Kubera, Vaivasvata, Vasava and the lord of the waters, endowed in valour, courage and strength with all those many abundant virtues,

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Verse 12 (8.99.12)

अवध्यकल्पा निहता नरेन्द्रा- । स्तवार्थकामा युधि पाण्डवेयैः । तन्मा शुचो भारत दिष्टमेतत् । पर्यायसिद्धिर्न सदास्ति सिद्धिः ॥

avadhyakalpā nihatā narendrā- | stavārthakāmā yudhi pāṇḍaveyaiḥ | tanmā śuco bhārata diṣṭametat | paryāyasiddhirna sadāsti siddhiḥ

almost beyond slaying, those kings who wished you well have been slain in battle by the sons of Pandu. So do not grieve, O Bharata; this is destiny: success comes by turns, and success does not always stay.

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Verse 13 (8.99.13)

एतद्वचो मद्रपतेर्निशम्य । स्वं चापनीतं मनसा निरीक्ष्य । दुर्योधनो दीनमना विसंज्ञः । पुनः पुनर्न्यश्वसदार्तरूपः ॥

etadvaco madrapaterniśamya | svaṃ cāpanītaṃ manasā nirīkṣya | duryodhano dīnamanā visaṃjñaḥ | punaḥ punarnyaśvasadārtarūpaḥ

Hearing these words of the lord of the Madras, and reflecting in his heart on his own misconduct, Duryodhana, dejected and senseless, sighed again and again in distress.

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Verse 14 (8.99.14)

तं ध्यानमूकं कृपणं भृशार्तम् । आर्तायनिर्दीनमुवाच वाक्यम् । पश्येदमुग्रं नरवाजिनागै- । रायोधनं वीरहतैः प्रपन्नम् ॥

taṃ dhyānamūkaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ bhṛśārtam | ārtāyanirdīnamuvāca vākyam | paśyedamugraṃ naravājināgai- | rāyodhanaṃ vīrahataiḥ prapannam

To him, mute in thought, wretched and deeply afflicted, the son of Artayana spoke these pitiful words: Behold this dreadful field of battle, overspread with men, horses and elephants slain by heroes,

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Verse 15 (8.99.15)

महीधराभैः पतितैर्महागजैः । सकृत्प्रविद्धैः शरविद्धमर्मभिः । तैर्विह्वलद्भिश्च गतासुभिश्च । प्रध्वस्तयन्त्रायुधवर्मयोधैः ॥

mahīdharābhaiḥ patitairmahāgajaiḥ | sakṛtpraviddhaiḥ śaraviddhamarmabhiḥ | tairvihvaladbhiśca gatāsubhiśca | pradhvastayantrāyudhavarmayodhaiḥ

strewn with great elephants like mountains, fallen after being struck once in their vital parts by arrows, some quivering and some lifeless, and with warriors whose engines, weapons and armour are shattered,

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Verse 16 (8.99.16)

वज्रापविद्धैरिव चाचलेन्द्रै- । र्विभिन्नपाषाणमृगद्रुमौषधैः । प्रविद्धघण्टाङ्कुशतोमरध्वजैः । सहेममालै रुधिरौघसंप्लुतैः ॥

vajrāpaviddhairiva cācalendrai- | rvibhinnapāṣāṇamṛgadrumauṣadhaiḥ | praviddhaghaṇṭāṅkuśatomaradhvajaiḥ | sahemamālai rudhiraughasaṃplutaiḥ

like great mountains hurled down by the thunderbolt, their stones, beasts, trees and herbs shattered; with bells, goads, lances and banners flung away, golden-garlanded, drenched in floods of blood,

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Verse 17 (8.99.17)

शरावभिन्नैः पतितैश्च वाजिभिः । श्वसद्भिरन्यैः क्षतजं वमद्भिः । दीनैः स्तनद्भिः परिवृत्तनेत्रै- । र्महीं दशद्भिः कृपणं नदद्भिः ॥

śarāvabhinnaiḥ patitaiśca vājibhiḥ | śvasadbhiranyaiḥ kṣatajaṃ vamadbhiḥ | dīnaiḥ stanadbhiḥ parivṛttanetrai- | rmahīṃ daśadbhiḥ kṛpaṇaṃ nadadbhiḥ

with horses fallen, pierced by arrows, some gasping, others vomiting blood, groaning in misery, rolling their eyes, biting the ground and crying piteously,

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Verse 18 (8.99.18)

तथापविद्धैर्गजवाजियोधै- । र्मन्दासुभिश्चैव गतासुभिश्च । नराश्वनागैश्च रथैश्च मर्दितै- । र्मही महावैतरणीव दुर्दृशा ॥

tathāpaviddhairgajavājiyodhai- | rmandāsubhiścaiva gatāsubhiśca | narāśvanāgaiśca rathaiśca marditai- | rmahī mahāvaitaraṇīva durdṛśā

with elephants, horses and warriors flung down in the same way, some barely breathing and some lifeless; with men, horses, elephants and chariots crushed, the earth is as hard to look upon as the great river Vaitarani.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.18): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (18a, 18c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (तथापविद्धैर्गजवाजियोधै- / र्मन्दासुभिश्चैव), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (मर्दितै- / र्मही), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. The critical edition's star passage 8.68.18a*1179_01, inserted after the first line (18a), is not included.

Verse 19 (8.99.19)

गजैर्निकृत्तापरहस्तगात्रै- । रुद्वेपमानैः पतितैः पृथिव्याम् । यशस्विभिर्नागरथाश्वयोधिभिः । पदातिभिश्चाभिमुखैर्हतैः परैः । विशीर्णवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधै- । र्वृता निशान्तैरिव पावकैर्मही ॥

gajairnikṛttāparahastagātrai- | rudvepamānaiḥ patitaiḥ pṛthivyām | yaśasvibhirnāgarathāśvayodhibhiḥ | padātibhiścābhimukhairhataiḥ paraiḥ | viśīrṇavarmābharaṇāmbarāyudhai- | rvṛtā niśāntairiva pāvakairmahī

with elephants whose trunks and limbs are cut away, trembling as they lie on the ground; with renowned fighters on elephants, chariots and horses, and foot-soldiers who faced the enemy, slain by their foes; with armour, ornaments, garments and weapons scattered, the earth is covered as if with fires at the end of night.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.19): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. This verse has three lines in the critical edition (19a, 19c, 19e), each given as two quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (गजैर्निकृत्तापरहस्तगात्रै- / रुद्वेपमानैः), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (विशीर्णवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधै- / र्वृता), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. The critical edition's star passages 8.68.19b*1180_01–06 and *1181_01, which fall between the first line (19a) and 19c, are not included.

Verse 20 (8.99.20)

शरप्रहाराभिहतैर्महाबलै- । रवेक्ष्यमाणैः पतितैः सहस्रशः । प्रनष्टसंज्ञैः पुनरुच्छ्वसद्भि- । र्मही बभूवानुगतैरिवाग्निभिः । दिवश्च्युतैर्भूरतिदीप्तिमद्भि- । र्नक्तं ग्रहैर्द्यौरमलेव दीप्तैः ॥

śaraprahārābhihatairmahābalai- | ravekṣyamāṇaiḥ patitaiḥ sahasraśaḥ | pranaṣṭasaṃjñaiḥ punarucchvasadbhi- | rmahī babhūvānugatairivāgnibhiḥ | divaścyutairbhūratidīptimadbhi- | rnaktaṃ grahairdyauramaleva dīptaiḥ

With mighty men struck down by the blows of arrows, seen lying by thousands, some senseless and some drawing breath again, the earth looks as though fires followed her everywhere; and with these blazing ones fallen from heaven, she shines as the stainless sky shines by night with its glowing planets.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.20): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. This verse has three lines in the critical edition (20a, 20c, 20e), each given as two quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (शरप्रहाराभिहतैर्महाबलै- / रवेक्ष्यमाणैः), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (पुनरुच्छ्वसद्भि- / र्मही), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (दिवश्च्युतैर्भूरतिदीप्तिमद्भि- / र्नक्तं), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. The critical edition's star passage 8.68.20d*1182_01–02, which falls between 20c and the closing line 20e, is not included.

Verse 21 (8.99.21)

शरास्तु कर्णार्जुनबाहुमुक्ता । विदार्य नागाश्वमनुष्यदेहान् । प्राणान्निरस्याशु महीमतीयु- । र्महोरगा वासमिवाभितोऽस्त्रैः ॥

śarāstu karṇārjunabāhumuktā | vidārya nāgāśvamanuṣyadehān | prāṇānnirasyāśu mahīmatīyu- | rmahoragā vāsamivābhito'straiḥ

The arrows loosed from the arms of Karna and Arjuna, tearing through the bodies of elephants, horses and men and swiftly taking their lives, passed into the earth like great serpents into their lair, while missiles flew on every side.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.21): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (21a, 21c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (महीमतीयु- / र्महोरगा), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line.

Verse 22 (8.99.22)

हतैर्मनुष्याश्वगजैश्च संख्ये । शरावभिन्नैश्च रथैर्बभूव । धनंजयस्याधिरथेश्च मार्गे । गजैरगम्या वसुधातिदुर्गा ॥

hatairmanuṣyāśvagajaiśca saṃkhye | śarāvabhinnaiśca rathairbabhūva | dhanaṃjayasyādhiratheśca mārge | gajairagamyā vasudhātidurgā

With men, horses and elephants slain in the battle and chariots shattered by arrows, the ground along the path of Dhananjaya and the son of Adhiratha has become impassable even for elephants, most hard to cross.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.22): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (22a, 22c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 23 (8.99.23)

रथैर्वरेषून्मथितैश्च योधैः । संस्यूतसूताश्ववरायुधध्वजैः । विशीर्णशस्त्रैर्विनिकृत्तबन्धुरै- । र्निकृत्तचक्राक्षयुगत्रिवेणुभिः ॥

rathairvareṣūnmathitaiśca yodhaiḥ | saṃsyūtasūtāśvavarāyudhadhvajaiḥ | viśīrṇaśastrairvinikṛttabandhurai- | rnikṛttacakrākṣayugatriveṇubhiḥ

With chariots and warriors crushed by choice arrows, with charioteers, fine horses, weapons and banners all pierced together, with weapons scattered, chariot-seats cut away, and wheels, axles, yokes and chariot-poles hacked apart,

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.23): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (23a, 23c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (विशीर्णशस्त्रैर्विनिकृत्तबन्धुरै- / र्निकृत्तचक्राक्षयुगत्रिवेणुभिः), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line.

Verse 24 (8.99.24)

विमुक्तयन्त्रैर्निहतैरयस्मयै- । र्हतानुषङ्गैर्विनिषङ्गबन्धुरैः । प्रभग्ननीडैर्मणिहेममण्डितैः । स्तृता मही द्यौरिव शारदैर्घनैः ॥

vimuktayantrairnihatairayasmayai- | rhatānuṣaṅgairviniṣaṅgabandhuraiḥ | prabhagnanīḍairmaṇihemamaṇḍitaiḥ | stṛtā mahī dyauriva śāradairghanaiḥ

with chariots overthrown, their reins let go, their iron fittings smashed, their trappings destroyed, their quivers and seats torn away, their frames broken though adorned with gems and gold, the earth lies spread with them as the sky with autumn clouds.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.24): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (24a, 24c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (विमुक्तयन्त्रैर्निहतैरयस्मयै- / र्हतानुषङ्गैर्विनिषङ्गबन्धुरैः), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line.

Verse 25 (8.99.25)

विकृष्यमाणैर्जवनैरलंकृतै- । र्हतेश्वरैराजिरथैः सुकल्पितैः । मनुष्यमातङ्गरथाश्वराशिभि- । र्द्रुतं व्रजन्तो बहुधा विचूर्णिताः ॥

vikṛṣyamāṇairjavanairalaṃkṛtai- | rhateśvarairājirathaiḥ sukalpitaiḥ | manuṣyamātaṅgarathāśvarāśibhi- | rdrutaṃ vrajanto bahudhā vicūrṇitāḥ

With swift, adorned horses dragged along and well-equipped chariots whose masters are slain, and with heaps of men, elephants, chariots and horses, those who hurried by there were crushed in many ways.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.25): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (25a, 25c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (विकृष्यमाणैर्जवनैरलंकृतै- / र्हतेश्वरैराजिरथैः), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (मनुष्यमातङ्गरथाश्वराशिभि- / र्द्रुतं), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line. The critical edition's text prints vikṛṣyamaṇair (25a); it is read and written here as विकृष्यमाणैर् (vikṛṣyamāṇair), the evident word.

Verse 26 (8.99.26)

सहेमपट्टाः परिघाः परश्वधाः । कडङ्गरायोमुसलानि पट्टिशाः । पेतुश्च खड्गा विमला विकोशा । गदाश्च जाम्बूनदपट्टबद्धाः ॥

sahemapaṭṭāḥ parighāḥ paraśvadhāḥ | kaḍaṅgarāyomusalāni paṭṭiśāḥ | petuśca khaḍgā vimalā vikośā | gadāśca jāmbūnadapaṭṭabaddhāḥ

Clubs bound with gold bands, iron bars, axes, kadangaras, iron pestles and spears fell there, with bright unsheathed swords and maces bound with bands of river-gold.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.26): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (26a, 26c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 27 (8.99.27)

चापानि रुक्माङ्गदभूषणानि । शराश्च कार्तस्वरचित्रपुङ्खाः । ऋष्ट्यश्च पीता विमला विकोशाः । प्रासाः सखड्गाः कनकावभासाः ॥

cāpāni rukmāṅgadabhūṣaṇāni | śarāśca kārtasvaracitrapuṅkhāḥ | ṛṣṭyaśca pītā vimalā vikośāḥ | prāsāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ kanakāvabhāsāḥ

Bows adorned with golden armlet-like ornaments, arrows with variegated gold-plumed feathers, yellow, bright, unsheathed swords, and lances with swords, shining like gold, lay strewn about.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.27): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (27a, 27c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 28 (8.99.28)

छत्राणि वालव्यजनानि शङ्खाः । स्रजश्च पुष्पोत्तमहेमचित्राः । कुथाः पताकाम्बरवेष्टिताश्च । किरीटमाला मुकुटाश्च शुभ्राः ॥

chatrāṇi vālavyajanāni śaṅkhāḥ | srajaśca puṣpottamahemacitrāḥ | kuthāḥ patākāmbaraveṣṭitāśca | kirīṭamālā mukuṭāśca śubhrāḥ

Umbrellas, yak-tail whisks, conches, garlands bright with choice flowers and gold, elephant-cloths wrapped about with banners and garments, wreaths of diadems and shining crowns lay strewn about.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.28): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (28a, 28c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 29 (8.99.29)

प्रकीर्णका विप्रकीर्णाः कुथाश्च । प्रधानमुक्तातरलाश्च हाराः । आपीडकेयूरवराङ्गदानि । ग्रैवेयनिष्काः ससुवर्णसूत्राः ॥

prakīrṇakā viprakīrṇāḥ kuthāśca | pradhānamuktātaralāśca hārāḥ | āpīḍakeyūravarāṅgadāni | graiveyaniṣkāḥ sasuvarṇasūtrāḥ

Chowries lay scattered, and housings, and necklaces with great tremulous pearls, head-wreaths and armlets, the finest bracelets, neck-chains and medallions strung on golden thread,

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.29): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (29a, 29c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 30 (8.99.30)

मण्युत्तमा वज्रसुवर्णमुक्ता । रत्नानि चोच्चावचमङ्गलानि । गात्राणि चात्यन्तसुखोचितानि । शिरांसि चेन्दुप्रतिमाननानि ॥

maṇyuttamā vajrasuvarṇamuktā | ratnāni coccāvacamaṅgalāni | gātrāṇi cātyantasukhocitāni | śirāṃsi cendupratimānanāni

the choicest gems, diamonds, gold and pearls, jewels of every kind and auspicious, limbs accustomed to utmost comfort, and heads with faces like the moon,

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.30): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (30a, 30c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 31 (8.99.31)

देहांश्च भोगांश्च परिच्छदांश्च । त्यक्त्वा मनोज्ञानि सुखानि चापि । स्वधर्मनिष्ठां महतीमवाप्य । व्याप्तांश्च लोकान्यशसा समीयुः ॥

dehāṃśca bhogāṃśca paricchadāṃśca | tyaktvā manojñāni sukhāni cāpi | svadharmaniṣṭhāṃ mahatīmavāpya | vyāptāṃśca lokānyaśasā samīyuḥ

casting off bodies, pleasures, retinues and all delightful comforts, having gained great firmness in their own dharma, they went on to worlds filled with their fame.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.31): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (31a, 31c) are given as four quarters. The critical edition's star passages 8.68.31c*1183_01 and 8.68.31d*1184_01–04, which follow the verse's second line (31c), are not included.

Verse 32 (8.99.32)

इत्येवमुक्त्वा विरराम शल्यो । दुर्योधनः शोकपरीतचेताः । हा कर्ण हा कर्ण इति ब्रुवाण । आर्तो विसंज्ञो भृशमश्रुनेत्रः ॥

ityevamuktvā virarāma śalyo | duryodhanaḥ śokaparītacetāḥ | hā karṇa hā karṇa iti bruvāṇa | ārto visaṃjño bhṛśamaśrunetraḥ

So speaking, Shalya fell silent; and Duryodhana, his mind overwhelmed with grief, crying "Ah, Karna! Ah, Karna!", distressed, senseless, his eyes streaming with tears, remained there.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.32): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (32a, 32c) are given as four quarters. The critical edition's star passage 8.68.32d*1185_01–02, which follows the verse, is not included.

Verse 33 (8.99.33)

तं द्रोणपुत्रप्रमुखा नरेन्द्राः । सर्वे समाश्वास्य सह प्रयान्ति । निरीक्षमाणा मुहुरर्जुनस्य । ध्वजं महान्तं यशसा ज्वलन्तम् ॥

taṃ droṇaputrapramukhā narendrāḥ | sarve samāśvāsya saha prayānti | nirīkṣamāṇā muhurarjunasya | dhvajaṃ mahāntaṃ yaśasā jvalantam

Led by Drona's son, all the kings comforted him and went along with him, gazing again and again at Arjuna's great banner, blazing with glory.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.33): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (33a, 33c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 34 (8.99.34)

नराश्वमातङ्गशरीरजेन । रक्तेन सिक्ता रुधिरेण भूमिः । रक्ताम्बरस्रक्तपनीययोगान् । नारी प्रकाशा इव सर्वगम्या ॥

narāśvamātaṅgaśarīrajena | raktena siktā rudhireṇa bhūmiḥ | raktāmbarasraktapanīyayogān | nārī prakāśā iva sarvagamyā

The earth, soaked with the blood flowing from the bodies of men, horses and elephants, shone, in garment and garland of red and ornaments of gold, like a woman open to all.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.34): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (34a, 34c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 35 (8.99.35)

प्रच्छन्नरूपा रुधिरेण राजन् । रौद्रे मुहूर्तेऽतिविराजमानाः । नैवावतस्थुः कुरवः समीक्ष्य । प्रव्राजिता देवलोकाश्च सर्वे ॥

pracchannarūpā rudhireṇa rājan | raudre muhūrte'tivirājamānāḥ | naivāvatasthuḥ kuravaḥ samīkṣya | pravrājitā devalokāśca sarve

Their forms covered with blood, shining strongly in that dreadful hour, the Kurus did not stay on seeing it, O king; and all the dwellers of the heavenly worlds had departed.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.35): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (35a, 35c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 36 (8.99.36)

वधेन कर्णस्य सुदुःखितास्ते । हा कर्ण हा कर्ण इति ब्रुवाणाः । द्रुतं प्रयाताः शिबिराणि राजन् । दिवाकरं रक्तमवेक्षमाणाः ॥

vadhena karṇasya suduḥkhitāste | hā karṇa hā karṇa iti bruvāṇāḥ | drutaṃ prayātāḥ śibirāṇi rājan | divākaraṃ raktamavekṣamāṇāḥ

Deeply grieved at Karna's slaying, crying "Ah, Karna! Ah, Karna!", they hurried to their camps, O king, gazing at the reddened sun.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.36): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (36a, 36c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 37 (8.99.37)

गाण्डीवमुक्तैस्तु सुवर्णपुङ्खैः । शितैः शरैः शोणितदिग्धवाजैः । शरैश्चिताङ्गो भुवि भाति कर्णो । हतोऽपि सन्सूर्य इवांशुमाली ॥

gāṇḍīvamuktaistu suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ | śitaiḥ śaraiḥ śoṇitadigdhavājaiḥ | śaraiścitāṅgo bhuvi bhāti karṇo | hato'pi sansūrya ivāṃśumālī

Pierced all over by the keen, gold-feathered arrows loosed from the Gandiva, their feathers smeared with blood, Karna shines on the earth even in death, like the sun with its garland of rays.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.37): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (37a, 37c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 38 (8.99.38)

कर्णस्य देहं रुधिरावसिक्तं । भक्तानुकम्पी भगवान्विवस्वान् । स्पृष्ट्वा करैर्लोहितरक्तरूपः । सिष्णासुरभ्येति परं समुद्रम् ॥

karṇasya dehaṃ rudhirāvasiktaṃ | bhaktānukampī bhagavānvivasvān | spṛṣṭvā karairlohitaraktarūpaḥ | siṣṇāsurabhyeti paraṃ samudram

Touching Karna's body, drenched in blood, with his rays, the blessed Vivasvan, compassionate to his devotee, himself turned deep red, goes as if wishing to bathe, toward the far ocean.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.38): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (38a, 38c) are given as four quarters.

Verse 39 (8.99.39)

इतीव संचिन्त्य सुरर्षिसंघाः । संप्रस्थिता यान्ति यथानिकेतम् । संचिन्तयित्वा च जना विसस्रु- । र्यथासुखं खं च महीतलं च ॥

itīva saṃcintya surarṣisaṃghāḥ | saṃprasthitā yānti yathāniketam | saṃcintayitvā ca janā visasru- | ryathāsukhaṃ khaṃ ca mahītalaṃ ca

Thinking thus, the hosts of gods and seers set out, each going to his own abode; and the people too, having pondered, dispersed as they pleased, through the sky and over the face of the earth.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.39): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (39a, 39c) are given as four quarters. A sandhi crosses a quarter-break, so the word is split there with a hyphen (विसस्रु- / र्यथासुखं), as Wikisource does where a sandhi crosses a line.

Verse 40 (8.99.40)

तदद्भुतं प्राणभृतां भयंकरं । निशम्य युद्धं कुरुवीरमुख्ययोः । धनंजयस्याधिरथेश्च विस्मिताः । प्रशंसमानाः प्रययुस्तदा जनाः ॥

tadadbhutaṃ prāṇabhṛtāṃ bhayaṃkaraṃ | niśamya yuddhaṃ kuruvīramukhyayoḥ | dhanaṃjayasyādhiratheśca vismitāḥ | praśaṃsamānāḥ prayayustadā janāḥ

Hearing of that marvellous and terrible duel, fearful to living beings, between the two foremost heroes of the Kurus, the people went away amazed, praising Dhananjaya and the son of Adhiratha.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.68.40): Wikisource has no page for this adhyaya (99), so the real adhyaya 99, which falls between the end of Wikisource 98 (critical edition 8.67.37) and the start of Wikisource 100 (critical edition 8.68.41), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 8.68, verses 1 to 40) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (40a, 40c) are given as four quarters.