Shalya Anointed Commander; Krishna Urges His Death

Verse 1 (9.6.1)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो मद्रराजः प्रतापवान् । दुर्योधनं तदा राजन्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥

etacchrutvā vaco rājño madrarājaḥ pratāpavān | duryodhanaṃ tadā rājanvākyametaduvāca ha

Hearing these words of the king, the mighty king of Madra then spoke to Duryodhana, O king, in these words.

Verse 2 (9.6.2)

दुर्योधन महाबाहो शृणु वाक्यविदां वर । यावेतौ मन्यसे कृष्णौ रथस्थौ रथिनांवरौ । न मे तुल्यावुभावेतौ बाहुवीर्ये कथञ्चन ॥

duryodhana mahābāho śṛṇu vākyavidāṃ vara | yāvetau manyase kṛṣṇau rathasthau rathināṃvarau | na me tulyāvubhāvetau bāhuvīrye kathañcana

"O mighty-armed Duryodhana, best of those who know how to speak, listen. Those two Krishnas whom you take to be the foremost of chariot-warriors as they stand in their chariot — neither of them is a match for me in strength of arm, in any way.

Note on the text: Speaker: Shalya. His speech begins here and runs to verse 13; no heading is printed on the page (the page's only heading, सञ्जय उवाच, stands before verse 1; the critical edition heads Shalya's speech at 9.6.11).

Verse 3 (9.6.3)

उद्यतां पृथिवीं सर्वां ससुरासुरमानवाम् । योधयेयं रणमुखे सङ्क्रुद्धः किमु पाण्डवान् ॥

udyatāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sasurāsuramānavām | yodhayeyaṃ raṇamukhe saṅkruddhaḥ kimu pāṇḍavān

If the whole earth, with its gods, asuras and men, were to rise up, I would fight it at the head of the battle in my fury — how much more, then, the Pandavas.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; lines 1–2 are CE 9.6.3a and 9.6.3c (the CE's third line, 3e, begins the next Wikisource verse).

Verse 4 (9.6.4)

विजेष्यामि रणे पार्थान्सोमकांश्च समागतान् । अहं सेनाप्रमेता ते भविष्यामि न संशयः ॥

vijeṣyāmi raṇe pārthānsomakāṃśca samāgatān | ahaṃ senāprametā te bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ

I shall conquer the Parthas and the Somakas gathered together in battle. I shall be the leader of your army — of that there is no doubt.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; line 1 is CE 9.6.3e and line 2 is CE 9.6.4a (Wikisource divides the CE's three-line verses into couplets).

Verse 5 (9.6.5)

तं च व्यूहं विधास्यामि न तरिष्यन्ति यं परे । इति सत्यं ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशयः ॥

taṃ ca vyūhaṃ vidhāsyāmi na tariṣyanti yaṃ pare | iti satyaṃ bravīmyeṣa duryodhana na saṃśayaḥ

And I shall devise such an array that the enemy will not be able to cross it. This I tell you truly, Duryodhana; there is no doubt of it.

Note on the text: Corrected न क (त) रिष्यन्ति → न तरिष्यन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; the bracketed (त) is a variant-reading mark left in the text, and the critical edition reads na tariṣyanti). The automatic alignment found no match; the lines are CE 9.6.4c and 9.6.4e.

Verse 6 (9.6.6)

अद्यैवाहं रणे सर्वान्पाञ्चालान्सह पाण्डवैः । निहनिष्यामि वा राजन्स्वर्गं यास्यामि वा हतः ॥

adyaivāhaṃ raṇe sarvānpāñcālānsaha pāṇḍavaiḥ | nihaniṣyāmi vā rājansvargaṃ yāsyāmi vā hataḥ

Today in battle I shall either kill all the Panchalas together with the Pandavas, O king, or I shall be slain and go to heaven.

Note on the text: Removed a stray backtick before the first word. Line 1 is CE 9.6.11a; in line 2 Wikisource has निहनिष्यामि वा राजन् where the CE reads nihaniṣyāmi rājendra (recension variant).

Verse 7 (9.6.7)

अद्य पश्यन्तु मां लोका विचरन्तमभीतवत् ॥

adya paśyantu māṃ lokā vicarantamabhītavat

Today let the people of the worlds see me ranging fearless.

Note on the text: A single line, as printed on the page (9-6-7a). It is CE 9.6.12a; the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 8 (9.6.8)

अद्य पाण्डुसुताः सर्वे वासुदेवः ससात्यकिः । पाञ्चालाश्चेदयश्चैव द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः । धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च सर्वे चापि प्रभद्रकाः ॥

adya pāṇḍusutāḥ sarve vāsudevaḥ sasātyakiḥ | pāñcālāścedayaścaiva draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca sarve cāpi prabhadrakāḥ

Today let all the sons of Pandu, Vasudeva with Satyaki, the Panchalas and the Chedis, all the sons of Draupadi, Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi, and all the Prabhadrakas as well —

Note on the text: Three lines, as printed on the page (9-6-8a–c): CE 9.6.12c, 9.6.13a and 9.6.13c. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 9 (9.6.9)

विक्रमं मम पश्यन्तु धनुषश्च महद्बलम् । लाघवं चास्त्रवीर्यं च भुजयोश्च बलं युधि ॥

vikramaṃ mama paśyantu dhanuṣaśca mahadbalam | lāghavaṃ cāstravīryaṃ ca bhujayośca balaṃ yudhi

— let them see my prowess, the great strength of my bow, my lightness of hand and the power of my weapons, and the strength of my arms in battle.

Verse 10 (9.6.10)

अद्य पश्यन्तु मे पार्थाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः । यादृशं मे बलं बाह्वोः सम्पदस्त्रेषु या च मे ॥

adya paśyantu me pārthāḥ siddhāśca saha cāraṇaiḥ | yādṛśaṃ me balaṃ bāhvoḥ sampadastreṣu yā ca me

Today let the Parthas, and the Siddhas with the Charanas, see what strength is in my arms and what mastery of weapons I possess.

Verse 11 (9.6.11)

अद्य मे विक्रमं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः । प्रतीकारपरा भूत्वा चेष्टन्ते विविधाः क्रियाः ॥

adya me vikramaṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ | pratīkāraparā bhūtvā ceṣṭante vividhāḥ kriyāḥ

Today, seeing my prowess, let the great warriors of the Pandavas set themselves to countering it and try all manner of devices.

Verse 12 (9.6.12)

अद्य सैन्यानि पाण्डूनां द्रावयिष्ये समन्ततः ॥

adya sainyāni pāṇḍūnāṃ drāvayiṣye samantataḥ

Today I shall scatter the armies of the Pandus on every side.

Note on the text: A single line, as printed on the page (9-6-12a). It is CE 9.6.17a; the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 13 (9.6.13)

द्रोणभीष्मावति विभो सूतपुत्रं च संयुगे । विचरिष्ये रणमुखे प्रियार्थं तव कौरव ॥

droṇabhīṣmāvati vibho sūtaputraṃ ca saṃyuge | vicariṣye raṇamukhe priyārthaṃ tava kaurava

I shall surpass Drona, Bhishma and the charioteer's son in battle, O lord; I shall range at the head of the fight for your pleasure, O Kaurava."

Note on the text: Corrected द्रोणभीष्मावति विमो → द्रोणभीष्मावति विभो (misprint in Wikisource; म for भ; the critical edition reads vibho). Line 1 is CE 9.6.17c; line 2 is a variant of CE 9.6.17e (Wikisource विचरिष्ये रणमुखे where the CE reads vicariṣye raṇe yudhyan). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 14 (9.6.14)

एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा मद्राधिपतिमञ्जसा । अभ्यषिञ्चत सेनाया मध्ये भरतसत्तम । विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन क्लिष्टरूपो विशाम्पते ॥

evamuktastato rājā madrādhipatimañjasā | abhyaṣiñcata senāyā madhye bharatasattama | vidhinā śāstradṛṣṭena kliṣṭarūpo viśāmpate

Thus addressed, the king promptly anointed the lord of the Madras as commander in the midst of the army, O best of the Bharatas, with the rite laid down in the scriptures, O lord of the people, though his face was troubled.

Note on the text: Line 3 differs from CE 9.6.5e: Wikisource reads क्लिष्टरूपो (which the page's own gloss explains as क्लिष्टरूपः पराजयनिश्चयात्), the CE reads hṛṣṭarūpo. Recension variant; Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 15 (9.6.15)

अभिषिक्ते ततस्तस्मिन्सिंहनादो महानभूत् । तव सैन्येऽभ्यवाद्यन्त वादित्राणि च भारत ॥

abhiṣikte tatastasminsiṃhanādo mahānabhūt | tava sainye'bhyavādyanta vāditrāṇi ca bhārata

When he had been anointed, a great lion's roar arose, and musical instruments sounded in your army, O Bharata.

Verse 16 (9.6.16)

हृष्टाश्चासंस्तथा योधा मद्रकाश्च महारथाः । तुष्टुवुश्चैव राजानं शल्यमाहवशोभिनम् ॥

hṛṣṭāścāsaṃstathā yodhā madrakāśca mahārathāḥ | tuṣṭuvuścaiva rājānaṃ śalyamāhavaśobhinam

The warriors were glad, and the great warriors of Madra too, and they praised King Shalya, who shone in battle.

Verse 17 (9.6.17)

जय राजंश्चिरं जीव जहि शत्रून्समागतान् । तव बाहुबलं प्राप्य धार्तराष्ट्रो महाबलः । निखिलां पृथिवीं सर्वां प्रशास्तु निहतद्विषम् ॥

jaya rājaṃściraṃ jīva jahi śatrūnsamāgatān | tava bāhubalaṃ prāpya dhārtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ | nikhilāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ praśāstu nihatadviṣam

"Victory, O king! Live long! Slay the enemies who have gathered! Winning the strength of your arms, may mighty Dhritarashtra's son rule the whole earth, his foes destroyed.

Note on the text: Speaker: the Warriors' acclamation, introduced by verse 16; no heading is printed. Lines 2–3 differ from CE 9.6.8 (Wikisource has the singular धार्तराष्ट्रो महाबलः and प्रशास्तु निहतद्विषम्; the CE has dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ and praśāsantu hatadviṣaḥ); recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 18 (9.6.18)

त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं ससुरासुरमानवान् । मर्त्यधर्माण इह तु किमु सृञ्जयसोमकान् ॥

tvaṃ hi śakto raṇe jetuṃ sasurāsuramānavān | martyadharmāṇa iha tu kimu sṛñjayasomakān

You are able to conquer in battle even the gods, asuras and men; how much more the Srinjayas and Somakas, subject as they are to mortal nature."

Note on the text: Speaker: the Warriors, still acclaiming (unheaded). The second line reads सृञ्जयसोमकान् where the CE has somakasṛñjayān; the page's gloss on मर्त्यधर्माण is मर्त्यधर्मणः.

Verse 19 (9.6.19)

एवं सम्पूज्यमानस्तु मद्राणामधिपो बली । हर्षं प्राप तदा वीरो दुरापमकृतात्मभिः ॥

evaṃ sampūjyamānastu madrāṇāmadhipo balī | harṣaṃ prāpa tadā vīro durāpamakṛtātmabhiḥ

Thus honoured, the strong lord of the Madras, the hero, felt a joy that is hard to reach for those whose souls are unformed.

Verse 20 (9.6.20)

अभिषिक्ते तथा शल्ये तव सैन्येषु मानद । न कर्णव्यसनं किञ्चिन्मेनिरे तत्र भारत ॥

abhiṣikte tathā śalye tava sainyeṣu mānada | na karṇavyasanaṃ kiñcinmenire tatra bhārata

When Shalya had been anointed, O giver of honour, none of your troops felt any sense of loss at Karna's fall, O Bharata.

Verse 21 (9.6.21)

हृष्टाः सुमनसश्चैव बभूवुस्तत्र सैनिकाः । मेनिरे निहतान्पार्थान्मद्रराजवशङ्गतान् ॥

hṛṣṭāḥ sumanasaścaiva babhūvustatra sainikāḥ | menire nihatānpārthānmadrarājavaśaṅgatān

The soldiers there were glad and cheerful, and they thought the Parthas as good as slain, now that they had come under the power of the king of Madra.

Verse 22 (9.6.22)

प्रहर्षं प्राप्य सेना तु तावकी भरतर्षभ । तां रात्रिं सुखिता सुप्ता हर्षचित्ता च साभवत् ॥

praharṣaṃ prāpya senā tu tāvakī bharatarṣabha | tāṃ rātriṃ sukhitā suptā harṣacittā ca sābhavat

Your army, filled with joy, O best of the Bharatas, slept that night happily, with a glad heart.

Note on the text: Line 2 differs from CE 9.6.20c (Wikisource हर्षचित्ता च साभवत्; the CE has svasthacitteva sābhavat); recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 23 (9.6.23)

सैन्यस्य तव तं शब्दं श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः । वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीद्वाक्यं सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥

sainyasya tava taṃ śabdaṃ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | vārṣṇeyamabravīdvākyaṃ sarvakṣatrasya paśyataḥ

Hearing that clamour from your army, King Yudhishthira spoke to the Vrishni in the sight of all the kshatriyas.

Verse 24 (9.6.24)

मद्रराजः कृतः शल्यो धार्तराष्ट्रेण माघव । सेनापतिर्महेष्वासः सर्वसैन्येषु पूजितः ॥

madrarājaḥ kṛtaḥ śalyo dhārtarāṣṭreṇa māghava | senāpatirmaheṣvāsaḥ sarvasainyeṣu pūjitaḥ

"Shalya, king of Madra, has been made commander by Dhritarashtra's son, O Madhava — the great archer, honoured among all the troops.

Note on the text: Speaker: Yudhishthira; the speech is unheaded on the page (introduced by verse 23).

Verse 25 (9.6.25)

एतज्ज्ञात्वा यथाभूतं कुरु माधव यत्क्षमम् । भवान्नेता च गोप्ता च विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥

etajjñātvā yathābhūtaṃ kuru mādhava yatkṣamam | bhavānnetā ca goptā ca vidhatsva yadanantaram

Knowing this as it truly stands, do, O Madhava, what is fitting. You are our leader and our protector; ordain what must follow."

Verse 26 (9.6.26)

तमब्रवीन्महाराज वासुदेवो जनाधिपम् । आर्तायनिमहं जाने यथातत्त्वेन भारत ॥

tamabravīnmahārāja vāsudevo janādhipam | ārtāyanimahaṃ jāne yathātattvena bhārata

O great king, Vasudeva replied to that lord of men: "I know Artayani truly, as he is, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Speaker: line 1 is Sanjaya's narration and Vasudeva's speech begins in line 2 (no heading is printed); the verse stays with the narrator.

Verse 27 (9.6.27)

वीर्यवांश्च महातेजा महात्मा च विशेषतः । कृती च चित्रयोधी च संयुक्तो लाघवेन च ॥

vīryavāṃśca mahātejā mahātmā ca viśeṣataḥ | kṛtī ca citrayodhī ca saṃyukto lāghavena ca

He is mighty and of great radiance, and great-souled above all; accomplished, a marvellous fighter, and endowed with lightness of hand.

Note on the text: Speaker: Vasudeva (Krishna); his speech continues, unheaded, through verse 40.

Verse 28 (9.6.28)

यादृग्भीष्मस्तथा द्रोणो यादृक्कर्णश्च संयुगे । तादृशस्तद्विशिष्टो वा मद्रराजो मतो मम ॥

yādṛgbhīṣmastathā droṇo yādṛkkarṇaśca saṃyuge | tādṛśastadviśiṣṭo vā madrarājo mato mama

In battle I hold the king of Madra to be such as Bhishma was, such as Drona, such as Karna — or even greater than they.

Note on the text: Corrected तादृशृस्तद्विशिष्टो → तादृशस्तद्विशिष्टो (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign ृ after श; the critical edition reads tādṛśas tad viśiṣṭo).

Verse 29 (9.6.29)

युध्यमानस्य तस्याहं चिन्तयानश्च भारत । योद्धारं नाधिगच्छामि तुल्यरूपं जनाधिप ॥

yudhyamānasya tasyāhaṃ cintayānaśca bhārata | yoddhāraṃ nādhigacchāmi tulyarūpaṃ janādhipa

As I think about him fighting, O Bharata, I find no warrior who is his equal, O lord of men.

Verse 30 (9.6.30)

शिखण्ड्यर्जुनभीमानां सात्वतस्य च भारत । धृष्टद्युम्नस्य च तथा बलेनाभ्यधिको रणे ॥

śikhaṇḍyarjunabhīmānāṃ sātvatasya ca bhārata | dhṛṣṭadyumnasya ca tathā balenābhyadhiko raṇe

In battle he surpasses in strength Shikhandi, Arjuna, Bhima, the Satvata, and Dhrishtadyumna, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside शिखण्‍ड्य (no change to the word).

Verse 31 (9.6.31)

मद्रराजो महाराजः सिंहद्विरदविक्रमः । विचरिष्यत्यभीः काले कालः क्रुद्धः प्रजास्विव ॥

madrarājo mahārājaḥ siṃhadviradavikramaḥ | vicariṣyatyabhīḥ kāle kālaḥ kruddhaḥ prajāsviva

The great king of Madra, with the prowess of a lion or an elephant, will range about fearless in battle, like Time himself, enraged against living creatures.

Verse 32 (9.6.32)

तस्याद्य न प्रपश्यामि प्रतियोद्धारमाहने । त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् ॥

tasyādya na prapaśyāmi pratiyoddhāramāhane | tvāmṛte puruṣavyāghra śārdūlasamavikramam

I see no one today to face him in battle except you, O tiger among men, whose prowess is that of a tiger.

Verse 33 (9.6.33)

स त्वमेको हि लोकेऽस्मिन्नान्यस्त्वत्तः पुमान्भवेत् । मद्रराजं रणे क्रुद्धं यो हन्यात्कुरुनन्दन ॥

sa tvameko hi loke'sminnānyastvattaḥ pumānbhavet | madrarājaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ yo hanyātkurunandana

You alone are such in this world; no other man than you could slay the king of Madra when he is enraged in battle, O joy of the Kurus.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; line 1 is a variant of CE 9.6.31a (Wikisource स त्वमेको हि लोकेऽस्मिन्; the CE has sadevaloke kṛtsne 'smin) and line 2 is CE 9.6.31c.

Verse 34 (9.6.34)

अहन्यहनि युध्यन्तं क्षोभयन्तं बलं तव । तस्माज्जहि रणे शल्यं मघवानिव शम्बरम् ॥

ahanyahani yudhyantaṃ kṣobhayantaṃ balaṃ tava | tasmājjahi raṇe śalyaṃ maghavāniva śambaram

He fights day after day, shaking your army. Therefore slay Shalya in battle, as Maghavan slew Shambara.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; line 1 is CE 9.6.31e and line 2 is CE 9.6.32a.

Verse 35 (9.6.35)

सौतेः पश्चादसौ वीरो धार्तराष्ट्रेण सत्कृतः । तवैव हि जयो नूनं हते मद्रेश्वरे युधि ॥

sauteḥ paścādasau vīro dhārtarāṣṭreṇa satkṛtaḥ | tavaiva hi jayo nūnaṃ hate madreśvare yudhi

After the charioteer's son, that hero has been honoured by Dhritarashtra's son. Surely victory will be yours alone when the lord of Madra is slain in battle.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is a variant of CE 9.6.32c (Wikisource सौतेः पश्चादसौ; the CE has atipaścād asau); line 2 is CE 9.6.33a. Wikisource's reading kept (सौतेः, 'the charioteer's son', i.e. Karna, is good Sanskrit).

Verse 36 (9.6.36)

तस्मिन्हते हतं सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत् । एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज वचनं मम साम्प्रतम् ॥

tasminhate hataṃ sarvaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ mahat | etacchrutvā mahārāja vacanaṃ mama sāmpratam

When he is slain, the whole great host of Dhritarashtra's sons is slain. Having heard these words of mine now,

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Verse 37 (9.6.37)

प्रत्युद्याहि रणे पार्थ मद्रराजं महारथम् । जहि चैनं महाबाहो वासवो नमुचिं यथा ॥

pratyudyāhi raṇe pārtha madrarājaṃ mahāratham | jahi cainaṃ mahābāho vāsavo namuciṃ yathā

go out against the great chariot-warrior, the king of Madra, in battle, O Partha, and slay him, O mighty-armed, as Vasava slew Namuchi.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; line 1 is a variant of CE 9.6.34c (Wikisource मद्रराजं महारथम्; the CE has madrarājaṃ mahābalam) and line 2 is CE 9.6.34e.

Verse 38 (9.6.38)

न चैवात्र दया कार्या मातुलोऽयं ममेति वै । क्षत्रवर्त्म पुरस्कृत्य जहि मद्रजनेश्वरम् ॥

na caivātra dayā kāryā mātulo'yaṃ mameti vai | kṣatravartma puraskṛtya jahi madrajaneśvaram

And show no pity here, thinking, 'He is my mother's brother.' Setting the kshatriya way before you, slay the lord of the Madras.

Note on the text: Corrected क्षत्रवर्म → क्षत्रवर्त्म (apparent misprint in Wikisource, a dropped त्; वर्म 'armour' makes no sense with पुरस्कृत्य, and the critical edition has kṣatradharmaṃ, 'the kshatriya duty'). The translation follows the sense of the CE.

Verse 39 (9.6.39)

द्रोणभीष्मार्णवं तीर्त्वा कर्णपातालसम्भवम् । मा निमज्जस्व सगणः शल्यमासाद्य गोष्पदम् ॥

droṇabhīṣmārṇavaṃ tīrtvā karṇapātālasambhavam | mā nimajjasva sagaṇaḥ śalyamāsādya goṣpadam

Having crossed the ocean of Drona and Bhishma, whose abyss was Karna, do not sink with your followers in Shalya, a mere cow's hoofprint.

Verse 40 (9.6.40)

यच्च ते तपसो वीर्यं यच्च क्षात्रं बलं तव । तद्दर्शय रणे सर्वं जहि चैनं महारथम् ॥

yacca te tapaso vīryaṃ yacca kṣātraṃ balaṃ tava | taddarśaya raṇe sarvaṃ jahi cainaṃ mahāratham

Show now in battle all the power of your austerity and all the kshatriya strength you have, and slay this great chariot-warrior."

Verse 41 (9.6.41)

एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं केशवः परवीरहा । जगाम शिबिरं सायं पूज्यमानोऽथ पाण्डवैः ॥

etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ keśavaḥ paravīrahā | jagāma śibiraṃ sāyaṃ pūjyamāno'tha pāṇḍavaiḥ

Having said this much, Keshava, slayer of enemy heroes, went to his camp in the evening, honoured by the Pandavas.

Verse 42 (9.6.42)

केशवे तु तदा याते धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । विसृज्य सर्वान्भ्रातॄंश्च पाञ्चालानथ सोमकान् । सुष्वाप रजनीं तां तु विशल्य इव कुञ्जरः ॥

keśave tu tadā yāte dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | visṛjya sarvānbhrātṝṃśca pāñcālānatha somakān | suṣvāpa rajanīṃ tāṃ tu viśalya iva kuñjaraḥ

When Keshava had gone, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, dismissed all his brothers, the Panchalas and the Somakas, and slept through that night like an elephant whose arrow has been drawn out.

Verse 43 (9.6.43)

ते च सर्वे महेष्वासाः पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवास्तथा । कर्णस्य निधने हृष्टाः सुषुपुस्तां निशां तदा ॥

te ca sarve maheṣvāsāḥ pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavāstathā | karṇasya nidhane hṛṣṭāḥ suṣupustāṃ niśāṃ tadā

And all those great archers, the Panchalas and the Pandavas, rejoicing over Karna's death, slept through that night.

Verse 44 (9.6.44)

गतज्वरं महेष्वासं तीर्णपारं महारथम् । बभूव पाण्डवेयानां सैन्यं च मुदितं निशि । सूतपुत्रस्य निधनाज्जयं लब्ध्वा च मारिष ॥

gatajvaraṃ maheṣvāsaṃ tīrṇapāraṃ mahāratham | babhūva pāṇḍaveyānāṃ sainyaṃ ca muditaṃ niśi | sūtaputrasya nidhanājjayaṃ labdhvā ca māriṣa

The army of the Pandavas — its fever gone, full of great archers and great chariot-warriors, as if it had crossed to the farther shore — was glad that night, having won victory through the death of the charioteer's son, O honoured one.