Arjuna Routs the Kuru Host and Unhorses Karna

Verse 1 (4.57.1)

अश्वत्थामा ततस्तत्र कर्णं संप्रेक्ष्य वीर्यवान् । उवाच स्मयमानोऽसौ सूतपुत्रमरिन्दमम् ॥

aśvatthāmā tatastatra karṇaṃ saṃprekṣya vīryavān | uvāca smayamāno'sau sūtaputramarindamam

Then mighty Ashvatthama, looking at Karna there, spoke with a smile to the charioteer's son, the subduer of foes:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 1–2. Speaker heading वैशंपायन उवाच printed above this verse; normalised to वैशम्पायन.

Verse 2 (4.57.2)

कर्ण यस्त्वं सभामध्ये बह्वबद्धं विकत्थसे । न मे युधि समोऽस्तीति तदिदं प्रत्युपस्थितम् ॥

karṇa yastvaṃ sabhāmadhye bahvabaddhaṃ vikatthase | na me yudhi samo'stīti tadidaṃ pratyupasthitam

"Karna, you who boasted so much and so wildly in the assembly that no one was your equal in battle, here is that moment now.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 3–4. No speaker heading in Wikisource; Ashvatthama's taunt (verses 2–5) is introduced by verse 1, so it is assigned to him. The automatic alignment to CE 4.55.1 (similarity 0.80) is a parallel line spoken by Arjuna in a different scene, not this verse.

Verse 3 (4.57.3)

एषोऽन्तक इव क्रुद्धः सर्वभूतावमर्दनः । संग्रामशिरसो मध्ये जृम्भते केसरी यथा ॥

eṣo'ntaka iva kruddhaḥ sarvabhūtāvamardanaḥ | saṃgrāmaśiraso madhye jṛmbhate kesarī yathā

Here he is, wrathful like Death, the crusher of all beings, rousing himself like a lion in the forefront of the battle.

Note on the text: Corrected दृम्भते → जृम्भते (misprint in Wikisource; दृ for जृ, not a word; the appendix reads jṛmbhate). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 5–6. Ashvatthama's speech continues (no heading in Wikisource).

Verse 4 (4.57.4)

शूरोऽसि यदि संग्रामे दर्शयस्व सभां विना ॥

śūro'si yadi saṃgrāme darśayasva sabhāṃ vinā

If you are a hero, show it in battle, away from the assembly hall.

Note on the text: Corrected शूरोसि → शूरोऽसि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), line 7. Printed as a single line in Wikisource; the appendix also has it as one line (line 7), followed by the three-line verse 5, so nothing is lost. Ashvatthama's speech continues.

Verse 5 (4.57.5)

यद्यशक्तोऽसि संग्रामे पार्थेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । पुनरेव सभां गत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रेण धीमता । मातुलं परिगृह्याशु मन्त्रयस्व यथासुखम् ॥

yadyaśakto'si saṃgrāme pārthenādbhutakarmaṇā | punareva sabhāṃ gatvā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa dhīmatā | mātulaṃ parigṛhyāśu mantrayasva yathāsukham

If you are no match in battle for Partha of wondrous deeds, then go back to the assembly with the wise son of Dhritarashtra, take the uncle with you at once, and hold your counsels at your ease."

Note on the text: Corrected यद्यशक्तोसि → यद्यशक्तोऽसि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 8–10. Ashvatthama's speech continues.

Verse 6 (4.57.6)

एवमुक्तस्तथा कर्णः क्रोधादुद्‌वृत्य लोचने । द्रोणपुत्रमिदं वाक्यमुवाच कुरुसन्निधौ ॥

evamuktastathā karṇaḥ krodhādudvṛtya locane | droṇaputramidaṃ vākyamuvāca kurusannidhau

Thus addressed, Karna rolled his eyes in anger and spoke these words to Drona's son in the presence of the Kurus:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 11–12.

Verse 7 (4.57.7)

नाहं बिभेमि बीभत्सोर्न कृष्णाद्देवकीसुतात् । पाण्डवेभ्योऽपि सर्वेभ्यः क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः ॥

nāhaṃ bibhemi bībhatsorna kṛṣṇāddevakīsutāt | pāṇḍavebhyo'pi sarvebhyaḥ kṣatradharmamanuvrataḥ

"I do not fear Bibhatsu, nor Krishna the son of Devaki, nor all the Pandavas together, for I hold to the dharma of a Kshatriya.

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डवेभ्योपि → पाण्डवेभ्योऽपि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 13–14. No speaker heading in Wikisource; Karna's reply (verses 7–9) is introduced by verse 6, so it is assigned to him.

Verse 8 (4.57.8)

सत्वाधिकानां पुंसां तु धनुर्वेदोपजीविनाम् । गर्जतां जायते दर्पः स्वरश्च न विषीदति ॥

satvādhikānāṃ puṃsāṃ tu dhanurvedopajīvinām | garjatāṃ jāyate darpaḥ svaraśca na viṣīdati

Men of surpassing courage who live by the science of the bow grow proud when they roar, and their voice does not falter.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 15–16. Karna's speech continues.

Verse 9 (4.57.9)

पश्यत्वाचार्यपुत्रो मामर्जुनेनातिरंहसा । युध्यमानं सुसंयुक्तं जयो वै मय्यवस्थितः ॥

paśyatvācāryaputro māmarjunenātiraṃhasā | yudhyamānaṃ susaṃyuktaṃ jayo vai mayyavasthitaḥ

Let the preceptor's son watch me fight, well armed, against the swift Arjuna. Victory rests with me."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 17–18. Karna's speech continues.

Verse 10 (4.57.10)

ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः । दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणः प्रत्ययाद्रथिसत्तमः ॥

tataḥ prahasya bībhatsuḥ kaunteyaḥ śvetavāhanaḥ | divyamastraṃ vikurvāṇaḥ pratyayādrathisattamaḥ

Then Bibhatsu, son of Kunti, he of the white horses, laughed, and calling a celestial weapon into play, that best of chariot-warriors advanced.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 19–20.

Verse 11 (4.57.11)

महात्मानं मन्दबुद्धिर्निश्वसन्धृतराष्ट्रजः । उवाच स महाराज राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ॥

mahātmānaṃ mandabuddhirniśvasandhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ | uvāca sa mahārāja rājā duryodhanastadā

Then, O great king, the dull-witted son of Dhritarashtra, King Duryodhana, sighing, spoke to the great-souled one:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 21–22.

Verse 12 (4.57.12)

न विद्मो ह्यर्जुनं तत्र वसन्तं मत्स्यवेश्मनि । तेनेदं कर्ण मत्स्यानामग्रहीष्म धनं बहु ॥

na vidmo hyarjunaṃ tatra vasantaṃ matsyaveśmani | tenedaṃ karṇa matsyānāmagrahīṣma dhanaṃ bahu

"We did not know that Arjuna was living there in the house of the Matsya king. That is why, Karna, we seized the great wealth of the Matsyas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 23–24. No speaker heading in Wikisource; Duryodhana's speech (verses 12–14) is introduced by verse 11, so it is assigned to him.

Verse 13 (4.57.13)

एवं चेत्तर्हि गच्छामो विसृजन्तो धनं बहु । अयशो नातिवर्तेत लोकयोरुभयोरपि ॥

evaṃ cettarhi gacchāmo visṛjanto dhanaṃ bahu | ayaśo nātivarteta lokayorubhayorapi

If, things being so, we now go away and give up that great wealth, the disgrace would not leave us in either world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 25–26. Duryodhana's speech continues.

Verse 14 (4.57.14)

किं च युद्धात्परं नास्ति क्षत्रियाणां सुखावहम् । तस्मात्पार्थेन संग्रामं कुर्महे न पलायनम् ॥

kiṃ ca yuddhātparaṃ nāsti kṣatriyāṇāṃ sukhāvaham | tasmātpārthena saṃgrāmaṃ kurmahe na palāyanam

Besides, for Kshatriyas nothing brings greater happiness than battle. Therefore let us give Partha battle, not take to flight."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 27–28. Duryodhana's speech continues.

Verse 15 (4.57.15)

एतावदुक्त्वा राजा वै ह्यभियानमियेष सः । तथा दशसहस्राणि वीराणां हि धनुष्मताम् । अभ्यद्रवंस्तदा पार्थं शलभा इव पावकम् ॥

etāvaduktvā rājā vai hyabhiyānamiyeṣa saḥ | tathā daśasahasrāṇi vīrāṇāṃ hi dhanuṣmatām | abhyadravaṃstadā pārthaṃ śalabhā iva pāvakam

Having said this much, the king resolved to attack. Then ten thousand heroic bowmen rushed at Partha like moths at a flame.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 29–31.

Verse 16 (4.57.16)

वर्मिता वाजिनस्तत्र संभृताश्च पदातिभिः । भीमरूपाश्च मातङ्गास्तोमराङ्कुशपाणिभिः ॥

varmitā vājinastatra saṃbhṛtāśca padātibhiḥ | bhīmarūpāśca mātaṅgāstomarāṅkuśapāṇibhiḥ

There were armoured horses, backed by foot-soldiers, and fearsome elephants ridden by men with lances and goads in their hands,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 32–33.

Verse 17 (4.57.17)

अधिष्ठिताः सुसंयत्तैर्हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदैः । अभ्यद्रवन्सुसंक्रुद्धाश्चापहस्तोद्यतायुधाः ॥

adhiṣṭhitāḥ susaṃyattairhastiśikṣāviśāradaiḥ | abhyadravansusaṃkruddhāścāpahastodyatāyudhāḥ

well prepared and skilled in the handling of elephants. In great fury they charged, bows in hand and weapons raised.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 34–35.

Verse 18 (4.57.18)

पञ्च चैनं रथोदग्रास्त्वरिताः पर्यवारयन् । द्रोणो भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कुरुराजश्च वीर्यवान् ॥

pañca cainaṃ rathodagrāstvaritāḥ paryavārayan | droṇo bhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kururājaśca vīryavān

Five leading chariot-warriors swiftly surrounded him: Drona, Bhishma, Karna, the mighty Kuru king,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 36–37.

Verse 19 (4.57.19)

अश्वत्थामा महाबाहुर्धनुर्वेदपरायणः । इषूंश्च सम्यगस्यन्तो जीमूता इव वार्षिकाः ॥

aśvatthāmā mahābāhurdhanurvedaparāyaṇaḥ | iṣūṃśca samyagasyanto jīmūtā iva vārṣikāḥ

and mighty-armed Ashvatthama, devoted to the science of the bow, loosing their arrows true like the clouds of the rainy season.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 38–39.

Verse 20 (4.57.20)

ते लाभमिव मन्वानाः प्रत्यगृह्णन्धनंजयम् । शरौघानभिवर्षन्तो नादयन्तो दिशो दश ॥

te lābhamiva manvānāḥ pratyagṛhṇandhanaṃjayam | śaraughānabhivarṣanto nādayanto diśo daśa

As though they thought him a prize to be won, they received Dhananjaya, pouring floods of arrows on him and making the ten directions ring.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 46 (inserted after 4.50.23d), lines 40–41.

Verse 21 (4.57.21)

ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः । दिव्यमस्त्रं प्रकुर्वाणः प्रत्ययाद्रथिसत्तमान् ॥

tataḥ prahasya bībhatsuḥ kaunteyaḥ śvetavāhanaḥ | divyamastraṃ prakurvāṇaḥ pratyayādrathisattamān

Then Bibhatsu, son of Kunti, he of the white horses, laughed, and producing a celestial weapon he went against those best of chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 1–2. Nearly repeats verse 10; both are in the appendix (No. 46, lines 19–20 and No. 45, lines 1–2), so both are kept.

Verse 22 (4.57.22)

यथा रश्मिभिरादित्यः प्रच्छादयति मेदिनीम् । तथा गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः शरैराच्छादयद्दिशः ॥

yathā raśmibhirādityaḥ pracchādayati medinīm | tathā gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ śarairācchādayaddiśaḥ

As the sun covers the earth with its rays, so he covered the directions with arrows loosed from Gandiva.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 3–4.

Verse 23 (4.57.23)

न रथानां न चाश्वानां न ध्वजानां न वर्मिणाम् । अतिविद्धैः शितैर्बाणैरासीदद्व्यङ्गुलिरन्तरम् ॥

na rathānāṃ na cāśvānāṃ na dhvajānāṃ na varmiṇām | atividdhaiḥ śitairbāṇairāsīdadvyaṅgulirantaram

On chariots, horses, banners and armoured men there was not a space of two fingers left that his sharp, deep-piercing arrows had not struck.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 5–6.

Verse 24 (4.57.24)

दैवयोगाद्धि पार्थस्य हयानामुत्तरस्य च । शिक्षाबलोपपन्नत्वादस्त्राणां वै परिक्रमात् । ध्वजगाण्डीवयोश्चापि दैव्या शक्त्या च मायया ॥

daivayogāddhi pārthasya hayānāmuttarasya ca | śikṣābalopapannatvādastrāṇāṃ vai parikramāt | dhvajagāṇḍīvayoścāpi daivyā śaktyā ca māyayā

By the favour of fate toward Partha, his horses and Uttara, by their training and strength, by the skilled succession of his weapons, and by the divine power and magic of the banner and of Gandiva,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 7–9.

Verse 25 (4.57.25)

इतस्ततश्च संयाने दूरे वाऽप्यथवाऽन्तिके । दुर्गे विषमजाते वा स्थले निम्ने तथा क्षितौ । न च रुध्येद्गतिस्तस्य रथस्य मनसो यथा ॥

itastataśca saṃyāne dūre vā'pyathavā'ntike | durge viṣamajāte vā sthale nimne tathā kṣitau | na ca rudhyedgatistasya rathasya manaso yathā

wherever he went, here and there, far or near, over rough or broken ground, on high land or low, the course of his chariot was never checked, any more than the mind's.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 10–12.

Verse 26 (4.57.26)

समरेषु तु विद्वांसस्तस्य तांस्तान्परिक्रमान् । वीर्यमत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा तथा पार्थस्य तद्बलम् । त्रेसुरेवं परे भीताः पराङ्मुखरथा अपि ॥

samareṣu tu vidvāṃsastasya tāṃstānparikramān | vīryamatyadbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā pārthasya tadbalam | tresurevaṃ pare bhītāḥ parāṅmukharathā api

Men versed in war, seeing those manoeuvres of his, his marvellous valour and that might of Partha, were seized with fear; the enemy trembled, even turning their chariots in flight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 13–15.

Verse 27 (4.57.27)

कालाग्निमिव बीभत्सुं निर्दहन्तमिव प्रजाः । नारयः प्रेक्षितुं शेकुर्ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ॥

kālāgnimiva bībhatsuṃ nirdahantamiva prajāḥ | nārayaḥ prekṣituṃ śekurjvalantamiva pāvakam

The foes could not bear to look at Bibhatsu, who was like the fire at the end of time burning up all creatures, like a blazing fire.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 16–17.

Verse 28 (4.57.28)

तानि भिन्नान्यनीकानि रेजुरर्जुनमार्गणैः । तिग्मांशोश्च घनाभ्राणि व्याप्तानीव गभस्तिभिः ॥

tāni bhinnānyanīkāni rejurarjunamārgaṇaiḥ | tigmāṃśośca ghanābhrāṇi vyāptānīva gabhastibhiḥ

Those divisions, broken by Arjuna's arrows, looked like dense clouds pierced through by the rays of the sun.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 18–19.

Verse 29 (4.57.29)

अशोकानां वनानीव सञ्चितैः कुसुमैः शुभैः । पार्थः संरञ्जयामास रुधिरेणाकुलं बलम् ॥

aśokānāṃ vanānīva sañcitaiḥ kusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ | pārthaḥ saṃrañjayāmāsa rudhireṇākulaṃ balam

Like groves of ashoka trees heaped with lovely blossoms, Partha reddened the reeling army with blood.

Note on the text: Corrected अशोकाना → अशोकानां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; the appendix reads aśokānāṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 20–21.

Verse 30 (4.57.30)

सहस्रशोऽर्जुनशरैश्छिन्नान्युच्चावचानि च । छत्राणि च पताकाश्च खेऽभ्युवाह सदागतिः ॥

sahasraśo'rjunaśaraiśchinnānyuccāvacāni ca | chatrāṇi ca patākāśca khe'bhyuvāha sadāgatiḥ

Umbrellas and banners of every kind, cut down in thousands by Arjuna's arrows, the wind carried off into the sky.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 22–23.

Verse 31 (4.57.31)

ये ह्यर्जुनबलत्रस्ताः परिपेतुर्दिशो दश । रथात्तं देशमुत्सृज्य पार्थच्छिन्नयुगा हयाः ॥

ye hyarjunabalatrastāḥ paripeturdiśo daśa | rathāttaṃ deśamutsṛjya pārthacchinnayugā hayāḥ

Horses whose yokes Partha had cut, terrified of Arjuna's might, broke away from the chariots and ran in all ten directions;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 24–25.

Verse 32 (4.57.32)

निकृत्तपूर्वचरणास्ते निपेतुः शितैः शरैः । शिरोभिः प्रथमं जग्मुर्मेदिनीं जघनैर्हयाः ॥

nikṛttapūrvacaraṇāste nipetuḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | śirobhiḥ prathamaṃ jagmurmedinīṃ jaghanairhayāḥ

their forelegs cut off by sharp arrows, they fell, striking the earth first with their heads and then with their hindquarters.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 26–27.

Verse 33 (4.57.33)

चक्षुर्नासाविषाणेषु दन्तवेष्टेषु च द्विपान् । मर्मस्वन्येषु चाहत्य तथा निघ्नन्गजोत्तमान् ॥

cakṣurnāsāviṣāṇeṣu dantaveṣṭeṣu ca dvipān | marmasvanyeṣu cāhatya tathā nighnangajottamān

Striking elephants in the eyes, trunks, tusks and gums and in other vital places, he slew the finest of them.

Note on the text: Corrected गजोत्तमाः → गजोत्तमान् (misprint in Wikisource; the object of निघ्नन् must be accusative; the appendix reads gajottamān). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 28–29.

Verse 34 (4.57.34)

कौरवाणां गजानां च शरीरैर्गतचेतसाम् । क्षणेन संवृता भूमिर्मेघैरिव नभस्थलम् ॥

kauravāṇāṃ gajānāṃ ca śarīrairgatacetasām | kṣaṇena saṃvṛtā bhūmirmeghairiva nabhasthalam

In a moment the ground was covered with the lifeless bodies of the Kauravas' elephants, as the sky is with clouds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 30–31.

Verse 35 (4.57.35)

अस्त्रैर्दिव्यैर्महाबाहुरर्जुनः प्रहसन्निव । बडबामुखसंभूतः कालाग्निरिव संवृतः ॥

astrairdivyairmahābāhurarjunaḥ prahasanniva | baḍabāmukhasaṃbhūtaḥ kālāgniriva saṃvṛtaḥ

Mighty-armed Arjuna, with his celestial weapons, seemed to laugh; he was like the fire of time born from the mare's mouth, wreathed in flame.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 32–33.

Verse 36 (4.57.36)

यथा युगान्तसमये सर्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम् । कालपक्वमशेषेण धक्ष्येदुग्रशिखः शिखी ॥

yathā yugāntasamaye sarvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam | kālapakvamaśeṣeṇa dhakṣyedugraśikhaḥ śikhī

As at the end of the age the fierce-crested fire burns up utterly everything, moving and unmoving, ripened by time,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 34–35.

Verse 37 (4.57.37)

तद्वत्पार्थोऽस्त्रतेजोभिर्धनुषो निस्वनेन च । दैवाद्वीर्याच्च बीभत्सुस्तस्मिन्दौर्योधने बले ॥

tadvatpārtho'stratejobhirdhanuṣo nisvanena ca | daivādvīryācca bībhatsustasmindauryodhane bale

so Bibhatsu, by the power of his weapons and the twang of his bow, by fate and by his own valour, in that army of Duryodhana

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थोऽस्रतेजोभिः → पार्थोऽस्त्रतेजोभिः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त, अस्र "tear/blood" for अस्त्र "weapon"; the appendix reads 'stratejobhir). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 36–37.

Verse 38 (4.57.38)

रणे शक्तिममित्राणां प्रणीयोपनिनाय सः । चेष्टां प्रायेण भूतानां रात्रिः प्राणभृतामिव ॥

raṇe śaktimamitrāṇāṃ praṇīyopanināya saḥ | ceṣṭāṃ prāyeṇa bhūtānāṃ rātriḥ prāṇabhṛtāmiva

carried away the strength of his enemies in battle, as night for the most part takes away the activity of living beings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 38–39.

Verse 39 (4.57.39)

सोऽतीयात्सहसा शत्रून्सहसा तेऽभिपेदिरे । शीघ्रादूरं दृढामोघमस्त्रमस्यातिमानुषम् । दृष्ट्वा ते कौरवा भीता अतिमानुषविक्रमम् ॥

so'tīyātsahasā śatrūnsahasā te'bhipedire | śīghrādūraṃ dṛḍhāmoghamastramasyātimānuṣam | dṛṣṭvā te kauravā bhītā atimānuṣavikramam

He swept past his foes in a rush, and in a rush they came at him. Seeing his weapon, swift, far-reaching, firm, unfailing and more than human, the Kauravas were afraid of that superhuman prowess.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 40–41. The third line (दृष्ट्वा ते कौरवा भीता …) is not in the appendix either (vulgate only).

Verse 40 (4.57.40)

खगपत्राभिसंवीतैः खाविष्टैः खगमैरिव । अर्जुनस्य खमावव्रे लोहितप्राणपैः खगैः ॥

khagapatrābhisaṃvītaiḥ khāviṣṭaiḥ khagamairiva | arjunasya khamāvavre lohitaprāṇapaiḥ khagaiḥ

Arjuna's arrows, fletched with birds' feathers and darting through the air like birds, birds that drank blood and life, covered the sky.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 42–43.

Verse 41 (4.57.41)

अर्जुनेन विनिर्मुक्ताः शरा गाण्डीवधन्वना । तार्क्ष्यवेगा इवाकाशे ससञ्जुः परमर्मसु ॥

arjunena vinirmuktāḥ śarā gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | tārkṣyavegā ivākāśe sasañjuḥ paramarmasu

The arrows loosed by Arjuna, wielder of Gandiva, swift as Garuda in the sky, lodged in the vitals of his enemies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 44–45.

Verse 42 (4.57.42)

वर्माणि सारथिश्चैव हेमजालानि वाजिनाम् । किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं वैयाघ्रमथ चर्म च ॥

varmāṇi sārathiścaiva hemajālāni vājinām | kirīṭaṃ sūryasaṃkāśaṃ vaiyāghramatha carma ca

Armour and charioteers, the golden nets of the horses, crowns bright as the sun, and tiger-skin coverings as well;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 46–47.

Verse 43 (4.57.43)

ततः सर्वाणि गात्राणि रथस्य द्विषतां शरैः । नीहारेणेव भूतानि छन्नानीह चकाशिरे ॥

tataḥ sarvāṇi gātrāṇi rathasya dviṣatāṃ śaraiḥ | nīhāreṇeva bhūtāni channānīha cakāśire

all the parts of the enemies' chariots, shrouded by his arrows, looked like creatures hidden in mist.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 48–49.

Verse 44 (4.57.44)

सकृदेव न तं शेकुः कथमभ्यसितुं परे । अनभ्यस्तः पुनस्तैर्हि रथः सोऽभिपपात तान् ॥

sakṛdeva na taṃ śekuḥ kathamabhyasituṃ pare | anabhyastaḥ punastairhi rathaḥ so'bhipapāta tān

Not even once could the enemy assail him in any way; but his chariot, unassailed by them, fell upon them again and again.

Note on the text: Corrected सोभिपपात → सोऽभिपपात (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 50–51.

Verse 45 (4.57.45)

तच्छरा द्विट्शरीरेषु यथा च न ससञ्जिरे । द्विधाऽनीकेषु बीभत्सोर्न ससञ्ज रथस्तथा ॥

taccharā dviṭśarīreṣu yathā ca na sasañjire | dvidhā'nīkeṣu bībhatsorna sasañja rathastathā

Just as his arrows did not lodge in the bodies of his foes, so Bibhatsu's chariot did not stick fast among the divided ranks.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 52–53.

Verse 46 (4.57.46)

स तद्धि क्षोभयामास विगाह्यारिबलं रथी । अनन्तवेगो भुजगः क्रीडन्निव महार्णवे ॥

sa taddhi kṣobhayāmāsa vigāhyāribalaṃ rathī | anantavego bhujagaḥ krīḍanniva mahārṇave

Plunging into the enemy host, that chariot-warrior threw it into turmoil, like a serpent of boundless speed sporting in the great ocean.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 54–55.

Verse 47 (4.57.47)

अस्यतो नित्यमत्यर्थं सर्वघोषाधिकस्तथा । संनादः श्रूयते भूतैर्धनुषश्च किरीटिनः ॥

asyato nityamatyarthaṃ sarvaghoṣādhikastathā | saṃnādaḥ śrūyate bhūtairdhanuṣaśca kirīṭinaḥ

As the diadem-wearer shot ceaselessly and beyond measure, all beings heard the roar of his bow, which rose above every other sound.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 56–57.

Verse 48 (4.57.48)

संच्छिन्नास्तत्र मातङ्गा बाणैरल्पान्तरान्तरैः । संस्यूतास्तत्र दृश्यन्ते मेघा इव गभस्तिभिः ॥

saṃcchinnāstatra mātaṅgā bāṇairalpāntarāntaraiḥ | saṃsyūtāstatra dṛśyante meghā iva gabhastibhiḥ

The elephants there, struck by arrows set close together, looked stitched through like clouds by the sun's rays.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 58–59.

Verse 49 (4.57.49)

दिशोऽनुभ्रमतः सर्वाः सव्यदक्षिणमस्यतः । सततं दृश्यते युद्धे सायकासनमण्डलम् ॥

diśo'nubhramataḥ sarvāḥ savyadakṣiṇamasyataḥ | satataṃ dṛśyate yuddhe sāyakāsanamaṇḍalam

As he wheeled through all the directions, shooting to left and right, the circle of his bow was seen without a break in the battle.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वा → सर्वाः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; agrees with दिशः; the appendix reads sarvāḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 60–61.

Verse 50 (4.57.50)

पतन्त्यरूपेषु यथा चक्षूंषि न कदाचन । नालक्ष्येषु शराः पेतुस्तस्य गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥

patantyarūpeṣu yathā cakṣūṃṣi na kadācana | nālakṣyeṣu śarāḥ petustasya gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ

As eyes never fall upon what has no form, so the arrows of the Gandiva-bowman never fell where there was no target.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 62–63.

Verse 51 (4.57.51)

महागजसहस्रस्य युगपन्मृद्नतो वनम् । कौन्तेयरथमार्गस्तु रणे घोरतरोऽभवत् ॥

mahāgajasahasrasya yugapanmṛdnato vanam | kaunteyarathamārgastu raṇe ghorataro'bhavat

The track of the son of Kunti's chariot in the battle was more terrible than that of a thousand great elephants crushing a forest at once.

Note on the text: Corrected मृद्गतो → मृद्नतो (misprint in Wikisource; ग for न; genitive of the participle मृद्नत् "crushing"; the appendix reads mardato). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 64–65.

Verse 52 (4.57.52)

नूनं पार्थजयैषित्वाच्छक्रः सर्वामरैः सह । हन्त्यस्मानिति मन्यन्ते पार्थेनैवार्दिताः परे ॥

nūnaṃ pārthajayaiṣitvācchakraḥ sarvāmaraiḥ saha | hantyasmāniti manyante pārthenaivārditāḥ pare

"Surely Shakra, with all the immortals, wishing Partha victory, is slaying us," thought the enemies, though it was Partha alone who tormented them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 66–67.

Verse 53 (4.57.53)

घ्नन्तमत्यर्थमहितान्सव्यसाचिनमाहवे । कालमर्जुनरूपेण ग्रसन्तमिव च प्रजाः ॥

ghnantamatyarthamahitānsavyasācinamāhave | kālamarjunarūpeṇa grasantamiva ca prajāḥ

They saw Savyasachin killing his foes beyond measure in the battle, as Time itself in Arjuna's form devouring creatures.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 68–69.

Verse 54 (4.57.54)

कुरुसेनाशरीराणि पार्थेनानाहतान्यपि । पेतुः पार्थहतानीव पार्थकर्मानुदर्शनात् ॥

kurusenāśarīrāṇi pārthenānāhatānyapi | petuḥ pārthahatānīva pārthakarmānudarśanāt

Bodies in the Kuru army, even when Partha had not struck them, fell as though struck by Partha, merely from watching Partha's deeds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 70–71.

Verse 55 (4.57.55)

ओषधीनां शिरांसीव कालपक्तिसमन्वयात् । अवनेमुः कुरूणां हि शिरांस्यर्जुनजाद्भयात् ॥

oṣadhīnāṃ śirāṃsīva kālapaktisamanvayāt | avanemuḥ kurūṇāṃ hi śirāṃsyarjunajādbhayāt

As the heads of plants bow when time ripens them, so the heads of the Kurus bowed down from the fear that Arjuna inspired.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 72–73.

Verse 56 (4.57.56)

बाह्वोरथास्फोटयतोः प्रध्माते शङ्खमर्जुने । चकार चार्जुनः क्रोधाद्विमुखान्रुषितानपि ॥

bāhvorathāsphoṭayatoḥ pradhmāte śaṅkhamarjune | cakāra cārjunaḥ krodhādvimukhānruṣitānapi

Slapping his arms and blowing his conch, Arjuna in his wrath turned even the enraged warriors to flight.

Note on the text: Restored the first line from the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), line 74 (bāhvor athāsphoṭayatoḥ pradhmāte śaṅkham arjune): Wikisource prints only the second line of this verse (its table marks just 4-57-56a), while in every neighbouring verse it follows the appendix couplet for couplet. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 74–75.

Verse 57 (4.57.57)

अर्जुनेनापि भिन्नानि बलाग्राणि पुनः क्वचित् । चक्रुर्लोहितधाराभिर्धरणीं लोहितोत्तराम् ॥

arjunenāpi bhinnāni balāgrāṇi punaḥ kvacit | cakrurlohitadhārābhirdharaṇīṃ lohitottarām

The foremost ranks, broken by Arjuna, made the earth here and there red with streams of blood.

Note on the text: Corrected बलाग्नाणि → बलाग्राणि (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the appendix reads balāgrāṇi). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 76–77.

Verse 58 (4.57.58)

लोहितेनापि संपृक्तैः पांसुभिः पवनोद्धतैः । तेनैव च समुद्धूतैः सूक्ष्मैर्लोहितबिन्दुभिः ॥

lohitenāpi saṃpṛktaiḥ pāṃsubhiḥ pavanoddhataiḥ | tenaiva ca samuddhūtaiḥ sūkṣmairlohitabindubhiḥ

With dust mixed with blood and raised by the wind, and with fine drops of blood whirled up by that same wind,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 78–79.

Verse 59 (4.57.59)

लोहितार्द्रैः प्रहरणैः प्रभग्ना लोहितोक्षिताः । लोहितेषु निमग्नास्ते निहताश्च किरीटिना ॥

lohitārdraiḥ praharaṇaiḥ prabhagnā lohitokṣitāḥ | lohiteṣu nimagnāste nihatāśca kirīṭinā

with weapons wet with blood, they lay broken and drenched in blood, sunk in blood, slain by the diadem-wearer.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 80–81.

Verse 60 (4.57.60)

बभूवुर्लोहितास्तत्र भृशमादित्यरश्मयः । आकाशं तत्क्षणेनासीत्सन्ध्याभ्रमिव लोहितं ॥

babhūvurlohitāstatra bhṛśamādityaraśmayaḥ | ākāśaṃ tatkṣaṇenāsītsandhyābhramiva lohitaṃ

The rays of the sun there turned deep red, and in a moment the sky was red like a cloud at twilight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 82–83.

Verse 61 (4.57.61)

अप्यस्तं प्राप्य चादित्यो निवर्तेत न पाण्डवः । निवर्तन्ते न जित्वारिं नित्यजल्पविचक्षणाः ॥

apyastaṃ prāpya cādityo nivarteta na pāṇḍavaḥ | nivartante na jitvāriṃ nityajalpavicakṣaṇāḥ

Even if the sun should set and return, the Pandava would not turn back; such men do not return without conquering the foe, so say those ever skilled in speech.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 84–85.

Verse 62 (4.57.62)

तान्सर्वान्समरे शूरान्पौरुषे पर्यवस्थितान् । दिव्यैरस्त्रैरमोघात्मा सर्वानार्च्छद्धनुर्धरान् ॥

tānsarvānsamare śūrānpauruṣe paryavasthitān | divyairastrairamoghātmā sarvānārcchaddhanurdharān

Of unfailing spirit, with his celestial weapons he assailed all those heroic bowmen who stood firm in their manhood in the battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 86–87.

Verse 63 (4.57.63)

स तु द्रोणं त्रिसप्तत्या नाराचानां समार्पयत् । अशीत्या शकुनिं चैव द्रौणिमप्याशु सप्तभिः ॥

sa tu droṇaṃ trisaptatyā nārācānāṃ samārpayat | aśītyā śakuniṃ caiva drauṇimapyāśu saptabhiḥ

He struck Drona with seventy-three iron shafts, Shakuni with eighty, and Drona's son quickly with seven.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 88–89.

Verse 64 (4.57.64)

दुःसहं दशभिर्बाणैरर्जुनः समविध्यत । दुःशासनं द्वादशभिः कृपं शारद्वतं त्रिभिः । भीष्मं शान्तनवं षष्ट्या प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥

duḥsahaṃ daśabhirbāṇairarjunaḥ samavidhyata | duḥśāsanaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ kṛpaṃ śāradvataṃ tribhiḥ | bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ ṣaṣṭyā pratyavidhyatstanāntare

Arjuna pierced Duhsaha with ten arrows, Duhshasana with twelve, Kripa son of Sharadvat with three, and Bhishma son of Shantanu with sixty in the chest.

Note on the text: Corrected दुश्यासनं → दुःशासनं (misprint in Wikisource; the appendix reads duḥśāsanaṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 90–92.

Verse 65 (4.57.65)

स कर्णं कर्णिनाऽविध्यत्पीतेन निशितेन च । वासविर्द्विषतां मध्ये विव्याध परमेषुणा ॥

sa karṇaṃ karṇinā'vidhyatpītena niśitena ca | vāsavirdviṣatāṃ madhye vivyādha parameṣuṇā

In the midst of his foes the son of Vasava pierced Karna with a barbed arrow, yellow and sharp, a shaft of the finest.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 93–94.

Verse 66 (4.57.66)

स कर्णं सतनुत्राणं निर्भिद्य निशितः शरः । अगच्छद्दारयन्भूमिं चोदितो दृढधन्वना ॥

sa karṇaṃ satanutrāṇaṃ nirbhidya niśitaḥ śaraḥ | agacchaddārayanbhūmiṃ codito dṛḍhadhanvanā

Driven by that firm bowman, the sharp arrow pierced through Karna, armour and all, and went on, splitting the earth.

Note on the text: Corrected दानयन् → दारयन् (misprint in Wikisource; न for र; the appendix reads dārayan "splitting"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 95–96.

Verse 67 (4.57.67)

ततोऽस्य वाहान्व्यहनच्चतुर्भिश्चतुरः क्षुरैः । सारथेश्च शिरः कायादपाहरदरिन्दमः । अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद चापं तस्य करे स्थितम् ॥

tato'sya vāhānvyahanaccaturbhiścaturaḥ kṣuraiḥ | sāratheśca śiraḥ kāyādapāharadarindamaḥ | ardhacandreṇa ciccheda cāpaṃ tasya kare sthitam

Then that subduer of foes killed his four horses with four razor-headed arrows, struck his charioteer's head from the body, and with a crescent-headed arrow cut the bow in his hand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 97–99.

Verse 68 (4.57.68)

तस्मिन्विद्धे महाभागे कर्णे सर्वास्त्रपारगे । हताश्वसूते विरथे ततोऽनीकमभज्यत ॥

tasminviddhe mahābhāge karṇe sarvāstrapārage | hatāśvasūte virathe tato'nīkamabhajyata

When Karna, the illustrious master of all weapons, was thus wounded, his horses and charioteer slain and he left without a chariot, the army broke.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 45 (inserted after 4.50.2b), lines 100–101.