03.234
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो दिव्यास्त्रसम्पन्ना गन्धर्वा हेममालिनः। विसृजन्तः शरान्दीप्तान्समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥०३-२३४-१॥
Then the Gandharvas, adorned with golden garlands and equipped with divine weapons, surrounded (the enemy) from all sides, releasing blazing arrows. (03-234-1)
चत्वारः पाण्डवा वीरा गन्धर्वाश्च सहस्रशः। रणे संन्यपतन्राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥०३-२३४-२॥
O king, four heroic Pāṇḍavas and thousands of Gandharvas fell together in battle; it was as if something marvellous had taken place. (03-234-2)
यथा कर्णस्य च रथो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः। गन्धर्वैः शतशश्छिन्नौ तथा तेषां प्रचक्रिरे ॥०३-२३४-३॥
Just as the chariots of Karṇa and Dhārtarāṣṭra were shattered in hundreds by the Gandharvas, in the same way they dealt with theirs. (03-234-3)
तान्समापततो राजन्गन्धर्वाञ्शतशो रणे। प्रत्यगृह्णन्नरव्याघ्राः शरवर्षैरनेकशः ॥०३-२३४-४॥
O king, as the Gandharvas by the hundreds approached in battle, the tiger-like men repeatedly received them with showers of arrows. (03-234-4)
अवकीर्यमाणाः खगमाः शरवर्षैः समन्ततः। न शेकुः पाण्डुपुत्राणां समीपे परिवर्तितुम् ॥०३-२३४-५॥
The birds, being scattered in every direction by showers of arrows, were unable to move near the sons of Pāṇḍu. (03-234-5)
अभिक्रुद्धानभिप्रेक्ष्य गन्धर्वानर्जुनस्तदा। लक्षयित्वाथ दिव्यानि महास्त्राण्युपचक्रमे ॥०३-२३४-६॥
Then Arjuna, having observed the enraged Gandharvas, discerned this and began to use the divine great weapons. (03-234-6)
सहस्राणां सहस्रं स प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम्। आग्नेयेनार्जुनः सङ्ख्ये गन्धर्वाणां बलोत्कटः ॥०३-२३४-७॥
Arjuna, mighty among the Gandharvas in battle, with the Agneya weapon, dispatched a thousand out of thousands for advancing attack. (03-234-7)
तथा भीमो महेष्वासः संयुगे बलिनां वरः। गन्धर्वाञ्शतशो राजञ्जघान निशितैः शरैः ॥०३-२३४-८॥
Thus Bhīma, the great archer and foremost among the strong, killed hundreds of Gandharvas with sharp arrows, O king. (03-234-8)
माद्रीपुत्रावपि तथा युध्यमानौ बलोत्कटौ। परिगृह्याग्रतो राजञ्जघ्नतुः शतशः परान् ॥०३-२३४-९॥
O king, the two mighty sons of Mādrī also, fighting at the front, struck down hundreds of enemies.
ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वा दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महात्मभिः। उत्पेतुः खमुपादाय धृतराष्ट्रसुतांस्ततः ॥०३-२३४-१०॥
The Gandharvas, being struck down by the great-souled warriors with divine weapons, quickly rose into the sky, carrying the sons of Dhritarashtra away from that place. (03-234-10)
तानुत्पतिष्णून्बुद्ध्वा तु कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। महता शरजालेन समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥०३-२३४-११॥
But Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, perceiving those (enemies) about to leap forth, surrounded them on all sides with a great array of arrows. (03-234-11)
ते बद्धाः शरजालेन शकुन्ता इव पञ्जरे। ववर्षुरर्जुनं क्रोधाद्गदाशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टिभिः ॥०३-२३४-१२॥
Bound by a net of arrows like birds in a cage, they angrily showered Arjuna with a rain of maces, lances, and spears. (03-234-12)
गदाशक्त्यसिवृष्टीस्ता निहत्य स महास्त्रवित्। गात्राणि चाहनद्भल्लैर्गन्धर्वाणां धनञ्जयः ॥०३-२३४-१३॥
Dhananjaya, the knower of great weapons, having destroyed those showers of maces, spears, and swords, then struck the bodies of the Gandharvas with arrows. (03-234-13)
शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च चरणैर्बाहुभिस्तथा। अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति परेषामभवद्भयम् ॥०३-२३४-१४॥
The sight of heads, arms, and feet falling and scattered everywhere, appearing like a shower of stones, caused fear among the others. (03-234-14)
ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः पाण्डवेन महात्मना। भूमिष्ठमन्तरिक्षस्थाः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥०३-२३४-१५॥
Those Gandharvas, being struck by the great-souled son of Pandu, covered both those on the ground and those in the air with showers of arrows. (03-234-15)
तेषां तु शरवर्षाणि सव्यसाची परन्तपः। अस्त्रैः संवार्य तेजस्वी गन्धर्वान्प्रत्यविध्यत ॥०३-२३४-१६॥
But Savyasāci, the energetic scorcher of enemies, warded off the showers of arrows of those (Gandharvas) with weapons and struck back at the Gandharvas. (03-234-16)
स्थूणाकर्णेन्द्रजालं च सौरं चापि तथार्जुनः। आग्नेयं चापि सौम्यं च ससर्ज कुरुनन्दनः ॥०३-२३४-१७॥
And Arjuna, O delight of the Kurus, then created the pillar-magical net, as well as solar, fire, and moon-related (weapons or illusions). (03-234-17)
ते दह्यमाना गन्धर्वाः कुन्तीपुत्रस्य सायकैः। दैतेया इव शक्रेण विषादमगमन्परम् ॥०३-२३४-१८॥
Those Gandharvas, scorched by the arrows of Kuntī's son, fell into great despair, just like the Daityas did when defeated by Śakra (Indra). (03-234-18)
ऊर्ध्वमाक्रममाणाश्च शरजालेन वारिताः। विसर्पमाणा भल्लैश्च वार्यन्ते सव्यसाचिना ॥०३-२३४-१९॥
Those ascending upwards are stopped by a shower of arrows, and those spreading out are checked by Arjuna's broad-headed shafts. (03-234-19)
गन्धर्वांस्त्रासितान्दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रेण धीमता। चित्रसेनो गदां गृह्य सव्यसाचिनमाद्रवत् ॥०३-२३४-२०॥
When Citraseṇa saw the Gandharvas being frightened by the wise son of Kuntī, he took up his mace and rushed toward Savyasācin (Arjuna). (03-234-20)
तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे। गदां सर्वायसीं पार्थः शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तधा ॥०३-२३४-२१॥
As he rapidly advanced in battle, mace in hand, Pārtha (Arjuna) cut the iron mace into seven pieces with his arrows. (03-234-21)
स गदां बहुधा दृष्ट्वा कृत्तां बाणैस्तरस्विना। संवृत्य विद्ययात्मानं योधयामास पाण्डवम् ॥ अस्त्राणि तस्य दिव्यानि योधयामास खे स्थितः ॥०३-२३४-२२॥
He saw his mace cut to pieces in many ways by the energetic one's arrows. Enveloping himself with knowledge, he engaged in battle with the Pāṇḍava. Standing in the sky, he fought with his divine weapons. (03-234-22)
गन्धर्वराजो बलवान्माययान्तर्हितस्तदा। अन्तर्हितं समालक्ष्य प्रहरन्तमथार्जुनः ॥ ताडयामास खचरैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः ॥०३-२३४-२३॥
Then the powerful Gandharva king, having become invisible by his illusion, as Arjuna saw the invisible one attacking, struck him with chariot warriors using divine weapons that had been invoked with mantras. (03-234-23)
अन्तर्धानवधं चास्य चक्रे क्रुद्धोऽर्जुनस्तदा। शब्दवेध्यमुपाश्रित्य बहुरूपो धनञ्जयः ॥०३-२३४-२४॥
Then, angry Arjuna, also called Dhanañjaya of many forms, committed the slaying of one who had disappeared, resorting to aiming at the target by sound. (03-234-24)
स वध्यमानस्तैरस्त्रैरर्जुनेन महात्मना। अथास्य दर्शयामास तदात्मानं प्रियः सखा ॥०३-२३४-२५॥
While he was being struck by those weapons by Arjuna, the great soul, then his dear friend showed him his true self. (03-234-25)
चित्रसेनमथालक्ष्य सखायं युधि दुर्बलम्। सञ्जहारास्त्रमथ तत्प्रसृष्टं पाण्डवर्षभः ॥०३-२३४-२६॥
Then, seeing Citraseṇa's friend weakened in battle, the foremost of the Pāṇḍavas destroyed the missile that had been launched. (03-234-26)
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे संहृतास्त्रं धनञ्जयम्। सञ्जह्रुः प्रद्रुतानश्वाञ्शरवेगान्धनूंषि च ॥०३-२३४-२७॥
But when all the Pāṇḍavas saw Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) who had withdrawn his weapons, they rejoined their fleeing horses and their bows with the swiftness of arrows. (03-234-27)
चित्रसेनश्च भीमश्च सव्यसाची यमावपि। पृष्ट्वा कौशलमन्योन्यं रथेष्वेवावतस्थिरे ॥०३-२३४-२८॥
Citrasena, Bhīma, Savyasācī (Arjuna), and the twin sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva) also, after asking each other's welfare, took their places right on their chariots. (03-234-28)
