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vajradattaparājayaḥ
Defeat of Vajradatta
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
prāgjyotiṣam athābhyetya vyacaratsa hayottamaḥ। bhagadattātmajastatra niryayau raṇakarkaśaḥ ॥14-74-1॥
Then, having reached Prāgjyotiṣa, the excellent horse roamed; there, the son of Bhagadatta, fierce in battle, came forth. (14-74-1)
sa ha yaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya viṣayāntam upāgatam। yuyudhe bharataśreṣṭha vajradatto mahīpatiḥ ॥14-74-2॥
O best of the Bharatas, that king Vajradatta fought with him who had come to the boundary of the territory of the son of Pandu. (14-74-2)
so'bhinir yāya nagarād bhagadattasuto nṛpaḥ। aśvam āyāntam unmathya nagarābhimukho yayau ॥14-74-3॥
Having departed from the city, the king, son of Bhagadatta, overcame the approaching horse and went toward the city. (14-74-3)
tam ālakṣya mahābāhuḥ kurūṇām ṛṣabhas tadā। gāṇḍīvaṃ vikṣipan tūrṇaṃ sahasā samupādravat ॥14-74-4॥
Then, the great-armed chief of the Kurus, having seen him, suddenly and swiftly advanced, brandishing his Gāṇḍīva bow. (14-74-4)
tato gāṇḍīvanirmuktair iṣubhir mohitō nṛpaḥ। hayam utsṛjya taṃ vīras tataḥ pārtham upādravat ॥14-74-5॥
Then, bewildered by the arrows released from Gāṇḍīva, the king—abandoning his horse—then attacked Pārtha (Arjuna). (14-74-5)
punaḥ praviśya nagaraṃ daṃśitaḥ sa nṛpotṭamaḥ। āruhya nāgapravaraṃ niryayau yuddhakāṅkṣayā॥14-74-6॥
Having been bitten, that best of kings again entered the city, then, mounting the prime elephant, he set out eager for battle. (14-74-6)
pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani। dodhūyatā cāmareṇa śvetena ca mahārathaḥ ॥14-74-7॥
The great chariot-warrior was shaded by a white parasol held over his head and fanned with a white chowrie. (14-74-7)
tataḥ pārthaṃ samāsādya pāṇḍavānāṃ mahāratham। āhvayāmāsa kauravyaṃ bālyān-mohāc ca saṃyuge ॥14-74-8॥
Then, after approaching Pārtha, the great chariot-warrior among the Pāṇḍavas challenged the Kaurava to battle due to childishness and delusion. (14-74-8)
sa vāraṇam nagaprakhyam prabhinnakaraṭāmukham। preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddhas tataḥ śvetahayaṃ prati॥14-74-9॥
Then, in his anger, he sent the mountain-like elephant with a broken temporal region towards the white horse. (14-74-9)
vikṣarantaṃ yathā meghaṃ paravāraṇavāraṇam। śāstravat kalpitaṃ saṅkhye trisāhaṃ yuddha-durmadam॥14-74-10॥
Like a cloud flowing, the enemy-defending elephant—arranged according to scripture, possessed of triple might and full of battle-arrogance—in the battle. (14-74-10)
pracodyamānaḥ sa gajastena rājñā mahābalaḥ। tadāṅkuśena vibhāvutpatiṣyannivāmbaram॥14-74-11॥
That very strong elephant, being impelled by the king with that goad, seemed as if about to leap up into the sky. (14-74-11)
tam āpatantaṃ samprekṣya kruddho rājan dhanañjayaḥ। bhūmi-sthaḥ vāraṇa-gataṃ yodhayām āsa bhārata॥14-74-12॥
Seeing him advancing, Dhanañjaya, angered, O king, standing on the ground, began to fight with the one mounted on the elephant, O Bhārata. (14-74-12)
vajradattastu saṅkruddho mumocāśu dhanañjaye। tomarān agnisaṅkāśāṁś śalabhān iva vegitān ॥14-74-13॥
But Vajradatta, enraged, quickly hurled at Dhanañjaya spears blazing like fire, as swiftly as moths. (14-74-13)
arjunas tāna-samprāptān gāṇḍīva-preṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ। dvidhā tridhā ca ciccheda kha eva khagamāis tadā ॥14-74-14॥
Arjuna then cut those who had approached with arrows shot from his Gāṇḍīva bow into two and three pieces in the very sky itself with his swift-flying arrows. (14-74-14)
sa tāndṛṣṭvā tathā chinnāṃstomarānbhagadattajaḥ। iṣūnasaktāṃstvaritaḥ prāhiṇotpāṇḍavaṃ prati ॥14-74-15॥
Seeing his javelins thus broken, the son of Bhagadatta quickly shot fresh arrows at the Pāṇḍava. (14-74-15)
tato 'rjunas tūrṇataraṃ rukmapuṅkhān ajihmagān। preṣayām āsa saṅkruddho bhagadattātmajaṃ prati ॥14-74-16॥
Then Arjuna, greatly enraged, swiftly shot golden-feathered, straight-flying arrows at the son of Bhagadatta. (14-74-16)
sa tairviddho mahātejā vajradatto mahāhave। bhṛśāhataḥ papātorvyāṃ na tvenamajahātsmṛtiḥ ॥14-74-17॥
Vajradatta, endowed with great energy, pierced by them and severely wounded in the great battle, fell to the ground; but even then consciousness did not leave him. (14-74-17)
tataḥ sa punar āruhya vāraṇapravaraṃ raṇe। avyagraḥ preṣayāmāsa jayārthī vijayaṃ prati॥14-74-18॥
Then he, once more mounting the foremost elephant in battle, undaunted, pressed forward seeking victory. (14-74-18)
tasmai bāṇāṁs tato jiṣṇur nirmuktāśīviṣopamān। preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddho jvalitān iva pāvakān ॥14-74-19॥
Then, to him, the victorious one—greatly enraged—sent forth arrows like released serpents, blazing as if they were fires. (14-74-19)
sa tair viddhaḥ mahānāgaḥ visravan rudhiraṃ babhau। himavān iva śailendraḥ bahu-prasravaṇaḥ tadā ॥14-74-20॥
Pierced by them, the great elephant appeared, with blood flowing, just like the Himalaya, the king of mountains, pouring forth many streams at that time. (14-74-20)
