Chapter 48

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
evaṃ vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu māmakeṣvitareṣu ca |
kathaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ saṃprahāraṃ pracakrire || 1 ||
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saṃjaya uvāca |
samaṃ vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu saṃnaddhā ruciradhvajāḥ |
apāramiva saṃdṛśya sāgarapratimaṃ balam || 2 ||
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teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā putro duryodhanastava |
abravīttāvakānsarvānyudhyadhvamiti daṃśitāḥ || 3 ||
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te manaḥ krūramāsthāya samabhityaktajīvitāḥ |
pāṇḍavānabhyavartanta sarva evocchritadhvajāḥ || 4 ||
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tato yuddhaṃ samabhavattumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca vyatiṣaktarathadvipam || 5 ||
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muktāstu rathibhirbāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ |
saṃnipeturakuṇṭhāgrā nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca || 6 ||
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tathā pravṛtte saṃgrāme dhanurudyamya daṃśitaḥ |
abhipatya mahābāhurbhīṣmo bhīmaparākramaḥ || 7 ||
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saubhadre bhīmasene ca śaineye ca mahārathe |
kekaye ca virāṭe ca dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pārṣate || 8 ||
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eteṣu naravīreṣu cedimatsyeṣu cābhitaḥ |
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ || 9 ||
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prākampata mahāvyūhastasminvīrasamāgame |
sarveṣāmeva sainyānāmāsīdvyatikaro mahān || 10 ||
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sāditadhvajanāgāśca hatapravaravājinaḥ |
viprayātarathānīkāḥ samapadyanta pāṇḍavāḥ || 11 ||
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arjunastu naravyāghro dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham |
vārṣṇeyamabravītkruddho yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ || 12 ||
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eṣa bhīṣmaḥ susaṃkruddho vārṣṇeya mama vāhinīm |
nāśayiṣyati suvyaktaṃ duryodhanahite rataḥ || 13 ||
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eṣa droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyo vikarṇaśca janārdana |
dhārtarāṣṭrāśca sahitā duryodhanapurogamāḥ || 14 ||
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pāñcālānnihaniṣyanti rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā |
so'haṃ bhīṣmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sainyahetorjanārdana || 15 ||
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tamabravīdvāsudevo yatto bhava dhanaṃjaya |
eṣa tvā prāpaye vīra pitāmaharathaṃ prati || 16 ||
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evamuktvā tataḥ śaurī rathaṃ taṃ lokaviśrutam |
prāpayāmāsa bhīṣmāya rathaṃ prati janeśvara || 17 ||
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cañcadbahupatākena balākāvarṇavājinā |
samucchritamahābhīmanadadvānaraketunā |
mahatā meghanādena rathenādityavarcasā || 18 ||
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vinighnankauravānīkaṃ śūrasenāṃśca pāṇḍavaḥ |
āyāccharānnudañśīghraṃ suhṛcchoṣavināśanaḥ || 19 ||
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tamāpatantaṃ vegena prabhinnamiva vāraṇam |
trāsayānaṃ raṇe śūrānpātayantaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ || 20 ||
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saindhavapramukhairguptaḥ prācyasauvīrakekayaiḥ |
sahasā pratyudīyāya bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo'rjunam || 21 ||
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ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānamanyaḥ kurupitāmahāt |
droṇavaikartanābhyāṃ vā rathaḥ saṃyātumarhati || 22 ||
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tato bhīṣmo mahārāja kauravāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ |
arjunaṃ saptasaptatyā nārācānāṃ samāvṛṇot || 23 ||
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droṇaśca pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaḥ pañcāśatā śaraiḥ |
duryodhanaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā śalyaśca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ || 24 ||
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saindhavo navabhiścāpi śakuniścāpi pañcabhiḥ |
vikarṇo daśabhirbhallai rājanvivyādha pāṇḍavam || 25 ||
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sa tairviddho maheṣvāsaḥ samantānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
na vivyathe mahābāhurbhidyamāna ivācalaḥ || 26 ||
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sa bhīṣmaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ |
droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā naravyāghro vikarṇaṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ || 27 ||
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ārtāyaniṃ tribhirbāṇai rājānaṃ cāpi pañcabhiḥ |
pratyavidhyadameyātmā kirīṭī bharatarṣabha || 28 ||
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taṃ sātyakirvirāṭaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ |
draupadeyābhimanyuśca parivavrurdhanaṃjayam || 29 ||
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tato droṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ gāṅgeyasya priye ratam |
abhyavarṣata pāñcālyaḥ saṃyuktaḥ saha somakaiḥ || 30 ||
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bhīṣmastu rathināṃ śreṣṭhastūrṇaṃ vivyādha pāṇḍavam |
aśītyā niśitairbāṇaistato'krośanta tāvakāḥ || 31 ||
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teṣāṃ tu ninadaṃ śrutvā prahṛṣṭānāṃ prahṛṣṭavat |
praviveśa tato madhyaṃ rathasiṃhaḥ pratāpavān || 32 ||
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teṣāṃ tu rathasiṃhānāṃ madhyaṃ prāpya dhanaṃjayaḥ |
cikrīḍa dhanuṣā rājaṃllakṣyaṃ kṛtvā mahārathān || 33 ||
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tato duryodhano rājā bhīṣmamāha janeśvaraḥ |
pīḍyamānaṃ svakaṃ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthena saṃyuge || 34 ||
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eṣa pāṇḍusutastāta kṛṣṇena sahito balī |
yatatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ mūlaṃ naḥ parikṛntati |
tvayi jīvati gāṅgeye droṇe ca rathināṃ vare || 35 ||
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tvatkṛte hyeṣa karṇo'pi nyastaśastro mahārathaḥ |
na yudhyati raṇe pārthaṃ hitakāmaḥ sadā mama || 36 ||
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sa tathā kuru gāṅgeya yathā hanyeta phalgunaḥ |
evamuktastato rājanpitā devavratastava |
dhikkṣatradharmamityuktvā yayau pārtharathaṃ prati || 37 ||
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ubhau śvetahayau rājansaṃsaktau dṛśya pārthivāḥ |
siṃhanādānbhṛśaṃ cakruḥ śaṅkhaśabdāṃśca bhārata || 38 ||
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drauṇirduryodhanaścaiva vikarṇaśca tavātmajaḥ |
parivārya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sthitā yuddhāya māriṣa || 39 ||
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tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parivārya dhanaṃjayam |
sthitā yuddhāya mahate tato yuddhamavartata || 40 ||
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gāṅgeyastu raṇe pārthamānarchannavabhiḥ śaraiḥ |
tamarjunaḥ pratyavidhyaddaśabhirmarmavedhibhiḥ || 41 ||
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tataḥ śarasahasreṇa suprayuktena pāṇḍavaḥ |
arjunaḥ samaraślāghī bhīṣmasyāvārayaddiśaḥ || 42 ||
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śarajālaṃ tatastattu śarajālena kaurava |
vārayāmāsa pārthasya bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavastathā || 43 ||
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ubhau paramasaṃhṛṣṭāvubhau yuddhābhinandinau |
nirviśeṣamayudhyetāṃ kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau || 44 ||
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bhīṣmacāpavimuktāni śarajālāni saṃghaśaḥ |
śīryamāṇānyadṛśyanta bhinnānyarjunasāyakaiḥ || 45 ||
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tathaivārjunamuktāni śarajālāni bhāgaśaḥ |
gāṅgeyaśaranunnāni nyapatanta mahītale || 46 ||
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arjunaḥ pañcaviṃśatyā bhīṣmamārcchacchitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
bhīṣmo'pi samare pārthaṃ vivyādha triṃśatā śaraiḥ || 47 ||
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anyonyasya hayānviddhvā dhvajau ca sumahābalau |
ratheṣāṃ rathacakre ca cikrīḍaturariṃdamau || 48 ||
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tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ |
vāsudevaṃ tribhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare || 49 ||
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bhīṣmacāpacyutairbāṇairnirviddho madhusūdanaḥ |
virarāja raṇe rājansapuṣpa iva kiṃśukaḥ || 50 ||
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tato'rjuno bhṛśaṃ kruddho nirviddhaṃ prekṣya mādhavam |
gāṅgeyasārathiṃ saṃkhye nirbibheda tribhiḥ śaraiḥ || 51 ||
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yatamānau tu tau vīrāvanyonyasya vadhaṃ prati |
nāśaknutāṃ tadānyonyamabhisaṃdhātumāhave || 52 ||
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maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gatapratyāgatāni ca |
adarśayetāṃ bahudhā sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt || 53 ||
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antaraṃ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantau mahārathau |
rājannantaramārgasthau sthitāvāstāṃ muhurmuhuḥ || 54 ||
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ubhau siṃharavonmiśraṃ śaṅkhaśabdaṃ pracakratuḥ |
tathaiva cāpanirghoṣaṃ cakratustau mahārathau || 55 ||
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tayoḥ śaṅkhapraṇādena rathanemisvanena ca |
dāritā sahasā bhūmiścakampa ca nanāda ca || 56 ||
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na tayorantaraṃ kaściddadṛśe bharatarṣabha |
balinau samare śūrāvanyonyasadṛśāvubhau || 57 ||
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cihnamātreṇa bhīṣmaṃ tu prajajñustatra kauravāḥ |
tathā pāṇḍusutāḥ pārthaṃ cihnamātreṇa jajñire || 58 ||
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tayornṛvarayo rājandṛśya tādṛkparākramam |
vismayaṃ sarvabhūtāni jagmurbhārata saṃyuge || 59 ||
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na tayorvivaraṃ kaścidraṇe paśyati bhārata |
dharme sthitasya hi yathā na kaścidvṛjinaṃ kvacit || 60 ||
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ubhau hi śarajālena tāvadṛśyau babhūvatuḥ |
prakāśau ca punastūrṇaṃ babhūvaturubhau raṇe || 61 ||
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tatra devāḥ sagandharvāścāraṇāśca saharṣibhiḥ |
anyonyaṃ pratyabhāṣanta tayordṛṣṭvā parākramam || 62 ||
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na śakyau yudhi saṃrabdhau jetumetau mahārathau |
sadevāsuragandharvairlokairapi kathaṃcana || 63 ||
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āścaryabhūtaṃ lokeṣu yuddhametanmahādbhutam |
naitādṛśāni yuddhāni bhaviṣyanti kathaṃcana || 64 ||
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nāpi śakyo raṇe jetuṃ bhīṣmaḥ pārthena dhīmatā |
sadhanuśca rathasthaśca pravapansāyakānraṇe || 65 ||
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tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe devairapi durāsadam |
na vijetuṃ raṇe bhīṣma utsaheta dhanurdharam || 66 ||
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iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante proccarantyastatastataḥ |
gāṅgeyārjunayoḥ saṃkhye stavayuktā viśāṃ pate || 67 ||
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tvadīyāstu tato yodhāḥ pāṇḍaveyāśca bhārata |
anyonyaṃ samare jaghnustayostatra parākrame || 68 ||
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śitadhāraistathā khaḍgairvimalaiśca paraśvadhaiḥ |
śarairanyaiśca bahubhiḥ śastrairnānāvidhairyudhi |
ubhayoḥ senayorvīrā nyakṛntanta parasparam || 69 ||
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vartamāne tathā ghore tasminyuddhe sudāruṇe |
droṇapāñcālyayo rājanmahānāsītsamāgamaḥ || 70 ||
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