Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xl : SECTION XL "Dhritarashtra said, A mere child in years, brought up in great luxury, proud of the strength of his arms, accomplished in battle, endued with great heroism, the perpetuator of his race, and prepared to lay down his life--when Abhimanyu penetrated into the Katirava army, borne on his...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxi : SECTION XXI "Sanjaya continued, 'Then Drona, beholding Yudhishthira near him fearlessly received him with a thick shower of arrows. And there arose a loud noise among the troops of Yudhishthira's army like what is made by the elephants belonging to a herd when their leader is attacked by a mighty...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlix : SECTION XLIX "Sanjaya said, 'After the slaughter of that hero, that leader of car-divisions, "viz"., the son of Subhadra, the Pandava warriors, leaving their cars and putting off their armour, and throwing aside their Lows, sat, surrounding king Yudhishthira. And they were brooding over that grief...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cii : SECTION CII "Sanjaya said, 'Saying these words, king Duryodhana pierced Arjuna with three shafts of great impetuosity and capable of penetrating into the very vitals. And with four others he pierced the four steeds of his foe. And he pierced Vasudeva in the centre of the chest with ten shafts...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxiii : SECTION XXIII "Dhritarashtra said, 'Tell me, O Sanjaya, the distinctive indications of the cars of all those who, excited with wrath and headed by Bhimasena, had proceeded against Drona.' "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Vrikodara advancing (on a car drawn) by steeds of dappled hue (like: th...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcvi : SECTION CXCVI "Sanjaya said.. 'Hearing of the slaughter of his sire by Dhrishtadyumna, of sinful deeds, Drona's son was filled with grief and rage, O bull among men. Filled with rage, O king, his body seems to blaze forth like that of the Destroyer while engaged in slaughtering creatures at the end...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xli : SECTION XLI "Sanjaya said, 'Thou askest me, O monarch, about the prowess of the ruler of the Sindhus. Listen to me as I describe in detail how he fought with the Pandavas. Large steeds of the Sindhu breed, well-trained and p. 94 fleet as the wind, and obedient to the commands of the charioteer...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxix : SECTION CLXIX "Sanjaya said, 'Against Nakula who was engaged in smiting thy host, Suvala's son (Sakuni) in wrath, rushed with great impetuosity and addressing him, said, 'Wait! Wait!' Each enraged with the other and each desirous of slaying the other, those two heroes struck each other with shafts...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Ci : SECTION CI "Vasudeva said, 'Behold, O Dhananjaya, this Suyodhana who hath transgressed us! I regard this as highly wonderful. There is no car-warrior equal to him. His arrows are far-reaching. He is a great bowman. Accomplished as he is in weapons, it is exceedingly difficult to vanquish him...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxiv : SECTION XXXIV "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing these words of the intelligent Yudhishthira, the son of Subhadra, O Bharata, urged his charioteer towards Drona's array. The charioteer, urged by him with the words, '"Proceed, Proceed",' replied unto Abhimanyu, O king, in these words, 'O thou that art blest...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxiv : SECTION CXXXIV "Dhritarashtra said, 'I think, Destiny is supreme. Fie on exertion which is useless, inasmuch as the son of Adhiratha, though fighting resolutely, could not vanquish the son of Pandu. Karna boasts of his competency to vanquish in battle all the Parthas with Govinda amongst them. I do...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxvii : SECTION CLXVII "Sanjaya said, 'The ruler of the Madras shrouded on all sides, with clouds of shafts, Virata with his troops, who was proceeding quickly for getting at Drona. The battle that took place between those two great bowmen resembled, O king, that between Vala and Vasava in days of yore...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxi : SECTION LXXI "Vyasa said, 'Hearing this sacred history of sixteen kings, capable of enhancing the period of life (of the listener), king Srinjaya remained silent without saying anything. The illustrious "Rishi" Narada then said unto him thus sitting silent, 'O thou of great splendour, hast thou...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxix : SECTION XXIX "Dhritarashtra said, 'When those divisions (of mine), O Sanjaya, were broken and routed, and all of you retreated quickly from the field, what became the state of your minds? The rallying of ranks when broken and flying away without beholding a spot whereon to stand, is always...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxiv : SECTION CLXXIV "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the mighty-armed Ghatotkacha, O king, proceeding towards the car of "Suta's" son, Karna for slaughtering him in battle, thy son Duryodhana addressing Duhsasana, said these words, 'The "Rakshasa", seeing the prowess of Karna in battle, is speedily advancing...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxvii : SECTION CXXVII "Sanjaya said, 'After the son of Pandu had crossed that car-force, the preceptor Drona, smiling the while, covered him with showers of arrows, desirous of checking his course. Stupefying thy force then with his powers of illusion, and drinking, as it were, those shafts shot...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxviii : SECTION CLXXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Seeing Bhima in that battle assailed by the cannibal, Vasudeva, approaching Ghatotkacha, said unto him these words, 'Behold, O mighty-armed one, Bhima is violently assailed by the Rakshasa in battle, in the very sight of all the troops and of thyself, O thou...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cli : SECTION CLI "Sanjaya said, 'Thus urged by Drona, king Duryodhana, filled with rage set his heart on battle. And thy son, Duryodhana, then said unto Karna, 'Behold, the diadem-decked son of Pandu, with Krishna alone for helpmate, penetrated into the array formed by the preceptor, an array th...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clix : SECTION CLIX "Sanjaya said, 'Thus addressed by Duryodhana, Drona's son, that warrior difficult of defeat in battle, set his heart upon destroying the foe, like Indra bent upon destroying the "Daityas". The mighty-armed Aswatthaman answered thy son, saying, 'It is even so as thou sayest, O...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxv : SECTION CXXV "Sanjaya said, 'When the army of the Pandavas was thus agitated on all sides, the Parthas and the Panchalas and the Somakas, retreated to a great distance. During the progress of that fierce battle, making the hair stand on end, and that universal carnage like to what happens, O...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcvi : SECTION XCVI "Sanjaya said, 'When that fierce battle, causing the hair to stand on end, commenced, the Pandavas rushed against the Kauravas who had been divided into three bodies. Bhimasena rushed against the mighty-armed Jalasandha, and Yudhishthira, at the head of his troops rushed, in that p...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxiii : p. 398 SECTION CLXXIII "Sanjaya said, 'Then Karna, that slayer of hostile heroes, beholding Prishata's son in battle, struck him on the chest with ten shafts capable of penetrating into the very vitals. Dhrishtadyumna quickly pierced Karna in return in that great battle, with five shafts...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxvii : SECTION CXXXVII "Dhritarashtra said, 'O Suta, O Sanjaya, this grievous result that has now overtaken us is, I think, certainly due to my evil policy. I had hitherto thought that what is past. But, O Sanjaya, what measures should I now adopt? I am now once more calm, O Sanjaya, therefore, tell me...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcvii : SECTION CXCVII "Sanjaya said, 'When the weapon called "Narayana" was invoked, violent winds began to blow with showers of rain, and peals of thunder were heard although the sky was cloudless. The earth trembled, and the seas swelled up in agitation. The rivers began to run in a contrary course...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Clxxxvii : SECTION CLXXXVII "Sanjaya continued, 'The warrior, O king, thus clad in mail on the field of battle, adored the thousand-rayed Aditya as he rose at morn. When the thousand-rayed luminary, of splendour bright, as burning gold, arose, and the world became illumined, the battle once more commenced...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Ix : SECTION IX "Dhritarashtra said, 'How did the Pandavas and the Srinjayas slay Drona in battle,--Drona. who was so accomplished in weapons amongst all wielders of arms? Did his car break (in course of the fight)? Did his bow break while he was striking (the foe)? Or, was Drona careless at the time...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxiii : SECTION LXIII "Narada said, 'Yayati, the son of Nahusha, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. Having performed a hundred Rajasuyas, a hundred Horse-sacrifices, a thousand "Pundarikas", a hundred "Vajapeyas", a thousand "Atiratras", innumerable "Chaturmasyas", diverse "Agnishtomas", and many...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxii : SECTION XXXII "Sanjaya said, 'Of fierce deeds in battle and above all fatigue, as proved by their feats, five sons of Pandu, with Krishna, are incapable of being resisted by the very gods. In righteousness, in deeds, in lineage, in intelligence, in achievements, in fame, in prosperity, there never...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cv : SECTION CV "Dhritarashtra said, 'After Arjuna had got the ruler of the Sindhus within sight, what, O Sanjaya, did the Panchalas, attacked by Bharadwaja's son, do, encountering the Kurus?' "Sanjaya said, In the afternoon of that day, O monarch, in the battle that took place between the Panchal...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxix : SECTION LXXIX "Sanjaya said, 'Then lord Kesava, of eyes like lotus-petals, having entered the unrivalled mansion of Arjuna, touched water, and spread (for Arjuna) on the auspicious and even floor an excellent bed of Kusa blades that were of the hue of the "lapis lazuli". And keeping excellent...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxii : p. 396 SECTION CLXXII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding his own army routed while being slaughtered by those illustrious heroes, thy son, well-acquainted with words, O monarch, quickly repairing unto Karna and Drona, that foremost of all victors in battle, wrathfully said these words, 'This battle h...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Civ : p. 211 SECTION CIV "Dhritarashtra, said, 'Describe to me, O Sanjaya, the diverse kinds of standards resplendent with great beauty, of both the Partha and our warriors (in that battle).' "Sanjaya said, 'Hear, O king, of the diverse kinds of standards of those high-souled warriors. Listen to me as I...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Ccii : SECTION CCII "Dhritarashtra said, Upon the slaughter of the "Atiratha", "viz"., Drona, by Prishata's son, what did my sons and the Pandavas next do?' "Sanjaya, said, 'After the rout of the Kuru army, upon the slaughter of that "Atiratha", "viz"., Drona, by Prishata's son, Dhananjaya, the s...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cci : SECTION CCI "Sanjaya said, "Beholding Bhimasena overwhelmed by that weapon, Dhananjaya, for baffling its energy, covered him with the "Varuna" weapon. In consequence of the lightness of Arjuna's arms, and owing also to the fiery force that shrouded Bhima, none could see that the latter had been...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clviii : SECTION CLVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Seeding his uncle thus addressed in harsh and insulting words by the "Suta's" son, Aswatthaman, uplifting his scimitar, furiously rushed towards the latter. Filled with fury, Drona's son rushed towards Karna, in the very sight of the Kuru king, like a li...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xiii : SECTION XIII "Sanjaya said, 'After Drona had promised the kings seizure under those limitations, thy troops hearing of (that promise about) Yudhishthira's capture, uttered many leonine shouts, mingling them with the whiz of their arrows and the blare of their conchs. King Yudhishthira the just...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcviii : SECTION XCVIII "Sanjaya said, 'When the sun turned in his downward course towards the summit of the Asta hills, when the welkin was covered with dust, when the heat of the solar rays abated, the day began to fade fast. As regards the soldiers, some rested, some fought on, some returned...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Lxxxvii : p. 169 SECTION LXXXVII "Sanjaya said, 'After that fight had passed away, Drona, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, began to array all his divisions for battle. Diverse sounds were heard, O monarch of angry heroes shouting in wrath and desirous of slaying one another. And some stretched...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lix : p. 121 SECTION LIX "Narada said, 'Rama, the son of Dasaratha, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. His subjects were as much delighted with him, as a sire is delighted with the children of his loins. Endued with immeasurable energy, countless virtues were there in him. Of unfading glory...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxi : SECTION CXXI "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Duhsasana's car staying near his, the son of Bharadwaja, addressing Duhsasana, said these words, 'Why, O Duhsasana, are all these cars flying away? Is the king well? Is the ruler of the Sindhus yet alive? Thou art a prince. Thou art a brother of the king. Thou...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxviii : SECTION CXXVIII "Dhritarashtra said, 'While mighty Bhimasena was uttering those loud shouts deep as the roar of the clouds or peals of thunder, what heroes (of our side) surrounded him? I do not behold that warrior, O Sanjaya, in the three worlds, who is capable of staying before the enraged...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cx : SECTION CX "Sanjaya said, 'That bull amongst the Sinis, "viz"., Satyaki, hearing these words o, full affection, agreeable, fraught with sweet sounds, opportune, delightful, and equitable that were uttered by king Yudhishthira the just, replied unto him, O chief of the Bharatas, saying, 'O thou...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxiv : SECTION LXXIV "Sanjaya said, 'When the spies (of Duryodhana), having heard that loud uproar made by the Pandavas desirous of victory, informed (their masters of the cause), Jayadratha, overwhelmed with sorrow, and with heart stupefied with grief, and like one sinking in a fathomless oce...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxiii : SECTION CXXXIII "Sanjaya said, 'Then the carless Karna, thus once more completely defeated by Bhima, mounted another car and speedily began to pierce the son of Pandu. Like two huge elephants encountering each other with the points of their tusks, they struck each other with shafts, shot from their...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxciii : SECTION CXCIII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding those feats of the Satwata hero, Duryodhana and others, filled with rage, quickly encompassed the grandson of Sini on all sides. Kripa and Karna, of also thy sorts, O sire, in that battle, quickly approaching the grandson of Sini, began to strike him with...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxi : SECTION CXXXI "Dhritarashtra said, 'What, indeed, O Sanjaya, did Duryodhana say when he saw that Karna turning away from the field upon whom my sons had reposed all their hopes of victory? How, indeed, did the mighty Bhima, proud of his energy, fight? What also, O son, did Karna do after this...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxvii : SECTION CLXXVII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Alayudha of terrible deeds come to battle, all the Kauravas became filled with delight. Similarly, thy sons having Duryodhana for their head, (were filled with delight) like raftless men desirous of crossing the ocean when they meet with a raft. Indeed...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxii : SECTION XXII "Dhritarashtra said, 'When the Pandavas were broken by Bharadwaja's son in hat dreadful battle, and the Panchalas also, was there anybody that approached Drona for battle? Alas, beholding Drona stationed in battle, like a, awning tiger, or an elephant with rent temples, ready to p. 51...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cix : SECTION CIX "Dhritarashtra said, 'Tell me, O Sanjaya, how Yuyudhana rushed against the son of Bharadwaja in battle. I feel a great curiosity to hear it.' "Sanjaya said, 'Listen, O thou of great wisdom, to the account of that battle, that makes the hair stand on end, between Drona and the Pandayas p...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Viii : SECTION VIII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Drona thus slaying steeds and drivers and car-warriors and elephants, the Pandavas, without being troubled, encompassed him on all sides. Then king Yudhishthira, addressing Dhrishtadyumna and Dhananjaya, said unto them, 'Let the pot-born (Drona) be checked...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxiii : SECTION CLXIII "Sanjaya said, 'When the field of battle which had before been enveloped in darkness and dust had thus become illuminated, heroic warriors encountered one another, desirous of taking one another's life. 2 Encountering one another in battle, O king, those combatants, armed with lances...
Title Page : THE MAHABHARATA Of KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA BOOK 7 DRONA PARVA Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Text By KISARI MOHAN GANGULI [1883-1896] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned , 2004. Proofed by John Bruno Hare, October 2004. This text is in the public domain. These files may be used...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Lxxxix : SECTION LXXXIX "Dhritarashtra said, 'When the van of my army thus slaughtered by the diadem-decked (Arjuna) broke and fled, who were those heroes that advanced against Arjuna? (Did any of them actually fight with Arjuna, or) did all, abandoning their determination enter the "Sakata" array, getting...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Ii : SECTION II "Sanjaya said, 'Then Adhiratha's son of the" Suta "caste, knowing that Bhishma had been slain, became desirous of rescuing, like a brother, thy son's army from the distress into which it had fallen, and which then p. 4 resembled a boat sunk in the fathomless ocean. [Indeed], O king...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxvii : SECTION XXVII "Dhritarashtra said, 'Filled with rage, what did Partha, the son of Pandu, do to Bhagadatta? What also did the king of the Pragjyotishas do to Partha? Tell me all this, O Sanjaya!' "Sanjaya said, 'While Partha and Krishna were thus engaged with the ruler of the Pragjyotishas, all...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xliv : p. 98 SECTION XLIV "Dhritarashtra said, 'That which thou tellest me, O Suta, about the battle, fierce and terrible, between the one and the many, and the victory of that illustrious one, that story of the prowess of Subhadra's son is highly wonderful and almost incredible. I do not, however...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxviii : SECTION CLXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Thy son, Chitrasena, O Bharata, resisted (Nakula's son) Satanika who was engaged in scorching thy host with his keen shafts. Nakula's son pierced Chitrasena with five arrows. The letter then pierced the former in return with ten whetted shafts. And once more...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxiv : SECTION CLXIV "Sanjaya said, 'During the progress of that terrible nocturnal engagement, O king, which was fraught with an indiscriminate carnage, Dharma's son Yudhishthira, addressed the Pandavas, the Panchalas, and the Somakas. Indeed, O king, for the destruction of men, cars, and elephants, king...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxxii : SECTION CLXXXII "Dhritarashtra said, 'When the "Suta's" son had such a dart as was sure to slay one person, why did he not hurt it at Partha, to the exclusion of all others? Upon Partha's slaughter by means of that dart, all the Srinjayas and the Pandavas would have been slain. Indeed, up...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xvii : SECTION XVII "Sanjaya said, 'The troops of both the armies, having proceeded to their tents, duly took up their quarters, O king, according to the divisions and the sub-divisions to which they belonged. Having withdrawn the troops, Drona, in great cheerlessness of mind, beholding Duryodhana, said...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxix : p. 301 SECTION CXXXIX "Dhritarashtra said, 'Day by day, O Sanjaya, my blazing fame is being darkened. A great many warriors of mine have fallen. I think, all this is due to the reverse brought about by time. Dhananjaya, excited with rage, hath penetrated into my host which is protected by Drona's...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Cliv : SECTION CLIV "Dhritarashtra said, "When the invincible Drona, of immeasurable energy, unable to bear (the slaughter of Jayadratha), Wrathfully entered into the midst of the Srinjayas, what did all of you think? When that warrior of immeasurable soul, having said those words unto my disobedient s...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Lxxxv : p. 165 SECTION LXXXV ("Jayadratha-Vadha Parva") "Dhritarashtra said, 'After Abhimanyu's slaughter when the next day came, what did the Pandavas, afflicted with grief and sorrow do? Who amongst my warriors fought with them? Knowing, as they did, the achievements of Savyasachin, O tell me, how...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xviii : SECTION XVIII "Sanjaya said, 'The "Samsaptakas", 2 then, filled with joy, took their stand on a level field, having, with their cars, formed an array in the shape of the half-moon. And those tigers among men, beholding the diadem-decked (Arjuna) come towards them, were, O sire, filled with delight...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcv : SECTION XCV "Sanjaya said, 'Listen, O king, to me as I describe to thee the wonderful battle that then took place between the Kurus and the Pandavas. Approaching Bharadwaja's son who was staying at the gate of his array, the Parthas battled vigorously for piercing through Drona's divisi...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxviii : SECTION CXXXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Then Karna, O king, piercing Bhima with three arrows, poured countless beautiful arrows upon him. The mighty-armed Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, though thus struck by the "Suta's" son, showed no signs of pain but stood immovable like a hill pierced (with arrows)...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxci : p. 444 SECTION CXCI "Sanjaya said, 'Then Drona caused a great carnage among the Panchalas, like the slaughter caused by Sakra himself in rage amongst the Danavas in the days of yore. The great car-warriors of the Pandava army, endued with might and energy, though slaughtered, O king, by Drona's...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxviii : SECTION LXVIII "Narada said, 'Dushmanta's son, Bharata, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. While only a child (living) in the forest, he achieved feats incapable of being achieved by others. Endued with great strength, he speedily deprived the very lions, white as snow and armed with teeth...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxxiii : SECTION LXXXIII "Sanjaya said, 'Then king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, saluting Devaki's son Janardana, and cheerfully addressed him saying 'Hast thou passed the night happily, O slayer of Madhu? Are all thy perceptions clear, O thou of unfading glory? Vasudeva also made similar enquiries...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xiv : SECTION XIV "Sanjaya said, 'Then Drona, causing a great confusion in the Pandava host, careered through it, like a conflagration consuming (a forest of) trees. Beholding that angry warrior, owning a golden car, consume their divisions like a raging conflagration, the Srinjayas trembled (in fear)...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxli : SECTION CXLI "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Satwata, invincible in battle coming (towards Arjuna), Bhurisravas, in rage, O king, suddenly advanced towards him. He of Kuru's race, then, O king, addressing that bull of Sini's race, said, 'By luck it, is thou that hast today come within the range of my...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlvii : SECTION XLVII "Sanjaya said, 'That joy of Vishnu's sister ("viz"., Abhimanyu), that "Atiratha", decked with the weapons of Vishnu himself, looked exceedingly beautiful on the field of battle and looked like a second Janardana. With the end of his locks waving in the air, with that supreme weap...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxxii : SECTION LXXXII "Sanjaya said, 'While Krishna and Daruka were thus conversing together, that night, O king, passed away. (When morning dawned), king Yudhishthira rose from his bed. "Paniswanikas" and "Magadhas" and "Madhuparkikas" and "Sutas", gratified that bull among men (with songs and music)...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxiv : SECTION LXIV "Narada said, 'Nabhaga's son, Amvarisha, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. Alone he battled a thousand times with a thousand kings. Desirous of victory, those foes, accomplished in weapons, rushed against him in battle from all sides, uttering fierce exclamations. Aided by his...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxvi : SECTION XXVI "Sanjaya said, 'At Partha's desire, Krishna then urged his white steeds, fleet as the mind and covered in golden armour, towards Drona's divisions. While that foremost one of the Kurus was thus proceeding towards his brothers who were exceedingly afflicted by Drona, Susarman with his...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxi : SECTION XXXI ("Abhimanyu-badha Parva") "Sanjaya said, 'Having been first broken by Arjuna of immeasurable prowess, and owing also to the failure of Drona's vow, in consequence of Yudhishthira having been well-protected, thy warriors were regarded as defeated. All of them with coats of mail torn...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcviii : SECTION CXCVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing these words of Arjuna, the mighty car-warriors present there said not a single word, O monarch, agreeable or disagreeable, unto Dhananjaya. Then the mighty-armed Bhimasena, filled with wrath, O bull of Bharata's race, reproaching Kunti's son, Arjuna, said...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Clxxxiv : SECTION CLXXXIV ("Drona-vadha Parva") "Sanjaya said, 'Thus addressed by Vyasa, the heroic king Yudhishthira the just refrained, O bull of Bharata's race, from himself seeking to slay p. 428 [paragraph continues] Karna. In consequence, however of the slaughter of Ghatotkacha by the "Suta's" son th...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcvii : SECTION XCVII "Dhritarashtra said, 'After that shafts of Drona had been cut off and Dhrishtadyumna thus rescued, O Sanjaya, by Yuyudhana, that foremost one of the Vrishni race, what did that great bowman, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, "viz"., Drona, do in battle unto that tiger among...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Vi : SECTION VI "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing these words of Karna, king Duryodhana. then said this unto Drona who was staying in the midst of the troops.' "Duryodhana said, 'For the superiority of the order of thy birth, for the nobility of thy parentage, for thy learning, years and intelligence, for also...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxvii : SECTION LXXVII "Sanjaya said, 'Both Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, afflicted with sorrow and grief and frequently sighing like two snakes, got no sleep that night. Understanding that both Nara and Narayana were in rage, the gods with Vasava became very anxious thinking, '"What will come of it"?' Fierce...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxix : SECTION CXXIX -Sanjaya said, 'After that army had (thus) been routed, and Arjuna and Bhimasena had all gone after the ruler of the Sindhus, thy son (Duryodhana) proceeded towards Drona. And Duryodhana went to the preceptor, on his single car, thinking, by the way, of diverse duties. That car of thy...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Li : SECTION LI "Sthanu said, 'O lord, thou hadst taken great care for creating diverse creatures. Indeed, creatures of diverse kinds were created and reared by thee. Those very creatures, again, are now being consumed through thy fire. Seeing this, I am filled with compassion. O illustrious lord, be...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxi : SECTION CXI "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing these words of the king Yudhishthira the just, that bull among the Sinis feared the censure of Arjuna if he left the king. Seeing, however, the certainty of an imputation of cowardice by the people (if he disobeyed Yudhishthira), he said to himself, 'Let not...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxliv : SECTION CXLIV "Dhritarashtra said, 'After the Kuru warrior Bhurisravas had been slain under those circumstances, tell me, O Sanjaya, how proceeded the battle.' "Sanjaya said, 'After Bhurisravas had proceeded to the other world, O Bharata, the mighty-armed Arjuna urged Vsudeva, saying, "Urge...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xx : SECTION XX "Sanjaya said, 'Having passed the night, that mighty car-warrior "viz"., Bharadwaja's son, addressed Suyodhana, O monarch, saying, 'I am thine! 1 I have made arrangements for Partha's encounter with the "Samsaptaka".' 2 After Partha went out for slaying the Samsaptakas, Drona then...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlviii : SECTION XLVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Having thus slain one of their foremost warriors, and having been afflicted with their arrows, we came back to our encampment in the evening, covered with blood. Steadfastly gazed at by the enemy, we slowly left, O monarch, the field of battle, having sustained...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxiv : SECTION CXIV "Sanjaya said, 'Listen with undivided attention, O king. After the rout of that force by the high-souled son of Hridika, and upon the Parthas being humiliated with shame and thy troops elated with joy, he that became protector of the Pandavas who were solicitous of protection while...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section V : SECTION V "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding that tiger among men, "viz"., Karna, mounted on his car, Duryodhana, O king, filled with joy, said these words, 'This host, protected by thee, hath now, I think, got a proper leader. Let that, however, be settled now which is proper and within our power.' 'Karn...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xciii : SECTION XCIII "Sanjaya said, 'After the son of Kunti, impelled by the desire of slaying the ruler of the Sindhus, had penetrated (into the Bharata host) having pierced through the irresistible divisions of both Drona and the Bhojas, after the heir of the ruler of the Kamvojas, "viz"., prince...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcii : p. 447 SECTION CXCII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Drona filled with great anxiety and almost deprived of his senses by grief, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of the Panchala king, rushed at him. That hero had, for the destruction of Drona, been obtained by Drupada, that ruler of men, at a great sacrifice...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxiv : SECTION CXXIV "Sanjaya said, 'In the afternoon of that day, O king, a dreadful battle, characterised by roars, deep as those of the clouds, once more occurred between Drona and the Somakas. That foremost of men, Drona, mounted on his car of red steeds, and intent on battle rushed against...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxxi : SECTION LXXXI "Sanjaya said, 'Then Partha, with a cheerful soul and joined hands and eyes expanded (in wonder), gazed at the god having the bull for his mark and who was the receptacle of every energy. And he beheld the offerings he made every night to Vasudeva lying by the side of the Three-eyed...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section C : SECTION C "Sanjaya said, 'O monarch! I beholding Vasudeva and Dhananjaya penetrate into their host, having already pierced through many divisions, the kings of the army, fled away in fear. A little while after, however, those high-souled ones, filled with rage and shame, and urged on by their might...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxviii : SECTION XXVIII "Sanjaya said, Having slain Bhagadatta who was ever the favourite and I friend of Indra and who was possessed of great energy, Partha circumambulated him. Then the two sons of the king of Gandhara "viz"., the brothers Vrishaka and Achala, those subjugators of hostile towns, beg...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xc : SECTION XC "Sanjaya said, 'Slaying the force of Duhsasana, the mighty car-warrior, Savyasachin, desirous of getting at the ruler of the Sindhus, proceeded against the division of Drona, Having approached Drona who was stationed at the entrance of the array, Partha, at Krishna's request joined his...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlix : p. 335 SECTION CXLIX "Sanjaya said, Upon the fall, O king, of the ruler of the Sindhus, thy son Suyodhana, his face bedewed with tears, and himself filled with grief and breathing hot sighs like a snake whose fangs have been broken, that offender against the whole world, "viz"., thy s...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcii : SECTION XCII "Sanjaya said, 'Upon the fall of Sudakshina and of the heroic Srutayudha, O monarch, thy warriors, filled with wrath, rushed with speed at Partha. The Abhishahas, the Surasenas, the Sivis, the Vasatis began, O king, to scatter their arrowy showers on Dhananjaya. The son of Pandu then...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xv : SECTION XV "Dhritarashtra said, 'Thou hast, O Sanjaya, described to me many excellent single combats. Hearing about them, I envy those that have eyes. This battle between the Kurus and the Pandavas, resembling that (of old) between the gods and the "Asuras", will be spoken of as exceedingly...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xliii : SECTION XLIII "Sanjaya said, 'Engaged in taking the lives of brave warriors, Arjuna's son then resembled the Destroyer himself, when the latter takes the lives of all creatures on the arrival of the Universal Dissolution. Possessed of prowess resembling that of Sakra himself, the mighty s...
Section Cxxii. Part 1 : SECTION CXXII "Dhritarashtra said, 'Were there, O Sanjaya, no mighty car-warriors in that army of mine who could slay or resist that Satyaki while he proceeded (towards Arjuna)? Of prowess incapable of being baffled, and endued with might equal to that of Sakra himself, alone he achieved feats...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxix : SECTION CXIX "Sanjaya said, Having the vanquished the Yavanas and the Kamvojas that foremost of car-warriors, "viz"., Yuyudhana, proceeded towards Arjuna, right through the midst of thy troops. Like a hunter slaying deer, that tiger among men, (Satyaki), endued with beautiful teeth, clad...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxi : SECTION LXI "Narada said, 'Dilipa, the son of Havila, too, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. Brahmanas, vested in knowledge of Truth, devoted to the performance of sacrifices, blessed with children and children's children and numbering myriads upon myriads, were present at his hundreds...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section X : SECTION X "Vaisampayana said, 'Having addressed the "Suta's" son in this way, Dhritarashtra, afflicted with excessive grief of heart and hopeless of his p. 19 son's victory, fell down on the ground. Beholding him deprived of his senses and fallen down, his attendants sprinkled him with perfumed...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xix : SECTION XIX "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding those "Samsaptakas" once more return to the field, Arjuna addressed the high-souled Vasudeva, saying, 'Urge the steeds, O Hrishikesa, towards the "Samsaptakas". They will not give up the battle alive. This is what I think. Today thou shalt witness the terrible...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Lxxxviii : SECTION LXXXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'After the divisions of the Kuru army had been (thus) arrayed, and a loud uproar, O sire, had, arisen; after drums and Mridangas began to be beaten and played upon, after the din of the warriors and the noise of musical instruments had become audible; after conch...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxix : SECTION LXIX "Narada said, 'Vena's son, king Prithu, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death, In the "Rajasuya" sacrifice he performed, the great Rishis installed p. 132 him as Emperor (of the world). He vanquished all, and his achievements, became known (all over the world). For this he came...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxvi : p. 86 SECTION XXXVI "Dhritarashtra said, 'While Arjuna's son was thus grinding, by means of his straight arrows, our foremost bowmen, what warriors of my army endeavoured to check him?' "Sanjaya said, 'Hear, O king, of the splendid prowess in battle of youthful Abhimanyu while engaged in breaking...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxi : SECTION CLXXI "Sanjaya said, 'Then all those kings of thy army, incapable of being easily defeated in battle, angrily proceeded against Yuyudhana's car, unable to brook (his feats). Mounting on their well-equipped cars, O king, that were decked with gold and jewels, and accompanied also by cavalry...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxvi : p. 409 SECTION CLXXVI "Sanjaya said, 'During the progress of that battle between Karna and the Rakshasa, the valiant Alayudha, that prince of Rakshasa, appeared (on the field). Accompanied by a large force, he approached Duryodhana. Indeed, surrounded by many thousands of frightful Raksh...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Clxxxv : SECTION CLXXXV "Sanjaya said, 'At this time Duryodhana, under the influence of wrath, approached Drona and addressing him said these words, for inspiring him with joy and provoking his anger.' "Duryodhana said, 'No mercy should have been shown to our foes while they were heartless and worn out with...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxiii : SECTION LXXIII "Yudhishthira said,--O mighty-armed one, after thou hadst gone towards the army of the "Samsaptakas", the preceptor Drona made fierce endeavours for seizing me. We succeeded, however, in resisting Drona at the head of the array at all points, having in that battle, disposed our...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxi : p. 371 SECTION CLXI "Sanjaya said 'Beholding Somadatta shaking his large bow, Satyaki, addressing his driver, said, 'Bear me towards Somadatta. I tell thee truely, O Suta, that I shall not return from battle today without having slain that foe, "viz"., that worst of the Kurus, the son of Valhika'...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxviii : SECTION LXXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing these words of the high-souled Kesava, Subhadra, afflicted with grief on account of the death of her son, began to indulge in these piteous lamentations: 'Oh, son of my wretched self, O thou that wast in prowess equal to thy father, O child, how couldst thou...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cviii : p. 219 SECTION CVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Having fled away from Bhima, Alamvusha, in another part of the field, careered fearlessly in battle. And while he was thus fearlessly careering in battle, the son of Hidimva rushed impetuously at him and pierced him with keen shafts. The battle between those...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Ciii : SECTION CIII "Sanjaya said, 'Thy warriors, as soon as they beheld those foremost of persons of the Vrishni-Andhaka and the Kuru races, lost no time, each striving to be first, in proceeding against them from a desire of slaughtering them. And so Vijaya also rushed against those foes of his...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxx : SECTION CXX "Dhritarashtra said, 'Beholding the grandson of Sini proceeding towards Arjuna, grinding as he went that large force, what, indeed, O Sanjaya, did those shameless sons of mine do? When Yuyudhana who 'is equal to Savyasachin himself was before them, how, indeed, could those wretches...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxii : SECTION CXXII "Sanjaya said, 'Meanwhile, O king, Duhsasana rushed against the grandson of Sini, scattering thousands of shafts like a mighty cloud pouring torrents of rain. Having pierced Satyaki with sixty arrows and once more with sixteen, he failed to make that hero tremble, for the latter stood...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxciv : SECTION CXCIV "Sanjaya said, 'Upon the fall of Drona, O king, the Kurus, afflicted with weapons, deprived of their leader, broken and routed, became filled with exertion, and deprived of energy through grief. Uttering loud wails, they grief, Seeing their foes (the Pandavas) prevailing over them...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxc : SECTION CXC "Sanjaya said, 'During that fearful carnage of men and steeds and elephants, Duhsasana, O king, encountered Dhrishtadyumna. Mounted upon hi, golden car and exceedingly afflicted with the shafts of Duhsasana, the Panchala prince wrathfully showered his shafts upon thy son's steeds...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lx : SECTION LX "Narada said, 'Even king Bhagiratha, O Srinjaya, we hear, was dead. He caused the shores of Ganga, called after his name "Bhagirath" to be covered with flights of steps made of gold. 3 Surpassing all kings and all princes, he gave unto the Brahmanas a thousand times thousand damsels...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxvi : SECTION CXXXVI "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing the twang of Bhimasena's bow and the sound of his palms, the son of Radha could not brook it, like an infuriated elephant incapable of brooking the roars of an infuriated rival. Returning for a moment from before Bhimasena, Karna cast his eyes upon those sons...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxv : SECTION LXV "Narada said, 'King Sasavindu, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. Of great beauty and of prowess incapable of being baffled, he performed diverse sacrifices. That high-souled monarch had one hundred thousand wives. From each of those wives were born a thousand sons. All those...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cciii : SECTION CCIII "Sanjaya said, 'Having battled fiercely for five days, O king, the Brahmana (Drona) endued with great strength, fell and repaired to the region of Brahma. The fruits that arise from a study of the "Vedas" arise from a study of this "Parva" also. The great achievements of brave...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xi : p. 23 SECTION XI "Dhritarashtra said, 'Hear, O Sanjaya, the celestial feats of Vasudeva, feats that Govinda achieved and the like of which no other person hath ever been able to achieve. Whilst being brought up, O Sanjaya, in the family of the cowherd (Nanda), that high-souled one, while yet a boy...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xciv : SECTION XCIV "Sanjaya said, 'After that bull among men, "viz"., Duryodhana, had set out from behind, following Partha and him of Vrishni's race, O king, both of whom had penetrated into the Kaurava army, the Pandavas accompanied by the Somakas, quickly rushed against Drona with loud shouts...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Clxxxviii : Section CLXXXIX was not found in the source edition. We believe that the publisher of the source edition simply did not insert a section break for this, as CLXXXIX shows up in the running page heads on page 439. Hence the section numbering in our etext jumps from CLXXXVIII to CXC at this point. We...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxvii : SECTION CXVII "Sanjaya said, 'Having vanquished Drona and other warriors of thy army, headed by the son of Haridika, that foremost of men, "viz"., that bull amongst the Sinis, O foremost one of the Kurus, laughing said unto his charioteer, 'Our foes, O "Suta", had already been consumed by Kesav...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxv : SECTION CLXXV "Dhritarashtra said, 'How, indeed, did that battle take place when at dead of night Vikartana's son, Karna, and the "Rakshasa" Ghatotkacha encountered each other? What aspect did that fierce "Rakshasa" then present? What kind of car did he ride, and what was the nature of his steeds...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cvi : SECTION CVI "Sanjaya said, 'Kshemadhurti, O monarch, pierced the advancing Vrihatkshatra of great valour, that prince of the Kaikeyas, with many arrows in the chest. King Vrihatkshatra then, O monarch, desirous of piercing through Drona's division, quickly struck his antagonist with ninety straight...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section L : p. 108 SECTION L "Sanjaya said, 'While Kunti's son, Yudhishthira, was indulging in such lamentations, the great "Rishi" Krishna Dwaipayana came to him. Worshipping him duly, and causing him to be seated, Yudhishthira, afflicted with grief on account of the death of his brother's son, said, 'Al...
Section Cxxii : p. 337 SECTION CI "Dhritarashtra said, 'After the ruler of the Sindhus had been slain in battle by Savyasachin and after the fall of Bhurisravas, what became the state of your mind? After Drona also had been thus addressed by Duryodhana in the midst of the Kurus, what did the preceptor say un...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxliii : SECTION CXLIII "Dhritarashtra said, 'Unvanquished by Drona, and Radha's son and Vikarna and Kritavarman, how could the heroic Satyaki, never before checked in battle, having after his promise to Yudhishthira crossed the ocean of the Kaurava troops, being humiliated by the Kuru warrior Bhurisrav...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Lxxxvi : SECTION LXXXVI "Sanjaya said, 'I will tell thee all, for everything hath been witnessed by me with my own eyes. Listen calmly. Great is thy fault. Even as an embankment is useless after the waters (of the field) have flowed away, even so, O king, are these lamentations of thine useless! O bull...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxv : SECTION CLXV "Sanjaya said, 'Bhuri, O king, in that battle, resisted that foremost of car-warriors, "viz"., the grandson of Sini, who advanced like an elephant towards a lake full of water. The Satyaki, excited with wrath, pierced his foe in chest with five keen shafts. At this, the latter's blood...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Liii : Sections LIV and LV were not found in the source edition. The text of these sections was probably merged in Section LIII by the publisher of the source edition. Hence our section numbering skips to LVI after this section.--JBH SECTION LIII "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing of the origin of Death and her...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Iii : SECTION III "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the grandsire, "viz"., the venerable Bhishma, that destroyer of all the Kshatriyas, that hero of righteous soul and immeasurable energy, that great bowman thrown down (from his car) by Savyasachin with his celestial weapons, lying on a bed of arrows...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxvii : SECTION XXXVII "Dhritarashtra said, 'My heart, O Sanjaya, is agitated with different emotions, "viz"., shame and gratification, upon hearing that Subhadra's son singly held in cheek the whole army of my son. O son of Gavalgana, ten me everything once more in detail about the encounter of youthful...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxii : SECTION LXII "Narada said, 'Mandhatri' the son of Yuvanaswa, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. That king vanquished the gods, the Asuras and men. Those celestials, "viz"., the twin Aswins, brought him out of his father's womb by a surgical operations. Once on a time, king Yuvanaswa while...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxxiv : p. 163 SECTION LXXXIV "Sanjaya said, 'While Yudhishthira, Vasudeva, and others were thus conversing, Dhananjaya came there, desirous of beholding that foremost one of Bharata's race, "viz"., the king, as also his friends and well-wishers. After he had entered that auspicious chamber and having...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxvi : SECTION LXXVI "Arjuna said, 'These six car-warriors of the Dhritarashtra army whom thou regardest to be so strong their (united) energy, I think is not equal to even half of mine! Thou shalt see, O slayer of Madhu, the weapons of all these cut off and baffled by me when I go against them...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxx : SECTION CLXXX "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding Hidimva's son slain and lying like a riven mountain, all the Pandavas became filled with grief and began to shed copious tears. Only Vasudeva filled with transports of delight, began to utter leonine shouts, grieving the Pandavas. Indeed, uttering loud shouts...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxv : p. 84 SECTION XXXV "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding his army routed by Subhadra's son of immeasurable energy, Duryodhana, filled with rage, himself proceeded against the former. Seeing the king turn back towards Subhadra's son in battle, Drona, addressing all the (Kaurava) warriors, said, 'Rescue...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlv : SECTION CXLV "Sanjaya said, 'Hearing the twang, resembling the loud call of Death himself or the frightful peal of Indra's thunder, of Dhananjaya's bow, while he stretched it, that host of thine, O king, anxious with fear and exceedingly agitated, became like the waters of the sea with fishes...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xii : SECTION XII "Sanjaya said, 'Yes, as I saw everything with my own eyes, I will describe to thee how Drona fell down, slain by the Pandavas and the Srinjayas. Having obtained the command of the troops, that mighty car-warrior, "viz"., Bharadwaja's son, said these words unto thy son in the midst...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxx : SECTION CLXX "Sanjaya said, 'In that fierce and terrible battle, Dhrishtadyumna, O king, proceeded against Drona. Holding his formidable bow and repeatedly stretching his bowstring, the Panchala prince rushed towards Drona's car decked with gold. And as Dhrishtadyumna proceeded for accomplishing...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cvii : p. 217 SECTION CVII "Sanjaya said, 'The illustrious son of Somadatta pierced each of the sons of Draupadi, those great bowmen, with five arrows, and once more with seven arrows. Much afflicted, O lord, by that fierce warrior, they were stupefied and knew not for some time what to do. Then th...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lvi : SECTION LVI "Narada said, 'King Suhotra also, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. He was the foremost of heroes, and invincible in battle. The very gods used to come for seeing him. Acquiring his kingdom virtuously, he sought the advice of his "Ritwijas" and domestic priests and Brahm...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxiii : SECTION XXXIII "Sanjaya said, 'The Parthas then, headed by Bhimasena, approached that invincible array protected by Bharadwaja's son. And Satyaki, and Chekitana, and Dhrishtadyumna. the son of Prishata, and Kuntibhoja of great prowess, and the mighty car-warrior Drupada. and Arjuna's s...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlvi : SECTION XLVI "Sanjaya said, 'Phalguni's son once more pierced Karna in the car with a barbed arrow, and for angering him still further, he pierced him with fifty other shafts. The son of Radha pierced Abhimanyu in return with as many shafts. Covered all over with arrows, Abhimanyu, then, O sire...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Vii : SECTION VII "Drona said, 'I know the Vedas with their six branches. I know also the science of human affairs. I am acquainted also with the "Saiva" weapon, and diverse other species of weapons. Endeavouring to actually display all those virtues which ye, desirous of victory, have attributed to me...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlii : SECTION CXLII "Sanjaya said, 'That arm (of Bhurisravas) decked with "Angada" and the sword in its grasp (thus cut off), fell down on the earth to the great grief of all living creatures. Indeed, that arm, which was to have cut off Satyaki's head itself, cut off by the unseen Arjuna, quickly dropped...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxv : SECTION CXV "Sanjaya said, 'Shooting clouds of arrows, all those warriors, accomplished in smiting, carefully, O monarch, encountered Yuyudhana. Drona struck him with seven and seventy shafts of great keenness. And Durmarshana struck him with a dozen, Duhsasana, struck him with ten shafts...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcix : SECTION CXCIX "Dhritarashtra said, 'That illustrious person who had duly studied the "Vedas" with all their branches, he, in whom the entire science of arms and modesty had dwelt, he through whose grace many foremost of men are still capable of achieving superhuman feats which the very gods cannot...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxvi : SECTION CLXVI 'Sanjaya said, 'Karna, the son of Vikartana, 1 O king, resisted the mighty car-warrior Sahadeva in that battle, who advanced from desire of getting at Drona. Piercing the son of Radha with nine shafts, Sahadeva once more pierced that warrior with nine straight arrows. Karna then...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxxi : SECTION CLXXXI "Arjuna said, 'How, O Janardana, for our good, and by what means, were those lords of the earth, "viz"., Jarasandha and the others, slain?' "Vasudeva said, If Jarasandha, and the ruler of the Chedis, and the mighty son of the Nishada king, had not been slain, they would have become...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lvii : SECTION LVII "Narada said, 'The heroic king Paurava also, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. That king gave away a thousand times thousand horses that were all white in hue. At the Horse-sacrifice performed by that royal sage, countless number of learned Brahmanas versed in the principles...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxl : SECTION CXL "Sanjaya said, 'Then the great bowmen of the Trigarta country owning standards, adorned with gold, encompassed on all sides the mighty-armed Satyaki, that warrior who accomplished with great activity everything that demanded accomplishment and who, having penetrated into that host...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlvii : SECTION CXLVII "Dhritarashtra said, When such was the condition of battle, between those heroes of their side and mine, what did Bhima then do? Tell me all, O Sanjaya!' "Sanjaya said, 'After Bhimasena had been made carless, that hero, afflicted with the wordy darts of Karna and filled with rage...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxii : SECTION CXII "Sanjaya said, 'O king, when Yuyudhana, from desire of battle proceeded against thy troops, king Yudhishthira, surrounded by his forces, followed Yuyudhana for reaching the car of Drona. Then the son of the king of the Panchalas, "viz"., the invincible warrior Dhrishtadyumna, the king...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxx : SECTION LXX "Narada said, 'Even the great ascetic Rama, the hero worshipped by all heroes, that son of Jamadagni, of great fame, will die, without being p. 134 contented (with the period of his life). Rooting out all evils from the earth, he caused the primeval Yuga to set in. Having obtained...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section I : p. 1 SECTION I ("Dronabhisheka Parva") OM! HAVING BOWED down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, "viz"., Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word "Jaya" be uttered. "Janamejaya said, 'Hearing that his sire Devavrata of unrivalled vigour and sturdiness...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clvi : SECTION CLVI "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the sons of Drupada, as also those of Kuntibhoja, and "Rakshasas" too in thousands, slain by the son of Drona, Yudhishthira and Bhimasena, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, and Yuyudhana, uniting together, set their hearts firmly on battle. Then...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xcix : SECTION XCIX "Sanjaya said, 'After the high-souled son of Kunti had created that water, after he had commenced to hold in cheek the hostile army, and after he had built also that arrowy hall, Vasudeva of great splendour, alighting from the car, unyoked the steeds pierced and mangled with arrows...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxiii : SECTION CXIII "Dhritarashtra said, Our army is equally possessed of many excellences. It is equally regarded as superior. It is equally arrayed according to the p. 235 rules of science, and it is equally numerous, O Sanjaya! 1 It is always well-treated by us, and is always devoted to us. It is vast...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lviii : p. 120 SECTION LVIII "Narada said, Usinara's son, Sivi also, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. That king had, as it were, put a leathern girdle around the earth, making the earth with her mountains and islands and seas and forests resound with the clatter of his car. The vanquisher...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xvi : SECTION XVI "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding that army of thine exceedingly broken, the valiant Vrishasena, single-handed, began to protect it, O king, displaying the illusion of his weapons. Shot by Vrishasena in that battle, thousands of arrows coursed in all directions, piercing through men and steeds...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxxiii : SECTION CLXXXIII "Dhritarashtra said, 'I see, O sire, that this act of Karna and Duryodhana and Suvala's son, Sakuni, and of thyself, in especial, hath been very much against the dictates of policy. Indeed, when you knew that dart could always slay one person in battle, and that it was incapable...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clvii : p. 359 SECTION CLVII "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding that vast host of the Pandavas swelling with rage and regarding it to be incapable of being resisted, thy son Duryodhana. addressing Karna, said these words, 'O thou that art devoted to friends, that hour hath now come in respect of thy friends (when...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxvi : SECTION LXVI "Narada said, 'Gaya, the son of Amartarayas, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death, That king, for a hundred years, ate nothing but what remained of the libations of clarified butter poured into the sacrificial fire. Agni (gratified with his proof of great devotion) offered to give...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxii : p. 137 SECTION LXXII "Sanjaya said, 'When that terrible day, so fraught with the slaughter of creatures, departed, and when the sun set, the beautiful twilight of the evening spread itself. The troops, O bull of Bharata's race, of both parties, had retired to their tents. Then the ape-bannered...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xxxix : p. 91 SECTION XXXIX "Sanjaya said, 'Then the younger brother of Karna, uttering loud roars, bow in hand, and repeatedly stretching the bow-string, quickly placed himself between those two illustrious warriors. And Karna's brother, with ten shafts, pierced invincible Abhimanyu and his umbrell...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxiv : SECTION XXIV "Dhritarashtra said, 'When the troops were thus engaged and thus proceeded against one another in separate divisions, how did Partha and the warriors of my army endued with great activity fight? What also did Arjuna do towards the car-warriors of the "Samsaptakas"? And what, O Sanjay...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxv : SECTION CXXXV "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding thy sons lying (on the field), Karna of great prowess filled with great wrath, became hopeless about his life. And Adhiratha's son regarded himself guilty, seeing thy sons slain before his eyes in battle by Bhima. Then Bhimasena, recollecting the wrongs...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxxix : SECTION CLXXIX "Sanjaya said, 'Having slain Alayudha, the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha became filled with delight. Standing at the head of the army he began to utter diverse kinds of shouts. Hearing those loud roars of his that made elephants tremble, a great fear, O monarch, entered into the hearts of thy...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lii : SECTION LII "Narada said, 'The helpless lady, suppressing her arrow within her own self, addressed, with joined hands, the Lord of the creation, bending with humility like a creeper. And she said, O foremost of speakers, created by thee how shall I, being a female, do such a cruel and evil act...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Clxxxvi : SECTION CLXXXVI "Sanjaya said, 'When three-fourths of that night had worn away, the battle, O king, once more commenced between the Kurus and the Pandavas. Both sides were elated with joy. Soon after, Aruna, the charioteer of Surya, weakening the splendour of the moon, appeared, causing the welk...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlviii : SECTION CXLVIII "Sanjaya said, 'After the ruler of the Sindhus had been slain by Partha, Krishna, repairing unto the king, "viz"., Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, worshipped the latter with a gladdened heart. And he said, 'By good luck, O king of kings, thy prosperity increaseth. O best of men...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxx : SECTION CXXX "Sanjaya said, 'During the progress, O monarch, of that battle, making the hair stand on end, and when all the combatants were filled with anxiety and greatly afflicted, the son of Radha. O bull of Bharata's race, proceeded against Bhima for battle, like an infuriated elephant...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Iv : SECTION IV "Sanjaya said, 'Unto him who was talking thus, the aged Kuru grandsire with a cheerful heart, said these words adapted to both time and place: 'Like the ocean unto rivers, like the Sun unto all luminous bodies, like the righteous unto Truth, like a fertile soil unto seeds, like...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxvii : SECTION LXVII "Narada said, 'Rantideva, the son of Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death. That high-souled king had two hundred thousand cooks to distribute excellent food, raw and cooked, like unto "Amrita", unto the Brahmanas, by day and by night, who might come to his house as guests. 1...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clxii : SECTION CLXII "Sanjaya said, 'During the progress of that fierce and terrible battle, when the world was enveloped with darkness and dust, O king, the combatants, as they stood on the field, could not see one another. Those foremost of Kshatriyas fought with each other, guided by conjectures...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxx : SECTION LXXX "Sanjaya said, 'Kunti's son, Dhananjaya, of inconceivable prowess thinking of how to accomplish his vow, recollected the "mantras" (given to him by Vyasa). And soon he was lulled in the arms of sleep. Unto that ape-bannered hero, burning with grief and immersed in thought Kesav...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxx : SECTION XXX "Sanjaya said, 'Vrikodara, however, could not brook that slaughter of his army. He struck Valhika with sixty and Karna with ten arrows. Drona then, desirous of slaying Bhima, quickly struck the latter, in his very vitals, many straight and whetted shafts of keen edge. Desirous ag...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlii : p. 95 SECTION XLII "Sanjaya said, 'When the ruler of the Sindhus checked the Pandavas, desirous of success, the battle that took place then between thy troops and the enemy became awful. The invincible son of Arjuna, of sure aim and mighty energy, having penetrated in the (Kaurava) array agitated...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxlvi : SECTION CXLVI "Dhritarashtra said, 'Tell me, O Sanjaya, what did my warriors do after the heroic ruler of the Sindhus had been slain, by Arjuna.' "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding the ruler of the Sindhus, O sire, slain in battle by Partha, Kripa, the son of Saradwat, under the influence of wrath, covered...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clii : SECTION CLII ("Ghatotkacha-badha Parva") "Sanjaya said, 'That elephant force of thine, O king, swelling with might, fought everywhere, prevailing over the Pandava force. Resolved to go to p. 341 the other world, the Panchalas and the Kauravas fought with one another for admission into the swelling...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clv : SECTION CLV "Sanjaya said, 'After his son (Bhurisravas) had been slain by Satyaki while the former was sitting in "Praya", Somadatta, filled with rage, said unto Satyaki these words, 'Why, O Satwata, 'having abandoned those Kshatriya duties ordained by the high-souled gods, hast thou betaken...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cxcv : p. 457 SECTION CXCV "Dhritarashtra said, 'Hearing, O Sanjaya, of the slaughter, by unrighteous means, of his aged sire, by Dhrishtadyumna, what, did the valiant Aswatthaman say, he, that is, in whom human and "Varuna" and "Agneya" and "Brahma" and "Aindra" and "Narayana" weapons are always...
Drona Vadha Parva. Section Cc : SECTION CC "Sanjaya said, 'Then Drona's son began to cause a great carnage amongst his foes in that battle, like the Destroyer himself at the end of the "Yuga". Slaying his enemies by means of his broad-headed arrows, Aswatthaman soon piled a mountain there of the dead. The standards of cars formed...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Xci : SECTION XCI "Sanjaya said, 'Held in check by them, that foremost of car-warriors, "viz"., Partha of great might and prowess, was quickly pursued by Drona from behind. The son of Pandu, however, like diseases scorching the body, blasted that army, scattering his sharp shafts and resembling on th...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxvi : SECTION CXVI "Sanjaya said, 'While the (Kuru) host was shaken by the grandson of Sini in these places (through which he proceeded), the son of Bharadwaja covered him with a dense shower of arrows. The encounter that then took place between Drona and Satwata in the very sight of all the troops w...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxvi : SECTION CXXVI "Bhima said, That car which formerly bore Brahma and Isana and Indra and Varuna (to battle), mounting upon that car, have two Krishnas gone. They can have no fear of danger, Taking, however, thy command on MY head, lo, I am going. Do not grieve. Meeting with those tigers among men, I...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Xlv : SECTION XLV "Dhritarashtra said, 'While the youthful and invincible son of Subhadra, never retreating from battle, was, after penetrating into our array, engaged in achieving feats worthy of his lineage, borne by his three-year old steeds of great might and of the best breed, and apparently...
Abhimanyu Badha Parva. Section Lxxv : SECTION LXXV "Sanjaya said, 'After Partha had vowed the death of the ruler of the Sindhus, the mighty-armed Vasudeva addressed Dhananjaya and said,--With the consent of thy brothers (alone, but without consulting me), thou hast sworn, saying--"I will slay the ruler of the Sindhus"! This hath been...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxxxii : SECTION CXXXII "Dhritarashtra said, 'I regard Bhimasena's prowess to be exceedingly wonderful, inasmuch as he succeeded in battling with Karna of singular activity and energy. Indeed, O Sanjaya, tell me why that Karna, who is capable of resisting in battle the very celestials with the "Yakshas"...
Dronabhisheka Parva. Section Xxv : p. 63 SECTION XXV "Sanjaya said, 'Thou askest me about the feats of Arjuna in battle. Listen, O thou of mighty arms, to what Partha achieved in the fight. Beholding the risen dust and hearing the wail of the troops when Bhagadatta was performing great feats on the field, the son of Kunti addressed...
Jayadratha Vadha Parva. Section Cxviii : SECTION CXVIII "Sanjaya said, 'Then that bull of Vrishni's race, "viz"., the high-souled Satyaki of great intelligence, having slain Sudarsana, once more addressed his driver, saying, Having forded through the almost unfordable ocean of Drona's division, teeming with cars and steeds and elephants...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Clx : p. 370 SECTION CLX "Sanjaya said, 'Then king Yudhishthira, and Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, O monarch, encompassed Drona's son on all sides. Seeing this, king Duryodhana, aided by Bharadwaja's son, rushed against the Pandavas in that encounter. Then commenced a battle that was fierce and terrific...
Ghatotkacha Badha Parva. Section Cliii : SECTION CLIII "Dhritarashtra said, 'Having said all those words unto my son, Duryodhana, who is ever disobedient to my commands, when that mighty bowman endued with great strength, "viz"., the preceptor Drona, penetrated in wrath into the Pandava host, and when that hero, stationed on his car...