महाभारतम् — ५.१८५

भीष्म उवाच ।

ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां प्रतिबुद्धोऽस्मि भारत ।
तं च संचिन्त्य वै स्वप्नमवापं हर्षमुत्तमम् ॥

M N Dutt Bhishma said When they had passed away, I awoke. O Bharata; I was filled with great joy as I thought of the dream.

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ततः समभवद्युद्धं मम तस्य च भारत ।
तुमुलं सर्वभूतानां लोमहर्षणमद्भुतम् ॥

M N Dutt Then begin that mighty battle between him and me, O Bharata, which was wonderful and which made the hairs of all creatures stand on end.

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ततो बाणमयं वर्षं ववर्ष मयि भार्गवः ।
न्यवारयमहं तं च शरजालेन भारत ॥

M N Dutt Then Bhargava rained on me a shower of arrows, which I baffled by a (like) shower of arrows, O Bharata.

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ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पुनरेव महातपाः ।
ह्यस्तनेनैव कोपेन शक्तिं वै प्राहिणोन्मयि ॥

M N Dutt Thereupon he, of great asceticism, was greatly incensed and remembering what had happened the day before, he hurled, with anger, a dart at me,

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इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शां यमदण्डोपमप्रभाम् ।
ज्वलन्तीमग्निवत्संख्ये लेलिहानां समन्ततः ॥

M N Dutt Which was as hard as Indra's thunderbolt, was equal in effulgence, to the mace of Yama, (god of death) blazing like a flaming fire and licking as it were with its tongue, all quarters of the battle-field.

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ततो भरतशार्दूल धिष्ण्यमाकाशगं यथा ।
सा मामभ्यहनत्तूर्णमंसदेशे च भारत ॥

M N Dutt Then, O best among Kurus, it struck me on my shoulder, even then, O perpetuator of Kuru's race, like a lightning ranging in the sky.

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अथासृङ्मेऽस्रवद्घोरं गिरेर्गैरिकधातुवत् ।
रामेण सुमहाबाहो क्षतस्य क्षतजेक्षण ॥

M N Dutt Thus wondered by Rama, O red-eyed one of mighty arms, blood flowed freely like streams of red earth from a mountain.

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ततोऽहं जामदग्न्याय भृशं क्रोधसमन्वितः ।
प्रेषयं मृत्युसंकाशं बाणं सर्पविषोपमम् ॥

M N Dutt Greatly incensed , I darted, at the son of Jamadagni, a deadly shaft, comparable to the poison of a serpent only.

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स तेनाभिहतो वीरो ललाटे द्विजसत्तमः ।
अशोभत महाराज सशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥

M N Dutt That hero, the best of the twice-born, struck by it on the forehead, shone beautiful as a mountain with its peak.

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स संरब्धः समावृत्य बाणं कालान्तकोपमम् ।
संदधे बलवत्कृष्य घोरं शत्रुनिबर्हणम् ॥

M N Dutt Filled with great wrath he turned round, and drawing his bow with great strength aimed at me a terrible shaft, resembling death himself and capable of grinding all enemies.

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स वक्षसि पपातोग्रः शरो व्याल इव श्वसन् ।
महीं राजंस्ततश्चाहमगच्छं रुधिराविलः ॥

M N Dutt That fierce shaft struck me on the breast hissing (through the air) like a serpent, and I fell down to the earth, O king, covered with blood.

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अवाप्य तु पुनः संज्ञां जामदग्न्याय धीमते ।
प्राहिण्वं विमलां शक्तिं ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव ॥

M N Dutt Regaining my consciousness, I hurled at that intelligent son of Jamadagni a dart, bright and blazing as the lighting flesh.

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सा तस्य द्विजमुख्यस्य निपपात भुजान्तरे ।
विह्वलश्चाभवद्राजन्वेपथुश्चैनमाविशत् ॥

M N Dutt That dart fell on the chest of that best of Brahmanas. And, O king, having fainted (from pain) he began to tremble all over.

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तत एनं परिष्वज्य सखा विप्रो महातपाः ।
अकृतव्रणः शुभैर्वाक्यैराश्वासयदनेकधा ॥

M N Dutt Then his friend, that twice-born and great ascetic named Akritavrana, embraced him again and again and soothed him with words of auspicious import.

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समाश्वस्तस्तदा रामः क्रोधामर्षसमन्वितः ।
प्रादुश्चक्रे तदा ब्राह्मं परमास्त्रं महाव्रतः ॥

M N Dutt Thus comforted, Rama was filled with anger and vindictiveness, and that keeper of all observances brought forth a mighty weapon of Brahma.

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ततस्तत्प्रतिघातार्थं ब्राह्ममेवास्त्रमुत्तमम् ।
मया प्रयुक्तं जज्वाल युगान्तमिव दर्शयत् ॥

M N Dutt Then, for the purpose of baffling also, I aimed the same excellent weapon of Brahma, which blazed forth, appearing like what happens at the end of the Yuga (at the final destruction).

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तयोर्ब्रह्मास्त्रयोरासीदन्तरा वै समागमः ।
असंप्राप्यैव रामं च मां च भारतसत्तम ॥

M N Dutt Then those two Brahmic weapons met each other in mid-air, without being able to reach either Rama or myself, 0 best of Bharata's race.

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ततो व्योम्नि प्रादुरभूत्तेज एव हि केवलम् ।
भूतानि चैव सर्वाणि जग्मुरार्तिं विशां पते ॥

M N Dutt Thereupon, in mid-welkin, only a flame blazed forth, and 0 lord of earth, all creatures becomes greatly afflicted,

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ऋषयश्च सगन्धर्वा देवताश्चैव भारत ।
संतापं परमं जग्मुरस्त्रतेजोभिपीडिताः ॥

M N Dutt The Rishis, and the gods together with the Gandharvas, 0 Bharata, became greatly afflicted, struck by the blazing effulgence.

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ततश्चचाल पृथिवी सपर्वतवनद्रुमा ।
संतप्तानि च भूतानि विषादं जग्मुरुत्तमम् ॥

M N Dutt Then the earth, with the mountains, forests and trees, began to tremble, and all creatures, becoming heated, became highly afflicted.

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प्रजज्वाल नभो राजन्धूमायन्ते दिशो दश ।
न स्थातुमन्तरिक्षे च शेकुराकाशगास्तदा ॥

M N Dutt The firmament, О king, began to burn the ten points of the compass were filled with smoke. At that moment, those creatures that range the sky could not stay there.

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ततो हाहाकृते लोके सदेवासुरराक्षसे ।
इदमन्तरमित्येव योक्तुकामोऽस्मि भारत ॥

M N Dutt While during this time all creatures, with the gods, the Asuras and Rakshasas began uttering exclamations of woe, O Bharata, “This is the time,” thought I and become desirous of shooting,

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प्रस्वापमस्त्रं दयितं वचनाद्ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।
चिन्तितं च तदस्त्रं मे मनसि प्रत्यभात्तदा ॥

M N Dutt That weapon Prasvapa speedily, according to the words of command of the speakers of Brahma. And the Mantras also for using that weapon suddenly came to my mind.

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