दुर्योधन और पांचाल-राजकुमारों का युद्ध

Sanjaya said When his army had been shattered and when Arjuna, Bhimasena and the Satvata hero Satyaki had all gone after the ruler of the Sindhus, your son Duryodhana proceeded towards Drona.

On a single car and in all haste and reflecting on the various measures to be adopted. That chariot of your son driven with great celerity.

And endued with the fleetness of the wind or thought, dashed towards Drona. Then your son with eyes red in rage addressing Drona said

Arjuna and Bhimasena and the invincible Satyaki and many other mighty car-warriors, having defeated all our troops.

Have succeeded in reaching near the ruler of the Sindhus, O slayer of foes. There they are fighting-all these indomitable and mighty car warriors vanquishing all our troops. But O giver of honour, how is it, that you have today been transgressed by Bhima and Satyaki?

O foremost of the Brahmanas, your defeat by that scion of the Satvata race and by Arjuna is wonderful like the drying up of the ocean itself!

People are saying 'How is it that Drona that master of archery has been defeated by Bhimasena indeed all warriors are thus speaking and it should be disgraceful to you. I see that the destruction of my unfortunate self is inevitable.

But when, O foremost of men, all the three mighty car-warriors have transgressed you, tell us what you have to say on the business at hand. Let by gones be by-gones. O giver of honour, now think what is to be done at present. Speak quickly what should next be done for the ruler of the Sindhus on the present crisis and let that also be quickly carried out into action.

Drona said O mighty monarch, there are many things to be thought of, but hear what should be done now. Three mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host have penetrated into our army.

We have as much cause of apprehension behind those three as we have before them. But to my mind the cause of apprehension is greater there where both Krishna and Dhananjaya are.

The Bharata army have simultaneously been attacked both from the van and the rear. At this crisis, I consider our foremost duty is to protect the ruler of the Sindhus,

Afraid as he is of the enraged Dhananjaya, he should be regarded as the primary object of our protection, O sire. The two heroes, Vrikodara and Yuyudhana have also proceeded towards the king of the Sindhus,

The dire result of the game of dice, planned by the ingenuity of Shakuni, has now overtaken you. There were no actual victory or defeat in the assembly in that game.

Now that we are engaged in this battle, we will reap victory or defeat. Those innocent things with which Shakuni played in the assembly of the Kurus. And which he knew to be dice, are in reality not dice, but mighty arrows incapable of being defeated. Those dice have now been changed into shafts capable of mangling your bodies.

Now in this field where numerous Kurus have been assembled, know the troops to be the players and arrows the dice, O ruler of men.

In this game of dice, know the ruler of the Sindhus to be the stake. Indeed Jayadratha is the precious stake for which we are fighting today.

For these reasons, O mighty monarch, it behoves us all to effect the protection of the Sindhu king at the very cost of our own lives.

O sire, there indeed will our victory of defeat be known where those fierce bowmen are exerting themselves in protecting the king of the Sindhus.

Therefore do you hie yourself to that spot and endeavour to protect those protectors of the Sindhus king. I shall stay here and dispatch others (for helping the Sindhu king).

I shall also engage with the Panchalas united with the Pandavas and the Srinjaya." Then at the command of the preceptor, Duryodhana quickly proceeded to the spot indicated by the former.

Attend by his followers and bent on achieving a fierce feat. Mean-while the two protectors of Arjuna's car-wheels, viz., the Panchala princes, Yudhamanyu and Uttamanjas.

Were proceeding towards Savyasachin, by the skirts of the Kaurava troops. The two princes o monarch, checked by Kritavarman.

When they were trying to find Arjuna who had penetrated into your army desirous of battle. The king of the Kurus, saw them proceeding by the skirts of his army.

Then the mighty Duryodhana of the Bharata race quickly began a terrible fight with those two broiners endued with great activity.

Then those two foremost of the Kshatriyas, both classed as Maharathas has assailed Duryodhana with bows ready for use. were

Then Yudhamanyu pierced him with thirty arrows furnished with wings of the Kankafeathers; the former then pierced the latter's charioteer with twenty and his four horses with four arrows.

Then with a single arrows Duryodhana cutoff the standard of Yudhamnya; and then with another arrow your son cut-off the latter's bow.

With a bhalla then he felled his adversary's charioteer from his nich in the car and with four arrows wounded the four steeds.

Thereupon Yudhamanyu excited with wrath pierced your son of the breast with thirty arrows in the quickness.

Similarly Uttamoujas waxing wroth pierced Duryodhana's charioteer with arrows decked with gold and dispatched him to the abode of Death.

Duryodhana also, O foremost of kings, slew the four steeds of the Panchala prince Uttamoujas and also both this Parshni-drives.

Having his horses and his charioteer stain, Uttamoujas ascended the car of his brother Yudhamanyu with great celerity.

Ascending the car of his brother, he wounded the horses of Duryodhana with numerous arrows and the horse then slain fell down dead on the ground.

Then that foremost of warriors Duryodhana, jumping down from his chariot of which the steeds were slain rushed at the Panchala princes with a mace in his grasp.

Beholding that enraged subduer of hostile cities make towards themselves, Yudhamanya and Uttamoujas jumped down from the terrace of their cars.

Then that one armed with the mace, with a stroke of his weapon pressed that excellent car decked with gold to the ground together with its horses charioteer and standards.

Thus having slain the steeds and charioteer of his adversaries, your son that afflicter of his foes having his own horses and charioteer slain, ascended the car of the ruler of Madras.

Those two foremost of Panchalas, those princes both mighty car-warriors, ascending two others cars, proceeded towards Vibhatsu.