Mahabharata
Ambā-upākhyāna (185) (Udyoga-parva: The Tale of Ambā and the Origin of Śikhaṇḍin, Chapters 173–197)5.185.6-10
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Mahabharata · 5.185.6-10
Devanāgarī

ततो भरतशार्दूल धिष्ण्यम् आकाशगं यथा ॥
सा माम् अभ्यहनत् तूर्णम् अंसदेशे च भारत ॥
अथासृङ् मे ऽस्रवद् घोरं गिरेर् गैरिकधातुवत् ॥
रामेण सुमहाबाहो क्षतस्य क्षतजेक्षण ॥
ततो ऽहं जामदग्न्याय भृशं क्रोधसमन्वितः ॥
प्रेषयं मृत्युसंकाशं बाणं सर्पविषोपमम् ॥
स तेनाभिहतो वीरो ललाटे द्विजसत्तमः ॥
अशोभत महाराज सशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥
स संरब्धः समावृत्य बाणं कालान्तकोपमम् ॥
संदधे बलवत् कृष्य घोरं शत्रुनिबर्हणम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tato bharataśārdūla dhiṣṇyam ākāśagaṃ yathā ||
sā mām abhyahanat tūrṇam aṃsadeśe ca bhārata ||
athāsṛṅ me 'sravad ghoraṃ girer gairikadhātuvat ||
rāmeṇa sumahābāho kṣatasya kṣatajekṣaṇa ||
tato 'haṃ jāmadagnyāya bhṛśaṃ krodhasamanvitaḥ ||
preṣayaṃ mṛtyusaṃkāśaṃ bāṇaṃ sarpaviṣopamam ||
sa tenābhihato vīro lalāṭe dvijasattamaḥ ||
aśobhata mahārāja saśṛṅga iva parvataḥ ||
sa saṃrabdhaḥ samāvṛtya bāṇaṃ kālāntakopamam ||
saṃdadhe balavat kṛṣya ghoraṃ śatrunibarhaṇam ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततोtatothen; after this
भरतशार्दूलbharataśārdūlaO tiger among the Bharatas; best of the Bharatas
धिष्ण्यम्dhiṣṇyammeteor; celestial luminary
आकाशगंākāśagaṃflying through the sky; celestial
यथाyathāas; in what manner
साshe; that
माम्māmme; toward me
अभ्यहनत्abhyahanatstruck; hit
तूर्णम्tūrṇamswiftly; quickly
अंसदेशेaṃsadeśein the region of the shoulder; in the shoulder
caand; also
भारतbhārataO Bharata; descendant of Bharata
अथासृङ्athāsṛṅthen blood; after this blood
मेmemy; for me
ऽस्रवद्'sravadflowed; streamed
घोरंghoraṃterrible; dreadful
गिरेर्girerof the mountain; of the rock
गैरिकधातुवत्gairikadhātuvatlike red ochre of a mountain; like ruddy mineral ore
रामेणrāmeṇaby Rama; by Parashurama; by the son of Jamadagni
सुमहाबाहोsumahābāhoO mighty-armed; O strong-armed one
क्षतस्यkṣatasyaof the wounded; of the one struck
क्षतजेक्षणkṣatajekṣaṇaO blood-eyed one; O whose gaze is blood
ततोtatothen; after this
ऽहं'haṃI; I myself
जामदग्न्यायjāmadagnyāyaat Jamadagnya; against the son of Jamadagni
भृशंbhṛśaṃvehemently; greatly
क्रोधसमन्वितःkrodhasamanvitaḥfilled with anger; possessed by fury
प्रेषयंpreṣayaṃI sent; I let fly
मृत्युसंकाशंmṛtyusaṃkāśaṃresembling death; like unto death
बाणंbāṇaṃarrow; war-arrow
सर्पविषोपमम्sarpaviṣopamamlike snake venom; resembling a serpent's poison
sahe; that one
तेनाभिहतोtenābhihatostruck by it; hit by that
वीरोvīrothe hero; the valiant one
ललाटेlalāṭeon the forehead; in the brow
द्विजसत्तमःdvijasattamaḥthe best of the twice-born; the foremost of brahmins
अशोभतaśobhatashone; looked splendid
महाराजmahārājaO great king; great lord
सशृङ्गsaśṛṅgawith a peak; with a summit
इवivalike; as
पर्वतःparvataḥmountain; mountainous region
sahe; that one
संरब्धःsaṃrabdhaḥenraged; stirred by anger
समावृत्यsamāvṛtyahaving turned around; having wheeled about
बाणंbāṇaṃarrow; war-arrow
कालान्तकोपमम्kālāntakopamamlike the end of time; resembling deadly Kala
संदधेsaṃdadhefitted; set on the bowstring
बलवत्balavatmighty; powerful
कृष्यkṛṣyahaving drawn; having stretched
घोरंghoraṃterrible; dreadful
शत्रुनिबर्हणम्śatrunibarhaṇamdestroying enemies; crushing foes
Translation

Then, O tiger among the Bharatas, that spear, like a meteor coursing through the sky, swiftly struck me in the shoulder, O Bharata. After this my blood flowed terribly, like red ochre from a mountain, where Rama had wounded me, O mighty-armed one, O blood-eyed one. Then I, greatly enraged, sent at Jamadagnya an arrow resembling death and serpent venom. Struck by it on the forehead, that hero, the best of the twice-born, shone, O great king, like a mountain with its peak. Then he, in fury, wheeled about, drew his mighty bow, and set upon the string a terrible arrow, like the end of time, destroying all foes.

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