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Nirmaryādasaṃgrāmaḥ (The Boundless Slaughter of Kinsmen)6.44.1-3
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Mahabharata · 6.44.1-3
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Devanāgarī

संजय उवाच
राजञ् शतसहस्राणि तत्र तत्र तदा तदा ॥
निर्मर्यादं प्रयुद्धानि तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारत ॥
न पुत्रः पितरं जज्ञे न पिता पुत्रम् औरसम् ॥
न भ्राता भ्रातरं तत्र स्वस्रीयं न च मातुलः ॥
मातुलं न च स्वस्रीयो न सखायं सखा तथा ॥
आविष्टा इव युध्यन्ते पाण्डवाः कुरुभिः सह ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saṃjaya uvāca
rājañ śatasahasrāṇi tatra tatra tadā tadā ||
nirmaryādaṃ prayuddhāni tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata ||
na putraḥ pitaraṃ jajñe na pitā putram aurasam ||
na bhrātā bhrātaraṃ tatra svasrīyaṃ na ca mātulaḥ ||
mātulaṃ na ca svasrīyo na sakhāyaṃ sakhā tathā ||
āviṣṭā iva yudhyante pāṇḍavāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
संजय उवाचsaṃjaya uvācaSanjaya said; Sanjaya spoke
राजञ् शतसहस्राणिrājañ śatasahasrāṇiO king, hundreds of thousands; O sovereign, countless thousands
तत्र तत्र तदा तदाtatra tatra tadā tadāhere and there, then and then; everywhere at that hour
निर्मर्यादं प्रयुद्धानिnirmaryādaṃ prayuddhānifought without limits; battled beyond all measure
तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारतtat te vakṣyāmi bhāratathis I shall tell you, Bharata; of this I shall relate to you
न पुत्रः पितरं जज्ञेna putraḥ pitaraṃ jajñethe son did not recognize the father; the son did not discern his parent
न पिता पुत्रम् औरसम्na pitā putram aurasamthe father did not recognize his own son; the father did not see his son
न भ्राता भ्रातरं तत्रna bhrātā bhrātaraṃ tatrathere brother did not recognize brother; brother did not recognize brother
स्वस्रीयं न च मातुलःsvasrīyaṃ na ca mātulaḥthe uncle did not recognize the nephew; the uncle did not recognize the sister's son
मातुलं न च स्वस्रीयोmātulaṃ na ca svasrīyothe nephew did not recognize the uncle; the sister's son did not recognize the uncle
न सखायं सखा तथाna sakhāyaṃ sakhā tathāand likewise friend friend; friend did not recognize friend
आविष्टा इव युध्यन्तेāviṣṭā iva yudhyantethey fought as if possessed; they battled as if seized
पाण्डवाः कुरुभिः सहpāṇḍavāḥ kurubhiḥ sahathe Pandavas together with the Kurus; the sons of Pandu with the Kauravas
Translation

Sanjaya said: "O king, everywhere at that hour hundreds of thousands of warriors fought without any measure; I shall tell you of this, O Bharata. The son did not recognize the father, nor the father his own son; brother did not recognize brother, uncle did not recognize nephew, nor nephew uncle, nor friend friend. The Pandavas and the Kurus fought each other as if possessed."

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