Mahabharata
Abhimanyu-vadha-parva (abhimanyu-vadha) (The Death of Abhimanyu)7.48.44–46
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Mahabharata · 7.48.44–46
Devanāgarī

हतेश्वरैश् चूर्णितपत्त्युपस्करैर्; हताश्वसूतैर् विपताककेतुभिः ॥
महारथैर् भूः शुशुभे विचूर्णितैः; पुरैर् इवामित्रहतैर् नराधिप ॥
रथाश्ववृन्दैः सहसादिभिर् हतैः; प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैः पृथग्विधैः ॥
निरस्तजिह्वादशनान्त्रलोचनैर्; धरा बभौ घोरविरूपदर्शना ॥
प्रविद्धवर्माभरणा वरायुधा; विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगा नराः ॥
महार्हशय्यास्तरणोचिताः सदा; क्षिताव् अनाथा इव शेरते हताः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

hateśvaraiś cūrṇitapattyupaskarair; hatāśvasūtair vipatākaketubhiḥ ||
mahārathair bhūḥ śuśubhe vicūrṇitaiḥ; purair ivāmitrahatair narādhipa ||
rathāśvavṛndaiḥ sahasādibhir hataiḥ; praviddhabhāṇḍābharaṇaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ ||
nirastajihvādaśanāntralocanair; dharā babhau ghoravirūpadarśanā ||
praviddhavarmābharaṇā varāyudhā; vipannahastyaśvarathānugā narāḥ ||
mahārhaśayyāstaraṇocitāḥ sadā; kṣitāv anāthā iva śerate hatāḥ ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
हतेश्वरैःhateśvaraiḥwith slain lords [masters]; with fallen lords
चूर्णितपत्त्युपस्करैःcūrṇitapattyupaskaraiḥwith shattered equipment and infantry [footing]; with pulverized gear and foot soldiers
हताश्वसूतैःhatāśvasūtaiḥwith slain horses and charioteers; with fallen horses and charioteers
विपताककेतुभिःvipatākaketubhiḥstripped of banners and standards; without standards and pennants
महारथैःmahārathaiḥwith great chariots; with great chariots
भूः शुशुभेbhūḥ śuśubhethe earth shone [gleamed]; the earth gleamed
विचूर्णितैःvicūrṇitaiḥshattered; smashed
पुरैः इवpuraiḥ ivalike cities; like cities
अमित्रहतैःamitrahataiḥdestroyed by enemies; laid waste by the foe
नराधिपnarādhipaO lord of men [king]; O sovereign
रथाश्ववृन्दैःrathāśvavṛndaiḥwith hosts of chariots and horses; with throngs of chariots and horses
सहसाशदिभिः हतैःsahasāśadibhiḥ hataiḥslain by hundreds all at once; struck down by hundreds at a time
प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैःpraviddhabhāṇḍābharaṇaiḥwith scattered equipment and ornaments; with strewn gear and adornments
पृथग्विधैःpṛthagvidhaiḥof various kinds [of all sorts]; of every sort
निरस्तजिह्वादशनान्त्रलोचनैःnirastajihvādaśanāntralocanaiḥwith tongues, teeth, entrails and eyes torn out; with tongues, teeth, entrails, eyes fallen out
धरा बभौdharā babhauthe earth appeared [presented itself]; the earth showed itself
घोरविरूपदर्शनाghoravirūpadarśanāof terrible and hideous aspect; of dreadful, ugly form
प्रविद्धवर्माभरणाःpraviddhavarmābharaṇāḥwith cast-off armor and ornaments; having shed armor and adornments
वरायुधाःvarāyudhāḥwith excellent weapons; with fine weapons
विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगाःvipannahastyaśvarathānugāḥwith their retinue of elephants, horses and chariots destroyed; with their host of elephants, horses, chariots perished
नराःnarāḥmen; men
महार्हशय्यास्तरणोचिताः सदाmahārhaśayyāstaraṇocitāḥ sadāalways accustomed to costly beds and coverings; forever used to sumptuous beds
क्षितौkṣitauon the ground [on bare earth]; on the earth
अनाथाः इवanāthāḥ ivaas though destitute [forlorn]; as though forsaken
शेरते हताःśerate hatāḥlie slain; lie struck down
Translation

With fallen lords, pulverized gear and infantry, fallen horses and charioteers, stripped of banners and standards — with great chariots smashed, the earth gleamed like cities laid waste by the foe, O sovereign. With throngs of chariots and horses struck down by hundreds at a time, with gear and adornments of every sort strewn about, with tongues, teeth, entrails and eyes fallen out — the earth showed itself of dreadful, hideous form. Men who had shed their armor and adornments, bearing fine weapons, their host of elephants, horses and chariots destroyed, forever used to sumptuous beds and coverings, lie struck down on the bare earth as though forsaken.

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