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Mahabharata
Jayadratha-vadha-parva (The Death of Jalasaṃdha)7.91.43–45
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Mahabharata · 7.91.43–45
॥
Devanāgarī

ततः साभरणौ बाहू क्षुराभ्यां माधवोत्तमः ॥
साङ्गदौ जलसंधस्य चिच्छेद प्रहसन्न् इव ॥
तौ बाहू परिघप्रख्यौ पेततुर् गजसत्तमात् ॥
वसुंधरधराद् भ्रष्टौ पञ्चशीर्षाव् इवोरगौ ॥
ततः सुदंष्ट्रं सुहनु चारुकुण्डलम् उन्नसम् ॥
क्षुरेणास्य तृतीयेन शिरश् चिच्छेद सात्यकिः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tataḥ sābharaṇau bāhū kṣurābhyāṃ mādhavottamaḥ ||
sāṅgadau jalasaṃdhasya ciccheda prahasann iva ||
tau bāhū parighaprakhyau petatur gajasattamāt ||
vasuṃdharadharād bhraṣṭau pañcaśīrṣāv ivoragau ||
tataḥ sudaṃṣṭraṃ suhanu cārukuṇḍalam unnasam ||
kṣureṇāsya tṛtīyena śiraś ciccheda sātyakiḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः साभरणौ बाहूtataḥ sābharaṇau bāhūthen the two arms, adorned; then both arms, adorned with ornaments
क्षुराभ्याम् माधवोत्तमःkṣurābhyām mādhavottamaḥwith two razor-arrows, the foremost Madhava; with two razor-shafts, the first among the Madhavas
साङ्गदौ जलसंधस्यsāṅgadau jalasaṃdhasyabearing armlets, of Jalasandha; with bracelets, of Jalasandha
चिच्छेद प्रहसन् इवciccheda prahasan ivasevered, as though smiling; cut off, as if laughing
तौ बाहू परिघप्रख्यौtau bāhū parighaprakhyauthose two arms, like door-bars; those arms, resembling iron bars
पेततुः गजसत्तमात्petatuḥ gajasattamātfell from the finest elephant; fell from the foremost elephant
वसुंधरधरात् भ्रष्टौvasuṃdharadharāt bhraṣṭautorn loose from the earth-bearing [elephant]; torn away from the earth-bearing elephant
पञ्चशीर्षौ इव उरगौpañcaśīrṣau iva uragaulike two five-headed serpents; as though two five-headed serpents
ततः सुदंष्ट्रम् सुहनुtataḥ sudaṃṣṭram suhanuthen [the head] with fine tusks, fine chin; then [the head] with good tusks, a well-formed chin
चारुकुण्डलम् उन्नसम्cārukuṇḍalam unnasamwith beautiful earrings, high-nosed; with lovely earrings, with a high nose
क्षुरेण अस्य तृतीयेनkṣureṇa asya tṛtīyenawith his third razor-arrow; with the third razor-shaft of his
शिरः चिच्छेद सात्यकिःśiraḥ ciccheda sātyakiḥSatyaki severed the head; Satyaki cut off the head
Translation

Then, with two razor-arrows, the foremost of the Madhavas severed the two arms of Jalasandha, adorned and bearing armlets, as though smiling. Those arms, like iron bars, fell from the finest of elephants, torn loose from that earth-bearing beast, like two five-headed serpents. Then, with a third razor-arrow, Satyaki severed his head — fine of tusk, fine of chin, adorned with beautiful earrings, high of nose.

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