Mahabharata 7.94.14–15

Mahabharata

Jayadratha-vadha-parva ('We Are But Instruments')7.94.14–15

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Mahabharata · 7.94.14–15

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अथास्य सूतस्य शिरो निकृत्य; भल्लेन वज्राशनिसंनिभेन ॥
सुदर्शनस्यापि शिनिप्रवीरः; क्षुरेण चिच्छेद शिरः प्रसह्य ॥
सकुण्डलं पूर्णशशिप्रकाशं; भ्राजिष्णु वक्त्रं निचकर्त देहात् ॥
यथा पुरा वज्रधरः प्रसह्य; बलस्य संख्ये ऽतिबलस्य राजन् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

athāsya sūtasya śiro nikṛtya; bhallena vajrāśanisaṃnibhena ||
sudarśanasyāpi śinipravīraḥ; kṣureṇa ciccheda śiraḥ prasahya ||
sakuṇḍalaṃ pūrṇaśaśiprakāśaṃ; bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṃ nicakarta dehāt ||
yathā purā vajradharaḥ prasahya; balasya saṃkhye 'tibalasya rājan ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning

अथ अस्य सूतस्य शिरः निकृत्यatha asya sūtasya śiraḥ nikṛtyathen, having severed his charioteer's head; then, having cut off the head of his charioteer

भल्लेन वज्राशनिसंनिभेनbhallena vajrāśanisaṃnibhenawith a broad-headed arrow, like a thunderbolt; with a bhalla arrow, resembling a thunderbolt

सुदर्शनस्य अपि शिनिप्रवीरःsudarśanasya api śinipravīraḥthe hero of Shini also, of Sudarshana; and the hero of Shini, of Sudarshana too

क्षुरेण चिच्छेद शिरः प्रसह्यkṣureṇa ciccheda śiraḥ prasahyawith a razor-arrow cut off the head, by force; with a razor-shaft severed the head, forcibly

सकुण्डलम् पूर्णशशिप्रकाशम्sakuṇḍalam pūrṇaśaśiprakāśamwith earrings, resembling the full moon; adorned with earrings, shining like the full moon

भ्राजिष्णु वक्त्रम् निचकर्त देहात्bhrājiṣṇu vaktram nicakarta dehātcut the radiant face off from the body; severed the radiant face from the body

यथा पुरा वज्रधरः प्रसह्यyathā purā vajradharaḥ prasahyaas of old the thunderbolt-bearer, by force; as once the wielder of the thunderbolt, forcibly

बलस्य संख्ये अतिबलस्य राजन्balasya saṃkhye atibalasya rājanof Bala, in battle, the mighty one, O king; of Bala, in combat, the exceedingly mighty one, O king

Translation

Then, having severed his charioteer's head with a broad-headed arrow resembling a thunderbolt, the hero of Shini also, by force, cut off Sudarshana's head with a razor-arrow. Adorned with earrings, resembling the full moon, he severed the radiant face from the body, as of old the thunderbolt-bearer [Indra] by force [severed the head] of Bala, the exceedingly mighty one, in battle, O king.

Commentary

Satyaki is likened to Indra, who slew the demon Bala: overcoming the enemy is a reflection of the divine victory over evil. The radiant face, purnashashiprakasham, like the full moon, is severed -- beauty caught within horror. It is telling that even in death the face keeps its radiance. The verse teaches that greatness does not desert the fallen, yet even the most splendid beauty is fragile before the appointed blow; and every victory of the righteous over the unrighteous shares the same source as the gods' victory over the demons.

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