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Mahabharata
Jayadratha-vadha-parva (Droṇa's Evening Rampage)7.101.63–67
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Mahabharata · 7.101.63–67
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Devanāgarī

ततः सैन्यान्य् अकम्पन्त धृष्टद्युम्नसुते हते ॥
अथ द्रोणं समारोहच् चेकितानो महारथः ॥
स द्रोणं दशभिर् बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे ॥
चतुर्भिः सारथिं चास्य चतुर्भिश् चतुरो हयान् ॥
तस्याचार्यः षोडशभिर् अविध्यद् दक्षिणं भुजम् ॥
ध्वजं षोडशभिर् बाणैर् यन्तारं चास्य सप्तभिः ॥
तस्य सूते हते ते ऽश्वा रथम् आदाय विद्रुताः ॥
समरे शरसंवीता भारद्वाजेन मारिष ॥
चेकितानरथं दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतं हतसारथिम् ॥
पाञ्चालान् पाण्डवांश् चैव महद् भयम् अथाविशत् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tataḥ sainyāny akampanta dhṛṣṭadyumnasute hate ||
atha droṇaṃ samārohac cekitāno mahārathaḥ ||
sa droṇaṃ daśabhir bāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyat stanāntare ||
caturbhiḥ sārathiṃ cāsya caturbhiś caturo hayān ||
tasyācāryaḥ ṣoḍaśabhir avidhyad dakṣiṇaṃ bhujam ||
dhvajaṃ ṣoḍaśabhir bāṇair yantāraṃ cāsya saptabhiḥ ||
tasya sūte hate te 'śvā ratham ādāya vidrutāḥ ||
samare śarasaṃvītā bhāradvājena māriṣa ||
cekitānarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā vidrutaṃ hatasārathim ||
pāñcālān pāṇḍavāṃś caiva mahad bhayam athāviśat ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः सैन्यानि अकम्पन्तtataḥ sainyāni akampantathen the troops trembled; then the armies trembled
धृष्टद्युम्नसुते हतेdhṛṣṭadyumnasute hatewhen the son of Dhrishtadyumna was slain; when the son of Dhrishtadyumna had been struck down
अथ द्रोणम् समारोहत्atha droṇam samārohatthen charged upon Drona; then rushed at Drona
चेकितानः महारथःcekitānaḥ mahārathaḥChekitana, the great warrior; Chekitana, the mahāratha
सः द्रोणम् दशभिः बाणैःsaḥ droṇam daśabhiḥ bāṇaiḥhe struck Drona with ten arrows; he struck Drona with ten arrows
प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरेpratyavidhyat stanāntarepierced him in the chest; struck him between the breasts
चतुर्भिः सारथिम् च अस्यcaturbhiḥ sārathim ca asyawith four, his charioteer; with four — his charioteer
चतुर्भिः चतुरः हयान्caturbhiḥ caturaḥ hayānwith four, his four horses; with four — his four horses
तस्य आचार्यः षोडशभिःtasya ācāryaḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥhis teacher, with sixteen; his teacher, with sixteen
अविध्यत् दक्षिणम् भुजम्avidhyat dakṣiṇam bhujampierced [his] right arm; struck [his] right arm
ध्वजम् षोडशभिः बाणैःdhvajam ṣoḍaśabhiḥ bāṇaiḥthe banner with sixteen arrows; the standard with sixteen arrows
यन्तारम् च अस्य सप्तभिःyantāram ca asya saptabhiḥand his charioteer with seven; and his charioteer with seven
तस्य सूते हते ते अश्वाःtasya sūte hate te aśvāḥhis charioteer slain, those horses; with his charioteer slain, those horses
रथम् आदाय विद्रुताःratham ādāya vidrutāḥcarrying off the chariot, fled in all directions; bearing away the chariot, scattered in flight
समरे शरसंवीताःsamare śarasaṃvītāḥcovered with arrows in battle; covered with arrows in the fight
भारद्वाजेन मारिषbhāradvājena māriṣaby the son of Bharadvaja, O venerable one; by the son of Bharadvaja, O honored one
चेकितानरथम् दृष्ट्वाcekitānaratham dṛṣṭvāhaving seen Chekitana's chariot; seeing Chekitana's chariot
विद्रुतम् हतसारथिम्vidrutam hatasārathimfled, its charioteer slain; swept away, with its charioteer slain
पाञ्चालान् पाण्डवान् च एवpāñcālān pāṇḍavān ca evathe Panchalas and the Pandavas; the Panchalas and the Pandavas
महत् भयम् अथ आविशत्mahat bhayam atha āviśatgreat fear then seized them; then great fear seized them
Translation

Then the troops trembled, when the son of Dhrishtadyumna was slain. Then Chekitana, the great warrior, charged upon Drona; he struck Drona with ten arrows in the chest, with four his charioteer, and with four his four horses. His teacher [Drona] pierced [his] right arm with sixteen, the banner with sixteen arrows, and his charioteer with seven. His charioteer slain, those horses, carrying off the chariot, fled in all directions, covered with arrows in battle by the son of Bharadvaja, O venerable one. Having seen Chekitana's chariot fled, its charioteer slain, great fear then seized the Panchalas and the Pandavas.

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