ततः स तूर्णं निष्पत्य प्रद्युम्नः शत्रुकर्शनः ॥
शाल्वम् एवाभिदुद्राव विधास्यन् कलहं नृप ॥
अभियानं तु वीरेण प्रद्युम्नेन महाहवे ॥
नामर्षयत संक्रुद्धः शाल्वः कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥
स रोषमदमत्तो वै कामगाद् अवरुह्य च ॥
प्रद्युम्नं योधयाम् आस शाल्वः परपुरंजयः ॥
तयोः सुतुमुलं युद्धं शाल्ववृष्णिप्रवीरयोः ॥
समेता ददृशुर् लोका बलिवासवयोर् इव ॥
तस्य मायामयो वीर रथो हेमपरिष्कृतः ॥
सध्वजः सपताकश् च सानुकर्षः सतूणवान् ॥
स तं रथवरं श्रीमान् समारुह्य किल प्रभो ॥
मुमोच बाणान् कौरव्य प्रद्युम्नाय महाबलः ॥
ततो बाणमयं वर्षं व्यसृजत् तरसा रणे ॥
प्रद्युम्नो भुजवेगेन शाल्वं संमोहयन्न् इव ॥
स तैर् अभिहतः संख्ये नामर्षयत सौभराट् ॥
शरान् दीप्ताग्निसंकाशान् मुमोच तनये मम ॥
tataḥ sa tūrṇaṃ niṣpatya pradyumnaḥ śatrukarśanaḥ ||
śālvam evābhidudrāva vidhāsyan kalahaṃ nṛpa ||
abhiyānaṃ tu vīreṇa pradyumnena mahāhave ||
nāmarṣayata saṃkruddhaḥ śālvaḥ kurukulodvaha ||
sa roṣamadamatto vai kāmagād avaruhya ca ||
pradyumnaṃ yodhayām āsa śālvaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ ||
tayoḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ śālvavṛṣṇipravīrayoḥ ||
sametā dadṛśur lokā balivāsavayor iva ||
tasya māyāmayo vīra ratho hemapariṣkṛtaḥ ||
sadhvajaḥ sapatākaś ca sānukarṣaḥ satūṇavān ||
sa taṃ rathavaraṃ śrīmān samāruhya kila prabho ||
mumoca bāṇān kauravya pradyumnāya mahābalaḥ ||
tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ vyasṛjat tarasā raṇe ||
pradyumno bhujavegena śālvaṃ saṃmohayann iva ||
sa tair abhihataḥ saṃkhye nāmarṣayata saubharāṭ ||
śarān dīptāgnisaṃkāśān mumoca tanaye mama ||
"Pradyumna broke forward swiftly and rushed straight at Shalva. The enraged Shalva could not bear his advance; he descended from Saubha, which moved at will, and joined battle with him. Their combat was terrible, like the ancient battle of Bali and Indra. Then Shalva mounted his magical golden chariot, with its banner, flag, rear-guard, and quivers, and loosed arrows at Pradyumna. Pradyumna answered with a swift shower of arrows, as if bewildering Shalva by the force of his arm. Struck by them, the king of Saubha could not bear it and loosed at my son arrows resembling blazing fire."
2f97413403ac · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 4:44:34 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The battle turns from a general clash into a personal trial. Shalva's pride cannot endure a direct challenge, while Pradyumna meets it without excess words: through action, precision, and unwavering pressure.