Adhyaya 100

Verse 1

ऑपन- माल बछ। अ-्-छऋाल अष्टनवतितमो< ध्याय: द्रोणाचार्य और सात्यकिका अदभुत युद्ध धृतराष्ट उवाच बाणे तस्मिन्‌ निकत्ते तु धृष्टद्युम्ने च मोक्षिते । तेन वृष्णिप्रवीरेण युयुधानेन संजय,धृतराष्ट्रने पूछा--संजय! जब वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख वीर युयुधानने आचार्य द्रोणके उस बाणको काट दिया और धृष्टद्युम्नको प्राणसंकटसे बचा लिया, तब अमर्षमें भरे हुए सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाधनुर्धर नरव्याप्र द्रोणाचार्यने उस युद्धस्थलमें सात्यकिके प्रति क्या किया?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, when that arrow was cut down and Dhṛṣṭadyumna was thereby freed from mortal danger by Yuyudhāna—foremost hero of the Vṛṣṇis—what did Droṇācārya, the great bowman and best among weapon-bearers, do on that battlefield toward Sātyaki, as all the armed warriors burned with indignation?”

Verse 2

अमर्षितो महेष्वास: सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर: । नरव्याप्र: शिने: पौत्रे द्रोण: किमकरोद्‌ युधि,धृतराष्ट्रने पूछा--संजय! जब वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख वीर युयुधानने आचार्य द्रोणके उस बाणको काट दिया और धृष्टद्युम्नको प्राणसंकटसे बचा लिया, तब अमर्षमें भरे हुए सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाधनुर्धर नरव्याप्र द्रोणाचार्यने उस युद्धस्थलमें सात्यकिके प्रति क्या किया?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, when Yuyudhāna—the foremost hero of the Vṛṣṇis—cut down that arrow of Ācārya Droṇa and saved Dhṛṣṭadyumna from mortal peril, what did Droṇa, the enraged great bowman, the best among all weapon-bearers, that tiger among men, do on the battlefield against Śini’s grandson (Sātyaki)?”

Verse 3

संजय उवाच सम्प्रद्रुतः क्रोधविषो व्यादितास्यशरासन: । तीक्षणधारेषुदशन: शितनाराचद्दंष्टवान्‌

Sañjaya said: Rushing forward, he was like a serpent whose venom is wrath—his mouth gaping, his bow like an open maw; his teeth were the sharp-edged arrows, and his fangs were the keen, iron-pointed shafts.

Verse 4

नरवीर: प्रमुदित: शोणैरश्वैर्महाजवै:,हर्षमें भरे हुए नरवीर द्रोणाचार्यने अपने महान्‌ वेगशाली लाल घोड़ोंद्वारा, जो मानो आकाशमें उड़ रहे और पर्वतको लाँघ रहे थे, सुवर्णमय पंखवाले बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए वहाँ युयुधानपर आक्रमण किया

Sañjaya said: Rejoicing and filled with exhilaration, the heroic Droṇācārya, drawn by swift red horses that seemed to fly through the sky and leap over mountains, advanced upon Yuyudhāna, showering him with arrows whose wings gleamed like gold.

Verse 5

उत्पतद्धिरिवाकाशे क्रामद्धिरिव पर्वतम्‌ रुक्मपुड्खाउछरानस्यन्‌ युयुधानमुपाद्रवत्‌,हर्षमें भरे हुए नरवीर द्रोणाचार्यने अपने महान्‌ वेगशाली लाल घोड़ोंद्वारा, जो मानो आकाशमें उड़ रहे और पर्वतको लाँघ रहे थे, सुवर्णमय पंखवाले बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए वहाँ युयुधानपर आक्रमण किया

Sanjaya said: Exultant in spirit, the warrior Droṇācārya charged at Yuyudhāna, driving his swift red horses as though they were flying through the sky and leaping over mountains, while he showered him with arrows whose shafts were adorned with golden fletching.

Verse 6

शरपातमहावर्ष रथघोषबलाहकम्‌ । कार्मुकाकर्षविक्षेपं नाराचबहुविद्युतम्‌,उस समय द्रोणाचार्य अश्वरूपी वायुसे संचालित अनिवार्य मेघके समान हो रहे थे। बाणोंका प्रहार ही उनके द्वारा की जानेवाली महावृष्टि था। रथकी घर्घराहट ही मेघकी गर्जना थी, धनुषका खींचना ही धारावाहिक वृष्टिका साधन था, बहुत-से नाराच ही विद्युतके समान प्रकाशित होते थे, उस मेघने खड़ग और शक्तिरूपी अशनिको धारण कर रखा था और क्रोधके वेगसे ही उसका उत्थान हुआ था

Sañjaya said: “It was like a great rain-cloud pouring down a deluge of arrows; its thunder was the roar of chariots; the drawing and release of bows became the continuous downpour; and countless nārāca shafts flashed like lightning. Thus did Droṇa, driven by the wind of battle, rise as an irresistible storm—an image of war’s terrible momentum, where skill and wrath together become a force that overwhelms all restraint.”

Verse 7

शक्तिखड्गाशनिधरं क्रोधवेगसमुत्थितम्‌ । द्रोणमेघमनावार्य हयमारुतचोदितम्‌,उस समय द्रोणाचार्य अश्वरूपी वायुसे संचालित अनिवार्य मेघके समान हो रहे थे। बाणोंका प्रहार ही उनके द्वारा की जानेवाली महावृष्टि था। रथकी घर्घराहट ही मेघकी गर्जना थी, धनुषका खींचना ही धारावाहिक वृष्टिका साधन था, बहुत-से नाराच ही विद्युतके समान प्रकाशित होते थे, उस मेघने खड़ग और शक्तिरूपी अशनिको धारण कर रखा था और क्रोधके वेगसे ही उसका उत्थान हुआ था

Sañjaya said: “Drona had become like an irresistible storm-cloud—driven onward as if by a horse-shaped wind—bearing the thunderbolt of spear and sword, and rising up from the sheer surge of wrath.”

Verse 8

दृष्टवैवाभिपतन्तं तं शूर: परपुरंजय: । उवाच सूत॑ शैनेय: प्रहसन्‌ युद्धदुर्मद:,शत्रुनगरीपर विजय पानेवाले रणदुर्मद शूरवीर सात्यकि द्रोणाचार्यको अपने ऊपर आक्रमण करते देख सारथिसे जोर-जोरसे हँसते हुए बोले--

Sañjaya said: Seeing him rushing straight at him, the heroic Śaineya—Sātyaki, the conqueror of enemy strongholds—laughed aloud in the intoxication of battle and spoke to his charioteer, as Droṇācārya advanced to attack him.

Verse 9

एन॑ वैब्राद्माणं शूरं स्वकर्मण्यनवस्थितम्‌ । आश्रयं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञो दःखभयापहम्‌,'सूत! ये शौर्यसम्पन्न ब्राह्मणदेवता अपने ब्राह्मणोचित कर्ममें स्थिर नहीं हैं। ये धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र राजा दुर्योधनके आश्रय होकर उसके दुःख और भयका निवारण करनेवाले हैं। समस्त राजकुमारोंके ये ही आचार्य हैं और सदा अपनेको शूरवीर मानते हैं। तुम प्रसन्नचित्त होकर अपने वेगशाली अश्रोंद्वारा शीघ्र इनका सामना करनेके लिये चलो”

Sañjaya said: “This man is indeed a Brahmin by birth, yet a warrior in spirit, not firmly established in the duties proper to a Brahmin. Having taken refuge with the Dhārtarāṣṭra king (Duryodhana), he becomes a remover of that king’s sorrow and fear. He is regarded as the preceptor of the princes and continually thinks of himself as a hero. Therefore, O Sūta, with a pleased mind, go quickly to confront him with your swift and powerful weapons.”

Verse 10

शीघ्र प्रजवितैरश्वैः प्रत्युद्याहि प्रहृष्टवत्‌ आचार्य राजपुत्राणां सततं शूरमानिनम्‌,'सूत! ये शौर्यसम्पन्न ब्राह्मणदेवता अपने ब्राह्मणोचित कर्ममें स्थिर नहीं हैं। ये धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र राजा दुर्योधनके आश्रय होकर उसके दुःख और भयका निवारण करनेवाले हैं। समस्त राजकुमारोंके ये ही आचार्य हैं और सदा अपनेको शूरवीर मानते हैं। तुम प्रसन्नचित्त होकर अपने वेगशाली अश्रोंद्वारा शीघ्र इनका सामना करनेके लिये चलो”

Sañjaya said: “With horses of swift speed, go forth at once—cheerful and eager—to meet that teacher of the princes, who ever prides himself on being a hero.”

Verse 11

ततो रजतसंकाशा माधवस्य हयोत्तमा: । द्रोणस्पाभिमुखा: शीघ्रमगच्छन्‌ वातरंहस:,तदनन्तर चाँदीके समान श्वेत रंगवाले और वायुके समान वेगशाली सात्यकिके उत्तम घोड़े द्रोणाचार्यके सामने शीघ्रतापूर्वक जा पहुँचे

Sañjaya said: Then the finest horses of Mādhava, gleaming like silver and swift as the wind, quickly surged forward, heading straight toward Droṇa.

Verse 12

ततस्तौ द्रोणशैनेयौ युयुधाते परंतपौ । शरैरनेकसाहसैस्ताडयन्तौ परस्परम्‌,फिर तो शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले द्रोणाचार्य और सात्यकि एक-दूसरेपर सहस्ंरों बाणोंका प्रहार करते हुए युद्ध करने लगे

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa and Śaineya (Sātyaki)—both tormentors of their foes—engaged each other in battle, striking one another with many thousands of arrows.

Verse 13

इषुजालावृतं व्योम चक्रतुः पुरुषर्षभौ । पूरयामासतुर्वीरावुभी दश दिश: शरै:,उन दोनों पुरुषशिरोमणि वीरोंने आकाशको बाणोंके समूहसे आच्छादित कर दिया और दसों दिशाओंको बाणोंसे भर दिया

Sañjaya said: Those two bull-like heroes among men so thickly veiled the sky with a net of arrows that they seemed to fill all ten directions with shafts.

Verse 14

मेघाविवातपापाये धाराभिरितरेतरम्‌ । न सम सूर्यस्तदा भाति न ववौ च समीरण:,जैसे वर्षाकालमें दो मेघ एक-दूसरेपर जलकी धाराएँ गिराते हों, उसी प्रकार वे परस्पर बाण-वर्षा कर रहे थे। उस समय न तो सूर्यका पता चलता था और न हवा ही चलती थी

Sañjaya said: As in the rainy season, when two clouds pour streams of water upon one another, so did those warriors shower arrows back and forth. In that moment the sun could not be made out, and even the wind seemed to cease.

Verse 15

इषुजालावृतं घोरमन्धकारं समन्ततः । अनाधृष्यमिवान्येषां शूराणामभवत्‌ तदा,चारों ओर बाणोंका जाल-सा बिछ जानेके कारण वहाँ घोर अन्धकार छा गया था। उस समय अन्य शूरवीरोंका वहाँ पहुँचना असम्भव-सा हो गया

Sañjaya said: On every side a dreadful darkness seemed to spread, as though the field were veiled by a net of arrows. In that moment, it became as if the other warriors could not even dare to press forward.

Verse 16

अन्धकारीकृते लोके द्रोणशैनेययो: शरै: । तयो: शीघ्रास्त्रविदुषोद्रोणसात्वतयोस्तदा

Sañjaya said: When the world had been darkened by the volleys of arrows exchanged between Droṇa and Śaineya, then those two—Droṇa and the Sātvata—both swift and expert in missile-lore, pressed the fight on.

Verse 17

इषूणां संनिपातेन शब्दो धाराभिघातज:

Sañjaya said: From the mutual collision of arrows there arose a sound, born of the impact of unbroken streams—an ominous roar that marked the battle’s relentless intensity.

Verse 18

शुश्रुवे शक्रमुक्तानामशनीनामिव स्वन: । बाणोंके परस्पर टकरानेसे उनकी धारोंके आघात-प्रत्याघातसे जो शब्द होता था, वह इन्द्रके छोड़े हुए वज्रास्त्रोंकी गड़गड़ाहटके समान सुनायी पड़ता था ।। नाराचैव्यतिविद्धानां शराणां रूपमाबभौ

Sañjaya said: The clash of arrows rang out like the thunder of Indra’s lightning-bolts. As their sharpened edges struck and rebounded against one another, the sound that arose seemed like the roar of the vajra-weapon released by the lord of the gods. And the battlefield presented the sight of shafts and nārāca-arrows crossing and piercing through in dense volleys.

Verse 19

तयोज्यातलनिर्घोष: शुश्रुवे युद्धशौण्डयो:

Sañjaya said: The sharp twang of the bowstrings of those two battle-hardened warriors was heard—an ominous, ringing sound that signaled their readiness to meet each other in combat.

Verse 20

अजसं शैलशुज्भराणां वज्जेणाहन्यतामिव । उन दोनों युद्धकुशल वीरोंके धनुषोंकी प्रत्यंचाकी टंकारध्वनि ऐसी सुनायी देती थी, मानो पर्वतोंके शिखरोंपर निरन्तर वज़से आघात किया जा रहा हो ।। उभयोस्तौ रथौ राजंस्ते चाश्वास्ती च सारथी

Sañjaya said: “O King, the twang of the bowstrings of those two warriors—both consummate in battle—was heard as though the mountain-peaks were being struck again and again by a thunderbolt. And there were those two chariots, O King, along with their horses and their charioteers.”

Verse 21

निर्मलानामजिद्दानां नाराचानां विशाम्पते

Sañjaya said: “O lord of the people, (there were) spotless, unerring nārāca arrows—(those) that could not be resisted—(being employed in the battle).”

Verse 22

उभयो: पतिते छत्रे तथैव पतितौ ध्वजी

Sañjaya said: When the royal umbrellas of both sides had fallen, their standards too likewise toppled—an ominous sign on the battlefield, as though outward honor and protection were collapsing beneath the relentless workings of fate and war.

Verse 23

स्रवद्धिः शोणितं गात्रै: प्रखुताविव वारणौ

Sañjaya said: Blood was streaming from their limbs; they looked like two elephants, as though freshly wounded and pouring forth gore.

Verse 24

गर्जितोत्क्रुष्टसंनादा: शड्खदुन्दुभिनि:स्वना:

Sañjaya said: There arose a tumult of roaring and triumphant shouts, accompanied by the resounding blasts of conches and the deep roll of war-drums.

Verse 25

तृष्णीम्भूतान्यनीकानि योधा युद्धादुपारमन्‌

Sañjaya said: The battle-lines fell silent, and the warriors ceased from fighting—an ominous pause in the midst of war, where restraint and exhaustion briefly overtake fury.

Verse 26

रथिनो हस्तियन्तारो हयारोहा: पदातय:

Sañjaya said: There were chariot-warriors, elephant-drivers, horsemen, and foot-soldiers.

Verse 27

अवैक्षन्ताचलैनेंत्रै: परिवार्य नरर्षभौ । रथी, महावत, घुड़सवार और पैदल सभी उन दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ वीरोंको घेरकर उन्हें एकटक नेत्रोंसे निहारने लगे ।। हस्त्यनीकान्यतिष्ठन्त तथानीकानि वाजिनाम्‌

Sañjaya said: Having surrounded those two bull-like heroes among men, the warriors gazed at them with unblinking eyes. Chariot-fighters, elephant-corps, horsemen, and foot-soldiers alike stood intent on watching those two foremost men; the elephant-divisions held their ground, and so too did the divisions of cavalry.

Verse 28

मुक्ताविद्रुमचित्रैश्ष मणिकाञज्चनभूषितै:,अदृश्यन्तोष्णपर्याये मेघानामिव वागुरा: । भारत! मोती और मूँगोंसे चित्रित तथा मणियों और सुवर्णोंसे विभूषित ध्वज, विचित्र आभूषण, सुवर्णमय कवच, वैजयन्ती, पताका, हाथियोंके झूल और कम्बल, चमचमाते हुए तीखे शस्त्र, घोड़ोंकी पीठपर बिछाये जानेवाले वस्त्र, हाथियोंके कुम्भस्थलमें और मस्तकोंपर सुशोभित होनेवाली सोने-चाँदीकी मालाएँ तथा दन्तवेष्टन--इन सब वस्तुओंके कारण उभयपक्षकी सेनाएँ वर्षाकालमें बगलोंकी पाँति, खद्योत, ऐरावत और बिजलियोंसे युक्त मेघसमूहोंके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रही थीं

Sañjaya said: Adorned with pearls and coral in varied patterns, and embellished with gems and gold, the formations (and their standards and ornaments) appeared—like nets of clouds seen in the hot season. In this way, the two armies, glittering with splendid insignia and equipment, looked like dense cloud-masses flashing with brightness, a majestic yet ominous beauty that frames the ethical tragedy of war: human skill and wealth are poured into destruction even as they create a mesmerizing spectacle.

Verse 29

ध्वजैराभरणैश्षित्रै: कवचैश्न हिरण्मयै: । वैजयन्तीपताकाभि: परिस्तोमाड्रकम्बलै:

Sañjaya said: “They were adorned with banners and ornate decorations, with golden coats of mail; with victory-flags and streamers, and with rich coverings and blankets—so the war-host appeared, splendidly arrayed even as it moved toward slaughter.”

Verse 30

विमलैर्निशितै: शस्त्रैहयानां च प्रकीर्णकै: । जातरूपमयीभिश्व राजतीभि श्र मूर्थसु

Sañjaya said: With spotless, razor-sharp weapons scattered about, and with the horses lying strewn, the scene also shone with golden ornaments and bright, silvery head-gear upon the heads—an image of splendor set amid the ruin of battle, where outward brilliance cannot conceal the moral weight of slaughter.

Verse 31

गजानां कुम्भमालाभिरर्दन्तवेष्टैक्ष भारत । सबलाका: सखट्योता: सैरावतशतह्दा:

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, the elephants were adorned with garlands draped over their temples, their tusks bound and protected; they moved in ordered ranks with their chariots and attendants, like hundreds of Airāvatas—an awe-inspiring spectacle of war’s might and royal display.

Verse 32

अपश्यन्नस्मदीयाश्र ते च यौधिष्लिरा: स्थिता:

Sañjaya said: Not seeing our own men, those warriors stood firm under Yudhiṣṭhira’s leadership—steadfast in their resolve amid the pressures of battle.

Verse 33

संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षो महोरग इव श्वसन्‌ | संजयने कहा--महाराज! उस समय क्रोध और अमर्षसे लाल आँखें किये द्रोणाचार्यने फुफकारते हुए महानागके समान बड़े वेगसे सात्यकिपर धावा किया। क्रोध ही उस महानागका विष था, खींचा हुआ धनुष फैलाये हुए मुखके समान जान पड़ता था, तीखी धारवाले बाण दाँतोंके समान थे और तेज धारवाले नाराच दाढ़ोंका काम देते थे,विमानाग्रगता देवा ब्रह्मसोमपुरोगमा:

Sañjaya said: O King, at that time Droṇācārya—his eyes reddened by wrath and indignation—advanced upon Sātyaki with great speed, hissing like a mighty serpent. Anger was the venom of that great nāga: his drawn bow seemed like an opened mouth; his keen arrows were like teeth, and his sharp nārācas served as fangs—showing how unbridled fury can drive even the wise to ferocity on the battlefield.

Verse 34

सिद्धचारणसंघाश्न विद्याधरमहोरगा: । ब्रह्मा और चन्द्रमा आदि सब देवता विमानोंपर बैठकर वहाँ युद्ध देखनेके लिये आये थे। उनके साथ ही सिद्धों और चारणोंके समूह, विद्याधर और बड़े-बड़े नागगण भी भे ३३६ || गतप्रत्यागताक्षेपैश्षित्रैरस्त्रविधातिभि:

Sañjaya said: Hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas, the Vidyādharas, and mighty serpents (Mahoragas) also arrived. Brahmā, the Moon, and other gods, seated in their celestial aerial cars (vimānas), came there to witness the battle—an awe-inspiring spectacle that drew even the divine, and showed how war, though bound to kṣatriya duty, becomes a cosmic event of grave moral weight.

Verse 35

हस्तलाघवमस्त्रेषु दर्शयन्तौ महाबलौ

Sañjaya said: The two mighty warriors displayed remarkable dexterity of hand in the use of weapons—showing, in the midst of battle, the trained mastery that makes war both formidable and morally weighty.

Verse 36

ततो द्रोणस्य दाशार्ह: शरांश्रिच्छेद संयुगे

Sañjaya said: Then, in the thick of that battle where volleys of arrows were being cut down and shattered, the Dāśārha hero confronted Droṇa’s assault—meeting weapon with weapon amid the disciplined violence of war.

Verse 37

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भारद्वाजो5परं धनु:

Sañjaya said: In no more than the space of a single blink, Bhāradvāja’s son took up another bow—signaling swift resolve and unbroken readiness amid the pressures of battle.

Verse 38

ततस्त्वरन्‌ पुनद्रोणो धरनुर्हस्तो व्यतिष्ठत

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa, hastening once more, stood firm with his bow in hand—resolute to continue the battle, embodying the grim steadiness of a warrior’s duty amid the escalating violence of war.

Verse 39

एवमेकशतं छिन्न॑ धनुषां दृढ्धन्विना

Sañjaya said: Thus, by the steadfast archer, a full hundred bows were cut down—an image of overwhelming martial mastery that intensifies the moral weight of the battle, where skill and resolve are displayed amid the tragic destruction of war.

Verse 40

न चान्तरं तयोर्दष्टं संधाने छेदनेडपि च । इस प्रकार सुदृढ़ धनुष धारण करनेवाले सात्यकिने आचार्यके एक सौ धनुष काट डाले; परंतु कब वे संधान करते हैं और सात्यकि कब उस धनुषको काट देते हैं, उन दोनोंके इस कार्यमें किसीको कोई अन्तर नहीं दिखायी दिया ।। ३९ $ ।। ततोअसस्‍्य संयुगे द्रोणो दृष्टवा कर्मातिमानुषम्‌

Sañjaya said: No one could perceive any interval between the two—between the moment the bow was strung and the moment it was cut. Such was the flawless speed and precision in that exchange. Then, in the midst of that battle, Droṇa, witnessing this superhuman feat, took note of Sātyaki’s extraordinary prowess—an episode that underscores how mastery in war can appear almost beyond human measure, even as it serves the grim machinery of dharma-contested conflict.

Verse 41

युयुधानस्य राजेन्द्र मनसैतदचिन्तयत्‌ । राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर रणक्षेत्रमें सात्यकिके उस अमानुषिक पराक्रमको देखकर द्रोणाचार्यने मन-ही-मन इस प्रकार विचार किया || ४० ई ।। एतदस्त्रबलं रामे कार्तवीर्ये धनंजये,सात्वतकुलके श्रेष्ठ वीर सात्यकिमें जो यह अस्त्रबल दिखायी देता है, ऐसा तो केवल परशुराममें, कार्तवीर्य अर्जुनमें, धनंजयमें तथा पुरुषसिंह भीष्ममें ही देखा-सुना गया है। ट्रोणाचार्यने मन-ही-मन उनके पराक्रमकी बड़ी प्रशंसा की

Sañjaya said: “O king, Drona reflected in his mind about Yuyudhāna. Then, O king, after witnessing Sātyaki’s superhuman prowess on the battlefield, Drona pondered inwardly: ‘This force of weapon-skill that is seen in the heroic Sātyaki, the best of the Sātvata line—such power has been seen or heard of only in Paraśurāma, in Kārtavīrya Arjuna, in Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), and in Bhīṣma, the bull among men.’ Thus Drona, even amid war, acknowledged excellence where it appeared, measuring valor by remembered exemplars rather than by partisan hatred.

Verse 42

भीष्मे च पुरुषव्याप्रे यदिदं सात्वतां वरे । त॑ चास्य मनसा द्रोण: पूजयामास विक्रमम्‌,सात्वतकुलके श्रेष्ठ वीर सात्यकिमें जो यह अस्त्रबल दिखायी देता है, ऐसा तो केवल परशुराममें, कार्तवीर्य अर्जुनमें, धनंजयमें तथा पुरुषसिंह भीष्ममें ही देखा-सुना गया है। ट्रोणाचार्यने मन-ही-मन उनके पराक्रमकी बड़ी प्रशंसा की

Sañjaya said: “This display of prowess seen in the foremost of the Sāttvatas is of the kind heard of only in heroes such as Paraśurāma, Kārtavīrya Arjuna, Dhanañjaya, and Bhīṣma, the lion among men. Seeing it, Droṇa inwardly honored and praised his valor.”

Verse 43

लाघवं वासवस्येव सम्प्रेक्ष्य द्विजसत्तम: । तुतोषास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठस्तथा देवा: सवासवा:,इन्द्रके समान सात्यकिके उस हस्तलाघव तथा पराक्रमको देखकर अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ विप्रवर द्रोणाचार्य और इन्द्र आदि देवता भी बड़े प्रसन्न हुए

Sañjaya said: Seeing Sātyaki’s swift, deft handling—like that of Vāsava (Indra)—the foremost of Brahmins, Droṇācārya, best among masters of weapons, was delighted; and the gods too, with Vāsava at their head, rejoiced greatly.

Verse 44

न तामालक्षयामासूुर्लघुतां शीघ्रचारिण: । देवाश्न युयुधानस्य गन्धर्वाश्व विशाम्पते

Sañjaya said: O lord of men, even the gods and the Gandharvas could not perceive Yuyudhāna’s lightness and swift movement. So rapid was his course in battle that his very motion escaped their sight.

Verse 45

ततोन्‍्यद्‌ धनुरादाय द्रोण: क्षत्रियमर्दन:

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa—crusher of warriors—took up another bow, preparing to continue the battle with renewed resolve and lethal skill.

Verse 46

तस्यास्त्राण्यस्त्रमायाभि: प्रतिहत्य स सात्यकि:

Sañjaya said: Sātyaki, by means of his own weapon-craft and tactical stratagems, checked and neutralized the weapons launched against him.

Verse 47

तस्यातिमानुषं कर्म दृष्टवान्यैरसमं रणे

Sañjaya said: “I have witnessed his deed—superhuman in its force—unequalled by others on the battlefield.”

Verse 48

यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकि:

Sañjaya said: “Whatever weapon Droṇa hurls, that very same weapon Sātyaki hurls back in response—matching him strike for strike in the fierce exchange. The scene underscores the disciplined parity of skill in battle, where mastery is shown not by excess, but by measured, fitting reply.”

Verse 49

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज धर्नुर्वेदस्य पारग:

Sanjaya said: “Then, O great king, he became enraged—one who had mastered the science of archery—signaling a decisive turn in the battle where skill, wrath, and duty collide.”

Verse 50

तदाग्नेयं महाघोरं रिपुघ्नमुपलक्ष्य स:

Sañjaya said: “Seeing that fiery weapon—terribly fearsome and meant to destroy enemies—he recognized its nature and intent.”

Verse 51

दिव्यमस्त्रं महेष्वासो वारुणं समुदैरयत्‌ । शत्रुओंका नाश करनेवाले उस अत्यन्त भयंकर आग्नेयास्त्रकों देखकर महाधनुर्धर सात्यकिने भी वारुण नामक दिव्यास्त्रका प्रयोग किया ।। ५० $ ।। हाहाकारो महानासीदू दृष्ट्वा दिव्यास्त्रधारिणौ

Sanjaya said: “The great archer then set in motion the divine Varuṇa-weapon. Seeing the two warriors bearing such celestial missiles, a tremendous outcry arose. In the ethical atmosphere of the battle, the escalation to divine weapons signals how ordinary human prowess has been surpassed, and how the field of war becomes a theatre of awe and dread for all who witness it.”

Verse 52

अस्त्रे ते वारुणाग्नेये ताभ्यां बाणसमाहिते

Sañjaya said: “Your two weapons—the Varuṇa-weapon and the Agni-weapon—were set in readiness, with arrows prepared for their discharge.”

Verse 53

न यावदभ्यपद्येतां व्यावर्तदथ भास्कर: । वे वारुण और आग्नेय दोनों अस्त्र उन दोनोंके द्वारा अपने बाणोंमें स्थापित होकर जबतक एक-दूसरेके प्रभावसे प्रतिहत नहीं हो गये, तभीतक भगवान्‌ सूर्य दक्षिणसे पश्चिमके आकाशमें ढल गये || ५२ $ ।। ततो युधिषिरो राजा भीमसेनश्ल पाण्डव:

Before the Varuṇa-weapon and the Agni-weapon—set by the two of them upon their arrows—could be checked and blunted by each other’s power, the Lord Sun had already slanted down, moving from the south toward the western sky. Then King Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīmasena, the Pāṇḍavas…

Verse 54

धृष्टद्युम्नमुखै: सार्थ विराटश्व सकेकय:

Sañjaya said: Along with Dṛṣṭadyumna at their head, and accompanied by Virāṭa’s forces, the Aśvas, and the Kekayas, they advanced together—an alliance of righteous-minded warriors acting in concert amid the moral urgency of war.

Verse 55

दुःशासन पुरस्कृत्य राजपुत्रा: सहस्रश:

Sañjaya said: Placing Duḥśāsana at their forefront, the king’s sons advanced in their thousands—an image of force marshalled around a notorious instigator, where sheer numbers are made to serve a will hardened by hostility rather than restraint.

Verse 56

ततो युद्धमभूद्‌ राज॑स्तेषां तव च धन्विनाम्‌

Sañjaya said: “Then, O King, a fierce battle arose between those warriors and your bowmen.” The line underscores the tragic inevitability of armed conflict once opposing duties and loyalties harden into violence, drawing both sides into mutual destruction.

Verse 57

सर्वमाविग्नमभवतन्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन । सैन्येन रजसा ध्वस्ते निर्मर्यादमवर्तत,वहाँका सब कुछ उद्विग्न हो रहा था। सेनाद्वारा उड़ायी हुई धूलसे ध्वस्त होनेके कारण किसीको कुछ ज्ञात नहीं होता था। वहाँ मर्यादाशून्य युद्ध चल रहा था

Sañjaya said: Everything there became thrown into agitation and confusion; nothing at all could be clearly made out. With the dust raised by the armies obscuring the field, the fighting went on without restraint—warfare stripped of all bounds and propriety.

Verse 97

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें द्रोणाचार्य और धृष्ट्युम्नका युद्धविषयक सत्तानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Sanjaya said: Thus ends the ninety-seventh chapter of the Drona Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on the slaying of Jayadratha, describing the battle between Droṇācārya and Dhṛṣṭadyumna. The narration marks a formal close to this episode of warfare, underscoring the relentless momentum of the war and the grave moral weight carried by its principal combatants.

Verse 98

इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि द्रोणसात्यकियुद्धे अष्टनवतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें द्रोण और सात्यकिका युद्धविषयक जअद्ठानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Sanjaya said: Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, the ninety-eighth chapter—describing the battle between Droṇa and Sātyaki—comes to an end. In this way, the ninety-eighth chapter of the Droṇa Parva, under the Jayadratha-vadha episode, dealing with the combat of Droṇa and Sātyaki, is concluded. The colophon frames the war narrative as a structured moral history, marking the close of a violent encounter within the larger dharmic crisis of Kurukṣetra.

Verse 163

नान्तरं शरवृष्टीनां ददृशे नरसिंहयो: । शीघ्रतापूर्वक अस्त्र चलानेकी कलाको जाननेवाले द्रोणाचार्य तथा सात्वतवंशी सात्यकिके बाणोंसे लोकमें अन्धकार छा जानेपर भी उस समय उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंकी बाण-वर्षामें कोई अन्तर नहीं दिखायी देता था

Sañjaya said: No difference could be seen between the two lion-like warriors in their showers of arrows. Though the world seemed darkened by the shafts released by Droṇācārya—master of swift, disciplined weapon-craft—and by Sātyaki of the Sātvata line, at that time there appeared no interval or inferiority in the arrow-rain of either of those heroic men.

Verse 183

आशीविषविदष्टानां सर्पाणामिव भारत । भरतनन्दन! नाराचोंसे अत्यन्त विद्ध हुए बाणोंका स्वरूप विषधर नागोंके डँसे हुए सर्पोंके समान जान पड़ता था

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, O joy of the Bharata race, the appearance of those arrows—pierced through and through by the nārāca shafts—seemed like snakes that have been bitten by venomous serpents. In the fury of battle, the weapons themselves looked as if they were writhing under poison, revealing how utterly the warriors were being overwhelmed.”

Verse 203

रुक्मपुड्खै: शरैश्छिन्नाश्चित्ररूपा बभुस्तदा । राजन! उन दोनोंके वे रथ, वे घोड़े और वे सारथि सुवर्णमय पंखवाले बाणोंसे क्षत- विक्षत होकर उस समय विचित्ररूपसे सुशोभित हो रहे थे

Sañjaya said: O King, at that time, when their chariots, horses, and charioteers were cut and torn by arrows with golden shafts, they appeared in a strange, variegated splendor—an unsettling beauty born of violence, where the very instruments of war are ornamented by wounds.

Verse 216

निर्मुक्ताशीविषा भानां सम्पातो5भूत्‌ सुदारुण: । प्रजानाथ! केंचुल छोड़कर निकले हुए सर्पोके समान निर्मल और सीधे जानेवाले नाराचोंका प्रहार वहाँ बड़ा भयंकर प्रतीत होता था

Sanjaya said: “O lord of men, there was a most dreadful shower of arrows—like serpents that have cast off their slough, gleaming and swift in their straight flight. Their impact on that battlefield appeared terrifying, intensifying the moral darkness of war where skill and fury eclipse compassion.”

Verse 226

उभौ रुधिरसिक्ताड्रावुभौ च विजयैषिणौ । दोनोंके छत्र कटकर गिर गये, ध्वज धराशायी हो गये और दोनों ही विजयकी अभिलाषा रखते हुए खूनसे लथपथ हो रहे थे

Sañjaya said: Both warriors were drenched in blood and both were intent on victory. Their parasols were cut down and fell, their standards were brought to the ground, yet each continued to press on—revealing how, in the fury of battle, the drive for triumph can persist even amid visible signs of ruin and suffering.

Verse 236

अन्योन्यमभ्यविध्येतां जीवितान्तकरै: शरै: । सारे अंगोंसे रक्तकी धारा बहनेके कारण वे दोनों वीर मदवर्षी गजराजोंके समान जान पड़ते थे। वे एक-दूसरेको प्राणान्तकारी बाणोंसे बेध रहे थे

Sañjaya said: The two warriors pierced one another with arrows that brought life to its end. With streams of blood flowing from their limbs, they appeared like rut-maddened lordly elephants, locked in a deadly contest—each striving to strike down the other with life-ending shafts.

Verse 253

ददर्श द्वैरथं ताभ्यां जातकौतूहलो जन: । सारी सेनाएँ मौन थीं, योद्धा युद्धसे विरत हो गये थे, सब लोग कौतूहलवश उन दोनोंके द्वैरथ युद्धका दृश्य देखने लगे

Sañjaya said: The people, stirred by curiosity, watched the chariot-duel between those two. The armies fell silent; the warriors paused from fighting, and all eyes turned to the spectacle of their single combat—an interlude in the larger war where attention shifts from mass slaughter to the prowess and fate of two champions.

Verse 276

तथैव रथवाहिन्य: प्रतिव्यूह्मृ व्यवस्थिता: । हाथियोंकी सेनाएँ चुपचाप खड़ी थीं, घुड़सवार सैनिकोंकी भी यही दशा थी तथा रथसेनाएँ भी व्यूह बनाकर वहाँ स्थिरभावसे खड़ी थीं

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, the chariot-divisions too stood firmly in their counter-formations—silent, steady, and disciplined—holding their positions as the battle-lines settled into ordered readiness.

Verse 313

अदृश्यन्तोष्णपर्याये मेघानामिव वागुरा: । भारत! मोती और मूँगोंसे चित्रित तथा मणियों और सुवर्णोंसे विभूषित ध्वज, विचित्र आभूषण, सुवर्णमय कवच, वैजयन्ती, पताका, हाथियोंके झूल और कम्बल, चमचमाते हुए तीखे शस्त्र, घोड़ोंकी पीठपर बिछाये जानेवाले वस्त्र, हाथियोंके कुम्भस्थलमें और मस्तकोंपर सुशोभित होनेवाली सोने-चाँदीकी मालाएँ तथा दन्तवेष्टन--इन सब वस्तुओंके कारण उभयपक्षकी सेनाएँ वर्षाकालमें बगलोंकी पाँति, खद्योत, ऐरावत और बिजलियोंसे युक्त मेघसमूहोंके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रही थीं

Sañjaya said: In that season of oppressive heat, the formations of the armies appeared like nets of clouds. O Bhārata, because of their pearl- and coral-worked banners, standards adorned with gems and gold, variegated ornaments, golden cuirasses, vaijayantī garlands, streamers and flags, elephant trappings and blankets, glittering sharp weapons, richly spread horse-cloths, golden and silver garlands shining on the elephants’ temples and heads, and the bindings upon their tusks—both hosts looked like monsoon cloud-masses, filled with lines of cranes, swarms of fireflies, Airāvata-like splendor, and flashes of lightning.

Verse 326

तद्‌ युद्ध युयुधानस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मन: । राजन! हमारी और युधिष्ठिरकी सेनाके सैनिक वहाँ खड़े होकर महामना द्रोण और सात्यकिका वह युद्ध देख रहे थे

Sañjaya said: O King, the soldiers of both our army and Yudhiṣṭhira’s army stood there and watched that battle—between the high-souled Droṇa and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki).

Verse 343

विविधैर्विस्मयं जग्मुस्तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । वे सब लोग उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंके विचित्र गमन-प्रत्यागमन, आक्षेप तथा नाना प्रकारके अस्त्रनिवारक व्यापारोंसे आश्वर्यचकित हो रहे थे

Sañjaya said: All the onlookers were struck with wonder at those two lion-like men. They watched, astonished, as the pair advanced and withdrew in varied maneuvers, exchanged deft challenges, and performed many kinds of countermeasures that neutralized one another’s missiles.

Verse 353

अन्योन्यमभिविध्येतां शरैस्तौ द्रोणसात्यकी । महावीर द्रोणाचार्य और सात्यकि अस्त्र चलानेमें अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए बाणोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको बेध रहे थे

Sañjaya said: Droṇa and Sātyaki, both great warriors, displayed swift mastery in the use of missiles and pierced one another with volleys of arrows.

Verse 363

पत्रिभि: सुदृढैराशु धनुश्चैव महाद्युते: । इसी बीचमें सात्यकिने महातेजस्वी द्रोणाचार्यके धनुष और बाणोंको पंखयुक्त सुदृढ़ बाणोंद्वारा युद्धस्थलमें शीघ्र ही काट डाला

Sañjaya said: With winged, firmly set arrows, Sātyaki swiftly cut down, on the battlefield, the radiant Droṇācārya’s bow and his arrows—an act that checks a formidable warrior without needless delay, reflecting the ruthless precision demanded by dharma in war.

Verse 373

सज्यं चकार तदपि चिच्छेदास्य च सात्यकि: । तब भरद्वाजनन्दन द्रोणने पलक मारते-मारते दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर उसपर प्रत्यंचा चढ़ायी; परंतु सात्यकिने उनके उस धनुषको भी काट डाला

Sañjaya said: Droṇa, the beloved son of Bharadvāja, strung his bow; yet Sātyaki swiftly cut it down as well. Even as Droṇa continued striking without pause, he took up a second bow and set the bowstring upon it—but Sātyaki severed that bow too. The episode underscores the relentless momentum of battle and the ethical tension between martial excellence and the escalating destruction that such prowess enables.

Verse 383

सज्यं सज्यं धनुश्चास्य चिच्छेद निशितै: शरै: । तब द्रोणाचार्य पुनः बड़ी उतावलीके साथ दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर खड़े हो गये; परंतु ज्यों ही वे धनुषपर डोरी चढ़ाते, त्यों ही सात्यकि अपने तीखे बाणोंद्वारा उसे काट देते थे

Sanjaya said: Again and again, as Droṇācārya readied his bow, Sātyaki severed it with razor-sharp arrows. The scene shows relentless martial vigilance: whenever the preceptor attempted to re-arm himself, the opposing warrior immediately neutralized the weapon, turning the contest into a test of speed, focus, and tactical restraint amid the larger chaos of war.

Verse 443

सिद्धचारणसंघाश्न विदुद्रोणस्य कर्म तत्‌ । प्रजानाथ! रणभूमिमें शीघ्रतापूर्वक विचरनेवाले सात्यकिकी उस फुर्तीको देवताओं, गन्धर्वों, सिद्धों और चारणसमूहोंने पहले कभी नहीं देखा था। वे जानते थे कि केवल द्रोणाचार्य ही वैसा पराक्रम कर सकते हैं (परंतु उस दिन उन्होंने सात्यकिका पराक्रम भी प्रत्यक्ष देख लिया)

Sañjaya said: The companies of Siddhas and Cāraṇas knew well that such a feat belonged to Droṇa. O lord of men, the gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas, and hosts of Cāraṇas had never before witnessed the battlefield-swiftness and agile prowess of Sātyaki as he ranged rapidly over the field. They had believed that only Droṇācārya could display such might—yet on that day they saw Sātyaki’s heroism with their own eyes.

Verse 453

अस्त्रैरस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठी योधयामास भारत | भारत! तत्पश्चात्‌ अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ क्षत्रियसंहारक द्रोणाचार्यने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर विभिन्न अस्त्रोंद्वारा युद्ध आरम्भ किया

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, the foremost among those skilled in weapons set about fighting with missiles. In the unfolding slaughter of warriors, Droṇācārya—renowned as the greatest master of arms—took up another bow and began the battle anew, deploying diverse astras with relentless efficacy, underscoring how expertise in war can become an instrument of vast destruction when dharma collapses into mere victory-seeking.

Verse 463

जघान निशितैर्बाणैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌ | सात्यकिने अपने अस्त्रोंकी मायासे आचार्यके अस्त्रोंका निवारण करके उन्हें तीखे बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया। वह अद्भुत-सी घटना हुई

Sanjaya said: With keen arrows he struck him, and it seemed as though something wondrous had occurred. Sātyaki, by the power and skill of his own weapon-craft, checked the Teacher’s missiles and then wounded him with sharp shafts—an extraordinary turn in the battle.

Verse 473

युक्त योगेन योगज्ञास्तावका: समपूजयन्‌ । उस रणक्षेत्रमें सात्यकिके उस युक्तियुक्त अलौकिक कर्मको, जिसकी दूसरोंसे कोई तुलना नहीं थी, देखकर आपके रणकौशलवेत्ता सैनिक उनकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा करने लगे

Sañjaya said: Seeing Sātyaki’s extraordinary, well-judged feat on the battlefield—an act of skillful strategy beyond comparison—your own soldiers, expert in the arts of war, praised and honored him profusely.

Verse 483

तमाचार्यो5प्यसम्भ्रान्तो डयो धयच्छत्रुतापन: । द्रोणाचार्य जिस अस्त्रका प्रयोग करते, उसीका सात्यकि भी करते थे। शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले आचार्य द्रोण भी घबराहट छोड़कर सात्यकिसे युद्ध करते रहे

Sañjaya said: Unshaken and free from confusion, the preceptor Droṇa—scorcher of foes—continued to fight. Whatever weapon Droṇa employed, Sātyaki countered with the very same.

Verse 496

वधाय युयुधानस्य दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत्‌ । महाराज! तदनन्तर धरनुर्वेदके पारंगत विद्वान्‌ द्रोणाचार्यने कुपित हो सात्यकिके वधके लिये एक दिव्यास्त्र प्रकट किया

Sañjaya said: “O King, intent on the death of Yuyudhāna, he unleashed a celestial weapon. Thereafter, the learned Droṇācārya—fully accomplished in the science of archery—angered, manifested a divine missile to slay Sātyaki.”

Verse 513

न विचेरुस्तदाकाशे भूतान्याकाशगाम्यपि । उन दोनोंको दिव्यास्त्र धारण किये देख वहाँ महान्‌ हाहाकार मच गया। उस समय आकाशचारी प्राणी भी आकाशमें विचरण नहीं करते थे

Sanjaya said: At that time, no beings moved about in the sky—even those whose nature is to travel through the air. Seeing the two warriors bearing divine missiles, a great cry of alarm arose there; such was the dread and awe produced by the imminent release of celestial weapons.

Verse 533

नकुल: सहदेवश्न पर्यरक्षन्त सात्यकिम्‌ | तब राजा युधिष्ठिर, पाण्डुकुमार भीमसेन, नकुल और सहदेव सब ओरसे सात्यकिकी रक्षा करने लगे

Sañjaya said: Nakula and Sahadeva kept close guard over Sātyaki. Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, along with Bhīmasena and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, formed a protective ring on all sides to ensure Sātyaki’s safety. In the midst of war’s chaos, the Pāṇḍavas upheld their duty to protect an ally—placing loyalty and shared responsibility above personal glory.

Verse 546

मत्स्या: शाल्वेयसेनाश्न द्रोणमाजग्मुरञज्जसा । धृष्टद्यम्म आदि वीरोंके साथ विराट, केकयराजकुमार, मत्स्यदेशीय सैनिक तथा शाल्वदेशकी सेनाएँ--से सब-के-सब अनायास ही द्रोणाचार्यपर चढ़ आये

Sañjaya said: The Matsyas and the Śālva forces swiftly advanced upon Droṇa. Along with the foremost hero Dhṛṣṭadyumna—together with King Virāṭa, the princes of Kekaya, the soldiers of the Matsya country, and the armies of the Śālva land—all of them, without hesitation, surged against Droṇācārya. The scene underscores the collective resolve of allied kings to confront a formidable teacher-warrior in the press of dharma-driven war.

Verse 553

द्रोणमभ्युपपद्यन्त सपत्नै: परिवारितम्‌ । उधरसे सहस्रों राजकुमार दुःशासनको आगे करके शत्रुओंसे घिरे हुए द्रोणाचार्यके पास उनकी रक्षाके लिये आ पहुँचे

Sañjaya said: Seeing Droṇa surrounded by enemies, a thousand royal princes rushed toward him for his protection, placing Duḥśāsana at their head, and reached the preceptor while he was hemmed in by foes. The scene underscores the warrior-code of guarding one’s commander and teacher amid the chaos of battle, even as loyalty is expressed through force in a morally fraught war.

Verse 563

रजसा संवृते लोके शरजालसमावृते । राजन! तदनन्तर पाण्डवोंके और आपके धनुर्धरोंका परस्पर युद्ध होने लगा। उस समय सब लोग धूलसे आवृत और बाणसमूहसे आच्छादित हो गये थे

Sañjaya said: “O King, when the world was veiled in dust and covered over by a net of arrows, immediately thereafter a mutual battle broke out between the Pandavas’ bowmen and yours. In that moment, all were obscured by dust and overwhelmed beneath volleys of shafts.”

Verse 2436

उपारमन्‌ महाराज व्याजहार न कश्नन । महाराज! उस समय गरजने, ललकारने और सिंहनादके शब्द तथा शंखों और दुन्दुभियोंके घोष बंद हो गये थे। कोई बातचीततक नहीं करता था

Sañjaya said: O King, everything fell silent; no one spoke. At that moment the sounds of roaring, challenges, and lion-like battle-cries ceased, and the blare of conches and kettledrums also came to a stop—an ominous pause in the midst of war, as if the combatants were held by awe and foreboding before the next surge of violence.