By Vyasa, Justin Meiland
In a single of the main well-known passages in Maha·bh?rata, Dur·y?dhana, the heroic yet fallacious king of the K?uravas, meets his finish while he's dishonorably defeated in conflict via his arch-enemy, Bhima. Framing a desirable account of the sacred websites alongside the river Sar?svati, the duel poignantly portrays the downfall of a as soon as nice hero within the face of a brand new order ruled through Krishna, during which the warrior code is pushed aside as a way to make sure the predestined triumph of the P?ndavas.Co-published via long island college Press and the JJC FoundationFor extra in this identify and different titles within the Clay Sanskrit sequence, please stopover at http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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Katham . nu yuddham . bhavit¯a? katham . yati? » . ity evam . cintay¯an¯as tu rathebhyo ’´sv¯an vimucya te tatr’ a¯s¯am . tayo rath¯ah.. 42 ´ dur·yodhana challenged From within the lake, King Dur·y´odhana heard this tumultuous noise that rumbled like a thundercloud. 55 up a mass of dust and making the earth tremble with the blare of his conches and the rumble of his chariot wheels, Yudhi·shthira then arrived at the lake with his brothers in order to kill your son, great king. On hearing the noise of Yudhi·shthira’s army, the mighty warriors Krita·varman, Kripa, and the son of Drona said to the king: “Here come the joyful, conquering P´andavas.
Av¯an¯am prahr s t a n¯ a m Pa˜ n c¯ a l¯ a n¯ a m ca sarva´sah.. ¯ . . 45 sim . s tata´s cakruh. a¯m . abha . haAn¯ad¯am tvarit¯ah. atriy¯a r¯aja˜n jagmur Dvaip¯ayanam . hradam. «j˜na¯tah. aAr¯up¯ah. samantatah.. a¯m a¯´su pray¯at¯an¯am . rath¯an¯am . tatra vegin¯am babh¯uva tumulah. thiv¯ıApate. Duryodhanam . hiram anvayus tvarit¯as te vai r¯aj¯anam . adyumna´s ca P¯an˜ c¯alyah. Sikhan . ¯ı c¯apaAr¯ajitah. 50 Uttamauj¯a Yudh¯amanyuh. S¯atyaki´s ca mah¯aArathah. Pa˜nc¯al¯an¯am . a¯ Draupadey¯a´s ca Bh¯arata hay¯a´s ca sarve n¯ag¯a´s ca ´sata´sa´s ca pad¯atayah..
KuruAnandana ta ime nihat¯ah. sarve bhr¯ataro me jan’Ae¯´svara. aAratn¯am . thiv¯ım . atriyaApu˙ngav¯am na hy utsah¯amy aham . bhoktum . itam. ady’ aˆpi tv aham a¯´sam . se tv¯am . vijetum . u¯ n¯am uts¯aham . abha. na tv id¯an¯ım aham . manye k¯aryam . e ca sam . ´sa¯nte nihate ca pit¯amahe. 45 astv id¯an¯ım iyam . thiv¯ı tava. aAsah¯ayo hi ko r¯aj¯a r¯ajyam icchet pra´sa¯situm. ´sah.? aham . vanam . y¯ami hy ajinaih. prativ¯asitah.. asya, Bh¯arata. v’ aˆin¯am . vigataAjvarah.! ¯ı. h¯a vibho. 50 gaccha tvam .