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संशप्तकवधपर्वन् (saMzaptakavadhaparvan)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
सं-°शप्तक—वध-पर्वन्
n.
N.
 of the section of the
MBh.
 (vii, 17) describing the above.
Mahabharata
English
[Saṃśaptakavadhaparvan(ºva)]
(“the section relating to the slaughter of the Saṃśaptakas, ” the 72nd of the minor parvans of the Mhbhr.
cf. Saṃśaptakavadha). § 591: Droṇa confessed his inability to seize Yudhishṭhira if Arjuna were by. The Trigarta king said that Arjuna had always injured them, and took an oath that either Arjuna or the Trigartas should be slain. This oath was taken by the five brothers Satyaratha, etc., () with their 10, 000 chariots, and by the Mālava king, etc. (). Then they summoned Arjuna towards the southern part of the field. Arjuna told Satyajit to guard Yudhishṭhira, and went out against the Trigartas (VII, 17). --§ 592: THE TWELFTH DAY'S BATTLE. The Saṃśaptakas rejoiced at the prospect of fighting Arjuna, who addressed Kṛshṇa about this ill-timed joy, and terrified them with the sound of Devadatta, and attacked them. Subāhu & Arjuna
Suśarman, etc. () & Arjuna
they fled to Duryodhana
but urged by the Trigarta king, they once more returned to the field with the Nārāyaṇa cowherds (VII, 18). Kṛshṇa conveyed Arjuna to the Saṃśaptakas. The Nārāyaṇas & Arjuna (+ Kṛshṇa)
Arjuna blew Devadatta and employed the Tvāshṭra weapon, that confounded the foes, who began to fight each other
Arjuna crushed the Lalitthas, etc. (), and with the Vāyavya weapon he dispersed the arrows shot by his foes, and Vāyu blew away crowds of Saṃśaptakas with their steeds, etc. Meanwhile Droṇa attacked Yudhishṭhira (VII, 19). Droṇa had arrayed his troops in the shape of a garuḍa: Droṇa in the mouth
Duryodhana and his brothers = the head
Kṛtararman and Kṛpa = the two eyes
Bhūtaśarman, etc. (), in its neck
Bhūriśravas, etc. (), in the right wing
Vinda, etc. (), in the left wing before Aśvatthāman
in the back the Kaliṅgas, etc. ()
in the tail Karṇa with his sons, etc.
Jayadratha, etc. (), in the bosom
in the midst the Prāgjyotisha king. Yudhishṭhira disposed his troops in the shape of a semicircle. Dhṛshṭadyumna & Droṇa + Duṛmukha Dhārtarāshṭra
Droṇa dispersed Yudhishṭhira's host (VII, 20). Droṇa & Yudhishṭhira + Satyajit + Vṛka
Satyajit was slain by Droṇa
Yudhishṭhira fled. The Pāñcālas, etc. (), attacked Droṇa, and were consumed
Śatānīka (younger brother of the Matsya king) & Droṇa, who slew him
the Matsyas fled. Droṇa defeated the Cedis, etc. (). Yudhishṭhira & Droṇa
Śikhaṇḍin, etc. (), & Droṇa
Droṇa slew Kshema. Yudhishṭhira fled away. Droṇa slew Pāñcālya (Pāñcālyanāmnā, Nīl.). Droṇa crushed the Pāñcālas, etc. (), and, supported by the Kurus, he vanquished Sātyaki, etc. (). The Pāṇḍavas fled away in all directions (VII, 21). Duryodhana addressed Karṇa in joy, beholding the Pāñcālas, etc. (), broken by Droṇa, and Bhīmasena abandoned by the Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas. Karṇa said that Bhīmasena, followed by Sātyaki, etc. (), would never leave the fight
Duryodhana proceeded to Droṇa's chariot, where a deafening noise was heard of Pāṇḍava warriors returning to the fight (VII, 22). At the request of Dhṛtarāshṭra, Sañjaya described the steeds of Bhīmasena, etc. (), especially mentioning Bṛhanta (b)
the standards of Droṇa, etc. (), and the bows of Yudhishṭhira, etc. () (VII, 23). The despondency of Dhṛtarāshṭra, mentioning Bhīma, etc. () (VII, 24). When the Pāṇḍavas returned to fight and attacked Droṇa, the Kurus were afraid. Duryodhana urged his troops against them. Durmarshaṇa Dhārtarāshṭra & Bhīma
Kṛtavarman & Yuyudhāna
the Sindhu king & Kshatravarman
Subāhu & Yuyutsu, who cut off the two arms of Subāhu
Śalya & Yudhishṭhira
Bāhlīka & Drupada
Vinda and Anuvinda & Virāṭa
that encounter between the Matsyas and the Kekayas resembled that between D. and As. in days of old
Bhūtakarman Sabhāpati & Nakula's son Śatānīka
Bhūtakarman was slain by Śatānīka
Viviṃśati & Sutasoma
Bhīmaratha (Dhārṭarāshṭra) slew Śālva
Citrasena's son & Śrutakarman
Prativindhya & Aśvatthāman
the son of Duḥśāsana & Śrutakīrti (the son of Arjuna by Draupadī)
Lakshmaṇa (son of Duryodhana) & Paṭaccarahantṛ
Vikarṇa (Dhārtarāshṭra) & Śikhaṇḍin
Aṅgada & Uttamaujas
Durmukha & Purujit
Karṇa & the five Kekaya brothers
Durjaya + Jaya + Vijaya (Dhārtarāshṭrāḥ) & Nīla + the Kāśi king + Jayatsena
Kshemadhūrti + Bṛhanta & Sātyaki
the Cedi king & Ambashṭha
Kṛpa & Vārdhakshemi
Soma-datta's son & Maṇimat
Vṛshasena (the son of Karṇa) & Pāṇḍya
Ghaṭotkaca & Alambusha (VII, 25)
Duryodhana & Bhīmasena
the Aṅga king (Mleccha king) & do.
Bhīma slew him, and his divisions fied
the Prāgjyotisha king (upon his elephant Supratīka) & Bhīma (who knew the añjalikāvedha)
Bhīma escaped from the elephant, but was supposed to have been slain
Yudhishṭhira (+ the Pāñcālas) & Bhagadatta (upon Supratīka)
the Daśārṇa king (upon his elephant) & Bhagadatta
Bhagadatta & Yuyudhāna
Bhagadatta destroyed the Pāṇḍava troops
Bhīma & Bhagadatta, whose elephant frightened Bhīma's steeds, that bore Bhīma away
Ruciparvan (Kṛtī-sutaḥ) & Bhagadatta, who slew him
Abhimanyu, etc. (), & Bhagadatta's elephant
Yuyutsu had his steeds and charioteer trod down and fled
Duryodhana(?) & Abhimanyu
Arjuna, etc. () & Bhagadatta
the Pāṇḍava troops fled (VII, 26). Urged by Arjuna, Kṛshṇa began to proceed against Bhagadatta
the Saṃśaptakas (10, 000 Trigartas and 4, 000 Nārāyaṇāḥ (Vāsudevasyānugāḥ)) challenged Arjuna, and he encountered them, shot the Brāhma weapon, defeated and slew them, and then turned against Bhagadatta (VII, 27)
but as Suśarman with his brothers followed him from behind, he again attacked Suśarman, and then again Bhagadatta (VII, 28)
Bhagadatta, at last, by means of mantras changed his hook into the Vaishṇava weapon, which, received by Kṛshṇa on his breast, became a garland. As Arjuna taxed Kṛshṇa for his taking part in the battle, Kṛshṇa related the history of the Vaishṇavāstra (c). “The great Asura has now been divested of that supreme weapon
now slay Bhagadatta, that enemy of the gods, even as I formerly for the benefit of the worlds slew the Asura Naraka.” Arjuna then slew both Bhagadatta (who was ever the favourite and friend of Indra, v. 1302), and the elephant (VII, 29). Then Arjuna slew the two brothers Vṛsha[ka] and Acala (sons of the Gāndhāra king Subala). Dhṛtarāshṭra's sons attacked Arjuna, and Śakuni created illusions in order to confound him and Kṛshṇa: clubs, etc., and asses, etc., which Arjuna slew with celestial weapons
then darkness, whence proceeded harsh voices
this Arjuna dispelled with the weapon Jyotishka
then waves of water, dried up with the Āditya weapon
Śakuni fled. Arjuna slaughtered the Kuru army: one stream proceeded towards Droṇa, one towards Duryodhana
a fierce battle took place on the southern side between Arjuna and the Kurus. The various divisions of Yudhishṭhira's force smote the foe on every part of the field (VII, 30). Droṇa + the Kurus & Yudhishṭhira, etc. (), + the Pāṇḍavas
Nīla & Aśvatthāman, who slew him
the Pāṇḍavas regretted that Arjuna was engaged in the southern part of the field in slaughtering the Saṃśaptakas and the Nārāyaṇa force (VII, 31). Bhīmasena & Bāhlīka + Karṇa
Droṇa, etc. () & Bhīma
Yudhishṭhira despatched Nakula, etc. (), to the rescue of Bhīma
Bhīma, etc., & Droṇa
the Pāṇḍavas, etc. () & Droṇa, etc. (). Arjuna, having slain the Saṃśaptakas, & Droṇa + the Kurus + Arjuna, who employed the Āgneya weapon
Dhṛshṭadyumna, etc. () & Karṇa
Arjuna slew three of Karṇa's brothers ()
Bhīma slew fifteen of Karṇa's combatants
Dhṛshṭadyumna slew Candravarman, etc. ()
Duryodhana, etc. () & Sātyaki, rescuing Karṇa
Dhṛshṭadyumna, etc. () protected Sātyaki. At sunset the armies retired (VII, 32).