harivaMsha, Volume II, Appendix 1, pp.71-73, BORI 1971 itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com 17 yAdavajarAsaMdhayuddham rukmiNaM pa~nchaviMshatyA vAsudevaH samarpayat | Ajaghne keshavaM tAbhyAM sharAbhyAM bhojavardhanaH || 17 -1 rukmI tu vAsudevasya jyAM ChettuM parichakrame | j~nAtvaiva vAsudevo.api dhanushchichCheda tasya ha || 17-2 saMChinnadhanvA bhojo.api shaktiM jagrAha saMyataH | tayA jaghne hariM vIraH so.achChinattAM sharairapi || 17-3 punaranyAM mahArAja gadAM preShitavAnnR^ipa | chichCheda tAM jagannAtha sarvakShatrasya pashyataH || 17-4 parigheNa samAjaghne vAsudevaM sa rAjakaH | taddvidhA shastrasaMpAtairakarodyadupuMgavaH || 17-5 rathachakraM samAdAya viShNuM vivyAdha rAjakaH | tilashashcha tathA deva tachchakraM kR^itavA~nsharaiH 17-6 yadyadastraM samAdatte rukmI bhIShmakanandana | tattattatra dvidhA kR^itvA jahAsa yadunandanaH || 17-7 tattrIrathaM vichakraM cha kR^itavAnyadunandanaH | vishastraM vidhanuShkaM cha chakAra madhusUdhanaH || 17-8 saprANaM kR^itavAnkR^iShNaH sarvakShtrasya pashyataH | avekShya rukmiNIM kR^iShNo rukmiNaM na vyashAtayat || 17-9 AhukaH pa~nchaviMshatyA bhIShmakaM prajaghAna ha || 17-10 bhIShmako.atha cha rAjendra sharANAM cha paraHshataiH | ugrasenaM samAjaghne marmaj~no marmabhedibhiH || 17-11 Ahukastu dhanushChittvA bhIShmakasya mahAtmanaH | rathaM chAsya prachiCheda dhvajaM cha yadupuMgavaH || 17-12 sArathiM cha hayAMstasya jaghAnayadunandanaH | apAyAtsamarAttasmAdbhIShmakastu shramAnvitaH || 17-13 vasudevastu rAjendra krAthaM vivyAdha patribhiH | krAthastu rAjanvivyAdha sharaiH saptabhirAshugaiH | sArathiM cha jaghAnAshu tathobhau pArShNisArathI || 17-14 vasudevastataH kruddho dhanushchiCheda patribhiH | virathaM cha jaghAnAshu jarAsaMdhasya pashyataH || 17-15 viratho vidhanuShkashcha prayayau mAgadhaM prati || 17-16 babhruH kaushikarAjaM taM vivyAdha vividhaiH sharaiH | atha babhrurmahAtmAnaM vivyAdha nishitaiH sharaiH || 17-17 kaushikashcha tathA babhruM marmaj~no marmabhedibhiH | bhR^ishaM vivyAdha samare tadabhutamivAbhavat || 17-18 tasya babhruH kShurapreNa shiro jvalitakuNDalam | nichakarta mahAbAhurjarAsaMdhasya pashyataH || 17-19 atha hatvA mahAtmAnaM babhrushcha sumahAbalaH | siMhanAdaM chakArAshu sainyamadhye mahAkR^itiH || 17-20 chedirAjo mahArAja sahasA yadunandanam | virathaM vidhanuShkaM cha kR^itavAMshchodipaH kila | vasudevasamIpaM tu yayau yAdavasattamaH || 17-21 dantavaktraM mahArAja shaMbhustu bahushastadA | sharaiH shastrAyasodagrairvivyAdha yadunandanaH || 17-22 sAtyakishcha mahArAja vivyAdhAvantinandanau || 17-23 tau cha rAjanmahAtmAnau sAtyakiM satyavikramam | pIDayAMchakratU rAjansarvamarmasu patribhiH || 17-24 sAtyakIrvimukhIkR^itya tau cha rAjanmahAbalau | vivyAdha nishitairbANaiH sarvarAjanyamadhyagau || 17-25 tau cha tam sAtyakiM vIraM jaghnatushcha shitaiH sharaiH | vindAnuvindavAvantyau rAjAnau yadunandanaH || 17-26 sAtykiH pa~nchaviMshatyA tau cha rAjanmahAmatiM | samAjaghne cha rAjendra sarvakShatrasya pashyataH || 17-27 sAtyakeshcha dhanurbANaM rathaM sArathimeva cha | ubhau vivyAdhatU rAjan vAsudevasya pashyataH || 17-28 kruddho.atha sAtyakistau tu gadayAbhijaghAna ha | stanayoshcha tadA rAjanbAhNorurasi chArpayat | rathaM cha chUrNayAmAsa tathobhau pArShNisArathI | AyudhAni cha sarvANi pothayAmAsa yAdavaH || 17-29 punashcha gadayA chAsu jaghAna yadunandanaH | hantukAmo mahArAja sAtyakiH satyavikramaH | gadAM cha prAhiNottAbhyAM vAsudevasya pashyataH || 17-30 tAmApantati saMprekShya palAyanaparau tadA | jarAsaMdhasya puratastatsamIpaM cha jagmatuH || 17-31 ekalavyo.asya vArShNeyaM sharairvivyAdha saptabhiH | tau tu rAjanmahAvIrau paraspravadhaiShiNau | lokeShu pravarau vIrau dhanvinAM pravarau raNe || 17-32 parasparaM dhanushChitvA dhvajaM chaiva parasparam | tAvubhAvubhayo rAjanrathau jaghnaturAshugaiH || 17-33 dhvajau cha chichChidurvIrau sArathI cha mahAbalau || 17-34 tau tu bhUmigatau bhUtvA gadAmAdAya satvarau | parasparaM samAhatya gadayA tau mahAraNe | siMhanAdaM mahAyuddhe chakraturyuddhalAlasau || 17-35 pradyumno.atha gadApANirekalavyaM jaghAna ha | ekalavyo mahAbAhurgadayApothayadyadum | gadAM chiCheda bhUyastu tasya rAj~naH sa yAdavaH || 17-36 utsR^ijya tAM mahArAja muShTinA yAdaveshvaram | jAnubhyAM talapAdaishcha jAnupAdaishcha yatnataH | sa cha tAdR^igvidhaM chakre yuddhaM yuddhavishAradaH || 17-37 punashcha muShTinA rAjanrAjA yadukulodvaham | Ahatya dantapAtaishcha dadaMsha nR^ipasaMsadi || 17-38 tatashcha sainikAH sarve vismayaM paramaM gatAH || 17-39 bAhuyuddhaM samabhavattayorvIryavatostadA | samantAjjagmatustau tu yuddhAya cha mahAraNe || 17-40 tataH kruddho mahAbAhuH pradymno yAdaveshvaraH | Ajaghne muShTinA taM tu jarAsaMdhasya pashyataH || 17-41 udvama~nshoNitaM vaktrAdgatAyuriva niHshvasan | gantumaichChattadA yuddhAtpradyumnena prapIDitaH || 17-42 palAyanakR^itotsAhaM jarAsaMdho mahAmatiH | na gantavyaM raNe vIra kShatriyo.asIti chAbravIt || 17-43 February 6, 2009