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Arjun's son and twelve brave chieftains dashed into the dubious fray, Rescued Bhima and proud Drupad from the Kurus' grim array, Surging still the Kuru forces onward came with ceaseless might, Drona smote the scattered Pandavs till the darksome hours of night! VII PANDAVS ROUTED BY BHISHMA Morning came and angry Arjun rushed into the dreadful war, Krishna drove his milk-white coursers, onward flew his sounding car, And before his monkey banner quailed the faint and frightened foes, Till like star on billowy ocean Bhishma's palm-tree banner rose! Vainly then the good Yudhishthir, stalwart Bhima, Arjun brave, Strove with useless toil and valour shattered ranks of war to save, Vainly too the Pandav brothers on the peerless Bhishma fell, Gods in sky nor earthly warriors Bhishma's matchless might could quell! Fell Yudhishthir's lofty standard, shook his chariot battle-tost, Fell his proud and fiery coursers, and the dreadful day was lost, Sabadeva and Nakula vainly strove with all their might, Till their broken scattered forces rested in the shades of night! VIII IRAVAT SLAIN Morning saw the turn of battle; Bhishma's charioteer was slain, And his coursers uncontrolléd flew across the reddened plain, Ill it fared with Kuru forces when their leader went astray, And their foremost chiefs and warriors with the dead and dying lay. But Gandhara's mounted princes rode across the battle-ground, For its steeds and matchless chargers is Gandhara's realm renowned, And to smite the young Iravat fierce Gandhara's princes swore, Brave Iravat son of Arjun, whom a Naga, princess bore!
Mounted on their milk-white chargers proudly did the princes sweep, Like the sea-birds skimming gaily o'er the bosom of the deep, Five of stout Gandhara's princes in that fatal combat fen, And a sixth in fear and faintness fled the woeful tale to tell! Short, alas, Iravat's triumph, transient was the victor's joy, Alumbusha dark and dreadful came against the gallant boy, Fierce and fateful was the combat, mournful is the tale to tell, Like a lotus rudely severed gallant son of Arjun fell! Arjun heard the tale of sorrow and his heart was filled with grief, And he spake a father's anguish in his accents few and brief: "Wherefore, Krishna, for a kingdom mingle in this fatal fray, Kinsmen killed and comrades slaughtered,-dear, alas, the price we pay! Woe unto Hastiria's empire built upon our children's grave, Dearer than the throne of monarchs was Iravat young and brave, Young in years and rich in beauty, with thy mother's winsome eye, Art thou slain, my gallant warrior, and thy father was not nigh? But thy young blood calls for vengeance! noble Krishna, drive the car, Let them feel the father's prowess, those who slew the son in war!" And he dashed the rising tear-drop and his words were few and brief, Broken ranks and slaughtered chieftains spoke an angry father's grief, Bhima too revenged Iravat, and as onward still he flew, Brothers of the proud Duryodhan in that fatal combat slew, Still advanced the fatal carnage till the darksome close of day, When the wounded and the weary with the dead and lying lay! IX PANDAVS ROUTED BY BHISHMA Fell the thickening shades of darkness on the red and ghastly plain, Torches by the white tents flickered, red fires showed the countless slain, With a bosom sorrow-laden proud Duryodhan drew his breath, Wept the issue of the battle and his warlike brother's death.
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Skill in arms attained these prince
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Mighty sword and ample buckler, pon
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And with equal skill his rapier did
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Angry word is coward's weapon, Arju
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Is he soil of chariot-driver? Doubt
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THE mutual jealousies of the prince
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And the princes bowed unto him and
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And her golden bridal garland, carr
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Bright Immortals gaily crowding vie
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Holy men subsist on wild fruits, in
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Like wild elephants of jungle rushe
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Brahmans, and the brothers reported
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FEAST AND SACRIFICE Jumna's dark an
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And on subjects great and sacred, o
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Ill beseems the good Yudhishthir, r
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Lowered Krishna's eye and forehead,
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"Done this glorious rajasuya, joy a
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DURYODHAN came back from the Imperi
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Sacred looks! with holy water dewed
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For they censure not a woman, when
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I have borne a child unto him, nobl
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Page 51 and 52: Aswapati, glad and grateful, take t
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Page 55 and 56: "Monarch!" uttered then the rishi,
Page 57 and 58: Answered then the loving husband, a
Page 59 and 60: YAMA from the prince's body, pale a
Page 61 and 62: "Have thy object," answered YAMA, "
Page 63 and 64: Then she rose and tied her tresses,
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Page 67 and 68: Trained in war by mighty Arjun, tra
Page 69 and 70: Hark again this wondrous sabre, sha
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Page 75 and 76: MAHABHARATA BOOK VII UDYOGA (The Co
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But the bard and ancient rishi who
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Seek and find the brave Satyaki who
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the concluding books of the Epic is
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This appears to me to be a very sou
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them down, but he never seems to go
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charm and an attraction; and the mo
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Introduction by W. Max-Müller. 189
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IDA, a form of sacrificial offering
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