Bhishma-Yudhishthir Samvad continued for 6 days when Bhishma instructed Yudhishthir on various subjects. When this is the case, I have fallen into an ocean of grief. At the end of the 18th day, only twelve major warriors survived the war—the five Pandavas, Krishna, Satyaki, Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, Yuyutsu, Vrishaketu, and Kritvarma. The Pandavas gazed on Bhishma in wonder and could do nothing to stop him. The recitation of Vaisampayana to Janamejaya was then recited again by a professional storyteller named Ugrasrava Sauti, many years later, to an assemblage of sages performing the 12-year-long sacrifice for King Saunaka Kulapati in the Naimisha forest (then called the Mahabharata). Kurukshetra War: Is it real or just a myth? His target remained the same, that is, to capture Yudhishthira. Do not hesitate. Such was the power of Bhishma that even Lord Krishna decided to fight with him though he said that he will not fight in the war. Having deprived them of their chariots, he rushed to kill them. Krishna, overwhelmed by anger at the apparent inability of Arjuna to kill Bhishma, rushed towards the Kaurava commander, jumping furiously from the chariot taking the wheel of a fallen chariot in his hands. Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, and Kritavarma gathered at Duryodhana's deathbed and promised to avenge the actions of Bhima. I swear I will slay the grandsire. Two warriors may "duel", or engage in prolonged personal combat, only if they carry the same weapons and they are on the same type of mount (on foot, on a horse, on an elephant, or in a chariot). Bhima drove by and rescued Satyaki. Dronacharya, the commander in chief of Kaurava army was uprooting every other divison of Pandava army like Grass. Eclipses are considered ill for life on earth according to Hindu astrology. Before the battle he agreed to to give counsel to us although he would not fight on our side. He was angry at Bhishma, however, at what he saw as leniency towards the five Pandava brothers and spoke harshly at his commander. Sanjaya narrates each incident of the Kurukshetra War, fought in 18 days, as and when it happened. Karna inflicted heavy damage on the Pandava army, which fled. Both Nakula and Sahadeva are as capable and qualified as the King of heaven himself. Bhima was soon struck by an arrow from Dushasana, the second-eldest Kaurava, on the chest and sat down in his chariot dazed. O Govinda, You may strike me as you please for I am Your eternal servant life after life.". In the beginning, Sanjaya gives a description of the various continents of the Earth, the other planets, and focuses on the Indian Subcontinent, then gives an elaborate list of hundreds of kingdoms, tribes, provinces, cities, towns, villages, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. He quickly arrived at the spot where Abhimanyu was slaughtering the troops. On the third day, Bhishma arranged the Kaurava forces in the formation of an eagle with himself leading from the front, while Duryodhana's forces protected the rear. Despite only spanning eighteen days, the war narrative forms more than a quarter of the book, suggesting its relative importance within the entire epic, which spans decades of the warring families. Acknowledging that later "generations looked upon it as marking an end of an epoch," he suggested that rather than being a civil war it might have been "a muddled recollection of the conquest of the Kurus by a tribe of Mongol type from the hills." Despite the inconclusiveness of the data, attempts have been made to assign a historical date to the Kurukshetra War. Arjuna positioned himself behind Shikhandi, protecting himself from Bhishma's attack and aimed his arrows at the weak points in Bhishma's armor. Devavrata, the son Ganga and King Satntanu, he was the man who also called as Bhishma (the terrible), he was the observer of vow, he was the follower of Dharma and commitments. Here Satyaki pierced Karna with 99 arrows,then the other pandava warriors came and attacked Karna.Later Karna defeated those Pandava warriors,NOT SATYAKI.If Satyaki failing to help some warriors is considered as a defeat,then there would be many more defeats of Karna,where he failed to protect his sons,brothers,cousins,officer,all of them were slayed infront of his eyes. The Kauravas, extremely delighted at the turn of events, followed Bhishma to his tent glorifying his prowess. Bhima's arrows hit Duryodhana, who swooned in his chariot. Karna's head fell on ground and a light ray from Karna's body got absorbed into Sun. Bhishma wanted to be sure of avoiding any mishap. Not tolerating that action, Alambusha killed Prativindya's horses and also killed the horses of his four brothers. Yudhishthira, the lone survivor and being of pious heart, was invited by Dharma to enter the heavens as a mortal. Overwhelmed by sorrow, he went to Bhishma at the end of the fourth day of the battle and asked his commander how could the Pandavas, facing a superior force against them, still prevail and win. On being defeated by Satyaki, Karna was clueless. To keep this promise, Bhishma used the boon of "Ichcha Mrityu" (self-wished death) given to him by his father. He returned those arrows and struck Drupada, Virata and Dhristadyumna in the same way that they had pierced him. Many kingdoms of ancient India such as Dwaraka, Kasi, Kekaya, Magadha, Chedi, Matsya, Pandya, and the Yadus of Mathura were allied with the Pandavas; while the allies of the Kauravas comprised the kings of Pragjyotisha, Kalinga, Anga, Kekaya, Sindhudesa, Avanti in Madhyadesa, Gandharas, Bahlikas, Mahishmati, Kambojas (with the Yavanas, Sakas, Trilinga, Tusharas) and many others. Thus we love him much. Yuyuthsu was injured by Kripacharya in a sword fight. It involved several ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups. This Bhishma and Parashuram fight lasted for 23 days. He spoiled Eklawya’s career. This was the vow of Bhishma. If this continued, then Pandava army cannot sustain and would collapse like a house of cards. Formerly at Upaplavya, Arjuna spoke up in the King's assembly, promising, 'I will slay Ganga's son.' Beholding his troops routed, Bhishma attacked Abhimanyu. Arjuna joined the fray in aid of Abhimanyu. It is known that I will never fight with a woman or one who was once a woman. Well done!" No warrior may kill or injure an unarmed warrior. When Krishna woke up, he saw Arjuna first and gave him the first right to make his request. Satyaki bore the brunt of Drona's attacks and soon could not withstand them. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. In the Kurukshetra war, Satyaki and Kritavarma were two important Yadava heroes who fought on the opposing sides. However, the soldiers of the Trigarta army, fearful of their life, ran from the battlefield. Duryodhana was insulted that Krishna had turned down his invitation to accommodate himself in the royal palace. Lord Krishna cursed Duryodhana that his downfall was certain at the hands of the one who was sworn to tear off his thigh, to the shock of the blind king, who tried to pacify the Lord with words as calm as he could find. With no one to protect them, Duryodhana's divisions were consumed like a blazing fire consumes dry grass. However, this incident of encasing in magical armour seems to be an interpolation because in sections 116 and 120 Satyaki and in section 124 even Yudhishthira have no problem in wounding his chest so grievously that he is forced to flee the field. Bowing to Duryodhana's order, the valiant and mighty Rakshasa quickly went to the front lines to challenge Abhimanyu. Lord Krishna removes the chakra, removing the sunset environment. After the event, the chariot landed on the ground as he lied. On the sixteenth day, Karna was made the supreme commander of the Kuru army. In the context of Mahabharata, eighteen is an important number. Bhima drove by and rescued Satyaki. Yudhishthira killed king Shalya in spear combat and Sahadeva killed Shakuni. The middle son Bahlika (or Vahlika) abandoned his paternal kingdom and started living with his maternal uncle in Balkh and inherited his kingdom. After consulting his commanders, the Pandavas appointed Dhrishtadyumna as the supreme commander of the Pandava army. The mystic Rakshasa tried many other mystic illusions, but they were all destroyed by Abhimanyu. "O Krishna," Arjuna said, "I will do as you say. Bhishma has tried all his powers and weapons but was unable to defeat Parashuram in the battle. Because Drona was very powerful and invincible, having the irresistible Brahmanda astra, Krishna hinted to Yudhishthira that Drona would give up his arms if his son Ashwatthama were dead. [20], Puranic literature presents genealogical lists associated with the Mahabharata narrative. Arjuna arrived later and being a humble devotee of Krishna, chose to sit and wait at Krishna's feet. Nakula kills Shakuni’s son Uluka. Bhishma … Satyaki, who was assisting Bhima, shot at Bhishma's charioteer and killed him. Bhishma replied that the Pandavas had justice on their side and advised Duryodhana to seek peace. Bhishma had promised his father, King Shantanu, that he would live until Hastinapur was secured from all directions. Arjuna and Bhishma again engaged in a fierce duel, however, Arjuna's heart was not in the battle as he did not like the idea of attacking his grand-uncle. He was a close friend of Arjuna and was also his disciple. Satyaki. No warrior may kill or injure a warrior whose back is turned away. When Bhima saw the mass of elephants approaching, he got down from his chariot and attacked them singlehandedly with his iron mace. Arjuna killed Susharma, Trigartas and Samsaptakas. On the 18th day, Shalya took over as the commander-in-chief of the remaining Kaurava forces. During the battle, Bhishma killed numerous soldiers of Arjuna's armies. Realizing that he had been defeated, Duryodhana fled the battlefield and took refuge in the lake, where the Pandavas caught up with him. The 15th day of Kurukshetra war saw massive casualties on the Pandava side. Vidura did not want to see the bloodshed of the war and was insulted extremely by Duryodhana, although he was the embodiment of Dharma himself and would have won the war for the Kauravas. As soon as Abhimanyu entered the formation, however, King Jayadratha stopped the Pandava warriors. Then the Kaurava warriors all accomplished in arms, surrounding Vrikodara on all sides, fearlessly poured upon him their arrowy showers at the same time. Seeing that there was now no hope for peace, Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, asked his brothers to organize their army. Of the first kind, there is the direct statement that there were 1015 (or 1050) years between the birth of Parikshit (Arjun's grandson) and the accession of Mahapadma Nanda, commonly dated to 382 BCE, which would yield an estimate of about 1400 BCE for the Bharata battle. Days 5-9 [edit | edit source] When the battle resumed on the fifth day, the slaughter continued. The combat was wonderful, and all who saw it were struck with wonder. His charioteer immediately drove them out of danger. He began to kill the enemy with his firm bow and made the soldiers of your son tremble. Krishna consoled the distraught Yudhishthira saying that eventually, victory would be his. With his attempts to capture Yudhishthira thwarted, Drona confided to Duryodhana that it would be difficult as long as Arjuna was around. The fourth day of the battle was noted for the valor shown by Bhima. He was the undecaying one with white headdress. Satyaki (also known as Yuyudhana) had fought alongside Pandavas in the battle of Kurukshetra. It describes the first part of the great battle, with Bhishma as commander-in-chief for the Kauravas. Covered with the blood of the elephants and soldiers and pierced all over with arrows, he appeared like Yamaraja himself come to take the life of all beings. The Mahabharat, Book 6: Bhishma Parva (भीष्म पर्व) ===== The book 6 Bhisma Parva, is the Book of Bhishma. Some sources however state that it was Yudhishthira who visited Bhishma's camp at night asking him for help. The Pandava army again suffered against Bhishma's attacks. Similarly Abhimanyu Alone defeated all these warriors alone when he entered Chakravyuh but last battle between Karna and Arjuna Karna got better on few occasions . Bhishma commanded the Kaurava army to move on the offensive from the outset. When you have these invincible heroes for your protectors, why fall into an ocean of sorrow? Witnessing the rout of the Pandava army by Bhishma, Lord Krishna spoke to Arjuna, "The hour has come which you have longed for. Abhimanyu knew the strategy of entering the Chakra formation, but did not know how to exit it so the Pandava heroes followed him to protect him from any potential danger. Sikhandi was accorded the pride of place and he stood at the centre. Once again the Grandsire began to slay hundreds and thousands of troops by using his celestial arrows. The rules included:[29]. The Kauravas and Pandavas gathered around Bhishma and at his request, Arjuna placed three arrows under Bhishma's head to support it. The powerful Balarama refused to fight at Kurukshetra because he was both Bhima's and Duryodhana's coach in gadayudh (fighting with maces) and his brother Krishna is on the other side. After King Drupada and King Virata were slain by Drona, Bhima and Dhrishtadyumna fought him on the fifteenth day. 5. Not tolerating that action, Satyaki attack Kripa with an arrow capable of taking his life. Arjuna warns that everyone who supported adharma will be pathetically killed in this war. 4. Some had their heads smashed and others had their backs broken by Bhima's powerful mace. Fighting must begin no earlier than sunrise and end exactly at sunset. Drona, Bhurishrava, Salya, and Bhagadatta took up their positions in the right wing of that array. Duryodhana said he would not give land even as much as the tip of a needle to the Pandavas. Arjuna and Bhima alone are capable of routing the enemy. Most of these rules were broken in the course of the war after the fall of Bhishma. He defeated both Drona and Karna on 14th day. Bhishma replied that the Pandavas had justice on their side and advised Duryodhana to seek peace. She then explains everything to them. However, many of them frequently used other weapons as well, for instance; the mace was used by Bhima, Duryodhana, Shalya, and Karna; the sword by Nakula, Satyaki, Jayadratha, Dhrishtadyumna, Karna and Kripa; and the lance by Karna, Yudhishthira, Shalya and Sahadeva. Mahabharata text is not explicit on exact duration of the time interval between return of Yudhishthir to Hastinapur (from the bank of river Ganga) and his leaving for urukshetra to meet Bhishma. The unimaginable carnage continued during the ensuing days of the battle. Suggested dates range from 5561 to around 950 BCE, while popular tradition holds that the war marks the transition to Kali Yuga[2] and thus dates it to 3102 BCE. Abhimanyu, however, determined to fight, picked up a mace, smashed Ashwatthma's chariot (upon which the latter fled), killed one of Shakuni's brothers and numerous troops, and elephants, and finally encountered the son of Dussasana in a mace-fight. karna vs satyaki part 2 !! According to the Mahabharata itself, the Jaya was recited to the King Janamejaya, the great-grandson of Arjuna, by Vaisampayana, a disciple of Vyasa (then called the Bharata). The Pandava army was organised by Yudhishthira and Arjuna in the Vajra formation. Which of these should I achieve? The mighty Rakshasa came upon the five sons of Draupadi and began to grind them with his arrows. ", Replying to Yudhisthira's inquiry, Ganga's son said, "As long as I am alive, O son of Pandu, you will not have victory. Coming upon Abhimanyu's division, Alambhusha began killing his soldiers in hundreds and thousands. He fought furiously and appeared to dance on the terrace of his chariot. wisdomlib - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge; Like what you read? Karna promised Kunti that he would spare them except for Arjuna, but also added that he would not fire the same weapon against Arjun twice. Yadava Warrior. The historicity of the war remains subject to scholarly discussions. This day belonged to Kauravas. No warrior may kill or injure a warrior who has surrendered. The eleventh was put under the immediate command of Bhishma, partly to protect him. Follow the advice given by the Grandsire and obtain victory.". Arjuna came up to assist Satyaki and pierced Drona with three iron headed arrows. Arjuna and Bhagadatta fought a fierce duel, and finally Arjuna succeeded in defeating and killing his antagonist. The latter was a strong mace-fighter, and an exhausted Abhimanyu was defeated and killed by his adversary.[30]. You must kill Bhishma now, or he will kill you. Consider supporting this website. In response, Kritavarma taunted Satyaki by saying that he had slain the armless Bhurishravas in cold blood. His bow was constantly drawn in a circle and resembled a circular halo around the sun. The Pandavas suffered heavy losses and were defeated at the end of the first day. He killed elephants, chariot fighters and horsemen with his deadly shafts. Bhishma or Vidur or Satyaki or Shantanu? He killed Bhishma's charioteer and checked his advance , when he was killing Pandava army. Satyaki was a Yadava warrior, the grandson of the great warrior Sini. ... read what pitamaha bhishma thinks about karna's ch... opinions of great warriors about arjun ! In physical might no one could match him. The Trigarta King's arrows pierced Arjuna's body like birds enter a tree. Drona was disheartened and laid down his weapons. Unwavered, Abhimanyu fought with them valiantly. While camping at Upaplavya in the territory of Virata the Pandavas gathered their armies. On the other hand Kritavarma was on the Kauravas side. Dushasana, the younger brother of Duryodhana, was the military officer-in-charge of Bhishma's protection. The attackers in the front were equipped with short-range weapons like maces, battle-axes, swords, and lances. Before this incident, the chariot of Yudhishthira proclaimed as Dharma Raja (King of Righteousness), hovered a few inches off the ground. [23], Indian archeologist B. a Vajra formation and Bhishma went through the Pandava formation wreaking havoc wherever he went, but Abhimanyu, Arjuna's son, seeing this went straight at Bhishma, defeated his bodyguards and directly attacked the commander of the Kaurava forces. He cleared enemy lines of infantry, calvary and chariot fighters. Amongst the dead; Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, Uttamaujas, and children of Draupadi were killed by Ashwatthama. Also, Bhishma said that Karna would rather not fight under him, but serve as Duryodhana's bodyguard, as long as he was in the battlefield. When the bright moon rose, Ghatotkacha, the rakshasa son of Bhima, slaughtered numerous warriors, like Alambusha and Alayudha attacking while flying in the air. 15:09. He then left for the Himalayas with Draupadi and his brothers. Drona launches his attack and is countered by Satyaki. : The Mystery of Arundhati." POINT-2: Satyaki came and SAVED Bhima from Bhishma. Drona was incapable of defeating the mighty panchalas on his own. Krishna, who Arjuna chose as his charioteer, advised him of his duty. The sun soon set and with darkness and dust making the assessment of proceedings difficult, the Kaurava army retreated for the day. Abhimanyu defeated Kripa, Drona, Ashvatthama and Jayadratha, and sent them reeling from the front lines. Kripa, Kritavarman, Saivya, Shakuni Jayadratha, Sudakshina, the ruler of the Kambhojas and the Grandsire Bhishma all took up their positions together in the forefront of the great divisions. Sanjaya narrates each incident of the Kurukshetra War, fought in 18 days, as and when it happened. O bull of the Bharata race, where is the man who can stand in front of you as you shower your arrows causing great destruction. Then the mighty armed Bhishma addressed them, "Welcome, O descendent of Vrishni, welcome O Dhananjaya. The Kaurava army was formed such that it faced all sides: elephants formed its body; the kings, its head; and the steeds, its wings. Later Arjuna requested Krishna to be his charioteer and Krishna, being an intimate friend of Arjuna, agreed wholeheartedly and hence received the name Parthasarthy, or 'charioteer of the son of Pritha'. For example, it is prohibited to strike below the waist in mace warfare. O Govinda, what is there to say about Bhishma, although he is a mighty warrior? While searching for Jayadrath on the battlefield, Arjuna slew 7 akshauhinis (a battle formation that consisted of 153,090 chariots (Sanskrit Ratha); 153,090 elephants; 459,270 cavalries and 765450 infantry) of Kaurav soldiers. O how can I kill this worshipful person in combat. The combined number of warriors and soldiers in both armies was approximately 3.94 million. Contingents arrived from all parts of the country and soon the Pandavas had a large force of seven divisions. I think that none of my kinsmen will escape from this battle with their life. However, Arjuna managed to defeat them before the afternoon, and then faced Bhagadatta, the ruler of Pragjyotisha kingdom (modern-day Assam, India), who had been creating havoc among the Pandava troops, defeating great warriors like Bhima, Abhimanyu and Satyaki. Satyaki then, taking up another bow capable of bearing a great strain and slaughtering the foe, struck Drona's … When the Kauravas formed the chakravyuha, Abhimanyu entered it but was surrounded and attacked by many Kaurava princes. Bhishma has fallen under the sway of demons, and the reaction that will accrue to them will also fall upon him. The dispute escalated into a full-scale war when Duryodhana, driven by jealousy, refused to restore to the Pandavas their territories after the exile as earlier decided, because Duryodhana objected that they were discovered while in exile, and that no return of their kingdom had been agreed upon. His body did not touch the ground as it was held aloft by the arrows protruding from his body. The grandfather was endowed with a young man's power, and when he came upon Arjuna, he began to afflict him with blazing arrows. One could only see thousands of slain horses, elephants, and men, as well as the sky filled with his arrows. If you read Mahabharata and do not go by the TV serial 'Mahabharata', you will see that Bhima was not only a top mace fighter but a great archer as well. O possessor of great wisdom, this is the fact of the matter. Bhishma soon restored order and Duryodhana returned to lead the army. Strength adds up on both sides and a tumultous general battle starts #Kurukshetra I will, O King, cut off My flesh and give it away for Arjuna's sake. Jaya, the core of Mahabharata, is structured in the form of a dialogue between Kuru king Dhritarashtra (born blind) and Sanjaya, his advisor and chariot driver. The Kurukshetra War, also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahābhārata. Seeing Partha coming, Bhishma roared like a lion and covered Dhananjaya's car with a curtain of arrows. During the Kurukshetra War, various types of weapons were used by prominent warriors as well as ordinary soldiers. Bhishma had promised that he would kill Arjuna, and to save His devotee, Lord Krishna would have to fight. Arjuna simply says to Krishna "it must have been your wish, Madhav" and starts walking towards the fire. Drona was a very shrewd person. Yudhishthir and his brothers, Krishna, Satyaki, Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and senior ministers of Yudhishthir were present on this day near Bhishma. Mahabharatham, an Indian epic, traditionally ascribed to Vyasa, is translated to tamil language here. O slayer of Madhu, my brothers are greatly afflicted by our grandfather, and I am afraid that they might be slain. Duryodhana's forces, however, saw their leader fleeing the battlefield and soon scattered. Let us go to Bhishma's tent and ask him how we can obtain his death. When you question him, he will certainly reply with the truth. He cut down Yudhishthira's bow and the Pandava army feared that their leader would be taken, prisoner. He fought the Kurukshetra war on the side of the Pandavas. However Jayadrath returns to the battlefield where Shakuni reveals it's just Krishna's plot. The Pandava army again suffered against Bhishma's attacks. ", Thus the Pandavas followed Lord Krishna to Bhishma's abode and offered their obeisances unto him. Coming up to assist Abhimanyu was his father, Arjuna. ", Unto the chief Kuru descendent, Yudhisthira lovingly spoke the following words, "O worshipable grandfather, you are conversant with all knowledge. karna vs satyaki !! King Yudhisthira and Bhimasena as well as the twin sons of Madri stood in the forefront of their great divisions ready for combat. The narrative describes individual battles and deaths of various heroes of both sides, military formations, war diplomacy, meetings and discussions among the characters, and the weapons used. After his bow had thus been cut off, the former began to strike the latter with his shafts. 2) (Arjuna unable to withstand Karna and Bhishma, Dhristdyumn unable to withstand Drona, Satyaki unable to withstand bhurishrava hence unfair means were adopted to kill those four atirathi warriors D) CURSE OF BRAHMANA So, he ordered the Samsaptakas (the Trigarta warriors headed by Susharma, who had vowed to either conquer or die) to keep Arjuna busy in a remote part of the battlefield, an order which they readily obeyed, on account of their old hostilities with the Pandava scion. Arjuna fought and killed thousands of soldiers sent by Duryodhana to attack him. On hearing the twang of his bow, the Pandava troops were struck with fear. Pradyumna, son of Krishna applauded Satyaki for this. Kill this son of Subhadra and gain victory for my troops." In the assembly of Kings at Virata's court, you promised that slay this great warrior. 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