SECTION –CCLXVIII
(Draupadi-harana Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana said, "The hostile Kshatriyas,
incensed at sight of Bhimasena and Arjuna, sent up a loud shout in the forest.
And the wicked king Jayadratha, when he saw the standards of those bulls of the
Kuru race, lost his heart, and addressing the resplendent Yagnaseni seated on his
car, said, 'Those five great warriors, O Krishna, that are coming, are I
believe, thy husbands. As thou knowest the sons of Pandu well, do thou, O lady
of beautiful tresses, describe them one by one to us, pointing out which of
them rideth which car!' Thus addressed, Draupadi replied, 'Having done this
violent deed calculated to shorten thy life, what will it avail thee now, O
fool, to know the names of those great warriors, for, now that my heroic
husbands are come, not one of ye will be left alive in battle. However as thou
art on the point of death and hast asked me, I will tell thee everything, this
being consistent with the ordinance. Beholding king Yudhishthira the just with
his younger brothers, I have not the slighest anxiety or fear from thee! That
warrior at the top of whose flagstaff two handsome and sonorous tabours called
Nanda and Upananda are constantly played upon,--he, O Sauvira chief, hath a
correct knowledge of the morality of his own acts. Men that have attained
success always walk in his train. With a complexion like that of pure gold,
possessed of a prominent nose and large eyes, and endued with a slender make,
that husband of mine is known among people by the name of Yudhishthira, the son
of Dharma and the foremost of the Kuru race. That virtuous prince of men
granteth life to even a foe that yields. Therefore, O fool, throwing down thy
arms and joining thy hands, run to him for thy good, to seek his protection.
And that other man whom thou seest with long arms and tall as the full-grown
Sala tree, seated on his chariot, biting his lips, and contracting his forehead
so as to bring the two eye-brows together, is he,--my husband Vrikodara! Steeds
of the noblest breed, plump and strong, well-trained and endued with great
might, draw the cars of that warrior! His achievements are superhuman. He is
known, therefore, by the name of Bhima on earth. They that offend him are never
suffered to live. He never forgetteth a foe. On some pretext or other he
wrecketh his vengeance. Nor is he pacified even after he has wrecked a signal
vengeance. And there, that foremost of bowmen, endued with intelligence and
renown, with senses under complete control and reverence for the old--that
brother and disciple of Yudhishthira--is my husband Dhananjaya! Virtue he never
forsaketh, from lust or fear or anger! Nor doth he ever commit a deed that is
cruel. Endued with the energy of fire and capable of withstanding every foe,
that grinder of enemies is the son of Kunti. And that other youth, versed in
every question of morality and profit, who ever dispelleth the fears of the
affrighted, who is endued with high wisdom, who is considered as the handsomest
person in the whole world and who is protected by all the sons of Pandu, being
regarded by them as dearer to them than their own lives for his unflinching
devotion to them, is my husband Nakula possessed of great prowess. Endued with
high wisdom and having Sahadeva for his second, possessed of exceeding lightness
of hand, he fighteth with the sword, making dexterous passes therewith. Thou,
foolish man, shall witness today his performances on the field of battle, like
unto those of Indra amid the ranks of Daityas! And that hero skilled in weapons
and possessed of intelligence and wisdom, and intent on doing what is agreeable
to the son of Dharma, that favourite and youngest born of the Pandavas, is my
husband Sahadeva! Heroic, intelligent, wise and ever wrathful there is not
another man equal unto him in intelligence or in eloquence amid assemblies of
the wise. Dearer to Kunti than her own soul, he is always mindful of the duties
of Kshatriyas, and would much sooner rush into fire or sacrifice his own life
than say anything that is opposed to religion and morals. When the sons of
Pandu will have killed thy warriors in battle, then wilt thou behold thy army
in the miserable plight of a ship on the sea wrecked with its freight of jewels
on the back of a whale. Thus have I described unto thee the prowess of the sons
of Pandu, disregarding whom in thy foolishness, thou hast acted so. If thou
escapest unscathed from them, then, indeed thou wilt have obtained a new lease
of life.'"
Vaisampayana continued, "Then those five
sons of Pritha, each like unto Indra, filled with wrath, leaving the
panic-stricken infantry alone who were imploring them for mercy, rushed
furiously upon the charioteers, attacking them on all sides and darkening the
very air with the thick shower of arrows they shot."
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