Viyahapannatti 7.9.372

7.9.372

nāyameyaṃ arahayā, suyameyaṃ arahayā, vinnāṇameyaṃ arahayā–mahāsilākaṃṭae saṃgāme| mahāsilākaṃṭae ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saṃgāme vaṭṭamāṇe ke jaitthā? ke parājaitthā?
goyamā! vajjī, videhaputte jaitthā, nava mallaī, nava lecchaī–kāsī-kosalagā aṭṭhārasa vi gaṇarāyāṇo parājaitthā|
tae ṇaṃ se koṇie rāyā mahāsilākaṃṭagaṃ saṃgāmaṃ uvaṭṭhiyaṃ jāṇittā koḍuṃbiyapurime saddāvei, saddāvettā evaṃ vayāsī –khippāmeva bho devānuppiyā! udāiṃ hatthirāyaṃ paḍikappeha, haya-gaya-raha-pavarajohakaliyaṃ cāuraṃgiṇiṃ senaṃ saṇṇāheha, saṇṇāhettā mama eyamāṇattiyaṃ khippāmeva paccappiṇaha|
tae ṇaṃ te koḍuṃbiyapurisā koṇieṇaṃ raṇṇā evaṃ vuttā samāṇā haṭṭhatuṭṭhacittamānaṃdiyā jāva matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu evaṃ sāmī! tahatti āṇāe vinaeṇaṃ vayaṇaṃ paḍisuṇaṃti, paḍisuṇittā khippāmeva cheyāyariyovaesa-mati-kappaṇā-vikappehiṃ suniuṇehiṃ ujjalaṇevattha-havva-parivacchiyaṃ susajjaṃ jāva bhīmaṃ saṃgāmiyaṃ aojjhaṃ udāiṃ hatthirāyaṃ paḍikappeṃti, haya-gaya-raha-pavarajohakaliyaṃ cāuraṃgiṇi senaṃ saṇṇāheṃti, saṇṇāhettā jeṇeva kūṇie rāyā teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā karayala pariggahiyaṃ dasanahaṃ sirasā-vattaṃ matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu kūṇiyassa ranno tamāṇattiyaṃ paccappiṇaṃti|
tae ṇaṃ se kūṇie rāyā jeṇeva majjaṇagharaṃ teṇeva uvāgacchati, uvāgacchittā majjaṇagharaṃ anuppavisai, anuppavisittā ṇhāe kayavalikamme kayakouya-maṃgala-pāyacchitte savvālaṃkāravibhū-sie saṇṇaddha-baddhavammiyakavae uppīliya-sarāsaṇapaṭṭie piṇaddhagevejja-vimalavarabaddhaciṃdhapaṭṭe gahiyāuhappaharaṇe sakoreṃṭamalladāmeṇaṃ chatteṇaṃ dharijjamāṇeṇaṃ caucāmarabālabījiyaṃge maṃgalajaya-saddakayāloe jāva jeṇeva udāī hatthirāyā teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā udāiṃ hatthirāyaṃ durūḍhe|
tae ṇaṃ se kūṇie rāyā hārotthaya-sukaya-raiyavacche jāva seyavaracāmarāhiṃ uddhuvvamāṇīhiṃ-uddhuvvamāṇīhiṃ haya-gaya-raha-pavarajohakaliyāe cāuraṃgiṇīe senāe saddhiṃ saṃparivuḍe mahayābhaḍa-caḍagaraviṃdaparikkhitte jeṇeva mahāsilākaṃṭae saṃgāme teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā mahāsilākaṃṭagaṃ saṃgāmaṃ oyāe| purao ya se sakke deviṃde devarāyā egaṃ mahaṃ abhejjakavayaṃ vairapaḍirūvagaṃ viuvvittā ṇaṃ ciṭṭhai| evaṃ khalu do iṃdā saṃgāmaṃ saṃgāmeṃti, taṃ jahā–deviṃde ya, manuiṃde ya| egahatthiṇā vi ṇaṃ pabhū kūṇie rāyā jaittae, egahatthiṇā vi ṇaṃ pabhū kūṇie rāyā parājiṇittae|
tae ṇaṃ se kūṇie rāyā mahāsilākaṃṭagaṃ saṃgāmaṃ saṃgāmemāṇe nava mallaī, nava lecchaī–kāsī-kosalagā aṭṭhārasa vi gaṇarāyāṇo haya-mahiya-pavaravīra-ghāiya-vivaḍiyaciṃdha-ddhayapaḍāge kiccha-pāṇagae disodisiṃ paḍisehitthā|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–mahāsilākaṃṭae saṃgāme?
goyamā! mahāsilākaṃṭae ṇaṃ saṃgāme vaṭṭamāṇe je tattha āse vā hatthī vā johe vā sārahī vā taṇeṇa vā kaṭṭheṇa vā patteṇa vā sakkarāe vā abhihammati, savve se jāṇei mahāsilāe ahaṃ abhihae| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–mahāsilākaṃṭae saṃgāme|
mahāsilākaṃṭae ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saṃgāme vaṭṭamāṇe kati jaṇasayasāhassīo vahiyāo?
goyamā! caurāsīiṃ janasayasāhassīo vahiyāo|
te ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manuyā nissīlā nigguṇā nimmerā nippaccakkhāṇaposahovavāsā ruṭṭhā parikuviyā samaravahiyā anuvasaṃtā kālamāse kālaṃ kiccā kahiṃ gayā? kahiṃ uvavannā?
goyamā! ussannaṃ naraga-tirikkhajoṇiesu uvavannā|

This was known by the Arhat, this was heard by the Arhat, this was fully discerned by the Arhat—the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle. "While the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle was going on, Venerable Sir, who conquered? Who was defeated?"
"Gautama, Vajjī, the son of Videha, conquered; the nine Mallakis and nine Licchavis—all eighteen confederate kings of Kāśī and Kośala—were defeated."
Then King Koṇika, having known that the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle was imminent, summoned his household officers, and having summoned them, spoke thus: 'Quickly, O beloved of the gods, prepare Udāyin, the royal elephant! Equip the fourfold army consisting of horses, elephants, chariots, and excellent warriors! Having equipped it, quickly report this command back to me!'
Then those household officers, having been addressed thus by King Koṇika, delighted, pleased, joyous in mind, up to having placed their folded hands upon their heads, said: 'Yes, Master!' and obediently accepted the command with modesty; having accepted it, quickly, by instructions of skilled masters, intelligence, ingenuity, and expert craftsmanship, with radiant adornments and swift equipment, fully prepared, up to terrible, warlike, irresistible, they prepared Udāyin, the royal elephant, equipped the fourfold army consisting of horses, elephants, chariots, and excellent warriors, and having equipped it, went to where King Kūṇika was; having approached, joining their palms with the ten nails touching, bowing their heads, and placing their folded hands upon their heads, they reported [the execution of] that command to King Kūṇika.
Then King Kūṇika went to the bath-chamber; having approached, he entered the bath-chamber; having entered, he bathed, performed oblations, made auspicious and protective rites, adorned himself with all ornaments, put on joined and tied mail-armour, braced the strap of his bow, fastened his neckpiece and flawless, excellent insignia-band, grasped his weapons and missiles, with an umbrella furnished with a wreath of koraṇṭaka flowers being held over him, his body fanned by four chowrie whisks, hailed with sounds of auspiciousness and victory, up to went to where Udāyin, the royal elephant, was; having approached, he mounted Udāyin, the royal elephant.
Then King Kūṇika, his chest covered and adorned with necklaces, up to being continuously fanned with white, excellent chowries, accompanied and surrounded by the fourfold army consisting of horses, elephants, chariots, and excellent warriors, encompassed by a vast throng of soldiers and warriors, went to where the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle was; having approached, he descended into the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle. And before him Śakra, the chief of the gods, king of the gods, stood having manifested a great, impenetrable armour resembling a vajra. Thus indeed two Indras fought the battle: namely, the lord of gods and the lord of men. King Kūṇika was able to conquer even with a single elephant; King Kūṇika was able to defeat [the enemies] even with a single elephant.
Then King Kūṇika, fighting the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle, routed the nine Mallakis and nine Licchavis—all eighteen confederate kings of Kāśī and Kośala—their excellent heroes slain and crushed, their insignia, banners, and flags struck down and fallen, their lives in distress, in every direction.
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it called the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle?"
"Gautama, while the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle was going on, whatever horse, or elephant, or warrior, or charioteer there was struck by grass, or wood, or a leaf, or a pebble, everyone thought: 'I am struck by a great stone.' For that reason, Gautama, it is called the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle."
"While the Mahāśilākaṇṭaka battle was going on, Venerable Sir, how many hundred-thousands of people were killed?"
"Gautama, eighty-four hundred-thousand people were killed."
"Those men, Venerable Sir, lacking virtue, lacking good qualities, lacking bounds of conduct, lacking renunciation and the fasting of the poṣadha, enraged, utterly furious, slain in the battle, unpacified, having died at their appointed time—where did they go? Where were they reborn?"
"Gautama, mostly they were reborn in hell and animal wombs."