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# Skandapurana 3.1.31

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.31

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.1)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.2)

aśvatthāmā kathaṃ sūta suptamāraṇamācarat..

> How did Aśvatthāman commit the slaughter of those asleep, O Sūta?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.3)

kathaṃ ca muktastatpāpāddhanuṣkoṭau nimajjanāt .. 1 ..

> And how was he freed from that sin by immersing himself in Dhanuṣkoṭi?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.4)

etannaḥ śraddadhānānāṃ brūhi paurāṇikottama ..

> Tell this to us who are full of faith, O best of Purāṇa reciters!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.5)

tṛptirna jāyate' smākaṃ tvadvacomṛtapāyinām .. 2 ..

> No satiety arises in us who drink the nectar of your speech.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.6)

iti pṛṣṭastadā sūto naimiṣāraṇyavāsibhiḥ ..

> Thus questioned then by the inhabitants of the Naimiṣa forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.7)

vaktuṃ pracakrame tatra vyāsaṃ natvā guruṃ mudā .. ..

> Sūta, having joyfully bowed to his guru Vyāsa, began to speak there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.8)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Glorious Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.9)

rājyārthaṃ kalahe jāte pāṃḍavānāṃ purā dvijāḥ ..

> Formerly, O twice-born, when a dispute arose over the kingdom between the Pāṇḍavas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.10)

dhārtarāṣṭrairmahāyuddhe mahadakṣauhiṇīyute .. 4 ..

> and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, in the great war joined with vast armies of akṣauhiṇīs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.11)

yuddhaṃ daśadinaṃ kṛtvā bhīṣme śāṃtanave hate ..

> after fighting for ten days, when Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, was slain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.12)

droṇe paṃcadinaṃ kṛtvā karṇe ca dvidinaṃ tathā .. 5 ..

> after \[Droṇa fought\] for five days, and after Karṇa \[fought\] for two days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.13)

tathaivaikadinaṃ yuddhvā śalye ca nidhanaṃ gate ..

> and after Śalya, having fought for one day, met his death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.14)

aṣṭādaśadine tatra raṇe duryodhane dvijāḥ .. .. 6 ..

> on the eighteenth day in that battle, O twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.15)

bhagnorau bhīmagadayā patite rājasattame ..

> when Duryodhana, best of kings, fell with his thighs shattered by Bhīma's club,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.16)

sarve nṛpatayo viprā niveśāya kṛtatvarāḥ .. 7 ..

> all the kings, O brahmins, hastened to make camp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.17)

ye jīvitāstu rājānaste yayurhṛṣṭamānasāḥ ..

> Those kings who survived went with joyful minds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.18)

dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṃḍayādyāḥ sṛñjayāḥ sarva eva hi .. 8 ..

> Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin and the others, and indeed all the Sṛñjayas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.19)

anye cāpi mahīpālā jagmuḥ svaśibirāṇyatha ..

> And other rulers of the earth also departed to their own camps.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.20)

atha pārthā mahāvīrā kṛṣṇasātyakisaṃyutāḥ .. 9 ..

> Then the heroic sons of Pṛthā, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa and Sātyaki,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.21)

duryodhanasya śibiraṃ prāviśannirjanaṃ dvijāḥ ..

> entered Duryodhana's deserted camp, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.22)

vṛddhairamātyaistatrasthaiḥ ṣaṃḍhaiḥ strīrakṣakaistathā .. 3.1.31.10 ..

> By the elderly ministers present there, and by the eunuchs guarding the women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.23)

kṛtāṃjalipuṭaiḥ prahvaiḥ kāṣāyamalināṃbaraiḥ ..

> who had their hands folded in reverence, bowing low, clad in ochre and soiled garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.24)

praṇamyamānāste pārthāḥ kururājasya veśmani .. 11 ..

> the sons of Pṛthā were saluted in the palace of the Kuru king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.25)

tatratyadravyajātāni samādāya mahā balāḥ ..

> Taking possession of the various wealth situated there, those mighty ones  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.26)

suyodhanasya śibire nyavasaṃta sukhena te .. 12 ..

> dwelt happily in the camp of Suyodhana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.27)

atha tānabravītpārthāñchrīkṛṣṇaḥ prīṇayanniva ..

> Then glorious Kṛṣṇa, as if pleasing them, spoke to those sons of Pṛthā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.28)

maṃgalārthāya cāsmābhirvastavyaṃ śibirādbahiḥ .. 13 ..

> "For the sake of auspiciousness, we should stay outside the camp."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.29)

ityuktā vāsudevena tathetyuktvātha pāṃḍavāḥ ..

> Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, saying "So be it," the Pāṇḍavas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.30)

kṛṣṇasātyakisaṃyuktāḥ prayayuḥ śibirādbahiḥ .. 14 ..

> accompanied by Kṛṣṇa and Sātyaki, went outside the camp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.31)

vāsudevena sahitā maṃgalārthaṃ hi pāṃḍavāḥ ..

> Together with Vāsudeva, indeed for the sake of auspiciousness, the Pāṇḍavas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.32)

oghavatyāḥ samāsādya tīraṃ nadyā narottamāḥ .. 15 ..

> those best of men, having reached the bank of the Oghavatī river,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.33)

ūṣustāṃ rajanīṃ tatra hataśatrugaṇāḥ sukham ..

> spent that night there pleasantly, having slain the hosts of their enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.34)

kṛtavarmā kṛpo drauṇistathā duryodhanāṃtikam.. 16 ..

> Kṛtavarman, Kṛpa, and the son of Droṇa \[went\] into the presence of Duryodhana;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.35)

ādityāstamayātpūrvamaparāhṇe samāyayuḥ ..

> they arrived in the late afternoon before the setting of the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.36)

suyodhanaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā raṇapāṃsuṣu rūṣitam .. 17 ..

> Then, seeing Suyodhana smeared with the dust of battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.37)

bhagnorudaṇḍaṃ gadayā bhīmasena sya bhīmayā ..

> with his thigh-bones shattered by Bhīmasena's terrible mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.38)

rudhirāsiktasarvāṃgaṃ ceṣṭamānaṃ mahītale .. 18 ..

> his entire body drenched in blood, writhing on the surface of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.39)

aśocaṃta tadā tatra droṇaputrādayastrayaḥ ..

> the three, Droṇa's son and the others, grieved there at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.40)

śuśoca so'pi tāndṛṣṭvā raṇe duryodhano nṛpaḥ .. 19 ..

> And King Duryodhana, seeing them, also grieved on the battlefield.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.41)

dṛṣṭvā tathā tu rājānaṃ bāṣpavyākulalocanam ..

> Seeing the king in such a state, his eyes blurred with tears,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.42)

aśvatthāmā tadā kopājjvalanniva mahānalaḥ .. 3.1.31.20 ..

> Aśvatthāman, blazing with anger then like a great fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.43)

pāṇau pāṇiṃ viniṣpiṣya krodha visphāritekṣaṇaḥ ..

> wringing hand with hand, his eyes wide with rage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.44)

aśruviklavayā vācā duryodhanamabhāṣata .. 21 ..

> spoke to Duryodhana in a voice choking with tears:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.45)

pitā me pātitaḥ kṣudraiśchalenaiva raṇājire ..

> “My father was brought down on the battlefield by vile men through sheer deceit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.46)

na tathā tena śocāmi yathā niṣpātite tvayi .. 22 ..

> I do not grieve so much for that as I do for you being brought low.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.47)

śṛṇu vākyaṃ mamādya tvaṃ yathārthaṃ vadato nṛpa ..

> Hear my words today, O king, as I speak the truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.48)

sukṛtena śape cāhaṃ suyodhana mahāmate .. 23 ..

> I swear by my meritorious deeds, O noble Suyodhana:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.49)

adya rātrau haniṣyāmi pāṃḍavā nsaha sṛṃjayaiḥ ..

> Tonight I will slaughter the Pāṇḍavas along with the Sṛñjayas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.50)

paśyato vāsudevasya tvamanujñāṃ prayaccha me .. 24 ..

> before the very eyes of Vāsudeva! Grant me your permission!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.51)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā drauṇiṃ rājā tadā'bravīt ..

> Hearing those words of his, the king then said to Droṇa's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.52)

tathāstviti punaḥ prāha kṛpaṃ rājā dvijottamāḥ .. 25 ..

> “So be it!” And again, O best of brahmins, the king said to Kṛpa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.53)

ācāryainaṃ droṇaputraṃ kalaśotthena vāriṇā ..

> “O teacher, consecrate this son of Droṇa with water from a jar  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.54)

saināpatye'bhiṣiṃcasvetyatha sopi tathā'karot .. 26 ..

> to the supreme command of the army!” And he did so.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.55)

sobhiṣiktastadā drauṇiḥ pariṣvajya nṛpottamam ..

> Droṇa's son, having been consecrated, embraced the best of kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.56)

kṛtavarmakṛpābhyāṃ ca sahitastvaritaṃ yayau .. 27 ..

> and, accompanied by Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa, departed swiftly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.57)

tataste tu trayo vīrāḥ prayātā dakṣiṇonmukhāḥ ..

> Then those three heroes set out heading south.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.58)

ādityāstamayātpūrvaṃ śibirāṃtikamāsata .. 28 ..

> Before sunset, they approached the vicinity of the camp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.59)

pārthānāṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ śabdaṃ śrutvā tatra jayaiṣiṇaḥ ..

> Hearing the dreadful roar of the Pārthas who desired victory there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.60)

pāṃḍavānudrutā bhītāstadā drauṇyādayastrayaḥ .. 29 ..

> pursued by the Pāṇḍavas and terrified, the three led by Droṇa's son  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.61)

prāṅmukhā dudruvurbhītyā kiyaddūraṃ śramāturāḥ ..

> fled facing east for some distance in fear, exhausted with fatigue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.62)

muhurtaṃ te tato gatvā krodhāmarṣavaśānugāḥ .. 3.1.31.30 ..

> Having gone on for a moment, overcome by wrath and indignation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.63)

duryodhanavadhārtāste kṣaṇaṃ tatrāvatasthire ..

> afflicted by Duryodhana's fall, they halted there for a while.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.64)

tato'paśyannaraṇyaṃ vai nānātarulatāvṛtam .. 31 ..

> Then they saw a forest filled with various trees and creepers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.65)

anekamṛgasaṃbādhaṃ krūrapakṣigaṇākulam ..

> teeming with numerous deer and crowded with flocks of fierce birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.66)

samṛddhajalasaṃpūrṇataṭākapariśobhitam .. 32 ..

> adorned with ponds brimming with abundant water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.67)

padmeṃdīvarakahlārasarasī śatasaṃkulam ..

> crowded with hundreds of lakes of lotuses, blue water-lilies, and white water-lilies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.68)

tatra pītvā jalaṃ te tu pāyayitvā hayāṃstathā .. 33 ..

> Having drunk water there and having watered their horses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.69)

anekaśākhāsaṃbādhanyagrodhaṃ dadṛśustataḥ ..

> they then beheld a banyan tree dense with many branches.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.70)

saṃprāpya tu mahāvṛkṣaṃ nyagrodhaṃ te trayastadā .. 34 ..

> Reaching that great banyan tree, the three then  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.71)

avatīrya rathebhyaśca mocayitvā turaṃgamān ..

> dismounted from their chariots, unharnessed the horses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.72)

upaspṛśya jalaṃ tatra sāyaṃsaṃdhyāmupāsata .. 35 ..

> sipped water there, and performed the evening twilight worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.73)

atha cāstagiriṃ bhānuḥ prapede ca gataprabhaḥ ..

> And then the sun, devoid of luster, reached the setting mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.74)

tataśca rajanī ghorā samabhūttimirākulā .. 36 ..

> and a dreadful night shrouded in darkness arose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.75)

rātricarāṇi sattvāni saṃcaraṃti tatastataḥ ..

> Creatures of the night roamed here and there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.76)

divācarāṇi sattvāni nidrāvaśamupā yayuḥ .. 37 ..

> while creatures of the day fell under the sway of sleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.77)

kṛtavarmā kṛpo drauṇiḥ pradoṣasamaye hi te ..

> Kṛtavarman, Kṛpa, and Droṇa's son, at the time of nightfall,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.78)

nyagrodhasyopaviviśuraṃtike śokakarśitāḥ .. 38 ..

> sat near the banyan tree, emaciated by sorrow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.79)

kṛpabhojau tadā nidrāṃ bhejāte'tipa yākramau ..

> Kṛpa and the Bhoja \[Kṛtavarman\] then fell asleep, overcome with great fatigue;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.80)

sukhocitāstvaduḥkhārhā niṣedurdharaṇītale .. 39 ..

> accustomed to comfort, undeserving of suffering, they lay on the bare earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.81)

droṇaputrastu kopena kaluṣīkṛtamānasaḥ ..

> Droṇa's son, however, his mind defiled by rage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.82)

yayau na nidrāṃ vipreṃdrā niśvasannurago yathā .. 3.1.31.40 ..

> found no sleep, O best of brahmins, hissing like a serpent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.83)

tato'valokayāṃcakre tadaraṇyaṃ bhayānakam ..

> Then he looked around at that terrible forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.84)

nyagrodhaṃ ca tato'paśyadbahuvāyasasaṃkulam .. 41 ..

> and then saw the banyan tree crowded with many crows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.85)

tatra vāyasavṛndāni niśāyāṃ vāsamāya yuḥ ..

> Flocks of crows had come to roost there for the night;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.86)

sukhaṃ bhinnāsu śākhāsu suṣupuste pṛthakpṛthak .. 42 ..

> they were sleeping peacefully on different branches, each by itself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.87)

kākeṣu teṣu supteṣu viśvasteṣu samaṃtataḥ ..

> While those crows slept trustfully on all sides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.88)

tato'paśyatsamāyāṃtaṃ bhāsaṃ drauṇirbhayaṃkaram .. .. 43 ..

> Droṇa's son then saw a terrifying owl approaching,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.89)

kūraśabdaṃ krūrakāyaṃ babhrupiṃgakalevaram ..

> making a cruel sound, having a cruel form and a tawny-brown body.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.90)

sa bhāso'tha bhṛśaṃ śabdaṃ kṛtvālīyata śākhini .. 44 ..

> That owl, making a loud screech, hid in the tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.91)

utplutya tasya śākhāyāṃ nyagrodhasya vihaṃgamaḥ ..

> Leaping upon a branch of that banyan tree, the bird,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.92)

suptānkākānnijaghne'sāvanekānvāyasāṃtakaḥ .. 45 ..

> the destroyer of crows, slaughtered numerous sleeping crows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.93)

kākānāmabhinatpakṣānsa keṣāṃcidvihaṃgamaḥ ..

> The bird broke the wings of some of the crows;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.94)

itareṣāṃ ca caraṇāñchirāṃsi caraṇā yudhaḥ .. 46 ..

> and with its claws as weapons, the legs and heads of others  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.95)

vicakarta kṣaṇenāsāvulūko valavāndvijāḥ ..

> that powerful owl severed in an instant, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.96)

sa bhinnadehāvayavaiḥ kākānāṃ bahubhistadā .. 47 ..

> Then, with the many severed limbs of the bodies of the crows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.97)

samaṃtādāvṛtaṃ sarvaṃ nyagrodhapari maṇḍalam ..

> the entire perimeter of the banyan tree was covered all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.98)

vāyasāṃstānnihatyāsāvulūko mumude tadā .. 48 ..

> Having slain those crows, that owl then rejoiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.99)

drauṇirdṛṣṭvā tu tatkarma bhāsenaivaṃ kṛtaṃ niśi ..

> Droṇa's son, however, seeing that deed performed thus by the owl at night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.100)

kariṣyāmyahamapyevaṃ śatrūṇāṃ nidhanaṃ niśi .. 49 ..

> "I too shall bring about the destruction of my enemies at night in this very way."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.101)

ityaciṃtayadekaḥ sannupadeśamimaṃ smaran ..

> Thus he thought, being alone, remembering this teaching:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.102)

jetuṃ na śakyāḥ pārthā hi ṛjumārgeṇa yuddhyatā .. 3.1.31.50 ..

> "The sons of Pṛthā cannot indeed be conquered by one fighting in a straightforward manner.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.103)

mayā tacchadmanā te'tha haṃtavyā jitakāśinaḥ ..

> Therefore, they who vaunt their victory must now be slain by me through deceit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.104)

suyodhanasakāśe ca pratijñāto mayā vadhaḥ .. 51 ..

> And their slaughter was promised by me in Suyodhana's presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.105)

ṛjumārgeṇa yuddhe me prāṇanāśo bhaviṣyati ..

> In a straightforward fight, the loss of my life will occur;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.106)

chalena yudhyamānasya jayaścāsya ripukṣayaḥ .. 52 ..

> but for one fighting with trickery, victory and the destruction of his enemies \[will result\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.107)

yacca niṃdyaṃ bhavetkāryaṃ loke sarvajanairapi ..

> Even an action that may be condemned in the world by all people  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.108)

kāryameva hi tatkarma kṣatradharmānuvartinā .. 53 ..

> is indeed to be performed by one who adheres to the duty of the warrior class.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.109)

pārthairapi chalenaiva kṛtaṃ karma suyodhane ..

> By the sons of Pṛthā, too, action was taken against Suyodhana solely through deceit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.110)

asminnarthe purāvidbhiḥ proktāḥ ślokā bhavaṃti hi .. 54 ..

> On this matter, there are indeed verses uttered by knowers of ancient lore:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.111)

pariśrāṃte vidīrṇe ca bhuṃjāne ca riporbale ..

> 'When the enemy's army is exhausted, broken, and eating,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.112)

prasthāne ca praveśe ca prahartavyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 55 ..

> and during departure and entry, one should strike without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.113)

nidrārtamardharātre ca tathā tyaktāyudhaṃ raṇe ..

> Oppressed by sleep at midnight, and likewise having abandoned weapons in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.114)

bhinnayodhaṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ prahartavyamarātibhiḥ .. 56 ..

> an entire force whose warriors are divided should be struck down by its enemies.'"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.115)

evaṃ sa niyamaṃ kṛtvā suptamāraṇakarmaṇi ..

> Having thus made a resolve regarding the act of slaughtering the sleeping,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.116)

prābodhayadbhojakṛpau suptau rātrau sa sāhasī ..

> that daring warrior awakened the Bhoja and Kṛpa, who were asleep at night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.117)

drauṇirdhyātvā muhūrtaṃ tu tāvubhāvabhyabhāṣata .. 57 .. ..

> The son of Droṇa, having reflected for a moment, addressed them both:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.118)

.. aśvatthāmovāca .. ..

> Aśvatthāman said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.119)

mṛtaḥ suyodhano rājā mahābalaparākramaḥ .. 58 ..

> "King Suyodhana, of great strength and prowess, is dead;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.120)

śuddhakarmā hataḥ pārthairbahubhiḥ kṣudrakarmabhiḥ ..

> \[he of\] pure deeds was slain by many sons of Pṛthā of vile deeds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.121)

bhīmenātinṛśaṃsena śiro rājñaḥ padā hatam .. 59 ..

> The king's head was struck with a foot by the exceedingly cruel Bhīma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.122)

tato'dya rātrau pārthānāṃ sametya paṭamaṇḍapam ..

> Therefore, having gone together tonight to the tent pavilion of the sons of Pṛthā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.123)

sukhasuptānhaniṣyāmaḥ śastrairnānāvidhairvayam ..

> we shall slay them while they sleep peacefully, with various kinds of weapons."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.124)

kṛpaḥ provāca tatraina miti śrutvā dvijottamāḥ .. 3.1.31.60 ..

> Having heard this, O best of the twice-born, Kṛpa spoke there to his friend:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.125)

.. kṛpa uvāca .. ..

> Kṛpa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.126)

suptānāṃ māraṇaṃ loke na dharmo na ca pūjyate .. 61 ..

> "The killing of those who are asleep is not righteousness in the world, nor is it praised;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.127)

tathaiva tyaktaśastrāṇāṃ saṃtyaktarathavāji nām ..

> likewise of those who have cast aside their weapons, and of those who have abandoned their chariots and horses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.128)

śṛṇu me vacanaṃ vatsa mucyatāṃ sāhasaṃ tvayā .. 62 ..

> Listen to my word, dear child: let rashness be abandoned by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.129)

vayaṃ tu dhṛtarāṣṭaṃ ca gāṃdhārīṃ ca pativratām ..

> Let us ask Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the devoted wife Gāndhārī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.130)

pṛcchāmo viduraṃ cāpi taduktaṃ karavā mahe ..

> and also Vidura; let us do what is spoken by them."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.131)

ityuktaḥ sa tadā drauṇiḥ kṛpaṃ provāca vai punaḥ .. 63 ..

> Having been spoken to in this way, the son of Droṇa then replied to Kṛpa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.132)

..aśvatthāmovāca .. ..

> Aśvatthāman said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.133)

pāṃḍavaiśca purā yanme chalādyuddhe pitā hataḥ .. 64 ..

> "The fact that my father was previously slain by the Pāṇḍavas in battle through deceit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.134)

tanme sarvāṇi marmāṇi nikṛntati hi mātula ..

> that cuts into all my vital spots, O maternal uncle!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.135)

droṇahaṃtāhamityetaddhṛṣṭadyumasya yadvacaḥ .. 65 ..

> These words of Dhṛṣṭadyumna: 'I am the slayer of Droṇa'—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.136)

kathaṃ janasamakṣe tadvacanaṃ saṃśṛṇomyaham ..

> how can I listen to such a statement in the presence of people?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.137)

taireva pāṃḍavaiḥ pūrvaṃ dharmaseturnirākṛtaḥ .. 66 ..

> By those very Pāṇḍavas was the barrier of righteousness shattered earlier.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.138)

samakṣameva yuṣmākaṃ sarveṣāmeva bhūbhṛtām ..

> Right before the eyes of you all, and indeed of all the kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.139)

tyaktāyudho mama pitā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pātitaḥ .. 67 ..

> my father, who had laid down his weapons, was brought down by Dhṛṣṭadyumna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.140)

tathā śāṃtanavo bhīṣmastyaktacāpo nirāyudhaḥ ..

> Likewise Bhīṣma, the son of Śaṃtanu, having cast down his bow and devoid of weapons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.141)

śikhaṃḍinaṃ purodhāya nihataḥ savyasācinā .. 68 ..

> was struck down by Savyasācin, who placed Śikhaṇḍin in front.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.142)

evamanye'pi bhūpālāśchalenaiva hatāstu taiḥ ..

> In this way, other rulers of the earth too were slain by them solely through deceit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.143)

tathaivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi suptānāṃ māraṇaṃ niśi .. 69 ..

> In that very manner I shall bring about the slaughter of the sleeping at night."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.144)

evamuktvā tadā drauṇiḥ saṃyuktaturagaṃ ratham..

> Having spoken thus, the son of Droṇa then \[mounted\] a chariot with horses yoked,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.145)

prāyādabhimukhaḥ śatrūnsamāruhya krudhā jvalan .. 3.1.31.70..

> and having mounted it, blazing with rage, set forth towards the enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.146)

taṃ yāṃtama nvagātāṃ tau kṛtavarmakṛpāvubhau ..

> Both Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa followed him as he went;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.147)

yayuśca śibire teṣāṃ saṃprasuptajanaṃ tadā .. 71 ..

> and they came then to their camp, where the people were fast asleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.148)

śibiradvāramāsādya droṇaputro vyatiṣṭhata ..

> Having reached the entrance of the camp, the son of Droṇa stood there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.149)

rātrau tatra samārādhya mahādevaṃ ghṛṇānidhim .. 72 ..

> Having propitiated Mahādeva, the treasure of compassion, there at night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.150)

avāpa vimalaṃ khaṅgaṃ mahādevādvarapradāt ..

> he received a spotless sword from Mahādeva, the granter of boons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.151)

tato drauṇiravasthāpya kṛtavarmakṛpāvubhau .. 73 ..

> Then the son of Droṇa, having stationed both Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.152)

dvāradeśe mahāvīraḥ śibi rāṃtaḥ praviṣṭavān ..

> at the region of the gateway, entered the interior of the camp, a great hero.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.153)

praviṣṭe śibire drauṇau kṛtavarmakṛpāvubhau.. 74 ..

> When the son of Droṇa had entered the camp, both Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.154)

dvāradeśe vyatiṣṭhetāṃ yattau paramadhanvinau ..

> supreme archers, stood on guard at the entrance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.155)

atha drauṇiḥ susaṃkruddhastejasā prajvalanniva .. 75 ..

> Then the son of Droṇa, utterly enraged, blazing as it were with splendour,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.156)

khaṅgaṃ vimalamādāya vyacaracchibire niśi ..

> taking up the spotless sword, roamed the camp at night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.157)

tatastu dhṛṣṭadyumnasya śibiraṃ maṃdamāyayau .. 76 ..

> Then he slowly approached the camp of Dhṛṣṭadyumna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.158)

dhṛṣṭadyumnādayastatra mahāyuddhena karśitāḥ ..

> There, Dhṛṣṭadyumna and the others, exhausted by the great battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.159)

suṣupurniśi viśvastāḥ svasvasainyasamāvṛtāḥ .. 77 ..

> slept at night, feeling secure, surrounded by their respective troops.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.160)

dhṛṣṭadyumnasya śibiraṃ praviśya drauṇirastravit ..

> Having entered Dhṛṣṭadyumna's camp, the son of Droṇa, skilled in weapons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.161)

taṃ suptaṃ śayane śubhre dadarśārānmahābalam .. 78 ..

> saw nearby that mighty warrior sleeping upon a splendid couch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.162)

pādenāghātayadroṣātsvapaṃtaṃ droṇanaṃdanaḥ ..

> In fury, Droṇa's son kicked the sleeping warrior with his foot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.163)

sa buddhaścaraṇāghātādutthāya śayanādatha .. 79 ..

> Awakened by the kick and rising up from the couch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.164)

vyalokayattadā vīro droṇaputraṃ puraḥ sthitam ..

> the hero then beheld Droṇa's son standing before him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.165)

tamutpataṃtaṃ śayanāddroṇācāryasuto balī .. 3.1.31.80 ..

> As he sprang up from the couch, the powerful son of the master Droṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.166)

keśeṣvākṛṣya bāhubhyāṃ niṣpipeṣa dharātale ..

> dragging him by the hair with both arms, crushed him down onto the ground.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.167)

dhṛṣṭadyumnastadā tena niṣpiṣṭaḥ sa bhayā turaḥ .. 81 ..

> Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, crushed by him, stricken with fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.168)

nidrāṃdhaḥ pādaghātāto na śaśāka viceṣṭitum ..

> blinded by sleep and afflicted by the blows of his foot, was unable to struggle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.169)

drauṇistvākramya tasyoraḥ kaṇṭhaṃ baddhvā dhanurguṇaiḥ .. 82 ..

> Droṇa's son, stepping upon his chest and binding his neck with bowstrings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.170)

nadaṃtaṃ visphuraṃtaṃ taṃ paśumāramamārayat ..

> killed him as one slaughters a sacrificial beast, while he groaned and writhed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.171)

tasya sainyāni sarvāṇi nyavadhīcca tathaiva saḥ .. 83 ..

> And he likewise slaughtered all his forces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.172)

yudhāmanyuṃ mahāvīryamamuttamaujasameva ca ..

> as well as the exceedingly valiant Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.173)

tathaiva draupadīputrānavaśiṣṭāṃśca somakān .. 84 ..

> and likewise the sons of Draupadī and the remaining Somakas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.174)

śikhaṃḍipramukhānanyānkhaṅgenāmārayadbahūn ..

> He killed many others with his sword, foremost among them Śikhaṇḍin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.175)

tadbhayāddvāraniryātānsarvāneva ca sainikān .. 85 ..

> And all the soldiers who fled out of the gate in terror of him  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.176)

prāpayāmāsaturmṛtyuṃ kṛtavarmakṛpā vubhau ..

> were brought to their deaths by both Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.177)

evaṃ nihatasainyaṃ tacchibiraṃ tairmahābalaiḥ .. 86 ..

> Thus, its forces slain by those mighty warriors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.178)

tatkṣaṇe śūnyamabhavattrijagatpralaye yathā ..

> the camp instantly became desolate, as the three worlds do in the dissolution.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.179)

evaṃ hatvā tataḥ sarvāndroṇaputrādayastrayaḥ ..87..

> Having slain them all in this manner, the three, headed by Droṇa's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.180)

niraguḥ śibirāttasmātpārthabhītā bhayāturāḥ ..

> went forth from that camp, terrified of Pārtha and stricken with fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.181)

sarve pṛthakpṛthagdeśāndudruvuḥ śīghragāminaḥ .. 88 ..

> Swiftly fleeing, they all dispersed to different regions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.182)

atha drauṇiryayau viprā revātīraṃ manoramam ..

> Then, O brahmins, Droṇa's son went to the charming bank of the Revā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.183)

tatra hyanekasāhasrā ṛṣayo vedavādinaḥ .. 89 ..

> There indeed, many thousands of ṛṣis who proclaimed the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.184)

kathayaṃtaḥ kathāḥ puṇyāstapaścakruranuttamam ..

> recounting sacred tales, were performing unsurpassed austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.185)

tatrāyaṃ prayayau drauṇirṛṣīṇāmāśrameṣvatha .. 3.1.31.90 ..

> There this son of Droṇa went to the hermitages of the ṛṣis.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.186)

praviṣṭamātre tasmiṃstu munayo brahmavādinaḥ ..

> Yet the moment he entered, the sages who expounded Brahman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.187)

drauṇerduścaritaṃ jñātvā prāhuryogabalena tam .. 91 ..

> knowing the wicked deed of Droṇa's son through the power of yoga, said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.188)

suptamā raṇakṛtpāpī drauṇe tvaṃ brāhmaṇādhamaḥ ..

> “O son of Droṇa, you are a sinner who murders the sleeping, the vilest of brahmins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.189)

tvaddarśanena hyasmākaṃ pātityaṃ bhavati dhruvam .. 92 ..

> By the very sight of you, degradation certainly falls upon us.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.190)

tvatsaṃbhāṣaṇamātreṇa brahmahatyāyutaṃ bha vet ..

> By merely conversing with you, ten thousand sins of killing a brahmin would arise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.191)

ato'smadāśramebhyastvaṃ nirgaccha puruṣādhama .. 93 ..

> Therefore depart from our hermitages, you vilest of men!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.192)

ityabruvaṃstadā drauṇiṃ tatratyā munayo dvijāḥ ..

> Thus the twice-born sages dwelling there spoke to the son of Droṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.193)

itīritastato drauṇirmunibhirbrahma vādibhiḥ .. 94 ..

> Addressed in this manner by the sages who expounded Brahman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.194)

lajjito nilāttasmādāśramānmunisevitāt ..

> Droṇa's son departed, ashamed, from that hermitage frequented by sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.195)

evaṃ kāśyāditīrtheṣu puṇyeṣu prayayau ca saḥ .. 95 ..

> Thus he went to sacred tīrthas, beginning with Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.196)

tatratatra dvijaiḥ sarvai rniṃdito'sau mahātmabhiḥ ..

> Rebuked at every place by all the high-souled twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.197)

vyāsaṃ śaraṇamāpede prāyaścittacikīrṣayā .. 96 ..

> he sought refuge with Vyāsa, desiring to perform an expiation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.198)

tato badarikāraṇye samāsīnaṃ mahāmunim ..

> Then, approaching the great sage Dvaipāyana  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.199)

dvaipāyanaṃ samāgamya praṇanāma sabhaktikam .. 97 ..

> who was seated in the forest of Badarī, he bowed down with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.31.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.31.200)

tato vyāso'bravīdenaṃ droṇācāryasutaṃ muniḥ ..

> Then the sage Vyāsa spoke to him, the son of the master Droṇa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.31.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Haracaritacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.haracaritacintamani.13.p1.130) — Jayadratha, Sanskrit
- [Vidhānapārijāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.vidhanaparijata.3.p33) — Ananta Bhaṭṭa 1600, Sanskrit

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