क्वचित्क्वचिन्न दृश्यते क्वचित्क्वचित्प्रदृश्यते क्वचिद्भयं प्रदर्शयेत्क्वचिद्धयान्प्रमर्दयेत्
At times he was not seen, at times he was visible; sometimes he caused fear, and sometimes he crushed the horses.
मर्दयित्वा भटान्वीरान्वाराहो रणदुर्जयः । शब्दं चकारदुर्धषं क्रोधारुणविलोचनः
The boar, unconquerable in battle, crushed the heroic warriors and made a terrible sound, his eyes red with anger.
कोशलाधिपतिर्वीरस्तं दृष्ट्वा रणदुर्जयम् । युध्यमानं महाकायं मुचंतं मेघवत्स्वनम्
The valiant lord of Kosala, seeing that unconquerable one in battle, fighting with a massive body and roaring like a cloud, was amazed.
गर्जतिसमरं विचरति विलसति वीरान्स्वतेजसा धीरः । तडिदिव मुखेषु दंष्ट्रा तस्य विभात्युल्लसत्येव
He roared, moved about the battlefield, and shone among the warriors by his own splendor; his tusks in his mouth gleamed like lightning.
मनुपुत्रस्तथा दृष्ट्वा कोलं च निशितैः शरैः । प्रतिभिन्नमेकैकं शस्त्राहतं च बंधुभिः
Manu’s son, seeing the boar pierced by sharp arrows, saw each of his relatives struck down by weapons.
नरपतिरुवाच सैन्याः किमिह न गृह्णंतु ओजसा शूराः । युध्यध्वं तत्र निशितैर्बाणैस्तीक्ष्णैरनेनापि
The king said: Warriors, why do you not seize him here with your strength? Fight there with sharp and keen arrows, even against this one.
समाकर्ण्य ततो वाक्यं क्रुद्धस्यापि महात्मनः । ततस्ते सैनिकाः सर्वे युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः
Hearing these words of the great-souled, though angry, all the soldiers then assembled for battle.
अनेकैर्भटसाहस्रैर्वने तं समरे स्थितम् । दिक्षु सर्वासु संहत्य बिभिदुः शूकरं रणे
With countless thousands of warriors, they surrounded him as he stood in the forest for battle, and attacked the boar on all sides in the fight.
विद्धश्च कैश्चित्तदा बाणजालैः सुयोधैश्च संग्रामभूमौ विशालैः । क्वचिच्चक्रघातैः क्वचिद्वज्रपातैर्हतं दुर्जयं संगरे तं महांतैः
Then, pierced by showers of arrows from some mighty warriors on the battlefield, sometimes by blows of discs, sometimes by thunderbolt strikes, that unconquerable one was struck in battle by the great heroes.
ततः पौरुषैः क्रोधयुक्तः स कोलः सुविच्छिद्य पाशान्रणे प्रस्थितः सः । महाशूकरैः सार्धमेव प्रयातस्ततः शोणितस्यापि धाराभिषिक्तः
Then, filled with courage and anger, the boar broke through the nooses in battle and set out; together with the great boars, he departed, drenched even with streams of blood.
करोति प्रहारं च तुंडेन वीरहयानां द्विपानां च चिच्छेद वीरः । स्वदंष्ट्राग्रभागेन तीक्ष्णेन वीरान्पदातीन्हि संपातयेद्रोषभावैः
He strikes with his beak at the heroic horses and elephants, and the hero, with the sharp tip of his own tusk, sends the valiant foot soldiers flying in his wrath.
जघानास्य शुंडं गजस्यापि रुष्टो भटान्हतान्पादनखैस्तु हृष्टः
Angered, he severed the trunk of the elephant; delighted, he slew the warriors with the nails of his feet.
ततस्ते शूकराः सर्वे लुब्धकाश्च परस्परम् । युयुधुः संगरं कृत्वा क्रोधारुणविलोचनाः
Then all the boars and hunters, with eyes reddened by anger, fought each other, engaging in battle.
लुब्धकैश्च हताः कोलाः कोलैश्चापि सुलुब्धकाः । निहताः पतिता भूमौ क्षतजेनापि सारुणाः
The boars were slain by the hunters, and the skilled hunters by the boars; fallen to the ground, they lay bloodied and wounded.
जीवं त्यक्त्वा हताः कोलैर्लुब्धकाः पतिता रणे । मृताश्च शूकरास्तत्र श्वानः प्राणांश्च तत्यजुः
The hunters, killed by the boars, fell dead in battle, and there too the boars died, and the dogs gave up their lives.
यत्रयत्र मृता भूमौ पतिता मृगघातकाः । बहवः शूकरा राज्ञा खड्गपातैर्निपातिताः
Wherever the animal-slayers lay dead upon the ground, many boars were struck down by the king's sword blows.
कति नष्टा हताः कोला भीता दुर्गेषु संस्थिताः । कुंजेषु कंदरांतेषु गुहांतेषु नृपोत्तम
How many lost or slain boars, frightened, hid in fortresses, in thickets, at the ends of ravines, and at the mouths of caves, O best of kings?
लुब्धकाश्च मृताः केचिच्छिन्ना दंष्ट्राग्रसूकरैः । प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा गताः स्वर्गं खंडशो विदलीकृताः
Some hunters died, their bodies torn apart by the tusks of boars; having surrendered their lives, they went to heaven, mangled in pieces.
वागुराः पाशजालाश्च कुटकाः पंजरास्तथा । नाड्यश्च पतिता भूमौ यत्रतत्र समंततः
Traps, nets, cages, pens, and snares fell scattered everywhere upon the ground.
एको दयितया सार्धं वाराहः परितिष्ठति । पौत्रकैः पंचसप्तभिर्युद्धार्थं बलदर्पितः
A single boar, together with his beloved, stood surrounded by five or seven young ones, emboldened for battle.
तमुवाच तदा कांतं शूकरं शूकरी पुनः । गच्छ कांत मयासार्द्धमेभिस्तु बालकैः सह
Then the sow spoke again to her beloved boar: 'Go, dear, with me and these children.'
प्राह प्रीतो वराहस्तां विवस्तां सुप्रियामिति । क्व गच्छामि प्रभग्नोहं स्थानं नास्ति महीतले
The boar, pleased, addressed her, his beloved, who was distressed: 'Where shall I go? I am broken; there is no place for me upon the earth.'
मयि नष्टे महाभागे कोलयूथं विनंक्ष्यति । द्वयोश्च सिंहयोर्मध्ये जलं पिबति शूकरः
If I perish, O noble one, the herd of boars will be destroyed; between two lions, the boar drinks water.
द्वयोः शूकरयोर्मध्ये सिंहो नैव पिबत्यपः । एवं शूकरजातीषु दृश्यते बलमुत्तमम्
Between two boars, the lion does not drink water; thus, among the boar race, supreme strength is seen.
तदहं नाशयाम्येव यदा भग्नो व्रजाम्यहम् । जाने धर्मं महाभागे बहुश्रेयोविधायकम्
Therefore, I shall destroy them; when I am defeated, I will depart. I know, O noble one, the dharma that brings great merit.
कस्माल्लोभाद्भयाद्वापि युध्यमानः प्रणश्यति । रणतीर्थं परित्यज्य सस्यात्पापी न संशयः
If, out of greed or fear, one fighting perishes, abandoning the battlefield, he is sinful, there is no doubt.
निशितं शस्त्रसंव्यूहं दृष्ट्वा हर्षं प्रगच्छति । अवगाह्यामरीं सिंधुं तीर्थपारं प्रगच्छति
Seeing the array of sharp weapons, he rejoices; plunging into the ocean of battle, he reaches the shore of the sacred field.
स याति वैष्णवं लोकं पुरुषांश्च समुद्धरेत् । समायांतं च तदहं कथं भग्नो व्रजामि वै
He attains the Vaishnava world and lifts up men; as for me, how can I, defeated, depart when my time has come?
योधनं शस्त्रसंकीर्णं प्रवीरानन्ददायकम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रयाति संहृष्टस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
Seeing the battlefield strewn with weapons, which brings joy to the valiant, one departs delighted; listen to the fruit of merit for such a one.
पदेपदे महत्स्नानं भागीरथ्याः प्रजायते । रणाद्भग्नो गृहं याति यो लोभाच्च प्रिये शृणु
At every step, a great bath in the Bhagirathi is attained; listen, dear one, to the fate of one who, broken in battle, returns home out of greed.