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Virata War: Everyone was just "Fleeing Away" from the Battle

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It looks like everyone in the war kept running away from Brihannala every chance they got ..And Arjuna kept laughing and laughing like🀣 He laughed when Ashwatthama attacked and even when Bhishma Ptamah attacked πŸ˜²



During Virata war - Kripacharya ran away from Arjuna during battle, Arjuna destroyed all his armaments and Kuru Soldiers swooped in and took Kripa away.😲

And then the warriors (of Kripa's division), desirous of rescuing wrathful son of Saradwat encountered Partha from all sides and covered him with their arrows. Then the son of Virata, turning the steed to the left began to perform circuitous evolution called Yamaka and thus withstood all those warriors. And those illustrious bulls among men, taking Kripa with them who had been deprived of his car, led him away from the vicinity of Dhananiaya, the son of Kunti.'" 


Karna fled away during one on one battle with Arjuna, 2 times πŸ˜² 

1)

And like a lion attacked by an elephant, Arjuna, taking some keen crescent-shaped arrows from out of his quiver and drawing his bow to his ear, pierced the Suta's son on every part of his body. And that grinder of foes pierced Karna's arms and thighs and head and forehead and neck and other principal parts of his body with whetted shafts endued with the impetuosity of the thunderbolt and shot from the Gandiva in battle. And mangled and afflicted by the arrows shot by Partha the son of Pandu, Vikartana's son, quitted the van of battle, and quickly took to flight, like one elephant vanquished by another.'"


2)

And Vibhatsu slew the steeds of Karna by means of sharp and tough arrows shot from the bow-string drawn to the ear, and deprived of life they dropped down on the ground. And taking another sharp and blazing arrow endued with great energy, the mighty son of Kunti pierced the breast of Karna. And that arrow, cleaving through his mail, penetrated into his body

And at this, Karna's vision was obscured and his senses left him. And regaining consciousness, he felt a great pain, and leaving the combat fled in a northernly directionAnd at this, the mighty car-warrior Arjuna and Uttara, both began to address him contumely.'"





Drona to had to leave the field and guess what? Aswatthama had to come and interfere. πŸ˜²
And Arjuna gave Drona a chance to leave the battlefield. (KMG words)

And, O bull of the Bharata race, beholding Drona completely covered by the wielder of the Gandiva with his arrows, the Kuru army set up exclamation of 'Oh'! and 'Alas'! And Maghavat, together with those Gandharvas and Apsaras that have come there, applauded the fleetness of Partha's hand. And that mighty car-warrior, the preceptor's son(Ashwatthama), then resisted the Pandva with a mighty array of cars. And although enraged with Arjuna, yet Aswatthaman mentally admired that feat of the high-souled son of Pritha. And waxing wroth, he rushed towards Partha, and discharged at him an arrowy shower like a heavy down-pour by the cloud. And turning his steeds towards Drona's son, Partha gave Drona an opportunity to leave the field. And thereupon the latter(Drona), wounded in that terrible encounter, and his mail and banner gone sped away by the aid of swift horses.'"


Dusashan too ran away ( I wonder why) πŸ€£


And Jishnu, confronting Dussasana, cut off by means of a sharp-edged arrow furnished with vulturine wings his adversary's bow plaited with gold, and then pierced his person in the breast by means of five arrows. And afflicted by the arrows of Partha. Dussasana fled, leaving the combat.


Vikarna and Dusaha ( Kauravas) had to be taken away by soldiers


Then Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra, pierced Arjuna--that slayer of hostile heroes, by means of sharp and straight arrows furnished with vulturine wings. But the son of Kunti within a moment hit him also in the forehead with straight shafts. And pierced by Arjuna, he fell down from his car. And at this, Dussaha, supported by Vivingsati, covered Arjuna with a cloud of sharp arrows, impelled by the desire of rescuing his brother. Dhananjaya, however, without the least anxiety, pierced both of them almost at the same instant by means of couple of keen-edged arrows and then slew the steeds of both. And there upon, both those sons of Dhritarashtra, deprived of their steeds and their bodies mangled were taken away by the warrior behind them who had rushed forward with other cars.



Bhishma was taken away by his charioteer because he was Unconscious

And the feathery arrows of Svetavahana, shot from the Gandiva, fell in all directions as if with the object of making a wholesale slaughter of the foe. And issuing forth from his car those blazing arrows furnished with golden wings looked like rows of swans in the sky. And all the celestials with Indra, stationed in the firmament, gazed with wonder upon another celestial weapon hurled with great force by that wonderful archer Arjuna.


And beholding that wonderful weapon of great beauty, the mighty Gandiva, Chitrasena, highly pleased, addressed the lord of celestials(Indra), saying, 'Behold these arrows shot by Partha coursing through the sky in one continuous line. Wonderful is the dexterity of Jishnu in evolving this celestial weapon! Human beings are incapable of shooting such a weapon, for it does not exist among men. How wonderful again is this concourse of mighty weapons existing from days of old! No interval can be perceived between his taking up the arrows, fixing them on the bow-string, and letting them off by stretching the Gandiva. The soldiers are incapable of even looking at the son of Pandu, who is like unto the midday sun blazing in the sky. So also none ventures to look at Bhishma, the son of Ganga. Both are famous for their achievements, and both are of fierce prowess. Both are equal in feats of heroism, and both are difficult of being vanquished in battle.'

'Thus addressed by the Gandharva about that combat between Partha and Bhishma, the lord of the celestials, O Bharata, paid proper respect unto both by a shower of celestial flowers. 

Meanwhile, Bhishma, the son of Santanu, assailed Arjuna on the left side, while that drawer of the bow with either hands was on the point of piercing him. 


And at this, Vibhatsu, laughing aloud, cut off with an arrow of keen edge and furnished with vulturine wings, the bow of Bhishma, that hero of solar effulgence.And then Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, pierced Bhishma in the breast with ten shafts although the latter was contending with all his prowess.

And sorely afflicted with pain Ganga's son of mighty arms and irresistible in battle, stood for a long time leaning on the pole of his car. And beholding him deprived of consciousness the driver of his car-steeds, calling to mind the instructions about protecting the warriors when in a swoon, led him away for safety.'"


 'After Bhishma had fled, leaving the van of battle, the illustrious son of Dhritarashtra hoisting high flag approached Arjuna, bow in hand and setting up a loud roar. And with a spear-headed shaft shot from his bow stretched to the ear, he pierced on the forehead of that terrible bowman of fierce prowess, Dhanajaya, ranging amidst the foes. 



Duryodhana Ran Away while Vomiting Blood


And beholding the elephant slain by Partha, and all the other warriors running away, Duryodhana, the foremost of the Kurus, turning away his car precipitately fled in that direction where Partha was not. And when Duryodhana was fast running away in alarm, pierced by that arrow and vomitting forth blood, Kiritin, still eager for battle and capable of enduring every enemy, thus censured him from wrath, 'Sacrificing thy great fame and glory, why dost thou fly away, turning the back? Why are not those trumpet? sounded now, as they were when thou hadst set out from thy kingdom? Lo, I am an obedient servant of Yudhishthira, myself being the third son of Pritha, standing here for battle. Turn back, show me thy face, O son of Dhritarashtra, and bear in thy mind the behaviour of kings. The name Duryodhana bestowed on thee before is hereby rendered meaningless. When thou runnest away, leaving the battle, where is thy persistence in battle? Neither do I behold thy body-guards. O Duryodhana, before nor behind. O foremost of men, fly thou away and save thy life which is dear from the hands of Pandu's son.'"



After Duryodhana was Runnig Away, and Arjuna came after him ... All these Warriors who Had Already Been Defeated, regrouped together and came back to attack him ... They all literally ganged up on BrihannalaπŸ˜†πŸ€£


This is when Arjuna used Sanmohana Astra and ended this pathetic excuse of war ... this was simply whacky and shameful.🀣



And beholding Duryodhana turn back with his wounds, Karna, that hero among men, decked with a golden necklace, stopped the king on the way and soothing him, himself proceeded along the north of Duryodhana's car to meet Partha in battle. And the mighty-armed Bhishma also, the son of Santanu, turning back his steeds decked with gold, enormous in size, and of tawny hue, rushed bow in hand, for protecting Duryodhana from Partha's hand.

And Drona and Kripa and Vivingsati and Dussasana and others also, quickly turning back, rushed forward with speed with drawn bows and arrows fixed on the bow-strings, for protecting Duryodhana. And beholding those divisions advance towards him like the swelling surges of the ocean, Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, quickly rushed at them like a crane rushing at a descending cloud.

And with celestial weapons in their hands, they completely surrounded the son of Pritha and rained on him from all sides a perfect shower of shafts, like clouds showering on the mountain breast a heavy downpour of rain, And warding off with weapons, all the weapons of those bulls among the Kurus, the wielder of the Gandiva who was capable of enduring all foes, evolved another irresistible weapon obtained from Indra, called Sanmohana

And entirely covering the cardinal and other directions with sharp and keen-edged arrows furnished with beautiful feathers, that mighty hero stupefied their senses with the twang of the Gandiva. And once more, taking up with both his hands that large conch of loud blare, Partha, that slayer of foes, blew it with force and filled the cardinal and other points, the whole earth, and sky, with that noise. And those foremost of the Kuru heroes were all deprived of their senses by the sound of that conch blown by Partha. And all of them stood still, their bows, from which they were never separated, dropping down from their hands. And when the Kuru army became insensible, Partha calling to mind the words of Uttara, addressed the son of the Matsya king, saying, 'O best of men, go thou among the Kurus, so long as they remain insensible, and bring away the white garments of Drona and Kripa, and the yellow and handsome ones of Karna, as also the blue ones of the king and Drona's son. Methinks, Bhishma is not stupefied, for he knoweth how to counteract this weapon of mine. So, pass thou on, keeping his steeds to thy left; for those that are sensible should thus be avoided,' 



And then it seemed as if Dhananjaya, bow in hand, was dancing on the field of battle. And sorely affrighted at the twang of theGandiva resembling the noise of the thunder, many were the combatants that fled from that terrible conflict.


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Wow, these guys ... what were they even thinking. Attacking a guy who was alone. Arjuna was on top of that fighting with Kripa, Bhishma, Drona, Aswatthama and other King Friends of Duryodhan. πŸ˜†



And they weren't even doing anything about the Army, the soldiers kept attacking Arjuna while all the mighty warriors were taking turns with Arjuna - and after resting from time to time, they kept coming back like they had not been forced to run away from The Ennuch in battle.🀣🀣




Expect some heavy  golden-whitewashing in the Virata War.πŸ˜ƒ
Brihnnala will Just use that weapon that made everyone unconscious and then run away πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜‘...

-- It is not like Brihannala battled with all of them one by one while the soldiers too were attacking from all the sides.πŸ˜•

-- It is not like Drona made a strategy and war formation to keep Duryodhana safe.

-- It is not like Brihannala first fought Vikarna and Karna and Kripa and all fled away.

-- It is not like Drona had too be taken away and Arjuna allowed it, just moving on to Aswatthama

-- It is not like Karna again fled away after coming back to fight again with Arjuna was just done fighting Drona and his son.

-- It is not like Duryodhana's brother kept runnig away or had to be taken away 

-- It is not like Arjuna-Bhishma had a fierce battle and Bhishma's charioteer to had to take Bhishma away due to unconciousness.

-- It is not like Duryodhana too ran away.

-- It is not like after being defeated saparately and then as a whole unit, They all again came back, ganged up on the not-so-poor brihannala and attacked together with celestial weapons.

-- It is not like then, finally Sanmohana Astra was used ... instead of in the start and ending it simply without fighting.🀣



And after they were all leaving, Arjuna came after them and took blessings from the elders and even saluted Aswatthama (In arrow style)  and apperently broke Duryodhana's crown into pieces.

 And beholding those foremost of Kuru heroes departing for their city, Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, with a cheerful heart followed them for a while, desirous of addressing and worshipping them.

And having worshipped the aged grandsire--the son of Santanu, as also the preceptor Drona, and having saluted with beautiful arrows Drona's son and Kripa and other venerable ones among the Kurus, the son of Pritha broke into fragments Duryodhana's crown decked with precious gems, with another arrow. And having saluted all the venerable and brave warriors thus, he filled the three worlds with the twang of the Gandiva. And suddenly blowing his conch called Devadatta, the hero pierced the hearts of all his foes. And having humbled the hostile, he looked resplendent on his car decked with a handsome flag. And beholding the Kurus depart, Kiritin cheerfully said unto Matsya's son, 'Turn back thy steeds; thy kine have been recovered; the foe is going away and do thou also return to thy city with a cheerful heart.' And the celestials also, having witnessed that most wonderful encounter between Falguna and the Kurus, were highly delighted, and went to their respective abodes, reflecting upon Partha's feats.'"




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MEDHA RANI TAKE A BOW lovely post πŸ‘ Edited by frappie - 10 years ago
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Thanks for sharing Medha πŸ˜Š
Some of these parts are awesomely hilarious to read πŸ˜† πŸ€£
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thanks for sharing this, arjun toh arjun hi hain.
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Medha,lovely post as always. Very detailed  yet interesting and easy to inderstand. I like your funny commentary as well.πŸ˜†
I always had this question which is asked on many forums.. People think virat war section was  added later on.. Otherwise,how can arjuna win battle singlehandedly but still struggle in kuru war ?

What is your take on it ?
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Awesome Post medha πŸ‘
N yes he is MahaNayak indeed πŸ˜ƒ πŸ‘
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cotty, i think in here arjun never intended to kill anyone, but in kurukshetra the victrory of the could only be asured by the death of bhishma and drona, that thought made him uneasy.
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This content was originally posted by: Arijit007

cotty, i think in here arjun never intended to kill anyone, but in kurukshetra the victrory of the could only be asured by the death of bhishma and drona, that thought made him uneasy.

Thanks Arijit007. That makes sense. 
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This content was originally posted by: Arijit007

thanks for sharing this, arjun toh arjun hi hain.

That is why I consider arjuna a better archer than bhishma,drona and karna,to beat the entire kuru army with mighty warriors single handedly is no joke and he did it with ease.
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Rocking post as usual ⭐️
Thnk uu for posting it medha 😊