Bhaimi-Dauryodhani-dvandvam (The Duel of Bhīma's Son and Duryodhana's Son)

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Bhaimi-Dauryodhani-dvandvam

The Duel of Bhīma's Son and Duryodhana's Son

यद् इहास्ति तद् अन्यत्र सूत-र्षि-परिकीर्तितम् ।

विषमैः सुलभा ख्यातिः समैर् अत्यन्त-दुर्गमा ॥ १

yad ih’āsti tad anyatra sūta-rṣi-parikīrtitam

viṣamaiḥ sulabhā khyātiḥ samair atyanta-durgamā

What's here is elsewhere, made famous by bards' and sages' recitation.

Easily acquired by heteros, renown for homos is extremely inaccessible.

अत्राप्य् उदाहरन्तीमम् इतिहासम् अतर्कितम् ।

भैमि-दौर्योधनि-द्वन्द्वं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ॥ २

atr’āpy udāharant’īmam itihāsam atarkitam

Bhaimi-Dauryodhani-dvandvaṃ tumulaṃ loma-harṣaṇam

Even here they bring up this example, a history unexpected,

The duel of Bhīma's son and Duryodhana's son, tumultuous and body-hair-thrilling.

स्मरन्तौ व्यसनं पित्रोर् वैराय कृत-निश्चयौ ।

मैथुनं चक्रतुः प्रीत्या लक्ष्मणश् च घटोत्कचः ॥ ३

smarantau vyasanaṃ pitror vairāya kṛta-niścayau

maithunaṃ cakratuḥ prītyā Lakṣmaṇaś ca Ghaṭotkacaḥ

Both remembering their fathers' trouble, both determined upon enmity,

Both Lakṣmaṇa and Ghaṭotkaca lovingly engaged in sex.

कृत-वैवाहिकौ वीरौ रमयित्वा परस्परम् ।

ततो बभूवतुर् युद्धे भारते संगमोत्सुकौ ॥ ४

kṛta-vaivāhikau vīrau ramayitvā parasparam

tato babhūvatur yuddhe Bhārate saṃgam'otsukau

Two heroes who had pleasured each other after their wedding rituals were performed

Thereby became eager for an encounter in the Bhārata War.

रत्नेषु वज्र-भिन्नेषु सूत्रस्य गतिर् अञ्जसा ।

कन्था-कृतोऽपि नोत्साहः कथं कथयितुं कथाम् ॥ ५

ratneṣu vajra-bhinneṣu sūtrasya gatir añjasā

kanthā-kṛto’pi n’otsāhaḥ kathaṃ kathayituṃ kathām

In jewels bored by a diamond, the thread's path is direct.

How would even a patchwork-maker not be eager to narrate a story?

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