Sri Dasam Granth
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ਕਟਿ ਗਏ ਗਜ ਬਾਜਨ ਕੇ ਬਰਮਾ ॥੮॥੨੬੧॥
katt ge gaj baajan ke baramaa |8|261|Somewhere the armours of elephants and horses were cut down.8.261.
ਜੁਗਨ ਦੇਤ ਕਹੂੰ ਕਿਲਕਾਰੀ ॥
jugan det kahoon kilakaaree |Somewhere the vamps were raising joyful shrieks
ਨਾਚਤ ਭੂਤ ਬਜਾਵਤ ਤਾਰੀ ॥
naachat bhoot bajaavat taaree |Somewhere the ghosts were dancing, while clapping their hands
ਬਾਵਨ ਬੀਰ ਫਿਰੈ ਚਹੂੰ ਓਰਾ ॥
baavan beer firai chahoon oraa |The fifty-two heroic spirits were wandering in all the four directions
ਬਾਜਤ ਮਾਰੂ ਰਾਗ ਸਿਦਉਰਾ ॥੯॥੨੬੨॥
baajat maaroo raag sidauraa |9|262|Maru musical mode was being played.9.262.
ਰਣ ਅਸ ਕਾਲ ਜਲਧ ਜਿਮ ਗਾਜਾ ॥
ran as kaal jaladh jim gaajaa |The war was waged so violently as if the ocean was thundering
ਭੂਤ ਪਿਸਾਚ ਭੀਰ ਭੈ ਭਾਜਾ ॥
bhoot pisaach bheer bhai bhaajaa |The gathering of ghosts and goblins ran away in great feat.
ਰਣ ਮਾਰੂ ਇਹ ਦਿਸ ਤੇ ਬਾਜ੍ਯੋ ॥
ran maaroo ih dis te baajayo |The Maru Raga was played from this side,
ਕਾਇਰੁ ਹੁਤੋ ਸੋ ਭੀ ਨਹਿ ਭਾਜ੍ਯੋ ॥੧੦॥੨੬੩॥
kaaeir huto so bhee neh bhaajayo |10|263|Which made even the cowards so courageous that they did not run away form the battlefield.10.263.
ਰਹਿ ਗਈ ਸੂਰਨ ਖਗ ਕੀ ਟੇਕਾ ॥
reh gee sooran khag kee ttekaa |The support of the sword remained only with the warriors.
ਕਟਿ ਗਏ ਸੁੰਡ ਭਸੁੰਡ ਅਨੇਕਾ ॥
katt ge sundd bhasundd anekaa |The trunks of many elephants were chopped off.
ਨਾਚਤ ਜੋਗਨ ਕਹੂੰ ਬਿਤਾਰਾ ॥
naachat jogan kahoon bitaaraa |Somewhere the vamps and Baitals danced.
ਧਾਵਤ ਭੂਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਬਿਕਰਾਰਾ ॥੧੧॥੨੬੪॥
dhaavat bhoot pret bikaraaraa |11|264|Somewhere the terrible ghosts and goblins were running here and there.11.264.
ਧਾਵਤ ਅਧ ਕਮਧ ਅਨੇਕਾ ॥
dhaavat adh kamadh anekaa |Many trunks cut into halves were running.
ਮੰਡਿ ਰਹੇ ਰਾਵਤ ਗਡਿ ਟੇਕਾ ॥
mandd rahe raavat gadd ttekaa |The princes were fighting and were stabilizing their positions.
ਅਨਹਦ ਰਾਗ ਅਨਾਹਦ ਬਾਜਾ ॥
anahad raag anaahad baajaa |The musical modes were played with such intensity,
ਕਾਇਰੁ ਹੁਤਾ ਵਹੈ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਜਾ ॥੧੨॥੨੬੫॥
kaaeir hutaa vahai nahee bhaajaa |12|265|That even the cowards did not run away from the field.12.265.
ਮੰਦਰ ਤੂਰ ਕਰੂਰ ਕਰੋਰਾ ॥
mandar toor karoor karoraa |Million of drums and musical instruments sounded.
ਗਾਜ ਸਰਾਵਤ ਰਾਗ ਸੰਦੋਰਾ ॥
gaaj saraavat raag sandoraa |The elephants also joined this music with their trumpets.
ਝਮਕਸਿ ਦਾਮਨ ਜਿਮ ਕਰਵਾਰਾ ॥
jhamakas daaman jim karavaaraa |The swords gleamed like lightning,
ਬਰਸਤ ਬਾਨਨ ਮੇਘ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੧੩॥੨੬੬॥
barasat baanan megh apaaraa |13|266|And the shafts came like rain from clouds.13.266.
ਘੂਮਹਿ ਘਾਇਲ ਲੋਹ ਚੁਚਾਤੇ ॥
ghoomeh ghaaeil loh chuchaate |The wounded warriors with dripping blood revolved,
ਖੇਲ ਬਸੰਤ ਮਨੋ ਮਦ ਮਾਤੇ ॥
khel basant mano mad maate |As if the intoxicated persons are playing Holi.
ਗਿਰ ਗਏ ਕਹੂੰ ਜਿਰਹ ਅਰੁ ਜੁਆਨਾ ॥
gir ge kahoon jirah ar juaanaa |Somewhere the armour and the warriors had fallen
ਗਰਜਨ ਗਿਧ ਪੁਕਾਰਤ ਸੁਆਨਾ ॥੧੪॥੨੬੭॥
garajan gidh pukaarat suaanaa |14|267|Somewhere the vultures shrieked and the dogs barked.14.267.
ਉਨ ਦਲ ਦੁਹੂੰ ਭਾਇਨ ਕੋ ਭਾਜਾ ॥
aun dal duhoon bhaaein ko bhaajaa |The forces of both the brothers ran helter and skelter.
ਠਾਢ ਨ ਸਕਿਯੋ ਰੰਕੁ ਅਰੁ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
tthaadt na sakiyo rank ar raajaa |No pauper and king could stand there (before Ajai Singh).
ਤਕਿਓ ਓਡਛਾ ਦੇਸੁ ਬਿਚਛਨ ॥
takio oddachhaa des bichachhan |The running kings with their forces entered the beautiful country of Orissa,
ਰਾਜਾ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਤਿਲਕ ਸੁਭ ਲਛਨ ॥੧੫॥੨੬੮॥
raajaa nripat tilak subh lachhan |15|268|Whose king ‘Tilak’ was a person of good qualities.15.268.
ਮਦ ਕਰਿ ਮਤ ਭਏ ਜੇ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
mad kar mat bhe je raajaa |The kings who get intoxicated with wine,
ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਗਏ ਐਸ ਹੀ ਕਾਜਾ ॥
tin ke ge aais hee kaajaa |All their errands are destroyed like this.
ਛੀਨ ਛਾਨ ਛਿਤ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਫਿਰਾਯੋ ॥
chheen chhaan chhit chhatr firaayo |(Ajai Singh) sezed the kingdom and held the canopy on his head.
ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਆਪਹੀ ਕਹਾਯੋ ॥੧੬॥੨੬੯॥
mahaaraaj aapahee kahaayo |16|269|He caused himself to be called Maharaja.16.269.
ਆਗੇ ਚਲੇ ਅਸ੍ਵਮੇਧ ਹਾਰਾ ॥
aage chale asvamedh haaraa |The defeated Asumedh was running in front,
ਧਵਹਿ ਪਾਛੇ ਫਉਜ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
dhaveh paachhe fauj apaaraa |And the great army was pursuing him.
ਗੇ ਜਹਿ ਨ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਤਿਲਕ ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ॥
ge jeh nripat tilak mahaaraajaa |Asumedh went to the kingdom of Maharaja Tilak,
ਰਾਜ ਪਾਟ ਵਾਹੂ ਕਉ ਛਾਜਾ ॥੧੭॥੨੭੦॥
raaj paatt vaahoo kau chhaajaa |17|270|Who was a most appropriate king.17.270.
ਤਹਾ ਇਕ ਆਹਿ ਸਨਉਢੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨ ॥
tahaa ik aaeh snaudtee brahaman |There lived a Sanaudhi Brahmin.
ਪੰਡਤ ਬਡੇ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਗੁਨ ਜਨ ॥
panddat badde mahaa badd gun jan |He was a very great Pundit and had many great qualities.
ਭੂਪਹਿ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਸਭਹੁ ਕੀ ਪੂਜਾ ॥
bhoopeh ko gur sabhahu kee poojaa |He was the preceptor of the king and all worshiped him.
ਤਿਹ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਮਾਨਹਿ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧੮॥੨੭੧॥
tih bin avar na maaneh doojaa |18|271|None other was abored there.18.271.
ਭੁਜੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਯਾਤ ਛੰਦ ॥
bhujang prayaat chhand |BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA
ਕਹੂੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਾਨੀ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੇਦ ਚਰਚਾ ॥
kahoon braham baanee kareh bed charachaa |Somewhere there was the recitation of Upnishads and somewhere there was discussion about the Vedas.
ਕਹੂੰ ਬਿਪ੍ਰ ਬੈਠੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਰਚਾ ॥
kahoon bipr baitthe kareh braham arachaa |Somewhere the Brahmins were seated together and worshipping Brahman
ਤਹਾ ਬਿਪ੍ਰ ਸਨੌਢ ਤੇ ਏਕ ਲਛਨ ॥
tahaa bipr sanauadt te ek lachhan |There the Sanaudh Brahmin lived with such qualifications:
ਕਰੈ ਬਕਲ ਬਸਤ੍ਰੰ ਫਿਰੈ ਬਾਇ ਭਛਨ ॥੧॥੨੭੨॥
karai bakal basatran firai baae bhachhan |1|272|He wore the clothes of the leaves and bark of birch tree and moved around subsisting only on air.1.272.
ਕਹੂੰ ਬੇਦ ਸਿਯਾਮੰ ਸੁਰੰ ਸਾਥ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
kahoon bed siyaaman suran saath gaavai |Somewhere the hymns of Sam Veda were sung melodiously
ਕਹੂੰ ਜੁਜਰ ਬੇਦੰ ਪੜੇ ਮਾਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
kahoon jujar bedan parre maan paavai |Somewhere the Yajur Veda was being recited and honours were received