svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

swqk Aau brmw ikRq aUDv sRI muslI kr mY hlu lY ]

saatak aau baramaa kirat uoodhava; sree musalee kar mai hal lai ||

bsudyv qy Awidk bIr ijqy iqh Awgy kIXo bl kau dlu dY ]

basudhev te aadhik beer jite; teh aage keeyo bal kau dhal dhai ||

He sent all his great warriors including Satyak, Krat Verma, Udhava, Balram, Vasudev etc. to the front,

sBhU inRp aUpir bwnn ibRst krI mn mY qik kY Klu CY ]

sabhahoo nirap uoopar baanan birasat karee; man mai tak kai khal chhai ||

surrwj pTy igr goDn pY irs myG mno brKY blu kY ]1435]

suraraaj pathe gir godhan pai; ris megh mano barakhai bal kai ||1435||

And they all showed so many arrows in order to destroy Kharag Singh like powerful clouds sent by Indra for bursting into rain on the Goverdhan mountain.1435.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

sr jwl krwl sBY sih kY gih kY bhuro Dn bwn clwey ]

sar jaal karaal sabhai seh kai; geh kai bahuro dhan baan chalaae ||

The king enduring the terrible rain of arrows also discharged arrows from his side

bwj kry sBhUM ky Gwiel sUq sBY iqn ky rn Gwey ]

baaj kare sabhahoo(n) ke ghaila; soot sabhai tin ke ran ghaae ||

He wounded the horse of all the kings and killed all their charioteers

pYdl ky dl mWiJ prXo qyeI bwnn so jmu lok pTwey ]

paidhal ke dhal maa(n)jh parayo; teiee baanan so jam lok pathaae ||

After that he jumped into the forces on foot and began to send the warriors to the abode of Yama

sXMdn kwit dXo bhuro sB hYÍ ibrQI jdubMs prwey ]1436]

saya(n)dhan kaat dhayo bahuro sabha; haivai birathee jadhuba(n)s paraae ||1436||

He shattered the chariots of many and deprived of their chariots, the Yadavas ran away.1436.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

kwhy kau Bwjq ho rn qy bl ju`D smo pun AYso n pY hY ]

kaahe kau bhaajat ho ran te; bal ju'dh samo pun aaiso na pai hai ||

swqk so KVgys khXo Ab Bwjhu qY kCu lwj rhY hY ]

saatak so kharages kahayo; ab bhaajahu tai kachh laaj rahai hai ||

“Why are you running away from the battlefield? You will not have such opportunity of war again.” Kharag Singh said to Satyak, “keep the war-tradition in your mind and do not run away,

jau khUM Aaur smwj mY jwie ho so kih kwier rwjv hYhy ]

jau kahoo(n) aaur samaaj mai jai; ho so keh kair raajav haihe ||

qw qy ibcwr kY Awn iBro ikn BwjkY kw muK lY Gr jYhY ]1437]

taa te bichaar kai aan bhiro kina; bhaajakai kaa mukh lai ghar jaihai ||1437||

Because when you visit some society, the people will say that the king of the cowards is the same, therefore consider it and fight with me, because on running away to your home, how you will show your face there?”1437.

sÍYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

XoN suin sUr n koaU iPrXo irs kY Air kY inRp pwCY DXo hY ]

yo(n) sun soor na kouoo firayo; ris kai ar kai nirap paachhai dhayo hai ||

Hearing these words, none of the warriors came back

jwdv Bwjq jYsy Ajw KVgys mno imRgrwj BXo hY ]

jaadhav bhaajat jaise ajaa; kharages mano miragaraaj bhayo hai ||

Then the king, in rage, followed the enemy, the Yadavas were running away like goats and Kharag Singh seems like a lion

Dwie imlXo muslIDir ko iqn kMT ibKY Dnu fwr lXo hY ]

dhai milayo musaleedhar ko; tin ka(n)th bikhai dhan ddaar layo hai ||

The king ran and met Balram and put his bow in his neck

qau his kY Apny bs kY bldyvh kau qb Cwf dXo hY ]1438]

tau has kai apane bas kai; baladheveh kau tab chhaadd dhayo hai ||1438||

Then laughingly he subdued Balram but subsequently let him go.1438.