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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 12

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 12

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 12

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 12 of the classical Mahābhārata with 72 verses.

Total: 72 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.12.1–72 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
इषुधेर्धनुषो ज्याया अङ्गुलीभ्यश्च मारिष । बाह्वोः कराभ्यामुरसो वदनघ्राणनेत्रतः ॥
कर्णाभ्यां शिरसोऽङ्गेभ्यो लोमवर्त्मभ्य एव च । रथध्वजेभ्यश्च शरा निष्पेतुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥
English Translation
Innumerable shafts continued to be poured forth from the quiver, the bow, the bow-string, the fingers, the arms, the two hands, the breast, the face, the rose, the two eyes, the two cars, the head, the different limbs and pores of the body, the car and its standards, of the professor of Brahmana, O sirc.
शरजालेन महता विद्ध्वा केशवपाण्डवौ । ननाद मुदितो द्रौणिर्महामेघौघनिस्वनः ॥
English Translation
The son of Drona, after having pierced Madhava and the son of Pandu with a heavy shower of shafts, became highly gratified and sent forth a great up-roar like the loud roar of a vast congregated mass of clouds.
तस्य नानदतः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवोऽच्युतमब्रवीत् । पश्य माधव दौरात्म्यं द्रोणपुत्रस्य मां प्रति ॥
English Translation
Having heard this great uproar of him (the son of Drona), the son of Pandu, addressed that Eternal One, saying-O Madhava, observe this great oppression of the son of the preceptor towards me.
वधप्राप्तौ मन्यते नौ प्रवेश्य शरवेश्मनि । एषोऽस्य हन्मि संकल्पं शिक्षया च बलेन च ॥
English Translation
This warrior considers us to be slaughtered, who have entered into the house of thick arrows (i.e. the arrowy shower). But we will surely frustrate his aim by means of our learning and energy.
अश्वत्थाम्नः शरानस्तांश्छित्त्वैकैकं त्रिधा त्रिधा । व्यधमद्भरतश्रेष्ठो नीहारमिव मारुतः ॥
English Translation
The most excellent of the Bharata race, after having severed every one of the shafts of Ashvatthaman into three pieces, destroyed the power of those arrows even as the sun does away with the mist.
ततः संशप्तकान्भूयः साश्वसूतरथद्विपान् । ध्वजपत्तिगणानुग्रैर्बाणैर्विव्याध पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the son of Pandu pierced with dreadful arrows the army of the Samsaptakas, with their horses, drivers, cars and elephants and with their standards, infantry and carwarriors repeatedly.
ये ये ददृशिरे तत्र यद्यद्रूपं यथा यथा । ते ते तत्तच्छरैर्व्याप्तं मेनिरेऽऽत्मानमेव च ॥
English Translation
Then these persons, who having posted there in any way they liked, witnessed the battle, considered themselves to be wholly covered over with the showers of arrows, as if closing themselves by themselves.
ते गाण्डीवप्रणुदिता नानारूपाः पतत्रिणः । क्रोशे साग्रे स्थितान्घ्नन्ति द्विपांश्च पुरुषान्रणे ॥
English Translation
Those arrows of innumerable forms furnished with the wings, having been shot from the Gandiva bow, had slaughtered the elephants, horses and men, either stationed there or at the distance of two miles, in that (dreadful) battle.
भल्लैश्छिन्नाः कराः पेतुः करिणां मदकर्षिणाम् । छिन्ना यथा परशुभिः प्रवृद्धाः शरदि द्रुमाः ॥
English Translation
The trunks of the elephants, that had been pouring forth their juice (as the mark of their excitement) having been thus cut-off by the broad-headed arrows, began to fall down; even as the pretty-well gigantic trees, having been hewn down by axes in the forest, fall down upon the earth.
पश्चात्तु शैलवत्पेतुस्ते गजाः सह सादिभिः । वज्रिवज्रप्रमथिता यथैवाद्रिचयास्तथा ॥
English Translation
After a short while, the elephants that resembled hill, along with those riding upon them, tumbled down upon the ground even as the large mountains broken down by the thunder-bolt fall upon the ground.
गन्धर्वनगराकारान्विधिवत्कल्पितान्रथान् । विनीतजवनान्युक्तानास्थितान्युद्धदुर्मदान् ॥
शरैर्विशकलीकुर्वन्नमित्रानभ्यवीवृषत् । अलंकृतानश्वसादीन्पत्तींश्चाहन्धनंजयः ॥
धनंजययुगान्तार्कः संशप्तकमहार्णवम् । व्यशोषयत दुःशोषं तीव्रैः शरगभस्तिभिः ॥
English Translation
Dhananjaya, like the sun appearing at the end of the Yuga, had soaked away the vast deep of the Samsaptaka army, that was most difficult to be dried up, by means of his sharpheaded arrows, that constituted his rays.
पुनर्द्रौणिमहाशैलं नाराचैः सूर्यसंनिभैः । निर्बिभेद महावेगैस्त्वरन्वज्रीव पर्वतम् ॥
English Translation
Then again he (Dhananjaya) without hesitation perfectly penetrated the son of Drona, who was like a huge mountain with straight arrows, that had great force and also that were as resplendent as the sun; even as the wielder of the thunder-bolt pierces a mountain (by thunder).
तमाचार्यसुतः क्रुद्धः साश्वयन्तारमाशुगैः । युयुत्सुर्नाशकद्योद्धुं पार्थस्तानन्तराच्छिनत् ॥
English Translation
The most wrathful son of the Preceptor, desiring to fight, proceeded against him (Arjuna) with a view to pierce hiin along with his horses and drivers with swift arrows. The son of Pritha, on the other hand, sundered those arrows shot at him.
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः काण्डकोशानवासृजत् । अश्वत्थामाभिरूपाय गृहानतिथये यथा ॥
English Translation
Thereupon he (the son of Pandu), having been highly wrathful, continued to shower forth quivers of the arrows upon the person of Ashvatihaman; even as one serves a guest with things upon things in his house.
अथ संशप्तकांस्त्यक्त्वा पाण्डवो द्रौणिमभ्ययात् । अपाङ्क्तेयमिव त्यक्त्वा दाता पाङ्क्तेयमर्थिनम् ॥
English Translation
Then the son of Pandu, after having forsaken the army of the Samsaptakas ran towards the son of Drona; even as the doner, after having abandoned the unworthy quests, rushes towards the worthy one with his gifts.
ततः समभवद्युद्धं शुक्राङ्गिरसवर्चसोः । नक्षत्रमभितो व्योम्नि शुक्राङ्गिरसयोरिव ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thereupon the battle waged between them (Arjuna and Ashvatthaman) who were like the planets Sakra and Angirasa in splendour; even as there had taken place a battle between Sakra and Angirasa in the firmament for entering the constellation.
संतापयन्तावन्योन्यं दीप्तैः शरगभस्तिभिः । लोकत्रासकरावास्तां विमार्गस्थौ ग्रहाविव ॥
English Translation
Those two warriors, who inspired the people of the world with fears, afflicted cach other with resplendent arrows, that were like their rays and resembled two planets, that had gone away from their proper paths.
ततोऽविध्यद्भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नाराचेनार्जुनो भृशम् । स तेन विबभौ द्रौणिरूर्ध्वरश्मिर्यथा रविः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Arjuna deeply penetrated him (Ashvatthaman) in the midst of his eye-brows with a sharp arrow. Therewith the son of Drona blazed forth like the sun with his upward rays.
अथ कृष्णौ शरशतैरश्वत्थाम्नार्दितौ भृशम् । सरश्मिजालनिकरौ युगान्तार्काविवासतुः ॥
English Translation
Thus the two Krishnas (Arjuna and Keshava) having been greatly afflicted by Ashvatthaman with hundreds of keen arrows, stood (in the field), blazing forth, covered ever as they were by their own rays, like the two suns appearing at the end of the Yuga.
ततोऽर्जुनः सर्वतोधारमस्त्र;मवासृजद्वासुदेवाभिगुप्तः । द्रौणायनिं चाभ्यहनत्पृषत्कै;र्वज्राग्निवैवस्वतदण्डकल्पैः ॥
स केशवं चार्जुनं चातितेजा; विव्याध मर्मस्वतिरौद्रकर्मा । बाणैः सुमुक्तैरतितीव्रवेगै;र्यैराहतो मृत्युरपि व्यथेत ॥
English Translation
That one of immense strength, always performing the most difficult deeds, pierced both Keshava and Arjuna in the most vital part of their bodies with arrows, that were endued with fierce impetuosity. Even death, being struck by them, feels great pain.
द्रौणेरिषूनर्जुनः संनिवार्य; व्यायच्छतस्तद्द्विगुणैः सुपुङ्खैः । तं साश्वसूतध्वजमेकवीर;मावृत्य संशप्तकसैन्यमार्छत् ॥
English Translation
After having restrained the arrows shot by the son of Drona, Arjuna shrouded him over with twice as many shafts, furnished with the wings. He then, having closed over that best hero, the unique of his class, along with his horses, the driver of his car and his standards, began to smite down the army of the Samsaptakas.
धनूंषि बाणानिषुधीर्धनुर्ज्याः; पाणीन्भुजान्पाणिगतं च शस्त्रम् । छत्राणि केतूंस्तुरगानथैषां; वस्त्राणि माल्यान्यथ भूषणानि ॥
चर्माणि वर्माणि मनोरथांश्च; प्रियाणि सर्वाणि शिरांसि चैव । चिच्छेद पार्थो द्विषतां प्रमुक्तै;र्बाणैः स्थितानामपराङ्मुखानाम् ॥
सुकल्पिताः स्यन्दनवाजिनागाः; समास्थिताः कृतयत्नैर्नृवीरैः । पार्थेरितैर्बाणगणैर्निरस्ता;स्तैरेव सार्धं नृवरैर्निपेतुः ॥
English Translation
The excellently ornamented cars, horses and elephants, that were ridden over by heroes among men, who were capable of fighting with the greatest care, were smitten down with hundreds of arrows shot by the son of Pritha. Along with these the foremost of heroes among men fell down.
पद्मार्कपूर्णेन्दुसमाननानि; किरीटमालामुकुटोत्कटानि । भल्लार्धचन्द्रक्षुरहिंसितानि; प्रपेतुरुर्व्यां नृशिरांस्यजस्रम् ॥
English Translation
The heads of persons, furnished with faces resembling the lotus, the sun and the full moon in beauty and adorned with diadems, crowns of highest splendour and again, slain by the broad-headed, the crescent-shaped and razorlike arrows, fell down upon the earth without cessation.
अथ द्विपैर्देवपतिद्विपाभै;र्देवारिदर्पोल्बणमन्युदर्पैः । कलिङ्गवङ्गाङ्गनिषादवीरा; जिघांसवः पाण्डवमभ्यधावन् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the heroes, belonging to the races, called the Kalingas, the Bangas, the Angas and the Nishadhas, most desirous of slaying him, riding upon elephants as splendid as the elephant of the great enemy of the Daityas, proceeded most rapidly against the son of Pandu, who had checked the pride of the foes of the celestials.
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