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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 14

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 14

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 14

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 14 of the classical Mahābhārata with 65 verses.

Total: 65 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.14.1–65 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
प्रत्यागत्य पुनर्जिष्णुरहन्संशप्तकान्बहून् । वक्रानुवक्रगमनादङ्गारक इव ग्रहः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Having careered round Jishnu slaughtered again innumerable number of the Samsaptakas; even as the Planet Mercury destroys a large number of people by traveling in an exceedingly curved line. an
पार्थबाणहता राजन्नराश्वरथकुञ्जराः । विचेलुर्बभ्रमुर्नेदुः पेतुर्मम्लुश्च मारिष ॥
English Translation
O monarch, O descendant of the Bharata race, the men, horses, cars and elephants, having been struck by the arrows of the son of Pritha, wavered, roved about, lost their color, fell down and died.
धुर्यं धुर्यतरान्सूतान्रथांश्च परिसंक्षिपन् । पाणीन्पाणिगतं शस्त्रं बाहूनपि शिरांसि च ॥
भल्लैः क्षुरैरर्धचन्द्रैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च पाण्डवः । चिच्छेदामित्रवीराणां समरे प्रतियुध्यताम् ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu severed in the field of battle, with his broad-headed, razor-like and crescent-shaped arrows, as well as with those equipt with the teeth of calves, the best of horses yoked to the cars, drivers, standards, bows and arrows, hands and the weapons held in the hands, the arms and heads of heroic warriors of the side of the enemies, who were fighting against him.
वाशितार्थे युयुत्सन्तो वृषभा वृषभं यथा । आपतन्त्यर्जुनं शूराः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
The mighty heroes fell upon Arjuna by hundreds and thousands, even as the mighty bulls fight with another bull in order to gain a cow during season.
तेषां तस्य च तद्युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम् । त्रैलोक्यविजये यादृग्दैत्यानां सह वज्रिणा ॥
English Translation
Thus the battle, which caused the hairs to stand on points, waged between him (Arjuna) and them (other warriors); even as there had taken place a battle of the Daityas with the wielder of the thunder-bolt (Indra) at the conquest of the three worlds.
तमविध्यत्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्दन्दशूकैरिवाहिभिः । उग्रायुधस्ततस्तस्य शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the son of Ugrayudha pierced him (the son of Pritha) with three arrows that were like the Dandashuka snakes. He (the son of Pritha) on the other hand, severed his head from his body.
तेऽर्जुनं सर्वतः क्रुद्धा नानाशस्त्रैरवीवृषन् । मरुद्भिः प्रेषिता मेघा हिमवन्तमिवोष्णगे ॥
English Translation
Then they (the heroic warriors), highly enraged, shrouded Arjuna from all sides with innumerable weapons, even as the masses of clouds being urged by the winds cover the Himavat at the expiration of the summer.
अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य द्विषतां सर्वतोऽर्जुनः । सम्यगस्तैः शरैः सर्वान्सहितानहनद्बहून् ॥
English Translation
That Arjuna, after having restrained the weapons of his antagonists, coming from all sides, by the weapons of his own and also having pierced the foes with a large number of shafts most rapidly, had taken away their lives.
छिन्नत्रिवेणुजङ्घेषान्निहतपार्ष्णिसारथीन् । संछिन्नरश्मियोक्त्राक्षान्व्यनुकर्षयुगान्रथान् । विध्वस्तसर्वसंनाहान्बाणैश्चक्रेऽर्जुनस्त्वरन् ॥
English Translation
Afterwards Arjuna made in-numerable cars severed of their Trivenus; and slaughtered the horses, the drivers and the Parshnis (driver of another class) of them; and again, displaced their weapons and quivers, and also destroyed their wheels and standards; and cut-off their chords, traces and axes; and moreover despoiled their bottoms and yokes; and at last displaced their equipments from their proper place with a large number of his shafts.
ते रथास्तत्र विध्वस्ताः परार्ध्या भान्त्यनेकशः । धनिनामिव वेश्मानि हतान्यग्न्यनिलाम्बुभिः ॥
English Translation
Those cars, lying there (on the field of battle) in innumerable numbers, having been broken into pieces and injured (by Arjuna), looked like the mansions of the rich men, smitten down either by the fire, or wind, or the rains.
द्विपाः संभिन्नमर्माणो वज्राशनिसमैः शरैः । पेतुर्गिर्यग्रवेश्मानि वज्रवाताग्निभिर्यथा ॥
English Translation
The elephants, having their vital parts penetrated with the arrows that were like the thunderbolt in speed, fell down like the mansions on the summits of a mountain shattered by the blasts of lightning.
सारोहास्तुरगाः पेतुर्बहवोऽर्जुनताडिताः । निर्जिह्वान्त्राः क्षितौ क्षीणा रुधिरार्द्राः सुदुर्दृशः ॥
English Translation
Having been afflicted by Arjuna, large number of horses, that had their tongues and entrails driven out and that were greatly weakened and that were smeared with blood and also that had held and awful appearance, fell down upon the ground along with their riders.
नराश्वनागा नाराचैः संस्यूताः सव्यसाचिना । बभ्रमुश्चस्खलुः पेतुर्नेदुर्मम्लुश्च मारिष ॥
English Translation
O sire, having been pierced by Savyasachin with the keen arrows, the men, horses and elephants wandered about, with tottering steps, fell down, roared most loudly and died.
अणकैश्च शिलाधौतैर्वज्राशनिविषोपमैः । शरैर्निजघ्निवान्पार्थो महेन्द्र इव दानवान् ॥
English Translation
The son of Pritha and slaughtered his antagonists with innumerable arrows, that were sharpened on stones and also that were as deadly as the thunderbolt or the poison; even as Mahendra slays the Danavas.
महार्हवर्माभरणा नानारूपाम्बरायुधाः । सरथाः सध्वजा वीरा हताः पार्थेन शेरते ॥
English Translation
Many heroes, who had put on valuable coats of armour and who were adorned with various kinds of ornaments and who had diverse forms and who, again, were equipt with innumerable weapons of the best kinds, are lying, with their cars and standards, on the field of battle, having been slaughtered by the son of Pritha.
विजिताः पुण्यकर्माणो विशिष्टाभिजनश्रुताः । गताः शरीरैर्वसुधामूर्जितैः कर्मभिर्दिवम् ॥
English Translation
The warriors, who were vanquished, of noble deeds and of high parentage and learning departed to paradise on account of their noble deeds, whereas their bodies only lay upon the earth.
अथार्जुनरथं वीरास्त्वदीयाः समुपाद्रवन् । नानाजनपदाध्यक्षाः सगणा जातमन्यवः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon several kings of many countries, who were accompanied by their attendants and who, again, were highly enraged, belonging to your army, proceeded most rapidly against Arjuna, that foremost of car-warriors.
उह्यमाना रथाश्वैस्ते पत्तयश्च जिघांसवः । समभ्यधावन्नस्यन्तो विविधं क्षिप्रमायुधम् ॥
English Translation
Conveyed by their cars, horses and elephants, several warriors and foot-soldier who were all very desirous of slaying (Arjuna), advanced most rapidly against their antagonist (Arjuna), letting off innumerable weapons of great speed.
तदायुधमहावर्षं क्षिप्तं योधमहाम्बुदैः । व्यधमन्निशितैर्बाणैः क्षिप्रमर्जुनमारुतः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Arjuna, who was like winds, had done away with the showers of weapons, that resembled the showers of rains and that were let off by the warriors resembling the masses of clouds, by means of sharp arrows, shot with great readiness.
साश्वपत्तिद्विपरथं महाशस्त्रौघमप्लवम् । सहसा संतितीर्षन्तं पार्थं शस्त्रास्त्रसेतुना ॥
English Translation
Then the people saw him (Arjuna) crossing that bridgeless ocean, which was constituted by the horses, infantry, elephant and cars and whose waves were formed by the most powerful weapons of the foes, by means of a bridge composed of his offensive and defensive weapons.
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवः पार्थं किं क्रीडसेऽनघ । संशप्तकान्प्रमथ्यैतांस्ततः कर्णवधे त्वर ॥
English Translation
Then Vasudeva said-"O son of Pritha, O sinless one, why do you play thus? Having crushed down this army of the Samsaptakas, then make haste to slay Karna.”
तथेत्युक्त्वार्जुनः क्षिप्रं शिष्टान्संशप्तकांस्तदा । आक्षिप्य शस्त्रेण बलाद्दैत्यानिन्द्र इवावधीत् ॥
English Translation
Having uttered-so be it, to Krishna, Arjuna then forcibly struck down the rest of the army of the Samsaptakas; and slaughtered them, even as Indra had slaughtered the Daityas.
आदधत्संदधन्नेषून्दृष्टः कैश्चिद्रणेऽर्जुनः । विमुञ्चन्वा शराञ्शीघ्रं दृश्यते स्म हि कैरपि ॥
English Translation
It could not be seen by the people with even the greatest attention, when Arjuna had taken up, or aimed the arrows, or shot the shafts with rapidity in the field of battle.
आश्चर्यमिति गोविन्दो ब्रुवन्नश्वानचोदयत् । हंसांसगौरास्ते सेनां हंसाः सर इवाविशन् ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, Govinda considered this event to be most wonderful. Those arrows (shot by Arjuna) looking white like swans and possessed of great impetuosity, entered into the hostile army, even as the swans enter into a lake.
ततः संग्रामभूमिं तां वर्तमाने जनक्षये । अवेक्षमाणो गोविन्दः सव्यसाचिनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, Govinda, after having observed the field of battle during the course of the slaughter of men, addressed Savyasachin, sayingएष
एष पार्थ महारौद्रो वर्तते भरतक्षयः । पृथिव्यां पार्थिवानां वै दुर्योधनकृते महान् ॥
English Translation
“O son of Pritha, this formidable and great destruction of the kings of the Bharata race, as well as of the rulers of entire earth has taken place on account of the (foolish) actions of Duryodhana.
पश्य भारत चापानि रुक्मपृष्ठानि धन्विनाम् । महतामपविद्धानि कलापानिषुधीस्तथा ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, behold these bows, having their backs decked in gold, of the mighty bowmen, so also the girdles and quivers, that were displaced from their bodies.
जातरूपमयैः पुङ्खैः शरांश्च नतपर्वणः । तैलधौतांश्च नाराचान्निर्मुक्तानिव पन्नगान् ॥
English Translation
(Again, behold), the straight shafts adorned with the golden wings, as well as the long arrows, washed with oil, even like the snakes coming out of their sioughs.
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