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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 15

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 15

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 15

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 15 of the classical Mahābhārata with 44 verses.

Total: 44 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.15.1–44 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 14 shown)
पर्जन्य इव घर्मान्ते वृष्ट्या साद्रिद्रुमां महीम् । आचार्यपुत्रस्तां सेनां बाणवृष्ट्याभ्यवीवृषत् ॥
English Translation
The son of the preceptor poured froth showers of arrows upon that hostile army, even as the mass of congregated clouds, at the expiration of the summer, drops down showers of rain upon the earth, containing mountains and trees upon her.
द्रौणिपर्जन्यमुक्तां तां बाणवृष्टिं सुदुःसहाम् । वायव्यास्त्रेण स क्षिप्रं रुद्ध्वा पाण्ड्यानिलोऽनदत् ॥
English Translation
Then Pandya, who was like the wind, after having checked, with his weapon, called the or Vayavya, that intolerable shower of shafts poured down by the son of Drona, who was like the mass of clouds, roared most loudly with great gratification.
तस्य नानदतः केतुं चन्दनागुरुभूषितम् । मलयप्रतिमं द्रौणिश्छित्त्वाश्वांश्चतुरोऽहनत् ॥
English Translation
The son of Drona, after having cut-off the standards, that was smcared with soft sandal and paste of Agura and also that resembled the Malaya inountain, of that person, who uttered inost loud roars, slaughtered four horses (belonging to him-Pandya).
सूतमेकेषुणा हत्वा महाजलदनिस्वनम् । धनुश्छित्त्वार्धचन्द्रेण व्यधमत्तिलशो रथम् ॥
English Translation
After having slaughtered his (Pandya's) charioteer with a single arrow and also having severed his bow, that twanged like a vast mass of clouds, with a crescent-shaped arrow, had broken down his car into smallest fragments.
अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य छित्त्वा सर्वायुधानि च । प्राप्तमप्यहितं द्रौणिर्न जघान रणेप्सया ॥
English Translation
Having restrained the weapons (shot by his antagonist) by the weapons of his own and also having struck down all these weapons, the son of Drona, most desirous of encountering (with his foe), did not slaughter him even on receiving his antagonist (within his reach).
हतेश्वरो दन्तिवरः सुकल्पित;स्त्वराभिसृष्टः प्रतिशर्मगो बली । तमध्यतिष्ठन्मलयेश्वरो महा;न्यथाद्रिशृङ्गं हरिरुन्नदंस्तथा ॥
स तोमरं भास्कररश्मिसंनिभं; बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभिः । ससर्ज शीघ्रं प्रतिपीडयन्गजं; गुरोः सुतायाद्रिपतीश्वरो नदन् ॥
English Translation
Being highly enraged and most careful in the matter of hurling weapons with great impctuosity, that lord of the prince of mountains, roaring most loudly and afflicting the elephant, had hurled immediately a lance, that had the splendour of the rays of the sun, towards the son of the preceptor.
मणिप्रतानोत्तमवज्रहाटकै;रलंकृतं चांशुकमाल्यमौक्तिकैः । हतोऽस्यसावित्यसकृन्मुदा नद;न्पराभिनद्द्रौणिवराङ्गभूषणम् ॥
English Translation
Having shouted with joy, uttering repeatedly-You are slain, you are slain, he (Pandya) broke into pieces the diadem of the son of Drona, that was ornamented with the best sorts of jewels and furnished with the superior kinds of diamonds and again, equipt with first-class gold and excellent cloths and garlands of pearls.
तदर्कचन्द्रग्रहपावकत्विषं; भृशाभिघातात्पतितं विचूर्णितम् । महेन्द्रवज्राभिहतं महावनं; यथाद्रिशृङ्गं धरणीतले तथा ॥
English Translation
The diadem, that was resplendent as either the sun, or the moon, or the planets, or the fire, fell down on account of the severe stroke and was broken into minute fragments; even as the summit of a mountain, smitten by the thunder of Indra, falls upon the face of the earth, sending forth a very great noise.
ततः प्रजज्वाल परेण मन्युना; पदाहतो नागपतिर्यथा तथा । समादधे चान्तकदण्डसंनिभा;निषूनमित्रान्तकरांश्चतुर्दश ॥
English Translation
Thereupon he (the son of Drona), became fiery with great wrath, even as the king of the snakes, being trodden down by the foot, blazes forth with anger. He then took up fourteen shafts, that resembled the rod of Death himself and also that were capable of afflicting the enemies.
द्विपस्य पादाग्रकरान्स पञ्चभि;र्नृपस्य बाहू च शिरोऽथ च त्रिभिः । जघान षड्भिः षडृतूत्तमत्विषः; स पाण्ड्यराजानुचरान्महारथान् ॥
English Translation
He then cut-off the (four) feet and trunk of that elephant (belonging to his antagonist) with five arrows, as well as the arms and head of the king with three other shafts; and thereafter he siaughtered the nighty car-warriors, who accompanied king Pandya to the field and who, again, were highly resplendent.
सुदीर्घवृत्तौ वरचन्दनोक्षितौ; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिवज्रभूषितौ । भुजौ धरायां पतितौ नृपस्य तौ; विवेष्टतुस्तार्क्ष्यहताविवोरगौ ॥
English Translation
Those two arms of the king, that were pretty long and round and that were smeared with excellent sandal past and also that were ornamented with gold, pearls, gems and diamonds, rolled on, falling upon the earth, like two snakes slain by Garuda.
शिरश्च तत्पूर्णशशिप्रभाननं; सरोषताम्रायतनेत्रमुन्नसम् । क्षितौ विबभ्राज पतत्सकुण्डलं; विशाखयोर्मध्यगतः शशी यथा ॥
English Translation
The head, again, that was furnished with a face resembling the full moon and with eyes, large and red like copper, on account of wrath and that had a prominent nose and also that was adorned with the ear-rings, blazed upon the earth, even as the moon shines between two constellations.
समाप्तविद्यं तु गुरोः सुतं नृपः; समाप्तकर्माणमुपेत्य ते सुतः । सुहृद्वृतोऽत्यर्थमपूजयन्मुदा; जिते बलौ विष्णुमिवामरेश्वरः ॥
English Translation
Then king, your son, after having advanced towards him, most joyfully worshipped, with enough of reverence, the son of the preceptor, who had finished all learning and who, again, had completed all his tasks, while (the king) was himself surrounded by all his brothers; as the lord of the celestials most cheerfully worshipped Vishnu after the subjugation of Bali (an Asura). even
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