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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 17

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 17

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 17

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 17 of the classical Mahābhārata with 121 verses.

Total: 121 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.17.1–121 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 4 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
स वध्यमानः समरे कृतास्त्रेण बलीयसा । प्राद्रवत्सहसा राजन्नकुलो व्याकुलेन्द्रियः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, Nakula of agitated senses, who was struck by that most powerful warrior, well versed in the science of arms in the battle, fled away all on a sudden.
तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयः प्रहसन्वै पुनः पुनः । सज्यमस्य धनुः कण्ठे सोऽवासृजत भारत ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, the sons of Radha, indeed laughing, again and again and pursuing him (Nakula), placed the bow, that was furnished with string, around his neck.
ततः स शुशुभे राजन्कण्ठासक्तमहाधनुः । परिवेषमनुप्राप्तो यथा स्याद्व्योम्नि चन्द्रमाः । यथैव च सितो मेघः शक्रचापेन शोभितः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O king, that strong bow placed round his neck, blazed forth, like the moon in the firmament, when he is surrounded by a halo of light or like the mass of black clouds adorned by the bow Indra.
तमब्रवीत्तदा कर्णो व्यर्थं व्याहृतवानसि । वदेदानीं पुनर्हृष्टो वध्यं मां त्वं पुनः पुनः ॥
मा योत्सीर्गुरुभिः सार्धं बलवद्भिश्च पाण्डव । सदृशैस्तात युध्यस्व व्रीडां मा कुरु पाण्डव । गृहं वा गच्छ माद्रेय यत्र वा कृष्णफल्गुनौ ॥
English Translation
Then Karna addressed him thus-'whatever you speak is of no avail. Being delighted, do you utter those words once more, as you are struck over and over again. O son of Pandu, do you not fight with the mightiest of Kurus; O son, fight with those, that are your cquals. O son of Pandu, do not be ashamed of it. O son of Madri, go home, where are Krishna and Falguna.' O most powerful monarch, he then, having addressed him thus, dismissed him at that time.
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज व्यसर्जयत तं ततः । वधप्राप्तं तु तं राजन्नावधीत्सूतनन्दनः । स्मृत्वा कुन्त्या वचो राजंस्तत एनं व्यसर्जयत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon that hero (Karna), who was well-versed in the code of morality and did not slaughter him (Nakula), who was almost within the reach of Death himself. Then, O monarch, resembling the words of Kunti, he (Karna) let hiin go.
विसृष्टः पाण्डवो राजन्सूतपुत्रेण धन्विना । व्रीडन्निव जगामाथ युधिष्ठिररथं प्रति ॥
English Translation
O king, the son of Pandu, being thus abandoned by that bowman, the son of Suta and feeling shame for it, went towards the car of Yudhishthira.
आरुरोह रथं चापि सूतपुत्रप्रतापितः । निःश्वसन्दुःखसंतप्तः कुम्भे क्षिप्त इवोरगः ॥
English Translation
He then, being afflicted by the son of Suta, ascended the car (of his brother) and being oppressed with grief, sighed heavily like shake confided within a vessel.
तं विसृज्य रणे कर्णः पाञ्चालांस्त्वरितो ययौ । रथेनातिपताकेन चन्द्रवर्णहयेन च ॥
English Translation
Then Karna, after having defeated him (Nakula), rushed most rapidly against the Panchalas, riding upon a car, that was furnished with innumerable standards and having the colour of the moon.
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत्पाण्डवानां विशां पते । दृष्ट्वा सेनापतिं यान्तं पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् ॥
English Translation
On seeing the commander of the (Kaurava) army rushing against the car-warriors of the Panchala force, there arose a dreadful uproar against the Pandavas, O ruler of earth.
तत्राकरोन्महाराज कदनं सूतनन्दनः । मध्यं गते दिनकरे चक्रवत्प्रचरन्प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
O most powerful monarch, that lord the son of Suta, circling round the field of battle, like a wheel, perpetuated an immense slaughter there at the time when the sun attained the meridian.
भग्नचक्रै रथैः केचिच्छिन्नध्वजपताकिभिः । ससूतैर्हतसूतैश्च भग्नाक्षैश्चैव मारिष । ह्रियमाणानपश्याम पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् ॥
English Translation
O sire, we saw numerous car-warriors of the Panchala army, who were carried away (from the field of battle) upon cars, some of which had their, wheels broken down and some of which had their banners and standards torn into pieces and some also had their horses and drivers slaughtered (in the battle) and some, again, were without their wheels,
तत्र तत्र च संभ्रान्ता विचेरुर्मत्तकुञ्जराः । दवाग्निना परीताङ्गा यथैव स्युर्महावने ॥
English Translation
Innumerable elephants, also wandered and run about in the different directions of the field of battle, some of which had their bodies wholly burnt by the forest-fire.
भिन्नकुम्भा विरुधिराश्छिन्नहस्ताश्च वारणाः । भिन्नगात्रवराश्चैव च्छिन्नवालाश्च मारिष । छिन्नाभ्राणीव संपेतुर्वध्यमाना महात्मना ॥
English Translation
Innumerable elephants had their frontal globes severed and the bodies besmeared with blood and the trunks cut-off into fragments. Moreover, O sire, some other elephants, being slaughtered by that high souled one (Karna) fell down with their armour cut-off, or their tails curtailed, like the masses of clouds dispersed by the wind.
अपरे त्रासिता नागा नाराचशततोमरैः । तमेवाभिमुखा यान्ति शलभा इव पावकम् ॥
English Translation
Again, other elephants, that were terrified by the shots of arrows and lances of sons of Radha, rushed with their faces towards him (the son of Radha); even as the insects rush towards the blazing fire.
अपरे निष्टनन्तः स्म व्यदृश्यन्त महाद्विपाः । क्षरन्तः शोणितं गात्रैर्नगा इव जलप्लवम् ॥
English Translation
Other mighty elephants were looked to strike against one another. They also shed blood from their limbs, even as the mountains let flow streams of water from their summits.
उरश्छदैर्विमुक्ताश्च वालबन्धैश्च वाजिनः । राजतैश्च तथा कांस्यैः सौवर्णैश्चैव भूषणैः ॥
हीना आस्तरणैश्चैव खलीनैश्च विवर्जिताः । चामरैश्च कुथाभिश्च तूणीरैः पतितैरपि ॥
निहतैः सादिभिश्चैव शूरैराहवशोभिभिः । अपश्याम रणे तत्र भ्राम्यमाणान्हयोत्तमान् ॥
प्रासैः खड्गैश्च संस्यूतानृष्टिभिश्च नराधिप । हययोधानपश्याम कञ्चुकोष्णीषधारिणः ॥
रथान्हेमपरिष्कारान्सुयुक्ताञ्जवनैर्हयैः । भ्रममाणानपश्याम हतेषु रथिषु द्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
We behold the cars, that were adorned with gold and to which were yoked the heroes of greatest speed, dragged in the different directions of the field with great rapidity; while their riders were all slaughtered.
भग्नाक्षकूबरान्कांश्चिच्छिन्नचक्रांश्च मारिष । विपताकाध्वजांश्चान्याञ्छिन्नेषायुगबन्धुरान् ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, some of these cars had their axes and poles shattered into fragments; and some others had their wheels broken; and others, again had their banners and standards torn into pieces; and several others were deprived of their arrows.
विहीनान्रथिनस्तत्र धावमानान्समन्ततः । सूर्यपुत्रशरैस्त्रस्तानपश्याम विशां पते ॥
विशस्त्रांश्च तथैवान्यान्सशस्त्रांश्च बहून्हतान् । तावकाञ्जालसंछन्नानुरोघण्टाविभूषितान् ॥
नानावर्णविचित्राभिः पताकाभिरलंकृतान् । पदातीनन्वपश्याम धावमानान्समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
We saw numerous elephants running in all directions of the field of battle, that were adorned with innumerable stars and that were furnished with the most handsome bells and also that were ornamented with banners variegated with various colours.
शिरांसि बाहूनूरूंश्च छिन्नानन्यांस्तथा युधि । कर्णचापच्युतैर्बाणैरपश्याम विनाकृतान् ॥
English Translation
Moreover, we behold on all side of the field of battle, numerous heads, arms, chests and other parts of the body, that were severed by the arrows shot from the bow of Karna.
महान्व्यतिकरो रौद्रो योधानामन्वदृश्यत । कर्णसायकनुन्नानां हतानां निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
The most dreadful and distressing calamity had fallen upon all the warriors while they were fighting with the keen arrows and cut-off with the shafts of Karna.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः । तमेवाभिमुखा यान्ति पतंगा इव पावकम् ॥
English Translation
The Srinjayas were slaughtered by the son of Suta in the field of battle and they rushed towards the force of Karna, even as the insects rash towards the fire.
तं दहन्तमनीकानि तत्र तत्र महारथम् । क्षत्रिया वर्जयामासुर्युगान्ताग्निमिवोल्बणम् ॥
English Translation
All the Kshatriyas (the warriors) abandoned that mighty car-warrior who was slaughtering the forces (belonging to the Pandavas) on all sides of the battle, even as they abandon the blazing fire, that appears at the universal dissolution.
हतशेषास्तु ये वीराः पाञ्चालानां महारथाः । तान्प्रभग्नान्द्रुतान्कर्णः पृष्ठतो विकिरञ्शरैः । अभ्यधावत तेजस्वी विशीर्णकवचध्वजान् ॥
English Translation
That hero of immense prowess (Karna) pursued these powerful car-warriors belonging to the Panchala divisions, shooting dreadful arrows at them from behind, while they (these car-warriors), as they survived the slaughter, were broken and running away from the field and deprived of their armours and standards. The son of Suta, who was endowed with great strength, afflicted them with his arrows; even as the remover of darkness (the sun), having reached the meridian, afflicts all the creatures with his rays.
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