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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 18

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 18

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 18 of the classical Mahābhārata with 77 verses.

Total: 77 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.18.1–77 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
युयुत्सुं तव पुत्रं तु प्राद्रवन्तं महद्बलम् । उलूकोऽभ्यपतत्तूर्णं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Then Uluka rushed most rapidly against Yuyutsu, who was routing the vast force belonging to your son; and uttered to him those words-'do you wait, do you wait.'
युयुत्सुस्तु ततो राजञ्शितधारेण पत्रिणा । उलूकं ताडयामास वज्रेणेन्द्र इवाचलम् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O monarch, Yuyutsu afflicted Uluka with a sharp-edged arrow (supplied with wings), even as a huge mountain is struck with the thunderbolt.
उलूकस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे । क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा ताडयामास कर्णिना ॥
English Translation
Thus Uluka, too, being highly enraged and cutting off the bow of your son with a razor like shaft, struck him with a barbed arrows in the field of battle.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं युयुत्सुर्वेगवत्तरम् । अन्यदादत्त सुमहच्चापं संरक्तलोचनः ॥
English Translation
Yuyutsu, whose eyes became red with anger, after having thrown aside that severed bow, grasped another, the most dreadful one, possessed of greater impetuosity.
शाकुनिं च ततः षष्ट्या विव्याध भरतर्षभ । सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्छत्तं च भूयो व्यविध्यत ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O foremost of the Bharata race, he (Yuyutsu) penetrated Uluka with sixty arrows; and then struck down his driver with three; and he once more pierced him (Uluka).
उलूकस्तं तु विंशत्या विद्ध्वा हेमविभूषितैः । अथास्य समरे क्रुद्धो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् ॥
English Translation
Uluka, too, who became highly wrathful, after having pierced him (Yuyutsu) with twenty arrows, decked with gold, struck down his standards, that was made of gold, in the field of battle.
स च्छिन्नयष्टिः सुमहाञ्शीर्यमाणो महाध्वजः । पपात प्रमुखे राजन्युयुत्सोः काञ्चनोज्ज्वलः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, that huge and magnificent standard, that one made of gold, being torn off and shattered into fragments, dropped down in front of Yuyutsu.
ध्वजमुन्मथितं दृष्ट्वा युयुत्सुः क्रोधमूर्छितः । उलूकं पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥
English Translation
Seeing his standards thus cut-off, Yuyutsu, who became senseless with rage, struck Uluka with five arrows in the chest.
उलूकस्तस्य भल्लेन तैलधौतेन मारिष । शिरश्चिच्छेद सहसा यन्तुर्भरतसत्तम ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, O sire, Uluka then severed the head of his foe, with a broad-headed arrows, dipped in oil, in the field of battle.
जघान चतुरोऽश्वांश्च तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः । सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता प्रत्यपायाद्रथान्तरम् ॥
English Translation
Then he (Uluka), slaughtered his four horses and pierced himself (Yuyutsu) with five shafts. He (Yuyutsu), being thus fierced by that powerful one (Uluka) went into another car.
तं निर्जित्य रणे राजन्नुलूकस्त्वरितो ययौ । पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, Uluka, after having defeated him (his antagonist) in the battle, hastened towards the Panchalas and the Srinjayas and slew them with the keen arrows.
शतानीकं महाराज श्रुतकर्मा सुतस्तव । व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धादसंभ्रमम् ॥
English Translation
O mighty monarch, your son, Srutakarman, deprived, without any fear, Shatanika of his horses, charioteer and car within half the time taken up by the twinkling on an eye.
हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठञ्शतानीको महाबलः । गदां चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य मारिष ॥
English Translation
O sire, that mighty car-warrior, Shatanika, waiting in a car, that was deprived of its horses and becoming very wrathful, had thrown a mace upon your son.
सा कृत्वा स्यन्दनं भस्म हयांश्चैव ससारथीन् । पपात धरणीं तूर्णं दारयन्तीव भारत ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, that mace, after having reduced the car and the horses along with the riders themselves into dusts (belonging to your son), fell down upon the earth most rapidly and penetrated through it.
तावुभौ विरथौ वीरौ कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनौ । अपाक्रमेतां युद्धार्तौ प्रेक्षमाणौ परस्परम् ॥
English Translation
Then those two brave warriors, who were divested of their cars and who also had contributed to the increase of the glory of the Kurus, really fled away from the battle, looking each other in the face.
पुत्रस्तु तव संभ्रान्तो विवित्सो रथमाविशत् । शतानीकोऽपि त्वरितः प्रतिविन्ध्यरथं गतः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon your son, who became highly terrified, ascended the ascended the car of Vivingsa. Shatanika, too, with rapidity, mounted upon the car of Prativindhya.
सुतसोमस्तु शकुनिं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः । नाकम्पयत संरब्धो वार्योघ इव पर्वतम् ॥
English Translation
Shakuni, who became very angry after having pierced Sutasoma with excellently sharpened arrows, could not cause him to tremble (with fear); even as a torrent of rain cannot shake a mountain.
सुतसोमस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा पितुरत्यन्तवैरिणम् । शरैरनेकसाहस्रैश्छादयामास भारत ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, Sutasoma, too, after having seen the bitterest enemy of his father, closed him with several thousands of arrows.
ताञ्शराञ्शकुनिस्तूर्णं चिच्छेदान्यैः पतत्रिभिः । लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च जितकाशी च संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Shakuni, too, on the other hand, who was of light arms and who was acquainted with all sorts of warfare and who, again, was most desirous of winning victory, severed all those shafts with other winged arrows of his own. Then he (Shakuni), who was greatly enraged, after having restrained these arrows with the keen arrows of his own in the field of battle, struck down Sutasoma with three other shafts.
निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान्निशितैः शरैः । आजघान सुसंक्रुद्धः सुतसोमं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Shakuni, too, on the other hand, who was of light arms and who was acquainted with all sorts of warfare and who, again, was most desirous of winning victory, severed all those shafts with other winged arrows of his own. Then he (Shakuni), who was greatly enraged, after having restrained these arrows with the keen arrows of his own in the field of battle, struck down Sutasoma with three other shafts.
तस्याश्वान्केतनं सूतं तिलशो व्यधमच्छरैः । स्यालस्तव महावीर्यस्ततस्ते चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O great king, your brother-inlaw cut of his (antagonist's) horses, standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.
हताश्वो विरथश्चैव छिन्नधन्वा च मारिष । धन्वी धनुर्वरं गृह्य रथाद्भूमावतिष्ठत । व्यसृजत्सायकांश्चैव स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान् ॥
English Translation
O sire, after taken up another excellent bow, that great bowman who was now steedless and carless and whose standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.
छादयामासुरथ ते तव स्यालस्य तं रथम् । पतंगानामिव व्राताः शरव्राता महारथम् ॥
रथोपस्थान्समीक्ष्यापि विव्यथे नैव सौबलः । प्रमृद्नंश्च शरांस्तांस्ताञ्शरव्रातैर्महायशाः ॥
English Translation
That mighty car-warrior, the son of Subala did not at all feel pain to behold the fights of arrows, that were like the throngs of locusts, approaching towards his car. Rather that highly glorious one really restrained those arrows with numcrous arrows of his own.
तत्रातुष्यन्त योधाश्च सिद्धाश्चापि दिवि स्थिताः । सुतसोमस्य तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वाश्रद्धेयमद्भुतम् । रथस्थं नृपतिं तं तु पदातिः सन्नयोधयत् ॥
English Translation
There (in the field of battle) the warriors, as well as the Siddhas resting in the firmament, became highly gratificd to witness that extraordinary and incredible deed of Sutasoma. For he (Sutasoma) was fighting on foot with Shakuni, who rested upon his car.
तस्य तीक्ष्णैर्महावेगैर्भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः । व्यहनत्कार्मुकं राजा तूणीरं चैव सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
O king, he (Shakuni) severed the bow, as well as all the quivers of him (Sutasoma) by means of his broad-headed arrows, that were excellently whetted and also that were endued with great impetuosity and again, that were very straight. was
स च्छिन्नधन्वा समरे खड्गमुद्यम्य नानदन् । वैडूर्योत्पलवर्णाभं हस्तिदन्तमयत्सरुम् ॥
English Translation
Then he (Sutasoma), who thus deprived of his car and bow, raised a loud roar, after raising his sword that had the splendour of a blue lotus-color and also that had a handle made of ivory.
भ्राम्यमाणं ततस्तं तु विमलाम्बरवर्चसम् । कालोपमं ततो मेने सुतसोमस्य धीमतः ॥
English Translation
That sword of highly intellectual Sutasoma, whirled round by him, he (Shakuni) considered to be as resplendent as the clear sky, like the very rod of Death himself.
सोऽचरत्सहसा खड्गी मण्डलानि सहस्रशः । चतुर्विंशन्महाराज शिक्षाबलसमन्वितः ॥
English Translation
O powerful monarch, that holder of sword, who was endued with great lore and prowess, suddenly roved about creating fourteen different kinds of circle (Manoeuvres) on all sides (of the battle).
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