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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 19

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 19

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 19

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 19 of the classical Mahābhārata with 76 verses.

Total: 76 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.19.1–76 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
निहतै राजपुत्रैश्च क्षत्रियैश्च महाबलैः । हस्तिभिः पतितैश्चैव तुरगैश्चाभवन्मही । अगम्यमार्गा समरे विशीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः ॥
English Translation
Then the dreadful field of battle resembled the clouded firmament filled with various vapoury forins and the earth being scattered over with the slaughtered princes and the Kshatriyas, possessed of great strength, as well as with the fallen elephants and horses, became as impassable in the battle as the ground strewn over with numerous hills.
नासीच्चक्रपथश्चैव पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः । निघ्नतः शात्रवान्भल्लैर्हस्त्यश्वं चामितं महत् ॥
English Translation
There was no way in the field of battle, that car-wheels of that high-souled son of Pandu could proceed, whilst he was slaughtering his antagonists and greatly smiting the elephants and horses by means of his broad-headed arrows.
आ तुम्बादवसीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष । रणे विचरतस्तस्य तस्मिँल्लोहितकर्दमे ॥
English Translation
O sire, the car-wheels of that one, who was carcering in the battle, stopped, as if with terror, while they were moving in that bloody mire.
सीदमानानि चक्राणि समूहुस्तुरगा भृशम् । श्रमेण महता युक्ता मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥
English Translation
His horses, however, that were possessed of the speed of either the mind of or the wind, had with great labour drawn these wheels, that were lagging behind.
वध्यमानं तु तत्सैन्यं पाण्डुपुत्रेण धन्विना । प्रायशो विमुखं सर्वं नावतिष्ठत संयुगे ॥
English Translation
O descendant of the Bharata race, that army, which was thus slain by the son of Pandu, that great bowman, almost wholly ran away (from the field of battle); and in fact, none remained (to fight with the foe).
ताञ्जित्वा समरे जिष्णुः संशप्तकगणान्बहून् । रराज स महाराज विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥
English Translation
Then Jishnu, the son of Pritha, having defeated that immense force of Samsaptakas in the field of battle, blazed forth like the burning fire without any smoke. the
युधिष्ठिरं महाराज विसृजन्तं शरान्बहून् । स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said O great monarch, the king Duryodhana himself received, without any fear, was Yudhishthira, who then shooting innumerable shafts (at his antagonists).
तमापतन्तं सहसा तव पुत्रं महाबलम् । धर्मराजो द्रुतं विद्ध्वा तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Then Yudhishthira, the righteous, after having quickly penetrated your son, that mighty car-warrior, who was all on a sudden proceeding against him, addressed him, saying-wait, wait.
स च तं प्रतिविव्याध नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः । सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन भृशं क्रुद्धोऽभ्यताडयत् ॥
English Translation
Then he (Duryodhana), indeed, who became highly enraged, penetrated him (Yudhishthira) in return with nine whetted arrows and again, afflicted his charioteer most dreadfully by means of his broad-headed shafts.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा हेमपुङ्खाञ्शिलीमुखान् । दुर्योधनाय चिक्षेप त्रयोदश शिलाशितान् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon king Yudhishthira shot at Duryodhana thirteen keen arrows, that were furnished with the wings made of gold, sharpened on a stone.
चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहांस्तस्य हत्वा महारथः । पञ्चमेन शिरः कायात्सारथेस्तु समाक्षिपत् ॥
English Translation
Then that powerful car-warrior, having slaughtered his (Duryodhana's) four horses with four arrows, with the fifth severed the head of his charioteer from his body.
षष्ठेन च ध्वजं राज्ञः सप्तमेन च कार्मुकम् । अष्टमेन तथा खड्गं पातयामास भूतले । पञ्चभिर्नृपतिं चापि धर्मराजोऽर्दयद्भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Thereafter he smote down the king's standard with the sixth arrows, his bow with the seventh and his sword with the eighth, upon the ground.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तस्मादवप्लुत्य सुतस्तव । उत्तमं व्यसनं प्राप्तो भूमावेव व्यतिष्ठत ॥
English Translation
The most righteous king crushed most severely the Kuru monarch with five other arrows. At this, your son, descending from his car, that had its horses all slain, became subject to the greatest danger and stayed upon the field.
तं तु कृच्छ्रगतं दृष्ट्वा कर्णद्रौणिकृपादयः । अभ्यवर्तन्त सहिताः परीप्सन्तो नराधिपम् ॥
English Translation
After beholding him thus fallen into imminent danger, Karna, the son of Drona, Kripa and other heroes all on a sudden proceeded towards him with the desire of saving that ruler of men.
अथ पाण्डुसुताः सर्वे परिवार्य युधिष्ठिरम् । अभ्ययुः समरे राजंस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O monarch, all other sons of Pandu, collected round Yudhishthira and rushed forth at that battle, whereupon a great encounter took place.
अथ तूर्यसहस्राणि प्रावाद्यन्त महामृधे । क्ष्वेडाः किलकिलाशब्दाः प्रादुरासन्महीपते । यदभ्यगच्छन्समरे पाञ्चालाः कौरवैः सह ॥
English Translation
Thereupon in that dreadful battle thousands of trumpets were beaten; and after this, O mighty lord earth, a mixed noise, consisting of numerous voices, arose there (in the battle).
नरा नरैः समाजग्मुर्वारणा वरवारणैः । रथाश्च रथिभिः सार्धं हयाश्च हयसादिभिः ॥
English Translation
In that part of the battle, where the Panchalas encountered the Kaurava divisions, the inen came against the foremost of elephants. The car-warriors encountered the car-warriors and horsemen with horsemen.
द्वंद्वान्यासन्महाराज प्रेक्षणीयानि संयुगे । विस्मापनान्यचिन्त्यानि शस्त्रवन्त्युत्तमानि च ॥
English Translation
Thus, O great monarch, several kinds of unthought encounters took place between heroes armed with the best of weapons, which were most beautiful to look at upon the field.
अयुध्यन्त महावेगाः परस्परवधैषिणः । अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुर्योधव्रतमनुष्ठिताः । न हि ते समरं चक्रुः पृष्ठतो वै कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Indeed, those heroes, strictly observed the vow of warriors and slaughtered each other in the battle; but they not at all fought from each other's back.
मुहूर्तमेव तद्युद्धमासीन्मधुरदर्शनम् । तत उन्मत्तवद्राजन्निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥
English Translation
But that battle looked only for a while most excellent. Thereupon, monarch, the encounter look a very mad turn, in which all became regardless of one another.
रथी नागं समासाद्य विचरन्रणमूर्धनि । प्रेषयामास कालाय शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥
English Translation
Then the car-warrior, rushing against the elephant, pierced him with sharp arrows and led him towards the abode of Death by means of his straight shafts.
नागा हयान्समासाद्य विक्षिपन्तो बहूनथ । द्रावयामासुरत्युग्रास्तत्र तत्र तदा तदा ॥
English Translation
Thereafter the elephants coming before the horses, hurled a large number of them in the battle and deeply pierced them in the different directions of the field.
विद्राव्य च बहूनश्वान्नागा राजन्बलोत्कटाः । विषाणैश्चापरे जघ्नुर्ममृदुश्चापरे भृशम् ॥
English Translation
O monarch, the most furious elephants, after having crushed large numbers of horses to run away from the field, slaughtered some of them with their tusks and crushed down others most severely.
साश्वारोहांश्च तुरगान्विषाणैर्बिभिदू रणे । अपरांश्चिक्षिपुर्वेगात्प्रगृह्यातिबलास्तथा ॥
English Translation
Thereupon some of the elephants pierced numerous horses along with their riders with great wrath; while others, again, that were possessed of extraordinary strength, seized them and dragged them down upon the ground with great force.
पादातैराहता नागा विवरेषु समन्ततः । चक्रुरार्तस्वरं घोरं व्यद्रवन्त दिशो दश ॥
English Translation
The elephants, struck from all sides in the different vital parts by the foot-soldiers, uttered very dreadful cries of pain and ran away towards the ten points of the compass.
पदातीनां तु सहसा प्रद्रुतानां महामृधे । उत्सृज्याभरणं तूर्णमवप्लुत्य रणाजिरे ॥
English Translation
Many of the foot-soldiers, who were all on sudden running away in that dreadful battle, leaving behind their ornaments, immediately hemmed in upon the field. Then, indeed, the most powerful elephant-warriors, having considered the indications of victory, caused their elephants to take up those handsome ornaments and penetrate the fallen warriors with their tusks.
निमित्तं मन्यमानास्तु परिणम्य महागजाः । जगृहुर्बिभिदुश्चैव चित्राण्याभरणानि च ॥
English Translation
Many of the foot-soldiers, who were all on sudden running away in that dreadful battle, leaving behind their ornaments, immediately hemmed in upon the field. Then, indeed, the most powerful elephant-warriors, having considered the indications of victory, caused their elephants to take up those handsome ornaments and penetrate the fallen warriors with their tusks.
प्रतिमानेषु कुम्भेषु दन्तवेष्टेषु चापरे । निगृहीता भृशं नागाः प्रासतोमरशक्तिभिः ॥
English Translation
Many other elephants were very severely struck in their cheeks, the frontal globs and the parts between their tusks with spears, lances and shafts, called Shakti.
निगृह्य च गदाः केचित्पार्श्वस्थैर्भृशदारुणैः । रथाश्वसादिभिस्तत्र संभिन्ना न्यपतन्भुवि ॥
English Translation
Moreover some other elephants, that were fearfully wounded by the most formidable warriors, posted on their sides, as well as by the car-warriors and horse-men, being cut-off by them, fell down upon the ground.
सरथं सादिनं तत्र अपरे तु महागजाः । भूमावमृद्नन्वेगेन सवर्माणं पताकिनम् ॥
English Translation
There in that dreadful battle, nur.erous horsemen had all on a sudden struck down with great violence upon the field the foot-soldiers, that had their arrows on, by means of their lances.
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