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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 22

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 22

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 22 of the classical Mahābhārata with 62 verses.

Total: 62 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.22.1–62 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
स्वेन च्छन्देन नः सर्वान्नावधीद्व्यक्तमर्जुनः । न ह्यस्य समरे मुच्येतान्तकोऽप्याततायिनः ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said It is told that Arjuna slaughtered all belonging to your side, according as he wished. Really even if the very Destroyer himself had come to battle, the could not escape Arjuna, when he took up arms against him.
पार्थो ह्येकोऽहरद्भद्रामेकश्चाग्निमतर्पयत् । एकश्चेमां महीं जित्वा चक्रे बलिभृतो नृपान् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the son of Pritha, unassisted by anybody, ravished Vadra. And again, he, being solitary, gratified Agni. Then he, having subjugated this entire earth, compelled all the monarchs to pay him tribute.
एको निवातकवचानवधीद्दिव्यकार्मुकः । एकः किरातरूपेण स्थितं शर्वमयोधयत् ॥
English Translation
Moreover he, being unassisted, slaughtered the whole force of the Nivatakavachas. And also having taken up his celestial bow and without any help from other hands, he (Arjuna) battled against the God, Mahadeva, who stayed before him in the guise of a hunter.
एकोऽभ्यरक्षद्भरतानेको भवमतोषयत् । तेनैकेन जिताः सर्वे मदीया उग्रतेजसः । ते न निन्द्याः प्रशस्याश्च यत्ते चक्रुर्ब्रवीहि तत् ॥
English Translation
Again, single-handed, he protected the entire race of the Bharatas; and similarly single-handed he gratified Vava. Also all the monarchs of the earth were defeated by him alone, who was possessed of fierce strength.
हतप्रहतविध्वस्ता विवर्मायुधवाहनाः । दीनस्वरा दूयमाना मानिनः शत्रुभिर्जिताः ॥
शिबिरस्थाः पुनर्मन्त्रं मन्त्रयन्ति स्म कौरवाः । भग्नदंष्ट्रा हतविषाः पदाक्रान्ता इवोरगाः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said The Kaurava warriors, who now resembled the serpents deprived of their fangs and poison and trodden over by the feet and some of whom were struck and wounded and some, again, were deprived of their armours, weapons and proper conveyances and some of whom were thrown down and who all, again, uttered very plaintive voices and who were scorched by the fire of grief and who merely made a parade of their knowledge in arms and who were all defeated by the antagonists and who now repaired to their encampment, had been counselling with one another.
तानब्रवीत्ततः कर्णः क्रुद्धः सर्प इव श्वसन् । करं करेणाभिपीड्य प्रेक्षमाणस्तवात्मजम् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Karna, who was filled with wrath and who sighed heavily like a serpent and who squeezed his hands and who looked at
यत्तो दृढश्च दक्षश्च धृतिमानर्जुनः सदा । स बोधयति चाप्येनं प्राप्तकालमधोक्षजः ॥
English Translation
'The thing is that Arjuna is always very persevering, skillful and intelligent and again, when the first time (for any thing to be done) comes, the Eternal One (Vasudeva) awakes him to his duties.
सहसास्त्रविसर्गेण वयं तेनाद्य वञ्चिताः । श्वस्त्वहं तस्य संकल्पं सर्वं हन्ता महीपते ॥
English Translation
Today we were all deceived by him (Arjuna) by the shower of weapons poured forth all on a sudden. But tomorrow, O ruler of earth, I will baffle all his attempts.'
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा सोऽनुजज्ञे नृपोत्तमान् । सुखोषितास्ते रजनीं हृष्टा युद्धाय निर्ययुः ॥
तेऽपश्यन्विहितं व्यूहं धर्मराजेन दुर्जयम् । प्रयत्नात्कुरुमुख्येन बृहस्पत्युशनोमतात् ॥
English Translation
Having passed that night most happily, the (those monarchs), with ample gratification, proceeded out for battle (the following morning). They then saw a very invincible array of army, that was constituted by the King of Justice (Yudhishthira), who was the greatest of the whole Kuru race, with the greatest care and quite in accordance with the advices of both Brihaspati and Ushanas.
अथ प्रतीपकर्तारं सततं विजितात्मनाम् । सस्मार वृषभस्कन्धं कर्णं दुर्योधनस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Duryodhana, that smiter of enemies, called to his memory, Karna, who baffled the attempts of the his antagonists and who was the foremost of all heroic warriors and who was the slayer of his foes and who had the neck like that of a bull.
पुरंदरसमं युद्धे मरुद्गणसमं बले । कार्तवीर्यसमं वीर्ये कर्णं राज्ञोऽगमन्मनः । सूतपुत्रं महेष्वासं बन्धुमात्ययिकेष्विव ॥
English Translation
The king's (Duryodhana's) mind was now constantly directed towards Karna, who resembled Purandara in battle and who was like the Marutas in prowess and who also was equal to Kartavirya in prowess.
यद्वोऽगमन्मनो मन्दाः कर्णं वैकर्तनं तदा । अप्यद्राक्षत तं यूयं शीतार्ता इव भास्करम् ॥
कृतेऽवहारे सैन्यानां प्रवृत्ते च रणे पुनः । कथं वैकर्तनः कर्णस्तत्रायुध्यत संजय । कथं च पाण्डवाः सर्वे युयुधुस्तत्र सूतजम् ॥
English Translation
O Sanjaya, how did Karna, the son of Vikartana, fight there (in the field of battle), when my troops had first re-retreated and again engaged themselves in the battle. And how also did the sons of Pandu fight in the field with the son of Suta?
कर्णो ह्येको महाबाहुर्हन्यात्पार्थान्ससोमकान् । कर्णस्य भुजयोर्वीर्यं शक्रविष्णुसमं मतम् । तथास्त्राणि सुघोराणि विक्रमश्च महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, Karna that mighty-armed warrior, would have slaughtered all the sons of Pritha along with the whole lot of the Srinjayas, although he was alone. In the field of battle, the strength of the arms of Karna was similar to the prowess of both Shakra and Vishnu; and the weapons, as well as the prowess of that loftyminded warrior were very fierce. Hoping to be under the protection of Karna, Karna, king Duryodhana was most eager for the battle.
दुर्योधनं तदा दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवेन भृशार्दितम् । पराक्रान्तान्पाण्डुसुतान्दृष्ट्वा चापि महाहवे ॥
English Translation
Then what did that very powerful carwarrior do after seeing Duryodhana very highly oppressed by the son of Pandu and also after witnessing all the sons of Pandu to display their prowess in arms?
कर्णमाश्रित्य संग्रामे दर्पो दुर्योधने पुनः । जेतुमुत्सहते पार्थान्सपुत्रान्सहकेशवान् ॥
English Translation
Relying upon Karna, the foolish prince Duryodhana, again, aspired to defeat the sons, of Pritha along with their sons, as well as Keshava in the field of battle.
अहो बत महद्दुःखं यत्र पाण्डुसुतान्रणे । नातरद्रभसः कर्णो दैवं नूनं परायणम् । अहो द्यूतस्य निष्ठेयं घोरा संप्रति वर्तते ॥
English Translation
Alas! this is a matter of great grief that in the field of battle Karna, possessed of immense strength, could not defeat the sons of Pandu! It is certain that Destiny holds the foremost position in all affairs.
अहो दुःखानि तीव्राणि दुर्योधनकृतान्यहम् । सहिष्यामि सुघोराणि शल्यभूतानि संजय ॥
English Translation
Alas! the most dreadful result of gaming at dice has now been visible. O Sanjaya, I now hear of the greatest sorrows, that had been brought about by foolish, Duryodhana and also that resemble a large number of deadly arrows!
सौबलं च तथा तात नीतिमानिति मन्यते ॥
युद्धेषु नाम दिव्येषु वर्तमानेषु संजय । अश्रौषं निहतान्पुत्रान्नित्यमेव च निर्जितान् ॥
न पाण्डवानां समरे कश्चिदस्ति निवारकः । स्त्रीमध्यमिव गाहन्ति दैवं हि बलवत्तरम् ॥
English Translation
O Sanjaya, when such is the matter with the battle which is most dreadful I have often heard that my sons were being constantly defeated and slaughtered. There exists no one who can restrain the Pandavas in the battle; and they enter into my whole force, even as one penetrates into the midst of a throng of women. I is sure that Destiny is the must supreme.
अतिक्रान्तं हि यत्कार्यं पश्चाच्चिन्तयतीति च । तच्चास्य न भवेत्कार्यं चिन्तया च विनश्यति ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said O monarch, do you now reflect upon your past actions, that were most righteous (the game at dice and others of the kind). Man afterwards reflects upon all actions that had past away. But that however, one should not do. For, one is destroyed by that sort of reflection.
तदिदं तव कार्यं तु दूरप्राप्तं विजानता । न कृतं यत्त्वया पूर्वं प्राप्ताप्राप्तविचारणे ॥
English Translation
That act of yours has been far from bringing out the desired end. Although you are possessed of knowledge, yet you did not consider before hand the propreity and impropriety of you actions.
उक्तोऽसि बहुधा राजन्मा युध्यस्वेति पाण्डवैः । गृह्णीषे न च तन्मोहात्पाण्डवेषु विशां पते ॥
English Translation
O monarch, it was several times told to you, that you should not fight with the, Pandavas. But, O ruler of earth, that advice you did not accept out of foolishness.
त्वया पापानि घोराणि समाचीर्णानि पाण्डुषु । त्वत्कृते वर्तते घोरः पार्थिवानां जनक्षयः ॥
English Translation
The most horrible deeds of sin had been perpetrated by you in respect to the Pandavas. And only for those acts of yours that this terrible destruction of kings takes place now.
तत्त्विदानीमतिक्रम्य मा शुचो भरतर्षभ । शृणु सर्वं यथावृत्तं घोरं वैशसमच्युत ॥
English Translation
O foremost of the Bharata race all has now passed away, do not grieve for them. O you of evenlasting fame, do you now hear of all that had taken place, namely the details of that awful slaughter.
प्रभातायां रजन्यां तु कर्णो राजानमभ्ययात् । समेत्य च महाबाहुर्दुर्योधनमभाषत ॥
English Translation
Thus when the night dawned, Karna went of the king. And having approached him that hero of very powerful arms then addressed Duryodhana.
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