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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 24

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 24

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 24

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 24 of the classical Mahābhārata with 162 verses.

Total: 162 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.24.1–162 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 6 (Verses 30 shown)
वध्यास्ते सर्वतः पापा ये युष्मास्वपराधिनः । मम तेजोबलार्धेन सर्वांस्तान्घ्नत शात्रवान् ॥
English Translation
Sthanu said These sinful persons, who have insulted you, all should be slaughtered. Do you kill all these antagonists with one-half of my energy and prowess.
बिभर्तुं तेजसोऽर्धं ते न शक्ष्यामो महेश्वर । सर्वेषां नो बलार्धेन त्वमेव जहि शात्रवान् ॥
English Translation
The celestials said O Maheshvara, we are not capable of bearing half of your energy. Do you slaughter the antagonists with one-half of the entire strength, possessed by all of us.
ततस्तथेति देवेशस्तैरुक्तो राजसत्तम । अर्धमादाय सर्वेभ्यस्तेजसाभ्यधिकोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O foremost of monarchs, the chief of the celestials was thus addressed by the gods, saying-so be it; and he in this way became superior to all, after having added to his own one-half of the entire energy possessed by them (the celestials) all.
स तु देवो बलेनासीत्सर्वेभ्यो बलवत्तरः । महादेव इति ख्यातस्तदाप्रभृति शंकरः ॥
English Translation
That god had really become much more powerful than all others in strength. Thereupon Shankara came to be celebrated under the title of Mahadeva from that time forward.
ततोऽब्रवीन्महादेवो धनुर्बाणधरस्त्वहम् । हनिष्यामि रथेनाजौ तान्रिपून्वै दिवौकसः ॥
English Translation
At this Mahadeva, who was armed with the bow and arrows, uttered these words; 'O celestials, mounted upon the car, I shall slaughter those enemies of yours in the field of battle.'
ते यूयं मे रथं चैव धनुर्बाणं तथैव च । पश्यध्वं यावदद्यैतान्पातयामि महीतले ॥
English Translation
Do you all now behold my car, the bow and arrow, as also how I cast down today these antagonists upon the surface of the earth.
मूर्तिसर्वस्वमादाय त्रैलोक्यस्य ततस्ततः । रथं ते कल्पयिष्याम देवेश्वर महौजसम् ॥
English Translation
The celestials said O Lord of the celestials, having taken up all forms of the three worlds, we will construct a car for you, that will be endued with immense energy.
तथैव बुद्ध्या विहितं विश्वकर्मकृतं शुभम् । ततो विबुधशार्दूलास्तं रथं समकल्पयन् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the foremost of the celestials began to construct that car, which was conceived to be a very gigantic cue and also that was, with great intelligence designed by Vishvakarman himself (the celestial artificer).
वन्धुरं पृथिवीं देवीं विशालपुरमालिनीम् । सपर्वतवनद्वीपां चक्रुर्भूतधरां तदा ॥
English Translation
Then they made his car to be the same as the goddess earth, that is adorned with garlands of magnificent towns and cities and that is furnished with the mountains, forests and islands and the contained creatures and also that is ornamented with innumerable ups and downs.
मन्दरं पर्वतं चाक्षं जङ्घास्तस्य महानदीः । दिशश्च प्रदिशश्चैव परिवारं रथस्य हि ॥
English Translation
The Mandara mountain was made the axle of that car; and the great river (the Ganges) constituted its Jangha; and the different directions and the subsidiary points constituted its several ornaments.
अनुकर्षान्ग्रहान्दीप्तान्वरूथं चापि तारकाः । धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तं त्रिवेणुं चापि बन्धुरम् । ओषधीर्विविधास्तत्र नानापुष्पफलोद्गमाः ॥
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ कृत्वा चक्रे रथवरोत्तमे । पक्षौ पूर्वापरौ तत्र कृते रात्र्यहनी शुभे ॥
English Translation
The Sun and the Moon, having been made equal, were constituted to be the two other wheels of that foremost and most excellent car. The day and the night were made to be the two auspicious wings on the right and left in that car.
दश नागपतीनीषां धृतराष्ट्रमुखान्दृढाम् । द्यां युगं युगचर्माणि संवर्तकबलाहकान् ॥
शम्यां धृतिं च मेधां च स्थितिं संनतिमेव च । ग्रहनक्षत्रताराभिश्चर्म चित्रं नभस्तलम् ॥
English Translation
The Dhriti the Medha, the Sthiti and the Sannati and the firinament, covered over with the planets, constellations and stars, were made its variegated leathern covers.
सुराम्बुप्रेतवित्तानां पतीँल्लोकेश्वरान्हयान् । सिनीवालीमनुमतिं कुहूं राकां च सुव्रताम् । योक्त्राणि चक्रुर्वाहानां रोहकांश्चापि कण्ठकम् ॥
English Translation
The gods made horses for driving that chariot, the four lokapalas i.e. Indra, Varuna, Yama and Kubera. The adored goddesses of Sinivali, Anumati, Kuhu and Raka, all great resolutes were made the yoke for that chariot and the gods governing these goddesses were made the thorns of the bridle to direct those horses.
कर्म सत्यं तपोऽर्थश्च विहितास्तत्र रश्मयः । अधिष्ठानं मनस्त्वासीत्परिरथ्यं सरस्वती ॥
नानावर्णाश्च चित्राश्च पताकाः पवनेरिताः । विद्युदिन्द्रधनुर्नद्धं रथं दीप्तं व्यदीपयत् ॥
English Translation
The chords of that car were constituted by Action, Truth, Devotion and Profit. The mind was the situation upon which the car rested; and speech formed its tacks. The beautiful flags of diverse colours undulated in the air and both the lightening and the Indra's bow (the Rainbow) enlightened that resplendent car.
एवं तस्मिन्महाराज कल्पिते रथसत्तमे । देवैर्मनुजशार्दूल द्विषतामभिमर्दने ॥
स्वान्यायुधानि मुख्यानि न्यदधाच्छंकरो रथे । रथयष्टिं वियत्कृष्टां स्थापयामास गोवृषम् ॥
English Translation
O great monarch, O foremost of persons, when that best of cars was thus prepared by all the celestials with a view to crush down their antagonists (the Danavas). Shankara then placed his celestial weapons upon the car; and also having made the entire firmament to be his flag-staff, he placed his bull (the symbol of the Deity) upon it.
ब्रह्मदण्डः कालदण्डो रुद्रदण्डस्तथा ज्वरः । परिस्कन्दा रथस्यास्य सर्वतोदिशमुद्यताः ॥
English Translation
Then the rod of Brahman, the rod of Death and the rod of Rudra, as also Fever formed the guards on the sides of that car, that were pointed towards all directions of the horizon.
अथर्वाङ्गिरसावास्तां चक्ररक्षौ महात्मनः । ऋग्वेदः सामवेदश्च पुराणं च पुरःसराः ॥
English Translation
The protectors of the car-wheels of that high-souled personage were the Athurvan and Angiras; and Rigveda, Samaveda and Purana stood at the front of that car.
इतिहासयजुर्वेदौ पृष्ठरक्षौ बभूवतुः । दिव्या वाचश्च विद्याश्च परिपार्श्वचराः कृताः ॥
English Translation
All histories and the Yajurveda became the guards of the back of the car; and all divine speeches and the and the different branches of knowledge placed themselves on all sides of the car.
तोत्त्रादयश्च राजेन्द्र वषट्कारस्तथैव च । ओंकारश्च मुखे राजन्नतिशोभाकरोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
O king, the hymns and others, as also the principal Vedic sounds, namely, Vashatkara, stood round the car. And O monarch, the syllable Om, having placed at the front of it, became greatly hand-some.
विचित्रमृतुभिः षड्भिः कृत्वा संवत्सरं धनुः । तस्मान्नॄणां कालरात्रिर्ज्या कृता धनुषोऽजरा ॥
English Translation
Then having made the year, looking exceedingly beautiful with the six seasons, to be his bow, he prepared the string with his own shadow, that was indestructible in the field of battle.
इषुश्चाप्यभवद्विष्णुर्ज्वलनः सोम एव च । अग्नीषोमौ जगत्कृत्स्नं वैष्णवं चोच्यते जगत् ॥
English Translation
Vishnu, Agni (the god of fire) and Soma formed the shaft of that bow. The entire was universe of nothing but Agni and Soma. The universe is also to consist of Vishnu.
विष्णुश्चात्मा भगवतो भवस्यामिततेजसः । तस्माद्धनुर्ज्यासंस्पर्शं न विषेहुर्हरस्य ते ॥
English Translation
The soul of that illustrious and highly energetic Bhava is identical with Vishnu. They (the Asuras), therefore, could not bear the tough of the bow-string of Hara (Bhava).
तस्मिञ्शरे तिग्ममन्युर्मुमोचाविषहं प्रभुः । भृग्वङ्गिरोमन्युभवं क्रोधाग्निमतिदुःसहम् ॥
English Translation
Then the fiercely wrathful Lord cast his fire of anger upon that arrow, which anger was most irresistible and also which had sprung from the very wrath of both Bhrigu and Angiras and which, which, again, most intolerable.
स नीललोहितो धूम्रः कृत्तिवासा भयंकरः । आदित्यायुतसंकाशस्तेजोज्वालावृतो ज्वलन् ॥
English Translation
That dreadful God, dressed in skins, who was blue, red and of smoke color and who also resembled ten thousand suns in splendour and who again was shrouded over with the flames of energy and blazed forth most brightly.
दुश्च्यावश्च्यावनो जेता हन्ता ब्रह्मद्विषां हरः । नित्यं त्राता च हन्ता च धर्माधर्माश्रिताञ्जनान् ॥
English Translation
Then that subduer of those, who can with difficulty be subdued, that victor that slayer of the antagonists of Brahman, that universal protector, that slayer of persons, with whom rest both righteousness and unrighteousness that One named Hara.
प्रमाथिभिर्घोररूपैर्भीमोदग्रैर्गणैर्वृतः । विभाति भगवान्स्थाणुस्तैरेवात्मगुणैर्वृतः ॥
English Translation
Then having been surrounded by innumerable beings, who were all very powerful to crush the enemies and who were possessed of fierce prowess and dreadful appearances and who, again, were fleet as the mind and who, at last, were endued with the different (fourteen) physical faculties, illustrious Sthanu blazed forth with great splendour.
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