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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 31

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 31

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 31 of the classical Mahābhārata with 69 verses.

Total: 69 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.31.1–69 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ततः परानीकभिदं व्यूहमप्रतिमं परैः । समीक्ष्य कर्णः पार्थानां धृष्टद्युम्नाभिरक्षितम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thereupon beholding that unrivalled arrangement of the army of Partha protected by Dhristadyumna who was capable of resisting all hostile armies Karna.
प्रययौ रथघोषेण सिंहनादरवेण च । वादित्राणां च निनदैः कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Proceeded sending up leonine shouts and making his chariot produce a loud rattle. He made the earth tremble with the loud din of musical instruments.
वेपमान इव क्रोधाद्युद्धशौण्डः परंतपः । प्रतिव्यूह्य महातेजा यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
That chastiser of foes, irrepressible in battle, seemed to tremble in anger. Then arranging his own army in counter array, that hero of great energy, O best of Bharatas.
व्यधमत्पाण्डवीं सेनामासुरीं मघवानिव । युधिष्ठिरं चाभिभवन्नपसव्यं चकार ह ॥
English Translation
Made a great havoc of the Pandava army like Indra killing the Asura army. Then wounding Yudhishthira with many arrows he placed the son of Pandu to his right.
कथं संजय राधेयः प्रत्यव्यूहत पाण्डवान् । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखान्वीरान्भीमसेनाभिरक्षितान् ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said How did, O Sanjaya, the son of Radha arrange his army against the Pandavas led by Dhristadyumna and protected by Bhimasena-all those great bowmen invincible even to the very gods. Who stood, O Sanjaya, at the one wing and at the other of my army?
के च प्रपक्षौ पक्षौ वा मम सैन्यस्य संजय । प्रविभज्य यथान्यायं कथं वा समवस्थिताः ॥
कथं पाण्डुसुताश्चापि प्रत्यव्यूहन्त मामकान् । कथं चैतन्महायुद्धं प्रावर्तत सुदारुणम् ॥
क्व च बीभत्सुरभवद्यत्कर्णोऽयाद्युधिष्ठिरम् । को ह्यर्जुनस्य सांनिध्ये शक्तोऽभ्येतुं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
सर्वभूतानि यो ह्येकः खाण्डवे जितवान्पुरा । कस्तमन्यत्र राधेयात्प्रतियुध्येज्जिजीविषुः ॥
English Translation
Who could successfully assail Yudhishthira before Arjuna? Who else except the son of Radha, who wishes to keep his life, would fight with Arjuna who had defeated single-handed formerly all creatures at Khandava?
शृणु व्यूहस्य रचनामर्जुनश्च यथा गतः । परिदाय नृपं तेभ्यः संग्रामश्चाभवद्यथा ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Hear now of the arrangement of the army and how Arjuna came and how the battle was fought by both sides encircling their respective kings.
कृपः शारद्वतो राजन्मागधश्च तरस्विनः । सात्वतः कृतवर्मा च दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रिताः ॥
English Translation
O king, Saradvata's son Kripa, the highly active Magadhas and Kritavarma of the Satvata race stood at the right wing.
तेषां प्रपक्षे शकुनिरुलूकश्च महारथः । सादिभिर्विमलप्रासैस्तवानीकमरक्षताम् ॥
English Translation
Standing at the right of these and accompanied by many dauntless Gandhara horse-men armed with bright lances and many invincible mountaineers numerous swarms of locusts and grim-visaged as the as the cars W Pishachas, Shakuni and the powerful carwarrior Uluka protected the Kuru army.
गान्धारिभिरसंभ्रान्तैः पार्वतीयैश्च दुर्जयैः । शलभानामिव व्रातैः पिशाचैरिव दुर्दृशैः ॥
English Translation
Standing at the right of these and accompanied by many dauntless Gandhara horse-men armed with bright lances and many invincible mountaineers numerous swarms of locusts and grim-visaged as the as the cars W Pishachas, Shakuni and the powerful carwarrior Uluka protected the Kuru army.
चतुस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि रथानामनिवर्तिनाम् । संशप्तका युद्धशौण्डा वामं पार्श्वमपालयन् ॥
English Translation
Thirty-four thousand of the Samsaptakas never to come back from the battle-field mad after fight, encircling your son and desirous of killing Krishna and Arjuna, protected the left side.
समुच्चितास्तव सुतैः कृष्णार्जुनजिघांसवः । तेषां प्रपक्षः काम्बोजाः शकाश्च यवनैः सह ॥
निदेशात्सूतपुत्रस्य सरथाः साश्वपत्तयः । आह्वयन्तोऽर्जुनं तस्थुः केशवं च महाबलम् ॥
English Translation
The Kambojas, the Sakas, the Yavanas, with their cars, horses and infantry stood on this left challenging Arjuna and the powerful Kesava.
मध्येसेनामुखं कर्णो व्यवातिष्ठत दंशितः । चित्रवर्माङ्गदः स्रग्वी पालयन्ध्वजिनीमुखम् ॥
English Translation
In the centre, stood Karna at the head of the army, clad in armour and a beautiful coat of mail and adorned with bracelets and garlands, for protecting it.
रक्ष्यमाणः सुसंरब्धैः पुत्रैः शस्त्रभृतां वरः । वाहिनीप्रमुखं वीरः संप्रकर्षन्नशोभत ॥
English Translation
Endued with the effulgence of the moon and fire, beautiful to look at and with twany eyes, protected by his greatly angry sons, that hero, the foremost of the wielders of weapons, shone at the head of his army drawing his bow.
अयोरत्निर्महाबाहुः सूर्यवैश्वानरद्युतिः । महाद्विपस्कन्धगतः पिङ्गलः प्रियदर्शनः । दुःशासनो वृतः सैन्यैः स्थितो व्यूहस्य पृष्ठतः ॥
English Translation
The mighty-armed Dushasana, encircled by his soldiers, stood at the back of the army on a huge elephant and proceeded therefrom.
तमन्वयान्महाराज स्वयं दुर्योधनो नृपः । चित्राश्वैश्चित्रसंनाहैः सोदर्यैरभिरक्षितः ॥
English Translation
Protected by the highly energetic Madrakas and Kekayas the king shone there like the performer of hundred sacrifices surrounded by the celestials. Then followed him, O emperor, the king Duryodhana himself protected by his own brothers, clad in beautiful mails and riding on beautiful horses.
रक्ष्यमाणो महावीर्यैः सहितैर्मद्रकेकयैः । अशोभत महाराज देवैरिव शतक्रतुः ॥
English Translation
Protected by the highly energetic Madrakas and Kekayas the king shone there like the performer of hundred sacrifices surrounded by the celestials. Then followed him, O emperor, the king Duryodhana himself protected by his own brothers, clad in beautiful mails and riding on beautiful horses.
अश्वत्थामा कुरूणां च ये प्रवीरा महारथाः । नित्यमत्ताश्च मातङ्गाः शूरैर्म्लेच्छैरधिष्ठिताः । अन्वयुस्तद्रथानीकं क्षरन्त इव तोयदाः ॥
English Translation
Ashvatthama and other leading car-warriors and many infuriate elephants shedding temporal juice, resembling a mass of clouds and driven by brave Mlechchas followed that car force.
ते ध्वजैर्वैजयन्तीभिर्ज्वलद्भिः परमायुधैः । सादिभिश्चास्थिता रेजुर्द्रुमवन्त इवाचलाः ॥
English Translation
With Vaijayanti flags, shining weapons and riders they appeared like hills filled with trees.
तेषां पदातिनागानां पादरक्षाः सहस्रशः । पट्टिशासिधराः शूरा बभूवुरनिवर्तिनः ॥
English Translation
The rear of that elephant army was protected by thousands of horses with swords and Patticas never to return back from battle.
सादिभिः स्यन्दनैर्नागैरधिकं समलंकृतैः । स व्यूहराजो विबभौ देवासुरचमूपमः ॥
English Translation
Brilliantly adorned with cavalry, carwarriors and elephants that best of armies looked exceedingly picturesque like that of that of the gods or of the demons.
बार्हस्पत्यः सुविहितो नायकेन विपश्चिता । नृत्यतीव महाव्यूहः परेषामादधद्भयम् ॥
English Translation
That army arranged after the plan of Vrihaspati by its expert commander appeared to dance and strike terror into the hearts of the enemies.
तस्य पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यो निष्पतन्ति युयुत्सवः । पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः प्रावृषीव बलाहकाः ॥
English Translation
Like the continual clouds of the rainy season, the infantry, cavalry, car-warriors and elephants, desirous of battle, began to issue from all the wings.
ततः सेनामुखे कर्णं दृष्ट्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः । धनंजयममित्रघ्नमेकवीरमुवाच ह ॥
English Translation
Beholding Karna at the head of the army Yudhishthira addressed the following words to Dhananjaya, that slayer of foes, the one heroes in the battle.
पश्यार्जुन महाव्यूहं कर्णेन विहितं रणे । युक्तं पक्षैः प्रपक्षैश्च सेनानीकं प्रकाशते ॥
English Translation
Behold, O Arjuna, the great army arranged by Karna. The enemy's army shines with all its wings.
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