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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 32

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 32

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 32

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 32 of the classical Mahābhārata with 85 verses.

Total: 85 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.32.1–85 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 25 shown)
स तु बाणैर्दिशो राजन्नाच्छाद्य परवीरहा । आजघ्ने सारथिं चास्य सुषेणं च ततस्त्रिभिः । चिच्छेद चास्य सुदृढं धनुर्भल्लैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिधा ॥
English Translation
Then, O king, covering all the quarters with arrows that subduer of hostile heroes killed Sushena's driver, striking Sushena himself with three arrows and then sundered into pieces his highly strong bow with three Bhallas.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सुषेणः क्रोधमूर्छितः । अविध्यन्नकुलं षष्ट्या सहदेवं च सप्तभिः ॥
English Translation
Then beside himself with anger Sushena took up another bow and pierced Nakula with sixty arrows and Sahadeva with seven.
तद्युद्धं सुमहद्घोरमासीद्देवासुरोपमम् । निघ्नतां सायकैस्तूर्णमन्योन्यस्य वधं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Then there took place a dreadful encounter between those heroes striking one another like that between the gods and demons.
सात्यकिर्वृषसेनस्य हत्वा सूतं त्रिभिः शरैः । धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन जघानाश्वांश्च सप्तभिः । ध्वजमेकेषुणोन्मथ्य त्रिभिस्तं हृद्यताडयत् ॥
English Translation
Having killed Vrishasena's driver with three arrows Satyaki sundered his bow with a Bhalla and killed his horses with seven arrows. Then crushing down his standard with another arrow he struck Vrishasena himself on the breast with three arrows.
अथावसन्नः स्वरथे मुहूर्तात्पुनरुत्थितः । अथो जिघांसुः शैनेयं खड्गचर्मभृदभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Deprived of his driver, horses, chariot and flags by Yuyudhana, thus struck Vrishasena became senseless on his car but stood up again within the twinkling of an eye. Vrishasena, armed with sword and shield, then rushed against him with a view to kill him.
तस्य चाप्लवतः शीघ्रं वृषसेनस्य सात्यकिः । वराहकर्णैर्दशभिरविध्यदसिचर्मणी ॥
English Translation
As his antagonist advanced against him Satyaki struck at his sword and shield len arrows with heads like a boar's ear.
दुःशासनस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा विरथं व्यायुधं कृतम् । आरोप्य स्वरथे तूर्णमपोवाह रथान्तरम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing Vrishasena deprived of his car and weapons Dushasana placing him on his own car then speedily put him on another.
अथान्यं रथमास्थाय वृषसेनो महारथः । कर्णस्य युधि दुर्धर्षः पुनः पृष्ठमपालयत् ॥
दुःशासनं तु शैनेयो नवैर्नवभिराशुगैः । विसूताश्वरथं कृत्वा ललाटे त्रिभिरार्पयत् ॥
English Translation
Having deprived Dushasana of his driver, horses and car, with ninety nine iron arrows the grandson of Sini struck him then on his forehead with nine arrows.
स त्वन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्कल्पितं पुनः । युयुधे पाण्डुभिः सार्धं कर्णस्याप्याययन्बलम् ॥
English Translation
Then riding on another car properly equipped once more he began to fight with the, Pandavas from within the division of Karna.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततः कर्णमविध्यद्दशभिः शरैः । द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या युयुधानस्तु सप्तभिः ॥
भीमसेनश्चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च पञ्चभिः । नकुलस्त्रिंशता बाणैः शतानीकश्च सप्तभिः । शिखण्डी दशभिर्वीरो धर्मराजः शतेन तु ॥
एते चान्ये च राजेन्द्र प्रवीरा जयगृद्धिनः । अभ्यर्दयन्महेष्वासं सूतपुत्रं महामृधे ॥
English Translation
Worked up with the desire of victory those and other foremost of men began to assail that great men, Suta's son, in that terrible battle.
तान्सूतपुत्रो विशिखैर्दशभिर्दशभिः शितैः । रथे चारु चरन्वीरः प्रत्यविध्यदरिंदमः ॥
English Translation
Moving about in his car the heroic son of the charioteer, the subduer of foes, pierced each of them with ten arrows.
तत्रास्त्रवीर्यं कर्णस्य लाघवं च महात्मनः । अपश्याम महाराज तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥
English Translation
There, O monarch, we witnessed the wonderful strength in the handling of weapons and the light-handedness of the high-souled Karna.
न ह्याददानं ददृशुः संदधानं च सायकान् । विमुञ्चन्तं च संरम्भाद्ददृशुस्ते महारथम् ॥
English Translation
People could not mark when he took up his arrows, when he ained them and when he discharged them. They only saw his enemies slain by his anger.
द्यौर्वियद्भूर्दिशश्चाशु प्रणुन्ना निशितैः शरैः । अरुणाभ्रावृताकारं तस्मिन्देशे बभौ वियत् ॥
English Translation
The sky, the earth and the firmament were filled with his sharpened arrows. The firmament looked brilliant as if covered with clouds smitten with the rays of the sun.
नृत्यन्निव हि राधेयश्चापहस्तः प्रतापवान् । यैर्विद्धः प्रत्यविध्यत्तानेकैकं त्रिगुणैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
The highly powerful son of Radha, with bow in his hand, as if dancing, pierced each of his antagonists with thrice as many shafts as each of them had struck him with.
दशभिर्दशभिश्चैनान्पुनर्विद्ध्वा ननाद ह । साश्वसूतध्वजच्छत्रास्ततस्ते विवरं ददुः ॥
English Translation
Once more striking each of them and his horses, drivers, car and flag with ten arrows he sent up a loud war-cry. His antagonist then gave him a way.
तान्प्रमृद्नन्महेष्वासान्राधेयः शरवृष्टिभिः । राजानीकमसंबाधं प्राविशच्छत्रुकर्शनः ॥
English Translation
Having crushed those powerful bowmen with showers of arrows, the son of Radha, the subduer of foes, entered unopposed into the thick of the army led by the Pandava king.
स रथांस्त्रिशतान्हत्वा चेदीनामनिवर्तिनाम् । राधेयो निशितैर्बाणैस्ततोऽभ्यार्च्छद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Having broken down thirty chariots of the Chedis who never return from the battle-field the son of Radha pierced Yudhishthira with many sharp arrows.
ततस्ते पाण्डवा राजञ्शिखण्डी च ससात्यकिः । राधेयात्परिरक्षन्तो राजानं पर्यवारयन् ॥
English Translation
With a view to rescue the king from the son of Radha many Pandava warriors, with Shikhandin and Satyaki surrounded him.
तथैव तावकाः सर्वे कर्णं दुर्वारणं रणे । यत्ताः सेनामहेष्वासाः पर्यरक्षन्त सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
So did the powerful and brave bowinen of your army firmly guard the irresistible Karna in that battle.
नानावादित्रघोषाश्च प्रादुरासन्विशां पते । सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम् ॥
English Translation
O king, then there arose the sound of various musical instruments and the leonine roars of brave heroes rent the sky.
ततः पुनः समाजग्मुरभीताः कुरुपाण्डवाः । युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पार्थाः सूतपुत्रमुखा वयम् ॥
English Translation
The Kurus and Pandavas once undauntedly met with each other, the former led by Karna and the latter by Yudhishthira. more
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