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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 34

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 34

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 34 of the classical Mahābhārata with 43 verses.

Total: 43 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.34.1–43 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 13 shown)
स संनिपातस्तुमुलो भीमरूपो विशां पते । आसीद्रौद्रो महाराज कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मृधे । ततो मुहूर्ताद्राजेन्द्र पाण्डवः कर्णमाद्रवत् ॥
English Translation
O monarch, that encounter between Bhima and Karna in battle became dreadful and the noise thereof was tremendous.
तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषः । आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे । पुनश्चैनममेयात्मा शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥
English Translation
Beholding Bhima approach towards him, Karna, otherwise called Vaikartana or Vrisha, filled with anger, struck him on the chest with an arrows. Once more the highly energetic Karna covered him with a shower of arrows. Thus struck by the charioteer's son Bhima two enshrouded him with Narachas.
स विद्धः सूतपुत्रेण छादयामास पत्रिभिः । विव्याध निशितैः कर्ण नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥
English Translation
With nine sharp and bent arrows he struck Karna who again cut-off his bow in twain with winged arrows.
तस्य कर्णो धनुर्मध्ये द्विधा चिच्छेद पत्रिणा । अथ तं छिन्नधन्वानमभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे । नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन सर्वावरणभेदिना ॥
English Translation
Sundering his bow he once more struck him on the chest with a highly keen arrow capable of cutting off all kinds of arms.
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय सूतपुत्रं वृकोदरः । राजन्मर्मसु मर्मज्ञो विद्ध्वा सुनिशितैः शरैः । ननाद बलवन्नादं कम्पयन्निव रोदसी ॥
English Translation
Then, O king, taking up another bow, Bhima, who knew where the vital parts are, pierced the son of the charioteer to the very vitals with sharpened arrows.
तं कर्णः पञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समार्दयत् । मदोत्कटं वने दृप्तमुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम् ॥
English Translation
Then Karna struck him with twenty-five arrows like a hunter striking a proud and infuriate elephant in the forest with a number of blazing brands.
ततः सायकभिन्नाङ्गः पाण्डवः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षः सूतपुत्रवधेच्छया ॥
English Translation
Thereupon with his limbs mangled by arrows, beside himself with anger and his eyes reddened with pride and ire the son of Pandu set on his bow a highly impetuous and excellent arrow capable of bearing a heavy strain and riving the mountains,
स कार्मुके महावेगं भारसाधनमुत्तमम् । गिरीणामपि भेत्तारं सायकं समयोजयत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon with his limbs mangled by arrows, beside himself with anger and his eyes reddened with pride and ire the son of Pandu set on his bow a highly impetuous and excellent arrow capable of bearing a heavy strain and riving the mountains,
विकृष्य बलवच्चापमा कर्णादतिमारुतिः । तं मुमोच महेष्वासः क्रुद्धः कर्णजिघांसया ॥
English Translation
Stretching with great force his bow to his cars the Maruti (Bhima), filled with anger all desirous of slaying Karna discharged it.
स विसृष्टो बलवता बाणो वज्राशनिस्वनः । अदारयद्रणे कर्णं वज्रवेग इवाचलम् ॥
English Translation
Discharged by powerful Bhima, that arrow, making a sound like that of a thunderbolt, struck Karna in that battle like the thunderbolt itself clapping a mountain,
स भीमसेनाभिहतो सूतपुत्रः कुरूद्वह । निषसाद रथोपस्थे विसंज्ञः पृतनापतिः ॥
English Translation
O descendant of Kuru, thus struck by Bhimasena, the Commander Suta's son sat down senseless on the terrace of his car.
ततो मद्राधिपो दृष्ट्वा विसंज्ञं सूतनन्दनम् । अपोवाह रथेनाजौ कर्णमाहवशोभिनम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding the Suta's son insensible the king of Madras carried him away on his car from the battle-field.
ततः पराजिते कर्णे धार्तराष्ट्रीं महाचमूम् । व्यद्रावयद्भीमसेनो यथेन्द्रो दानवीं चमूम् ॥
English Translation
After Karna's defeat Bhima began to belabour the huge army of Dhritarashthra like Indra routing the Danavas.
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