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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 36

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 36

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 36

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 36 of the classical Mahābhārata with 41 verses.

Total: 41 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.36.1–41 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 11 shown)
शीर्षपाषाणसंछन्नाः केशशैवलशाद्वलाः । अस्थिसंघातसंकीर्णा धनुःशरवरोत्तमाः ॥
English Translation
It was filled with heads forming the rocks. The hairs of the warriors formed the floating weeds and mosses. Bones formed the fishes; and bows, arrows and maces formed the rafts by which to cross them.
मांसकर्दमपङ्काश्च शोणितौघाः सुदारुणाः । नदीः प्रवर्तयामासुर्यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनीः ॥
English Translation
Flesh and blood formed their mire. Thus dreadful and terrible rivers, with currents swelled by blood, were formed there.
ता नद्यो घोररूपाश्च नयन्त्यो यमसादनम् । अवगाढा मज्जयन्त्यः क्षत्रस्याजनयन्भयम् ॥
क्रव्यादानां नरव्याघ्र नर्दतां तत्र तत्र ह । घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे प्रेतराजपुरोपमम् ॥
English Translation
And many plunged into those rivers striking terror unto the Kshatriyas and dies. O best of men, on account of many carnivorous animals emitting yells on all sides the battle-field became terrible, like the territory of the Regent of the Dead.
उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः । नृत्यन्ति वै भूतगणाः संतृप्ता मांसशोणितैः ॥
English Translation
And innumerable, headless trunks rose on all sides. And many terrible creatures eating flesh and drinking blood and fat began to dance around.
पीत्वा च शोणितं तत्र वसां पीत्वा च भारत । मेदोमज्जावसातृप्तास्तृप्ता मांसस्य चैव हि । धावमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते काकगृध्रबलास्तथा ॥
English Translation
And gratified with fat, marrow and flesh crows, vultures and cranes were seen to move about in delight.
शूरास्तु समरे राजन्भयं त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजम् । योधव्रतसमाख्याताश्चक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत् ॥
English Translation
The heroes, however, O king, shaking off fear and observing the warrior's warrior's vow, fearlessly did their duty.
शरशक्तिसमाकीर्णे क्रव्यादगणसंकुले । व्यचरन्त गणैः शूराः ख्यापयन्तः स्वपौरुषम् ॥
English Translation
On that field where innumerable arrows and darts passed through the air and where various carnivorous animals in large number and the brave warriors armed moved about displaying their powers.
अन्योन्यं श्रावयन्ति स्म नामगोत्राणि भारत । पितृनामानि च रणे गोत्रनामानि चाभितः ॥
English Translation
They called out one another by their own and family names. And many taking the names of their fathers and families began to assail one another with darts, lances and battle axes.
श्रावयन्तो हि बहवस्तत्र योधा विशां पते । अन्योन्यमवमृद्नन्तः शक्तितोमरपट्टिशैः ॥
English Translation
They called out one another by their own and family names. And many taking the names of their fathers and families began to assail one another with darts, lances and battle axes.
वर्तमाने तदा युद्धे घोररूपे सुदारुणे । व्यषीदत्कौरवी सेना भिन्ना नौरिव सागरे ॥
English Translation
In that-onset the Kuru army became divested of its strength and unable to stand any longer like a ship foundered on the bosom of the ocean.
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