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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 40

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 40

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 40 of the classical Mahābhārata with 131 verses.

Total: 131 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.40.1–131 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 4 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
क्रुद्धौ तौ तु नरव्याघ्रौ वेगवन्तौ बभूवतुः । तलशब्देन रुषितौ यथा नागौ महाहवे ॥
English Translation
Those two enraged heroes of tigerish fierceness grew extremely violent in their moments like two elephants excited at the claps of hunters in a deep forest.
विगाहन्स रथानीकमश्वसंघांश्च फल्गुनः । व्यचरत्पृतनामध्ये पाशहस्त इवान्तकः ॥
English Translation
Penetrating into the midst of those cars and horses drawn in array Phalguna move about like the destroyer himself armed with his fatal noose.
तं दृष्ट्वा युधि विक्रान्तं सेनायां तव भारत । संशप्तकगणान्भूयः पुत्रस्ते समचोदयत् ॥
English Translation
Beholding him displaying such courage within his own army, O Bharata, your son tried once more to stir up the Samasaptakas against him.
ततो रथसहस्रेण द्विरदानां त्रिभिः शतैः । चतुर्दशसहस्रैश्च तुरगाणां महाहवे ॥
द्वाभ्यां शतसहस्राभ्यां पदातीनां च धन्विनाम् । शूराणां नामलब्धानां विदितानां समन्ततः । अभ्यवर्तन्त तौ वीरौ छादयन्तो महारथाः ॥
स छाद्यमानः समरे शरैः परबलार्दनः । दर्शयन्रौद्रमात्मानं पाशहस्त इवान्तकः । निघ्नन्संशप्तकान्पार्थः प्रेक्षणीयतरोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Covered with arrows Partha, that repressor of foes, in fight, looked exceedingly fearful like the destroyer himself with the noose in his hand, but he grew still more fierce and worth looking at when he began to kill the Samasaptakas.
ततो विद्युत्प्रभैर्बाणैः कार्तस्वरविभूषितैः । निरन्तरमिवाकाशमासीन्नुन्नैः किरीटिना ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the sky became enveloped with the arrows mounted with gold and possessed of the lustre of the lightning that were being constantly discharged by Kiriti (Arjuna).
किरीटिभुजनिर्मुक्तैः संपतद्भिर्महाशरैः । समाच्छन्नं बभौ सर्वं काद्रवेयैरिव प्रभो ॥
English Translation
Indeed those arrows, that were ceaselessly being discharged by Arjuna, falling on all sides looked, O lord, as if so many snakes were lying all around.
रुक्मपुङ्खान्प्रसन्नाग्राञ्शरान्संनतपर्वणः । अदर्शयदमेयात्मा दिक्षु सर्वासु पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
The immeasurably energetic son of Pandu sent out his straight and sharp-pointed shafts towards all directions.
हत्वा दश सहस्राणि पार्थिवानां महारथः । संशप्तकानां कौन्तेयः प्रपक्षं त्वरितोऽभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Having killed ten thousand of the chiefs, that great car-warrior the son of Kunti proceeded rapidly to the further end of the Samasaptakas array.
प्रपक्षं स समासाद्य पार्थः काम्बोजरक्षितम् । प्रममाथ बलाद्बाणैर्दानवानिव वासवः ॥
English Translation
Approaching the wing which was being defended by Kamboja he began to harass the troops by his powerful arrows as Vasava had harassed the Danavas.
प्रचिच्छेदाशु भल्लैश्च द्विषतामाततायिनाम् । शस्त्रपाणींस्तथा बाहूंस्तथापि च शिरांस्युत ॥
English Translation
With his broad-headed arrows he began to chop off quickly the heads, thighs and arms with weapon in the grasp of his rivals who were desirous of killing him.
अङ्गाङ्गावयवैश्छिन्नैर्व्यायुधास्तेऽपतन्क्षितौ । विष्वग्वाताभिसंभग्ना बहुशाखा इव द्रुमाः ॥
English Translation
Deprived of all the limbs and weapons they began to fall down on earth like large trees of many big boughs hurled down by a hurricane.
हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां व्रातान्निघ्नन्तमर्जुनम् । सुदक्षिणादवरजः शरवृष्ट्याभ्यवीवृषत् ॥
English Translation
The younger brother of Sudakshina, the king of Kamboja started shooting volley of arrows on Arjuna, the great warrior capable of killing numerous cluster of elephants, horses, chariots and infantry soldiers.
अस्यास्यतोऽर्धचन्द्राभ्यां स बाहू परिघोपमौ । पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्रं च क्षुरेणाभ्यहनच्छिरः ॥
English Translation
Arjuna then cut-off the two arms of his assailant with a pair of crescent-shaped arrows and then with razor-headed arrow he knocked down his head containing a face as beautiful as the full moon.
स पपात ततो वाहात्स्वलोहितपरिस्रवः । मनःशिलागिरेः शृङ्गं वज्रेणेवावदारितम् ॥
English Translation
His like extinguished, the body bathed in blood fell down from his car like the summit of Manashila mountain clapped down by a thunder-bolt.
सुदक्षिणादवरजं काम्बोजं ददृशुर्हतम् । प्रांशुं कमलपत्राक्षमत्यर्थं प्रियदर्शनम् । काञ्चनस्तम्भसंकाशं भिन्नं हेमगिरिं यथा ॥
English Translation
When this most beautiful and handsomelooking young man, the younger brother of Sudakshina and chief of the Kambojas whose beautiful and lovely eyes could be compared with the lotus-petals, lay down dead on the ground it appeared as if the summit of the golden Sumeru was tumbled down on earth.
ततोऽभवत्पुनर्युद्धं घोरमद्भुतदर्शनम् । नानावस्थाश्च योधानां बभूवुस्तत्र युध्यताम् ॥
English Translation
And the battle, that was fought after this, was exceedingly terrible and awe-inspiring and the fate of each of the fighting combatants changed repeatedly.
एतेष्वावर्जितैरश्वैः काम्बोजैर्यवनैः शकैः । शोणिताक्तैस्तदा रक्तं सर्वमासीद्विशां पते ॥
English Translation
All the heroes of the Kambojas, Yavanas and the Sakas were killed by one arrow each and their bleeding bodies, O king, gave the battle-field the look of a vast expanse of red.
रथै रथाश्वसूतैश्च हतारोहैश्च वाजिभिः । द्विरदैश्च हतारोहैर्महामात्रैर्हतद्विपैः । अन्योन्येन महाराज कृतो घोरो जनक्षयः ॥
English Translation
The car-warriors were deprived of their steeds and drivers, elephants and horses lost their riders; many riders and drivers lost their horses and elephants; and thus fighting with one another, O king, a great loss of lives took place.
तस्मिन्प्रपक्षे पक्षे च वध्यमाने महात्मना । अर्जुनं जयतां श्रेष्ठं त्वरितो द्रौणिराययौ ॥
विधुन्वानो महच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् । आददानः शरान्घोरान्स्वरश्मीनिव भास्करः ॥
तैः पतद्भिर्महाराज द्रौणिमुक्तैः समन्ततः । संछादितौ रथस्थौ तावुभौ कृष्णधनंजयौ ॥
English Translation
And their dangerous arrows discharged by Drona's son, O king, falling on Krishna and Dhananjaya, entirely enshrouded both of them on their car.
ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् । निश्चेष्टौ तावुभौ चक्रे युद्धे माधवपाण्डवौ ॥
English Translation
And thus the violent Ashvatthama, with hundreds of keen arrows, put both Madhava and Pandu's son into utter confusion.
हाहाकृतमभूत्सर्वं जङ्गमं स्थावरं तथा । चराचरस्य गोप्तारौ दृष्ट्वा संछादितौ शरैः ॥
English Translation
Beholding those two guardians of the world, thus covered with arrows, the creation sent forth piteous cries of woe.
सिद्धचारणसंघाश्च संपेतुर्वै समन्ततः । चिन्तयन्तो भवेदद्य लोकानां स्वस्त्यपीत्यह ॥
English Translation
There hordes of Siddhas and Charanas poured in form every direction all solicitous of common weal for the day.
न मया तादृशो राजन्दृष्टपूर्वः पराक्रमः । संजज्ञे यादृशो द्रौणेः कृष्णौ संछादयिष्यतः ॥
English Translation
Never before, O monarch, did I witness such prodigies of valor like those displayed by Drouni when shrouding Krishna and Arjuna in the field.
द्रौणेस्तु धनुषः शब्दमहितत्रासनं रणे । अश्रौषं बहुशो राजन्सिंहस्य नदतो यथा ॥
English Translation
Often and often did I hear in that battle, O king, the din of Drouni's volleys, thundering roars of lion to the consternation of the enemy.
ज्या चास्य चरतो युद्धे सव्यदक्षिणमस्यतः । विद्युदम्बुदमध्यस्था भ्राजमानेव साभवत् ॥
English Translation
Flinging his shots right and left as he moved round the field, the string of his bow shone like flashes of lightning sparkling amidst the cloudy heavens.
स तथा क्षिप्रकारी च दृढहस्तश्च पाण्डवः । संमोहं परमं गत्वा प्रैक्षत द्रोणजं ततः ॥
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