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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 2 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
स छिन्नवर्मा नाराचैः प्रहारैर्जर्जरच्छविः । धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भल्लेन क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥
English Translation
His armour being thus cut through and himself being fatigued with the wounds and his feelings being awfully excited he cut-off Dhristadyumna's bow with a broad pointed arrow.
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महीपतिः । सायकैर्दशभी राजन्भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्दयत् ॥
English Translation
Then, O lord of the earth, the king penetrated ten arrows into the forehead of his assailant whose bow had already been cut-off by him.
तस्य तेऽशोभयन्वक्त्रं कर्मारपरिमार्जिताः । प्रफुल्लं चम्पकं यद्वद्भ्रमरा मधुलिप्सवः ॥
English Translation
These shafts, polished by the black-smith, looked on the face of Dhristadyumna like so many black bees on a full blown lily desirous of sucking the sweet honey.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं धृष्टद्युम्नो महामनाः । अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भल्लांश्च षोडश ॥
English Translation
Throwing away that broken bow, that oppressor of foes, the prince of Panchala, quickly took up a new and more elastic one.
ततो दुर्योधनस्याश्वान्हत्वा सूतं च पञ्चभिः । धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् ॥
English Translation
Then with five of these arrows he slew Duryodhana's four horses and his Suta charioteer and with another he cut-off his gilded bow.
रथं सोपस्करं छत्रं शक्तिं खड्गं गदां ध्वजम् । भल्लैश्चिच्छेद नवभिः पुत्रस्य तव पार्षतः ॥
English Translation
And with remaining ten shafts the son of Prishata cut-off the royal umbrella, the spear, the sword, the mace, the car with Upaskara and the flag of your son.
तपनीयाङ्गदं चित्रं नागं मणिमयं शुभम् । ध्वजं कुरुपतेश्छिन्नं ददृशुः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥
English Translation
Alas, all the chiefs saw the beautiful standard of the Kuru king, adorned with golden Angada and bearing the likeness of an elephant set with jewels, cut-off by Dhristadyumna.
दुर्योधनं तु विरथं छिन्नसर्वायुधं रणे । भ्रातरः पर्यरक्षन्त सोदर्या भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Then, O foremost of the Bharata's race, Duryodhana, thus deprived of all his weapons in the battle, was protected by his brothers.
तमारोप्य रथे राजन्दण्डधारो जनाधिपम् । अपोवाह च संभ्रान्तो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य पश्यतः ॥
English Translation
In the very sight of Dhristadyumna. Dandadhara, taking the king upon his own car, quickly carried him away from the field.
कर्णस्तु सात्यकिं जित्वा राजगृद्धी महाबलः । द्रोणहन्तारमुग्रेषुं ससाराभिमुखं रणे ॥
English Translation
In the meantime, the greatly powerful Karna, having killed Satyaki, proceeded straight on towards the slayer of Drona for the rescue of the Kuru king.
तं पृष्ठतोऽभ्ययात्तूर्णं शैनेयो वितुदञ्शरैः । वारणं जघनोपान्ते विषाणाभ्यामिव द्विपः ॥
English Translation
And the son of Sini speedily pursued him striking him with arrows as an elephant pursues his rival piercing him with his tusks on the rear.
स भारत महानासीद्योधानां सुमहात्मनाम् । कर्णपार्षतयोर्मध्ये त्वदीयानां महारणः ॥
English Translation
Thus, O king, the battle raged furiously amongst these sturdy heroes of both the armies and the spot, lying between Karna and the son of Prishata, grew simply terrifying.
न पाण्डवानां नास्माकं योधः कश्चित्पराङ्मुखः । प्रत्यदृश्यत यत्कर्णः पाञ्चालांस्त्वरितो ययौ ॥
English Translation
Not a single combatant, of either party, turned his face from the field. Karna then rushed towards the Panchala with great speed.
तस्मिन्क्षणे नरश्रेष्ठ गजवाजिनरक्षयः । प्रादुरासीदुभयतो राजन्मध्यंगतेऽहनि ॥
English Translation
Then, O best of men, countless men, horses and elephant of both parties fell just when the sun ascended the meridian.
पाञ्चालास्तु महाराज त्वरिता विजिगीषवः । सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवन्कर्णं पतत्रिण इव द्रुमम् ॥
English Translation
The Panchalas, O king, desirous of victory, rushed towards Karna as birds flock towards their nest.
तेषामाधिरथिः क्रुद्धो यतमानान्मनस्विनः । विचिन्वन्नेव बाणाग्रैः समासादयदग्रतः ॥
व्याघ्रकेतुं सुशर्माणं शङ्कुं चोग्रं धनंजयम् । शुक्लं च रोचमानं च सिंहसेनं च दुर्जयम् ॥
ते वीरा रथवेगेन परिवव्रुर्नरोत्तमम् । सृजन्तं सायकान्क्रुद्धं कर्णमाहवशोभिनम् ॥
English Translation
All those heroes, quickly driving their cars towards Karna-the glory of the battle field, encompassed him and began to shower their sharp shafts upon that infuriated hero, the foremost of men.
युध्यमानांस्तु ताञ्शूरान्मनुजेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् । अष्टाभिरष्टौ राधेयो न्यहनन्निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
But all those eight heroes who had proceeded to combat that brave hero, the son of Radha, were sorely afflicted by him each with eight piercing arrows.
अथापरान्महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । जघान बहुसाहस्रान्योधान्युद्धविशारदः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O king, the powerful son of charioteer killed thousands of other heroes-all skillful in the manoeuvre of war.
विष्णुं च विष्णुकर्माणं देवापिं भद्रमेव च । दण्डं च समरे राजंश्चित्रं चित्रायुधं हरिम् ॥
English Translation
Worked up with anger Karna stuck in battle, Jishnu, Jishnukarman, Devapi, Bhadra, Danda, Chitra, Chitrayudha, Hari, Singhaketu, Rochamana, the great car-warriors Shalabha and many other Chedi heroes.
सिंहकेतुं रोचमानं शलभं च महारथम् । निजघान सुसंक्रुद्धश्चेदीनां च महारथान् ॥
तेषामाददतः प्राणानासीदाधिरथेर्वपुः । शोणिताभ्युक्षिताङ्गस्य रुद्रस्येवोर्जितं महत् ॥
English Translation
When the son of Adhiratha was engaged in striking those heroes his body, besmeared with blood and swelled with pride and animation, looked like the gigantic form of Rudra himself.
तत्र भारत कर्णेन मातङ्गास्ताडिताः शरैः । सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवन्भीताः कुर्वन्तो महदाकुलम् ॥
English Translation
Then, O Bharata, the elephants afflicted by Karna's arrows, bolted with fear and caused great commotion in the battle-field.
निपेतुरुर्व्यां समरे कर्णसायकपीडिताः । कुर्वन्तो विविधान्नादान्वज्रनुन्ना इवाचलाः ॥
English Translation
Others, oppressed by Karna's arrows, cried aloud in diverse voice and fell down as do the mountain peaks when struck down with thunder.
गजवाजिमनुष्यैश्च निपतद्भिः समन्ततः । रथैश्चावगतैर्मार्गे पर्यस्तीर्यत मेदिनी ॥
English Translation
The earth, along the trace of Karna's car, was fully strewn with broken cars and carcasses of elephants, horses and men.
नैव भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नाप्यन्ये युधि तावकाः । चक्रुः स्म तादृशं कर्म यादृशं वै कृतं रणे ॥
English Translation
Verily one of the warriors of your army may not even Bhishma or Drona, did ever achieve such an exploit, as was achieved by Karna in the battle.
सूतपुत्रेण नागेषु रथेषु च हयेषु च । नरेषु च नरव्याघ्र कृतं स्म कदनं महत् ॥
English Translation
Suta's son, O most valiant of men, indeed made a havoc amongst the elephants and horses and destroyed the cars and men in countless numbers.
मृगमध्ये यथा सिंहो दृश्यते निर्भयश्चरन् । पाञ्चालानां तथा मध्ये कर्णोऽचरदभीतवत् ॥
English Translation
Like a lion roaming fearlessly among a herd of deer Karna too moved about fcarlessly amongst the Panchalas.
यथा मृगगणांस्त्रस्तान्सिंहो द्रावयते दिशः । पाञ्चालानां रथव्रातान्कर्णो द्रावयते तथा ॥
English Translation
As a lion drives away a herd of timid deer in all directions, so Karna dispelled the crowd of Panchala's cars to all directions.
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