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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 3 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
सिंहास्यं च यथा प्राप्य न जीवन्ति मृगाः क्वचित् । तथा कर्णमनुप्राप्य न जीवन्ति महारथाः ॥
English Translation
And as a stag cam never escape from the black jaws of a lion so even those heroes, who happened to approach Karna, could not return with their lives.
वैश्वानरं यथा दीप्तं दह्यन्ते प्राप्य वै जनाः । कर्णाग्निना रणे तद्वद्दग्धा भारत सृञ्जयाः ॥
English Translation
As men are sure to be burnt down if they approach a blazing fire so even the Srinjayas, O Bharata, were burnt by the flame of Karna when they approached it.
कर्णेन चेदिष्वेकेन पाञ्चालेषु च भारत । विश्राव्य नाम निहता बहवः शूरसंमताः ॥
English Translation
Many proud and well-approved heroes of the Chedis and Panchalas were killed by Karna.
मम चासीन्मनुष्येन्द्र दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम् । नैकोऽप्याधिरथेर्जीवन्पाञ्चाल्यो मोक्ष्यते युधि ॥
English Translation
Beholding the valour of Karna, O king, I was under the impression that not even a single soul of the Panchalas would escape from the son of Adhiratha in that battle. Indeed the Suta's son repeatedly routed the Panchalas in the battle.
पाञ्चालान्विधमन्संख्ये सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नश्च राजानं द्रौपदेयाश्च मारिष । परिवव्रुरमित्रघ्नं शतशश्चापरे जनाः ॥
English Translation
Dhristadyumna, the sons of Droupadi and hundreds of other heroes, O Sire, speedily encompassed the son of Radha, the slayer of foes.
शिखण्डी सहदेवश्च नकुलो नाकुलिस्तथा । जनमेजयः शिनेर्नप्ता बहवश्च प्रभद्रकाः ॥
English Translation
And many other warriors of immeasurable strength as Sikhandin, Sahadeva, Nakula, his sons, the descendant of Sini and a good many of the Prabhadrakas advancing along with Dhristadyumna in their respective cars looked very grand when they all began to strike Karna with their shafts and many other weapons of different descriptions.
एते पुरोगमा भूत्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे । कर्णमस्यन्तमिष्वस्त्रैर्विचेरुरमितौजसः ॥
English Translation
And many other warriors of immeasurable strength as Sikhandin, Sahadeva, Nakula, his sons, the descendant of Sini and a good many of the Prabhadrakas advancing along with Dhristadyumna in their respective cars looked very grand when they all began to strike Karna with their shafts and many other weapons of different descriptions.
तांस्तत्राधिरथिः संख्ये चेदिपाञ्चालपाण्डवान् । एको बहूनभ्यपतद्गरुत्मन्पन्नगानिव ॥
English Translation
But the son of Adhiratha, though singlehanded, fell ferociously upon all those Panchalas, Chedis and Pandavas in the encounter just as Garuda falls upon a number of snakes.
भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धः कुरून्मद्रान्सकेकयान् । एकः संख्ये महेष्वासो योधयन्बह्वशोभत ॥
तत्र मर्मसु भीमेन नाराचैस्ताडिता गजाः । प्रपतन्तो हतारोहाः कम्पयन्ति स्म मेदिनीम् ॥
English Translation
The earth itself began to tremble with the violence of the fall of the huge elephants struck fatally with the awful arrows of Bhimasena in the vital parts of their riders shot dead.
वाजिनश्च हतारोहाः पत्तयश्च गतासवः । शेरते युधि निर्भिन्ना वमन्तो रुधिरं बहु ॥
English Translation
Many horses also, with their riders slain and many of the infantries lay down dead pierced with arrows and vomiting blood and bleeding profusely.
सहस्रशश्च रथिनः पतिताः पतितायुधाः । अक्षताः समदृश्यन्त भीमाद्भीता गतासवः ॥
English Translation
Thousands of car-warriors, deprived of their arms, lay senseless through the fear of Bhima and inany lay dead, their bodies mangled with wounds.
रथिभिर्वाजिभिः सूतैः पत्तिभिश्च तथा गजैः । भीमसेनशरच्छिन्नैरास्तीर्णा वसुधाभवत् ॥
तत्स्तम्भितमिवातिष्ठद्भीमसेनबलार्दितम् । दुर्योधनबलं राजन्निरुत्साहं कृतव्रणम् ॥
English Translation
The army of Duryodhana, of Duryodhana, O king, melancholy, mainted and grieved through fear of Bhimasena, stood in utter confusion. That poor confounded host stood motionless in the field.
निश्चेष्टं तुमुले दीनं बभौ तस्मिन्महारणे । प्रसन्नसलिलः काले यथा स्यात्सागरो नृप ॥
मन्युवीर्यबलोपेतं बलात्पर्यवरोपितम् । अभवत्तव पुत्रस्य तत्सैन्यमिषुभिस्तदा । रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्नं रुधिरार्द्रं बभूव ह ॥
English Translation
The army of your son, however powerful and energetic it might have been, lost all its glory and pride at that time.
सूतपुत्रो रणे क्रुद्धः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् । भीमसेनः कुरूंश्चापि द्रावयन्बह्वशोभत ॥
English Translation
Suta's son, filled with anger, routed the Pandava army while the enraged Bhimasena routed the Kurus. And both the heroes thus engaged looked exceedingly beautiful.
वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे संग्रामेऽद्भुतदर्शने । निहत्य पृतनामध्ये संशप्तकगणान्बहून् ॥
English Translation
In that extremely fierce and awe-inspiring battle, Arjuna, that foremost of victorious heroes, having killed a large number of Samasaptakas in the very heart of their array,
अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो वासुदेवमथाब्रवीत् । प्रभग्नं बलमेतद्धि योत्स्यमानं जनार्दन ॥
एते धावन्ति सगणाः संशप्तकमहारथाः । अपारयन्तो मद्बाणान्सिंहशब्दान्मृगा इव ॥
English Translation
This array of these fighting warriors, O Janaradana, has been broken through. These great warriors of the Samasaptakas, unable to withstand my arrows, are running away with their men as a herd of deer at the roar of a lion.
दीर्यते च महत्सैन्यं सृञ्जयानां महारणे । हस्तिकक्ष्यो ह्यसौ कृष्ण केतुः कर्णस्य धीमतः । दृश्यते राजसैन्यस्य मध्ये विचरतो मुहुः ॥
English Translation
And even the vast force of the Srinjayas appears to give way in this great battle. There in the midst of Yudhishthira's division, the banner, of the highly intelligent Karna, bearing the device of an elephant is seen to move about with great activity.
न च कर्णं रणे शक्ता जेतुमन्ये महारथाः । जानीते हि भवान्कर्णं वीर्यवन्तं पराक्रमे ॥
English Translation
O Janardana, You are well aware of Karna's energy and prowess. No other warrior of our army is capable of conquering Karna.
तत्र याहि यतः कर्णो द्रावयत्येष नो बलम् ॥
वर्जयित्वा रणे याहि सूतपुत्रं महारथम् । श्रमो मा बाधते कृष्ण यथा वा तव रोचते ॥
English Translation
Pray, proceed there where Karna is crushing down our force. Leaving all others proceed against that mighty car-warrior, the son of Suta, O Krishna, this is my suggestion; but please do what you think proper,
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज गोविन्दः प्रहसन्निव । अब्रवीदर्जुनं तूर्णं कौरवाञ्जहि पाण्डव ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of his, Govind smiled and addressing Arjuna said-"O son of Pandu, go on killing the Kauravas indiscriminately."
ततस्तव महत्सैन्यं गोविन्दप्रेरिता हयाः । हंसवर्णाः प्रविविशुर्वहन्तः कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥
English Translation
Then those swan white horses, driven by Krishna, penetrated into your strong array bearing both Krishna and himself and the son of Pandu.
केशवप्रहितैरश्वैः श्वेतैः काञ्चनभूषणैः । प्रविशद्भिस्तव बलं चतुर्दिशमभिद्यत ॥
English Translation
And your host gave way on all sides as those two white animals bedecked with golden trappings entered into its midst led by Keshava.
तौ विदार्य महासेनां प्रविष्टौ केशवार्जुनौ । क्रुद्धौ संरम्भरक्ताक्षौ व्यभ्राजेतां महाद्युती ॥
English Translation
When cutting through the vast army, Keshava and Arjuna entered the arena with their eyes blooded with anger they looked exceedingly splendid and resplendent.
युद्धशौण्डौ समाहूतावरिभिस्तौ रणाध्वरम् । यज्वभिर्विधिनाहूतौ मखे देवाविवाश्विनौ ॥
English Translation
Taking great delight in battle and accepting the challenge of the Kurus when those two heroes came to the field they looked like the w twin gods Ashvinis invoked with proper rites in a sacrifice by the priests.
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