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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 43

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 43

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 43

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 43 of the classical Mahābhārata with 79 verses.

Total: 79 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.43.1–79 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 19 shown)
निर्मनुष्यान्गजानश्वान्रथांश्चैव धनंजय । समाद्रवन्ति पाञ्चाला धार्तराष्ट्रांस्तरस्विनः ॥
English Translation
There the quick-coursing Panchalas, O Dhananjaya, are rushing against the elephants, horses and cars belonging the Dhritarashtra's party, divested of their riders. O foremost of men, O slayer of enemies, your warriors, giving up the love of their lives and invincible in battle, are, aided by Bhimasena's power, grinding the enemy's army.
मृद्नन्ति च नरव्याघ्रा भीमसेनव्यपाश्रयात् । बलं परेषां दुर्धर्षं त्यक्त्वा प्राणानरिंदम ॥
एते नदन्ति पाञ्चाला धमन्त्यपि च वारिजान् । अभिद्रवन्ति च रणे निघ्नन्तः सायकैः परान् ॥
पश्य स्वर्गस्य माहात्म्यं पाञ्चाला हि परंतप । धार्तराष्ट्रान्विनिघ्नन्ति क्रुद्धाः सिंहा इव द्विपान् ॥
English Translation
Look at their greatness. through their power the Panchalas are killing Dhritarashtra's soldiers as the angry lions kill the tigers.
सर्वतश्चाभिपन्नैषा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः । पाञ्चालैर्मानसादेत्य हंसैर्गङ्गेव वेगितैः ॥
English Translation
Like quick-coursing swans leaving Manasa lake and running into the Ganges the Panchalas are rushing against the Kuru army and are assailing every part of the huge force of Duryodhana.
सुभृशं च पराक्रान्ताः पाञ्चालानां निवारणे । कृपकर्णादयो वीरा ऋषभाणामिवर्षभाः ॥
English Translation
Like bulls withstanding bulls, Kripa, Karna and other warriors with all their energy are resisting the Panchalas.
सुनिमग्नांश्च भीमास्त्रैर्धार्तराष्ट्रान्महारथान् । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा वीरा घ्नन्ति शत्रून्सहस्रशः । विषण्णभूयिष्ठरथा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः ॥
English Translation
The heroes, headed by Dhristadyumna, are killing thousands of their enemies, the great car-warriors of Duryodhana's force, already sunk in the ocean of Bhima's weapons.
पश्य भीमेन नाराचैश्छिन्ना नागाः पतन्त्यमी । वज्रिवज्राहतानीव शिखराणि महीभृताम् ॥
English Translation
See, these elephants, struck by Bhima with his Narachas, are dropping down like the summits of mountains clapped by Indra's thunder-bolt.
भीमसेनस्य निर्विद्धा बाणैः संनतपर्वभिः । स्वान्यनीकानि मृद्नन्तो द्रवन्त्येते महागजाः ॥
English Translation
There the huge elephants, wounded by Bhima with his arrows, are flying away crushing their own army.
नाभिजानासि भीमस्य सिंहनादं दुरुत्सहम् । नदतोऽर्जुन संग्रामे वीरस्य जितकाशिनः ॥
English Translation
Do you not recognise the leonine shouts of Bhima, O Arjuna, who, worked up with the desire of achieving victory, is roaring.
एष नैषादिरभ्येति द्विपमुख्येन पाण्डवम् । जिघांसुस्तोमरैः क्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥
English Translation
There worked up with anger the Prince of Nishadas is advancing on his best of cars, like Death himself armed with his rod against the son of Pandu for killing him with his Tomara.
सतोमरावस्य भुजौ छिन्नौ भीमेन गर्जतः । तीक्ष्णैरग्निशिखाप्रख्यैर्नाराचैर्दशभिर्हतः ॥
English Translation
His two arms with Tomaras are cut-off by Bhima with ten sharpened Narachas effulgent like fire of the sun.
हत्वैनं पुनरायाति नागानन्यान्प्रहारिणः । पश्य नीलाम्बुदनिभान्महामात्रैरधिष्ठितान् । शक्तितोमरसंकाशैर्विनिघ्नन्तं वृकोदरम् ॥
English Translation
Killing him he is proceeding against other elephants resembling a mass of dark blue clouds and driven by riders. They are striking Vrikodara with Saktis and Tomaras.
सप्त सप्त च नागांस्तान्वैजयन्तीश्च सध्वजाः । निहत्य निशितैर्बाणैश्छिन्नाः पार्थाग्रजेन ते । दशभिर्दशभिश्चैको नाराचैर्निहतो गजः ॥
English Translation
Slaying those forty-nine elephants with sharp arrows Parthas' elder brother is striking down their victorious standards.
न चासौ धार्तराष्ट्राणां श्रूयते निनदस्तथा । पुरंदरसमे क्रुद्धे निवृत्ते भरतर्षभे ॥
English Translation
The other elephants were killed each with ten Narachas. The war-cries of Dhritarashtra's soldiers are no longer audible since (Bhima), like Purandara himself, is engaged in battle.
अक्षौहिण्यस्तथा तिस्रो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य संहताः । क्रुद्धेन नरसिंहेन भीमसेनेन वारिताः ॥
English Translation
Three Akshauhini of Dhritarashtra's soldiers have been arranged and they all have been thwarted by angry Bhima, the foremost of men.
भीमसेनेन तत्कर्म कृतं दृष्ट्वा सुदुष्करम् । अर्जुनो व्यधमच्छिष्टानहितान्निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Beholding that arduous task accomplished by Bhima Arjuna, with his sharp arrows, killed the remaining enemies.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे संशप्तकगणाः प्रभो । शक्रस्यातिथितां गत्वा विशोका ह्यभवन्मुदा ॥
English Translation
O sovereign! The mighty samsaptakas have run away to ten directions on account of their severe slaughter in battle-field and the departing as also loss of courage. A number of other warriors got immediate relief by joining Indra as his guest.
पार्थश्च पुरुषव्याघ्रः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः । जघान धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चतुर्विधबलां चमूम् ॥
English Translation
Lion heart Partha killed the Caturangini army (infantry, chariot-rider, horse-riders and elephant-riders) led by Duryodhana by shooting arrows with bent nodes.
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