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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 44

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 44

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 44

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 44 of the classical Mahābhārata with 56 verses.

Total: 56 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.44.1–56 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 26 shown)
ततः स पार्षतः क्रुद्धो धनुश्चिच्छेद मारिष । क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥
English Translation
Then worked up with anger Prisata's son cut-off his bow with a sharp razor shaped arrow at which all his people shouted out.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ । धृष्टद्युम्नं शरव्रातैः समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥
English Translation
Your son, however, taking up another bow, smilingly covered Dhristadyumna with wounds of arrows.
तव पुत्रस्य ते दृष्ट्वा विक्रमं तं महात्मनः । व्यहसन्त रणे योधाः सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः ॥
English Translation
Beholding the prowess of your high-souled son all the warriors in the field, Siddhas and Apsaras were filled surprise.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तावकानां परैः सह । घोरं प्राणभृतां काले घोररूपं परंतप ॥
English Translation
O slayer of enemies, then ensued a dreadful and destructive encounter between your people and your enemy's host.
नकुलं वृषसेनस्तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः । पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं त्रिभिरन्यैरविध्यत ॥
English Translation
Standing by his father's side Vrishasena struck Nakula with five iron arrows and again wounded with three others.
नकुलस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो वृषसेनं स्मयन्निव । नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन विव्याध हृदये दृढम् ॥
English Translation
The heroic Nakula however smiling struck Vrishasena on the breast with a sharp Naracha.
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शनः । शत्रुं विव्याध विंशत्या स च तं पञ्चभिः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Thus wounded greatly by his powerful enemy that grinder of his enemies struck his adversary with twenty five arrows.
ततः शरसहस्रेण तावुभौ पुरुषर्षभौ । अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतामथाभज्यत वाहिनी ॥
English Translation
Those two foremost of men covered each other with thousands of arrows at which their respective battalions broke.
दृष्ट्वा तु प्रद्रुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः । निवारयामास बलादनुपत्य विशां पते । निवृत्ते तु ततः कर्णे नकुलः कौरवान्ययौ ॥
English Translation
Seeing Duryodhana's soldiers quickly flying away Karna, O king, prevented them with force.
कर्णपुत्रस्तु समरे हित्वा नकुलमेव तु । जुगोप चक्रं त्वरितं राधेयस्यैव मारिष ॥
English Translation
After Karna's departure Nakula proceeded against the Kauravas. Avoiding Nakula in battle Karna's son quickly went to Karna, who was guarding the passage of his chariot.
उलूकस्तु रणे क्रुद्धः सहदेवेन वारितः । तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सहदेवः प्रतापवान् । सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Angry Uluka was restrained by Sahadeva in battle. Having killed his four horse the powerful Sahadeva dispatched his charioteer to the abode of Yama.
उलूकस्तु ततो यानादवप्लुत्य विशां पते । त्रिगर्तानां बलं पूर्णं जगाम पितृनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Then leaping down from his car O king, Uluka, the joy of his sire, soon advanced against the host of Trigarttas.
सात्यकिः शकुनिं विद्ध्वा विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः । ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्निव ॥
English Translation
Having pierced Shakuni with twenty sharp arrows Satyaki, as if smiling, struck down the standard of Subala's son with his dart.
सौबलस्तस्य समरे क्रुद्धो राजन्प्रतापवान् । विदार्य कवचं भूयो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् ॥
English Translation
O king, the powerful son of Subala too, worked up with anger, cutting off his coat of mail, again sundered his golden standard.
अथैनं निशितैर्बाणैः सात्यकिः प्रत्यविध्यत । सारथिं च महाराज त्रिभिरेव समार्दयत् । अथास्य वाहांस्त्वरितः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥
English Translation
Then Satyaki pierced him in return with sharpened arrows and also pierced his charioteer with three arrows.
ततोऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर्भरतर्षभ । आरुरोह रथं तूर्णमुलूकस्य महारथः । अपोवाहाथ शीघ्रं स शैनेयाद्युद्धशालिनः ॥
सात्यकिस्तु रणे राजंस्तावकानामनीकिनीम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन ततोऽनीकमभिद्यत ॥
English Translation
Then that hero, expert in fighting, soon took away Sini's grandson. Then O king, Satyaki, with great force, advanced against your army at which they were all routed.
शैनेयशरनुन्नं तु ततः सैन्यं विशां पते । भेजे दश दिशस्तूर्णं न्यपतच्च गतासुवत् ॥
English Translation
Covered with arrows shot by Sini's grandson your soldiers, O king, fled away in all directions and dropped down dead.
भीमसेनं तव सुतो वारयामास संयुगे । तं तु भीमो मुहूर्तेन व्यश्वसूतरथध्वजम् । चक्रे लोकेश्वरं तत्र तेनातुष्यन्त चारणाः ॥
English Translation
Your son obstructed Bhimasena in battle. Bhima however, in a moment, deprived him of his horses, charioteer, car and standards. His men, O king, were highly pleased.
ततोऽपायान्नृपस्तत्र भीमसेनस्य गोचरात् । कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्वं भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत् । तत्र रावो महानासीद्भीममेकं जिघांसताम् ॥
English Translation
The king soon fled away from Bhimasena's view. Then the entire Kuru army rushed towards Bhimasena. And desirous of killing Bhima they set up a terrible shout.
युधामन्युः कृपं विद्ध्वा धनुरस्याशु चिच्छिदे । अथान्यद्धनुरादाय कृपः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥
English Translation
Having struck Kripa Yudhamanyu soon cut-off his bow. But Kripa, the foremost of the wielders of arms, taking up another bow struck down on earth Yudhamanyu's standard, charioteer and umbrella. the great car-warrior Yudhamanyu fled away on his car.
युधामन्योर्ध्वजं सूतं छत्रं चापातयत्क्षितौ । ततोऽपायाद्रथेनैव युधामन्युर्महारथः ॥
English Translation
Having struck Kripa Yudhamanyu soon cut-off his bow. But Kripa, the foremost of the wielders of arms, taking up another bow struck down on earth Yudhamanyu's standard, charioteer and umbrella. the great car-warrior Yudhamanyu fled away on his car.
उत्तमौजास्तु हार्दिक्यं शरैर्भीमपराक्रमम् । छादयामास सहसा मेघो वृष्ट्या यथाचलम् ॥
English Translation
Uttamouja soon covered Hirdika's son Bhima of dreadful prowess like showers covering a mountain.
तद्युद्धं सुमहच्चासीद्घोररूपं परंतप । यादृशं न मया युद्धं दृष्टपूर्वं विशां पते ॥
English Translation
Then O slayer of enemies, that battle became highly dreadful the like of which had never been seen by me before, O king.
कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्नुत्तमौजसमाहवे । हृदि विव्याध स तदा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥
English Translation
Then Kritavarma, in that battle, O king, all on a sudden struck Uttamouja on the breast at which the latter sank down on his car.
सारथिस्तमपोवाह रथेन रथिनां वरम् । ततस्तु सत्वरं राजन्पाण्डुसैन्यमुपाद्रवत् ॥
English Translation
His charioteer however carried away that foremost of car-warriors. Then the Kuru army surrounded Bhimasena from all sides.
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