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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 45

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 45

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 45

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 45 of the classical Mahābhārata with 74 verses.

Total: 74 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.45.1–74 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
सहस्राणि च योधानां त्वामेव पुरुषर्षभ । क्रोशन्ति समरे वीर द्राव्यमाणानि पाण्डवैः ॥
English Translation
Routed by the Pandavas, thousands of our soldiers are calling after you only.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राधेयो दुर्योधनवचो महत् । मद्रराजमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्सूतनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Hearing those weighty words of Duryodhana, Karna, as if smiling, said to the Madra king.
पश्य मे भुजयोर्वीर्यमस्त्राणां च जनेश्वर । अद्य हन्मि रणे सर्वान्पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुभिः सह । वाहयाश्वान्नरव्याघ्र भद्रेणैव जनेश्वर ॥
English Translation
Behold, O king, the strength of my arms and weapons. I will kill today in battle all the Panchalas and Pandavas. Drive my car, O best of men and every thing will be as I have said.”
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । प्रगृह्य विजयं वीरो धनुःश्रेष्ठं पुरातनम् । सज्यं कृत्वा महाराज संमृज्य च पुनः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Having said this, O monarch, the charioteer's son, highly powerful as he was, took up his old victorious bow Vijaya the best of its kind and rubbing again and again its string set it on the bow. Thereupon having assured his army and commanded them to wait in the battle-field, the powerful and highly energetic Karna set Bhargava weapons to his bow-string.
संनिवार्य च योधान्स्वान्सत्येन शपथेन च । प्रायोजयदमेयात्मा भार्गवास्त्रं महाबलः ॥
ततो राजन्सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । कोटिशश्च शरास्तीक्ष्णा निरगच्छन्महामृधे ॥
English Translation
There came out in a stream, O king, millions of sharp arrows in that mighty encounter.
ज्वलितैस्तैर्महाघोरैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः । संछन्ना पाण्डवी सेना न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥
English Translation
Covered fully with those shining and dreadful Kanka and peacock-feathered arrows the Pandava soldiers could see nothing in the battle-field.
हाहाकारो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां विशां पते । पीडितानां बलवता भार्गवास्त्रेण संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Assailed by the powerful Bhargava weapon in that battle, O king, Panchalas set up loud lamentations.
निपतद्भिर्गजै राजन्नरैश्चापि सहस्रशः । रथैश्चापि नरव्याघ्र हयैश्चापि समन्ततः ॥
प्राकम्पत मही राजन्निहतैस्तैस्ततस्ततः । व्याकुलं सर्वमभवत्पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥
English Translation
And O king, thousands of elephants, horses, cars and men falling on all sides, the earth began to shake. The great army of the Pandavas quivered from one end to the other.
कर्णस्त्वेको युधां श्रेष्ठो विधूम इव पावकः । दहञ्शत्रून्नरव्याघ्र शुशुभे स परंतपः ॥
English Translation
In the meantime while killing his enemies, that foremost of men the great warrior Karna, even destroying his foes, shone like smokeless fire.
ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाञ्चालाश्चेदिभिः सह । तत्र तत्र व्यमुह्यन्त वनदाहे यथा द्विपाः । चुक्रुशुस्ते नरव्याघ्र यथाप्राग्वा नरोत्तमाः ॥
English Translation
Massacred then by Karna, the Panchalas and Chedis lost their consciousness in the battle-field like elephants when a forest fire rages on.
तेषां तु क्रोशतां श्रुत्वा भीतानां रणमूर्धनि । धावतां च दिशो राजन्वित्रस्तानां समन्ततः । आर्तनादो महांस्तत्र प्रेतानामिव संप्लवे ॥
English Translation
The leading warriors sent up war-cries roaring like tigers. Like animals at the hour of universal dissolution the soldiers, terrorstricken and running wildly about in the battlefield,set-up loud cries of lamentation.
वध्यमानांस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रेण मारिष । वित्रेसुः सर्वभूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि ॥
English Translation
Seeing them thus slaughtered by the charioteer's son, all creatures, beasts and birds, were terrorised.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः । अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च व्याक्रोशन्त मुहुर्मुहुः । प्रेतराजपुरे यद्वत्प्रेतराजं विचेतसः ॥
English Translation
As the spirits call upon the Regent of Death to save them, so the Srinjayas, massacred by Karna, repeatedly prayed to Arjuna and Vasudeva's son to save them.
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः । भार्गवास्त्रं महाघोरं दृष्ट्वा तत्र सभीरितम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding there the discharge of the dreadful Bhargava weapon and hearing the cries of his men slaughtered by Karna, with arrows Kunti's son Dhananjaya said to Krishna. can
पश्य कृष्ण महाबाहो भार्गवास्त्रस्य विक्रमम् । नैतदस्त्रं हि समरे शक्यं हन्तुं कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Beholding there the discharge of the dreadful Bhargava weapon. No one withstand it in battle.
सूतपुत्रं च संरब्धं पश्य कृष्ण महारणे । अन्तकप्रतिमं वीरं कुर्वाणं कर्म दारुणम् ॥
English Translation
Behold again in this great encounter O Krishna, the great son of a charioteer, resembling Death himself in power and performing a dreadful feat.
सुतीक्ष्णं चोदयन्नश्वान्प्रेक्षते मां मुहुर्मुहुः । न च पश्यामि समरे कर्णस्य प्रपलायितम् ॥
English Translation
Repeatedly urging on his horses he is looking at me. I will not be able to tear me away from Karna in battle.
जीवन्प्राप्नोति पुरुषः संख्ये जयपराजयौ । जितस्य तु हृषीकेश वध एव कुतो जयः ॥
English Translation
If a man survives he either meets with success or defeat in battle. To one dead, O Hrishikesh, death itself is a victory.
ततो जनार्दनः प्रायाद्द्रष्टुमिच्छन्युधिष्ठिरम् । श्रमेण ग्राहयिष्यंश्च कर्णं युद्धेन मारिष ॥
English Translation
Then Janardana proceeded to Yudhishthira, thinking, O king, that Karna, in the meantime, would be worn our with fatigue in battle.
अर्जुनं चाब्रवीत्कृष्णो भृशं राजा परिक्षतः । तमाश्वास्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ ततः कर्णं हनिष्यसि ॥
ततो धनंजयो द्रष्टुं राजानं बाणपीडितम् । रथेन प्रययौ क्षिप्रं संग्रामे केशवाज्ञया ॥
English Translation
see Himself too being desirous of seeing the king thus wounded with arrows, Dhananjaya, at the bidding of Keshava, left the battle and went on his car.
गच्छन्नेव तु कौन्तेयो धर्मराजदिदृक्षया । सैन्यमालोकयामास नापश्यत्तत्र चाग्रजम् ॥
English Translation
O Bharata! Arjuna, the son of Kunti subsequent to the bitter defeat he gave to the son of preceptor, (Ashvatthama) tough to face for Indra, the holder of thunderbolt, threw a cursory eye on the whole army while he was leaving from there to see Dharmaraja. However, he could not see his elder brother there.
युद्धं कृत्वा तु कौन्तेयो द्रोणपुत्रेण भारत । दुःसहं वज्रिणा संख्ये पराजिग्ये भृगोः सुतम् ॥
द्रौणिं पराजित्य ततोग्रधन्वा; कृत्वा महद्दुष्करमार्यकर्म । आलोकयामास ततः स्वसैन्यं; धनंजयः शत्रुभिरप्रधृष्यः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Having vanquished Drona's son and performed a highly difficult and heroic task, Dhananjaya, ever irrepressible to his enemies, with a bow ready in his hands, eyed his own army.
स युध्यमानः पृतनामुखस्था;ञ्शूराञ्शूरो हर्षयन्सव्यसाची । पूर्वापदानैः प्रथितैः प्रशंस;न्स्थिरांश्चकारात्मरथाननीके ॥
English Translation
Cheering up the warriors that were still fighting at the heads of their respective detachments and speaking highly of their former successes Arjuna enjoined his carwarriors to be at their posts.
अपश्यमानस्तु किरीटमाली; युधि ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमाजमीढम् । उवाच भीमं तरसाभ्युपेत्य; राज्ञः प्रवृत्तिस्त्विह केति राजन् ॥
English Translation
Not finding his brother Yudhishthira, a descendant of Ajamida, Arjuna quickly approached Bhima and inquired of the king's whereabouts, saying “Where is the king?"
अपयात इतो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । कर्णबाणविभुग्नाङ्गो यदि जीवेत्कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Bhima said Wounded with Karna's arrows the pious king Yudhishthira had gone away from here. I doubt if he still survives.
तस्माद्भवाञ्शीघ्रमितः प्रयातु; राज्ञः प्रवृत्त्यै कुरुसत्तमस्य । नूनं हि विद्धोऽतिभृशं पृषत्कैः; कर्णेन राजा शिबिरं गतोऽसौ ॥
English Translation
Arjuna said For this very reason proceed you quickly from here and bring the news of the king, that foremost of Kurus. Forsooth, greatly wounded with Karna's arrows the king has gone to his camp.
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