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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 47

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 47

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 47

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 47 of the classical Mahābhārata with 15 verses.

Total: 15 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.47.1–15 • 250 Lexicon Terms
तद्धर्मशीलस्य वचो निशम्य; राज्ञः क्रुद्धस्याधिरथौ महात्मा । उवाच दुर्धर्षमदीनसत्त्वं; युधिष्ठिरं जिष्णुरनन्तवीर्यः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Hearing those words of the pious kirg, who was all anger, the great warrior Jishnu of indomitable energy said to the irrepressible and
संशप्तकैर्युध्यमानस्य मेऽद्य; सेनाग्रयायी कुरुसैन्यस्य राजन् । आशीविषाभान्खगमान्प्रमुञ्च;न्द्रौणिः पुरस्तात्सहसा व्यतिष्ठत् ॥
English Translation
O king, while fighting with the Samsaptakas today, Drona's son, the leader of the Kuru army, all of a sudden came upon me discharging arrows that were like deadly serpents.
दृष्ट्वा रथं मेघनिभं ममेम;मम्बष्ठसेना मरणे व्यतिष्ठत् । तेषामहं पञ्च शतानि हत्वा; ततो द्रौणिमगमं पार्थिवाग्र्य ॥
English Translation
Seeing my car rattling like a cloud, all the soldiers stood encircling it. Killing them all, who were full five hundred in number, I proceeded, O mightest of kings, against Drona's son.
ततोऽपरान्बाणसंघाननेका;नाकर्णपूर्णायतविप्रमुक्तान् । ससर्ज शिक्षास्त्रबलप्रयत्नै;स्तथा यथा प्रावृषि कालमेघः ॥
English Translation
Like a dark cloud discharging its watery contents in downpours he, drawing his bowstring to his very ears, showered upon me with skill and force thousands of other arrows.
नैवाददानं न च संदधानं; जानीमहे कतरेणास्यतीति । वामेन वा यदि वा दक्षिणेन; स द्रोणपुत्रः समरे पर्यवर्तत् ॥
English Translation
So quickly did he move about in the battlefield that we could not discern from which side did he shoot his arrows, right or left, nor could we ascertain when he took up the arrows and when he discharged them.
अविध्यन्मां पञ्चभिर्द्रोणपुत्रः; शितैः शरैः पञ्चभिर्वासुदेवम् । अहं तु तं त्रिंशता वज्रकल्पैः; समार्दयं निमिषस्यान्तरेण ॥
स विक्षरन्रुधिरं सर्वगात्रै; रथानीकं सूतसूनोर्विवेश । मयाभिभूतः सैनिकानां प्रबर्हा;नसावपश्यन्रुधिरेण प्रदिग्धान् ॥
English Translation
All his limbs were covered with blood. Beholding is soldiers, the best of warriors, bathed in blood and overpowered by me, the son of Suta soon entered into the detachment of car-warriors.
ततोऽभिभूतं युधि वीक्ष्य सैन्यं; विध्वस्तयोधं द्रुतवाजिनागम् । पञ्चाशता रथमुख्यैः समेतः; कर्णस्त्वरन्मामुपायात्प्रमाथी ॥
English Translation
Beholding the soldiers terror-stricken and over-powered by me in battle and seeing the elephants and horses flying away, Karna at once marched against me with fifty car warriors. Killing them, however and avoiding Karna I have come here presently to see you.
तान्सूदयित्वाहमपास्य कर्णं; द्रष्टुं भवन्तं त्वरयाभियातः । सर्वे पाञ्चाला ह्युद्विजन्ते स्म कर्णा;द्गन्धाद्गावः केसरिणो यथैव ॥
English Translation
Seeing Karna, the Panchalas are all filled with fright even like the kine on seeing a lion. Like men entering into the gaping jaws of Death the Prabhadrakas, O king, have confronted Karna.
महाझषस्येव मुखं प्रपन्नाः; प्रभद्रकाः कर्णमभि द्रवन्ति । मृत्योरास्यं व्यात्तमिवान्वपद्य;न्प्रभद्रकाः कर्णमासाद्य राजन् ॥
आयाहि पश्याद्य युयुत्समानं; मां सूतपुत्रं च वृतौ जयाय । षट्साहस्रा भारत राजपुत्राः; स्वर्गाय लोकाय रथा निमग्नाः ॥
समेत्याहं सूतपुत्रेण संख्ये; वृत्रेण वज्रीव नरेन्द्रमुख्य । योत्स्ये भृशं भारत सूतपुत्र;मस्मिन्संग्रामे यदि वै दृश्यतेऽद्य ॥
English Translation
O illustrious and most mighty king, as Shakra encountered Vitra, I shall today fight with Suta's son, that heroic and invincible carwarrior, if he can be found in this battle.
कर्णं न चेदद्य निहन्मि राज;न्सबान्धवं युध्यमानं प्रसह्य । प्रतिश्रुत्याकुर्वतां वै गतिर्या; कष्टां गच्छेयं तामहं राजसिंह ॥
English Translation
Six thousands of kings are giving their lives for heaven. If however, O king, displaying all my strength I do not kill Karna with is allies in battle, I shall be doomed, O lion among kings to the curse which falls to the lot of one who promises a thing and does not redeem it.
आमन्त्रये त्वां ब्रूहि जयं रणे मे; पुरा भीमं धार्तराष्ट्रा ग्रसन्ते । सौतिं हनिष्यामि नरेन्द्रसिंह; सैन्यं तथा शत्रुगणांश्च सर्वान् ॥
English Translation
I seek your blessing, O king, do say that victory will be mine' There the sons of Dhritarashtra are about to devour Bhima, I will slay Karna and his men and all our enemies.
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