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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 49

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 49

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 49

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 49 of the classical Mahābhārata with 117 verses.

Total: 117 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.49.1–117 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
अवध्यं पाण्डवं मन्ये धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । तस्मिन्समयसंयोगे ब्रूहि किंचिदनुग्रहम् । इदं चापरमत्रैव शृणु हृत्स्थं विवक्षितम् ॥
English Translation
I admit that the righteous Yudhishthira, son of Pandu, is unslayable. In this connection kindly tell me something in my favour. Hear me tell you of something else that lies in my heart.
जानासि दाशार्ह मम व्रतं त्वं; यो मां ब्रूयात्कश्चन मानुषेषु । अन्यस्मै त्वं गाण्डिवं देहि पार्थ; यस्त्वत्तोऽस्त्रैर्भविता वा विशिष्टः ॥
हन्यामहं केशव तं प्रसह्य; भीमो हन्यात्तूबरकेति चोक्तः । तन्मे राजा प्रोक्तवांस्ते समक्षं; धनुर्देहीत्यसकृद्वृष्णिसिंह ॥
तं हत्वा चेत्केशव जीवलोके; स्थाता कालं नाहमप्यल्पमात्रम् । सा च प्रतिज्ञा मम लोकप्रबुद्धा; भवेत्सत्या धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठ । यथा जीवेत्पाण्डवोऽहं च कृष्ण; तथा बुद्धिं दातुमद्यार्हसि त्वम् ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O Krishna, the best of all the righteous inen, do give me such counsels as would uphold my well-known vow and leave both myself and the eldest son of Pandu alive."
राजा श्रान्तो जगतो विक्षतश्च; कर्णेन संख्ये निशितैर्बाणसंघैः । तस्मात्पार्थ त्वां परुषाण्यवोच;त्कर्णे द्यूतं ह्यद्य रणे निबद्धम् ॥
तस्मिन्हते कुरवो निर्जिताः स्यु;रेवंबुद्धिः पार्थिवो धर्मपुत्रः । यदावमानं लभते महान्तं; तदा जीवन्मृत इत्युच्यते सः ॥
तन्मानितः पार्थिवोऽयं सदैव; त्वया सभीमेन तथा यमाभ्याम् । वृद्धैश्च लोके पुरुषप्रवीरै;स्तस्यावमानं कलया त्वं प्रयुङ्क्ष्व ॥
English Translation
O Partha, this king has ever been honored by you, Bhima and the twins and by all the wise and chivalrous men to this world. You just offer some insult to that king.
त्वमित्यत्रभवन्तं त्वं ब्रूहि पार्थ युधिष्ठिरम् । त्वमित्युक्तो हि निहतो गुरुर्भवति भारत ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, a superior on being addressed as 'you' dies (at heart). Therefore, you do addressed the much-respected Yudhishthira as 'you.'
एवमाचर कौन्तेय धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । अधर्मयुक्तं संयोगं कुरुष्वैवं कुरूद्वह ॥
English Translation
O the best of Kurus, O son of Kunti, do behave thus towards Yudhishthira the righteous and insult that honorable man by this censurable behaviour.
अथर्वाङ्गिरसी ह्येषा श्रुतीनामुत्तमा श्रुतिः । अविचार्यैव कार्यैषा श्रेयःकामैर्नरैः सदा ॥
English Translation
This is a Shruti given out by the Rishis Atharva and Angira, the best of all the Srutis; people who wish well should always follow this without any scruple.
वधो ह्ययं पाण्डव धर्मराज्ञ;स्त्वत्तो युक्तो वेत्स्यते चैवमेषः । ततोऽस्य पादावभिवाद्य पश्चा;च्छमं ब्रूयाः सान्त्वपूर्वं च पार्थम् ॥
English Translation
On your acting thus the righteous Yudhishthira will verily feel that you have offered him a death-blow. Later on you will worship his feet and speak to him in befitting terms and thus pacify him.
भ्राता प्राज्ञस्तव कोपं न जातु; कुर्याद्राजा कंचन पाण्डवेयः । मुक्तोऽनृताद्भ्रातृवधाच्च पार्थ; हृष्टः कर्णं त्वं जहि सूतपुत्रम् ॥
English Translation
O Partha, your intelligent brother Yudhishthira would never feel in the least angry with you. On being thus freed from impiety and fratricide you may cheerfully proceed against and slay Karna, the son of Suta.
इत्येवमुक्तस्तु जनार्दनेन; पार्थः प्रशस्याथ सुहृद्वधं तम् । ततोऽब्रवीदर्जुनो धर्मराज;मनुक्तपूर्वं परुषं प्रसह्य ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Being thus spoken to by Janardana, Pritha's son Arjuna highly approved of the friendly counsels and then addressing Yudhishthira, the righteous, in a sullen tone, spoke such harsh words as he had never before done.
मा त्वं राजन्व्याहर व्याहरत्सु; न तिष्ठसे क्रोशमात्रे रणार्धे । भीमस्तु मामर्हति गर्हणाय; यो युध्यते सर्वयोधप्रवीरः ॥
काले हि शत्रून्प्रतिपीड्य संख्ये; हत्वा च शूरान्पृथिवीपतींस्तान् । यः कुञ्जराणामधिकं सहस्रं; हत्वानदत्तुमुलं सिंहनादम् ॥
सुदुष्करं कर्म करोति वीरः; कर्तुं यथा नार्हसि त्वं कदाचित् । रथादवप्लुत्य गदां परामृशं;स्तया निहन्त्यश्वनरद्विपान्रणे ॥
वरासिना वाजिरथाश्वकुञ्जरां;स्तथा रथाङ्गैर्धनुषा च हन्त्यरीन् । प्रमृद्य पद्भ्यामहितान्निहन्ति यः; पुनश्च दोर्भ्यां शतमन्युविक्रमः ॥
महाबलो वैश्रवणान्तकोपमः; प्रसह्य हन्ता द्विषतां यथार्हम् । स भीमसेनोऽर्हति गर्हणां मे; न त्वं नित्यं रक्ष्यसे यः सुहृद्भिः ॥
महारथान्नागवरान्हयांश्च; पदातिमुख्यानपि च प्रमथ्य । एको भीमो धार्तराष्ट्रेषु मग्नः; स मामुपालब्धुमरिंदमोऽर्हति ॥
English Translation
He, who has been diving single-handed deep into the surge of Duryodhana's soldiers, carrying by storm the foremost elephants, steeds, infantry and charioteers; that Bhimsena, the slayer of foes, may reprove me.
कलिङ्गवङ्गाङ्गनिषादमागधा;न्सदामदान्नीलबलाहकोपमान् । निहन्ति यः शत्रुगणाननेकशः; स माभिवक्तुं प्रभवत्यनागसम् ॥
English Translation
He, who has been slaying, in numbers the ever-furious elephants of the hostile Anga, Banga, Kalinga, Nishada and Magadha, that look like masses of blue clouds; that Bhimasena, the chastiser of enemies, may find fault with me.
सुयुक्तमास्थाय रथं हि काले; धनुर्विकर्षञ्शरपूर्णमुष्टिः । सृजत्यसौ शरवर्षाणि वीरो; महाहवे मेघ इवाम्बुधाराः ॥
English Translation
In the battle that valiant Brikodara being seated on a superbly-decked chariot has been holding in readiness handful of arrows and opportunely hurling them down in showers, like the clouds pouring torrents of rain.
बलं तु वाचि द्विजसत्तमानां; क्षात्रं बुधा बाहुबलं वदन्ति । त्वं वाग्बलो भारत निष्ठुरश्च; त्वमेव मां वेत्सि यथाविधोऽहम् ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, the learned men say that the strength of the foremost of Brahmanas lies in words and the main strength of the Kshatriyas is in their arms; but your strength lies in your words, moreover you are wanton. As for me, it is not unknown to you what stuff I am made of.
यतामि नित्यं तव कर्तुमिष्टं; दारैः सुतैर्जीवितेनात्मना च । एवं च मां वाग्विशिखैर्निहंसि; त्वत्तः सुखं न वयं विद्म किंचित् ॥
English Translation
I am ever bent upon pandering to your inclinations with my wives, sons, life and soul; still that you has been torturing me with your pointed words, I am convinced that we cannot expect happiness at your hands.
अवामंस्था मां द्रौपदीतल्पसंस्थो; महारथान्प्रतिहन्मि त्वदर्थे । तेनातिशङ्की भारत निष्ठुरोऽसि; त्वत्तः सुखं नाभिजानामि किंचित् ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, do you be trifling with me no longer, lying all the while on Draupadi's bed. it is for you that I have been slaying many a mighty car-warrior. Perhaps that has been making you fearless and wanton still. Indeed, I could never feel any happiness from you.
प्रोक्तः स्वयं सत्यसंधेन मृत्यु;स्तव प्रियार्थं नरदेव युद्धे । वीरः शिखण्डी द्रौपदोऽसौ महात्मा; मयाभिगुप्तेन हतश्च तेन ॥
English Translation
O God among men, the magnanimous Bhishma, true to his vows and only with a view to please you, has himself pointed out that the valiant and high-souled Shikhandin, the son of Drupada, would be the cause of his death; and when I had been shielding that Shikhandin in the battle-field he was slain by the latter.
न चाभिनन्दामि तवाधिराज्यं; यतस्त्वमक्षेष्वहिताय सक्तः । स्वयं कृत्वा पापमनार्यजुष्ट;मेभिर्युद्धे तर्तुमिच्छस्यरींस्तु ॥
English Translation
I do not approve of your being restored to sovereignty, because you are addicted to the vice of gambling. Having thyself committed a sin, to which the low alone are addicted, you are now trying to get off from your foes through our aid.
अक्षेषु दोषा बहवो विधर्माः; श्रुतास्त्वया सहदेवोऽब्रवीद्यान् । तान्नैषि संतर्तुमसाधुजुष्टा;न्येन स्म सर्वे निरयं प्रपन्नाः ॥
English Translation
You had heard of the immorality and the numerous evils of playing at dice, dilated upon by Sahadeva. Yet you could not forego those evils practised by the wicked alone. It is but for this that we are steeped in distress.
त्वं देविता त्वत्कृते राज्यनाश;स्त्वत्संभवं व्यसनं नो नरेन्द्र । मास्मान्क्रूरैर्वाक्प्रतोदैस्तुद त्वं; भूयो राजन्कोपयन्नल्पभाग्यान् ॥
English Translation
O ruler of mankind, it was you who had played at dice and it was for you alone that our kingdom was lost and we have fallen on evil days. Therefore, O king, do not provoke us too much by casting cruel aspersions on us.
एता वाचः परुषाः सव्यसाची; स्थिरप्रज्ञं श्रावयित्वा ततक्ष । तदानुतेपे सुरराजपुत्रो; विनिःश्वसंश्चाप्यसिमुद्बबर्ह ॥
तमाह कृष्णः किमिदं पुनर्भवा;न्विकोशमाकाशनिभं करोत्यसिम् । प्रब्रूहि सत्यं पुनरुत्तरं विधे;र्वचः प्रवक्ष्याम्यहमर्थसिद्धये ॥
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