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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 51

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 51

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 51

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 51 of the classical Mahābhārata with 111 verses.

Total: 111 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.51.1–111 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा केशवोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् । कृतसंकल्पमायस्तं वधे कर्णस्य सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said O Bharata, then again did Kesava of magnanimous heart address the following words to Arjuna, who was proceeding resolutely to slay Karna.
अद्य सप्तदशाहानि वर्तमानस्य भारत । विनाशस्यातिघोरस्य नरवारणवाजिनाम् ॥
English Translation
Today, O Bharata, is the seventeenth day of this horrible carnage of men, elephants and horses.
भूत्वा हि विपुला सेना तावकानां परैः सह । अन्योन्यं समरे प्राप्य किंचिच्छेषा विशां पते ॥
English Translation
O sovereign, at first your own troops and those of the hostile party were a legion, but being engaged in fight there have been left but a small remnant.
भूत्वा हि कौरवाः पार्थ प्रभूतगजवाजिनः । त्वां वै शत्रुं समासाद्य विनष्टा रणमूर्धनि ॥
English Translation
Though the Kauravas had, at the outset, numerous steeds and elephants, yet they have been routed on the field as they had to face yourself as their foe.
एते च सर्वे पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयाश्च सहान्वयाः । त्वां समासाद्य दुर्धर्षं पाण्डवाश्च व्यवस्थिताः ॥
English Translation
These potentates and these united forces of the Srinjayas and these Pandavas have been successful in holding their ground, only because they have such an unflinching leader in you.
पाञ्चालैः पाण्डवैर्मत्स्यैः कारूषैश्चेदिकेकयैः । त्वया गुप्तैरमित्रघ्न कृतः शत्रुगणक्षयः ॥
English Translation
O destroyer of foes, being under your protection, the Panchala, Pandava, Matsya, Karusa and Chedis hosts have been sweeping away the hostile army.
को हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं कौरवांस्तात संगतान् । अन्यत्र पाण्डवान्युद्धे त्वया गुप्तान्महारथान् ॥
English Translation
O Sire, who else could have vanquished the combined army of the Kauravas had not the valiant Pandavas been fighting under your aegis?
त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं ससुरासुरमानुषान् । त्रीँल्लोकान्सममुद्युक्तान्किं पुनः कौरवं बलम् ॥
English Translation
What need I speak of defeating the Kauravas? Single-handed you can vanquish in battle the Asuras, celestials and human beings of the three worlds put together.
भगदत्तं हि राजानं कोऽन्यः शक्तस्त्वया विना । जेतुं पुरुषशार्दूल योऽपि स्याद्वासवोपमः ॥
English Translation
O mighty one, who else, excepting yourself, could have conquered Bhagadatta in fight, even were he powerful like Vasava himself.
तथेमां विपुलां सेनां गुप्तां पार्थ त्वयानघ । न शेकुः पार्थिवाः सर्वे चक्षुर्भिरभिवीक्षितुम् ॥
English Translation
O holy Partha, no mortal could even gaze upon this vast army, being as they were, under your protection.
तथैव सततं पार्थ रक्षिताभ्यां त्वया रणे । धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्यां भीष्मद्रोणौ निपातितौ ॥
English Translation
O Partha, Dhristadyumna and Shikhandi had succeeded in slaying Drona and Bhishma, only because you protected them in battle.
को हि शक्तो रणे पार्थ पाञ्चालानां महारथौ । भीष्मद्रोणौ युधा जेतुं शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमौ ॥
English Translation
Or, O Partha, who else could have conquered in battle those most eminent warriors of the Bharata race-Drona and Bhishma, endued with the prowess of a Sakra.
को हि शांतनवं संख्ये द्रोणं वैकर्तनं कृपम् । द्रौणिं च सौमदत्तिं च कृतवर्माणमेव च । सैन्धवं मद्रराजं च राजानं च सुयोधनम् ॥
वीरान्कृतास्त्रान्समरे सर्वानेवानुवर्तिनः । अक्षौहिणीपतीनुग्रान्संरब्धान्युद्धदुर्मदान् ॥
श्रेण्यश्च बहुलाः क्षीणाः प्रदीर्णाश्वरथद्विपाः । नानाजनपदाश्चोग्राः क्षत्रियाणाममर्षिणाम् ॥
English Translation
Numerous detachments of (hostile) soldiers have been extirpated; their cars, horses and elephants have been cut down (by you), as also numbers of indignant and impetuous Kshatriyas hailing from various provinces.
गोवासदासमीयानां वसातीनां च भारत । व्रात्यानां वाटधानानां भोजानां चापि मानिनाम् ॥
English Translation
O Bharata (lo) the forces of the Gobasas, the Dasmiyas, Basatis, the Easterners, the Batadhanas and the sensitive Bhojas and of other Brahmanas and Kshatriyas, with their best horses and elephants, have all been slain confronting you and Bhima (in battle).
उदीर्णाश्च महासेना ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य भारत । त्वां समासाद्य निधनं गताः साश्वरथद्विपाः ॥
उग्राश्च क्रूरकर्माणस्तुखारा यवनाः खशाः । दार्वाभिसारा दरदाः शका रमठतङ्गणाः ॥
अन्ध्रकाश्च पुलिन्दाश्च किराताश्चोग्रविक्रमाः । म्लेच्छाश्च पार्वतीयाश्च सागरानूपवासिनः । संरम्भिणो युद्धशौण्डा बलिनो दृब्धपाणयः ॥
एते सुयोधनस्यार्थे संरब्धाः कुरुभिः सह । न शक्या युधि निर्जेतुं त्वदन्येन परंतप ॥
धार्तराष्ट्रमुदग्रं हि व्यूढं दृष्ट्वा महाबलम् । यस्य त्वं न भवेस्त्राता प्रतीयात्को नु मानवः ॥
English Translation
If you had not come to the rescue who else could advance against the mighty troops of the Dhartarashtras arrayed in battle order?
तत्सागरमिवोद्धूतं रजसा संवृतं बलम् । विदार्य पाण्डवैः क्रुद्धैस्त्वया गुप्तैर्हतं विभो ॥
English Translation
O puissant one, the hostile troops shrouded with dust looked like a surging sea and the infuriated Pandavas, forcing their way amongst them, threw them over-board.
मागधानामधिपतिर्जयत्सेनो महाबलः । अद्य सप्तैव चाहानि हतः संख्येऽभिमन्युना ॥
English Translation
Ten mighty Jayatsena, the king of the Magadhas, was slain in battle by Abhimanyu these seven days past.
ततो दश सहस्राणि गजानां भीमकर्मणाम् । जघान गदया भीमस्तस्य राज्ञः परिच्छदम् । ततोऽन्येऽपि हता नागा रथाश्च शतशो बलात् ॥
English Translation
Ten thousand powerful elephants, forming the king's retinue, were then struck down by Bhimasena with his mace. Later on hundreds of other elephants and charioteer fell through Bhima's powerful hands.
तदेवं समरे तात वर्तमाने महाभये । भीमसेनं समासाद्य त्वां च पाण्डव कौरवाः । सवाजिरथनागाश्च मृत्युलोकमितो गताः ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O Partha, in the course of this terrible battle the Kauravas, along with their steeds, cars and elephants, have fallen victims of Death no sooner they encountered Bhimasena and yourself.
तथा सेनामुखे तत्र निहते पार्थ पाण्डवैः । भीष्मः प्रासृजदुग्राणि शरवर्षाणि मारिष ॥
English Translation
O Partha, the van of the Kaurava host on being slain by the Pandavas, Bhishma shot forth showers of deadly arrows.
स चेदिकाशिपाञ्चालान्करूषान्मत्स्यकेकयान् । शरैः प्रच्छाद्य निधनमनयत्परुषास्त्रवित् ॥
English Translation
Skilled in the use of celestial weapons he covered the Chedis, the Kashis, the Panchalas, the Karushas, the Matsyas and the Kaikeyas, with his arrows and slew them to a man.
तस्य चापच्युतैर्बाणैः परदेहविदारणैः । पूर्णमाकाशमभवद्रुक्मपुङ्खैरजिह्मगैः ॥
English Translation
The atmosphere became thick with goldfeathered, straight-shot deadly arrows, that were discharged from his bow.
गत्या दशम्या ते गत्वा जघ्नुर्वाजिरथद्विपान् । हित्वा नव गतीर्दुष्टाः स बाणान्व्यायतोऽमुचत् ॥
English Translation
The shafts he shot during the battle did not take any of the nine wrong courses, but flying direct through the tenth (and the approved) course destroyed many steeds, cars and elephants.
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