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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 2 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
दिनानि दश भीष्मेण निघ्नता तावकं बलम् । शून्याः कृता रथोपस्था हताश्च गजवाजिनः ॥
English Translation
Massacring the (Pandava) troops for ten days together, Bhishma rendered the terraces of many a car empty and slew numberless elephants and steeds.
दर्शयित्वात्मनो रूपं रुद्रोपेन्द्रसमं युधि । पाण्डवानामनीकानि प्रविगाह्य व्यशातयत् ॥
English Translation
Assuming the form, of Rudra or that of Upendra in battle, he afflicted the Pandava detachment and played a havoc with them.
विनिघ्नन्पृथिवीपालांश्चेदिपाञ्चालकेकयान् । व्यदहत्पाण्डवीं सेनां नराश्वगजसंकुलाम् ॥
English Translation
The wicked Suyodhana, bereft of a cause was about to be drowned in the sea of misfortune and with the view of rescuing him Bhishma slaughtered the rulers of the Chedis, the Panchalas and the Kaikeyas and caused a great carnage amongst the Pandava army teeming with cars, steeds with elephants.
मज्जन्तमप्लवे मन्दमुज्जिहीर्षुः सुयोधनम् । तथा चरन्तं समरे तपन्तमिव भास्करम् । न शेकुः सृञ्जया द्रष्टुं तथैवान्ये महीक्षितः ॥
विचरन्तं तथा तं तु संग्रामे जितकाशिनम् । सर्वोद्योगेन सहसा पाण्डवाः समुपाद्रवन् ॥
स तु विद्राव्य समरे पाण्डवान्सृञ्जयानपि । एक एव रणे भीष्म एकवीरत्वमागतः ॥
English Translation
Indeed he had achieved an unrivalled heroism in the field, having routed the Pandavas and the Srinjayas all single-handed in battle.
तं शिखण्डी समासाद्य त्वया गुप्तो महारथम् । जघान पुरुषव्याघ्रं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥
English Translation
Being under your powerful protection Sikhandin encountered him and with his straight shafts slew that foremost of men. O mighty one, as the Asura Vritra courted his death obtaining Vasava for his foe, so having obtained you (as his foe) there lies on a bed of arrows that grandsire (wrapt in eternal sleep).
स एष पतितः शेते शरतल्पे पितामहः । त्वां प्राप्य पुरुषव्याघ्र गृध्रः प्राप्येव वायसम् ॥
द्रोणः पञ्च दिनान्युग्रो विधम्य रिपुवाहिनीः । कृत्वा व्यूहं महायुद्धे पातयित्वा महारथान् ॥
जयद्रथस्य समरे कृत्वा रक्षां महारथः । अन्तकप्रतिमश्चोग्रां रात्रिं युद्ध्वादहत्प्रजाः ॥
अद्येति द्वे दिने वीरो भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् । धृष्टद्युम्नं समासाद्य स गतः परमां गतिम् ॥
English Translation
Having with his arrows killed numerous warriors that valiant and chivalrous son of Bharadvaja, at last attained highest and on encountering Dhristadyumna.
यदि चैव परान्युद्धे सूतपुत्रमुखान्रथान् । नावारयिष्यः संग्रामे न स्म द्रोणो व्यनङ्क्ष्यत ॥
English Translation
If you had not held at day Suta's son and other charioteers in the battle that day, then Drona would never have been slain.
भवता तु बलं सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य वारितम् । ततो द्रोणो हतो युद्धे पार्षतेन धनंजय ॥
English Translation
O Dhananjaya, you kept engaged the entire Dhartarashtra forces and thus it was that the son of Prishata could slay Drona.
क इवान्यो रणे कुर्यात्त्वदन्यः क्षत्रियो युधि । यादृशं ते कृतं पार्थ जयद्रथवधं प्रति ॥
English Translation
O Partha, who else among the Kshatriyas but you, could have achieved such feats (of as material strength), you did when overthrowing Jayadratha?
निवार्य सेनां महतीं हत्वा शूरांश्च पार्थिवान् । निहतः सैन्धवो राजा त्वयास्त्रबलतेजसा ॥
English Translation
Having thwarted the vast host and slain numerous valiant kings you, with the strength of your weapons, have slain the ruler of the Sindhus.
आश्चर्यं सिन्धुराजस्य वधं जानन्ति पार्थिवाः । अनाश्चर्यं हि तत्त्वत्तस्त्वं हि पार्थ महारथः ॥
English Translation
O Partha, to the mortals the slaughter of the ruler of the Sindhus seem to be exceedingly strange, but to you it is no wonder, as you are an eminent charioteer.
त्वां हि प्राप्य रणे क्षत्रमेकाहादिति भारत । तप्यमानमसंयुक्तं न भवेदिति मे मतिः ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, methinks, it would not appear impossible even if all the Kshatriyas were to be exterminated in the course of a day, with you for their adversary in the field.
सेयं पार्थ चमूर्घोरा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य संयुगे । हता ससर्ववीरा हि भीष्मद्रोणौ यदा हतौ ॥
English Translation
O Partha, now that Bhishma and Drona are slain, the fierce Dhritarashtra force may well be regarded to have lost all their heroes.
शीर्णप्रवरयोधाद्य हतवाजिनरद्विपा । हीना सूर्येन्दुनक्षत्रैर्द्यौरिवाभाति भारती ॥
English Translation
With their chef and foremost warriors slain, with their horses, chariots and elephants struck down, the Bharata army look like the welkin bereft of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
विध्वस्ता हि रणे पार्थ सेनेयं भीमविक्रमात् । आसुरीव पुरा सेना शक्रस्येव पराक्रमैः ॥
English Translation
O Partha, as the Asura hosts were routed by the prowess of Sakra in days of yore, so yonder host of terrible prowess have been vanquished by you.
तेषां हतावशिष्टास्तु पञ्च सन्ति महारथाः । अश्वत्थामा कृतवर्मा कर्णो मद्राधिपः कृपः ॥
English Translation
Besides the slain there are now left only five mighty charioteers, Ashvatthama, Kritavarma, Karna, Shalya-the ruler of Madra and Kripa.
तांस्त्वमद्य नरव्याघ्र हत्वा पञ्च महारथान् । हतामित्रः प्रयच्छोर्वीं राज्ञः सद्वीपपत्तनाम् ॥
English Translation
O mightiest of men, by killing those five eminent charioteers today may you get rid of all foes and bestow this earth with all its islands, cities and seas to King Yudhishthira.
साकाशजलपातालां सपर्वतमहावनाम् । प्राप्नोत्वमितवीर्यश्रीरद्य पार्थो वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
Let the Pritha's son of illimitable valour and fortune obtain today the entire Earth with the mountains and forests and water (on it), the firmament (above it) and the nether regions (below it).
एतां पुरा विष्णुरिव हत्वा दैतेयदानवान् । प्रयच्छ मेदिनीं राज्ञे शक्रायेव यथा हरिः ॥
English Translation
As Vishnu, in days of yore, made a gift of the three worlds to Sakra after overthrowing the Daityas and the Danavas, so may you bestow the Earth on the king after slaying the Kauravas.
अद्य मोदन्तु पाञ्चाला निहतेष्वरिषु त्वया । विष्णुना निहतेष्वेव दानवेयेषु देवताः ॥
English Translation
On their enemies being slain, let the Panchalas rejoice today as did the celestials on the occasion of Vishnu's exterminating the Danavas.
यदि वा द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ द्रोणं मानयतो गुरुम् । अश्वत्थाम्नि कृपा तेऽस्ति कृपे चाचार्यगौरवात् ॥
अत्यन्तोपचितान्वा त्वं मानयन्भ्रातृबान्धवान् । कृतवर्माणमासाद्य न नेष्यसि यमक्षयम् ॥
भ्रातरं मातुरासाद्य शल्यं मद्रजनाधिपम् । यदि त्वमरविन्दाक्ष दयावान्न जिघांससि ॥
इमं पापमतिं क्षुद्रमत्यन्तं पाण्डवान्प्रति । कर्णमद्य नरश्रेष्ठ जह्याशु निशितैः शरैः ॥
एतत्ते सुकृतं कर्म नात्र किंचिन्न युज्यते । वयमप्यत्र जानीमो नात्र दोषोऽस्ति कश्चन ॥
English Translation
It is your noblest duty; nor is there any impropriety in it; we all assent to it and there is no guilt in that.
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