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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 56

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 56

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 56

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 56 of the classical Mahābhārata with 59 verses.

Total: 59 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.56.1–59 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 29 shown)
ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्ततः । प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः कर्णं दृष्ट्वा महाबलम् ॥
English Translation
Thus beaten by that foremost of carwarriors, Karna, the Pandava troops began to flee in all directions-afraid to face him in battle.
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां महारणे । वध्यतां सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्णचापवरच्युतैः ॥
English Translation
Afflicted with the sharp shots coming out of Karna's bow in that battle the Panchalas sent forth bitter cries of woe.
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता पाण्डवानां महाचमूः । कर्णमेकं रणे योधं मेनिरे तत्र शात्रवाः ॥
English Translation
Bewildered at that tumultuous uproar, the vast army, comprising the Pandava force and belonging to the hostile party, regarded him as the hero of the field in that great battle.
तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे राधेयः शत्रुकर्शनः । यदेकं पाण्डवाः सर्वे न शेकुरभिवीक्षितुम् ॥
English Translation
The son of Radha, that scorcher of his enemies, displayed once again such wonderful prowess that the Pandavas, all combined, dared not even to look at him.
यथौघः पर्वतश्रेष्ठमासाद्याभिप्रदीर्यते । तथा तत्पाण्डवं सैन्यं कर्णमासाद्य दीर्यते ॥
English Translation
And like a stream dividing itself when checked by a mountain, so did the Pandava forces break themselves opposed by Karna.
कर्णोऽपि समरे राजन्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् । दहंस्तस्थौ महाबाहुः पाण्डवानां महाचमूम् ॥
English Translation
In that battle, the mighty and strong-armed Karna, O king, burning the vast army of the Panchalas, stood out in relief like a blazing fire without smoke.
शिरांसि च महाराज कर्णांश्चञ्चलकुण्डलान् । बाहूंश्च वीरो वीराणां चिच्छेद लघु चेषुभिः ॥
English Translation
That strong-armed man with great lightness of hands, O monarch, began to strike off with his shafts, the arms and heads, as also the ears adorned with rings of many of his sturdy enemy.
हस्तिदन्तान्त्सरून्खड्गान्ध्वजाञ्शक्तीर्हयान्गजान् । रथांश्च विविधान्राजन्पताका व्यजनानि च ॥
अक्षेषायुगयोक्त्राणि चक्राणि विविधानि च । चिच्छेद शतधा कर्णो योधव्रतमनुष्ठितः ॥
तत्र भारत कर्णेन निहतैर्गजवाजिभिः । अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥
English Translation
Heaps of carcasses of elephants and horses, slain by Karna, O Bharata, were lying on the sides and the earth became slippery with their blood, while their dead bodies blocked the way and made it impassable.
विषमं च समं चैव हतैरश्वपदातिभिः । रथैश्च कुञ्जरैश्चैव न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥
English Translation
The earth became so covered over with dead bodies of horses, foot soldiers, elephants and with broken cars that it became impossible to distinguish the even land from the uneven.
नापि स्वे न परे योधाः प्राज्ञायन्त परस्परम् । घोरे शरान्धकारे तु कर्णास्त्रे च विजृम्भिते ॥
English Translation
The (atmosphere) became dark as pitch with the shower of arrows shot by Karna and nobody could know each other, or foes from friends.
राधेयचापनिर्मुक्तैः शरैः काञ्चनभूषितैः । संछादिता महाराज यतमाना महारथाः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, the great car-warriors of the Pandavas, were covered with the gold-decked darts coming out of Karna's bow.
ते पाण्डवेयाः समरे कर्णेन स्म पुनः पुनः । अभज्यन्त महाराज यतमाना महारथाः ॥
English Translation
O king, the son of Radha repeatedly broke the ranks of the powerful car-warriors of the Pandavas, though they tried their utmost to worst him in that fight.
मृगसंघान्यथा क्रुद्धः सिंहो द्रावयते वने । कर्णस्तु समरे योधांस्तत्र तत्र महायशाः । कालयामास तत्सैन्यं यथा पशुगणान्वृकः ॥
English Translation
As in a wild the herds of deer are scared away before an angry lion or other animals seeing an wolf, so, in that battle, the foremost car-warriors of the Panchalas and other great car-warriors of the Pandavas were driven before Karna.
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवीं सेनां धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखीम् । अभिजग्मुर्महेष्वासा रुवन्तो भैरवान्रवान् ॥
English Translation
As the Pandava troops turned their backs in battle the powerful Dhartarashtras followed them uttering loud shouts.
दुर्योधनो हि राजेन्द्र मुदा परमया युतः । वादयामास संहृष्टो नानावाद्यानि सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
O king of kinds, Duryodhana being very glad ordered in great glee his war bands to discourse music throughout the whole range of his army.
पाञ्चालापि महेष्वासा भग्ना भग्ना नरोत्तमाः । न्यवर्तन्त यथा शूरा मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥
English Translation
The great Panchala warriors, the best of men, all determined to die in that battle, returned bravely to the field.
तान्निवृत्तान्रणे शूरान्राधेयः शत्रुतापनः । अनेकशो महाराज बभञ्ज पुरुषर्षभः ॥
English Translation
O king, those brave warriors were repeatedly broken down in that light by the son of Radha, the smiter of his enemies and powerful like a bull.
तत्र भारत कर्णेन पाञ्चाला विंशती रथाः । निहताः सादयः क्रोधाच्चेदयश्च परःशताः ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, twenty Panchala car-warriors and more than a hundred of the Chedis were sent to the other world by Karna's arrows.
कृत्वा शून्यान्रथोपस्थान्वाजिपृष्ठांश्च भारत । निर्मनुष्यान्गजस्कन्धान्पादातांश्चैव विद्रुतान् ॥
English Translation
O descendant of Bharata, he (Karna) pulled down men from their seats in the cars' and from the backs of horses and elephants' and also scared away the infantry.
आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने दुर्निरीक्ष्यः परंतपः । कालान्तकवपुः क्रूरः सूतपुत्रश्चचार ह ॥
English Translation
That brave warrior, the son of Suta, the siniter of his foes, like Pluto at the time of destruction looked brilliant as the sun in the meridian and nobody could set his eyes upon him.
एवमेतान्महाराज नरवाजिरथद्विपान् । हत्वा तस्थौ महेष्वासः कर्णोऽरिगणसूदनः ॥
English Translation
O great monarch, after destroying hosts of elephants, horses, infantry and car-warriors, that powerful archer, the destroyer of his enemies, stood upon his chariot. The great carwarrior Karna after killing the Somakas stood like the mighty Pluto after destroying the elephants.
यथा भूतगणान्हत्वा कालस्तिष्ठेन्महाबलः । तथा स सोमकान्हत्वा तस्थावेको महारथः ॥
English Translation
O great monarch, after destroying hosts of elephants, horses, infantry and car-warriors, that powerful archer, the destroyer of his enemies, stood upon his chariot. The great carwarrior Karna after killing the Somakas stood like the mighty Pluto after destroying the elephants.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पाञ्चालानां पराक्रमम् । वध्यमानापि कर्णेन नाजहू रणमूर्धनि ॥
English Translation
The Panchalas also showed very great courage, for they never left the head of the battle-field, even when thus distressed by Karna.
राजा दुःशासनश्चैव कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा । अश्वत्थामा कृतवर्मा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः । न्यहनन्पाण्डवीं सेनां शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
And the king (Duryodhana), killed the Pandava forces by hundreds and thousands as did also Dushasana, Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, Ashvatthama, Kritavarman and Shakuni of great strength.
कर्णपुत्रौ च राजेन्द्र भ्रातरौ सत्यविक्रमौ । अनाशयेतां बलिनः पाञ्चालान्वै ततस्ततः । तत्र युद्धं तदा ह्यासीत्क्रूरं विशसनं महत् ॥
तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ । द्रौपदेयाश्च संक्रुद्धा अभ्यघ्नंस्तावकं बलम् ॥
English Translation
And the battle (that ensued then) was deadly in the extreme and the slaughter (which followed) was really very great. Then the Pandava warriors Dhristadyumna and Shikhandin, the five sons of Draupadi, fretting and foaming with rage, caused a terrible havoc among your troops.
एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः पाण्डवानां ततस्ततः । तावकानामपि रणे भीमं प्राप्य महाबलम् ॥
English Translation
And thus the losses which attended the Pandava forces in their several divisions, were equal to those of your own, when the allpowerful Bhima joined them (the Pandavas) in the field.
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