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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 57

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 57

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 57

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 57 of the classical Mahābhārata with 70 verses.

Total: 70 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.57.1–70 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 10 shown)
स रोषपूर्णोऽशनिवज्रहाटकै;रलंकृतं तक्षकभोगवर्चसम् । सुबन्धनं कार्मुकमन्यदाददे; यथा महाहिप्रवरं गिरेस्तथा ॥
English Translation
He (Ashvatthama), being greatly angry, took up a splendid bow ornamented with gold, diamonds and other precious stones, which looked like the body of the snake Takshaka or a great mountainous snake.
स्वमायुधं चोपविकीर्य भूतले; धनुश्च कृत्वा सगुणं गुणाधिकः । समानयानावजितौ नरोत्तमौ; शरोत्तमैर्द्रौणिरविध्यदन्तिकात् ॥
English Translation
He then throwing down other weapons on the earth and putting string to the bow from an adjacent place began to distress and strike those two best of men, who unconquerable, with various arrows.
कृपश्च भोजश्च तथात्मजश्च ते; तमोनुदं वारिधरा इवापतन् । कृपस्य पार्थः सशरं शरासनं; हयान्ध्वजं सारथिमेव पत्रिभिः ॥
शरैः प्रचिच्छेद तवात्मजस्य; ध्वजं धनुश्च प्रचकर्त नर्दतः । जघान चाश्वान्कृतवर्मणः शुभा;न्ध्वजं च चिच्छेद ततः प्रतापवान् ॥
English Translation
Then the banner and bow of your brave an roaring son was struck off by mighty Partha, who next cut-off the standard and steeds of Kritavarman.
सवाजिसूतेष्वसनान्सकेतना;ञ्जघान नागाश्वरथांस्त्वरंश्च सः । ततः प्रकीर्णं सुमहद्बलं तव; प्रदारितं सेतुरिवाम्भसा यथा । ततोऽर्जुनस्याशु रथेन केशव;श्चकार शत्रूनपसव्यमातुरान् ॥
English Translation
As a mighty river washes, away an embankinent, so the ranks of your great army was broken to hundred different portions by him (Partha), who destroyed in no time many elephants, steeds, cars, drivers and weapons of his enemies' army.
ततः प्रयान्तं त्वरितं धनंजयं; शतक्रतुं वृत्रनिजघ्नुषं यथा । समन्वधावन्पुनरुच्छ्रितैर्ध्वजै; रथैः सुयुक्तैरपरे युयुत्सवः ॥
English Translation
Then Keshava, leaving the distressed enemies on he right side, drove the chariot onward and Dhananjaya when going quickly like Satamanyu (Indra) at the time of killing Vritra was followed by other great warriors with lofty banners and excellent chariots all desirous of gaining a name in battle.
अथाभिसृत्य प्रतिवार्य तानरी;न्धनंजयस्याभि रथं महारथाः । शिखण्डिशैनेययमाः शितैः शरै;र्विदारयन्तो व्यनदन्सुभैरवम् ॥
English Translation
Then the great car-warriors Shikhandin, Satyaki and the twin brothers, with fearful roars advanced towards Dhananjaya and obstructed the hostile troops, striking them with sharp shafts.
ततोऽभिजघ्नुः कुपिताः परस्परं; शरैस्तदाञ्जोगतिभिः सुतेजनैः । कुरुप्रवीराः सह सृञ्जयैर्यथा;सुराः पुरा देववरैरयोधयन् ॥
English Translation
Like the Devas (celestials) and the Asuras in the old days, the Kuru warriors and the Srinjayas, coming wrathfully in contact with each other, went on killing one another with powerful and straight shafts.
जयेप्सवः स्वर्गमनाय चोत्सुकाः; पतन्ति नागाश्वरथाः परंतप । जगर्जुरुच्चैर्बलवच्च विव्यधुः; शरैः सुमुक्तैरितरेतरं पृथक् ॥
English Translation
Then all anxious to gain victory or to go to heaven by dying in the battle-field, the elephant riders, car-warriors and horsemen with leonine-roars struck each other with wellarmed blows.
शरान्धकारे तु महात्मभिः कृते; महामृधे योधवरैः परस्परम् । बभुर्दशाशा न दिवं च पार्थिव; प्रभा च सूर्यस्य तमोवृताभवत् ॥
English Translation
In fact, those brave and picked warriors sent out such hosts of shots against one another that the light of the sun became almost indistinct and the very atmosphere was filled with darkness.
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