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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 59

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 59

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 59

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 59 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.59.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
तं तु यान्तं महावेगैरश्वैः कपिवरध्वजम् । युद्धायाभ्यद्रवन्वीराः कुरूणां नवती रथाः । परिवव्रुर्नरव्याघ्रा नरव्याघ्रं रणेऽर्जुनम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said As the great ape-bannered Arjuna was advancing with swift horses, he was attacked by ninety brave car-warriors of the Kauravas.
कृष्णः श्वेतान्महावेगानश्वान्कनकभूषणान् । मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान्प्रैषीत्कर्णरथं प्रति ॥
English Translation
But those swift horses of Arjuna decked with gold and strings of pearls were directed by Krishna towards Karna's car.
ततः कर्णरथं यान्तमरीन्घ्नन्तं धनंजयम् । बाणवर्षैरभिघ्नन्तः संशप्तकरथा ययुः ॥
English Translation
As the destroyer of his enemies, Dhananjaya was advancing towards Karna's car, he was followed by the ninety Samsaptaka car warriors who werc pouring down arrows him.
त्वरमाणांस्तु तान्सर्वान्ससूतेष्वसनध्वजान् । जघान नवतिं वीरानर्जुनो निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Then Arjuna, with sharp arrows, cut-off their bows, banners and sent them all with their drivers to the other world.
तेऽपतन्त हता बाणैर्नानारूपैः किरीटिना । सविमाना यथा सिद्धाः स्वर्गात्पुण्यक्षये तथा ॥
English Translation
As Siddhas (pure souls) are obliged to have a fall from heaven with their cars, when their virtues wear off, so those warriors were all knocked down by Kiriti's various weapons.
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः कुरवः कुरुसत्तम । निर्भया भरतश्रेष्ठमभ्यवर्तन्त फल्गुनम् ॥
English Translation
Then many Kauravas with their horses, elephants and cars boldly faced that foremnost man of Kuru and Bharata races viz. Phalguni.
तदायस्तममुक्तास्त्रमुदीर्णवरवारणम् । पुत्राणां ते महत्सैन्यं समरौत्सीद्धनंजयः ॥
English Translation
Then many spirited men of your sons' great army with numbers of horses and mighty and select elephants in front obstructed Dhananjaya's further progress.
शक्त्यृष्टितोमरप्रासैर्गदानिस्त्रिंशसायकैः । प्राच्छादयन्महेष्वासाः कुरवः कुरुनन्दनम् ॥
English Translation
Then that descendant of the line of Kuru race was surrounded by many great archers of the Kaurava army who were throwing lances, swords, cutlasses, darts and maces and other weapons upon him and covered him.
तां कुरूणां प्रविततां शस्त्रवृष्टिं समुद्यताम् । व्यधमत्पाण्डवो बाणैस्तमः सूर्य इवांशुभिः ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu with his own weapons baffled those hosts of arrows which covered the skies even as the sun shines out in its own splendour dispelling the darkness by the power of the rays.
ततो म्लेच्छाः स्थितैर्मत्तैस्त्रयोदशशतैर्गजैः । पार्श्वतोऽभ्यहनन्पार्थं तव पुत्रस्य शासनात् ॥
English Translation
Then the son of Pandu was attacked on the side by thirteen hundred Mlecha troops on furious and unruly elephants.
कर्णिनालीकनाराचैस्तोमरैः प्रासशक्तिभिः । कम्पनैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च रथस्थं पार्थमार्दयन् ॥
English Translation
Partha on his chariot was distressed, by Nalikas, lances, darts spears, Kampanas, barbed arrows and other sorts throwing at him by them.
तामस्त्रवृष्टिं प्रहितां द्विपस्थैर्यवनैः स्मयन् । चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्च फल्गुनः ॥
English Translation
Phalguni cut-off with his broad-edged and crescent-shaped sharp arrows all those hosts of excellent weapons, although some of them were thrown by elephants with their tusks.
अथ तान्द्विरदान्सर्वान्नानालिङ्गैर्महाशरैः । सपताकान्सहारोहान्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवाभिनत् ॥
English Translation
As the mountain is broken to pieces by thunder, so those elephants, with their riders and their standards were knocked down by various choice shafts (from Arjuna).
ते हेमपुङ्खैरिषुभिराचिता हेममालिनः । हताः पेतुर्महानागाः साग्निज्वाला इवाद्रयः ॥
English Translation
Those mighty elephants adorned with golden necklaces, being distressed by goldwinged arrows, fell down dead.
ततो गाण्डीवनिर्घोषो महानासीद्विशां पते । स्तनतां कूजतां चैव मनुष्यगजवाजिनाम् ॥
English Translation
The twang of the Gandiva was prominent amid the loud shouts and distressful noises of hosts of men, elephants and horses.
कुञ्जराश्च हता राजन्प्राद्रवंस्ते समन्ततः । अश्वाश्च पर्यधावन्त हतारोहा दिशो दश ॥
English Translation
O king, elephants and rider-less horses being hurt began to fly hither and thither and numberless cars without horses and riders could be seen there changing their forms like smoke when rising into the sky resembling the city of Gandharvas.
रथा हीना महाराज रथिभिर्वाजिभिस्तथा । गन्धर्वनगराकारा दृश्यन्ते स्म सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
O king, elephants and rider-less horses being hurt began to fly hither and thither and numberless cars without horses and riders could be seen there changing their forms like smoke when rising into the sky resembling the city of Gandharvas.
अश्वारोहा महाराज धावमानास्ततस्ततः । तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते पतिताः पार्थसायकैः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, many of your cavalry when flying on all directions were struck down lifeless by Partha's arrows.
तस्मिन्क्षणे पाण्डवस्य बाह्वोर्बलमदृश्यत । यत्सादिनो वारणांश्च रथांश्चैकोऽजयद्युधि ॥
English Translation
At that time Arjuna displayed the marvellous strength of his arms by destroying in battle, alone and unaided, car-warriors horsemen and elephants.
ततस्त्र्यङ्गेण महता बलेन भरतर्षभ । दृष्ट्वा परिवृतं राजन्भीमसेनः किरीटिनम् ॥
English Translation
O foremost of the Bharata race, Bhimasena, seeing the Kiritin was thus surrounded by the three different kinds of troops, O king, left the few remnant of your car warriors and quickly came up to Arjuna's car.
हतावशेषानुत्सृज्य त्वदीयान्कतिचिद्रथान् । जवेनाभ्यद्रवद्राजन्धनंजयरथं प्रति ॥
English Translation
O foremost of the Bharata race, Bhimasena, seeing the Kiritin was thus surrounded by the three different kinds of troops, O king, left the few remnant of your car warriors and quickly came up to Arjuna's car.
ततस्तत्प्राद्रवत्सैन्यं हतभूयिष्ठमातुरम् । दृष्ट्वा यदर्जुनं भीमो जगाम भ्रातरं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Seeing Bhimasena advance towards his brother those distressed men that were left unslain took to their heels.
हतावशिष्टांस्तुरगानर्जुनेन महाजवान् । भीमो व्यधमदभ्रान्तो गदापाणिर्महाहवे ॥
English Translation
Bhima of inexhaustible prowess, with mace in his hand, slaughtered in that great battle the remnant of the mighty Kaurava cavalry that were left after the havoc made by Arjuna.
कालरात्रिमिवात्युग्रां नरनागाश्वभोजनाम् । प्राकाराट्टपुरद्वारदारणीमतिदारुणाम् ॥
English Translation
O sire, Bhima by his fearful mace "which was deadly as the black night of death, which was capable of pulling down walls, gates of cities and horses and whose food was, men, elephants and horses, slaughtered innumerable riders and horses.
ततो गदां नृनागाश्वेष्वाशु भीमो व्यवासृजत् । सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्वारोहांश्च मारिष ॥
English Translation
O sire, Bhima by his fearful mace "which was deadly as the black night of death, which was capable of pulling down walls, gates of cities and horses and whose food was, men, elephants and horses, slaughtered innumerable riders and horses.
कांस्यायसतनुत्रांस्तान्नरानश्वांश्च पाण्डवः । पोथयामास गदया सशब्दं तेऽपतन्हताः ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu knocked down horses and men with black armour on, by his mace; they all came crumbling down with great noise.
हत्वा तु तद्गजानीकं भीमसेनो महाबलः । पुनः स्वरथमास्थाय पृष्ठतोऽर्जुनमन्वगात् ॥
English Translation
We could see the furious elephants cased in mail, with riders and banners, tumbling down on all sides like so many winged mountains and the powerful Bhimasena thus exterminating the elephant division went back to his car and joined Arjuna's rear.
हतं पराङ्मुखप्रायं निरुत्साहं परं बलम् । व्यालम्बत महाराज प्रायशः शस्त्रवेष्टितम् ॥
English Translation
O king, your very army, about to fly, being thus slain and surrounded on all sides, with weapons, lost all energy and being greatly confounded, was at their wit's end as to what to do.
विलम्बमानं तत्सैन्यमप्रगल्भमवस्थितम् । दृष्ट्वा प्राच्छादयद्बाणैरर्जुनः प्राणतापनैः ॥
English Translation
Arjuna, seeing that host in that humble plight and so confounded, began to shower death-dealing shafts upon them.
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