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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 66

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 66

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 66

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 66 of the classical Mahābhārata with 66 verses.

Total: 66 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.66.1–66 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ततोऽपयाताः शरपातमात्र;मवस्थिताः कुरवो भिन्नसेनाः । विद्युत्प्रकाशं ददृशुः समन्ता;द्धनंजयास्त्रं समुदीर्यमाणम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said The broken Kaurava army, when melting away out of fear as wrathful Arjuna began his shots but halted and looked back from a distance at Arjuna's blazing weapon which resembled lightning and was coursing on all sides with increasing energy.
तदर्जुनास्त्रं ग्रसते स्म वीरा;न्वियत्तथाकाशमनन्तघोषम् । क्रुद्धेन पार्थेन तदाशु सृष्टं; वधाय कर्णस्य महाविमर्दे ॥
English Translation
Then Karna swallowed up (destroyed) that weapon when it was flying on the sky and which Arjuna had sped with great force for the purpose of putting an end to his enemy in that fearful contest with a downpour of his own fearful arrows.
रामादुपात्तेन महामहिम्ना; आथर्वणेनारिविनाशनेन । तदर्जुनास्त्रं व्यधमद्दहन्तं; पार्थं च बाणैर्निशितैर्निजघ्ने ॥
English Translation
He then, with that mighty weapon he had received from Rama, which was vested with the Atharvan rite, worsted that firy weapon of Arjuna and also struck Partha with many other sharp arrows.
ततो विमर्दः सुमहान्बभूव; तस्यार्जुनस्याधिरथेश्च राजन् । अन्योन्यमासादयतोः पृषत्कै;र्विषाणघातैर्द्विपयोरिवोग्रैः ॥
English Translation
O king, then the fight between Arjuna and the son of Adhiratha assumed attacking each other with their tusks, they went on hitting each other with shafts.
ततो रिपुघ्नं समधत्त कर्णः; सुसंशितं सर्पमुखं ज्वलन्तम् । रौद्रं शरं संयति सुप्रधौतं; पार्थार्थमत्यर्थचिराय गुप्तम् ॥
सदार्चितं चन्दनचूर्णशायिनं; सुवर्णनालीशयनं महाविषम् । प्रदीप्तमैरावतवंशसंभवं; शिरो जिहीर्षुर्युधि फल्गुनस्य ॥
तमब्रवीन्मद्रराजो महात्मा; वैकर्तनं प्रेक्ष्य हि संहितेषुम् । न कर्ण ग्रीवामिषुरेष प्राप्स्यते; संलक्ष्य संधत्स्व शरं शिरोघ्नम् ॥
English Translation
The noble ruler of Madras, seeing Vaikatana aim that shaft, spoke to Karna and said-"O Karna, think well before you shoot this arrow; it will not reach Arjuna's neck."
अथाब्रवीत्क्रोधसंरक्तनेत्रः; कर्णः शल्यं संधितेषुः प्रसह्य । न संधत्ते द्विः शरं शल्य कर्णो; न मादृशाः शाठ्ययुक्ता भवन्ति ॥
English Translation
The energetic son of Suta, with wrathful look, told the king of Madra, "O Shalya, Karna never takes his aim twice; with warriors like us it must always be fair play in fight.”
तथैवमुक्त्वा विससर्ज तं शरं; बलाहकं वर्षघनाभिपूजितम् । हतोऽसि वै फल्गुन इत्यवोच;त्ततस्त्वरन्नूर्जितमुत्ससर्ज ॥
English Translation
O monarch, speaking the words, "You are killed, O Phalguna,” he, desirous of victory, with care let go that arrow which for many years he had cherished with regard.
संधीयमानं भुजगं दृष्ट्वा कर्णेन माधवः । आक्रम्य स्यन्दनं पद्भ्यां बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥
अवगाढे रथे भूमौ जानुभ्यामगमन्हयाः । ततः शरः सोऽभ्यहनत्किरीटं तस्य धीमतः ॥
अथार्जुनस्योत्तमगात्रभूषणं; धरावियद्द्योसलिलेषु विश्रुतम् । बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभिः; शरेण मूर्ध्नः स जहार सूतजः ॥
दिवाकरेन्दुज्वलनग्रहत्विषं; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिजालभूषितम् । पुरंदरार्थं तपसा प्रयत्नतः; स्वयं कृतं यद्भुवनस्य सूनुना ॥
महार्हरूपं द्विषतां भयंकरं; विभाति चात्यर्थसुखं सुगन्धि तत् । निजघ्नुषे देवरिपून्सुरेश्वरः; स्वयं ददौ यत्सुमनाः किरीटिने ॥
हराम्बुपाखण्डलवित्तगोप्तृभिः; पिनाकपाशाशनिसायकोत्तमैः । सुरोत्तमैरप्यविषह्यमर्दितुं; प्रसह्य नागेन जहार यद्वृषः ॥
तदुत्तमेषून्मथितं विषाग्निना; प्रदीप्तमर्चिष्मदभिक्षिति प्रियम् । पपात पार्थस्य किरीटमुत्तमं; दिवाकरोऽस्तादिव पर्वताज्ज्वलन् ॥
English Translation
As the sun, in setting, goes down from the Asta Hills with all the lustre so that handsome, brilliant, adorned diadem of Partha came down to the earth smashed to pieces and burning with that snake's poison.
ततः किरीटं बहुरत्नमण्डितं; जहार नागोऽर्जुनमूर्धतो बलात् । गिरेः सुजाताङ्कुरपुष्पितद्रुमं; महेन्द्रवज्रः शिखरं यथोत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
O monarch, the snake, by its own prowess, snatched from Partha's head that beautiful ornament of good shape set with precious stones and diamonds, very brilliant to look at and crushed it to pieces as the thunder breaks down mountain tops adorned with fine trees and flowers.
मही वियद्द्यौः सलिलानि वायुना; यथा विभिन्नानि विभान्ति भारत । तथैव शब्दो भुवनेष्वभूत्तदा; जना व्यवस्यन्व्यथिताश्च चस्खलुः ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, as during a storm a great noise is heard through out the earth, sky, heaven and the waters, so was the sound heard throughout the world at that time and all the people, though they tried to remain steady, became greatly afraid and stumbled.
ततः समुद्ग्रथ्य सितेन वाससा; स्वमूर्धजानव्यथितः स्थितोऽर्जुनः । विभाति संपूर्णमरीचिभास्वता; शिरोगतेनोदयपर्वतो यथा ॥
English Translation
The dark young man, Dhananjaya, bereft of his crown, looked beautiful like a mountain without top and being not at all afraid stood his ground after binding his hairs with a white cloth.
बलाहकः कर्णभुजेरितस्ततो; हुताशनार्कप्रतिमद्युतिर्महान् । महोरगः कृतवैरोऽर्जुनेन; किरीटमासाद्य समुत्पपात ॥
English Translation
Crushing down his crown that precious arrows, effulgent like the sun or fire, shot by Karna, the great serpent, who was rendered by Arjuna his enemy, went away.
तमब्रवीद्विद्धि कृतागसं मे; कृष्णाद्य मातुर्वधजातवैरम् । ततः कृष्णः पार्थमुवाच संख्ये; महोरगं कृतवैरं जहि त्वम् ॥
स एवमुक्तो मधुसूदनेन; गाण्डीवधन्वा रिपुषूग्रधन्वा । उवाच को न्वेष ममाद्य नागः; स्वयं य आगाद्गरुडस्य वक्त्रम् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Krishna said to Partha in the battle-field “kill the great snake whom you have made an enemy.” Thus spoken to by the slayer of Madhu, the holder of Gandiva bow, ever holding this Naga who, of his own accord, comes against me as if into the mouth of Garuda.
योऽसौ त्वया खाण्डवे चित्रभानुं; संतर्पयानेन धनुर्धरेण । वियद्गतो बाणनिकृत्तदेहो; ह्यनेकरूपो निहतास्य माता ॥
English Translation
Krishna, said While armed with a bow were gratifying the fire-god in Khandava forest-this snake, having his body covered by his mother's, was in the sky. You killed his mother taking her for a single snake.
ततस्तु जिष्णुः परिहृत्य शेषां;श्चिच्छेद षड्भिर्निशितैः सुधारैः । नागं वियत्तिर्यगिवोत्पतन्तं; स छिन्नगात्रो निपपात भूमौ ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thereupon covering the snake with six sharpened arrows Jishnu cut him off while he was moving in the sky. His body cut-off he dropped down on earth.
तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते दशभिः पृषत्कैः; शिलाशितैर्बर्हिणवाजितैश्च । विव्याध कर्णः पुरुषप्रवीरं; धनंजयं तिर्यगवेक्षमाणम् ॥
English Translation
In that very moment, Karna, looking askance on Dananjaya, struck that foremost of men with ten arrows whetted on stone and adorned with peacock feathers.
ततोऽर्जुनो द्वादशभिर्विमुक्तै;राकर्णमुक्तैर्निशितैः समर्प्य । नाराचमाशीविषतुल्यवेग;माकर्णपूर्णायतमुत्ससर्ज ॥
स चित्रवर्मेषुवरो विदार्य; प्राणान्निरस्यन्निव साधु मुक्तः । कर्णस्य पीत्वा रुधिरं विवेश; वसुंधरां शोणितवाजदिग्धः ॥
English Translation
Then Dhananjaya struck Karna with twelve keen and boar-eared arrows and a powerful Naracha like a virulent snake shot off his fulldrawn bow. Those arrows went though Karna's armour, as if drinking his blood and killing him and entered into the earth with their wings soaked with blood.
ततो वृषो बाणनिपातकोपितो; महोरगो दण्डविघट्टितो यथा । तथाशुकारी व्यसृजच्छरोत्तमा;न्महाविषः सर्प इवोत्तमं विषम् ॥
English Translation
Then Vrisha, angered at the stroke of arrow like a scotched snake, discharged most powerful and quick-coursing shafts like a serpent vomiting poison. He struck Janardana with twelve and Arjuna with ninty nine arrows. And striking the latter again with a dreadful arrow Karna laughed.
जनार्दनं द्वादशभिः पराभिन;न्नवैर्नवत्या च शरैस्तथार्जुनम् । शरेण घोरेण पुनश्च पाण्डवं; विभिद्य कर्णोऽभ्यनदज्जहास च ॥
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