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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 67

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 67

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 67

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 67 of the classical Mahābhārata with 38 verses.

Total: 38 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.67.1–38 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवो रथस्थो; राधेय दिष्ट्या स्मरसीह धर्मम् । प्रायेण नीचा व्यसनेषु मग्ना; निन्दन्ति दैवं कुकृतं न तत्तत् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Then Krishna, who was on the car said to Karna-"Fortunate it is, O son of Radha, that you remember virtue. It is always seen that men, when they are in distress, speak ill of the providence and not of their own evil deeds.
यद्द्रौपदीमेकवस्त्रां सभाया;मानाय्य त्वं चैव सुयोधनश्च । दुःशासनः शकुनिः सौबलश्च; न ते कर्ण प्रत्यभात्तत्र धर्मः ॥
English Translation
You, Duryodhana, Dushasana and Subala's son Shakuni, brought Draupadi, clad in one piece of cloth, before the court. Then O Karna, this virtue of yours, did not display itself.
यदा सभायां कौन्तेयमनक्षज्ञं युधिष्ठिरम् । अक्षज्ञः शकुनिर्जेता तदा धर्मः क्व ते गतः ॥
English Translation
When Shakuni, a clever hand at dice, defeated Kunit's son Yudhishthira who was innocent of the game where was this virtue of yours?
यदा रजस्वलां कृष्णां दुःशासनवशे स्थिताम् । सभायां प्राहसः कर्ण क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥
English Translation
When you laughed at Draupadi while she, spare dressed and in her season, stood before the court at Dusasana's will where was this virtue of yours?
राज्यलुब्धः पुनः कर्ण समाह्वयसि पाण्डवम् । गान्धारराजमाश्रित्य क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥
English Translation
When thirsting for the kingdom and relying on the king of Gandharas you invited the Pandavas to a game at dice where was this virtue of yours?
एवमुक्ते तु राधेये वासुदेवेन पाण्डवम् । मन्युरभ्याविशत्तीव्रः स्मृत्वा तत्तद्धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
Thus accosted by the deity Arjuna was worked up with anger. And recollecting all the incidents Dhananjaya was possessed by a terrific rage.
तस्य क्रोधेन सर्वेभ्यः स्रोतोभ्यस्तेजसोऽर्चिषः । प्रादुरासन्महाराज तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥
English Translation
Then, O king, as if scintillations of fire began to come put from the pores of the angry Partha's body. The scene was exceedingly wondrous.
तं समीक्ष्य ततः कर्णो ब्रह्मास्त्रेण धनंजयम् । अभ्यवर्षत्पुनर्यत्नमकरोद्रथसर्जने । तदस्त्रमस्त्रेणावार्य प्रजहारास्य पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Seeing it Karna invoked the Brahma weapon, shot arrows on Dhananjaya and tried once more to get rid of his car. arrOWS son
ततोऽन्यदस्त्रं कौन्तेयो दयितं जातवेदसः । मुमोच कर्णमुद्दिश्य तत्प्रजज्वाल वै भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Then aiming at Karna Kunti's discharged another favourite weapon of his powerful as the fire.
वारुणेन ततः कर्णः शमयामास पावकम् । जीमूतैश्च दिशः सर्वाश्चक्रे तिमिरदुर्दिनाः ॥
English Translation
Karna, however, put out that fire with Varuna (watery) weapon. Suta's son covered all the directions with clouds created by his arrows and it appeared like a rainy day.
पाण्डवेयस्त्वसंभ्रान्तो वायव्यास्त्रेण वीर्यवान् । अपोवाह तदाभ्राणि राधेयस्य प्रपश्यतः ॥
English Translation
Then before the very presence of Karna, the powerful son of Pandu scattered those clouds with his Vayavya weapon.
तं हस्तिकक्ष्याप्रवरं च बाणैः; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिवज्रमृष्टम् । कालप्रयत्नोत्तमशिल्पियत्नैः; कृतं सुरूपं वितमस्कमुच्चैः ॥
English Translation
That standard bearing the elephant was decorated with gold, pearls, gems and diamonds and was made with great skill by the best of artizans. It was highly beautiful and made of pure gold.
ऊर्जस्करं तव सैन्यस्य नित्य;ममित्रवित्रासनमीड्यरूपम् । विख्यातमादित्यसमस्य लोके; त्विषा समं पावकभानुचन्द्रैः ॥
English Translation
That standard always used to inspire your soldiers with courage and fill your enemies with fear. Its form was highly praiseworthy. Known all over the world it was effulgent like the sun.
ततः क्षुरेणाधिरथेः किरीटी; सुवर्णपुङ्खेन शितेन यत्तः । श्रिया ज्वलन्तं ध्वजमुन्ममाथ; महारथस्याधिरथेर्महात्मा ॥
English Translation
With that keen, gold-winged razor, headed arrow effulgent like fire, fed with libations of clarified butter the diadem-decked Arjuna cutoff that standard of Adhiratha's son, the great car-warrior.
यशश्च धर्मश्च जयश्च मारिष; प्रियाणि सर्वाणि च तेन केतुना । तदा कुरूणां हृदयानि चापत;न्बभूव हाहेति च निस्वनो महान् ॥
English Translation
With that standard fell the glory, pride, hope of success and everything dear unto the hearts of the Kurus. And cries of lamentations arose in your army.
अथ त्वरन्कर्णवधाय पाण्डवो; महेन्द्रवज्रानलदण्डसंनिभम् । आदत्त पार्थोऽञ्जलिकं निषङ्गा;त्सहस्ररश्मेरिव रश्मिमुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
Then wishing to kill Karna quickly Arjuna took out from his quiver an Anjlika arrow that was effulgent like Indra's thunder-bolt, Agni's rod or the thousand-rayed sun.
मर्मच्छिदं शोणितमांसदिग्धं; वैश्वानरार्कप्रतिमं महार्हम् । नराश्वनागासुहरं त्र्यरत्निं; षड्वाजमञ्जोगतिमुग्रवेगम् ॥
English Translation
Capable of cutting to the quick, covered with flesh and blood, effulgent like the sun or fire, made of precious ingredients, straightcoursing, impetuous, destructive of men, horses and elephants it was three cubits and six feet in length. Powerful as the thousand-eyed Indra's thunder-bolt, irresistible as the night rangers, the trident or the discus it was highly terrible and capable of destroying all creatures.
सहस्रनेत्राशनितुल्यतेजसं; समानक्रव्यादमिवातिदुःसहम् । पिनाकनारायणचक्रसंनिभं; भयंकरं प्राणभृतां विनाशनम् ॥
युक्त्वा महास्त्रेण परेण मन्त्रवि;द्विकृष्य गाण्डीवमुवाच सस्वनम् । अयं महास्त्रोऽप्रतिमो धृतः शरः; शरीरभिच्चासुहरश्च दुर्हृदः ॥
तपोऽस्ति तप्तं गुरवश्च तोषिता; मया यदिष्टं सुहृदां तथा श्रुतम् । अनेन सत्येन निहन्त्वयं शरः; सुदंशितः कर्णमरिं ममाजितः ॥
इत्यूचिवांस्तं स मुमोच बाणं; धनंजयः कर्णवधाय घोरम् । कृत्यामथर्वाङ्गिरसीमिवोग्रां; दीप्तामसह्यां युधि मृत्युनापि ॥
ब्रुवन्किरीटी तमतिप्रहृष्टो; अयं शरो मे विजयावहोऽस्तु । जिघांसुरर्केन्दुसमप्रभावः; कर्णं समाप्तिं नयतां यमाय ॥
English Translation
It was a terrific arrows, efficacious as a rite of the Atharvan of Angiras, effulgent and incapable of being borne by Death himself in battle. Desirous of slaying Karna Partha again cheerfully said-“May this arrow bring on my victory. May it, effulgent like the fire or sun, shot by me, dispatch Karna to the abode of Death.
तेनेषुवर्येण किरीटमाली; प्रहृष्टरूपो विजयावहेन । जिघांसुरर्केन्दुसमप्रभेण; चक्रे विषक्तं रिपुमाततायी ॥
English Translation
Saying this, Arjuna, adorned with crown and garlands, ever inimical towards Karna and desirous of killing him, struck his enemy with that best of arrows, effulgent like the sun of moon capable of giving victory.
तदुद्यतादित्यसमानवर्चसं; शरन्नभोमध्यगभास्करोपमम् । वराङ्गमुर्व्यामपतच्चमूपते;र्दिवाकरोऽस्तादिव रक्तमण्डलः ॥
English Translation
Thus sundered with Anjalika arrow Karna's trunk dropped down on earth. The head also of the commander of the Kuru army, effulgent like the risen, sun and the meridian sun of the autumn, dropped down on earth like the crimson sun falling down from the setting hill.
तदस्य देही सततं सुखोदितं; स्वरूपमत्यर्थमुदारकर्मणः । परेण कृच्छ्रेण शरीरमत्यज;द्गृहं महर्द्धीव ससङ्गमीश्वरः ॥
English Translation
The head of the illustrious Karna reluctantly left the body, highly beautiful and brought up in luxury like a person unwillingly leaving a big house filled with riches.
शरैर्विभुग्नं व्यसु तद्विवर्मणः; पपात कर्णस्य शरीरमुच्छ्रितम् । स्रवद्व्रणं गैरिकतोयविस्रवं; गिरेर्यथा वज्रहतं शिरस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Cut-off with Arjuna's arrows and shorn of life the tall and shining body of Karna, with blood gushing out of every wound, looked like the summit of a red chalk mount clapped by a thunder-bolt with red streams running down after a shower. Then a light came out of Karna's body, passed though the sky and entered into the sun.
देहात्तु कर्णस्य निपातितस्य; तेजो दीप्तं खं विगाह्याचिरेण । तदद्भुतं सर्वमनुष्ययोधाः; पश्यन्ति राजन्निहते स्म कर्णे ॥
तं सोमकाः प्रेक्ष्य हतं शयानं; प्रीता नादं सह सैन्यैरकुर्वन् । तूर्याणि चाजघ्नुरतीव हृष्टा; वासांसि चैवादुधुवुर्भुजांश्च । बलान्विताश्चाप्यपरे ह्यनृत्य;न्नन्योन्यमाश्लिष्य नदन्त ऊचुः ॥
दृष्ट्वा तु कर्णं भुवि निष्टनन्तं; हतं रथात्सायकेनावभिन्नम् । महानिलेनाग्निमिवापविद्धं; यज्ञावसाने शयने निशान्ते ॥
शरैराचितसर्वाङ्गः शोणितौघपरिप्लुतः । विभाति देहः कर्णस्य स्वरश्मिभिरिवांशुमान् ॥
English Translation
Karna's body filled with all parts arrow penetrated and soaked in blood was getting the grace of sun, the holder of beams and illuminated.
प्रताप्य सेनामामित्रीं दीप्तैः शरगभस्तिभिः । बलिनार्जुनकालेन नीतोऽस्तं कर्णभास्करः ॥
English Translation
After having scorched his enemy's army the Karna-like sun, having arrows for its rays, was caused to be set by Arjuna time.
अस्तं गच्छन्यथादित्यः प्रभामादाय गच्छति । एवं जीवितमादाय कर्णस्येषुर्जगाम ह ॥
English Translation
As while moving towards the setting hill the sun withdraws all its rays so (Arjuna's) arrow passed of taking Karna's vital breaths.
अपराह्णे पराह्णस्य सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष । छिन्नमञ्जलिकेनाजौ सोत्सेधमपतच्छिरः ॥
English Translation
In the afternoon cut-off with Anjalika in battle the head of the charioteer's son dropped down earth.
उपर्युपरि सैन्यानां तस्य शत्रोस्तदञ्जसा । शिरः कर्णस्य सोत्सेधमिषुः सोऽपाहरद्द्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
Before the very presence of the Kaurava troops that weapon speedily took away Karna's head and body.
कर्णं तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां; शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम् । दृष्ट्वा शयानं भुवि मद्रराज;श्छिन्नध्वजेनापययौ रथेन ॥
English Translation
Beholding the brave Karna prostrated on earth wounded with shafts and bathed in blood the king of Madras left the battle field on the car deprived of the standard.
कर्णे हते कुरवः प्राद्रवन्त; भयार्दिता गाढविद्धाश्च संख्ये । अवेक्षमाणा मुहुरर्जुनस्य; ध्वजं महान्तं वपुषा ज्वलन्तम् ॥
English Translation
After Karna's fall the Kuru soldiers, wounded with arrows and filled with fear, took to their heels looking again and again on the lofty and shining standard of Arjuna.
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमानकर्मणः; सहस्रपत्रप्रतिमाननं शुभम् । सहस्ररश्मिर्दिनसंक्षये यथा; तथापतत्तस्य शिरो वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
The beautiful head, having a countenance like a loutus of a thousand petals, of Karna, whose exploits like those of the thousand eyes Indra, drooped down on earth like the thousand-rayed sun in the end of day.
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