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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 5

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 5

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 5

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 5 of the classical Mahābhārata with 16 verses.

Total: 16 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.5.1–16 • 250 Lexicon Terms
आविष्कृतबलं कर्णं ज्ञात्वा राजा तु मागधः । आह्वयद्द्वैरथेनाजौ जरासंधो महीपतिः ॥
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोर्द्वयोः । युधि नानाप्रहरणैरन्योन्यमभिवर्षतोः ॥
क्षीणबाणौ विधनुषौ भग्नखड्गौ महीं गतौ । बाहुभिः समसज्जेतामुभावपि बलान्वितौ ॥
English Translation
At last when their arrows were run out, and bows and swords were broken, and they both lost their cars, they began, powerful as they were, to fight with bare arms.
बाहुकण्टकयुद्धेन तस्य कर्णोऽथ युध्यतः । बिभेद संधिं देहस्य जरया श्लेषितस्य ह ॥
English Translation
While engaged with him a dreadful encounter with bare arms, Karna was about to cut the two portions of his antagonist's body that had been joined by Jara.
स विकारं शरीरस्य दृष्ट्वा नृपतिरात्मनः । प्रीतोऽस्मीत्यब्रवीत्कर्णं वैरमुत्सृज्य भारत ॥
English Translation
Feeling himself very much pained, and giving up desire of hostility, the king of Magadha addressed Karma, saying,-I am pleased.
प्रीत्या ददौ स कर्णाय मालिनीं नगरीमथ । अङ्गेषु नरशार्दूल स राजासीत्सपत्नजित् ॥
English Translation
Out of friendship he then gave to Karna the town Malini. Before this, that foremost of men and subjugator of all enemies (Karna), had been king of the Angas only, but from that time that grinder of hostile forces, began to rule over Champa also, as desired by Duryodhana, as you know.
पालयामास चम्पां तु कर्णः परबलार्दनः । दुर्योधनस्यानुमते तवापि विदितं तथा ॥
English Translation
Out of friendship he then gave to Karna the town Malini. Before this, that foremost of men and subjugator of all enemies (Karna), had been king of the Angas only, but from that time that grinder of hostile forces, began to rule over Champa also, as desired by Duryodhana, as you know.
एवं शस्त्रप्रतापेन प्रथितः सोऽभवत्क्षितौ । त्वद्धितार्थं सुरेन्द्रेण भिक्षितो वर्मकुण्डले ॥
English Translation
Thus Karna became known on Earth for the strength of his arms. When, for your well-being the king of gods begged of him his (natural) coat-of-mail and ear-rings, stupefied by celestial illusion, he gave away those precious things.
स दिव्ये सहजे प्रादात्कुण्डले परमार्चिते । सहजं कवचं चैव मोहितो देवमायया ॥
विमुक्तः कुण्डलाभ्यां च सहजेन च वर्मणा । निहतो विजयेनाजौ वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः ॥
English Translation
Deprived of his ear-rings and his natural armour, he was killed by Arjuna before Vasudeva.
ब्राह्मणस्याभिशापेन रामस्य च महात्मनः । कुन्त्याश्च वरदानेन मायया च शतक्रतोः ॥
भीष्मावमानात्संख्यायां रथानामर्धकीर्तनात् । शल्यात्तेजोवधाच्चापि वासुदेवनयेन च ॥
रुद्रस्य देवराजस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च । कुबेरद्रोणयोश्चैव कृपस्य च महात्मनः ॥
अस्त्राणि दिव्यान्यादाय युधि गाण्डीवधन्वना । हतो वैकर्तनः कर्णो दिवाकरसमद्युतिः ॥
एवं शप्तस्तव भ्राता बहुभिश्चापि वञ्चितः । न शोच्यः स नरव्याघ्रो युद्धे हि निधनं गतः ॥
English Translation
Thus had your brother been cursed and beguiled by many! As, however, he has fallen in battle, you should not grieve for that foremost of man.
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