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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 21

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 21

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 21

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 21 of the classical Mahābhārata with 43 verses.

Total: 43 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.21.1–43 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततः कर्णं पुरस्कृत्य त्वदीया युद्धदुर्मदाः । पुनरावृत्य संग्रामं चक्रुर्देवासुरोपमम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thereupon the troops on your side who were most invincible in battle, having placed Karna in the front part (of the army) and returning back, engaged in a battle that looked like the war between the celestials and the Asuras.
द्विरदरथनराश्वशङ्खशब्दैः; परिहृषिता विविधैश्च शस्त्रपातैः । द्विरदरथपदातिसार्थवाहाः; परिपतिताभिमुखाः प्रजह्रिरे ते ॥
English Translation
Then the multitudes of elephant-warriors, the car-warriors, the foot-soldiers and the horsemen, who were roused by the sound of conches, as well as by the roars of elephants, men, cars and horses and filled with great rage, stood on the face of the antagonists and continued to slaughter them.
शरपरशुवरासिपट्टिशै;रिषुभिरनेकविधैश्च सादिताः । द्विरदरथहया महाहवे; वरपुरुषैः पुरुषाश्च वाहनैः ॥
English Translation
In that fierce battle, numerous elephants, cars and horses, as well as slaughtered by the foremost of horses with their sharp battle axes, scimitars, axes and men were several sorts of shafts, as also with their conveyances.
कमलदिनकरेन्दुसंनिभैः; सितदशनैः सुमुखाक्षिनासिकैः । रुचिरमुकुटकुण्डलैर्मही; पुरुषशिरोभिरवस्तृता बभौ ॥
English Translation
The earth looked most resplendent with the severed heads of persons scattered over her, that resembled either the lotus, or the sun, or the moon in splendour and also that were furnished with the white teeth, excellent faces, eyes and noses and that and ornamented with beautiful ear-rings, upon their ears.
परिघमुसलशक्तितोमरै;र्नखरभुशुण्डिगदाशतैर्द्रुताः । द्विरदनरहयाः सहस्रशो; रुधिरनदीप्रवहास्तदाभवन् ॥
English Translation
Thus thousands of elephants and men and horses were slaughtered by means of hundreds of spiked maces, short bludgeons, arrows, called Shakti and lances, as also by the hooks, Bhushandis and clubs which caused the torrents of a river of blood flow down.
प्रहतनररथाश्वकुञ्जरं; प्रतिभयदर्शनमुल्बणं तदा । तदहितनिहतं बभौ बलं; पितृपतिराष्ट्रमिव प्रजाक्षये ॥
English Translation
Then that entire body of slain car-warriors, men, horses and elephants, that were all slaughtered by the antagonists and thus were most terrific to look at, lying (upon the field) with their gaping wounds, seemed to be like the kingdom of the prince of the Dead at the time of the utter destruction of all creatures.
अथ तव नरदेव सैनिका;स्तव च सुताः सुरसूनुसंनिभाः । अमितबलपुरःसरा रणे; कुरुवृषभाः शिनिपुत्रमभ्ययुः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O god among men, your troops and your sons, those foremost of the Kuru race, who are like the sons of the celestials, having placed at the front of the battle the heroes of immeasurable prowess, all rushed against that descendant of the Shini race (Satyaki).
तदतिरुचिरभीममाबभौ; पुरुषवराश्वरथद्विपाकुलम् । लवणजलसमुद्धतस्वनं; बलममरासुरसैन्यसंनिभम् ॥
English Translation
Then that force, which was filled with men, the best of horses, cars and innumerable elephants and that sent forth an uproar resembling the roar of a vast ocean of salt and also that looked like the army of the Asuras or of the celestials and again, that was most terrifying to look at, looked most resplendent with extraordinary beauty.
सुरपतिसमविक्रमस्तत;स्त्रिदशवरावरजोपमं युधि । दिनकरकिरणप्रभैः पृषत्कै; रवितनयोऽभ्यहनच्छिनिप्रवीरम् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the son of Ravi (Sun), who was like the chief of the celestials (Indra) in prowess, struck that best of the Shini race, who also resembled the younger brother of the Tridashas (celestials), by means of arrows, that had the splendour of the rays of the sun, in the field of battle.
तमपि सरथवाजिसारथिं; शिनिवृषभो विविधैः शरैस्त्वरन् । भुजगविषसमप्रभै रणे; पुरुषवरं समवास्तृणोत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Thereafter that foremost one of the Shini race, with threat activity, wholly covered, in the field of battle, that chief among men, along with his car, horses and charioteer, with numerous arrows, that were as fierce as the virulent poison of the snake, in that dreadful field of battle.
शिनिवृषभशरप्रपीडितं; तव सुहृदो वसुषेणमभ्ययुः । त्वरितमतिरथा रथर्षभं; द्विरदरथाश्वपदातिभिः सह ॥
English Translation
Then the most expert car-warriors, who are your friends, being attended by their elephants, cars, horses and the foot-soldiers, with immense activity, rushed against Vasusena, that foremost of car-warriors, who was then highly oppressed with the shafts, shot by that chief of the Shini race.
तमुदधिनिभमाद्रवद्बली; त्वरिततरैः समभिद्रुतं परैः । द्रुपदसुतसखस्तदाकरो;त्पुरुषरथाश्वगजक्षयं महत् ॥
English Translation
That army, which was like a vast ocean and dispersed in all directions, was wholly inade to run away from the battle by the Pandava heroes, headed by the sons of Drupada, with extraordinary quickness. On this occasion, a great slaughter of men, cars, horses and elephants took place.
अथ पुरुषवरौ कृताह्निकौ; भवमभिपूज्य यथाविधि प्रभुम् । अरिवधकृतनिश्चयौ द्रुतं; तव बलमर्जुनकेशवौ सृतौ ॥
English Translation
Thereupon those two best of all persons, Arjuna and Keshava, who were resolved upon slaughtering all their antagonists, after having finished the worship of lord Bhava, according to the ordained rites and also having performed their daily prayer ceremonies, with great rapidity proceeded against your force.
जलदनिनदनिस्वनं रथं; पवनविधूतपताककेतनम् । सितहयमुपयान्तमन्तिकं; हृतमनसो ददृशुस्तदारयः ॥
English Translation
Then their antagonists, namely the Kuru warriors, highly gratified at heart, looked upon that car, that had its rattle resembling the uproar of the masses of clouds and also whose banners and standards were being by the air and to which again, beautiful white horses were yoked and moreover, that was proceeding towards them like the very Death himself.
अथ विस्फार्य गाण्डीवं रणे नृत्यन्निवार्जुनः । शरसंबाधमकरोत्खं दिशः प्रदिशस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Arjuna, after having stretched his bow, called Gandiva, as if dancing upon the car, spread showers of arrows all over the firmament and the different points of the horizon, as well as all the subsidiary points of the compass.
रथान्विमानप्रतिमान्सज्जयन्त्रायुधध्वजान् । ससारथींस्तदा बाणैरभ्राणीवानिलोऽवधीत् ॥
English Translation
After this, he (the son of Pandu, Arjuna) smote down numerous cars, that resembled the celestial balloons and that were furnished with all their equipments and also that were adorned with the weapons and standards, along with the charioteers themselves, by means of diverse kinds of arrows even as the great tempest disperses the congregated masses of clouds.
गजान्गजप्रयन्तॄंश्च वैजयन्त्यायुधध्वजान् । सादिनोऽश्वांश्च पत्तींश्च शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥
English Translation
He then led, to the abode of Death by means of his numerous arrows, large numbers of elephants, along with their riders, that were equip with the most beautiful flags, weapons and standards, as also numerous horsemen and horses and many foot-soldiers.
तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धमनिवार्यं महारथम् । दुर्योधनोऽभ्ययादेको निघ्नन्बाणैः पृथग्विधैः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Duryodhana, unattended by any body else, rushed against that most powerful car-warrior, who was like the very Death himself and who was filled with great wrath and who, again, was most invincible in battle, smiting him with his numerous straight arrows.
तस्यार्जुनो धनुः सूतं केतुमश्वांश्च सायकैः । हत्वा सप्तभिरेकैकं छत्रं चिच्छेद पत्रिणा ॥
English Translation
Arjuna, on the other hand, after having destroyed his (antagonist's) bow, charioteer, horses and the standard by means of seven sharp shafts, severed his (foe's) umbrella by means of another winged arrow.
नवमं च समासाद्य व्यसृजत्प्रतिघातिनम् । दुर्योधनायेषुवरं तं द्रौणिः सप्तधाच्छिनत् ॥
English Translation
Then he (Arjuna), finding an opening in his antagonist, shot the foremost of his arrows, that was powerful enough to take away the very life itself (of the person struck with it), at Duryodhana. This the son of Drona severed into seven fragments.
ततो द्रौणेर्धनुश्छित्त्वा हत्वा चाश्ववराञ्शरैः । कृपस्यापि तथात्युग्रं धनुश्चिच्छेद पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the son of Pandu, having first cut-off the bow of the son of Drona and slaughtered his horses, that were the best of their species, by means of his arrows, again, shattered that formidable bow belonging to Kripa.
हार्दिक्यस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं चाश्वं तथावधीत् । दुःशासनस्येषुवरं छित्त्वा राधेयमभ्ययात् ॥
English Translation
Then he (the son of Pandu), having severed into pieces the bow, owned by the son of Hridika, cut-off his standard and slaughtered his horses. Again, he, cutting off the bow of Dushasana, rushed against the son of Radha,
अथ सात्यकिमुत्सृज्य त्वरन्कर्णोऽर्जुनं त्रिभिः । विद्ध्वा विव्याध विंशत्या कृष्णं पार्थं पुनस्त्रिभिः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Karna, having abandoned Satyaki and penetrated Arjuna with three sharp shafts most activity, pierced Krishna with twenty other arrows; and again, penetrated the son of Pritha often and often.
अथ सात्यकिरागत्य कर्णं विद्ध्वा शितैः शरैः । नवत्या नवभिश्चोग्रैः शतेन पुनरार्दयत् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Satyaki, having advanced to him, pierced Karna with ninety-nine sharpheaded and dreadful arrows and again, struck him with one hundred others.
ततः प्रवीराः पाण्डूनां सर्वे कर्णमपीडयन् । युधामन्युः शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः ॥
English Translation
Afterwards all the best heroes among the Parthas continued to oppress Karna greatly. Thus Yudhamanyu, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi, as well as all the Prabhadrakas.
उत्तमौजा युयुत्सुश्च यमौ पार्षत एव च । चेदिकारूषमत्स्यानां केकयानां च यद्बलम् । चेकितानश्च बलवान्धर्मराजश्च सुव्रतः ॥
English Translation
And also Uttamanjas and Yuyutsu along with the twin brothers and the several divisions of the Chedis, the Karushas, the Matsyas and the Kaikeyas.
एते रथाश्वद्विरदैः पत्तिभिश्चोग्रविक्रमैः । परिवार्य रणे कर्णं नानाशस्त्रैरवाकिरन् । भाषन्तो वाग्भिरुग्राभिः सर्वे कर्णवधे वृताः ॥
English Translation
They all, having surrounded Karna on all sides, poured forth showers of numerous kinds of arrows upon him; and they, then having addressed him in a very harsh language, all deterinined to bring about the fall of Karna.
तां शस्त्रवृष्टिं बहुधा छित्त्वा कर्णः शितैः शरैः । अपोवाह स्म तान्सर्वान्द्रुमान्भङ्क्त्वेव मारुतः ॥
English Translation
Then Karna, having severed into several fragment that shower of weapons by means of his sharp-headed arrows, cast away his foes with the help of his prowess in the use of weapon even as the wind uproots the tree that stands in its way.
रथिनः समहामात्रान्गजानश्वान्ससादिनः । शरव्रातांश्च संक्रुद्धो निघ्नन्कर्णो व्यदृश्यत ॥
English Translation
Karna, who was highly enraged, was found to slaughter large numbers of car-warriors, elephants along with their riders, horses with men riding upon them, as well as throngs of foot-soldiers.
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