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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 26

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 26

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 26 of the classical Mahābhārata with 75 verses.

Total: 75 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.26.1–75 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
अयं ते कर्ण सारथ्यं मद्रराजः करिष्यति । कृष्णादभ्यधिको यन्ता देवेन्द्रस्येव मातलिः ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana said O Karna, this king of Madra, superior even to Krishna, will act as your driver, like Matali, the driver of the king of gods.
यथा हरिहयैर्युक्तं संगृह्णाति स मातलिः । शल्यस्तव तथाद्यायं संयन्ता रथवाजिनाम् ॥
English Translation
As Matali manages his car drawn by the horse of Hari so will Shalya manage today your car and horses.
योधे त्वयि रथस्थे च मद्रराजे च सारथौ । रथश्रेष्ठो ध्रुवं संख्ये पार्थो नाभिभविष्यति ॥
English Translation
With you as the warrior on that car and the king of Madra as the charioteer it will, forsooth, defeat the Parthas in battle.
ततो दुर्योधनो भूयो मद्रराजं तरस्विनम् । उवाच राजन्संग्रामे संयच्छन्तं हयोत्तमान् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thereupon again in the morning Duryodhana addressed the active king of
त्वयाभिगुप्तो राधेयो विजेष्यति धनंजयम् । इत्युक्तो रथमास्थाय तथेति प्राह भारत ॥
शल्येऽभ्युपगते कर्णः सारथिं सुमनोऽब्रवीत् । स्वं सूत स्यन्दनं मह्यं कल्पयेत्यसकृत्त्वरन् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed he expressed his consent and got upon the chariot, O Bharata. When Shalya went there, Karna, in good spirits, addressed his driver saying, O charioteer, quickly equip this car for me.
ततो जैत्रं रथवरं गन्धर्वनगरोपमम् । विधिवत्कल्पितं भर्त्रे जयेत्युक्त्वा न्यवेदयत् ॥
English Translation
Having duly equipped that victorious car the best of its kind, which resembled the city of Gandharvas Shalya presented it to Karna, saying-“May good betide you and may you come off victorious!”
तं रथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कर्णोऽभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । संपादितं ब्रह्मविदा पूर्वमेव पुरोधसा ॥
English Translation
Duly worshipping that car which had formerly been sanctified by a priest conversant with Brahma, going round it and worshipping the sun, Karna, the foremost of car-warriors, addressed the king of Madra, standing near him, saying-"get upon the chariot."
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं यत्नादुपस्थाय च भास्करम् । समीपस्थं मद्रराजं समारोपयदग्रतः ॥
ततः कर्णस्य दुर्धर्षं स्यन्दनप्रवरं महत् । आरुरोह महातेजाः शल्यः सिंह इवाचलम् ॥
English Translation
Then like a lion ascending a hill the highly energetic Shalya got upon the strong built car of Karna.
ततः शल्यास्थितं राजन्कर्णः स्वरथमुत्तमम् । अध्यतिष्ठद्यथाम्भोदं विद्युत्वन्तं दिवाकरः ॥
English Translation
Beholding Shalya stationed there Karna got upon his most excellent car like the sun riding on a mass of clouds charged with lightning.
तावेकरथमारूढावादित्याग्निसमत्विषौ । व्यभ्राजेतां यथा मेघं सूर्याग्नी सहितौ दिवि ॥
English Translation
Seated on the same car those two horses. effulgent like the sun and fire, shone there like the sun and fire sitting together on a cloud in the sky.
संस्तूयमानौ तौ वीरौ तदास्तां द्युतिमत्तरौ । ऋत्विक्सदस्यैरिन्द्राग्नी हूयमानाविवाध्वरे ॥
English Translation
Eulogised those two highly effulgent heroes shone like Indra and Agni (fire-god) adored with hymns in a sacrifice by Ritvikas and Sadasyas.
स शल्यसंगृहीताश्वे रथे कर्णः स्थितोऽभवत् । धनुर्विस्फारयन्घोरं परिवेषीव भास्करः ॥
English Translation
Shalya holding the reins of the horses Karna stood on that car stretching his dreadful bow like the sun enveloped with a circular light.
आस्थितः स रथश्रेष्ठं कर्णः शरगभस्तिमान् । प्रबभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रो मन्दरस्थ इवांशुमान् ॥
English Translation
Stationed on that best of cars Karna, the foremost of men, with the rays of his shafts, looked like the sun on the mount Mandara.
तं रथस्थं महावीरं यान्तं चामिततेजसम् । दुर्योधनः स्म राधेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
अकृतं द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां दुष्करं कर्म संयुगे । कुरुष्वाधिरथे वीर मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana invited to battle that mighty armed son of Radha of incomparable energy stationed on the car saying-O hero, O carwarrior, do you perform in the presence of all bond men an action, hard of accomplishment which had not been performed even by Bhishma and Drona.
मनोगतं मम ह्यासीद्भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ । अर्जुनं भीमसेनं च निहन्ताराविति ध्रुवम् ॥
English Translation
I had always thought that those two mighty car-warriors Bhishma and Drona would kill, without any doubt, Bhima and Arjuna.
ताभ्यां यदकृतं वीर वीरकर्म महामृधे । तत्कर्म कुरु राधेय वज्रपाणिरिवापरः ॥
English Translation
Like the second wielder of thunderbolt do you accomplish that heroic feat in the great battle which had not been performed by them.
गृहाण धर्मराजं वा जहि वा त्वं धनंजयम् । भीमसेनं च राधेय माद्रीपुत्रौ यमावपि ॥
English Translation
Either attack the pious Yudhishthira or kill Arjuna and Bhima, O son of Radha and the twin sons of Madri.
जयश्च तेऽस्तु भद्रं च प्रयाहि पुरुषर्षभ । पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यानि कुरु सर्वाणि भस्मसात् ॥
English Translation
Many blessings and victory attend you. Start for battle, O foremost of men, consume the arıny of the Pandavas.
ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि भेरीणामयुतानि च । वाद्यमानान्यरोचन्त मेघशब्दा यथा दिवि ॥
English Translation
Ten thousands of trumpets and ten thousand drums simultaneously struck and produced a sound resembling the muttering of clouds in the sky.
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं रथस्थो रथसत्तमः । अभ्यभाषत राधेयः शल्यं युद्धविशारदम् ॥
English Translation
Accepting his words that foremost of carwarriors, the son of Radha stationed on the car, said to Shalya, an expert in fighting. Drive the horses on, O great heroes so that I may kill Arjuna, Bhima, the twins and Yudhishthira.
चोदयाश्वान्महाबाहो यावद्धन्मि धनंजयम् । भीमसेनं यमौ चोभौ राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Accepting his words that foremost of carwarriors, the son of Radha stationed on the car, said to Shalya, an expert in fighting. Drive the horses on, O great heroes so that I may kill Arjuna, Bhima, the twins and Yudhishthira.
अद्य पश्यतु मे शल्य बाहुवीर्यं धनंजयः । अस्यतः कङ्कपत्राणां सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥
English Translation
O Shalya, Arjuna will witness today the strength of my arms when I will discharge hundreds and thousands of Kanka feather were arrows.
अद्य क्षेप्स्याम्यहं शल्य शरान्परमतेजनान् । पाण्डवानां विनाशाय दुर्योधनजयाय च ॥
English Translation
I will shoot today, O Shalya, powerful arrows for destroying the Pandavas and securing victory for Duryodhana.
सूतपुत्र कथं नु त्वं पाण्डवानवमन्यसे । सर्वास्त्रज्ञान्महेष्वासान्सर्वानेव महारथान् ॥
English Translation
Shalya said O son of a charioteer, why do you make light of the sons of Pandu who are all very powerful, great bow men and experts in the use of other weapons. They never retreat from battle, fortunate, unconquerable and are of great prowess.
अनिवर्तिनो महाभागानजेयान्सत्यविक्रमान् । अपि संजनयेयुर्ये भयं साक्षाच्छतक्रतोः ॥
यदा श्रोष्यसि निर्घोषं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशनेः । राधेय गाण्डिवस्याजौ तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
They are capable of striking fear even into the heart of Indra himself. O son of Radha, when you will hear the twang of his Gandiva bow in battle like the peal of the thunder itself you will not give vent to such words.
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