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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 27

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 27

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 27 of the classical Mahābhārata with 106 verses.

Total: 106 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.27.1–106 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
इति कर्णस्य वाक्यान्ते शल्यः प्राहोत्तरं वचः । चुकोपयिषुरत्यर्थं कर्णं मद्रेश्वरः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said After Karna had his say, Shalya the king of Madra, with a view to provoke him greatly, said in reply.
यदा वै त्वां फल्गुनवेगनुन्ना; ज्याचोदिता हस्तवता विसृष्टाः । अन्वेतारः कङ्कपत्राः शिताग्रा;स्तदा तप्स्यस्यर्जुनस्याभियोगात् ॥
English Translation
When keen edged and Kanka feathered arrows, shot off his bow. by the powerful Phalguna with all his energy, will come upon you, you will repent for your encounter with that hero.
यदा दिव्यं धनुरादाय पार्थः; प्रभासयन्पृतनां सव्यसाची । त्वामर्दयेत निशितैः पृषत्कै;स्तदा पश्चात्तप्स्यसे सूतपुत्र ॥
English Translation
When Partha, otherwise called Savyasachin, taking up his celestial bow, will scorch the Kuru army and assail you greatly with his keen edged arrows then O charioteer's son, you will repent for your folly.
बालश्चन्द्रं मातुरङ्के शयानो; यथा कश्चित्प्रार्थयतेऽपहर्तुम् । तद्वन्मोहाद्यतमानो रथस्थ;स्त्वं प्रार्थयस्यर्जुनमद्य जेतुम् ॥
English Translation
Like a child, on mother's lap seeking to catch hold of the sun, you, out of your folly, wish to defect the effulgent Arjuna stationed on his car.
त्रिशूलमाश्लिष्य सुतीक्ष्णधारं; सर्वाणि गात्राणि निघर्षसि त्वम् । सुतीक्ष्णधारोपमकर्मणा त्वं; युयुत्ससे योऽर्जुनेनाद्य कर्ण ॥
English Translation
By desiring to fight, O Karna, today with Arjuna of illustrious feats, you have addressed yourself to rule your body against the keen edges of a trident.
सिद्धं सिंहं केसरिणं बृहन्तं; बालो मूढः क्षुद्रमृगस्तरस्वी । समाह्वयेत्तद्वदेतत्तवाद्य; समाह्वानं सूतपुत्रार्जुनस्य ॥
English Translation
O charioteer's son, your challenge of Arjuna is like that of an over active little deer against a huge angry lion.
मा सूतपुत्राह्वय राजपुत्रं; महावीर्यं केसरिणं यथैव । वने सृगालः पिशितस्य तृप्तो; मा पार्थमासाद्य विनङ्क्ष्यसि त्वम् ॥
English Translation
O charioteer's son, do not challenge that highly energetic prince like a fox, gratified with meat, challenging a lion. Do not be slain by encountering Arjuna.
ईषादन्तं महानागं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् । शशकाह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
O Karna, your challenge of Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, is like that of a hare challenging a powerful elephant with tusks large as ploughshares and with temporal juice trickling out of its mouth and temples.
बिलस्थं कृष्णसर्पं त्वं बाल्यात्काष्ठेन विध्यसि । महाविषं पूर्णकोशं यत्पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छसि ॥
English Translation
By wishing to fight with Partha you are, out of folly, striking with a piece of wood the black cobra of deadly venom furiously excited within its hole.
सिंहं केसरिणं क्रुद्धमतिक्रम्याभिनर्दसि । सृगाल इव मूढत्वान्नृसिंहं कर्ण पाण्डवम् ॥
English Translation
You are a fool to yell at Arjuna, the best of men, disregarding him like a jackal yelling at an excited lion.
सुपर्णं पतगश्रेष्ठं वैनतेयं तरस्विनम् । लट्वेवाह्वयसे पाते कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
As a snake, for its own destruction, encounters the best of birds Garuda, highly active and of beautiful feathers, so do you O Karna, challenge Dhananjaya the son of Pritha.
सर्वाम्भोनिलयं भीममूर्मिमन्तं झषायुतम् । चन्द्रोदये विवर्तन्तमप्लवः संतितीर्षसि ॥
English Translation
You wish to cross, without a raft at the rise of the moon, the ocean, the receptacle of all waters with dreadful huge waves and teeming with aquatic animals.
ऋषभं दुन्दुभिग्रीवं तीक्ष्णशृङ्गं प्रहारिणम् । वत्स आह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
O Karna, your challenge of Dhananjaya is like that of a calf against a fearful bull of sharpened horns and with a neck thick as a drum.
महाघोषं महामेघं दर्दुरः प्रतिनर्दसि । कामतोयप्रदं लोके नरपर्जन्यमर्जुनम् ॥
English Translation
Your roaring at Arjuna, the deity of clouds among men, like that of frog at a dreadful huge cloud discharging copious showers of rain.
यथा च स्वगृहस्थः श्वा व्याघ्रं वनगतं भषेत् । तथा त्वं भषसे कर्ण नरव्याघ्रं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
Like a dog barking from within his master's house at a forest-ranging tiger you bark at Dhananjaya, the foremost of men.
सृगालोऽपि वने कर्ण शशैः परिवृतो वसन् । मन्यते सिंहमात्मानं यावत्सिंहं न पश्यति ॥
English Translation
While living in the forest in the midst of hares a jackal, O Karna, considers himself a lion till he actually sees the latter.
तथा त्वमपि राधेय सिंहमात्मानमिच्छसि । अपश्यञ्शत्रुदमनं नरव्याघ्रं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
So do you, O son of Radha, consider yourself a lion for you do not see that subduer of foes, that foremost of men, Dhananjaya.
व्याघ्रं त्वं मन्यसेऽऽत्मानं यावत्कृष्णौ न पश्यसि । समास्थितावेकरथे सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव ॥
English Translation
You consider yourself a lion for you have not seen Krishna and Arjuna stationed on the same car like the sun and moon.
यावद्गाण्डीवनिर्घोषं न शृणोषि महाहवे । तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि ॥
English Translation
As long as you do not hear the twang of Gandiva in battle, so long you are able to do what you please.
रथशब्दधनुःशब्दैर्नादयन्तं दिशो दश । नर्दन्तमिव शार्दूलं दृष्ट्वा क्रोष्टा भविष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Beholding the ten quarters filled with the sound of his car and the twang of his bow and him roaring like a tiger you will become a jackal.
नित्यमेव सृगालस्त्वं नित्यं सिंहो धनंजयः । वीरप्रद्वेषणान्मूढ नित्यं क्रोष्टेव लक्ष्यसे ॥
English Translation
You are always a jackal and Dhananjaya always a lion. On account of your envy and hatred for heroes, you appear a jackal.
यथाखुः स्याद्बिडालश्च श्वा व्याघ्रश्च बलाबले । यथा सृगालः सिंहश्च यथा च शशकुञ्जरौ ॥
यथानृतं च सत्यं च यथा चापि विषामृते । तथा त्वमपि पार्थश्च प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः ॥
English Translation
As a mouse and a cat are to each other in strength, or a fox and a lion or a hare and an elephant, as falsehood and truth, ambrosia and poison so you and Partha are known to all by your respective deeds.
अधिक्षिप्तस्तु राधेयः शल्येनामिततेजसा । शल्यमाह सुसंक्रुद्धो वाक्शल्यमवधारयन् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Thus reviled by Shalya of incomparable energy the son of Radha understanding the meaning of the word Shalya by his words said to him in areat anger.
गुणान्गुणवतः शल्य गुणवान्वेत्ति नागुणः । त्वं तु नित्यं गुणैर्हीनः किं ज्ञास्यस्यगुणो गुणान् ॥
English Translation
Karna said O Shalya, the meritorious only appreciate the merits of those who possess them and not one who has none. You are destitute of all merits. How can you understand what is merit and what is demerit.
अर्जुनस्य महास्त्राणि क्रोधं वीर्यं धनुः शरान् । अहं शल्याभिजानामि न त्वं जानासि तत्तथा ॥
English Translation
O Shalya, I know that powerful weapons of Arjuna, his anger, energy, bow, arrows and as well as the prowess of that high-souled one.
एवमेवात्मनो वीर्यमहं वीर्यं च पाण्डवे । जानन्नेवाह्वये युद्धे शल्य नाग्निं पतंगवत् ॥
English Translation
Knowing my own strength as well as that of Pandava I have challenged him in battle, O Shalya, I shall not fall into fire like an insect.
अस्ति चायमिषुः शल्य सुपुङ्खो रक्तभोजनः । एकतूणीशयः पत्री सुधौतः समलंकृतः ॥
English Translation
I have this arrow, O Shalya, keen edged, blood-drinking, occupying alone one quiver, furnished with wings, well-steeped in oil and well-adorned.
शेते चन्दनपूर्णेन पूजितो बहुलाः समाः । आहेयो विषवानुग्रो नराश्वद्विपसंघहा ॥
English Translation
It lies in sandal dust and is being adored by me from a long time. Having the shape and nature of a serpent it is poisonous and dreadful and capable of killing a great many men, horses and elephants.
एकवीरो महारौद्रस्तनुत्रास्थिविदारणः । निर्भिन्द्यां येन रुष्टोऽहमपि मेरुं महागिरिम् ॥
English Translation
Highly dreadful in form it can go through coats of mail and bones. When worked up with anger I can perforate with it even the huge Meru mountain.
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