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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 4 of 4 (Verses 16 shown)
एवमादि मयान्यैर्वा शक्यं वक्तुं भवेद्बहु । आ केशाग्रान्नखाग्राच्च वक्तव्येषु कुवर्त्मसु ॥
English Translation
These and such like many other things of their evil acts beginning with the tip of their hair to that of their nails I can recount.
मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीरा धर्मं विद्युः कथं त्विह । पापदेशोद्भवा म्लेच्छा धर्माणामविचक्षणाः ॥
English Translation
The Madrakas and Sindhu Souviras are born in a sinful country, are Melechas and innocent of duties. How can they know them?
एष मुख्यतमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति नः श्रुतम् । यदाजौ निहतः शेते सद्भिः समभिपूजितः ॥
English Translation
We have heard that this is the prime duty of the Kshatriyas that when slain in battle he would lie down on earth being spoken highly of by the pious.
आयुधानां संपराये यन्मुच्येयमहं ततः । न मे स प्रथमः कल्पो निधने स्वर्गमिच्छतः ॥
English Translation
This is my first resolution, desirous of heaven after my death as I am that I will lay down my life in this clash of arms.
सोऽहं प्रियः सखा चास्मि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः । तदर्थे हि मम प्राणा यच्च मे विद्यते वसु ॥
English Translation
I am the dear friend of the intelligent son of Dhritarashtra. For him are my vital airs and the wealth that I possess. As for you, born as you are in a sinful country it is clear that you have been bribed by the Pandavas as because you behave towards us in everything like an enemy.
व्यक्तं त्वमप्युपहितः पाण्डवैः पापदेशज । यथा ह्यमित्रवत्सर्वं त्वमस्मासु प्रवर्तसे ॥
English Translation
I am the dear friend of the intelligent son of Dhritarashtra. For him are my vital airs and the wealth that I possess. As for you, born as you are in a sinful country it is clear that you have been bribed by the Pandavas as because you behave towards us in everything like an enemy.
कामं न खलु शक्योऽहं त्वद्विधानां शतैरपि । संग्रामाद्विमुखः कर्तुं धर्मज्ञ इव नास्तिकैः ॥
English Translation
As a pious man is not to be easily pursuaded by atheists so I am not to be dissuaded from this battle by hundreds of persons like you.
सारङ्ग इव घर्मार्तः कामं विलप शुष्य च । नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यः क्षत्रवृत्ते व्यवस्थितः ॥
English Translation
Like a deer perspiring, you may either bewail or pant; observant of the duties of a Kshatriya I am incapable of being frightened by you.
तनुत्यजां नृसिंहानामाहवेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् । या गतिर्गुरुणा प्राङ्मे प्रोक्ता रामेण तां स्मर ॥
English Translation
I remember the end, described to me formerly by my preceptor Rama, which befell those foremost of men who laid down their lives and did not return from the field of battle.
स्वेषां त्राणार्थमुद्युक्तं वधाय द्विषतामपि । विद्धि मामास्थितं वृत्तं पौरूरवसमुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
I am bent upon rescuing the Kauravas and killing my enemies; know that I am determined upon imitating the excellent conduct of Pururavas.
न तद्भूतं प्रपश्यामि त्रिषु लोकेषु मद्रक । यो मामस्मादभिप्रायाद्वारयेदिति मे मतिः ॥
English Translation
I do not, O king of Madraka, see a man in the three worlds who can shake this resolution of mine.
एवं विद्वञ्जोषमास्स्व त्रासात्किं बहु भाषसे । मा त्वा हत्वा प्रदास्यामि क्रव्याद्भ्यो मद्रकाधम ॥
English Translation
Do not speak more. Knowing this Why do you rove in such a way from fear? O wretch of a Madraka, I shall not kill you now and offer your dead body to the carnivorous animals,
मित्रप्रतीक्षया शल्य धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः । अपवादतितिक्षाभिस्त्रिभिरेतैर्हि जीवसि ॥
English Translation
Out of regard for a friend, O Shalya, for the sake of Dhritarashtra's son and for avoiding blame-for these three reasons, you will live.
पुनश्चेदीदृशं वाक्यं मद्रराज वदिष्यसि । शिरस्ते पातयिष्यामि गदया वज्रकल्पया ॥
English Translation
O king of Madras, if you speak again in this strain I will crush down your head with my mace, as hard as the thunder.
श्रोतारस्त्विदमद्येह द्रष्टारो वा कुदेशज । कर्णं वा जघ्नतुः कृष्णौ कर्णो वापि जघान तौ ॥
English Translation
O you born in a sinful country, people will either see or hear today that either the two Krishnas have slain Karna or Karna has killed the two Krishnas."
एवमुक्त्वा तु राधेयः पुनरेव विशां पते । अब्रवीन्मद्रराजानं याहि याहीत्यसंभ्रमम् ॥
English Translation
Saying this the son of Radha, O king, once more addressed the king of Madras, saying-"go on! go on."
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