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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 33

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 33

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 33

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 33 of the classical Mahābhārata with 71 verses.

Total: 71 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.33.1–71 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
विदार्य कर्णस्तां सेनां धर्मराजमुपाद्रवत् । रथहस्त्यश्वपत्तीनां सहस्रैः परिवारितः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Riving through that army Karna encountered the pious king surrounded by thousands of cars, elephants, horses and footsoldiers.
नानायुधसहस्राणि प्रेषितान्यरिभिर्वृषः । छित्त्वा बाणशतैरुग्रैस्तानविध्यदसंभ्रमः ॥
English Translation
Sundering with hundreds of dreadful shafts the thousands of arms discharged at him by his enemies Karna fearlessly went through the army.
निचकर्त शिरांस्येषां बाहूनूरूंश्च सर्वशः । ते हता वसुधां पेतुर्भग्नाश्चान्ये विदुद्रुवुः ॥
English Translation
The charioteer's son sundered the heads, the arms and the things of his enemies who, deprived of life, fell down on earth. Others, finding their division dispersed, took to their heels.
द्रविडान्ध्रनिषादास्तु पुनः सात्यकिचोदिताः । अभ्यर्दयञ्जिघांसन्तः पत्तयः कर्णमाहवे ॥
English Translation
The Dravida, the Andhaka and the Nishada infantry, excited by Satyaki once more rushed upon Karna with a view to kill him in that battle.
ते विबाहुशिरस्त्राणाः प्रहताः कर्णसायकैः । पेतुः पृथिव्यां युगपच्छिन्नं शालवनं यथा ॥
English Translation
Shorn of their arms and head-dresses and killed by Karna with his arrows they fell down all at once on earth like a forest of Sala trees cut down.
एवं योधशतान्याजौ सहस्राण्ययुतानि च । हतानीयुर्महीं देहैर्यशसापूरयन्दिशः ॥
English Translation
Deprived of life and filling the heaven and earth with their fame, hundreds, thousands and ten thousands of warriors fell down with their bodies on earth.
अथ वैकर्तनं कर्णं रणे क्रुद्धमिवान्तकम् । रुरुधुः पाण्डुपाञ्चाला व्याधिं मन्त्रौषधैरिव ॥
English Translation
The Pandus and Panchalas obstructed Karna, the son of Vikartana who proceeded in anger to battle like the destroyer himself even as people seek to obstruct a disease with incantations and drugs.
स तान्प्रमृद्याभ्यपतत्पुनरेव युधिष्ठिरम् । मन्त्रौषधिक्रियातीतो व्याधिरत्युल्बणो यथा ॥
English Translation
Grinding all those combatants Karna once more rushed upon Yudhishthira like irresistible disease unchecked by incantations, drugs and rites.
स राजगृद्धिभी रुद्धः पाण्डुपाञ्चालकेकयैः । नाशकत्तानतिक्रान्तुं मृत्युर्ब्रह्मविदो यथा ॥
English Translation
Then obstructed by Pandus, Panchalas and Kekayas who were all desirous of rescuing the king he could not overcome them as Death cannot those conversant with Brahman.
ततो युधिष्ठिरः कर्णमदूरस्थं निवारितम् । अब्रवीत्परवीरघ्नः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon beholding Karna, the slayer of hostile heroes, obstructed at a distance, an Yudhishthira, with eyes reddened with anger, said-
कर्ण कर्ण वृथादृष्टे सूतपुत्र वचः शृणु । सदा स्पर्धसि संग्रामे फल्गुनेन यशस्विना । तथास्मान्बाधसे नित्यं धार्तराष्ट्रमते स्थितः ॥
English Translation
O Karna, O son of a charioteer, O you of vain seeing, hear my words, You always challenge in fight Phalguna of quick speed. Abiding by the counsel of the son of Dhritarashtra you always obstruct us.
यद्बलं यच्च ते वीर्यं प्रद्वेषो यश्च पाण्डुषु । तत्सर्वं दर्शयस्वाद्य पौरुषं महदास्थितः । युद्धश्रद्धां स तेऽद्याहं विनेष्यामि महाहवे ॥
English Translation
You bring all your strength, energy and hatred to bear upon the Pandus. Do you display today all your great manliness. I will today give battle and destroy your desire for fight.
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज कर्णं पाण्डुसुतस्तदा । सुवर्णपुङ्खैर्दशभिर्विव्याधायस्मयैः शितैः ॥
English Translation
Having said this to Karna, the monarch, the son of Pandu, pierced him with ten arrows, made of iron and furnished with golden wings.
तं सूतपुत्रो नवभिः प्रत्यविध्यदरिंदमः । वत्सदन्तैर्महेष्वासः प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥
English Translation
Then that Suta's son, the subduer of foes and a great bowman, pierced him in return as if smiling, O Bharata, with ten arrows furnished with heads like the calf's tooth.
ततः क्षुराभ्यां पाञ्चाल्यौ चक्ररक्षौ महात्मनः । जघान समरे शूरः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥
English Translation
Then with two razor he killed in that battle Chandradeva and Dandadhara, the two Panchalas princes who guarded the wheels of the high-souled (Pandu king).
तावुभौ धर्मराजस्य प्रवीरौ परिपार्श्वतः । रथाभ्याशे चकाशेते चन्द्रस्येव पुनर्वसू ॥
English Translation
Each of those heroes stood by Yudhishthira shining like the constellation Punarvasu by the side of the moon.
युधिष्ठिरः पुनः कर्णमविध्यत्त्रिंशता शरैः । सुषेणं सत्यसेनं च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरताडयत् ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira again struck Karna with thirty arrows. He pierced Sushena and Satyasena each with three arrows.
शल्यं नवत्या विव्याध त्रिसप्तत्या च सूतजम् । तांश्चास्य गोप्तॄन्विव्याध त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः ॥
English Translation
He pierced Shalya with ninty and struk Karna with seventy-three arrows. He also struck every one of Karna's body guards with three straight arrows.
ततः प्रहस्याधिरथिर्विधुन्वानः स कार्मुकम् । भित्त्वा भल्लेन राजानं विद्ध्वा षष्ट्यानदन्मुदा ॥
English Translation
Then laughing and shaking his bow the son of Adhiratha wounded the king's body with a Bhalla, then pierce him with sixty arrows and then sent up a loud war-cry.
ततः प्रवीराः पाण्डूनामभ्यधावन्युधिष्ठिरम् । सूतपुत्रात्परीप्सन्तः कर्णमभ्यर्दयञ्शरैः ॥
English Translation
Then to rescue the king many leading Pandava warriors fell upon Karna in great anger and began to assail him with their arrows.
सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च युयुत्सुः पाण्ड्य एव च । धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः ॥
यमौ च भीमसेनश्च शिशुपालस्य चात्मजः । कारूषा मत्स्यशेषाश्च केकयाः काशिकोसलाः । एते च त्वरिता वीरा वसुषेणमवारयन् ॥
English Translation
Satyaki, Chekitana, Yuyutshu, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi, the Prabhadrakas, the twins, Bhimasena, Shishupala, the Karushas, the Matsys, the Kaikeyas the Kashis and the Kosalas, all those valiant and highly active warriors assailed Vasushena.
जनमेजयश्च पाञ्चाल्यः कर्णं विव्याध सायकैः । वराहकर्णैर्नाराचैर्नालीकैर्निशितैः शरैः । वत्सदन्तैर्विपाठैश्च क्षुरप्रैश्चटकामुखैः ॥
English Translation
The Panchala prince Janamejaya then struck Karna with many arrows. Encircling Karna with a view to kill him they all rushed upon him with various arrows, such as boareared, Narachas, Nalika, Nishat, calf-toothed, Vipatha, razor shaped, with diverse other weapons chariots horses, elephants.
नानाप्रहरणैश्चोग्रै रथहस्त्यश्वसादिनः । सर्वतोऽभ्याद्रवन्कर्णं परिवार्य जिघांसया ॥
स पाण्डवानां प्रवरैः सर्वतः समभिद्रुतः । उदैरयद्ब्राह्ममस्त्रं शरैः संपूरयन्दिशः ॥
English Translation
Thus assailed on all sides by the leading Pandava warriors Karna invoked the assistance of the Brahma weapon and filled all the quarters with his arrows.
ततः शरमहाज्वालो वीर्योष्मा कर्णपावकः । निर्दहन्पाण्डववनं चारु पर्यचरद्रणे ॥
English Translation
Like burning fire having arrows for its scorching flame Karna fought on consuming that forest of Pandava troops.
स संवार्य महास्त्राणि महेष्वासो महात्मनाम् । प्रहस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य शरैश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥
English Translation
Aiming some powerful weapons and laughing the noble Karna, the great bowman, sundered the bow of that best of men, Yudhishthira.
ततः संधाय नवतिं निमेषान्नतपर्वणाम् । बिभेद कवचं राज्ञो रणे कर्णः शितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon aiming ninety straight arrows within the twinkling of an eye Karna cut-off, with those sharp arrows, the armour of his antagonist.
तद्वर्म हेमविकृतं रराज निपतत्तदा । सविद्युदभ्रं सवितुः शिष्टं वातहतं यथा ॥
English Translation
Made of gold and set with jewels that armour looked beautiful as if it fell down like the cloud driven by the wind and smitten by the rays of the sun.
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