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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 35

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 35

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 35 of the classical Mahābhārata with 61 verses.

Total: 61 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.35.1–61 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
सुदुष्करमिदं कर्म कृतं भीमेन संजय । येन कर्णो महाबाहू रथोपस्थे निपातितः ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said Highly difficult was this feat performed by Bhima, O Sanjaya, by which the mighty-armed Karna was caused to lie down on his car.
कर्णो ह्येको रणे हन्ता सृञ्जयान्पाण्डवैः सह । इति दुर्योधनः सूत प्राब्रवीन्मां मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
English Translation
“There is Karna who alone will kill the Pandava along with Srinjayas.” This my son Duryodhana oftentimes said to me.
पराजितं तु राधेयं दृष्ट्वा भीमेन संयुगे । ततः परं किमकरोत्पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम ॥
English Translation
Beholding the son of Radha vanquished by Bhimasena in battle what did my son Duryodhana do afterwards?
विभ्रान्तं प्रेक्ष्य राधेयं सूतपुत्रं महाहवे । महत्या सेनया राजन्सोदर्यान्समभाषत ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Seeing Karna's retreat in that great battle, your son, O king, said to his own brothers.
शीघ्रं गच्छत भद्रं वो राधेयं परिरक्षत । भीमसेनभयागाधे मज्जन्तं व्यसनार्णवे ॥
English Translation
May good betide you! Go quickly and rescue the son of Radha who is plunged into the fathomless calamity consequent upon the fear of Bhimasena.
ते तु राज्ञा समादिष्टा भीमसेनजिघांसवः । अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धाः पतंगा इव पावकम् ॥
English Translation
Thus commanded by the king those princes, worked up with anger and desirous of killing Bhimasena, proceeded towards him like a swarm of insects, towards a blazing fire.
श्रुतायुर्दुर्धरः क्राथो विवित्सुर्विकटः समः । निषङ्गी कवची पाशी तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ ॥
दुष्प्रधर्षः सुबाहुश्च वातवेगसुवर्चसौ । धनुर्ग्राहो दुर्मदश्च तथा सत्त्वसमः सहः ॥
एते रथैः परिवृता वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः । भीमसेनं समासाद्य समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् । ते व्यमुञ्चञ्शरव्रातान्नानालिङ्गान्समन्ततः ॥
स तैरभ्यर्द्यमानस्तु भीमसेनो महाबलः । तेषामापततां क्षिप्रं सुतानां ते नराधिप । रथैः पञ्चाशता सार्धं पञ्चाशन्न्यहनद्रथान् ॥
English Translation
They discharged at himn from all sides showers of arrows of various sorts. Thus assailed by them, O king, the highly powerful Bhima soon killed fifty leading car-warriors and five hundred from amongst your sons who fell upon him.
विवित्सोस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः । सकुण्डलशिरस्त्राणं पूर्णचन्द्रोपमं तदा । भीमेन च महाराज स पपात हतो भुवि ॥
English Translation
Worked up with anger, Bhima, O king, with a Bhalla, cut-off the head of Vivitsu, adorned with ear-rings and a crown and a face resembling the full-moon. Thus cut-off the prince fell down on earth.
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं शूरं भ्रातरः सर्वतः प्रभो । अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding their heroic brother slain your other sons, from all sides, rushed upon the terribly powerful Bhima.
ततोऽपराभ्यां भल्लाभ्यां पुत्रयोस्ते महाहवे । जहार समरे प्राणान्भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥
English Translation
With two Bhallas Bhima killed two other sons of yours in that great battle.
तौ धरामन्वपद्येतां वातरुग्णाविव द्रुमौ । विकटश्च समश्चोभौ देवगर्भसमौ नृप ॥
English Translation
Then Vikata and Saha, looking like two celestial youths, fell down on earth like a couple of trees uprooted by a tempest.
ततस्तु त्वरितो भीमः क्राथं निन्ये यमक्षयम् । नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥
English Translation
Then in a moment Bhima dispatched Kratha to the abode of Yama with a long keen arrow. Deprived of life that prince fell down on earth.
हाहाकारस्ततस्तीव्रः संबभूव जनेश्वर । वध्यमानेषु ते राजंस्तदा पुत्रेषु धन्विषु ॥
English Translation
O king, when those your heroic sons, great bowmen, were being thus killed people began to send loud cried of lamentations.
तेषां संलुलिते सैन्ये भीमसेनो महाबलः । नन्दोपनन्दौ समरे प्रापयद्यमसादनम् ॥
English Translation
When your army was once more agitated Bhima sent Nanda and Upananda in that great battle to the abode of the Regent of death.
ततस्ते प्राद्रवन्भीताः पुत्रास्ते विह्वलीकृताः । भीमसेनं रणे दृष्ट्वा कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding Bhimasena in battle behave like the Destroyer himself at the end of Yuga your sons, worked up greatly with fear, took to their heels.
पुत्रांस्ते निहतान्दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रो महामनाः । हंसवर्णान्हयान्भूयः प्राहिणोद्यत्र पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Seeing those sons of yours thus slain Karna once more urged on his swan-like horses to where that son of Pandu was.
ते प्रेषिता महाराज मद्रराजेन वाजिनः । भीमसेनरथं प्राप्य समसज्जन्त वेगिताः ॥
English Translation
Thus urged by Shalya, the ornament of battle those horses, approaching the chariot of Bhimasena, mingled in battle.
स संनिपातस्तुमुलो घोररूपो विशां पते । आसीद्रौद्रो महाराज कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मृधे ॥
English Translation
O monarch, that encounter between Bhima and Karna in battle became dreadful and the noise thereof was tremendous.
दृष्ट्वा मम महाराज तौ समेतौ महारथौ । आसीद्बुद्धिः कथं नूनमेतदद्य भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Seeing, O king, those two powerful carwarriors near each other I became curious to observe the course of fight.
ततो मुहूर्ताद्राजेन्द्र नातिकृच्छ्राद्धसन्निव । विरथं भीमकर्माणं भीमं कर्णश्चकार ह ॥
English Translation
With another Bhalla he dispatched Bhima's driver to the abode of Yama. Then quickly cutting off his bow with another winged arrow Karna deprived Bhima of dreadful feats of his car.
विरथो भरतश्रेष्ठः प्रहसन्ननिलोपमः । गदाहस्तो महाबाहुरपतत्स्यन्दनोत्तमात् ॥
English Translation
O best of Bharatas, deprived of his car the mighty-armed Bhima, who resembled the Wind-god, took up a mace and jumped down from his excellent car.
नागान्सप्तशतान्राजन्नीषादन्तान्प्रहारिणः । व्यधमत्सहसा भीमः क्रुद्धरूपः परंतपः ॥
English Translation
Suddenly the son ot Pandu, the consumer of enemies worked up with anger, dispersed seven hundred elephants with tusks as large as plough-shares and all skilled in smiting hostile soldiers.
दन्तवेष्टेषु नेत्रेषु कम्भेषु स कटेषु च । मर्मस्वपि च मर्मज्ञो निनदन्व्यधमद्भृशम् ॥
English Translation
The powerful hero, conversant with vital parts, killed all those elephants striking them on their temples, frontal globes eyes and in parts above the gums.
ततस्ते प्राद्रवन्भीताः प्रतीपं प्रहिताः पुनः । महामात्रैस्तमावव्रुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥
English Translation
Then filled with fear those animals ran away. But again urged on by their drivers they surrounded Bhimasena like the clouds covering the sun.
तान्स सप्तशतान्नागान्सारोहायुधकेतनान् । भूमिष्ठो गदया जघ्ने शरन्मेघानिवानिलः ॥
English Translation
Like Indra, striking down mountains with his thunderbolt Bhima, with his mace, struck down those seven hundred elephants with their riders, weapons and standards.
ततः सुबलपुत्रस्य नागानतिबलान्पुनः । पोथयामास कौन्तेयो द्वापञ्चाशतमाहवे ॥
English Translation
Then the son of Kunti, the subduer of foes, struck down fiftytwo highly powerful elephants belonging to the son of Subala.
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