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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 42

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 42

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 42

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 42 of the classical Mahābhārata with 58 verses.

Total: 58 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.42.1–58 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततः पुनः समाजग्मुरभीताः कुरुसृञ्जयाः । युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पार्था वैकर्तनमुखा वयम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Then again the Kurus and Srinjayas undauntedly encountered one another. The sons of Pritha were headed by Yudhishthira and our army was headed by the charioteer's son.
ततः प्रववृते भीमः संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः । कर्णस्य पाण्डवानां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ॥
English Translation
Then took place a dreadful and hair-stirring battle between Karna and the sons of Pandu which increased the territory of Yama.
तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे तुमुले शोणितोदके । संशप्तकेषु शूरेषु किंचिच्छिष्टेषु भारत ॥
English Translation
After that dreadful battle, producing pools of blood, had taken place and when only a few of the brave Samsaptakas remained alive, Dhristadyumna, with all the kings and the mighty car-warrior Pandavas, rushed towards Karna.
धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज सहितः सर्वराजभिः । कर्णमेवाभिदुद्राव पाण्डवाश्च महारथाः ॥
English Translation
After that dreadful battle, producing pools of blood, had taken place and when only a few of the brave Samsaptakas remained alive, Dhristadyumna, with all the kings and the mighty car-warrior Pandavas, rushed towards Karna.
आगच्छमानांस्तान्संख्ये प्रहृष्टान्विजयैषिणः । दधारैको रणे कर्णो जलौघानिव पर्वतः ॥
English Translation
As a mountain holds water so Karna alone received in battle those warriors filed with joy and longing for victory.
तमासाद्य तु ते कर्णं व्यशीर्यन्त महारथाः । यथाचलं समासाद्य जलौघाः सर्वतोदिशम् । तयोरासीन्महाराज संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः ॥
English Translation
Encountering Karna those great carwarriors were scattered (by him) as a collection of water is dispersed on all sides while dashing against a huge mountain.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु राधेयं शरेण नतपर्वणा । ताडयामास संक्रुद्धस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
O great king, then took place a hair stirring encounter between them. With arrows Dhristadyumna struck the son of Radha exclaiming-"Wait! Wait!”
विजयं तु धनुःश्रेष्ठं विधुन्वानो महारथः । पार्षतस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा शरानाशीविषोपमान् । ताडयामास संक्रुद्धः पार्षतं नवभिः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Boiling with rage the great car-warrior Karna shook the best of his bows, Vijaya. Then cutting off his bow and arrows like unto deadly serpents he struck Dhristadyumna with nine shafts.
ते वर्म हेमविकृतं भित्त्वा तस्य महात्मनः । शोणिताक्ता व्यराजन्त शक्रगोपा इवानघ ॥
English Translation
Cutting through the golden armour of that high-souled hero they were covered with blood and looked like so many lady birds.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः । अन्यद्धनुरुपादाय शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् । कर्णं विव्याध सप्तत्या शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥
English Translation
Then throwing off his broken bow the great car-warrior Dhrishtadyumna took up a fresh one and shafts resembling venomous snakes and struck Karna with seventy arrows.
तथैव राजन्कर्णोऽपि पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम् । द्रोणशत्रुं महेष्वासो विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Likewise Karna too covered Prishata's son, the scorcher of his enemies with arrows resembling deadly deadly serpents. The great bowman, the enemy of Drona, struck (Karna) with sharpened arrows.
तस्य कर्णो महाराज शरं कनकभूषणम् । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो मृत्युदण्डमिवापरम् ॥
English Translation
Karna discharged at him in anger a golden arrow like the very rod of Death.
तमापतन्तं सहसा घोररूपं विशां पते । चिच्छेद सप्तधा राजञ्शैनेयः कृतहस्तवत् ॥
English Translation
O king, the descendant of Sini, like an expert, sundered into seven pieces that dreadful arrow which was about to fall on him.
दृष्ट्वा विनिहितं बाणं शरैः कर्णो विशां पते । सात्यकिं शरवर्षेण समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥
English Translation
Seeing that arrow broken with his shafts, Karna, O king, covered Satyaki completely with a downpour of arrows.
विव्याध चैनं समरे नाराचैस्तत्र सप्तभिः । तं प्रत्यविध्यच्छैनेयः शरैर्हेमविभूषितैः ॥
English Translation
He pierced him with seven arrows. The grandson of Sini, in return, struck him with golden-feathered arrows.
ततो युद्धमतीवासीच्चक्षुःश्रोत्रभयावहम् । राजन्घोरं च चित्रं च प्रेक्षणीयं समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
Then there took place an encounter wonderful and terrible striking terror to ears and eyes.
सर्वेषां तत्र भूतानां लोमहर्षो व्यजायत । तद्दृष्ट्वा समरे कर्म कर्णशैनेययोर्नृप ॥
English Translation
Hairs on the body of all creatures present there stood erect on beholding in that battle the wonderful feats of Karna and of the grandson of Sini.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे द्रौणिरभ्ययात्सुमहाबलम् । पार्षतं शत्रुदमनं शत्रुवीर्यासुनाशनम् ॥
English Translation
In the meantime the highly powerful son of Drona approached Parshata, the subduer of his enemies and the destroyer of their prowess.
अभ्यभाषत संक्रुद्धो द्रौणिर्दूरे धनंजये । तिष्ठ तिष्ठाद्य ब्रह्मघ्न न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥
English Translation
Drouni, the victor of hostile cities, said to him, in anger, "Wait, wait! O slayer of Brahmanas, you will not escape me today with your life.
इत्युक्त्वा सुभृशं वीरः शीघ्रकृन्निशितैः शरैः । पार्षतं छादयामास घोररूपैः सुतेजनैः । यतमानं परं शक्त्या यतमानो महारथः ॥
English Translation
Saying this he covered the great hero, Parshata, with dreadful, dreadful, sharpened and powerful arrows although that car-warrior tried his level best to thwart them.
यथा हि समरे द्रौणिः पार्षतं वीक्ष्य मारिष । तथा द्रौणिं रणे दृष्ट्वा पार्षतः परवीरहा । नातिहृष्टमना भूत्वा मन्यते मृत्युमात्मनः ॥
English Translation
As Drona, while he was alive, became dispirited on seeing the son of Prishata and took him for his death, so the son of Prishata, on seeing Drona's son in battle, regarded him as his death.
द्रौणिस्तु दृष्ट्वा राजेन्द्र धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे स्थितम् । क्रोधेन निःश्वसन्वीरः पार्षतं समुपाद्रवत् । तावन्योन्यं तु दृष्ट्वैव संरम्भं जग्मतुः परम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing Dhristadyumna stand firm before him the heroic son of Drona, sighing in anger, rushed towards Parshata.
अथाब्रवीन्महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । धृष्टद्युम्नं समीपस्थं त्वरमाणो विशां पते । पाञ्चालापसदाद्य त्वां प्रेषयिष्यामि मृत्यवे ॥
English Translation
O king, both are very angry to see each other. Then, O king, the powerful son of Drona quickly said to Dhristadyumna who stood before him.
पापं हि यत्त्वया कर्म घ्नता द्रोणं पुरा कृतम् । अद्य त्वा पत्स्यते तद्वै यथा ह्यकुशलं तथा ॥
अरक्ष्यमाणः पार्थेन यदि तिष्ठसि संयुगे । नापक्रमसि वा मूढ सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान् । प्रतिवाक्यं स एवासिर्मामको दास्यते तव । येनैव ते पितुर्दत्तं यतमानस्य संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed the powerful Dhristadyumna replied-What, I said to your father, while trying his best in battle, will serve as a reply to your words.
यदि तावन्मया द्रोणो निहतो ब्राह्मणब्रुवः । त्वामिदानीं कथं युद्धे न हनिष्यामि विक्रमात् ॥
English Translation
If Drona, who was a Brahmana in name, could have been killed by me, why should I not, by my power, kill you today in battle.
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सेनापतिरमर्षणः । निशितेनाथ बाणेन द्रौणिं विव्याध पार्षतः ॥
English Translation
Having said this, O king, the revengeful commander (of Pandava's army) Parshata struck Drona's son with sharpened arrows.
ततो द्रौणिः सुसंक्रुद्धः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः । प्राच्छादयद्दिशो राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, worked up with anger Drona's son, O king, covered all sides of Dhristadyumna with arrows.
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