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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 59

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 59

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 59

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 59 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.59.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 16 shown)
ततः कुरूणामभवदार्तनादो महामृधे । रथाश्वनागासुहरैर्वध्यतामर्जुनेषुभिः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, thus hurt by Arjuna's arrows which were putting on end to elephants, carwarriors and horses, the Kaurava troops gave vent to loud lamentations.
हाहाकृतं भृशं तस्थौ लीयमानं परस्परम् । अलातचक्रवत्सैन्यं तदाभ्रमत तावकम् ॥
English Translation
Your troops, panic-stricken, kept close to each other and were turning round from this side to that side like a wheel on fire.
आदीप्तं तव तत्सैन्यं शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदम् । आसीत्स्वशोणितक्लिन्नं फुल्लाशोकवनं यथा ॥
English Translation
Resembling a forest of blooming Asoka the troops, streaming with blood, with their armours broken, looked red as if they were ablaze with fire.
तद्दृष्ट्वा कुरवस्तत्र विक्रान्तं सव्यसाचिनः । निराशाः समपद्यन्त सर्वे कर्णस्य जीविते ॥
English Translation
Seeing Savyasachin (Arjuna) display so much prowess, all the Kauravas despaired of Karna's life.
अविषह्यं तु पार्थस्य शरसंपातमाहवे । मत्वा न्यवर्तन्कुरवो जिता गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥
English Translation
The Kauravas, beaten by Partha, the wielder of the Gandiva, not being able to bear the brunt of the battle, gave up fighting.
ते हित्वा समरे पार्थं वध्यमानाश्च सायकैः । प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशो भीताश्चुक्रुशुश्चापि सूतजम् ॥
English Translation
Distressed to death by (Arjuna's) shafts they all, leaving Karna, began to disperse themselves on all directions abusing the son of Suta all the time.
अभ्यद्रवत तान्पार्थः किरञ्शरशतान्बहून् । हर्षयन्पाण्डवान्योधान्भीमसेनपुरोगमान् ॥
English Translation
The Pandava warriors, with Bhimasena at their head, were all very happy to see Partha follow the flying columns shooting inany hundreds of arrows.
पुत्रास्तु ते महाराज जग्मुः कर्णरथं प्रति । अगाधे मज्जतां तेषां द्वीपः कर्णोऽभवत्तदा ॥
English Translation
As persons, drowning in the deep sea, find shelter in an island, so your sons, O king, went towards Karna's car for their safety.
कुरवो हि महाराज निर्विषाः पन्नगा इव । कर्णमेवोपलीयन्त भयाद्गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, the Kauravas, all afraid of the holder of the Gandiva, like snakes whose stock of venom has exhausted, looked up to Karna for their safety.
यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मृत्योर्भीतानि भारत । धर्ममेवोपलीयन्ते कर्मवन्ति हि यानि च ॥
English Translation
O great king, your sons, being afraid of the noble son of Pandu, sought protection of the great warrior Karna, like the creature of the earth, responsible for their actions, take shelter of virtue from fear of death.
तथा कर्णं महेष्वासं पुत्रास्तव नराधिप । उपालीयन्त संत्रासात्पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
O great king, your sons, being afraid of the noble son of Pandu, sought protection of the great warrior Karna, like the creature of the earth, responsible for their actions, take shelter of virtue from fear of death.
ताञ्शोणितपरिक्लिन्नान्विषमस्थाञ्शरातुरान् । मा भैष्टेत्यब्रवीत्कर्णो ह्यभितो मामितेति च ॥
English Translation
Karna who was not at all afraid, seeing them all bleeding and distressed by shafts (of Arjuna) re-assured them and said, “Do not fear, come to me."
संभग्नं हि बलं दृष्ट्वा बलात्पार्थेन तावकम् । धनुर्विस्फारयन्कर्णस्तस्थौ शत्रुजिघांसया । पाञ्चालान्पुनराधावत्पश्यतः सव्यसाचिनः ॥
English Translation
And Karna, beholding that all the troops have been broken by the prowess of Partha, stretched out his bow for the purposed of killing his enemy.
ततः क्षणेन क्षितिपाः क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणाः । कर्णं ववर्षुर्बाणौघैर्यथा मेघा महीधरम् ॥
English Translation
As the clouds pour down heavy showers upon a mountain, SO Karna was almost immediately met by hosts of arrows from many rulers of the earth whose eyes were blood-red with wrath.
ततः शरसहस्राणि कर्णमुक्तानि मारिष । व्ययोजयन्त पाञ्चालान्प्राणैः प्राणभृतां वर ॥
English Translation
Oye of noble mind and best of living beings, when Karna-the son of Suta and protector of his friends, thus desirous to serve his friends, sent thousands of shafts which killed many of the Panchalas, cries, loud from woe, rose among them.
ततो रणो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां विशां पते । वध्यतां सूतपुत्रेण मित्रार्थेऽमित्रघातिनाम् ॥
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