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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 63

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 63

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 63

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 63 of the classical Mahābhārata with 84 verses.

Total: 84 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.63.1–84 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
वृषसेनं हतं दृष्ट्वा शोकामर्षसमन्वितः । मुक्त्वा शोकोद्भवं वारि नेत्राभ्यां सहसा वृषः ॥
रथेन कर्णस्तेजस्वी जगामाभिमुखो रिपून् । युद्धायामर्षताम्राक्षः समाहूय धनंजयम् ॥
तौ रथौ सूर्यसंकाशौ वैयाघ्रपरिवारणौ । समेतौ ददृशुस्तत्र द्वाविवार्कौ समागतौ ॥
English Translation
Then those two cars covered with tiger skins and shinning with lustre looked like two suns facing each other.
श्वेताश्वौ पुरुषादित्यावास्थितावरिमर्दनौ । शुशुभाते महात्मानौ चन्द्रादित्यौ यथा दिवि ॥
English Translation
Those scorchers of their enemies, the mighty warriors, with white steeds attached to their cars, looked like the sun and moon of the skies in brilliancy.
तौ दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं जग्मुः सर्वभूतानि मारिष । त्रैलोक्यविजये यत्ताविन्द्रवैरोचनाविव ॥
English Translation
When those two warriors, like Indra and the Bali (son of Birochan) prepared for fight as if to conquer the three words, all the creatures were struck with wonder.
रथज्यातलनिर्ह्रादैर्बाणशङ्खरवैरपि । तौ रथावभिधावन्तौ समालोक्य महीक्षिताम् ॥
ध्वजौ च दृष्ट्वा संसक्तौ विस्मयः समपद्यत । हस्तिकक्ष्यां च कर्णस्य वानरं च किरीटिनः ॥
English Translation
All the rulers of earth were filled with admiration as those two warriors faced each other with their car wheels rattling their bows twanging and their arrows flying, with whizz, Partha with his ape banner flying and Karna with his banner marked with an elephant and roaring like a lion.
तौ रथौ संप्रसक्तौ च दृष्ट्वा भारत पार्थिवाः । सिंहनादरवांश्चक्रुः साधुवादांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥
English Translation
O Bharata, all the kings began to give vent to lion-like roars (with excitement) seeing those two car warriors engaged with each other and praised them greatly.
श्रुत्वा तु द्वैरथं ताभ्यां तत्र योधाः समन्ततः । चक्रुर्बाहुवलं चैव तथा चेलवलं महत् ॥
English Translation
Thousands of fighters, seeing them thus engaged in duel fight, began to sound their arm-pits with the palm of their hands and shook their garments (in excitement).
आजग्मुः कुरवस्तत्र वादित्रानुगतास्तदा । कर्णं प्रहर्षयन्तश्च शङ्खान्दध्मुश्च पुष्कलान् ॥
English Translation
The Kauravas struck up their martial music and sounded their conchs to excite and please Karna.
तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे हर्षयन्तो धनंजयम् । तूर्यशङ्खनिनादेन दिशः सर्वा व्यनादयन् ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas also for rousing Dhananjaya caused all the sides to resound with the sound of their drums and conchs.
क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितोत्क्रुष्टैस्तुमुलं सर्वतोऽभवत् । बाहुघोषाश्च वीराणां कर्णार्जुनसमागमे ॥
English Translation
In that contest between Karna and Arjuna fearful noise arose on account of the shouts and lion-like roars of warriors and for the striking of their palms over their arm-pits.
तौ दृष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रौ रथस्थौ रथिनां वरौ । प्रगृहीतमहाचापौ शरशक्तिगदायुधौ ॥
वर्मिणौ बद्धनिस्त्रिंशौ श्वेताश्वौ शङ्खशोभिनौ । तूणीरवरसंपन्नौ द्वावपि स्म सुदर्शनौ ॥
रक्तचन्दनदिग्धाङ्गौ समदौ वृषभाविव । आशीविषसमप्रख्यौ यमकालान्तकोपमौ ॥
इन्द्रवृत्राविव क्रुद्धौ सूर्याचन्द्रमसप्रभौ । महाग्रहाविव क्रूरौ युगान्ते समुपस्थितौ ॥
देवगर्भौ देवसमौ देवतुल्यौ च रूपतः । समेतौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ प्रेक्ष्य कर्णधनंजयौ ॥
English Translation
Beholding those foremost of men Karna and Dhananjaya engaged in combat, it could not be said as to who would be victorious in the end.
उभौ वरायुधधरावुभौ रणकृतश्रमौ । उभौ च बाहुशब्देन नादयन्तौ नभस्तलम् ॥
English Translation
They were both skilful in war and possessed of select weapons and they made the skies ring back with the noise of sounding their arm-pits.
उभौ विश्रुतकर्माणौ पौरुषेण बलेन च । उभौ च सदृशौ युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयोः ॥
English Translation
Both of them were famous for their courage and strength and they were skilful like the (Asura) and the king of gods in war.
कार्तवीर्यसमौ युद्धे तथा दाशरथेः समौ । विष्णुवीर्यसमौ वीर्ये तथा भवसमौ युधि ॥
English Translation
Both resembled Kartavirya or Dasaratha's son (Rama) in battle and looked like the god Vishnu himself in prowess or Bhava himself.
उभौ श्वेतहयौ राजन्रथप्रवरवाहिनौ । सारथी प्रवरौ चैव तयोरास्तां महाबलौ ॥
English Translation
In that fight, O monarch, both of them had white horses and select chariots and the best of drivers.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महाराज राजमानौ महारथौ । सिद्धचारणसंघानां विस्मयः समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
Those two warriors looked beautiful and brilliant on their cars and they were admired by all the Siddhas and Charanas that were present.
धार्तराष्ट्रास्ततः कर्णं सबला भरतर्षभ । परिवव्रुर्महात्मानं क्षिप्रमाहवशोभिनम् ॥
English Translation
O best of Bharata race, the Dhritarashtras, without losing time, surrounded the noble Karna, who was the best of warriors.
तथैव पाण्डवा हृष्टा धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः । परिवव्रुर्महात्मानं पार्थमप्रतिमं युधि ॥
English Translation
So Dhristadyumna, with all the Pandavas surrounded the noble Partha matchless in war.
तावकानां रणे कर्णो ग्लह आसीद्विशां पते । तथैव पाण्डवेयानां ग्लहः पार्थोऽभवद्युधि ॥
English Translation
Your troops, O monarch, began to fight for Karna and the Pandavas in favor of Partha.
त एव सभ्यास्तत्रासन्प्रेक्षकाश्चाभवन्स्म ते । तत्रैषां ग्लहमानानां ध्रुवौ जयपराजयौ ॥
English Translation
The troops of both the sides were eager witnesses of that great Yama of battle and defeat and victory of either party depended on them (Karna and Arjuna).
ताभ्यां द्यूतं समायत्तं विजयायेतराय वा । अस्माकं पाण्डवानां च स्थितानां रणमूर्धनि ॥
English Translation
To decide the fate of the war they began that duel fight and our men and the Pandavas stood in front of the field see that fight.
तौ तु स्थितौ महाराज समरे युद्धशालिनौ । अन्योन्यं प्रतिसंरब्धावन्योन्यस्य जयैषिणौ ॥
English Translation
O king, in that battle those two brave warriors well skilled in warfare, determined to kill each other.
तावुभौ प्रजिहीर्षेतामिन्द्रवृत्राविवाभितः । भीमरूपधरावास्तां महाधूमाविव ग्रहौ ॥
English Translation
O master, they looked like two fearful comets when they engaged in that deadly fight.
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