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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 64

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 64

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 64

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 64 of the classical Mahābhārata with 33 verses.

Total: 33 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.64.1–33 • 250 Lexicon Terms
तद्देवनागासुरसिद्धसंघै;र्गन्धर्वयक्षाप्सरसां च संघैः । ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिसुपर्णजुष्टं; बभौ वियद्विस्मयनीयरूपम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said It was really a wonderful sight to see the skies covered with Gods, Nagas, Asuras, Yakshas and numbers of Gandharvas, Rakshashas, Apsaras, Royal and regenerate Rishis and birds of most beautiful plumage.
नानद्यमानं निनदैर्मनोज्ञै;र्वादित्रगीतस्तुतिभिश्च नृत्तैः । सर्वेऽन्तरिक्षे ददृशुर्मनुष्याः; खस्थांश्च तान्विस्मयनीयरूपान् ॥
English Translation
All the human beings looked and admired the scene in the sky which was filled with the echoes of sons, music, laughter, sacred hymns, dance and many other sorts of beautiful sounds.
ततः प्रहृष्टाः कुरुपाण्डुयोधा; वादित्रपत्रायुधसिंहनादैः । निनादयन्तो वसुधां दिशश्च; स्वनेन सर्वे द्विषतो निजघ्नुः ॥
English Translation
Then the warriors on both the Kaurava and Pandava sides went on slaying each other's enemies making the world and the ten sides ring with martial music, notes of their conchs, loud houts and noise of their warfare.
नानाश्वमातङ्गरथायुताकुलं; वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिनिपातदुःसहम् । अभीरुजुष्टं हतदेहसंकुलं; रणाजिरं लोहितरक्तमाबभौ ॥
English Translation
The field of battle became brilliantly red with blood and adorned with men, horses, elephants, cars and weapons and became difficult for the throwing of swords, maces, darts and other weapons and was filled with dead bodies.
तथा प्रवृत्तेऽस्त्रभृतां पराभवे; धनंजयश्चाधिरथिश्च सायकैः । दिशश्च सैन्यं च शितैरजिह्मगैः; परस्परं प्रोर्णुवतुः स्म दंशितौ ॥
English Translation
Looked like the fight that in the old days took place between the Gods and the Asuras. When Dhananjaya and Adhiratha's son had begun to defeat the warriors with their arrows, they, with keen shafts, almost covered all the sides.
ततस्त्वदीयाश्च परे च सायकैः; कृतेऽन्धकारे विविदुर्न किंचन । भयात्तु तावेव रथौ समाश्रयं;स्तमोनुदौ खे प्रसृता इवांशवः ॥
ततोऽस्त्रमस्त्रेण परस्परस्य तौ; विधूय वाताविव पूर्वपश्चिमौ । घनान्धकारे वितते तमोनुदौ; यथोदितौ तद्वदतीव रेजतुः ॥
English Translation
The two brave warriors thwarted one another's weapons, like the East and West winds struggling with each other and looked brilliant like the sun or the moon after dispelling darkness.
न चाभिमन्तव्यमिति प्रचोदिताः; परे त्वदीयाश्च तदावतस्थिरे । महारथौ तौ परिवार्य सर्वतः; सुरासुरा वासवशम्बराविव ॥
English Translation
They assuring their troops with the words "don't give way” were surrounded by their troops and their inimical forces like Vasava and Shambara by the Gods and the Asuras.
मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनै;र्निनादिते भारत शङ्खनिस्वनैः । ससिंहनादौ बभतुर्नरोत्तमौ; शशाङ्कसूर्याविव मेघसंप्लवे ॥
महाधनुर्मण्डलमध्यगावुभौ; सुवर्चसौ बाणसहस्ररश्मिनौ । दिधक्षमाणौ सचराचरं जग;द्युगास्तसूर्याविव दुःसहौ रणे ॥
English Translation
Both of them were armed with fearful bows drawn to the fullest extent like circles which looked like coronas, shot thousands of shafts which were like rays. In war they could not be borne and looked like two powerful suns risen for destroying the universe at the end of Yuga.
उभावजेयावहितान्तकावुभौ; जिघांसतुस्तौ कृतिनौ परस्परम् । महाहवे वीरवरौ समीयतु;र्यथेन्द्रजम्भाविव कर्णपाण्डवौ ॥
English Translation
Both unconquerable, both destroyers of enemies and they were bent upon killing one another and showing great skill in war. Those two fighters namely Karna and the son of Pandu bravely assailed each other in that awful fight like Indra and Asura Jamba;
ततो महास्त्राणि महाधनुर्धरौ; विमुञ्चमानाविषुभिर्भयानकैः । नराश्वनागानमितौ निजघ्नतुः; परस्परं जघ्नतुरुत्तमेषुभिः ॥
English Translation
O monarch, invoking the help of most powerful weapons those two redoubtable bowmen shot fearful arrows against each other. The foremost of men however shot hosts of elephants, horses and men and also struck one another.
ततो विसस्रुः पुनरर्दिताः शरै;र्नरोत्तमाभ्यां कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयाः । सनागपत्त्यश्वरथा दिशो गता;स्तथा यथा सिंहभयाद्वनौकसः ॥
English Translation
And like the smaller animals when attacked by a lion the Kurus and Pandus together with their horses, elephants and car warriors fled on all directions being assailed by those two best of men.
ततस्तु दुर्योधनभोजसौबलाः; कृपश्च शारद्वतसूनुना सह । महारथाः पञ्च धनंजयाच्युतौ; शरैः शरीरान्तकरैरताडयन् ॥
English Translation
Then the five great car warriors viz. Duryodhana, the king of Bhojas, Subala's son Kripa and the son of Sharadvata attacked Dhananjaya and Keshava with deadly arrows.
धनूंषि तेषामिषुधीन्हयान्ध्वजा;न्रथांश्च सूतांश्च धनंजयः शरैः । समं च चिच्छेद पराभिनच्च ता;ञ्शरोत्तमैर्द्वादशभिश्च सूतजम् ॥
अथाभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताः शतं रथाः; शतं च नागार्जुनमाततायिनः । शकास्तुखारा यवनाश्च सादिनः; सहैव काम्बोजवरैर्जिघांसवः ॥
वरायुधान्पाणिगतान्करैः सह; क्षुरैर्न्यकृन्तंस्त्वरिताः शिरांसि च । हयांश्च नागांश्च रथांश्च युध्यतां; धनंजयः शत्रुगणं तमक्षिणोत् ॥
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे सुरतूर्यनिस्वनाः; ससाधुवादा हृषितैः समीरिताः । निपेतुरप्युत्तमपुष्पवृष्टयः; सुरूपगन्धाः पवनेरिताः शिवाः ॥
English Translation
Then the good Gods sounded their heavenly drums in praise of Arjuna. Then heaps of sweet scented flowers fell upon Arjuna.
तदद्भुतं देवमनुष्यसाक्षिकं; समीक्ष्य भूतानि विसिष्मियुर्नृप । तवात्मजः सूतसुतश्च न व्यथां; न विस्मयं जग्मतुरेकनिश्चयौ ॥
English Translation
O monarch, the Gods, men and all the creatures were struck with wonder at seeing this. Only your son and Suta's son, who were sorry in their minds, felt neither any joy nor admired the deed.
अथाब्रवीद्द्रोणसुतस्तवात्मजं; करं करेण प्रतिपीड्य सान्त्वयन् । प्रसीद दुर्योधन शाम्य पाण्डवै;रलं विरोधेन धिगस्तु विग्रहम् ॥
English Translation
Then Drona's son taking Duryodhana by the hands entreatingly said to him O Duryodhana, be pacified; you need not prolong this quarrel; make peace with Pandavas; war is detestable. The preceptor (Drona) who was like Brahma and was master of most powerful weapons he and other foremost of men with Bhishma have been killed in this war.
हतो गुरुर्ब्रह्मसमो महास्त्रवि;त्तथैव भीष्मप्रमुखा नरर्षभाः । अहं त्ववध्यो मम चापि मातुलः; प्रशाधि राज्यं सह पाण्डवैश्चिरम् ॥
धनंजयः स्थास्यति वारितो मया; जनार्दनो नैव विरोधमिच्छति । युधिष्ठिरो भूतहिते सदा रतो; वृकोदरस्तद्वशगस्तथा यमौ ॥
त्वया च पार्थैश्च परस्परेण; प्रजाः शिवं प्राप्नुयुरिच्छति त्वयि । व्रजन्तु शेषाः स्वपुराणि पार्थिवा; निवृत्तवैराश्च भवन्तु सैनिकाः ॥
न चेद्वचः श्रोष्यसि मे नराधिप; ध्रुवं प्रतप्तासि हतोऽरिभिर्युधि । इदं च दृष्टं जगता सह त्वया; कृतं यदेकेन किरीटमालिना । यथा न कुर्याद्बलभिन्न चान्तको; न च प्रचेता भगवान्न यक्षराट् ॥
English Translation
It will be hard for the slayer of Bala (Indra) or Yama or Prachetas or the famous king of Yakshas to perform the heroic feats that have been done by crown-headed Arjuna single handed. You yourself and the whole world have seen that.
अतोऽपि भूयांश्च गुणैर्धनंजयः; स चाभिपत्स्यत्यखिलं वचो मम । तवानुयात्रां च तथा करिष्यति; प्रसीद राजञ्जगतः शमाय वै ॥
English Translation
Dhananjaya is possessed of immense qualities and will never disobey my words. He will be your ally i.e. respect you. O monarch, for the good of the world, be pacified.
ममापि मानः परमः सदा त्वयि; ब्रवीम्यतस्त्वां परमाच्च सौहृदात् । निवारयिष्यामि हि कर्णमप्यहं; यदा भवान्सप्रणयो भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
I am your sincere friend and you always respect me and it is for that reason that I am speaking these words to you; and if you make up your mind for peace, I shall dissuade Karna.
वदन्ति मित्रं सहजं विचक्षणा;स्तथैव साम्ना च धनेन चार्जितम् । प्रतापतश्चोपनतं चतुर्विधं; तदस्ति सर्वं त्वयि पाण्डवेषु च ॥
English Translation
The sages have said there are four kinds of friends, namely, those who are born friends, those that are made friends by good behaviour, those that are made so by wealth and those that are made friends by power and you have all these advantages and connections with the Pandavas.
निसर्गतस्ते तव वीर बान्धवाः; पुनश्च साम्ना च समाप्नुहि स्थिरम् । त्वयि प्रसन्ने यदि मित्रतामियु;र्ध्रुवं नरेन्द्रेन्द्र तथा त्वमाचर ॥
English Translation
O you most powerful, the Pandavas are your friends by nature and make them your permanent friends by making peace. O king of kings, you both agree and make peace.
स एवमुक्तः सुहृदा वचो हितं; विचिन्त्य निःश्वस्य च दुर्मनाब्रवीत् । यथा भवानाह सखे तथैव त;न्ममापि च ज्ञापयतो वचः शृणु ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana thought for a while when those words were spoken to him by his friends and with sorrowful heart heaving a deep sigh, said-"O friend, you have said your say, now hear what I have got to speak to that.
निहत्य दुःशासनमुक्तवान्बहु; प्रसह्य शार्दूलवदेष दुर्मतिः । वृकोदरस्तद्धृदये मम स्थितं; न तत्परोक्षं भवतः कुतः शमः ॥
English Translation
The declaration made by this wicked Bhimasena just after he killed Duhshasana in tome like lion roar, is not concealed by you. It is still inflicting pain to my heart. Tell then, how an alliance can be made in such circumstance.
न चापि कर्णं गुरुपुत्र संस्तवा;दुपारमेत्यर्हसि वक्तुमच्युत । श्रमेण युक्तो महताद्य फल्गुन;स्तमेष कर्णः प्रसभं हनिष्यति ॥
English Translation
O you glorious man, O preceptor's son, it is not meet for you to dissuade Karna from fighting, for Phalguna is greatly tired today and Karna will kill him in no time.
तमेवमुक्त्वाभ्यनुनीय चासकृ;त्तवात्मजः स्वाननुशास्ति सैनिकान् । समाघ्नताभिद्रवताहितानिमा;न्सबाणशब्दान्किमु जोषमास्यते ॥
English Translation
Saying these words humbly again and again to Drona's son, your son commanded his army, saying-"Armed with shafts proceed against the enemies and kill them; why are you standing inactive?"
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