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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 69

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 69

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 69

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 69 of the classical Mahābhārata with 44 verses.

Total: 44 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.69.1–44 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
तथा निपातिते कर्णे तव सैन्ये च विद्रुते । आश्लिष्य पार्थं दाशार्हो हर्षाद्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said After the destruction of Karna and the flight of the Kuru soldiers Krishna, embracing Partha in delight, said-
हतो बलभिदा वृत्रस्त्वया कर्णो धनंजय । वधं वै कर्णवृत्राभ्यां कथयिष्यन्ति मानवाः ॥
English Translation
Vritra was killed by the holder of thunderbolt and Karna has been killed by you. They will simultaneously talk of the destruction of Vritra and Karna.
वज्रिणा निहतो वृत्रः संयुगे भूरितेजसा । त्वया तु निहतः कर्णो धनुषा निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Vritra was killed by Indra with thunder and Karna has been killed by you with bow and keen arrows.
तमिमं विक्रमं लोके प्रथितं ते यशोवहम् । निवेदयावः कौन्तेय धर्मराजाय धीमते ॥
English Translation
Proceed, O Kunti's son and describe to the righteous king Yudhishthira your power capable of earning fame for you and which is known in the worlds.
वधं कर्णस्य संग्रामे दीर्घकालचिकीर्षितम् । निवेद्य धर्मराजस्य त्वमानृण्यं गमिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Having given an account of the death of Karna, for which you had been trying for many years, to the virtuous king Yudhishthira, you will be freed from your debt to him.
तथेत्युक्ते केशवस्तु पार्थेन यदुपुङ्गवः । पर्यवर्तयदव्यग्रो रथं रथवरस्य तम् ॥
English Translation
Partha acquiesced in the request of the Yadu chief who them cheerfully turned his car.
धृष्टद्युम्नं युधामन्युं माद्रीपुत्रौ वृकोदरम् । युयुधानं च गोविन्द इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
He then said to Dhristadyumna, Yudhamanyu, the twin sons of Madri, Vrikodara and Yuyudhana.
परानभिमुखा यत्तास्तिष्ठध्वं भद्रमस्तु वः । यावदावेद्यते राज्ञे हतः कर्णोऽर्जुनेन वै ॥
स तैः शूरैरनुज्ञातो ययौ राजनिवेशनम् । पार्थमादाय गोविन्दो ददर्श च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Having been thus permitted by those warriors he started for the camp of the king. Govinda, then, with Partha, saw Yudhishthira.
शयानं राजशार्दूलं काञ्चने शयनोत्तमे । अगृह्णीतां च चरणौ मुदितौ पार्थिवस्य तौ ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira the best king was slumbering that time on the royal bed. Both of them accessed thereto and put his feet on their palms under the influence of sheer gaiety.
तयोः प्रहर्षमालक्ष्य प्रहारांश्चातिमानुषान् । राधेयं निहतं मत्वा समुत्तस्थौ युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
Seeing them cheerful and with great wounds on their person Yudhishthira thought that the son of Radha was dead and speedily got up from his seat.
ततोऽस्मै तद्यथावृत्तं वासुदेवः प्रियंवदः । कथयामास कर्णस्य निधनं यदुनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Then the sweet-speeched son of Vasudeva, the scion of the Yadu race, described Karna's death exactly in every detail.
ईषदुत्स्मयमानस्तु कृष्णो राजानमब्रवीत् । युधिष्ठिरं हतामित्रं कृताञ्जलिरथाच्युतः ॥
English Translation
Joining his hands and addressing Yudhishthira, whose enemies had been killed, Krishna alias Achyuta, smilingly said-
दिष्ट्या गाण्डीवधन्वा च पाण्डवश्च वृकोदरः । त्वं चापि कुशली राजन्माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥
मुक्ता वीरक्षयादस्मात्संग्रामाल्लोमहर्षणात् । क्षिप्रमुत्तरकालानि कुरु कार्याणि पार्थिव ॥
हतो वैकर्तनः क्रूरः सूतपुत्रो महाबलः । दिष्ट्या जयसि राजेन्द्र दिष्ट्या वर्धसि पाण्डव ॥
यः स द्यूतजितां कृष्णां प्राहसत्पुरुषाधमः । तस्याद्य सूतपुत्रस्य भूमिः पिबति शोणितम् ॥
English Translation
The Earth is drinking today the blood of the charioteer's sun, the wretch of a man who had laughed at Draupadi won at the game of dice.
शेतेऽसौ शरदीर्णाङ्गः शत्रुस्ते कुरुपुंगव । तं पश्य पुरुषव्याघ्र विभिन्नं बहुधा शरैः ॥
English Translation
Wounded all over with arrows, your enemy, O foremost of Kurus, is lying prostrate on the naked Earth. Look at that best of men mangled with arrows.
युधिष्ठिरस्तु दाशार्हं प्रहृष्टः प्रत्यपूजयत् । दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येति राजेन्द्र प्रीत्या चेदमुवाच ह ॥
नैतच्चित्रं महाबाहो त्वयि देवकिनन्दन । त्वया सारथिना पार्थो यत्कुर्यादद्य पौरुषम् ॥
प्रगृह्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठः साङ्गदं दक्षिणं भुजम् । उवाच धर्मभृत्पार्थ उभौ तौ केशवार्जुनौ ॥
English Translation
Then taking hold of Keshava's right arm bedecked with Angadas and addressing him
नरनारायणौ देवौ कथितौ नारदेन ह । धर्मसंस्थापने युक्तौ पुराणौ पुरुषोत्तमौ ॥
English Translation
Narada told me that you two are the two foremost of divine Rishis Nara and Narayana ever engaged in maintaining virtue.
असकृच्चापि मेधावी कृष्णद्वैपायनो मम । कथामेतां महाबाहो दिव्यामकथयत्प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
The highly intelligent and blessed Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa has also recounted to me several times this divine history.
तव कृष्ण प्रभावेण गाण्डीवेन धनंजयः । जयत्यभिमुखाञ्शत्रून्न चासीद्विमुखः क्वचित् ॥
English Translation
By your help, O Krishna, this son of Pandu, Dhananjaya, has defeated his enemies, without ever retreating from the battle-field.
जयश्चैव ध्रुवोऽस्माकं न त्वस्माकं पराजयः । यदा त्वं युधि पार्थस्य सारथ्यमुपजग्मिवान् ॥
English Translation
Since you have condescended to drive Partha's chariot we are sure to win victory and not defeat.
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज तं रथं हेमभूषितम् । दन्तवर्णैर्हयैर्युक्तं कालवालैर्महारथः ॥
आस्थाय पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वबलेनाभिसंवृतः । कृष्णार्जुनाभ्यां वीराभ्यामनुमन्य ततः प्रियम् ॥
आगतो बहुवृत्तान्तं द्रष्टुमायोधनं तदा । आभाषमाणस्तौ वीरावुभौ माधवफल्गुनौ ॥
स ददर्श रणे कर्णं शयानं पुरुषर्षभम् । गाण्डीवमुक्तैर्विशिखैः सर्वतः शकलीकृतम् ॥
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