Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्विजो भूत्वा च तत्रैव पुनर्दासोडभिजायते

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Endued with the greatest activity, Drona's son, O king, displaying the lightness of his arms, pierced Bhima with an arrow. Aiming at all his vital points — for he had a knowledge of all the vital points of the body — the quick-handed Ashvatthama again struck him with ninety shafts. Pierced all over with keen arrows by the son of Drona, Bhimasena looked resplendent in that battle like the Sun himself with his rays. The son of Pandu then, covering the son of Drona with a 1,000 well-directed shafts, uttered a leonine roar. Baffling with his own shafts the shafts of his foe in that battle, the son of Drona, O king, as if smiling, then struck the Pandava on the forehead with a cloth-yard shaft. The son of Pandu bore that arrow on his forehead even as the proud rhinoceros, O king, in the forest bears its horn. The valiant Bhima, then, in that battle as if smiling all the while, struck the struggling son of Drona on the forehead with three cloth-yard shafts. With those three arrows sticking on his forehead, that brahmana looked beautiful like a three-peaked mountain washed with water in the season of rains. The son of Drona then afflicted the Pandava with hundreds of arrows, but failed to shake him like the wind failing to shake the mountain. Similarly the son of Pandu, filled with joy, could not in that battle shake the son of Drona with his hundreds of keen shafts like torrents of rain failing to shake a mountain. Shrouding each other with showers of terrible shafts those two great car-warriors, those two heroes, endued with fierce might, shone resplendent on those two foremost of cars of theirs. Then they looked like two blazing Suns risen for the destruction of the world, and engaged themselves in scorching each other with their rays representing excellent arrows. Endeavouring with great care to counteract each other's feats in the great battle, and actually engaged in matching deed by deed with showers of arrows most fearlessly, those two foremost of men careered in that combat like a couple of tigers. Both invincible and terrible, arrows constituted their fangs and bows their mouths. They became invisible under those clouds of arrows on all sides like the Sun and the Moon in the firmament shrouded by masses of clouds. And then those two chastisers of foes soon became visible and blazed forth like Mars and Mercury freed from cloudy screens. Then at that instant during the progress of that awful battle, Drona's son placing Vrikodara to his right, poured hundreds of fierce arrows upon him like the clouds pouring torrents of rain upon a mountain. Bhima, however, could not brook that indication of his enemy's triumphs. The son of Pandu, O king, from that very station on Ashvatthama' s right, began to counteract the latter' s feats. Their cars continuing to wheel around in diverse ways and advance and retreat (according to the exigencies of the situation), the battle between those two lions among men became exceedingly furious. Careering in diverse paths, and (executing) circular manoeuvres, they continued to strike each other with arrows shot from their bows drawn to their fullest stretch. And each made the greatest endeavours to compass the destruction of the other. And each of them desired to make the other earless in that battle. Then that car-warrior, viz., the son of Drona, invoked many mighty weapons. The son of Pandu, however, in that battle, with his own weapons, counteracted all those weapons of his foe. Then, O monarch, there took place an awful encounter of weapons, like to the terrible encounter of planets at the time of the universal dissolution. Those shafts, O Bharata, let off by them, coming in collision, illuminated all the points of the compass and thy troops also all around.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वथर्मस्थेषु वर्षेषु सो5प्येतान् नाभ्यपूजयत् कल्माषपाद: सरसि निमज्जन् राक्षसो5ब्रवीत्

English

He went forth with the roar of the chariot, lion-roars and the sounds of instruments, as if making the earth tremble.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मा त्वां पूर्वमहं हत्वा हनिष्ये केशवार्जुनौ

English

Trembling as if with rage, keen for battle, the scorcher of foes of great splendour, O best of the Bharatas, arranged his array duly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

के च प्रपक्षौ पक्षौ वा मम सैन्यस्थ संजय कथं पाण्डुसुताश्चापि प्रत्यव्यूहन्त मामकान्

English

Like Maghavan the asura host, he destroyed the Pandava army and, overpowering Yudhishthira, he made him go to the left.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह एक विशाल गजराजकी पीठपर विराजमान था

English

[Dhritarashtra said:] "How, Sanjaya, did Radheya counter-array against the Pandavas, the heroes led by Dhrishtadyumna and protected by Bhimasena?

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टय्युम्नो द्रोणसुतं स्वयं योत्स्याम्यहं कृपम् ते ते च तांस्तानहितानस्माकं घ्नन्तु मामका:

English

And what were the flanks and wings of my army, Sanjaya; how were they divided duly and how stationed?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्यकी ओर देख रहे हैं पश्य कड्कांश्व गृध्रांश्ष समवेतानू सहस्रश:

English

And how did the sons of Pandu counter-array against my men, and how did this dreadful great battle begin?

हिन्दी अर्थ

रज्जिताश्चामरा युक्तास्तव कर्ण महारथे

English

Where was Bibhatsu when Karna went to Yudhishthira? For who could approach Yudhishthira in Arjuna's presence?

हिन्दी अर्थ

उड़नेवाले घोड़े थरथर कॉँप रहे हैं ध्रुवमेषु निमित्तेषु भूमिमाश्रित्य पार्थिवा:

English

He who alone conquered all beings at Khandava long ago—who but Radheya, wishing to live, would fight him elsewhere?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गान्धारा मद्रकाश्नैव वाहीकाक्षाल्पचेतस: कृत्स्नामटित्वा पृथिवीं वाहीकेषु विपर्यय:

English

[Sanjaya said:] Hear the arrangement of the array, how Arjuna came, having entrusted the king to them, and how the battle took place.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदप्यन्यो5ब्रवीद् वाक्‍्यं वाहीकानां च कुत्सितम्

English

Kripa Sharadvata, O king, the valiant Magadha and Kritavarman the Satvata took up the right wing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्बन्धमें जो घृणित बातें बतायी थीं, उन्हें सुनो-- तस्मान्नार्यो भविष्यन्ति बन्धक्यो वै कुलस्य च

English

On their flank Shakuni and the great chariot-warrior Uluka guarded your army with horsemen bearing bright lances.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात् तेषां भागहरा भागिनेया न सूनव:

English

With the unflustered Gandharas and the unconquerable mountaineers, like swarms of locusts, like fearsome pishachas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

“इसलिये उनकी धन-सम्पत्तिके उत्तराधिकारी भानजे होते हैं, पुत्र नहीं कोसला: काशयोडज्जञाशक्ष॒ कालिड्रा मागधास्तथा

English

thirty-four thousand chariots that never retreat—the Samshaptakas, keen for battle—guarded the left side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चेदिदेशोंके बड़भागी मनुष्य सनातन धर्मको जानते हैं

English

Gathered by your sons, wishing to kill Krishna and Arjuna, their flank was the Kambojas and Shakas with the Yavanas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मद्रानृते पाउ्चनदांश्व जिह्मान् षड्भागहर्ता शुभदुष्कृतस्य

English

At the order of the charioteer's son, with chariots, horses and foot-soldiers, they stood challenging Arjuna and mighty Keshava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पापका भी छठा भाग ग्रहण करते हो

English

In the middle, at the front of the army, Karna stood armoured, wearing bright armour and armlets and a garland, protecting the front of the host.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रक्षिता पुण्यभाग् राजा प्रजानां त्वं हपुण्यभाक् धर्म पाउ्चनदं दृष्टवा धिगित्याह पितामह:

English

Guarded by his enraged sons, the best of weapon-bearers, the hero shone, leading the head of the army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मणा निन्दिते धर्मे स त्वं लोके किमब्रवी:

English

Duhshasana, with iron-hard arms, mighty-armed, blazing like sun and fire, tawny, pleasing to see, mounted on the shoulders of a great elephant, surrounded by troops, stood at the rear of the array.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मल॑ पृथिव्यां वाहीका: स्त्रीणां मद्रस्त्रियो मलम्

English

Behind him, O great king, came King Duryodhana himself, guarded by his brothers with variegated horses and variegated armour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपृच्छत् तेन चाख्यातं प्रोक्तवांस्तन्निबोध मे तद् भवेद् वै तव मल यद्यस्मान्न विमुड्चसि

English

Guarded by the valiant Madras and Kekayas together, he shone, O great king, like Shatakratu with the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदि इस सरोवरसे तुम मेरा उद्धार न कर दो”

English

Ashvatthaman and the heroic great chariot-warriors of the Kurus, with ever-rutting elephants ridden by brave Mlecchas, followed that chariot division, dripping like clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राक्षसं भैषजं प्रोक्ते संसिद्धवचनोत्तरम् स्तेना वाहीका: संकरा वै सुराष्ट्रा:

English

With banners, pennants and blazing excellent weapons, mounted by horsemen, they shone like trees on mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिष्टान् धर्मानुपजीवन्ति वृद्धा:

English

Thousands of foot-guards for those infantry and elephants, brave swordsmen and pattisha-bearers, never retreated.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दक्षिणां पितरो गुप्तां यमेन शुभकर्मणा उदीचीं भगवान् सोमो ब्राह्मणैः सह रक्षति

English

With horsemen, chariots and elephants, more richly adorned, that king of arrays shone like the host of gods and asuras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुहुका श्व महाराज पर्वतं गन्धमादनम्

English

The Brihaspati array, well arranged by the wise leader, seemed to dance, putting fear in the enemy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इज्ितज्ञाश्व मगधा:ः प्रेक्षितज्ञाश्ष कोसला: म्लेच्छा: स्वसंज्ञानियता नानुक्तमितरे जना:

English

From its flanks and counter-flanks warriors eager to fight poured out, infantry, horse, chariots and elephants, like clouds in the rains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मद्रदेशके कुछ निवासी तो ऐसे होते हैं कि कुछ भी नहीं समझ पाते

English

Then, seeing Karna at the head of the army, King Yudhishthira spoke to Dhananjaya, slayer of foes, the sole hero:

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथ्वीके सम्पूर्ण देशोंका मल बताया जाता है आरडट्टजान् पञ्चनदान् धिगस्तु

English

"See, Arjuna, the great array made by Karna in battle; with its flanks and counter-flanks the army shines.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यथा पहले तुम्हींको मारकर पीछे श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनका वध करूँगा अड़े प्रवर्तते कर्ण येषामधिपतिर्भवान्

English

Having seen this great force of the enemy, let such a policy be adopted that it does not overcome us."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपनी ही स्त्री और बच्चोंको वहाँके लोग सरे बाजार बेचते हैं

English

Thus addressed, Arjuna, with joined palms, said to the king, "As you say, so it is, all of it, not otherwise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तान् विदित्वा55त्मनो दोषान् निर्मन्युर्भव मा क्रुध: था, उसके अनुसार अपने उन दोषोंको जानकर क्रोधरहित हो शान्त हो जाओ

English

But the stroke that is to be dealt to it I shall deal, O Bharata; its destruction lies in the slaying of its chief, and that I shall do."

हिन्दी अर्थ

चोट पहुँचाते हैं और स्त्रियोंक साथ रमण करते हैं

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "Then you yourself take Radheya, Bhimasena Suyodhana, Nakula Vrishasena, Sahadeva Subala's son,

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं रहता, अथवा जानकर भी अनजान बने रहते हैं यादृशा: स्वस्वभावेन देवा अपि न तादृशा:

English

Shatanika Duhshasana, the bull of the Shinis Hardikya, Dhrishtadyumna Drona's son, and I myself will go against Kripa.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बराबरी नहीं कर सकते

English

Let the sons of Draupadi and the rest, with Shikhandin, strike the remaining sons of Dhritarashtra, and let each of mine strike each of our foes."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः प्रहस्य राधेय: पुनर्याहीत्यचोदयत् इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि कर्णशल्यसंवादे पञठ्चचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

English

[Sanjaya said:] Thus addressed by the king of dharma, Dhananjaya said "So be it," ordered his own troops and himself went to the front of the host.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समीक्ष्य कर्ण: पार्थानां धृष्टद्युम्नाभिरक्षितम्

English

Then, seeing that wondrous chariot approaching, Shalya spoke again to Adhiratha's son, arrogant in battle:

हिन्दी अर्थ

वादित्राणां च निनहैः कम्पयजन्निव मेदिनीम् युधिष्ठिरं चाभ्यहनदपसव्यं चकार ह

English

"This is the chariot coming, white-horsed with Krishna as charioteer, the son of Kunti slaying enemies, whom you ask about again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नमुखान् सर्वान् भीमसेनाभिरक्षितान्

English

A tumultuous noise is heard, the great roar of wheel-rims, and this dust has risen and stands covering the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी मेरे पुत्रोंके मुकाबलेमें कैसे व्यूहका निर्माण किया था?

English

The earth trembles, Karna, struck by wheel-rims; a great wind blows on all sides of your army; these flesh-eating beasts cry out and make fearful sounds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्व च बीभत्सुरभवद् यत् कर्णोड्याद् युधिष्ठिरम् युधिष्ठिरपर आक्रमण कर दिया?

English

See, Karna, a dreadful, fearsome, hair-raising headless trunk like a cloud, standing covering the sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कस्तमन्यस्तु राधेयात् प्रतियुद्ध्येज्जिजीविषु:

English

See on all sides herds of many kinds of beasts, strong, proud tigers; the sun is seen surrounded.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिवार्य नृपं स्वं स्व संग्रामश्चाभवद् यथा सादिभिर्विमलप्रासैस्तवानीकमरक्षताम्

English

See herons and vultures in thousands gathered, standing facing us, dreadful, speaking to each other.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शलभानामिव व्रातैः पिशाचैरिव दुर्दशै:

English

Your white horses yoked to your great chariot, Karna—the arrows blaze and the banner trembles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

टिड्डीदलोंके समान यूथ बनाकर चलते थे संशप्तका युद्धशौण्डा वाम॑ पार्श्वरपालयन्

English

See the horses rising, huge-bodied, swift, leaping, lovely to behold, like Garudas in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषां प्रपक्षा: काम्बोजा: शकाश्न यवनै: सह

English

Surely at these omens, kings will sleep slain around Bhima, Karna, by hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आह्वयन्तोअर्जुनं तस्थु: केशवं च महाबलम् चित्रवर्माड्भद: स्रग्वी पालयन् वाहिनीमुखम्

English

The tumultuous, hair-raising sound of conches is heard, of anakas, Radheya, and of mridangas on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ व्यूहके मुहानेपर ठीक बीचो-बीचमें खड़ा था

English

Hear, Karna, the many sounds of arrows, the noise of men, horses and chariots, and the sounds of bowstrings and palms of the great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाहिनीं प्रमुखे वीर: सम्प्रकर्षज्रशो भत महाद्विपस्कन्धगत: पिड्जाक्ष: प्रियदर्शन:

English

The banners, made by artisans, of gold and silver with polished garments, of many colours, shine on the chariot, stirred by the wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमन्वयान्महाराज स्वयं दुर्योधनो नृप: रक्ष्यमाणो महावीर्य: सहितैर्मद्रकेकयै:

English

See those pennants of Karna and Arjuna, with gold, moon, stars and sun, with little bells, like lightning in a cloud.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वत्थामा कुरूणां च ये प्रवीरा महारथा:

English

The banners rustle, stirred by the wind, and the chariots with pennants of the great-souled Panchalas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्वयुस्तद् रथानीकं क्षरन्त इव तोयदा: सादिभ्षिश्षास्थिता रेजुर्द्रमवन्‍्त इवाचला:

English

The banner-tip is seen of him who slays your masses of elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, and the cry of "Victory" is heard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पट्टिशासिधरा: शूरा बभूवुरनिवर्तिन:

English

Today you will see that hero, white-horsed, Krishna as charioteer, slaying foes in battle, of whom you ask, Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स व्यूहराजो विबभौ देवासुरचमूपम: नृत्यतीव महाव्यूह: परेषां भयमादधत्

English

Today you will see those two tigers among men, red-eyed scorchers of foes, Vasudeva and Arjuna, Karna, standing on one chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गया वह महान् व्यूह शत्रुओंके मनमें भय उत्पन्न करता हुआ नृत्य-सा कर रहा था

English

He whose charioteer is the Varshneya and whose bow is Gandiva—if you, Radheya, slay him, you will be our king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्त्यश्चरथमातज्जा: प्रावषीव बलाहका: धनंजयममित्रघ्नमेकवीरमुवाच ह

English

He, challenged by the Samshaptakas, has gone to face them and makes slaughter of those foes in battle, the mighty one." To the king of the Madras speaking thus, Karna, in great anger, replied:

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेवाले अद्वितीय वीर धनंजयसे इस प्रकार कहा--

English

"See him, attacked on all sides by the enraged Samshaptakas, covered like the sun by clouds; Partha is not seen. This is the end of Arjuna, Shalya, sunk in the sea of grief."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा नाभिभवत्यस्मांस्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् वह हमें परास्त न कर सके”

English

[Shalya said:] "Who could slay Varuna with water, or fire with fuel? Who could restrain the wind or drink the great ocean?

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा भवानाह तथा तत् सर्व न तदन्यथा

English

Such I deem the restraining of Partha in battle; Arjuna cannot be conquered even by all the gods and asuras with Indra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार हमारे विभिन्न सैनिक हमलोगोंके उन-उन शत्रुओंका विनाश करें

English

If you find contentment in saying so, then be glad; he cannot be conquered in battle; set your hopes on something else.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यादिदेश स्वसैन्यानि स्वयं चागाच्चमूमुखम् तस्माद् यः प्रथमं जातस्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदु:

English

He might lift up the earth with his arms, burn these creatures in anger, or fell the gods from heaven—he who could conquer Arjuna in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्जुनके उस दिव्य रथके अश्व बने हुए थे

English

See the hero son of Kunti, Bhima of effortless deeds, the mighty-armed, shining, standing like Mount Meru.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमाद्यं रथमास्थाय प्रयातौ केशवार्जुनौ उवाचाधिरथिं शल्य: पुनस्तं युद्धदुर्मदम्

English

Impatient, ever enraged, long remembering enmity, this valiant Bhima stands in battle desiring victory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुन: इस प्रकार कहा--

English

This is the best of upholders of dharma, the king of dharma Yudhishthira, who stands in battle hard for enemies to deal with, conqueror of enemy cities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्वार: सर्वसैन्यानां विपाक: कर्मणामिव श्रूयते तुमुल: शब्दो यथा मेघस्वनो महान्

English

And these two tigers among men, like the Ashvins brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva, stand in battle hard to conquer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एष रेणु: समुद्धूतो दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठति

English

These sons of Krishna are seen, five like five mountains, standing, all about to fight, equal to Arjuna in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रवात्येष महावायुरभितस्तव वाहिनीम् पश्य कर्ण महाघोरं भयदं लोमहर्षणम्

English

These sons of Drupada led by Dhrishtadyumna, deprived of Satyajit, the heroes stand, of supreme vigour."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्य यूथैर्बहुविधैर्मुगाणां सर्वतोदिशम्

English

As those two lions among men conversed thus, the two armies clashed hard, like the Ganga and Yamuna.