Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलिनौ समरे दृप्तौ नानाशस्त्रधरौ युधि बभूव परमो हर्षस्तावकानां विशाम्पते

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Placing Kama at their van, thy warriors, difficult of defeat in fight, returned and fought (with the foe) a battle that resembled that between the gods and the Asuras. Excited by the loud uproar made by elephants and men and cars and steeds and conchs, elephant-men and car-warriors and foot- soldiers and horsemen, in large numbers, filled with wrath advanced against the foe and slew the latter with strokes of diverse kinds of weapons. Elephants and cars, steeds and men, in that dreadful battle were destroyed by brave warriors with sharp battle axes and swords and axes and shafts of diverse kinds and by means also of their animals. Strewn with human heads that were adorned with white teeth and fair faces and beautiful eyes and goodly noses, and graced with beautiful diadems and earrings, and everyone of which resembled the lotus, the Sun, or the Moon, the Earth looked exceedingly resplendent. Elephants and men and steeds, by thousands, were slain with hundreds of spiked clubs and short bludgeons and darts and lances and hooks and Bhusundis and maces. The blood that fell formed a river like currents on the field. In consequence of those car-warriors and men and steeds and elephants slain by the foe, and lying with ghostly features and gaping wounds, the field of battle looked like the domains of the king of the dead at the time of universal dissolution. Then, O god among men, thy troops, and those bulls amongst the Kurus, viz., thy sons resembling the children of the celestials, with a host of warriors of immeasurable might at their van, all proceeded against Satyaki, that bull of Sini's race. Thereupon that host, teeming with many foremost of men and steeds and cars and elephants, producing an uproar loud as that of the vast deep, and resembling the army of the Asuras or that of the celestials, shone with fierce beauty. Then the son of Surya, resembling the chief of the celestials himself in prowess and like unto the younger brother of Indra, struck that foremost one of Sini's race with shafts whose splendour resembled the rays of the Sun. That bull of Sini's race also, in that battle, then quickly shrouded that foremost of men, with his car and steeds and driver, with diverse kinds of shafts terrible as the poison of the snake. Then many Atirathas belonging to thy army, accompanied by elephants and cars and foot-soldiers, quickly approached that bull among car-warriors, viz., Vasusena, when they beheld the latter deeply afflicted with the shafts of that foremost hero of Sini's race. That force, however, vast as the ocean, assailed by foes possessed of great quickness viz., the Pandava warriors headed by the sons of Drupada, fled away from the field. At that time a great carnage occurred of men and cars and steeds and elephants. Then those two foremost of men, viz., Arjuna and Keshava, having said their daily prayer and duly worshipped the lord Bhava, quickly rushed against thy troops, resolved to slay those foes of theirs. Their foes (i.e., the Kurus) cast their eyes cheerlessly on that car whose rattle resembled the roar of the clouds and whose banners waved beautifully in the air and which had white steeds yoked unto it and which was coming towards them. Then Arjuna, bending Gandiva and as if dancing on his car, filled the welkin and all the points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary, with showers of shafts, not leaving the smallest space empty. Like the tempest destroying the clouds, the son of Pandu destroyed with his arrows many cars looking like celestial vehicles, that were well-adorned, and equipped with weapons and standards, along with their drivers. Many elephants also, with the men that guided them, adorned with truimphal banners and weapons, and many horsemen with horses, and many foot-soldiers also,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पराजयको लेकर परस्पर आक्षेपयुक्त विवाद और मतभेद पैदा हो गया

English

Kavachin, Nishangin, Pashin, Dandadhara, Dhanurdhara, Alolupa, Shala, Sandha, and Vatavega and Suvarchas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राधेया: सहमौनेया गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा: उह्ामानास्तथा मेघैर्वायुना च मनीषिण:

English

these, gathered together, afflicted by the calamity of their brother, held back the mighty-armed Bhimasena with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पन्नस्तपसा चैव पर्याप्त: पुरुषर्षभ:

English

Held back on every side by those great chariot-warriors with arrows, Bhima, his eyes red with rage, shone enraged like Death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दंष्टाभिर्भीषयन् भाभिददुर्निरी क्ष्यो रविर्यथा पड़ता था। उसकी ओर देखना कठिन था

English

Those, with ten swift broad-headed arrows each, golden-armleted and golden-feathered, Partha (Bhima) sent to Yama's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रष्टास्यद्य रणे कृष्ण शरैश्छिन्नमनेकथा

English

When those heroes were slain, your army fled in the sight of the charioteer's son, afflicted by fear of the Pandava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिष्ट्या जयसि वार्ष्णेय इति कर्णे निपातिते

English

Then Karna, O great king, entered the great battle, seeing Bhima's prowess like Death among creatures.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुन्तीं पितृष्वसारं च प्रहृष्ट: सञ्जनार्दन वाम्भिश्वामृतकल्पाभिर्धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम्

English

Shalya, ornament of the battle, knowing his appearance and feelings, said to Karna the word suited to the time, tamer of foes: "Do not be distressed, Radheya; this does not become you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इनके कारण आकाशका स्वरूप अत्यन्त आश्वर्यमय प्रतीत होता था

English

These kings flee, afflicted by fear of Bhimasena, and Duryodhana is dazed, grieved by the calamity of his brother.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समेतौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ प्रेक्ष्य कर्णघधनंजयौ

English

With Duhshasana's blood being drunk by the great soul, they are dull in mind and their rage is struck by grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजयमें संदेह होने लगा उभौ च बाहुशब्देन नादयन्तौ नभस्तलम्

English

Kripa and the others and the brothers surviving Karna's slaying wait on Duryodhana, surrounding him on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

था और दोनों अपनी भुजाओंके शब्दसे आकाशको प्रतिध्वनित कर रहे थे

English

The Pandavas have attained their aim, led by Dhananjaya, and the brave stand ready to fight facing you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उभौ च सदृशौ युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयो: विष्णुवीर्यसमौ चोभौ तथा भवसमौ युधि

English

So, tiger among men, standing in great manliness, putting forward the duty of a kshatriya, go against Dhananjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीघ्र ही सब ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये

English

The whole burden has been laid on you by Dhritarashtra's son; bear it, mighty-armed one, as best you can; in victory there will be great fame, in defeat sure heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथैव पाण्डवेयानां ग्लह: पार्थो5भवत् तदा प्रकार पाण्डवपक्षकी ओरसे कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन दाँवपर चढ़ गये थे

English

And Vrishasena, Radheya, your son, enraged, runs at the Pandavas while you are bewildered."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्रैषां ग्लहमानानां ध्रुवी जयपराजयौ

English

Hearing these words of Shalya of immeasurable splendour, he made his human nature in his heart firm for battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खेलते हुए इन वीरोंमेंसे एककी जय और दूसरेकी पराजय अवश्यम्भावी थी अस्माकं पाण्डवानां च स्थितानां रणमूर्धनि

English

Then the enraged Vrishasena ran at Vrikodara, who stood on his own chariot, having slain foes, like Death with a raised rod, mace in hand, crushing your men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पराजयके लिये रणद्यूत आरम्भ किया था

English

Nakula, the hero, ran at him in rage, tormenting his foe with arrows, at Karna's son delighted in the battle, as Jishnu, Maghavan, wishing to kill Jambha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यं प्रतिसंरब्धावन्योन्यवधकाड्क्षिणौ मिथो भेदाश्न भूतानामासन् कर्णार्जुनान्तरे

English

Then the hero Nakula with a razor-arrow cut his banner, variegated with crystal conch, and the variegated bow of Karna's son with a broad-headed arrow bound with gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवदानवगन्धर्वा: पिशाचोरगराक्षसा: विपक्ष ग्रहण कर लिया

English

Then Karna's son, taking another bow quickly, pierced the Pandava with divine great weapons, skilled in great weapons, wishing to take revenge for Duhshasana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्यौरासीत् सूतपुत्रस्य पक्षे मातेव धिष्ठिता

English

Then the high-souled Nakula, enraged, pierced him with arrows like great meteors; and Karna's son, skilled in weapons, pierced Nakula with divine weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूदेवी माताकी भाँति धनंजयकी विजय चाहती थी असुरा यातुधानाश्न गुहाकाश्न परंतप

English

Karna's son, O king, destroyed all Nakula's horses with the best weapons—Vanayu horses, white, gold-adorned, swift, of the delicate prince.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनयश्लारणा: सिद्धा वैनतेया वयांसि च

English

Then, descending from the chariot whose horses were slain, taking a fair shield with eight moons and a sword like the sky, leaping, he ranged like a bird.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोपवेदोपनिषद: सरहस्या: ससंग्रहा: सर्पाश्चिव तथा सर्वे काद्रवेयाश्व॒ सान्‍्वया:

English

Then, ranging in many paths in the air, he cut men, horses and elephants; they fell cut by the sword to the ground, like animals at a horse sacrifice for the slaughterer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐरावता: सौरभेया वैशालेयाश्ष भोगिन:

English

Two thousand known battle-brave men of many countries, well-fed and true to their word, were quickly cut down by Nakula alone, like fine sandalwood for its essence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईहामृगा व्यालमृगा माड्ल्याश्न मृगद्धिजा: वसवो मरुतः साध्या रुद्रा विश्वेदश्चिनौ तथा

English

Karna's son, attacking him as he came on, pierced Nakula on all sides with arrows; Nakula, tormented by arrows, pierced the hero, who in turn grew angry.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनंजयस्य ते पक्षे आदित्या: कर्णतो5भवन्

English

As he, alone, destroyed men, horses, elephants and chiefs of chariots, as in sport, the son of Karna pierced the hero with eighteen arrows, and he grew angry.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वशस्ते महाराज राधेयमभजंस्तदा यमो वैश्रवणश्वैव वरुणश्व यतोर्जुन:

English

Then the Pandava hero, wishing to kill Karna's son, rushed at him in battle; Karna's son destroyed his thousand-starred shield with his arrows in the great battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवब्रह्मनूपर्षीणां गणा: पाण्डवतो5भवन्

English

His iron sword, sharp-edged, capable of bearing great weight, taker of foes' bodies, most dreadful, like a fierce serpent brandished—

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मा ब्रद्मर्षिभि: सार्थ प्रजापतिभिरेव च

English

the tamer of foes quickly cut that sword with six keen dreadful arrows, and again struck him hard in the chest with sharp drunk arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समेतौ तौ महात्मानौ दृष्टवा कर्णधनंजयौ जयतामर्जुनं कर्ण इति सूर्योडभ्यभाषत

English

Nakula, his horses slain, tormented by Karna's son, leapt from Bhima's chariot, as a lion to a mountain peak, in Dhananjaya's sight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वा कर्ण जयत्वद्य मम पुत्रो धनंजय:

English

Knowing Nakula chariotless, with bow, arrows and sword cut, afflicted by foes' arrows and broken by the weapons of Karna's son, those chariots, with fluttering pennants, thundering, with prancing horses, driven by the best men, swiftly came on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वैपक्ष्यमासीद् देवानामसुराणां च भारत देवता और जिस ओर कर्ण था, उधर असुर खड़े थे

English

The five best of Drupada's sons, with Shaineya as sixth, and the five sons of Drupada's daughter, enduring foes, slaying your elephants, chariots, men and horses with arrows like the lords of serpents, weapons in hand,

हिन्दी अर्थ

समोअस्तु विजयो देव एतयोर्नरसिंहयो:

English

then your chief chariot-warriors hastened to meet them—Hridika's son, Kripa, Drona's son, Duryodhana, Shakuni, Shuka, Vrika, Kratha and Devavridha—with the thunder of elephants and clouds, chariots and bows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंकी एक-सी ही विजय हो स्वयम्भो ब्रूहि नस्तथ्यमेतयोर्विजयं प्रभो

English

Your foremost heroes struck and surrounded those ten and one with the best of excellent arrows; the Kunindas came against them with elephants dark as new clouds, like mountain peaks, of terrible speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदुपश्रुत्य मघवा प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्

English

Well equipped, intoxicated Himalayan elephants, ridden by skilled men eager for battle and covered with golden nets, shone like clouds with lightning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रहदेशानावथो वाक्यमूचतुस्त्रिदशेश्वरम् कर्णश्र दानव: पक्ष अत: कार्य: पराजय:

English

The Kuninda prince tormented Kripa with his charioteer and horses greatly with ten great iron arrows; then, struck by the arrows of Sharadvat's son, he fell to the ground with his elephant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजयस्तस्य नियतं जायते नात्र संशय:

English

The Kuninda prince's younger brother, with iron javelins bright as sunbeams, roared, shaking Kripa's chariot, and then the lord of Gandhara cut off his head.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं वा तस्य न जयो जायते शतलोचन मनस्वी बलवान शूर: कृतास्त्रो5थ तपोधन:

English

Then, when those Kunindas were slain, your great chariot-warriors, delighted, blew their conches born of the salt sea and, bows in hand, advanced on the enemy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्रष्टारी जगतश्वैव सततं पुरुषर्षभी अनयोस्तु प्रभावेण वर्तते निखिलं जगत्

English

Then a most dreadful battle again took place between the Kurus and the Pandavas with the Srinjayas, with swords, darts, lances, maces and axes, men, horses and elephants greatly confused.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णो वैकर्तन: शूरो विजयस्त्वस्तु कृष्णयो:

English

Then, struck by each other with chariots, horses, elephants and foot-soldiers, they fell to the ground like clouds with lightning and thunder, driven from all quarters by fierce winds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहितो द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां नाकलोकमवाप्रुयात् आमन्त्र्य सर्वभूतानि ब्रह्देशानानुशासनम्

English

Then Shatanika slew your great elephants, chariots and bands of foot-soldiers; Bhoja killed horses, and elephants fell, weaponless and cut by Kritavarman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विस्मितान्यभवन् राजन् पूजयांचक्रिरे तदा

English

Then three other elephants struck by Drona's son, with all their weapons, warriors and banners, fell lifeless to the earth like great mountains struck by thunderbolts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानारूपाणि विबुधा देवतूर्याण्यवादयन् देवदानवगन्धर्वा: सर्व एवावतस्थिरे

English

The next after the Kuninda king's younger brother struck your son in the chest with excellent arrows; your son pierced his body and that elephant with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धर्व सभी वहाँ खड़े हो गये

English

That king of elephants fell with the king's son, streaming much blood in all directions, like a mountain of red ochre with water, at the coming of the rains, struck by Shachi's lord's thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यौ तौ कर्णार्जुनौ राजन प्रह्ृष्ठावभ्यतिष्ठताम् वासुदेवार्जुनी वीरी कर्णशल्यौ च भारत

English

The Kuninda prince's other elephant, sent against Shuka, crushed him with his charioteer, horses and chariot; then Kratha fell, split by arrows, like a mountain struck by the lord's thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यस्पर्थिनोरुग्रं शक्रशम्बरयोरिव

English

The lord of Kratha, hard to conquer, the chariot-warrior, was slain by arrows by the mountain-born on an elephant; he fell with his horses and charioteer like a great tree struck by a great wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राहुकेतू यथा55काशे उदितौ जगत: क्षये आकाशकमें राहु और केतु दोनों ग्रह उदित हुए हों

English

Vrika pierced hard with twelve arrows the mountain-dwelling warrior on an elephant; then with four he crushed the swift horse Vrika, with chariot and horses, at the foot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरन्दरधनु:प्रख्या हस्तिकक्ष्या व्ययाजत

English

That king of elephants fell with its driver, struck hard by the arrows of Babhru's sons; and Devavridha's son, tormented, fell, struck by Sahadeva's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णध्वजमुपातिष्ठत् स्वस्थानाद् वेगवान् कपि:

English

The Kuninda prince, wishing to kill Shakuni with an elephant that struck the limbs of the tusked ones' offspring, went swiftly, tormenting him greatly; then the lord of Gandhara cut off his head.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नखैश्न दशनैश्वनैव गरुड: पन्नगं यथा अभ्यद्रवत् सुसंरब्धा हस्तिकक्ष्याथ तं कपिम्

English

Then the great elephants slain by Shatanika, horses, chariots and bands of foot-soldiers of yours, helpless, fell crushed to the earth, as trees struck by Garuda's wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ध्वजाओंने पहले स्वयं ही युद्ध आरम्भ कर दिया

English

Then the Kuninda prince, smiling, pierced Nakula's son with many sharp arrows; Nakula's son cut off his head, face like a lotus, from his body with a razor-arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अविध्यत् पुण्डरीकाक्ष: शल्यं नयनसायकैः नेत्ररूपी बाणोंसे बींध रहे हों

English

Then Karna's son pierced Shatanika with three sharp swift arrows, Arjuna with three, Bhima with three, Nakula with seven, and Janardana with twelve arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्राजयद् वासुदेव: शल्यं नयनसायकै:

English

Seeing that superhuman deed of his, the Kauravas, delighted, honoured him; and those knowing Dhananjaya's prowess thought him thrown into the fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथाब्रवीत् सूतपुत्र: शल्यमाभाष्य सस्मितम् कि करिष्यसि संग्रामे शल्य सत्यमथोच्यताम्

English

Then Kiriti, slayer of heroes, seeing the hero chariotless, ran at Vrishasena in battle, as he stood before the charioteer's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथके द्वारा श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन दोनोंका वध कर डालूँगा

English

Karna's son, the great chariot-warrior, attacked that fierce hero of men, bearer of a thousand arrows in the great battle, as Namuchi attacked Indra of old.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ प्रहस्याब्रवीत् कृष्ण: सत्यं पार्थमिदं वच: हँसकर अर्जुनसे यह सत्य बात कही--

English

Then the greatly noble son of the charioteer's son, piercing Partha with a hundred and one marvellous arrows, roared a roar, as Namuchi of old piercing Shakra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शैत्यमग्निरियाजन्न त्वां हन्यात् कर्णो धनंजय

English

Again Vrishasena pierced Partha with fierce arrows at the root of the arm, and tormented Krishna with nine, and Partha again with ten sharp-pointed arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हन्यां कर्ण तथा शल्यं बाहुभ्यामेव संयुगे सपताकथध्वजं कर्ण सशल्यरथवाजिनम्

English

Then Kiriti, at the head of the battle, in anger making a three-lined frown on his forehead, the great-souled one loosed arrows for the slaying of the charioteer's son in the battle, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संचूर्णितमिवारण्ये पादपं दन्तिना यथा ध्रुवं स्वप्नेष्वनिष्टानि ताभिददृष्टानि माधव

English

He pierced him with ten arrows unerringly in his vitals by force, and cut his bow and arms with four razor-arrows and his head with fierce ones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि मे शाम्यते मन्युर्यदनेन पुरा कृतम्

English

Struck by Partha's arrows, he fell from the chariot to the ground without arms and head, like a blossoming sala tree with leaves and great body blown from a mountain peak by wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मांस्तथावहसता क्षिपता च पुनः पुन: वारणेनेव मत्तेन पुष्पितं जगतीरुहम्

English

Seeing his son struck by arrows and falling from the chariot, the charioteer's son, quick-working, tormented by the slaying of his son by Kiritin, went swiftly by chariot to chariot.