Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचलित, भ्रान्त, पतित, मलिन तथा नष्ट होने लगे पाणीन् पाणिगतं शस्त्र बाहूुनपि शिरांसि च

English

peace with the Pandavas! Hostilities ceasing, peace will be thine! Let the war between thyself and thy cousins end with me! Enjoy the earth in brotherliness with the sons of Pandu!" Having disregarded those counsels, my child is certainly repenting now. That has now come to pass which Bhishma of great foresight said. As regards myself, O Sanjaya, I am destitute of counsellors and reft of sons! In consequence of gambling, I am fallen into great misery like a bird shorn of its wings! As children engaged in sport, O Sanjaya, having seized a bird and cut off its wings, merrily release it, but the creature cannot achieve locomotion in consequence of its winglessness; even so have I become, like a bird shorn of its wings ! Weak, destitute of every resource, without kinsmen and deprived of relatives and friends, cheerless and overpowered by enemies, to which point of the compass shall I go? He who vanquished all the Kambojas and the Amvashthas with the Kaikeyas, that puissant one, who, having for the accomplishment of his purpose vanquished the Gandharas and the Videhas in battle, subjugated the whole Earth for the sake of Duryodhana' s aggrandisement, alas, he hath been vanquished by the heroic and strong Pandavas endued with mighty arms ! Upon the slaughter, in battle, of that mighty bowman, Kama, by the diadem-decked (Arjuna), tell me, O Sanjaya, who were these heroes that stayed (on the field)! I hope he was not alone and abandoned (by friends) when slain in battle by the Pandavas? Thou hast, O sire, told me, before this, how our brave warriors have fallen. With his powerful shafts Shikhandi felled in battle that foremost of all wielders of weapons, viz., Bhishma, who did nothing to repel the attack. Similarly, Sanjaya, Drupada's son Dhrishtadyumna, uplifting his scimitar, slew the mighty bowman Drona who, already pierced with many arrows, had laid aside his weapons in battle and devoted himself to Yoga. These two were both slain at a disadvantage and especially by deceit. Even this is what I have heard about the slaughter of Bhishma and Drona! Indeed, Bhishma and Drona, while contending in fight, were incapable of being slain in battle by the wielder of the thunderbolt himself by fair means. This that I tell thee is the truth! As regards Karna, how, indeed, could Death touch him, that hero equal unto Indra himself, while he was engaged in shooting his manifold celestial weapons? He unto whom in exchange for his earrings, Purandara had given that foe slaying, gold-decked, and celestial dart of the splendour of lightning, — he who had, lying (within his quiver) amid sandal-dust, that snake- mouthed celestial arrow decked with gold, equipped with goodly wings, and capable of slaying all foes, he who, disregarding those heroic and mighty car-warriors having Bhishma and Drona at their head, had acquired from Jamadagni's son the terrible brahmastra, that mighty-armed one, who, having seen the warriors with Drona at their head afflicted with arrows and turn away from the field, had cut off with his keen shafts the bow of Subhadra's son, he who, having in a trice deprived the invincible Bhimasena endued with the might of 10,000 elephants and the speed of the wind, of his car, had laughed at him, — he who, having vanquished Sahadeva by means of his straight shafts and made him earless, slew him not from compassion and considerations of virtue, — he who, with Shakra's dart, slew that prince of rakshasas, Ghatotkaca, who from desire of victory, had invoked a 1,000 kinds of illusions, — he whose feats in battle, filling Dhananjaya with fear, had made the latter for such a long period avoid a single combat with him, — alas, how could that hero be slain in battle? How could he be slain by foes unless one of these had happened to him viz., the destruction of his car, the snapping of his bow, and the exhaustion of his weapons? Who could vanquish that tiger among men, like a real tiger, endued with great impetuosity, Karna, while shaking his formidable bow and shooting therefrom his terrible shafts and celestial weapons in battle? Surely, his bow broke, or his car sank in the earth, or his weapons became exhausted, since thou tellest me that he is slain! I do not, indeed, see any other cause for (explaining) his slaughter! That high-souled one who had made the terrible vow "I will not wash my feet

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वानां च युगापीडान् रत्नचित्रानुरश्छदान् रत्नचित्रित कवच इधर-उधर गिरे हैं

English

Easterners and southerners, heroes fighting from elephants, Angas, Vangas, Pundras, Magadhas and Tamraliptakas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

न मेने चात्मना तुल्यं कंचिदेव नरेश्वरम्

English

Mekalas, Kosalas, Madras, Dasharnas and Nishadas, skilled in elephant warfare, with the Kalingas, O Bharata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मयैवैकेन युध्यस्व तरयम्बकेनान्धको यथा साथ अन्धकासुरने संग्राम किया था, उसी प्रकार केवल मेरे साथ युद्ध करो'

English

like clouds raining, with arrows, javelins and iron arrows, they all sprinkled the Panchala mountain in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वायव्यास्त्रसे छिन्न-भिन्न करके प्रसन्नतापूर्वक उड़ा दिया

English

Wishing to crush those elephants hard with heels, thumbs and goads, the Parshata (Dhrishtadyumna) rained arrows and iron arrows on them, felling them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हविष्यके दस भाग कर देता है सतत: प्रशान्त: सलिलप्रवाहत:

English

He pierced each elephant with ten, six or eight, O Bharata, those mountain-like beasts, with arrows loosed, while being covered by the elephants like the sun by clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीरा वीरैर्महाघोरं कलहान्तं तितीर्षव:

English

The Pandavas and Panchalas, roaring, with sharp weapons, rained on those elephants arrows sounding from the bowstring.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीवन्त इव चाप्येके तस्थु: शस्त्रोपबृंहिता: शक्तिभिभिन्‍न्दिपालैश्ष नखरप्रासतोमरै:

English

Nakula, Sahadeva, the sons of Draupadi, the Prabhadrakas, Satyaki, Shikhandin and the valiant Chekitana—

हिन्दी अर्थ

हस्तैराक्षिप्य ममृदुः पद्धिश्चवाप्पतिमन्यव:

English

the elephants driven by the Mlecchas, with raised trunks, in great fury seized men, horses and chariots and crushed them under foot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिच्छेदामित्रवीराणां समरे प्रतियुध्यताम्

English

They tore with the tips of their tusks, seizing and hurling, and others, impaled on tusks, fell fearfully.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सरथा: सध्वजा वीरा हता: पार्थेन शेरते नानाजनपदाध्यक्षा: सगणा जातमन्यव:

English

Satyaki, with a swift iron arrow, pierced the vital part of the Vanga king's elephant moving in front, and felled it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुसल पड़े हुए हैं

English

As he leapt from the elephant, whose driver was thrown, Satyaki struck him in the chest with an iron arrow, and he fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निस्त्रिंशै: पट्टिशै: प्रासैर्नखरैर्लगुडैरपि

English

Sahadeva with effort killed, with three iron arrows, the elephant of the Pundra king as it charged, like a moving mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गतासुभिरमित्रघ्न संवृता रणभूमय: सतलन्रै: सकेयूरैभाति भारत मेदिनी

English

Having made that elephant bannerless, driverless, mailless and lifeless, Sahadeva again approached the Anga king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

केयूरोंसे सुशोभित कटी भुजाओंद्वारा रणभूमिकी अद्भुत शोभा हो रही है

English

Nakula, holding back Sahadeva, struck the Anga's elephant with three iron arrows like Yama's rod and with a hundred more.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हस्तिहस्तोपमैश्छिन्नैरूरुभिश्न॒ तरस्विनाम् रथांश्व बहुधा भग्नान् हेमकिड्किणिन: शुभान्

English

The Anga king hurled eight hundred javelins like sunbeams at Nakula, but each was cut into three.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निरस्तजिद्दान् मातड़ान् शयानान् पर्वतोपमान्

English

Likewise with a half-moon arrow the Pandava cut his head; the Mleccha king fell slain together with his elephant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वारणानां परिस्तोमान् संयुक्तानेककम्बलान् भिन्नाश्च बहुधा घण्टा: पतद्धिश्ूर्णिता गजै:

English

When the preceptor's son, skilled in elephant-training, was slain, the Angas, enraged, with their chief officers came at Nakula on elephants.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दबकर चूर-चूर हो गये हैं

English

With waving pennants in front, golden girths and armour, they swiftly strove to crush him like blazing mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचित्रान् मणिचित्रांश्ष जातरूपपरिष्कृतान्

English

The Mekalas, Utkalas, Kalingas, Nishadas and Tamraliptakas, wishing to kill, loosed showers of arrows and javelins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चन्द्रनक्षत्रभासै श्ष वदनैश्वारुकुण्डलै: एवं दाढ़ी-मूँछवाले पूर्ण चन्द्रतुल्य मुखोंसे ढक गयी है

English

As Nakula was covered by them like the sun by clouds, the Pandavas, Panchalas and Somakas rushed up, greatly enraged.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तारागणविचित्रस्य निर्मलेन्दुद्युतित्विष:

English

Then took place the fight of chariot-warriors with elephants, loosing showers of arrows and thousands of javelins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतत् तवैवानुरूपं कर्मार्जुन महाहवे एवं तां दर्शयन् कृष्णो युद्धभूमिं किरीटिने

English

The temples of the elephants burst, and their various vital parts, and the tusks and ornaments of those pierced by iron arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शड्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं भेरीपणवनि:स्वनम्

English

Sahadeva quickly killed eight great elephants with sixty-four sharp arrows; they fell with their riders.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रविश्य तद् बल॑ कृष्णस्तुरगैर्वातवेगितै: स हि नानाविधैर्बाणैरिष्वस्त्रप्रवरो युधि

English

Drawing his excellent bow with effort, using straight-going arrows, Nakula, delight of the Kurus, killed elephants with iron arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजवाजिमनुष्याणां शरीराणि शितै: शरै:

English

Then Shaineya, the Panchalas, the sons of Draupadi, the Prabhadrakas and Shikhandin sprinkled the great elephants with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छित्त्वा तानवधीच्छत्रून् पाण्ड्य: शक्र इवासुरान् इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकोनविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Struck by the rain-clouds of Pandava warriors, those mountain-like elephants of the enemy fell by showers of arrows like mountains by showers of thunderbolts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न त्वस्य कर्म संग्रामे त्वया संजय कीर्तितम्

English

Having thus slain your elephants, those tiger-like Pandava men watched your army swiftly, like a river with broken banks.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परंतु संग्राममें उनके किये हुए वीरोचित कर्मका वर्णन नहीं किया समाप्तविद्यान् धनुषि श्रेष्ठान् यान् मन्यसे रथान्

English

Seeing that army, the soldiers of Pandu's son, having thrown it into confusion again, rushed at Karna alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वासुदेवार्जुनाभ्यां च न्यूनतां नैच्छतात्मनि कर्णस्यानीकमहनत् परा भूत इवान्तक:

English

Then, O great king, Duhshasana, a brother, went against his brother Sahadeva, who was enraged and burning your army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुलालचक्रवद् भ्रान्तं पाण्ड्येना भ्याहतं बलात्

English

Seeing those two meet in the great fight, the kings there raised lion-roars and waved their garments.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाककी भाँति चक्कर काटने लगी सम्यगस्तै: शरै: पाण्ड्यो वायुर्मेघानिवाक्षिपत्

English

Then, O Bharata, your bowman son, enraged, struck the strong son of Pandu in the chest with three arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और हाथियोंको भी मार गिराया

English

Then Sahadeva, O king, pierced your son with an iron arrow and with seventy, and his charioteer with three each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुलिन्दखसबाह्लीकनिषादान्ध्रककुन्तलान् विशस्त्रकवचान् बाणै: कृत्वा चैवाकरोद् व्यसून्

English

Then Duhshasana, O king, cutting his bow in the great fight, pierced Sahadeva in arms and chest with seventy-three arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा द्रौणिरसम्भ्रान्तमसम्भ्रान्तस्ततो5 भ्ययात्

English

Then Sahadeva, enraged, taking a sword in the great fight, best of fighters, hurled it at your glorious son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राह प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठ: स्मितपूर्व समाह्दयत् वज्संहननप्रख्य प्रदयातवलपौरुष

English

It cut his bow with its bundle of arrows, and then the great sword fell on the ground like a snake fallen from the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोर्भ्या विस्फारयन् भासि महाजलदवद् भशम्

English

Then the valiant Sahadeva took another bow and hurled at Duhshasana an arrow that would end his life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मदन्यं नानुपश्यामि प्रतिवीरं तवाहवे मृगसंघानिवारण्ये विभीर्भीमबलो हरि:

English

The Kaurava cut in two with his sharp-edged sword that arrow, as it came, bright as Yama's rod.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरत्कालमें गर्जना करनेवाले सस्यनाशक मेघके समान जान पड़ते हो

English

Sahadeva, as if laughing, felled with sharp arrows in the battle that sword as it suddenly came.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णिना द्रोणतनयं विव्याध मलयध्वज:

English

Then your son in the great battle quickly dropped sixty-four arrows on Sahadeva's chariot, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मर्मभेदी बाणोंद्वारा पाण्ड्यनरेशको मुसकराते हुए घायल कर दिया गत्या दशम्या संयुक्तानश्वत्थामाप्यवासृजत्

English

Those many arrows rushing swiftly, O king, Sahadeva cut one by one with five arrows each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दसवीं गतिका आश्रय लेकर छोड़े गये थे-

English

Having warded off the great arrows sent by your son, Madri's son heaped very many arrows on him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुर्भिरर्दयच्चा श्वानाशु ते व्यसवो5भवन् धनुर्ज्या विततां पाण्ड्यश्विच्छेदादित्य तेजस:

English

Then, O great king, enraged, Sahadeva took a dreadful arrow like the Death of the end of time, drew his strong bow and loosed it at your son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रेक्ष्य चाशु रथे युक्तान् नरैरन्यान् हयोत्तमान्

English

It pierced him with speed, split his great armour and entered the earth like a serpent into an anthill; then, O king, your son, the great chariot-warrior, fainted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इषुसम्बाधमाकाशमकरोद् दिश एव च जानानोअप्यक्षयान् पाण्ड्योडशातयत् पुरुषर्षभ:

English

Seeing him dazed, his charioteer, greatly frightened, quickly carried the chariot away as he was struck by sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रास्यद् द्रोणसुतो बाणान् वृष्टिं पूषानुजो यथा

English

Having defeated him in battle, the Pandava, younger brother of Pandu's eldest, delighted, crushed Duryodhana's army on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अह्नस्तदष्टभागेन द्रौणिश्षिक्षेप मारिष ये ये ददृशिरे तत्र विसंज्ञा: प्रायशो5भवन्

English

As a man in anger crushes an anthill, O king, so that Kaurava army was crushed by him, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पड़ता था। जिन-जिन लोगोंने वहाँ उसे देखा, वे प्रायः बेहोश हो गये

English

Karna, son of Vikartana, then restrained Nakula, who was impetuous in the fight and tearing the host.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आचार्यपुत्रस्तां सेनां बाणवृष्ट्या व्यवीवृषत् वायव्यास्त्रेण संक्षिप्प मुदा पाण्ड्यानिलोडनुदत्

English

Nakula then said to Karna, laughing: "At long last, gentle one, I am seen by the gods with a kindly eye.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मलयप्रतिम॑ द्रौणिश्कछित्त्वाश्चांश्वतुरोइहनत् धनुश्कित्त्वार्थचन्द्रेण तिलशो व्यधमद् रथम्

English

You, evil-eyed, have come within my range in battle; you are the root of all misfortune, enmity and strife.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्तमप्यहितं द्रौणिन जघान रणेप्सया

English

Through your fault the Kurus have been destroyed, meeting each other; having slain you today in battle, I shall have done my duty and be free of fever."

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजान् बहुभिरानर्छच्छरै: संनतपर्वभि: हाथियोंको अत्यन्त पीड़ित कर दिया

English

Thus addressed, the son of the charioteer replied to Nakula, in a manner fitting a prince and especially a bowman:

हिन्दी अर्थ

विरथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठ नाहनद् युद्धकाड्क्षया

English

"Strike in battle, boy; let us see your manliness. Having performed your deed in the battle, hero, then you may boast.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनका वध इसलिये नहीं किया कि वह उनके साथ अभी युद्ध करना चाहता था जवेन कृत्वा प्रतिहस्तिगर्जितम्

English

Without boasting, dear one, heroes fight according to their strength; fight, and I shall today curb your pride with my power."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथाद्रिशृज्ं हरिरुन्नदंस्तथा

English

Having said this, the charioteer's son swiftly struck the son of Pandu and pierced him in the battle with seventy-three arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरो: सुतायाद्रिपती श्वरो नदन् पराहनद् द्रौणिवराड्रभूषणम्

English

Nakula, struck by the charioteer's son, O Bharata, pierced him with eighty arrows like venomous serpents.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निषूनमित्रार्तिकरां क्षतुर्दश

English

Karna cut his bow with thirty stone-whetted arrows with golden feathers and tormented the Pandava, mighty archer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स पाण्ड्यराजानुचरान् महारथान् विचेष्ट तुस्ता क्ष्यहताविवोरगौ

English

Piercing his armour, they drank his blood in the battle, as venomous serpents drink water, splitting the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा हविस्तद्दशहैवतं तथा

English

Then taking another formidable bow with a golden back, he pierced Karna with twenty arrows and his charioteer with three.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्व॒त्थामाके बाणसे सदाके लिये शान्त हो गये

English

Then, O great king, Nakula, slayer of heroes, enraged, cut Karna's bow with a very sharp razor-arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिते बलौ विष्णुमिवामरेश्वर: इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि पाण्ड्यवधे विंशो5ध्याय:

English

Then, smiling, the hero struck him, whose bow was cut, that great chariot-warrior of all the world, with three hundred arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकवीरेण कर्णेन द्रावितेषु परेषु च

English

Seeing Karna tormented by Pandu's son, O revered one, the chariot-warriors with the gods were extremely astonished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि “तुम समस्त प्राणियोंमें प्रधान एवं अजेय होओगे” स यत् तत्राकरोत् पार्थस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय

English

Then Karna, son of Vikartana, taking another bow, struck Nakula in the collarbone with five arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतः संजय! वहाँ कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनने जो कुछ किया हो, वह मुझे बताओ

English

With those arrows in his chest, Madri's son shone like the sun spreading light in the world with his own rays.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वत्थाम्नश्न सड़्कल्पाद्धता: कर्णेन सृज्जया: हाथी, घोड़े एवं रथोंका भारी विनाश कर दिया”

English

Nakula, having pierced Karna with seven iron arrows, again cut the tip of his bow, O revered one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वमाख्यातवान् वीरो वासुदेव: किरीटिने

English

Taking another, swifter bow in battle, he then blocked all quarters for Nakula with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाहयाश्चान् हृषीकेश क्षिप्रमित्याह पाण्डव: द्वारा आगे बढ़े। उस समय वहाँ पुनः बड़ा भयंकर संग्राम छिड़ा हुआ था

English

Suddenly covered by arrows loosed from Karna's bow, that great chariot-warrior quickly cut those arrows with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैनिकोंके प्रधान थे भीमसेन और हमलोगोंका प्रधान था सूतपुत्र कर्ण

English

Then a net of arrows spread out was seen in the sky, as the sky looks when swarms of fireflies are flying.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुसलानि भुशुण्डीश्व सशक्‍्त्यूष्टिपरश्वधान् प्रगृह्म क्षिप्रमापेतु: परस्परजिघांसया

English

The sky was covered by the hundreds of arrows loosed by them, and it was as thronged as with flocks of locusts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पादातानां च पततां नृणां नादो महानभूत् श्र॒त्वा तत्र भृशं त्रेसु: पेतुर्मम्लुश्न सैनिका:

English

Those golden arrows, falling again and again in rows, shone like swans flying in a line.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहूनाधिरथिरवीर: प्रममाथ्ेषुभि: परान्

English

When the sky was covered with the net of arrows and the sun hidden, some being then moved, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साश्वसूतध्वजान् कर्ण: शरैरनिन्ये यमक्षयम् घोड़े, सारथि एवं ध्वजोंसहित मारकर यमलोक पहुँचा दिया

English

With their path blocked on all sides by masses of arrows, the two noble ones shone like two newly risen suns.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रधान योद्धाओंने तुरंत आकर कर्णको चारों ओरसे घेर लिया

English

The Somakas, struck by arrows loosed from Karna's bow, O king of kings, hid themselves, afflicted by pain and tormented by arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजगाहाण्डजाकीर्णा पद्मिनीमिव यूथप: विधुन्वान: शितैर्बाणै: शिरांस्युन्मथ्य पातयत्

English

Likewise your army, slain by Nakula's arrows, was scattered in all directions, O king, like clouds driven by the wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करता हुआ पैने बाणोंसे शत्रुओंके सिर काट-काटकर गिराने लगा

English

While the two armies were being slain by the two with great divine arrows, they withdrew out of bowshot and stood like spectators.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ममर्द तरसा कर्ण: सिंहो मृगगणानिव यमौ च युयुधानश्व सहिता: कर्णमभ्ययु:

English

When the people had been driven back, the two great-souled warriors, Karna and the Pandava, pierced each other with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रियानसून् रणे त्यक्त्वा योधा जघ्नु: परस्परम्

English

Displaying divine weapons at the head of the battle and suddenly covering each other, each desiring the other's death,

हिन्दी अर्थ

गदाभिर्मुसलै क्षान्ये परिचैश्ञ महाबला: नर्दन्तश्नाह्नयन्तश्न प्रवल्गन्तश्न मारिष

English

the arrows loosed by Nakula, feathered with heron plumes, covered Karna and stood as before.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वमन्तो रुधिरं गान्रैविमस्तिष्केक्षणायुधा:

English

Entering houses of arrows, the two were seen by none, O king, like the moon and sun covered at the coming of the rains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और अपने अंगोंसे रक्त बहा रहे थे

English

Then Karna, enraged in battle, assuming a more terrible form, covered the Pandava on all sides with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरैर्नरा हता: पेतुरश्चाश्नाश्वेः सहस्रश: क्षुरेर्भल्लार्धचन्द्रैश्न च्छिन्ना: पेतुर्महीतले

English

Covered in battle by the charioteer's son, the Pandava felt no distress, O king, like the sun behind clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वारोहैर्हता: शूराश्छिन्नहस्ताश्न॒ दन्तिन:

English

Then Adhiratha's son, smiling, sent nets of arrows, O revered one, in hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्तिभिश्न समाप्लुत्य द्विरदा: स्यन्दनास्तथा समुन्नानीव वस्त्राणि ययुर्दुर्दर्शतां पराम्

English

Everything was shadowed by that great soul's arrows, as if covered by clouds by the falling best of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Then Karna, O great king, cut that great soul's bow and, as if laughing, felled his charioteer from the chariot's seat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टय्युम्नं जिघांसन्त: क्रुद्धा: पार्षतमभ्ययु: अड्जा वज्ञाश्न पुण्ड़ाश्च मागधास्ताम्रलिप्तका:

English

Likewise he swiftly sent his four horses to Yama's abode with four sharp arrows, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजयुद्धेषु कुशला: कलिज्जैः सह भारत

English

Then he quickly shattered his chariot into pieces with arrows, with its banner, wheel-guards, standard, sword, shield marked with a hundred moons, and all equipment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिषिचुस्ते ततः सर्वे पाउ्चालबलमाहवे चोदितान् पार्षतो बाणैर्नाराचैर भ्यवीवृषत्

English

Horseless, chariotless and without armour, O lord of men, he quickly got down from the chariot and stood grasping an iron club.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्विरदानभिविव्याध क्षिप्तैर्गिरिनिभान् शरै:

English

The charioteer's son, O king, broke that dreadful raised club with arrows, in hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रययु: पाण्डुपज्चाला नदन्तो निशितायुधा: नकुल: सहदेवश्न द्रौपदेया: प्रभद्रका:

English

Seeing him weaponless, Karna tormented him many times with straight-jointed arrows, but did not press him to death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विषाणलग्नाश्षाप्यन्ये परिपेतुर्विभीषणा: नाराचेनोग्रवेगेन भित्त्वा मर्माण्यपातयत्

English

Struck in battle by the stronger one skilled in weapons, Nakula suddenly fled, O king, his senses confused.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयंकर वेगवाले नाराचसे विदीर्ण करके उसे धराशायी कर दिया

English

Pursuing him, Radheya, laughing again and again, hung his bow, with its string, round his neck, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाराचेनाहनद् वक्ष: सात्यकि: सो5पतद् भुवि नाराचद्वारा उसकी छाती छेद डाली; अतः वह घायल होकर भूतलपर गिर पड़ा

English

Then he shone, O king, with the great bow hanging at his neck, like the moon in the sky encircled by a halo, or a white cloud made lovely by the rainbow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहदेव: प्रयत्नास्तै्नाराचैरहनत् त्रिभि:

English

Karna then said to him: "You spoke in vain. Speak now, delighted again—you who are to be slain by me again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ कृत्वा द्विरदं भूय: सहदेवो5ज्रमभ्ययात् सहदेव पुनः अंगराजकी ओर बढ़े

English

Do not fight with the elders and the strong, Pandava; fight your equals, dear one. Feel shame, Pandava, or go home, Madri's son, or to where Krishna and Phalguna are."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाराचैर्यमदण्डाभैस्त्रिभिनागं शतेन तम्

English

Having said this, O great king, he released him; though he was fit to be slain, the charioteer's son did not kill him, remembering Kunti's words, O king, and so released him.