Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानाजड्रावयवैहीनिांस्तत्र तत्रेव भारत भ्राम्यमाणानपश्याम हतेषु रथिषु द्रुतम्

English

race, that foremost of car-warriors, that teacher of the science of arms, say when he saw Kama slain? What did the mighty leader of the Madras warriors, that king of the Madras, the great bowman Shalya of the Sauvira clan, that ornament of assemblies, that foremost of car-warriors (temporarily) engaged in driving the car, say when he saw Kama slain? What also did all the other warriors, difficult of defeat in battle, those lords of earth that came to fight, say, O Sanjaya, when they behold Vaikartana slain? After the fall of the heroic Drona, that tiger among car-warriors that bull among men, who, O Sanjaya, became the heads of the several division in their order? Tell me, O Sanjaya, how that foremost of car-warriors, Shalya the ruler of the Madras, became engaged in driving the car of Vaikartana! Who were they that guarded the right wheel of the Suta's son while the latter was engaged in fight, and who were they that guarded his left wheel, and who were they that stood at the rear of that hero? Who were those heroes that did not desert Kama, and who were those mean fellows that ran away? How was the mighty car-warrior Kama slain amidst your united selves? How also did those mighty car-warriors, the brave Pandavas, advance against him shooting showers of shafts like the clouds pouring torrents of rain? Tell me also, O Sanjaya, how that mighty shaft, celestial and foremost of its species, and equipped with a head like that of a serpent became futile! I do not, O Sanjaya, see the possibility of even a small remnant of my cheerless host being saved when its leaders have been crushed! Hearing of the slaughter of those two heroes, those two mighty bowmen, Bhishma and Drona, who were ever ready to lay down their lives for my sake, what use have I of life? Again and again I am unable to endure that Kama, the might of whose arms equalled that of 10,000 elephants, should be slain by the Pandavas! Tell me, O Sanjaya, all that occurred in the battle between the brave warriors of the Kauravas and their foes, after the death of Drona! Tell me also how the sons of Kunti fought the battle with Kama, and how that slayer of foes received his quietus in the fight!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथिको पीड़ित किया। तत्पश्चात् उसे और भी घायल कर दिया

English

The Trigartas, Shibis with the Kauravas, Shalvas, Samshaptakas and the Narayana force advanced against him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पपात धरणी तूर्ण दारयन्तीव भारत व्यपाक्रमेतां युद्धात्तु प्रेक्षमाणी परस्परम्

English

Satyasena, Satyakirti, Mitradeva, Shrutanjaya, Sushruti, Chitrasena and Mitravarman, O Bharata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुर्दश महाराज शिक्षाबलसमन्वित:

English

the Trigarta king in battle surrounded by his brothers and by mighty-bowed sons bearing weapons of many kinds,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सौबलोपि भनुर्गह्य घोरमन्यत् सुदुर्जयम् तत्र नादो महानासीत् पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते

English

loosing flights of arrows and showering Arjuna in the fight, rushed at him like floods toward the sea.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा संकट आया हो, यह मैंने नहीं देखा है

English

Those warriors, hundreds of thousands, coming at Arjuna, all perished, like serpents on seeing Tarkshya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोस्य नवतिं बाणान् रुक्मपुड्खान् सुतेजनान् कवचसे फिसलकर गिर गये

English

Though slain in the battle, they did not leave the Pandava, burning like moths in a fire, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उतावलीके साथ एक भयंकर प्राणान्तकारी बाण छोड़ा

English

Satyasena pierced the Pandava in the battle with three arrows, Mitradeva with sixty-three, and Chandradeva with seven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स तेनाभिहतो राजन मूर्च्छामाशु समाविशत् अपोवाह रणात्तूर्ण सारथी रथिनां वरम्

English

Mitravarman with seventy-three, Sushruti with five, Shatrunjaya with twenty, and Susharma with nine arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विपताकध्वजांश्वान्याजञ्छिन्नेषादण्डबन्धुरान्

English

Having killed King Shatrunjaya with stone-whetted arrows, he struck off Sushruti's head with its helmet from his body, and swiftly sent Chandradeva to Yama's abode with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूतपुत्रशरैस्तीक्ष्णैरहन्यमानान् विशाम्पते तारकाजालसंछन्नान् वरघण्टाविशोभितान्

English

Then he held back the other great chariot-warriors who were striving, each with five arrows, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वारणाननुपश्याम धावमानान् समन्तत:ः

English

Satyasena, enraged, hurled a great javelin aimed at Krishna in the battle and roared a lion's roar.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णचापच्युतैर्बाणैरपश्याम समन्तत: कर्णसायकनुन्नानां युध्यतां च शितै: शरै:

English

It pierced the left arm of the great-souled Madhava, and then, iron, extremely fierce, fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमेवाभिमुखं यान्ति पतड़ा इव पावकम्

English

When Madhava was pierced by the javelin in the great battle, the whip and the reins fell from his hand, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रिया वर्जयामासुर्युगान्ताग्नेमिवोल्बणम् मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तो भूतानीव तमोनुद:

English

The greatly renowned one, taking up whip and reins again, drove those horses towards Satyasena's chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उलूक॑ ताडयामास वच्ञेणेन्द्र इवाचलम्

English

Seeing Vishvaksena (Krishna) wounded, Partha Dhananjaya, mighty, pierced Satyasena with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा ताडयामास कर्णिना धनुष काटकर उसपर कर्णी नामक बाणका प्रहार किया

English

Then with very sharp arrows he severed the great head of that king, adorned with earrings, from his body amid the host.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यदादत्त सुमहच्चापं संरक्तलोचन:

English

Having killed him with sharp arrows, he struck Mitravarman, and his charioteer with a sharp calf-tooth arrow, O revered one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेगशाली एवं विशाल धनुष हाथमें लिया सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्छत्तं च भूयो व्यविध्यत

English

Then, self-controlled, enraged, he felled bands of Samshaptakas with hundreds of arrows, in hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथास्य समरे क्रुद्धों ध्वजं चिच्छेद काउ्चनम् उनके सुवर्णमय ध्वजको भी काट डाला

English

Then the greatly renowned one cut off the head of the great-souled king Mitradeva with a silver-feathered razor-arrow, and enraged, struck Sushama in the collarbone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पपात प्रमुखे राजन् युयुत्सो: काउ्चनध्वज:

English

Then all the Samshaptakas, surrounding Dhananjaya, crushed him with floods of weapons, enraged, making all ten quarters resound.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके सामने ही गिर पड़ा उलूक॑ पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे

English

Tormented by them, Jishnu, equal to Shakra in valour, of immeasurable spirit, the great chariot-warrior, brought forth Indra's weapon; then thousands of arrows appeared, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंसे उलूककी छाती छेद डाली

English

A great noise was heard here and there of banners being cut, bows in battle, chariots with pennants, quivers with their arrows,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तारारूप॑ यथा चित्र निपपात महीतले सो5तिविद्धो बलवता प्रत्यपायाद् रथान्तरम्

English

axles, yokes, wheels with their reins, poles, armour, and arrows in the battle,

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो वहाँसे भाग गया

English

stones falling, lances with spears, maces, iron clubs, darts with javelins,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पज्चालान् सृज्जयांश्वैव विनिधघ्नन् निशितै: शरै: ओर चला गया और उन्हें तीखे बाणोंसे मारने लगा

English

shataghnis with wheels, arms with thighs, necklaces and armlets, and bracelets, O revered one,

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धादसम्भ्रम:

English

necklaces and gold ornaments, coats of mail, parasols, fans and heads with crowns.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शतानीकके रथको घोड़ों और सारथिसे शून्य कर दिया गदां चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य मारिष

English

Heads with earrings, fine eyes and faces like the full moon were seen on the earth like clusters of stars in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपके पुत्रके ऊपर गदाका प्रहार किया

English

Bodies of the slain with fine garlands and garments, anointed with sandal, were seen on the ground; the dreadful battlefield was like a gandharva city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धस्थलसे हट गये

English

The earth was covered with slain princes, mighty kshatriyas, fallen elephants and horses, impassable in battle as if with shattered mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शतानीकोपि त्वरित: प्रतिविन्ध्यरथं गत: भी तुरंत ही प्रतिविन्ध्यके रथपर चला गया

English

There was no wheel-track for the great-souled Pandava as he killed foes with broad-headed arrows and a great number of elephants and horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाकम्पयत संक्रुद्धों वार्योध इव पर्वतम्

English

The chariot wheels sank to the hub, O revered one, as he ranged in that mud of blood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च जितकाशी च संयुगे स्यथालस्तव महाराज तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जना:

English

The horses, swift as thought and wind, yoked with great effort, strongly carried the sinking wheels.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धन्वी धरनुर्वरं गृह रथाद् भूमावतिष्ठत

English

That army, slain by the bowman son of Pandu, mostly turned away and did not stand in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुष लिये रथसे उतरकर धरतीपर खड़ा हो गया छादयामास समरे तव स्यालस्य तं रथम्

English

Having defeated in battle those many hosts of Samshaptakas, Jishnu shone, O great king, like a smokeless blazing fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंद्वारा समरभूमिमें उसने आपके सालेके रथको ढक दिया

English

King Duryodhana himself fearlessly confronted Yudhishthira, O great king, who was loosing many arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथोपगान् समीक्ष्यैवं विव्यथे नैव सौबल: रथस्थं शकुनिं यस्तु पदाति: समयोधयत्

English

As your mighty son suddenly rushed at him, the king of dharma swiftly pierced him and said, "Stand, stand!"

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यहनत् कार्मुकं राजंस्तूणीरांश्वैव सर्वश:

English

He pierced him back with nine sharp arrows and, greatly enraged, struck his charioteer hard with a broad-headed arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैदूर्योत्पलवर्णाभं दन्तिदन्‍तमयत्सरुम् कालदण्डोपमं मेने सुतसोमस्य धीमत:

English

Then King Yudhishthira hurled at Duryodhana thirteen golden-feathered, stone-whetted arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चौदह मण्डल (पैंतरे) दिखाता हुआ रणभूमिमें सब ओर विचरने लगा सम्पातसमुदीर्णे च दर्शयामास संयुगे

English

Having killed his four horses with four, the great chariot-warrior with the fifth struck off the charioteer's head from his body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदि गतियोंको दिखाया

English

With the sixth he cut the king's banner, with the seventh his bow, with the eighth he felled his sword to the ground, and with five the king of dharma tormented the king hard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानापतत एवाशु चिच्छेद परमासिना प्राहिणोत् सुतसोमाय शरानाशीविषोपमान्

English

Your son, leaping from the chariot whose horses were slain, in the utmost calamity stood on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसने सुतसोमपर विषधर सर्पोके समान बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी

English

Seeing him in distress, Karna, Drona's son, Kripa and others came together, wishing to save the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दर्शँल्लाघवं युद्धे ताक्ष्यतुल्यपराक्रम: दिखाते हुए खड्गसे उन सब बाणोंके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले

English

Then all the sons of Pandu surrounded Yudhishthira and advanced in battle, O king, and the fight began.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेणन खड्गं चिच्छेद सुप्रभम्

English

Then thousands of trumpets sounded in the great battle, with shouts and uproar, O lord of the earth, as the Panchalas advanced with the Kauravas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समय शकुनिने तीखे क्षुरप्रसे उसके दो टुकड़े कर दिये अर्धमस्य स्थितं हस्ते सुत्सरोस्तत्र भारत

English

Men met men, elephants met the best elephants, chariots met chariot-warriors, and horses met horsemen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खड्गका आधा भाग सुतसोमके हाथमें ही रह गया

English

Duels took place, O great king, wondrous to see in the battle, astonishing, inconceivable, with the best weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राविध्यत तत: शेषं सुतसोमो महारथ: पपात धरणी तूर्ण स्वर्णवज्विभूषितम्

English

They fought with great speed, each wishing the other's death; in the battle they killed one another, observing a warrior's vow; they never turned their backs in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्यंचासहित काटकर तुरंत ही पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

That fight was sweet to behold for a moment only; then, O king, it went on like madness, without restraint.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथैव पाण्डवीं सेनां सौबलेयो व्यनाशयत्

English

A chariot-warrior, approaching an elephant and ranging at the head of the battle, sent it to Death with straight-jointed arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुबलपुत्र शकुनिने पाण्डव-सेनाका विनाश कर डाला इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि सुतसोमसौबलयुद्धे पजचरविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Elephants, reaching horses and tossing many, put them to flight, fiercely, here and there at every moment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चलनेमें समर्थ न हो सका

English

Having put many horses to flight, the elephants, O king, strong and fierce, struck some with their tusks and crushed others hard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धष्टद्युम्नको नष्ट हुआ ही मानने लगे द्रोणस्य निधनानूनं संक्रुद्धों द्विषदां वर:

English

They pierced horses with their riders in battle with their tusks, and others, mighty, seizing them, hurled them swiftly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि स्वस्ति भवेदद्य धृष्टद्युम्नस्य गौतमात्

English

Struck by foot-soldiers, the elephants in the gaps on all sides gave dreadful cries of distress and fled in all ten directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवता यहाँ आये हुए हम सब लोगोंका वध कर डालें? गमिष्यत्यद्य पदवीं भारद्वाजस्य गौतम:

English

When the foot-soldiers suddenly fled in the great battle, abandoning their ornaments, they quickly leapt about the field.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्त्रवान् वीर्यसम्पन्न: क्रोधेन च समन्वित:

English

The great elephants, thinking it a sign, bent down and seized and broke the variegated ornaments.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे अस्त्रवेत्ता, पराक्रमी और क्रोधसे युक्त हैं इत्येवं विविधा वाचस्तावकानां परै: सह

English

Others, held hard on their temples and ivory-ringed tusks by lances, javelins and darts, were restrained.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनिः:श्वस्य तत: क्रोधात् कृप: शारद्वतो नृप

English

Some, seizing maces from those at their side, very fierce, were cut down by chariot-warriors and horsemen and fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स हन्यमान: समरे गौतमेन महात्मना तमब्रवीत्ततो यन्ता कच्चित् क्षेमं तु पार्षत

English

Other great elephants trampled to the ground with force a chariot and its horseman, with armour and banners.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैवयोगात्तु ते बाणा नापतन् मर्मभेदिन: व्यावर्तये रथं तूर्ण नदीवेगमिवार्णवात्

English

Elephants, reaching a chariot and seizing it by the pole, O revered one, suddenly hurled it in that fierce, great battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज आपका पराक्रम प्रतिहत हो गया”

English

A great elephant, slain by iron arrows, fell to the ground like a mountain peak shattered by the thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजन् शनकैरब्रवीद् वच: वेपथुश्न शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्व सारथे

English

Warriors, meeting warriors in battle, struck each other with fists; seizing each other by the hair, they cut and split.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्जुनं भीमसेनं वा समरे प्राप्प सारथे

English

Raising an arm, one hurled another to the ground and, treading on him with a foot, struck off the quivering head.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः प्रायान्महाराज सारथिस्त्वरयन् हयान् महाधनुर्धर भीमसेन आपके सैनिकोंके साथ युद्ध कर रहे थे

English

One, O great king, struck a dead man with his feet, and another plunged a weapon into the body of one still alive.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रद्रुतं च रथं दृष्टवा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष

English

A great fist-fight took place there among the warriors, O Bharata, and fierce hair-pulling and sheer wrestling.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करते हुए उनका पीछा किया शड्खं च पूरयामास मुहुर्मुहुररिंदम:

English

One engaged with another was killed by a third unseen, who took lives in battle with weapons in many ways.

हिन्दी अर्थ

डराया था, उसी प्रकार उन्होंने धृष्टद्युम्मको भयभीत कर दिया

English

While the warriors were locked together and the confusion went on, headless trunks rose up by hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डी तु समासाद्य हृदिकानां महारथम् कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धो भित्त्वा षष्टया पतत्रिभि:

English

Weapons and armour drenched with blood shone like garments dyed red in a great theatre.

हिन्दी अर्थ

--'अरे! खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”

English

So that great and dreadful battle, thick with confusion, like a theatre of the mad, filled the world with its noise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वितथांस्तान् समालक्ष्य पतितांश्व महीतले

English

Neither their own nor the enemy were recognised, O king, by the tormented; the kings, eager for victory, fought thinking "Fight we must."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथीैनं छिन्नधन्वानं भग्नशुड्भमिवर्षभम् कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धों मार्गणै: क्षतविक्षत:

English

They slew their own and the enemy who came together, O great king; chaos arose among the heroes of both armies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावन्योन्यं भूशं विद्ध्वा रुधिरेण समुक्षितौ

English

With broken chariots, O great king, felled elephants, fallen horses and slain men there,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मानो रक्तके सरोवरमें बारंबार डुबकी लगाकर आये हों अन्योन्यस्य वधे यत्नं कुर्वाणाौ तौ महारथौ

English

the earth in an instant became impassable, a mire of flesh and blood, flowing with floods of gore.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहस्रों बार मण्डलाकार गतिसे विचरते थे

English

Karna slew the Panchalas, Dhananjaya the Trigartas, and Bhimasena the Kurus and the whole elephant corps, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतवर्मा महाराज पार्षतं निशितै: शरै: ततोस्य समरे बाणं भोज: प्रहरतां वर:

English

So this destruction of the Kuru and Pandava armies took place in the afternoon, O great king, as both desired great victory.