Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुष्टमासीज्जगतू सर्व देवताश्न नरोत्तम

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Then those two vast armies, teeming with rejoicing men and steeds and elephants, resembling in splendour the celestial and the Asura hosts, meeting together, began to strike each other. Men, cars, steeds, elephants, and foot-soldiers of fierce prowess, made sturdy strokes destructive of bodies and sin. Lion-like men strewed the Earth with the heads of lion-like men, each resembling the full moon or the sun in splendour and the lotus in fragrance. Combatants cut off the heads of combatants, with crescent-shaped and broad-headed shafts and razor-faced arrows and axes, and battle-axes. The arms of men of long and massive arms, cut off by men of long and massive arms, falling upon the Earth, shone, decked with weapons and bracelets. With those writhing arms adorned with red fingers and palms, the Earth looked resplendent as if strewn with fierce five-headed snakes slain by Garuda. From elephants and cars and steeds, brave warriors fell down, struck by foes, like the denizens of heaven from their celestial cars on the exhaustion of their merits. Other brave warriors fell down by hundreds, crushed in that battle by brave combatants with heavy maces spiked clubs and short bludgeons. Cars also, in that tumultuous fight, were crushed by cars, and infuriate elephants by infuriate compeers, and horsemen by horsemen. Men destroyed by cars, and cars by elephants, and horsemen by foot- soldiers, and foot-soldiers by horsemen, dropped down on the field, as also cars and steeds and foot-soldiers destroyed by elephants and cars and steeds and elephants by foot- soldiers, and cars and foot-soldiers and elephants by steeds and men and elephants by cars. Great was the carnage made of car- warriors and steeds and elephants and men by men and steeds and elephants and car-warriors, using their hands and feet and weapons and cars. When that host was being thus struck and slain by heroic warriors the Parthas, headed by Vrikodara, advanced against us. They consisted of Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi and the five sons of Draupadi and the Prabhadrakas, and Satyaki and Chekitana with the Dravida forces, and the Pandyas, the Cholas, and the Keralas, surrounded by a mighty array, all possessed of broad chests, long arms, tall statures, and large eyes. Decked with ornaments, possessed of red teeth, endued with the prowess of infuriate elephants, attired in robes of diverse colours, smeared with powdered scents, armed with swords and nooses, capable of restraining mighty elephants, companions in death, and never deserting one another, equipped with quivers, bearing bows adorned with long locks, and agreeable in speech were the combatants of the infantry files led by Satyaki, belonging to the Andhra tribe, endued with fierce forms and great energy. Other brave warriors such as the Cedis, the Pancalas, the Kaikayas, the Karushas, the Kosalas, the Kanchis, and the Maghadhas, also rushed forward. Their cars and steeds and elephants, all of the foremost kind, and their fierce foot-soldiers, gladdened by the notes of diverse instruments, seemed to dance and laugh. In the midst of that vast force, came Vrikodara, riding on the neck of an elephant, and surrounded by many foremost of elephant-soldiers, advancing against thy army. That fierce and foremost of elephants, duly equipped, looked resplendent, like the stone-built mansion on the top of the Udaya mountain, crowned with the risen Sun. Its armour of iron, the foremost of its kind, studded with costly gems, was as resplendent as the autumnal firmament bespangled with stars. With a lance in his outstretched arm, his head decked with a beautiful diadem, and possessed of the splendour of the meridian Sun at autumn, Bhima began to burn his foes. Beholding

हिन्दी अर्थ

येन तत् त्रिपुरं राजन् हैत्यदानवरक्षितम् जगाम भगवान् क्षिप्रं जयाय त्रिदिवौकसाम्

English

"A hero superior to the chariot-warrior should be made the chariot's driver; therefore, tiger among men, rein in the horses in the battle."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको गुँजाते हुए बड़े चोरसे सिंहनाद किया

English

[Sanjaya said:] Then Shalya, embracing your son, said to Duryodhana, slayer of foes, the king of the Madras being pleased:

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनाशमगमंस्तत्र तारका: सुरशत्रव: त्रिशूलधारी महादेवजी क्रोधसे आतुर हो उठे

English

"If you think so, O king, son of Gandhari, pleasing to behold, then whatever is pleasing to you I shall do all of it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स रथो धनुष: क्षोभादतीव हावसीदति

English

Wherever I am fit for a task, O best of the Bharatas, there I shall devote myself wholly and bear the burden of your work.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृषरूपं समास्थाय उज्जहार महारथम् स सम्भ्रमात् तु भगवान् नादं चक्रे महाबल:

English

But whatever I say to Karna, wishing his good, pleasant or unpleasant, let you and Karna bear all that."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा स भगवान् रुद्रो निरैक्षद् दानवं पुरम्

English

[Karna said:] "As Brahma is to Ishana and Keshava to Partha, so be always devoted to our good, king of the Madras."

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तनांस्तदा5शातयत खुरांश्चैव द्विधाकरोत् हयानां च सतना राजंस्तदाप्रभूति नाभवन्

English

[Shalya said:] "Self-censure, self-praise, censure of others and praise of others—these four kinds of conduct are not practised by the noble.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथाधिज्यं धनु: कृत्वा शर्व: संधाय तं शरम्

English

But I, knowing, shall say something for your assurance that involves praise of myself; learn it as it is.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वादयन्ति प्रयाणे5स्य वाद्यानि विविधानि च साधु साध्विति विश्वेश: स्मयमानो5भ्यभाषत

English

I am fit to be Shakra's charioteer like Matali, lord, through careful application, knowledge, learning and skill in healing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्य बाह्दोर्बलं मेडद्य निध्नतः शात्रवान् रणे

English

Therefore, sinless one, when you fight Partha in battle I shall drive the horses; be free of anxiety, charioteer's son."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रेरणासे वे तीनों पुर॒ मिलकर एक हो गये एकीभावं गते चैव त्रिपुरत्वमुपागते

English

that elephant from a distance, Kshemadhurti, himself on an elephant, challenging, rushed cheerfully towards Bhima who was more cheerful still. An encounter then took place between those two elephants of fierce forms resembling two huge hills topped with trees, each, fighting with the other as it liked. Those two heroes, then, whose elephants thus encountered each other, forcibly struck each other with lances endued with the splendour of solar rays, and uttered loud roars. Separating, they then careered in circles with their elephants, and each taking up a bow began to strike the other. Gladdening the people around with their loud roars and the slaps on their armpits and the whizz of this arrows, they continued to utter leonine shouts. Endued with great strength, both of them, accomplished in weapons, fought, using their elephants with upturned trunks and decked with banners floating on the wind. Then each cutting off the other' s bow, they roared at each other, and rained on each other showers of darts and lances like two masses of clouds in the rainy season pouring torrents of rain. Then Kshemadhurti pierced Bhimasena in the centre of the chest with a lance endued with great impetuosity, and then with six others, and uttered a loud shout. With those lances sticking to his body, Bhimasena, whose form then blazed with wrath, looked resplendent like the cloud-covered Sun with his rays issuing through the interstices of that canopy. Then Bhima carefully hurled at his antagonist a lance bright as the rays of the Sun, coursing perfectly straight, and made entirely of iron. The ruler of the Kulutas then, drawing his bow, cut off that lance with ten shafts and then pierced the son of Pandu with sixty shafts. Then Bhima the son of Pandu, taking up a bow whose twang resembled the roar of the clouds, uttered a loud shout and deeply afflicted with his shafts the elephants of his antagonist. Thus afflicted in that battle by Bhimasena with his arrows, that elephant, though sought to be restrained, stayed not on the field like a wind-blown cloud. The fierce prince of elephants owned by Bhima then pursued his (flying) compeer, like a wind-blown mass of clouds pursuing another mass driven by the tempest. Restraining his own elephant valiant Kshemadhurti pierced with his shafts the pursuing elephant of Bhimasena. Then with a well-shot razor-headed arrow that was perfectly straight, Kshemadhurti cut off his antagonist's bow and then afflicted that hostile elephant. Filled with wrath, Kshemadhurti then, in that battle, pierced Bhima and struck his elephant with many long shafts in every vital part. That huge elephant of Bhima then fell down, O Bharata! Bhima, however, who had jumped down from his elephant and stood on the Earth before the fall of the beast, then crushed the elephant of his antagonist with his mace. And Vrikodara then struck Kshemadhurti also, who, jumped down from his crushed elephant, was advancing against him with uplifted weapon. Kshemadhurti, thus struck, fell down lifeless, with the sword in his arm, by the side of his elephant, like a lion struck down by thunder beside a thunder-riven hill. Beholding the celebrated king of the Kulutas slain, thy troops, O bull of Bharata' s race exceedingly distressed, fled

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजयश्नैव संग्रामे संयच्छाद्य हयोत्तमान्

English

[Duryodhana said:] "As Matali holds the reins of the chariot yoked with Hari's horses, so this Shalya today will be the controller of your chariot's horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तैस्तदा दर्पमोहाद्यैरबाध्यन्त दिवौकस: चक्कुः शत्रुवधे यत्नं न शेकुर्जेतुमेव तान्

English

With you as the warrior in the chariot and the king of the Madras as charioteer, Partha, best of chariot-warriors, surely will not overcome you in battle."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोअस्त्राणि समस्तानि वरांश्व मनसेप्सितान्

English

[Sanjaya said:] Then Duryodhana again said to the mighty king of the Madras, who was reining the best horses in the battle, O king:

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनागतमत्तिक्रान्तं वेद कृष्णोडपि तत्त्वतः स्वयंभूरिव रुद्रस्य कृष्ण: पार्थस्य भारत

English

"Protected by you, Radheya will conquer Dhananjaya." Thus addressed, he mounted the chariot and said "So be it," O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस महारथी वीर कर्णको पाण्डवलोग युद्धमें कैसे जीत लेंगे?

English

When Shalya had agreed, Karna, glad, said to his charioteer, quickly and repeatedly, "Charioteer, make my chariot ready."

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनसे बोला-- राजन् मधुरया वाचा पुनरेनं ब्रवीहि वै

English

Then the victorious best of chariots, like a gandharva city, duly made ready, was presented to the master with the cry "Victory!"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात् ते यत् प्रियं किंचित् तत् सर्व करवाण्यहम् जो कुछ प्रिय कार्य है, वह सब मैं करूँगा

English

Karna, best of chariot-warriors, having worshipped that chariot according to rite, earlier prepared by a priest knowing Brahman,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र सर्वात्मना युक्तो वक्ष्ये कार्यधुरं तव

English

having circumambulated it with care and worshipped the sun, made the king of the Madras, who stood near, mount in front.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो देवगणा: सर्वे सिद्धाश्ष परमर्षय:

English

Then the mighty Shalya mounted Karna's formidable, great and excellent chariot, like a lion mounting a mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोडग्रतः प्रादुरभूत् त्रिपुरं निध्नतोडसुरान् महादेवजीके सामने वह तीनों पुरोंका समुदाय सहसा प्रकट हो गया

English

Then, with Shalya in it, O king, Karna mounted his excellent chariot, as the sun mounts a lightning-bearing cloud.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महेश्वरेण क्रुद्धेन त्रलोक्यस्य हितैषिणा

English

Mounted on one chariot, those two, bright as sun and fire, shone like the sun and fire together on a cloud in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मा कार्षीर्भस्मसाल्लोकानि ति त्र्यक्षोडब्रवीच्च तम् रोक दिया और उससे कहा--'तू सम्पूर्ण जगत्को भस्म न कर”

English

Praised, those two heroes were then yet more radiant, like Indra and Agni being invoked by priests and assembly at a sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुष्ठवुर्वाग्भिरग्रयाभि: स्थाणुमप्रतिमौजसम्

English

Karna stood on the chariot whose horses Shalya held, stretching his dreadful bow, like the sun in a halo.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वचनोंद्वारा अप्रतिम शक्तिशाली महादेवजीका स्तवन किया कृतकामा: प्रयत्नेन प्रजापतिमुखा: सुरा:

English

Mounted on the best of chariots, Karna with rays of arrows shone, tiger among men, like the sun on Mandara.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवासुरगणाध्यक्षो लोकानां विदधे शिवम्

English

To him, the great hero going on his chariot of immeasurable splendour, Duryodhana said these words:

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारथ्यमकरोत्तत्र रुद्रस्य परमो5व्यय: संयच्छतु हयानस्य राधेयस्य महात्मन:

English

"What was not done in battle by Drona and Bhishma, a difficult deed, do it, hero son of Adhiratha, in the sight of all bowmen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विशिष्टो राजशार्दूल नास्ति तत्र विचारणा

English

I had in mind that the great chariot-warriors Bhishma and Drona would surely slay Arjuna and Bhimasena.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रमथ्य हन्यात् कौन्तेयं तथा शीघ्र विधीयताम् उसकी सफलता भी आपपर ही निर्भर है

English

What heroic deed was not done by those two in the great battle, do that, Radheya, like another thunderbolt-wielder.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितुर्मम सकाशे यद् ब्राह्मण: प्राह धर्मवित् पिताके समीप कहा था

English

Capture the king of dharma, or slay Dhananjaya, Bhimasena and the twin sons of Madri, Radheya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्र परशुरामके नामसे विख्यात हैं

English

May you have victory and good fortune; go forth, bull among men, and reduce all the armies of the Pandava to ashes."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्त्रहेतो: प्रसन्नात्मा नियत: संयतेन्द्रिय: ह्ृदगतं चास्य विज्ञाय दर्शयामास शड्ूकर:

English

Then thousands of trumpets and tens of thousands of kettledrums sounded and shone, like the roar of clouds in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनोगत भावको जानकर उन्हें अपने दिव्य शरीरका प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन कराया

English

Accepting those words, Radheya, the best of chariot-warriors on his chariot, said to Shalya, skilled in battle:

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुरुष्व पूतमात्मानं सर्वमेतदवाप्स्यसि अपात्रमसमर्थ च दहन्त्यस्त्राणि भार्गव

English

"Drive the horses, mighty-armed one, until I slay Dhananjaya, Bhimasena, both twins and King Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असमर्थ पुरुषको तो ये अस्त्र जलाकर भस्म कर डालते हैं

English

Today let Dhananjaya see, Shalya, the might of my arms as I loose thousands and hundreds of heron-feathered arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं शिरसावनत: प्रभुम् तदा शुश्रूषवेस्त्राणि भवान् मे दातुमहति

English

Today, Shalya, I shall loose keenest arrows for the destruction of the Pandavas and the victory of Duryodhana."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजोपहारबलिभिहोंममन्त्रपुरस्कृतै:

English

[Shalya said:] "Charioteer's son, how can you slight the Pandavas, all skilled in weapons, mighty archers, all great chariot-warriors?

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसन्नश्ष महादेवो भार्गवस्य महात्मन: भक्तिमानेष सततं मयि रामो दृढव्रत:

English

Never retreating, of great fortune, invincible, true in valour, they could rouse fear even in Shatakratu himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवतानां पितृणां च समक्षमरिसूदन

English

When you hear in battle the sound of Gandiva, like the roar of the thunderbolt, Radheya, you will no longer speak thus."

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया; परंतु वे उन्हें जीत न सके

English

[Sanjaya said:] Disregarding the words spoken by the king of the Madras, Karna, O king, said, "You shall see it today."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रासादयंस्तदा भक्त्या जहि शत्रुगणानिति और कहा--'प्रभो! हमारे शत्रुओंका संहार कीजिये”

English

Seeing the mighty-bowed Karna standing eager to fight, all the Kurus shouted, delighted, O scorcher of foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रामं भार्गवमाहूय सो5भ्यभाषत शड्कर:

English

Then, with the sound of drums and the roar of kettledrums, with arrows of many kinds and the shouts of the mighty, your men went out to battle resolved not to return from death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिज्ञा करके भृगुनन्दन परशुरामको बुलाकर इस प्रकार कहा-- लोकानां हितकामार्थ मत्प्रीत्यर्थ तथैव च

English

When Karna set out and the warriors were glad, O king, the earth shook and groaned discordantly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समस्त समागत शत्रुओंका वध करो”

English

Seven great planets were seen issuing from the sun; meteors fell, the quarters blazed, thunderbolts fell and dreadful winds blew.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गच्छ त्वं मदनुज्ञातो निहनिष्यसि शात्रवान् एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन प्रतिगृह्य च सर्वश:

English

Herds of beasts and birds repeatedly circled your army to the left, announcing great danger.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रेषितो देवदेवेन वो निजेतुं महासुरा:

English

As Karna set out his horses fell to the ground, and a terrible rain of bones fell from the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स तान् निहत्य समरे हैत्यान् भार्गवनन्दन: स दानवै: क्षततनुर्जामदग्न्यो द्विजोत्तम:

English

Weapons blazed, banners trembled, and the mounts, O lord of men, shed tears.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रीतश्न भगवान् देव: कर्मणा तेन तस्य वै

English

These and many other very dreadful portents arose there, O revered one, for the destruction of the Kauravas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उक्तश्न देवदेवेन प्रीतियुक्तेन शूलिना तया ते मानुषं कर्म व्यपोर्द भूगुनन्दन

English

All of them, bewildered by fate, did not heed them; men on earth cried "Victory!" to the departing charioteer's son, and your Kauravas thought the Pandavas already conquered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुज्ञां प्राप्प देवेशाज्जगाम स महातपा: वृजिनं हि भवेत् किंचिद् यदि कर्णस्य पार्थिव

English

Then, on his chariot, slayer of heroes, seeing Bhishma and Drona of taken strength fallen, Vaikartana, bull among chariot-elephants, blazed like fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नापि सूतकुले जात॑ कर्ण मन्‍्ये कथंचन

English

Addressing Shalya, he spoke, seeing Partha's incomparable deed, burning with pride and arrogance and sighing as if kindled by anger:

हिन्दी अर्थ

विसृष्टमवबोधार्थ कुलस्थेति मतिर्मम सकुण्डलं सकवचं दीर्घबाहुं महारथम्

English

"I do not fear even Mahendra, thunderbolt in hand and enraged, while I stand in my chariot with bow in hand; yet seeing Bhishma and the others lying fallen, steadiness does not abandon me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महात्मा होष राजेन्द्र रामशिष्य: प्रतापवान्

English

When those two blameless ones, equal to Mahendra and Vishnu, crushers of the best chariots, horses and elephants, were slain by foes though they seemed unslayable, then even today dread is in me in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि त्रिपुरवधोपाख्याने चतुमस्त्रिंशो 5ध्याय: सारथ्यमकरोत् तत्र ब्रह्मा रुद्रोभवद् रथी

English

Seeing the very young kings, men, horses, elephants and chariots slain by arrows in battle, how did the preceptor, the best of Brahmanas knowing great weapons, not slay all the enemies in the battle?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात्त्वं पुरुषव्याप्र नियच्छ तुरगान् युधि

English

Remembering Drona's challenge in the great fight, I tell the truth, Kurus, listen: none other than I of you can withstand Arjuna in battle, like death of fierce form that comes in due course.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषसिंह! आप युद्धमें कर्णके घोड़ोंको काबूमें रखिये तथास्माभिर्भवान् यत्नात् कर्णादभ्यधिको वृत:

English

Skill, grace, strength, steadfastness, great weapons and humility were in Drona; if that great soul came under the power of death, I think all others are afflicted today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा भवानपि क्षिप्रं रुद्रस्येव पितामह:

English

Nothing here in this world is certain, one must reflect, because of the impermanence of the connection of action; who, with doubt removed, would at sunrise be proud when the preceptor has been felled today?

हिन्दी अर्थ

घोड़ोंका नियन्त्रण कीजिये मयाप्येतन्नरश्रेष्ठ बहुशो 5मरसिंहयो:

English

Surely weapons, strength, prowess, well-ordered action and supreme arms are not enough for a man's happiness, since the preceptor was slain by his foes in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा च चक्रे सारथ्यं भवस्य प्रपितामह:

English

Equal in splendour to fire and sun, like Vishnu and Purandara in prowess, always equal to Brihaspati and Ushanas in policy—no weapon of his, hard to bear, failed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा पार्थ हि निहतं स्वयं योत्स्यति केशव:

English

With the cry of women and children weeping and the manliness of Dhritarashtra's side overthrown, I know my duty, Shalya; so advance upon the enemy's army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेनाको जलाकर भस्म कर देंगे न चापि तस्य क्रुद्धस्य वाष्णेयस्य महात्मन:

English

Where the king, the truthful Pandavas, Bhimasena and Arjuna, Vasudeva, the Srinjayas, Satyaki and the twins stand, who other than I could withstand them?

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी नरेश उनके सामने ठहर नहीं सकेगा

English

So go quickly, lord of the Madras, in battle against the Panchalas, Pandavas and Srinjayas; either I shall meet and slay them in battle, or I shall go to Drona's presence, I think.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ तथा भाषमाणं तु मद्रराजमरिंदम: मावमंस्था महाबाहो कर्ण वैकर्तनं रणे

English

I will certainly go into the midst of those heroes, Shalya—know that; this treachery to a friend I cannot tolerate; giving up life I shall follow Drona.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रेष्ठ तथा सम्पूर्ण शास्त्रोंके अर्थका पारंगत विद्वान् है

English

For the wise and the foolish alike, the release of life at life's end is in Death's mouth; therefore, knowing this, I will go against Partha; fate cannot be crossed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा भयकरं महत् दसों दिशाओंमें भागने लगती है

English

O king, Vichitravirya's son was always of good conduct to me; for the accomplishment of his purpose I give up dear pleasures and life itself, hard to give up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्यक्ष ते महाबाहो यथा रात्रौ घटोत्कच:

English

This chariot covered with tiger-skin, with silent axles, gold triple seat and silver triple pole, drawn by the best horses, was given to me by Rama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चातिष्ठत बीभत्सु: प्रत्यनीके कथंचन भीमसेनश्न बलवान् धनुष्कोट्याभिचोदित:

English

See the variegated bows, the banner, mace and dreadful arrows, the blazing sword and supreme weapon, and the white, resounding, fierce conch, Shalya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके उन्हें बलपूर्वक रथहीन कर दिया था

English

Mounted on this bannered chariot, best of chariots, sounding like a falling thunderbolt, yoked with white horses and adorned with fine quivers, I shall slay Arjuna in battle by force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूज्जयाश्रेतरे सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा: तं कथं पाण्डवा युद्धे विजेष्यन्ति महारथम्

English

If all-seizing Death protects him, careless always in battle, I shall slay that son of Pandu meeting him in battle, or go to Yama as Bhishma did.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं शल्यभूत: शत्रूणामविषहा: पराक्रमे तव बाहुबलं प्राप्य न शेकुः सर्वसात्वता:

English

If Yama, Varuna, Kubera and Vasava, with their hosts, were to come together in the great battle to protect the Pandava—what more—I would conquer him together with them."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न सके हैं। क्या आपके बाहुबलसे श्रीकृष्णका बल अधिक है?

English

Hearing these words of the boasting Karna, eager for battle, the valiant king of the Madras laughed, slighted him, and answered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा हि कृष्णेन बलं धार्य वै फाल्गुने हते किमर्थ समरे सैन्यं वासुदेवो न्‍्यवारयत्

English

"Stop, stop, Karna, from boasting! You are too impetuous and speak improperly. Where is the best of men Dhananjaya, and where are you, foolish one, in this?

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डव-सेनाका वध नहीं करेंगे?

English

Who, other than Arjuna, could forcibly carry off the younger sister of the best of men from the Yadava house guarded by Upendra, like heaven guarded by the king of the immortals?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोदराणां च वीराणां सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् सारथ्य करूँगा जैसा कि तुम चाहते हो

English

What man would challenge Bhava, creator of the three worlds and lord of lords, in battle, in the quarrel over the hunted deer, other than Arjuna, whose power equals the lord of the gods?

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्सूजेयं यथाश्रद्धमहं वाचो5स्य संनिधौ

English

Out of respect for Agni, Jaya conquered with arrows asuras, gods, great serpents, men, Garudas, pishachas, yakshas and rakshasas, and gave the oblation as he wished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो जीमें आयेगा, वैसी बातें करूँगा अब्रवीन्मद्रराजानं सर्वक्षत्रस्थ संनिधौ

English

Do you not remember when Dhritarashtra's son was carried off by the enemy and was rescued by the best of men, the sun's son, having killed many of those foes in the desert?

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रने मद्रराज शल्यसे कहा--“बहुत अच्छा, आपकी शर्त स्वीकार है”

English

When you had fled even earlier, you do not recall that Dhritarashtra's sons, fond of quarrel, were rescued by the Pandavas after conquering the gandharva hosts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनस्तदा हृष्ट: कर्ण तमभिषस्वजे जहि पार्थान् रणे सर्वान् महेन्द्रो दानवानिव

English

When you were defeated by the best of men at the cattle-raid, with your elders, their sons and Bhishma, with large armies and mounts, did you not then conquer Arjuna?

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णो ह्ृष्टमना भूयो दुर्योधनमभाषत

English

Here is another occasion again for your death, a fine fight today; if you do not flee from fear of the foe, you will be slain in battle today, charioteer's son."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाणीद्वारा इन्हें फिरसे समझाते हुए कुछ कहो”

English

[Sanjaya said:] While the king of the Madras spoke so many harsh things, the enraged Karna, the chief of the Kuru army, said to the king of the Madras:

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनोब्रवीच्छल्यं मद्रराज॑ महीपतिम् शल्य कर्ण;ोडडर्जुनेनाद्य योद्धव्यमिति मनन्‍्यते

English

"Enough, enough, why do you boast? The fight between him and me is at hand. If he conquers me in the great battle, then let your boast stand."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णो हत्वेतरान् सर्वान् फाल्गुनं हन्तुमिच्छति

English

Saying "So be it," the king of the Madras said nothing more. "Go on, lord of the Madras," said Karna to him, eager to fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा त्वमपि राधेयं सर्वतः परिपालय कर्णकी सर्वथा रक्षा कीजिये"

English

That chariot with white horses and Shalya as charioteer went against the foes, slaying enemies in battle as the sun dispels darkness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनको हृदयसे लगाकर कहा

English

Then Karna, glad, went on in his tiger-skin chariot drawn by white horses, and looking at the Pandava army, he quickly asked after Dhananjaya.