Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

शतमेकं च पातानां त्वं काक पतिता ध्रुवम्

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Srutakarman then, O king, filled with wrath, struck that lord of Earth, viz., Citrasena, in that battle, with fifty shafts. The ruler of the Abhisars (in return), striking Srutakarman, O king, with nine straight arrows, pierced his driver with five. Srutakarman then, filled with rage, struck Citrasena at the head of his forces, with a keen arrow in a vital part. Deeply pierced, O monarch, with that arrow by that high-souled prince the heroic Citrasena felt great pain and swooned away. During this interval, Srutakarman of great renown covered that lord of Earth, (viz., his insensible antagonist), with ninety arrows. The mighty car-warrior Citrasena then, recovering consciousness, cut off his antagonist's bow with a broad-headed arrow, and pierced his antagonist himself with seven arrows. Taking up another bow that was decked with gold, and capable of striking hard, Srutakarman then, with his waves of arrows, made Citrasena assume a wonderful appearance. Adorned with those arrows, the youthful king, wearing beautiful garlands, looked in that battle like a well-adorned youth in the midst of an assembly. Quickly piercing Srutakarman with an arrow in the centre of the chest, he said unto him, "Wait, Wait!" Srutakarman also, pierced with that arrow in the battle, began to shed blood, like a mountain shedding streams of liquid red chalk. Bathed in blood and dyed therewith, that hero shone in battle like a flowering Kinsuka. Srutakarman, then, O king, thus assailed by the foe, became filled with rage, and cut in twain the foe-resisting bow of Citrasena. The latter' s bow having been cut off, Srutakarman then, O king, pierced him with three hundred arrows equipped with goodly wings, covering him completely therewith. With another broad-headed arrow, sharp-edged and keen pointed, he cut off the head, decked with head-gear of his high-souled antagonist. That blazing head of Citrasena fell down on the ground, like the moon loosened from the firmament upon the Earth at will. Beholding the king slain, the troops of Citrasena, O sire, rushed impetuously against (his slayer). That great bowman then, filled with rage, rushed, shooting his shafts, against that army, like Yama filled with fury, against all creatures at the time of the universal dissolution. Slaughtered in that battle by thy grandson armed with the bow, they quickly fled on all sides like elephants scorched by a forestconflagration. Beholding them flying away, hopeless of vanquishing the foe, Srutakarman, pursuing them with his keen arrows, looked exceedingly resplendent (on his car). Then Prativindhya, piercing Citra with five arrows, struck his driver with three and his standard with one. Him Citra pierced, striking in the arms and the chest, with nine broad-headed shafts equipped with wings of gold, having keen points, and plumed with Kanka and peacock feathers. Then Prativindhya, O Bharata, cutting off with his shafts the bow of his antagonist deeply struck the latter with five keen arrows. Then Citra, O monarch, sped at thy grandson a terrible and irresistible dart, adorned with golden bells, and resembling a flame of fire. Prativindhya, however, in that battle, cut off, with the greatest ease, into three fragments, that dart as it coursed towards him like a flashing meteor. Cut off into three fragments, with Prativindhya' s shafts, that dart fell down, like the thunderbolt inspiring all creatures with fear at the end of the Yuga. Beholding that dart baffled, Citra, taking up a huge mace decked with a net-work of gold, hurled it at Prativindhya. That mace slew the latter' s steeds and driver also in that great battle, and crushing, besides, his car, fell with great impetuosity on the Earth. Meanwhile, having alighted from his car, O Bharata, Prativindhya hurled at Citra a dart, well-

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः काको भृशं श्रान्तो हंसमभ्यागमत्तदा उज्जिहीर्षुर्निमज्जन्तं स्मरन् सत्पुरुषव्रतम्

English

[Karna said:] "Shauri driving Arjuna's chariot, the Pandava's strength and great weapons—I know them as they are today, Shalya; that is hidden from you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यद्यहं स्वस्तिमान् हंस स्वं देशं प्राप्तुयां प्रभो

English

Yet I shall fight those two unassailable ones, the best of weapon-bearers, free of fear; but the curse of Rama and of the best of Brahmanas torments me more.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी वृष्णिनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण और पाणए्डुपुत्र अर्जुनकी शरण लो द्रष्टास्येकरथे कर्ण तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि

English

Long ago I lived with Rama under the guise of a Brahmana, wishing to obtain a divine weapon; even there, Shalya, Indra, wishing Phalguna's good, set an obstacle for me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा त्वमन्तरं द्रष्टा आत्मनश्लार्जुनस्य च देख लोगे कि तुममें और अर्जुनमें कितना अन्तर है?

English

Having come to my thigh and entered it in the form of an ugly insect, a break was made; and from fear of my teacher I did not move; that Brahmana saw it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तौ मावमंस्था मौख्यात् त्वं खद्योत इव रोचनौ

English

Asked, I told that great sage, 'I am a charioteer's son'; he cursed me: 'This weapon gained by you through the pretext of being a Suta will not appear to you at the time of action,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकाश्येनाभिविख्यातौ त्वं तु खद्योतवन्नूषु विख्यात हैं; परंतु तुम तो मनुष्योंमें जुगनूके ही समान हो

English

except at the time of your death, since Brahman is not firmly in a non-Brahmana.' Today, in this tumultuous and terrible battle, dear one, that weapon is sufficient.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नृसिंहौ तौ महात्मानौ जोषमास्स्व विकत्थने

English

The swift, immeasurable lord of waters, who would drown the masses of beings, makes the sea a great serpent—only the shore restrains the immeasurable one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथाविधावर्जुनवासुदेवौ बात मुझे अच्छी तरह ज्ञात है

English

Releasing masses of unerring arrows that pierce vital parts, feathered, hero-slaying, I will fight the son of Kunti in battle, the best of all bowstring-drawers in the world today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमहं पतिता काक नान्यं जानामि कठचन अथ काका: प्रजहसुर्ये तत्रासन् समागता:

English

Thus with strength I shall withstand the very strong one of great weapons, like the sea, hard to reach, fierce, with floods of arrows, drowning kings; like the shore I shall withstand Partha with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकेनैव शतस्यैष पातेनाभिभविष्यति

English

Today in battle, equal to whom I deem no other man taking up a bow—he who could conquer gods and asuras in battle—see with him my most dreadful fight today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रपेततु: स्पर्थया च ततस्तौ हंसवायसौ अथ काकस्य चित्राणि पतितानि मुहुर्मुहु:

English

The overproud Pandava, eager for battle, will come against me with superhuman great weapons; meeting his weapon with weapons in battle, I shall fell Partha with the best of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हंसांक्षावहसन्ति सम प्रावदन्नप्रियाणि च

English

Blazing even like the sun, with fully attained rays, shining with fame, dispelling darkness, I shall cover Dhananjaya with arrows like a cloud above the sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षाग्रेभ्य: स्थलेभ्यश्व निपतन्त्युतन्ति च अवमन्य च हंसांस्तानिदं वचनमन्रुवन्

English

As a cloud with showers extinguishes the fire Vaishvanara, with smoking flame, blazing, glorious, burning this world, so I shall quench Partha in battle with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ हंस: स तच्छुत्वा प्रापतत् पश्चिमां दिशम्

English

The crusher, the strong, the striker, the breaker, the fierce wind—I shall withstand in battle the enraged and unforgiving Dhananjaya, like the Himalaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो भी: प्राविशत् काक॑ तदा तत्र विचेतसम् रहे थे; अतः उसके मनमें भय समा गया और वह घबराकर अचेत-सा हो उठा

English

The skilled one, unattached on chariot paths, ever bearing the yoke in wars, foremost hero, best of all archers in the world, I shall withstand Dhananjaya in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महासत्त्वशतोद्धासी नभसो5पि विशिष्यते

English

Today in battle, equal to whom I regard no other man among men taking a bow, who could bear this whole earth—knowing so, I am about to fight him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समुद्रके जलसमूहका पार कैसे पा सकता था? अथ हंसोअप्यतिक्रम्य मुहूर्तमिति चेति च

English

He who at Khandava defeated all beings with the gods—what other man, to save his life, would wish to fight him but me?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतिक्रम्य च चक्राड़: काक॑ तं समुहैक्षत

English

I could tell with joy the manliness of that Pandava in the assembly of kshatriyas; why, fool, did you, speaking foolishly with a confused mind, tell me Arjuna's manliness?

हिन्दी अर्थ

पातस्य व्याहरंश्वैंदं न नो गुहां प्रभाषसे

English

The disagreeable, harsh, cruel, mean, reviling, who is intolerant of the tolerant—I could slay hundreds of such; I forgive you by forbearance because of the course of time.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलं स्पृशसि पक्षाभ्यां तुण्डेन च पुन: पुन: अभी तेरी रक्षा करता हूँ

English

You spoke disagreeable things on behalf of the Pandavas, attacking me like a fool, evil-doer; you who are crooked towards my straightness are slain—a betrayer of a friend; friendship is made by seven steps.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टो हंसेन दुष्टात्मन्निदं हंसं ततो5ब्रवीत्

English

This is the time of death, most dreadful, that Duryodhana has come to battle; wishing the success of his purpose I shall go against them, where there is no certainty.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पातवेगप्रमथितो हंसं काकोब्रवीदिदम् हंस प्राणै: प्रपद्ये त्वामुदकान्तं नयस्व माम्

English

'Friend' is derived from the roots mid, nand, pri, trai, mud, as taught earlier by the learned; and all that I have in Duryodhana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

काको दृढपरिश्रान्त: सहसा निपपात ह

English

'Enemy' (shatru) from shad, shas, shay, shri, shvi and sometimes from prefixes in many ways, and from su-d; mostly all that is in you, and that is in me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ सहसा उस महासागरमें गिर पड़ा। उस समय उसे बड़ी पीड़ा हो रही थी ग्रियमाणमिदं काक॑ हंसो वाक्यमुवाच ह

English

For Duryodhana's sake and for your displeasure, for fame's sake, for my own and for my lord's, I shall therefore fight the Pandava and Vasudeva with effort; see that deed of mine today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्लाघमानस्त्वमात्मानं काक भाषितवानसि

English

See my supreme weapons today, Brahma weapons, divine and human; I shall attack the fierce-valoured one like a rutting elephant a rutting elephant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सकता हूँ। अब उन्हें याद कर महासागरमें कैसे गिर पड़ा?”

English

I shall loose the Brahma weapon, unconquerable by mind, incomparable, for Partha's defeat; and even by it he would not be freed in battle, unless my wheel falls in a pit today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपरिष्ट तदा हंसमभिवीक्ष्य प्रसादयन्

English

Not from Vaivasvata with the rod in hand, nor from Varuna with the noose, nor from the lord of wealth with his mace, nor from Vasava with his thunderbolt,

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसे प्रसन्न करनेके लिये कहा अवमन्य बहुंश्वाहं काकानन्यांश्व पक्षिण:

English

nor from anyone else do I fear an aggressor; know, Shalya, that I am fearless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसीका अपमान नहीं करूँगा। तुम इस विपत्तिसे मेरा उद्धार करो कृपया55दाय हंसस्तं जलक्लिन्न सुदुर्दुशम्

English

Therefore I have no fear of the Parthas nor of Janardana; today there will be a fight between those two and me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरोप्य पृष्ठ हंसस्तं काक॑ तूर्ण विचेतनम्

English

A Brahmana told me, 'Your wheel will fall into a pit'; for one fighting in battle, danger comes in a narrow place.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संस्थाप्य तं चापि पुन: समाश्वास्य च खेचरम् उच्छिष्टभोजन: काको यथा वैश्यकुले पुरा

English

Therefore I fear greatly the Brahmana's word; for those are lords of the moon-kings, rulers of pleasure and pain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदृशान् श्रेयसश्नापि सर्वान् कर्णावमन्यसे

English

Careless, I once struck with an arrow the calf of a sacrificial cow of that treasure of austerity, a Brahmana, as it wandered in the lonely place, Shalya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विराटनगरे पार्थमेक॑ कि नावधीस्तदा भगाया हो। कर्ण! उस समय तुम्हारा पराक्रम कहाँ था?

English

Though I offered seven hundred plough-pole-tusked elephants and hundreds of servants, he did not show me grace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां प्रथमं त्वं पलायित:

English

Though I brought fourteen thousand black cows with white calves, I did not obtain grace from that best of the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुरून् समग्रानुत्सज्य प्रथमं त्वं पलायित: अवध्यौ वदत: कृष्णौ संनिधौ च महीक्षिताम्

English

I offered him honour and all my house rich with every desire and whatever wealth I had; he did not accept.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोनों श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको अवध्य बताया करते थे

English

Then he said to me, who begged earnestly for pardon: 'Charioteer, what I have said will be so; it will not be otherwise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वत्तो5तिरिक्तः सर्वेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो ब्राह्मणो यथा पुत्रं च वसुदेवस्य कुन्तीपुत्रं च पाण्डवम्

English

He who speaks untruth would destroy creatures and so incur sin; therefore, to protect dharma, I do not venture to speak falsely.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथाश्रयस्व वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवं च धनंजयम्

English

Do not harm the Brahmanic course; you have made atonement. No one in the world would make my word untrue; accept it.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब ऐसी बातें नहीं बोल सकोगे

English

This I have told you, though provoked, out of friendship; I know you are insulting me; be silent and hear my reply."