Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

स रणे युयुधानेन विसूताश्चरथध्वज:

English

"Dhritarashtra said, 'Describe to me the battle of Arjuna with the samsaptakas, and of the other kings with the Pandavas. Narrate to me also, O Sanjaya, the battle of Arjuna with Ashvatthama, and of the other lords of the Earth with Partha. '

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमुञ्चन्तं च संरम्भादपश्यन्त हतानरीन् अरुणाभ्रावृताकारं तस्मिन् देशे बभौ वियत्

English

Vrisha (Karna), cutting with hundreds of fierce arrows the thousands of weapons of many kinds sent by the foe, pierced them calmly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन सबको सैकड़ों उग्र बाणोंद्वारा बिना किसी घबराहटके बींध डाला

English

He cut off their heads, arms and thighs on every side; slain, they fell to the earth, and others, broken, fled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वत्सदन्तैर्महेष्वास: प्रहसन्निव भारत नामक दस बाणोंद्वारा युधिष्ठिरको घायल कर दिया

English

The Dravidas, Andhras and Nishadas, urged by Satyaki, again tormented Karna in battle, foot-soldiers wishing to kill him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तीन-तीन बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

English

Without arms, heads or helmets, struck by Karna's arrows, they fell to the earth at once, like a sala forest cut down together.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः सर्वायसीं शक्ति चिक्षेपाधिरथिं प्रति सा छिलन्ना भूमिमगमन्महेष्वासस्य सायकै:

English

Thus hundreds, thousands and tens of thousands of warriors in battle, slain, came to the earth with their bodies and filled the quarters with fame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो युधिष्ठिरानीकं दृष्टवा कर्ण: पराड्मुखम्

English

Then the Pandavas and Panchalas hemmed in Karna Vaikartana, enraged in battle like Death, as one restrains a disease with spells and herbs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञाता: पाण्डवानां महारथा:

English

Crushing them, he again attacked Yudhishthira, like a violent disease beyond the reach of spells and herbs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभवत् तुमुलः शब्दो योधानां तत्र भारत योद्धाओं एवं अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका भयंकर शब्द गूँजने लगा

English

Hemmed in by the Pandavas, Panchalas and Kekayas, eager for the king, he could not pass beyond them, as death cannot pass a knower of Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सात्यकिको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे ढाल और तलवार लेकर उनकी ओर बढ़ा तस्य चापतत:ः शीघ्र॑ं वृषसेनस्य सात्यकि:

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Listen, O king, as I speak to thee as to how occurred the battle of the heroic warriors (on our side) with the foe — the battle which was destructive of bodies, sins, and lives. That slayer of foes, viz, Partha, penetrating into the Samsaptaka force that resembled the ocean, agitated it exceedingly, like a tempest agitating the vast deep. Cutting off with broad-headed arrows of keen edges the heads of brave warriors that were decked with faces possessed of the splendour of the full moon and with beautiful eyes and eyebrows and teeth, Dhananjaya speedily caused the Earth to be strewn there as if with lotuses, plucked off their stalks. And in that battle Arjuna with his razor-headed shafts, cut off the arms of his foes, that were all well rounded, large and massive, and smeared with sandal-paste and other perfumes, with weapons in grasp, with leathern gloves casing their fingers, and looking like five-headed snakes. And the son of Pandu repeatedly cut off with his broad-headed shafts, steeds, riders, drivers, and flags, and bows and arrows, and arms decked with gems. And Arjuna in that battle, O king, with many thousands of arrows, despatched to Yama's abode, car-warriors and elephants and horses and horsemen. Many foremost of warriors, filled with rage and roaring like bulls mad (like them) with excitement for a cow in season, rushed towards Arjuna, with loud cries. All of them then began to strike Arjuna with their arrows as the latter was employed in slaying them, like infuriate bulls striking one of their species with their horns. The battle that took place between him and them made the hair to stand on end, even like the battle between the Daityas and the wielder of the thunderbolt on the occasion of the conquest of the three worlds. Resisting with his own weapons the weapons of his foes on all sides. Arjuna, piercing them fast with innumerable arrows, took their lives. Like the wind destroying vast masses of clouds, Arjuna, otherwise called Jaya, that enhancer of the fears of his foes, cutting off into minute fragments large throngs of cars, — cars, that is, whose poles, wheels, and axles had previously been shattered by him, and whose warriors and steeds and drivers had been slain before, and whose weapons and quivers had been displaced, and standards crushed, and traces and reins sundered, and wooden fences and shafts broken already, and filling every body with wonder, achieved feats magnificent to behold and rivalling those of a 1,000 great car-warriors fighting together. Crowds of Siddhas and celestial Rishis and Charanas all applauded him. And celestial kettle-drums sounded, and floral showers fell upon the heads of Keshava and Arjuna. And an incorporeal voice said, "These viz., Keshava and Arjuna, are those two heroes that always possess the beauty of the moon, the splendour of fire, the force of the wind and the radiance of the sun. Stationed on the same car these two heroes are invincible even like Brahman and Isana. These two heroes the foremost of all creatures are Nara and Narayana." Hearing and beholding these wonderful things, O Bharata, Ashvatthama, with great care and resolution, rushed against Krishna and Arjuna in that battle. With his arm that held an arrow in its grasp, the son of Drona hailed the Pandava, shooting shafts equipped with foe-slaying heads, and smilingly told him these words, "If, O

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःशासनस्तु तं दृष्टवा विरथ॑ं व्यायुधं कृतम्

English

"Karna, Karna, vainly regarded, charioteer's son, hear my word: you always compete in battle with the glorious Phalguna and always trouble us, abiding by the counsel of Dhritarashtra's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथान्यं रथमास्थाय वृषसेनो महारथ: भीमसेनं चतु:षष्टया सहदेवं च पञ्चभि:

English

Whatever your strength and valour, and your hatred of the Pandavas, show all of it today, taking up great manliness; I shall rid you today of your zeal for battle in the great fight."

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डिनं च दशभिर्धर्मराजं॑ शतेन च

English

Having said this, O great king, the son of Pandu pierced Karna with ten sharp iron arrows with golden feathers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभ्यर्दयन्महेष्वास: कर्णपुत्रो विशाम्पते दुःशासनं च शैनेयो नवैर्नवभिरायसै:

English

The charioteer's son, tamer of foes, the mighty archer, pierced him in return with nine calf-tooth arrows, laughing as it were, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स त्वन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत् कल्पितं पुन:

English

Then the hero killed the two Panchala wheel-guards of the great soul (Yudhishthira) with two razor-arrows in the battle, with straight-jointed arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डवोंके साथ युद्ध करने लगा भीमसेनश्षतुःषष्टया सहदेवश्व सप्तभि:

English

Those two heroes at the king of dharma's sides shone near his chariot like the Vasus beside the moon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डी दशभिर्वीरो धर्मराज: शतेन तु

English

Yudhishthira again pierced Karna with thirty arrows, struck Sushena and Satyasena with three each,

हिन्दी अर्थ

महासमरमें महाधनुर्धर सूतपुत्र कर्णको बाणोंद्वारा पीड़ित कर दिया अपश्याम महाभाग तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

English

pierced Shalya with ninety and the charioteer's son with seventy-three, and their protectors with three straight arrows each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह सब कुछ अद्भुत-सा प्रतीत होता था

English

Then Adhiratha's son, laughing and shaking his bow, split the king with a broad-headed arrow, pierced him with sixty and roared with joy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रदेशमें आकाश अरुण रंगके बादलोंसे ढका हुआ-सा जान पड़ता था

English

Then the Pandava heroes rushed at Yudhishthira, wishing to save him from the charioteer's son, and tormented Karna with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यैविद्धः प्रत्यविद्ध्यत् तानेकैकं त्रिगुणै: शरै: साश्वसूतरथच्छत्रांस्ततस्ते विवरं ददु:

English

Satyaki, Chekitana, Yuyutsu, the Pandya, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi and the Prabhadrakas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजानीकमसम्बाधं प्राविशच्छत्रुकर्शन:

English

the twins, Bhimasena, the son of Shishupala, the Karushas, the remaining Matsyas, the Kekayas, the Kashis and Kosalas—these swift heroes held back Vasushena (Karna).

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाधनुर्धरोंको रौंदकर राजा युधिष्ठिरकी सेनामें बेरोक-टोक प्रवेश किया राधेयो निशितैर्बाणैस्ततोभ्यार्च्छ॑द् युधिष्ठिरम्

English

Janamejaya the Panchala pierced Karna with arrows—boar-eared arrows, iron arrows, nalikas, sharp shafts, calf-tooth arrows, vipathas, razor-edged arrows and sparrow-faced arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मारकर युधिष्ठिरपर आक्रमण किया

English

With fierce weapons of many kinds, chariot-men, elephant-men, horsemen and foot-soldiers rushed on every side at Karna, surrounding him, wishing to kill him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राधेयात् परिरक्षन्तो राजानं॑ पर्यवारयन् करनेके लिये उन्हें चारों ओरसे घेर लिया

English

Attacked on all sides by the foremost of the Pandavas, he brought forth the Brahma weapon, filling the quarters with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्ता: शूरा महेष्वासा: पर्यरक्षन्त सर्वश:

English

Karna, a fire of great flames of arrows and heat of valour, ranged beautifully in battle, burning the Pandava forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गर्जना करनेवाले शूरवीरोंका सिंहनाद सुनायी देने लगा युधिष्ठिरमुखा: पार्था: सूतपुत्रमुखा वयम्

English

Warding off the great weapons of the great souls, the mighty archer, laughing, cut the bow of the lord of men with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे अष्टचत्वारिंशो ध्याय:

English

Then, aiming ninety straight-jointed arrows in a moment, Karna in battle split the king's armour with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथहस्त्यश्वपत्तीनां सहस्नै: परिवारित: सेनाको विदीर्ण करके युधिष्ठिरपर धावा किया

English

That golden armour, falling, shone like a lightning-bearing cloud, the remnant of the sun struck by the wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े और दूसरे बहुत-से योद्धा घायल होकर भाग गये अभ्यद्रवज्जिघांसन्त: पत्तय: कर्णमाहवे

English

That body of the lord of men, its armour fallen, shone, adorned with jewels, like the sky at night.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार डालनेकी इच्छासे पुन: उसपर टूट पड़े

English

Without armour, drenched in blood from the arrows, Partha, enraged, hurled an all-iron dart at Adhiratha's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पेतु: पृथिव्यां युगपच्छिन्नं शालवनं यथा हुए शालवनके समान एक साथ ही पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

English

As it blazed in the sky, the mighty archer cut it with seven arrows, and cut, it fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुरुधु: पाण्डुपाज्चाला व्याधिं मन्त्रौषचैरिव

English

Then Yudhishthira struck Karna in the arms, forehead and heart with four javelins and roared with delight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रोगोंकी रोकथाम कर लेते हैं मन्त्रौषधिक्रियातीतो व्याधिरत्युल्बणो यथा

English

Karna, blood gushing, enraged, sighing like a serpent, cut his banner with a broad-headed arrow, pierced the Pandava with three, cut his quiver and shattered his chariot to bits.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सबको रौंदकर पुनः युधिष्ठिरपर ही आक्रमण किया

English

Thus Partha withdrew, his rear-guard slain and his charioteer dead, unable to stand before Karna, despondent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाशकत् तानकिक्रान्तुं मृत्युर्रह्म विदो यथा अब्रवीत् परवीरघ्नं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचन:

English

Pursuing him, Radheya touched his shoulder with his hand and said, laughing, O king, as if reproaching the Pandava:

हिन्दी अर्थ

पास ही रोक दिया गया था, इस प्रकार कहा--

English

"How can one born in a noble family, fixed in the duty of a kshatriya, abandon his foes in battle and protect his life in the great fight?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदा स्पर्थसि संग्रामे फाल्गुनेन तरस्विना युद्धश्रद्धां च तेड्द्याहं विनेष्पामि महाहवे

English

I think you are not skilled in kshatriya duties; you are suited to the Brahmanic strength, to study and sacrificial work.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्णपुड्खैर्दशभिर्विव्याधायस्मयै: शरै:

English

Do not fight me, son of Kunti, and do not approach heroes; do not speak ill of them, and do not go into the great battle."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रजज्वाल ततः क्रोधाद्धविषेव हुताशन:

English

Having said this, the mighty one released Partha and struck the Pandava army like the thunderbolt-wielder the asura host; then the king hurried away, as if ashamed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युगान्ते दग्धुकामस्य संवर्ताग्नेरिवापर: इच्छावाले द्वितीय संवर्तक अग्निके समान दिखायी देता था

English

As the king went, Achyuta, the Chedis, Pandavas and Panchalas followed him, with Satyaki the great chariot-warrior, the brave sons of Draupadi and the twin Pandavas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विदीर्ण कर देनेवाले तीखे बाणका संधान किया

English

Then, seeing Yudhishthira's army turn away, Karna with the Kuru heroes followed at their rear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुमोच त्वरितो राजा सूतपुत्रजिघांसया विवेश सहसा कर्ण सब्ये पाश्वे महारथम्

English

Then the Dhritarashtras' lion-roar arose with the sound of conches, kettledrums and bows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहसा महारथी कर्णकी बायीं पसलीमें घुस गया

English

Yudhishthira, O Kaurava, quickly mounting a chariot, saw Karna's prowess against Shrutakirti.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका सारा शरीर शिथिल हो गया था राजापि भूयो नाजघ्ने कर्ण पार्थहितेप्सया

English

Seeing his army being driven, the king of dharma Yudhishthira, enraged, said to those warriors, "Kill him by thousands."

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजा युधिष्ठिरने अर्जुनके हितकी इच्छासे कर्णपर पुन: प्रहार नहीं किया

English

Then, permitted by the king, all the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas led by Bhimasena ran at the sons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और अधिकांश सैनिकोंके मुखका रंग विषादसे फीका पड़ गया पाण्डवानां महाराज दृष्ट्वा राज्ञ: पराक्रमम्

English

A tumultuous sound arose of the warriors there, O Bharata, of elephants, horses, chariots, foot-soldiers and weapons here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवाकिरदमेयात्मा पाण्डवं निशितै: शरै:

English

"Rise! Strike! Advance! Attack!"—saying so to one another, the warriors struck each other in the battlefield.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथाभ्याशे चकाशेते चन्द्रस्येव पुनर्वसू सुषेणं सत्यसेनं च त्रिभिस्त्रिेभिरताडयत्

English

There was shade as of clouds in the sky by showers of arrows, with the best of men closing in and striking each other.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तांस्तस्य गोप्तृन् विव्याध त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगै: कर्णको अपने बाणोंसे पीड़ित करने लगे

English

Without pennants, banners and parasols, with horses, charioteers and weapons lost, limbs and members scattered, they fell exhausted to the earth, their lords slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कारूषा मत्स्यशेषाश्ष केकया: काशिकोसला:

English

Like peaks of the foremost mountains, the best elephants with their riders fell slain, like mountains shattered by lightning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वत्सदन्तैविपाहैश्न क्षुरप्रैश्चटकामुखै: सर्वतोभ्यद्रवत् कर्ण परिवार्य जिघांसया

English

With armour, ornaments and bodies cut, split and overturned, horses with their riders fell by thousands, their heroes slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदीरयन ब्राह्ममस्त्रं शरैरापूरयद् दिश:

English

Foot-soldiers by thousands, with weapons and limbs thrown about, were killed by elephants, horses, chariots and enemy heroes in the crush.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके बाणोंद्वारा सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको आच्छादित कर दिया निर्दहन् पाण्डववनं वीर: पर्यचरद् रणे

English

The earth was strewn on every side with the heads of warriors keen for battle, with wide long reddish eyes and faces like lotus and moon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ रणभूमिमें विचर रहा था

English

Then people heard in the wide sky the sound of songs and instruments from the celestial cars and hosts of apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रहस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य शरैश्षिच्छेद कार्मुकम् महाराज युधिष्ठिरका धनुष काट दिया

English

Hosts of apsarases, taking up by thousands the heroes slain and cut, facing the enemy, carried them to the celestial cars.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिभेद कवचं राज्ञो रणे कर्ण: शितै: शरै:

English

Seeing that great marvel before their eyes, the heroes, glad at heart, desiring heaven, quickly rushed at each other.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन पैने बाणोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें राजा युधिष्ठिरके कवचको छिजन्न-भिन्न कर डाला स्विद्युदभ्र॑ सवितु: श्लिष्टं वातहतं यथा

English

Chariot-warriors fought wonderfully with chariot-warriors in battle, foot-soldiers with foot-soldiers, elephants with elephants, horses with horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्यसे सटा हुआ बिजलीसहित बादल वायुका आघात पाकर नीचे गिर रहा हो

English

While the battle thus went on, with destruction of elephants, horses and men, and the army covered with dust, they killed their own and the enemy alike.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके सानन्द सिंहनाद किया

English

The fight became hair-to-hair, tooth-to-tooth for elephants, nail-to-nail, fist-fight and wrestling, destroying the sin of the body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन त्रिभिविव्याध पाण्डवम् कालवालास्तु ये पार्थ दनन्‍तवर्णावहन् हया:

English

As the battle went on with destruction of elephants, horses and men, rivers of blood flowed from the bodies of men, horses and elephants, and bore along many fallen bodies of them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं पार्थो5 भ्यपायात् स निहतः पार्ष्णिसारथि:

English

In the crush of men, horses and elephants, a blood-filled, most dreadful river, with a mire of blood, bore the bodies of men, horses and elephants, frightening the timid.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसलिये वे कर्णके सामने ठहर न सके और युद्धस्थलसे हट गये अभिद्र॒त्य तु राधेय: पाण्डुपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्

English

Those eager for victory crossed to its farther shore, some wading, others swimming, sinking and rising.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ग्रहीतुमिच्छन् स बलात् कुन्तीवाक्यं च सो5स्मरत्

English

They, with limbs smeared with blood and their armour, weapons and clothing red, bathed in it, drank the blood and grew faint, O best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गृहीतमात्रो हत्वा त्वां मा करिष्यति भस्मसात् कथं नाम कुले जात: क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थित:

English

Chariots, horses, men, elephants, weapons, ornaments, garments, armour, those being slain and the slain—we saw earth, sky, heaven and the quarters nearly all red.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न भवान क्षत्रधर्मेषु कुशलो हीति मे मति:

English

By the smell, touch and taste of the blood, by its excessive colour and by the spreading sound, a very great dejection came over most of the army, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मा सम युद्ध्यस्व कौन्तेय मा सम वीरान् समासद: किया करो और न वीरोंके सामने ही जाओ

English

That shattered army of yours was assailed again by the heroes led by Bhimasena, the chariot-warriors led by Satyaki.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वक्तव्या मारिषान्ये तु न वक्तव्यास्तु मादूशा:

English

Unable to bear the onslaught of those great souls, your sons' great army, O king, turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वगृहं गच्छ कौन्तेय यत्र तौ केशवार्जुनौ चेदिपाण्डवपाज्चाला: सात्यकिश्न महारथ:

English

With chariots, horses and elephants scattered, and men and horses in confusion, shields and armour shattered, weapons and bows thrown aside,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भेरीशड्खमृदड्नां कार्मुकाणां च नि:स्वन: युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौरव्य रथमारुह्म सत्वरम्

English

your army fled, tossed about on every side, like a herd of elephants harassed by lions in a great forest.