Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तिष्ठत प्रहरत प्रैताभिपततेति च

English

hero, thou regardest me a worthy guest arrived (before thee), then give me today, with the whole heart, the hospitality of battle." Thus summoned by the preceptor's son from desire of battle, Arjuna regarded himself highly honoured, and addressing Janardana said, "The samsaptakas should be slain by me, but Drona's son again is summoning me. Tell me, O Madhava, to which of these duties should I first turn? First let the services of hospitality be offered, if thou thinkest that to be proper." Thus addressed, Krishna bore Partha who had been summoned according to the rules of triumphant challenge to the vicinity of Drona's son, like Vayu bearing Indra to the sacrifice. Saluting Drona's son whose mind was fixed upon one thing, Keshava, said unto him, "O Ashvatthama, be cool, and without losing a moment strike and bear. The time has come for those that are dependent on others to repay their obligation to their masters. The disputes between brahmanas are subtle. The consequences, however, of the disputes of kshatriyas are palpable, being either victory or defeat. For obtaining those excellent rites of hospitality that from folly thou solicitest at the hands of Partha, fight coolly now with the son of Pandu." Thus addressed by Vasudeva, that foremost of regenerate ones, replied saying, "So be it!" pierced Keshava with sixty shafts and Arjuna with three. Arjuna then, filled with rage, cut off Ashvatthama' s bow with three shafts. Drona's son took up another bow that was still more formidable. Stringing it within the twinkling of an eye, he pierced Arjuna and Keshava, the latter with three hundred arrows, and the former with a 1,000. And then Drona's son, with good care, stupefying Arjuna in that battle, shot thousands and tens of thousands and millions of arrows. From the quivers, the bow, the bow-string, the fingers, the arms, the hands, the chest, the face, the nose, the eyes, the ears, the heads, the limbs, the pores of the body, the armour on his person, the car, and the standard, O sire, of that utterer of Brahma, arrows began to issue. Piercing Madhava and the son of Pandu with the thick arrowy shower, Drona's son filled with joy, roared aloud like a vast mass of congregated clouds. Hearing that roar of his, the son of Pandu said unto Keshava of unfading glory these words "Behold, O Madhava, this wickedness towards me of the preceptor's son. He regardeth us to be slain, having shrouded us with his dense arrowy shower. I will presently, however, by my training and might, baffle his purpose." Cutting off every one of those arrows shot by Ashvatthama into three fragments, that foremost one of Bharata's race destroyed them all like the Sun destroying a thick fog. After this the son of Pandu once more pierced with his fierce shafts, the samsaptakas with their steeds, drivers, cars, elephants, standards and foot- soldiers. Every one of those that stood there as spectators, every one of those that were stationed there on foot or car or steed or elephant, regarded himself as shrouded by the arrows of Arjuna. Shot from Gandiva, those winged arrows of diverse forms slew in that battle elephants and steeds and men whether stationed in his immediate front or at the distance of two miles. The trunks, cut off with broad-headed shafts, of elephants, down whose cheeks and other limbs flowed the juice indicative of excitement, fell down like tall trees in the forest struck down with the axe. A little after down fell elephants, huge as hillocks, with their riders, like mountains crushed by Indra with his thunder. With his shafts cutting into minute portions well-equipped cars that looked like dissolving edifices of vapour in the evening sky and unto which were yoked well-trained steeds of great speed and which were ridden by warriors invincible in battle, the son of Pandu continued to shower his arrows on his enemies. And Dhananjaya continued to slay well-decked horsemen and foot-soldiers of the foe. Indeed, Dhananjaya, resembling the very Sun as he rises at the end of the Yuga, dried up the samsaptaka ocean incapable of being dried up easily, by means of keen arrows constituting his rays. Without losing a moment, the son of Pandu once more pierced Drona' s son resembling a huge hill, with shafts of great impetuosity and the splendour of the Sun, like the wielder of the thunderbolt piercing a mountain with the thunder. Desirous of battle, the

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्या: पारमपारं च व्रजन्ति विजयैषिण: कितने ही ग्लानिसे भर जाते थे

English

Then from flank, counter-flank and the south the Kurus, with weapons raised, rushed at Bhima in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मतिं चक्रे विनाशाय कर्णस्य भरतर्षभ

English

Karna too, seeing Dhritarashtra's sons fleeing with faces turned away, sent his swan-white best horses to where Vrikodara was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णने शल्यसे इस प्रकार कहा-- भीमसेनं प्रति विभो तत् सत्यं नात्र संशय:

English

Sent by Shalya, ornament of the battle, O great king, the horses, reaching Bhimasena's chariot, clashed with it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीघ्र निश्चय करके बताओ' एतच्छुत्वा तु वचनं राधेयस्यामितौजस:

English

Seeing Karna approaching, Bhima, filled with rage, set his mind on Karna's destruction, O best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभियाहि महाबाहो भीमसेनं महाबलम्

English

He said to the hero Satyaki and to Dhrishtadyumna, the Parshata: "Protect this king, the righteous Yudhishthira, who was somehow rescued from great peril and left before my eyes,

हिन्दी अर्थ

निश्चय ही अर्जुनको अपने सामने पा जाओगे युद्धे मन: समाधाय याहि यत्र वृकोदर:

English

deprived of all his equipment in my presence for Duryodhana's sake by the evil Radheya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्र भीमो महेष्वासो व्यद्राववयत वाहिनीम्

English

Today, Parshata, I shall put an end to that sorrow; either I shall slay Karna in battle or he will slay me in the dreadful battle; this I tell you truly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदतिष्ठच्च राजेन्द्र कर्णभीमसमागमे नाराचैरविमलैस्तीणैर्दिश: प्राद्रावषद् बली

English

Today I entrust to you the king as a deposit; strive all of you, free of anxiety, to guard him."

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक-दूसरेको मारने लगे बाणोंकी वृष्टिसे आकाशमें मेघोंकी छाया-सी छा रही थी

English

preceptor's son then, filled with rage, approached Arjuna for piercing him and his steeds and drivers by means of his swiftly coursing shafts. Arjuna, however, quickly cut off the shafts shot at him by Ashvatthama. The son of Pandu then filled with great wrath, proffered unto Ashvatthama, that desirable guest, quivers upon quivers of arrows, like a charitable person offering everything in his house unto a guest. Leaving the samsaptakas then the son of Pandu rushed towards Drona's son like a donor abandoning unworthy guests, for proceeding towards one that is worthy."

हिन्दी अर्थ

विपताकध्वजच्छत्रा व्यश्वसूतायुधा रणे

English

Seeing Bhima coming swiftly, delighting in battle, the mighty lord of the Madras spoke to the charioteer's son:

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिन्नभिन्नविपर्यस्तैर्वर्मालड्कार भूषणै: विप्रविद्धायुधाड़ा श्र द्विरदाश्चरथै्हता:

English

"See, Karna, the mighty-armed Pandava, enraged, surely wishing to discharge on you a rage cherished for a long time.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विशालायतताग्राक्षै: पद्मेन्दुसद्शाननै:

English

I have never before seen such a form of his—not when Abhimanyu was slain, nor when Karna, or the rakshasa Ghatotkacha was slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा भुवि तथा व्योम्नि निःस्वनं शुश्रुवुर्जना: हतानभिमुखान् वीरान् वीरै:ः शतसहस्रश:

English

Capable of restraining the whole three worlds when enraged, he bears such a form, auspicious, like the fire of the end of time."

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिठाकर स्वर्गलोकमें ले जाती थीं

English

As the lord of the Madras spoke so to Radheya, O king, Vrikodara, blazing with anger, advanced on Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद् दृष्टवा महदाश्चर्य प्रत्यक्ष स्‍्वर्गलिप्सया रथिनो रथिभश्रि: सार्ध चित्र युयुधुराहवे

English

Seeing Bhima come so, delighting in battle, Radheya, laughing as it were, spoke to Shalya:

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे गजवाजिनरक्षये

English

"What you have said to me today, lord of the Madras, regarding Bhimasena is true, no doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कचाकचि युद्धमासीद् दन्‍्तादन्ति नखानखि तथा वर्तति संग्रामे गजवाजिनरक्षये

English

This Vrikodara is brave, heroic, wrathful, indifferent to his body and life, and superior in strength.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजाश्वनरदेहान् सा व्युवाह पतितान् बहून्

English

While living incognito in Virata's city, out of desire to please Draupadi, relying on his arms only, hiding his nature, he slew Kichaka with his following.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथानश्वान् नरान् नागानायुधाभरणानि च

English

Today, at the head of the battle, armed, overcome with rage, with a raised rod like a servant, he may go to battle even with Death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमिं खं द्यां दिशश्वैव प्रायः पश्याम लोहिता: और शब्दसे भी प्राय: सारी सेनाके मनमें बड़ा विषाद हो रहा था

English

This wish of mine is long cherished: to slay Arjuna in battle or be slain by Dhananjaya. Perhaps today it will be fulfilled through meeting Bhima.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धसे विमुख होकर भाग चली

English

If Bhima lies slain or made chariotless, then Partha will come against me, and that will be well for me. Quickly consider what you think proper here."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् प्रकीर्णरथाश्वेभ॑ं नरवाजिसमाकुलम् सिंहार्दितमिवारण्ये यथा गजकुलं तथा

English

Hearing these words of the great-souled Radheya, Shalya said to the charioteer's son thus come:

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकोनपञ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:

English

"You are advancing on mighty Bhimasena, mighty-armed one; having dispelled Bhimasena, you will then reach Phalguna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनो महाराज वारयामास सर्वशः तदा सश्त्रा: कुरवो भीममभ्यद्रवन् रणे

English

The wish you have cherished in your heart for so long will surely be fulfilled, Karna; I tell you this truly."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कौरववीर उस समय रणक्षेत्रमें भीमसेनपर टूट पड़े

English

Thus addressed, Karna said to Shalya again, "I shall slay Arjuna in battle or Dhananjaya will slay me. With mind fixed on battle, go, go!" and he urged him on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मद्रराजमुवाचेदं याहि भीमरथं प्रति --'भीमसेनके रथके समीप चलो”

English

Then Shalya quickly drove the chariot there, O lord of men, where mighty-bowed Bhima was routing the army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हंसवर्णान् हयानग्रयान् प्रैषीद् यत्र वृकोदर:

English

Then the sound of trumpets and the great roar of kettledrums arose, O king of kings, at the meeting of Karna and Bhima.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनरथं प्राप्प समसज्जन्त वाजिन: समीप जाकर पाण्डव-सेनामें मिल गये

English

Then Bhimasena, enraged, the strong one, routed your formidable army in all directions with spotless sharp iron arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यूयं रक्षत राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् अग्रतो मे कृतो राजा छिन्नसर्वपरिच्छद:

English

That clash, tumultuous, terrible, fierce, O lord of men, took place between Karna and the Pandava in the battle; then in a moment, O king of kings, the Pandava rushed at Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्ध-सामग्रीको छिन्न-भिन्न कर डाला है

English

Seeing him come, Karna Vaikartana, enraged, struck him in the chest with an iron arrow and covered him again with showers of arrows, the immeasurable one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्तमद्य गमिष्यामि तस्य दुःखस्य पार्षत संग्रामेण सुघोरेण सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते

English

Pierced by the charioteer's son, he covered him with arrows and pierced Karna with nine straight-jointed sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य संरक्षणे सर्वे यतध्वं विगतज्वरा:

English

Karna cut his bow in the middle in two with an arrow, and then pierced the bowless one in the chest with a very sharp iron arrow that pierces all armour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिंहनादेन महता सर्वा: संनादयन् दिश: करते हुए सूतपुत्र कर्णकी ओर बढ़े

English

Vrikodara, taking another bow, pierced the charioteer's son, O king, in his vital parts with very sharp arrows, knowing vitals, and roared a mighty roar, as if making heaven and earth tremble.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वामी शक्तिशाली शल्यने सूतपुत्र कर्णसे कहा

English

Karna tormented him with twenty-five iron arrows, as a proud rutting elephant in the forest is tormented by firebrands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दीर्घकालार्जित क्रोधं मोक्तुकामं त्वयि ध्रुवम् अभिमनयौ हते कर्ण राक्षसे च घटोत्कचे

English

Then the Pandava, his limbs pierced by arrows, overcome with rage, his eyes red with fury and indignation, wishing to slay the charioteer's son,

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिभर्ति सदृशं रूप॑ युगान्ताग्निसमप्र भम्

English

fixed on his bow a mighty arrow of great speed, able to bear a burden, capable of splitting even mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निके समान तेजस्वी रूप धारण कर रहे हैं अभ्यवर्तत वै कर्ण क्रोधदीप्तो वृकोदर:

English

Drawing the strong bow back to his ear, that great archer, the wind's son, in anger loosed it, wishing to kill Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अब्रवीद् वचन शल्यं राधेय: प्रहसन्निव

English

That arrow, loosed by the strong one, with the sound of thunder, pierced Karna in battle like a thunderbolt a mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौपद्या: प्रियकामेन केवलं बाहुसंश्रयात्

English

Struck by Bhimasena, the charioteer's son, bearer of the Kuru burden, commander of the army, sank down senseless on the seat of his chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोड्द्य संग्रामशिरसि संनद्धः क्रोधमूर्च्छित: चिरकालाभिलषितो मामयं तु मनोरथ:

English

Then the lord of the Madras, seeing the charioteer's son senseless, carried Karna, ornament of battle, away from the fight in the chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभियास्यति मां पार्थस्तन्मे साधु भविष्यति

English

When Karna was thus defeated, Bhimasena routed the great army of Dhritarashtra's sons, as Indra the army of the danavas.