Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्ण जहीत्यब्रवीद् राजसिंह

English

"Sanjaya said, 'King Duryodhana, O monarch, himself fearlessly received Yudhishthira, as the latter was engaged in shooting large numbers of shafts. The royal Yudhishthira the just, speedily piercing thy son, that mighty car-warrior, as the latter was rushing towards him with impetuosity, addressed him, saying, "Wait, Wait." Duryodhana, however, pierced Yudhishthira, in return, with nine keen arrows, and filled with great wrath, struck Yudhishthira' s driver also with a broad-headed shaft. Then king Yudhishthira sped at Duryodhana three and ten arrows equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone. With four shafts that mighty car-warrior then slew the four steeds of his foe, and with the fifth he cut off from his trunk the head of Duryodhana' s driver. With the sixth arrow he felled the (Kuru) king's standard on the Earth, with the seventh his bow, and with the eighth his scimitar. And then with five more shafts king Yudhishthira the just deeply afflicted the Kuru monarch. Thy son, then, alighting from that steedless car, stood on the Earth in imminent danger. Beholding him in that situation of great peril, Kama and Drona's son and Kripa and others rushed suddenly towards the spot, desirous of rescuing the king. Then the (other) sons of Pandu, surrounding Yudhishthira, all proceeded to the encounter, upon which, O king, a fierce battle was fought. Thousands of trumpets then were blown in that great engagement, and a confused din of myriad voices arose there, O king. There where the Pancalas engaged the Kauravas, in battle, men closed with men, and elephants with foremost of elephants. And car- warriors closed with car-warriors, and horse with horse. And the various couples of battling men and animals, of great prowess and armed with diverse kinds of weapons and possessed of great skill presented a beautiful sight, O king, over the field. All those heroes endued with great impetuosity and desirous of compassing the destruction of one another, fought beautifully and with great activity and skill. Observing the (sanctioned) practices of warriors, they slew one another in battle. None of them fought from behind others. For only a very short time that battle presented a beautiful aspect. Soon it became an encounter of mad men, in which the combatants showed no regard for one another. The car- warrior, approaching the elephant, pierced the latter with keen shafts and despatched it to Yama's presence by means of straight arrows. Elephants, approaching steeds, dragged down many of them in that battle, and tore them (with their tusks) most fiercely in diverse places. Large numbers of horsemen also, encompassing many foremost of steeds, made a loud noise with their palms, and closed with them. And those horsemen slew those steeds as they ran hither and thither, as also many huge elephants as these wandered over the field, from behind and the flanks. Infuriate elephants, O king, routing large numbers of steeds, slew them with their tusks or crushed them with great force. Some elephants, filled with wrath pierced with their tusks horses with horsemen. Others seizing such with great force hurled them to the ground with violence. Many elephants, struck by foot-soldiers availing of the proper opportunities, uttered terrible cries of pain and fled away on all sides. Among the foot-soldiers that fled away in that great battle throwing down their ornaments, there were many that were quickly encompassed on the field. Elephant-warriors, riding on huge elephants, understanding indications of victory, wheeled their beasts and causing them to seize those beautiful ornaments, made the beasts to pierce them with their tusks. Other foot-soldiers endued with great impetuosity and fierce might,

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तवात्मजं ज्येष्ठमविध्यदष्टभि: दिगीश्रवरैहैत्यपतिर्यथा तथा

English

Having crushed the charioteer's son's army with arrows, O Bharata, Dhananjaya sent heroes to the world of mortals' death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रापूजयन् सर्वयोधा: प्रहृष्टा: भृशं प्रजज्वाल रुषाभिवीक्ष्य

English

Then nets of arrows covering the sky, by portions, were seen, and others slaying your army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए भीमसेनने दुःशासनके वधके लिये एक भयंकर गदा हाथमें ले ली

English

Filling with arrows the sky frequented by flocks of birds, Dhananjaya, O great king, became the destroyer of the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्ति वेगात् प्राहिणोन्मृत्युरूपाम् पुत्र तवाजी ताडयामास मूर्श्नि

English

Then with broad-headed arrows, razor-edged ones and spotless iron arrows Partha severed limbs and cut off heads.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःशासनं भीमसेन: प्रसहा

English

The battlefield was covered with warriors with limbs cut off, without armour and without heads, fallen and falling all around.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हृष्टा: पज्चाला: सिंहनादानमुछ्चन् मूर्च्छाकुला: पतितास्त्वाजमीढ

English

With chariots, horses, men and elephants slain by Dhananjaya's arrows, the battlefield, O king, became like the great Vaitarani.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिंहनादसे भयभीत हो आस-पास खड़े हुए समस्त योद्धा मूर्च्छित होकर गिर पड़े

English

With broken poles, wheels and axles, horseless and horsed chariots of the fighters, with charioteers and with charioteers slain, the earth was strewn.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःखानि दत्तान्यपि विप्रचिन्त्य कृपं द्रौ्णिं कृतवर्माणमेव

English

Armoured with golden mail, adorned with gold, the warriors on their mounts, angry rutting elephants of good breed, sent by enraged chief drivers, advanced against Arjuna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथी, घोड़े, रथ एवं ध्वज नष्ट कर दिये रौद्रे मुहूर्तेडभ्यपतत् किरीटी

English

Four hundred of them fell, slain by Kiritin with showers of arrows, like peaks of a great mountain overturned with their creatures.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णाय यातावरिभिर्विषक्तौ

English

With the ground strewn with the best elephants slain by Dhananjaya's arrows, Arjuna's chariot went on, as the sun piercing clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रच्छादयामास शरैर्दिशश्ष आच्छादित कर दिया

English

The road was strewn by Phalguna with slain elephants, men and horses, with shattered chariots in many ways, with warriors lifeless without weapons, feathers and armour, with weapons cast aside.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिखण्डी--से सब संगठित होकर अपने बाणोंद्वारा कर्णको घायल करने लगे

English

He twanged Gandiva with a great terrible sound, a dreadful splitting like thunder in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

्ैर्यात् कृतात्मानमिवेन्द्रियार्था: योगीको शब्द, स्पर्श आदि विषय धैर्यसे विचलित नहीं कर पाते हैं

English

Then the army was torn, struck by Dhananjaya's arrows, like a great ship in the sea tossed by a great wind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णस्तत: सिंह इवोन्ननाद

English

Arrows of many forms, driven by Gandiva, like firebrands, meteors and thunderbolts, burned your army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथांशुमाली परिवेषवांस्तथा स्त्रिभिस्त्रिभि: सोमकपार्षतात्मजौ

English

As a bamboo grove on a great mountain blazes at night, so your great army, pierced by arrows, quivered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धष्टद्युम्नको भी तीन-तीन पैने बाणोंसे अत्यन्त घायल कर दिया

English

Crushed, burned, shattered, struck down by Kiritin with arrows, your army fled in all directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथेन्द्रियार्थात्मवता पराजिता: सुकल्पितैद्रौपदिजा: स्वमातुलान्

English

As herds of deer in a great forest are devoured by forest fire, so the Kurus turned about, burned by Savyasachin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने उन मामाओंको रण-सामग्रीसे सजे-सजाये रथोंद्वारा बचाया

English

Then, leaving the mighty-armed Bhimasena in the battle, the whole Kuru army was agitated and turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार युद्ध किया, जैसे हैत्यराज हिरण्यकशिपुने चारों दिक्पालोंके साथ किया था

English

Then, when the Kurus were broken, the unconquered Bibhatsu met Bhimasena and stayed with him a moment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मरुद्गणा: शक्रमिवारिनिग्रहे यथा सुराणामसुरै: पुराभवत्

English

Meeting Bhima and conferring with him, Phalguna told him that Yudhishthira was unharmed and free of pain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संग्रामके समान जान पड़ता था

English

With Bhimasena's leave, Dhananjaya then set out, making earth and sky resound with the roar of his chariot, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनिदुरार्ता व्यसवो5पतंस्तथा रुदग्रयो: शम्बरशक्रयोर्यथा

English

Then Dhananjaya was surrounded by ten dreadful chief foes, your sons, Duhshasana's younger brothers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजराज परस्पर आघात करते हों

English

They tormented him with arrows like an elephant with firebrands; fierce, with bows strung, as if dancing, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरैश्व भीम॑ पुनरप्यवीवृषत् मुमोच भीमाड़्विदारणक्षमम्

English

Madhusudana made them circle to the left with his chariot; then the heroes fled, turned away from Arjuna's chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयंकर बाण छोड़ा, जो भीमसेनके अंगोंको विदीर्ण कर देनेमें समर्थ था

English

Partha quickly felled their banners, chariots, bows and arrows with iron arrows and half-moon arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनः स संज्ञामुपलभ्य चानदत् इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि दुःशासनभीमसेनयुद्धे द्यशीतितमोध्याय:

English

Then with ten other broad-headed arrows he felled their heads; with eyes red with rage and lips bitten, those faces on the ground shone like clusters of stars in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरेषुभिर्भीमसेनं महात्मा

English

Piercing those ten Kauravas, with golden armlets, with ten very swift broad-headed arrows with golden feathers, the destroyer of foes went on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न्रिहन्तुकामोडतिबलस्तरस्वी

English

surrounding those elephant-warriors thus engaged in those spots began to slay them. Others in that great battle, thrown aloft into the air by elephants with their trunks, were pierced by those trained beasts with the points of their tusks as they fell down. Others, suddenly seized by other elephants, were deprived of life with their tusks. Others, borne away from their own divisions into the midst of others, were, O king, mangled by huge elephants which rolled them repeatedly on the ground. Others, whirled on high like fans, were slain in that battle. Others, hither and thither on the field, that stood full in front of other elephants had their bodies exceedingly pierced and torn. Many elephants were deeply wounded with spears and lances and darts in their cheeks and frontal globes and parts between their tusks. Exceedingly afflicted by fierce car-warriors and horsemen stationed on their flanks, many elephants, ripped open, fell down on the Earth. In that dreadful battle many horsemen on their steeds, striking foot-soldiers with their lances, pinned them down to the Earth or crushed them with great force. Some elephants, approaching mail-clad car-warriors, O sire, raised them aloft from their vehicles and hurled them down with great force upon the Earth in that fierce and awful fight. Some huge elephants slain by means of cloth-yard shafts, fell down on the Earth like mountain summits riven by thunder. Combatants, encountering combatants, began to strike each other with their fists, or seizing each other by the hair, began to drag and throw down and mangle each other. Others, stretching their arms and throwing down their foes on the Earth, placed their feet on their chests and with great activity cut off their heads. Some combatant, O king, struck with his feet some foe that was dead, and some, O king, struck off with his sword, the head of a falling foe, and some thrust his weapon into the body of a living foe. A fierce battle took place there, O Bharata, in which the combatants struck one another with fists or seized one another's hair or wrestled with one another with bare arms. In many instances, combatants, using diverse kinds of weapons, took the lives of combatants engaged with others and, therefore, unperceived by them. During the progress of that general engagement when all the combatants were mangled in battle, hundreds and thousands of headless trunks stood up on the field. Weapons and coats of mail, drenched with gore, looked resplendent, like cloths dyed with gorgeous red. Even thus occurred that fierce battle marked by the awful clash of weapons. Like the mad and roaring current of the Ganga it seemed to fill the whole universe with its uproar. Afflicted with shafts, the warriors failed to distinguish friends from foes. Solicitous of victory, the kings fought on because they fought that fight they should. The warriors slew both friends and foes, with whom they came in contact. The combatants of both the armies were deprived of reason by the heroes of both the armies assailing them with fury. With broken cars, O monarch, the fallen elephants, and steeds lying on the ground, and men laid low, the Earth, miry with gore and flesh, and covered with streams of blood, soon became impassable, Kama slaughtered the Pancalas while Dhananjaya slaughtered the Trigartas. And Bhimasena, O king, slaughtered the Kurus and all the elephant divisions of the latter. Even thus occurred that destruction of troops of both the Kurus and the Pandavas, both parties having been actuated by the desire of winning great fame, at that hour when the Sun had passed the meridian.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूरयित्वाञज्जलिं भूयो रुधिरस्योग्रनि:स्वन: एष ते रुधिरं कण्ठात् पिबामि पुरुषाधम

English

Krishna drove the white, very swift horses adorned with gold and covered with nets of pearls towards Karna's chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनश्व सम्मूढो भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शित:

English

As Dhananjaya went towards Karna's chariot, slaying foes, the Samshaptaka chariot-warriors followed, striking him with showers of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्वचार मार्गान् नकुलश्षित्ररूपान् माधुन्वत: सर्पमिवोग्ररूपम्

English

Arjuna with sharp arrows slew ninety of those hasting heroes with their charioteers, bows and banners.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेघोंके समान शोभा पा रहे थे

English

They fell, slain by Kiritin's arrows of many forms, like siddhas with their celestial cars falling from heaven when their merit is exhausted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहैव नागेन पपात भूतले मारा जाकर वह हाथीके साथ ही पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

Then the Kurus, best of the Kurus, with chariots, elephants and horses, fearless, advanced against the best of the Bharatas, Phalguna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्ततोस्य गान्धारपति: शिरो5हरत्

English

Dhananjaya held back that great army of your sons, exerted, with weapons unreleased and with its great elephants raised.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इतनेहीमें गान्धारराजने उस गर्जते हुए वीरका सिर काट लिया परांश्न बाणासनपाणयो भ्ययु:

English

The mighty archers of the Kurus covered the delight of the Kurus with darts, spears, javelins, lances, maces, swords and arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बजाने लगे और हाथमें धनुष-बाण लिये शत्रुओंपर टूट पड़े

English

The Pandava dispelled that spread-out, raised shower of weapons of the Kurus with arrows as the sun darkness with rays.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कण्ठे पदा55क्रम्य च वेपमानम् जाता: कचा याज्ञसेन्या दुरात्मन्

English

Then, by your son's order, Mlecchas on thirteen hundred rutting elephants struck Partha on the flank.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुच्चै्ननादाथ समस्तयोधान्

English

With karnis, nalikas, iron arrows, javelins, spears, darts, kampanas and bhindipalas they tormented Partha on his chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेनासिना तव पुत्रस्य राजन् क्रुद्धों हि चैन निजगाद वाक्यम्

English

That shower of weapons loosed by the Yavanas on elephants, Phalguna, smiling, cut with sharp broad-headed and half-moon arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पयोदधिभ्यां मथिताच्च मुख्यात्

English

Then he split all those elephants, with their pennants and riders, with great arrows of many marks, as the thunderbolt splits mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किं वा कुर्या मृत्युना रक्षितोसि भयेन ते5पि व्यथिता निपेतु:

English

Covered with golden-feathered arrows, the golden-garlanded great elephants fell slain like mountains with blazing flames.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निमीलिताक्षा ददृशु: समन्ततः

English

Then a great roar of Gandiva arose, O lord of men, and the groaning and crying of men, elephants and horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न वै मनुष्योड्यमिति ब्रुवाणा: हुए सब ओर भागने लगे कि “यह मनुष्य नहीं राक्षस है!”

English

Elephants slain, O king, fled on every side, and horses with riders slain ran in all ten directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोग भयसे आतुर हो भीमको राक्षस बताते हुए चित्रसेनके साथ भाग चले

English

Chariots bereft, O great king, of chariot-warriors and horses were seen by thousands like gandharva cities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यपेतभी: सप्तभिराशुमुक्तै: और निर्भय होकर शीघ्र छोड़े हुए सात पैने बाणोंद्वारा उसे घायल कर दिया

English

Horsemen, O great king, running here and there, were seen fallen there by Partha's arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्युध्यातो नकुलेनामितौजा:

English

At that moment the strength of the Pandava's arms was seen, that alone he conquered horsemen, elephants and chariots in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्यूतेन राज्यहरणमरण्ये वसतिश्न या

English

Then Bhimasena, O king, seeing Kiritin surrounded by a great four-limbed force, O best of the Bharatas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इष्वस्त्राणि च संग्रामेष्वसुखानि च वेश्मनि दुःखान्येतानि जानीमो न सुखानि कदाचन

English

leaving the remnant of your slain chariots, rushed with speed, O king, to Dhananjaya's chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद् वै सत्यं कृतमद्येह वीरो

English

Then that army, mostly slain and afflicted, fled; seeing Arjuna, Bhima went to his brother.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शान्तिं लप्स्ये कौरवाणां समक्षम् आँखोंके सामने उस दुरात्माके मस्तकको पैरसे कुचलकर शान्ति प्राप्त करूँगा”

English

Bhima, unbewildered, mace in hand, destroyed in the great battle the surviving swift horses that Arjuna had left.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृत्र निहत्येव सहस्रनेत्र:

English

Like a most fierce night of destruction, devourer of men, elephants and horses, breaker of ramparts, towers and city gates, extremely terrible,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि दुःशासनवधे ऋयशीतितमोध्याय: एते समेत्य सहिता भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शिता:

English

Bhima then quickly hurled his mace among men, elephants and horses; it killed many horses and horsemen, O revered one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तांस्तु भल्लैमहावेगैर्दशभिर्दश भारतान्

English

The Pandava crushed with his mace those men and horses in bronze and iron armour; they fell slain with a crash.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हतेषु तेषु वीरेषु प्रदुद्राव बलं तव सूतपुत्रके देखते-देखते भाग चली

English

Having slain that elephant army, mighty Bhimasena mounted his own chariot again and followed Arjuna from behind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कर्णो महाराज प्रविवेश महद् भयम्

English

That slain army, mostly turned away, dispirited, O great king, hung back, mostly caught in the toils of weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये; अतः शत्रुदमन कर्णसे यह समयोचित वचन बोले-- मा व्यथां कुरु राधेय नैवं त्वय्युपपद्यते

English

Seeing that hanging, bold-less army stationed, Arjuna covered it with life-scorching arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यापन्नचेतसश्रैव शोकोपहतचेतस: त्वामेवाभिमुखा: शूरा युद्धाय समुपस्थिता:

English

Then a cry of lament arose among the Kurus in the great battle as chariots, horses and elephants were being slain by Arjuna's arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रधर्म पुरस्कृत्य प्रत्युद्याहि धनंजयम्

English

It stood crying "Alas," hiding behind one another; your army whirled like a firebrand wheel.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृषसेनश्व राधेय संक्रुद्धस्तनयस्तव हृदि चावश्यकं भावं चक्रे युद्धाय सुस्थिरम्

English

That army of yours, ablaze, its armour and bodies cut by arrows, was drenched in its own blood like a blooming ashoka forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भाव (उत्साह, अमर्ष आदि)-को दृढ़ किया

English

Seeing Savyasachin's valour there, the Kurus all despaired of Karna's life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गदाहस्तं योधयन्तं त्वदीयान् पुरा जिघांसुर्मघवेव जम्भम्

English

Thinking Partha's fall of arrows in battle unbearable, the Kurus, conquered by the Gandiva-bowman, turned back.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भल्लेन जाम्बूनदचित्रनद्धम्

English

Leaving Partha in the battle and slain by arrows, they fled in all directions in fear and cried out to the charioteer's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके सुवर्णजटित विचित्र धनुषको भी खण्डित कर दिया मिद्धो यथा5ज्याहुतिभि्ुताश:

English

Partha pursued them, scattering many hundreds of arrows, gladdening the Pandava warriors led by Bhimasena.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नुदग्रगान् हेमजालावनद्धान्

English

Your sons, O great king, went to Karna's chariot on the road; to those sinking in the abyss, Karna was then the island.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जयेप्सुनानुत्तमचन्दनाड़्ा: विंव्याध वीर॑ स चुकोप विद्ध:

English

The Kurus, O great king, like serpents deprived of poison, clung to Karna alone, from fear of the Gandiva-bowman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंद्वारा घायल कर दिया

English

As all beings frightened of death, O Bharata, cling to dharma, and as those with merit do,

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तनान्तरे गाढमथाभ्यविद्धात्

English

so your sons, O lord of men, clung to the mighty-bowed Karna from terror of the great-souled Pandava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शराभितप्तो नकुलस्त्वरावान् सम्प्रेक्षमाणस्य धनंजयस्य

English

To them, drenched with blood, fallen into bad plight, tormented by arrows, Karna said, "Do not be afraid; come to me from all sides."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनके रथपर आरूढ़ हो गये

English

Seeing his army broken by Partha by force, Karna stood stretching his bow, wishing to slay his foe; he ran again at the Panchalas in Savyasachin's sight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरै: प्रभिन्दन्निव पाण्डवेयौ स्ततो न्यघ्नन् शरवर्षैरुपेत्य

English

Then in a moment the kings, their eyes red as blood, rained masses of arrows on Karna as clouds on a mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रैषीदुदग्रो वृषसेनाय वाहम्

English

Then thousands of arrows loosed by Karna, O revered one, separated the Panchalas from their lives, best of the living.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरपुरुषनियुक्तास्ते रथै: शीघ्रमीयु: द्विरदजलदघोषै: स्यन्दनै: कार्मुकैश्व

English

Then there was a great battle of the Panchalas, O lord of men, as they were slain by the charioteer's son, slayers of foes for their friends' sake.