Karna Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

सबकी लाशोंसे वहाँकी भूमि सब ओरसे पट गयी थी संछिन्नभिन्नविध्वस्तैर्व्यज्राज़ावयवै: स्तृता

English

immeasurable soul, endued with prowess resembling that of Sakra himself, invoked the Aindra weapon. From that weapon, thousands of shafts, O king, began to issue continually. Then O king, a loud din was heard of falling cars with standards and quivers and yokes, and axles and wheels and traces with chords, of bottoms of cars and wooden fences around them, of arrows and steeds and spears and swords, and maces and spiked clubs and darts and lances and axes, and Sataghnis equipped with wheels and arrows. Thighs and necklaces and Angadas and Keyuras, O sire, and garlands and cuirasses and coats of mail, O Bharata, and umbrellas and fans and heads decked with diadems lay on the battle-field. Heads adorned with earrings and beautiful eyes, and each resembling the full moon, looked, as they lay on the field, like stars in the firmament. Adorned with sandal-paste, beautiful garlands of flowers and excellent robes, many were the bodies of slain warriors that were seen to lie on the ground. The field of battle, terrible as it was, looked like the welkin teeming with vapoury forms. With the slain princes and kshatriyas of great might and fallen elephants and steeds, the Earth became impassable in that battle as if she were strewn with hills. There was no path on the field for the wheels of the illustrious Pandava's car, engaged as he was in continually slaying his foes and striking down elephants and steeds with his broad-headed shafts. It seemed, O sire, that the wheels of his car stopped in fright at the sight of his own self careering in that battle through that bloody mire. His steeds, however, endued with the speed of the mind or the wind, dragged with great efforts and labour those wheels that had refused to move. Thus slaughtered by Pandu's son armed with the bow, that host fled away almost entirely, without leaving even a remnant, O Bharata, contending with the foe. Having vanquished large numbers of the samsaptakas in battle, Pritha's son Jishnu looked resplendent, like a blazing fire without smoke.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

महावने मृगगणा दावाग्नित्रासिता यथा

English

Having made the earth water with blood, with a river of flesh, marrow and bone, the best of men said this to Vasudeva:

हिन्दी अर्थ

सविमाना यथा सिद्धा: स्वर्गात् पुण्यक्षये तथा निर्भया भरतश्रेष्ठमभ्यवर्तन्त फाल्गुनम्

English

"There, Krishna, is the charioteer's son's banner seen in the battle, and Bhimasena and others fight the great chariot-warriors. These Panchalas flee, terrified of Karna, Janardana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत् सादिनो वारणांश्व रथांश्नैको5जयद् युधि

English

There King Duryodhana, with his white shining parasol, shines greatly, routing the Panchalas broken by Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुन: स्वरथमास्थाय पृष्ठतोर्जुनमभ्ययात् व्यालम्बत महाराज प्रायश: शस्त्रवेष्टितम्

English

Kripa, Kritavarman and mighty Drona's son guard the king, guarded by the charioteer's son; if we do not kill them, they will kill the Somakas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अगाधे मज्जतां तेषां द्वीप: कर्णोडभवत्तदा

English

There Shalya, on the chariot-seat, skilled in the movement of reins, shines greatly driving the charioteer's son's chariot, Krishna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कैकेयपुत्रं न्‍्यवधीद् विशोकम् कर्णात्मजं चाप्यहनत् प्रसेनम्

English

A thought has arisen in me: drive towards the great chariot-warrior; I shall not turn back in any way without slaying Karna in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह नाचता हुआ-सा पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

Or else Radheya would destroy the Parthas and Srinjayas, great chariot-warriors, entirely in battle while we two look on, Janardana."

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यवासृजद् बाणममित्रसाहम् छित्त्वा क्षुराभ्यां न्यपतत् सुजात:

English

Then Keshava quickly drove the chariot towards your army, towards the mighty archer Karna, for the duel with Savyasachin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

था। इन सबके द्वारा वहाँकी भूमि आच्छादित हो गयी थी

English

The mighty-armed Hari, set out with the Pandavas' leave, comforting all the Pandava armies by his chariot alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणभूमिरभूद् राजन् महावैतरणी यथा ससूतैर्हतसूतैश्न रथैस्तीर्णाभवन्मही

English

The chariot-roar of the Pandava in the battle resounded like that of Vasava's thunderbolt or a great flood, O revered one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्थिता: क्लूृप्तवर्माणो भद्रा नित्यमदा द्विपा:

English

With the great chariot-roar the Pandava, true in valour, of immeasurable spirit, Vijaya, advanced against your army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतु:शता: शरवरैहता: पेतु: किरीटिना धनंजयशराभ्यस्तै: स्तीर्णा भूर्वरवारणै:

English

Seeing him coming, white-horsed with Krishna as charioteer, the king of the Madras said to Karna on seeing the banner of the great soul:

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिपेदेर्जुनरथो घनान् भिन्दन्निवांशुमान्

English

"This is the chariot coming, white-horsed with Krishna as charioteer, slaying enemies in battle, of whom you ask, Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विशस्त्रयन्त्रकवर्चैर्युद्धशौण्डैर्गतासुभि: व्यस्फारयद् वै गाण्डीवं सुमहद् भैरवारवम्

English

There stands the son of Kunti touching the bow Gandiva; if you slay him today, that will be good for us.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयंकर स्वरमें अपने विशाल गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकार की

English

This army of Dhritarashtra's son is split on every side, swiftly, from fear of Arjuna as he slays many foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः प्रादीर्यत चमूर्थनंजयशराहता नानारूपा: प्राणहरा: शरा गाण्डीवचोदिता:

English

Avoiding all armies, Dhananjaya hastens, for you I think, as his form is rising.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिजलीके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे थे, आपकी सेनाको दग्ध करने लगे

English

Partha eager to fight is stopped by no one but you, blazing with anger as Vrikodara is being tormented.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महागिरीौ वेणुवनं निशि प्रज्वलितं यथा बाणोंसे बींध डाला और सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें भगा दिया

English

Seeing the king of dharma chariotless and deeply wounded, and Shikhandin, Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna the Parshata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कुरुषु भग्नेषु बीभत्सुरपराजित: समागम्य च भीमेन मन्त्रयित्वा च फाल्गुन:

English

the sons of Draupadi, Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, Nakula and Sahadeva, the two brothers,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तत: प्रायाद् धनंजय:

English

Partha on a single chariot suddenly comes against you, scorcher of foes, his eyes red with rage, enraged, wishing to kill all bowmen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपस्व्यांस्तु तांश्षक्रे रथेन मधुसूदन: नाराचैरर्धचन्द्रैश्व क्षिप्रं पार्थो न्यपातयत्

English

Hastening, he attacks us, abandoning the armies, no doubt; you, Karna, must confront him; there is no other bowman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तांस्तु भल्लैमहावेगैर्दशभिर्दश भारत

English

I do not see in this world another bowman than you who could hold off Arjuna enraged in battle as the shore holds the sea.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धेडशीतितमो5ध्याय: परिवत्रुर्नरव्याप्रा नरव्याप्र॑ं रणेडर्जुनम्

English

I see no protection of his from behind or at the sides; he comes alone against you; see your own success.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणभूमिमें चारों ओरसे घेर लिया

English

You alone are able to deal with the two Krishnas in battle; this burden is yours, Radheya; go against Dhananjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान् प्रैषीत् कर्णरथं प्रति रंगके महान् वेगशाली अश्वोंको कर्णके रथकी ओर बढ़ाया

English

You were made by Bhishma, and by Drona, Drona's son and Kripa, an equal chariot-warrior of Savyasachin; so turn back the Pandava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणवर्षैरभिषघ्नन्त: संशप्तकरथा ययु:

English

Slay Dhananjaya, Karna, like a serpent licking its lips, like a roaring bull, like a tiger in its den.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करते हुए संशप्तक रथियोंने उनपर आक्रमण कर दिया जघान नववतिं वीरानर्जुनो निशितै: शरै:

English

These great chariot-warriors of Dhritarashtra's side, kings, flee in battle swiftly, careless of themselves, for fear of Arjuna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीरोंको अर्जुनने अपने पैने बाणोंद्वारा मार गिराया

English

For those fleeing, there is no other man in the battle who could be a remover of fear except you, joy of the charioteer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुरुश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनका सामना करनेके लिये चढ़ आये

English

All these Kurus, having reached you as an island in the fight, stand, tiger among men, seeking shelter from you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्राणां ते महासैन्यं समरौत्सीद् धनंजयम् खड़्ग और बाणोंके द्वारा ढक दिया

English

The Videhas, Ambashthas and Kambojas, and the naked ones were conquered by you, and the Gandharas, hard to conquer in battle, by that steadfastness—

हिन्दी अर्थ

पार्श्वतो व्यहनन् पार्थ तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्

English

show that steadfastness, Radheya, and then advance against the Pandava and Vasudeva Varshneya, who are pleased with Kiritin."

हिन्दी अर्थ

आ पहुँचे और पार्श्वभागमें खड़े हो अर्जुनको घायल करने लगे मुसलैभिन्दिपालैश्न रथस्थं पार्थमार्दयन्

English

[Karna said:] "Now you are in your natural state, Shalya, and seem agreeable to me, mighty-armed one, and fearless of Dhananjaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और शक्तियोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

English

See the strength of my arms today and my training; alone today I shall slay the great army of the Pandavas

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्ष फाल्गुन: अर्धचन्द्रोंसे नष्ट कर दिया

English

and the two Krishnas, tigers among men; I tell you this truly: I shall not withdraw in any way without having slain those two heroes in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सपताकथध्वजारोहान् गिरीन् वजैरिवाहनत्

English

Either I shall sleep slain by them, for victory in battle is uncertain, or I shall be fulfilled having slain them or be slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हताः पेतुर्महानागा: साग्निज्वाला इवाद्रय: स्तनतां कूजतां चैव मनुष्यगजवाजिनाम्

English

There never was such a best of chariot-warriors in the world, as far as we have heard; against such a Partha I shall fight in the great battle; see my manliness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दसों दिशाओंमें दौड़ लगाने लगे

English

This chief hero of chariots, the Kuru prince, ranges in his chariot with swift horses; he will bring me this hardship today; all of you will have your end at Karna's end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धर्वनगराकारा दृश्यन्ते सम सहस्रश: तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते निहता: पार्थसायकै:

English

The prince's hands do not sweat or tremble, are broad and firm, he is firm in weapons, skilled and quick-handed; no warrior equals the Pandava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जवेनाभ्यद्रवद् राजन् धनंजयरथं प्रति अर्जुनके पास आ पहुँचे

English

He takes many heron-feathered arrows, as one, and crushes the kings with them; they fall unerring at a krosha's distance; who on earth is his equal?

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमो व्यधमदश्रान्तो गदापाणिमहाहवे

English

The Pandava satisfied Fire; having Krishna as his second, the valiant atiratha obtained the discus where Krishna, the great soul, got the bow Gandiva, the Pandava Savyasachin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जानेसे बचे हुए महाबली घोड़ों और सवारोंका संहार कर डाला प्राकाराषट्ट्रपुरद्वारदारणीमतिदारुणाम्

English

The excellent chariot with white horses and fine sound, the mighty-armed one of undaunted spirit, the two great inexhaustible quivers of divine form, and divine weapons from the oblation-bearer;

हिन्दी अर्थ

सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्चारोहांश्व मारिष

English

and in Indra's world he slew daityas, countless Kalakeyas, and obtained the conch Devadatta there; who on earth is greater than he?

हिन्दी अर्थ

भग्नमूर्धास्थिचरणा: क्रव्यादगणभोजना: उखड़ गये थे। वे सब-के-सब मांसभक्षी पशुओंके भोजन बन गये थे

English

He pleased Mahadeva himself in battle, the great one, and then obtained the dreadful Pashupata, the great weapon that causes the destruction of the three worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनकी हड्डियोंको भी चबाये जा रही थी

English

The guardians of the world, gathered, each gave him immeasurable weapons, with which he quickly slew in battle the lions among men, the Kalakhanjas and asuras assembled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमो भ्यधावत् संक़्रुद्धो गदापाणिरितस्तत: मेनिरे समनुप्राप्तं कालदण्डोद्यतं यमम्

English

So too in Virata's city, having conquered all of us assembled with a single chariot, he carried off that cattle wealth in the midst of the battle and took garments from the great chariot-warriors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रविवेश गजानीक॑ मकर: सागरं यथा

English

Such a one, endowed with such valour and qualities, with Krishna as his second, I choose for battle, protected by immeasurably valiant Keshava, the incomparable Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षणेन भीम: संक्रुद्धस्तन्निन्ये यमसादनम् क्षणभरमें यमलोक पहुँचा दिया

English

His qualities could not be told in ten thousand years even by all the worlds together—of the great-souled bearer of conch, discus and sword, Vishnu, Jishnu, Vasudeva's son; fear and dread arise in me at seeing the two Krishnas together on one chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पतत: समपश्याम सपक्षान् पर्वतानिव

English

Both are brave, accomplished, firm in weapons, great chariot-warriors, endowed with strong frames; such are Phalguna and Vasudeva; who other than I, Shalya, would face them?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधिकांश सेना उत्साहशून्य, विमुख और जडवत् हो गयी

English

I shall fell these two in battle, or the two Krishnas will slay me today—" so saying, Karna, able to slay foes, roared in the battle like a cloud.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा प्राच्छादयद् बाणैरर्जुन: प्राणतापनै: बाणोंद्वारा उसे आच्छादित कर दिया

English

Welcomed by your son who came up, he met the Kuru heroes and said to Kripa, to Bhoja, to the two mighty-armed ones, to the king of Gandhara with his younger brothers, to Drona's son and his own younger brother, and to the foot-soldiers, elephant-men and others:

हिन्दी अर्थ

शयव्रातैश्षिता रेजु: कदम्बा इव केसरै:

English

"Hold back and attack Achyuta and Arjuna; quickly bring them to exhaustion on every side, so that, both much wounded by you, I may slay them easily today, kings of the earth."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नराश्वनागासुहरैर्वध्यतामर्जुनेषुभि: हताहत होते हुए कौरवोंका महान् आर्तनाद प्रकट होने लगा

English

Saying "So be it," those best of heroes quickly advanced on Arjuna, wishing to kill him; Arjuna swallowed them in battle as the great ocean with its much water swallows rivers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिपती हुई आपकी सेना अलातचक्रके समान वहाँ चक्कर काटने लगी

English

He was not seen by the foes either aiming or loosing the best of arrows; torn by Dhananjaya's arrows, the slain men, horses and elephants fell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नद्वात्रासीदनिर्भिन्नो रथ: सादी हयो गज: आसीत् सुशोणितक्लिन्नं फुल्लाशोकवनं यथा

English

The Kauravas could not look at him whose arrows were rays, whose Gandiva was a fair circle, whose splendour was like the sun at the end of an age, as people with diseased eyes cannot look at the sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निराशा: समपद्यन्त सर्वे कर्णस्य जीविते

English

Kripa rushed at him, loosing arrows, and so did Bhoja and your son himself; the Pandava, in haste, cut with arrows those best of arrows, swift and carefully aimed by the skilled ones eager to kill him, and pierced them in the chest with three each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीवनसे निराश हो गये मत्वा न्यवर्तन् कुरवो जिता गाण्डीवधन्चना

English

Arjuna, scorching his foes with the full circle of the bow Gandiva, shone with his arrow-rays fierce, like the sun between Shukra and pure Brihaspati, as the sun in its halo.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने लिये असहा मानकर युद्धसे पीछे हटने लगे

English

Then Drona's son pierced Dhananjaya with ten fine arrows and Achyuta with three; and he covered his four horses and the monkey with four and the best iron arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रदुद्रवुर्दिशो भीताश्लुक्रुशुश्नापि सूतजम् हर्षयन् पाण्डवान् योधान् भीमसेनपुरोगमान्

English

Then Dhananjaya, with three arrows, struck off his charioteer's head, took his quivering bow, and felled from Drona's son's chariot his four horses with four and his banner with three.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समुद्रमें डूब रहे थे। उस समय कर्ण ही द्वीपके समान उनका रक्षक हुआ कर्णमेवोपलीयन्त भयाद् गाण्डीवधन्चन:

English

Filled with fury, he took another bow with good fittings, adorned with thunderbolt and gold, with the sheen of the serpent Takshaka's coils, like a great serpent on a mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मा भैष्टेत्यब्रवीत् कर्णो ह्भीतो मामितेति च

English

Casting his own weapon on the ground and stringing his bow, the excellent bowstring-bearer, Drona's son pierced from close by the unconquered best of men on their chariot with the finest arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुर्विस्फारयन् कर्णस्तस्थौ शत्रुजिघांसया करनेकी इच्छासे धनुष तानकर खड़ा हो गया

English

Kripa and Bhoja and your son attacked like clouds on the dispeller of darkness; Partha cut Kripa's bow with its arrow, his horses, banner and charioteer with feathered arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संचिन्तयित्वा पार्थस्य वधे दश्ने मन:श्वसन्

English

He cut your son's banner and bow as he roared, killed the fair horses of Kritavarman, and the valiant one then cut his banner.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साँस लेते हुए मन-ही-मन अर्जुनके वधका निश्चय किया देखते पुनः पांचाल-योद्धाओंपर धावा किया

English

He killed the steel-clad on horses and charioteers with their banners, the elephants, horses and chariots, in haste; then your great army was scattered and torn like a dam by water. Then Keshava in Arjuna's chariot made his foes circle to the left, as mothers do.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्ण ववर्षुर्बाणौचैर्यथा मेघा महीधरम्

English

As Dhananjaya went swiftly, like Shatakratu who slew Vritra, other keen warriors followed again with raised banners and well-yoked chariots.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसी प्रकार वे क्षणभरमें कर्णपर बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करने लगे व्ययोजयन्त पज्चालानू् प्राणै: प्राणभूतां वर

English

Then Shikhandin, Shaineya and the twins, great chariot-warriors, approached Dhananjaya's chariot, held back those foes and, tearing them with sharp arrows, roared very fiercely.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राणहीन करने लगे

English

Then the Kuru heroes with the Srinjayas struck each other, enraged, with arrows of straight course and keen edge, as in the old days the asuras fought the best of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वध्यतां सूतपुत्रेण मित्रार्थे मित्रगृद्धिना इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकाशीतितमो ध्याय:

English

Eager for victory and keen to go to heaven, elephants, horses and chariots fell, scorcher of foes; they roared aloud and strongly pierced each other with well-loosed arrows, one by one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रवाकिरद् धनुषी चाप्यकृन्तत्

English

When the great souls made a darkness of arrows in that great battle among the best of warriors, O king, the ten quarters and the sky and the sun's light were covered with darkness.

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.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नराश्वनागासुहरं भूशाकुलम् हाथियोंके प्राण ले रहा था

English

"Dhritarashtra said, T have heard from thee, O Sanjaya, of many poignant and unbearable griefs as also of the losses sustained by my sons. From what thou hast said unto me, from the manner in which the battle has been fought, it is my certain conviction, O Suta, that the Kauravas are no more. Duryodhana was made earless in that dreadful battle. How did Dharma's son (then) fight, and how did the royal Duryodhana also fight in return? How also occurred that battle which was fought in the afternoon? Tell me all this in detail, for thou art skilled in narration, O Sanjaya.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच कर्ण भृशमुत्स्मयंस्तदा

English

Felling the charioteer from his chariot with an anjalika arrow, he killed Janamejaya's horses; he covered Shatanika and Sutasoma with broad-headed arrows and cut their bows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एष मद्रेश्वरो राजा रथाग्रे पर्यवस्थित: राधापुत्र कर्णके घोड़ोंको काबूमें रख रहे हैं

English

He pierced Dhrishtadyumna with six, killed his right horse in battle, and having killed Satyaki's horses, the charioteer's son slew the Kaikeya's son, Vishoka.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वया साक्षान्महादेव: सर्वभूतशिव: शिव:

English

When the prince was slain, the Kaikeya commander of fierce bow rushed at him and struck Karna's son Sushena, much pierced with swift fierce arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य पार्थ प्रसादेन देवदेवस्थ शूलिन: सर्वलोकगुरुर्यस्त्वं तुष्टोसि मधुसूदन

English

Karna by force cut his arms and head with three half-moon arrows; he fell lifeless from the chariot to the ground, like a sala tree felled by axes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाहत्वा समरे कर्ण निवर्तिष्यति फाल्गुन:

English

Sushena, having covered the hero of the Shinis, his horses slain, with sharp swift arrows, dancing as it were, the charioteer's son, struck by Shaineya's arrows, fell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मां वा द्रक्ष्यसि गोविन्द कर्णेन निहतं शरै: ही कर्णके बाणोंसे मरा हुआ देखियेगा

English

With his son slain, Karna, his mind seized by rage, wishing to kill the bull of the Shinis, said "Shaineya, you are slain!" and loosed an arrow that foes could not bear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यज्जना: कथयिष्यन्ति यावद् भूमिर्धरिष्यति

English

Shikhandin cut that arrow and struck Karna with three each time; Karna cut his bow and banner and with two arrows killed Sujata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्युध्ययौ रथेनाशु गजं प्रतिगजो यथा चोदयाश्वान् हषीकेश कालो5यमतिवर्तते

English

The fierce, self-controlled one pierced Shikhandin with six and struck off Dhrishtadyumna's head; then the great-souled Adhiratha's son pierced Sutasoma with a sharp arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाहता दिग्भ्य इवोग्रमारुतै:

English

"Sanjaya said, 'When the troops of both armies were engaged in battle, according to their respective divisions, thy son Duryodhana, O king, riding on another car and filled with rage like a snake of virulent poison, beholding king Yudhishthira the just, quickly addressed his own driver, O Bharata, saying, "Proceed, proceed, quickly take me there, O driver, where the royal son of Pandu, clad in mail shineth under yon umbrella held over his head." Thus urged by the king, the driver, in that battle, quickly urged his royal master's goodly car towards the face of Yudhishthira. At this, Yudhishthira also, filled with rage and looking like an infuriate elephant, urged his own driver saying, "Proceed to where Duryodhana is." Then those two heroes and brothers and foremost of car-warriors encountered each other. Both endued with great energy, both filled with wrath, both difficult of defeat in battle, approaching each other, those two great bowmen began to mangle each other with their arrows in that battle. Then king Duryodhana, in that encounter, O sire, with a broad-headed arrow whetted on stone, cut in twain the bow of the virtuous monarch. Filled with rage, Yudhishthira could not brook that insult. Casting aside his broken bow, with eyes red in wrath, Dharma's son took up another bow at the head of his forces, and then cut off Duryodhana' s standard and bow. Duryodhana then, taking up another bow, pierced the son of Pandu. Filled with rage, they continued to shoot showers of shafts at each other. Desirous of vanquishing each other, they resembled a pair of angry lions. They struck each other in that battle like a couple of roaring bulls. Those mighty car-warriors continued to career, expecting to find each other's lapses. Then wounded with shafts sped from bows drawn to their fullest stretch the two warriors, O king, looked resplendent like flowering Kinsukas. They then, O king, repeatedly uttered leonine roars. Those two rulers of men, in that dreadful battle, also made loud sounds with their palms and caused their bows to twang loudly. And they blew their conchs too with great force. And they afflicted each other very much. Then king Yudhishthira, filled with rage, struck thy son in the chest with three irresistible shafts endued with force of thunder. Him, however, thy royal son quickly pierced, in return, with five keen shafts winged with gold and whetted on stone. Then king Duryodhana, O Bharata, hurled a dart capable of slaying everybody, exceedingly keen, and resembling a large blazing brand. As it advanced, king Yudhishthira the just, with sharp shafts, speedily cut it off into three fragments, and then pierced Duryodhana also with five arrows. Equipped with golden staff, and producing a loud whizz, that dart then fell down, and while falling, looked resplendent like a large brand with blazing flames. Beholding the dart baffled, thy son, O monarch, struck Yudhishthira with nine sharp and keen-pointed arrows. Pierced deeply by his mighty foe, that scorcher of foes quickly took up an arrow for aiming it at

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षणाद् विशस्ता: कृतवर्मण: शरै: महान् पर्वतोंके समान प्राणशून्य होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

English

Then the hero among men quickly smiled and drove his chariot to Adhiratha's son's chariot, wishing to protect them in fear, Subahu, struck by the leader of chariots.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शितै: शरीरं व्यहनद् द्विपं च तम्

English

Stretching Gandiva with its fierce roar and striking the string hard with his palm, suddenly making a darkness of arrows, he killed elephants, horses, chariots and men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोनोंको घायल कर दिया अपने स्वामीके साथ ही धराशायी हो गया

English

Bhimasena followed him in his chariot, guarding the Pandava, the sole hero, from behind; those two princes, swiftly in their chariots, freed from their foes, went to Karna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रुतं चतुर्भिश्चरणैव्यपोथयत्

English

In the meantime the charioteer's son made a great battle, crushing the Somakas; he killed throngs of chariots, horses and elephants and covered the quarters with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पपात नुन्न: सहदेवसूनुना स्तथागता गां विवशा विचूर्णिता:

English

Uttamaujas and Janamejaya, the enraged Yudhamanyu and Shikhandin together roared at Karna with arrows, pressing him together with the Parshata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिर: क्षुरेणाम्बुजसंनिभाननम्

English

Those five Panchala chariot-warriors, attacking Karna Vaikartana with fair arrows, could not dislodge him from his chariot, as senses cannot dislodge a self-controlled man by fortitude.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक क्षुरके द्वारा कलिंगराजकुमारका कमलसदृश मुखवाला मस्तक काट डाला ज॑नार्दनं द्वादशभिश्न॒ सायकै:

English

Cutting their bows, banners, horses, charioteers, quivers and pennants with arrows, he struck those five with arrows and Karna roared like a lion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समीक्ष्य कृष्णं भृशविक्षतं च

English

As he shot and slew them, with the sound of the bow and bowstring, the people sank, thinking the earth with its mountains and trees was splitting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नमुचिने देवराज इन्द्रपर आक्रमण किया था शितेन विद्ध्वा युधि कर्णपुत्र:

English

With the bow like Shakra's, drawn full, Adhiratha's son loosing arrows shone in the battle, with a circle of blazing rays, like the sun in the rains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नयामि लोकं निशितै: पृषत्कै: अहं हनिष्ये भवतां समक्षम्

English

He pierced Shikhandin with twelve sharp arrows, then Uttamaujas with six, Yudhamanyu with swift three, and the Somaka and Parshata's son with three each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महं हनिष्येर्जुन आजिमध्ये

English

Those five great chariot-warriors were defeated in the great battle, O revered one, by the charioteer's son, and stood without exertion, tamers of foes, like senses conquered by one master of objects.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्यैव हन्ता युधि भीमसेन: लक्ष्यं हि कृत्वा वृषसेनमाजौ

English

As merchants with a wrecked ship are lifted from the sea by boats, so the sons of Draupadi lifted their maternal uncles out of the sea of Karna with well-prepared chariots.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मर्मस्वशड्कं प्रहसन् किरीटी

English

Then the bull of the Shinis, cutting the arrows sent by Karna with sharp arrows, split Karna with sharp iron arrows and pierced your eldest son with eight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथाद् विबाहुर्विशिरा धरायाम् रथात् सुतं सूतज: क्षिप्रकारी

English

Kripa, Bhoja, your son and Karna himself struck him with sharp arrows; the best of the Yadus fought those four like the lord of the daityas with the lords of the quarters.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णार्जुनी सहसैवा भ्यधावत्

English

With the bow of equal tension, roaring, drawn hard, rain of immeasurable arrows, Satyaki became very hard to withstand, shining like the sun in mid-sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि वृषसेनवधे पठचाशीतितमोध्याय: अयं सरथ आयाति श्वेताश्वः शल्यसारथि:

English

Again the tamers of foes, well armoured, in chariots protected the hero of the Shinis; the Panchala chariots meeting in the great battle were like the Maruts with Shakra in subduing foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्य चैनं समायुक्तं रथं कर्णस्य पाण्डव

English

Then a most dreadful battle took place between your foes and your soldiers, with destruction of chariots, horses and elephants, as of old between the gods and the asuras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानापताकाकलिलं किड्किणीजालमालिनम् ध्वजं च पश्य कर्णस्य नागकक्षं महात्मन:

English

Chariots, elephants, horses and foot-soldiers wandered, rained on by weapons of many kinds, stumbling, struck by each other, roaring in distress and falling lifeless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्य कर्ण समायान्तं धार्तराष्ट्रप्रियेषिणम्

English

Seeing the situation, your son, the king's younger brother, ran, scattering arrows, at Bhima; Vrikodara rushed at him swiftly, as a lion on a great deer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शृणु दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं शड्खशब्दं च दारुणम्

English

Then a superhuman battle took place between those two, a gamble with their lives for stake, of the two raging and fierce ones, like Shambara and Shakra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते दीर्यन्ति सगणा: पड्चालानां महारथा: सर्वयत्नेन कौन्तेय हन्तुमहसि सूतजम्

English

With keen, body-ending arrows they struck each other hard, like two great elephants, once rutting, in a time of desire, their minds set on a female.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्य कर्णके बाणोंको नहीं सह सकता है

English

Then Vrikodara, in haste, cut your son's bow and banner with two razor-arrows, split his forehead with a feathered arrow and struck off his charioteer's head from his body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदेवासुरगन्धर्वास्त्रील्लॉकान् सचराचरान् भीममुग्र॑ महात्मानं त्र्यक्ष॑ शर्व॑ कपर्दिनम्

English

That prince, taking another bow, pierced Vrikodara with twelve, himself controlling the horses, and rained straight arrows on Bhima again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षणेन कर्णस्य रथाग्रतो5भवत्

English

Duryodhana. The mighty Yudhishthira then placed that arrow on his bow-string. Filled with rage and possessed of great valour, the son of Pandu then shot it at his foe. That arrow, striking thy son, that mighty car-warrior, stupefied him and then (passing through his body) entered the Earth. Then Duryodhana, filled with wrath, uplifting a mace of great impetuosity, rushed at king Yudhishthira the just, for ending the hostilities (that raged between the Kurus and the Pandus). Beholding him armed with that uplifted mace and resembling Yama himself with his bludgeon, king Yudhishthira the just hurled at thy son a mighty dart blazing with splendour, endued with great impetuosity, and looking like a large blazing brand. Deeply pierced in the chest by that dart as he stood on his car, the Kuru prince, deeply pained, fell down and swooned away. Then Bhima, recollecting his own vow, addressed Yudhishthira, saying, "This one should not be slain by thee, O king." At this Yudhishthira abstained from giving his foe the finishing blow. At that time Kritavarma, quickly advancing, came upon thy royal son then sunk in an ocean of calamity. Bhima then, taking up a mace adorned with gold and flaxen chords, rushed impetuously towards Kritavarma in that battle. Thus occurred the battle between thy troops and the foe on that afternoon, O monarch, every one of the combatants being inspired with the desire of victory.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्ण प्रहर्षयिष्यन्त: शड्खान् दध्मुश्न॒ सर्वश: तूर्गशड्खनिनादेन दिश: सर्वा व्यनादयन्

English

Then the high-souled one quickly pierced Bhimasena with many excellent arrows; he, streaming like an elephant in rut, hurled a mace at him in the tumult.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको प्रतिध्वनित करने लगे

English

With it Bhimasena took Duhshasana by force over ten bow-lengths; struck by that swift mace, Duhshasana fell trembling.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाहुशब्हैश्व शूराणां कर्णार्जुनसमागमे भुजाओंपर ताल ठोकनेसे सब ओर भयानक आवाज गूँज उठी

English

His horses and charioteer were slain, O king, and his chariot crushed as it fell; his armour, ornaments, garments and garland shattered, writhing, tormented by great pain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रगृहीतमहाचापौ शरशक्तिध्वजायुतौ

English

Then the mighty Bhimasena, remembering the hostility your sons had practised, leapt from his chariot to the ground and, with effort, fixed his eyes on him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तूणीरवरसम्पन्नौ द्वावप्येती सुदर्शनी चापविद्युद्ध्वजोपेतौ शस्त्रसम्पत्तियोधिनौ

English

Drawing a sharp sword with a good edge, stepping on the throat of the trembling one, he tore open the breast of the fallen man on the ground and drank his warm blood; tasting it again and again, looking at him, enraged, he spoke exceedingly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णशल्यरथोपेतौ तुल्यरूपौ महारथौ

English

"Of mother's milk, of honey and ghee, of fermented honey-drink well made, of divine water, of milk and curd, or the best of churned butter—this taste, I deem, of the enemy's blood is better than all of these today."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिंहस्कन्धप्रतीकाशौ व्यूढोरस्कौ महाबलौ प्रभिन्नाविव मातड़्रौ सुसंरब्धाविवाचलौ

English

Even those who saw Bhimasena then, speaking thus, running again and leaping, greatly delighted, fell down pained in fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रवृत्राविव क्रुद्धौ सूर्याचन्द्रसमप्रभौ

English

And those men who fell there, from whose hands weapons fell, cried out loudly in fear; with eyes shut, they did not see it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रशोकोद्धवं वारि नेत्राभ्यां समवासृजत् ललकारता हुआ रथके द्वारा उनके सामने आया

English

All who saw Bhima there on every side, drinking Duhshasana's blood, fled in terror, saying, "This is not a man."

हिन्दी अर्थ

समेतौ ददृशुस्तत्र द्वाविवार्कों समुदूगतीा

English

In the hearing of the world's heroes he said this: "I drink your blood from your throat, lowest of men; say now, enraged, again 'Cow! Cow!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोगोंने वहाँ उन्हें इस प्रकार देखा, मानो दो सूर्य उदित हुए हों शुशुभाते महात्मानौ चन्द्रादित्यौ यथा दिवि

English

Sleeping on the edge of the pramana tree, the Kalakuta poison for food, bites of serpents, hardship, and burning in the house of lac,

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रैलोक्यविजये यत्ताविन्द्रवरोचनाविव

English

the seizing of the kingdom by dice, living in the forest, the unhappiness in battles with bows and arrows and in the house—

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन दोनों वीरोंको आमने-सामने देखकर समस्त सेनाओंको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ तौ रथावभिधावन्तौ समालोक्य महीक्षिताम्

English

these sorrows we know, never joys, because of the wickedness of Dhritarashtra and his sons, always."

हिन्दी अर्थ

हस्तिकक्षं च कर्णस्य वानरं च किरीटिन:

English

Having said these words, O king, victorious, Vrikodara said again, O great king, to the two Krishnas, who smiled:

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिंहनादरवांश्वक्रु: साधुवादां श्व पुष्कलान् चक्रुर्बाहस्वनांश्वैव तथा चैलावधूननम्

English

"What I promised regarding Duhshasana in battle, all that has been done here today, heroes. Today I shall give another, a second: Duryodhana, as a sacrificial beast, having killed him, and crushing the head of the evil-souled one with my foot in the sight of the Kauravas I shall find peace."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ठोकने और कपड़े हिलाने लगे

English

Having said so much, delighted, with limbs drenched in blood, he roared aloud, and the very strong great soul danced as Sahasranetra (Indra) having slain Vritra.