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.

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.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेनाको सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें खदेड़ दिया

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Then occurred that battle between Arjuna and Ashvatthama resembling the planets Shukra and Brihaspati in splendour, like the battle between Shukra and Brihaspati in the firmament for entering the same constellation. Afflicting each other with blazing shafts that constituted their rays, those terrifiers of the world stood like two planets both deviating from their orbits. Then Arjuna deeply pierced Ashvatthama with a shaft in the midst of his eyebrows. With that shaft the son of Drona looked resplendent like the Sun with upward rays. The two Krishnas (Nara and Narayana), also deeply afflicted by Ashvatthama with hundreds of arrows, looked like two Suns at the end of the Yuga, resplendent with their own rays. Then when Vasudeva seemed to be stupefied, Arjuna shot a weapon from which issued torrents of shafts on all sides. And he struck the son of Drona with innumerable shafts, each resembling the thunder or fire or the sceptre of Death. Endued with mighty energy, that achiever of fierce feats, (Ashvatthama) then pierced both Keshava and Arjuna with well-shot shafts which were inspired with great impetuosity and struck with which Death himself would feel pain. Checking the shafts of Drona' s son, Arjuna covered him with twice as many arrows equipped with goodly wings, and shrouding that foremost of heroes and his steeds and driver and standard, began to strike the samsaptakas. With his well-shot shafts Partha began to cut off the bows and quivers and bowstrings and hands and arms and tightly grasped weapons and umbrellas and standards and steeds and car shafts and robes and floral garlands and ornaments and coats of mail and handsome shields and beautiful heads, in large numbers, of his unretreating foes. Well-equipped cars and steeds and elephants, ridden by heroes fighting with great care, were destroyed by the hundreds of shafts sped by Partha and fell down along with the heroes that rode on them. Cut off with broad-headed and crescent-shaped and razor-faced arrows, human heads, resembling the lotus, the Sun, or the full Moon in beauty and resplendent with diadems and necklaces and crowns, dropped ceaselessly on the earth. Then the Kalinga, the Vanga, and the Nishada heroes, riding on elephants, that resembled in splendour the elephant of the great foe of the daityas, rushed with speed against the queller of the pride of the danavas, the son of Pandu, from desire of slaying him. Partha cut off the vital limbs, the trunks, the riders, the standards, and the banners of those elephants, upon which those beasts fell down like mountain summits riven with thunder. When that elephant force was broken, the diadem-decked Arjuna shrouded the son of his preceptor with shafts endued with the splendour of the newly risen Sun, like the wind shrouding the risen Sun with masses of congregated clouds. Checking with his own shafts those of Arjuna, Drona' s son shrouding both Arjuna and Vasudeva with his arrows, gave a loud roar, like a mass of clouds at the close of summer after shrouding the Sun or the Moon in the firmament. Deeply afflicted with those arrows, Arjuna, aiming his weapons at Ashvatthama and at those followers of his belonging to the army, speedily dispelled that darkness caused by Ashvatthama' s arrows, and pierced all of them with shafts equipped with goodly wings. In that battle none could see when Savyasaci took up his shafts, when he aimed them, and when he let them off. All that could be seen was that elephants and steeds and foot-soldiers and car-warriors, struck with his arrows, fell down deprived of life. Then Drona' s son without losing a moment, aiming ten foremost of arrows, sped them quickly as if they formed only one arrow. Shot with great force, five of these

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यद्रावयद् भीमसेनो यथेन्द्रो दानवान् पुरा ठीक वैसे ही, जैसे पूर्वकालमें इन्द्रने दानवोंको मार भगाया था

English

[Dhritarashtra said:] "'Karna alone in battle can slay the Srinjayas with the Pandavas,' so Duryodhana told me again and again, charioteer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तौ धरामन्वपसद्येतां वातरुग्णाविव द्रुमौ

English

Seeing Radheya defeated by Bhima in the encounter, what did my son Duryodhana then do?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिघं घोरमादाय मृत्युदण्डमिवापरम् तमापततन्तं परिघं वज़्ाशनिसमस्वनम्

English

[Sanjaya said:] Seeing Radheya, the charioteer's son, bewildered in the great battle, O king, he spoke to his brothers with a great army:

हिन्दी अर्थ

मर्मस्वपि च मर्मज्ञस्तान्ू नागानवधीद् बली

English

"Go quickly, good luck to you; protect Radheya, who is sinking in the sea of calamity, unfathomable with fear of Bhimasena."

हिन्दी अर्थ

हत्वान्यं रथमास्थाय क्रुद्धो राधेयमभ्ययात् रथपर आखरूढ़ हो राधापुत्र कर्णके सामने आ पहुँचे

English

Commanded by the king, wishing to kill Bhimasena, they advanced enraged, like moths into a fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्रुद्ध: प्रच्छादयामास शरजालेन मारुति: भीम॑ प्रच्छादयामास समन्तान्निशितै: शरै:

English

Shrutayus, Durdhara, Karatha, Vivitsu, Vikata, Sama, Nishangin, Kavachin, Pashin, and Nanda and Upananda,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभ्यर्दयदमेयात्मा पार्ष्णिग्रहणकारणात्

English

Dushpradharsha, Subahu, Vatavega and Suvarchas, Dhanurgraha, Durmada and Satvasama, Saha,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावन्योन्यं समासाद्य वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम् चमकीले बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए बड़ी शोभा पा रहे थे

English

these valiant, mighty ones, surrounded by chariots, reached Bhimasena and encircled him on every side; they loosed flights of arrows with many marks in all directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीदू रौद्रो महाराज कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मुधे समापतत्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृष:

English

Bhimasena, mighty, tormented by them, quickly killed, as those sons of yours attacked, fifty chariots with fifty chariots, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनश्चैनममेयात्मा शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्

English

Then, enraged, he struck off Vivitsu's head, with its earrings and helmet and like the full moon, with a broad-headed arrow, and he fell slain to the ground by Bhima, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विव्याध निशितै: कर्ण नवभिन्नतपर्वभि: हुई गाँठवाले नौ तीखे बाणोंसे कर्णको बीध डाला

English

Seeing that hero slain, his brothers rushed from every side in the battle at Bhima of terrible prowess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोअन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय सूतपुत्रं वृकोदर:

English

Then with two other broad-headed arrows Bhima, of terrible prowess, took the lives of two of your sons in the great battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ननाद बलवन्नादं कम्पयन्निव रोदसी मदोत्कटं वने दृप्तमुल्काभिरिव कुज्जरम्

English

They fell to earth like two trees struck by the wind, Vikata and Sama, like two sons of gods, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गजराजपर उल्काओंद्वारा प्रहार किया हो

English

Then Bhima swiftly sent Kratha to Yama's abode with a very sharp iron arrow; he fell slain to the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्ष: सूतपुत्रवधेप्सया गिरीणामपि भेत्तारं सायकं समयोजयत्

English

Then a terrible cry of "Alas!" arose, O lord of men, as your sons, bowmen, were being slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तं॑ मुमोच महेष्वास: क्रुद्ध/ कर्णजिघांसया

English

While their army was in disorder, mighty Bhimasena sent Nanda and Upananda to Yama's abode in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अदारयदू रणे कर्ण वज़्वेगो यथाचलम् निषसाद रथोपस्थे विसंज्ञ: पृतनापति:

English

Then your sons fled in fear, overcome, seeing Bhimasena in battle like Death the ender.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपोवाह रथेनाजौ कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्

English

Seeing your sons slain, the great-minded charioteer's son again sent his swan-white horses to where the Pandava was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि कर्णापयाने पञ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:

English

Sent by the king of the Madras, O great king, the horses, swift, reached Bhimasena's chariot and clashed with it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

येन कर्णो महाबाहू रथोपस्थे निपातितः कर्णको रथकी बैठकमें गिरा दिया

English

That encounter, tumultuous, of dreadful form, fierce, took place in the battle between Karna and the Pandava, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति दुर्योधन: सूत प्राब्रवीन्मां मुहुर्मुहु:

English

Seeing those two great chariot-warriors met, O great king, the thought came to me, "How surely will this turn out today?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सृजयोंसहित समस्त पाण्डवोंका वध कर सकता है” ततः परं किमकरोतू पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम

English

Then in a moment, O king of kings, without much difficulty, as if laughing, Karna made Bhima of terrible deeds chariotless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्र दुर्योधनने क्या किया?

English

Chariotless, the best of the Bharatas, mighty-armed, laughing, wind-like, mace in hand, leapt down from his excellent chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रस्तव महाराज सोदर्यान्ू समभाषत देख आपका पुत्र अपने भाइयोंसे बोला--

English

Bhima, scorcher of foes, in a sudden rage, destroyed seven hundred elephants, strikers with plough-pole tusks, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनभयागाधे मज्जन्तं व्यसनार्णवे

English

Knowing vital spots, he roared and smashed them hard on the tusk-rings, eyes, temples and vital points.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुग्रहों दुर्मदशक्ष जलसंध: शल: सह: स तैरभ्यर्ध्यमानस्तु भीमसेनो महाबल:

English

Then, sent against him again, they fled in fear, and with their chief drivers they surrounded him like clouds the sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथै: पञ्चाशता सार्थ पज्चाशदहनद् रथान्

English

Standing on the ground he slew with his mace those seven hundred elephants with their riders, weapons and banners, as the wind scatters rain-clouds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ दृष्टवा निहतं शूरं भ्रातर: सर्वतः प्रभो ततोपराभ्यां भल्लाभ्यां पुत्रयोस्‍्ते महाहवे

English

Then the son of Kunti in the battle again crushed fifty-two very strong elephants of Subala's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे दोनों वीर आँधीके उखाड़े हुए दो वृक्षोंके समान पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े ततस्तु त्वरितो भीम: क्रार्थं निन्‍ये यमक्षयम्

English

Likewise the Pandava slew over a hundred chariots and hundreds of other foot-soldiers in the battle, scorching your army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहुँचा दिया। वह राजकुमार प्राणशून्य होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

Scorched by the sun and by the great-souled Bhima, your army shrank like hide in fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाहाकारस्ततस्तीव्र: सम्बभूव जनेश्वर तेषां सुलुलिते सैन्ये पुनर्भीमो महाबल:

English

Terrified by fear of Bhima, those of yours, O best of the Bharatas, abandoned Bhima in the battle and fled in all ten directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्ते प्राद्रवन् भीता: पुत्रास्ते विह्वलीकृता:

English

Five hundred other chariots, thundering and armoured with hides, quickly rushed at Bhima on every side with masses of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमसेनको देखकर भयसे व्याकुल हो वहाँसे भाग गये ते प्रेषिता महाराज मद्रराजेन वाजिन:

English

Bhima crushed them all, with their charioteers, chariots, pennants, banners and weapons, with his mace, as Vishnu the asuras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा मम महाराज तौ समेतौ महारथौ

English

Then three thousand horsemen sent by Shakuni, esteemed as brave, with darts, spears and lances in hand, went against Bhima.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गाँठवाले नौ भल्लोंसे भीमसेनको घायल कर दिया आहत: स महाबाहुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रम:

English

Meeting those Yavana horsemen, the best slayer of foes, moving in various paths, destroyed them, crushing them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कर्णो महाराज आशीविष इव श्वसन्

English

There was a great noise of them struck on all sides, like reeds being cut by swords, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भीमोपि तं शरव्रातैश्छादयित्वा महारथम् ततः कर्णो भृशं क्रुद्धों दृढमादाय कार्मुकम्

English

Thus having killed three thousand fine horses of Subala's son, he mounted another chariot and, enraged, went at Radheya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कार्मुकं चास्य चिच्छेद भल्लेन निशितेन च

English

Karna too in battle, O king, covered the tamer of foes, the son of Dharma, with arrows and felled his charioteer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कार्मुकमादाय भीमो दृढतरं तदा

English

Then seeing the chariot fleeing in the battle, the great chariot-warrior pursued it, scattering straight heron-feathered arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रुसैन्यसंतापी कर्णको आच्छादित कर दिया ततो युद्धम भूद् घोरं कर्णपाण्डवयोमधे

English

As he ran at the king, covering heaven and earth with arrows, the wind's son, enraged, covered him with a net of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कर्णो महाराज भीमसेने त्रिभि: शरै:

English

Turning back swiftly, Radheya, tormentor of foes, covered Bhima on every side with sharp arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाणोंसे भीमसेनको क्षत-विक्षत कर दिया सो5तिविद्धो महेष्वास: कर्णेन बलिनां वर:

English

Satyaki, of immeasurable spirit, tormented Karna, who was busied with Bhimasena's chariot, in order to take his rear; Karna, though greatly tormented by arrows, turned on him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य भित्त्वा तनुत्राणं भित्त्वा कायं च सायक:

English

Meeting each other, those two bulls among all archers, loosing wondrous arrows, shone, high-minded.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स तेनातिप्रहारेण व्यथितो विह्वलजन्निव ततः: कर्णो महाराज रोषामर्षसमन्वित:

English

From them a net of arrows, dreadful to behold, red-backed like a heron, spread terribly in the sky, O king of kings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आजजलने बहुभिर्बाणैर्ध्वजमेकेषुणाहनत्

English

We could not tell the sun's light, the sky or the quarters and intermediate quarters, because of the thousands of arrows loosed by them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छित्त्वा च कार्मुकं तूर्ण पाण्डवस्याशु पत्रिणा विरथं भीमकर्माणं भीम॑ कर्णशक्षकार ह

English

At midday, O king, the great radiance of the blazing sun was entirely obscured by those masses of arrows of Karna and Madhava (Satyaki).

हिन्दी अर्थ

गदां गृह महाबाहुरपतत् स्यन्दनोत्तमात्

English

Seeing Subala's son, Kritavarman, Drona's son, Adhiratha's son and Kripa engaged with the Pandavas, the Kurus turned back again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यधमद् गदया भीम: शरन्मेघानिवानिलः व्यधमत् सहसा भीम: क्रुद्धरूप: परंतप:

English

The sound of them rushing was loud, O lord of men, like the dreadful roar of oceans stirred by a storm.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुम्भस्थलों और कपोलोंपर भी गदासे चोट पहुँचायी महामात्रैस्तमावत्रुमेंघा इव दिवाकरम्

English

Seeing each other greatly agitated in the great battle, those two armies, filled with great joy, seized one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमिष्ठो गदया जघ्ने वज्रेणेन्द्र इवाचलान्

English

Then, when the sun reached the middle of the sky, a battle began such as never before seen nor heard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पोथयामास कौन्तेयो द्विपज्चाशदरिंदम: न्यहनत् पाण्डवो युद्धे तापयंस्तव वाहिनीम्

English

One flood of troops, meeting another suddenly in battle, rushed with speed like a flood of water to the sea.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तव सैन्यं संचुकोच चर्माग्नावाहितं यथा

English

There arose a great sound of the floods of troops on each other, like the great roar of floods of oceans.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विहाय समरे भीम॑ दुद्गुव॒ुर्वे दिशो दश भीममभ्यद्रवन् घ्नन्त: शरपूगै: समन्तत:

English

Those two swift armies, meeting each other, became one, like two rivers at a confluence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पोथयामास गदया भीमो विष्णुरिवासुरान्

English

Then began a dreadful battle, O lord of men, of the Kurus and Pandavas seeking great fame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और आयुधोंसहित उन पाँच सौ रथी वीरोंको गदाके आघातसे चूर-चूर कर डाला त्रिसाहस्राभ्ययुर्भीमं शक्‍्त्यृष्टिप्रासपाणय:

English

The voices of the roaring Kurus were heard there without a break, naming many names, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्ति, ऋष्टि और प्रास लेकर भीमसेनपर धावा बोल दिया

English

Whatever mark a man had in battle from his father or mother, or from deed or character, he proclaimed it in the fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विविधान् विचरन् मार्गान् गदया समपोथयत् अश्मभिवरविध्यमानानां नगानामिव भारत

English

Seeing those heroes in the battle threatening one another, the thought came to me, O king, that they had no life left.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वारोहियोंके शरीरसे सब ओर महान् शब्द प्रकट होता था

English

Seeing the bodies of those enraged ones of immeasurable splendour, a great fear arose in me: "How will this turn out?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्वधावत् किरन् बाणै: कड्कपत्रैरजिद्वागैः

English

Then the Pandavas, O king, and the Kaurava great chariot-warriors hewed at each other with sharp arrows, striking one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ताभ्यां वियति राजेन्द्र विततं भीमदर्शनम्

English

pierced Arjuna and the other five pierced Vasudeva. Struck with those arrows, those two foremost of men, like Kuvera and Indra, became bathed in blood. Thus afflicted, all the people there regarded those two heroes as slain by Ashvatthama the warrior who had completely mastered the science of arms. Then the chief of the Dasharhas addressed Arjuna and said, "Why errest thou in thus sparing Ashvatthama? Slay this warrior. If treated with indifference, even this one will be the cause of great woe, like a disease not sought to be put down by treatment." Replying unto Keshava of unfading glory with the words "So be it!" Arjuna of unclouded understanding began with good care to mangle the son of Drona with his shafts. Now the son of Pandu, filled with rage, quickly pierced the massive arms, smeared with sandal- paste, and the chest, the head, and the unrivalled thighs of his antagonist with shafts equipped with heads like goats' ears, and shot with great force from gandiva. Then cutting off the traces of Ashvatthama' s steeds, Arjuna began to pierce the steeds themselves, whereat the latter bore Ashvatthama away to a great distance from the field. Thus borne away by these steeds endued with the speed of the wind, the intelligent son of Drona, deeply afflicted with the shafts of Partha, reflecting for some time, wished not to go back and renew the fight with Partha. Knowing that victory is ever with the chief of the Vrishnis and with Dhananjaya, that foremost one of Angirasa's race, endued with great activity, entered the army of Kama, deprived of hope and with shafts and weapons almost exhausted. Indeed, Drona' s son, restraining his steeds, and having comforted himself a little, O sire, entered the force of Kama, teeming with cars and steeds and men. After Ashvatthama, that enemy of theirs, had been thus removed from the field by his steeds like a disease removed from the body by incantations and medicines and means, Keshava and Arjuna proceeded towards the samsaptakas, on their car whose rattle resembled the roar of the clouds and whose banner waved on the wind. ' "

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततक्षु: सायकैस्तीणैर्निघ्नन्तो हि परस्परम् इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे एकपञ्चाशत्तमोडध्याय:

English

Masses of chariots, masses of horses, masses of men and masses of elephants, O great king, clashed with one another on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनेशु: समरे तस्मिन् पक्षवन्त इवाद्रय:

English

We saw the falling in that most dreadful battle of maces, iron clubs, kanapas, lances, bhindipalas and bhushundis on every side,

हिन्दी अर्थ

नदी: प्रवर्तयामासु: शोणितौघविवर्धिनी: घोर एवं भयंकर नदियोंको वहाँ योद्धाओंने प्रवाहित किया था

English

and showers of arrows fell on every side like locusts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राणियोंको यमलोक पहुँचाती थीं क्रव्यादानां नरव्याप्र नर्दतां तत्र तत्र ह

English

Elephants, reaching elephants, struck each other down; horses horses in the battle, chariot-warriors chariot-warriors; foot-soldiers with bands of foot-soldiers, horses with bands of horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः

English

Foot-soldiers crushed chariots and elephants, chariots horses and elephants, and elephants in the battle swiftly crushed the rest, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धावमाना: सम दृश्यन्ते काकगृध्रबकास्तथा योधव्रतसमाख्याताश्षक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत्

English

With the fall of heroes there and their crying out to one another, the dreadful battlefield became like a slaughter of animals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृनामानि च रणे गोत्रनामानि वा विभो

English

The earth, covered with blood, shone, O Bharata, like the earth in the rains strewn with Indra's cochineal insects.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यमवमृद्नन्त: शक्तितोमरपट्टिशै: व्यषीदत् कौरवी सेना भिन्ना नौरिव सागरे

English

As a young woman might wear two white garments dyed with a great red dye, so the earth became, as if painted with flesh and blood and as if made of gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृष्ठभागके समान लाल और भयानक दिखायी देता था नैव सूर्यप्रभा राजन् न दिश: प्रदिशस्तथा

English

Of severed heads, of arms together with thighs, of hurled earrings and ornaments, O Bharata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मध्याह्ले तपतो राजन् भास्करस्य महाप्रभा:

English

of necklaces, belts, the bodies of archers, armour with banners, heaps fell on the ground there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सौबलं कृतवर्माणं द्रौणिमाधिरथ्थिं कृपम् तेषामापततां शब्दस्तीव्र आसीद् विशाम्पते

English

Elephants, meeting elephants, tore them with the tips of their tusks, and struck by tusks they shone like wounded elephants.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए समुद्रोंकी भयानक गर्जना हो रही हो

English

With their limbs drenched in blood like mountains streaming red ochre, they shone, mountains adorned with minerals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते सेने भृशसंसक्ते दृष्टवान्योन्यं महाहवे और उत्साहके साथ युद्ध करने लगीं

English

Javelins hurled by elephants at enemies who stood facing them, the elephants wandered about with their trunks and others broke.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलौघस्तु समासाद्य बलौघं सहसा रणे

English

With their armour split by iron arrows, the best elephants shone, O great king, like cloud-covered mountains at the onset of winter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीज्निनाद: सुमहान् बाणौघानां परस्परम् ते तु सेने समासाद्य वेगवत्यौ परस्परम्

English

The best elephants, covered with golden-feathered arrows, shone like mountains with blazing tops of meteors, O revered one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परस्पर मिलकर एकीभावको प्राप्त हो गयीं

English

Some elephants, struck by elephants, fell like mountains to the ground in that battle, like winged mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्य यद्धि रणे व्यडूं पितृतो मातृतोडपि वा तान् दृष्टवा समरे शूरांस्तर्जमानान् परस्परम्

English

Other elephants, tormented by arrows and wounds, ran off, and fell to the ground in the great battle, with their temples and tusk-rings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषां दृष्टवा तु क्रुद्धानां वपूंष्यमिततेजसाम्

English

Others sank down like lions, roaring terrible roars, and many, O king, grew faint and others cried out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नु: कृतवैरा: परस्परम्

English

Horses killed by Baka warriors, with golden ornaments and coverings, sank down, grew faint and wandered in all ten directions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रखकर समरांगणमें एक-दूसरेको मारने लगे गजौघाश्न महाराज संसक्ताश्न परस्परम्

English

Others, being dragged and writhing on the ground, struck by arrows and javelins, made various gestures.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रासानां भिन्दिपालानां भुशुण्डीनां च सर्वश:

English

Men lay slain on the ground, crying out there, O revered one; others, seeing kinsmen, fathers or grandfathers,

हिन्दी अर्थ

शलभा इव सम्पेतु: समन्ताच्छरवृष्टय: हया हयांश्व समरे रथिनो रथिनस्तथा

English

and others running, O Bharata, proclaimed their famous clan names to one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्तयो रथमातड्जन् रथा हस्त्यश्वमेव च

English

Their severed arms, adorned with gold, O great king, writhed, twisted, fell and leapt up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वध्यतां तत्र शूराणां क्रोशतां च परस्परम् यथा वा वाससी शुक्ले महार०ञण्जनरजञ्जिते

English

They fell on the ground and twitched by thousands, and some made rapid movements in the battle like quivering snakes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मांसशोणितचित्रेव शातकुम्भमयीव च

English

Those arms, like serpents' coils, anointed with sandal, O lord of men, drenched in blood, shone greatly like golden banners.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुण्डलानां प्रवृद्धानां भूषणानां च भारत यथा भ्राजन्ति स्यन्दन्त: पर्वता धातुमण्डिता:

English

While the dreadful confusion went on in every direction, unrecognised they fought, striking one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हस्तैर्विचेरुस्ते नागा बभज्जुश्वापरे तथा

English

Covered with earth-dust and crowded with falling weapons, neither their own nor the enemy, O king, were recognised in the darkness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिमागमे यथा राजन व्यभ्रा इव महीधरा: उल्काओंद्वारा उद्दीप्त शिखरोंवाले पर्वतोंके समान शोभा पा रहे थे

English

Thus that dreadful, terrible battle went on, and great rivers of blood flowed there again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पंखधारी शैलसमूहोंके समान नष्ट हो गये प्रतिमानैश् कुम्भैश्न पेतुरुर्व्या महाहवे

English

Covered with heads and stones, with hair for moss and grass, filled with heaps of bones, with bows and the best of arrows,

हिन्दी अर्थ

बश्रमुर्बहवो राजं॑श्रुक्तुशुश्चापरे गजा:

English

with mud of flesh and floods of blood, most dreadful, they made rivers flow that increased the realm of Yama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दूसरे बहुतेरे हाथी इधर-उधर चक्कर काटते और चीखते-चिल्लाते थे निषेदुश्चैव मम्लुश्न बश्रमुश्न दिशो दश

English

Those dreadful rivers, carrying men to Yama's abode, plunging and drowning them, struck fear into the kshatriyas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भावान् बहुविधांश्वक्रुस्ताडिता: शरतोमरै:

English

With flesh-eaters roaring here and there, O tiger among men, the dreadful battlefield became like the city of the king of the dead.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा च बान्धवानन्ये पितृनन्ये पितामहान् गोत्रनामानि ख्यातानि शशंसुरितरेतरम्

English

Innumerable headless trunks rose on every side, and hosts of spirits danced, satisfied with flesh and blood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसिद्ध नाम और गोत्र बताने लगते थे

English

Having drunk blood and fat, O Bharata, fed on marrow, fat and flesh, crows, vultures and herons were seen running.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्वेष्टन्ते विचेष्टन्ते पतन्ते चोत्पतन्ति च वेगांश्ान्ये रणे चक्र: पञ्चास्या इव पन्नगा:

English

Those heroes in battle, O king, giving up fear, which is hard to give up, did their deeds fearlessly, true to a warrior's vow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोहितार्द्रा भृशं रेजुस्तपनीय ध्वजा इव

English

In the field strewn with arrows and darts and thronged by flesh-eaters, brave heroes ranged in bands, proclaiming their own manliness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अविज्ञाता: सम युध्यन्ते विनिध्नन्त: परस्परम् नैव स्वे न परे राजन् व्यज्ञायन्त तमोवृता:

English

They announced to one another their names and clans, and the names of their fathers and clans, in the battle, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोहितोदा महानद्य: प्रसख्नुस्तत्र चासकृत्

English

Many warriors there, proclaiming, crushed one another with darts, javelins and pattishas, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ता नद्यो घोररूपास्तु नयन्त्यो यमसादनम्

English

While that dreadful, most terrible battle went on, the Kaurava army sank, like a broken ship in the sea.