Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.57
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4.57.1
अश्वत्थामा ततस्तत्र कर्णं संप्रेक्ष्य वीर्यवान् ।
उवाच स्मयमानोऽसौ सूतपुत्रमरिन्दमम् ॥ ४.५७.१ ॥
Then the mighty Aśvatthāmā, looking at Karṇa there, smiling, spoke to the son of a charioteer, the subduer of foes.
4.57.2
कर्ण यस्त्वं सभामध्ये बह्वबद्धं विकत्थसे ।
न मे युधि समोऽस्तीति तदिदं प्रत्युपस्थितम् ॥ ४.५७.२ ॥
O Karṇa, you who in the midst of the assembly boasted excessively that none is my equal in battle — that very moment has now come before you.
4.57.3
एषोऽन्तक इव क्रुद्धः सर्वभूतावमर्दनः ।
संग्रामशिरसो मध्ये दृम्भते केसरी यथा ॥ ४.५७.३ ॥
He, like the enraged Death, the crusher of all beings, roars in the midst of the front of battle like a lion.
4.57.4
शूरोसि यदि संग्रामे दर्शयस्व सभां विना ॥ ४.५७.४ ॥
If you are brave in battle, show it apart from the assembly.
4.57.5
यद्यशक्तोसि संग्रामे पार्थेनाद्भुतकर्मणा ।
पुनरेव सभां गत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रेण धीमता।
मातुलं परिगृह्याशु मन्त्रयस्व यथासुखम् ॥ ४.५७.५ ॥
If you are unable in battle against Pārtha of wondrous deeds, then go again to the assembly, take hold of your maternal uncle, and take counsel quickly with the wise son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as you please.
4.57.6
एवमुक्तस्तथा कर्णः क्रोधादुद्वृत्य लोचने ।
द्रोणपुत्रमिदं वाक्यमुवाच कुरुसन्निधौ ॥ ४.५७.६ ॥
Thus addressed, Karṇa, rolling his eyes in anger, spoke these words to the son of Droṇa in the presence of the Kurus.
4.57.7
नाहं बिभेमि बीभत्सोर्न कृष्णाद्देवकीसुतात् ।
पाण्डवेभ्योपि सर्वेभ्यः क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः ॥ ४.५७.७ ॥
I do not fear Bībhatsu, nor Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, nor indeed any of the Pāṇḍavas; I am devoted to the duty of a warrior.
4.57.8
सत्वाधिकानां पुंसां तु धनुर्वेदोपजीविनाम् ।
गर्जतां जायते दर्पः स्वरश्च न विषीदति ॥ ४.५७.८ ॥
In men who excel in courage and live by the science of the bow, pride arises in those who roar, and their voice does not falter.
4.57.9
पश्यत्वाचार्यपुत्रो मामर्जुनेनातिरंहसा ।
युध्यमानं सुसंयुक्तं जयो वै मय्यवस्थितः ॥ ४.५७.९ ॥
Let the son of the teacher see me fighting Arjuna with great swiftness, well engaged; surely victory rests with me.
4.57.10
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ।
दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणः प्रत्ययाद्रथिसत्तमः ॥ ४.५७.१० ॥
Then, laughing, Bībhatsu, the son of Kuntī, the white-horsed one, best of charioteers, confidently produced a divine weapon.
4.57.11
महात्मानं मन्दबुद्धिर्निश्वसन्धृतराष्ट्रजः ।
उवाच स महाराज राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ॥ ४.५७.११ ॥
O great king, then Duryodhana, the dull-witted son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, sighing as he looked upon that great-souled one, spoke.
4.57.12
न विद्मो ह्यर्जुनं तत्र वसन्तं मत्स्यवेश्मनि ।
तेनेदं कर्ण मत्स्यानामग्रहीष्म धनं बहु ॥ ४.५७.१२ ॥
We did not know that Arjuna was dwelling in the house of the king of the Matsyas; therefore, O Karṇa, we seized much wealth from the Matsyas.
4.57.13
एवं चेत्तर्हि गच्छामो विसृजन्तो धनं बहु ।
अयशो नातिवर्तेत लोकयोरुभयोरपि ॥ ४.५७.१३ ॥
If so, let us go, abandoning this great wealth; dishonor shall not overtake us in either world.
4.57.14
किं च युद्धात्परं नास्ति क्षत्रियाणां सुखावहम् ।
तस्मात्पार्थेन संग्रामं कुर्महे न पलायनम् ॥ ४.५७.१४ ॥
There is nothing more pleasing to kṣatriyas than battle; therefore let us wage war with Pārtha, not flee.
4.57.15
एतावदुक्त्वा राजा वै ह्यभियानमियेष सः ।
तथा दशसहस्राणि वीराणां हि धनुष्मताम् ।
अभ्यद्रवंस्तदा पार्थं शलभा इव पावकम् ॥ ४.५७.१५ ॥
Having said this much, the king desired to advance; then ten thousand bowmen rushed at Pārtha like moths at fire.
4.57.16
वर्मिता वाजिनस्तत्र संभृताश्च पदातिभिः ।
भीमरूपाश्च मातङ्गास्तोमराङ्कुशपाणिभिः । ॥ ४.५७.१६ ॥
There were horses clad in armor, filled with foot soldiers, and terrible-looking elephants with spears and goads in hand.
4.57.17
अधिष्ठिताः सुसंयत्तैर्हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदैः ।
अभ्यद्रवन्सुसंक्रुद्धाश्चापहस्तोद्यतायुधाः ॥ ४.५७.१७ ॥
Mounted by riders well prepared and skilled in elephant training, greatly enraged, bows in hand and weapons raised, they charged forward.
4.57.18
पञ्च चैनं रथोदग्रास्त्वरिताः पर्यवारयन् ।
द्रोणो भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कुरुराजश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ४.५७.१८ ॥
Five foremost chariot-warriors swiftly surrounded him: Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, and the mighty Kuru king.
4.57.19
अश्वत्थामा महाबाहुर्धनुर्वेदपरायणः ।
इषूंश्च सम्यगस्यन्तो जीमूता इव वार्षिकाः ॥ ४.५७.१९ ॥
Aśvatthāmā, the mighty-armed, devoted to the science of archery, shot his arrows skillfully like rain clouds of the monsoon season.
4.57.20
ते लाभमिव मन्वानाः प्रत्यगृह्णन्धनंजयम् ।
शरौघानभिवर्षन्तो नादयन्तो दिशो दश ॥ ४.५७.२० ॥
Thinking they had gained, they met Dhanaṃjaya in return, pouring down floods of arrows and making the ten directions resound.
4.57.21
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ।
दिव्यमस्त्रं प्रकुर्वाणः प्रत्ययाद्रथिसत्तमान् ॥ ४.५७.२१ ॥
Then Bībhatsu, the son of Kuntī, the white-horsed Arjuna, laughed and, releasing a divine weapon, met those finest charioteers in return.
4.57.22
यथा रश्मिभिरादित्यः प्रच्छादयति मेदिनीम् ।
तथा गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः शरैराच्छादयद्दिशः ॥ ४.५७.२२ ॥
As the sun covers the earth with its rays, so he covered the directions with arrows loosed from Gāṇḍīva.
4.57.23
न रथानां न चाश्वानां न ध्वजानां न वर्मिणाम् ।
अतिविद्धैः शितैर्बाणैरासीदद्व्यङ्गुलिरन्तरम् ॥ ४.५७.२३ ॥
Between the chariots, the horses, the banners and the armored warriors, pierced through by sharp arrows, not even a gap of two fingers' breadth remained.
4.57.24
दैवयोगाद्धि पार्थस्य हयानामुत्तरस्य च ।
शिक्षाबलोपपन्नत्वादस्त्राणां वै परिक्रमात्।
ध्वजगाण्डीवयोश्चापि दैव्या शक्त्या च मायया ॥ ४.५७.२४ ॥
By the workings of fate, the horses of Pārtha and of Uttara, endowed with skill and strength, and through the skillful movement of weapons, and by the divine power and illusion of the banner and Gāṇḍīva, were protected.
4.57.25
इतस्ततश्च संयाने दूरे वाऽप्यथवाऽन्तिके ।
दुर्गे विषमजाते वा स्थले निम्ने तथा क्षितौ।
न च रुध्येद्गतिस्तस्य रथस्य मनसो यथा ॥ ४.५७.२५ ॥
Here and there, in the moving chariot, far or near, on difficult or uneven ground, on level or sunken ground, and on the earth itself, the motion of his chariot was never checked, as swift as the mind.
4.57.26
समरेषु तु विद्वांसस्तस्य तांस्तान्परिक्रमान् ।
वीर्यमत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा तथा पार्थस्य तद्बलम् ।
त्रेसुरेवं परे भीताः पराङ्मुखरथा अपि। ॥ ४.५७.२६ ॥
The skilled warriors in battle, seeing his various maneuvers, his most wonderful prowess, and the might of Pārtha, were terrified; thus the enemies were afraid, and even their chariots turned their backs and fled.
4.57.27
कालाग्निमिव बीभत्सुं निर्दहन्तमिव प्रजाः ।
नारयः प्रेक्षितुं शेकुर्ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ॥ ४.५७.२७ ॥
Like the fire of time, as if burning up creatures, the enemies could not look at Bībhatsu, blazing like a fire.
4.57.28
तानि भिन्नान्यनीकानि रेजुरर्जुनमार्गणैः ।
तिग्मांशोश्च घनाभ्राणि व्याप्तानीव गभस्तिभिः ॥ ४.५७.२८ ॥
Those armies, broken by Arjuna's arrows, shone like dense clouds pervaded by the sun's rays.
4.57.29
अशोकाना वनानीव सञ्चितैः कुसुमैः शुभैः ।
पार्थः संरञ्जयामास रुधिरेणाकुलं बलम् ॥ ४.५७.२९ ॥
As groves of aśoka trees are colored with gathered bright flowers, Pārtha colored the army disordered with blood.
4.57.30
सहस्रशोऽर्जुनशरैश्छिन्नान्युच्चावचानि च ।
छत्राणि च पताकाश्च खेऽभ्युवाह सदागतिः ॥ ४.५७.३० ॥
Parasols and banners of every height, cut by Arjuna's arrows by the thousands, the ever-moving wind carried into the sky.
4.57.31
ये ह्यर्जुनबलत्रस्ताः परिपेतुर्दिशो दश ।
रथात्तं देशमुत्सृज्य पार्थच्छिन्नयुगा हयाः ॥ ४.५७.३१ ॥
Those terrified by Arjuna's might fled in the ten directions, abandoning the chariot at that place; the horses, their yokes cut by Pārtha.
4.57.32
निकृत्तपूर्वचरणास्ते निपेतुः शितैः शरैः ।
शिरोभिः प्रथमं जग्मुर्मेदिनीं जघनैर्हयाः ॥ ४.५७.३२ ॥
Their forelegs cut off, they fell by sharp arrows; first with their heads, then with their hindquarters, the horses reached the earth.
4.57.33
चक्षुर्नासाविषाणेषु दन्तवेष्टेषु च द्विपान् ।
मर्मस्वन्येषु चाहत्य तथा निघ्नन्गजोत्तमाः ॥ ४.५७.३३ ॥
Striking at the eyes, the nostrils, the tusks and the tusk-sheaths, and other vital spots, thus slaying the finest elephants.
4.57.34
कौरवाणां गजानां च शरीरैर्गतचेतसाम् ।
क्षणेन संवृता भूमिर्मेघैरिव नभस्थलम् ॥ ४.५७.३४ ॥
With the bodies of the Kauravas and elephants, their minds departed, the ground was in an instant covered, as the sky is covered with clouds.
4.57.35
अस्त्रैर्दिव्यैर्महाबाहुरर्जुनः प्रहसन्निव ।
बडबामुखसंभूतः कालाग्निरिव संवृतः ॥ ४.५७.३५ ॥
With divine weapons, the mighty-armed Arjuna, as if laughing, was surrounded like the fire of time born from the mouth of the Badaba mare.
4.57.36
यथा युगान्तसमये सर्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
कालपक्वमशेषेण धक्ष्येदुग्रशिखः शिखी ॥ ४.५७.३६ ॥
Just as at the end of an age the fire of fierce flames burns up everything, immovable and movable, ripened by time, without remainder.
4.57.37
तद्वत्पार्थोऽस्रतेजोभिर्धनुषो निस्वनेन च ।
दैवाद्वीर्याच्च बीभत्सुस्तस्मिन्दौर्योधने बले ॥ ४.५७.३७ ॥
Likewise Pārtha, by the brilliance of his weapons and the twang of his bow, by divine power and valour, Bībhatsu struck terror into that army of Duryodhana.
4.57.38
रणे शक्तिममित्राणां प्रणीयोपनिनाय सः ।
चेष्टां प्रायेण भूतानां रात्रिः प्राणभृतामिव ॥ ४.५७.३८ ॥
In battle he broke the might of the enemies and led them on, as night quiets the activity of most living beings.
4.57.39
सोऽतीयात्सहसा शत्रून्सहसा तेऽभिपेदिरे ।
शीघ्रादूरं दृढामोघमस्त्रमस्यातिमानुषम् ।
दृष्ट्वा ते कौरवा भीता अतिमानुषविक्रमम् ॥ ४.५७.३९ ॥
Suddenly he pressed through the enemies, and they suddenly rushed upon him. His weapon was swift and far-reaching, firm and unfailing, superhuman. Seeing that superhuman prowess, the Kauravas were terrified.
4.57.40
खगपत्राभिसंवीतैः खाविष्टैः खगमैरिव ।
अर्जुनस्य खमावव्रे लोहितप्राणपैः खगैः ॥ ४.५७.४० ॥
The sky of Arjuna was covered by blood-drinking arrows, feathered like birds, filling the heavens, flying like birds.
4.57.41
अर्जुनेन विनिर्मुक्ताः शरा गाण्डीवधन्वना ।
तार्क्ष्यवेगा इवाकाशे ससञ्जुः परमर्मसु ॥ ४.५७.४१ ॥
The arrows released by Arjuna, the bowman of the Gāṇḍīva, swift as Garuḍa, flew through the sky and struck the vital spots of the enemy.
4.57.42
वर्माणि सारथिश्चैव हेमजालानि वाजिनाम् ।
किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं वैयाघ्रमथ चर्म च ॥ ४.५७.४२ ॥
Armour, the charioteer, the gold-netted trappings of the horses, the sun-bright diadem, and the tiger-skin shield, too, were pierced.
4.57.43
ततः सर्वाणि गात्राणि रथस्य द्विषतां शरैः ।
नीहारेणेव भूतानि छन्नानीह चकाशिरे ॥ ४.५७.४३ ॥
Then all the limbs of the chariot were covered with the enemies' arrows, and they shone there like creatures wrapped in mist.
4.57.44
सकृदेव न तं शेकुः कथमभ्यसितुं परे ।
अनभ्यस्तः पुनस्तैर्हि रथः सोभिपपात तान् ॥ ४.५७.४४ ॥
The enemies could not withstand him even once; then that chariot, which they had never yet touched, rushed upon them.
4.57.45
तच्छरा द्विट्शरीरेषु यथा च न ससञ्जिरे ।
द्विधाऽनीकेषु बीभत्सोर्न ससञ्ज रथस्तथा ॥ ४.५७.४५ ॥
Just as his arrows did not stick in the bodies of the enemies, so too the chariot of Bībhatsu (Arjuna) did not get caught among the two armies.
4.57.46
स तद्धि क्षोभयामास विगाह्यारिबलं रथी ।
अनन्तवेगो भुजगः क्रीडन्निव महार्णवे ॥ ४.५७.४६ ॥
That charioteer plunged into the enemy's army and churned it, as a serpent of endless speed, playing in the great ocean, stirs the waters.
4.57.47
अस्यतो नित्यमत्यर्थं सर्वघोषाधिकस्तथा ।
संनादः श्रूयते भूतैर्धनुषश्च किरीटिनः ॥ ४.५७.४७ ॥
The roar of the bow of the diadem-wearer (Arjuna), as he shot his arrows, was constantly heard by the creatures, surpassing all other sounds exceedingly.
4.57.48
संच्छिन्नास्तत्र मातङ्गा बाणैरल्पान्तरान्तरैः ।
संस्यूतास्तत्र दृश्यन्ते मेघा इव गभस्तिभिः ॥ ४.५७.४८ ॥
There the elephants were so pierced by arrows, with little gaps between them, that they appeared stitched together, like clouds sewn together by the rays of the sun.
4.57.49
दिशोऽनुभ्रमतः सर्वा सव्यदक्षिणमस्यतः ।
सततं दृश्यते युद्धे सायकासनमण्डलम् ॥ ४.५७.४९ ॥
Wheeling through all directions, shooting to left and to right, a circle of arrows and bow was constantly seen in the battle.
4.57.50
पतन्त्यरूपेषु यथा चक्षूंषि न कदाचन ।
नालक्ष्येषु शराः पेतुस्तस्य गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥ ४.५७.५० ॥
As the eyes never fall upon things unseen, so the arrows of the Gāṇḍīva-bowed one did not fall upon unseen marks.
4.57.51
महागजसहस्रस्य युगपन्मृद्गतो वनम् ।
कौन्तेयरथमार्गस्तु रणे घोरतरोऽभवत् ॥ ४.५७.५१ ॥
Like a forest trampled at once by a thousand great elephants, the path of Arjuna's chariot in battle became yet more terrible.
4.57.52
नूनं पार्थजयैषित्वाच्छक्रः सर्वामरैः सह ।
हन्त्यस्मानिति मन्यन्ते पार्थेनैवार्दिताः परे ॥ ४.५७.५२ ॥
Surely, because he desires Pārtha's victory, Indra together with all the immortals is slaying us — so thought the enemies, tormented by Pārtha himself.
4.57.53
घ्नन्तमत्यर्थमहितान्सव्यसाचिनमाहवे ।
कालमर्जुनरूपेण ग्रसन्तमिव च प्रजाः ॥ ४.५७.५३ ॥
Savyasācin, slaying the enemies exceedingly in battle, appeared as Death in Arjuna's form, devouring creatures.
4.57.54
कुरुसेनाशरीराणि पार्थेनानाहतान्यपि ।
पेतुः पार्थहतानीव पार्थकर्मानुदर्शनात् ॥ ४.५७.५४ ॥
The bodies of the Kuru army, though not struck by Pārtha, fell as if struck by Pārtha, simply from seeing Pārtha's deeds.
4.57.55
ओषधीनां शिरांसीव कालपक्तिसमन्वयात् ।
अवनेमुः कुरूणां हि शिरांस्यर्जुनजाद्भयात् ॥ ४.५७.५५ ॥
As the heads of herbs bow when they ripen in time, so the heads of the Kurus bowed down in fear of Arjuna.
4.57.56
चकार चार्जुनः क्रोधाद्विमुखान्रुषितानपि ॥ ४.५७.५६ ॥
And Arjuna, in anger, turned even the enraged ones away from the fight.
4.57.57
अर्जुनेनापि भिन्नानि बलाग्नाणि पुनः क्वचित् ।
चक्रुर्लोहितधाराभिर्धरणीं लोहितोत्तराम् ॥ ४.५७.५७ ॥
The front ranks of the army, pierced again by Arjuna, here and there made the earth blood-covered with streams of blood.
4.57.58
लोहितेनापि संपृक्तैः पांसुभिः पवनोद्धतैः ।
तेनैव च समुद्धूतैः सूक्ष्मैर्लोहितबिन्दुभिः ॥ ४.५७.५८ ॥
The earth was also covered with dust mixed with blood, stirred up by the wind, and with fine drops of blood raised from that same blood.
4.57.59
लोहितार्द्रैः प्रहरणैः प्रभग्ना लोहितोक्षिताः ।
लोहितेषु निमग्नास्ते निहताश्च किरीटिना ॥ ४.५७.५९ ॥
Shattered by weapons soaked in blood, sprinkled with blood, sunk in the blood, they were slain by the diademed one (Arjuna).
4.57.60
बभूवुर्लोहितास्तत्र भृशमादित्यरश्मयः ।
आकाशं तत्क्षणेनासीत्सन्ध्याभ्रमिव लोहितं ॥ ४.५७.६० ॥
There the rays of the sun became very red, and in that very moment the sky became red like an evening cloud.
4.57.61
अप्यस्तं प्राप्य चादित्यो निवर्तेत न पाण्डवः ।
निवर्तन्ते न जित्वारिं नित्यजल्पविचक्षणाः ॥ ४.५७.६१ ॥
Even if the sun reaches its setting and turns back, the Pāṇḍavas will not turn back; they do not withdraw without conquering the enemy, they who are skilled in ever-idle boasting.
4.57.62
तान्सर्वान्समरे शूरान्पौरुषे पर्यवस्थितान् ।
दिव्यैरस्त्रैरमोघात्मा सर्वानार्च्छद्धनुर्धरान् ॥ ४.५७.६२ ॥
Upon all those heroes standing firm in manly valour in battle, he whose aim never fails struck all the archers with divine weapons.
4.57.63
स तु द्रोणं त्रिसप्तत्या नाराचानां समार्पयत् ।
अशीत्या शकुनिं चैव द्रौणिमप्याशु सप्तभिः ॥ ४.५७.६३ ॥
He struck Droṇa with seventy-three iron arrows, Śakuni with eighty, and Droṇa's son swiftly with seven.
4.57.64
दुःसहं दशभिर्बाणैरर्जुनः समविध्यत ।
दुश्यासनं द्वादशभिः कृपं शारद्वतं त्रिभिः।
भीष्मं शान्तनवं षष्ट्या प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥ ४.५७.६४ ॥
Arjuna pierced Duḥsaha with ten arrows, Duḥśāsana with twelve, Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, with three, and Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, with sixty, in the space between the breasts.
4.57.65
स कर्णं कर्णिनाऽविध्यत्पीतेन निशितेन च ।
वासविर्द्विषतां मध्ये विव्याध परमेषुणा ॥ ४.५७.६५ ॥
He pierced Karṇa with a barbed arrow, golden and sharp, and in the midst of the enemies the son of Vāsava struck him with a supreme arrow.
4.57.66
स कर्णं सतनुत्राणं निर्भिद्य निशितः शरः ।
अगच्छद्दानयन्भूमिं चोदितो दृढधन्वना ॥ ४.५७.६६ ॥
Piercing Karṇa together with his armour, that sharp arrow went on, cleaving the earth, impelled by the firm-bowed one.
4.57.67
ततोऽस्य वाहान्व्यहनच्चतुर्भिश्चतुरः क्षुरैः ।
सारथेश्च शिरः कायादपाहरदरिन्दमः ।
अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद चापं तस्य करे स्थितम् ॥ ४.५७.६७ ॥
Then with four razor-headed arrows he struck down his four horses, and the enemy-subduer cut the charioteer's head from his body. With a half-moon arrow he severed the bow held in Karṇa's hand.
4.57.68
तस्मिन्विद्धे महाभागे कर्णे सर्वास्त्रपारगे ।
हताश्वसूते विरथे ततोऽनीकमभज्यत ॥ ४.५७.६८ ॥
When the greatly fortunate Karṇa, master of all weapons, was struck, his horses and charioteer slain and he left without a chariot, then the army broke apart.