Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.33
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8.33.1
मा सूतपुत्र मन्येत सौवर्णं हस्तिषङ्गवम् ।
प्रयच्छसि मुधैव त्वं द्रक्ष्यस्यद्य धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.१ ॥
Son of the charioteer, do not think you have given the golden best of elephants. You give in vain; today you will see Dhanañjaya.
8.33.2
मा सूतपुत्र दानेन सौवर्णं हस्तिषङ्गवम् ।
प्रयच्छ पुरुषायाद्य द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.२ ॥
Son of the charioteer, do not think you have given the golden best of elephants as a gift. Give it to a man; today you will see Dhanañjaya.
8.33.3
बलेन मत्तस्त्यजसि वसु वैश्रवणो यथा ।
अयत्नेनैव राधेय द्रष्टास्यद्य धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.३ ॥
Intoxicated by strength, you give away wealth like Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). Son of Rādhā, without any effort you will see Dhanañjaya today.
8.33.4
पुरा सृजसि यच्चापि वित्तं बहु च मूढवत् ।
अपात्रदानाद्ये दोषास्तान्मोहान्नावबुध्यसे ॥ ८.३३.४ ॥
Formerly too you have given away much wealth like a fool. The faults that come from giving to the unworthy, through delusion you do not perceive.
8.33.5
यत्प्रवेदयसे वित्तं बहु तेन खलु त्वया ।
शक्यं बहुविधैर्यज्ञैर्यष्टुं सूत यजस्व तैः ॥ ८.३३.५ ॥
With all the great wealth you declare, Sūta, you could perform many kinds of sacrifices. Perform sacrifices with those.
8.33.6
यच्च प्रार्थयसे हन्तुं कृष्णौ मोहाद्वृथैव तत् ।
न हि शुश्रुम सम्मर्दे क्रोष्ट्रा सिंहौ निपातितौ ॥ ८.३३.६ ॥
And what you desire, to slay the two Kṛṣṇas out of delusion, is also in vain. We have never heard that in combat jackals have felled two lions.
8.33.7
अप्रार्थितं प्रार्थयसे सुहृदो न हि सन्ति ते ।
ये त्वां निवारयन्त्याशु प्रपतन्तं हुताशने ॥ ८.३३.७ ॥
You seek what was not asked for; you have no friends who would quickly hold you back as you fall into the fire.
8.33.8
कार्याकार्यं न जानीषे कालपक्कोऽस्यसंशयम् ।
बह्वबद्धमकर्णीयं को हि ब्रूयाज्जिजीविषुः ॥ ८.३३.८ ॥
You do not know what should and should not be done; without doubt you are ripened by time. Who who desires to live would speak such incoherent, unhearable words?
8.33.9
समुद्रतरणं दोर्भ्यां कण्ठे बद्ध्वा यथा शिलाम् ।
गिर्यग्राद्वा निपतनं तादृक्त्व चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ८.३३.९ ॥
Like crossing the ocean with the arms, a stone tied around the neck, or falling from a mountain peak — such is the thing you intend to do.
8.33.10
सहितः सर्वयोधैस्त्वं व्यूढानीकैः सुरक्षितः ।
धनञ्जयेन युध्यस्व श्रेयश्चेत्प्राप्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ८.३३.१० ॥
Together with all the warriors, well protected by the arrayed troops, fight with Dhanañjaya, if you desire to obtain welfare.
8.33.11
हितार्थं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य ब्रवीमि त्वां न हिंसया ।
श्रद्धस्वेदं मया प्रोक्तं यदि तेऽस्ति जिजीविषा ॥ ८.३३.११ ॥
For the welfare of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son I speak to you, not out of malice. If you have a desire to live, have faith in what I have said.
8.33.12
स्वबाहुवीर्यमाश्रित्य प्रार्थयाम्यर्जुनं रणे ।
त्वं तु मित्रमुखः शत्रुर्मां भीषयितुमिच्छसि ॥ ८.३३.१२ ॥
Relying on the valor of my own arms, I challenge Arjuna in battle. But you, an enemy wearing a friend's face, wish to frighten me.
8.33.13
न मामस्मादभिप्रायात्कश्चिदद्य निवर्तयेत् ।
अपीन्द्रो वज्रमुद्यम्य किमु मर्त्यः कथञ्चन ॥ ८.३३.१३ ॥
No one today could turn me back from this purpose, not even Indra raising his thunderbolt; how then a mortal in any way?
8.33.14
इति कर्णस्य वाक्यान्ते शल्यः प्राहोत्तरं वचः ।
चुकोपयिषुरत्यर्थं कर्णं मद्रेश्वरः पुनः ॥ ८.३३.१४ ॥
At the end of Karṇa's speech, Śalya, lord of the Madras, spoke again in reply, wishing greatly to provoke Karṇa to anger.
8.33.15
यदा वै त्वां फल्गुनबाहुवेगा… ।
ज्ज्याचोदिता वेगवन्तोऽग्निकल्पाः।
अन्वेतारः कङ्कपत्राः शिताग्रा… ।
स्त्यक्ष्यत्येषा स्वां तदा कर्ण बुद्धिः ॥ ८.३३.१५ ॥
When the arrows of Phalguna's arm-force, driven by the bowstring, swift as fire, heron-feathered and sharp-pointed, surround you… then, O Karṇa, you will abandon this resolve of yours.
8.33.16
यदा दिर्व्य धनुरादाय पार्थः ।
प्रतापयन्पृतनां सव्यसाची।
त्वां मर्दयिष्यत्यसुखैः पृषत्कै… ।
स्तदापृच्छां त्यक्ष्यसे पाण्डवस्य ॥ ८.३३.१६ ॥
When Pārtha, Savyasācin, taking up the divine bow and scorching the army, crushes you with painful arrows… then you will abandon this request of yours to the Pāṇḍava.
8.33.17
बालश्चन्द्रं मातुरङ्के शयानो ।
यथा कश्चित्प्रार्थयतेऽपहर्तुम्।
तद्वन्मोहाद्दयोतामानं रथस्थं ।
जेतुं पार्थं काङ्क्षसे सूतपुत्र ॥ ८.३३.१७ ॥
As a child lying in its mother's lap might wish to seize the moon, so, O son of the charioteer, out of delusion you desire to conquer Pārtha, shining on his chariot.
8.33.18
हरादस्त्रं तीक्ष्णधारं यथाऽद्य ।
सर्वाणि गात्राणि निकर्षसि त्वम्।
सुतीक्ष्णशस्त्रोपमकर्मणेह ।
युयुत्ससे फल्गुनेनाद्य कर्ण ॥ ८.३३.१८ ॥
You, sharp-edged like the weapon of Hara, today are cutting all your own limbs. You, who act like a very sharp weapon, here today wish to fight with Phālguna, O Karṇa.
8.33.19
हन्यादसिं तीक्ष्णधारं यथाऽतः ।
सुतेजनं निहितं वै पृथिव्याम्।
तथा खनस्यद्य शितान्पृषत्का… ।
न्यथार्थयस्यर्जुनेनेह युद्धम् ॥ ८.३३.१९ ॥
As one would strike with a sharp-edged sword set upon the earth, so today you are piercing yourself with sharp arrows. Your wish to fight with Arjuna here is nothing other than this.
8.33.20
त्रिशूलमाश्लिष्य सुतीक्ष्णधारं ।
सर्वाणि गात्राणि विघर्षसि त्वम्।
सुतीक्ष्णधारोपमकर्मणा त्वं ।
युयुत्ससे योऽर्जुनेनाद्य कर्ण ॥ ८.३३.२० ॥
Embracing a trident of very sharp edge, today you are rubbing all your own limbs. You, who act like a very sharp edge, who wish to fight with Arjuna today, O Karṇa.
8.33.21
क्रुद्धं सिंहं केसरिणं बृहन्तं ।
बालो मूढः क्षुद्रमृगस्तरस्वी।
समाह्वयेद्वृष्टमुपेत्य योद्धुं ।
तथा त्वमद्याह्वयसे हि पार्थम् ॥ ८.३३.२१ ॥
As a foolish child, a small beast, might approach an enraged, great, maned lion, or a bull, and challenge it to battle, so today you challenge the son of Pṛthā.
8.33.22
मा सूतपुत्राह्वय राजपुत्रं ।
महावीर्यं केसरिणं यथैव।
वने शृगालः पिशितेन तृप्तः ।
पार्थं समासाद्य विनङ्क्ष्यसि त्वम् ॥ ८.३३.२२ ॥
Do not challenge the king's son, son of a charioteer. Like a jackal, sated with flesh in the forest, challenging a lion of great valour, so you, approaching Pārtha, will be destroyed.
8.33.23
ईषादन्तं महानागं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् ।
शशको हयसे युद्वे कर्ण पार्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.२३ ॥
O Karṇa, like a hare challenging in battle a great elephant with tusks like plough-poles and its temples and mouth in rut, so you challenge Pārtha, Dhanañjaya, in battle.
8.33.24
विलस्थं कृष्णसर्पं त्वं जाल्यात्काष्ठेन विध्यसि ।
महाविषं पूर्णकोपं यत्पार्थं योद्वुमिच्छसि ॥ ८.३३.२४ ॥
Like a fool who strikes with a stick a black serpent lying in its hole, full of great poison and full of rage, so you wish to fight Pārtha.
8.33.25
सिंहं केसरिणं क्रुद्धमभिक्रम्याभिनर्दसे ।
शृगाल इव मूढस्त्वं नृसिंहं कर्ण पाण्डवम् ॥ ८.३३.२५ ॥
O Karṇa, like a foolish jackal that goes up to an enraged maned lion and roars, so you roar before Pāṇḍava, the man-lion.
8.33.26
सुपर्णं पतगश्रेष्ठं वैनतेयं तरस्विनम् ।
स्वगेवाह्वयसे पार्थं तथा कर्णं धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.२६ ॥
O Karṇa, like one who, sitting in his own nest, challenges Garuḍa, best of birds, the swift son of Vinatā, so you challenge Pārtha, Dhanañjaya.
8.33.27
सर्वाम्भसां निधिं भीमं मूर्तिमन्तं झषाकुलम् ।
चन्द्रोदये विवर्धन्तमप्लुवस्त्वं तितीर्षसि ॥ ८.३३.२७ ॥
You wish to cross without a boat the terrible ocean, the store of all waters, embodied, teeming with fish, swelling at the rising of the moon.
8.33.28
ऋषभं दुन्दुभिग्रीवं तीक्ष्णशृङ्गं प्रहारिणम् ।
वत्स आह्वयसे युद्वे कर्ण पार्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.२८ ॥
Karṇa, child, you challenge in battle Pārtha Dhanañjaya, the bull, drum-necked, sharp-horned, the striker.
8.33.29
महामेघं महाघोषं दर्दुरः प्रतिनर्दसि ।
बाणतोयप्रदं काले नरपर्जन्यमर्जुनम् ॥ ८.३३.२९ ॥
Frog, you roar back at Arjuna, the great cloud of great roar, the man-rain-cloud who gives rain of arrows in season.
8.33.30
यथा च श्वा गृहस्थस्तु व्याघ्रं वनगतं भषेत् ।
तथा त्वं भषसे कर्ण नरव्याघ्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.३३.३० ॥
As a household dog barks at a tiger gone into the forest, so you bark, Karṇa, at Dhanañjaya, the man-tiger.
8.33.31
शृगालो हि वने कर्ण शशैः परिवृतो वसन् ।
मन्यते सिंहमात्मानं यावत्सिंहं न पश्यति ॥ ८.३३.३१ ॥
Karṇa, a jackal living in the forest, surrounded by hares, thinks itself a lion as long as it has not seen a lion.
8.33.32
तथा त्वमपि राधेय सिंहमात्मानमिच्छसि ।
अपश्यञ्शत्रुदमनं नरसिंहं रणेऽर्जुनम् ॥ ८.३३.३२ ॥
So too you, Rādheya, wish to think yourself a lion, not having seen Arjuna, the lion among men who subdues enemies in battle.
8.33.33
व्याघ्रं त्वं मन्यसेऽऽत्मानं यावत्कृष्णौ न पश्यसि ।
समास्थितावेकरथे सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव ॥ ८.३३.३३ ॥
You think yourself a tiger, as long as you do not see the two Kṛṣṇas standing together on one chariot, like sun and moon.
8.33.34
यावद्ग्राण्डीवघोषं त्वं न शृणोषि महाहवे ।
तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि ॥ ८.३३.३४ ॥
Karṇa, as long as you do not hear the twang of the Gāṇḍīva in the great battle, only then can you say whatever you wish.
8.33.35
रथशङ्खधनुःशब्दैर्नादयन्तं दिशो दश ।
नर्दन्तमिव शार्दूलं दृष्ट्वा क्रोष्टा भविष्यसि ॥ ८.३३.३५ ॥
Seeing him roar like a tiger, filling the ten directions with the sounds of chariots, conch-shells and bows, you will become a jackal.
8.33.36
नित्यमेव शृगालस्त्वं नित्यं सिंहो धनञ्जयः ।
वीरप्रद्वेषणान्मूढ तस्मात्क्रोष्टेव लक्ष्यसे ॥ ८.३३.३६ ॥
You are always a jackal, and Dhanañjaya is always a lion. Fool, because of your hostility toward heroes, you are seen as a jackal.
8.33.37
यथाऽऽखुः स्याद्विडालश्च श्वा व्याघ्रश्च बलाबले ।
यथा शृगालः सिंहश्च यथा च शशकुञ्जरौ ॥ ८.३३.३७ ॥
As a mouse and a cat, a dog and a tiger differ in strength and weakness, as a jackal and a lion, and as a hare and an elephant differ,
8.33.38
यथाऽनृतं च सत्यं च यथा चापि विषामृते ।
तथा त्वमपि पार्थश्च प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः ॥ ८.३३.३८ ॥
As falsehood and truth, and as poison and nectar, are different, so you and Pārtha are renowned by your own deeds.