Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.82
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8.82.1
ततो भग्नेषु सैन्येषु भीमसेनेन संयुगे ।
दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत्किं नु सौबलो वाऽपि सञ्जय ॥ ८.८२.१ ॥
Then, when the armies were broken in battle by Bhīmasena, what did Duryodhana say, or Saubala (Śakuni), O Sañjaya?
8.82.2
कर्णो वा जयतां श्रेष्ठो योधा वा मामका युधि ।
कृपो वा कृतवर्मा वा द्रौणिर्दुःशासनोऽपि वा ॥ ८.८२.२ ॥
Is it Karṇa, the best of the victorious, or my warriors in battle, or Kṛpa, or Kṛtavarman, or Droṇa's son, or Duḥśāsana?
8.82.3
अत्यद्भुतमहं मन्ये पाण्डवेयस्य विक्रमम् ।
यदेकः समरे सर्वान्योधयामास मामकान् ॥ ८.८२.३ ॥
I consider the prowess of the Pāṇḍava's son most wondrous, that he alone fought with all my men in battle.
8.82.4
यथाप्रतिज्ञं योधानां राधेयः कृतवानपि ।
कुरूणामथ सर्वेषां कर्णः शत्रुनिषूदनः।
शर्म वर्म प्रतिष्ठा च जीविताशा च सञ्जय ॥ ८.८२.४ ॥
As he had promised, Karṇa, son of Rādhā, acted for the warriors and for all the Kurus as well; Karṇa, destroyer of foes, was our shelter, armour, support and hope of life, O Sañjaya.
8.82.5
तद्भग्रं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा कौन्तेयेनामितौजसा ।
धनुर्दराणां प्रवरः कर्णः किमकरोद्युधि ॥ ८.८२.५ ॥
Having seen his own army broken by the son of Kuntī of immeasurable might, what did Karṇa, foremost of archers, do in battle?
8.82.6
पुत्रा वा मम दुर्धर्षा राजानो वा महारथाः ।
एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व कुशलो ह्यसि सञ्जय ॥ ८.८२.६ ॥
Tell me all of this: what my unassailable sons or the great-chariot kings did, for you are skilled in this, O Sañjaya.
8.82.7
अपराह्णे महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
जघान सोमकान्सर्वान्भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः ॥ ८.८२.७ ॥
Great king, in the afternoon the mighty son of the charioteer slew all the Somakas while Bhīmasena looked on.
8.82.8
भीमोऽप्यतिबलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्रं व्यपोथयत् ॥ ८.८२.८ ॥
Bhīma too crushed the very mighty army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons.
8.82.9
द्राव्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन धीमता ।
यन्तारमब्रवीत्कर्णः पाञ्चालानेव मां वह ॥ ८.८२.९ ॥
Seeing his army being driven off by the wise Bhīmasena, Karṇa said to his charioteer, "Take me straight to the Pāñcālas."
8.82.10
मद्रराजस्ततः शल्यः श्वेतानश्वान्महाजवान् ।
प्राहिणोच्चेदिपाञ्चालान्करूशांश्च महाबलः ॥ ८.८२.१० ॥
Then Śalya, king of the Madras, the very mighty one, sent his swift white horses against the Cedis, the Pāñcālas and the Karūṣas.
8.82.11
प्रविश्य च महत्सैन्यं शल्यः परबलार्दनः ।
न्ययच्छत्तुरगान्हृष्टो यत्रयत्र च ते रथाः ॥ ८.८२.११ ॥
Entering the great army, Śalya, crusher of enemy forces, joyfully reined in his horses wherever your chariots stood.
8.82.12
तं रथं मेघसङ्काशं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम् ।
संदृश्य पाण्डुपञ्चालास्त्रस्ता ह्यासन्विशाम्पते ॥ ८.८२.१२ ॥
Lord of men, seeing that chariot like a cloud, shielded with tiger-skins, the Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas were indeed terrified.
8.82.13
ततो रथस्य निनदः प्रादुरासीन्महारणे ।
पर्जन्यसमनिर्घोषः पर्वतस्येव दीर्यतः ॥ ८.८२.१३ ॥
Then a roar arose from the chariot in the great battle, like the thundering of a rain-cloud, like a mountain being split.
8.82.14
ततः शरशतैस्तीक्षणैः कर्ण आकर्णनिःसृतैः ।
जघान पाण्डवबलं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ८.८२.१४ ॥
Then Karṇa, with hundreds of sharp arrows shot from the bow drawn back to his ear, struck down the Pāṇḍava army by hundreds and by thousands.
8.82.15
तं तथा समरे कर्म कुर्वाणमपराजितम् ।
परिवव्रुर्महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः ॥ ८.८२.१५ ॥
As he performed such deeds in battle, the unconquered one was surrounded by the great bowmen and great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas.
8.82.16
तं शिखण्डी च भीमश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च सात्यकिः ॥ ८.८२.१६ ॥
Śikhaṇḍin, Bhīma, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata, Nakula, Sahadeva, the sons of Draupadī, and Sātyaki surrounded him.
8.82.17
परिवव्रुर्जिघांसन्तो राधेयं शरवृष्टिभिः ।
सात्यकिस्तु तदा कर्णं विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः ॥ ८.८२.१७ ॥
Desiring to slay Karṇa, son of Rādhā, they surrounded him with a rain of arrows. Then Sātyaki struck Karṇa with twenty sharp arrows.
8.82.18
अताडयद्रणे शूरो जत्रुदेशे नरोत्तमः ।
शिखण्डी पञ्चविंशत्या धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सप्तभिः ॥ ८.८२.१८ ॥
That hero, best of men, struck Karṇa in the collarbone region in battle. Śikhaṇḍin struck him with twenty-five arrows, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna with seven.
8.82.19
द्रौपदेयाश्चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च सप्तभिः ।
नकुलश्च शतेनाजौ कर्णं विव्याध सायकैः ॥ ८.८२.१९ ॥
The sons of Draupadī pierced Karṇa in battle with sixty-four arrows, Sahadeva with seven, and Nakula with a hundred.
8.82.20
भीमसेनस्तु राधेयं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् ।
विव्याध समरे क्रुद्धो जत्रुदेशे महाबलः ॥ ८.८२.२० ॥
But Bhīmasena, enraged and mighty, pierced the son of Rādhā (Karṇa) in battle in the collarbone region with ninety bent-jointed arrows.
8.82.21
अथ प्रहस्याधिरथिर्व्याक्षिपद्धनुरुत्तमम् ।
मुमोच निशितान्बाणान्पीडयन्सुमहाबलः ॥ ८.८२.२१ ॥
Then the son of Adhiratha (Karṇa), laughing, drew back his excellent bow and, of great might, released sharp arrows that tormented the foe.
8.82.22
तान्प्रत्यविध्यद्राधेयः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः ।
सात्यकेस्तु धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं च भरतर्षभ ॥ ८.८२.२२ ॥
The son of Rādhā (Karṇa) pierced each of them in return with five arrows apiece; and, O bull of the Bharatas, he cut Sātyaki's bow and felled his banner as well.
8.82.23
तं तथा नवभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ।
भीमसेनं ततः क्रुद्धो विव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः ॥ ८.८२.२३ ॥
Thus he struck him with nine arrows in the middle of the chest; then, enraged, he pierced Bhīmasena with thirty arrows.
8.82.24
सहदेवस्य भल्लेन ध्वजं चिच्छेद मारिष ।
सारथिं च त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान परन्तपः ॥ ८.८२.२४ ॥
O respected one, the scorcher of foes (Karṇa) cut Sahadeva's banner with a broad-headed arrow, and struck his charioteer with three arrows.
8.82.25
विरथान्द्रौपदेयांश्च चकार भरतर्षभ ।
अक्ष्णोर्निमेषमात्रेण तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ८.८२.२५ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, he left Draupadī's sons without chariots, in the blink of an eye, and it seemed wondrous.
8.82.26
विमुखीकृत्य तान्सर्वाञ्शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
पाञ्चालानहनञ्छूरांश्चेदीनां च महारथान् ॥ ८.८२.२६ ॥
Turning all of them away, he struck the Pāñcālas with arrows of bent joints, and the heroic great chariot-warriors of the Cedis.
8.82.27
ते वध्यमानाः समरे चेदिमत्स्या विशाम्पते ।
कर्णमेकमभिद्रुत्य शरसङ्खैः समार्पयन् ॥ ८.८२.२७ ॥
O lord of men, those Cedis and Matsyas, struck down in battle, rushed at Karṇa alone and covered him with volleys of arrows.
8.82.28
ताञ्जघान शितैर्बाणैः सूतपुत्रो महारथः ।
ते वध्यमानाः समरे चेदिमात्स्या विशाम्पते।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः सिंहत्रस्ता मृगा इव ॥ ८.८२.२८ ॥
The great chariot-warrior, son of the charioteer, struck them with sharp arrows. O lord of men, those Cedis and Matsyas, struck down in battle, terrified, fled the field like deer frightened by a lion.
8.82.29
एतदत्युद्भतं कर्म दृष्ट्वानस्मि भारत ।
यदेकः समरे शूरान्सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ ८.८२.२९ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, seeing this most wondrous deed, I am amazed that in battle the mighty son of the charioteer alone overcame the heroes.
8.82.30
यतमानान्परं शक्त्या योधयानांश्च धन्विनः ।
पाण्डवेयान्महाराज शरैर्वारितवान्रणे ॥ ८.८२.३० ॥
O great king, he held back with his arrows, in battle, the archer Pāṇḍavas who were striving with all their might and fighting.
8.82.31
तत्र भारत कर्णस्य लाघवेन महात्मनः ।
तुतुषुर्देवताः सर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः ॥ ८.८२.३१ ॥
There, O Bhārata, the gods, all the perfected beings, together with the celestial bards, were pleased with the great-souled Karṇa for his skill.
8.82.32
अपूजयन्महेष्वासा धार्तराष्ट्रा नरोत्तमम् ।
कर्णं रथवरश्रेष्ठं श्रेष्ठं सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥ ८.८२.३२ ॥
The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, great archers, honoured Karṇa, the best of men, foremost of excellent charioteers and the best of all bowmen.
8.82.33
ततः कर्णो महाराज ददाह रिपुवाहिनीम् ।
कक्षमिद्धो यथा वह्निर्निदाधे ज्वलितो महान् ॥ ८.८२.३३ ॥
Then, O great king, Karṇa burned the enemy army, as a great fire kindled and blazing in the summer heat burns a thicket.
8.82.34
ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्ततः ।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः कर्णं दृष्ट्वा महारथम् ॥ ८.८२.३४ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, being slain by Karṇa on every side, fled in fear in the battle when they saw the great charioteer Karṇa.
8.82.35
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां महारणे ।
वध्यतां सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्णचापवरच्युतैः ॥ ८.८२.३५ ॥
There arose a great outcry of the Pāñcālas in the great battle, as they were slain by sharp arrows shot from Karṇa's excellent bow.
8.82.36
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता पाण्डवानां महाचमूः ।
कर्णमेकं रणे योधं मेनिरे तत्र शात्रवाः ॥ ८.८२.३६ ॥
By that sound the great army of the Pāṇḍavas was terrified; there the enemies thought Karṇa alone to be the warrior in battle.
8.82.37
तत्राद्भुतं पुनश्चक्रे राधेयः शत्रुकर्शनः ।
यदेनं पाण्डवाः सर्वे न शेकुरभिवीक्षितुम् ॥ ८.८२.३७ ॥
There the son of Rādhā, the tormentor of foes, again performed a wonderful deed, so that all the Pāṇḍavas could not even look at him.
8.82.38
जलौघः पर्वतश्रेष्ठं यथासाद्य प्रभिद्यते ।
तथा तत्पाण्डवं सैन्यं कर्णमासाद्य दीर्यते ॥ ८.८२.३८ ॥
As a flood of water, striking the best of mountains, is split apart, so that Pāṇḍava army is torn apart upon reaching Karṇa.
8.82.39
कर्णोऽपि समरे राजन्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलत् ।
दहंस्तस्थौ महाबाहुः पाण्डवानां महाचमूम् ॥ ८.८२.३९ ॥
O king, Karṇa too, blazing like smokeless fire in battle, the mighty-armed one stood burning the great army of the Pāṇḍavas.
8.82.40
शिरांसि च महाराज कर्णां श्चैव सकुण्डलान् ।
बाहूंश्च वीरो वीराणां चिच्छेद लघु चेषुभिः ॥ ८.८२.४० ॥
O great king, that hero swiftly cut off with arrows the heads of heroes, their ears with earrings, and their arms.
8.82.41
हस्तिदन्तत्सरून्खङ्गान्ध्वजाञ्शक्तीर्हयान्गजान् ।
रथांश्च विविधान्राजन्पताका व्यजनानि च ॥ ८.८२.४१ ॥
O king, lances of elephant-tusk, swords, banners, spears, horses, elephants, chariots of many kinds, pennants and fly-whisks as well.
8.82.42
अक्षं च युगयोक्त्राणि चक्राणि विविधानि च ।
चिच्छेद बहुधा कर्णो योधव्रतमनुष्ठितः ॥ ८.८२.४२ ॥
The axle, the yokes and traces, and wheels of many kinds, Karṇa cut to pieces in many ways, observing the warrior's vow.
8.82.43
तत्र भारत कर्णेन निहतैर्गजवाजिभिः ।
अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥ ८.८२.४३ ॥
There, O Bhārata, the earth, made impassable by the elephants and horses slain by Karṇa, became a mire of flesh and blood.
8.82.44
विषमं च समं चैव हतैरश्वपदातिभिः ।
रथैश्च कुञ्जरैश्चैव न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥ ८.८२.४४ ॥
With the slain horsemen, foot soldiers, chariots and elephants, neither the uneven nor the level ground could be recognized at all.
8.82.45
नापि स्वे न परे योधाः प्राज्ञायन्त परस्परम् ।
घोरे शरान्धकारे तु कर्णास्त्रे च विजृम्भिते ॥ ८.८२.४५ ॥
When Karṇa's weapon spread through the terrible darkness of arrows, warriors of neither side could recognize one another.
8.82.46
राधेयचापनिर्मुक्तैः शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः ।
सञ्छादिता महाराज पाण्डवानां महारथाः ॥ ८.८२.४६ ॥
O great king, the great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas were covered by arrows released from Karṇa's bow, adorned with gold.
8.82.47
ते पाण्डवेयाः समरे राधेयेन पुनः पुनः ।
अभज्यन्त महाराज यतमाना महारथाः ॥ ८.८२.४७ ॥
O great king, those sons of Pāṇḍu, great chariot-warriors though they strove in battle, were broken again and again by Karṇa.
8.82.48
मृगसङ्घान्यथा क्रुद्धः सिंहो द्रावयते वने ।
पञ्चालानां रथश्रेष्ठान्द्रावयञ्शात्रवांस्तथा ॥ ८.८२.४८ ॥
As an enraged lion scatters a herd of deer in the forest, so he was scattering the foremost chariot-warriors of the Pañcālas and the enemies.
8.82.49
कर्णस्तु समरे योधांस्त्रासयुन्सुमहायशाः ।
कालयामास तत्सैन्यं यथा पशुगणान्वृकः ॥ ८.८२.४९ ॥
Karṇa, of very great fame, terrifying the warriors in battle, destroyed that army as a wolf destroys a herd of cattle.
8.82.50
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवीं मेनां धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्युखीम् ।
तत्राजग्मुर्महेष्वासा रुदन्तो भैरवात्रवान् ॥ ८.८२.५० ॥
Seeing the Pāṇḍava army turned in flight, the great archers, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, came there weeping with terrible cries.
8.82.51
दुर्योधनो हि राजेन्द्र मुदा परमया युतः ।
वादयामास संहृष्टो नानावाद्यानि सर्वशः ॥ ८.८२.५१ ॥
O lord of kings, Duryodhana, filled with supreme joy and greatly delighted, had all kinds of musical instruments played everywhere.
8.82.52
पाञ्चालाश्च महेष्वासा भग्नास्तत्र नरोत्तमाः ।
न्यवर्तन्त तदा शूरा मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥ ८.८२.५२ ॥
The Pāñcālas too, great archers, best of men, were routed there; then the heroes turned back, making death their way of return.
8.82.53
तान्निवृत्तान्रणे शूरान्राधेयः शत्रुतापनः ।
अनेकशो महाराज बभञ्ज पुरुषर्षभः ॥ ८.८२.५३ ॥
O great king, Karṇa, son of Rādhā, tormentor of his foes, bull among men, broke those heroes who had turned back in battle, many times over.
8.82.54
तत्र भारत कर्णेन पाञ्चाला विंशती रथाः ।
निहताः सायकैः क्रोधाच्चेदयश्च परंशताः ॥ ८.८२.५४ ॥
There, O Bhārata, by Karṇa's arrows, in anger, twenty chariots of the Pāñcālas were slain, and …
8.82.55
कृत्वा शून्यान्रथोपस्थान्वाजिपृष्ठांश्च भारत ।
निर्मनुष्यान्गजस्कन्धान्पादातांश्चैव विद्रुतान् ॥ ८.८२.५५ ॥
O Bhārata, he left the chariot platforms, horse backs, elephant shoulders and fleeing foot-soldiers empty, without men.
8.82.56
आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने दुर्निरीक्ष्यः परन्तपः ।
कालान्तकवपुः शूरः सूतपुत्रोऽभ्यराजत ॥ ८.८२.५६ ॥
Like the sun at midday, hard to look upon, scorcher of foes, with the form of Death, the hero, the son of the charioteer, shone forth.
8.82.57
एवमेतन्महाराज नरवाजिरथद्विपान् ।
हत्वा तस्थौ महेष्वासः कर्णोऽरिगणसूदनः ॥ ८.८२.५७ ॥
Thus, great king, having slain men, horses, chariots and elephants, Karṇa, the great archer, destroyer of hosts of enemies, stood firm.
8.82.58
यथा भूतगणान्हत्वा कालस्तिष्ठेन्महाबलः ।
तथा स सोमकान्हत्वा तस्थावेको महारथः ॥ ८.८२.५८ ॥
As Time, the mighty, stands having slain hosts of beings, so he, the great charioteer, alone, stood having slain the Somakas.
8.82.59
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पाञ्चालानां पराक्रमम् ।
वध्यमानाऽपि यत्कर्णं नाजहू रणमूर्धनि ॥ ८.८२.५९ ॥
There we saw the wondrous valor of the Pañcālas, that even while being struck down they did not abandon Karṇa at the forefront of battle.
8.82.60
राजा दुःशासनश्चैव कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा ।
अश्वत्थामा कृतवर्मा शकुनिश्च महाबलः।
व्यहनन्पाण्डवीं सेनां शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ८.८२.६० ॥
King Duḥśāsana, Kṛpa son of Śaradvat, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛtavarman and the mighty Śakuni also struck down the Pāṇḍava army by hundreds and by thousands.
8.82.61
कर्मपुत्रौ तु राजेन्द्र भ्रातरौ सत्यविक्रमौ ।
निजघ्नाते बलं क्रुद्धौ पाण्डवानामितस्ततः ॥ ८.८२.६१ ॥
O lord of kings, the two sons of Karṇa, brothers of true valor, enraged, struck down the army of the Pāṇḍavas here and there.
8.82.62
तत्र युद्धं महच्चासीत्क्रूरं विशसनं महत् ॥ ८.८२.६२ ॥
There a great and cruel battle took place, a great slaughter.
8.82.63
तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ ।
द्रौपदेयाश्च सङ्क्रुद्धा अभ्यघ्नंस्तावकं बलम् ॥ ८.८२.६३ ॥
Likewise the heroic Pāṇḍavas, Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin, and the sons of Draupadī, greatly enraged, struck your army.
8.82.64
एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः पाण्डवानां ततस्ततः ।
तावकानामपि रणे भीमं प्राप्य महाबलम् ॥ ८.८२.६४ ॥
Thus this destruction of the Pāṇḍavas happened here and there; and in battle your men too, encountering the mighty Bhīma, were destroyed.