Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.93
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8.93.1
रथौ तयोः श्वेतहयौ दिव्यौ युक्तौ महास्वनौ ।
समास्थितौ लोकवीरौ शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथकम्।
वासुदेवार्जुनौ वीरौ कर्णशल्यौ च भारत ॥ ८.९३.१ ॥
Their two chariots, yoked with white horses, divine and loud-sounding, were mounted by the two heroes of the world, who each blew their conch shells separately. O Bhārata, Vāsudeva and Arjuna, and the heroes Karṇa and Śalya (were there).
8.93.2
तद्भीरुसन्त्रासकरं युद्धं समभवत्तदा ।
अन्योन्यस्पांधेनोरुग्रं शक्रशम्बरयोरिव ॥ ८.९३.२ ॥
Then that battle, terrifying to the timid, became fierce through mutual rivalry, like that of Indra and Śambara.
8.93.3
तयोर्ध्वजौ हि विमलौ शुशुभाते रथे स्थितौ ।
राहुकेतू यथाऽऽकाशे उदितौ जगतः क्षये ॥ ८.९३.३ ॥
Their two spotless banners, standing on the chariots, shone like Rāhu and Ketu risen in the sky at the world's end.
8.93.4
कर्णस्याशीविषनिभा रत्नसारमयी दृढ़ा ।
पुरन्दरधनुः प्रख्या हस्तिकक्ष्या विराजते ॥ ८.९३.४ ॥
Karṇa's strong strap, like a venomous snake, made of the essence of the finest jewels and resembling Indra's bow, shines like an elephant's girth-band.
8.93.5
कपिश्रेष्ठस्तु पार्थस्य व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ।
दंष्ट्राभिर्भीषयन्भाभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यो रविर्यथा ॥ ८.९३.५ ॥
Pārtha's foremost monkey banner, like Death with gaping mouth, terrified with its fangs and, with its radiance, was hard to look upon like the sun.
8.93.6
युद्धाभिलाषुको भूत्वा ध्वजो गाण्डीवधन्वनः ।
कर्णध्वजमुपातिष्ठत्स्वस्थानाद्वेगवान्कपिः ॥ ८.९३.६ ॥
Eager for battle, the monkey banner of the Gāṇḍīva-bearer swiftly rose from its place and approached Karṇa's banner.
8.93.7
उत्पत्य च महावेगः कक्ष्यामभ्याहनत्तदा ।
नखैश्च दशनैश्चैव गरुडः पन्नगं यथा ॥ ८.९३.७ ॥
Leaping up with great speed, he then struck the harness-cord with his claws and teeth, as Garuḍa strikes a serpent.
8.93.8
सा किङ्किणीकाभरणा कालपाशोपमा तदा ।
अभ्यद्रवत्सुसंरब्धा हस्तिकक्ष्याऽथ तं कपिम् ॥ ८.९३.८ ॥
That harness, adorned with tinkling bells and like the noose of Death, then rushed at the monkey in fierce anger.
8.93.9
तयोर्घोरतरे युद्धे द्वैरथे द्यूत आहिते ।
प्राकुर्वतां ध्वजौ युद्धं पूर्वं पूर्वतरं तदा ॥ ८.९३.९ ॥
In that most dreadful single combat between the two, as if a wager had been laid, the two banners began the battle even before the first.
8.93.10
हया हयानभ्यहेषन्स्पर्धमानाः परस्परम् ।
अविध्यत्पुण्डरीकाक्षः शल्यं नयनसायकैः।
शल्यश्च पुण्डरीकाक्षं तथैवाभिसमैक्षत ॥ ८.९३.१० ॥
The horses neighed at one another, vying with each other. The lotus-eyed one pierced Śalya with arrows from his eyes, and Śalya in turn gazed fixedly at the lotus-eyed one.
8.93.11
तत्राजयद्वासुदेवः शल्यं नयनसायकैः ।
कर्णं चाप्यजयदृष्ट्या कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥ ८.९३.११ ॥
There Vāsudeva defeated Śalya with arrows from his eyes, and the son of Kuntī, Dhanañjaya, by his glance also defeated Karṇa.
8.93.12
अयाब्रवीत्सूतपुत्रः शल्यमाभाष्य सस्मितम् ॥ ८.९३.१२ ॥
The son of the charioteer, addressing Śalya with a smile, spoke these words.
8.93.13
यदि पार्थो रणे हन्यादद्य मामिह कर्हिचित् ।
किं करिष्यसि सङ्घामे शल्य सत्यमथोच्यताम् ॥ ८.९३.१३ ॥
If Pārtha were to kill me in battle today, Śalya, what would you do in the fight? Tell the truth.
8.93.14
यदि कर्ण रणे हन्यादद्य त्वां श्वेतवाहनः ।
उभावेकरयेनाहं हन्यां माधवपाण्डवौ ॥ ८.९३.१४ ॥
If the white-horsed Arjuna were to kill you in battle today, I alone, in one chariot, would kill both Mādhava and the Pāṇḍava.
8.93.15
एवमेव तु गोविन्दमर्जुनः प्रत्यभाषत ।
तं प्रहस्याब्रवीत्कृष्णः पार्थं परमिदं वचः ॥ ८.९३.१५ ॥
Arjuna too replied to Govinda in the same way. Then Kṛṣṇa, smiling, spoke these supreme words to Pārtha.
8.93.16
पतेद्दिवाकरः स्थानाच्छीर्येद्भूमिरनेकधा ।
शैल्यमग्निरियान्न त्वां हन्यात्कार्णो धनञ्जय ॥ ८.९३.१६ ॥
Though the sun should fall from its place, the earth split in many ways, and fire go to the mountain, Karṇa will not kill you, Dhanañjaya.
8.93.17
यदि चैतत्कथञ्चित्स्याल्लोकपर्यसनं भवेत् ।
हन्यां कर्णं तथा शल्यं बाहुभ्यामेव संयुगे ॥ ८.९३.१७ ॥
Even if this should somehow come to pass and the world come to its end, I would kill Karṇa and Śalya in battle with my arms alone.
8.93.18
इति कृष्णवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहसन्कपिकेतनः ।
अर्जुनः प्रत्युवाचेदं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥ ८.९३.१८ ॥
Hearing these words of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, the one with the monkey on his banner, laughed and said this to Kṛṣṇa, who acts without effort.
8.93.19
मम तावदपर्याप्तौ कर्णशल्यौ जनार्दन ।
सपताकध्वजं कर्णं सशल्यरथवाजिनम् ॥ ८.९३.१९ ॥
O Janārdana, for me Karṇa and Śalya are not enough: Karṇa with his banner and standard, and he with Śalya, his chariot and horses…
8.93.20
सच्छत्रकवचं चैव सशक्तिशरकार्मुकम् ।
द्रष्टाऽस्यद्य रणे कृष्ण शरैश्छिन्नमनेकधा ॥ ८.९३.२० ॥
O Kṛṣṇa, you will see him today in battle, with umbrella, armour, spear, arrows and bow, cut to pieces in many ways by arrows.
8.93.21
अद्यैव सरथं साश्वं सशक्तिकवचायुधम् ।
सञ्चूर्णितमिवारण्ये वृक्षं पश्याद्य दन्तिना ॥ ८.९३.२१ ॥
Today itself you will see him, with chariot, horses, spear, armour and weapons, as if he were a tree crushed by an elephant in the forest.
8.93.22
अद्य राधेयभार्याणां वैधव्यं समुपस्थितम् ।
ध्रुवं स्वप्नेष्वनिष्टानि ताभिर्दृष्टानि माधव ॥ ८.९३.२२ ॥
Today widowhood has come upon the wives of Karṇa, son of Rādhā. Surely they have seen evil omens in their dreams, O Mādhava.
8.93.23
द्रष्टासि ध्रुवमद्यैव विधवाः कर्णयोषितः ।
न हि मे शाम्यते मन्युर्यदनेन पुरा कृतम् ॥ ८.९३.२३ ॥
Today indeed you will see the women of Karṇa made widows. My anger is not quieted by what he did before.
8.93.24
कृष्णां सभागतां दृष्ट्वा मूढेनादीर्घदर्शिना ।
अस्मांस्तथाऽवहसता क्षिपता च पुनःपुनः ॥ ८.९३.२४ ॥
Having seen Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) brought into the assembly, that foolish, short-sighted man mocked and reviled us again and again in this way.
8.93.25
अद्य द्रष्टासि गोविन्द कर्णमुन्मथितं मया ।
वारणेनेव मत्तेन पुष्पितं गजतीरुहम् ॥ ८.९३.२५ ॥
Today, Govinda, you will see Karṇa uprooted by me, as a maddened elephant uproots a flowering tree.
8.93.26
अद्य ता मधुरा वाचः श्रोतासि मधुसूदन ।
दिष्ट्या जयसि वार्ष्णेय इति कर्णे निपातिते ॥ ८.९३.२६ ॥
Today, Madhusūdana, you will hear those sweet words, 'By good fortune you have conquered, Vārṣṇeya,' now that Karṇa has been felled.
8.93.27
अद्याभिमन्युजननीं प्रहृष्टः सांत्वयिष्यसि ।
कुन्तीं पितृष्वसारं च प्रहृष्टः सन् जनार्दन ॥ ८.९३.२७ ॥
Today, Janārdana, joyful, you will console Abhimanyu's mother and your paternal aunt Kuntī.
8.93.28
अद्य बाष्पमुखीं कृष्णां सान्त्वयिष्यसि माधव ।
वाग्भिश्चामृतकल्पाभिर्धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम् ॥ ८.९३.२८ ॥
Today, Mādhava, you will console Kṛṣṇā, her face wet with tears, and King Dharma, the Pāṇḍava, with words like nectar.