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Book 08 – Chapter 065
BORI CE: 08-065-001 संजय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 06-089-001 संजय उवाच तौ शङ्खभेरीनिनदे समृद्धे समीयतुः श्वेतहतौ नराग्रयौ |
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said When the blare of conchs and sound of bugles became very high in the battle-field, those two, Suta's son Vaikartana and Arjuna mounted on white horses, closed each other, O king, on account of the vile policy of your son. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-002 यथा गजौ हैमवतौ प्रभिन्नौ; प्रगृह्य दन्ताविव वाशितार्थे |
MN DUTT: 06-089-002 यथा गजौ हैमवतौ प्रभिन्नौ प्रवृद्धदन्ताविव वासितार्थे |
M. N. Dutt: Those two dreadful heroes Dhananjaya and Adhiratha's son encountered each other like two Himalayan elephants with full-grown tusks, madly fighting for a she-elephant. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-003 बलाहकेनेव यथा बलाहको; यदृच्छया वा गिरिणा गिरिर्यथा |
MN DUTT: 06-089-003 बलाहकेनेव महाबलाहको यद्दच्छया वा गिरिणा यथा गिरिः |
M. N. Dutt: Those two warriors, with bows twanging loudly and sending forth hosts of shafts and the palms of their hands also producing great sounds when shooting them and their carwheels making rattling, encountered each other like the collision of two heavy masses of clouds or two mountains. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-004 प्रवृद्धशृङ्गद्रुमवीरुदोषधी; प्रवृद्धनानाविधपर्वतौकसौ |
MN DUTT: 06-089-004 प्रवृद्धश्रृङ्गमवीरुदेषधी प्रवृद्धनानाविधनिर्झरौकसौ |
M. N. Dutt: Those two great warriors fell upon and struck one one another with many powerful weapons resembling two mountains of towering height having many trees, herbs and creepers upon them and inhabited by various animals, rushing against each other. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-005 स संनिपातस्तु तयोर्महानभू;त्सुरेशवैरोचनयोर्यथा पुरा |
MN DUTT: 06-089-005 स संनिपातस्तु तयोर्महानभूत् सुरेशवैरोचनयोर्यथा पुरा |
M. N. Dutt: The fight between those two great warriors became so terrible that it resembled the war between the king of heaven and the son of Virvahana in the days of old, it was impossible for other persons to bear up in such a fight and a river of blood flowed there, ghastly to look at; the limbs of both the warriors were badly cut in many places as also their drivers and horses. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-006 प्रभूतपद्मोत्पलमत्स्यकच्छपौ; महाह्रदौ पक्षिगणानुनादितौ |
MN DUTT: 06-089-006 प्रभूतपद्मोत्पलमत्स्यतच्छपौ महाह्रदौ पक्षिगणैरिवावृतौ |
M. N. Dutt: Those two cars, fitted with broad banners, when nearing each other, looked like two large lakes full of fishes and tortoises and many kinds of lotuses floating on it waters which was gently moved by the wind and resounding with the sweet voices of diverse kinds of birds. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-007 उभौ महेन्द्रस्य समानविक्रमा;वुभौ महेन्द्रप्रतिमौ महारथौ |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-007 बुभौ महेन्द्रप्रतिमौ महारथौ |
M. N. Dutt: Both of them, mighty as the God Indra, assailed one another with weapons powerful as Indra's thunder and fought also like Indra himself and (Asura) Vritra. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-008 सनागपत्त्यश्वरथे उभे बले; विचित्रवर्णाभरणाम्बरस्रजे |
MN DUTT: 06-089-008 सनागपत्यश्वरथे उभे बले विचित्रवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधे |
M. N. Dutt: Both are armies abounding in cars, horses, elephants, foot adorned with fine mail, vestments and weapons as also those that were in the skies (the gods) were all struck with terror in seeing that extraordinary fight between Karna and Arjuna. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-009 भुजाः सवज्राङ्गुलयः समुच्छ्रिताः; ससिंहनादा हृषितैर्दिदृक्षुभिः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-009 भुजाः सवस्त्रगुलयः समुच्छ्रिताः ससिंहनादैह्रतैर्दिद्दक्षुभिः |
M. N. Dutt: When Arjuna precipitated himself upon the son of Adhiratha like one furious elephant rushing against another with the intention of killing him, others out of excitement and joy uttered lion-like roars and raised their cloths shaking them fingers. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-010 अभ्यक्रोशन्सोमकास्तत्र पार्थं; त्वरस्व याह्यर्जुन विध्य कर्णम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-010 उदक्रोशन् सोमकास्तत्र पार्थ पुरःसराश्चर्जुन भिन्धि कर्णम् |
M. N. Dutt: The Somakas called loudly to Partha, “Go haste and slay Karna and by that put an end to the hope of Dhritarashtra's son for empire." |
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BORI CE: 08-065-011 तथास्माकं बहवस्तत्र योधाः; कर्णं तदा याहि याहीत्यवोचन् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-011 तथास्माकं बहवस्तत्र योधाः कर्ण तथा याहि याहीत्यवोचन |
M. N. Dutt: In the same way many of our warriors went to Karna and said "Kill Arjuna with your sharp arrows and let the sons of Pritha go again to the wilderness for good." |
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BORI CE: 08-065-012 ततः कर्णः प्रथमं तत्र पार्थं; महेषुभिर्दशभिः पर्यविध्यत् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-012 ततः कर्णः प्रथमं तत्र पार्थ महेषुभिर्दशभिः प्रत्यविध्यत् |
M. N. Dutt: Then Karna struck Arjuna with the powerful arrows and Arjuna also shot sharp arrows with great force against Karna's chest in return. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-013 परस्परं तौ विशिखैः सुतीक्ष्णै;स्ततक्षतुः सूतपुत्रोऽर्जुनश्च |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-014 अमृष्यमाणश्च महाविमर्दे; तत्राक्रुध्यद्भीमसेनो महात्मा |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-015 यया धृत्या सर्वभूतान्यजैषी;र्ग्रासं ददद्वह्नये खाण्डवे त्वम् |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-013 स्ततक्षतुः सूतपुत्रोऽर्जुनश्च |
M. N. Dutt: Thinking to take advantage of each other's weak points with buoyant spirits they repeatedly attacked each other with great fierceness and hacked and wounded one another with may good winged arrows, in that terrible fight. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-014 ततोऽर्जुनः प्रासृजदुग्रधन्वा भुजाबुभौ गाण्डिवं चानुमृज्य |
M. N. Dutt: The fierce warrior Arjuna then rubbed his bow-string with his arm and sent hosts of cloth yard shafts and arrows called Nalikas i.e. shafts headed with boar's ears and razors and Angalikas i.e. half moon-shaped arrows. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-015 ते सर्वतः समकीर्यन्त राजन् पार्थेषवः कर्णरथं विशन्तः |
M. N. Dutt: As at night-fall the birds for the purpose of resting during the night enter a tree, so O monarch, Partha's arrows after entering Karna's car with bent heads spread on all sides. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-016 यानर्जुनः सभृकुटीकटाक्षं कर्णाय राजन्नसृजन्जितारिः |
M. N. Dutt: But O King, all those arrows and the successive ones, shot by Arjuna, that contracted brow, were all destroyed by Karna by his own shafts. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-017 ततोऽस्त्रमाग्नेयममित्र साधनं मुमोच कर्णाय महेन्द्रसूनुः |
M. N. Dutt: The son of Indra (Arjuna) then sent against Karna such a brilliant and fiery weapon that it lighted up the whole world. The skies, the ten sides and also his own body and covered the very course of the sun with its brilliancy and was capable of killing all enemies. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-018 योधाश्च सर्वे ज्वलिताम्बरा भृशं प्रदुद्रुवुस्तत्र विदग्धवस्त्राः शब्दश्च घोरोऽतिबभूव तत्र यथा वने वेणुवनस्य दह्यतः |
M. N. Dutt: The dresses of warriors caught fire and they fled making great noise like that which is heard when a bamboo forest catches fire. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-019 तद् वीक्ष्य कर्णो ज्वलनास्त्रमुद्यतं स वारुणं तत्प्रशमार्थमाहवे |
M. N. Dutt: The Suta's son, the brave Karna, seeing now that fiery weapon was burning everything, shot the Varuna weapon and extinguished the fire. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-020 बलाहकौघश्च दिशस्तरस्वी चकार सर्वास्तिमिरेण संवृताः |
M. N. Dutt: Huge masses of clouds instantly covered the sides with darkness; they resembled big mountains and poured heavy showers upon the earth. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-021 तैश्चातिवेगात् स तथाविधोऽपि नीतः शमं वाहिरतिप्रचण्डः |
M. N. Dutt: The earth and the skies were covered by the clouds and that awful conflagration was ! extinguished in no time. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-022 तथा च सर्वास्तिमिरेण वै दिशो मेधैर्वृता न प्रदृश्येत किंचित् |
M. N. Dutt: All the sides being covered by those clouds became very dark and nothing could be seen, but Arjuna with the vary weapons dispersed those clouds. Then the invisible Dhananjaya, inspiring the Gandiva, its string and the shafts with mantras, invoked a favourite weapon of the king of Heaven and powerful like his thunder. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-023 ततः क्षुरप्राञ्जलिकार्धचन्द्रा नालीकनाराचवराहकर्णाः |
M. N. Dutt: Then many sharp arrows namely the Anjalikas, i.e. razor-headed shafts and crescent like and Nalikas and cloth-yard arrows and those adorned with the boar's ears all very powerful and sharp, came out in numbers from the Gandiva with force. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-024 ते कर्णमासाद्य महाप्रभावाः सुतेजना गापत्राः सुवेगाः |
M. N. Dutt: Those powerful and sharp arrows, adorned with feathers like vulture quickly piercing the body, car, horses, earth and wheels of Karna, entered into the earth even as the snakes enter when afraid of Garuda; and thus being struck on all sides and bathed in blood Karna in anger rolled his eyes. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-025 दृढज्यमानाभ्य समुद्रघोषं प्रादुश्चक्ते भार्गवास्त्रं महात्मा |
M. N. Dutt: Then bending the strong stringed bow, the twang of which resembled the deep roar of the sea, he invoked the Bhargava weapon and cutoff all the shots coming out of the mouth of the Indra weapon (shot by Arjuna). He thus cut-off the weapons of his enemy, many of the cars, elephants and foot soldiers of the Pandava army by virtue of the Bhargava weapon, himself not being able to bear the prowess of Arjuna in that battle. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-026 पञ्चालानां प्रवरांश्चापि योधान् क्रोधाविष्टः सूतपुत्रस्तरस्वी |
M. N. Dutt: That best of men, Suta's son of great energy, smiling at the two Krishnas, struck the chief men among the Panchalas with aimed arrows. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-027 तत्पञ्चाला: सोमकाश्चापि राजन् कर्णेनाजौ पीडयामानाः शरौघैः |
M. N. Dutt: O monarch, the Panchalas and the Somakas being thus attacked by Karna, fired up with anger and conjointly began to strike Suta's son with arrows from all sides. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-028 तान् सूतपुत्रो निजधान बाणैः पञ्चालानां रथनागाश्वसंघान् |
M. N. Dutt: Then Suta's son cut-off with his own arrows the shots of the Panchalas and distressed the cars, elephants and horses of the Panchalas. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-029 ते भिन्नदेहा व्यसरो निपेतुः कर्णेषुभिर्भूमितले स्वनन्तः |
M. N. Dutt: Like powerful elephants when killed by a mighty and angry lion, they fell down dead on the earth with loud noise being struck by those shafts of Karna. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-030 पञ्चालानां प्रवरान् संनिहत्य प्रसह्य योधानखिलानदीनः |
M. N. Dutt: Having thus slain the choicest warriors of the Panchalas, those strong and brave and proud warriors, Karna, O King, when shooting his shafts resembled a mass of clouds when pouring down showers. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-031 कर्णस्य मत्वा तु जयं त्वदीयाः परां मुदं सिंहनादांश्च चक्रुः |
M. N. Dutt: Then, O Head of the Kuru race, your warriors, thinking that Karna had gained the day and brought the two Krishnas under subjection, began to clap and gave vent to lionlike roars. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-032 तत् तादृशं प्रेक्ष्य महारथस्य कर्णस्य वीर्यं च परैरसह्यम |
M. N. Dutt: They saw the power of the great hero Karna, overpower the enemies and his weapon to baffle all those of Dhananjaya in that fight. The son of Wind God, the wrathful Bhimasena, with eyes kindling with rage, pressed his own hands and drawing heavy breaths and greatly excited addressed Arjuna, of never-failing aim. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-033 कथं न पापोऽयमपेतधर्मः सूतात्मजः समरेऽद्य प्रसह्य |
M. N. Dutt: How is it that this most irreligious scoundrel could slay so many good Panchala warriors before your very face. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-034 पूर्व देवैरजितं कालकेयैः साक्षात् स्थाणोर्बाहुसंस्पर्शमेत्य |
M. N. Dutt: The very gods and Kalakeyas were not able to vanquish you before this; why, you fought with Sthanu himself hand to hand. O diademadorned Arjuna, how is it that Suta's son has been able to pierce your with ten long arrows that are used by car warriors. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-035 नाश्चर्यमेतत् प्रतिभाति मेऽद्या कृष्णापरिक्लेशमनुस्मर त्वं यथाब्रवीत षण्ढतिलान् स्म वाचः |
M. N. Dutt: I wonder how Suta's son has been able to penetrate the arrows shot by you, O Savyasachin; remember the distasteful, sharp and cutting jokes, this bold and wretched Suta's son uttered towards us and called us sesamum seeds not having anything within them and think over the sorrows of Krishna and soon put an end to the life of this scoundrel in today's battle, for you should not be any more careless about killing this Karna. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-036 कस्मादुपेक्षा कुरुषे किरीटित्रुपेक्षितुं नायमिहाद्य कालः |
M. N. Dutt: Do you remember how you hàve conquered all creatures and have satisfied the hunger of Agni in the Khandava and with that patience i.e. (resembling yourself) kill Suta's son. I will also knock him down with my mace. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-016 अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवोऽपि पार्थं; दृष्ट्वा रथेषून्प्रतिहन्यमानान् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-037 अथाब्रवीद वासुदेवोऽपि पार्थं दृष्ट्वा रथेषून प्रतिहन्यमानान् |
M. N. Dutt: Then Vasudeva seeing that Partha's shafts were being frustrated by Kama, addressed him (Arjuna)-How is this O Kiritin, that your weapons are being baffled by Karna. O brave warrior, why are you looking like one confounded. Don't you see the Kauravas, behind Karna, are all uttering loud shouts of joy. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-017 स वीर किं मुह्यसि नावधीयसे; नदन्त्येते कुरवः संप्रहृष्टाः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-018 यया धृत्या निहतं तामसास्त्रं; युगे युगे राक्षसाश्चापि घोराः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-038 कर्ण पुरस्कृत्य विदुर्हि सर्वे तवासस्त्रमस्त्रैर्विनिपात्यमानम् |
M. N. Dutt: Beholding your weapons made useless by those of Karna. This day kill Karna with the same energy that you have shown Yuga after Yuga in killing persons possessed of dark weapons and fierce Rakshasas and the boonproud Asuras in battle. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-019 अनेन वास्य क्षुरनेमिनाद्य; संछिन्द्धि मूर्धानमरेः प्रसह्य |
MN DUTT: 06-089-039 अनेन चास्य क्षुरनेमिनाद्य संछिन्धि मूर्धानमरेः प्रसा |
M. N. Dutt: Concentrating all your might cut-off the head of your enemy with this Sudarshana of razor-like keen edge which I am giving to you, like Cakra who cut-off the head of Namuchi, his enemy with thunder. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-020 किरातरूपी भगवान्यया च; त्वया महत्या परितोषितोऽभूत् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-040 किरातारूपी भगवान् सुधृत्या त्वया महात्मा परितोषितोऽभूत् |
M. N. Dutt: You have even satisfied the great god Mahadeva (in battle) when he was disguised as a hunter; recovering the same patience, O hero, kill this son of Suta and his followers. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-021 ततो महीं सागरमेखलां त्वं; सपत्तनां ग्रामवतीं समृद्धाम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-041 ततो महीं सागरमेखलां त्वं सपत्तनां ग्रामवतीं समृद्धाम् |
M. N. Dutt: By that you will restore to this king Yudhishthira the sea-belted earth with its towns, villages and wealth and remove all his enemies from the face of the Earth and by that you will gain great fame. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-022 संचोदितो भीमजनार्दनाभ्यां; स्मृत्वा तदात्मानमवेक्ष्य सत्त्वम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-042 स एवमुक्तोऽतिबलो महात्मा चकार बुद्धिं हि वधाय सौतेः |
M. N. Dutt: Thus roused by Bhima and Janardana Partha,. of great prowess, internally remembered himself and for what he had come to the world and addressed Keshava and said- |
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BORI CE: 08-065-023 प्रादुष्करोम्येष महास्त्रमुग्रं; शिवाय लोकस्य वधाय सौतेः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-043 प्रादुष्करोम्येष महास्त्रमुग्रं शिवाय लोकस्य वधाय सौतेः |
M. N. Dutt: Now I will invoke a powerful and terrible weapon for the benefit of the world and slaughter of Suta's son; let me have your permission as also of Brahma's and Bhava's as well of all persons who have acquired the Brahmajnana. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-024 इत्यूचिवान्ब्राह्ममसह्यमस्त्रं; प्रादुश्चक्रे मनसा संविधेयम् |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-044 इत्युच्य देवं स तु सव्यसाची नमस्कृत्वा ब्रह्मणे सोऽमितात्मा |
M. N. Dutt: Addressing these words of Keshava Savyaschain, of unfathomable soul, bowing to Brahma, then brought forth into action that unbearable and choice weapon called, Brahma which could only be used after great : concentration of the mind. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-045 तदस्य हत्वा विरराज कर्णो मुक्त्वा शरान् मेघ इवाम्बुधाराः |
M. N. Dutt: But thwarting that weapon Karna looked handsome like the raining clouds and went on sending showers of shafts. In that fight seeing that weapon of Kiritin waisted by Karna the powerful and wrathful Bhimasena, firing up with anger, thus addressed Arjuna of never failing aimननु त्वाहुर्वेदितारं महास्त्रं |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-046 ब्राह्म विधेयं परमं जनास्तत् |
M. N. Dutt: "O Savyasachin, you are master of the noble Brahma weapon, the great means of destroying enemies. Do you, O Savyasachin, shoot the same sort of weapon again and again.” And thus being asked by his brother, The arrows, coming out of the Savyasachin Gandiva, resembled terrible snakes or the sun's rays shoot another like the one he used before and by that the energetic Partha covered all the cardinal and subsidiary points of ten compass. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-047 सृष्टास्तु बाणा भरतर्षभेण शतं शतानीव सुवर्णपुङ्खाः |
M. N. Dutt: O Bharata race, they were brilliant as the Yuga fire or the sun's rays ten thousand arrows in not time covered Karna's car. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-048 ततश्च शूलानि परश्वधानि चक्राणि नाराचशतानि चैव |
M. N. Dutt: From that celestial weapons came forth hundreds of long darts, battle-axes and cloth yard shafts of fearful shape and killed many warriors. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-049 छिन्नं शिरः कस्यचिदाजिमध्ये पतात् योधस्य परस्य कायात् |
M. N. Dutt: In that battle-field of the opposite party by cutting off their heads. One fell to the ground out of fear seeing another fall; the third's arm, powerful and large as an elephant trunk, was cut down with the sword still held in clasp. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-050 अन्यस्त सव्यः सह वर्मणा च क्षुरप्रकृत्तः पतितो धरण्याम् |
M. N. Dutt: The left arm, of a fourth with the shield grasped being severed by razor-headed shaft, fell to the ground and thus Partha, who was adorned with crown and garlands, killed and wounded all the best warriors of Duryodhana's army by his awful and dreadful arrows; Vaikartana (Karna) also sped in return thousands of arrows in that fight. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-025 वैकर्तनेनापि तथाजिमध्ये; सहस्रशो बाणगणा विसृष्टाः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-050 अन्यस्त सव्यः सह वर्मणा च क्षुरप्रकृत्तः पतितो धरण्याम् MN DUTT: 06-089-051 ते घोषिणः पाण्डवमभ्युपेयुः पर्जन्यमुक्ता इव वारिधाराः |
M. N. Dutt: The left arm, of a fourth with the shield grasped being severed by razor-headed shaft, fell to the ground and thus Partha, who was adorned with crown and garlands, killed and wounded all the best warriors of Duryodhana's army by his awful and dreadful arrows; Vaikartana (Karna) also sped in return thousands of arrows in that fight. Those arrows came down upon the son of Pandu with hissing noise like a downpour of rain from the clouds. Then Karna of great prowess having struck Bhimsena, Janardana and Arjuna of crowned head, with three shafts which gave vent to loud and fearful roars. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-026 स भीमसेनं च जनार्दनं च; किरीटिनं चाप्यमनुष्यकर्मा |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-027 स कर्णबाणाभिहतः किरीटी; भीमं तथा प्रेक्ष्य जनार्दनं च |
MN DUTT: 06-089-052 स कर्णबाणाभिहतः किरीटी भीमं तथा प्रेक्ष्य जनार्दनं च |
M. N. Dutt: Then the diadem-adorned (Arjuna) beholding Bhimsena and Janardana thus struck and himself being also pierced lost all patience and again shot eighteen shafts. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-028 सुषेणमेकेन शरेण विद्ध्वा; शल्यं चतुर्भिस्त्रिभिरेव कर्णम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-053 स केतुमेकेन शरेण विद्ध्वा शल्यं चतुभिस्त्रिभिरेव कर्णम् |
M. N. Dutt: Piercing Susena with one, Shalya with four and Karna with three, he with the other ten slew Sabhapati (a Kanrada prince) who was cased in a golden armour. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-029 स राजपुत्रो विशिरा विबाहु;र्विवाजिसूतो विधनुर्विकेतुः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-054 विवाजिसूतो विधनुर्विकेतुः |
M. N. Dutt: That prince fell down dead from the front of his car, bereft of his head, arms, his steeds and banner like a Shala tree hewed down with the axe. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-030 पुनश्च कर्णं त्रिभिरष्टभिश्च; द्वाभ्यां चतुर्भिर्दशभिश्च विद्ध्वा |
MN DUTT: 06-089-055 पुनश्च कर्णं त्रिभिरष्टभिश्च द्वाभ्यां चतुर्भिर्दशभिश्च विद्ध्वा |
M. N. Dutt: Again striking Karna with three, eight, twelve, four and ten shafts he put four hundred armed elephants and eight hundred carwarriors to death. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-056 नष्टौ सहस्राणि च पत्तिवीरान् |
M. N. Dutt: He also killed one thousand horses with their riders and eight thousand powerful infantry with his fleet arrows. So covered Karna, his car, horses, driver and standard that they all became invisible. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-057 अथाक्रोशन् कुरवो वध्यमाना धनंजयेनाधिरथिं समन्तान् |
M. N. Dutt: Then the Kauravas being thus distressed by Dananjay began to call loudly the son of Adhiratha from all sides and said-"Do you display your weapons and slay this son of Pandu or he will with his shafts put on end to the whole Kuru army." |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-058 स चोदितः सर्वयत्नेन को मुमोच बाणान् सुबहून भीक्ष्णम् |
M. N. Dutt: Thus requested, Karna began to try his utmost and sent hosts of blood thirsty arrows that were capable of piercing the very core of the heart and thereby killed many of the Pandavas and Panchalas. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-059 तावुत्तमौ सर्वधनुर्धराणां महाबलो सर्वसपत्नसाहौ |
M. N. Dutt: In this way those two choicest of archers, the two most powerful warriors who could face and bear against all enemies and who were masters of all sorts of weapons, fearful to look at, went on striking each other and others that were fighting against them with their mighty weapons. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-060 मन्त्रौष्टीभिर्निरुजौ विशल्यः |
M. N. Dutt: After the broken blades have been drawn out of his body and his wounds healed by mantras and herbs prescribed by best surgeons who were friendly to him King Yudhisthira, cased in armour of gold, came to the spot to see the fight between Karna and Arjuna. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-061 तथोफ्यातं युधि धर्मराज दृष्ट्वा मुदा सर्वभूतान्यन्दन् |
M. N. Dutt: Like the brilliant full moon coming out of Rahu's grasp all the creatures were greatly delighted to see the virtuous king Yudhishthira in the battle-field. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-031 दृष्ट्वाजिमुख्यावथ युध्यमानौ; दिदृक्षवः शूरवरावरिघ्नौ |
MN DUTT: 06-089-062 दृष्ट्वा तु मुख्यावथ युध्यमानौ दिद्दक्षवः शूरवरावरिघ्नौ |
M. N. Dutt: All the gods in heaven and persons of the earth, checking the animals they were riding upon, waited calmly to see the issue of the fight between those great heroes, Karna and Partha, who were the choicest of warriors and scorchers of enemies. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-063 स कार्मुकज्यातलसंनिपातः सुमुक्तबाणस्तुमुलो बभूव |
M. N. Dutt: O monarch, both Dhananjaya and Adhiratha's son went on striking each other with well-aimed shafts which made a great whizzing noise; and also the sounds made by the bows, bowstrings and the palms of the hands of those two brave warriors rose very loud. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-032 ततो धनुर्ज्या सहसातिकृष्टा; सुघोषमाच्छिद्यत पाण्डवस्य |
MN DUTT: 06-089-064 ततो धनुा सहसातिकृष्टा सुघोषमच्छिद्यत पाण्डवस्य |
M. N. Dutt: At last that string of the bow of the son of Pandu being drawn with great might suddenly snapped with a great noise; in the meantime the son of Suta struck Partha with hundred small arrows adorned with feathers. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-033 निर्मुक्तसर्पप्रतिमैश्च तीक्ष्णै;स्तैलप्रधौतैः खगपत्रवाजैः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-065 निर्मुक्तसर्पप्रतिमैरभीक्ष्णं तैलप्रधौतैः खगपत्रवाजैः |
M. N. Dutt: Then with sixty sharp arrows that were like snakes set at liberty from sloughs and were slippery as if they were dipped in oil, he pierced Vasudeva. Then again pierced Arjuna with eight arrows. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-066 पूषात्मजो मर्मसु निर्बिभेद मरुत्सुतं चायुतशः शराग्रयैः |
M. N. Dutt: Karna, the son of sun god attacked fiercely on sensitive parts of Bhimasena's body by a volley of ten thousand arrows he shot an Bhimasena. He simultaneously, made an effort to kill Sri Krishna, Arjuna, his brothers and Somakas with cut-off the flag fixed on their chariot. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-067 प्राच्छादयंस्ते विशिखैः प्रुशक्तैर्जीमूतसंघा नभसीव सूर्यम् |
M. N. Dutt: As in the sky the sun is covered by the clouds, so they, coming forward, shrouded Karna with their shafts but the son of Suta, 'well versed in the use of weapons, worsted the approaching warriors and covered them by his own shafts. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-068 तैरस्तमस्त्रं विनिहत्य सर्वं जघान तेषां रथवाजिनागान् |
M. N. Dutt: O monarch! Suta's son thus killed all their horses, cars and elephants and distressed many of their best warriors by his own shafts. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-069 ते भिन्नदेहा व्यसवो निपेतुः कर्णेषुभिर्भूमितले स्वनन्तः |
M. N. Dutt: As a whole pack of powerful dogs is destroyed by an angry lion of great prowess so those warriors fell down dead on earth with loud noise, their bodies pierced by the arrows of the mighty Karna. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-070 पुनश्च पाञ्चालवरास्तथान्ये तदन्तरे कर्णधनंजयाभ्याम् |
M. N. Dutt: During this cessation of fight between Karna and Dhananjaya, many of the strong and great Panchala warriors became deprived of their lives by the well directed shafts of Karna; and others began to fly. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-071 स्तलान् निजघ्नुः सिंहनादांश्च नेदुः |
M. N. Dutt: Then your troops, believing that Karna has brought Krishna and Arjuna under subjection, thought the great victory to theirs and loudly clapped their hands and gave vent to roars like that of a lion. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-034 ततो धनुर्ज्यामवधम्य शीघ्रं; शरानस्तानाधिरथेर्विधम्य |
MN DUTT: 06-089-072 ततो धनुामवनाम्य शीघ्रं शरानस्तानाधिरथेर्विधम्य |
M. N. Dutt: Then Partha, though badly mangled by many arrows, became filled with rage and bending his bowstring soO11 cut-off the shafts of the son of Adhiratha and again attached the Kauravas in the battle. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-073 ज्यां चानुमृज्याभ्यहनत् तलत्रे बाणान्धकारं सहसा च ८३ |
M. N. Dutt: Then the diadem-adorned Arjuna, pressing his bowstring with the palm or his hand, covered the world with darkness by innumerable shafts and also struck Karna, Shalya and other Kaurava warriors with them. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-074 न पक्षिणो बभ्रमुरन्तरिक्षे तदा महास्त्रेण कृतेऽन्धकारे |
M. N. Dutt: By those arrows of great swiftness the sky became so dark that even the birds could not take their flights, and gentle and sweet-scented wind began to blow, as if sent by the Heavenly father. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-035 शल्यं च पार्थो दशभिः पृषत्कै;र्भृशं तनुत्रे प्रहसन्नविध्यत् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-075 शल्यं च पार्थो दशभिः पृषत्कै भृशं तनुत्रे प्रहसन्नविध्यत् |
M. N. Dutt: Them, smiling, Partha shot with great force ten shafts against Shalya's armour and struck Karna first with twelve and then with another seven arrows. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-036 स पार्थबाणासनवेगनुन्नै;र्दृढाहतः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-076 दृढाहत: पत्रिभिरुग्रवैगैः |
M. N. Dutt: Karna, being thus mangled by winged shafts of great impetuosity from Partha's bow, his limbs pierced and blood streaming down his body, resembled the bloody Rudra sporting son in the midst of a crematorium at the time of destruction. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-037 ततस्त्रिभिश्च त्रिदशाधिपोपमं; शरैर्बिभेदाधिरथिर्धनंजयम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-077 ततस्त्रिभिस्तं त्रिदशाधिपोपमं शरैर्बिभेदाधिरर्थिर्धनंजयम् |
M. N. Dutt: Then the of Adhiratha struck Dhananjaya, who was looking like the king of Heaven (Indra) with three arrows and shot five other burning shafts like snakes for the purpose of killing Krishna. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-038 ते वर्म भित्त्वा पुरुषोत्तमस्य; सुवर्णचित्रं न्यपतन्सुमुक्ताः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-078 ते वर्म भित्वा पुरुषोत्तमस्य सुवर्णचित्रा न्यपतन् सुमुक्ताः |
M. N. Dutt: Those well-directed and mighty shafts, winged with gold, after piercing the armour of that noblest of human beings, entered the earth and having bathed (in the water of Bhogavati) again return towards Karna. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-039 तान्पञ्चभल्लैस्त्वरितैः सुमुक्तै;स्त्रिधा त्रिधैकैकमथोच्चकर्त |
MN DUTT: 06-089-079 स्त्रिधा त्रिधैकैकमथोचकर्त |
M. N. Dutt: Dhananjaya then with ten well-aimed and flat edged shafts, cut each of them into three pieces and thus those five great snakes (friends of the Asvasena the son of Taksha) fell to the earth. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-040 ततः प्रजज्वाल किरीटमाली; क्रोधेन कक्षं प्रदहन्निवाग्निः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-080 ततः प्रजज्वाल किरीटमाली क्रोधेन कक्षं प्रदहन्निवाग्निः |
M. N. Dutt: Then seeing the body of Krishna pained by those snakes in the forms of shafts from Karna's hands, Arjuna, who was adorned with crown and garland, burnt with anger like fire kindled with very grass. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-081 स कर्णमाकर्णविकृष्टसृष्टैः शरैः शरीरान्तकरैवलद्भिः |
M. N. Dutt: He, then drawing the string to his ears, shot many burning and deadly arrows thereby striking Karna in all his vital points, but Karna of great patience, though, he felt very painful, kept his face summoning all his courage. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-041 ततः शरौघैः प्रदिशो दिशश्च; रविप्रभा कर्णरथश्च राजन् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-082 ततः शरौघैः प्रदिशो दिशश्च रवेः प्रभा कर्णरथश्च राजन् |
M. N. Dutt: O monarch, Dhananjaya, becoming angry, by his arrows covered all the sides of Karna's car; even the rays of the sun became invisible and the sky looked hazy as in a frosty day. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-042 स चक्ररक्षानथ पादरक्षा;न्पुरःसरान्पृष्ठगोपांश्च सर्वान् BORI CE: 08-065-043 द्विसाहस्रान्समरे सव्यसाची; कुरुप्रवीरानृषभः कुरूणाम् |
MN DUTT: 06-089-083 स चक्ररथानथ पादरक्षान् पुरःसरान् पृष्ठगोपांश्च सर्वान् |
M. N. Dutt: O monarch, Savyasachin, the greatest of warriors and foremost of the Kuru race, in that fight soon destroyed two thousand great Kuru warriors who were protecting the wings and car wheels of Karna and formed his van and rear guards, with all elephants, cars and horses; they were the select portion of Duryodhana's car warriors and were fighting bravely under his orders. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-044 अथापलायन्त विहाय कर्णं; तवात्मजाः कुरवश्चावशिष्टाः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-084 ततोऽपलायन्त विहाय कर्णं तवात्मजाः कुरवो येऽवशिष्टाः |
M. N. Dutt: Then the remnants of the Kaurava army with your sons fled on all directions leaving Karna and even the wounded father and son fled leaving each other in the field. |
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BORI CE: 08-065-045 स सर्वतः प्रेक्ष्य दिशो विशून्या; भयावदीर्णैः कुरुभिर्विहीनः |
MN DUTT: 06-089-085 स सर्वतः प्रेक्ष्य दिशो विशून्या भयावदीणैः कुरुभिर्विहीनः |
M. N. Dutt: But the great warrior Karna, O King, seeing himself abandoned on all sides and left alone, was not at all afraid but pushed on against Arjuna with a brave heart and with energy. |
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MN DUTT: 06-089-086 न विव्यथे भारत तत्र कर्णः प्रहृष्ट एवार्जुनमभ्यधावत् |
M. N. Dutt: But the great warrior Karna, O King, seeing himself abandoned on all sides and left alone, was not at all afraid but pushed on against Arjuna with a brave heart and with energy. |
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