Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 133

MBh 5 133.1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अत्यद्भुमहं मन्ये भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम्। यत् कर्ण योधयामास समरे लघुविक्रमम्।

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca atyadbhumahaṃ manye bhīmasenasya vikramam| yat karṇa yodhayāmāsa samare laghuvikramam|

Dhritarashtra said Indeed I consider Bhima's prowess to be very wonderful, inasmuch as he fought with Karna of great agility.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.2

त्रिदशानपि वा युक्तान् सर्वशस्त्रधरान् युधि। वारयेद् यो रणे कर्णः सयक्षासुरमानुषान्॥

tridaśānapi vā yuktān sarvaśastradharān yudhi| vārayed yo raṇe karṇaḥ sayakṣāsuramānuṣān||

Indeed that Karna who is competent enough of resisting the celestials together with the Yakshas, Asuras and men all armed with numerous kinds of weapon.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.3

स कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे भ्राजमानमिव श्रिया। नातरत् संयुगे पार्थ तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥

sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe bhrājamānamiva śriyā| nātarat saṃyuge pārtha tanmamācakṣva saṃjaya||

How is it that Karna could not vanquish in battle that son of Pritha, of great effulgence? O Sanjaya tell me all you know about it in detail.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.4

कथं च युद्धं सम्भूतं तयोः प्राणदुरोदरे। अत्र मन्ये समायत्तो जयो वाजय एव च॥

kathaṃ ca yuddhaṃ sambhūtaṃ tayoḥ prāṇadurodare| atra manye samāyatto jayo vājaya eva ca||

Tell me how the battle them raged-battle in which each staked his very life. Messems each of them was capable of conquering or each mighty have suffered defeat, (at the hand of the other).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.5

कर्ण प्राप्य रणे सूत मम पुत्रः सुयोधनः। जेतुमुत्सहते पार्थान् सगोविन्दान् ससात्वतान्॥

karṇa prāpya raṇe sūta mama putraḥ suyodhanaḥ| jetumutsahate pārthān sagovindān sasātvatān||

Obtaining Suta's son Karna to help him, my son Duryodhana is confident of securing victory over the Pandavas with Govinda and the Satwatas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.6

श्रुत्व तु निर्जितं कर्णमसकृद भीमकर्मणा। भीमसेनेन समरे मोह आविशतीव माम्॥

śrutva tu nirjitaṃ karṇamasakṛda bhīmakarmaṇā| bhīmasenena samare moha āviśatīva mām||

However, hearing of the repeated defeats of Karna by Bhimasena of dreadful deeds, a swoon seems to overtake me. pervert son

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.7

विनष्टान् कौरवान् मन्ये मम पुत्रस्य दुर्नयैः। न हि कर्णो महेष्वासान् पार्थाञ्जेष्यति संजय॥

vinaṣṭān kauravān manye mama putrasya durnayaiḥ| na hi karṇo maheṣvāsān pārthāñjeṣyati saṃjaya||

I regard the Kauravas as already slain, in consequence of the evil policy of my son. O Sanjaya, Karna will never be able to vanquish the sons of Pritha, those illustrious bowmen.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.8

कृतवान् यानियुद्धानि कर्णः पाण्डुसुतैः सह। सर्वत्र पाण्डवाः कर्णमजयन्त रणाजिरे॥

kṛtavān yāniyuddhāni karṇaḥ pāṇḍusutaiḥ saha| sarvatra pāṇḍavāḥ karṇamajayanta raṇājire||

In all the battles that Karna has fought with the sons of Pandu, the latter have worsted him on the field of battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.9

अजेयाः पाण्डवास्तात देवैरपि सवासवैः। न च तद् बुध्यते मन्दः पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम॥

ajeyāḥ pāṇḍavāstāta devairapi savāsavaiḥ| na ca tad budhyate mandaḥ putro duryodhano mama||

The Pandavas are incapable of being vanquished even by the celestials led by Vasava himself. But my Duryodhana will not take cognisance of this fact.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.10

धनं धनेश्वरस्येव हृत्वा पार्थस्य मे सुतः। मधुप्रेप्सुरिवाबुद्धिः प्रपातं नावबुध्यते॥

dhanaṃ dhaneśvarasyeva hṛtvā pārthasya me sutaḥ| madhuprepsurivābuddhiḥ prapātaṃ nāvabudhyate||

Having robbed Yudhishthira the son of Pritha's who is like the Lord of wealth, of his wealth, my foolish son sees not the impending fall, like a searcher of honey (on the mountains).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.11

निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो राज्यं हत्वा महात्मनाम्। जितमित्येव मन्वानः पाण्डवानवमन्यते॥

nikṛtyā nikṛtiprajño rājyaṃ hatvā mahātmanām| jitamityeva manvānaḥ pāṇḍavānavamanyate||

Having robbed by means of his deceit, the kingdom of those high-souled ones, my son conversant with deceit, thinks it to be irrecoverably his own; and so always insults the Pandavas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.12

पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतेन मया चाप्यकृतात्मना। धर्मे स्थिता महात्मनो निकृताः पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥

putrasnehābhibhūtena mayā cāpyakṛtātmanā| dharme sthitā mahātmano nikṛtāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ||

Those high-souled son of Pandu, who ever treaded the paths of rectitude, were also insulted by myself who am over-fondly attached to my sons and am of selfish temperament.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.13

शमकामः ससोदो दीर्घप्रेक्षी युधिष्ठिरः। अशक्त इति मत्वा तु मम पुत्रैर्निराकृतः॥

śamakāmaḥ sasodo dīrghaprekṣī yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| aśakta iti matvā tu mama putrairnirākṛtaḥ||

The foresighted Yudhishthira that son of Pritha, was ever desirous of peace. But my sons turned him out, taking him to be incapable (of launching on war).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.14

तानि दुःखान्यनेकानि विप्रकारंश्च सर्वशः। हृदि कृत्वा महाबाहुर्रमोऽयुध्यत सूतजम्॥

tāni duḥkhānyanekāni viprakāraṃśca sarvaśaḥ| hṛdi kṛtvā mahābāhurramo'yudhyata sūtajam||

Bearing in mind all those hardships and all other insults offered to the Pandavas, the mighty-armed Bhima fought with Suta's son.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.15

तस्मान्ते संजय ब्रूहि कर्णभीमौ यथा रणे। अयुध्येतां युधि श्रेष्ठौ परस्परवधैषिणौ॥

tasmānte saṃjaya brūhi karṇabhīmau yathā raṇe| ayudhyetāṃ yudhi śreṣṭhau parasparavadhaiṣiṇau||

O Sanjaya, relate to me, how Bhima and Karna, those two foremost of warriors fought with each other, desirous of taking each other's life.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.16

संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् यथावृत्तं संग्रामं कर्णभीमयोः। परस्परवधप्रेप्स्वोर्वनकुञ्जरयोरिव॥

saṃjaya uvāca śṛṇu rājan yathāvṛttaṃ saṃgrāmaṃ karṇabhīmayoḥ| parasparavadhaprepsvorvanakuñjarayoriva||

Sanjaya said Hear, O king, how the battle between Karna and Bhima raged like that between two elephants desirous of slaughtering each other in the forest.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.17

राजन् वैकर्तनो भीमं क्रुद्धः क्रुद्धमरिंदमम्। पराक्रान्तं पराक्रम्य विव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः॥

rājan vaikartano bhīmaṃ kruddhaḥ kruddhamariṃdamam| parākrāntaṃ parākramya vivyādha triṃśatā śaraiḥ||

O king, the enraged son of Vikartana then pierced with thirty arrows that chastiser of foes viz., Bhimasena who excited with rage, had been putting forth his prowess.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.18

महावेगैः प्रसन्नाग्रैः शातकुम्भपरिष्कृतैः। अहमद् भरतश्रेष्ठं भीमं वैकर्तनः शरैः॥

mahāvegaiḥ prasannāgraiḥ śātakumbhapariṣkṛtaiḥ| ahamad bharataśreṣṭhaṃ bhīmaṃ vaikartanaḥ śaraiḥ||

O foremost of the Bharatas, Vikartana's son then wounded Bhima with many shafts of keen points and great impetuosity and decked with gold.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.19

तस्यास्यतो धनुर्भीमश्चकर्त निशितैसिभिः। रथानीडाच यन्तारं भल्लेनापतयत् क्षितौ।॥

tasyāsyato dhanurbhīmaścakarta niśitaisibhiḥ| rathānīḍāca yantāraṃ bhallenāpatayat kṣitau|||

But when Karna was engaged in wounding him, Bhima cut-off his bow with three sharp shafts and then with a Bhalla felled his charioteer from the niche on the car.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.20

स काङ्क्षन् भीमसनेसर वधं वैकर्तनो भृशम्। शक्तिं कनकवैदूर्यचित्रदण्डां परामृशत्॥

sa kāṅkṣan bhīmasanesara vadhaṃ vaikartano bhṛśam| śaktiṃ kanakavaidūryacitradaṇḍāṃ parāmṛśat||

Thereupon Vikartana's son longing to compass the slaughter of Bhimasena, took a lance with a staff variegated with gold and lapises.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.21

प्रगृह्य च महाशक्तिं कालशक्तिमिवापराम्। समुत्क्षिप्य च राधेयः संधाय च महाबलः॥

pragṛhya ca mahāśaktiṃ kālaśaktimivāparām| samutkṣipya ca rādheyaḥ saṃdhāya ca mahābalaḥ||

Taking up that fierce lance that resembled a second dart of Death and tilting it and aiming it, the powerful son of Radha.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.22

चिक्षेप भीमसेनाय जीवितान्तकरीमिव। शक्तिं विसृज्य राधेयः पुरंदर इवाशनिम्॥

cikṣepa bhīmasenāya jīvitāntakarīmiva| śaktiṃ visṛjya rādheyaḥ puraṃdara ivāśanim||

Hurled it at Bhimasena, charging it with a force capable of taking out Bhima's life. Then like Indra hurling the bolt of heaven, hurling that lance, the son of Radha.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.23

नवाद सुमहानादं बलवान् सूतनन्दनः। तं च नादं ततः श्रुत्वा पुत्रास्ते हर्षिताऽभवन्॥

navāda sumahānādaṃ balavān sūtanandanaḥ| taṃ ca nādaṃ tataḥ śrutvā putrāste harṣitā'bhavan||

That puissant descendant of a charioteer's race, uttered a loud roar; and then your sons hearing that loud shout uttered by Karna, became filled with delight.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.24

तां कर्णभुजनिर्मुक्तामकैवैश्वानरप्रभाम्। शक्तिं वियति चिच्छेद भीमः सप्तभिराशुगैः॥

tāṃ karṇabhujanirmuktāmakaivaiśvānaraprabhām| śaktiṃ viyati ciccheda bhīmaḥ saptabhirāśugaiḥ||

But as that lance of the radiance of fire or the sun was coursing through the skies, Bhima cut it off with seven swift-arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.25

छित्त्वा शक्तिं ततो भीमो निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभाम्। मार्गमाण इव प्राणान् सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष॥

chittvā śaktiṃ tato bhīmo nirmuktoragasaṃnibhām| mārgamāṇa iva prāṇān sūtaputrasya māriṣa||

Cutting off that lance resembling a snake just freed from its slough, Bhima, O sire, as if looking out for the opportunity of wrenching the life-breaths out of Suta's son.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.26

प्राहिणोत् कृतसंरम्भः शरान् बहिणवाससः। स्वर्णपुङ्खाशिलाधौतान् यमदण्डोपमान् मृधे॥

prāhiṇot kṛtasaṃrambhaḥ śarān bahiṇavāsasaḥ| svarṇapuṅkhāśilādhautān yamadaṇḍopamān mṛdhe||

Wrathfully pierced the latter with many arrows furnished with wings of peacock's feathers or of gold and whetted on stone and resembling darts of Death.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.27

कर्णोऽप्यपद् धनुर्गृह्य हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम्। विकृष्य तन्महचापं व्यसृजत् सायकांस्तदा॥

karṇo'pyapad dhanurgṛhya hemapṛṣṭhaṃ durāsadam| vikṛṣya tanmahacāpaṃ vyasṛjat sāyakāṃstadā||

Karna also then taking up another terrible bow of golden staff, began to stretch it; and then that highly energetic one began to discharge arrows at Bhima.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.28

तान् पाण्डुपुत्रश्चिच्छेद नवभिनतपर्वभिः। वसुषेणेन निर्मुक्तान् इव राजन् महाशरान्॥

tān pāṇḍuputraściccheda navabhinataparvabhiḥ| vasuṣeṇena nirmuktān iva rājan mahāśarān||

But the son of Pandu cut-off those shafts, with nine shafts of depressed knots shot by himself. Having cut-off, O foremost of men, those arrows shot by Karna.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.29

छित्त्वा भीमो महाराज नादं सिंह इवानदत्। तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ बलिनौ वासितान्तरे॥

chittvā bhīmo mahārāja nādaṃ siṃha ivānadat| tau vṛṣāviva nardantau balinau vāsitāntare||

O mighty monarch, Bhima uttered a loud war-cry. Roaring at each other like two bulls for the sake of consorting with the same cow.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.30

शार्दूलाविव चान्योन्यमामिषार्थेऽभ्यगर्जताम्। अन्योन्यं प्रजिहीर्षन्तावन्योन्यस्यान्तरैषिणौ॥

śārdūlāviva cānyonyamāmiṣārthe'bhyagarjatām| anyonyaṃ prajihīrṣantāvanyonyasyāntaraiṣiṇau||

Or like two fierce tigers for the sake of the same peace of meat; they strove vigorously to strike each other and each was desirous of finding out the laches of the other.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.31

अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्तौ गोष्ठेष्विव महर्षभौ। महागजाविवासाद्य विषाणाप्रैः परस्परम्॥

anyonyamabhivīkṣantau goṣṭheṣviva maharṣabhau| mahāgajāvivāsādya viṣāṇāpraiḥ parasparam||

Like two mighty bulls in a herd of cows, at times they looked at each other with eyes flashing rage. At another time, like two prodigious elephants striking each other with the point of their tusks.

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MBh 5 133.32

शरैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः। निर्दहन्तौ महाराज शस्त्रवृष्ट्या परस्परम्॥

śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ| nirdahantau mahārāja śastravṛṣṭyā parasparam||

They assailed each other with their arrows shot from their bow drawn to the fullest stretch. O king, burning each other with their arrowy shower, they put forth their prowess against each other, at the same time looking at each other in great wrath.

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MBh 5 133.33

अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्तौ कोपाद् विवृतलोचनौ। प्रहसन्तौ तथान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः॥

anyonyamabhivīkṣantau kopād vivṛtalocanau| prahasantau tathānyonyaṃ bhartsayantau muhurmuhuḥ||

Sometimes they laughed at each other, sometimes reproached each other and sometimes blew their conchs; and in this was they went on fighting.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.34

शङ्खशब्दं च कुर्वाणौ युयुधाते परस्परम्। तस्य भीमः पुनश्चापं मुष्टौ चिच्छेद मारिष॥ इव क्रोधाद्

śaṅkhaśabdaṃ ca kurvāṇau yuyudhāte parasparam| tasya bhīmaḥ punaścāpaṃ muṣṭau ciccheda māriṣa|| iva krodhād

Oking, then once more Bhima cut-off the bow of Karna near the grasp and with his arrows dispatched the latter's steeds of the hue of conch to the regions of Death.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.35

शङ्खवर्णाश्च तानश्वान् बाणैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्। सारथिं च तथाप्यस्य रथनीडादपातयत्॥

śaṅkhavarṇāśca tānaśvān bāṇairninye yamakṣayam| sārathiṃ ca tathāpyasya rathanīḍādapātayat||

The former then felled the latter's charioteer from his niche on the car. Thereupon Vikartana's son was preyed upon by anxious thoughts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.36

ततो वैकर्तनः कर्णश्चिन्तां प्राप दुरत्ययाम्। स च्छाद्यमानः समरे हताश्वो हतसारथिः॥

tato vaikartanaḥ karṇaścintāṃ prāpa duratyayām| sa cchādyamānaḥ samare hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ||

His steeds and his charioteer slain and himself covered and compounded with a network of arrows, he knew what to do.

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MBh 5 133.37

मोहितः शरजालेन कर्तव्यं नाभ्यपद्यत। तथा कृच्छ्रगतं दृष्ट्वा कर्ण दुर्योधनो नृपः॥

mohitaḥ śarajālena kartavyaṃ nābhyapadyata| tathā kṛcchragataṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇa duryodhano nṛpaḥ||

Beholding Karna in that predictment, king Duryodhana trembling in rage, addressing

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.38

वेपमान व्यादिदेशाथ दुर्जयम्। गच्छ दुर्जय राधेयं पुरो ग्रसति पाण्डवः॥

vepamāna vyādideśātha durjayam| gaccha durjaya rādheyaṃ puro grasati pāṇḍavaḥ||

“Durjaya, hie yourself to the spot yonder where Pandu's son is on the point of devouring up as it were, the son of Radha. Slay that beardless eunuch soon and inspire strength into Karna.”

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.39

जहि तूबरकं क्षिप्रं कर्णस्य बलमादधत्। एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा तव पुत्रं तवात्मजः॥

jahi tūbarakaṃ kṣipraṃ karṇasya balamādadhat| evamuktastathetyuktvā tava putraṃ tavātmajaḥ||

Thus spoken to, your son Durjaya bowed assent to the words of your royal son saying 'So be it then;' and then he rushed at Bhimasena engaged with Karna, covering the former with his arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.40

अभ्यद्रवद् भीमसेनं व्यासक्तं विकिरज्छरैः। स भीमं नवभिर्बाणैरश्वानष्टभिरापर्यत्॥

abhyadravad bhīmasenaṃ vyāsaktaṃ vikirajcharaiḥ| sa bhīmaṃ navabhirbāṇairaśvānaṣṭabhirāparyat||

He wounded Bhima with nine, his horses with eight, his charioteer with six, his standard with three, then again himself (Bhima) with seven shafts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.41

षभिः सूतं त्रिभिः केतुं पुनस्तं चापि सप्तभिः। भीमसेनोऽपि संक्रुद्धः साश्वयन्तारमाशुगैः॥

ṣabhiḥ sūtaṃ tribhiḥ ketuṃ punastaṃ cāpi saptabhiḥ| bhīmaseno'pi saṃkruddhaḥ sāśvayantāramāśugaiḥ||

Thereat excited with wrath, Bhima dispatched Durjaya, his horses and steeds to the abode of Death, piercing them to the vitals with his arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.42

दुर्जयं भिन्नमर्माणमनयद् यमसादनम्। स्वलंकृतं क्षितौ क्षुण्णं चेष्टमानं यथोरगम्॥

durjayaṃ bhinnamarmāṇamanayad yamasādanam| svalaṃkṛtaṃ kṣitau kṣuṇṇaṃ ceṣṭamānaṃ yathoragam||

Then Karna lamenting piteously circumambulated your son who decked with ornaments was then writhing like a slain snake on the earth.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.43

रुदन्नातस्तव सुतं कर्णश्चके प्रदक्षिणम्। स तु तं विरथं कृत्वा स्मयन्नत्यन्तवैरिणम्॥

rudannātastava sutaṃ karṇaścake pradakṣiṇam| sa tu taṃ virathaṃ kṛtvā smayannatyantavairiṇam||

Then having made that inveterate enemy of his (Karna) carless, Bhimasena smilingly covered him with numerous arrows and made him look like a Sataghni with numerous pikes on it.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 133.44

समाचिनोद बाणगणैः शतनीभिश्च शङ्कुभिः। तथाप्यतिरथः कर्णो भिद्यमानोऽस्य सायकैः॥ न जहौ समरे भीमं क्रुद्धरूपं परंतपः॥

samācinoda bāṇagaṇaiḥ śatanībhiśca śaṅkubhiḥ| tathāpyatirathaḥ karṇo bhidyamāno'sya sāyakaiḥ|| na jahau samare bhīmaṃ kruddharūpaṃ paraṃtapaḥ||

Although thus mangled with those arrows, that slayer of foes, the Atiratha Karna, did not avoid the enraged Bhima in battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)