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Pancharatra and Core: Krishna dismantles the garb of dharma that Karna tries to wear, citing earlier events. Arjuna kills Karna with the Anjalika weapon. Shalya departs taking the empty chariot of Karna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवो रथस्थो; राधेय दिष्ट्या स्मरसीह धर्मम्। प्रायेण नीचा व्यसनेषु मग्ना; निन्दन्ति दैवं कुकृतं न तत्तत् ॥८-६७-१॥
athābravīd vāsudevo rathastho; rādheya diṣṭyā smarasīha dharmam। prāyeṇa nīcā vyasaneṣu magnā; nindanti daivaṃ kukṛtaṃ na tattat ॥8-67-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember; इह (iha) - here; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally; नीचाः (nīcāḥ) - the lowly; व्यसनेषु (vyasaneṣu) - in difficulties; मग्नाः (magnāḥ) - immersed; निन्दन्ति (nindanti) - blame; दैवम् (daivam) - fate; कुकृतम् (kukṛtam) - misdeeds; न (na) - not; तत्तत् (tattat) - this and that;]
(Then Vasudeva, standing on the chariot, said: "O son of Radha, fortunately you remember duty here. Generally, the lowly, immersed in difficulties, blame fate for misdeeds, not this and that.")
Then Vasudeva, standing on the chariot, said: "O son of Radha, it is fortunate that you remember your duty here. Generally, those who are lowly and immersed in difficulties tend to blame fate for their misdeeds, rather than acknowledging their own actions."
यद्द्रौपदीमेकवस्त्रां सभाया; मानाय्य त्वं चैव सुयोधनश्च। दुःशासनः शकुनिः सौबलश्च; न ते कर्ण प्रत्यभात्तत्र धर्मः ॥८-६७-२॥
yaddrāupadīmekavastrāṃ sabhāyā; mānāyya tvaṃ caiva suyodhanaśca। duḥśāsanaḥ śakuniḥ saubalaśca; na te karṇa pratyabhāttatra dharmaḥ ॥8-67-2॥
[यत् (yat) - when; द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadi; एकवस्त्रां (ekavastrāṃ) - in a single garment; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; मानाय्य (mānāyya) - having been insulted; त्वम् (tvam) - you; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; च (ca) - and; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रत्यभात् (pratyabhāt) - appeared; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness;]
(When Draupadi, in a single garment, was insulted in the assembly, neither you, Suyodhana, Duhshasana, Shakuni, nor Saubala, did righteousness appear to you, Karna, there.)
When Draupadi was brought into the assembly in a single garment and insulted, neither you, Suyodhana, Duhshasana, Shakuni, nor Saubala, saw righteousness there, Karna.
यदा सभायां कौन्तेयमनक्षज्ञं युधिष्ठिरम्। अक्षज्ञः शकुनिर्जेता तदा धर्मः क्व ते गतः ॥८-६७-३॥
yadā sabhāyāṃ kaunteyamanakṣajñaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। akṣajñaḥ śakuniḥ jetā tadā dharmaḥ kva te gataḥ ॥8-67-3॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - son of Kunti; अनक्षज्ञम् (anakṣajñam) - unskilled in dice; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अक्षज्ञः (akṣajñaḥ) - skilled in dice; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; जेता (jetā) - victor; तदा (tadā) - then; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(When in the assembly, the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, unskilled in dice, and Shakuni, skilled in dice, was the victor, then where has your dharma gone?)
When in the assembly, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, who was unskilled in dice, was defeated by Shakuni, who was skilled in dice, then where did your dharma go?
यदा रजस्वलां कृष्णां दुःशासनवशे स्थिताम्। सभायां प्राहसः कर्ण क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥८-६७-४॥
yadā rajasvalāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ duḥśāsanavaśe sthitām। sabhāyāṃ prāhasaḥ karṇa kva te dharmastadā gataḥ ॥8-67-4॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; रजस्वलाम् (rajasvalām) - menstruating; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); दुःशासनवशे (duḥśāsanavaśe) - under Duḥśāsana's control; स्थिताम् (sthitām) - standing; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; प्राहसः (prāhasaḥ) - you laughed; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karṇa; क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; तदा (tadā) - then; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(When Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), menstruating, was standing under Duḥśāsana's control in the assembly, you laughed, Karṇa. Where was your dharma then?)
When Draupadī was humiliated in the assembly hall, being under the control of Duḥśāsana during her menstruation, Karṇa, you laughed. Where was your sense of righteousness at that time?
राज्यलुब्धः पुनः कर्ण समाह्वयसि पाण्डवम्। गान्धारराजमाश्रित्य क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥८-६७-५॥
rājyalubdhaḥ punaḥ karṇa samāhvayasi pāṇḍavam। gāndhārarājamāśritya kva te dharmastadā gataḥ ॥8-67-5॥
[राज्यलुब्धः (rājyalubdhaḥ) - greedy for kingdom; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; समाह्वयसि (samāhvayasi) - you challenge; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; गान्धारराजम् (gāndhārarājam) - Gandhara king; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; तदा (tadā) - then; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(Greedy for kingdom, again you challenge Pandava, relying on the Gandhara king; where has your dharma gone then?)
Greedy for the kingdom, you once again challenge the Pandava, relying on the Gandhara king. Where was your sense of dharma then?
एवमुक्ते तु राधेये वासुदेवेन पाण्डवम्। मन्युरभ्याविशत्तीव्रः स्मृत्वा तत्तद्धनञ्जयम् ॥८-६७-६॥
evamukte tu rādheye vāsudevena pāṇḍavam। manyurabhyāviśattīvraḥ smṛtvā tattaddhanañjayam ॥8-67-6॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; तु (tu) - but; राधेये (rādheye) - to Radheya; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vasudeva; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the Pandava; मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger; अभ्याविशत् (abhyāviśat) - entered; तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - intense; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; तत् (tat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Thus having been spoken to Radheya by Vasudeva, intense anger entered the Pandava, remembering that Dhananjaya.)
Upon hearing these words from Vasudeva, intense anger filled the Pandava as he remembered Dhananjaya.
तस्य क्रोधेन सर्वेभ्यः स्रोतोभ्यस्तेजसोऽर्चिषः। प्रादुरासन्महाराज तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥८-६७-७॥
tasya krodhena sarvebhyaḥ srotobhyastejaso'rciṣaḥ। prādurāsanmahārāja tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥8-67-7॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - by anger; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - from all; स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyah) - from the streams; तेजसः (tejasah) - of energy; अर्चिषः (arciṣaḥ) - flames; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(By his anger, O great king, flames of energy appeared from all the streams; it was as if that became wonderful.)
Due to his anger, O great king, flames of energy emerged from all the streams, creating a scene that seemed almost miraculous.
तं समीक्ष्य ततः कर्णो ब्रह्मास्त्रेण धनञ्जयम्। अभ्यवर्षत्पुनर्यत्नमकरोद्रथसर्जने ॥ तदस्त्रमस्त्रेणावार्य प्रजहारास्य पाण्डवः ॥८-६७-८॥
taṁ samīkṣya tataḥ karṇo brahmāstreṇa dhanañjayam। abhyavarṣatpunaryatnamakarodrathasarjane ॥ tadastramastreṇāvārya prajahārāsya pāṇḍavaḥ ॥8-67-8॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - with the Brahmastra; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - at Dhananjaya; अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; रथसर्जने (rathasarjane) - in preparing the chariot; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with a weapon; आवार्य (āvārya) - having countered; प्रजहार (prajahāra) - took away; अस्य (asya) - his; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(Having seen him, then Karṇa showered Dhananjaya with the Brahmastra. Again, he made an effort in preparing the chariot. The Pandava, having countered that weapon with a weapon, took it away from him.)
Upon seeing him, Karṇa attacked Dhananjaya with the Brahmastra. He then tried again to prepare his chariot. However, the Pandava countered the weapon and disarmed him.
ततोऽन्यदस्त्रं कौन्तेयो दयितं जातवेदसः। मुमोच कर्णमुद्दिश्य तत्प्रजज्वाल वै भृशम् ॥८-६७-९॥
tato'nyadastraṁ kaunteyo dayitaṁ jātavedasaḥ। mumoca karṇamuddiśya tatprajajvāla vai bhṛśam ॥8-67-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; दयितं (dayitaṁ) - beloved; जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Agni (fire god); मुमोच (mumoca) - released; कर्णम् (karṇam) - at Karna; उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - aiming; तत् (tat) - that; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; वै (vai) - indeed; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]
(Then the son of Kunti released another beloved weapon of Agni, aiming at Karna, and it blazed intensely indeed.)
Then Arjuna, the son of Kunti, released another powerful weapon of Agni, aiming it at Karna, and it blazed with great intensity.
वारुणेन ततः कर्णः शमयामास पावकम्। जीमूतैश्च दिशः सर्वाश्चक्रे तिमिरदुर्दिनाः ॥८-६७-१०॥
vāruṇena tataḥ karṇaḥ śamayāmāsa pāvakam। jīmūtaiśca diśaḥ sarvāścakre timiradurdināḥ ॥8-67-10॥
[वारुणेन (vāruṇena) - by Varuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शमयामास (śamayāmāsa) - extinguished; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; जीमूतैः (jīmūtaiḥ) - by clouds; च (ca) - and; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तिमिरदुर्दिनाः (timiradurdināḥ) - dark and gloomy;]
(Then Karna extinguished the fire with Varuna. And with clouds, he made all directions dark and gloomy.)
Then Karna, using Varuna, extinguished the fire. With the help of clouds, he made all the directions dark and gloomy.
पाण्डवेयस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो वायव्यास्त्रेण वीर्यवान्। अपोवाह तदाभ्राणि राधेयस्य प्रपश्यतः ॥८-६७-११॥
pāṇḍaveyastvasambhrānto vāyavyāstreṇa vīryavān। apovāha tadābhrāṇi rādheyasya prapaśyataḥ ॥8-67-11॥
[पाण्डवेयः (pāṇḍaveyaḥ) - son of Pandu; तु (tu) - but; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; वायव्यास्त्रेण (vāyavyāstreṇa) - with the Vayavya weapon; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; अपोवाह (apovāha) - drove away; तदा (tadā) - then; आभ्राणि (ābhrāṇi) - the clouds; राधेयस्य (rādheyasya) - of Radheya; प्रपश्यतः (prapaśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(The son of Pandu, unperturbed and mighty, drove away the clouds with the Vayavya weapon while Radheya watched.)
The mighty son of Pandu, unshaken, used the Vayavya weapon to disperse the clouds as Radheya looked on.
तं हस्तिकक्ष्याप्रवरं च बाणैः; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिवज्रमृष्टम्। कालप्रयत्नोत्तमशिल्पियत्नैः; कृतं सुरूपं वितमस्कमुच्चैः ॥८-६७-१२॥
taṁ hastikakṣyāpravaraṁ ca bāṇaiḥ; suvarṇamuktāmaṇivajramṛṣṭam। kālaprayatnottamaśilpiyatnaiḥ; kṛtaṁ surūpaṁ vitamaskamuccaiḥ ॥8-67-12॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; हस्तिकक्ष्याप्रवरं (hastikakṣyāpravaraṁ) - best of elephant enclosures; च (ca) - and; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिवज्रमृष्टम् (suvarṇamuktāmaṇivajramṛṣṭam) - adorned with gold, pearls, gems, and diamonds; कालप्रयत्नोत्तमशिल्पियत्नैः (kālaprayatnottamaśilpiyatnaiḥ) - with the best efforts of time and craftsmanship; कृतं (kṛtam) - made; सुरूपं (surūpam) - beautiful; वितमस्कमुच्चैः (vitamaskamuccaiḥ) - with high banners;]
(That best of elephant enclosures, adorned with gold, pearls, gems, and diamonds, made with the best efforts of time and craftsmanship, beautiful with high banners, with arrows.)
The magnificent elephant enclosure, richly adorned with gold, pearls, gems, and diamonds, was crafted with the utmost skill and effort over time, standing beautifully with high banners and equipped with arrows.
ऊर्जस्करं तव सैन्यस्य नित्य; ममित्रवित्रासनमीड्यरूपम्। विख्यातमादित्यसमस्य लोके; त्विषा समं पावकभानुचन्द्रैः ॥८-६७-१३॥
ūrjaskaraṃ tava sainyasya nitya; mamitravitrāsanamīḍyarūpam। vikhyātamādityasamasya loke; tviṣā samaṃ pāvakabhānucandraiḥ ॥8-67-13॥
[ऊर्जस्करम् (ūrjaskaram) - energizing; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; नित्य (nitya) - always; ममित्रवित्रासनम् (mamitravitrāsanam) - frightening to foes; ईड्यरूपम् (īḍyarūpam) - praiseworthy form; विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - famous; आदित्यसमस्य (ādityasamasya) - equal to the sun; लोके (loke) - in the world; त्विषा (tviṣā) - by brilliance; समम् (samam) - equal; पावकभानुचन्द्रैः (pāvakabhānucandraiḥ) - with fire, sun, and moon;]
(Energizing is your army always; frightening to foes, praiseworthy form. Famous, equal to the sun in the world; by brilliance equal with fire, sun, and moon.)
Your army is always energizing, frightening to foes, and praiseworthy in form. It is famous and equal to the sun in the world, with brilliance comparable to fire, the sun, and the moon.
ततः क्षुरेणाधिरथेः किरीटी; सुवर्णपुङ्खेन शितेन यत्तः। श्रिया ज्वलन्तं ध्वजमुन्ममाथ; महारथस्याधिरथेर्महात्मा ॥८-६७-१४॥
tataḥ kṣureṇādhiratheḥ kirīṭī; suvarṇapuṅkhena śitena yattaḥ। śriyā jvalantaṃ dhvajamunmamātha; mahārathasyādhirathermahātmā ॥8-67-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow; अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - of Adhiratha; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; सुवर्णपुङ्खेन (suvarṇapuṅkhena) - with a gold-feathered; शितेन (śitena) - sharp; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - aimed; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; ज्वलन्तं (jvalantam) - shining; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - he cut off; महारथस्य (mahārathasya) - of the great chariot-warrior; अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - of Adhiratha; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul;]
(Then, the one with a crown, with a razor-sharp arrow, aimed with a gold-feathered sharpness, cut off the shining flag with splendor of the great chariot-warrior Adhiratha, the great soul.)
Then, the crowned hero skillfully cut off the shining flag of the great chariot-warrior Adhiratha with a sharp, gold-feathered arrow, displaying great splendor.
यशश्च धर्मश्च जयश्च मारिष; प्रियाणि सर्वाणि च तेन केतुना। तदा कुरूणां हृदयानि चापत; न्बभूव हाहेति च निस्वनो महान् ॥८-६७-१५॥
yaśaśca dharmaśca jayaśca māriṣa; priyāṇi sarvāṇi ca tena ketunā। tadā kurūṇāṃ hṛdayāni cāpata; nbabhūva hāheti ca nisvano mahān ॥8-67-15॥
[यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; च (ca) - and; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; च (ca) - and; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - beloved things; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by that; केतुना (ketunā) - banner; तदा (tadā) - then; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; हृदयानि (hṛdayāni) - hearts; चापत (cāpata) - trembled; बभूव (babhūva) - there was; हाहेति (hāheti) - alas; च (ca) - and; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(Fame and righteousness and victory, O great one; all beloved things by that banner. Then the hearts of the Kurus trembled; there was a great sound of 'alas'.)
O great one, fame, righteousness, and victory, along with all beloved things, were signified by that banner. At that time, the hearts of the Kurus trembled, and there was a great sound of lamentation.
अथ त्वरन्कर्णवधाय पाण्डवो; महेन्द्रवज्रानलदण्डसंनिभम्। आदत्त पार्थोऽञ्जलिकं निषङ्गा; त्सहस्ररश्मेरिव रश्मिमुत्तमम् ॥८-६७-१६॥
atha tvaran-karṇavadhāya pāṇḍavo; mahendravajrānaladaṇḍasaṃnibham। ādatta pārtho'ñjalikaṃ niṣaṅgā; tsahasrarāśmeriva raśmimuttamam ॥8-67-16॥
[अथ (atha) - then; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; कर्णवधाय (karṇavadhāya) - to slay Karna; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - of Indra; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; अनल (anala) - fire; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - staff; संनिभम् (saṃnibham) - resembling; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अञ्जलिकम् (añjalikam) - the Anjalika weapon; निषङ्गात् (niṣaṅgāt) - from the quiver; सहस्ररश्मेः (sahasrarāśmeḥ) - of the thousand-rayed (sun); इव (iva) - like; रश्मिम् (raśmim) - ray; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Then, hastening to slay Karna, the Pandava Arjuna took the Anjalika weapon from the quiver, resembling the staff of Indra's thunderbolt and fire, like the excellent ray of the thousand-rayed sun.)
Then, in his haste to kill Karna, the Pandava Arjuna took the Anjalika weapon from his quiver. It resembled the staff of Indra's thunderbolt and fire, like the most excellent ray of the thousand-rayed sun.
मर्मच्छिदं शोणितमांसदिग्धं; वैश्वानरार्कप्रतिमं महार्हम्। नराश्वनागासुहरं त्र्यरत्निं; षड्वाजमञ्जोगतिमुग्रवेगम् ॥८-६७-१७॥
marmacchidaṁ śoṇitamāṁsadigdhaṁ; vaiśvānarārkapratimaṁ mahārham। narāśvanāgāsuharaṁ tryaratniṁ; ṣaḍvājam añjogatam ugravegam ॥8-67-17॥
[मर्मच्छिदं (marmacchidam) - piercing the vital parts; शोणितमांसदिग्धं (śoṇitamāṁsadigdham) - smeared with blood and flesh; वैश्वानरार्कप्रतिमं (vaiśvānarārkapratimam) - like the fire and the sun; महार्हम् (mahārham) - very valuable; नराश्वनागासुहरं (narāśvanāgāsuharam) - destroyer of men, horses, and elephants; त्र्यरत्निं (tryaratnim) - having three jewels; षड्वाजम् (ṣaḍvājam) - six horses; अञ्जोगतम् (añjogatam) - moving straight; उग्रवेगम् (ugravegam) - fierce speed;]
(Piercing the vital parts, smeared with blood and flesh; like the fire and the sun, very valuable. Destroyer of men, horses, and elephants, having three jewels; six horses, moving straight, fierce speed.)
The chariot, piercing the vital parts and smeared with blood and flesh, is like the fire and the sun, and is very valuable. It is a destroyer of men, horses, and elephants, equipped with three jewels, drawn by six horses, moving straight with fierce speed.
सहस्रनेत्राशनितुल्यतेजसं; समानक्रव्यादमिवातिदुःसहम्। पिनाकनारायणचक्रसंनिभं; भयङ्करं प्राणभृतां विनाशनम् ॥८-६७-१८॥
sahasranetrāśanitulyatejasaṁ; samānakravyādamivātiduḥsaham। pinākanārāyaṇacakrasaṁnibhaṁ; bhayaṅkaraṁ prāṇabhṛtāṁ vināśanam ॥8-67-18॥
[सहस्रनेत्र (sahasranetra) - thousand-eyed; अशनितुल्य (aśanitulya) - like a thunderbolt; तेजसं (tejasam) - radiant; समान (samāna) - equal; क्रव्यादम् (kravyādam) - flesh-eater; इव (iva) - like; अतिदुःसहम् (atiduḥsaham) - extremely unbearable; पिनाक (pināka) - Pinaka; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; चक्र (cakra) - discus; संनिभं (saṁnibhaṁ) - resembling; भयङ्करं (bhayaṅkaraṁ) - terrifying; प्राणभृतां (prāṇabhṛtāṁ) - of living beings; विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction;]
(Like the thousand-eyed, radiant like a thunderbolt; equal to a flesh-eater, extremely unbearable. Resembling the Pinaka and Narayana's discus; terrifying, the destruction of living beings.)
It is as radiant as a thousand eyes and like a thunderbolt; akin to a flesh-eater, it is extremely unbearable. It resembles the Pinaka bow and Narayana's discus, and is terrifying, bringing destruction to living beings.
युक्त्वा महास्त्रेण परेण मन्त्रवि; द्विकृष्य गाण्डीवमुवाच सस्वनम्। अयं महास्त्रोऽप्रतिमो धृतः शरः; शरीरभिच्चासुहरश्च दुर्हृदः ॥८-६७-१९॥
yuktvā mahāstreṇa pareṇa mantravi; dvikṛṣya gāṇḍīvamuvāca sasvanam। ayaṃ mahāstro'pratimo dhṛtaḥ śaraḥ; śarīrabhiccāsuharaśca durhṛdaḥ ॥8-67-19॥
[युक्त्वा (yuktvā) - having yoked; महास्त्रेण (mahāstreṇa) - with the great weapon; परेण (pareṇa) - with the supreme; मन्त्रवि (mantravi) - with the incantation; द्विकृष्य (dvikṛṣya) - having drawn back; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the bow Gandiva; उवाच (uvāca) - he said; सस्वनम् (sasvanam) - aloud; अयम् (ayam) - this; महास्त्रः (mahāstraḥ) - great weapon; अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unmatched; धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; शरीरभित् (śarīrabhit) - body-piercing; च (ca) - and; असुहरः (asuharaḥ) - life-taking; च (ca) - and; दुर्हृदः (durhṛdaḥ) - of the enemy;]
(Having yoked with the great weapon, with the supreme incantation; having drawn back the bow Gandiva, he said aloud: "This unmatched great weapon, the held arrow, is body-piercing and life-taking of the enemy.")
Having equipped himself with the supreme weapon and uttered the incantation, he drew back the Gandiva bow and declared aloud: "This unmatched great weapon, the arrow I hold, will pierce bodies and take the lives of enemies."
तपोऽस्ति तप्तं गुरवश्च तोषिता; मया यदिष्टं सुहृदां तथा श्रुतम्। अनेन सत्येन निहन्त्वयं शरः; सुदंशितः कर्णमरिं ममाजितः ॥८-६७-२०॥
tapo'sti taptaṃ guravaśca toṣitā; mayā yadiṣṭaṃ suhṛdāṃ tathā śrutam। anena satyena nihantvayaṃ śaraḥ; sudaṃśitaḥ karṇamariṃ mamājitaḥ ॥8-67-20॥
[तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; अस्ति (asti) - is; तप्तम् (taptam) - performed; गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers; च (ca) - and; तोषिताः (toṣitāḥ) - pleased; मया (mayā) - by me; यत् (yat) - what; इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; तथा (tathā) - also; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; अनेन (anena) - by this; सत्येन (satyena) - truth; निहन्तु (nihantu) - may pierce; अयम् (ayam) - this; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; सुदंशितः (sudaṃśitaḥ) - well-sharpened; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; अरिम् (arim) - enemy; मम (mama) - my; अजितः (ajitaḥ) - unconquered;]
(Austerity is performed, and the teachers are pleased; what was desired by me and also heard by friends. By this truth, may this well-sharpened arrow pierce Karna, my unconquered enemy.)
I have performed austerities, and my teachers are pleased; what I desired has been heard by my friends. By this truth, may this well-sharpened arrow pierce Karna, my unconquered enemy.
इत्यूचिवांस्तं स मुमोच बाणं; धनञ्जयः कर्णवधाय घोरम्। कृत्यामथर्वाङ्गिरसीमिवोग्रां; दीप्तामसह्यां युधि मृत्युनापि ॥८-६७-२१॥
ityūcivāṁstaṁ sa mumoca bāṇaṁ; dhanañjayaḥ karṇavadhāya ghoram। kṛtyāmatharvāṅgirasīmivogrāṁ; dīptāmasahyāṁ yudhi mṛtyunāpi ॥8-67-21॥
[इति (iti) - thus; ऊचिवान् (ūcivān) - having spoken; तम् (tam) - him; सः (saḥ) - he; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; कर्णवधाय (karṇavadhāya) - for the killing of Karna; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; कृत्याम् (kṛtyām) - a mystical weapon; अथर्वाङ्गिरसीम् (atharvāṅgirasīm) - of Atharva and Angiras; इव (iva) - like; उग्राम् (ugrām) - fierce; दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - blazing; असह्याम् (asahyām) - unbearable; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; मृत्युनापि (mṛtyunāpi) - even by death;]
(Thus, having spoken to him, he released a terrible arrow for the killing of Karna, like a fierce mystical weapon of Atharva and Angiras, blazing and unbearable even in battle by death.)
Having spoken thus, Arjuna released a terrible arrow aimed at killing Karna, akin to a fierce and blazing mystical weapon of Atharva and Angiras, which was unbearable even in battle by death.
ब्रुवन्किरीटी तमतिप्रहृष्टो; अयं शरो मे विजयावहोऽस्तु। जिघांसुरर्केन्दुसमप्रभावः; कर्णं समाप्तिं नयतां यमाय ॥८-६७-२२॥
bruvankirīṭī tamatiprahṛṣṭo; ayaṃ śaro me vijayāvaho'stu। jighāṃsurarkendusamaprabhāvaḥ; karṇaṃ samāptiṃ nayatāṃ yamāya ॥8-67-22॥
[ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; तम् (tam) - him; अति (ati) - very; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; अयम् (ayam) - this; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; मे (me) - my; विजयावहः (vijayāvahaḥ) - victory-bringing; अस्तु (astu) - may it be; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; अर्केन्दुसमप्रभावः (arkendusamaprabhāvaḥ) - having the brilliance of the sun and moon; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; समाप्तिम् (samāptim) - end; नयताम् (nayatām) - lead; यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama;]
(Speaking, the crowned one, very delighted, said: "May this arrow of mine bring victory." Desiring to kill, having the brilliance of the sun and moon, lead Karna to his end, to Yama.)
The crowned Arjuna, filled with great delight, declared: "Let this arrow of mine bring victory." With the intent to kill and possessing the brilliance of the sun and moon, he aimed to send Karna to his demise, to the abode of Yama.
तेनेषुवर्येण किरीटमाली; प्रहृष्टरूपो विजयावहेन। जिघांसुरर्केन्दुसमप्रभेण; चक्रे विषक्तं रिपुमाततायी ॥८-६७-२३॥
teneṣuvaryeṇa kirīṭamālī; prahṛṣṭarūpo vijayāvahena। jighāṁsurarkendusamaprabheṇa; cakre viṣaktaṁ ripumātatāyī ॥8-67-23॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; इषुवर्येण (iṣuvaryeṇa) - by the excellent arrow; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - wearing a crown; प्रहृष्टरूपः (prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ) - joyful in appearance; विजयावहेन (vijayāvahena) - bringing victory; जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desiring to kill; अर्केन्दुसमप्रभेण (arkendusamaprabheṇa) - with radiance like the sun and moon; चक्रे (cakre) - made; विषक्तं (viṣaktaṁ) - attached; रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy; आततायी (ātatāyī) - aggressor;]
(By that excellent arrow, wearing a crown, joyful in appearance, bringing victory, desiring to kill, with radiance like the sun and moon, he made the enemy aggressor attached.)
With the excellent arrow, the crowned warrior, joyful and victorious, sought to destroy the enemy with a radiance akin to the sun and moon, binding the aggressor.
तदुद्यतादित्यसमानवर्चसं; शरन्नभोमध्यगभास्करोपमम्। वराङ्गमुर्व्यामपतच्चमूपते; र्दिवाकरोऽस्तादिव रक्तमण्डलः ॥८-६७-२४॥
tadudyatādityasamānavarcasaṁ; śarannabhomadhyagabhāskaropamam। varāṅgamurvyāmapataccamūpate; rdivākaro'stādiva raktamaṇḍalaḥ ॥8-67-24॥
[तत् (tat) - that; उद्यत (udyata) - rising; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; समान (samāna) - equal; वर्चसं (varcasaṁ) - splendor; शरद् (śarad) - autumn; नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky; मध्यग (madhyaga) - in the middle; भास्कर (bhāskara) - sun; उपमम् (upamam) - like; वर (vara) - excellent; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the ground; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; चमूपतेः (camūpateḥ) - of the army leader; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; अस्त (asta) - setting; इव (iva) - like; रक्त (rakta) - red; मण्डलः (maṇḍalaḥ) - circle;]
(That, with splendor equal to the rising sun, like the sun in the middle of the autumn sky, the excellent body fell on the ground of the army leader, like the setting sun with a red circle.)
The splendid form, akin to the rising sun, descended upon the battlefield like the sun setting with a red hue, marking the end of the day.
तदस्य देही सततं सुखोदितं; स्वरूपमत्यर्थमुदारकर्मणः। परेण कृच्छ्रेण शरीरमत्यज; द्गृहं महर्द्धीव ससङ्गमीश्वरः ॥८-६७-२५॥
tadasya dehī satataṁ sukhoditaṁ; svarūpamatyarthamudārakarmaṇaḥ। pareṇa kṛcchreṇa śarīramatyaja; dṛhaṁ maharddhīva sasaṅgamīśvaraḥ ॥8-67-25॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; देही (dehī) - embodied; सततं (satataṁ) - always; सुखोदितं (sukhoditaṁ) - happy; स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - own form; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - extremely; उदारकर्मणः (udārakarmaṇaḥ) - of noble deeds; परेण (pareṇa) - by another; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; अत्यज (atyaja) - left; दृहम् (dṛham) - home; महर्द्धिः (maharddhiḥ) - great prosperity; इव (iva) - like; ससङ्गम् (sasaṅgam) - with attachment; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord;]
(That embodied one, always happy in his own form, extremely noble in deeds, left his body with difficulty, like a lord with great prosperity leaving home with attachment.)
The embodied soul, who was always content and noble in his actions, reluctantly left his body, akin to a prosperous lord leaving his cherished home.
शरैर्विभुग्नं व्यसु तद्विवर्मणः; पपात कर्णस्य शरीरमुच्छ्रितम्। स्रवद्व्रणं गैरिकतोयविस्रवं; गिरेर्यथा वज्रहतं शिरस्तथा ॥८-६७-२६॥
śarairvibhugnaṃ vyasu tadvivarmaṇaḥ; papāta karṇasya śarīramucchritam. sravadvraṇaṃ gairikatoyavisravaṃ; gireryathā vajrahataṃ śirastathā ॥8-67-26॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; विभुग्नं (vibhugnaṃ) - broken; व्यसु (vyasu) - lifeless; तत् (tat) - that; विवर्मणः (vivarmaṇaḥ) - without armor; पपात (papāta) - fell; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - elevated; स्रवद्व्रणं (sravadvraṇaṃ) - oozing wounds; गैरिक (gairika) - red ochre; तोय (toya) - water; विस्रवं (visravaṃ) - flowing; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; यथा (yathā) - as; वज्रहतं (vajrahataṃ) - struck by a thunderbolt; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; तथा (tathā) - so; ८-६७-२६ (8-67-26) - (verse number);]
(The body of Karna, broken by arrows, lifeless, without armor, fell elevated. Oozing wounds, flowing with red ochre water, like the head of a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.)
Karna's body, shattered by arrows and devoid of life and armor, fell to the ground. It was elevated, with wounds oozing a stream of red ochre-like water, resembling a mountain's peak struck by a thunderbolt.
देहात्तु कर्णस्य निपातितस्य; तेजो दीप्तं खं विगाह्याचिरेण। तदद्भुतं सर्वमनुष्ययोधाः; पश्यन्ति राजन्निहते स्म कर्णे ॥८-६७-२७॥
dehāttu karṇasya nipātitasya; tejo dīptaṃ khaṃ vigāhyācireṇa। tadadbhutaṃ sarvamanuṣyayodhāḥ; paśyanti rājannihate sma karṇe ॥8-67-27॥
[देहात् (dehāt) - from the body; तु (tu) - but; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निपातितस्य (nipātitasya) - fallen; तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - brilliant; खम् (kham) - sky; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - penetrating; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; सर्व (sarva) - all; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - men; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निहते (nihate) - slain; स्म (sma) - indeed; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna.;]
(From the body of the fallen Karna, a brilliant radiance soon penetrated the sky. All the men and warriors, O king, indeed saw that wonderful sight when Karna was slain.)
When Karna was slain, a brilliant radiance emerged from his body and ascended to the sky. All the warriors and men witnessed this wondrous event, O king.
तं सोमकाः प्रेक्ष्य हतं शयानं; प्रीता नादं सह सैन्यैरकुर्वन्। तूर्याणि चाजघ्नुरतीव हृष्टा; वासांसि चैवादुधुवुर्भुजांश्च ॥ बलान्विताश्चाप्यपरे ह्यनृत्य; न्नन्योन्यमाश्लिष्य नदन्त ऊचुः ॥८-६७-२८॥
taṁ somakāḥ prekṣya hataṁ śayānaṁ; prītā nādaṁ saha sainyairakurvan। tūryāṇi cājaghnuratīva hṛṣṭā; vāsāṁsi caivādudhuvurbhujāṁśca ॥ balānvitāścāpyapare hyanṛtya; nnanyonyamāśliṣya nadanta ūcuḥ ॥8-67-28॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - the Somakas; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; हतं (hataṁ) - slain; शयानं (śayānaṁ) - lying; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; नादं (nādaṁ) - sound; सह (saha) - with; सैन्यैः (sainyaiḥ) - armies; अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - made; तूर्याणि (tūryāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; अजघ्नुः (ajaghnuḥ) - struck; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अदुधुवुः (adudhuvuḥ) - shook; भुजान् (bhujān) - arms; च (ca) - and; बलान्विताः (balānvitāḥ) - endowed with strength; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; हि (hi) - indeed; अनृत्यन् (anṛtyan) - danced; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - embracing; नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - shouting; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(Seeing him slain and lying down, the Somakas, pleased, made a sound with their armies. Extremely delighted, they struck musical instruments and shook garments and arms. Others, endowed with strength, danced, embraced each other, shouted, and said:)
The Somakas, upon seeing him slain and lying down, were pleased and made a sound with their armies. They joyfully struck musical instruments, shook their garments and arms. Others, full of strength, danced, embraced each other, shouted, and spoke.
दृष्ट्वा तु कर्णं भुवि निष्टनन्तं; हतं रथात्सायकेनावभिन्नम्। महानिलेनाग्निमिवापविद्धं; यज्ञावसाने शयने निशान्ते ॥८-६७-२९॥
dṛṣṭvā tu karṇaṃ bhuvi niṣṭanantaṃ; hataṃ rathātsāyakenāvabhinnam। mahānilenāgnimivāpaviddhaṃ; yajñāvasāne śayane niśānte ॥8-67-29॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; निष्टनन्तम् (niṣṭanantam) - groaning; हतम् (hatam) - slain; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows; अवभिन्नम् (avabhinnam) - pierced; महानिलेन (mahānilena) - by the great wind; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; इव (iva) - like; अपविद्धम् (apaviddham) - scattered; यज्ञावसाने (yajñāvasāne) - at the end of the sacrifice; शयने (śayane) - on the bed; निशान्ते (niśānte) - at the end of the night;]
(Having seen Karna groaning on the ground, slain and pierced by arrows from the chariot, like fire scattered by the great wind at the end of the sacrifice on the bed at the end of the night.)
Upon seeing Karna groaning on the ground, slain and pierced by arrows from his chariot, like a fire scattered by a great wind at the end of a sacrifice, lying on his bed at the end of the night.
शरैराचितसर्वाङ्गः शोणितौघपरिप्लुतः। विभाति देहः कर्णस्य स्वरश्मिभिरिवांशुमान् ॥८-६७-३०॥
śarairācitasarvāṅgaḥ śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ। vibhāti dehaḥ karṇasya svaraśmibhirivāṃśumān ॥8-67-30॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आचित (ācita) - covered; सर्वाङ्गः (sarvāṅgaḥ) - all limbs; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; ओघ (augha) - flood; परिप्लुतः (pariplutaḥ) - drenched; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; देहः (dehaḥ) - body; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; स्व (sva) - own; रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - with rays; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun;]
(The body of Karna, covered with arrows and drenched in a flood of blood, shines like the sun with its own rays.)
Karna's body, pierced by arrows and soaked in blood, glows as if it were the sun radiating its own light.
प्रताप्य सेनामामित्रीं दीप्तैः शरगभस्तिभिः। बलिनार्जुनकालेन नीतोऽस्तं कर्णभास्करः ॥८-६७-३१॥
pratāpya senām āmitrīṃ dīptaiḥ śaragabhastibhiḥ। balinārjunakālena nīto'staṃ karṇabhāskaraḥ ॥8-67-31॥
[प्रताप्य (pratāpya) - having scorched; सेनाम् (senām) - the army; अमित्रीम् (āmitrīṃ) - of the enemies; दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - with blazing; शरगभस्तिभिः (śaragabhastibhiḥ) - with rays of arrows; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong; अर्जुनकालेन (arjunakālena) - Arjuna at the time; नीतः (nītaḥ) - was led; अस्तम् (astam) - to setting; कर्णभास्करः (karṇabhāskaraḥ) - Karna, the sun;]
(Having scorched the army of the enemies with blazing rays of arrows, Karna, the sun, was led to setting by the strong Arjuna at the time.)
Karna, like the sun, was defeated and set by the powerful Arjuna after scorching the enemy's army with his blazing arrows.
अस्तं गच्छन्यथादित्यः प्रभामादाय गच्छति। एवं जीवितमादाय कर्णस्येषुर्जगाम ह ॥८-६७-३२॥
astaṁ gacchanyathādityaḥ prabhāmādāya gacchati। evaṁ jīvitamādāya karṇasyeṣurjagāma ha ॥8-67-32॥
[अस्तं (astaṁ) - setting; गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; यथा (yathā) - as; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - light; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(As the sun sets, taking away its light, so did the arrow take away Karna's life.)
Just as the sun sets, taking its light with it, so too did the arrow take Karna's life away.
अपराह्णे पराह्णस्य सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष। छिन्नमञ्जलिकेनाजौ सोत्सेधमपतच्छिरः ॥८-६७-३३॥
aparāhṇe parāhṇasya sūtaputrasya māriṣa। chinnamañjalikenājau sotsedhamapatacchiraḥ ॥8-67-33॥
[अपराह्णे (aparāhṇe) - in the afternoon; पराह्णस्य (parāhṇasya) - of the previous day; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one; छिन्नमञ्जलिकेन (chinnamañjalikena) - by the severed hand; अजौ (ājau) - in the battle; सोत्सेधम् (sotsedham) - with force; अपतच्छिरः (apatacchiraḥ) - the head fell;]
(In the afternoon of the previous day, O respected one, the head of the charioteer's son fell with force in the battle by the severed hand.)
In the afternoon of the previous day, dear one, the head of the charioteer's son fell forcefully in the battle, struck by the severed hand.
उपर्युपरि सैन्यानां तस्य शत्रोस्तदञ्जसा। शिरः कर्णस्य सोत्सेधमिषुः सोऽपाहरद्द्रुतम् ॥८-६७-३४॥
uparyupari sainyānāṃ tasya śatrostad-añjasā। śiraḥ karṇasya sotsedham iṣuḥ so'pāharad drutam ॥8-67-34॥
[उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - above repeatedly; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; तस्य (tasya) - of that; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - enemy; तत् (tat) - that; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; सोत्सेधम् (sotsedham) - with elevation; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; सः (saḥ) - he; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly;]
(Above repeatedly, the arrow of the enemy easily removed the elevated head of Karna quickly.)
The enemy's arrow swiftly and effortlessly severed Karna's elevated head from above amidst the armies.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
कर्णं तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां; शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम्। दृष्ट्वा शयानं भुवि मद्रराज; श्छिन्नध्वजेनापययौ रथेन ॥८-६७-३५॥
karṇaṁ tu śūraṁ patitaṁ pṛthivyāṁ; śarācitaṁ śoṇitadigdhagātram। dṛṣṭvā śayānaṁ bhuvi madrarāja; chinnadhvajenāpayayau rathena ॥8-67-35॥
[कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; पतितम् (patitam) - fallen; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth; शराचितम् (śarācitam) - covered with arrows; शोणितदिग्धगात्रम् (śoṇitadigdhagātram) - body smeared with blood; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; छिन्नध्वजेन (chinnadhvajena) - with a broken banner; अपययौ (apayayau) - departed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot;]
(Karna, the heroic one, fallen on the earth, covered with arrows, his body smeared with blood; seeing him lying on the ground, the king of Madra, with a broken banner, departed by chariot.)
Seeing Karna, the heroic warrior, fallen on the battlefield, his body covered with arrows and smeared with blood, the king of Madra, with his banner broken, departed from the battlefield in his chariot.
कर्णे हते कुरवः प्राद्रवन्त; भयार्दिता गाढविद्धाश्च सङ्ख्ये। अवेक्षमाणा मुहुरर्जुनस्य; ध्वजं महान्तं वपुषा ज्वलन्तम् ॥८-६७-३६॥
karṇe hate kuravaḥ prādravanta; bhayārditā gāḍhaviddhāśca saṅkhye। avekṣamāṇā muhurarjunasya; dhvajaṃ mahāntaṃ vapuṣā jvalantam ॥8-67-36॥
[कर्णे (karṇe) - when Karna was slain; हते (hate) - slain; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; भयार्दिता (bhayārditā) - afflicted with fear; गाढविद्धाः (gāḍhaviddhāḥ) - deeply wounded; च (ca) - and; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; अवेक्षमाणाः (avekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - at Arjuna; ध्वजं (dhvajam) - the banner; महान्तं (mahāntam) - great; वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with form; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing.;]
(When Karna was slain, the Kauravas fled, afflicted with fear and deeply wounded in the battle, repeatedly looking at Arjuna's great blazing banner with form.)
Upon the fall of Karna, the Kauravas, stricken with fear and grievously wounded, fled the battlefield, their eyes repeatedly drawn to Arjuna's magnificent and blazing banner.
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमानकर्मणः; सहस्रपत्रप्रतिमाननं शुभम्। सहस्ररश्मिर्दिनसङ्क्षये यथा; तथापतत्तस्य शिरो वसुन्धराम् ॥८-६७-३७॥
sahasranetrapratimānakarmaṇaḥ; sahasrapatrapratimānanaṃ śubham। sahasraraśmirdinasaṅkṣaye yathā; tathāpatattasya śiro vasundharām ॥8-67-37॥
[सहस्र-नेत्र-प्रतिमान-कर्मणः (sahasra-netra-pratimāna-karmaṇaḥ) - of thousand-eyed-like deeds; सहस्र-पत्र-प्रतिमाननं (sahasra-patra-pratimānanaṃ) - thousand-petaled-like face; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; सहस्र-रश्मिः (sahasra-raśmiḥ) - thousand-rayed; दिन-सङ्क्षये (dina-saṅkṣaye) - at the end of the day; यथा (yathā) - as; तथा (tathā) - so; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; तस्य (tasya) - his; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth;]
(Of thousand-eyed-like deeds; thousand-petaled-like face auspicious. Thousand-rayed at the end of the day as; so fell his head on the earth.)
The one with deeds like those of a thousand eyes and a face like a thousand petals, auspicious and radiant like the sun at the end of the day, his head fell to the earth.
