11.021
Pancharatra and Core: Gandhari laments on Karna's death.
गान्धार्युवाच॥
gāndhāry uvāca॥
[गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; (name of the queen) उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Gandhari said;)
Gandhari said:
एष वैकर्तनः शेते महेष्वासो महारथः। ज्वलितानलवत्सङ्ख्ये संशान्तः पार्थतेजसा ॥११-२१-१॥
eṣa vaikartanaḥ śete maheṣvāso mahārathaḥ। jvalitānalavat saṅkhye saṃśāntaḥ pārthatejasā ॥11-21-1॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana (Karna); शेते (śete) - lies; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; ज्वलित (jvalita) - blazing; अनलवत् (analavat) - like fire; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; संशान्तः (saṃśāntaḥ) - subdued; पार्थतेजसा (pārthatejasā) - by the energy of Partha (Arjuna);]
(This son of Vikartana (Karna), the great archer and mighty chariot-warrior, who was blazing like fire in battle, lies subdued by the energy of Partha (Arjuna).)
Here lies Karna, the son of Vikartana, a mighty archer and great chariot-warrior, who, blazing like fire in battle, has been subdued by the energy of Partha (Arjuna).
पश्य वैकर्तनं कर्णं निहत्यातिरथान्बहून्। शोणितौघपरीताङ्गं शयानं पतितं भुवि ॥११-२१-२॥
paśya vaikartanaṃ karṇaṃ nihatya atirathān bahūn | śoṇitaugha-parītāṅgaṃ śayānaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi ||11-21-2||
[पश्य (paśya) - see; वैकर्तनं (vaikartanam) - the son of Vikartana (Karna); कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; अतिरथान् (atirathān) - great chariot-warriors; बहून् (bahūn) - many; शोणितौघ (śoṇitaugha) - by a flood of blood; परीताङ्गं (parītāṅgam) - whose limbs are surrounded; शयानं (śayānam) - lying; पतितं (patitam) - fallen; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(See Karna, the son of Vikartana, having slain many great chariot-warriors, whose limbs are surrounded by a flood of blood, lying fallen on the ground.)
Behold Karna, the son of Vikartana, who, after slaying many great chariot-warriors, now lies fallen on the ground, his body surrounded by streams of blood.
अमर्षी दीर्घरोषश्च महेष्वासो महारथः। रणे विनिहतः शेते शूरो गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥११-२१-३॥
amarṣī dīrgharōṣaś ca maheṣvāso mahārathaḥ। raṇe vinihataḥ śete śūro gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥11-21-3॥
[अमर्षी (amarṣī) - not enduring; दीर्घरोषः (dīrgharōṣaḥ) - long-angered; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great bowman; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - slain; शेते (śete) - lies; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow;]
(Not enduring, long-angered and, great bowman, great chariot-warrior, in battle slain, lies, hero, by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow.)
The hero, who was intolerant and long-angered, a great bowman and mighty chariot-warrior, now lies slain in battle by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow.
यं स्म पाण्डवसन्त्रासान्मम पुत्रा महारथाः। प्रायुध्यन्त पुरस्कृत्य मातङ्गा इव यूथपम् ॥११-२१-४॥
yaṃ sma pāṇḍavasantrāsān mama putrā mahārathāḥ। prāyudhyanta puraskṛtya mātaṅgā iva yūthapam ॥11-21-4॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; स्म (sma) - indeed; पाण्डवसन्त्रासात् (pāṇḍavasantrāsāt) - from fear of the Pāṇḍavas; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors; प्रायुध्यन्त (prāyudhyanta) - fought; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; यूथपम् (yūthapam) - the leader of the herd;]
(Whom indeed, from fear of the Pāṇḍavas, my sons, the great chariot-warriors, fought, placing in front, like elephants (do) the leader of the herd.)
He whom, out of fear of the Pāṇḍavas, my sons, the great chariot-warriors, fought by placing in front, just as elephants do with the leader of their herd.
शार्दूलमिव सिंहेन समरे सव्यसाचिना। मातङ्गमिव मत्तेन मातङ्गेन निपातितम् ॥११-२१-५॥
śārdūlam iva siṃhena samare savyasācinā। mātaṅgam iva mattena mātaṅgena nipātitam ॥11-21-5॥
[शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger; इव (iva) - like; सिंहेन (siṃhena) - by lion; समरे (samare) - in battle; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna); मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; मत्तेन (mattena) - by intoxicated; मातङ्गेन (mātaṅgena) - by elephant; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - struck down;]
(Like a tiger by a lion in battle by Savyasācin, like an elephant by an intoxicated elephant, struck down.)
Just as a tiger is struck down by a lion in battle by Savyasācin (Arjuna), and just as an elephant is struck down by an intoxicated elephant, so was he struck down.
समेताः पुरुषव्याघ्र निहतं शूरमाहवे। प्रकीर्णमूर्धजाः पत्न्यो रुदत्यः पर्युपासते ॥११-२१-६॥
sametāḥ puruṣavyāghra nihataṃ śūramāhave। prakīrṇamūrdhajāḥ patnyo rudatyaḥ paryupāsate ॥11-21-6॥
[समेताः (sametāḥ) - having assembled; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; निहतं (nihataṃ) - slain; शूरम् (śūram) - hero; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; प्रकीर्णमूर्धजाः (prakīrṇamūrdhajāḥ) - with disheveled hair; पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives; रुदत्यः (rudatyaḥ) - weeping; पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - surround;]
(Having assembled, O tiger among men, the wives with disheveled hair, weeping, surround the slain hero in battle.)
O tiger among men, the wives with disheveled hair, weeping, gathered around and surrounded the slain hero on the battlefield.
उद्विग्नः सततं यस्माद्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। त्रयोदश समा निद्रां चिन्तयन्न्नाध्यगच्छत ॥११-२१-७॥
udvignaḥ satataṃ yasmāddharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। trayodaśa samā nidrāṃ cintayannnādhyagacchata ॥11-21-7॥
[उद्विग्नः (udvignaḥ) - disturbed; सततं (satataṃ) - constantly; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmarāja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen; समा (samā) - years; निद्रां (nidrāṃ) - sleep; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - attained;]
(Because of which Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, constantly disturbed, thinking, did not attain sleep for thirteen years.)
Because of this, Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, being constantly disturbed, could not sleep for thirteen years, always thinking about it.
अनाधृष्यः परैर्युद्धे शत्रुभिर्मघवानिव। युगान्ताग्निरिवार्चिष्मान्हिमवानिव च स्थिरः ॥११-२१-८॥
anādhṛṣyaḥ parairyuddhe śatrubhirmaghavāniva। yugāntāgnirivārciṣmānhimavāniva ca sthiraḥ॥11-21-8॥
[अनाधृष्यः (anādhṛṣyaḥ) - not to be overcome; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra); इव (iva) - like; युगान्ताग्निः (yugāntāgniḥ) - the fire at the end of an age; इव (iva) - like; अर्चिष्मान् (arciṣmān) - radiant; हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavat (the Himalaya); इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm;]
(Not to be overcome by others in battle by enemies, like Maghavan (Indra); like the fire at the end of an age, radiant; like Himavat (the Himalaya), and firm.)
He is invincible by enemies in battle, like Indra; radiant like the fire at the end of an age; and firm like the Himalaya.
स भूत्वा शरणं वीरो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव। भूमौ विनिहतः शेते वातरुग्ण इव द्रुमः ॥११-२१-९॥
sa bhūtvā śaraṇaṃ vīro dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava। bhūmau vinihataḥ śete vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ ॥11-21-9॥
[स (sa) - he; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; शरणं (śaraṇam) - refuge; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's (son); माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - struck down; शेते (śete) - lies; वातरुग्णः (vātarugṇaḥ) - afflicted by wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree;]
(He, having become the refuge, the hero of Dhritarashtra's (son), O Mādhava, lies struck down on the ground like a tree afflicted by wind.)
O Mādhava, he who was the refuge and hero of Dhritarashtra's son now lies struck down on the ground, like a tree broken by the wind.
पश्य कर्णस्य पत्नीं त्वं वृषसेनस्य मातरम्। लालप्यमानाः करुणं रुदतीं पतितां भुवि ॥११-२१-१०॥
paśya karṇasya patnīṃ tvaṃ vṛṣasenāsya mātaram। lālapyamānāḥ karuṇaṃ rudatīṃ patitāṃ bhuvi ॥11-21-10॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; पत्नीं (patnīṃ) - wife; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वृषसेनस्य (vṛṣasenāsya) - of Vṛṣasena; मातरम् (mātaram) - mother; लालप्यमानाः (lālapyamānāḥ) - lamenting; करुणं (karuṇaṃ) - piteously; रुदतीं (rudatīṃ) - weeping; पतितां (patitāṃ) - fallen; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(See Karṇa's wife, you, the mother of Vṛṣasena, lamenting piteously, weeping, fallen on the ground.)
Behold Karṇa's wife, the mother of Vṛṣasena, lamenting piteously, weeping and fallen on the ground.
आचार्यशापोऽनुगतो ध्रुवं त्वां; यदग्रसच्चक्रमियं धरा ते। ततः शरेणापहृतं शिरस्ते; धनञ्जयेनाहवे शत्रुमध्ये ॥११-२१-११॥
ācāryaśāpo'nugato dhruvaṃ tvāṃ; yadagrasaccakramiyaṃ dharā te. tataḥ śareṇāpahṛtaṃ śiraste; dhanañjayenāhave śatrumadhye ॥11-21-11॥
[आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - followed; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; यत् (yat) - that; अग्रसत् (agrasat) - preceded; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; इयम् (iyam) - this; धरा (dharā) - earth; ते (te) - your; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरेण (śareṇa) - by arrow; अपहृतम् (apahṛtam) - taken away; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ते (te) - your; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya (Arjuna); आहवे (āhave) - in battle; शत्रुमध्ये (śatrumadhye) - in the midst of enemies;]
(The teacher's curse certainly followed you; as a result, this earth, with the wheel at the front, is yours. Then your head was taken away by an arrow, by Dhananjaya in battle, in the midst of enemies.)
The teacher's curse inevitably befell you; thus, this earth, with the wheel at its forefront, became yours. Then, in the midst of enemies on the battlefield, your head was struck off by Dhananjaya (Arjuna) with an arrow.
अहो धिगेषा पतिता विसञ्ज्ञा; समीक्ष्य जाम्बूनदबद्धनिष्कम्। कर्णं महाबाहुमदीनसत्त्वं; सुषेणमाता रुदती भृशार्ता ॥११-२१-१२॥
aho dhigeṣā patitā visañjñā; samīkṣya jāmbūnadabaddhaniṣkam। karṇaṃ mahābāhumadīnasattvaṃ; suṣeṇamātā rudatī bhṛśārtā ॥11-21-12॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; धिग् (dhig) - fie; एषा (eṣā) - this (woman); पतिता (patitā) - fallen; विसञ्ज्ञा (visañjñā) - unconscious; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen; जाम्बूनद (jāmbūnada) - of gold; बद्ध (baddha) - bound; निष्कम् (niṣkam) - necklace; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; महाबाहु (mahābāhu) - mighty-armed; मदीन (madīna) - distressed; सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - spirit; सुषेणमाता (suṣeṇamātā) - Suṣeṇa's mother; रुदती (rudatī) - weeping; भृश (bhṛśa) - greatly; आर्ता (ārtā) - afflicted;]
(Alas, fie, this (woman) fallen, unconscious; having seen the gold-bound necklace on Karna, the mighty-armed, distressed in spirit; Suṣeṇa's mother, weeping, greatly afflicted.)
"Alas! Fie upon this! She has fallen unconscious; seeing the gold necklace bound on Karna, the mighty-armed and distressed in spirit, Suṣeṇa's mother weeps, greatly afflicted."
अल्पावशेषो हि कृतो महात्मा; शरीरभक्षैः परिभक्षयद्भिः। द्रष्टुं न सम्प्रीतिकरः शशीव; कृष्णश्य पक्षस्य चतुर्दशाहे ॥११-२१-१३॥
alpāvaśeṣo hi kṛto mahātmā; śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhiḥ. draṣṭuṃ na samprītikaraḥ śaśīva; kṛṣṇaśya pakṣasya caturdaśāhe ॥11-21-13॥
[अल्प-अवशेषः (alpa-avaśeṣaḥ) - little-remains; हि (hi) - indeed; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled one; शरीर-भक्षैः (śarīra-bhakṣaiḥ) - by body-eaters; परि-भक्षयद्भिः (pari-bhakṣayadbhiḥ) - by those who eat all around; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; न (na) - not; सम्प्रीति-करः (samprīti-karaḥ) - pleasing; शशी-इव (śaśī-iva) - like the moon; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of the dark; पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - of the fortnight; चतुर्दश-अहे (caturdaśa-ahe) - on the fourteenth day;]
(Indeed, the great-souled one was left with little remains, having been consumed by body-eaters all around; not pleasing to see, like the moon on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight.)
The great-souled one was left with only a little of his body, having been devoured by flesh-eating beings; he was not pleasant to look at, like the moon on the fourteenth night of the dark fortnight.
सावर्तमाना पतिता पृथिव्या; मुत्थाय दीना पुनरेव चैषा। कर्णस्य वक्त्रं परिजिघ्रमाणा; रोरूयते पुत्रवधाभितप्ता ॥११-२१-१४॥
sāvartamānā patitā pṛthivyā; mutthāya dīnā punareva caiṣā. karṇasya vaktraṃ parijighramāṇā; rorūyate putravadhābhitaptā ॥11-21-14॥
[सावर्तमाना (sāvartamānā) - turning around; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - on the earth; मुत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; दीना (dīnā) - distressed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; एषा (eṣā) - she; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; वक्त्रं (vaktraṃ) - face; परिजिघ्रमाणा (parijighramāṇā) - sniffing around; रोरूयते (rorūyate) - cries aloud; पुत्रवधाभितप्ता (putravadhābhitaptā) - tormented by the son's death;]
(Turning around, fallen on the earth; having risen, distressed, again indeed and she. Of Karṇa, the face, sniffing around; cries aloud, tormented by the son's death.)
She, turning around and fallen on the earth, rises again in distress. Sniffing Karṇa's face, tormented by her son's death, she cries aloud.
