Bhima Defeats Karna and Duhshala Is Slain

Verse 1 (7.129.1)

निनदन्तं तथा तं तु भीमसेनं महाबलम् । मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषं के वीराः पर्यवारयन् ॥

ninadantaṃ tathā taṃ tu bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam | meghastanitanirghoṣaṃ ke vīrāḥ paryavārayan

Who were the heroes, Sanjaya, who surrounded mighty Bhimasena as he roared, his voice thundering like a cloud?

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: the input has 51 verses and agrees with the raw page's table row for row (Wikisource verses 1-51). Wikisource's adhyaya 129 is the critical edition's 7.104.1-33 (verses 1-39) followed by the CE's Appendix I passage 11 (verses 40-51); the notes on verses without an automatic alignment give the mapping. Speakers: verses 1-9 Dhritarashtra (heading at 1); verses 10-51 Sanjaya (heading at 10, misprinted सञ्चय on the page and in the input, and a repeat heading at 46); Duryodhana's words at the end of verse 45 are quoted inside Sanjaya's narration.

Verse 2 (7.129.2)

न हि पश्याम्यहं तं वै त्रिषु लोकेषु कञ्चन । क्रुद्धस्य भीमसेनस्य यस्तिष्ठेदग्रतो रणे ॥

na hi paśyāmyahaṃ taṃ vai triṣu lokeṣu kañcana | kruddhasya bhīmasenasya yastiṣṭhedagrato raṇe

I do not see anyone in the three worlds who could stand before Bhimasena in the fight when he is enraged.

Verse 3 (7.129.3)

गदां युयुत्समानस्य कालस्येवेह सञ्जय । न हि पश्याम्यहं युद्धे यस्तिष्ठेदग्रतः पुमान् ॥

gadāṃ yuyutsamānasya kālasyeveha sañjaya | na hi paśyāmyahaṃ yuddhe yastiṣṭhedagrataḥ pumān

O Sanjaya, I see no man who could stand before him in the battle as he wields the mace like Time itself.

Note on the text: Corrected सञ्चय → सञ्जय (misprint in Wikisource; the vocative is the name Sanjaya; CE 7.104.3 has a different address, tāta). Not matched by the automatic alignment: = CE 7.104.3 (readings differ: gadām udyacchamānasya … na hi paśyāmy ahaṃ tāta yas tiṣṭheta raṇājire; variant, kept).

Verse 4 (7.129.4)

रथं रथेन यो हन्यात्कुञ्जरं कुञ्जरेण च । कस्तस्य समरे स्थाता साक्षादपि पुरन्दरः ॥

rathaṃ rathena yo hanyātkuñjaraṃ kuñjareṇa ca | kastasya samare sthātā sākṣādapi purandaraḥ

Who could stand before him in battle, he who would strike chariot with chariot and elephant with elephant, even if it were Indra himself?

Note on the text: Corrected कुञ्चरेण → कुञ्जरेण (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.104.4a has kuñjareṇa; ñc for ñj).

Verse 5 (7.129.5)

क्रुद्धस्य भीमसेनस्य मम पुत्राञ्जिघांसतः । दुर्योधनहिते युक्ताः समतिष्ठन्त केऽग्रतः ॥

kruddhasya bhīmasenasya mama putrāñjighāṃsataḥ | duryodhanahite yuktāḥ samatiṣṭhanta ke'grataḥ

When Bhimasena, enraged, sought to kill my sons, who stood before him, devoted to Duryodhana's good?

Verse 6 (7.129.6)

भीमसेनदवाग्नेस्तु मम पुत्रांस्तृणोलपम् । प्रधक्ष्यतो रणमुखे केऽतिष्ठन्नग्रतो नराः ॥

bhīmasenadavāgnestu mama putrāṃstṛṇolapam | pradhakṣyato raṇamukhe ke'tiṣṭhannagrato narāḥ

Who stood at the head of the battle before that wildfire, Bhimasena, as it was about to burn my sons like dry grass?

Verse 7 (7.129.7)

काल्यमानांस्तु पुत्रान्मे दृष्ट्वा भीमस्य संयुगे । कालेनेव प्रजाः सर्वाः के भीमं पर्यवारयन् ॥

kālyamānāṃstu putrānme dṛṣṭvā bhīmasya saṃyuge | kāleneva prajāḥ sarvāḥ ke bhīmaṃ paryavārayan

Seeing my sons driven on by Bhima in the battle, as all creatures are driven by Time, who surrounded Bhima?

Verse 8 (7.129.8)

न मेऽर्जुनाद्भयं तादृक्कृष्णान्नापि च सात्वतात् । हुतभुग्जन्मनो नैव यादृग्भीमाद्भयं मम ॥

na me'rjunādbhayaṃ tādṛkkṛṣṇānnāpi ca sātvatāt | hutabhugjanmano naiva yādṛgbhīmādbhayaṃ mama

I do not fear Arjuna so, nor Krishna, nor the Satvata, nor the one born of the fire, as I fear Bhima.

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Verse 9 (7.129.9)

भीमवह्नेः प्रदीप्तस्य मम पुत्रान्दिधक्षतः । के शूराः पर्यवर्तन्त तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥

bhīmavahneḥ pradīptasya mama putrāndidhakṣataḥ | ke śūrāḥ paryavartanta tanmamācakṣva sañjaya

Tell me, Sanjaya, which heroes stood against Bhima, blazing like fire, as he sought to burn my sons.

Verse 10 (7.129.10)

तथा तु नर्दमानं तं भीमसेनं महाबलम् । तुमुलेनैव शब्देन कर्णोऽप्यभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥

tathā tu nardamānaṃ taṃ bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam | tumulenaiva śabdena karṇo'pyabhyadravadbalī

As Bhimasena thus roared, Karna too, the mighty, rushed at him with a tumultuous cry.

Note on the text: The speaker heading is misprinted सञ्चय on the page and in the input; corrected to सञ्जय (Sanjaya) for verses 10-51.

Verse 11 (7.129.11)

व्याक्षिपन्सुमहच्चापमतिमात्रममर्षणः । कर्णः सुयुद्धमाकाङ्क्षन्दर्शयिष्यन्बलं मृधे ॥

vyākṣipansumahaccāpamatimātramamarṣaṇaḥ | karṇaḥ suyuddhamākāṅkṣandarśayiṣyanbalaṃ mṛdhe

Karna, brimming with impatience, drew his strong bow, longing for a good fight and meaning to show his strength in the battle,

Verse 12 (7.129.12)

रुरोध मार्गं भीमस्य वातस्येव महीरुहः । भीमोऽपि दृष्ट्वा सावेगं पुरो वैकर्तनं स्थितम् ॥

rurodha mārgaṃ bhīmasya vātasyeva mahīruhaḥ | bhīmo'pi dṛṣṭvā sāvegaṃ puro vaikartanaṃ sthitam

and blocked Bhima's path as a tree stands in the way of the wind. Bhima too, seeing Vaikartana standing in front of him, charging,

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Verse 13 (7.129.13)

चुकोप बलवद्वीरश्चिक्षेपास्य शिलाशितान् । तान्प्रत्यगृह्णात्कर्णोऽपि प्रतीपं प्रापयच्छरान् ॥

cukopa balavadvīraścikṣepāsya śilāśitān | tānpratyagṛhṇātkarṇo'pi pratīpaṃ prāpayaccharān

was enraged, that mighty hero, and shot whetted arrows at him; Karna took them in turn and sent arrows back at him.

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Verse 14 (7.129.14)

ततस्तु सर्वयोधानां यतताम् प्रेक्षतां तदा । प्रावेपन्निव गात्राणि कर्णभीमसमागमे ॥

tatastu sarvayodhānāṃ yatatām prekṣatāṃ tadā | prāvepanniva gātrāṇi karṇabhīmasamāgame

Then, as all the warriors stood intently watching, their limbs trembled at the clash of Karna and Bhima.

Note on the text: Corrected यतनां → यतताम् (misprint in Wikisource; CE star line 7.104.10d*0802_05 has yatatāṃ). Not matched by the automatic alignment: line 1 is the CE star line 7.104.10d*0802_05 (placed after 7.104.10); line 2 = CE 7.104.11a.

Verse 15 (7.129.15)

रथिनां सादिनां चैव तयोः श्रुत्वा तलस्वनम् । भीमसेनस्य निनदं श्रुत्वा घोरं रणाजिरे ॥

rathināṃ sādināṃ caiva tayoḥ śrutvā talasvanam | bhīmasenasya ninadaṃ śrutvā ghoraṃ raṇājire

Hearing the slap of their palms among the chariot-warriors and horsemen, and hearing Bhimasena's dreadful roar on the field,

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Verse 16 (7.129.16)

खं च भूमिं च संरुद्धां मेनिरे क्षत्रियर्षभाः । पुनर्घोरेण नादेन पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ॥

khaṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca saṃruddhāṃ menire kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | punarghoreṇa nādena pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ

the best of the kshatriyas thought that sky and earth had run together; and at the dreadful roar of the great-souled Pandava once more,

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Verse 17 (7.129.17)

समरे सर्वयोधानां धनूंष्यभ्यपतन्क्षितौ । शस्त्राणि न्यपतन्दोर्भ्यः केषाञ्चिच्चासवोऽद्रवन् ॥

samare sarvayodhānāṃ dhanūṃṣyabhyapatankṣitau | śastrāṇi nyapatandorbhyaḥ keṣāñciccāsavo'dravan

the bows of all the warriors in the battle fell to the ground, weapons dropped from the hands of some, and the breath of life fled from others.

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Verse 18 (7.129.18)

वित्रस्तानि च सर्वाणि शकृन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः । वाहनानि च सर्वाणि बभूवुर्विमनांसि च ॥

vitrastāni ca sarvāṇi śakṛnmūtraṃ prasusruvuḥ | vāhanāni ca sarvāṇi babhūvurvimanāṃsi ca

All the frightened creatures passed dung and urine, and all the mounts became dispirited.

Verse 19 (7.129.19)

प्रादुरासन्निमित्तानि घोराणि सुबहून्युत । गृध्रकङ्कबलैश्चासीदन्तरिक्षं समावृतम् ॥

prādurāsannimittāni ghorāṇi subahūnyuta | gṛdhrakaṅkabalaiścāsīdantarikṣaṃ samāvṛtam

Many fearful omens appeared; and the sky was filled with vultures and herons in their multitudes.

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Verse 20 (7.129.20)

तस्मिन्सुतुमुले राजन्कर्णभीमसमागमे । ततः कर्णस्तु विंशत्या शराणां भीममार्दयत् ॥

tasminsutumule rājankarṇabhīmasamāgame | tataḥ karṇastu viṃśatyā śarāṇāṃ bhīmamārdayat

In that tumult of the meeting of Karna and Bhima, O king, Karna afflicted Bhima with twenty arrows,

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Verse 21 (7.129.21)

विव्याध चास्य त्वरितः सूतं पञ्चभिराशुगैः । प्रहस्य भीमसेनोऽपि कर्णं प्रत्याद्रवद्रणे ॥

vivyādha cāsya tvaritaḥ sūtaṃ pañcabhirāśugaiḥ | prahasya bhīmaseno'pi karṇaṃ pratyādravadraṇe

and quickly pierced his charioteer with five swift arrows. Smiling, Bhimasena charged back at Karna in the battle.

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Verse 22 (7.129.22)

सायकानां चतुः षष्ट्या क्षिप्रकारी महायशाः । तस्य कर्णो महेष्वासः सायकांश्चतुरोऽक्षिपत् ॥

sāyakānāṃ catuḥ ṣaṣṭyā kṣiprakārī mahāyaśāḥ | tasya karṇo maheṣvāsaḥ sāyakāṃścaturo'kṣipat

Quick-handed and of great fame, Bhima met him with sixty-four arrows, and Karna, the great archer, shot four arrows at him.

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Verse 23 (7.129.23)

असम्प्राप्तांश्च तान्भीमः सायकैर्नतपर्वभिः । चिच्छेद बहुधा राजन्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥

asamprāptāṃśca tānbhīmaḥ sāyakairnataparvabhiḥ | ciccheda bahudhā rājandarśayanpāṇilāghavam

Before they reached him, Bhima cut those arrows into many pieces with his bent-jointed shafts, O king, showing the lightness of his hand.

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Verse 24 (7.129.24)

तं कर्णश्चादयामास शरव्रातैरनेकशः । सञ्छाद्यमानः कर्णेन बहुधा पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥

taṃ karṇaścādayāmāsa śaravrātairanekaśaḥ | sañchādyamānaḥ karṇena bahudhā pāṇḍunandanaḥ

Karna covered him in many ways with showers of arrows; and as the son of Pandu was being covered by Karna in many ways,

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Verse 25 (7.129.25)

चिच्छेद चापं कर्णस्य मुष्टिदेशे महारथः । विव्याध चैनं बहुभिः सायकैर्नतपर्वभिः ॥

ciccheda cāpaṃ karṇasya muṣṭideśe mahārathaḥ | vivyādha cainaṃ bahubhiḥ sāyakairnataparvabhiḥ

that great chariot-warrior cut Karna's bow at the grip and pierced him with many bent-jointed arrows.

Verse 26 (7.129.26)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सज्यं कृत्वा च सूतजः । विव्याध समरे भीमं भीमकर्मा महारथः ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya sajyaṃ kṛtvā ca sūtajaḥ | vivyādha samare bhīmaṃ bhīmakarmā mahārathaḥ

Then Karna, the charioteer's son, took another bow, strung it, and that great chariot-warrior of dreadful deeds pierced Bhima in the battle.

Note on the text: Corrected सञ्यं → सज्यं (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.104.21a has sajyaṃ, "strung"; सञ्य is not a word).

Verse 27 (7.129.27)

तस्य भीमो भृशं क्रुद्धस्त्रीञ्शरान्नतपर्वणः । निचखानोरसि क्रुद्धः सूतपुत्रस्य वेगतः ॥

tasya bhīmo bhṛśaṃ kruddhastrīñśarānnataparvaṇaḥ | nicakhānorasi kruddhaḥ sūtaputrasya vegataḥ

Bhima, greatly enraged, drove three bent-jointed arrows deep into the chest of the charioteer's son, in his fury, with force.

Note on the text: Corrected बीमो → भीमो (misprint in Wikisource; CE 7.104.22a has bhīmo; b for bh).

Verse 28 (7.129.28)

तैः कर्णोऽराजत शरैरुरोमध्यगतैः सदा । महीधर इवोदग्रस्त्रिशृङ्गो भरतर्षभ ॥

taiḥ karṇo'rājata śarairuromadhyagataiḥ sadā | mahīdhara ivodagrastriśṛṅgo bharatarṣabha

With those arrows lodged in the middle of his chest, Karna shone, O best of the Bharatas, like a lofty three-peaked mountain.

Verse 29 (7.129.29)

सुस्राव चास्य रुधिरं विद्धस्य परमेषुभिः । धातुप्रस्यन्दिनः शैलाद्यथा गैरिकधातवः ॥

susrāva cāsya rudhiraṃ viddhasya parameṣubhiḥ | dhātuprasyandinaḥ śailādyathā gairikadhātavaḥ

Blood streamed from him, pierced by those superb arrows, like red ochre flowing from a mountain that oozes its minerals.

Verse 30 (7.129.30)

किञ्चिद्विचलितः कर्णः सुप्रहाराभिपीडितः । आकर्णपूर्णमाकृष्य भीमं विव्याध सायकैः ॥

kiñcidvicalitaḥ karṇaḥ suprahārābhipīḍitaḥ | ākarṇapūrṇamākṛṣya bhīmaṃ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ

Karna, a little shaken and sorely hurt by the blows, drew his bow back to the ear and pierced Bhima with arrows.

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Verse 31 (7.129.31)

चिक्षेप च पुनर्बाणाञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । स शरैरर्दितस्तेन कर्णेन दृढधन्विना । धनुर्ज्यामच्छिनत्तूर्णं भीमस्तस्य क्षुरेण ह ॥

cikṣepa ca punarbāṇāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | sa śarairarditastena karṇena dṛḍhadhanvinā | dhanurjyāmacchinattūrṇaṃ bhīmastasya kṣureṇa ha

He shot arrows again, by the hundred and by the thousand. Harassed by the arrows of Karna, that firm archer, Bhima swiftly cut the string of his bow with a razor-edged arrow.

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Verse 32 (7.129.32)

सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत् । वाहांश्च चतुरस्तस्य व्यसूंश्चक्रे महारथः ॥

sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapātayat | vāhāṃśca caturastasya vyasūṃścakre mahārathaḥ

With a broad-headed arrow he felled Karna's charioteer from the chariot-seat, and that great chariot-warrior left his four horses lifeless.

Verse 33 (7.129.33)

हताश्वात्तु रथात्कर्णः समाप्लुत्य विशाम्पते । स्यन्दनं वृषसेनस्य तूर्णमापुप्लुवे भयात् ॥

hatāśvāttu rathātkarṇaḥ samāplutya viśāmpate | syandanaṃ vṛṣasenasya tūrṇamāpupluve bhayāt

With his horses slain, Karna leapt from his chariot, O lord of men, and in fear swiftly sprang onto Vrishasena's chariot.

Verse 34 (7.129.34)

निर्जित्य तु रणे कर्णं भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् । ननाद बलवान्नादं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् ॥

nirjitya tu raṇe karṇaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | nanāda balavānnādaṃ parjanyaninadopamam

Having defeated Karna in the battle, the mighty Bhimasena roared a great roar, like the thunder of a rain-cloud.

Verse 35 (7.129.35)

तस्य तं निनदं श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टोऽभूद्युधिष्ठिरः । कर्णं पराजितं मत्वा भीमसेनेन संयुगे ॥

tasya taṃ ninadaṃ śrutvā prahṛṣṭo'bhūdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ | karṇaṃ parājitaṃ matvā bhīmasenena saṃyuge

Hearing his roar, Yudhishthira was delighted, thinking Karna defeated by Bhimasena in the battle.

Verse 36 (7.129.36)

समन्ताच्छङ्खनिनदं पाण्डुसेनाऽकरोत्तदा । शत्रुसेनाध्वनिं श्रुत्वा तावका ह्यनदन्भृशम् ॥

samantācchaṅkhaninadaṃ pāṇḍusenā'karottadā | śatrusenādhvaniṃ śrutvā tāvakā hyanadanbhṛśam

The Pandava army then sounded conches on every side; and hearing the din of the enemy host, your men too roared loudly.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment: lines 1-2 = CE 7.104.31a and 31c (readings differ in line 2: śatrusenādhvaniṃ śrutvā tāvakā hy api nānadan; variant, kept).

Verse 37 (7.129.37)

स शङ्खबाणनिनदैर्हर्षाद्राजा स्ववाहिनीम् । चक्रे युधिष्ठिरः सङ्ख्ये हर्षनादैश्च सङ्कुलाम् । गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपत्पार्थः कृष्णोऽप्यब्जमवादयत् ॥

sa śaṅkhabāṇaninadairharṣādrājā svavāhinīm | cakre yudhiṣṭhiraḥ saṅkhye harṣanādaiśca saṅkulām | gāṇḍīvaṃ vyākṣipatpārthaḥ kṛṣṇo'pyabjamavādayat

In his joy King Yudhishthira filled his own army, in the battle, with the sound of conches and arrows and with cries of delight; Partha twanged the Gandiva, and Krishna too sounded his conch.

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Verse 38 (7.129.38)

तमन्तर्धाय निनदं भीमस्य नदतो ध्वनिः । अश्रूयत तदा राजन्सर्वसैन्येषु दारुणः ॥

tamantardhāya ninadaṃ bhīmasya nadato dhvaniḥ | aśrūyata tadā rājansarvasainyeṣu dāruṇaḥ

Drowning out that din, the sound of Bhima's roaring was heard then, O king, dreadful, among all the armies.

Verse 39 (7.129.39)

ततो व्यायच्छतामस्त्रैः पृथक्पृथगजिह्मगैः । मृदुपूर्वं तु राधेयो दृढपूर्वं तु पाण्डवः ॥

tato vyāyacchatāmastraiḥ pṛthakpṛthagajihmagaiḥ | mṛdupūrvaṃ tu rādheyo dṛḍhapūrvaṃ tu pāṇḍavaḥ

Then the two fought on, each with his own straight-flying weapons, the son of Radha starting gently, the Pandava starting hard.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment: = CE 7.104.33a and 33c (reading differs in line 1: ariṃdamau for अजिह्मगैः; variant, kept).

Verse 40 (7.129.40)

भीमोऽपि च महाराज वैकर्तनमुपाद्रवत् । आसुरे तु महासैन्ये तारकं पावकिर्यथा ॥

bhīmo'pi ca mahārāja vaikartanamupādravat | āsure tu mahāsainye tārakaṃ pāvakiryathā

And Bhima too, O great king, rushed at Vaikartana, like the son of Fire at Taraka in the great army of the asuras.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki backtick before the first word. Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0001-0002), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 41 (7.129.41)

तयोरेवं महद्युद्धमभवद्भीमकर्णयोः । तं भीमसेनो महता शरवर्षेण वारयन् ॥

tayorevaṃ mahadyuddhamabhavadbhīmakarṇayoḥ | taṃ bhīmaseno mahatā śaravarṣeṇa vārayan

So great a battle then arose between Bhima and Karna. Bhimasena, holding him back with a great shower of arrows,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0003-0004), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 42 (7.129.42)

विव्याध सारथिं चास्य हयांश्च चतुरः शरैः । ध्वजं चास्य पताकां च भल्लैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । रथं च चक्ररक्षौ च भीमश्चिच्छेद मारिष ॥

vivyādha sārathiṃ cāsya hayāṃśca caturaḥ śaraiḥ | dhvajaṃ cāsya patākāṃ ca bhallaiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | rathaṃ ca cakrarakṣau ca bhīmaściccheda māriṣa

pierced his charioteer and his four horses with arrows, and with well-bent-jointed broad-headed arrows cut down his banner and pennant, his chariot and the two guards of his wheels, O Marisha.

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Verse 43 (7.129.43)

कर्णोऽपि रथिनां श्रेष्ठो भीमसेनेन कम्पितः । खड्गचर्मधरो राजन्भीममभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥

karṇo'pi rathināṃ śreṣṭho bhīmasenena kampitaḥ | khaḍgacarmadharo rājanbhīmamabhyadravadbalī

Karna too, foremost of chariot-warriors, shaken by Bhimasena, took sword and shield, O king, and mighty as he was, charged at Bhima.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गचर्मधरो → खड्गचर्मधरो (misprint in Wikisource; CE appendix line 0009 has khaḍgacarmadharo; ṅg for ḍg). Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0008-0009), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 44 (7.129.44)

भीमश्चिच्छेद खड्गं च चर्मणा सह मारिष ॥

bhīmaściccheda khaḍgaṃ ca carmaṇā saha māriṣa

Bhima cut his sword together with the shield, O Marisha.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गं → खड्गं (misprint in Wikisource; CE appendix line 0010 has khaḍgaṃ; ṅg for ḍg). Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0010), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match. A single line, as printed on the page.

Verse 45 (7.129.45)

दृष्ट्वा कर्णं च पार्थेन बाधितं बहुभिः शरैः । दुर्योधनो महाराज दुश्शलं प्रत्यभाषत । कर्णं कृच्छ्रगतं पश्य शीघ्रं यानं प्रयच्छ ह ॥

dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ ca pārthena bādhitaṃ bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ | duryodhano mahārāja duśśalaṃ pratyabhāṣata | karṇaṃ kṛcchragataṃ paśya śīghraṃ yānaṃ prayaccha ha

Seeing Karna harassed by the son of Pritha with many arrows, Duryodhana, O great king, said to Duhshala: "See Karna in distress; quickly give him a vehicle."

Note on the text: Corrected प्रयच्छह → प्रयच्छ ह (misprint in Wikisource; two words run together; CE appendix line 0013 has prayaccha ha). Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0011-0013), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match. The name is spelled दुश्शल on the page (for दुःशल); kept.

Verse 46 (7.129.46)

एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा दुश्शलः समुपाद्रवत् । दुश्शलस्य रथं कर्णश्चारुरोह महारथः ॥

evamuktastato rājñā duśśalaḥ samupādravat | duśśalasya rathaṃ karṇaścāruroha mahārathaḥ

Thus bidden by the king, Duhshala rushed forward, and the great chariot-warrior Karna mounted Duhshala's chariot.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0014-0015), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match. The page repeats the heading सञ्जय उवाच before this verse.

Verse 47 (7.129.47)

तौ पार्थः सहसा गत्वा विव्याध दशभिः शरैः । पुनश्च कर्णं विद्ध्वाऽपि दुश्शलस्य शिरोऽहरत् ॥

tau pārthaḥ sahasā gatvā vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ | punaśca karṇaṃ viddhvā'pi duśśalasya śiro'harat

Partha swiftly went at the two and pierced them with ten arrows; and having pierced Karna again, he cut off Duhshala's head.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0016-0017), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 48 (7.129.48)

दुश्शलं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन मारिष । तस्यैव धनुरादाय कर्णो विव्याध पाण्डवम् ॥

duśśalaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena māriṣa | tasyaiva dhanurādāya karṇo vivyādha pāṇḍavam

Seeing Duhshala slain by Bhimasena, O Marisha, Karna took up Duhshala's own bow and pierced the Pandava.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0018-0019), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 49 (7.129.49)

अन्योन्यं समरे वीरौ युयुधाते महाबलौ । शत्रुघ्नौ शत्रुमध्ये तु बलवज्रभृताविव ॥

anyonyaṃ samare vīrau yuyudhāte mahābalau | śatrughnau śatrumadhye tu balavajrabhṛtāviva

The two mighty heroes, slayers of their foes, fought each other in the battle in the midst of the enemy, like Bala and the wielder of the thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0020-0021), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 50 (7.129.50)

भीमो विद्ध्वा हयांश्चैव सारथिं च पुनः पुनः । कर्णमभ्यद्रवत्पार्थः प्रहसंश्च महाबलः ॥

bhīmo viddhvā hayāṃścaiva sārathiṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ | karṇamabhyadravatpārthaḥ prahasaṃśca mahābalaḥ

Bhima pierced his horses and his charioteer again and again, and mighty Partha charged at Karna, laughing.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्धा → विद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource; CE appendix line 0022 has viddhvā; the gerund of vyadh). Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0022-0023), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 51 (7.129.51)

ततो व्यायच्छमानस्य भीमसेनस्य संयुगे । तत्सैन्यं कलिलीभूतं न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥

tato vyāyacchamānasya bhīmasenasya saṃyuge | tatsainyaṃ kalilībhūtaṃ na prājñāyata kiñcana

Then, as Bhimasena strove in the battle, that army fell into confusion, and nothing could be made out.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it appears there only in Appendix I, passage 11 (printed after 7.104.33, as 07,104.033d@011_0024-0025; the wording differs: CE tat sainyaṃ śakalībhūtaṃ, with the star reading kaluṣībhūtaṃ), so ce_ref is null. The automatic alignment found no match.