Karna Boasts and Shalya Mocks Him

Verse 1 (8.31.1)

दृष्ट्वा कर्णं महावीर्यं युयुत्सुं समास्थितम् । चुक्रुशुः कुरवः सर्वे हृष्टरूपाः समन्ततः ॥

dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ mahāvīryaṃ yuyutsuṃ samāsthitam | cukruśuḥ kuravaḥ sarve hṛṣṭarūpāḥ samantataḥ

Seeing Karna, the great hero, standing eager for battle, all the Kurus raised a shout on every side, their faces bright with joy.

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Verse 2 (8.31.2)

ततो दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्भेरीणां निनदेन च । कोणशब्दैश्च विविधैर्गर्जितैश्च तरस्विनाम् । निर्ययुस्तावकाः सर्वे मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥

tato dundubhinirghoṣairbherīṇāṃ ninadena ca | koṇaśabdaiśca vividhairgarjitaiśca tarasvinām | niryayustāvakāḥ sarve mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam

Then, amid the roar of kettledrums, the booming of the great drums, the many sounds of the drumsticks, and the shouts of the mighty, all your warriors marched out, having made death the only point at which they would turn back.

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Verse 3 (8.31.3)

प्रयाते तु ततः कर्णे रथेषु मुदितेषु च । चचाल च मही सर्वा ररास च सुविस्वरम् ॥

prayāte tu tataḥ karṇe ratheṣu muditeṣu ca | cacāla ca mahī sarvā rarāsa ca suvisvaram

When Karna set out, and those in the chariots were glad, the whole earth shook and cried out with a harsh, discordant sound.

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Verse 4 (8.31.4)

निःसरन्तो व्यदृश्यन्त सूर्यात्सप्ता महाग्रहाः ॥

niḥsaranto vyadṛśyanta sūryātsaptā mahāgrahāḥ

Seven great planets were seen coming forth from the sun.

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Verse 5 (8.31.5)

उल्कापाताश्च संजज्ञुर्दिग्दाहाश्चैव दारुणाः । तथाशन्यश्च संपेतुर्ववुर्वाताश्च भैरवाः ॥

ulkāpātāśca saṃjajñurdigdāhāścaiva dāruṇāḥ | tathāśanyaśca saṃpeturvavurvātāśca bhairavāḥ

Meteors fell, and dreadful fires blazed in the quarters of the sky; thunderbolts crashed down, and terrible winds blew.

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Verse 6 (8.31.6)

मृगपक्षिगणाश्चैव पृतनां बहुशस्तव । अपसव्यं तदा चक्रुर्वेदयन्तो महाभयम् ॥

mṛgapakṣigaṇāścaiva pṛtanāṃ bahuśastava | apasavyaṃ tadā cakrurvedayanto mahābhayam

Herds of beasts and flocks of birds circled your army again and again with their unlucky side toward it, announcing great danger.

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Verse 7 (8.31.7)

प्रस्थितस्य च कर्णस्य निपेतुस्तुरगा भुवि । अस्थिवर्षं च पतितमन्तरिक्षाद्भयानकम् ॥

prasthitasya ca karṇasya nipetusturagā bhuvi | asthivarṣaṃ ca patitamantarikṣādbhayānakam

As Karna set out, his horses fell to the ground, and a terrifying rain of bones came down from the sky.

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Verse 8 (8.31.8)

जज्वलुश्चैव शस्त्राणि ध्वजाश्चैव चकम्पिरे । अश्रूणि च व्यमुञ्चन्त वाहनानि विशांपते ॥

jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi dhvajāścaiva cakampire | aśrūṇi ca vyamuñcanta vāhanāni viśāṃpate

Weapons blazed, banners trembled, and the animals that drew the chariots shed tears, O lord of men.

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Verse 9 (8.31.9)

एते चान्ये च बहव उत्पातास्तत्र मारिष । समुत्पेतुर्विनाशाय कौरवाणां सुदारुणाः ॥

ete cānye ca bahava utpātāstatra māriṣa | samutpeturvināśāya kauravāṇāṃ sudāruṇāḥ

These and many other dreadful omens arose there, my lord, for the destruction of the Kauravas.

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Verse 10 (8.31.10)

न च तान्गणयामासुः सर्वे दैवेन मोहिताः । प्रस्थितं सूतपुत्रं च जयेत्यूचुर्नराधिपाः ॥

na ca tāngaṇayāmāsuḥ sarve daivena mohitāḥ | prasthitaṃ sūtaputraṃ ca jayetyūcurnarādhipāḥ

But all of them, deluded by fate, paid no heed to these signs; the kings cried "Victory!" to the charioteer's son as he set out.

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Verse 11 (8.31.11)

शल्येन सहितं दृष्ट्वा कर्णमाहवशोभिनम् । निर्जितान्पाण्डवांश्चैव मेनिरे तत्र कौरवाः ॥

śalyena sahitaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇamāhavaśobhinam | nirjitānpāṇḍavāṃścaiva menire tatra kauravāḥ

Seeing Karna, the ornament of battle, with Shalya beside him, the Kauravas there took the Pandavas to be already defeated.

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Verse 12 (8.31.12)

ततो रथस्थः परवीरहन्ता भीष्मद्रोणावतिवीर्यौ समीक्ष्य । समुज्ज्वलन्भास्करपावकाभो वैकर्तनोऽसौ रथकुञ्जरो वृषः ॥

tato rathasthaḥ paravīrahantā bhīṣmadroṇāvativīryau samīkṣya | samujjvalanbhāskarapāvakābho vaikartano'sau rathakuñjaro vṛṣaḥ

Then Karna Vaikartana, called Vrisha, the elephant among chariot-fighters and slayer of enemy heroes, stood in his chariot, blazing like the sun and like fire, calling to mind the exceedingly mighty Bhishma and Drona.

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Verse 13 (8.31.13)

स शल्यमाभाष्य जगाद वाक्यं पार्थस्य दृष्ट्वाऽप्रतिमं च कर्म । मानेन दर्पेण विदह्यमानः क्रोधेन दीप्यन्निव निःश्वसंश्च ॥

sa śalyamābhāṣya jagāda vākyaṃ pārthasya dṛṣṭvā'pratimaṃ ca karma | mānena darpeṇa vidahyamānaḥ krodhena dīpyanniva niḥśvasaṃśca

Having seen Partha's incomparable deed, he spoke to Shalya, burning with pride and arrogance, blazing as if with rage, and sighing:

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Verse 14 (8.31.14)

नाहं महेन्द्रादपि वज्रपाणेः क्रुद्धाद्विभेम्यात्तधनू रथस्थः । दृष्ट्वाऽपि भीष्मप्रमुखाञ्शयानान्नत्वेव मां सा स्थिरता जहाति ॥

nāhaṃ mahendrādapi vajrapāṇeḥ kruddhādvibhemyāttadhanū rathasthaḥ | dṛṣṭvā'pi bhīṣmapramukhāñśayānānnatveva māṃ sā sthiratā jahāti

I do not fear even Mahendra, the thunderbolt-wielder, though he be enraged, when I stand in my chariot with my bow in hand. Even after seeing Bhishma and the others lying fallen, that steadiness of mine does not leave me.

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Verse 15 (8.31.15)

महेन्द्रविष्णुप्रतिमावनिन्दितौ रथाश्वनागप्रवरप्रमाथिनौ । अवध्यकल्पौ निहतौ यदा परैस्तथापि मे नास्ति रणेऽद्य साध्वसम् ॥

mahendraviṣṇupratimāvaninditau rathāśvanāgapravarapramāthinau | avadhyakalpau nihatau yadā paraistathāpi me nāsti raṇe'dya sādhvasam

Those two, equal to Mahendra and Vishnu, blameless, crushers of the finest chariots, horses and elephants, were all but unslayable; yet even though the enemy has struck them down, I feel no dread in battle today.

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Verse 16 (8.31.16)

समीक्ष्य सङ्ख्येऽतिबलान्नराधिपान् ससूतमातङ्गरथान्परैर्हतान् । कथं न सर्वानहितान्रणेऽवधीन्महास्त्रविद्ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवो गुरुः ॥

samīkṣya saṅkhye'tibalānnarādhipān sasūtamātaṅgarathānparairhatān | kathaṃ na sarvānahitānraṇe'vadhīnmahāstravidbrāhmaṇapuṅgavo guruḥ

Seeing mighty kings struck down by the enemy in battle, with their charioteers, elephants and chariots, how could that great master of the mighty weapons, the preceptor, best of Brahmins, not have slain all his foes in the fight?

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Verse 17 (8.31.17)

स संस्मरन्द्रोणमहं महाहवे ब्रवीमि सत्यं कुरवो निबोधत । न वो मदन्यः प्रसहेद्रणेऽर्जुनं समागतं मृत्युमिवोग्ररूपिणम् ॥

sa saṃsmarandroṇamahaṃ mahāhave bravīmi satyaṃ kuravo nibodhata | na vo madanyaḥ prasahedraṇe'rjunaṃ samāgataṃ mṛtyumivograrūpiṇam

Remembering Drona in this great battle, I tell you the truth, Kurus; listen. No one among you but I can stand against Arjuna when he comes on in fearful shape like Death himself.

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Verse 18 (8.31.18)

शिक्षा प्रसादश्च बलं धृतिश्च द्रोणे महास्त्राणि च संनतिश्च । स चेदगान्मृत्युवशं महात्मा सर्वानन्यानातुरानद्य मन्ये ॥

śikṣā prasādaśca balaṃ dhṛtiśca droṇe mahāstrāṇi ca saṃnatiśca | sa cedagānmṛtyuvaśaṃ mahātmā sarvānanyānāturānadya manye

Skill, graciousness, strength, steadfastness, the mighty weapons and modesty all dwelt in Drona. If that great soul has gone into the power of Death, I reckon all the others helpless today.

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Verse 19 (8.31.19)

नेह ध्रुवं किंचिदपि प्रचिन्तयन् वदामि लोके कर्मणो नित्ययोगात् । सूर्योदये को हि विमुक्तसंशयो भावं कुर्वीताद्य गुरौ निपातिते ॥

neha dhruvaṃ kiṃcidapi pracintayan vadāmi loke karmaṇo nityayogāt | sūryodaye ko hi vimuktasaṃśayo bhāvaṃ kurvītādya gurau nipātite

Reflecting on it, I say that nothing here in the world is fixed, because the workings of action never cease. Who, at sunrise today, free of doubt, could set his heart on anything now that the preceptor has fallen?

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Verse 20 (8.31.20)

न नूनमस्त्राणि बलं पराक्रमः क्रियाः सुनीतं परमायुधानि वा । अलं मनुष्यस्य सुखाय वर्तितुं तथाहि युद्धे निहतः परैर्गुरुः ॥

na nūnamastrāṇi balaṃ parākramaḥ kriyāḥ sunītaṃ paramāyudhāni vā | alaṃ manuṣyasya sukhāya vartituṃ tathāhi yuddhe nihataḥ parairguruḥ

Surely neither weapons, nor strength, nor valour, nor skilled action, nor sound policy, nor the finest arms are enough to bring a man happiness, for the preceptor has been slain in battle by his enemies.

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Verse 21 (8.31.21)

हुताशनादित्यसमानतेजसं पराक्रमे विष्णुपुरंदरोपमम् । नये बृहस्पत्युशनःसमं सदा न चैनमस्त्रं तदुपास्त दुःसहम् ॥

hutāśanādityasamānatejasaṃ parākrame viṣṇupuraṃdaropamam | naye bṛhaspatyuśanaḥsamaṃ sadā na cainamastraṃ tadupāsta duḥsaham

He whose splendour was equal to fire and the sun, who in valour was like Vishnu and Indra, and in policy always the peer of Brihaspati and Ushanas: yet that irresistible weapon of his did not come to his aid.

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Verse 22 (8.31.22)

संप्रक्रुष्टे रुदितस्त्रीकुमारे पराभूते पौरुषे धार्तराष्ट्रे । कृत्यं मया नाद्य जानामि शल्य प्रयाहि तस्माद्विषतामनीकम् ॥

saṃprakruṣṭe ruditastrīkumāre parābhūte pauruṣe dhārtarāṣṭre | kṛtyaṃ mayā nādya jānāmi śalya prayāhi tasmādviṣatāmanīkam

With women and children weeping and crying aloud, and the manhood of Dhritarashtra's sons overcome, I see no other course for myself today, Shalya. Therefore drive on toward the enemy's host.

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Verse 23 (8.31.23)

स यत्र राजा पाण्डवः सत्यसन्धो व्यवस्थितो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च । स वासुदेवः सात्यकिः सृञ्जयाश्च यमौ च कस्तान्विषहेन्मदन्यः ॥

sa yatra rājā pāṇḍavaḥ satyasandho vyavasthito bhīmasenārjunau ca | sa vāsudevaḥ sātyakiḥ sṛñjayāśca yamau ca kastānviṣahenmadanyaḥ

Where the king, Pandu's son, true to his word, stands with Bhimasena and Arjuna, and Vasudeva, Satyaki, the Srinjayas and the twins: who but I could stand against them?

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Verse 24 (8.31.24)

तस्मात्क्षिप्रं मद्रपते प्रयाहि रणे पाञ्चालान्पाण्डवान्सृञ्जयांश्च । तान्वा हनिष्यामि समेत्य सङ्ख्ये यास्यामि वा द्रोणमुखो यमाय ॥

tasmātkṣipraṃ madrapate prayāhi raṇe pāñcālānpāṇḍavānsṛñjayāṃśca | tānvā haniṣyāmi sametya saṅkhye yāsyāmi vā droṇamukho yamāya

Therefore, lord of the Madras, drive swiftly into the battle toward the Panchalas, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas. Either I shall meet and kill them in the fight, or, with Drona before me, I shall go to Yama.

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Verse 25 (8.31.25)

नत्वेवाहं न गमिष्यामि मध्ये तेषां शूराणामिति शल्याद्य विद्धि । मित्रद्रोहो मर्षणीयो न मेऽयं त्यक्त्वा प्राणाननुयास्यामि द्रोणम् ॥

natvevāhaṃ na gamiṣyāmi madhye teṣāṃ śūrāṇāmiti śalyādya viddhi | mitradroho marṣaṇīyo na me'yaṃ tyaktvā prāṇānanuyāsyāmi droṇam

Know this today, Shalya: it is not that I will not go into the midst of those heroes. I cannot bear this betrayal of a friend; giving up my life, I shall follow Drona.

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Verse 26 (8.31.26)

प्राज्ञस्य मूढस्य च जीवितान्ते नास्ति प्रमोक्षोऽन्तकसन्निभस्य । अतो विद्वन्नभियोत्स्यामि पार्थं दिष्टं न शक्यं व्यतिवर्तितुं वै ॥

prājñasya mūḍhasya ca jīvitānte nāsti pramokṣo'ntakasannibhasya | ato vidvannabhiyotsyāmi pārthaṃ diṣṭaṃ na śakyaṃ vyativartituṃ vai

For the wise and the foolish alike, at life's end there is no escape from one who is like Death. Therefore, wise Shalya, I shall fight Partha; what is destined cannot be turned aside.

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Verse 27 (8.31.27)

कल्याणवृत्तः सततं हि राजा वैचित्रवीर्यस्य सुतो ममासीत् । तस्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमहं त्यजामि प्रियान्भोगान्दुस्त्यजं जीवितं च ॥

kalyāṇavṛttaḥ satataṃ hi rājā vaicitravīryasya suto mamāsīt | tasyārthasiddhyarthamahaṃ tyajāmi priyānbhogāndustyajaṃ jīvitaṃ ca

The king, Dhritarashtra's son, has always treated me well. To fulfil his purpose I give up my dear pleasures and my life, so hard to give up.

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Verse 28 (8.31.28)

वैयाघ्रचर्माणमकूजनाक्षं हैमं त्रिकोशं रजतत्रिवेणुम् । रथप्रवर्हं तुरगप्रवर्हैर्युक्तं प्रादान्मह्यमिमं हि रामः ॥

vaiyāghracarmāṇamakūjanākṣaṃ haimaṃ trikośaṃ rajatatriveṇum | rathapravarhaṃ turagapravarhairyuktaṃ prādānmahyamimaṃ hi rāmaḥ

Rama gave me this very chariot, covered with tiger-skin, with noiseless axles, golden, with its three compartments and its three silver poles, the best of chariots, yoked to the best of horses.

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Verse 29 (8.31.29)

धनूंषि चित्राणि निरीक्ष्य शल्य ध्वजान्गदाः सायकांश्चोग्ररूपान् । असिं च दीप्तं परमायुधं च शङ्खं च शुभ्रं स्वनवन्तमुग्रम् ॥

dhanūṃṣi citrāṇi nirīkṣya śalya dhvajāngadāḥ sāyakāṃścograrūpān | asiṃ ca dīptaṃ paramāyudhaṃ ca śaṅkhaṃ ca śubhraṃ svanavantamugram

Look, Shalya, at these many-coloured bows, the banners, the maces, the fearsome arrows, the blazing sword, the supreme weapon, and the white conch, loud and terrible.

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Verse 30 (8.31.30)

पताकिनं वज्रनिपातनिःस्वनं सिताश्वयुक्तं शुभतूणशोभितम् । इमं समास्थाय रथर्षभं रणे दृढं हनिष्याम्यहमर्जुनं बलात् ॥

patākinaṃ vajranipātaniḥsvanaṃ sitāśvayuktaṃ śubhatūṇaśobhitam | imaṃ samāsthāya ratharṣabhaṃ raṇe dṛḍhaṃ haniṣyāmyahamarjunaṃ balāt

Mounting this banner-bearing best of chariots, which sounds like a falling thunderbolt, yoked to white horses and adorned with fine quivers, I shall slay Arjuna in battle, firmly and by force.

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Verse 31 (8.31.31)

तं चेन्मृत्युः सर्वहरोऽभिरक्षेत्सदाऽप्रमत्तः समरे पाण्डुपुत्रम् । तं वा हनिष्यामि रणे समेत्य यास्यामि वा द्रोणमुखो यमाय ॥

taṃ cenmṛtyuḥ sarvaharo'bhirakṣetsadā'pramattaḥ samare pāṇḍuputram | taṃ vā haniṣyāmi raṇe sametya yāsyāmi vā droṇamukho yamāya

Even if Death, who carries off all, ever watchful, guards that son of Pandu in the battle, I shall meet and slay him in the fight, or else go to Yama with Drona before me.

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Verse 32 (8.31.32)

यमवारुणकुबेरवासवा वा यदि युगपत्सगणा महाहवे । जुगुपुरिह समेत्य फल्गुनं किमु बहुना सह तैर्जयामि तम् ॥

yamavāruṇakuberavāsavā vā yadi yugapatsagaṇā mahāhave | jugupuriha sametya phalgunaṃ kimu bahunā saha tairjayāmi tam

Even if Yama, Varuna, Kubera and Vasava, with all their hosts, were to gather together in this great battle to protect Phalguna, what need of more words? I shall defeat him along with them.

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Verse 33 (8.31.33)

इति रणरभसस्य कत्थतस्तदुपनिशम्य वचः स मद्रराट् । अवहसदवमन्य वीर्यवान् प्रतिषिषिधे च जगाद चोत्तरम् ॥

iti raṇarabhasasya katthatastadupaniśamya vacaḥ sa madrarāṭ | avahasadavamanya vīryavān pratiṣiṣidhe ca jagāda cottaram

Hearing this boasting of Karna, so eager for the fight, the mighty king of the Madras laughed, scorned him, forbade him, and replied:

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Verse 34 (8.31.34)

विरम विरम कर्ण कत्थनादतिरभसोऽप्यतिवाचमुक्तवान् । क्व च हि नरवरो धनंजयः क्व पुनरिह त्वमहो नराधमः ॥

virama virama karṇa katthanādatirabhaso'pyativācamuktavān | kva ca hi naravaro dhanaṃjayaḥ kva punariha tvamaho narādhamaḥ

Stop, stop, Karna, with your boasting! You are far too rash, and you have said far too much. Where is Dhananjaya, the best of men, and where are you, lowest of men?

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Verse 35 (8.31.35)

यदुसदनमुपेन्द्रपालितं त्रिदिवमिवामरराजरक्षितम् । प्रसभमतिविलोड्य को हरेत्पुरुषवरावरजामृतेऽर्जुनात् ॥

yadusadanamupendrapālitaṃ tridivamivāmararājarakṣitam | prasabhamativiloḍya ko haretpuruṣavarāvarajāmṛte'rjunāt

The house of the Yadus was guarded by Upendra as heaven is guarded by the king of the immortals. Who but Arjuna would have thrown it into turmoil by force and carried off the younger sister of the best of men?

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Verse 36 (8.31.36)

त्रिभुवनसृजमीश्वरेश्वरं क इह पुमान्भवमाह्वयेद्युधि । मृगवधकलहे ऋतेऽर्जुनात् सुरपतिवीर्यसमप्रभावतः ॥

tribhuvanasṛjamīśvareśvaraṃ ka iha pumānbhavamāhvayedyudhi | mṛgavadhakalahe ṛte'rjunāt surapativīryasamaprabhāvataḥ

Who else but Arjuna, whose might equals that of the lord of the gods, would challenge Bhava, creator of the three worlds and lord of lords, to battle in the quarrel over the slaying of the beast?

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Verse 37 (8.31.37)

असुरसुरमहोरगान्नरान् गरुडपिशाचसयक्षराक्षसान् । इषुभिरजयदग्निगौरवात् स्वभिलषितं च हविर्ददौ जयः ॥

asurasuramahoragānnarān garuḍapiśācasayakṣarākṣasān | iṣubhirajayadagnigauravāt svabhilaṣitaṃ ca havirdadau jayaḥ

Out of reverence for Agni, Jaya conquered with his arrows the asuras, the gods, the great serpents, men, garudas, pishachas, yakshas and rakshasas, and gave Agni the offering he had longed for.

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Verse 38 (8.31.38)

स्मरसि ननु यदा परैर्हृतः सहधृतराष्ट्रसुतो विमोक्षितः । अधिरथज नरोत्तमैर्युतान् कुरुषु बहून्विनिहत्य तानरीन् ॥

smarasi nanu yadā parairhṛtaḥ sahadhṛtarāṣṭrasuto vimokṣitaḥ | adhirathaja narottamairyutān kuruṣu bahūnvinihatya tānarīn

Do you not remember, son of Adhiratha, when he was carried off by the enemy together with Dhritarashtra's son and then set free, after the best of men had slain among the Kurus many of those foes?

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Verse 39 (8.31.39)

प्रथममपि पलायिते त्वयि प्रियकलहा धृतराष्ट्रसूनवः । स्मरसि ननु यदा प्रमोचिताः खचरगणानवजित्य पाण्डवैः ॥

prathamamapi palāyite tvayi priyakalahā dhṛtarāṣṭrasūnavaḥ | smarasi nanu yadā pramocitāḥ khacaragaṇānavajitya pāṇḍavaiḥ

When you had fled first, Dhritarashtra's sons, so fond of quarrels, were rescued by the Pandavas after they had defeated the host of sky-roaming Gandharvas. Do you not remember?

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Verse 40 (8.31.40)

समुदितबलवाहनाः पुनः पुरुषवरेण जिताः स्थ गोग्रहे । सगुरुगुरुसुताः सभीष्मकाः किमु न जितः स तदा त्वयाऽर्जुनः ॥

samuditabalavāhanāḥ punaḥ puruṣavareṇa jitāḥ stha gograhe | sagurugurusutāḥ sabhīṣmakāḥ kimu na jitaḥ sa tadā tvayā'rjunaḥ

And again, at the cattle raid, all of you, with your assembled forces and vehicles, with Drona, Drona's son and Bhishma, were defeated by that best of men. Why did you not defeat Arjuna then?

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Verse 41 (8.31.41)

इदमपरमुपस्थितं पुनस्तव निधनाय सुयुद्धमद्य वै । यदि न रिपुभयात्पलायसे समरगतोऽद्य हतोऽसि सूतज ॥

idamaparamupasthitaṃ punastava nidhanāya suyuddhamadya vai | yadi na ripubhayātpalāyase samaragato'dya hato'si sūtaja

Here is another fine battle now before you, which will be your end. If you do not run from fear of the enemy, you will be slain in the fight today, son of a charioteer.

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Verse 42 (8.31.42)

इति बहुपरुषं प्रभाषति प्रमनसि मद्रपतौ रिपुस्तवम् । भृशमभिरुषितः परंतपः कुरुपृतनापतिराह मद्रपम् ॥

iti bahuparuṣaṃ prabhāṣati pramanasi madrapatau ripustavam | bhṛśamabhiruṣitaḥ paraṃtapaḥ kurupṛtanāpatirāha madrapam

While the lord of the Madras, glad of heart, spoke thus harshly in praise of the enemy, Karna, the scorcher of foes and leader of the Kuru host, grew deeply angry and said to him:

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Verse 43 (8.31.43)

भवतु भवतु किं विकत्थसे ननु मम तस्य हि युद्धमुद्यतम् । यदि स जयति मामिहाहवे तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव ॥

bhavatu bhavatu kiṃ vikatthase nanu mama tasya hi yuddhamudyatam | yadi sa jayati māmihāhave tata idamastu sukatthitaṃ tava

Enough, enough! Why do you boast? My battle with him is at hand. If he defeats me in the fight today, then let your boasting be counted as well spoken.

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Verse 44 (8.31.44)

एवमस्त्विति मद्रेश उक्त्वा नोत्तरमुक्तवान् । याहि शल्येति चाप्येनं कर्णः प्राह युयुत्सया ॥

evamastviti madreśa uktvā nottaramuktavān | yāhi śalyeti cāpyenaṃ karṇaḥ prāha yuyutsayā

The lord of the Madras said "So be it" and gave no further answer; and Karna, eager for the fight, said to him, "Go on, Shalya."

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Verse 45 (8.31.45)

स रथः प्रययौ शत्रून्निघ्नतः शल्यसारथिः । निघ्नन्नमित्रान्समरे तमोघ्नः सविता यथा ॥

sa rathaḥ prayayau śatrūnnighnataḥ śalyasārathiḥ | nighnannamitrānsamare tamoghnaḥ savitā yathā

That chariot, with Shalya as its charioteer, drove on against the enemy, striking down foes in the battle as the sun, destroyer of darkness, drives away the gloom.

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Verse 46 (8.31.46)

ततः प्रायात्प्रीतिमान्वै रथेन वैयाघ्रेण श्वेतयुजाऽथ कर्णः । स चालोक्य ध्वजिनीं पाण्डवानां धनंजयं त्वरया पर्यपृच्छत् ॥

tataḥ prāyātprītimānvai rathena vaiyāghreṇa śvetayujā'tha karṇaḥ | sa cālokya dhvajinīṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ tvarayā paryapṛcchat

Then Karna, glad at heart, drove on in his tiger-skinned chariot yoked to white horses; and, looking over the Pandava host, he asked eagerly where Dhananjaya was.

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