तान् दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रान् पराङ्मुखान् ॥
वैकर्तनस् तदा वीरो नासीत् तत्र पराङ्मुखः ॥
आपतन्तीं तु संप्रेक्ष्य गन्धर्वाणां महाचमूम् ॥
महता शरवर्षेण राधेयः प्रत्यवारयत् ॥
क्षुरप्रैर् विशिखैर् भल्लैर् वत्सदन्तैस् तथायसैः ॥
गन्धर्वाञ् शतशो ऽभ्यघ्नंल् लघुत्वात् सूतनन्दनः ॥
पातयन्न् उत्तमाङ्गानि गन्धर्वाणां महारथः ॥
क्षणेन व्यधमत् सर्वां चित्रसेनस्य वाहिनीम् ॥
ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः सूतपुत्रेण धीमता ॥
भूय एवाभ्यवर्तन्त शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
गन्धर्वभूता पृथिवी क्षणेन समपद्यत ॥
आपतद्भिर् महावेगैश् चित्रसेनस्य सैनिकैः ॥
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश् चापि सौबलः ॥
दुःशासनो विकर्णश् च ये चान्ये धृतराष्ट्रजाः ॥
न्यहनंस् तत् तदा सैन्यं रथैर् गरुडनिस्वनैः ॥
भूयश् च योधयाम् आसुः कृत्वा कर्णम् अथाग्रतः ॥
महता रथघोषेण हयचारेण चाप्य् उत ॥
वैकर्तनं परीप्सन्तो गन्धर्वान् समवारयन् ॥
ततः संन्यपतन् सर्वे गन्धर्वाः कौरवैः सह ॥
तदा सुतुमुलं युद्धम् अभवल् लोमहर्षणम् ॥
ततस् ते मृदवो ऽभूवन् गन्धर्वाः शरपीडिताः ॥
उच्चुक्रुशुश् च कौरव्या गन्धर्वान् प्रेक्ष्य पीडितान् ॥
tān dṛṣṭvā dravataḥ sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrān parāṅmukhān ||
vaikartanas tadā vīro nāsīt tatra parāṅmukhaḥ ||
āpatantīṃ tu saṃprekṣya gandharvāṇāṃ mahācamūm ||
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa rādheyaḥ pratyavārayat ||
kṣuraprair viśikhair bhallair vatsadantais tathāyasaiḥ ||
gandharvāñ śataśo 'bhyaghnaṃl laghutvāt sūtanandanaḥ ||
pātayann uttamāṅgāni gandharvāṇāṃ mahārathaḥ ||
kṣaṇena vyadhamat sarvāṃ citrasenasya vāhinīm ||
te vadhyamānā gandharvāḥ sūtaputreṇa dhīmatā ||
bhūya evābhyavartanta śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||
gandharvabhūtā pṛthivī kṣaṇena samapadyata ||
āpatadbhir mahāvegaiś citrasenasya sainikaiḥ ||
atha duryodhano rājā śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ ||
duḥśāsano vikarṇaś ca ye cānye dhṛtarāṣṭrajāḥ ||
nyahanaṃs tat tadā sainyaṃ rathair garuḍanisvanaiḥ ||
bhūyaś ca yodhayām āsuḥ kṛtvā karṇam athāgrataḥ ||
mahatā rathaghoṣeṇa hayacāreṇa cāpy uta ||
vaikartanaṃ parīpsanto gandharvān samavārayan ||
tataḥ saṃnyapatan sarve gandharvāḥ kauravaiḥ saha ||
tadā sutumulaṃ yuddham abhaval lomaharṣaṇam ||
tatas te mṛdavo 'bhūvan gandharvāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ ||
uccukruśuś ca kauravyā gandharvān prekṣya pīḍitān ||
Seeing that all the sons of Dhritarashtra were fleeing with their backs turned, the hero Vaikartana did not retreat in that hour. Noticing the great host of the Gandharvas advancing, Radheya checked it with a great rain of arrows. With kshurapras, sharp arrows, bhallas, vatsadantas and iron-tipped shafts, the charioteer's son, by reason of his swiftness, struck down the Gandharvas by the hundreds. This great warrior sheared off the heads of the Gandharvas and in an instant scattered the whole army of Chitrasena. But the Gandharvas, though slain by the wise charioteer's son, again returned by the hundreds and thousands. In an instant the earth seemed made entirely of Gandharvas, as Chitrasena's warriors rushed upon it with great force. Then King Duryodhana, Shakuni son of Subala, Duhshasana, Vikarna and the other sons of Dhritarashtra began to strike that army with their chariots, giving the cry of Garuda. They fought again, placing Karna in front, and with the great thunder of chariot wheels and the coursing of horses, wishing to protect Vaikartana, they checked the Gandharvas. Then all the Gandharvas closed with the Kauravas, and an exceedingly tumultuous battle began, one that made the hair stand on end. Weakened by arrows, the Gandharvas began to falter, and the Kauravas cried out on seeing the Gandharvas hard pressed."
701c6e34ba37 · 发布于 2026年7月16日 17:23:50 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
Here Karna truly shows personal courage, but it serves a false cause. The epic does not erase the valor of an enemy -- it shows the tragic direction it is given.