निवार्य च शरौघांस् तान् पार्थिवानां महारथः ॥
युगेष्व् ईषासु छत्रेषु ध्वजेषु च हयेषु च ॥
आत्मनामाङ्कितान् बाणान् राधेयः प्राहिणोच् छितान् ॥
ततस् ते व्याकुलीभूता राजानः कर्णपीडिताः ॥
बभ्रमुस् तत्र तत्रैव गावः शीतार्दिता इव ॥
हयानां वध्यमानानां गजानां रथिनां तथा ॥
तत्र तत्राभ्यवेक्षामः संघान् कर्णेन पातितान् ॥
शिरोभिः पतितै राजन् बाहुभिश् च समन्ततः ॥
आस्तीर्णा वसुधा सर्वा शूराणाम् अनिवर्तिनाम् ॥
हतैश् च हन्यमानैश् च निष्टनद्भिश् च सर्वशः ॥
बभूवायोधनं रौद्रं वैवस्वतपुरोपमम् ॥
nivārya ca śaraughāṃs tān pārthivānāṃ mahārathaḥ ||
yugeṣv īṣāsu chatreṣu dhvajeṣu ca hayeṣu ca ||
ātmanāmāṅkitān bāṇān rādheyaḥ prāhiṇoc chitān ||
tatas te vyākulībhūtā rājānaḥ karṇapīḍitāḥ ||
babhramus tatra tatraiva gāvaḥ śītārditā iva ||
hayānāṃ vadhyamānānāṃ gajānāṃ rathināṃ tathā ||
tatra tatrābhyavekṣāmaḥ saṃghān karṇena pātitān ||
śirobhiḥ patitai rājan bāhubhiś ca samantataḥ ||
āstīrṇā vasudhā sarvā śūrāṇām anivartinām ||
hataiś ca hanyamānaiś ca niṣṭanadbhiś ca sarvaśaḥ ||
babhūvāyodhanaṃ raudraṃ vaivasvatapuropamam ||
Having repelled those streams of arrows from the kings, the maharatha struck at yokes, poles, parasols, at banners, and at horses. Then those kings, thrown into confusion, harried by Karna, scattered now here, now there, like cows tormented by cold. We saw, here and there, hosts of slaughtered horses, elephants, and warriors too, felled by Karna. With fallen heads and arms strewn everywhere, the whole earth of brave, unyielding men was covered. With the slain and the being slain, and with groans everywhere, the battlefield became dreadful, resembling the city of Vaivasvata [Yama].
52425a60e798 · 发布于 2026年7月19日 16:40:45 UTC
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Karna alone throws the host of kings into confusion — they scatter like frozen cows: the terror of one man scatters the many. It is telling that the field is likened to Yama's city: behind the valor lies a mountain of the dead. The verse teaches that the greatest martial power is itself the maker of death's kingdom; and dexterity that delights the eye leaves behind a ground strewn with heads — the bitter outcome of every battlefield "wonder."