Bhima also of great strength began to destroy the Dhartarashtra troops. PART 2)ALL DEFEATS OF KARNA AGAINST BHIMA… Thus, both the teams created their deployments. Karna defeats and spares Sahadeva and Yudhisthira. This book describes how brutal war leads to horrifying behavior over the 16th and 17th day of the 18-day Kurukshetra War. As the Kurukshetra war approached, Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, on the advise of Lord Krishna, went to meet Karna revealing the truth about his birth. In a view to kill Pandavas, through the deployment of crocodile, he marched ahead. Dhanunjaya also saw Karna, who was well protected by Duryodhana and others. My words bestow welfare to the citizens, happiness to you all and are profitable to every one. Narayanastra failed to harm Arjuna and Krishna as they both were divine persons (Krishna himself is Narayana and Arjuna is Nara). O friend! He was known for his immense physical strength. Shocked beyond horror, Duryodhana watches helplessly as Bhima rips out Dushasana's chest . Your appearance is not graceful. Bhima deprived Karna's chariot, slayed the horses and charioteer on the 14th day of battle. Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata : Volume 3, Previous book of Mahabharata: Drona Parva, "The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva: Section 50", https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08050.htm, "The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva: Section 53", "The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva: Section 5", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karna_Parva&oldid=991045569, Articles containing Sanskrit-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 23:47. Arjuna wanted to see Yudhishthira. That is moral that keeps creatures from injuries. Bhima knew that had he fallen to the ground or showed any sign of trouble, Duryodhana would not spare him! All kinds of instrumental beats of war banged up. Meanwhile, Salya said to Karna, ‘Do you want to fight with Yudhishtira or Arjuna? All the Pandavas will be defeated.’. When Karna wanted to throw an arrow that could cause a great destruction, the earth stucked right the wheel of Karna’s chariot. The Mahabharata relates many events which portray the might of Bhima. Bhima and Karna both were very good archers. Once again, Arjuna too obstructed those arrows of Asvatthama and later destroyed his chariot and charioteer. Dussasana fought with Bhima. O Radheya! Though they were at their camps, they did not get their sleep during night and with a great difficulty, they spent their night. Bhima was also well versed in the science of elephants and was skilled in fighting and killing them. While Indra said, ‘May Arjun win’, the Sun said, ‘May Karna win.’ Thus, in the battle of Karna and Paartha the entire sky was covered with the arrows. powered by Advanced iFrame free. Dharmaraja Yudhishthira is not to be seen. Bheema defeated Karna primarily on 14th day and Karna dominated the 17th Day. Now I am sending you to the world of Yama.’ Having said thus, he pierced Dussasana’s shoulders and forcefully hit his chest and then cut his head. At that juncture, Karna came there and after rescuing Duryodhana he destroyed the army of Pandavas. Rank: 100%. Tormented by that attack, Dharmaraja counter attacked him with a weapon called Sakti. He also threw the weapon called Aindra on the left over army of Samsaptakas. [12] Karna became inconsolable after seeing his son's fate. Further Bhima too frightened the army of Duryodhana. Moral precepts have been made for the well bring of all creatures. While consoling grief-stricken Asvatthama, they suggested him to follow the system of science. Later, when he regained his conscious he attacked Yudhishthira with a mace. Then Sanjay tried to pacify Dhrutarashtra, while Gandhari was pacified by Vidura. Having attacked on Chitrasena, Prativindhya pierced his charioteer, horse and banner. Having heard the reply of Karna, the king of serpents started fighting individually with Arjuna. He pierced Bhima’s bow and struck his charioteer. Karna pierced Bhima’s bow, but Bhima took a new bow and threw sharp arrows on Karna. Using this website means you have read, understood and endorsed our disclaimer and agreed to the terms and conditions of our website. However, Dushasana is no match for Bhima, who destroyed his chariot sending Dushasana reeling to the ground. The army of Kauravas’ flew away due to the death of Chitrasena. Thus, after a terrific battle when Arjuna had won over Asvatthama, he looked for Yudhishthira. All the people and the groups of gods were seeing that terrific battle. Then Arjuna too counter attacked Asvatthama by throwing three sharp arrows on him, because of which, his bow was cut into pieces. Then Arjuna used Brahmastra on Karna. As a result, Duryodhana fell down from his chariot and once again fainted. They both too, attacked Satyaki with their sharp arrows. Though Nakula tried to attack Karna with his weapon, Karna pierced even that. He not only struck me with his arrows but also used many harsh words. Having thus wedged with the sharp arrows of Arjuna, Asvatthama never tried again to fight with Arjuna and went and joined back again in the army of Karna. Karna ultimately decides to save Duryodhana from captivity as he is the commander of the Kaurava's, and his safety was first priority. While piercing and roaring at each other both the warriors were fighting like the rays of sun, while holding javelins in their hands. I make a true vow that, with your blessings, today, I would certainly kill Karna.’ When Arjuna took such a vow, then Krishna said thus, ‘O king! At this juncture, with a view to kill Arjuna, Karna used a terrific arrow, in which a serpent entered. Bibek Debroy (2013), The Mahabharata, Volume 7, Penguin. He said, ‘I being experiencing a deep sorrow feel that the entire Kauravas’ army might have flown away by the death of Dronacharya.’ Having said thus, he wanted to listen to the description of the battle in detail. So, wait for a moment.’ Having heard the words of Karna, Janardana said, ‘O Karna! Thus, having made Karna, who is the best among the human beings and the one endowed with all virtues, as our commander-in-chief, let us destroy all our enemies.’, Having heard the pleasing and the words of welfare from Asvatthama, Duryodhana spoke thus to Karna, the son of Radha, ‘O great warrior!