Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 194
MBh 1 194.1
दूत उवाच जन्यार्थमन्नं दुपदेन राज्ञा विवाहहेतोरुपसंस्कृतं च। तदाप्नुवध्वं कृतसर्वकार्याः कृष्णां च तत्रैव चिरं न कार्यम्॥
dūta uvāca janyārthamannaṃ dupadena rājñā vivāhahetorupasaṃskṛtaṃ ca| tadāpnuvadhvaṃ kṛtasarvakāryāḥ kṛṣṇāṃ ca tatraiva ciraṃ na kāryam||
The Messenger said : A good feast for the bridegroom's party has been prepared by the king Drupada in view of his daughter's nuptials. Come there after finishing your daily rites. The marriage of Krishna will take place there. Do not make any delay.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.2
इमे रथाः काञ्चनपद्मचित्राः सदश्वयुक्ता वसुधाधिपार्हाः। एतान् समारुह्य समेत सर्वे पाञ्चालराजस्य निवेशनं तत्॥
ime rathāḥ kāñcanapadmacitrāḥ sadaśvayuktā vasudhādhipārhāḥ| etān samāruhya sameta sarve pāñcālarājasya niveśanaṃ tat||
These cars, adorned with golden lotus and drawn by excellent horses, are worthy of being ridden by kings. Riding on them, come to the palace of the Panchala king.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.3
वैशंपायन उवाच ततः प्रयाताः कुरुपुङ्गवास्ते पुरोहितं तं परियाप्य सर्वे। आस्थाय यानानि महान्ति तानि कुन्ती च कृष्णा च सहैकयाने॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ prayātāḥ kurupuṅgavāste purohitaṃ taṃ pariyāpya sarve| āsthāya yānāni mahānti tāni kuntī ca kṛṣṇā ca sahaikayāne||
Vaishampayana said : Having sent away the priest and having placed Kunti and Krishna on one of these cars, those best of the Kurus ascended those excellent cars and proceeded towards the palace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.4
श्रुत्वा तु वाक्यानि पुरोहितस्य यान्युक्तवान् भारत धर्मराजः। जिज्ञासयैवाथ कुरूत्तमानां द्रव्याण्यनेकान्युपसंजहार॥ फलानि माल्यानि च संस्कृतानि वर्माणि चर्माणि तथाऽऽसनानि। जानि चान्यानि कृषीनिमित्तम्॥
śrutvā tu vākyāni purohitasya yānyuktavān bhārata dharmarājaḥ| jijñāsayaivātha kurūttamānāṃ dravyāṇyanekānyupasaṃjahāra|| phalāni mālyāni ca saṃskṛtāni varmāṇi carmāṇi tathā''sanāni| jāni cānyāni kṛṣīnimittam||
O descendant of Bharata, O king, having heard from the priest the words of the Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), he (Drupada), kept ready a large collection of things, such as fruits, sanctified garlands, armours, shields, carpets, kine, ropes, seeds and various other articles and implements of agriculture so that he might ascertain to which order these heroes belonged.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.5
अन्येषु शिल्पेषु च यान्यपि स्युः सर्वाणि कृत्यान्यखिलेन तत्र। क्रीडानिमित्तान्यपि यानि तत्र सर्वाणि तत्रोपजहार राजा॥
anyeṣu śilpeṣu ca yānyapi syuḥ sarvāṇi kṛtyānyakhilena tatra| krīḍānimittānyapi yāni tatra sarvāṇi tatropajahāra rājā||
The king also collected every article appertaining to other arts and various implements and apparatus of every kind of sports.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.6
वर्माणि चर्माणि च भानुमन्ति खड्गा महान्तोऽश्वरथाश्च चित्राः। धनूंषि चाडयाणि शराच चित्राः शक्त्य॒ष्टयः काञ्चनभूषणाश्च॥ प्रासा भुशुण्ड यश्च परश्वधाश्च सांग्रामिकं चैव तथैव सर्वम्। शय्यस्नान्युत्तमवस्तुवन्ति तथैव वासो विविधं च तत्र॥
varmāṇi carmāṇi ca bhānumanti khaḍgā mahānto'śvarathāśca citrāḥ| dhanūṃṣi cāḍayāṇi śarāca citrāḥ śaktya॒ṣṭayaḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇāśca|| prāsā bhuśuṇḍa yaśca paraśvadhāśca sāṃgrāmikaṃ caiva tathaiva sarvam| śayyasnānyuttamavastuvanti tathaiva vāso vividhaṃ ca tatra||
(He kept there also) shining armours, shields, excellent swords and scimitars, beautiful chariots and horses, first class bows and well adorned arrows, various other kinds of weapons ornamented with gold, darts and rockets, battle axes and other implements of war, beds and carpets, various other fine things and cloths of various kinds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.7
मन्तःपुरं दुपदस्याविवेश। स्त्रियश्च तां कौरवराजपत्नी प्रत्यर्चयामासुरदीनसत्त्वाः॥
mantaḥpuraṃ dupadasyāviveśa| striyaśca tāṃ kauravarājapatnī pratyarcayāmāsuradīnasattvāḥ||
Taking with her the virtuous Krishna, Kunti entered the inner apartment of Drupada's palace. The lAdies (of the king Drupada's household) worshiped the wife of the Kuru king with joyous hearts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.8
तान् सिंहविक्रान्तगतीन् निरीक्ष्य महर्षभाक्षानजिनोत्तरीयान्। प्रलम्बबाहून् पुरुषप्रवीरान्॥ राजा च राज्ञः सचिवाश्च सर्वं पुत्राश्च राज्ञः सुहृदस्तथैव च। प्रेष्याश्च सर्वे निखिलेन राजन् हर्षं समापेतुरतीव तत्र॥
tān siṃhavikrāntagatīn nirīkṣya maharṣabhākṣānajinottarīyān| pralambabāhūn puruṣapravīrān|| rājā ca rājñaḥ sacivāśca sarvaṃ putrāśca rājñaḥ suhṛdastathaiva ca| preṣyāśca sarve nikhilena rājan harṣaṃ samāpeturatīva tatra||
O king, seeing those foremost of men, each possessing the sportive gait of the lion, each with deer skin for his upper garment, with eyes like mighty bulls, with broad shoulders and long hanging arms which looked like the bodies of mighty snakes, the king, the king's ministers, the king's sons, the king's relatives and attendants, all because exceedingly glad.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.9
ते तत्र वीराः परमासनेषु सपादपीद्देप्वविशरूमानाः। यथानुपूर्वं विविशुनराग्र्या: तथा महार्हेषु न विस्मयन्तः॥
te tatra vīrāḥ paramāsaneṣu sapādapīddepvaviśarūmānāḥ| yathānupūrvaṃ viviśunarāgryā: tathā mahārheṣu na vismayantaḥ||
Those heroes without any hesitation and awkwardness sat with perfect fearlessness on costly seats furnished with footstools; and they sat one after the other according to the order of their age.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.10
उच्चावचं पार्थिवभोजनीयं पात्रीषु जाम्बूनदराजतीषु। दासाश्च दास्यश्च सुमृष्टवेषाः सम्भोजकाश्चाप्युपजहरन्नम्॥
uccāvacaṃ pārthivabhojanīyaṃ pātrīṣu jāmbūnadarājatīṣu| dāsāśca dāsyaśca sumṛṣṭaveṣāḥ sambhojakāścāpyupajaharannam||
After those heroes were seated, well dressed male and female servants and skillful cooks brought excellent and costly viands, on plates made of gold and silver, food worthy of kings alone.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.11
ते तत्र भुक्त्वा पुरुषवीरा यथाऽऽत्मकामं सुभृशं प्रतीताः। उत्क्रम्य सर्वाणि वसूनि राजन् सांग्रामिकं ते विविशुनूवीराः॥
te tatra bhuktvā puruṣavīrā yathā''tmakāmaṃ subhṛśaṃ pratītāḥ| utkramya sarvāṇi vasūni rājan sāṃgrāmikaṃ te viviśunūvīrāḥ||
Then those foremost of men dined on those dishes and became well pleased. After the dinner was over, those heroes among men, passing over, all other things, began to examine with interest the various implements of war (displayed there).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 194.12
तल्लक्षयित्वा दुपदस्य पुत्रो राजा च सर्वैः सह मन्त्रिमुख्यैः। समर्थयामासुरुपेत्य हृष्टाः कुन्तीसुतान् पार्थिव राजपुत्रान्॥
tallakṣayitvā dupadasya putro rājā ca sarvaiḥ saha mantrimukhyaiḥ| samarthayāmāsurupetya hṛṣṭāḥ kuntīsutān pārthiva rājaputrān||
Seeing this, Drupada's sons and the king (Drupada) himself with all the chief councillors knew the sons of Kunti to be all of royal blood and they therefore became exceedingly happy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)