Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 200

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वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो राज्ञां चरैराप्तैः प्रवृत्तिरुपनीयत। पाण्डवैरुपसम्पन्ना द्रौपदी पतिभिः शुभा॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca tato rājñāṃ carairāptaiḥ pravṛttirupanīyata| pāṇḍavairupasampannā draupadī patibhiḥ śubhā||

Vaishampayana said : Thereupon the kings knew from their trusted spies that the beautiful Draupadi had got the Pandavas her husbands;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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येन तद् धनुरादाय लक्ष्यं विद्धं महात्मना। सोऽर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो महाबाणधनुर्धरः॥

yena tad dhanurādāya lakṣyaṃ viddhaṃ mahātmanā| so'rjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭho mahābāṇadhanurdharaḥ||

The illustrious man who had best the bow and shot the mark was Arjuna, that foremost of all victorious warriors and the great wielder of bow and arrows;

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यः शल्यं मद्रराजं वै प्रोक्षिप्यापातयद् बली। त्रासयामास संक्रुद्धो वृक्षेण पुरुषान् रणे॥ न चास्य सम्भ्रमः कश्चिदासीत् तत्र महात्मनः। स भीमो भीमसंस्पर्शः शत्रुसेनाङ्गपातनः॥

yaḥ śalyaṃ madrarājaṃ vai prokṣipyāpātayad balī| trāsayāmāsa saṃkruddho vṛkṣeṇa puruṣān raṇe|| na cāsya sambhramaḥ kaścidāsīt tatra mahātmanaḥ| sa bhīmo bhīmasaṃsparśaḥ śatrusenāṅgapātanaḥ||

The greatly strong man who had hurled away the Madra king Shalya, he who had in anger frightened all men in the battle by the tree. He who had stood in perfect fearlessness, whose touch was death to all, that illustrious hero, was no other than Bhima, that grinder of hostile ranks.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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ब्रह्मरूपधराज्छ्रुत्वा प्रशान्तान् पाण्डुनन्दनान्। कौन्तेयान् मनुजेन्द्राणां विस्मयः समजायत॥

brahmarūpadharājchrutvā praśāntān pāṇḍunandanān| kaunteyān manujendrāṇāṃ vismayaḥ samajāyata||

The monarchs were very much astonished to learn that the sons of Kunti, the Pandavas, had assumed the guise of the peaceful Brahmanas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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सपुत्रा हि पुरा कुन्ती दग्धा जतुगृहे श्रुता। पुनर्जातानिव च तांस्तेऽमन्यन्त नराधिपाः॥

saputrā hi purā kuntī dagdhā jatugṛhe śrutā| punarjātāniva ca tāṃste'manyanta narādhipāḥ||

They heard that Kunti with her sons had been formerly burnt to death in the lac house; therefore those kings regarded the Pandavas as men who had come back from the dead.

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धिगकुर्वंस्तदा भीष्मं धृतराष्ट्रं च कौरवम्। कर्मणातिनृशंसेन पुरोचनकृतेन वै॥

dhigakurvaṃstadā bhīṣmaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca kauravam| karmaṇātinṛśaṃsena purocanakṛtena vai||

Remembering the greatly cruel dead of Purochana, they said, “Fie on Bhishma! Fie on Dhritarashtra of the Kuru race!"

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वृत्ते स्वयंवरे चैव राजानः सव्र एव ते। यथागतं विप्रजग्मुर्विदित्वा पाण्डवान् वृतान्॥

vṛtte svayaṃvare caiva rājānaḥ savra eva te| yathāgataṃ viprajagmurviditvā pāṇḍavān vṛtān||

When the Svyaimvara was over, all the kings, learning that Draupadi had been wedding to the Pandavas, went away to therefore respective kings.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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अथ दुर्योधनो राजा विमना भ्रातृभिः सह। अश्वत्थाम्ना मातुलेन कर्णेन च कृपेण च॥ विनिवृत्तो वृतं दृष्ट्वा द्रौपद्या श्वेतवाहनम्। तं तु दुःशासनो वीडन मन्दं मन्दमिवाब्रवीत्॥

atha duryodhano rājā vimanā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha| aśvatthāmnā mātulena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca|| vinivṛtto vṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā draupadyā śvetavāhanam| taṃ tu duḥśāsano vīḍana mandaṃ mandamivābravīt||

Having heard that Draupadi had been married to the rider of the white horse (Arjuna), Duryodhana, became greatly depressed; and accompanied by his brothers,। Ashvathama, his maternal uncle (Shakuni), Karna and Kripa, he started for his capital. Then Dushashana, being full of shame, thus slowly spoke to him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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यद्यसौ ब्राह्मणो न स्याद् विन्देत द्रौपदी न सः। न हि तं तत्त्वतो राजन् वेद कश्चिद् धनंजयम्॥

yadyasau brāhmaṇo na syād vindeta draupadī na saḥ| na hi taṃ tattvato rājan veda kaścid dhanaṃjayam||

"O king, if Arjuna had not disguised himself as a Brahmana, he could have never succeeded in obtaining Draupadi. On that account, none could recognise as Dhananjaya.

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दैवं च परमं मन्ये पौरुषं चाप्यनर्थकम्। धिगस्तु पौरुषं तात ध्रियन्ते यत्र पाण्डवाः॥

daivaṃ ca paramaṃ manye pauruṣaṃ cāpyanarthakam| dhigastu pauruṣaṃ tāta dhriyante yatra pāṇḍavāḥ||

I believe that Destiny is supreme and human exertion is useless. O brother, fie on our exertions, when the Pandavas are still alive!"

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एवं सम्भाषमाणास्ते निन्दन्तश्च पुरोचनम्। विविशुहा॑स्तिनपुरं दीना विगतचेतसः॥

evaṃ sambhāṣamāṇāste nindantaśca purocanam| viviśuhā̭stinapuraṃ dīnā vigatacetasaḥ||

Thus talking to one another and blaming Purochana, they entered Hastinapur in misery and sorrow.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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जस्ता विगतसंकल्पा दृष्ट्वा पार्थान् महौजसः। मुक्तान् हव्यभुजश्चैव संयुक्तान् द्रुपदेन च॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं तु संचिन्त्य तथैव च शिखण्डिनम्। दुपदस्यात्मजांश्चान्यान् सर्वयुद्धविशारदान्॥

jastā vigatasaṃkalpā dṛṣṭvā pārthān mahaujasaḥ| muktān havyabhujaścaiva saṃyuktān drupadena ca|| dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tu saṃcintya tathaiva ca śikhaṇḍinam| dupadasyātmajāṃścānyān sarvayuddhaviśāradān||

Seeing the greatly powerful sons of Pritha escaped from the house of lac and allied with Drupada and thinking of Dhrishtaduymna, Shikhandin and also other sons of Drupada who were all learned in every art of war, he (Duryodhana) became depressed and alarmed.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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विदुरस्त्वथ तां श्रुत्वा द्रौपदीं पाण्डवैर्वृतान्। वीडितान् धार्तराष्ट्रांश्च भग्नदर्पानुपागतान्॥ ततः प्रीतमनाः क्षत्ता धृतराष्ट्र विशाम्पते। उवाच दिष्ट्या कुरवो वर्धन्त इति विस्मितः॥ १७

vidurastvatha tāṃ śrutvā draupadīṃ pāṇḍavairvṛtān| vīḍitān dhārtarāṣṭrāṃśca bhagnadarpānupāgatān|| tataḥ prītamanāḥ kṣattā dhṛtarāṣṭra viśāmpate| uvāca diṣṭyā kuravo vardhanta iti vismitaḥ|| 17

Having learnt that Draupadi had been won by the Pandavas and that the sons of Dhritarashtra, their pride being broken, had returned in shame, Vidura became exceedingly glad; and coming to Dhritarashtra, O king, Kshatta, (Vidura) said to him, “The Kurus are prospering from good luck."

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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वैचित्रवीर्यस्तु वचो निशम्य विदुरस्य तत्। अब्रवीत् परमप्रीतो दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येति भारत॥

vaicitravīryastu vaco niśamya vidurasya tat| abravīt paramaprīto diṣṭyā diṣṭyeti bhārata||

O descendant of Bharata, the son of Vichitravirya, the king Dhritarashtra, becoming astonished, said in great joy, "What good luck! What good luck!"

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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मन्यते स वृतं पुत्रं ज्येष्ठं दुपदकन्यया। दुर्योधनमविज्ञानात् प्रशाचक्षुर्नरेश्वरः॥

manyate sa vṛtaṃ putraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ dupadakanyayā| duryodhanamavijñānāt praśācakṣurnareśvaraḥ||

That king, possessing the eye of knowledge, thought from ignorance that his eldest son Duryodhana had been chosen by the daughter of Drupada.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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अथ त्वाज्ञापयामास द्रौपद्या भूषणं बहु। आनीयतां वै कृष्णेति पुत्रं दुर्योधनं तदा॥

atha tvājñāpayāmāsa draupadyā bhūṣaṇaṃ bahu| ānīyatāṃ vai kṛṣṇeti putraṃ duryodhanaṃ tadā||

He ordered various ornaments to be made for Draupadi and he ordered that both Krishna and his son Duryodhana should be (brought in great pomp.)

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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अथास्य पश्चाद् विदुर आचख्यौ पाण्डवान् वृतान्। सर्वान् कुशलिनो वीरान् पूजितान् द्रुपदेन ह॥

athāsya paścād vidura ācakhyau pāṇḍavān vṛtān| sarvān kuśalino vīrān pūjitān drupadena ha||

It was then that Vidura said that Draupadi had chosen the Pandavas for her husbands and they were all in good health and peace and those heroes had been duly received by Drupada.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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तेषां सम्बन्धिनश्चान्यान् बहून् बलसमन्वितान्। समागतान् पाण्डवेयैस्तस्मिन्नेव स्वयंवरे॥

teṣāṃ sambandhinaścānyān bahūn balasamanvitān| samāgatān pāṇḍaveyaistasminneva svayaṃvare||

And that the Pandavas had been allied with the many relatives and friends of Drupada, each possessing large armies and also with many others that had come to the Svyaimvara.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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यथैव पाण्डोः पुत्रास्तु तथैवाभ्यधिका मम। यथा चाभ्यधिका बुद्धिर्मम तान् प्रति तच्छृणु॥

yathaiva pāṇḍoḥ putrāstu tathaivābhyadhikā mama| yathā cābhyadhikā buddhirmama tān prati tacchṛṇu||

Dhritarashtra said: Those children are dearer to me then they were to Pandu, know that my affection for them is now greater then before.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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यत् ते कृशलिनो वीरा मित्रवन्तश्च पाण्डवाः। तेषां सम्बन्धिनश्चान्ये बहवश्च महाबलाः॥

yat te kṛśalino vīrā mitravantaśca pāṇḍavāḥ| teṣāṃ sambandhinaścānye bahavaśca mahābalāḥ||

Those heroes, the sons of Pandu, are in good health and peace and they have now friends. Their friends and others (with whom they have allied) are all greatly powerful.

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को हि द्रुपदमासाद्य मित्रं क्षत्तः सबान्धवम्। न बुभूषेद् भवेनार्थी गतश्रीरपि पार्थिवः॥

ko hi drupadamāsādya mitraṃ kṣattaḥ sabāndhavam| na bubhūṣed bhavenārthī gataśrīrapi pārthivaḥ||

O Kshatta, who among kings does not desire to have Drupada with his relatives as his friends in weal or in woe?

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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वैशम्पायन उवाच तं तथा भाषमाणं तु विदुरः प्रत्यभाषत। नित्यं भवतु ते बुद्धिरेषा राजञ्छतं समाः। इत्युक्तवा प्रययौ राजन् विदुरः स्वं निवेशनम्॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca taṃ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṃ tu viduraḥ pratyabhāṣata| nityaṃ bhavatu te buddhireṣā rājañchataṃ samāḥ| ityuktavā prayayau rājan viduraḥ svaṃ niveśanam||

Vaishampayana said : When he said this, Vidura replied “O king, let your understanding remain so for one hundred years."

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ततो दुर्योधनश्चापि राधेयश्च विशाम्पते। धृतराष्ट्रमुपागम्य वचोऽब्रूतामिदं तदा॥ संनिधौ विदुरस्य त्वां वक्तुं न शक्नुवः। विविक्तमिति वक्ष्याव: किं तवेदं चिकीर्षितम्॥ सपत्नवृद्धिं यत् तात मन्यसे वृद्धिमात्मनः। अभिष्टौषि च यत् क्षत्तुः समीपे द्विषतां वर॥

tato duryodhanaścāpi rādheyaśca viśāmpate| dhṛtarāṣṭramupāgamya vaco'brūtāmidaṃ tadā|| saṃnidhau vidurasya tvāṃ vaktuṃ na śaknuvaḥ| viviktamiti vakṣyāva: kiṃ tavedaṃ cikīrṣitam|| sapatnavṛddhiṃ yat tāta manyase vṛddhimātmanaḥ| abhiṣṭauṣi ca yat kṣattuḥ samīpe dviṣatāṃ vara||

O king, then there came to Dhritarashtra Duryodhana and the son of Radha (Karna) and they thus spoke to him, “We are incapable of speaking wicked designs before Vidura, We have now found you alone; we shall, therefore, speak to you all that we desire to say. O father, are you considering the prosperity of the enemy as your own? O best of men, you were applauding the Pandavas before Kshatta.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

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अन्यस्मिन् नृप कर्तव्ये त्वमन्यत् कुरुषेऽनघ। तेषां बलविधातो हि कर्तव्यस्तात नित्यशः॥

anyasmin nṛpa kartavye tvamanyat kuruṣe'nagha| teṣāṃ balavidhāto hi kartavyastāta nityaśaḥ||

O sinless one, you are not acting as you should. You ought to act every day in a way as to weaken their (the Pandavas') strength.

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ते वयं प्राप्तकालस्य चिकीर्षा मन्त्रयामहे। यथा नो न गसेयुस्ते सपुत्रवलबान्धवान्॥

te vayaṃ prāptakālasya cikīrṣā mantrayāmahe| yathā no na gaseyuste saputravalabāndhavān||

The time has come when we should consult together, so that they (the Pandavas) may not swallow us all with our sons, forces, friends and relatives.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)