Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 60
MBh 1 60.1
सौतिरुवाच श्रुत्वा तु सर्पसत्राय दीक्षितं जनमेजयम्। अभ्यगच्छदृषिविद्वान्कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा।॥
sautiruvāca śrutvā tu sarpasatrāya dīkṣitaṃ janamejayam| abhyagacchadṛṣividvānkṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā|||
Sauti said : Having heard that Janamejaya has been installed in the Snake-sacrifice, the learned Rishi Krishna Dvaipayana went there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.2
जनयामास यं काली शक्तेः पुत्रात्पराशरात्। कन्यैव यमुनाद्वीपे पाण्डवानां पितामहम्॥
janayāmāsa yaṃ kālī śakteḥ putrātparāśarāt| kanyaiva yamunādvīpe pāṇḍavānāṃ pitāmaham||
The grandfather of the Pandavas, (Krishna Dvaipayana) was born in an island of the Yamuna, in the womb of the maiden Kali by Shakti's son Parashara.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.3
जातमात्रश्च यः सद्य इष्ट्या देहमवीवृधत्। वेदांश्चाधिजगे साङ्गान्सेतिहासान्महायशाः॥
jātamātraśca yaḥ sadya iṣṭyā dehamavīvṛdhat| vedāṃścādhijage sāṅgānsetihāsānmahāyaśāḥ||
As soon as born, the illustrious man developed his body by his will alone and mastered the Vedas and the Vedangas and all the histories.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.4
यन्नति तपसा कश्चिन्न वेदाध्ययनेन च। न व्रतैर्नोपवासैश्च न प्रसूत्या न मन्युना॥
yannati tapasā kaścinna vedādhyayanena ca| na vratairnopavāsaiśca na prasūtyā na manyunā||
He achieved that which could not be achieved by asceticism, or by the study of the Vedas, by vows, by fasts, by progeny or by sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.5
विव्यासैकं चतुर्धा यो वेदं वेदविदां वरः। परावरज्ञो ब्रह्मर्षिः कविः सत्यव्रतः शुचिः॥
vivyāsaikaṃ caturdhā yo vedaṃ vedavidāṃ varaḥ| parāvarajño brahmarṣiḥ kaviḥ satyavrataḥ śuciḥ||
The best of the best Veda-knowing men first divided the Vedas into four parts. He was a great Brahma-knowing Rishi, a great poet, a truthful man, a holy ascetic.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.6
यः पाण्डुं धृतरा च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत्। शान्तनो: संततिं तन्वन्पुण्यकीर्तिर्महायशाः॥
yaḥ pāṇḍuṃ dhṛtarā ca viduraṃ cāpyajījanat| śāntano: saṃtatiṃ tanvanpuṇyakīrtirmahāyaśāḥ||
That great Rishi of sacred deeds and great fame, in order to continue the line of Shantanu begot Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidura.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.7
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेः स महात्मा सदस्तथा। विवेश सहितः शिष्यैर्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः॥
janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ sa mahātmā sadastathā| viveśa sahitaḥ śiṣyairvedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ||
This illustrious man accompanied by his disciples, learned in the Vedas and the Vedangas, entered the sacrificial grounds of the royal sage Janamejaya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.8
तत्र राजानमासीनं ददर्श जनमेजयम्। वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिर्देवैरिव पुरंदरम्॥
tatra rājānamāsīnaṃ dadarśa janamejayam| vṛtaṃ sadasyairbahubhirdevairiva puraṃdaram||
He saw there seated king Janamejaya surrounded by his numerous Sadasya like Indra surrounded by the celestials.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.9
तथा मूर्धाभिषिक्तैश्च नानाजनपदेश्वरैः। ऋत्विग्भिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैश्च कुशलैर्यज्ञसंस्तरे॥
tathā mūrdhābhiṣiktaiśca nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ| ṛtvigbhirbrahmakalpaiśca kuśalairyajñasaṃstare||
He was surrounded by kings of various countries who had undergone the sacred baths and by competent Ritvijas who were like Brahma himself all seated comfortably in the sacrificial grounds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.10
जनमेजयस्तु राजर्षिर्दृष्ट्वा तमृषिमागतम्। सगणोऽभ्युद्ययौ तूर्णं प्रीत्या भरतसत्तमः॥
janamejayastu rājarṣirdṛṣṭvā tamṛṣimāgatam| sagaṇo'bhyudyayau tūrṇaṃ prītyā bharatasattamaḥ||
The best of the Bharata race, the royal sage Janamejaya, seeing the Rishi approaching, advanced quickly in great joy with all his relatives and followers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.11
काञ्चनं विष्टरं तस्मै सदस्यानुमतः प्रभुः। आसनं कल्पयामास तथा शक्रो बृहस्पतेः॥
kāñcanaṃ viṣṭaraṃ tasmai sadasyānumataḥ prabhuḥ| āsanaṃ kalpayāmāsa tathā śakro bṛhaspateḥ||
The king, with the approval of the Sadasyas, offered a golden seat to the Rishi as did Indra to (his preceptor) Brihaspati.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.12
तत्रोपविष्टं वरदं देवर्षिगणपूजितम्। पूजयामास राजेन्द्रः शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥
tatropaviṣṭaṃ varadaṃ devarṣigaṇapūjitam| pūjayāmāsa rājendraḥ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā||
When the boon-granting and the adored of the celestials, the Rishis (Vyasa) took his seat, the king of kings (Janamejaya) worshipped him according to the ordinances.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.13
पाद्यमाचमनीयं च अर्घ्यं गां च विधानतः। पितामहाय कृष्णाय तदर्हाय न्यवेदयत्॥
pādyamācamanīyaṃ ca arghyaṃ gāṃ ca vidhānataḥ| pitāmahāya kṛṣṇāya tadarhāya nyavedayat||
The king then offered to his grandfather Krishna (Dvaipayana) in due form water to wash his feet and mouth, Arghya and kine.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.14
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजां पाण्डवाज्जनमेजयात्। गां चैव समनुज्ञाप्य व्यासः प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा॥
pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ pāṇḍavājjanamejayāt| gāṃ caiva samanujñāpya vyāsaḥ prīto'bhavattadā||
Vyasa was much pleased on accepting the offerings from the Pandava Janamejaya and he ordered that the kine should not be slaughtered.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.15
तथा च पूजयित्वा तं प्रणयात्प्रपितामहम्। उपोपविश्य प्रीतात्मा पर्यपृच्छदनामयम्॥
tathā ca pūjayitvā taṃ praṇayātprapitāmaham| upopaviśya prītātmā paryapṛcchadanāmayam||
Thus having worshipped him the king bowed to his great grandfather. And having seated himself in joy, he asked him about his welfare.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.16
भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा कुशलं प्रतिवेद्य च। सदस्यैः पूजितः सर्वैः सदस्यान्प्रत्यपूजयत्॥
bhagavānapi taṃ dṛṣṭvā kuśalaṃ prativedya ca| sadasyaiḥ pūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ sadasyānpratyapūjayat||
The illustrious Rishi, also looked (graciously) at him and asked him about his welfare. He then worshipped the Sadasyas who had already worshipped him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.17
ततस्तु सहितः सर्वैः सदस्यैर्जनमेजयः। इदं पश्चाद्विजश्रेष्ठं पर्यपृच्छत्कृताञ्जलिः॥
tatastu sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sadasyairjanamejayaḥ| idaṃ paścādvijaśreṣṭhaṃ paryapṛcchatkṛtāñjaliḥ||
Thereupon with joined hands, Janamejaya, with all his Sadasyas, addressed the best of the Brahmanas (Vyasa) thus:
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.18
जनमेजय उवाच कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च भवान्प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्। तेषां चरितमिच्छामि कथ्यमानं त्वया द्विजः॥
janamejaya uvāca kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhavānpratyakṣadarśivān| teṣāṃ caritamicchāmi kathyamānaṃ tvayā dvijaḥ||
Janamejaya said : O Brahmana, you saw with your own eyes the great deeds of the Kurus and the Pandavas. I desire to hear them narrated by you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.19
कथं समभवद्भेदस्तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। तच्च युद्धं कथं वृत्तं भूतान्तकरणं महत्॥ पितामहानां सर्वेषां दैवेनानिष्टचेतसाम्। कार्येनैतन्ममाचक्ष्व यथावृत्तं द्विजोत्तम॥
kathaṃ samabhavadbhedasteṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām| tacca yuddhaṃ kathaṃ vṛttaṃ bhūtāntakaraṇaṃ mahat|| pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ daivenāniṣṭacetasām| kāryenaitanmamācakṣva yathāvṛttaṃ dvijottama||
What was the cause of the quarrel between them? They were all of great deeds and virtuous mind. Why did that great battle, which was the cause of the death of countless men, occur among my grandfathers, their sense being (surely) over-clouded by Fate? O best of Brahmanas, tell me all this in full as they happened.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.20
सौतिरुवाच तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा। शशास शिष्यमासीनं वैशंपायनमन्तिके॥
sautiruvāca tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā| śaśāsa śiṣyamāsīnaṃ vaiśaṃpāyanamantike||
Sauti said : Having heard these words of Janamejaya, Krishna Dvaipayana addressed his disciple Vaishampayana, seated by his side saying,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.21
व्यास उवाच कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च यथा भेदोऽभवत्पुरा। तदस्मै सर्वमाचक्ष्व यन्मत्तः श्रुतवानसि॥
vyāsa uvāca kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yathā bhedo'bhavatpurā| tadasmai sarvamācakṣva yanmattaḥ śrutavānasi||
Vyasa said : Repeat, exactly as you heard from me the account of the quarrel between the Kurus and the Pandavas of old.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.22
गुरोर्वचनमाज्ञाय स तु विप्रर्षभस्तदा। आचचक्षे ततः सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम्॥
gurorvacanamājñāya sa tu viprarṣabhastadā| ācacakṣe tataḥ sarvamitihāsaṃ purātanam||
Sauti said: That best of Brahmanas, (Vaishampayana), having been thus commanded by his preceptor, recited the whole of that old history,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 60.23
राज्ञे तस्मै सदस्येभ्यः पार्थिवेभ्यश्च सर्वशः। भेदं सर्वविनाशं च कुरुपाण्डवयोस्तदा।॥
rājñe tasmai sadasyebhyaḥ pārthivebhyaśca sarvaśaḥ| bhedaṃ sarvavināśaṃ ca kurupāṇḍavayostadā|||
To the king, to the Sadasyas and to all the chiefs and potentates present there. He told them all about the quarrel and the utter extinction of the Kurus and the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)