Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 140
MBh 2 140.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच अन्तर्हितानि भूतानि बलवन्ति महान्ति च। अग्निना तपसा चैव शक्यं गन्तुं वृकोदर।॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca antarhitāni bhūtāni balavanti mahānti ca| agninā tapasā caiva śakyaṃ gantuṃ vṛkodara|||
Yudhishthira said: O Vrikodara, there are in this place, many invisible beings who are all powerful and huge. We shall however be able to pass through them by the merit of our Agnihotra and asceticism.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.2
संनिवतय कौन्तेय क्षुत्पिपासे बलाश्रयात्। ततो बलं च दाक्ष्यं च संश्रयस्व वृकोदर॥
saṃnivataya kaunteya kṣutpipāse balāśrayāt| tato balaṃ ca dākṣyaṃ ca saṃśrayasva vṛkodara||
O son of Kunti, by collecting your prowess, restrain your hunger and thirst, O Vrikodara, have recourse to your strength and cleverness,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.3
ऋषेस्त्वया श्रुतं वाक्यं कैलास पर्वतं प्रति। बुद्ध्या प्रपश्य कौन्तेय कथं कृष्णा गमिष्यति॥
ṛṣestvayā śrutaṃ vākyaṃ kailāsa parvataṃ prati| buddhyā prapaśya kaunteya kathaṃ kṛṣṇā gamiṣyati||
O son of Kunti, you have heard what the Rishi (Lomasha) has said about the Kailasa mountain. After due deliberation think, how Krishna (Draupadi) should pass through is place.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.4
अथवा सहदेवेनधौम्येन च समं विभो। सूतैः पौरोगवैश्चैव सर्वेश्च परिचारकैः॥ रथैरश्चैश्च ये चान्ये विप्राः क्लेशासहाः पथि। सर्वैस्त्वं सहितो भीम निवर्तस्वायतेक्षण॥
athavā sahadevenadhaumyena ca samaṃ vibho| sūtaiḥ paurogavaiścaiva sarveśca paricārakaiḥ|| rathairaścaiśca ye cānye viprāḥ kleśāsahāḥ pathi| sarvaistvaṃ sahito bhīma nivartasvāyatekṣaṇa||
Or, O exalted Bhima of large eyes, you should better return with Sahadeva, with Dhaumya, with all our charioteers, cooks, scrvants, cars, horses and also the Brahmanas who are worn out with travel.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.5
त्रयो वयं गमिष्यामो लध्वाहारा यतव्रताः। अहं च नकुलश्चैव लोमशश्च महातपाः॥
trayo vayaṃ gamiṣyāmo ladhvāhārā yatavratāḥ| ahaṃ ca nakulaścaiva lomaśaśca mahātapāḥ||
The great ascetic Lomasha, Nakula and I shall proceed living on light food and observing vows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.6
ममागमनमाकाङ्क्षन् गङ्गाद्वारे समाहितः। वसेह द्रौपदी रक्षन् यावदागमनं मम॥
mamāgamanamākāṅkṣan gaṅgādvāre samāhitaḥ| vaseha draupadī rakṣan yāvadāgamanaṃ mama||
In expectation of my return, wait carefully at the source of the Ganges and protect Draupadi till I come back.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.7
भीम उवाच राजपुत्री श्रमेणार्ता दुःखार्ता चैव भारत। व्रजत्येव हि कल्याणी श्वेतवाहदिदृक्षया॥
bhīma uvāca rājaputrī śrameṇārtā duḥkhārtā caiva bhārata| vrajatyeva hi kalyāṇī śvetavāhadidṛkṣayā||
Bhima said: O descendant of Bharata, although this blessed princess is afflicted with toil she easily proceeds along in the hope of seeing Shvetavahana (Arjuna).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.8
तव चाप्यरतिस्तीता वर्तते तमपश्यतः। गुडाकेशं महात्मानं संग्रामेष्वपलायिनम्॥
tava cāpyaratistītā vartate tamapaśyataḥ| guḍākeśaṃ mahātmānaṃ saṃgrāmeṣvapalāyinam||
Your dejection also is very great at not seeing the high-souled Gudukesha (Arjuna) who never retreats from battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.9
किं पुनः सहदेवं च मां च कृष्णां च भारत। द्विजाः कामं निवर्तन्तां सर्वे च परिचारकाः॥
kiṃ punaḥ sahadevaṃ ca māṃ ca kṛṣṇāṃ ca bhārata| dvijāḥ kāmaṃ nivartantāṃ sarve ca paricārakāḥ||
O descendant of Bharata, you will be more dejected if you do not see Sahadeva, Krishna (Draupadi) and myself. Let the Brahmanas return with our servants,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.10
सूताः पौरोगवाश्चैव यं च मन्येत नो भवान्। न ह्यहं हातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमिह कर्हिचित्॥
sūtāḥ paurogavāścaiva yaṃ ca manyeta no bhavān| na hyahaṃ hātumicchāmi bhavantamiha karhicit||
Charioteers, cooks and others whom you may command. I shall never leave you here.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.11
शैलेऽस्मिन् राक्षसाकीर्णे दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च। इयं चापि महाभागा राजपुत्री पतिव्रता।॥
śaile'smin rākṣasākīrṇe durgeṣu viṣameṣu ca| iyaṃ cāpi mahābhāgā rājaputrī pativratā|||
In these rugged and inaccessible mountainous regions infested by Rakshashas. This greatly blessed princess, ever devoted to her husbands,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.12
त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र नोत्सहेद् विनिवर्तितुम्। तथैव सहदेवोऽयं सततं त्वामनुव्रतः॥
tvāmṛte puruṣavyāghra notsahed vinivartitum| tathaiva sahadevo'yaṃ satataṃ tvāmanuvrataḥ||
O foremost of men, will not return without you. This Sahadeva is always devoted to you;
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.13
न जातु विनिवर्तेत मनोज्ञो ह्यहमस्य वै। अपि चात्र महाराज सव्यसाचिदिदृक्षया॥ सर्वे लालसभूताः स्म तस्माद् यास्यामहे सह। यद्यशक्यो स्थैर्गन्तुं शैलोऽयं बहुकन्दरः॥
na jātu vinivarteta manojño hyahamasya vai| api cātra mahārāja savyasācididṛkṣayā|| sarve lālasabhūtāḥ sma tasmād yāsyāmahe saha| yadyaśakyo sthairgantuṃ śailo'yaṃ bahukandaraḥ||
O great king, I know his character well; he will never return (without you). We are all cager to see Savyasachi (Arjuna) and therefore we will all go together. If we cannot go on our cars over this mountain of many defiles,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.14
पद्भिरेव गमिष्यामो मा राजन् विमना भव। अहं वहिष्ये पाञ्चालीं यत्र यत्र न शक्ष्यति॥
padbhireva gamiṣyāmo mā rājan vimanā bhava| ahaṃ vahiṣye pāñcālīṃ yatra yatra na śakṣyati||
We shall walk on foot. O King, you need not trouble yourself about it. I shall carry the Panchala Princess, wherever and whenever she will be incapable of walking.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.15
इति मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्मा राजन् विमना भव। सुकुमारौ तथा वीरौ माद्रीनन्दिकरावुभौ। दुर्गे संतारयिष्यामि यत्राशक्तौ भविष्यतः॥
iti me vartate buddhirmā rājan vimanā bhava| sukumārau tathā vīrau mādrīnandikarāvubhau| durge saṃtārayiṣyāmi yatrāśaktau bhaviṣyataḥ||
I have decided upon this; therefore do not trouble yourself about it. I shall carry these two heroes, the tender sons of Madri, the delight of their mother, over difficult tracts, wherever they will be incapable of walking.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.16
युधिष्ठिर उवाच एवं ते भाषमाणस्य बलं भीमाभिवर्धताम्। यत् त्वमुत्सहसे वोढुं पाञ्चालीं च यशस्विनीम्॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca evaṃ te bhāṣamāṇasya balaṃ bhīmābhivardhatām| yat tvamutsahase voḍhuṃ pāñcālīṃ ca yaśasvinīm||
Yudhishthira said: O Bhima, let your strength increase for your speaking thus. You boldly undertake to carry the illustrious Panchala princess.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.17
यमजौ चापि भद्रं ते नैतन्यत्र विद्यते। बलं तव यशश्चैवधर्मः कीर्तिश्च वर्धताम्॥
yamajau cāpi bhadraṃ te naitanyatra vidyate| balaṃ tava yaśaścaivadharmaḥ kīrtiśca vardhatām||
And also the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva). Be blessed; such courage does not exist in others. May your strength, fame and virtue increase.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.18
यत् त्वमुत्सहसे नेतुं भ्रातरौ सह कृष्णया। मा ते ग्लानिर्महाबाहो मा च तेऽस्तु पराभवः॥
yat tvamutsahase netuṃ bhrātarau saha kṛṣṇayā| mā te glānirmahābāho mā ca te'stu parābhavaḥ||
O mighty-armed hero, as you propose to carry our two brothers will Krishna (Draupadi), let not exhaustion or defeat come to you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.19
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कृष्णाब्रवीद् वाक्यं प्रहसन्ती मनोरमा। गमिष्यामि न संतापः कार्यो मां प्रति भारत॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ kṛṣṇābravīd vākyaṃ prahasantī manoramā| gamiṣyāmi na saṃtāpaḥ kāryo māṃ prati bhārata||
Vaishampayana said : Thereupon the charming Krishna (Draupadi) smilingly said, “O descendant of Bharata, I shall go, you need not be anxious for me."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.20
लोमश उवाच तपसा शक्यते गन्तुं पर्वतो गन्धमादनः। तपसा चैव कौन्तेय सर्वे योक्ष्यामहे वयम्॥
lomaśa uvāca tapasā śakyate gantuṃ parvato gandhamādanaḥ| tapasā caiva kaunteya sarve yokṣyāmahe vayam||
Lomasha said: O son of Kunti, one can go to Gandamadana by asceticism; therefore we shall all practise asceticism,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.21
नकुलः सहदेवश्च भीमसेनश्च पार्थिवा अहं च त्वं च कौन्तेय द्रक्ष्यामः श्वेतवाहनम्॥
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca bhīmasenaśca pārthivā ahaṃ ca tvaṃ ca kaunteya drakṣyāmaḥ śvetavāhanam||
O king, O son of Kunti, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhimsena, you and myself then shall see Shvetavahana (Arjuna).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.22
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं सम्भाषमाणास्ते सुबाहुविषयं महत्। ददृशुर्मुदिता राजन् प्रभूतगजवाजिमत्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca evaṃ sambhāṣamāṇāste subāhuviṣayaṃ mahat| dadṛśurmuditā rājan prabhūtagajavājimat||
Vaishampayana said : O king, having thus conversed, they saw with delight the extensive kingdom of Suvaka abounding in horses and elephants.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.23
किराततङ्गणाकीर्णं पुलिन्दशतसंकुलम्। हिमवत्यमरैर्जुष्टं बह्वाश्चर्यसमाकुलम्। सुबाहुश्चापि तान् दृष्ट्वा पूजया प्रत्यगृहणत॥ विषयान्ते कुलिन्दानामीश्वरः प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ततस्ते पूजितास्तेन सर्व एव सुखोषिताः॥
kirātataṅgaṇākīrṇaṃ pulindaśatasaṃkulam| himavatyamarairjuṣṭaṃ bahvāścaryasamākulam| subāhuścāpi tān dṛṣṭvā pūjayā pratyagṛhaṇata|| viṣayānte kulindānāmīśvaraḥ prītipūrvakam| tataste pūjitāstena sarva eva sukhoṣitāḥ||
Densely inhabited by the Kiratas and the Tanganas, crowded by hundred of Pulindas, frequented by the celestials and full of wonders. Seeing them Suvaka, the king of the Pulindas, received them in due honour and with great cheerfulness, on the frontier of his kingdom. They, too being thus received, lived there (for some time) with great comfort.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 140.24
प्रतस्थुर्विमले सूर्ये हिमवन्तं गिरि प्रति। इन्द्रसेनमुखांश्चापि भृत्यान् पौरोगवांस्तथा॥ सूदांश्च पारिबहाँश्च द्रौपद्याः सर्वशो नृप। राज्ञः कुलिन्दाधिपते: परिदाय महारथाः॥ पद्भिरेव महावीर्या ययुः कौरवनन्दनाः। ते शनैः प्राद्रवन् सर्वे कृष्णया सह पाण्डवाः। तस्माद् देशात् सुसंहृष्टा द्रष्टुकामाधनंजयम्॥
pratasthurvimale sūrye himavantaṃ giri prati| indrasenamukhāṃścāpi bhṛtyān paurogavāṃstathā|| sūdāṃśca pāribahā~śca draupadyāḥ sarvaśo nṛpa| rājñaḥ kulindādhipate: paridāya mahārathāḥ|| padbhireva mahāvīryā yayuḥ kauravanandanāḥ| te śanaiḥ prādravan sarve kṛṣṇayā saha pāṇḍavāḥ| tasmād deśāt susaṃhṛṣṭā draṣṭukāmādhanaṃjayam||
They started for the Himalaya mountain when the sun shone brightly in the sky. Having left in the care of the king of the Pulindas all their servants, Indrasena and others, also the cooks and stewards and also all accoutrements of Draupadi and also everything else, those mighty car-warriors, those greatly powerdescendants of Kuru started for that country. They proceeded cautiously with Krishna (Draupadi); they were all cheerful in the expectation of seeing Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)