Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 184
MBh 2 184.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच मार्कण्डेयं महात्मानमूचुः पाण्डुसुतास्तदा। माहात्म्यं द्विजमुख्यानां श्रोतुमिच्छाम कथ्यताम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca mārkaṇḍeyaṃ mahātmānamūcuḥ pāṇḍusutāstadā| māhātmyaṃ dvijamukhyānāṃ śrotumicchāma kathyatām||
Vaishampayana said : Then the sons of Pandu said to the magnanimous Markandeya “(kindly) narrate to us of the greatness of the Brahmanas which we are very desirous of hearing."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.2
एवमुक्तः स भगवान् मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः। उवाच सुमहातेजाः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः॥
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavān mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ| uvāca sumahātejāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ||
Thus addressed, the highly energetic and divine Markandeya of great austerities and well versed in all the departments of religious writs replied (to them).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.3
मार्कण्डेय उवाच हैहयानां कुलकरो राजा परपुरंजयः। कुमारो रूपसम्पन्नो मृगयां व्यचरद् बली॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca haihayānāṃ kulakaro rājā parapuraṃjayaḥ| kumāro rūpasampanno mṛgayāṃ vyacarad balī||
Markandeya said : Once upon a time a handsome and vigorous young prince of the Haihaya race, conqueror of enemies' cities, went out to hunt.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.4
चरमाणस्तु सोऽरण्ये तृणवीरुत्समावृते। कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गं ददर्श मुनिमन्तिके॥
caramāṇastu so'raṇye tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛte| kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgaṃ dadarśa munimantike||
While he was wandering in the forest covered with grass and creepers he saw near (him) a Muni wrapped up in an antelope's skin which served as an upper garment.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.5
स तेन निहतोऽरण्ये मन्यमानेन वै मृगम्। व्यथितः कर्म तत् कृत्वा शोकोपहतचेतनः॥
sa tena nihato'raṇye manyamānena vai mṛgam| vyathitaḥ karma tat kṛtvā śokopahatacetanaḥ||
And mistaking him for a deer he killed (the Muni). Afflicted at heart and smitten with grief for what he had done,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.6
जगाम हैहयानां वै सकाशं प्रथितात्मनाम्। राज्ञां राजीवनेत्रोऽसौ कुमारः पृथिवीपतिः। तेषां च तद् यथावृत्तं कथयामास वै तदा॥
jagāma haihayānāṃ vai sakāśaṃ prathitātmanām| rājñāṃ rājīvanetro'sau kumāraḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ| teṣāṃ ca tad yathāvṛttaṃ kathayāmāsa vai tadā||
The lotus-eyed prince went to the distinguished Haihaya Chiefs and informed them of the matter,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.7
तं चापि हिसितं तात मुनि मूलफलाशिनम्। श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा च ते तत्र बभूवुर्दीनमानसाः॥
taṃ cāpi hisitaṃ tāta muni mūlaphalāśinam| śrutvā dṛṣṭvā ca te tatra babhūvurdīnamānasāḥ||
O child, on hearing of it and seeing the (dead body) of the Muni who lived on fruits and roots they became sick at heart.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.8
कस्यायमिति ते सर्वे मार्गमाणास्ततस्ततः। जग्मुश्चारिष्टनेम्नोऽथ तार्श्वस्वाश्रममञ्जसा॥
kasyāyamiti te sarve mārgamāṇāstatastataḥ| jagmuścāriṣṭanemno'tha tārśvasvāśramamañjasā||
Then all those (kings) making enquiries here and there as to whose son the Muni was, soon arrived at the hermitage of Arishtanemi, the son of Kashyapa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.9
तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं तं मुनि नियतव्रतम्। तस्थुः सर्वे स तु मुनिस्तेषां पूजामथाहरत्॥
te'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ taṃ muni niyatavratam| tasthuḥ sarve sa tu munisteṣāṃ pūjāmathāharat||
And bowing down to that high-souled sage constantly engaged in austerities they remained standing there and the Muni 10O busied himself to welcome them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.10
ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं न वयं सत्क्रियां मुने। त्वत्तोऽर्हाः कर्मदोषेण ब्राह्मणो हिसितो हि नः॥
te tamūcurmahātmānaṃ na vayaṃ satkriyāṃ mune| tvatto'rhāḥ karmadoṣeṇa brāhmaṇo hisito hi naḥ||
They then said to that magnanimous sage, "we are no longer worthy of your reception in as much as we have unfortunately killed a Brahmana."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.11
तानब्रवीत् स विप्रर्षिः कथं वो ब्राह्मणो हतः। क्व चासौ ब्रूत सहिताः पश्यध्वं मे तपोबलम्॥
tānabravīt sa viprarṣiḥ kathaṃ vo brāhmaṇo hataḥ| kva cāsau brūta sahitāḥ paśyadhvaṃ me tapobalam||
And that Brahmanical sage said to them "how have you killed a Brahmana? Say where he is; and you all behold the power of my devotional exercise."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.12
ते तु तत् सर्वमखिलमाख्यायास्मै यथातथम्। नापश्यंस्तमृषिं तत्र गतासुं ते समागताः॥
te tu tat sarvamakhilamākhyāyāsmai yathātatham| nāpaśyaṃstamṛṣiṃ tatra gatāsuṃ te samāgatāḥ||
The chiefs, then having truly related to him all that had taken place and having returned to the place (where the corpse of the Rishi was) did not find it there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.13
अन्वेषमाणाः सव्रीडाः स्वप्नवद्गतचेतनाः। तानब्रवीत् तत्र मुनिस्तार्क्ष्यः परपुरंजय॥
anveṣamāṇāḥ savrīḍāḥ svapnavadgatacetanāḥ| tānabravīt tatra munistārkṣyaḥ parapuraṃjaya||
And searching about for it they returned covered with shame and devoid of consciousness like one in a dream. Then, O the conqueror of your enemy's cities, that sage, the son of Kashyapa, said to them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.14
स्यादयं ब्राह्मणः सोऽथ युष्माभिर्यो विनाशितः। पुत्रो ह्ययं मम नृपास्तपोबलसमन्वितः॥
syādayaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ so'tha yuṣmābhiryo vināśitaḥ| putro hyayaṃ mama nṛpāstapobalasamanvitaḥ||
"O kings, is this the Brahmana who was killed by you? He is indeed my son devoted to great austerities."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.15
ते च दृष्ट्वैव तमृर्षि विसमयं परमं गताः। महदाश्चर्यमिति वै ते ब्रुवाणा महीपते॥
te ca dṛṣṭvaiva tamṛrṣi visamayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ| mahadāścaryamiti vai te bruvāṇā mahīpate||
And O king, beholding that Rishi they were highly amazed and they all exclaimed “it is indeed highly wonderful.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.16
मृतो ह्ययमुपानीतः कथं जीवितमाप्तवान्। किमेतत् तपसो वीर्यं येनायं जीवितः पुनः॥
mṛto hyayamupānītaḥ kathaṃ jīvitamāptavān| kimetat tapaso vīryaṃ yenāyaṃ jīvitaḥ punaḥ||
How has the dead been restored to life? Is it by the strength of asceticism that he has been brought to life again?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.17
श्रोतुमिच्छामहे विप्र यदि श्रोतव्यमित्युत। स तानुवाच नास्माकं मृत्युः प्रभवते नृपाः॥
śrotumicchāmahe vipra yadi śrotavyamityuta| sa tānuvāca nāsmākaṃ mṛtyuḥ prabhavate nṛpāḥ||
O Brahmana, we are (very) curious to hear it, if indeed it can be heard.” (Thereupon) he replied “O kings, death cannot display its power before us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.18
कारणं वः प्रवक्ष्यामि हेतुयोगसमासतः। सत्यमेवाभिजानीमो नानृते कुर्महे मनः। स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठामस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः॥
kāraṇaṃ vaḥ pravakṣyāmi hetuyogasamāsataḥ| satyamevābhijānīmo nānṛte kurmahe manaḥ| svadharmamanutiṣṭhāmastasmānmṛtyubhayaṃ na naḥ||
I will relate to you the reason here of briefly and argumentatively. As we strictly adhere to our own duties, we are not afraid of death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.19
यद् ब्राह्मणानां कुशलं तदेषां कथयामहे। नैषां दुश्चरितं ब्रूमस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः॥
yad brāhmaṇānāṃ kuśalaṃ tadeṣāṃ kathayāmahe| naiṣāṃ duścaritaṃ brūmastasmānmṛtyubhayaṃ na naḥ||
We speak well of the Brahmanas and never vilify them; therefore we do not fear death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.20
अतिथीनन्नपानेन भृत्यानत्यशेनन च। सम्भोज्य शेषमनीमस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः॥
atithīnannapānena bhṛtyānatyaśenana ca| sambhojya śeṣamanīmastasmānmṛtyubhayaṃ na naḥ||
As we entertain our guests with food and drink and regale our dependents with plenty of food and then eat what is left; so we have no fear of death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.21
शान्ता दान्ताः क्षमाशीलास्तीर्थदानपरायणाः। पुण्यदेशनिवासाच्च तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः। तेजस्विदेशवासाच्च तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः॥
śāntā dāntāḥ kṣamāśīlāstīrthadānaparāyaṇāḥ| puṇyadeśanivāsācca tasmānmṛtyubhayaṃ na naḥ| tejasvideśavāsācca tasmānmṛtyubhayaṃ na naḥ||
We are peaceful, charitable of forgiving disposition, fond of visiting sacred shrines, benevolent and we dwell in holy places; therefore we entertain no fear of death. And as we associate with men of devotional spirit, death has no fear for us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.22
एतद् वै लेशमात्रं वः समाख्यातं विमत्सराः। गच्छतध्वं सहिताः सर्वे न पापाद् भयमस्ति वः॥
etad vai leśamātraṃ vaḥ samākhyātaṃ vimatsarāḥ| gacchatadhvaṃ sahitāḥ sarve na pāpād bhayamasti vaḥ||
I have told you a bit only (of our devotional power). Now devoid of pride and vanity you all return together (to your homes).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 184.23
एवमस्त्विति ते सर्वे प्रतिपूज्य महामुनिम्। स्वदेशमगमन् हृष्टा राजानो भरतर्षभ॥
evamastviti te sarve pratipūjya mahāmunim| svadeśamagaman hṛṣṭā rājāno bharatarṣabha||
O best of the Bharatas, (then) those kings, saying "be it so" and bowing down to that great sage returned cheerfully to their country.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)