Mahabharata — Volume II (Dutt edition) — Chapter 246
MBh 2 246.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽर्जुनश्चित्रसेनं प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्। मध्ये गन्धर्वसैन्यानां महेष्वासो महाद्युतिः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tato'rjunaścitrasenaṃ prahasannidamabravīt| madhye gandharvasainyānāṃ maheṣvāso mahādyutiḥ||
Vaishampayana said : The greatly effulgent great bowman Arjuna then smilingly thus spoke to Chitrasena in the midst of the Gandharvas soldiers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.2
किं ते व्यवसितं वीर कौरवाणां विनिग्रहे। किमर्थं च सदारोऽयं निगृहीत: सुयोधनः॥
kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ vīra kauravāṇāṃ vinigrahe| kimarthaṃ ca sadāro'yaṃ nigṛhīta: suyodhanaḥ||
"O hero, what purpose do you serve by punishing the Kurus? Why do you persecute Duryodhana with his wives."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.3
चित्रसेन उवाच विदितोऽयमभिप्रायस्तत्रस्थेन दुरात्मनः। दुर्योधनस्य पापस्य कर्णस्य च धनंजय॥
citrasena uvāca vidito'yamabhiprāyastatrasthena durātmanaḥ| duryodhanasya pāpasya karṇasya ca dhanaṃjaya||
Chitrasena said : O Dhananjaya, I knew long before the (real) purpose of the wicked Duryodhana and the wretched Karna in coming here.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.4
वनस्थान् भवतो ज्ञात्वा क्लिश्यमानाननाथवत्। समस्थो विषमस्थांस्तान् द्रक्ष्यामीत्यनवस्थितान्॥
vanasthān bhavato jñātvā kliśyamānānanāthavat| samastho viṣamasthāṃstān drakṣyāmītyanavasthitān||
That purpose is this, knowing that you are exiled in the forest and suffering great afflictions, as if you had no one to take care of you, himself in prosperity, this wretch desired to see you in adversity and misfortune.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.5
इमेऽवहसितुं प्राप्ता द्रौपदी च यशस्विनीम्। ज्ञात्वा चिकीर्षितं चैषां मामुवाच सुरेश्वरः॥
ime'vahasituṃ prāptā draupadī ca yaśasvinīm| jñātvā cikīrṣitaṃ caiṣāṃ māmuvāca sureśvaraḥ||
They came here to mock you and the illustrious Draupadi. Knowing their purpose the lord of the celestials thus spoke to me,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.6
गच्छ दुर्योधनं बद्ध्वा सहामात्यमिहानय। धनंजयश्च ते रक्ष्यः सह भ्रातृभिराहवे।॥ स च प्रियः सखा तुभ्यं शिष्यश्च तव पाण्डवः।
gaccha duryodhanaṃ baddhvā sahāmātyamihānaya| dhanaṃjayaśca te rakṣyaḥ saha bhrātṛbhirāhave||| sa ca priyaḥ sakhā tubhyaṃ śiṣyaśca tava pāṇḍavaḥ|
"Go and bring Duryodhana in chains with all his counsellors. Protect Dhananjaya with all his brothers in battle; he is my dear friend and that Pandava is also my disciple.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.7
वचनाद् देवराजस्य ततोऽस्मीहागतो द्रुतम्॥ अयं दुरात्मा बद्धश्च गमिष्यामि सुरालयम्। नेष्याम्येनं दुरात्मानं पाकशासनशासनात्॥
vacanād devarājasya tato'smīhāgato drutam|| ayaṃ durātmā baddhaśca gamiṣyāmi surālayam| neṣyāmyenaṃ durātmānaṃ pākaśāsanaśāsanāt||
At these words of the lord of the celestials, I speedily came here. The wicked wretch is now in chains, I shall go to the abode of the celestials. I shall now take this wicked-minded one at the command of the slayer of Paka.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.8
अर्जुन उवाच उत्सृज्यतां चित्रसेन भ्रातास्माकं सुयोधनः। धर्मराजस्य संदेशान्मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम्॥
arjuna uvāca utsṛjyatāṃ citrasena bhrātāsmākaṃ suyodhanaḥ| dharmarājasya saṃdeśānmama cedicchasi priyam||
Arjuna said : O Chitrasena, if you wish to do what is agreeable to me, then set Duryodhana free at the command of Dharmaraja, he is our brother.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.9
चित्रसेन उवाच पापोऽयं नित्यसंतुष्टो न विमोक्षणमर्हति। प्रलब्धा धर्मराजस्य कृष्णायाश्च धनंजय॥ नेदं चिकीर्षितं तस्य कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। जानाति धर्मराजो हि श्रुत्वा कुरु यथेच्छसि॥
citrasena uvāca pāpo'yaṃ nityasaṃtuṣṭo na vimokṣaṇamarhati| pralabdhā dharmarājasya kṛṣṇāyāśca dhanaṃjaya|| nedaṃ cikīrṣitaṃ tasya kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| jānāti dharmarājo hi śrutvā kuru yathecchasi||
Chitrasena said : This sinful wretch is always full of vanity. He deserves not to be let off. O Dhananjaya, he has deceived and wronged both Dharmaraja and Krishna (Draupadi). The son of Kunti Yudhishthira knows not the purpose in which this wretch came here. Let the king therefore do what he likes after knowing everything.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.10
वैशम्पायन उवाच ते सर्व एव राजानमभिजग्मुर्युधिष्ठिरम्। अभिगम्य च तत् सर्वं शशंसुस्तस्य चेष्टितम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca te sarva eva rājānamabhijagmuryudhiṣṭhiram| abhigamya ca tat sarvaṃ śaśaṃsustasya ceṣṭitam||
Vaishampayana said: Thereupon all of them went to king Yudhishthira. Going to him they told all that had happened.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.11
अजातशत्रुस्तच्छ्रुत्वा गन्धर्वस्य वचस्तदा। मोक्षयामास तान् सर्वान् गन्धर्वान् प्रशशंस च॥
ajātaśatrustacchrutvā gandharvasya vacastadā| mokṣayāmāsa tān sarvān gandharvān praśaśaṃsa ca||
Ajatshatru (Yudhishthira), having heard the words of the Gandharva, asked to set them all free and he also praised the Gandharva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.12
दिष्ट्या भवद्भिर्बलिभिः शक्तैः सर्वैर्न हिंसितः। दुर्वृत्तो धार्तराष्ट्रोऽयं सामात्यज्ञातिबान्धवः॥
diṣṭyā bhavadbhirbalibhiḥ śaktaiḥ sarvairna hiṃsitaḥ| durvṛtto dhārtarāṣṭro'yaṃ sāmātyajñātibāndhavaḥ||
(He said), “It is fortunate for us that though you possess great prowess, you did not kill the wicked sons of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) with all his counsellors and relatives.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.13
उपकारो महांस्तात कृतोऽयं मम खेचरैः। कुलं न परिभूतं मे मोक्षणेऽस्य दुरात्मनः॥
upakāro mahāṃstāta kṛto'yaṃ mama khecaraiḥ| kulaṃ na paribhūtaṃ me mokṣaṇe'sya durātmanaḥ||
O sir, this is a great kindness that has been shown to me by the Gandharvas. The honour of my family is also saved by liberating the wicked wretch.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.14
आज्ञापयध्वनिमिष्टानि प्रीयामो दर्शनेन वः। प्राप्य सर्वानभिप्रायांस्ततो व्रजत मा चिरम्॥
ājñāpayadhvanimiṣṭāni prīyāmo darśanena vaḥ| prāpya sarvānabhiprāyāṃstato vrajata mā ciram||
I am pleased to see you all. Command me what I can do for you. Having received all that you desire to have, go back to the place whence you came."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.15
अनुज्ञातास्तु गन्धर्वाः पाण्डुपुत्रेण धीमता। सहाप्सरोभिः संहृष्टाश्चित्रसेनमुखा ययुः॥
anujñātāstu gandharvāḥ pāṇḍuputreṇa dhīmatā| sahāpsarobhiḥ saṃhṛṣṭāścitrasenamukhā yayuḥ||
Thus requested by the greatly intelligent Pandava, the Gandharvas became greatly delighted. They went away with the Apsaras with Chitrasena at their head.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.16
देवराडपि गन्धर्वान् मृतांस्तान् समजीवयत्। दिव्येनामृतवर्षेण ये हताः कौरवैर्युधि॥
devarāḍapi gandharvān mṛtāṃstān samajīvayat| divyenāmṛtavarṣeṇa ye hatāḥ kauravairyudhi||
The lord of the celestials then came there and vivified with the celestials Ambrosia all those Gandharvas that were killed in the battle with the Kurus.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.17
ज्ञातींस्तानवमुच्याथ राजदारांश्च सर्वशः। कृत्वा च दुष्करं कर्म प्रीतियुक्ताश्च पाण्डवाः॥
jñātīṃstānavamucyātha rājadārāṃśca sarvaśaḥ| kṛtvā ca duṣkaraṃ karma prītiyuktāśca pāṇḍavāḥ||
The Pandavas also, having rescued their relatives with the ladies of the royal household and having achieved that great feat, became exceedingly delighted.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.18
सस्त्रीकुमारैः कुरुभिः पूज्यमाना महारथाः। बभ्राजिरे महात्मानः क्रतुमध्ये यथाग्नयः॥
sastrīkumāraiḥ kurubhiḥ pūjyamānā mahārathāḥ| babhrājire mahātmānaḥ kratumadhye yathāgnayaḥ||
Those illustrious car-warriors, worshipped by the Kurus with their sons and wives, blazed forth in splendour, as a fire blazes in a sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.19
ततो दुर्योधनं मुक्तं भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा। युधिष्ठिरस्तु प्रणयादिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
tato duryodhanaṃ muktaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastadā| yudhiṣṭhirastu praṇayādidaṃ vacanamabravīt||
Then Yudhishthira thus spoke out of affection to the liberated Duryodhana in the midst of his brothers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.20
मा स्म तात पुनः कार्षीरीदृशं साहसं क्वचित्। न हि साहसकर्तारः सुखमेधन्ति भारत॥
mā sma tāta punaḥ kārṣīrīdṛśaṃ sāhasaṃ kvacit| na hi sāhasakartāraḥ sukhamedhanti bhārata||
"O child, O descendant of Bharata never again commit such a rash act. A rash man never becomes happy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.21
स्वस्तिमान् सहितः सर्वैर्धातृभिः कुरुनन्दन। गृहान् व्रज यथाकामं वैमनस्यं च मा कृथाः॥
svastimān sahitaḥ sarvairdhātṛbhiḥ kurunandana| gṛhān vraja yathākāmaṃ vaimanasyaṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ||
Kuru prince, be blessed with all your brothers. Go back home as pleases you without any despondency or cheerlessness."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.22
वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डवेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। प्रणम्य धर्मपुत्रं तु गतेन्द्रिय इवातुरः॥ विदीर्यमाणो व्रीडावाञ्जगाम नगरं प्रति।
vaiśampāyana uvāca pāṇḍavenābhyanujñāto rājā duryodhanastadā| praṇamya dharmaputraṃ tu gatendriya ivāturaḥ|| vidīryamāṇo vrīḍāvāñjagāma nagaraṃ prati|
Having been thus dismissed by the Pandavas, Duryodhana saluted the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira). Overwhelmed with shame, his heart appeared as if rent in two. He mechanically started for his city as destitute of life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 2 246.23
तस्मिन् गते कौरवेये कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरः पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभिः। तपोधनैश्च तैः सर्वैर्वृतः शक्र इवामरैः॥ तथा द्वैतवने तस्मिन् विजहार मुदा युतः॥
tasmin gate kauraveye kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ|| bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīraḥ pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ| tapodhanaiśca taiḥ sarvairvṛtaḥ śakra ivāmaraiḥ|| tathā dvaitavane tasmin vijahāra mudā yutaḥ||
When that Kuru (Duryodhana), had gone away, the son of Kunti Yudhishthira with his brothers was worshipped by the Brahmanas. Surrounded by these great ascetics, as Indra by the celestials, he lived in great happiness in that forest of Dvaitavana. one
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)