Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 12
MBh 3 12.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच विराटराजं तरसा समेयिवान्। तमापतन्तं ददृशे पृथग्जनो विमुक्तमभ्रादिव सूर्यमण्डलम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca virāṭarājaṃ tarasā sameyivān| tamāpatantaṃ dadṛśe pṛthagjano vimuktamabhrādiva sūryamaṇḍalam||
Vaishampayana said Then there was seen another mighty son of Pandu approaching king Virata in haste; the common people thereof saw him coming like solar orb freed from the clouds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.2
स वै हयानैक्षत तांस्ततस्ततः समीक्षमाणं स ददर्श मत्स्यराट्। ततोऽब्रवीत् ताननुगान् नरेश्वरः कुतोऽयमायाति नरोऽमरोपमः॥
sa vai hayānaikṣata tāṃstatastataḥ samīkṣamāṇaṃ sa dadarśa matsyarāṭ| tato'bravīt tānanugān nareśvaraḥ kuto'yamāyāti naro'maropamaḥ||
He began to observe the horses around; the king of the Matsya's, the lord of people, seeing him observing his horses minutely asked his followers "whence is this man lustrous like a celestials, coming"?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.3
स्वयं हयानीक्षति मामकान् दृढं ध्रुवं हयज्ञो भविता विचक्षणः। प्रवेश्यतामेष समीपामाशु मे विभाति वीरो हि यथामरस्तथा॥
svayaṃ hayānīkṣati māmakān dṛḍhaṃ dhruvaṃ hayajño bhavitā vicakṣaṇaḥ| praveśyatāmeṣa samīpāmāśu me vibhāti vīro hi yathāmarastathā||
This person looks closely at my horses. Must he be proficient in horse-lore. Let him quickly enter into my presence. This heroic one seems to me as much as a celestials.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.4
ज्जयोऽस्तु ते पार्थिव भद्रमस्तु वः। हयेषु युक्तो नृप सम्मतः सदा तराश्वसूतो निपुणो भवाम्यहम्॥
jjayo'stu te pārthiva bhadramastu vaḥ| hayeṣu yukto nṛpa sammataḥ sadā tarāśvasūto nipuṇo bhavāmyaham||
That slaughterer of enemies, having approached the king addressed him thus "O king, let victory be to you and good betide you all. I am always esteemed by kings for my ability as a horse-painter. I will be an expert keeper of your horses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.5
विराट उवाच ददामि यानानि धनं निवेशनं ममाश्वसूतो भवितुं त्वमर्हसि। कुतोऽसि कस्यासि कथं त्वमागतः प्रब्रूहि शिल्पं तव विद्यते च यत्॥
virāṭa uvāca dadāmi yānāni dhanaṃ niveśanaṃ mamāśvasūto bhavituṃ tvamarhasi| kuto'si kasyāsi kathaṃ tvamāgataḥ prabrūhi śilpaṃ tava vidyate ca yat||
Virata said I give you vehicles, wealth and quarters; you deserve to be the keeper of my horses. But tell me whence you are come, whose you are, and how you came here, also tell me of the arts you are versed with.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.6
नकुल उवाच पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां ज्येष्ठो भ्राता युधिष्ठिरः। तेनाहमश्वेषु पुरा नियुक्तः शत्रुकर्शन॥
nakula uvāca pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ jyeṣṭho bhrātā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| tenāhamaśveṣu purā niyuktaḥ śatrukarśana||
Nakula said O repressor of foes, of the five sons of Pandu, Yudhishthira is the eldest brother, by him I was formerly employed as a keeper of his horses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.7
अश्वानां प्रकृति वेद्मि विनयं चापि सर्वशः। दुष्टानां प्रतिपत्तिं च कृत्स्नं चैव चिकित्सितम्॥
aśvānāṃ prakṛti vedmi vinayaṃ cāpi sarvaśaḥ| duṣṭānāṃ pratipattiṃ ca kṛtsnaṃ caiva cikitsitam||
I know the temper of horses, and the art of breaking them completely. I know how to correct the wicked steeds and the treatment of all kinds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.8
न कातरं स्यान्मम जातु वाहनं न मेऽस्ति दुष्टा वडवा कुतो हयाः। जनस्तु मामाह स चापि पाण्डवो युधिष्ठिरो ग्रन्थिकमेव नामतः॥
na kātaraṃ syānmama jātu vāhanaṃ na me'sti duṣṭā vaḍavā kuto hayāḥ| janastu māmāha sa cāpi pāṇḍavo yudhiṣṭhiro granthikameva nāmataḥ||
Under my care hardly does any animal fall ill. What to speak of horses even mares in my hands are not to be found wicked. People called me by name, Granthika so also Yudhishthira the son of Pandu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.9
विराट उवाच यदस्ति किंचिन्मम वाजिवाहनं तदस्तु सर्वं त्वदधीनमद्य वै। स्त्वदाश्रयाः सारथयश्च सन्तु मे॥
virāṭa uvāca yadasti kiṃcinmama vājivāhanaṃ tadastu sarvaṃ tvadadhīnamadya vai| stvadāśrayāḥ sārathayaśca santu me||
Virata said Let all my horses that belong to me be entrusted to your care from today. Let all my charioteers and those to yoke my horses, be henceforth subordinate to you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.10
इदं तवेष्टं यदि वै सुरोपम ब्रवीहि यत् ते प्रसमीक्षितं वसु। न तेऽनुरूपं हयकर्म विद्यते प्रभासि राजेव हि सम्मतो मम॥
idaṃ taveṣṭaṃ yadi vai suropama bravīhi yat te prasamīkṣitaṃ vasu| na te'nurūpaṃ hayakarma vidyate prabhāsi rājeva hi sammato mama||
If this be your desire, O god-like one, tell me what remuneration is sought by you. This office of horse-training does not become you, because you look like a king and you are agreeable to me.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.11
युधिष्ठिरस्येव हि दर्शनेन मे समं तवेदं प्रियमत्र दर्शनम्। कथं तु भृत्यैः स विनाकृतो वने वसत्यनिन्द्यो रमते च पाण्डवः॥
yudhiṣṭhirasyeva hi darśanena me samaṃ tavedaṃ priyamatra darśanam| kathaṃ tu bhṛtyaiḥ sa vinākṛto vane vasatyanindyo ramate ca pāṇḍavaḥ||
Here, the very sight of you is as much pleasing to me as that of Yudhishthira himself. Oh how does that faultless son of Pandu, dwell and divert himself in the forest without his servants.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.12
वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा स गन्धर्ववरोपमो युवा विराटराज्ञा मुदितेन पूजितः। न चैनमन्येऽपि विदुः कथंचन प्रियाभिरामं विचरन्तमन्तरा॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tathā sa gandharvavaropamo yuvā virāṭarājñā muditena pūjitaḥ| na cainamanye'pi viduḥ kathaṃcana priyābhirāmaṃ vicarantamantarā||
Vaishampayana said That youthful one resembling the chief of the Gandharvas was thus honoured by the delighted king of Virata, and no one recognized him conducting himself agreeably in the city.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 12.13
एवं हि मत्स्ये न्यवसन्त पाण्डवा यथाप्रतिज्ञाभिरमोघदर्शनाः। अज्ञातचर्यां व्यचरन् समाहिताः समुद्रनेमीपतयोऽतिदुःखिताः॥
evaṃ hi matsye nyavasanta pāṇḍavā yathāpratijñābhiramoghadarśanāḥ| ajñātacaryāṃ vyacaran samāhitāḥ samudranemīpatayo'tiduḥkhitāḥ||
Thus the son of Pandu, whose very sight never proved abortive, began to live in the kingdom of Matsya; and in conformity with their pledge, the lords of the earth surrounded by seas although stricken with woe began to pass their days of non-discovery with composure.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)