Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 130
MBh 3 130.1
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच क्षत्रतेजा ब्रह्मचारी कौमारादपि पाण्डवः। तेन संयुगमेष्यन्ति मन्दा विलपतो मम॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca kṣatratejā brahmacārī kaumārādapi pāṇḍavaḥ| tena saṃyugameṣyanti mandā vilapato mama||
Dhritarashtra said The son of Pandu, from his youth, has the prowess of a Kshatriya and leads the life of a Brahmachari. Those fools desire to fight with him, thought I am lamenting.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.2
दुर्योधन निवर्तस्व युद्धाद् भरतसत्तम। न हि युद्धं प्रशंसन्ति सर्वावस्थमरिंदम॥
duryodhana nivartasva yuddhād bharatasattama| na hi yuddhaṃ praśaṃsanti sarvāvasthamariṃdama||
O Duryodhana, O you best among the race of Bharata, turn your mind away from fight; war is not desirable under all conditions, O you subduer of enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.3
अलमर्धं पृथिव्यास्ते सहामात्यस्य जीवितुम्। प्रयच्छ पाण्डुपुत्राणां यथोचितमरिंदम॥
alamardhaṃ pṛthivyāste sahāmātyasya jīvitum| prayaccha pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yathocitamariṃdama||
One half of the earth is sufficient for the livelihood of yourself and your ministers. Give back to the sons of Pandu their dues, O you subduer of enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.4
एतद्धि कुरवः सर्वे मन्यन्ते धर्मसंहितम्। यत् त्वं प्रशान्ति मन्येथाः पाण्डुपुत्रैर्महात्मभिः॥
etaddhi kuravaḥ sarve manyante dharmasaṃhitam| yat tvaṃ praśānti manyethāḥ pāṇḍuputrairmahātmabhiḥ||
All the Kurus think this to be in accordance with virtue that you should conclude peace with the high-souled sons of Pandu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.5
अङ्गेमां समवेक्षस्व पुत्र स्वामेव वाहिनीम्। जात एष तवाभावस्त्वं तु मोहान बुध्यसे॥
aṅgemāṃ samavekṣasva putra svāmeva vāhinīm| jāta eṣa tavābhāvastvaṃ tu mohāna budhyase||
Think well, O son, of the elements of your own army; it has been collected for your own death; you do not accept this out of folly.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.6
न त्वहं युद्धमिच्छामि नैतदिच्छति बाह्निकः। न च भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नाश्वत्थामा न संजयः॥ न सोमदत्तो न शलो न कृपो युद्धमिच्छति। सत्यव्रतः पुरुमित्रो जयो भूरिश्रवास्तथा॥
na tvahaṃ yuddhamicchāmi naitadicchati bāhnikaḥ| na ca bhīṣmo na ca droṇo nāśvatthāmā na saṃjayaḥ|| na somadatto na śalo na kṛpo yuddhamicchati| satyavrataḥ purumitro jayo bhūriśravāstathā||
I do not wish war; nor is Balhika desirous of it; nor is Bhishma; nor is Drona, nor is Ashvathama; nor is Sanjaya nor Somadatta, nor Shala, nor Kripa desire war; nor does Satyavrata, nor Purumitra, nor Jaya, nor Bhurishravas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.7
येषु सम्प्रतितिष्ठेयुः कुरवः पीडिताः परैः। ते युद्धं नाभिनन्दन्ति तत् तुभ्यं तातरोचताम्॥
yeṣu sampratitiṣṭheyuḥ kuravaḥ pīḍitāḥ paraiḥ| te yuddhaṃ nābhinandanti tat tubhyaṃ tātarocatām||
Those on whom depend the Kurus, when troubled by the enemy not rejoice at the prospect of war; O dear, may you accept that.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.8
न त्वं करोषि कामेन कर्णः कारयिता तव। दुःशासनश्च पापात्मा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः॥
na tvaṃ karoṣi kāmena karṇaḥ kārayitā tava| duḥśāsanaśca pāpātmā śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ||
You do not act in this way of your own will; but Karna leads you to it and Dushasana and the wicked-souled Shakuni and the son of Subala (lead you).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.9
दुर्योधन उवाच नाह भवति न द्रोणे नाश्वत्थाम्नि न संजये। न भीष्मे न च काम्बोजे न कृपे न च बाह्निके॥ सत्यव्रते पुरुमित्रे भूरिश्रवसि वा पुनः। अन्येषु वा तावकेषु भारं कृत्वा समाह्वयम्॥
duryodhana uvāca nāha bhavati na droṇe nāśvatthāmni na saṃjaye| na bhīṣme na ca kāmboje na kṛpe na ca bāhnike|| satyavrate purumitre bhūriśravasi vā punaḥ| anyeṣu vā tāvakeṣu bhāraṃ kṛtvā samāhvayam||
Duryodhana said I do not depend on Drona or Ashvathama or Sanjaya or Bhishma or Kamboja or Kripa or Balhika or Satyavrata or Purumitra or on Bhurishravas, nor do I challenge them to fight, depending on others.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.10
अहं च तात कर्णश्च रणयज्ञं वितत्य वै। युधिष्ठिरं पशुं कृत्वा दीक्षितौ भरतर्षभ॥
ahaṃ ca tāta karṇaśca raṇayajñaṃ vitatya vai| yudhiṣṭhiraṃ paśuṃ kṛtvā dīkṣitau bharatarṣabha||
O Sire, I and Karna will perform the sacrifice of war after preparing ourselves, making Yudhishthira the beast for sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.11
रथो वेदी स्रुवः खङ्गो गदा सुकू कवचं सदः। चातुर्होत्रं च धुर्या मे शरा दर्भा हविर्यशः॥
ratho vedī sruvaḥ khaṅgo gadā sukū kavacaṃ sadaḥ| cāturhotraṃ ca dhuryā me śarā darbhā haviryaśaḥ||
In the ceremony my car will be the substitute for the platform; my scimitar, the ladle; my mace, the large ladle; and my coat of mail, the witnesses; my horses will answer the purpose of the four priests; my rafts will stand for the Kusha grass; and my fame, for the clarified butter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.12
आत्मयज्ञेन नृपते इष्ट्वा वैवस्वतं रणे। विजित्य च समेष्यावो हतामित्रौ श्रिया वृतौ॥
ātmayajñena nṛpate iṣṭvā vaivasvataṃ raṇe| vijitya ca sameṣyāvo hatāmitrau śriyā vṛtau||
Having performed, O king, this sacrifice in the field of battle, in honour of the God of death, by ourselves and having won a victory and slain our enemies, we shall come back surrounded by a halo of glory.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.13
अहं च तात कर्णश्च भ्राता दुःशासनश्च मे। एते वयं हनिष्यामः पाण्डवान् समरे त्रयः॥
ahaṃ ca tāta karṇaśca bhrātā duḥśāsanaśca me| ete vayaṃ haniṣyāmaḥ pāṇḍavān samare trayaḥ||
Myself, O Sire, Karna and my brother Dushasana, these three of us will kill the sons of Pandu in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.14
अहं हि पाण्डवान् हत्वा प्रशास्ता पृथिवीमिमाम्। मां वा हत्वा पाण्डुपुत्रा भोक्तारः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
ahaṃ hi pāṇḍavān hatvā praśāstā pṛthivīmimām| māṃ vā hatvā pāṇḍuputrā bhoktāraḥ pṛthivīmimām||
Either I shall rule this earth, having slain the sons of Pandu; or the sons of Pandu will enjoy sovereignty over this earth after having slain me.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.15
त्यक्तं मे जीवितं राज्यं धनं सर्वं च पार्थिव। न जातु पाण्डवैः सार्धं वसेयमहमच्युत॥
tyaktaṃ me jīvitaṃ rājyaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ ca pārthiva| na jātu pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ vaseyamahamacyuta||
I can sacrifice my life, my kingdom, my wealth, my everything, O king; but I cannot live in peace with the sons of Pandu, O you of unfading renown.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.16
यावद्धि सूच्यास्तीक्ष्णाया विध्येदग्रेण मारिष। तावदप्यपरित्याज्यं भूमेनः पाण्डवान् प्रति॥
yāvaddhi sūcyāstīkṣṇāyā vidhyedagreṇa māriṣa| tāvadapyaparityājyaṃ bhūmenaḥ pāṇḍavān prati||
That extent of land which is pierced by the extremity of a sharp needle, O venerable Sire, I shall not surrender to the sons of Pandu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.17
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सर्वान् वस्तात शोचामि त्यक्तो दुर्योधनो मया। ये मन्दमनुयास्यध्वं यान्तं वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca sarvān vastāta śocāmi tyakto duryodhano mayā| ye mandamanuyāsyadhvaṃ yāntaṃ vaivasvatakṣayam||
Dhritarashtra said I grieve for you all, O rulers, who are following that fool to the abode of the king of death; but Duryodhana is cast off by me forever.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.18
रुरूणामिव यूथेषु व्याघ्राः प्रहरतां वराः। वरान् वरान् हनिष्यन्ति समेता युधि पाण्डवाः॥
rurūṇāmiva yūtheṣu vyāghrāḥ praharatāṃ varāḥ| varān varān haniṣyanti sametā yudhi pāṇḍavāḥ||
Like tigers in a herd of deer these foremost of strikers, those Pandavas assembled together will kill the principal warriors in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.19
प्रतीपमिव मे भाति युयुधानेन भारती। व्यस्ता सीमन्तिनी ग्रस्ता प्रमृष्टा दीर्घबाहुना॥
pratīpamiva me bhāti yuyudhānena bhāratī| vyastā sīmantinī grastā pramṛṣṭā dīrghabāhunā||
The army of the Bharatas appears to me as already fallen down like a woman troubled and afflicted and struck by one of the long arms.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.20
सम्पूर्णं पूरयन् भूयो धनं पार्थस्य माधवः। शैनेयः समरे स्थाता बीजवत् प्रवपशरान्॥
sampūrṇaṃ pūrayan bhūyo dhanaṃ pārthasya mādhavaḥ| śaineyaḥ samare sthātā bījavat pravapaśarān||
Increasing in strength, what was already full, viz., Yudhishthira's army the son of Shini will stand on the field shooting arrows as one sows the seeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.21
सेनामुखे प्रयुद्धानां भीमसेनो भविष्यति। तं सर्वे संश्रयिष्यन्ति प्राकारमकुतोभयम्॥
senāmukhe prayuddhānāṃ bhīmaseno bhaviṣyati| taṃ sarve saṃśrayiṣyanti prākāramakutobhayam||
In front of the fighting soldiers Bhimasena will stand and all will be shatered behind him as behind a strong wall, fearlessly.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.22
यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भीमेन कुञ्जरान् विनिपातितान्। विशीर्णदन्तान् गिर्याभान् भिन्नकुम्भान् सशोणितान्।।
yadā drakṣyasi bhīmena kuñjarān vinipātitān| viśīrṇadantān giryābhān bhinnakumbhān saśoṇitān||
When you will see your elephants, big as mountains, felled down by Bhima with their tusks broken and with blood flowing resembling a broken pot (with water flowing).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.23
तानभिप्रेक्ष्य संग्रामे विशीर्णानिव पर्वतान्। भीतो भीमस्य संस्पर्शात् स्मर्ताऽसि वचनस्य मे॥
tānabhiprekṣya saṃgrāme viśīrṇāniva parvatān| bhīto bhīmasya saṃsparśāt smartā'si vacanasya me||
Beholding them in the field of battle like mountains separated and struck with fear by coming in contract with Bhima, then will you remember my words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.24
निर्दग्धं भीमसेनेन सैन्यं रथहयद्विपम्। गतिमग्नेरिव प्रेक्ष्य स्मर्ताऽसि वचनस्य मे॥
nirdagdhaṃ bhīmasenena sainyaṃ rathahayadvipam| gatimagneriva prekṣya smartā'si vacanasya me||
Beholding your army composed of chariot, horses and elephants burnt up as it were by Bhimasena like the path followed by a fire, will you remember my words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.25
महद् वो भयमागामि न चेच्छाम्यथ पाण्डवैः। गदया भीमसेनेन हताः शममुपैष्यथ॥
mahad vo bhayamāgāmi na cecchāmyatha pāṇḍavaiḥ| gadayā bhīmasenena hatāḥ śamamupaiṣyatha||
A heavy calamity will you meet, if you do not conclude peace with the Pandavas. Killed by Bhimasena with his mace, will you ever remain in peace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.26
महावनमिवच्छिन्नं यदा द्रक्ष्यसि पातितम्। बलं कुरूणां भीमेन तदा स्मर्ताऽसि मे वचः॥
mahāvanamivacchinnaṃ yadā drakṣyasi pātitam| balaṃ kurūṇāṃ bhīmena tadā smartā'si me vacaḥ||
When you will see the army of the Kurus, felled down by Bhima like a large forest torn off, then will you remember my words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 130.27
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा राजा तु सर्वांस्तान् पृथिवीपतीन्। अनुभाष्य महाराज पुनः पप्रच्छ संजयम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca etāvaduktvā rājā tu sarvāṃstān pṛthivīpatīn| anubhāṣya mahārāja punaḥ papraccha saṃjayam||
Vaishampayana said Having said this to all those rulers of the earth, the king, O great king, addressing Sanjaya asked him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)