Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 131

MBh 3 131.1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच यदबूतां महात्मानौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ। तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ शुश्रूषे वचनं तव॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca yadabūtāṃ mahātmānau vāsudevadhanaṃjayau| tanme brūhi mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava||

Dhritarashtra said What the two great-souled ones, the son of Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, said? Tell me that, O exceedingly wise one. I shall hear your words.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.2

संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् यथा दृष्टौ मया कृष्णधनंजयौ। ऊचतुश्चापि यद् वीरौ तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारत॥

saṃjaya uvāca śṛṇu rājan yathā dṛṣṭau mayā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau| ūcatuścāpi yad vīrau tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata||

Sanjaya said Listen, O king, how the two, Krishna and Dhananjaya, were seen by me and what the two heroes said. I shall tell you, O Bharata.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.3

पादाङ्गुलीरभिप्रेक्षन् प्रयतोऽहं कृताञ्जलिः। शुद्धान्तं प्राविशं राजन्नाख्यातुं नरदेवयोः॥

pādāṅgulīrabhiprekṣan prayato'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ| śuddhāntaṃ prāviśaṃ rājannākhyātuṃ naradevayoḥ||

Looking towards my toes and with my hands clasped together and thinking of holy things in my mind, did I enter the inner apartments to meet with those gods among men.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.4

नैवाभिमन्युर्न यमौ तं देशमभियान्ति वै। यत्र कृष्णौ च कृष्णा च सत्यभामा च भामिनी॥

naivābhimanyurna yamau taṃ deśamabhiyānti vai| yatra kṛṣṇau ca kṛṣṇā ca satyabhāmā ca bhāminī||

Neither Abhimanyu nor the twins can go to the place where the two Krishna and Krishna (Draupadi) and the lady Satyabhama reside.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.5

उभौ मध्वासवक्षीबावुभौ चन्दनरूषितौ। स्रग्विणौ वरवस्त्रौ तौ दिव्याभरणभूषितौ॥

ubhau madhvāsavakṣībāvubhau candanarūṣitau| sragviṇau varavastrau tau divyābharaṇabhūṣitau||

The two were there, cheerful with a drink of the Madri wine; and both had their bodies smeared with sandal; and both also were dressed in excellent attires and wore beautiful ornaments.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.6

नैकरत्नविचित्रं तु काञ्चनं महदासनम्। विविधास्तरणाकीर्णं यत्रासातामरिंदमौ॥

naikaratnavicitraṃ tu kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam| vividhāstaraṇākīrṇaṃ yatrāsātāmariṃdamau||

The two subduer of enemies were seated there on a spacious seat of gold covered with many sorts of carpets.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.7

अर्जुनोत्सङ्गगौ पादौ केशवस्योपलक्षये। अर्जुनस्य च कृष्णायां सत्यायां च महात्मनः॥

arjunotsaṅgagau pādau keśavasyopalakṣaye| arjunasya ca kṛṣṇāyāṃ satyāyāṃ ca mahātmanaḥ||

On the lap of Arjuna were the feet of Keshava and those of the noble-minded Arjuna rested on Krishna and Satyabhama.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.8

काञ्चनं पादपीठं तु पार्थो मे प्रादिशत् तदा। तदहं पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा ततो भूमावुपाविशम्॥

kāñcanaṃ pādapīṭhaṃ tu pārtho me prādiśat tadā| tadahaṃ pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā tato bhūmāvupāviśam||

A seat made of gold did the son of Pritha point out to me; after touching which with my hands, I took my seat on the ground.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.9

ऊर्ध्वरेखातलौ पादौ पार्थस्य शुभलक्षणौ। पादपीठादपहतौ तत्रापश्यमहं शुभौ॥

ūrdhvarekhātalau pādau pārthasya śubhalakṣaṇau| pādapīṭhādapahatau tatrāpaśyamahaṃ śubhau||

Two longitudinal lines on the soles of the son of Pritha, the auspicious marks, did I see on his taking away his feet from the seat.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.10

श्यामौ बृहन्तौ तरुणौ शालस्कन्धाविवोद्गतौ। एकासनगतौ दृष्ट्वा भयं मां महदाविशत्॥

śyāmau bṛhantau taruṇau śālaskandhāvivodgatau| ekāsanagatau dṛṣṭvā bhayaṃ māṃ mahadāviśat||

Having seen the two young men of black complexion and large stature rising like the trunks of Shala trees, seated on the same seat, a great fear seized me.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.11

इन्द्रविष्णुसमावेतौ मन्दात्मा नावबुद्ध्यते। संश्रयाद् द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां कर्णस्य च विकत्थनात्॥

indraviṣṇusamāvetau mandātmā nāvabuddhyate| saṃśrayād droṇabhīṣmābhyāṃ karṇasya ca vikatthanāt||

They were like Indra and Vishnu seated together. That one of foolish intellect does not understand that owing to his belief in the power of Drona and Bhishma.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.12

निदेशस्थाविमौ यस्य मानसस्तस्य सेत्स्यते। संकल्पो धर्मराजस्य निश्चयो मे तदाभवत्॥

nideśasthāvimau yasya mānasastasya setsyate| saṃkalpo dharmarājasya niścayo me tadābhavat||

The wishes of him who had under his command these two, the desires of the king of virtue were bound to bear fruit such was my belief at the time.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.13

सत्कृतश्चान्नपानाभ्यामासीनो लब्धसक्रियः। अञ्जलिं मूर्ध्नि संधाय तौ संदेशमचोदयम्॥

satkṛtaścānnapānābhyāmāsīno labdhasakriyaḥ| añjaliṃ mūrdhni saṃdhāya tau saṃdeśamacodayam||

Entertained with food and drink and having my wishes (of beholding the two) gratified, I placed my clasped hands on my head and conveyed to them your message.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.14

धनुर्गुणकिणाङ्केन पाणिना शुभलक्षणम्। पादमानमयन् पार्थः केशवं समचोदयत्॥

dhanurguṇakiṇāṅkena pāṇinā śubhalakṣaṇam| pādamānamayan pārthaḥ keśavaṃ samacodayat||

With his hands, having auspicious signs and marks made by friction with the bow and string, the son of Pritha removing the feet of Keshava asked him to give a suitable reply.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.15

इन्द्रकेतुरिवोत्थाय सर्वाभरणभूषितः। इन्द्रवीर्योपमः कृष्णः संविष्टो माभ्यभाषत॥ वाचं स वदतां श्रेष्ठो ह्लादिनीं वचनक्षमाम्। त्रासिनीं धार्तराष्ट्राणां मृदुपूर्वां सुदारुणाम्॥

indraketurivotthāya sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ| indravīryopamaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃviṣṭo mābhyabhāṣata|| vācaṃ sa vadatāṃ śreṣṭho hlādinīṃ vacanakṣamām| trāsinīṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ mṛdupūrvāṃ sudāruṇām||

Then did Krishna of prowess similar to Indra's and adorned with all sorts of ornaments and rising like the banner of Indra speak addressing me, the words of that foremost of the speakers were mild, charming and conciliatory but were awful and calculated to cause fear in the sons of Dhritarashtra.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.16

वाचं तां वचनार्हस्य शिक्षाक्षरसमन्विताम्। अश्रौषमहमिष्टार्था पश्चाद्धृदयहारिणीम्॥

vācaṃ tāṃ vacanārhasya śikṣākṣarasamanvitām| aśrauṣamahamiṣṭārthā paścāddhṛdayahāriṇīm||

I then heard the words of that one who is fit to speak, which were rhythmical and calculated to lead to the good of all, though heart-rending in the end.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.17

वासुदेव उवाच संजयेदं वचो ब्रूया धृतराष्ट्र मनीषिणम्। कुरुमुख्यस्य भीष्मस्य द्रोणस्यापि च शृण्वतः॥

vāsudeva uvāca saṃjayedaṃ vaco brūyā dhṛtarāṣṭra manīṣiṇam| kurumukhyasya bhīṣmasya droṇasyāpi ca śṛṇvataḥ||

The son of Vasudeva said O Sanjaya, speak these words to the intelligent Dhritarashtra in the hearing of the foremost of Kurus, Bhishma and Drona.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.18

आवयोर्वचनात् सूत ज्येष्ठानप्यभिवादयन्। यवीयसश्च कुशलं पश्चात् पृष्ट्वैवमुत्तरम्॥

āvayorvacanāt sūta jyeṣṭhānapyabhivādayan| yavīyasaśca kuśalaṃ paścāt pṛṣṭvaivamuttaram||

Before repeating our answer, O Suta, convey our respects to our elders in age and then asking about the health of our younger,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.19

यजध्वं विविधैर्यज्ञैविप्रेभ्यो दत्त दक्षिणाः। पुत्रैर्दारैश्च मोदध्वं महद् वो भयमागतम्॥

yajadhvaṃ vividhairyajñaiviprebhyo datta dakṣiṇāḥ| putrairdāraiśca modadhvaṃ mahad vo bhayamāgatam||

Perform many sorts of sacrificial ceremonies and make many presents to the Brahmanas and make merry with your sons and wives; for a heavy calamity is come on you.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.20

अर्थांस्त्यजत पात्रेभ्युः सुतान् प्राप्नुत कामजान्। प्रियं प्रियेभ्यश्चरत राजा हि त्वरते जये॥

arthāṃstyajata pātrebhyuḥ sutān prāpnuta kāmajān| priyaṃ priyebhyaścarata rājā hi tvarate jaye||

Distribute wealth among proper recipients; get desirable sons and serve those that are dear to you by doing them good; for the king is anxious for victory.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.21

ऋणमेतत् प्रवृद्धं मे हृदयानापसर्पति। यद् गोविन्देति चुक्रोश कृष्णा मां दूरवासिनम्॥

ṛṇametat pravṛddhaṃ me hṛdayānāpasarpati| yad govindeti cukrośa kṛṣṇā māṃ dūravāsinam||

That old debt has not yet been wiped off from my mind (for I have not paid it), that is the invocation of me living at a distance by Krishna saying "Govinda".

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.22

तेजोमयं दुराधर्षं गाण्डीवं यस्य कार्मुकम्। मद्वितीयेन तेनेह वैरं वः सव्यसाचिना॥

tejomayaṃ durādharṣaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ yasya kārmukam| madvitīyena teneha vairaṃ vaḥ savyasācinā||

Him whose weapon is the invisible Gandiva bow, full of energy and him who has me for his second-of such Savyasachin have you made enemy.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.23

मद्वितीयं पुनः पार्थं कः प्रार्थयितुमिच्छति। यो न कालपरीतो वाप्यपि साक्षात् पुरंदरः॥

madvitīyaṃ punaḥ pārthaṃ kaḥ prārthayitumicchati| yo na kālaparīto vāpyapi sākṣāt puraṃdaraḥ||

Who would like to challenge the son of Pritha, having me for his second, unless his time were come, even if he were Purandara himself?

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.24

बाहुभ्यामुद्वहेद् भूमि दहेत् क्रुद्ध इमाः प्रजाः। पातयेत् त्रिदिवाद् देवान् योऽर्जुनं समरे जयेत्॥

bāhubhyāmudvahed bhūmi dahet kruddha imāḥ prajāḥ| pātayet tridivād devān yo'rjunaṃ samare jayet||

He who defeats Arjuna in battle bears the earth in his two arms; and when wrathful, he could burn up all creatures and could make the gods fall off from heaven.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.25

देवासुरमनुष्येषु यक्षगन्धर्वभोगिषु। न तं पश्याम्यहं युद्धे पाण्डवं योऽभ्ययाद् रणे॥

devāsuramanuṣyeṣu yakṣagandharvabhogiṣu| na taṃ paśyāmyahaṃ yuddhe pāṇḍavaṃ yo'bhyayād raṇe||

Among the gods, the Asuras and the human beings and among Yakshas, Gandharvas and Bhogis do I not see him, who could stand against (Arjuna), the son of Pandu, in battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.26

यत् तद् विराटनगरे श्रुयते महदद्भुतम्। एकस्य च बहूनां च पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥

yat tad virāṭanagare śruyate mahadadbhutam| ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam||

The greatly wonderful event, which is heard to have taken place in the city of Virata of a fight of one against many, is a sufficient proof of this.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.27

एकेन पाण्डुपुत्रेण विराटनगरे यदा। भग्नाः पलायत दिशः पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥

ekena pāṇḍuputreṇa virāṭanagare yadā| bhagnāḥ palāyata diśaḥ paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam||

When in the city of Virata you fled in all directions, dispersed by the son of Pandu alone that is sufficient proof of this.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.28

बलं वीर्यं च तेजश्च शीघ्रता लघुहस्तता। अविषादश्च धैर्यं च पार्थान्नान्यत्र विद्यते॥

balaṃ vīryaṃ ca tejaśca śīghratā laghuhastatā| aviṣādaśca dhairyaṃ ca pārthānnānyatra vidyate||

Strength, heroism, prowess, agility, lightness of hand, untiring energy and patience are centered in the son of Pritha and are not present anywhere else.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.29

इत्यब्रवीद्धृषीकेशः पार्थमुद्धर्षयन् गिरा। गर्जन् समयवर्षीव गगने पाकशासनः॥

ityabravīddhṛṣīkeśaḥ pārthamuddharṣayan girā| garjan samayavarṣīva gagane pākaśāsanaḥ||

Thus spoke Hrishikesha cheering the spirits of the son of Pritha by his voice and roaring like the instrument which chastised Paka (thunder) in the sky during the rainy season.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 131.30

केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः। अर्जुनस्तन्महद् वाक्यमब्रवीद् रोमहर्षणम्॥

keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kirīṭī śvetavāhanaḥ| arjunastanmahad vākyamabravīd romaharṣaṇam||

Having heard the words of Keshava, Kiritin of white steeds, Arjuna spoke significant words calculated to make the hairs erect.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)