Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 161
MBh 3 161.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच पृथामामन्त्र्य गोविन्दः कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। दुर्योधनगृहं शौरिरभ्यगच्छदरिंदमः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca pṛthāmāmantrya govindaḥ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam| duryodhanagṛhaṃ śaurirabhyagacchadariṃdamaḥ||
Vaishampayana said Bidding adieu to Pritha and also going round her, Govinda or Shauri, the chastiser of enemies, went the residence of Duryodhana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.2
लक्ष्या परमया युक्तं पुरन्दरगृहोपमम्। विचित्रैरासनैर्युक्तं प्रविवेश जनार्दनः॥
lakṣyā paramayā yuktaṃ purandaragṛhopamam| vicitrairāsanairyuktaṃ praviveśa janārdanaḥ||
Janardana entered the house which was furnished very sumptuously and was like the mansion of Purandara, furnished with diverse kinds of seats.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.3
तस्य कक्ष्या व्यतिक्रम्य तिस्रो द्वा:स्थैरवारितः। ततोऽभ्रघनसंकाशां गिरिकूटमिवोच्छ्रितम्॥ श्रिया ज्वलन्तं प्रासादमारुरोह महायशाः। तत्र राजसहस्त्रैश्च कुरुभिश्चाभिसंवृतम्॥
tasya kakṣyā vyatikramya tisro dvā:sthairavāritaḥ| tato'bhraghanasaṃkāśāṃ girikūṭamivocchritam|| śriyā jvalantaṃ prāsādamāruroha mahāyaśāḥ| tatra rājasahastraiśca kurubhiścābhisaṃvṛtam||
Traversing tree divisions of that mansion, without a word of challenge from the gatekeepers, that one of great fame, came to a palace, effulgent with marks of prosperity and i having the appearance of a mass of clouds, high as the peak of a mountain. There surrounded by a thousand Kuru kings.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.4
धार्तराष्ट्र महाबाहुं ददर्शासीनमासने। दुःशासनं च कर्णं च शकुनि चापि सौबलम्॥
dhārtarāṣṭra mahābāhuṃ dadarśāsīnamāsane| duḥśāsanaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca śakuni cāpi saubalam||
The son of Dhritarashtra of long arms, he saw seated on a seat and he also saw, Dushasana, Karna, Shakuni and the son of Subala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.5
दुर्योधनसमीपे तानासनस्थान् ददर्श सः। अभ्यागच्छति दाशार्हे धार्तराष्ट्रो महायशाः॥
duryodhanasamīpe tānāsanasthān dadarśa saḥ| abhyāgacchati dāśārhe dhārtarāṣṭro mahāyaśāḥ||
He saw them on a seat near Duryodhana. The scion of the Dasharha race, having appeared, the son of Dhritarashtra of great fame.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.6
उदतिष्ठत् सहामात्यः पूजयन् मधुसूदनम्। समेत्य धार्तराष्ट्रेण सहामात्येन केशवः॥ राजभिस्तत्र वार्ष्णेयः समागच्छद् यथावयः। तत्र जाम्बूनदमयं पर्यवं सुपरिष्कृतम्॥
udatiṣṭhat sahāmātyaḥ pūjayan madhusūdanam| sametya dhārtarāṣṭreṇa sahāmātyena keśavaḥ|| rājabhistatra vārṣṇeyaḥ samāgacchad yathāvayaḥ| tatra jāmbūnadamayaṃ paryavaṃ supariṣkṛtam||
Rose up along with his advisers, honouring the slayer of Madhu; Keshava having saluted the son of Dhritarashtra along with his ministers; and having also saluted the kings that were there according to their ages, the scion of the Vrishni race ((Achyuta) seated himself on a seat which was there, made of gold and beautiful looking.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.7
विविधास्तरणास्तीर्णमभ्युपाविशदच्युतः। तस्मिन् गां मधुपर्कं चाप्युदकं च जनार्दने॥ निवेदयामास तदा गृहान् राज्यं च कौरवः। तत्र गोविन्दमासीनं प्रसन्नादित्यवर्चसम्॥
vividhāstaraṇāstīrṇamabhyupāviśadacyutaḥ| tasmin gāṃ madhuparkaṃ cāpyudakaṃ ca janārdane|| nivedayāmāsa tadā gṛhān rājyaṃ ca kauravaḥ| tatra govindamāsīnaṃ prasannādityavarcasam||
And ornamented with diverse gems and overlaid with a carpet. The Kuru king then presented a cow, honey, curds and water and placed at his disposal his palaces in the kingdom; and then to Govinda seated here like the radiant Sun.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.8
उपासांचक्रिरे सर्वे कुरवो राजभिः सह। ततो दुर्योधनो राजा वार्ष्णेयं जयतां वरम्॥
upāsāṃcakrire sarve kuravo rājabhiḥ saha| tato duryodhano rājā vārṣṇeyaṃ jayatāṃ varam||
All the people present including the Kuru kings, made worship. Then the king Duryodhana, that foremost of victors, the scion of Vrishni race.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.9
न्यमन्त्रयद् भोजनेन नाभ्यनन्दच्च केशवः। ततो दुर्योधनः कृष्णमब्रवीत् कुरुसंसदि॥
nyamantrayad bhojanena nābhyanandacca keśavaḥ| tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇamabravīt kurusaṃsadi||
Invited to dinner; but Keshava did not accept the invitation; then Duryodhana said to Krishna in that assembly of the Kurus.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.10
मृदुपूर्वं शठोदकं कर्णमाभाष्य कौरवः। कस्मादन्नानि पानानि वासांसि शयनानि च॥
mṛdupūrvaṃ śaṭhodakaṃ karṇamābhāṣya kauravaḥ| kasmādannāni pānāni vāsāṃsi śayanāni ca||
In an humble voice but with evil intention concealed in his heart and looking at Karna. 'For what reason the eatables, drinks, garment and beds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.11
त्वदर्थमुपनीतानि नागृहीस्त्वं जनार्दन। उभयोश्चाददाः साह्यमुभयोश्च हिते रतः॥ सम्बन्धी दयितश्चासि धृतराष्ट्रस्य माधव। त्वं हि गोविन्द धर्मार्थो वेत्थ तत्त्वेन सर्वशः। तत्र कारणमिच्छामि श्रोतुं चक्रगदाधर॥
tvadarthamupanītāni nāgṛhīstvaṃ janārdana| ubhayoścādadāḥ sāhyamubhayośca hite rataḥ|| sambandhī dayitaścāsi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mādhava| tvaṃ hi govinda dharmārtho vettha tattvena sarvaśaḥ| tatra kāraṇamicchāmi śrotuṃ cakragadādhara||
Which have been provided for you, do you not accept. O Janardana, devoted to the good of both parties in the impending struggle as you are, you ought to keep to both sides; O Madhava, you have besides, closer relationship with Dhritarashtra; you O Govinda, know what is righteous and what is conducive to worldly profit in the true sense and in all their bearings.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.12
वैशम्पायन उवाच स एवमुक्तो गोविन्दः प्रत्युवाच महामनाः! उद्यन्मेघस्वनः काले प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम्॥ अलघूकृतमग्रस्तनिरस्तमसंकुलम्। राजीवनेत्रो राजानं हेतुमद् वाक्यमुत्तमम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca sa evamukto govindaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmanāḥ! udyanmeghasvanaḥ kāle pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam|| alaghūkṛtamagrastanirastamasaṃkulam| rājīvanetro rājānaṃ hetumad vākyamuttamam||
Vaishampayana said O wielder of the discus and the mace, I want to hear the reason of this action of yours). That Govinda of a great mind being then addressed, said in reply, speaking like the roaring of a cloud, at the proper time raising of a cloud, at the proper time raising his long arm. The one with eyes like the leaves of a lotus said to the king these excellent words giving the reasons-words that were not too low, distinct, correctly pronounced and without any confusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.13
कृतार्था भुञ्जते दूताः पूजां गृह्णन्ति चैव ह। कृतार्थं मां सहामात्यं समर्चिष्यसि भारत॥
kṛtārthā bhuñjate dūtāḥ pūjāṃ gṛhṇanti caiva ha| kṛtārthaṃ māṃ sahāmātyaṃ samarciṣyasi bhārata||
“Those messengers only, who have gained their objects take their food and accept worship; and you, O Bharata, after gratifying me in my wish, may entertain me along with my followers'.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.14
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धार्तराष्ट्रो जनार्दनम्। न युक्तं भवताऽस्मासु प्रतिपत्तुमसाम्प्रतम्॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca dhārtarāṣṭro janārdanam| na yuktaṃ bhavatā'smāsu pratipattumasāmpratam||
The son of Dhritarashtra, being thus spoken to, said in reply to Janardana-'It is not befitting that your exalted self should behave in this unjust way.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.15
कृतार्थं वाकृतार्थं च त्वां वयं मधुसूदना यतामहे पूजयितुं दाशार्ह न च शक्नुमः॥
kṛtārthaṃ vākṛtārthaṃ ca tvāṃ vayaṃ madhusūdanā yatāmahe pūjayituṃ dāśārha na ca śaknumaḥ||
Whether your objects are gratified or not gratified, we, O slayer of Madhu, were bent on entertaining you but could not. O you of the Dasharha race.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.16
न च तत् कारणं विद्यो यस्मिन् नो मधुसूदन। पूजां कृतां प्रीयमाणैर्नामस्थाः पुरुषोत्तम॥
na ca tat kāraṇaṃ vidyo yasmin no madhusūdana| pūjāṃ kṛtāṃ prīyamāṇairnāmasthāḥ puruṣottama||
We do not however see any reason (for your action) in this matter, O slayer of Madhu, namely your non-acceptance of the entertainment's provided for you, O best among men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.17
वैरं नो नास्ति भवता गोविन्द न च विग्रहः। स भवान् प्रसमीक्ष्यैतन्नेदृशं वक्तुमर्हति॥
vairaṃ no nāsti bhavatā govinda na ca vigrahaḥ| sa bhavān prasamīkṣyaitannedṛśaṃ vaktumarhati||
We have no enmity with your exalted self, O Govinda, nor strife; therefore shall it seem to you, on mature thought that it is not proper for you to have spoken thus.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.18
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धार्तराष्ट्र जनार्दनः। अभिवीक्ष्य सहामात्यं दाशार्हः प्रहसन्निव॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca dhārtarāṣṭra janārdanaḥ| abhivīkṣya sahāmātyaṃ dāśārhaḥ prahasanniva||
Vaishampayana said Janardana thus spoken to, said by way of reply to the son of Dhritarashtra, after that scion of the Dasharha race had gazed on him along with his ministers, laughing as it were.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.19
नाहं कामान संरम्भान द्वेषान्नार्थकारणात्। न हेतुवादाल्लोभाद् वा धर्म जह्यां कथंचन॥
nāhaṃ kāmāna saṃrambhāna dveṣānnārthakāraṇāt| na hetuvādāllobhād vā dharma jahyāṃ kathaṃcana||
'I never abandon virtue from motives of desire or from wrath or from hate or from the object of gaining my objects or for the sake of argument or from covetousness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.20
सम्प्रीतिभोज्यान्यन्नानि आपद्भोज्यानि वा पुनः। न च सम्प्रीयसे राजन् न चैवापद्गता वयम्॥
samprītibhojyānyannāni āpadbhojyāni vā punaḥ| na ca samprīyase rājan na caivāpadgatā vayam||
One should eat (others') food when there is love (between them) or again it should be taken when one is in distress; O king, neither do you please me, nor am I in distress.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.21
अकस्माद् द्वेष्टि वै राजन् जन्मप्रभृति पाण्डवान्। प्रियानुवर्तिनो भ्रातॄन् सर्वैः समुदितान् गुणैः।२६।।
akasmād dveṣṭi vai rājan janmaprabhṛti pāṇḍavān| priyānuvartino bhrātṝn sarvaiḥ samuditān guṇaiḥ|26||
For no reason do you, Oking, bear malice, even since their birth, to the Pandavas who are your loving followers and brothers and in whom there are developed all the virtues.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.22
अकस्माच्चैव पार्थानां द्वेषणं नोपपद्यते। धर्मे स्थिताः पाण्डवेयाः कस्तान् किं वक्तुमर्हति॥
akasmāccaiva pārthānāṃ dveṣaṇaṃ nopapadyate| dharme sthitāḥ pāṇḍaveyāḥ kastān kiṃ vaktumarhati||
This malice towards the sons of Pritha, for no reason, is not fitting. The sons of Pandu stand on virtue and who is there that can blame them and in what way?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.23
यस्तान् द्वेष्टि स मां द्वेष्टि यस्ताननु स मामनु। ऐकात्म्यं मां गतं विद्धि पाण्डवैर्धर्मचारिभिः॥
yastān dveṣṭi sa māṃ dveṣṭi yastānanu sa māmanu| aikātmyaṃ māṃ gataṃ viddhi pāṇḍavairdharmacāribhiḥ||
He who bears them malice, bears me malice; he that follows them, follows me, know that I am merged in the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.24
कामक्रोधानुवर्ती हि यो मोहाद् विरुरुत्सति। गुणवन्तं च यो द्वेष्टि तमाहुः पुरुषाधमम्॥
kāmakrodhānuvartī hi yo mohād virurutsati| guṇavantaṃ ca yo dveṣṭi tamāhuḥ puruṣādhamam||
He who following the dictates of impulse or wrath, owing to a confusion of the intellects, wants to act against the interests of.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.25
यः कल्याणगुणाज्ञातीन् मोहाल्लोभाद् दिदृक्षते। सोऽजितात्माजितक्रोधो न चिरं तिष्ठति श्रियम्॥
yaḥ kalyāṇaguṇājñātīn mohāllobhād didṛkṣate| so'jitātmājitakrodho na ciraṃ tiṣṭhati śriyam||
A deserving man and bears him malice, has been called the vilest of men, and he who desires to see a cousin endued with blessed virtue with eyes of lost of ignorance.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.26
अथ यो गुणसम्पन्नान् हृदयस्याप्रियानपि। प्रियेण कुरुते वश्यांश्चिरं यशसि तिष्ठति।॥
atha yo guṇasampannān hṛdayasyāpriyānapi| priyeṇa kurute vaśyāṃściraṃ yaśasi tiṣṭhati|||
Is a slave to his soul and a slave to his wrath; prosperity does not remain with him for any length of time. On the other hand, he, who, by good services, wins over those who are endued with virtues and accomplishments, through they are not dear to his heart ever become renowned.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.27
सर्वमेतन्न भोक्तव्यमन्नं दुष्टाभिसंहितम्। क्षत्तुरेकस्य भोक्तव्यमिति मे धीयते मतिः॥
sarvametanna bhoktavyamannaṃ duṣṭābhisaṃhitam| kṣatturekasya bhoktavyamiti me dhīyate matiḥ||
All these eatables, defiled by wickedness, cannot be taken by me-I am of opinion, that eatables provided to me by Kshatta alone, Vidura should be eaten by me.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.28
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। निश्चक्राम ततः शुभ्राद् धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनात्॥
evamuktvā mahābāhurduryodhanamamarṣaṇam| niścakrāma tataḥ śubhrād dhārtarāṣṭraniveśanāt||
The one of long arms, thus speaking to the wrathful Duryodhana, then came away from the white mansion of the son of Dhritarashtra.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.29
निर्याय च महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो महामनाः। निवेशाय ययौ वेश्म विदुरस्य महात्मनः॥
niryāya ca mahābāhurvāsudevo mahāmanāḥ| niveśāya yayau veśma vidurasya mahātmanaḥ||
And the large minded Vamadeva of long arms, coming out went to the residence of the great-souled Vidura.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.30
तमभ्यगच्छद् द्रोणश्च कृपो भीष्मोऽथ बाह्निकः। कुरवश्च महाबाहुं विदुरस्य गृहे स्थितम्॥
tamabhyagacchad droṇaśca kṛpo bhīṣmo'tha bāhnikaḥ| kuravaśca mahābāhuṃ vidurasya gṛhe sthitam||
There came to him the Kurus, Drona, Kripa, Bhishma, Bahlika while the house of Vidura.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.31
त ऊचुर्माधवं वीरं कुरवो मधुसूदनम्। निवेदयामो वार्ष्णेय सरत्नांस्ते गृहान् वयम्॥
ta ūcurmādhavaṃ vīraṃ kuravo madhusūdanam| nivedayāmo vārṣṇeya saratnāṃste gṛhān vayam||
Those Kurus said to the heroic Madhava, the slayer of Madhu, 'You scion of the Vrishni race, we place at your disposal our abodes ornamented with gems.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.32
तानुवाच महातेजाः कौरवान् मधुसूदनः। सर्वे भवन्तो गच्छन्तु सर्वा मेऽपचितिः कृता॥
tānuvāca mahātejāḥ kauravān madhusūdanaḥ| sarve bhavanto gacchantu sarvā me'pacitiḥ kṛtā||
The slayer of Madhu, of great energy said to those descendants of Kuru, 'All of you may go away; by these offers have you honoured me.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.33
यातेषु कुरुष क्षत्ता दाशार्हमपराजितम्। अभ्यर्चयामास तदा सर्वकामैः प्रयत्नवान्॥
yāteṣu kuruṣa kṣattā dāśārhamaparājitam| abhyarcayāmāsa tadā sarvakāmaiḥ prayatnavān||
The Kurus having departed, the Khattva Vidura paid due honours to the scion of the Dasharha race who had never met with a defeat and then made special endeavours to meet all his wishes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.34
ततः क्षत्तानपानानि शुचीनि गुणवन्ति च। उपाहरदनेकानि केशवाय महात्मने॥
tataḥ kṣattānapānāni śucīni guṇavanti ca| upāharadanekāni keśavāya mahātmane||
Then the Kshatta collected large quantities of clean and delicious foods and drinks for the great-souled Keshava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.35
तैस्तर्पयित्वा प्रथमं ब्राह्मणान् मधुसूदनः। वैदविद्भ्यो ददौ कृष्णः परमद्रविणान्यपि॥
taistarpayitvā prathamaṃ brāhmaṇān madhusūdanaḥ| vaidavidbhyo dadau kṛṣṇaḥ paramadraviṇānyapi||
The slayer of Madhu having gratified the Brahmanas first, he gave first to Brahmanas conversant with the Vedas, some of that food with wealth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 161.36
ततोऽनुयायिभिः सार्धं मरुद्भिरिव वासवः। विदुरान्नानि बुभुजे शुचीनि गुणवन्ति च॥
tato'nuyāyibhiḥ sārdhaṃ marudbhiriva vāsavaḥ| vidurānnāni bubhuje śucīni guṇavanti ca||
There along with his followers, like Vasava in the midst of the Marutas, he took his clean and delicious eatables provided by Vidura. A
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)