Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 170
MBh 3 170.1
नारद उवाच हिरण्यपुरमित्येतत् ख्यात् पुरवरं महत्। दैत्यानां दानवानां च मायाशतविचारिणाम्॥
nārada uvāca hiraṇyapuramityetat khyāt puravaraṃ mahat| daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca māyāśatavicāriṇām||
Narada said This excellent and spacious city is known by the name of Hiranyapura. It is the city of the Daityas and the Danavas, who practice a hundred different illusions,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.2
अनल्पेन प्रयत्नेन निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा। मयेन मनसा सृष्टं पातालतलमाश्रितम्॥
analpena prayatnena nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā| mayena manasā sṛṣṭaṃ pātālatalamāśritam||
It having been built with no little care by the divine architect (Vishvakarama) and planned by Maya (Danava) was placed in these nether regions-the Patalam.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.3
अत्र मायासहस्राणि विकुर्वाणा महौजसः। दानवा निवसन्ति स्म शूरा दत्तवराः पुरा॥
atra māyāsahasrāṇi vikurvāṇā mahaujasaḥ| dānavā nivasanti sma śūrā dattavarāḥ purā||
Here the Danavas, endued with great spirit and energy, practicing a thousand kind of different illusions, inhabit. They were, in the days of old, heroes who had received the grant of boons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.4
नैते शक्रेण नान्येन यमेन वरुणेन वा। शक्यन्ते वशमानेतुं तथैव धनदेन च।।४!
naite śakreṇa nānyena yamena varuṇena vā| śakyante vaśamānetuṃ tathaiva dhanadena ca||4!
By Shakra, by Yama or by Varuna or by any body clse they were incapable of being brought inder subjugation; as also by the Lord of wealth (Kubera).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.5
असुराः कालखञ्जाश्च तथा विष्णुपदोद्भवाः॥ नैर्ऋता यातुधानाश्च ब्रह्मपादोद्भवाश्च ये॥ दंष्ट्रिणो भीमवेगाश्च वातवेगपराक्रमाः। मायावीर्योपसम्पन्ना निवसन्त्यत्र मातले॥
asurāḥ kālakhañjāśca tathā viṣṇupadodbhavāḥ|| nairṛtā yātudhānāśca brahmapādodbhavāśca ye|| daṃṣṭriṇo bhīmavegāśca vātavegaparākramāḥ| māyāvīryopasampannā nivasantyatra mātale||
The Asuras, known as Kalakhanjas who have their origin in the feet of Vishnu and the Rakshasas, known as Yatudhanas who have their origin in the feet of Brahma, gifted with teeth and of fearful impetus and endued with strength equal to the force of the wind and with the heroism of illusion, live here, O Matali.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.6
निवातकवचा नाम दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः। जानासि च यथा शक्रो नैताशक्नोति बाधितुम्॥
nivātakavacā nāma dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ| jānāsi ca yathā śakro naitāśaknoti bādhitum||
The Danavas named Nivatkavachas, who are hard to be vanquished in battle (also live here.) You know how Shakra is not able to cope with them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.7
बहुशो मातले त्वं च तव पुत्रश्च गोमुखः। निर्भग्नो देवराजश्च सहपुत्रः शचीपतिः॥
bahuśo mātale tvaṃ ca tava putraśca gomukhaḥ| nirbhagno devarājaśca sahaputraḥ śacīpatiḥ||
Yourself and your son Gomukha, O Matali and the king of the gods, the lord of Sachi, with his son, have been repulsed by them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.8
पश्य वेश्मानि रौक्माणि मातले राजतानि च। कर्मणा विधियुक्तेन युक्तान्युपगतानि च॥
paśya veśmāni raukmāṇi mātale rājatāni ca| karmaṇā vidhiyuktena yuktānyupagatāni ca||
See these mansions, O Matali, made of gold and silver and embroidered with suitable workmanship filled up according to their scientific principles.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.9
वैदूर्यमणिचित्राणि प्रवालरुचिराणि च। अर्कस्फटिकशुभ्राणि वज्रसारोज्ज्वलानि च।॥
vaidūryamaṇicitrāṇi pravālarucirāṇi ca| arkasphaṭikaśubhrāṇi vajrasārojjvalāni ca|||
Decorated with Vaidurya-gems and with corals and with the species of white marble, called Arka and with the shining gems, called Vajrasara,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.10
पार्थिवानीव चाभान्ति पद्मरागमयानि च। शैलानीव च दृश्यन्ते दारवाणीव चाप्युत॥
pārthivānīva cābhānti padmarāgamayāni ca| śailānīva ca dṛśyante dāravāṇīva cāpyuta||
They shine as if, made of bricks and set with Padmaraga gems, and they look as if made of stones or of wood.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.11
सूर्यरूपाणि चाभान्ति दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि च। मणिजालविचित्राणि प्रांशूनि निबिडानि च॥
sūryarūpāṇi cābhānti dīptāgnisadṛśāni ca| maṇijālavicitrāṇi prāṃśūni nibiḍāni ca||
They are lustrous like the rays of the sun; and are blazing like the fire and set with cluster of gems and precious stones; they are high and stand close to one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.12
नैतानि शक्यं निर्देष्टुं रूपतो द्रव्यतस्तथा। गुणतश्चैव सिंद्धानि प्रमाणगुणवन्ति च॥
naitāni śakyaṃ nirdeṣṭuṃ rūpato dravyatastathā| guṇataścaiva siṃddhāni pramāṇaguṇavanti ca||
All these are incapable of being described with reference to their beauty, to with reference to the materials they are made of. They are erected with many advantages and comforts; and they have answered these objects very well. They are of a large size.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.13
आक्रीडान् पश्य दैत्यानां तथैव शयनान्युत। रत्लवन्ति महार्हाणि भाजनान्यासनानि च॥
ākrīḍān paśya daityānāṃ tathaiva śayanānyuta| ratlavanti mahārhāṇi bhājanānyāsanāni ca||
Look at the sporting grounds of the Daityas; and look at the resting places and beds, as also these vessels and seats set with gems and of great value.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.14
जलदाभांस्तथा शैलांस्तोयप्रस्रवणानि च। कामपुष्पफलांश्चापि पादपान् कामचारिणः॥
jaladābhāṃstathā śailāṃstoyaprasravaṇāni ca| kāmapuṣpaphalāṃścāpi pādapān kāmacāriṇaḥ||
Look at these walls which are like masses of clouds; and these fountains of water and also the trees producing flowers and fruits at their will, which can also be removed from one place to another at their pleasure.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.15
मातले कश्चिदत्रापि रुचिरस्ते वरो भवेत्। अथवान्यां दिशं भूमेर्गच्छाव यदि मन्यसे॥
mātale kaścidatrāpi ruciraste varo bhavet| athavānyāṃ diśaṃ bhūmergacchāva yadi manyase||
See, O Matali, in these regions if there is a bridegroom who is to your liking or else we shall go to another direction of this earth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.16
मातलिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं भाषमाणं तथाविधम्। देवर्षे नैव मे कार्य विप्रियं त्रिदिवौकसाम्॥
mātalistvabravīdenaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ tathāvidham| devarṣe naiva me kārya vipriyaṃ tridivaukasām||
Matali then said to him who spoke thus, "O celestial Rishi, I cannot do what would not be to the liking of the dwellers of the heaven.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.17
नित्यानुषक्तवैरा हि भ्रातरो देवदानवाः। परपक्षण सम्बन्धं रोचयिष्याम्यहं कथम्॥
nityānuṣaktavairā hi bhrātaro devadānavāḥ| parapakṣaṇa sambandhaṃ rocayiṣyāmyahaṃ katham||
The gods and the Danavas, though brothers, are in open enmity with each other and how can I approve of an alliance with the enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 170.18
अन्यत्र साधु गच्छाव द्रष्टुं नार्हामि दानवान्। जानामि तव चात्मानं हिंसात्मकमनं तथा॥
anyatra sādhu gacchāva draṣṭuṃ nārhāmi dānavān| jānāmi tava cātmānaṃ hiṃsātmakamanaṃ tathā||
It is better that we should go elsewhere. It is not proper that we should seek among the Danavas. I know your nature and know that you desire to sow discord."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)