Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 200
MBh 3 200.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच तत् तु वाक्यमनादृत्य सोऽर्थवन्मातृभाषितम्। पुनः प्रतस्थे संरम्भात् सकाशमकृतात्मनाम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tat tu vākyamanādṛtya so'rthavanmātṛbhāṣitam| punaḥ pratasthe saṃrambhāt sakāśamakṛtātmanām||
Vaishampayana said Treating with contempt those words spoken by his mother which were pregnant with good sense, the one, of unsubdued soul, again went to his own place fired with wrath.
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MBh 3 200.2
ततः सभाया निर्गम्य सन्त्रयामास कौरवः। सौबलेन मताक्षेण राज्ञा शकुनिना सह॥
tataḥ sabhāyā nirgamya santrayāmāsa kauravaḥ| saubalena matākṣeṇa rājñā śakuninā saha||
Then having issued out of the assemblyhall did that son of Kuru consult with the son of Subala, king Shakuni experienced in the game of dice.
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MBh 3 200.3
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। दुःशासनचतुर्थानामिदमासीद् विचेष्टितम्॥
duryodhanasya karṇasya śakuneḥ saubalasya ca| duḥśāsanacaturthānāmidamāsīd viceṣṭitam||
Such was the resolution of four, namely Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, the son of Subala and Dushasana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.4
पुरायमस्मान् गृह्णाति क्षिप्रकारी जनार्दनः। सहितो धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च॥
purāyamasmān gṛhṇāti kṣiprakārī janārdanaḥ| sahito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāntanavena ca||
"Janardana, who does everything speedily, wants to capture us first in consultation with Dhritarashtra and the royal son of Shantanu.
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वयमेव हृषीकेशं निगृह्णीन बलादिव। प्रसह्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमिन्द्रो वैरोचनि यथा॥
vayameva hṛṣīkeśaṃ nigṛhṇīna balādiva| prasahya puruṣavyāghramindro vairocani yathā||
But we shall capture that best among men, Hrishikesha, by force like Indra seizing the son of Virochana (Vali).
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श्रुत्वा गृहीतं वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवा हतचेतसः। निरुत्साहा भविष्यन्ति भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः॥
śrutvā gṛhītaṃ vārṣṇeyaṃ pāṇḍavā hatacetasaḥ| nirutsāhā bhaviṣyanti bhagnadaṃṣṭrā ivoragāḥ||
Hearing that the scion of the Vrishni race has been captured, the sons of Pandu will lose heart and will became deprived of their energy like serpents whose fangs have been broken.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.7
अयं ह्येषां महाबाहुः सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च। अस्मिन् गृहीते वरदे ऋषभे सर्वसात्वताम्॥
ayaṃ hyeṣāṃ mahābāhuḥ sarveṣāṃ śarma varma ca| asmin gṛhīte varade ṛṣabhe sarvasātvatām||
This one of long arms is the refuge and protection of all; and this best among the Satvatas, this giver of boons being captured,
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निरुद्यमा भविष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः सोमकैः सह। तस्माद् वयमिहैवैनं केशवं क्षिप्रकारिणम्॥
nirudyamā bhaviṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ somakaiḥ saha| tasmād vayamihaivainaṃ keśavaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam||
All the son of Pandu, along with the Somakas will be deprived of their energy; therefore now and here should we capture this Keshava of quick action,
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MBh 3 200.9
क्रोशतो धृतराष्ट्रस्य बद्ध्वा योत्स्यामहे रिपून्। तेषां पापमभिप्रायं पापानां दुष्टचेतसाम्॥
krośato dhṛtarāṣṭrasya baddhvā yotsyāmahe ripūn| teṣāṃ pāpamabhiprāyaṃ pāpānāṃ duṣṭacetasām||
In the face of the ravings of Dhritarashtra, and then fight the enemies>” This wicked intention of those wicked-souled wretches,
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MBh 3 200.10
इङ्गितज्ञः कविः क्षिप्रमन्वबुद्ध्यत सात्यकिः। तदर्थमभिनिष्क्रम्य हार्दिक्येन सहास्थितः॥
iṅgitajñaḥ kaviḥ kṣipramanvabuddhyata sātyakiḥ| tadarthamabhiniṣkramya hārdikyena sahāsthitaḥ||
The wise Satyaki, who could understand the sings, quickly came to Know of; and in consequence of that knowledge he came out with the son of Hridika (Kritavarman).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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अब्रवीत् कृतवर्माणं क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम्। व्यूढानीकः सभाद्वारमुपतिष्ठस्व दंशितः॥
abravīt kṛtavarmāṇaṃ kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm| vyūḍhānīkaḥ sabhādvāramupatiṣṭhasva daṃśitaḥ||
And he said to Kritavarman "Quickly prepare the army for action and with the division there of ready for action and clad in amours, wait at the gate of the council chamber.
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यावदाख्याम्यहं चैतत् कृष्णायाक्लिष्टकारिणे। स प्रविश्य सभां वीरः सिंहो गिरिगुहामिव॥
yāvadākhyāmyahaṃ caitat kṛṣṇāyākliṣṭakāriṇe| sa praviśya sabhāṃ vīraḥ siṃho giriguhāmiva||
In the meantime, I shall communicate all this to Krishna who performs action without exertion. Then that hero, having entered the council like a lion entering the caverns of a mountain,
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MBh 3 200.13
आचष्ट तमभिप्रायं केशवाय महात्मने। धृतराष्ट्रं ततश्चैव विदुरं चान्वभाषत॥
ācaṣṭa tamabhiprāyaṃ keśavāya mahātmane| dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tataścaiva viduraṃ cānvabhāṣata||
Communicated that intention (of those Kurus) to the great should Keshava and then to Dhritarashtra and then to Vidura also.
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तेषामेतमभिप्रायमाचचक्षे स्मयन्निव। धर्मादर्थाच्च कामाच्च कर्म साधुविगर्हितम्॥
teṣāmetamabhiprāyamācacakṣe smayanniva| dharmādarthācca kāmācca karma sādhuvigarhitam||
They heard this proposal of theirs with laughter and ridicule for this (proposed) deed was against virtue, worldly benefit and desire as also against the principles of an honest man.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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मन्दाः कर्तुमिहेच्छन्ति न चावाप्य कथंचन। पुरा विकुर्वते मूढाः पापात्मानः समागताः॥
mandāḥ kartumihecchanti na cāvāpya kathaṃcana| purā vikurvate mūḍhāḥ pāpātmānaḥ samāgatāḥ||
(Satyaki continued). “In this instance the fools seek to do an act which is by no means capable of being performed; these fools of wicked souls are united to gather to pick a quarrel.
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धर्षिताः काममन्युभ्यां क्रोधलोभवशानुगाः। इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षं जिघृक्षन्त्यल्पचेतसः॥
dharṣitāḥ kāmamanyubhyāṃ krodhalobhavaśānugāḥ| imaṃ hi puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ jighṛkṣantyalpacetasaḥ||
Being overpowered by desire and wrath and being subjected to the influence of anger and avarice, these men, of mean heart, seek to slay the one with lotus eyes,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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पटेनाग्नि प्रज्वलितं यथा बाला यथा जडाः। सात्यकेस्तद् वचः श्रुत्वा विदुरोदीर्घदर्शिवान्॥
paṭenāgni prajvalitaṃ yathā bālā yathā jaḍāḥ| sātyakestad vacaḥ śrutvā vidurodīrghadarśivān||
As children and idiots attempt to seize blazing fire by means of their cloths.” Hearing those words of Satyaki Vidura, endued with great foresight,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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धृतराष्ट्र महाबाहुमब्रवीत् कुरुसंसदि। राजन् परीतकालास्ते पुत्राः सर्वे परंतप॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra mahābāhumabravīt kurusaṃsadi| rājan parītakālāste putrāḥ sarve paraṃtapa||
Said to Dhritarashtra of long arms in that assembly of the Kurus "O king, the time of all of your sons is come, O chastiser of foes.
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अशक्यमयशस्यं च कर्तुं कर्म समुद्यताः। इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षमभिभूय प्रसह्य च॥
aśakyamayaśasyaṃ ca kartuṃ karma samudyatāḥ| imaṃ hi puṇḍarīkākṣamabhibhūya prasahya ca||
They are prepared to do an act which is incapable of being done and which, if done would be discreditable; having overpowered and vanquished this one with lotus eyes,
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निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छन्ति सहिता वासवानुजम्। इमं पुरुषशार्दूलमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम्॥
nigrahītuṃ kilecchanti sahitā vāsavānujam| imaṃ puruṣaśārdūlamapradhṛṣyaṃ durāsadam||
They desire to capture along with the younger brother of Vasava-this best among men, who is incapable of being vanquished, and in fact hard to stand against.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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आसाद्य न भविष्यन्ति पतङ्गा इव पावकम्। अयमिच्छन् हि तान् सर्वान् युध्यमानाञ्जनार्दनः॥
āsādya na bhaviṣyanti pataṅgā iva pāvakam| ayamicchan hi tān sarvān yudhyamānāñjanārdanaḥ||
Having stood against they will cease to exist as worms in contact with fire. This Janardana, desiring the good of all when lighting, never
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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सिंहो नागानिव क्रुद्धो गमयेद् यमसादनम्। न त्वयं निन्दितं कर्म कुर्यात् पापं कथंचन॥
siṃho nāgāniva kruddho gamayed yamasādanam| na tvayaṃ ninditaṃ karma kuryāt pāpaṃ kathaṃcana||
And rendered angry, will send them to the abode of Yama like a lion routing a heard of elephants; but this mighty blamable act of wickedness will never be perpetrated.
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न च धर्मादपक्रामेदच्युतः पुरुषोत्तमः। विदुरेणैवमुक्ते तु केशवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
na ca dharmādapakrāmedacyutaḥ puruṣottamaḥ| vidureṇaivamukte tu keśavo vākyamabravīt||
Achyuta, the best among men swerves from the Path of rectitude." Vidura having said this, Keshava said these words,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
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धृतराष्ट्रमभिप्रेक्ष्य सुहृदां शृण्वतां मिथः। राजनेते यदि क्रुद्धा मां निगृह्णीयुरोजसा॥
dhṛtarāṣṭramabhiprekṣya suhṛdāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ mithaḥ| rājanete yadi kruddhā māṃ nigṛhṇīyurojasā||
Looking on Dhritarashtra and in the hearing of his well-wishers "O king, if being angry they can by their might capture me,
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MBh 3 200.25
एते वा मामहं वैनाननुजानीहि पार्थिव। एतान् हि सर्वान् संरब्धान् नियन्तुमहमुत्सहे॥
ete vā māmahaṃ vainānanujānīhi pārthiva| etān hi sarvān saṃrabdhān niyantumahamutsahe||
Let them do it, for I know, O ruler of the earth, the might of these and I can venture to cure all of them of their anger.
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MBh 3 200.26
न त्वहं निन्दितं कर्म कुर्यां पापं कथंचन। पाण्डवार्थं हि लुभ्यन्तः स्वार्थान् हास्यन्ति ते सुताः।।२६
na tvahaṃ ninditaṃ karma kuryāṃ pāpaṃ kathaṃcana| pāṇḍavārthaṃ hi lubhyantaḥ svārthān hāsyanti te sutāḥ||26
But I shall never do an act which is blamable and wicked; these sons of yours will lose their own wealth by coveting the wealth of the Pandavas.
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MBh 3 200.27
एते चेदेवमिच्छन्ति कृतकार्यो युधिष्ठिरः। अद्यैव ह्यहमेनांश्च ये चैनाननु भारत॥
ete cedevamicchanti kṛtakāryo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| adyaiva hyahamenāṃśca ye cainānanu bhārata||
Since they desire to act so wickedly Yudhishthira has all the greater chances of success; for I can at this very moment, capture these and those that follow them,
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MBh 3 200.28
निगृह्य राजन् पार्थेभ्यो दद्यां किं दुष्कृतं भवेत्। इदं तु न प्रवर्तेयं निन्दितं कर्म भारत॥
nigṛhya rājan pārthebhyo dadyāṃ kiṃ duṣkṛtaṃ bhavet| idaṃ tu na pravarteyaṃ ninditaṃ karma bhārata||
0 king, and make ever to the son of Pritha which will not be a hard thing to do; but I am not inched to do such a blamable deed, o Bharata.
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संनिधौ ते महाराज क्रोधजं पापबुद्धिजम्। एष दुर्योधनो राजन् यथेच्छति तथाऽस्तु तत्॥
saṃnidhau te mahārāja krodhajaṃ pāpabuddhijam| eṣa duryodhano rājan yathecchati tathā'stu tat||
What this Duryodhana, O king, wishes to do in your presence, in consequence of wrath and sinful heart, O great king, let him do.
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MBh 3 200.30
अहं तु सर्वांस्तनयाननुजानामि ते नृप। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत। क्षिप्रमानय तं पापं राज्यलुब्धं सुयोधनम्॥
ahaṃ tu sarvāṃstanayānanujānāmi te nṛpa| etacchrutvā tu viduraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhyabhāṣata| kṣipramānaya taṃ pāpaṃ rājyalubdhaṃ suyodhanam||
I too allow all your sons, O ruler of men." Hearing this Dhritarashtra said to Vidura “Bring that wicked Suyodhana covetous of the kingdom soon,
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सहमित्रं सहामात्यं ससोदर्यं सहानुगम्। शक्नुयां यदि पन्थानमवतारयितुं पुनः॥
sahamitraṃ sahāmātyaṃ sasodaryaṃ sahānugam| śaknuyāṃ yadi panthānamavatārayituṃ punaḥ||
Along with his friends, with his ministers, with his brothers and with his followers. I shall see again if can get him along the right path."
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MBh 3 200.32
ततो दुर्योधनं क्षत्ता पुन: प्रावेशयत् सभाम्। अकामं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं राजभिः परिवारितम्॥
tato duryodhanaṃ kṣattā puna: prāveśayat sabhām| akāmaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ rājabhiḥ parivāritam||
Then did Kshattri again cause Duryodhana to enter the council chamber, unwilling as he was along with his brothers, and surrounded by the kings.
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अथ दुर्योधनं राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत। कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च राजभिश्चापि संवृतम्॥
atha duryodhanaṃ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhyabhāṣata| karṇaduḥśāsanābhyāṃ ca rājabhiścāpi saṃvṛtam||
Then did the Dhritarashtra to Duryodhana and Karna and Dushasana and the kings who surrounded them.
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नृशंस पापभूयिष्ठ क्षुद्रकर्मसहायवान्। पापैः सहायैः संहत्य पापं कर्म चिकीर्षसि॥
nṛśaṃsa pāpabhūyiṣṭha kṣudrakarmasahāyavān| pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ saṃhatya pāpaṃ karma cikīrṣasi||
"O you of inhuman, of exceeding sinfulness, having for your supporters only men of small deeds, united with wicked men, you want to perpetrate a wicked deed.
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अशक्यमयशस्यं च सद्धिश्चापि विगर्हितम्। यथा त्वादृशको मूढो व्यवस्येत् कुलपांसनः॥
aśakyamayaśasyaṃ ca saddhiścāpi vigarhitam| yathā tvādṛśako mūḍho vyavasyet kulapāṃsanaḥ||
This intended act of yours is incapable of being performed, tending to infamy and disapproved by the honest in fact this is a thing which a fool and the cause of infamy to the race like you would attempt.
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त्वमिमं पुण्डरीकाक्षमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम्। पापैः सहायैः संहत्य निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छसि॥
tvamimaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣamapradhṛṣyaṃ durāsadam| pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ saṃhatya nigrahītuṃ kilecchasi||
This one with lotus eyes, who can not be vanquished, in fact who is hard to stand save against, you want to capture, being united with your wicked supporters.
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यो न शक्यो बलात् कर्तुं देवैरपि सवासवैः। तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे मन्द बालश्चन्द्रमसं यथा।॥
yo na śakyo balāt kartuṃ devairapi savāsavaiḥ| taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase manda bālaścandramasaṃ yathā|||
Him who cannot be forcibly seized even by the gods under the leadership of Vasava, you want to capture to like a child desiring to grasp the moon.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.38
तेवैर्मनुष्यैर्गन्धर्वैरसुरैरुरगैश्च यः। न सोढुं समरे शक्यस्तं न बुद्ध्यसि केशवम्॥
tevairmanuṣyairgandharvairasurairuragaiśca yaḥ| na soḍhuṃ samare śakyastaṃ na buddhyasi keśavam||
You do not know that Keshava is incapable of being fought with in battle by the gods, the human beings, the Gandharvas, the Asuras and the Nagas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.39
दुर्गाह्यः पाणिना वायुर्दुस्पर्शः पाणिनाशशी। दुर्धरा पृथिवी मूर्धा दुर्ग्राह्यः केशवोबलात्॥
durgāhyaḥ pāṇinā vāyurdusparśaḥ pāṇināśaśī| durdharā pṛthivī mūrdhā durgrāhyaḥ keśavobalāt||
Keshava is hard to capture by force even as air is incapable of being captured by living beings, as moon is incapable of being grasped by living beings and as the earth held on the head."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.40
इत्युक्ते धृतराष्ट्रेण क्षत्तापि विदुरोऽब्रवीत्। दुर्योधनमभिप्रेत्य धार्तराष्ट्रपमर्षणम्॥
ityukte dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa kṣattāpi viduro'bravīt| duryodhanamabhipretya dhārtarāṣṭrapamarṣaṇam||
This being said Dhritarashtra the Kshatta Vidura too said, with his eyes on the wrathful son of Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.41
विदुर उवाच दुर्योधन निबोधेदं वचनं मम साम्प्रतम्। सौभद्वारे वानरेन्द्रो द्विविदो नाम नामतः। शिलावर्षेण महता छादयामास केशवम्॥
vidura uvāca duryodhana nibodhedaṃ vacanaṃ mama sāmpratam| saubhadvāre vānarendro dvivido nāma nāmataḥ| śilāvarṣeṇa mahatā chādayāmāsa keśavam||
Vidura said “O Duryodhana, listen now to these words of mine At the gates of Saubha did the chief of monkeys, Dvivida by name, covered Keshava with a heavy down pour of stones.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.42
ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम्। ग्रहीतुं नाशकच्चैनं तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
grahītukāmo vikramya sarvayatnena mādhavam| grahītuṃ nāśakaccainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt||
Being desirous of capturing Madhava by force, he made every effort to do it to capture him by force.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.43
प्राग्ज्योतिषगतं शौरि नरकः सह दानवैः। ग्रहीतुं नाशकत् तत्र तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
prāgjyotiṣagataṃ śauri narakaḥ saha dānavaiḥ| grahītuṃ nāśakat tatra taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt||
Naraka, along with all the Danavas, could not capture Shouri who had gone to Pragjyotisha and you want to capture him by force.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.44
अनेकयुगवर्षायुर्निहत्य नरकं मृधे। नीत्वा कन्यासहस्राणि उपयेमे यथाविधि॥
anekayugavarṣāyurnihatya narakaṃ mṛdhe| nītvā kanyāsahasrāṇi upayeme yathāvidhi||
Slaying in battle Naraka who had lived for many thousands of years he brought away his thousand daughters and married them with the usual rites.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.45
निर्मोचने षट् सहस्रा: पाशैर्बद्धा महासुराः। चहीतुं नाशकंश्चैनं तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
nirmocane ṣaṭ sahasrā: pāśairbaddhā mahāsurāḥ| cahītuṃ nāśakaṃścainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt||
In the city if Nirmochana sixty thousand great Asuras could not capture him with their nooses and you want to capture him by force.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.46
अनेन हि हता बाल्ये पूतना शकुनी तथा। गोवर्धनो धारितश्च गवार्थं भरतर्षभ।४६॥
anena hi hatā bālye pūtanā śakunī tathā| govardhano dhāritaśca gavārthaṃ bharatarṣabha|46||
When he was but a child, Putana and Shakuni were slain by him and the Govardhana mountain was held up by him for the protection of the cows, O best among the Bharatas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.47
अरिष्टो धेनुकश्चैव चाणूरश्च महाबलः। अश्वराजश्च निहतः कंसश्चारिष्टमाचरन्॥
ariṣṭo dhenukaścaiva cāṇūraśca mahābalaḥ| aśvarājaśca nihataḥ kaṃsaścāriṣṭamācaran||
Arishta and Dhenuka as also Chanura of Great; strength and Ashvaraja were slain by him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.48
जरासंधश्च वक्त्रश्च शिशुपालश्च वीर्यवान्। बाणश्च निहतः संख्ये राजानश्च निषूदिताः॥
jarāsaṃdhaśca vaktraśca śiśupālaśca vīryavān| bāṇaśca nihataḥ saṃkhye rājānaśca niṣūditāḥ||
Jarasandha, and Vakra and Shishupala of great heroism and Vana were slain by him in battle as also several other kings.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.49
वरुणो निर्जितो राजा पावकश्वामितौजसा। पारिजातं च हरता जितः साक्षाच्छचीपतिः॥
varuṇo nirjito rājā pāvakaśvāmitaujasā| pārijātaṃ ca haratā jitaḥ sākṣācchacīpatiḥ||
The Varuna too was defeated as also fire of immeasurable energy and even the lord of Sachi himself was overpowered when robbing the Parijat flower.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.50
एकार्णवे च स्वफता निहतौ मधुकैटभौ। जन्मान्तरमुपागम्य हयग्रीवस्तथा हतः॥
ekārṇave ca svaphatā nihatau madhukaiṭabhau| janmāntaramupāgamya hayagrīvastathā hataḥ||
White lying asleep on the all spreading ocean by were Madhu and Kaitabha slain and in another birth was Hayagriva slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.51
अयं कर्ता न क्रियते कारणं चापि पौरुषे। यद् यदिच्छेदयं शौरिस्तत् तत् कुर्यादयत्नतः॥
ayaṃ kartā na kriyate kāraṇaṃ cāpi pauruṣe| yad yadicchedayaṃ śauristat tat kuryādayatnataḥ||
He is the doer of everything but himself is not created and he is the cause of all power. This Shouri can perform without any effort whatever he wishes
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.52
तं न बुद्ध्यसि गोविन्दं घोरविक्रममच्युतम्। आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं तेजोराशिमनिन्दितम्॥
taṃ na buddhyasi govindaṃ ghoravikramamacyutam| āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ tejorāśimaninditam||
You do not know and fully understand this Achyuta, this Govinda of Fierce prowess; he is endued with unblamable energy like an angry serpent.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 200.53
प्रधर्षयन् महाबाहुं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्। पतङ्गोऽग्निमिवासाद्य सामात्यो न भविष्यसि॥
pradharṣayan mahābāhuṃ kṛṣṇamakliṣṭakāriṇam| pataṅgo'gnimivāsādya sāmātyo na bhaviṣyasi||
In your a tempt to vanquish Krishna of long arms and of unwearied actions you will with your ministers be reduced to the condition of worms perishing by meeting with fire. A...nrn
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)