Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 201

MBh 3 201.1

वैशम्पायन उवाच विदुरेणैवमुक्तस्तु केशवः शत्रुपूगहा। दुर्योधनं धार्तराष्ट्रमभ्यभाषत वीर्यवान्॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca vidureṇaivamuktastu keśavaḥ śatrupūgahā| duryodhanaṃ dhārtarāṣṭramabhyabhāṣata vīryavān||

Vaishampayana said This being said Vidura, Keshava the killer of his crowds of enemies, endued with prowess, said to Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra.

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

MBh 3 201.2

एकोऽहमिति यन्मोहान्मन्यसे मां सुयोधन। परिभूय सुदुर्बुद्धे ग्रहीतुं मां चिकीर्षसि॥

eko'hamiti yanmohānmanyase māṃ suyodhana| paribhūya sudurbuddhe grahītuṃ māṃ cikīrṣasi||

"O Suyodhana, since you think me to be alone out of your folly, you want to effect my capture by overpowering me, O you of very little intellect.

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

MBh 3 201.3

इहैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे तथैवान्धकवृष्णयः। इहादित्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवश्च महर्षिभिः॥

ihaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve tathaivāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ| ihādityāśca rudrāśca vasavaśca maharṣibhiḥ||

Here are all the Pandavas as also all the Andhakas and the Vrishnis; here are the Adityas, the Rudras and the Vasus along with the great Rishis."

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

MBh 3 201.4

एवमुक्त्वा जहासोच्चैः केसवः परवीरहा। अस्य संस्मयतः शौरेविद्युदूपा महात्मनः॥

evamuktvā jahāsoccaiḥ kesavaḥ paravīrahā| asya saṃsmayataḥ śaurevidyudūpā mahātmanaḥ||

Saying this Keshava, the slayer of the heroes of his enemies, laughed aloud and at his laughter the body of the great-souled one became like lightning.

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

MBh 3 201.5

अङ्गुष्ठमात्रास्त्रिदशा मुमुचुः पावकार्चिषः। तस्य ब्रह्मा ललाटस्थो रुद्रो वक्षसि चाभवत्॥

aṅguṣṭhamātrāstridaśā mumucuḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ| tasya brahmā lalāṭastho rudro vakṣasi cābhavat||

And from his body issued forth gods of the measures of the thumb but having the rays of fire and Brahma was found to be his brow and Rudra on his breast.

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

MBh 3 201.6

लोकपाला भुजेष्वासन्नग्निरास्यादजायत। आदित्याश्चैव साध्याश्च वसवोऽथाश्विनावपि॥

lokapālā bhujeṣvāsannagnirāsyādajāyata| ādityāścaiva sādhyāśca vasavo'thāśvināvapi||

The supporters of the universe were seated on his arms and from his mouth sprang up fire. The Adityas and the Sadhyas, the Vasus and the Ashvinas.

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

MBh 3 201.7

मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण विश्वेदेवास्तथैव च। बभूवुश्चैकरूपाणि यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्॥

marutaśca sahendreṇa viśvedevāstathaiva ca| babhūvuścaikarūpāṇi yakṣagandharvarakṣasām||

The Maruts along with Indra as also the gods of the universe of the same form, as also Yakshas, Gandharvas and Rakshasas.

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

MBh 3 201.8

प्रादुरास्तां तथा दो• संकर्षणधनंजयौ। दक्षिणेऽथार्जुनो धन्वी हली रामश्च सव्यतः॥

prādurāstāṃ tathā do• saṃkarṣaṇadhanaṃjayau| dakṣiṇe'thārjuno dhanvī halī rāmaśca savyataḥ||

Issued out thence. In the same way from his two eyes sprang up Sankarshana and Dhananjaya. In his right stood Arjuna the bowman and in his left stood Rama with the plough.

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

MBh 3 201.9

भीमो युधिष्ठिरश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पृष्ठतः। अन्धका वृष्णयश्चैव प्रद्युम्नप्रमुखास्ततः॥

bhīmo yudhiṣṭhiraścaiva mādrīputrau ca pṛṣṭhataḥ| andhakā vṛṣṇayaścaiva pradyumnapramukhāstataḥ||

Behind him were Bhima and Yudhishthira as also the two sons of Madri and still behind them were the Andhakas and the Vrishnis headed by Pradyumna.

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

MBh 3 201.10

अग्रे बभूवुः कृष्णस्य समुद्यतमहायुधाः। शङ्खचक्रगदाशक्तिशाईलागलनन्दकाः॥

agre babhūvuḥ kṛṣṇasya samudyatamahāyudhāḥ| śaṅkhacakragadāśaktiśāīlāgalanandakāḥ||

In front of Krishna were the order chiefs with their great arms upraised. The conch, the dice, the dice the mace, the Shakti, the bow Sharnga, the plough, the Nandaka.

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

MBh 3 201.11

अदृश्यन्तोद्यतान्येव सर्वप्रहरणानि च। नानाबाहुषु कृष्णस्य दीप्यमानानि सर्वशः॥

adṛśyantodyatānyeva sarvapraharaṇāni ca| nānābāhuṣu kṛṣṇasya dīpyamānāni sarvaśaḥ||

Were seen upraised and all other arms of offence blazing in all directions in the many hands of Krishna.

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

MBh 3 201.12

नेत्राभ्यां नस्ततश्चैव श्रोत्राभ्यां चसमन्ततः। प्रादुरासन् महारौद्राः सधूमाः पावकार्चिषः॥

netrābhyāṃ nastataścaiva śrotrābhyāṃ casamantataḥ| prādurāsan mahāraudrāḥ sadhūmāḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ||

From his two eyes and from his two ears and his nose issued forth continually the great Rudra himself in the shape of sparks of fires accompanied with smoke.

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

MBh 3 201.13

रोमकूपेषु च तथा सूर्यस्येव मरीचयः। तं दृष्ट्वा घोरमात्मानं केशवस्य महात्मनः॥

romakūpeṣu ca tathā sūryasyeva marīcayaḥ| taṃ dṛṣṭvā ghoramātmānaṃ keśavasya mahātmanaḥ||

From the poor of his skin issued in the same way something like the rays of the sun; seeing that frightful appearance of the greatsouled Keshava.

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

MBh 3 201.14

न्यमीलयन्त नेत्राणि राजानस्त्रस्तचेतसः। ऋते द्रोणं च भीष्मं च विदुरं च महामतिम्॥

nyamīlayanta netrāṇi rājānastrastacetasaḥ| ṛte droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca viduraṃ ca mahāmatim||

The kings, with their hearts, struck with fear, shut their eyes with the exception of Drona, Bhishma and Vidura of great intelligence.

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

MBh 3 201.15

संजयं च महाभागमृषींश्चैव तपोधनान्। प्रादात् तेषां स भगवान् दिव्यं चक्षुर्जनार्दनः॥

saṃjayaṃ ca mahābhāgamṛṣīṃścaiva tapodhanān| prādāt teṣāṃ sa bhagavān divyaṃ cakṣurjanārdanaḥ||

And Sanjaya of great power. And those Rishis whose only wealth consisted in devotion for the lord Janardana, gave them celestial sight.

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

MBh 3 201.16

तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्य माधवस्य सभातले। देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवर्षं पपात च॥

tad dṛṣṭvā mahadāścarya mādhavasya sabhātale| devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta ca||

Seeing that great wonderful appearance of Madhava in the inside of the Assembly-hall celestial drums were sounded and there was a downpour of flowers.

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

MBh 3 201.17

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच त्वमेव पुण्डरीकाक्ष सर्वस्य जगतो हितः। तस्मात् त्वं यादवश्रेष्ठ प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca tvameva puṇḍarīkākṣa sarvasya jagato hitaḥ| tasmāt tvaṃ yādavaśreṣṭha prasādaṃ kartumarhasi||

Dhritarashtra said "You are the doer of good to the entire world, O you of lotus eyes, therefore it is proper that you should bless me, you foremost among the Yadavas.

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

MBh 3 201.18

भगवन् मम नेत्राणामन्तर्धानं वृणे पुनः। भवन्तं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि नान्यं द्रष्टुमिहोत्सहे॥

bhagavan mama netrāṇāmantardhānaṃ vṛṇe punaḥ| bhavantaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi nānyaṃ draṣṭumihotsahe||

O lord, I again pray for the restoration of my eyes, for I want to see you and I desire not to see anything else."

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

MBh 3 201.19

ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुधृतराष्ट्र जनार्दनः। अदृश्यमाने नेत्रे द्वे भवेतां कुरुनन्दन॥

tato'bravīnmahābāhudhṛtarāṣṭra janārdanaḥ| adṛśyamāne netre dve bhavetāṃ kurunandana||

Then did Janardana of long arms say to Dhritarashtra "O delighter of the Kurus, let your eyes, with which you can not see, have sight restored to them.

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

MBh 3 201.20

तत्राद्भुतं महाराज धृतराष्ट्रश्च चक्षुषी। लब्धवान् वासुदेवाच्च विश्वरूपदिदृक्षया॥

tatrādbhutaṃ mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭraśca cakṣuṣī| labdhavān vāsudevācca viśvarūpadidṛkṣayā||

And wonder it was, Ogreat king that Dhritarashtra got his eyes which he gained in consequence of his desire to behold the universal form of Vasudeva.

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

MBh 3 201.21

लब्धचक्षुषमासीनं धृतराष्ट्र नराधिपाः। विस्मिता ऋषिभिः सार्धं तुष्टुवुर्मधुसूदनम्॥

labdhacakṣuṣamāsīnaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭra narādhipāḥ| vismitā ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tuṣṭuvurmadhusūdanam||

The rulers of men, struck with wonder at the restoration eyesight to the sitting Dhritarashtra propitiated the slayer of Madhu.

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

MBh 3 201.22

चचाल च मही कृत्स्ना सागरचापि चुक्षुभे। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः पार्थिवा भरतर्षभ॥

cacāla ca mahī kṛtsnā sāgaracāpi cukṣubhe| vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ pārthivā bharatarṣabha||

And the whole earth moved together and the waters of the sea were agitated and the rulers of the earth were struck with great wonder, O best among the Bharatas.

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

MBh 3 201.23

ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः संजहार वपुः स्वकम्। तां दिव्यामद्भुतां चित्रामृद्धिमत्तामरिंदमः॥

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ saṃjahāra vapuḥ svakam| tāṃ divyāmadbhutāṃ citrāmṛddhimattāmariṃdamaḥ||

Then did that best among men, that chastiser of foes, cast off that form and wonderful, which was diverse looking and was endued with prosperity.

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

MBh 3 201.24

ततः सात्यकिमादाय पाणौ हार्दिक्यमेव च। ऋषिभिस्तैरनुज्ञातो निर्ययौ मधुसूदनः॥

tataḥ sātyakimādāya pāṇau hārdikyameva ca| ṛṣibhistairanujñāto niryayau madhusūdanaḥ||

Then taking Satyaki by his hand and also the son of Hridika the slayer of Madhu went out, with the permission of those Rishis.

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

MBh 3 201.25

ऋषयोऽन्तर्हिता जग्मुस्ततस्ते नारदादयः। तस्मिन् कोलाहले वृत्ते तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥

ṛṣayo'ntarhitā jagmustataste nāradādayaḥ| tasmin kolāhale vṛtte tadadbhutamivābhavat||

Then did those Rishis, Narada and others vanished from sight, lost in the confusion, which followed that.

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

MBh 3 201.26

तं प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य कौरवाः सह राजभिः। अनुजग्मुर्नरव्याघ्रं देवा इव शतक्रतुम्॥

taṃ prasthitamabhiprekṣya kauravāḥ saha rājabhiḥ| anujagmurnaravyāghraṃ devā iva śatakratum||

Seeing him go out, the sons of Kuru along with the other kings, followed that best among men like the gods following the performer of a hundred sacrifices.

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

MBh 3 201.27

अचिन्तयन्नमेयात्मा सर्वं तद् राजमण्डलम्। निश्चकाम ततः शौरिः सधूम इव पावकः॥

acintayannameyātmā sarvaṃ tad rājamaṇḍalam| niścakāma tataḥ śauriḥ sadhūma iva pāvakaḥ||

Shouri, of immeasurable soul, however without thinking of that entire assembly of kings (that followed him), went out like fire accompanied with smoke.

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

MBh 3 201.28

ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किङ्किणीकिना। हेमजालविचित्रेण लधुना मेघनादिना॥

tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiṅkiṇīkinā| hemajālavicitreṇa ladhunā meghanādinā||

With his white chariot and large, furnished with tinkling balls and ornamented with gold, with wheels clattering like the roaring of clouds,

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

MBh 3 201.29

सूपस्करेण शुभ्रेण वैयाघेण वरूथिना। शैब्यसुग्रीवयुक्तेन प्रत्यदृश्यत दारुकः॥

sūpaskareṇa śubhreṇa vaiyāgheṇa varūthinā| śaibyasugrīvayuktena pratyadṛśyata dārukaḥ||

Which was also covered with white tiger skins, and to which were yoked his excellent horses, among which was Shaivya he saw Daruka.

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

MBh 3 201.30

तथैव रथमास्थाय कृतवर्मा महारथः। वृष्णीनां सम्मतो वीरो हार्दिक्यः समदृश्यत॥

tathaiva rathamāsthāya kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ| vṛṣṇīnāṃ sammato vīro hārdikyaḥ samadṛśyata||

He also the great car-warrior Kritavarman, the son of Hridika, the respected hero of the Vrishnis seated on the chariot.

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

MBh 3 201.31

उपस्थितरथं शौरि प्रयास्यन्तमरिंदमम्। धृतराष्ट्रो महाराजः पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत॥

upasthitarathaṃ śauri prayāsyantamariṃdamam| dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārājaḥ punarevābhyabhāṣata||

The great king Dhritarashtra again said to Shouri, that chastiser of foes, who was about to depart on the chariot which was ready before him.

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

MBh 3 201.32

यावद् बलं मे पुत्रेषु पश्यतस्तेजनार्दन। प्रत्यक्षं ते न ते किंचितं परोक्षं शत्रुकर्शन॥

yāvad balaṃ me putreṣu paśyatastejanārdana| pratyakṣaṃ te na te kiṃcitaṃ parokṣaṃ śatrukarśana||

“The influence I wield over my sons you have seen, O Janardana; you have been a saw witness to that; nothing has happened behind your back, O chastiser of foes.

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

MBh 3 201.33

कुरूणां शममिच्छन्तं यतमानं च केशव। विदित्वैतामवस्था मे नाभिशङ्कितुमर्हसि॥

kurūṇāṃ śamamicchantaṃ yatamānaṃ ca keśava| viditvaitāmavasthā me nābhiśaṅkitumarhasi||

Desirous of the peace of Kurus, I have lost my respect; 0 Keshava, knowing these circumstances it is not proper that you should suspect me.

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

MBh 3 201.34

न मे पापोऽस्त्यभिप्रायः पाण्डवान् प्रति केशव। ज्ञातमेव हितं वाक्य यन्मयोक्तः सुयोधनः॥

na me pāpo'styabhiprāyaḥ pāṇḍavān prati keśava| jñātameva hitaṃ vākya yanmayoktaḥ suyodhanaḥ||

I have no wicked intention against the sons of Pandu, O Keshava; for the words I said to Suyodhana are known to you.

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

MBh 3 201.35

जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे राजानश्चैव पार्थिवाः। शमे प्रयतमानं मां सर्वयत्नेन माधव॥

jānanti kuravaḥ sarve rājānaścaiva pārthivāḥ| śame prayatamānaṃ māṃ sarvayatnena mādhava||

All the Kurus know, as also these kings, these rulers of the earth, that I have attempted to bring about peace with all earnestness, O Madhava.

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

MBh 3 201.36

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुधृतराष्ट्र जनार्दनः। द्रोणं पितामह भीष्मं क्षत्तारं बाह्निकं कृपम्॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca tato'bravīnmahābāhudhṛtarāṣṭra janārdanaḥ| droṇaṃ pitāmaha bhīṣmaṃ kṣattāraṃ bāhnikaṃ kṛpam||

Vaishampayana said Then did Janardana of long arms say to Dhritarashtra and to Drona and to Duryodhana's grand-father Bhishma, and to the Kshattri, and to Balhika and to Kripa.

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

MBh 3 201.37

प्रत्यक्षमेतद् भवतां यद् वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि। यथा चाशिष्टवन्मन्दो रोषादद्य समुत्थितः॥

pratyakṣametad bhavatāṃ yad vṛttaṃ kurusaṃsadi| yathā cāśiṣṭavanmando roṣādadya samutthitaḥ||

"Your exalted selves are witnesses to what transpired in the assembly of the Kurus; how today that fool, like an uneducated and unmannerly fellow, got up from his seat.

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

MBh 3 201.38

वदत्यनीशमात्मानं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। आपृच्छे भवतः सर्वान् गमिष्यामि युधिष्ठिरम्॥

vadatyanīśamātmānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ| āpṛcche bhavataḥ sarvān gamiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhiram||

And how the ruler of the of the earth Dhritarashtra says that he is powerless in the matter; with the permission of you all I shall now go to Yudhishthira.

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

MBh 3 201.39

आमन्त्र्य प्रस्थितं शौरिं रथस्थं पुरुषर्षभ। अनुजग्मुर्महेष्वासाः प्रवीरा भरतर्षभाः॥

āmantrya prasthitaṃ śauriṃ rathasthaṃ puruṣarṣabha| anujagmurmaheṣvāsāḥ pravīrā bharatarṣabhāḥ||

Those mighty bowmen, those heroes, those foremost among the Bharatas followed that best of men, Shouri who was departing in his chariot after taking leave of them.

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

MBh 3 201.40

भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपः क्षत्ता धृतराष्ट्रोऽथ बाह्निकः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च युयुत्सुश्च महारथः॥

bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ kṣattā dhṛtarāṣṭro'tha bāhnikaḥ| aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca yuyutsuśca mahārathaḥ||

Those heroes were Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Kshattri, Dhritarashtra, Balhika, Ashvathama, Vikarna and the great car-warrior Yuyutsu.

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

MBh 3 201.41

ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किङ्किणीकिना। कुरूणां पश्यतां दुष्टुं स्वसारं स पितुर्ययौ॥

tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiṅkiṇīkinā| kurūṇāṃ paśyatāṃ duṣṭuṃ svasāraṃ sa pituryayau||

Then in that white chariot and large, furnished with thinking bells he went to the sister of his father, the Kurus looking at him. Those mighty bowmen, those heroes, those foremost among the Bharatas followed that best of men, Shouri who was departing in his chariot after taking leave of them.

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

MBh 3 201.42

भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपः क्षत्ता धृतराष्ट्रोऽथ बाह्निकः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च युयुत्सुश्च महारथः॥

bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ kṣattā dhṛtarāṣṭro'tha bāhnikaḥ| aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca yuyutsuśca mahārathaḥ||

Those heroes were Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Kshattri, Dhritarashtra, Balhika, Ashvathama, Vikarna and the great car-warrior Yuyutsu.

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

MBh 3 201.43

ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किङ्किणीकिना। कुरूणां पश्यतां दुष्टुं स्वसारं स पितुर्ययौ॥

tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiṅkiṇīkinā| kurūṇāṃ paśyatāṃ duṣṭuṃ svasāraṃ sa pituryayau||

Then in that white chariot and large, furnished with thinking bells he went to the sister of his father, the Kurus looking at him.

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