Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 228
MBh 3 228.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भीष्मकस्य महात्मनः। हिरण्यरोम्णो नृपतेः साक्षादीन्द्रसखस्य वै॥ आकृतीनामधिपतिर्भोजस्यातियशस्विनः। दाक्षिणात्यपतेः पुत्रो दिक्षु रुक्मीति विश्रुतः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca etasminneva kāle tu bhīṣmakasya mahātmanaḥ| hiraṇyaromṇo nṛpateḥ sākṣādīndrasakhasya vai|| ākṛtīnāmadhipatirbhojasyātiyaśasvinaḥ| dākṣiṇātyapateḥ putro dikṣu rukmīti viśrutaḥ||
Vaishampayana said 1-At this time did there come to the encampment of the Pandavas, the son of the great souled Bhishmaka, otherwise called the king Hiranya Roman, who was the friend of Indra himself, who was the very renowned ruler of the Bhojas, and who was the lord of the entire southern countries. His son was known in all countries by the name of Rukmi, ever devoted to truth,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.2
यः किंपुरुषसिंहस्य गन्धमादनवासिनः। कृत्स्नं शिष्यो धनुर्वेदं चतुष्पादमवाप्तवान्॥
yaḥ kiṃpuruṣasiṃhasya gandhamādanavāsinaḥ| kṛtsnaṃ śiṣyo dhanurvedaṃ catuṣpādamavāptavān||
Who was a pupil of that lion of the Kimpurushas living on the Gandhamadana mountain and who learnt from him the entire science of handling bows in all its four branches;
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.3
यो माहेन्द्रं धनुलेंभे तुल्यं गाण्डीवतेजसा। शाङ्गेण च महाबाहुः सम्मितं दिव्यलक्षणम्॥
yo māhendraṃ dhanuleṃbhe tulyaṃ gāṇḍīvatejasā| śāṅgeṇa ca mahābāhuḥ sammitaṃ divyalakṣaṇam||
Who, having long arms, obtained the Vijaya bow of the great Indra himself which was equal in energy to the Gandiva and to the Sharanga which had celestial attributes in it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.4
त्रीण्येवैतानि दिव्यानि धनूंषि दिविचारिणाम्। वारुणं गाण्डिवं तत्र माहेन्द्रं विजयं धनुः। शाएं तु वैष्णवं प्राहुर्दिव्यं तेजोमयं धनुः॥
trīṇyevaitāni divyāni dhanūṃṣi divicāriṇām| vāruṇaṃ gāṇḍivaṃ tatra māhendraṃ vijayaṃ dhanuḥ| śāeṃ tu vaiṣṇavaṃ prāhurdivyaṃ tejomayaṃ dhanuḥ||
These were the three celestial bows of the denizens of heaven namely, Gandiva belonging to Varuna, Vijaya belonging to the great Indra and Sharanga the bow of Vishnu, having celestial energy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.5
धारयामास तत् कृष्णः परसेनाभयावहम्। गाण्डीवं पावकाल्लेभे खाण्डवे पाकशासनिः॥
dhārayāmāsa tat kṛṣṇaḥ parasenābhayāvaham| gāṇḍīvaṃ pāvakāllebhe khāṇḍave pākaśāsaniḥ||
Krishna obtained that bow which struck terror to the soldiers of the enemies. The son of Indra (Arjuna) obtained the Gandiva from the fire on the occasion of burning the Khandava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.6
द्रुमाद् रुक्मी महातेजा विजयं प्रत्यपद्यत। संछिद्य मौरवान् पाशान् निहत्य मुरमोजसा॥
drumād rukmī mahātejā vijayaṃ pratyapadyata| saṃchidya mauravān pāśān nihatya muramojasā||
Rukmi of great energy, obtained the Vijaya from Druma after breaking open the knots and nooses of Mura and slaying Asura by his own energy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.7
निर्जित्य नरकं भौममाहृत्य मणिकुण्डले। षोडश स्त्रीसहस्राणि रत्नानि विविधानि च॥
nirjitya narakaṃ bhaumamāhṛtya maṇikuṇḍale| ṣoḍaśa strīsahasrāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca||
And subjugating Naraka the son of Bhumi (earth) while recovering the jeweled ear-rings and sixteen thousand damsels and diverse sorts of gems,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.8
प्रतिपेदे हृषीकेशः शार्ङ्ग च धनुरुत्तमम्। रुक्मी तु विजयं लब्ध्वा धनुर्मेघनिभस्वनम्॥
pratipede hṛṣīkeśaḥ śārṅga ca dhanuruttamam| rukmī tu vijayaṃ labdhvā dhanurmeghanibhasvanam||
Hrishikesha obtained that excellent bow the Sharanga. Rukmi, obtaining that bow called Vijaya whose twang was like the roaring of the clouds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.9
विभीषयन्निव जगत् पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तत। नामृष्यत पुरा योऽसौ स्वबाहुबलगर्वितः॥
vibhīṣayanniva jagat pāṇḍavānabhyavartata| nāmṛṣyata purā yo'sau svabāhubalagarvitaḥ||
Came to the Pandavas as if terrifying the earth. The hero, proud of the strength of his own arms, could not pass, in silence before,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.10
रुक्मिण्या हरणं वीरो वासुदेवेन धीमता। कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञा नाहत्वा निवर्तिष्ये जनार्दनम्॥
rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ vīro vāsudevena dhīmatā| kṛtvā pratijñā nāhatvā nivartiṣye janārdanam||
The ravishment of Rukmini (his sister) by the wise Vasudeva; and having resolved "I shall not return without slaying Janardana,"
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.11
ततोऽन्वधावद् वार्ष्णेयं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। सेनया चतुरङ्गिण्या महत्या दूरपातया॥ सैन्येन महता
tato'nvadhāvad vārṣṇeyaṃ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ| senayā caturaṅgiṇyā mahatyā dūrapātayā|| sainyena mahatā
The foremost among wielders of weapons came in pursuit of the scion of Vrishni race, with army having all the four divisions, which occupied a large tract of land as it proceeded,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.12
विचित्रायुधवर्मिण्या गङ्गयेव प्रवृद्धया। स समासाद्य वार्ष्णेयं योगानामीश्वरं प्रभुम्॥
vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā gaṅgayeva pravṛddhayā| sa samāsādya vārṣṇeyaṃ yogānāmīśvaraṃ prabhum||
And furnished with diverse sorts of amours and weapons resembled the Ganga when full. He, then coming to that scion of the Vrishni race who is the lord, the object of all devotion,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.13
व्यंसितोव्रीडितो राजन् नाजगाम स कुण्डिनम्। यत्रैव कृष्णेन रणे निर्जितः परवीरहा॥
vyaṃsitovrīḍito rājan nājagāma sa kuṇḍinam| yatraiva kṛṣṇena raṇe nirjitaḥ paravīrahā||
Was defeated by him and was thus put to shame. And he returned not, O king, to Kundina, his capital, since that slayer of hostile heroes, Krishna, was not defeated by him in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.14
तत्र भोजकटं नाम कृतं नगरमुत्तमम्। तेनं प्रभूतगजवाजिना॥
tatra bhojakaṭaṃ nāma kṛtaṃ nagaramuttamam| tenaṃ prabhūtagajavājinā||
There he built an excellent city called Bhojakata furnished with a large army and plenty of elephants and horses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.15
पुरं तद् भुवि विख्यातं नाम्ना भोजकटं नृप। स भोजराजः सैन्येन महता परिवारितः॥
puraṃ tad bhuvi vikhyātaṃ nāmnā bhojakaṭaṃ nṛpa| sa bhojarājaḥ sainyena mahatā parivāritaḥ||
That city became famous by the name of Bhojakata, O ruler of men. That king of the Bhojas surrounded by a large army,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.16
अक्षौहिण्या महावीर्यः पाण्डवान् क्षिप्रमागमत्। ततः स कवची धन्वी तली खड़ी शरासनी॥
akṣauhiṇyā mahāvīryaḥ pāṇḍavān kṣipramāgamat| tataḥ sa kavacī dhanvī talī khaḍa़ī śarāsanī||
Numbering an Akshauhini and endued with great prowess soon came to the son of Pandu. Then did he, clad in a coat of mail and armed with bow, fencer, sword and quivers,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.17
ध्वजेनादित्यवर्णेन विदितः पाण्डवेयानां वासुदेवप्रियेप्सया॥
dhvajenādityavarṇena viditaḥ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ vāsudevapriyepsayā||
With a slandered of the hue of the sun, entered into the large army and become known to the sons of Pandu through his desire of doing what was acceptable to Vasudeva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.18
युधिष्ठिरस्तु तं राजा प्रत्युद्गम्याभायपूजयत्। स पूजितः पाण्डुपुत्रैर्यथान्यायं सुसंस्तुतः॥
yudhiṣṭhirastu taṃ rājā pratyudgamyābhāyapūjayat| sa pūjitaḥ pāṇḍuputrairyathānyāyaṃ susaṃstutaḥ||
The king Yudhishthira, too, offered him worship after advancing a little; and he, being
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.19
प्रविवेश महाचमूम्। न
praviveśa mahācamūm| na
worshipped and praised by the son of Pandu as became his station and rank,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.20
प्रतिगृह्य तु तान् सर्वान् विश्रान्तः सहसैनिकः। उवाच मध्य वीराणां कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम्॥
pratigṛhya tu tān sarvān viśrāntaḥ sahasainikaḥ| uvāca madhya vīrāṇāṃ kuntīputraṃ dhanaṃjayam||
Saluted those kings in return; and after resting himself with his army he said, in the midst of those heroes, to Dhananjaya the son of Kunti.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.21
सहायोऽस्मि स्थितोयुद्धे यदि भीतोऽसि पाण्डवा करिष्यामि रणे साह्यमसह्यं तव शत्रुभिः॥
sahāyo'smi sthitoyuddhe yadi bhīto'si pāṇḍavā kariṣyāmi raṇe sāhyamasahyaṃ tava śatrubhiḥ||
If, O son of Pandu, you are afraid on the eve of the war I shall afford you assistance. The assistance, I will give, cannot possibly be borne by your enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.22
हि मे विक्रमे तुल्यः पुमानस्तीह कश्चन। हनिष्यामि रणे भागं यन्मे दास्यसि पाण्डवा॥
hi me vikrame tulyaḥ pumānastīha kaścana| haniṣyāmi raṇe bhāgaṃ yanme dāsyasi pāṇḍavā||
There is no man in this world who is equal to me in prowess. I shall slay in battle that portion of your enemy you will allot to my share,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.23
अपि द्रोणकृपौ वीरौ भीष्मकर्णावथो पुनः। अथवा सर्व एवैते तिष्ठन्तु वसुधाधिपाः॥
api droṇakṛpau vīrau bhīṣmakarṇāvatho punaḥ| athavā sarva evaite tiṣṭhantu vasudhādhipāḥ||
Even including Drona and Kripa, or the heroes Bhishma or Kuru or all those rulers of the earth assembled together even, if they stand against you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.24
निहत्य समरे शत्रूस्तव दास्यामि मेदिनीम्। इत्युक्तो धर्मराजस्य केशवस्य च संनिधौ।॥
nihatya samare śatrūstava dāsyāmi medinīm| ityukto dharmarājasya keśavasya ca saṃnidhau|||
(Even then) having slain in battle your enemies I shall make over the earth to you. Being thus spoken to in the presence of the virtuous king Keshava,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.25
शृण्वतां पार्थिवेन्द्राणामन्येषां चैव सर्वशः। वासुदेवमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम्॥
śṛṇvatāṃ pārthivendrāṇāmanyeṣāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ| vāsudevamabhiprekṣya dharmarājaṃ ca pāṇḍavam||
And in the hearing of those chief among the rulers of the earth, and all others who were there and with his eyes on Vasudeva and on the virtuous king the son of Pandu,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.26
उवाच धीमान् कौन्तेयः प्रहस्य सखिपूर्वकम्। कौरवाणां कुले जातः पाण्डोः पुत्रो विशेषतः॥
uvāca dhīmān kaunteyaḥ prahasya sakhipūrvakam| kauravāṇāṃ kule jātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putro viśeṣataḥ||
The son of Kunti said laughingly in a friendly way. “Born in the race of Kurus, especially being the son Pandu,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.27
द्रोणं व्यपदिशशिष्यो वासुदेवसहायवान्। भीतोऽस्मीति कथं ब्रूयां दधानो गाण्डिवं धनुः॥
droṇaṃ vyapadiśaśiṣyo vāsudevasahāyavān| bhīto'smīti kathaṃ brūyāṃ dadhāno gāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ||
Calling myself the pupil of Drona and getting the help of Vasudeva, how can I say that I am afraid especially as I hold the Gandiva bow?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.28
युध्यमानस्य मे वीर गन्धर्वैः सुमहाबलैः। सहायो घोषयात्रायां कस्तदाऽऽसीत् सखा मम॥
yudhyamānasya me vīra gandharvaiḥ sumahābalaiḥ| sahāyo ghoṣayātrāyāṃ kastadā''sīt sakhā mama||
O hero, when fighting with the great army of Gandharvas in the battle, who was then my friend?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.29
तथा प्रतिभये तस्मिन् देवदानवसंकुले। खाण्डवे युध्यमानस्य कः सहायस्तदाऽवत्॥
tathā pratibhaye tasmin devadānavasaṃkule| khāṇḍave yudhyamānasya kaḥ sahāyastadā'vat||
Then again in that terrific battle between the gods and the Danavas fighting together at Khandava who was then my friend?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.30
निवातकवचैर्युद्धे कालकेयैश्च दानवैः। तत्र मे युध्यमानस्य कः सहायस्तदाऽवत्॥
nivātakavacairyuddhe kālakeyaiśca dānavaiḥ| tatra me yudhyamānasya kaḥ sahāyastadā'vat||
In my fight with the Nivatakavachas or with the Danavas called Kalakeyais-who was iny friend?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.31
तथा विराटनगरे कुरुभिः सह संगरे। युध्यतो बहुभिस्तत्र कः सहायोऽभवन्मम॥
tathā virāṭanagare kurubhiḥ saha saṃgare| yudhyato bahubhistatra kaḥ sahāyo'bhavanmama||
Then again in the battle with Kurus in the city of Virat-who was my friend?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.32
उपजीव्य रणे रुद्रं शक्रं वैश्रवणं यमम्। वरुणं पावकं चैव कृपं द्रोणं च माधवम्॥
upajīvya raṇe rudraṃ śakraṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ yamam| varuṇaṃ pāvakaṃ caiva kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ ca mādhavam||
Having paid homage to Rudra, Shakra, Vaishravana, Yama, Varuna, Agni, Kripa, Drona and Madhava,
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MBh 3 228.33
धारयन् गाण्डिवं दिव्यं धनुस्तेजोमयं दृढम्। अक्षय्यशरसंयुक्तो दिव्यास्त्रपरिबृहितः॥
dhārayan gāṇḍivaṃ divyaṃ dhanustejomayaṃ dṛḍham| akṣayyaśarasaṃyukto divyāstraparibṛhitaḥ||
And holding firmly the celestial bow the Gandiva and furnished with an inexhaustible mass of arrows and protected by celestial weapons,
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MBh 3 228.34
कथमस्मद्विधो ब्रूयाद् भीतोऽस्मीति यशोहरम्। वचनं नरशार्दूल वज्रायुधमपि स्वयम्॥
kathamasmadvidho brūyād bhīto'smīti yaśoharam| vacanaṃ naraśārdūla vajrāyudhamapi svayam||
How can one like myself say 'I am afraid” calculated to cast infamy on my name, to even Indra himself who has the thunderbolt for his weapon, O best among men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.35
नास्मि भीतो महाबाहो सहायार्थश्च नास्ति मे। यथाकामं यथायोगं गच्छ वाऽन्यत्र तिष्ठ वा॥
nāsmi bhīto mahābāho sahāyārthaśca nāsti me| yathākāmaṃ yathāyogaṃ gaccha vā'nyatra tiṣṭha vā||
I am not afraid, O you of long arms and I have no necessity for your assistance. Go elsewhere if you please, or remain here if you like.
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MBh 3 228.36
विनिवर्त्य ततो रुक्मी सेनां सागरसंनिभाम्। दुर्योधनमुपागच्छत् तथैव भरतर्षभ॥
vinivartya tato rukmī senāṃ sāgarasaṃnibhām| duryodhanamupāgacchat tathaiva bharatarṣabha||
Then Rukmi, returning with that army resembling these came to Duryodhana and spoke in the same strain, O Bharata.
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MBh 3 228.37
तथैव चाभिगम्यैनमुवाच वसुधाधिपः प्रत्याख्यातश्च तेनापि स तदा शूरमानिना॥
tathaiva cābhigamyainamuvāca vasudhādhipaḥ pratyākhyātaśca tenāpi sa tadā śūramāninā||
Coming to that ruler of the earth did he say the same thing and his help was refused by Duryodhana too who thought himself a hero.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.38
द्वावेव तु महाराज तस्माद् युद्धादपेयतुः। रौहिणेयश्च वार्ष्णेयो रुक्मी च वसुधाधिपः॥
dvāveva tu mahārāja tasmād yuddhādapeyatuḥ| rauhiṇeyaśca vārṣṇeyo rukmī ca vasudhādhipaḥ||
Thus two parties, O great king did not take part in that battle, namely the son of Rohini, the scion of the Vrishni race and the ruler of the earth Rukmi.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.39
गते रामे तीर्थयात्रां भीष्मकस्य सुते तथा। उपाविशन् पाण्डवेया मन्त्राय पुनरेव च॥
gate rāme tīrthayātrāṃ bhīṣmakasya sute tathā| upāviśan pāṇḍaveyā mantrāya punareva ca||
Rama having gone to visit the sacred places and the son of Bhishmaka having returned in the manner just described the sons of Pandu again sat down for consolation.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 228.40
समितिधर्मराजस्य सा पार्थिवसमाकुला। शुशुभे तारकैश्चित्रा द्यौश्चन्द्रेणेव भारत॥
samitidharmarājasya sā pārthivasamākulā| śuśubhe tārakaiścitrā dyauścandreṇeva bhārata||
The assembly, of the virtuous king with all the rulers of the earth, shone as the moon in the sky surrounded by diverse stars, O Bharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)