Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 247

MBh 3 247.1

अकृतव्रण उवाच दुःखद्वयमिदं भद्रे कतरस्य चिकीर्षसि। प्रतिकर्तव्यमबले तत् त्वं वत्से वदस्व मे॥

akṛtavraṇa uvāca duḥkhadvayamidaṃ bhadre katarasya cikīrṣasi| pratikartavyamabale tat tvaṃ vatse vadasva me||

Akritavrana said For which of these two sorrows do you desire a remedy, O lady. Tell me that truly, 0 child.

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

MBh 3 247.2

यदि सौभपतिर्भद्र नियोक्तव्यो मतस्तव नियोक्ष्यति महात्मा स रामस्त्वद्धितकाम्यया।॥

yadi saubhapatirbhadra niyoktavyo matastava niyokṣyati mahātmā sa rāmastvaddhitakāmyayā|||

If in your opinion gentle lady, the lord of the Suabhas should be urged, the great-souled Rama, desirous of your good, will urge him.

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

MBh 3 247.3

अथापगेयं भीष्मं त्वं रामेणेच्छसि धीमता। रणे विनिर्जितं द्रष्टुं कुर्यात् तदपि भार्गवः॥

athāpageyaṃ bhīṣmaṃ tvaṃ rāmeṇecchasi dhīmatā| raṇe vinirjitaṃ draṣṭuṃ kuryāt tadapi bhārgavaḥ||

Or if you desire to see the blamable Bhishma vanquished in battle by the wise Rama, he, of Bhrigu's family, will do that too.

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

MBh 3 247.4

सृञ्जयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तव चैव शुचिस्मिते। यदत्र ते भृशं कार्यं तदद्यैव विचिन्त्यताम्॥

sṛñjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā tava caiva śucismite| yadatra te bhṛśaṃ kāryaṃ tadadyaiva vicintyatām||

Hearing the words of Srinjaya, and of yours, O you of beautiful smiles, let what ought to be done this very day be settled.

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

MBh 3 247.5

अम्बोवाच अपनीताऽस्मि भीष्मेण भगवन्नविजानता। नाभिजानाति मे भीष्मो ब्रह्मन् शाल्वगतं मनः॥

ambovāca apanītā'smi bhīṣmeṇa bhagavannavijānatā| nābhijānāti me bhīṣmo brahman śālvagataṃ manaḥ||

Amba said Led away I had been by Bhishma, but he knew not the true state of my feelings. Bhishma did not know, O Brahmana, that my mind learned towards Shalva.

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

MBh 3 247.6

एतद् विचार्य मनसा भवानेतद् विनिश्चयम्। विचिनोतु यथान्यायं विधानं क्रियतां तथा॥

etad vicārya manasā bhavānetad viniścayam| vicinotu yathānyāyaṃ vidhānaṃ kriyatāṃ tathā||

Thinking of this in your mind you should settle about this; do what you think is just.

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

MBh 3 247.7

भीष्मे वा कुरुशार्दूले शाल्वराजेऽथवा पुनः। उभयोरेव वा ब्रह्मन् युक्त यत् तत् समाच॥

bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle śālvarāje'thavā punaḥ| ubhayoreva vā brahman yukta yat tat samāca||

Do that wish is just and reasonable towards that best among the Kurus and to the king Shalva or to both.

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

MBh 3 247.8

निवेदितं मया ह्येतद् दुःखमूलं यथातथम्। विधानं तत्र भगवन् कर्तुमर्हसि युक्तितः॥

niveditaṃ mayā hyetad duḥkhamūlaṃ yathātatham| vidhānaṃ tatra bhagavan kartumarhasi yuktitaḥ||

The root of my distress, as it is, had now been submitted by me and it is proper that you should do in this matte what is reasonable.

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

MBh 3 247.9

अकृतव्रण उवाच उपपन्नमिदं भद्रे यदेवं वरवर्णिनि। धर्मं प्रति वचो ब्रूयाः शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥

akṛtavraṇa uvāca upapannamidaṃ bhadre yadevaṃ varavarṇini| dharmaṃ prati vaco brūyāḥ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama||

Akritavrana said It is indeed praiseworthy, gentle lady, that you are speaking these words with your eye towards virtue, O you of fair complexion; listen to these words of mine.

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

MBh 3 247.10

यदि त्वामापगेयो वै न नयेद् गजसाह्वयम्। शाल्वस्त्वां शिरसा भीरु गृह्णीयाद् रामचोदितः॥

yadi tvāmāpageyo vai na nayed gajasāhvayam| śālvastvāṃ śirasā bhīru gṛhṇīyād rāmacoditaḥ||

If the blamable one had not led you to the city called after the elephant, Shalva would have accepted you, O timid lady, with his head bowed down, urged by Rama.

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

MBh 3 247.11

तेन त्वं निर्जिता भद्रे यस्मानीताऽसि भाविनि। संशयः शाल्वराजस्य तेन त्वयि सुमध्यमे॥

tena tvaṃ nirjitā bhadre yasmānītā'si bhāvini| saṃśayaḥ śālvarājasya tena tvayi sumadhyame||

But since you, gentle lady, had been taken away by him after gaining a victory, O romantic lady, the king Shalva has therefore doubts in you, o you of beautiful waist.

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

MBh 3 247.12

भीष्मः पुरुषमानी च जितकाशी तथैव च। युक्ता भीष्मे कारयितुं तव॥

bhīṣmaḥ puruṣamānī ca jitakāśī tathaiva ca| yuktā bhīṣme kārayituṃ tava||

Bhishma is proud of his bravery and success and therefore it stands to reason that your remedy lies in Bhishma.

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

MBh 3 247.13

अम्बोवाच ममाप्येष सदा ब्रह्मन् हृदि कामोऽमिवर्तते। घातयेयं यदि रणे भीष्ममित्येव नित्यदा॥ तस्मात् प्रतिक्रिया

ambovāca mamāpyeṣa sadā brahman hṛdi kāmo'mivartate| ghātayeyaṃ yadi raṇe bhīṣmamityeva nityadā|| tasmāt pratikriyā

Amba said This desire has ever obtained in my heart. O Brahmana, that I would have but Bhishma slain in battle.

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

MBh 3 247.14

भीष्मं वा शाल्वराजं वा यं वा दोषेण गच्छसि। प्रशाधि तं महाबाहो यत्कृतेहं सुदुःखिता॥

bhīṣmaṃ vā śālvarājaṃ vā yaṃ vā doṣeṇa gacchasi| praśādhi taṃ mahābāho yatkṛtehaṃ suduḥkhitā||

Whoever is blamable, Bhishma to the king of the Shalvas, punish him who has brought about this great distress, O you of long arms.

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

MBh 3 247.15

भीष्म उवाच एवं कथयतामेव तेषां स दिवसो गतः। रात्रिश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ सुखशीतोष्णमारुता॥

bhīṣma uvāca evaṃ kathayatāmeva teṣāṃ sa divaso gataḥ| rātriśca bharataśreṣṭha sukhaśītoṣṇamārutā||

Bhishma said The day passed away while they were conversing on this as also the night which was marked by pleasant breezes that were neither too hot nor too cold, O chief among the Bharatas.

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

MBh 3 247.16

ततो रामः प्रादुरासीत् प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा। शिष्यैः परिवृतो राजन् जटाचीरधरो मुनिः॥

tato rāmaḥ prādurāsīt prajvalanniva tejasā| śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto rājan jaṭācīradharo muniḥ||

Then did Rama come there as if blazing with energy, the anchorite having matted hairs wearing deer skin was surrounded by his disciples.

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

MBh 3 247.17

धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खङ्गं बिभ्रत् परश्वधी। विरजा राजशार्दूल सृञ्जयं सोऽभ्ययानृपम्॥

dhanuṣpāṇiradīnātmā khaṅgaṃ bibhrat paraśvadhī| virajā rājaśārdūla sṛñjayaṃ so'bhyayānṛpam||

The great-souled one came, bow in hand, and holding a sword and battle-axe; and the sinless one approached that ruler of men, Srinjaya, O best among kings.

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

MBh 3 247.18

ततस्तं तापसा दृष्ट्वा स च राजा महातपाः। तस्थुः प्राञ्चलयो राजन् सा च कन्या तपस्विनी॥

tatastaṃ tāpasā dṛṣṭvā sa ca rājā mahātapāḥ| tasthuḥ prāñcalayo rājan sā ca kanyā tapasvinī||

Seeing him the ascetics and the king of great asceticism stood up with clasped hands; so also did that girl.

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

MBh 3 247.19

पूजयामासुरव्यचा मधुपर्केण भार्गवम्। अर्चितश्च यथान्यायं न पिसाद सहैव तैः॥

pūjayāmāsuravyacā madhuparkeṇa bhārgavam| arcitaśca yathānyāyaṃ na pisāda sahaiva taiḥ||

Earnestly they adored him of the Bhrigu race, with honey and curds and being duly honored he sat down with them.

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

MBh 3 247.20

ततः पूर्वव्यतीतानि कथयन्तौ स्म तावुभौ। आसातां जामदग्न्यश्च सृञ्जयश्चैव भारत॥

tataḥ pūrvavyatītāni kathayantau sma tāvubhau| āsātāṃ jāmadagnyaśca sṛñjayaścaiva bhārata||

Then the two Srinjaya and the son of Jamadagna, sat together conversing on past matters.

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

MBh 3 247.21

तथा कथान्ते राजर्षि गुश्रेष्ठं महाबलम्। उवाच मधुरं काले रामं वचनमर्थवत्॥

tathā kathānte rājarṣi guśreṣṭhaṃ mahābalam| uvāca madhuraṃ kāle rāmaṃ vacanamarthavat||

At the end of their discourse, the royal sage in proper time said these sweet words pregnant with meaning to Rama, the foremost in the race of Bhrigu, endued with great strength.

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

MBh 3 247.22

रामेयं मम दौहित्री काशिराजसुता प्रभो। अस्याः शृणु यथातत्त्वं कार्यं कार्यविशारद॥

rāmeyaṃ mama dauhitrī kāśirājasutā prabho| asyāḥ śṛṇu yathātattvaṃ kāryaṃ kāryaviśārada||

O Rama this is my grand daughter, the daughter of the king of the Kashis, my lord; hear what she has to say and settle what can be done for her, O you skillful in deeds.

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

MBh 3 247.23

परमं कथ्यतां चेति तां रामः प्रत्यभाषत। तत: साभ्यगमद् रामं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्॥

paramaṃ kathyatāṃ ceti tāṃ rāmaḥ pratyabhāṣata| tata: sābhyagamad rāmaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam||

Rama said to her, “Repeat your grand story"; thereupon she said to Rama who was blazing like fire.

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

MBh 3 247.24

ततोऽभिवाद्य चरणौ रामस्य शिरसा शुभौ। स्पृष्ट्वा पद्मदलामाभ्यां पाणिभ्यामग्रतः स्थिता॥

tato'bhivādya caraṇau rāmasya śirasā śubhau| spṛṣṭvā padmadalāmābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāmagrataḥ sthitā||

Saluting the holy feet of Rama with her head she touched them with her lotus like hands and stood in front of him.

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

MBh 3 247.25

सरोद सा शोकवती बाष्पव्याकुललोचना। प्रपेदे शरणं चैव शरण्यं भृगुनन्दनम्॥

saroda sā śokavatī bāṣpavyākulalocanā| prapede śaraṇaṃ caiva śaraṇyaṃ bhṛgunandanam||

Being stricken with grief she wept aloud and with her eyes bathed in tears she betook herself to the refuge of the delighter of Bhrigu's race who was of a worthy refuge.

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

MBh 3 247.26

राम उवाच यथा त्वं सृञ्जयस्यास्य तथा मे त्वं नृपात्मजे। ब्रूहि यत् ते मनोदुःखं करिष्ये वचनं तव॥

rāma uvāca yathā tvaṃ sṛñjayasyāsya tathā me tvaṃ nṛpātmaje| brūhi yat te manoduḥkhaṃ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava||

Rama said You are the same to me, O princess, as you are to Srinjaya; speak out the grief you have in your mind, I shall act up to your words.

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

MBh 3 247.27

अम्बोवाच भगवशरणं त्वाद्य प्रपन्नाऽस्मि महाव्रतम्। शोकपङ्कार्णवान्मग्नां घोरादुद्धर मां विभो॥

ambovāca bhagavaśaraṇaṃ tvādya prapannā'smi mahāvratam| śokapaṅkārṇavānmagnāṃ ghorāduddhara māṃ vibho||

Amba said My lord, I be take myself now to your refuge for you are of great vows, Tell me, my lord, who am fallen into the mire of grief and liberate me from the heavy calamity.

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

MBh 3 247.28

भीष्म उवाच तस्याश्च दृष्ट्वा रूपं च वपुश्चाभिनवं पुनः। सौकुमार्यं परं चैव रामश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥

bhīṣma uvāca tasyāśca dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ca vapuścābhinavaṃ punaḥ| saukumāryaṃ paraṃ caiva rāmaścintāparo'bhavat||

Bhishma said Seeing her beauty and again her youthful person and her extreme delicacy of mold, Rama became engaged in deep thought.

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

MBh 3 247.29

किमियं वक्ष्यतीत्येवं विममर्श भृगूद्वहः। इति दध्यौ चिरं रामः कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः॥

kimiyaṃ vakṣyatītyevaṃ vimamarśa bhṛgūdvahaḥ| iti dadhyau ciraṃ rāmaḥ kṛpayābhipariplutaḥ||

"What shall this one say?" So thought Bhrigu; thinking thus Rama was silent for a long time filled with pity.

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

MBh 3 247.30

कथ्यतामिति सा भूयो रामेणोक्ता शुचिस्मिता। सर्वमेव यथातत्त्वं कथयामास भार्गवे॥

kathyatāmiti sā bhūyo rāmeṇoktā śucismitā| sarvameva yathātattvaṃ kathayāmāsa bhārgave||

The lady, of sweet smiles being again asked to recite her story, said everything as had happened to him of Bhrigu's race.

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

MBh 3 247.31

तच्छ्रुत्वा जामदग्न्यस्तु राजपुत्र्या वचस्तदा। उवाच ता वरारोहां निश्चित्यार्थविनिश्चयम्॥

tacchrutvā jāmadagnyastu rājaputryā vacastadā| uvāca tā varārohāṃ niścityārthaviniścayam||

The son of Jamadagni too hearing those words of the princess first settled as to what he should do and then said to her of beautiful hips.

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

MBh 3 247.32

राम उवाच प्रेषयिष्यामि भीष्माय कुरुश्रेष्ठाय भाविनि। करिष्यति वचो मह्यं श्रुत्वा च स नराधिपः॥

rāma uvāca preṣayiṣyāmi bhīṣmāya kuruśreṣṭhāya bhāvini| kariṣyati vaco mahyaṃ śrutvā ca sa narādhipaḥ||

Rama said O beautiful lady, I shall send words to that foremost among the Kurus, Bhishma, and that ruler among men. Hearing them will do, my bidding.

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

MBh 3 247.33

न चेत् करिष्यति वचो मयोक्तं जाह्नवीसुतः। धक्ष्याम्यहं रणे भद्रे सामात्यं शस्त्रतेजसा॥

na cet kariṣyati vaco mayoktaṃ jāhnavīsutaḥ| dhakṣyāmyahaṃ raṇe bhadre sāmātyaṃ śastratejasā||

If the son of Jahnavi does not do what I say then shall I consume him in battle, O gentle lady, along with his ministers, by the blaze of my weapons.

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

MBh 3 247.34

अथवा ते मतिस्तत्र राजपुत्रि न वर्तते। यावच्छाल्वपतिं वीरं योजनयाम्यत्र कर्माणि॥

athavā te matistatra rājaputri na vartate| yāvacchālvapatiṃ vīraṃ yojanayāmyatra karmāṇi||

If, O princess, you are not of that opinion, I shall urge that hero, the king of the Shalvas, to the present matter.

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

MBh 3 247.35

अम्बोवाच विसर्जिताऽहं भीष्मेण श्रुत्वैव भृगुनन्दन। शाल्वराजगतं भावं मम पूर्वं मनीषितम्॥

ambovāca visarjitā'haṃ bhīṣmeṇa śrutvaiva bhṛgunandana| śālvarājagataṃ bhāvaṃ mama pūrvaṃ manīṣitam||

Amba said O delighter of Bhrigu's race, I had been dismissed by Bhishma as soon as he heard that my mind already had been to the king of the Shalvas.

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

MBh 3 247.36

सौमराजमुपेत्याहमवोचं दुर्वचं वचः। न च मां प्रत्यगृह्णात् स चारित्र्यपरिशङ्कितः॥

saumarājamupetyāhamavocaṃ durvacaṃ vacaḥ| na ca māṃ pratyagṛhṇāt sa cāritryapariśaṅkitaḥ||

Approaching then the king of Saubha I addressed him in improper words, but he did not accept me being suspicious of my character.

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

MBh 3 247.37

एतत् सर्वं विनिश्चित्य स्वबुद्ध्या भृगुनन्दन। यदत्रौपयिकं कार्यं तच्चिन्तयितुमर्हसि॥

etat sarvaṃ viniścitya svabuddhyā bhṛgunandana| yadatraupayikaṃ kāryaṃ taccintayitumarhasi||

Thinking on all this, it is proper should think of the means of remedying this by your own knowledge, O delighter of Bhrigu's that you race.

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MBh 3 247.38

मम तु व्यसनस्यास्य भीष्मो मूलं महाव्रतः। येनाहं वशमानीता समुक्षिप्य बलात् तदा॥

mama tu vyasanasyāsya bhīṣmo mūlaṃ mahāvrataḥ| yenāhaṃ vaśamānītā samukṣipya balāt tadā||

The root of this distress of mine is Bhishma of great vows, since by him was I brought under subjection taking me up by force.

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

MBh 3 247.39

भीष्मं जहि महाबाहो यत्कृते दुःखमीदृशम्। प्राप्ताहं भृगुशार्दूल चराम्यप्रियमुत्तमम्॥

bhīṣmaṃ jahi mahābāho yatkṛte duḥkhamīdṛśam| prāptāhaṃ bhṛguśārdūla carāmyapriyamuttamam||

Slay Bhishma, O you of long arms, for it is by his doings that I am fallen into such distress, O you foremost among the race of Bhrigu, and that I continue in this growing distress.

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

MBh 3 247.40

स हि लुब्धश्च नीचश्च जितकाशी च भार्गव। तस्मात् प्रतिक्रिया कर्तुं युक्ता तस्मै त्वयाऽघ॥

sa hi lubdhaśca nīcaśca jitakāśī ca bhārgava| tasmāt pratikriyā kartuṃ yuktā tasmai tvayā'gha||

He is covetous, mean, spirited, and boastful of success, O you of Bhrigu's race; therefore is it reasonable that you should take revenge on him, O sinless one.

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

MBh 3 247.41

एष मे क्रियमाणाया भारतेन तदा विभो। अभवद्भदि संकल्पो घातयेयं महाव्रतम्॥

eṣa me kriyamāṇāyā bhāratena tadā vibho| abhavadbhadi saṃkalpo ghātayeyaṃ mahāvratam||

When I was being taken away by Bharata, my lord, I made this resolution in my heart, namely, that I should cause this one of great vows to be slain.

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

MBh 3 247.42

तस्मात् कामं ममायेमं राम सम्पादयानघ। जहि भीष्मं महाबाहो यथा वृत्रं पुरंदरः॥

tasmāt kāmaṃ mamāyemaṃ rāma sampādayānagha| jahi bhīṣmaṃ mahābāho yathā vṛtraṃ puraṃdaraḥ||

Therefore do you fulfill this desire of mine, O sinless Rama; slay Bhishma, O you of long arms, as Purandara slew Vritra.

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