Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 127
MBh 6 127.1
संजय उवाच ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु रथेषु त्रिषु पाण्डवाः। ते ह्रदं प्रत्यपद्यन्त यत्र दुर्योधनोऽभवत्॥
saṃjaya uvāca tatasteṣvapayāteṣu ratheṣu triṣu pāṇḍavāḥ| te hradaṃ pratyapadyanta yatra duryodhano'bhavat||
Sanjaya said After those three car-warriors had left that place the Pandavas arrived at that lake within which Duryodhana was taking rest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.2
आसाद्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठ तदा द्वैपायनं ह्रदम्। स्तम्भितं धार्तराष्ट्रेण दृष्ट्वा तं सलिलाशयम्॥ वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् कुरुनन्दनः।
āsādya ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā dvaipāyanaṃ hradam| stambhitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa dṛṣṭvā taṃ salilāśayam|| vāsudevamidaṃ vākyamabravīt kurunandanaḥ|
Having arrived at the banks of the Dvaipayana lake, O best of Kuru's race, they saw that reservoir of waters enchanted by your son. Then Yudhishthira said to Vasudeva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.3
पश्येमा धार्तराष्ट्रेण मायामप्सु प्रयोजिताम्॥ विष्टभ्य सलिलं शेते नास्य मानुषतो भयम्।
paśyemā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa māyāmapsu prayojitām|| viṣṭabhya salilaṃ śete nāsya mānuṣato bhayam|
"Behold, the son of Dhritarashtra has enchanted these waters by his power of illusion. Having enchanted the waters, he lives within them. He entertains no fear of injury from man.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.4
दैवी मायामिमां कृत्वा सलिलान्तर्गतो ह्ययम्॥ निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो न मे जीवन् विमोक्ष्यते।
daivī māyāmimāṃ kṛtvā salilāntargato hyayam|| nikṛtyā nikṛtiprajño na me jīvan vimokṣyate|
Having exercised his power of illusion he is now within the waters. By an act of deception, that deceiptful man has betaken to this refuge. He shall not however escape me alive.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.5
यद्यस्य समरे साह्यं कुरुते वज्रभृत् स्वयम्॥ तथाप्येनं हयं युद्धे लोका द्रक्ष्यन्ति माधव।
yadyasya samare sāhyaṃ kurute vajrabhṛt svayam|| tathāpyenaṃ hayaṃ yuddhe lokā drakṣyanti mādhava|
Even if the holder of the thunderbolt himself helps him in battle, people, O Mahadeva, shall yet seen him killed today.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.6
वासुदेव उवाच मायाविन इमां मायां मायया जहि भारत॥ मायावी मायया वध्यः सत्यमेतद् युधिष्ठिर।
vāsudeva uvāca māyāvina imāṃ māyāṃ māyayā jahi bhārata|| māyāvī māyayā vadhyaḥ satyametad yudhiṣṭhira|
Vasudeva said With your own power of illusion, O Bharata, destroy this illusion of Duryodhana who is an expert in it. One conversant with illusion should be killed with illusion. This indeed is the truth, O Yudhishthira.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.7
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्मायामप्सु प्रयोज्य च॥ जहि त्वं भरतश्रेष्ठ मायात्मानं सुयोधनम्।
kriyābhyupāyairbahubhirmāyāmapsu prayojya ca|| jahi tvaṃ bharataśreṣṭha māyātmānaṃ suyodhanam|
By applying your power of illusion to these waters kill, O chief of the Bharatas, this Suyodhana who is the master of illusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.8
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवाः॥ क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्बलिर्बद्धो महात्मना।
kriyābhyupāyairindreṇa nihatā daityadānavāḥ|| kriyābhyupāyairbahubhirbalirbaddho mahātmanā|
By his illusory power Indra himself killed the Daityas and the Danavas. Vali himself was bound by that great one. viz., Upendra, with the aid of his illusory power.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.9
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्हिरण्याक्षो महासुरः॥ हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव क्रिययैव निषूदितौ। वृत्रश्च निहतो राजन् क्रिययैव न संशयः॥
kriyābhyupāyairbahubhirhiraṇyākṣo mahāsuraḥ|| hiraṇyakaśipuścaiva kriyayaiva niṣūditau| vṛtraśca nihato rājan kriyayaiva na saṃśayaḥ||
The great Asura Hiranyaksha, as also that one, viz., Hiranyakashipu, was killed by the same power. Forsooth, O king, Vritra also was slain by the power of illusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.10
तथा पौलस्त्यतनयो रावणो नाम राक्षसः। रामेण निहतो राजन् सानुबन्धः सहानुगः॥ क्रियया योगमास्थाय तथा त्वमपि विक्रम।
tathā paulastyatanayo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ| rāmeṇa nihato rājan sānubandhaḥ sahānugaḥ|| kriyayā yogamāsthāya tathā tvamapi vikrama|
Similarly was the Rakshasa Ravana of Pulastya's race, with his relatives and followers, killed by Rama. Relying upon your illusory power do you also display your prowess.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.11
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहतौ मया राजन् पुरातनौ॥ तारकाश्च महादैत्यो विप्रचित्तिश्च वीर्यवान्।
kriyābhyupāyairnihatau mayā rājan purātanau|| tārakāśca mahādaityo vipracittiśca vīryavān|
Those two highly energetic and ancient Daityas, viz., Taraka and Viprachitti were, in ancient time, O king, slain by the help of illusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.12
वातापिरिल्वलश्चैव त्रिशिराश्च तथा विभो॥ सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ क्रिययैव निषूदितौ।
vātāpirilvalaścaiva triśirāśca tathā vibho|| sundopasundāvasurau kriyayaiva niṣūditau|
Likewise Vatapi and Ilwala and Trishiras, O lord and the Asuras Sunda and Upasunda were all killed by the aid of illusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.13
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण त्रिदिव भुज्यते विभो॥ क्रिया बलवती राजन् नान्यत् किंचिद् युधिष्ठिर।
kriyābhyupāyairindreṇa tridiva bhujyate vibho|| kriyā balavatī rājan nānyat kiṃcid yudhiṣṭhira|
Indra himself enjoys heaven by the power of illusion. Action is very efficacious O king and nothing else is so, O Yudhishthira.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.14
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव राक्षसाः पार्थिवास्तथा॥ क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहताः क्रियां तस्मात् समाचर।
daityāśca dānavāścaiva rākṣasāḥ pārthivāstathā|| kriyābhyupāyairnihatāḥ kriyāṃ tasmāt samācara|
Daityas and Danavas and Rakshasas and king have been slain by the same. Do you, therefore, act.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.15
संजय उवाच इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन पाण्डवः संशितव्रतः॥ जलस्थं तं महाराज तव पुत्रं महाबलम्। अभ्यभाषत कौन्तेयः प्रहसन्निव भारत॥
saṃjaya uvāca ityukto vāsudevena pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ|| jalasthaṃ taṃ mahārāja tava putraṃ mahābalam| abhyabhāṣata kaunteyaḥ prahasanniva bhārata||
Sanjaya continued Thus addressed by Vasudeva, Pandu's son of rigid vows, smilingly addressed, O Monarch, your powerful son who, O Bharata, was then within the waters of that lake, saying.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.16
सुयोधन किमर्थोऽयमारम्भोऽप्सु कृतस्त्वया। सर्वं क्षत्रं घातयित्वा स्वकुलं च विशाम्पते॥
suyodhana kimartho'yamārambho'psu kṛtastvayā| sarvaṃ kṣatraṃ ghātayitvā svakulaṃ ca viśāmpate||
"Why, O Suyodhana, have you charined these waters, after having caused all the Kshatriyas to die and after having, O king, brought about the extinction of your family?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.17
जलाशयं प्रविष्टोऽद्य वाञ्छञ्जीवितमात्मनः। उत्तिष्ठ राजन् युध्यस्व सहास्माभिः सुयोधन॥
jalāśayaṃ praviṣṭo'dya vāñchañjīvitamātmanaḥ| uttiṣṭha rājan yudhyasva sahāsmābhiḥ suyodhana||
Why have you entered into this lake today, with a view to save your own life? Arise, O king and fight us, O Suyodhana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.18
स ते दो नरश्रेष्ठ स च मानः क्व ते गतः। यस्त्वं संस्तभ्य सलिलं भीतो राजन् व्यवस्थितः।।२०
sa te do naraśreṣṭha sa ca mānaḥ kva te gataḥ| yastvaṃ saṃstabhya salilaṃ bhīto rājan vyavasthitaḥ||20
Where, O best of men, has your sense of honour now gone, since, ( king, you have exchanged these waters and are now lying within them?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.19
सर्वे त्वां शूरं इत्येवं जना जल्पन्ति संसदि। व्यर्थं तद् भवतो मन्ये शौर्य सलिलशायिनः॥
sarve tvāṃ śūraṃ ityevaṃ janā jalpanti saṃsadi| vyarthaṃ tad bhavato manye śaurya salilaśāyinaḥ||
All men describe you in assemblies as a hero. All that, however, is entirely false, I think, since you are now living concealed within these waters.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.20
उत्तिष्ठ राजन् युध्यस्व क्षत्रियोऽसि कुलोद्भवः। कौरवेयो विशेषेण कुलं जन्मं च संस्मर॥
uttiṣṭha rājan yudhyasva kṣatriyo'si kulodbhavaḥ| kauraveyo viśeṣeṇa kulaṃ janmaṃ ca saṃsmara||
Arise, O king and fight, for you are a Kshatriya born in a noble family. You are a Kaurava. Remember your birth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.21
स कथं कौरवे वंशे प्रशंसञ्जन्म चात्मनः। युद्धाद् भीतस्ततस्तोयं प्रविश्य प्रतितिष्ठसि॥
sa kathaṃ kaurave vaṃśe praśaṃsañjanma cātmanaḥ| yuddhād bhītastatastoyaṃ praviśya pratitiṣṭhasi||
How do you boast of your birth in Kuru's family, when you have concealed yourself within the depths of this lake, having fled away from battle in fear?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.22
अयुद्धमव्यस्थानं नैष धर्मः सनातनः। अनार्यजुष्टमस्वयँ रणे राजन् पलायनम्॥
ayuddhamavyasthānaṃ naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ| anāryajuṣṭamasvaya~ raṇe rājan palāyanam||
This is no the duty of a Kshatriya. Flight from battle, O king, is not the practice of honourable men, nor it leads to heaven.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.23
कथं पारमगत्वा हि युद्धे त्वं वै जिजीवीषुः। इमान् निपतितान् दृष्ट्वा पुत्रान् भ्रातॄन् पितूंस्तथा।॥ सम्बन्धिनो वयस्यांश्च मातुलान् बान्धवांस्तथा। घातयित्वा कथं तात इदे तिष्ठसि साम्प्रतम्॥
kathaṃ pāramagatvā hi yuddhe tvaṃ vai jijīvīṣuḥ| imān nipatitān dṛṣṭvā putrān bhrātṝn pitūṃstathā||| sambandhino vayasyāṃśca mātulān bāndhavāṃstathā| ghātayitvā kathaṃ tāta ide tiṣṭhasi sāmpratam||
How is it that without having terminated this war, though you were filled with the desire of victory, you live now within this lake, after having brought about the destruction of your sons and brothers and sires and relatives and friends and maternal uncles and kinsmen.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.24
शूरमानी न शूरस्त्वं मृषां वदसि भारत। शूरोऽहमिति दुर्बुद्धे सर्वलोकस्य शृण्वतः॥
śūramānī na śūrastvaṃ mṛṣāṃ vadasi bhārata| śūro'hamiti durbuddhe sarvalokasya śṛṇvataḥ||
Though always vaunting of your courage, you are however, not a hero. Falsely you describe yourself, O Bharata, before all men as a hero, O wicked wight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.25
न हि शूराः पलायन्ते शत्रून् दृष्ट्वा कथञ्चन। ब्रूहि वा त्वं यया वृत्त्या शूर त्यजसि संगरम्॥
na hi śūrāḥ palāyante śatrūn dṛṣṭvā kathañcana| brūhi vā tvaṃ yayā vṛttyā śūra tyajasi saṃgaram||
They, that are heroes, never fly away from their foes. Or tell us, O hero, about the nature of that courage by which you have fled from battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.26
स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व विनीय भयमात्मनः। घातयित्वा सर्वसैन्यं भ्रातूंश्चैव सुयोधन॥ नेदानी जीविते बुद्धिः कार्या धर्मचिकीर्षया। क्षत्रधर्ममुपाश्रित्य त्वद्विधेन सुयोधन॥
sa tvamuttiṣṭha yudhyasva vinīya bhayamātmanaḥ| ghātayitvā sarvasainyaṃ bhrātūṃścaiva suyodhana|| nedānī jīvite buddhiḥ kāryā dharmacikīrṣayā| kṣatradharmamupāśritya tvadvidhena suyodhana||
Arise, O prince and fight fearlessly. Having caused all your troops and brothers to be killed O Suyodhana, you should not, if you are an honest man, think now of saving your life. A Kshatriya, O Suyodhana, like yourself, should not act in this way.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.27
यत् तु कर्णमुपाश्रित्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम्। अमर्त्य इव सम्मोहात् त्वमात्मानं न बुद्धवान्॥
yat tu karṇamupāśritya śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam| amartya iva sammohāt tvamātmānaṃ na buddhavān||
Relying upon Karna as also upon Shakuni the son of Şubala, you considered yourself immortal and could not understand your own self.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.28
तत् पापं सुमहत् कृत्वा प्रतियुद्ध्यस्व भारत। कथं हि त्वद्विधो मोहाद् रोचयेत पलायनम्॥
tat pāpaṃ sumahat kṛtvā pratiyuddhyasva bhārata| kathaṃ hi tvadvidho mohād rocayeta palāyanam||
Having committed such a grievous iniquity fight now, O Bharata. How is it that you prefer flight from the field. Surely, you forget yourself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.29
क्व ते तत् पौरुषं यातं क्व च मानः सुयोधन। क्व च विक्रान्तता याता क्व च विस्फूर्जितं महत्।।३३
kva te tat pauruṣaṃ yātaṃ kva ca mānaḥ suyodhana| kva ca vikrāntatā yātā kva ca visphūrjitaṃ mahat||33
Where is that manliness of yours, O sire and where, O Suyodhana, is that your pride? Where is your prowess and energy gone?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.30
क्व ते कृतास्त्रता याता किञ्च शेषे जलाशये। स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व क्षत्रधर्मेण भारत॥
kva te kṛtāstratā yātā kiñca śeṣe jalāśaye| sa tvamuttiṣṭha yudhyasva kṣatradharmeṇa bhārata||
Where is that your mastery in weapons? Why do you live within this lake now? Arise, O Bharata and fight, following the duties of a Kshatriya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.31
अस्मांस्तु वा पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्। अथवा निहतोऽस्माभिर्भूमौ स्वप्स्यसि भारत॥
asmāṃstu vā parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīmimām| athavā nihato'smābhirbhūmau svapsyasi bhārata||
Either govern the wide carth after defeating us or sleep, O Bharata, on the naked earth slain by us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.32
एष ते परमो धर्मः सृष्टो धात्रा महात्मना। तं कुरुष्व यथातथ्यं राजा भव महारथ॥
eṣa te paramo dharmaḥ sṛṣṭo dhātrā mahātmanā| taṃ kuruṣva yathātathyaṃ rājā bhava mahāratha||
Even this is your highest duty, as laid down by the illustrious Creator himself. Act according to the injunctions of the scriptures and be a king, O great car-warrior.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.33
संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो महाराज धर्मपुत्रेण धीमता। सलिलस्थस्तव सुत इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
saṃjaya uvāca evamukto mahārāja dharmaputreṇa dhīmatā| salilasthastava suta idaṃ vacanamabravīt||
Sanjaya continued Thus addressed, O king, by the intelligent son of Dharma, your son answered him from within the waters in these words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.34
दुर्योधन उवाच नैतचित्रं महाराज यद्भीः प्राणिनमाविशेत्। न च प्राणभयाद् भीतो व्यपयातोऽस्मि भारत॥
duryodhana uvāca naitacitraṃ mahārāja yadbhīḥ prāṇinamāviśet| na ca prāṇabhayād bhīto vyapayāto'smi bhārata||
Duryodhana said It is not at all surprising O king, that fear should possess the hearts of living creatures. As regards myself, however, O Bharata, I have not fled from the field of battle for the fear of life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.35
अरथश्चानिषङ्गी च निहत:पार्णिसारथिः। एकश्चाप्यगणः संख्ये प्रत्याश्वासमरोचयम्॥
arathaścāniṣaṅgī ca nihata:pārṇisārathiḥ| ekaścāpyagaṇaḥ saṃkhye pratyāśvāsamarocayam||
My car and quivers were destroyed and my Parshni drivers were slain. I was alone, without a single follower to help me in battle. It was for this that I wanted a little rest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.36
न प्राणहेतोर्न भयान्न विषादाद् विशाम्पते। इदमम्भः प्रविष्टोऽस्मि श्रमात् त्विदमनुष्ठितम्॥
na prāṇahetorna bhayānna viṣādād viśāmpate| idamambhaḥ praviṣṭo'smi śramāt tvidamanuṣṭhitam||
It was not for the sake of saving my life, it was not for fear, it was not from grief, O king, that I entered this lake. It was only out of fatigue that I did so.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.37
त्वं चाश्वसिहि कौन्तेय ये चाप्यनुगतास्तव। अहमुत्थाय वः सर्वान् प्रतियोत्स्यामि संयुगे॥
tvaṃ cāśvasihi kaunteya ye cāpyanugatāstava| ahamutthāya vaḥ sarvān pratiyotsyāmi saṃyuge||
Do you, O son of Kunti, take a little rest with your followers. Rising from this lake I will surely fight all of you in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.38
युधिष्ठिर उवाच आश्वस्ता एव सर्वे स्म चिरं त्वां मृगयामहे। तदिदानी समुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्वेह सुयोधन॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca āśvastā eva sarve sma ciraṃ tvāṃ mṛgayāmahe| tadidānī samuttiṣṭha yudhyasveha suyodhana||
Yudhishthira said All of us have taken enough of rest. We searched you for a long while. Rise then now, O Suyodhana and give us battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.39
हत्वा वा समरे पार्थान् स्फीतं राज्यमवाप्नुहि। निहतो वा रणेऽस्माभिर्वीरलोकमवाप्स्यसि॥
hatvā vā samare pārthān sphītaṃ rājyamavāpnuhi| nihato vā raṇe'smābhirvīralokamavāpsyasi||
Either killing the Parthas in battle make this prosperous kingdom your own or killed be us in battle go to the region reserved for heroes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.40
दुर्योधन उवाच यदर्थं राज्यमिच्छामि कुरूणां कुरुनन्दन। त इमे निहताः सर्वे भ्रातरो मे जनेश्वर॥
duryodhana uvāca yadarthaṃ rājyamicchāmi kurūṇāṃ kurunandana| ta ime nihatāḥ sarve bhrātaro me janeśvara||
Duryodhana said The Kurus, O son of Kuru's race, for whose sake I desired sovereignty, those brothers of mine, O king, all lie dead on the field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.41
क्षीणरत्नां च पृथिवी हतक्षत्रियपुङ्गवाम्। न ह्युत्सहाम्यहं भोक्तुं विधवामिव योषितम्॥
kṣīṇaratnāṃ ca pṛthivī hatakṣatriyapuṅgavām| na hyutsahāmyahaṃ bhoktuṃ vidhavāmiva yoṣitam||
I do not like to enjoy and longer the Earth that does not contain wealth and best of Kshatriyas and that has accordingly become like a widow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.42
अद्यापि त्वहमाशंसे त्वां विजेतुं युधिष्ठिर। भक्त्वा पाञ्चालपाण्डूनामुत्साहं भरतर्षभ॥
adyāpi tvahamāśaṃse tvāṃ vijetuṃ yudhiṣṭhira| bhaktvā pāñcālapāṇḍūnāmutsāhaṃ bharatarṣabha||
I, however, still hope to defeat you, O Yudhishthira, after checking the pride, O foremost of Bharata's race, of the Panchalas and the Pandus.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.43
न त्विदानीमाहं मन्ये कार्यं युद्धेन कर्हिचित्। द्रोणे कर्णे च संशान्ते निहते च पितामहे॥
na tvidānīmāhaṃ manye kāryaṃ yuddhena karhicit| droṇe karṇe ca saṃśānte nihate ca pitāmahe||
There is, however, no longer any need for battle when Drona and Karna have been killed and when our grandfather Bhishma has been slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.44
अस्त्विदानीमियं राजन् केवला पृथिवी तव। असहायो हि को राजा राज्यमिच्छेत प्रशासितुम्।।४८
astvidānīmiyaṃ rājan kevalā pṛthivī tava| asahāyo hi ko rājā rājyamiccheta praśāsitum||48
This empty Earth, O king, is now intended for you. What king would like to rule a kingdom divested of friends and allies?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.45
सुहृदस्तादृशान् हित्वा पुत्रान् भ्रातॄन् पितॄनपि। भवद्भिश्च हृते राज्ये को नु जीवेत मादृशः॥
suhṛdastādṛśān hitvā putrān bhrātṝn pitṝnapi| bhavadbhiśca hṛte rājye ko nu jīveta mādṛśaḥ||
Having caused friends such as I had and even sons and brothers and sires, to be slain and seeing my kingdom possessed by you, who is there like myself that would like to live?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.46
अहं वनं गमिष्यामि ह्यजिनैः प्रतिवासितः। रतिर्हि नास्ति मे राज्ये हतपक्षस्य भारत॥
ahaṃ vanaṃ gamiṣyāmi hyajinaiḥ prativāsitaḥ| ratirhi nāsti me rājye hatapakṣasya bhārata||
Clad in deer-skins I would enter into woods. I have no desire for kingdom, shorn as I am of friends and allies, O Bharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.47
हतबान्धवभूयिष्ठा हताश्वा हतकुञ्जरा। एषा ते पृथिवी राजन् भुवनां विगतज्वरः॥
hatabāndhavabhūyiṣṭhā hatāśvā hatakuñjarā| eṣā te pṛthivī rājan bhuvanāṃ vigatajvaraḥ||
Deprived entirely of friends and allies, of horses and elephants, this Earth exists for you, O king. Do you enjoy her now cheerfully.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.48
वनमेव गमिष्यामि वसानो मृगचर्मणी। न हि मे निर्जनस्यास्ति जीवितेऽद्य स्पृहा विभो॥
vanameva gamiṣyāmi vasāno mṛgacarmaṇī| na hi me nirjanasyāsti jīvite'dya spṛhā vibho||
As for myself, clad in deer-skins, I shall go to the forest. Friendless, as I am, I have no desire, O king, for even life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.49
गच्छ त्वं भुक्ष्व राजेन्द्र पृथिवीं निहतेश्वराम्। हतयोधां नष्टरत्ना क्षीणवृत्तिर्यथासुखम्॥
gaccha tvaṃ bhukṣva rājendra pṛthivīṃ nihateśvarām| hatayodhāṃ naṣṭaratnā kṣīṇavṛttiryathāsukham||
Go, O king and rule the Earth destitute of kings, warriors, wcalth and without citadels, as you like.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.50
संजय उवाच दुर्योधनं तव सुतं सलिलस्थं महायशाः। श्रुत्वा तु करुणं वाक्यमभाषत युधिष्ठिरः॥
saṃjaya uvāca duryodhanaṃ tava sutaṃ salilasthaṃ mahāyaśāḥ| śrutvā tu karuṇaṃ vākyamabhāṣata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
Sanjaya continued Hearing those words of piercing anguish, the illustrious Yudhishthira said to your son Duryodhana who was still within the lake, saying-
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.51
युधिष्ठिर उवाच आर्तप्रलापान्मा तात सलिलस्थः प्रभाषिथा:। नैतन्मनसि मे राजन् वाशितं शकुनेरिव॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ārtapralāpānmā tāta salilasthaḥ prabhāṣithā:| naitanmanasi me rājan vāśitaṃ śakuneriva||
Do not utter such ravings of sorrow, O sire, from within the lake. I do not, like Shakuni, feel any pity for you, O king, for such words as these.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.52
यदि वापि समर्थः स्यास्त्वं दानाय सुयोधन। नाहमिच्छेयमवनिं त्वया दत्तां प्रशासितुम्॥
yadi vāpi samarthaḥ syāstvaṃ dānāya suyodhana| nāhamiccheyamavaniṃ tvayā dattāṃ praśāsitum||
You may now, O Suyodhana, be willing to make a gift of Earth to me. I, however, do not wish to rule the Earth as a gift from you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.53
अधर्मेण न गृह्णीयां त्वया दत्तां महीमिमाम्। न हि धर्मः स्मृतो राजन् क्षत्रियस्य प्रतिग्रहः॥
adharmeṇa na gṛhṇīyāṃ tvayā dattāṃ mahīmimām| na hi dharmaḥ smṛto rājan kṣatriyasya pratigrahaḥ||
I cannot sinfully accept this Earth as a gift from you. Acceptance of a gift, O king, is not the duty of a Kshatriya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.54
त्वया दत्तां न चेच्छेयं पृथिवीमखिलामहम्। त्वां तु युद्धे विनिर्जित्य भोक्तास्मि वसुधामिमाम्।। ५८
tvayā dattāṃ na ceccheyaṃ pṛthivīmakhilāmaham| tvāṃ tu yuddhe vinirjitya bhoktāsmi vasudhāmimām|| 58
I do not, therefore, wish to have the Earth as a gift from you. I shall, on the other hand, enjoy the Earth after defeating you in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.55
अनीश्वरश्च पृथिवी कथं त्वं दातुमिच्छसि। त्वयेयं पृथिवी राजन् किन्न दत्ता तदैव हि॥ धर्मतो याचमानानां प्रशमार्थं कुलस्य नः।
anīśvaraśca pṛthivī kathaṃ tvaṃ dātumicchasi| tvayeyaṃ pṛthivī rājan kinna dattā tadaiva hi|| dharmato yācamānānāṃ praśamārthaṃ kulasya naḥ|
You are not now the lord of the Earth. Why then do you wish to make a gift of that over which you have no right? Why, O king, did you not then give us the Earth when we, observing the rules of honesty and desirous of the welfare of our family, begged you for our portion?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.56
वार्ष्णेयं प्रथमं राजन् प्रत्याख्याय महाबलम्॥ किमिदानीं ददासि त्वं को हि के चित्तविभ्रमः।
vārṣṇeyaṃ prathamaṃ rājan pratyākhyāya mahābalam|| kimidānīṃ dadāsi tvaṃ ko hi ke cittavibhramaḥ|
Having first refused the request of the great Krishna, who do you now desire to give away the Earth? What is this folly of yours?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.57
अभियुक्तस्तु को राजा दातुमिच्छेद्धि मेदिनीम्॥ न त्वमद्य महीं दातुमीशः कौरवनन्दन। आच्छेत्तुं वा बलाद् राजन् स कथं दातुमिच्छसि॥
abhiyuktastu ko rājā dātumiccheddhi medinīm|| na tvamadya mahīṃ dātumīśaḥ kauravanandana| ācchettuṃ vā balād rājan sa kathaṃ dātumicchasi||
What king is there who, attacked by foes, would like to give away his kingdom, O son of Kuru's race. You have not the power today to give away the Earth. Why then do you wish to make a gift of that over which you have no right?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.58
मां तु निर्जित्य संग्रामे पालयेमां वसुन्धराम्। सूच्यमात्रेणापि यद् भूमेरपि भिद्येत भारत॥ तन्मात्रमपि तन्मह्यं न ददाति पुरा भवान्। स कथं पृथिवीमेतां प्रददासि विशाम्पते॥
māṃ tu nirjitya saṃgrāme pālayemāṃ vasundharām| sūcyamātreṇāpi yad bhūmerapi bhidyeta bhārata|| tanmātramapi tanmahyaṃ na dadāti purā bhavān| sa kathaṃ pṛthivīmetāṃ pradadāsi viśāmpate||
Defeating me in battle, rule you this Earth. You did not formerly agree to give me even a portion of the Earth covered by the point of a needle. How then, O king, do you make me a gift of the whole Earth?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.59
सूच्यग्रं नात्यजः पूर्वं स कथं त्यजसि क्षितिम्। एवमैश्वर्यमासाद्य प्रशास्य पृथिवीमिमाम्॥ को हि मूढो व्यवस्येत शत्रोर्दातुं वसुन्धराम्।
sūcyagraṃ nātyajaḥ pūrvaṃ sa kathaṃ tyajasi kṣitim| evamaiśvaryamāsādya praśāsya pṛthivīmimām|| ko hi mūḍho vyavasyeta śatrordātuṃ vasundharām|
How is it that you, who could not formerly give up even that much of land which the point of a needle would cover, now wish to make over the entire Earth. What fool would, after having got such prosperity and governed the entire Earth, think of giving over that Earth to his focs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.60
त्वं तु केवलमौर्येण विमूढो नावबुद्ध्यसे॥ पृथिवीं दातुकामोऽपि जीवितेन विमोक्ष्यसे।
tvaṃ tu kevalamauryeṇa vimūḍho nāvabuddhyase|| pṛthivīṃ dātukāmo'pi jīvitena vimokṣyase|
Fool as you are, you do not see the impropriety of this! Although you wish to give away the Earth, you shall not yet escape me with life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.61
अस्मान् वा त्वं पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्॥६७ अथवा निहतोऽस्माभिर्ब्रज लोकाननुत्तमान्।
asmān vā tvaṃ parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīmimām||67 athavā nihato'smābhirbraja lokānanuttamān|
Either rule the Earth after having defeated us or go to the celestial regions after being slain by us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.62
आवयोर्जीवतो राजन् मयि च त्वयि च ध्रुवम्॥ संशय:सर्वभूतानां विजये नौ भविष्यति।
āvayorjīvato rājan mayi ca tvayi ca dhruvam|| saṃśaya:sarvabhūtānāṃ vijaye nau bhaviṣyati|
If both of us, that is, yourself and myself, be alive, then all creatures will remain in doubt as to whom the victory belongs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.63
जीवितं तव दुष्प्रज्ञं मयि सम्प्रति वर्तते॥ जीवयेयमहं कामं न तु त्वं जीवितुं क्षमः।
jīvitaṃ tava duṣprajñaṃ mayi samprati vartate|| jīvayeyamahaṃ kāmaṃ na tu tvaṃ jīvituṃ kṣamaḥ|
Your life, O indiscrect man, now depends upon me, If, I like, I can allow you to live, but you are not capable of saving your own life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.64
दहने हि कृतो यत्नस्त्वयास्मासु विशेषतः॥ आशीविषैर्विषैश्चापि जले चापि प्रवेशनैः। त्वया विनिकृता राजन् राज्यस्य हरणेन च॥ अप्रियाणां च वचनैद्रौपद्याः कर्षणेन च। एतस्मात् कारणात् पाप जीवितं ते न विद्यते॥ उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व युद्धे श्रेयो भविष्यति।
dahane hi kṛto yatnastvayāsmāsu viśeṣataḥ|| āśīviṣairviṣaiścāpi jale cāpi praveśanaiḥ| tvayā vinikṛtā rājan rājyasya haraṇena ca|| apriyāṇāṃ ca vacanaidraupadyāḥ karṣaṇena ca| etasmāt kāraṇāt pāpa jīvitaṃ te na vidyate|| uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha yudhyasva yuddhe śreyo bhaviṣyati|
At one time you tried to burn us to death and to take our lives by means of snakes and other kinds of poison and by sinking us in water. We were also, O king, deprived by you of our kingdom. You spoke harsh words to us and maltreated Draupadi. For these reasons, O wretch, your life must be taken. Rise, rise and fight us. That will benefit you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 127.65
एवं तु विविधा वाचो जययुक्ताः पुनः पुनः। कीर्तयन्ति स्म ते वीरास्तत्र तत्र जनाधिप॥
evaṃ tu vividhā vāco jayayuktāḥ punaḥ punaḥ| kīrtayanti sma te vīrāstatra tatra janādhipa||
In this way, O king, those heroes, viz., the Pandavas, elated with victory, repeatedly spoke there.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)