Mahabharata — Volume IX (Dutt edition) — Chapter 239
MBh 9 239.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच तान् समीपगताश्रुत्वा पाण्डवान् शत्रुकर्शनः। वासुदेवः सहामात्यः प्रययौ ससुहृद्गणः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tān samīpagatāśrutvā pāṇḍavān śatrukarśanaḥ| vāsudevaḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ||
Vaishampayana said Hearing that the Pandavas were near, that destroyer of enemies, viz., Vasudeva, accompanicd by his ministers, went out for seeing them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.2
ते समेत्य यथान्यायं प्रत्युद्याता दिदृक्षया। ते समेत्य यथाधर्मं पाण्डवा वृष्णिभिः सह॥ विवुशः सहिता राजन् पुरं वारणसाह्वयम्।
te sametya yathānyāyaṃ pratyudyātā didṛkṣayā| te sametya yathādharmaṃ pāṇḍavā vṛṣṇibhiḥ saha|| vivuśaḥ sahitā rājan puraṃ vāraṇasāhvayam|
They all proceeded forward to see and greeted them warnly. The Pandavas then, uniting with the Vrishnis according to the us usual formalities, together entered, O king, the city of Hastinapur.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.3
महतस्तस्य सैन्यस्य खुरनेमिस्वनेन ह॥ द्यावापृथिव्योः खं चैव सर्वमासीत् समावृतम्।
mahatastasya sainyasya khuranemisvanena ha|| dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ khaṃ caiva sarvamāsīt samāvṛtam|
With the voices and the clatter of cars of that powerful host, the Earth and the sky, and the firmament itself, became of it were, entirely filled.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.4
ते कोशानग्रतः कृत्वा विविशेः स्वपुरं तदा॥ पाण्डवाः प्रीतमनसः सामात्याः ससुहणाः।
te kośānagrataḥ kṛtvā viviśeḥ svapuraṃ tadā|| pāṇḍavāḥ prītamanasaḥ sāmātyāḥ sasuhaṇāḥ|
With rejoicing hearts, the Pandavas, accompanied by their officers and friends, entered the capital, placing that treasure in their van.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.5
ते समेत्य यथान्यायं धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम्॥ कीर्तयन्तः स्वनामानि तस्य पादौ ववन्दिरे।
te sametya yathānyāyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam|| kīrtayantaḥ svanāmāni tasya pādau vavandire|
Going according to custom, to king Dhritarashtra first, they adored his feet, announcing their respective names.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.6
धृतराष्ट्रादनु च ते गान्धारी सुबलात्मजाम्॥ कुन्ती च राजशार्दूल तदा भरतसत्तम।
dhṛtarāṣṭrādanu ca te gāndhārī subalātmajām|| kuntī ca rājaśārdūla tadā bharatasattama|
Those foremost ones of Bharata's race, O chief of kings, then paid their respectful salutations to Gandhari, the daughter of Subala, and to Kunti.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.7
विदुरं पूजयित्वा च वैश्यापुत्रं समेत्य च॥ पूज्यमानाः स्म ते वीरा व्यरोचन्त विशाम्पते।
viduraṃ pūjayitvā ca vaiśyāputraṃ sametya ca|| pūjyamānāḥ sma te vīrā vyarocanta viśāmpate|
They next adored (their uncle) Vidura and Yuyutsu, the son of Dhritarashtra by his Vaishya wife. Those heroes were then adored by others and they shone forth in beauty, O king.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.8
ततस्तत् परमाश्चर्यं विचित्रं महदद्भुतम्॥ शुश्रुवुस्ते तदा वीराः पितुस्ते जन्म भारत।
tatastat paramāścaryaṃ vicitraṃ mahadadbhutam|| śuśruvuste tadā vīrāḥ pituste janma bhārata|
After this, O Bharata, those heroes heard the news of that highly wonderful and marvellous and glad some birth of your father.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.9
तदुपश्रुत्य तत् कर्म वासुदेवस्य धीमतः॥ पूजार्ह पूजयामासुः कृष्णं देवकिनन्दनम्।
tadupaśrutya tat karma vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ|| pūjārha pūjayāmāsuḥ kṛṣṇaṃ devakinandanam|
Hearing of that feat of the highly intelligent Vasudeva, they all adored Krishna, the delighter of Devaki, who was every way worthy of adoration.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.10
ततः कतिपयाहस्य व्यास: सत्यवतीसुतः॥ आजगाम महातेजा नगरं नागसाह्वयम्।
tataḥ katipayāhasya vyāsa: satyavatīsutaḥ|| ājagāma mahātejā nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam|
Then, after a few days, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, gifted with great cnergy, came to the city of Hastinapur.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.11
तस्य सर्वे यथान्यायं पूजाचंक्रुः कुरूद्वहाः॥ सह वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याघैरुपासांचक्रिरे तदा। तत्र नानाविधाकाराः कथाः समभिकीर्त्य वै॥
tasya sarve yathānyāyaṃ pūjācaṃkruḥ kurūdvahāḥ|| saha vṛṣṇyandhakavyāghairupāsāṃcakrire tadā| tatra nānāvidhākārāḥ kathāḥ samabhikīrtya vai||
The perpctuators of Kuru's race adored the great Rishi according to the usual custom. Indeed, those heroes, with those foremost princes of the Vrihini and the Andhaka-races worshipped the sage.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.12
युधिष्ठिरो धर्मसुतो व्यासं वचनमब्रवीत्। भवत्प्रसादाद् भगवन् यदिदं रत्नमाहृतम्॥ उपयोक्तुं तदिच्छामि वाजिमेधे महाक्रतौ।
yudhiṣṭhiro dharmasuto vyāsaṃ vacanamabravīt| bhavatprasādād bhagavan yadidaṃ ratnamāhṛtam|| upayoktuṃ tadicchāmi vājimedhe mahākratau|
After having conversed on various topics, Dharma's son Yudhishthira addressed Vyasa and said, This treasure, O holy one, which has been brought through your favour, I desire to devote to that great Horse-Sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.13
तमनुज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवता मुनिसत्तम। त्वदधीना वयं सर्वे कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः॥
tamanujñātumicchāmi bhavatā munisattama| tvadadhīnā vayaṃ sarve kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ||
0 best of ascetics, I wish to have your permission. We are all, O Rishi, at your disposal, and at that of the great Krishna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.14
व्यास उवाच अनुजानाभि राजंस्त्वां क्रियतां यदनन्तरम्। यजस्व वाजिमेधेन विधिवद् दक्षिणावता॥
vyāsa uvāca anujānābhi rājaṃstvāṃ kriyatāṃ yadanantaram| yajasva vājimedhena vidhivad dakṣiṇāvatā||
Vyasa said I give you permission, O king, Do what should be done after this. Do you adore the deities duly by performing the Horse-Sacrifice with profuse gifts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.15
अश्वमेधो हि राजेन्द्र पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम्। तेनेष्ट्वा त्वं विपाप्मा वै भविता नात्र संशयः॥
aśvamedho hi rājendra pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām| teneṣṭvā tvaṃ vipāpmā vai bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ||
The Horse-Sacrifice, O king, is a purifier of all sins. Forsooth, having adored the deities by that sacrifice you will surely be purged of all sins.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.16
इत्युक्तः स तु धर्मात्मा कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। अश्वमेधस्य कौरव्य चकाराहरणे मतिम्॥
ityuktaḥ sa tu dharmātmā kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| aśvamedhasya kauravya cakārāharaṇe matim||
Vaishmpayana said Thus addressed, the Kuru-King Yudhishthira of righteous soul, O monarch, began to make the necessary preparations for the Horse-Sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.17
समनुज्ञाप्य तत् सर्वं कृष्णद्वैपायनं नृपः। वासुदेवमथाभ्येत्य वाग्मी वचनमब्रवीत्॥ देवकी सुप्रजा देवी त्वया पुरुषसत्तम। यद् ब्रूयां त्वां महाबाहो तत् कृथास्त्वमिहाच्युत॥
samanujñāpya tat sarvaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ nṛpaḥ| vāsudevamathābhyetya vāgmī vacanamabravīt|| devakī suprajā devī tvayā puruṣasattama| yad brūyāṃ tvāṃ mahābāho tat kṛthāstvamihācyuta||
Having represented all this to the Islandborn Krishna, the king gifted with great eloquence, approached Vasudeva and said, 'O foremost of all beings, the goddess Devaki has, through you come to be considered as the most fortunate of mothers. O you of undercaying glory, do you perform what I shall now tell you, O mighty-armed one.
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MBh 9 239.18
त्वत्प्रभावार्जितान् भोगानश्नीम यदुनन्दन। पराक्रमेण बुद्ध्या च त्वयेयं निर्जिता पही।॥
tvatprabhāvārjitān bhogānaśnīma yadunandana| parākrameṇa buddhyā ca tvayeyaṃ nirjitā pahī|||
O delighter of the Kurus, the various enjoyments we enjoy, have all been acquired are are through your power. The whole Earth has been subjugated by you with the help of your prowess and intelligence.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.19
दीक्षयस्व त्वमात्मानं त्वं हि नः परमो गुरुः। त्वयीष्टवति दाशार्ह विपाप्मा भविता ह्यहम्॥
dīkṣayasva tvamātmānaṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ paramo guruḥ| tvayīṣṭavati dāśārha vipāpmā bhavitā hyaham||
Do you, therefore, cause yourself to undergo the rites of initiation. You are our highest preceptor and master. If you perform the sacrifice, O you of the Dasharha-race, I shall be purified from every sin.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.20
त्वं हि यज्ञोऽक्षरः सर्वस्त्वं धर्मस्त्वं प्रजापतिः। त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानामिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥
tvaṃ hi yajño'kṣaraḥ sarvastvaṃ dharmastvaṃ prajāpatiḥ| tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāmiti me niścitā matiḥ||
You Sacrifice! You the Indestructible! You are this All! You are Virtue! You are Prajapati! You are the goal of all creatures! This is iny certain conclusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.21
वासुदेव उवाच त्वमेवैतन्महाबाहो वक्तुमर्हस्यरिंदम। त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानामिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥
vāsudeva uvāca tvamevaitanmahābāho vaktumarhasyariṃdama| tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāmiti me niścitā matiḥ||
Vasudeva said O mighty-armed one, what you say is worthy of you, O chastiser of enemies! You are the goal of all creatures. This is my certain conclusion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.22
त्वं चाद्य कुरुवीराणां धर्मेण हि विराजसे। गुणीभूताः स्म ते राजंस्त्वं नो राजा गुरुर्मतः॥
tvaṃ cādya kuruvīrāṇāṃ dharmeṇa hi virājase| guṇībhūtāḥ sma te rājaṃstvaṃ no rājā gururmataḥ||
Of the heroes of the Kuru-race, you shine today in great glory for your virtue! They have all been cast into the shade, O king, by you! You are our king, and you are our senior.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 239.23
यजस्य मदनुज्ञातः प्राप्य एष क्रतुस्त्वया। युनक्तु नो भवान् कार्ये यत्र वाञ्छसि भारत॥ सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि सर्वे कर्तास्मि तेऽनघ।
yajasya madanujñātaḥ prāpya eṣa kratustvayā| yunaktu no bhavān kārye yatra vāñchasi bhārata|| satyaṃ te pratijānāmi sarve kartāsmi te'nagha|
With my approval freely granted, do you worship the celestials in the sacrifice suggested. Do you, O Bharata, appoint us to whatever task you like. Truly, do I pledge myself that I shall accomplish all, O sinless one, that you may bid me accomplish,
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MBh 9 239.24
भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव तथा माद्रवतीसुतौ। इष्टवन्तो भविष्यन्ति त्वयीष्टवति पार्थिवे॥
bhīmasenārjunau caiva tathā mādravatīsutau| iṣṭavanto bhaviṣyanti tvayīṣṭavati pārthive||
Bhimasena and Arjuna and the two sons of Madravati will be sacrificing when you, O king, sacrifice Bhimasena and Arjuna and the two sons of Madravati will be sacrificing when you, O king, sacrifice
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)