Mahabharata — Volume IX (Dutt edition) — Chapter 285
MBh 9 285.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच स तैः सह नरव्याप्रैर्धातृभिर्भरतर्षभ। राजा रुचिरपद्माक्षरासांचक्रे तदाश्रमे॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca sa taiḥ saha naravyāprairdhātṛbhirbharatarṣabha| rājā rucirapadmākṣarāsāṃcakre tadāśrame||
Vaishmpayana said The king, O chief of Bharatas' race, with those foremost of men, viz., his brothers who all had eyes resembling lotus petals, took his seat in the hermitage of his eldest sire.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.2
तापसैश्च महाभागैर्नानादेशसमागतैः। द्रष्टुं कुरुपतेः पुत्रान् पाण्डवान् पृथुवक्षसः॥
tāpasaiśca mahābhāgairnānādeśasamāgataiḥ| draṣṭuṃ kurupateḥ putrān pāṇḍavān pṛthuvakṣasaḥ||
There sat around him many highly blessed ascetics, coming from various regions, from desire of seeing the sons of that lord of Kuru's race, viz., the Pandavas of wide chests.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.3
तेऽब्रुवज्ञातुमिच्छामः कतमोऽत्र युधिष्ठिरः। भीमार्जुनौ यमौ चैव द्रौपदी च यशस्विनी॥
te'bruvajñātumicchāmaḥ katamo'tra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| bhīmārjunau yamau caiva draupadī ca yaśasvinī||
They said, 'We wish to know who amongst these is Yudhishthira, who are Bhima and Arjuna, who the twins, and who is the illustrious Draupadi?'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.4
सर्वोस्तानभिनामतः। संजयो द्रौपदी चैव सर्वाश्चान्या कुरुस्त्रियः॥
sarvostānabhināmataḥ| saṃjayo draupadī caiva sarvāścānyā kurustriyaḥ||
Then the Suta, Sanjaya, in answer to their queries, pointed out to them the Pandavas, naming each, and Draupadi too as also the other ladies of the Kururace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.5
संजय उवाच स्तनुर्महासिंह इव प्रवृद्धः। स्ताम्रायताक्षः कुरुराज एषः॥
saṃjaya uvāca stanurmahāsiṃha iva pravṛddhaḥ| stāmrāyatākṣaḥ kururāja eṣaḥ||
Sanjaya said This one fair like pure gold, who is endued with a body which looks like that of a fullgrown lion, who is possessed of a large aquiline nose, and wide and expansive eyes of a coppery hue, is the Kuru king.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.6
तानाचख्यौ तदा सूत: अयं पुनर्मत्तगजेन्द्रगामी प्रतप्तचामीकरशुद्धगौरः। वृकोदरः पश्यत पश्यतेमम्॥
tānācakhyau tadā sūta: ayaṃ punarmattagajendragāmī prataptacāmīkaraśuddhagauraḥ| vṛkodaraḥ paśyata paśyatemam||
This one whose tread is like that of an infuriate elephant, whose complexion is as fair as that of heated gold, whose frame is of large and expansive proportions, and whose arms are long sand stout, is Vrikodara. See him well.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.7
यस्त्वेष पार्वेऽस्य महाधनुष्मान् श्यामो युवावारणयूथपाभः। सिंहोन्नतांसो गजखेलगामी पद्मायताक्षोऽर्जुन एष वीरः॥
yastveṣa pārve'sya mahādhanuṣmān śyāmo yuvāvāraṇayūthapābhaḥ| siṃhonnatāṃso gajakhelagāmī padmāyatākṣo'rjuna eṣa vīraḥ||
The powerful bowmen who sits besides him, of darkish color and youthful frame, who resembles the leader of an elephantine herd, whose shoulders are as high as those of a lion, who walks like a sporting elephant, and whose eyes are as expansive as the petals of a lotus, is the hero called Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.8
कुन्तीसमीपे पुरुषोत्तमौ तु यमाविमौ विष्णुमहेन्द्रकल्पौ। मनुष्यलोके सकले समोऽस्ति ययोर्न रूपे न बले न शीले॥
kuntīsamīpe puruṣottamau tu yamāvimau viṣṇumahendrakalpau| manuṣyaloke sakale samo'sti yayorna rūpe na bale na śīle||
Those two foremost of men, who are sitting beside Kunti, are the twins resembling Vishnu and Mahendra. In the entire world, they have not their cquals in beauty and strength and excellence of conduct.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.9
इयं पुन: पद्मदलायताक्षी मध्यं वयः किञ्चिदिव स्पृशन्ती। नीलोत्पलाभा सुरदेवतेव कृष्णा स्थिता मूर्तिमतीव लक्ष्मीः॥
iyaṃ puna: padmadalāyatākṣī madhyaṃ vayaḥ kiñcidiva spṛśantī| nīlotpalābhā suradevateva kṛṣṇā sthitā mūrtimatīva lakṣmīḥ||
This lady having eyes expansive as lotuspetals, who seems to have touched the middle age of life, whose complexion resembles that of the blue lotus, and who looks like goddess, is Krishna, the embodied form of the goddess of prosperity.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.10
अस्थास्तु पार्वे कनकोत्तमाभा यैषा प्रभा मूर्तिमतीव सौमी। श्चक्रायुधस्याप्रतिमस्य तस्य।॥
asthāstu pārve kanakottamābhā yaiṣā prabhā mūrtimatīva saumī| ścakrāyudhasyāpratimasya tasya|||
She who sits besides her, possessed of the complexion of pure gold, who looks like the embodied rays of the moon, in the midst of other ladies, O foremost of twice-born oncs, is the sister that unrivaled hero who holds the discus.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.11
इयं च जाम्बूनदशुद्धगौरी पार्थस्य भार्या भुजगेन्द्रकन्या। चित्राङ्गदा चैव नरेन्द्रकन्या यैषा सवर्णामधूकपुष्पैः॥
iyaṃ ca jāmbūnadaśuddhagaurī pārthasya bhāryā bhujagendrakanyā| citrāṅgadā caiva narendrakanyā yaiṣā savarṇāmadhūkapuṣpaiḥ||
This other, as fair as pure gold, is the daughter of the Naga king and wife of Arjuna. This other whose complexion is like of pure gold or like that of Madhuka flowers, is the princess Chitrangada.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.12
इयं स्वसा राजचमूपतेश्च प्रवृद्धनीलोत्पलदामवर्णा। पस्पर्ध कृष्णेन सदा नृपो यो वृकोदरस्यैष परिग्रहाय्यः॥
iyaṃ svasā rājacamūpateśca pravṛddhanīlotpaladāmavarṇā| paspardha kṛṣṇena sadā nṛpo yo vṛkodarasyaiṣa parigrahāyyaḥ||
This one, whose complexion is like an assemblage of blue lotuses, is the sister of that monarch, that lord of hosts, who used to always challenge Krishna. She is the foremost wife of Vrikodara.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.13
इयं च राज्ञो मगधाधिपस्य सुता जरासन्ध इति श्रुतस्य। यवीयसो भाद्रवतीसुतस्य भार्या मता चम्पकदामगौरी॥
iyaṃ ca rājño magadhādhipasya sutā jarāsandha iti śrutasya| yavīyaso bhādravatīsutasya bhāryā matā campakadāmagaurī||
This is the daughter of the king of Magadha who was known by the name of Jarasandha. Possessed of the complexion of an assemblage of Champakas, she is the wife of the youngest son of Madravati.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.14
इन्दीवरश्यामतनुः स्थिता तु यैषा परासन्नमहीतले च। भार्या मता माद्रवतीसुतस्य ज्येष्ठस्य सेयं कमलायताक्षी॥
indīvaraśyāmatanuḥ sthitā tu yaiṣā parāsannamahītale ca| bhāryā matā mādravatīsutasya jyeṣṭhasya seyaṃ kamalāyatākṣī||
Possessed of complexion dark as the blue lotus, she who sits there on the earth, and whose eyes are as expansive as lotus-petals, she is the wife of the eldest son of Madravati,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.15
इयं तु निष्टप्तसुवर्णगौरी राज्ञो विराटस्य सुता सपुत्रा। भार्याभिमन्योर्निहतो रणे यो द्रोणादिभिस्तैर्विरथो रंथस्थैः॥
iyaṃ tu niṣṭaptasuvarṇagaurī rājño virāṭasya sutā saputrā| bhāryābhimanyornihato raṇe yo droṇādibhistairviratho raṃthasthaiḥ||
This lady whose complexion is as fair as that of heated gold and who sits with her child on her lap, is the daughter of king Virata. She is the wife of that Abhimanyu who while divested of his car, was killed by Drona and other fighting from their cars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.16
एतास्तु सीमन्तशिरोरुहायाः शुल्कोत्तरीया नरराजपल्यः। राज्ञोऽस्य वृद्धस्य परं शताख्या: स्नुषा नृवीरा हतपुत्रनाथाः॥
etāstu sīmantaśiroruhāyāḥ śulkottarīyā nararājapalyaḥ| rājño'sya vṛddhasya paraṃ śatākhyā: snuṣā nṛvīrā hataputranāthāḥ||
These ladies, the hair on whose heads shows not the parted line, and who are clad in white, are the widows of the killed sons of Dhritarashtra. They are the daughters-in-law of this old king, the wives of his hundred sons, now deprived of both their husbands and children who have been killed by heroic enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.17
एता यथामुख्यमुदाहता वो ब्राह्मण्यभावादृजुबुद्धिसत्त्वाः। सर्वा भवद्भिः परिपृच्छ्यमाना नरेन्द्रपल्यः सुविशुद्धसत्त्वाः॥
etā yathāmukhyamudāhatā vo brāhmaṇyabhāvādṛjubuddhisattvāḥ| sarvā bhavadbhiḥ paripṛcchyamānā narendrapalyaḥ suviśuddhasattvāḥ||
I have now pointed them out in the order of precedence. On account of their devotion to Brahmanas, their understanding and hearts are divested of every kind of crookedness. Possessed of pure souls, they have all been pointed out by men, these princesses of the Kaurava line, in answer to your queries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.18
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स राजा कुरुवृद्धवर्यः समागतस्तैर्नरदेवपुत्रैः पप्रच्छ सर्वं कुशलं तदानीं गतेषु सर्वेष्वथ तापसेषु॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca evaṃ sa rājā kuruvṛddhavaryaḥ samāgatastairnaradevaputraiḥ papraccha sarvaṃ kuśalaṃ tadānīṃ gateṣu sarveṣvatha tāpaseṣu||
Vaishampayana said Thus that aged king of Kuru's race, having met with those sons of him that was a celestial among men, enquired about their well-being after all the ascetics had departed.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 9 285.19
योधेषु वाप्याश्रममण्डलं तं मुक्त्वा निविष्टेषु विमुच्य पत्रम्। स्त्रीवृद्धबाले च सुसंनिविष्टे यथार्हतस्तान् कुशलान्यपृच्छत्॥
yodheṣu vāpyāśramamaṇḍalaṃ taṃ muktvā niviṣṭeṣu vimucya patram| strīvṛddhabāle ca susaṃniviṣṭe yathārhatastān kuśalānyapṛcchat||
The warriors who had accompanied the Pandavas, leaving the retreat, sat themselves down at a little distance, getting down from their cars and the animals they rode. Indeed, after all the crowd, viz., the ladies the old men and the children, had been seated, the old king duly addressed thein after making the usual polite enquireis.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)