Mahabharata — Volume IX (Dutt edition) — Chapter 311

MBh 9 311.1

नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम्। देवी सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत्।।

nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam| devī sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayamudīrayet||

Having saluted Narayana and Nara the best of male beings, as also Sarasvati the God of Learning, let us cry success.

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

MBh 9 311.2

जनमेजय उवाच स्वर्गं त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्य मम पूर्वपितामहाः। पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्च कानि स्थानानि भेजिरे।।।।

janamejaya uvāca svargaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ| pāṇḍavā dhārtarāṣṭrāśca kāni sthānāni bhejire||||

Janamejaya said-Having attained to Heaven, what regions were respectively attained by my grandsires of old, viz., the Pandavas, and the sons of Dhritarashtra?

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

MBh 9 311.3

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं सर्वविच्चासि मे मतः। महर्षिणाभ्यनुज्ञातो व्यासेनाद्भुतकर्मणा॥

etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ sarvaviccāsi me mataḥ| maharṣiṇābhyanujñāto vyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā||

I wish to hear this. I think that you know everything, having been taught by the great Rishi Vyasa of wonderful feats.

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

MBh 9 311.4

वैशम्पायन उवाच स्वर्ग त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्य तव पूर्वपितामहाः। युधिष्ठिरप्रभृतयो यदकुर्वत तच्छृणु॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca svarga triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya tava pūrvapitāmahāḥ| yudhiṣṭhiraprabhṛtayo yadakurvata tacchṛṇu||

Vaishampayana said Listen now to what your grandsires, Yudhishthira and others, did after having attained to Heaven, that place of the deities.

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

MBh 9 311.5

स्वर्ग त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। दुर्योधनं श्रिया जुष्टं ददर्शासीनमासने॥

svarga triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| duryodhanaṃ śriyā juṣṭaṃ dadarśāsīnamāsane||

Arrived at Heaven, King Yudhishthira the just, saw Duryodhana gifted with prosperity and seated on an excellent seat.

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

MBh 9 311.6

भ्राजमानमिवादित्यं वीरलक्ष्म्याभिसंवृतम्। देवैम॒जिष्णुभिः साध्यैः सहितं पुण्यकर्मभिः॥

bhrājamānamivādityaṃ vīralakṣmyābhisaṃvṛtam| devaima॒jiṣṇubhiḥ sādhyaiḥ sahitaṃ puṇyakarmabhiḥ||

He was effulgent like the sun and wore all the signs of heroic glory. And he was in the company of of many celestials of blazing effulgence and of Saddhyas of righteous deeds.

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

MBh 9 311.7

ततो युधिष्ठिरो दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनममर्षितः। सहसा संनिवृत्तोऽभूच्छ्रियं दृष्ट्वा सुयोधने॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro dṛṣṭvā duryodhanamamarṣitaḥ| sahasā saṃnivṛtto'bhūcchriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā suyodhane||

Yudhishthira, seeing Duryodhana and his prosperity became suddenly overpowered with anger and turned back from the sight.

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

MBh 9 311.8

ब्रुवन्नुच्चैर्वचस्तान् वै नाहं दुर्योधनेन वै। सहित: कामये लोकाँल्लुब्धेनादीर्घदर्शिना॥

bruvannuccairvacastān vai nāhaṃ duryodhanena vai| sahita: kāmaye lokā~llubdhenādīrghadarśinā||

He loudly addressed his companions, saying, I do not wish to share regions of bliss with Duryodhana who was stained by cupidity and possessed of little foresight.

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

MBh 9 311.9

यत्कृते पृथिवी सर्वा सुहृदो बान्धवास्तथा। हतास्माभिः प्रसह्याजौ क्लिष्टैः पूर्वं महावने॥

yatkṛte pṛthivī sarvā suhṛdo bāndhavāstathā| hatāsmābhiḥ prasahyājau kliṣṭaiḥ pūrvaṃ mahāvane||

It was for him that friends, kinsmen, over the whole Earth destroyed by is were whom he had greatly afflicted in the deep forest.

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

MBh 9 311.10

द्रौपदी च सभामध्ये पाञ्चाली धर्मचारिणी। पर्याकृष्टानवद्याङ्गी पत्नी नो गुरुसंनिधौ॥

draupadī ca sabhāmadhye pāñcālī dharmacāriṇī| paryākṛṣṭānavadyāṅgī patnī no gurusaṃnidhau||

It was for him that the virtuous princess of Panchala, Draupadi of faultless features, our wife, was dragged into the midst of the countries before all our elders.

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

MBh 9 311.11

अस्ति देवा न मे कामः सुयोधनमुदीक्षितुम्। तत्राहं गन्तुमिच्छामि यत्र ते भ्रातरो मम॥

asti devā na me kāmaḥ suyodhanamudīkṣitum| tatrāhaṃ gantumicchāmi yatra te bhrātaro mama||

You gods, I have no wish to even see Suyodhana. I wish to go there where my brothers are.

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

MBh 9 311.12

नैवमित्यब्रवीत् तं तु नारदः प्रहसन्निव। स्वर्गे निवासे राजेन्द्र विरुद्धं चापि नश्यति॥

naivamityabravīt taṃ tu nāradaḥ prahasanniva| svarge nivāse rājendra viruddhaṃ cāpi naśyati||

Narada, smiling told him, It should not be so. O king of kings In heaven, all enmities cease.

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

MBh 9 311.13

यूयं सर्वे युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो मैवं वोचः कथंचन। दुर्योधनं प्रति नृपं शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥

yūyaṃ sarve yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho maivaṃ vocaḥ kathaṃcana| duryodhanaṃ prati nṛpaṃ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama||

O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, do not say so about king Duryodhana. Hear my words.

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

MBh 9 311.14

एष दुर्योधनो राजा पूज्यते त्रिदशैः सह। सद्धिश्च राजप्रवरैर्य इमे स्वर्गवासिनः॥

eṣa duryodhano rājā pūjyate tridaśaiḥ saha| saddhiśca rājapravarairya ime svargavāsinaḥ||

Here is king Duryodhana. He is adored with the celestials by these righteous men and those foremost of kings, who are now jeweilers of Heaven.

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

MBh 9 311.15

वीरलोकगतिः प्राप्ता युद्धे हुत्वाऽऽत्मनस्तनुम्। सुरसमा येन युद्धे समासिताः॥

vīralokagatiḥ prāptā yuddhe hutvā''tmanastanum| surasamā yena yuddhe samāsitāḥ||

By causing his body to be poured as a libation on the fire of battle, he has obtained the end which consists in attainment of the region for heroes. You and your brothers, who were veritable gods on Earth, were always persecuted by this one.

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

MBh 9 311.16

स एष क्षत्रधर्मेण स्थानमेतदवाप्तवान्। भये महति योऽभीतो बभूव पृथिवीपतिः॥

sa eṣa kṣatradharmeṇa sthānametadavāptavān| bhaye mahati yo'bhīto babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ||

Yet through his observance of Kshatriya practices he has acquired this region. This king was not terrified in a dreadful situation.

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

MBh 9 311.17

न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं पुत्र यद् द्यूतकारितम्। द्रौपद्याश्च परिक्लेशं न चिन्तयितुमर्हसि॥

na tanmanasi kartavyaṃ putra yad dyūtakāritam| draupadyāśca parikleśaṃ na cintayitumarhasi||

O son, you should not bear in mind the woes inflicted on you on account of the match al dice. You should not remember the sufferings of Draupadi.

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

MBh 9 311.18

ये चान्येऽपि परिक्लेशा युष्माकं ज्ञातिकारिताः। संग्रामेष्वथ वान्यत्र न तान् संस्मर्तुमर्हसि॥

ye cānye'pi parikleśā yuṣmākaṃ jñātikāritāḥ| saṃgrāmeṣvatha vānyatra na tān saṃsmartumarhasi||

You should not remember the other miseries which you suffered for the deeds of your kinsinen-the miseries, viz., that were due to battle or to other situations.

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

MBh 9 311.19

समागच्छ यथान्यायं राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन वै। स्वर्गोऽयं नेह वैराणि भवन्ति मनुजाधिप॥ नारदेनैवमुक्तस्तु कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। भ्रातन् पप्रच्छ मेधावी वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥ यदि दुर्योधनस्यैते वीरलोकाः सनातनाः। अधर्मज्ञस्य पापस्य पृथिवीसुहृदां दुहः॥ यत्कृते पृथिवी नष्टा सहया सनरद्विपा। वयं च मन्युना दग्धा वैरं प्रतिचिकीर्षवः॥ ये ते वीरा महात्मानो भ्रातरो मे महाव्रताः। सत्यप्रतिज्ञा लोकस्य शूरा वै सत्यवादिनः॥ तेषामिदानीं के लोका दुष्टमिच्छामि तानहम्। कर्णं चैव महात्मानं कौन्तेयं सत्यसंगरम्॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं सात्यकिं च धृष्टद्युम्नस्य चात्मजान्। ये च शस्त्रैर्वधं प्राप्ताः क्षत्रधर्मेण पार्थिवाः॥ क्व नु ते पार्थिवान् ब्रह्मन्नैतान् पश्यामि नारद। विराटद्रुपदौ चैव धृष्टकेतुमुखांश्च तान्॥ शिखण्डिनं च पाञ्चाल्यं द्रौपदेयांश्च सर्वशः। अभिमन्युं च दुर्धर्षे द्रष्टुमिच्छामि नारद॥

samāgaccha yathānyāyaṃ rājñā duryodhanena vai| svargo'yaṃ neha vairāṇi bhavanti manujādhipa|| nāradenaivamuktastu kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| bhrātan papraccha medhāvī vākyametaduvāca ha|| yadi duryodhanasyaite vīralokāḥ sanātanāḥ| adharmajñasya pāpasya pṛthivīsuhṛdāṃ duhaḥ|| yatkṛte pṛthivī naṣṭā sahayā sanaradvipā| vayaṃ ca manyunā dagdhā vairaṃ praticikīrṣavaḥ|| ye te vīrā mahātmāno bhrātaro me mahāvratāḥ| satyapratijñā lokasya śūrā vai satyavādinaḥ|| teṣāmidānīṃ ke lokā duṣṭamicchāmi tānaham| karṇaṃ caiva mahātmānaṃ kaunteyaṃ satyasaṃgaram|| dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ sātyakiṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cātmajān| ye ca śastrairvadhaṃ prāptāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa pārthivāḥ|| kva nu te pārthivān brahmannaitān paśyāmi nārada| virāṭadrupadau caiva dhṛṣṭaketumukhāṃśca tān|| śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca pāñcālyaṃ draupadeyāṃśca sarvaśaḥ| abhimanyuṃ ca durdharṣe draṣṭumicchāmi nārada||

Do you meet Duryodhana now politely. This is Heaven, O king! There can be no enmities here! Through thus addressed by Narada, the Kuru king Yudhishthira, gifted with great intelligence, enquired about his brothers and said, If these eternal regions reserved for heroes be Duryodhana's that unrighteous and sinful wretch, that man who was the destroyer of friends and of the whole world, that man for whose sake the entire Earth was devastated with all her horses and elephants and human beings, that man for whose sake we were burnt with anger in thinking of how best we inight remedy our wrongs, I wish him to see what regions have been attained by those great heroes, my brothers of high vows, steady achievers of promises, truthful in speech, and distinguished for courage. The great Karna, the son of Kunti, in capable of being baffled in battle, Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki, the of Dhrishtadyumna and those other Kshatriyas who met with death in the observance of Kshatriya duties where are those kings, O sons Brahmana? I do not see, O Narada, Virata and Drupada and the other great Kshatriyas headed by Dhrishtaketu, as also Shikhandin, the Panchala prince, the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu, irresistible in battle. Brahmana? I do not see, O Narada, Virata and Drupada and the other great Kshatriyas headed by Dhrishtaketu, as also Shikhandin, the Panchala prince, the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu, irresistible in battle.

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