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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 1

Ādiparva Adhyāya 1

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Ādiparva Adhyāya 1 of the classical Mahābhārata with 211 verses.

Total: 211 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.1.1–211 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 6 of 8 (Verses 30 shown)
यदाश्रौषं श्रान्तमेकं शयानं; ह्रदं गत्वा स्तम्भयित्वा तदम्भः । दुर्योधनं विरथं भग्नदर्पं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Duryodhana, having been spent with fatigue, his strength being gone out and without even a chariot, had gone to a lake and had taken refuge in its waters.
यदाश्रौषं पाण्डवांस्तिष्ठमाना;न्गङ्गाह्रदे वासुदेवेन सार्धम् । अमर्षणं धर्षयतः सुतं मे; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that the Pandavas accompanied by Krishna had gone to the lake and had begun to address my son contemptuously, who was never able to put up with any affront.
यदाश्रौषं विविधांस्तात मार्गा;न्गदायुद्धे मण्डलं संचरन्तम् । मिथ्या हतं वासुदेवस्य बुद्ध्या; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that while displaying various modes of atiаck and defence in a club-fight, he had been unjustly slain through the counsels of Krishna.
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रादिभिस्तै;र्हतान्पाञ्चालान्द्रौपदेयांश्च सुप्तान् । कृतं बीभत्समयशस्यं च कर्म; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that the sons of Drona and others had committed a horrible and infamous deed by killing the Panchalas and the sons of Draupadi in their sleep.
यदाश्रौषं भीमसेनानुयातेन; अश्वत्थाम्ना परमास्त्रं प्रयुक्तम् । क्रुद्धेनैषीकमवधीद्येन गर्भं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Ashvathama, having been pursued by Bhima, had discharged the greatest of weapons, named Aishika, by which the son in the womb of Uttara was destroyed.
यदाश्रौषं ब्रह्मशिरोऽर्जुनेन; मुक्तं स्वस्तीत्यस्त्रमस्त्रेण शान्तम् । अश्वत्थाम्ना मणिरत्नं च दत्तं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when heard that the weapon the weapon Brahmashira, discharged by Ashvathama, had been repelled by Arjuna with another weapon, on which he had uttered the word Svasti and Ashvathaina bad to surrender the Jewel that was on his hcad.
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रेण गर्भे; वैराट्या वै पात्यमाने महास्त्रे । द्वैपायनः केशवो द्रोणपुत्रं; परस्परेणाभिशापैः शशाप ॥
English Translation
I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that for wounding the son in the womb of Uttara both Krishna and Dvaipayana had cursed him.
शोच्या गान्धारी पुत्रपौत्रैर्विहीना; तथा वध्वः पितृभिर्भ्रातृभिश्च । कृतं कार्यं दुष्करं पाण्डवेयैः; प्राप्तं राज्यमसपत्नं पुनस्तैः ॥
English Translation
Alas! Gandhari is to be pitied! She has lost all her children, grand children, parents, brothers and kindred. A most difficult work has been performed by the Pandavas. A kingdom has been gained by them without a rival.
कष्टं युद्धे दश शेषाः श्रुता मे; त्रयोऽस्माकं पाण्डवानां च सप्त । द्व्यूना विंशतिराहताक्षौहिणीनां; तस्मिन्संग्रामे विग्रहे क्षत्रियाणाम् ॥
English Translation
Alas! I have heard that only ten persons are alive in this war three on our side and seven the side of the Pandavas. Eighteen Akshauhinis of Kshatriyas have been slain in this fearful battle.
तमसा त्वभ्यवस्तीर्णो मोह आविशतीव माम् । संज्ञां नोपलभे सूत मनो विह्वलतीव मे ॥
English Translation
Utter darkness is all around me, a faintness comes over me. O Suta, consciousness is leaving me, my mind is distracted.
इत्युक्त्वा धृतराष्ट्रोऽथ विलप्य बहुदुःखितः । मूर्च्छितः पुनराश्वस्तः संजयं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: Bewailing his fate thus, Dhritarashtra was overcome with the greatest sorrow and lost his senses for a time. But being revived, he addressed Sanjaya in these words.
संजयैवंगते प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छामि माचिरम् । स्तोकं ह्यपि न पश्यामि फलं जीवितधारणे ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said: After what has happened, O Sanjaya, I desire to abandon this life without any further delay. I do not see any good by keeping it alive any longer.
तं तथावादिनं दीनं विलपन्तं महीपतिम् । गावल्गणिरिदं धीमान्महार्थं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said: While thus talking and bewailing sighing like a serpent and fainting every moment, the wise son of Gavalgana (Sanjaya) addressed the pitiable king of the earth in words instilled with deep meaning.
श्रुतवानसि वै राज्ञो महोत्साहान्महाबलान् । द्वैपायनस्य वदतो नारदस्य च धीमतः ॥
महत्सु राजवंशेषु गुणैः समुदितेषु च । जातान्दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः ॥
धर्मेण पृथिवीं जित्वा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वाप्तदक्षिणैः । अस्मिँल्लोके यशः प्राप्य ततः कालवशं गताः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said : From wise Narada and Vyasa you have heard, O king, of immensely powerful men, men of great exertions, men born of great royal dynasties, men full of great qualities, men wellversed in the art of using celestial weapons, men who, having conquered the world by righteous war and perforining sacrifices with proper offerings, obtained fame in this world and finally succumbed to death.
वैन्यं महारथं वीरं सृञ्जयं जयतां वरम् । सुहोत्रं रन्तिदेवं च कक्षीवन्तं तथौशिजम् ॥
बाह्लीकं दमनं शैब्यं शर्यातिमजितं जितम् । विश्वामित्रममित्रघ्नमम्बरीषं महाबलम् ॥
मरुत्तं मनुमिक्ष्वाकुं गयं भरतमेव च । रामं दाशरथिं चैव शशबिन्दुं भगीरथम् ॥
ययातिं शुभकर्माणं देवैर्यो याजितः स्वयम् । चैत्ययूपाङ्किता भूमिर्यस्येयं सवनाकरा ॥
इति राज्ञां चतुर्विंशन्नारदेन सुरर्षिणा । पुत्रशोकाभितप्ताय पुरा शैब्याय कीर्तिताः ॥
तेभ्यश्चान्ये गताः पूर्वं राजानो बलवत्तराः । महारथा महात्मानः सर्वैः समुदिता गुणैः ॥
English Translation
But besides these, other kings, who were great car-warriors, who were more powerful than the above, who were noble in mind and full of every good quality, had also fallen into the grasp of Death.
पूरुः कुरुर्यदुः शूरो विष्वगश्वो महाधृतिः । अनेना युवनाश्वश्च ककुत्स्थो विक्रमी रघुः ॥
विजिती वीतिहोत्रश्च भवः श्वेतो बृहद्गुरुः । उशीनरः शतरथः कङ्को दुलिदुहो द्रुमः ॥
दम्भोद्भवः परो वेनः सगरः संकृतिर्निमिः । अजेयः परशुः पुण्ड्रः शंभुर्देवावृधोऽनघः ॥
देवाह्वयः सुप्रतिमः सुप्रतीको बृहद्रथः । महोत्साहो विनीतात्मा सुक्रतुर्नैषधो नलः ॥
सत्यव्रतः शान्तभयः सुमित्रः सुबलः प्रभुः । जानुजङ्घोऽनरण्योऽर्कः प्रियभृत्यः शुभव्रतः ॥
बलबन्धुर्निरामर्दः केतुशृङ्गो बृहद्बलः । धृष्टकेतुर्बृहत्केतुर्दीप्तकेतुर्निरामयः ॥
अविक्षित्प्रबलो धूर्तः कृतबन्धुर्दृढेषुधिः । महापुराणः संभाव्यः प्रत्यङ्गः परहा श्रुतिः ॥
एते चान्ये च बहवः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । श्रूयन्तेऽयुतशश्चान्ये संख्याताश्चापि पद्मशः ॥
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