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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 3

Ādiparva Adhyāya 3

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Ādiparva Adhyāya 3 of the classical Mahābhārata with 196 verses.

Total: 196 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.3.1–196 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 7 (Verses 30 shown)
स उपाध्यायेनानुगृहीतः । यस्मात्त्वया मद्वचोऽनुष्ठितं तस्माच्छ्रेयोऽवाप्स्यसीति । सर्वे च ते वेदाः प्रतिभास्यन्ति सर्वाणि च धर्मशास्त्राणीति ॥
English Translation
And as you have obeyed my command, you shall obtain good fortune. All the Vedas will shine in you and so will all the Dharma Shastras."
स एवमुक्त उपाध्यायेनेष्टं देशं जगाम ॥
English Translation
Being thus blessed by his preceptor, Aruni went away to the country where his heart longed to go. The name of another AyudaDhaumya's disciples was Upamanyu.
अथापरः शिष्यस्तस्यैवायोदस्य धौम्यस्योपमन्युर्नाम ॥
English Translation
Being thus blessed by his preceptor, Aruni went away to the country where his heart longed to go. The name of another AyudaDhaumya's disciples was Upamanyu.
तमुपाध्यायः प्रेषयामास । वत्सोपमन्यो गा रक्षस्वेति ॥
English Translation
Him the preceptor thus addressed, “Go my child, look after my kine.
स उपाध्यायवचनादरक्षद्गाः । स चाहनि गा रक्षित्वा दिवसक्षयेऽभ्यागम्योपाध्यायस्याग्रतः स्थित्वा नमश्चक्रे ॥
English Translation
As ordered by his preceptor, he went to look after the cows. Having tended them all day, he came back to the preceptor's house in the evening. He then stood before him and respectfully saluted him.
तमुपाध्यायः पीवानमपश्यत् । उवाच चैनम् । वत्सोपमन्यो केन वृत्तिं कल्पयसि । पीवानसि दृढमिति ॥
English Translation
His preceptor, seeing him in the best of health, asked, “Upamanyu, my child, by what means you support yourself? You exceedingly plump?"
स उपाध्यायं प्रत्युवाच । भैक्षेण वृत्तिं कल्पयामीति ॥
English Translation
He answered to his preceptor, “I support myself by begging."
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । ममानिवेद्य भैक्षं नोपयोक्तव्यमिति ॥
English Translation
are The preceptor said, “You should not appropriate what you receive by begging without offering it to me." Being thus told he went away and offered all that he got by begging to his preceptor;
स तथेत्युक्त्वा पुनररक्षद्गाः । रक्षित्वा चागम्य तथैवोपाध्यायस्याग्रतः स्थित्वा नमश्चक्रे ॥
English Translation
Having assented to all his preceptor's words, he went away (again) to tend the kine Having done it, he stood before the preceptor and respectfully saluted him.
तमुपाध्यायस्तथापि पीवानमेव दृष्ट्वोवाच । वत्सोपमन्यो सर्वमशेषतस्ते भैक्षं गृह्णामि । केनेदानीं वृत्तिं कल्पयसीति ॥
English Translation
The preceptor, seeing him still as plump as before, said, “Upamanyu, my child. I take from you all that you get by begging. How do you contrive to support yourself now?”
स एवमुक्त उपाध्यायेन प्रत्युवाच । भगवते निवेद्य पूर्वमपरं चरामि । तेन वृत्तिं कल्पयामीति ॥
English Translation
Being thus questioned, he answered to his preceptor, “Sir, after giving you all I get by begging, I go again to beg to support myself.”
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । नैषा न्याय्या गुरुवृत्तिः । अन्येषामपि वृत्त्युपरोधं करोष्येवं वर्तमानः । लुब्धोऽसीति ॥
English Translation
The preceptor, said “This is not the way you should obey your preceptor. You diminish the support of others who live by begging. Having thus supported yourself you have showed that you are coveteous.
स तथेत्युक्त्वा गा अरक्षत् । रक्षित्वा च पुनरुपाध्यायगृहमागम्योपाध्यायस्याग्रतः स्थित्वा नमश्चक्रे ॥
English Translation
Having assented to all his preceptor's words, he went away (again) to tend the kine Having done it, he stood before the preceptor and respectfully saluted him.
तमुपाध्यायस्तथापि पीवानमेव दृष्ट्वा पुनरुवाच । अहं ते सर्वं भैक्षं गृह्णामि न चान्यच्चरसि । पीवानसि । केन वृत्तिं कल्पयसीति ॥
English Translation
The preceptor saw that he was still plump and said, "Upamanyu, my child, I take from you all that you get by begging. You do not also go out begging for the second time. How do you now manage to support yourself?”
स उपाध्यायं प्रत्युवाच । भो एतासां गवां पयसा वृत्तिं कल्पयामीति ॥
English Translation
He answered to his preceptor, “I support myself by begging."
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । नैतन्न्याय्यं पय उपयोक्तुं भवतो मयाननुज्ञातमिति ॥
English Translation
Upamanyu, thus questioned, replied, “Sir, I now support myself with the milk of these cows.” Hearing which the preceptor said, “It is not proper for you to drink the milk, since you were not addressed by me."
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गा रक्षित्वा पुनरुपाध्यायगृहानेत्य गुरोरग्रतः स्थित्वा नमश्चक्रे ॥
English Translation
He assented to his preceptor's words and went to tend the cattle. Having done it he stood before his preceptor and respectfully saluted him.
तमुपाध्यायः पीवानमेवापश्यत् । उवाच चैनम् । भैक्षं नाश्नासि न चान्यच्चरसि । पयो न पिबसि । पीवानसि । केन वृत्तिं कल्पयसीति ॥
English Translation
The preceptor saw that he was still fat and he asked, “Upamanyu my child, you do not support yourself by alms, nor do you go begging for the second time, nor do you drink the milk of my cows, but you are still fat, how do you support yourself now?"
स एवमुक्त उपाध्यायं प्रत्युवाच । भोः फेनं पिबामि यमिमे वत्सा मातॄणां स्तनं पिबन्त उद्गिरन्तीति ॥
English Translation
Thus questioned he said, “I now drink the froth that the calves throw out when they suck their mother's teats."
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । एते त्वदनुकम्पया गुणवन्तो वत्साः प्रभूततरं फेनमुद्गिरन्ति । तदेवमपि वत्सानां वृत्त्युपरोधं करोष्येवं वर्तमानः । फेनमपि भवान्न पातुमर्हतीति ॥
English Translation
The preceptor replied, “The good calves, out of kindness towards you, throw out a large quantity of froth. You should not stand in the way of their full meal. Know, it is not proper for you to drink the froth.” Upamanyu assented to this and went to tend the cattle.
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय निराहारस्ता गा अरक्षत् । तथा प्रतिषिद्धो भैक्षं नाश्नाति न चान्यच्चरति । पयो न पिबति । फेनं नोपयुङ्क्ते ॥
स कदाचिदरण्ये क्षुधार्तोऽर्कपत्राण्यभक्षयत् ॥
स तैरर्कपत्रैर्भक्षितैः क्षारकटूष्णविपाकिभिश्चक्षुष्युपहतोऽन्धोऽभवत् । सोऽन्धोऽपि चङ्क्रम्यमाणः कूपेऽपतत् ॥
अथ तस्मिन्ननागच्छत्युपाध्यायः शिष्यानवोचत् । मयोपमन्युः सर्वतः प्रतिषिद्धः । स नियतं कुपितः । ततो नागच्छति चिरगतश्चेति ॥
स एवमुक्त्वा गत्वारण्यमुपमन्योराह्वानं चक्रे । भो उपमन्यो क्वासि । वत्सैहीति ॥
English Translation
Having gone there, he cried, “O Aruni of Panchala, where are you? Come here, my child."
स तदाह्वानमुपाध्यायाच्छ्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाचोच्चैः । अयमस्मि भो उपाध्याय कूपे पतित इति ॥
English Translation
Having heard the voice of his preceptor he replied, “I have fallen into this well.” The preceptor asked, “How have you fallen into this well?"
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । कथमसि कूपे पतित इति ॥
English Translation
He answered to the preceptor, “I have become blind by eating the leaves of Arka tree and thus fallen into this well."
स तं प्रत्युवाच । अर्कपत्राणि भक्षयित्वान्धीभूतोऽस्मि । अतः कूपे पतित इति ॥
English Translation
He answered to the preceptor, “I have become blind by eating the leaves of Arka tree and thus fallen into this well."
तमुपाध्यायः प्रत्युवाच । अश्विनौ स्तुहि । तौ त्वां चक्षुष्मन्तं करिष्यतो देवभिषजाविति ॥
English Translation
On this the preceptor replied, “Worship the twin Ashvinis, the physicians of the celestials and they will restore you your sight.” Thus addressed, Upamanyu began to worship the twin Ashvinis by reciting the following words from the Rigveda.
स एवमुक्त उपाध्यायेन स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे देवावश्विनौ वाग्भिरृग्भिः ॥
English Translation
On this the preceptor replied, “Worship the twin Ashvinis, the physicians of the celestials and they will restore you your sight.” Thus addressed, Upamanyu began to worship the twin Ashvinis by reciting the following words from the Rigveda.
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