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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 7 of 7 (Verses 16 shown)
तस्मै जयाशिषः पूर्वं यथान्यायं प्रयुज्य सः । उवाचैनं वचः काले शब्दसंपन्नया गिरा ॥
English Translation
He uttered blessings in proper time and addressed him in speech of correct accent and melodious sound.
अन्यस्मिन्करणीये त्वं कार्ये पार्थिवसत्तम । बाल्यादिवान्यदेव त्वं कुरुषे नृपसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Uttanka said: O best of kings, you are spending your time like a child when a most important matter urgently demands your attention.
एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेण स राजा प्रत्युवाच ह । जनमेजयः प्रसन्नात्मा सम्यक्संपूज्य तं मुनिम् ॥
आसां प्रजानां परिपालनेन; स्वं क्षत्रधर्मं परिपालयामि । प्रब्रूहि वा किं क्रियतां द्विजेन्द्र; शुश्रूषुरस्म्यद्य वचस्त्वदीयम् ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said : I perform the duties of my Kshatriya race, by looking after my these subjects. Tell me what is the business that I am to perform by which you are led to come here.
स एवमुक्तस्तु नृपोत्तमेन; द्विजोत्तमः पुण्यकृतां वरिष्ठः । उवाच राजानमदीनसत्त्वं; स्वमेव कार्यं नृपतेश्च यत्तत् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said : Having been thus addressed by the best of kings, Janamejaya, the best of Brahmanas, distinguished for good deeds, thus replied, "O king, the business is your own that demands your attention. Therefore do it."
तक्षकेण नरेन्द्रेन्द्र येन ते हिंसितः पिता । तस्मै प्रतिकुरुष्व त्वं पन्नगाय दुरात्मने ॥
English Translation
Uttanka said : O king of kings, your father was killed by Takshaka, therefore take revenge on that vile serpent for the death of your noble father.
कार्यकालं च मन्येऽहं विधिदृष्टस्य कर्मणः । तद्गच्छापचितिं राजन्पितुस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
The time has come, I say, for your taking vengeance, ordained by Fate. Go, O king and revenge the death of your noble father,
तेन ह्यनपराधी स दष्टो दुष्टान्तरात्मना । पञ्चत्वमगमद्राजा वज्राहत इव द्रुमः ॥
English Translation
Who was unoffending, but who died like a tree stricken by thunder, having been bitten by this vile serpent.
बलदर्पसमुत्सिक्तस्तक्षकः पन्नगाधमः । अकार्यं कृतवान्पापो योऽदशत्पितरं तव ॥
English Translation
The worst of the serpent race, Takshaka, being intoxicated with power, committed a wicked act when he bit your father.
राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारममरप्रतिमं नृपम् । जघान काश्यपं चैव न्यवर्तयत पापकृत् ॥
English Translation
Wicked in his deeds, he even made Kashyapa run away when he was coming for the relief of your god-like father, the protector of the race of royal sages.
दग्धुमर्हसि तं पापं ज्वलिते हव्यवाहने । सर्पसत्रे महाराज त्वयि तद्धि विधीयते ॥
English Translation
It is proper for you to burn the wicked wretch in the blazing fire of a Snake-Sacrifice. Therefore, O king, soon do the needful for it.
एवं पितुश्चापचितिं गतवांस्त्वं भविष्यसि । मम प्रियं च सुमहत्कृतं राजन्भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
You can thus revenge your father's death. O king, You can thus do me a great favour.
कर्मणः पृथिवीपाल मम येन दुरात्मना । विघ्नः कृतो महाराज गुर्वर्थं चरतोऽनघ ॥
English Translation
O king of the world, my business was obstructed on one occasion by that wretch when I was going (to get a present for my preceptor.)
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतिस्तक्षकस्य चुकोप ह । उत्तङ्कवाक्यहविषा दीप्तोऽग्निर्हविषा यथा ॥
English Translation
Sauti said : The king, having heard these words, got angry on Takshaka. Uttanka's speech inflamed him as ghee does the sacrificial fire.
अपृच्छच्च तदा राजा मन्त्रिणः स्वान्सुदुःखितः । उत्तङ्कस्यैव सांनिध्ये पितुः स्वर्गगतिं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Even in the presence of Uttanka, he sorrowfully asked his ministers the particulars of his father's going to heaven (death).
तदैव हि स राजेन्द्रो दुःखशोकाप्लुतोऽभवत् । यदैव पितरं वृत्तमुत्तङ्कादशृणोत्तदा ॥
English Translation
When he heard all the circumstances of his father's death from Uttanka, the king of kings was overcome with sorrow and pain.
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