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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 55

Ādiparva Adhyāya 55

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 55

Ādiparva Adhyāya 55 of the classical Mahābhārata with 44 verses.

Total: 44 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.55.1–44 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
गुरवे प्राङ्नमस्कृत्य मनोबुद्धिसमाधिभिः । संपूज्य च द्विजान्सर्वांस्तथान्यान्विदुषो जनान् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : Bowing down first to my preceptor with the eight parts of my body touching the ground and then worshipping with devotion, reverence and singleness of mind all the Brahmanas and learned men (present here), I shall now recite in full the narration, I heard from the best of intelligent men, the high-souled great Rishi, Vyasa.
महर्षेः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतस्यास्य धीमतः । प्रवक्ष्यामि मतं कृत्स्नं व्यासस्यामिततेजसः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : O great king, appoint a time (to hear it). This history is very extensive. This is but the beginning. I shall recite the whole of this history, composed by the illustrious Krishna Dvaipayana, the great Rishi, Vyasa of immeasurable mental power, who is adored by all the world.
श्रोतुं पात्रं च राजंस्त्वं प्राप्येमां भारतीं कथाम् । गुरोर्वक्तुं परिस्पन्दो मुदा प्रोत्साहतीव माम् ॥
English Translation
O king, you are a proper person to hear the history of Bharata. I feel no fear to perform this great act (reciting the Bharata) encouraged as I am by my preceptor.
शृणु राजन्यथा भेदः कुरुपाण्डवयोरभूत् । राज्यार्थे द्यूतसंभूतो वनवासस्तथैव च ॥
English Translation
Hear, O king, why the quarrel between the Kurus and the Pandavas occurred and how occurred the exile (of the Pandavas) as the result of the game at dice, prompted by the desire of the Kurus to gain the kingdom,
यथा च युद्धमभवत्पृथिवीक्षयकारकम् । तत्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि पृच्छते भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
And how the battle was fought to exterminate all men. O best of the Bharata race, I shall relate all this to you as you ask me.
मृते पितरि ते वीरा वनादेत्य स्वमन्दिरम् । नचिरादिव विद्वांसो वेदे धनुषि चाभवन् ॥
English Translation
On the death of their father, these heroes (the Pandavas) came back to their own home from the forest. They became experts in the science of archery within a very short time.
तांस्तथा रूपवीर्यौजःसंपन्नान्पौरसंमतान् । नामृष्यन्कुरवो दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवाञ्श्रीयशोभृतः ॥
English Translation
The Kauravas became jealous of the Pandavas, who were all gifted with great physical strength, energy and power of mind. They were also very popular with the citizens.
ततो दुर्योधनः क्रूरः कर्णश्च सहसौबलः । तेषां निग्रहनिर्वासान्विविधांस्ते समाचरन् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, the wicked-minded Duryodhana, with Karna and the son of Subala, (Shakuni), tried to banish them and persecuted them in various ways.
ददावथ विषं पापो भीमाय धृतराष्ट्रजः । जरयामास तद्वीरः सहान्नेन वृकोदरः ॥
English Translation
That wretch of the son of Dhritarashtra gave poison to Bhima with his food, but that hero digested it.
प्रमाणकोट्यां संसुप्तं पुनर्बद्ध्वा वृकोदरम् । तोयेषु भीमं गङ्गायाः प्रक्षिप्य पुरमाव्रजत् ॥
English Translation
That wretch one day bound the sleeping Bhima on the bank of the Ganges and throwing him into the water, went away.
यदा प्रबुद्धः कौन्तेयस्तदा संछिद्य बन्धनम् । उदतिष्ठन्महाराज भीमसेनो गतव्यथः ॥
English Translation
But when the strong-armed Bhima, the son of Kunti, awoke, he tore up the strings with which he was bound and his pains were all gone.
आशीविषैः कृष्णसर्पैः सुप्तं चैनमदंशयत् । सर्वेष्वेवाङ्गदेशेषु न ममार च शत्रुहा ॥
English Translation
While asleep, he was caused to be bitten in every part of his body by black snakes of virulent poisons, but that chastiser of foes did not still perish.
तेषां तु विप्रकारेषु तेषु तेषु महामतिः । मोक्षणे प्रतिघाते च विदुरोऽवहितोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
In all these various persecutions of the Pandavas by the Kurus, the high-souled Vidura was always engaged in counter-acting their evil designs and in saving the persecuted Pandavas.
स्वर्गस्थो जीवलोकस्य यथा शक्रः सुखावहः । पाण्डवानां तथा नित्यं विदुरोऽपि सुखावहः ॥
English Translation
As Indra keeps the heavens and earth in happiness, so did Vidura always keep the Pandavas in happiness.
यदा तु विविधोपायैः संवृतैर्विवृतैरपि । नाशक्नोद्विनिहन्तुं तान्दैवभाव्यर्थरक्षितान् ॥
English Translation
When Duryodhana found himself incapable of destroying the Pandavas who were protected by Fate and kept alive for graver objects, by various secret and open means he called together his councillors, Karna, son Dushasana and others. He then caused a house of lac to be built with the knowledge of Dhritarashtra.
ततः संमन्त्र्य सचिवैर्वृषदुःशासनादिभिः । धृतराष्ट्रमनुज्ञाप्य जातुषं गृहमादिशत् ॥
English Translation
When Duryodhana found himself incapable of destroying the Pandavas who were protected by Fate and kept alive for graver objects, by various secret and open means he called together his councillors, Karna, son Dushasana and others. He then caused a house of lac to be built with the knowledge of Dhritarashtra.
तत्र तान्वासयामास पाण्डवानमितौजसः । अदाहयच्च विस्रब्धान्पावकेन पुनस्तदा ॥
विदुरस्यैव वचनात्खनित्री विहिता ततः । मोक्षयामास योगेन ते मुक्ताः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥
ततो महावने घोरे हिडिम्बं नाम राक्षसम् । भीमसेनोऽवधीत्क्रुद्धो भुवि भीमपराक्रमः ॥
अथ संधाय ते वीरा एकचक्रां व्रजंस्तदा । ब्रह्मरूपधरा भूत्वा मात्रा सह परंतपाः ॥
तत्र ते ब्राह्मणार्थाय बकं हत्वा महाबलम् । ब्राह्मणैः सहिता जग्मुः पाञ्चालानां पुरं ततः ॥
ते तत्र द्रौपदीं लब्ध्वा परिसंवत्सरोषिताः । विदिता हास्तिनपुरं प्रत्याजग्मुररिंदमाः ॥
English Translation
Having obtained Draupadi, they lived there for a year. And then those chastisers of foes, having been known, went back to Hastinapur.
त उक्ता धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शांतनवेन च । भ्रातृभिर्विग्रहस्तात कथं वो न भवेदिति । अस्माभिः खाण्डवप्रस्थे युष्मद्वासोऽनुचिन्तितः ॥
English Translation
They were then told by the king Dhritarashtra, and the son of Shantanu, as follows: "O dear children, so that dissensions may not take place among you all brothers and cousins,
तस्माज्जनपदोपेतं सुविभक्तमहापथम् । वासाय खाण्डवप्रस्थं व्रजध्वं गतमन्यवः ॥
तयोस्ते वचनाज्जग्मुः सह सर्वैः सुहृज्जनैः । नगरं खाण्डवप्रस्थं रत्नान्यादाय सर्वशः ॥
तत्र ते न्यवसन्राजन्संवत्सरगणान्बहून् । वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन कुर्वन्तोऽन्यान्महीक्षितः ॥
एवं धर्मप्रधानास्ते सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । अप्रमत्तोत्थिताः क्षान्ताः प्रतपन्तोऽहितांस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Being unexcited by wrath, being calm in demeanour and putting down numerous evils, the Pandavas gradually rose in power. The greatly illustrious Bhima subjugated the East.
अजयद्भीमसेनस्तु दिशं प्राचीं महाबलः । उदीचीमर्जुनो वीरः प्रतीचीं नकुलस्तथा ॥
दक्षिणां सहदेवस्तु विजिग्ये परवीरहा । एवं चक्रुरिमां सर्वे वशे कृत्स्नां वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
Having done this their kingdom extended over the whole world. Each like a sun in splendour, they looked like five suns; some reasons
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