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Mahābhārata • Parva 10 (Sauptikaparva) • Adhyāya 1

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 1

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 1 of the classical Mahābhārata with 67 verses.

Total: 67 Verses • Citations: MBh 10.1.1–67 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ततस्ते सहिता वीराः प्रयाता दक्षिणामुखाः । उपास्तमयवेलायां शिबिराभ्याशमागताः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said “Those heroes then in a body went towards the south. At sunset they reached a spot near the (Kuru) encampment.
विमुच्य वाहांस्त्वरिता भीताः समभवंस्तदा । गहनं देशमासाद्य प्रच्छन्ना न्यविशन्त ते ॥
English Translation
Letting loose their animals, they became very much frightened. Reaching then a forest, they secretly entered it.
सेनानिवेशमभितो नातिदूरमवस्थिताः । निकृत्ता निशितैः शस्त्रैः समन्तात्क्षतविक्षताः ॥
English Translation
They took up their quarters there near the encampment. Wounded with many keen weapons, they breathed and sighted heavily, thinking of the Pandavas.
दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य पाण्डवानन्वचिन्तयन् । श्रुत्वा च निनदं घोरं पाण्डवानां जयैषिणाम् ॥
अनुसारभयाद्भीताः प्राङ्मुखाः प्राद्रवन्पुनः । ते मुहूर्तं ततो गत्वा श्रान्तवाहाः पिपासिताः ॥
नामृष्यन्त महेष्वासाः क्रोधामर्षवशं गताः । राज्ञो वधेन संतप्ता मुहूर्तं समवस्थिताः ॥
English Translation
Having gone for sometime, their animals became tired and they themselves stricken with thirst. Beside themselves with anger and vindictiveness, those great bowmen could not bear what had taken place, burning as they did with grief at the slaughter of the king. They, however, rested for a while.”
अश्रद्धेयमिदं कर्म कृतं भीमेन संजय । यत्स नागायुतप्राणः पुत्रो मम निपातितः ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said "The feat, O Sanjaya, that Bhima performed seems to be incredible, since my son who was struck down as endued with the strength of ten thousand elephants.
अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां वज्रसंहननो युवा । पाण्डवैः समरे पुत्रो निहतो मम संजय ॥
न दिष्टमभ्यतिक्रान्तुं शक्यं गावल्गणे नरैः । यत्समेत्य रणे पार्थैः पुत्रो मम निपातितः ॥
अद्रिसारमयं नूनं हृदयं मम संजय । हतं पुत्रशतं श्रुत्वा यन्न दीर्णं सहस्रधा ॥
कथं हि वृद्धमिथुनं हतपुत्रं भविष्यति । न ह्यहं पाण्डवेयस्य विषये वस्तुमुत्सहे ॥
कथं राज्ञः पिता भूत्वा स्वयं राजा च संजय । प्रेष्यभूतः प्रवर्तेयं पाण्डवेयस्य शासनात् ॥
English Translation
Having been the father of a king and a king myself, O Sanjaya, how shall I pass my days as a slave obeying he commands of Pandu's son.
आज्ञाप्य पृथिवीं सर्वां स्थित्वा मूर्ध्नि च संजय । कथमद्य भविष्यामि प्रेष्यभूतो दुरन्तकृत् ॥
English Translation
Having commanded once the entire Earth and having trampled over the heads of all, O Sanjaya, how shall I live now as a wretched slave.
कथं भीमस्य वाक्यानि श्रोतुं शक्ष्यामि संजय । येन पुत्रशतं पूर्णमेकेन निहतं मम ॥
English Translation
How shall I be able, O Sanjaya, to endure the words of Bhima who has alone killed a full hundred sons of mine?
कृतं सत्यं वचस्तस्य विदुरस्य महात्मनः । अकुर्वता वचस्तेन मम पुत्रेण संजय ॥
English Translation
The words of the great Vidura are now realised. Alas, my son, O Sanjaya, did not listen to those words.
अधर्मेण हते तात पुत्रे दुर्योधने मम । कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणिः किमकुर्वत संजय ॥
English Translation
What, however, did Kritavarman and Kripa and Drona's son do after my son Duryodhana had been unfairly killed.”
गत्वा तु तावका राजन्नातिदूरमवस्थिताः । अपश्यन्त वनं घोरं नानाद्रुमलताकुलम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said "They had not proceeded far, O king, when they stopped, On seeing a dense forest covered with trees and creepers.
ते मुहूर्तं तु विश्रम्य लब्धतोयैर्हयोत्तमैः । सूर्यास्तमयवेलायामासेदुः सुमहद्वनम् ॥
English Translation
Having rested for a little while, they entered that great forest, proceeding on their cars drawn by their excellent horses whose thirst had been satisfied.
नानामृगगणैर्जुष्टं नानापक्षिसमाकुलम् । नानाद्रुमलताच्छन्नं नानाव्यालनिषेवितम् ॥
English Translation
That forest abounded with various kings of species of birds. And it was covered with many trees and creepers and was filled with numerous carnivorous creatures.
नानातोयसमाकीर्णं तडागैरुपशोभितम् । पद्मिनीशतसंछन्नं नीलोत्पलसमायुतम् ॥
English Translation
It was covered with many pools of water, adorned with various kinds of flowers, and lakes overgrown with blue lotuses.
प्रविश्य तद्वनं घोरं वीक्षमाणाः समन्ततः । शाखासहस्रसंछन्नं न्यग्रोधं ददृशुस्ततः ॥
English Translation
Having entered that dense forest they looked about saw a gigantic banian tree with thousands of branches.
उपेत्य तु तदा राजन्न्यग्रोधं ते महारथाः । ददृशुर्द्विपदां श्रेष्ठाः श्रेष्ठं तं वै वनस्पतिम् ॥
English Translation
Repairing to the shade of that banian, those great car-warriors, O king, those foremost of men, founded that to be the biggest tree in those forest.
तेऽवतीर्य रथेभ्यस्तु विप्रमुच्य च वाजिनः । उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं संध्यामन्वासत प्रभो ॥
English Translation
Getting down from their cars, and letting loose their animals, they washed themselves and said their evening prayers.
ततोऽस्तं पर्वतश्रेष्ठमनुप्राप्ते दिवाकरे । सर्वस्य जगतो धात्री शर्वरी समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
The Sun then reached the setting hill, and Night, the mother of the universe, came. The sky, be spangled with planets and stars, shone alike an ornamented piece of brocade and presented a beautiful sight.
ग्रहनक्षत्रताराभिः प्रकीर्णाभिरलंकृतम् । नभोंऽशुकमिवाभाति प्रेक्षणीयं समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
The Sun then reached the setting hill, and Night, the mother of the universe, came. The sky, be spangled with planets and stars, shone alike an ornamented piece of brocade and presented a beautiful sight.
ईषच्चापि प्रवल्गन्ति ये सत्त्वा रात्रिचारिणः । दिवाचराश्च ये सत्त्वास्ते निद्रावशमागताः ॥
English Translation
Creators, ranging in the night, began to howl and utter their cries at will, while they that range in the day began to sleep.
रात्रिंचराणां सत्त्वानां निनादोऽभूत्सुदारुणः । क्रव्यादाश्च प्रमुदिता घोरा प्राप्ता च शर्वरी ॥
English Translation
The night-ranging animals set up a dreadful noise. The carnivorous creatures were full of joy, and the night, as it advanced, became awful.
तस्मिन्रात्रिमुखे घोरे दुःखशोकसमन्विताः । कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणिरुपोपविविशुः समम् ॥
English Translation
At that time filled with grief and sorrow, Kritavarman and Kripa and Drona's son all sat down together.
तत्रोपविष्टाः शोचन्तो न्यग्रोधस्य समन्ततः । तमेवार्थमतिक्रान्तं कुरुपाण्डवयोः क्षयम् ॥
English Translation
Seated under that banian, they began to express their sorrow regarding the destruction that had taken place of both the Kurus and the Pandavas.
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