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Mahābhārata • Parva 10 (Sauptikaparva) • Adhyāya 9

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 9

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 9 of the classical Mahābhārata with 60 verses.

Total: 60 Verses • Citations: MBh 10.9.1–60 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
धिगस्तु कृष्णं वार्ष्णेयमर्जुनं चापि दुर्मतिम् । धर्मज्ञमानिनौ यौ त्वां वध्यमानमुपेक्षताम् ॥
पाण्डवाश्चापि ते सर्वे किं वक्ष्यन्ति नराधिपान् । कथं दुर्योधनोऽस्माभिर्हत इत्यनपत्रपाः ॥
English Translation
They consider themselves as moral, yet both of them were indifferent while you were killed! How will the other Pandavas, shameless as they are, O king, speak of the manner in which they have brought about your death?
धन्यस्त्वमसि गान्धारे यस्त्वमायोधने हतः । प्रयातोऽभिमुखः शत्रून्धर्मेण पुरुषर्षभ ॥
English Translation
You are highly fortunate, O son of Gandhari, since you have been killed on the field of battle, O foremost of men, while fighting fairly with the enemy.
हतपुत्रा हि गान्धारी निहतज्ञातिबान्धवा । प्रज्ञाचक्षुश्च दुर्धर्षः कां गतिं प्रतिपत्स्यते ॥
English Translation
Alas, what will be the condition of Gandhari who is now childless, and who had lost all her kinsmen and relatives what also will be the condition of the blind king.
धिगस्तु कृतवर्माणं मां कृपं च महारथम् । ये वयं न गताः स्वर्गं त्वां पुरस्कृत्य पार्थिवम् ॥
English Translation
Fie on Kritavarma, on myself, as also on the powerful car-warrior Kripa, since we have not yet gone to heaven with your royal self.
दातारं सर्वकामानां रक्षितारं प्रजाहितम् । यद्वयं नानुगच्छामस्त्वां धिगस्मान्नराधमान् ॥
English Translation
Fie on us, mean as we are, since we do not follow you-the grantor of all wishes the protector of all men, and the benefactor of all your subjects.
कृपस्य तव वीर्येण मम चैव पितुश्च मे । सभृत्यानां नरव्याघ्र रत्नवन्ति गृहाणि च ॥
English Translation
through you the houses of Kripa, of myself, and of my father, as well as those of our dependents, are full of riches.
भवत्प्रसादादस्माभिः समित्रैः सहबान्धवैः । अवाप्ताः क्रतवो मुख्या बहवो भूरिदक्षिणाः ॥
English Translation
Through your grace, ourselves with our friends and relatives have celebrated many leading sacrifices with profuse presents to Brahmanas.
कुतश्चापीदृशं सार्थमुपलप्स्यामहे वयम् । यादृशेन पुरस्कृत्य त्वं गतः सर्वपार्थिवान् ॥
English Translation
Where shall such sinful persons as ourselves now go, since you have gone to heaven taking with you all the kings of the Earth?
वयमेव त्रयो राजन्गच्छन्तं परमां गतिम् । यद्वै त्वां नानुगच्छामस्तेन तप्स्यामहे वयम् ॥
English Translation
Because we three, O king, do not follow you who are about to achieve the highest end (of life), we are bewailing thus.
त्वत्स्वर्गहीना हीनार्थाः स्मरन्तः सुकृतस्य ते । किं नाम तद्भवेत्कर्म येन त्वानुव्रजेम वै ॥
English Translation
Deprived of your company, of wealth, alas, what will be our lot since we do not follow you.
दुःखं नूनं कुरुश्रेष्ठ चरिष्यामो महीमिमाम् । हीनानां नस्त्वया राजन्कुतः शान्तिः कुतः सुखम् ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, O Kuru king, we shall have to rove in sorrow on the Earth! Deprived of you, O king, where can we enjoy peace and where can we have happiness.
गत्वैतांस्तु महाराज समेत्य त्वं महारथान् । यथाश्रेष्ठं यथाज्येष्ठं पूजयेर्वचनान्मम ॥
English Translation
Going from this world, O king, and meeting with those powerful car-warriors gone before you, show your respect to them, at the request, according to their rank and age.
आचार्यं पूजयित्वा च केतुं सर्वधनुष्मताम् । हतं मयाद्य शंसेथा धृष्टद्युम्नं नराधिप ॥
English Translation
Having adored your preceptor, preceptor, that foremost of bowmen, tell hiin, O king, that Dhrishtadyumna has been killed by me.
परिष्वजेथा राजानं बाह्लिकं सुमहारथम् । सैन्धवं सोमदत्तं च भूरिश्रवसमेव च ॥
English Translation
Embrace king Valhika, that great carwarrior, as also the king of the Sindhus, and Somadatta, and Bhruishravas, and the other foremost of kings gone before you to heaven. At my request, embrace all of them and enquire after their well-being.
तथा पूर्वगतानन्यान्स्वर्गं पार्थिवसत्तमान् । अस्मद्वाक्यात्परिष्वज्य पृच्छेथास्त्वमनामयम् ॥
English Translation
Embrace king Valhika, that great carwarrior, as also the king of the Sindhus, and Somadatta, and Bhruishravas, and the other foremost of kings gone before you to heaven. At my request, embrace all of them and enquire after their well-being.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं भग्नसक्थमचेतसम् । अश्वत्थामा समुद्वीक्ष्य पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
दुर्योधन जीवसि चेद्वाचं श्रोत्रसुखां शृणु । सप्त पाण्डवतः शेषा धार्तराष्ट्रास्त्रयो वयम् ॥
ते चैव भ्रातरः पञ्च वासुदेवोऽथ सात्यकिः । अहं च कृतवर्मा च कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Then seven on their side and are the five brothers and Vasudeva and Satyaki; on our side, we three are myself and Kripa and Kritavarman.
द्रौपदेया हताः सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नस्य चात्मजाः । पाञ्चाला निहताः सर्वे मत्स्यशेषं च भारत ॥
English Translation
All the sons of Draupadi as also all the children of Dhrishtadyumna have been killed. All the Panchalas, too, as also the remnant of the Matsyas, O Bharata, have been killed.
कृते प्रतिकृतं पश्य हतपुत्रा हि पाण्डवाः । सौप्तिके शिबिरं तेषां हतं सनरवाहनम् ॥
English Translation
Mark the vengeance taken for their offense. The Pandavas are now childless. While asleep, the men and animals in their camp have all been killed.
मया च पापकर्मासौ धृष्टद्युम्नो महीपते । प्रविश्य शिबिरं रात्रौ पशुमारेण मारितः ॥
English Translation
Entering into their camp in the night, O king, I have killed the sinful Dhrishtadyumna, as one kills an animal.'
दुर्योधनस्तु तां वाचं निशम्य मनसः प्रियाम् । प्रतिलभ्य पुनश्चेत इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
having heard these words that were so agreeable to his heari, Duryodhana regained his consciousness and replied 'That which neither Ganga's son, nor Karna, nor your father, could accomplish, you have done today, accompanied by Kripa and Bhoja,
न मेऽकरोत्तद्गाङ्गेयो न कर्णो न च ते पिता । यत्त्वया कृपभोजाभ्यां सहितेनाद्य मे कृतम् ॥
English Translation
having heard these words that were so agreeable to his heari, Duryodhana regained his consciousness and replied 'That which neither Ganga's son, nor Karna, nor your father, could accomplish, you have done today, accompanied by Kripa and Bhoja,
स चेत्सेनापतिः क्षुद्रो हतः सार्धं शिखण्डिना । तेन मन्ये मघवता सममात्मानमद्य वै ॥
English Translation
You have killed that mean wretch, viz., Dhrishtadyumna, who was the Commander of the Pandava forces, as also Shikhandin. For this I regard myself equal to Indra himself.
स्वस्ति प्राप्नुत भद्रं वः स्वर्गे नः संगमः पुनः । इत्येवमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं स कुरुराजो महामनाः । प्राणानुदसृजद्वीरः सुहृदां शोकमादधत् ॥
English Translation
Good be to you all. May you prosper. All of US will again meet together in heaven.'-Having said this the great king of the Kurus became silent.
तथेति ते परिष्वक्ताः परिष्वज्य च तं नृपम् । पुनः पुनः प्रेक्षमाणाः स्वकानारुरुहू रथान् ॥
English Translation
The three heroes repeatedly embraced the king and looked steadfastly at him. They then got upon their cars.
इत्येवं तव पुत्रस्य निशम्य करुणां गिरम् । प्रत्यूषकाले शोकार्तः प्राधावं नगरं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Having heard the piteous cries of Drona's son, I came away early in the morning towards the city.
तव पुत्रे गते स्वर्गं शोकार्तस्य ममानघ । ऋषिदत्तं प्रनष्टं तद्दिव्यदर्शित्वमद्य वै ॥
English Translation
After your son's death, I was stricken with grief and the spiritual insight which the Rishi gave, has been lost by me.”
इति श्रुत्वा स नृपतिः पुत्रज्ञातिवधं तदा । निःश्वस्य दीर्घमुष्णं च ततश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said "Hearing of his son's death, the king, sighed heavily and was stricken with great anxiety."
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