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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 221

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 221

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 221

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 221 of the classical Mahābhārata with 95 verses.

Total: 95 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.221.1–95 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
प्राकारागारविध्वंसान्न स्म ते प्रतिकुर्वते । नाद्रियन्ते पशून्बद्ध्वा यवसेनोदकेन च ॥
English Translation
Their housewife did not look after these. Tlicy no longer cared for the repairs of their houses and walls. Tethering their animals they did not give them food and drunk.
बालानां प्रेक्षमाणानां स्वयं भक्षानभक्षयन् । तथा भृत्यजनं सर्वं पर्यश्नन्ति च दानवाः ॥
English Translation
Disregarding children that only looked, on, and without having fed their dependants, the Danavas ate what they had.
पायसं कृसरं मांसमपूपानथ शष्कुलीः । अपाचयन्नात्मनोऽर्थे वृथामांसान्यभक्षयन् ॥
English Translation
They began to prepare payasa and kricara and dishes of meat and cakes and shashkuli for their own selves, and began to eat the flesh of animals not slain in sacrifices.
उत्सूर्यशायिनश्चासन्सर्वे चासन्प्रगेनिशाः । अवर्तन्कलहाश्चात्र दिवारात्रं गृहे गृहे ॥
English Translation
They used to sleep even after sunrise. They slept in the mornings Day and night, disputes and quarrels raged in every house.
अनार्याश्चार्यमासीनं पर्युपासन्न तत्र ह । आश्रमस्थान्विकर्मस्थाः प्रद्विषन्ति परस्परम् । संकराश्चाप्यवर्तन्त न च शौचमवर्तत ॥
English Translation
Those who were not respectable amongst them no longer showed any respect for them deserving of the same while the latter were seated in any place. Deviating from their fixed duties, they ceased to respect those who had returned into the forest for leading a life of peace and divine meditation. Intermixture of castes freely took place among them. They cared not for purity of body or mind.
ये च वेदविदो विप्रा विस्पष्टमनृचश्च ये । निरन्तरविशेषास्ते बहुमानावमानयोः ॥
English Translation
Brahmanas, learned in the Vedas, did not receive any respect among them. Those again who were ignorant of the Richs were not condemned or punished. Both, namely, those who deserved respect and those who were unworthy of the same, were treated equally.
हावमाभरणं वेषं गतिं स्थितिमवेक्षितुम् । असेवन्त भुजिष्या वै दुर्जनाचरितं विधिम् ॥
English Translation
Their servant girls became wicked, and began to wear golden necklaces and other ornaments and fine dresses, and used to remain in their houses or go away before their very eyes.
स्त्रियः पुरुषवेषेण पुंसः स्त्रीवेषधारिणः । क्रीडारतिविहारेषु परां मुदमवाप्नुवन् ॥
English Translation
They began to derive great pleasure from sports and plays in which their women were dressed as men and their men as women.
प्रभवद्भिः पुरा दायानर्हेभ्यः प्रतिपादितान् । नाभ्यवर्तन्त नास्तिक्याद्वर्तन्तः संभवेष्वपि ॥
English Translation
Those of their ancestors who were very rich had made gifts of wealth to worthy persons. The descendants of the donors, even when in affluence began to take back, for their unbelief, those gifts.
मित्रेणाभ्यर्थितं मित्रमर्थे संशयिते क्वचित् । वालकोट्यग्रमात्रेण स्वार्थेनाघ्नत तद्वसु ॥
English Translation
When difficulties were anticipated for the fulfilment of any object and friend sought the advice of friend, that purpose was frustrated by the latter even if he had any slightest selfinterest to fulfil by frustrating it.
परस्वादानरुचयो विपण्यव्यवहारिणः । अदृश्यन्तार्यवर्णेषु शूद्राश्चापि तपोधनाः ॥
English Translation
Even amongst their better classes have appeared traders and dealers in goods, beni upon misappropriating others. The Shudras began to practise penances.
अधीयन्तेऽव्रताः केचिद्वृथाव्रतमथापरे । अशुश्रूषुर्गुरोः शिष्यः कश्चिच्छिष्यसखो गुरुः ॥
English Translation
Some have begun to study, without fixing any rules for regulating their hours and food. Other have begun to study, making useless rules. Disciples have refrained from rendering obedience and service to preceptors. Preceptors again have come to treat disciples as friends.
पिता चैव जनित्री च श्रान्तौ वृत्तोत्सवाविव । अप्रभुत्वे स्थितौ वृद्धावन्नं प्रार्थयतः सुतान् ॥
English Translation
Fathers and mothers are tired with work, and do not enjoy festivities. Aged parents having no power over sons, have been compelled to beg their food of the latter.
तत्र वेदविदः प्राज्ञा गाम्भीर्ये सागरोपमाः । कृष्यादिष्वभवन्सक्ता मूर्खाः श्राद्धान्यभुञ्जत ॥
English Translation
Amongst them, even wise persons wellread in the Vedas, and resembling the ocean itself in gravity, have begun to follow agriculture and similar callings Illiterate and ignorant persons have begun to be fed at Shraddhas.
प्रातः प्रातश्च सुप्रश्नं कल्पनं प्रेषणक्रियाः । शिष्यानुप्रहितास्तस्मिन्नकुर्वन्गुरवश्च ह ॥
English Translation
Disciples instead of approaching preceptors, every morning for making dutiful enquiries, for determing what acts are to be performed, and for seeking commissions which they are to discharge, preceptors wait upon them to perform all those functions.
श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोरग्रे वधूः प्रेष्यानशासत । अन्वशासच्च भर्तारं समाहूयाभिजल्पती ॥
English Translation
Daughter-in-law, in the presence of their husband's mothers and fathers, rebuke and chastise servants and maids, and calling their husbands lecture and rebuke them.
प्रयत्नेनापि चारक्षच्चित्तं पुत्रस्य वै पिता । व्यभजंश्चापि संरम्भाद्दुःखवासं तथावसन् ॥
English Translation
Fathers, with great care, try to keep sons in good humour, or, through fear, distributing their wealth among children, live in misery and affliction.
अग्निदाहेन चोरैर्वा राजभिर्वा हृतं धनम् । दृष्ट्वा द्वेषात्प्राहसन्त सुहृत्संभाविता ह्यपि ॥
English Translation
Even the friends of the victims, seeing the latter deprived of riches in fire or by robbers or by the king, have begun to jeer.
कृतघ्ना नास्तिकाः पापा गुरुदाराभिमर्शिनः । अभक्ष्यभक्षणरता निर्मर्यादा हतत्विषः ॥
English Translation
They have become ungrateful and athestical and sinful and have begun to commit adultery with the wives of their preceptors. They have begun to take forbidden food. They hav. transgressed all bounds and restraints. They have become shorn of that splendour which had made them famous before.
तेष्वेवमादीनाचारानाचरत्सु विपर्यये । नाहं देवेन्द्र वत्स्यामि दानवेष्विति मे मतिः ॥
English Translation
On account of these and other marks of wicked conduct and the change of their former nature, I shall not, O king of the gods, live among them any longer.
तां मां स्वयमनुप्राप्तामभिनन्द शचीपते । त्वयार्चितां मां देवेश पुरोधास्यन्ति देवताः ॥
English Translation
I have, therefore, come to you of my own accord. Receive me with reverence, O lord of Sachi! Respected by you, O king of the gods, I shall receive honour from all other gods.
यत्राहं तत्र मत्कान्ता मद्विशिष्टा मदर्पणाः । सप्त देव्यो मयाष्टम्यो वासं चेष्यन्ति मेऽष्टधा ॥
English Translation
There where I live the seven other goddesses with Jaya for the eighth, who love me, who are inseparably associated with me, and who depend upon me, wish to live.
आशा श्रद्धा धृतिः कान्तिर्विजितिः सन्नतिः क्षमा । अष्टमी वृत्तिरेतासां पुरोगा पाकशासन ॥
English Translation
They Hope, Faith, Intelligence, Contentment, Victory, Advancement, Forgiveness. She who is the eighth, viz., Jaya, occupies the foremost place amongst them, O chastiser of Paka.
ताश्चाहं चासुरांस्त्यक्त्वा युष्मद्विषयमागता । त्रिदशेषु निवत्स्यामो धर्मनिष्ठान्तरात्मसु ॥
English Translation
Having left the Asuras, all of them and myself have come to your kingdom. We shall henceforth live among the gods who are given to righteousness and faith.
इत्युक्तवचनां देवीमत्यर्थं तौ ननन्दतुः । नारदश्च त्रिलोकर्षिर्वृत्रहन्ता च वासवः ॥
English Translation
After the goddess had said so, the celestial Rishi Narada, and Vasava the killer of Vritra, for pleasing her, offered her a joyful welcome.
ततोऽनलसखो वायुः प्रववौ देववेश्मसु । इष्टगन्धः सुखस्पर्शः सर्वेन्द्रियसुखावहः ॥
English Translation
The Wind-God-that friend of Agni, then began to blow gently through the sky, carrying sweet odors, refreshing all creatures with whom he came into contact, and contributing to the pleasure of every one of the senses.
शुचौ चाभ्यर्चिते देशे त्रिदशाः प्रायशः स्थिताः । लक्ष्म्या सहितमासीनं मघवन्तं दिदृक्षवः ॥
English Translation
All the gods, (hearing the news) gathered together in a pure and desirable spot and waited there for seeing Maghavat seated with Lakshmi beside him.
ततो दिवं प्राप्य सहस्रलोचनः; श्रियोपपन्नः सुहृदा सुरर्षिणा । रथेन हर्यश्वयुजा सुरर्षभः; सदः सुराणामभिसत्कृतो ययौ ॥
English Translation
Then the thousand eyed king of the gods, accompanied by Shree and his friend the great Rishi, and riding upon a splendid car drawn by green horses, caine into that concourse of the celestials, receiving honour from all.
अथेङ्गितं वज्रधरस्य नारदः; श्रियाश्च देव्या मनसा विचारयन् । श्रियै शशंसामरदृष्टपौरुषः; शिवेन तत्रागमनं महर्द्धिमत् ॥
English Translation
Observing a sign that the holder of the thunder-bolt made and which Shree herself approved of, then the great Rishi Narada, whose prowess all the gods knew, welcomed the approach of the goddess there and announced it as highly auspicious.
ततोऽमृतं द्यौः प्रववर्ष भास्वती; पितामहस्यायतने स्वयंभुवः । अनाहता दुन्दुभयश्च नेदिरे; तथा प्रसन्नाश्च दिशश्चकाशिरे ॥
English Translation
Heaven's sky became clear and bright and began to shower ambrosia upon the region of the self-create Grand-father. The celestial keule-druns, though struck by none, began to beat, and all the cardinal points, becoming clear, seemed ablaze with splendour.
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