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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 29

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 29

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 29 of the classical Mahābhārata with 142 verses.

Total: 142 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.29.1–142 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
सहस्रमश्वा एकैकं हस्तिनं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः । गवां सहस्रमश्वेऽश्वे सहस्रं गव्यजाविकम् ॥
English Translation
Behind each elephant were a thousand horses, and behind each horse a thousand kine, and behind each cow a thousand goats and sheep.
उपह्वरे निवसतो यस्याङ्के निषसाद ह । गङ्गा भागीरथी तस्मादुर्वशी ह्यभवत्पुरा ॥
English Translation
Ganga, named (from before) Bhagirathi sat upon the lap of this king living near (her stream), and therefore, passed by the name of Urvashi.
भूरिदक्षिणमिक्ष्वाकुं यजमानं भगीरथम् । त्रिलोकपथगा गङ्गा दुहितृत्वमुपेयुषी ॥
English Translation
The Ganga who had three courses had agreed to be the daughter of Bhagiratha of Ikshvaku's race, race, who always celebrated sacrifices with enough presents the Brahmanas.
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥
English Translation
When even that king, O Srinjaya who was superior to you in religious merit, knowledge, renunciation, and wealth, and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son.
दिलीपं चैवैलविलं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यस्य कर्माणि भूरीणि कथयन्ति द्विजातयः ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that the great Dilipa also met with death. The Brahmanas take pleasure in recounting his innumerable deeds.
इमां वै वसुसंपन्नां वसुधां वसुधाधिपः । ददौ तस्मिन्महायज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः ॥
English Translation
In one of his great sacrifices that king, gave away with full heart the entire Earth, abounding with wealth, to the Brahmanas.
तस्येह यजमानस्य यज्ञे यज्ञे पुरोहितः । सहस्रं वारणान्हैमान्दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥
English Translation
In each sacrifice celebrated by him, the chief priest received as sacrificial fee a thousand elephants made of gold. seven was
यस्य यज्ञे महानासीद्यूपः श्रीमान्हिरण्मयः । तं देवाः कर्म कुर्वाणाः शक्रज्येष्ठा उपाश्रयन् ॥
English Translation
In one of his sacrifices, the stake was made of gold and and looked highly beautiful. Performing the duties assigned to them, the gods having Shakra for their king, used to seek refuge with that king.
चषालो यस्य सौवर्णस्तस्मिन्यूपे हिरण्मये । ननृतुर्देवगन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तधा ॥
English Translation
Upon that highly effulgent golden stake decked with a ring, six thousand gods and Gandharvas danced in joy, and Vishvavasu himself, in their midst played on his Vina the notes according to the rules of concordance. Such the nature of Vishvavasu's music that every creature, wherever he might be, thought that the great Gandharva was playing to him alone.
अवादयत्तत्र वीणां मध्ये विश्वावसुः स्वयम् । सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त मम वादयतीत्ययम् ॥
English Translation
Upon that highly effulgent golden stake decked with a ring, six thousand gods and Gandharvas danced in joy, and Vishvavasu himself, in their midst played on his Vina the notes according to the rules of concordance. Such the nature of Vishvavasu's music that every creature, wherever he might be, thought that the great Gandharva was playing to him alone.
एतद्राज्ञो दिलीपस्य राजानो नानुचक्रिरे । यत्स्त्रियो हेमसंपन्नाः पथि मत्ताः स्म शेरते ॥
English Translation
No other king could imitate the deeds of king Dilipa. The elephants of that king, intoxicated and adorned with golden trappings used to lie down on the roads.
राजानमुग्रधन्वानं दिलीपं सत्यवादिनम् । येऽपश्यन्सुमहात्मानं तेऽपि स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥
English Translation
Those men went to heaven who could obtain a glance even of the great king Dwilipa who was ever truthful in speech and whose bow could bear a hundred enemies powerful like a hundred Anantas.
त्रयः शब्दा न जीर्यन्ते दिलीपस्य निवेशने । स्वाध्यायघोषो ज्याघोषो दीयतामिति चैव हि ॥
English Translation
Three sounds never ceased in Dwilipa's mansion, viz., the sound of Vedic recitations, the twang of bows, and cries of Let it be given.
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥
English Translation
When even that king, O Srinjaya who was superior to you in religious merit, knowledge, renunciation, and wealth, and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son.
मान्धातारं यौवनाश्वं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यं देवा मरुतो गर्भं पितुः पार्श्वादपाहरन् ॥
English Translation
Yuvanashva's son Mandhatri also, O Srinjaya, we have heard, met with death. The celestials named Maruts took out that child from his father's stomach through one of its sides.
संवृद्धो युवनाश्वस्य जठरे यो महात्मनः । पृषदाज्योद्भवः श्रीमांस्त्रिलोकविजयी नृपः ॥
English Translation
Born from a quantity of clarified butter that had been purified by Mantras Mandhatri was born in the stomach of the great Yuvanashva. Highly prosperous, king Mandhatri vanquished the three worlds.
यं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देवरूपिणम् । अन्योन्यमब्रुवन्देवाः कमयं धास्यतीति वै ॥
English Translation
Seeing that child of celestial beauty lying on the lap of his father, the gods asked one another,-whose breasts shall this child suck?
मामेव धास्यतीत्येवमिन्द्रो अभ्यवपद्यत । मान्धातेति ततस्तस्य नाम चक्रे शतक्रतुः ॥
English Translation
Then Indra approached him,, saying,-He shall suck me.-From this incident the king of the deities named the child Mandhatri.
ततस्तु पयसो धारां पुष्टिहेतोर्महात्मनः । तस्यास्ये यौवनाश्वस्य पाणिरिन्द्रस्य चास्रवत् ॥
English Translation
To give nourishment to that high-souled child of Yuvanashva, the finger of Indra, placed in his mouth, began to give a jet of milk.
तं पिबन्पाणिमिन्द्रस्य समामह्ना व्यवर्धत । स आसीद्द्वादशसमो द्वादशाहेन पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
Sucking Indra's finger, he grew up in a hundred days. In twelve days he looked like a boy of twelve years,
तमियं पृथिवी सर्वा एकाह्ना समपद्यत । धर्मात्मानं महात्मानं शूरमिन्द्रसमं युधि ॥
English Translation
The whole Earth in one day was subjugated by that high-souled and virtuous and brave king who was like Indra himself in prowess.
य आङ्गारं हि नृपतिं मरुत्तमसितं गयम् । अङ्गं बृहद्रथं चैव मान्धाता समरेऽजयत् ॥
English Translation
He defeated king Angara, Marutta, Asita, Gaya and Vrihadratha the king of the Angas.
यौवनाश्वो यदाङ्गारं समरे समयोधयत् । विस्फारैर्धनुषो देवा द्यौरभेदीति मेनिरे ॥
English Translation
When Yuvanashva's son fought in battle with Angara, the gods thought that the sky was breaking with the twang of his bow.
यतः सूर्य उदेति स्म यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति । सर्वं तद्यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते ॥
English Translation
The whole Earth from the point from which the Sun rises to where he sets is said to be the field of Mandhatri.
अश्वमेधशतेनेष्ट्वा राजसूयशतेन च । अददाद्रोहितान्मत्स्यान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महीपतिः ॥
English Translation
Having celebrated Horse-sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuyas, he gave to the Brahmanas many Rohita fishes.
हैरण्यान्योजनोत्सेधानायतान्दशयोजनम् । अतिरिक्तान्द्विजातिभ्यो व्यभजन्नितरे जनाः ॥
English Translation
Those fishes were each ten Yojanas in length and one in breadth. The residue after gratifying the Brahmanas, were divided amongst themselves by the other classes.
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥
English Translation
When even that king, O Srinjaya who was superior to you in religious merit, knowledge, renunciation, and wealth, and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son.
ययातिं नाहुषं चैव मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । य इमां पृथिवीं सर्वां विजित्य सहसागराम् ॥
शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद्वेदीभिश्चित्रयन्नृप । ईजानः क्रतुभिः पुण्यैः पर्यगच्छद्वसुंधराम् ॥
इष्ट्वा क्रतुसहस्रेण वाजिमेधशतेन च । तर्पयामास देवेन्द्रं त्रिभिः काञ्चनपर्वतैः ॥
English Translation
Having celebrated a thousand sacrifices and a hundred Vajapeyas, he pleased the lcading Brahmanas with three mountains of gold.
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