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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 4 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
व्यूढे देवासुरे युद्धे हत्वा दैतेयदानवान् । व्यभजत्पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ॥
English Translation
Having killed many Daityas and Danavas duly in battle, Nahusha's son Yayati divided the whole Earth (among his children).
अन्तेषु पुत्रान्निक्षिप्य यदुद्रुह्युपुरोगमान् । पूरुं राज्येऽभिषिच्य स्वे सदारः प्रस्थितो वनम् ॥
English Translation
At last discarding his other sons headed by Yadu and Druhyu, he installed (his youngest son) Puru on his throne and then returned to the forest accompanied by his wife.
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.
अम्बरीषं च नाभागं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यं प्रजा वव्रिरे पुण्यं गोप्तारं नृपसत्तम ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that Amvarisha also, the son of Nabhaga, met with death. That protector (of the world) and greatest of kings was considered by his subjects as the virtue incarnate.
यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां राज्ञामयुत याजिनाम् । ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः ॥
English Translation
King Bhagiratha, in one of the sacrifices he celebrated, gave away a million of maidens bedecked with ornaments of gold.
नैतत्पूर्वे जनाश्चक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे । इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः ॥
English Translation
Pious men praised Ambarisha the son of Nabhaga, saying that such deeds had never been done before nor would be done in the future.
शतं राजसहस्राणि शतं राजशतानि च । सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरीजानास्तेऽभ्ययुर्दक्षिणायनम् ॥
English Translation
Those hundreds upon hundreds and thousands upon thousands of kings became (through Amvarisha's merits) crowned with the fruits of the Horse-sacrifice, and followed their chief by the Southern path to heaven).
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.
शशबिन्दुं चैत्ररथं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यस्य भार्यासहस्राणां शतमासीन्महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that Shashabindu also, the son of Chitraratha, met with death. The great king had a hundred thousand wives, and a million of sons. All of them used to wear golden coats of mail and all of them were flowers of bowmen.
सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां यस्यासञ्शाशबिन्दवः । हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः ॥
शतं कन्या राजपुत्रमेकैकं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः । कन्यां कन्यां शतं नागा नागं नागं शतं रथाः ॥
English Translation
Each of those princes married a hundred princesses, and each princess brought a hundred elephants. With each each of those elephants were a hundred cars.
रथं रथं शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिनः । अश्वमश्वं शतं गावो गां गां तद्वदजाविकम् ॥
English Translation
With each car were a hundred horses, all of good breed and all adorned with golden trappings. With each horse were a hundred kine, and with each cow were a hundred sheep and goats.
एतद्धनमपर्यन्तमश्वमेधे महामखे । शशबिन्दुर्महाराज ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समादिशत् ॥
English Translation
The immense wealth, O King, Sashavindu distributed in a Horse-sacrifice amongst 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.
गयमामूर्तरयसं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यः स वर्षशतं राजा हुतशिष्टाशनोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Stinjaya, that Gaya also, the son of Amurtharayas, met with death. For a hundred years, that king lived upon the residue of sacrificial food.
यस्मै वह्निर्वरान्प्रादात्ततो वव्रे वरान्गयः । ददतो मेऽक्षया चास्तु धर्मे श्रद्धा च वर्धताम् ॥
English Translation
(Pleased with his devotion) Agni offered him boons. The boons prayed for by Gaya were,-May not wealth suffer extinction even if I give ceaselessly. Let my respect virtue exist for ever.
मनो मे रमतां सत्ये त्वत्प्रसादाद्धुताशन । लेभे च कामांस्तान्सर्वान्पावकादिति नः श्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
Let my heart ever love Truth, through your 'grace, O eater of sacrificial libations.-It has been heard by us that king Gaya secured all those wishes from Agni.
दर्शेन पौर्णमासेन चातुर्मास्यैः पुनः पुनः । अयजत्स महातेजाः सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥
English Translation
On days of the new moon, on those of the full moon, and on every fourth month, for a thousand years, Gaya repeatedly celebrated the Horse-sacrifice.
शतं गवां सहस्राणि शतमश्वशतानि च । उत्थायोत्थाय वै प्रादात्सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥
English Translation
Rising (at the termination of every sacrifice) he distributed a hundred thousand kine and hundreds of mules during this time.
तर्पयामास सोमेन देवान्वित्तैर्द्विजानपि । पितॄन्स्वधाभिः कामैश्च स्त्रियः स्वाः पुरुषर्षभ ॥
English Translation
That foremost of men pleased the gods with Soma, the Brahmanas, with wealth, the Pitris with Svadha, and the women with the satisfaction of all their desires.
सौवर्णां पृथिवीं कृत्वा दशव्यामां द्विरायताम् । दक्षिणामददद्राजा वाजिमेधमहामखे ॥
English Translation
In this great Horse-sacrifice, king Gaya had a golden ground made, measuring a hundred cubits in length and fifty in breadth, and gave it away as the sacrificial fee.
यावत्यः सिकता राजन्गङ्गायाः पुरुषर्षभ । तावतीरेव गाः प्रादादामूर्तरयसो गयः ॥
English Translation
That foremost of men viz., Gaya the son Amurtarayas, distributed as many kine as there are sand grains, O king in the river Ganga.
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.
रन्तिदेवं च साङ्कृत्यं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । सम्यगाराध्य यः शक्रं वरं लेभे महायशाः ॥
अन्नं च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्च लभेमहि । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमन्मा च याचिष्म कंचन ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that Sankriti's son Rantideva also met with death. Having practised the severest of penances and worshipped him with great reverence, he obtained these boons from Shakra, having solicited them, saying,-Let us have profuse good and innumerable guests! Let not my faith suffer any deterioration, and let us not have to beg anything of any person!
उपातिष्ठन्त पशवः स्वयं तं संशितव्रतम् । ग्राम्यारण्या महात्मानं रन्तिदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥
English Translation
The animals both domestic and wild, killed in his sacrifice, used to come to him, viz., the great Rantideva of rigid vows and great fame, of their own accord.
महानदी चर्मराशेरुत्क्लेदात्सुस्रुवे यतः । ततश्चर्मण्वतीत्येवं विख्याता सा महानदी ॥
English Translation
The secretions that came out of the skins of the animals produced a strong and celebrated river which till now passes by the name of Charmanvati.
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ निष्कान्सदसि प्रतते नृपः । तुभ्यं तुभ्यं निष्कमिति यत्राक्रोशन्ति वै द्विजाः । सहस्रं तुभ्यमित्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणान्स्म प्रपद्यते ॥
English Translation
King Rantideva used to make presents to the. When the king said,-To you I give a hundred Nishkas! To you I give a hundred Nishkas! To you I give a hundred-the Brahinanas raised a hue and cry of refusal.
अन्वाहार्योपकरणं द्रव्योपकरणं च यत् । घटाः स्थाल्यः कटाहाश्च पात्र्यश्च पिठरा अपि । न तत्किंचिदसौवर्णं रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः ॥
English Translation
When, however, the king said-I give a thousand Nishkas--the gifts were all accepted. All the vessels and plates in Rantideva's inansion for carrying food and other articles, all the jugs and pots, the pans and plates and cups were made of gold.
साङ्कृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमवसद्गृहे । आलभ्यन्त शतं गावः सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ॥
English Translation
There where the guests used to live in Rantideva's palace twenty thousand and one hundred kine had to be killed.
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