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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 5 of 5 (Verses 22 shown)
तत्र स्म सूदाः क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः । सूपभूयिष्ठमश्नीध्वं नाद्य मांसं यथा पुरा ॥
English Translation
Yet even on such occasions, the cooks, adorned with ear-rings, used to say,-There is abundant juice. Eat as much as you wish, but we have not as much to-day of meat as on former occasions.-When he O Srinjaya, who was far superior to you in the four principal attributes and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
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.
सगरं च महात्मानं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । ऐक्ष्वाकं पुरुषव्याघ्रमतिमानुषविक्रमम् ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that the high-souled Sagara also met with death. He was born in the family of Ikshvaku, a foremost of men, and of superhuman power.
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि यं यान्तं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः । नक्षत्रराजं वर्षान्ते व्यभ्रे ज्योतिर्गणा इव ॥
English Translation
Sixty-thousand sons used to follow him, like countless stars waiting upon the Moon, in the cloudless autumnal sky.
एकच्छत्रा मही यस्य प्रणता ह्यभवत्पुरा । योऽश्वमेधसहस्रेण तर्पयामास देवताः ॥
English Translation
He ruled the whole of this Earth. He gratified the gods by celebrating a thousand Horse-sacrifices.
यः प्रादात्काञ्चनस्तम्भं प्रासादं सर्वकाञ्चनम् । पूर्णं पद्मदलाक्षीणां स्त्रीणां शयनसंकुलम् ॥
English Translation
He gave away to deserving Brahmanas palatial edifices with columns of gold and (other parts) made entirely of that precious metal, abounding in rich beds and bevies of beautiful ladies having eyes like lotus-petals, and various other sorts of valuable objects. At his behest the Brahmanas divided those gifts among themselves.
द्विजातिभ्योऽनुरूपेभ्यः कामानुच्चावचांस्तथा । यस्यादेशेन तद्वित्तं व्यभजन्त द्विजातयः ॥
खानयामास यः कोपात्पृथिवीं सागराङ्किताम् । यस्य नाम्ना समुद्रश्च सागरत्वमुपागतः ॥
English Translation
Out of wrath that king made the Earth to be excavated, whereupon she came to have the ocean on her bosom, and, therefore, the ocean is called Sagara after his name.
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.
राजानं च पृथुं वैन्यं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय । यमभ्यषिञ्चन्संभूय महारण्ये महर्षयः ॥
English Translation
We hear, O Srinjaya, that king Prithu also, the son of Vena met with death, the great Rishis, assembled together in the great forest, installed him in the sovereignty of the Earth.
प्रथयिष्यति वै लोकान्पृथुरित्येव शब्दितः । क्षताच्च नस्त्रायतीति स तस्मात्क्षत्रियः स्मृतः ॥
English Translation
And because it was expected that he would advance all mankind, he was, accordingly, called Prithu (the advancer). And because also he protected people from injuries (Kshatta), he was, therefore, styled of Kshatriya (protector from injuries).
पृथुं वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्ट्वा रक्ताः स्मेति यदब्रुवन् । ततो राजेति नामास्य अनुरागादजायत ॥
English Translation
Seeing Prithu the son of Vena, all the creatures of the Earth, exclaimed,-We love him affectionately!-And for the loving attachment (to him of all creatures), he was called a Raja (one who gratifies all).
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी पुटके पुटके मधु । सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो वैन्यस्यासन्प्रशासतः ॥
English Translation
The Earth, during his regime produced crops without being tilled, every leaf of the trees bore honey, and every cow gave a jugful of milk.
अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्या अकुतोभयाः । यथाभिकाममवसन्क्षेत्रेषु च गृहेषु च ॥
English Translation
All men enjoyed health and all their wishes were fructified. They had no fear of any kind. They used to live, as they pleased, in fields or houses.
आपः संस्तम्भिरे यस्य समुद्रस्य यियासतः । सरितश्चानुदीर्यन्त ध्वजसङ्गश्च नाभवत् ॥
English Translation
When Prithu desired to cross the sea, the waters become solidified. The rivers also never rose when he had to cross them but remained perfectly calm. The standard on his car moved freely everywhere.
हैरण्यांस्त्रिनलोत्सेधान्पर्वतानेकविंशतिम् । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ राजा योऽश्वमेधे महामखे ॥
English Translation
King Prithu, in one of his great Horsesacrifices, distributed amongst the Brahmanas one and twenty mountains of gold, each measuring twelve hundred cubits.
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.
किं वै तूष्णीं ध्यायसि सृञ्जय त्वं; न मे राजन्वाचमिमां शृणोषि । न चेन्मोघं विप्रलप्तं मयेदं; पथ्यं मुमूर्षोरिव सम्यगुक्तम् ॥
English Translation
What are you, O Srinjaya, thinking of silently? It seems, O king, that you do not pay heed to these words of mine. If you have not heard them, then this discourse of mine has been fruitless like medicine or diet to a person on the point of death.'
शृणोमि ते नारद वाचमेतां; विचित्रार्थां स्रजमिव पुण्यगन्धाम् । राजर्षीणां पुण्यकृतां महात्मनां; कीर्त्या युक्तां शोकनिर्णाशनार्थम् ॥
English Translation
I am all attention, ONarada, to this discourse of yours, of excellent sense and perfumed like a garland of flowers,-this discourse regarding the conduct of great royal sages of meritorious deeds and great fame, that can surely remove grief.
न ते मोघं विप्रलप्तं महर्षे; दृष्ट्वैव त्वां नारदाहं विशोकः । शुश्रूषे ते वचनं ब्रह्मवादि;न्न ते तृप्याम्यमृतस्येव पानात् ॥
English Translation
Your discourse, O great sage, has not been fruitless. I have been freed from sorrow at your very sight! Like one never satiated with drinking nectar, I am not satiated with your words.
अमोघदर्शिन्मम चेत्प्रसादं; सुताघदग्धस्य विभो प्रकुर्याः । मृतस्य संजीवनमद्य मे स्या;त्तव प्रसादात्सुतसंगमश्च ॥
English Translation
O you of true vision, If you, O lord, be inclined to show your grace towards this man burning for the death of his son, then that son, through your favour, is sure to be revived and to mix once more with me (in this life).
यस्ते पुत्रो दयितोऽयं वियातः; स्वर्णष्ठीवी यमदात्पर्वतस्ते । पुनस्ते तं पुत्रमहं ददामि; हिरण्यनाभं वर्षसहस्रिणं च ॥
English Translation
Narada said: I will give back to you that son of yours named Suvarnashthivin, whom Parvata gave you and who has been deprived of life! Effulgent like gold, that child shall live a thousand years.
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