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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 29

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 29

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 29 of the classical Mahābhārata with 67 verses.

Total: 67 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.29.1–67 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
दुर्योधनं ख्यापयामो धनं दास्यति पाण्डवः । सुव्यक्तमिति नः ख्यातो ह्रदे दुर्योधनो नृपः ॥
तस्माद्गच्छामहे सर्वे यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः । आख्यातुं सलिले सुप्तं दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥
English Translation
Let us then go all of us where king Yudhishthira is, for telling him that the vindictive Duryodhana is living hidden within the waters of this lake.
धृतराष्ट्रात्मजं तस्मै भीमसेनाय धीमते । शयानं सलिले सर्वे कथयामो धनुर्भृते ॥
English Translation
Let us also, all of us, inform that great bowman, the intelligent Bhimasena, that the son of Dhritarashtra has hidden himself within the waters of this lake.
स नो दास्यति सुप्रीतो धनानि बहुलान्युत । किं नो मांसेन शुष्केण परिक्लिष्टेन शोषिणा ॥
English Translation
Pleased with us, he will give us immense riches. Why should we exhaust ourselves day after day, with procuring meat?" Having said these words, those hunters, filled with joy and longing for wealth, took up their baskets of meat and went towards the Pandava camp.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो व्याधाः संप्रहृष्टा धनार्थिनः । मांसभारानुपादाय प्रययुः शिबिरं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Pleased with us, he will give us immense riches. Why should we exhaust ourselves day after day, with procuring meat?" Having said these words, those hunters, filled with joy and longing for wealth, took up their baskets of meat and went towards the Pandava camp.
पाण्डवाश्च महाराज लब्धलक्षाः प्रहारिणः । अपश्यमानाः समरे दुर्योधनमवस्थितम् ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas of pure aim and expert in fighting, O monarch, not seeing in battle Duryodhana who was then concealed, were taking rest in their camp.
निकृतेस्तस्य पापस्य ते पारं गमनेप्सवः । चारान्संप्रेषयामासुः समन्तात्तद्रणाजिरम् ॥
English Translation
Desirous of putting an end to that sinful man's evil policy, they had sent spies in all directions on the field of battle.
आगम्य तु ततः सर्वे नष्टं दुर्योधनं नृपम् । न्यवेदयन्त सहिता धर्मराजस्य सैनिकाः ॥
English Translation
All the soldiers, however, that had been dispatched on that mission, returned to the camp together and informed the just king Yudhishthira that they could not find out the kind Duryodhana.
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चाराणां भरतर्षभ । चिन्तामभ्यगमत्तीव्रां निशश्वास च पार्थिवः ॥
English Translation
Hearing those words of the messengers who had come back. back. ( Bharata-chief, king Yudhishthira was stricken with great anxiety and began to sigh heavily.
अथ स्थितानां पाण्डूनां दीनानां भरतर्षभ । तस्माद्देशादपक्रम्य त्वरिता लुब्धका विभो ॥
English Translation
While the Pandavas, O best of Bharata's race, were thus disappointed those hunters, O lord, came speedily from the banks of that lake and arrived at the camp filled with joy at having found out Duryodhana. Though forbidden, they still entered the camp, before the very presence of Bhimasena.
आजग्मुः शिबिरं हृष्टा दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं नृपम् । वार्यमाणाः प्रविष्टाश्च भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः ॥
English Translation
While the Pandavas, O best of Bharata's race, were thus disappointed those hunters, O lord, came speedily from the banks of that lake and arrived at the camp filled with joy at having found out Duryodhana. Though forbidden, they still entered the camp, before the very presence of Bhimasena.
ते तु पाण्डवमासाद्य भीमसेनं महाबलम् । तस्मै तत्सर्वमाचख्युर्यद्वृत्तं यच्च वै श्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
Having approached that powerful son of Pandu, Bhimasena, they described everything to him about what they had seen and heard.
ततो वृकोदरो राजन्दत्त्वा तेषां धनं बहु । धर्मराजाय तत्सर्वमाचचक्षे परंतपः ॥
English Translation
Then Vrikodara, that scorcher of foes, O king, giving them immense wealth, described everything to the righteous king Yudhishthira saying.
असौ दुर्योधनो राजन्विज्ञातो मम लुब्धकैः । संस्तभ्य सलिलं शेते यस्यार्थे परितप्यसे ॥
English Translation
"Duryodhana, O king, has been found out by the hunters that supply me with meat. He, O king, for whom you are sorry, now lies within a lake whose waters have been turned solid by him."
तद्वचो भीमसेनस्य प्रियं श्रुत्वा विशां पते । अजातशत्रुः कौन्तेयो हृष्टोऽभूत्सह सोदरैः ॥
English Translation
Hearing those pleasant words of Bhimasena, O king, Yudhishthira was, with all his brothers, filled with joy.
तं च श्रुत्वा महेष्वासं प्रविष्टं सलिलह्रदम् । क्षिप्रमेव ततोऽगच्छत्पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम् ॥
English Translation
Having learnt that the great bowman Duryodhana had entered into the waters of a lake, the king went there quickly with Janarddana at the head.
ततः किलकिलाशब्दः प्रादुरासीद्विशां पते । पाण्डवानां प्रहृष्टानां पाञ्चालानां च सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
Then a tumult arose, O king, from among the Pandavas and the Panchalas all of whom were filled with joy.
सिंहनादांस्ततश्चक्रुः क्ष्वेडांश्च भरतर्षभ । त्वरिताः क्षत्रिया राजञ्जग्मुर्द्वैपायनं ह्रदम् ॥
English Translation
The warriors sent forth leonine roars, O foremost of Bharata's race and cried loudly. All the Kshatriyas, O king, went quickly towards that lake called Dvaipayana.
ज्ञातः पापो धार्तराष्ट्रो दृष्टश्चेत्यसकृद्रणे । प्राक्रोशन्सोमकास्तत्र हृष्टरूपाः समन्ततः ॥
English Translation
The Somakas rejoiced all around and exclaimed-"The sinful son of Dhritarashtra has been discovered.”
तेषामाशु प्रयातानां रथानां तत्र वेगिनाम् । बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो दिवस्पृक्पृथिवीपते ॥
English Translation
The noise made by the cars of those quickly-proceeding warriors became very loud, O king and touched the very sky.
दुर्योधनं परीप्सन्तस्तत्र तत्र युधिष्ठिरम् । अन्वयुस्त्वरितास्ते वै राजानं श्रान्तवाहनाः ॥
English Translation
Although their animals were exhausted all of them still proceeded quickly behind king Yudhishthira who was determined upon finding out Duryodhana.
अर्जुनो भीमसेनश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पाञ्चाल्यः शिखण्डी चापराजितः ॥
उत्तमौजा युधामन्युः सात्यकिश्चापराजितः । पाञ्चालानां च ये शिष्टा द्रौपदेयाश्च भारत । हयाश्च सर्वे नागाश्च शतशश्च पदातयः ॥
English Translation
Arjuna and Bhimasena, the two sons of Madri by Pandu, the Panchala prince Dhrishtadyumna, the invincible Shikhandin, Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu, the great carwarrior Satyaki, the five sons of Draupadi and those amongst the Panchalas, O king, that were yet alive and all the Pandavas and all their elephants and infantry by hundreds all accompanied Yudhishthira.
ततः प्राप्तो महाराज धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । द्वैपायनह्रदं ख्यातं यत्र दुर्योधनोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Brave and righteous king Yudhishthira, O king, reached the lake Dvaipayana within which Duryodhana then was. Wide as the ocean itself, its view was delightful and its waters were cool and transparent.
शीतामलजलं हृद्यं द्वितीयमिव सागरम् । मायया सलिलं स्तभ्य यत्राभूत्ते सुतः स्थितः ॥
अत्यद्भुतेन विधिना दैवयोगेन भारत । सलिलान्तर्गतः शेते दुर्दर्शः कस्यचित्प्रभो । मानुषस्य मनुष्येन्द्र गदाहस्तो जनाधिपः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, within those waters lay, O lord, that king, armed with his mace, who, could not be defeated by any man.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सलितान्तर्गतो वसन् । शुश्रुवे तुमुलं शब्दं जलदोपमनिःस्वनम् ॥
English Translation
Living within the waters of that lake, king Duryodhana heard the tumult of the Pandava army which reseinbled the muttering of the clouds.
युधिष्ठिरस्तु राजेन्द्र ह्रदं तं सह सोदरैः । आजगाम महाराज तव पुत्रवधाय वै ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira then, O king, with his brothers, went to that lake for killing Duryodhana.
महता शङ्खनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । उद्धुन्वंश्च महारेणुं कम्पयंश्चापि मेदिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Raising a thick dust, that son of Pandu made the earth tremble with the sounds of his car-wheels and the loud blare of his conch.
यौधिष्ठिरस्य सैन्यस्य श्रुत्वा शब्दं महारथाः । कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणी राजानमिदमब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
Hearing the noise made by the army of Yudhishthira, those great car-warriors, viz., Kritavarman, Kripa and the son of Drona, said to the Kuru king:-"Elated with joy and desiring for victory the Pandavas are coining here, you know. We will, therefore, leave this place."
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