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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 32

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 32

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 32

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 32 of the classical Mahābhārata with 53 verses.

Total: 53 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.32.1–53 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
एवं दुर्योधने राजन्गर्जमाने मुहुर्मुहुः । युधिष्ठिरस्य संक्रुद्धो वासुदेवोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said While Duryodhana, O king, was repeatedly crying aloud in this way, Vasudeva, worked up with wrath, said to Yudhishthira.
यदि नाम ह्ययं युद्धे वरयेत्त्वां युधिष्ठिर । अर्जुनं नकुलं वापि सहदेवमथापि वा ॥
English Translation
What indiscreet words have you given vent to, O king, saying that killing one amongst us be you the king of Kurus. If, indeed, O Yudhishthira, Duryodhana selects you for battle or Arjuna or Nakula or Sahadeva, (what will be the consequence?
किमिदं साहसं राजंस्त्वया व्याहृतमीदृशम् । एकमेव निहत्याजौ भव राजा कुरुष्विति ॥
English Translation
What indiscreet words have you given vent to, O king, saying that killing one amongst us be you the king of Kurus. If, indeed, O Yudhishthira, Duryodhana selects you for battle or Arjuna or Nakula or Sahadeva, (what will be the consequence?
एतेन हि कृता योग्या वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश । आयसे पुरुषे राजन्भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥
English Translation
With a view to kill Bhimasena, O king, Duryodhana has practiced with the mace upon a statue of iron.
कथं नाम भवेत्कार्यमस्माभिर्भरतर्षभ । साहसं कृतवांस्त्वं तु ह्यनुक्रोशान्नृपोत्तम ॥
English Translation
How then, O best of Bharata's race will our object be accomplished? From pity, O best of kings, you have acted very indiscreetly.
नान्यमस्यानुपश्यामि प्रतियोद्धारमाहवे । ऋते वृकोदरात्पार्थात्स च नातिकृतश्रमः ॥
English Translation
I do not at this moment see any match for Duryodhana except Pritha's son Vrikodara. His practice again, with the mace, is not so great.
तदिदं द्यूतमारब्धं पुनरेव यथा पुरा । विषमं शकुनेश्चैव तव चैव विशां पते ॥
English Translation
You have, therefore, once more given preference to a game of chance as that one formerly between yourself and Shakuni, O monarch.
बली भीमः समर्थश्च कृती राजा सुयोधनः । बलवान्वा कृती वेति कृती राजन्विशिष्यते ॥
English Translation
Bhima is endued with might and prowess, King Duryodhana, however, is skillful. In a fight between might and skill, he, that is skillful, O king, always becomes successful.
सोऽयं राजंस्त्वया शत्रुः समे पथि निवेशितः । न्यस्तश्चात्मा सुविषमे कृच्छ्रमापादिता वयम् ॥
English Translation
Such an enemy, O king, you have, by your words placed in a comfortable and secure position. You have placed your oneself, however, in a difficult position. We have, for this, been placed in great peril.
को नु सर्वान्विनिर्जित्य शत्रूनेकेन वैरिणा । पणित्वा चैकपाणेन रोचयेदेवमाहवम् ॥
English Translation
Who is there that would relinquish sovereignty within grasp, after having defeated all his enemy and when he has only one foe to kill who even is sunk in difficulties?
न हि पश्यामि तं लोके गदाहस्तं नरोत्तमम् । युध्येद्दुर्योधनं संख्ये कृतित्वाद्धि विशेषयेत् ॥
फल्गुनं वा भवन्तं वा माद्रीपुत्रावथापि वा । न समर्थानहं मन्ये गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे ॥
स कथं वदसे शत्रुं युध्यस्व गदयेति ह । एकं च नो निहत्याजौ भव राजेति भारत ॥
English Translation
How then, O Bharata, can you address to such a foe words such as these viz.,., "Fight, selecting the mace as the weapon and if you can kill one amongst us, you shall then be the king."
वृकोदरं समासाद्य संशयो विजये हि नः । न्यायतो युध्यमानानां कृती ह्येष महाबलः ॥
English Translation
If Duryodhana meets Vrikodara amongst us wishing to fight fairly with him, even then our victory will hang in the balance. Duryodhana is highly powerful and skillful.
मधुसूदन मा कार्षीर्विषादं यदुनन्दन । अद्य पारं गमिष्यामि वैरस्य भृशदुर्गमम् ॥
English Translation
Bhimasena said O killer of Madhu, do not, O delighted of the Yadus, grieve. However difficult it may be, I shall terminate these hostilities.
अहं सुयोधनं संख्ये हनिष्यामि न संशयः । विजयो वै ध्रुवं कृष्ण धर्मराजस्य दृश्यते ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, I shall kill Suyodhana in battle. It appears, O Krishna, that the victory of righteous Yudhishthira is certain.
अध्यर्धेन गुणेनेयं गदा गुरुतरी मम । न तथा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मा कार्षीर्माधव व्यथाम् ॥
English Translation
This mace of mine is heavier by one and a half times than Duryodhana's. Do no, O Madhava, grieve.
सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रीन्नानाशस्त्रधरान्युधि । योधयेयं रणे हृष्टः किमुताद्य सुयोधनम् ॥
English Translation
What do you say of Suyodhana, I would fight with the three worlds including the very celestials even if they be armed with every kind of weapon.
तथा संभाषमाणं तु वासुदेवो वृकोदरम् । हृष्टः संपूजयामास वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥
त्वामाश्रित्य महाबाहो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । निहतारिः स्वकां दीप्तां श्रियं प्राप्तो न संशयः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya continued After Vrikodara had said these words, Vasudeva, filled with glee, applauded him highly and said to him-"Depending on you, O you of great arms, the righteous king Yudhishthira will, forsooth, get back his prosperity after the destruction of all his foes.
त्वया विनिहताः सर्वे धृतराष्ट्रसुता रणे । राजानो राजपुत्राश्च नागाश्च विनिपातिताः ॥
English Translation
You have slain all the sons of Dhritarashtra in battle. At your hands many kings and princes and elephants have met with their death.
कलिङ्गा मागधाः प्राच्या गान्धाराः कुरवस्तथा । त्वामासाद्य महायुद्धे निहताः पाण्डुनन्दन ॥
English Translation
The Kalingas, the Magadhas, the Kauravas, the Westerners and the Gandharvas have all been killed in dreadful battles, O son of Pandu.
हत्वा दुर्योधनं चापि प्रयच्छोर्वीं ससागराम् । धर्मराजाय कौन्तेय यथा विष्णुः शचीपतेः ॥
English Translation
Killing Duryodhana then, O son of Kunti, bestow the earth with her oceans upon the righteous Yudhishthira like Vishnu conferring the sovereignty of the three worlds upon the lord of Shachi.
त्वां च प्राप्य रणे पापो धार्तराष्ट्रो विनङ्क्ष्यति । त्वमस्य सक्थिनी भङ्क्त्वा प्रतिज्ञां पारयिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Getting you for a foe in battle, the wretched son of Dhritarashtra, will forsooth meet with his death. You will certainly fulfill your promise by breaking his bones.
यत्नेन तु सदा पार्थ योद्धव्यो धृतराष्ट्रजः । कृती च बलवांश्चैव युद्धशौण्डश्च नित्यदा ॥
English Translation
You should however, O son of Pritha, always fight with care with the son of Dhritarashtra. He is endued with both skill and strength and always finds delight in battle.
ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन्पूजयामास पाण्डवम् । विविधाभिश्च तां वाग्भिः पूजयामास माधवः ॥
पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवेयाश्च धर्मराजपुरोगमाः । तद्वचो भीमसेनस्य सर्व एवाभ्यपूजयन् ॥
English Translation
The Panchalas and the Pandavas, also, headed by the righteous king Yudhishthira, all praised Bhimasena.
ततो भीमबलो भीमो युधिष्ठिरमथाब्रवीत् । सृञ्जयैः सह तिष्ठन्तं तपन्तमिव भास्करम् ॥
English Translation
Then Bhima, of terrible might, addressed Yudhishthira who was standing amid the Srinjayas like the burning Sun himself, saying-"I venture to fight with this man in battle. This wretch among men is not able to defeat me in fight.
अहमेतेन संगम्य संयुगे योद्धुमुत्सहे । न हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं मामेष पुरुषाधमः ॥
English Translation
Then Bhima, of terrible might, addressed Yudhishthira who was standing amid the Srinjayas like the burning Sun himself, saying-"I venture to fight with this man in battle. This wretch among men is not able to defeat me in fight.
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