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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 35

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 35

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 35

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 35 of the classical Mahābhārata with 54 verses.

Total: 54 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.35.1–54 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
तस्मान्नदीगतं चापि उदपानं यशस्विनः । त्रितस्य च महाराज जगामाथ हलायुधः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Baladeva proceeded next to the tirtha Udapana in the Sarasvati, that had formerly been the habitation, O king, of the illustrious ascetic Trita.
तत्र दत्त्वा बहु द्रव्यं पूजयित्वा तथा द्विजान् । उपस्पृश्य च तत्रैव प्रहृष्टो मुसलायुधः ॥
English Translation
Having distributed profuse wealth and worshipped the Brahmanas, the hero, having the plough for his weapon, bathed there and was filled with joy.
तत्र धर्मपरो ह्यासीत्त्रितः स सुमहातपाः । कूपे च वसता तेन सोमः पीतो महात्मना ॥
English Translation
The great and pious ascetic Trita had lived there. While in a hole that great man had drunk the Soma juice.
तत्र चैनं समुत्सृज्य भ्रातरौ जग्मतुर्गृहान् । ततस्तौ वै शशापाथ त्रितो ब्राह्मणसत्तमः ॥
English Translation
His two brothers, dashing him down into a pit, had returned home. That foremost of Brahmanas, viz., Trita, had thereupon cursed them both."
उदपानं कथं ब्रह्मन्कथं च सुमहातपाः । पतितः किं च संत्यक्तो भ्रातृभ्यां द्विजसत्तमः ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said "What is the origin of Udapana? How did the great ascetic Trita fall into a pit there? Why was that foremost of Brahmanas thrown into that pit by his brothers?
कूपे कथं च हित्वैनं भ्रातरौ जग्मतुर्गृहान् । एतदाचक्ष्व मे ब्रह्मन्यदि श्राव्यं हि मन्यसे ॥
English Translation
How did his brothers, after throwing him into that hole, come back to their home? How did Trita celebrate his sacrifice and how did he drink Soma? Describe all his O Brahmana, if you think that I am worthy of listening to it.
आसन्पूर्वयुगे राजन्मुनयो भ्रातरस्त्रयः । एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चादित्यसंनिभाः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said In a former cycle, O king, there were three ascetic brothers. They were called Ekata, Dvita and Trita and all three were effulgent like the sun.
सर्वे प्रजापतिसमाः प्रजावन्तस्तथैव च । ब्रह्मलोकजितः सर्वे तपसा ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥
English Translation
They were like Lords of the creation and had children. Brahmavadins as they were they had, by their ascetic penances, acquired the privilege of attaining to the regions of Brahman after death.
तेषां तु तपसा प्रीतो नियमेन दमेन च । अभवद्गौतमो नित्यं पिता धर्मरतः सदा ॥
स तु दीर्घेण कालेन तेषां प्रीतिमवाप्य च । जगाम भगवान्स्थानमनुरूपमिवात्मनः ॥
राजानस्तस्य ये पूर्वे याज्या ह्यासन्महात्मनः । ते सर्वे स्वर्गते तस्मिंस्तस्य पुत्रानपूजयन् ॥
तेषां तु कर्मणा राजंस्तथैवाध्ययनेन च । त्रितः स श्रेष्ठतां प्राप यथैवास्य पिता तथा ॥
English Translation
Amongst them however, Trita, by his acts and Vedic studies, O king, became the foremost, even like his father Gautama.
तं स्म सर्वे महाभागा मुनयः पुण्यलक्षणाः । अपूजयन्महाभागं तथा विद्वत्तयैव तु ॥
English Translation
Then all the great and pious ascetics began to worship Trita as they had worshipped his father Gautama before him.
कदाचिद्धि ततो राजन्भ्रातरावेकतद्वितौ । यज्ञार्थं चक्रतुश्चित्तं धनार्थं च विशेषतः ॥
English Translation
Once upon a time, the two brothers Etaka and Dvita thought of celebrating a sacrifice and became anxious for wealth.
तयोश्चिन्ता समभवत्त्रितं गृह्य परंतप । याज्यान्सर्वानुपादाय प्रतिगृह्य पशूंस्ततः ॥
सोमं पास्यामहे हृष्टाः प्राप्य यज्ञं महाफलम् । चक्रुश्चैव महाराज भ्रातरस्त्रय एव ह ॥
तथा तु ते परिक्रम्य याज्यान्सर्वान्पशून्प्रति । याजयित्वा ततो याज्याँल्लब्ध्वा च सुबहून्पशून् ॥
English Translation
Calling upon all their disciples for animals and helping them in their sacrifices and receiving a large number of animals from them as gifts for the priestly services rendered by them those high-souled and great Rishis came towards the east.
याज्येन कर्मणा तेन प्रतिगृह्य विधानतः । प्राचीं दिशं महात्मान आजग्मुस्ते महर्षयः ॥
त्रितस्तेषां महाराज पुरस्ताद्याति हृष्टवत् । एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव पृष्ठतः कालयन्पशून् ॥
English Translation
Trita, O king, was cheerfully walking before them. Ekata and Dvita were in his rear, conducting the animals.
तयोश्चिन्ता समभवद्दृष्ट्वा पशुगणं महत् । कथं न स्युरिमा गाव आवाभ्यां वै विना त्रितम् ॥
English Translation
Sceing that large herd of animals they began to think as to how they two could appropriate that property without giving a share to Trita.
तावन्योन्यं समाभाष्य एकतश्च द्वितश्च ह । यदूचतुर्मिथः पापौ तन्निबोध जनेश्वर ॥
English Translation
Hear, O king, what those two sinful wretches, viz., Ekata and Dvita, said to each other.
त्रितो यज्ञेषु कुशलस्त्रितो वेदेषु निष्ठितः । अन्यास्त्रितो बहुतरा गावः समुपलप्स्यते ॥
English Translation
They said-"Trita is a clever priest. Trita is well read in the Vedas. Trita is capable of earning many other kine.
तदावां सहितौ भूत्वा गाः प्रकाल्य व्रजावहे । त्रितोऽपि गच्छतां काममावाभ्यां वै विनाकृतः ॥
English Translation
Let us two, therefore go away, taking the kine with us. Let Trita go wherever he likes, without being in our company."
तेषामागच्छतां रात्रौ पथिस्थाने वृकोऽभवत् । तथा कूपोऽविदूरेऽभूत्सरस्वत्यास्तटे महान् ॥
English Translation
As they proceeded, they were benighted on the way. They then saw a wolf before them. Not far from that spot was a deep hole on the bank of the Sarasvati.
अथ त्रितो वृकं दृष्ट्वा पथि तिष्ठन्तमग्रतः । तद्भयादपसर्पन्वै तस्मिन्कूपे पपात ह । अगाधे सुमहाघोरे सर्वभूतभयंकरे ॥
English Translation
Trita, who was going before, seeing the wolf, rain in fear and fell into that hole.
त्रितस्ततो महाभागः कूपस्थो मुनिसत्तमः । आर्तनादं ततश्चक्रे तौ तु शुश्रुवतुर्मुनी ॥
तं ज्ञात्वा पतितं कूपे भ्रातरावेकतद्वितौ । वृकत्रासाच्च लोभाच्च समुत्सृज्य प्रजग्मतुः ॥
English Translation
Knowing that he had fallen into a pit, his brothers Ekata and Dvita, actuated by fear of the wolf as also by temptation, went on, leaving behind their brother.
भ्रातृभ्यां पशुलुब्धाभ्यामुत्सृष्टः स महातपाः । उदपाने महाराज निर्जले पांसुसंवृते ॥
English Translation
Thus left behind by his two brothers who were tempted to appropriate those animals, the great ascetic. Trita, O king, while within that lonely pit covered with dust.
त्रित आत्मानमालक्ष्य कूपे वीरुत्तृणावृते । निमग्नं भरतश्रेष्ठ पापकृन्नरके यथा ॥
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