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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 50

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 50

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 50

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 50 of the classical Mahābhārata with 52 verses.

Total: 52 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.50.1–52 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 22 shown)
तस्यास्थिभिरथो शक्रः संप्रहृष्टमनास्तदा । कारयामास दिव्यानि नानाप्रहरणान्युत । वज्राणि चक्राणि गदा गुरुदण्डांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥
English Translation
With his bones, Shakra gladly made many kinds of weapons, such as thunder-bolts, disci, heavy maces and many kinds of clubs and bludgeons.
स हि तीव्रेण तपसा संभृतः परमर्षिणा । प्रजापतिसुतेनाथ भृगुणा लोकभावनः ॥
अतिकायः स तेजस्वी लोकसारविनिर्मितः । जज्ञे शैलगुरुः प्रांशुर्महिम्ना प्रथितः प्रभुः । नित्यमुद्विजते चास्य तेजसा पाकशासनः ॥
English Translation
Equal to the Creator himself Dadhicha, had been begotten by the penances of great Rishi Bhrigu. Strongly built and highly energetic Dadhicha had been made the strongest of men in the world. The powerful and glorious Dadhicha, became tall like the king of mountains. The chastiser of Paka had always been in dread of his power.
तेन वज्रेण भगवान्मन्त्रयुक्तेन भारत । भृशं क्रोधविसृष्टेन ब्रह्मतेजोभवेन च । दैत्यदानववीराणां जघान नवतीर्नव ॥
English Translation
With the thunder-bolt created by Brahma and inspired with mantras, O Bharata, Indra made a loud noise when he hurled it and killed ninety-nine Daityas.
अथ काले व्यतिक्रान्ते महत्यतिभयंकरे । अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता राजन्द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥
English Translation
After a dreadful long time a drought. O king, took place that extended over twelve years.
तस्यां द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महर्षयः । वृत्त्यर्थं प्राद्रवन्राजन्क्षुधार्ताः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥
English Translation
During that drought extending over twelve years, the great Rishis fled away, O king, on all sides to maintain themselves.
दिग्भ्यस्तान्प्रद्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा मुनिः सारस्वतस्तदा । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे तं प्रोवाच सरस्वती ॥
English Translation
Seeing them scattered on all sides, the sage Sarasvat also set his heart on flight. The river Sarasvati then said to him. You need not, O son, go away, for I will always supply you with food even here by giving you large fishes! Remain therefore, here!'
न गन्तव्यमितः पुत्र तवाहारमहं सदा । दास्यामि मत्स्यप्रवरानुष्यतामिह भारत ॥
इत्युक्तस्तर्पयामास स पितॄन्देवतास्तथा । आहारमकरोन्नित्यं प्राणान्वेदांश्च धारयन् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed (by the river), the sage continued to live there and offer oblations of food to the Rishis and the celestials, He got also his daily food and thus continued to support both himself and the gods.
अथ तस्यामतीतायामनावृष्ट्यां महर्षयः । अन्योन्यं परिपप्रच्छुः पुनः स्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥
English Translation
After the termination of that twelve years' drought the great Rishis requested one another to deliver discourses on the Vedas.
तेषां क्षुधापरीतानां नष्टा वेदा विधावताम् । सर्वेषामेव राजेन्द्र न कश्चित्प्रतिभानवान् ॥
English Translation
While wandering hungrily the Rishis had forgotten the Vedas. There was indeed, not even one amongst thein that could interpret the Vedas.
अथ कश्चिदृषिस्तेषां सारस्वतमुपेयिवान् । कुर्वाणं संशितात्मानं स्वाध्यायमृषिसत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
It so happened that some one amongst them met Sarasvat, that foremost of Rishis, while the latter was reading the Vedas with concentrated attention.
स गत्वाचष्ट तेभ्यश्च सारस्वतमतिप्रभम् । स्वाध्यायममरप्रख्यं कुर्वाणं विजने जने ॥
English Translation
Returning to the assemblage of Rishis, he spoke to them of Sarasvat, of his matchless effulgence and celestial appearance and of deep concentration in the Vedas in a secluded forest.
ततः सर्वे समाजग्मुस्तत्र राजन्महर्षयः । सारस्वतं मुनिश्रेष्ठमिदमूचुः समागताः ॥
English Translation
Then all the great Rishis came there unitedly and spoke to Sarasvat, that best of ascetics, these words.:-"Teach us, O sage!' The ascetic replied, saying-"Become my disciples duly!'
अस्मानध्यापयस्वेति तानुवाच ततो मुनिः । शिष्यत्वमुपगच्छध्वं विधिवद्भो ममेत्युत ॥
English Translation
Then all the great Rishis came there unitedly and spoke to Sarasvat, that best of ascetics, these words.:-"Teach us, O sage!' The ascetic replied, saying-"Become my disciples duly!'
ततोऽब्रवीदृषिगणो बालस्त्वमसि पुत्रक । स तानाह न मे धर्मो नश्येदिति पुनर्मुनीन् ॥
English Translation
The host of ascetics answered-"O son, you are too young.' Thereupon he answered the ascetics-"I must act in such a way that my religious merit may not suffer decrease'.
यो ह्यधर्मेण विब्रूयाद्गृह्णीयाद्वाप्यधर्मतः । म्रियतां तावुभौ क्षिप्रं स्यातां वा वैरिणावुभौ ॥
English Translation
He that teaches improperly and he that learns improperly, are both doomed to destruction and mutual hatred.
न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तेन न बन्धुभिः । ऋषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥
English Translation
It is not age or decrepitude, of wealth or the number of kinsmen, by which the Rishis claim their mcrit. He only is great who is capable of reading and understanding the Vedas.'
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य मुनयस्ते विधानतः । तस्माद्वेदाननुप्राप्य पुनर्धर्मं प्रचक्रिरे ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of his, those ascetics duly became his disciples and learning again from him the Vedas began to practise their rites.
षष्टिर्मुनिसहस्राणि शिष्यत्वं प्रतिपेदिरे । सारस्वतस्य विप्रर्षेर्वेदस्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥
English Translation
Sixty thousand ascetics became disciples of the great Rishi Sarasvat for the sake of learning again the Vedas from him.
मुष्टिं मुष्टिं ततः सर्वे दर्भाणां तेऽभ्युपाहरन् । तस्यासनार्थं विप्रर्षेर्बालस्यापि वशे स्थिताः ॥
English Translation
Obeying that beautiful Rishi though a boy, the ascetics each brought a handful of grass and offered it to him for his seat.
तत्रापि दत्त्वा वसु रौहिणेयो; महाबलः केशवपूर्वजोऽथ । जगाम तीर्थं मुदितः क्रमेण; ख्यातं महद्वृद्धकन्या स्म यत्र ॥
English Translation
The powerful son of Rohini and elder brother of Keshava, having distributed wealth in that Tirtha, then joyfully went to another where lived formerly an old virgin lady.”
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