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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 59

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 59

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 59

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 59 of the classical Mahābhārata with 45 verses.

Total: 45 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.59.1–45 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
अधर्मेण हतं दृष्ट्वा राजानं माधवोत्तमः । किमब्रवीत्तदा सूत बलदेवो महाबलः ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said “Seeing the (Kuru) king struck dawn unfairly, what, O charioteer did the powerful Baladeva, that Madhu's chief, say.
गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञो गदायुद्धविशारदः । कृतवान्रौहिणेयो यत्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
English Translation
“Tell me, O Sanjaya, what Rohini's son, well-skilled in mace encounters and well acquainted with all its rules did on that occasion!"
शिरस्यभिहतं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन ते सुतम् । रामः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठश्चुक्रोध बलवद्बली ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said "Secing your son struck at the thighs, the powerful Rama, that best of smiters, became highly angry.
ततो मध्ये नरेन्द्राणामूर्ध्वबाहुर्हलायुधः । कुर्वन्नार्तस्वरं घोरं धिग्धिग्भीमेत्युवाच ह ॥
English Translation
Raising his arms up, the hero having the plough for his weapon, sorrowfully said in the midst of those kings-'Oh, fie on Bhima, fie on Bhima.
अहो धिग्यदधो नाभेः प्रहृतं शुद्धविक्रमे । नैतद्दृष्टं गदायुद्धे कृतवान्यद्वृकोदरः ॥
English Translation
Oh, fie, that in such a fair fight a blow has been inflicted below the navel! Never before has such an act, as has been done by Vrikodara, been seen in an encounter with the mace!
अधो नाभ्या न हन्तव्यमिति शास्त्रस्य निश्चयः । अयं त्वशास्त्रविन्मूढः स्वच्छन्दात्संप्रवर्तते ॥
English Translation
No limb below the navel should be struck. This is the rule laid down in treatises! Bhima, however, is an ignorant wretch, unacquainted with the code of war! He, therefore, acted as he likes.'
तस्य तत्तद्ब्रुवाणस्य रोषः समभवन्महान् । ततो लाङ्गलमुद्यम्य भीममभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥
तस्योर्ध्वबाहोः सदृशं रूपमासीन्महात्मनः । बहुधातुविचित्रस्य श्वेतस्येव महागिरेः ॥
English Translation
Those two Yadu heroes, the one dark in complexion and the other fair, shone exceedingly beautiful at that moment, like the Sun and the Moon, The great warrior with uplifted arms appeared like the huge mountain of Kailasa variegated with various kinds of metals.
तमुत्पतन्तं जग्राह केशवो विनयानतः । बाहुभ्यां पीनवृत्ताभ्यां प्रयत्नाद्बलवद्बली ॥
English Translation
The powerful Keshava, however, ever bending with humility, caught the rushing Rama, with his massive and well-formed arms.
सितासितौ यदुवरौ शुशुभातेऽधिकं ततः । नभोगतौ यथा राजंश्चन्द्रसूर्यौ दिनक्षये ॥
उवाच चैनं संरब्धं शमयन्निव केशवः । आत्मवृद्धिर्मित्रवृद्धिर्मित्रमित्रोदयस्तथा । विपरीतं द्विषत्स्वेतत्षड्विधा वृद्धिरात्मनः ॥
English Translation
For pacifying the angry Rama, Keshava addressed him, saying, "There are six sorts of advancement that a person may scek, viz., one's own advancement, the advancement of one's friends' the destruction of one enemy, the destruction of one's enemy's friends, and the destruction of one's enemy's friends' friends.
आत्मन्यपि च मित्रेषु विपरीतं यदा भवेत् । तदा विद्यान्मनोज्यानिमाशु शान्तिकरो भवेत् ॥
अस्माकं सहजं मित्रं पाण्डवाः शुद्धपौरुषाः । स्वकाः पितृष्वसुः पुत्रास्ते परैर्निकृता भृशम् ॥
प्रतिज्ञापारणं धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति वेत्थ ह । सुयोधनस्य गदया भङ्क्तास्म्यूरू महाहवे । इति पूर्वं प्रतिज्ञातं भीमेन हि सभातले ॥
English Translation
The fulfillment of one's promise is one's duty. Formerly Bhima had promised in the midst of the assembly that he would in great battle break with his mace the thighs of Duryodhana.
मैत्रेयेणाभिशप्तश्च पूर्वमेव महर्षिणा । ऊरू भेत्स्यति ते भीमो गदयेति परंतप । अतो दोषं न पश्यामि मा क्रुधस्त्वं प्रलम्बहन् ॥
English Translation
The great Rishi Maitreya also had formerly imprecated Duryodhana, saying, Bhima will, with his mace, break your thighs.
यौनैर्हार्दैश्च संबन्धैः संबद्धाः स्मेह पाण्डवैः । तेषां वृद्ध्याभिवृद्धिर्नो मा क्रुधः पुरुषर्षभ ॥
धर्मः सुचरितः सद्भिः सह द्वाभ्यां नियच्छति । अर्थश्चात्यर्थलुब्धस्य कामश्चातिप्रसङ्गिनः ॥
English Translation
On their advancement depends our own. Do not, therefore, give away to anger, O foremost of men!'-Hearing these words of Vasudeva the wielder of the plough, who was well read in the Ethical lore, said, 'Morality is always followed by the good. Morality is always followed by two motives, viz., the desire for Profit cherished by those that follow it, or the desire for Pleasure.
धर्मार्थौ धर्मकामौ च कामार्थौ चाप्यपीडयन् । धर्मार्थकामान्योऽभ्येति सोऽत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥
English Translation
Whoever, without making distinction between Morality and Profit, or Morality and Pleasure, or Pleasure and Profit, follows all three, viz., Morality, Profit and Pleasure, always succeeds in obtaining great happiness.
तदिदं व्याकुलं सर्वं कृतं धर्मस्य पीडनात् । भीमसेनेन गोविन्द कामं त्वं तु यथात्थ माम् ॥
English Translation
It is because Bhimasena, has deviated from morality this harmony, of which I have spoken, has been disturbed, Inspite, O Govinda, of all your arguments to me!'
अरोषणो हि धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मवत्सलः । भवान्प्रख्यायते लोके तस्मात्संशाम्य मा क्रुधः ॥
English Translation
Krishna replied, saying-You are always described as shorn of wrath, and devoted to righteousness! Pacify yourself, therefore, and do not yield to wrath!
प्राप्तं कलियुगं विद्धि प्रतिज्ञां पाण्डवस्य च । आनृण्यं यातु वैरस्य प्रतिज्ञायाश्च पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Know that the Kali age is at hand. Remember also the promise made by the son of Pandu! Let, therefore, the son of Pandu be regarded to have requited the debt he owed to his enemy and to have carried out his promise."
धर्मच्छलमपि श्रुत्वा केशवात्स विशां पते । नैव प्रीतमना रामो वचनं प्राह संसदि ॥
हत्वाधर्मेण राजानं धर्मात्मानं सुयोधनम् । जिह्मयोधीति लोकेऽस्मिन्ख्यातिं यास्यति पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya continued "Hearing this fallacious argument from Keshava, O king, Rama failed to remove his anger and become cheerful. He then said in that assembly, having unfairly killed the righteous king Suyodhana, the son of Pandu shall be known in the world as a wily warrior.
दुर्योधनोऽपि धर्मात्मा गतिं यास्यति शाश्वतीम् । ऋजुयोधी हतो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रो नराधिपः ॥
English Translation
The righteous Duryodhana, on the other hand, shall acquire cternal blessedness! Dhritarashtra's royal son, who has been struck down, is a fair warrior!
युद्धदीक्षां प्रविश्याजौ रणयज्ञं वितत्य च । हुत्वात्मानममित्राग्नौ प्राप चावभृथं यशः ॥
English Translation
Having made all possible arrangements for the Sacrifice of battle, and having performed the initiatory rites on the field, and lastly, having poured his life as a libation upon the fire of foes, Duryodhana had duly completed his Sacrifice by the final ablutions of glory!"
इत्युक्त्वा रथमास्थाय रौहिणेयः प्रतापवान् । श्वेताभ्रशिखराकारः प्रययौ द्वारकां प्रति ॥
English Translation
Having said these words, the brave son of Rohini, looking like a white cloud, got upon his chariot and went towards Dwaraka.
पाञ्चालाश्च सवार्ष्णेयाः पाण्डवाश्च विशां पते । रामे द्वारवतीं याते नातिप्रमनसोऽभवन् ॥
English Translation
The Panchalas, the Vrishnis and the Pandavas. O king, became rather dispirited after Rama had started for Dvaravati.
ततो युधिष्ठिरं दीनं चिन्तापरमधोमुखम् । शोकोपहतसंकल्पं वासुदेवोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥
English Translation
Then approaching Yudhishthira, who was exceedingly melancholy and anxious, and who hung down his head and knew not what to do in the great affliction of his heart, Vasudeva, said to him these words.
धर्मराज किमर्थं त्वमधर्ममनुमन्यसे । हतबन्धोर्यदेतस्य पतितस्य विचेतसः ॥
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