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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 2 of 2 (Verses 15 shown)
दुर्योधनस्य भीमेन मृद्यमानं शिरः पदा । उपप्रेक्षसि कस्मात्त्वं धर्मज्ञः सन्नराधिप ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva said O Yudhishthira why do you allow such a wrong act, since you suffer the head of the insensible and fallen Duryodhana whose relatives and friends have all been killed to be thus struck by Bhima with his foot? conversant as thou art with the rules of Ethics, why do you, O king, look at this act with indifference?'
न ममैतत्प्रियं कृष्ण यद्राजानं वृकोदरः । पदा मूर्ध्न्यस्पृशत्क्रोधान्न च हृष्ये कुलक्षये ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira answered This act, O Krishna, of Vrikodara's angrily touching the head of the king with his foot, is not pleasant to me, nor am I glad at this extermination of my race!
निकृत्या निकृता नित्यं धृतराष्ट्रसुतैर्वयम् । बहूनि परुषाण्युक्त्वा वनं प्रस्थापिताः स्म ह ॥
English Translation
By gujle were we always imposed on by the sons of Dhritarastra! They spoke many harsh words to us. We were again exiled into the forest by them.
भीमसेनस्य तद्दुःखमतीव हृदि वर्तते । इति संचिन्त्य वार्ष्णेय मयैतत्समुपेक्षितम् ॥
English Translation
On account of all those acts great grief exists in Bhimasena's heart! Thinking of all this, O hero of the Vrishnis's race, I looked on with indifference!
तस्माद्धत्वाकृतप्रज्ञं लुब्धं कामवशानुगम् । लभतां पाण्डवः कामं धर्मेऽधर्मेऽपि वा कृते ॥
English Translation
Having killed the covetous, foolish and passionate Duryodhana, let the son of Pandu satisfy his desire, be it by means fair or foul.
इत्युक्ते धर्मराजेन वासुदेवोऽब्रवीदिदम् । काममस्त्वेवमिति वै कृच्छ्राद्यदुकुलोद्वहः ॥
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन भीमप्रियहितैषिणा । अन्वमोदत तत्सर्वं यद्भीमेन कृतं युधि ॥
भीमसेनोऽपि हत्वाजौ तव पुत्रममर्षणः । अभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थित्वा संप्रहृष्टः कृताञ्जलिः ॥
प्रोवाच सुमहातेजा धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । हर्षादुत्फुल्लनयनो जितकाशी विशां पते ॥
English Translation
With eyes expanded in joy and proud of the victory he had acquired, the energetic Vrikodara, O king, said to his eldest brother, saying-'The Earth belongs to-day to you, O king, without quarrels to disturb her and with all her thorns gone! Govern her, O king, and observe the duties of your order.
तवाद्य पृथिवी राजन्क्षेमा निहतकण्टका । तां प्रशाधि महाराज स्वधर्ममनुपालयन् ॥
यस्तु कर्तास्य वैरस्य निकृत्या निकृतिप्रियः । सोऽयं विनिहतः शेते पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ॥
English Translation
He, who was the root of these hostilities, and who fomented them by means of his wiliness, that wretched being, lies struck down, on the bare ground, O lord of Earth.
दुःशासनप्रभृतयः सर्वे ते चोग्रवादिनः । राधेयः शकुनिश्चापि निहतास्तव शत्रवः ॥
English Translation
All those wretched led by Dusshasana, who used to utter cruel words, as also those other enemies of yours, viz., the son of Radha, and Shakuni, have been killed.
सेयं रत्नसमाकीर्णा मही सवनपर्वता । उपावृत्ता महाराज त्वामद्य निहतद्विषम् ॥
English Translation
Filled with all sorts of gems, the Earth, with her forests and mountains, O king, once more approaches you who have no foes alive.'
गतं वैरस्य निधनं हतो राजा सुयोधनः । कृष्णस्य मतमास्थाय विजितेयं वसुंधरा ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said Hostilities have been closed! King Suyodhana has been struck down! The Earth has been conquered (by us), under the advice of Krishna.
दिष्ट्या गतस्त्वमानृण्यं मातुः कोपस्य चोभयोः । दिष्ट्या जयसि दुर्धर्ष दिष्ट्या शत्रुर्निपातितः ॥
English Translation
By good luck, you had paid off your debt to your mother and to your wrath! By good luck, you have been victorious, O invincible hero, and by good luck, your enemy has been killed.'
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