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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 64

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 64

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 64

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 64 of the classical Mahābhārata with 44 verses.

Total: 44 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.64.1–44 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
वातिकानां सकाशात्तु श्रुत्वा दुर्योधनं हतम् । हतशिष्टास्ततो राजन्कौरवाणां महारथाः ॥
विनिर्भिन्नाः शितैर्बाणैर्गदातोमरशक्तिभिः । अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः । त्वरिता जवनैरश्वैरायोधनमुपागमन् ॥
तत्रापश्यन्महात्मानं धार्तराष्ट्रं निपातितम् । प्रभग्नं वायुवेगेन महाशालं यथा वने ॥
भूमौ विवेष्टमानं तं रुधिरेण समुक्षितम् । महागजमिवारण्ये व्याधेन विनिपातितम् ॥
विवर्तमानं बहुशो रुधिरौघपरिप्लुतम् । यदृच्छया निपतितं चक्रमादित्यगोचरम् ॥
महावातसमुत्थेन संशुष्कमिव सागरम् । पूर्णचन्द्रमिव व्योम्नि तुषारावृतमण्डलम् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, they saw him lying on the ground like the Sun dropped on the Earth or like the Occan dried by a mighty wind, or like the Full Moon in the sky with his disc covered with fog. Like an elephant in prowess and possessing long arms, the king lay on the Earth, covered with dust.
रेणुध्वस्तं दीर्घभुजं मातङ्गसमविक्रमम् । वृतं भूतगणैर्घोरैः क्रव्यादैश्च समन्ततः । यथा धनं लिप्समानैर्भृत्यैर्नृपतिसत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
Around hiin were many terrible creatures and carnivorous animals, like satellites sceking wealth around a king in state.
भ्रुकुटीकृतवक्त्रान्तं क्रोधादुद्वृत्तचक्षुषम् । सामर्षं तं नरव्याघ्रं व्याघ्रं निपतितं यथा ॥
English Translation
His forehead was contracted into furrows of rage and his eyes were rolling in anger. They saw the king, that foremost of men, full of rage, like a tiger struck down (by hunters).
ते तु दृष्ट्वा महेष्वासा भूतले पतितं नृपम् । मोहमभ्यागमन्सर्वे कृपप्रभृतयो रथाः ॥
English Translation
Seeing the king laid low on the Earth, those great bow-inen, viz., Kripa and others became stupefied.
अवतीर्य रथेभ्यस्तु प्राद्रवन्राजसंनिधौ । दुर्योधनं च संप्रेक्ष्य सर्वे भूमावुपाविशन् ॥
English Translation
Getting down from their cars, they ran towards the king. Seeing Duryodhana, all of them sat on the Earth around him.
ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज बाष्पपूर्णेक्षणः श्वसन् । उवाच भरतश्रेष्ठं सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
Then Drona's son, O king, with eyes full of tears and sighting like a snake, said these words to that chief of Bharata's race, that foremost of all the kings on Earth.
न नूनं विद्यतेऽसह्यं मानुष्ये किंचिदेव हि । यत्र त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र शेषे पांसुषु रूषितः ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, there is nothing permanent in the world of men, since you, O foremost of men, lic on the mother Earth covered with dust.
भूत्वा हि नृपतिः पूर्वं समाज्ञाप्य च मेदिनीम् । कथमेकोऽद्य राजेन्द्र तिष्ठसे निर्जने वने ॥
English Translation
You were a king who had issued your commands to all the world! Why then, O foremost of kings, do you lie alone on the bare ground?
दुःशासनं न पश्यामि नापि कर्णं महारथम् । नापि तान्सुहृदः सर्वान्किमिदं भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
I do not see Dussasana by you, nor the great car-warrior Karna, nor those hundreds of your friends. What is this, O foremost of men?
दुःखं नूनं कृतान्तस्य गतिं ज्ञातुं कथंचन । लोकानां च भवान्यत्र शेते पांसुषु रूषितः ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, it is difficult to learn the ways of Yama, since you, O lord of all the world, thus lie on the bare ground covered with dust.
एष मूर्धावसिक्तानामग्रे गत्वा परंतपः । सतृणं ग्रसते पांसुं पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम् ॥
English Translation
Alas, this destroyer of foes used to trample at the head of all Kshatriyas that had their locks sprinkled with holy water at the time of coronation. Alas, he now eats the dust. Witness the reverses of fortune that time brings.
क्व ते तदमलं छत्रं व्यजनं क्व च पार्थिव । सा च ते महती सेना क्व गता पार्थिवोत्तम ॥
English Translation
Where is that pure white umbrella of yours? Where is that fanning yak-tail also, O king? Where is that vast army of yours now gone, O best of kings?
दुर्विज्ञेया गतिर्नूनं कार्याणां कारणान्तरे । यद्वै लोकगुरुर्भूत्वा भवानेतां दशां गतः ॥
English Translation
The course of events is, forsooth, a mystery, since you, who were the master of the world, have been reduced to this state.
अध्रुवा सर्वमर्त्येषु ध्रुवं श्रीरुपलक्ष्यते । भवतो व्यसनं दृष्ट्वा शक्रविस्पर्धिनो भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, the prosperity of all mortals is very unstable, since you, who were equal unto Shakra himself, have now been reduced to such a miserable condition.'
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दुःखितस्य विशेषतः । उवाच राजन्पुत्रस्ते प्राप्तकालमिदं वचः ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Ashvatthaman your son answered himn in words that were suited to the occasion.
विमृज्य नेत्रे पाणिभ्यां शोकजं बाष्पमुत्सृजन् । कृपादीन्स तदा वीरान्सर्वानेव नराधिपः ॥
English Translation
He wiped his eyes with his hands and shed tears of grief again. The king then addressed all those heroes headed by Kripa and said *Subjection to death has been ordained by the Creator himself. Death comes to all in course of Time.
ईदृशो मर्त्यधर्मोऽयं धात्रा निर्दिष्ट उच्यते । विनाशः सर्वभूतानां कालपर्यायकारितः ॥
सोऽयं मां समनुप्राप्तः प्रत्यक्षं भवतां हि यः । पृथिवीं पालयित्वाहमेतां निष्ठामुपागतः ॥
English Translation
That death has now come to me, before you all. I, who governed the whole Earth, I have now been reduced to this miserable state.
दिष्ट्या नाहं परावृत्तो युद्धे कस्यांचिदापदि । दिष्ट्याहं निहतः पापैश्छलेनैव विशेषतः ॥
English Translation
By good luck, I never turned back from battle, whatever misfortunes over-took me. By good luck, I have been killed by those sinful men, by the help of deceptive means.
उत्साहश्च कृतो नित्यं मया दिष्ट्या युयुत्सता । दिष्ट्या चास्मि हतो युद्धे निहतज्ञातिबान्धवः ॥
English Translation
By good luck, while engaged in hostilities, I always showed courage and perseverance. By good luck, I am killed in battle, along with all my relatives and friends.
दिष्ट्या च वोऽहं पश्यामि मुक्तानस्माज्जनक्षयात् । स्वस्तियुक्तांश्च कल्यांश्च तन्मे प्रियमनुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
By good luck, I see you escaped alive from this great destruction, and are safe and sound! This is highly pleasing to me!
मा भवन्तोऽनुतप्यन्तां सौहृदान्निधनेन मे । यदि वेदाः प्रमाणं वो जिता लोका मयाक्षयाः ॥
English Translation
Do not, from love grieve for me death! If the Vedas are in any way authoritative, I have certainly acquired many eternal regions!
मन्यमानः प्रभावं च कृष्णस्यामिततेजसः । तेन न च्यावितश्चाहं क्षत्रधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ॥
English Translation
I am not ignorant of the glory of Krishna. He had not made me disregard the Kshatriya duties!
स मया समनुप्राप्तो नास्मि शोच्यः कथंचन । कृतं भवद्भिः सदृशमनुरूपमिवात्मनः । यतितं विजये नित्यं दैवं तु दुरतिक्रमम् ॥
English Translation
I have obtained him! No one should grieve for me. You have done what persons like you should do. You have always tried for my success. Destiny, however, is incapable of being defeated.'-Having said all this the king, with eyes bathed in tears, became silent, O king, agitated as he was with pain.
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