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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 40

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 40

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 40

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 40 of the classical Mahābhārata with 23 verses.

Total: 23 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.40.1–23 • 250 Lexicon Terms
ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः । काञ्चने प्राङ्मुखो हृष्टो न्यषीदत्परमासने ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Shorn of grief and anxiety the royal son of Kunti, took his seat, with face eastwards, on an excellent seat made of gold.
तमेवाभिमुखौ पीठे सेव्यास्तरणसंवृते । सात्यकिर्वासुदेवश्च निषीदतुररिंदमौ ॥
English Translation
On another seat, beautiful and shining and made of gold, sat, with face directed towards him, those two destroyer of foes, viz., Satyaki and Vasudeva.
मध्ये कृत्वा तु राजानं भीमसेनार्जुनावुभौ । निषीदतुर्महात्मानौ श्लक्ष्णयोर्मणिपीठयोः ॥
English Translation
Placing the king in their midst, on his two sides sat Bhima and Arjuna upon two beautiful seats set with gerns.
दान्ते शय्यासने शुभ्रे जाम्बूनदविभूषिते । पृथापि सहदेवेन सहास्ते नकुलेन च ॥
English Translation
Upon a white ivory throne, decked with gold, sat Pritha with Sahadeva and Nakula.
सुधर्मा विदुरो धौम्यो धृतराष्ट्रश्च कौरवः । निषेदुर्ज्वलनाकारेष्वासनेषु पृथक्पृथक् ॥
English Translation
Sudharman, and Vidura, and Dhaumya, and the Kuru king Dhritarashtra, each sat separately on separate seats that shone with the effulgence of fire.
युयुत्सुः संजयश्चैव गान्धारी च यशस्विनी । धृतराष्ट्रो यतो राजा ततः सर्व उपाविशन् ॥
English Translation
Yuyutsu and Sanjaya and the illustrious Gandhari, all sat down where king Dhritarashtra had sat.
तत्रोपविष्टो धर्मात्मा श्वेताः सुमनसोऽस्पृशत् । स्वस्तिकानक्षतान्भूमिं सुवर्णं रजतं मणीन् ॥
English Translation
Seated there, the righteous king, touched the beautiful white flowers, Swastikas, vessels full of various articles, earth, gold, silver, and gems.
ततः प्रकृतयः सर्वाः पुरस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् । ददृशुर्धर्मराजानमादाय बहु मङ्गलम् ॥
English Translation
Then headed by the priest all the subjects came to see king Yudhishthira, bringing with them various kinds of sacred articles,
पृथिवीं च सुवर्णं च रत्नानि विविधानि च । आभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं सर्वसंभारसंभृतम् ॥
English Translation
Then earth and gold, and many sorts of gems, and all other articles in profusion which were necessary for the performance of the coronation rite, were brought there.
काञ्चनौदुम्बरास्तत्र राजताः पृथिवीमयाः । पूर्णकुम्भाः सुमनसो लाजा बर्हींषि गोरसाः ॥
English Translation
There were golden jars briinful with water, those made of copper and silver and earth, ' flowers, fried paddy, Kusha grass, cow's milk, (sacrificial) fuel consisting of the wood of Shami, Pippala, and Palasa, honey, clarified ! butter, (sacrificial) ladles made of Udumbara, and conchs adorned with gold.
शमीपलाशपुंनागाः समिधो मधुसर्पिषी । स्रुव औदुम्बरः शङ्खास्तथा हेमविभूषिताः ॥
दाशार्हेणाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तत्र धौम्यः पुरोहितः । प्रागुदक्प्रवणां वेदीं लक्षणेनोपलिप्य ह ॥
English Translation
Then requested by Krishna, the priest Dhaumya, constructed according to rule, an alter gradually inclining towards the east and the north.
व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरे श्लक्ष्णे सर्वतोभद्र आसने । दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने हुताशनसमत्विषि ॥
English Translation
Making the great Yudhishthira then, with Krishna the daughter of Drupada, seated upon a handsome seat, called Sarvatobhadra, with firm feet and covered with tiger-skin and effulgent, began to pour libations of clarified butter upon the sacrificial fire with proper Mantras.
उपवेश्य महात्मानं कृष्णां च द्रुपदात्मजाम् । जुहाव पावकं धीमान्विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् ॥
English Translation
Making the great Yudhishthira then, with Krishna the daughter of Drupada, seated upon a handsome seat, called Sarvatobhadra, with firm feet and covered with tiger-skin and effulgent, began to pour libations of clarified butter upon the sacrificial fire with proper Mantras.
अभ्यषिञ्चत्पतिं पृथ्व्याः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । धृतराष्ट्रश्च राजर्षिः सर्वाः प्रकृतयस्तथा ॥
ततोऽनुवादयामासुः पणवानकदुन्दुभीः । धर्मराजोऽपि तत्सर्वं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मतः ॥
पूजयामास तांश्चापि विधिवद्भूरिदक्षिणः । ततो निष्कसहस्रेण ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्ति वाचयत् । वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नाञ्शीलवृत्तसमन्वितान् ॥
English Translation
He gave a thousand nishkas to the Brahmanas who utiered blessings on him. All of them had studied the Vedas and were wise and well-behaved.
ते प्रीता ब्राह्मणा राजन्स्वस्त्यूचुर्जयमेव च । हंसा इव च नर्दन्तः प्रशशंसुर्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
Pleased (with presents), the Brahmanas, O king, wished him prosperity and victory, and with voice melodious like that of swans, chanted his praises, saying-O Yudhishthira of mighty arms, by good luck, O son of Pandu, you have acquired victory. By good luck, O highly effulgent hero, you have regained your position through prowess.
युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो दिष्ट्या जयसि पाण्डव । दिष्ट्या स्वधर्मं प्राप्तोऽसि विक्रमेण महाद्युते ॥
दिष्ट्या गाण्डीवधन्वा च भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः । त्वं चापि कुशली राजन्माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥
मुक्ता वीरक्षयादस्मात्संग्रामान्निहतद्विषः । क्षिप्रमुत्तरकालानि कुरु कार्याणि पाण्डव ॥
ततः प्रत्यर्चितः सद्भिर्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । प्रतिपेदे महद्राज्यं सुहृद्भिः सह भारत ॥
English Translation
Thus worshipped by those pious men, king Yudhishthira, with his friends, became installed on the throne of a large kingdom, O Bharata.
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