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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 60

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 60

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 60

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 60 of the classical Mahābhārata with 42 verses.

Total: 42 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.60.1–42 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
कथयन्नेव तु तदा वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् । महाभारतयुद्धं तत्कथान्ते पितुरग्रतः ॥
अभिमन्योर्वधं वीरः सोऽत्यक्रामत भारत । अप्रियं वसुदेवस्य मा भूदिति महामनाः ॥
मा दौहित्रवधं श्रुत्वा वसुदेवो महात्ययम् । दुःखशोकाभिसंतप्तो भवेदिति महामतिः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the intelligent Krishna did not wish that his father Vasudeva should, on hearing the dreadful intelligence of the death of his daughter's son, be afflicted with sorrow and grief.
सुभद्रा तु तमुत्क्रान्तमात्मजस्य वधं रणे । आचक्ष्व कृष्ण सौभद्रवधमित्यपतद्भुवि ॥
English Translation
(His sister) Subhadra, noticing that the slaughter of her son had not been mentioned, addressed her brother, saying, Do you narrate the death of my son, O Krishna!-and dropped down on the earth (in a swoon).
तामपश्यन्निपतितां वसुदेवः क्षितौ तदा । दृष्ट्वैव च पपातोर्व्यां सोऽपि दुःखेन मूर्छितः ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva saw his daughter fallen on the ground. As soon as he saw this, he also fell down, deprived of his senses by grief.
ततः स दौहित्रवधाद्दुःखशोकसमन्वितः । वसुदेवो महाराज कृष्णं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥
ननु त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष सत्यवाग्भुवि विश्रुतः । यद्दौहित्रवधं मेऽद्य न ख्यापयसि शत्रुहन् ॥
English Translation
(Regaining his senses) Vasudeva, afflicted with grief at the death of his daughter's son, O king, addressed Krishna, saying, O lotus-eyed one, you are famed on Earth for being truthful in speech. Why, however, O destroyer of enemies, do you not tell me today of the death of my daughter's son?
तद्भागिनेयनिधनं तत्त्वेनाचक्ष्व मे विभो । सदृशाक्षस्तव कथं शत्रुभिर्निहतो रणे ॥
English Translation
O powerful one, tell me in full of the destruction of your sister's son! Having eyes resembling thine, alas, how was he killed in battle by enemies.
दुर्मरं बत वार्ष्णेय कालेऽप्राप्ते नृभिः सदा । यत्र मे हृदयं दुःखाच्छतधा न विदीर्यते ॥
English Translation
Since my heart does not from grief break into a hundred pieces, it seems, O you of the Vrishni race, that it does not die with men when its hour does not come.
किमब्रवीत्त्वा संग्रामे सुभद्रां मातरं प्रति । मां चापि पुण्डरीकाक्ष चपलाक्षः प्रियो मम ॥
English Translation
Oh, at the time of his fall, what words did he give utterance to, addressing his mother? O lotus-eyed one, what did that darling of mine, having restless eyes, say to me?
आहवं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा कच्चिन्न निहतः परैः । कच्चिन्मुखं न गोविन्द तेनाजौ विकृतं कृतम् ॥
English Translation
I hope he has not been killed by eneinies while retreating from battle with his back towards them? I hope, O Govinda, that his face did not become cheerless while fighting?
स हि कृष्ण महातेजाः श्लाघन्निव ममाग्रतः । बालभावेन विजयमात्मनोऽकथयत्प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
He was possessed, O Krishna, of great energy. From a spirit of childishness, that powerful hero, boasting (of his prowess) in my presence, used to speak of his skill (in battle).
कच्चिन्न विकृतो बालो द्रोणकर्णकृपादिभिः । धरण्यां निहतः शेते तन्ममाचक्ष्व केशव ॥
English Translation
I hope that boy does not lie on the field, killed deceitfully by Drona and Karna and Kripa and others? Do you teli me this.
स हि द्रोणं च भीष्मं च कर्णं च रथिनां वरम् । स्पर्धते स्म रणे नित्यं दुहितुः पुत्रको मम ॥
English Translation
That son of my daughter always used to challenge Bhishma and that foremost of all powerful warriors, viz., Karna, in battle.
एवंविधं बहु तदा विलपन्तं सुदुःखितम् । पितरं दुःखिततरो गोविन्दो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
His father who, from excess of grief, bewailed thus, Govinda, more afflicted than he, answered in these words, His face did not become cheerless as he fought in the van of battle. Dreadful though that battle was, he diu not turn his back upon it.
न तेन विकृतं वक्त्रं कृतं संग्राममूर्धनि । न पृष्ठतः कृतश्चापि संग्रामस्तेन दुस्तरः ॥
English Translation
His father who, from excess of grief, bewailed thus, Govinda, more afflicted than he, answered in these words, His face did not become cheerless as he fought in the van of battle. Dreadful though that battle was, he diu not turn his back upon it.
निहत्य पृथिवीपालान्सहस्रशतसंघशः । खेदितो द्रोणकर्णाभ्यां दौःशासनिवशं गतः ॥
English Translation
Having killed hundreds and thousands of kings of Earth, he was distressed by Drona and Karna and at last was killed by the son of Dushasana.
एको ह्येकेन सततं युध्यमानो यदि प्रभो । न स शक्येत संग्रामे निहन्तुमपि वज्रिणा ॥
English Translation
If, O lord, he had been encountered, one to one, without intermission, he was incapable of being killed in battle by even the holder of the thunder-bolt.
समाहूते तु संग्रामे पार्थे संशप्तकैस्तदा । पर्यवार्यत संक्रुद्धैः स द्रोणादिभिराहवे ॥
English Translation
When his father Arjuna was withdrawn from the main body by the Samsaptakas, Abhimanyu was surrounded by the enraged Kaurava-heroes headed by Drona in battle.
ततः शत्रुक्षयं कृत्वा सुमहान्तं रणे पितुः । दौहित्रस्तव वार्ष्णेय दौःशासनिवशं गतः ॥
English Translation
Then, O father, after he had killed a very large number of enemies in battle, your daughter's son at last succumbed to the son of Dushasana.
नूनं च स गतः स्वर्गं जहि शोकं महामते । न हि व्यसनमासाद्य सीदन्ते सन्नराः क्वचित् ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, he has gone to the celestial region! Kill this grief of thine, O you of great intelligence! They who who are of purified understandings never languish when they meet with any calamity.
द्रोणकर्णप्रभृतयो येन प्रतिसमासिताः । रणे महेन्द्रप्रतिमाः स कथं नाप्नुयाद्दिवम् ॥
English Translation
He by whom Drona and Karna and others were checked in battle, heroes who were equal to Indra himself in power, why would not he ascend to the celestial region.
स शोकं जहि दुर्धर्ष मा च मन्युवशं गमः । शस्त्रपूतां हि स गतिं गतः परपुरंजयः ॥
English Translation
O irresistible one, do you kill this grief of thine! Do not allow yourself to be swayed by anger. That conqueror of hostile cities has attained to that sanctified and which depends upon death at the edge of weapons.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे सुभद्रेयं स्वसा मम । दुःखार्ताथो पृथां प्राप्य कुररीव ननाद ह ॥
English Translation
After the fall of that hero, this my sister Subhadra, stricken with grief, bewailed aloud, when she saw Kunti, like a female as prey.
द्रौपदीं च समासाद्य पर्यपृच्छत दुःखिता । आर्ये क्व दारकाः सर्वे द्रष्टुमिच्छामि तानहम् ॥
English Translation
When she met Draupadi, she asked her in grief, O reverend lady, where are all our sons? I wish to see them.
अस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वास्ताः कुरुयोषितः । भुजाभ्यां परिगृह्यैनां चुक्रुशुः परमार्तवत् ॥
English Translation
Hearing her lamentations, all the Kauravaladies embraced her and wept sitting around her.
उत्तरां चाब्रवीद्भद्रा भद्रे भर्ता क्व ते गतः । क्षिप्रमागमनं मह्यं तस्मै त्वं वेदयस्व ह ॥
English Translation
Seeing (her daughter-in-law) Uttara, she said, O blessed girl, where has your husband gone? when he returns, do you without losing a moment apprise me of it.
ननु नाम स वैराटि श्रुत्वा मम गिरं पुरा । भवनान्निष्पतत्याशु कस्मान्नाभ्येति ते पतिः ॥
English Translation
Alas, O daughter of Virata, as soon he heard my voice, he used to come out of his chamber without the loss of a moment. Why does not your husband come out today.
अभिमन्यो कुशलिनो मातुलास्ते महारथाः । कुशलं चाब्रुवन्सर्वे त्वां युयुत्सुमिहागतम् ॥
English Translation
Alas, O Abhimanyu, your maternal uncles, powerful car-warriors, are all hale. They used to bless you when they saw you come here prepared to go out for battle.
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