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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 66

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 66

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 66

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 66 of the classical Mahābhārata with 20 verses.

Total: 20 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.66.1–20 • 250 Lexicon Terms
उत्थितायां पृथायां तु सुभद्रा भ्रातरं तदा । दृष्ट्वा चुक्रोश दुःखार्ता वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said After Kunti had sat up, Subhadra, seeing her brother, began to weep aloud, and stricken with excessive grief, said, O you having eyes like lotus-petals, look at the grandson of Arjuna of great intelligence! Alas, the Kururace having been thinned, a child has been born that is feeble and dead.
पुण्डरीकाक्ष पश्यस्व पौत्रं पार्थस्य धीमतः । परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु परिक्षीणं गतायुषम् ॥
इषीका द्रोणपुत्रेण भीमसेनार्थमुद्यता । सोत्तरायां निपतिता विजये मयि चैव ह ॥
English Translation
The blade of grass, uplifted by Drona's son for bringing about the destruction of Bhimasena, fell upon Uttara and Vijaya and myself.
सेयं ज्वलन्ती हृदये मयि तिष्ठति केशव । यन्न पश्यामि दुर्धर्ष मम पुत्रसुतं विभो ॥
English Translation
Alas, that blade, O Keshava, is still existing (unexpected) in me, after having pierced my heart, since I do not, O irresistible hero, see this child with iny son.
किं नु वक्ष्यति धर्मात्मा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । भीमसेनार्जुनौ चापि माद्रवत्याः सुतौ च तौ ॥
English Translation
What will the righteous-souled king Yudhishthira the just say? What will Bhimasena and Arjuna, and the two sons of Madravati also say?
श्रुत्वाभिमन्योस्तनयं जातं च मृतमेव च । मुषिता इव वार्ष्णेय द्रोणपुत्रेण पाण्डवाः ॥
English Translation
Hearing that Abhimanyu's son was born and dead, the Pandavas, O you of Vrishni's race, will consider themselves as imposed upon by Ashvatthaman.
अभिमन्युः प्रियः कृष्ण पितॄणां नात्र संशयः । ते श्रुत्वा किं नु वक्ष्यन्ति द्रोणपुत्रास्त्रनिर्जिताः ॥
English Translation
Abhimanyu, O Krishna, was, forsooth, the minion of all the Pandava-brother. Hearing this intelligence, what will those heroes, defeated by the weapon of Drona's son say?
भवितातः परं दुःखं किं नु मन्ये जनार्दन । अभिमन्योः सुतात्कृष्ण मृताज्जातादरिंदम ॥
English Translation
Bowing grief, O Janardana, can be greater than this, viz., that Abhimanyu's son should be born and dead?
साहं प्रसादये कृष्ण त्वामद्य शिरसा नता । पृथेयं द्रौपदी चैव ताः पश्य पुरुषोत्तम ॥
English Translation
Bowing to you with my head, O Krishna, I seek to please you today! See O foremost of men, these two standing here, viz., Pritha and Draupadi.
यदा द्रोणसुतो गर्भान्पाण्डूनां हन्ति माधव । तदा किल त्वया द्रौणिः क्रुद्धेनोक्तोऽरिमर्दन ॥
English Translation
When, O Madhava, the son of Drona tried to destroy the embryos even in the wombs of the ladies of the Pandavas, at that time, O grinder of enemies, you said in anger to Dronas son (even these words). O wretch of a Brahmana, O vilest of men I shall disappoint your wish! I shall revive the son of Kiritin's son.
अकामं त्वा करिष्यामि ब्रह्मबन्धो नराधम । अहं संजीवयिष्यामि किरीटितनयात्मजम् ॥
English Translation
When, O Madhava, the son of Drona tried to destroy the embryos even in the wombs of the ladies of the Pandavas, at that time, O grinder of enemies, you said in anger to Dronas son (even these words). O wretch of a Brahmana, O vilest of men I shall disappoint your wish! I shall revive the son of Kiritin's son.
इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा जानमाना बलं तव । प्रसादये त्वा दुर्धर्ष जीवतामभिमन्युजः ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of yours and wellknowing your power, I seek to gratify you, O irresistible hero! Let the son of Abhimanyu be revived.
यद्येवं त्वं प्रतिश्रुत्य न करोषि वचः शुभम् । सफलं वृष्णिशार्दूल मृतां मामुपधारय ॥
English Translation
If having pledged yourself previously you do not accomplish your auspicious vow, do you then know for certain, O chief of the Vrishni race, that I shall put an end to my life.
अभिमन्योः सुतो वीर न संजीवति यद्ययम् । जीवति त्वयि दुर्धर्ष किं करिष्याम्यहं त्वया ॥
English Translation
If, O hero, this son of Abhimanyu does not revive when you, O irresistible one, are alive and near, of what other use will you be to me?
संजीवयैनं दुर्धर्ष मृतं त्वमभिमन्युजम् । सदृशाक्षसुतं वीर सस्यं वर्षन्निवाम्बुदः ॥
English Translation
Do you, therefore, O irresistible one, revive this son of Abhimanyu, this child who has eyes similar to his, even as a rain-charged cloud revives the lifeless crops (on a field).
त्वं हि केशव धर्मात्मा सत्यवान्सत्यविक्रमः । स तां वाचमृतां कर्तुमर्हसि त्वमरिंदम ॥
English Translation
You, O Keshava, are righteous-souled, truthful, and of prowess incapable of being baffled. You should, O chastiser of enemies make your words truthful.
इच्छन्नपि हि लोकांस्त्रीञ्जीवयेथा मृतानिमान् । किं पुनर्दयितं जातं स्वस्रीयस्यात्मजं मृतम् ॥
English Translation
If only you wish it, you can revive the three worlds (of being) if dead! What need, I say, therefore, of this darling child, born but dead, of your sister's son?
प्रभावज्ञास्मि ते कृष्ण तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते । कुरुष्व पाण्डुपुत्राणामिमं परमनुग्रहम् ॥
English Translation
I know your power, O Krishna! Therefore do I solicit you! Do you show this great favour to the sons of Pandu.
स्वसेति वा महाबाहो हतपुत्रेति वा पुनः । प्रपन्ना मामियं वेति दयां कर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥
English Translation
You should, O mighty-armed one, show mercy to this Uttara, or to me, thinking that I am your sister or even a mother who has lost her son, and one who has thrown herself upon your protection.
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