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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 82

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 82

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 82

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 82 of the classical Mahābhārata with 33 verses.

Total: 33 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.82.1–33 • 250 Lexicon Terms
किमागमनकृत्यं ते कौरव्यकुलनन्दिनि । मणिपूरपतेर्मातुस्तथैव च रणाजिरे ॥
English Translation
What brings you here, O daughter (in-law) of Kuru's race, and what, also, is the cause of the arrival on the field of battle of her who is the mother of the king of Manipura?
कच्चित्कुशलकामासि राज्ञोऽस्य भुजगात्मजे । मम वा चञ्चलापाङ्गे कच्चित्त्वं शुभमिच्छसि ॥
English Translation
Do you entertain friendly motives towards this king, O daughter of a snake? O you of restless glances, do you wish good to me too?
कच्चित्ते पृथुलश्रोणि नाप्रियं शुभदर्शने । अकार्षमहमज्ञानादयं वा बभ्रुवाहनः ॥
English Translation
I hope, O you of ample hips, that neither I, nor this Babruvahana here, have, O beautiful lady, donc any injury to you unconsciously?
कच्चिच्च राजपुत्री ते सपत्नी चैत्रवाहिनी । चित्राङ्गदा वरारोहा नापराध्यति किंचन ॥
English Translation
Has Chitrangada of faultless limbs, descended from the line of Chitravahana, done you any wrong?
तमुवाचोरगपतेर्दुहिता प्रहसन्त्यथ । न मे त्वमपराद्धोऽसि न नृपो बभ्रुवाहनः । न जनित्री तथास्येयं मम या प्रेष्यवत्स्थिता ॥
English Translation
To him, the daughter of the Prince of Snakes answered sinilingly, You have not offended me, nor has Babhruvahana done me any wrong.
श्रूयतां यद्यथा चेदं मया सर्वं विचेष्टितम् । न मे कोपस्त्वया कार्यः शिरसा त्वां प्रसादये ॥
त्वत्प्रीत्यर्थं हि कौरव्य कृतमेतन्मयानघ । यत्तच्छृणु महाबाहो निखिलेन धनंजय ॥
महाभारतयुद्धे यत्त्वया शांतनवो नृपः । अधर्मेण हतः पार्थ तस्यैषा निष्कृतिः कृता ॥
English Translation
O mighty-armed Dhananjaya, Hear all that I have done. In the great battle of the BharataPrinces, you had killed the royal son of Shantanu by unfair ways. What I have done has expiated your sin. You did not overthrow Bhishma while fighting with you!
न हि भीष्मस्त्वया वीर युध्यमानो निपातितः । शिखण्डिना तु संसक्तस्तमाश्रित्य हतस्त्वया ॥
तस्य शान्तिमकृत्वा तु त्यजेस्त्वं यदि जीवितम् । कर्मणा तेन पापेन पतेथा निरये ध्रुवम् ॥
एषा तु विहिता शान्तिः पुत्राद्यां प्राप्तवानसि । वसुभिर्वसुधापाल गङ्गया च महामते ॥
पुरा हि श्रुतमेतद्वै वसुभिः कथितं मया । गङ्गायास्तीरमागम्य हते शांतनवे नृपे ॥
आप्लुत्य देवा वसवः समेत्य च महानदीम् । इदमूचुर्वचो घोरं भागीरथ्या मते तदा ॥
English Translation
After the fall of Shantanu's son, those celestials, viz., the Vasus, coming to the banks of Ganga, bathed in her waters, and calling the goddess of that stream, they uttered these terrible words having the sanction of Bhagirati herself, viz., Shantanu's son Bhishma has been killed by Dhananjaya.
एष शांतनवो भीष्मो निहतः सव्यसाचिना । अयुध्यमानः संग्रामे संसक्तोऽन्येन भामिनि ॥
तदनेनाभिषङ्गेण वयमप्यर्जुनं शुभे । शापेन योजयामेति तथास्त्विति च साब्रवीत् ॥
तदहं पितुरावेद्य भृशं प्रव्यथितेन्द्रिया । अभवं स च तच्छ्रुत्वा विषादमगमत्परम् ॥
पिता तु मे वसून्गत्वा त्वदर्थं समयाचत । पुनः पुनः प्रसाद्यैनांस्त एनमिदमब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
Informed of what had taken place, my father became plunged in grief. Going to the Vasus, he begged them for your sake, again and again gratifying them by every means in his power. They then said to him, Dhananjaya has a highly blessed son who, youthful as he is, is the king of Manipura.
पुनस्तस्य महाभाग मणिपूरेश्वरो युवा । स एनं रणमध्यस्थं शरैः पातयिता भुवि ॥
एवं कृते स नागेन्द्र मुक्तशापो भविष्यति । गच्छेति वसुभिश्चोक्तो मम चेदं शशंस सः ॥
तच्छ्रुत्वा त्वं मया तस्माच्छापादसि विमोक्षितः । न हि त्वां देवराजोऽपि समरेषु पराजयेत् ॥
आत्मा पुत्रः स्मृतस्तस्मात्तेनेहासि पराजितः । नात्र दोषो मम मतः कथं वा मन्यसे विभो ॥
इत्येवमुक्तो विजयः प्रसन्नात्माब्रवीदिदम् । सर्वं मे सुप्रियं देवि यदेतत्कृतवत्यसि ॥
English Translation
I cannot be held, O powerful one, to have committed any sin. How, indeed, would you hold me censurable? Thus addressed (by Ulupi), Vijaya became cheerful of heart and said to her, All this you have done, O goddess, is highly agreeable to me.
इत्युक्त्वाथाब्रवीत्पुत्रं मणिपूरेश्वरं जयः । चित्राङ्गदायाः शृण्वन्त्याः कौरव्यदुहितुस्तथा ॥
युधिष्ठिरस्याश्वमेधः परां चैत्रीं भविष्यति । तत्रागच्छेः सहामात्यो मातृभ्यां सहितो नृप ॥
English Translation
After this, Jaya addressed his son, the king of Manipura, and said to him in the hearing of Chitrangada, the daughter (-in-law) of Kuru's race, the Horse-Sacrifice of Yudhishthira will take place on the day of full moon in the coming month of Chaitra.Come there, O king, with your mother and your counsellors and officers!'
इत्येवमुक्तः पार्थेन स राजा बभ्रुवाहनः । उवाच पितरं धीमानिदमस्राविलेक्षणः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by Partha, king Babhruvahana of great intelligence, with tearful eyes, said these words to his father, 'O you who are conversant with every duty, I shall certainly go, at your command, to the great Horse-Sacrifice, and take upon myself the task of distributing food among the twice-born ones!
उपयास्यामि धर्मज्ञ भवतः शासनादहम् । अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे द्विजातिपरिवेषकः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by Partha, king Babhruvahana of great intelligence, with tearful eyes, said these words to his father, 'O you who are conversant with every duty, I shall certainly go, at your command, to the great Horse-Sacrifice, and take upon myself the task of distributing food among the twice-born ones!
मम त्वनुग्रहार्थाय प्रविशस्व पुरं स्वकम् । भार्याभ्यां सह शत्रुघ्न मा भूत्तेऽत्र विचारणा ॥
English Translation
For, however, showing your grace towards me, do you enter your own city with your two wives. Do not cherish any scruple about this, O you who are fully acquainted with every duty!
उषित्वेह विशल्यस्त्वं सुखं स्वे वेश्मनि प्रभो । पुनरश्वानुगमनं कर्तासि जयतां वर ॥
English Translation
O lord, having lived for one night in your own palace in happiness, you may then follow the horse, O foremost of victorious warriors!
इत्युक्तः स तु पुत्रेण तदा वानरकेतनः । स्मयन्प्रोवाच कौन्तेयस्तदा चित्राङ्गदासुतम् ॥
English Translation
The ape-bannered son of Kunti, thus addressed by his son, answered the child Chitrangada, saying, You know, mighty-armed one, what vow I am observing? O you of large eyes, till the termination of this my vow, I cannot enter your city.
विदितं ते महाबाहो यथा दीक्षां चराम्यहम् । न स तावत्प्रवेक्ष्यामि पुरं ते पृथुलोचन ॥
English Translation
The ape-bannered son of Kunti, thus addressed by his son, answered the child Chitrangada, saying, You know, mighty-armed one, what vow I am observing? O you of large eyes, till the termination of this my vow, I cannot enter your city.
यथाकामं प्रयात्येष यज्ञियश्च तुरंगमः । स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि न स्थानं विद्यते मम ॥
English Translation
O foremost of men, this sacrificial horse wanders at will. Blessings on you. I must go away. I have no place to rest for even a short while!
स तत्र विधिवत्तेन पूजितः पाकशासनिः । भार्याभ्यामभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रायाद्भरतसत्तमः ॥
English Translation
The son of the chastiser of Paka then, duly adored by his son and obtaining the permission of his wives, left the spot and proceeded on his way.
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