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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 91

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 91

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 91

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 91 of the classical Mahābhārata with 42 verses.

Total: 42 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.91.1–42 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
शमयित्वा पशूनन्यान्विधिवद्द्विजसत्तमाः । तुरगं तं यथाशास्त्रमालभन्त द्विजातयः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Having cooked, according to due rites, the other excellent animals which were sacrificed, the priests then sacrificed, according to the injunctions of the scriptures, that horse (which had wandered over the whole world).
ततः संज्ञाप्य तुरगं विधिवद्याजकर्षभाः । उपसंवेशयन्राजंस्ततस्तां द्रुपदात्मजाम् । कलाभिस्तिसृभी राजन्यथाविधि मनस्विनीम् ॥
English Translation
After cutting that horse into pieces, according to scriptural directions, they caused Draupadi of great intelligence, who was possessed of the three requisites of Mantras, things, and devotion, to sit near the divided animal.
उद्धृत्य तु वपां तस्य यथाशास्त्रं द्विजर्षभाः । श्रपयामासुरव्यग्राः शास्त्रवद्भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
The Brahmanas then, with cool minds, taking up the marrow of that horse, cooked it duly, O chief of Bharata's race.
तं वपाधूमगन्धं तु धर्मराजः सहानुजः । उपाजिघ्रद्यथान्यायं सर्वपाप्मापहं तदा ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira the just, with all his younger brothers, then smelled, according to the scriptures, the smoke, capable of purging one from every sin, of the marrow that was thus cooked.
शिष्टान्यङ्गानि यान्यासंस्तस्याश्वस्य नराधिप । तान्यग्नौ जुहुवुर्धीराः समस्ताः षोडशर्त्विजः ॥
English Translation
The remaining limbs, O king, of that horse, were poured into the fire by the sixteen sacrificial priests possessed of great wisdom.
संस्थाप्यैवं तस्य राज्ञस्तं क्रतुं शक्रतेजसः । व्यासः सशिष्यो भगवान्वर्धयामास तं नृपम् ॥
English Translation
Having thus completed the sacrifice of that monarch who was gifted with the energy of Shakra himself, the illustrious Vyasa with his disciples eulogised the king greatly.
ततो युधिष्ठिरः प्रादात्सदस्येभ्यो यथाविधि । कोटीसहस्रं निष्काणां व्यासाय तु वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
Then Yudhishthira gave away to the Brahmanas a thousand crores of golden nishkas, and to Vyasa he gave away the whole Earth.
प्रतिगृह्य धरां राजन्व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
पृथिवी भवतस्त्वेषा संन्यस्ता राजसत्तम । निष्क्रयो दीयतां मह्यं ब्राह्मणा हि धनार्थिनः ॥
English Translation
Satyavati's son Vyasa, having accepted the Earth, addressed that foremost one of Bharata's race, viz., king Yudhishthira the just, and said, O best of kings, the Earth which you have given me I return to you! Do you give me the purchasing value, for Brahmanas are desirous of wealth.
युधिष्ठिरस्तु तान्विप्रान्प्रत्युवाच महामनाः । भ्रातृभिः सहितो धीमान्मध्ये राज्ञां महात्मनाम् ॥
English Translation
The great Yudhishthria of great intelligence staying with his brothers in the midst of the kings invited to his sacrifice, said to those Brahmanas:
अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे पृथिवी दक्षिणा स्मृता । अर्जुनेन जिता सेयमृत्विग्भ्यः प्रापिता मया ॥
English Translation
The Dakshina ordained in the scriptures for the great Horse-Sacrifice is the Earth, Hence, I have given away to the sacrificial priests the Earth conquered by Arjuna.
वनं प्रवेक्ष्ये विप्रेन्द्रा विभजध्वं महीमिमाम् । चतुर्धा पृथिवीं कृत्वा चातुर्होत्रप्रमाणतः ॥
English Translation
You foremost of Brahmanas, I shall enter the forest. Do you divide the Earth among yourselves! Indeed, do you divide the Earth into four parts according to what is done in the Chaturhotra-Sacrifice.
नाहमादातुमिच्छामि ब्रह्मस्वं मुनिसत्तमाः । इदं हि मे मतं नित्यं भ्रातॄणां च ममानघाः ॥
इत्युक्तवति तस्मिंस्ते भ्रातरो द्रौपदी च सा । एवमेतदिति प्राहुस्तदभूद्रोमहर्षणम् ॥
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे वागासीत्साधु साध्विति भारत । तथैव द्विजसंघानां शंसतां विबभौ स्वनः ॥
English Translation
Then, O Bharata, an invisible voice was heard in the sky, saying, 'Excellent, Excellent!' The murmurs, also, of crowd of Brahmanas as they spoke, arose.
द्वैपायनस्तथोक्तस्तु पुनरेव युधिष्ठिरम् । उवाच मध्ये विप्राणामिदं संपूजयन्मुनिः ॥
दत्तैषा भवता मह्यं तां ते प्रतिददाम्यहम् । हिरण्यं दीयतामेभ्यो द्विजातिभ्यो धरास्तु ते ॥
ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । यथाह भगवान्व्यासस्तथा तत्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
Then Vasudeva, addressing king Yudhishthira the just, said, You should do as you are ordered by the illustrious Vyasa.'
इत्युक्तः स कुरुश्रेष्ठः प्रीतात्मा भ्रातृभिः सह । कोटिकोटिकृतां प्रादाद्दक्षिणां त्रिगुणां क्रतोः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed, that foremost one of Kuru's race, along with all his brothers, became pleased and gave away millions of golden coins, in fact, trebling the Dakshina ordained for the Horse-Sacrifice,
न करिष्यति तल्लोके कश्चिदन्यो नराधिपः । यत्कृतं कुरुसिंहेन मरुत्तस्यानुकुर्वता ॥
English Translation
No other king will be able to accomplish what the Kuru king did on that occasion like Marutta.
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्द्रव्यं कृष्णद्वैपायनः प्रभुः । ऋत्विग्भ्यः प्रददौ विद्वांश्चतुर्धा व्यभजंश्च ते ॥
English Translation
Accepting that wealth, the Island-born sage, Krishna, of great learning, gave it to the sacrificial priests, dividing it into four parts.
पृथिव्या निष्क्रयं दत्त्वा तद्धिरण्यं युधिष्ठिरः । धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्गो मुमुदे भ्रातृभिः सह ॥
English Translation
Having paid that wealth as the price of the Earth, Yudhishthira, purged of his sins and assured of Heaven, rejoiced with his brothers.
ऋत्विजस्तमपर्यन्तं सुवर्णनिचयं तदा । व्यभजन्त द्विजातिभ्यो यथोत्साहं यथाबलम् ॥
English Translation
The sacrificial priests, having got that unlimited quantity of riches, distributed it among the Brahmanas gladly and according to the desire of each recipient.
यज्ञवाटे तु यत्किंचिद्धिरण्यमपि भूषणम् । तोरणानि च यूपांश्च घटाः पात्रीस्तथेष्टकाः । युधिष्ठिराभ्यनुज्ञाताः सर्वं तद्व्यभजन्द्विजाः ॥
English Translation
The Brahmanas, also divided amongst themselves, according to Yudhishthira's permission, the various ornaments of gold which were in the sacrificial compound, including the triumphal arches, the stakes, the jars, and various kinds of vessels.
अनन्तरं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः क्षत्रिया जह्रिरे वसु । तथा विट्शूद्रसंघाश्च तथान्ये म्लेच्छजातयः । कालेन महता जह्रुस्तत्सुवर्णं ततस्ततः ॥
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे मुदिता जग्मुरालयान् । तर्पिता वसुना तेन धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना ॥
स्वमंशं भगवान्व्यासः कुन्त्यै पादाभिवादनात् । प्रददौ तस्य महतो हिरण्यस्य महाद्युतिः ॥
श्वशुरात्प्रीतिदायं तं प्राप्य सा प्रीतमानसा । चकार पुण्यं लोके तु सुमहान्तं पृथा तदा ॥
गत्वा त्ववभृथं राजा विपाप्मा भ्रातृभिः सह । सभाज्यमानः शुशुभे महेन्द्रो दैवतैरिव ॥
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