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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 160

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 160

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 160

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 160 of the classical Mahābhārata with 88 verses.

Total: 88 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.160.1–88 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
कथान्तरमथासाद्य खड्गयुद्धविशारदः । नकुलः शरतल्पस्थमिदमाह पितामहम् ॥
English Translation
When this discourse was finished, Nakula who was an expert swordsman thus questioned the Kuru grandfather lying on his bed of arrows.
धनुः प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठमिति वादः पितामह । मतस्तु मम धर्मज्ञ खड्ग एव सुसंशितः ॥
विशीर्णे कार्मुके राजन्प्रक्षीणेषु च वाजिषु । खड्गेन शक्यते युद्धे साध्वात्मा परिरक्षितुम् ॥
English Translation
Nakula said-The bow, O grand-father, known as the foremost of weapons in this world. I, however, prefer the sword, since when the bow, O king, is cut off or broken, when horses are dead or weakened, a good warrior, well-trained in the sword, can protect himself by means of his sword.
शरासनधरांश्चैव गदाशक्तिधरांस्तथा । एकः खड्गधरो वीरः समर्थः प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥
English Translation
A hero armed with the sword can, alone, withstand inany bowmen and many antagonists armed with maces and arrows.
अत्र मे संशयश्चैव कौतूहलमतीव च । किं स्वित्प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धेषु पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
I have this doubt, and I am anxious to know the truth. Which, O king, is really the foremost of weapons in all battles.
कथं चोत्पादितः खड्गः कस्यार्थाय च केन वा । पूर्वाचार्यं च खड्गस्य प्रब्रूहि प्रपितामह ॥
English Translation
How was the sword first created and why? Who also was the first teacher in that weapon? Tell me all this, O grandfather.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः । सर्वकौशलसंयुक्तं सूक्ष्मचित्रार्थवच्छुभम् ॥
ततस्तस्योत्तरं वाक्यं स्वरवर्णोपपादितम् । शिक्षान्यायोपसंपन्नं द्रोणशिष्याय पृच्छते ॥
उवाच सर्वधर्मज्ञो धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः । शरतल्पगतो भीष्मो नकुलाय महात्मने ॥
तत्त्वं शृणुष्व माद्रेय यदेतत्परिपृच्छसि । प्रबोधितोऽस्मि भवता धातुमानिव पर्वतः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Hear the truth, O son of Madri, about what you have asked me! I am worked up by this question of yours, like a hill of red chalk.
सलिलैकार्णवं तात पुरा सर्वमभूदिदम् । निष्प्रकम्पमनाकाशमनिर्देश्यमहीतलम् ॥
English Translation
In days of yore the universe was one vast sheet of water, fixed and skyless, and without this Earth existing in it.
तमःसंवृतमस्पर्शमतिगम्भीरदर्शनम् । निःशब्दं चाप्रमेयं च तत्र जज्ञे पितामहः ॥
English Translation
Covered with darkness, and unseen, it presented a dreadful aspect. Perfect silence prevailed everywhere and it was immeasurable in extent. In his own proper time the Grandfather (of the universe) was born.
सोऽसृजद्वायुमग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान् । आकाशमसृजच्चोर्ध्वमधो भूमिं च नैरृतिम् ॥
English Translation
He then created wind, and fire, and the highly powerful sun. He also created the sky, the heavens, the nether regions, Earth, the quarters, the firmament with the moon and the stars, the constellations, the planets, the year, the seasons, the months, the two fortnights and the smaller divisions of time.
नभः सचन्द्रतारं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा । संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान् ॥
ततः शरीरं लोकस्थं स्थापयित्वा पितामहः । जनयामास भगवान्पुत्रानुत्तमतेजसः ॥
English Translation
Assuming a visible form the divine Grandfather then begot (by the power of his will) some highly energetic sons.
मरीचिमृषिमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् । वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ चोभौ रुद्रं च प्रभुमीश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
They are the sages Marichi, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vashishtha, Angiras, and the mighty and powerful lord Rudra, and Prachetas. The last beget Daksha, who in his turn beget sixty daughters. All those daughters were accepted by the twice-born sages for the purpose of begetting children upon them.
प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्षः कन्याः षष्टिमजीजनत् । ता वै ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वाः प्रजार्थं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥
English Translation
They are the sages Marichi, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vashishtha, Angiras, and the mighty and powerful lord Rudra, and Prachetas. The last beget Daksha, who in his turn beget sixty daughters. All those daughters were accepted by the twice-born sages for the purpose of begetting children upon them.
ताभ्यो विश्वानि भूतानि देवाः पितृगणास्तथा । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव रक्षांसि विविधानि च ॥
पतत्रिमृगमीनाश्च प्लवंगाश्च महोरगाः । नानाकृतिबलाश्चान्ये जलक्षितिविचारिणः ॥
औद्भिदाः स्वेदजाश्चैव अण्डजाश्च जरायुजाः । जज्ञे तात तथा सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥
भूतसर्गमिमं कृत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः । शाश्वतं वेदपठितं धर्मं च युयुजे पुनः ॥
English Translation
Having thus created all mobile and immobile creatures, then the universal Grandfather preached the eternal religion of the Vedas.
तस्मिन्धर्मे स्थिता देवाः सहाचार्यपुरोहिताः । आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः ससाध्या मरुदश्विनः ॥
भृग्वत्र्यङ्गिरसः सिद्धाः काश्यपश्च तपोधनः । वसिष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा नारदपर्वतौ ॥
ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च प्रभासाः सिकतास्तथा । घृताचाः सोमवायव्या वैखानसमरीचिपाः ॥
अकृष्टाश्चैव हंसाश्च ऋषयोऽथाग्नियोनिजाः । वानप्रस्थाः पृश्नयश्च स्थिता ब्रह्मानुशासने ॥
दानवेन्द्रास्त्वतिक्रम्य तत्पितामहशासनम् । धर्मस्यापचयं चक्रुः क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः ॥
English Translation
Disregarding the cominands of the Grandfather, and giving way to anger and covetousness, the foremost of the Danavas, however, began to bring about the destruction of virtue.
हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव हिरण्याक्षो विरोचनः । शम्बरो विप्रचित्तिश्च प्रह्रादो नमुचिर्बलिः ॥
English Translation
They were Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Virochana, Shamvara, Viprachitti, Prahlada, Namuchi and Vali.
एते चान्ये च बहवः सगणा दैत्यदानवाः । धर्मसेतुमतिक्रम्य रेमिरेऽधर्मनिश्चयाः ॥
English Translation
Disregarding all restraints of duty and religion, these and many other Daityas and Danavas sported and found pleasure in all sorts of wicked acts.
सर्वे स्म तुल्यजातीया यथा देवास्तथा वयम् । इत्येवं हेतुमास्थाय स्पर्धमानाः सुरर्षिभिः ॥
English Translation
Considering themselves equal in point of birth with the gods, they began to challenge them and the pure sages.
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