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Mahābhārata • Parva 15 (Āśramavāsikaparva) • Adhyāya 18

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 18

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 18

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 18 of the classical Mahābhārata with 13 verses.

Total: 13 Verses • Citations: MBh 15.18.1–13 • 250 Lexicon Terms
भीम ज्येष्ठो गुरुर्मे त्वं नातोऽन्यद्वक्तुमुत्सहे । धृतराष्ट्रो हि राजर्षिः सर्वथा मानमर्हति ॥
English Translation
Arjuna said O Bhima, you are my elder brother and, therefore, my senior and preceptor. I dare not say anything more than what I have already said. The royal sage Dhritarashtra deserves to be honoured by us in every way.
न स्मरन्त्यपराद्धानि स्मरन्ति सुकृतानि च । असंभिन्नार्थमर्यादाः साधवः पुरुषोत्तमाः ॥
English Translation
They who are good, they who are distinguished above the common level, they who break not the distinctions which characterise the good, remember which characterise the good, remember not the wrongs done to them but only the benefits they have got.
इदं मद्वचनात्क्षत्तः कौरवं ब्रूहि पार्थिवम् । यावदिच्छति पुत्राणां दातुं तावद्ददाम्यहम् ॥
भीष्मादीनां च सर्वेषां सुहृदामुपकारिणाम् । मम कोशादिति विभो मा भूद्भीमः सुदुर्मनाः ॥
इत्युक्ते धर्मराजस्तमर्जुनं प्रत्यपूजयत् । भीमसेनः कटाक्षेण वीक्षां चक्रे धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
Having said these words, king Yudhishthira the just highly applauded Arjuna. Meanwhile Bhimasena began to cast angry looks at Dhananjaya.
ततः स विदुरं धीमान्वाक्यमाह युधिष्ठिरः । न भीमसेने कोपं स नृपतिः कर्तुमर्हति ॥
English Translation
Then Yudhishthira, gifted with great intelligence, once more addressed Vidura said, King Dhritarashtra should not be angry with Bhimasena.
परिक्लिष्टो हि भीमोऽयं हिमवृष्ट्यातपादिभिः । दुःखैर्बहुविधैर्धीमानरण्ये विदितं तव ॥
English Translation
This Bhima of great intelligence was greatly afflicted by cold and rain and heat and by a thousand others griefs while living in the forest. All this you know.
किं तु मद्वचनाद्ब्रूहि राजानं भरतर्षभम् । यद्यदिच्छसि यावच्च गृह्यतां मद्गृहादिति ॥
English Translation
Do you, however, instructed by me, say to the king, O foremost one of Bharata's family, that he may take from my house whatever articles he wishes and in whatever measure also he likes.
यन्मात्सर्यमयं भीमः करोति भृशदुःखितः । न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यमिति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः ॥
English Translation
You shall also tell the king that he should not suffer his heart to remember this show of pride in which Bhima, deeply afflicted, has indulged.
यन्ममास्ति धनं किंचिदर्जुनस्य च वेश्मनि । तस्य स्वामी महाराज इति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः ॥
English Translation
Whatever wealth I have and whatever Arjuna has in his house, the owner thereof is king Dhritarashtra. This you should tell him.
ददातु राजा विप्रेभ्यो यथेष्टं क्रियतां व्ययः । पुत्राणां सुहृदां चैव गच्छत्वानृण्यमद्य सः ॥
English Translation
Let the king made gifts to Brahmanas! Let him spend as largely as he likes. Let him liberate himself from the debt he owes to his sons and well-wishers.
इदं चापि शरीरं मे तवायत्तं जनाधिप । धनानि चेति विद्धि त्वं क्षत्तर्नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥
English Translation
Let him be told besides, 'O monarch this very body of mine is at your disposal, and all the riches I have! Know this and let there be no doubt in this.
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