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Mahābhārata • Parva 15 (Āśramavāsikaparva) • Adhyāya 4

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 4

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 4 of the classical Mahābhārata with 16 verses.

Total: 16 Verses • Citations: MBh 15.4.1–16 • 250 Lexicon Terms
युधिष्ठिरस्य नृपतेर्दुर्योधनपितुस्तथा । नान्तरं ददृशू राजन्पुरुषाः प्रणयं प्रति ॥
English Translation
The people who lived in the Kuru kingdom could not mark any difference in the cordiality which existed between king Yudhishthira and the father of Duryodhana.
यदा तु कौरवो राजा पुत्रं सस्मार बालिशम् । तदा भीमं हृदा राजन्नपध्याति स पार्थिवः ॥
English Translation
When the Kuru king recollected his wicked son, he then could not but feel unfriendly, in his heart, towards Bhima.
तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम् । नामर्षयत राजेन्द्र सदैवातुष्टवद्धृदा ॥
English Translation
Bhiimasena also, O king, moved by a wicked heart, was unable to put up with king Dhritarashtra.
अप्रकाशान्यप्रियाणि चकारास्य वृकोदरः । आज्ञां प्रत्यहरच्चापि कृतकैः पुरुषैः सदा ॥
English Translation
Vrikodara secretly did many deeds that were disagreeable to the old king. Through deceitful servants he caused the commands of his uncle to be disobeyed.
अथ भीमः सुहृन्मध्ये बाहुशब्दं तथाकरोत् । संश्रवे धृतराष्ट्रस्य गान्धार्याश्चाप्यमर्षणः ॥
स्मृत्वा दुर्योधनं शत्रुं कर्णदुःशासनावपि । प्रोवाचाथ सुसंरब्धो भीमः स परुषं वचः ॥
अन्धस्य नृपतेः पुत्रा मया परिघबाहुना । नीता लोकममुं सर्वे नानाशस्त्रात्तजीविताः ॥
English Translation
Indeed, these are those two arms of mine, loO king like maces of iron, and invincible by cnemies, coming within whose clasp the sons of Dhritarashtra have all been killed.
इमौ तौ परिघप्रख्यौ भुजौ मम दुरासदौ । ययोरन्तरमासाद्य धार्तराष्ट्राः क्षयं गताः ॥
English Translation
These are those two well-developed and round arms of mine, resembling a pair of elephantine trunks. Coming within their clasp, the foolish sons of Dhritarashtra have all been killed.
ताविमौ चन्दनेनाक्तौ वन्दनीयौ च मे भुजौ । याभ्यां दुर्योधनो नीतः क्षयं ससुतबान्धवः ॥
English Translation
Smeared with sandal-paste and deserving of that adornment are those two arms of mine by which Duryodhana has been sent to the other world along with all his sons and kinsmen.'
एताश्चान्याश्च विविधाः शल्यभूता जनाधिपः । वृकोदरस्य ता वाचः श्रुत्वा निर्वेदमागमत् ॥
English Translation
Hearing these and many other words, O king, of Vrikodara, which were so many darts, king Dhritarashtra gave way to cheerlessness and sorrow.
सा च बुद्धिमती देवी कालपर्यायवेदिनी । गान्धारी सर्वधर्मज्ञा तान्यलीकानि शुश्रुवे ॥
English Translation
Queen Gandhari, however, who conversant with every duty and endued with great intelligence, and who knew what Time brings on its course, considered them as untrue.
ततः पञ्चदशे वर्षे समतीते नराधिपः । राजा निर्वेदमापेदे भीमवाग्बाणपीडितः ॥
English Translation
Then, after fifteen years had passed away, o monarch, king Dhritarashtra, afflicted (constantly) by the wordy arrows of Bhima, became stricken with despair and sorrow.
नान्वबुध्यत तद्राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । श्वेताश्वो वाथ कुन्ती वा द्रौपदी वा यशस्विनी ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira thc son of Kunti, however, knew it not; nor Arjuna of white horses; nor Kunti; nor Draupadi possessed of great fame; nor the twin sons of Madri, knowing every duty and who were always engaged in acting after the wishes of Dhritarashtra. was to
माद्रीपुत्रौ च भीमस्य चित्तज्ञावन्वमोदताम् । राज्ञस्तु चित्तं रक्षन्तौ नोचतुः किंचिदप्रियम् ॥
ततः समानयामास धृतराष्ट्रः सुहृज्जनम् । बाष्पसंदिग्धमत्यर्थमिदमाह वचो भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Employed in doing the behest's of the king, the twins never said anything that was disagreeable the old king. Then Dhritarashtra one day honoured his friends by his confidence. Addressing them with tearful eyes, he said these words.
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