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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 220

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 220

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 220

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 220 of the classical Mahābhārata with 119 verses.

Total: 119 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.220.1–119 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
सर्वे संहतमैश्वर्यमीश्वराः प्रतिपेदिरे । न चैश्वर्यमदस्तेषां भूतपूर्वो महात्मनाम् ॥
English Translation
Endued with great might, all of them had gained the highest prosperity and affluence. But none of those great kings lead the pride of sovereignty.
सर्वे यथार्थदातारः सर्वे विगतमत्सराः । सर्वे सर्वेषु भूतेषु यथावत्प्रतिपेदिरे ॥
English Translation
All of them were liberal giving to each what each deserved. All of them behaved properly and duly by all creatures.
सर्वे दाक्षायणीपुत्राः प्राजापत्या महाबलाः । ज्वलन्तः प्रतपन्तश्च कालेन प्रतिसंहृताः ॥
English Translation
All of them were the offspring of Daksha's daughters. Gifted with great strength, all were lords of the creation. Burning all things with their energy, all of them shone greatly. Yet all of them were carried away by Time.
त्वं चैवेमां यदा भुक्त्वा पृथिवीं त्यक्ष्यसे पुनः । न शक्ष्यसि तदा शक्र नियन्तुं शोकमात्मनः ॥
English Translation
As regards you. ( Shakra, it is clear that when you shall have, after enjoying the Earth, to leave her you will not be able to control your grief.
मुञ्चेच्छां कामभोगेषु मुञ्चेमं श्रीभवं मदम् । एवं स्वराज्यनाशे त्वं शोकं संप्रसहिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Relinquish this desire for objects of affection and enjoyment. Relinquish this pride begotten by prosperity. If you act thus, you will then be able to bear the grief consequent on the loss of sovereignty.
शोककाले शुचो मा त्वं हर्षकाले च मा हृषः । अतीतानागते हित्वा प्रत्युत्पन्नेन वर्तय ॥
English Translation
When the hour of sorrow comes, do not give way to it. Likewise, when the hour of joy comes, do not rejoice. Not thinking of both the past and the future, live contentedly with the present.
मां चेदभ्यागतः कालः सदायुक्तमतन्द्रितम् । क्षमस्व नचिरादिन्द्र त्वामप्युपगमिष्यति ॥
English Translation
When Time that never sleeps came upon me that had always been mindful of my duties, bend you heart to the ways of peace, O Indra, for that same Time will very soon meet you.
त्रासयन्निव देवेन्द्र वाग्भिस्तक्षसि मामिह । संयते मयि नूनं त्वमात्मानं बहु मन्यसे ॥
English Translation
You cut me to the quick with your words, and you seem deterinined to terrorise me. Indeed, finding me calm, you think very highly of you.
कालः प्रथममायान्मां पश्चात्त्वामनुधावति । तेन गर्जसि देवेन्द्र पूर्वं कालहते मयि ॥
English Translation
Time had first attacked me. It is even now behind you. I was at first defeated by Time. It was therefore that you did afterwards succeed in defeating me for which you are bragging thus.
को हि स्थातुमलं लोके क्रुद्धस्य मम संयुगे । कालस्तु बलवान्प्राप्तस्तेन तिष्ठसि वासव ॥
English Translation
Formerly, when I used to become angry, what person was there on Earth who could stand before me in battle? Time however, is stronger. He has overwhelmed me. It is therefore, O Vasava, that you are able to stand before me. Those thousand celestial years, over which your reign extends will surely come to an end.
यत्तद्वर्षसहस्रान्तं पूर्णं भवितुमर्हति । यथा मे सर्वगात्राणि नस्वस्थानि हतौजसः ॥
अहमैन्द्रच्च्युतः स्थानात्त्वमिन्द्रः प्रकृतो दिवि । सुचित्रे जीवलोकेऽस्मिन्नुपास्यः कालपर्ययात् ॥
English Translation
You will then fall and your limbs will become as miserable as mine now even though I am endued with great energy. I have fallen away from the high place that is occupied by the king of the three worlds. You are not the real Indra in heaven.
किं हि कृत्वा त्वमिन्द्रोऽद्य किं हि कृत्वा च्युता वयम् । कालः कर्ता विकर्ता च सर्वमन्यदकारणम् ॥
नाशं विनाशमैश्वर्यं सुखदुःखे भवाभवौ । विद्वान्प्राप्यैवमत्यर्थं न प्रहृष्येन्न च व्यथेत् ॥
त्वमेव हीन्द्र वेत्थास्मान्वेदाहं त्वां च वासव । विकत्थसे मां किं बद्धं कालेन निरपत्रप ॥
त्वमेव हि पुरा वेत्थ यत्तदा पौरुषं मम । समरेषु च विक्रान्तं पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥
आदित्याश्चैव रुद्राश्च साध्याश्च वसुभिः सह । मया विनिर्जिताः सर्वे मरुतश्च शचीपते ॥
त्वमेव शक्र जानासि देवासुरसमागमे । समेता विबुधा भग्नास्तरसा समरे मया ॥
पर्वताश्चासकृत्क्षिप्ताः सवनाः सवनौकसः । सटङ्कशिखरा घोराः समरे मूर्ध्नि ते मया ॥
किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यत्कालो दुरतिक्रमः । न हि त्वां नोत्सहे हन्तुं सवज्रमपि मुष्टिना ॥
न तु विक्रमकालोऽयं क्षमाकालोऽयमागतः । तेन त्वा मर्षये शक्र दुर्मर्षणतरस्त्वया ॥
त्वं मा परिणते काले परीतं कालवह्निना । नियतं कालपाशेन बद्धं शक्र विकत्थसे ॥
अयं स पुरुषः श्यामो लोकस्य दुरतिक्रमः । बद्ध्वा तिष्ठति मां रौद्रः पशुं रशनया यथा ॥
English Translation
There stands that dark individual who cannot be resisted by the world. There he of fierce form; stands, having bound me like an inferior animal bound with ropes.
लाभालाभौ सुखं दुःखं कामक्रोधौ भवाभवौ । वधो बन्धः प्रमोक्षश्च सर्वं कालेन लभ्यते ॥
English Translation
Gain and loss, happiness and misery, lust and anger, birth and death, captivity and release,-these all one meets in Time's course.
नाहं कर्ता न कर्ता त्वं कर्ता यस्तु सदा प्रभुः । सोऽयं पचति कालो मां वृक्षे फलमिवागतम् ॥
English Translation
I am not the actor. You are not the actor, He is the actor who is omnipotent. Time ripens me like a fruit that is on a tree.
यान्येव पुरुषः कुर्वन्सुखैः कालेन युज्यते । पुनस्तान्येव कुर्वाणो दुःखैः कालेन युज्यते ॥
English Translation
There are certain acts by doing which one person enjoys happiness in Time's course. By doing those very acts another reaps misery in the course of Time.
न च कालेन कालज्ञः स्पृष्टः शोचितुमर्हति । तेन शक्र न शोचामि नास्ति शोके सहायता ॥
English Translation
Conversant as I am with the virtues of Time, I should not grieve when it is Time that has attacked me. It is therefore, O Shakra, that I do not grieve. Grief can do us no good. The grief of one that indulges in grief never dissipates his calamity. On the other hand, grief destroys his power. It is therefore that I do not grieve.
यदा हि शोचतां शोको व्यसनं नापकर्षति । सामर्थ्यं शोचतो नास्ति नाद्य शोचाम्यहं ततः ॥
एवमुक्तः सहस्राक्षो भगवान्पाकशासनः । प्रतिसंहृत्य संरम्भमित्युवाच शतक्रतुः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by the kings of the Daityas, the god of a hundred sacrifices, viz., the powerful and thousand-eyed chastiser of Paka, checked his anger and said these words.'
सवज्रमुद्यतं बाहुं दृष्ट्वा पाशांश्च वारुणान् । कस्येह न व्यथेद्बुद्धिर्मृत्योरपि जिघांसतः ॥
English Translation
Shakra said Seeing this upraised arm of mine, equipt with the thunderbolt, and those nooses of Varuna, who is there whose understanding is not moved, including the very Destroyer himself who brings about the death of all beings.
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