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Mahābhārata • Parva 16 (Mausalaparva) • Adhyāya 8

Mausalaparva Adhyāya 8

मौसलपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Mausalaparva Adhyāya 8 of the classical Mahābhārata with 75 verses.

Total: 75 Verses • Citations: MBh 16.8.1–75 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
एवमुक्तः स बीभत्सुर्मातुलेन परंतपः । दुर्मना दीनमनसं वसुदेवमुवाच ह ॥
नाहं वृष्णिप्रवीरेण मधुभिश्चैव मातुल । विहीनां पृथिवीं द्रष्टुं शक्तश्चिरमिह प्रभो ॥
राजा च भीमसेनश्च सहदेवश्च पाण्डवः । नकुलो याज्ञसेनी च षडेकमनसो वयम् ॥
English Translation
The king and Bhimasena and Sahadeva and Nakula and Yajnaseni, are of the same mind with myself in this matter.
राज्ञः संक्रमणे चापि कालोऽयं वर्तते ध्रुवम् । तमिमं विद्धि संप्राप्तं कालं कालविदां वर ॥
English Translation
The time has come for the departure of the king also. Know this that the hour of our departure too is near. You are the foremost of those who are well conversant with the course of time.
सर्वथा वृष्णिदारांस्तु बालवृद्धांस्तथैव च । नयिष्ये परिगृह्याहमिन्द्रप्रस्थमरिंदम ॥
English Translation
I shall, however, O chastiser of enemies, first remove to Indraprastha the women of the Vrishni race as also the children and the aged.'
इत्युक्त्वा दारुकमिदं वाक्यमाह धनंजयः । अमात्यान्वृष्णिवीराणां द्रष्टुमिच्छामि माचिरम् ॥
English Translation
Having said so to his uncle, Arjuna, next addressed Daruka, saying, I wish to see forthwith the chief officers of the Vrishni heroes.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं सुधर्मां यादवीं सभाम् । प्रविवेशार्जुनः शूरः शोचमानो महारथान् ॥
English Translation
Having uttered these words, the heroic Arjuna, grieving for those great car-warriors, entered the great hall of the Yadavas, called Sudharma.
तमासनगतं तत्र सर्वाः प्रकृतयस्तथा । ब्राह्मणा नैगमाश्चैव परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥
English Translation
When he had taken his seat here, all the citizens, including the Brahmanas, and all the ministers of state, came and stood surrounding him.
तान्दीनमनसः सर्वान्निभृतान्गतचेतसः । उवाचेदं वचः पार्थः स्वयं दीनतरस्तदा ॥
English Translation
Then Partha, more grieved than they, addressed those grieving and cheerless citizens and officers who were more dead than alive, and said these words which were well suited to the occasion.
शक्रप्रस्थमहं नेष्ये वृष्ण्यन्धकजनं स्वयम् । इदं तु नगरं सर्वं समुद्रः प्लावयिष्यति ॥
English Translation
I shall take away with me the remnants of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas! The sea will soon engulf this city.
सज्जीकुरुत यानानि रत्नानि विविधानि च । वज्रोऽयं भवतां राजा शक्रप्रस्थे भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Equip all your cars and place on them all your riches. This Vajra will be your king at Shakraprastha.
सप्तमे दिवसे चैव रवौ विमल उद्गते । बहिर्वत्स्यामहे सर्वे सज्जीभवत माचिरम् ॥
English Translation
On the seventh day from this, at sunrise, we shall start. Make your preparations immediately.
इत्युक्तास्तेन ते पौराः पार्थेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । सज्जमाशु ततश्चक्रुः स्वसिद्ध्यर्थं समुत्सुकाः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by Pritha's son of Pure deeds, all of them hastened their preparations with eagerness for securing their safety.
तां रात्रिमवसत्पार्थः केशवस्य निवेशने । महता शोकमोहेन सहसाभिपरिप्लुतः ॥
English Translation
Arjuna passed that night in the palaces of Keshava. He was suddenly overwhelmed with great sorrow and stupefaction.
श्वोभूतेऽथ ततः शौरिर्वसुदेवः प्रतापवान् । युक्त्वात्मानं महातेजा जगाम गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥
English Translation
When morning dawned, Vasudeva of great energy and prowess attained, through the help of Yoga, to the highest end.
ततः शब्दो महानासीद्वसुदेवस्य वेश्मनि । दारुणः क्रोशतीनां च रुदतीनां च योषिताम् ॥
English Translation
A loud and heart-rendering sound of wailing was heard in Vasudeva's palace, uttered by the weeping ladies.
प्रकीर्णमूर्धजाः सर्वा विमुक्ताभरणस्रजः । उरांसि पाणिभिर्घ्नन्त्यो व्यलपन्करुणं स्त्रियः ॥
English Translation
They were seen with disheveled hair and divested of ornaments and garlands Beating their breasts with their hands, the indulged in heart-rendering lamentations.
तं देवकी च भद्रा च रोहिणी मदिरा तथा । अन्वारोढुं व्यवसिता भर्तारं योषितां वराः ॥
English Translation
Those foremost of women, viz., Devaki and Bhadra and Rohini and Madira threw themselves on the bodies of threw themselves on the bodies of their lord.
ततः शौरिं नृयुक्तेन बहुमाल्येन भारत । यानेन महता पार्थो बहिर्निष्क्रामयत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Then Partha caused the body of his uncle lo be carried out on a rich vehicle borne on the shoulders of men.
तमन्वयुस्तत्र तत्र दुःखशोकसमाहताः । द्वारकावासिनः पौराः सर्व एव नरर्षभ ॥
English Translation
It was followed by all the citizens of Dwraka and the people of the provinces all of whom greatly stricken with grief, had been disposed towards the deceased hero.
तस्याश्वमेधिकं छत्रं दीप्यमानाश्च पावकाः । पुरस्तात्तस्य यानस्य याजकाश्च ततो ययुः ॥
English Translation
Before that vehicle were born the umbrella which had been held over his head at the conclusion of the horse-sacrifice he had performed while living and also the burning fires he had daily adored, with the priests who had used to attend to them.
अनुजग्मुश्च तं वीरं देव्यस्ता वै स्वलंकृताः । स्त्रीसहस्रैः परिवृता वधूभिश्च सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
The body of the hero was followed by his wives decked in ornaments and surrounded by thousands of women and thousands of their daughter-in-law.
यस्तु देशः प्रियस्तस्य जीवतोऽभून्महात्मनः । तत्रैनमुपसंकल्प्य पितृमेधं प्रचक्रिरे ॥
English Translation
The last rites were then performed at that spot which he liked while he was alive
तं चिताग्निगतं वीरं शूरपुत्रं वराङ्गनाः । ततोऽन्वारुरुहुः पत्न्यश्चतस्रः पतिलोकगाः ॥
English Translation
The four wives of that heroic son of Shura ascended the funeral pyre and were consumed with the body of their husband. All of them attained to those happy regions which were his.
तं वै चतसृभिः स्त्रीभिरन्वितं पाण्डुनन्दनः । अदाहयच्चन्दनैश्च गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu burnt the body of his uncle together with those four wives of his, using various kinds of scents and perfumed wood.
ततः प्रादुरभूच्छब्दः समिद्धस्य विभावसोः । सामगानां च निर्घोषो नराणां रुदतामपि ॥
English Translation
As the funeral pyre blazed up, a loud sound was heard of the burning wood and other combustible materials, along with the clear chant of Samans and the lamentation of the citizens and others who saw the rite.
ततो वज्रप्रधानास्ते वृष्णिवीरकुमारकाः । सर्व एवोदकं चक्रुः स्त्रियश्चैव महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
After it was all over, the boys of the Vrishnis and Andhaka races, headed by Vajra, as also the ladies, offered oblations of water to the great hero.
अलुप्तधर्मस्तं धर्मं कारयित्वा स फल्गुनः । जगाम वृष्णयो यत्र विनष्टा भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Phalguna, who was careful in observing every duty having caused this duty to be performed, went. O chief of Bharata's race, next to the place where the Vrishnis were killed.
स तान्दृष्ट्वा निपतितान्कदने भृशदुःखितः । बभूवातीव कौरव्यः प्राप्तकालं चकार च ॥
English Translation
The Kuru prince, seeing them lying killed all around, became exceedingly cheerless. He, however did what required to be done in view of that which had taken place.
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