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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 3 of 3 (Verses 15 shown)
स शरक्षयमासाद्य दुःखशोकसमाहतः । धनुष्कोट्या तदा दस्यूनवधीत्पाकशासनिः ॥
English Translation
Finding his arrows exhausted, he became deeply afflicted with grief. The son of Indra then began to strike the robbers with the horns of his bow.
प्रेक्षतस्त्वेव पार्थस्य वृष्ण्यन्धकवरस्त्रियः । जग्मुरादाय ते म्लेच्छाः समन्ताज्जनमेजय ॥
English Translation
Those Mlechcchas, however, O Janamejaya, in the very sight of Partha, retreated, taking away with the many foremost ladies of the Vrishnis and Andhakas.
धनंजयस्तु दैवं तन्मनसाचिन्तयत्प्रभुः । दुःखशोकसमाविष्टो निःश्वासपरमोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
The powerful Dhananjaya considered it all as the work of destiny. Filled with sorrow he breathed heavy sights, at the thought of the non-appearance of his (celestial) weapons, the loss of the might of his arms, the refusal of his bow to obey him; and the exhaustion of his arrows.
अस्त्राणां च प्रणाशेन बाहुवीर्यस्य संक्षयात् । धनुषश्चाविधेयत्वाच्छराणां संक्षयेण च ॥
English Translation
The powerful Dhananjaya considered it all as the work of destiny. Filled with sorrow he breathed heavy sights, at the thought of the non-appearance of his (celestial) weapons, the loss of the might of his arms, the refusal of his bow to obey him; and the exhaustion of his arrows.
बभूव विमनाः पार्थो दैवमित्यनुचिन्तयन् । न्यवर्तत ततो राजन्नेदमस्तीति चाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Considering it all as the work of destiny, he became greatly cheerless. He then ceased, O king, to make further efforts, saying, he had not the power which he had before.
ततः स शेषमादाय कलत्रस्य महामतिः । हृतभूयिष्ठरत्नस्य कुरुक्षेत्रमवातरत् ॥
English Translation
The high-souled one, taking with him the residue of the Vrishni women, and the wealth that was still with them, reached Kurukshetra,
एवं कलत्रमानीय वृष्णीनां हृतशेषितम् । न्यवेशयत कौरव्यस्तत्र तत्र धनंजयः ॥
English Translation
Thus bringing with him the remnant of the Vrishnis, Dhananjaya established them at different places.
हार्दिक्यतनयं पार्थो नगरं मार्तिकावतम् । भोजराजकलत्रं च हृतशेषं नरोत्तमः ॥
English Translation
He established the son of Kritavarman at the city called Marttikavat, with the remnant of the women of the Bhoja king.
ततो वृद्धांश्च बालांश्च स्त्रियश्चादाय पाण्डवः । वीरैर्विहीनान्सर्वांस्ताञ्शक्रप्रस्थे न्यवेशयत् ॥
English Translation
Escorting the remainder, with children and old men, and women, the son of Pandu established them, who were reft of heroes, in the city of Indraprastha.
यौयुधानिं सरस्वत्यां पुत्रं सात्यकिनः प्रियम् । न्यवेशयत धर्मात्मा वृद्धबालपुरस्कृतम् ॥
English Translation
The dear son of Yuyudhana, with a number of old men and children and women, the righteous-souled Arjuna established on the banks of the Sarasvati.
इन्द्रप्रस्थे ददौ राज्यं वज्राय परवीरहा । वज्रेणाक्रूरदारास्तु वार्यमाणाः प्रवव्रजुः ॥
English Translation
The rule of Indraprastha was given to Vajra. The widows of Akrura then wished to retire into the forest. Vajra asked them repeatedly to desist, but they did not hear him.
रुक्मिणी त्वथ गान्धारी शैब्या हैमवतीत्यपि । देवी जाम्बवती चैव विविशुर्जातवेदसम् ॥
English Translation
Rukmini, the princess of Gandhara, Shaivya. Haimavati, and queen Jambavati, ascended the funeral pyre.
सत्यभामा तथैवान्या देव्यः कृष्णस्य संमताः । वनं प्रविविशू राजंस्तापस्ये कृतनिश्चयाः ॥
English Translation
Satyabhama and the other dear wives of Krishna entered the forest, o king, resolved to practice penances.
द्वारकावासिनो ये तु पुरुषाः पार्थमन्वयुः । यथार्हं संविभज्यैनान्वज्रे पर्यददज्जयः ॥
English Translation
Those men who had followed Arjuna from Dvaravati, were divided into groups, and bestowed upon Vajra.
स तत्कृत्वा प्राप्तकालं बाष्पेणापिहितोऽर्जुनः । कृष्णद्वैपायनं राजन्ददर्शासीनमाश्रमे ॥
English Translation
Having done all these acts suited to the occasion. Arjuna, with eyes bathed in tears, then entered the hermitage of Vyasa. There he saw the Dvaipayana seated at his ease.
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