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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 22

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 22

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 22

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 22 of the classical Mahābhārata with 30 verses.

Total: 30 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.22.1–30 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । सुभगे सप्तहोतॄणां विधानमिह यादृशम् ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said Regarding it is cited the following ancient story. Do you understand, of what kind the institution is of the ten Hotris (sacrificing priests).
घ्राणं चक्षुश्च जिह्वा च त्वक्श्रोत्रं चैव पञ्चमम् । मनो बुद्धिश्च सप्तैते होतारः पृथगाश्रिताः ॥
English Translation
The nose, the eye, the tongue, the skin, and the ear numbering the fifth, the mind, and the understanding, these are the seven sacrificing priests standing distinctly from one another.
सूक्ष्मेऽवकाशे सन्तस्ते न पश्यन्तीतरेतरम् । एतान्वै सप्तहोतॄंस्त्वं स्वभावाद्विद्धि शोभने ॥
English Translation
Living in subtle space, they do not perceive one another. Do you, O beautiful one, know these sacrificing priests that are scven by their nature.
सूक्ष्मेऽवकाशे सन्तस्ते कथं नान्योन्यदर्शिनः । कथंस्वभावा भगवन्नेतदाचक्ष्व मे विभो ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana's wife said How is it that living in subtle space, these do not perceive one another? What are their (respective) natures, O holy one? Do you tell me this,Olord.
गुणाज्ञानमविज्ञानं गुणिज्ञानमभिज्ञता । परस्परगुणानेते न विजानन्ति कर्हिचित् ॥
English Translation
Not knowing the qualities is ignorance; while knowledge of the qualities is knowledge. These seven never succeed in apprehending or knowing the qualitics of one another.
जिह्वा चक्षुस्तथा श्रोत्रं त्वङ्मनो बुद्धिरेव च । न गन्धानधिगच्छन्ति घ्राणस्तानधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं चक्षुस्तथा श्रोत्रं त्वङ्मनो बुद्धिरेव च । न रसानधिगच्छन्ति जिह्वा तानधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं जिह्वा तथा श्रोत्रं त्वङ्मनो बुद्धिरेव च । न रूपाण्यधिगच्छन्ति चक्षुस्तान्यधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च श्रोत्रं बुद्धिर्मनस्तथा । न स्पर्शानधिगच्छन्ति त्वक्च तानधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वङ्मनो बुद्धिरेव च । न शब्दानधिगच्छन्ति श्रोत्रं तानधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्श्रोत्रं बुद्धिरेव च । संशयान्नाधिगच्छन्ति मनस्तानधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्श्रोत्रं मन एव च । न निष्ठामधिगच्छन्ति बुद्धिस्तामधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
The tongue, the eye, the ear too, the skin, the mind, and the understanding, do not succeed in apprehending smells. It is the nose alone which apprehends them.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । इन्द्रियाणां च संवादं मनसश्चैव भामिनि ॥
English Translation
Vyasa said Regarding it is cited the ancient legend of Brihaspati and the wise Marutta.
न घ्राति मामृते घ्राणं रसं जिह्वा न बुध्यते । रूपं चक्षुर्न गृह्णाति त्वक्स्पर्शं नावबुध्यते ॥
English Translation
The Mind said The nose does not smell without me. (Without me) the tongue does not apprchend taste. the eye does not perceive colour, the skin does not feel touchi, the car does not apprehend sound, when deprived of me. I am the eternal and foremost one among all the elements.
न श्रोत्रं बुध्यते शब्दं मया हीनं कथंचन । प्रवरं सर्वभूतानामहमस्मि सनातनम् ॥
अगाराणीव शून्यानि शान्तार्चिष इवाग्नयः । इन्द्रियाणि न भासन्ते मया हीनानि नित्यशः ॥
English Translation
It always occurs that without inyself, the senses never shine, like habitations cmpty of inmates or fires whose flames have been quenched.
काष्ठानीवार्द्रशुष्काणि यतमानैरपीन्द्रियैः । गुणार्थान्नाधिगच्छन्ति मामृते सर्वजन्तवः ॥
English Translation
Without me, all creatures cannot apprehend qualities and objects, with even the senses exerting themselves, as fuel that is wet and dry cannot catch fire.
एवमेतद्भवेत्सत्यं यथैतन्मन्यते भवान् । ऋतेऽस्मानस्मदर्थांस्तु भोगान्भुङ्क्ते भवान्यदि ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words, the Senses said, This what you think would be true, if, you could enjoy pleasures without either ourselves or our objccts.
यद्यस्मासु प्रलीनेषु तर्पणं प्राणधारणम् । भोगान्भुङ्क्षे रसान्भुङ्क्षे यथैतन्मन्यते तथा ॥
अथ वास्मासु लीनेषु तिष्ठत्सु विषयेषु च । यदि संकल्पमात्रेण भुङ्क्ते भोगान्यथार्थवत् ॥
English Translation
If, when we are no more, there be gratification and support of life, and a continuation of your enjoyments, then what you think would be true; or, if, when we are absorbed and objects are existing, you can't have your enjoyments by your desire alone, as truly as you have them with our help.
अथ चेन्मन्यसे सिद्धिमस्मदर्थेषु नित्यदा । घ्राणेन रूपमादत्स्व रसमादत्स्व चक्षुषा ॥
English Translation
If, again, you consider your power over our objects to be always complete, do you then seize colour by the nose, and taste by the eye.
श्रोत्रेण गन्धमादत्स्व निष्ठामादत्स्व जिह्वया । त्वचा च शब्दमादत्स्व बुद्ध्या स्पर्शमथापि च ॥
English Translation
Do you also take smells by the car, and sensations of touch by the tongue. Do you also take sounds by the skin, and like wise touch by the understanding.
बलवन्तो ह्यनियमा नियमा दुर्बलीयसाम् । भोगानपूर्वानादत्स्व नोच्छिष्टं भोक्तुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
The powerful do not acknowledge the control of any rules. Rulcs cxist only for the weak. Do you seize enjoyments unenjoyed before; you should not enjoy what has been tasted before (by others).
यथा हि शिष्यः शास्तारं श्रुत्यर्थमभिधावति । ततः श्रुतमुपादाय श्रुतार्थमुपतिष्ठति ॥
English Translation
As a disciple goes to a preceptor for the sake of the Shrutis, and then, having acquired the Shrutis, lives on their meaning, so do you regard as yours those objects which are shown by us, past or future, in sleep or in wakefulness.
विषयानेवमस्माभिर्दर्शितानभिमन्यसे । अनागतानतीतांश्च स्वप्ने जागरणे तथा ॥
वैमनस्यं गतानां च जन्तूनामल्पचेतसाम् । अस्मदर्थे कृते कार्ये दृश्यते प्राणधारणम् ॥
English Translation
Of creatures, again, who have lillle intelligence, when their mind becomes distracted and checrless, life is seen to be upheld upon our objects discharging their functions.
बहूनपि हि संकल्पान्मत्वा स्वप्नानुपास्य च । बुभुक्षया पीड्यमानो विषयानेव धावसि ॥
English Translation
It is seen also that a creature, after having made many purposes and indulged in dreams, when afflicted by the desire to enjoy, runs to objects of sense alone.
अगारमद्वारमिव प्रविश्य; संकल्पभोगो विषयानविन्दन् । प्राणक्षये शान्तिमुपैति नित्यं; दारुक्षयेऽग्निर्ज्वलितो यथैव ॥
English Translation
One entering upon enjoyments depending on purposes alone and unconnected with actual objects of sense, always meets with death upon the exhaustion of the vital airs, like an enkindled fore upon the exhaustion of fuel.
कामं तु नः स्वेषु गुणेषु सङ्गः; कामं च नान्योन्यगुणोपलब्धिः । अस्मानृते नास्ति तवोपलब्धि;स्त्वामप्यृतेऽस्मान्न भजेत हर्षः ॥
English Translation
True it is that we have connections with our respectivc attributes; true it is, we have no knowledge of one anther's attributes. But without us you can have no perception. Without us no happiness can come to you. objects of sense, always meets with death upon the exhaustion of the vital airs, like an enkindled fore upon the exhaustion of fuel.
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