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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 51

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 51

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 51

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 51 of the classical Mahābhārata with 57 verses.

Total: 57 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.51.1–57 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततोऽभ्यचोदयत्कृष्णो युज्यतामिति दारुकम् । मुहूर्तादिव चाचष्ट युक्तमित्येव दारुकः ॥
English Translation
After this, Krishna ordered, Daruka, saying, Let my car be yoked. Within a very short space of time Daruka informed (his master), saying, It has been yoked.
तथैव चानुयात्राणि चोदयामास पाण्डवः । सज्जयध्वं प्रयास्यामो नगरं गजसाह्वयम् ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu then ordered all his attendants, saying, 'Prepare your selves and be ready. We shall go today to Hastinapur.
इत्युक्ताः सैनिकास्ते तु सज्जीभूता विशां पते । आचख्युः सज्जमित्येव पार्थायामिततेजसे ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed, O king, the army got themselves ready, and informed Pritha's son of immeasurable energy, saying, Everything is ready.
ततस्तौ रथमास्थाय प्रयातौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ । विकुर्वाणौ कथाश्चित्राः प्रीयमाणौ विशां पते ॥
English Translation
Then those two friends, viz., Krishna and the son of Pandu, ascended their car and proceeded on the journey, engaged in delightful conversation.
रथस्थं तु महातेजा वासुदेवं धनंजयः । पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं भरतसत्तम ॥
English Translation
To Vasudeva seated on the car, the highly energetic Dhananjaya once more said these words, O chief of the Bharatas.
त्वत्प्रसादाज्जयः प्राप्तो राज्ञा वृष्णिकुलोद्वह । निहताः शत्रवश्चापि प्राप्तं राज्यमकण्टकम् ॥
English Translation
O perpetuator of the Vrishni race, the king has got victory through your grace. All his enemies have been killed, and he has recovered his kingdom without a thorn in it.
नाथवन्तश्च भवता पाण्डवा मधुसूदन । भवन्तं प्लवमासाद्य तीर्णाः स्म कुरुसागरम् ॥
English Translation
O destroyer of Madhu, on you the Pandavas have got a powerful protector having obtained you for our raft we have crossed the Kuru ocean.
विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु विश्वात्मन्विश्वसंभव । यथाहं त्वा विजानामि यथा चाहं भवन्मनाः ॥
English Translation
O you who have this universe for your handiwork, salutations to you, O Soul of the universe, O best of all beings in the universe. I know you in that measure in which I am approved by you.
त्वत्तेजःसंभवो नित्यं हुताशो मधुसूदन । रतिः क्रीडामयी तुभ्यं माया ते रोदसी विभो ॥
English Translation
O destroyer of Madhu, the soul of every creature is always born of your energy. Playful sport is yours. Earth and sky, O lord, are your illusion.
त्वयि सर्वमिदं विश्वं यदिदं स्थाणुजङ्गमम् । त्वं हि सर्वं विकुरुषे भूतग्रामं सनातनम् ॥
English Translation
This entire universe, consisting of mobile and iinmobile objects, is established on you. You create, by modification, the four orders of Being.
पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च तथा स्थावरजङ्गमम् । हसितं तेऽमला ज्योत्स्ना ऋतवश्चेन्द्रियान्वयाः ॥
English Translation
You create the Earth, the Sky, and Heaven, O Destroyer of Madhu. The stainless Lunar light is your smile. The seasons are your senses.
प्राणो वायुः सततगः क्रोधो मृत्युः सनातनः । प्रसादे चापि पद्मा श्रीर्नित्यं त्वयि महामते ॥
English Translation
The ever-moving wind is your breath, and death, existing eternally is your anger. In your grace is the goddess of prosperity. Indeed, Shree is always established in you, O you of the highest intelligence.
रतिस्तुष्टिर्धृतिः क्षान्तिस्त्वयि चेदं चराचरम् । त्वमेवेह युगान्तेषु निधनं प्रोच्यसेऽनघ ॥
English Translation
You the sport; you their contentment; you their intelligence, you their are are forgiveness, you their inclinations, you their beauty. You are the universe with its mobile and immobile objects. At the end of the age, it is you, O sinless one, who are called destruction.
सुदीर्घेणापि कालेन न ते शक्या गुणा मया । आत्मा च परमो वक्तुं नमस्ते नलिनेक्षण ॥
English Translation
I am incapable of reciting all your qualities in course of even a long period. You are the Soul and the Supreme Soul. I bow to you, O you of eyes like the (petals of the) lotus.
विदितो मेऽसि दुर्धर्ष नारदाद्देवलात्तथा । कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव तथा कुरुपितामहात् ॥
त्वयि सर्वं समासक्तं त्वमेवैको जनेश्वरः । यच्चानुग्रहसंयुक्तमेतदुक्तं त्वयानघ ॥
एतत्सर्वमहं सम्यगाचरिष्ये जनार्दन । इदं चाद्भुतमत्यर्थं कृतमस्मत्प्रियेप्सया ॥
यत्पापो निहतः संख्ये कौरव्यो धृतराष्ट्रजः । त्वया दग्धं हि तत्सैन्यं मया विजितमाहवे ॥
भवता तत्कृतं कर्म येनावाप्तो जयो मया । दुर्योधनस्य संग्रामे तव बुद्धिपराक्रमैः ॥
English Translation
That feat was achieved by you on account of which victory became mine! By the power of your intelligence was shown the ineans by which was duly effected the destruction of Duryodhana in battle, as also of Karna, as of the sinful king of the Sindhus, and Bhurishravas.
कर्णस्य च वधोपायो यथावत्संप्रदर्शितः । सैन्धवस्य च पापस्य भूरिश्रवस एव च ॥
English Translation
That feat was achieved by you on account of which victory became mine! By the power of your intelligence was shown the ineans by which was duly effected the destruction of Duryodhana in battle, as also of Karna, as of the sinful king of the Sindhus, and Bhurishravas.
अहं च प्रीयमाणेन त्वया देवकिनन्दन । यदुक्तस्तत्करिष्यामि न हि मेऽत्र विचारणा ॥
English Translation
I shall accomplish all that which, O son of Devaki, pleased with me you have declared to myself. I do not entertain any doubt in this.
राजानं च समासाद्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । चोदयिष्यामि धर्मज्ञ गमनार्थं तवानघ ॥
English Translation
Going to king Yudhishthira of righteous soul, I shall, O sinless one, urge him to dismiss you, O you who are conversant with every duty.
रुचितं हि ममैतत्ते द्वारकागमनं प्रभो । अचिराच्चैव दृष्टा त्वं मातुलं मधुसूदन । बलदेवं च दुर्धर्षं तथान्यान्वृष्णिपुंगवान् ॥
English Translation
O lord, I approve of departure for Dwraka. You shall soon see my maternal uncle, O Janardana.
एवं संभाषमाणौ तौ प्राप्तौ वारणसाह्वयम् । तथा विविशतुश्चोभौ संप्रहृष्टनराकुलम् ॥
तौ गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रस्य गृहं शक्रगृहोपमम् । ददृशाते महाराज धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ॥
विदुरं च महाबुद्धिं राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् । भीमसेनं च दुर्धर्षं माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । धृतराष्ट्रमुपासीनं युयुत्सुं चापराजितम् ॥
गान्धारीं च महाप्राज्ञां पृथां कृष्णां च भामिनीम् । सुभद्राद्याश्च ताः सर्वा भरतानां स्त्रियस्तथा । ददृशाते स्थिताः सर्वा गान्धारीं परिवार्य वै ॥
ततः समेत्य राजानं धृतराष्ट्रमरिंदमौ । निवेद्य नामधेये स्वे तस्य पादावगृह्णताम् ॥
गान्धार्याश्च पृथायाश्च धर्मराज्ञस्तथैव च । भीमस्य च महात्मानौ तथा पादावगृह्णताम् ॥
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