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Mahābhārata • Parva 15 (Āśramavāsikaparva) • Adhyāya 29

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 29

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 29 of the classical Mahābhārata with 27 verses.

Total: 27 Verses • Citations: MBh 15.29.1–27 • 250 Lexicon Terms
एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा मातृनन्दनाः । स्मरन्तो मातरं वीरा बभूवुर्भृशदुःखिताः ॥
English Translation
Those foremost of men, the heroic Pandavas, those delighters of their mother-became greatly stricken with grief.
ये राजकार्येषु पुरा व्यासक्ता नित्यशोऽभवन् । ते राजकार्याणि तदा नाकार्षुः सर्वतः पुरे ॥
English Translation
They who had formerly been always engaged in royal offices, did not at that time attend to those deeds at all in their capital.
आविष्टा इव शोकेन नाभ्यनन्दन्त किंचन । संभाष्यमाणा अपि ते न किंचित्प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥
English Translation
Stricken with deep sorrow, they could not find pleasure from anything. It any body asked them, they never honored him with an answer.
ते स्म वीरा दुराधर्षा गाम्भीर्ये सागरोपमाः । शोकोपहतविज्ञाना नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन् ॥
English Translation
Although those irresistible heroes were grave like the ocean, yet they were now deprived of their knowledge and their very senses by the grief they left.
अनुस्मरन्तो जननीं ततस्ते कुरुनन्दनाः । कथं नु वृद्धमिथुनं वहत्यद्य पृथा कृशा ॥
English Translation
Thinking of their mother, the sons of Pandu became anxious as to how their emaciated mother was serving the old pair.
कथं च स महीपालो हतपुत्रो निराश्रयः । पत्न्या सह वसत्येको वने श्वापदसेविते ॥
English Translation
How, indeed, is that king; whose sons have all been killed and who is without refuge, living alone, with only his wife, in the forest haunted by beasts of prey?
सा च देवी महाभागा गान्धारी हतबान्धवा । पतिमन्धं कथं वृद्धमन्वेति विजने वने ॥
English Translation
Alas, how does that highly blessed queen, Gandhari, whose dear ones have all been killed, follow her blind husband in the solitary forest.
एवं तेषां कथयतामौत्सुक्यमभवत्तदा । गमने चाभवद्बुद्धिर्धृतराष्ट्रदिदृक्षया ॥
English Translation
Such was the anxiety shown by the Pandavas when they talked with one another. They then set their hearts upon beholding the king in his forest asylum.
सहदेवस्तु राजानं प्रणिपत्येदमब्रवीत् । अहो मे भवतो दृष्टं हृदयं गमनं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Then bowing down to the king, Sahadeva said, “I think you wish to see our sire.
न हि त्वा गौरवेणाहमशकं वक्तुमात्मना । गमनं प्रति राजेन्द्र तदिदं समुपस्थितम् ॥
English Translation
From my respect for you, however, I could not speedily speak on the subject of our journey to the forest. The time for that sojourn in now come.
दिष्ट्या द्रक्ष्यामि तां कुन्तीं वर्तयन्तीं तपस्विनीम् । जटिलां तापसीं वृद्धां कुशकाशपरिक्षताम् ॥
English Translation
By good luck I shall see Kunti performing penances, with matted locks on her head, practising severe austerities, and emaciated by sleeping on blades of Kusha and Kasha.
प्रासादहर्म्यसंवृद्धामत्यन्तसुखभागिनीम् । कदा नु जननीं श्रान्तां द्रक्ष्यामि भृशदुःखिताम् ॥
English Translation
She was brought up in palaces, and nursed in every comfort and luxury. Alas, when shall I see my mother who is now toil-worn and plunged into great misery.
अनित्याः खलु मर्त्यानां गतयो भरतर्षभ । कुन्ती राजसुता यत्र वसत्यसुखिनी वने ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, O chief of Bharata's race, the ends of men are exceedingly uncertain, since Kunti, who is a princess by birth, is now living in misery in the forest.'
सहदेववचः श्रुत्वा द्रौपदी योषितां वरा । उवाच देवी राजानमभिपूज्याभिनन्द्य च ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Sahadeva, queen Draupadi, that foremost of all women duly honoring the king, said, with proper salutations,
कदा द्रक्ष्यामि तां देवीं यदि जीवति सा पृथा । जीवन्त्या ह्यद्य नः प्रीतिर्भविष्यति नराधिप ॥
English Translation
Alas, when shall I see queen Pritha, if, indeed, she is alive! I shall consider my life as not passed in vain if I succeed in seeing her once more, O king.
एषा तेऽस्तु मतिर्नित्यं धर्मे ते रमतां मनः । योऽद्य त्वमस्मान्राजेन्द्र श्रेयसा योजयिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Let this sort of understanding be ever firm in you. Let your mind always take a pleasure in such virtue as is involved, O king of kings, in your desire of granting such a high boon on us.
अग्रपादस्थितं चेमं विद्धि राजन्वधूजनम् । काङ्क्षन्तं दर्शनं कुन्त्या गान्धार्याः श्वशुरस्य च ॥
English Translation
Know, O king, that all these ladies of your house are staying with their feet raised for the journey, from desire of seeing Kunti and Gandhari, and my father-in-law.
इत्युक्तः स नृपो देव्या पाञ्चाल्या भरतर्षभ । सेनाध्यक्षान्समानाय्य सर्वानिदमथाब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by queen Draupadi, the king, O chief of Bharata's race, summoned all the leaders of his army to his presence and told them.
निर्यातयत मे सेनां प्रभूतरथकुञ्जराम् । द्रक्ष्यामि वनसंस्थं च धृतराष्ट्रं महीपतिम् ॥
English Translation
'Cause my army, full of cars and elephants, to march out. I shall see king Dhritarashtra who is now living in the forest.
स्त्र्यध्यक्षांश्चाब्रवीद्राजा यानानि विविधानि मे । सज्जीक्रियन्तां सर्वाणि शिबिकाश्च सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
To the officers in charge of the ladies word the king gave the order, 'Let various kinds of conveyances be properly equipt, as also all my closed litters counting by thousands.
शकटापणवेशाश्च कोशशिल्पिन एव च । निर्यान्तु कोशपालाश्च कुरुक्षेत्राश्रमं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Let carriages and granaries and wardrobes, and treasuries, be equipt and ordered out, and let mechanics have ihe command to march out. Let men in charge of treasuries go out on the way leading to the ascetic hermitage of Kurukshetra.
यश्च पौरजनः कश्चिद्द्रष्टुमिच्छति पार्थिवम् । अनावृतः सुविहितः स च यातु सुरक्षितः ॥
English Translation
Whoever amongst the citizens wishes to see the king, is allowed to do so without any restriction. Let him properly protected.
सूदाः पौरोगवाश्चैव सर्वं चैव महानसम् । विविधं भक्ष्यभोज्यं च शकटैरुह्यतां मम ॥
English Translation
Let cooks and superintendents of kitchens, and the whole culinary establishment, and various kinds of edibles and viands be ordered to be borne out on carts and conveyances. proceed,
प्रयाणं घुष्यतां चैव श्वोभूत इति मा चिरम् । क्रियन्तां पथि चाप्यद्य वेश्मानि विविधानि च ॥
English Translation
Let it be proclaimed that we march out tomorrow. Indeed, let no delay take place. Let pavilions and resting houses of various kinds be erected on the way.
एवमाज्ञाप्य राजा स भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवः । श्वोभूते निर्ययौ राजा सस्त्रीबालपुरस्कृतः ॥
English Translation
These were the commands which the eldest son of Pandu gave, with his brothers. When morning came, O monarch, the king started with a large following of women and old men.
स बहिर्दिवसानेवं जनौघं परिपालयन् । न्यवसन्नृपतिः पञ्च ततोऽगच्छद्वनं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Going out of his city, king Yudhishthira waited five days for such citizens as might accompany him and then went towards the forest.
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