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Mahābhārata • Parva 15 (Āśramavāsikaparva) • Adhyāya 34

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 34

आश्रमवासिकपर्व • अध्यायः 34

Āśramavāsikaparva Adhyāya 34 of the classical Mahābhārata with 27 verses.

Total: 27 Verses • Citations: MBh 15.34.1–27 • 250 Lexicon Terms
एवं सा रजनी तेषामाश्रमे पुण्यकर्मणाम् । शिवा नक्षत्रसंपन्ना सा व्यतीयाय भारत ॥
English Translation
They passed that night which was marked out by auspicious constellations thus, o king, in that hermitage of pious ascetics.
तत्र तत्र कथाश्चासंस्तेषां धर्मार्थलक्षणाः । विचित्रपदसंचारा नानाश्रुतिभिरन्विताः ॥
English Translation
The conversation that took place was marked by many reflections on morality and wealth. Consisting of delightful and sweet words, it was greed with various citations from the Shrutis.
पाण्डवास्त्वभितो मातुर्धरण्यां सुषुपुस्तदा । उत्सृज्य सुमहार्हाणि शयनानि नराधिप ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas, O king, leaving costly beds, laid themselves down, near their in other, on the naked earth.
यदाहारोऽभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः । तदाहारा नृवीरास्ते न्यवसंस्तां निशां तदा ॥
English Translation
Indeed, those heroes passed that night, having eaten the food which was the food of the great king Dhritarashtra.
व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यां कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः । भ्रातृभिः सह कौन्तेयो ददर्शाश्रममण्डलम् ॥
English Translation
After the night had passed away, king Yudhishthira, having performed his morning rites proceeded to survey that'hermitage in the company of his brothers.
सान्तःपुरपरीवारः सभृत्यः सपुरोहितः । यथासुखं यथोद्देशं धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञया ॥
English Translation
With the royal ladies, the servants, and his priest, the king roved about the hermitage in all directions as he pleased, at the command of Dhritarashtra.
ददर्श तत्र वेदीश्च संप्रज्वलितपावकाः । कृताभिषेकैर्मुनिभिर्हुताग्निभिरुपस्थिताः ॥
English Translation
He saw many sacrificial alters with sacred firs burning on them and with many ascetics seated on them, who had performed their oblations and poured libations in honour of the celestials.
वानेयपुष्पनिकरैराज्यधूमोद्गमैरपि । ब्राह्मेण वपुषा युक्ता युक्ता मुनिगणैश्च ताः ॥
English Translation
Those alters were covered with fruits and roots of he forest, and with heaps of flowers. The smoke of clarified butter curled upwards from them. They were graced, besides, with many ascetics possessed of bodies which appeared like the embodied Vedas and with many laymen.
मृगयूथैरनुद्विग्नैस्तत्र तत्र समाश्रितैः । अशङ्कितैः पक्षिगणैः प्रगीतैरिव च प्रभो ॥
English Translation
Herds of deer were grazing or resting here and there, shorn of fear. Countless birds also were there, engaged in uttering their sweet notes, O king!
केकाभिर्नीलकण्ठानां दात्यूहानां च कूजितैः । कोकिलानां च कुहरैः शुभैः श्रुतिमनोहरैः ॥
English Translation
The entire forest seemed to resound with the notes of peacocks and Datyuhas and Kokilas and the sweet songs of other warblers.
प्राधीतद्विजघोषैश्च क्वचित्क्वचिदलंकृतम् । फलमूलसमुद्वाहैर्महद्भिश्चोपशोभितम् ॥
English Translation
Some spots were echoed with the chaunt of Vedic hymns recited by learned Brahmanas. Some were adorned wit large heaps of fruits and roots gathered from the forest.
ततः स राजा प्रददौ तापसार्थमुपाहृतान् । कलशान्काञ्चनान्राजंस्तथैवौदुम्बरानपि ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira then distributed amongst those ascetics golden or copper jars which he had brought for them, and many deer-skins and blankets and wooden sacrificial ladies and Kamandalus and wooden Platters, and pots and pans, O Bharata.
अजिनानि प्रवेणीश्च स्रुक्स्रुवं च महीपतिः । कमण्डलूंस्तथा स्थालीः पिठराणि च भारत ॥
English Translation
King Yudhishthira then distributed amongst those ascetics golden or copper jars which he had brought for them, and many deer-skins and blankets and wooden sacrificial ladies and Kamandalus and wooden Platters, and pots and pans, O Bharata.
भाजनानि च लौहानि पात्रीश्च विविधा नृप । यद्यदिच्छति यावच्च यदन्यदपि काङ्क्षितम् ॥
English Translation
Various kinds of vessels, made of iron, and smaller vessels and cups of various sizes, were also given away by the king, the ascetics taking them away, each as many as he liked.
एवं स राजा धर्मात्मा परीत्याश्रममण्डलम् । वसु विश्राण्य तत्सर्वं पुनरायान्महीपतिः ॥
English Translation
Pious king Yudhishthira, having thus roved through the forest and seen the various retreats of ascetics and made many gifts, returned to the place where his uncle was.
कृताह्निकं च राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम् । ददर्शासीनमव्यग्रं गान्धारीसहितं तदा ॥
English Translation
He saw king Dhritarashtra, seated at ease, with Gandhari besides him, after having finished his morning rites.
मातरं चाविदूरस्थां शिष्यवत्प्रणतां स्थिताम् । कुन्तीं ददर्श धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥
English Translation
The righteous souled monarch beheld also his mother, Kunti, seated not much remote from that place, like a disciple with bent head, gifted with humility.
स तमभ्यर्च्य राजानं नाम संश्राव्य चात्मनः । निषीदेत्यभ्यनुज्ञातो बृस्यामुपविवेश ह ॥
English Translation
He saluted the old king giving his name. 'Sit down', were the words the old king said. With Dhritarashtra's permission, Yudhishthira sat himself down on a mat of Kusha grass.
भीमसेनादयश्चैव पाण्डवाः कौरवर्षभम् । अभिवाद्योपसंगृह्य निषेदुः पार्थिवाज्ञया ॥
English Translation
Then the other sons of Pandu with Bhima among them, O you of Bharata's race, saluted the king and touched his feet and sat themselves down, with his order.
स तैः परिवृतो राजा शुशुभेऽतीव कौरवः । बिभ्रद्ब्राह्मीं श्रियं दीप्तां देवैरिव बृहस्पतिः ॥
English Translation
The old Kuru king, surrounded by them looked highly beautiful, indeed, he blazed with a Vedic splendour like Brihaspati in the midst of the celestials.
तथा तेषूपविष्टेषु समाजग्मुर्महर्षयः । शतयूपप्रभृतयः कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥
English Translation
After they had sat themselves down, many great Rishis, viz., Shatayupa, and others, who were inhabitants of Kurukshetra came there.
व्यासश्च भगवान्विप्रो देवर्षिगणपूजितः । वृतः शिष्यैर्महातेजा दर्शयामास तं नृपम् ॥
English Translation
The illustrious and learned Vyasa, gifted with great energy and respected by even the celestial Rishis, showed himself at the head of his numerous disciples to Yudhishthira.
ततः स राजा कौरव्यः कुन्तीपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान् । भीमसेनादयश्चैव समुत्थायाभ्यपूजयन् ॥
English Translation
The Kuru king Dhritarashtra, Kunti's son Yudhishthira of great energy, and Bhimasena and others, stood up and going a few steps, saluted those guests.
समागतस्ततो व्यासः शतयूपादिभिर्वृतः । धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालमास्यतामित्यभाषत ॥
English Translation
Approaching near, Vyasa, surrounded by Shatayupa and others, addressed king Dhritarashtra, saying, 'Be seated.'
नवं तु विष्टरं कौश्यं कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम् । प्रतिपेदे तदा व्यासस्तदर्थमुपकल्पितम् ॥
English Translation
The illustrious Vyasa then took an excellent seat made of Kusha grass placed upon a black deer-skin and covered with a piece of silken cloth. They has reserved that seat for him.
ते च सर्वे द्विजश्रेष्ठा विष्टरेषु समन्ततः । द्वैपायनाभ्यनुज्ञाता निषेदुर्विपुलौजसः ॥
English Translation
After Vyasa had been seated, all those foremost of twice-born persons, gifted with profuse energy, sat themselves down, with the permission of Krishna-Dvaipayana.
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