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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 2

Ādiparva Adhyāya 2

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 2

Ādiparva Adhyāya 2 of the classical Mahābhārata with 244 verses.

Total: 244 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.2.1–244 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 6 of 9 (Verses 30 shown)
यत्र राज्ञा उलूकस्य प्रेषणं पाण्डवान्प्रति । श्वोभाविनि महायुद्धे दूत्येन क्रूरवादिना । रथातिरथसंख्यानमम्बोपाख्यानमेव च ॥
English Translation
As an envoy on the day before the great battle; then the number of charioteers of different classes was related. Then is told the story of Amba.
एतत्सुबहुवृत्तान्तं पञ्चमं पर्व भारते । उद्योगपर्व निर्दिष्टं संधिविग्रहसंश्रितम् ॥
English Translation
These are the matters that have been dwelt on, the fifth Parva of the Bharata in full of incidents regarding both peace and war.
अध्यायाः संख्यया त्वत्र षडशीतिशतं स्मृतम् । श्लोकानां षट्सहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च ॥
English Translation
Great Rishis, the great Vyasa has composed this Parva in one hundred and eighty six chapters. The number of slokas composed in it by the great Rishi is six thousand six hundred and ninety eight.
श्लोकाश्च नवतिः प्रोक्तास्तथैवाष्टौ महात्मना । व्यासेनोदारमतिना पर्वण्यस्मिंस्तपोधनाः ॥
English Translation
Great Rishis, the great Vyasa has composed this Parva in one hundred and eighty six chapters. The number of slokas composed in it by the great Rishi is six thousand six hundred and ninety eight.
अत ऊर्ध्वं विचित्रार्थं भीष्मपर्व प्रचक्षते । जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणं यत्रोक्तं संजयेन ह ॥
English Translation
Then is told the wonderful Bhishma Parva. Sanjaya related in it the creation of Jambu country.
यत्र युद्धमभूद्घोरं दशाहान्यतिदारुणम् । यत्र यौधिष्ठिरं सैन्यं विषादमगमत्परम् ॥
कश्मलं यत्र पार्थस्य वासुदेवो महामतिः । मोहजं नाशयामास हेतुभिर्मोक्षदर्शनैः ॥
English Translation
The high-souled Krishna dispelled in this Parva the great compunction which was felt by Arjuna towards his relatives, by citing reasons based on the philosophy of final emancipation.
शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य यत्र पार्थो महाधनुः । विनिघ्नन्निशितैर्बाणै रथाद्भीष्ममपातयत् ॥
षष्ठमेतन्महापर्व भारते परिकीर्तितम् । अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तं सप्तदश तथापरे ॥
पञ्च श्लोकसहस्राणि संख्ययाष्टौ शतानि च । श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिः पर्वण्यस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिताः । व्यासेन वेदविदुषा संख्याता भीष्मपर्वणि ॥
English Translation
This extensive Parva is the sixth in the Bharata. It is composed of one hundred and seventeen chapters. Its number of slokas is five thousand eight hundred and eighty-four as composed by Vyasa, well-learned in the Vedas. Then comes Drona Parva, full of wonderful incidents.
द्रोणपर्व ततश्चित्रं बहुवृत्तान्तमुच्यते । यत्र संशप्तकाः पार्थमपनिन्यू रणाजिरात् ॥
भगदत्तो महाराजो यत्र शक्रसमो युधि । सुप्रतीकेन नागेन सह शस्तः किरीटिना ॥
English Translation
The overthrow by Arjuna of the great king Bhagadatta, as great a warrior as Indra himself, with his elephant Supratika.
यत्राभिमन्युं बहवो जघ्नुर्लोकमहारथाः । जयद्रथमुखा बालं शूरमप्राप्तयौवनम् ॥
English Translation
The death of the boy-hero, Abhimanyu in his teens, alone and unsupported at the hand of many great car-warriors including Jayadratha.
हतेऽभिमन्यौ क्रुद्धेन यत्र पार्थेन संयुगे । अक्षौहिणीः सप्त हत्वा हतो राजा जयद्रथः । संशप्तकावशेषं च कृतं निःशेषमाहवे ॥
English Translation
On the death death of Abhimanyu, the destruction by Arjuna of seven Akshauhinis of soldiers alongwith Jayadratha in a great battle.
अलम्बुसः श्रुतायुश्च जलसंधश्च वीर्यवान् । सौमदत्तिर्विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः । घटोत्कचादयश्चान्ये निहता द्रोणपर्वणि ॥
English Translation
In this Drona Parva is narrated the deaths of Alambusha, Shrutayus, valorous Jalasandha, Somdatti, Virata, great car-warrior Drupada, Ghatotkacha and others. Being exceedingly angry on account of the death of Drona in battle, Ashvathama also.
अश्वत्थामापि चात्रैव द्रोणे युधि निपातिते । अस्त्रं प्रादुश्चकारोग्रं नारायणममर्षितः ॥
सप्तमं भारते पर्व महदेतदुदाहृतम् । अत्र ते पृथिवीपालाः प्रायशो निधनं गताः । द्रोणपर्वणि ये शूरा निर्दिष्टाः पुरुषर्षभाः ॥
English Translation
These are the matters elaborately narrated in the seventh Parva of the Bharata, in which all the chief and potentates mentioned were killed.
अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तमध्यायाः सप्ततिस्तथा । अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि तथा नव शतानि च ॥
श्लोका नव तथैवात्र संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना । पाराशर्येण मुनिना संचिन्त्य द्रोणपर्वणि ॥
English Translation
The number of chapters in this Parva is one hundred and seventy. The number of slokas composed in the Drona Parva by the great Rishi, the son of Parashara and the master of great knowledge, is eight thousand nine hundred and nine.
अतः परं कर्णपर्व प्रोच्यते परमाद्भुतम् । सारथ्ये विनियोगश्च मद्रराजस्य धीमतः । आख्यातं यत्र पौराणं त्रिपुरस्य निपातनम् ॥
English Translation
Then comes the most wonderful Parva named Karna. In it is described the appointment of king of the Madra as the charioteer (of Karna).
प्रयाणे परुषश्चात्र संवादः कर्णशल्ययोः । हंसकाकीयमाख्यानमत्रैवाक्षेपसंहितम् ॥
अन्योन्यं प्रति च क्रोधो युधिष्ठिरकिरीटिनोः । द्वैरथे यत्र पार्थेन हतः कर्णो महारथः ॥
अष्टमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतद्भारतचिन्तकैः । एकोनसप्ततिः प्रोक्ता अध्यायाः कर्णपर्वणि । चत्वार्येव सहस्राणि नव श्लोकशतानि च ॥
English Translation
The leader of the Bharata calls this Parva the eighth Parva. The number of its chapters is sixty nine and that of the slokas is four thousand nine hundred and sixty four.
अतः परं विचित्रार्थं शल्यपर्व प्रकीर्तितम् । हतप्रवीरे सैन्ये तु नेता मद्रेश्वरोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Then is told the wonderful, Parva called Shalya. After the death of all great warriors, the king of Madra became the commander.
वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र भागशः । विनाशः कुरुमुख्यानां शल्यपर्वणि कीर्त्यते ॥
English Translation
Then is described one after the other the encounters of various charioteer; then the deaths of the chief warrior of the Kuru army.
शल्यस्य निधनं चात्र धर्मराजान्महारथात् । गदायुद्धं तु तुमुलमत्रैव परिकीर्तितम् । सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानां पुण्यता परिकीर्तिता ॥
English Translation
The arrival of Balarama at the time of the fight is next described. Then is told the sacredness of the Sarasvati.
नवमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतदद्भुतमर्थवत् । एकोनषष्टिरध्यायास्तत्र संख्याविशारदैः ॥
संख्याता बहुवृत्तान्ताः श्लोकाग्रं चात्र शस्यते । त्रीणि श्लोकसहस्राणि द्वे शते विंशतिस्तथा । मुनिना संप्रणीतानि कौरवाणां यशोभृताम् ॥
English Translation
The number of chapters in this Parva is fifty-nine and the number of slokas composed by the great Vyasa, the spreader of the fame of the Kuru Dynasty, is three thousand two hundred and twenty.
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सौप्तिकं पर्व दारुणम् । भग्नोरुं यत्र राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥
English Translation
I shall now describe the contents of the terrible tenth Parva, named Sauptika. On the departure of the Pandavas the great car-warrior, Kritavarma. Kripa and the son of Drona (Ashvathama) came in the evening to he place where Duryodhana was lying with the brocken thigh.
व्यपयातेषु पार्थेषु त्रयस्तेऽभ्याययू रथाः । कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणिः सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षिताः ॥
English Translation
I shall now describe the contents of the terrible tenth Parva, named Sauptika. On the departure of the Pandavas the great car-warrior, Kritavarma. Kripa and the son of Drona (Ashvathama) came in the evening to he place where Duryodhana was lying with the brocken thigh.
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