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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 20

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 20

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 20

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 20 of the classical Mahābhārata with 22 verses.

Total: 22 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.20.1–22 • 250 Lexicon Terms
स तु कौरव्यमासाद्य द्रुपदस्य पुरोहितः । सत्कृतो धृतराष्ट्रेण भीष्मेण विदुरेण च ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said The priest of Drupada, having arrived near the son of Kuru, was greeted by Dhritarashtra, Bhishma and Vidura.
सर्वं कौशल्यमुक्त्वादौ पृष्ट्वा चैवमनामयम् । सर्वसेनाप्रणेतॄणां मध्ये वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥
English Translation
Having asked him if everything were well with him and also made enquiries about his health in the midst of all the leaders of his army he said these words.
सर्वैर्भवद्भिर्विदितो राजधर्मः सनातनः । वाक्योपादानहेतोस्तु वक्ष्यामि विदिते सति ॥
English Translation
It is known to all, what the duty of a king is as it obtains since a long period back, but through known, yet shall I speak, as a preface to my speech proper.
धृतराष्ट्रश्च पाण्डुश्च सुतावेकस्य विश्रुतौ । तयोः समानं द्रविणं पैतृकं नात्र संशयः ॥
English Translation
It is known that Dhritarashtra and Pandu are the sons of one and their paternal kingdom must be shared by them equally-there is no doubt about it.
धृतराष्ट्रस्य ये पुत्रास्ते प्राप्ताः पैतृकं वसु । पाण्डुपुत्राः कथं नाम न प्राप्ताः पैतृकं वसु ॥
English Translation
Those who are the sons of Dhritarashtra have obtained the position of their father why have not the sons of Pandu obtained the paternal kingdom?
एवं गते पाण्डवेयैर्विदितं वः पुरा यथा । न प्राप्तं पैतृकं द्रव्यं धार्तराष्ट्रेण संवृतम् ॥
English Translation
It is known to you, how in former days, the sons of Pandu, did not obtain their ancestral wealth which was wrested from them by the son of Dhritarashtra.
प्राणान्तिकैरप्युपायैः प्रयतद्भिरनेकशः । शेषवन्तो न शकिता नयितुं यमसादनम् ॥
English Translation
They sought (to remove them) by several means, calculated even to bring their lives to an end, but they have not yet reached the termination's of their lives, so they were unable to send them to the palace of the king of Death (Yama).
पुनश्च वर्धितं राज्यं स्वबलेन महात्मभिः । छद्मनापहृतं क्षुद्रैर्धार्तराष्ट्रैः ससौबलैः ॥
English Translation
Then again, the kingdom gained by the noble-minded ones through their own strength was taken away from them by a trick by the mean sons of Dhritarashtra united with the son of Subala.
तदप्यनुमतं कर्म तथायुक्तमनेन वै । वासिताश्च महारण्ये वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश ॥
English Translation
Even this act, undesirable as it was, approved of by him and they lived for thirteen years in the great forest.
सभायां क्लेशितैर्वीरैः सहभार्यैस्तथा भृशम् । अरण्ये विविधाः क्लेशाः संप्राप्तास्तैः सुदारुणाः ॥
English Translation
In the court too serious troubles were experienced by the heroes along with their wife and in the forest diverse troubles of great magnitude were met with by them.
तथा विराटनगरे योन्यन्तरगतैरिव । प्राप्तः परमसंक्लेशो यथा पापैर्महात्मभिः ॥
English Translation
And in the same way in the town of Virata, hard troubles were met with by the large minded ones as great pains are endured by wicked souls, when they transmigrate into other beings.
ते सर्वे पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तत्सर्वं पूर्वकिल्बिषम् । सामैव कुरुभिः सार्धमिच्छन्ति कुरुपुंगवाः ॥
English Translation
Forgetting all these troubles gone through by them in past times those foremost, among the race of Kuru, are desirous of peace with the son of Kuru.
तेषां च वृत्तमाज्ञाय वृत्तं दुर्योधनस्य च । अनुनेतुमिहार्हन्ति धृतराष्ट्रं सुहृज्जनाः ॥
English Translation
Knowing their nature and the nature of Duryodhana, the well wishers (of the letter) should, properly speaking on this occasion, lead the son of Dhritarashtra (to an amicable settlement).
न हि ते विग्रहं वीराः कुर्वन्ति कुरुभिः सह । अविनाशेन लोकस्य काङ्क्षन्ते पाण्डवाः स्वकम् ॥
English Translation
These heroes do not (want to) wage war with the son of Kuru. The sons of Pandu do not want (to get back) their own by ruining the world.
यश्चापि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य हेतुः स्याद्विग्रहं प्रति । स च हेतुर्न मन्तव्यो बलीयांसस्तथा हि ते ॥
English Translation
The reason, which the son of Dhritarashtra brings forward for war, cannot be regarded as a reason for they are the stronger.
अक्षौहिण्यो हि सप्तैव धर्मपुत्रस्य संगताः । युयुत्समानाः कुरुभिः प्रतीक्षन्तेऽस्य शासनम् ॥
English Translation
Seven Akshauhinis have been collected for the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira), they all desirous of fighting with the sons of Kuru, are waiting for his permission.
अपरे पुरुषव्याघ्राः सहस्राक्षौहिणीसमाः । सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च यमौ च सुमहाबलौ ॥
English Translation
There are others, best among men, who are, each of them equal to thousand Akshauhinis-for instance, the son of Satyaki, Bhimasena and the twin brothers of very great strength.
एकादशैताः पृतना एकतश्च समागताः । एकतश्च महाबाहुर्बहुरूपो धनंजयः ॥
English Translation
On one side are united those eleven (Akshauhinis) and on the other, Dhananjaya of great strength and of many forms.
यथा किरीटी सेनाभ्यः सर्वाभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यते । एवमेव महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो महाद्युतिः ॥
English Translation
An Kiritin suppress the entire army, so does Vasudeva of long arms and of great luster.
बहुलत्वं च सेनानां विक्रमं च किरीटिनः । बुद्धिमत्तां च कृष्णस्य बुद्ध्वा युध्येत को नरः ॥
English Translation
What man will fight against an army superior in number, the prowess of Kiritin and the wisdom of Krishna.
ते भवन्तो यथाधर्मं यथासमयमेव च । प्रयच्छन्तु प्रदातव्यं मा वः कालोऽत्यगादयम् ॥
English Translation
Therefore do you, as dictated by virtue and as agreed to in the stipulation, give back that which should be returned. Don't you let this opportunity.
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