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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 94

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 94

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 94

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 94 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.94.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
तस्मिन्नभिहिते वाक्ये केशवेन महात्मना । स्तिमिता हृष्टरोमाण आसन्सर्वे सभासदः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said These words having been uttered by the high-souled, all the courtiers sat stupefied with their hairs standing on their end.
कः स्विदुत्तरमेतस्माद्वक्तुमुत्सहते पुमान् । इति सर्वे मनोभिस्ते चिन्तयन्ति स्म पार्थिवाः ॥
English Translation
No man ventured to say anything in reply and all the rulers of the earth began to think in own minds.
तथा तेषु च सर्वेषु तूष्णींभूतेषु राजसु । जामदग्न्य इदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि ॥
English Translation
Silence having thus prevailed in the midst of those kings, the son of Jamadagni, spoke these words in the assembly of the Kurus.
इमामेकोपमां राजञ्शृणु सत्यामशङ्कितः । तां श्रुत्वा श्रेय आदत्स्व यदि साध्विति मन्यसे ॥
English Translation
"To these truthful words of mine, illustrated by an example, listen without entertaining any doubt or suspicion and hearing that accept the moral if you think my story good.
राजा दम्भोद्भवो नाम सार्वभौमः पुराभवत् । अखिलां बुभुजे सर्वां पृथिवीमिति नः श्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
in days of old, there was a king named Dambhodbhava who had brought under his sway the entire world and enjoyed the fruits of the whole world in their; such has been heard by us.
स स्म नित्यं निशापाये प्रातरुत्थाय वीर्यवान् । ब्राह्मणान्क्षत्रियांश्चैव पृच्छन्नास्ते महारथः ॥
English Translation
Every day at the end or night, that great and heroic car-warrior, rising up, used to ask the Brahmanas and Krishna Kshatriyas.
अस्ति कश्चिद्विशिष्टो वा मद्विधो वा भवेद्युधि । शूद्रो वैश्यः क्षत्रियो वा ब्राह्मणो वापि शस्त्रभृत् ॥
English Translation
'Is there anybody who is more accomplished or even equal to myself in battle, be he a Shudra, a Vaishya, a Kshatriyas or a Brahmana?'
इति ब्रुवन्नन्वचरत्स राजा पृथिवीमिमाम् । दर्पेण महता मत्तः कंचिदन्यमचिन्तयन् ॥
English Translation
Saying thus he would wander over the earth intoxicated with great vanity and without thinking of anything else.
तं स्म वैद्या अकृपणा ब्राह्मणाः सर्वतोऽभयाः । प्रत्यषेधन्त राजानं श्लाघमानं पुनः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Several Brahrnanas, of really noble souls, acquainted with the Vedas and having nothing lo fear, forbade the king who was boasting too often.
प्रतिषिध्यमानोऽप्यसकृत्पृच्छत्येव स वै द्विजान् । अभिमानी श्रिया मत्तस्तमूचुर्ब्राह्मणास्तदा ॥
English Translation
Even when forbidden, that vile man used to ask the same thing to the twice born. Some Brahmanas then thus spoke to him who was too puffed up with vanity and intoxicated with prosperity.
तपस्विनो महात्मानो वेदव्रतसमन्विताः । उदीर्यमाणं राजानं क्रोधदीप्ता द्विजातयः ॥
English Translation
Those twice born devotees, of large souls and acquainted with the cases cited in the Vedas, excited by wrath, said to that king.
अनेकजननं सख्यं ययोः पुरुषसिंहयोः । तयोस्त्वं न समो राजन्भवितासि कदाचन ॥
English Translation
There are two persons who are the best among men and who have achieved many victories in battle; you are by no means equal to them, Oking.
एवमुक्तः स राजा तु पुनः पप्रच्छ तान्द्विजान् । क्व तौ वीरौ क्वजन्मानौ किंकर्माणौ च कौ च तौ ॥
English Translation
The king thus spoken to, asked these Brahmanas again and again, 'Where are these two heroes? Where are they bom? What works have they achieved and who are they?'
नरो नारायणश्चैव तापसाविति नः श्रुतम् । आयातौ मानुषे लोके ताभ्यां युध्यस्व पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
The Brahmanas said WE have heard that those two are the devotees Nara and Narayana who have taken their birth in the human world. O ruler of the earth, fight with them.
श्रूयते तौ महात्मानौ नरनारायणावुभौ । तपो घोरमनिर्देश्यं तप्येते गन्धमादने ॥
English Translation
We hear that both of them, Nara and Narayana of large souls, are practicing severe austerities in some hidden regions in the Gandhamadana (mountain).
स राजा महतीं सेनां योजयित्वा षडङ्गिनीम् । अमृष्यमाणः संप्रायाद्यत्र तावपराजितौ ॥
English Translation
The king, having collected a large army consisting of six divisions be took himself to the regions where these two who had never to remain unconcerned at their reputation.
स गत्वा विषमं घोरं पर्वतं गन्धमादनम् । मृगयाणोऽन्वगच्छत्तौ तापसावपराजितौ ॥
English Translation
He. going to the rightful and unapproachable Gandhamadana, hunted for the two devotees and at last met them who had taken refuge in the wilderness.
तौ दृष्ट्वा क्षुत्पिपासाभ्यां कृशौ धमनिसंततौ । शीतवातातपैश्चैव कर्शितौ पुरुषोत्तमौ । अभिगम्योपसंगृह्य पर्यपृच्छदनामयम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing them, the best among men, emaciated with hunger and thirst, with their veins visible and afflicted with cold, wind and with the rays of the sun.
तमर्चित्वा मूलफलैरासनेनोदकेन च । न्यमन्त्रयेतां राजानं किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति ॥
English Translation
He approached them and touching their feet asked them about their welfare. They received him with roots and fruits and with the offer of a seat and water. They asked the king “What can we do for you?' Then he repeated to them from the very beginning the fact
बाहुभ्यां मे जिता भूमिर्निहताः सर्वशत्रवः । भवद्भ्यां युद्धमाकाङ्क्षन्नुपयातोऽस्मि पर्वतम् । आतिथ्यं दीयतामेतत्काङ्क्षितं मे चिरं प्रति ॥
English Translation
And said-‘The earth has been conquered by my arms and all my enemies have been killed. With the desire of fighting with you, have I come to this mountain; give me this hospitality, the desire which I have entertained for a long time.'
अपेतक्रोधलोभोऽयमाश्रमो राजसत्तम । न ह्यस्मिन्नाश्रमे युद्धं कुतः शस्त्रं कुतोऽनृजुः । अन्यत्र युद्धमाकाङ्क्ष्व बहवः क्षत्रियाः क्षितौ ॥
English Translation
Nara and Narayana said This retreat, O best among kings, is beyond the reach of wrath and avarice, there is no warfare in this retreat. Where are weapons to be got from? Desire war elsewhere, there are many Kshatriyas on the face of the earth.
उच्यमानस्तथापि स्म भूय एवाभ्यभाषत । पुनः पुनः क्षम्यमाणः सान्त्व्यमानश्च भारत । दम्भोद्भवो युद्धमिच्छन्नाह्वयत्येव तापसौ ॥
English Translation
Rama said Though spoken to in this way, he repeated his request and the ascetics, O Bharata, again and again comforted him and pardoned him (for his importunities). Dambhodbhava, desirous of battle, however summoned these two devotees to fight again and again.
ततो नरस्त्विषीकाणां मुष्टिमादाय कौरव । अब्रवीदेहि युध्यस्व युद्धकामुक क्षत्रिय ॥
English Translation
Then Nara taking up a handful of blades of grass said, 'Come and fight, O you Kshatriya, desirous of fight as you are; take up all your arms and prepare your army. I shall destroy your thirst for war from this moment forward.'
सर्वशस्त्राणि चादत्स्व योजयस्व च वाहिनीम् । अहं हि ते विनेष्यामि युद्धश्रद्धामितः परम् ॥
English Translation
Then Nara taking up a handful of blades of grass said, 'Come and fight, O you Kshatriya, desirous of fight as you are; take up all your arms and prepare your army. I shall destroy your thirst for war from this moment forward.'
यद्येतदस्त्रमस्मासु युक्तं तापस मन्यसे । एतेनापि त्वया योत्स्ये युद्धार्थी ह्यहमागतः ॥
English Translation
Dambhodbhava said If, O devotee, you think this weapon fit to be used against me and mine, I shall fight with you though you use that weapon. I am come here for fight.
इत्युक्त्वा शरवर्षेण सर्वतः समवाकिरत् । दम्भोद्भवस्तापसं तं जिघांसुः सहसैनिकः ॥
English Translation
Rama said Saying these Dambhodbhava with his army, desirous of killing that devotee, covered all sides with a downpour of arrows.
तस्य तानस्यतो घोरानिषून्परतनुच्छिदः । कदर्थीकृत्य स मुनिरिषीकाभिरपानुदत् ॥
English Translation
The Rishi, by means of the same blades of grass, neutralized the terrible arrows capable of rending asunder the body of the enemies.
ततोऽस्मै प्रासृजद्घोरमैषीकमपराजितः । अस्त्रमप्रतिसंधेयं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥
English Translation
Then the one, who had never sustained a defeat, shot terrible weapons in the shape of blades of grass, which were incapable of being withstood and a strange effect they had.
तेषामक्षीणि कर्णांश्च नस्तकांश्चैव मायया । निमित्तवेधी स मुनिरिषीकाभिः समर्पयत् ॥
English Translation
The eyes, ears and noses of his solders were cut off by the Muni who could not possibly miss his aim, by the e blades of grass through his illusive energy.
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