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Mahābhārata • Parva 4 (Virāṭaparva) • Adhyāya 64

Virāṭaparva Adhyāya 64

विराटपर्व • अध्यायः 64

Virāṭaparva Adhyāya 64 of the classical Mahābhārata with 38 verses.

Total: 38 Verses • Citations: MBh 4.64.1–38 • 250 Lexicon Terms
ततो राज्ञः सुतो ज्येष्ठः प्राविशत्पृथिवींजयः । सोऽभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ धर्मराजमपश्यत ॥
स तं रुधिरसंसिक्तमनेकाग्रमनागसम् । भूमावासीनमेकान्ते सैरन्ध्र्या समुपस्थितम् ॥
ततः पप्रच्छ पितरं त्वरमाण इवोत्तरः । केनायं ताडितो राजन्केन पापमिदं कृतम् ॥
मयायं ताडितो जिह्मो न चाप्येतावदर्हति । प्रशस्यमाने यः शूरे त्वयि षण्ढं प्रशंसति ॥
अकार्यं ते कृतं राजन्क्षिप्रमेव प्रसाद्यताम् । मा त्वा ब्रह्मविषं घोरं समूलमपि निर्दहेत् ॥
स पुत्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विराटो राष्ट्रवर्धनः । क्षमयामास कौन्तेयं भस्मच्छन्नमिवानलम् ॥
क्षमयन्तं तु राजानं पाण्डवः प्रत्यभाषत । चिरं क्षान्तमिदं राजन्न मन्युर्विद्यते मम ॥
यदि ह्येतत्पतेद्भूमौ रुधिरं मम नस्ततः । सराष्ट्रस्त्वं महाराज विनश्येथा न संशयः ॥
न दूषयामि ते राजन्यच्च हन्याददूषकम् । बलवन्तं महाराज क्षिप्रं दारुणमाप्नुयात् ॥
शोणिते तु व्यतिक्रान्ते प्रविवेश बृहन्नडा । अभिवाद्य विराटं च कङ्कं चाप्युपतिष्ठत ॥
क्षमयित्वा तु कौरव्यं रणादुत्तरमागतम् । प्रशशंस ततो मत्स्यः शृण्वतः सव्यसाचिनः ॥
English Translation
Having pacified Yudhishthira, the king began to praise Uttara in the hearing of Arjuna. "O descendant of Kaikeya, in you I have truly got a son. Like you I never had nor shall have a son."
त्वया दायादवानस्मि कैकेयीनन्दिवर्धन । त्वया मे सदृशः पुत्रो न भूतो न भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Having pacified Yudhishthira, the king began to praise Uttara in the hearing of Arjuna. "O descendant of Kaikeya, in you I have truly got a son. Like you I never had nor shall have a son."
पदं पदसहस्रेण यश्चरन्नापराध्नुयात् । तेन कर्णेन ते तात कथमासीत्समागमः ॥
English Translation
O son! How did you fight with that Karna who on his one target releases arrows for thousand targets unfailingly. And how did you meet in battle with who is unequal to any person in this world.
मनुष्यलोके सकले यस्य तुल्यो न विद्यते । यः समुद्र इवाक्षोभ्यः कालाग्निरिव दुःसहः । तेन भीष्मेण ते तात कथमासीत्समागमः ॥
English Translation
O son! How did you fight with that Karna who on his one target releases arrows for thousand targets unfailingly. And how did you meet in battle with who is unequal to any person in this world.
आचार्यो वृष्णिवीराणां पाण्डवानां च यो द्विजः । सर्वक्षत्रस्य चाचार्यः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः । तेन द्रोणेन ते तात कथमासीत्समागमः ॥
English Translation
O son! How did you fight with that twiceborn Drona, who is preceptor of the Vishni heroes and sons of Kurus, preceptor of all the Kshatriyas and the foremost among the armed soldiers.
आचार्यपुत्रो यः शूरः सर्वशस्त्रभृतामपि । अश्वत्थामेति विख्यातः कथं तेन समागमः ॥
English Translation
How is the battle was that of Ashvatthama with you, the son of your preceptor who was the best among the warriors and armed heroes.
रणे यं प्रेक्ष्य सीदन्ति हृतस्वा वणिजो यथा । कृपेण तेन ते तात कथमासीत्समागमः ॥
English Translation
As a Vaishya becomes much distressed on destruction of his wealth, the warriors seeing Kripa become f}accid. How did you fight with them.
पर्वतं योऽभिविध्येत राजपुत्रो महेषुभिः । दुर्योधनेन ते तात कथमासीत्समागमः ॥
English Translation
O son, how was that your encounter with prince Duryodhana, who had broken the hills by his great arrows.
न मया निर्जिता गावो न मया निर्जिताः परे । कृतं तु कर्म तत्सर्वं देवपुत्रेण केनचित् ॥
English Translation
Uttara said The kine have not been rescued by me nor have the enemy been defeated by me. All that has been done by the son of a celestials.
स हि भीतं द्रवन्तं मां देवपुत्रो न्यवारयत् । स चातिष्ठद्रथोपस्थे वज्रहस्तनिभो युवा ॥
English Translation
Seeing me running away in fear, a youth of celestials birth, capable of wielding thunderbolt, stopped me, and got on my chariot.
तेन ता निर्जिता गावस्तेन ते कुरवो जिताः । तस्य तत्कर्म वीरस्य न मया तात तत्कृतम् ॥
English Translation
By him the kine have been rescued and the Kauravas defeated. This is the work of that hero and not mine.
स हि शारद्वतं द्रोणं द्रोणपुत्रं च वीर्यवान् । सूतपुत्रं च भीष्मं च चकार विमुखाञ्शरैः ॥
English Translation
It was he who repulse with arrows the six warriors namely Kripa, Drona, Ashvathama, Karna, Bhishma and Vikarana.
दुर्योधनं च समरे सनागमिव यूथपम् । प्रभग्नमब्रवीद्भीतं राजपुत्रं महाबलम् ॥
English Translation
That highly powerful one said to the prince, Duryodhana, terrified and broken like a leader of elephant-herds.
न हास्तिनपुरे त्राणं तव पश्यामि किंचन । व्यायामेन परीप्सस्व जीवितं कौरवात्मज ॥
English Translation
O Kuru prince, I do not see that by any means you are safe even at Hastinapur. Protect your life by displaying your energy.
न मोक्ष्यसे पलायंस्त्वं राजन्युद्धे मनः कुरु । पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यसे जित्वा हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्स्यसि ॥
English Translation
You will not be free by escaping. Therefore make up your mind, O king, for fight. By conquering you will enjoy the earth, and by being slain you will attain to heaven.
स निवृत्तो नरव्याघ्रो मुञ्चन्वज्रनिभाञ्शरान् । सचिवैः संवृतो राजा रथे नाग इव श्वसन् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed, the king Duryodhana, the foremost of men, sighing on his car like a snake, turned, surrounded by his ministers, and discharging thunder-like arrows.
तत्र मे रोमहर्षोऽभूदूरुस्तम्भश्च मारिष । यदभ्रघनसंकाशमनीकं व्यधमच्छरैः ॥
English Translation
Beholding it, my hairs stood erect and the thighs to treinble. But he struck with his arrows that army of lions.
तत्प्रणुद्य रथानीकं सिंहसंहननो युवा । कुरूंस्तान्प्रहसन्राजन्वासांस्यपहरद्बली ॥
English Translation
Having assailed those mighty car-warriors the Kurus. O king, the youth, powerful as a lion, laughed and stripped them off their robes.
एकेन तेन वीरेण षड्रथाः परिवारिताः । शार्दूलेनेव मत्तेन मृगास्तृणचरा वने ॥
English Translation
Those six great Kuru car-warriors were defeated by that hero alone, as animals, ranging in the forest, are killed by a single angry tiger."
क्व स वीरो महाबाहुर्देवपुत्रो महायशाः । यो मे धनमवाजैषीत्कुरुभिर्ग्रस्तमाहवे ॥
English Translation
Virata said-Dear son! Tell me where that illustrious and chivalrous angel who has won my cows once taken in possession by Kauravas in battle? I want to see and honour that angel for his valour who have defended you including all cows.
इच्छामि तमहं द्रष्टुमर्चितुं च महाबलम् । येन मे त्वं च गावश्च रक्षिता देवसूनुना ॥
English Translation
Virata said-Dear son! Tell me where that illustrious and chivalrous angel who has won my cows once taken in possession by Kauravas in battle? I want to see and honour that angel for his valour who have defended you including all cows.
अन्तर्धानं गतस्तात देवपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । स तु श्वो वा परश्वो वा मन्ये प्रादुर्भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Uttara replied-"Dear father! That mighty angel had vanished there but I am sure enough that he will again appear here either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
एवमाख्यायमानं तु छन्नं सत्रेण पाण्डवम् । वसन्तं तत्र नाज्ञासीद्विराटः पार्थमर्जुनम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana says-O Janamejaya! In spite of told impliedly, the king Virata could not recognise Arjuna, the son of Pandu living those hideously as an eunuch.
ततः पार्थोऽभ्यनुज्ञातो विराटेन महात्मना । प्रददौ तानि वासांसि विराटदुहितुः स्वयम् ॥
English Translation
Arjuna, in disguise of Brihannala then gave all garments took-off from the bodies of great commanders (rathis) to Uttara, daughter of Virata in compliance with the king's order.
उत्तरा तु महार्हाणि विविधानि तनूनि च । प्रतिगृह्याभवत्प्रीता तानि वासांसि भामिनी ॥
मन्त्रयित्वा तु कौन्तेय उत्तरेण रहस्तदा । इतिकर्तव्यतां सर्वां राजन्यथ युधिष्ठिरे ॥
ततस्तथा तद्व्यदधाद्यथावत्पुरुषर्षभ । सह पुत्रेण मत्स्यस्य प्रहृष्टो भरतर्षभः ॥
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