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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 68

Ādiparva Adhyāya 68

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 68

Ādiparva Adhyāya 68 of the classical Mahābhārata with 81 verses.

Total: 81 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.68.1–81 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
प्रतिज्ञाय तु दुःषन्ते प्रतियाते शकुन्तला । गर्भं सुषाव वामोरुः कुमारममितौजसम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : When Dushyanta went away from the hermitage, making the (above) promises to Shakuntala, she gave birth to a boy of immeasurable energy. When the child grew only three years old, he became in splendour as blazing as the blazing fire. O Janamejaya, he was endued with great beauty, magnanimity and all accomplishments.
त्रिषु वर्षेषु पूर्णेषु दिप्तानलसमद्युतिम् । रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतं दौःषन्तिं जनमेजय ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : When Dushyanta went away from the hermitage, making the (above) promises to Shakuntala, she gave birth to a boy of immeasurable energy. When the child grew only three years old, he became in splendour as blazing as the blazing fire. O Janamejaya, he was endued with great beauty, magnanimity and all accomplishments.
जातकर्मादिसंस्कारं कण्वः पुण्यकृतां वरः । तस्याथ कारयामास वर्धमानस्य धीमतः ॥
English Translation
The best of pious men, Kanvas, performed all the rites ordained by the scriptures on that intelligent boy who began to grow up day by day.
दन्तैः शुक्लैः शिखरिभिः सिंहसंहननो युवा । चक्राङ्कितकरः श्रीमान्महामूर्धा महाबलः । कुमारो देवगर्भाभः स तत्राशु व्यवर्धत ॥
English Translation
The boy was gifted with sharp, strong and pearly teeth; he was strong enough to kill lions, he had all auspicious signs on his palms, he had a broad forehead, he was beautiful and strong.
षड्वर्ष एव बालः स कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति । व्याघ्रान्सिंहान्वराहांश्च गजांश्च महिषांस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Like a celestial child, he began daily to grow up. When he grew six years old, he was so strong that he seized and bound tigers, boars, buffaloes and elephants to the trees that stood near the hermitage.
बद्ध्वा वृक्षेषु बलवानाश्रमस्य समन्ततः । आरोहन्दमयंश्चैव क्रीडंश्च परिधावति ॥
ततोऽस्य नाम चक्रुस्ते कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः । अस्त्वयं सर्वदमनः सर्वं हि दमयत्ययम् ॥
English Translation
He rode on some of these wild beasts; he seized some of them and sometimes he pursued some of them in playful mood. The dwellers of the hermitage of Kanva, (finding all this), gave him a name. (They said,) “As he subjugated all beasts, let him be called Sarvadamana". Thus the prince came to be called Sarvadamana, endued as he was with great strength, energy and powers.
स सर्वदमनो नाम कुमारः समपद्यत । विक्रमेणौजसा चैव बलेन च समन्वितः ॥
English Translation
He rode on some of these wild beasts; he seized some of them and sometimes he pursued some of them in playful mood. The dwellers of the hermitage of Kanva, (finding all this), gave him a name. (They said,) “As he subjugated all beasts, let him be called Sarvadamana". Thus the prince came to be called Sarvadamana, endued as he was with great strength, energy and powers.
तं कुमारमृषिर्दृष्ट्वा कर्म चास्यातिमानुषम् । समयो यौवराज्यायेत्यब्रवीच्च शकुन्तलाम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing the extraordinary acts of the boy, the Rishi (Kanva) told Shakuntala that the time had come when he should be installed as the heir-apparent.
तस्य तद्बलमाज्ञाय कण्वः शिष्यानुवाच ह । शकुन्तलामिमां शीघ्रं सहपुत्रामितोऽऽश्रमात् । भर्त्रे प्रापयताद्यैव सर्वलक्षणपूजिताम् ॥
English Translation
Seeing the great strength of the boy, Kanva spoke to his disciples thus, "Take Shakuntala with her son from the hermitage to the house of her husband, blessed with all auspicious signs."
नारीणां चिरवासो हि बान्धवेषु न रोचते । कीर्तिचारित्रधर्मघ्नस्तस्मान्नयत माचिरम् ॥
English Translation
"It is not fit for women to live for ever in the house of their paternal or maternal relations. Such residence destroys their good name, good conduct and virtue. Therefore, take her to her husband's house without delay."
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्तामितौजसः । शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य सपुत्रां गजसाह्वयम् ॥
English Translation
The greatly effulgent disciples (of Kanva), having promised to do it, started with Shakuntala and her son towards the city of Hastinapur.
गृहीत्वामरगर्भाभं पुत्रं कमललोचनम् । आजगाम ततः शुभ्रा दुःषन्तविदिताद्वनात् ॥
English Translation
That beauty of fair eye-brows, taking her lotus-eyed son of celestial beauty with her, left the forest where she had first met Dushyanta.
अभिसृत्य च राजानं विदिता सा प्रवेशिता । सह तेनैव पुत्रेण तरुणादित्यवर्चसा ॥
English Translation
Having sent words, she entered the royal court with her son, as effulgent as the morning sun. And she was then introduced to him.
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमब्रवीत्तं शकुन्तला । अयं पुत्रस्त्वया राजन्यौवराज्येऽभिषिच्यताम् ॥
त्वया ह्ययं सुतो राजन्मय्युत्पन्नः सुरोपमः । यथासमयमेतस्मिन्वर्तस्व पुरुषोत्तम ॥
English Translation
Shakuntala said : O King, this is your son. Let him be installed as your heir-apparent. O King, this god-like boy was begotten by you on me. O best of men, fulfil now the promise you made of me.
यथा समागमे पूर्वं कृतः स समयस्त्वया । तं स्मरस्व महाभाग कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति ॥
English Translation
O illustrious man, call to your mind the agreement you made with me on the occasion of our marriage at the hermitage of Kanva.
सोऽथ श्रुत्वैव तद्वाक्यं तस्या राजा स्मरन्नपि । अब्रवीन्न स्मरामीति कस्य त्वं दुष्टतापसि ॥
English Translation
Having heard her words, the King remembered everything, but he said, “I remember nothing. O wicked ascetic woman, to whom do you belong?"
धर्मकामार्थसंबन्धं न स्मरामि त्वया सह । गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा कामं यद्वापीच्छसि तत्कुरु ॥
English Translation
"I do not remember to have any connection with you with regard to (either) Dharma, Artha and Kama. Go or stay or do whatever you please."
सैवमुक्ता वरारोहा व्रीडितेव मनस्विनी । विसंज्ञेव च दुःखेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचला ॥
English Translation
Thus being addressed, the beautiful ascetic lady was filled with shame. She lost her consciousness from grief and she stood like a wooden post.
संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षी स्फुरमाणोष्ठसंपुटा । कटाक्षैर्निर्दहन्तीव तिर्यग्राजानमैक्षत ॥
English Translation
Soon became her eyes red like copper; her lips began to quiver; she cast upon the king her (angry) glances which seemed to burn him.
आकारं गूहमाना च मन्युनाभिसमीरिता । तपसा संभृतं तेजो धारयामास वै तदा ॥
English Translation
Her rising anger and blazing fire of her asceticism she kept down with a great effort.
सा मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा दुःखामर्षसमन्विता । भर्तारमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Collecting her thought in a moment, she thus addressed her husband looking straight at him in grief and in anger. “O great king, knowing everything, how can you, like a mean and inferior man, say that you know nothing'?
जानन्नपि महाराज कस्मादेवं प्रभाषसे । न जानामीति निःसङ्गं यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Collecting her thought in a moment, she thus addressed her husband looking straight at him in grief and in anger. “O great king, knowing everything, how can you, like a mean and inferior man, say that you know nothing'?
अत्र ते हृदयं वेद सत्यस्यैवानृतस्य च । कल्याण बत साक्षी त्वं मात्मानमवमन्यथाः ॥
English Translation
Your heart is the witness to the truth or to the falsehood of my words. Therefore, speak the truth and do not degrade yourself.
योऽन्यथा सन्तमात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते । किं तेन न कृतं पापं चोरेणात्मापहारिणा ॥
English Translation
He, who has one thing in his mind, but represents another thing to others, is a thief and a robber of his own self. What sin is he not capable of committing?
एकोऽहमस्मीति च मन्यसे त्वं; न हृच्छयं वेत्सि मुनिं पुराणम् । यो वेदिता कर्मणः पापकस्य; तस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोषि ॥
English Translation
You think that you alone know what you did. But do you not know that the great Omniscient One dwells in your heart. He knows all your sins and you sin in his presence.
मन्यते पापकं कृत्वा न कश्चिद्वेत्ति मामिति । विदन्ति चैनं देवाश्च स्वश्चैवान्तरपूरुषः ॥
English Translation
Man, when sinning, thinks that no one sees him. But he is seen by the celestials and by the Deity who dwells in every heart.
आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलानलौ च; द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च । अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च संध्ये; धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम् ॥
English Translation
The sun, the moon, the air, the fire, the earth, the sky, the water, the heart, Yama, the day, the night, the twilight and Dharma see every act of man.
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