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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 70

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 70

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 70

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 70 of the classical Mahābhārata with 94 verses.

Total: 94 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.70.1–94 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
संजये प्रतियाते तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । अभ्यभाषत दाशार्हमृषभं सर्वसात्वताम् ॥
अयं स कालः संप्राप्तो मित्राणां मे जनार्दन । न च त्वदन्यं पश्यामि यो न आपत्सु तारयेत् ॥
English Translation
This is the time arrived for friends (to show that they are so), O you devoted to the interests of your friends. Any other save yourself I do not see, who could get us through this difficulty.
त्वां हि माधव संश्रित्य निर्भया मोहदर्पितम् । धार्तराष्ट्रं सहामात्यं स्वमंशमनुयुञ्ज्महे ॥
English Translation
Depending on you, Madhava, we have without fear asked back our share (of the kingdom) from the son of Dhritarashtra and all his followers, who are filled with vain pride.
यथा हि सर्वास्वापत्सु पासि वृष्णीनरिंदम । तथा ते पाण्डवा रक्ष्याः पाह्यस्मान्महतो भयात् ॥
English Translation
As you get through the Vrishnis out of all difficulties, O chastiser of chastiser of foes; so are the Pandavas, the proper party, to be protected by you. Get them through this great difficulty.
अयमस्मि महाबाहो ब्रूहि यत्ते विवक्षितम् । करिष्यामि हि तत्सर्वं यत्त्वं वक्ष्यसि भारत ॥
English Translation
The blessed Krishna of divine attributes said Here am I, O you with long arms. Speak what you want to say. I shall do all that you will ask me to do, O Bharata.
श्रुतं ते धृतराष्ट्रस्य सपुत्रस्य चिकीर्षितम् । एतद्धि सकलं कृष्ण संजयो मां यदब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said You have heard what Dhritarashtra with his son intends to do. It is, O Krishna, exactly as Sanjaya told me.
तन्मतं धृतराष्ट्रस्य सोऽस्यात्मा विवृतान्तरः । यथोक्तं दूत आचष्टे वध्यः स्यादन्यथा ब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
Such are the intentions of Dhritarashtra; for Sanjaya knows the heart and is as his very soul, so to say. As an ambassador is instructed, so dose he speak; and if he speaks otherwise he should be killed.
अप्रदानेन राज्यस्य शान्तिमस्मासु मार्गति । लुब्धः पापेन मनसा चरन्नसममात्मनः ॥
English Translation
Without restoring to us our kingdom ho wants peace with us; and the covetous man behaves by his sinful heart without impartiality towards those whose interests should be looked after by him equally.
यत्तद्द्वादश वर्षाणि वने निर्व्युषिता वयम् । छद्मना शरदं चैकां धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात् ॥
English Translation
For twelve years have the forests been inhabited by us; and at the command of Dhritarashtra have we lived in disguise for another year.
स्थाता नः समये तस्मिन्धृतराष्ट्र इति प्रभो । नाहास्म समयं कृष्ण तद्धि नो ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥
English Translation
So that Dhritarashtra might abide by those pledges of ours, O lord; the Brahmanas, O Krishna, in our company know that we did not break our pledges.
वृद्धो राजा धृतराष्ट्रः स्वधर्मं नानुपश्यति । पश्यन्वा पुत्रगृद्धित्वान्मन्दस्यान्वेति शासनम् ॥
English Translation
The avaricious king Dhritarashtra dose not follow the path of virtue of his class, and out of affection for his son and with a desire to please him he follows the course marked out by that fool.
सुयोधनमते तिष्ठन्राजास्मासु जनार्दन । मिथ्या चरति लुब्धः संश्चरन्प्रियमिवात्मनः ॥
English Translation
The king listening to the advice of Suyodhna, O Janardana, behaves deceitfully towards his own interests.
इतो दुःखतरं किं नु यत्राहं मातरं ततः । संविधातुं न शक्नोमि मित्राणां वा जनार्दन ॥
English Translation
What is more regrettable than this that I am unable to be of any good to my mother or to my friends, O Janardana.
काशिभिश्चेदिपाञ्चालैर्मत्स्यैश्च मधुसूदन । भवता चैव नाथेन पञ्च ग्रामा वृता मया ॥
English Translation
Five villages were only asked by me, who have the Kashis, the Chedis, the Panchalas and the Matsyas for my supporters and your exalted self for my lord.
कुशस्थलं वृकस्थलमासन्दी वारणावतम् । अवसानं च गोविन्द किंचिदेवात्र पञ्चमम् ॥
English Translation
(The villages were) Avisthala, Vrikasthala, Makandi, Varanavata and any other, O Govinda, for the last or the fifth.
पञ्च नस्तात दीयन्तां ग्रामा वा नगराणि वा । वसेम सहिता येषु मा च नो भरता नशन् ॥
English Translation
Give as, O Sire, (so we said) five villages or towns where we may reside united together; for we do not desire the destruction of the Bharatas.
न च तानपि दुष्टात्मा धार्तराष्ट्रोऽनुमन्यते । स्वाम्यमात्मनि मत्वासावतो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥
English Translation
Not this even dose the wicked-souled son of Dhritarashtra grant, thinking the proprietary rights of the entire earth to be vested in him. What is there more regrettable than this.
कुले जातस्य वृद्धस्य परवित्तेषु गृध्यतः । लोभः प्रज्ञानमाहन्ति प्रज्ञा हन्ति हता ह्रियम् ॥
English Translation
The avarice of man born in a noble family yet desiring to possess himself the wealth of others nullifies his wisdom; and the wisdom being destroyed, the sense of shame dose nowhere exist.
ह्रीर्हता बाधते धर्मं धर्मो हन्ति हतः श्रियम् । श्रीर्हता पुरुषं हन्ति पुरुषस्यास्वता वधः ॥
अस्वतो हि निवर्तन्ते ज्ञातयः सुहृदर्त्विजः । अपुष्पादफलाद्वृक्षाद्यथा तात पतत्रिणः ॥
English Translation
Form a man stricken with property do cousins, friends and Brahmanas turn away; as from a tree without flowers and fruits the winged creatures turn away.
एतच्च मरणं तात यदस्मात्पतितादिव । ज्ञातयो विनिवर्तन्ते प्रेतसत्त्वादिवासवः ॥
English Translation
This I regard as death to me, O Sire, since from me the cousins away as from a fallen creature or breath forsakes an animal that is dead.
नातः पापीयसीं कांचिदवस्थां शम्बरोऽब्रवीत् । यत्र नैवाद्य न प्रातर्भोजनं प्रतिदृश्यते ॥
English Translation
Shambara was of opinion that there was no condition of life which could be more woeful than that in which a man cannot see what his food is to be tomorrow.
धनमाहुः परं धर्मं धने सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । जीवन्ति धनिनो लोके मृता ये त्वधना नराः ॥
English Translation
Wealth is said to be the best virtue. Everything is established on wealth; and wealthy men are living in this world and men without wealth are dead.
ये धनादपकर्षन्ति नरं स्वबलमाश्रिताः । ते धर्ममर्थं कामं च प्रमथ्नन्ति नरं च तम् ॥
English Translation
Those, who by force of their physical strength, deprived a man of his wealth, destroy the virtue, profit and pleasure of that man.
एतामवस्थां प्राप्यैके मरणं वव्रिरे जनाः । ग्रामायैके वनायैके नाशायैके प्रवव्रजुः ॥
English Translation
Having reached this condition (i.e. poverty) one class of men prefer death; another retire to villages (form cities); a third to the wilderness; while the fourth rove about with a view to meet speedy death.
उन्मादमेके पुष्यन्ति यान्त्यन्ये द्विषतां वशम् । दास्यमेके निगच्छन्ति परेषामर्थहेतुना ॥
English Translation
One class of men become insane; another go under the control of their enemies; and a third become slaves for the sake of getting the wealth of others.
आपदेवास्य मरणात्पुरुषस्य गरीयसी । श्रियो विनाशस्तद्ध्यस्य निमित्तं धर्मकामयोः ॥
English Translation
Poverty is a more potent evil to a man than death; for it destroys his prosperity. Wealth is the source of a man's virtue well as his pleasure.
यदस्य धर्म्यं मरणं शाश्वतं लोकवर्त्म तत् । समन्तात्सर्वभूतानां न तदत्येति कश्चन ॥
English Translation
The natural death of a man is like the ever recurring point of the wheel of this world. It is the unavoidable path of all creatures and none can avoid it.
न तथा बाध्यते कृष्ण प्रकृत्या निर्धनो जनः । यथा भद्रां श्रियं प्राप्य तया हीनः सुखैधितः ॥
English Translation
A man without wealth from his very birth does not suffer so much, 0 Krishna, as one who after the possession of great prosperity and a life of great happiness is deprived of it.
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