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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 30

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 30

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 30

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 30 of the classical Mahābhārata with 69 verses.

Total: 69 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.30.1–69 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु रथेषु त्रिषु पाण्डवाः । तं ह्रदं प्रत्यपद्यन्त यत्र दुर्योधनोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said After those three car-warriors had left that place the Pandavas arrived at that lake within which Duryodhana was taking rest.
आसाद्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठ तदा द्वैपायनह्रदम् । स्तम्भितं धार्तराष्ट्रेण दृष्ट्वा तं सलिलाशयम् । वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Having arrived at the banks of the Dvaipayana lake, O best of Kuru's race, they saw that reservoir of waters enchanted by your son. Then Yudhishthira said to Vasudeva.
पश्येमां धार्तराष्ट्रेण मायामप्सु प्रयोजिताम् । विष्टभ्य सलिलं शेते नास्य मानुषतो भयम् ॥
English Translation
"Behold, the son of Dhritarashtra has enchanted these waters by his power of illusion. Having enchanted the waters, he lives within them. He entertains no fear of injury from man.
दैवीं मायामिमां कृत्वा सलिलान्तर्गतो ह्ययम् । निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यते ॥
English Translation
Having exercised his power of illusion he is now within the waters. By an act of deception, that deceiptful man has betaken to this refuge. He shall not however escape me alive.
यद्यस्य समरे साह्यं कुरुते वज्रभृत्स्वयम् । तथाप्येनं हतं युद्धे लोको द्रक्ष्यति माधव ॥
English Translation
Even if the holder of the thunderbolt himself helps him in battle, people, O Mahadeva, shall yet seen him killed today.”
मायाविन इमां मायां मायया जहि भारत । मायावी मायया वध्यः सत्यमेतद्युधिष्ठिर ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva said With your own power of illusion, O Bharata, destroy this illusion of Duryodhana who is an expert in it. One conversant with illusion should be killed with illusion. This indeed is the truth, O Yudhishthira.
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुलैर्मायामप्सु प्रयोज्य ह । जहि त्वं भरतश्रेष्ठ पापात्मानं सुयोधनम् ॥
English Translation
By applying your power of illusion to these waters kill, O chief of the Bharatas, this Suyodhana who is the master of illusion.
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवाः । क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्बलिर्बद्धो महात्मना ॥
English Translation
By his illusory power Indra himself killed the Daityas and the Danavas. Vali himself was bound by that great one. viz., Upendra, with the aid of his illusory power.
क्रियाभ्युपायैः पूर्वं हि हिरण्याक्षो महासुरः । हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव क्रिययैव निषूदितौ । वृत्रश्च निहतो राजन्क्रिययैव न संशयः ॥
English Translation
The great Asura Hiranyaksha, as also that one, viz., Hiranyakashipu, was killed by the same power. Forsooth, O king, Vritra also was slain by the power of illusion.
तथा पौलस्त्यतनयो रावणो नाम राक्षसः । रामेण निहतो राजन्सानुबन्धः सहानुगः । क्रियया योगमास्थाय तथा त्वमपि विक्रम ॥
English Translation
Similarly was the Rakshasa Ravana of Pulastya's race, with his relatives and followers, killed by Rama. Relying upon your illusory power do you also display your prowess.
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहतो मया राजन्पुरातने । तारकश्च महादैत्यो विप्रचित्तिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥
English Translation
Those two highly energetic and ancient Daityas, viz., Taraka and Viprachitti were, in ancient time, O king, slain by the help of illusion.
वातापिरिल्वलश्चैव त्रिशिराश्च तथा विभो । सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ क्रिययैव निषूदितौ ॥
English Translation
Likewise Vatapi and Ilwala and Trishiras, O lord and the Asuras Sunda and Upasunda were all killed by the aid of illusion.
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण त्रिदिवं भुज्यते विभो । क्रिया बलवती राजन्नान्यत्किंचिद्युधिष्ठिर ॥
English Translation
Indra himself enjoys heaven by the power of illusion. Action is very efficacious O king and nothing else is so, O Yudhishthira.
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव राक्षसाः पार्थिवास्तथा । क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहताः क्रियां तस्मात्समाचर ॥
English Translation
Daityas and Danavas and Rakshasas and king have been slain by the same. Do you, therefore, act.'
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन पाण्डवः संशितव्रतः । जलस्थं तं महाराज तव पुत्रं महाबलम् । अभ्यभाषत कौन्तेयः प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya continued Thus addressed by Vasudeva, Pandu's son of rigid vows, smilingly addressed, O Monarch, your powerful son who, O Bharata, was then within the waters of that lake, saying.
सुयोधन किमर्थोऽयमारम्भोऽप्सु कृतस्त्वया । सर्वं क्षत्रं घातयित्वा स्वकुलं च विशां पते ॥
English Translation
"Why, O Suyodhana, have you charined these waters, after having caused all the Kshatriyas to die and after having, O king, brought about the extinction of your family?
जलाशयं प्रविष्टोऽद्य वाञ्छञ्जीवितमात्मनः । उत्तिष्ठ राजन्युध्यस्व सहास्माभिः सुयोधन ॥
English Translation
Why have you entered into this lake today, with a view to save your own life? Arise, O king and fight us, O Suyodhana.
स च दर्पो नरश्रेष्ठ स च मानः क्व ते गतः । यस्त्वं संस्तभ्य सलिलं भीतो राजन्व्यवस्थितः ॥
English Translation
Where, O best of men, has your sense of honour now gone, since, ( king, you have exchanged these waters and are now lying within them?
सर्वे त्वां शूर इत्येव जना जल्पन्ति संसदि । व्यर्थं तद्भवतो मन्ये शौर्यं सलिलशायिनः ॥
English Translation
All men describe you in assemblies as a hero. All that, however, is entirely false, I think, since you are now living concealed within these waters.
उत्तिष्ठ राजन्युध्यस्व क्षत्रियोऽसि कुलोद्भवः । कौरवेयो विशेषेण कुले जन्म च संस्मर ॥
English Translation
Arise, O king and fight, for you are a Kshatriya born in a noble family. You are a Kaurava. Remember your birth.
स कथं कौरवे वंशे प्रशंसञ्जन्म चात्मनः । युद्धाद्भीतस्ततस्तोयं प्रविश्य प्रतितिष्ठसि ॥
English Translation
How do you boast of your birth in Kuru's family, when you have concealed yourself within the depths of this lake, having fled away from battle in fear?
अयुद्धमव्यवस्थानं नैष धर्मः सनातनः । अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यं रणे राजन्पलायनम् ॥
English Translation
This is no the duty of a Kshatriya. Flight from battle, O king, is not the practice of honourable men, nor it leads to heaven.
कथं पारमगत्वा हि युद्धे त्वं वै जिजीविषुः । इमान्निपतितान्दृष्ट्वा पुत्रान्भ्रातॄन्पितॄंस्तथा ॥
English Translation
How is it that without having terminated this war, though you were filled with the desire of victory, you live now within this lake, after having brought about the destruction of your sons and brothers and sires and relatives and friends and maternal uncles and kinsmen.
संबन्धिनो वयस्यांश्च मातुलान्बान्धवांस्तथा । घातयित्वा कथं तात ह्रदे तिष्ठसि सांप्रतम् ॥
शूरमानी न शूरस्त्वं मिथ्या वदसि भारत । शूरोऽहमिति दुर्बुद्धे सर्वलोकस्य शृण्वतः ॥
English Translation
Though always vaunting of your courage, you are however, not a hero. Falsely you describe yourself, O Bharata, before all men as a hero, O wicked wight.
न हि शूराः पलायन्ते शत्रून्दृष्ट्वा कथंचन । ब्रूहि वा त्वं यया धृत्या शूर त्यजसि संगरम् ॥
English Translation
They, that are heroes, never fly away from their foes. Or tell us, O hero, about the nature of that courage by which you have fled from battle.
स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व विनीय भयमात्मनः । घातयित्वा सर्वसैन्यं भ्रातॄंश्चैव सुयोधन ॥
English Translation
Arise, O prince and fight fearlessly. Having caused all your troops and brothers to be killed O Suyodhana, you should not, if you are an honest man, think now of saving your life. A Kshatriya, O Suyodhana, like yourself, should not act in this way.
नेदानीं जीविते बुद्धिः कार्या धर्मचिकीर्षया । क्षत्रधर्ममपाश्रित्य त्वद्विधेन सुयोधन ॥
English Translation
Arise, O prince and fight fearlessly. Having caused all your troops and brothers to be killed O Suyodhana, you should not, if you are an honest man, think now of saving your life. A Kshatriya, O Suyodhana, like yourself, should not act in this way.
यत्तत्कर्णमुपाश्रित्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम् । अमर्त्य इव संमोहात्त्वमात्मानं न बुद्धवान् ॥
English Translation
Relying upon Karna as also upon Shakuni the son of Şubala, you considered yourself immortal and could not understand your own self.
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