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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 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
तत्पापं सुमहत्कृत्वा प्रतियुध्यस्व भारत । कथं हि त्वद्विधो मोहाद्रोचयेत पलायनम् ॥
English Translation
Having committed such a grievous iniquity fight now, O Bharata. How is it that you prefer flight from the field. Surely, you forget yourself.
क्व ते तत्पौरुषं यातं क्व च मानः सुयोधन । क्व च विक्रान्तता याता क्व च विस्फूर्जितं महत् ॥
English Translation
Where is that manliness of yours, O sire and where, O Suyodhana, is that your pride? Where is your prowess and energy gone?
क्व ते कृतास्त्रता याता किं च शेषे जलाशये । स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व क्षत्रधर्मेण भारत ॥
English Translation
Where is that your mastery in weapons? Why do you live within this lake now? Arise, O Bharata and fight, following the duties of a Kshatriya.
अस्मान्वा त्वं पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम् । अथ वा निहतोऽस्माभिर्भूमौ स्वप्स्यसि भारत ॥
English Translation
Either govern the wide carth after defeating us or sleep, O Bharata, on the naked earth slain by us.
एष ते प्रथमो धर्मः सृष्टो धात्रा महात्मना । तं कुरुष्व यथातथ्यं राजा भव महारथ ॥
English Translation
Even this is your highest duty, as laid down by the illustrious Creator himself. Act according to the injunctions of the scriptures and be a king, O great car-warrior.
नैतच्चित्रं महाराज यद्भीः प्राणिनमाविशेत् । न च प्राणभयाद्भीतो व्यपयातोऽस्मि भारत ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana said It is not at all surprising O king, that fear should possess the hearts of living creatures. As regards myself, however, O Bharata, I have not fled from the field of battle for the fear of life.
अरथश्चानिषङ्गी च निहतः पार्ष्णिसारथिः । एकश्चाप्यगणः संख्ये प्रत्याश्वासमरोचयम् ॥
English Translation
My car and quivers were destroyed and my Parshni drivers were slain. I was alone, without a single follower to help me in battle. It was for this that I wanted a little rest.
न प्राणहेतोर्न भयान्न विषादाद्विशां पते । इदमम्भः प्रविष्टोऽस्मि श्रमात्त्विदमनुष्ठितम् ॥
English Translation
It was not for the sake of saving my life, it was not for fear, it was not from grief, O king, that I entered this lake. It was only out of fatigue that I did so.
त्वं चाश्वसिहि कौन्तेय ये चाप्यनुगतास्तव । अहमुत्थाय वः सर्वान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि संयुगे ॥
English Translation
Do you, O son of Kunti, take a little rest with your followers. Rising from this lake I will surely fight all of you in battle.
आश्वस्ता एव सर्वे स्म चिरं त्वां मृगयामहे । तदिदानीं समुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्वेह सुयोधन ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said All of us have taken enough of rest. We searched you for a long while. Rise then now, O Suyodhana and give us battle.
हत्वा वा समरे पार्थान्स्फीतं राज्यमवाप्नुहि । निहतो वा रणेऽस्माभिर्वीरलोकमवाप्स्यसि ॥
English Translation
Either killing the Parthas in battle make this prosperous kingdom your own or killed be us in battle go to the region reserved for heroes.
यदर्थं राज्यमिच्छामि कुरूणां कुरुनन्दन । त इमे निहताः सर्वे भ्रातरो मे जनेश्वर ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana said The Kurus, O son of Kuru's race, for whose sake I desired sovereignty, those brothers of mine, O king, all lie dead on the field.
क्षीणरत्नां च पृथिवीं हतक्षत्रियपुंगवाम् । नाभ्युत्सहाम्यहं भोक्तुं विधवामिव योषितम् ॥
English Translation
I do not like to enjoy and longer the Earth that does not contain wealth and best of Kshatriyas and that has accordingly become like a widow.
अद्यापि त्वहमाशंसे त्वां विजेतुं युधिष्ठिर । भङ्क्त्वा पाञ्चालपाण्डूनामुत्साहं भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
I, however, still hope to defeat you, O Yudhishthira, after checking the pride, O foremost of Bharata's race, of the Panchalas and the Pandus.
न त्विदानीमहं मन्ये कार्यं युद्धेन कर्हिचित् । द्रोणे कर्णे च संशान्ते निहते च पितामहे ॥
English Translation
There is, however, no longer any need for battle when Drona and Karna have been killed and when our grandfather Bhishma has been slain.
अस्त्विदानीमियं राजन्केवला पृथिवी तव । असहायो हि को राजा राज्यमिच्छेत्प्रशासितुम् ॥
English Translation
This empty Earth, O king, is now intended for you. What king would like to rule a kingdom divested of friends and allies?
सुहृदस्तादृशान्हित्वा पुत्रान्भ्रातॄन्पितॄनपि । भवद्भिश्च हृते राज्ये को नु जीवेत मादृशः ॥
English Translation
Shorn of friends, deprived of sons and brothers and seeing his kingdom taken by the Pandavas who is there like me that would desire to live.
अहं वनं गमिष्यामि ह्यजिनैः प्रतिवासितः । रतिर्हि नास्ति मे राज्ये हतपक्षस्य भारत ॥
English Translation
Clad in deer-skins I would enter into woods. I have no desire for kingdom, shorn as I am of friends and allies, O Bharata.
हतबान्धवभूयिष्ठा हताश्वा हतकुञ्जरा । एषा ते पृथिवी राजन्भुङ्क्ष्वैनां विगतज्वरः ॥
English Translation
Deprived entirely of friends and allies, of horses and elephants, this Earth exists for you, O king. Do you enjoy her now cheerfully.
वनमेव गमिष्यामि वसानो मृगचर्मणी । न हि मे निर्जितस्यास्ति जीवितेऽद्य स्पृहा विभो ॥
English Translation
As for myself, clad in deer-skins, I shall go to the forest. Friendless, as I am, I have no desire, O king, for even life.
गच्छ त्वं भुङ्क्ष्व राजेन्द्र पृथिवीं निहतेश्वराम् । हतयोधां नष्टरत्नां क्षीणवप्रां यथासुखम् ॥
English Translation
Go, O king and rule the Earth destitute of kings, warriors, wcalth and without citadels, as you like.
आर्तप्रलापान्मा तात सलिलस्थः प्रभाषथाः । नैतन्मनसि मे राजन्वाशितं शकुनेरिव ॥
English Translation
Do not utter such ravings of sorrow, O sire, from within the lake. I do not, like Shakuni, feel any pity for you, O king, for such words as these.
यदि चापि समर्थः स्यास्त्वं दानाय सुयोधन । नाहमिच्छेयमवनिं त्वया दत्तां प्रशासितुम् ॥
English Translation
You may now, O Suyodhana, be willing to make a gift of Earth to me. I, however, do not wish to rule the Earth as a gift from you.
अधर्मेण न गृह्णीयां त्वया दत्तां महीमिमाम् । न हि धर्मः स्मृतो राजन्क्षत्रियस्य प्रतिग्रहः ॥
English Translation
I cannot sinfully accept this Earth as a gift from you. Acceptance of a gift, O king, is not the duty of a Kshatriya.
त्वया दत्तां न चेच्छेयं पृथिवीमखिलामहम् । त्वां तु युद्धे विनिर्जित्य भोक्तास्मि वसुधामिमाम् ॥
English Translation
I do not, therefore, wish to have the Earth as a gift from you. I shall, on the other hand, enjoy the Earth after defeating you in battle.
अनीश्वरश्च पृथिवीं कथं त्वं दातुमिच्छसि । त्वयेयं पृथिवी राजन्किं न दत्ता तदैव हि ॥
English Translation
You are not now the lord of the Earth. Why then do you wish to make a gift of that over which you have no right? Why, O king, did you not then give us the Earth when we, observing the rules of honesty and desirous of the welfare of our family, begged you for our portion?
धर्मतो याचमानानां शमार्थं च कुलस्य नः । वार्ष्णेयं प्रथमं राजन्प्रत्याख्याय महाबलम् ॥
किमिदानीं ददासि त्वं को हि ते चित्तविभ्रमः । अभियुक्तस्तु को राजा दातुमिच्छेद्धि मेदिनीम् ॥
न त्वमद्य महीं दातुमीशः कौरवनन्दन । आच्छेत्तुं वा बलाद्राजन्स कथं दातुमिच्छसि । मां तु निर्जित्य संग्रामे पालयेमां वसुंधराम् ॥
English Translation
What king is there who, attacked by foes, would like to give away his kingdom, O son of Kuru's race. You have not the power today to give away the Earth. Why then do you wish to make a gift of that over which you have no right?
सूच्यग्रेणापि यद्भूमेरपि ध्रीयेत भारत । तन्मात्रमपि नो मह्यं न ददाति पुरा भवान् ॥
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