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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 4

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 4

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 4

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 4 of the classical Mahābhārata with 51 verses.

Total: 51 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.4.1–51 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 21 shown)
गृहे यत्क्षत्रियस्यापि निधनं तद्विगर्हितम् । अधर्मः सुमहानेष यच्छय्यामरणं गृहे ॥
English Translation
The death a Kshatriya meets with at home is blamcable. Death on one's bed at home is highly sinful.
अरण्ये यो विमुञ्चेत संग्रामे वा तनुं नरः । क्रतूनाहृत्य महतो महिमानं स गच्छति ॥
English Translation
The man, who casts off his body in the forest or in battle after having performed sacrifices, attains great glory.
कृपणं विलपन्नार्तो जरयाभिपरिप्लुतः । म्रियते रुदतां मध्ये ज्ञातीनां न स पूरुषः ॥
English Translation
He is no man who dies miserably crying in agony, afflicted by disease and decay in the midst of crying kinsmen.
त्यक्त्वा तु विविधान्भोगान्प्राप्तानां परमां गतिम् । अपीदानीं सुयुद्धेन गच्छेयं सत्सलोकताम् ॥
शूराणामार्यवृत्तानां संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् । धीमतां सत्यसंधानां सर्वेषां क्रतुयाजिनाम् ॥
शस्त्रावभृथमाप्तानां ध्रुवं वासस्त्रिविष्टपे । मुदा नूनं प्रपश्यन्ति शुभ्रा ह्यप्सरसां गणाः ॥
पश्यन्ति नूनं पितरः पूजिताञ्शक्रसंसदि । अप्सरोभिः परिवृतान्मोदमानांस्त्रिविष्टपे ॥
पन्थानममरैर्यातं शूरैश्चैवानिवर्तिभिः । अपि तैः संगतं मार्गं वयमप्यारुहेमहि ॥
English Translation
We will now ascend the path that is trod by the celestials and by heroes who never retreat from battle, the path followed by our venerable grandfather, by the highly intelligent preceptor, by Jayadratha, by Karna and by Dushasana.
पितामहेन वृद्धेन तथाचार्येण धीमता । जयद्रथेन कर्णेन तथा दुःशासनेन च ॥
English Translation
We will now ascend the path that is trod by the celestials and by heroes who never retreat from battle, the path followed by our venerable grandfather, by the highly intelligent preceptor, by Jayadratha, by Karna and by Dushasana.
घटमाना मदर्थेऽस्मिन्हताः शूरा जनाधिपाः । शेरते लोहिताक्ताङ्गाः पृथिव्यां शरविक्षताः ॥
English Translation
Many brave kings, who tried their best for me in this battle, have been killed. Wounded with shafts and their limbs bathed in blood, they lie now on the nacked Earth.
उत्तमास्त्रविदः शूरा यथोक्तक्रतुयाजिनः । त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्यथान्यायमिन्द्रसद्मसु धिष्ठिताः ॥
English Translation
Courageous and masters of weapons, those kings, who had performed sacrifices according to the scriptures, having given their lives in the discharge of their duties, have now become the inhabitants of Indra's region.
तैस्त्वयं रचितः पन्था दुर्गमो हि पुनर्भवेत् । संपतद्भिर्महावेगैरितो याद्भिश्च सद्गतिम् ॥
English Translation
They have gone there. The road will once more become difficult on account of a number of heroes that will hurry along it for reaching that happy region.
ये मदर्थे हताः शूरास्तेषां कृतमनुस्मरन् । ऋणं तत्प्रतिमुञ्चानो न राज्ये मन आदधे ॥
English Translation
Recollect with gratitude the deeds of those heroes that have died for me. I desire to satisfy my debt, instead of thinking of the kingdom.
पातयित्वा वयस्यांश्च भ्रातॄनथ पितामहान् । जीवितं यदि रक्षेयं लोको मां गर्हयेद्ध्रुवम् ॥
English Translation
If, having caused my friends and brothers and grandsires to be killed, I save my own life, people will undoubtedly blame me.
कीदृशं च भवेद्राज्यं मम हीनस्य बन्धुभिः । सखिभिश्च सुहृद्भिश्च प्रणिपत्य च पाण्डवम् ॥
English Translation
It will be useless for me to enjoy the kingdom, destitute of kinsmen and friends and well-wishers and submitting to the son of Pandu.
सोऽहमेतादृशं कृत्वा जगतोऽस्य पराभवम् । सुयुद्धेन ततः स्वर्गं प्राप्स्यामि न तदन्यथा ॥
English Translation
I, who was the master of the universe, will now acquire heaven by fair fight. It will not be otherwise.
एवं दुर्योधनेनोक्तं सर्वे संपूज्य तद्वचः । साधु साध्विति राजानं क्षत्रियाः संबभाषिरे ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by Duryodhana, all the Kshatriyas praised that speech and cheered the king, saying-Well, Well!
पराजयमशोचन्तः कृतचित्ताश्च विक्रमे । सर्वे सुनिश्चिता योद्धुमुदग्रमनसोऽभवन् ॥
English Translation
Without at all grieving for their defeat and firmly bent upon displaying their prowess, all of them, prepared for fight, became enthusiastic.
ततो वाहान्समाश्वास्य सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः । ऊने द्वियोजने गत्वा प्रत्यतिष्ठन्त कौरवाः ॥
English Translation
Having given their horses to the syces, the Kauravas, delighting at the prospect of battle, lived (for the night) at a spot little less than two Yojanas in distance from the field.
आकाशे विद्रुमे पुण्ये प्रस्थे हिमवतः शुभे । अरुणां सरस्वतीं प्राप्य पपुः सस्नुश्च तज्जलम् ॥
English Translation
Having reached the Sarasvati of red waters on the sacred and beautiful table-land at the foot of the Himalaya, they bathed in that water and satisfied their thirst with it. Excited by your son, they halted there.
तव पुत्राः कृतोत्साहाः पर्यवर्तन्त ते ततः । पर्यवस्थाप्य चात्मानमन्योन्येन पुनस्तदा । सर्वे राजन्न्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाः कालचोदिताः ॥
English Translation
Once more rallying themselves, all the Kshatriyas, O king, urged by destiny waited there.
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