Mahabharata, Book 1, Section CCI: Vaivahika Parvaआदिपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 1.201.

201Sanskrit adhyāya 1.201 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

धृष्टद्युम्न उवाच।
दुर्योधनो दुर्विषहो दुर्मुखो दुष्प्रधर्षणः।
विविंशतिर्विकर्णश्च सहो दुःशासनस्तथा।।
युयुत्सुर्वायुवेगश्च भीमवेगरवस्तथा।
उग्रायुधो बलाकी च करकायुर्विरोचनः।।
कुण्डकश्चित्रसेनश्च सुवर्चाः कनकध्वजः।
नन्दको बाहुशाली च तुहुण्डो विकटस्तथा।।
एते चान्ये च बहवो धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः।
कर्णेन सहिता वीरास्त्वदर्थं समुपागताः।।
असङ्ख्याता महात्मानः पार्थिवाः क्षत्रियर्षभाः।
शकुनिः सौबलश्चैव वृषकोऽथ बृहद्बलः।।
एते गान्धारराजस्य सुताः सर्वे समागताः।
अश्वत्थामा च भोजश्च सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरौ।।
समवेतौ महात्मानौ त्वदर्थे समलङ्कृतौ।
बृहन्तो मणिमांश्चैव दण्डधारश्च पार्थिवः।।
सहदेवजयत्सेनौ मेघसन्धिश्च पार्थिवः।
विराटः सह पुत्राभ्यां शङ्खेनैवोत्तरेण च।।
वार्धक्षेमिः सुशर्मा च सेनाबिन्दुश्च पार्थिवः।
सुकेतुः सह पुत्रेण सुनाम्ना च सुवर्चसा।।
सुचित्रः सुकुमारश्च वृकः सत्यधृतिस्तथा।
सूर्यध्वजो रोचमानो नीलश्चित्रायुधस्तथा।।
अंशुमांश्चेकितानश्च श्रेणिमांश्च महाबलः।
समुद्रसेनपुत्रश्च चन्द्रसेनः प्रतापवान्।।
जलसन्धः पितापुत्रौ विदण्डो दण्ड एव च।
पौण्ड्रको वासुदेवश्च भगदत्तश्च वीर्यवान्।।
कलिङ्गस्ताम्रलिप्तश्च पत्तनाधिपतिस्तथा।
मद्रराजस्तथा शल्यः सहपुत्रो महारथः।।
रुक्माङ्गदेन वीरेण तथा रुक्मरथेन च।
कौरव्यः सोमदत्तश्च पुत्रश्चास्य महारथः।।
समवेतास्त्रयः शूरा भूरिर्भूरिश्रवाः शलः।
सुदक्षिणश्च काम्भोजो दृढधन्वा च पौरवः।।
बृहद्बलः सुषेणश्च शिबिरौशीनस्तथा।
पटच्चरनिहन्ता च कारूषाधिपतिस्तथा।।
सङ्कर्षणो वासुदेवो रौक्मिणेयश्च वीर्यवान्।
साम्बश्च चारुदेष्णश्च प्राद्युम्निः सगदस्तथा।।
अक्रूरः सात्यकिश्चैव उद्धवश्च महामतिः।
कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यः पृथुर्विपृथुरेव च।।
विदूरथश्च कङ्कश्च शङ्कुश्च सगवेषणः।
आशावहोऽनिरुद्धश्च समीकः सारिमेजयः।।
वीरो वातपतिश्चैव झिल्लीपिण्डारकस्तथा।
उशीनरश्च विक्रान्तो वृष्णयस्ते प्रकीर्तिताः।।
भगीरथो बृहत्क्षत्रः सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः।
बृहद्रथो बाह्लिकश्च श्रउतायुश्च महारथः।।
उलूकः कैतवो राजा चित्राङ्गदशुभाङ्गदौ।
वत्सराजश्च मतिमान्कोसलाधिपतिस्तथा।।
शिशुपालख्च विक्रान्तो जरासन्धस्तथैव च।
एते चान्ये च बहवो नानाजनपदेश्वराः।।
त्वदर्थमागता भद्रे क्षत्रियाः प्रथिता भुवि।
एते भेत्स्यन्ति विक्रान्तास्त्वदर्थे लक्ष्यमुत्तमम्।
विध्यते य इदं लक्ष्यं वरयेथाः शुभेऽद्य तम्।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते आदिपर्वणि
स्वयंवरपर्वणि एकाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः।। 201 ।।

English Ganguli

“Vaisampayana said, ‘King Drupada, after his alliance with the Pandavas, had all his fears dispelled. Indeed, the monarch no longer stood in fear even of the gods. The ladies of the illustrious Drupada’s household approached Kunti and introduced themselves unto her, mentioning their respective names, and worshipped her feet with heads touching the ground. Krishna also, attired in red silk and her wrists still encircled with the auspicious thread, saluting her mother-in-law with reverence, stood contentedly before her with joined palms. Pritha, out of affection, pronounced a blessing upon her daughter-in-law endued with great beauty and every auspicious mark and possessed of a sweet disposition and good character, saying, ‘Be thou unto thy husband as Sachi unto Indra, Swaha unto Vibhavasu, Rohini unto Soma, Damayanti unto Nala, Bhadra unto Vaisravana, Arundhati unto Vasishtha, Lakshmi unto Narayana! O amiable one, be thou the mother of long-lived and heroic children, and possessed of everything that can make thee happy! Let luck and prosperity ever wait on thee! Wait thou ever on husbands engaged in the performance of grand sacrifices. Be thou devoted to thy husbands. And let thy days be ever passed in duly entertaining and reverencing guests and strangers arrived at thy abode, and the pious and the old; children and superiors. Be thou installed as the Queen of the kingdom and the capital of Kurujangala, with thy husband Yudhishthira the just! O daughter, let the whole earth, conquered by the prowess of thy husbands endued with great strength, be given away by thee unto Brahmanas at horse-sacrifice! O accomplished one whatever gems there are on earth possessed of superior virtues, obtain them, O lucky one, and be thou happy for a full hundred years! And, O daughter-in-law, as I rejoice today beholding thee attired in red silk, so shall I rejoice again, when, O accomplished one, I behold thee become the mother of a son!’

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘After the sons of Pandu had been married, Hari (Krishna) sent unto them (as presents) various gold ornaments set with pearls and black gems (lapis lazuli). And Madhava (Krishna) also sent unto them costly robes manufactured in various countries, and many beautiful and soft blankets and hides of great value, and many costly beds and carpets and vehicles. He also sent them vessels by hundreds, set with gems and diamonds. And Krishna also gave them female servants by thousands, brought from various countries, and endued with beauty, youth and accomplishments and decked with every ornament. He also gave them many well-trained elephants brought from the country of Madra, and many excellent horses in costly harness, cars drawn by horses of excellent colours and large teeth. The slayer of Madhu, of immeasurable soul, also sent them coins of pure gold by crores upon crores in separate heaps. And Yudhishthira the just, desirous of gratifying Govinda, accepted all those presents with great joy.’”