Mahabharata, Book 10, Section IVसौप्तिकपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 10.4.

4Sanskrit adhyāya 10.4 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

कृप उवाच।
दिष्ट्या ते प्रतिकर्तव्ये मतिर्जातेयमच्युत।
न त्वां वारयितुं शक्तो वज्रपाणिरपि स्वयम्।।
अनुयास्यावहे त्वां तु प्रभाते सहितावुभौ।
अद्य रात्रौ विश्रमस्व विमुक्तकवचध्वजः।।
अहं त्वामनुयास्यामि कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः।
परानभिमुखं यान्तं रथावास्थाय दंशितौ।।
आवाभ्यां सहितः शत्रूञ्श्वो निहन्ता समागमे।
विक्रम्य रथिनां श्रेष्ठ पाञ्चालान्सपदानुगान्।।
शक्तस्त्वमसि विक्रम्य विश्रमस्व निशामिमाम्।
चिरं ते जाग्रतस्तात स्वप तावन्निशामिमाम्।।
विश्रान्तश्च विनिद्रश्च स्वस्थचित्तश्च मानद।
समेत्य समरे शत्रून्वधिष्यसि न संशयः।।
न हि त्वां रथिनां श्रेष्ठं प्रगृहीतवरायुधम्।
जेतुमुत्सहते कश्चिदपि देवेषु पावकिः।।
कृपेण सहितं यान्तं गुप्तं च कृतवर्मणा।
को द्रौणिं युधि संरब्धं योधयेदपि देवराट्।।
ते वयं निशि विश्रान्ता विनिद्रा विगतज्वराः।
प्रभातायां रजन्यां वै निहनिष्याम शात्रवान्।।
तव ह्यस्त्राणि दिव्यानि मम चैव न संशयः।
सात्वतोपि महेष्वासो नित्यं युद्धेषु कोविदः।।
ते वयं सहितास्तात सर्वाञ्शत्रून्समागतान्।
प्रसह्य समरे हत्वा प्रीतिं प्राप्स्याम पुष्कलाम्।।
विश्रमस्व त्वमव्यग्रः स्वप चेमां निशां सुखम्।
अहं च कृतवर्मा च प्रभाते त्वां नरोत्तमम्।।
अनुयास्याव सहितौ धन्विनौ परतापनौ।
रथिनं त्वरया यान्तं रथमास्थाय दंशितौ।।
स गत्वा शिबिरं तेषां नाम विश्राव्य चाहवे।
ततः कर्ताऽसि शत्रूणां युध्यतां कदनं महत्।।
कृत्वा च कदनं तेषां प्रभाते विमलेऽहनि।
विहरस्व यथा शक्रः सूदयित्वा महासुरान्।।
त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं पाञ्चालानां वरूथिनीम्।
दैत्यसेनामिव क्रुद्धः सर्वदानवसूदनः।।
मया त्वां सहितं सङ्ख्ये गुप्तं च कृतवर्मणा।
न सहेत विभुः साक्षाद्वज्रपाणिरपि स्वयम्।।
न चाहं समरे तात कृतवर्मा न चैव हि।
अनिर्जित्य रणे पाण्डूनपयास्यामि कर्हिचित्।।
हत्वा च समरे क्षुद्रान्पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुभिः सह।
निवर्तिष्यामहे सर्वे हता वा स्वर्गगा वयम्।।
सर्वोपायैः सहायास्ते प्रभाते वयमाहवे।
सत्यमेतन्महाबाहो प्रब्रवीमि तवानघ।।
एवमुक्तस्ततो द्रौणिक्रमातुलेन हितं वचः।
अब्रवीन्मातुलं राजन्क्रोधादुद्वृत्य लोचने।।
आतुरस्य कुतो निद्रा नरस्यामर्षितस्य च।
अर्थांश्चिन्तयतश्चापि कामयानस्य वा पुनः।।
तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं पश्य मेऽद्य चतुष्टयम्।
यस्य भागश्चतुर्थो मे स्वप्नमह्नाय नाशयेत्।।
किं नाम दुःखं लोकेऽस्मिन्पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्।
हृदयं निर्दहन्मेऽद्य रात्र्यहानि न शाम्यति।।
यथा च निहतः पापैः पिता मम विशेषतः।
प्रत्यक्षमपि ते सर्वं तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति।।
कथं हि मादृशो लोके मुहूर्तमपि जीवति।
द्रोणहन्तेति यद्वाचः पाञ्चालानां शृणोम्यहम्।।
धृष्टद्युम्नमहत्वा तु नादं जीवितुमुत्सहे।
स मे पितुर्वधाद्वध्यः पाञ्चाला ये च सङ्गताः।।
विलापो भग्नसक्थस्य यस्तु राज्ञो मया श्रुतः।
स पुनर्हृदयं कस्य क्रूरस्यापि न निर्दहेत्।।
कस्य ह्यकरुणस्यापि नेत्राभ्यामश्रु नाव्रजेत्।
नृपतेर्भग्नसक्थस्य श्रुत्वा तादृग्वचः पुनः।।
यश्चायं मित्रपक्षो मे मयि जीवति निर्जितः।
शोकं मे वर्धयत्येष वारिवेग इवार्णवम्।।
एकाग्नमनसो मेऽद्य कुतो निद्रा कुतः सुखम्।।
वासुदेवार्जुनाभ्यां च तानहं परिरक्षितान्।
अविषह्यतमान्मन्ये महेन्द्रेणापि सत्तम।।
न चापि शक्तः संयन्तुमस्मात्कार्यात्कथञ्चन।
तं न पश्यामि लोकेऽस्मिन्यो मां कोपान्निवर्तयेत्।।
इति मे निश्चिता बुद्धिरेषा साधुमता मम।।
वादिकैः कथ्यमानस्तु मित्राणां मे पराभवः।
पाण्डवानां च विजयटो हृदयं दहतीव मे।।
अहं तु कदनं कृत्वा शत्रूणामद्य सौप्तिके।
ततो विश्रमिता चैव स्वप्ता च विगतज्वरः।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते
सौप्तिकपर्वणि चतुर्थोऽध्यायः।। 4 ।।

English Ganguli

"'Kripa said, "By good luck, O thou of unfading glory, thy heart is set today on vengeance. The wielder of the thunder himself will not succeed in dissuading thee today. Both of us, however, shall accompany thee in the morning. Putting off thy armour and taking down thy standard, take rest for this night. I shall accompany thee, as also Kritavarma of the Satvata race, clad in mail and riding on our cars, while thou shalt proceed against the foe. United with ourselves, thou shalt slay the foes, the Pancalas with all their followers, tomorrow in press of battle, putting forth thy prowess, O foremost of car-warriors! If thou puttest forth thy prowess, thou art quite competent to achieve that fear! Take rest, therefore, for this night. Thou hast kept thyself awake for many a night. Having rested and slept, and having become quite refreshed, O giver of honours, encounter the foe in battle! Thou shalt then slay the enemy, without doubt. No one, not even Vasava amongst the gods, would venture to vanquish thee armed with foremost of weapons, O first of car-warriors! Who is there that would, even if he be the chief of the gods himself, fight Drona's son, when the latter proceeds, accompanied by Kripa and protected by Kritavarma? Therefore, having rested and slept this night and shaken off fatigue, we shall slay the foe tomorrow morning! Thou art a master of celestial weapons. I also am so, without doubt. This hero of Satvata's race is a mighty bowman, always skilled in battle. All of us, uniting together, O son, shall succeed in slaying our assembled foes in battle by putting forth our might. Great shall be our happiness then! Dispelling thy anxieties, rest for this night and sleep happily! Myself and Kritavarma, both armed with bows and capable of scorching our enemies, will, clad in mail, follow thee, O best of men, while thou shalt proceed on thy car against the enemy. Proceeding to their camp and proclaiming thy name in battle, thou shalt then make a great slaughter of the foe. Tomorrow morning, in broad daylight, having caused a great slaughter among them thou shalt sport like Shakra after the slaughter of great Asuras. Thou art quite competent to vanquish the army of the Pancalas in battle like the slayer of the Danavas in vanquishing in rage the danava host. United with myself in battle and protected by Kritavarma, thou art incapable of being withstood by the wielder of the thunderbolt himself.

"'"Neither I, O son, nor Kritavarma, will ever retreat from battle without having vanquished the Pandavas! Having slain the angry Pancalas along with the Pandavas, we shall come away, or slain by them, we shall proceed to heaven. By every means in our power, we two shall render thee assistance in battle tomorrow morning. O thou of mighty arms, I tell thee the truth, O sinless one!"

"'Addressed in these beneficial words by his maternal uncle, the son of Drona, with eyes red in rage, answered his uncle, O king, saying, "Where can a person that is afflicted, or one that is under the influence of rage, or one whose heart is always engaged in revolving projects for the acquisition of wealth, or one that is under the power of lust, obtain sleep? Behold, all these four causes are present in my case. Any one of these, singly would destroy sleep. How great is the grief of that person whose heart is always thinking of the slaughter of his sire! My heart is now burning day and night. I fail to obtain peace. The way in which my sire in particular was slain by those sinful wretches hath been witnessed by you all. The thought of that slaughter is cutting all my vitals. How could a person like me live for even a moment after hearing the Pancalas say that they have slain my father? I cannot bear the thought of supporting life without having slain Dhrishtadyumna in battle. In consequence of the slaughter of my father he hath become slayable by me, as also all with whom he is united. Who is there so hard-hearted that would not burn after having heard the lamentations that I have heard of the king lying with broken thighs? Who is there so destitute of compassion whose eyes would not be filled with tears after hearing such words uttered by the king with broken thighs? They whose side was adopted by me have been vanquished. The thought of this enhances my sorrow as a rush of waters enhances the sea.

"'"Protected as they are by Vasudeva and Arjuna, I regard them, O uncle, to be irresistible by the great Indra himself. I am unable to restrain this rising wrath in my heart. I do not behold the man in this world that can assuage this wrath of mine! The messengers informed me of the defeat of my friends and the victory of the Pandavas. That is burning my heart. Having however, caused a slaughter of my enemies during their sleep, I shall then take rest and shall then sleep without anxiety."'"