Mahabharata, Book 12, Section XLIIIशान्तिपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 12.43.

43Sanskrit adhyāya 12.43 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

वैशंपायन उवाच।
ततो विसर्जयामास सर्वास्ताः प्रकृतीर्नृपः।
विविशुश्चाभ्यनुज्ञाता यथास्वानि गृहाणि ते।।
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमं भीमपराक्रमम्।
सान्त्वयन्नब्रवीच्छ्रीमानर्जुनं यमजौ तथा।।
शत्रुभिर्विविधैः शस्त्रैः क्षतदेहा महारणे।
श्रान्ता भवन्तः सुभृशं तापिताः शोकमन्युभिः।।
अरण्ये दुःखवसतिर्मत्कृते भरतर्षभाः।
भवद्भिरनुभूता हि यथा कापुरुषैस्तथा।।
यथासुखं यथाजोषं जयोऽयमनुभूयताम्।
विश्रान्ताँल्लब्धविश्वासाञ्श्वः समेताऽस्मि वः पुनः।।
ततो दुर्योधनगृहं प्रासादैरुपशोभितम्।
बहुरत्नसमाकीर्णं दासीदाससमाकुलम्।।
धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातं भ्रात्रा दत्तं वृकोदरः।
प्रतिपेदे महाबाहुर्मन्दिरं मघवानिव।।
यथा दुर्योधनगृहं तथा दुःशासनस्य तु।
प्रासादभालासंयुक्तं हेमतोरणभूषितम्।।
दासीदाससुसंपूर्णं प्रभूतधनधान्यवत्।
प्रतिपेदे महाबाहुरर्जुनो राजशासनात्।।
दुर्मर्षणस्य भवनं दुःशासनगृहाद्वरम्।
कुबेरभवनप्रख्यं मणिहेमविभूषितम्।।
नकुलाय वरार्हाय कर्शिताय महावने।
ददौ प्रीतो महाराज धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।।
दुर्मुखस्य च वेश्माग्र्यं श्रीमत्कनकभूषणम्।
पूर्णपझदलाक्षीणां स्त्रीणां शयनसंकुलम्।।
प्रददौ सहदेवाय संततं प्रियकारिणे।
मुमुदे तच्च लब्ध्वाऽसौ कैलासं धनदो यथा।।
युयुत्सुर्विदुरश्चैव सञ्जयश्च विशांपते।
सुधर्मा चैव धौम्यश्च यथा स्वाञ्जग्मुरालयान्।।
सह सात्यकिना शौरिरर्जुनस्य निवेशनम्।
विवेश पुरुषव्याघ्रो व्याघ्रो गिरिगुहामिव।।
तत्र भक्ष्यान्नपानैस्ते मुदिताः सुसुखोषिताः।
सुखप्रबद्धा राजानमुपतस्थुर्युधिष्ठिरम्।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि
राजधर्मपर्वणि त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः।। 43।।

English Ganguli

"Vaisampayana said, 'After this king Yudhishthira of magnanimous soul caused the Sraddha rites to be performed of every one of his kinsmen slain in battle. King Dhritarashtra also of great fame, gave away, for the good of his sons in the other world, excellent food, and kine, and much wealth, and many beautiful and costly gems (unto the Brahmanas). Yudhishthira accompanied by Draupadi, gave much wealth for the sake of Drona and the high-souled Karna, of Dhrishtadyumna and Abhimanyu, of the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, the son of Hidimva, and of Virata, and his other well-wishers that had served him loyally, and of Drupada and the five sons of Draupadi. For the sake of each of these, the king gratified thousands of Brahmanas with gifts of wealth and gems, and kine and clothes. The king performed the Sraddha rite for the good in the next world, of every one of those kings also who had fallen in the battle without leaving kinsmen or friends behind. And the king also, for the good of the souls of all his friends, caused houses to be founded for the distribution of food, and places for the distribution of water, and tanks to be excavated in their names. Thus paying off the debt he owed to them and avoiding the chance of censure in the world,[126] the king became happy and continued to protect his subjects religiously. He showed due honour, as before, unto Dhritarashtra, and Gandhari, and Vidura, and unto all the superior Kauravas and unto all the officers. Full of kindness, the Kuru king honoured and protected all those ladies also who had, in consequence of the battle, been deprived of their heroic husbands and sons. The puissant king, with great compassion, extended his favours to the destitute and the blind and the helpless by giving them food, clothes and shelter. Freed from foes and having conquered the whole Earth, king Yudhishthira began to enjoy great happiness.'"