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Mahabharata, Book 4, Section LXXविराटपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 4.70.

70Sanskrit adhyāya 4.70 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
प्रस्थाप्य सेनां कन्याश्च गणिकाश्च स्वलंकृताः।
मत्स्यराजो महाराजः प्रहृष्ट इदमब्रवीत् ।।
व्रिगर्ताः कुरवः सर्वे संग्रामे निर्जिता मया।
प्रविश्यान्तःपुरं हृष्टा द्यूतं दीव्याम ब्राह्मण ।।
अक्षानाहर सैरन्ध्रि आसनं चोपकल्पय।
आदाय व्यजनं त्वं च पार्श्वतोऽनन्तरा भव ।।
तं तथावादिनं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवः प्रत्यभापत।
न देवितव्यं हृष्टेन कितवेनेति नः श्रुतम् ।।
न त्वामद्य मुदा युक्तमहं देवितुमुत्सहे ।
प्रियं तु ते चिकीर्पामि वर्ततां यदि रोचते।
द्यूतं कर्तुं न वाञ्छामि नरेन्द्र जनसंसदि ।।
विराट उवाच।
स्त्रियो गावो हिरण्यं च यच्चान्यद्वसु किंचन।
न मे किंचित्त्वया कार्यमन्तरेणापि देवितम् ।।
कङ्क उवाच।
किं ते द्यूतेन राजेन्द्र बहुदोषेण मानद।
देवने बहवो दोषास्तस्मात्तत्परिवर्जयेत् ।।
श्रुतो वा यदि वा दृष्टो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
स राज्यं धनमक्षय्यं पणमेकममन्यत ।।
कृष्णां च भार्यां दयितां भ्रातॄंश्च त्रिदशोपमान्।
निःसंशयं स कितवः पश्चात्तप्यति पाण्डवः ।।
विविधानां च रत्नानां धनानां च पराजये।
अभीप्सितविनाशश्च वाक्पारुष्यमनन्तरम् ।।
अविश्वास्यं बुधैर्नित्यमेकाह्ना द्रव्यनाशनम्।
द्यूते हारितवान्सर्वं तस्माद्द्यूतं न रोचये ।।
अथवा मन्यसे राजन्दीव्याव यदि रोचते।
एवमाभाष्य वाक्यैस्तु क्रीडतस्तौ नरोत्तमौ ।।
प्रवर्तमाने द्यूते तु मात्स्यः पाण्डवमब्रवीत् ।।
पश्य पुत्रेण मे युद्धे तादृशाः कुरवो जिताः ।
कुरवोऽतिरथाः सर्वे देवैरपि सुदुर्जयाः ।।
ततोऽब्रवीद्धर्मराजो द्यूते मात्स्यं युधिष्ठिरः।
दिष्ट्या ते विजिता गावः कुरवश्च पराजिताः ।।
अत्यद्भुततमं मन्ये उत्तरश्चेत्कूरूञ्जयेत्।
यन्ता बृहन्नला यस्य स कथंचिद्विजेष्यते ।।
ततो विराटः क्षुभितो मन्युना च परिप्लुतः।
उवाच वचनं क्रुद्धः परिव्राजमनन्तरम् ।।
तादृशेन तु योधेन महेष्वासेन धीमता।
कुरवो निर्जिता युद्धे तत्र किं ब्राह्मणाद्भुतम् ।।
युधिष्ठिर उवाच।
समं षण्डेन मे पुत्रं ब्रह्मबन्धो प्रशंससि।
वाच्यावाच्यं न जानीषे नूनं मामवमन्यसे ।।
विराट उवाच।
समं षण्डेन मे पुत्रं ब्रह्मबन्धो प्रशंससि।
वाच्यावाच्यं न जानीषे नूनं मामवमन्यसे ।।
पुमांसो बहवो दृष्टाः सूताश्च बहवो मया।
विक्रम्य यन्ता योद्धा च न मे दृष्टः कदाचन ।।
विप्रियं न चरेद्राज्ञामनुकूलं प्रियं वदेत्।
आचरन्विप्रियं राज्ञां न जातु सुखमेधते ।।
वयस्यत्वात्तु ते सर्वमपराधमिमं क्षमे।
नेदृशीं प्रवदर्वाचं यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि ।।
वैशंपायन उवाच।
ततोऽब्रवीत्पुनः कङ्कः प्रहस्य कुरुवर्धनः ।
बृहन्नलाया सजेन्द्र धुष्यतां नगरे जयः ।।
उत्तरेण तु सारथ्यं कृतं नूनं भविष्यति।
निमित्तं किंचिदुत्पन्नं तर्कश्चापि दृढो मम।
यतो जानामि राजेन्द्र नान्यथा तद्भविष्यति ।।
कुरवोऽपि महावीर्या देवैरपि सुदुर्जयाः।
ससोमवरुणादित्यैः सयक्षेशहुताशनैः ।।
यत्र शान्तनवो भीष्मो द्रोणकर्णौ सुदुर्जयौ।
अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सोमदत्तो जयद्रथः ।।
भूरिश्रवाः शलो भूरिर्जलसन्धिश्च वीर्यवान्।
दुर्योधनो दुष्प्रसहो दुःशासनविविंशती ।।
वृषसेनोऽश्ववेगश्च वायुवेगसुवर्चसौ ।
बाह्लीकः शूरसेनश्च युयुत्सुश्च परन्तपः ।।
सौबलः शकुनिश्चैव द्युमत्सेनश्च साल्वराट् ।
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा नानाजनपदेश्वराः ।।
कृपेणाचार्यमुख्येन सहिताः कुरवो नृपाः।
सञ्जकार्मुकनिस्त्रिंशा रथिनो रथयूथपाः।
अन्ये चैव महावीर्या राजपुत्रा महारथाः ।।
मरुद्गणैः परिवृतः साक्षादपि पुरंदरः ।
तद्बलं न जयेत्क्रुद्धो भीष्मद्रोणादिभिर्वृतम् ।।
कस्तद्बृहन्नलादन्यो मनुष्यः प्रतियोत्स्यति।
यस्य बाहुबले तुल्यो न भविष्यति कश्चन ।।
अतीव समरं दृष्ट्वा हर्षो यस्याभिवर्धते।
किमेवं पुरुषो लोको दिवि वा भुवि विद्यते ।।
वैशंपायन उवाच।
तेन संक्षुभितो राजा दीर्यमाणेन चेतसा ।
अब्रवीद्वचनं क्रूरमजानन्वै युधिष्ठिरम्।।
कङ्ख मा ब्रूहि मे वाक्यं प्रतिकूलं द्विजोत्तम ।
बहुशः प्रतिषिद्धस्त्वं न च वाचं नियच्छसि ।।
नियन्ता चेन्न विद्येत न कश्चिद्धर्ममाचरेत्।
इति प्रक्षुभितो राजा सोऽक्षेणाभ्यहनद्भृशम् ।।
तस्य तक्षकभोगाभं बाहुमुत्क्षिप्य दक्षिणम्।
विराटः प्राहनत्क्रुद्धः कर्णमाश्रित्य दक्षिणम् ।।
मुखे युधिष्ठिरं कोपान्मैवमित्यवभर्त्सयन्।
बलवत्प्रतिविद्धस्य नस्तः शोणितमास्रवत् ।।
अक्षेणाभिहतो राजा विराटेन युधिष्ठिरः ।
तूष्णीमासीन्महाबाहुः कृष्णां पश्यन्सुदुःखिताम् ।।
तस्य रक्तोत्पलनिभं शिरसः शोणितं तदा।
प्रावर्तत महाबाहोरभिघातान्महात्मनः ।।
तदप्राप्तं महीं पार्थः पाणिभ्यां समधारयत्।
अवैक्षत च धर्मात्मा द्रौपदीं पार्श्वतः स्थिताम् ।।
सा वेदनामभिज्ञाय भर्तुश्चित्तवशानुगा।
सा विषण्णा च भीता च क्रुद्धा च द्रुपदात्मजा ।।
बाष्पं नियम्य कृच्छ्रेण भर्तुर्निःश्रेयसैषिणी ।
उत्तरीयेण सूक्ष्मेण तूर्णं जग्राह शोणितम् ।।
निगृह्य रक्तं वस्त्रेण सैरन्ध्री दुःखमोहिता।
सौवर्णं गृह्य भृङ्गारं शोणितं तदपामृजत् ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य राजेन्द्र द्रुपदेन्द्रसुता तदा ।।
विराट उवाच।
सैरन्ध्रि किमिदं रक्तमुत्तरीयेण गृह्यते।
कोत्र हेतुर्विशालाक्षि तन्मप्राचक्ष्व तत्वतः ।।
सैरन्ध्र्युवाच।
रक्तबिन्दनि यावन्ति कङ्कस्य धरणीतले।
तावद्वर्षाणि राष्ट्रे ते अनावृष्टिर्भविष्यति।।
एतन्निमित्तं मात्स्येन्द्र कङ्कस्य रुधिरं मया।
गृहीतमुत्तरीयेण विनाशो मा भवेत्तव ।।
यतीशं यो विहन्येत तस्यायुर्विनशिष्यति।
यो यतीशं नियम्येत सहस्रं यातना यमे ।।
यतौ रक्तं दर्शयति यावत्पांसुरगृह्यत।
तावन्तः पितृलोकस्थाः पितरः प्रपतन्त्यधः ।।
इति ज्ञात्वा विराटेन्द्र धृतं रक्तं च वाससा।
मया तव हितार्थाय त्वयि प्रणयकारणात् ।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते विराटपर्वणि
गोग्रहणपर्वणि सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ।।

English Ganguli

Vaisampayana said, “Then, on the third day, attired in white robes after a bath, and decked in ornaments of all kinds, those great car-warriors, the five Pandava brothers, having accomplished their vow, and with Yudhishthira at their head, looked resplendent as they entered the palace-gate like five intoxicated elephants. And having entered the council-hall of Virata, they took their seats on the thrones reserved for kings, and shone brilliantly like fires on the sacrificial altar. And after the Pandavas had taken their seats, Virata, that lord of earth, came there for holding his council and discharging other royal offices. And beholding the illustrious Pandavas blazing like fires, the king reflected for a moment. And then, filled with wrath, the Matsya king spoke unto Kanka seated there like a celestial and looking like the lord of celestials surrounded by the Maruts. And he said, ‘A player at dice thou wert employed by me as a courtier! How couldst thou occupy the royal seat thus attired in handsome robes and ornaments?’"

Vaisampayana continued, “Hearing these words of Virata, O king, and desirous of jesting with him, Arjuna smilingly said in reply, ‘This person, O king, deserveth to occupy the same seat with Indra himself. Devoted to the Brahmanas, acquainted with the Vedas, indifferent to luxury and carnal enjoyments, habitually performing sacrifices, steady in vows, this one, indeed, is the very embodiment of virtue. The foremost of all persons endued with energy and superior to every body on earth in intelligence, devoted to asceticism, he is conversant with various weapons. No other person among the mobile and immobile creatures of the three worlds possesseth or will ever possess such knowledge of weapons. And there is none even amongst the gods, or Asuras, or men, or Rakshasas, or Gandharvas, or Yaksha chiefs, or Kinnaras, or mighty Uragas, who is like him. Endued with great foresight and energy, beloved by the citizens and inhabitants of the provinces, he is the mightiest of car-warriors amongst the sons of Pandu. A performer of sacrifices, devoted to morality, and of subdued passions, like unto a great Rishi, this royal sage is celebrated over all the worlds. Possessed of great strength and great intelligence, able and truthful, he hath all his senses under complete control. Equal unto Indra in wealth and Kuvera in hoarding, he is the protector of the worlds like unto Manu himself of mighty prowess. Endued with great might, he is even such. Kind unto all creatures he is no other than the bull of the Kuru race, king Yudhishthira the just. The achievements of this king resemble the sun himself of blazing effulgence. And his fame hath travelled in all directions like the rays of that luminary. And like the rays following the risen sun of blazing effulgence, ten thousand swift elephants followed him, O king, when he dwelt among the Kurus. And, O king, thirty thousand cars decked in gold and drawn by the best steeds, also used to follow him then. And full eight hundred bards adorned with ear-rings set with shining gems, and accompanied by minstrels, recited his praises in those days, like the Rishis adorning Indra. And, O king, the Kauravas and other lords of earth always waited upon him like slaves, as the celestials upon Kuvera. This eminent king, resembling the bright-rayed sun, made all lords of earth pay tribute unto him like persons of the agricultural class. And eighty-eight thousands of high-souled Snatakas depended for their subsistence upon this king practising excellent vows. This illustrious lord protected the aged and the helpless, the maimed and the blind, as his sons, and he ruled over his subjects virtuously. Steady in morality and self-control, capable of restraining his anger, bountiful, devoted to the Brahmanas, and truthful, this one is the son of Pandu. The prosperity and prowess of this one afflict king Suyodhana with his followers including Karna and Suvala’s son. And, O lord of men, the virtues of this one are incapable of being enumerated. This son of Pandu is devoted to morality and always abstains from injury. Possessed of such attributes, doth not this bull among kings, this son of Pandu, deserve, O monarch, to occupy a royal seat?’"

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English: Kisari Mohan Ganguli, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text (Calcutta: Bharata Press, 1883–1896), public domain. Transcription: Project Gutenberg #15474, #15475, #15476, #15477 (from the sacred-texts.com scan, J. B. Hare / Distributed Proofreaders). Sanskrit: Sanskrit Wikisource. The ancient text is public domain; Wikisource page text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.