Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.119
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1.119.1
गुणैः समुदितं सम्यगिदं नः प्रथितं कुलम् ।
अत्यन्यान्पृथिवीपालान्पृथिव्यामधिराज्यभाक् ॥ १.११९.१ ॥
This our lineage, fully endowed with virtues and renowned, surpasses other protectors of the earth, sharing in sovereignty over the earth.
1.119.2
रक्षितं राजभिः पूर्वं धर्मविद्भिर्महात्मभिः ।
नोत्सादमगमच्चेदं कदाचिदिह नः कुलम् ॥ १.११९.२ ॥
Formerly protected by kings who knew dharma and were great-souled, this our lineage has never come to ruin.
1.119.3
मया च सत्यवत्या च कृष्णेन च महात्मना ।
समवस्थापित भूयो युष्मासु कुलतन्तुषु ॥ १.११९.३ ॥
By me, by Satyavatī, and by the great-souled Kṛṣṇa, this lineage has been firmly re-established in you, the threads of the family.
1.119.4
तच्चैतद्वर्धते भूयः कुलं सागरवद्यथा ।
तथा मया विधातव्यं त्वया चैव न संशयः ॥ १.११९.४ ॥
And this lineage grows ever larger, like the ocean; therefore I must do the same, and you too must do so—there is no doubt.
1.119.5
श्रूयते यादवी कन्या स्वनुरूपा कुलस्य नः ।
सुबलस्यात्मजा चैव तथा मद्रेश्वरस्य च ॥ १.११९.५ ॥
It is heard that a maiden of the Yādava line is well suited to our lineage, as are the daughter of Subala and the daughter of the lord of the Madras.
1.119.6
कुलीना रूपवत्यश्च ताः कन्याः पुत्र सर्वशः ।
उचिताश्चैव संबन्धे तेऽस्माकं क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥ १.११९.६ ॥
Those maidens are of good family and beautiful, my son, fit in every way; and they, bulls among kṣatriyas, are suitable for alliance with us.
1.119.7
मन्ये वरयितव्यास्ता इत्यहं धीमतां वर ।
सन्तानार्थं कुलस्यास्य यद्वा विदुर मन्यसे ॥ १.११९.७ ॥
Bhīṣma said: O best of the wise, I think they should be chosen in marriage, for the sake of offspring of this family, O Vidura, or as you think fit.
1.119.8
भवान्पिता भावन्माता भवान्नः परमो गुरुः ।
तस्मात्स्वयं कुलस्यास्य विचार्य कुरु यद्धितम् ॥ १.११९.८ ॥
Vidura said: You are our father, you are our mother, and you are our supreme teacher. Therefore, having considered for yourself what is beneficial for this family, do what is best.
1.119.9
अथ शुश्राव विप्रेभ्यो गान्धारीं सुबलात्मजाम् ।
आराध्य वरदं देवं भगनेत्रहरं हरम् ॥ १.११९.९ ॥
Then he heard from the brahmins that Gāndhārī, the daughter of Subala, had worshipped the boon-giving god Hara, the destroyer of Bhaga's eyes.
1.119.10
गान्धारी किल पुत्राणां शतं लेभे वरं शुभा ।
इति शुश्राव तत्त्वेन भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ॥ १.११९.१० ॥
Gāndhārī, the auspicious one, had indeed obtained a boon of a hundred sons; thus Bhīṣma, grandsire of the Kurus, heard it as true.
1.119.11
ततो गान्धारराजस्य प्रेषयामास भारत ।
अचक्षुरिति तत्रासीत्सुबलस्य विचारणा ॥ १.११९.११ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, he sent word to the king of Gandhāra; and there Subala deliberated whether the bridegroom was blind.
1.119.12
कुलं ख्यातिं च वृत्तं च बुद्ध्या तु प्रसमीक्ष्य सः ।
ददै तां धृतराष्ट्राय गान्धारीं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥ १.११९.१२ ॥
Having carefully weighed by judgement her family, renown and conduct, he gave Gāndhārī, who follows dharma, to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
1.119.13
गान्धारी त्वथ शुश्राव धृतराष्ट्रमचक्षुषम् ।
आत्मानं दिप्सितं चास्मै पित्रा मात्रा च भारत ॥ १.११९.१३ ॥
Then Gāndhārī heard that she was being sought, by her father and mother, for the blind Dhṛtarāṣṭra, O Bhārata.
1.119.14
ततः सा पटमादाय कृत्वा बहुगुणं तदा ।
बबन्ध नेत्रे स्वे राजन्पतिव्रतपरायणा ॥ १.११९.१४ ॥
Then she took a cloth, folded it many times, and, O king, devoted to her husband's vow, bound her own eyes.
1.119.15
नाभ्यसूयां पतिमहमित्येवं कृतनिश्चया ।
ततो गान्धारराजस्य पुत्रः शकुनिरभ्ययात् ॥ १.११९.१५ ॥
Resolved thus, 'I shall harbour no resentment toward my husband.' Then Śakuni, son of the king of Gandhāra, came.
1.119.16
स्वसारं परया लक्ष्म्या युक्तामादाय कौरवान् ।
तां तदा धृतराष्ट्राय ददौ परमसत्कृताम्।
भीष्मस्यानुमते चैव विवाहं समकारयत् ॥ १.११९.१६ ॥
Bringing his sister, endowed with supreme radiance, to the Kurus, he then gave her to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. With Bhīṣma's consent, he had the marriage performed with the highest honour.
1.119.17
दत्त्वा स भगिनीं वीरो यथार्हं च परिच्छदम् ।
पुनरायात्स्वनगरं भीष्मेण प्रतिपूजितः ॥ १.११९.१७ ॥
Having given his sister, with fitting dowry and retinue, and honoured in return by Bhīṣma, that hero went back again to his own city.
1.119.18
गान्धार्यपि वरारोहा शीलाचारविचिषेटितैः ।
तुष्टिं कुरूणां सर्वेषां जनयामास भारत ॥ १.११९.१८ ॥
Gāndhārī, fair-hipped, also brought satisfaction to all the Kurus through the conduct of her good character and behaviour, O Bhārata.
1.119.19
गान्धारी सा पतिं दृष्ट्वा प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् ।
अतिचाराद्भृशं भीता भर्तुः सा समचिन्तयत् ॥ १.११९.१९ ॥
Gāndhārī, seeing her husband, the blind lord, was greatly frightened of transgressing against him, and so she reflected.
1.119.20
सा दृष्टिविनिवृत्त्या हि भर्तुश्च समतां ययौ ।
नहि सूक्ष्मेप्यतीचारे भर्तुः सा ववृते तदा ॥ १.११९.२० ॥
By turning away her own sight she attained equality with her husband, and from then on she did not commit even the slightest transgression against him.
1.119.21
वृत्तेनाराध्य तान्सर्वान्गुरून्पतिपरायणा ।
वाचापि पुरुषानन्यान्सुव्रता नान्वकीर्तयत् ॥ १.११९.२१ ॥
Devoted to her husband, she pleased all her elders by her conduct, and that steadfast woman did not so much as speak the name of any other man.
1.119.22
तस्याः सहोदरीः कन्याः पुनरेव ददौ दश ।
गान्धारराजः सुबलो भीष्मेण च वृतस्तदा ॥ १.११९.२२ ॥
The king of Gandhāra, Subala, again gave away ten maidens, his own sisters, and Bhīṣma then chose them.
1.119.23
सत्यव्रतां सत्यसेनां सुदेष्णां चापि संहिताम् ।
तेजश्श्र्वां सुश्रवां च तथैव निकृतिं शुभाम् ॥ १.११९.२३ ॥
Satyavratā, Satyasenā, Sudeṣṇā and Saṃhitā, Tejaḥśravā, Suśravā, and likewise the auspicious Nikṛti.
1.119.24
शंभ्वठां च दशार्णां च गान्धारीर्दश विश्रुताः ।
एकाह्ना प्रतिजग्राह धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः ॥ १.११९.२४ ॥
Śambhuṭhā and Daśārṇā, these were the ten renowned Gāndhārī maidens; King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of men, accepted them all in a single day.
1.119.25
ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो धानुष्कस्तास्ततस्ततः ।
अददाद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य राजपुत्रीः परश्शतम् ॥ १.११९.२५ ॥
Then Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, the archer, gathered them from here and there and gave Dhṛtarāṣṭra more than a hundred royal princesses.