Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.129
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1.129.1
कुन्त्युवाच ।
अपत्यकाम एवं स्यान्ममापत्यं भवेदिति।
विप्रं वा गुणसंपन्नं सर्वभूतहिते रतम् ॥ १.१२९.१ ॥
Kuntī said: 'Let one who desires offspring be thus: may I have a child, or (may it come) from a brahmin endowed with virtues, devoted to the welfare of all beings.'
1.129.2
अनुजानीहि भद्रं ते दैवतं हि पतिः स्त्रियः ।
यं त्वं वक्ष्यसि धर्मज्ञ देवं ब्राह्मणमेव च ॥ १.१२९.२ ॥
'May you prosper, grant me leave; for the husband is a woman's god. O knower of dharma, whichever god or brahmin you name, that one I will summon.'
1.129.3
यथोद्दिष्टं त्वया वीर तत्कर्तास्मि महाभुज ।
देवात्पुत्रफलं सद्यो विप्रात्कालान्तरे भवेत् ॥ १.१२९.३ ॥
'As you have prescribed, O hero, that I shall do, O mighty-armed one. From a god the fruit of a son comes at once; from a brahmin, in due time.'
1.129.4
आवाहयामि कं देवं कदा वा भरतर्षभ ।
त्वत्त आज्ञां प्रतीक्षन्तीं विद्ध्यस्मिन्कर्मणीप्सिते ॥ १.१२९.४ ॥
'Which god shall I invoke, and when, O bull of the Bharatas? Waiting for your command, appoint me to this desired rite.'
1.129.5
पाण्डुरुवाच ।
धन्योऽञस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि त्वं नो धात्री कुलस्य हि।
नमो महर्षये तस्मै येन दत्तो वरस्तव ॥ १.१२९.५ ॥
Pāṇḍu said: 'I am blessed, I am favoured; you are indeed the nurturer of our line. Homage to that great sage by whom the boon was given to you.'
1.129.6
न चाधर्मेण धर्मज्ञे शक्याः पालयितुं प्रजाः ।
तस्मात्त्वं पुत्रलाभाय सन्तानाय ममैव च ॥ १.१२९.६ ॥
'And, O knower of dharma, subjects cannot be protected by unrighteousness. Therefore, for obtaining a son and for my progeny, you should act.'
1.129.7
प्रवरं सर्वदेवानां धर्ममावाहयाबले ।
पाण्डुना समनुज्ञाता भारतेन यशस्विना।
मतिं चक्रे महाराज धर्मस्यावाहने तदा ॥ १.१२९.७ ॥
O weak one, with Pāṇḍu's permission, the renowned Bhārata then resolved, O great king, to invoke Dharma, the best of all the gods.
1.129.8
पाण्डुरुवाच ।
अद्यैव त्वं वरारोहे प्रयतस्व यथाविधि।
धार्मिकश्च कुरूणां हि भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ १.१२९.८ ॥
Pāṇḍu said: O fair-hipped one, now at once prepare yourself according to rule. He will indeed be righteous among the Kurus; there is no doubt.
1.129.9
दत्तस्य तस्य धर्मेण नाधर्मे रंस्यते मनः ।
धर्मादिकं हि धर्मज्ञे धर्मान्तं धर्ममध्यमम् ॥ १.१२९.९ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: That bestowed son's mind will delight in dharma alone, never in adharma. O knower of dharma, dharma is at the beginning, dharma is at the end, and dharma is in the middle.
1.129.10
अपत्यमिष्टं लोकेषु यशःकीर्तिविवर्धनम् ।
तस्माद्धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य नियता त्वं शुचिस्मिते ॥ १.१२९.१० ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: Offspring is desired in the worlds, increasing glory and fame. Therefore, O pure-smiling one, placing dharma before you, keep yourself self-controlled.
1.129.11
आकाराचारसंपन्ना भजस्वाराधय स्वयम् ॥ १.१२९.११ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: Endowed with good form and conduct, you yourself should serve him and propitiate him.
1.129.12
सा तथोक्ता तथेत्युक्त्वा तेन भर्त्रा वराङ्गना ।
अभिवाद्याभ्यनुज्ञाता प्रदक्षिणमथाकरोत् ॥ १.१२९.१२ ॥
Thus addressed by her husband, the fair-limbed woman said, 'So be it,' saluted him, received his permission, and then circumambulated him to the right.
1.129.13
संवत्सरोषिते गर्भे गान्धार्या जनमेजय ।
आजुबहाव ततो धर्मं कुन्ती गर्भार्थमच्युतम् ॥ १.१२९.१३ ॥
O Janamejaya, when a year had passed in Gāndhārī's womb, Kuntī invoked the unfailing Dharma for the sake of a child.
1.129.14
सा बलिं त्वरिता देवी धर्मायोपजहार ह ।
जजाप विधिवज्जप्यं दत्तं दुर्वाससा पुरा ॥ १.१२९.१४ ॥
That goddess Kuntī quickly offered an oblation to Dharma and duly recited the mantra that Durvāsas had given her long ago.
1.129.15
जानन्ती धर्ममग्र्यं वै धर्मं वशमुपानयत् ।
आहूतो नियमात्कुन्त्या सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः ॥ १.१२९.१५ ॥
Kuntī, knowing the supreme Dharma, brought Dharma under her sway; summoned by Kuntī according to the rule, Dharma, revered by all beings, came.
1.129.16
आजगाम ततो देवीं धर्मो मन्त्रबलात्ततः ।
विमाने सूर्यसङ्काशे कुन्ती यत्र जपस्थिता ॥ १.१२९.१६ ॥
Then Dharma came to the goddess by the power of the mantra, in a celestial car as radiant as the sun, to the place where Kuntī sat in recitation.
1.129.17
ददृशे भगवान्धर्मः सन्तानार्थाय पाण्डवे ।
विहस्य तां ततो ब्रूयाः कुन्ति किं ते ददाम्यहम्।
सा तं विहस्यमानापि पुत्रं देह्यब्रवीदिदम् ॥ १.१२९.१७ ॥
For the sake of offspring for the Pāṇḍu line, the blessed Dharma appeared; smiling, he said to her, "Kuntī, what shall I give you?" And she, smiling too, replied, "Give me a son."
1.129.18
तस्मिन्बहुमृगेऽरण्ये शतशृङ्गे नगोत्तमे ।
पाण्डोरर्थे महाभागा कुन्ती धर्ममुपागमत् ॥ १.१२९.१८ ॥
In that forest abounding in deer, on the best of mountains with a hundred peaks, the greatly fortunate Kuntī approached Dharma for Pāṇḍu's sake.
1.129.19
ऋतुकाले शुचिः स्नाता शुक्लवस्त्रा यशस्विनी ।
शय्यां जग्राह सुश्रोणी सह धर्मेण सुव्रता ॥ १.१२९.१९ ॥
In the proper season, pure and bathed, clad in white garments, the renowned, fair-hipped, steadfast-vowed Kuntī took up the bed together with Dharma.
1.129.20
धर्मेण सह संगम्य योगमूर्तिधरेण सा ।
लेभे पुत्रं महाबाहुं सर्वप्राणभृतां वरम् ॥ १.१२९.२० ॥
Having united with Dharma, who bears a yogic form, she obtained a son, mighty-armed, the best of all living beings.
1.129.21
ऐन्द्रे चन्द्रमसा युक्ते मुहूर्तेऽभिजितेऽष्टमे ।
दिवा मध्यगते सूर्ये तिथौ पूर्णे हि पूजिते ॥ १.१२९.२१ ॥
When the Moon was joined to the Aindra asterism, in the eighth moment of Abhijit, with the sun at midday, on the full lunar day, at an honoured hour.
1.129.22
समृद्धयसशं कुन्ती सुषाव प्रवरं सुतम् ।
जातमात्रे सुते तस्मिन्वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ॥ १.१२९.२२ ॥
Kuntī, of abundant fame, bore that excellent son. The moment the son was born, a bodiless voice spoke.
1.129.23
एष धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो भविष्यति नरोत्तमः ।
विक्रान्तः सत्यवाक्चैव राजा पृथ्व्यां भविष्यति ॥ १.१२९.२३ ॥
This one will be the best of those who uphold dharma, the finest of men. Valiant and truthful, he will be king upon the earth.
1.129.24
युधिष्ठिर इति ख्यातः पाण्डोः प्रथमजः सुतः ।
भविता प्रथितो राजा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः।
यशसा तेजसा चैव वृत्तेन च समन्वितः ॥ १.१२९.२४ ॥
Known by the name Yudhiṣṭhira, the firstborn son of Pāṇḍu, he will be a renowned king, famed in the three worlds, endowed with fame, splendour and good conduct.
1.129.25
संवत्सरे द्वितीये तु गान्धार्या उदरं महत् ।
न च प्राजायत तदा ततस्तां दुःखमाविशत् ॥ १.१२९.२५ ॥
In the second year Gāndhārī's womb grew very large, yet nothing was born; then sorrow entered her.
1.129.26
श्रुत्वा कुन्तीसुतं जातं बालार्कसमतेजसम् ।
उदस्यात्मनः स्थैर्यमुपालभ्य च सौबली ॥ १.१२९.२६ ॥
Having heard that Kuntī's son was born, whose brilliance equals the rising sun, Saubalī (Gāndhārī) lost her composure and reproached herself.
1.129.27
कौरवस्यापरिज्ञातं यत्नेन महता स्वयम् ।
उदरं घातयामास गान्धारी शोकमूर्छिता ॥ १.१२९.२७ ॥
Without the knowledge of the Kaurava, with great effort, Gāndhārī herself, stunned with grief, had her womb struck.
1.129.28
ततो जज्ञे मांसपेशी लोहाष्ठीलेव संहता ।
द्विवर्षसंभृता कुक्षौ तामुत्स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ १.१२९.२८ ॥
Then a lump of flesh came into being, hard as an iron ball, which had been carried in the womb for two years; then she began to release it.
1.129.29
अथ द्वैपायनो ज्ञात्वा त्वरितः समुपागमत् ।
तां स मांसमयीं पेशीं ददर्श जपतां वरः ॥ १.१२९.२९ ॥
Then Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), having learned of it, came swiftly; the best of those who recite saw that lump of flesh.
1.129.30
ततोऽवदत्सौबलेयीं किमिदं ते चिकीर्षितम् ।
सा चात्मनो मतं सर्वं शशंस परमर्षये ॥ १.१२९.३० ॥
Then he said to Saubalī's daughter, "What is this you intend to do?" and she told the great sage her whole intention.
1.129.31
गान्धार्युवाच ।
ज्येष्ठं कुन्तीसुतं जातं श्रुत्वा रविसमप्रभम्।
दुःखेन परमेणेदमुदरं घातितं मया ॥ १.१२९.३१ ॥
Gāndhārī said: Having heard that the eldest son of Kuntī, radiant as the sun, was born, I struck my womb in supreme grief.
1.129.32
शतं च किल पुत्राणां वितीर्णं मे त्वया पुरा ।
इयं च मे मांसपेशी जाता पुत्रशताय वै ॥ १.१२९.३२ ॥
You earlier granted me a hundred sons, and this lump of flesh of mine has indeed been born for a hundred sons.
1.129.33
एवमेतत्सौबलेयि नैतज्जात्वन्यथा भवेत् ।
वितथं नोक्तपूर्वं मे स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ॥ १.१२९.३३ ॥
So it is, daughter of Subala; this can never be otherwise. I have never before spoken falsely, so how could I speak otherwise even in jest?
1.129.34
घृतपूर्णं कुण्डशतं क्षिप्रमेव विधीयताम् ।
सुगुप्तेषु च देशेषु रक्षा चैव विधीयताम् ॥ १.१२९.३४ ॥
Let a hundred jars filled with ghee be prepared quickly, and let their protection be arranged in well-guarded places.
1.129.35
शीताभिरद्भिरष्ठीलामिमां च परिषिञ्चय ॥ १.१२९.३५ ॥
And sprinkle this lump with cool water.
1.129.36
सा सिच्यमाना ह्यष्ठीला ह्यभवच्छतधा तदा ।
अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्राणां गर्भाणां तत्क्षणं तथा ॥ १.१२९.३६ ॥
Being sprinkled, that lump at once divided into a hundred parts, and at that very moment a hundred embryos, each the size of a thumb-joint, came into being.
1.129.37
एकाधिकशतं पूर्णं यथायोगं विशांपते ।
ततः कुण्डशतं तत्र आनाय्य तु महानृषिः ॥ १.१२९.३७ ॥
O lord of the people, the hundred and one were completed in due course. Then the great sage had a hundred vessels brought there.
1.129.38
मांसपेश्यास्तदा राजन्क्रमशः कालपर्ययात् ।
ततस्तांस्तेषु कुण्डेषु गर्भान्सर्वान्समादधत् ॥ १.१२९.३८ ॥
O king, then, as time passed, the lumps of flesh formed one by one. Then he placed all the embryos into those vessels.
1.129.39
स्वनुगुप्तेषु देशेषु रक्षां चैषां व्यधापयत् ।
शशास चैव कृष्णो वै गर्भाणां रक्षणं तथा ॥ १.१२९.३९ ॥
He had them guarded in well-protected places, and Kṛṣṇa likewise instructed the protection of the embryos.
1.129.40
उवाच चैनां भगवान्कालेनैतावता पुनः ।
स्फुटमानेषु कुण्डेषु जाताञ्जानीहि शोभने ॥ १.१२९.४० ॥
And the blessed one spoke to her again after so much time: 'O beautiful one, when the vessels begin to burst open, know that those who have been born are born.'
1.129.41
उद्धाटनीयान्येतानि कुण्डानीति च सौबलीम् ।
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्व्यासस्तथा प्रतिविधाय च ॥ १.१२९.४१ ॥
Having told Saubalī (Gāndhārī), 'These vessels are to be opened,' the blessed Vyāsa arranged matters accordingly.
1.129.42
जगाम तपसे धीमान्हिमवन्तं शिलोच्चयम् ।
अह्नोत्तराः कुमारस्ते कुण्डेभ्यस्तु समुत्थिताः ॥ १.१२९.४२ ॥
The wise Vyāsa went off to the Himālaya, the heap of rocks, for asceticism. Then, a day later, those princes rose up out of the vessels.
1.129.43
तेनैवैषां क्रमेणासीज्ज्योष्ठानुज्येष्ठता तदा ।
जन्मतश्च प्रमाणेन ज्येष्ठः कुन्तीसुतोऽभवत् ॥ १.१२९.४३ ॥
By that very order, then, their seniority was settled; by birth-order and age, Kuntī's son became the eldest.
1.129.44
धार्मिकं च सुतं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुः कुन्तीमथाऽब्रवीत् ।
प्राहुः क्षत्रं बलज्येष्ठं बलज्येष्ठं सुतं वृणु ॥ १.१२९.४४ ॥
Seeing the righteous son, Pāṇḍu then said to Kuntī: "They call the warrior eldest in strength; choose the son who is eldest in strength."
1.129.45
ततः कुन्तीमभिक्रम्य शशासातीव भारत ।
वायुमावाहयस्वेति स देवो बलवत्तरः ॥ १.१२९.४५ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, he approached Kuntī and urged her earnestly: "Invoke Vāyu; that god is the mightiest."
1.129.46
अश्वमेधः क्रतुश्रेष्ठो ज्योतिःश्रेष्ठो दिवाकरः ।
ब्राह्मणो द्विपदां श्रेष्ठो देवश्रेष्ठश्च मारुतः ॥ १.१२९.४६ ॥
The horse-sacrifice is the best of rites, the sun the best of lights, the brahmin the best of the two-footed, and Māruta the best of gods.
1.129.47
मारुतं मरुतां श्रेष्ठं सर्वप्राणिभिरीडितम् ।
आवाहय त्वं नियमात्पुत्रार्थं वरवर्णिनि ॥ १.१२९.४७ ॥
Invoke Māruta, best of the Maruts, praised by all creatures — O fair-complexioned one, invoke him with discipline for the sake of a son.
1.129.48
स नो यं दास्यति सुतं स प्राणबलवान्नृषु ।
भविष्यति वरारोहे बलज्येष्ठा हि भूमिपाः ॥ १.१२९.४८ ॥
The son he gives us will be strong in life-force among men; O fair-hipped one, for kings indeed desire the eldest in strength.
1.129.49
तथोक्तवति सा काले वायुमेवाजुहाव ह ।
द्वितीयेनोपहारेण तेनोक्तविधिना पुनः ॥ १.१२९.४९ ॥
Having spoken thus, at the proper time she invoked Vāyu himself. With a second offering, and again by the rite she had been told.
1.129.50
तैरेव नियमैः स्थित्वा मन्त्रग्राममुदैरयत् ।
आजगाम ततो वायुः किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत् ॥ १.१२९.५० ॥
Standing firm in those same observances, she recited the host of mantras. Then Vāyu came and said, 'What shall I do?'
1.129.51
लज्जान्विता ततः कुन्ती पुत्रमैच्छन्महाबलम् ।
तथास्त्विति च तां वायुः समालभ्य दिवं गतः ॥ १.१२९.५१ ॥
Then Kuntī, filled with shame, desired a son of great might. Saying 'So be it,' Vāyu touched her and went to heaven.
1.129.52
तस्यां जज्ञे महावीर्यो भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ।
तमप्यतिबलं जातं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ॥ १.१२९.५२ ॥
From her was born Bhīma of great valour, whose prowess was terrible. And when this very strong one was born, a bodiless voice spoke.
1.129.53
सर्वेषां बलिनां श्रेष्ठो जातोऽयमिति भारत ।
जातमात्रे कुमारे तु सर्वलोकस्य पार्थिवाः ॥ १.१२९.५३ ॥
'O Bhārata, this one is born the best of all the strong.' And at the very birth of the prince, the kings of the whole world...
1.129.54
मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः सर्वे व्यथां चापि प्रपेदिरे ।
वाहनानि व्यशीर्यन्त व्यमुञ्चन्नश्रुबिन्दवः ॥ १.१२९.५४ ॥
All of them let urine flow and also felt pain. The vehicles broke apart, and drops of tears were shed.
1.129.55
यथाऽनिलः समुद्भूतः समर्थः कम्पने भुवः ।
तथा ह्युपचिताङ्गो वै भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥ १.१२९.५५ ॥
As a mighty wind, once risen, is able to shake the earth, so Bhīma of well-developed limbs and terrible prowess grew strong.
1.129.56
इदं चाद्भुतमत्रासीज्जातमात्रे वृकोदरे ।
यदऱ्कात्पतितो मातुः शिलां गात्रैरचूर्णयत् ॥ १.१२९.५६ ॥
And this was a wonder: at the very moment of birth, Vṛkodara fell from his mother onto a rock and with his limbs crushed the stone to powder.
1.129.57
कुन्ती तु सह पुत्रेण याता सुरुचिरं सरः ।
स्नात्वा च सुतमादाय दशमेऽहनि यादवी ॥ १.१२९.५७ ॥
Kuntī went with her son to a very lovely lake; and on the tenth day, the Yādava woman, having bathed, took her son up.
1.129.58
दैवतान्यर्चयिष्यन्ती निर्जगामाश्रमात्पृथा ।
शैलाभ्याशेन गच्छन्त्यास्तदा भरतसत्तम ॥ १.१२९.५८ ॥
Pṛthā, intending to worship the gods, went out from the hermitage; and as she was going near the mountain then, O best of the Bharatas.
1.129.59
निश्चक्राम महाव्याघ्रो जिघांसुर्गिरिगह्वरात् ।
तमापतन्तं शार्दूलं विकृष्य धनुरुत्तमम् ॥ १.१२९.५९ ॥
A great tiger came forth from a mountain cave, desiring to kill; and Pāṇḍu, drawing his excellent bow against the tiger rushing upon him…
1.129.60
निर्बिभेद शरैः पाण्डुस्त्रिभिस्तिरदशविक्रमः ।
नादेन महता तां तु पूरयन्तं गिरेर्गुहाम् ॥ १.१२९.६० ॥
Pāṇḍu pierced it with three arrows, his prowess cleaving through the foe; and the tiger, with a great roar, was filling that mountain cave.
1.129.61
दृष्ट्वा शैलमुपारोढुमैच्छत्कुन्ती भयात्तदा ।
त्रासात्तस्याः सुतस्त्वङ्कात्पपात भरतर्षभ ॥ १.१२९.६१ ॥
Seeing the mountain, Kuntī then wished to climb it out of fear; but in her terror her son fell from her lap, O bull of the Bharatas.
1.129.62
पर्वतस्योपरिस्थायामधस्तादपतच्छिशुः ।
स शिलां चूर्णयामास वज्रवद्वज्रिचोदितः ॥ १.१२९.६२ ॥
The child fell below his mother, who stood on top of the mountain. Impelled by Indra, he crushed the rock like a thunderbolt.
1.129.63
पुत्रस्नेहात्ततः पाण्डुरभ्यधावद्गिरेस्तटम् ।
पतता तेन शतधा शिला गात्रैर्विचूर्णिता ॥ १.१२९.६३ ॥
Then Pāṇḍu, out of love for his son, rushed toward the mountainside; as the boy fell, the rock was shattered into a hundred pieces and crushed by his body.
1.129.64
शिलां च चूर्णितां दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमागमत् ।
स तु जन्मनि भीमस्य विनदन्तं विनादितम् ॥ १.१२९.६४ ॥
Seeing the rock crushed, Pāṇḍu was filled with great wonder — he who roared at the birth of Bhīma, and was made to roar.
1.129.65
ददर्श गिरिशृङ्गस्थं व्याघ्रं व्याघ्रपराक्रमः ।
दारसंरक्षणार्थाय पुत्रसंरक्षणाय च ॥ १.१२९.६५ ॥
Pāṇḍu, valiant as a tiger, saw a tiger standing on the mountain peak, to protect his wife and to protect his son.
1.129.66
सदा बाणधनुष्पाणिरभवत्कुरुनन्दनः ।
मघे चन्द्रमसा युक्ते सिंहे चाभ्युदिते गुरौ ॥ १.१२९.६६ ॥
The joy of the Kurus was always with bow and arrow in hand, when the moon was joined to Maghā and Jupiter had risen in Leo.
1.129.67
दिवा मध्यगते सूर्ये तिथौ पुण्ये त्रयोदशे ।
पित्र्ये मुहूर्ते सा कुन्ती सुषुवे भीममच्युतम् ॥ १.१२९.६७ ॥
At midday, when the sun stood at its height, on the auspicious thirteenth lunar day, in the fathers' moment, Kuntī bore Bhīma, the steadfast one.
1.129.68
यस्मिन्नहनि भमस्तु जज्ञे भीमपराक्रमः ।
तामेव रात्रिं पूर्वां तु जज्ञे दुर्योधनो नृपः ॥ १.१२९.६८ ॥
On the very day that Bhīma of great valour was born, in the night before it, King Duryodhana was born.
1.129.69
स जातमात्र एवाथ धृतराष्ट्रसुतो नृप ।
रासभारावसदृशं रुराव च ननाद च ॥ १.१२९.६९ ॥
Then, O king, that son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as soon as he was born, brayed like a donkey and roared.
1.129.70
तं खराः प्रत्यभाषन्त गृध्रगोमायुवायसाः ।
क्रव्यादाः प्राणदन्घोराः शिवाश्चाशिवनिस्वनाः ॥ १.१२९.७० ॥
Donkeys, vultures, jackals and crows answered him; the terrible flesh-eaters, the she-jackals, cried out with inauspicious sounds.
1.129.71
वाताश्च प्रववुश्चापि दिग्दाहश्चाभवत्तदा ।
ततस्तु भीतवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ १.१२९.७१ ॥
Winds blew, and the quarters seemed to burn. Then King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as if frightened, spoke these words.
1.129.72
समानीय बहून्विप्रान्भीष्मं विदुरमेव च ।
अन्यांश्च सुहृदो राजन्कुरून्सर्वांस्तथैव च ॥ १.१२९.७२ ॥
Having summoned many brahmins, Bhīṣma and Vidura too, and other well-wishers, O king, and all the Kurus as well.
1.129.73
युधिष्ठिरो राजपुत्रो ज्येष्ठो नः कुलवर्धनः ।
प्राप्तः स्वगुणतो राज्यं न तस्मिन्वाच्यमस्तिनः ॥ १.१२९.७३ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the king's son, our eldest and the increaser of our family, has won the kingdom by his own virtues; there is no fault to be found in him.
1.129.74
अयं त्वनन्तरस्तस्मादपि राजा भविष्यति ।
एतद्विब्रूत मे तथ्यं यदत्र भविता ध्रुवम् ॥ १.१२९.७४ ॥
But after him this one (Duryodhana) will become king. Tell me the truth of what will certainly come of this.
1.129.75
अस्मिञ्जाते निमित्तानि शंसन्ती हाशिवं महत् ।
अतो ब्रवीमि विदुर द्रुतं मां भयमाविशत् ॥ १.१२९.७५ ॥
At his birth great inauspicious omens have appeared, foretelling a great calamity. Therefore, Vidura, I say it: fear has quickly entered me.
1.129.76
वाक्यस्यैतस्य निधेन दिक्षु सर्वासु भारत ।
क्रव्यादाः प्राणदन्घोराः शिवाश्चाशिवनिस्वनाः ॥ १.१२९.७६ ॥
O Bhārata, as these words were spoken, in all directions terrible flesh-eaters cried out, and jackals sent forth inauspicious howls.
1.129.77
लक्षयित्वा निमित्तानि तानि घोराणि सर्वशः ।
तेऽब्रुवन्ब्राह्मणा राजन्विदुरश्च महामतिः ॥ १.१२९.७७ ॥
Having observed those terrible omens everywhere, O king, the brahmins and the great-minded Vidura spoke.
1.129.78
यथेमानि निमित्तानि घोराणि मनुजाधिप ।
उत्थितानि सुते जाते ज्येष्ठे ते पुरुषर्षभ ॥ १.१२९.७८ ॥
O lord of men, these terrible omens have arisen at the birth of your eldest son, O bull among men.
1.129.79
व्यक्तं कुलान्तकरणो भवितैष सुतस्तव ।
तस्य शान्तिः परित्यागे गुप्तावपनयो महान् ॥ १.१२९.७९ ॥
Clearly this son of yours will be the destroyer of the family; in abandoning him there is peace, but in protecting him there is great loss.
1.129.80
एष दुर्योधनो राजा मधुपिङ्गललोचनः ।
न केवलं कुलस्यान्तं क्षत्रियान्तं करिष्यति ॥ १.१२९.८० ॥
This king Duryodhana, with eyes tawny like honey, will bring about the end not only of the family but also of the kṣatriyas.
1.129.81
शतमेकोनमप्यस्तु पुत्राणां ते महीपते ।
त्यजैनमेकं शान्तिं चेत्कुलस्येच्छसि भारत ॥ १.१२९.८१ ॥
O Bhārata, lord of the earth, let there be one less than your hundred sons; if you desire peace for the family, abandon this one.
1.129.82
एकेन कुरु वै क्षेमं कुलस्य जगतस्तथा ।
त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ॥ १.१२९.८२ ॥
For one, let there be welfare for the family and likewise for the world. One should abandon one for the sake of the family, and abandon the family for the sake of the village.
1.129.83
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ।
स तथा विदुरेणोक्तस्तैश्च सर्वैर्द्विजोत्तमैः ॥ १.१२९.८३ ॥
For the sake of the country, one should abandon the village; for one's own sake, the earth. Vidura had said so, and all the best of the twice-born likewise.
1.129.84
न चकार तथा राजा पुत्रस्नेहसमन्वितः ।
ततः पुत्रशतं पूर्ण धृतराष्ट्रस्य पार्थिव ॥ १.१२९.८४ ॥
The king, filled with love for his sons, did not do so. Then, O king, the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were complete.
1.129.85
अह्नांशतेन संजज्ञे कन्या चैका शताधिका ।
गान्धार्यां क्लिश्यमानायामुदरेण विवर्धता ॥ १.१२९.८५ ॥
While Gāndhārī was suffering in her womb, from the growing foetus, in a hundred parts of a day, one daughter was born, more than a hundred in number.
1.129.86
वैश्या सा त्वम्बिकापुत्रं कन्या परिचचार ह ।
तया समभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रो यदृच्छया ॥ १.१२९.८६ ॥
That vaiśya maiden attended upon Ambikā's son, and through her King Dhṛtarāṣṭra became, by chance, a father of sons.
1.129.87
तस्मिन्संवत्सरे राजन्धृतराष्ट्रान्महायशाः ।
जज्ञे धीमांस्ततस्तस्यां युयुत्सुः करमो नृप।
एवं पुत्रशतं जज्ञे धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः ॥ १.१२९.८७ ॥
In that very year, O king, from the glorious Dhṛtarāṣṭra, there were born in her the wise Yuyutsu and Karama. Thus were born a hundred sons of the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
1.129.88
महारथानां वीराणां कन्या चैका शताधिका ।
युयुत्सुश्च महातेजा वैश्यापुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ १.१२९.८८ ॥
Among the great-chariot heroes, one daughter was born, more than a hundred in number; and Yuyutsu, of great splendour and might, was the son of the vaiśya woman.