Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.138
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1.138.1
ततस्ते मन्त्रयामासुर्दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ।
प्राणवान्विक्रमी चापि शौर्ये च महति स्थितः ॥ १.१३८.१ ॥
Then those led by Duryodhana conspired. He, full of vitality and valour, stood firm in great prowess.
1.138.2
स्पर्धते चापि सततमस्मानेव वृकोदरः ।
तं तु सुप्तं पुरोद्याने जले शूले क्षिपामहे ॥ १.१३८.२ ॥
Vṛkodara constantly competes with us alone. While he sleeps, in the garden ahead, we shall cast him into the water or onto a stake.
1.138.3
ततो जलविहारार्थं कारयामास भारत ।
प्रमाणकोट्यामुद्देशे स्थलं किंचिदुपेत्य ह ॥ १.१३८.३ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, he had a place made ready for water-sport, having approached a certain spot at the boundary.
1.138.4
भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च पेयं च चोष्यं लेह्यमथापि च ।
उपपादितं नरैस्तत्र कुशलैः सूदकर्मणि ॥ १.१३८.४ ॥
There, prepared by men skilled in the art of cookery, were foods to be eaten, meals, drinks, things to be sucked, and things to be licked.
1.138.5
न्यवेदयंस्तत्पुरुषा धार्तराष्ट्राय वै तदा ।
ततो दुर्योधनस्तत्र पाण्डवानाह दुर्मतिः ॥ १.१३८.५ ॥
Then those men reported to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. Thereupon the evil-minded Duryodhana said to the Pāṇḍavas there.
1.138.6
गङ्गां चैवानुयास्याम उद्यानवनशोभिताम् ।
सहिता भ्रातरः सर्वे जलक्रीडामवाप्नुमः ॥ १.१३८.६ ॥
Let us go to the Ganges, adorned with gardens and groves. All of us brothers together shall enjoy water-play.
1.138.7
एवमस्त्विति तं चापि प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरः ।
ते रथैर्नगराकारैर्देशजैश्च गजोत्तमैः ॥ १.१३८.७ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira replied to him, "So be it." They set out in chariots as large as cities and on the finest elephants of the land.
1.138.8
निर्ययुर्नगराच्छूराः कौरवाः पाण्डवैः सह ।
उद्यानवनमासाद्य विसृज्य च महाजनम् ॥ १.१३८.८ ॥
From the city the heroic Kauravas set out together with the Pāṇḍavas; reaching the garden-grove, they dismissed the great crowd.
1.138.9
विशन्ति स्म तदा वीराः सिंहा इव गिरेर्गुहाम् ।
उद्यानमभिपश्यन्तो भ्रातरः सर्व एव ते ॥ १.१३८.९ ॥
Then those heroic brothers, all of them, entered the garden, looking about it like lions entering a mountain cave.
1.138.10
उपस्थानगृहैः शुभ्रैर्वलभीभिश्च शोभितम् ।
गवाक्षकैस्तथा जालैर्यन्त्रैः सांचारिकैरपि ॥ १.१३८.१० ॥
That garden was adorned with bright audience halls, terraces, windows, lattices and moving machines.
1.138.11
संमार्जितं सौधकारैश्चित्रकारैश्च चित्रितम् ।
दीर्घिकाभिश्च पूर्णाभिस्तथा पुष्करिणीषु च ॥ १.१३८.११ ॥
That garden had been swept clean by plasterers and painted by artists, with long water-tanks full of water and lotus-ponds.
1.138.12
जलं तच्छुशुभे च्छन्नं फुल्लैर्जलरुहैस्तथा ।
उपच्छन्ना वसुमती तथा पुष्पैर्यथर्तुकैः ॥ १.१३८.१२ ॥
That water shone, covered with blossomed water-lilies, and the earth was covered over with flowers blooming according to the seasons.
1.138.13
तत्रोपविष्टास्ते सर्वे पाण्डवाः कौरवाश्च ह ।
उपच्छन्नान्बहून्कामांस्ते भुञ्जन्ति ततस्ततः ॥ १.१३८.१३ ॥
Seated there, all the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas were eating many desired dishes here and there.
1.138.14
अथोद्यानवरे तस्मिंस्तथा क्रीडागताश्चते ।
परस्परस्य वक्त्रेषु ददुर्भक्ष्यांस्ततस्ततः ॥ १.१३८.१४ ॥
Then they, who had gone to play in that excellent garden, placed food morsels into one another's mouths here and there.
1.138.15
ततो दुर्योधनः पापस्तद्भक्ष्ये कालकूटकम् ।
विषं प्रक्षेपयामास भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥ १.१३८.१५ ॥
Then the wicked Duryodhana, desiring to kill Bhīmasena, mixed Kālakūṭa poison into that food.
1.138.16
स्वयमुत्थाय चैवाथ हृदयेन क्षुरोपमः ।
स वाचाऽमृतकल्पश्च भ्रातृवच्च सुहृद्यथा ॥ १.१३८.१६ ॥
Rising himself, though razor-sharp in heart, yet nectar-like in speech, he came forward as a brother and a friend would.
1.138.17
स्वयं प्रक्षिपते भक्ष्यं बहु भीमस्य पाकृत् ।
प्रभक्षितं च भीमेन तं वै दोषमजानता ॥ १.१३८.१७ ॥
He himself kept serving much food to Bhīma, and Bhīma, not knowing that fault, ate it all.
1.138.18
ततो दुर्योधनस्तत्र हृदयेन हसन्निव ।
कृतकृत्यमीवात्मानं मन्यते पुरुषाधमः ॥ १.१३८.१८ ॥
Then the lowest of men, Duryodhana, laughing inwardly there, considered himself to have accomplished his purpose.
1.138.19
ततस्ते सहिताः सर्वे जलक्रीडामकुर्वत ।
पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्च तदा मुदितमानसाः ॥ १.१३८.१९ ॥
Then they all together engaged in water-sport: the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, their minds gladdened at that time.
1.138.20
विहारावसथेष्वेव वीरा वासमरोचयन् ।
भीमस्तु बलवान्भुक्त्वा व्यायामाभ्यधिकं जले ॥ १.१३८.२० ॥
The heroes chose to rest in the pleasure-houses. But mighty Bhīma, having eaten after much exertion in the water,
1.138.21
वाहयित्वा कुमारांस्ताञ्जलक्रीडागतांस्तदा ।
प्रमाणकोट्यां वासार्थी सुष्वापावाप्य तत्स्थलम् ॥ १.१३८.२१ ॥
Having conveyed those youths who had gone to the water-sport, desiring rest, he reached that spot and fell asleep.
1.138.22
शीतं वातं समासाद्य श्रान्तो मदविमोहितः ।
विषेण च परीताङ्गो निश्चेष्टः पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥ १.१३८.२२ ॥
Reaching a cool breeze, exhausted and bewildered by intoxication, his limbs overcome by poison, the son of Pāṇḍu lay motionless.
1.138.23
ततो बद्ध्वा लतापाशैर्भीमं दुर्योधनः स्वयम् ।
शूलान्यप्सु निखायाशु प्रादेशाभ्यन्तराणि च ॥ १.१३८.२३ ॥
Then Duryodhana himself bound Bhīma with creeper-nooses, and quickly drove stakes into the water within a span's depth.
1.138.24
लतापाशैर्दृढं बद्धं स्थलाज्जलमपातयत् ।
सशेषत्वान्न संप्राप्तो जले शूलिनि पाण्डवः ॥ १.१३८.२४ ॥
He threw Bhīma, firmly bound with creeper-nooses, from the land into the water; but because life still remained, the Pāṇḍava did not reach the stakes in the water.
1.138.25
पपात यत्र तत्रास्य शूलं नासीद्यदृच्छया ।
स निःसंज्ञो जलस्यान्तमवाग्वै पाण्डवोऽविशत्।
आक्रामन्नागभवने तदा नागकुमारकान् ॥ १.१३८.२५ ॥
He fell here and there, and by chance he had no stake with him. Unconscious, the Pāṇḍava sank head-first into the depths of the water, trampling the nāga youths in the palace of the nāgas.
1.138.26
ततः समेत्य बहुभिस्तदा नागैर्महाविषैः ।
अदश्यत भृशं भीमो महादंष्ट्रैर्विपोल्बणैः ॥ १.१३८.२६ ॥
Then many great-venomed nāgas gathered together and bit Bhīma fiercely; they had great fangs and were terrible with venom.
1.138.27
ततोऽस्य दश्यमानस्य तद्विषं कालकूटकम् ।
हतं सर्पविषेणैव स्थावरं जङ्गमेन तु ॥ १.१३८.२७ ॥
Then, as he was being bitten, the Kālakūṭa poison was destroyed by the snakes' venom itself — the immobile poison by the mobile.
1.138.28
दंष्ट्राश्च दंष्ट्रिणां तेषां मर्मस्वपि निपातिताः ।
त्वचं नैवास्य बिभिदुः सारत्वात्पृथुवक्षसः ॥ १.१३८.२८ ॥
The fangs of those fanged ones struck even his vital spots, but they could not pierce his skin, because of the solidity of the broad-chested one.
1.138.29
ततः प्रबुद्धः कौन्तेयः सर्वं संछिद्य बन्धनम् ।
पोथयामास तान्सर्पान्केचिद्भीताः प्रदुद्रुवुः ॥ १.१३८.२९ ॥
Then the awakened son of Kuntī cut all the bonds and crushed those snakes; some, frightened, fled.
1.138.30
हतावशेषा भीमेन सर्वे वासुकिमभ्ययुः ।
ऊचुश्च सर्पराजानं वासुकिं वासवोपमम् ॥ १.१३८.३० ॥
All who survived Bhīma went to Vāsuki, and they spoke to Vāsuki, the king of serpents, who was like Indra.
1.138.31
अयं नरो वै नागरेन्द्र ह्यप्सु बद्ध्वा प्रवेशितः ।
यथा च नो मतिर्वीर विषपीतो भविष्यति ॥ १.१३८.३१ ॥
Lord of the nāgas, this man has been bound and brought into the water; hero, in our view he has drunk poison.
1.138.32
निश्चेष्टोऽस्माननुप्राप्तः स च दष्टोऽन्वबुध्यत ।
ससंज्ञश्चापि संवृत्तश्छित्त्वा बन्धनमाशु नः ॥ १.१३८.३२ ॥
Motionless, he came upon us; though bitten, he regained consciousness, and quickly cut our bonds and freed himself.
1.138.33
पोथयन्तं महाबाहुं त्वं वै तं ज्ञातुमर्हसि ।
ततो वासुकिरभ्येत्य नागैनुगतस्तदा ॥ १.१३८.३३ ॥
You should find out who is crushing the mighty-armed one. Then Vāsuki came with the nāgas and followed him.
1.138.34
पश्यति स्म महाबाहुं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् ।
आर्यकेण च दृष्टः स पृथाया आर्यकेण च ॥ १.१३८.३४ ॥
He looked upon Bhīma, the mighty-armed one of terrible valour; and he was seen by the grandfather of Pṛthā.
1.138.35
तदा दौहित्रदौहित्रः परिष्वक्तः सुपीडितम् ।
सुप्रीतश्चाभवत्तस्य वासुकिः स महायशाः ॥ १.१३८.३५ ॥
Then he embraced tightly the grandson of his daughter's son (Bhīma); and Vāsuki, of great fame, was greatly pleased with him.
1.138.36
अब्रवीत्तं च नागेन्द्रः किमस्य क्रियतां प्रियम् ।
धनौघो रत्ननिचयो वसु चास्य प्रदीयताम् ॥ १.१३८.३६ ॥
And the lord of nāgas said to him, "What pleasing deed shall be done for him? Let a flood of wealth, a heap of jewels and treasure be given to him."
1.138.37
एवमुक्तस्तदा नागो वासुकिं प्रत्यभाषत ।
यदि नागेन्द्र तुष्टोऽसि किमस्य धनसंचयैः ॥ १.१३८.३७ ॥
Thus addressed, the naga then replied to Vāsuki: "Lord of nagas, if you are pleased, what use are heaps of wealth to him?"
1.138.38
रसं पिबेत्कुमारोऽयं त्वयि प्रीते महाबलः ।
बलं नागसहस्रस्य यस्मिन्कुण्डे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १.१३८.३८ ॥
If you are pleased, may this mighty youth drink the nectar in the pool in which the strength of a thousand nagas is established.
1.138.39
यावत्पिबति बालोऽयं तावदस्मै प्रदीयताम् ।
एवमस्त्विति तं नागं वासुकिः प्रत्यभाषत ॥ १.१३८.३९ ॥
As long as this boy drinks, let it be given to him." "So be it," said Vāsuki in reply to that naga.
1.138.40
ततो भीमस्तदा नागैः कृतस्वस्त्ययनः शुचिः ।
प्राङ्मुखश्चोपविष्टश्च रसं पिबति पाण्डवः ॥ १.१३८.४० ॥
Then Bhīma, purified by the nagas' auspicious rites, sat facing east and began to drink the nectar, the Pāṇḍava.
1.138.41
एकोच्छ्वासात्ततः कुण्डं पिबति स्म महाबलः ।
एवमष्टौ स कुण्डानि ह्यपिबत्पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥ १.१३८.४१ ॥
Then the mighty one drank one pool in a single breath. Thus the son of Pāṇḍu drank all eight pools.
1.138.42
ततस्तु शयने दिव्ये नागदत्ते महाभुजः ।
अशेत भीमसेनस्तु यथासुखमरिंदमः ॥ १.१३८.४२ ॥
Then on the divine couch given by the nagas, the mighty-armed subduer of foes, Bhīmasena, lay down at ease.