Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.176
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1.176.1
करिष्य इति भीमेन प्रतिज्ञातेऽथ भारत ।
आजग्मुस्ते ततः सर्वे भैक्षमादाय पाण्डवाः ॥ १.१७६.१ ॥
When Bhīma had vowed, "I will do it," O Bhārata, all the Pāṇḍavas came back, having taken alms.
1.176.2
भीमसेनं ततो दृष्ट्वा आपूर्णवदनं तथा ।
बुबोध धर्मराजस्तु हृषितं भीममच्युतम् ॥ १.१७६.२ ॥
Seeing Bhīmasena's face full of joy, the king of dharma understood that the unshaken Bhīma was delighted.
1.176.3
तोषस्य कारणं यत्तु मनसाऽचिन्तयद्गुरुः ।
स समीक्ष्य तदा राजन्योद्धुकामं युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १.१७६.३ ॥
O king, the venerable Yudhiṣṭhira considered in his mind the cause of that delight; observing him, he saw that Bhīma wished to fight.
1.176.4
आकारेणैव तं ज्ञात्वा पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
रहः समुपविश्यैकस्ततः पप्रच्छ मातरम् ॥ १.१७६.४ ॥
Knowing him by his bearing alone, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Pāṇḍu, sat apart in private and asked his mother.
1.176.5
किं चिकीर्षत्ययं कर्म भीमो भमपराक्रमः ।
भवत्यनुमते कच्चित्स्वयं वा कर्तुमिच्छति ॥ १.१७६.५ ॥
What deed does this mighty-valoured Bhīma wish to do? Is he doing it with your approval, or does he wish to do it on his own?
1.176.6
ममैव वचनादेष करिष्यति परन्तपः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे महत्कृत्यं मोक्षाय नगरस्य च ॥ १.१७६.६ ॥
At my word alone this foe-tormentor will do it: a great task for the sake of the brahmins, and for the deliverance of the city.
1.176.7
बकाय कल्पितं पुत्र महान्तं बलिमुत्तमम् ।
भीमो भुनक्तु सुस्पष्टमप्येकाहं तपःसुतः ॥ १.१७६.७ ॥
Son, let Bhīma eat this great and excellent offering prepared for Baka, the son born of austerity, for even a single day.
1.176.8
किमिदं साहसं तीक्ष्णं भवत्या दुष्करं कृतम् ।
परित्यागं हि पुत्रस्य न प्रशंसन्ति साधवः ॥ १.१७६.८ ॥
What is this fierce and difficult rashness you have committed? The good do not praise the abandonment of a son.
1.176.9
कथं परसुतस्यार्थे स्वसुतं त्यक्तुमिच्छसि ।
लोकवेदविरुद्धं हि पुत्रत्यागात्कृतं त्वया ॥ १.१७६.९ ॥
Why do you wish to abandon your own son for the sake of another's son? By abandoning a son you have done what is contrary to both the world and the Veda.
1.176.10
यस्य बाहू समाश्रित्य सुखं सर्वे शयामहे ।
राज्यं चापहृतं क्षुद्रैराजिहीर्षामहे पुनः ॥ १.१७६.१० ॥
On whose arms we all rest in comfort, and whose kingdom was seized by base men, we wish to recover it again.
1.176.11
यस्य दुर्योधनो वीर्यं चिन्तयन्नमितौजसः ।
न शेते रजनीः सर्वा दुःखाच्छकुनिना सह ॥ १.१७६.११ ॥
Brooding upon the valor of him of boundless might, Duryodhana, together with Śakuni, does not sleep through all the nights out of grief.
1.176.12
यस्य वीरस्य वीर्येण मुक्ता जतुगृहाद्वयम् ।
अन्येभ्यश्चैव पापेभ्यो निहतश्च पुरोचनः ॥ १.१७६.१२ ॥
By the valor of that hero we were freed from the lac-house and from other wicked men, and Purocana was slain.
1.176.13
यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य वसुपूर्णां वसुन्धराम् ।
इमां मन्यामहे प्राप्तां निहत्य धृतराष्ट्रजान् ॥ १.१७६.१३ ॥
Relying on whose valour, we think this wealth-filled earth has been won, having slain the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
1.176.14
तस्य व्यवसितस्त्यागो बुद्धिमास्थाय कां त्वया ।
कच्चिन्नु दुःखैर्बुद्धिस्ते विलुप्ता गतचेतसः ॥ १.१७६.१४ ॥
With what understanding did you resolve upon his abandonment? Has your intellect been confused by sorrows, your senses gone?
1.176.15
युधिष्ठिर न संतापस्त्वया कार्यो वृकोदरे ।
न चायं बुद्धिदौर्बल्याद्व्यवसायः कृतो मया ॥ १.१७६.१५ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, you should not grieve over Vṛkodara. Nor was this resolve made by me from weakness of judgement.
1.176.16
न च शोकेन बुद्धिः सा विलुप्ता गतचेकसः ।
इह विप्रस्य भवने वयं पुत्र सुखोषिताः।
अज्ञाता धार्तराष्ट्राणां सत्कृता वीतमन्यवः ॥ १.१७६.१६ ॥
Nor has my understanding been confused by grief, nor my senses lost. Here, O son, in a brahmin's house, we lived in comfort, unknown to the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, honoured and free from anger.
1.176.17
तस्य प्रतिक्रिया पार्थ मयेयं प्रसमीक्षिता ।
एतावानेव पुरुषः कृतं यस्मिन्न नश्यति ॥ १.१७६.१७ ॥
O Pārtha, I have carefully considered the requital for him. A man is only such that the good done in him is not lost.
1.176.18
यावच्च कुर्यादन्योऽस्य कुर्याद्बहुगुमं ततः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे महान्धर्मो जानामीत्थं वृकोदरे ॥ १.१७६.१८ ॥
As much as another does for him, one should do many times over in return. For a brahmin's sake the great duty is thus, I know, O Vṛkodara.
1.176.19
दृष्ट्वा भीमस्य विक्रान्तं तदा जतुगृहे महत् ।
हिडिम्बस्य वधाच्चैवं विश्वासो मे वृकोदरे ॥ १.१७६.१९ ॥
Having seen Bhīma's great prowess then in the lac-house, and from the slaying of Hiḍimba, thus is my trust in Vṛkodara.
1.176.20
बाह्वोर्बलं हि भीमस्य नागायुतसमं महत् ।
येन यूयं गजप्रख्या निर्व्यूढा वारणावतात् ॥ १.१७६.२० ॥
In Bhīma's arms lies great strength, equal to ten thousand elephants, by which you all, like elephants, came safely out of Vāraṇāvata.
1.176.21
वृकोदरेण सदृशो बलेनान्यो न विद्यते ।
यो व्यतीयाद्युधि श्रेष्ठमपि वज्रधरं स्वयम् ॥ १.१७६.२१ ॥
No other is equal to Vṛkodara in strength, one who in battle could surpass even the best, Indra himself, the wielder of the thunderbolt.
1.176.22
जातमात्रः पुरा चैव ममाङ्कात्पतितो गिरौ ।
शरीरगौरवादस्य शिला गात्रैर्विचूर्णिता ॥ १.१७६.२२ ॥
As soon as he was born, once before, on a mountain, he fell from my lap, and by the weight of his body, the rock was shattered by his limbs.
1.176.23
तदहं प्रज्ञया ज्ञात्वा बलं भीमस्य पाण्डव ।
प्रतिकार्ये च विप्रस्य ततः कृतवती मतिम् ॥ १.१७६.२३ ॥
Therefore, O Pāṇḍava, having known Bhīma's strength by my wisdom, and for the remedy of the brahmin's affliction, I then made up my mind.
1.176.24
नेदं लोभान्न चाज्ञानान्न च मोहाद्विनिश्चितम् ।
बुद्धिपूर्वं तु धर्मस्य व्यवसायः कृतो मया ॥ १.१७६.२४ ॥
This was not resolved from greed, nor from ignorance, nor from delusion; but with deliberate wisdom, I undertook this act for the sake of dharma.
1.176.25
अर्थौ द्वावपि निष्पन्नौ युधिष्ठिर भविष्यतः ।
प्रतीकारश्च वासस्य धर्मश्च चरितो महान् ॥ १.१७६.२५ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, both aims for the future have been accomplished: the remedy for the garment, and great dharma has been practised.
1.176.26
यो ब्राह्मणस्य साहाय्यं कुर्यादर्थेषु कर्हिचित् ।
क्षत्रियः स शुभाँल्लोकानाप्नुयादिति मे मतिः ॥ १.१७६.२६ ॥
A kṣatriya who at any time gives help to a brahmin in his affairs obtains auspicious worlds — such is my opinion.
1.176.27
क्षत्रियस्यैव कुर्वाणः क्षत्रियो वधमोक्षणम् ।
विपुलां कीर्तिमाप्नोति लोकेऽस्मिंश्च परत्र च ॥ १.१७६.२७ ॥
A kṣatriya who acts for a kṣatriya in slaying and in release obtains vast fame, in this world and in the next.
1.176.28
वैश्यस्यार्थे च साहाय्यं कुर्वाणः क्षत्रियो भुवि ।
स सर्वेष्वपि लोकेषु प्रजा रञ्जयते ध्रुवम् ॥ १.१७६.२८ ॥
A kṣatriya on earth who gives help to a vaiśya in his affairs certainly pleases his subjects in all worlds.
1.176.29
शूद्रं तु मोचयेद्राजा शरणार्थिनमागतम् ।
प्राप्नोतीह कुले जन्म सद्द्रव्ये राजपूजिते ॥ १.१७६.२९ ॥
A king should free even a śūdra who has come seeking refuge; he obtains here a birth in a family of good wealth, honoured by kings.
1.176.30
एवं मां भगवान्व्यासः पुरा पौरवनन्दन ।
प्रोवाचासुकरप्रज्ञस्तस्मादेवं चिकीर्षितम् ॥ १.१७६.३० ॥
O delight of the Paurava line, in former times the venerable Vyāsa, of rare wisdom, spoke thus to me; therefore this course is to be undertaken.