Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.186
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1.186.1
ते प्रतस्थुः पुरस्कृत्य मातरं पुरुषर्षभाः ।
समैरुदङ्मुकैर्मार्गैर्यथोद्दिष्टं च भारत ॥ १.१८६.१ ॥
O Bhārata, those bulls among men set out, with their mother placed in front, along the level northward-facing paths as they had been directed.
1.186.2
अहोरात्रेणाभ्यगच्छन्पाञ्चालनगरं प्रति ।
अभ्याजग्मुर्लोकनदीं गङ्गां भागीरथीं प्रति ॥ १.१८६.२ ॥
In a single day and night they reached toward the city of the Pāñcālas, and came toward the river of the world, the Gaṅgā, the Bhāgīrathī.
1.186.3
चन्द्रास्तमयवेलायामर्धरात्रसमागमे ।
वारि चैवानुमज्जन्तस्तीर्थं सोमाश्रयायणम्। ॥ १.१८६.३ ॥
At the time of the moon's setting, at the meeting of midnight, bathing in the water, they reached the holy ford Somāśrayāyaṇa.
1.186.4
आसेदुः पुरुषव्याघ्रा गङ्गायां पाण्डुनन्दनाः ।
उल्मुकं तु समुद्यम्य तेषामग्रे धनञ्जयः। ॥ १.१८६.४ ॥
The tigers among men, the sons of Pāṇḍu, reached the Gaṅgā; and Dhanañjaya raised a torch before them.
1.186.5
प्रकाशार्थं ययौ तत्र रक्षार्थं च महारथः ।
तत्र गङ्गाजले रम्ये विविक्ते क्रीडयन् स्त्रियः। ॥ १.१८६.५ ॥
For the sake of light and for protection, that great charioteer went there; there, in the delightful, secluded water of the Gaṅgā, women were playing.
1.186.6
शब्दं तेषां स शुश्राव नदीं समुपसर्पताम् ।
तेन शब्देन चाविष्टश्चुक्रोध बलवद्बली ॥ १.१८६.६ ॥
He heard the sound of them approaching the river; seized by that sound, the mighty one grew mightily angry.
1.186.7
स दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवांस्तत्र सह मात्रा परन्तपान् ।
विष्फारयन्धनुर्घोरमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१८६.७ ॥
Seeing the Pāṇḍavas there with their mother, the scorchers of foes, he drew his terrible bow taut and spoke these words.
1.186.8
सन्ध्या संरज्यते घोरा पूर्वरात्रागमेषु या ।
अशीतिभिर्लवैर्हीनं तन्मुहूर्तं प्रचक्षते ॥ १.१८६.८ ॥
The terrible twilight that reddens at the coming of early night, and the moment that is eighty lavas short of it, is called a muhūrta.
1.186.9
विहितं कामचाराणां यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् ।
शेषमन्यन्मनुष्याणां कर्मचारेषु वै स्मृतम् ॥ १.१८६.९ ॥
That which is appointed for yakṣas, gandharvas and rākṣasas, who roam at will, the rest is remembered as the time for human action.
1.186.10
लोभात्प्रचारं चरतस्तासु वेलासु वै नरान् ।
उपक्रान्ता निगृह्णीमो राक्षसैः सह बालिशान् ॥ १.१८६.१० ॥
Out of greed we approach men who wander at those hours, and together with the rākṣasas we seize the foolish ones.
1.186.11
अतो रात्रौ प्राप्नुवतो जलं ब्रह्मविदो जनाः ।
गर्हयन्ति नरान्सर्वान्बलस्थान्नृपतीनपि ॥ १.१८६.११ ॥
Therefore those who knew Brahman censure men who take water at night, all men, and even powerful kings.
1.186.12
आराच्च तिष्ठतास्माकं समीपं नोपसर्पत ।
कस्मान्मां नाभिजानीत प्राप्तं भागीरथीजलम् ॥ १.१८६.१२ ॥
Stand afar and do not come near us. Why do you not recognize me, who have obtained the water of the Bhāgīrathī?
1.186.13
अङ्गारपर्णं गन्धर्वं वित्त मां स्वबलाश्रयम् ।
अहं हि मानी चेर्ष्युश्च कुबेरस्य प्रियः सखा ॥ १.१८६.१३ ॥
Know me as the Gandharva named Aṅgāraparṇa, who relies on his own strength. I am proud and envious, and I am the dear friend of Kubera.
1.186.14
अङ्गारपर्णमित्येवं ख्यातं चेदं वनं मम ।
अनुगङ्गं चरन्कामांश्चित्रं यत्र रमाम्यहम् ॥ १.१८६.१४ ॥
This forest is known by my name as Aṅgāraparṇa. Roaming at will along the Ganges, I delight in this wondrous place.
1.186.15
न कौणपाः शृङ्गिणो वा न देवा न च मानुषाः ।
कुबेरस्य यथोष्णीषं किं मां समुपसर्पथ ॥ १.१८६.१५ ॥
Neither Kauṇapas, nor horned beings, nor gods, nor men — why do you approach me, who am like Kubera's turban?
1.186.16
समुद्रे हिमवत्पार्श्वे नद्यामस्यां च दुर्मते ।
रात्रावहनि सन्ध्यायां कस्य क्लृप्तः परिग्रहः ॥ १.१८६.१६ ॥
On the sea, on the flank of the Himālaya, on this river — by night, by day, or at twilight — whose claim has been fixed here, O ill-minded one?
1.186.17
भुक्तो वाऽप्यथ वाऽभुक्तो रात्रावहनि खेचर ।
न कालनियमो ह्यस्ति गङ्गां प्राप्य सरिद्वरां ॥ १.१८६.१७ ॥
Whether one has eaten or not, by night or by day — O sky-goer, once one has reached the Ganges, best of rivers, there is no rule of time.
1.186.18
वयं च शक्तिसम्पन्ना अकाले त्वामधृष्णुम ।
अशक्ता हि रणे क्रूर युष्मानर्चन्ति मानवाः ॥ १.१८६.१८ ॥
We are endowed with strength, and we will confront you even at this unseasonable hour, O cruel one. For it is only men who are powerless in battle who worship you.
1.186.19
पुरा हिमवतश्चैषा हेमशृङ्गाद्विनिःसृता ।
गङ्गा गत्वा समुद्राम्भः सप्तधा समपद्यत ॥ १.१८६.१९ ॥
Long ago this Ganges issued forth from the golden peak of the Himalaya; having gone to the waters of the ocean, she became sevenfold.
1.186.20
गङ्गां च यमुनां चैव प्लक्षजातां सरस्वतीम् ।
रथस्थां सरयूं चैव गोमतीं गण्डकीं तथा ॥ १.१८६.२० ॥
The Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, the Sarasvatī born of the plakṣa tree, the Sarayū that flows as a chariot, and likewise the Gomatī and the Gaṇḍakī.
1.186.21
अपर्युषितपापास्ते नदीः सप्त पिबन्ति ये ।
इयं भूत्वा चैकवप्रा शुचिराकाशगा पुनः ॥ १.१८६.२१ ॥
Those whose sins do not linger drink the waters of these seven rivers; and this one, having become one-banked and pure, goes again into the sky.
1.186.22
देवेषु गङ्गा गन्धर्व प्राप्नोत्यलकनन्दताम् ।
तथा पितॄन्वैतरणी दुस्तरा पापकर्मभिः।
गङ्गा भवति वै प्राप्य कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १.१८६.२२ ॥
O Gandharva, among the gods the Gaṅgā attains the name Alakanandā; and likewise for the ancestors there is the Vaitaraṇī, hard to cross for those of evil deeds. The Gaṅgā becomes that, said Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.
1.186.23
असम्बाधा देवनदी स्वर्गसंपादनी शुभा ।
कथमिच्छसि तां रोद्धुं नैष धर्मः सनातनः ॥ १.१८६.२३ ॥
This unobstructed, divine river, that brings about heaven and is auspicious — how do you wish to obstruct her? This is not the eternal dharma.
1.186.24
अनिवार्यमसम्बाधं तव वाचा कथं वयम् ।
न स्पृशेम यथाकामं पुण्यं भागीरथीजलम् ॥ १.१८६.२४ ॥
Since by your word this is unpreventable and unobstructed, how should we not touch, as we desire, the holy water of the Bhāgīrathī?
1.186.25
अङ्गारपर्णस्तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्ध आनाम्य कार्मुकम् ।
मुमोच बाणान्निशितानहीनाशीविषानिव ॥ १.१८६.२५ ॥
Aṅgāraparṇa, hearing this, angry, bending his bow, released sharp arrows like venomous snakes.
1.186.26
उल्मुकं भ्रामयंस्तूर्णं पाण्डवश्चर्म चोत्तरम् ।
व्यपोहत शरांस्तस्य सर्वानेव धनञ्जयः ॥ १.१८६.२६ ॥
Dhanañjaya, the Pāṇḍava, swiftly whirling a burning firebrand and raising his shield above, warded off all his arrows.
1.186.27
बिभीषिका वै गन्धर्व नास्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुज्यते ।
अस्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुक्तेयं फेनवत्प्रविलीयते ॥ १.१८६.२७ ॥
O gandharva, this terror-weapon is not employed against those who know the weapons; when employed against them, it dissolves like foam.
1.186.28
मानुषानति गन्धर्वान्सर्वान् गन्धर्व लक्षये ।
तस्मादस्त्रेण दिव्येन योत्स्येऽहं न तु मायया ॥ १.१८६.२८ ॥
O gandharva, I perceive all gandharvas to be beyond men; therefore I will fight with the divine weapon, not with illusion.
1.186.29
पुराऽस्त्रमिमाग्नेयं प्रादात्किल बृहस्पतिः ।
भरद्वाजाय गन्धर्व गुरुर्मान्यः शतक्रतोः ॥ १.१८६.२९ ॥
O gandharva, formerly Bṛhaspati gave this fiery weapon to Bharadvāja; he was the revered teacher of Śatakratu (Indra).
1.186.30
भरद्वजादग्निवेश्य अग्निवेश्याद्गुरुर्मम ।
साध्विदं मह्यमददद्द्रोणो ब्राह्मणसत्तमः ॥ १.१८६.३० ॥
From Bharadvāja it passed to Agniveśya, and from Agniveśya to my teacher; the excellent brahmin Droṇa gave it to me.
1.186.31
इत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवः क्रुद्धो गन्धर्वाय मुमोच ह ।
प्रदीप्तमस्त्रमाग्नेयं ददाहास्य रथं तु तत् ॥ १.१८६.३१ ॥
Having said this, the angry Pāṇḍava released a blazing fire-weapon at the Gandharva, and it burned his chariot.
1.186.32
विरथं विप्लुतं तं तु स गन्धऱ्वं महाबलः ।
अस्त्रतेजःप्रमूढं च प्रपतन्तमवाङ्मुखम् ॥ १.१८६.३२ ॥
Chariotless, overwhelmed and stupefied by the splendour of the weapon, the mighty Gandharva was falling face downward.
1.186.33
शिरोरुहेषु जग्राह माल्यवत्सु धनञ्जयः ।
भ्रातॄन्प्रति चकर्षाथ सोऽस्त्रपातादचेतसम् ॥ १.१८६.३३ ॥
Dhanañjaya seized him by the garlanded hair of his head and dragged him toward his brothers, for he lay unconscious from the fall of the weapon.
1.186.34
युधिष्ठिरं तस्य भार्या प्रपेदे शरणार्थिनी ।
नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी नाम पतित्राणमभीप्सती ॥ १.१८६.३४ ॥
His wife, named Kumbhīnasī, came to Yudhiṣṭhira seeking refuge, desiring the protection of her husband.
1.186.35
त्रायस्व मां महाभाग पतिं चेमं विमुञ्च मे ।
गन्धर्वी शरणं प्राप्ता नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी प्रभो ॥ १.१८६.३५ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, protect me and release this husband of mine. O lord, I have come seeking refuge, I, the Gandharva woman named Kumbhīnasī.
1.186.36
युद्धे जितं यशोहीनं स्त्रीनाथमपराक्रमम् ।
को निहन्याद्रिपुं तात मुञ्चेमं रिपुसूदन ॥ १.१८६.३६ ॥
Who would slay an enemy defeated in battle, bereft of glory, a woman's lord, without valour? Dear one, destroyer of foes, release him.
1.186.37
जीवितं प्रतिपद्यस्व गच्छ गन्धर्व मा शुचः ।
प्रदिशत्यभयं तेऽद्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १.१८६.३७ ॥
Take back your life, Gandharva, go, do not grieve. Today Yudhiṣṭhira, king of the Kurus, grants you safety.
1.186.38
जितोऽहं पूर्वकं नाम मुञ्चाम्यङ्गारपर्णताम् ।
यशोहीनं न च श्लाघ्यं स्वं नाम जनसंसदि ॥ १.१८६.३८ ॥
I am defeated. I give up my former name, Aṅgāraparṇa; in an assembly of men it is not praiseworthy to speak one's own name when it is without glory.
1.186.39
साध्विमं लब्धवाँल्लाभं योऽहं दिव्यास्त्रधारिणम् ।
गान्धर्व्या माययेच्छामि संयोजयितुमर्जुनम् ॥ १.१८६.३९ ॥
Well, I have gained this advantage: I wish to join Arjuna, the bearer of divine weapons, to myself by Gandharva illusion.
1.186.40
अस्त्राग्निना विचित्रोऽयं दग्धो मे रथ उत्तमः ।
सोऽहं चित्ररथो भूत्वा नाम्ना दग्धरथोऽभवं ॥ १.१८६.४० ॥
By the fire of the weapon my wondrous, excellent chariot was burnt. I, who was Citraratha, became Dagdharatha by name.
1.186.41
संभृता चैव विद्येयं तपसेह मया पुरा ।
निवेदयिष्ये तामद्य प्राणदाय महात्मने ॥ १.१८६.४१ ॥
This knowledge I formerly acquired here by asceticism. Today I will bestow it upon the great-souled one who gave me life.
1.186.42
संस्तम्भयित्वा तरसा जितं शरणमागतम् ।
यो रिपुं योजयेत्प्राणैः कल्याणं किं न सोऽर्हति ॥ १.१८६.४२ ॥
Having checked by force, does not one who restores to life an enemy defeated and come for refuge deserve welfare?
1.186.43
चाक्षुषी नाम विद्येयं यां सोमाय ददौ मनुः ।
ददौ स विश्वावसवे मम विश्वावसुर्ददौ ॥ १.१८६.४३ ॥
This science called Cākṣuṣī, which Manu gave to Soma. He gave it to Viśvāvasu, and my Viśvāvasu gave it (to me).
1.186.44
सेयं कापुरुषं प्राप्ता गुरुदत्ता प्रणश्यति ।
आगमोऽस्या मया प्रोक्तो वीर्यं प्रतिनिबोध मे ॥ १.१८६.४४ ॥
This science, though given by a teacher, is lost when it reaches a coward. I have told you the method of acquiring it; now learn my power.
1.186.45
यच्चक्षुषा द्रष्टुमिच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन ।
तत्पश्येद्यादृशं चेच्छेत्तादृशं द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥ १.१८६.४५ ॥
Whatever one wishes to see with the eye in the three worlds, one can see it; whatever kind of seeing one desires, one is able to see of that kind.
1.186.46
एकपादेन षण्मासान्स्थितो विद्यां लभेदिमाम् ।
अनुनेष्याम्यहं विद्यां स्वयं तुभ्यं व्रते कृते ॥ १.१८६.४६ ॥
Standing on one foot for six months, one may obtain this knowledge. When the vow has been performed, I myself will teach this knowledge to you.
1.186.47
विद्यया ह्यनया राजन्वयं नृभ्यो विशेषिताः ।
अविशिष्टाश्च देवानामनुभावप्रदर्शिनः ॥ १.१८६.४७ ॥
O king, by this very science we are distinguished above men, and not inferior to the gods, since we display powers like theirs.
1.186.48
गन्धर्वजानामश्वानामहं पुरुषसत्तम ।
भ्रातृभ्यस्तव तुभ्यं च पृथग्दाता शतं शतं ॥ १.१८६.४८ ॥
O best of men, I will give from the horses born of the Gandharvas — to your brothers and to you, separately, a hundred each.
1.186.49
देवगन्धर्ववाहास्ते दिव्यवर्णा मनोजवाः ।
क्षीणाक्षीणा भवन्त्येते न हीयन्ते च रंहसः ॥ १.१८६.४९ ॥
These horses of the gods and gandharvas are of divine colour and swift as the mind. Though they seem to dwindle, they do not dwindle, and their speed is not lessened.
1.186.50
पुरा कृतं महेन्द्रस्य वज्रं वृत्रनिबर्हणम् ।
दशधा शतधा चैव तच्छीर्णं वृत्रमूर्धनि ॥ १.१८६.५० ॥
Long ago the thunderbolt made by great Indra, which slew Vṛtra, was shattered into ten and a hundred pieces upon Vṛtra's head.
1.186.51
ततो भागीकृतो देवैर्वज्रभाग उपास्यते ।
लोके यशोधनं किंचित्सैव वज्रतनुः स्मृता ॥ १.१८६.५१ ॥
Then the gods divided it into shares, and the thunderbolt's share is honoured; it is a kind of wealth of fame in the world. That is remembered as the thunderbolt-body.
1.186.52
वज्रपाणिर्ब्राह्मणः स्यात्क्षत्रं वज्ररथं स्मृतम् ।
वैश्या वै दानवज्राश्च कर्मवज्रा यवीयसः ॥ १.१८६.५२ ॥
The one with the thunderbolt in hand should be a brahmin; the chariot of the kshatriya is said to be the thunderbolt-chariot. The vaishyas have giving as their thunderbolt, and the youngest have action as their thunderbolt.
1.186.53
क्षत्रवज्रस्य भागेन अवध्या वाजिनः स्मृताः ।
रथाङ्गं वडबा सूते शूराश्चाश्वेषु ये मताः ॥ १.१८६.५३ ॥
By the share of the warrior's thunderbolt the horses are remembered as unslayable. The mare vaḍabā brings forth the chariot-wheel, and those counted as heroes among horses likewise.
1.186.54
कामवर्णाः कामजवाः कामतः समुपस्थिताः ।
इति गन्धर्वजाः कामं पूरयिष्यन्ति मे हयाः ॥ १.१८६.५४ ॥
Of desired colour and desired swiftness, present at will — so these gandharva-born horses will fulfil my desire.
1.186.55
यदि प्रीतेन मे दत्तं संशये जीवितस्य वा ।
विद्याधं श्रुतं वाऽपि न तद्गन्धर्व रोचये ॥ १.१८६.५५ ॥
If you have given me anything out of goodwill, for a peril to life or for learning, or even something learned, that I do not desire, O Gandharva.
1.186.56
संयोगो वै प्रीतिकरो महत्सु प्रतिदृश्यते ।
जीवितस्य प्रदानेन प्रीतो विद्यां ददामि ते ॥ १.१८६.५६ ॥
Union among the great is seen to bring delight. Pleased by the gift of life, I give you this knowledge.
1.186.57
त्वत्तोऽप्यहं ग्रहीष्यामि अस्त्रमाग्नेयमुत्तमम् ।
तथैव योग्यं बीभत्सो चिराय मरतर्षभ ॥ १.१८६.५७ ॥
From you too I will receive the supreme fire-weapon. Thus it is indeed fitting for Bībhatsu for a long time, O bull among the Maruts.
1.186.58
त्वत्तोऽस्त्रेण वृणोम्यश्वान्संयोगः शास्वतोऽस्तुनौ ।
सखे तद्ब्रूहि गन्धर्व युष्मभ्यो यद्भयं भवेत् ॥ १.१८६.५८ ॥
In exchange for the weapon I ask you for horses; let our union be eternal. Tell me, friend Gandharva, what fear you may have.
1.186.59
कारणं ब्रूहि गन्धर्व किं तद्येन स्म धर्षिताः ।
यान्तो वेदविदः सर्वे सन्तो रात्रावरिन्दमाः ॥ १.१८६.५९ ॥
Tell me the reason, O Gandharva, by which they were all assailed, the knowers of the Vedas, the good men, the subduers of foes, as they were going by night.
1.186.60
अनग्नयोऽनाहुतयो न च विप्रपुरस्कृताः ।
यूयं ततो धर्षिताः स्थ मया वै पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥ १.१८६.६० ॥
You were without sacred fires, without offerings, and without placing brahmins before you; therefore, sons of Pāṇḍu, I assailed you.
1.186.61
यक्षराक्षसगन्धर्वपिशाचपतगोरगाः ।
धर्षन्ति नरव्याघ्र न ब्राह्मणपुरस्कृतान् ॥ १.१८६.६१ ॥
O tiger among men, yakṣas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, piśācas, birds and serpents do not assail those who place brahmins before them.
1.186.62
जानतापि मया तस्मात्तेजश्चाभिजनं च वः ।
इयमग्निमतां श्रेष्ठ धर्षिता वै पुरागतिः ॥ १.१८६.६२ ॥
Though I knew your brilliance and noble lineage, O best of fire-bearers, I assailed you according to the former course.
1.186.63
को हि वस्त्रिषु लोकेषु न वेद भरतर्षभ ।
स्वैर्गुणैर्विस्तृतं श्रीमद्यशोऽग्र्यं भूरिवर्चसाम् ॥ १.१८६.६३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, who in the three worlds does not know the foremost, glorious fame of the greatly radiant, spread wide by their own virtues?
1.186.64
यक्षराक्षसगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगदानवाः ।
विस्तरं कुरुवंशस्य धीमन्तः कथयन्ति ते ॥ १.१८६.६४ ॥
Yakṣas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents and dānavas—the wise recount in detail the greatness of the Kuru lineage.
1.186.65
नारदप्रभृतीनां तु देवर्षीणां मया श्रुतम् ।
गुणान्कथयतां वीर पूर्वेषां तव धीमताम् ॥ १.१८६.६५ ॥
O hero, I have heard from the divine sages led by Nārada the virtues of your wise ancestors, as they recounted them.
1.186.66
स्वयं चापि मया दृष्टश्चरता सागराम्बराम् ।
इमां वसुमतीं कृत्स्नां प्रभावः सुकुलस्य ते ॥ १.१८६.६६ ॥
I myself, while wandering, have seen this entire earth, garmented by the sea—such is the power of your noble lineage.
1.186.67
वेदे धनुषि चाचार्यमभिजानामि तेऽर्जुन ।
विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु भारद्वाजं यशस्विनम् ॥ १.१८६.६७ ॥
Arjuna, I know that your teacher in the Veda and in archery is Bhāradvāja, the glorious one, renowned in the three worlds.
1.186.68
सर्ववेदविदां श्रेष्ठं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् ।
द्रोणमिष्वस्त्रकुशलं धनुष्यह्गिरसां वरम् ॥ १.१८६.६८ ॥
I know Droṇa, the best of all knowers of the Vedas, the foremost of all bearers of weapons, skilled in missiles and arrows, the best of the Aṅgirasas in archery.
1.186.69
धर्मं वायुं च शक्रं च विजानाम्यश्विनौ तथा ।
पाण्डुं च कुरुशार्दूल षडेतान्कुरुवर्धनान्।
पितॄनेतानहं पार्थ देवमानुषसत्तमान् ॥ १.१८६.६९ ॥
I know Dharma, Vāyu, Indra and the Aśvins, and also Pāṇḍu, tiger of the Kurus. Pārtha, I know these six, increasers of the Kurus, best of gods and men, your fathers.
1.186.70
दिव्यात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वराः ।
भवन्तो भ्रातरः शूराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ॥ १.१८६.७० ॥
You are all divine-souled and great-souled, the foremost of all bearers of weapons, heroic brothers who keep good vows.
1.186.71
उत्तमां च मनोबुद्धिं भवतां भावितात्मनाम् ।
जानन्नपि च वः पार्थ कृतवानिह धर्षणाम् ॥ १.१८६.७१ ॥
Though you know that the highest mind and intellect belong to you who are purified in soul, Pārtha, you have committed this insult here.
1.186.72
स्त्रीसकाशे च कौरव्य न पुमान्क्षन्तुमर्हति ।
धर्षणामात्मनः पश्यन्ब्राहुद्रविणमाश्रितः ॥ १.१८६.७२ ॥
Descendant of the Kurus, no man ought to endure an insult in the presence of women; relying on the wealth of his own arms, he looks upon his own dishonour.
1.186.73
नक्तं च बलमस्माकं भूय एवाभिवर्धते ।
यतस्ततो मां कौन्तेय सदारं मन्युराविशत् ॥ १.१८६.७३ ॥
By night our strength grows ever greater; therefore, O son of Kuntī, anger entered me, together with my wife.
1.186.74
सोऽहं त्वयेह विजितः सङ्ख्ये तापत्यवर्धन ।
येन तेनेह विधिना कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मे ॥ १.१८६.७४ ॥
I, who am here, was conquered by you in battle. O increaser of the Tāpatya line, understand from me the manner in which I am here recounted.
1.186.75
ब्रह्मचर्यं परो धर्मः स चापि नियतस्त्वयि ।
यस्मात्तस्मादहं पार्थ रणे।ञस्मि विजितस्त्वया ॥ १.१८६.७५ ॥
Chastity is the supreme duty, and it is firmly established in you as well; therefore, O Pārtha, I have been conquered by you in battle.
1.186.76
यस्तु स्यात्क्षत्रियः कश्चित्कामवृत्तः परन्तप ।
नक्तं च युधि युध्येत न स जीवेत्कथंचन ॥ १.१८६.७६ ॥
Whatever warrior, O scorcher of foes, living by desire, fights in battle by night, should not survive in any way.
1.186.77
यस्तु स्यात्कामवृत्तोऽपि पार्थ ब्रह्मपुरस्कृतः ।
जयेन्नक्तञ्चरान्सर्वान्स पुरोहितधूर्गतः ॥ १.१८६.७७ ॥
But whoever, even living by desire, O Pārtha, goes forward with a brahmin placed before him, shall conquer all the night-roaming foes; he has taken up the yoke of the household priest.
1.186.78
तस्मात्तापत्य यत्किंचिन्नृणां श्रेय इहेप्सितम् ।
तस्मिन्कर्मणि योक्तव्या दान्तात्मानः पुरोहिताः ॥ १.१८६.७८ ॥
Therefore, O Tāpatya, whatever welfare is desired by men here, in that undertaking self-controlled household priests should be engaged.
1.186.79
वेदे षडङ्गे निरताः शुचयः सत्यवादिनः ।
धर्मात्यागः कृतात्मानः स्युर्नृपाणां पुरोहिताः ॥ १.१८६.७९ ॥
Devoted to the Veda and its six limbs, pure, truthful, never abandoning dharma, and self-controlled, such men should be the priests of kings.
1.186.80
जयश्च नियतो राज्ञः स्वर्गश्च तदनन्तरम् ।
यस्य स्याद्धर्मविद्वाग्मी पुरोधाः शीलवाञ्शुचिः ॥ १.१८६.८० ॥
For the king whose priest is learned in dharma, eloquent, of good character and pure, victory is assured, and heaven after it.
1.186.81
लाभं लब्धुमलब्धं वा लब्धं वा परिरक्षितुम् ।
पुरोहितं प्रकुर्वीत राजा गुणसमन्वितम् ॥ १.१८६.८१ ॥
To gain what has not been gained, or to protect what has been gained, a king should appoint a priest endowed with excellent qualities.
1.186.82
पुरोहितमते तिष्ठेद्य इच्छेद्भूतिमात्मनः ।
प्राप्तुं वसुमतीं सर्वां सर्वशः सागराम्बराम् ॥ १.१८६.८२ ॥
He who desires prosperity for himself and wishes to win the whole earth, girdled by the ocean, should abide by the counsel of his priest.
1.186.83
न हि केवलशौर्येण तापत्याभिजनेन च ।
जयेदब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्भूमिं भूमिपतिः क्वचित् ॥ १.१८६.८३ ॥
Not by valour alone, nor by the lineage of Tāpatya, can any non-brahmin lord of the earth ever conquer the earth.
1.186.84
तस्मादेवं विजानीहि कुरूणां वंशवर्धन ।
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखं राज्यं शक्यं पालयितुं चिरम् ॥ १.१८६.८४ ॥
Therefore, O increaser of the Kuru line, understand this: a kingdom led by brahmins can be protected for a long time.