Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.89
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1.89.1
भगवन्विस्तरेणेह भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
जन्म कर्म च सुश्रूषोस्तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि ॥ १.८९.१ ॥
O venerable one, recount in detail here the birth and deeds of the great-souled Bharata; I am eager to hear them.
1.89.2
पौरवाणां वंशकरो दुष्यन्तो नाम वीर्यवान् ।
पृथिव्याश्चतुरन्ताया गोप्ता भरतसत्तम ॥ १.८९.२ ॥
Duṣyanta, the mighty founder of the Paurava line, was the protector of the earth bounded by four oceans, best of the Bharatas.
1.89.3
चतुर्भागं भुवः कृत्स्नं यो भुङ्क्ते मनुजेश्वरः ।
समुद्रावरणांश्चापि देशान्स समितिंजयः ॥ १.८९.३ ॥
That lord of men, who enjoyed the whole fourth part of the earth and ruled the lands encircled by the oceans, was a victor in battle.
1.89.4
आम्लेच्छावधिकान्सर्वान्स भुङ्क्ते रिपुमर्दनः ।
रत्नाकरसमुद्रान्तांश्चातुर्वर्ण्यजनावृतान् ॥ १.८९.४ ॥
That crusher of enemies ruled all lands up to those of the barbarians, up to the ocean that is a mine of jewels, filled with people of the four varṇas.
1.89.5
न वर्णसङ्करकरो न कृष्याकरकृज्जनः ।
न पापकृत्कश्चिदासीत्तस्मिन्राजनि शासति ॥ १.८९.५ ॥
While that king ruled, there was no one who caused the mixing of castes, no one who practised agriculture or mining, and no evil-doer.
1.89.6
धर्मे रतिं सेवमाना धर्मार्थावभिपेदिरे ।
तदा नरा नरव्याघ्र तस्मिञ्जनपदेश्वरे ॥ १.८९.६ ॥
Serving with delight in dharma, people then attained both dharma and wealth; O tiger among men, such were the people in the time of that ruler of the land.
1.89.7
नासीच्चोरभयं तात न क्षुधाभयमण्वपि ।
नासीद्व्याधिभयं चापि तस्मिञ्जनपदेश्वरे ॥ १.८९.७ ॥
In that lord of the land's realm there was no fear of thieves, dear son, not even a trace of fear of hunger, nor any fear of disease.
1.89.8
स्वधर्मै रेमिरे वर्णा दैवे कर्मणि निःस्पृहाः ।
तमाश्रित्य महीपालमासंश्चैवाकुतोभयाः ॥ १.८९.८ ॥
The social classes rejoiced in their own duties; free from craving in their divinely appointed work, relying on that protector of the earth, they lived without fear from any quarter.
1.89.9
कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यः सस्यानि रसवन्ति च ।
सर्वरत्नसमृद्धा च मही पशुमती तथा ॥ १.८९.९ ॥
The rain-cloud poured down in due season, the crops were full of flavour, and the earth was rich in every jewel and abounding in cattle.
1.89.10
स्वकर्मनिरता विप्रा नानृतं तेषु विद्यते ।
स चाद्भुतमहावीर्यो वज्रसंहननो युवा ॥ १.८९.१० ॥
Among the brahmins, devoted to their own duties, no falsehood was to be found; and he was a young man of wondrous great valour, with a body hard as the thunderbolt.
1.89.11
उद्यम्य मन्दरं दोर्भ्यां वहेत्सवनकाननम् ।
चतुष्पथगदायुद्धे सर्वप्रहरणेषु च ॥ १.८९.११ ॥
With his two arms he could lift Mount Mandara and carry it along with its groves and gardens; in mace-combat at the crossroads and in all weapons he was skilled.
1.89.12
नागपृष्ठेऽश्वपृष्ठे च बभूव परिनिष्ठतः ।
बले विष्णुसमश्चासीत्तेजसा भास्करोपमः ॥ १.८९.१२ ॥
He was accomplished on the back of elephants and on the back of horses; in strength he was equal to Viṣṇu, and in splendour like the sun.
1.89.13
अक्षोभ्यत्वेऽर्णवसमः सहिष्णुत्वे धरासमः ।
संमतः स महीपालः प्रसन्नपुरराष्ट्रवान् ॥ १.८९.१३ ॥
Unshaken like the ocean and patient like the earth, that honored protector of the land had a contented city and realm.
1.89.14
भूयो धर्मपरैर्भावैर्मुदितं जनमादिशत् ॥ १.८९.१४ ॥
Again he instructed the people, who were gladdened by their dharma-minded dispositions.