Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 11.14
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11.14.1
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या भीमसेनोऽथ भीतवत् ।
गान्धारीं प्रत्युवाचेदं वचः सानुनयं तदा ॥ ११.१४.१ ॥
Having heard her words, Bhīmasena, as if frightened, then spoke these conciliatory words to Gāndhārī.
11.14.2
अधर्मो यदि वा धर्मस्त्रासात्तत्र मया कृतः ।
आत्मानं त्रातुकामेन तन्मे त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥ ११.१४.२ ॥
Whether it was unrighteousness or righteousness, it was done by me there out of fear, desiring to save myself. You should forgive me for that.
11.14.3
न हि युद्धेन पुत्रस्ते धर्मेण स महाबलः ।
दुःशक्यः केनचिद्धर्तुमतो विषममाचरम् ॥ ११.१४.३ ॥
Your son could not be defeated by battle or by righteous means; that mighty one was hard for anyone to overcome. Therefore I acted unfairly.
11.14.4
अधर्मेण जितः पूर्वं तेन चापि युधिष्ठिरः ।
निकृताश्च सदैव स्म तो विषममाचरम् ॥ ११.१४.४ ॥
Formerly he had defeated Yudhiṣṭhira by unrighteousness, and they had always been cheated; therefore I acted unfairly.
11.14.5
सैन्यस्यैकोऽवशिष्टोऽयं गदायुद्धे च वीर्यवान् ।
न त्यक्ष्यति हृतं राज्यमिति वै तत्कृतं मया ॥ ११.१४.५ ॥
This one alone remains of the army, and he is mighty in mace combat; he will not give up the kingdom that was seized, so I did that.
11.14.6
एकपत्नीं च पाश्चालीमेकवस्त्रां रजस्वलाम् ।
भवत्या विदितं सर्वमुक्तवान्यत्सुतस्तव ॥ ११.१४.६ ॥
And as for Pāñcālī, the wife of one husband, wearing one garment and in her menses, all of which your son spoke of, you know it all.
11.14.7
सुयोधनं त्वसंहृत्य न शक्या भूः ससागरा ।
केवला भोक्तुमस्माभिरतश्चैतत्कृतं मया ॥ ११.१४.७ ॥
Without slaying Suyodhana, this earth with its oceans could not be enjoyed by us alone; therefore I did this.
11.14.8
तच्चाप्यप्रियमस्माकं पुत्रस्ते समुपाचरत् ।
द्रौपद्या यत्सभामध्ये सव्यमूरुमदर्शयत् ॥ ११.१४.८ ॥
Your son also did that unpleasant thing to us: in the midst of the assembly he showed Draupadī his left thigh.
11.14.9
तत्रैव वध्यः सोऽस्माकं दुराचारोऽप्ब ते सुतः ।
धर्मराजाज्ञया चैव स्थिताः स्म समये पुरा ॥ ११.१४.९ ॥
There, indeed, your wicked son should have been slain by us; but by the command of King Dharma, and because of the earlier agreement, we remained restrained.
11.14.10
वैरमुद्दीपितं राज्ञि पुत्रेण तव यन्महत् ।
क्लेशिताश्च वने नित्यं तत एतत्कृतं मया ॥ ११.१४.१० ॥
O queen, because of the great enmity your son kindled, and because he constantly tormented us in the forest, therefore I did this.
11.14.11
वैरस्यास्य गताः पारं हत्वा दुर्योधनं रणे ।
राज्यं युधिष्ठिरे प्राप्ते वयं च गतमन्यवः ॥ ११.१४.११ ॥
We have passed beyond the end of this enmity: having slain Duryodhana in battle, and with the kingdom obtained by Yudhiṣṭhira, we are free from anger.
11.14.12
न तस्यैवं वधस्तात यं प्रशंससि मे सुतम् ।
कृतवांश्चापि तत्सर्वं यदिदं भाषसे मयि ॥ ११.१४.१२ ॥
Not in this way was the slaying of my son, whom you praise, dear one; and he also did all that you are speaking of to me.
11.14.13
हताश्वे नकुले यत्तु वृषसेनेन भारत ।
अपिबः शोणितं सङ्ख्ये दुःशासनशरीरजम् ॥ ११.१४.१३ ॥
O Bhārata, when Vṛṣasena slew Nakula's horses, you drank in battle the blood that flowed from Duḥśāsana's body.
11.14.14
सद्भिर्विगर्हितं घोरमनार्यजनसेवितम् ।
क्रूरं कर्माकृथास्तस्मात्तदयुक्तं वृकोदर ॥ ११.१४.१४ ॥
O Vṛkodara, you did that cruel and terrible deed, condemned by the good and practised by ignoble men; it was improper.
11.14.15
हताश्वं नकुलं दृष्ट्वा वृषसेनेन संयुगे ।
शत्रूणां तु प्रहृष्टानां त्रासः सञ्जनितो मया ॥ ११.१४.१५ ॥
Seeing Nakula's horses slain in battle by Vṛṣasena, I struck terror into the enemies who were exulting.
11.14.16
स प्रतिज्ञामकरवं पिबाम्यसृगरेरिति ।
रुधिरं नातिचक्राम दन्तोष्ठादम्ब मा शुचः ॥ ११.१४.१६ ॥
I made the vow, 'I shall drink the enemy's blood'; that blood did not pass beyond my teeth and lips. Mother, do not grieve.
11.14.17
अन्यस्यापि न पातव्यं रुधिरं किंपुनः स्वकम् ।
यथैवात्मा तथा भ्राता विशेषो नास्ति कश्चन ॥ ११.१४.१७ ॥
One should not drink even another's blood, let alone one's own. A brother is as one's own self; there is no difference at all.
11.14.18
वैवस्तितो हि तद्वेद यथावत्कुलनन्दिनि ।
मा कृथा हृदि तन्मातर्न तत्पीतं मयाऽनधे ॥ ११.१४.१८ ॥
Vaivasvata (Yama) knows this exactly, O joy of the family. Mother, do not hold it in your heart; O sinless one, I did not drink that blood.
11.14.19
केशपक्षपरामर्शे द्रौपद्या द्यूतकारिते ।
क्रोधाद्यदब्रवं चाहं तच्च मे हृदि वर्तते ॥ ११.१४.१९ ॥
The words I spoke in anger when Draupadī's hair was seized and she was dragged in the gambling match — those still remain in my heart.
11.14.20
क्षत्रधर्माच्च्युतो राज्ञि भवेयं शाश्वतीः समाः ।
प्रतिज्ञां तामनिस्तीर्य ततस्तत्कृतवानहम् ॥ ११.१४.२० ॥
Queen, had I fallen from the duty of a warrior without fulfilling that vow, I would have remained so for endless years; therefore I did it.
11.14.21
अनिगृह्य पुरा पुत्रानस्मस्वनपकारिषु ।
न ममार्हसि कल्याणि दोषेण परिशङ्कितुम् ॥ ११.१४.२१ ॥
O gracious lady, it does not befit you to suspect me of fault, for not having restrained your sons earlier when we had done no wrong.
11.14.22
वृद्धस्यास्य शतं पुत्रान्निघ्नंस्त्वमपराजितः ।
कस्मानाशेषयः कञ्चिद्येनाल्पमपराधितम् ॥ ११.१४.२२ ॥
Having slain this old man's hundred sons, you remained unvanquished; why did you leave none alive, not even one who had committed the least offence?
11.14.23
सन्तानमावयोस्तात वृद्धयोर्हृतराज्ययोः ।
नाशेषयः कथं यष्टिमेकां वृद्धयुगस्य वै ॥ ११.१४.२३ ॥
Dear son, of the two of us, old and deprived of our kingdom, why did you leave none of our offspring? How did you leave not even a single staff for this aged pair?
11.14.24
शेषे ह्यवस्थिते तात पुत्राणामल्पकेऽपि च ।
मन्ददुःखं भवेदद्य यदि त्वं धर्ममाचरेः ॥ ११.१४.२४ ॥
Dear son, if you had practised dharma and even a few of my sons had remained, today this sorrow would be slight.