Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.164
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12.164.1
कथान्तरमथासाद्य स्वङ्गयुद्धविशारदः ।
नकुलः शरतल्पस्थमिदमाह पितामहाम् ॥ १२.१६४.१ ॥
Then, taking up another topic, Nakula, skilled in sword-fighting, said this to the grandfather lying on the bed of arrows.
12.164.2
धनुः प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठमितिवादः पितामह ।
मतस्तु मम धर्मज्ञः खङ्ग एव सुसंशितः ॥ १२.१६४.२ ॥
Grandfather, it is said that the bow is the best weapon; but in my view, O knower of dharma, a well-sharpened sword is the best.
12.164.3
छिन्ने च कार्मुके राजन्प्रक्षीणेषु शरेषु च ।
खङ्गेन शक्यते योद्धुमात्मानं परिरक्षितुम् ॥ १२.१६४.३ ॥
O king, when the bow is broken and the arrows are spent, one can fight with a sword and protect oneself.
12.164.4
शरासनधरांश्चैव गदाशक्तिधरांस्तदा ।
एकः खङ्गधरो वीरः समर्थः प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥ १२.१६४.४ ॥
Then a single brave swordsman is able to hold back archers and those bearing mace and spear.
12.164.5
अत्र मे संशयश्चैव कौतूहलमतीव च ।
किंस्वित्प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धेषु पार्थिव ॥ १२.१६४.५ ॥
On this I have doubt and great curiosity: O king, which weapon is the best in all battles?
12.164.6
कथं चोत्पादितः खङ्गः कस्मै चार्थाय केन वा ।
पूर्वाचार्यं च खङ्गस्य प्रव्रवीहि पितामह ॥ १२.१६४.६ ॥
How was the sword produced, for what purpose, and by whom? Grandfather, tell me who was the earlier teacher of the sword.
12.164.7
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः ।
स्वरकौशलसंयुक्तं सूक्ष्मचित्रार्थवत्सुखम् ॥ १२.१६४.७ ॥
Having heard that speech of the wise son of Mādrī, joined with skill in tones, subtle, rich in varied meaning and pleasing.
12.164.8
ततस्तस्योत्तरं वाक्यं स्वरवर्णोपपादितम् ।
शिक्षया चोपपन्नाय द्रोणशिष्याय पृच्छते ॥ १२.१६४.८ ॥
Then his reply, accomplished in tone and articulation, was spoken to the accomplished disciple of Droṇa who asked.
12.164.9
उवाच सर्वधर्मज्ञो धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः ।
शरतल्पगतो भीष्मो नकुलाय महात्मने ॥ १२.१६४.९ ॥
Bhīṣma, knower of all duties and master of the science of the bow, lying on a bed of arrows, spoke to the great-souled Nakula.
12.164.11
तत्त्वं शृणुष्व माद्रेय यथैतत्परिपृच्छसि ।
सलिलैकार्णवं तात पुरा सर्वमभूदिदम्।
अप्रज्ञातमनाकाशमनिर्देश्यमहीतलम् ॥ १२.१६४.११ ॥
Therefore, son of Mādrī, listen to this as you ask. Dear one, formerly all this was one vast ocean of water, without sky, unknown, with an earth-surface that could not be pointed out.
12.164.12
तमस्संवृतमस्पर्शमतिगम्भीरदर्शनम् ।
निःशब्दं चाप्रमेयं च तत्र जज्ञे पितामहः ॥ १२.१६४.१२ ॥
Enveloped in darkness, intangible, of very profound appearance, soundless and immeasurable — there the Grandfather arose.
12.164.13
सोऽसृजद्वायुमग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान् ।
आकाशममृजच्चोर्ध्वमध्नो भूमिं च नैर्ऋतिम् ॥ १२.१६४.१३ ॥
That mighty one created wind, fire and the sun; he created the sky above, and the earth below, and the Nairṛta (southwest) quarter.
12.164.14
ततः सचन्द्रतारं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा ।
संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान्। ॥ १२.१६४.१४ ॥
Then, together with the moon and the stars, he created the lunar mansions and the planets, the years, days and nights, the seasons, the moments and the instants.
12.164.15
ततः शरीरं लोकस्थं स्थापयित्वा पितामहः ।
जनयामास भगवान्पुत्रानुत्तमतेजसः। ॥ १२.१६४.१५ ॥
Then the blessed Grandfather, having established the body that abides in the worlds, brought forth sons of supreme radiance.
12.164.16
मरीचिं भृगुमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् ।
वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ चोभौ भरद्वाजं तथैव च ॥ १२.१६४.१६ ॥
Marīci, Bhṛgu, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha and both Aṅgiras, and Bharadvāja likewise.
12.164.17
प्रजापतिस्तथा दक्षः कन्याः षष्टिमजीजनात् ।
ताश्च ब्रह्मर्पीन्सर्वान्प्रजार्थं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥ १२.१६४.१७ ॥
Prajāpati Dakṣa also begat sixty daughters, and they took all the brahmarṣis as husbands for the sake of progeny.
12.164.18
ताभ्यो विश्वानि भूतानि देवाः पितृगणास्तथा ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव रक्षासि विविधानि च ॥ १२.१६४.१८ ॥
From them came all beings: the gods, the hosts of ancestors, gandharvas and apsarases, and the various rākṣasas as well.
12.164.19
पतत्रिमृगमीनाश्च गावश्चैव महोरगाः ।
नानाकृतिबलाश्चान्ये जलक्षितिविचारिणः ॥ १२.१६४.१९ ॥
Birds, beasts and fish, cows and great serpents, and others of many forms and powers that move on water and on earth.
12.164.20
उद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाश्चैव साण्डजाश्च जरायुजाः ।
अज्ञे तात जगत्सर्वं तथा स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ १२.१६४.२० ॥
Udbhijjas, svedajas, andajas and jarayujas, dear child — the whole world, the immobile and the mobile.
12.164.21
अतः सर्गमिमं कृत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
अश्वतं वेदपठितं धर्मं च जुजुपे पुनः ॥ १२.१६४.२१ ॥
Therefore, having made this creation, the grandfather of all worlds again resorted to the eternal dharma recited in the Vedas.
12.164.22
स्मन्धर्मे स्थिता देवाः सहाचार्यपुरोहिताः ।
…त्या वसवो रुद्राः ससाध्या मरुदश्विनः। ॥ १२.१६४.२२ ॥
The gods established in the Smṛti-dharma, together with teachers and household priests… …tyā, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Maruts and the Aśvins.
12.164.23
भृ…त्र्यङ्गिरसः सिद्धाः कश्यपश्च तपोधनाः ।
वष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा नारदपर्वतौ ॥ १२.१६४.२३ ॥
Bhṛ…tryaṅgirasaḥ, the Siddhas, and Kaśyapa, whose wealth is austerity; Vaśiṣṭha, Gautama and Agastya, likewise Nārada and Parvata.
12.164.24
क्रयो बालखिल्याश्च प्रभासाः सिकतास्तथा ।
घृगाच्या सोमवायव्या वैश्वानरमरीचिपाः ॥ १२.१६४.२४ ॥
The Krayas, the Bālakhilyas, the Prabhāsas, the Sikatas and likewise…gācya, the Somas, the Vāyavyas, the Vaiśvānaras and the Marīci-drinkers.
12.164.25
करूपाश्चैव हंसाश्च ऋषयो वाऽग्नियोनयः ।
…पप्रस्थाः पृश्नयश्च स्थिता ब्रह्मानुशासने ॥ १२.१६४.२५ ॥
The Karūpas, the Haṃsas, and the sages born of fire; …prasthas and the Pṛśnis — all stand under the command of Brahmā.
12.164.26
दानवेन्द्रास्त्वतिक्रम्य तत्पितामहशासनम् ।
धर्मस्यापनयं चक्रुः क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः ॥ १२.१६४.२६ ॥
But the lords of the Dānavas, transgressing the command of their grandfather, filled with anger and greed, wrought the destruction of dharma.
12.164.27
हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव हिरण्याक्षो विरोचनः ।
शम्बरो विप्रचित्तिश्च प्रह्लादो नमुचिर्बलिः ॥ १२.१६४.२७ ॥
Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa, Virocana, Śambara, Vipracitti, Prahlāda, Namuci and Bali as well.
12.164.28
एते चान्ये च बहवः सगणा दैत्यदानवाः ।
धर्मसेतुमतिक्रम्य रेमिरेऽधर्मनिश्चयाः ॥ १२.१६४.२८ ॥
These and many others, with their retinues, the Daityas and Dānavas, transgressed the bridge of dharma and delighted in their resolve to unrighteousness.
12.164.29
सर्वे तुल्याभिजातीया यथा देवास्तथा वयम् ।
इत्येवं हेतुमास्थाय स्पर्धमानाः सुरर्षिभिः ॥ १२.१६४.२९ ॥
Holding to the reason, "We are all of equal noble birth, just as the gods are," they vied with the gods and the sages.
12.164.30
न प्रियं नाप्यनुक्रोशं चक्रुर्भूतेषु भारत ।
त्रीनुपायानतिक्रम्य दण्डेन रुरुधुः प्रजाः ॥ १२.१६४.३० ॥
O Bhārata, they showed neither affection nor compassion toward living beings; transgressing the three expedients, they oppressed the subjects by force of the rod.
12.164.31
न जग्मुः संविदं तैश्च दर्पादसुरसत्तमाः ।
अथ वै भगवान्ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः ॥ १२.१६४.३१ ॥
Out of pride, those best of asuras did not come to any agreement with them. Then the blessed Lord Brahmā, revered by all worlds...
12.164.32
तदा हिमवतः पृष्ठे सुरम्ये पद्मतारके ।
शतयोजनविस्तारे मणिमुक्ताचयाचिते ॥ १२.१६४.३२ ॥
Then, on the back of the Himālaya, in the lovely Padmatāraka, a hundred yojanas wide and heaped with gems and pearls,
12.164.33
तस्मिन्गिरिवरे पुत्र पुष्पितद्रुमकानने ।
तस्थौ स विबुधश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मा लोकार्थसिद्धये ॥ १२.१६४.३३ ॥
There, O son, on that best of mountains, in a forest of flowering trees, the best of gods, Brahmā, stood for the accomplishment of the purpose of the worlds.
12.164.34
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत्प्रभुः ।
विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथोक्तेनोपपादितम् ॥ १२.१६४.३४ ॥
Then, at the end of a thousand years, the Lord raised a sacrificial canopy, prepared according to the rule seen in the Kalpa and as it had been prescribed.
12.164.35
ऋषिभिर्यज्ञपटुभिर्यथावत्कर्मकर्तृभिः ।
मरुद्भिः परिसंकीर्णं दीप्यमानैश्च पावकैः ॥ १२.१६४.३५ ॥
That sacrificial arena was filled with rishis skilled in sacrifice, with those who performed the rites properly, with the Maruts and with blazing fires.
12.164.36
काञ्चनैर्यज्ञभाण्डैश्च भ्राजिष्णुभिरलंकृतम् ।
वृतं देवगणैश्चैव प्रबभौ यज्ञमण्डलम् ॥ १२.१६४.३६ ॥
That sacrificial arena, adorned with golden sacrificial vessels and radiant ornaments and surrounded by hosts of gods, shone forth.
12.164.37
तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम् ।
अत्र घोरतमं वृत्तमृषीणां मे परिश्रुतम् ॥ १२.१६४.३७ ॥
Likewise it was adorned with brahmarishis and members of the assembly. Here I have heard of the most dreadful event concerning the sages.
12.164.38
चन्द्रमा विमलं व्योम यथाऽभ्युदिततारकम् ।
विदार्याग्निं तथा भूतमुत्थितं श्रूयते तदा ॥ १२.१६४.३८ ॥
As the moon rises in a clear sky with the stars risen, so then, splitting open the fire, a being is heard to have arisen.
12.164.39
लोनीत्पलसवर्णाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं कृशोदरम् ।
प्रांशुमुद्धर्षणं चापि तथैव ह्यमितौजसम् ॥ १२.१६४.३९ ॥
It had the hue of a blue lotus, sharp fangs, a lean belly, was tall and hair-raising, and indeed of immeasurable might.
12.164.40
अस्मिन्नुत्पद्यमाने च प्रचचास वसुंधरा ।
महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्रुक्षुभे स महोदधिः ॥ १२.१६४.४० ॥
As it was being born, the earth trembled, and that great ocean, full of huge waves and whirlpools, was agitated.
12.164.41
पेतुश्चोत्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः ।
अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ।
मुहुर्मुहुश्च भूतानि प्राव्यथन्त भयात्तथा ॥ १२.१६४.४१ ॥
Meteors fell, great portents arose, the branches of trees broke off, all the directions became troubled, an inauspicious wind blew, and beings were again and again struck with terror.
12.164.42
ततः स तुमुलं दृष्ट्वा तद्भूतं समुपस्थितम् ।
महर्षिसुरगन्धर्वानुवाचेदं पितामहः ॥ १२.१६४.४२ ॥
Then, seeing that tumult and the being that had appeared, the Grandfather spoke these words to the great sages, gods, and gandharvas.
12.164.43
मयैवं चिन्तितं भूतमसिर्नामैष वीर्यवान् ।
रक्षणार्थाय लोकस्य वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥ १२.१६४.४३ ॥
I had thought thus: this being is the mighty one named Asi, for the protection of the world and the slaying of the enemies of the gods.
12.164.44
ततस्तद्रुपमुत्सृज्य बभौ निस्त्रिंश एव सः ।
विमलस्तीक्ष्णधारश्च कालान्तक इवोद्यतः ॥ १२.१६४.४४ ॥
Then, abandoning that form, he shone forth as a sword, spotless and sharp-edged, like Kālāntaka raised aloft.
12.164.45
ततस्तं नीलकण्ठाय रुद्रायर्षभकेतवे ।
ब्रह्मा ददावसिं तीक्ष्णमधर्मप्रतिवारणम् ॥ १२.१६४.४५ ॥
Then Brahmā gave that sharp sword to Rudra, the blue-throated one whose banner is the bull, to ward off unrighteousness.
12.164.46
ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो ब्रह्मर्षिगणपूजितः ।
प्रगृह्मासिममेयात्मा रूपमन्यच्चकार ह ॥ १२.१६४.४६ ॥
Then the blessed Rudra, honored by hosts of Brahmarṣis, of immeasurable self, took up the sword and made another form.
12.164.47
चतुर्बाहुः स्पृशन्मूर्ध्ना भूमिष्ठोऽपि दिशो दश ।
ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्महाबाहुर्मुखाज्ज्वालाः समुत्सृजन् ॥ १२.१६४.४७ ॥
Four-armed, standing on the earth yet touching the ten directions with his head, gazing upward, great-armed, he sent forth flames from his mouth.
12.164.48
विकुर्वन्बहुधा वर्णान्नीलपाण्डुरलोहितान् ।
बिभ्रत्कृष्णाजिनं वासो हेमप्रवरतारकम् ॥ १२.१६४.४८ ॥
Changing his colors in many ways — blue, pale, and red — he wore a black antelope-skin garment adorned with excellent golden stars.
12.164.49
नेत्रं चैकं ललाटस्थं भास्करप्रतिमं महत् ।
शुशुभाते सुविमले द्वे नेत्रे कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥ १२.१६४.४९ ॥
The single eye set upon his forehead, great as the sun, and his two very pure eyes shone dark and tawny.
12.164.50
ततो देवो महादेवः शूलपाणिर्भगाक्षिहा ।
संप्रगृह्य तु निस्त्रिंशं कालाग्निसमवर्चसम् ॥ १२.१६४.५० ॥
Then the great god Mahādeva, trident in hand, slayer of Bhaga's eye, firmly seized a sword blazing like the fire of time…
12.164.51
त्रिकूटं चर्म चोद्यम्य सविद्युतमिवाम्बुदम् ।
चचार विविधान्मार्गान्दानवान्तचिकीर्षया।
विधुन्वन्नसिमाकाशे तथा युद्धचिकीर्षया ॥ १२.१६४.५१ ॥
Raising a three-peaked shield, like a cloud with lightning, he roamed many paths with the wish to destroy the demons; brandishing his sword in the sky, with the wish to fight…
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तस्य नादं विनदतो महाहासं च मुञ्चतः ।
बभौ प्रतिभयं रूपं तदा रुद्रस्य भारत ॥ १२.१६४.५२ ॥
As he roared and let out a great laugh, O Bhārata, the form of Rudra then appeared terrifying.
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तद्रूपधारिणं रुद्रं रौद्रकर्मचिकीर्षया ।
निशाम्य दानवाः सर्वे हृष्टाः समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥ १२.१६४.५३ ॥
Seeing Rudra bearing that form, with the wish to perform a fierce deed, all the demons, delighted, rushed upon him.
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अश्मभिश्चाम्यवर्षन्त प्रदीप्तैश्च तथोल्मुकैः ।
घोरैः प्रहरणैश्चान्यैः क्षुरधारैरयस्मयैः ॥ १२.१६४.५४ ॥
They rained down stones and blazing firebrands, and terrible weapons and other iron weapons with razor edges.
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ततस्तु दानवानीकं संप्रणेतृकमप्युत ।
खङ्गं दृष्ट्वा बलाधूतं प्रमुमोह चचाल च ॥ १२.१६४.५५ ॥
Then the demon host, with its leader, seeing the sword shaken with force, was bewildered and trembled.
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चित्रं शीघ्रपदत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिपाणिनम् ।
तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे ॥ १२.१६४.५६ ॥
Wondrously, because of the swiftness of his feet, all the asuras thought that one man, roaming with a sword in hand, was a thousand.
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छिन्दन्भिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्प्रथमन्नपि ।
अचरद्वैरिसङ्घेषु दावाग्निरिव कक्षगः ॥ १२.१६४.५७ ॥
Cutting, splitting, breaking, hacking, tearing, he moved through the throngs of enemies like a forest fire through the thicket.
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असिवेगप्रभग्नास्ते छिन्नबाहूरुवक्षसः ।
उत्तमाङ्गप्रकृत्ताश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महाबलाः ॥ १२.१६४.५८ ॥
Shattered by the force of the sword, their arms, thighs and chests cut through, their heads severed, those mighty ones fell to the ground.
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अपरे दानवा भग्नाः खङ्गधारावपीडिताः ।
अन्योन्यमभिनर्दन्तो दिशः संप्रतिपेदिरे ॥ १२.१६४.५९ ॥
The other danavas, broken and pressed by the edge of the sword, roared to one another and scattered in all directions.
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भूमिं केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानपरे तथा ।
अपरे जग्मुराकासमपरेऽम्भः समाविशन् ॥ १२.१६४.६० ॥
Some entered the earth, and likewise others the mountains; others went into the sky, and others entered the waters.
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तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे ।
बभूव भूः प्रतिभया मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥ १२.१६४.६१ ॥
When that great and utterly dreadful battle had come to pass, the earth became terrifying, a mire of flesh and blood.
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दानवानां शरीरैश्च पतितैः शोणितोक्षितैः ।
समाकीर्णा महाबाहो शैलैरिव सकिंशुकैः ॥ १२.१६४.६२ ॥
O mighty-armed one, the earth was strewn with the fallen bodies of the Dānavas, smeared with blood, like mountains with kiṃśuka trees.
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रुधिरेण परिक्लिन्ना प्रबभौ वसुधा तदा ।
रक्तार्द्रवसना श्यामा नारीव मदविह्वला ॥ १२.१६४.६३ ॥
Then the earth, drenched in blood, shone like a dark-complexioned woman with garments soaked in blood, confused with intoxication.
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स रुद्रो दानवान्हत्वा कृत्वा धर्मोत्तरं जगत् ।
रौद्रं रुपमथाक्षिप्य चक्रे रूपं शिवं शिवः ॥ १२.१६४.६४ ॥
Having slain the Dānavas and established the world with dharma supreme, Rudra then laid aside his terrible form and Śiva assumed an auspicious form.
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ततो महर्षयः सर्वे सर्वे देवगणास्तथा ।
जयेनाद्भुतकल्पेन देवदेवमथास्तुवन् ॥ १२.१६४.६५ ॥
Then all the great sages and all the hosts of gods, by the wondrous victory, praised the god of gods.
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ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो दानवक्षतजोक्षितम् ।
असिं धर्मस्य गोप्तारं ददौ सत्कृत्य विष्णवे ॥ १२.१६४.६६ ॥
Then the blessed Rudra, honoring it, gave to Viṣṇu the sword that protects dharma, smeared with the blood of the Dānavas.
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विष्णुर्मरीचये प्रादान्मरीचिर्भार्गवाय तम् ।
महर्षिभ्यो ददौ खङ्गमृषयो वासवाय च ॥ १२.१६४.६७ ॥
Viṣṇu gave that sword to Marīci, Marīci gave it to Bhārgava, gave it to the great sages, and the sages gave it to Vāsava, Indra.
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महेन्द्रो लोकपालेभ्यो लोकपाला तु पुत्रक ।
मनवे सूर्यपुत्राय ददुः खङ्गं सुविस्तरम् ॥ १२.१६४.६८ ॥
Mahendra gave it to the world-guardians; and the world-guardians, my son, gave that very broad sword to Manu, the son of the Sun.
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ऊचुश्चैनं तथा वाक्यं मानुषाणां त्वमीश्वरः ।
असिना धर्मगर्भेण पालयस्व प्रजा इति ॥ १२.१६४.६९ ॥
They spoke these words to him: 'You are the lord of men; with this sword, which holds dharma within, protect the people.'
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धर्मसेतुमतिक्रान्ताः स्थूलसूक्ष्मार्थकारणात् ।
विभज्य दण्डं रक्ष्याः स्युर्धर्मतो न यदृच्छया ॥ १२.१६४.७० ॥
Those who cross the bridge of dharma, for grave or slight reasons, must be protected by dividing out punishment according to dharma, and not at will.
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दुर्वाचा निग्रहो दण्डो हिरण्यबहुलस्तथा ।
व्यङ्गता च शरीरस्य वधो नाल्पस्य करणात् ॥ १२.१६४.७१ ॥
For harsh speech, restraint is the punishment, and there is also a heavy fine in gold; mutilation of the body is a punishment too; but for a slight offence there is no killing.
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असेरेतानि रूपाणि दुर्वारादीनि नि दशेत् ।
असेरेवं प्रमाणानि परमाण्यभ्यतिक्रमात् ॥ १२.१६४.७२ ॥
These are the forms of the sword, beginning with harsh speech; thus there are measures for the sword, for supreme transgression.
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अभिषिच्याथ पुत्रं स्वं प्रजानामधिपं ततः ।
मनुः प्रजानां रक्षार्थं क्षुपाय प्रददावसिम् ॥ १२.१६४.७३ ॥
Then, having anointed his own son as lord of the people, Manu gave that sword to Kṣupa for the protection of the people.
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क्षुपाज्जग्राह चेक्ष्वाकुरिक्ष्वाकोश्च पुरूरवाः ।
आयुश्च तस्माल्लोभे तं नहुषश्च ततो भुवि ॥ १२.१६४.७४ ॥
From Kṣupa Ikṣvāku took it, and from Ikṣvāku Purūravas; from him Āyu, and from him, in greed, Nahuṣa, then on the earth.
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ययातिर्नहुषाच्चापि पूरुस्तस्माच्च लब्धवान् ।
आधूर्तश्च गयस्तस्मात्ततो भूमिशयो नृपः ॥ १२.१६४.७५ ॥
From Nahuṣa, Yayāti; and from him Pūru obtained it; from Pūru, Ādhūrta, and from him Gaya; then the king named Bhūmiśaya.
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भरतश्चापि दौष्यन्तिर्लेभे भूमिशयादसिम् ।
तस्माल्लोभे च धर्मज्ञो राजन्नैलबिलस्तथा ॥ १२.१६४.७६ ॥
Bharata, son of Duṣyanta, also obtained the sword from Bhūmiśaya; from him, O king, the knower of dharma Ailabila likewise, in greed.
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ततस्त्वैलबिलाल्लेभे धुन्धुमारो नरेश्वरः ।
धुन्धुमाराच्च काम्भोजो मुचुकुन्दस्ततोऽभजत् ॥ १२.१६४.७७ ॥
Then from Ailabila the lord of men Dhundhumāra obtained it; from Dhundhumāra, Kāmboja, and then Mucukunda obtained it.
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मुचुकुन्दान्मरुत्तश्च मरुत्तादपि रैवतः ।
रैवताद्युवनाश्वश्च युवनाश्वात्ततो रघुः ॥ १२.१६४.७८ ॥
From Mucukunda, Marutta; and from Marutta also Raivata; from Raivata, Yuvanāśva; and from Yuvanāśva, then Raghu.
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इक्ष्वाकुवंशजस्तस्माद्धरिणाश्वः प्रतापवान् ।
हरिणाश्वादसिं लेभे शुनकः शुनकादपि ॥ १२.१६४.७९ ॥
Harinaśva, mighty and born in the lineage of Ikṣvāku, from him; from Harinaśva Śunaka obtained the sword, and from Śunaka also.
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उशीनरो वै धर्मात्मा तस्माद्भोजाः सयादवाः ।
यदुभ्यश्च शिबिर्लेभे शिबेश्चापि प्रतर्दनः ॥ १२.१६४.८० ॥
Uśīnara was righteous-souled; from him came the Bhojas together with the Yādavas. From Yadu came Śibi, and from Śibi also Pratardana.
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प्रतर्दनादष्टकश्च रुशदश्वोऽष्टकादपि ।
रुशदश्वाद्भरद्वाजो द्रोणस्तस्मात्कृपस्ततः।
ततस्त्वं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं परमासिमवाप्तवान् ॥ १२.१६४.८१ ॥
From Pratardana came Aṣṭaka, and from Aṣṭaka also Ruśadaśva. From Ruśadaśva came Bharadvāja, from Bharadvāja Droṇa, and from him Kṛpa. Then you, together with your brothers, obtained the supreme sword.
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कृत्तिकास्तस्य नक्षत्रमसेरग्निश्च दैवतम् ।
रोहिण्यो गोत्रमस्याथ रुद्राश्च गुरुसत्तमाः ॥ १२.१६४.८२ ॥
The star of that sword is Kṛttikā, and its deity is Agni. Its lineage is Rohiṇī, and the Rudras are its most venerable teachers.
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असेरष्टौ हि नामानि रहस्यानि निबोध मे ।
पाण्डवेय सदा यानि कीर्तयँल्लभते जयम् ॥ १२.१६४.८३ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, that sword has eight secret names; learn them from me. One who always recites them obtains victory.
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असिर्विशसनः खङ्गस्तीक्ष्णचर्मा दुरासदः ।
श्रीगर्भो विजयश्चैव धर्मपालस्तथैव च ॥ १२.१६४.८४ ॥
Asi, Viśasana, Khaḍga, Tīkṣṇacarmā, Durāsada, Śrīgarbha, Vijaya, and Dharmapāla—these are its names.
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अग्र्यः प्रहरणानां च खङ्गो भुवि परिश्रुतः ।
महेश्वरप्रणीतश्च पुराणे निश्चयं गतः।
एतानि चैव नामानि पुराणे निश्चितानि वै ॥ १२.१६४.८५ ॥
On earth the sword is renowned as the foremost of weapons; taught by Maheśvara, it is settled in the Purāṇa. These very names are established in the Purāṇa.
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पृथुस्तूत्पादयामास धनुराद्यमरिंदमः ।
तेनेयं पृथिवी दुग्धा सस्यानि सुबहून्यपि।
धर्मेण च यथापूर्वं वैन्येन परिरक्षिता ॥ १२.१६४.८६ ॥
Pṛthu brought forth the bow and the rest, the subduer of foes. By him this earth was milked, and many crops were obtained; and the son of Vena protected it with righteousness, as before.
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तदेतदार्षं माद्रेय प्रमाणं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
असेश्च पूजा कर्तव्या सदा युद्धविशारदैः ॥ १२.१६४.८७ ॥
This ancient tradition, O son of Mādrī, you ought to take as authority. The worship of the sword should always be performed by those skilled in war.
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इत्येष प्रथमः कल्पो मया ते कथितः पुनः ।
एवमेवासिसर्गोऽयं यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥ १२.१६४.८८ ॥
Thus this first rule I have told you again. In the same way is this creation of the sword, correctly so, O bull of the Bharatas.
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सर्वथा तमिह श्रुत्वा स्वङ्गस्यागममुत्तमम् ।
लभते पुरुषः कीर्ति प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नुते ॥ १२.१६४.८९ ॥
Having heard fully this excellent tradition of the sword, a man obtains fame, and after death attains infinity.