Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.1
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14.1.1
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् ।
देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ १४.१.१ ॥
Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa and to Nara, the best of men, to the goddess Sarasvatī and to Vyāsa, one should then recite the Jaya.
14.1.2
कृतोदकस्तु राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं युधिष्ठिरः ।
पुरस्कृत्य महाबाहुरुत्तताराकुलेन्द्रियः ॥ १४.१.२ ॥
Having made the water offering, the mighty-armed Yudhiṣṭhira crossed over, placing King Dhṛtarāṣṭra in front, his senses troubled.
14.1.3
उत्तीर्य तु महाबाहुर्बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः ।
पपात तीरे गङ्गाया व्याधविद्ध इव द्विपः ॥ १४.१.३ ॥
Having crossed over, the mighty-armed one, his eyes troubled with tears, fell on the bank of the Gaṅgā like an elephant struck by a hunter.
14.1.4
तं सीदमानं जग्राह भीमः कृष्णेन चोदितः ।
मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं कृष्णः परबलार्दनः ॥ १४.१.४ ॥
Bhīma, urged by Kṛṣṇa, caught him as he sank down; and Kṛṣṇa, crusher of enemy armies, said to him, "Not so."
14.1.5
तमार्तं पतितं भूमौ श्वसन्तं च पुनः पुनः ।
तदृशुः पार्थिवा राजन्धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ १४.१.५ ॥
O king, the kings saw that son of Dharma, afflicted, fallen on the ground, gasping again and again: Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.1.6
त दृष्ट्वा दीनमनसं गतसत्वं नरेश्वरम् ।
भूयः शोकसमाविष्टाः पाण्डवाःक समुपाविशन् ॥ १४.१.६ ॥
Seeing that lord of men, sorrowful at heart and bereft of strength, the Pāṇḍavas, again seized with grief, sat down.
14.1.7
राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रस्तं तथा दीनो महाभुजम् ।
वाक्यमाह महाबुद्धिः प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नरेश्वरम् ॥ १४.१.७ ॥
But King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of great wisdom and with the eyes of understanding, spoke these words to that downcast mighty-armed one.
14.1.8
उत्तिष्ठ कुरुशार्दूल कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम् ।
क्षत्रधर्मेण कौन्तेय जितेयमवनी त्वया ॥ १४.१.८ ॥
Rise, tiger among the Kurus! Without delay, do your duty, son of Kuntī. By the duty of a warrior, this earth has been conquered by you.
14.1.9
भुङ्क्ष सार्धं भ्रातृभिस्तां सुहृद्भिश्च जनेश्वर ।
शोचितव्यं न पश्यामि त्वया धर्मभृतांवर ॥ १४.१.९ ॥
Enjoy it together with your brothers and friends, lord of men. Best of the righteous, I see no cause for you to grieve.
14.1.10
शोचितव्यं मया चैव गान्धार्या च महीपते ।
ययोः पुत्रशतं नष्टं स्वप्नलब्धं यथा धनम् ॥ १४.१.१० ॥
It is I and Gāndhārī, O lord of the earth, who ought to grieve, for our hundred sons were lost as wealth obtained in a dream is lost.
14.1.11
अश्रुत्वा हितकामस्य विदुरस्य महात्मनः ।
वाक्यानि सुमहार्थानि परितप्यामि दुर्मतिः ॥ १४.१.११ ॥
Having not heeded the words of great purport of the great-souled Vidura, who desired our welfare, I, foolish-minded, am now tormented.
14.1.12
उक्तवान्विदुरो यन्मां धर्मात्मा दिव्यदर्शनः ।
दुर्योधनापराधेन कुलं ते विनशिष्यति ॥ १४.१.१२ ॥
Vidura, righteous-souled and of divine vision, said to me: through the offence of Duryodhana your family will be destroyed.
14.1.13
स्वस्ति चेदिच्छसे राजन्कुलस्य कुरु मे वचः ।
वध्यतामेष दुष्टात्मा मन्दो राजा सुयोधनः ॥ १४.१.१३ ॥
O king, if you wish well-being for your family, heed my word: let this wicked-minded, foolish king Suyodhana be cast off.
14.1.14
कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चैव नैनं पश्यतु कर्हिचित् ।
द्यूतसङ्घातमप्येषामप्रमादेन वारय ॥ १४.१.१४ ॥
Let neither Karṇa nor Śakuni ever see him; and restrain with vigilance the gathering of these dice-players.
14.1.15
अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥ १४.१.१५ ॥
Anoint the righteous-souled Yudhiṣṭhira as king; he, self-controlled, will rule this earth righteously.
14.1.16
अथ नेच्छसि राजानं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
विनाशमुपयास्तन्ति तव पुत्रा न संशयः।
मेढीभूतः स्वयं राज्यं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पार्थिव ॥ १४.१.१६ ॥
But if you do not wish Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, to be king, your sons will surely meet ruin. O king, stand firm as a mere post and take up the kingdom yourself.
14.1.17
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु वर्तमानं नराधिप ।
अनुजीवन्तु सर्वे त्वां ज्ञातयो ज्ञातिवर्धंन ॥ १४.१.१७ ॥
O lord of men, you who abide with equal regard toward all beings, O increaser of kinsmen, may all your kinsmen live by relying upon you.
14.1.18
एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेय विदुरे दीर्घदर्शिनि ।
दुर्योधनमहं पापमन्ववर्तं वृथामतिः ॥ १४.१.१८ ॥
O son of Kuntī, though far-seeing Vidura spoke thus, I, foolish in my thinking, went on following the wicked Duryodhana.
14.1.19
अश्रुत्वा तस्य धीरस्य वाक्यानि मधुराण्यहम् ।
फलं प्राप्य महद्दुःखं निमग्नः शोकसागरे ॥ १४.१.१९ ॥
Not having heard the sweet words of that steadfast Vidura, I received the great fruit of suffering and sank into the ocean of sorrow.
14.1.20
वृद्धौ हि तेऽद्य पितरौ पश्य नौ दुःखितौ नृप ।
न शोचितव्यं भवता पश्यामीह जनाधिप ॥ १४.१.२० ॥
O king, behold us, your two aged parents, now suffering. Lord of the people, you should not grieve; I see it here.