Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.86
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14.86.1
न्यवर्तत ततो वाजी येन नागाह्वयं पुरम् ।
तं निवृत्तं तु शुश्राव चारेणैव युधिष्ठिरः।
श्रुत्वाऽर्जुनं कुशलिनं स च हृष्टमनाऽभवत् ॥ १४.८६.१ ॥
Then the horse turned back along the way by which it had gone to the city called Nāgāhvaya. Yudhiṣṭhira heard through a messenger that it was returning, and having heard that Arjuna was safe and well, his mind became glad.
14.86.2
विजयस्य च तत्कर्म गान्धारविषये तदा ।
श्रुत्वा चान्येषु देशेषु स सुप्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ॥ १४.८६.२ ॥
And having heard of that deed of Vijaya (Arjuna) in the land of Gandhāra at that time, and also in other lands, he was greatly pleased.
14.86.3
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्वादशीं माघमासिकीम् ।
इष्टं गृहीत्वा नक्षत्रं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १४.८६.३ ॥
At this very time, on the twelfth day of the month of Māgha, having taken up an auspicious lunar asterism, King Yudhiṣṭhira (began the rite).
14.86.4
समानीय महातेजाः सर्वान्भ्रातॄन्महीपतिः ।
भीमं च नकुलं चैव सहदेवं च कौरव ॥ १४.८६.४ ॥
The greatly radiant lord of the earth, having summoned all his brothers — Bhīma, Nakula and Sahadeva too — O Kaurava.
14.86.5
प्रोवाचेदं वचः काले तदा धर्मभृतांवरः ।
आमन्त्र्य वदतां श्रेष्ठो भीमं प्रहरतां वरम् ॥ १४.८६.५ ॥
Then the best of those who uphold dharma, foremost of speakers, spoke this word at the proper time, addressing Bhīma, the best of warriors.
14.86.6
आयाति भीमसेनासौ सहाश्वेन तवानुजः ।
यथा मे पुरुषाः प्राहुर्ये धनंजयसारिणः ॥ १४.८६.६ ॥
O Bhīmasena, your younger brother is coming with the horse, as the men who follow Dhanaṃjaya have told me.
14.86.7
उपस्थितश्च कालोऽयमभितो वर्तते हयः ।
माघी च पौर्णमासीयं मासः शेषो वृकोदर ॥ १४.८६.७ ॥
The time has come, and the horse is everywhere about. O Vṛkodara, this is the full moon of Māgha; the month is still remaining.
14.86.8
तत्प्रस्थाप्यन्तु विद्वांसो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
वाजिमेधार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं देशं पश्यन्तु यज्ञियम् ॥ १४.८६.८ ॥
Therefore let learned brahmins, masters of the Vedas, be dispatched to survey a region fit for sacrifice, for the accomplishment of the horse-sacrifice.
14.86.9
इत्युक्तः स तु तच्चक्रे भीमो नृपतिशासनम् ।
हृष्टः श्रुत्वा गुडोकेशमायान्तं पुरुषर्षभम् ॥ १४.८६.९ ॥
Thus addressed, Bhīma carried out the king's command; and hearing that Guḍākeśa (Arjuna) was coming, that bull among men was delighted.
14.86.10
ततो ययौ भीमसेनः प्राज्ञैः स्थपतिभिः सह ।
ब्राह्मणानग्रतः कृत्वा कुशलान्यज्ञकर्मणि ॥ १४.८६.१० ॥
Then Bhīmasena went with wise master-builders, placing the brahmins, skilled in sacrificial work, in front.
14.86.11
तं ससालचयं श्रीमत्सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम् ।
मापयामास कौरव्यो यज्ञवाटं यताविधि ॥ १४.८६.११ ॥
The Kaurava had that splendid sacrificial enclosure, with its groves of sāla trees and well-fitted gateways, measured according to rule.
14.86.12
प्रासादशतसम्बन्धं मणिप्रवरकुट्टिमम् ।
सदः स पत्नीसदनं साग्नीध्रमपि चोत्तरम्।
कारयामास विदिवद्धेमरत्नविभूषितम् ॥ १४.८६.१२ ॥
He also had built the sadas, the hall with a gem-laid floor connected to hundreds of palaces, the dwelling of the wives, and the northern hall with the āgnīdhra; well wrought and adorned with gold and jewels.
14.86.13
स्तंभान्कनकचित्रांश्च तोरणानि बृहन्ति च ।
यज्ञायतनदेशेशु दत्त्वा शुद्धं च काञ्चनम् ॥ १४.८६.१३ ॥
Having given, in the places of the sacrificial enclosures, pillars variegated with gold and great gateways, and pure gold.
14.86.14
अन्तःपुराणां राज्ञां च नानादेशसमीयुषाम् ।
कारयामास धर्मात्मा तत्रतत्र यथाविधि ॥ १४.८६.१४ ॥
For the kings who had come from many lands, and for their women's quarters, the righteous-souled one had dwellings built here and there, as prescribed.
14.86.15
ब्राह्मणानां न वेश्मानि नानादेशसमीयुषाम् ।
कारयामास कौन्तेयो विधिवत्तान्यनेकशः ॥ १४.८६.१५ ॥
For the brahmins who had come from many lands, the son of Kuntī had those houses built in many ways, as prescribed.
14.86.16
तथा सम्प्रेषयामास दूतान्नृपतिशासनात् ।
भीमसेनो महाबाहो राज्ञामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् ॥ १४.८६.१६ ॥
Likewise, by the king's command, Bhīmasena sent out messengers, O mighty-armed one, to the kings of effortless deeds.
14.86.17
ते प्रियार्थं कुरुपतेराययुर्नृपसत्तम ।
रत्नान्यनेकान्यादाय स्त्रियोऽश्वानायुधानि च ॥ १४.८६.१७ ॥
They came to please the lord of the Kurus, O best of kings, bringing many jewels, women, horses and weapons.
14.86.18
तेषां निर्विशतां तेषु शिबिरेषु महात्मनाम् ।
नर्दतः सागरस्येव दिवस्पृगभवत्स्वनः ॥ १४.८६.१८ ॥
While those great-souled ones dwelt in those camps, a sound arose like the roaring of the ocean, touching the sky.
14.86.19
प्रत्युद्गम्य नमस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणांश्च न्यवेदयत् ॥ १४.८६.१९ ॥
Going forth to meet them and paying homage, he reported to the brahmins.
14.86.20
तेषामभ्यागतानां च स राजा कुरुवर्धनः ।
व्यादिदेशान्नपानानि शय्याश्चाप्यतिमानुषाः ॥ १४.८६.२० ॥
For those guests, that king, the increaser of the Kurus, ordered food and drink and beds fit for superhuman beings.
14.86.21
वाहनानां च विविधाः शालाः शालीक्षुगोरसैः ।
उपेता भरतश्रेष्ठो व्यादिदेश स धर्मराट् ॥ १४.८६.२१ ॥
For the mounts, the best of the Bharatas, King Dharma, ordered various stables furnished with rice, sugarcane and milk products.
14.86.22
वर्णाः पृथक्सन्निविष्टा ह्युत्तरोत्तरपूजिताः ।
तथा तस्मिन्महायज्ञे धर्मराजस्य धीमतः।
समाजग्मुर्मुनिगणा बहवो ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ १४.८६.२२ ॥
The classes sat apart, each honoured more than the one before. So too, at that great sacrifice of the wise king of dharma, many companies of sages and expounders of the Veda gathered.
14.86.23
ये च द्विजातिप्रवरास्तत्रासन्पृथिवीपते ।
समाजग्मुः सशिष्यांस्तान्प्रतिजग्राह कौरवः ॥ १४.८६.२३ ॥
And those foremost of the twice-born who were there, O lord of the earth, gathered with their disciples; the Kaurava welcomed them.
14.86.24
सर्वांश्च ताननुययौ यावदावसथान्प्रति ।
स्वयमेव महातेजा दंभं त्यक्त्वा युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १४.८६.२४ ॥
And Yudhiṣṭhira of great splendour himself followed all of them as far as their lodgings, having abandoned pride.
14.86.25
ततः कृत्वा स्थपतयः शिल्पिनोऽन्ये च ये तदा ।
कृत्स्नं यज्ञविधिं राजन्धर्मराजे न्यवेदयन ॥ १४.८६.२५ ॥
Then the master builders and the other craftsmen reported the full rite of the sacrifice to Dharmarāja, O king.
14.86.26
तच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्तु कृतं सर्वमतन्द्रितः ।
हृष्टरूपोऽभवद्राजन्सह भ्रातृभिरादृतः ॥ १४.८६.२६ ॥
Hearing this, Dharmarāja, seeing that all had been done without weariness, became joyful in countenance, O king, honoured together with his brothers.
14.86.27
तस्मिन्यज्ञे प्रवृत्ते तु वाग्मिनो हेतुवादिनः ।
हेतुवादान्बहूनाहुः परस्परजिगीषवः ॥ १४.८६.२७ ॥
When that sacrifice was under way, eloquent reasoners, each desiring to conquer the other, put forward many arguments.
14.86.28
ददृशुस्तं नृपतयो यज्ञस्य विधिमुत्तमम् ।
देवेन्द्रस्येव विहितं भीमसेनेन भारत ॥ १४.८६.२८ ॥
The kings saw that excellent rite of sacrifice, arranged by Bhīmasena as if by Indra, lord of the gods, O Bhārata.
14.86.29
ददृशुस्तोरणान्यत्र शातकुंभमयानि ते ।
शय्यासनविहारांश्च सुबहून्रत्नसंचयान् ॥ १४.८६.२९ ॥
There they saw gateways made of gold, and beds, seats and pleasure-grounds, and very many heaps of jewels.
14.86.30
घटान्पात्रीः कटाहानि कलशान्वर्धमानकान् ।
न हि किञ्चिदसौवर्णमपश्यन्वसुधाधिपाः ॥ १४.८६.३० ॥
Jars, vessels, cauldrons, pitchers and tall jars — the lords of the earth saw nothing there that was not of gold.
14.86.31
यूपांश्च शास्त्रपठितान्दारवान्हेमभूषितान् ।
उपक्लृप्तान्यथाकालं विधिवद्भूरिवर्चसः ॥ १४.८६.३१ ॥
Sacrificial posts of wood, adorned with gold and prescribed in the scriptures, were duly arranged in their time by those of great splendour.
14.86.32
स्थलजाक जलजा ये च पशवः केचन प्रभो ।
सर्वानेव समानीतानपश्यंस्तत्र ते नृपाः ॥ १४.८६.३२ ॥
O lord, those kings saw that all the animals, both land-dwelling and water-dwelling, had been brought together there.
14.86.33
गाश्चैव महिषीश्चैव तथा वृद्धस्त्रियोपि च ।
औदकानि च सत्वानि श्वापदानि वयांसि च ॥ १४.८६.३३ ॥
Cows and buffaloes, and old women too; aquatic creatures, beasts of prey and birds were there as well.
14.86.34
जरायुजाण्डजातानि स्वेदजान्युद्भिदानि च ।
पर्वतानूपजातानि भूतानि ददृशुश्च ते ॥ १४.८६.३४ ॥
They also saw beings born from the womb, born from eggs, born from sweat, sprouting from the earth, and born of mountains and marshes.
14.86.35
एवं प्रमुदितं सर्वं पशुगोधनधान्यतः ।
यज्ञवाटं नृपा दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमागताः ॥ १४.८६.३५ ॥
Seeing the sacrificial enclosure so full of joy, with livestock, cattle, wealth and grain everywhere, the kings were greatly amazed.
14.86.36
अनिशं दीयते च स्म तत्र भोज्यं पृथग्विधम् ।
ब्राह्मणानां विशां चैव बहुमृष्टान्नमृद्धिमत् ॥ १४.८६.३६ ॥
There, food of many kinds was being given without cease to brahmins and to the common people, abundant and well-prepared, rich in grain.
14.86.37
पूर्णे शतसहस्रे तु विप्राणां तत्रि भुञ्जताम् ।
दुन्दुभिर्मेघनिर्घोषो मुहुर्मुहुरताड्यत।
विननादासकृच्चापि दिवसेदिवसे गते ॥ १४.८६.३७ ॥
When a hundred thousand brahmins had eaten their fill, a kettledrum thundering like a cloud was struck again and again there, and as day followed day it sounded repeatedly.
14.86.38
एवं स ववृते यज्ञो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
अन्नस्य सुबहून्राजन्नुत्सर्गान्पर्वतोपमान्।
दधिकुल्याशअच ददृशुः सर्पिषश्च ह्रदाञ्जनाः ॥ १४.८६.३८ ॥
Thus the sacrifice of the wise king of dharma proceeded. O king, the people saw there many heaps of food like mountains, rivers of curds, and lakes of ghee.
14.86.39
जंबूद्वीपो हि सकलो नानजनपदायुतः ।
राजन्नदृस्यतैकस्थो राज्ञस्तस्य महामखे ॥ १४.८६.३९ ॥
O king, the whole Jambu continent, filled with countless countries, seemed gathered into one place at that king's great sacrifice.
14.86.40
तत्र जातिसहस्राणि पुरुषाणां ततस्ततः ।
गृहीत्वा धमाजग्मुर्बहूनि भरतर्षभ ॥ १४.८६.४० ॥
From here and there, many men of thousands of tribes came, bringing gifts, O bull of the Bharatas.
14.86.41
स्रग्विणश्तापि ते सर्वे सुमुष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ।
पर्यवेषन्द्विजातींस्ताञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ १४.८६.४१ ॥
All of them, garlanded and wearing well-polished jewelled earrings, served those twice-born ones by hundreds and by thousands.
14.86.42
विविधान्यन्नपानानि पुरुषा येऽनुयायिनः ।
ते वै नृपोपभोज्यानि ब्राह्मणानां ददुश्च ह ॥ १४.८६.४२ ॥
The men who were attendants gave the brahmins various foods and drinks, fit for the king to enjoy.