Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.90
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14.90.1
श्रपयित्वा पशूनन्यान्विधिवद्द्विजसत्तमाः ।
तं तुरङ्गं यथाशास्त्रमालभन्त द्विजातयः ॥ १४.९०.१ ॥
Having cooked the other animals according to rule, the best of the twice-born then immolated that horse as the scripture prescribes.
14.90.2
ततः संज्ञप्य तुरगंक विधिवद्याजकर्षभाः ।
उपसंवेशयांचक्रुस्ततस्तां द्रुपदात्मजाम्।
कलाभिस्तिसृभी राजन्यथाविधि मनस्विनीम् ॥ १४.९०.२ ॥
Then the foremost of the sacrificers, having duly slain that horse, seated Drupada's daughter beside it, with three portions, as the rule requires, O king, that high-minded woman.
14.90.3
उद्धृत्य तु वपां तस्य यथाशास्त्रं द्विजातयः ।
श्रपयामासुरव्यग्रा विधिवद्भरतर्षभ ॥ १४.९०.३ ॥
Having taken out its fat as the scripture prescribes, the twice-born, undisturbed, cooked it according to rule, O best of the Bharatas.
14.90.4
तं वपाधूमगन्धं तु धर्मराजः सहानुजैः ।
उपाजिघ्रद्यथासास्त्रं सर्वपापापहं तदा ॥ १४.९०.४ ॥
Then King Dharma, with his younger brothers, according to the scripture, inhaled that scent of the smoke of the fat, which removes all sins.
14.90.5
शिष्टान्यङ्गानि यान्यासंस्तस्याश्वस्य नराधिप ।
तान्यग्रौ जुहुवुर्धीराः समस्ताः षोडशर्त्विजः ॥ १४.९०.५ ॥
And the remaining limbs of that horse, O lord of men, all sixteen priests together steadily offered into the fire.
14.90.6
संस्थाप्यैवं तस्य राज्ञस्तं यज्ञं शक्रतेजसः ।
व्यासः सशिष्यो भगवान्वर्धयामास तं नृपम् ॥ १४.९०.६ ॥
Having thus brought to completion the sacrifice of that king, whose splendour rivalled Indra's, the blessed Vyāsa, together with his disciples, made that king prosper.
14.90.7
ततो युधिष्ठिरः प्रादात्सदस्येभ्यो यथाविधि ।
कोटीः सहस्रं निष्काणां व्यासाय तु वसुंधराम् ॥ १४.९०.७ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira duly gave to the assembly members, and to Vyāsa he gave a thousand crores of gold coins and the earth.
14.90.8
प्रतिगृह्य धरां राजन्व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः ।
अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ १४.९०.८ ॥
Having accepted the earth, O king, Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, best of the Bharatas, the king of dharma.
14.90.9
वसुधा भवतस्त्वेषां संन्यस्ता राजसत्तम ।
निष्क्रयो दीयतां मह्यं ब्राह्मणा हि धनार्थिना ॥ १४.९०.९ ॥
O best of kings, this earth is yours, having been entrusted to them. Let a ransom be given to me, for the brahmins desire wealth.
14.90.10
युधिष्ठिरस्तु तान्विप्रान्प्रत्युवाच महामनाः ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितो धीमान्मध्ये राज्ञां महात्मनाम् ॥ १४.९०.१० ॥
But Yudhiṣṭhira, great-minded and wise, together with his brothers, replied to those brahmins in the midst of the great-souled kings.
14.90.11
अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे पृथिवी दक्षिणा स्मृता ।
अर्जुनेन जिता चेयमृत्विग्भ्यः प्रापिता मया ॥ १४.९०.११ ॥
At the great Aśvamedha sacrifice the earth is recorded as the sacrificial fee. This earth was conquered by Arjuna, and I have had it given to the priests.
14.90.12
वनं प्रवेक्ष्ये विप्राग्र्या विभजध्वं महीमिमाम् ।
चतुर्धा पृथिवीं कृत्वा चातुर्होत्रप्रमाणतः ॥ १४.९०.१२ ॥
O foremost of brahmins, I shall enter the forest. Divide this earth into four parts according to the measure of the four-priest rite.
14.90.13
नाहमादातुमिच्छामि ब्रह्मस्वं द्विजसत्तमाः ।
इदं नित्यं मनो विप्रा भ्रातॄणां चैव मे सदा ॥ १४.९०.१३ ॥
O best of the twice-born, I do not wish to take the wealth of brahmins. O brahmins, this has always been the mind of mine and of my brothers.
14.90.14
इत्युक्तवति तस्मिंस्तु भ्रातरो द्रौपदी च सा ।
एवमेतदिति प्राहुस्तदभूद्रोमहर्षणम् ॥ १४.९०.१४ ॥
When he had spoken thus, the brothers and Draupadī said, "So it is." That was hair-raising.
14.90.15
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे वागासीत्साधुसाध्विति भारत ।
तथैव द्विजसङ्घानां शंसतां विबभौ स्वनः ॥ १४.९०.१५ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, a voice arose in the sky, "Well done, well done!" and likewise the sound of the assemblies of brahmins praising shone forth.
14.90.16
द्वैपायनस्तथा कृष्णः पुनरेव युधिष्ठिरम् ।
प्रोवाच मध्ये विप्राणामिदं सम्पूजयन्मुनिः ॥ १४.९०.१६ ॥
Then Dvaipāyana Kṛṣṇa too spoke again to Yudhiṣṭhira in the midst of the brahmins, the sage honouring them as he said this.
14.90.17
दत्तैषा भवता मह्यं तां ते प्रतिददाम्यहम् ।
हिरण्यं दीयतामेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धराऽस्तु ते ॥ १४.९०.१७ ॥
This earth was given by you to me; I give it back to you. Let gold be given to these brahmins, and let the earth be yours.
14.90.18
ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
यथाऽऽह भगवान्व्यासस्तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ १४.९०.१८ ॥
Then Vāsudeva said to Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira: "As the blessed Vyāsa has said, so you ought to do."
14.90.19
इत्युक्तः स कुरुश्रेष्ठः प्रीतात्मा भ्रातृभिः सह ।
कोटिं कोटिं गवां प्रादाद्दक्षिणां त्रिगुणीकृताम् ॥ १४.९०.१९ ॥
Thus addressed, the best of the Kurus, with a pleased heart and together with his brothers, gave ten million cows each, as a dakṣiṇā tripled.
14.90.20
न करिष्यति तल्लोके कश्चिदन्यो नराधिपः ।
यत्कृतं कुरुराजेन मरुत्तस्यानुकुर्वता ॥ १४.९०.२० ॥
No other king in the world will do what the king of the Kurus has done, imitating Marutta.
14.90.21
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्द्रव्यं कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः ।
ऋत्विग्भ्यः प्रददौ विद्वांश्चतुर्धा व्यभजंश्च ते ॥ १४.९०.२१ ॥
Having received that wealth, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, a learned man, gave it to the priests, and they divided it fourfold.
14.90.22
धरण्या निष्क्रयं दत्त्वा तद्धिरण्यं युधिष्ठिरः ।
दूतपापो जितस्वर्गो मुमुदे भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ १४.९०.२२ ॥
Having given that gold as the ransom of the earth, Yudhiṣṭhira, freed from the sin of the dice-game and having won heaven, rejoiced together with his brothers.
14.90.23
ऋत्विजस्तमपर्यन्तं सुवर्णनिचयं तथा ।
व्यभजन्त द्विजातिभ्यो यथोत्साहं यथासुखम् ॥ १४.९०.२३ ॥
The priests divided that boundless heap of gold among the twice-born, according to their eagerness and their comfort.
14.90.24
यज्ञवाटे च यत्किञ्चिद्धिरण्यं सवि भूषणम् ।
तोरणानि च यूपांश्च घटान्पात्रीस्तथेष्टकाः।
युधिष्ठिराभ्यनुज्ञाताः सर्वं तद्व्यभजन्द्विजाः ॥ १४.९०.२४ ॥
Whatever gold there was in the sacrificial enclosure, together with ornaments, the gateways, the sacrificial posts, the pots, the vessels and the bricks, all that the twice-born divided among themselves, permitted by Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.90.25
अनन्तरं द्विजातिभ्यः क्षत्रिया जह्रिरे वसु ।
तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घाश्च तथाऽन्ये म्लेच्छजातयः।
कालेन महता जह्रुस्तत्सुवर्णं ततस्ततः ॥ १४.९०.२५ ॥
Afterwards the kṣatriyas took the wealth from the twice-born, and likewise the throngs of vaiśyas and śūdras and the other barbarian tribes took that gold in time, again and again.
14.90.26
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे मुदिता जग्मुरालयान् ।
तर्पिता वसुना तेन धर्मिराजेन धीमिता ॥ १४.९०.२६ ॥
Then all those brahmins, pleased, went back to their homes, satisfied with wealth by the righteous king, those wise men.
14.90.27
स्वमंशं भगवान्व्यासः कुन्त्यै पादाभिवादितः ।
प्रददौ तस्य महतो हिरण्यस्य महाद्युतिः ॥ १४.९०.२७ ॥
The blessed Vyāsa, greatly radiant, saluted at Kuntī's feet, gave her his own share of that great gold.
14.90.28
श्वशुरात्प्रीतिदायं तं प्राप्य सा प्रीतमानसा ।
चकार पुण्यकं तेन सुमहत्सङ्घशः पृथा ॥ १४.९०.२८ ॥
Having received that gift of affection from her father-in-law, Pṛthā, pleased at heart, performed great meritorious rites with that wealth, many times over.
14.90.29
गत्वा त्ववभृथं राजा विपाप्मा भ्रातृभिः सह ।
सभाज्यमानः शुशुभे महेन्द्रस्त्रिदशैरिव ॥ १४.९०.२९ ॥
Having gone to the final bath of the sacrifice, the sinless king, honoured together with his brothers, shone as great Indra shines, honoured by the gods.
14.90.30
पाण्डवाश्च महीपालैः समेतैरभिसंवृताः ।
अशोभन्त महाराज ग्रहस्तारागणैरिव ॥ १४.९०.३० ॥
And the Pāṇḍavas, surrounded by the assembled kings, great king, shone as the planets shine amid the host of stars.
14.90.31
राजभ्योपि ततः प्रादाद्रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
गजानश्वानलङ्कारान्त्रियो वासांसि काञ्चनम् ॥ १४.९०.३१ ॥
Then he gave to the kings also various jewels, elephants, horses, ornaments, women, garments and gold.
14.90.32
तद्धनौघमपर्यन्तं पार्थः पार्थिवमण्डले ।
विसृजञ्शुशुभे राजन्यथा वैश्रवणस्तथा ॥ १४.९०.३२ ॥
O king, Pārtha shone as he bestowed that boundless flood of wealth among the circle of kings, just as Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) does.
14.90.33
आनीय च तथा वीरं राजानं बभ्रुवाहनम् ।
प्रदाय विपुलं वित्तं गृहात्प्रास्थापयनत्तदा ॥ १४.९०.३३ ॥
And bringing also the heroic king Babhruvāhana, and giving him abundant wealth, they then sent him away from home.
14.90.34
दुःशलायाश्च तं पौत्रं बालकं भरतर्षभ ।
स्वराज्येऽथ पितुर्धामान्स्वसुः प्रीत्या न्वयेशयत् ॥ १४.९०.३४ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, that young grandson of Duḥśalā he also established in his own father's domain, out of affection for his sister.
14.90.35
नृपतींश्चैव तान्सर्वान्सुविभक्तान्सुपूजितान् ।
प्रस्थापयामास वशी कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १४.९०.३५ ॥
The self-controlled king of the Kurus, Yudhiṣṭhira, sent forth all those kings, well apportioned and well honoured.
14.90.36
गोविन्दं च महात्मानं बलदेवं महाबलम् ।
तथाऽन्यान्वृष्णिवीरांश्च प्रद्युम्नाद्यान्सहस्रशः ॥ १४.९०.३६ ॥
Govinda, the great-souled Baladeva of mighty strength, and the other heroes of the Vṛṣṇis, thousands headed by Pradyumna, also (were sent forth).
14.90.37
पूजयित्वा महाराज यथाविधि महाद्युतिः ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजा प्रास्थापरयदरिंदमः ॥ १४.९०.३७ ॥
O great king, the one of great splendour, the subduer of foes, having honoured them duly, the king sent them off together with his brothers.
14.90.38
एवं बभूव यज्ञः स धर्मिराजस्य धीमतः ।
बह्वन्नधनरत्नौघः सुरामैरेयसागरः ॥ १४.९०.३८ ॥
Thus did that sacrifice of the wise king Dharmarāja take place, with floods of abundant food, wealth and jewels, and an ocean of wine and fermented liquor.
14.90.39
सर्पिःपङ्का ह्रदा यत्र बभूवुश्चान्नपर्वताः ।
रसालकर्दमा नद्यो बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ ॥ १४.९०.३९ ॥
There were pools of mud made of ghee and mountains of food, and rivers of mango-juice mud flowed, O bull of the Bharatas.
14.90.40
भक्ष्यखाण्डवरागाणां क्रियतां भुज्यतां तथा ।
पशूनां वध्यतां चैव नान्तं ददृशिरे जनाः ॥ १४.९०.४० ॥
"Let foods, sugar-candy and spiced drinks be prepared and eaten, and let the animals be slaughtered," the people kept saying; no end of it could be seen.
14.90.41
मत्तप्रमत्तमुदितं सुप्रीतयुवतीजनम् ।
मृदङ्गशङ्खनादैस्च मनोरममभूत्तदा। ॥ १४.९०.४१ ॥
Then that place, filled with the intoxicated and the frenzied and with greatly delighted young women, became delightful with the sounds of drums and conch-shells.
14.90.42
दीयतां भुज्यतां चापि तत्र शब्दो महानभूत् ।
दीयतां दीयतां चेति दिवारात्रमवारितम् ॥ १४.९०.४२ ॥
"Give, let it be eaten!" a great sound arose there; "Give, give!" it went on day and night, without cease.
14.90.43
तं महोत्सवसंकाशं हृष्टपुष्टजनाकुलम् ।
कथयन्ति स्म पुरुषा नानादेशनिवासिनः ॥ १४.९०.४३ ॥
Men dwelling in many lands used to tell of that sacrifice, which was like a great festival, filled with cheerful and well-nourished folk.
14.90.44
वर्षित्वा धनधाराभिः कामै रत्नै रसैस्तथा ।
विपाप्मा भरतश्रेष्ठः कृतार्थः प्राविशत्पुरम् ॥ १४.९०.४४ ॥
Having showered streams of wealth, desired things, jewels and delicacies, the sinless best of the Bharatas, his purpose fulfilled, entered the city.