Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.11
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15.11.1
एवमुक्तास्तु ते तेन पौरजानपदा जनाः ।
वृद्धेन राज्ञा कौरव्य नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन् ॥ १५.११.१ ॥
Thus addressed by the aged king, O descendant of Kuru, the people of the city and countryside became as if senseless.
15.11.2
तूष्णींभूतांस्ततस्तांस्तु वाष्पकण्ठान्महीपतिः ।
धृतराष्ट्रो महीपालः पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत ॥ १५.११.२ ॥
Then to those who had fallen silent, their throats choked with tears, the protector of the earth Dhṛtarāṣṭra spoke again.
15.11.3
वृद्धं च हतपुत्रं च धर्मपत्न्या सहानया ।
विलपन्तं बहुविधं कृपणं चैव सत्तमाः ॥ १५.११.३ ॥
O best of the good, the aged king, whose sons were slain, lamented in many ways together with his righteous wife, pitiable indeed.
15.11.4
पित्रा स्वयमनुज्ञातं कृष्णद्वैपायनेन वै ।
वनवासाय धर्मज्ञा धर्मजेन नृपेण ह ॥ १५.११.४ ॥
O knowers of dharma, the father Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana himself granted permission for forest-dwelling, and so did the king born of dharma.
15.11.5
सोहं पुनःपुनर्याचे शिरसाऽवनतोऽनघाः ।
गान्धार्या सहितं तन्मां समनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥ १५.११.५ ॥
O sinless ones, with head bowed I beg again and again that you should grant me, together with Gāndhārī, your permission.
15.11.6
तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य वाक्यानि करुणानि ते ।
रुरुदुः सर्वशो राजन्समेताः कुरुजाङ्गलाः ॥ १५.११.६ ॥
O king, having heard those piteous words of the Kuru king, the assembled people of Kuru and Jāṅgala wept on all sides.
15.11.7
उत्तरीयैः करैश्चापि संछाद्य वदनानि ते ।
रुरुदुः शोकसंतप्ता मुहूर्तं पितृमातृवत् ॥ १५.११.७ ॥
Covering their faces with their upper garments and hands, tormented by grief, they wept for a moment as one weeps for father and mother.
15.11.8
हृदयैः शून्यभूतैस्ते धृतराष्ट्रप्रवासजम् ।
दुःखं संधारयन्तो हि नष्टसंज्ञा हवाभवन् ॥ १५.११.८ ॥
With hearts made empty, bearing the grief born of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's departure, they indeed became as if bereft of their senses.
15.11.9
ते विनीय तमायासं धृतराष्ट्रवियोगजम् ।
शनैः शनैस्तदाऽन्योन्यमब्रुवन्स्वमतान्युत ॥ १५.११.९ ॥
Having dispelled that distress born of separation from Dhṛtarāṣṭra, they gradually began to speak their own opinions to one another.
15.11.10
ततः सञ्चिन्त्य ते सर्वे वाक्यान्यथ समासतः ।
एकस्मिन्ब्राह्मणे कार्यमावेस्योचुर्नराधिपम् ॥ १५.११.१० ॥
Then all of them, having briefly considered the matter and entrusted the task to a single brahmin, spoke to the lord of men.
15.11.11
ततः स्वाचरणो विप्रः सम्मतोऽर्थविशारदः ।
सम्भाव्यो बह्वृचो राजन्वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे ॥ १५.११.११ ॥
Then that brahmin, of good conduct, esteemed, skilled in matters of purpose, respected, knower of many ṛcs, O king, began to speak.
15.11.12
अनुमान्य महाराजं सदः समनुभाष्य च ।
विप्रः प्रगल्भो मेधावी स राजानमुवाच ह ॥ १५.११.१२ ॥
Having asked leave of the great king and addressed the assembly, that bold and wise brahmin spoke to the king.
15.11.13
राजन्वाक्यं जनस्यास्य मयि सर्वं समर्पितम् ।
वक्ष्यामि तदहं वीर तज्जुषस्व नपाधिप ॥ १५.११.१३ ॥
O king, all the words of this people have been entrusted to me. O hero, I shall speak them; O lord of kings, be pleased to accept them.
15.11.14
यथा वदसि राजेन्द्र सर्वमेतत्तथा विभो ।
नात्र मिथ्या वचः किञ्चित्सुहृत्त्वं नः परस्परम् ॥ १५.११.१४ ॥
As you say, O lord of kings, so it is in all of this, O mighty one. There is no false word here; our mutual friendship is true.
15.11.15
न जात्वस्य च वंशस्य राज्ञां कश्चित्कदाचन ।
राजाऽऽसीद्यः प्रजापालः प्रजानामप्रियोऽभवत् ॥ १५.११.१५ ॥
Never, in this line of kings, has any king who was the protector of his subjects become unloved by his subjects.
15.11.16
पितृवन्मातृवच्चैव भवन्तः पालयन्ति नः ।
न च दुर्योधनः किञ्चिदयुक्तं कृतवान्नृपः ॥ १५.११.१६ ॥
You protect us as a father and a mother would, and King Duryodhana has done nothing improper.
15.11.17
प्रियाणि कुर्वन्सर्वेषामनुवृत्त्यर्थमुद्यतः ।
यथा ब्रवीति धर्मात्मा मुनिः सत्यवतीसुतः।
तथा कुरु महाराज स हि नः परमो गुरुः ॥ १५.११.१७ ॥
Doing what is pleasing to all, intent on harmony, do, O great king, as the righteous sage, son of Satyavatī, says; for he is our supreme teacher.
15.11.18
त्यक्ता वयं तु भवता दुःखशोकपरायणाः ।
भविष्यामश्चिरं राजन्भवद्गुणशतैर्हृताः ॥ १५.११.१८ ॥
But, abandoned by you, we shall remain long devoted to sorrow and grief, O king, we who have been carried away by your hundred virtues.
15.11.19
यथा शन्तनुना गुप्ता राज्ञा चित्राङ्गदेन च ।
भीष्मवीर्योपगूढेन पित्रा तव च पार्थिव।
भवद्बुद्धियुजा चैवि पाण्डुना पृथिवीक्षिता ॥ १५.११.१९ ॥
Just as we were protected by Śantanu, King Citrāṅgada, and your father, embraced by the valour of Bhīṣma, and by Pāṇḍu, united with your wisdom, lord of the earth.
15.11.20
तथा दुर्योधनेनापि राज्ञा सुपरिपालिताः ।
न स्वल्पमपि पुत्रस्ते व्यलीकं कृतवान्नृप। ॥ १५.११.२० ॥
Likewise, King Duryodhana also protected us well, and your son, O king, did not commit even the slightest offence against us.
15.11.21
पितरीव सुविश्वस्तास्तस्मिन्नपि नराधिपे ।
वयसा स्म यथा सम्यग्भवतो विदितं तथा ॥ १५.११.२१ ॥
We trusted that lord of men fully, as a father, as you well know.
15.11.22
तथा वर्षसहस्राणि कुन्तीपुत्रेण धीमता ।
पाल्यमाना धृतिमता सुखं विन्दामहे नृप ॥ १५.११.२२ ॥
So too, for thousands of years, protected by the wise and steadfast son of Kuntī, we enjoyed happiness, O king.
15.11.23
राजर्षीणां पुराणानां भवतां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
कुरुसंवरणादीनां भरतस्य च धीमतः ॥ १५.११.२३ ॥
Of the ancient royal sages, your meritorious forefathers, of Kuru, Saṃvaraṇa and the others, and of the wise Bharata.
15.11.24
वृत्तं समनुयात्येष धर्मात्मा भूरिदक्षिणः ।
नात्र वाच्यं महाराज सुसूक्ष्ममपि विद्यते ॥ १५.११.२४ ॥
This righteous-souled one, rich in gifts, follows their very conduct; great king, nothing here remains to be said, not even the most subtle matter.
15.11.25
उषिताः स्म सुखं नित्यं भवता परिपालिताः ।
सुसूक्ष्मं च व्यलीकं ते सपुत्रस्य न विद्यते ॥ १५.११.२५ ॥
We have always lived in comfort, protected by you; in you, together with your sons, there is not even the slightest wrong toward us.
15.11.26
यत्तु ज्ञातिविमर्देऽस्मिन्नात्थ दुर्योधनं प्रति ।
भन्तमनुनेष्यामि तत्रापि कुरुनन्दन ॥ १५.११.२६ ॥
O joy of the Kurus, concerning Duryodhana, whom you spoke of in this destruction of kinsmen, I shall appease even that devoted one.
15.11.27
न तद्दुर्योधनकृतं न च तद्भवता कृतम् ।
न कर्णसौबलाभ्यां च कुरवो यत्क्षयं गताः ॥ १५.११.२७ ॥
That destruction of the Kurus was not done by Duryodhana, nor was it done by you, nor by Karṇa and Saubala (Śakuni).
15.11.28
दैवं तत्तु विजानीमो यन्न शक्यं प्रबाधितुम् ।
दैवं पुरुषकारेणि न शक्यमपि बाधितुम् ॥ १५.११.२८ ॥
We know that fate which cannot be overcome; fate cannot be overcome even by human effort.
15.11.29
अक्षौहिण्यो महाराज दशाष्टौ च समागताः ।
अष्टादशाहेन हताः कुरुभिर्योधपुङ्गवैः ॥ १५.११.२९ ॥
O great king, eighteen akṣauhiṇī armies assembled and were slain in eighteen days by the best of the Kuru warriors.
15.11.30
भीष्मद्रोणकृपाद्यैश्च कर्णेन च महात्मना ।
युयुधानेन वीरेण धृष्टद्युम्नेन चाहवे ॥ १५.११.३० ॥
In battle, by Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa and the others, by the great-souled Karṇa, by the hero Yuyudhāna, and by Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
15.11.31
चतुर्भिः पाण्डुपुत्रैश्च भीमार्जुनयमैस्तथा ।
न च क्षयोऽयं नृपते क्रते दैवबलादभूत् ॥ १५.११.३१ ॥
Not by the four sons of Pāṇḍu, nor by Bhīma, Arjuna and the twins was this destruction wrought, O king; it came about by the strength of fate.
15.11.32
अवश्यमेव सङ्ग्रामे क्षत्रियेण विशेषतः ।
कर्तव्यं निधनं काले मर्तव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना ॥ १५.११.३२ ॥
Surely in battle a kṣatriya, especially, must meet death at its appointed time; a kinsman of the warrior-class must indeed die.
15.11.33
तैरियं पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्विद्याबाहुबलान्वितैः ।
पृथिवी निहता सर्वा सहया सरथद्विपा ॥ १५.११.३३ ॥
By those tigers among men, endowed with learning, arm-strength and might, this whole earth was slain, with its horses, chariots and elephants.
15.11.34
न स राज्ञां वधे सूनुः कारणं ते महात्मनाम् ।
न भवान्न च ते भृत्या न कर्णो न च सौबलः ॥ १५.११.३४ ॥
In the slaying of these kings, that son of yours is not the cause of these great-souled ones; neither you, nor your servants, nor Karṇa, nor Saubala (Śakuni).
15.11.35
यद्विशस्ताः कुरुश्रेष्ठ राजानश्च सहस्रशः ।
सर्वं दैवकृतं विद्धि कोत्र किं वक्तुमर्हति ॥ १५.११.३५ ॥
Since thousands of kings, O best of the Kurus, were slain, know that all of this was done by fate; who here could say anything?
15.11.36
गुरुर्मतो भवानस्य कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभुः ।
धर्मात्मानमतस्तुभ्यमनुजानीमहे सुतम् ॥ १५.११.३६ ॥
You are regarded as the teacher and lord of this entire world; therefore we give leave to you concerning this righteous son.
15.11.37
लभतां वीरलोकं स ससहायो नराधिपः ।
द्विजाग्र्यैः समनुज्ञातस्त्रिदिवे मोदतां सुखम्। ॥ १५.११.३७ ॥
May that king, together with his companions, attain the world of heroes; and, having been duly permitted by the foremost of the twice-born, may he rejoice happily in heaven.
15.11.38
प्राप्स्यते च भवान्पुण्यं धर्मे च सततं स्थितः ।
वेद धर्मं महाबाहो लौक्यं वैदिकमेव च ॥ १५.११.३८ ॥
You will obtain merit, for you have always remained steadfast in dharma. O mighty-armed one, you know the dharma of the world and the dharma of the Veda alike.
15.11.39
दृष्टापदानाश्चास्माभिः पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
समर्थास्त्रिदिवस्यापि पालने किं पुनः क्षितेः ॥ १५.११.३९ ॥
We have seen the deeds of the Pāṇḍavas, those bulls among men; they are able even to protect heaven, so how much more the earth?
15.11.40
अनुवर्त्स्यन्ति वा धीमन्समेषु विषमेषु च ।
प्रजाः कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवाञ्शीलभूषणान् ॥ १५.११.४० ॥
O best of the Kuru line, O wise one, in fair times and in foul, the subjects will follow the Pāṇḍavas, whose ornament is virtue.
15.11.41
ब्रह्मदेयाग्रहारांश्च पारिबर्हांश्च पार्थिवः ।
पूर्वराजातिसर्गांश्च पालयत्येव पाण्डवः ॥ १५.११.४१ ॥
The Pāṇḍava king protects the brahmadeya and agrahāra lands, the royal gifts, and the grants made by former kings.
15.11.42
दीर्घदर्शीं मृदुर्दान्तः सदा वैश्रवणो यथा ।
अक्षुद्रसचिवश्चायं कुन्तीपुत्रो महामनाः ॥ १५.११.४२ ॥
This son of Kuntī is great-hearted, far-sighted, gentle and self-controlled, always like Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera); and his ministers are noble.
15.11.43
अप्यमित्रे दयावांश्च शुचिश्च भरतर्षभः ।
ऋजु पश्यति मेधावी पुत्रवत्पाति नः सदा ॥ १५.११.४३ ॥
Even toward an enemy he is compassionate and pure; the bull of the Bharatas, the wise one, looks straightforwardly and always protects us as a son.
15.11.44
विप्रियं च जनस्यास्य संसर्गाद्धर्मजस्य वै ।
न करिष्यन्ति राजर्षे तथा भीमार्जुनादयः ॥ १५.११.४४ ॥
O royal sage, through association with the son of Dharma, Bhīma, Arjuna and the others will indeed never do anything displeasing to these people.
15.11.45
मन्दा मृदुषु कौरव्य तीक्ष्णेष्वाशीविषोपमाः ।
वीर्यवन्तो महात्मानः पौराणां च हिते रताः ॥ १५.११.४५ ॥
O descendant of Kuru, toward the gentle they are sluggish, and toward the harsh like venomous serpents; the mighty great-souled ones delight in the welfare of the citizens.
15.11.46
न कुन्ती न च पाञ्चाली न चोलूपी न सात्वती ।
अस्मिञ्जने करिष्यन्ति प्रतिकूलानि कर्हिचित् ॥ १५.११.४६ ॥
Neither Kuntī, nor Pāñcālī, nor Ulūpī, nor Sātvatī will ever do anything unfavorable to these people.
15.11.47
भवत्कृतमिमं स्नेहं युधिष्ठिरविवर्धितम् ।
न पृष्ठतः करिष्यन्ति पौरा जानपदा जनाः ॥ १५.११.४७ ॥
This affection, created by you and nourished by Yudhiṣṭhira, the citizens and country-folk will not undermine behind their backs.
15.11.48
अधर्मिष्ठानपि सतः कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः ।
मानवान्पालयिष्यन्ति भूत्वा धर्मपरायणाः ॥ १५.११.४८ ॥
The great chariot-warriors, the sons of Kuntī, becoming devoted to dharma, will protect people, even the unrighteous and the good alike.
15.11.49
स राजन्मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिष्ठिरात् ।
कुरु कार्याणि धर्म्याणि नमस्ते पुरुषर्षभ ॥ १५.११.४९ ॥
O king, having removed the mental sorrow from Yudhiṣṭhira, perform your righteous duties. Homage to you, best of men.
15.11.50
तस्य तद्वचनं धर्म्यमनुमान्य गुणोत्तरम् ।
साधुसाध्विति सर्वः स जनः प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥ १५.११.५० ॥
Approving his righteous and most excellent words, all those people accepted them, saying, "Well said, well said!"
15.11.51
धृतराष्ट्राश्च तद्वाक्यमभिपूज्य पुनःपुनः ।
विसर्जयामास तदा प्रकृतीस्तु शनैःशनैः ॥ १५.११.५१ ॥
And Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having honoured those words again and again, then gradually dismissed the subjects.
15.11.52
स तैः सम्पूजितो राजा शिवेनावेक्षितस्तथा ।
प्राञ्जलिः पूजयामास तं जनं भरतर्षभ ॥ १५.११.५२ ॥
Honoured by them and regarded with kindly eyes, the king, with palms joined, paid respect to those people, best of the Bharatas.
15.11.53
ततो विवेश भवनं गान्धार्या सहितो निजम् ।
आगतायां च शर्वर्यां सुखं शेते नराधिपः ॥ १५.११.५३ ॥
Then he entered his palace together with Gāndhārī; and when night had come, the lord of men lay down comfortably to sleep.