Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.23
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15.23.1
वनं गते कौरवेन्द्रे दुःखशोकसमन्विताः ।
बभूवुः पाण्डवा राजन्मातृशोकेनि चान्विताः ॥ १५.२३.१ ॥
When the lord of the Kurus had gone to the forest, the Pāṇḍavas were filled with sorrow and grief; O king, they were also overcome with grief for their mother.
15.23.2
तथा पौरजनः सर्वः शोचन्नास्ते जनाधिपम् ।
कुर्वाणाश्च कथास्तत्र ब्राह्मणा नृपतिं प्रति ॥ १५.२३.२ ॥
Likewise all the people of the city remained there, grieving for the king, and there the brahmins kept speaking about the king.
15.23.3
कथं न राजा वृद्धः स वने वसति निर्जने ।
गान्धारी च महाभागा सा च कुन्ती पृथा कथम् ॥ १५.२३.३ ॥
How does that aged king dwell in the desolate forest? And how are the greatly fortunate Gāndhārī and that Kuntī Pṛthā?
15.23.4
सुखार्हः स हि राजर्षिरसुखी तद्वनं महत् ।
किमवस्थः समासाद्य प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्महामनाः ॥ १५.२३.४ ॥
That royal sage deserves happiness, yet he is unhappy in that vast forest. In what condition, having reached that forest, is the great-minded one who has the eyes of wisdom?
15.23.5
सुदुष्करं कृतवती कुन्ती पुत्रानपास्य सा ।
राज्यश्रियं परित्यज्य वनं सा समरोचयत् ॥ १५.२३.५ ॥
Kuntī has done a most difficult thing: having left her sons and renounced the glory of kingship, she chose the forest.
15.23.6
विदुरः किमवस्थश्च भ्रातृशुश्रूषुरात्मवान् ।
स च गावल्गणिर्धीमान्भर्तृपिण्डानुपालकः ॥ १५.२३.६ ॥
In what condition is Vidura, self-controlled and devoted to serving his brothers? And how is that wise son of Gavalgaṇa (Sañjaya), who maintains the offerings owed to his master?
15.23.7
आकुमारं च पौरास्ते चिन्ताशोकसमाहताः ।
तत्रतत्र कथाश्चक्रुः समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥ १५.२३.७ ॥
Down to the children, the citizens, struck by anxiety and grief, gathered here and there and spoke with one another.
15.23.8
पाण्डवाश्चैव ते सर्वे भृशं शोकपरायणाः ।
शोचन्तो मातरं वृद्धामूषुर्नातिचिरं पुरे ॥ १५.२३.८ ॥
All those Pāṇḍavas, wholly devoted to sorrow and grieving for their aged mother, did not stay long in the city.
15.23.9
तथैव वृद्धं पितरं हतपुत्रं जनेश्वरम् ।
गान्धारीं च महाभागां विदुरं च महामतिम् ॥ १५.२३.९ ॥
So too for the aged father, the lord of men whose sons were slain, the greatly fortunate Gāndhārī, and the greatly wise Vidura.
15.23.10
नैषां बभूव सम्प्रीतिस्तान्विचिन्तयतां तदा ।
न राज्ये न च नारीषु न वेदाध्ययनेषु च ॥ १५.२३.१० ॥
None of them, thinking of these matters then, found any delight in kingship, nor in women, nor in the study of the Vedas.
15.23.11
परं निर्वेदमगमंश्चिन्तयन्ता नराधिपम् ।
तं च ज्ञातिवधं घोरं संस्मरन्तः पुनःपुनः ॥ १५.२३.११ ॥
Thinking of the lord of men, they fell into deep disgust, and again and again they recalled that dreadful slaughter of kinsmen.
15.23.12
अभिमन्योश्च बालस्य विनाशं रणमूर्धनि ।
कर्णस्य च महाबाहोः सङ्ग्रामेष्वपलायिनः ॥ १५.२३.१२ ॥
The destruction of the youth Abhimanyu at the head of the battle, and of the mighty-armed Karṇa, who never fled from any war.
15.23.13
तथैव द्रौपदेयानामन्येषां सुहृदामपि ।
वधं संस्मृत्य ते वीरा नातिप्रमनसोऽभवन् ॥ १५.२३.१३ ॥
Likewise, recalling the slaying of Draupadī's sons and of other friends, those heroes were not very cheerful.
15.23.14
हतप्रवीरां पृथिवीं हृतरत्नां च भारत ।
सदैव चिन्तयन्तस्ते न शमं चोपलेभिरे ॥ १५.२३.१४ ॥
O Bhārata, ever brooding over the earth, its great heroes slain and its jewels taken away, they found no peace.
15.23.15
द्रौपदी हतपुत्रा च सुभद्रा चैव भामिनी ।
नातिप्रीतियुते देव्यौ तदास्तामप्रहृष्टवत् ॥ १५.२३.१५ ॥
Draupadī, whose sons were slain, and the radiant Subhadrā, those two queens were then not very joyful, as if not delighted.
15.23.16
वैराट्यास्तनयं दृष्ट्वा पितरं ते परिक्षितम् ।
धारयन्ति स्म ते प्राणांस्तव पूर्वपितामहाः ॥ १५.२३.१६ ॥
Having seen Virāṭa's daughter's son and your father Parīkṣit, your forefathers and grandfathers held on to their lives.