Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.24
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15.24.1
एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा मातृनन्दनाः ।
स्मरन्तो मातरं वीरा बभूवुर्भशदुःखिताः ॥ १५.२४.१ ॥
Thus those tigers among men, the Pāṇḍavas, sons of their mother, remembering their mother, heroes though they were, became deeply grieved.
15.24.2
ये राजकार्येषु पुरा व्यासक्ता नित्यशोऽभवन् ।
ते राजकार्याणि तदा नाकार्षुः सर्वतः पुरे ॥ १५.२४.२ ॥
Those who formerly were constantly engaged in royal affairs then did not attend to royal duties anywhere in the city.
15.24.3
प्रविष्टा इव शोकेन नाभ्यनन्दन्त किञ्चन ।
सम्भाष्यमाणा अपि ते न किञ्चित्प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥ १५.२४.३ ॥
As if sunk in grief, they did not rejoice in anything; even when addressed, they made no response.
15.24.4
ते स्म वीरा दुराधर्षा गांभीर्ये सागरोपमाः ।
शोकोपहतविज्ञाना नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन् ॥ १५.२४.४ ॥
Those heroes, hard to assail and like the ocean in depth, with their understanding stricken by grief, became as if bereft of their senses.
15.24.5
अचिन्तयंश्च जननीं ततस्ते पाण्डुनन्दनाः ।
कथं नु वृद्धमिथुनं वहत्यतिकृशा पृथा ॥ १५.२४.५ ॥
Then the sons of Pāṇḍu thought of their mother: 'How does Pṛthā, so very frail, bear up the aged couple?'
15.24.6
कथं च स महीपालो हतपुत्रो निराश्रयः ।
पत्न्या सह वसत्येको वने श्वापदसेविते ॥ १५.२४.६ ॥
And how does that king, whose sons are slain and who has no refuge, live alone with his wife in a forest frequented by wild beasts?
15.24.7
सा च देवी महाभागा गान्धारी हतबान्धवा ।
पतिमन्धं कथं वृद्धमन्वेति विजने वने ॥ १५.२४.७ ॥
And how did the blessed goddess Gāndhārī, her kinsmen all slain, follow her blind and aged husband into the lonely forest?
15.24.8
एवं तेषां कथयतामौत्सुक्यमभवत्तदा ।
गमने चाभवद्बुद्धिर्धृतराष्ट्रदिदृक्षया ॥ १५.२४.८ ॥
As they were speaking thus, eagerness arose in them, and the resolve to go, out of the wish to see Dhṛtarāṣṭra, took hold.
15.24.9
सहदेवस्तु राजानं प्रणिपत्येदमब्रवीत् ।
अहो मे भवतो दृष्टं हृदयं गमनं प्रति। ॥ १५.२४.९ ॥
But Sahadeva, bowing to the king, said: "Ah! I have seen the mind of your heart turned toward going."
15.24.10
न हि त्वां गौरवेणाहमशकं वक्तुमञ्जसा ।
गमनं प्रति राजेन्द्र तदिदं समुपस्थितम् ॥ १५.२४.१० ॥
O lord of kings, out of reverence I could not speak to you directly; the time for going has now arrived.
15.24.11
दिष्ट्या द्रक्ष्यामि तां कुन्तीं वर्तयन्तीं तपस्विनीम् ।
जटिलां तापसीं वृद्धां कुशकाशपरिक्षताम् ॥ १५.२४.११ ॥
By good fortune I shall see Kuntī, living as an ascetic, matted-haired, an aged hermitess, scratched all over by kuśa and kāśa grass.
15.24.12
प्रासादहर्म्यसंवृद्धामत्यन्तसुखभागिनीम् ।
कदानुजननीं श्रान्तां द्रक्ष्यामि भृशदुःखिताम् ॥ १५.२४.१२ ॥
I shall see her, who was raised in palaces and mansions, who shared in utmost happiness, once the mother of her younger brothers-in-law, weary and deeply sorrowful.
15.24.13
अनित्याः खलु मर्त्यानां गतयो भरतर्षभ ।
कुन्ती राजसुता यत्र वसत्यसुखिता वने ॥ १५.२४.१३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, indeed the destinies of mortals are impermanent, where Kuntī, the king's daughter, dwells unhappily in the forest.
15.24.14
सहदेववचः श्रुत्वा द्रौपदी योषितां वरा ।
उवाच देवी राजानमभिपूज्याभिनन्द्य च। ॥ १५.२४.१४ ॥
Having heard Sahadeva's words, Draupadī, the best of women, honored and greeted the king and spoke.
15.24.15
कदा द्रक्ष्यामि तां देवीं यदि जीवति सा पृथा ।
जीवन्त्या ह्यद्य मे प्रीतिर्भविष्यति जनाधिप ॥ १५.२४.१५ ॥
When shall I see that queen, if Pṛthā is alive? O lord of men, while she lives, today I shall have joy.
15.24.16
एषा तेऽस्तु मतिर्नित्यं धर्मे ते रमतां मनः ।
योऽद्य त्वमस्मान्राजेन्द्र श्रेयसा योजयिष्यसि ॥ १५.२४.१६ ॥
May this intention of yours always remain; may your mind delight in dharma. O best of kings, you who today will unite us with welfare.
15.24.17
अग्रपादस्थितं चेमं विद्धि राजन्वधूजनम् ।
काङ्क्षन्तं दर्शनं कुन्त्या गान्धार्याः श्वसुरस्च च ॥ १५.२४.१७ ॥
O king, know that these daughters-in-law standing in front desire the sight of Kuntī, of Gāndhārī, and of the father-in-law.
15.24.18
इत्युक्तः स नृपो देव्या द्रौपद्या भरतर्षभ ।
सेनाध्यक्षान्समानाय्य सर्वानिदमुवाच ह ॥ १५.२४.१८ ॥
When the queen Draupadī had spoken thus, O bull of the Bharatas, the king summoned all the commanders and said this.
15.24.19
निर्यातयत मे सेनां प्रभूतरथकुञ्जराम् ।
द्रक्ष्यामि वनसंस्थं च धृताष्ट्रं महीपतिम् ॥ १५.२४.१९ ॥
Send forth my army, abundant with chariots and elephants; I shall see King Dhṛtarāṣṭra dwelling in the forest.
15.24.20
स्त्र्यध्यक्षांश्चाब्रवीद्राजा यानानि विविधानि मे ।
सज्जीक्रियन्तां सर्वाणि शिबिकाश्च सहस्रशः ॥ १५.२४.२० ॥
The king said to the superintendents of the women: "Let all my various vehicles be readied, and palanquins by the thousand."
15.24.21
शकटापणवेशाश्च कोशः शिल्पिन एव च ।
निर्यान्तु कोशपालाश्च कुरुक्षेत्राश्रमं प्रति ॥ १५.२४.२१ ॥
Carts, merchant stalls, the townspeople, the treasury and the craftsmen, and the treasury-keepers too, let them go out toward the hermitage at Kurukṣetra.
15.24.22
यश्च पौरजनः कश्चिद्द्रष्टुमिच्छति पार्थिवम् ।
अनावृतः सुविहितः स च यातु सुरक्षितः ॥ १५.२४.२२ ॥
Any townsman who wishes to see the king, let him go unhindered, well arranged and well protected.
15.24.23
सूदाः पौरोगवाश्चैव सर्वं चैव महानसम् ।
विविधं भक्ष्यभोज्यं च शकटैरुह्यतां मम ॥ १५.२४.२३ ॥
Cooks and head cooks, and all the kitchen stores, let various foods and drinks be carried in my carts.
15.24.24
प्रयाणं घुष्यतां चैव श्वोभूत इति माचिरम् ।
क्रियतां पथि चाप्यद्य वेश्मानि विविधानि च। ॥ १५.२४.२४ ॥
Proclaim that the departure is tomorrow, without delay; and today, on the road, let various dwellings be made.
15.24.25
एवमाज्ञाप्य राजा स भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवः ।
श्वोभूते निर्ययौ राजन्सस्त्रीवृद्धपुरःसरः ॥ १५.२४.२५ ॥
Having given these orders, the king, the Pāṇḍava, set out with his brothers on the next day, O king, with the women and the elders leading the way.
15.24.26
स बहिर्दिवसानेव जनौघं परिपालयन् ।
न्यवसन्नृपतिः पञ्च ततोऽगच्छद्वनं प्रति ॥ १५.२४.२६ ॥
That king stayed outside for only five days, protecting the throng of people, and then he set out toward the forest.