Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.26
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15.26.1
ततस्ते पाण्डवा दूरादवतीर्य पदातयः ।
अभिजग्मुर्नरपतेराश्रमं विनयानताः ॥ १५.२६.१ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍavas, dismounting from afar and going on foot, bowed low in humility and approached the king's hermitage.
15.26.2
स च योधजनः सर्वो ये च राष्ट्रनिवासिनः ।
स्त्रियश्च कुरुमुख्यानां पद्भिरेवान्वयुस्तदा ॥ १५.२६.२ ॥
All that host of warriors, the residents of the realm, and the women of the foremost Kurus then followed them on foot alone.
15.26.3
आश्रमं ते ततो जग्मुर्धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवाः ।
शून्यं मृगगणाकीर्णं कदलीवनशोभितम् ॥ १५.२६.३ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍavas went to the hermitage of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, which was empty, filled with herds of deer and adorned with groves of banana trees.
15.26.4
ततस्तत्र समाजग्मुस्तापसा नियतव्रताः ।
पाण्डवानागतान्द्रष्टुं कौतूहलसमन्विताः ॥ १५.२६.४ ॥
Then the ascetics, steadfast in their vows, gathered there, filled with curiosity to see the Pāṇḍavas who had come.
15.26.5
तानपृच्छत्ततो राजा क्वासौ कौरववंशभृत् ।
पिता ज्येष्ठो गतोऽस्माकमिति बाष्पपरिप्लुतः ॥ १५.२६.५ ॥
Then the king, overcome with tears, asked them: "Where has he gone, that bearer of the Kaurava line, our eldest father?"
15.26.6
ते तमूचुस्ततो वाक्यं यमुनामवगाहितुम् ।
पुष्पाणामुदकुंभस्य चार्थे गत इति प्रभो ॥ १५.२६.६ ॥
Then they said to him these words: "Lord, he has gone to bathe in the Yamunā, and for flowers and a water-pot."
15.26.7
तैराख्यातेन मार्गेण ततस्ते जग्मुरञ्जसा ।
ददृशुश्चाविदूरे तान्सर्वानथ पदातयः ॥ १५.२६.७ ॥
Following the path they had been told, they quickly went on; then the foot-soldiers saw them all, not far off.
15.26.8
ततस्ते सत्वरा जग्मुः वितुर्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ।
सहदेवस्तु वेगेन प्राधावद्यत्र सा पृथा ॥ १५.२६.८ ॥
Then they hastened on, eager to see them; but Sahadeva ran swiftly forward to where Pṛthā was.
15.26.9
सुस्वरं रुरुदे धीमान्मातुः पादावुपस्पृशन् ।
सा च बाष्पाकुलमुखी ददर्शक दयितं सुतम् ॥ १५.२६.९ ॥
The wise Sahadeva, touching his mother's feet, wept aloud; and she, her face wet with tears, saw her beloved son.
15.26.10
बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य समुन्नाम्य च पुत्रकम् ।
गान्धार्याः कथयामास सहद्रेवमुपस्थितम् ॥ १५.२६.१० ॥
Embracing him with both arms and lifting up her son, she told Gāndhārī that Sahadeva had arrived.
15.26.11
अनन्तरं च राजानं भीमसेनमथार्जुनम् ।
नकुलं च पृथा दृष्ट्वा त्वरमाणोपचक्रमे ॥ १५.२६.११ ॥
Then, seeing the king, Bhīmasena, Arjuna and Nakula, Pṛthā hastened to approach them.
15.26.12
सा ह्यग्रे गच्छति तयोर्दपत्योर्हतपुत्रयोः ।
कर्षन्ती तौ ततस्ते तां दृष्ट्वा संन्यपतन्भुवि।
तयोस्तु पादयो राजन्न्यपतन्हतपुत्रयोः ॥ १५.२६.१२ ॥
She went ahead, drawing along the two spouses whose sons had been slain; and when they saw her, they fell to the ground. O king, they fell at the feet of those two, whose sons had been slain.
15.26.13
राजा तान्स्वरयोगेन स्पर्शेन च महामनाः ।
प्रत्यभिज्ञाय मेधावी समाश्वासयत प्रभुः ॥ १५.२६.१३ ॥
The king, great-minded, wise and mighty, recognized them by the likeness of their voices and by their touch, and comforted them.
15.26.14
ततस्ते बाष्पमुत्सृज्य गान्धारीसहितं नृपम् ।
उपतस्थुर्महात्मानो मातरं च यथाविधि ॥ १५.२६.१४ ॥
Then those great-souled ones, shedding tears, approached the king with Gāndhārī and their mother, as was proper.
15.26.15
सर्वेषां तोयकलशाञ्जगृहुस्ते स्वयं तदा ।
पाण्डवा लब्धसंज्ञास्ते मात्रा चाश्वासिताः पुनः ॥ १५.२६.१५ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍavas themselves took up the water-pots for everyone; regaining their senses, they were comforted again by their mother.
15.26.16
तथा नार्यो नृसिंहानां सोऽवरोधजनस्तदा ।
पौरजानपदाश्चैव ददृशुस्तं जनाधिपम् ॥ १५.२६.१६ ॥
Likewise the women of the lion-among-men kings, the people of the inner apartments, and the folk of city and countryside saw that lord of men.
15.26.17
निवेदयामास तदा जनं तन्नामगोत्रतः ।
युधिष्ठिरो नरपतिः स चैनं प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥ १५.२६.१७ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, lord of men, announced him to the people by name and lineage, and he in turn honored him.
15.26.18
स तैः परिवृतो मेने हर्षबाष्पाविलेक्षणः ।
राजाऽऽत्मानं गृहगतं पुरेवि गजसाह्वये ॥ १५.२६.१८ ॥
Surrounded by them, his eyes clouded with tears of joy, the king thought himself returned home to his house in the city of Gajasāhvaya.
15.26.19
अभिवादितो वधूभिश्च कृष्णाद्याभिः स पार्थिवः ।
गान्धार्या सहितो धीमान्कुन्त्या च प्रत्यनन्दत ॥ १५.२६.१९ ॥
Greeted with reverence by the daughters-in-law led by Kṛṣṇā, the wise king, together with Gāndhārī and Kuntī, joyfully returned their blessings.
15.26.20
ततश्चाश्रममागच्छत्सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ।
दिदृक्षुभिः समाकीर्णं नभस्तारागणैरिव ॥ १५.२६.२० ॥
Then he came to the hermitage attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, crowded with those wishing to see him, like the sky filled with throngs of stars.