Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.29
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15.29.1
ततस्तु राजन्नेतेषामाश्रमे पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
शिवा नक्षत्रसम्पन्ना सा व्यतीयाय शर्वरी ॥ १५.२९.१ ॥
Then, O king, in the hermitage of those men of meritorious deeds, that auspicious night, full of stars, passed away.
15.29.2
ततस्तत्र कथाश्चासंस्तेषां धर्मार्थलक्षणाः ।
विचित्रपदसञ्चारा नानाश्रुतिभिरन्विताः ॥ १५.२९.२ ॥
Then there were discourses among them, marked by dharma and artha, moving through varied turns of phrase and endowed with many kinds of sacred learning.
15.29.3
पाण्डवास्त्वभितो मातुर्धरण्यां सुषुपुस्तदा ।
उत्सृज्य तु महार्हाणि शयनानि नराधिप ॥ १५.२९.३ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, then, slept on the ground around their mother, O lord of men, having abandoned their very precious beds.
15.29.4
यदाहारोऽभकवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः ।
तदाहारा नृवींरास्ते न्यवसंस्तां निशां तदा ॥ १५.२९.४ ॥
As King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, great-minded, took his food like a child, so did those heroic men take food; and they dwelt there that night.
15.29.5
व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यां कृतपौर्वाह्णिकक्रियः ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजा ददर्शाश्रममण्डलम् ॥ १५.२९.५ ॥
When the night had passed, the king, having performed his forenoon rites, together with his brothers, beheld the circle of hermitages.
15.29.6
सान्तः पुरपरीवारः सभृत्यः सपुरोहितः ।
यथासुखं यथोद्देशं धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञया ॥ १५.२९.६ ॥
With the retinue of the inner apartments, with servants and with the household priest, at ease and as they wished, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra's permission.
15.29.7
ददर्श तत्र वेदीश्च सम्प्रज्वलितपावकाः ।
कृताभिषेकैर्मुनिभिर्हुताग्निभिरुपस्थिताः ॥ १५.२९.७ ॥
There he saw altars with fires blazing brightly, attended by sages who had bathed and offered oblations into the fire.
15.29.8
वानेयपुष्पनिकरैराज्यधूमोद्गमैरपि ।
ब्राह्मेण वपुषा युक्ता युक्ता मुनिगणस्य ताः ॥ १५.२९.८ ॥
Those altars were adorned with heaps of forest flowers and rising clouds of smoke from clarified butter, and were marked with the brahminical splendour of the host of sages.
15.29.9
मृगयूथैरनुद्विग्नैस्तत्रतत्र समाश्रितैः ।
अशङ्कितैः पक्षिगणैः प्रगीतैरिव च प्रभो ॥ १५.२९.९ ॥
O lord, herds of deer dwelling here and there, undisturbed and unafraid, and flocks of birds, free from alarm, seemed to sing aloud.
15.29.10
केकाभिर्नीलकण्ठानां दात्यूहानां च कूजितैः ।
कोकिलानां कुहुरवैः सुखैः श्रुतिमनोहरैः ॥ १५.२९.१० ॥
With the cries of peacocks, the calls of the dātyūha birds, and the kuhu-notes of cuckoos—pleasant sounds that delighted the ear and the heart.
15.29.11
प्राधीतद्विजघोषैश्च क्वचित्क्वचिदलङ्कृतम् ।
फलमूलसमाहारैर्महद्भिश्चोपशोभितम् ॥ १५.२९.११ ॥
Here and there adorned with the chanting of learned brahmins, and graced with great heaps of fruits and roots.
15.29.12
ततः स राजा प्रददौ तापसार्थमुपाहृतान् ।
कलशान्काञ्चनान्राजंस्तथैवौदुम्बरानपि ॥ १५.२९.१२ ॥
Then the king gave the golden pitchers brought for the ascetics, O king, and likewise pitchers of udumbara wood.
15.29.13
अजिनानि प्रवेणीश्च स्रुक्स्रुवं च महीपतिः ।
कमण्डलूंश्चि स्थालीश्च पिठराणि च भारत ॥ १५.२९.१३ ॥
O Bhārata, the king also gave deerskins, braided cords, the sruk and sruva ladles, water pots, cooking pans and cooking vessels.
15.29.14
भाजनानि च लौहानि पात्रीश्च विविधा नृप ।
यद्यदिच्छति यावच्च यदन्यदपि काङ्क्षितम् ॥ १५.२९.१४ ॥
O king, he gave iron vessels and various bowls too. Whatever they wished for, however much they wished, and whatever else they desired, he gave it all.
15.29.15
एवं स राजा धर्मात्मा परीत्याश्रममण्डलम् ।
वसु विश्राण्य तत्सर्वं पुनरायान्महीपतिः ॥ १५.२९.१५ ॥
Thus the righteous king went around the circle of hermitages, distributed all that wealth, and returned again.
15.29.16
कृताह्निकं च राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं महीपतिम् ।
ददर्शासीनमव्यग्रं गान्धारीसहितं तदा ॥ १५.२९.१६ ॥
Then he saw King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who had finished his daily rites, sitting calmly together with Gāndhārī.
15.29.17
मातरं चाविदूरस्थां शिष्यवत्प्रणतां स्थिताम् ।
कुन्तीं ददर्श धर्मात्मा शिष्टाचारसमन्विताम् ॥ १५.२९.१७ ॥
The righteous one also saw his mother Kuntī, standing nearby like a disciple, bowed low, endowed with proper conduct.
15.29.18
स तमभ्यर्च्य राजानं नाम संश्राव्य चात्मनः ।
निषीदेत्यभ्यनुज्ञातो वृस्यामुपविवेश ह ॥ १५.२९.१८ ॥
Having honored the king and announced his own name, he sat down on the seat when permitted with the words "Be seated."
15.29.19
भीमसेनादयश्चैव पाण्डव भरतर्षभ ।
अभिवाद्योपसङ्गृह्य निषेदुः पार्थिवाज्ञया ॥ १५.२९.१९ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, Bhīmasena and the other Pāṇḍavas, having bowed and embraced him, sat down at the king's command.
15.29.20
स तैः परिवृतो राजा शुशुभेऽतीव कौरवः ।
बिभ्रद्ब्राह्मीं श्रियं दीप्तां देवैरिव बृहस्पतिः ॥ १५.२९.२० ॥
Surrounded by them, the Kaurava king shone exceedingly, bearing the radiant splendour of Brahmā like Bṛhaspati surrounded by the gods.
15.29.21
तथा तेषूपविष्टेषु समाजग्मुर्महर्षयः ।
शतयूपप्रभृतयः कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥ १५.२९.२१ ॥
As they were seated, the great sages came together, headed by Śatayūpa, dwellers of Kurukṣetra.
15.29.22
व्यासश्च भगवान्विप्रो देवर्षिगणसेवितः ।
वृतः शिष्यैर्महातेजा दर्शयामास पार्थिवम् ॥ १५.२९.२२ ॥
And the venerable Vyāsa, a brahmin of great brilliance, attended by hosts of divine sages and surrounded by his disciples, showed himself to the king.
15.29.23
ततः स राजा कौरव्यः कुन्तीपुत्रश्च धर्मराट् ।
भीमसेनादयश्चैव प्रत्युत्थायाभ्यवादयन् ॥ १५.२९.२३ ॥
Then that Kaurava king, the son of Kuntī, the king of dharma, and Bhīmasena and the others, rising up, greeted him respectfully.
15.29.24
समागतस्ततो व्यासः शतयूपादिभिर्वृतः ।
धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालमास्यतामित्यभाषत ॥ १५.२९.२४ ॥
Then Vyāsa arrived, surrounded by Śatayūpa and the others, and said to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the protector of the earth: "Be seated."
15.29.25
वरं तु विष्टरं कौश्यं कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ।
प्रतिपेदे तदा व्यासस्तदर्थमुपकल्पितम् ॥ १५.२९.२५ ॥
Then Vyāsa accepted the excellent seat prepared for him, spread with a black antelope skin and kuśa grass.
15.29.26
ते च सर्वे द्विजश्रेष्ठा विष्टरेषु समन्ततः ।
द्वैपायनाभ्यनुज्ञाता निषेदुर्विपुलौजसः ॥ १५.२९.२६ ॥
With Dvaipāyana's permission, all those greatly mighty best of the twice-born sat down on the seats all around.