Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.40
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15.40.1
तथा महात्मनस्तस्य तपस्युग्रे च तस्थुषः ।
अनाथस्येव निधनं तिष्ठत्स्वस्मासु बन्धुषु ॥ १५.४०.१ ॥
Thus, while that great-souled one remained in fierce austerity, his death came as if to one without a protector, while we kinsmen stood by.
15.40.2
दुर्विज्ञेया गतिर्ब्रह्मन्पुरुषाणां मतिर्मम ।
यत्र वैचित्रवीर्योसौ दग्ध एवं वनाग्निना ॥ १५.४०.२ ॥
O brahmin, the course of men is hard to comprehend, so I think; thus was the son of Vicitravīrya burnt by the forest fire.
15.40.3
यस्य पुत्रशतं श्रीमदभवद्बाहुशालिनः ।
नागायुतबलो राजा स दग्धो हि दवाग्निना ॥ १५.४०.३ ॥
That king, whose hundred glorious sons were mighty-armed and who had the strength of ten thousand elephants, was indeed burnt by the forest fire.
15.40.4
यं पुरा पर्यवीजन्त तालवृन्तैर्वरस्त्रियः ।
तं गृध्राः पर्यवीजन्त दावाग्निपरिकालितम् ॥ १५.४०.४ ॥
He whom excellent women once fanned with palm-leaf fans, the vultures now circled around, scorched by the forest fire.
15.40.5
सूतमागधसङ्घैश्च शयानो यः प्रबोध्यते ।
धरण्यां स नृपः शेते विकृष्टो गृध्रवायसैः ॥ १५.४०.५ ॥
That king, whom throngs of bards and panegyrists used to awaken, now lies on the ground, dragged about by vultures and crows.
15.40.6
न च शोचामि गान्धारीं हतपुत्रां यशस्विनीम् ।
पतिलोकमनुप्राप्तां तथा भर्तृव्रते स्थिताम् ॥ १५.४०.६ ॥
And I do not grieve for the renowned Gāndhārī, whose sons were slain; she has attained her husband's world and stands steadfast in devotion to her husband.
15.40.7
पृथामेव च शोचामि या पुत्रैश्वर्यमृद्धिमत् ।
उत्सृज्य् सुमहद्दीप्तं वनवासमरोचयत् ॥ १५.४०.७ ॥
It is Pṛthā I grieve for, who gave up the vast and blazing kingdom, rich in her sons' prosperity, and chose life in the forest.
15.40.8
धिग्राज्यमिदमस्माकं धिग्बलं धिक्पराक्रमम् ।
क्षत्रधर्मं च धिग्यस्मान्मृता जीवामहे वयम् ॥ १५.४०.८ ॥
Shame on this kingdom of ours, shame on our strength, shame on our valour, and shame on the warrior's duty, since we live on though we are as dead.
15.40.9
सुसूक्ष्मा किल लोकस्य गतिर्द्विजवरोत्तम ।
यत्समुत्सृज्य राज्यं सा वनवासमरोचयत् ॥ १५.४०.९ ॥
O best of the twice-born, subtle indeed is the course of the world, that she gave up the kingdom and chose life in the forest.
15.40.10
युधिष्ठिरस्य जननी भीमस्य विजयस्य च ।
अनाथवत्कथं दग्धा इति मुह्यामि चिन्तयन् ॥ १५.४०.१० ॥
The mother of Yudhiṣṭhira, of Bhīma and of Vijaya — how was she burnt as if without protector? Thinking of this, I am bewildered.
15.40.11
वृथा संतर्पितो वह्निः खाण्डवे सव्यसाचिना ।
उपकारमजानन्स कृतघ्न इति मे मतिः ॥ १५.४०.११ ॥
In the Khāṇḍava forest, Savyasācin fed the fire in vain. Not knowing the favour, he is ungrateful — such is my view.
15.40.12
यत्रादहत्स भगवान्मातरं सव्यसाचिनः ।
कृत्वा यो ब्राह्मणच्छद्म भिक्षार्थी समुपागतः ॥ १५.४०.१२ ॥
There that blessed Fire, who had taken the form of a brahmin and come seeking alms, burned the mother of Savyasācin.
15.40.13
धिगग्निं धिक् च पार्थस्य विश्रुतां सत्यसन्धताम् ।
इदं कष्टतरं चान्यद्भगवन्प्रतिभाति मे ॥ १५.४०.१३ ॥
Shame on fire, and shame on the renowned steadfastness in truth of Pārtha! O venerable one, this and one other thing seem to me more painful.
15.40.14
वृथाऽग्निना समायोगो यदभूत्पृथिवीपतेः ।
तथा तपस्विनस्तस्य राजर्षेः कौरवस्य ह ॥ १५.४०.१४ ॥
The union of the lord of the earth with fire came to nothing; likewise that of the ascetic royal sage, the Kaurava.
15.40.15
कथमेवंविधो मृत्युः प्रशास्य पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥ १५.४०.१५ ॥
How could a death of this kind come to one who had ruled this earth?
15.40.16
तिष्ठत्सु मन्त्रपूतेषु तस्याग्निषु महावने ।
वृथाऽग्निना समायुक्तो निष्ठां प्राप्तः पिता मम ॥ १५.४०.१६ ॥
While his sacred fires, purified by mantras, stood in that great forest, my father was joined in vain with fire and came to his end.
15.40.17
मन्ये पृथा वेपमाना कृशा धमनिसंतता ।
हा तात धर्मराजेति मामाक्रन्दन्महाभये ॥ १५.४०.१७ ॥
I think Pṛthā, trembling, thin, and covered with veins, cried out to me in great terror, 'Alas, dear Dharmarāja!'
15.40.18
भीम पर्याप्नुहि भयादिति चैवाभिवाशती ।
समन्ततः परिक्षिप्ता माताऽभून्मे दवाग्निना ॥ १५.४०.१८ ॥
My mother, surrounded on every side by the forest fire, was calling out, 'O Bhīma, save me from fear!'
15.40.19
सहदेवः प्रियस्तस्याः पुत्रेभ्योधिक एव तु ।
न चैनां मोक्षयामास वीरो माद्रवतीसुतः ॥ १५.४०.१९ ॥
Sahadeva was dearer to her even than her sons, yet the hero, the son of Mādravatī, did not free her.
15.40.20
तच्छ्रुत्वा रुरुदुः सर्वे समालिङ्ग्य परस्परम् ।
पाण्डवाःक पञ्च दुःखार्ता भूतानीव युगक्षये ॥ १५.४०.२० ॥
Hearing this, the five Pāṇḍavas, afflicted with grief, embraced one another and all wept, like living beings at the end of an age.
15.40.21
तेषां तु पुरुषेन्द्राणां रुदतां रुदितस्वनः ।
प्रासादाभोगसंरुद्धे अन्वरौत्सीत्स रोदसी ॥ १५.४०.२१ ॥
The sound of those best of men weeping, confined within the vast palace, resounded through heaven and earth.