Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.40
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2.40.1
नायमर्हति वार्ष्णेयस्तिष्ठत्स्विह महात्मसु ।
महीपतिषु कौरव्य राजवत्पार्थिवार्हणम् ॥ २.४०.१ ॥
O Kaurava, while the great-souled lords of the earth stand here, this Vārṣṇeya does not deserve the honour due to kings.
2.40.2
नायं युक्तः समाचारः पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ।
यत्कामाद्देवकीपुत्रं पाण्डवार्चितवानसि ॥ २.४०.२ ॥
This conduct toward the great-souled Pāṇḍavas is not fitting; out of desire you have honoured the son of Devakī.
2.40.3
बाला यूयं न जानीध्वं धर्मः सूक्ष्मो हि पाण्डवाः ।
अयं तत्राभ्यतिक्रान्तो ह्यापगेयोऽल्पदर्शनः ॥ २.४०.३ ॥
You are children and do not know; dharma is subtle, O Pāṇḍavas. In this matter Āpageya, the short-sighted son of Gaṅgā, has overstepped.
2.40.4
त्वादृशो धर्मयुक्तो हि कुर्वाणः प्रियकाम्यया ।
भवत्यभ्यधिकं भीष्मो लोकेष्ववमतः सताम् ॥ २.४०.४ ॥
Even one endowed with dharma, like you, acting out of desire to please, becomes excessive; Bhīṣma is despised by the good in the worlds.
2.40.5
कथं ह्यराजा दाशार्हो मध्ये सर्वमहीक्षिताम् ।
अर्हणामर्हति तथा यथा युष्माभिरर्चितः ॥ २.४०.५ ॥
How can this Dāśārha, who is not even a king, deserve the honour you have paid him in the midst of all the lords of the earth?
2.40.6
अथवा मन्यसे कृष्णं स्थविरं कुरुपुङ्गवः ।
वसुदेवे स्थिते वृद्धे कथमर्हति तत्सुतः ॥ २.४०.६ ॥
Or do you consider Kṛṣṇa old, O bull of the Kurus? With the aged Vasudeva present, how can his son deserve honour?
2.40.7
अथवा वासुदेवोऽपि प्रियकामोऽनुवृत्तवान् ।
द्रुपदे तिष्ठति कथं माधवोऽर्हति पूजनम् ॥ २.४०.७ ॥
Or Vāsudeva too, wishing to please, has followed along. While Drupada stands here, how does Mādhava deserve worship?
2.40.8
आचार्यं मन्यसे कृष्णमथवा कुरुनन्दन ।
द्रोणे तिष्ठति वार्ष्णेयं कस्मादर्चितवानसि ॥ २.४०.८ ॥
Or do you consider Kṛṣṇa your teacher, joy of the Kurus? With Droṇa standing here, why did you honour the Vṛṣṇi-descendant?
2.40.9
ऋत्विजं मन्यसे कृष्णमथवा कुरुनन्दन ।
द्वौपायने स्थिते वृद्धे कथं कृष्णोऽर्चितस्त्वया ॥ २.४०.९ ॥
Or do you consider Kṛṣṇa a priest, joy of the Kurus? With the aged Dvaipāyana present, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you?
2.40.10
भीष्मे शान्तनवे राजन्स्थिते पुरुषसत्तमे ।
स्वच्छन्दमृत्युके राजन्कथं कृष्णोऽर्चितस्त्वया ॥ २.४०.१० ॥
With Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, the best of men, who has death at will, standing here, O king, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you, O king?
2.40.11
अश्वत्थाम्नि स्थिते वीरे सर्वशास्त्रविशारदे ।
कथं कृष्णस्त्वया राजन्नर्चितः कुरुनन्दन ॥ २.४०.११ ॥
With the hero Aśvatthāman, skilled in all the sciences, standing here, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you, O king, joy of the Kurus?
2.40.12
दुर्योधने च राजेन्द्रे स्थिते पुरुषसत्तमे ।
कृपे च भारताचार्ये कथं कृष्णस्त्वयाऽर्चितः ॥ २.४०.१२ ॥
With Duryodhana, lord of kings, and Kṛpa, teacher of the Bhāratas, the best of men, standing here, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you?
2.40.13
द्रुमं कम्पुरुषाचार्यमतिक्रम्य तथाऽर्चितः ।
भीष्मके चैव दुर्धर्षे पाण्डुवत्कृतलक्षणे ॥ २.४०.१३ ॥
Passing over Druma and the teacher of the Kampuruṣas, you have likewise honoured Bhīṣmaka, who is unassailable and bears the marks of Pāṇḍu.
2.40.14
नृपे च रुक्मिणि श्रेष्ठे एकलव्ये तथैव च ।
शल्ये मद्राधिपे चैव कथं कृष्णस्त्वयार्चितः ॥ २.४०.१४ ॥
Though there were King Rukmin, the excellent Ekalavya, and likewise Śalya, lord of the Madras, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you?
2.40.15
अयं च सर्वराज्ञां वै बलश्लाघी महाबलः ।
जामदग्न्यस्य दयितः शिष्यो विप्रस्य भारत ॥ २.४०.१५ ॥
He is the boaster of strength among all kings, the very mighty one, the beloved disciple of Jāmadagnya, of that Brahmin, O Bhārata.
2.40.16
येनात्मबलमाश्रित्य राजानो युधि निर्जिताः ।
तं च कर्णमतिक्रम्य कथं कृष्णस्त्वयार्चितः ॥ २.४०.१६ ॥
Passing over even Karṇa, by whose own strength relied upon the kings were conquered in battle, how was Kṛṣṇa honoured by you?
2.40.17
नैवर्त्विङ्नैव चाचार्यो न राजा मधुसूदनः ।
अर्चितश्च कुरुश्रेष्ठ किमन्यत्प्रियकाम्यया ॥ २.४०.१७ ॥
Neither a priest, nor a teacher, nor a king is Madhusūdana, yet he was honoured. O best of the Kurus, what else but a desire to please could be the reason?
2.40.18
अथवाऽभ्यर्चनीयोऽयं युष्माकं मधुसूदनः ।
किं राजभिरिहानीतैरवमानाय भारत ॥ २.४०.१८ ॥
Or perhaps this Madhusūdana is worthy of worship by you. O Bhārata, what use are the kings brought here, if they have been brought here only for dishonour?
2.40.19
वयं तु न भयादस्य कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ।
प्रयच्छामः करान्सर्वे न लोभान्न च सान्त्वनात् ॥ २.४०.१९ ॥
We all pay tribute not out of fear of this great-souled son of Kuntī, nor out of greed, nor from conciliation.
2.40.20
अस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षतः ।
करानस्मै प्रयच्छामः सोऽयमस्मान्न मन्यते ॥ २.४०.२० ॥
We pay taxes to him who follows dharma and desires kingship, yet he does not regard us.
2.40.21
किमन्यदवमनानाद्धे यदेनं राजसंसदि ।
अप्राप्तलक्षणं कृष्णमर्घ्येणार्चितवानसि ॥ २.४०.२१ ॥
What greater insult is there than that you have honored Kṛṣṇa, who lacks the marks of worth, with the honorary offering in the assembly of kings?
2.40.22
अकस्माद्धर्मपुत्रस्य धर्मात्मेति यशो गतम् ।
को हि धर्मच्युते पूजामेवं युक्तां नियोजयेत् ॥ २.४०.२२ ॥
The fame of Dharma's son as 'righteous-souled' has suddenly been lost. Who would bestow such fitting honor on one who has fallen from dharma?
2.40.23
योयं वृष्णिकुले जातो राजानं हतवान्पुरा ।
जरासन्धं महात्मानमन्यायेन दुरात्मवान् ॥ २.४०.२३ ॥
This man, born in the Vṛṣṇi line, once killed the great-souled king Jarāsandha unjustly, being wicked of mind.
2.40.24
अद्य धर्मात्मता चैव व्यपकृष्टा युधिष्ठिरात् ।
दर्शितं कृपणत्वं च कृष्णेऽर्घ्यस्य निवेदनात् ॥ २.४०.२४ ॥
Today the righteousness of Yudhiṣṭhira has been stripped away, and his meanness has been revealed by presenting the honorary offering to Kṛṣṇa.
2.40.25
यदि भीताश्च कौन्तेयाः कृपणाश्च तपस्विनः ।
ननु त्वयाऽपि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवार्हसि ॥ २.४०.२५ ॥
If the sons of Kuntī are frightened, wretched and ascetic, then you too, Mādhava, should know what honour you deserve.
2.40.26
अथवा कृपणैरेतामुपनीतां जनार्दन ।
पूजामनर्हः कस्मात्त्वमभ्यनुज्ञातवानसि ॥ २.४०.२६ ॥
Or, Janārdana, why did you, unworthy of this honour offered by these wretched men, consent to it?
2.40.27
अयुक्तामात्मनः पूजां त्वं पुनर्बहुमन्यसे ।
हविषः प्राप्य निष्यन्दं प्राशिता श्वेव निर्जने ॥ २.४०.२७ ॥
You again esteem highly an honour not fitting for yourself, like a dog that, finding drippings of oblation in a lonely place, licks them up.
2.40.28
न त्वं पार्थिवेन्द्राणामपमानः प्रयुज्यते ।
त्वामेव कुरवो व्यक्तं प्रलम्भन्ते जनार्दन ॥ २.४०.२८ ॥
No dishonour is applied to you among the lords of kings, Janārdana; it is clearly you whom the Kurus are deceiving.
2.40.29
क्लीबे दारक्रिया यादृगन्धे वा रूपदर्शनम् ।
अराज्ञो राजवत्पूजा तथा ते मधुसूदन ॥ २.४०.२९ ॥
As a marriage rite with a eunuch, or a showing of form to a blind man, so is honour paid to you, Madhusūdana, as if you were a king though you are not one.
2.40.30
दृष्टो युधिष्ठिरो राजा दृष्टो भीष्मश्च यादृशः ।
वासुदेवोऽप्ययं दृष्टः सर्वमेतद्यथातथम् ॥ २.४०.३० ॥
I have seen King Yudhiṣṭhira, I have seen Bhīṣma of such a kind, and I have seen this Vāsudeva too; all of this is just as it is.
2.40.31
इत्युक्त्वा शिशुपालस्तानुत्थाय परमासनात् ।
निर्ययौ सदसस्तस्मात्सहितो राजभिस्तदा ॥ २.४०.३१ ॥
Having said this, Śiśupāla rose from that high seat and at once went out of the assembly, accompanied by the kings.