Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.90
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2.90.1
भवन्ति गेहे बन्धक्यः कितवानां युधिष्ठिर ।
भवन्ति दीव्यन्ति दया चैवास्ति तावस्वपि ॥ २.९०.१ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, in the houses of gamblers there are courtesans; they too play dice, and so far there is still compassion in them.
2.90.2
काश्यो यद्धनमाहार्षीद्द्रव्यं यच्चान्यदुत्तमम् ।
तथाऽन्ये पृथिवीपाला यानि रत्नान्युपाहरन् ॥ २.९०.२ ॥
The wealth the king of Kāśī brought, and other excellent goods, and likewise the jewels that the other lords of the earth offered.
2.90.3
वाहनानि धनं चैव कवचान्यायुधानि च ।
राज्यमात्मा वयं चैव कैतवेन हृतं परैः ॥ २.९०.३ ॥
Vehicles, wealth, armour and weapons, the kingdom, and we ourselves were seized by the enemies through deceit.
2.90.4
न च मे तत्र कोपोऽभूत्सर्वस्येशो हि नो भवान् ।
इमं त्वतिक्रमं मन्यो द्रौपदी यत्र पण्यते ॥ २.९०.४ ॥
I did not grow angry at that, for you are lord of us all; but I regard this transgression as the point where Draupadī was staked.
2.90.5
एषा ह्यनर्हती बाला पाण्डवान्प्राप्य कौरवैः ।
त्वत्कृते क्लिश्यते क्षुद्रैर्नृशंसैरकृतात्मभिः ॥ २.९०.५ ॥
This undeserving young woman, having obtained the Pāṇḍavas, is tormented by the Kurus, base, cruel men of unrefined mind, on your account.
2.90.6
अस्याः कृते मन्युरयं त्वयि राजन्निपात्यते ।
बाहू ते सम्प्रधक्ष्यामि सहदेवाग्निमानयः ॥ २.९०.६ ॥
For her sake this wrath is cast upon you, O king; I will burn your arms. Sahadeva, bring fire.
2.90.7
न पुरा भीमसेन त्वमीदृशीर्वदिता गिरः ।
परैस्ते नाशितं नूनं नृशंसैर्धर्मगौरवम् ॥ २.९०.७ ॥
O Bhīmasena, you never before spoke such words. Surely the cruel enemies have destroyed the weight of your dharma.
2.90.8
न सकामाः परो कार्या धर्ममेवाचरोत्तमम् ।
भ्रातरं धार्मिकं ज्येष्ठं कोऽतिवर्तितुमर्हति ॥ २.९०.८ ॥
One should not act by one's own will for others' sake; one should practice only the highest dharma. Who could transgress a righteous eldest brother?
2.90.9
आहूतो हि परै राजा क्षात्रं व्रतमनुस्मरन् ।
दीव्यते परकामेन तन्नः कीर्तिकरं महत् ॥ २.९०.९ ॥
Summoned by the enemy, the king, recalling the vow of the warrior, played dice at another's desire. That is greatly fame-bringing for us.
2.90.10
एवमस्मिन्कृतं विद्यां यदि नाहं धनञ्जय ।
दीप्तेऽग्नौ सहितौ बाहू निर्दहेयं बलादिव ॥ २.९०.१० ॥
O Dhanañjaya, if I do not accomplish this skill as stated, may I burn both my arms in blazing fire, as if by force.
2.90.11
तथा तान्दुः खितान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान्धृतराष्ट्रजः ।
कृष्यमाणां च पाञ्चालीं विकर्ण इदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.९०.११ ॥
Seeing the Pāṇḍavas thus afflicted, and Pāñcālī being dragged, Vikarṇa, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, spoke these words.
2.90.12
याज्ञसेन्या यदुक्तं तद्वाक्यं विब्रूत पार्थिवाः ।
अविवेकेन वाक्यस्य नरकः सद्य एव नः ॥ २.९०.१२ ॥
O kings, answer the words spoken by Yājñasenī. By speaking words without discernment, hell would at once befall us.
2.90.13
भीष्मश्च धृतराष्ट्रश्च कुरुवृद्धतमावुभौ ।
समेत्य नाहतुः किञ्चिद्विदुरश्च महामतिः ॥ २.९०.१३ ॥
Bhīṣma and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the two eldest of the Kurus, having met together, said nothing, and neither did the wise Vidura.
2.90.14
भारद्वाजश्च सर्वेषामाचार्यः कृप एव च ।
कुत एतावपि प्रश्नं नाहतुर्द्विजसत्तमौ ॥ २.९०.१४ ॥
Droṇa, son of Bharadvāja and teacher of all, and Kṛpa as well: why did these two best of brahmins also not answer the question?
2.90.15
ये त्वन्ये पृथिवीपालाः समेताः सर्वतोदिशम् ।
कामक्रोधौ समुत्सृज्य ते ब्रुवन्तु यथामति ॥ २.९०.१५ ॥
But let the other protectors of the earth, gathered from every direction, set aside desire and anger and speak according to their judgement.
2.90.16
यदितं द्रौपदी वाक्यमुक्तवत्यसकृच्छुभा ।
विमृश्य कस्य कः पक्षः पार्थिवा वदतोत्तरम् ॥ २.९०.१६ ॥
If the auspicious Draupadī has spoken these words again and again, O kings, consider it and say whose side is which, and give your answer.
2.90.17
एवं स बहुशः सर्वानुक्तवांस्तान्सभासदः ।
न च ते पृथिवीपालास्तमूचुः साध्वसाधु वा ॥ २.९०.१७ ॥
Thus he spoke to all the members of the assembly and those kings again and again, but those protectors of the earth said neither 'right' nor 'wrong' to him.
2.90.18
उक्त्वाऽसकृत्तथा सर्वान्विकर्णः पृथिवीपतीन् ।
पाणौ पाणिं विनिष्पिष्य निःश्वसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.९०.१८ ॥
Having spoken thus again and again to all the lords of the earth, Vikarṇa pressed hand against hand, sighed deeply, and said this.
2.90.19
विब्रूत पृथिवीपाला वाक्यं मा वा कथञ्चनि ।
मन्ये न्याय्यं यदत्राहं तद्वि वक्ष्यामि कौरवाः ॥ २.९०.१९ ॥
O protectors of the earth, speak or do not speak in any way; what I think is just, that I shall say, O Kauravas.
2.90.20
चत्वार्याहुर्नश्रेष्ठा व्यसनानि महीक्षिताम् ।
मृगयां पानमक्षांश्च ग्राम्ये चैवातिरक्तताम् ॥ २.९०.२० ॥
O best of men, they say that earth-rulers have four vices: hunting, drinking, dice, and excessive attachment to women.
2.90.21
एतेषु हि नरः सक्तो धर्ममुत्सृज्य वर्तते ।
यथाऽयुक्तेन च कृतां क्रियां लोको न मन्यते ॥ २.९०.२१ ॥
A man devoted to these abandons dharma and lives so; just as people do not respect an action done by an unfit person, so the world does not respect his action.
2.90.22
तथेयं पाण्डुपुत्रेण व्यसने वर्तता भृशम् ।
समाहूतेन कितवैरास्थितो द्रौपदीपणः ॥ २.९०.२२ ॥
Likewise, this Draupadī was staked as a wager by the son of Pāṇḍu, who was deeply engaged in vice, when summoned by the gamblers.
2.90.23
साधारणी च सर्वेषां पाण्डवानामनिन्दिता ।
जितेन पूर्वं चानेन पाण्डवेन कृतः पणः ॥ २.९०.२३ ॥
And this blameless woman is common to all the Pāṇḍavas; earlier, this Pāṇḍava himself, having been defeated, made her the wager.
2.90.24
इयं च कीर्तिता कृष्णा सौबलेन पणार्थिना ।
एतत्सर्वं विचार्याहं मन्ये न विजितामिमाम् ॥ २.९०.२४ ॥
This Kṛṣṇā was also named by Saubala, the one eager for the wager; considering all this, I think she has not been won.
2.90.25
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महान्नादः सभ्यानामुदतिष्ठत ।
विकर्णं शंसमानानां सौबलं चापि निन्दताम् ॥ २.९०.२५ ॥
Hearing this, a great uproar arose among the assembly-members: some praised Vikarṇa, while others censured Saubala (Śakuni).
2.90.26
तस्मिन्नुपरते शब्दे राधेयः क्रोधमूर्छितः ।
प्रगृह्य रुचिरं बाहुमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २.९०.२६ ॥
When that noise had subsided, Karṇa, son of Rādhā, overcome with anger, raised his shapely arm and spoke these words.
2.90.27
दृश्यन्ते वै विकर्णेह वैकृतानि बहून्यपि ।
तज्जातस्तद्विनाशाय यथाऽग्निररणिप्रजः ॥ २.९०.२७ ॥
Vikarṇa, indeed many portents are visible here; just as fire born from the fire-stick destroys that very fire-stick, so this one (the line) was born for its own destruction.
2.90.28
एते न किञ्चिदप्याहुश्चोदिता ह्यपि कृष्णया ।
धर्मेण विजितामेतां मन्यन्ते द्रपदात्मजाम् ॥ २.९०.२८ ॥
Even when urged by Kṛṣṇā, these men say nothing; they consider this daughter of Drupada won by dharma.
2.90.29
त्वं तु केवलबाल्येन धार्तराष्ट्र विदीर्यसे ।
यद्ब्रवीषि सभाम्ध्ये बालः स्थविरभाषितम् ॥ २.९०.२९ ॥
You, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, are being torn apart merely by childishness; in the midst of the assembly, like a child, you speak the words of elders.
2.90.30
न च धर्म यथावत्त्वं कृष्णां च जितेति सुमन्दधीः ।
यद्ब्रवीषि जितां कृष्णां न जितेति सुमन्दधीः ॥ २.९०.३० ॥
You do not know dharma rightly, nor do you understand that Kṛṣṇā has been won. O dull-witted one, you say Kṛṣṇā is won, but she is not won — O dull-witted one!
2.90.31
कथं ह्यविजितां कृष्णां मन्यसे धृतराष्ट्रज ।
यदा सभायां सर्वस्वं न्यस्तवान्पाण्डवाग्रजः ॥ २.९०.३१ ॥
Son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, when the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas staked all his wealth in the assembly, how do you consider Kṛṣṇā unconquered?
2.90.32
अभ्यन्तर च सर्वस्वे द्रौपदी भरतर्षभ ।
एवं धर्मजितां कृष्णां मन्यसे न जितां कथम् ॥ २.९०.३२ ॥
Bull of the Bharatas, Draupadī too was included in the whole wealth staked. How, then, do you consider Kṛṣṇā, won by dharma, not conquered?
2.90.33
कीर्तिता द्रौपदी वाचा अनुज्ञाता च पाण्डवैः ।
भवत्यविजिता केन हेतुनैषा मता तव ॥ २.९०.३३ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas named Draupadī and gave their permission for her to be staked. For what reason, then, is she held by you to be unconquered?
2.90.34
मन्यसे वा सभामेतामानीतामेकवाससम् ।
अधर्मेणेति तत्रापि शृणु मे वाक्यमुत्तमम् ॥ २.९०.३४ ॥
Or do you consider it unrighteous that she was brought into the assembly wearing a single garment? Hear my excellent word on that too.
2.90.35
एको भर्ता स्त्रिया देवैर्विहितः कुरुनन्दन ।
इयं त्वनेकवशगा बन्धकीति विनिश्चिता ॥ २.९०.३५ ॥
Delight of the Kurus, the gods ordained one husband for a woman; but she is determined to be a courtesan, subject to many.
2.90.36
अस्याः सभामानयनं न चित्रमिति मे मतिः ।
एकाम्बरधरत्वं वाऽप्यथवाऽपि विवस्त्रता ॥ २.९०.३६ ॥
To my mind, bringing her into the assembly is no strange thing; nor is it strange that she wore a single garment, or was even stripped bare.
2.90.37
यच्चैषां द्रविणं किञ्चिद्य चैषा ये च पाण्डवाः ।
सौबलेनेह तत्सर्वं धर्मेण विजितं वसु ॥ २.९०.३७ ॥
Whatever wealth these have, and this Draupadī, and the Pāṇḍavas who are here — all of it has been won by Saubala's son by the rule of the game.
2.90.38
दुःशासन सुबालोऽयं विकर्णः प्राज्ञवादिकः ।
पाण्डवानां च वासांसि द्रौपद्याश्चाप्युपाहर ॥ २.९०.३८ ॥
Duḥśāsana, here is Vikarṇa, Subāla's son, who talks like a wise man. Bring away the garments of the Pāṇḍavas and of Draupadī too.
2.90.39
तच्छ्रुत्वा पाण्डवाः सर्वे स्वानि वासांसि भारत ।
अवकीर्योत्तरीयाणि सभायां समुपाविशन् ॥ २.९०.३९ ॥
Hearing this, O Bhārata, all the Pāṇḍavas cast off their upper garments and sat down in the assembly.
2.90.40
ततो दुःशासनो राजन्द्रौपद्या वसनं बलात् ।
सभामध्ये सभाक्षिप्य व्यपाक्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ २.९०.४० ॥
Then, O king, Duḥśāsana by force began to drag off Draupadī's garment, pulling her out into the middle of the assembly.
2.90.41
आकृष्यमाणे वसने विललाप सुदुःखिता ।
ज्ञातं मया वसिष्ठेन पुरा गीतं महात्मना ॥ २.९०.४१ ॥
As the garment was being dragged off, she lamented, deeply distressed: 'I know what the great-souled Vasiṣṭha sang long ago.'
2.90.42
महत्यापदि सम्प्राप्ते स्मर्तव्यो भगवान्हरिः ।
इति निश्चित्य मनसा शरणागतवत्सलम्।
आकृष्यमाणे वसने द्रौपदी कृष्णमस्तरत् ॥ २.९०.४२ ॥
Resolving in her mind, 'In great calamity the blessed Hari must be remembered,' Draupadī called upon Kṛṣṇa, lover of those who seek refuge, as the garment was being dragged away.
2.90.43
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणे द्वारकानिलयाच्युत ।
गोविन्द पुण्डरीकाक्ष रक्ष मां शरणागताम् ॥ २.९०.४३ ॥
O you who hold conch, discus and mace, dweller in Dvārakā, infallible one, Govinda, lotus-eyed one! Protect me, who have taken refuge.
2.90.44
हा कृष्ण द्वारकावासिन्क्वासि यादवन्दन ।
इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्तामनाथां किमुपेक्षसे ॥ २.९०.४४ ॥
Alas! O Kṛṣṇa, dweller in Dvārakā, delight of the Yādavas, where are you? Why do you neglect me, who have reached this state without a protector?
2.90.45
गोविन्द द्वारकावासिन्कृष्ण गोपीजनप्रिय ।
कौरवैः परिभूतां मां किं न जानासि केशव ॥ २.९०.४५ ॥
O Govinda, dweller in Dvārakā, Kṛṣṇa, beloved of the cowherd women, do you not know me, humiliated by the Kauravas? O Keśava!
2.90.46
हे नाथ हे रमानाथ व्रजनाथार्तिनाशन ।
कौरवार्णवमग्नां मामुद्धरस्व जनार्दन ॥ २.९०.४६ ॥
O lord, O lord of Ramā, destroyer of the distress of the lord of Vraja! Lift me up, sunk in the ocean of the Kauravas, O Janārdana!
2.90.47
कृष्णकृष्ण महायोगिन्विश्वात्मन्विश्वभावन ।
प्रपन्नां पाहि गोविन्द कुरुमध्येऽवसीदतीम् ॥ २.९०.४७ ॥
O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa! O great yogin, soul of the universe, sustainer of the universe! Protect me, who have taken refuge and am sinking in the midst of the Kurus, O Govinda!
2.90.48
इत्यनुस्मृत्य कृष्णं सा हरिं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् ।
प्रारुदद्दुःखिता राजन्मुखमाच्छाद्य भामिनी ॥ २.९०.४८ ॥
Thus remembering Kṛṣṇa, Hari, lord of the three worlds, the grieving proud lady, O king, covering her face, wept aloud.
2.90.49
तस्य प्रसाद्द्रौपद्याः कृष्यमाणेऽम्बरे तदा ।
तद्रूपमपरे वस्त्रं प्रादुरासीदनेकशः ॥ २.९०.४९ ॥
Then, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, while Draupadī's garment was being pulled, many other garments of the same form appeared.
2.90.50
नानारागविरागाणि वसनान्यथ वै प्रभो ।
प्रादुर्भवन्ति शतशो धर्मस्य परिपालनात् ॥ २.९०.५० ॥
Then, O lord, through the protection of dharma, hundreds of garments of many colours and hues appeared.
2.90.51
ततो हलहलाशब्दस्तत्रासीद्घोरदर्शनः ।
तदद्भुततमं लोके वीक्ष्य सर्वे महीभृतः ॥ २.९०.५१ ॥
Then a terrible uproar arose there; and all the kings, seeing that most wondrous thing in the world,
2.90.52
शशंसुर्द्रौपदीं तत्र कुत्सन्तो धृतराष्ट्रजम् ।
धिग्धिगित्यशिवां वाचमुत्सृजन्कौरवान्प्रति ॥ २.९०.५२ ॥
there they praised Draupadī, and, reviling the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, they cried out inauspicious words of scorn, "Shame! Shame!" towards the Kauravas.
2.90.53
यदा तु वाससां राशिः सभामध्ये समाचितः ।
तदा दुःशासनः श्रान्तो व्रीडितः समुपाविशत् ॥ २.९०.५३ ॥
When the heap of garments had piled up in the middle of the assembly, then Duḥśāsana, exhausted and ashamed, sat down.
2.90.54
शशाप तत्र भीमस्तु राजमध्ये बृहत्स्वनः ।
क्रोधाद्विस्फुरमाणौष्ठो विनिष्पिष्य करे करम् ॥ २.९०.५४ ॥
Then Bhīma, with a mighty voice, in the midst of the kings, uttered his vow; his lips quivering with anger, he ground one hand against the other.
2.90.55
इदं मे वाक्यमादध्वं क्षत्रिया लोकवासिनः ।
नोक्तपूर्वं नरैरन्यैर्न चान्यो यद्वदिष्यति ॥ २.९०.५५ ॥
Warriors, dwellers in the world, hear this word of mine: what no other men have said before, and what no other will say, I say.
2.90.56
यद्येतदेवमुक्त्वाऽहं न कुर्यां पृथिवीश्वराः ।
पितामहानां पूर्वेषां नाहं गतिमवाप्नुयाम् ॥ २.९०.५६ ॥
Lords of the earth, if having spoken thus I do not do it, I shall not attain the path of my earlier forefathers.
2.90.57
अस्य पापस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्भारतापसदस्य च ।
न पिबेयं बलाद्वक्षो भित्त्वा चेद्रुधिरं युधि ॥ २.९०.५७ ॥
If I do not, by force, drink the blood of this sinful, evil-minded disgrace of the Bharatas, tearing open his chest in battle...
2.90.58
तस्य ते तद्वचः श्रुत्वा रौद्रं लोमप्रहर्षणम् ।
प्रचक्रुर्बहुलां पूजां कुसन्तो धृतराष्ट्रजम् ॥ २.९०.५८ ॥
Having heard his terrible, hair-raising words, they loudly praised the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
2.90.59
न विब्रुवन्ति कौरव्याः प्रश्नमेतमिति स्म ह ।
सुजनः क्रोशति स्मात्र धृतराष्ट्रं विगर्हयन् ॥ २.९०.५९ ॥
The Kauravas did not answer this question. Here the good people cried out, reproaching Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
2.90.60
ततो बाहू समुक्षिप्य निवार्य च सभासदः ।
विदुरः सर्वधर्मज्ञ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। ॥ २.९०.६० ॥
Then Vidura, knower of all dharma, raising his arms and restraining the assembly, spoke these words.
2.90.61
द्रौपदी प्रश्नमुक्त्वैवं रोरवीति त्वनाथवत् ।
न च विब्रूत तं प्रश्नं सभ्या धर्मोऽत्र पीड्यते ॥ २.९०.६१ ॥
Having asked this question, Draupadī weeps like one without a protector. Assembly members, if that question is not answered, dharma is harmed here.
2.90.62
सभां प्रपद्यते प्रश्नः प्रज्वलन्निव हव्यवाद् ।
तं वै सत्येन धर्मेण सभ्याः प्रशमयन्त्युत ॥ २.९०.६२ ॥
This question has reached the assembly like a blazing sacrificial fire. Let the members of the assembly quench it with truth and dharma.
2.90.63
धर्म्यं प्रश्नमतो ब्रूयादार्यः सत्येन मानवः ।
विब्रूयुस्तत्र तं प्रश्नं कामक्रोधबलातिगाः ॥ २.९०.६३ ॥
Therefore a noble man should answer a righteous question with truth; and those who have risen above the power of desire and anger should answer that question there.
2.90.64
विकर्णेन यथाप्रज्ञमुक्तः प्रश्नो नराधिपाः ।
भवन्तोऽपि हि तं प्रश्नं विब्रुवन्तु यथामति ॥ २.९०.६४ ॥
O lords of men, Vikarṇa has put this question according to his wisdom. You too should answer that question according to your understanding.
2.90.65
यो हि प्रश्नं न विब्रूयाद्धर्मदर्शी सभां गतः ।
अनृते या फलावाप्तिस्तस्याः सोऽर्धं समश्नुते ॥ २.९०.६५ ॥
He who, a seer of dharma who has entered the assembly, does not answer the question, enjoys half of the fruit that comes from falsehood.
2.90.66
यः पुनर्वितथं ब्रूयाद्धर्मदशीं सभां गतः ।
अनृतस्य फलं कृत्स्नं स प्राप्नोतीति निश्चयः ॥ २.९०.६६ ॥
But whoever, a seer of dharma who has entered the assembly, speaks falsehood obtains the whole fruit of falsehood; this is certain.
2.90.67
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
प्रह्लादस्य च संवादं मुनेराङ्गिरसस्य च ॥ २.९०.६७ ॥
Here too they recite this ancient story, the dialogue between Prahlāda and the sage Āṅgirasa.
2.90.68
प्रह्लादो नाम दैत्येन्द्रस्तस्य पुत्रो विरोचनः ।
कन्याहेतोराङ्गिरसं सुधन्वानमुपाद्रवत् ॥ २.९०.६८ ॥
There was the lord of the daityas named Prahlāda; his son Virocana attacked the Āṅgirasa Sudhanvan for the sake of a maiden.
2.90.69
अहं ज्यायानहं ज्यायानिति कन्येप्सया तदा ।
तयोर्देवनमत्रासीत्प्राणयोरिति नः श्रुतम् ॥ २.९०.६९ ॥
'I am the elder, I am the elder' — out of desire for the maiden, a wager of their lives then took place between the two, so we have heard.
2.90.70
तयोः प्रश्नविवादोऽभूत्प्रह्लादं तावपृच्छताम् ।
ज्यायान्क आवयोरेकः प्रश्नं प्रब्रूहि मा मृषा ॥ २.९०.७० ॥
A dispute over a question arose between them; the two asked Prahlāda: 'Which of us two is the elder? Tell us this question, do not speak falsely.'
2.90.71
स वै विवदनाद्भीतः सुधन्वानं विलोकयन् ।
तं सुधन्वाब्रवीत्क्रुद्धो ब्रह्मदम्ड इव ज्वलन् ॥ २.९०.७१ ॥
Afraid of the quarrel, he looked toward Sudhanvan; then Sudhanvan, enraged and blazing like Brahma's rod, spoke to him.
2.90.72
यदि वै वक्ष्यसि मृषा प्रह्लादाथ न वक्ष्यसि ।
शतघा ते शिरो वज्री वज्रेण प्रहरिष्यति ॥ २.९०.७२ ॥
If you speak falsely, Prahlāda, or if you do not speak at all — the wielder of the thunderbolt will shatter your head into a hundred pieces with his thunderbolt.
2.90.73
सुधन्वना तथोक्तः सन्व्यथितोऽश्वत्थपर्णवत् ।
जगाम कश्यपं दैत्यः परिप्रष्टुं महौजसम् ॥ २.९०.७३ ॥
Thus addressed by Sudhanvan, the Daitya, trembling like a leaf of the aśvattha tree, went to Kaśyapa, the mighty one, to question him.
2.90.74
त्वं वै धर्मस्य विज्ञाता दैवस्येहासुरस्य च ।
ब्राह्मणस्य महाभाग धर्मकृच्छ्रमिदं शृणु ॥ २.९०.७४ ॥
You indeed know dharma, and the dharma of gods and asuras here as well. O brahmin, O greatly fortunate one, hear this hard point of dharma.
2.90.75
यो वै प्रश्नं न विब्रूयाद्वितथं चैव निर्दिशेत् ।
के वै तस्य परे लोकास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥ २.९०.७५ ॥
For one who does not answer a question, or who points out what is false, what other worlds are there? Tell me this, as I ask.
2.90.76
जानन्नविब्रुवन्प्रश्नान्कामात्क्रोधाद्भयात्तथा ।
सहस्रं वारुणान्पाशानात्मनि प्रतिमुञ्चति ॥ २.९०.७६ ॥
Knowing the answer yet not speaking, out of desire, anger, or fear, a man binds upon himself a thousand nooses of Varuṇa.
2.90.77
साक्षी वा विब्रुवन्साक्ष्यं गोकर्णशिथिलश्वरन् ।
सहस्रं वारुणान्पाशानात्मनि प्रतिमुञ्जति ॥ २.९०.७७ ॥
A witness who gives false testimony with a loose, wandering mind, like the ear of a cow, likewise binds upon himself a thousand nooses of Varuṇa.
2.90.78
तस्य संवत्सरे पूर्णे पाश एकः प्रमुच्यते ।
तस्मात्सत्यं तु वक्तव्यं जानता सत्यमुञ्जसा ॥ २.९०.७८ ॥
When a full year passes for him, one noose is loosed. Therefore one who knows should speak the truth, straightforwardly.
2.90.79
विद्धो धर्मो ह्यधर्मेण सभां यत्रोपपद्यते ।
न चास्य शल्यं कृन्तन्ति विद्धास्तत्र सभासदः ॥ २.९०.७९ ॥
When dharma, wounded by adharma, comes into the assembly, and the wounded members there do not pull out its thorn.
2.90.80
अर्धं हरति वै श्रेष्ठः पादो भवति कर्तृषु ।
पादश्चैव सभासत्सु ये न निन्दन्ति निन्दितम् ॥ २.९०.८० ॥
The best man takes away half; among the doers there is a quarter; and among the assembly members who do not blame the blameworthy, a quarter.
2.90.81
अनेना भवति श्रेष्ठो मुच्यन्ते च सभासदः ।
एनो गच्छति कर्तारं निन्दार्हो यत्र निन्द्यते ॥ २.९०.८१ ॥
The best man becomes faultless, and the assembly members are freed; where the blameworthy is blamed, the fault goes to the doer.
2.90.82
वितथं तु वदेयुर्ये धर्मं प्रह्लाद पृच्छते ।
इष्टापूर्तं च ते घ्न्ति सप्तसप्त परावरान् ॥ २.९०.८२ ॥
Prahlāda, those who speak falsely when asked about dharma destroy the merit of sacrifice and charity, and seven times seven ancestors and descendants above and below.
2.90.83
हृतस्वस्य हि यद्दुःखं हतपुत्रस्य चैव यत् ।
ऋणिनः प्रति यच्चैव स्वार्थाद्धष्टस्य चैव यत् ॥ २.९०.८३ ॥
The sorrow of one whose wealth is seized, and the sorrow of one whose son is slain; the sorrow concerning the debtor, and the sorrow concerning the one made bold by self-interest.
2.90.84
स्त्रियाः पत्या विहीनाया राज्ञा ग्रस्तस्य चैव यत् ।
अपुत्रायाश्च यद्दुःखं व्याघ्राघ्रातस्य चैव यत् ॥ २.९०.८४ ॥
The sorrow of a woman bereft of her husband, and the sorrow of one seized by the king; the sorrow of a childless woman, and the sorrow of one mauled by a tiger.
2.90.85
अध्यूढायाश्च यद्दुःखं व्याघ्राघ्रातस्य चैव यत् ।
एतानि वै समान्याहुर्दुःखानि त्रिदिवेश्वराः ॥ २.९०.८५ ॥
The sorrow of a woman taken by another, and the sorrow of one seized by a tiger — these the lords of the three heavens declare to be equal sufferings.
2.90.86
तानि सर्वाणि दुःखानि प्राप्नोति वितथं ब्रुवन् ।
समक्षदर्शनात्साक्षी श्रवणाच्चेति धारणात् ॥ २.९०.८६ ॥
He who speaks falsely obtains all those sufferings. The witness is one who has seen before his eyes, or heard, or retained in memory.
2.90.87
तस्मात्सत्यं ब्रुवत्साक्षी धर्मार्थाभ्यां न हीयते ।
कश्यपस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादः पुत्रमब्रवीत् ॥ २.९०.८७ ॥
Therefore a witness who speaks the truth is not diminished in dharma or in wealth. Hearing Kaśyapa's words, Prahlāda said to his son.
2.90.88
श्रेयान्सुधन्वा त्वत्तो वै मत्तः श्रेयांस्तथाङ्गिराः ।
माता सुधन्वाऽयं प्राणानामीश्वरस्तव
विरोचन सुधन्वाऽयं प्राणानामीश्वरस्तव ॥ २.९०.८८ ॥
Sudhanvan is better than you, and Aṅgiras is better than me. This Sudhanvan is lord of your life-breaths. O Virocana, this Sudhanvan is lord of your life-breaths.
2.90.89
सुधन्वोवाच ।
पुत्रस्नेहं पिरत्यज्य यस्त्वं धर्मे व्यवस्थितः।
अनुजानामि ते पुत्रं जीवत्वेव शतं समाः ॥ २.९०.८९ ॥
Sudhanvan said: To you, who have abandoned affection for your son and stand firm in dharma, I grant leave; let your son live a hundred years.
2.90.90
एवं वै परमं धर्मं श्रुत्वा सर्वे सभासदः ।
यथाप्रश्नं तु कृष्णाया मन्यध्वं तत्र किं परम् ॥ २.९०.९० ॥
Having heard this supreme dharma, let all the members of the assembly consider, according to Kṛṣṇā's question, what is higher in this matter.
2.90.91
विदुरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नोचुः किञ्चन पार्थिवाः ।
कर्णो दुःशासनं त्वाह कृष्णं दासीं गृहान्नय ॥ २.९०.९१ ॥
Hearing Vidura's words, the kings said nothing. But Karṇa said to Duḥśāsana: "Take Kṛṣṇā, the slave woman, into the house."
2.90.92
तां वेपमानां सव्रीडां प्रलपन्तीं स्म पाण्डवान् ।
दुःशासनः सभामध्ये विचकर्ष तपस्विनीम् ॥ २.९०.९२ ॥
Trembling, ashamed, lamenting and calling out to the Pāṇḍavas, Duḥśāsana dragged that austere woman into the middle of the assembly.