Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.10
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3.10.1
एवमेतन्महाप्राज्ञ यथा वदसि मां मुने ।
अहं चैव विजानामि सर्वे चेमे नराधिपाः ॥ ३.१०.१ ॥
So it is, O very wise sage, as you say to me. I too know it, and all these lords of men know it.
3.10.2
भवांश्च मन्यते साधु यत्कुरूणां सुखोदयम् ।
तदेव विदुरोऽप्याह भीष्मो द्रोणश्च मां मुने ॥ ३.१०.२ ॥
You too consider the rise of happiness of the Kurus to be good; Vidura also said just that, and Bhīṣma and Droṇa told me the same, O sage.
3.10.3
यदित्वहमनुग्राह्यः कौरव्येषु दया यदि ।
अन्वशाधि दुरात्मानं पुत्रं दुर्योधनं मम ॥ ३.१०.३ ॥
If I am worthy of the favour of the Kauravas, and if there is compassion among the descendants of Kuru, then instruct my wicked-minded son Duryodhana.
3.10.4
अयमायाति वै राजन्मैत्रेयो भगवानृषिः ।
अन्वीक्ष्य पाण्डवान्भ्रातृनिहैवाऽस्मद्दिदृक्षया ॥ ३.१०.४ ॥
Here comes, O king, the blessed sage Maitreya; out of desire to see the Pāṇḍava brothers, he is indeed coming here to see us.
3.10.5
एष दुर्योधनं पुत्रं तव राजन्महानृषिः ।
अनुशास्ता यथान्यायं शमायास्य कुलस्य च ॥ ३.१०.५ ॥
This great sage, O king, will rightly instruct your son Duryodhana, and also for the peace of this family.
3.10.6
ब्रूयाद्यदेष कौरव्य तत्कार्यमविशङ्कया ।
अक्रियायां तु कार्यस्य पुत्रं ते शप्स्यते रुषा ॥ ३.१०.६ ॥
Whatever he says, O descendant of Kuru, that duty should be done without hesitation; but if the duty is not done, he will curse your son in anger.
3.10.7
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ व्यासो मैत्रेयः प्रत्यदृश्यत ।
पूजया प्रतिजग्राह सपुत्रस्तं नराधिपः ॥ ३.१०.७ ॥
Having spoken thus, Vyāsa departed, and Maitreya appeared. The king, together with his sons, received him with honour.
3.10.8
कृत्वाऽर्ध्याद्याः क्रियाः सर्वा विश्रान्तं मुनिसत्तमम् ।
प्रश्रयेणाब्रवीद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः ॥ ३.१०.८ ॥
After performing all the rites beginning with the offering of water, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Ambikā, humbly spoke to the best of sages, who had rested.
3.10.9
सुखेनागमनं कच्चिद्भगवन्कुरुजाङ्गले ।
कच्चित्कुशलिनो वीरा भ्रातरः पञ्च पाण्डवाः । ॥ ३.१०.९ ॥
Venerable sir, has your coming to the Kuru-jāṅgala been comfortable? Are the five heroic brothers, the Pāṇḍavas, well?
3.10.10
समये स्थातुमिच्छन्ति कच्चिच्च भरतर्षभाः ।
कच्चित्कुरूणां सौभ्रात्रमव्युच्छिन्नं भविष्यति ॥ ३.१०.१० ॥
Do the best of the Bharatas wish to abide by the agreement? Will the brotherly harmony of the Kurus remain unbroken?
3.10.11
तीर्थयात्रामनुक्रामन्प्राप्तोऽस्मि कुरुजाङ्गलान् ।
यदृच्छया धर्मराजं दृष्ट्ववान्काम्यके वने ॥ ३.१०.११ ॥
Journeying on pilgrimage, I have arrived in the Kuru-jāṅgala, and by chance I saw King Dharma in the Kāmyaka forest.
3.10.12
तं जटाजिनसंवीतं तपोवननिवासिनम् ।
समाजग्मुर्महात्मानं द्रष्टुं मुनिगणाः प्रभो ॥ ३.१०.१२ ॥
Throngs of sages gathered to see that great-souled one, clad in matted hair and deerskin, dwelling in the penance-grove, O lord.
3.10.13
तत्राश्रौषं महाराज पुत्राणां तव विग्रहम् ।
अनयं द्यूतरूपेण महाभयमुपस्थितम् ॥ ३.१०.१३ ॥
There, O great king, I heard of the quarrel among your sons, a misfortune in the form of dice-play, a great danger that has arisen.
3.10.14
ततोऽहं त्वामनुप्राप्तः कौरवाणामवेक्षया ।
सदा ह्यभ्यधिकः स्नेहः प्रीतिश्च त्वयि मे प्रभो ॥ ३.१०.१४ ॥
Therefore, out of concern for the Kurus, I have come to you, O lord; my affection and fondness for you have always been greater.
3.10.15
नैतदौपयिकं राजंस्त्वयि भीष्मे च जीवति ।
यदन्योन्येन ते पुत्रा विरुध्यन्ते कथंचन ॥ ३.१०.१५ ॥
This is not fitting, O king, while you and Bhīṣma are alive, that your sons should quarrel with one another in any way.
3.10.16
मेढीभूतः स्वयं राजन्निग्रहे प्रग्रहे भवान् ।
किमर्थमनयं घोरमुत्पतन्तमुपेक्षसे ॥ ३.१०.१६ ॥
O king, you yourself are the pillar of restraint and control; why do you overlook this terrible misfortune rising up?
3.10.17
दस्यूनामिव यद्वृत्तं सभायां कुरुनन्दन ।
तेन न भ्राजसे राजंस्तापसानां समागमे ॥ ३.१०.१७ ॥
O delight of the Kurus, the conduct in the assembly was like that of robbers; by that, O king, you do not shine among the gathering of ascetics.
3.10.18
ततो व्यावृत्य राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ।
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा मैत्रेयो भगवानृपिः ॥ ३.१०.१८ ॥
Then the venerable sage Maitreya turned to the wrathful king Duryodhana and spoke to him in gentle words.
3.10.19
दुर्योधन महाबाहो निबोध वदतां वर ।
वचनं मे महाभाग ब्रुवतो यद्धितं तव ॥ ३.१०.१९ ॥
O Duryodhana, mighty-armed one, best of speakers, listen. O greatly fortunate one, listen to my word, which is beneficial to you as I speak it.
3.10.20
मा द्रुहः पाण्डवान्राजन्कुरुष्व हितमात्मनः ।
पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च लोकस्य च नरर्षभ ॥ ३.१०.२० ॥
O king, do not wrong the Pāṇḍavas; act for your own good. O bull among men, act for the good of the Pāṇḍavas, the Kurus and the world as well.
3.10.21
पाण्डवान्प्राप्य तान्रात्रौ किर्मीरो नाम राक्षसः ।
अवृत्य मार्गं रौद्रात्मा तस्थौ गिरिवाचलः ॥ ३.१०.२१ ॥
At night, having reached the Pāṇḍavas, a rākṣasa named Kirmīra, fierce of heart, blocked the path and stood immovable like a mountain.
3.10.22
तं भीमः समरस्लाघी बलेन बलिनां वरः ।
जघान पशुमारेण व्याघ्रः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥ ३.१०.२२ ॥
Bhīma, proud of battle and best of the strong, struck him down like a beast, as a tiger strikes a small deer.
3.10.23
पश्य दिग्विजये राजन्यथा भीमेन पातितः ।
जरासन्धो महेष्वासो नागायुतबलो युधि ॥ ३.१०.२३ ॥
See, O king, how Jarāsandha, the great archer, whose strength in battle was that of ten thousand elephants, was felled by Bhīma during the conquest of the directions.
3.10.24
संबन्धी वासुदेवश्च श्यालाः सर्वे च पार्षताः ।
ते हि सर्वे नरव्याघ्राः शूरा विक्रान्तयोधिनः ॥ ३.१०.२४ ॥
Vāsudeva is a kinsman, and all the brothers-in-law and the sons of Pṛṣata too; they are all tigers among men, heroes, valiant warriors.
3.10.25
सर्वे नागायुतप्राणा वज्रसंहनना दृढः ।
सत्यव्रतधराः सर्वेसर्वे पुरुषमानिनः ॥ ३.१०.२५ ॥
They are all possessed of the life-force of ten thousand elephants, with bodies hard as the thunderbolt, holding fast to the vow of truth, proud of their manhood.
3.10.26
हन्तारो देवशत्रूणां रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम् ।
हिडिम्बबकमुख्यानां किर्मीरस् च रक्षसः।
कस्तान्युधि समासीत जरामरणवान्नरः ॥ ३.१०.२६ ॥
They are the slayers of the enemies of the gods, of the rakshasas who take whatever form they wish, chief among them Hiḍimba and Baka, and the rakshasa Kirmīra. What mortal man, subject to old age and death, could face them in battle?
3.10.27
तस्य ते शम एवास्तु पाण्डवैर्भरतर्षभ ।
कुरु मे वचनं राजन्मा मृत्युवशमन्वगाः ॥ ३.१०.२७ ॥
Let there be peace for you with the Pāṇḍavas, O bull of the Bharatas. Heed my word, O king; do not go into the power of death.
3.10.28
एवं तु ब्रुवतस्तस्य मैत्रेयस्य विशांपते ।
ऊरुं करिकराकारं करेणाभिजघान तः ॥ ३.१०.२८ ॥
As Maitreya spoke thus, O lord of men, Duryodhana struck his own thigh, shaped like an elephant's trunk, with his hand.
3.10.29
दुर्योधनः स्मितं कृत्वा चरणेनोल्लिखन्महीम् ।
नकिंचिदुक्त्वा दुर्मेधास्तस्थौ किंचिदवाङ्मुखः ॥ ३.१०.२९ ॥
Duryodhana smiled, scratching the earth with his foot, and said nothing; the fool stood with his face somewhat downcast.
3.10.30
तमशुश्रूषमाणं तु विलिखन्तं वसुंधराम् ।
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं राजन्मैत्रेयं कोप आविशत् ॥ ३.१०.३० ॥
O king, seeing Duryodhana, unwilling to listen and scratching the earth, anger entered Maitreya.
3.10.31
स कोपवशमापन्नो मैत्रेयो मुनिसत्तमः ।
विधिना संप्रयुक्तश्च शापायास्य मनो दधे ॥ ३.१०.३१ ॥
Overcome by anger, Maitreya, best of sages, moved by fate, set his mind on cursing him.
3.10.32
ततः स वार्युपस्पृश्य कोपसंरक्तलोचनः ।
मैत्रेयो धार्तराष्ट्रं तमशपद्दुष्टचेतसम् ॥ ३.१०.३२ ॥
Then, having sipped water, Maitreya with eyes reddened by anger cursed that wicked-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
3.10.33
यस्मात्त्वं मामनादृत्य नेमां वाचं चिकीर्षसि ।
तस्मादस्यातिमानस्य सद्यः फलमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३.१०.३३ ॥
Because you disregarded me and did not wish to carry out this word, therefore, proud one, you shall at once receive the fruit of it.
3.10.34
त्वदभिद्रोहसंयुक्तं युद्धमुत्पत्स्यते महत् ।
यत्र भीमो गदाघातैस्तवोरुं भेत्स्यते बली ॥ ३.१०.३४ ॥
A great war, bound up with your treachery, will arise, in which the mighty Bhīma will break your thigh with blows of his mace.
3.10.35
इत्येवमुक्ते वचने धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ।
प्रसादयामास मुनिं नैतदेवं भवेदिति ॥ ३.१०.३५ ॥
When these words had been spoken, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of the earth, sought to appease the sage, saying, 'May it not be so.'
3.10.36
शमं यास्यति चेत्पुत्रस्तव राजन्यदा तदा ।
शायो न भविता तात विपरीते भविष्यति ॥ ३.१०.३६ ॥
O king, if your son attains peace, then the curse will not come to be, dear one; in the opposite case it will come to pass.
3.10.37
सविलक्षस्तु राजेन्द्रो दुर्योधनपिता तदा ।
मैत्रेयं प्राह किर्मीरः कथं भीमेन पातितः ॥ ३.१०.३७ ॥
Then the father of Duryodhana, lord of kings, abashed, said to Maitreya: "How was Kirmīra struck down by Bhīma?"
3.10.38
नाहं वक्ष्याम्यसूया ते न ते शुश्रूषते सुतः ।
एष ते विदुरः सर्वमाख्यास्यति गते मयि ॥ ३.१०.३८ ॥
Maitreya said: "Out of spite I will not tell you, nor is your son one who serves you. When I have gone, this Vidura of yours will relate it all."
3.10.39
इत्येवमुक्त्वा मैत्रेयः प्रातिष्ठत यथागतम् ।
किर्मीरवधसंविग्नो भयं दुर्योधनो ययौ ॥ ३.१०.३९ ॥
Having said this, Maitreya departed the way he had come. Duryodhana, shaken by the slaying of Kirmīra, fell into fear.