Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.135
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3.135.1
अन्धस्य पन्था बधिरस्य पन्थाः ।
स्त्रियः पन्था भारवाहस्य पन्थाः।
राज्ञः पन्था ब्राह्मणेनासमेत्य ।
समेत्य तु ब्राह्मणस्यैव पन्थाः ॥ ३.१३५.१ ॥
The path belongs to the blind, the path belongs to the deaf; the path belongs to a woman, the path belongs to a burden-bearer; the path of a king lies only until he has not met a brahmin; but once he has met a brahmin, the path is the brahmin's alone.
3.135.2
पन्था अयं तेऽद्य मया निसृष्टो ।
येनेच्छसे तेन कामं व्रजस्व।
न पावको विद्यते वै लघीया-
निन्द्रोपि नित्यं नमते ब्राह्मणानाम् ॥ ३.१३५.२ ॥
Today I have given this path to you; go by whichever path you wish, as you desire. There is no fire smaller than a brahmin; even Indra always bows down before brahmins.
3.135.3
स एवमुक्तो मातुलेनैव सार्धं ।
यथेष्टमार्गो यज्ञनिवेशनं तत्।
संप्राप्य धर्मेण निवारितः सन् ।
द्वारि द्वाःस्थं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे ॥ ३.१३५.३ ॥
Thus addressed by his maternal uncle, he went together with him by the path of his choosing and reached the sacrificial enclosure; but, stopped at the gate in accordance with dharma, he spoke these words to the gatekeeper.
3.135.4
यज्ञं द्रष्टुं प्राप्तवन्तौ स्म तात ।
कौतूहलं बलवद्वै विवृद्धम्।
आवां प्राप्तावतिथी संप्रवेशं ।
काङ्क्षावहे द्वारपते तवाज्ञाम् ॥ ३.१३५.४ ॥
Dear one, we have come to see the sacrifice; our curiosity has grown very strong. We two have arrived as guests; O gatekeeper, we desire your permission to enter.
3.135.5
ऐन्द्रद्युम्नेर्यज्ञदृशाविहावां ।
विवक्षू वै जनकेन्द्रं दिदृक्षू।
न वै क्रुध्यो वन्दिना चोत्तमेन ।
संयोजय द्वारपाल क्षणेन ॥ ३.१३५.५ ॥
We two have come to see the sacrifice of Aindradyumni; we wish to speak with and see the lord of the Janakas. We are not angry with the excellent Vandin. Gatekeeper, bring us in within an instant.
3.135.6
वन्देः समादेशकरा वयं स्म ।
निबोध वाक्यं च मयेर्यमाणम्।
न वै बालाः प्रविशन्त्यत्र विप्रा ।
वृद्धा विदग्धाः प्रविशन्ति द्विजाग्र्याः ॥ ३.१३५.६ ॥
We are those who carry out Vandin's command. Listen to the word I speak. Children do not enter here; only elders, learned and foremost of the twice-born brahmins, enter.
3.135.7
यद्यत्रवृद्धेषु कृतः प्रवेशो ।
युक्तं मया द्वारपाल प्रवेष्टुम्।
वयं हि वृद्धाश्चरितव्रताश्च ।
वेदप्रभावेन समन्विताश्च ॥ ३.१३५.७ ॥
If entry has been granted here to elders, then it is fitting for me to enter, gatekeeper. We are elders, who have kept our vows and are endowed with the power of the Veda.
3.135.8
शुश्रूषवश्चापि जितेन्द्रियाश्च ।
ज्ञानागमे चापि गताः स्म निष्ठाम्।
न बाल इत्येव मन्तव्यमाहु-
र्बालोऽप्यग्निर्दहति स्पृश्यमानः ॥ ३.१३५.८ ॥
We are attentive and self-controlled, and we have also reached steadfastness in the attainment of knowledge. It is said that one should not be regarded as a mere child; even a child of fire burns when touched.
3.135.9
सरस्वतीमीरय वेद जुष्टा-
मेकाक्षरां बहुरूपां विराजम्।
अङ्गात्मानं समवेक्षस्व बालं ।
किं श्लाघसे दुर्लभा वादसिद्धिः ॥ ३.१३५.९ ॥
Speak Sarasvatī, loved by the Vedas, the one-syllabled, many-formed, radiant one; consider him who has the limbs as his self. Boy, why do you boast of the hard-won success in debate?
3.135.10
न ज्ञायते कायवृद्ध्या विवृद्धि-
र्यथाऽष्ठीला शाल्मलेः संप्रवृद्धाः।
ह्रस्वोऽल्पकायः फलितो विवृद्धो ।
यश्चाफलस्तस्य न वृद्धभावः ॥ ३.१३५.१० ॥
Maturity is not known by the growth of the body, just as the kernels of the śālmali tree, though fully grown, are not. The small, short-bodied one that bears fruit and has grown up, and the fruitless one, has no state of age.
3.135.11
वृद्धेभ्य एवेह मतिं स्म बाला ।
गृह्णन्ति कालेन भवन्ति वृद्धाः।
न हि ज्ञातुमल्पकालेन शक्यं ।
कस्माद्बालः स्थविर इव प्रभाषसे ॥ ३.१३५.११ ॥
Here the young take understanding only from the elders; in time they become elders. It is not possible to know in a short time. Boy, why do you speak like an old man?
3.135.12
न तेन स्थविरो भवति येनास्य पलितं शिरः ।
बालोपि यः प्रजानाति तं देवाः स्थविरं विदुः ॥ ३.१३५.१२ ॥
A man does not become an elder by having grey hair on his head; even a boy who knows, the gods regard as an elder.
3.135.13
न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तैर्न च बन्धुभिः ।
ऋषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥ ३.१३५.१३ ॥
Not by years, not by grey hairs, not by wealth, nor by kinsmen; the sages practised dharma. He who has learned the Veda, he is great to us.
3.135.14
दिदृक्षुरस्मि संप्राप्तो बन्दिनं राजसंसदि ।
निवेदयस्व मां द्वाःस्थ राज्ञे पुष्करमालिने ॥ ३.१३५.१४ ॥
I have come wishing to see the debate-champion in the king's assembly. Doorkeeper, announce me to the king who wears the lotus garland.
3.135.15
द्रष्टास्यद्य वदतोऽस्मान्द्वारपाल मनीषिभिः ।
सह वादे विवृद्धे तु वन्दिनं चापि निर्जितम् ॥ ३.१३५.१५ ॥
Doorkeeper, today you will see us debating with the wise men; when the dispute grows fierce, the bard too will be defeated.
3.135.16
पश्यन्तु विप्राः परिपूर्णविद्याः ।
सहैव राज्ञा सपुरोधमुख्याः।
उताहो वाऽप्युच्चतां नीचतां वा ।
तूष्णींभूतेष्वेव सर्वेष्वथाद्य ॥ ३.१३५.१६ ॥
Let the brahmins of complete learning see, together with the king and the chief priests, whether high or low, when all have fallen silent, today.
3.135.17
कथं यज्ञं दशवर्षो विशेस्त्वं ।
विनीतानां विदुषां संप्रवेशम्।
उपायतः प्रयतिष्ये तवाहं ।
प्रवेशने कुरु यत्नं यथावत् ॥ ३.१३५.१७ ॥
How, being ten years old, will you enter the sacrifice, the assembly of disciplined learned men? I will try by a means; you too make a proper effort to enter.
3.135.18
एष राजा संश्रवणे स्थितस्ते ।
स्तुह्येनं त्वं वचसा संस्कृतेन।
स चानुज्ञां दास्यति प्रीतियुक्तः ।
प्रवेशने यच्च किंचित्तवेष्टम् ॥ ३.१३५.१८ ॥
Here the king stands within your hearing. Praise him with polished words; he, pleased, will grant permission, and whatever you desire for your entry as well.
3.135.19
भोभो राजञ्जनकानां वरिष्ठ ।
त्वं वै सम्राट् त्वयि सर्वं समृद्धम्।
त्वं वा कर्ता कर्मणां यज्ञियानां ।
ययातिरेको नृपतिर्वा पुरस्तात् ॥ ३.१३५.१९ ॥
O king, best of the Janakas! You indeed are the sovereign emperor; in you everything is prosperous. You are the performer of sacrificial rites, or formerly Yayāti alone was the king.
3.135.20
विद्वान्वन्दी वादविदो निगृह्य ।
वादे भग्नानप्रतिशङ्कमानः।
त्वयाऽभिसृष्टैः पुरुषैराप्तकृद्भि-
र्जले सर्वान्मज्जयतीति नः श्रुतम् ॥ ३.१३५.२० ॥
We have heard that the learned bard Vandī, knower of debate, restrains those defeated in argument and, without fear, has them all drowned in water by the trusted men you have sent.
3.135.21
सोऽहं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणानां सकाशे ।
ब्रह्माद्य वै कथयितुमागतोस्मि।
क्वासौ वनदी यावदेनं समेत्य ।
नक्षत्राणीव सविता नाशयामि ॥ ३.१३५.२१ ॥
Having heard in the presence of the brahmins, I have come today to discourse on Brahman. Where is that forest-bard? Having met him, I shall destroy him as the sun destroys the stars.
3.135.22
आशंससे वन्दिनं वै विजेतु-
मविज्ञाय त्वं वाक्यबलं परस्य।
विज्ञातवीर्यैः शक्यमेवं प्रवक्तुं ।
दृष्टश्चासौ ब्राह्मणैर्वादशीलैः ॥ ३.१३५.२२ ॥
You hope to defeat the bard without knowing the strength of the other's words; only those whose power is known can speak thus. And he has indeed been seen by the brahmins who love debate.
3.135.23
आशंसमाना वन्दिनं वै बिजेतु-
मविज्ञात्वा तु बलं वन्दिनोऽस्य।
समागता ब्राह्मणास्तेन पूर्वं ।
न शोभन्ते भास्करेणेव ताराः ॥ ३.१३५.२३ ॥
Hoping to defeat the bard Vandin, not knowing his strength, the brahmins who formerly gathered with him do not shine like stars before the sun.
3.135.24
आशानुबन्धो हि तवात्र यत्नः ।
स वन्दिमासाद्यतथा विनश्यति।
विज्ञानवन्तो निकृतास्तु तात ।
कथं सदस्तर्तुमिदं समर्थः ॥ ३.१३५.२४ ॥
Your effort here is bound by hope; it will perish in the same way, having approached Vandin. Dear one, the learned too have been defeated; how will you be able to cross this assembly?
3.135.25
विवादितोऽसौ न हि मादृशैर्हि ।
सिंहीकृतस्तेन वदन्यभीतः।
समेत्य मां निहतः शेष्यतेऽद्य ।
मार्गे भग्नं शकटमिवाबलाक्षम् ॥ ३.१३५.२५ ॥
He is not to be defeated in debate by men like me; speaking fearlessly, he has become a lion. Meeting me, he will be slain today and left lying, like a cart with a weak axle broken on the road.
3.135.26
षण्नाभेर्द्वादशाक्षस्य चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः ।
यस्त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य वेदार्थं स परः कविः ॥ ३.१३५.२६ ॥
He who knows the Vedic meaning of the wheel with six hubs, twelve axles, twenty-four joints and three hundred and sixty spokes is the supreme sage.
3.135.27
चतुर्विंशतिपर्व त्वां षणअनाभि द्वादशप्रधि ।
तत्रिषष्टिशतारं वै चक्रं पातु सदागति ॥ ३.१३५.२७ ॥
May that wheel, with twenty-four joints, six hubs, twelve rims and three hundred and sixty spokes, which is ever in motion, protect you.
3.135.28
बडबे इव संयुक्ते श्येनपाते दिवौकसाम् ।
कस्तयोर्गर्भमाधत्ते गर्भं सुषुवतुश्च कम् ॥ ३.१३५.२८ ॥
Like two mares yoked together in the falcon's swoop of the celestial beings, which of the two conceives the embryo, and which bears the embryo?
3.135.29
मा स्म भूः स्वगृहे राजञ्शात्रवाणामपि ध्रुवम् ।
वातसारथिराधत्ते गर्भं सुषुवतुश्च तम् ॥ ३.१३५.२९ ॥
O king, do not become such in your own house, even among your enemies, for certainly one whose charioteer is the wind bears a womb; those two gave birth to it.
3.135.30
किंस्वित्स्तुप्तं न निमिषति किंस्विज्जातं न चोपति ।
कस्यखिद्धृदयं नास्ति किंस्विद्वेगेन वर्धते ॥ ३.१३५.३० ॥
What, though asleep, does not blink? What, though born, does not move? Whose heart does not exist? What grows by its own speed?
3.135.31
मत्स्यः सुप्तो न निमिषत्यण्डं जातं न चोपति ।
अश्मनो हृदयं नास्ति नदी वेगेन वर्धते ॥ ३.१३५.३१ ॥
A sleeping fish does not blink; a hatched egg does not move; a stone has no heart; a river grows by its current.
3.135.32
न त्वां मन्ये मानुषं देवसत्व ।
न त्वं बालः स्थविरः संमतो मे।
न ते तुल्यो विद्यते वाक्प्रलापे ।
तस्माद्द्वारं वितराम्येष विद्वन् ॥ ३.१३५.३२ ॥
O being of divine nature, I do not take you for a human; you are neither a child nor one I regard as an elder; in debate of words none is your equal; therefore, O learned one, I open this door to you.