Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.23
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3.23.1
तस्मिन्दशार्हाधिपतौ प्रयाते ।
युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च।
यमौ च कृष्ण च पुरोहितश्च ।
रथान्महार्हान्परमाश्वयुक्तान् ॥ ३.२३.१ ॥
When the lord of the Daśārhas had gone, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena and Arjuna, the twins, Kṛṣṇā, and the household priest mounted chariots of great value yoked with excellent horses.
3.23.2
अस्थाय वीराः सहिता वनाय ।
प्रतस्थिरे भूतपतिप्रकाशाः।
हिरण्यनिष्कान्वसनानि गाश्च ।
गदाय शिक्षाक्षरमन्त्रविद्भ्यः ॥ ३.२३.२ ॥
The heroes, together, mounted and set out for the forest, shining like the lord of beings. They gave gold coins, garments and cows to the brahmins learned in the teachings, the syllables and the mantras.
3.23.3
प्रेष्याः पुरो विंशतिरात्तशस्त्रा ।
धनूंषि शस्त्राणि शरांश्च दीप्तान्।
मौर्वीश्च यन्त्राणि च सायकांश्च ।
सर्वे समादाय जघन्यमीयुः ॥ ३.२३.३ ॥
Twenty attendants, armed, went ahead; taking all the bows, weapons, blazing arrows, bowstrings, engines and missiles, they went to the rear.
3.23.4
तत्सतु वासांसि च राजपुत्र्या ।
धात्र्यश्च दास्यश्च विभूषणं च।
तदिन्द्रसेनस्त्वरितः प्रगृह्य ।
जघन्यमेवोपययौ रथेन ॥ ३.२३.४ ॥
Indrasena hastily took up the princess's garments, nurses, maidservants and ornaments, and went with his chariot to the rear.
3.23.5
ततः कुरुश्रेष्ठमुपेत्य पौराः ।
प्रदक्षिणं चक्रुरदीनसत्वाः।
तं ब्राह्मणाश्चाभ्यवदन्प्रसन्ना ।
मुख्याश्च सर्वे कुरुजाङ्गलानाम् ॥ ३.२३.५ ॥
Then the citizens of unfaltering spirit approached the best of the Kurus and circumambulated him; and the gladdened brahmins and all the chief men of the Kuru and Jāṅgala lands addressed him.
3.23.6
स चापि तानभ्यवदत्प्रसन्नः ।
सहैव तैर्भ्रातृभिर्धर्मराजः।
तस्थौ च तत्राधिपतिर्महात्मा ।
दृष्ट्वा जनौघं कुरुजाङ्गलानाम् ॥ ३.२३.६ ॥
Pleased, he too spoke to them. The king of dharma stood there together with his brothers, and the great-souled lord, seeing the great crowd of the Kurus and Jāṅgalas, remained there.
3.23.7
पितेव पुत्रेषु स तेषु भावं ।
चक्रे कुरूणामृषभो महात्मा।
ते चापि तस्मिन्भरतप्रबर्हे ।
तथा बभूवुः पितरीव पुत्राः ॥ ३.२३.७ ॥
As a father toward his sons, that great-souled bull of the Kurus showed affection toward them; and they too became toward that best of the Bharatas as sons are toward a father.
3.23.8
ततस्तमासाद्य महाजनौघाः ।
कुरुप्रवीरं परिवार्य तस्थुः।
हानाथ हाधर्म इति ब्रुवाणा ।
हीताश्च सर्वेऽऽश्रुमुखा बभूवुः ॥ ३.२३.८ ॥
Then the great throngs, approaching that foremost hero of the Kurus, surrounded him and stood there, saying, 'Alas, this is indeed adharma!' and all became grieved, their faces wet with tears.
3.23.9
वरः कुरूणामधिपः प्रजानां ।
पितेव पुत्रानपहाय चास्मान्।
पौरानिमाञ्जानपदांश्च सर्वान् ।
हित्वा प्रयातः क्वनु धर्मराजः ॥ ३.२३.९ ॥
The best lord of the Kurus and of the peoples, like a father abandoning his sons, leaving us, these townsfolk, and all the country folk — where indeed has the king of dharma gone?
3.23.10
धिग्धार्तराष्ट्रं सुनृशंसबुद्धिं ।
धिक्सौबलं पापमतिं च कर्णम्।
अनर्थमिच्छन्ति नरेन्द्र पापा ।
ये धर्मनित्यस्य सतस्तवोग्राः ॥ ३.२३.१० ॥
Shame upon the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of most cruel mind! Shame upon the son of Subala and upon Karṇa of sinful mind! O lord of men, the wicked who desire ruin for you, ever constant in dharma, are fierce indeed.
3.23.11
स्वयं निवेश्याप्रतिमं महात्मा ।
पुरं महादेवपुरप्रकाशम्।
शतक्रतुप्रस्थममोघकर्मा ।
हित्वा प्रयातः क्वनु धर्मराजः ॥ ३.२३.११ ॥
The great-souled one himself had built an incomparable city, shining like the city of the great god, like the seat of Indra. Where indeed has the king of dharma gone, having abandoned it, he of unfailing deeds?
3.23.12
चकार यामप्रतिमां महात्मा ।
सभां मयो देवसभाप्रकाशाम्।
तां देवगुप्तामिव देवमायां ।
हित्वाप्रयातः क्वनु धर्मराजः ॥ ३.२३.१२ ॥
The sabha that the great-souled Maya made, incomparable, shining like the assembly of the gods, as if the divine illusion guarded by the gods — having abandoned it, where indeed has the king of dharma gone?
3.23.13
तान्धर्मकामार्थविदुत्तमौजा ।
बीभत्सुरुच्चैः सहितानुवाच।
आदास्यते वासमिमं निरुष्य ।
रवनेषु राजा द्विषतां यशांसि ॥ ३.२३.१३ ॥
Arjuna, Bībhatsu, of supreme strength, knowing dharma, desire and wealth, spoke aloud to them, gathered together: "Having dwelt in this abode, the king will seize the fame of his enemies in battles."
3.23.14
द्विजातिमुख्याः सहिताः पृथक्व ।
भवद्भिरासाद्य तपस्विनश्च।
प्रसाद्य धर्मार्थविदश्च वाच्या ।
यथार्थसिद्धिः परमा भवेन्नः ॥ ३.२३.१४ ॥
"Chiefs among the twice-born, having approached the ascetics together or separately, and having propitiated the knowers of dharma and wealth, you should say to them that our supreme true success may come about."
3.23.15
इत्येवमुक्ते वचनेऽऽर्जुनेन ।
ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्ववर्णाश्च राजन्।
मुदाऽभ्यनन्दन्सहिताश्च चक्रुः ।
प्रदक्षिणं धर्मभृतांवरिष्ठम् ॥ ३.२३.१५ ॥
When these words had been spoken by Arjuna, O king, those brahmins and all the classes joyfully applauded and, together, circumambulated the best of the upholders of dharma.
3.23.16
आमन्त्र्य पार्थं च वृकोदरं च ।
धनंजयं याज्ञसेनीं यमौ च।
प्रतस्थिरे राष्ट्रमरपेतहार्षा ।
युधिष्ठिरेणानुमता यथास्वम् ॥ ३.२३.१६ ॥
Having taken leave of Pārtha, Vṛkodara, Dhanaṃjaya, Yājñasenī and the twins, and with Yudhiṣṭhira's permission, they set out each on their own way, their joy undiminished.