Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.240
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3.240.1
धृतराष्ट्रं ततः सर्वेददृशुर्जनमेजय ।
दृष्ट्वा सुखमथो राज्ञः पृष्टा राज्ञा च भारत ॥ ३.२४०.१ ॥
O Janamejaya, then they all saw Dhṛtarāṣṭra; having seen the king's well-being, and having been asked by the king, O Bhārata.
3.240.2
ततस्तैर्विहितः पूर्वं संगवो नाम वल्लवः ।
समीपस्थास्तदा गावो धृतराष्ट्रे न्यवेदयत् ॥ ३.२४०.२ ॥
Then Saṅgava, the cowherd who had been appointed earlier by them, reported to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the cows that were nearby at that time.
3.240.3
अनन्तरं च राधेयः शकुनिश्च विशांपते ।
आहतुः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठं धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम् ॥ ३.२४०.३ ॥
Afterwards Karṇa, the son of Rādhā, and Śakuni, O lord of men, addressed Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the best of kings, the lord of the people.
3.240.4
रमणीयेषु देशेषु घोषाः संप्रति कौरव ।
स्मारणे समयः प्राप्तो वत्सानामपि चाङ्कनम् ॥ ३.२४०.४ ॥
O Kaurava, now there are cow-pens in pleasant regions; the time for the count has come, and also for branding the calves.
3.240.5
मृगया चोचिता राजन्नस्मिन्काले सुतस्यते ।
दुर्योधनस्य गमनं त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ ३.२४०.५ ॥
O king, hunting is fitting at this time; you ought to grant permission for your son Duryodhana to go.
3.240.6
मृगया शोभना तात गवां हि समवेक्षणम् ।
विस्रम्भस्तु न गन्तव्यो वल्लवानामिति स्मरे ॥ ३.२४०.६ ॥
Dear son, hunting is good, and so is overseeing the cows; but I recall that one must not place trust in the herdsmen.
3.240.7
ते तु तत्रनरव्याघ्राः समीप इति नः श्रुतम् ।
अतो नाभ्यनुजानामि गमनं तत्र वः स्वयम् ॥ ३.२४०.७ ॥
We have heard that those tigers among men are near there; therefore I myself do not permit you to go there.
3.240.8
छद्मना निर्जितास्ते तु कर्शिताश्च महावने ।
तपोनित्याश्च राधेय समर्थाश्च महारथाः ॥ ३.२४०.८ ॥
Defeated by trickery, weakened in the great forest, constant in austerity, yet, O son of Rādhā, they are capable great charioteers.
3.240.9
धर्मराजो न संक्रुद्ध्येद्भीमसेनस्त्वमर्षणः ।
यज्ञसेनस् दुहिता तेज एवतु केवलम् ॥ ३.२४०.९ ॥
King Dharma will not be angry, but Bhīmasena, intolerant, and the daughter of Yajñasena, her fiery spirit alone (would be the cause of anger).
3.240.10
यूयंचाप्यपराध्येयुर्दर्पमोहसमन्विताः ।
ततो विनिर्दहेयुस्ते तपसा हि समन्विताः ॥ ३.२४०.१० ॥
And you too, endowed with pride and delusion, might commit an offence; then they, endowed with austerity, would burn you utterly.
3.240.11
अथवा सायुधावीरा मन्युनाऽभिपरिप्लुताः ।
सहिता बद्धनिस्त्रिशा दहेयुः शस्त्रतेजसा ॥ ३.२४०.११ ॥
Or else the armed heroes, overwhelmed by wrath, gathering together with swords girded on, would burn you with the brilliance of their weapons.
3.240.12
अथ यूयं बहुत्वात्तान्नारभध्वं कथंचन ।
अनार्यं परमं तत्स्यादशक्यं तच्च वै मतम् ॥ ३.२४०.१२ ॥
Therefore, because of their numbers, do not begin an attack upon them in any way; that would be most ignoble, and it is held to be impossible.
3.240.13
उषितो हि महाबाहुरिन्द्रलोके धनंजयः ।
दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यवाप्याथ ततः प्रत्यागतो वनं ॥ ३.२४०.१३ ॥
Mighty-armed Dhanaṃjaya, having dwelt in Indra's world and obtained the divine weapons, then returned to the forest.
3.240.14
अकृतास्त्रेण पृथिवी जिता बीभत्सुना पुरा ।
किं पुनः सकृतास्त्रोऽद्य न हन्याद्वो महारथः ॥ ३.२४०.१४ ॥
Formerly the earth was conquered by Bībhatsu even without mastery of weapons; how much more, now that the great charioteer has mastered them, will he not strike you down?
3.240.15
अथवा मद्वचः श्रुत्वा तत्र यत्ता भविष्यथ ।
उद्विग्रवासा विस्रब्धा दुःखं तत्रगमिष्यथ ॥ ३.२४०.१५ ॥
Or, having heard my words, you will be vigilant there; whether dwelling in anxiety or in confidence, you will go there and meet with sorrow.
3.240.16
अथवा सैनिकाः केचिदपकुर्युर्युधिष्ठिरे ।
तदबुद्धिकृतंकर्म दोषमुत्पादयेच्च वः ॥ ३.२४०.१६ ॥
Or some of the soldiers might wrong Yudhiṣṭhira; that deed, done through folly, would bring fault upon you.
3.240.17
तस्मादन्ये नरा यान्तु स्मारणायाप्तकारिणः ।
न स्वयं तत्रगमनं रोचये तव भारत ॥ ३.२४०.१७ ॥
Therefore let other trusted men go to remind them; O descendant of Bharata, I do not approve of your going there yourself.
3.240.18
धर्मज्ञः पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठः प्रतिज्ञातं च संसदि ।
तेन द्वादशवर्षाणि वस्तव्यानीति भारत ॥ ३.२४०.१८ ॥
The eldest Pāṇḍava, knower of dharma, made a promise in the assembly; therefore, O Bhārata, he must dwell for twelve years.
3.240.19
अनुवृत्ताश्च रतं सर्वे पाण्डवा धर्मचारिणः ।
युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौन्तेयो न नः कोपं करिष्यति ॥ ३.२४०.१९ ॥
All the Pāṇḍavas, who follow dharma, have acted in harmony with this; but Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, will not show anger toward us.
3.240.20
मृगयां चैव नो गन्तुमिच्छा संवर्धते भृशम् ।
स्मारणं तु चिकीर्षामो न तु पाण्डवदर्सनम् ॥ ३.२४०.२० ॥
Our desire to go hunting grows greatly; we intend only to remind them, not to see the Pāṇḍavas.
3.240.21
न चानार्यसमाचारः कश्चित्तत्र भविष्यति ।
न च तत्र गमिष्यामो यत्र तेषां प्रतिश्रयः ॥ ३.२४०.२१ ॥
No ignoble conduct will occur there, and we shall not go to the place where they have their dwelling.
3.240.22
एवमुक्तः शकुनिना धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः ।
दुर्योधनं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे न कामतः ॥ ३.२४०.२२ ॥
Thus addressed by Śakuni, the lord of men Dhṛtarāṣṭra gave his consent to Duryodhana, together with his ministers, though not from his own inclination.
3.240.23
अनुज्ञातस्तु गान्धारिः कर्णेन सहितस्तदा ।
निर्ययौ भरतश्रेष्ठो बलेन महता वृतः ॥ ३.२४०.२३ ॥
Then the son of Gāndhārī, having received permission, set out together with Karṇa, the best of the Bharatas, surrounded by a great army.
3.240.24
दुःशासनेन च तथा सौबलेन च धीमता ।
संवृतो भ्रातृभिश्चान्यैः स्त्रीभिश्चापि सहस्रशः ॥ ३.२४०.२४ ॥
Surrounded by Duḥśāsana and the wise Saubala (Śakuni), by his brothers and others, and also by thousands of women.
3.240.25
तं निर्यान्तं महाबाहुं द्रष्टुं द्वैतवनं सरः ।
पौराश्चानुययुः सर्वेसहदारा वनं च तत् ॥ ३.२४०.२५ ॥
When that mighty-armed king set out to see the lake of the Dvaita forest, all the townspeople followed him to that forest, together with their wives.
3.240.26
अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि त्रीणि नागायुतानि च ।
पत्तयो बहुसाहस्रा हयाश्च नवतिः शताः ॥ ३.२४०.२६ ॥
There were eight thousand chariots, thirty thousand elephants, many thousands of foot soldiers, and ninety hundred horses.
3.240.27
शकटापणवेशाश्च वणिजो वन्दिनस्तथा ।
नराश्च मृगयाशीलाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ३.२४०.२७ ॥
Cart-men, shopkeepers and courtesans, merchants, bards likewise, and men fond of hunting, by hundreds and by thousands.
3.240.28
ततः प्रयाणे नृपतेः सुमहानभवत्स्वनः ।
प्रावृषीव महावायोरुत्थितस्य विशांपते ॥ ३.२४०.२८ ॥
Then, O lord of the people, at the king's departure there arose a very great sound, like that of a mighty wind rising in the rainy season.
3.240.29
गव्यूतिमात्रेन्यवसद्राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ।
प्रयातो वाहनैः सर्वैस्ततो द्वैतवनं सरः ॥ ३.२४०.२९ ॥
Then King Duryodhana halted at a distance of one gavyūti; having set out with all his vehicles, he went from there toward the lake of the Dvaita forest.