Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.250
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चित्रसेनं समागम्य प्रहसन्नर्जुनस्तदा ।
इदं वचनमक्लीवमब्रवीत्परवीरहा ॥ ३.२५०.१ ॥
Then Arjuna, slayer of enemy heroes, approached Citrasena, laughed, and spoke these resolute words.
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भ्रातृनर्हसि मे वीर मोक्तुं गन्धर्वसत्तम ।
अनर्हधर्षणा हीमे जीवमानेषु पाण्डुषु ॥ ३.२५०.२ ॥
O hero, best of Gandharvas, you should release my brothers to me; while the sons of Pāṇḍu live, these men are not fit to be insulted.
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एवमुक्तस्तु गन्धर्वः पाण्डवेन महात्मना ।
उवाच यत्कर्ण वयं मन्त्रयन्तो विनिर्गताः ॥ ३.२५०.३ ॥
When the great-souled Pāṇḍava had spoken thus, the Gandharva said: O Karṇa, we had set out while deliberating.
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स्थितोराज्येच्युतान्स्थानाच्छ्रियाहीनांश्रियावृतः ।
द्रष्टास्मि निःसुखान्वीरान्सदारान्पाण्डवानिति ॥ ३.२५०.४ ॥
Established in the kingdom, surrounded by fortune, I shall see the Pāṇḍavas — heroes fallen from their place, bereft of fortune and joy, with their wives.
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तस्मिन्नुच्चार्यमाणे तु गन्धर्वेण वचस्तथा ।
भूमेर्विवरमन्वैच्छं प्रवेष्टुं व्रीडयाऽन्वितः ॥ ३.२५०.५ ॥
As the Gandharva uttered those words, overcome with shame, I sought an opening in the earth to enter.
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युधिष्ठिरमथागम् गन्धर्वाः सह पाण्डवैः ।
अस्मद्दुर्मन्त्रितं तस्मै बद्धांश्चास्मान्न्यवेदयन् ॥ ३.२५०.६ ॥
Then the Gandharvas came with the Pāṇḍavas to Yudhiṣṭhira and reported to him our ill-advised scheme and us, who had been bound.
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स्त्रीसमक्षमहं दीनो बद्धः शत्रुवशं गतः ।
युधिष्ठिरस्योपहृतः किंनु दुःखमतः परम् ॥ ३.२५०.७ ॥
Before the women, wretched, bound, under the power of enemies, I have been brought to Yudhiṣṭhira. What greater sorrow could there be than this?
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ये मे निराकृता नित्यं रिपुर्येषामहं सदा ।
तैर्मोक्षितोऽहं दुर्बुद्धिर्दत्तं तैरेव जीवितम् ॥ ३.२५०.८ ॥
By those whom I always rejected, whose enemy I always was, I, the foolish one, have been released; they indeed have given me my life.
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प्राप्तः स्यां यद्यहं वीर वधं तस्मिन्महारणे ।
श्रेयस्तद्भविता मह्यं नैवंभूतस्य जीवितम् ॥ ३.२५०.९ ॥
O hero, had I obtained death in that great battle, that would have been better for me; life for one in such a state is not good.
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भवेद्यशः पृथिव्यां मे ख्यातं गन्धर्वतो वधात् ।
प्राप्ताश्च पुण्यलोकाः स्युर्महेन्द्रसदनेऽक्षयाः ॥ ३.२५०.१० ॥
By being slain by the Gandharvas, my fame would be renowned upon the earth, and I would attain the meritorious worlds, imperishable in the abode of Mahendra.
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यत्त्वद्य मे व्यवसितं तच्छृणुध्वं नरर्षभाः ।
इह प्रायमुपासिष्ये यूयं व्रजत वै गृहान्।
भ्रातरश्चैव मे सर्वे यान्त्वद्य स्वपुरं प्रति ॥ ३.२५०.११ ॥
Hear what I have resolved today, O bulls among men: here I shall undertake the fast unto death. Go, all of you, back to your homes; and let all my brothers depart today for their own city.
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कर्णप्रभृतयश्चैव सुहृदो बान्धवाश्च ये ।
दुःशासनं पुरस्कृत्य प्रयान्त्वद्य पुरं प्रति ॥ ३.२५०.१२ ॥
Karṇa and the others, the friends and kinsmen who are here, let them depart today for the city, with Duḥśāsana at their head.
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न ह्यहं संप्रयास्यामि पुरं शत्रुनिराकृतः ।
शत्रुमानापहो भूत्वा सुहृदां मानकृत्तथा ॥ ३.२५०.१३ ॥
Defeated by my enemies, I will not return to the city. Only after becoming one who strips the honour of enemies and gives honour to friends will I go back.
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कामं रणशिरस्यद्य शत्रुभिर्वै विमानितः ।
स सुहृच्छोकदो जातः शत्रूणां हर्वर्धनः।
वारणाह्वयमासाद्य किं वक्ष्यामि जनाधिपम् ॥ ३.२५०.१४ ॥
Indeed humiliated today on the battlefield by my enemies, I have become a giver of grief to friends and an increaser of joy to enemies. Having reached Vāraṇāvata, what shall I say to the lord of men?
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भीष्मद्रोणौ कृपद्रौणी विदुरः संजयस्तथा ।
बाह्लीकः सौमदत्तिश्च ये चान्ये वृद्धसंमताः ॥ ३.२५०.१५ ॥
Bhīṣma and Droṇa, Kṛpa and Droṇa's son, Vidura and Sañjaya, Bāhlīka and Somadatta's son, and the others who are esteemed as elders.
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ब्राह्मणाः श्रेणिमुख्याश्च तथोदासीनवृत्तयः ।
किं मां वक्ष्यंति किं चापि प्रतिवक्ष्यामि तानहं ॥ ३.२५०.१६ ॥
The brahmins, the foremost of the guilds, and those of neutral conduct — what will they say to me, and what shall I answer them?
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रिपूणां शिरसि स्थित्वा तथा विक्रम्य चोरसि ।
आत्मदोषात्परिभ्रष्टः कथं वक्ष्यामि तानहम् ॥ ३.२५०.१७ ॥
Having stood upon the heads of my enemies and struck their chests with valour, yet fallen through my own fault — how shall I tell them?
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दुर्विनीताः श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव च ।
तिष्ठन्ति न चिरं भद्रे यथाऽहं मदगर्वितः ॥ ३.२५०.१८ ॥
O good lady, the ill-disciplined, having obtained fortune, learning and sovereignty, do not endure long — as I, proud with the intoxication of pride, did not.
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अहो वत यथेदं मे कष्टं दुश्चरितं कृतम् ।
स्वयं दुर्बुद्धिना मोहाद्येन प्राप्तोस्मि संशयम् ॥ ३.२५०.१९ ॥
Alas! How painful is the wrong deed I have done, by my own foolish mind and delusion; through it I have fallen into this peril.
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तस्मात्प्रायमुपासिष्ये न हिशक्ष्यामि जीवितुम् ।
चेतयानो हि को जीवेत्कृच्छ्राच्छत्रुभिरुद्धृतः ॥ ३.२५०.२० ॥
Therefore I shall undertake the fast unto death; I shall not be able to live. Consider: who would wish to live, even if rescued from this distress by enemies?
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शत्रुभिश्चावहसितो मानी पौरुषवर्जितः ।
पाण्डवैर्विक्रमाढ्यैशच् सावमानमवेक्षितः ॥ ३.२५०.२१ ॥
Mocked by enemies, I am proud yet devoid of manly valour; the Pāṇḍavas, rich in prowess, have looked upon me with contempt.
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एवं चिन्तापरिगतो दुःशासनमथाब्रवीत् ।
दुःशासन निबोधेदं वचनं मम भारत ॥ ३.२५०.२२ ॥
Thus, overcome with anxiety, he then spoke to Duḥśāsana: "Listen, O Duḥśāsana, descendant of Bharata, to this word of mine."
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प्रतीच्छ त्वं मया दत्तमभिषेकं नृपो भव ।
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं स्फीतांकर्णसौबलपालिताम् ॥ ३.२५०.२३ ॥
Accept the consecration given by me and become king; rule the prosperous earth, protected by Karṇa and Saubala.
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भ्रातॄन्पालय विस्रब्धं मरुतो वृत्रहा यथा ।
बान्धवाश्चोपजीवन्तु देवा इव शतक्रतुम् ॥ ३.२५०.२४ ॥
Protect your brothers fearlessly, as Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, protects the Maruts; and may your kinsmen depend upon you, as the gods depend upon Indra, the one of a hundred sacrifices.
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ब्राह्मणेषु सदा वृत्तिं कुर्वीथाश्चाप्रमादतः ।
बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव भवेथास्त्वं गतिः सदा ॥ ३.२५०.२५ ॥
Always make provision for the brahmins without negligence, and be ever the refuge of kinsmen and friends.
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ज्ञातींश्चाप्यनुपश्येथा विष्णुर्देवगणान्यथा ।
गुरवः पालनीयास्ते गच्छ पालय मेदिनीम् ॥ ३.२५०.२६ ॥
As Viṣṇu protects the hosts of gods, so look after your kinsmen; the elders must be protected by you. Go, and protect the earth.
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नन्दयन्सुहृदः सर्वाञ्शात्रवांश्चावभर्त्सयन् ।
कण्ठे चैनं परिष्वज्यगम्यतामित्युवाच ह ॥ ३.२५०.२७ ॥
Gladdening all his friends and rebuking his enemies, he embraced him by the neck and said, "Go."
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तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दीनो दुशासनोऽब्रवीत् ।
अश्रुकण्ठः सुदुःखार्तः प्राञ्जलिः प्रणिपत्य च ॥ ३.२५०.२८ ॥
Hearing those words, the wretched Duḥśāsana, his throat choked with tears and tormented by great sorrow, spoke with joined palms, bowing low.
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सगद्गदमिदं वाक्यं भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठमात्मनः ।
कप्रसीदेत्यपतद्भूमौ दूयमानेन चेतसा ॥ ३.२५०.२९ ॥
In a voice choked with emotion he said these words to his eldest brother, "Be gracious!" and, with a heart tormented, fell to the ground.
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दुःखितः पादयोस्तस्य नेत्रजं जलमुत्सृजन् ।
उक्तवांश्च नरव्याघ्रो नैतदेवं भविष्यति ॥ ३.२५०.३० ॥
Grieving, shedding tears of the eyes at his feet, the tiger among men said, "It shall not be so."
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विदीर्यत्सकला भूमिर्द्यौश्चापि शकलीभवेत् ।
रविरात्मप्रभां जह्यात्सोमः शीतांशुतां त्यजेत् ॥ ३.२५०.३१ ॥
Let the whole earth split apart, and the sky itself break into pieces; let the sun give up its own radiance, and the moon abandon the coolness of its rays.
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वायुः शैघ्र्यमथो जह्याद्धिमवांश्च हिमं त्यजेत् ।
शुष्येत्तोयं समुद्रेषु वह्निरप्युष्णतां त्यजेत् ॥ ३.२५०.३२ ॥
Let the wind abandon its swiftness, and the Himālaya give up its snow; let the water in the oceans dry up, and fire itself give up its heat.
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न चाहं त्वदृते राजन्प्रशासेयं वसुंधराम् ।
पुनःपुनः प्रसीदेति वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ ३.२५०.३३ ॥
"Without you, O king, I would not rule this earth." Again and again he spoke these words: "Be gracious."
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शत्रूणां शोककृद्राजन्सुहृदां शोकनाशनः ।
त्वमेव नःकुलेराजा भविष्यसि शतं समाः ॥ ३.२५०.३४ ॥
O king, you bring grief to enemies and dispel the sorrow of friends. In our family you alone shall be king for a hundred years.
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एवमुक्त्वा स राजानं सुश्वरं प्ररुरोद ह ।
पादौ संस्पृश्य मानार्हौ भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य भारत ॥ ३.२५०.३५ ॥
Having said this, he wept loudly, and, O Bhārata, touched the feet of his eldest brother, who was worthy of honor.
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तथा तौ दुःखितौ दृष्ट्वा दुःशासनसुयोधनौ ।
अभिगम्य व्यथाविष्टः कर्णस्तौ प्रत्यभाषत ॥ ३.२५०.३६ ॥
Seeing those two, Duḥśāsana and Suyodhana, so grieved, Karṇa, filled with anguish, approached them and spoke to them.
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विषीदथः किं कौरव्यौ बालिश्यात्प्राकृताविव ।
न शोकः शोचमानस्य विनिवर्तेत कर्हिचित् ॥ ३.२५०.३७ ॥
Why do you two sons of Kuru grieve like ordinary men, out of foolishness? For one who grieves, grief never turns back.
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यदा च शोचतः शोकोव्यसनं नापकर्षति ।
सामर्थ्यं किं ततः शोके शोचमानौ प्रपश्यथः ॥ ३.२५०.३८ ॥
When the grief and calamity of one who grieves are not removed, what power do you two see in grief while you grieve?
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धृतिं गृह्णीतं मा शत्रूञ्शोचन्तौ नन्दयिष्यथः ।
कर्तव्यं हि कृतं राजन्पाण्डवैस्तव मोक्षणम् ॥ ३.२५०.३९ ॥
Hold fast to steadfastness; do not grieve and gladden your enemies. O king, what was to be done for your release has been done by the Pāṇḍavas.
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नित्यमेव प्रियं कार्यं राज्ञो विपयवासिभिः ।
पाल्यमानास्त्वया ते हि निवसन्ति गतज्वराः ॥ ३.२५०.४० ॥
The dwellers of the realm should always do what is pleasing to the king; protected by you, they indeed dwell free from distress.
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नार्हस्येवंगते मन्युं कर्तुं प्राकृतवत्स्वयम् ।
विषण्णास्तव सोदर्यास्त्वयि प्रायं समास्थिते ॥ ३.२५०.४१ ॥
In such a state of affairs you should not yourself give way to anger or sorrow like ordinary men; your brothers are dejected, for they rely chiefly on you.
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तदलं दुःखितानेतान्कर्तुं सर्वान्नराधिप ।
उत्तिष्ठ व्रज भद्रं ते समाश्वासय सोदरान् ॥ ३.२५०.४२ ॥
Therefore, O lord of men, it is enough to distress all these. Rise up and go — may good fortune be yours — and console your brothers.