Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.258
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3.258.1
प्रविशन्तं महाराज सूतास्तुष्टुवुरच्युतम् ।
जनाश्चापि महेष्वासं तुष्टुवू राजसत्तमम् ॥ ३.२५८.१ ॥
O great king, as the unfallen one entered, the bards praised him, and the people too praised that great archer, best of kings.
3.258.2
लाजैश्चन्दनचूर्णैश्च विकीर्य च जनास्ततः ।
ऊटुर्दिष्ट्या नृपाविघ्नः समाप्तोयं क्रतुस्तव ॥ ३.२५८.२ ॥
Then, scattering puffed grain and sandalwood powder, the people said: 'By good fortune, O king, this sacrifice of yours has been completed without obstacle.'
3.258.3
अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्रवादिकास्तं महीपतिम् ।
यौधिष्ठिरस्य यज्ञस्य न समो ह्येष ते क्रतुः ॥ ३.२५८.३ ॥
But some debaters there said to that lord of the earth: 'This sacrifice of yours is not equal to the sacrifice of Yudhiṣṭhira.'
3.258.4
नैव तस्य क्रतोरेष कलामर्हति षोडशीम् ।
एवं तत्राब्रुवन्केचिद्वातिकास्तं जनेश्वरम् ॥ ३.२५८.४ ॥
This is not worthy even of a sixteenth part of that sacrifice.' Thus some fault-finders there spoke to that lord of men.
3.258.5
सुहृदस्त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र अति सर्वानयं क्रतुः ।
प्रवर्तितो ह्ययं राज्ञा धार्तराष्ट्रेण धीमता ॥ ३.२५८.५ ॥
But friends there said: 'This sacrifice surpasses all others, for it was set in motion by the wise king, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.'
3.258.6
ययातिर्नहुषश्चापि मान्धाता भरतस्तथा ।
क्रतुमेनं समाहृत्य पूताः सर्वे दिवं गताः ॥ ३.२५८.६ ॥
Yayāti, Nahuṣa, Māndhātā and Bharata too, having performed this sacrifice, all went purified to heaven.
3.258.7
एता वाचः शुभाः शृण्वन्सुहृदां भरतर्षभ ।
प्रविवेश पुरं हृष्टः स्ववेश्म च नराधिपः ॥ ३.२५८.७ ॥
Hearing these auspicious words of his well-wishers, O bull of the Bharatas, the king, delighted, entered the city and his own palace.
3.258.8
अभिवाद्य ततः पादान्मतापित्रोर्विशांपते ।
भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां विदुरस्य च धीमतः ॥ ३.२५८.८ ॥
Then, O lord of men, having saluted the feet of his mother and father, and of Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa and the others, and of the wise Vidura.
3.258.9
अभिवादितः कनीयोभिर्भ्रातृभिर्भ्रातृनन्दनः ।
निषसादासने मुख्ये भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥ ३.२५८.९ ॥
Greeted by his younger brothers, the nephew of his brothers sat down on the chief seat, surrounded by his brothers.
3.258.10
तमुत्थाय महाराजं सूतपुत्रोऽब्रवीद्वचः ।
दिष्ट्या ते भरतश्रेष्ठ समाप्तोऽयं महाक्रतुः ॥ ३.२५८.१० ॥
As the great king rose, the charioteer's son spoke these words: O best of the Bharatas, by good fortune your great sacrifice is completed.
3.258.11
हतेषु युधि पार्थेषु राजसूये तथा त्वया ।
आहृतेऽहं नरश्रेष्ठ त्वां सभाजयिता पुनः ॥ ३.२५८.११ ॥
When the sons of Pṛthā have been slain in battle, and as at the Rājasūya you have brought them here, O best of men, I shall honour you again.
3.258.12
तमब्रवीन्महाराजो धार्तराष्ट्रो महायशाः। ॥ ३.२५८.१२ ॥
To him the great king, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son of great renown, replied.
3.258.13
सत्यमेतत्त्वयोक्तं हि पाण्डवेषु दुरात्मसु ।
निहतेषु नरश्रेष्ठ प्राप्ते चापि महाक्रतौ।
राजसूये पुनर्वीर त्वमेवं वर्धयिष्यसि ॥ ३.२५८.१३ ॥
What you have said of the Pāṇḍavas and those evil-minded men is true; O best of men, when they are slain and the great sacrifice, the Rājasūya, is attained, O hero, you yourself will again increase it in this way.
3.258.14
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज कर्णमाश्लिष्य भारत ।
राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं चिन्तयामास कौरवः ॥ ३.२५८.१४ ॥
Having said this, O great king, O descendant of Bharata, the Kaurava embraced Karṇa and began to contemplate the Rājasūya, the best of sacrifices.
3.258.15
सोऽब्रवीत्कौरवांश्चापि पार्श्वस्थान्नृपसत्तमः ।
राधेयसौबलादीन्वै धार्तराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ॥ ३.२५८.१५ ॥
That best of kings, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of the earth, spoke also to the Kauravas standing beside him, and to Rādheya, Saubala and the others.
3.258.16
कदा तु तं क्रतुवरं राजसूयं महाधनम् ।
निहत्य पाण्डवान्सर्वानाहरिष्यामि कौरवाः ॥ ३.२५८.१६ ॥
O Kauravas, when shall I, having slain all the Pāṇḍavas, bring about that best of sacrifices, the Rājasūya, which carries great wealth?
3.258.17
तमब्रवीत्तदा कर्णः शृणु मे राजकुञ्जर ।
पादौ न धावये तावद्यावन्न निहतोऽर्जुनः ॥ ३.२५८.१७ ॥
Then Karṇa said to him: Listen to me, O elephant among kings. I will not wash my feet until Arjuna is slain.
3.258.18
कीलालजं न खादेयं करिष्ये चासुरव्रतम् ।
नास्तीति नैव वक्ष्यामि याचितो येन केचनित् ॥ ३.२५८.१८ ॥
I will not eat food born of water, and I will keep the vow of the demons. Whoever asks anything of me, I will never say, 'There is not.'
3.258.19
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महेष्वासैर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः ।
प्रतिज्ञाते फल्गुनस्य वधे कर्णेन संयुगे ॥ ३.२५८.१९ ॥
Then the great archers, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and the great chariot-warriors raised a loud cry, when Karṇa vowed in battle to slay Phalguna (Arjuna).
3.258.20
विजितांश्चाप्यमन्यन्त पाण्डवान्धृतराष्ट्रजाः ।
तदा प्रतिज्ञामारुह्य सूतपुत्रेण भाषिते ॥ ३.२५८.२० ॥
Then the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, relying on the vow spoken by the son of the charioteer (Karṇa), thought the Pāṇḍavas already conquered.
3.258.21
दूर्योधनोऽपि राजेन्द्र विसृज्यनरपुङ्गवान् ।
प्रविवेश गृहंश्रीमान्यथा चैत्ररथं प्रभुः ॥ ३.२५८.२१ ॥
O lord of kings, Duryodhana too, having dismissed the bulls among men, entered his splendid palace, as the lord (Kubera) enters the Caitraratha grove.
3.258.22
तेऽपिसर्वे महेष्वासा जग्मुर्वेश्मानि भारत ।
स्वानिस्वनि महाराज भीष्मद्रोणादयो नृपा ॥ ३.२५८.२२ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, great king, all those great archers went to their own dwellings: Bhīṣma, Droṇa and the other kings.
3.258.23
पाण्डवाश्च महेष्वासा दूतवाक्यप्रचोदिताः ।
चिन्तयन्तस्तमेवार्थं नालभन्त सुखं क्वचित् ॥ ३.२५८.२३ ॥
And the Pāṇḍavas, great archers urged on by the words of the messenger, thinking only of that matter, found no happiness anywhere.
3.258.24
भूयश्च चारै राजेन्द्र प्रवृत्तिरुपपादिता ।
प्रतिज्ञा सूतपुतर्स्य विजयस्य वधं प्रति ॥ ३.२५८.२४ ॥
O lord of kings, then again, by spies, the report was brought of the vow of the son of the charioteer concerning the slaying of Vijaya (Arjuna).
3.258.25
एतच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मसुतः समुद्विग्नो नराधिप ।
अधोमुखश्चिरं तस्थौ किं कार्यमिति चिन्तयन् ॥ ३.२५८.२५ ॥
Hearing this, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Dharma, deeply troubled, O lord of men, stood a long time with face downcast, pondering: what is to be done?
3.258.26
अभेद्यकवचं मत्वा कर्णमद्भुतविक्रमम् ।
अनुस्मरंश् संक्लेशान्न शान्तिमुपजग्मिवान् ॥ ३.२५८.२६ ॥
Considering Karṇa, whose armor cannot be pierced and whose valor is wondrous, and constantly recalling those afflictions, he did not attain peace.
3.258.27
तस्य चिन्तापरीतस्य बुद्धिर्जज्ञे महात्मनः ।
बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं त्यक्तुं द्वैतवनं वनम् ॥ ३.२५८.२७ ॥
In the mind of that great-souled one, beset by anxiety, arose the resolve to abandon the Dvaita forest, full of many snakes and wild beasts.
3.258.28
धार्तराष्ट्रोऽपि नृपतिः प्रशशास वसुंधराम् ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरैर्भीष्मद्रोणकृपैस्तथा ॥ ३.२५८.२८ ॥
The king, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, also ruled the earth together with his heroic brothers, and likewise with Bhīṣma, Droṇa and Kṛpa.
3.258.29
संगम्य सूतपुत्रेण कर्णेनाहवशोभिना ।
सततं प्रीयमाणो वै देविना सौबलेन च ॥ ३.२५८.२९ ॥
Joined with Karṇa, the charioteer's son who shines in battle, and with the son of Subala, always delighted,
3.258.30
दुर्योधनः प्रिये नित्यं वर्तमानो महीभृताम् ।
पूजयामास विप्रेन्द्रान्क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.२५८.३० ॥
Duryodhana, always living among kings in pleasures, honored the foremost brahmins with sacrifices that gave abundant fees.
3.258.31
भ्रातॄणां च प्रियं राजन्स चकार परंतपः ।
निश्चित्य मनसा वीरो दत्तभुक्तफलं धनम् ॥ ३.२५८.३१ ॥
O king, that hero, the scorcher of foes, resolved in his mind and did what was dear to his brothers. Wealth's fruit is what has been given and enjoyed.