Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.268
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3.268.1
तथाऽऽसीनेषु सर्वेषु तेषु राजसु भारत ।
कोटिकाश्यो जगामाशु सिन्धुराजनिवेशनम् ॥ ३.२६८.१ ॥
O Bhārata, while all those kings were seated thus, Koṭikāśya quickly went to the residence of the king of Sindhu.
3.268.2
यदुक्तं कृष्णया सार्धं तत्सर्वं प्रत्यवेदयत् ।
कोटिकाश्यवचः श्रुत्वा शैब्यं सौवीरकोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ३.२६८.२ ॥
He reported everything that had been said together with Kṛṣṇā. Having heard the words of Koṭikāśya, Sauvīraka spoke to Śaibya.
3.268.3
यदा वाचं व्याहरन्त्यामस्यां मे रमते मनः ।
सीमन्तिनीनां सुख्यायां विनिवृत्तः कथं भवान् ॥ ३.२६८.३ ॥
While she speaks, my mind delights in her. O joy among women, how have you turned away?
3.268.4
एतां दृष्ट्वा स्त्रियो मेऽन्या यथा शाखामृगस्त्रियः ।
प्रतिभान्ति महाबाहो सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ३.२६८.४ ॥
Having seen her, the other women seem to me like she-monkeys. O mighty-armed one, I tell you this truly.
3.268.5
दर्शनादेव हि मनस्तया मेऽपहृतं भृशम् ।
तां समाचक्ष्व कल्याणीं यदि स्याच्छैब्य मानुषी ॥ ३.२६८.५ ॥
By merely seeing her, my mind has been greatly stolen by her. Tell me about that auspicious woman, Śaibya, if she is human.
3.268.6
एषा वै द्रौपदी कृष्णा राजपुत्री यशस्विनी ।
पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां महिषी संमता भृशम् ॥ ३.२६८.६ ॥
This is indeed Draupadī, Kṛṣṇā, the renowned princess, greatly honored as chief queen of the five sons of Pāṇḍu.
3.268.7
सर्वेषां चैव पार्थानां प्रिया बहुमता सती ।
तया समेत्य सौवीर सौवीराभिमुखो व्रज ॥ ३.२६८.७ ॥
She is dear to all the Pārthas and highly honoured, a chaste woman. O Sauvīra, having met her, go toward Sauvīra.
3.268.8
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच पश्यामि द्रौपदीमिति ।
पतिः सौवीरसिन्धूनां दुष्टभावो जयद्रथः ॥ ३.२६८.८ ॥
Thus addressed, Jayadratha, lord of the Sauvīras and Sindhus, of evil intent, replied, "I shall see Draupadī."
3.268.9
स प्रविश्याश्रमं पुण्यं सिंहगोष्ठं वृको यथा ।
आत्मना सप्तमः कृष्णामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.२६८.९ ॥
He entered the sacred hermitage, like a wolf into a lion's den, and, himself the seventh, spoke these words to Kṛṣṇā.
3.268.10
कुशलं ते वरारोहे भर्तारस्तेऽप्यनामयाः ।
येषां कुशलकामासि तेऽपिकच्चिदनामयाः ॥ ३.२६८.१० ॥
Well-being to you, O fair-hipped one. Are your husbands also free from illness? And those whose welfare you desire, are they, I hope, free from illness?
3.268.11
अपि ते कुशलं राजन्राष्ट्रे कोशे बले तथा ।
कच्चिदेकः शिबीनाढ्यान्सौवीरान्सह सिन्धुभिः।
अनुतिष्ठसि धर्मेण ये चान्ये विदितास्त्वया ॥ ३.२६८.११ ॥
O king, is your realm, treasury and army in good order? Do you alone rule righteously over the Śibis, the prosperous Sauvīras, together with the Sindhus, and the others known to you?
3.268.12
कौरव्यः कुशली राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
अहं च भ्रातरश्चास्य यांश्चान्यान्परिपृच्छसि ॥ ३.२६८.१२ ॥
King Yudhiṣṭhira, the Kaurava, son of Kuntī, is well. I and his brothers are well, and so are the others about whom you inquire.
3.268.13
पाद्यं प्रतिगृहाणेदमासनं च नृपात्मज ।
मृगान्विता मृगीश्चैव प्रातराशं ददानि ते ॥ ३.२६८.१३ ॥
Prince, accept this water for the feet and this seat. With deer meat, and doe meat too, I will give you your morning meal.
3.268.14
ऐणेयान्पृषतान्न्यङ्कून्हरिणाञ्शरभाञ्शशान् ।
ऋक्षाव्रुरूञ्शम्बरांश्च गवयांश्च मृगान्बहून् ॥ ३.२६८.१४ ॥
Aiṇeya antelopes, spotted deer, black antelopes, deer, śarabhas, hares, bears, ruru deer, śambara deer, gavayas, and many other game animals.
3.268.15
वराहामहिषांश्चैव याश्चान्या मृगजातयः ।
प्रदास्यति स्वयं तुभ्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्टिरः ॥ ३.२६८.१५ ॥
Boars, buffaloes, and the other kinds of game animals, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, will himself give you.
3.268.16
कुशलं प्रातराशस्य सर्वं मे दित्सितं त्वया ।
एहि मे रथमारोह सुखमाप्नुहि केवलम् ॥ ३.२६८.१६ ॥
You wish to give me all the welfare of the morning meal. Come, mount my chariot, and obtain only comfort.
3.268.17
गतश्रीकान्हृतराज्यान्कृपणान्गतचेतसः ।
अरण्यवासिनः पार्थान्नानुरोद्धुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ ३.२६८.१७ ॥
You ought not to pursue the Pārthas, who have lost their splendor and kingdom, who are wretched and bewildered in mind, dwelling in the forest.
3.268.18
नैव प्राज्ञा गतश्रीकं भर्तारमुपयुञ्जते ।
युञ्जानमनुयुञ्जीत न शरियः संक्षये वसेत् ॥ ३.२६८.१८ ॥
Wise people do not attend upon a husband who has lost his splendor. One should follow the one who is striving; one should not remain where fortune is in decline.
3.268.19
श्रिया विहीना राष्ट्राच्च विनष्टाः शाश्वतीः समाः ।
अलं ते पाण्डुपुत्राणां भक्त्या क्लेशमुपासितुम् ॥ ३.२६८.१९ ॥
Bereft of fortune and cast out from the kingdom, you will be ruined for everlasting years. Enough for you to endure hardship in devotion to the sons of Pāṇḍu.
3.268.20
भार्या मे भव सुश्रोणि त्यजैनान्मुखमाप्नुहि ।
अखिलान्सिन्धुसौवीरानाप्नुहि त्वं मया सह ॥ ३.२६८.२० ॥
O fair-hipped one, become my wife. Abandon these men and turn your face away. With me you shall attain all of Sindhu and Sauvīra.
3.268.21
इत्युक्ता सिन्धुराजेन वाक्यं हृदयकम्पनम् ।
कृष्णा तस्मादपाक्रामद्देशात्सभ्रुकुटीमुखी ॥ ३.२६८.२१ ॥
Thus addressed by the king of Sindhu with words that shook the heart, Kṛṣṇā, her brows knit and face clouded, withdrew from that place.
3.268.22
अवमत्यास्य तद्वांक्यमाक्षिप्य च सुमध्यमा ।
मैवमित्यब्रवीत्कृष्णा लज्जस्वेति च सैन्धवम् ॥ ३.२६८.२२ ॥
Scorning his words and rebuking him, the slender-waisted Kṛṣṇā said, "Do not speak thus," and to the Saindhava she said, "Be ashamed."
3.268.23
सा काङ्क्षमाणा भर्तृणामुपयातमनिन्दिता ।
विलम्बयामास परं वाक्यैर्वाक्यानि युञ्जती ॥ ३.२६८.२३ ॥
The blameless one, longing for her husbands, held back the one who had approached, delaying him with words and speaking words in return.
3.268.24
नैवं वद महाबाहो न्याय्यं त्वं न च मन्यसे ।
पाण्डूनां धार्तराष्ट्राणां स्वसा चैव कनीयसी ॥ ३.२६८.२४ ॥
O mighty-armed one, do not speak thus. Do you not think it unjust? Is she not the younger sister of the sons of Pāṇḍu and of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra?
3.268.25
दुश्शला नाम तस्यास्त्वं भर्ता राजकुलोद्वह ।
मम भ्राता च न्याय्येन त्वया रक्ष्या महारथ ॥ ३.२६८.२५ ॥
Duḥśalā is her name, and you are her husband, bearer of the royal line. My brother too should rightly be protected by you, great charioteer.
3.268.26
धर्मिष्ठानां कुले जातो न धर्मं त्वमवेक्षसे ।
इत्युक्तः सिन्धुराजोथ वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.२६८.२६ ॥
Born into a family of the most righteous, you pay no heed to dharma. Thus addressed, the king of the Sindhus then gave this reply.
3.268.27
राज्ञां धर्मं न जानीषे स्त्रियो रत्नानि चैव हि ।
साधारणानि लोकेऽस्मिन्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ३.२६८.२७ ॥
You do not know the dharma of kings. Women and jewels, the wise say, are held in common in this world.
3.268.28
स्वसा च स्वस्रिया चैव भ्रातृभार्या तथैव च ।
सुखं गृह्णन्ति राजानस्ताश्च तत्र नृपोद्भवाः ॥ ३.२६८.२८ ॥
A sister, a sister's daughter, and a brother's wife too, kings take freely; and women born of royal lines there do likewise.