Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.312
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3.312.1
एवं हृतायां भार्यायां प्राप्य क्लेशमनुत्तमम् ।
प्रतिपद्य ततः कृष्णां किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥ ३.३१२.१ ॥
Thus, when his wife was carried off and great suffering was endured, what did the Pāṇḍavas do after regaining Kṛṣṇā?
3.312.2
एवं हृतायां कृष्णायां प्राप्य क्लेशमनुत्तमम् ।
विहाय काम्यकं राजा सह भ्रातृभिरच्युतः ॥ ३.३१२.२ ॥
Thus, when Kṛṣṇā had been carried off and supreme suffering endured, the king, the unfallen Yudhiṣṭhira, left the Kāmyaka forest together with his brothers.
3.312.3
पुनर्द्वैतवनं रम्यमाजगाम युधिष्ठिरः ।
स्वादुमूलफलं रम्यं विचित्रबहुपादपम् ॥ ३.३१२.३ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira again came to the pleasant Dvaita forest, rich with sweet roots and fruits and many variegated trees.
3.312.4
अनुभुक्तफलाहाराः सर्व एव मिताशनाः ।
न्यवसन्पाण्डवास्तत्रकृष्णया सह भार्यया ॥ ३.३१२.४ ॥
All the Pāṇḍavas, eating only fruits that had been tasted and eating sparingly, dwelt there together with Kṛṣṇā, their wife.
3.312.5
वसन्द्वैतवने राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥ ३.३१२.५ ॥
Dwelling in the Dvaita forest were King Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, Bhīmasena, Arjuna, and the two Pāṇḍavas, sons of Mādrī.
3.312.6
ब्राह्मणार्थे पराक्रान्ता धर्मात्मानो यतव्रताः ।
क्लेशमार्च्छन्त विपुलं सुखोदर्कं परंतपाः ॥ ३.३१२.६ ॥
For the sake of the brahmins the Pāṇḍavas, righteous-souled, firm in their vows, scorchers of their foes, exerted themselves and bore great hardship whose result would be happiness.
3.312.7
तस्मिन्प्रतिवसन्तस्ते यत्प्रापुः कुरुसत्तमाः ।
वने क्लेशं सुखोदर्कं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि ते शृणु ॥ ३.३१२.७ ॥
Dwelling there, the best of the Kurus, what hardship they endured in the forest, ending in happiness — that I will tell you; listen.
3.312.8
अरणीसहितं भाण्डं ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः ।
मृगस् घर्षणस्य विपाणे समसज्जत ॥ ३.३१२.८ ॥
The ascetic brahmin's vessel, together with the fire-sticks, caught on the antler of a deer that was rubbing itself.
3.312.9
तदादाय गतो राजंस्त्वरमाणो महामृगः ।
आश्रमान्तरितः शीघ्रं प्लवमानो महाजवः ॥ ३.३१२.९ ॥
Taking it, O king, the great deer hurried away — out of sight of the hermitage, leaping, exceedingly swift.
3.312.10
ह्रियमाणं तु तं दृष्ट्वा स विप्रः कुरुसत्तम ।
त्वरितोऽभ्यागमत्तत्रअग्निहोत्रपरीप्सया।
तेषां तु वसतां तत्र पाण्डवानां महारथम् ॥ ३.३१२.१० ॥
O best of the Kurus, seeing it being carried off, that brahmin, desiring to recover his fire-ritual gear, hurried there to the great charioteers, the Pāṇḍavas, who were dwelling in that place.
3.312.11
अजातशत्रुमासीनं भ्रातृभिः सहितं वने ।
आगम्य ब्राह्मणस्तूर्णं संतप्तश्चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.३१२.११ ॥
In the forest, the brahmin quickly came to Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira), seated together with his brothers, and, distressed, spoke these words.
3.312.12
अरणीसहितं भाण्डं समासक्तं वनस्पतौ ।
मृगस्य घऱ्षमाणस्य विषाणे समसज्जत ॥ ३.३१२.१२ ॥
The vessel together with the fire-sticks had become caught fast on a tree, on the antler of a deer that was rubbing itself.
3.312.13
तमादाय गतो राजंस्त्वरमाणो महामृगः ।
आश्रमात्त्वरितः शीघ्रं प्लवमानो महाजवः ॥ ३.३१२.१३ ॥
O king, taking it, the great deer hastened away from the hermitage, swiftly leaping, of great speed.
3.312.14
तस्य गत्वा पदं राजन्नासाद्य च महामृगम् ।
अग्निहोत्रं न लुप्येत तदानयत पाण्डवाः ॥ ३.३१२.१४ ॥
O king, following its track and reaching the great deer, bring it back, O Pāṇḍavas, lest the fire-offering be interrupted.
3.312.15
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सन्तप्तोऽथ युधिष्ठिरः ।
धनुरादाय कौन्तेयः प्राद्रवद्भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ ३.३१२.१५ ॥
Hearing the brahmin's words, Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, distressed, took up his bow and ran forth with his brothers.
3.312.16
सन्नद्धा धन्विनः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्नरपुङ्गवाः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे यतन्तस्ते शीघ्रमन्वगमन्मृगम् ॥ ३.३१२.१६ ॥
All the armed archers, bulls among men, ran forth; striving for the brahmin's sake, they quickly pursued the deer.
3.312.17
कर्णिनालीकनाराचानुत्सृजन्तो महारथाः ।
नाविध्यन्पाण्डवास्तत्र पश्यन्तो मृगमन्तिकात् ॥ ३.३१२.१७ ॥
The great warriors, shooting karṇin, ālīka and nārāca arrows, the Pāṇḍavas, seeing the deer nearby, did not strike it.
3.312.18
तेषां प्रयतमानानां नादृश्यत महामृगः ।
अपश्यन्तोमृगं श्रान्ता दुःखं प्राप्ता मनस्विनः ॥ ३.३१२.१८ ॥
That great deer was not seen by them as they strove; not seeing the deer, the weary high-minded men fell into sorrow.
3.312.19
शीतलच्छायमागमय् न्यग्रोधं गहने वने ।
क्षुत्पिपासापरीताङ्गाः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन् ॥ ३.३१२.१९ ॥
Having reached a banyan tree with cool shade in the dense forest, the Pāṇḍavas, their limbs overcome by hunger and thirst, sat down.
3.312.20
तेषां समुपविष्टानां नकुलो दुःखितस्तदा ।
अब्रवीद्भ्रातरं श्रेष्ठममर्षात्कुरुनन्दनम् ॥ ३.३१२.२० ॥
As they sat there, the grieved Nakula, in indignation, spoke to his eldest brother, the joy of the Kuru line.
3.312.21
नास्मिन्कुले जातु ममज्ज धर्मो ।
न चालस्यादर्थलोपो बभूव।
अनुत्तराः सर्वभूतेषु भूप ।
संप्राप्ताः स्मः संशयं किंनु राजन् ॥ ३.३१२.२१ ॥
In this lineage dharma has never sunk, nor has wealth been lost through sloth. We who are unsurpassed among all beings, O king, why have we now fallen into doubt?