Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.49
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3.49.1
अस्त्रहेतोर्गते पार्थे शक्रलोकं महात्मनि ।
युधिष्ठिरप्रभृतयः किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥ ३.४९.१ ॥
When the great-souled Pārtha had gone to Indra's world for the sake of weapons, what did Yudhiṣṭhira and the other Pāṇḍavas do?
3.49.2
अस्त्रहेतोर्गते पार्थे शक्रलोकं महात्मनि ।
न्यवसन्कृष्णया सार्धं काम्यके भरतर्षभाः ॥ ३.४९.२ ॥
When the great-souled Pārtha had gone to Indra's world for the sake of weapons, the bulls of the Bharatas dwelt in the Kāmyaka forest together with Kṛṣṇā.
3.49.3
ततः कदाचिदेकान्ते विविक्ते मृदुशाद्वले ।
दुःखार्ता भरतश्रेष्ठा निषेदुः सह कृष्णया ॥ ३.४९.३ ॥
Then at some time, in a secluded, solitary spot of soft grass, the best of the Bharatas, afflicted with sorrow, sat down together with Kṛṣṇā.
3.49.4
धनंजयं शोचमानाः साश्रुकण्ठाः सुदुःखिताः ।
तद्वियोगार्दितान्सर्वाञ्शोकः समभिपुप्लुवे ॥ ३.४९.४ ॥
Grieving for Dhanaṃjaya, their throats choked with tears, greatly sorrowful, sorrow overwhelmed all of them, tormented by separation from him.
3.49.5
धनंजयवियोगाच्च राज्यभ्रंशाच्च दुःखिताः ।
अथ भीमो महाबाहुर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥ ३.४९.५ ॥
Sorrowful from the separation from Dhanaṃjaya and from the loss of the kingdom, then the mighty-armed Bhīma spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira.
3.49.6
निदेशात्ते महाराज गतोऽसौ भरतर्षभः ।
अर्जुनः पाण्डुपुत्राणां यस्मिन्प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ ३.४९.६ ॥
At your command, great king, that bull of the Bharatas, Arjuna, has gone, in whom the life-breaths of the sons of Pāṇḍu are established.
3.49.7
यस्मिन्विनष्टे पाञ्चालाः सह पुत्रैस्तथा वयम् ।
सात्यकिर्वासुदेवश्च विनश्येयुर्न संशयाः ॥ ३.४९.७ ॥
If he were destroyed, the Pāñcālas together with their sons, and we too, and Sātyaki and Vāsudeva, would undoubtedly perish.
3.49.8
योसौ गच्छति धर्मात्मा बहून्क्लेशान्विचिन्तयन् ।
भवन्नियोगाद्बीभत्सुस्ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ ३.४९.८ ॥
That righteous-souled Arjuna, going at your command, dwells in thought on many hardships; what could be more painful than this?
3.49.9
यस्य बाहू समाश्रित्य वयं सर्वे महात्मनः ।
मन्यामहे जितानाजौ परान्प्राप्तां च मेदिनीम् ॥ ३.४९.९ ॥
Relying on the arms of that great-souled one, we all believe we have conquered our enemies in battle and obtained the earth.
3.49.10
यस्य प्रभावाद्धि वयं सभामध्ये धनुष्मतः ।
जितान्मन्यामहे सर्वान्धार्तराष्ट्रात्ससौबलान् ॥ ३.४९.१० ॥
By whose power we believe we conquered all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with Saubala, in the midst of the assembly.
3.49.11
यस्य प्रभावान्न मया सभामध्ये महाबलाः ।
नीता लोकममुं सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्राः ससौबलाः ॥ ३.४९.११ ॥
By whose power I did not send all the mighty sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with Saubala, to that world in the midst of the assembly.
3.49.12
तेवयं बाहुबलिनः क्रोधमुत्थितमात्मनः ।
सहामहे भवन्मूलं वासुदेवेन पालिताः ॥ ३.४९.१२ ॥
We, strong of arm and protected by Vāsudeva, endure the anger that has arisen in ourselves, rooted in you.
3.49.13
मया हि सह कृष्णेन हत्वा कर्णमुखान्परान् ।
स्वबाहुविजितां कृत्स्नां प्रशाधीनां वसुंधराम् ॥ ३.४९.१३ ॥
Having slain, together with Kṛṣṇa, Karṇa and the other enemies, I made the entire earth, won by my own arms, fit to be ruled.
3.49.14
भतो द्यूतदोषेण सर्वेवयमुपप्लुताः ।
अहीनपौरुषा राजन्बलिभिर्बलवत्तराः ॥ ३.४९.१४ ॥
O king, by the fault of dice-play we have all been brought low; though our manly strength is undiminished, we have been overwhelmed by the strong, stronger still.
3.49.15
क्षात्रं धर्मं महाराज त्वमवेक्षितुमर्हसि ।
ग हिधर्मो महाराज त्रियस्य वनाश्रयः ॥ ३.४९.१५ ॥
Great king, you ought to attend to the duty of the warrior; for living in the forest, great king, is the duty of a woman, not of a kṣatriya.
3.49.16
राज्यमेव परंधर्मं क्षत्रियस्य विदुर्बुधाः ।
स क्षत्रधर्मविद्राजन्माधर्म्यान्नीनशः पथः ॥ ३.४९.१६ ॥
The wise know sovereignty itself to be the supreme duty of the kṣatriya; O king, though you know the kṣatriya's duty, you have been ruined by the path of unrighteousness.
3.49.17
प्राग्द्वादश समा राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रान्निहन्महि ।
निवर्त्य च वनात्पार्थमानाय्य च जनार्दनम् ॥ ३.४९.१७ ॥
O king, twelve years ago we should have slain the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having brought back Pārtha from the forest and summoned Janārdana.
3.49.18
व्यूढानीकान्महाराज जवेनैव महाहवे ।
धार्तराष्ट्रानमुं लोकं गमयाम विशांपते ॥ ३.४९.१८ ॥
Great king, with arrayed armies, we would swiftly have sent the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra to that world in the great battle, O lord of men.
3.49.19
सर्वानहं हनिष्यामि धार्तराष्ट्रान्ससौबलान् ।
दुर्योधनं च कर्णं च यो वाऽन्यः प्रतियोत्स्यते ॥ ३.४९.१९ ॥
I will slay them all — the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra together with Saubala, Duryodhana and Karṇa, and whoever else shall fight against me.
3.49.20
मया प्रशमिते पश्चात्त्वमेष्यसि वनं पुनः ।
एवं कृते न ते दोषो भविष्यति विशांपते ॥ ३.४९.२० ॥
Once I have pacified them, you will go back to the forest again. Thus done, O lord of men, no fault will be yours.
3.49.21
यज्ञैश्च विविधैस्तात कृतंपापमरिंदम ।
अवधूय महाराजगच्छेम स्वर्गमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.४९.२१ ॥
Dear one, subduer of foes, having shaken off the sin committed through various sacrifices, O great king, let us go to the supreme heaven.
3.49.22
एवमेतद्भवेद्राजन्यदि राजा न बालिशः ।
अस्माकं दीर्घसूत्रः स्याद्भवान्धर्मपरायणः ॥ ३.४९.२२ ॥
So it would be, O king, if the king were not foolish. Regarding us, you are devoted to dharma, but you tend to be slow to act.
3.49.23
निकृत्या निकृतिप्रत्रा हन्तव्या इति निश्चयः ।
न हि नैकृतिकं हत्वा निकृत्या पापमुच्यते।
तथा भारत धर्मेषु धर्मज्ञैरिह दृश्यते ॥ ३.४९.२३ ॥
Those who are protected by deceit should be slain by deceit — this is the settled conclusion. For slaying a deceiver by deceit is not called sin. O Bhārata, so it is seen here among the knowers of dharma.
3.49.24
अहोरात्रं महाराज तुल्यं संवत्सरेण ह ।
तथैव वेदवचनं श्रूयते नित्यदा विभो।
संवत्सरो महाराज पूर्णो भवति कृच्छ्रतः ॥ ३.४९.२४ ॥
A day and night, O great king, is equal to a year; so the word of the Veda is always heard. O mighty one, O great king, the year is completed only with difficulty.
3.49.25
यदि वेदाः प्रमाणं ते दिवसादूर्ध्वमच्युत ।
तयोदशादितः कालो ज्ञायतां परिनिष्ठितः ॥ ३.४९.२५ ॥
O Acyuta, if the Vedas are your authority, let it be known that the time is fully completed from the tenth of those two, beginning from the day.
3.49.26
कालो दुर्योधनं हन्तुं सानुबन्धमरिंदम ।
एकाग्रां पृथिवीं सर्वां पुरा राजन्करोति सः ॥ ३.४९.२६ ॥
O subduer of foes, time is coming to slay Duryodhana together with his followers; O king, he will soon bring the whole earth under one sway.
3.49.27
द्यूतप्रियेण राजेन्द्र तथा तद्भवता कृतम् ।
प्रायेणाज्ञातच्रयायां वयं सर्वेनिपातिताः ॥ ३.४९.२७ ॥
O lord of kings, the one fond of dice did so, and you too did the same; during the time of living unrecognized we have all been brought low.
3.49.28
न तं देशं प्रपश्यामि यत्र सोऽस्मान्सुदुर्जनः ।
न विज्ञास्यति दुष्टात्मा चारैरिति सुयोधनः ॥ ३.४९.२८ ॥
I see no land where that very wicked man would fail to learn of us; the evil-minded Suyodhana will not know us even by spies.
3.49.29
अधिगम्य च सर्वान्नो वनवासमिमं ततः ।
प्रव्राजयिष्यतिपुनर्निकृत्याऽधमपूरुषः।
यद्यस्मानभिगच्छेत पापः स हि कथंचन ॥ ३.४९.२९ ॥
Having found all of us, that lowest of men will again cast us into this forest exile, if that sinner somehow comes upon us.
3.49.30
अज्ञातचर्यामुत्तीर्णान्दृष्ट्वा च पुनराह्वयेत् ।
द्यूतेन ते महाराज पुनर्युद्धं प्रवर्तते ॥ ३.४९.३० ॥
Seeing those who have completed the period of living unrecognized, he will challenge them again to dice; O great king, for you war begins again.
3.49.31
भवांश्च पुनराहूतो द्यूतेनैवापनेष्यति ।
स तथाऽक्षेषु कुशलो निश्चितो गतचेतनः ॥ ३.४९.३१ ॥
Invited again to the dice, you will be deprived by that very gambling. He is skilled at the dice, resolute, as if his senses were gone.
3.49.32
चरिष्यसि महाराज वनेषु वसतीः पुनः ॥ ३.४९.३२ ॥
O great king, you will again wander, dwelling in the forests.
3.49.33
यद्यस्मान्सुमहाराज कृपणान्कर्तुमर्हसि ।
यावज्जीवमवेक्षस्व वेदधर्मांश्च कृत्स्नशः।
निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो हन्तव्य इति निश्चयः ॥ ३.४९.३३ ॥
If you wish to make us wretched, then all your life observe fully the duties of the Vedas. The one whose mind is deceitful must be slain by deceit—this is the resolve.
3.49.34
अनुज्ञातस्त्वया गत्वायावच्छक्ति सुयोधनम् ।
यथैव कक्षमुत्सृष्टो दहेदनिलसारथिः।
हनिष्यामि तथा मन्दमनुजानातु मे भवान् ॥ ३.४९.३४ ॥
Having gone with your permission, I will slay Suyodhana with all my might, as fire with the wind as its charioteer, let loose, burns dry grass. Grant me your leave.
3.49.35
एवं ब्रुवाणं भीमं तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
उवाच सान्त्वयन्राजा मूर्न्ध्युपाघ्राय पाण्डवम् ॥ ३.४९.३५ ॥
As Bhīma spoke thus, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of dharma, having smelled the head of the Pāṇḍava, consoling him, said:
3.49.36
असशयं महाबाहो हनिष्यसि सुयोधनम् ।
वर्षात्रयोदशादूर्ध्वं सह गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥ ३.४९.३६ ॥
Without doubt, O mighty-armed one, after thirteen years have passed, together with the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow you will slay Suyodhana.
3.49.37
यत्त्वमाभाषसे पार्थ प्राप्तः काल इति प्रभो ।
अनृतं नत्सहे वक्तुं न ह्येतन्मयि विद्यते ॥ ३.४९.३७ ॥
O lord, when you say, "The time has come," O Pārtha, I cannot bear to speak falsehood; it is not in me.
3.49.38
अन्तरेणापि कौन्तेय निकृतिंपापनिश्चयम् ।
हन्ता त्वमसि दुर्धर्ष सानुबन्धं सुयोधनम् ॥ ३.४९.३८ ॥
O son of Kuntī, even without deceit and evil resolve, O unassailable one, you will slay Suyodhana together with his followers.
3.49.39
एवं ब्रुवति भीमं तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे ।
आजगाम महाभागो बृहदश्वो महानृषिः ॥ ३.४९.३९ ॥
As Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira was speaking thus to Bhīma, the greatly fortunate great sage Bṛhadaśva arrived.
3.49.40
तमभिप्रेक्ष्यधर्मात्मा संप्राप्तं धर्मचारिणम् ।
शास्त्रवन्मधुपर्केण पूजयामास धर्मराट् ॥ ३.४९.४० ॥
Seeing him arrive, the righteous-souled king of dharma honored that practitioner of dharma with madhuparka, according to the scriptures.
3.49.41
आश्वस्तं चैनमासीनमुपासनो युधिष्ठिरः ।
अभिप्रेक्ष्य महाबाहुः कृपणं बह्वभाषत ॥ ३.४९.४१ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the mighty-armed, seated near him as he sat comforted, looked at him and spoke many piteous words.
3.49.42
अक्षद्यूते च भगवन्धनं राज्यं च मे हृतम् ।
आहूय निकृतिप्रज्ञैः कितवैरक्षकोविदैः ॥ ३.४९.४२ ॥
O venerable one, in the dice game my wealth and kingdom were taken from me, after I was summoned by cunning gamblers skilled in dice.
3.49.43
अनक्षज्ञस्य हि सतो निकृत्या पापनिश्चयैः ।
भार्या च मे सभां नीता प्राणेभ्योपि गरीयसी ॥ ३.४९.४३ ॥
Though I did not know the dice, the evil-minded men deceived me by trickery, and led my wife, dearer than life itself, into the assembly.
3.49.44
पुनर्द्यूतेन मां जित्वा वनवासां सुदारुणम् ।
प्राव्राजयन्मंहारण्यमजिनैः परिवारितम् ॥ ३.४९.४४ ॥
Having again defeated me at dice, they sent me into the very harsh forest-exile, driving me, clad in deerskins, into the great wilderness.
3.49.45
अहं वने दुर्वसतीर्वसन्परमदुःखितः ।
अक्षद्यूताभिषङ्गेण गिरः शृण्वन्सुदारुणाः ॥ ३.४९.४५ ॥
I dwelt in the forest in wretched abodes, greatly grieved, hearing their very harsh words through my attachment to the dice-game.
3.49.46
आर्तानां सुहृदां वाचो द्यूतप्रभृति शंसताम् ।
अहं हृदि श्रिताः स्मृत्वा सर्वरात्रीर्विचिन्तयन् ॥ ३.४९.४६ ॥
The words of my afflicted friends, beginning with the speech about the dice, I held in my heart; remembering them, I pondered through all the nights.
3.49.47
यस्मिंश्च वयमायत्ताः सदा गाण्डीवधन्वनि ।
स चेन्द्रलोकं गतवानस्त्रहेतोर्महाबलः ॥ ३.४९.४७ ॥
He on whom we have always depended, the mighty bowman of the Gāṇḍīva, if he has gone to Indra's world for the sake of weapons—
3.49.48
विना महात्मना तेन गतसत्व इवास्महे ।
कदा द्रक्ष्यामि बीभत्सुं कृतास्त्रं पुनरागतम् ॥ ३.४९.४८ ॥
Without that great-souled one we are as if lifeless. When shall I see Bībhatsu, skilled in weapons, returned again?
3.49.49
इति सर्वे महेष्वासं चिन्तयाना धनंजयम् ।
अनेन तु विषण्णोऽहं कारणेन सहानुजः ॥ ३.४९.४९ ॥
Thinking thus of Dhanaṃjaya, the great archer, all of us, and I with my younger brothers, were dejected for this reason.
3.49.50
वनवासान्निवृत्तं मां पुनस्ते पापबुद्धयः ।
जानन्तः प्रीयमाणा वै देवने भ्रातृभिः सह।
द्यूतेनैवाह्वयिष्यन्ति बलादक्षेषु तद्विदः ॥ ३.४९.५० ॥
Those evil-minded men, knowing well, and delighting in it, will again summon me, returned from forest-dwelling, to dice-play together with my brothers; those skilled in the dice will challenge me by force with gambling alone.
3.49.51
आहूतश्च पुनर्द्यूते नास्मि शक्तो निवर्तितुम् ।
पणे च मम नात्यर्थं वसु किंचन विद्यते ॥ ३.४९.५१ ॥
Challenged again to dice-play, I am not able to withdraw; and I have no great wealth at all to put up as the stake.
3.49.52
एतत्सर्वमनुध्यायंश्चिन्तयानो दिवानिशम् ।
न मत्तो दुःखिततरः पुमानस्तीह कश्चन ॥ ३.४९.५२ ॥
Constantly pondering all this and brooding day and night, there is no man here more sorrowful than I.
3.49.53
नास्ति राजा मया कश्चिदल्पभाग्यतरो भुवि ।
भवता दृष्टपूर्वो वा श्रुतपूर्वोपि वा क्वचित्।
न मत्तो दुःखिततरः पुमानस्तीति मे मतिः ॥ ३.४९.५३ ॥
There is no king on earth more unfortunate than I; whether you have seen or heard of it before, there is no man anywhere more sorrowful than I, such is my opinion.
3.49.54
एवं ब्रुवन्तं दुःखार्तमुवाच भगवानृषिः ।
शोकं व्यपनुदन्राज्ञो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥ ३.४९.५४ ॥
Thus speaking, afflicted with sorrow, the venerable sage spoke, dispelling the grief of the wise king, the Dharma-king.
3.49.55
न विषादे मनः त्वया बुद्धिमतांवर ।
आगमिष्यति बीभत्सुरमित्रांश्च विजेष्यते ॥ ३.४९.५५ ॥
Do not let your mind sink into despair, best of the wise. Bībhatsu (Arjuna) will come and conquer his enemies.
3.49.56
यद्ब्रवीषि महाराज न मत्तो विद्ते क्वचित् ।
अल्पभाग्यतरः कश्चित्पुमानस्तीति पाण्डव ॥ ३.४९.५६ ॥
You say, great king, that no man anywhere is more unfortunate than I, son of Pāṇḍu.
3.49.57
अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि यदि शुश्रूषसेऽनघ ।
यस्त्वत्तो दुःखिततरो राजाऽऽसीत्पृथिवीपते ॥ ३.४९.५७ ॥
If you wish to hear it, sinless one, I will here describe the king who was more afflicted than you, lord of the earth.
3.49.58
अथैनमब्रवीद्राजा ब्रवीतु भगवानिति ।
इमामवस्थां संप्राप्तं श्रोतुमिच्छामि पार्थिवम् ॥ ३.४९.५८ ॥
Then the king said to him, "Let the venerable one speak. I wish to hear of that king who came to this condition."
3.49.59
शृणु राजन्नवहितः सह भ्रातृभिरच्युत ।
यस्त्वत्तो दुःखिततरो राजाऽऽसीत्पृथिवोपते ॥ ३.४९.५९ ॥
Listen attentively, O king, together with your brothers, O unfallen one. There was a king more afflicted than you, lord of the earth.
3.49.60
निषधेषु महीपालो वीरसेन इति श्रुतः ।
तस्य पुत्रोऽभवन्नाम्ना नलो धर्मार्तकोविदः ॥ ३.४९.६० ॥
In the land of the Niṣadhas there was a protector of the earth renowned as Vīrasena. His son was named Nala, expert in dharma and artha.
3.49.61
स निकृत्याजतो राजा पुष्करेणेति नः श्रुतम् ।
वनवासं सुदुःखार्तो भार्यया न्यवसत्सह ॥ ३.४९.६१ ॥
That king, cheated by Puṣkara, as we have heard, deeply afflicted with sorrow, lived in the forest with his wife.
3.49.62
न तस्य दासा न रथो न भ्राता न च भान्धवाः ।
वने निवसतो राजन्नश्रूयन्त कदाचन ॥ ३.४९.६२ ॥
O king, while he dwelt in the forest, he was never heard to have servants, nor a chariot, nor a brother, nor kinsmen.
3.49.63
भवान्हि संवृतो वीरैर्भ्रातृभिर्देवसंमितैः ।
ब्रह्मकल्पैर्द्विजाग्र्यैश्च तस्मान्नार्हसि शोचितुम् ॥ ३.४९.६३ ॥
You are surrounded by heroic brothers equal to the gods and by foremost Brahmins like Brahmā; therefore you should not grieve.
3.49.64
विस्तरेणाहमिच्छामि नलस्य सुमहात्मनः ।
चरितं वदतांश्रेष्ठ तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ ३.४९.६४ ॥
I wish to hear in detail the story of the greatly noble-souled Nala; O best of speakers, you should tell it to me.