Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.57
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3.57.1
दमयन्ती ततो दृष्ट्वा पुण्यश्लोकं नराधिपम् ।
उन्मत्तवदनुन्मत्ता देवने कृतचेतसम् ॥ ३.५७.१ ॥
Then Damayantī saw the king of men, whose fame is holy, his face like that of a madman, his mind fixed on dice.
3.57.2
भयशोकसमाविष्टा राजन्भीमसुता ततः ।
चिन्तयामास तत्कार्यं सुमहत्पार्थिवं प्रति ॥ ३.५७.२ ॥
O king, the daughter of Bhīma, overcome by fear and grief, then began to ponder that very great matter concerning the king.
3.57.3
सा शङ्कमाना तत्पापं चिकीर्षन्ती च तत्प्रियम् ।
नलं च हृतसर्वस्वमुपलभ्येदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.५७.३ ॥
Fearing that wrong and wishing to do that dear thing, and perceiving Nala whose all had been taken, she spoke these words.
3.57.4
बृहत्सेनामतियशां तां धात्रीं परिचारिकाम् ।
हितां सर्वार्थकुशलामनुरक्तां सुभाषिताम् ॥ ३.५७.४ ॥
To Bṛhatsenā, of great fame, that nurse and attendant, devoted, skilled in every task, loyal and well-spoken.
3.57.5
बृहत्सेने व्रजामात्यानानाय्य नलशासनात् ।
आचक्ष्व यद्धृतं द्रव्यमवशिष्टं च यद्वसु ॥ ३.५७.५ ॥
O Bṛhatsenā, go and bring the ministers at Nala's command, and tell them what goods have been taken and what wealth remains.
3.57.6
इत्येवं सा समादिष्टा बृहत्सेना नरेश्वर ।
उवाच देव्या वचनं मन्त्रिणां सा समीपत ॥ ३.५७.६ ॥
O lord of men, thus instructed, Bṛhatsenā went to the ministers nearby and spoke the queen's words.
3.57.7
ततस्ते मन्त्रिणः सर्वे विज्ञाय नलशासनम् ।
अपि नो भागधेयं स्यादित्युक्त्वा पुनराव्रजन् ॥ ३.५७.७ ॥
Then all the ministers, having learned Nala's command, saying, "Perhaps there may be a share for us too," went back again.
3.57.8
तास्तु सर्वाः प्रकृतयो द्वितीयं समुपस्थिताः ।
न्यवेदयद्भीमसुता न च तत्प्रत्यनन्दत ॥ ३.५७.८ ॥
But all those ministers, having come a second time, reported it to Bhīma's daughter, and she did not approve of it.
3.57.9
वाक्यमप्रतिनन्दन्तं भर्तारमभिवीक्ष्य सा ।
दमयन्ती पुनर्वेश्म व्रीडिता प्रविवेश ह ॥ ३.५७.९ ॥
Seeing her husband not approving of the words, Damayantī, ashamed, entered the chamber again.
3.57.10
निशाम्य सततं चाक्षान्पुण्यश्लोकपराङ्युखान् ।
नलं च हृतसर्वस्वं धात्रीं पुनरुवाच ह ॥ ३.५७.१० ॥
Observing the dice constantly turned away from the one of holy renown, and Nala with all his wealth taken, she spoke again to the nurse.
3.57.11
बृहत्सेने पुनर्गच्छ वार्ष्णेयं नलशासनात् ।
सूतमानय कल्याणि महत्कार्यमुपस्थितम् ॥ ३.५७.११ ॥
Bṛhatsenā, go again by Nala's command and bring the charioteer, the son of Vṛṣṇi; O auspicious one, a great task has arisen.
3.57.12
बृहत्सेना तु सा श्रुत्वा दमयन्त्याः प्रभाषितम् ।
वार्ष्णेयमानयामास पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः ॥ ३.५७.१२ ॥
Bṛhatsenā, having heard Damayantī's words, had the son of Vṛṣṇi, the charioteer, brought by trusted men.
3.57.13
वार्ष्णेयं तु ततो भैमी सान्त्वयञ्छ्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
उवाच देशकालज्ञा प्राप्तकालमनिन्दिता ॥ ३.५७.१३ ॥
Then Bhaimī, Damayantī, consoling Vārṣṇeya with gentle words, the blameless one who knew place and time, spoke at the proper moment.
3.57.14
जानषे त्वं यथा राजा सम्यग्वृत्तः सदा त्वयि ।
तस्य त्वं विपमस्थस्य साहाय्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.५७.१४ ॥
You know how the king has always behaved rightly toward you; it is fitting that you should help him now that he is in distress.
3.57.15
यथायथा हि नृपतिः पुष्करेणैव जीयते ।
तथातथाऽस्य वै द्यूते रागो भूयोऽभिवर्धते ॥ ३.५७.१५ ॥
The more the king is defeated by Puṣkara, the more his attachment to dice-play grows.
3.57.16
यथा च पुष्करस्याक्षाः पतन्ति वशवर्तिनः ।
तथा विपर्ययश्चापि नलस्याक्षेषु दृश्यते ॥ ३.५७.१६ ॥
As Puṣkara's dice fall obediently in his favour, so in Nala's dice a reversal is seen.
3.57.17
सुहृत्स्वजनवाक्यानि यथाऽयं न शृणोति च ।
ममापि च तथा वाक्यं नाभिनन्दति नैषध ॥ ३.५७.१७ ॥
Just as he does not heed the words of friends and kinsmen, so too he does not welcome my words, O Naiṣadha.
3.57.18
यथा राज्ञः प्रदीप्तानां भाग्यानामद्य सारथे ।
नूनं मन्ये न शेषोस्ति नैषधस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.५७.१८ ॥
O charioteer, just as the king's fortunes are now utterly burned away, I surely think nothing remains of the great-souled Naiṣadha.
3.57.19
यत्तु मे वचनं राजा नाभिनन्दति मोहितः ।
शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नाऽस्मि सारथे कुरु मद्वचः।
न हि मे शुध्ते भावो विनाशं प्रति सारथे ॥ ३.५७.१९ ॥
But the bewildered king does not approve my words. Charioteer, I have taken refuge in you; do as I say. Charioteer, my resolve toward ruin is not pure.
3.57.20
नलस्य दयितानश्वान्योजयित्वा मनोजवान् ।
रथमारोप्य मिथुनं कुण्डिनं यातुर्महसि ॥ ३.५७.२० ॥
Yoke Nala's beloved horses, swift as thought, mount this pair upon the chariot, and you should go to Kuṇḍina.
3.57.21
मम ज्ञातिषु निक्षिप्य दारकौ स्यन्दनं तथा ।
अश्वांश्चेमान्यथाकामं वस वाऽन्यत्र गच्छवा ॥ ३.५७.२१ ॥
Entrusting the two children, the chariot, and these horses to my kinsmen, stay as you wish, or go elsewhere.
3.57.22
दमयन्त्यास्तु तद्वाक्यं वार्ण्येयो नलसारथिः ।
न्यवेदयदशेषेण नलामात्येषु मुख्यशः ॥ ३.५७.२२ ॥
The charioteer of Nala, the son of Vārṇa, fully reported Damayantī's words to Nala's chief ministers.
3.57.23
तैः समेत्य विनिश्चित्य सोऽनुज्ञातो महीपते ।
ययौ मिथुनमारोप्य विदर्भांस्तेन वाहिना ॥ ३.५७.२३ ॥
Having met with them and decided, O lord of the earth, and having been permitted, he set out for Vidarbha with that army, the pair mounted upon the chariot.
3.57.24
हयांस्तत्र विनिक्षिप्य सूतो रथवरं च तम् ।
इन्द्रसेनां च तां कन्यामिन्द्रसेनं च बालकम् ॥ ३.५७.२४ ॥
There, leaving behind the horses and that excellent chariot, the charioteer also [left] the girl named Indrasenā and the boy Indrasena...
3.57.25
आमन्त्र्य भीमं राजानमार्तः शोचन्नलं नृपम् ।
क्व नु यास्यामि मनसा चिन्तयानो मुहुर्मुहुः।
अटमानस्ततोऽयोध्यां जगाम नगरीं तदा ॥ ३.५७.२५ ॥
Taking leave of King Bhīma, distressed and grieving for King Nala, thinking again and again in his mind, 'Where shall I go now?', then wandering, he went to the city of Ayodhyā.
3.57.26
ऋतुपर्णं स राजानमुपतस्थे सुदुःखितः ।
भृतिं च स ददौ चास्य सारथ्येन नियोजितः ॥ ३.५७.२६ ॥
Greatly distressed, he approached King Ṛtuparṇa. Appointed to the office of charioteer, he was given wages by the king.