Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.78
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3.78.1
भगवान्काम्यकात्पार्थे गते मे प्रपितामहे ।
पाण्डवाः किमकुर्वंस्ते तमृते सव्यसाचिनम् ॥ ३.७८.१ ॥
Venerable one, when Pārtha had gone from the Kāmyaka forest, what did the Pāṇḍavas, my great-grandfathers, do without that Savyasācin?
3.78.2
स हि तेषां महेष्वासो गतिरासीदनीकजित् ।
आदित्यानां यथा विष्णुस्तथैव प्रतिभाति मे ॥ ३.७८.२ ॥
He, the great archer, was their refuge, the conqueror of armies. As Viṣṇu is among the Ādityas, so he appears to me.
3.78.3
तेनेन्द्रसमवीर्येण संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिना ।
विनाभूता वने वीराः कथमासन्पितामहाः ॥ ३.७८.३ ॥
Without that hero, equal in valour to Indra, who never turned back in battle, how did those heroic grandfathers fare in the forest?
3.78.4
गते तु पाण्डवेतात काम्यकात्सव्यसाचिनि ।
बभूवुः कौरवेयास्ते दुःखशोकपरायणाः ॥ ३.७८.४ ॥
When the beloved son of Pāṇḍu, Savyasācin, had gone from the Kāmyaka forest, those descendants of the Kurus were plunged into sorrow and grief.
3.78.5
आक्षिप्तसूत्रा मणयश्छिन्नपक्षा इवाण्डजाः ।
अप्रीतमनसः सर्वे बभूवुरथ पाण्डवाः ॥ ३.७८.५ ॥
Like jewels with their threads snapped, like birds with their wings cut off, all the Pāṇḍavas became downcast at heart.
3.78.6
वनं तु तदभूत्तेन हीनमक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।
कुबेरेण यथाहीनं वनं चैत्ररथं तथा ॥ ३.७८.६ ॥
That forest became bereft of him, of effortless deeds, just as the Caitraratha grove is bereft when Kubera is gone.
3.78.7
तमृते ते नरव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा जनमेजय ।
मुदमप्राप्नुवन्तो वै काम्यके न्यवसंस्तदा ॥ ३.७८.७ ॥
O Janamejaya, without him, the tiger-among-men Pāṇḍavas, obtaining no joy, then dwelt in the Kāmyaka forest.
3.78.8
ब्राह्मणार्थे पराक्रान्ताः शुद्धैर्वाणैर्महारथाः ।
निघ्नन्तो भरतश्रेष्ठ मेध्यान्बहुविधान्मृगान् ॥ ३.७८.८ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, those great chariot-warriors, striving for the sake of brahmins, slew with pure arrows many kinds of deer fit for sacrifice.
3.78.9
नित्यंहि पुरुषव्याघ्रा वन्याहारमरिंदमाः ।
प्रविसृत्य समाहृत्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो न्यवेदयन् ॥ ३.७८.९ ॥
Those tigers among men, subduers of enemies, constantly went forth, gathered forest food, and presented it to the brahmins.
3.78.10
एवं ते न्यवसंस्तत्रसोत्कणअठाः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
अहृष्टमनसः सर्वेगते राजन्धनंजये ॥ ३.७८.१० ॥
Thus those bulls among men dwelt there longing; O king, with Dhanaṃjaya gone, all their minds were unhappy.
3.78.11
अथ विप्रोषितं राजन्पाञ्चाली मध्यमं पतिम् ।
स्मरन्ती पाण्डवश्रेष्ठमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.७८.११ ॥
Then, O king, Draupadī, remembering her middle husband, gone far away, spoke these words about the best of the Pāṇḍavas.
3.78.12
योऽर्जुनेनार्जुनस्तुल्यो द्विबाहुर्बहुबाहुना ।
तमृते पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं वनं न प्रतिभाति मे ॥ ३.७८.१२ ॥
He who is equal to Arjuna, and though two-armed is equal to the many-armed one — without that best of the Pāṇḍavas, this forest does not appear pleasing to me.
3.78.13
शून्यामिव प्रपश्यामि तत्रतत्र महीमिमाम् ।
बह्वाश्चर्यमिदं चापि वनं कुसुमितद्रुमम् ॥ ३.७८.१३ ॥
I see this earth here and there as if it were empty, and this forest with its flowering trees and many marvels seems so too.
3.78.14
न तथा रमणीयं वै तमृते सव्यसाचिनम् ।
नीलाम्बुदसमप्रख्यं मत्तमातङ्गगामिनम् ॥ ३.७८.१४ ॥
Without Savyasācin (Arjuna), who shines like a dark blue cloud and walks with the gait of a rutting elephant, this place does not appear so delightful.
3.78.15
तमृते पुण्डरीकाक्षं काम्यकं नातिभाति मे ।
यस्य वा धनुषो घोषः श्रूयते चाशनिस्वनः।
न लभे शर्म वै राजन्स्मरन्ती सव्यसाचिनम् ॥ ३.७८.१५ ॥
Without the lotus-eyed one (Arjuna), the Kāmyaka forest does not shine brightly for me; the twang of whose bow was heard like the roar of thunder. O king, remembering Savyasācin, I find no peace.
3.78.16
तथा लालप्यमानां तां निशाम्य परवीरहा ।
भीमसेनो महाराज द्रौपदीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.७८.१६ ॥
Having heard her lamenting thus, Bhīmasena, slayer of enemy heroes, spoke these words to Draupadī, O great king.
3.78.17
मनःप्रीतिकरं भद्रे यद्ब्रवीषि सुमध्यमे ।
तन्म प्रीणाति हृदयममृतप्राशनोपमम् ॥ ३.७८.१७ ॥
O auspicious one, O slender-waisted woman, what you say is pleasing to the mind; it gladdens my heart like the drinking of nectar.
3.78.18
यस्य दीर्घौ समौ पीनौ भुजौ परिघसन्निभौ ।
मौर्वीकृतकिणौ वृत्तौ खङ्गायुधधनुर्धरौ ॥ ३.७८.१८ ॥
Those long, even, sturdy arms like iron clubs, calloused by the bowstring, rounded, bearing sword, weapon and bow — (are his).
3.78.19
निष्काङ्गदकृतापीडौ पञ्चशीर्षाविवोरगौ ।
तमृते पुरुषव्याघ्रं नष्टसूर्यमिवाम्बरम् ॥ ३.७८.१९ ॥
Like two five-headed serpents adorned with armlets and diadems, without that tiger among men, like the sky with the sun gone.
3.78.20
यमाश्रित्य महाबाहुं पाञ्चालाः कुरवस्तथा ।
सुराणामपि यत्तानां पृतनासु न बिभ्यति ॥ ३.७८.२० ॥
Relying on that mighty-armed one, the Pāñcālas and likewise the Kurus fear not even the armies of the gods when they are ready for battle.
3.78.21
यस्य बाहू समाश्रित्य वयं सर्वेमहात्मनः ।
मन्यामहे जितानाजौ परान्प्राप्तां च मेदिनीम् ॥ ३.७८.२१ ॥
Relying on whose arms we all consider the enemies conquered in battle and the earth obtained.
3.78.22
तमृते फल्गुनं वीरं न लभे काम्यके धृतिम् ।
पश्यामि च दिशः सर्वास्तिमिरेणावृता इव ॥ ३.७८.२२ ॥
Without that hero Phālguna I find no composure in the Kāmyaka forest; I see all directions as if covered with darkness.
3.78.23
ततोऽब्रवीत्साश्रुकण्ठो नकुलः पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
यस्मिन्दिव्यानि कर्माणि कथयन्ति रणाजिरे।
देवा अपि युधांश्रेष्ठं तमृतेका रतिर्वने ॥ ३.७८.२३ ॥
Then Nakula, son of Pāṇḍu, his throat choked with tears, said: 'Without him, the best of warriors, whose divine deeds the gods themselves recount on the battlefield, I find in this forest no delight at all.'
3.78.24
उदीचीं चो दिशं गत्वा जित्वा युधि महाबलान् ।
गन्धर्वमुख्याञ्शतशो हर्याँल्लेबे महाद्युतिः ॥ ३.७८.२४ ॥
Going to the northern direction and conquering in battle hundreds of mighty chief Gandharvas, the greatly radiant one obtained fine horses.
3.78.25
राज्ञे तित्तिरिकल्माषाञ्श्रीमतोऽनिलरंहसः ।
प्रादाद्भात्रे प्रियः प्रेम्णा राजसूये महाक्रतौ ॥ ३.७८.२५ ॥
At the great Rājasūya sacrifice, the beloved Arjuna, out of affection, gave his brother the king excellent horses, swift as the wind and spotted like partridges.
3.78.26
तमृतेभीमधन्वानं भीमादवरजं वने ।
कामये काम्यके वासं नेदानीममरोपमम् ॥ ३.७८.२६ ॥
Without that Arjuna, Bhīmadhanvan, the younger brother of Bhīma, I do not wish now to dwell in the Kāmyaka forest, equal to the immortals.
3.78.27
यो धनानिन कन्याश्च युधि हित्वा महाबलान् ।
शतशो घातयित्वाऽरीन्पृतनामध्यगस्तदा।
आजहार पुरा राज्ञे राजसूये महाक्रतौ ॥ ३.७८.२७ ॥
He who, leaving behind the mighty warriors in battle, having caused hundreds of foes to be slain and overcome the army, once brought wealth and maidens and offered them to the king at the great Rājasūya sacrifice.
3.78.28
यः समेतान्मृधे जित्वायादवानमितद्युतिः ।
सुभद्रामाजहारैको वासुदेवस्य संमते ॥ ३.७८.२८ ॥
He who, having conquered the Yādavas gathered in battle, of immeasurable splendour, alone carried off Subhadrā with the consent of Vāsudeva.
3.78.29
येनार्धराज्यमाच्छिद्य द्रुपदस्य महात्मनः ।
आचार्यदक्षिणा दत्ता रणे द्रोणश्यभारत ॥ ३.७८.२९ ॥
O Bhārata, he by whom, in battle, half the kingdom of the great-souled Drupada was seized and given to the teacher Droṇa as his teacher's fee.
3.78.30
तस्य जिष्णोर्बृसीं दृष्ट्वा सून्यत्रेव निवेशने ।
हृदयं मे महाराज न शाम्यात्रकदाचन ॥ ३.७८.३० ॥
O great king, having seen the seat of the victor Arjuna empty in his dwelling, my heart is never calmed.
3.78.31
विनादस्माद्विवासं तु रोचयेऽहमरिंदम ।
न हि नस्तमृते वीरं रमणीयमिदं वनम् ॥ ३.७८.३१ ॥
O subduer of foes, even apart from this exile I would prefer to be here; but without that hero, this delightful forest is not pleasing to us.