Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.16
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4.16.1
वसमानेषु पार्थेषु मत्स्यस्य नगरे तदा ।
महारथेषु च्छन्नेषु मासा दश समाययुः ॥ ४.१६.१ ॥
While the Pāṇḍavas were dwelling hidden in the city of King Matsya, and the great charioteers remained concealed, ten months passed.
4.16.2
याज्ञसेनी सुदेष्णां तु शुश्रूषन्ती विशांपते ।
आवसत्परिचारार्हा सुदुःखं जनमेजय ॥ ४.१६.२ ॥
O Janamejaya, lord of men, Draupadī, daughter of Yajñasena, serving Sudeṣṇā, though worthy of such service, dwelt there in great sorrow.
4.16.3
तथा चरन्ती पाञ्चाली सुदेष्णाया निवेशने ।
ता देवीं तोपयामास तथा चान्तःपुरस्त्रियः ॥ ४.१६.३ ॥
Thus moving about in Sudeṣṇā's residence, Draupadī of the Pañcālas pleased that queen, and likewise the women of the inner apartments.
4.16.4
तस्मिन्वर्षे गतप्राये कीचकस्तु महाबलः ।
सेनापतिर्विराटस्य ददर्श द्रुपदात्मजाम् ॥ ४.१६.४ ॥
When that year was nearly over, the mighty Kīcaka, commander of Virāṭa's army, saw the daughter of Drupada.
4.16.5
तां दृष्ट्वा देवगर्भायां चरन्तीं देवतामिव ।
कीचकः कामयामास कामबाणप्रपीडितः ॥ ४.१६.५ ॥
Seeing her, moving about like a goddess with a divine form, Kīcaka, tormented by the arrows of desire, longed for her.
4.16.6
स तु कामाग्निसंतप्तः सुदेष्णामभिगम्य वै ।
प्रहसन्निव सेनानीरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.१६.६ ॥
That commander, scorched by the fire of desire, approached Sudeṣṇā and, as if laughing, spoke these words.
4.16.7
नेयं मया जातु पुरेह दृष्टा राज्ञी विराटस्य निवेशने शुभा ।
रूपेण चोन्मादयतीव मां भृशं गन्धेन जाता मदिरेव भामिनी ॥ ४.१६.७ ॥
I have never before seen this auspicious queen in Virāṭa's dwelling. Her beauty drives me nearly mad, and her fragrance is as if she were born of wine, this lovely woman.
4.16.8
का देवरूपा हृदयंगमा शुभे ह्याचक्ष्व मे कस्य कुतोत्र शोभने ।
चित्तं हि निर्मथ्य करोति मां वशे न चान्यदत्रौपधमस्ति मे मतम् ॥ ४.१६.८ ॥
O auspicious one, who is this woman of divine form, heart-captivating? Tell me, whose is she and from where has she come here? She churns my mind and brings me under her control; in my judgment there is no other remedy for this.
4.16.9
अहो तवेयं परिचारिका शुभा प्रत्यग्ररूपा प्रतिभाति मामियम् ।
अयुक्तरूपं हि करोति कर्म ते प्रशास्तु मां यच्च ममास्ति किंचन ॥ ४.१६.९ ॥
Ah, this beautiful attendant of yours appears to me in fresh form. Though of unfitting form, she performs your work; let her instruct me in whatever I have.
4.16.10
प्रभूतनागाश्वरथं महाजनं समृद्धियुक्तं बहुपानयोजनम् ।
मनोहरं काञ्चनचित्रभूषणं गृहं महच्छोभयतामियं मम ॥ ४.१६.१० ॥
This my great house, abounding in elephants, horses and chariots, with a great retinue, endowed with prosperity, provided with much drink and food, delightful, adorned with golden and variegated ornaments, she shall grace.
4.16.11
ततः सुदेष्णामनुमन्त्र्य कीचकस्ततः समभ्येत्य नराधिपात्मजाम् ।
उवाच कृष्णामभिसान्त्वयंस्तदा मृगेन्द्रकन्यामिव जम्बुको वने ॥ ४.१६.११ ॥
Then, having consulted Sudeṣṇā, Kīcaka approached the king's daughter and, soothing Kṛṣṇā, spoke to her, as a jackal speaks to the lion's daughter in the forest.
4.16.12
का त्वं कस्यासि कल्याणि कुतो वा त्वं वरानने ।
प्राप्ता विराटनगरं तत्त्वमाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥ ४.१६.१२ ॥
O auspicious one, O lovely-faced one, who are you? Whose are you, and from where have you come to the city of Virāṭa? O radiant one, tell me that.
4.16.13
रूपमग्र्यं तथा कान्तिः सौकुमार्यमनुत्तमम् ।
कान्त्या विभाति वक्रं ते शशाङ्क इव निर्मलं ॥ ४.१६.१३ ॥
Your beauty is supreme, and your radiance and delicacy are unsurpassed. Your face shines with its brilliance like the spotless moon.
4.16.14
नेत्रे सुविपुले सुभ्रु पद्मपत्रनिभेशुभे ।
वाक्यं ते चारुसर्वाङ्गि परपुष्टरुतोपमम् ॥ ४.१६.१४ ॥
Your eyes are very wide, like lotus petals, O fair-browed, O auspicious one. O lovely-limbed one, your speech is like the call of the cuckoo.
4.16.15
एवंरूपा मया नारी काचिदन्या महीतले ।
न दृष्टपूर्वा सुश्रोणि यादृशी त्वमनिन्दिते ॥ ४.१६.१५ ॥
O fair-hipped one, O blameless one, no other woman of such form as you has ever been seen by me before on this earth.
4.16.16
लक्ष्मीः पद्मालया का त्वमथ भूतिः सुमध्यमे ।
ह्रीः श्रीः कीर्तिरथो कान्तिरासां का त्वं वरानने ॥ ४.१६.१६ ॥
O slender-waisted one, are you Lakṣmī who dwells in the lotus, or Bhūti? O lovely-faced one, which of these are you: Modesty, Splendour, Fame, or Radiance?
4.16.17
अतीव रूपिणी किं त्वमनङ्गविहारिणी ।
अतीव भ्राजसे सुभ्रु प्रभेवेन्दोरनुत्तमा ॥ ४.१६.१७ ॥
Are you exceedingly beautiful, sporting as if with Ananga (Kāma)? O fair-browed one, you shine exceedingly, like the incomparable light of the moon.
4.16.18
अपि चेक्षणपक्ष्माणां स्थितज्योत्स्नोपमं शुभम् ।
दिव्यांशुरश्मिभिर्वृत्तं दिव्यकान्तिमनोरमम् ॥ ४.१६.१८ ॥
And the auspicious glow, like moonlight resting on the lashes of your eyes, encircled by divine rays, is delightful with divine radiance.
4.16.19
निरीक्ष्य वक्रचन्द्रं ते लक्ष्म्याऽनुपमया युतम् ।
कृत्स्ने जगति को नेह कामस्य वशगो भवेत् ॥ ४.१६.१९ ॥
Having looked upon your crooked moon-face, endowed with incomparable splendor, who in this whole world would not be subject to desire?
4.16.20
हारालंकारयोग्यौ तु स्तनौ चोभौ शुभोभनौ ।
सुजातौ सहितौ लक्ष्म्या पीनौ वृत्तौ निरन्तरौ ॥ ४.१६.२० ॥
And your two breasts, fit for necklaces and ornaments, are very fair and well-formed, endowed with splendor, full, round, and set close together.
4.16.21
कुड्मलाम्बुरुहाकारौ तव सुभ्रु पयोधरौ ।
कामप्रतोदाविव मां तुदतश्चारुहासिनि ॥ ४.१६.२१ ॥
O fair-browed one, O sweetly smiling one! Your breasts, shaped like lotus buds, prick me as though they were the goads of desire.
4.16.22
वलीविभङ्गचतुरं स्तनभारविनामितम् ।
कराग्रसंमितं मध्यं तवेदं तनुमध्यमे ॥ ४.१६.२२ ॥
O slender-waisted one! This waist of yours, skilled in the folds of its curves, bent by the weight of your breasts, is measurable by the tip of a hand.
4.16.23
दृष्ट्वैव चारुजघनं सरित्पुलिनसंनिभम् ।
कामव्याधिरसाध्यो मामप्याक्रामति भामिनि ॥ ४.१६.२३ ॥
Upon seeing your lovely hips, like a river bank, O passionate woman, the disease of desire, incurable even by medicine, overpowers me too.
4.16.24
जज्वाल चाग्निमदनो दावाग्निरिव निर्दयः ।
त्वत्सङ्गमाभिसंकल्पविवृद्धो मां दहत्ययम् ॥ ४.१६.२४ ॥
Like a merciless forest fire, the fire of Madana blazed up; grown by the resolve to be united with you, it burns me.
4.16.25
आत्मप्रदानवर्षेण संगमाम्भोधरेण च ।
शमयस्व वरारोहे ज्वलन्तं मन्मथानलम् ॥ ४.१६.२५ ॥
O best-hipped woman, with the rain of giving yourself and the rain-cloud of union, quench the blazing fire of Manmatha.
4.16.26
मच्चित्तोन्मादनकरा मन्मथस्य शरोत्कराः ।
त्वत्सङ्गमाशानिशितास्तीव्राः शशिनिभानने ।
मह्यं विदार्य हृदयमिदं निर्दयवेगिताः ॥ ४.१६.२६ ॥
O moon-faced woman, the masses of Manmatha's arrows that drive my mind to madness, sharpened by hope of union with you and hurled with merciless force, have torn open my heart.
4.16.27
प्रविष्टा ह्यसितापाङ्गि प्रचण्डाश्चण्डदारुणाः ।
अत्युन्मादसमारम्भाः प्रीत्युन्मादकरा मम।
आत्मप्रदानसंभोगैर्मामुद्धर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥ ४.१६.२७ ॥
O dark-eyed woman, these fierce, terrible arbiters of extreme madness have entered me and awaken the madness of love. Here you ought to lift me up by giving yourself to me and by union.
4.16.28
चित्रमाल्याम्बरधरा सर्वाभरणभूषिता ।
कामं प्रकामं सेव त्वं मया सह विलासिनि ॥ ४.१६.२८ ॥
Wearing variegated garlands and garments, adorned with all ornaments, O playful woman, enjoy yourself with me as much as you desire, to your full desire.
4.16.29
नार्हसीहासुखं वस्तुं सुखार्हा सुखवर्जिता ।
प्राप्नुह्यनुत्तमं सौख्यं मत्तस्त्वं मत्तगामिनि ॥ ४.१६.२९ ॥
You ought not to dwell here in misery; worthy of happiness, you are deprived of happiness. Obtain supreme joy from me, O woman of intoxicated gait.
4.16.30
स्वादून्यमृतकल्पानि पेयानि विविधानि च ।
पिबमाना मनोज्ञानि रममाणा यथासुखम् ॥ ४.१६.३० ॥
Drinking delicious drinks like nectar, of many kinds, pleasing to the mind, delighting as one pleases.
4.16.31
भोगोपचारान्विविधान्सौभाग्यं चाप्यनुत्तमम् ।
पानं पिब महाभागे भोगैश्चानुत्तमैः शुभैः ॥ ४.१६.३१ ॥
Various comforts and enjoyments, and supreme good fortune as well. Drink, O greatly fortunate one, with supreme and auspicious pleasures.
4.16.32
इदं हि रूपं प्रथमं तवानघे निरर्थकं केवलमद्य भामिनि ।
अधार्यमाणा स्नगिवोत्तमा शुभा न शोभसे सुन्दरि शोभना सती ॥ ४.१६.३२ ॥
This, your first beauty, O sinless one, is now useless and merely vain, O lady. Like an excellent garland not worn, O auspicious one, you do not shine, O beautiful one, though you are lovely.
4.16.33
त्यजामि दारान्मम ये पुरातना भवन्तु दास्यस्तव चारुहासिनि ।
अहं च ते सुन्दरि दासवत्स्थितः सदा भविष्ये वशगो वरानने ॥ ४.१६.३३ ॥
O sweet-smiling one, I abandon my old wives; let them become your maidservants. And, O beautiful one, I shall always remain under your control like a slave, O fair-faced one.