Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.26
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4.26.1
तथा भद्रे करिष्यामि यथा त्वं भीरु भाषसे ।
अदृश्यमानस्तस्याहं तमिस्रायां सकुण्डलम् ॥ ४.२६.१ ॥
Good lady, timid one, I will do just as you say. Unseen in the darkness, I will seize him, earrings and all.
4.26.2
नागो बिल्वमिवाक्रम्य पोथयिष्यामि तच्छिरः ।
अलभ्यामिच्छतस्तस्य कीचकस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ ४.२६.२ ॥
As an elephant tramples a bilva tree and crushes it, so I will crush his head, the wicked-minded Kīcaka, who desired what could not be obtained.
4.26.3
मया यदुक्तं पाञ्चालि धर्मराजसुतं प्रति ।
कोपादृते किमन्यत्तु नानुवर्तेत को नृपम् ॥ ४.२६.३ ॥
O Pāñcālī, what else was it, but anger, that I said about the son of the King of Dharma? Who would not follow a king?
4.26.4
एवमुक्तवा महाबाहुस्तत्र पाण्डवनन्दनः ।
अर्धरात्रे तदोत्थाय सत्ववान्भीमविक्रमः ॥ ४.२६.४ ॥
Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed delight of the Pāṇḍavas, full of courage and of Bhīma's terrible valor, rose up at midnight.
4.26.5
अवदातेन मृदुना पटेनाच्छादितस्तथा ।
द्रौपदीं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा यत्रासीन्नर्तनालयः ॥ ४.२६.५ ॥
Covered with a soft white cloth, with Draupadī behind him in this way, he went to where the dance-hall was.
4.26.6
स भीमः प्रथमं गत्वा तमिस्रायामुपाविशत् ।
मृगं सिंह इवादृश्यः प्रत्याकाङ्क्षत्स कीचकम् ॥ ४.२६.६ ॥
Bhīma went first and sat in the darkness; unseen, like a lion awaiting a deer, he waited for Kīcaka.
4.26.7
कीचकस्तु शिरःस्नातो निशायां समलंकृतः ।
सङ्केतमगमत्तूर्णं शून्यागारमपावृतम् ॥ ४.२६.७ ॥
Kīcaka, having bathed his head and adorned himself well at night, quickly went to the appointed place, the empty house left unbarred.
4.26.8
तदेव नर्तनागारं पाञ्चाली यदभाषत ।
तां मन्यमानः संकेते सैरन्ध्रीं काममोहितः ॥ ४.२६.८ ॥
To that very dance hall where the Pāñcālī had spoken, deluded by desire, he went, thinking her to be the maidservant at the appointed place.
4.26.9
प्रविश्य नर्तनागारं ततस्तं पुरुषर्षभम् ।
पूर्वागतं भीमसेनं दृप्तमप्रतिमजसम् ॥ ४.२६.९ ॥
Having entered the dance hall, he found that bull among men who had arrived earlier — the proud Bhīmasena of incomparable might.
4.26.10
शयानं शयने तत्र मृत्युं मूढः परामृशत् ।
जाज्वल्यमानं कोपेन कृष्णाधर्षणजेन च ॥ ४.२६.१० ॥
There, lying on the couch, that death blazing with anger, born of the insult to Kṛṣṇā, the deluded Kīcaka touched.
4.26.11
एकान्ते भीममासाद्य कीचकः कालचोदितः ।
हर्षोन्मथितचित्तात्मा स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ ४.२६.११ ॥
Approaching Bhīma in a secluded spot, Kīcaka, driven by fate, his mind and spirit churned with delight, spoke to him smiling.
4.26.12
प्रहितं ते मया भद्रे बहुवित्तं शुचिस्मिते ।
त्वयि तिष्ठतु तत्सर्वं यथाऽसि स्वयमागता ॥ ४.२६.१२ ॥
"O gentle one, O pure-smiling one, this great wealth sent by me is for you. Let all of it remain with you, since you have come of your own accord."
4.26.13
अकस्मान्मां प्रशंसन्ति सदा गृहगताः स्त्रियः ।
बलवान्दर्शनीयश्च नान्यस्ते सदृशः पुमान् ॥ ४.२६.१३ ॥
Without cause, the women who dwell in the house always praise me; there is no other man like me for you, strong and handsome to behold.
4.26.14
अहं रूपेण संपन्नः स्नातो गुरुविभूषितः ।
नित्यमेव प्रियः स्त्रीणां सौभाग्यात्प्रियदर्शनः ।
रूपस्य तन्मया प्राप्तं फलं कमललोचने ॥ ४.२६.१४ ॥
I am endowed with beauty, bathed and richly adorned; by good fortune I am always dear to women and pleasing to see. O lotus-eyed one, I have obtained that fruit of my beauty.
4.26.15
दिष्ट्या त्वं दर्शनीयोसि दिष्ट्याऽऽत्मानं प्रशंससि ॥ ४.२६.१५ ॥
By good fortune you are handsome to behold; by good fortune you praise yourself.
4.26.16
त्वयाऽपीदृग्गुणा नारी रूपशीलसमन्विता ।
अदृष्टपूर्वा पश्य त्वं यतो जानासि सूतज।
द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं मुहूर्तेन यथेयं स्त्री गुणान्विता ॥ ४.२६.१६ ॥
Never before have you seen a woman endowed with such qualities, beauty and character. Look, son of a charioteer, for you know: in a moment you will see how virtuous this woman is.
4.26.17
उपरंस्यसि कामाच्च शीघ्रं त्वं स्प्रष्टुमर्हसि ।
ईदृशस्तु त्वया स्पर्शः स्पृष्टपूर्वो न कर्हिचित् ॥ ४.२६.१७ ॥
Out of desire you will soon desist, and you deserve to touch her; such a touch you have never felt before.
4.26.18
स्पर्शं वेत्सि विदग्धस्त्वं कामधर्मविचक्षणः ।
स्त्रीणां प्रीतिकरो नान्यस्त्वत्समः पुरुषस्त्विह ॥ ४.२६.१८ ॥
You know the touch; you are skilled and expert in the ways of love. Here there is no other man like you who gives delight to women.
4.26.19
इत्युक्त्वा तं महाबाहुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ।
सहसोत्पत्य कौन्तेयः प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह ॥ ४.२६.१९ ॥
Having said this, Bhīma, the mighty-armed, of terrible prowess, suddenly leapt up, and the son of Kuntī, laughing, spoke these words.
4.26.20
अद्य त्वां भगिनी पापं कृष्यमाणं मया भुवि ।
द्रक्ष्यतेऽद्रिप्रतीकाशं सिंहेनेव महागजम् ॥ ४.२६.२० ॥
Today, sister, that wicked man, like a mountain, dragged upon the ground by me, will be seen by people as a great elephant dragged by a lion.
4.26.21
निराबाधा त्वयि हते सैरन्ध्री विचरिष्यति ।
सुखमेव चरिष्यन्ति सैरन्ध्र्याः पतयः सदा ॥ ४.२६.२१ ॥
When you are slain, Sairandhrī will wander unhindered, and the husbands of Sairandhrī will always move about in ease.
4.26.22
ततो जग्राह केशेषु माल्यवत्सु सुगन्धिषु ॥ ४.२६.२२ ॥
Then he seized him by the fragrant, garlanded hair.
4.26.23
गृहीत्वा कीचकं भीमो विरराज महाबलः ।
गृहीत्वा ग्रासकामस्तु सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥ ४.२६.२३ ॥
Having seized Kīcaka, the mighty Bhīma shone forth, like a lion desiring to devour, having seized a small deer.
4.26.24
स केशेषु परामृष्टो बलेन बलिनां वरः ।
आक्षिप्य केशान्वेगेन बाह्वोर्जग्राह पाण्डवम् ॥ ४.२६.२४ ॥
Seized by the hair, the best of the strong, dragging the hair with force, grabbed the Pāṇḍava in his arms.
4.26.25
बाहुयुद्धं तयोरासीत्क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयोः ।
वसन्ते वासिताहेतोर्बलिनोर्नागयोरिव ॥ ४.२६.२५ ॥
A wrestling bout arose between the two enraged lion-men, like two strong elephants fighting in spring for a female elephant.
4.26.26
कीचकानां तु मुख्यस्य नराणामुत्तमस्य च ।
वालिसुग्रीवयोर्भ्रात्रोः पुरेव कपिसिंहयोः ॥ ४.२६.२६ ॥
The fight of the chief of the Kīcakas, best of men, was like that of the monkey-lion brothers Vāli and Sugrīva long ago.
4.26.27
शार्दूलाविव गर्जन्तौ तार्क्ष्यनागाविवोद्यतौ ।
समयत्नौ समक्रोधौ पतितौ भीमकीचकौ ॥ ४.२६.२७ ॥
Like two roaring tigers, like Garuḍa and a serpent rising against each other, Bhīma and Kīcaka, equally striving and equally angry, fell down.
4.26.28
गजाविव मदोन्मत्तौ नदन्तौ पतितौ क्षितौ ।
वृषभाविव वल्मीकं मृद्गन्तौ समविक्रमौ ॥ ४.२६.२८ ॥
Like two rutting elephants roaring, they fell to the ground; like two bulls trampling an anthill, equal in valour.
4.26.29
ईषदागलितं चापि क्रोधाच्चावाङ्मुखं स्थितम् ।
कीचको बलवान्भीमं जानुभ्यां पातयद्भुवि ॥ ४.२६.२९ ॥
Bhīma had slipped slightly and stood with his face lowered in anger; then the strong Kīcaka forced Bhīma down upon his knees to the ground.
4.26.30
पातितो भीमसेनस्तु कीचकेन बलीयसा ।
उत्पपाताथ वेगेन दण्डाहत इवोरगः ॥ ४.२६.३० ॥
Bhīmasena, thrown down by the mighty Kīcaka, leapt up swiftly, like a serpent struck by a staff.
4.26.31
स्पर्धया च बलोन्मत्तौ तावुभौ भीमकीचकौ ।
निश्शब्दं पर्यकर्षेतामन्योन्यस्य विनिर्जये ॥ ४.२६.३१ ॥
Mad with rivalry and the pride of strength, those two, Bhīma and Kīcaka, silently dragged at each other in their struggle for victory.
4.26.32
ततस्तद्भवनश्रेष्ठं प्राकम्पत तदा भृशम् ।
तौ क्रोधवशमापन्नावन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥ ४.२६.३२ ॥
Then that excellent dwelling shook violently, and the two, overcome by anger, struck at each other.
4.26.33
तलाभ्यां भीमसेनेन वक्षस्यभिहतो बली ।
कीचको रोषरक्ताक्षो न चचाल पदात्पदम् ॥ ४.२६.३३ ॥
Bhīmasena struck him on the chest with his palms, yet the mighty Kīcaka, his eyes red with rage, did not move a single step.
4.26.34
मुहूर्तमशकत्सोढुं वेगं तस्य महात्मनः ।
कीचको भीमसेनेन पश्चात्पश्चादहीयत ॥ ४.२६.३४ ॥
For a moment Kīcaka could endure the force of that great-souled one, but before Bhīmasena he gave ground step by step.
4.26.35
तं हीयमानं विज्ञाय भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
वक्षस्यानीय वेगेन प्रममाथ विचेतसम् ॥ ४.२६.३५ ॥
Seeing him giving way, the mighty Bhīmasena swiftly seized him by the chest and crushed the senseless Kīcaka.
4.26.36
क्रोधाविष्टो विनिश्चस्य पुनश्चैनं वृकोदरः ।
जग्राह जयतांश्रेष्ठः केशेष्वेव भृशं तदा ॥ ४.२६.३६ ॥
Filled with rage, Vṛkodara drew a long breath, and the best of victors then seized him again, fiercely, by the hair.
4.26.37
गृहीत्वा कीचकं भीमो विरराज महाबलः ।
आमिषार्थे गृहीत्वैव शार्दूलो मृगयूथपम् ॥ ४.२६.३७ ॥
Having seized Kīcaka, the mighty Bhīma shone forth, as a tiger, for the sake of flesh, seizes the lord of a herd of deer.
4.26.38
पुनश्चातिबलस्तत्र कीचको बलदर्पितः ।
व्यायच्छन्नेव दुर्धर्षः पाण्डवेन तरस्विना ॥ ४.२६.३८ ॥
There the very strong Kīcaka, proud of his strength, again struggled, invincible, against the swift Pāṇḍava Bhīma.
4.26.39
मुष्टिना भीमसेनेन शिरस्यभिहतो भृशम् ।
कीचको वृत्तरक्ताक्षो गतासुरपतद्भुवि ॥ ४.२६.३९ ॥
Struck violently on the head by Bhīmasena's fist, Kīcaka, his blood-red eyes rolled up, lifeless, fell to the ground.
4.26.40
आस्ये पाणी च पादौ च शिरोग्रीवां सकुण्डलाम् ।
काये प्रवेशयामास मृदित्वाऽङ्गानि सर्वशः ॥ ४.२६.४० ॥
Crushing all the limbs completely, he forced the face with its earrings, the hands, the feet, the head and the neck into the body.
4.26.41
स तं मथितसर्वाङ्गं मांसपिण्डमथाकरोत् ॥ ४.२६.४१ ॥
Then he made him, all his limbs mangled, into a lump of flesh.
4.26.42
तत्राग्निं स्वयमुज्ज्वाल्य पाणिसंघर्षजं बली ।
कष्णायै दर्शयामास भीमसेनो महाबलः ॥ ४.२६.४२ ॥
There, kindling with his own hands fire born of the friction of his palms, the strong, mighty Bhīmasena showed it to Kṛṣṇā.
4.26.43
उवाच च महातेजा द्रौपदीं योषितां वराम् ।
त्वयि कामुकमत्यन्तं पापिनं पारदारिकम्।
पश्यैनमेहि पाञ्चालि कामुकोऽयं मया हतः ॥ ४.२६.४३ ॥
Vaiśampāyana: Bhīma of great radiance said to Draupadī, best of women: "Look at him, Pāñcālī, come here. This lustful man, extremely desirous of you, a sinner and adulterer, has been slain by me."
4.26.44
प्रार्थयन्ते सुकेशान्ते ये त्वां शीलसमन्विताम् ।
एवं स्वपन्ति ते भीरु शेतेऽयं कीचको यथा।
यस्त्वामभ्यहनद्भद्रे पदा भूमौ निपात्य च ॥ ४.२६.४४ ॥
Vaiśampāyana: "Lovely-haired one, those who desire you sleep just like this. Timid one, this Kīcaka lies just as he who struck you, virtuous one, with his foot and threw you to the ground, auspicious one."
4.26.45
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्गन्धर्वेण हतं तदा ।
विज्ञापनार्थमन्येषां विरराम महाहवम् ॥ ४.२६.४५ ॥
Vaiśampāyana: Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed one then ceased that great combat, so that the others might be informed of the one slain by the Gandharva.
4.26.46
तथा स कीचकं हत्वा गत्वा रोषस्य निष्कृतिम् ।
आमन्त्र्य द्रौपदीं पश्चात्क्षिप्रमायान्महानसम् ॥ ४.२६.४६ ॥
Vaiśampāyana: Thus, having slain Kīcaka and gained relief from anger, he took leave of Draupadī and then quickly went to the kitchen.
4.26.47
स्नात्वाऽनुलेपनं कृत्वा व्यापूर्य च मनोरथम् ।
सुखोपविष्टः शयने भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥ ४.२६.४७ ॥
Vaiśampāyana: Having bathed, anointed himself, and fulfilled his desire, Bhīma of terrible valor sat comfortably on the couch.
4.26.48
ततः कृष्णा यदा मेने गतं भीमं महानसम् ।
कीचकं घातयित्वा च द्रौपदी योषितां वरा।
प्रहृष्टा गतसंत्रासा सभापालानुवाच ह ॥ ४.२६.४८ ॥
Then, when Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) thought that Bhīma had gone to the kitchen after having Kīcaka killed, Draupadī, the best of women, delighted and free of fear, spoke to the hall-keepers.
4.26.49
कीचको निहतः शेते गन्धर्वैः पतिभिर्मम ।
परस्त्रीकामसंतप्तं समागच्छन्त पश्यत ॥ ४.२६.४९ ॥
Kīcaka lies slain by my Gandharva husbands, tormented by desire for another's wife. Come and see.
4.26.50
तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्या नर्तनागाररक्षिणः ।
सहसैव समुत्तस्थुरुल्कामादाय सर्वशः ॥ ४.२६.५० ॥
Hearing her words, the guardians of the dance-hall suddenly rose up, all taking torches.
4.26.51
तस्यास्तं निहतं श्रुत्वा कीचकस्य सहोदराः ।
ततो गत्वा तु तद्वेश्म कीचकं विनिपातितम्।
गतासुं ददृशुर्भूमौ रुधिरेण समुक्षितम् ॥ ४.२६.५१ ॥
Hearing from her that Kīcaka had been slain, the brothers of Kīcaka went to that house and saw Kīcaka felled, lifeless, smeared with blood on the ground.
4.26.52
पार्ष्णिपामिशिरोहीनं दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मिताऽभवन् ॥ ४.२६.५२ ॥
Seeing him without heels, hands, and head, they were astonished.
4.26.53
क्वास्य ग्रीवा क्व चरमौ क्व पामी क्व शिरः क्व दृक् ।
इति स्म ते परीक्षन्ते गन्धर्वेण हतं तदा ॥ ४.२६.५३ ॥
'Where is his neck? Where are his feet? Where are his hands? Where is his head? Where are his eyes?' Thus they searched; he had been slain by a Gandharva.
4.26.54
अमानुषं कृतं कर्म तं दृष्ट्वा विनिपातितम् ।
निरीक्षन्ते ततः सर्वे परं विस्मयमागताः ॥ ४.२६.५४ ॥
A deed not of men has been done; seeing him felled, they all gazed on him, filled with great astonishment.