Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.27
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4.27.1
तत्काले तु समागम्य सर्वे तत्रास्य बान्धवाः ।
रुरुदुः कीचकं दृष्ट्वा परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥ ४.२७.१ ॥
At that very moment all his kinsmen gathered there, wept on seeing Kīcaka, and stood around him.
4.27.2
सर्वे संहृष्टरोमाणः संत्रस्ताः प्रेक्ष्य कीचकम् ।
तथा संभुग्नसर्वाङ्गं कूर्मं स्थल इवोद्धृतम् ॥ ४.२७.२ ॥
All, with their hair standing on end and terrified, looked at Kīcaka, all his limbs crushed, like a tortoise lifted onto dry land.
4.27.3
पोथितं भीमसेनेन महेन्द्रेणेव दानवम् ।
कीचकं बलसंमत्तं दुर्धर्षं येन केन चित् ॥ ४.२७.३ ॥
Kīcaka, pounded by Bhīmasena as Indra pounded a Dānava, intoxicated with strength, unassailable by anyone at all.
4.27.4
गन्धर्वेण हतं श्रुत्वा कीचकं पुरुषर्षभम् ।
संस्कारयितुमिच्छन्तो बहिर्नेतुं प्रचक्रमुः ॥ ४.२७.४ ॥
Having heard that Kīcaka, the bull among men, was slain by a Gandharva, they wished to perform his funeral rites and set about carrying him outside.
4.27.5
अपश्यन्नथ ते कृष्णां मूतपुत्राः समागताः ।
अदूरादनवद्याङ्गीं स्तम्भमालिङ्ग्य तिष्ठतीम् ॥ ४.२७.५ ॥
Then the charioteers' sons, gathered there, saw from nearby Kṛṣṇā, faultless of limb, standing embracing a pillar.
4.27.6
समागतेषु सूतेषु तानुवाचोपकीचकः ।
हसन्निव पदाऽमर्षान्निर्दहन्निव चक्षुषा ॥ ४.२७.६ ॥
When the charioteers had gathered, Upakīcaka spoke to them, as if laughing, with anger, as if burning them with his glance.
4.27.7
हन्यतां शीघ्रमसती यत्कृते कीचको हतः ।
अथवा नैव हन्तव्या दह्यतां कामिना सह ॥ ४.२७.७ ॥
Let the wicked woman, on whose account Kīcaka was slain, be killed at once. Or rather she should not be killed; let her be burned together with the lustful man.
4.27.8
मृतस्यापि प्रियं कार्यं सूतपुत्रस्य सर्वथा ।
इयं हि दुष्टचरिता मम भ्रातुरमित्रिणी ॥ ४.२७.८ ॥
A pleasing service should be done in every way even for one who is dead, for the charioteer's son. This woman of wicked conduct is an enemy of my brother.
4.27.9
यत्कृते मरणं प्राप्तो नेयं जीवितुमर्हति ।
सहेयं दह्यतां सूता आमन्त्र्य च जनाधिपम् ।
हतस्यापि हि गन्धर्वैः कीचकस्य प्रियं भवेत् ॥ ४.२७.९ ॥
She who caused his death does not deserve to live. O charioteers, having spoken to the king, burn her; this would be pleasing even to Kīcaka, slain by the Gandharvas.
4.27.10
ततो विराटमासाद्य सूताः प्राञ्जलयोऽब्रुवन् ।
कीचकोऽयं हतः शेते गन्धर्वैः कामरूपिभिः ॥ ४.२७.१० ॥
Then the charioteers approached Virāṭa and, with folded hands, said: "Kīcaka lies here slain by the Gandharvas, who can take any form they wish."
4.27.11
सैरन्ध्र्या घातितो रात्रौ तं दहेम सहानया ।
मानिताः स्मस्त्वया वीर तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ ४.२७.११ ॥
He was slain at night by the sairandhrī. Let us burn him together with her. O hero, you have honored us; you ought to grant permission for this.
4.27.12
पराक्रमं तु सूतानां ज्ञात्वा राजाऽन्वमन्यत ।
सैरन्ध्र्याः सूतपुत्रेण सह दाहं नराधिपः ॥ ४.२७.१२ ॥
Knowing the valor of the charioteers, the king consented to the burning of the sairandhrī together with the charioteer's son.
4.27.13
ततस्ते समनुज्ञाताः सर्वे तत्रास्य बान्धवाः ।
रुरुदुः कीचकं दृष्ट्वा परिवार्याभितः स्थिताः ॥ ४.२७.१३ ॥
Then, having been given leave, all his kinsmen there wept on seeing Kīcaka; they stood surrounding him on every side.
4.27.14
आरोप्य कृष्णां सह कीचकेन निबध्य केशेषु च पादयोश्च ।
ते चापि सूता वचनैरवोचन्नुद्दिश्य चैनामभिवीक्ष्य कृष्णाम् ॥ ४.२७.१४ ॥
Placing Kṛṣṇā together with Kīcaka, binding her by the hair and by the feet, those charioteers also, looking at her and addressing her, spoke these words.
4.27.15
यस्याः कृते।़यं निहतो महात्मा तस्माद्धि सा कीचकमार्गमेतु ।
अवार्यसत्वेन च कीचकेन गतासुना सुन्दरी स्वर्गलोकम् ॥ ४.२७.१५ ॥
For whose sake this great-souled one was slain, let her therefore follow Kīcaka's path; lifeless along with the irresistible Kīcaka, let the beautiful woman go to the heaven-world.
4.27.16
सा तेन कृष्णा शयने निबद्धा यशस्विनी चैव मनस्विनी च ।
अनार्यसत्त्वेन महार्यसत्त्वा गतासुना सा प्ररुरोद कृष्णा ।
विलम्बमाना विवशा हि दुष्टैस्तत्रैव पर्यङ्कवरे शुभाङ्गी ॥ ४.२७.१६ ॥
He had bound Kṛṣṇā upon the couch. She, glorious and high-minded, of great noble nature beyond that lifeless ignoble one, Kṛṣṇā wept; helpless in the power of the wicked, lamenting there on that excellent couch, the fair-limbed one.
4.27.17
ह्रियमाणाऽथ सुश्रोणी सूतपुत्रैरनिन्दिता ।
प्राक्रोशन्नाथमिच्छन्ती कृष्णा नाथवती सती ॥ ४.२७.१७ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇā, being carried off by the sons of charioteers, fair-hipped, blameless, chaste, and having a protector, desiring a protector, cried out aloud.
4.27.18
मृतेन सह बद्धाङ्गी निराशा जीविते तदा ।
श्मशानाभिमुखं नीता करेणुरिव रौति सा ॥ ४.२७.१८ ॥
Bound limb to limb with the dead man, hopeless of life then, led toward the cremation ground, she cried out like a female elephant.
4.27.19
जयो जयेशो विजयो जयत्सेनो जयद्बलः ।
त मे वाचं विजानन्तु सूतपुत्रा नयन्ति माम् ॥ ४.२७.१९ ॥
Jaya, Jayeśa, Vijaya, Jayatsena, Jayadbala — let them recognize my voice; the charioteers' sons are leading me away.
4.27.20
येषां दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषो ज्याघोषः श्रूयते महान् ।
ते मे वाचं विजानन्तु सूतपुत्रा नयन्ति माम् ॥ ४.२७.२० ॥
Those whose drum-roar and bowstring-twang is heard loudly — let them recognize my voice; the charioteers' sons are leading me away.
4.27.21
येषां ज्यातलनिर्घोषो विस्फूर्जितमिवाशनेः ।
अश्रूयत महान्युद्धे भीमघोपस्तरस्विनाम् ॥ ४.२७.२१ ॥
Those whose bowstring-palm-strike roared like a thunderclap in battle, great and terrible — of those swift warriors.
4.27.22
रथघोपश्च बलवान्गन्धर्वाणां तरस्विनाम् ।
ते मे वाचं बिजानन्तु सूतपुत्रा नयन्ति माम् ॥ ४.२७.२२ ॥
And the mighty roar of the swift chariots of the Gandharvas — let them recognize my voice; the charioteers' sons are leading me away.
4.27.23
येषां वीर्यमतुल्यं तु शक्रस्येव बलं यशः ।
राजसिंहा इवाग्र्यास्ते मां जानन्तु सुदुःखितां ॥ ४.२७.२३ ॥
Those whose valour is incomparable, whose strength and fame are like Indra's — let those foremost lions among kings know me, deeply sorrowful.
4.27.24
इत्यस्याः कृपणा वाचः कृष्णायाः परिदेविताः ।
श्रुत्वैवाभ्युत्थितो भीमः शयनादविचारयन् ॥ ४.२७.२४ ॥
Hearing these pitiful words and lamentations of Kṛṣṇā, Bhīma rose from his bed without deliberation.
4.27.25
अहं सैरन्ध्रि ते वाचः शृणोमि तव भाषिताः ।
तस्मात्ते सूतपुत्रेभ्यो न भयं जातु विद्यते ॥ ४.२७.२५ ॥
O Sairandhrī, I hear the words you have spoken. Therefore, you never need fear the sons of the charioteer.
4.27.26
इत्युक्त्वा स महाबाहुर्विजजृम्भे जिघांसया ॥ ४.२७.२६ ॥
Having said this, the mighty-armed one stretched out his body, desiring to kill.
4.27.27
ततः स व्यायतं बद्ध्वा वस्त्रं विपरिवेष्ट्य च ।
अद्वारेणाभ्यवस्कन्द्य निर्जगाम बहिस्तदा ॥ ४.२७.२७ ॥
Then, binding a long cloth and wrapping it about himself, he leapt out—not by the gate—and went outside at that time.
4.27.28
स लङ्घयित्वा प्राकारमारुह्य तरसा द्रुमम् ।
श्मशानाभिमुखः प्रायाद्यत्र ते कीचका गताः ॥ ४.२७.२८ ॥
Leaping over the rampart and swiftly climbing a tree, he went toward the cremation ground where the Kīcakas had gone.
4.27.29
स लङ्घयित्वा प्राकारं निःसृत्य च पुरोत्तमात् ।
जवेनोत्पतितो भीमः सूतानामग्रतस्तदा ॥ ४.२७.२९ ॥
Leaping over the rampart and going out from the excellent city, Bhīma swiftly sprang up before the charioteers.
4.27.30
चितासमीपं गत्वा स तत्रापश्यन्महाबलः ।
तालमात्रं महास्कन्धमूर्ध्वशुष्कं वनस्पतिम् ॥ ४.२७.३० ॥
Going near the pyre, the mighty one saw there a tree as tall as a palm, with a great trunk, dry at the top.
4.27.31
तं नागवदुपक्रम्य बाहुभ्यां परिरभ्य च ।
वृक्षमुत्पाटयामास भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥ ४.२७.३१ ॥
Approaching it like an elephant and embracing it with both arms, Bhīma of terrible valour uprooted the tree.
4.27.32
ततो वृक्षं दशव्यामं निष्पत्रमकरोत्तदा ॥ ४.२७.३२ ॥
Then he made that tree, ten vyāmas long, leafless.
4.27.33
तं महाकायमुद्यम्य भ्रामयित्वा च वेगितः ।
प्रगृह्याभ्यपतत्सूतान्दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥ ४.२७.३३ ॥
Lifting that great-bodied tree, whirling it and seizing it swiftly, he rushed upon the charioteers like Death with his club raised.
4.27.34
ऊरुवेगेन तस्याथ न्यग्रोधाश्वत्थकिंशुकाः ।
भूमौ निपतिता वृक्षाः संभग्नास्तत्र शेरते ॥ ४.२७.३४ ॥
By the force of his thighs, banyan, peepal and kiṃśuka trees have fallen to the ground, broken, and lie there.
4.27.35
तं सिंहमिव संक्रुद्धं दृष्ट्वा गन्धर्वमागतम् ।
वित्रेसुश्च तदा सूता विपादभयपीडिताः ॥ ४.२७.३५ ॥
Seeing the Gandharva come like an enraged lion, the charioteers trembled, afflicted by despair and fear.
4.27.36
तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धं गन्धर्वभयशङ्किताः ।
दिधक्षन्तस्तथा ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरं चोपकीचकाः।
परस्परमथोचुस्ते विषादभयमोहिताः ॥ ४.२७.३६ ॥
Seeing him enraged like Death, the Upakīcakas, suspicious of the Gandharva and wishing to burn their eldest brother, spoke to one another, bewildered by despair and fear.
4.27.37
गन्धर्वो बलवानेति क्रुद्ध उद्यम्य पादपम् ।
प्रबुद्धाः सुमहाभागा गन्धर्वाः सूर्यवर्चसः।
सैरन्ध्री मुच्यतां शीघ्रं भयं नो महदागतम् ॥ ४.२७.३७ ॥
"The mighty Gandharva is enraged, raising a tree. The greatly fortunate Gandharvas, radiant as the sun, have awakened. Release the Sairandhrī at once; a great fear has come upon us."
4.27.38
ते दृष्ट्वाऽथ समाविद्धं भीमसेनेन पादपम् ।
विमुच्य द्रौपदीं त्रस्ताः प्राद्रवन्नगरं प्रति ॥ ४.२७.३८ ॥
Seeing the tree brandished by Bhīmasena, they were terrified, released Draupadī, and fled toward the city.
4.27.39
द्रवतस्तांश्च संप्रेक्ष्य स वज्री दानवानिव ।
अथ भीमः समुत्पत्य द्रवतां पुरतोऽभवत् ॥ ४.२७.३९ ॥
Seeing them fleeing, as the thunder-wielder looks upon the Dānavas, Bhīma leapt up and stood before the fleeing men.
4.27.40
ते तं दृष्ट्वा भयोद्विग्ना निश्चेष्टाः समवस्थिताः ॥ ४.२७.४० ॥
Seeing him, agitated with fear, they stood motionless.
4.27.41
दृष्ट्वा ताञ्शतसङ्ख्यकान्स वज्री दानवानिव ।
एकेनैव प्रहारेण दश सप्त च विंशतिम्।
अष्टादश च पञ्चाशञ्जघान स वृकोदरः ॥ ४.२७.४१ ॥
Seeing them in their hundreds, as the thunder-wielder looks upon the Dānavas, that wolf-bellied one struck them down, with a single blow killing ten, seven, twenty, eighteen and fifty.
4.27.42
शतं पञ्चाधिकं भीमः प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ।
वृक्षेणैकेन राजेन्द्र प्रभञ्जनसुतो बली।
वायुवेगसमः श्रीमान्सर्वान्सूतानशेषतः ॥ ४.२७.४२ ॥
O lord of kings, the mighty son of the Wind, Bhīma, sent one hundred and five to the abode of Yama with a single tree. Glorious and as swift as the wind, he slew all the charioteers without exception.
4.27.43
तान्निहत्य महाबाहुर्भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
आश्वासयत्तदा कृष्णां प्रतिमुच्य च बन्धनात् ॥ ४.२७.४३ ॥
Having slain them, the long-armed, mighty Bhīmasena then freed Kṛṣṇā from her bonds and comforted her.
4.27.44
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पाञ्चालीं भरतर्षभः ।
अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं भीतामुद्धरन्स वृकोदरः ॥ ४.२७.४४ ॥
The bull of the Bharatas, Vṛkodara, lifting up the frightened Pāñcālī whose face was full of tears, spoke to her in gentle words.
4.27.45
मा खिदस्त्वं याज्ञसेनि पातिव्रत्यव्रते स्थिता ।
पातिव्रत्ये स्थिता नारी व्रतं रक्षेत्सदाऽत्मनः ॥ ४.२७.४५ ॥
Do not grieve, O daughter of Yajñasena; you stand firm in the vow of faithfulness to your husband. A woman who stands firm in faithfulness should always guard her own vow.
4.27.46
पुरा स्त्री देवरातस्य पतिप्रीता शिरोमणिः ।
कदाचिद्भर्तृरूपेण रक्षसाऽपहृता सती ॥ ४.२७.४६ ॥
In former times a woman, the wife of Devarāta, the crest-jewel of women and devoted to her husband, was once carried off by a demon who had taken on her husband's form.
4.27.47
कस्यचित्सरसस्तीरे तां निवेश्य स राक्षसः ।
तद्भर्तृरूपं संत्यज्य रक्षो भूत्वा सुदारुणम् ॥ ४.२७.४७ ॥
Having seated her on the bank of some lake, the demon abandoned that form of her husband and became a most dreadful demon.
4.27.48
साम्ना दानेन भेदेन सा यदा नान्वमन्यत ।
तदा तां पातयित्वा स मैथुनायोपचक्रमे ॥ ४.२७.४८ ॥
When, by conciliation, gifts, and division, she did not assent to him, then he threw her down and began to couple with her.
4.27.49
ततः सा धैर्यमास्थाय विवरं त ददौ तदा ।
ततः स खङ्गमुत्कृष्य भीषयामास तां सतीम् ॥ ४.२७.४९ ॥
Then she, gathering her courage, gave him an opening at that moment. Then he drew his sword and terrified that virtuous woman.
4.27.50
साऽपि त्यक्तभया साध्वी प्राणत्यागे सुनिश्चिता ।
प्रतिज्ञामकरोत्कृष्णे पातिव्रत्यपरायणा ॥ ४.२७.५० ॥
She too, having abandoned fear and firmly resolved to give up her life, the virtuous woman devoted to wifely fidelity made a vow, calling upon Kṛṣṇa.
4.27.51
आराधितो यदि मया भर्ता मे दैवतं महत् ।
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा गुरवस्तोषिता मया।
तेन सत्येन योनिर्मे भवत्वद्य शिला दृढा ॥ ४.२७.५१ ॥
If I have worshipped my husband, my great deity, and pleased my elders by deed, mind and speech, then by that truth let my womb become a firm stone this very day.
4.27.52
एवं तया प्रतिज्ञाते तद्योनिः सा शिलाऽभवत् ।
अन्तरा नाभिजान्वोर्यत्तत्सर्वं च शिलाऽभवत् ॥ ४.२७.५२ ॥
When she had thus made her vow, her womb became stone; and whatever lay between her navel and her knees, all of it became stone.
4.27.53
ततः स खङ्गमुद्धृत्य वेगेनास्याः शिरोऽहरत् ॥ ४.२७.५३ ॥
Then he raised his sword and with force cut off her head.
4.27.54
जया नाम सखी साऽभूत्पार्वत्या नखमांसवत् ।
तस्मात्पतिव्रतायाश्च दुःखमल्पं सुखं बहु ॥ ॥ ४.२७.५४ ॥
She who was named Jayā became Pārvatī's companion, like nail and flesh. Therefore the faithful wife has little sorrow and much happiness.
4.27.55
एवं ते भीरु वध्यन्ते ये त्वां हिंसन्ति मानवाः ।
गच्छ त्वं नगरं कृष्णे न भयं विद्यते तव ॥ ४.२७.५५ ॥
Thus are slain those men who harm you, timid one. Go to the city, Kṛṣṇā; you have no fear.
4.27.56
अन्येन त्वं पथा शीघ्रं सुदेष्णाया निवेशनम् ।
अन्येनाहं गमिष्यामि विराटस्य महानसम् ।
यथा नौ नावबुध्येरन्रात्रावेवं व्यवस्थितौ ॥ ४.२७.५६ ॥
Go quickly by another path to the dwelling of Sudeṣṇā, and I will go by another path to the kitchen of Virāṭa, so that at night no one may notice us two. Thus let us arrange ourselves.
4.27.57
साऽगच्छन्नगरं कृष्णा भीमेनाश्वासिता सती ।
कृतकृत्या सुदेष्णाया भवनं शुभलक्षणा । ॥ ४.२७.५७ ॥
Reassured by Bhīma, the faithful Kṛṣṇā went to the city. Having accomplished her task, the auspicious one entered the dwelling of Sudeṣṇā.
4.27.58
शचीव नहुषे शप्ते प्रविवेश त्रिविष्टपम् ।
भीमोऽप्यमितवीर्यस्तु बलवानरिमर्दनः। ॥ ४.२७.५८ ॥
As Śacī entered heaven when Nahuṣa was cursed, so also Bhīma, of immeasurable valour, mighty, crusher of foes, went there.
4.27.59
सर्वांस्तान्कीचकांस्तत्र हत्वा धर्मात्मजानुजः ।
निःशेषं कीचकान्हत्वा रामो रात्रिचरानिव। ॥ ४.२७.५९ ॥
There the younger brother of the son of Dharma slew all those Kīcakas; having completely slain the Kīcakas, as Rāma slew the night-wanderers.
4.27.60
जितशत्रुरदीनात्मा प्रविवेश पुरं ततः ।
पञ्चाधिकं शतं तत्र निहतं तेन भारत। ॥ ४.२७.६० ॥
Having conquered his enemies, the undaunted one then entered the city. O descendant of Bharata, there a hundred and five had been slain by him.
4.27.61
महावनमिव छिन्नं शिश्ये विगलितद्रुमम् ।
एवं ते निहता राजञ्शतं पञ्चोपकीचकाः। ॥ ४.२७.६१ ॥
Like a great forest felled, its trees fallen, they lay. Thus, O king, the hundred and five followers of Kīcaka were slain.
4.27.62
स च सेनापतिः सूत इत्येतत्सूतषट्शतम् ।
न गन्धर्वभयाकिंचिद्वक्तुं कीचकबान्धवाः । ॥ ४.२७.६२ ॥
He was the commander, the charioteer; this is the group of six hundred charioteers. Out of fear of the Gandharva, Kīcaka's kinsmen were unable to say anything.
4.27.63
अशक्नुवन्तस्तां तत्र भयादप्यभिवीक्षितुम् ।
विराटनगरे चापि सर्वे मात्स्याः समागताः । ॥ ४.२७.६३ ॥
Unable even to look at her there out of fear, the Matsyas all gathered in the city of Virāṭa as well.
4.27.64
काल्यं पञ्चशतं चैतानपश्यन्सारथीन्हतान् ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं नरा नार्यश्च नागराः। ॥ ४.२७.६४ ॥
In the morning they saw these five hundred charioteers slain. Seeing that great wonder, the men, the women and the townsfolk (were astonished).
4.27.65
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा नोचुः किंचन भारत ॥ ४.२७.६५ ॥
Falling into supreme astonishment, they said nothing. O descendant of Bharata!