Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.74
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4.74.1
ततो द्वितीये दिवसे भ्रातरः पञ्च पाण्डवाः ।
स्नाताः शुक्लाम्बरधराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ॥ ४.७४.१ ॥
Then on the second day the five Pāṇḍava brothers, having bathed and clothed in white garments, all of them keepers of good vows.
4.74.2
युधिष्ठिरं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वाभरणभूषिताः ।
अभिपन्ना महाभागा भ्राजमाना महारथाः ॥ ४.७४.२ ॥
With Yudhiṣṭhira in front, adorned with all ornaments, the greatly fortunate, radiant great warriors drew near.
4.74.3
विराटस्य सभां प्राप्य भूमिपालासनेषु ते ।
निषेदुः पावकप्रख्याः सत्रे धिष्ण्येष्विवाग्नयः ॥ ४.७४.३ ॥
Reaching Virāṭa's assembly, they sat on the seats of kings, blazing like fires seated on the altars at a sacrifice.
4.74.4
तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु विराटः पृथिवीपतिः ।
तस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां प्रातःकृत्यं समाप्य च ॥ ४.७४.४ ॥
While they were seated there, after that night had passed and having completed his morning duties, King Virāṭa, lord of the earth, [came].
4.74.5
गोसुवर्णादिकं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि ।
आजगाम सभां राजा उत्तरेण सह प्रभो ॥ ४.७४.५ ॥
Having given cows, gold and the like to the brahmins according to rule, the king came to the assembly with Uttara, O lord.
4.74.6
स तान्दृष्ट्वा महासत्वाञ्ज्वलतः पावकानिव ।
राजवेषानुपादाय पार्थिवो विस्मितोऽभवत्। ॥ ४.७४.६ ॥
Seeing them, mighty-spirited, like blazing fires, having assumed royal attire, the king was astonished.
4.74.7
किमिदं को विधिस्त्वेष भयार्त इव पार्थिवः ।
पुरुषप्रवरान्दृष्ट्वा विषादमगमन्नृपः ॥ ४.७४.७ ॥
What is this? What rule is this? The king, as if afflicted with fear, fell into dejection on seeing those best of men.
4.74.8
अथ मात्स्योऽब्रवीत्कङ्खं देवराजमिव स्थितम् ।
मरुद्गणैरुपासीनं त्रिदशानामिवेश्वरम् ॥ ४.७४.८ ॥
Then the king of the Matsyas spoke to Kaṅka, who sat like Indra, king of the gods, attended by the host of Maruts, lord of the thirty-three.
4.74.9
स किलाक्षनिवापस्त्वं सभास्तारो मया कृतः ।
अथ राजासने कस्मादुपविष्टोऽस्यलंकृतः ॥ ४.७४.९ ॥
I appointed you keeper of the dice and master of the assembly; why then do you sit adorned upon the royal throne?
4.74.10
परिहासेच्छया राज्ञो विराटस्य निशम्य तत् ।
स्मयमानोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमर्जुनः परवीरहा ॥ ४.७४.१० ॥
Hearing these words spoken by King Virāṭa out of a wish for jest, Arjuna, slayer of foemen, smiling, spoke these words.
4.74.11
इन्द्रस्यार्धासनं राजन्नयमारोढुमर्हति ।
ब्रह्मण्यः श्रुतवांस्त्यागी सर्वलोकाभिपूजितः ॥ ४.७४.११ ॥
O king, this one deserves to mount half of Indra's seat; he is devoted to the Brahmins, learned, generous, and honored by all the worlds.
4.74.12
एष विग्रहवान्धर्म एष वीर्यवतां वरः ।
एष बुद्ध्याधिको लोके तपसां च परायणम् ॥ ४.७४.१२ ॥
This is dharma embodied; this is the best of the mighty; this one is superior in wisdom in the world, and the supreme refuge of austerities.
4.74.13
एषोऽस्त्रं विविधं वेत्ति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे ।
न चैवान्यः पुमान्वेत्ति न वेत्स्यति कदाचन ॥ ४.७४.१३ ॥
He knows the various weapons in the three worlds, among all moving and unmoving beings; no other man knows them, nor will ever know them.
4.74.14
न देवा नासुराः केचिन्न मनुष्या न राक्षसाः ।
गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवराः सकिन्नरमहोरगाः ॥ ४.७४.१४ ॥
Neither gods, nor asuras, nor any men, nor rakṣasas; not the foremost of gandharvas and yakṣas, nor the kinnaras and great serpents.
4.74.15
दीर्घदर्शी महातेजाः पारैजानपदप्रियः ।
पाण्डवानामतिरथो यज्ञधर्मपरो वशी ॥ ४.७४.१५ ॥
Far-sighted, of great splendor, beloved of the people of the land, a great charioteer among the Pāṇḍavas, intent on sacrifice and dharma, self-controlled.
4.74.16
महर्षिकल्पो राजर्षिः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः ।
बलवान्धृतिमान्दक्षः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः ॥ ४.७४.१६ ॥
Like a great sage, a royal sage renowned in all worlds; strong, steadfast, skilful, truthful, master of the senses.
4.74.17
धनैश्च संचयैश्चैव शक्रवैश्रवणोपमः ।
यथा मनुर्महातेजा लोकानां परिरक्षिता ।
एवमेव महातेजाः प्रजानुग्रहकारकः ॥ ४.७४.१७ ॥
Like Indra and Vaiśravaṇa in wealth and stores; just as Manu of great splendor was the protector of the worlds, so too is this one of great splendor, the doer of favor to his subjects.
4.74.18
अयं कुरूणामृषभः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
यस्य कीर्तिः स्थिता लोके सूर्यस्येवोद्यतः प्रभा ॥ ४.७४.१८ ॥
This is Yudhiṣṭhira, bull of the Kurus, son of Kuntī, whose fame stands in the world like the radiance of the rising sun.
4.74.19
संसरन्ति दिशः सर्वा यशसोस्य गभस्तयः ।
उदितस्येव सूर्यस्य तेजसोऽनुगभस्तयः ॥ ४.७४.१९ ॥
The rays of his fame spread through all the directions, like the rays of the rising sun.
4.74.20
एनं त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम् ।
अन्वयुः पृष्ठतो राजन्यावदध्यावसत्कुरून् ॥ ४.७४.२० ॥
O king, thirty thousand mighty elephants followed him from behind, for as long as he dwelt among the Kurus.
4.74.21
त्रिंशच्चैव सहस्राणि रथानां रथिनां वरम् ।
सदश्वैरुपसंपन्नाः पृष्ठतोऽनुययुस्तदा ॥ ४.७४.२१ ॥
Thirty thousand of the finest chariots and chariot-warriors, equipped with excellent horses, then followed behind him.
4.74.22
वाजिनां च शतं राजन्त्सहस्राण्ययुतानि च ।
इममष्टशतं सूताः सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः।
तुष्टुवुर्मागधैः सार्धं पुरा शक्रमिवर्षयः ॥ ४.७४.२२ ॥
O king, hundreds of thousands and tens of thousands of horses, and eight hundred charioteer-bards with polished jewelled earrings, together with the Māgadha bards, praised him, as sages of old praised Indra.
4.74.23
इमं नित्यपुमातिष्ठन्कुरवः किंकरास्तदा ।
सर्वे च नृप राजानं धनेश्वरमिवामराः ॥ ४.७४.२३ ॥
Then the servants of the Kurus all stood ever ready to attend him; O king, they all attended this king as the immortals attend the lord of wealth, Kubera.
4.74.24
एष सर्वान्महीपालान्करमाहारयत्तदा ।
वैश्यानिव महाराज विवशान्स्ववशानपि ॥ ४.७४.२४ ॥
He then caused all the kings to bring tribute, O great king, as tribute is taken from merchants, whether they were subject or independent.
4.74.25
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् ।
उपजीवन्ति राजानमेनं सुचरितव्रताः ॥ ४.७४.२५ ॥
Eighty-eight thousand great-souled snātakas, who keep their vows well, live off this king.
4.74.26
एष वृद्धाननाथांश्च व्यङ्गान्पङ्गूश्चं वामनान् ।
पुत्रवत्पालयामास प्रजाधर्मेण चाभिभूः ॥ ४.७४.२६ ॥
He protected the elderly, the helpless, the maimed, the lame and the dwarfs as if they were his sons, ruling his subjects by the dharma of a king.
4.74.27
एष धर्मे दमे चैव दाने सत्ये रतः सदा ।
महाप्रसादो ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च पार्थिवः ॥ ४.७४.२७ ॥
This king is always devoted to dharma, self-restraint, giving and truth; he is greatly gracious, devoted to brahmins, and a speaker of truth.
4.74.28
श्रीमत्संपत्प्रभावेन तप्यते यस्य कौरवः ।
रगणः सह कर्णेन सौबलेन च वीर्यवान् ॥ ४.७४.२८ ॥
By the power of whose glorious prosperity the mighty Kaurava host, together with Karṇa and Saubala, is tormented.
4.74.29
गुणा न शक्याः संख्यातुमेतस्यैव नरेश्वर ।
एष धर्मपरो नित्यमनृशंसः सुशीलवान् ॥ ४.७४.२९ ॥
O lord of men, his virtues cannot be counted. He is always intent on dharma, kind, and of good character.
4.74.30
एवं युक्तो महाराजा पाण्डवः पुरुषर्षभः ।
कथं नार्हति राजार्हमासनं पृथिवीपतिः ॥ ४.७४.३० ॥
O great king, how could the Pāṇḍava, bull among men, endowed with such qualities, lord of the earth, not deserve the seat fit for a king?