Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.148
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5.148.1
भीष्मेणोक्ते ततो द्रोणो दुर्योधनमभाषत ।
मध्ये नृपाणां भद्रं ते वचनं वचनक्षमः ॥ ५.१४८.१ ॥
After Bhīṣma had spoken, Droṇa, skilled in speech, addressed Duryodhana in the midst of the kings: May it go well with you. These words.
5.148.2
प्रातीपः शन्तनुस्तात कुलस्यार्थे यथा स्थितः ।
यथा देवव्रतो भीष्मः कुलस्यार्थे स्थितोऽभवत् ॥ ५.१४८.२ ॥
Śantanu, son of Pratīpa, stood firm for the sake of the lineage, just as Bhīṣma, Devavrata, stood firm for the sake of the lineage.
5.148.3
तथा पाण्डुर्नरपतिः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः ।
राजा कुरूणां धर्मात्मा सुव्रतः सुसमाहिताः ॥ ५.१४८.३ ॥
Likewise Pāṇḍu, lord of men, keeper of truth, self-controlled, king of the Kurus, righteous in mind, of good vows, well composed.
5.148.4
ज्येष्ठाय राज्यमददद्धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते ।
यवीयसे तथा क्षत्रे कुरूणां वंशवर्धनः । ॥ ५.१४८.४ ॥
The increaser of the Kuru line gave the kingdom to the wise elder, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and likewise to the younger, Kṣatra.
5.148.5
ततः सिंहासने राजन्स्थापयित्वैनमच्युतम् ।
वनं जगाम कौरव्यो भार्याभ्यां सहितो नृपः ॥ ५.१४८.५ ॥
Then, O king, having seated that infallible one on the lion throne, the Kaurava king went to the forest, accompanied by his two wives.
5.148.6
नीचैः स्थित्वा तु विदुर उपास्ते स्म विनीतवत् ।
प्रेष्यवत्पुरुषव्याघ्रो वालव्यजनमुत्क्षिपन् ॥ ५.१४८.६ ॥
Vidura, standing low down, attended humbly like a servant, that tiger among men waving a yak-tail fan.
5.148.7
ततः सर्वाः प्रजास्तात धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ।
अन्वपद्यन्त विधिवद्यथा पाण्डुं जनाधिपम् ॥ ५.१४८.७ ॥
Then, dear one, all the people submitted to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of the people, duly, just as they had submitted to Pāṇḍu, lord of the people.
5.148.8
विसृज्य धृतराष्ट्राय राज्यं स विदुराय च ।
चचार पृथिवीं पाण्डुः सर्वां परपुरञ्जयः ॥ ५.१४८.८ ॥
Having handed the kingdom over to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and to Vidura, Pāṇḍu, conqueror of enemy cities, roamed the entire earth.
5.148.9
कोशसंवनने दाने भृत्यानां चान्ववेक्षणे ।
भरणे चैव सर्वस्य विदुरः सत्यसङ्गरः ॥ ५.१४८.९ ॥
In the management of the treasury, in giving, in supervising the servants, and in maintaining everyone, Vidura was true to his word.
5.148.10
सन्धिविग्रहसंयुक्तो राज्ञां संवाहनक्रियाः ।
अवैक्षत महातेजा भीष्मः परपुरञ्जयः ॥ ५.१४८.१० ॥
Engaged in peace and war, the mighty Bhīṣma, conqueror of enemy cities, oversaw the marches and movements of kings.
5.148.11
सिंहासनस्थो नृपतिर्धृतराष्ट्रो महाबलः ।
अन्वास्यमानः सततं विदुरेण महात्मना ॥ ५.१४८.११ ॥
Seated on the throne, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, mighty in strength, was constantly attended by the great-souled Vidura.
5.148.12
कथं तस्य कुले जातः कुलभेदं व्यवस्यसि ।
संभूय भ्रातृभिः सार्धं भुङ्क्ष भोगाञ्जनाधिप ॥ ५.१४८.१२ ॥
Born in his family, how can you resolve upon dividing the family? O lord of the people, unite with your brothers and enjoy your pleasures.
5.148.13
ब्रवीम्यहं न कार्पण्यान्नार्थहेतोः कथञ्चन ।
भीष्मेण दत्तमिच्छामि न त्वया राजसत्तम ॥ ५.१४८.१३ ॥
I do not speak out of meanness, nor for the sake of wealth in any way. I wish for what Bhīṣma gave, not what you give, best of kings.
5.148.14
नाहं त्वत्तोऽभिकाङ्क्षिष्ये वृत्त्युपायं जनाधिप ।
यतो भीष्मस्ततो द्रोणो यद्भीष्मस्त्वाह तत्कुरु ॥ ५.१४८.१४ ॥
I will not ask you for any means of livelihood, lord of men. From whom (came) Bhīṣma, then Droṇa; do what Bhīṣma tells you.
5.148.15
दीयतां पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो राज्यार्धमरिकर्शन ।
सममाचार्यकं तात तव तेषां च मे सदा ॥ ५.१४८.१५ ॥
Let half the kingdom be given to the sons of Pāṇḍu, tormentor of enemies. Dear one, let the teachership be always equal for you, for them and for me.
5.148.16
अश्वत्थामा यथा मह्यं तथा श्वेतहयो मम ।
बहुना किं प्रलापेन यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥ ५.१४८.१६ ॥
As Aśvatthāman is to me, so is the white-horsed one (Arjuna) to me. What use is much lamentation? Where dharma is, there is victory.
5.148.17
एवमुक्ते महाराज द्रोणेनामिततेजसा ।
व्याजहार ततो वाक्यं विदुरः सत्यसङ्गरः ।
पितुर्वदनमन्वीक्ष्य परिवृत्त्य च धर्मवित् ॥ ५.१४८.१७ ॥
Thus addressed, great king, by Droṇa of boundless splendour, Vidura, true to his word and knower of dharma, looked at his father's face, turned round, and then spoke these words.
5.148.18
देवव्रत निबोधेदं वचनं मम भाषतः ।
प्रनष्टः कौरवो वंशस्त्वयायं पुनरुद्धृतः ॥ ५.१४८.१८ ॥
Devavrata, understand this word of mine. The Kuru line was ruined; by you it has been raised up again.
5.148.19
तन्मे विलपमानस्य वचनं समुपेक्षसे ।
कोयं दुर्योधनो नाम कुलेऽस्मिन्कुलपांसनः ॥ ५.१४८.१९ ॥
Therefore you disregard my words as I lament. Who is this Duryodhana, the defiler of this family, within this lineage?
5.148.20
यस्य लोभाभिभूतस्य मतिं समनुवर्तसे ।
अनार्यस्याकृतज्ञस्य लोभेन हृतचेतसः ।
अतिक्रामति यः शास्त्रं पितुर्धर्मार्थदर्शिनः ॥ ५.१४८.२० ॥
You follow the counsel of one overcome by greed, ignoble and ungrateful, whose mind greed has seized. He transgresses the teaching of his father, who sees dharma and profit.
5.148.21
एते नश्यन्ति कुरवो दुर्योधनकृतेन वै ।
यथा ते न प्रणश्येयुर्महाराज तथा कुरु ॥ ५.१४८.२१ ॥
Indeed, these Kurus are perishing through Duryodhana's deed. Great king, act so that they do not perish.
5.148.22
मां चैव धृतराष्ट्रं च पूर्वमेव महामते ।
चित्रकार इवालेख्यं कृत्वा स्थापितवानसि ॥ ५.१४८.२२ ॥
Both me and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, O wise one, you have long ago set up like figures drawn by a painter.
5.148.23
प्रजापतिः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा यथा संहरते तथा ।
नोपेक्षश्व महाबाहो पश्यमानः कुलक्षयम् ॥ ५.१४८.२३ ॥
Just as the lord of creatures creates beings and then withdraws them, do not neglect it, O mighty-armed one, while seeing the destruction of the family.
5.148.24
अथ तेऽद्य मतिर्नष्टा विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते ।
वनं गच्छ मया सार्धं धृतराष्ट्रेण चैव ह ॥ ५.१४८.२४ ॥
Now that destruction has drawn near, your mind is lost today. Go to the forest with me and with Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
5.148.25
बद्ध्वा वा निकृतिप्रज्ञं धार्तराष्ट्रं सुदुर्मतिम् ।
शाधीदं राज्यमद्याशु पाण्डवैरभिरक्षितम् ॥ ५.१४८.२५ ॥
Or, having bound the deceitful-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of very wicked intent, govern this kingdom now, quickly, protected by the Pāṇḍavas.
5.148.26
प्रसीद राजशार्दूल विनाशो दृश्यते महान् ।
पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च राज्ञाममिततेजसाम् ॥ ५.१४८.२६ ॥
Be gracious, O tiger among kings. A great destruction is seen of the Pāṇḍavas, the Kurus, and the kings of immeasurable splendour.
5.148.27
विररामैवमुक्त्वा तु विदुरो दीनमानसः ।
प्रध्यायमानः स तदा निःश्वसंश्च पुनः पुनः ॥ ५.१४८.२७ ॥
Having spoken thus, Vidura fell silent; sorrowful at heart, brooding, he breathed out deep sighs again and again.
5.148.28
ततोऽस्य राज्ञः सुबलस्य पुत्री ।
धर्मार्थयुक्तं कुलनाशमीता।
दुर्योधनं पापमतिं नृशंसं ।
राज्ञां समक्षं सुतमाह कोपात् ॥ ५.१४८.२८ ॥
Then the daughter of King Subala, fearing the destruction of the family, angrily spoke words united with dharma and purpose to her son Duryodhana, of evil mind and cruel, in the presence of the kings.
5.148.29
ये पार्थिवा राजसभां प्रविष्टा ।
ब्रह्मर्षयो ये च सभासदोऽन्ये।
श्रृण्वन्तु वक्ष्यामि तवापराधं ।
पापस्य सामात्यपरिच्छदस्य ॥ ५.१४८.२९ ॥
Let the kings who have entered the royal assembly, the brahmin sages, and the other members of the court hear: I shall declare your offence, you sinner, with your ministers and retinue.
5.148.30
राज्यं कुरूणामनुरूपभोज्यं ।
क्रमागतो नः कुलधर्म एषः।
त्वं पापबुद्धेऽतिनृशंसकर्मन् ।
राज्यं कुरूणामनयाद्विहंसि ॥ ५.१४८.३० ॥
The kingdom of the Kurus is rightly ours to enjoy; it has come down to us in succession as the duty of our family. O evil-minded one, O doer of extreme cruelty, you are robbing the kingdom of the Kurus through injustice.
5.148.31
राज्ये स्थितो धृतराष्ट्रो मनीषी ।
तस्यानुजो विदुरो दीर्घदर्शी ।
एतावतिक्रम्य कथं नृपत्वं ।
दुर्योधन प्रार्थयसेऽद्य मोहात् ॥ ५.१४८.३१ ॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the wise one, is established in the kingdom. His younger brother Vidura is far-sighted. Passing over these two, how is it that you now desire kingship, Duryodhana, out of delusion?
5.148.32
राजा च क्षत्ता च महानुभावौ ।
भीष्मे स्थिते परवन्तौ भवेताम् ।
अयं तु धर्मज्ञतया महात्मा ।
न राज्यकामो नृवरो नदीजः ॥ ५.१४८.३२ ॥
The king and the steward are both of great majesty; with Bhīṣma present, they would be dependent on another. But this great-souled one, knowing dharma, does not desire the kingdom — best of men, river-born.
5.148.33
राज्य तु पाण्डोरिदमप्रधृष्यं ।
तस्याद्य पुत्राः प्रभवन्ति नान्ये।
राज्यं तदेतन्निखिलं पाण्डवानां ।
पैतामहं पुत्रपौत्रानुगामि ॥ ५.१४८.३३ ॥
But this kingdom belongs to Pāṇḍu, unassailable. Today his sons alone are able to hold it, not others. That entire kingdom belongs to the Pāṇḍavas — ancestral, following sons and grandsons.
5.148.34
यद्वै ब्रूते कुरुमुख्यो महात्मा ।
देवव्रतः सत्यसन्धो मनीषी ।
सर्वं तदस्माभिरहत्य कार्यं ।
राज्यं स्वधर्मान्परिपालयद्भिः ॥ ५.१४८.३४ ॥
Whatever the great-souled Devavrata, foremost of the Kurus, true to his vow and wise, says — all that we must do without transgressing, protecting the kingdom while keeping our own dharmas.
5.148.35
अनुज्ञया चाथ महाव्रतस्य ।
ब्रूयान्नृपोऽयं विदुरस्तथैव।
कार्यं भवेत्तत्सुहृद्भिर्नियोज्यं ।
धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सुदीर्घकालम् ॥ ५.१४८.३५ ॥
With the consent of the great-vowed one, let the king, and this Vidura too, speak likewise. What is to be done should be enjoined by well-wishers, placing dharma first, for a very long time.
5.148.36
न्यायागतं राज्यमिदं कुरूणां ।
युधिष्ठिरः शास्तु वै धर्मपुत्रः ।
प्रचोदितो धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा ।
पुरस्कृतः शान्तनवेन चैव ॥ ५.१४८.३६ ॥
This kingdom of the Kurus has come rightfully. Let Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, rule it, urged on by King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and placed forward by the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma).