Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.149
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5.149.1
एवमुक्ते तु गान्धार्या धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः ।
दुर्योधनमुवाचेदं राजमध्ये जनाधिप ॥ ५.१४९.१ ॥
When Gāndhārī had spoken thus, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of men, said this to Duryodhana in the midst of the kings, O lord of the people.
5.149.2
दुर्योधन निबोधेदं यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रक ।
तथा तत्कुरु भद्रं ते यद्यस्ति पितृगौरवम् ॥ ५.१४९.२ ॥
Duryodhana, listen to what I shall tell you, my son. May good come to you; if you have reverence for your father, do as I say.
5.149.3
सोमः प्रजापतिः पूर्वं कुरूणां वंशवर्धनः ।
सोमाद्बभूव षष्ठोऽयं ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ॥ ५.१४९.३ ॥
Long ago Soma, the lord of creatures, was the increaser of the Kuru lineage. From Soma, as the sixth, was born this Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa.
5.149.4
तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि पञ्च राजर्षिसत्तमाः ।
तेषां यदुर्महातेजा ज्येष्ठः समभवत्प्रभुः ॥ ५.१४९.४ ॥
Five sons were born to him, the best of royal sages; among them Yadu, of great splendor, became the eldest and the lord.
5.149.5
पूरुर्यवीयांश्च ततो योऽस्माकं वंशवर्धनः ।
शर्मिष्ठया संप्रसूतो दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः ॥ ५.१४९.५ ॥
Then came Puru, the younger, who increased our lineage, born of Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan.
5.149.6
यदुश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ देवयान्याः सुतोऽभवत् ।
दौहित्रस्तात शुक्रस्य काव्यस्यामिततेजसः ॥ ५.१४९.६ ॥
And Yadu, best of the Bharatas, became the son of Devayānī; dear one, he was the grandson through a daughter of Śukra (Kāvya), of boundless splendor.
5.149.7
यादवानां कुलकरो बलवान्वीर्यसंमतः ।
अवमेने स तु क्षत्रं दर्पपूर्णः सुमन्दधीः ॥ ५.१४९.७ ॥
The founder of the Yādava line, strong and esteemed for valour, he, full of pride and of very dull intellect, disdained the warrior class.
5.149.8
न चातिष्ठत्पितुः शस्त्रि बलदर्पविमोहितः ।
अवमेने च पितरं भ्रातॄंश्चाप्यपराजितः ॥ ५.१४९.८ ॥
Deluded by pride in his strength, he did not stay under his father's command; unconquered, he also disrespected his father and his brothers.
5.149.9
पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां यदुदेवाभवद्बली ।
वशे कृत्वा स नृपतीन्न्यवसन्नागसाह्वये ॥ ५.१४९.९ ॥
On the earth bounded by four oceans he became the mighty lord of the Yadus; having brought the kings under his sway, he dwelt in the city called Nāga-sāhvaya (Hāstinapura).
5.149.10
तं पिता परमक्रुद्धो ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ।
शशाप पुत्रं गान्धारे राज्याच्चापि व्यरोपयत् ॥ ५.१४९.१० ॥
Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, greatly enraged, cursed that son and, O Gāndhārī, also removed him from the kingdom.
5.149.11
ये चैनमन्ववर्तन्त भ्रातरो बलदर्पिताः ।
शशाप तानपि क्रुद्धो ययातिस्तनयानथ ॥ ५.१४९.११ ॥
Yayāti, angered, also cursed those brothers who followed him, proud of their strength, and the sons thereafter.
5.149.12
यवीयांसं ततः पुरुं पुत्रं स्ववशवर्तिनम् ।
राज्ये निवेशयामास विधेयं नृपसत्तमः ॥ ५.१४९.१२ ॥
Then that best of kings installed Puru, his younger son who obeyed him, upon the kingdom; he was obedient.
5.149.13
एवं ज्येष्ठोऽप्यथोत्सिक्तो न राज्यमभिजायते ।
यवीयांसोपि जायन्ते राज्यं वृद्धोपसेवया ॥ ५.१४९.१३ ॥
Thus, even the eldest, if he is puffed up with pride, does not obtain kingship; and the younger ones too obtain kingship through service to the elders.
5.149.14
तथैव सर्वधर्मज्ञः पितुर्मम पितामहः ।
प्रतीपः पृथिवीपालस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ॥ ५.१४९.१४ ॥
Likewise, Pratīpa, the knower of all dharma, grandfather of my father, protector of the earth, was renowned in the three worlds.
5.149.15
तस्य पार्थिवसिंहस्य राज्यं धर्मेण शासतः ।
त्रयः प्रजज्ञिरे पुत्रा देवकल्पा यशस्विनः ॥ ५.१४९.१५ ॥
While that lion among kings ruled the kingdom righteously, three glorious sons, godlike, were born to him.
5.149.16
देवापिरभवच्छ्रेष्ठो बाह्लीकस्तदनन्तरम् ।
तृतीयः शन्तनुस्तात धृतिमान्मे पितामहः ॥ ५.१४९.१६ ॥
Devāpi was the eldest, the best; after him Bāhlīka; and the third, dear one, was the steadfast Śantanu, my grandfather.
5.149.17
देवापिस्तु महातेजास्त्वग्दोषी राजसत्तमः ।
धार्मिकः सत्यवादी च पितुः शुश्रूषणे रतः ॥ ५.१४९.१७ ॥
But Devāpi was of great splendor, afflicted with a skin disease, best of kings, righteous, truthful, and devoted to serving his father.
5.149.18
पौरजानपदानां च संमतः साधुसत्कृतः ।
सर्वेषां बालवृद्धानां देवापिर्हृदयङ्गमः ॥ ५.१४९.१८ ॥
Esteemed by townsfolk and country people, honored well by the good, Devāpi was dear to the heart of all, children and elders alike.
5.149.19
वदान्यः सत्यसन्धश्च सर्वभूतहिते रतः ।
वर्तमानः पितुः शास्त्रे ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च ॥ ५.१४९.१९ ॥
He was generous, true to his vows, devoted to the welfare of all beings, and he conducted himself according to his father's scripture and likewise according to the brahmins.
5.149.20
बाह्लीकस्य प्रियो भ्राता शन्तनोश्च महात्मनः ।
सौभ्रात्रं च परं तेषां सहितानां महात्मनाम् ॥ ५.१४९.२० ॥
He was the beloved brother of Bāhlīka and the son of the great-souled Śantanu; among those great-souled men living together there was supreme brotherly affection.
5.149.21
अथ कालस्य पर्याये वृद्धो नृपतिसत्तमः ।
संभारानभिषेकार्थं कारयामास शास्त्रतः ॥ ५.१४९.२१ ॥
Then, in the course of time, the aged best of kings had the requisites for the consecration prepared according to the scriptures.
5.149.22
कारयामास सर्वाणि मङ्गलार्थानि वै विभुः ।
तं ब्राह्मणाश्च वृद्धाश्च पौरजानपदैः सह ॥ ५.१४९.२२ ॥
The mighty king had all the auspicious things made ready; then the brahmins and elders, together with the townsmen and countrymen, came to him.
5.149.23
सर्वे निवारयामासुर्देवापेरभिषेचनम् ।
स तच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतिरभिषेकनिवारणम्।
अश्रुकण्ठोऽभवद्राजा पर्यशोचत चात्मजम् ॥ ५.१४९.२३ ॥
All of them tried to stop Devāpi's consecration. Hearing that the consecration had been prevented, the king, his voice choked with tears, lamented for his son.
5.149.24
एवं वदान्यो धर्मज्ञः सत्यसन्धश्च सोऽभवत् ।
प्रियः प्रजानामपि संस्त्वग्दोषेण प्रदूषितः ॥ ५.१४९.२४ ॥
Thus he was generous, knowing dharma, true to his vows, and beloved of the people; yet he was defiled by the fault of a skin disease.
5.149.25
हीनाङ्गं पृथिवीपालं नाभिनन्दन्ति देवताः ।
इति कृत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठं प्रत्यषेधन्द्विजर्षभाः ॥ ५.१४९.२५ ॥
"The gods do not favour a king with a maimed limb." Thinking thus, the best of the twice-born forbade that foremost of kings.
5.149.26
ततः प्रव्यथिताङ्गोऽसौ पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः ।
ममार तं मृतं दृष्ट्वा देवापिः संश्रितो वनम् ॥ ५.१४९.२६ ॥
Then he, his limbs shaken with distress and overcome by grief for his son, died. Seeing him dead, Devāpi took refuge in the forest.
5.149.27
बाह्लीको मातुलकुलं त्यक्त्वा राज्यं समाश्रितः ।
पितृभ्रातॄन्परित्यज्य प्राप्तवान्परमर्धिमत् ॥ ५.१४९.२७ ॥
Bāhlīka, having abandoned his mother's brother's family, took up the kingdom; forsaking his father and brothers, he obtained the greatest prosperity.
5.149.28
बाह्लीकेन त्वनुज्ञातः शन्तनुर्लोकविश्रुतः ।
पितर्युपरते राजन्राजा राज्यमकारयत् ॥ ५.१४९.२८ ॥
With Bāhlīka's permission, the world-renowned Śantanu, O king, became king after his father died and governed the kingdom.
5.149.29
तथैवाहं मतिमता परिचिन्त्येह पाण्डुना ।
ज्येष्ठः प्रभ्रंशितो राज्याद्धीनाङ्ग इति भारत ॥ ५.१४९.२९ ॥
In the same way, O Bhārata, the wise Pāṇḍu, having carefully considered it here, deprived me, the eldest, of the kingdom because I was maimed in a limb.
5.149.30
पाण्डुस्तु राज्यं संप्राप्तः कनीयानपि सन्नृपः ।
विनाशे तस्य पुत्राणामिदं राज्यमरिन्दम ॥ ५.१४९.३० ॥
Pāṇḍu, though the younger, obtained the kingdom and became king; O subduer of foes, this kingdom came to him for the ruin of his own sons.
5.149.31
मय्यभागिनि राज्याय कथं त्वं राज्यमिच्छसि ।
अराजपुत्रो ह्यस्वामी परस्वं हर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ५.१४९.३१ ॥
Deprived of my share, how can you desire the kingdom? You who are neither a king's son nor a master wish to seize another's property.
5.149.32
युधिष्ठिरो राजपुत्रो महात्मा ।
न्यायागतं राज्यमिदं च तस्य।
स कौरवस्यास्य कुलस्य भर्ता ।
प्रशासिता चैव महानुभावः ॥ ५.१४९.३२ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira is a king's son and a great-souled one. This kingdom came to him by right. He is the protector of this Kaurava lineage, and a ruler of great power.
5.149.33
स सत्यसन्धः स तथाऽप्रमत्तः ।
शास्त्रे स्थितो बन्धुजनस्य साधुः।
प्रियः प्रजानां सुहृदानुकम्पी ।
जितेन्द्रियः साधुजनस्य भर्ता ॥ ५.१४९.३३ ॥
He is firm in truth, vigilant, established in the scriptures, and good toward his kinsmen. Dear to the subjects, a well-wisher of friends, compassionate, self-controlled, and a protector of good people.
5.149.34
क्षमा तितिक्षा दम आर्जवं च ।
सत्यव्रतत्वं श्रुतमप्रमादः ।
भूतानुकम्पा ह्यनुशासनं च ।
युधिष्ठिरे राजगुणाः समस्ताः ॥ ५.१४९.३४ ॥
Forbearance, endurance, self-restraint, uprightness, steadfastness in vows of truth, learning, vigilance, compassion toward all beings, and discipline — all the royal virtues are in Yudhiṣṭhira.
5.149.35
अराजपुत्रस्त्वमनार्यवृत्तो ।
लुब्धः सदा बन्धुषु पापबुद्धिः ।
क्रमागतं राज्यमिदं परेषां ।
हर्तुं कथं शक्ष्यसि दुर्विनीत ॥ ५.१४९.३५ ॥
You are not a king's son, your conduct is ignoble, always greedy and evil-minded toward your kinsmen. How will you be able to seize this kingdom, handed down in succession from others, you ill-mannered one?
5.149.36
प्रयच्छ राज्यार्धमपेतमोहः ।
सवाहनं त्व सपरिच्छदं च ।
ततोऽवशेषं तव जीवितस्य ।
सहानुजस्यैव भवेन्नरेन्द्र ॥ ५.१४९.३६ ॥
O lord of men, free from delusion, give back half the kingdom together with its vehicles and retinue. Only then will the remainder of your life be secured together with your younger brothers.