Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.189
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5.189.1
चकार यत्नं द्रुपदः सुतायाः सर्वकर्मसु ।
ततो लेख्यादिषु तथा शिल्पेषु च परंतप ॥ ५.१८९.१ ॥
Drupada took care in all things for his daughter, then in writing and the like, and in crafts too, O scorcher of foes.
5.189.2
इष्वस्त्रे चैव राजेन्द्र द्रोणशिष्यो बभूव ह ।
तस्य माता महाराज राजानं वरवर्णिनी ॥ ५.१८९.२ ॥
O lord of kings, he became a disciple of Droṇa in archery and weapons. O great king, his mother, the fair-complexioned lady, spoke to the king.
5.189.3
चोदयामास भार्यार्थं कन्यायाः पुत्रवत्तदा ।
ततस्तां पार्षतो दृष्ट्वा कन्यां संप्राप्तयौवनाम् ।
स्त्रियं मत्वा ततश्चिन्तां प्रपेदे सह भार्यया ॥ ५.१८९.३ ॥
Then he urged her, as if she were a son, for the sake of a wife. Then the son of Pṛṣata, seeing the maiden who had reached youth, considering her a woman, fell into anxiety together with his wife.
5.189.4
कन्या ममेयं संप्राप्ता यौवनं शोकवर्धिनी ।
मया प्रच्छादिता चेयं वचनाच्छूलपाणिनः ॥ ५.१८९.४ ॥
This daughter of mine has reached youth, which increases grief, and I have kept her concealed by the word of the trident-bearer (Śiva).
5.189.5
न तन्मिथ्या महाराज भविष्यति कथंचन ।
त्रैलोक्यकर्ता कस्माद्धि वृथा वक्तुमिहार्हति ॥ ५.१८९.५ ॥
O great king, that will not be false in any way. Why should the creator of the three worlds speak in vain here?
5.189.6
यदि ते रोचते राजन्वक्ष्यामि श्रृणु मे वचः ।
श्रुत्वेदानीं प्रपद्येथाः स्वां मतिं पृषतात्मज ॥ ५.१८९.६ ॥
If it pleases you, O king, I will speak; listen to my word. O son of Pṛṣata, having heard it now, take to your own judgment.
5.189.7
क्रियतामस्य यत्नेन विधिवद्दारसंग्रहः ।
भविता तद्वचः सत्यमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥ ५.१८९.७ ॥
Let a wife be taken for him with effort, according to rule. My firm resolve is that his word will prove true.
5.189.8
ततस्तौ निश्चयं कृत्वा तस्मिन्कार्येऽथ दंपती ।
वरयाञ्चक्रतुः कन्यां दशार्णाधिपतेः सुताम् ॥ ५.१८९.८ ॥
Then the couple, resolved in that matter, sought in marriage the daughter of the lord of the Daśārṇas.
5.189.9
ततो राजा द्रुपदो राजसिंहः ।
सर्वान्राज्ञः कुलतः सन्निशाम्य।
दाशार्णकस्य नृपतेस्तनूजां ।
शिखण्डिने वरयामास दारान् ॥ ५.१८९.९ ॥
Then King Drupada, a lion among kings, having weighed the lineages of all kings, sought in marriage for Śikhaṇḍin the daughter of the Daśārṇa king.
5.189.10
हिरण्यवर्मेति नृपो योऽसौ दाशार्णकः स्मृतः ।
स च प्रादान्महीपालः कन्यां तस्मै शिखण्डिने ॥ ५.१८९.१० ॥
That king of the Daśārṇas, known as Hiraṇyavarman, gave his daughter to Śikhaṇḍin.
5.189.11
स च राजा दशार्णेषु महानासीत्सुदुर्जयः ।
हिरण्यवर्मा दुर्धर्षो महासेनो महामनाः ॥ ५.१८९.११ ॥
That king was great among the Daśārṇas and very hard to conquer. Hiraṇyavarman was hard to assail, of great army, and great-minded.
5.189.12
कृते विवाहे तु तदा सा कन्या राजसत्तम ।
यौवनं समनुप्राप्ता सा च कन्या शिखण्डिनी ॥ ५.१८९.१२ ॥
Then, O best of kings, when the marriage had been performed, that maiden came of age; and that maiden was Śikhaṇḍinī.
5.189.13
कृतदारः शिखण्डी च काम्पिल्यं पुनरागमत् ।
न च सा वेद तां कन्यां कंचित्कालं स्त्रियं किल।
यदा त्वेनामजानात्सा स्त्रियमेव नृपात्मजा ॥ ५.१८९.१३ ॥
Having taken a wife, Śikhaṇḍī returned again to Kāmpilya. For some time she did not know that this maiden was a woman; but when the king's daughter came to know her, she was indeed a woman.
5.189.14
धात्रीणां च सखीनां च व्रीडयाना न्यवेदयत् ।
कन्यां पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतां तां वै शिखण्डिनीम् ॥ ५.१८९.१४ ॥
Ashamed, she made it known to the nurses and female companions that the maiden was indeed Śikhaṇḍinī, daughter of the king of Pāñcāla.
5.189.15
ततस्ता राजशार्दूल धात्र्यो दाशार्णिकास्तदा ।
जग्मुरार्ति परां प्रेष्याः प्रेषयामासुरेव च ॥ ५.१८९.१५ ॥
Then, O tiger among kings, those nurses of the Daśārṇa realm fell into great distress and sent messengers to send word.
5.189.16
ततो दशार्णाधिपतेः प्रेष्याः सर्वा न्यवेदयन् ।
विप्रलम्भं यथावृत्तं स च चुक्रोध पार्थिवः ॥ ५.१८९.१६ ॥
Then all the servants of the lord of the Daśārṇas reported the deception just as it had occurred, and the king flew into a rage.
5.189.17
शिखण्ड्यपि महाराज पुंवद्राजकुले तदा ।
विजहार म्रुदा युक्तः स्त्रीत्वं नैवातिरोचयन् ॥ ५.१८९.१७ ॥
O great king, Śikhaṇḍī too then lived joyfully in the royal household as a man, and did not at all take pleasure in womanhood.
5.189.18
ततः कतिपयाहस्य तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतर्षभ ।
हिरण्यवर्मा राजेन्द्र रोषादर्तिं जगाम ह ॥ ५.१८९.१८ ॥
Then after several days, O bull of the Bharatas, Hiraṇyavarman, O lord of kings, having heard this, fell into distress from anger.
5.189.19
ततो दाशार्णको राजा तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः ।
दूतं प्रस्थापयामास द्रुपदस्य निवेशनम् ॥ ५.१८९.१९ ॥
Then the king of the Dāśārṇas, filled with fierce anger, sent a messenger to Drupada's dwelling.
5.189.20
ततो द्रुपदमासाद्य दूतः काञ्चनवर्मणः ।
एक एकान्तसुत्सार्य रहो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.१८९.२० ॥
Then the messenger of Kāñcanavarman, approaching Drupada and sending the others away, spoke these words alone and in private.
5.189.21
दाशार्णराजो राजंस्त्वामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
अभिष्गात्प्रकुपितो विप्रलब्धस्त्वयाऽनघ ॥ ५.१८९.२१ ॥
O king, the king of the Dāśārṇas has spoken these words to you. O blameless one, deceived by you, he is greatly enraged.
5.189.22
अवमन्यसे मां नृपते नूनं दुर्मन्त्रितं तव ।
यन्मे कन्यां स्वकन्यार्थे मोहाद्याचितवानसि ॥ ५.१८९.२२ ॥
O king, you disregard me; surely this is your ill-conceived counsel: out of delusion you have asked me for my daughter for the sake of your own daughter.
5.189.23
तस्याद्य विप्रलम्भस्य फलं प्राप्नुहि दुर्मते ।
एष त्वं सजनामात्यमुद्धरामि स्थिरो भव ॥ ५.१८९.२३ ॥
O ill-minded one, now obtain the fruit of that deception. I will uproot you, together with your people and ministers — stand firm.
5.189.24
अवमत्य च वीर्यं मे कुलं चारित्रमेव च ।
विप्रलम्भस्त्वयापूर्वो मनुष्येषु प्रवर्तितः ॥ ५.१८९.२४ ॥
Having disregarded my valor, my lineage, and my conduct, you have set in motion among men a deception unprecedented.
5.189.25
कुरु सर्वाणि कार्याणि भुङ्क्ष्व कभोगाननुत्तमान् ।
अभियास्यामि शीघ्रं त्वां समुद्धर्तुं सबान्धवम् ॥ ५.१८९.२५ ॥
Do all your duties and enjoy the highest pleasures of desire. I shall go forth swiftly to lift you up and rescue you together with your kinsmen.