Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.62
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7.62.1
मान्धतारं यौवनाश्वं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यं देवावश्विनौ गर्भे पितुः पार्श्वे चकर्षतुः ॥ ७.६२.१ ॥
Nārada said: O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Māndhātṛ, son of Yauvanāśva, lay dead, whom the two gods, the Aśvins, drew out from the side of his father's womb.
7.62.2
मृगयां विचरन्राजा तृषितः क्लान्तवाहनः ।
धूमं दृष्ट्वाऽगमत्सत्रं पृषदाज्यमवाप सः ॥ ७.६२.२ ॥
The king, wandering in the hunt, was thirsty and his mounts were exhausted; seeing smoke, he went to the sacrificial session and obtained curds and clarified butter there.
7.62.3
तं दृष्ट्वा युवनाश्वस्य जठरे रविसन्निभम् ।
गर्भं निरूहतुर्देवावश्विनौ भिषजां वरौ ॥ ७.६२.३ ॥
Seeing the embryo in Yauvanāśva's belly, shining like the sun, the two gods, the Aśvins, best of physicians, drew it out.
7.62.4
तं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देववर्चसम् ।
अन्योन्यमब्रुवन्देवाः कमयं धास्यतीति वै ॥ ७.६२.४ ॥
Seeing him lying in his father's lap, radiant as a god, the gods said to one another: 'To whom will this one give suck?'
7.62.5
मामेवायं धयत्वङ्ग इति ह स्माह वासवः ।
ततोङ्गुलिभ्यो हीन्द्रस्य प्रादुरासीत्पयोऽमृतम् ॥ ७.६२.५ ॥
'Let this one suckle from me alone,' said Vāsava, Indra; then from the fingers of Indra there appeared milk, ambrosial.
7.62.6
मां धास्यतीति कारण्याद्यदिन्द्रो ह्यन्वकम्पयत् ।
तस्मात्तु मान्धातेत्येवं नाम तस्याद्भुतं कृतम् ॥ ७.६२.६ ॥
Moved with compassion by the thought 'He will suckle from me,' Indra was stirred; therefore that wondrous child was given the name Māndhātṛ.
7.62.7
ततस्तु धारां पयसो घृतस्य च महात्मनः ।
तस्यास्ये यौवनाश्वस्य पाणिरिन्द्रस्य चास्रवत् ॥ ७.६२.७ ॥
Then a stream of milk and ghee flowed from Indra's hand into the mouth of the great-souled Yauvanāśva.
7.62.8
अपिबत्पाणिमिन्द्रस्य स चाप्यह्गाऽभ्यवर्धत ।
सोऽभवद्द्वादशसमो द्वादशाहेन वीर्यवान् ॥ ७.६२.८ ॥
He drank from Indra's hand, and in a single day he grew; in twelve days he became as strong as a twelve-year-old.
7.62.9
इमां च पृथिवीं कृत्स्नामेकाह्ना स व्यजीजयत् ।
धर्मात्मा धृतिमान्वीरः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः ॥ ७.६२.९ ॥
That righteous-souled, steadfast hero, true to his word and self-controlled, conquered this entire earth in a single day.
7.62.10
जनमेजयं सुधन्वानं गयं पूरुं बृहद्रथम् ।
असितं च नृगं चैव मान्धाता मानवोऽजयत् ॥ ७.६२.१० ॥
Māndhātṛ, the man of Manu's line, conquered Janamejaya, Sudhanvan, Gaya, Pūru, Bṛhadratha, Asita and Nṛga.
7.62.11
उदेति च यतः सूर्यो यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति ।
तत्सर्वं यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते ॥ ७.६२.११ ॥
All the land from where the sun rises to where it sets is called the domain of Māndhātṛ, son of Yauvanāśva.
7.62.12
सोऽश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा राजसूयशतेन च ।
अददद्रोहितान्मत्स्यान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशाम्पते ॥ ७.६२.१२ ॥
Having performed a hundred horse sacrifices and a hundred royal consecrations, he gave red fish to the brahmins, O lord of the people.
7.62.13
हैरण्यान्योजनोत्सेधानायताञ्शतयोजनम् ।
बहुप्रकारान्सुस्वादून्भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपर्वतान् ॥ ७.६२.१३ ॥
Mountains of food, to be eaten, chewed and drunk, many kinds and very tasty, made of gold, a yojana high and a hundred yojanas long.
7.62.14
अतिरिक्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो भुञ्जानो हीयते जनः ॥ ७.६२.१४ ॥
A person who eats what is left over after giving to the brahmins is diminished.
7.62.15
भक्ष्यान्नपाननिचयाः शुशुभुस्त्वन्नपर्वताः ।
घृतहदाः सूपपङ्का दधिफेनां गुडोदकाः ॥ ७.६२.१५ ॥
Heaps of food, grain and drink shone; they were mountains of food, with lakes of ghee, mires of broth, foam of curds and waters of molasses.
7.62.16
रुरुधुः पर्वतान्नद्यो मधुक्षीरवहाः शुभाः ।
देवासुरा नरा यक्षा गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिणः ॥ ७.६२.१६ ॥
Auspicious rivers carrying honey and milk surrounded the mountains; gods, asuras, men, yakṣas, gandharvas, serpents and birds came there.
7.62.17
विप्रास्तत्रागताश्चासन्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः ।
ब्राह्मणा ऋषयश्चापि नासंस्तत्राविपश्चितः ॥ ७.६२.१७ ॥
Learned brahmins who had mastered the Vedas and their limbs came there; brahmins and sages were also present, and none were unlearned.
7.62.18
समुद्रान्तां वसुमतीं वसुपूर्णां तु सर्वतः ।
स तां ब्राह्मणसात्कृत्वा जगाम स्वान्गृहान्प्रति ॥ ७.६२.१८ ॥
Having given the earth, extending to the ocean and full of wealth on every side, into the possession of the brahmins, he went back to his own houses.
7.62.19
राजाऽपि विविधैरिष्ट्वा यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः ।
गतः पुण्यकृतां लोकान्व्याप्य स्वयशसा दिशः ॥ ७.६२.१९ ॥
The king too, having sacrificed with various sacrifices and various fees, has gone to the worlds of the meritorious, his fame pervading the directions.
7.62.20
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत् ॥ ७.६२.२० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, he is four times more fortunate than you; for you he is more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve for your son. He who has not sacrificed and given no fees goes toward death, so he said.