Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.3
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9.3.1
शृणु राजन्नवहितो यथावृत्तो महान्क्षयः ।
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥ ९.३.१ ॥
O king, listen attentively to how the great destruction of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas came about when they met each other.
9.3.2
निहते सूतपुत्रे च फल्गुनेन महात्मना ।
विद्रुतेषु च सैन्येषु समानीतेषु चासकृत् ॥ ९.३.२ ॥
When the son of the charioteer (Karṇa) was slain by the great-souled Phalguna (Arjuna), and the armies had fled and were gathered together again and again.
9.3.3
विमुखे तव पुत्रे च शोकोपहतचेतसि ।
भृशोद्विग्नेषु सैन्येषु दृष्ट्वा पार्थस्य विक्रमम् ॥ ९.३.३ ॥
When your son had turned away, his mind stricken with grief, and the armies were greatly agitated on seeing the prowess of Pārtha (Arjuna).
9.3.4
ध्यायमानेषु योधेषु दुऋखं प्राप्तेषु भारत ।
बलानां मत्यमानानां श्रुत्वा निनदमुत्तमम् ॥ ९.३.४ ॥
O Bhārata, while the warriors brooded and were overcome with sorrow, and the forces were being churned, having heard a supreme roar.
9.3.5
अभिज्ञानं नरेन्द्राणां विकृतं प्रेक्ष्य संयुगे ।
पतितानवनीपालान्धवजांश्चैव महात्मनाम्।
रणे विनिहतान्नागान्दृष्ट्वा पत्तींश्च भारत ॥ ९.३.५ ॥
O Bhārata, having seen the disfigured signs of the kings in battle, the fallen protectors of the earth, the banners of the great-souled ones, and the elephants and foot-soldiers slain in the field.
9.3.6
आयोधनं महाघोरं रुद्रस्याक्रीडसन्निभम् ।
अप्रख्यातिं गतानां तु राज्ञां शतसहस्रशः ॥ ९.३.६ ॥
That battlefield was most dreadful, like the playground of Rudra, where hundreds of thousands of kings had passed into obscurity.
9.3.7
कृपाविष्टः कृपो दृष्ट्वा वयः शीलसमन्वितः ।
अब्रवीत्तत्र तेजस्वी सोऽभिसृत्य जनाधिपम्।
दुर्योधनमनुक्रोशाद्वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥ ९.३.७ ॥
Kṛpa, filled with compassion, endowed with age and good conduct, brilliant, approached the lord of men there and, skilled in speech, out of pity spoke these words to Duryodhana.
9.3.8
दुर्योधन निबोधेयं यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव ।
श्रुत्वा कुरु महाराज यदि ते रोचतेऽनघ ॥ ९.३.८ ॥
Duryodhana, listen to what I shall say to you, O Kaurava. Having heard it, O great king, do it if it pleases you, O sinless one.
9.3.9
न युद्धधर्माच्छ्रेयान्वै पन्था राजेन्द्र विद्यते ।
यं समाश्रित्य युध्यन्ते क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ॥ ९.३.९ ॥
There is no better path than the duty of war, O lord of kings, relying on which warriors fight, O bull among warriors.
9.3.10
पुत्रो भ्राता पिता चैव स्वस्रीयो मातुलस्तथा ।
सम्बन्धिबान्धवाश्चैव योद्वव्याः क्षत्रजीविन ॥ ९.३.१० ॥
Son, brother, father, sister's son, maternal uncle, and likewise kinsmen and relatives too — these must be fought by one who lives by the warrior's calling.
9.3.11
वधे चैव परो धर्मस्तथाऽधर्मः पलायने ।
ते स्म घोरां समापन्ना जीविकां जीवितार्थिनः।
तदत्र प्रतिवक्ष्यामि किञ्चिदेव हितं वचः ॥ ९.३.११ ॥
In killing lies the supreme duty, and in fleeing unrighteousness. Those who desire to live have fallen into that dreadful livelihood. Therefore on this matter I shall answer with some word that is beneficial.
9.3.12
हते भीष्मे च द्रोणे च कर्णे चैव महारथे ।
जयद्रथे च निहते तव भ्रातृषु चानघ।
लक्ष्मणे तव पुत्रे च किं शेषं पर्युपास्महे ॥ ९.३.१२ ॥
When Bhīṣma, Droṇa and the great charioteer Karṇa have been slain, and Jayadratha too, O sinless one, and your brothers and your son Lakṣmaṇa — what remains for us to wait upon?
9.3.13
येषु भारं समासज्य राज्ये मतिमकुर्महि ।
ते सन्त्यज्य तनूर्याताः शूरा ब्रह्मविदां गतिम् ॥ ९.३.१३ ॥
Those upon whom we had laid the burden of the kingdom and placed our trust — those heroes have abandoned their bodies and gone to the path of the knowers of Brahman.
9.3.14
वयं त्विह विनाभूता गुणवद्भिर्महारथैः ।
कृपणं वर्तयिष्यामः पातयित्वा नृपान्बहून् ॥ ९.३.१४ ॥
Bereft here of the virtuous great charioteers, having felled many kings, we shall pass our lives in wretched condition.
9.3.15
सर्वैरथ च जीवद्भिर्बीभत्सुरपराजितः ।
कृष्णनेत्रो महाबाहुर्देवैरपि दुरासदः ॥ ९.३.१५ ॥
And among all who are still living is the unvanquished Bībhatsu (Arjuna), black-eyed like Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed, hard to approach even for the gods.
9.3.16
इन्द्रकार्मुकवज्राभमिन्द्रकेतुमिवोच्छ्रितम् ।
वानरं केतुमासाद्य सञ्चचाल महाचमूः ॥ ९.३.१६ ॥
Reaching the monkey banner, raised high like Indra's banner and gleaming like Indra's bow and thunderbolt, the great army advanced.
9.3.17
सिंहनादेन भीमस्य पाञ्चजन्यस्वनेन च ।
गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषात्सम्मुह्यन्ते मनांसि नः ॥ ९.३.१७ ॥
By Bhīma's lion's roar, by the sound of the conch Pāñcajanya and by the thunder of Gāṇḍīva, our minds are bewildered.
9.3.18
स्फुरन्तीव महाविद्युन्मुष्णन्ती नयनप्रभाम् ।
अलातमिव चाविद्वं गाण्डवीं समदृश्यत ॥ ९.३.१८ ॥
It flashed like a great lightning-bolt dazzling the brilliance of the eyes; the Gāṇḍīva was seen like a blazing firebrand.
9.3.19
जाम्बूनदविचित्रं च धूयमानं महद्धनुः ।
दृश्यते दिक्षु स्रवासु विद्युदभ्रघनेष्विव ॥ ९.३.१९ ॥
The great bow, marvellous with gold, was seen waving in all directions, like lightning in dense clouds.
9.3.20
उह्यमानश्च कृष्णेन वायुनेव बलाहकः ।
तावकं तद्बलं राजन्नर्जुनोऽस्त्रविशारदः।
गहनं शिशिरापाये ददाहाग्निरिवोल्बणः ॥ ९.३.२० ॥
Driven by Kṛṣṇa like a cloud carried by the wind, O king, Arjuna, skilled in weapons, burned that army of yours, as a fierce fire at the end of the cold season burns a dense forest.
9.3.21
गाहमानमनीकानि महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम् ।
विक्षोभयन्तं सेनां वै त्रासयन्तं च पार्थिवान्।
धनञ्जयमपश्याम नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥ ९.३.२१ ॥
We saw Dhanañjaya, radiant like Mahendra, plunging into the armies, agitating the host and terrifying the kings, like an elephant entering a lotus pool.
9.3.22
त्रासयन्तं तथा योधान्धनुर्घोषेण पांण्डवम् ।
भूय एनमपश्याम सिंहं मृगगणानिव ॥ ९.३.२२ ॥
Again we saw that Pāṇḍava terrifying the warriors with the twang of his bow, like a lion looking upon a herd of deer.
9.3.23
सर्वलोकमहेष्वासो वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम् ।
आमुक्तकवचौ कृष्णौ लोकमध्ये विरेजतुः ॥ ९.३.२३ ॥
The two Kṛṣṇas, great archers of all the worlds, the two bulls among all archers, with their armour fastened on, shone forth in the midst of the world.
9.3.24
अद्य सप्तदशाहानि वर्तमानस्य भारत ।
सङ्ग्रामस्यातिघोरस्य युध्यतां चाभितो युधि ॥ ९.३.२४ ॥
O Bhārata, on the seventeenth day of this most terrible battle, as warriors fought on every side.
9.3.25
वायुनेव विधूतानि एव सैन्यानि गच्छता ।
शरदम्भोदजालानि विशीर्यन्ते समन्ततः ॥ ९.३.२५ ॥
As autumn cloud-masses are torn apart on all sides when driven by the wind, so the armies were scattered as he advanced.
9.3.26
तां नावमिव पर्यस्तां मज्जमानां महार्णवे ।
तव सेनां महाराज सव्यसाची व्यकम्पयत् ॥ ९.३.२६ ॥
As waves shake a capsized boat sinking in the great ocean, O great king, so Savyasācin (Arjuna) shook your army.
9.3.27
क्वनु ते सूतपुत्रोऽभूत्क्वनु द्रोणः सहात्मजः ।
अहं क्व च क्व चात्मा ते हार्दिक्यश्च तथा क्वनु ॥ ९.३.२७ ॥
Where now is your charioteer's son (Karṇa)? Where is Droṇa with his son? Where am I, where is your dear one, and where is Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)?
9.3.28
दुःशासनश्च ते भ्राता भ्रातृभिः सहितः क्वनु ॥ ९.३.२८ ॥
And where now is your brother Duḥśāsana, together with his brothers?
9.3.29
वाणगोचरसम्प्राप्तं युध्यमानं जयद्रथम् ।
सम्बन्धिनस्ते भ्रातॄंश्च साहयान्मातुलांस्तथा।
सर्वान्विक्रम्य मिपतो लोकमाक्रम्य मूर्धनि ॥ ९.३.२९ ॥
Having overpowered Jayadratha, who came within range of arrows and fought, and all your kinsmen, brothers, allies and maternal uncles as well, while they looked on, as if bearing the world upon his head.
9.3.30
जयद्रथो हतो राजन्किन्नु शेषमुपास्महे ।
को वेह स पुमानास्ते यो विजेष्यति पाण्डवम् ॥ ९.३.३० ॥
O king, Jayadratha is slain. What remains for us to wait for now? Who is the man here who will conquer the Pāṇḍava?
9.3.31
तस्य चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि विदितानि महात्मनः ।
गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषो धैर्याणि हरते हि नः ॥ ९.३.३१ ॥
His divine weapons are well known, and the twang of the Gāṇḍīva takes away our courage.
9.3.32
नष्टचन्द्रा यथा रात्रिः सेनेयं हतनायका ।
नागभग्नद्रुमा शुष्का नदीव प्रतिभाति मे ॥ ९.३.३२ ॥
Like a night with the moon gone, this army with its leaders slain appears to me like a dry river with trees broken by elephants.
9.3.33
ध्वजिन्यां हतनेत्रायां यथेष्टं श्वेतवाहनः ।
चरिष्यति महाराजः कक्षेष्वग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ९.३.३३ ॥
When the army's eyes are destroyed, the great king of the white horses, Arjuna, will range at will, like a fire blazing in the thickets of the forest.
9.3.34
सात्यकेश्चैव यो वेगो भीमसेनस्य चोभयोः ।
दारयेत गिरीन्सर्वाञ्शोषयेच्चैव सागरान् ॥ ९.३.३४ ॥
The momentum of both Sātyaki and Bhīmasena could split all the mountains and dry up the oceans.
9.3.35
उवाच वाक्यं यद्भीमः सभामध्ये विशाम्पते ।
कृतं तत्सफलं सर्वं भूयश्चैव करिष्यति ॥ ९.३.३५ ॥
O lord of men, all that Bhīma spoke in the midst of the assembly has been fulfilled, and he will again do the same.
9.3.36
प्रमुखस्थे तदा कर्णे बलं पाण्डवरक्षितम् ।
दुरासदं तदा गुप्तं व्यूढं गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥ ९.३.३६ ॥
When Karṇa stood at the front, the army protected by the Pāṇḍavas, arrayed by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, was then hard to approach and well guarded.
9.3.37
युष्माभिस्तानि चीर्णानि यान्यसाधूनि साधुषु ।
अकारणकृतान्येव तेषां वः फलमागतम् ॥ ९.३.३७ ॥
The wicked deeds you committed against the good were done without cause; now their fruit has come to you.
9.3.38
आत्मनोऽर्थे त्वया लोके यत्नतः सर्व आहृतः ।
स ते संशयितस्तात आत्मा च भरतर्षभ ॥ ९.३.३८ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, dear son, all that you gathered in the world with effort for your own sake is now in doubt, and so is your very life.
9.3.39
रक्ष दुर्योधनात्मानमात्मा सर्वस्य भाजनम् ।
भिन्ने हि भाजने तात दिशो गच्छति तद्गतम् ॥ ९.३.३९ ॥
Protect yourself from Duryodhana, for the self is the vessel of all. Dear son, when the vessel is broken, what it held goes off in all directions.
9.3.40
हीयमानेन वै सन्धिः पर्येष्टव्यः समेन वा ।
विग्रहो वर्धमानेन नीतिरेषा बृहस्पतेः ॥ ९.३.४० ॥
One who is losing should seek peace, either with an equal; one who is growing may wage war. This is the policy of Bṛhaspati.
9.3.41
ते वयं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो हीनाः स्म बलशक्तितः ।
अत्र ते पाण्डवैः सार्धं सन्धिं मन्ये क्षमं प्रभो ॥ ९.३.४१ ॥
We are inferior to the sons of Pāṇḍu in strength and power; O lord, I think a peace with the Pāṇḍavas here is fitting for you.
9.3.42
न जानीते हि यः श्रेयः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ।
स क्षिप्रं भ्रश्यते राज्यान्न च श्रेयोऽनुविन्दति ॥ ९.३.४२ ॥
He who does not know what is good, and disregards what is good, quickly falls from the kingdom and does not obtain the good either.
9.3.43
अणिपत्य हि राजानं राज्यं यदि लभेमहि ।
श्रेयः स्यान्न तु मौढ्येन राजन्गन्तुं पराभवम् ॥ ९.३.४३ ॥
If by bowing before the king we could obtain the kingdom, that would be good; but, O king, to go to ruin through folly is not good.
9.3.44
वैचित्रवीर्यवचनात्कृपाशीलो युधिष्ठिरः ।
विनियुञ्जीत राज्ये त्वां गोविन्दवचनेन च ॥ ९.३.४४ ॥
At the word of Vicitravīrya's son, and at Govinda's word, the compassionate Yudhiṣṭhira would appoint you to the kingdom.
9.3.45
अजातशत्रुः कौरव्यो गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतः ।
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वचनं नावमंस्यति धार्मिकः ॥ ९.३.४५ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the Kaurava without enemies, devoted to serving his elders, being righteous, will not disregard the word of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
9.3.46
कुर्वन्ति भ्रातरश्चास्य वचनं नात्र संशयः ॥ ९.३.४६ ॥
His brothers too will carry out his word; of this there is no doubt.
9.3.47
यद्ब्रूयाद्धि हृषीकेशो राजानमपराजितम् ।
अर्जुनो भीमसेनश्च सर्वे कुर्युरसंशयम् ॥ ९.३.४७ ॥
Whatever Hṛṣīkeśa says to the unconquered king, Arjuna and Bhīmasena and all of them will do, without doubt.
9.3.48
नातिक्रमिष्यते कृष्णो वचनं पाण्डवस्य तु ।
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्येऽहं नापि कृष्णस्य पाण्डवः ॥ ९.३.४८ ॥
Kṛṣṇa will not transgress the word of the Pāṇḍava, and I think the Pāṇḍava will not transgress the word of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, nor will he transgress Kṛṣṇa's word.
9.3.49
एतत्क्षममहं मन्ये तव पार्थैरविग्रहम् ।
न त्वां ब्रवीमि कार्पण्यान्न प्राणपरिरक्षणात् ॥ ९.३.४९ ॥
I think this is fitting for you: to be without hostility toward the Pārthas. I do not say this to you out of cowardice, nor for the protection of my life.
9.3.50
पथ्यं राजन्ब्रवीमि त्वां तत्परासुः स्मरिष्यसि ॥ ९.३.५० ॥
O king, I speak to you a wholesome word; you will remember it when you are lifeless.
9.3.51
इति वृद्धो विलप्यैतत्कृपः शारद्वतो वचः ।
दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्यशुशोच च मुमोह च ॥ ९.३.५१ ॥
Thus the old Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, having lamented these words, sighed long and hot, grieved, and fell into bewilderment.