Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूरयामास विधिवत् ततः ख्यात: शतक्रतु: शतक्रतु नामसे विख्यात हो गये

English

"Sanjaya said, 'During the progress of that terrible and awful battle, the army of thy son was broken by the Pandavas. Rallying their great car-warriors, however, with vigorous efforts, thy sons continued to fight with the Pandava army. The (Kuru) warriors, desirous of thy son's welfare, suddenly returned. Upon their return, the battle once more became exceedingly fierce between thy warriors and those of the foe, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras in days of old. Neither amongst the enemies nor amongst thine was there a single combatant that turned away from that battle. The warriors fought, aided by guess and by the names they uttered. Great was the destruction that occurred as they thus fought with one another. Then king Yudhishthira, filled with great wrath and becoming desirous of vanquishing the Dhartarashtras and their king in that battle, pierced the son of Saradwat with three arrows winged with gold and whetted on stone, and next slew with four others the four steeds of Kritavarma. Then Ashvatthama bore away the celebrated son of Hridika. Saradwat' s son pierced Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows. Then king Duryodhana despatched seven hundred cars to the spot where king Yudhishthira was battling. Those cars ridden by excellent warriors and endued with speed of the wind or thought, rushed in that battle against the car of Kunti's son. Encompassing Yudhishthira on every side, they made him invisible with their shafts like clouds hiding the sun from the view. Then the Pandava heroes headed by Shikhandi, beholding king Yudhishthira the just assailed in that way by the Kauravas, became filled with rage and were unable to put up with it. Desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, they came to that spot upon their cars possessed of great speed and adorned with rows of bells. Then commenced an awful battle, in which blood flowed as water, between the Pandavas and the Kurus, that increased the population of Yama's domains. Slaying those seven hundred hostile car-warriors of the Kuru army, the Pandavas and the Pancalas once more resisted (the whole Kuru army). There a fierce battle was fought between thy son and the Pandavas. We had never before seen or heard of its like. During the progress of that battle in which no consideration was showed by anybody for anybody, and while the warriors of thy army and those of the foe were falling fast, and the combatants were all shouting and blowing their conchs, and the bowmen were roaring and uttering loud noises of diverse kinds, while, indeed, the battle was raging fiercely and the very vitals of the combatants were being struck, and the troops, O sire, desirous of victory, were rushing with speed, while, verily, everything on Earth seemed to be undergoing a woeful destruction, during that time when innumerable ladies of birth and beauty were being made widows, during, indeed, the progress of that fierce engagement in which the warriors behaved without any consideration for friends and foes, awful portents appeared, presaging the destruction of everything. The Earth, with her mountains and forests, trembled, making a loud noise. Meteors like blazing brands equipped with handles dropped from the sky, O king, on every side on the Earth as if from the solar disc. A hurricane arose, blowing on all sides, and bearing away hard pebbles along its lower course. The elephants shed copious tears and trembled exceedingly. Disregarding all these fierce and awful portents, the Kshatriyas, taking counsel with one another, cheerfully stood on the field for battle again, on the beautiful and sacred field called after Kuru, desirous of obtaining heaven. Then Shakuni, the son of the Gandhara king, said, "Fight all of ye in front! I, however, will slay the

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादादित्यतीर्थ च जगाम कमलेक्षण:

English

"Of old this was ploughed for many years by the wise and royal sage, the best of them, of immeasurable energy, the great-souled Kuru; hence it became known here as Kurukshetra."

हिन्दी अर्थ

परमं योगमास्थाय ऋषियोंगमवाप्तवान् गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममास्थाय हासितो देवल: पुरा

English

[Rama said:] "Why was this field ploughed by the great-souled Kuru? I wish to hear this told, ascetics."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनी धर्मात्मा असित देवल मुनि गृहस्थधर्मका आश्रय लेकर निवास करते थे

English

[The sages said:] "Of old, it is said, Shakra came from heaven to Kuru, who ever rose up to plough, and asked the reason:

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा सभी जीवोंके प्रति समानभाव रखनेवाले थे प्रियाप्रिये तुल्यवृत्ति्यमवत्समदर्शन:

English

'What is this, O king, with such great effort? What do you intend, royal sage, that you plough this earth?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोभ्येत्य महाभाग योगमास्थाय भिक्षुक:

English

[Kuru said:] 'Those men, Shatakratu, who die in this field will go to worlds of merit, free of sin.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिद्धि प्राप्त कर चुके थे तथा देवलके ही आश्रममें रहते थे तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्

English

Laughing, the lord Shakra went to heaven, and the royal sage, undismayed, continued to plough the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं तयोर्महाराज दीर्घकालो व्यतिक्रमत्

English

Coming again and again, Shatakratu laughed at him each time, and having asked the undismayed one, went away again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आहारकाले मतिमान् परिव्राड़ जनमेजय स दृष्ट्वा भिक्षुरूपेण प्राप्तं तत्र महामुनिम्

English

When by fierce austerity he had ploughed the earth, O king, Shakra told the gods what the royal sage intended.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्

English

Hearing that, the gods said to the thousand-eyed one: 'Shakra, if it can be done, dissuade the royal sage with a boon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणान् पूजयित्वा च सदाच्छादनभोजनै: यत्र रामो महाभागो भार्गव: सुमहातपा:

English

For if men here, gladdened, go to heaven without sacrificing to us with rites, we shall have no share.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपाध्यायं पुरस्कृत्य कश्यपं मुनिसत्तमम्

English

Then Shakra came and said to the royal sage: 'Enough of your toil; do as I say.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रददौ दक्षिणां चैव पृथिवीं वै ससागराम् सगोहस्तिकदासीकं साजावि गतवान् वनम्

English

Men who, fasting, unwearied, give up the body here, or are rightly slain in battle, even animals, O king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

देकर वे वनमें चले गये

English

let them share in heaven, O king of kings, great-minded one.' 'So be it,' King Kuru then said to Shakra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनींश्चैवाभिवाद्याथ यमुनातीर्थमागमत् पुत्रोडदितेर्महाभागो वरुणो वै सितप्रभ:

English

Then, having taken his leave, the slayer of Bala, with a delighted heart, quickly went again to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरं क्रतुं समाजद्नले वरुण: परवीरहा

English

Thus, best of the Yadus, this was ploughed of old by the royal sage, and permitted by Shakra: holy for those who give up their lives here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रेष्ठ यज्ञका आयोजन किया था देवानां दानवानां च त्रैलोक्यस्य भयावह:

English

Here Shakra himself, lord of the gods, sang a verse about Kurukshetra; hear it, plough-bearer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तीनों लोकोंके लिये भयंकर था

English

Even dust raised by the wind from Kurukshetra carries even an evildoer to the highest state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाभयंकर संग्राम हुआ करता है इतरेभ्योड्प्यदाद् दानमर्थिभ्य: कामदो विभु:

English

Divine sages, the best of Brahmanas, and Nriga and other chief kings, tiger among men, having sacrificed with costly rites and laid down their bodies here, have attained a good state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषामाधिपत्यं च प्रभावं चाभ्यपद्यत तस्मिंस्तीर्थे सरस्वत्या: शिवे पुण्ये परंतप

English

The region between Tarantuka and Arantuka, the Rama lakes and Machakruka: this is Kurukshetra, Samantapanchaka, called the northern altar of Prajapati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्राप्पय परमं॑ योगं सिद्धि च परमां गत:

English

This is auspicious, great and holy, dear to the gods, endowed with the merits of heaven; therefore all kings of the earth, slain here, will go to the state of great souls."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवलस्तु यथाशक्ति पूजयामास भारत

English

Pandavas from behind." Then the Madraka warriors, endued with great activity, amongst those on our side that were advancing, became filled with joy and uttered diverse sounds of delight. Others too did the same. The invincible Pandavas, however, possessed of sureness of aim, once more coming against us, shook their bows and covered us with showers of arrows. The forces of the Madrakas then were slain by the foe. Beholding this, the troops of Duryodhana once more turned away from the battle. The mighty king of the Gandharvas, however, once more said these words, "Stop, ye sinful ones! Fight (with the foe)! What use is there of flight?" At that time, O bull of Bharata's race, the king of the Gandharas had full 10,000 horse-men capable of fighting with bright lances. During the progress of that great carnage, Shakuni, aided by that force, put forth his valour and assailed the Pandava army at the rear, slaughtering it with his keen shafts. The vast force of the Pandus then, O monarch, broke even as a mass of clouds is dispersed on all sides by a mighty wind. Then Yudhishthira, beholding from a near point his own army routed, coolly urged the mighty Sahadeva, saying, "Yonder the son of Subala, afflicting our rear, stayeth, clad in mail! He slaughtereth our forces! Behold that wicked wight, O son of Pandu! Aided by the son of Draupadi, proceed towards him and slay Shakuni, the son of Subala! Supported by the Pancalas, O sinless one, I will meanwhile destroy the car force of the enemy! Let all the elephants and all the horse and 3,000 foot, proceed with thee! Supported by these, slay Shakuni!" At this, 700 elephants ridden by combatants armed with the bow, and 5,000 horses, and the valiant Sahadeva, and 3,000 foot-soldiers, and the sons of Draupadi all rushed against Shakuni difficult of defeat in battle. Subala' s son, however, of great valour, O king, prevailing over the Pandavas and longing for victory, began to slay their forces from the rear. The horsemen, infuriate with rage, belonging to the Pandavas endued with great activity, penetrated the division of Subala' s son, prevailing over the latter' s car- warriors. Those heroic horsemen, staying in the midst of their own elephants, covered the large host of Subala' s son with showers of shafts. In consequence of thy evil counsels, O king, dreadful was the battle that then ensued in which maces and lances were used and in which heroes only took part. The twang of bow-string was no longer heard there, for all the car-warriors stood as spectators of that fight. At that time no difference could be seen between the contending parties. Both the Kurus and the Pandavas, O bull of Bharata's race, beheld the darts hurled from heroic arms course like meteors through the welkin. The entire welkin, O monarch, shrouded with falling swords of great brightness, seemed to become exceedingly beautiful. The aspect presented, O chief of the Bharatas, by the lances hurled all around, became like that of swarms of locusts in the welkin. Steeds, with limbs bathed in blood in consequence of wounds inflicted by horsemen themselves wounded with arrows, dropped down on all sides in hundreds and thousands. Encountering one another and huddled together, many of them were seen to be mangled and many to vomit blood from their mouths. A thick darkness came there when the troops were covered with a dusty cloud. When that darkness shrouded everything, O king, we beheld those brave combatants, steeds and men, move away from that spot. Others were seen to fall down on the Earth, vomiting blood in profusion. Many combatants, entangled with one another by their locks, could not stir. Many, endued with great strength, dragged one another from the backs of their horses, and encountering one another thus, slew one another like combatants in a wrestling match. Many deprived of life, were borne away on the backs of the steeds. Many men, proud of their valour and inspired with desire of victory, were seen to fall down on the Earth. The Earth became strewn over with hundreds and thousands of combatants bathed in blood, deprived of limbs, and divested of hair. In consequence of the surface of the Earth being covered with elephant-riders and horsemen and slain steeds and combatants with blood-stained armour and others armed with weapons and others who had sought to slay one

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निष्ठतेन च तथा ये यजन्ति तपोधना: वाजपेयं क्रतुवरं तथा बहुसुवर्णकम्

English

Filled with madhuka and mango forests, thronged with plaksha and nyagrodha trees, with chiribilva, holy, thronged with jackfruit and arjuna trees,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रहद्मण: सदने विप्र जैगीषव्यो यदाप्तवान्

English

seeing it, the best of the Yadavas, of excellent holy marks, asked all the sages, "Whose is this excellent hermitage?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो भूयो व्यगणयत् स्वबुद्धया मुनिसत्तम: इनमेंसे कौन-सा मेरे लिये श्रेयस्कर होगा

English

They all said to the great-souled plough-bearer, O king: "Hear in detail, Rama, whose hermitage this was of old.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमादीनि संचिन्त्य देवलो निश्चयात् तत:

English

Here of old the god Vishnu practised supreme austerity; here all his eternal sacrifices were duly performed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उससे उन्होंने परमसिद्धि और उत्तम योगको प्राप्त कर लिया ततो देवा: समागम्य बृहस्पतिपुरोगमा:

English

Here a perfected Brahmin woman, a lifelong celibate, joined to yoga, went to heaven, perfected in austerity, an ascetic.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथाब्रवीदृषिवरो देवान् वै नारदस्तथा

English

She was the glorious daughter of the great-souled Shandilya, O king, of firm vows, virtuous, restrained and celibate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमेवंवादिन धीरे प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकस: नात:ः परतरं किंचित् तुल्यमस्ति प्रभावत:

English

Having attained supreme yoga, she went to the unsurpassed heaven; enjoying in the hermitage the fruit of the horse sacrifice, the auspicious one went to heaven, honoured by the self-controlled."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तयोरिदं स्थानवरं तीर्थ चैव महात्मनो:

English

Having visited the holy hermitage and seen it, the bull of the Yadus, Achyuta, saluted those sages, then on the side of the Himalaya sent back all his camps and ascended the mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कदाचित् तस्य नृपते देवलस्य महात्मन: समास्तु समतिक्रान्ता बह्दयः पूजयतो मम

English

Having gone not far, the strong palm-bannered one saw a holy, excellent tirtha and was filled with supreme wonder.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं विगणयन्नेव स जगाम महोदधिम्

English

Bala reached the source of the Sarasvati, Plakshaprasravana, and the excellent best of tirthas, Karapachana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गच्छन्नेव स धर्मात्मा समुद्रं सरितां पतिम् ततः सविस्मयद्रिन्तां जगामाथामितप्रभ:

English

The mighty plough-bearer gave gifts there too, bathed in the cool water, and from there went, highly pleased, to the hermitage of Mitra and Varuna,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्येवं चिन्तयामास महर्षिरसितस्तदा

English

where Indra, Fire and Aryaman had earlier attained joy. From Karapachana he went to that place on the Yamuna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स प्रविशन्नेव स्वमाश्रमपदं मुनि: त॑ दृष्टवा चाप्लुतं तोये सागरे सागरोपमम्

English

Bathing there too, the righteous one, gaining supreme satisfaction, the mighty bull of the Yadus sat with the sages and the perfected, and heard bright stories.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असितो देवलो राजंश्रचिन्तयामास बुद्धिमान्

English

While they were so seated, the revered sage Narada came to that place where Rama was seated.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिज्ञासार्थ तदा भिक्षोर्जैगीषव्यस्य देवल: जैगीषव्यं च तै: सिद्धै: पूज्यमानमपश्यत

English

Wrapped in a mass of matted locks, wearing golden bark, a great ascetic, bearing a golden staff, O king, and a water-pot,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपश्यद् वै दिवं यान्तं जैगीषव्यं स देवल:

English

holding that lovely lute, the Kachchhapi vina of pleasant sound, skilled in dance and song, honoured by gods and Brahmanas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृलोकाच्च तं यान्तं याम्यं लोकमपश्यत ततोअग्निहोत्रिणां लोकांस्ततश्चाप्युत्पपात ह

English

the maker of quarrels, ever fond of quarrels, he came to the place where the glorious Rama sat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चातुर्मास्यिर्बहुविधैर्यजन्ते ये तपोधना:

English

Rising, they all honoured that strict-vowed one, and asked the divine sage what had happened concerning the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुष्ठान करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी उन्होंने जैगीषव्यका दर्शन किया

English

Then Narada, knower of all dharma, told him, O king, all that had happened, the destruction of the Kurus already past.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यजन्ते राजसूयेन पुण्डरीकेण चैव ये अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं नरमेधं तथैव च

English

Then the son of Rohini said to Narada in a sorrowful voice: "In what state is that kshatriya host, and the kings who were there?

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वादशाहैश्व सत्रैश्न यजन्ते विविधैर्नप

English

I had heard all this earlier, ascetic, but I have great curiosity to hear it in detail."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मैत्रावरुणयोलोकानादित्यानां तथैव च जैगीषव्यका असित देवलने दर्शन किया

English

[Narada said:] "Bhishma was slain at the beginning, and Drona, and the lord of the Sindhus, and Karna son of Vikartana and his sons, great chariot-warriors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरुहा च गवां लोकं प्रयातो ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्

English

Bhurishravas, son of Rohini, and the valiant king of the Madras: these and many other mighty ones here and there,

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रीललोकानपरान् विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा ततो मुनिवरं भूयो जैगीषव्यमथासित:

English

giving up their dear lives for the Kaurava's sake, kings and princes who never turned back in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सो5चिन्तयन्महा भागो जैगीषव्यस्य देवल:

English

Hear from me, mighty-armed Madhava, who remain unslain: in the Dhritarashtra host, Kripa, valiant Bhoja and the heroic Ashvatthaman survive, gone to the quarters with their army broken.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असितोअपृच्छत तदा सिद्धाललोकेषु सत्तमान् जैगीषव्यं न पश्यामि तं शंसध्वं महौजसम्

English

With his army slain and Kripa and the others fled, Duryodhana, greatly distressed, entered the lake called Dvaipayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शृणु देवल भूतार्थ शंसतां नो दृढव्रत

English

As Dhritarashtra's son lay with the water stilled, the Pandavas with Krishna tormented him with fierce words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स श्रुत्वा वचन तेषां सिद्धानां ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् ततः सिद्धास्त ऊचुर्हि देवलं पुनरेव ह

English

Goaded on all sides by words, Rama, the strong hero rose from the lake, taking up a great mace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनुपूर्व्येण लोकांस्तान् सर्वानवततार ह उन सभी लोकोंमें होते हुए नीचे उतर आये

English

He has also now come to battle with Bhima; and that very dreadful fight between the two will be soon, Rama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यज्जैगीषव्यं स देवल:

English

If you have curiosity, go, Madhava, without delay; see the great and terrible battle of your two pupils, if you think fit."

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्प महामुनिम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hearing Narada's words, he honoured those best of Brahmanas and dismissed all who had come with him, saying "Go to Dvaraka," and instructed his followers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य तद् वचन श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः

English

Descending from the best of mountains, from the auspicious Plakshaprasravana, pleased at heart, having heard the great fruit of the tirthas, Achyuta sang this verse in the presence of the Brahmanas:

हिन्दी अर्थ

संन्यासकृतबुद्धि त॑ ततो दृष्टवा महातपा: संन्यासकृतबुद्धि त॑ भूतानि पितृभि: सह

English

"What delight is equal to dwelling on the Sarasvati? What merits are equal to dwelling on the Sarasvati? People who reach heaven by the Sarasvati will ever remember the river Sarasvati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लगे “कि अब हमें कौन विभागपूर्वक अन्नदान करेगा”

English

The Sarasvati is holy among all rivers, the Sarasvati ever brings happiness to the world; having reached the Sarasvati, people, though great sinners, ever grieve not, here or hereafter."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवलस्तु वच: श्रुत्वा भूतानां करुणं तथा मोक्षधर्म (संन्यास)-को त्याग देनेका विचार किया

English

Then, looking again and again at the Sarasvati with love, the scorcher of foes mounted a bright chariot yoked with horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनर्नो देवल: क्षूद्रो नूनं छेत्स्यति दुर्मति:

English

By that swift chariot the bull of the Yadus, eager to see, reached the place where his pupils' battle was at hand.