Sauptika Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

समदुःखसुखौ चापि नावां शड्कितुमरहसि

English

I am born in an adorable and high family of brahmanas. Through ill-luck, however, I am wedded to kshatriya practices. If, conversant as I am with kshatriya duties, I adopt now the duties of a brahmana and achieve a high object (the purification of self under such injuries), that course would not be consistent with nobleness. I hold an excellent bow and excellent weapons in battle. If I do not avenge the slaughter of my sire, how shall I open my mouth in the midst of men? Paying regard to kshatriya duties, therefore, without hesitation, I shall today walk in the steps of my high-souled sire and the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते सौप्तिकपर्वणि द्रौणिगमने पठचमो5ध्याय:

English

[Drona's son said:] "The fierce Sthanu, Shiva, Rudra, Sharva, Ishana, Ishvara, Girisha, the boon-giving god, Bhava, the imperishable creator of beings,

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौणिरव्यथितो दिव्यैरस्त्रवर्षरवाकिरत्

English

the blue-throated, unborn, Shakra, Kratha, destroyer of sacrifice, Hara, of universal form, of strange eyes, of many forms, lord of Uma,

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोब्राह्मणनृपस्त्रीषु सख्युर्मातुर्गुरोस्तथा

English

dweller in cremation grounds, proud, great lord of hosts, bearer of the skull-topped staff, shaven, matted, celibate:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्माच्छरणमभ्येमि गिरिशं शूलपघाणिनम्

English

with my mind, though hard to attain and of little understanding, I, offering my own self, will worship the slayer of Tripura.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तनुवाससमत्युग्रमुमा भूषणतत्परम्

English

The praised, the praiseworthy, who is being praised, the unfailing, clad in hide, the dark red, the blue-throated, the unseparated, the irresistible,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिशाओं-विदिशाओं और आकाशको परिपूर्ण-सा कर रहे थे

English

the bright, the creator of the universe, Brahma and the celibate, firm in vows, ever in austerity, endless, refuge of ascetics,

हिन्दी अर्थ

रत्नचित्राज्भदधरा: समुद्यतकरास्तथा

English

of many forms, lord of hosts, three-eyed, dear to his retinue, with face watched by the lords of hosts, beloved of Gauri's heart,

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्ववराहोष्ट्रूपाश्व॒ हयगोमायुगोमुखा:

English

father of Kumara, tawny, with a noble bull as his vehicle, lightly clad, most fierce, intent on adorning Uma,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ताभ्यां तथ्यं तथा55चख्यौ यदस्यात्मचिकीर्षितम्

English

The Pancalas, elated with victory, will trustfully sleep tonight, having put off their armour and in great glee, and filled with happiness at the thought of the victory they have won, and spent with toil and exertion. While sleeping at their ease during the night within their own camp, I shall make a great and terrible assault upon their camp. Like Maghavat slaying the danavas, I shall, attacking them while senseless and dead in sleep in their camp, slay them all, putting forth my prowess. Like a blazing fire consuming a heap of dry grass, I shall slay all of them assembled in one place with their leader Dhrishtadyumna! Having slain the Pancalas, I shall obtain peace of mind, O best of men! While engaged in the act of slaughter, I shall career in their midst like the wielder of Pinaka, Rudra himself, in rage among living creatures. Having cut off and slain all the Pancalas today, I shall then, in joy, afflict the sons of Pandu in battle. Taking their lives one after another and causing the earth to be strewn with the bodies of all the Pancalas, I shall pay off the debt I owe to my sire. I shall today make the Pancalas follow in the wake, hard to tread, of Duryodhana and Kama and Bhishma, and the ruler of the Sindhus. Putting forth my might, I shall tonight grind the head, like that of any animal, of Dhrishtadyumna, the king of the Pancalas ! I shall tonight, O son of Gautama, cut off with my sharp sword, in battle, the sleeping sons of the Pancalas and the Pandavas. Having exterminated the Pancalas army tonight while sunk in sleep, I shall, O thou of great intelligence, obtain great happiness and regard myself to have done

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्र नीचे डाल चुके थे, उस अवस्थामें धृष्टद्युम्नने उन्हें मारा है

English

the god in golden armour, adorned with the moon in his crest—I take refuge in the god with supreme concentration.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्रेण विजिताललोकान् नाप्नुयादिति मे मति:

English

I shall cross this dreadful calamity today, so hard to cross; with an offering of all beings I shall, pure, worship the pure one."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मामास्थाय प्रतीक्षेतां रथवर्यो परंतपौ

English

Knowing this resolve of his, his mind inclined to self-sacrifice, a golden altar appeared before that great soul.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाँधकर खड्ग और धनुष लेकर रथपर बैठ जाइये तथा मेरी प्रतीक्षा कीजिये”

English

On that altar, O king, a fire arose, filling the sky, the quarters, the intermediate quarters and space with its flames.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमन्वगात् कृपो राजन् कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:

English

And there appeared many with blazing mouths and eyes, with many feet, heads and arms, huge-mouthed, like elephants and mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृपाचार्य और सात्वतवंशी कृतवर्मा भी उसीके मार्गका अनुसरण करने लगे

English

Some in forms of dogs, boars and camels, with faces of horses, jackals and cows, bears and cats, tigers and leopards,

हिन्दी अर्थ

हूयमाना यथा यज्ञे समिद्धा हव्यवाहना:

English

with crow faces, frog faces, parrot faces, with great python faces and swan faces, of white lustre,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तीन अग्नियोंकी भाँति प्रकाशित हो रहे थे

English

with woodpecker faces and chasha faces, Bharata, with tortoise and crocodile faces and dolphin faces,

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वारदेशं तु सम्प्राप्य द्रौणिस्तस्थौ महारथ:

English

with great makara faces and timi faces, with monkey faces, krauncha faces, with pigeon and elephant faces,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अकुर्वातां भोजकृपौ कि संजय वदस्व मे

English

with dove faces, with madgu faces, with hands for ears, thousand-eyed, hundred-bellied,

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौणिर्मन्युपरीतात्मा शिबिरद्वारमागमत्

English

fleshless, with kokila faces and hawk faces, Bharata, headless ones, O king, and bear-faced, terrifying,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वत्थामा क्रोधपूर्ण हृदयसे शिविरके द्वारपर आया

English

with blazing eyes and tongues, with faces of flame, with ram faces, and others, king, with goat faces,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोपश्यद् द्वारमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं लोमहर्षणम्

English

shell-coloured, with shell faces, with shell ears, wearing garlands of shells, with a sound like the blowing of a conch,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासड्ूं नागयज्ञोपवीतिनम्

English

matted-haired, five-crested, shaven, thin-bellied, four-tusked, four-tongued, spike-eared, crowned,

हिन्दी अर्थ

नयनानां सहसैश्न विचित्रैरभिभूषितम्

English

wearing crests, O king, with curled hair, turbaned, crowned, fair-faced, well adorned,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वथा तु तदालक्ष्य स्फुटेयुरपि पर्वता:

English

wearing garlands of lotuses and blue lotuses, bearing kumudas, endowed with greatness, by hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी भयके मारे विदीर्ण हो सकते थे

English

With shataghnis and discuses in hand, with pestles, bhushundis and nooses, and maces in hand, Bharata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेभ्यश्चाक्षिसहस्रेभ्य: प्रादुरासन् महार्चिष:

English

quivers bound on their backs, with wondrous arrows, fierce in battle, with banners and flags, with bells and axes,

हिन्दी अर्थ

बड़ी-बड़ी लपटें निकल रही थीं

English

with great nooses raised in their hands, with clubs in hand, with posts in hand, with swords, with serpents raised as crests, wearing great serpents as armlets and wondrous ornaments,

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदधेरिव वार्योघान् पावको वडवामुख:

English

dust-stained and mud-smeared, all garlanded with white garments, blue-limbed and lotus-limbed, with shaven faces,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सा तमाहत्य दीप्ताग्रा रथशक्तिरदीर्यत

English

the delighted retainers, golden-lustred, played kettledrums, conches, mridangas, jharjharas, anakas and gomukhas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ हेमत्सरुं दिव्यं खडगमाकाशवर्चसम्

English

Some sang, others danced, others leapt and sprang, the mighty ones, and others pranced.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत:ः खड्गवरं धीमान् भूताय प्राहिणोत् तदा

English

Running, swift and fierce, their hair tossed by the wind, roaring again and again like rutting great elephants,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स कुपितो द्रौणिरिन्द्रकेतुनिभां गदाम्

English

very dreadful and of fearful form, with spears and pattishas in hand, in garments of many colours, with wondrous garlands and unguents,

हिन्दी अर्थ

होनेवाली गदा चलायी; परंतु वह भूत उसे भी लील गया

English

wearing armlets set with many jewels, with hands raised, slayers of foes, heroes of irresistible and unbearable valour,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः सर्वायुधाभावे वीक्षमाणस्ततस्तत:

English

drinkers of blood and fat and others, eating meat and entrails, crested, ear-ringed, very lean, pot-bellied,

हिन्दी अर्थ

८ पर द्रोणपुत्रो निरायुध:

English

very short and very tall, very strong and very dreadful, huge, with lips hanging like Death's, with large organs and lumps of bone,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रुवतामप्रियं पथ्यं सुहदां न शूणोति यः

English

with costly many-formed crowns, others shaven or matted, who could make the sky, with its sun, moon, planets and stars, fall on the earth,

हिन्दी अर्थ

शास्त्रदृष्टानविद्वान् यः समतीत्य जिघांसति

English

who could slay the fourfold host of beings, who are ever fearless, the warriors of Hara's frown,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मत्तोन्मत्तप्रमत्तेषु न शस्त्राणि च पातयेत्

English

doers at will, the perfected, lords of the lords of the three worlds, ever in joy and delight, masters of speech, free of envy,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोहमुत्क्रम्य पन्थानं शास्त्रदिष्टं सनातनम्

English

who having attained the eightfold lordship feel no pride, whose deeds ever amaze the revered Hara,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तां चापदं घोरतरां प्रवदन्ति मनीषिण:

English

who have ever worshipped him with mind, speech and action in devotion, whom he guards with mind, speech and action as devotees, like his own sons,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अशक्तिश्चैव तत् कर्तु कर्म शक्तिबलादिह

English

others who drink blood and fat, ever angry at the haters of Brahmanas, who ever drink the twenty-four-fold soma,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मानुष्यं कुर्वतः कर्म यदि हैवान्न सिध्यति

English

who by learning, celibacy, austerity and self-control, having worshipped the trident-marked one, have attained union with Bhava,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदिदं दुष्प्रणीतेन भयं मां समुपस्थितम्

English

the revered Maheshvara, with Parvati and these, his own selves, enjoys with the hosts of beings, the lord of the past, present and future.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इदं च सुमहद् भूतं हैवदण्डमिवोद्यतम्

English

With various wondrous laughter, slapping of arms, shouts and roars, making the universe resound, they approached Ashvatthaman,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ध्रुवं येयमधर्मे मे प्रवृत्ता कलुषा मति:

English

praising Mahadeva, shining brilliantly, wishing to increase the glory of the great-souled son of Drona.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदिदं हैवविहितं मम संख्ये निवर्तनम्

English

Wishing to know his energy and to see the night attack, with dreadful bludgeons, firebrands, spears and pattishas in hand, hosts of spirits of terrible form gathered on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कपर्दिनं देवदेवमुमापतिमनामयम्

English

Though they could cause fear to the three worlds by their very sight, looking at them the mighty one felt no distress.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते सौप्तिकपर्वणि द्रौणिचिन्तायां षष्ठोडध्याय:

English

Then Drona's son, bow in hand, with his iguana-skin fingerguard tied on, offered himself, by himself, as the offering.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवतीर्य रथोपस्थाद् देवेशं प्रणतः स्थित:

English

The bows were the firewood there, the sharp arrows the purifying grass, and the soul-controlled self the oblation in that rite, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पड़ा और देवेश्वर महादेवजीको प्रणाम करके खड़ा हो इस प्रकार स्तुति करने लगा

English

Then, with a gentle mantra, the mighty Drona's son, filled with great wrath, offered himself as the oblation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गिरिशं वरदं देव॑ं भवभावनमी श्वरम्

English

Praising the great-souled Rudra of terrible deeds, unfallen, by terrible acts, he said with joined palms:

हिन्दी अर्थ

विश्वरूपं विरूपाक्ष॑ बहुरूपमुमापतिम्

English

"Born in the family of Angiras, I offer this self into the fire today, revered one; accept me as the offering.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खट््वाड़़्धारिणं रुद्रं जटिलं ब्रह्मचारिणम्

English

Out of devotion to you, Mahadeva, with supreme concentration, soul of the universe, I offer myself before you in this calamity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सो5हमात्मोपहारेण यक्ष्ये त्रिपुरघातिनम्

English

In you all beings abide, and you abide in all beings; the unity of the chief qualities rests in you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विलोहितं नीलकण्ठमसहां दुर्निवारणम्

English

Lord, who dwell in the hearts of all beings, the oblation has come before you; accept me, god, since foes cannot be overcome by me otherwise."

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्रतवन्तं तपोनिष्ठमनन्तं तपतां गतिम्

English

Having said this, Drona's son mounted that altar with its blazing fire and, giving up himself, climbed up and sat in the fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनाध्यक्षेक्षितमुखं गौरीहृदयवल्लभम्

English

Seeing him with arms raised, motionless, present as an oblation, the revered Mahadeva himself said, as if laughing:

हिन्दी अर्थ

इष्वस्त्रोत्तमभर्तारें दिगन्तं देशरक्षिणम्

English

"By truth, purity, uprightness, renunciation, austerity, restraint, forbearance, devotion, steadfastness, wisdom and speech,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रपद्ये शरणं देव॑ं परमेण समाधिना

English

I have been duly worshipped by Krishna of untroubled deeds; therefore no one is dearer to me than Krishna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वभूतोपहारेण यक्ष्येडहं शुचिना शुचिम्

English

Honouring him and wishing to test you, I suddenly protected the Panchalas and worked many illusions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पवित्र उपहार समर्पित करके आप परम पावन परमेश्वरकी पूजा करूँगा

English

This honour was done to him by me in protecting the Panchalas; but they are overcome by Time; there is no life for them today."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरस्तात् काज्चनी वेदी प्रादुरासीन्महात्मन:

English

Having said this, the revered one entered the body of the great archer, his own form, and gave him an excellent, spotless sword.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीरके आगे एक सुवर्णमयी वेदी प्रकट हुई

English

Then, entered by the revered one, he blazed again with splendour and in battle became formidable by the energy created by the god.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स दिशो विदिश: खं च ज्वालाभिरिव पूरयन्

English

Unseen beings and Rakshasas surrounded him as he went toward the enemy's camp, like the Lord himself.