Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, वह प्राणी शोकग्रस्त, मोहित अथवा भ्रान्त भी हो सकता है

English

"Yudhishthira said, 'Tell me, O grand-sire, what regions are earned by unreturning heroes by encountering death in battle."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे: क्रतुशतैरिष्टं न त्वमेक: शतक्रतु: अन्तरिक्षचरा: सर्वे सर्वेडभिमुखयोधिन:

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "The many questions in my heart you have answered; I shall ask you another, king, not as in a quarrel.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे सत्यव्रतपरा: सर्वे कामविहारिण: सत्यव्रतका पालन करनेमें तत्पर और इच्छानुसार विहार करनेवाले थे

English

These bring one to, create and carry across; dharma cannot be known, Bharata, by rote.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे यथा्हदातार: सर्वे विगतमत्सरा:

English

One dharma is for one in a level state, another for one in an uneven; how can calamities be known by reading?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे दाक्षायणीपुत्रा: प्राजापत्या महाबला: त्वं चैवेमां यदा भुक्‍्त्वा पृथिवीं त्यक्षसे पुन:

English

Good conduct is held to be dharma, and the good have good conduct as their mark; how can the achievable and unachievable be known, since good conduct has no mark?

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुज्चेच्छां कामभोगेषु मुज्चेमं॑ श्रीभवं मदम्

English

Someone is seen to practise adharma in the form of dharma, a common man, and someone not common practising dharma in the form of adharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शोककाले शुचो मा त्वं हर्षकाले च मा हृष: मां चेदभ्यागत: काल: सदा युक्तमतन्द्रित:

English

Again, the authority for it is stated by the knowers of scripture, and we have heard that Vedic disputations decline with each age.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रासयन्निव देवेन्द्र वाग्भिस्तक्षसि मामिह

English

The dharmas of the Krita are one, of the Treta another, of the Dvapara another, and in the Kali as if done as far as possible.

हिन्दी अर्थ

काल: प्रथममायान्मां पश्चात् त्वामनुधावति को हि स्थातुमलं लोके मम क्रुद्धस्य संयुगे

English

"The word of tradition is true": this is the gathering of the world; beyond the traditions the Vedas spread facing every way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बुद्धिरव्यसनमासाद्य भिन्ना नौरिव सीदति ते सर्वे शक्र यास्यन्ति मार्गमिन्द्रशतैर्गतम्

English

"Bhishma, said, 'In this connection, O Yudhishthira, is cited the old story of the discourse between Amvarisha and Indra. Amvarisha, the son of Nabhaga, having repaired to heaven that is so difficult of acquisition, beheld his own generalissimo in those celestial regions in the company of Indra. The king saw his puissant general blazing with every kind of energy, endued with celestial form, seated on a very beautiful car, and journeying (in that vehicle) up and up towards still higher regions. Beholding the prosperity of his general Sudeva, and observing how he traversed regions that were still higher, the high- souled Amvarisha, filled with surprise, addressed Vasava, in the following words.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्गपर जायँगे, जिसपर पहलेके सैकड़ों इन्द्र जा चुके हैं

English

"Amvarisha said, 'Having duly governed the whole earth bounded by the seas, having from desire of earning religious merit practised all those duties that are common to the four orders as declared by the scriptures, having practised with rigid austerity all the duties of the Brahmacharya mode, having waited with dutiful obedience upon my preceptors and other reverend seniors, having studied with due observances the Vedas and the scriptures on kingly duties, having gratified guests with food and drink, the Pitris with offerings in Sraddhas, the Rishis with attentive study of the scriptures and with initiation (under proper forms into the mysteries of religion), and the gods with many excellent and high sacrifices, having duly observed Kshatriya duties according

हिन्दी अर्थ

काले परिणते काल: कालयिष्यति मामिव अभ्यतीतानि कालेन कालो हि दुरतिक्रम:

English

to the injunctions of the scriptures, having cast my eyes fearlessly upon hostile troops, I won many victories in battle, O Vasava! This Sudeva, O chief of the deities, was formerly the generalissimo of my forces. It is true. He was a warrior of tranquil soul. For what reason, however, has he succeeded in transcending me? He never worshipped the gods in high and great sacrifices. He never gratified the Brahmanas (by frequent and costly presents) according to the ordinance. For what reason, then, has he succeeded in transcending me?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिये अत्यन्त कठिन है

English

"Indra said, 'Regarding this Sudeva, O sire, the great sacrifice of battle had often been spread out by him. The same becomes the case with every other man that engages in fight. Every warrior accoutred in armour, by advancing against foes in battle array, becomes installed in that sacrifice. Indeed, it is a settled conclusion that such a person, by acting in this way, comes to be regarded as the performer of the sacrifice of battle.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वभूतभवं देवं ब्रह्माणमिव शाश्वतम् त्वं तु बालिशया बुद्धया ममेदमिति मन्‍्यसे

English

"Amvarisha said, 'What constitutes the libations in that sacrifice? What constitutes its liquid offerings?

हिन्दी अर्थ

नित्यं कालपरीतात्मा भवत्येवं सुरेश्वर

English

Some from desire, some from decay, some for other reasons; many of the bad follow vain conduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कंचित् कालमियं स्थित्वा त्वयि वासव चञडचला पृथुरैलो मयो भीमो नरक: शम्बरस्तथा

English

Dharma is soon dissolved among the good; others call them mad and even laugh at them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्येषुषभो बाहु: कपिलाश्वञी विरूपक:

English

Great men have returned, resorting to the dharma of kings; for no conduct is seen that is for the good of all.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकोचो5थ वरीताक्षो वराहाश्वो रुचिप्रभ: हिरण्यकशि पुश्चिव कैटभश्वैव दानव:

English

By that same one another prevails, and again oppresses another; and again he is seen of like form by chance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते चान्ये च बहव: पूर्वे पूर्वतराश्ष ये

English

By whatever one prevails over another, he oppresses others also; one should observe the lack of one-pointedness in all conduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे मायाशतधरा: सर्वे ते कामरूपिण:

English

Dharma long approached and cited by the wise: by that earlier conduct the order becomes eternal."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत् तद् वर्षसहस्रान्तं पूर्ण भवितुमरहति

English

What is its Dakshina! Who, again, are regarded its Ritwijasl Tell me all this, O performer of a hundred

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च कालेन कालज्ञ: स्पृष्ट: शोचितुमरहति एवमुक्त: सहस्राक्षो भगवान् पाकशासन:

English

In the forest, a certain forest-dweller, a twice-born named Jajali, came to the seashore and performed great austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कालचारित्रतत्त्वज्ञ: सर्वशास्त्रविशारद:

English

Restrained, with restrained diet, wearing bark and deerskin and matted locks, bearing dirt and mud, the wise sage did so for many years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदाहरण यहाँ दिया जाता है। युधिष्ठिर! तुम ध्यान देकर उसे सुनो सामान्यमृषिभिर्गत्वा ब्रह्मतोकनिवासिभि:

English

Once, that sage of great splendour, living in water, roamed through the worlds with the speed of mind, seeing them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं श्रद्धा च मेधा च संनतिर्विजिति: स्थिति:

English

Once, in the midst of the water, the sage thought, looking at the earth with its forests and groves up to the sea.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विपरीतांस्तु तान् बुद्ध्वा त्वयि वासमरोचयम् दृष्टत्वा च किमिहागास्त्वं हित्वा हैतेयदानवान्

English

"There is none like me here in the moving and unmoving world; who else could go with me through the water and the sky?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गमार्गाभिरामेषु सत्त्वेषु निरता हाहम्

English

Seen by rakshasas in the midst of the water, he spoke so; and the pishachas said to him, "You ought not to speak so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरूणामतिथीनां च तेषां सत्यमवर्तत अतिथियोंकी पूजा करते थे। उनके यहाँ सत्यका भी पालन होता था

English

The merchant Tuladhara of Varanasi, of great fame, who follows a trader's dharma, does not deserve to speak as you do, best of the twice-born."

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरुशुश्रूषका दान्ता ब्रह्म॒ण्या: सत्यवादिन:

English

Thus addressed by the beings, the great ascetic Jajali replied, "I shall see that wise and famous Tuladhara."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहमैन्द्राच्च्युत: स्थानात् त्वमिन्द्र: प्रकृतो दिवि कि हि कृत्वा त्वमिन्द्रोडद्य कि वा कृत्वा वयं च्युता:

English

"Indra said, 'Elephants constitute the Ritwijas of that sacrifice, and steeds are its Audharyus. The flesh of foes constitutes ifs libations, and blood is its liquid offering, l Jackals and vultures and ravens, as also winged shafts, constitute its Sadasyas. These drink the remnants left of the liquid offering in this sacrifice and eat the remnants of its libations. Heaps of lances and spears, of swords and darts and axes, blazing, sharp, and well-tempered, constitute the ladles of the sacrificer. Straight, sharp, and well- tempered arrows, with keen points and capable of piercing the bodies of foes, impelled from well- stretched bows, constitute its large double-mouthed ladles. Sheathed in scabbards made of tiger-skin and equipped with handles made of ivory, and capable of cutting off the elephant's trunk, the swords form the Sphises of this sacrifice. 2 The strokes inflicted with blazing and keen lances and darts and swords and axes, all made of hard iron, constitute its profuse wealth procured from the respectable people by agreement in respect of the amount and period. The blood that runs over the field in consequence of the fury of the attack, constitutes the final libation, fraught with great merit and capable of granting every wish, in the Homa of this sacrifice. Cut, Pierce, and such other sounds, that are heard in the front ranks of the array, constitute the Samans sung by its Vedic chanters in the abode of Yama. The front ranks of the enemy's array constitute the vessel for the keep of its libations. The crowd of elephants and steeds and men equipped with shields are regarded to constitute the Syenachit fire of that sacrifice. The headless trunks that rise up after thousands have been slaughtered constitute the octagonal stake, made of Khadira wood, for the hero who performs that sacrifice. The shrieks that elephants utter when urged on with hooks, constitute its Ida mantras. The kettle-drums, with the slaps of palms forming the Vashats, O king, are its

हिन्दी अर्थ

या पराभव पाकर न तो अत्यन्त हर्ष माने और न अधिक व्यथित ही हो

English

Trisaman Udgatri. When the property or a Brahmana is being taken away, he who casts off his body that is so dear for protecting that property, does, by that act of self-devotion, acquire the merit or a sacrifice with infinite presents. That hero who, for the sake of his master, displays prowess at the van of the array and shows not his back through fear, earns those regions of felicity that are mine. He who strews the altar of the sacrifice constituted by battle, with swords cased in blue scabbards and severed arms resembling heavy bludgeons, succeeds in winning regions of felicity like mine. That warrior who, resolved upon obtaining victory, penetrates into the midst of the enemy's ranks without waiting for any assistance, succeeds in winning regions of felicity like mine. That warrior who in battle, causes a river of blood to flow, terrible and difficult to cross, having kettle-drums for its frogs and tortoises, the bones of heroes for its sands, blood and flesh for its mire, swords and shields for its rafts, the hair of slain warriors for its floating weeds and moss, the crowds of steeds and elephants and cars for its bridges, standards and banners for its bushes of cane, the bodies or slain elephants for its boats and huge alligators, swords and scimitars for its larger vessels, vultures and Kankas and ravens for the rafts that float upon it, that warrior who causes such a river, difficult of being crossed by even those that are possessed of courage and power and which inspires all timid men with dread, is said to complete the sacrifice by performing the final ablutions. That hero whose altar (in such a sacrifice) is strewn over with the (severed) heads of foes, of steeds, and of elephants, obtains regions of felicity like mine. The

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वमेव हीन्द्र वेत्थास्मान् वेदाहं त्वां च वासव त्वमेव हि पुरा वेत्थ यत् तदा पौरुषं मम

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "What good deed did Jajali do before, by which he reached the highest success? You should tell us that."

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्याश्रैव रुद्राश्न॒ साध्याश्न वसुभि: सह

English

[Bhishma said:] "He was joined with exceedingly fierce austerity, devoted to bathing in the river at dusk and dawn.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वमेव शक्र जानासि देवासुरसमागमे कि नु शक्‍्यं मया कर्तु कालो हि दुरतिक्रम:

English

Tending the fires rightly, intent on study, knowing the rule of forest-dwelling, Jajali blazed with fortune.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तु विक्रमकालोयं क्षमाकालोडयमागत:

English

Abiding in truth and austerity, he did not look to dharma; in the rains he slept under the open sky, in winter in water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ मां परिणते काले परीतं कालवह्लिना अयं स पुरुष: श्यामो लोकस्य दुरतिक्रम:

English

In summer he endured wind and heat, and did not find dharma; he slept on painful beds of many kinds and rolled on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुझे अपने पाशमें बाँधे खड़ा है

English

Once, in the rains, the sage standing in the open took the water from the sky on his head again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाहं कर्ता न कर्ता त्वं कर्ता यस्तु सदा प्रभु: लगे हुए फलके समान मुझे पका रहा है

English

His locks became wet and matted, lord; from always going to the forest he was dirty, joined with dirt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यान्येव पुरुष: कुर्वन् सुखै: कालेन युज्यते

English

Once, fasting, living on wind, of great austerity, he stood like a log, untroubled, never moving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साते न व्यथते बुद्धिरचला तत्त्वदर्शिनी

English

As he stood like a post, motionless, Bharata, a pair of kulinga birds made a nest on his head, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

को हि विश्वासमर्थेषु शरीरे वा शरीरभूत् अथवा अपने शरीरपर भी विश्वास कर सकता है?

English

The compassionate sage watched the pair making a nest there with straw and fibre in his locks.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहमप्येवमेवैनं लोकं जानाम्यशाश्वतम्

English

When the great ascetic did not move at all, standing like a post, the two, trusting, lived there happily.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगत्को क्षणभंगुर ही जानता हूँ न चात्र परिहारोस्ति कालस्पृष्टस्य कस्यचित्

English

When the rains had passed and autumn arrived, the two flying creatures, bewildered by desire, by the Prajapatya rule of knowledge,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनीशस्याप्रमत्तस्य भूतानि पचत: सदा

English

laid eggs on his head, king; the radiant brahmana of strict vows knew of the eggs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु कालो जागर्ति देहिषु पुराण: शाश्वतो धर्म: सर्वप्राणभूतां सम:

English

Knowing, the great-splendoured Jajali did not move; his mind ever steady in dharma, he did not like adharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहोरात्रांश्व॒ मासांश्व क्षणान् काष्ठा लवान् कला:

English

Day by day the two came to his head and, reassured, dwelt there, delighted then, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इदानीं तावदेवासौ मया दृष्ट: कथं मृत: नश्यन्त्यर्थास्तथा भोगा: स्थानमैश्वर्यमेव च

English

From the nourished eggs the chicks were born and grew up there, and Jajali did not move.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उच्छाया विनिपातान्ता भावो5भाव: स एव च

English

Guarding the eggs of the kulingas, of controlled vow, the righteous-souled one stayed thus, motionless and collected.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईरष्याभिमानलोभेषु कामक्रोधभयेषु च भवांस्तु भावतत्त्वज्ञो विद्वान् ज्ञानतपोन्वित:

English

Then in due time the birds came to be; and the sage knew the young birds had grown wings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वलोको हायं मन्ये बुद्धया परिगतस्त्वया रजश्न हि तमश्न त्वां स्पृशते न जितेन्द्रियम्

English

Then once, seeing those birds there, the one of controlled vows, best of the wise, became supremely pleased.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां निर्वरे शान्तमानसम्

English

Likewise, seeing them grown, delighted, the two birds lived fearless there with their offspring.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस आत्माकी तुम उपासना करते हो मोक्ष्यन्ते वारुणा: पाशास्तवेमे कालपर्ययात्

English

He saw the winged ones fly off and come back each evening, and Jajali did not move.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणै: कारयिष्यन्ति वृषला: पादधावनम्

English

Sometimes they came again and went again, abandoned by mother and father, and Jajali did not move.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वियोनिषु विमोक्ष्यन्ति बीजानि पुरुषा यदा चातुर्वर्ण्य यदा कृत्स्नममर्यादं भविष्यति

English

Then, having gone to roam by day, the chicks returned in the evening to the same place for dwelling.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुखी भव निराबाध: स्वस्थचेता निरामय:

English

Once the birds flew off for five days and came back together on the sixth, and Jajali did not move.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ननन्द हर्षेण बभूव चैकराट् तथामृतं चार्पितमीश्वरोडपि हि

English

In time, for many days all the birds did not return, when they were fully grown.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्प मुमोद वासव:

English

Once, after a month, the birds flew up and did not come back, king; then Jajali set out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पराभविष्यतश्चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह है, उसके पूर्व लक्षण कैसे होते हैं? यह मुझे बताइये

English

When they were gone, Jajali, filled with wonder, thought, "I am perfected," and pride entered him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रिया शक्रस्य संवादं त॑ निबोध युधिछ्िर

English

Seeing the birds gone out, the restrained one, honoured in himself, honouring himself, became very pleased then.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचचार यथाकामं त्रिषु लोकेषु नारद:

English

Bathing in the river, offering to the fire, the great ascetic approached the rising sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुई गंगाजीके तटपर गये और उसके भीतर उतरे तस्या देवर्षिजुष्टायास्तीरमभ्याजगाम ह

English

Honouring the sparrows on his head, Jajali, best of mutterers, clapped in the sky, saying, "I have attained dharma."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नद्या: पुलिनमासाद्य सूक्ष्मकाज्चनवालुकम्

English

Then a voice came from the sky, and Jajali heard it: "You are not equal in dharma, Jajali, to Tuladhara.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ भास्करसमुद्यन्तं रश्मिजालपुरस्कृतम् होकर उनका उपस्थान किया

English

The greatly wise Tuladhara is established in Varanasi; even he does not deserve to speak as you do, twice-born."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिततस्तूदयन्तं तमर्कमर्कमिवापरम्

English

Fallen under the sway of impatience, the sage wandered the earth, king, where he dwelt at dusk, wishing to see Tuladhara.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तयो: समीप त॑ प्राप्तं॑ प्रत्यदृश्यत भारत भाभिरप्रतिमं भाति त्रैलोक्यमवभासयत्

English

After a great time he came to the city of Varanasi and saw Tuladhara selling wares.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहतीमंशुमत्प्रख्यां बृहद्धानोरिवार्चिषम्

English

He, seeing the brahmana coming, the dealer in goods rose up, very glad, and honoured him with welcome.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रियं ददृशतु: पद्मां साक्षात् पदच्मादलस्थिताम् अभ्यागच्छत् त्रिलोकेशं देवर्षि चापि नारदम्

English

[Tuladhara said:] "You have come, brahmana; I knew it, without doubt. Hear the word I tell you, best of the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और देवर्षि नारदके पास आयीं

English

You performed great austerity at the seashore, and you did not know the name of dharma before.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवराज: श्रियं राजन् वाक्‍्यं चेदमुवाच ह कुतश्चागम्यते सुभ्रु गन्तव्यं क्व च ते शुभे

English

Then, through the perfection of your austerity, birds were soon born on your head, brahmana, and honoured by you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं स्वाहा स्वथधा चैव संस्तुतिर्नियति: स्मृति: निवसामि मनुष्येन्द्रे सहैव बलसूदन

English

When they were fledged and went out here and there to feed, thinking dharma came from sparrows, you heard a voice in the sky about me, best of the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रश्निति दानशीले च सहैव निवसाम्यहम्

English

Fallen under the sway of impatience, you have come here; what shall I do that you like? Tell me, best of the twice-born."