Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

मातृतः पितृतश्वैव तस्मात् पूज्यतमो गुरु:

English

thus at bay). We have never heard of anybody else that was so devoted to truth, to penances, to gifts, to the performances of sacrifices, to the science of arms, to the Vedas, and to the protection of persons soliciting protection, and that was so harmless to all creatures, so pure in behaviour, so self -restrained, and so bent upon the good of all creatures, and that was also so great a car-warrior as thee. Without doubt, thou art competent to subjugate, on a single car, the gods, Gandharvas, Asuras, Yakshas, and Rakshasas. O mighty-armed Bhishma, thou art always spoken of by the Brahmanas as the ninth of the Vasus. By thy virtues, however, thou hast surpassed them all and art equal unto Vasava himself. I know, O best of persons, that thou art celebrated for thy prowess, O foremost of beings, among even the very gods. Among men on earth, O foremost of men, we have never seen nor heard of any one possessed of such attributes as thee. O thou of the royal order, thou surpassest the gods themselves in respect of every attribute. By thy ascetic power thou canst create a universe of mobile and immobile creatures. What need then be said of thy having acquired many blessed regions by means of thy foremost of virtues? Dispel now the grief of the eldest son of Panda who is burning with sorrow on account of the slaughter of his kinsmen. All the duties that have been declared in respect of the four orders about the four modes of life are well known to thee. Everything again that is indicated in the four branches of knowledge, in the four Hotras, O Bharata, as also those eternal duties that are laid down in Yoga and Sankhya philosophy, the duties too of the four orders and these duties that are not inconsistent with their declared practices,— all these, along with their interpretations, O son of Ganga, are known to thee. The duties that have been laid down for those sprang from an intermixture of the four orders and those laid down for particular countries and tribes and families, and those declared by the Vedas and by men of wisdom, are all well known to thee. The subjects of histories and the Puranas are all known to thee. All the scriptures treating of duty and practice dwell in thy mind. Save thee, O bull among men, there is

हिन्दी अर्थ

समय सत्य बोलना चाहिए और किस समय झूठ?

English

"Long ago, tiger among kings, lord, I was visiting holy places and reached the divine hermitage of Nara and Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा शास्त्रवेत्ताओंका निश्चय है

English

There is that lovely badari tree and the lake Vaihayasa, where Ashvashiras, king, recites the eternal Vedas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राणात्यये विवाहे च वक्तव्यमनृतं भवेत्

English

Having duly made offerings in that lake to the ancestors and the gods, I then went to the hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विषयांश्व निगृह्लन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Where those two sages Nara and Narayana ever delight, I then went to a hermitage not far off to dwell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नित्यं स्वाध्यायशीलाश्न दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Then I saw a sage coming, in bark and deerskin, thin and exceedingly tall, named Tanu, a treasury of austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकटोंसे पार हो जाते हैं

English

Compared with other men, mighty-armed, he was eight times thinner in body; such thinness, royal sage, was never seen anywhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्जयन्ति दिवा स्वप्न दुर्गण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

His body, king of kings, was like a little finger; his neck, arms, feet and hair were wonderful to see.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे सभी दु:खोंसे छूट जाते हैं

English

His head was proportionate to the body, his ears and eyes the same; his speech and movements, best of kings, were ordinary.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूज्यमानेषु गुरुषु तस्मात् पूज्यतमो गुरु:

English

no other person that can remove the doubts that may arise in respect of those subjects of knowledge that are studied in the world. With the aid of thy intelligence, do thou, O prince of men, drive the sorrow felt by the son of Pandu. Persons possessed of so great and such varied knowledge live only for comforting men whose minds have been stupefied.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरूणामेव सत्कारं विदुर्देवा महर्षिभि:

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'Hearing those words of Vasudeva of great intelligence, Bhishma, raising his head a little, said these words with joined hands.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मान्नान्य: पापकृदस्ति लोके

English

"Bhishma said, 'Salutations to thee, O divine Krishna! Thou art the origin and thou art the dissolution of all the worlds. Thou art the Creator and thou art the Destroyer. Thou, O Hrishikesa, art incapable of being vanquished by any one. The universe is the handiwork. Thou art the soul of the universe and the universe hath sprung from thee. Salutations to thee! Thou art the end of all created things. Thou art above the five elements. Salutations to thee that art the three worlds and that art again above the three worlds. O lord of Yogins, salutations to thee that art the refuge of everything. O foremost of beings, those words which thou hast said regarding me have enabled me to behold thy divine attributes as manifest in the three worlds. (In consequence of that kindness), O Govinda, I also behold thy eternal form. Thou standest shutting up the seven paths of the Wind possessed of immeasurable energy. The firmament is occupied by thy head, and the earth by thy feet. The points of the compass are thy two

हिन्दी अर्थ

है और जगतमें उससे बड़ा पापात्मा दूसरा कोई नहीं है

English

While he was speaking, a lotus-eyed king came up with fast horses, with his army and household.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुर्णा वयमेतेषां निष्कृतिं नानुशुश्रुम

English

Remembering his son lost in the forest, greatly dejected, the wise father of Bhuridyumna, best of the Raghus, of great fame...

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वान् धर्माननुसृत्यैतदुक्तम्

English

"I shall see that son here, I shall see him here," thought the king; thus, made hopeful, king, he ranged this forest long ago.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मोंका अनुसरण करके यहाँ सबका सार बताया गया है

English

"He is hard for me to see, surely, being highly righteous; my only son was lost in the great forest," he said again and again then.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्वन् जिज्ञासमानाय प्रब्रूहि भरतर्षभ

English

"He is hard for me to see and my hope is great; with it my body is wasted, I wish to die; there is no doubt."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मपर विश्वास करनेवाला मनुष्य इन दोनोंमेंसे किसका आचरण करे?

English

Hearing this, the blessed Tanu, best of eminent sages, stood a moment with head bowed, absorbed in thought.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कस्मिन् काले वदेत् सत्यं कस्मिन् कालेडनृतं वदेत्

English

Seeing him thinking, the king, greatly dejected, spoke in a low voice, miserable, as if again and again:

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्तु लोकेषु दुर्जञानं तत् प्रवक्ष्यामि भारत

English

"What is hard to obtain, Brahmana sage, and what is there beyond hope? Let the blessed one say this, if it is no secret from me."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं है; परतु लोकमें जिसे जानना अत्यन्त कठिन है, उसीको मैं बता रहा हूँ

English

The blessed great sage had once been slighted by him, relying on a foolish judgment, through his own ill fortune.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्रानृतं भवेत् सत्यं सत्यं वाप्यनृतं भवेत्

English

Asking for a pot, king, gold and bark garments, that Brahmana sage, disgusted, had become hopeless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँ झूठ बोलना ही उचित है

English

So saying, and saluting that sage honoured by the world, the righteous-souled king sat down, weary, like you, best of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्यान्ते विनिश्चित्य ततो भवति धर्मवित्

English

Then the great sage brought water of welcome and for the feet and offered all to the king by the forest rule.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुमहत् प्राप्तुयात् पुण्यं गज़्ायामिव कौशिक:

English

Then all those sages surrounded the bull among men and sat down, honouring him, like the seven sages the pole star.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक उल्लूकी भाँति कोई (हिंसा करके भी) महान् पुण्य प्राप्त कर लेता है

English

And they asked the unconquered king the purpose of his entering the hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुष्कर: प्रतिसंख्यातुं तत् केनात्र व्यवस्यति

English

[The king said:] "I am a king named Viradyumna, known in all quarters; I have come to the forest to seek my lost son Bhuridyumna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है; अत: धर्मके विषयमें कोई किस प्रकार निश्चय करे?

English

He was an only son, best of Brahmanas, a child, sinless ones; he is not seen in this forest, and I range seeking him."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः स्यात् प्रभवसंयुक्त: स धर्म इति निश्चय:

English

[Rishabha said:] When the king had said this, the sage bowed his head and was silent there, and did not answer the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः स्याद् धारणसंयुक्त: स धर्म इति निश्चय:

English

For the Brahmana had once been not much honoured by that king, and, wasted by hope, king of kings, had undertaken long austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः स्यादहिंसासम्पृक्त: स धर्म इति निश्चय:

English

"I will never accept gifts from kings, nor from other classes," so he had resolved then in mind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युक्त हो, वही धर्म है, ऐसा धर्मात्माओंका निश्चय है

English

"Hope makes a man, a child, babble, standing by; I shall remove it," so he had resolved.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च तत्प्रत्यसूयामो न हि सर्व विधीयते

English

[The king said:] "What is the thinness of hope, and what here on earth is hard to obtain? Let the blessed one say this, for you see dharma and wealth."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेभ्यस्तु न तदाख्येयं स धर्म इति निश्चय:

English

[Rishabha said:] Then the blessed Brahmana, thin of body, thin, as if remembering all that, said to the king:

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहते हों, उन लुटेरोंसे उसका पता न बतावे और यही धर्म है, ऐसा निश्चय रखे

English

"There is nothing, king, equal to hope in thinness; because of its hard attainment, I sought kings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवश्यं कूजितव्ये वा शड्केरन् वाप्पकूजनात्

English

[The king said:] 'Thin and not thin I have understood from your words, Brahmana; and its hardness of attainment, like the word of the Veda, twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः पापैः सह सम्बन्धान्मुच्यते शपथादपि

English

But a doubt has arisen in my heart, greatly wise one; it is for you, best of men, to answer me truly as I ask.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पापेभ्यो हि धनं दत्तं दातारमपि पीडयेत्

English

What is thinner than you? Let the blessed one say this; if it is no secret, Brahmana, what in this world is hard to obtain?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्यसम्प्रतिपत्त्यर्थ यद् ब्रूयु: साक्षिण: क्वचित्

English

[Krishatanu said:] 'Nothing is hard to obtain, or if so, one who seeks would gain steadiness; harder to find, dear one, is he who does not slight a seeker.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परेषां सिद्धिमाकांक्षन् नीच: स्याद् धर्मभिक्षुक:

English

Not helping another as one is able, as is fitting, after promising—the hope attached to all beings is thinner than I.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः कश्रिद् धर्मसमयात् प्रच्युतो धर्मसाधन:

English

A father with one son, when the son is lost or gone abroad, who does not know his state—that hope is thinner than I.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वोपायैर्निहन्तव्य: पापो निकृतिजीवन:

English

In the childbearing of women, in the sons of the aged, and, lord of men, the hope of the wealthy—that is thinner than I.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अयं ते रोचतां धर्म इति वाच्य: प्रयत्नत:

English

[Rishabha said:] Hearing this, king, the king with his household, touching his feet with his head, fell before the best of the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथागतं च यो हन्यान्नासौ पापेन लिप्यते

English

[The king said:] 'I propitiate you, blessed one; I wish for a reunion with my son. Choose a boon, Brahmana, whichever you wish, as is fitting.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

डाले, उसे पाप नहीं लगता

English

[Rishabha said:] And the lotus-eyed king said to him: 'This is true, as you have said, Brahmana; there is no falsehood in it.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषु यः: समयं कश्रिद् कुर्वीत हतबुद्धिषु

English

Then, laughing, the blessed Tanu, best of upholders of dharma, quickly brought his son by austerity and learning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साध्वाचार: साधुना प्रत्युपेय:

English

Having brought that son, he then chided the king, and Dharma, best of upholders of dharma, showed himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दबाना उचित है और सदाचारीको सद्व्यवहारके द्वारा ही अपनाना चाहिए

English

Having shown himself, divine and wonderful to see, free of sin and anger, he went to the forest from near.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्गाण्यतितरेद् येन तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

This I saw, king, and thereafter heard the words; quickly remove this hope, thinner still."

हिन्दी अर्थ

विषयोंके लिये बढ़ती हुई इच्छाको रोकते हैं, वे दुःखोंको लाँघ जाते हैं

English

[Bhishma said:] "Thus addressed there by the great-souled Rishabha, great king, Sumitra then quickly removed that thinner hope.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रयच्छन्ति न याचन्ते दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

So you too, son of Kunti, hearing these words of mine, be steady, king, like Himavan, best of mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकटसे पार हो जाते हैं

English

You are a seer and a hearer in hard matters done for gain here; having heard me, great king, you should not grieve."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं पहुँचाते हैं, वे भी संकट से पार हो जाते हैं

English

arms, and the Sun is thy eye, and Sakra constitutes thy prowess. O thou of unfading glory, thy Person, attired in yellow robes that resemble the hue of the Atasi flower, seem to us to be like a cloud charged with flashing of lightning. Think of that, O best of gods, which would be good, O thou of lotus eyes, for my humble self, that am devoted to thee, that seek thy protection, and that am desirous of obtaining a

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निहोत्रपरा: सन्‍्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

O hero, will expire with thee. It is for this, that all these persons, assembled together, have approached thee for listening to discourses on duty and morality. Do thou then speak words of truth, fraught with morality and Yoga, unto Yudhishthira who as firm in truth but whose learning has been clouded by grief on account of the slaughter of his kinsmen, and do thou, by this, quickly dispel that grief of his!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मेण जयमिच्छन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

"Having reached the mountain Pariyatra, there was a great hermitage of Gautama; hear also the time Gautama lived there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपोनिष्ठा: सुतपसो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

For sixty thousand years that Gautama practised austerity; that sage, steady in fierce austerity, nourished by austerity,

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे उत्तम तपस्वी ब्राह्मण दुस्तर विपत्तिसे छुटकारा पा जाते हैं

English

tiger among men, was approached then by Yama, guardian of the world, who saw the sage Gautama of fine austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्यावेदव्रतस्नाता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Recognising Yama who had come in splendour, that Brahmana sage, rich in austerity, approached him, self-controlled, with joined palms.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्त्वे स्थिता महात्मानो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Seeing him, the king of dharma saluted that bull among men and invited him with dharma, saying, 'What shall be done?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

येषामात्मसमो लोको दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

[Gautama said:] 'By doing what may one be freed from debt to mother and father, and how does a man enjoy the hard-to-reach auspicious worlds?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये श्रद्दधाना: शान्ताश्न दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

[Yama said:] 'Honouring mother and father day by day, directly, should be done by one devoted to austerity and purity, and ever delighting in truth and dharma.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

विषयान् परिरक्षन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

"Vasudeva said, 'Since, O bull among men, thy devotion to me is very great, for this, O prince, I have displayed my celestial form to thee. I do not, O foremost of kings, display myself unto one that is not devoted to me, or unto a devotee that is not sincere, or unto one, O Bharata, that is not of restrained soul. Thou art devoted to me and art always observant of righteousness. Of a pure heart, thou art always self- restrained and ever observant of penances and gifts. Through thy own penances, O Bhishma, thou art competent to behold me. Those regions, O king, are ready for thee whence there is no return, l Six and fifty days, O foremost one of Kuru's race, still remain for thee to live! Casting off thy body, thou shalt then, O Bhishma, obtain the blessed reward of thy acts. Behold, those deities and the Vasus, all endued with forms of fiery splendour, riding on their cars, are waiting for thee invisibly till the moment of the sun's entering on northerly course. Subject to universal time, when the divine Surya turns to his northerly course, thou, O foremost of men, shalt go to those regions whence no man of knowledge ever returns to this earth! When thou, O Bhishma, wilt leave this world for that, all Knowledge,