Ashvamedha Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुम्हारे स्नेहवश मैंने इस गोपनीय रहस्यका वर्णन किया है

English

"The Brahmana said, There is one Ruler. There is no second beside him. He that is Ruler resides in the heart. I shall speak now of him. Impelled by Him, I move as directed, like water along an inclined plane. There is one Preceptor. There is no second beside him. He resides in the heart, and of him I shall now speak. Be instructed by that preceptor; they who are always endued with feelings of animosity are like snakes. There is one kinsman. There is no second beside him. He resides in the heart of him I shall now speak. Instructed by him, kinsmen become possessed of kinsmen, and the seven Rishis, O son of Pritha, shine in the firmament. There is one dispeller. There is no second beside him. He resides in the heart. Of him I shall now speak. Having lived with that instructor under the proper mode of living, Sakra attained to the sovereignty of all the worlds. 4 There is one enemy. There is no second beside him. He resides in the heart. Of him I shall now speak. Instructed by that preceptor all snakes in the world are always

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवन्तं प्लवमासाद्य तीर्णा: सम कुरुसागरम् आपको उसी तरह जानता हूँ, जिस तरह आप मुझे समझते हैं

English

[Vasudeva Shurasena's son] "You are an eyewitness, and know what is to be done, mighty-armed one; therefore tell me the battle truly, blameless one,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधनस्य संग्रामे तव बुद्धिपराक्रमै:

English

how that war of the great-souled Pandavas went, with Bhishma, Karna, Kripa, Drona, Shalya and others, unsurpassed,

हिन्दी अर्थ

गान्धार्याश्च पृथायाश्व॒ धर्मराजस्य चैव हि

English

and many other kshatriyas skilled in weapons, of various dress and form, dwelling in various lands."

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्तारं चापि संगृहा पृष्टत्वा कुशलमव्ययम् ततो निशि महाराजो धृतराष्ट्र: कुरूद्वहान्

English

So addressed by his father, the lotus-eyed one, in his mother's presence, told how the Kuru heroes met their end in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेडनुज्ञाता नृपतिना ययु: स्वं स्वं निवेशनम्

English

[Vasudeva] "The marvellous deeds of those great-souled kshatriyas are so many they cannot be counted even in hundreds of years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्रार्चितो यथान्यायं सर्वकामैरुपस्थित: सम्पूर्ण अभीष्ट पदार्थ उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित किये गये

English

I shall tell you the chief deeds of the kings briefly, as they were, O you of immortal radiance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्या कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकीं क्रियाम्

English

Bhishma was the Kaurava general, eleven divisions' commander, among the Kauravas as Vasava among the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मराजं ददृशतुर्देवराजमिवाश्चिनौ युधिष्ठिरका दर्शन किया। मानो दोनों अश्विनीकुमार देवराज इन्द्रसे आकर मिले हों

English

Shikhandin, the wise leader of the Pandavas, commander of seven divisions, was protected by the wise Savyasachin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्यात्ममेतच्छुत्वा त्वं सम्यगाचर सुव्रत अध्यात्मज्ञानको सुनकर तुम नित्य इसका यथावत् पालन करो

English

with feelings of animosity. In this connection is cited the ancient story of the instruction of the snakes, the deities, and the Rishis by the Lord of all creatures. The deities and the Rishis, the snakes, and the Asuras, seated around the Lord of all creatures, asked him, saying,— Let that which is highly beneficial for us be declared. Unto them that enquired about what is highly beneficial, the holy one uttered only the word Om, which is Brahman in one syllable. Hearing this, they ran away in various directions. Amongst them that thus ran in all directions from desire of self-instruction, the disposition first arose in snakes of biting. Of the Asuras, the disposition, born of their nature for ostentations, pride arose. The deities betook themselves to gifts, and the great Rishis to self-restraint. Having repaired to one teacher, and having been instructed (refined) by one word, the snakes, the deities, the Rishis, and the Danavas, all betook themselves to diverse different dispositions. It is that one who hears himself when speaking, and apprehends it duly. Once, again, is that heard from him when he speaks. There is no second preceptor, l It is in obedience to his counsels that action afterwards flows. The instructor, the apprehender, the hearer, and the enemy, are pleased within the heart. By acting sinfully in the world it is he that becomes a person of sinful deeds. By acting auspiciously in the world, it is he who becomes a person of auspicious deeds. It is he who becomes a person of unrestrained conduct by becoming addicted to the pleasures of sense, impelled by desire. It is he who becomes a Brahmacharin by always devoting himself to the subjugation of his senses. It is he, again, that casts off vows and actions and takes refuge on Brahman alone. By moving in the world, identifying himself the while with Brahman, he becomes a Brahmacharin. Brahman, is his fuel; Brahman is his fire; Brahman is his origin; Brahman is his water; Brahman is his preceptor: he is rapt in Brahman. Brahmacharyya is even so subtle, as understood by the wise. Having understood it, they betook themselves to it, instructed by the Kshetrajna!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मोक्ष प्राप्स्पसि केवलम्

English

Then Shikhandin, with Gandiva-bearing Arjuna, struck Ganga's son, who was not fighting, in the great battle with many arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मोक्षको प्राप्त कर लोगे इसलिये तुम इसमें मन लगाओ

English

The sage lying on a bed of arrows then chose his time, leaving the southern course when the northern had come.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमहं द्रष्टमेच्छामि सम्मते तव फाल्गुन

English

Then Drona became general, best of those who know weapons, hero of the Kaurava king, like Kavya of the lord of the daityas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गच्छावो नगरं कृष्ण गजसाह्दयमद्य वै समनुज्ञाप्य राजान स्वां पुरी यातुमहसि

English

The best of the twice-born, surrounded by nine remaining akshauhinis, proud of battle, was guarded by Kripa, Vrisha and others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुहूर्तादिव चाचष्ट युक्तमित्येव दारुक:

English

Dhrishtadyumna became the leader of the Pandavas, knower of great weapons, guarded by Bhima, radiant, like Varuna by Mitra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सज्जयध्वं प्रयास्थामो नगरं गजसाह्वयम् आचरख्यु: सज्जमित्येवं पार्थायामिततेजसे

English

Surrounded by five divisions, desiring Drona, the great-minded one, remembering his father's humiliations, did a great deed in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विकुर्वाणौ कथाश्षित्रा: प्रीयमाणौ विशाम्पते

English

In that battle between Drona and Prishata's son, heroes who had come from many quarters mostly met their end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचित्र बातें करते हुए प्रसन्नतापूर्वक वहाँसे चल दिये पुनरेवाब्रवीद् वाक्यमिदं भरतसत्तम

English

That war was terrible for five days; then Drona, exhausted, fell under Dhrishtadyumna's control.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नियताः शत्रवश्चापि प्राप्त राज्यमकण्टकम्

English

Then Karna became general of Duryodhana's army, surrounded in battle by five remaining akshauhinis.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और पृथिवी आपकी माया है

English

Three divisions of the Pandava sons, guarded by Bibhatsu, remained standing, mostly with their heroes slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं हि सर्व विकुरुषे भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम् हसित॑ तेडमला ज्योत्स्ना ऋतवश्चेन्द्रियाणि ते

English

Then, approaching Partha like a moth a fire, Sauti's son died on the second terrible day.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपका हास्य है और ऋतुएँ आपकी इन्द्रियाँ हैं

English

When Karna was slain, the Kauravas, spiritless and their energy gone, surrounded the king of Madra with three divisions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसादे चापि पद्मा श्रीर्नित्यं त्वयि महामते विराजमान हैं। आपके वक्ष:स्थलमें सदा ही श्रीजीका निवास है

English

The Pandavas, with most of their vehicles destroyed and spiritless, surrounded Yudhishthira with the remaining one division.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वमेवेह युगान्तेषु निधन प्रोच्यसेडनघ

English

King Yudhishthira of the Kurus killed the king of Madra, having done a very hard deed in half a day.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही युगान्तकालमें प्रलय कहे जाते हैं आत्मा च परमात्मा च नमस्ते नलिनेक्षण

English

When Shalya was killed, the great-minded Sahadeva of immeasurable valour killed Shakuni, the instigator of the quarrel.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मा और परमात्मा हैं। कमलनयन! आपको नमस्कार है

English

When Shakuni was slain, the king, Dhritarashtra's son, very dejected, with most of his soldiers slain, retreated, mace in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव तथा कुरुपितामहात् मुखसे आपके माहात्म्यका ज्ञान प्राप्त किया है

English

The mighty Bhimasena followed him, enraged, and saw him standing in the water in the Dvaipayana lake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यच्चानुग्रहसंयुक्तमेतदुक्तं त्ववानघ

English

Then, surrounding him on all sides with the remaining army, the five Pandavas sat down, glad, at the lake where he was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इदं चाद्भुतमत्यन्तं कृतमस्मत्प्रियेप्सपा त्वया दग्धं हि तत्सैन्यं मया विजितमाहवे

English

Entering the water, struck sorely by words as arrows, he rose with mace in hand and stood ready for battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैन्धवस्य च पापस्य भूरिश्रवस एव च यदुक्तस्तत् करिष्यामि न हि मे5त्र विचारणा

English

Then the king, Dhritarashtra's son, was slain in the great battle by Bhimasena by valour, as the kings looked on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसे अवश्य करूँगा; इसमें मुझे कुछ भी विचार नहीं करना है

English

Then that Pandava army, asleep in the camp at night, was slain by Drona's son, unable to forgive his father's killing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चोदयिष्यामि धर्मज्ञ गमनार्थ तवानघ अचिरादेव द्रष्टा त्वं मातुलं मे जनार्दन

English

With sons, forces and friends lost, the five remaining Pandavas, with me and Yuyudhana as second.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं सम्भाषमाणोौ तौ प्राप्ती वारणसाह्दयम्

English

Drona's son escaped from the battle along with Kripa and Bhoja, and the Kaurava Yuyutsu was freed by taking refuge with the Pandavas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तौ गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रस्य गृहं शक्रगृहोपमम् विदुरं च महाबुद्धिं राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम्

English

When the Kaurava king Suyodhana was slain with his followers, Vidura and Sanjaya attended the king of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृतराष्ट्रमुपासीनं युयुत्सुं चापराजितम्

English

So that war went on for eighteen days, lord, in which those kings of the earth were slain and dwelt in heaven."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुभद्राद्याश्न ता: सर्वा भरतानां स्त्रियस्तथा ततः समेत्य राजानं धृतराष्ट्रमरिंदमौ

English

[Vaishampayana] As they heard that hair-raising tale, O great king, the Vrishnis felt sorrow, joy and pain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निषीदतुरनुज्ञातौ प्रीयमाणेन तेन तौ

English

He who is the preceptor and the disciple. Ay am srinoti — 'prochyamanam grihnati,--'tat prichcchatah ato bhuyas anye srinanti is the grammar of the construction. The conclusion then comes— •' gururanyo na

हिन्दी अर्थ

यच्चाप्यन्यन्मनोज्ञं ते तदप्यादत्स्व सात्वत वासुदेवो वर: पुंसामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्

English

The hero passed over Abhimanyu's killing, O Bharata, thinking, "Let it not be displeasing to Vasudeva,"

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्यानि चैव पुष्पाणि पुरत: शार्डधन्वचनः

English

and the greatly wise one thinking, "Hearing of his daughter's son's killing, let Vasudeva not be struck by a great calamity, burning with grief."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न दिष्टमप्यतिक्रान्तुं शक्‍्यं बुद्धया बलेन वा तेडत्यक्रामन् मतिं महां भीष्मस्य विदुरस्य च

English

But Subhadra, seeing him skip the slaying of her son in battle, said, "Tell me, Krishna, of Subhadra's son's killing!" and fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुमने उनकी रक्षा न की। इसलिये मैं तुम्हें अवश्य शाप दूँगा

English

Seeing her fallen on the ground, Vasudeva too fell on the earth, fainting with grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मान्मन्युपरीतस्त्वां शप्स्यामि मधुसूदन ते परीताः कुरुश्रेष्ठा नश्यन्तः सम ह्ुपेक्षिता:

English

Then Vasudeva, filled with grief and sorrow at his daughter's son's killing, O great king, said to Krishna:

हिन्दी अर्थ

गृहाणानुनयं चापि तपस्वी हासि भार्गव

English

"Are you not famed on earth, lotus-eyed one, as truthful? Why do you not tell me today of my daughter's son's death, slayer of foes?

हिन्दी अर्थ

भार्गव! आप तपस्वी हैं, इसलिये मेरी अनुनय-विनय स्वीकार कीजिये दुःखार्जितस्य तपसस्तस्मान्नेच्छामि ते व्ययम्

English

Tell me truly, lord, the end of that nephew of yours: how was he, with eyes like yours, slain in battle by enemies?

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णोत्तड़कसमागमे त्रिपड्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:

English

Alas, Vrishni, death is hard when the time has not come for men, since my heart is not split a hundredfold by grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर उनके आज्ञा देनेपर वे दोनों मित्र आसनपर विराजमान हुए प्रोवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो वचनं राजसत्तम:

English

What did he say in the battle, lotus-eyed one, about his mother Subhadra, and about me, my dear fickle-eyed one?

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रूतं कर्तास्मि सर्व वां नचिरान्मा विचार्यताम्

English

Was he killed by enemies with his back turned from the fight? Was his face, Govinda, disfigured in battle?

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनीतवदुपागम्य वाक्‍्यं वाक्यविशारद: विनीत भावसे कहा--

English

That greatly radiant boy, Krishna, as if boasting before me, in his childish way told of his own victory, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवन्तं समनुज्ञाप्य पितरं द्रष्टमिच्छति

English

Was the child not disfigured by Drona, Karna, Kripa and others? Does he lie slain on the ground? Tell me that, Keshava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनर्तनगरीं वीरस्तदनुज्ञातुमहसि वसुदेवजीका दर्शन करनेके लिये आज ही द्वारकाको प्रस्थान कीजिये

English

My daughter's son always vied in battle with Drona, Bhishma and Karna, the best of charioteers."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मातुलश्रिरदृष्टो मे त्वया देवी च देवकी

English

To his father lamenting much, so grieved, Govinda, still more grieved, said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

और मामी देवकी देवीको बहुत दिनोंसे नहीं देखा है पूजयेथा महाप्राज्ञ मद्वाक्येन यथा्हत:

English

"His face was not disfigured at the head of battle, nor did he turn his back; and he fought a hard battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और मेरी ओरसे उनका यथायोग्य सत्कार कीजिये

English

Having slain kings by hundreds of thousands in hosts, weary from Drona and Karna, he fell under Duhshasana's son's control.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फाल्गुनं सहदेवं च नकुलं चैव मानद भीमसेनको, अर्जुन, सहदेव और नकुलको भी सदा याद रखियेगा

English

Fighting alone against one, lord, he could not have been killed in battle even by the wielder of the thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृष्णींश्व॒ पुनरागच्छेहयमेधे ममानघ

English

When Partha was summoned to battle by the Samshaptakas, he was surrounded in the fight by Drona and others, enraged.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने उनसे यह बात कही--

English

Then, after destroying a great number of enemies in battle, your daughter's son, Vrishni, fell under Duhshasana's son's control.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वमेव तस्येश्चर नित्यमी श्चर: सम्पूजितश्नाप्यगमत् प्रदक्षिणम्

English

He has surely gone to heaven; cast off grief, greatly wise one; good men never sink on meeting calamity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

की और उनसे यथोचित सत्कार पाकर उनकी प्रदक्षिणा की

English

He who matched Drona, Karna and the others in battle, equal to Mahendra: how would he not gain heaven?

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथेन दिव्येन चतुर्भुज: स्वयम् भुजाधारी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण अपने दिव्य रथद्वारा हस्तिनापुरसे बाहर निकले

English

Cast off this hard-to-bear grief, and do not come under anger's sway; he, the conqueror of enemy cities, went to the goal made pure by weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाबाहु जनार्दन पुरवासियोंसे घिरे हुए नगरसे बाहर निकले

English

When that hero was slain, this sister of mine Subhadra, afflicted by grief, came to Pritha and cried out like an osprey.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयं च भीमो गजराजविक्रम: दिव॑ तथा5नर्तपुरी प्रतापवान्

English

Approaching Draupadi, the grieved one asked: 'Noble lady, where are all the children? I wish to see them.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गमें जा रहे हों

English

Hearing her words, all the Kuru women embraced her in their arms and wailed like those in great distress.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आ चरक्षुविषयाच्चैनं स ददर्श पुन: पुन: संजहार ततो दृष्टिं कृष्णश्वाप्पपराजित:

English

And the fair Subhadra said to Uttara, 'Fortunate one, where has your husband gone? Tell him that I wish him to come quickly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पीछे लौटाया। किसीसे पराजित न होनेवाले श्रीकृष्णकी भी यही दशा थी

English

Surely that son of Virata's daughter, hearing my voice, used to rush out of the house at once; why does your husband not come?

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहुन्यद्भुतरूपाणि तानि मे गदत:ः शृणु कुर्वन्नि:शर्करं मार्ग विरजस्कमकण्टकम्

English

Abhimanyu, your great-chariot-fighting uncles are well; they all said you came here to fight, and are well.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददर्शाथ मुनिश्रेष्ठमुत्तड्कममितौजसम् पूजितस्तेन च तदा पर्यपृच्छदटनामयम्

English

Tell me of the battle as before, scourge of foes. Why do you not answer me today, as I lament?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजित हुए। तत्पश्चात् उन्होंने मुनिका कुशल-समाचार पूछा

English

Hearing such lament of the Vrishni woman, Pritha, in great distress, said slowly:

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तड़को ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठस्तत: पप्रच्छ माधवम् इस प्रकार प्रश्न किया--

English

'Subhadra, the boy, guarded in battle by Vasudeva, Satyaki and his father, was slain by the law of time.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतं॑ सौक्रात्रमचलं तन्मे व्याख्यातुमहसि

English

Such is the law of mortals, do not grieve, joy of the Yadus; your son, hard to assail, has reached the highest goal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थापित कर आये? यह बात मुझे विस्तारके साथ बताओ सम्बन्धिन: स्वदयितान् सतत वृष्णिपुड्व

English

You were born in a great family of great-souled kshatriyas; do not grieve, lotus-eyed one, for the fickle-eyed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डव तुम्हारे सम्बन्धी तथा तुम्हें सदा ही परम प्रिय रहे हैं

English

Look to Uttara, who is pregnant; do not grieve, fair one; she will soon bear a son of his.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकेषु विहरिष्यन्ति त्ववा सह परंतप कौरवेषु प्रशान्तेषु त्वया नाथेन केशव

English

Having consoled her thus, Kunti, upholder of the Yadu line, giving up hard grief, arranged his funeral rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाण्डवनरेशोंको अपने राज्यमें सुख तो मिलेगा न?

English

The knower of dharma, with leave of the king, Bhima and the twin pair like Yama, gave many gifts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि सा सफला तात कृता ते भरतान् प्रति सफल तो किया है न?”

English

Having given many cows to brahmins, bull of the Yadus, she rejoiced, and the Vrishni woman said this to Virata's daughter:

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाशक्यन्त यदा साम्ये ते स्थापयितुमज्जसा

English

'Daughter of Virata, you should not grieve for your husband, famous one; protect for me the child in your womb, fair-hipped one.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

धार्रराष्ट्रश्न निहता: सर्वे ससुतबान्धवा:

English

Having said this, Kunti stopped, greatly radiant one, and having taken her leave I brought Subhadra here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तड़क इत्युवाचैनं रोषादुत्फुल्ललोचन: सम्बन्धिन: प्रियास्तस्माच्छप्स्ये5हं त्वामसंशयम्

English

Thus your daughter's son met his end, Madhava; cast off grief, invincible one, and do not set your mind on sorrow."

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुत्वा श्रेयोडभिधास्यामि शापं वा ते जनार्दन स्थित इत्यभिजानीहि मा ते5भूदत्र संशय:

English

"The Brahmana said, 'Having crossed that impassable fastness (the world) which has purposes for its gadflies and mosquitoes, grief and joy for its cold and heat, heedlessness for its blinding darkness, cupidity and diseases for its reptiles, wealth for its one danger on the road, and lust and wrath its robbers, I have entered the extensive forest of (Brahman)'.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने मोहग्रस्त होनेके कारण मेरी हितकर बात नहीं मानी

English

So too Vasudeva performed the funeral rites of his sister's son, the great soul, always dear to his father.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्रुद्धेन भूत्वा तु पुनर्यथावदनुदर्शिता: धर्मेण निहता युद्धे गता: स्वर्ग न संशय:

English

The mighty-armed one duly fed six hundred thousand brahmins with food full of all good qualities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

English

The mighty-armed one, clothing them, removed the brahmins' craving for wealth; that was hair-raising, of Krishna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नूनं भवत्प्रसादोडयमिति मे नास्ति संशय: विनिवृत्तं च मे शापादिति विद्धि परंतप

English

As gold, cows, beds and clothes were given then, the brahmins said, "It is abundant."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भक्तिभावसे परिपूर्ण हो गया है; अत: इसे शाप देनेके विचारसे निवृत्त हुआ समझें

English

Then Vasudeva, Dasharha, Baladeva and Satyaki performed Abhimanyu's shraddha, and Satyaka too; greatly afflicted with grief, they found no peace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रष्टमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं तन्निदर्शय शाश्वतं वैष्णवं धीमान् ददृशे यद् धनंजय:

English

So too the Pandava heroes in the city of Nagasahvaya, deprived of Abhimanyu, found no peace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहस्रसूर्यप्रतिमं दीप्तिमत् पावकोपमम्

English

For many days, O king, Virata's daughter, afflicted with grief for her husband, did not eat; that was greatly pitiable, and the embryo in her womb began to dissolve.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विस्मयं च ययौ वित्रस्तं दृष्टवा परमेश्वरम् करके ब्रह्मर्षि उत्तंकको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ

English

Then Vyasa came, knowing with divine sight, and the wise one of great radiance said to Pritha of large eyes and Uttara: "Give up this grief."

हिन्दी अर्थ

समझ लें। इसमें आपको संशय नहीं होना चाहिए

English

"The wife of the Brahmana said, 'Where is that foremost, O thou of great

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैदिकानि च सर्वाणि विद्धि सर्व मदात्मकम् उन सबको मेरा स्वरूप ही समझिये

English

wisdom? What are its trees? What its rivers? What its mountains and hills? How far is that forest?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

मत्त: परतरं नास्ति देवदेवात् सनातनात्

English

"The Brahmana said, 'There exists nothing that is separate from it. There is nothing more delightful than it. There is nothing that is unseparated from it. There is nothing more afflicting than it. There is nothing smaller than that. There is nothing vaster than that. There is nothing minuter than that. There is no happiness that can resemble it. Regenerate persons, entering into it, at once transcend both joy and sorrow. They (then) never stand in fear of any creature, nor does any creature stand in fear of them. In that forest are seven large trees, seven fruits, and seven guests. There are seven hermitages, seven (forms of) Yoga concentration, and seven (forms) of initiation. Even this a description of that forest. 1 The trees which stand filling that forest, produce excellent flowers and fruits of five colours. The trees which stand there filling that forest, produce flowers and fruits that are of excellent colours and that are, besides, of two kinds. The trees which stand there filling that forest, produce flowers and fruits that are endued with fragrance and that are, besides, of two colours. The trees which stand there filling that forest, produce flowers and fruits that are possessed of fragrance and that are, besides, of one colour. The two trees which stand filling that forest, produce many flowers and fruits that are of unmanifest colours. There is one fire here, possessed of a good mind. That is connected with Brahmana. The five senses are the fuel here. The seven forms of Emancipation flowing from them are the seven forms of Initiation. The qualities are the fruits, and the guests eat those fruits. There, in diverse places, the great Rishis accept hospitality. When they, having been worshipped, become annihilated, then another forest shines forth. In that forest, Intelligence is the tree; Emancipation is the fruit; Tranquillity is the shade of which it is possessed. It has knowledge for its resting house, contentment for its water, and the Kshetrajna for its sun. Its end cannot be ascertained upwards, downwards, or horizontally. Seven females always dwell there, with faces downwards, possessed of effulgence, and endued with the cause of generations. They take up all the different tastes from all creatures, even as inconstancy sucks up truth. In that itself dwell, and from that emerge, the seven Rishis who are crowned with ascetic success, with those seven having Vasishtha for their foremost. Glory, effulgence, greatness, enlightenment, victory, perfection, and energy, these seven always follow this same like rays following the sun. Hills and mountains also exist

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्वर्यु: कल्पकश्नापि हवि: परमसंस्कृतम् मम विद्धि सुतं धर्ममग्रजं द्विजसत्तम

English

"Therefore cast off grief, best of the Kurus, scourge of foes; it is not for you to doubt this, for this will not prove true.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्राहं वर्तमानैश्न निवृत्तैश्नैव मानवै:

English

What Krishna, the hero of the Vrishnis, said before, delight of the Kurus, will come about so; let there be no doubt in you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा शक्रोडथ प्रभवाप्यय: अधर्मे वर्तमानानां सर्वेषामहमच्युत:

English

He has gone to the imperishable worlds of the gods, won by himself; he should not be grieved for by you, dear one, nor by the other Kurus."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तास्ता योनी: प्रविश्याहं प्रजानां हितकाम्यया

English

Thus addressed by the Grandsire, the righteous one with Dhananjaya gave up grief, great king, and became glad.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदाहं देववत् सर्वमाचरामि न संशय: विचारका पालन करता हूँ, इसमें संशय नहीं है

English

Your father too, wise knower of dharma, grew in that womb in due time, as the moon in the bright fortnight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा गन्धर्ववत् सर्वमाचरामि न संशय:

English

Then Vyasa urged the king, Dharma's son, to the horse sacrifice, and then vanished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यक्षराक्षसयोन्योस्तु यथावद् विचराम्यहम् न च ते जातसम्मोहा वचोडगृह्नन्त मे हितम्

English

The wise king of dharma, hearing Vyasa's word, resolved, dear one, to go to bring the wealth.