Mahabharata 3.173.6-16

Devanāgarī

ततो ऽब्रवीद् वायुसुतस् तरस्वी; जिष्णुश् च राजानम् उपोपविश्य ॥
यमौ च वीरौ सुरराजकल्पाव्; एकान्तम् आस्थाय हितं प्रियं च ॥
तव प्रतिज्ञां कुरुराज सत्यां; चिकीर्षमाणास् त्वदनु प्रियं च ॥
ततो ऽनुगच्छाम वनान्य् अपास्य; सुयोधनं सानुचरं निहन्तुम् ॥
एकादशं वर्षम् इदं वसामः; सुयोधनेनात्तसुखाः सुखार्हाः ॥
तं वञ्चयित्वाधमबुद्धिशीलम्; अज्ञातवासं सुखम् आप्नुयामः ॥
तवाज्ञया पार्थिव निर्विशङ्का; विहाय मानं विचरन् वनानि ॥
समीपवासेन विलोभितास् ते; ज्ञास्यन्ति नास्मान् अपकृष्टदेशान् ॥
संवत्सरं तं तु विहृत्य गूढं; नराधमं तं सुखम् उद्धरेम ॥
निर्यात्य वैरं सफलं सपुष्पं; तस्मै नरेन्द्राधमपूरुषाय ॥
सुयोधनायानुचरैर् वृताय; ततो महीम् आहर धर्मराज ॥
स्वर्गोपमं शैलम् इमं चरद्भिः; शक्यो विहन्तुं नरदेव शोकः ॥
कीर्तिश् च ते भारत पुण्यगन्धा; नश्येत लोकेषु चराचरेषु ॥
तत् प्राप्य राज्यं कुरुपुंगवानां; शक्यं महत् प्राप्तम् अथ क्रियाश् च ॥
इदं तु शक्यं सततं नरेन्द्र; प्राप्तुं त्वया यल् लभसे कुबेरात् ॥
कुरुष्व बुद्धिं द्विषतां वधाय; कृतागसां भारत निग्रहे च ॥
तेजस् तवोग्रं न सहेत राजन्; समेत्य साक्षाद् अपि वज्रपाणिः ॥
न हि व्यथां जातु करिष्यतस् तौ; समेत्य देवैर् अपि धर्मराज ॥
त्वदर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् अभिप्रवृत्तौ; सुपर्णकेतुश् च शिनेश् च नप्ता ॥
यथैव कृष्णो ऽप्रतिमो बलेन; तथैव राजन् स शिनिप्रवीरः ॥
तवार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् अभिप्रवृत्तौ; यथैव कृष्णः सह यादवैस् तैः ॥
तथैव चावां नरदेववर्य; यमौ च वीरौ कृतिनौ प्रयोगे ॥
त्वदर्थयोगप्रभवप्रधानाः; समं करिष्याम परान् समेत्य ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tato 'bravīd vāyusutas tarasvī; jiṣṇuś ca rājānam upopaviśya ||
yamau ca vīrau surarājakalpāv; ekāntam āsthāya hitaṃ priyaṃ ca ||
tava pratijñāṃ kururāja satyāṃ; cikīrṣamāṇās tvadanu priyaṃ ca ||
tato 'nugacchāma vanāny apāsya; suyodhanaṃ sānucaraṃ nihantum ||
ekādaśaṃ varṣam idaṃ vasāmaḥ; suyodhanenāttasukhāḥ sukhārhāḥ ||
taṃ vañcayitvādhamabuddhiśīlam; ajñātavāsaṃ sukham āpnuyāmaḥ ||
tavājñayā pārthiva nirviśaṅkā; vihāya mānaṃ vicaran vanāni ||
samīpavāsena vilobhitās te; jñāsyanti nāsmān apakṛṣṭadeśān ||
saṃvatsaraṃ taṃ tu vihṛtya gūḍhaṃ; narādhamaṃ taṃ sukham uddharema ||
niryātya vairaṃ saphalaṃ sapuṣpaṃ; tasmai narendrādhamapūruṣāya ||
suyodhanāyānucarair vṛtāya; tato mahīm āhara dharmarāja ||
svargopamaṃ śailam imaṃ caradbhiḥ; śakyo vihantuṃ naradeva śokaḥ ||
kīrtiś ca te bhārata puṇyagandhā; naśyeta lokeṣu carācareṣu ||
tat prāpya rājyaṃ kurupuṃgavānāṃ; śakyaṃ mahat prāptam atha kriyāś ca ||
idaṃ tu śakyaṃ satataṃ narendra; prāptuṃ tvayā yal labhase kuberāt ||
kuruṣva buddhiṃ dviṣatāṃ vadhāya; kṛtāgasāṃ bhārata nigrahe ca ||
tejas tavograṃ na saheta rājan; sametya sākṣād api vajrapāṇiḥ ||
na hi vyathāṃ jātu kariṣyatas tau; sametya devair api dharmarāja ||
tvadarthasiddhyartham abhipravṛttau; suparṇaketuś ca śineś ca naptā ||
yathaiva kṛṣṇo 'pratimo balena; tathaiva rājan sa śinipravīraḥ ||
tavārthasiddhyartham abhipravṛttau; yathaiva kṛṣṇaḥ saha yādavais taiḥ ||
tathaiva cāvāṃ naradevavarya; yamau ca vīrau kṛtinau prayoge ||
tvadarthayogaprabhavapradhānāḥ; samaṃ kariṣyāma parān sametya ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning

ततो ऽब्रवीद् वायुसुतस् तरस्वी; जिष्णुश् च राजानम् उपोपविश्य ॥ यमौ च वीरौ सुरराजकल्पाव्; एकान्तम् आस्थाय हितं प्रियं च ॥ तव प्रतिज्ञां कुरुराज सत्यां; चिकीर्षमाणास् त्वदनु प्रियं च ॥ ततो ऽनुगच्छाम वनान्य् अपास्य; सुयोधनं सानुचरं निहन्तुम् ॥ एकादशं वर्षम् इदं वसामः; सुयोधनेनात्तसुखाः सुखार्हाः ॥ तं वञ्चयित्वाधमबुद्धिशीलम्; अज्ञातवासं सुखम् आप्नुयामः ॥ तवाज्ञया पार्थिव निर्विशङ्का; विहाय मानं विचरन् वनानि ॥ समीपवासेन विलोभितास् ते; ज्ञास्यन्ति नास्मान् अपकृष्टदेशान् ॥ संवत्सरं तं तु विहृत्य गूढं; नराधमं तं सुखम् उद्धरेम ॥ निर्यात्य वैरं सफलं सपुष्पं; तस्मै नरेन्द्राधमपूरुषाय ॥ सुयोधनायानुचरैर् वृताय; ततो महीम् आहर धर्मराज ॥ स्वर्गोपमं शैलम् इमं चरद्भिः; शक्यो विहन्तुं नरदेव शोकः ॥ कीर्तिश् च ते भारत पुण्यगन्धा; नश्येत लोकेषु चराचरेषु ॥ तत् प्राप्य राज्यं कुरुपुंगवानां; शक्यं महत् प्राप्तम् अथ क्रियाश् च ॥ इदं तु शक्यं सततं नरेन्द्र; प्राप्तुं त्वया यल् लभसे कुबेरात् ॥ कुरुष्व बुद्धिं द्विषतां वधाय; कृतागसां भारत निग्रहे च ॥ तेजस् तवोग्रं न सहेत राजन्; समेत्य साक्षाद् अपि वज्रपाणिः ॥ न हि व्यथां जातु करिष्यतस् तौ; समेत्य देवैर् अपि धर्मराज ॥ त्वदर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् अभिप्रवृत्तौ; सुपर्णकेतुश् च शिनेश् च नप्ता ॥ यथैव कृष्णो ऽप्रतिमो बलेन; तथैव राजन् स शिनिप्रवीरः ॥ तवार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् अभिप्रवृत्तौ; यथैव कृष्णः सह यादवैस् तैः ॥ तथैव चावां नरदेववर्य; यमौ च वीरौ कृतिनौ प्रयोगे ॥ त्वदर्थयोगप्रभवप्रधानाः; समं करिष्याम परान् समेत्य ॥tato 'bravīd vāyusutas tarasvī; jiṣṇuś ca rājānam upopaviśya || yamau ca vīrau surarājakalpāv; ekāntam āsthāya hitaṃ priyaṃ ca || tava pratijñāṃ kururāja satyāṃ; cikīrṣamāṇās tvadanu priyaṃ ca || tato 'nugacchāma vanāny apāsya; suyodhanaṃ sānucaraṃ nihantum || ekādaśaṃ varṣam idaṃ vasāmaḥ; suyodhanenāttasukhāḥ sukhārhāḥ || taṃ vañcayitvādhamabuddhiśīlam; ajñātavāsaṃ sukham āpnuyāmaḥ || tavājñayā pārthiva nirviśaṅkā; vihāya mānaṃ vicaran vanāni || samīpavāsena vilobhitās te; jñāsyanti nāsmān apakṛṣṭadeśān || saṃvatsaraṃ taṃ tu vihṛtya gūḍhaṃ; narādhamaṃ taṃ sukham uddharema || niryātya vairaṃ saphalaṃ sapuṣpaṃ; tasmai narendrādhamapūruṣāya || suyodhanāyānucarair vṛtāya; tato mahīm āhara dharmarāja || svargopamaṃ śailam imaṃ caradbhiḥ; śakyo vihantuṃ naradeva śokaḥ || kīrtiś ca te bhārata puṇyagandhā; naśyeta lokeṣu carācareṣu || tat prāpya rājyaṃ kurupuṃgavānāṃ; śakyaṃ mahat prāptam atha kriyāś ca || idaṃ tu śakyaṃ satataṃ narendra; prāptuṃ tvayā yal labhase kuberāt || kuruṣva buddhiṃ dviṣatāṃ vadhāya; kṛtāgasāṃ bhārata nigrahe ca || tejas tavograṃ na saheta rājan; sametya sākṣād api vajrapāṇiḥ || na hi vyathāṃ jātu kariṣyatas tau; sametya devair api dharmarāja || tvadarthasiddhyartham abhipravṛttau; suparṇaketuś ca śineś ca naptā || yathaiva kṛṣṇo 'pratimo balena; tathaiva rājan sa śinipravīraḥ || tavārthasiddhyartham abhipravṛttau; yathaiva kṛṣṇaḥ saha yādavais taiḥ || tathaiva cāvāṃ naradevavarya; yamau ca vīrau kṛtinau prayoge || tvadarthayogaprabhavapradhānāḥ; samaṃ kariṣyāma parān sametya ||The son of Vayu, Jishnu, and both sons of Madri, sitting beside the king in private, spoke to him words pleasing and wholesome: wishing to fulfill his true vow and act for his pleasure, they propose to leave the forests, and after a year of concealment to deceive Suyodhana and destroy him together with his followers; the eleventh year is now underway, and they have been deprived of happiness by Suyodhana, though they deserve happiness; after a year in secret they will be able to return enmity in fruit and flower to this base man and his companions; Yudhishthira should take the earth; the mountain is like heaven, but his fame might vanish, while after regaining the kingdom he will be able to perform great deeds; the boon of Kubera remains available even now, but he must consider the destruction of the guilty enemies; even Vajrapani could not endure Yudhishthira's fierce splendor; Krishna, Satyaki, the Yadavas, Bhima, Arjuna, and the twins stand ready to meet the enemies for his sake.

Translation

'Then the swift son of Vayu, Jishnu, and the two heroic twins, comparable to the king of the gods, sat down beside the king in private and spoke to him words both wholesome and pleasing: "King of Kuru, we wish to make your vow true and act for your benefit. Therefore, let us leave the forests and go to destroy Suyodhana together with his followers. This is now the eleventh year we have lived deprived of happiness by Suyodhana, though we deserve happiness. Having deceived him through concealed dwelling, we shall attain well-being; having spent a year in secret, we shall easily uproot this base man, bringing upon him enmity in fruit and flower, upon him, the lowest of kings, together with his retinue. And then, Dharmaraja, take the earth from Suyodhana, surrounded by his followers. Walking upon this mountain, comparable to heaven, one can dispel sorrow; but your fame, Bharata, fragrant with virtue, might vanish among the moving and unmoving worlds. Having attained the kingdom of the Kurus, you will be able to perform great deeds. What you receive from Kubera, O king, can be obtained at any time; but consider the destruction of your enemies and the restraint of the guilty. Your fierce splendor, O king, even Vajrapani himself could not endure, were he to meet you face to face. For the sake of your goal, Suparnaketu and the grandson of Shini stand ready; as Krishna is unmatched in strength, so too is that hero of Shini's line. For the sake of your goal, Krishna stands ready together with the Yadavas, and so do we, best of kings: I, Jishnu, and the two skilled heroic twins. Meeting our enemies, we shall match them with strength born of service to your cause."'

Commentary

The brothers burn with eagerness to act, yet they speak through Yudhishthira's vow. Their strength acknowledges the eldest as the center of dharma, even as it calls for war.

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