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Yayāti-uttara (Refusal of the Offered Worlds)1.87.8–18
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महाभारत · 1.87.8–18
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अष्टक उवाच
पृच्छामि त्वां मा प्रपत प्रपातं ।
यदि लोकाः पार्थिव सन्ति मे ऽत्र ॥
यद्य् अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः ।
क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये ॥
ययातिर् उवाच
यावत् पृथिव्यां विहितं गवाश्वं ।
सहारण्यैः पशुभिः पर्वतैश् च ॥
तावल् लोका दिवि ते संस्थिता वै ।
तथा विजानीहि नरेन्द्रसिंह ॥
अष्टक उवाच
तांस् ते ददामि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ।
ये मे लोका दिवि राजेन्द्र सन्ति ॥
यद्य् अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रितास् ।
तान् आक्रम क्षिप्रम् अमित्रसाह ॥
ययातिर् उवाच
नास्मद्विधो ऽब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मविच् च ।
प्रतिग्रहे वर्तते राजमुख्य ॥
यथा प्रदेयं सततं द्विजेभ्यस् ।
तथाददं पूर्वम् अहं नरेन्द्र ॥
नाब्राह्मणः कृपणो जातु जीवेद् ।
या चापि स्याद् ब्राह्मणी वीरपत्नी ॥
सो ऽहं यदैवाकृतपूर्वं चरेयं ।
विवित्समानः किम् उ तत्र साधु ॥
प्रतर्दन उवाच
पृच्छामि त्वां स्पृहणीयरूप ।
प्रतर्दनो ऽहं यदि मे सन्ति लोकाः ॥
यद्य् अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः ।
क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये ॥
ययातिर् उवाच
सन्ति लोका बहवस् ते नरेन्द्र ।
अप्य् एकैकः सप्त सप्ताप्य् अहानि ॥
मधुच्युतो घृतपृक्ता विशोकास् ।
ते नान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति ॥
प्रतर्दन उवाच
तांस् ते ददामि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ।
ये मे लोकास् तव ते वै भवन्तु ॥
यद्य् अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रितास् ।
तान् आक्रम क्षिप्रम् अपेतमोहः ॥
ययातिर् उवाच
न तुल्यतेजाः सुकृतं कामयेत ।
योगक्षेमं पार्थिव पार्थिवः सन् ॥
दैवादेशाद् आपदं प्राप्य विद्वांश् ।
चरेन् नृशंसं न हि जातु राजा ॥
धर्म्यं मार्गं चेतयानो यशस्यं ।
कुर्यान् नृपो धर्मम् अवेक्षमाणः ॥
न मद्विधो धर्मबुद्धिः प्रजानन् ।
कुर्याद् एवं कृपणं मां यथात्थ ॥
कुर्याम् अपूर्वं न कृतं यद् अन्यैर् ।
विवित्समानः किम् उ तत्र साधु ॥
ब्रुवाणम् एवं नृपतिं ययातिं ।
नृपोत्तमो वसुमनाब्रवीत् तम् ॥

लिप्यंतरण (IAST)

aṣṭaka uvāca
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ mā prapata prapātaṃ |
yadi lokāḥ pārthiva santi me 'tra ||
yady antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ |
kṣetrajñaṃ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya manye ||
yayātir uvāca
yāvat pṛthivyāṃ vihitaṃ gavāśvaṃ |
sahāraṇyaiḥ paśubhiḥ parvataiś ca ||
tāval lokā divi te saṃsthitā vai |
tathā vijānīhi narendrasiṃha ||
aṣṭaka uvāca
tāṃs te dadāmi mā prapata prapātaṃ |
ye me lokā divi rājendra santi ||
yady antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritās |
tān ākrama kṣipram amitrasāha ||
yayātir uvāca
nāsmadvidho 'brāhmaṇo brahmavic ca |
pratigrahe vartate rājamukhya ||
yathā pradeyaṃ satataṃ dvijebhyas |
tathādadaṃ pūrvam ahaṃ narendra ||
nābrāhmaṇaḥ kṛpaṇo jātu jīved |
yā cāpi syād brāhmaṇī vīrapatnī ||
so 'haṃ yadaivākṛtapūrvaṃ careyaṃ |
vivitsamānaḥ kim u tatra sādhu ||
pratardana uvāca
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ spṛhaṇīyarūpa |
pratardano 'haṃ yadi me santi lokāḥ ||
yady antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ |
kṣetrajñaṃ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya manye ||
yayātir uvāca
santi lokā bahavas te narendra |
apy ekaikaḥ sapta saptāpy ahāni ||
madhucyuto ghṛtapṛktā viśokās |
te nāntavantaḥ pratipālayanti ||
pratardana uvāca
tāṃs te dadāmi mā prapata prapātaṃ |
ye me lokās tava te vai bhavantu ||
yady antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritās |
tān ākrama kṣipram apetamohaḥ ||
yayātir uvāca
na tulyatejāḥ sukṛtaṃ kāmayeta |
yogakṣemaṃ pārthiva pārthivaḥ san ||
daivādeśād āpadaṃ prāpya vidvāṃś |
caren nṛśaṃsaṃ na hi jātu rājā ||
dharmyaṃ mārgaṃ cetayāno yaśasyaṃ |
kuryān nṛpo dharmam avekṣamāṇaḥ ||
na madvidho dharmabuddhiḥ prajānan |
kuryād evaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ māṃ yathāttha ||
kuryām apūrvaṃ na kṛtaṃ yad anyair |
vivitsamānaḥ kim u tatra sādhu ||
bruvāṇam evaṃ nṛpatiṃ yayātiṃ |
nṛpottamo vasumanābravīt tam ||

शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
अष्टकः उवाच पार्थिव प्रपातं मा प्रपत त्वां पृच्छामि यदि मे अत्र लोकाः सन्ति यदि अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य क्षेत्रज्ञं मन्येaṣṭakaḥ uvāca pārthiva prapātaṃ mā prapata tvāṃ pṛcchāmi yadi me atra lokāḥ santi yadi antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya kṣetrajñaṃ manyeAshtaka said: O king, do not fall into the fall; I ask you: if I have [virtuous] worlds — whether in the mid-air or in heaven — [then I shall give them to you]; for I consider you a knower of that dharma.
ययातिः उवाच नरेन्द्रसिंह यावत् पृथिव्यां गवाश्वं सहारण्यैः पशुभिः पर्वतैः च विहितं तावत् ते लोकाः दिवि संस्थिताः [इति] विजानीहिyayātiḥ uvāca narendrasiṃha yāvat pṛthivyāṃ gavāśvaṃ sahāraṇyaiḥ paśubhiḥ parvataiḥ ca vihitaṃ tāvat te lokāḥ divi saṃsthitāḥ [iti] vijānīhiYayati said: O lion among kings, as many cattle and horses as are established on earth, together with the wild animals and mountains — so many worlds are established for you in heaven; know this.
अष्टकः उवाच राजेन्द्र ये मे लोकाः दिवि सन्ति यदि अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः तान् ते ददामि प्रपातं मा प्रपत अमित्रसाह तान् क्षिप्रं आक्रमaṣṭakaḥ uvāca rājendra ye me lokāḥ divi santi yadi antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ tān te dadāmi prapātaṃ mā prapata amitrasāha tān kṣipraṃ ākramaAshtaka said: O lord of kings, whatever worlds I have in heaven — whether in the mid-air or in heaven — those I give to you; do not fall into the fall, O vanquisher of foes; take possession of those worlds quickly.
ययातिः उवाच राजमुख्य अस्मद्विधः ब्रह्मवित् अब्राह्मणः प्रतिग्रहे न वर्तते यथा द्विजेभ्यः सततं प्रदेयं तथा अहं पूर्वं अददं न [अगृह्णां]yayātiḥ uvāca rājamukhya asmadvidhaḥ brahmavit abrāhmaṇaḥ pratigrahe na vartate yathā dvijebhyaḥ satataṃ pradeyaṃ tathā ahaṃ pūrvaṃ adadaṃ na [agṛhṇāṃ]Yayati said: O foremost of kings, one like me, a knower of Brahman, though not a brahmin, does not live by accepting gifts; as one ought constantly to give to the twice-born, so I formerly gave, [and did not take].
नाब्राह्मणः कृपणः जातु जीवेत् या च ब्राह्मणी वीरपत्नी स्यात् सः अहं यदा एव अकृतपूर्वं विवित्समानः चरेयं किम् उ तत्र साधुnābrāhmaṇaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ jātu jīvet yā ca brāhmaṇī vīrapatnī syāt saḥ ahaṃ yadā eva akṛtapūrvaṃ vivitsamānaḥ careyaṃ kim u tatra sādhuNeither should a non-brahmin live wretchedly [by accepting gifts], nor does the wife of a heroic brahmin live so; if I, who have never before done this — accepted gifts — were now, in need, to begin doing it, what good would there be in that?
प्रतर्दनः उवाच स्पृहणीयरूप अहं प्रतर्दनः त्वां पृच्छामि यदि मे लोकाः सन्ति यदि अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य क्षेत्रज्ञं मन्येpratardanaḥ uvāca spṛhaṇīyarūpa ahaṃ pratardanaḥ tvāṃ pṛcchāmi yadi me lokāḥ santi yadi antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya kṣetrajñaṃ manyePratardana said: O one of desirable form, I am Pratardana; I ask you: if I have [virtuous] worlds — whether in the mid-air or in heaven — [then I shall give them]; for I consider you a knower of that dharma.
ययातिः उवाच नरेन्द्र ते बहवः लोकाः सन्ति एकैकः अपि सप्त सप्त अहानि मधुच्युतः घृतपृक्ताः विशोकाः ते न अन्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्तिyayātiḥ uvāca narendra te bahavaḥ lokāḥ santi ekaikaḥ api sapta sapta ahāni madhucyutaḥ ghṛtapṛktāḥ viśokāḥ te na antavantaḥ pratipālayantiYayati said: O lord of men, you have many worlds; each of them [is blessed] for seven and seven days running, flowing with honey, steeped in clarified butter, free of sorrow; unending, they await you.
प्रतर्दनः उवाच ये मे लोकाः तान् ते ददामि ते वै भवन्तु प्रपातं मा प्रपत यदि अन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः तान् क्षिप्रं अपेतमोहः आक्रमpratardanaḥ uvāca ye me lokāḥ tān te dadāmi te vai bhavantu prapātaṃ mā prapata yadi antarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ tān kṣipraṃ apetamohaḥ ākramaPratardana said: whatever worlds I have — those I give to you, let them be yours; do not fall into the fall; whether in the mid-air or in heaven — take possession of those worlds quickly, casting off confusion.
ययातिः उवाच पार्थिव पार्थिवः सन् न तुल्यतेजाः [जनस्य] सुकृतं योगक्षेमं कामयेत विद्वान् दैवादेशात् आपदं प्राप्य जातु नृशंसं न चरेत् राजाyayātiḥ uvāca pārthiva pārthivaḥ san na tulyatejāḥ [janasya] sukṛtaṃ yogakṣemaṃ kāmayeta vidvān daivādeśāt āpadaṃ prāpya jātu nṛśaṃsaṃ na caret rājāYayati said: O king, being a king myself, I shall not desire merit and well-being [won by another of equal might — that is, another's]; the wise man, having fallen into misfortune by the decree of fate, must never act basely; such is a king.
धर्म्यं यशस्यं मार्गं चेतयानः धर्मं अवेक्षमाणः नृपः धर्मं कुर्यात् मद्विधः धर्मबुद्धिः प्रजानन् एवं कृपणं न कुर्यात् यथा मां आत्थdharmyaṃ yaśasyaṃ mārgaṃ cetayānaḥ dharmaṃ avekṣamāṇaḥ nṛpaḥ dharmaṃ kuryāt madvidhaḥ dharmabuddhiḥ prajānan evaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ na kuryāt yathā māṃ ātthaBeing mindful of the glorious path in accord with dharma, and looking to dharma, let the king act according to dharma; one like me, who understands dharma and knows it, will not act as wretchedly as you propose to me.
अपूर्वं अन्यैः न कृतं यत् [तत्] विवित्समानः कुर्यां किम् उ तत्र साधु एवं ब्रुवाणं नृपतिं ययातिं नृपोत्तमः वसुमनाः तं अब्रवीत्apūrvaṃ anyaiḥ na kṛtaṃ yat [tat] vivitsamānaḥ kuryāṃ kim u tatra sādhu evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ nṛpatiṃ yayātiṃ nṛpottamaḥ vasumanāḥ taṃ abravītSomething unprecedented, never done by others, [which] I, in need, would begin to do — what good would there be in that? To King Yayati speaking thus, Vasumanas, best of kings, replied.
अष्टकaṣṭakaoriginal form "aṣṭaka", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽत्र'traoriginal form "'tra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्य्yadyoriginal form "yady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पर्वतैश्parvataiśoriginal form "parvataiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तावल्tāvaloriginal form "tāval", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकाlokāoriginal form "lokā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संस्थिताsaṃsthitāoriginal form "saṃsthitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अष्टकaṣṭakaoriginal form "aṣṭaka", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तांस्tāṃsoriginal form "tāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकाlokāoriginal form "lokā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्य्yadyoriginal form "yady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रितास्śritāsoriginal form "śritās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षिप्रम्kṣipramoriginal form "kṣipram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नास्मद्विधोnāsmadvidhooriginal form "nāsmadvidho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्राह्मणो'brāhmaṇooriginal form "'brāhmaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्रह्मविच्brahmavicoriginal form "brahmavic", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजेभ्यस्dvijebhyasoriginal form "dvijebhyas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाददंtathādadaṃoriginal form "tathādadaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूर्वम्pūrvamoriginal form "pūrvam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृपणोkṛpaṇooriginal form "kṛpaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीवेद्jīvedoriginal form "jīved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याद्syādoriginal form "syād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यदैवाकृतपूर्वंyadaivākṛtapūrvaṃoriginal form "yadaivākṛtapūrvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतर्दनpratardanaoriginal form "pratardana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतर्दनोpratardanooriginal form "pratardano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्य्yadyoriginal form "yady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकाlokāoriginal form "lokā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहवस्bahavasoriginal form "bahavas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरेन्द्रnarendraoriginal form "narendra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अप्य्apyoriginal form "apy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सप्ताप्य्saptāpyoriginal form "saptāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मधुच्युतोmadhucyutooriginal form "madhucyuto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
घृतपृक्ताghṛtapṛktāoriginal form "ghṛtapṛktā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विशोकास्viśokāsoriginal form "viśokās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नान्तवन्तःnāntavantaḥoriginal form "nāntavantaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतर्दनpratardanaoriginal form "pratardana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तांस्tāṃsoriginal form "tāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकास्lokāsoriginal form "lokās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form "vai", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्य्yadyoriginal form "yady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रितास्śritāsoriginal form "śritās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षिप्रम्kṣipramoriginal form "kṣipram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैवादेशाद्daivādeśādoriginal form "daivādeśād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्वांश्vidvāṃśoriginal form "vidvāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेन्carenoriginal form "caren", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिhioriginal form "hi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेतयानोcetayānooriginal form "cetayāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्यान्kuryānoriginal form "kuryān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपोnṛpooriginal form "nṛpo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मम्dharmamoriginal form "dharmam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मद्विधोmadvidhooriginal form "madvidho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्याद्kuryādoriginal form "kuryād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथात्थyathātthaoriginal form "yathāttha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्याम्kuryāmoriginal form "kuryām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्यैर्anyairoriginal form "anyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्रुवाणम्bruvāṇamoriginal form "bruvāṇam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपोत्तमोnṛpottamooriginal form "nṛpottamo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसुमनाब्रवीत्vasumanābravītoriginal form "vasumanābravīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तम्tamoriginal form "tam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद

Ashtaka said: 'O king, do not fall into the fall; I ask you: if I have virtuous worlds — whether in the mid-air or in heaven — then I shall give them to you; for I consider you a knower of that dharma.' Yayati said: 'O lion among kings, as many cattle and horses as are established on earth, together with the wild animals and mountains, so many worlds are established for you in heaven; know this.' Ashtaka said: 'O lord of kings, whatever worlds I have in heaven, those I give to you; do not fall into the fall, O vanquisher of foes; take possession of those worlds quickly.' Yayati said: 'O foremost of kings, one like me, a knower of Brahman, though not a brahmin, does not live by accepting gifts; as one ought constantly to give to the twice-born, so I formerly gave, and did not take. Neither should a non-brahmin live wretchedly by accepting gifts, nor does the wife of a heroic brahmin live so; if I, who have never before done this, were now, in need, to begin doing it, what good would there be in that?' Pratardana said: 'O one of desirable form, I am Pratardana; I ask you: if I have virtuous worlds, then I shall give them; for I consider you a knower of that dharma.' Yayati said: 'O lord of men, you have many worlds; each of them is blessed, flowing with honey, steeped in clarified butter, free of sorrow; unending, they await you.' Pratardana said: 'Whatever worlds I have — those I give to you, let them be yours; do not fall into the fall; take possession of those worlds quickly, casting off confusion.' Yayati said: 'O king, being a king myself, I shall not desire merit and well-being won by another — that is, another's; the wise man, having fallen into misfortune by the decree of fate, must never act basely; such is a king. Being mindful of the glorious path in accord with dharma, and looking to dharma, let the king act according to dharma; one like me, who understands dharma and knows it, will not act as wretchedly as you propose to me. Something unprecedented, never done by others, which I, in need, would begin to do — what good would there be in that?' To King Yayati speaking thus, Vasumanas, best of kings, replied.

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38bb1bdfd726 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 4:06:49 pm UTC

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पिछलाश्लोक 1.87.1–7

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