महाभारत 3.131.25-32

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लोमश उवाच
अथोत्कृत्य स्वमांसं तु राजा परमधर्मवित् ॥
तुलयाम् आस कौन्तेय कपोतेन सहाभिभो ॥
ध्रियमाणस् तु तुलया कपोतो व्यतिरिच्यते ॥
पुनश् चोत्कृत्य मांसानि राजा प्रादाद् उशीनरः ॥
न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समं धृतम् ॥
तत उत्कृत्तमांसो ऽसाव् आरुरोह स्वयं तुलाम् ॥
श्येन उवाच
इन्द्रो ऽहम् अस्मि धर्मज्ञ कपोतो हव्यवाड् अयम् ॥
जिज्ञासमानौ धर्मे त्वां यज्ञवाटम् उपागतौ ॥
यत् ते मांसानि गात्रेभ्य उत्कृत्तानि विशां पते ॥
एषा ते भास्वरी कीर्तिर् लोकान् अभिभविष्यति ॥
यावल् लोके मनुष्यास् त्वां कथयिष्यन्ति पार्थिव ॥
तावत् कीर्तिश् च लोकाश् च स्थास्यन्ति तव शाश्वताः ॥
लोमश उवाच
तत् पाण्डवेय सदनं राज्ञस् तस्य महात्मनः ॥
पश्यस्वैतन् मया सार्धं पुण्यं पापप्रमोचनम् ॥
अत्र वै सततं देवा मुनयश् च सनातनाः ॥
दृश्यन्ते ब्राह्मणै राजन् पुण्यवद्भिर् महात्मभिः ॥

लिप्यंतरण (IAST)

lomaśa uvāca
athotkṛtya svamāṃsaṃ tu rājā paramadharmavit ||
tulayām āsa kaunteya kapotena sahābhibho ||
dhriyamāṇas tu tulayā kapoto vyatiricyate ||
punaś cotkṛtya māṃsāni rājā prādād uśīnaraḥ ||
na vidyate yadā māṃsaṃ kapotena samaṃ dhṛtam ||
tata utkṛttamāṃso 'sāv āruroha svayaṃ tulām ||
śyena uvāca
indro 'ham asmi dharmajña kapoto havyavāḍ ayam ||
jijñāsamānau dharme tvāṃ yajñavāṭam upāgatau ||
yat te māṃsāni gātrebhya utkṛttāni viśāṃ pate ||
eṣā te bhāsvarī kīrtir lokān abhibhaviṣyati ||
yāval loke manuṣyās tvāṃ kathayiṣyanti pārthiva ||
tāvat kīrtiś ca lokāś ca sthāsyanti tava śāśvatāḥ ||
lomaśa uvāca
tat pāṇḍaveya sadanaṃ rājñas tasya mahātmanaḥ ||
paśyasvaitan mayā sārdhaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapramocanam ||
atra vai satataṃ devā munayaś ca sanātanāḥ ||
dṛśyante brāhmaṇai rājan puṇyavadbhir mahātmabhiḥ ||

शब्दशः अर्थ

संस्कृतIASTअर्थ

लोमश उवाच अथोत्कृत्य स्वमांसं तु राजा परमधर्मवित् ॥ तुलयाम् आस कौन्तेय कपोतेन सहाभिभो ॥ ध्रियमाणस् तु तुलया कपोतो व्यतिरिच्यते ॥ पुनश् चोत्कृत्य मांसानि राजा प्रादाद् उशीनरः ॥ न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समं धृतम् ॥ तत उत्कृत्तमांसो ऽसाव् आरुरोह स्वयं तुलाम् ॥ श्येन उवाच इन्द्रो ऽहम् अस्मि धर्मज्ञ कपोतो हव्यवाड् अयम् ॥ जिज्ञासमानौ धर्मे त्वां यज्ञवाटम् उपागतौ ॥ यत् ते मांसानि गात्रेभ्य उत्कृत्तानि विशां पते ॥ एषा ते भास्वरी कीर्तिर् लोकान् अभिभविष्यति ॥ यावल् लोके मनुष्यास् त्वां कथयिष्यन्ति पार्थिव ॥ तावत् कीर्तिश् च लोकाश् च स्थास्यन्ति तव शाश्वताः ॥ लोमश उवाच तत् पाण्डवेय सदनं राज्ञस् तस्य महात्मनः ॥ पश्यस्वैतन् मया सार्धं पुण्यं पापप्रमोचनम् ॥ अत्र वै सततं देवा मुनयश् च सनातनाः ॥ दृश्यन्ते ब्राह्मणै राजन् पुण्यवद्भिर् महात्मभिः ॥lomaśa uvāca athotkṛtya svamāṃsaṃ tu rājā paramadharmavit || tulayām āsa kaunteya kapotena sahābhibho || dhriyamāṇas tu tulayā kapoto vyatiricyate || punaś cotkṛtya māṃsāni rājā prādād uśīnaraḥ || na vidyate yadā māṃsaṃ kapotena samaṃ dhṛtam || tata utkṛttamāṃso 'sāv āruroha svayaṃ tulām || śyena uvāca indro 'ham asmi dharmajña kapoto havyavāḍ ayam || jijñāsamānau dharme tvāṃ yajñavāṭam upāgatau || yat te māṃsāni gātrebhya utkṛttāni viśāṃ pate || eṣā te bhāsvarī kīrtir lokān abhibhaviṣyati || yāval loke manuṣyās tvāṃ kathayiṣyanti pārthiva || tāvat kīrtiś ca lokāś ca sthāsyanti tava śāśvatāḥ || lomaśa uvāca tat pāṇḍaveya sadanaṃ rājñas tasya mahātmanaḥ || paśyasvaitan mayā sārdhaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapramocanam || atra vai satataṃ devā munayaś ca sanātanāḥ || dṛśyante brāhmaṇai rājan puṇyavadbhir mahātmabhiḥ ||Lomasha says that the king, supreme knower of dharma, cut out his own flesh and began weighing it against the dove; but the dove, held on the scale, outweighed it; Ushinara cut out flesh again and again gave it; when no amount of flesh proved equal to the dove, he himself, with flesh already cut away, mounted the scale; the hawk revealed that he was Indra, and the dove was Havyavaha, Agni; they had come to the sacrificial ground wishing to test the king in dharma; the flesh cut from the king's limbs will become his radiant fame, surpassing the worlds; as long as people in this world speak of him, so long will his fame and his worlds stand eternal; Lomasha shows the son of Pandu the sacred abode of that great king, which frees one from sin; here the gods and the eternal sages are constantly seen by righteous, great-souled brahmins.

अनुवाद

Lomasha said: "Then the king, supreme knower of dharma, having cut out his own flesh, O son of Kunti, began to weigh it together with the dove, O mighty one. But when the dove was held on the scale, it outweighed the flesh. Then King Ushinara cut out flesh again and gave it. And when no flesh was found equal to the dove on the scale, he himself, his flesh already cut away, mounted the scale. The hawk said: 'I am Indra, knower of dharma, and this dove is Havyavaha, Agni. We came to your sacrificial ground wishing to test you in dharma. The flesh you cut from your limbs, lord of the people, will become your radiant fame, surpassing the worlds. As long as people in this world speak of you, king, so long will your fame and your worlds stand eternal.' Lomasha said: 'Son of Pandu, behold with me the abode of that great-souled king: it is holy and frees one from sin. Here, O king, the gods and the eternal sages are constantly seen by righteous, great-souled brahmins.'"

भाष्य

The trial reveals the true measure of a king's dharma: protection carried through to complete self-surrender. That is why Ushinara's fame is not political but spiritual — the memory of a body given up for the sake of refuge.

संस्करण

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