इन्द्र उवाच
पश्चाद् धर्मं चरिष्यामि पावनार्थं सुदुश्चरम् ॥
शत्रुर् एष महावीर्यो वज्रेण निहतो मया ॥
अद्यापि चाहम् उद्विग्नस् तक्षन्न् अस्माद् बिभेमि वै ॥
क्षिप्रं छिन्धि शिरांसि त्वं करिष्ये ऽनुग्रहं तव ॥
शिरः पशोस् ते दास्यन्ति भागं यज्ञेषु मानवाः ॥
एष ते ऽनुग्रहस् तक्षन् क्षिप्रं कुरु मम प्रियम् ॥
शल्य उवाच
एतच् छ्रुत्वा तु तक्षा स महेन्द्रवचनं तदा ॥
शिरांस्य् अथ त्रिशिरसः कुठारेणाच्छिनत् तदा ॥
निकृत्तेषु ततस् तेषु निष्क्रामंस् त्रिशिरास् त्व् अथ ॥
कपिञ्जलास् तित्तिराश् च कलविङ्काश् च सर्वशः ॥
indra uvāca
paścād dharmaṃ cariṣyāmi pāvanārthaṃ suduścaram ||
śatrur eṣa mahāvīryo vajreṇa nihato mayā ||
adyāpi cāham udvignas takṣann asmād bibhemi vai ||
kṣipraṃ chindhi śirāṃsi tvaṃ kariṣye 'nugrahaṃ tava ||
śiraḥ paśos te dāsyanti bhāgaṃ yajñeṣu mānavāḥ ||
eṣa te 'nugrahas takṣan kṣipraṃ kuru mama priyam ||
śalya uvāca
etac chrutvā tu takṣā sa mahendravacanaṃ tadā ||
śirāṃsy atha triśirasaḥ kuṭhāreṇācchinat tadā ||
nikṛtteṣu tatas teṣu niṣkrāmaṃs triśirās tv atha ||
kapiñjalās tittirāś ca kalaviṅkāś ca sarvaśaḥ ||
Indra said: 'Afterward I shall perform some rigorous religious rite to cleanse myself of this taint. This was my mighty enemy, whom I have slain with my thunderbolt. Even now I am uneasy, O carpenter; indeed, I fear him even now. Quickly cut off his head, and I shall grant you my favor. At sacrifices men shall give you the head of the sacrificial animal as your portion. This is the favor I grant you. Now perform at once what I desire.' Shalya said: 'Hearing this, the carpenter, at the request of great Indra, immediately cut off the heads of the three-headed being with his axe. And when the heads were severed, a multitude of birds flew out from them, namely partridges, quails, and sparrows. And from the mouth with which he had recited the Vedas and drunk the soma juice, partridges quickly issued forth.'
4a1da9c216e5 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 3:22:51 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The passage 5.9.31-35 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: dharma. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.