Stri Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

संसारे भ्रमतां राजन् दुःखमेतद्धि जायते

English

"Gandhari said, 'He whose might and courage were regarded, O Keshava, as a one and half times superior to those of his sire and thee, he who resembled a fierce and proud lion, he who, without a follower, alone pierced the impenetrable array of my son, he who proved to be the death of many, alas, he now sleepeth there, having himself succumbed to death ! I see, O Krishna, the splendour of that son of Arjuna, of that hero of immeasurable energy, Abhimanyu, hath not been dimmed even in death. There, the daughter of Virata, the daughter-in-law of the wielder of gandiva, that girl of faultless beauty overwhelmed with grief at sight of her heroic husband, is indulging in lamentations ! That young wife, the daughter of Virata, approaching her lord, is gently rubbing him, O Krishna, with her hand. Formerly, that highly intelligent and exceedingly beautiful girl, inebriated with honeyed wines, used bashfully to embrace her lord, and kiss the face of Subhadra's son, that face which resembled a full-blown lotus and which was supported on a neck adorned with three lines like those of a conch-shell. Taking of her lord's golden coat of mail, O hero, that damsel is gazing now on the blood-dyed body of her spouse. Beholding her lord, O Krishna, that girl addresses thee and says, "O lotus-eyed one, this hero whose eyes resembled thine, hath been slain. In might and energy, and prowess also, he was thy equal, O sinless one! He resembled thee very much in beauty. Yet he sleeps on the ground, slain by the enemy!" Addressing her own lord, the damsel says again, "Thou wert brought up in every luxury. Thou usedst to sleep on soft skins of the ranku deer. Alas, does not thy body feel pain today by lying thus on the bare ground? Stretching thy massive arms adorned with golden angadas, resembling a couple of elephant's trunks and covered with skin hardened by frequent use of the bow, thou sleepest, O lord, in peace, as if exhausted with the toil of too much exercise in the gymnasium. Alas, why dost thou not address me that am weeping so? I do not remember to have ever offended thee. Why dost thou not speak to me then? Formerly, thou usedst to address me even when thou wouldst see me at a distance. O reverend sir, whither wilt thou go, leaving behind thee the much-respected Subhadra, these thy sires that resemble the very celestials, and my own wretched self distracted with woe?" Behold, O Krishna, gathering with her hands the blood-dyed locks of her lord and placing his head on her lap, the beautiful damsel is speaking to him as if he were alive, "How couldst those great car-warriors slay thee in the midst of battle, — thee that art the sister's son of Vasudeva and the son of the wielder of gandiva? Alas, fie on those warriors of wicked deeds, Kripa and Karna and Jayadratha and Drona and Drona's son, by whom thou wert deprived of life. What was the state of mind of those great car-warriors at that time when they surrounded thee, a warrior of tender years, and slew thee to my grief? How couldst thou, O hero, who had so many protectors, be slain so helplessly in the very sight of the Pandavas and the Pancalas? Beholding thee, O hero, slain in battle by many persons united together, how is that tiger among men, that son of Pandu, thy sire, able to bear the burden of life? Neither the acquisition of a vast kingdom nor the defeat of their foes conduces to the joy of the Parthas bereft of thee, O lotus-eyed one! By the practice of virtue and self-restraint, I shall very soon repair to those regions of bliss which thou hast acquired by the use of weapons. Protect me, O hero, when I repair to those regions. When one's hour does not come, one cannot die, since, wretched that I am, I still draw breath after seeing thee slain in

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनिष्ट सर्वभूतानां मरणं नाम भारत

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hearing this, best of men, he reflected long, lost in thought, and said to Vidura, "Yoke Sanjaya (my chariot)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रशोकसे संतप्त एवं मूर्च्छित होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

English

"Quickly bring Gandhari and all the Bharata women, taking Kunti, the daughter-in-law, and the other women who are there."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णद्वैपायनश्रैव क्षत्ता च विदुरस्तथा

English

Having said this to Vidura, best of those who know dharma, the righteous one, his knowledge overcome by grief, took to his vehicle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलेन सुखशीतेन तालवृन्तैश्व भारत

English

And Gandhari, afflicted with grief, urged by her husband's word, with Kunti and the women, went to where the king was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्वासन् सुचिरं काल धृतराष्ट्र तथागतम्

English

Reaching the king, greatly sunk in grief, they greeted one another and cried out loudly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विललाप चिरं काल पुत्राधिभिरभिप्लुत:

English

Kshatta (Vidura), more afflicted than they, comforted them, and placing the tearful women in the vehicles he left the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

डूबकर बड़ी देरतक विलाप करते रहे

English

Then a wail arose in all the Kuru houses, and the whole city, down to the children, was wasted with grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यतो मूलानि दुःखानि सम्भवन्ति मुहुर्मुहु:

English

The women who had never been seen before even by hosts of gods were now seen by ordinary people, their lords slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संतुष्ट: सत्यवादी यः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति

English

battle. Having repaired to the region of the pitris, whom else, like me, dost thou address now, O tiger among men, in sweet words mingled with smiles? Without doubt, thou wilt agitate the hearts of the apsaras in heaven, with thy great beauty and thy soft words mingled with smiles ! Having obtained the regions reserved for persons of righteous deeds, thou art now united, O son of Subhadra, with the apsaras! While sporting with them, recollect at times my good acts towards thee. Thy union with me in this world had, it seems, been ordained for only six months, for in the seventh, O hero, thou hast been bereft of life ! " O Krishna, the ladies of the royal house of Matsya are dragging away the afflicted Uttara, baffled of all her purposes, while lamenting in this strain. Those ladies, dragging away the afflicted Uttara, themselves still more afflicted than that girl, are weeping and uttering loud wails at sight of the slain Virata. Mangled with the weapons and shafts of Drona, prostrate on the ground, and covered with blood, Virata is encompassed by screaming vultures and howling jackals and crowing ravens. Those black-eyed ladies, approaching the prostrate form of the Matsya king over which carnivorous birds are uttering cries of joy, are endeavouring to turn the body. Weakened by grief and exceedingly afflicted, they are unable to do what they intend. Scorched by the Sun, and worn out with exertion and toil, their faces have become colourless and pale. Behold also, O Madhava, those other children besides Abhimanyu — Uttara, Sudakshina the prince of the Kambhojas, and the handsome Lakshmana — all lying on the field of battle!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसे शान्ति प्राप्त होती है

English

"Gandhari said, 'Then the mighty Karna, that great bowman, lieth on the ground! In battle he was like a blazing fire! That fire, however, hath now been extinguished by the energy of Partha. Behold, Vikartana's son Karna, after having slain many atirathas, has been prostrated on the bare ground, and is drenched with blood. Wrathful and possessed of great energy, he was a great bowman and a mighty car- warrior. Slain in battle by the wielder of gandiva, that hero now sleepeth on the ground. My sons, those mighty car- warriors, from fear of the Pandavas, fought, placing Karna at their head, like a herd of elephants with its leader to the fore. Alas, like a tiger slain by a lion, or an elephant by an infuriated elephant, that warrior hath been slain in battle by Savyasaci. Assembled together, O tiger among men, the wives of that warrior, with dishevelled tresses and loud wails of grief, are sitting around that fallen hero! Filled with anxiety caused by the thoughts of that warrior, king Yudhishthira the just could not, for thirteen years, obtain a wink of sleep! Incapable of being checked by foes in battle like Maghavat himself who is invincible by enemies, Karna was like the all-destroying fire of fierce flames at the end of the yuga, and immovable like Himavat himself! That hero became the protector of Dhritarashtra's son, O Madhava! Alas, deprived of life, he now lieth on the bare ground, like a tree prostrated by the wind! Behold, the wife of Karna and mother of Vrishasena, is indulging in piteous lamentations and crying and weeping and falling upon the ground! Even now she exclaims, "Without doubt, thy preceptor' s curse hath pursued thee ! When the wheel of thy car was swallowed up by the Earth, the cruel Dhananjaya cut off thy head with an arrow! Alas, fie (on the heroism and skill)!" That lady, the mother of Sushena, exceedingly afflicted and uttering cries of woe, is falling down, deprived of her senses, at the sight of the mighty-armed and brave Karna prostrated on the earth, with his waist still encircled with a belt of gold. Carnivorous creatures, feeding on the body of that illustrious hero, have reduced it to very small dimensions. The sight is not gladdening, like that of the moon on the fourteenth night of the dark fortnight. Falling down on the earth, the cheerless dame is rising up again. Burning with grief on account of the death of her son also, she cometh and smelleth the face of her lord!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

स चैतत, प्राप्रुयाद् राजन् यत् त्वं प्राप्तो नराधिप

English

Those rising bands of women, afflicted with grief, ran by many hundreds, O king, like young girls in a courtyard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अज्ञानी पुरुषको उपलब्ध होता है

English

Raising their arms and crying out for sons, brothers and fathers, they seemed to show the destruction of the world at the end of the age.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाशरूपी यह महान् दुःख प्राप्त होता है

English

Lamenting, weeping, running here and there, their wits struck by grief, they did not know what was to be done.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ओषधिसे दुःखरूपी महान् व्याधिका नाश कर डाले

English

Women who had once been shy before their own friends were now in a single garment, shameless, before their mothers-in-law.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथोन्मोचयते दुःखाद् यथा5७त्मा स्थिरसंयम:

English

Those who used to console one another in the smallest griefs, distraught with sorrow, ignored one another, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्यक्त्वा मृत्युभयं राजन् ब्रह्मलोक॑ स गच्छति

English

Surrounded by thousands of those weeping women, the king, wretched, quickly left the city for the battlefield.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स गच्छति परं स्थानं विष्णो: पदमनामयम्

English

Artisans, merchants, Vaishyas and all those who lived by any work put the king in front and went out of the city.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभयस्य च दानेन यत् फल प्राप्तुयान्नर:

English

From those crying out, in distress at the destruction of the Kurus, a great noise arose, shaking the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानामोहसमायुक्ता बुद्धिजालेन संवृता:

English

As at the arrival of the end of the age, beings thought, "The end of all beings has come," as though burning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुसूक्ष्मदृष्टयो राजन् व्रजन्ति ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्

English

Greatly agitated in mind, those townspeople, devoted to the Kurus, cried out loudly at the destruction of the Kurus, great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्पते सुमहद् दुःखं विषाग्निप्रतिमं विभो

English

"Gandhari said, 'Slain by Bhimasena, behold, the lord of Avanti lies there! Vultures and jackals and crows are feeding upon that hero! Though possessed of many friends, he lies now perfectly friendless! Behold, O slayer of Madhu, having made a great slaughter of foes, that warrior is now lying on the bed of a hero, covered with blood. Jackals, and kankas, and other carnivorous creatures of diverse kinds, are dragging him now. Behold the reverses brought about by Time. His wives, assembled together, and crying in grief, are sitting around that hero who in life was a terrible slayer of foes but who now lies on the bed of a hero. Behold, Pratipa's son Bahlika, that mighty bowman possessed of great energy, slain with a broad-headed shaft, is now lying on the ground like a sleeping tiger. Though deprived of life, the colour of his face is still exceedingly bright, like that of the moon at full, risen on the fifteenth day of the lighted fortnight! Burning with grief on account of the death of his son, and desirous of accomplishing his vow, Indra's son (Arjuna) hath slain there that son of Vriddhakshatra! Behold that Jayadratha, who was protected by the illustrious Drona, slain by Partha bent on accomplishing his vow, after penetrating through eleven Akshauhinis of troops. Inauspicious vultures, O Janardana, are feeding upon Jayadratha, the lord of the Sindhu-Sauviras, full of pride and energy! Though sought to be protected by his devoted wives, see, O Acyuta, carnivorous creatures are dragging his body away to a jungle in the vicinity. The Kamboja and Yavana wives of that mighty-armed lord of the Sindhus and the Sauviras are waiting upon him for protecting him (from the wild beasts). At that time, O Janardana, when Jayadratha, assisted by the Kekayas, endeavoured to ravish Draupadi, he deserved to be slain by the Pandavas! From regard, however, for Duhshala, they set him free on that occasion. Why, O Krishna, did they not show some regard for that Duhshala once more? That daughter of mine, of tender years, is now crying in grief. She is striking her body with her own hands and censuring the Pandavas. What, O Krishna, can be a greater grief to me than that my daughter of tender years should be a widow and all my daughters-in-law should become lordless. Alas, alas, behold, my daughter Duhshala, having cast off her grief and fears, is running hither and thither in search of the head of her husband. He who had checked all the Pandavas desirous of rescuing their son, after causing the slaughter of a vast force, at last himself succumbed to death. Alas, those wives of his, with faces as beautiful as the moon, are crying, sitting around that irresistible hero who resembled an infuriated elephant!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

यतितं सर्वयत्नेन शमं प्रति जनेश्वर

English

Seeing the king, whose eye was wisdom, the lord, they, their throats choked with tears, sighing, said this to him as he wept:

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथ्वीको भी देखा, जो किसी कार्यके लिये देवताओंके पास गयी थी

English

"Your son, great king, having done a very hard deed, has gone to the world of Shakra, the lord of the earth, with his followers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिज्ञातं महाभागास्तच्छीघ्रं संविधीयताम्

English

We three chariot-warriors alone are freed from Duryodhana's host; all else of your army, bull of the Bharatas, is destroyed."

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधन इति ख्यातः स ते कार्य करिष्यति

English

Having said this to the king, Kripa Sharadvata then said to Gandhari, afflicted with grief for her sons:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यार्थे पृथिवीपाला: कुरुक्षेत्र समागता:

English

"Fearless in fighting, slaying many hosts of foes and doing heroic deeds, your sons have met their death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थानपर जा और समस्त लोकोंको पूर्ववत् धारण कर”

English

Surely, having attained stainless worlds won by weapons, they sport, taking shining bodies, like immortals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

य एष ते सुतो राजन् लोकसंहारकारणात्

English

No hero fighting ever turned his face away, nor was any slain by a weapon with joined palms.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमर्षी चपलश्चापि क्रोधनो दुष्प्रसाधन:

English

This they call the ancient supreme state of a kshatriya: death by the weapon in battle; you ought not to grieve for them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यान्तं नाधिगच्छामि ऋते प्राणविमोक्षणात्

English

Nor do their enemies, the Pandavas, prosper, queen; hear what was done by us, led by Ashvatthaman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्युक्त्वा तु महात्मानं पितरं ब्रह्म॒वित्तमम्

English

Hearing that your son was slain unrighteously by Bhimasena, we entered the sleeping camp and made slaughter of the Pandavas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभूच्च तूष्णी राजासौ ध्यायमानो महीपते

English

The Panchalas are all slain, led by Dhrishtadyumna, and the sons of Drupada and the sons of Draupadi are felled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्त॑ पुत्र वचनमब्रवीत्

English

Having thus slaughtered the host of the enemies of your sons, we fled; we three cannot stand in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने बेटेसे इस प्रकार बोले--

English

Those heroic great archers, the Pandavas, will come quickly, fallen under the sway of anger and wishing to repay the enmity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनित्यतां हि मर्त्यानां विजानासि न संशय:

English

Hearing that their sons were slain while careless, those bulls among men, heroes, will quickly follow our track, renowned lady.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीविते मरणान्ते च कस्माच्छोचसि भारत

English

Having wronged the Pandavas, we dare not remain; give us leave, queen, and do not set your mind on grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्त मृत्युमें ही है, तब तुम इसके लिये शोक क्यों करते हो?

English

King, give us leave, take up the highest fortitude, and look to the end and to the kshatriya dharma alone."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्र ते कारणं कृत्वा कालयोगेन कारित:

English

Having said this to the king and circumambulated him, Kripa, Kritavarman and Drona's son, Bharata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

शूरवीरोंके लिये तुम क्यों शोक कर रहे हो?

English

looking at the wise king Dhritarashtra, the great souls swiftly urged their horses along the Ganga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्ति लगाकर संधिके लिये प्रयत्न किया था

English

Moving away, O king, all those great chariot-warriors, taking leave of each other, agitated, went off in three ways.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घटतापि चिरं काल॑ नियन्तुमिति मे मति:

English

Kripa Sharadvata went to Hastinapura, Hardikya (Kritavarman) to his own kingdom, and Drona's son to Vyasa's hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् ते5हं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा स्थैर्य भवेत् तव

English

Thus those heroes went, looking at each other, afraid, having done wrong to the great-souled sons of Pandu.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र चापि मया दृष्टा पृथिवी पृथिवीपते

English

Having met the king, those heroes, subduers of foes, when the sun had risen, great king, parted as they wished.