कुन्त्युवाच ।
१५.२३.१
एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि पाण्डव ।
कृतमुद्धर्षणं पूर्वं मया वः सीदतां नृप ॥
कृतमुद्धर्षणं पूर्वं मया वः सीदतां नृप ॥
M N Dutt
Kunti said-What you say, O mighty-armed son of Pandu, is indeed, true! O kings, formerly, when you were all dispirited, indeed, I cxcited you all.
१५.२३.२
द्यूतापहृतराज्यानां पतितानां सुखादपि ।
ज्ञातिभिः परिभूतानां कृतमुद्धर्षणं मया ॥
ज्ञातिभिः परिभूतानां कृतमुद्धर्षणं मया ॥
M N Dutt
Seeing that your kingdom was taken away from you by a match at dice, seeing that you all fell from happiness, seeing that you were governed over by kinsmen, I instilled courage and high thoughts into your minds.
१५.२३.३
कथं पाण्डोर्न नश्येत संततिः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
यशश्च वो न नश्येत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
यशश्च वो न नश्येत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
O foremost of men, I encouraged you so that the sons of Pandu might not be lost, so that their fame might not be lost.
१५.२३.४
यूयमिन्द्रसमाः सर्वे देवतुल्यपराक्रमाः ।
मा परेषां मुखप्रेक्षाः स्थेत्येवं तत्कृतं मया ॥
मा परेषां मुखप्रेक्षाः स्थेत्येवं तत्कृतं मया ॥
M N Dutt
You are all equal to Indra. Your prowess resembles that of the very celestials. I acted thus so that you might not live, depending upon others.
१५.२३.५
कथं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो राजा त्वं वासवोपमः ।
पुनर्वने न दुःखी स्या इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
पुनर्वने न दुःखी स्या इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I instilled courage into your hearts so that you who are the foremost of all righteous persons, who are equal to Vasava, might not again go into the forest and live in misery.
१५.२३.६
नागायुतसमप्राणः ख्यातविक्रमपौरुषः ।
नायं भीमोऽत्ययं गच्छेदिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
नायं भीमोऽत्ययं गच्छेदिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I instilled courage into your hearts so that this Bhima who has the strength of ten thousand elephants and whose prowess and manliness are widely known, might not sink into insignificance and ruin.
१५.२३.७
भीमसेनादवरजस्तथायं वासवोपमः ।
विजयो नावसीदेत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
विजयो नावसीदेत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I instilled courage into your hearts so that this Vijaya, who was born after Bhimasena, and who is equal to Vasava himself, might not be cheerless.
१५.२३.८
नकुलः सहदेवश्च तथेमौ गुरुवर्तिनौ ।
क्षुधा कथं न सीदेतामिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
क्षुधा कथं न सीदेतामिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I instilled courage into your hearts so that Nakula and Sahadeva, who are always devoted to their elders, may not be weakened and rendered cheerless by hunger.
१५.२३.९
इयं च बृहती श्यामा श्रीमत्यायतलोचना ।
वृथा सभातले क्लिष्टा मा भूदिति च तत्कृतम् ॥
वृथा सभातले क्लिष्टा मा भूदिति च तत्कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I acted thus in order that this lady of welldeveloped forms and of large eyes might not suffer the wrongs inflicted on her in the public hall without being avenged.
१५.२३.१२
विषण्णाः कुरवश्चैव तदा मे श्वशुरादयः ।
यदैषा नाथमिच्छन्ती व्यलपत्कुररी यथा ॥
यदैषा नाथमिच्छन्ती व्यलपत्कुररी यथा ॥
M N Dutt
The Kurus, viz., my father-in-law and others, were cheerless when she, desirous of a protector, bewailed like a she-osprey.
१५.२३.१३
केशपक्षे परामृष्टा पापेन हतबुद्धिना ।
यदा दुःशासनेनैषा तदा मुह्याम्यहं नृप ॥
यदा दुःशासनेनैषा तदा मुह्याम्यहं नृप ॥
M N Dutt
When she was dragged by her fair locks by the sinful Dushasana without little intelligence, I lost my senses, O king.
१५.२३.१४
युष्मत्तेजोविवृद्ध्यर्थं मया ह्युद्धर्षणं कृतम् ।
तदानीं विदुरावाक्यैरिति तद्वित्त पुत्रकाः ॥
तदानीं विदुरावाक्यैरिति तद्वित्त पुत्रकाः ॥
M N Dutt
Know, that for increasing your energy, I instilled that courage into your hearts by reciting the words of Vidula, O my sons.
१५.२३.१५
कथं न राजवंशोऽयं नश्येत्प्राप्य सुतान्मम ।
पाण्डोरिति मया पुत्र तस्मादुद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
पाण्डोरिति मया पुत्र तस्मादुद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
I instilled courage into your hearts, O my sons, so that the family of Pandu, represented by my children, might not be lost.
१५.२३.१६
न तस्य पुत्रः पौत्रौ वा कुत एव स पार्थिव ।
लभते सुकृताल्लोकान्यस्माद्वंशः प्रणश्यति ॥
लभते सुकृताल्लोकान्यस्माद्वंशः प्रणश्यति ॥
M N Dutt
The sons and grandsons of that person who brings a family to infamy never succeed in acquiring the regions of the righteous. Indeed, the ancestors of the Kaurava race, were in danger of losing those happy regions which had become theirs.
१५.२३.१७
भुक्तं राज्यफलं पुत्रा भर्तुर्मे विपुलं पुरा ।
महादानानि दत्तानि पीतः सोमो यथाविधि ॥
महादानानि दत्तानि पीतः सोमो यथाविधि ॥
M N Dutt
As for myself, O my sons, I have, before this, enjoyed the grcat fruits of that sovereignty which my husband had won. I have made large gifts. I have duly drunk the Soma-juice in sacrifice.
१५.२३.१८
साहं नात्मफलार्थं वै वासुदेवमचूचुदम् ।
विदुरायाः प्रलापैस्तैः प्लावनार्थं तु तत्कृतम् ॥
विदुरायाः प्रलापैस्तैः प्लावनार्थं तु तत्कृतम् ॥
M N Dutt
It was not for my own sake that I had urged Vasudeva with the stirring words of Vidula. It was for your sake that I had asked you to follow that advice.
१५.२३.१९
नाहं राज्यफलं पुत्र कामये पुत्रनिर्जितम् ।
पतिलोकानहं पुण्यान्कामये तपसा विभो ॥
पतिलोकानहं पुण्यान्कामये तपसा विभो ॥
M N Dutt
O my sons, I do not wish for the fruits of that sovereignty which has been acquired by my children. O you of great power, I wish to attain, by my penances, to those happy regions which have been acquired by my husband.
१५.२३.२०
श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः कृत्वा शुश्रूषां वनवासिनोः ।
तपसा शोषयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर कलेवरम् ॥
तपसा शोषयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर कलेवरम् ॥
M N Dutt
By rendering obedient service to my fatherin-law and mother-in-law both of whom with to take up their residence in the forest, and by penances, I wish, O Yudhishthira, to exhaust my body.
१५.२३.२१
निवर्तस्व कुरुश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनादिभिः सह ।
धर्मे ते धीयतां बुद्धिर्मनस्ते महदस्तु च ॥
धर्मे ते धीयतां बुद्धिर्मनस्ते महदस्तु च ॥
M N Dutt
Do you cease to follow me, O foremost one of Kuru's race, along with Bhima and others. Let your understanding be always devoted to virtue. Let your mind be always great.
॥ इति १५.२३ ॥
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