03.295
आरणेयपर्व
The āraṇeya section.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
Janamejaya said.
एवं हृतायां कृष्णायां प्राप्य क्लेशमनुत्तमम्। प्रतिलभ्य ततः कृष्णां किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥०३-२९५-१॥
Thus, when Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) had been carried away and having suffered supreme affliction, after regaining Kṛṣṇā, what did the Pāṇḍavas then do? (03-295-1)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवं हृतायां कृष्णायां प्राप्य क्लेशमनुत्तमम्। विहाय काम्यकं राजा सह भ्रातृभिरच्युतः ॥०३-२९५-२॥
Thus, after Kṛṣṇā had been carried away and he had experienced unsurpassed suffering, Acyuta the king, along with his brothers, left Kāmyaka. (03-295-2)
पुनर्द्वैतवनं रम्यमाजगाम युधिष्ठिरः। स्वादुमूलफलं रम्यं मार्कण्डेयाश्रमं प्रति ॥०३-२९५-३॥
Yudhishthira again went to the delightful Dvaita forest, towards the pleasant Markandeya's hermitage, abounding in sweet roots and fruits. (03-295-3)
अनुगुप्तफलाहाराः सर्व एव मिताशनाः। न्यवसन्पाण्डवास्तत्र कृष्णया सह भारत ॥०३-२९५-४॥
O Bhārata, the Pāṇḍavas, all protected and sustained on fruits and eating moderately, lived there together with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). (03-295-4)
वसन्द्वैतवने राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥०३-२९५-५॥
While living in the Dvaita forest, King Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, Bhīmasena, Arjuna, and the two sons of Mādrī, the Pāṇḍavas, were there. (03-295-5)
ब्राह्मणार्थे पराक्रान्ता धर्मात्मानो यतव्रताः। क्लेशमार्छन्त विपुलं सुखोदर्कं परन्तपाः ॥०३-२९५-६॥
For the sake of brāhmaṇas, the righteous and self-controlled ones, firm in their vows and destroyers of foes, exert themselves and undergo great trouble that ultimately yields happiness. (03-295-6)
अजातशत्रुमासीनं भ्रातृभिः सहितं वने। आगम्य ब्राह्मणस्तूर्णं सन्तप्त इदमब्रवीत् ॥०३-२९५-७॥
Ajātaśatru, sitting accompanied by his brothers in the forest; a brāhmaṇa, distressed, quickly approached and said this. (03-295-7)
अरणीसहितं मह्यं समासक्तं वनस्पतौ। मृगस्य घर्षमाणस्य विषाणे समसज्जत ॥०३-२९५-८॥
The kindling sticks meant for me, clinging to the tree, became attached to the horn of the rubbing deer. (03-295-8)
तदादाय गतो राजंस्त्वरमाणो महामृगः। आश्रमात्त्वरितः शीघ्रं प्लवमानो महाजवः ॥०३-२९५-९॥
O King, having taken that, the great deer swiftly departed from the hermitage, leaping quickly with great speed. (03-295-9)
तस्य गत्वा पदं शीघ्रमासाद्य च महामृगम्। अग्निहोत्रं न लुप्येत तदानयत पाण्डवाः ॥०३-२९५-१०॥
Having quickly gone to that place and reached the great animal, so that the agnihotra would not be spoiled, the Pāṇḍavas then brought it. (03-295-10)
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सन्तप्तोऽथ युधिष्ठिरः। धनुरादाय कौन्तेयः प्राद्रवद्भ्रातृभिः सह ॥०३-२९५-११॥
After hearing the speech of the brāhmaṇa, the distressed Yudhiṣṭhira, taking up his bow, rushed forward together with his brothers. (03-295-11)
सन्नद्धा धन्विनः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्नरपुङ्गवाः। ब्राह्मणार्थे यतन्तस्ते शीघ्रमन्वगमन्मृगम् ॥०३-२९५-१२॥
All the leading men, armed with bows, rushed forward; striving for the sake of the Brāhmaṇa, they quickly pursued the deer. (03-295-12)
कर्णिनालीकनाराचानुत्सृजन्तो महारथाः। नाविध्यन्पाण्डवास्तत्र पश्यन्तो मृगमन्तिकात् ॥०३-२९५-१३॥
The great chariot-warriors, releasing ear-tipped and long-shafted arrows, did not hit the deer there, even though the Pāṇḍavas saw it from close by. (03-295-13)
तेषां प्रयतमानानां नादृश्यत महामृगः। अपश्यन्तो मृगं श्रान्ता दुःखं प्राप्ता मनस्विनः ॥०३-२९५-१४॥
Despite their efforts, the great animal was not seen by them. Unable to find the animal, the high-minded ones became exhausted and suffered. (03-295-14)
शीतलच्छायमासाद्य न्यग्रोधं गहने वने। क्षुत्पिपासापरीताङ्गाः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन् ॥०३-२९५-१५॥
The Pāṇḍavas, their bodies overcome by hunger and thirst, reached a banyan tree in the dense forest that offered cool shade, and they sat down there together. (03-295-15)
तेषां समुपविष्टानां नकुलो दुःखितस्तदा। अब्रवीद्भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठममर्षात्कुरुसत्तम ॥०३-२९५-१६॥
As they were all seated together, Nakula, grieved, then spoke with indignation to his eldest brother, the best of the Kurus. (03-295-16)
नास्मिन्कुले जातु ममज्ज धर्मो; न चालस्यादर्थलोपो बभूव। अनुत्तराः सर्वभूतेषु भूयः; सम्प्राप्ताः स्मः संशयं केन राजन् ॥०३-२९५-१७॥
In this lineage, dharma has never sunk at any time; nor has any loss of wealth occurred due to idleness. Yet again, for all beings, we have encountered a doubt that remains unanswered—by whom, O king? (03-295-17)
