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āraṇeyaparva
The āraṇeya section.
janamejaya uvāca॥
Janamejaya said.
evaṃ hṛtāyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ prāpya kleśam anuttamam। pratilabhya tataḥ kṛṣṇāṃ kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥ ॥03-295-1॥
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)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
evaṁ hṛtāyāṁ kṛṣṇāyāṁ prāpya kleśam anuttamam। vihāya kāmyakaṁ rājā saha bhrātṛbhiḥ acyutaḥ॥03-295-2॥
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)
punardvaitavanaṃ ramyam ājagāma yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। svādu-mūla-phalaṃ ramyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyāśramaṃ prati ॥03-295-3॥
Yudhishthira again went to the delightful Dvaita forest, towards the pleasant Markandeya's hermitage, abounding in sweet roots and fruits. (03-295-3)
anuguptaphalāhārāḥ sarva eva mitāśanāḥ। nyavasan pāṇḍavās tatra kṛṣṇayā saha bhārata॥03-295-4॥
O Bhārata, the Pāṇḍavas, all protected and sustained on fruits and eating moderately, lived there together with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). (03-295-4)
vasandvaitavane rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। bhīmaseno'rjunaścaiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau॥03-295-5॥
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)
brāhmaṇārthe parākrāntā dharmātmāno yatavratāḥ। kleśam ārcchanta vipulaṃ sukhodarkaṃ parantapāḥ॥03-295-6॥
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)
ajātaśatrum āsīnam bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitam vane। āgamya brāhmaṇaḥ tūrṇam santapta idam abravīt ॥03-295-7॥
Ajātaśatru, sitting accompanied by his brothers in the forest; a brāhmaṇa, distressed, quickly approached and said this. (03-295-7)
araṇī-sahitaṃ mahyaṃ samāsaktaṃ vanaspatau | mṛgasya gharṣamāṇasya viṣāṇe samasajjata ॥03-295-8॥
The kindling sticks meant for me, clinging to the tree, became attached to the horn of the rubbing deer. (03-295-8)
tad-ādāya gato rājaṁs-tvaramāṇo mahāmṛgaḥ। āśramāt-tvaritaḥ śīghraṁ plavamāno mahājavaḥ॥03-295-9॥
O King, having taken that, the great deer swiftly departed from the hermitage, leaping quickly with great speed. (03-295-9)
tasya gatvā padaṁ śīghram āsādya ca mahāmṛgam। agnihotraṁ na lupyeta tad ānayat pāṇḍavāḥ ॥03-295-10॥
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)
brāhmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā santapto'tha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। dhanur ādāya kaunteyaḥ prādravad bhrātṛbhiḥ saha॥03-295-11॥
After hearing the speech of the brāhmaṇa, the distressed Yudhiṣṭhira, taking up his bow, rushed forward together with his brothers. (03-295-11)
sannaddhā dhanvinaḥ sarve prādravan narapuṅgavāḥ. brāhmaṇārthe yatantas te śīghram anv agaman mṛgam ॥03-295-12॥
All the leading men, armed with bows, rushed forward; striving for the sake of the Brāhmaṇa, they quickly pursued the deer. (03-295-12)
karṇinālīkanārācān utsṛjanto mahārathāḥ। nāvidhyan pāṇḍavās tatra paśyanto mṛgam antikāt॥03-295-13॥
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)
teṣāṃ prayatamānānāṃ nādṛśyata mahāmṛgaḥ। apaśyanto mṛgaṃ śrāntā duḥkhaṃ prāptā manasvinaḥ॥03-295-14॥
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)
śītalacchāyam āsādya nyagrodhaṃ gahane vane। kṣutpipāsā-parītāṅgāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan ॥03-295-15॥
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)
teṣāṃ samupaviṣṭānāṃ nakulo duḥkhitas tadā। abravīd bhrātaraṃ jyeṣṭham amarṣāt kurusattama ॥03-295-16॥
As they were all seated together, Nakula, grieved, then spoke with indignation to his eldest brother, the best of the Kurus. (03-295-16)
nāsmin kule jātu mamajja dharmo; na ca ālasyāt arthalopo babhūva. anuttarāḥ sarvabhūteṣu bhūyaḥ; samprāptāḥ smaḥ saṃśayaṃ kena rājan ॥03-295-17॥
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)
