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bhīmasena uvāca॥
Bhīmasena said.
tathā bhadre kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase। adya taṃ sūdayiṣyāmi kīcakaṃ sahabāndhavam ॥04-21-1॥
So, O gentle lady, I will act just as you, O timid one, say. Today, I will kill Kīcaka with his relatives. (04-21-1)
asyāḥ pradoṣe śarvaryāḥ kuruṣvānena saṅgamam। duḥkhaṃ śokaṃ ca nirdhūya yājñaseni śucismite ॥04-21-2॥
O daughter of Yajñasena, O pure-smiled maiden, cast off your sorrow and grief, and unite with him this very evening of the night. (04-21-2)
yaiṣā nartanaśālā vai matsyarājena kāritā। divātra kanyā nṛtyanti rātrau yānti yathāgṛham ॥04-21-3॥
This dance-hall was indeed constructed by King Matsya. By day, girls dance here; at night, they go to their respective homes. (04-21-3)
tatrāsti śayanaṃ bhīru dṛḍhāṅgaṃ supratiṣṭhitam। tatrāsya darśayiṣyāmi pūrvapretānpitāmahān ॥04-21-4॥
There is, O timid one, a firm and well-established couch. There I will show you his ancestors and grandfathers who have passed away. (04-21-4)
yathā ca tvāṁ na paśyeyuḥ kurvāṇāṁ tena saṁvidam। kuryāstathā tvaṁ kalyāṇi yathā saṁnihito bhavet ॥04-21-5॥
Just as they might not see you acting knowingly, O blessed one, so you should act so that even when present, they are unaware. (04-21-5)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tathā tau kathayitvā tu bāṣpam utsṛjya duḥkhitau। rātriśeṣaṃ tad atyugraṃ dhārayāmāsatur hṛdā ॥04-21-6॥
Thus, after speaking, those two, having shed tears and being afflicted, endured that very intense remainder of the night with their hearts. (04-21-6)
tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ prātarutthāya kīcakaḥ। gatvā rājakulāyaiva draupadīmidamabravīt ॥04-21-7॥
When that night had passed and after rising in the morning, Kīcaka went to the royal palace and said this to Draupadī. (04-21-7)
sabhāyāṃ paśyato rājñaḥ pātayitvā padāhanam. na caiva ālabhatha āstrāṇam abhipannā balīyasā ॥04-21-8॥
While the king was watching in the assembly, having been made to throw down your sandals, being overcome by the stronger, you did not even take up any protection. (04-21-8)
pravādena hi matsyānāṃ rājā nāmnā yam ucyate। aham eva hi matsyānāṃ rājā vai vāhinīpatiḥ ॥04-21-9॥
It is by report that the one called the king of the Matsyas by name is spoken of; but I alone am truly the king of the Matsyas and the commander of the army. (04-21-9)
sā sukhaṃ pratipadyasva dāso bhīru bhavāmi te। ahnāya tava suśroṇi śataṃ niṣkān dadāmy aham ॥04-21-10॥
Accept happiness; I, though timid, become your servant. O beautiful-hipped one, I give you a hundred gold coins each day. (04-21-10)
dāsīśataṃ ca te dadyāṃ dāsānām api cāparam। rathaṃ cāśvatarīyuktam astu nau bhīru saṅgamaḥ॥04-21-11॥
I would give you a hundred maidservants, and another hundred male servants as well. Let us have a chariot yoked with mules, O timid one, let there be union between us. (04-21-11)
draupady uvāca॥
Draupadī said.
ekaṃ me samayaṃ tvadya pratipadya sva kīcaka। na tvāṃ sakhā vā bhrātā vā jānīyāt saṅgataṃ mayā ॥04-21-12॥
Kīcaka, accept one agreement of mine today: let not either friend or brother know of your association with me. (04-21-12)
avabodhāddhi bhītāsmi gandharvāṇāṃ yaśasvinām। evaṃ me pratijānīhi tato'haṃ vaśagā tava ॥04-21-13॥
Truly, I am afraid of the renowned Gandharvas because of my understanding. Therefore, promise me this; then I shall be under your control. (04-21-13)
kīcaka uvāca॥
Kīcaka said.
evam etat kariṣyāmi yathā suśroṇi bhāṣase। eko bhadre gamiṣyāmi śūnyam āvasathaṃ tava ॥04-21-14॥
I shall do exactly as you say, O beautiful-hipped one. Alone, O auspicious one, I shall go to your empty dwelling. (04-21-14)
samāgamārthaṃ rambhoru tvayā madanamohitaḥ। yathā tvāṃ nāvabhotsyanti gandharvāḥ sūryavarcasaḥ ॥04-21-15॥
O Rambhoru, for the purpose of union, you, being deluded by desire, must act so that the radiant gandharvas will not recognize you. (04-21-15)
draupady uvāca॥
Draupadī said.
yad idaṁ nartanāgāraṁ matsyarājena kāritam। divā atra kanyā nṛtyanti rātrau yānti yathāgṛham॥04-21-16॥
This dancing hall was caused to be built by the King of the Matsyas. During the day, maidens dance here; at night, they go to their respective homes. (04-21-16)
tamistre tatra gacchethā gandharvāstan na jānate। tatra doṣaḥ parihṛto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ॥04-21-17॥
You should go there in darkness; the Gandharvas will not know that. There the fault will be removed—there is no doubt. (04-21-17)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tam arthaṃ pratijalpantyāḥ kṛṣṇāyāḥ kīcakena ha। divasārdhaṃ samabhavan māsenai’va samaṃ nṛpa ॥04-21-18॥
O king, because of Kṛṣṇā’s incessant complaints to Kīcaka on that matter, half a day became as long as a whole month.
kīcako'tha gṛhaṃ gatvā bhṛśaṃ harṣapariplutaḥ. sairandhrīrūpiṇaṃ mūḍho mṛtyuṃ taṃ nāvabuddhavān ॥04-21-19॥
Kīcaka, then, having gone to his house, being greatly filled with joy, did not realize that death, assuming the form of Sairandhrī, was before him. (04-21-19)
gandhābharaṇamālyeṣu vyāsaktaḥ sa viśeṣataḥ. alañcakāra so''tmānaṃ satvaraḥ kāmamohitaḥ ॥04-21-20॥
He became especially attached to perfumes, ornaments, and garlands. Deluded by desire, he quickly adorned himself. (04-21-20)
tasya tatkurvataḥ karma kālo dīrgha ivābhavat| anucintayataścāpi tāmevāyatalocanām ॥04-21-21॥
For him, doing that action, time seemed to become very long; and also, as he kept thinking only of her with large eyes. (04-21-21)
āsīd abhyadhikā cāsya śrīḥ śriyaṃ pramumukṣataḥ। nirvāṇakāle dīpasya vartīm iva didhakṣataḥ ॥04-21-22॥
His splendor exceeded (before), and now as he was wishing to renounce it, at the time of his extinction, it was like the wick of a lamp desiring to burn just before going out. (04-21-22)
kṛtasampratyayastatra kīcakaḥ kāmamohitaḥ। nājānāaddivasaṃ yāntaṃ cintayānaḥ samāgamam॥04-21-23॥
There, Kīcaka, convinced and deluded by passion, did not notice the day passing as he kept thinking about the union. (04-21-23)
tatastu draupadī gatvā tadā bhīmaṃ mahānase। upātiṣṭhata kalyāṇī kauravyaṃ patim antikāt ॥04-21-24॥
Then Draupadī went to Bhīma in the kitchen and the auspicious woman stood near her Kaurava husband. (04-21-24)
tam uvāca sukeśāntā kīcakasya mayā kṛtaḥ। saṅgamaḥ nartanāgāre yathā avocaḥ parantapa ॥04-21-25॥
Sukeśāntā said to him: "I have arranged the meeting with Kīcaka in the dance hall as you instructed, O scorcher of foes." (04-21-25)
śūnyaṃ sa nartanāgāram āgamiṣyati kīcakaḥ। eko niśi mahābāho kīcakaṃ taṃ niṣūdaya ॥04-21-26॥
Kīcaka will come alone to the empty dance hall at night. O mighty-armed one, kill him, Kīcaka. (04-21-26)
taṃ sūtaputraṃ kaunteya kīcakaṃ madadarpitam। gatvā tvaṃ nartanāgāraṃ nirjīvaṃ kuru pāṇḍava ॥04-21-27॥
O son of Kunti, go to the dance hall and make Kīcaka, the charioteer's son who is intoxicated with pride, lifeless, O Pāṇḍava. (04-21-27)
darpāc ca sūtaputro'sau gandharvān avamanyate। taṃ tvaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭha naḍaṃ nāga iva uddhara॥04-21-28॥
From pride, this son of the charioteer looks down on the Gandharvas; you, best among fighters, should uproot him like an elephant uproots a reed. (04-21-28)
aśru duḥkhābhibhūtāyā mama mārjasva bhārata। ātmanaś caiva bhadraṃ te kuru mānaṃ kulasya ca॥04-21-29॥
O Bhārata, wipe away my sorrowful tears. For your own good, honor yourself and your family as well. (04-21-29)
bhīmasena uvāca॥
Bhimasena said;
svāgataṁ te varārohe yan mā vedayase priyam। na hy asya kañcid icchāmi sahāyaṁ varavarṇini ॥04-21-30॥
Welcome to you, O beautiful-hipped one; whatever dear thing you make known to me is welcome. In truth, O fair-complexioned lady, I do not desire any help in this matter. (04-21-30)
yā me prītis tvayākhyātā kīcakasya samāgame। hatvā hiḍimbaṃ sā prītir mamāsīd varavarṇini ॥04-21-31॥
The affection of mine, which you described in the presence of Kīcaka, O fair-complexioned lady, was the same as that I felt after killing Hiḍimba. (04-21-31)
satyaṃ bhrātṝṃś ca dharmaṃ ca puraskṛtya bravīmi te। kīcakaṃ nihaniṣyāmi vṛtraṃ devapatir yathā ॥04-21-32॥
Having upheld truth, my brothers, and righteousness, I say to you: I will slay Kīcaka as Indra slew Vṛtra. (04-21-32)
taṃ gahvare prakāśe vā pothayiṣyāmi kīcakam। atha ced avabhotsyanti haṃsye matsyān api dhruvam॥04-21-33॥
Whether in secret or in the open, I will strike down Kīcaka. But if they find out, I will surely slay even the Matsyas. (04-21-33)
tato duryodhanaṃ hatvā pratipatsye vasundharām। kāmaṃ matsyamupāstāṃ hi kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ॥04-21-34॥
Then, after killing Duryodhana, I will gain the earth. Let Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kunti, serve in the Matsya kingdom if he so desires. (04-21-34)
draupadyuvāca॥
Draupadī said;
yathā na santyajethāstvaṃ satyaṃ vai matkṛte vibho। nigūḍhastvaṃ tathā vīra kīcakaṃ vinipātaya ॥04-21-35॥
Just as you would not give up the truth for my sake, O lord, so too, staying hidden, O hero, strike down Kīcaka. (04-21-35)
bhīmasena uvāca॥
Bhimasena said.
evam etat kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase. adṛśyamānas tasyādya tamasvinyām anindite ॥04-21-36॥
I will do this just as you, O fearful one, have said. Today, O blameless one, I will remain unseen by him in the darkness. (04-21-36)
nāgo bilvam ivākramya pothayiṣyāmy ahaṃ śiraḥ। alabhyām icchatas tasya kīcakasya durātmanaḥ॥04-21-37॥
Like a serpent trampling a bael wood, I will crush the head of that evil-minded Kīcaka who covets the unattainable. (04-21-37)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
bhīmo'tha prathamaṃ gatvā rātrau channa upāviśat। mṛgaṃ hari-rivādṛśyaḥ pratyākāṅkṣat sa kīcakam ॥04-21-38॥
Then Bhīma went first and, hiding himself at night, sat down. Like a lion unseen, the beast waited in expectation for Kīcaka. (04-21-38)
kīcakaś cāpy alaṅkṛtya yathākāmam upāvrajat। tāṃ velāṃ nartanāgāre pāñcālīsaṅgamāśayā ॥04-21-39॥
Kīcaka, having adorned himself as he wished, also went at that time to the dancing-hall, intending to meet Pāñcālī (Draupadī). (04-21-39)
manyamānaḥ sa saṅketam-āgāraṃ prāviśac ca tam। praviśya ca sa tad veśma tamasā saṃvṛtaṃ mahat ॥04-21-40॥
Thinking thus, he entered the secret house, and having entered that great mansion covered in darkness. (04-21-40)
pūrvāgataṃ tatas tatra bhīmam apratima-ojasam। ekāntam āsthitaṃ ca enam āsasāda sudurmatiḥ ॥04-21-41॥
Afterwards there, the very evil-minded one approached Bhīma, of incomparable energy, who had already arrived, and was stationed alone. (04-21-41)
śayānaṃ śayane tatra mṛtyuṃ sūtaḥ parāmṛśat। jājvalyamānaṃ kopena kṛṣṇādharṣaṇajena ha ॥04-21-42॥
There, lying on the bed, the charioteer touched Death, burning with anger that arose from Krishna's insult. (04-21-42)
upasaṅgamya caiva enaṃ kīcakaḥ kāmamohitaḥ| harṣonmathitacittātmā smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata ॥04-21-43॥
Kīcaka, deluded by desire and his mind agitated with joy, approached her, and smiling, he spoke to her. (04-21-43)
prāpitaṃ te mayā vittaṃ bahurūpamanantakam। tatsarvaṃ tvāṃ samuddiśya sahasā samupāgataḥ ॥04-21-44॥
All the wealth of many and boundless forms that I obtained for you, having you in mind, I have suddenly brought here. (04-21-44)
na kasmān māṃ praśaṃsanti sadā gṛhagataāḥ striyaḥ। suvāsā darśanīyaś ca nānyo'sti tvādṛśaḥ pumān॥04-21-45॥
It is not without reason that the women of the household always praise me. There is no other man like you, well-dressed and handsome. (04-21-45)
bhīmasena uvāca॥
Bhimasena said.
diṣṭyā tvaṃ darśanīyo'si diṣṭyātmānaṃ praśaṃsasi. īdṛśas tu tvayā sparśaḥ spṛṣṭapūrvo na karhi cit ॥04-21-46॥
It is by good fortune that you are admirable, and by good fortune that you praise yourself. But such a touch as this has never happened previously at any time. (04-21-46)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ity uktvā taṃ mahābāhur bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ। samutpatya ca kaunteyaḥ prahasya ca narādhamam ॥ bhīmo jagrāha keśeṣu mālyavatsu sugandhiṣu ॥04-21-47॥
Having said this, Bhīma the mighty-armed, terrifying in strength, sprung up; Kuntī's son laughed at the vile man, and Bhīma seized him by his fragrant, garlanded hair. (04-21-47)
sa keśeṣu parāmṛṣṭo balena balināṃ varaḥ। ākṣipya keśān vegena bāhor jagrāha pāṇḍavam ॥04-21-48॥
He, having seized the Pāṇḍava by the hair with force—the best among the strong men—dragged him swiftly by the hair, seizing him by the arms. (04-21-48)
bāhuyuddhaṁ tayor āsīt kruddhayor narasiṁhayoḥ। vasante vāśitāhetor balavad gajayor iva ॥04-21-49॥
There was a hand-to-hand fight between the two enraged lion-like men, just like the mighty elephants (fight) for a mate in the spring. (04-21-49)
īṣad-āgalitaṃ cāpi krodhāc-calapadaṃ sthitam। kīcako balavān bhīmaṃ jānubhyām ākṣipad bhuvi ॥04-21-50॥
Standing unsteadily with slightly loosened steps out of anger, the strong Kīcaka threw Bhīma to the ground with his knees. (04-21-50)
pātito bhuvi bhīmas tu kīcakena balīyasā। utpapātātha vegena daṇḍāhata ivo 'ragaḥ ॥04-21-51॥
Though cast to the ground by the stronger Kichaka, Bhima then sprang up forcefully, like a serpent struck by a staff. (04-21-51)
spardhayā ca balonmattau tāvubhau sūtapāṇḍavau। niśīthe paryakarṣetāṃ balinau niśi nirjane ॥04-21-52॥
Driven by rivalry and intoxicated with strength, both the son of the charioteer and the son of Pāṇḍu wrestled with each other at midnight, those strong men, alone in the night, in a solitary place. (04-21-52)
tatas tad bhavana-śreṣṭhaṃ prākampata muhur muhuḥ। balavat cāpi saṅkruddhāv anyonyaṃ tāv agarjatām ॥04-21-53॥
Then that excellent mansion shook again and again as those two, both enraged, roared fiercely at each other. (04-21-53)
talābhyāṁ tu sa bhīmena vakṣasy abhihato balī। kīcako roṣasantaptaḥ padān na calitaḥ padam ॥04-21-54॥
But Kīcaka, strong as he was, though struck on the chest by Bhīma with the blows of his palms, burning with anger, did not move a single step from where he stood. (04-21-54)
muhūrtaṁ tu sa taṁ vegaṁ sahitvā bhuvi duḥsaham। balādahīyata tadā sūto bhīmabalārditaḥ ॥04-21-55॥
But the charioteer, overpowered by Bhīma's strength, withstood that unbearable force on the ground for a moment, and then was forcibly overcome. (04-21-55)
taṃ hīyamānaṃ vijñāya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। vakṣasyānīya vegena mamanthainaṃ vicetasam ॥04-21-56॥
Perceiving him to be weakening, the mighty Bhīmasena dragged him swiftly onto his chest and crushed him while he was unconscious. (04-21-56)
krodhāviṣṭo viniḥśvasya punaś cainaṁ vṛkodaraḥ। jagrāha jayatāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ keśeṣveva tadā bhṛśam ॥04-21-57॥
Possessed by anger, Vṛkodara—the foremost of the victorious—exhaled deeply once more and then seized him forcefully by the hair. (04-21-57)
gṛhītvā kīcakaṃ bhīmo virurāva mahābalaḥ। śārdūlaḥ piśitākāṅkṣī gṛhītv-eva mahāmṛgam ॥04-21-58॥
Bhīma, possessing great strength, seized Kīcaka and roared loudly, like a tiger longing for flesh after capturing a mighty animal. (04-21-58)
tasya pādau ca pāṇī ca śiro grīvāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ। kāye praveśayāmāsa paśor iva pinākadhṛk ॥04-21-59॥
Śiva, the wielder of Pināka, caused all his feet, hands, head, and neck to enter completely into (his) body, just as (is done) to an animal. (04-21-59)
taṁ saṁmathita-sarvāṅgaṁ māṁsa-piṇḍopamaṁ kṛtam। kṛṣṇāyai darśayāmāsa bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ ॥04-21-60॥
Bhīmasena of great strength, having made him with all his limbs crushed like a lump of flesh, showed him to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). (04-21-60)
uvāca ca mahātejā draupadīṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ। paśyainamehi pāñcāli kāmuko'yaṃ yathā kṛtaḥ ॥04-21-61॥
The illustrious son of Pāṇḍu said to Draupadī: "Look at this, O daughter of the Pāñcāla, come here and see how this passionate one has been dealt with." (04-21-61)
tathā sa kīcakaṃ hatvā gatvā roṣasya vai śamam। āmantrya draupadīṃ kṛṣṇāṃ kṣipram āyān mahānasam॥04-21-62॥
Thus, having slain Kīcaka and after his anger subsided, he addressed Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) and quickly went to the kitchen. (04-21-62)
kīcakaṃ ghātayitvā tu draupadī yoṣitāṃ varā। prahṛṣṭā gatasantāpā sabhāpālān uvāca ha ॥04-21-63॥
But Draupadī, foremost among women, gladdened and free from distress after causing Kīcaka to be killed, indeed spoke to the guards of the assembly. (04-21-63)
kīcako'yaṃ hataḥ śete gandharvaiḥ patibhir mama। parastrīkāmasaṃmattaḥ samāgacchata paśyata ॥04-21-64॥
This Kīcaka, infatuated with desire for another's wife, approached (me) and was slain by my husbands, the Gandharvas. Behold! (04-21-64)
tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasyā nartanāgārarakṣiṇaḥ। sahasaiva samājagmur ādāyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥04-21-65॥
Having heard her words, the guards of the dance-hall quickly gathered together, each carrying torches by the thousands. (04-21-65)
tato gatvātha tadvēśma kīcakaṃ vinipātitam। gatāsuṃ dadṛśurbhūmau rudhirēṇa samukṣitam ॥04-21-66॥
Then, after they went to that house, they saw Kīcaka, struck down lifeless, lying on the ground, all smeared with blood. (04-21-66)
kvāsya grīvā kva caraṇau kva pāṇī kva śiras tathā। iti sma taṃ parīkṣante gandharveṇa hataṃ tadā ॥04-21-67॥
"Where is his neck, where are his feet, where are his hands, where is his head likewise?" Thus they examined him then, the one slain by the gandharva. (04-21-67)
