11.013
Core and Pancharatra: Sage Vyasa intervenes, understanding Gandhari's anger and her wish to curse the Pandavas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said:
धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातास्ततस्ते कुरुपुङ्गवाः। अभ्ययुर्भ्रातरः सर्वे गान्धारीं सहकेशवाः ॥११-१३-१॥
dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātās tataste kurupuṅgavāḥ। abhyayur bhrātaraḥ sarve gāndhārīṃ sahakeśavāḥ ॥11-13-1॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; (name of the king) अभ्यनुज्ञाताः (abhyanujñātāḥ) - having been permitted; (by) ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - the foremost of the Kurus; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gandhari; (name of the queen) सह (saha) - together with; केशवाः (keśavāḥ) - Keshava; (Krishna);]
(Having been permitted by Dhritarashtra, then those foremost of the Kurus, all the brothers together with Keshava, approached Gandhari.)
With Dhritarashtra's permission, all the foremost of the Kurus, the brothers along with Keshava, then approached Gandhari.
ततो ज्ञात्वा हतामित्रं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्। गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्ता शप्तुमैच्छदनिन्दिता ॥११-१३-२॥
tato jñātvā hatāmitraṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। gāndhārī putraśokārtā śaptumaicchadaninditā ॥11-13-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; हतामित्रम् (hatāmitram) - whose enemies are slain; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; पुत्रशोकार्ता (putraśokārtā) - afflicted by grief for her sons; शप्तुम् (śaptum) - to curse; ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - desired; अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - the blameless one;]
(Then, having known that Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, whose enemies are slain, Gandhari, afflicted by grief for her sons, the blameless one, desired to curse.)
Then, when Gandhari, the blameless one, learned that Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, whose enemies were slain, she, afflicted by grief for her sons, wished to utter a curse.
तस्याः पापमभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाण्डवान्प्रति। ऋषिः सत्यवतीपुत्रः प्रागेव समबुध्यत ॥११-१३-३॥
tasyāḥ pāpam-abhiprāyaṃ viditvā pāṇḍavān-prati। ṛṣiḥ satyavatī-putraḥ prāg-eva samabudhyata ॥11-13-3॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; पापम् (pāpam) - evil; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - towards the Pāṇḍavas; प्रति (prati) - towards; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage; सत्यवतीपुत्रः (satyavatī-putraḥ) - son of Satyavatī; प्राग्-एव (prāg-eva) - already before; समबुध्यत (samabudhyata) - became aware;]
(Having known her evil intention towards the Pāṇḍavas, the sage, son of Satyavatī, already before became aware.)
The sage, the son of Satyavatī, had already become aware beforehand of her evil intention towards the Pāṇḍavas.
स गङ्गायामुपस्पृश्य पुण्यगन्धं पयः शुचि। तं देशमुपसम्पेदे परमर्षिर्मनोजवः ॥११-१३-४॥
sa gaṅgāyām-upaspṛśya puṇyagandhaṃ payaḥ śuci| taṃ deśam-upasamped paramarṣir-manōjavaḥ ||11-13-4||
[स (sa) - he; गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Gaṅgā; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched (bathed); पुण्यगन्धम् (puṇyagandham) - having sacred fragrance; पयः (payaḥ) - water; शुचि (śuci) - pure; तं (taṃ) - that; देशम् (deśam) - place; उपसम्पेदे (upasamped) - he approached; परमर्षिः (paramarṣiḥ) - the great sage; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - Manojava (name, 'swift as the mind');]
(He, having touched (bathed in) the pure water of the Gaṅgā with sacred fragrance, the great sage Manojava approached that place.)
The great sage Manojava, after bathing in the pure, fragrant waters of the Gaṅgā, approached that place.
दिव्येन चक्षुषा पश्यन्मनसानुद्धतेन च। सर्वप्राणभृतां भावं स तत्र समबुध्यत ॥११-१३-५॥
divyena cakṣuṣā paśyan manasānuddhatena ca। sarvapraāṇabhṛtāṃ bhāvaṃ sa tatra samabudhyata ॥11-13-5॥
[दिव्येन (divyena) - by divine; by supernatural; by celestial; by extraordinary; by divine (instrumental); चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with eye; with vision; with sight; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; observing; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; by mind; अनुद्धतेन (anuddhatena) - not arrogant; not proud; not haughty; subdued; च (ca) - and; सर्वप्राणभृताम् (sarvapraāṇabhṛtām) - of all living beings; of all life-bearers; of all creatures; भावम् (bhāvam) - state; condition; feeling; disposition; स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; समबुध्यत (samabudhyata) - he understood; he comprehended; he realized;]
(Seeing with divine eye and with mind not arrogant, he there understood the state of all living beings.)
He, seeing with a divine eye and a mind free from arrogance, there understood the condition of all living beings.
स स्नुषामब्रवीत्काले कल्यवादी महातपाः। शापकालमवाक्षिप्य शमकालमुदीरयन् ॥११-१३-६॥
sa snuṣām abravīt kāle kalyavādī mahātapāḥ। śāpakālam avākṣipya śamakālam udīrayan ॥11-13-6॥
[स (sa) - he; स्नुषाम् (snuṣām) - to the daughters-in-law; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; काले (kāle) - at the right time; कल्यवादी (kalyavādī) - one who speaks auspicious words; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; शापकालम् (śāpakālam) - the time for curse; अवाक्षिप्य (avākṣipya) - having set aside; शमकालम् (śamakālam) - the time for peace; उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - proclaiming;]
(He, to the daughters-in-law, said at the right time, the one who speaks auspicious words, the great ascetic, having set aside the time for curse, proclaiming the time for peace.)
He, the great ascetic who spoke auspicious words, addressed his daughters-in-law at the right moment, setting aside the time for cursing and declaring the time for peace.
न कोपः पाण्डवे कार्यो गान्धारि शममाप्नुहि। रजो निगृह्यतामेतच्छृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥११-१३-७॥
na kopaḥ pāṇḍave kāryo gāndhāri śamam āpnuhi। rajo nigṛhyatām etac chṛṇu ca idaṃ vaco mama॥11-13-7॥
[न (na) - not; कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - towards Pāṇḍava; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gāndhārī; शमम् (śamam) - peace; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain; रजः (rajaḥ) - passion; निगृह्यताम् (nigṛhyatām) - let it be restrained; एतत् (etat) - this; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; मम (mama) - of mine;]
(Not anger towards Pāṇḍava should be done, O Gāndhārī; attain peace. Let passion be restrained; hear also this word of mine.)
O Gāndhārī, do not be angry with the Pāṇḍava; find peace. Restrain your passion and listen to these words of mine.
उक्तास्यष्टादशाहानि पुत्रेण जयमिच्छता। शिवमाशास्स्व मे मातर्युध्यमानस्य शत्रुभिः ॥११-१३-८॥
uktāsyaṣṭādaśāhāni putreṇa jayamicchatā। śivamāśāssva me mātaryudhyamānasya śatrubhiḥ ॥11-13-8॥
[शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - with enemies;]
(Spoken by him, for eighteen days, by the son desiring victory, wish welfare for me, O mother, as I am fighting with enemies.)
O mother, for eighteen days, as your son desires victory and fights with enemies, wish welfare for me.
सा तथा याच्यमाना त्वं काले काले जयैषिणा। उक्तवत्यसि गान्धारि यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥११-१३-९॥
sā tathā yācyamānā tvaṃ kāle kāle jayaiṣiṇā। uktavatyasi gāndhāri yato dharmastato jayaḥ ॥11-13-9॥
[सा (sā) - she; तथा (tathā) - thus; याच्यमाना (yācyamānā) - being entreated; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; काले (kāle) - at time; काले (kāle) - at time; जयैषिणा (jayaiṣiṇā) - by the one desiring victory; उक्तवत्यसि (uktavatyasi) - you have said; गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gandhari; यतः (yataḥ) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(She, thus being entreated by you at every time by the one desiring victory, you have said, O Gandhari: "Where there is righteousness, from that comes victory.")
Thus, whenever you were entreated by the one seeking victory, O Gandhari, you have always said: "Where there is righteousness, there is victory."
न चाप्यतीतां गान्धारि वाचं ते वितथामहम्। स्मरामि भाषमाणायास्तथा प्रणिहिता ह्यसि ॥११-१३-१०॥
na cāpyatītāṃ gāndhāri vācaṃ te vitathāmaham। smarāmi bhāṣamāṇāyāstathā praṇihitā hyasi ॥11-13-10॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अतीतां (atītām) - passed; (that which is) past; गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gandhari; वाचं (vācam) - speech; ते (te) - your; वितथाम् (vitathām) - false; अहम् (aham) - I; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - remember; भाषमाणायाः (bhāṣamāṇāyāḥ) - (of) speaking (woman); तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रणिहिता (praṇihitā) - uttered; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are;]
(Not even in the past, O Gandhari, do I remember your speech as false; thus, you are indeed one whose words are uttered (truthfully) while speaking.)
O Gandhari, I do not recall your words ever being false in the past; you have always spoken with sincerity.
सा त्वं धर्मं परिस्मृत्य वाचा चोक्त्वा मनस्विनि। कोपं संयच्छ गान्धारि मैवं भूः सत्यवादिनि ॥११-१३-११॥
sā tvaṃ dharmaṃ parismṛtya vācā coktvā manasvini। kopaṃ saṃyaccha gāndhāri maivaṃ bhūḥ satyavādini॥11-13-11॥
[सा (sā) - she; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; परिस्मृत्य (parismṛtya) - having thoroughly remembered; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; च (ca) - and; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; मनस्विनि (manasvini) - O strong-minded one; कोपं (kopaṃ) - anger; संयच्छ (saṃyaccha) - restrain; गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gandhari; मा (mā) - do not; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; भूः (bhūḥ) - be; सत्यवादिनि (satyavādini) - O speaker of truth;]
(She, you, having thoroughly remembered duty and having spoken by speech, O strong-minded one, restrain anger, O Gandhari, do not be thus, O speaker of truth.)
She said: 'You, O Gandhari, having remembered your duty and spoken thus, O strong-minded and truthful one, restrain your anger; do not be so.'
गान्धार्युवाच॥
gāndhāryuvāca॥
[गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; (name of the queen) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(Gandhari said:)
Gandhari said:
भगवन्नाभ्यसूयामि नैतानिच्छामि नश्यतः। पुत्रशोकेन तु बलान्मनो विह्वलतीव मे ॥११-१३-१२॥
bhagavan nābhyasūyāmi naitān icchāmi naśyataḥ। putraśokena tu balān mano vihvalatīva me ॥11-13-12॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; न (na) - not; अभ्यसूयामि (abhyasūyāmi) - I am envious; न (na) - not; एतान् (etān) - these; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; नश्यतः (naśyataḥ) - perishing; पुत्रशोकेन (putraśokena) - by grief for my son; तु (tu) - but; बलात् (balāt) - by force; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; विह्वलतीव (vihvalatīva) - seems agitated; मे (me) - my;]
(O Lord, I am not envious, I do not wish these (to perish); but by the force of grief for my son, my mind seems agitated.)
O Lord, I do not bear ill will, nor do I wish these to perish; but my mind is overwhelmed by the force of grief for my son.
यथैव कुन्त्या कौन्तेया रक्षितव्यास्तथा मया। यथैव धृतराष्ट्रेण रक्षितव्यास्तथा मया ॥११-१३-१३॥
yathaiva kuntyā kaunteyā rakṣitavyās tathā mayā। yathaiva dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rakṣitavyās tathā mayā ॥11-13-13॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī; कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - the sons of Kuntī; रक्षितव्याः (rakṣitavyāḥ) - to be protected; तथा (tathā) - so; मया (mayā) - by me; यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra; रक्षितव्याः (rakṣitavyāḥ) - to be protected; तथा (tathā) - so; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Just as indeed by Kuntī the sons of Kuntī are to be protected, so by me; just as indeed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra they are to be protected, so by me.)
Just as the sons of Kuntī are to be protected by Kuntī, so also by me; just as they are to be protected by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, so also by me.
दुर्योधनापराधेन शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च वृत्तोऽयं कुरुसङ्क्षयः ॥११-१३-१४॥
duryodhanāparādhena śakuneḥ saubalasya ca। karṇaduḥśāsanābhyāṃ ca vṛtto'yaṃ kurusaṅkṣayaḥ ॥11-13-14॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; (son of Dhritarashtra) अपराधेन (aparādhena) - by the offence; (instrumental singular of aparādha) शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Śakuni; (genitive singular) सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of the son of Subala; (Śakuni) च (ca) - and; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; दुःशासनाभ्यां (duḥśāsanābhyām) - by Duḥśāsana (and another); (instrumental dual) च (ca) - and; वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - has happened; (past participle of vṛ) अयम् (ayam) - this; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; (the Kuru dynasty) सङ्क्षयः (saṅkṣayaḥ) - destruction; (decline, ruin);]
(By the offence of Duryodhana, and of Śakuni, the son of Subala, and by Karna and Duḥśāsana, this destruction of the Kurus has happened.)
This destruction of the Kuru dynasty has occurred due to the offence of Duryodhana, Śakuni the son of Subala, Karna, and Duḥśāsana.
नापराध्यति बीभत्सुर्न च पार्थो वृकोदरः। नकुलः सहदेवो वा नैव जातु युधिष्ठिरः ॥११-१३-१५॥
nāparādhyati bībhatsur na ca pārtho vṛkodaraḥ। nakulaḥ sahadevo vā naiva jātu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥11-13-15॥
[न (na) - not; अपाराध्यति (aparādhyati) - commits an offense; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu (Arjuna); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna); वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma); नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; वा (vā) - or; नैव (na eva) - not at all; जातु (jātu) - ever; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Not does Bībhatsu (Arjuna) commit an offense, nor Pārtha (Arjuna) and Vṛkodara (Bhīma); Nakula, Sahadeva or not at all ever Yudhiṣṭhira.)
Neither Bībhatsu (Arjuna), nor Pārtha (Arjuna), nor Vṛkodara (Bhīma), nor Nakula, nor Sahadeva, nor ever Yudhiṣṭhira commit any offense.
युध्यमाना हि कौरव्याः कृन्तमानाः परस्परम्। निहताः सहिताश्चान्यैस्तत्र नास्त्यप्रियं मम ॥११-१३-१६॥
yudhyamānā hi kauravyāḥ kṛntamānāḥ parasparam। nihatāḥ sahitāś cānyais tatra nāsty apriyaṃ mama ॥11-13-16॥
[युध्यमाना (yudhyamānā) - fighting; हि (hi) - indeed; कौरव्याः (kauravyāḥ) - the Kauravas; कृन्तमानाः (kṛntamānāḥ) - cutting down; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; तत्र (tatra) - there; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; अप्रियं (apriyaṃ) - unpleasant; मम (mama) - to me;]
(Fighting indeed the Kauravas, cutting down each other, slain together and by others there, not is unpleasant to me.)
As the Kauravas fight and cut each other down, being slain together and by others, there is nothing unpleasant to me in that.
यत्तु कर्माकरोद्भीमो वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः। दुर्योधनं समाहूय गदायुद्धे महामनाः ॥११-१३-१७॥
yattu karmākarodbhīmo vāsudevasya paśyataḥ। duryodhanaṃ samāhūya gadāyuddhe mahāmanāḥ ॥11-13-17॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तु (tu) - but; कर्म (karma) - action; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned; गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace-combat; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - the great-minded (one);]
(But the action which Bhima did, having summoned Duryodhana to mace-combat, while Vāsudeva was watching, the great-minded (one).)
But the great-minded Bhima, having summoned Duryodhana to mace-combat while Vāsudeva was watching, performed that deed.
शिक्षयाभ्यधिकं ज्ञात्वा चरन्तं बहुधा रणे। अधो नाभ्यां प्रहृतवांस्तन्मे कोपमवर्धयत् ॥११-१३-१८॥
śikṣayābhyadhikaṃ jñātvā carantaṃ bahudhā raṇe। adho nābhyāṃ prahṛtavāṃstanme kopamavardhayat ॥11-13-18॥
[शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by skill; by training; अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - superior; exceeding; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving; acting; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; repeatedly; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अधः (adhaḥ) - below; downward; नाभ्याम् (nābhyām) - at the navel; in the navel region; प्रहृतवान् (prahṛtavān) - having struck; having attacked; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; to me; कोपम् (kopam) - anger; अवर्धयत् (avardhayat) - increased; augmented;]
(Having known (him) as superior by skill, moving in many ways in battle, (he) having struck below at the navel, that increased my anger.)
Knowing him to be superior in skill and moving in many ways in battle, when he struck below at the navel, that act increased my anger.
कथं नु धर्मं धर्मज्ञैः समुद्दिष्टं महात्मभिः। त्यजेयुराहवे शूराः प्राणहेतोः कथञ्चन ॥११-१३-१९॥
kathaṁ nu dharmaṁ dharmajñaiḥ samuddiṣṭaṁ mahātmabhiḥ। tyajeyurāhave śūrāḥ prāṇahetoḥ kathañcana ॥11-13-19॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - duty; धर्मज्ञैः (dharmajñaiḥ) - by the knowers of dharma; समुद्दिष्टं (samuddiṣṭaṁ) - declared; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; त्यजेयुः (tyajeyuḥ) - would abandon; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; प्राणहेतोः (prāṇahetoḥ) - for the sake of life; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(How indeed would the heroes, in any way, abandon in battle the dharma declared by the knowers of dharma and great souls, for the sake of life?)
How could the brave ever abandon, in battle and for the sake of their own lives, the duty declared by the wise and the great souls?
