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mausalaparva
Mausala Parva (Section of Clubs)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ṣaṭtriṁśe tv atha samprāpte varṣe kauravanandanaḥ। dadarśa viparītāni nimittāni yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥16-1-1॥
But when the thirty-sixth year arrived, Yudhishthira, the delight of the Kauravas, saw inauspicious omens. (16-1-1)
vavur-vātāḥ sa-nirghātā rūkṣāḥ śarkara-varṣiṇaḥ। apasavyāni śakunā maṇḍalāni pracakrire॥16-1-2॥
Harsh winds with thunderclaps and hail blew, and birds, as ill omens, circled to the left. (16-1-2)
pratyagūhur mahānadyo diśo nīhārasaṁvṛtāḥ. ulkāś cāṅgāravarṣiṇyaḥ prapetur gaganād bhuvi ॥16-1-3॥
The great rivers were covered, the directions were shrouded in fog. Meteors and fiery coals rained down from the sky onto the earth. (16-1-3)
ādityo rajasā rājan samavacchannamaṇḍalaḥ| viraśmir udaye nityaṃ kabandhaiḥ samadṛśyata ॥16-1-4॥
O king, the Sun, whose disk was completely covered by dust and whose rays were dispersed, was always seen at sunrise as if concealed by clouds. (16-1-4)
pariveṣāś ca dṛśyante dāruṇāḥ candrasūryayoḥ। trivarṇāḥ śyāmarūkṣāntās tathā bhasmāruṇaprabhāḥ॥16-1-5॥
Terrifying haloes are seen around the Moon and the Sun—three-colored, with endings of dark and harsh shades, and also displaying the luster of ash and red. (16-1-5)
ete cānye ca bahava utpātā bhayaśaṁsinaḥ। dṛśyante'haraho rājan hṛdayodvegakārakāḥ॥16-1-6॥
These and many other omens, portending danger, are seen every day, O King, and they cause agitation of the heart. (16-1-6)
kasyacit tva tha kālasya kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। śuśrāva vṛṣṇicakrasya mausale kadanaṃ kṛtam ॥16-1-7॥
Then, after some time, King Yudhishthira of the Kurus heard that the Vrishni clan had been slaughtered at Mausala. (16-1-7)
vimuktaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca śrutvā rāmaṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ. samānīyābravīdbhṛātṝnkiṃ kariṣyāma ityuta ॥16-1-8॥
When the Pāṇḍava heard that Vāsudeva had been released and Rāma as well, he assembled his brothers and said, "What shall we do now?" (16-1-8)
parasparaṃ samāsādya brahmadaṇḍabalātkṛtān| vṛṣṇīn vinaṣṭāṃs te śrutvā vyathitāḥ pāṇḍavābhavan ॥16-1-9॥
When the Pāṇḍavas heard that the Vṛṣṇis, compelled by the force of the Brahma-daṇḍa, had destroyed each other, they became distressed. (16-1-9)
nidhanaṃ vāsudevasya samudrasyeva śoṣaṇam। vīrā na śraddadhustasya vināśaṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ ॥16-1-10॥
The heroes did not believe in the destruction of Vāsudeva, just as one would not believe in the drying up of the ocean, the demise of the wielder of Śārṅga (Kṛṣṇa). (16-1-10)
mausalaṃ te pariśrutya duḥkhaśokasamanvitāḥ। viṣaṇṇā hatasaṅkalpāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan ॥16-1-11॥
When they heard of the Mausala event, filled with suffering and sorrow, dejected and with their resolves destroyed, the Pāṇḍavas sat down together. (16-1-11)
