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Book 01 – Chapter 096
BORI CE: 01-096-001 वैशंपायन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-102-001 वैशम्पायन उवाच हते चित्राङ्गदे भीष्मो बाले भ्रातरि कौरवा पालयामास तद् राज्यं सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of the Kuru race, Chitrangada, having been killed and his brother being minor, Bhishma, ever obedient to Satyavati, ruled over the kingdom. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-002 संप्राप्तयौवनं पश्यन्भ्रातरं धीमतां वरम् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-002 सम्प्रासयौवनं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं धीमतां वरः |
M. N. Dutt: When that best of all intelligent men, Bhishma, saw that his brother Vichitravirya, had attained majority (youth), he thought of marrying him. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-003 अथ काशिपतेर्भीष्मः कन्यास्तिस्रोऽप्सरःसमाः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-003 अथ काशिपतेर्भीष्मः कन्यास्तिस्रोऽप्सरोपमाः |
M. N. Dutt: O king, he heard that three daughters of the king of Kashi, all equal to the Apsaras in beauty, would be married at a Sayamvara. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-004 ततः स रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथेनैकेन वर्मभृत् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-004 ततः स रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथेनैकेन शत्रुजित् |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon, that best of car-warriors, that chastiser of foes, that Lord (Bhishma), riding on a single car, went at the command of his mother to the city of Varanasi (Kashi). |
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BORI CE: 01-096-005 तत्र राज्ञः समुदितान्सर्वतः समुपागतान् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-005 तत्र राज्ञः समुदितान् सर्वतः समुपागतान् |
M. N. Dutt: There the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, saw that many kings and potentates had come from all directions. He also saw those three maidens. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-006 कीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां तु नामस्वथ सहस्रशः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-102-006 कीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां तु तदा नामसु सर्वशः |
M. N. Dutt: When the kings were being mentioned by name, meanwhile there arrived Bhishma alone who had already became an old man. On seeing him, all the extremely beautiful young girls became agitated thinking him to be an old man. Those kings of mean character gathered together over there started talking among themselves and deriding him thus : He has already became an old person. Wrinkles have spread all over his body. The hair on his head has become white. Despite of these signs how came he has arrived here? He is really shameless and by proving his vow untrue, what will he tell the people here. Truly the fact that Bhishma is a calibrate has been spread in vain all the world over. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-007 उवाच च महीपालान्राजञ्जलदनिःस्वनः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-007 वैशम्पायन उवाच क्षत्रियाणां वचः श्रुत्वा भीष्मश्चक्रोध भारत!!) भीष्मस्तदा स्वयं कन्या वरयामास ताः प्रभुः |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : O Bharata, hearing the words of those kings, Bhishma became angry. Bhishma, the lord, chose himself those maidens (for his brother). O king, taking those maidens on his chariot, the best of warriors, Bhishma, spoke to the (assembled) kings in a voice like the thunder of the clouds. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-008 आहूय दानं कन्यानां गुणवद्भ्यः स्मृतं बुधैः BORI CE: 01-096-009 प्रयच्छन्त्यपरे कन्यां मिथुनेन गवामपि |
MN DUTT: 01-102-008 आहूय दानं कन्यानां गुणवद्भ्यः स्मृतं बुधः |
M. N. Dutt: The wise have said that after inviting accomplished man, a maiden may be bestowed on him decked with ornaments and accompanied with valuable presents as much as lie in the power of the bestower to give. Others may bestow their daughters by accepting a couple of kine. Some again may bestow their daughters by taking a fixed sum and some again take away maidens by force. Some marry with the consent of the maidens and some by dragging them into consent. Some by obtaining their parents' consent, some again obtain wives as presents. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-010 प्रमत्तामुपयान्त्यन्ये स्वयमन्ये च विन्दते |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-011 स्वयंवरं तु राजन्याः प्रशंसन्त्युपयान्ति च |
MN DUTT: 01-102-009 आर्ष विधि पुरस्कृत्य दारान् विन्दन्ति चापरे |
M. N. Dutt: The learned men praise the eighth form of marriage, but the Svaymavara is highly spoken by the kings. But the sages have said that the wife taken by force amidst an assemblage of kings after defeating them is to be highly prized. Therefore, O kings, I carry away these maidens by force. Try with all your strength to defeat me or be defeated. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-012 ता इमाः पृथिवीपाला जिहीर्षामि बलादितः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-013 एवमुक्त्वा महीपालान्काशिराजं च वीर्यवान् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-010 स्थितोऽहं पृथिवीपाला युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः |
M. N. Dutt: O kings, I stand here, resolved to fight. Having said this to the kings and the king of Kashi, the greatly powerful. Kuru prince took up those maidens on his car. Having thus taken them on his car and having challenged them (the chiefs) to fight, he sped his chariot away. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-014 ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे समुत्पेतुरमर्षिताः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-011 ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे समुत्पेतुरमर्षिताः |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon all the kings stood up in anger; they slapped their arms and bit their mother lips. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-015 तेषामाभरणान्याशु त्वरितानां विमुञ्चताम् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-012 तेषामाभारणान्याशु त्वरितानां विमुञ्चताम् |
M. N. Dutt: Their great hurry in casting off their ornaments and putting on their armours produced a loud uproar. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-016 ताराणामिव संपातो बभूव जनमेजय BORI CE: 01-096-017 सवर्मभिर्भूषणैस्ते द्राग्भ्राजद्भिरितस्ततः BORI CE: 01-096-018 सूतोपकॢप्तान्रुचिरान्सदश्वोद्यतधूर्गतान् BORI CE: 01-096-019 ततः समभवद्युद्धं तेषां तस्य च भारत |
MN DUTT: 01-102-013 ताराणामिव सम्पातो बभूव जनमेजय |
M. N. Dutt: O Janamejaya, the ornaments and armours resembled like the meteoric flashes in the sky. With their brows contracted and eyes red in anger, they moved in impatience, their ornaments and armours dangling with their agitated steps. The charioteers soon brought handsome cars, yoked with fine horses. Those heroes, armed with all kinds of weapons then got on those cars. They pursued the retreating chief of the Kurus. O descendant of the Bharata race, then occurred that wonderful fight. That hair-stirring battle in which innumerable kings were on one side and only one was on the other. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-020 ते त्विषून्दशसाहस्रांस्तस्मै युगपदाक्षिपन् BORI CE: 01-096-021 ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे सर्वतः परिवारयन् BORI CE: 01-096-022 स तद्बाणमयं वर्षं शरैरावार्य सर्वतः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-014 ते त्विषून् दश साहस्रांस्तस्मिन् युगपदाक्षिपन् |
M. N. Dutt: The kings hurled at their foe ten thousands arrows at the same time. Bhishma, however, stopped their memberless arrows before they could fall upon him by a counter shower of his own arrows as numerous as the down of the body. Thereupon, the kings surrounded him on all sides and rained upon him a shower of arrows like masses of clouds showering on the mountains. He (Bhishma), stopping that shower of arrows by his own, wounded each of the kings with three arrows. O king, the kings wounded Bhishma each with five arrows. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-023 तस्याति पुरुषानन्याँल्लाघवं रथचारिणः BORI CE: 01-096-024 तान्विनिर्जित्य तु रणे सर्वशस्त्रविशारदः BORI CE: 01-096-025 ततस्तं पृष्ठतो राजञ्शाल्वराजो महारथः BORI CE: 01-096-026 वारणं जघने निघ्नन्दन्ताभ्यामपरो यथा BORI CE: 01-096-027 स्त्रीकाम तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भीष्ममाह स पार्थिवः BORI CE: 01-096-028 ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रो भीष्मः परबलार्दनः BORI CE: 01-096-029 क्षत्रधर्मं समास्थाय व्यपेतभयसंभ्रमः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-015 स च तान् प्रतिविव्याध द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां पराक्रमन् |
M. N. Dutt: But he stopped the attacking kings each with two arrows. The battle became so fierce with the dense shower of arrows that it looked like the battle between the Devas and the Danavas. And even brave men were struck with fear to look at it. (Bhishma) cut off by his arrows flag staffs, armours and human heads by hundreds and thousands on the field of battle. Such was his prowess and extraordinary lightness of hand, such was the skill with which he protected himself, that the fighting car-warriors, though his enemies, loudly applauded him. That foremost of all experts in arms (Bhishma), having defeated all the kings in battle and having taken the maidens with him, went towards the capital of the Bharatas. O king, then the great car-warrior king, Shalva, challenged from behind the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, to a combat. Desirous of securing the maidens, he came upon Bhishma like a powerful leader of elephants, rushing upon another of its kinds and tearing with its tusk its opponent's thigh at the sight of a female. That mighty armed king Shalva cried in wrath to Bhishma, “Stay, Stay.” Then the best of men, Bhishma that destroyer of hostile army, provoked by his words, flamed up in anger like a blazing fire. Bow in hand, his brow borrowed into wrinkles, he stopped his car in obedience to the Kshatriya usage and stayed there in expectation of the enemy. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-030 निवर्तमानं तं दृष्ट्वा राजानः सर्व एव ते |
MN DUTT: 01-102-016 निवर्तमानं तं दृष्ट्वा राजानः सर्व एव ते |
M. N. Dutt: The great car-warrior stopped his car for Shalva and all the kings, also stood there to see him stop. They wished to see the corning combat between Bhishma and Shalva. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-031 तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ बलिनौ वाशितान्तरे |
MN DUTT: 01-102-017 तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ बलिनौ वासितान्तरे |
M. N. Dutt: The two (heroes) then began to show their prowess on each other like two roaring bulls of great strength fighting at the sight of a cow. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-032 ततो भीष्मं शांतनवं शरैः शतसहस्रशः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-018 ततो भीष्मं शान्तनवं शरैः शतसहस्रशः |
M. N. Dutt: The best of men, king Shalva, covered the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, with hundreds and thousands of swift-winged arrows. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-033 पूर्वमभ्यर्दितं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं शाल्वेन ते नृपाः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-019 पूर्वमभ्यर्दितं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं शाल्वेन ते नृपाः |
M. N. Dutt: The kings, seeing that Shalva was covering Bhishma at the very outset of the combat with innumerable arrows, were much astonished and they all cried "Blessed, Blessed." |
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BORI CE: 01-096-034 लाघवं तस्य ते दृष्ट्वा संयुगे सर्वपार्थिवाः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-020 लाघवं तस्य ते दृष्ट्वा समरे सर्वपार्थिवाः |
M. N. Dutt: Seeing him very light-handed in battle, all the kings applauded in delight the king of men, Shalva. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-035 क्षत्रियाणां तदा वाचः श्रुत्वा परपुरंजयः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-021 क्षत्रियाणां ततो वाचः श्रुत्वा परपुरंजयः |
M. N. Dutt: Hearing these shouts of the Kshatriyas, the subjugator of hostile towns, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, exclaimed, “Stay, Stay." |
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BORI CE: 01-096-036 सारथिं चाब्रवीत्क्रुद्धो याहि यत्रैष पार्थिवः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-022 सारथिं चाब्रवीत् क्रुद्धो याहि यत्रैष पार्थिवः |
M. N. Dutt: He (Bhishma) commanded his charioteer in anger, saying, “ Lead the car where the king (Shalva) is. I shall instantly kill him as Garuda kills a serpent." |
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BORI CE: 01-096-037 ततोऽस्त्रं वारुणं सम्यग्योजयामास कौरवः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-023 ततोऽस्त्रं वारुणं सम्यग् योजयामास कौरवः |
M. N. Dutt: O king, the Kuru prince then attached the Varuna weapon to his bow-string and he wounded with it the four steeds of king Shalva. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-038 अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य शाल्वराज्ञः स कौरवः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-024 अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य शाल्वराजस्य कौरवः |
M. N. Dutt: O best of Kings, the Kuru prince, warding off with his weapons those of his foe, killed king Shalva's charioteer. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-039 कन्याहेतोर्नरश्रेष्ठ भीष्मः शांतनवस्तदा BORI CE: 01-096-040 राजानो ये च तत्रासन्स्वयंवरदिदृक्षवः BORI CE: 01-096-041 एवं विजित्य ताः कन्या भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-025 अस्त्रेण चास्याथैन्द्रेण न्यवधीत् तुरगोत्तमान् |
M. N. Dutt: The best of men, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, for the sake of the maidens, killed the excellent steed (of his adversary) by the Aindra weapon. He then defeated that best of kings, (Shalva), but allowed him to escape with his life. O best of the Bharata race, thereupon, Shalva went away to his own kingdom. Having returned to his capital, he virtuously ruled over his people; and O subjugator of hostile towns, the kings also who came to the Svaymvara returned to their own capitals. After defeating the kings, the best of all wielders of arms, Bhishma, went with the maidens to Hastinapur, where that king of the Kurus, Vichitravirya, who ruled the world. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-042 सोऽचिरेणैव कालेन अत्यक्रामन्नराधिप |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-102-026 यथा पितास्य कौरव्यः शान्तनुर्नृपसत्तमः |
M. N. Dutt: Vichitravirya, who ruled the world virtuously like his father the Kuru prince and the best of all monarchs Shantanu. O king, within a very short time, he (Bhishma) passed many forests, rivers, hills and woods with various trees. The son of the ocean-going river (Ganga) of immeasurable prowess in battle, killing numberless men, but having no scar on his own body. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-043 अक्षतः क्षपयित्वारीन्संख्येऽसंख्येयविक्रमः BORI CE: 01-096-044 स्नुषा इव स धर्मात्मा भगिन्य इव चानुजाः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-026 यथा पितास्य कौरव्यः शान्तनुर्नृपसत्तमः MN DUTT: 01-102-027 आनयामास काश्यस्य सुताः सागरमासुतः |
M. N. Dutt: Vichitravirya, who ruled the world virtuously like his father the Kuru prince and the best of all monarchs Shantanu. O king, within a very short time, he (Bhishma) passed many forests, rivers, hills and woods with various trees. The son of the ocean-going river (Ganga) of immeasurable prowess in battle, killing numberless men, but having no scar on his own body. was man Bhisma brought the daughters of the king of Kashi. As tenderly, as if they were his own daughter-in-law, sisters or daughters. Bringing them as his daughters, he presented them to the Kurus. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-045 ताः सर्वा गुणसंपन्ना भ्राता भ्रात्रे यवीयसे |
MN DUTT: 01-102-028 ताः सर्वगुणसम्पन्ना भ्राता भ्रात्रे यवीयसे |
M. N. Dutt: That mighty armed hero wishing his brother's welfare brought those greatly accomplished maidens and then offered them to his brother. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-046 सतां धर्मेण धर्मज्ञः कृत्वा कर्मातिमानुषम् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-029 एवं धर्मेण धर्मज्ञः कृत्वा कर्मातिमानुषम् |
M. N. Dutt: Bhishma gave to Vichitravirya the maidens who were brought by his prowess. The virtuous (Bhishma), having achieved this extraordinary deed according to kingly custom, began to make preparations for his brother's marriage. Having consulted with Satyavati everything about the wedding was settled by Bhishma; but the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi, softly smiling, spoke thus- |
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BORI CE: 01-096-047 विवाहं कारयिष्यन्तं भीष्मं काशिपतेः सुता |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-048 मया सौभपतिः पूर्वं मनसाभिवृतः पतिः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-030 मया सौभपतिः पूर्वं मनसा हि वृतः पतिः |
M. N. Dutt: "I have chosen in my heart the king of Saubha as my husband. He too has in his heart accepted me as his wife. This is also agreeable father. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-049 मया वरयितव्योऽभूच्छाल्वस्तस्मिन्स्वयंवरे |
MN DUTT: 01-102-031 मया वरयितव्योऽभूच्छाल्वस्तस्मिन् स्वयंवरे |
M. N. Dutt: I would have also chosen Shalya in the Svayamvara as my husband. You are learned in the precepts of virtue. Knowing all this do, what you think proper." |
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BORI CE: 01-096-050 एवमुक्तस्तया भीष्मः कन्यया विप्रसंसदि |
MN DUTT: 01-102-032 एवमुक्तस्तया भीष्मः कन्यया विप्रसंसदि |
M. N. Dutt: Thus addressed by that maiden before the Brahmanas, the heroic Bhishma began to reflect what should be done. to my |
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BORI CE: 01-096-051 स विनिश्चित्य धर्मज्ञो ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-033 विनिश्चित्य स धर्मज्ञो ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः |
M. N. Dutt: The greatly virtuous man, after consulting with the Brahmanas, learned in the Vedas, allowed the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi, Amba, to do what she liked. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-052 अम्बिकाम्बालिके भार्ये प्रादाद्भ्रात्रे यवीयसे |
MN DUTT: 01-102-034 अम्बिकाम्बालिके भार्ये प्रादाद् भ्रात्रे यवीयसे |
M. N. Dutt: Bhishma then bestowed (the two princess) Ambika and Ambalika on his younger brother Vichitravirya according to the ordained rites. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-053 तयोः पाणिं गृहीत्वा स रूपयौवनदर्पितः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-035 तयोः पाणी गृहीत्वा तु रूपयौवनदर्पितः |
M. N. Dutt: After having married them, Vichitravirya, though he was virtuous-minded, became lustful from his prime of youth. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-054 ते चापि बृहती श्यामे नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजे |
MN DUTT: 01-102-036 ते चापि बृहती श्यामे नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजे |
M. N. Dutt: They were both of tall stature; their heads, were covered with black curly hair, their finger nails were red and high; they had beautiful rising breasts and hips. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-055 आत्मनः प्रतिरूपोऽसौ लब्धः पतिरिति स्थिते |
MN DUTT: 01-102-037 आत्मनः प्रतिरूपोऽसौ लब्धः पतिरिति स्थिते |
M. N. Dutt: The beautiful and amiable damsels, endued with every auspicious mark, considered their husband Vichitravirya in every war worthy of them; and they loved and respected him. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-056 स चाश्विरूपसदृशो देवसत्त्वपराक्रमः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-038 स चाश्विरूपसदृशो देवतुल्यपराक्रमः |
M. N. Dutt: He (Vichitravirya) too, endued as he was with the beauty of the Ashvinis and the prowess of the celestials, could steal the hearts of all women. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-057 ताभ्यां सह समाः सप्त विहरन्पृथिवीपतिः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-039 ताभ्यां सह समाः सप्त विहरन् पृथिवीपतिः |
M. N. Dutt: That king of the world, Vichitravirya, enjoyed with his wives uninterruptedly for seven years and he was then attacked by consumption, though he was still in the prime of youth. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-058 सुहृदां यतमानानामाप्तैः सह चिकित्सकैः |
MN DUTT: 01-102-040 सुहृदां यतमानानामाप्तैः सह चिकित्सकैः |
M. N. Dutt: His friends and relatives tried to effect a cure in consultation with the physicians, but (in spite of all their efforts), the Kuru prince went to the abode of Yama like a setting son. |
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BORI CE: 01-096-059 प्रेतकार्याणि सर्वाणि तस्य सम्यगकारयत् |
MN DUTT: 01-102-041 धर्मात्मा स तु गाङ्गेयश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणः |
M. N. Dutt: The virtuous-minded son of Ganga (Bhishma) became plunged in anxiety and grief. Bhishma with all the other chief Kurus, in consultation with Satyavati, then caused the obsequies of (the deceased) Vichitravirya to be performed by learned priests, |
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