Chapter 39
“Yudhishthira said, ‘All men, O king, in this world, are seen to attachthemselves to women, overcome by the illusion that is created by thedivine Being.
“Yudhishthira said, ‘All men, O king, in this world, are seen to attachthemselves to women, overcome by the illusion that is created by thedivine Being.
1 [वयास]
पृथिव्यां यानि भूतानि जङ्गमानि धरुवाणि च
तान्य एवाग्रे परलीयन्ते भूमित्वम उपयान्ति च
एक राजा अपने दरबारियों से पौराणिक आख्यान सुना करता था। एक मंत्री ने राजा को इंद्र और उनके स्वर्ग की कथा सुनाई। राजा ने कहा- मंत्रीजी! स्वर्ग की बात मुझे तो गप लगती है। मंत्री बोला- महाराज! स्वर्ग तो वास्तव में होता है।
“Yudhishthira said, ‘When both righteousness and men, O Bharata, decay inconsequence of the gradual lapse of Yuga, and when the world becomesafflicted by robbers, how, O Grandsire, should a king then behave?'[419]
1 [स]
पूर्वाह्णे तस्य रौद्रस्य युद्धम अह्नॊ विशां पते
परावर्तत महाघॊरं राज्ञां देहावकर्तनम
“Sanjaya said, ‘During that fearful carnage of men and steeds andelephants, Duhsasana, O king, encountered Dhrishtadyumna.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Discomfited before, O monarch, many a time and oftby Matsya’s Suta Kichaka aided by the Matsyas and the Salyas, the mightyking of the
Vaisampayana said,–“thus also Sahadeva, dismissed with affection by kingYudhisthira the just, marched towards the southern direction accompaniedby a mighty host. Strong in strength, that mighty prince of the Kururace, vanquishing completely at the outset the Surasenas, brought theking of Matsya under his sway.