अध्याय 36
1 [वि]
अत्रैवॊदाहरन्तीमम इतिहासं पुरातनम
आत्रेयस्य च संवादं साध्यानां चेति नः शरुतम
“Markandeya said, ‘Learning that Kumbhakarna had with his followers,fallen in battle as also that great warrior Prahasta, and Dhumraksha tooof mighty energy, Ravana then addressed his heroic son Indrajit saying,’O slayer of foes, slay thou in battle Rama and Sugriva and Lakshmana.
“Bhishma said, ‘All immobile and mobile beings, distributed into fourclasses, have been said to be of unmanifest birth and unmanifest death.
Dhritarashtra said, “After that dreadful vow had been made in battle byBhishma enraged by the words of my son, what, O Sanjaya, did Bhishma dounto the sons of Pandu or what did the Panchalas do unto the grandsire?Tell it all unto me, O Sanjaya.”
रसायनशास्त्री नागार्जुन एक राज्य के राज वैद्य थे। एक दिन उन्होंने राजा से कहा, ‘मुझे एक सहायक की जरूरत है।’ राजा ने उनके पास दो कुशल युवकों को भेजा और कहा कि उनमें से जो ज्यादा योग्य लगे उसे रख लें। नागार्जुन ने दोनों की कई तरह से परीक्षा ली पर दोनों की योग्यता एक जैसी थी। नागार्जुन दुविधा में पड़ गए कि आखिर किसे रखें।
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Having received the king’s permission, kingDhritarashtra of great energy then proceeded to his own palace, followedby Gandhari. With weakened strength and slow motion, that king of greatintelligence walked with difficulty, like the leader, worn out with age,of an elephantine herd.
“Sauti said. ‘Then when the night had passed away and the sun had risenin the morning, O thou whose wealth is asceticism, the two sisters Kadruand Vinata, having laid a wager about slavery, went with haste andimpatience to view the steed Uchchaishravas from a near point.