Indian Idylls: From the Sanskrit of the Mahâbhârata |
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answered Arjuna art thou bear beasts Bhima bliss Brahmans bright brother charioteer child cloth cried Damayanti daughter dear death dost doth Draupadi dread drink Duryodhana dwell earth Edition evil eyes fair faithful feet fell foes fruits gaze gifts gods grace grief hath hear heard heart heaven holy Indian Indra Indrasen Kali Keshini King live MAHABHARATA Maharaja maid Nakula Nala Nala's Narada Nishadha's Nishadha's chief noble nought palms Pandavas Parikshita peace Poems pray Princess Pushkara Queen quoth Raja replied Rishis Rituparna sages Sahadev saints Sanskrit Satyavan Sâvitrî seek shining sighed Sir EDWIN ARNOLD slay soft sorrow soul spake steeds stood Sudêva Swayamvara sweet tears tell tender thee thine thither thou art thou didst thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thy lord thyself true Unto Vâhuka Varshneya Vidarbha Volapük vows weeping wife wise wood words wrought YAKSHA Yama Yudhisthira
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Page 280 - Tis known that none can hurt or help the dead. They, the delightful ones, who sank and died, Following my footsteps, could not live again Though I had turned, therefore I did not turn ; But could help profit, I had turned to help. There be four sins, O Sakra, grievous sins : The first is making suppliants despair, The second is to slay a nursing wife, The third is spoiling Brahmans' goods by force, The fourth is injuring an ancient friend.
Page 182 - ... the wood, Desolate, night and day, grieving for me. Possessing me he dwelt ; but, cursed by thee, Tortured he dwelt, consuming with thy words In fierce and fiercer pain, as when is piled Brand upon burning brand. But he is gone; Patience and penance have o'ermastered him. Princess, the end is reached of our long woes. That evil one being fled, freeing my will, See, I am here ; and wherefore would I come, Fairest, except for thee? Yet, answer this: — How should a wife, right-minded to her lord...
Page 283 - Bearing thy mortal body, which doth shine With radiance as a god's.' " The glad king heard Narad's loud praise ; he saw the immortal gods — Dharma, Mahendra ; and dead chiefs and saints, Known upon earth, in blessed heaven he saw; But only those.
Page 143 - ... her house she found; Her children well;— father and mother, friends. The gods she worshipped, and to Brahmanas Due reverence made, and whatso else was meet That Damayanti did, regal in all. To wise Sudeva fell the thousand cows By Bhima granted, with the village-lands, And goodly gifts beside. But when there passed One night of rest within the palace-walls, The wistful Princess to her mother said:— "If thou wouldst have me live, I tell thee true, Dear mother, it must be by bringing back My...
Page 45 - And when these learned of her Swayamvara, Obeying Bhima, to his court they thronged — Elephants, horses, cars — over the land In full files wending, bearing flags and wreaths Of countless hues, with gallant companies Of fighting men. And those high-hearted chiefs The strong-armed King welcomed with worship fair, As fitted each, and led them to their seats. Now at that hour there passed towards Indra's heaven, Thither from earth ascending, those twain saints — The wise, the pure, the mighty-minded...
Page 176 - The which to cleanse some chatties stood hard by, All empty; yet he did but look on them, Wishful, and lo! the water brimmed the pots. Then, having washed the meats, he hastened forth In quest of fire, and, holding towards the sun A knot of withered grass, the bright flame blazed Instant amidst it. Wonderstruck was I This miracle to see, and hither ran With other strangest marvels to impart:— For, Princess, when he touched the blazing grass He was not burned, and water flows for him At...
Page 299 - Blossomed with colors; all those cruel blades, And dreadful rocks, and piteous scattered wreck Of writhing bodies, where the king had passed, Vanished as dreams fade. Cool and fragrant went A wind before their faces, as these Gods Drew radiant to the presence of the king — Maruts; and Vasus eight, who shine and serve Round Indra; Rudras: Aswins; and those Six Immortal Lords of light beyond our light, Th' Adityas; Sadhyas; Siddhas — those were there, With angels, saints, and habitants of heaven,...
Page 69 - The townsmen gathered with the ministers : Into that palace gate they thronged (my King !) To see their lord, if so they might abate This sickness of his soul. The charioteer, Forth standing from their midst, low worshipping, Spake thus to Damayanti : " Great Princess, Before thy door all the grieved city sits. Say to our lord for us, ' Thy folk are here ; They mourn that evil fortunes hold their liege, Who was so high and just.