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The Complete Mahabharata in English
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me because I am old. Blind as I am, because of my miserable plight and through paternal affection, I bore it all. I was foolish
alter the thoughtless Duryodhana ever growing in folly. Having been a spectator of the riches of the mighty sons of Pandu, my
son was derided for his awkwardness while ascending the hall. Unable to bear it all and unable himself to overcome the sons of
Pandu in the field, and though a soldier, unwilling yet to obtain good fortune by his own exertion, with the help of the king of
Gandhara he concerted an unfair game at dice.
'Hear, O Sanjaya, all that happened thereupon and came to my knowledge. And when thou hast heard all I say, recollecting
everything as it fell out, thou shall then know me for one with a prophetic eye. When I heard that Arjuna, having bent the bow,
had pierced the curious mark and brought it down to the ground, and bore away in triumph the maiden Krishna, in the sight of
the assembled princes, then, O Sanjaya I had no hope of success. When I heard that Subhadra of the race of Madhu had, after
forcible seizure been married by Arjuna in the city of Dwaraka, and that the two heroes of the race of Vrishni (Krishna and
Balarama the brothers of Subhadra) without resenting it had entered Indraprastha as friends, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of
success. When I heard that Arjuna, by his celestial arrow preventing the downpour by Indra the king of the gods, had gratified
Agni by making over to him the forest of Khandava, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the five
Pandavas with their mother Kunti had escaped from the house of lac, and that Vidura was engaged in the accomplishment of
their designs, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Arjuna, after having pierced the mark in the arena
had won Draupadi, and that the brave Panchalas had joined the Pandavas, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I
heard that Jarasandha, the foremost of the royal line of Magadha, and blazing in the midst of the Kshatriyas, had been slain by
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Bhima with his bare arms alone, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that in their general campaign the
sons of Pandu had conquered the chiefs of the land and performed the grand sacrifice of the Rajasuya, then, O Sanjaya, I had
no hope of success. When I heard that Draupadi, her voice choked with tears and heart full of agony, in the season of impurity
and with but one raiment on, had been dragged into court and though she had protectors, she had been treated as if she had
none, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the wicked wretch Duhsasana, was striving to strip her of
that single garment, had only drawn from her person a large heap of cloth without being able to arrive at its end, then, O
Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Yudhishthira, beaten by Saubala at the game of dice and deprived of his
kingdom as a consequence thereof, had still been attended upon by his brothers of incomparable prowess, then, O Sanjaya, I
had no hope of success. When I heard that the virtuous Pandavas weeping with affliction had followed their elder brother to the
wilderness and exerted themselves variously for the mitigation of his discomforts, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
'When I heard that Yudhishthira had been followed into the wilderness by Snatakas and noble-minded Brahmanas who live
upon alms, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Arjuna, having, in combat, pleased the god of gods,
Tryambaka (the three-eyed) in the disguise of a hunter, obtained the great weapon Pasupata, then O Sanjaya, I had no hope of
success. When I heard that the just and renowned Arjuna after having been to the celestial regions, had there obtained celestial
weapons from Indra himself then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that afterwards Arjuna had vanquished
the Kalakeyas and the Paulomas proud with the boon they had obtained and which had rendered them invulnerable even to the
celestials, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Arjuna, the chastiser of enemies, having gone to the
regions of Indra for the destruction of the Asuras, had returned thence successful, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
When I heard that Bhima and the other sons of Pritha (Kunti) accompanied by Vaisravana had arrived at that country which is
inaccessible to man then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that my sons, guided by the counsels of Karna,
while on their journey of Ghoshayatra, had been taken prisoners by the Gandharvas and were set free by Arjuna, then, O
Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Dharma (the god of justice) having come under the form of a Yaksha had
proposed certain questions to Yudhishthira then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that my sons had failed to
discover the Pandavas under their disguise while residing with Draupadi in the dominions of Virata, then, O Sanjaya, I had no
hope of success. When I heard that the principal men of my side had all been vanquished by the noble Arjuna with a single
chariot while residing in the dominions of Virata, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Vasudeva of
the race of Madhu, who covered this whole earth by one foot, was heartily interested in the welfare of the Pandavas, then, O
Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the king of Matsya, had offered his virtuous daughter Uttara to Arjuna
and that Arjuna had accepted her for his son, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Yudhishthira, beaten
at dice, deprived of wealth, exiled and separated from his connections, had assembled yet an army of seven Akshauhinis, then,
O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard Narada, declare that Krishna and Arjuna were Nara and Narayana and he
(Narada) had seen them together in the regions of Brahma, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that
Krishna, anxious to bring about peace, for the welfare of mankind had repaired to the Kurus, and went away without having
been able to effect his purpose, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Kama and Duryodhana resolved
upon imprisoning Krishna displayed in himself the whole universe, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. Then I heard
that at the time of his departure, Pritha (Kunti) standing, full of sorrow, near his chariot received consolation from Krishna,
then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Vasudeva and Bhishma the son of Santanu were the counsellors
of the Pandavas and Drona the son of Bharadwaja pronounced blessings on them, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
When Kama said unto Bhishma—I will not fight when thou art fighting--and, quitting the army, went away, then, O Sanjaya, I
had no hope of success. When I heard that Vasudeva and Arjuna and the bow Gandiva of immeasurable prowess, these three of
dreadful energy had come together, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that upon Arjuna having been
seized with compunction on his chariot and ready to sink, Krishna showed him all the worlds within his body, then, O Sanjaya,
I had no hope of success. When I heard that Bhishma, the desolator of foes, killing ten thousand charioteers every day in the
field of battle, had not slain any amongst the Pandavas then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Bhishma,
the righteous son of Ganga, had himself indicated the means of his defeat in the field of battle and that the same were
accomplished by the Pandavas with joyfulness, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Arjuna, having
placed Sikhandin before himself in his chariot, had wounded Bhishma of infinite courage and invincible in battle, then, O
Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the aged hero Bhishma, having reduced the numbers of the race of
shomaka to a few, overcome with various wounds was lying on a bed of arrows, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
When I heard that upon Bhishma's lying on the ground with thirst for water, Arjuna, being requested, had pierced the ground
and allayed his thirst, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When Bayu together with Indra and Suryya united as allies for
the success of the sons of Kunti, and the beasts of prey (by their inauspicious presence) were putting us in fear, then, O
Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When the wonderful warrior Drona, displaying various modes of fight in the field, did not
slay any of the superior Pandavas, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the Maharatha Sansaptakas of
our army appointed for the overthrow of Arjuna were all slain by Arjuna himself, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
When I heard that our disposition of forces, impenetrable by others, and defended by Bharadwaja himself well-armed, had
been singly forced and entered by the brave son of Subhadra, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that our
Maharathas, unable to overcome Arjuna, with jubilant faces after having jointly surrounded and slain the boy Abhimanyu,
then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the blind Kauravas were shouting for joy after having slain
Abhimanyu and that thereupon Arjuna in anger made his celebrated speech referring to Saindhava, then, O Sanjaya, I had no
hope of success. When I heard that Arjuna had vowed the death of Saindhava and fulfilled his vow in the presence of his
enemies, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that upon the horses of Arjuna being fatigued, Vasudeva
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releasing them made them drink water and bringing them back and reharnessing them continued to guide them as before, then,
O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that while his horses were fatigued, Arjuna staying in his chariot checked
all his assailants, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Yuyudhana of the race of Vrishni, after having
thrown into confusion the army of Drona rendered unbearable in prowess owing to the presence of elephants, retired to where
Krishna and Arjuna were, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Karna even though he had got Bhima
within his power allowed him to escape after only addressing him in contemptuous terms and dragging him with the end of his
bow, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Drona, Kritavarma, Kripa, Karna, the son of Drona, and the
valiant king of Madra (Salya) suffered Saindhava to be slain, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the
celestial Sakti given by Indra (to Karna) was by Madhava's machinations caused to be hurled upon Rakshasa Ghatotkacha of
frightful countenance, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that in the encounter between Karna and
Ghatotkacha, that Sakti was hurled against Ghatotkacha by Karna, the same which was certainly to have slain Arjuna in battle,
then, O Sanjaya. I had no hope of success. When I heard that Dhristadyumna, transgressing the laws of battle, slew Drona
while alone in his chariot and resolved on death, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Nakula. the son
of Madri, having in the presence of the whole army engaged in single combat with the son of Drona and showing himself equal
to him drove his chariot in circles around, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When upon the death of Drona, his son
misused the weapon called Narayana but failed to achieve the destruction of the Pandavas, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of
success. When I heard that Bhimasena drank the blood of his brother Duhsasana in the field of battle without anybody being
able to prevent him, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the infinitely brave Karna, invincible in
battle, was slain by Arjuna in that war of brothers mysterious even to the gods, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.