Mahābhārata · Sanskrit Epic
The Birth of the Pandavas
पाण्डवानां जन्म
Mahābhārata · Ādi Parva (अादिपर्व) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · धर्मः
धर्मस्य पुत्राः धर्मेण एव वर्धन्ते।
dharmasya putrāḥ dharmeṇa eva vardhante.
“The sons of dharma grow by dharma alone.”
Pandu's Sorrow
हस्तिनापुरे पाण्डुः राजा आसीत्। सः बहु पराक्रमी राजा आसीत्। एकदा पाण्डुः वने मृगयां अकरोत्। तत्र तेन किन्दमः ऋषिः दृष्टः — मृगरूपेण। पाण्डुः अजानन् बाणं छोडयत्। ऋषिः क्रुद्धः अभवत् — "राजन्! त्वं पापम् अकरोः! यदा त्वं पुत्रेण सह भवितुम् इच्छसि — तदा तव मृत्युः भविष्यति।" पाण्डुः अत्यन्तं दुःखितः अभवत्।
In Hastināpura, Pandu was king — a mighty and courageous ruler. One day, Pandu went hunting in the forest. There he saw the sage Kindama — in the form of a deer. Not knowing this, Pandu released an arrow. The sage was furious: "O King! You have committed a grave wrong! The moment you seek the happiness of a father — that very moment shall be your last." Pandu was overwhelmed with grief.
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