महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 150

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

ashvatthama ki pratijna

dronachary ke kanoan mean bhi yah bhanak gee. unake hath-pair dhile p dane lage. apane putr ke moh mean p dakar hi to unhoanne yah naukari ki thi. usi ke svarth ke lie hi to ve duryodhan ki jali-kati batean sunakar bhi usaka sath nibha rahe the. lekin unhean yah bharosa nahian hota tha ki ashvatthama sachamuch hi mara gaya hoga. tabhi dharmaraj yudhishthir ki avaj unake kanoan mean p di. “ashvatthama mara gaya, nar ya kuanjar mara gaya.” kintu yudhishthir ke kunjar yani hathi shabd kahate-kahate shrikrishn ne apana shankh b di jor se baja diya. shankh ke svar mean yudhishthir ki adhi bat doob gee, lekin yudhishthir ke kahane se dronachary ko yah vishvas ho gaya ki unaka beta mara ja chuka hai. bas, unhoanne apane hathiyar patak diye aur svayan bhi marane ke lie shaant hokar baith gaye. raja drupad ka beta dhrishtadyumn apane bap ka badala lene ke lie un par jhapat p da aur nihatthe guru ka gala kat diya. dronachary ke marane ki khabar kaurav sena ke lie mahan vajrapat ke saman thi. jis samay jhooth ka sahara lekar dronachary ka vadh kiya gaya tha us samay ashvatthama chedi paanchal, prabhadrak adi rajyoan ki sammilit senaoan se l d rahe the. unhean pita ke mare jane ki khabar us samay n lag saki. sooryast ke bad apane shatruoan ko buri tarah se chhakakar apani vijay se santusht ashvatthama jab mast hathi ki tarah jhoomate hue apani chhavani ke pas pahuanche, aur logoan ke cheharoan par gahari udasi dekhi to ek vyakti se karan poochha. apane pita ki hatya ka samachar sunakar ve pahale to thage se rah gaye, parantu bad mean unhean bhayankar krodh chadh aya. ve sidhe duryodhan ke nivas par gaye. karn, kripachary, duahshasan adi sabhi b de-b de maharathi shok mean muanh latakaye vahaan baithe hue the. ashvatthama ko dekhakar duryodhan uthe aur unhean kaleje se laga liya. aankhoan mean aansoo bhar kar duryodhan ne kaha- “guru ji ke n rahane se keval tumhian anath nahian hue sakha, ham sabhi par dukh ki gaj giri hai. papi pandavoan ne guru ji ko dhokha diya aur kayar dhrishtadyumn ne asahayavastha mean unaka sir kat dala.” sari katha sunakar ashvatthama garaj uthe, unhoanne kaha- “in gurughati pandavoan ko ab maian kadapi jivit nahian chho dooanga.” ashvatthama ke krodh ko sabhi maharathiyoan ne bal diya. sabhi ne apane-apane dhang se yah pratijna ki ki pandavoan se guru-hatya ka badala avashy liya jayaga.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kramaank

vishay ka nam

prishth sankhya

1.	satyavati ke bete	7
2.	pandu ka rajyabhishek	10
3.	shiksha ka prabandh	12
4.	drupad se yuddh	17
5.	vidur ki chaturaee	19
6.	draupadi svayanvar	23
7.	rajadhani ka chunav	27
8.	sund, upasund ki katha	28
9.	arjun ka vanavas	32
10.	subhadra aur arjun ka vivah	38
11.	rajasooy yajn	42
12.	jue mean parajay	53
13.	vanagaman	59
14.	virat nagar mean pandav	72
15.	kauravoan ka akraman	83
16.	abhimanyu ka vivah	87
17.	shaly ka svagat	93
18.	yuddh ki or	97
19.	mahanash ki taiyari	108
20.	yuddh ka arambh	112
21.	bhishm-yudhishthir ki bheant	114
22.	dronachary ka parakram	121
23.	bhimasen ka yuddh-chamatkar	122
24.	dadhichi ka asthidan	123
25.	bhishm ki shar-shaiyya	125
27.	bhimasen aur dronachary ka parakram	128
28.	abhimanyu ka parakram	135
29.	arjun subhadra milan	141
30.	ashvatthama ki pratijna	148
31.	ashvatthama ka prachand yuddh	153
32.	mama bhanje ki bheant	159
33.	duryodhan aur karn ki salah	165
34.	shaly sarathi bane	167
35.	kauve aur hans ki kahani	170
36.	yudhishthir aur arjun ki mantrana	172
37.	bhim du:shasan yuddh	179
38.	duryodhan aur kripachary ki varta	186
39.	shaly aur yudhishthir ka yuddh	188
40.	dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ka vilap	192
41.	duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant	194
42.	mahavilap	197
43.	bhishm pitamah se bheant	198
44.	bhishm ki kathaean	199
45.	dhruv ki katha	200
46.	priyavrat ke vansh ki katha	206
47.	rrishabh ki katha	207
48.	bharat ki katha	208
49.	ved ki katha	209
50.	ven aur prithu ki katha	210
51.	indr ki katha	212
52.	hastinapur mean yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek	215
53.	dhritarashtr adi ka sanyas grahan	216
54.	ashvamedh yajn	217
55.	parikshit ke do janm	219
56.	khajane ki khoj	220
57.	yajn ka gho da	221
58.	sindhu desh mean	222
59.	bap bete ki l daee	223
60.	yadavoan ka ant	227