महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 194

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant

aisi ghanaghor udas rat mean ashvatthama apane mitr suyodhan se milane ke lie pahuanche. pahale to sipahiyoan ne lalakara par jab mashal ke ujale mean guru maharaj ke bete ko dekha to adar se alag hat gaye. ashvatthama duryodhan ke pas pahuanche. us samay vah adhi behoshi mean aankhe band kiye dhire-dhire karah raha tha. ashvatthama ne usake sir par hath pherate hue dhire-se usake kan mean kaha- “mitr, maian ashvatthama tumhare pas aya hooan. tumhare man mean agar koee abhilasha baki rah gayi ho to batao, maian use avashy poora karooanga.” duryodhan ne aankhe kholian, apane mitr ko dekha aur kaha- “pandavoan ko mar dalo. bachane n payean.” ashvatthama ne kaha- “maian abhi jakar tumhari kamana poori karane ke lie vah kam karata hooan jo viroan ko kabhi nahian karana chahie. maian sote mean unake sir katakar abhi tumhare pas lata hooan.” apane param mitr ko santosh dene ke lie ashvatthama kayaroan jaisa kam karane ke lie bhi sahamat ho gaye. jab koee durghatana ho jati hai to har adami apane-apane dhang se prabhavit hue bina nahian rah sakata. apane pita ki chhal bhari hatya ke karan ashvatthama man se kabhi pandavoan ko kshama nahian kar paye the. duryodhan ki sahanubhooti ki a d mean unake man mean bhi yah aya ki apana badala lene ke lie maian bhi kyoan n chhal karooan. ve turant uthakar chal diye. adhi rat bit chuki thi. pandav sena jit ki khushi mean aj utani chaukas nahian thi jitani roj raha karati thi. sipahi adhikatar kisi nashe mean dhutt soye hue the ya phir ooangh rahe the. ashvatthama choroan ki tarah chupachap us jagah gaye jahaan b de-b de logoan ke dere p de the. pandavoan ko dera pahachanane ke lie ashvatthama ne ek tamboo ke age bhala lekar ghoomate sipahi ko jakar daboch liya. usake kan mean kaha, “b de sarakaroan ke tamboo kidhar haian, batalao.” sipahi ne ghabarahat mean hath badhakar dikhalaya. “vah” kahate hi usaka gala ghut gaya. ashvatthama is samay use shor machane ke lie jivit nahian chho d sakate the. talavar lekar ve un tambuoan ki or badhe. chor ki tarah chhipakar pravesh kar gaye. ek-ek kar paanchoan tambuoan mean unhoanne paanchoan pandavoan ke sir kat dale aur chale aye.

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