महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 148

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

ashvatthama ki pratijna

jayadrath ke mare jane se kaurav sena ka manobal toot gaya. duryodhan ko laga ki agar yahi dasha rahi to hamari sena do hi char dinoan mean maidan chho dakar bhagane lagegi. duryodhan ko apani sena ka manobal uthane ke lie shighr hi kuchh n kuchh karana chahie, lekin vah kya kare yah usaki samajh mean nahian ata tha. ghabarahat mean vah apane param mitr karn ke pas gaya aur bola- “he sakha, pitamah aur achary ne hamean kahian ka nahian rakha. vah log hamean dikhane ke lie to prabal yuddh karate rahe, parantu haqikat mean ve log pandavoan ko bachane ki chinta bhi barabar karate rahe. pitamah to khair, jo karana tha so kar gujare, lekin vah budhoo to hamari lutiya hi dubo deange. he karn, isilie maianne ab yah nishchay kiya hai ki tum hamare senapati bano. maian ab in buddhoan se oob gaya hooan.” karn ne samajhate hue kaha- “he mitr, suyodhan aj ke yuddh mean nirasha hath lagane se yoan adhir hokar tum anyayi n bano. guru dronachary arjun ko bhale hi pyar karate hoan, par ve ji jan se l d rahe haian. unhoanne arjun ko gherane ke lie donoan hi bar b di kathin vyooh rachana ki thi, lekin durbhagy se hamare daanv bekar gaye. n yudhishthir hi pak da ja saka aur n arjun hi ko sajaya ja saka. khair, koee harj nahian, abhi to maian maujood hooan. tumhare sath b de yoddha l d rahe haian. tum chinta mat karo. lekin dronachary ke rahate mai senapati nahian banooanga. achary ki itani mahima hai ki unhean hatane se hamari sena mean phoot p dane ka bhay bhi utpann ho sakata hai. tum ek bar jakar achary ko josh dilao.” karn ki salah manakar duryodhan dronachary ke pas gaya. us din ki har se achary bahut udas the. duryodhan ne vahaan jakar unhean jo jalikati batean sunaee to ve chidh uthe, aur kaha- “suyodhan tumhari vijay ke lie maian ji jan se l d raha hooan parantu tum mujhase santusht nahian ho. ise maian apane durbhagy ke siva aur kya kahooan. yad rakhoan, vijay keval astr-shastroan ya bahubal se hi nahian mila karati, usake lie saty aur nyay ka bal bhi hona chahie. pandavoan ke sath saty bhi hai aur nyay bhi. isalie tum chahe lakh jatan karo par ant mean vijay pandavoan ko hi milegi. jahaan tak meri eemanadari ka prashn hai, usake praman maian tumhean apani or se bharapoor de chuka hooan. itana karane ke bad bhi maian yah pratijna karata hooan ki kal aisa yuddh karooanga ki ya to maian hi jivit bachooanga ya phir arjun hi bachega.”

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