महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 167

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

shaly sarathi bane

yuddh kshetr se lautane ke bad madraraj shaly apane man ki kisi lahar mean aj sidhe bhishm pitamah ke darshan karane chale gaye the. lautane lage to yudhishthir ne akele mean gher liya. kaha- “mama tumhean purane vachan ki yad dilane aya hooan. karn ke sarathi ban kar use khoob nistejit karana.” yudhishthir ko vachan dekar der se laute to naha nibat kar taje hokar mama aram se baithe hi the ki naukaroan ne karn aur duryodhan ke ane ka samachar diya. shaly ko unaka ana akhar gaya. bhishm se huee batoan par vichar karate hue ve is samay ekant mean rahana chahate the. khair, donoan jane aye. donoan ka yathochit svagat-satkar hua. phir shaly ne ane ka karan poochha. duryodhan ne yadyapi b di chaturaee se apani bat pesh ki phir bhi prastav sunakar shaly mama bh dak gaye. aankhean nikal kar garajate hue bole- “suyodhan, tumhean laj nahian ati ki tum apane mama se is peshevar sarathi ke bete ka sarathi banane ki bat muanh se nikalate ho? yah bhala arjun ke samane thahar sakata hai? isake janm ka thikana nahian hai n jane kisaki santan hai, kahaan se bahakar aya aur tumhare sarathi ne ise apana beta banakar palapos liya. tum bekar hi isaka paksh liya karate ho, suyodhan! maian is adami ko arjun ke samane vaisa hi manata hooan jaisa ki sianh ke samane siyar mana jata hai.” karn sunakar jal uthe parantu apane oopar anushasan rakhate hue unhoanne muanh se ek shabd n nikala. gambhir patthar jaisa chehara banakar vah baithe rahe. duryodhan kan dabaye chup-chap sunata raha. b da kaiyaan tha. mama jab apane ji ki bh das nikal chuke to thande mithe shabdoan mean bola- "mama, ap b de haian. apaki batoan ko katane ka sahas bhi maian nahian kar sakata. lekin, is bat par bhi to vichar karo ki parashuram ji ke shikshashram mean jise bharati kiya jay vah bhala kisi ochhe kul ka hoga? oopar se ap bhale hi gussa ho lean par bhitar se ap anyayi to nahian hi haian, yah maian bahut achchhi tarah se janata hooan. apake aisa vishal hriday vala mahan rajanitijn aur mahavir purush to maianne kahian dekha hi nahian."

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