महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 149

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

ashvatthama ki pratijna

doosare din boodhe dronachary ne sachamuch hi prachand parakram dikhalaya. us din raja drupad aur raja virat donoan hi unake hathoan se mare ge. dopahar dhalate-dhalate tak dronachary ne aisa ran-tandav machaya ki har morche par pandav sena ke pair ukh dane lage. adbhut parakram dikhalakar ke bhi arjun guru se par nahian pa rahe the. tab shrikrishn ne arjun se kaha dronachary ko dhokha dekar maro. arjun bole- “he krishn maian apane guru ke sath kabhi chhal nahian karooanga.” arjun ki yah dridhata dekhakar shrikrishn ne doosari chal chali. unhoanne bhim ko yah sandesha bhijavaya ki tum lapakakar malavaraj ke ashvatthama namak hathi ko mar dalo aur yah shor machao ki ashvatthama mara gaya. sath hi dharmaraj bhi yadi tumhari bat ka samarthan kar dean to dronachary use sahi man kar nishchay hi yuddh se apana muanh mo d leange. bhimasen ke lie ashvatthama nam hathi ko mar kar jhooth bolana kathin nahian tha kintu yudhishthir se jhooth bolavana b da hi kathin kary tha. shrikrishn ne apane sandeshavahak ko yah samajhaya ki shastr ke anusar yuddh mean, vivah ke bare mean, naukari pane ke lie athava striyoan ke sath hansi-dillagi karate hue jhooth bolana pap nahian hai. phir bhi dharmaraj agar poori tarah se jhooth n bolean to bhim ke kahane par itana avashy hi kah dean ki ashvatthama mara gaya, pata nahian hathi tha ya manushy. unase kahana ki arjun ki jan bachane ke lie itana jhooth ve avashy boleange. apane bhaee aur apani sena ke pran bachane ke vaste dharmaraj shrikrishn ka adesh pakar yah arddh saty bolane ko raji ho gaye. bhimasen ne turant hi malavasena mean dhans kar apani gada ke prachand veg se ashvatthama namak hathi ko mar dala. usake bad khushi se daha dane lage ki ashvatthama mara gaya. vir ashvatthama us samay kahian door l d raha tha, use is chalabaji ki khabar n mili.

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