Pandu Weds Madri and Conquers the Earth

Verse 1 (1.122.1)

ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो राज्ञः पाण्डोर्यशस्विनः । विवाहस्यापरस्यार्थे चकार मतिमान्मतिम् ॥

tataḥ śāntanavo bhīṣmo rājñaḥ pāṇḍoryaśasvinaḥ | vivāhasyāparasyārthe cakāra matimānmatim

Vaishampayana said: Then Bhishma, the wise son of Shantanu, set his mind on a second marriage for the illustrious King Pandu.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 2 (1.122.2)

सोऽमात्यैः स्थविरैः सार्धं ब्राह्मणैश्च महर्षिभिः । बलेन चतुरङ्गेण ययौ मद्रपतेः पुरम् ॥

so'mātyaiḥ sthaviraiḥ sārdhaṃ brāhmaṇaiśca maharṣibhiḥ | balena caturaṅgeṇa yayau madrapateḥ puram

Together with aged ministers, brahmins and great sages, and with an army of four divisions, he went to the city of the lord of the Madras.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 3 (1.122.3)

तमागतमभिश्रुत्य भीष्मं वाहीकपुङ्गवः । प्रत्युद्गम्यार्चयित्वा च पुरं प्रावेशयन्नृपः ॥

tamāgatamabhiśrutya bhīṣmaṃ vāhīkapuṅgavaḥ | pratyudgamyārcayitvā ca puraṃ prāveśayannṛpaḥ

Hearing that Bhishma had come, the king, the bull of the Vahikas, went out to meet him, honoured him and led him into the city.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7, which reads bāhlīka- for वाहीक-).

Verse 4 (1.122.4)

दत्त्वा तस्यासनं शुभ्रं पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथैव च । मधुपर्कं च मद्रेशः पप्रच्छागमनेऽर्थिताम् ॥

dattvā tasyāsanaṃ śubhraṃ pādyamarghyaṃ tathaiva ca | madhuparkaṃ ca madreśaḥ papracchāgamane'rthitām

The lord of the Madras gave him a gleaming seat, water for his feet, the guest-offering and the honey-drink, and then asked what had brought him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 5 (1.122.5)

तं भीष्मः प्रत्युवाचेदं मद्रराजं कुरूद्वहः । आगतं मां विजानीहि कन्यार्थिनमरिन्दम ॥

taṃ bhīṣmaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ madrarājaṃ kurūdvahaḥ | āgataṃ māṃ vijānīhi kanyārthinamarindama

Bhishma, the upholder of the Kurus, answered the king of the Madras: "Know, tamer of foes, that I have come seeking a maiden."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 6 (1.122.6)

श्रूयते भवतः साध्वी स्वसा माद्री यशस्विनी । तामहं वरयिष्यामि पाण्डोरर्थे यशस्विनीम् ॥

śrūyate bhavataḥ sādhvī svasā mādrī yaśasvinī | tāmahaṃ varayiṣyāmi pāṇḍorarthe yaśasvinīm

Bhishma said: "We hear that you have a virtuous and renowned sister, Madri. I would ask for her, renowned as she is, on Pandu's behalf.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the request he begins in verse 5 continues (Wikisource prints no heading; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 7 (1.122.7)

युक्तरूपो हि संबन्धे त्वं नो राजन्वयं तव । एतत्संचिन्त्य मद्रेश गृहाणास्मान्यथाविधि ॥

yuktarūpo hi saṃbandhe tvaṃ no rājanvayaṃ tava | etatsaṃcintya madreśa gṛhāṇāsmānyathāvidhi

"For you are a fitting match for us in kinship, O king, and we for you. Weigh this, lord of the Madras, and accept us in due form."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma (his request continues; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 8 (1.122.8)

तमेवंवादिनं भीष्मं प्रत्यभाषत मद्रपः । न हि मेऽन्यो वरस्त्वत्तः श्रेयानिति मतिर्मम ॥

tamevaṃvādinaṃ bhīṣmaṃ pratyabhāṣata madrapaḥ | na hi me'nyo varastvattaḥ śreyāniti matirmama

Vaishampayana said: To Bhishma, who spoke thus, the Madra king replied: "In my view there is no better bridegroom for her than one from your house."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 9 (1.122.9)

पूर्वैः प्रवर्तितं किंचित्कुलेऽस्मिन्नृपसत्तमैः । साधु वा यदि वाऽसाधु तन्नातिक्रान्तुमुत्सहे ॥

pūrvaiḥ pravartitaṃ kiṃcitkule'sminnṛpasattamaiḥ | sādhu vā yadi vā'sādhu tannātikrāntumutsahe

Shalya said: "But there is a custom set going in this family by the excellent kings of old. Good or bad, I cannot bring myself to break it.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Shalya, the Madra king (named in verses 13 and 16): the reply he begins in verse 8 continues (Wikisource prints no heading; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 10 (1.122.10)

व्यक्तं तद्भवतश्चापि विदितं नात्र संशयः । न च युक्तं तथा वक्तुं भवान्देहीति सत्तम ॥

vyaktaṃ tadbhavataścāpi viditaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | na ca yuktaṃ tathā vaktuṃ bhavāndehīti sattama

"It is surely known to you as well; of that there is no doubt. And it is not fitting, good sir, for you simply to say, 'Give her.'

Note on the text: Speaker set to Shalya (his reply continues; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 11 (1.122.11)

कुलधर्मः स नो वीर प्रमाणं परमं च तत् । तेन त्वां न ब्रवीम्येतदसंदिग्धं वचोऽरिहन् ॥

kuladharmaḥ sa no vīra pramāṇaṃ paramaṃ ca tat | tena tvāṃ na bravīmyetadasaṃdigdhaṃ vaco'rihan

"That is our family law, hero, and it is our highest authority. That is why, slayer of foes, I do not give you an unqualified answer."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Shalya (his reply continues; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 12 (1.122.12)

तं भीष्मः प्रत्युवाचेदं मद्रराजं जनाधिपः । धर्म एष परो राजन्स्वयमुक्तः स्वयंभुवा ॥

taṃ bhīṣmaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ madrarājaṃ janādhipaḥ | dharma eṣa paro rājansvayamuktaḥ svayaṃbhuvā

Vaishampayana said: Bhishma, lord of men, answered the Madra king: "This is the highest dharma, O king, declared by the Self-born himself."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7, which reads mahāmatiḥ for जनाधिपः).

Verse 13 (1.122.13)

नात्र कश्चन दोषोऽस्ति पूर्वैर्विधिरयं कृतः । विदितेयं च ते शल्य मर्यादा साधुसंमता ॥

nātra kaścana doṣo'sti pūrvairvidhirayaṃ kṛtaḥ | viditeyaṃ ca te śalya maryādā sādhusaṃmatā

Bhishma said: "There is no fault in it at all; this rule was laid down by those of old. This custom of yours, Shalya, is well known and approved by the good."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the answer he begins in verse 12 continues (Wikisource prints no heading; the input carried Vaishampayana over). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 14 (1.122.14)

इत्युक्त्वा स महातेजाः शातकुम्भं कृताकृतम् । रत्नानि च विचित्राणि शल्यायादात्सहस्रशः ॥

ityuktvā sa mahātejāḥ śātakumbhaṃ kṛtākṛtam | ratnāni ca vicitrāṇi śalyāyādātsahasraśaḥ

Vaishampayana said: Having said this, the mighty Bhishma gave Shalya gold, worked and unworked, and wondrous jewels by the thousand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 15 (1.122.15)

गजानश्वान्रथांश्चैव वासांस्याभरणानि च । मणिमुक्ताप्रवालं च गाङ्गेयो व्यसृजच्छुभम् ॥

gajānaśvānrathāṃścaiva vāsāṃsyābharaṇāni ca | maṇimuktāpravālaṃ ca gāṅgeyo vyasṛjacchubham

Elephants, horses and chariots, garments and ornaments, gems, pearls and coral: these fine gifts the son of Ganga bestowed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 16 (1.122.16)

तत्प्रगृह्य धनं सर्वं शल्यः संप्रीतमानसः । ददौ तां समलङ्कृत्य स्वसारं कौरवर्षभे ॥

tatpragṛhya dhanaṃ sarvaṃ śalyaḥ saṃprītamānasaḥ | dadau tāṃ samalaṅkṛtya svasāraṃ kauravarṣabhe

Shalya, delighted at heart, accepted all that wealth, adorned his sister and gave her to the bull of the Kauravas.

Note on the text: Corrected संप्रतीमानसः → संप्रीतमानसः (misprint in Wikisource; transposed vowel, as in the CE apparatus's saṃprītamānasaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 17 (1.122.17)

स तां माद्रीमुपादाय भीष्मः सागरगासुतः । आजगाम पुरीं धीमान्प्रविष्टो गजसाह्वयम् ॥

sa tāṃ mādrīmupādāya bhīṣmaḥ sāgaragāsutaḥ | ājagāma purīṃ dhīmānpraviṣṭo gajasāhvayam

Taking Madri with him, wise Bhishma, son of the river that flows to the sea, came back to the city and entered the City of the Elephant.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 18 (1.122.18)

तत इष्टेऽहनि प्राप्ते मुहूर्ते साधुसंमते । विवाहं कारयामास भीष्मः पाण्डोर्महात्मनः । जग्राह विधिवत्पाणिं माद्र्याः पाण्डुर्नराधिपः ॥

tata iṣṭe'hani prāpte muhūrte sādhusaṃmate | vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa bhīṣmaḥ pāṇḍormahātmanaḥ | jagrāha vidhivatpāṇiṃ mādryāḥ pāṇḍurnarādhipaḥ

Then, when an auspicious day came, at an hour approved by the wise, Bhishma had the wedding of the great-souled Pandu performed, and King Pandu took Madri's hand according to the rite.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (a backtick and a closing quote mark) around the middle line. Corrected कारायामास → कारयामास (misprint in Wikisource; a stray ा, as in the critical edition's kārayām āsa). The middle line = 1.105.5ef of the critical edition; the first and third lines are not in it (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 19 (1.122.19)

ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्ते स राजा कुरुनन्दनः । स्थापयामास तां भार्यां शुभे वेश्मनि भामिनीम् ॥

tato vivāhe nirvṛtte sa rājā kurunandanaḥ | sthāpayāmāsa tāṃ bhāryāṃ śubhe veśmani bhāminīm

When the wedding was over, the king, the joy of the Kurus, installed his beautiful wife in a fine dwelling.

Note on the text: Corrected भामिनीं → भामिनीम् (misprint in Wikisource; an anusvara for final म् at the end of the verse). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7, which reads bhāvinīm).

Verse 20 (1.122.20)

स ताभ्यां व्यचरत्सार्धं भार्याभ्यां राजसत्तमः । कुन्त्या माद्र्या च राजेन्द्रो यथाकामं यथासुखम् ॥

sa tābhyāṃ vyacaratsārdhaṃ bhāryābhyāṃ rājasattamaḥ | kuntyā mādryā ca rājendro yathākāmaṃ yathāsukham

The best of kings took his pleasure with his two wives, Kunti and Madri, as he wished and as it pleased him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 21 (1.122.21)

ततः स कौरवो राजा विहृत्य त्रिदशा निशाः । जिगीषया महीं पाण्डुर्निरक्रामत्पुरात्प्रभो ॥

tataḥ sa kauravo rājā vihṛtya tridaśā niśāḥ | jigīṣayā mahīṃ pāṇḍurnirakrāmatpurātprabho

Then, my lord, after taking his pleasure for thirty nights, the Kaurava king Pandu set out from the city, eager to conquer the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 22 (1.122.22)

स भीष्मप्रमुखान्वृद्धानभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च । धृतराष्ट्रं च कौरव्यं तथान्यान्कुरुसत्तमान् । आमन्त्र्य प्रययौ राजा तैश्चैवाप्यनुमोदितः ॥

sa bhīṣmapramukhānvṛddhānabhivādya praṇamya ca | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca kauravyaṃ tathānyānkurusattamān | āmantrya prayayau rājā taiścaivāpyanumoditaḥ

Greeting and bowing to the elders headed by Bhishma, to Dhritarashtra of the Kuru line and to the other best of the Kurus, the king took his leave and set out, sent off with their approval.

Note on the text: Corrected अनुमोजितः → अनुमोदितः (misprint in Wikisource; ज for द, as in the CE apparatus's abhyanumoditaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 23 (1.122.23)

मङ्गलाचारयुक्ताभिराशीर्भिरभिनन्दितः । गजवाजिरथौघेन बलेन महताऽगमत् ॥

maṅgalācārayuktābhirāśīrbhirabhinanditaḥ | gajavājirathaughena balena mahatā'gamat

Hailed with blessings and auspicious rites, he went with a great army, a flood of elephants, horses and chariots.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7).

Verse 24 (1.122.24)

स राजा देवगर्भाभो विजिगीषुर्वसुन्धराम् । हृष्टपुष्टबलैः प्रायात्पाण्डुः शत्रूननेकशः ॥

sa rājā devagarbhābho vijigīṣurvasundharām | hṛṣṭapuṣṭabalaiḥ prāyātpāṇḍuḥ śatrūnanekaśaḥ

Shining like a child of the gods and eager to conquer the earth, King Pandu marched with his glad and well-fed forces against many foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus after 1.105.7, which reads devarājābho).

Verse 25 (1.122.25)

पूर्वमागस्कृतो गत्वा दशार्णाः समरे जिताः । पाण्डुना नरसिंहेन कौरवाणां यशोभृता ॥

pūrvamāgaskṛto gatvā daśārṇāḥ samare jitāḥ | pāṇḍunā narasiṃhena kauravāṇāṃ yaśobhṛtā

First he marched against the Dasharnas, who had given offence, and they were defeated in battle by Pandu, the lion among men, who upheld the glory of the Kauravas.

Verse 26 (1.122.26)

ततः सेनामुपादाय पाण्डुर्नानाविधध्वजाम् । प्रभूतहस्त्यश्वयुतां पदातिरथसंकुलाम् ॥

tataḥ senāmupādāya pāṇḍurnānāvidhadhvajām | prabhūtahastyaśvayutāṃ padātirathasaṃkulām

Then Pandu took an army with banners of many kinds, rich in elephants and horses and thronged with foot soldiers and chariots,

Note on the text: Corresponds to 1.105.9 of the critical edition (which reads prabhūtahastyaśvarathāṃ padātigaṇasaṃkulām).

Verse 27 (1.122.27)

आगस्कारी महीपानां बहूनां बलदर्पितः । गोप्ता मगधराष्ट्रस्य दीर्घो राजगृहे हतः ॥

āgaskārī mahīpānāṃ bahūnāṃ baladarpitaḥ | goptā magadharāṣṭrasya dīrgho rājagṛhe hataḥ

and Dirgha, the guardian of the Magadha kingdom, proud of his strength, who had wronged many kings, was slain in Rajagriha.

Note on the text: Corresponds to 1.105.10 of the critical edition, which reads differently and names the king Dārva (āgaskṛt sarvavīrāṇāṃ vairī sarvamahībhṛtām / goptā magadharāṣṭrasya dārvo rājagṛhe hataḥ).

Verse 28 (1.122.28)

ततः कोशं समादाय वाहनानि च भूरिशः । पाण्डुना मिथिलां गत्वा विदेहाः समरे जिताः ॥

tataḥ kośaṃ samādāya vāhanāni ca bhūriśaḥ | pāṇḍunā mithilāṃ gatvā videhāḥ samare jitāḥ

Then, taking treasure and vehicles in abundance, Pandu marched to Mithila, and the Videhas were defeated in battle.

Verse 29 (1.122.29)

तथा काशिषु सुह्मेषु पुण्ड्रेषु च नरर्षभ । स्वबाहुबलवीर्येण कुरूणामकरोद्यशः ॥

tathā kāśiṣu suhmeṣu puṇḍreṣu ca nararṣabha | svabāhubalavīryeṇa kurūṇāmakarodyaśaḥ

So too among the Kashis, the Suhmas and the Pundras, O bull among men, he spread the fame of the Kurus by the strength and valour of his own arms.

Verse 30 (1.122.30)

तं शरौघमहाज्वालं शस्त्रार्चिषमरिन्दमम् । पाण्डुपावकमासाद्य व्यदह्यन्त नराधिपाः ॥

taṃ śaraughamahājvālaṃ śastrārciṣamarindamam | pāṇḍupāvakamāsādya vyadahyanta narādhipāḥ

Coming up against the fire that was Pandu, tamer of foes, whose great flames were his showers of arrows and whose blaze was his weapons, the kings were burnt up.

Note on the text: Corrected व्यवह्यन्त → व्यदह्यन्त (misprint in Wikisource; व for द, as in the critical edition's vyadahyanta; the kings are "burnt" by the fire that is Pandu).

Verse 31 (1.122.31)

ते ससेनाः ससेनेन विध्वंसितबला नृपाः । पाण्डुना वशगाः कृत्वा कुरुकर्मसु योजिताः ॥

te sasenāḥ sasenena vidhvaṃsitabalā nṛpāḥ | pāṇḍunā vaśagāḥ kṛtvā kurukarmasu yojitāḥ

Those kings and their armies, their forces shattered by Pandu and his army, were brought under his sway and set to work for the Kurus.

Verse 32 (1.122.32)

तेन ते निर्जिताः सर्वे पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः । तमेकं मेनिरे शूरं देवेष्विव पुरन्दरम् ॥

tena te nirjitāḥ sarve pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ | tamekaṃ menire śūraṃ deveṣviva purandaram

All the kings of the earth, conquered by him, held him to be the one hero, as the gods hold Purandara.

Verse 33 (1.122.33)

तं कृताञ्जलयः सर्वे प्रणता वसुधाधिपाः । उपाजग्मुर्धनं गृह्य रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥

taṃ kṛtāñjalayaḥ sarve praṇatā vasudhādhipāḥ | upājagmurdhanaṃ gṛhya ratnāni vividhāni ca

All the lords of the earth came to him, bowing low with joined palms and bringing wealth and jewels of many kinds:

Verse 34 (1.122.34)

मणिमुक्ताप्रवालं च सुवर्णं रजतं बहु । गोरत्नान्यश्वरत्नानि रथरत्नानि कुञ्जरान् ॥

maṇimuktāpravālaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ bahu | goratnānyaśvaratnāni ratharatnāni kuñjarān

gems, pearls and coral, gold and silver in plenty, the finest cattle, the finest horses, the finest chariots, and elephants;

Verse 35 (1.122.35)

खरोष्ट्रमहिषांश्चैव यच्च किंचिदजाविकम् । कम्बलाजिनरत्नानि राङ्कवास्तरणानि च । तत्सर्वं प्रतिजग्राह राजा नागपुराधिपः ॥

kharoṣṭramahiṣāṃścaiva yacca kiṃcidajāvikam | kambalājinaratnāni rāṅkavāstaraṇāni ca | tatsarvaṃ pratijagrāha rājā nāgapurādhipaḥ

donkeys, camels and buffaloes, and all the goats and sheep there were, the choicest blankets and deerskins, and rugs of ranku-deer wool: all this the king, lord of Nagapura, accepted.

Note on the text: Corrected कम्लाजिन- → कम्बलाजिन- (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ब, which leaves the half-line a syllable short; kambala, "blanket"). The first and third lines = 1.105.18 of the critical edition; the middle line is not in it (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 36 (1.122.36)

तदादाय ययौ पाण्डुः पुनर्मुदितवाहनः । हर्षयिष्यन्स्वराष्ट्राणि पुरं च गजसाह्वयम् ॥

tadādāya yayau pāṇḍuḥ punarmuditavāhanaḥ | harṣayiṣyansvarāṣṭrāṇi puraṃ ca gajasāhvayam

Taking it all, Pandu, his mounts in high spirits, went back to gladden his own realms and the City of the Elephant.

Note on the text: Corrected मदित- → मुदित- (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ु, as in the critical edition's muditavāhanaḥ).

Verse 37 (1.122.37)

शान्तनो राजसिंहस्य भरतस्य च धीमतः । प्रनष्टः कीर्तिजः शब्दः पाण्डुना पुनराहृतः ॥

śāntano rājasiṃhasya bharatasya ca dhīmataḥ | pranaṣṭaḥ kīrtijaḥ śabdaḥ pāṇḍunā punarāhṛtaḥ

"The sound of the fame of Shantanu, that lion among kings, and of wise Bharata, which had been lost, has been brought back by Pandu.

Verse 38 (1.122.38)

ये पुरा कुरुराष्ट्राणि जह्रुः कुरुधनानि च । ते नागपुरसिंहेन पाण्डुना करदीकृताः ॥

ye purā kururāṣṭrāṇi jahruḥ kurudhanāni ca | te nāgapurasiṃhena pāṇḍunā karadīkṛtāḥ

"Those who once seized the Kuru lands and the wealth of the Kurus have been made to pay tribute by Pandu, the lion of Nagapura."

Verse 39 (1.122.39)

इत्यभाषन्त राजानो राजामात्याश्च सङ्गताः । प्रतीतमनसो हृष्टाः पौरजानपदैः सह ॥

ityabhāṣanta rājāno rājāmātyāśca saṅgatāḥ | pratītamanaso hṛṣṭāḥ paurajānapadaiḥ saha

So spoke the kings and the royal ministers gathered together, glad and gratified, along with the people of the city and the countryside.

Verse 40 (1.122.40)

प्रत्युद्ययुश्च तं प्राप्तं सर्वे भीष्मपुरोगमाः । ते नदूरमिवाध्वानं गत्वा नागपुरालयाः ॥

pratyudyayuśca taṃ prāptaṃ sarve bhīṣmapurogamāḥ | te nadūramivādhvānaṃ gatvā nāgapurālayāḥ

And all of them, with Bhishma at their head, went out to meet him as he arrived. The people of Nagapura, having gone a way that seemed no distance at all,

Note on the text: Corresponds to 1.105.23abcd of the critical edition (the alignment missed it; it is listed among the unmatched critical-edition verses).

Verse 41 (1.122.41)

आवृतं ददृशुर्हृष्टा लोकं बहुविधैर्धनैः । नानायानसमानीतै रत्नैरुच्चावचैस्तदा ॥

āvṛtaṃ dadṛśurhṛṣṭā lokaṃ bahuvidhairdhanaiḥ | nānāyānasamānītai ratnairuccāvacaistadā

saw with joy the world filled with wealth of many kinds, with jewels great and small brought on all manner of conveyances,

Note on the text: The first line corresponds to 1.105.23ef of the critical edition (which reads bahuvidhair janaiḥ); the second = 1.105.24ab.

Verse 42 (1.122.42)

हस्त्यश्वरथरत्नैश्च गोभिरुष्ट्रैस्तथाऽऽविभिः । नान्तं ददृशुरासाद्य भीष्मेण सह कौरवाः ॥

hastyaśvaratharatnaiśca gobhiruṣṭraistathā''vibhiḥ | nāntaṃ dadṛśurāsādya bhīṣmeṇa saha kauravāḥ

with the choicest elephants, horses and chariots, with cattle, camels and sheep; coming up to it, the Kauravas with Bhishma could see no end to it.

Note on the text: Corresponds to 1.105.24cdef of the critical edition.

Verse 43 (1.122.43)

सोऽभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः । यथाऽर्हं मानयामास पौरजानपदानपि ॥

so'bhivādya pituḥ pādau kausalyānandavardhanaḥ | yathā'rhaṃ mānayāmāsa paurajānapadānapi

He, the joy of Kausalya, bowed at his father's feet and honoured the people of the city and the countryside as each deserved.

Verse 44 (1.122.44)

प्रमृद्य परराष्ट्राणि कृतार्थं पुनरागतम् । पुत्रमाश्लिष्य भीष्मस्तु हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥

pramṛdya pararāṣṭrāṇi kṛtārthaṃ punarāgatam | putramāśliṣya bhīṣmastu harṣādaśrūṇyavartayat

Bhishma embraced the son who had come back with his purpose achieved, having crushed the kingdoms of others, and shed tears of joy.

Verse 45 (1.122.45)

स तूर्यशतशङ्खानां भेरीणां च महास्वनैः । हर्षयन्सर्वशः पौरान्विवेश गजसाह्वयम् ॥

sa tūryaśataśaṅkhānāṃ bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaiḥ | harṣayansarvaśaḥ paurānviveśa gajasāhvayam

Gladdening the townsfolk on every side with the loud sounds of hundreds of trumpets and conches and of kettledrums, he entered the City of the Elephant.