The Birth of Nakula and Sahadeva

Verse 1 (1.133.1)

कुन्तीपुत्रेषु जातेषु धृतराष्ट्रात्मजेषु च । मद्रराजसुता पाण्डुं रहो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

kuntīputreṣu jāteṣu dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajeṣu ca | madrarājasutā pāṇḍuṃ raho vacanamabravīt

Vaishampayana said: When the sons of Kunti and the sons of Dhritarashtra had been born, the daughter of the king of the Madras spoke privately to Pandu:

Verse 2 (1.133.2)

न मेऽस्ति त्वयि सन्तापो विगुणेऽपि परन्तप । नावरत्वे वरार्हायाः स्थित्वा चानघ नित्यदा ॥

na me'sti tvayi santāpo viguṇe'pi parantapa | nāvaratve varārhāyāḥ sthitvā cānagha nityadā

"I feel no grief on your account, scorcher of foes, though you are unable to beget, nor at having always stood in the lower place though I deserved the higher, O sinless one.

Verse 3 (1.133.3)

गान्धार्याश्चैव नृपते जातं पुत्रशतं तथा । श्रुत्वा न मे तथा दुःखमभवत्कुरुनन्दन ॥

gāndhāryāścaiva nṛpate jātaṃ putraśataṃ tathā | śrutvā na me tathā duḥkhamabhavatkurunandana

"Nor did I feel such grief, O king, delight of the Kurus, on hearing that a hundred sons had been born to Gandhari.

Verse 4 (1.133.4)

इदं तु मे महद्दुःखं तुल्यतायामपुत्रता । दिष्ट्या त्विदानीं भर्तुर्मे कुन्त्यामप्यस्ति सन्ततिः ॥

idaṃ tu me mahadduḥkhaṃ tulyatāyāmaputratā | diṣṭyā tvidānīṃ bharturme kuntyāmapyasti santatiḥ

"But this is my great grief: that though Kunti's equal, I am childless. Happily, my husband now has offspring through Kunti.

Verse 5 (1.133.5)

यदि त्वपत्यसन्तानं कुन्तिराजसुता मयि । कुर्यादनुग्रहो मे स्यात्तव चापि हितं भवेत् ॥

yadi tvapatyasantānaṃ kuntirājasutā mayi | kuryādanugraho me syāttava cāpi hitaṃ bhavet

"If the daughter of King Kuntibhoja would grant me offspring as well, it would be a kindness to me and a benefit to you too.

Verse 6 (1.133.6)

संरम्भो हि सपत्नीत्वाद्वक्तुं कुन्तिसुतां प्रति । यदि तु त्वं प्रसन्नो मे स्वयमेनां प्रचोदय ॥

saṃrambho hi sapatnītvādvaktuṃ kuntisutāṃ prati | yadi tu tvaṃ prasanno me svayamenāṃ pracodaya

"Being her co-wife, my pride keeps me from speaking to Kuntibhoja's daughter. But if you are gracious to me, urge her yourself."

Verse 7 (1.133.7)

ममाप्येष सदा माद्रि हृद्यर्थः परिवर्तते । न तु त्वां प्रसहे वक्तुमिष्टानिष्टविवक्षया ॥

mamāpyeṣa sadā mādri hṛdyarthaḥ parivartate | na tu tvāṃ prasahe vaktumiṣṭāniṣṭavivakṣayā

Pandu said: "Madri, this matter has always turned over in my heart too, but I could not bring myself to speak of it to you, unsure whether you would find it welcome or unwelcome.

Verse 8 (1.133.8)

तव त्विदं मतं मत्वा प्रयतिष्याम्यतः परम् । मन्ये ध्रुवं मयोक्ता सा वचनं प्रतिपत्स्यते ॥

tava tvidaṃ mataṃ matvā prayatiṣyāmyataḥ param | manye dhruvaṃ mayoktā sā vacanaṃ pratipatsyate

"But now that I know your mind, I shall make the attempt from here on. I am sure that when I speak to her, she will accept my word."

Verse 9 (1.133.9)

ततः कुन्तीं पुनः पाण्डुर्विविक्त इदमब्रवीत् । अनुगृह्णीष्व कल्याणि मद्रराजसुतामपि । कुलस्य मम सन्तानं लोकस्य च कुरु प्रियम् ॥

tataḥ kuntīṃ punaḥ pāṇḍurvivikta idamabravīt | anugṛhṇīṣva kalyāṇi madrarājasutāmapi | kulasya mama santānaṃ lokasya ca kuru priyam

Vaishampayana said: Then Pandu spoke again to Kunti in private: "Show your favour to the daughter of the Madra king as well, good lady. Secure the continuance of my line, and do what is dear to the world.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; the first and third lines = 1.115.9 of the critical edition. The middle line is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1234). Removed stray wiki marks (backticks, quote marks, doubled danda) from the Wikisource text.

Verse 10 (1.133.10)

मम चापिण्डनाशाय पूर्वेषां च महात्मनाम् । मत्प्रियार्थं च कल्याणि कुरु कल्याणमुत्तमम् ॥

mama cāpiṇḍanāśāya pūrveṣāṃ ca mahātmanām | matpriyārthaṃ ca kalyāṇi kuru kalyāṇamuttamam

"So that the ancestral offerings may not fail for me and for my great-souled forebears, and to please me, good lady, do this supreme good.

Verse 11 (1.133.11)

यशसोऽर्थाय चैव त्वं कुरु कर्म सुदुष्करम् । प्राप्याधिपत्यमिन्द्रेण यज्ञैरिष्टं यशोऽर्थिना ॥

yaśaso'rthāya caiva tvaṃ kuru karma suduṣkaram | prāpyādhipatyamindreṇa yajñairiṣṭaṃ yaśo'rthinā

"For the sake of fame, do this very difficult deed. Even Indra, after winning sovereignty, offered sacrifices because he desired fame.

Verse 12 (1.133.12)

तथा मन्त्रविदो विप्रास्तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुष्करम् । गुरूनभ्युपगच्छन्ति यशसोऽर्थाय भामिनि ॥

tathā mantravido viprāstapastaptvā suduṣkaram | gurūnabhyupagacchanti yaśaso'rthāya bhāmini

"So too brahmins versed in the mantras, after practising the hardest austerities, still go to serve their teachers for the sake of fame, spirited lady.

Verse 13 (1.133.13)

तथा राजर्षयः सर्वे ब्राह्मणाश्च तपोधनाः । चक्रुरुच्चावचं कर्म यशसोऽर्थाय दुष्करम् ॥

tathā rājarṣayaḥ sarve brāhmaṇāśca tapodhanāḥ | cakruruccāvacaṃ karma yaśaso'rthāya duṣkaram

"Likewise all the royal sages and the brahmins rich in austerity performed difficult deeds, great and small, for the sake of fame.

Verse 14 (1.133.14)

सा त्वं माद्रीं प्लवेनैव तारयैनामनिन्दिते । अपत्यसंविधानेन परां कीर्तिमवाप्नुहि ॥

sā tvaṃ mādrīṃ plavenaiva tārayaināmanindite | apatyasaṃvidhānena parāṃ kīrtimavāpnuhi

"So, blameless one, carry Madri across as if on a raft; by arranging offspring for her, win the highest renown."

Verse 15 (1.133.15)

धर्मं वै धर्मशास्त्रोक्तं यथा वदसि तत्तथा । तस्मादनुग्रहं तस्याः करोमि कुरुनन्दन ॥

dharmaṃ vai dharmaśāstroktaṃ yathā vadasi tattathā | tasmādanugrahaṃ tasyāḥ karomi kurunandana

Kunti said: "The law you speak of is indeed just as the treatises on dharma declare it. Therefore I will do her this kindness, delight of the Kurus."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage 1237 after 1.115.14. Removed the speaker line कुन्त्युवाच from the verse text (it is given as the speaker) and stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda).

Verse 16 (1.133.16)

एवमुक्ताऽब्रवीन्माद्रीं सकृच्चिन्तय दैवतम् । तस्मात्ते भविताऽपत्यमनुरूपमसंशयम् ॥

evamuktā'bravīnmādrīṃ sakṛccintaya daivatam | tasmātte bhavitā'patyamanurūpamasaṃśayam

Vaishampayana said: Having said this, Kunti told Madri: "Think once of some deity, and from him you will surely have offspring worthy of you."

Note on the text: Corrected मार्द्रीं → माद्रीं (misprint in Wikisource; intrusive र्, as in the critical edition's mādrīṃ).

Verse 17 (1.133.17)

ततो मन्त्रे कृते तस्मिन्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा । ततो राजसुता स्नाता शयने संविवेश ह ॥

tato mantre kṛte tasminvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā | tato rājasutā snātā śayane saṃviveśa ha

Then, when the mantra had been imparted with the rite laid down by rule, the king's daughter bathed and lay down upon her bed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage 1238 after 1.115.15. Removed stray wiki marks (backticks, quote marks, doubled danda) from the Wikisource text.

Verse 18 (1.133.18)

ततो माद्री विचार्यैका जगाम मनसाऽश्विनौ । तावागम्य सुतौ तस्यां जनयामासतुर्यमौ । नकुलं सहदेवं च रूपेणाप्रतिमौ भुवि ॥

tato mādrī vicāryaikā jagāma manasā'śvinau | tāvāgamya sutau tasyāṃ janayāmāsaturyamau | nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca rūpeṇāpratimau bhuvi

Then Madri, reflecting on her own, turned her thoughts to the two Ashvins. They came and begot on her twin sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, unequalled on earth in beauty.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.16 and 1.115.17a of the critical edition.

Verse 19 (1.133.19)

तथैव तावपि यमौ वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । धर्मतो भक्तितश्चैव शीलतो विनयैस्तथा ॥

tathaiva tāvapi yamau vāguvācāśarīriṇī | dharmato bhaktitaścaiva śīlato vinayaistathā

Over the twins too a bodiless voice spoke in the same way: "In righteousness and devotion, in character and in modesty,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; the first line = 1.115.17c of the critical edition. The second line is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; a variant of star passage 1239). Removed stray wiki marks (backticks, quote marks, doubled danda) from the Wikisource text.

Verse 20 (1.133.20)

सत्वरूपगुणोपेतौ भवतोऽत्यश्विनाविति । भासते तेजसाऽत्यर्थं रूपद्रविणसंपदा ॥

satvarūpaguṇopetau bhavato'tyaśvināviti | bhāsate tejasā'tyarthaṃ rūpadraviṇasaṃpadā

"endowed with courage, beauty and virtue, these two will surpass even the Ashvins." And they shone with surpassing splendour and a wealth of beauty.

Note on the text: Corrected मासते → भासते (misprint in Wikisource; म for भ, cf. the critical edition's bhāsatas, "they shine"). The automatic alignment found no match; a variant of 1.115.18 of the critical edition.

Verse 21 (1.133.21)

नामानि चक्रिरे तेषां शतशृङ्गनिवासिनः । भक्त्या च कर्मणा चैव तथाऽऽशीर्भिर्विशांपते ॥

nāmāni cakrire teṣāṃ śataśṛṅganivāsinaḥ | bhaktyā ca karmaṇā caiva tathā''śīrbhirviśāṃpate

The dwellers of Shatashringa gave them their names, with devotion, with the proper rites, and with blessings, O lord of the people.

Verse 22 (1.133.22)

ज्येष्ठं युधिष्ठिरेत्येवं भीमसेनेति मध्यमम् । अर्जुनेति तृतीयं च कुन्तीपुत्रानकल्पयन् ॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ yudhiṣṭhiretyevaṃ bhīmaseneti madhyamam | arjuneti tṛtīyaṃ ca kuntīputrānakalpayan

The eldest they called Yudhishthira, the middle one Bhimasena, and the third Arjuna; so they named the sons of Kunti.

Verse 23 (1.133.23)

पूर्वजं नकुलेत्येवं सहदेवेति चापरम् । माद्रीपुत्रावकथयंस्ते विप्राः प्रीतमानसाः ॥

pūrvajaṃ nakuletyevaṃ sahadeveti cāparam | mādrīputrāvakathayaṃste viprāḥ prītamānasāḥ

The first-born of Madri's sons the brahmins, glad at heart, named Nakula, and the other Sahadeva.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.21ab of the critical edition.

Verse 24 (1.133.24)

अनुसंवत्सरं जाता अपि ते कुरुसत्तमाः । पाण्डुपुत्रा व्यराजन्त पञ्चसंवत्सरा इव ॥

anusaṃvatsaraṃ jātā api te kurusattamāḥ | pāṇḍuputrā vyarājanta pañcasaṃvatsarā iva

Though born a year apart, those best of the Kurus, the sons of Pandu, shone like the five years of the sacred cycle.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; the first line = 1.115.21e of the critical edition. The second line is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1240).

Verse 25 (1.133.25)

महासत्त्वा महावीर्या महाबलपराक्रमाः । पाण्डुर्दृष्ट्वा सुतांस्तांस्तु देवरूपान्महौजसः ॥

mahāsattvā mahāvīryā mahābalaparākramāḥ | pāṇḍurdṛṣṭvā sutāṃstāṃstu devarūpānmahaujasaḥ

Seeing those sons of his, of great courage, great valour, great strength and prowess, godlike in form and mighty in energy, Pandu

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage 1242 after 1.115.21.

Verse 26 (1.133.26)

मुदं परमिकां लेभे ननन्द च नराधिपः । ऋषीणामपि सर्वेषां शतशृङ्गनिवासिनाम् ॥

mudaṃ paramikāṃ lebhe nananda ca narādhipaḥ | ṛṣīṇāmapi sarveṣāṃ śataśṛṅganivāsinām

the king felt the highest joy and rejoiced. And they became dear to all the sages who dwelt on Shatashringa,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage 1242 after 1.115.21.

Verse 27 (1.133.27)

प्रिया बभूवुस्तासां च तथैव मुनियोषिताम् । कुन्तीमथ पुनः पाण्डुर्माद्र्यर्थे समचोदयत् ॥

priyā babhūvustāsāṃ ca tathaiva muniyoṣitām | kuntīmatha punaḥ pāṇḍurmādryarthe samacodayat

and likewise to the sages' wives. Then Pandu again urged Kunti on Madri's behalf.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; the second line = 1.115.22a of the critical edition. The first line is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1242).

Verse 28 (1.133.28)

तमुवाच पृथा राजन् रहस्युक्ता तदा सती । उक्ता सकृद्द्वन्द्वमेषा लेभे तेनास्मि वञ्चिता ॥

tamuvāca pṛthā rājan rahasyuktā tadā satī | uktā sakṛddvandvameṣā lebhe tenāsmi vañcitā

Addressed thus in private, O king, the virtuous Pritha then said to him: "Told to call only once, she obtained a pair; in that I was outwitted.

Note on the text: Corrected सक्वद् → सकृद् (misprint in Wikisource; व for ृ, as in the critical edition's sakṛd). The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.22c and 1.115.23a of the critical edition.

Verse 29 (1.133.29)

बिभेम्यस्याः परिभवात्कुस्त्रीणां गतिरीदृशी । नाज्ञासिषमहं मूढा द्वन्द्वाह्वाने फलद्वयम् ॥

bibhemyasyāḥ paribhavātkustrīṇāṃ gatirīdṛśī | nājñāsiṣamahaṃ mūḍhā dvandvāhvāne phaladvayam

"I fear being outdone by her; such is the way of ill-natured women. Foolish as I was, I did not know that calling on a pair would bring a double fruit.

Note on the text: Corrected गतिरिदृशी → गतिरीदृशी (misprint in Wikisource; short for long vowel, as in the critical edition's īdṛśī). The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.23c and 1.115.24a of the critical edition.

Verse 30 (1.133.30)

तस्मान्नाहं नियोक्तव्या त्वयैषोऽस्तु वरो मम । एवं पाण्डोः सुताः पञ्च देवदत्ता महाबलाः ॥

tasmānnāhaṃ niyoktavyā tvayaiṣo'stu varo mama | evaṃ pāṇḍoḥ sutāḥ pañca devadattā mahābalāḥ

"Therefore you should not charge me with this again; let this be my boon." Thus the five sons of Pandu, given by the gods and of great strength,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.24c and 1.115.25a of the critical edition.

Verse 31 (1.133.31)

संभूताः कीर्तिमन्तश्च कुरुवंशविवर्धनाः । शुभलक्षणसंपन्नाः सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनाः ॥

saṃbhūtāḥ kīrtimantaśca kuruvaṃśavivardhanāḥ | śubhalakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ somavatpriyadarśanāḥ

were born, renowned, enlargers of the Kuru line, marked with auspicious signs, lovely to look upon as the moon,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.25c and 1.115.26a of the critical edition.

Verse 32 (1.133.32)

सिंहदर्पा महेष्वासाः सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः । सिंहग्रीवा मनुष्येन्द्रा ववृधुर्देवविक्रमाः ॥

siṃhadarpā maheṣvāsāḥ siṃhavikrāntagāminaḥ | siṃhagrīvā manuṣyendrā vavṛdhurdevavikramāḥ

proud as lions, great archers, moving with a lion's gait, lion-necked, lords among men, of godlike valour; and they grew.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; = 1.115.26cde of the critical edition.

Verse 33 (1.133.33)

विवर्धमानास्ते तत्र पुण्ये हैमवते गिरौ । विस्मयं जनयामासुर्महर्षीणां समेयुषाम् ॥

vivardhamānāste tatra puṇye haimavate girau | vismayaṃ janayāmāsurmaharṣīṇāṃ sameyuṣām

Growing up there on the holy Himalayan mountain, they filled the great sages gathered there with wonder.

Verse 34 (1.133.34)

जातमात्रानुपादाय शतशृङ्गनिवासिनः । पाण्डोः पुत्रानमन्यन्त तापसाः स्वानिवात्मजान् ॥

jātamātrānupādāya śataśṛṅganivāsinaḥ | pāṇḍoḥ putrānamanyanta tāpasāḥ svānivātmajān

The ascetics who dwelt on Shatashringa took up Pandu's sons from the moment they were born and regarded them as their own children.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28. Removed stray wiki marks (backticks, quote marks, doubled danda) from the Wikisource text.

Verse 35 (1.133.35)

ततस्तु वृष्णयः सर्वे वसुदेवपुरोगमाः ॥

tatastu vṛṣṇayaḥ sarve vasudevapurogamāḥ

Vaishampayana said: Then all the Vrishnis, with Vasudeva at their head, heard:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28. A single line in Wikisource; its sense runs on into the next verse.

Verse 36 (1.133.36)

पाण्डुः शापभयाद्भीतः शतशृङ्गमुपेयिवान् । तत्रैव मुनिभिः सार्धं तापसोऽभूत्तपस्विभिः ॥

pāṇḍuḥ śāpabhayādbhītaḥ śataśṛṅgamupeyivān | tatraiva munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tāpaso'bhūttapasvibhiḥ

"Pandu, in fear of the curse, went to Shatashringa, and there he became an ascetic among the sages and hermits;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 37 (1.133.37)

शाकमूलफलाहारस्तपस्वी नियतेन्द्रियः । योगध्यानपरो राजा बभूवेति च वादकाः ॥

śākamūlaphalāhārastapasvī niyatendriyaḥ | yogadhyānaparo rājā babhūveti ca vādakāḥ

"living on greens, roots and fruit, an ascetic with his senses restrained, the king has given himself to yoga and meditation." So the messengers,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 38 (1.133.38)

प्रब्रुवन्ति स्म बहवस्तच्छ्रुत्वा शोककर्शिताः । पाण्डोः प्रीतिसमायुक्ताः कदा श्रोष्याम संकथाः ॥

prabruvanti sma bahavastacchrutvā śokakarśitāḥ | pāṇḍoḥ prītisamāyuktāḥ kadā śroṣyāma saṃkathāḥ

many of them, kept reporting. Hearing this, the Vrishnis were worn with grief, and in their affection for Pandu they asked, "When shall we hear news of him?"

Note on the text: Corrected प्रबुवन्ति → प्रब्रुवन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र in the conjunct, as in the critical edition's prabruvanti). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 39 (1.133.39)

इत्येवं कथयन्तस्ते वृष्णयः सह बान्धवैः । पाण्डोः पुत्रागमं श्रुत्वा सर्वे हर्षसमन्विताः ॥

ityevaṃ kathayantaste vṛṣṇayaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ | pāṇḍoḥ putrāgamaṃ śrutvā sarve harṣasamanvitāḥ

As the Vrishnis and their kinsmen were speaking in this way, they heard that sons had come to Pandu, and all were filled with joy.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 40 (1.133.40)

सभाजयन्तस्तेऽन्योन्यं वसुदेवं वचोऽब्रुवन् । न भवेरन्क्रियाहीनाः पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबलाः ॥

sabhājayantaste'nyonyaṃ vasudevaṃ vaco'bruvan | na bhaverankriyāhīnāḥ pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ

Congratulating one another, they said to Vasudeva: "The mighty sons of Pandu must not go without the sacred rites.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 41 (1.133.41)

पाण्डोः प्रियहितान्वेषी प्रेषय त्वं पुरोहितम् । वसुदेवस्तथेत्युक्त्वा विससर्ज पुरोहितम् ॥

pāṇḍoḥ priyahitānveṣī preṣaya tvaṃ purohitam | vasudevastathetyuktvā visasarja purohitam

"You who seek what is dear and good for Pandu, send a family priest." Vasudeva agreed, and dispatched a priest.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 42 (1.133.42)

युक्तानि च कुमाराणां पारिबर्हाण्यनेकशः । कुन्तीं माद्रीं च संदिश्य दासीदासपरिच्छदम् ॥

yuktāni ca kumārāṇāṃ pāribarhāṇyanekaśaḥ | kuntīṃ mādrīṃ ca saṃdiśya dāsīdāsaparicchadam

For the princes he sent many fitting gifts, and, with messages to Kunti and Madri, a retinue of maidservants and menservants,

Note on the text: Corrected पारबर्हाण्य → पारिबर्हाण्य (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ि, as in the critical edition's pāribarhāṇy, "gifts"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 43 (1.133.43)

गावो हिरण्यं रौप्यं च प्रेषयामास भारत । तानि सर्वाणि संगृह्य प्रययौ स पुरोहितः ॥

gāvo hiraṇyaṃ raupyaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa bhārata | tāni sarvāṇi saṃgṛhya prayayau sa purohitaḥ

cows, gold and silver, O Bharata. Taking all these, the priest set out.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 44 (1.133.44)

तमागतं द्विजश्रेष्ठं काश्यपं वै पुरोहितम् । पूजयामास विधिवत्पाण्डुः परपुरञ्जयः ॥

tamāgataṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ kāśyapaṃ vai purohitam | pūjayāmāsa vidhivatpāṇḍuḥ parapurañjayaḥ

When that best of the twice-born, the priest Kashyapa, arrived, Pandu, conqueror of enemy cities, honoured him with due rites.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 45 (1.133.45)

पृथा माद्री च संहृष्टे वसुदेवं प्रशंसताम् । ततः पाण्डुः क्रियाः सर्वाः पाण्डवानामकारयत् ॥

pṛthā mādrī ca saṃhṛṣṭe vasudevaṃ praśaṃsatām | tataḥ pāṇḍuḥ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pāṇḍavānāmakārayat

Pritha and Madri, overjoyed, praised Vasudeva. Then Pandu had all the sacraments performed for the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 46 (1.133.46)

गर्भाधानादिकृत्यानि चौलोपनयनानि च । काश्यपः कृतवान्सर्वमुपाकर्म च भारत ॥

garbhādhānādikṛtyāni caulopanayanāni ca | kāśyapaḥ kṛtavānsarvamupākarma ca bhārata

Kashyapa performed them all: the rites beginning with conception, the tonsure and the investiture with the sacred thread, and the Upakarma as well, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 47 (1.133.47)

चौलोपनयनादूर्ध्वमृषभाक्षा यशस्विनः । वैदिकाध्ययने सर्वे समपद्यन्त पारगाः ॥

caulopanayanādūrdhvamṛṣabhākṣā yaśasvinaḥ | vaidikādhyayane sarve samapadyanta pāragāḥ

After the tonsure and investiture, those famous princes with eyes like a bull's all became masters of Vedic study.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 48 (1.133.48)

शर्यातेः प्रथमः पुत्रः शुक्रो नाम परन्तपः । येन सागरपर्यन्ता धनुषा निर्जिता मही ॥

śaryāteḥ prathamaḥ putraḥ śukro nāma parantapaḥ | yena sāgaraparyantā dhanuṣā nirjitā mahī

The eldest son of Sharyati, named Shukra, a scorcher of foes, who with his bow had conquered the earth to the ocean's edge,

Note on the text: Corrected धुषा → धनुषा (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, as in the critical edition's dhanuṣā). Wikisource names this king शुक्र here and in verse 53, where the critical edition's appendix reads śuka; kept as printed. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 49 (1.133.49)

अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा स महात्मा महामखैः । आराध्य देवताः सर्वाः पितॄनपि महामतिः ॥

aśvamedhaśatairiṣṭvā sa mahātmā mahāmakhaiḥ | ārādhya devatāḥ sarvāḥ pitṝnapi mahāmatiḥ

that great-souled and wise king, after offering a hundred horse sacrifices and other great rites and worshipping all the gods and the ancestors,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 50 (1.133.50)

शतशृङ्गे तपस्तेपे शाकमूलफलाशनः । तेनोपकरणश्रेष्ठैः शिक्षया चोपबृंहिताः ॥

śataśṛṅge tapastepe śākamūlaphalāśanaḥ | tenopakaraṇaśreṣṭhaiḥ śikṣayā copabṛṃhitāḥ

was practising austerities on Shatashringa, living on greens, roots and fruit. Furthered by him with the finest equipment and with training,

Note on the text: Corrected शतशृह्गे → शतशृङ्गे (misprint in Wikisource; ह्ग for ङ्ग, as in the critical edition's śataśṛṅge). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 51 (1.133.51)

तत्प्रसादाद्धनुर्वेदे समपद्यन्त पारगाः । गदायां पारगो भीमस्तोमरेषु युधिष्ठिरः ॥

tatprasādāddhanurvede samapadyanta pāragāḥ | gadāyāṃ pārago bhīmastomareṣu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

by his grace they became masters of the science of arms. Bhima mastered the mace, and Yudhishthira the lance;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 52 (1.133.52)

असिचर्मणि निष्णातौ यमौ सत्त्ववतां वरौ । धनुर्वेदे गतः पारं सव्यसाची परन्तपः ॥

asicarmaṇi niṣṇātau yamau sattvavatāṃ varau | dhanurvede gataḥ pāraṃ savyasācī parantapaḥ

the twins, best of the strong, became skilled with sword and shield; and Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, reached the far shore of archery.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 53 (1.133.53)

शुक्रेण समनुज्ञातो मत्समोऽयमिति प्रभो । अनुज्ञाय ततो राजा शक्तिं खड्गं ततः शरान् ॥

śukreṇa samanujñāto matsamo'yamiti prabho | anujñāya tato rājā śaktiṃ khaḍgaṃ tataḥ śarān

Shukra gave him his approval, saying, "He is my equal," my lord. Then the king, having given him leave, gave a spear, a sword and arrows,

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गं → खड्गं (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग, as in the critical edition's khaḍgaṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 54 (1.133.54)

धनुश्च ददतां श्रेष्ठस्तालमात्रं महाप्रभम् । विपाठक्षुरनाराचान्गृध्रपक्षैरलङ्कृतान् ॥

dhanuśca dadatāṃ śreṣṭhastālamātraṃ mahāprabham | vipāṭhakṣuranārācāngṛdhrapakṣairalaṅkṛtān

and a bow as tall as a palm tree, of great lustre; and that best of givers gave vipatha, razor-headed and iron arrows adorned with vulture feathers,

Note on the text: Corrected दमतां → ददतां (misprint in Wikisource; म for द, as in the critical edition's dadatāṃ, "of givers"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 55 (1.133.55)

ददौ पार्थाय संहृष्टो महोरगसमप्रभान् । अवाप्य सर्वशस्त्राणि मुदितो वासवात्मजः ॥

dadau pārthāya saṃhṛṣṭo mahoragasamaprabhān | avāpya sarvaśastrāṇi mudito vāsavātmajaḥ

gleaming like great serpents, gladly to Partha. Having received all these weapons, the son of Vasava was delighted

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28.

Verse 56 (1.133.56)

मेने सर्वान्महीपालानपर्याप्तान्स्वतेजसः ॥

mene sarvānmahīpālānaparyāptānsvatejasaḥ

and thought all the kings of the earth no match for his own might.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28. A single line in Wikisource.

Verse 57 (1.133.57)

एकवर्षान्तरास्त्वेवं परस्परमरिन्दमाः । अन्ववर्तन्त पार्थाश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ तथैव च ॥

ekavarṣāntarāstvevaṃ parasparamarindamāḥ | anvavartanta pārthāśca mādrīputrau tathaiva ca

Thus, a year apart from one another, those subduers of foes, the sons of Pritha and likewise the two sons of Madri, followed one upon another.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 67, after 1.115.28. Removed stray wiki marks (backticks, quote marks, doubled danda) from the Wikisource text.

Verse 58 (1.133.58)

ते च पञ्च शतं चैव कुरुवंशविवर्धनाः । सर्वे ववृधिरेऽल्पेन कालेनाप्स्विव पङ्कजाः ॥

te ca pañca śataṃ caiva kuruvaṃśavivardhanāḥ | sarve vavṛdhire'lpena kālenāpsviva paṅkajāḥ

And those five and the hundred, enlargers of the Kuru line, all grew up in a short time, like lotuses in water.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; a variant of 1.115.28 of the critical edition, which gives it before the passage of verses 34–57.