Bhima Returns from the Realm of the Nagas

Verse 1 (1.139.1)

दुर्योधनस्तु पापात्मा भीममाशीविषह्रदे । प्रक्षिप्य कृतकृत्यं स्वमात्मानं मन्यते तदा ॥

duryodhanastu pāpātmā bhīmamāśīviṣahrade | prakṣipya kṛtakṛtyaṃ svamātmānaṃ manyate tadā

The wicked Duryodhana, having thrown Bhima into the pool of venomous serpents, thought that he had achieved his aim.

Note on the text: Removed a stray backtick. Corrected आशीविषहदे → आशीविषह्रदे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र in the conjunct, the critical edition's appendix reads āśīviṣahrade). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 73, after 1.119.43).

Verse 2 (1.139.2)

प्रभातायां रजन्यां च प्रविवेश पुरं ततः । ब्रुवाणो भीमसेनस्तु यातो ह्यग्रत एव नः ॥

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ ca praviveśa puraṃ tataḥ | bruvāṇo bhīmasenastu yāto hyagrata eva naḥ

When the night had given way to dawn he entered the city, saying, "Bhimasena has gone on ahead of us."

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (doubled danda and quote mark). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; cf. Appendix I, No. 73, lines 88–89, and No. 72, line 30).

Verse 3 (1.139.3)

युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मात्मा ह्यविदन्पापमात्मनि । स्वेनानुमानेन परं साधुं समनुपश्यति ॥

yudhiṣṭhirastu dharmātmā hyavidanpāpamātmani | svenānumānena paraṃ sādhuṃ samanupaśyati

But the righteous Yudhishthira, knowing no evil in himself, judged others by his own measure and saw them as good.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 4 (1.139.4)

सोऽभ्युपेत्य तदा पार्थो मातरं भ्रातृवत्सलः । अभिवाद्याब्रवीत्कुन्तीमम्ब भीम इहागतः ॥

so'bhyupetya tadā pārtho mātaraṃ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ | abhivādyābravītkuntīmamba bhīma ihāgataḥ

Then the son of Pritha, who loved his brothers, went to his mother, greeted Kunti and said, "Mother, has Bhima come here?

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 5 (1.139.5)

क्व गतो भविता मातर्नेह पश्यामि तं शुभे । उद्यानानि वनं चैव विचितानि समन्ततः ॥

kva gato bhavitā mātarneha paśyāmi taṃ śubhe | udyānāni vanaṃ caiva vicitāni samantataḥ

Where can he have gone, mother? I do not see him here, good lady. We searched the gardens and the grove on every side

Note on the text: Speaker set to Yudhishthira: the whole verse continues his words to Kunti begun in verse 4 (Wikisource prints no heading). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 6 (1.139.6)

तदर्थं न च तं वीरं दृष्टवन्तो वृकोदरम् । मन्यमानास्ततः सर्वे यातो नः पूर्वमेव सः ॥

tadarthaṃ na ca taṃ vīraṃ dṛṣṭavanto vṛkodaram | manyamānāstataḥ sarve yāto naḥ pūrvameva saḥ

for him, but we did not see the hero Vrikodara. Then we all thought that he had gone on ahead of us,

Note on the text: Speaker set to Yudhishthira (his words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 7 (1.139.7)

आगताः स्म महाभागे व्याकुलेनान्तरात्मना । इहागम्य क्व नु गतस्त्वया वा प्रेषितः क्व नु ॥

āgatāḥ sma mahābhāge vyākulenāntarātmanā | ihāgamya kva nu gatastvayā vā preṣitaḥ kva nu

and we came here, O blessed lady, with troubled hearts. Having come here, where has he gone? Or where have you sent him?

Note on the text: Speaker set to Yudhishthira (his words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 8 (1.139.8)

कथयस्व महाबाहुं भीमसेनं यशस्विनि । नहि मे शुध्यते भावस्तं वीरं प्रति शोभने ॥

kathayasva mahābāhuṃ bhīmasenaṃ yaśasvini | nahi me śudhyate bhāvastaṃ vīraṃ prati śobhane

Tell me of mighty-armed Bhimasena, illustrious lady. My mind is not at ease about that hero, gracious one,

Note on the text: Speaker set to Yudhishthira (his words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 9 (1.139.9)

यतः प्रसुप्तं मन्येऽहं भीमं नेति हतस्तु सः । इत्युक्ता च ततः कुन्ती धर्मराजेन धीमता ॥

yataḥ prasuptaṃ manye'haṃ bhīmaṃ neti hatastu saḥ | ityuktā ca tataḥ kuntī dharmarājena dhīmatā

for I fear that Bhima, as he lay asleep, has been killed." Thus addressed by the wise Dharmaraja, Kunti

Note on the text: Corrected भीम् नेति → भीमं नेति (misprint in Wikisource; halanta म् for anusvara, as in the critical edition's appendix, bhīmaṃ neti). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 10 (1.139.10)

हाहेति कृत्वा संभ्रान्ता प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरम् । न पुत्र भीमं पश्यामि न मामभ्येत्यसाविति ॥

hāheti kṛtvā saṃbhrāntā pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiram | na putra bhīmaṃ paśyāmi na māmabhyetyasāviti

cried out "Alas, alas!" in alarm and answered Yudhishthira: "Son, I have not seen Bhima; he has not come to me.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 11 (1.139.11)

शीघ्रमन्वेषणे यत्नं कुरु तस्यानुजैः सह । द्रुतं गत्वा पुरोद्यानं विचिन्वन्ति स्म पाण्डवाः ॥

śīghramanveṣaṇe yatnaṃ kuru tasyānujaiḥ saha | drutaṃ gatvā purodyānaṃ vicinvanti sma pāṇḍavāḥ

Make every effort to search for him quickly, with his younger brothers." The Pandavas hurried to the city garden and searched it.

Note on the text: Restored the word break विचिन्वन्तिस्म → विचिन्वन्ति स्म (misprint in Wikisource; run-together words, the critical edition's appendix reads vicinvanti sma). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the first line is in Appendix I, No. 72, line 49, the second in No. 73, line 95).

Verse 12 (1.139.12)

भीमभीमेति ते वाचा पाण्डवाः समुदैरयन् । विचिन्वन्तोऽथ ते सर्वे न स्म पश्यन्ति भ्रातरम् ॥

bhīmabhīmeti te vācā pāṇḍavāḥ samudairayan | vicinvanto'tha te sarve na sma paśyanti bhrātaram

They called out "Bhima! Bhima!", but searching everywhere, the Pandavas could not see their brother.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives these lines only in Appendix I, No. 73, lines 96–101).

Verse 13 (1.139.13)

आगताः स्वगृहं भूय इदमूचुः पृथां तदा । न दृश्यते महाबाहुरम्ब भीमो वने चितः ॥

āgatāḥ svagṛhaṃ bhūya idamūcuḥ pṛthāṃ tadā | na dṛśyate mahābāhuramba bhīmo vane citaḥ

Coming home again, they said to Pritha: "Mother, mighty-armed Bhima is nowhere to be seen, though we searched the woods,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives these lines only in Appendix I, No. 73, lines 96–101).

Verse 14 (1.139.14)

विचितानि च सर्वाणि ह्युद्यानानि नदीस्तथा । ततो विदुरमानाय्य कुन्ती सा स्वं निवेशनम् ॥

vicitāni ca sarvāṇi hyudyānāni nadīstathā | tato viduramānāyya kuntī sā svaṃ niveśanam

and we have searched all the gardens and the rivers too." Then Kunti summoned Vidura to her own house

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the speaker line वैशंपायन उवाच between the two lines of this verse, where the Pandavas' words end. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives these lines only in Appendix I, No. 73, lines 96–101).

Verse 15 (1.139.15)

उवाच बलवान्क्षत्तर्भीमसेनो न दृश्यते ॥

uvāca balavānkṣattarbhīmaseno na dṛśyate

and said: "O Kshattri, mighty Bhimasena cannot be found.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource (its 15a), which pairs the preceding line with verse 14. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; cf. Appendix I, No. 73, line 102).

Verse 16 (1.139.16)

उद्यानान्निर्गताः सर्वे भ्रातरो भ्रातृभिः सह । तत्रैकस्तु महाबाहुर्भीमो नाभ्येति मामिह ॥

udyānānnirgatāḥ sarve bhrātaro bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | tatraikastu mahābāhurbhīmo nābhyeti māmiha

All the brothers came out of the garden together, but one alone, mighty-armed Bhima, has not come back to me here.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Kunti: the whole verse continues her words to Vidura begun in verse 15 (Wikisource prints no heading). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 17 (1.139.17)

न च प्रीणयते चक्षुः सदा दुर्योधनस्य सः । क्रूरोऽसौ दुर्मतिः क्षुद्रो राज्यलुब्धोऽनपत्रपः ॥

na ca prīṇayate cakṣuḥ sadā duryodhanasya saḥ | krūro'sau durmatiḥ kṣudro rājyalubdho'napatrapaḥ

He was never pleasing to Duryodhana's eye. That man is cruel, evil-minded, mean, greedy for the kingdom and shameless.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Kunti (her words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 18 (1.139.18)

निहन्यादपि तं वीरं जातमन्युः सुयोधनः । तेन मे व्याकुलं चित्तं हृदयं दह्यतीव च ॥

nihanyādapi taṃ vīraṃ jātamanyuḥ suyodhanaḥ | tena me vyākulaṃ cittaṃ hṛdayaṃ dahyatīva ca

Suyodhana, in his anger, may even have killed that hero. That is why my mind is troubled and my heart is burning."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Kunti (her words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 19 (1.139.19)

मैवं वदस्व कल्याणि शेषसंरक्षणं कुरु । प्रत्यादिष्टो हि दुष्टात्मा शेषेऽपि प्रहरेत्तव ॥

maivaṃ vadasva kalyāṇi śeṣasaṃrakṣaṇaṃ kuru | pratyādiṣṭo hi duṣṭātmā śeṣe'pi praharettava

Vidura said: "Do not speak so, fair lady; protect the sons who remain. If that wicked man is accused, he may strike at the rest of your sons as well.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 20 (1.139.20)

दीर्घायुषस्तव सुता यथोवाच महामुनिः । आगमिष्यति ते पुत्रः प्रीतिं चोत्पादयिष्यति ॥

dīrghāyuṣastava sutā yathovāca mahāmuniḥ | āgamiṣyati te putraḥ prītiṃ cotpādayiṣyati

Your sons are long-lived, as the great sage said. Your son will come back and bring you 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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 21 (1.139.21)

एवमुक्त्वा ययौ विद्वान्विदुरः स्वं निवेशनम् । कुन्ती चिन्तापरा भूत्वा सहासीना सुतैर्गृहे ॥

evamuktvā yayau vidvānviduraḥ svaṃ niveśanam | kuntī cintāparā bhūtvā sahāsīnā sutairgṛhe

Having said this, the wise Vidura went to his own house, and Kunti, sunk in anxiety, sat at home with her sons.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 22 (1.139.22)

ततोऽष्टमे तु दिवसे प्रत्यबुध्यत पाण्डवः । तस्मिंस्तदा रसे जीर्णे सोऽप्रमेयबलो बली ॥

tato'ṣṭame tu divase pratyabudhyata pāṇḍavaḥ | tasmiṃstadā rase jīrṇe so'prameyabalo balī

Then on the eighth day the Pandava woke, when that elixir had been digested — the mighty one, of immeasurable strength.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 23 (1.139.23)

तं दृष्ट्वा प्रतिबुध्यन्तं पाण्डवं ते भुजङ्गमाः । सान्त्वयामासुरव्यग्रा वचनं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā pratibudhyantaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ te bhujaṅgamāḥ | sāntvayāmāsuravyagrā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan

Seeing the Pandava waking, the serpents calmly comforted him and spoke these words:

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 24 (1.139.24)

यत्ते पीतो महाबाहो रसोऽयं वीर्यसंभृतः । तस्मान्नागायुतबलो रणेऽधृष्यो भविष्यसि ॥

yatte pīto mahābāho raso'yaṃ vīryasaṃbhṛtaḥ | tasmānnāgāyutabalo raṇe'dhṛṣyo bhaviṣyasi

The Nagas said: "Because you have drunk this elixir, rich in potency, O mighty-armed one, you will have the strength of ten thousand Nagas and be invincible in battle.

Note on the text: Speaker set to the Nagas: their words to Bhima, announced in verse 23 (no heading in Wikisource). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 25 (1.139.25)

गच्छाद्य त्वं च स्वगृहं स्नातो दिव्यैरिमैर्जलैः । भ्रातरस्तेऽनुतप्यन्ति त्वां विना कुरुपुङ्गव ॥

gacchādya tvaṃ ca svagṛhaṃ snāto divyairimairjalaiḥ | bhrātaraste'nutapyanti tvāṃ vinā kurupuṅgava

Bathe in these divine waters and go home today. Your brothers are grieving without you, O bull of the Kurus."

Note on the text: Speaker set to the Nagas (their words continue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 26 (1.139.26)

ततः स्नातो महाबाहुः शुचिशुक्लाम्बरस्रजः । ततो नागस्य भवने कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः ॥

tataḥ snāto mahābāhuḥ śuciśuklāmbarasrajaḥ | tato nāgasya bhavane kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ

Then the mighty-armed one bathed and, pure, in white garments and garlands, had the auspicious rites performed for him in the Naga's palace.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 27 (1.139.27)

ओषधीभिर्विषघ्नीभिः सुरभीभिर्विशेषतः । भुक्तवान्परमान्नं च नागैर्दत्तं महाबलः ॥

oṣadhībhirviṣaghnībhiḥ surabhībhirviśeṣataḥ | bhuktavānparamānnaṃ ca nāgairdattaṃ mahābalaḥ

The mighty one ate the excellent food the Nagas gave him, prepared with herbs that destroy poison and with fragrant ones above all.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 28 (1.139.28)

पूजितो भुजगैर्वीर आशीर्भिश्चाभिनन्दितः । दिव्याभरणसंछन्नो नागानामन्त्र्य पाण्डवः ॥

pūjito bhujagairvīra āśīrbhiścābhinanditaḥ | divyābharaṇasaṃchanno nāgānāmantrya pāṇḍavaḥ

Honoured by the serpents and greeted with blessings, adorned with divine ornaments, the Pandava took leave of the Nagas

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डवाः → पाण्डवः (misprint in Wikisource; the subject is Bhima alone, and the critical edition's appendix reads pāṇḍavaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in Appendix I, No. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 29 (1.139.29)

उदतिष्ठत्प्रहृष्टात्मा नागलोकादरिन्दमः । उत्क्षिप्य च तदा नागैर्जलाज्जलरुहेक्षणः ॥

udatiṣṭhatprahṛṣṭātmā nāgalokādarindamaḥ | utkṣipya ca tadā nāgairjalājjalaruhekṣaṇaḥ

and rose joyfully from the world of the Nagas, the subduer of foes. Lifted out of the water by the Nagas, the lotus-eyed one,

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 30 (1.139.30)

तस्मिन्नेव वनोद्देशे स्थापितः कुरुनन्दनः । ते चान्तर्दधिरे नागाः पाण्डवस्यैव पश्यतः ॥

tasminneva vanoddeśe sthāpitaḥ kurunandanaḥ | te cāntardadhire nāgāḥ pāṇḍavasyaiva paśyataḥ

the delight of the Kurus, was set down in that very spot in the grove; and the Nagas vanished before the Pandava's eyes.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 31 (1.139.31)

तत उत्थाय कौन्तेयो भीमसेनो महाबलः । आजगाम महाबाहुर्मातुरन्तिकमञ्जसा ॥

tata utthāya kaunteyo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | ājagāma mahābāhurmāturantikamañjasā

Then the mighty Bhimasena, son of Kunti, rose, and the mighty-armed one came straight to his mother.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 32 (1.139.32)

ततोऽभिवाद्य जननीं ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमेव च । कनीयसः समाघ्राय शिरस्स्वरिविमर्दनः ॥

tato'bhivādya jananīṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātarameva ca | kanīyasaḥ samāghrāya śirassvarivimardanaḥ

Then, having saluted his mother and his eldest brother and kissed his younger brothers on the head, the crusher of foes

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 33 (1.139.33)

तैश्चापि संपरिष्वक्तः सह मात्रा नरर्षभैः । अन्योन्यगतसौहार्दाद्दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येति चाब्रुवन् ॥

taiścāpi saṃpariṣvaktaḥ saha mātrā nararṣabhaiḥ | anyonyagatasauhārdāddiṣṭyā diṣṭyeti cābruvan

was embraced in turn by those bulls among men and by his mother, and in their mutual affection they cried, "Thank heaven! Thank heaven!"

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 34 (1.139.34)

ततस्तत्सर्वमाचष्ट दुर्योधनविचेष्टितम् । भ्रातॄणां भीमसेनश्च महाबलपराक्रमः ॥

tatastatsarvamācaṣṭa duryodhanaviceṣṭitam | bhrātṝṇāṃ bhīmasenaśca mahābalaparākramaḥ

Then Bhimasena, of great strength and valour, told his brothers everything that Duryodhana had contrived,

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 35 (1.139.35)

नागलोके च यद्वृत्तं गुणदोषमशेषतः । तच्च सर्वमशेषेण कथयामास पाण्डवः ॥

nāgaloke ca yadvṛttaṃ guṇadoṣamaśeṣataḥ | tacca sarvamaśeṣeṇa kathayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ

and all that had happened in the world of the Nagas, good and bad alike — the Pandava related it all in full.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 36 (1.139.36)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीममाह वचोऽर्थवत् । तूष्णीं भव न ते जल्प्यमिदं कार्यं कथंचन ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhīmamāha vaco'rthavat | tūṣṇīṃ bhava na te jalpyamidaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃcana

Then King Yudhishthira spoke to Bhima words full of sense: "Be silent; you must not speak of this to anyone in any way.

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. 72, after 1.119.38).

Verse 37 (1.139.37)

इतःप्रभृति कौन्तेयं रक्षतान्योन्यमादृताः । एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

itaḥprabhṛti kaunteyaṃ rakṣatānyonyamādṛtāḥ | evamuktvā mahābāhurdharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

From now on, keep watch over Kunti's son, and guard one another with care." Having said this, the mighty-armed Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the second line is in Appendix I, No. 72, line 95).

Verse 38 (1.139.38)

भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैरप्रमत्तोऽभवत्तदा । यदा त्ववगतास्ते वै पाण्डवास्तस्य कर्म तत् ॥

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvairapramatto'bhavattadā | yadā tvavagatāste vai pāṇḍavāstasya karma tat

together with all his brothers, was watchful from then on. And though the Pandavas knew of that deed of his,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the first line is in Appendix I, No. 72, line 96, the second in No. 73, line 125).

Verse 39 (1.139.39)

नत्वेव बहुलं चक्रुः प्रयता मन्त्ररक्षणे । धर्मात्मा विदुरस्तेषां प्रददौ मतिमान्मतिम् ॥

natveva bahulaṃ cakruḥ prayatā mantrarakṣaṇe | dharmātmā vidurasteṣāṃ pradadau matimānmatim

they did not make much of it, careful to keep their counsel; and the wise and righteous Vidura gave them his advice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives these lines only in Appendix I, No. 73, lines 126–127).

Verse 40 (1.139.40)

दुर्योधनोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवं पुनरागतम् । निश्वसंश्चिन्तयंश्चैवमहन्यहनि तप्यते ॥

duryodhano'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavaṃ punarāgatam | niśvasaṃścintayaṃścaivamahanyahani tapyate

Duryodhana too, seeing the Pandava come back, sighed and brooded, and was tormented day after day.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives these lines only in Appendix I, No. 73, lines 128–129).

Verse 41 (1.139.41)

कुमारान्क्रीडमानांस्तान्दृष्ट्वा राजातिदुर्मदान् । गुरुं शिक्षार्थमन्विष्य गौतमं तान्न्यवेदयत् ॥

kumārānkrīḍamānāṃstāndṛṣṭvā rājātidurmadān | guruṃ śikṣārthamanviṣya gautamaṃ tānnyavedayat

Seeing the princes at their play growing very unruly, the king looked for a teacher to train them, and entrusted them to Gautama,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.119.43*1321).

Verse 42 (1.139.42)

शरस्तम्बे समुद्भूतं वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगम् । राज्ञा निवेदितास्तस्मै ते च सर्वे च निष्ठिताः । अधिजग्मुश्च कुरवो धनुर्वेदं कृपात्तु ते ॥

śarastambe samudbhūtaṃ vedaśāstrārthapāragam | rājñā niveditāstasmai te ca sarve ca niṣṭhitāḥ | adhijagmuśca kuravo dhanurvedaṃ kṛpāttu te

who was born in a clump of reeds and had mastered the meaning of the Vedas and the sciences. Presented to him by the king, they all became his pupils, and the Kurus learned the science of archery from Kripa.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick and quote mark) around the middle line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.119.43*1321–*1323).