Yudhishthira Made Heir Apparent; Drona's Charge to Arjuna

Verse 1 (1.151.1)

धृतराष्ट्रस्तु राजेन्द्र यदा कौरवनन्दनम् । युधिष्ठिरं विजानन्वै समर्थं राज्यरक्षणे ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭrastu rājendra yadā kauravanandanam | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ vijānanvai samarthaṃ rājyarakṣaṇe

Vaishampayana said: O king of kings, when Dhritarashtra came to see that Yudhishthira, the delight of the Kauravas, was able to protect the kingdom,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`) that opens Wikisource's bracketed passage. Corrected राजन्द्रे → राजेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; the vocative rājendra, as in CE Appendix I, no. 79, line 191). Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 79, lines 191–192).

Verse 2 (1.151.2)

यौवराज्याभिषेकार्थममन्त्रयत मन्त्रिभिः । ते तु बुद्ध्वान्वतप्यन्त धृतराष्ट्रात्मजास्तदा ॥

yauvarājyābhiṣekārthamamantrayata mantribhiḥ | te tu buddhvānvatapyanta dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāstadā

he took counsel with his ministers about consecrating him as heir apparent. When they learned of it, the sons of Dhritarashtra were deeply pained.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 79, lines 193–194).

Verse 3 (1.151.3)

ततः संवत्सरस्यान्ते यौवराज्याय पार्थिव । स्थापितो धृतराष्ट्रेण पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

tataḥ saṃvatsarasyānte yauvarājyāya pārthiva | sthāpito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa pāṇḍuputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Then, at the end of a year, O king, Yudhishthira the son of Pandu was installed by Dhritarashtra as heir apparent.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 1–2).

Verse 4 (1.151.4)

ततोऽदीर्घेण कालेन कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । पितुरन्तर्दधे कीर्तिं शीलवृत्तसमाधिभिः ॥

tato'dīrgheṇa kālena kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | piturantardadhe kīrtiṃ śīlavṛttasamādhibhiḥ

Before long, Kunti's son Yudhishthira outshone even his father's fame by his character, his conduct and his steadiness of mind.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 5–6).

Verse 5 (1.151.5)

असियुद्धे गदायुद्धे रथयुद्धे च पाण्डवः । संकर्षणादशिक्षद्वै शश्वच्छिक्षां वृकोदरः ॥

asiyuddhe gadāyuddhe rathayuddhe ca pāṇḍavaḥ | saṃkarṣaṇādaśikṣadvai śaśvacchikṣāṃ vṛkodaraḥ

Vrikodara the Pandava trained constantly under Sankarshana in sword-fighting, mace-fighting and chariot-fighting.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 7–8).

Verse 6 (1.151.6)

समाप्तशिक्षो भीमस्तु द्युमत्सेनसमो बले । पराक्रमेण संपन्नो भ्रातॄणामचरद्वशे ॥

samāptaśikṣo bhīmastu dyumatsenasamo bale | parākrameṇa saṃpanno bhrātṝṇāmacaradvaśe

When his training was complete, Bhima, equal to Dyumatsena in strength and rich in valour, lived in obedience to his brothers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 9–10).

Verse 7 (1.151.7)

प्रगाढदृढमुष्टित्वे लाघवे वेधने तथा । क्षुरनाराचभल्लानां विपाठानां च तत्त्ववित् ॥

pragāḍhadṛḍhamuṣṭitve lāghave vedhane tathā | kṣuranārācabhallānāṃ vipāṭhānāṃ ca tattvavit

In a firm and steady grip, in speed and in piercing the mark, Phalguna knew the true use of razor-headed, iron and broad-headed arrows and of vipatha shafts,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 11–12).

Verse 8 (1.151.8)

ऋजुवक्रविशालानां प्रयोक्ता फाल्गुनोऽभवत् । लाघवे सौष्ठवे चैव नान्यः कश्चन विद्यते ॥

ṛjuvakraviśālānāṃ prayoktā phālguno'bhavat | lāghave sauṣṭhave caiva nānyaḥ kaścana vidyate

and he became a master at shooting them straight, curved and wide. In lightness of hand and in skill there was no one else like him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 13–14).

Verse 9 (1.151.9)

बीभत्सुसदृशो लोक इति द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः । ततोऽब्रवीद्गुडाकेशं द्रोणः कौरवसंसदि ॥

bībhatsusadṛśo loka iti droṇo vyavasthitaḥ | tato'bravīdguḍākeśaṃ droṇaḥ kauravasaṃsadi

Drona was settled in his judgment that there was no one in the world like Bibhatsu. Then, in the assembly of the Kauravas, Drona said to Gudakesha:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 15–16).

Verse 10 (1.151.10)

अगस्त्यस्य धनुर्वेदे शिष्यो मम गुरुः पुरा । अग्निवेश्य इति ख्यातस्तस्य शिष्योऽस्मि भारत ॥

agastyasya dhanurvede śiṣyo mama guruḥ purā | agniveśya iti khyātastasya śiṣyo'smi bhārata

"Long ago my teacher, who was known as Agniveshya, was a pupil of Agastya in the science of archery, and I am his pupil, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 17–18). Speaker set to Drona (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but from here to verse 15 the words are Drona's, announced at the end of verse 9.

Verse 11 (1.151.11)

तीर्थात्तीर्थं गमयितुमहमेतत्समुद्यतः । तपसा यन्मया प्राप्तममोघमशनिप्रभम् ॥

tīrthāttīrthaṃ gamayitumahametatsamudyataḥ | tapasā yanmayā prāptamamoghamaśaniprabham

I am resolved to hand on, from one worthy recipient to the next, what I won by austerity: an unfailing weapon that shines like the thunderbolt,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 19–20).

Verse 12 (1.151.12)

अस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरो नाम यद्दहेत्पृथिवीमपि । ददता गुरुणा चोक्तं न मनुष्येष्विदंत्वया ॥

astraṃ brahmaśiro nāma yaddahetpṛthivīmapi | dadatā guruṇā coktaṃ na manuṣyeṣvidaṃtvayā

the weapon named Brahmashiras, which could burn up even the earth. When my teacher gave it to me, he said: 'You must not release this upon men,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 21–22).

Verse 13 (1.151.13)

भारद्वाज विमोक्तव्यमल्पवीर्येषु संयुगे । यद्यदन्तर्हितं भूतं किंचिद्युद्ध्येत्त्वया सह ॥

bhāradvāja vimoktavyamalpavīryeṣu saṃyuge | yadyadantarhitaṃ bhūtaṃ kiṃcidyuddhyettvayā saha

O Bharadvaja, nor upon those of little strength in battle. But if some hidden being should fight against you,

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, line 23, which reads alpavīryeṣv api prabho for the second half); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 14 (1.151.14)

महातेजस्त्वमेतेन हन्याः शस्त्रेण संयुगे । त्वया प्राप्तमिदं वीर दिव्यं नान्योऽर्हति त्विदम् ॥

mahātejastvametena hanyāḥ śastreṇa saṃyuge | tvayā prāptamidaṃ vīra divyaṃ nānyo'rhati tvidam

then, O mighty one, you may slay it in battle with this weapon.' You have earned this divine weapon, O hero; no one else is worthy of it.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the second line is in the critical edition's apparatus only (CE Appendix I, no. 80, line 24).

Verse 15 (1.151.15)

समयस्तु त्वया रक्ष्यो मुनिसृष्टो विशांपते । आचार्यदक्षिणां देहि ज्ञातिग्रामस्य पश्यतः ॥

samayastu tvayā rakṣyo munisṛṣṭo viśāṃpate | ācāryadakṣiṇāṃ dehi jñātigrāmasya paśyataḥ

But you must keep the condition laid down by the sage, O lord of the people. And now give me my teacher's fee, in the sight of your kinsmen."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 25–26).

Verse 16 (1.151.16)

ददानीति प्रतिज्ञाते फाल्गुनेनाब्रवीद्गुरुः । युद्धेऽहं प्रतियोद्धव्यो युध्यमानस्त्वयाऽनघ ॥

dadānīti pratijñāte phālgunenābravīdguruḥ | yuddhe'haṃ pratiyoddhavyo yudhyamānastvayā'nagha

When Phalguna promised, "I will give it," the teacher said: "When I fight against you in battle, you must fight back against me, O sinless one."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 27–28).

Verse 17 (1.151.17)

तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाय द्रोणाय कुरुपुङ्गवः । उपसंगृह्य चरणावुपतस्थे विनीतवत् ॥

tatheti ca pratijñāya droṇāya kurupuṅgavaḥ | upasaṃgṛhya caraṇāvupatasthe vinītavat

Saying "So be it," the bull of the Kurus gave his word to Drona, clasped his feet and stood before him humbly.

Note on the text: The first line is in the critical edition's apparatus only (CE Appendix I, no. 80, line 29, where the second line reads sa prāyād uttarāṃ diśam); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 18 (1.151.18)

द्रोणो जगाद वचनं समालिङ्ग्य तु फाल्गुनम् । यन्मयोक्तं पुरा पार्थ तव लोके नरं क्वचित् ॥

droṇo jagāda vacanaṃ samāliṅgya tu phālgunam | yanmayoktaṃ purā pārtha tava loke naraṃ kvacit

Embracing Phalguna, Drona spoke these words: "Partha, what I said long ago, that I would make no man in the world

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Drona's speech begins in the second line; it continues through verse 38.

Verse 19 (1.151.19)

सदृशं कारये नैव सर्वप्रहरणे युधि । तत्कृतं च मया सम्यक्तव तुल्यो न वर्तते ॥

sadṛśaṃ kāraye naiva sarvapraharaṇe yudhi | tatkṛtaṃ ca mayā samyaktava tulyo na vartate

your equal in battle with every kind of weapon, I have fully carried out. There is no one equal to you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Speaker set to Drona (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 19–38 are Drona's words to Arjuna; the narrator's heading returns before verse 39.

Verse 20 (1.151.20)

देवा युधि न शक्तास्त्वां योद्धुं दैत्या न दानवाः । नाहं त्वत्तो विशिष्टोऽस्मि किं पुनर्मानवा रणे ॥

devā yudhi na śaktāstvāṃ yoddhuṃ daityā na dānavāḥ | nāhaṃ tvatto viśiṣṭo'smi kiṃ punarmānavā raṇe

Neither gods nor Daityas nor Danavas can fight you in battle. I myself am not your superior; how much less are men in war!

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 21 (1.151.21)

एकस्तवाधिको लोके यो हि वृष्णिकुलोद्भवः । कृष्णः कमलपत्राक्षः कंसकालियसूदनः ॥

ekastavādhiko loke yo hi vṛṣṇikulodbhavaḥ | kṛṣṇaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ kaṃsakāliyasūdanaḥ

Only one in the world surpasses you: Krishna, born in the Vrishni clan, lotus-eyed, the slayer of Kamsa and of Kaliya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 22 (1.151.22)

स जेता सर्वलोकानां सर्वप्रहरणायुधः । नैतावता ते पार्थाहं भवाम्यनृतवागिह ॥

sa jetā sarvalokānāṃ sarvapraharaṇāyudhaḥ | naitāvatā te pārthāhaṃ bhavāmyanṛtavāgiha

He is the conqueror of all the worlds and bears every kind of weapon. In saying this, Partha, I do not speak falsely.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 23 (1.151.23)

तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं तत्प्रलीनं तदुद्भवम् । तत्पदं न विजानन्ति ब्रह्मेशानादयोऽपि वा ॥

tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ tatpralīnaṃ tadudbhavam | tatpadaṃ na vijānanti brahmeśānādayo'pi vā

The whole universe depends on him, dissolves into him and arises from him. Not even Brahma, Ishana and the other gods know his state.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 24 (1.151.24)

तन्नाभिप्रभवो ब्रह्मा सर्वभूतानि निर्ममे । स एव कर्ता भोक्ता च संहर्ता च जगन्मयम् ॥

tannābhiprabhavo brahmā sarvabhūtāni nirmame | sa eva kartā bhoktā ca saṃhartā ca jaganmayam

Brahma, who sprang from his navel, created all beings. He alone is the maker, the enjoyer and the destroyer; he is the substance of the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 25 (1.151.25)

स एव भूतं भव्यं च भवच्च पुरुषः परः । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥

sa eva bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ ca bhavacca puruṣaḥ paraḥ | nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṃ sanātanaḥ

He alone is what has been, what will be and what is, the Supreme Person: eternal, all-pervading, firm, unmoving and everlasting.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 26 (1.151.26)

प्रादुर्भवति योगात्मा पालनार्थं स लीलया । तत्तुल्यो हि न जायेत न जातो न जनिष्यते ॥

prādurbhavati yogātmā pālanārthaṃ sa līlayā | tattulyo hi na jāyeta na jāto na janiṣyate

That soul of yoga becomes manifest in play, to protect the world. No one equal to him will be born; none has been born, and none ever will be.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 27 (1.151.27)

स हि मातुलजोऽभूत्ते चराचरगुरुः पिता । को हि तं जेतुमीहेत जानन्नात्महितं नरः ॥

sa hi mātulajo'bhūtte carācaraguruḥ pitā | ko hi taṃ jetumīheta jānannātmahitaṃ naraḥ

He, the teacher and father of all that moves and does not move, is your maternal uncle's son. What man who knows his own good would try to conquer him?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 28 (1.151.28)

श्यालश्च ते सखा चासौ तस्य त्वं प्राणवल्लभः । स्नेहमभ्यधिकं तस्य तव सख्यमवस्थितम् ॥

śyālaśca te sakhā cāsau tasya tvaṃ prāṇavallabhaḥ | snehamabhyadhikaṃ tasya tava sakhyamavasthitam

He is also your brother-in-law and your friend, and you are as dear to him as his own life. His love for you is the greater, and your friendship with him stands firm.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 29 (1.151.29)

न तेन भवतो युद्धं भविता नर्मतोऽपि वा । अपिचार्थे तव पुरा शक्रेण किल चोदितः ॥

na tena bhavato yuddhaṃ bhavitā narmato'pi vā | apicārthe tava purā śakreṇa kila coditaḥ

There will be no fight between you and him, not even in jest. Moreover, it is said that long ago, for your sake, he was urged by Shakra

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 30 (1.151.30)

गोकुले वर्धमानस्तु नन्दगोपस्य कारणात् । ममांशः पाण्डवो लोके पृथिव्यां पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

gokule vardhamānastu nandagopasya kāraṇāt | mamāṃśaḥ pāṇḍavo loke pṛthivyāṃ puruṣottamaḥ

while he was growing up in Gokula for Nandagopa's sake: 'A portion of me has been born in the world, on the earth, as a Pandava, O Supreme Person:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 31 (1.151.31)

कौन्तेयावरजः श्रीमानर्जुनो नाम वीर्यवान् । भुवो भारापहरणे साहाय्यं ते करिष्यति ॥

kaunteyāvarajaḥ śrīmānarjuno nāma vīryavān | bhuvo bhārāpaharaṇe sāhāyyaṃ te kariṣyati

the glorious and valiant Arjuna, younger brother of Kunti's eldest son. He will be your helper in lifting the burden of the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 32 (1.151.32)

तदर्थमभयं देहि पाहि चास्मत्कृते प्रभो । इत्युक्तः पुण्डरीकाक्षस्तदा शक्रेण फल्गुन ॥

tadarthamabhayaṃ dehi pāhi cāsmatkṛte prabho | ityuktaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣastadā śakreṇa phalguna

Grant him freedom from fear, then, and protect him for my sake, O lord.' Thus addressed by Shakra, Phalguna, the lotus-eyed one,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 33 (1.151.33)

तमुवाच ततः श्रीमाञ्शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः । जानामि पाण्डवे वंशे जातं पार्थं पितृष्वसुः ॥

tamuvāca tataḥ śrīmāñśaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ | jānāmi pāṇḍave vaṃśe jātaṃ pārthaṃ pitṛṣvasuḥ

the glorious bearer of conch, discus and mace, then said to him: 'I know Partha, my father's sister's son, born in the line of Pandu,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 34 (1.151.34)

पुत्रं परमधर्मिष्ठं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् । पालयामि त्वदंशं तं सर्वलोकमहाभुजम् ॥

putraṃ paramadharmiṣṭhaṃ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam | pālayāmi tvadaṃśaṃ taṃ sarvalokamahābhujam

a son supremely devoted to dharma, the best of all who bear weapons. I protect him, your portion, the mighty-armed one of all the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 35 (1.151.35)

आवयोः सख्यसदृशं न च लोके भविष्यति । यस्तद्भक्तः समद्भक्तो यस्तं द्वेष्टि स मामपि ॥

āvayoḥ sakhyasadṛśaṃ na ca loke bhaviṣyati | yastadbhaktaḥ samadbhakto yastaṃ dveṣṭi sa māmapi

There will never be a friendship in the world like ours. Whoever is devoted to him is devoted to me; whoever hates him hates me as well.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 36 (1.151.36)

यन्मे वित्तं तु तत्तस्य तं विनाहं न जीवये । इति पार्थ पुरा शक्रमाह सर्वेश्वरो हरिः ॥

yanme vittaṃ tu tattasya taṃ vināhaṃ na jīvaye | iti pārtha purā śakramāha sarveśvaro hariḥ

Whatever wealth is mine is his; without him I would not live.' So, Partha, did Hari, the lord of all, speak to Shakra long ago.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 37 (1.151.37)

तस्मात्तवापि सदृशस्तं विनाभ्यधिकः पुमान् । न चेह भविता लोके तमेव शरणं व्रज ॥

tasmāttavāpi sadṛśastaṃ vinābhyadhikaḥ pumān | na ceha bhavitā loke tameva śaraṇaṃ vraja

Therefore no man in this world will be your equal, nor your superior, except him. Go to him alone for refuge,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 38 (1.151.38)

शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां देवदेवो जनार्दनः ॥

śaraṇyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ devadevo janārdanaḥ

Janardana, god of gods, the refuge of all beings."

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (') that closes Wikisource's bracketed passage and a doubled verse-end mark. Wikisource prints this as a single line (1-151-38a). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 39 (1.151.39)

तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाय द्रोणाय कुरुपुङ्गवः । उपसंगृह्य चरणौ युधिष्ठिरवशोऽभवत् ॥

tatheti ca pratijñāya droṇāya kurupuṅgavaḥ | upasaṃgṛhya caraṇau yudhiṣṭhiravaśo'bhavat

Vaishampayana said: Saying "So be it," and giving his word to Drona, the bull of the Kurus clasped his feet and remained obedient to Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: The first line is in the critical edition's apparatus only (CE Appendix I, no. 80, line 29); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). It repeats verse 17 with a different close, after Drona's speech.

Verse 40 (1.151.40)

स्वभावादगमच्छब्दो महीं सागरमेखलाम् । अर्जुनस्य समो लोके नास्ति कश्चिद्धनुर्धरः ॥

svabhāvādagamacchabdo mahīṃ sāgaramekhalām | arjunasya samo loke nāsti kaściddhanurdharaḥ

Of its own accord the word spread over the sea-girdled earth: "There is no archer in the world equal to Arjuna."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 31–32).

Verse 41 (1.151.41)

गदायुद्धेऽसियुद्धे च रथयुद्धे च पाण्डवः । पारगश्च धनुर्युद्धे बभूवाथ धनञ्जयः ॥

gadāyuddhe'siyuddhe ca rathayuddhe ca pāṇḍavaḥ | pāragaśca dhanuryuddhe babhūvātha dhanañjayaḥ

In mace-fighting, sword-fighting and chariot-fighting the Pandava Dhananjaya became a master, and in fighting with the bow as well.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 33–34).

Verse 42 (1.151.42)

नीतिमान्सकलां नीतिं विबुधाधिपतेस्तदा । अस्त्रे शस्त्रे च शास्त्रे च रथनागाश्वकर्मणि । अवाप्य सहदेवोऽपि भ्रातॄणां ववृते वशे ॥

nītimānsakalāṃ nītiṃ vibudhādhipatestadā | astre śastre ca śāstre ca rathanāgāśvakarmaṇi | avāpya sahadevo'pi bhrātṝṇāṃ vavṛte vaśe

Sahadeva too, wise in policy, mastered the whole science of statecraft from the lord of the gods, together with missiles, weapons and the sacred treatises, and the handling of chariots, elephants and horses; and he lived in obedience to his brothers.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ') around the middle line, which Wikisource flags as a southern addition. The first and last lines are in the critical edition's apparatus only (CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 35–36); the middle line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 43 (1.151.43)

द्रोणेनैवं विनीतश्च भ्रातॄणां नकुलः प्रियः । चित्रयोधी समाख्यातो बभूवातिरथोदितः ॥

droṇenaivaṃ vinītaśca bhrātṝṇāṃ nakulaḥ priyaḥ | citrayodhī samākhyāto babhūvātirathoditaḥ

Nakula, dear to his brothers, trained in this way by Drona, became known as a master of varied modes of combat and was proclaimed an atiratha.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 37–38).

Verse 44 (1.151.44)

त्रिवर्षकृतयज्ञस्तु गन्धर्वाणामुपप्लवे । अर्जुनप्रमुखैः पार्थैः सौवीरः समरे हतः ॥

trivarṣakṛtayajñastu gandharvāṇāmupaplave | arjunapramukhaiḥ pārthaiḥ sauvīraḥ samare hataḥ

The Sauvira king, who had kept up a sacrifice for three years in spite of the Gandharvas' raids, was slain in battle by the sons of Pritha led by Arjuna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 39–40).

Verse 45 (1.151.45)

न शशाक वशे कर्तुं यं पाण्डुरपि वीर्यवान् । सोऽर्जुनेन वशं नीतो राजासीद्यवनाधिपः ॥

na śaśāka vaśe kartuṃ yaṃ pāṇḍurapi vīryavān | so'rjunena vaśaṃ nīto rājāsīdyavanādhipaḥ

The king of the Yavanas, whom even the mighty Pandu had not been able to subdue, was brought under control by Arjuna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 41–42).

Verse 46 (1.151.46)

अतीव बलसंपन्नः सदा मानी कुरून्प्रति । विपुलो नाम सौवीरः शस्तः पार्थेन धीमता ॥

atīva balasaṃpannaḥ sadā mānī kurūnprati | vipulo nāma sauvīraḥ śastaḥ pārthena dhīmatā

Vipula, a Sauvira of exceeding strength who was ever arrogant toward the Kurus, was struck down by the wise Partha.

Note on the text: Corrected मानि → मानी (misprint in Wikisource; the nominative of mānin is needed, as in CE Appendix I, no. 80, line 43). Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 43–44, which names him Vittala).

Verse 47 (1.151.47)

दत्तामित्र इति ख्यातं सङ्ग्रामे कृतनिश्चयम् । सुमित्रं नाम सौवीरमर्जुनोऽदमयच्छरैः ॥

dattāmitra iti khyātaṃ saṅgrāme kṛtaniścayam | sumitraṃ nāma sauvīramarjuno'damayaccharaiḥ

Sumitra, a Sauvira known as Dattamitra, who was resolute in battle, Arjuna subdued with his arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 45–46).

Verse 48 (1.151.48)

भीमसेनसहायश्च रथानामयुतं च सः । अर्जुनः समरे प्राच्यान्सर्वानेकरथोऽजयत् ॥

bhīmasenasahāyaśca rathānāmayutaṃ ca saḥ | arjunaḥ samare prācyānsarvānekaratho'jayat

With Bhimasena as his companion, Arjuna, fighting from a single chariot, conquered in battle all the kings of the east and ten thousand chariots.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 47–48).

Verse 49 (1.151.49)

तथैवैकरथो गत्वा दक्षिणामजयद्दिशम् । धनौघं प्रापयामास कुरुराष्ट्रं धनञ्जयः ॥

tathaivaikaratho gatvā dakṣiṇāmajayaddiśam | dhanaughaṃ prāpayāmāsa kururāṣṭraṃ dhanañjayaḥ

In the same way, going forth on a single chariot, he conquered the southern quarter, and Dhananjaya brought a flood of wealth into the Kuru kingdom.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 49–50).

Verse 50 (1.151.50)

यतः पञ्चदशे वर्षे सर्वमेतच्चकार सः । तं दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्राणां ततो भयमजायत ॥

yataḥ pañcadaśe varṣe sarvametaccakāra saḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ tato bhayamajāyata

Because he did all this in his fifteenth year, the sons of Dhritarashtra grew afraid when they saw him.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`) that opens Wikisource's bracketed passage (verses 50–53). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 51 (1.151.51)

यः सर्वान्धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रान्विप्रचकार ह । भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्बलाद्बलवतां वरः ॥

yaḥ sarvāndhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrānvipracakāra ha | bhīmaseno mahābāhurbalādbalavatāṃ varaḥ

Bhimasena, mighty-armed and foremost of the strong, had by his strength harassed every one of Dhritarashtra's sons.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 52 (1.151.52)

अदुष्टभावं तं दोषैर्जगृहुर्दोषबुद्धयः । धार्तराष्ट्रास्तथा सर्वे भयाद्भीमस्य कर्मणा ॥

aduṣṭabhāvaṃ taṃ doṣairjagṛhurdoṣabuddhayaḥ | dhārtarāṣṭrāstathā sarve bhayādbhīmasya karmaṇā

Though there was no malice in him, the sons of Dhritarashtra, their minds bent on finding fault, all laid faults upon him, out of fear of Bhima's deeds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 53 (1.151.53)

तं दृष्ट्वा कर्मभिः पार्थान्सर्वानागतलक्षणान् । बलाद्बहुगुणांस्तेभ्यो बिभियुर्दोषबुद्धयः ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā karmabhiḥ pārthānsarvānāgatalakṣaṇān | balādbahuguṇāṃstebhyo bibhiyurdoṣabuddhayaḥ

Seeing from their deeds that all the sons of Pritha bore the marks of greatness and were many times stronger than themselves, those fault-finding princes were afraid.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (') that closes Wikisource's bracketed passage. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 54 (1.151.54)

एवं सर्वे महात्मानः पाण्डवा मनुजोत्तमाः । परराष्ट्राणि निर्जित्य स्वराष्ट्रं ववृधुः पुरा ॥

evaṃ sarve mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍavā manujottamāḥ | pararāṣṭrāṇi nirjitya svarāṣṭraṃ vavṛdhuḥ purā

Thus all the great-souled Pandavas, best of men, conquered other kingdoms and enlarged their own kingdom in those days.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 51–52).

Verse 55 (1.151.55)

ततो बलमतिख्यातं विज्ञाय दृढधन्विनाम् । दूषितः सहसा भावो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डुषु । स चिन्तापरमो राजा न निद्रामलभन्निशि ॥

tato balamatikhyātaṃ vijñāya dṛḍhadhanvinām | dūṣitaḥ sahasā bhāvo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍuṣu | sa cintāparamo rājā na nidrāmalabhanniśi

Then, learning of the far-famed strength of these firm-bowed archers, Dhritarashtra's feelings toward the Pandavas were suddenly poisoned, and the king, consumed by anxiety, could not sleep at night.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, no. 80, lines 53–55).