Bhima and Hidimba; Vyasa Comes to the Pandavas

Verse 1 (1.168.1)

युधिष्ठिरवचः श्रुत्वा कुन्तीमङ्गेऽधिरोप्य सा । भीमार्जुनान्तरगता यमाभ्यां च पुरस्कृता ॥

yudhiṣṭhiravacaḥ śrutvā kuntīmaṅge'dhiropya sā | bhīmārjunāntaragatā yamābhyāṃ ca puraskṛtā

Hearing Yudhishthira's words, Hidimba lifted Kunti onto her hip. Walking between Bhima and Arjuna, with the twins going ahead of her,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 5–6.

Verse 2 (1.168.2)

तिर्यग्युधिष्ठिरे याति हिडिम्बा भीमगामिनी । शालिहोत्रसरो रम्यमाससाद जलार्थिनी ॥

tiryagyudhiṣṭhire yāti hiḍimbā bhīmagāminī | śālihotrasaro ramyamāsasāda jalārthinī

with Yudhishthira walking alongside, Hidimba, following Bhima, came in search of water to the lovely lake of Shalihotra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 7–8.

Verse 3 (1.168.3)

वनस्पतितलं गत्वा परिमृज्य गृहं यथा । पाण्डवानां च वासं सा कृत्वा पर्णमयं तथा ॥

vanaspatitalaṃ gatvā parimṛjya gṛhaṃ yathā | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca vāsaṃ sā kṛtvā parṇamayaṃ tathā

Going to the foot of the great tree, she swept the ground clean as one sweeps a house, made a shelter of leaves for the Pandavas,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 10–11.

Verse 4 (1.168.4)

आत्मनश्च तथा कुन्त्या एकोद्देशे चकार सा । पाण्डवास्तु ततः स्नात्वा शुद्धाः सन्ध्यामुपास्य च ॥

ātmanaśca tathā kuntyā ekoddeśe cakāra sā | pāṇḍavāstu tataḥ snātvā śuddhāḥ sandhyāmupāsya ca

and made one in the same place for herself and for Kunti. Then the Pandavas bathed, and, purified, performed the twilight worship.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 12–13.

Verse 5 (1.168.5)

तृषिताः क्षुत्पिपासार्ता जलमात्रेण वर्तयन् । शालिहोत्रस्ततो ज्ञात्वा क्षुधार्तान्पाण्डवांस्तदा ॥

tṛṣitāḥ kṣutpipāsārtā jalamātreṇa vartayan | śālihotrastato jñātvā kṣudhārtānpāṇḍavāṃstadā

Parched and tormented by hunger and thirst, they were living on water alone. Then Shalihotra, knowing that the Pandavas were famished,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 14–15.

Verse 6 (1.168.6)

मनसा चिन्तयामास पानीयं भोजनं महत् । ततस्ते पाण्डवाः सर्वे विश्रान्ताः पृथया सह ॥

manasā cintayāmāsa pānīyaṃ bhojanaṃ mahat | tataste pāṇḍavāḥ sarve viśrāntāḥ pṛthayā saha

called up by the power of his mind drink and an ample meal. Then all the Pandavas, rested, sat with Pritha

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 16–17.

Verse 7 (1.168.7)

यथा जतुगृहे वृत्तं राक्षसेन कृतं च यत् । कृत्वा कथा बहुविधाः कथान्ते पाण्डुनन्दनम् ॥

yathā jatugṛhe vṛttaṃ rākṣasena kṛtaṃ ca yat | kṛtvā kathā bahuvidhāḥ kathānte pāṇḍunandanam

and talked of many things: of what had happened at the house of lac and of what the rakshasa had done. When the talk was over,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 18–19.

Verse 8 (1.168.8)

कुन्ती राजसुता वाक्यं भीमसेनमथाब्रवीत् । यथा पाण्डुस्तथा मान्यस्तव ज्येष्ठो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

kuntī rājasutā vākyaṃ bhīmasenamathābravīt | yathā pāṇḍustathā mānyastava jyeṣṭho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Kunti, the king's daughter, said to Bhimasena, the son of Pandu: "Yudhishthira, your eldest brother, is to be honoured by you as Pandu was.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 20–21. Kunti's words begin with the second line (Wikisource prints no heading); kept as one verse under the narrator.

Verse 9 (1.168.9)

अहं धर्मविदाऽनेन मान्या गुरुतरा तव । तस्मात्पाण्डुहितार्थं मे युवराज हितं कुरु ॥

ahaṃ dharmavidā'nena mānyā gurutarā tava | tasmātpāṇḍuhitārthaṃ me yuvarāja hitaṃ kuru

And, as this knower of dharma will agree, I am an elder to be honoured by you still more. So, for the good of Pandu, and for my sake, do what is right, young prince.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 22–23. Wikisource's धर्मविदाऽनेन (Appendix: dharmavidhānena) is kept. Speaker set to Kunti (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 9–13 are her words to Bhimasena begun in verse 8.

Verse 10 (1.168.10)

निकृता धार्तराष्ट्रेण पापेनाकृतबुद्धिना । दुष्कृतस्य प्रतीकारं न पश्यामि वृकोदर ॥

nikṛtā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa pāpenākṛtabuddhinā | duṣkṛtasya pratīkāraṃ na paśyāmi vṛkodara

We have been cheated by Dhritarashtra's wicked, foolish son, and I see no way to pay back that evil deed, Vrikodara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 24–25. Speaker set to Kunti (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 9–13 are her words to Bhimasena begun in verse 8.

Verse 11 (1.168.11)

तस्मात्कतिपयाहेन योगक्षेमं भविष्यति । क्षेमं दुर्गमिमं वासं वत्स्याम हि यथा वयम् ॥

tasmātkatipayāhena yogakṣemaṃ bhaviṣyati | kṣemaṃ durgamimaṃ vāsaṃ vatsyāma hi yathā vayam

So in a few days we will be safe and provided for, if we go on living as we are in this safe, hidden place.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 26–27. Speaker set to Kunti (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 9–13 are her words to Bhimasena begun in verse 8.

Verse 12 (1.168.12)

इदमन्यन्महद्दुःखं धर्मकृच्छ्रं वृकोदर । दृष्ट्वैव त्वां महाप्राज्ञ अनङ्गाभिप्रचोदिता ॥

idamanyanmahadduḥkhaṃ dharmakṛcchraṃ vṛkodara | dṛṣṭvaiva tvāṃ mahāprājña anaṅgābhipracoditā

Now here is another great trouble, Vrikodara, a hard question of dharma. As soon as she saw you, wise one, she was stirred by Love,

Note on the text: Corrected महदुःखं → महद्दुःखं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped द्; CE appendix mahad duḥkham). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 28–29. Speaker set to Kunti (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 9–13 are her words to Bhimasena begun in verse 8.

Verse 13 (1.168.13)

युधिष्ठिरं च मां चैव वरयामास धर्मतः । धर्मार्थं देहि पुत्रं त्वं स नः श्रेयः करिष्यति ॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca māṃ caiva varayāmāsa dharmataḥ | dharmārthaṃ dehi putraṃ tvaṃ sa naḥ śreyaḥ kariṣyati

and she has asked Yudhishthira and me for you, in accordance with dharma. For dharma's sake, give her a son; he will do us good.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.88, lines 30–31. Speaker set to Kunti (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 9–13 are her words to Bhimasena begun in verse 8.

Verse 14 (1.168.14)

प्रतिवाक्यं तु नेच्छामि आवयोर्वचनं कुरु । तथेति तत्प्रतिज्ञाय भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥

prativākyaṃ tu necchāmi āvayorvacanaṃ kuru | tatheti tatpratijñāya bhīmaseno'bravīdidam

I want no answer back; do as the two of us say." Bhimasena gave his word, saying, "So be it," and spoke:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The first line is given in Appendix I.88, line 32; the second line is a variant of 1.143.19ab as it reads in star passage 1559. Wikisource prints वैशंपायन उवाच before the second line, which is narration; kept as one verse under Kunti.

Verse 15 (1.168.15)

शासनं ते करिष्यामि वेदशासनमित्यपि । समक्षं भ्रातृमध्ये तु तां चोवाच स राक्षसीम् ॥

śāsanaṃ te kariṣyāmi vedaśāsanamityapi | samakṣaṃ bhrātṛmadhye tu tāṃ covāca sa rākṣasīm

"I will carry out your command as I would a command of the Veda." Then, before all his brothers, he said to the rakshasi:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1560). The first line is Bhimasena's reply (no heading in Wikisource), the second narration; kept under the narrator. Wikisource's वेदशासनम् (star passage: devaśāsanam) is kept.

Verse 16 (1.168.16)

शृणु राक्षसि सत्येन समयं ते वदाम्यहम् । यावत्कालेन भवति पुत्रस्योत्पादनं शुभे ॥

śṛṇu rākṣasi satyena samayaṃ te vadāmyaham | yāvatkālena bhavati putrasyotpādanaṃ śubhe

Listen, rakshasi; I tell you my compact in truth. For as long as it takes for a son to be born, lovely one,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark or doubled danda) from the Wikisource text. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1561). Speaker set to Bhimasena (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 16–17 are his compact with the rakshasi announced in verse 15.

Verse 17 (1.168.17)

तावत्कालं चरिष्यामि त्वया सह सुमध्यमे । विशेषतो मत्सकाशे मा प्रकाशय नीचताम् ॥

tāvatkālaṃ cariṣyāmi tvayā saha sumadhyame | viśeṣato matsakāśe mā prakāśaya nīcatām

for that long I will go about with you, slender-waisted one. But above all, never show any baseness in my presence;

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark or doubled danda) from the Wikisource text. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passages 1561 and 1562). Speaker set to Bhimasena (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 16–17 are his compact with the rakshasi announced in verse 15.

Verse 18 (1.168.18)

उत्तमस्त्रीगुणोपेता भजेथा वरवर्णिनि । सा तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय हिडिम्बा राक्षसी तथा ॥

uttamastrīguṇopetā bhajethā varavarṇini | sā tatheti pratijñāya hiḍimbā rākṣasī tathā

have the virtues of the best of women, and so love me, fair one." Hidimba the rakshasi promised, saying, "So be it,"

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1562); the second line is a variant of 1.143.19ab. Speaker set to Bhimasena for the first line, which ends his compact; Wikisource prints वैशंपायन उवाच before the second line, which is narration. Kept as one verse.

Verse 19 (1.168.19)

गताऽहनि निवेशेषु भोज्यं राजार्हमानयत् । सा कदाचिद्विहारार्थं हिडिम्बा कामरूपिणी ॥

gatā'hani niveśeṣu bhojyaṃ rājārhamānayat | sā kadācidvihārārthaṃ hiḍimbā kāmarūpiṇī

and when the day was done she brought food fit for a king to their dwelling. Once, for her pleasure, Hidimba, who could take any form she wished,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1563).

Verse 20 (1.168.20)

भीमसेनमुपादाय ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे तदा । शैलशृङ्गेषु रम्येषु देवतायतनेषु च ॥

bhīmasenamupādāya ūrdhvamācakrame tadā | śailaśṛṅgeṣu ramyeṣu devatāyataneṣu ca

took Bhimasena and rose up into the sky. On lovely mountain peaks and at the shrines of the gods,

Note on the text: Corrected ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमं → ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे (misprint in Wikisource; आचक्रमं is not a valid form; CE ācakrame). The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.143.19cd of the critical edition; the second line = 1.143.20ab.

Verse 21 (1.168.21)

मृगपक्षिविघुष्टेषु रमणीयेषु सर्वेषु । कृत्वा सा परमं रूपं सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥

mṛgapakṣivighuṣṭeṣu ramaṇīyeṣu sarveṣu | kṛtvā sā paramaṃ rūpaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

in all the lovely places that ring with the cries of beasts and birds, she took on a supreme form and, adorned with every ornament,

Note on the text: Corrected मृगपक्षिविघृष्टेषु → मृगपक्षिविघुष्टेषु (misprint in Wikisource; ृ for ु; places 'rubbed' by beasts and birds makes no sense; CE vighuṣṭeṣu, 'resounding'). The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.143.20cd of the critical edition (which reads sarvadā); the second line = 1.143.21ab.

Verse 22 (1.168.22)

संजल्पन्ती सुमधुरं रमयामास पाण्डवम् । तथैव वनदुर्गेषु पर्वतद्रुमसानुषु ॥

saṃjalpantī sumadhuraṃ ramayāmāsa pāṇḍavam | tathaiva vanadurgeṣu parvatadrumasānuṣu

talking sweetly, gave the Pandava delight. So too in forest thickets and on wooded mountain slopes,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.143.21cd of the critical edition; the second line is a variant of 1.143.22ab.

Verse 23 (1.168.23)

सरस्सु रमणीयेषु पद्मोत्पलवनेषु च । नदीद्वीपप्रदेशेषु वैडूर्यसिकतेषु च ॥

sarassu ramaṇīyeṣu padmotpalavaneṣu ca | nadīdvīpapradeśeṣu vaiḍūryasikateṣu ca

by lovely lakes and in groves of lotuses and water-lilies, on river islands and on shores with sands of beryl,

Note on the text: Corrected सरस्तु → सरस्सु (misprint in Wikisource; त for स; the locative सरःसु is needed in this list; CE saraḥsu). The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is a variant of 1.143.22cd of the critical edition; the second line is a variant of 1.143.23ab.

Verse 24 (1.168.24)

देवारण्येषु पुण्येषु तथा पर्वतसानुषु । सुतीर्थवनतोयासु तथा गिरिनदीषु च ॥

devāraṇyeṣu puṇyeṣu tathā parvatasānuṣu | sutīrthavanatoyāsu tathā girinadīṣu ca

in the holy forests of the gods and on mountain ridges, by streams with fine fords and wooded banks, and by mountain rivers,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.143.25ab of the critical edition; the second line = 1.143.23cd.

Verse 25 (1.168.25)

सागरस्य प्रदेशेषु मणिहेमयुतेषु च । गुह्यकानां निवासेषु कुलपर्वतसानुषु ॥

sāgarasya pradeśeṣu maṇihemayuteṣu ca | guhyakānāṃ nivāseṣu kulaparvatasānuṣu

in lands by the sea rich in jewels and gold, in the dwellings of the Guhyakas and on the slopes of the great mountain ranges,

Note on the text: Corrected भणिहेमयुतेषु → मणिहेमयुतेषु (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; CE maṇihema-). The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is a variant of 1.143.24ab of the critical edition; the second line begins as 1.143.25c and ends differently.

Verse 26 (1.168.26)

सर्वर्तुफलवृक्षेषु मानसेषु वनेषु च । बिभ्रती परमं रूपं रमयामास पाण्डवम् ॥

sarvartuphalavṛkṣeṣu mānaseṣu vaneṣu ca | bibhratī paramaṃ rūpaṃ ramayāmāsa pāṇḍavam

among trees that bear fruit in every season and in the forests by Lake Manasa, she wore a supreme form and gave the Pandava delight.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; aligned by hand with 1.143.26 of the critical edition (its first line in a variant form).

Verse 27 (1.168.27)

यथा सुमोदते स्वर्गे सुकृत्यप्सरसा सह । सुतरां परमप्रीतस्तथा रेमे महाद्युतिः ॥

yathā sumodate svarge sukṛtyapsarasā saha | sutarāṃ paramaprītastathā reme mahādyutiḥ

As a righteous man rejoices in heaven with an apsara, so the radiant Bhima, supremely happy, took his pleasure.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark or doubled danda) from the Wikisource text. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 1–2. Wikisource's सुमोदते (Appendix: sukṛtī … modate) is kept.

Verse 28 (1.168.28)

शुभं हि जघनं तस्याः सुवर्णमणिमेखलम् । न ततर्प तदा मृद्नन्भीमसेनो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥

śubhaṃ hi jaghanaṃ tasyāḥ suvarṇamaṇimekhalam | na tatarpa tadā mṛdnanbhīmaseno muhurmuhuḥ

Her lovely hips, girdled with gold and jewels: Bhimasena caressed them again and again and could not have enough.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark or doubled danda) from the Wikisource text. Corrected सवर्णमणिमेखलम् → सुवर्णमणिमेखलम् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign ु; Appendix I.89 reads suvarṇamaṇimekhalam). Corrected मृद्गन् → मृद्नन् (misprint in Wikisource; ग for न; मृद्गन् is not a valid form; Appendix I.89 reads mṛdnan). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 3–4.

Verse 29 (1.168.29)

रमयन्ती ततो भीमं तत्रतत्र मनोजवा । सा रेमे तेन संहर्षात्तृप्यन्ती च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥

ramayantī tato bhīmaṃ tatratatra manojavā | sā reme tena saṃharṣāttṛpyantī ca muhurmuhuḥ

Swift as thought, she delighted Bhima here and there, and took her own joy in him, finding fulfilment again and again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 5–6. Wikisource's तृप्यन्ती (Appendix: atṛpyantī) is kept.

Verse 30 (1.168.30)

अहस्सु रमयन्ती सा निशाकालेषु पाण्डवम् । आनीय वै स्वके गेहे दर्शयामास मातरम् ॥

ahassu ramayantī sā niśākāleṣu pāṇḍavam | ānīya vai svake gehe darśayāmāsa mātaram

So she delighted the Pandava by day, and at nightfall she brought him back to their dwelling and showed him to his mother.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 7–8.

Verse 31 (1.168.31)

भ्रातृभिः सहितो नित्यं स्वपते पाण्डवस्तथा । कुन्त्याः परिचरन्ती सा तस्याः पार्श्वेऽवसन्निशाम् ॥

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito nityaṃ svapate pāṇḍavastathā | kuntyāḥ paricarantī sā tasyāḥ pārśve'vasanniśām

Each night the Pandava slept with his brothers, while she, waiting upon Kunti, spent the night at her side.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्श्वेवसन्निशां → पार्श्वेऽवसन्निशाम् (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha: पार्श्वे वसन् would be masculine and leave the line without a verb; Appendix I.89 reads pārśve 'vasan niśām; verse-final anusvara written as म्). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 9–10.

Verse 32 (1.168.32)

कामांश्च मुखवासादीनानयिष्यति भोजनम् । तस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायामाजगाम महाव्रतः ॥

kāmāṃśca mukhavāsādīnānayiṣyati bhojanam | tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyāmājagāma mahāvrataḥ

She would bring them whatever they wished, mouth-fresheners and the like, and food. When that night had passed, there came the great ascetic,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 11–12.

Verse 33 (1.168.33)

पाराशर्यो महाप्राज्ञो दिव्यदर्शी महातपाः । तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं कृष्णद्वैपायनं शुभम् । तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सस्नुषा चैव माधवी ॥

pārāśaryo mahāprājño divyadarśī mahātapāḥ | te'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ śubham | tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve sasnuṣā caiva mādhavī

the son of Parashara, wise, of divine vision and great austerity. They all bowed to the great-souled, illustrious Krishna Dvaipayana and stood with joined palms, and so did Madhavi with her daughter-in-law.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.89, lines 13–15.

Verse 34 (1.168.34)

मयेदं मनसा पूर्वं विदितं भरतर्षभाः । यथा स्थितैरधर्मेण धार्तराष्ट्रैर्विवासिताः ॥

mayedaṃ manasā pūrvaṃ viditaṃ bharatarṣabhāḥ | yathā sthitairadharmeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrairvivāsitāḥ

I knew this in my mind beforehand, bulls among the Bharatas: how you have been driven out by the sons of Dhritarashtra, who stand on unrighteousness.

Note on the text: Corrected धार्तराष्ट्रौर्विवासिताः → धार्तराष्ट्रैर्विवासिताः (misprint in Wikisource; ौ for ै; CE dhārtarāṣṭrair). Speaker printed as श्रीव्यास in Wikisource; given as व्यास.

Verse 35 (1.168.35)

तद्विदित्वाऽस्मि संप्राप्तश्चिकीर्षुर्वै परं हितम् । न विषादो हि वः कार्यः सर्वमेतत्सुखाय वः ॥

tadviditvā'smi saṃprāptaścikīrṣurvai paraṃ hitam | na viṣādo hi vaḥ kāryaḥ sarvametatsukhāya vaḥ

Knowing this, I have come, wishing to do you the greatest good. You must not despair; all this is for your happiness.

Note on the text: Corrected चिकीर्ष्वै → चिकीर्षुर्वै (misprint in Wikisource; चिकीर्ष्वै is not a valid form; dropped र् of चिकीर्षुः + वै; CE cikīrṣuḥ).

Verse 36 (1.168.36)

सुहृद्वियोजनं कर्म पुराकृतमरिन्दमाः । तस्य सिद्धिरियं प्राप्ता मा शोचत परन्तपाः ॥

suhṛdviyojanaṃ karma purākṛtamarindamāḥ | tasya siddhiriyaṃ prāptā mā śocata parantapāḥ

It is a deed done in the past, tamers of foes, that has parted you from your friends; this is its fruit come to pass. Do not grieve, scorchers of foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1578).

Verse 37 (1.168.37)

समाप्ते दुष्कृते चैव यूयं ते वै न संशयः । स्वराष्ट्रे विहरिष्यन्तो भविष्यथ सबान्धवाः ॥

samāpte duṣkṛte caiva yūyaṃ te vai na saṃśayaḥ | svarāṣṭre vihariṣyanto bhaviṣyatha sabāndhavāḥ

When that evil has run its course, you will without doubt be living happily in your own kingdom with your kinsmen.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1578).

Verse 38 (1.168.38)

दीनतो बालतश्चैव स्नेहं कुर्वन्ति बान्धवाः । तस्मादभ्यधिकः स्नेहो युष्मासु मम संप्रति ॥

dīnato bālataścaiva snehaṃ kurvanti bāndhavāḥ | tasmādabhyadhikaḥ sneho yuṣmāsu mama saṃprati

Kinsmen feel more affection for one who is in need or who is young; so my affection for you now is all the greater.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.144.9cd of the critical edition; the second line = 1.144.10ab.

Verse 39 (1.168.39)

स्नेहपूर्वं चिकीर्षामि हितं यत्तन्निबोधत । वसतेह प्रतिच्छन्ना ममागमनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

snehapūrvaṃ cikīrṣāmi hitaṃ yattannibodhata | vasateha praticchannā mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

Out of affection I wish to do you good; hear what it is. Live here in hiding, waiting for me to return.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is a variant of 1.144.10cd of the critical edition; the second line = 1.144.11cd.

Verse 40 (1.168.40)

एतद्वै शालिहोत्रस्य तपसा निर्मितं सरः । रमणीयमिदं तोयं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमापहम् ॥

etadvai śālihotrasya tapasā nirmitaṃ saraḥ | ramaṇīyamidaṃ toyaṃ kṣutpipāsāśramāpaham

This lake was made by the austerities of Shalihotra. Its water is delightful and takes away hunger, thirst and weariness.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1579).

Verse 41 (1.168.41)

कार्यार्थिनस्तु षण्मासान्विहरध्वं यथासुखम् ॥

kāryārthinastu ṣaṇmāsānviharadhvaṃ yathāsukham

Since you have a purpose to achieve, stay here at your ease for six months.

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1579).

Verse 42 (1.168.42)

एवं स तान्समाश्वास्य व्यासः पार्थानरिन्दमान् । स्नेहाच्च संपरिष्वज्य कुन्तीमाश्वासयत्प्रभुः ॥

evaṃ sa tānsamāśvāsya vyāsaḥ pārthānarindamān | snehācca saṃpariṣvajya kuntīmāśvāsayatprabhuḥ

Having comforted the Parthas, tamers of foes, in this way, the lord Vyasa lovingly embraced Kunti and consoled her.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; aligned by hand with 1.144.12 of the critical edition, whose second line reads differently (ekacakrām abhigataḥ).

Verse 43 (1.168.43)

स्नुषे मा रोद मा रोदेत्येवं व्यासोऽब्रवीद्वचः । जीवपुत्रे सुतस्तेऽयं धर्मनित्यो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

snuṣe mā roda mā rodetyevaṃ vyāso'bravīdvacaḥ | jīvaputre sutaste'yaṃ dharmanityo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

"Do not weep, daughter-in-law, do not weep," Vyasa said. "Mother of living sons, this son of yours, Yudhishthira, ever devoted to dharma,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1580); the second line is a variant of 1.144.13ab. Vyasa's words begin within the verse (no heading in Wikisource); kept under the narrator.

Verse 44 (1.168.44)

पृथिव्यां पार्थिवान्सर्वान्प्रशासिष्यति धर्मराट् । धर्मेण जित्वा पृथिवीमखिलां धर्मकृद्वशी ॥

pṛthivyāṃ pārthivānsarvānpraśāsiṣyati dharmarāṭ | dharmeṇa jitvā pṛthivīmakhilāṃ dharmakṛdvaśī

will rule as King of Dharma over all the kings of the earth. Having conquered the whole earth by dharma, this self-mastered doer of dharma

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थइवान्सर्वान् → पार्थिवान्सर्वान् (misprint in Wikisource; इ for ि; CE pārthivān sarvān). The automatic alignment found no match. The first line = 1.144.13cd of the critical edition; the second line is a variant of 1.144.14ab. Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 45 (1.168.45)

स्थापयित्वा वशे सर्वां सपर्वतवनां शुभाम् । भीमसेनार्जुनबलाद्भोक्ष्यत्ययमसंशयम् ॥

sthāpayitvā vaśe sarvāṃ saparvatavanāṃ śubhām | bhīmasenārjunabalādbhokṣyatyayamasaṃśayam

will bring all this fair earth, with its mountains and forests, under his sway, and by the strength of Bhimasena and Arjuna he will enjoy it, without a doubt.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1584); the second line = 1.144.14cd. Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 46 (1.168.46)

पुत्रास्तव च माद्र्याश्च पञ्चैते लोकविश्रुताः । स्वराष्ट्रे विहरिष्यन्ति सुखं सुमनसस्तदा ॥

putrāstava ca mādryāśca pañcaite lokaviśrutāḥ | svarāṣṭre vihariṣyanti sukhaṃ sumanasastadā

Your sons and Madri's, these five renowned in the world, will then live happily in their own kingdom, glad at heart.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 47 (1.168.47)

यक्ष्यन्ति च नरव्याघ्रा विजित्य पृथिवीमिमाम् । राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यैः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥

yakṣyanti ca naravyāghrā vijitya pṛthivīmimām | rājasūyāśvamedhādyaiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ

Having conquered this earth, these tigers among men will offer the Rajasuya, the Ashvamedha and other sacrifices, rich in gifts to the priests.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 48 (1.168.48)

अनुगृह्य सुहृद्वर्गं धनेन च सुखेन च । पितृपैतामहं राज्यमाहरिष्यन्ति ते सुताः ॥

anugṛhya suhṛdvargaṃ dhanena ca sukhena ca | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamāhariṣyanti te sutāḥ

Favouring their friends and allies with wealth and comfort, your sons will win back the kingdom of their fathers and grandfathers.

Note on the text: Corrected राज्यमहारिष्यन्ति → राज्यमाहरिष्यन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; अहारिष्यन्ति is not a valid form (a future takes no augment); the evident word is आहरिष्यन्ति, 'they will recover'; the critical edition has a different verb, iha bhokṣyanti). Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 49 (1.168.49)

स्नुषा कमलपत्राक्षी नाम्ना कमलपालिका । वशवर्तिनी तु भीमस्य पुत्रमेषा जनिष्यति ॥

snuṣā kamalapatrākṣī nāmnā kamalapālikā | vaśavartinī tu bhīmasya putrameṣā janiṣyati

Your daughter-in-law, the lotus-eyed one named Kamalapalika, devoted to Bhima, will bear him a son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1585). Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 50 (1.168.50)

तेन पुत्रेण कृच्छ्रेषु भविष्यथ च तारिताः । इह मासं प्रतीक्षध्वमागमिष्याम्यहं पुनः ॥

tena putreṇa kṛcchreṣu bhaviṣyatha ca tāritāḥ | iha māsaṃ pratīkṣadhvamāgamiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ

That son will carry you through your troubles. Wait here for a month; I will come again.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; star passage 1585); the second line is a variant of 1.144.19ab (iha māṃ saṃpratīkṣadhvam). Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 51 (1.168.51)

देशकालौ विदित्वैवं यास्यध्वं परमां मुदम् ॥

deśakālau viditvaivaṃ yāsyadhvaṃ paramāṃ mudam

Knowing the right place and time in this way, you will attain the highest joy."

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource; it is a variant of 1.144.19cd of the critical edition (vetsyadhvaṃ for यास्यध्वं). Speaker set to Vyasa (input carried over Vaishampayana): Wikisource prints no heading, but verses 44–51 continue his words to Kunti begun in verse 43.

Verse 52 (1.168.52)

स तैः प्राञ्जलिभिः सर्वैस्तथेत्युक्तो जनाधिप । जगाम भगवान्व्यासो यथागतमृषिः प्रभुः ॥

sa taiḥ prāñjalibhiḥ sarvaistathetyukto janādhipa | jagāma bhagavānvyāso yathāgatamṛṣiḥ prabhuḥ

When they had all said "So be it" with joined palms, O lord of men, the blessed sage, the lord Vyasa, went back the way he had come.