Drupada's Sacrifice: Dhrishtadyumna and Krishna Are Born

Verse 1 (1.181.1)

अमर्षी द्रुपदो राजा कर्मसिद्धान्द्विजर्षभान् । अन्विच्छन्परिचक्राम ब्राह्मणावसथान्बहून् ॥

amarṣī drupado rājā karmasiddhāndvijarṣabhān | anvicchanparicakrāma brāhmaṇāvasathānbahūn

Unforgiving, King Drupada wandered through many settlements of brahmins, searching for eminent twice-born men accomplished in rites.

Verse 2 (1.181.2)

पुत्रजन्म परीप्सन्वै शोकोपहतचेतनः । द्रोणेन वैरं द्रुपदो न सुष्वाप स्मरन्सदा । नास्ति श्रेष्ठमपत्यं म इति नित्यमचिन्तयत् ॥

putrajanma parīpsanvai śokopahatacetanaḥ | droṇena vairaṃ drupado na suṣvāpa smaransadā | nāsti śreṣṭhamapatyaṃ ma iti nityamacintayat

Longing for the birth of a son, his mind stricken with grief (for Drupada could not sleep, forever brooding on his feud with Drona), he kept thinking, "I have no excellent offspring."

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Verse 3 (1.181.3)

जातान्पुत्रान्स निर्वेदाद्धिग्बन्धूनिति चाब्रवीत् । निःश्वासपरमश्चासीद्द्रोणं प्रतिचिकीर्षया ॥

jātānputrānsa nirvedāddhigbandhūniti cābravīt | niḥśvāsaparamaścāsīddroṇaṃ praticikīrṣayā

In his despair he would say of the sons already born to him, "Shame on such kin!" And, longing to pay Drona back, he did nothing but sigh.

Verse 4 (1.181.4)

प्रभावं विनयं शिक्षां द्रोणस्य चरितानि च । क्षात्रेण च बलेनास्य चिन्तयन्नाध्यगच्छत ॥

prabhāvaṃ vinayaṃ śikṣāṃ droṇasya caritāni ca | kṣātreṇa ca balenāsya cintayannādhyagacchata

Pondering Drona's power, discipline, training and deeds, he could find no way to match him with a kshatriya's strength.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: CE 1.155.4ab–cd (Wikisource reads नाध्यगच्छत for nānvapadyata).

Verse 5 (1.181.5)

प्रतिकर्तुं नृपश्रेष्ठो यतमानोऽपि भारत । अभितः सोऽथ कल्माषीं गङ्गाकूले परिभ्रमन् ॥

pratikartuṃ nṛpaśreṣṭho yatamāno'pi bhārata | abhitaḥ so'tha kalmāṣīṃ gaṅgākūle paribhraman

That best of kings strove to retaliate, O Bharata, but in vain. Then, roaming about the Kalmashi and along the banks of the Ganga,

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.4ef, second = 1.155.5ab.

Verse 6 (1.181.6)

ब्राह्मणावसथं पुण्यमाससाद महीपतिः । तत्र नास्नातकः कश्चिन्न चासीदव्रती द्विजः ॥

brāhmaṇāvasathaṃ puṇyamāsasāda mahīpatiḥ | tatra nāsnātakaḥ kaścinna cāsīdavratī dvijaḥ

the king came upon a holy settlement of brahmins. There was no brahmin there who had not completed his Vedic studies, and none without his vows.

Note on the text: Corrected पुम्यम् → पुण्यम् (misprint in Wikisource; म्य for ण्य, critical edition puṇyam). Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.5cd, second = 1.155.6ab.

Verse 7 (1.181.7)

अधीयानौ महाभागौ सोऽपश्यत्संशितव्रतौ । याजोपयाजौ ब्रह्मर्षी शाम्यन्तौ परमेष्ठिनौ ॥

adhīyānau mahābhāgau so'paśyatsaṃśitavratau | yājopayājau brahmarṣī śāmyantau parameṣṭhinau

There he saw two illustrious brahmin seers of rigorous vows engaged in study, Yaja and Upayaja, tranquil and supreme in standing,

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = a different wording of CE 1.155.6cd, second = 1.155.7ab in a different wording.

Verse 8 (1.181.8)

संहिताध्ययने युक्तौ गोत्रतश्चापि काश्यपौ । तारणेयौ युक्तरूपौ ब्राह्मणावृषिसत्तमौ ॥

saṃhitādhyayane yuktau gotrataścāpi kāśyapau | tāraṇeyau yuktarūpau brāhmaṇāvṛṣisattamau

devoted to the study of the Samhitas, Kashyapas by lineage, the two Taraneyas, worthy and fit: brahmins, the best of seers.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.7cd, second = a different wording of 1.155.8ab.

Verse 9 (1.181.9)

स तावामन्त्रयामास सर्वकामैरतन्द्रितः । बुद्ध्वा बलं तयोस्तत्र कनीयांसमुपह्वरे ॥

sa tāvāmantrayāmāsa sarvakāmairatandritaḥ | buddhvā balaṃ tayostatra kanīyāṃsamupahvare

Tirelessly he courted them both with everything they might desire; then, having judged their strength, he approached the younger in private

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Verse 10 (1.181.10)

प्रपेदे च्छन्दयन्कामैरुपयाजं धृतव्रतम् । पादशुश्रूषणे युक्तः प्रियवाक्सर्वकामदः ॥

prapede cchandayankāmairupayājaṃ dhṛtavratam | pādaśuśrūṣaṇe yuktaḥ priyavāksarvakāmadaḥ

and sought the favour of Upayaja, firm in his vows, tempting him with gifts, devoted to serving his feet, sweet of speech and ready to grant his every wish.

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Verse 11 (1.181.11)

अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायमुपयाजमुवाच सः । येन मे कर्मणा ब्रह्मन्पुत्रः स्याद्द्रोणमृत्यवे ॥

arcayitvā yathānyāyamupayājamuvāca saḥ | yena me karmaṇā brahmanputraḥ syāddroṇamṛtyave

After honouring him as was fitting, he said to Upayaja: "O brahmin, by the rite through which I might have a son who will be Drona's death,

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.10cd, second = 1.155.11ab.

Verse 12 (1.181.12)

अर्जुनस्य भवेद्भार्या भवेद्या वरवर्णिनी । उपयाज कृते तस्मिन् गवां दाताऽस्मि तेऽर्बुदं ॥

arjunasya bhavedbhāryā bhavedyā varavarṇinī | upayāja kṛte tasmin gavāṃ dātā'smi te'rbudaṃ

and a beautiful daughter who would become Arjuna's wife — Upayaja, when that rite is done, I will give you a hundred million cows.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark). Speaker set to Drupada (the whole verse continues his request; Wikisource prints no heading). First line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1689); second line = CE 1.155.11cd. Aligned by hand.

Verse 13 (1.181.13)

यद्वा तेऽन्यद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ मनसः सुप्रियं भवेत् । सर्वं तत्ते प्रदाताऽहं न हि मेऽत्रास्ति संशयः ॥

yadvā te'nyaddvijaśreṣṭha manasaḥ supriyaṃ bhavet | sarvaṃ tatte pradātā'haṃ na hi me'trāsti saṃśayaḥ

Or whatever else, best of brahmins, may be dear to your heart, all of it I will give you; of that I have no doubt."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (the whole verse is his offer; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 14 (1.181.14)

इत्युक्तो नाहमित्येवं तमृषिः प्रत्यभाषत । आराधयिष्यन्द्रुपदः स तं पर्यचरत्पुनः ॥

ityukto nāhamityevaṃ tamṛṣiḥ pratyabhāṣata | ārādhayiṣyandrupadaḥ sa taṃ paryacaratpunaḥ

So addressed, the seer answered him, "I will not." Yet Drupada, seeking to win him over, went on serving him.

Verse 15 (1.181.15)

ततः संवत्सरस्यान्ते द्रुपदं स द्विजोत्तमः । उपयाजोऽब्रवीत्काले राजन्मधुरया गिरा ॥

tataḥ saṃvatsarasyānte drupadaṃ sa dvijottamaḥ | upayājo'bravītkāle rājanmadhurayā girā

Then, at the end of a year, when the time was right, Upayaja, that best of brahmins, spoke to Drupada in a sweet voice, O king:

Verse 16 (1.181.16)

ज्येष्ठो भ्राता ममागृह्णाद्विचरन् गहने वने । अपरिज्ञातशौचायां भूमौ निपतितं फलम् ॥

jyeṣṭho bhrātā mamāgṛhṇādvicaran gahane vane | aparijñātaśaucāyāṃ bhūmau nipatitaṃ phalam

"My elder brother, wandering in the deep forest, picked up a fruit that had fallen on ground whose purity was unknown.

Note on the text: Corrected ममागृह्माद् → ममागृह्णाद् (misprint in Wikisource; ह्म for ह्ण, critical edition mamāgṛhṇād). Speaker set to Upayaja (his speech to Drupada begins here, announced in verse 15; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 17 (1.181.17)

तदपश्यमहं भ्रातुरसाम्प्रतमनुव्रजन् । विमर्शं संकरादाने नायं कुर्यात्कदाचन ॥

tadapaśyamahaṃ bhrāturasāmpratamanuvrajan | vimarśaṃ saṃkarādāne nāyaṃ kuryātkadācana

Following behind my brother, I saw that unseemly act. In taking up what is impure he would never stop to weigh the matter.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Upayaja (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 18 (1.181.18)

दृष्ट्वा फलस्य नापश्यद्दोषान्पापानुबन्धकान् । विविनक्ति न शौचं यः सोऽन्यत्रापि कथं भवेत् ॥

dṛṣṭvā phalasya nāpaśyaddoṣānpāpānubandhakān | vivinakti na śaucaṃ yaḥ so'nyatrāpi kathaṃ bhavet

Looking at the fruit, he did not see the faults and sin that go with it. One who does not discern purity here, how would he discern it anywhere else?

Note on the text: Speaker set to Upayaja (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 19 (1.181.19)

संहिताध्ययनं कुर्वन्वसन्गुरुकुले च यः । भैक्षमुत्सृष्टमन्येषां भुङ्क्ते स्म च यदा तदा ॥

saṃhitādhyayanaṃ kurvanvasangurukule ca yaḥ | bhaikṣamutsṛṣṭamanyeṣāṃ bhuṅkte sma ca yadā tadā

While reciting the Samhita and living in his teacher's house, he would eat alms food left over by others whenever it came his way,

Note on the text: Speaker set to Upayaja (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.18ab–cd (different wording in the second line).

Verse 20 (1.181.20)

कीर्तयन्गुणमन्नानामघृणी च पुनः पुनः । तं वै फलार्थिनं मन्ये भ्रातरं तर्कचक्षुषा ॥

kīrtayanguṇamannānāmaghṛṇī ca punaḥ punaḥ | taṃ vai phalārthinaṃ manye bhrātaraṃ tarkacakṣuṣā

and praise the goodness of the food again and again, without shame. Reasoning from this, I judge my brother to be one who seeks gain.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Upayaja (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.18ef, second = 1.155.19ab.

Verse 21 (1.181.21)

तं वै गच्छस्व नृपते स त्वां संयाजयिष्यति । जुगुप्समानो नृपतिर्मनसेदं विचिन्तयन् ॥

taṃ vai gacchasva nṛpate sa tvāṃ saṃyājayiṣyati | jugupsamāno nṛpatirmanasedaṃ vicintayan

Go to him, O king; he will perform the sacrifice for you." The king, though he despised such conduct in his heart, considered his purpose,

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.19cd, second = 1.155.20ab.

Verse 22 (1.181.22)

उपयाजवचः श्रुत्वा याजस्याश्रममभ्यगात् । अभिसम्पूज्य पूजार्हमथ याजमुवाच ह ॥

upayājavacaḥ śrutvā yājasyāśramamabhyagāt | abhisampūjya pūjārhamatha yājamuvāca ha

and, having heard Upayaja's words, went to Yaja's hermitage. Honouring Yaja, who was worthy of honour, he said to him:

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = a different wording of CE 1.155.20cd, second = 1.155.20ef.

Verse 23 (1.181.23)

अयुतानि ददान्यष्टौ गवां याजय मां विभो । द्रोणवैराभिसन्तप्तं प्रह्लादयितुमर्हसि ॥

ayutāni dadānyaṣṭau gavāṃ yājaya māṃ vibho | droṇavairābhisantaptaṃ prahlādayitumarhasi

"I will give you eighty thousand cows; perform a sacrifice for me, lord. I burn with my feud with Drona; you must bring me relief.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech to Yaja, announced in verse 22, begins here; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 24 (1.181.24)

स हि ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मास्त्रे चाप्यनुत्तमः । तस्माद्द्रोणः पराजैष्ट मां वै स सखिविग्रहे ॥

sa hi brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭho brahmāstre cāpyanuttamaḥ | tasmāddroṇaḥ parājaiṣṭa māṃ vai sa sakhivigrahe

For he is the best of those who know the Veda, and unrivalled with the brahma weapon; that is how Drona beat me in our quarrel over friendship.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 25 (1.181.25)

क्षत्रियो नास्ति तस्यास्यां पृथिव्यां कश्चिदग्रणीः । कौरवाचार्यमुख्यस्य भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः ॥

kṣatriyo nāsti tasyāsyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ kaścidagraṇīḥ | kauravācāryamukhyasya bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ

On this earth there is no kshatriya to surpass the wise son of Bharadvaja, chief among the teachers of the Kauravas.

Note on the text: Corrected कौरवाचायर्मुख्यस्य → कौरवाचार्यमुख्यस्य (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct र्य is misplaced, critical edition kauravācāryamukhyasya). Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 26 (1.181.26)

द्रोणस्य शरजालानि प्राणिदेहहराणि च । षडरत्नि धनुश्चास्य दृश्यते परमं महत् ॥

droṇasya śarajālāni prāṇidehaharāṇi ca | ṣaḍaratni dhanuścāsya dṛśyate paramaṃ mahat

Drona's showers of arrows rob living bodies of their life, and his bow, six cubits long, looks supremely great.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 27 (1.181.27)

स हि ब्राह्मणवेषेण क्षात्रं वेगमसंशयम् । प्रतिहन्ति महेष्वासो भारद्वाजो महामनाः ॥

sa hi brāhmaṇaveṣeṇa kṣātraṃ vegamasaṃśayam | pratihanti maheṣvāso bhāradvājo mahāmanāḥ

That great archer, the great-minded son of Bharadvaja, though in a brahmin's guise, beats back a kshatriya's onslaught beyond all doubt.

Note on the text: Corrected अशंसयम् → असंशयम् (misprint in Wikisource; the sibilants are transposed, giving no word; critical edition asaṃśayam). Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 28 (1.181.28)

क्षत्रोच्छेदाय विहितो जामदग्न्य इवास्थितः । तस्य ह्यस्त्रबलं घोरमप्रधृष्यं नरैर्भुवि ॥

kṣatrocchedāya vihito jāmadagnya ivāsthitaḥ | tasya hyastrabalaṃ ghoramapradhṛṣyaṃ narairbhuvi

He stands like Jamadagni's son, ordained for the destruction of the kshatriyas; the dreadful might of his weapons no man on earth can withstand.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 29 (1.181.29)

ब्राह्मं सन्धारयंस्तेजो हुताहुतिरिवानलः । समेत्य स दहत्याजौ क्षात्रधर्मपुरःसरः ॥

brāhmaṃ sandhārayaṃstejo hutāhutirivānalaḥ | sametya sa dahatyājau kṣātradharmapuraḥsaraḥ

Holding a brahmin's fiery energy like a fire fed with oblations, he closes with his foes in battle and burns them, a kshatriya's duty leading him on.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.27ab–cd (different wording).

Verse 30 (1.181.30)

ब्रह्मक्षत्रे च विहिते ब्राह्मं तेजो विशिष्यते । सोऽहं क्षात्राद्बलाद्धीनो ब्राह्मं तेजः प्रपेदिवान् ॥

brahmakṣatre ca vihite brāhmaṃ tejo viśiṣyate | so'haṃ kṣātrādbalāddhīno brāhmaṃ tejaḥ prapedivān

Of the brahmin and kshatriya orders as ordained, a brahmin's energy is the greater. So I, falling short in a kshatriya's strength, have turned to a brahmin's power.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.27ef, second = 1.155.28ab.

Verse 31 (1.181.31)

द्रोणाद्विशिष्टमासाद्य भवन्तं ब्रह्मवित्तमम् । द्रोणान्तकमहं पुत्रं लभेयं युधि दुर्जयम् ॥

droṇādviśiṣṭamāsādya bhavantaṃ brahmavittamam | droṇāntakamahaṃ putraṃ labheyaṃ yudhi durjayam

Now that I have found you, greatest knower of the Veda and greater than Drona, I wish to obtain a son who will be the end of Drona, invincible in battle.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (his speech continues; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.28cd, second = 1.155.29ab.

Verse 32 (1.181.32)

तत्कर्म कुरु मे याज वितराम्यर्बुदं गवाम् । तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तं याजो याज्यार्थमुपकल्पयत् ॥

tatkarma kuru me yāja vitarāmyarbudaṃ gavām | tathetyuktvā tu taṃ yājo yājyārthamupakalpayat

Perform that rite for me, Yaja, and I will grant you a hundred million cows." Saying "So be it," Yaja began to prepare the sacrifice for his patron.

Note on the text: Corrected मे मे → मे (misprint in Wikisource; the word is printed twice, making the line a syllable too long; critical edition kuru me yāja). Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.29cd, second = 1.155.30ab.

Verse 33 (1.181.33)

गुर्वर्थ इति चाकाममुपयाजमचोदयत् । याजो द्रोणविनाशाय प्रतिजज्ञे तथा च सः ॥

gurvartha iti cākāmamupayājamacodayat | yājo droṇavināśāya pratijajñe tathā ca saḥ

Telling the unwilling Upayaja that it was for his elder's sake, he enlisted him too; and Yaja vowed to bring about Drona's destruction.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.30cd, second = 1.155.30ef.

Verse 34 (1.181.34)

ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य उपयाजो महातपाः । आचख्यौ कर्म वैतानं तदा पुत्रफलाय वै ॥

tatastasya narendrasya upayājo mahātapāḥ | ācakhyau karma vaitānaṃ tadā putraphalāya vai

Then Upayaja, of great austerity, explained to the king the sacrificial rite for gaining the fruit of a son:

Verse 35 (1.181.35)

स च पुत्रो महावीर्यो महातेजा महाबलः । इष्यते यद्विधो राजन्भविता ते तथाविधः ॥

sa ca putro mahāvīryo mahātejā mahābalaḥ | iṣyate yadvidho rājanbhavitā te tathāvidhaḥ

"And that son will be of great valour, great splendour and great strength: such as you wish him to be, O king, so he will be."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Upayaja (the whole verse is his promise, announced in verse 34; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 36 (1.181.36)

भारद्वाजस्य हन्तारं सोऽभिसन्धाय भूपतिः । आजह्रे तत्तथा सर्वं द्रुपदः कर्मसिद्धये ॥

bhāradvājasya hantāraṃ so'bhisandhāya bhūpatiḥ | ājahre tattathā sarvaṃ drupadaḥ karmasiddhaye

His mind fixed on a slayer for Bharadvaja's son, King Drupada gathered everything accordingly for the success of the rite.

Note on the text: Corrected आजह्वे → आजह्रे (misprint in Wikisource; ह्व for ह्र, critical edition ājahre "gathered"). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.33.

Verse 37 (1.181.37)

याजस्तु हवनस्यान्ते देवीमाज्ञापयत्तदा । प्रेहि मां राज्ञि पृषति मिथुनं त्वामुपस्थितम् ॥

yājastu havanasyānte devīmājñāpayattadā | prehi māṃ rājñi pṛṣati mithunaṃ tvāmupasthitam

At the end of the offering Yaja summoned the queen: "Come to me, Queen Prishati; a pair of children awaits you."

Verse 38 (1.181.38)

अवलिप्तं मुखं ब्रह्मन्दिव्यान्गन्धान्बिभर्मि च । सूतार्थे नोपलब्धाऽस्मि तिष्ठ याज मम प्रिये ॥

avaliptaṃ mukhaṃ brahmandivyāngandhānbibharmi ca | sūtārthe nopalabdhā'smi tiṣṭha yāja mama priye

"My mouth is not yet cleansed, brahmin, and I am wearing heavenly perfumes; I am not prepared for the bearing of children. Wait, Yaja, as a kindness to me."

Verse 39 (1.181.39)

याजेन श्रपितं हव्यमुपयाजाभिमन्त्रितम् । कथं कामं न सन्दध्यात्सा त्वं विप्रेहि तिष्ठ वा ॥

yājena śrapitaṃ havyamupayājābhimantritam | kathaṃ kāmaṃ na sandadhyātsā tvaṃ viprehi tiṣṭha vā

"The oblation has been cooked by Yaja and consecrated with mantras by Upayaja; how could it fail to fulfil the wish? Come to the brahmin, then, or stay where you are."

Note on the text: A different wording of CE 1.155.36, aligned by hand.

Verse 40 (1.181.40)

एवमुक्त्वा तु याजेन हुते हविषि संस्कृते । उत्तस्थौ पावकात्तस्मात्कुमारो देवसन्निभः ॥

evamuktvā tu yājena hute haviṣi saṃskṛte | uttasthau pāvakāttasmātkumāro devasannibhaḥ

When Yaja had said this and the consecrated oblation was poured, there rose from that fire a boy like a god,

Note on the text: Corrected देवसन्निभिः → देवसन्निभः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign turns the nominative into a non-word, critical edition devasaṃnibhaḥ). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.37.

Verse 41 (1.181.41)

ज्वालावर्णो घोररूपः किरीटी वर्म चोत्तमम् । बिभ्रत्सखड्गः सशरो धनुष्मान्विनदन्मुहुः ॥

jvālāvarṇo ghorarūpaḥ kirīṭī varma cottamam | bibhratsakhaḍgaḥ saśaro dhanuṣmānvinadanmuhuḥ

flame-coloured and terrible in form, wearing a diadem and the finest armour, bearing sword, arrows and bow, and roaring again and again.

Note on the text: Corrected सखङ्गः → सखड्गः (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग, critical edition sakhaḍgaḥ). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.38.

Verse 42 (1.181.42)

सोऽध्यारोहद्रथवरं तेन च प्रययौ तदा । ततः प्रणेदुः पञ्चालाः प्रहृष्टाः साधुसाध्विति ॥

so'dhyārohadrathavaraṃ tena ca prayayau tadā | tataḥ praṇeduḥ pañcālāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ sādhusādhviti

He mounted a splendid chariot and drove off in it; and the Panchalas shouted in delight, "Well done! Well done!"

Note on the text: Corrected सोऽध्यारोदद् → सोऽध्यारोहद् (misprint in Wikisource; द for ह, critical edition so 'dhyārohad).

Verse 43 (1.181.43)

हर्षाविष्टांस्ततश्चैतान्नेयं सेहे वसुन्धरा । भयापहो राजपुत्रः पञ्चालानां यशस्करः ॥

harṣāviṣṭāṃstataścaitānneyaṃ sehe vasundharā | bhayāpaho rājaputraḥ pañcālānāṃ yaśaskaraḥ

The earth could hardly bear them, so overcome with joy were they. "Dispeller of fear, this prince, bringer of glory to the Panchalas,

Note on the text: First line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1696, after 1.155.39); second line = CE 1.155.40ab. Aligned by hand.

Verse 44 (1.181.44)

राज्ञः शोकापहो जात एष द्रोणवधाय वै । इत्युवाच महद्भूतमदृश्यं खेचरं तदा ॥

rājñaḥ śokāpaho jāta eṣa droṇavadhāya vai | ityuvāca mahadbhūtamadṛśyaṃ khecaraṃ tadā

and dispeller of the king's grief, has been born for the slaying of Drona": so said a great invisible being moving in the sky.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: CE 1.155.40cd–ef.

Verse 45 (1.181.45)

कुमारी चापि पाञ्चाली वेदीमध्यात्समुत्थिता । सुभगा दर्शनीयाङ्गी स्वसितायतलोचना ॥

kumārī cāpi pāñcālī vedīmadhyātsamutthitā | subhagā darśanīyāṅgī svasitāyatalocanā

And the princess of Panchala, too, rose from the middle of the altar, blessed with fortune and lovely of limb, with long dark eyes,

Verse 46 (1.181.46)

श्यामा पद्मपलाशाक्षी नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा । ताम्रतुङ्गनखी सुभ्रूश्चारुपीनपयोधरा ॥

śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā | tāmratuṅganakhī subhrūścārupīnapayodharā

dark of skin, with eyes like lotus petals and curling dark-blue hair, with coppery, raised nails, fine brows and full, lovely breasts,

Note on the text: First line = CE 1.155.42ab; second line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1697). Aligned by hand.

Verse 47 (1.181.47)

मानुषं विग्रहं कृत्वा साक्षादमरवर्णिनी । नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्याः क्रोशात्प्रधावति ॥

mānuṣaṃ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā sākṣādamaravarṇinī | nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośātpradhāvati

a very goddess in human form, whose fragrance, like that of the blue lotus, spread a krosha all around.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 1.155.42cd, second = 1.155.43ab.

Verse 48 (1.181.48)

या बिभर्ति परं रूपं यस्या नास्त्युपमा भुवि । देवदानवयक्षाणामीप्सितां देवरूपिणीम् ॥

yā bibharti paraṃ rūpaṃ yasyā nāstyupamā bhuvi | devadānavayakṣāṇāmīpsitāṃ devarūpiṇīm

She bore a supreme beauty without equal on earth, godlike in form, such as gods, danavas and yakshas would long for.

Note on the text: First line = CE 1.155.43cd; second line not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1698). Aligned by hand.

Verse 49 (1.181.49)

सदृशी पाण्डुपुत्रस्य अर्जुनस्येति भारत । ऊचुः प्रहृष्टमनसो राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः ॥

sadṛśī pāṇḍuputrasya arjunasyeti bhārata | ūcuḥ prahṛṣṭamanaso rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ

"She is a fit match for Arjuna, son of Pandu," said the people, O Bharata, delighted at heart and full of loyalty to their king.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1699, after 1.155.43).

Verse 50 (1.181.50)

तां चापि जातां सुश्रोणीं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । सर्वयोषिद्वरा कृष्णा निनीषुः क्षत्रियान्क्षयम् ॥

tāṃ cāpi jātāṃ suśroṇīṃ vāguvācāśarīriṇī | sarvayoṣidvarā kṛṣṇā ninīṣuḥ kṣatriyānkṣayam

When that fair-hipped maiden was born, a bodiless voice spoke of her too: "Krishna, the best of all women, will lead the kshatriyas to destruction.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.44 (Wikisource reads निनीषुः क्षत्रियान्क्षयम् for kṣayaṃ kṣatraṃ ninīṣati).

Verse 51 (1.181.51)

सुरकार्यमियं काले करिष्यति सुमध्यमा । अस्या हेतोः कौरवाणां महदुत्पत्स्यते भयम् ॥

surakāryamiyaṃ kāle kariṣyati sumadhyamā | asyā hetoḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahadutpatsyate bhayam

In time this slender-waisted one will accomplish the purpose of the gods; because of her a great terror will arise for the Kauravas."

Note on the text: Speaker set to the voice from the sky (the whole verse continues its speech; Wikisource prints no heading). Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.45 (Wikisource reads कौरवाणां for kṣatriyāṇāṃ).

Verse 52 (1.181.52)

तच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपञ्चालाः प्रणेदुः सिंहसङ्घवत् । न चैतान्हर्षसम्पूर्णानियं सेहे वसुन्धरा ॥

tacchrutvā sarvapañcālāḥ praṇeduḥ siṃhasaṅghavat | na caitānharṣasampūrṇāniyaṃ sehe vasundharā

Hearing that, all the Panchalas roared like a pride of lions; and the earth could not bear them, so full of joy were they.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.46ab and 46cd.

Verse 53 (1.181.53)

पाञ्चालराजस्तां दृष्ट्वा हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत् । परिष्वज्य च तां कृष्णां स्नुषा पाण्डोरिति ब्रुवन् । अङ्कमारोप्य पाञ्चालीं राजा हर्षमवाप सः ॥

pāñcālarājastāṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣādaśrūṇyavartayat | pariṣvajya ca tāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ snuṣā pāṇḍoriti bruvan | aṅkamāropya pāñcālīṃ rājā harṣamavāpa saḥ

Seeing her, the Panchala king shed tears of joy. Embracing Krishna and saying, "Pandu's daughter-in-law!", the king took the princess on his lap and was filled with gladness.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1700, after 1.155.46ab).

Verse 54 (1.181.54)

तौ दृष्ट्वा पार्षती याजं प्रपेदे वै सुतार्थिनी । न वै मदन्यां जननीं जानीयातामिमाविति ॥

tau dṛṣṭvā pārṣatī yājaṃ prapede vai sutārthinī | na vai madanyāṃ jananīṃ jānīyātāmimāviti

Seeing the two, Prishati, longing for children, went to Yaja and said, "Let these two know no mother but me."

Verse 55 (1.181.55)

तथेत्युवाच तां याजो राज्ञः प्रियचिकीर्षया । तयोश्च नामनी चक्रुर्द्विजाः सम्पूर्णमानसाः ॥

tathetyuvāca tāṃ yājo rājñaḥ priyacikīrṣayā | tayośca nāmanī cakrurdvijāḥ sampūrṇamānasāḥ

"So be it," Yaja told her, wishing to please the king. And the brahmins, their hearts content, gave the two their names:

Verse 56 (1.181.56)

धृष्टत्वादत्यमर्षित्वाद्द्युम्नाद्युत्संभवादपि । धृष्टद्युम्नः कुमारोऽयं द्रुपदस्य भवत्विति ॥

dhṛṣṭatvādatyamarṣitvāddyumnādyutsaṃbhavādapi | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ kumāro'yaṃ drupadasya bhavatviti

"Because of his boldness, his fierce intolerance of rivals, and because he was born with splendour and all that goes with it, let this prince, son of Drupada, be called Dhrishtadyumna."

Verse 57 (1.181.57)

कृष्णेत्येवाब्रुवन्कृष्णां कृष्णाऽभूत्सा हि वर्णतः । तथा तन्मिथुनं जज्ञे द्रुपदस्य महामखे ॥

kṛṣṇetyevābruvankṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇā'bhūtsā hi varṇataḥ | tathā tanmithunaṃ jajñe drupadasya mahāmakhe

The maiden they called Krishna, for she was dark in colour. So was that pair born at Drupada's great sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected अब्रुवकन् → अब्रुवन् and कृष्णा।ञभूत् → कृष्णाऽभूत् (misprints in Wikisource; a stray क, and a danda and ञ printed for the avagraha; critical edition evābruvan kṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇābhūt).

Verse 58 (1.181.58)

वैदिकाध्ययने पारं धृष्टद्युम्नो गतः परम् ॥

vaidikādhyayane pāraṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno gataḥ param

Dhrishtadyumna crossed to the farthest shore of Vedic learning.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda). A single line in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1702_02, after 1.155.50; the line before it there, *1702_01, is not in Wikisource).

Verse 59 (1.181.59)

धृष्टद्युम्नं तु पाञ्चाल्यमानीय स्वं निवेशनम् । उपाकरोदस्त्रहेतोर्भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tu pāñcālyamānīya svaṃ niveśanam | upākarodastrahetorbhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān

The mighty son of Bharadvaja brought Dhrishtadyumna, the Panchala prince, to his own house and taught him the use of weapons.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.51ab and 51cd.

Verse 60 (1.181.60)

अमोक्षणीयं दैवं हि भावि मत्वा महामतिः । तथा तत्कृतवान्द्रोण आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् ॥

amokṣaṇīyaṃ daivaṃ hi bhāvi matvā mahāmatiḥ | tathā tatkṛtavāndroṇa ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt

Judging that what fate has ordained cannot be escaped, the great-minded Drona did this to protect his own fame.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.155.52.