Drupada's Challenge and Draupadi's Entry

Verse 1 (1.200.1)

ततस्ते नरशार्दूला भ्रातरः पञ्च पाण्डवाः । तं ब्राह्मणं पुरस्कृत्य पाञ्चाल्याश्च स्वयंवरम् । प्रययुर्द्रौपदीं द्रष्टुं तं च देशं महोत्सवम् ॥

tataste naraśārdūlā bhrātaraḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ puraskṛtya pāñcālyāśca svayaṃvaram | prayayurdraupadīṃ draṣṭuṃ taṃ ca deśaṃ mahotsavam

Then those tigers among men, the five Pandava brothers, with that brahmin at their head, set out for the svayamvara of the Panchala princess, to see Draupadi and that land of the great festival.

Note on the text: The first and third lines are the critical edition's 1.175.1; the middle line is not there at this point (compare 1.174.8cd). Wikisource places the Pandavas' meeting with the brahmins on the road (CE 1.175.2–20) earlier, in its adhyaya 185. Speaker heading printed as वैशंपायन, normalised to वैशम्पायन.

Verse 2 (1.200.2)

ततस्ते तं महात्मानं शुद्धात्मानमकल्मषम् । ददृशुः पाण्डवा वीराः पथि द्वैपायनं तदा ॥

tataste taṃ mahātmānaṃ śuddhātmānamakalmaṣam | dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavā vīrāḥ pathi dvaipāyanaṃ tadā

Then on the way the heroic Pandavas saw the great-souled Dvaipayana, pure of soul and without stain.

Verse 3 (1.200.3)

तस्मै यथावत्सत्कारं कृत्वा तेन च सत्कृताः । कथान्ते चाभ्यनुज्ञाताः प्रययुर्द्रुपदक्षयम् ॥

tasmai yathāvatsatkāraṃ kṛtvā tena ca satkṛtāḥ | kathānte cābhyanujñātāḥ prayayurdrupadakṣayam

They paid him due honour and were honoured by him in turn; and when the talk was over, they took his leave and went on toward Drupada's dwelling.

Verse 4 (1.200.4)

पश्यन्तो रमणीयानि वनानि च सरांसि च । तत्रतत्र वसन्तश्च शनैर्जग्मुर्महारथाः ॥

paśyanto ramaṇīyāni vanāni ca sarāṃsi ca | tatratatra vasantaśca śanairjagmurmahārathāḥ

Gazing at lovely woods and lakes, and stopping here and there, the great chariot-warriors travelled slowly on.

Note on the text: Corrected महराथाः → महारथाः (misprint in Wikisource; vowel signs transposed, as in the critical edition "mahārathāḥ").

Verse 5 (1.200.5)

स्वाध्यायवन्तः शुचयो मधुराः प्रियवादिनः । आनुपूर्व्येण संप्राप्ताः पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥

svādhyāyavantaḥ śucayo madhurāḥ priyavādinaḥ | ānupūrvyeṇa saṃprāptāḥ pāñcālānpāṇḍunandanāḥ

Devoted to Vedic study, pure, gentle and pleasant of speech, the sons of Pandu reached the land of the Panchalas in due course.

Verse 6 (1.200.6)

ते तु दृष्ट्वा पुरं तच्च स्कन्धावारं च पाण्डवाः । कुम्भकारस्य शालायां निवासं चक्रिरे तदा ॥

te tu dṛṣṭvā puraṃ tacca skandhāvāraṃ ca pāṇḍavāḥ | kumbhakārasya śālāyāṃ nivāsaṃ cakrire tadā

Having seen the city and the encampment, the Pandavas took up their lodging in a potter's workshop.

Verse 7 (1.200.7)

तत्र भैक्षं समाजह्रुर्ब्राह्मणीं वृत्तिमाश्रिताः । तान्संप्राप्तांस्तथा वीराञ्जज्ञिरे न नराः क्वचित् ॥

tatra bhaikṣaṃ samājahrurbrāhmaṇīṃ vṛttimāśritāḥ | tānsaṃprāptāṃstathā vīrāñjajñire na narāḥ kvacit

There they gathered alms, following the way of life of brahmins; and nobody anywhere recognised the heroes who had come there in this way.

Verse 8 (1.200.8)

यज्ञसेनस्तु पाञ्चालो भीष्मद्रोणकृतागसम् । ज्ञात्वाऽऽत्मानं तदारेभे त्राणायात्मक्रियां क्षमाम् ॥

yajñasenastu pāñcālo bhīṣmadroṇakṛtāgasam | jñātvā''tmānaṃ tadārebhe trāṇāyātmakriyāṃ kṣamām

Now Yajnasena, king of Panchala, knowing that he had given offence to Bhishma and Drona, had set about measures fit to protect himself.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). Corrected द्रोम → द्रोण (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण, as in the CE apparatus "bhīṣmadroṇakṛtāgasam") and क्षमां → क्षमाम् (anusvara for final म् at the end of the verse). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). (CE apparatus 1.176.7*1806.)

Verse 9 (1.200.9)

अवाप्य धृष्टद्युम्नं हि न स द्रोणमचिन्तयत् । स तु वैरप्रसङ्गाच्च भीष्माद्भयमचिन्तयत् ॥

avāpya dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ hi na sa droṇamacintayat | sa tu vairaprasaṅgācca bhīṣmādbhayamacintayat

Having gained Dhrishtadyumna, he gave no further thought to Drona; but because of the feud he did think with fear of Bhishma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). (CE apparatus 1.176.7*1806.)

Verse 10 (1.200.10)

कन्यादानात्तु शरणं सोऽमन्यत महीपतिः । यज्ञसेनस्य कामस्तु पाण्डवाय किरीटिने ॥

kanyādānāttu śaraṇaṃ so'manyata mahīpatiḥ | yajñasenasya kāmastu pāṇḍavāya kirīṭine

The king believed his refuge lay in the giving of his daughter. Yajnasena's wish was to give Krishna to the Pandava Kiriti (Arjuna),

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line is in the vulgate only (CE apparatus 1.176.7*1807); the second is the critical edition's 1.176.8ab.

Verse 11 (1.200.11)

दास्यामि कृष्णामिति वै न चैनं विवृणोति सः । जामातृबलसंयोगं मेने हि बलवत्तरम् ॥

dāsyāmi kṛṣṇāmiti vai na cainaṃ vivṛṇoti saḥ | jāmātṛbalasaṃyogaṃ mene hi balavattaram

thinking, "I shall give Krishna to him"; but he did not reveal this. For he held that an alliance with the strength of a son-in-law was the stronger protection.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). Corrected कृष्मामिति → कृष्णामिति (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण, as in the critical edition "kṛṣṇāṃ"). The first line is the critical edition's 1.176.8cd (with दास्यामि for "dadyām"); the second is in the vulgate only (CE apparatus 1.176.7*1807).

Verse 12 (1.200.12)

सोऽन्वेषमाणः कौन्तेयान्पाञ्चालो जनमेजय । दृढं धनुरथानम्यं कारयामास भारत ॥

so'nveṣamāṇaḥ kaunteyānpāñcālo janamejaya | dṛḍhaṃ dhanurathānamyaṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata

Searching for the sons of Kunti, the Panchala king, O Janamejaya, then had a stout bow made that could not be bent, O Bharata.

Verse 13 (1.200.13)

वैयाघ्रपद्यस्योग्रं वै सृञ्जयस्य महीपतिः । तद्धनुः किन्धुरं नाम देवदत्तमुपानयत् ॥

vaiyāghrapadyasyograṃ vai sṛñjayasya mahīpatiḥ | taddhanuḥ kindhuraṃ nāma devadattamupānayat

The king brought the formidable bow named Kindhura, a gift of the gods, that had belonged to Srinjaya, descendant of Vyaghrapada.

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 1.176.9*1809.)

Verse 14 (1.200.14)

आयसी तस्य च ज्याऽऽसीत्प्रतिबद्धा महाबला । न तु ज्यां प्रसहेदन्यस्तद्धनुःप्रवरं महत् ॥

āyasī tasya ca jyā''sītpratibaddhā mahābalā | na tu jyāṃ prasahedanyastaddhanuḥpravaraṃ mahat

Its string was of iron, fixed to it and immensely strong; no one else could master the string of that great and excellent bow.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). (CE apparatus 1.176.9*1809.)

Verse 15 (1.200.15)

शङ्करेण वरं दत्तं प्रीतेन च महात्मना । तन्निष्फलं स्यान्न तु मे इति प्रामाण्यमागतः ॥

śaṅkareṇa varaṃ dattaṃ prītena ca mahātmanā | tanniṣphalaṃ syānna tu me iti prāmāṇyamāgataḥ

"The boon that the great-souled Shankara gave in his favour must not prove fruitless for me" — on this he placed his trust.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). (CE apparatus 1.176.9*1808.)

Verse 16 (1.200.16)

मया कर्तव्यमधुना दुष्करं लक्ष्यवेधनम् । इति निश्चित्य मनसा कारितं लक्ष्यमुत्तमम् ॥

mayā kartavyamadhunā duṣkaraṃ lakṣyavedhanam | iti niścitya manasā kāritaṃ lakṣyamuttamam

"I must now set a feat of target-piercing that is hard to achieve" — having resolved this in his mind, he had an excellent target made.

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 1.176.9*1808.)

Verse 17 (1.200.17)

यन्त्रं वैहायसं चापि कारयामास कृत्रिमम् । तेन यन्त्रेण सहितं राजँल्लक्ष्यं च काञ्चनम् ॥

yantraṃ vaihāyasaṃ cāpi kārayāmāsa kṛtrimam | tena yantreṇa sahitaṃ rājam̐llakṣyaṃ ca kāñcanam

He also had an artificial device made, suspended in the air, and together with that device, O king, a golden target.

Verse 18 (1.200.18)

इदं सज्यं धनुः कृत्वा सज्जैरेभिश्च सायकैः । अतीत्य लक्ष्यं यो वेद्धा स लब्धा मत्सुतामिति ॥

idaṃ sajyaṃ dhanuḥ kṛtvā sajjairebhiśca sāyakaiḥ | atītya lakṣyaṃ yo veddhā sa labdhā matsutāmiti

Whoever strings this bow and, with these arrows made ready, shoots through the device and pierces the target shall win my daughter.

Note on the text: Corrected लक्ष्य → लक्ष्यं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara, as in the critical edition "lakṣyaṃ").

Verse 19 (1.200.19)

इति स द्रुपदो राजा स्वयंवरमघोषयत् । तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवाः सर्वे समीयुस्तत्र भारत ॥

iti sa drupado rājā svayaṃvaramaghoṣayat | tacchrutvā pārthivāḥ sarve samīyustatra bhārata

Thus King Drupada proclaimed the svayamvara. Hearing of it, all the kings gathered there, O Bharata,

Verse 20 (1.200.20)

ऋषयश्च महात्मानः स्वयंवरदिदृक्षवः । दुर्योधनपुरोगाश्च सकर्णाः कुरवो नृप ॥

ṛṣayaśca mahātmānaḥ svayaṃvaradidṛkṣavaḥ | duryodhanapurogāśca sakarṇāḥ kuravo nṛpa

and great-souled sages eager to see the svayamvara, and the Kurus led by Duryodhana, together with Karna, O king;

Verse 21 (1.200.21)

यादवा वासुदेवेन सार्धमन्धकवृष्णयः । ततोऽर्चिता राजगणा द्रुपदेन महात्मना ॥

yādavā vāsudevena sārdhamandhakavṛṣṇayaḥ | tato'rcitā rājagaṇā drupadena mahātmanā

the Yadavas, the Andhakas and the Vrishnis came with Vasudeva. Then the hosts of kings, honoured by the great-souled Drupada,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). Corrected राजगुणा → राजगणा (misprint in Wikisource; 'royal qualities' for 'hosts of kings', as in the critical edition "rājagaṇā"). The first line is in the vulgate only (CE apparatus 1.176.13*1810); the second is the critical edition's 1.176.14cd.

Verse 22 (1.200.22)

उपोपविष्टा मञ्चेषु द्रष्टुकामाः स्वयंवरम् । ब्राह्मणाश्च महाभागा देशेभ्यः समुपागमन् ॥

upopaviṣṭā mañceṣu draṣṭukāmāḥ svayaṃvaram | brāhmaṇāśca mahābhāgā deśebhyaḥ samupāgaman

sat down on the tiered stands, eager to see the svayamvara. Illustrious brahmins also came from many lands.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line is in the vulgate only (CE apparatus 1.176.14*1812); the second is the critical edition's 1.176.14ab.

Verse 23 (1.200.23)

ब्राह्मणैरेव सहिताः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन् । त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सुराः सर्वे विमानैर्व्योम्न्यवस्थिताः ॥

brāhmaṇaireva sahitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan | trayastriṃśatsurāḥ sarve vimānairvyomnyavasthitāḥ

The Pandavas sat down among the brahmins. All the thirty-three gods stood in the sky in their aerial chariots.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). (CE apparatus 1.176.14*1811 and 1.176.13*1810.)

Verse 24 (1.200.24)

ततः पौरजनाः सर्वे सागरोद्धूतनिःस्वनाः । शिंशुमारशिरः प्राप्य न्यविशंस्ते स्म पार्थिवाः ॥

tataḥ paurajanāḥ sarve sāgaroddhūtaniḥsvanāḥ | śiṃśumāraśiraḥ prāpya nyaviśaṃste sma pārthivāḥ

Then all the townspeople, roaring like the surging ocean, and the kings took their places, having gone toward the head of the Shishumara — that is, to the north-east.

Verse 25 (1.200.25)

प्रागुत्तरेण नगराद्भूमिभागे समे शुभे । समाजवाटः शुशुभे भवनैः सर्वतो वृतः ॥

prāguttareṇa nagarādbhūmibhāge same śubhe | samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ

North-east of the city, on level and auspicious ground, the enclosure of the assembly shone, surrounded on all sides by buildings.

Verse 26 (1.200.26)

प्राकारपरिखोपेतो द्वारतोरणमण्डितः । वितानेन विचित्रेण सर्वतः समलङ्कृतः ॥

prākāraparikhopeto dvāratoraṇamaṇḍitaḥ | vitānena vicitreṇa sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ

It had a rampart and a moat, was adorned with gates and arches, and was decked everywhere with a many-coloured canopy.

Verse 27 (1.200.27)

तूर्यौघशतसङ्कीर्णः परार्ध्यागुरुधूपितः । चन्दनोदकसिक्तश्च माल्यदामोपशोभितः ॥

tūryaughaśatasaṅkīrṇaḥ parārdhyāgurudhūpitaḥ | candanodakasiktaśca mālyadāmopaśobhitaḥ

It rang with hundreds of musical instruments, was fragrant with costly aloe-wood incense, sprinkled with sandal-water and beautified with garlands.

Verse 28 (1.200.28)

कैलासशिखरप्रख्यैर्नभस्तलविलेखिभिः । सर्वतः संवृतः शुभ्रैः प्रासादैः सुकृतोच्छ्रयैः ॥

kailāsaśikharaprakhyairnabhastalavilekhibhiḥ | sarvataḥ saṃvṛtaḥ śubhraiḥ prāsādaiḥ sukṛtocchrayaiḥ

On every side it was ringed by gleaming palaces, lofty and well built, like the peaks of Kailasa, scraping the sky,

Note on the text: Corrected सुकृतोच्छ्रयै → सुकृतोच्छ्रयैः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga of the instrumental plural agreeing with प्रासादैः).

Verse 29 (1.200.29)

सुवर्णजालसंवीतैर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषणैः । सुखारोहणसोपानैर्महासनपरिच्छदैः ॥

suvarṇajālasaṃvītairmaṇikuṭṭimabhūṣaṇaiḥ | sukhārohaṇasopānairmahāsanaparicchadaiḥ

with lattices of gold and floors inlaid with gems, with stairs easy to climb, and furnished with great seats and coverings,

Verse 30 (1.200.30)

स्रग्दामसमवच्छन्नैरगुरूत्तमवासितैः । हंसांशुवर्णैर्बहुभिरायोजनसुगन्धिभिः ॥

sragdāmasamavacchannairagurūttamavāsitaiḥ | haṃsāṃśuvarṇairbahubhirāyojanasugandhibhiḥ

hung with garlands and wreaths, scented with the finest aloe-wood, many of them, white as swans, their fragrance reaching a full yojana,

Verse 31 (1.200.31)

असंबाधशतद्वारैः शयनासनशोभितैः । बहुधातुपिनद्धाङ्गैर्हिमवच्छिखरैरिव ॥

asaṃbādhaśatadvāraiḥ śayanāsanaśobhitaiḥ | bahudhātupinaddhāṅgairhimavacchikharairiva

with a hundred open doorways, furnished with beds and seats, their walls overlaid with many minerals, like the peaks of the Himalaya.

Verse 32 (1.200.32)

तत्र नानाप्रकारेषु विमानेषु स्वलङ्कृताः । स्पर्धमानास्तदाऽन्योन्यं निषेदुः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥

tatra nānāprakāreṣu vimāneṣu svalaṅkṛtāḥ | spardhamānāstadā'nyonyaṃ niṣeduḥ sarvapārthivāḥ

There, in pavilions of many kinds, all the kings, finely adorned, took their seats, vying with one another.

Verse 33 (1.200.33)

तत्रोपविष्टान्ददृशुर्महासत्त्वान्पृथग्जनाः । राजसिंहान्महाभागान्कृष्णागुरुविभूषितान् ॥

tatropaviṣṭāndadṛśurmahāsattvānpṛthagjanāḥ | rājasiṃhānmahābhāgānkṛṣṇāguruvibhūṣitān

The common people saw them seated there, those lions among kings, of great spirit and great fortune, adorned with dark aloe-wood,

Note on the text: Corrected सत्व → सत्त्व (misprint in Wikisource; single त for the conjunct त्त्व of sattva, as in the critical edition "mahāsattva-").

Verse 34 (1.200.34)

महाप्रसादान्ब्रह्मण्यान्स्वराष्ट्रपरिरक्षिणः । प्रियान्सर्वस्य लोकस्य सुकृतैः कर्मभिः शुभैः ॥

mahāprasādānbrahmaṇyānsvarāṣṭraparirakṣiṇaḥ | priyānsarvasya lokasya sukṛtaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ

most gracious, devoted to brahmins, guardians of their own realms, beloved of all the world for their good and auspicious deeds.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्राह्मण्यान् → ब्रह्मण्यान् (misprint in Wikisource; the adjective 'devoted to brahmins' is ब्रह्मण्य, as in the critical edition "brahmaṇyān").

Verse 35 (1.200.35)

मञ्चेषु च परार्द्ध्येषु पौरजानपदा जनाः । कृष्णादर्शनसिद्ध्यर्थं सर्वतः समुपाविशन् ॥

mañceṣu ca parārddhyeṣu paurajānapadā janāḥ | kṛṣṇādarśanasiddhyarthaṃ sarvataḥ samupāviśan

On costly stands the people of the city and the countryside sat all around, so as to have their wish of seeing Krishna fulfilled.

Verse 36 (1.200.36)

ब्राह्मणैस्ते च सहिताः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन् । ऋद्धिं पञ्चालराजस्य पश्यन्तस्तामनुत्तमाम् ॥

brāhmaṇaiste ca sahitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan | ṛddhiṃ pañcālarājasya paśyantastāmanuttamām

And the Pandavas sat with the brahmins, gazing at the matchless wealth of the king of Panchala.

Verse 37 (1.200.37)

ततः समाजो ववृधे स राजन्दिवसान्बहून् । रत्नप्रदानबहुलः शोभितो नटनर्तकैः ॥

tataḥ samājo vavṛdhe sa rājandivasānbahūn | ratnapradānabahulaḥ śobhito naṭanartakaiḥ

Then the festival went on growing for many days, O king, rich in gifts of jewels and graced by actors and dancers.

Verse 38 (1.200.38)

वर्तमाने समाजे तु रमणीयेऽह्नि षोडशे । मैत्रे मुहूर्ते तस्याश्च राजदाराः पुराविदः । पुत्रवत्यः सुवसनाः प्रतिकर्मोपचक्रमुः ॥

vartamāne samāje tu ramaṇīye'hni ṣoḍaśe | maitre muhūrte tasyāśca rājadārāḥ purāvidaḥ | putravatyaḥ suvasanāḥ pratikarmopacakramuḥ

When the lovely festival had reached its sixteenth day, at the auspicious hour called Maitra, the royal ladies versed in ancient custom, mothers of sons and finely dressed, began to prepare her.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line is the critical edition's 1.176.29ab; the second and third lines begin a long vulgate passage (CE Appendix I, No. 98) that runs to verse 53.

Verse 39 (1.200.39)

वैडूर्यमयपीठे तु निविष्टां द्रौपदीं तदा । सतूर्यं स्नापयाञ्चक्रुः स्वर्णकुम्भस्थितैर्जलैः ॥

vaiḍūryamayapīṭhe tu niviṣṭāṃ draupadīṃ tadā | satūryaṃ snāpayāñcakruḥ svarṇakumbhasthitairjalaiḥ

They seated Draupadi on a seat of beryl and, to the sound of music, bathed her with water from golden pitchers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 40 (1.200.40)

तां निवृत्ताभिषेकां च दुकूलद्वयधारिणीम् । निन्युर्मणिस्तम्भवतीं वेदिं वै सुपरिष्कृताम् ॥

tāṃ nivṛttābhiṣekāṃ ca dukūladvayadhāriṇīm | ninyurmaṇistambhavatīṃ vediṃ vai supariṣkṛtām

When her bathing was done, wearing a pair of fine silk garments, they led her to a well-decorated altar with jewelled pillars.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 41 (1.200.41)

निवेश्य प्राङ्मुखीं हृष्टां विस्मिताक्ष्यः प्रसाधिकाः । केनालङ्करणेनेमामित्यन्योन्यं व्यलोकयन् ॥

niveśya prāṅmukhīṃ hṛṣṭāṃ vismitākṣyaḥ prasādhikāḥ | kenālaṅkaraṇenemāmityanyonyaṃ vyalokayan

Seating her, joyful, facing east, the women who dressed her looked at one another with wondering eyes, as if to ask, "With what ornament shall we adorn her?"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 42 (1.200.42)

धूपोष्मणा च केशानामार्द्रभावं व्यपोहयन् । बबन्धुरस्या धम्मिल्लं माल्यैः सुरभिगन्धिभिः ॥

dhūpoṣmaṇā ca keśānāmārdrabhāvaṃ vyapohayan | babandhurasyā dhammillaṃ mālyaiḥ surabhigandhibhiḥ

With the warmth of incense they dried the dampness from her hair, and bound up her tresses with sweet-smelling garlands.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 43 (1.200.43)

दूर्वामधूकरचितं माल्यं तस्या ददुः करे । चक्रुश्च कृष्णागरुणा पत्रभङ्गं कुचद्वये ॥

dūrvāmadhūkaracitaṃ mālyaṃ tasyā daduḥ kare | cakruśca kṛṣṇāgaruṇā patrabhaṅgaṃ kucadvaye

They placed in her hand a garland woven of durva grass and madhuka flowers, and with dark aloe-wood drew leaf patterns on her breasts.

Note on the text: Corrected पत्रसङ्गं → पत्रभङ्गं (misprint in Wikisource; स for भ — पत्रभङ्ग is the painted leaf-pattern, as in CE Appendix I No. 98 "patrabhaṅgaṃ"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 44 (1.200.44)

रेजे सा चक्रवाकाङ्का स्वर्णदीर्घा सरिद्वरा । अलकैः कुटिलैस्तस्या मुखं विकसितं बभौ ॥

reje sā cakravākāṅkā svarṇadīrghā saridvarā | alakaiḥ kuṭilaistasyā mukhaṃ vikasitaṃ babhau

She shone like the finest of rivers, long and golden, marked with chakravaka birds; framed by her curling locks, her face glowed like an opening flower.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 45 (1.200.45)

आसक्तभृङ्गं कुसुमं शशिबिम्बं जिगाय तत् । कालाञ्जनं नयनयोराचारार्थं समादधुः ॥

āsaktabhṛṅgaṃ kusumaṃ śaśibimbaṃ jigāya tat | kālāñjanaṃ nayanayorācārārthaṃ samādadhuḥ

That face, like a flower with bees clinging to it, outshone the disc of the moon. As custom required, they applied black collyrium to her eyes.

Note on the text: Corrected शशिम्बिम्बं → शशिबिम्बं (misprint in Wikisource; doubled akshara, as in CE Appendix I No. 98 "śaśibimbaṃ"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 46 (1.200.46)

भूषणै रत्नखचितैरलंचक्रुर्यथोचितम् । माता च तस्याः पृषती हरितालमनश्शिलाम् ॥

bhūṣaṇai ratnakhacitairalaṃcakruryathocitam | mātā ca tasyāḥ pṛṣatī haritālamanaśśilām

With ornaments studded with jewels they adorned her as was fitting. And her mother Prishati, taking yellow orpiment and red arsenic

Note on the text: Corrected भूषणं → भूषणै (misprint in Wikisource; the noun must be instrumental plural like रत्नखचितैः, as in CE Appendix I No. 98 "bhūṣaṇai ratnakhacitair"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 47 (1.200.47)

अङ्गुलीभ्यामुपादाय तिलकं विदधे मुखे । अलङ्कृतां वधूं दृष्ट्वा योषितो मुदमाययुः ॥

aṅgulībhyāmupādāya tilakaṃ vidadhe mukhe | alaṅkṛtāṃ vadhūṃ dṛṣṭvā yoṣito mudamāyayuḥ

on her fingers, drew a tilaka mark on her face. Seeing the bride adorned, the women were filled with delight;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 48 (1.200.48)

माता न मुमुदे तस्याः पतिः कीदृग्भविष्यति । सौविदल्लाः समागम्य द्रुपदस्याज्ञया ततः ॥

mātā na mumude tasyāḥ patiḥ kīdṛgbhaviṣyati | sauvidallāḥ samāgamya drupadasyājñayā tataḥ

but her mother did not rejoice, wondering, "What kind of husband will she have?" Then, at Drupada's command, the chamberlains of the inner palace came together

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 49 (1.200.49)

एनामारोपयामासुः करिणीं कुथभूषिताम् । ततोऽवाद्यन्त वाद्यानि मङ्गलानि दिवि स्पृशन् ॥

enāmāropayāmāsuḥ kariṇīṃ kuthabhūṣitām | tato'vādyanta vādyāni maṅgalāni divi spṛśan

and set her upon a she-elephant decked with an ornamental blanket. Then auspicious instruments were sounded, their music reaching the sky.

Note on the text: Corrected कुचभूषिताम् → कुथभूषिताम् (misprint in Wikisource; च for थ — कुथ is the elephant's ornamental blanket, as in CE Appendix I No. 98 "kuthabhūṣitām"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 50 (1.200.50)

विलासिनीजनाश्चापि प्रवरं करिणीशतम् । माङ्गल्यगीतं गायन्त्यः पार्श्वयोरुभयोर्ययुः ॥

vilāsinījanāścāpi pravaraṃ kariṇīśatam | māṅgalyagītaṃ gāyantyaḥ pārśvayorubhayoryayuḥ

And courtesans on a hundred choice she-elephants went along on both sides of her, singing auspicious songs.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्स्वयोः → पार्श्वयोः (here पार्स्वयोरुभयोः → पार्श्वयोरुभयोः) (misprint in Wikisource; स for श, as in CE Appendix I No. 98 "pārśvayor"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 51 (1.200.51)

जनापसरणे व्यग्राः प्रतिहार्यः पुरा ययुः । कोलाहलो महानासीत्तस्मिन्पुरवरे तदा ॥

janāpasaraṇe vyagrāḥ pratihāryaḥ purā yayuḥ | kolāhalo mahānāsīttasminpuravare tadā

Women door-keepers, busy clearing the crowd, went in front. There was a great uproar then in that finest of cities.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 52 (1.200.52)

धृष्टद्युम्नो ययावग्रे हयमारुह्य भारत । द्रुपदो रङ्गदेशे तु बलेन महता युतः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumno yayāvagre hayamāruhya bhārata | drupado raṅgadeśe tu balena mahatā yutaḥ

Dhrishtadyumna rode ahead on horseback, O Bharata; and Drupada, at the arena, with a great force,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE Appendix I, No. 98).

Verse 53 (1.200.53)

तस्थौ व्यूह्य महानीकं पालितं दृढधन्विभिः । आप्लुताङ्गीं सुवसनां सर्वाभरणभूषिताम् ॥

tasthau vyūhya mahānīkaṃ pālitaṃ dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ | āplutāṅgīṃ suvasanāṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām

stood, having drawn up a great army guarded by steadfast archers. Bathed, finely dressed and adorned with every ornament,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line ends the vulgate passage (CE Appendix I, No. 98); the second corresponds to the critical edition's 1.176.29cd (here in the accusative).

Verse 54 (1.200.54)

मालां च समुपादाय काञ्चनीं समलङ्कृताम् । आगतां ददृशुः सर्वे रङ्गभूमिमलङ्कृताम् ॥

mālāṃ ca samupādāya kāñcanīṃ samalaṅkṛtām | āgatāṃ dadṛśuḥ sarve raṅgabhūmimalaṅkṛtām

holding a richly worked golden garland — so adorned, all saw her arrive at the arena.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line corresponds to the critical edition's 1.176.30ab with a variant (a golden garland for its "vīrakāṃsya", a vessel); the second line is in the vulgate only.

Verse 55 (1.200.55)

अवतीर्णा ततो रङ्गं द्रौपदी भरतर्षभ । तस्थौ प्रमुदितान्सर्वान्नृपतीन्रङ्गमण्डले । प्रेक्षन्ती व्रीडितापाङ्गी द्रष्टृणां सुमनोहरा ॥

avatīrṇā tato raṅgaṃ draupadī bharatarṣabha | tasthau pramuditānsarvānnṛpatīnraṅgamaṇḍale | prekṣantī vrīḍitāpāṅgī draṣṭṛṇāṃ sumanoharā

Then Draupadi stepped down into the arena, O bull of the Bharatas. She stood in the circle of the arena, looking with shy sidelong glances at all the delighted kings, enchanting to every onlooker.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick / quote mark / doubled danda). The first line is the critical edition's 1.176.30cd; the second and third lines are in the vulgate only.

Verse 56 (1.200.56)

पुरोहितः सोमकानां मन्त्रविद्ब्राह्मणः शुचिः । परिस्तीर्य जुहावाग्निमाज्येन विधिवत्तदा ॥

purohitaḥ somakānāṃ mantravidbrāhmaṇaḥ śuciḥ | paristīrya juhāvāgnimājyena vidhivattadā

The priest of the Somakas, a pure brahmin versed in mantras, spread the sacred grass and duly offered ghee into the fire.

Verse 57 (1.200.57)

संतर्पयित्वा ज्वलनं ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्ति वाच्य च । वारयामास सर्वाणि वादित्राणि समन्ततः ॥

saṃtarpayitvā jvalanaṃ brāhmaṇānsvasti vācya ca | vārayāmāsa sarvāṇi vāditrāṇi samantataḥ

Having satisfied the fire and had the brahmins pronounce their blessings, he silenced all the musical instruments on every side.

Verse 58 (1.200.58)

निःशब्दे तु कृते तस्मिन्धृष्टद्युम्नो विशांपते । कृष्णामादाय विधिवन्मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ॥

niḥśabde tu kṛte tasmindhṛṣṭadyumno viśāṃpate | kṛṣṇāmādāya vidhivanmeghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ

When silence had fallen, O lord of the people, Dhrishtadyumna, his voice like the rumble of clouds and drums, duly took Krishna with him

Note on the text: The first line is the critical edition's 1.176.33ab; the second is in the vulgate only (CE apparatus 1.176.33*1813).

Verse 59 (1.200.59)

रङ्गमध्यं गतस्तत्र मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । वाक्यमुच्चैर्जगादेदं श्लक्ष्णमर्थवदुत्तमम् ॥

raṅgamadhyaṃ gatastatra meghagambhīrayā girā | vākyamuccairjagādedaṃ ślakṣṇamarthavaduttamam

and went into the middle of the arena; and there, in a voice as deep as thunder, he spoke aloud these words, gentle, meaningful and excellent:

Note on the text: The critical edition divides these lines differently: this verse is its 1.176.33cd and 33ef (रङ्गमध्यं गतस्तत्र for "raṅgamadhyagatas tatra").

Verse 60 (1.200.60)

इदं धनुर्लक्ष्यमिमे च बाणाः । शृण्वन्तु मे भूपतयः समेताः । छिद्रेण यन्त्रस्य समर्पयध्वं । शरैः शितैर्व्योमचरैर्दशार्धैः ॥

idaṃ dhanurlakṣyamime ca bāṇāḥ | śṛṇvantu me bhūpatayaḥ sametāḥ | chidreṇa yantrasya samarpayadhvaṃ | śaraiḥ śitairvyomacarairdaśārdhaiḥ

Here is the bow, here the target, and these are the arrows. Hear me, assembled lords of the earth: through the opening of the device, strike the target with five sharp arrows that fly through the air.

Note on the text: Corrected मसर्पयध्वं → समर्पयध्वं (misprint in Wikisource; transposed aksharas, as in the critical edition "samarpayadhvaṃ"). Dhrishtadyumna's speech has no printed speaker line. Corresponds to the critical edition's 1.176.34 with variant wording.

Verse 61 (1.200.61)

एतन्महत्कर्म करोति यो वै । कुलेन रूपेण बलेन युक्तः । तस्याद्य भार्या भगिनी ममेयं । कृष्णा भवित्री न मृषा ब्रवीमि ॥

etanmahatkarma karoti yo vai | kulena rūpeṇa balena yuktaḥ | tasyādya bhāryā bhaginī mameyaṃ | kṛṣṇā bhavitrī na mṛṣā bravīmi

Whoever performs this great feat, and is endowed with lineage, beauty and strength, to him this sister of mine, Krishna, shall today become wife. I do not speak falsely.

Note on the text: Dhrishtadyumna's speech has no printed speaker line.

Verse 62 (1.200.62)

तानेवमुक्त्वा द्रुपदस्य पुत्रः । पश्चादिदं तां भगिनीमुवाच । नाम्ना च गोत्रेण च कर्मणा च । संकीर्तयन्भूमिपतीन्समेतान् ॥

tānevamuktvā drupadasya putraḥ | paścādidaṃ tāṃ bhaginīmuvāca | nāmnā ca gotreṇa ca karmaṇā ca | saṃkīrtayanbhūmipatīnsametān

Having spoken thus to them, Drupada's son then addressed his sister, naming the assembled kings to her one by one, by name, by lineage and by their deeds.