Dhrishtadyumna Names the Suitors

Verse 1 (1.201.1)

दुर्योधनो दुर्विषहो दुर्मुखो दुष्प्रधर्षणः । विविंशतिर्विकर्णश्च सहो दुःशासनस्तथा ॥

duryodhano durviṣaho durmukho duṣpradharṣaṇaḥ | viviṃśatirvikarṇaśca saho duḥśāsanastathā

"Duryodhana, Durvishaha, Durmukha, Dushpradharshana, Vivimshati, Vikarna, Saha and Duhshasana;

Verse 2 (1.201.2)

युयुत्सुर्वायुवेगश्च भीमवेगरवस्तथा । उग्रायुधो बलाकी च करकायुर्विरोचनः ॥

yuyutsurvāyuvegaśca bhīmavegaravastathā | ugrāyudho balākī ca karakāyurvirocanaḥ

Yuyutsu, Vayuvega, Bhimavegarava, Ugrayudha, Balaki, Karakayu and Virochana;

Verse 3 (1.201.3)

कुण्डकश्चित्रसेनश्च सुवर्चाः कनकध्वजः । नन्दको बाहुशाली च तुहुण्डो विकटस्तथा ॥

kuṇḍakaścitrasenaśca suvarcāḥ kanakadhvajaḥ | nandako bāhuśālī ca tuhuṇḍo vikaṭastathā

Kundaka, Chitrasena, Suvarchas, Kanakadhvaja, Nandaka, Bahushali, Tuhunda and Vikata —

Verse 4 (1.201.4)

एते चान्ये च बहवो धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः । कर्णेन सहिता वीरास्त्वदर्थं समुपागताः ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ | karṇena sahitā vīrāstvadarthaṃ samupāgatāḥ

these and many other mighty sons of Dhritarashtra, heroes all, have come here for your sake together with Karna.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 1.177.4ab–cd; CE 1.177.4ef corresponds to the first line of the next verse.

Verse 5 (1.201.5)

असङ्ख्याता महात्मानः पार्थिवाः क्षत्रियर्षभाः । शकुनिः सौबलश्चैव वृषकोऽथ बृहद्बलः ॥

asaṅkhyātā mahātmānaḥ pārthivāḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | śakuniḥ saubalaścaiva vṛṣako'tha bṛhadbalaḥ

Countless great-souled kings have come, bulls among kshatriyas. Shakuni and Saubala, Vrishaka and Brihadbala —

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.4ef–5ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 6 (1.201.6)

एते गान्धारराजस्य सुताः सर्वे समागताः । अश्वत्थामा च भोजश्च सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरौ ॥

ete gāndhārarājasya sutāḥ sarve samāgatāḥ | aśvatthāmā ca bhojaśca sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varau

these sons of the king of Gandhara have all come together. Ashvatthaman and Bhoja, the best of all who bear arms,

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.5cd–6ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 7 (1.201.7)

समवेतौ महात्मानौ त्वदर्थे समलङ्कृतौ । बृहन्तो मणिमांश्चैव दण्डधारश्च पार्थिवः ॥

samavetau mahātmānau tvadarthe samalaṅkṛtau | bṛhanto maṇimāṃścaiva daṇḍadhāraśca pārthivaḥ

those two great-souled men, have come together for your sake, finely adorned. Brihanta, Manimat and King Dandadhara;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.6cd–7ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 8 (1.201.8)

सहदेवजयत्सेनौ मेघसन्धिश्च पार्थिवः । विराटः सह पुत्राभ्यां शङ्खेनैवोत्तरेण च ॥

sahadevajayatsenau meghasandhiśca pārthivaḥ | virāṭaḥ saha putrābhyāṃ śaṅkhenaivottareṇa ca

Sahadeva and Jayatsena, and King Meghasandhi; Virata with his two sons, Shankha and Uttara;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.7cd–8ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 9 (1.201.9)

वार्धक्षेमिः सुशर्मा च सेनाबिन्दुश्च पार्थिवः । सुकेतुः सह पुत्रेण सुनाम्ना च सुवर्चसा ॥

vārdhakṣemiḥ suśarmā ca senābinduśca pārthivaḥ | suketuḥ saha putreṇa sunāmnā ca suvarcasā

Vardhakshemi, Susharman and King Senabindu; Suketu with his son Sunaman, and Suvarchas;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.8cd–9ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 10 (1.201.10)

सुचित्रः सुकुमारश्च वृकः सत्यधृतिस्तथा । सूर्यध्वजो रोचमानो नीलश्चित्रायुधस्तथा ॥

sucitraḥ sukumāraśca vṛkaḥ satyadhṛtistathā | sūryadhvajo rocamāno nīlaścitrāyudhastathā

Suchitra, Sukumara, Vrika and Satyadhriti; Suryadhvaja, Rochamana, Nila and Chitrayudha;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.9cd–10ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 11 (1.201.11)

अंशुमांश्चेकितानश्च श्रेणिमांश्च महाबलः । समुद्रसेनपुत्रश्च चन्द्रसेनः प्रतापवान् ॥

aṃśumāṃścekitānaśca śreṇimāṃśca mahābalaḥ | samudrasenaputraśca candrasenaḥ pratāpavān

Amshumat, Chekitana and the mighty Shrenimat; and Chandrasena, the valiant son of Samudrasena;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.10cd–11ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 12 (1.201.12)

जलसन्धः पितापुत्रौ विदण्डो दण्ड एव च । पौण्ड्रको वासुदेवश्च भगदत्तश्च वीर्यवान् ॥

jalasandhaḥ pitāputrau vidaṇḍo daṇḍa eva ca | pauṇḍrako vāsudevaśca bhagadattaśca vīryavān

Jalasandha, father and son; Vidanda and Danda; Paundraka Vasudeva and the valiant Bhagadatta;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.11cd–12ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 13 (1.201.13)

कलिङ्गस्ताम्रलिप्तश्च पत्तनाधिपतिस्तथा । मद्रराजस्तथा शल्यः सहपुत्रो महारथः ॥

kaliṅgastāmraliptaśca pattanādhipatistathā | madrarājastathā śalyaḥ sahaputro mahārathaḥ

the king of Kalinga, Tamralipta and the lord of Pattana; and Shalya, king of the Madras, a great chariot-warrior, with his son,

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.12cd–13ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 14 (1.201.14)

रुक्माङ्गदेन वीरेण तथा रुक्मरथेन च । कौरव्यः सोमदत्तश्च पुत्रश्चास्य महारथः ॥

rukmāṅgadena vīreṇa tathā rukmarathena ca | kauravyaḥ somadattaśca putraścāsya mahārathaḥ

with the heroic Rukmangada and with Rukmaratha; Somadatta of the Kuru line, and his son, a great chariot-warrior —

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.13cd–14ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 15 (1.201.15)

समवेतास्त्रयः शूरा भूरिर्भूरिश्रवाः शलः । सुदक्षिणश्च काम्भोजो दृढधन्वा च पौरवः ॥

samavetāstrayaḥ śūrā bhūrirbhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ | sudakṣiṇaśca kāmbhojo dṛḍhadhanvā ca pauravaḥ

three heroes come together, Bhuri, Bhurishravas and Shala; Sudakshina of Kamboja, and Dridhadhanvan of the Puru line;

Note on the text: Straddles CE 1.177.14cd–15ab; the alignment is by half-verse.

Verse 16 (1.201.16)

बृहद्बलः सुषेणश्च शिबिरौशीनरस्तथा । पटच्चरनिहन्ता च कारूषाधिपतिस्तथा ॥

bṛhadbalaḥ suṣeṇaśca śibirauśīnarastathā | paṭaccaranihantā ca kārūṣādhipatistathā

Brihadbala, Sushena, and Shibi the son of Ushinara; the slayer of the Patachcharas, and the lord of the Karushas;

Note on the text: Corrected शिबिरौशीनस्तथा → शिबिरौशीनरस्तथा (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, the line is a syllable short; CE śibir auśīnaras). The first line is CE 1.177.15cd; the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 17 (1.201.17)

सङ्कर्षणो वासुदेवो रौक्मिणेयश्च वीर्यवान् । साम्बश्च चारुदेष्णश्च प्राद्युम्निः सगदस्तथा ॥

saṅkarṣaṇo vāsudevo raukmiṇeyaśca vīryavān | sāmbaśca cārudeṣṇaśca prādyumniḥ sagadastathā

Sankarshana, Vasudeva, the valiant son of Rukmini, Samba, Charudeshna, the son of Pradyumna, and Gada;

Verse 18 (1.201.18)

अक्रूरः सात्यकिश्चैव उद्धवश्च महामतिः । कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यः पृथुर्विपृथुरेव च ॥

akrūraḥ sātyakiścaiva uddhavaśca mahāmatiḥ | kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyaḥ pṛthurvipṛthureva ca

Akrura, Satyaki, the wise Uddhava, Kritavarman son of Hridika, Prithu and Viprithu;

Verse 19 (1.201.19)

विदूरथश्च कङ्कश्च शङ्कुश्च सगवेषणः । आशावहोऽनिरुद्धश्च समीकः सारिमेजयः ॥

vidūrathaśca kaṅkaśca śaṅkuśca sagaveṣaṇaḥ | āśāvaho'niruddhaśca samīkaḥ sārimejayaḥ

Viduratha, Kanka, Shanku with Gaveshana, Ashavaha, Aniruddha, Samika and Sarimejaya;

Note on the text: Answers to CE 1.177.18ab (Viduratha, Kanka, Samika, Sarimejaya); Shanku, Gaveshana, Ashavaha and Aniruddha are not named there (vulgate recension).

Verse 20 (1.201.20)

वीरो वातपतिश्चैव झिल्लीपिण्डारकस्तथा । उशीनरश्च विक्रान्तो वृष्णयस्ते प्रकीर्तिताः ॥

vīro vātapatiścaiva jhillīpiṇḍārakastathā | uśīnaraśca vikrānto vṛṣṇayaste prakīrtitāḥ

the heroic Vatapati, Jhilli and Pindaraka, and the valiant Ushinara — these are named as the Vrishnis.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 1.177.18cd–ef.

Verse 21 (1.201.21)

भगीरथो बृहत्क्षत्रः सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः । बृहद्रथो बाह्लिकश्च श्रुतायुश्च महारथः ॥

bhagīratho bṛhatkṣatraḥ saindhavaśca jayadrathaḥ | bṛhadratho bāhlikaśca śrutāyuśca mahārathaḥ

Bhagiratha, Brihatkshatra, Jayadratha king of Sindhu, Brihadratha, Bahlika and Shrutayu, a great chariot-warrior;

Note on the text: Corrected श्रउतायुश्च → श्रुतायुश्च (misprint in Wikisource; broken vowel sign; CE śrutāyuś).

Verse 22 (1.201.22)

उलूकः कैतवो राजा चित्राङ्गदशुभाङ्गदौ । वत्सराजश्च मतिमान्कोसलाधिपतिस्तथा ॥

ulūkaḥ kaitavo rājā citrāṅgadaśubhāṅgadau | vatsarājaśca matimānkosalādhipatistathā

King Uluka, son of Kitava; Chitrangada and Shubhangada; the wise king of the Vatsas, and the lord of Kosala;

Verse 23 (1.201.23)

शिशुपालश्च विक्रान्तो जरासन्धस्तथैव च । एते चान्ये च बहवो नानाजनपदेश्वराः ॥

śiśupālaśca vikrānto jarāsandhastathaiva ca | ete cānye ca bahavo nānājanapadeśvarāḥ

the valiant Shishupala, and Jarasandha too — these and many other lords of many lands,

Note on the text: Corrected शिशुपालख्च → शिशुपालश्च (misprint in Wikisource; ख for श). The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the second is CE 1.177.21ab.

Verse 24 (1.201.24)

त्वदर्थमागता भद्रे क्षत्रियाः प्रथिता भुवि । एते भेत्स्यन्ति विक्रान्तास्त्वदर्थे लक्ष्यमुत्तमम् । विध्यते य इदं लक्ष्यं वरयेथाः शुभेऽद्य तम् ॥

tvadarthamāgatā bhadre kṣatriyāḥ prathitā bhuvi | ete bhetsyanti vikrāntāstvadarthe lakṣyamuttamam | vidhyate ya idaṃ lakṣyaṃ varayethāḥ śubhe'dya tam

kshatriyas renowned on earth, have come for your sake, gentle lady. These heroes will try the excellent target for you. Whoever pierces this target, him you are to choose today, fair one."

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 1.177.21cd and 22ab–cd.