The Kings Fail to String the Bow

Verse 1 (1.202.1)

तेऽलङ्कृताः कुण्डलिनो युवानः । परस्परं स्पर्धमाना नरेन्द्राः । अस्त्रं बलं चात्मनि मन्यमानाः । सर्वे समुत्पेतुरुदायुधास्ते ॥

te'laṅkṛtāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ | parasparaṃ spardhamānā narendrāḥ | astraṃ balaṃ cātmani manyamānāḥ | sarve samutpeturudāyudhāste

Those young kings, adorned and wearing earrings, vying with one another, each thinking himself the master of weapons and strength, all sprang up with weapons raised.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वें → सर्वे (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara).

Verse 2 (1.202.2)

रूपेण वीर्येण कुलेन चैव । शीलेन वित्तेन च यौवनेन । समिद्धदर्पा मदवेगभिन्ना । मत्ता यथा हैमवता गजेन्द्राः ॥

rūpeṇa vīryeṇa kulena caiva | śīlena vittena ca yauvanena | samiddhadarpā madavegabhinnā | mattā yathā haimavatā gajendrāḥ

Swollen with pride in their beauty, valour, lineage, character, wealth and youth, they were like Himalayan elephant-lords in rut, bursting with the force of their passion.

Note on the text: Corrected कुले चैव → कुलेन चैव (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, the line is a syllable short; CE kulena caiva).

Verse 3 (1.202.3)

परस्परं स्पर्धया प्रेक्षमाणाः । सङ्कल्पजेनाभिपरिप्लुताङ्गाः । कृष्णा ममैवेत्यभिभाषमाणा । नृपाः समुत्पेतुरथासनेभ्यः ॥

parasparaṃ spardhayā prekṣamāṇāḥ | saṅkalpajenābhipariplutāṅgāḥ | kṛṣṇā mamaivetyabhibhāṣamāṇā | nṛpāḥ samutpeturathāsanebhyaḥ

Eyeing one another in rivalry, their bodies flooded with the desire born of fancy, each declaring, "Krishna is mine!", the kings rose from their seats.

Verse 4 (1.202.4)

ते क्षत्रिया रङ्गगताः समेता । जिगीषमाणा द्रुपदात्मजां ताम् । चकाशिरे पर्वतराजकन्या- । मुमां यथा देवगणाः समेताः ॥

te kṣatriyā raṅgagatāḥ sametā | jigīṣamāṇā drupadātmajāṃ tām | cakāśire parvatarājakanyā- | mumāṃ yathā devagaṇāḥ sametāḥ

Those kshatriyas, gathered in the arena and eager to win Drupada's daughter, looked like the hosts of gods gathered around Uma, the daughter of the king of mountains.

Verse 5 (1.202.5)

कन्दर्पबाणाभिनिपीडिताङ्गाः । कृष्णागतैस्ते हृदयैर्नरेन्द्राः । रङ्गावतीर्णा द्रुपदात्मजार्थं । द्वेषं प्रचक्रुः सुहृदोऽपि तत्र ॥

kandarpabāṇābhinipīḍitāṅgāḥ | kṛṣṇāgataiste hṛdayairnarendrāḥ | raṅgāvatīrṇā drupadātmajārthaṃ | dveṣaṃ pracakruḥ suhṛdo'pi tatra

Their bodies pierced by Kandarpa's arrows and their hearts gone out to Krishna, the kings who had come down into the arena for Drupada's daughter grew hostile even toward their friends.

Note on the text: Corrected निपीडिताङ्गां → निपीडिताङ्गाः (misprint in Wikisource; the compound describes the kings, nominative plural; CE -nipīḍitāṅgāḥ).

Verse 6 (1.202.6)

अथाययुर्देवगणा विमानै । रुद्रादित्या वसवोऽथाश्विनौ च । साध्याश्च सर्वे मरुतस्तथैव । यमं पुरस्कृत्य धनेश्वरं च ॥

athāyayurdevagaṇā vimānai | rudrādityā vasavo'thāśvinau ca | sādhyāśca sarve marutastathaiva | yamaṃ puraskṛtya dhaneśvaraṃ ca

Then the hosts of the gods came in their aerial cars: the Rudras, the Adityas, the Vasus and the two Ashvins, all the Sadhyas and the Maruts as well, with Yama and Kubera, lord of riches, at their head.

Verse 7 (1.202.7)

दैत्याः सुपर्णाश्च महोरगाश्च । देवर्षयो गुह्यकाश्चारणाश्च । विश्वावसुर्नारदपर्वतौ च । गन्धर्वमुख्याः सहसाऽप्सरोभिः ॥

daityāḥ suparṇāśca mahoragāśca | devarṣayo guhyakāścāraṇāśca | viśvāvasurnāradaparvatau ca | gandharvamukhyāḥ sahasā'psarobhiḥ

Daityas, Suparnas and great serpents, divine seers, Guhyakas and Charanas, Vishvavasu, Narada and Parvata, and the chief Gandharvas with the Apsarases came swiftly.

Verse 8 (1.202.8)

हलायुधस्तत्र जनार्दनश्च । वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्चैव यथाप्रधानम् । प्रेक्षां स्म चक्रुर्यदुपुङ्गवास्ते । स्थिताश्च कृष्णस्य मते महान्तः ॥

halāyudhastatra janārdanaśca | vṛṣṇyandhakāścaiva yathāpradhānam | prekṣāṃ sma cakruryadupuṅgavāste | sthitāśca kṛṣṇasya mate mahāntaḥ

Halayudha and Janardana were there, and the Vrishnis and Andhakas, each in order of rank. Those bulls of the Yadus, great men who abided by Krishna's counsel, looked on.

Note on the text: Corrected यताप्रधानम् → यथाप्रधानम् (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ; CE yathā pradhānāḥ).

Verse 9 (1.202.9)

दृष्ट्वा तु तान्मत्तगजेन्द्ररूपा- । न्पञ्चाभिपद्मानिव वारणेन्द्रान् । भस्मावृताङ्गानिव हव्यवाहान् । कृष्णः प्रदध्यौ यदुवीरमुख्यः ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu tānmattagajendrarūpā- | npañcābhipadmāniva vāraṇendrān | bhasmāvṛtāṅgāniva havyavāhān | kṛṣṇaḥ pradadhyau yaduvīramukhyaḥ

Seeing those five, who looked like lordly elephants in rut, like great elephants lovely in every limb, like fires covered over with ash, Krishna, chief of the Yadu heroes, fell to thinking.

Verse 10 (1.202.10)

शशंस रामाय युधिष्ठिरं स । भीमं सजिष्णुं च यमौ च वीरौ । शनैःशनैस्तान्प्रसमीक्ष्य रामो । जनार्दनं प्रीतमना ददर्श ह ॥

śaśaṃsa rāmāya yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sa | bhīmaṃ sajiṣṇuṃ ca yamau ca vīrau | śanaiḥśanaistānprasamīkṣya rāmo | janārdanaṃ prītamanā dadarśa ha

He pointed out to Rama Yudhishthira, Bhima with Jishnu, and the two heroic twins. Rama looked at them slowly, one by one, and then glanced at Janardana with a glad heart.

Verse 11 (1.202.11)

अन्ये तु वीरा नृपपुत्रपौत्राः । कृष्णागतैर्नेत्रमनःस्वभावैः । व्यायच्छमाना ददृशुर्न तान्वै । सन्दष्टदन्तच्छदताम्रनेत्राः ॥

anye tu vīrā nṛpaputrapautrāḥ | kṛṣṇāgatairnetramanaḥsvabhāvaiḥ | vyāyacchamānā dadṛśurna tānvai | sandaṣṭadantacchadatāmranetrāḥ

But the other heroes, sons and grandsons of kings, their eyes, minds and hearts all fixed on Krishna, straining with desire, did not notice the Pandavas; they bit their lips, and their eyes turned red.

Note on the text: Corrected नत्रमनःस्वभावैः → नेत्रमनःस्वभावैः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; CE netramanaḥsvabhāvaiḥ).

Verse 12 (1.202.12)

तथैव पार्थाः पृथुबाहवस्ते । वीरौ यमौ चैव महानुभावौ । तां द्रौपदीं प्रेक्ष्य तदा स्म सर्वे । कन्दर्पबाणाभिहता बभूवुः ॥

tathaiva pārthāḥ pṛthubāhavaste | vīrau yamau caiva mahānubhāvau | tāṃ draupadīṃ prekṣya tadā sma sarve | kandarpabāṇābhihatā babhūvuḥ

So too the long-armed sons of Pritha and the noble, heroic twins, all of them, on seeing Draupadi, were struck by the arrows of Kandarpa.

Verse 13 (1.202.13)

देवर्षिगन्धर्वसमाकुलं त- । त्सुपर्णनागासुरसिद्धजुष्टम् । दिव्येन गन्धेन समाकुलं च । दिव्यैश्च पुष्पैरवकीर्यमाणम् ॥

devarṣigandharvasamākulaṃ ta- | tsuparṇanāgāsurasiddhajuṣṭam | divyena gandhena samākulaṃ ca | divyaiśca puṣpairavakīryamāṇam

The sky there was thronged with divine seers and Gandharvas, frequented by Suparnas, Nagas, Asuras and Siddhas, filled with heavenly fragrance and strewn with heavenly flowers.

Verse 14 (1.202.14)

महास्वनैर्दुन्दुभिनादितैश्च । बभूव तत्सङ्कुलमन्तरिक्षम् । विमानसंबाधमभूत्समन्ता- । त्सवेणुवीणापणवानुनादम् ॥

mahāsvanairdundubhināditaiśca | babhūva tatsaṅkulamantarikṣam | vimānasaṃbādhamabhūtsamantā- | tsaveṇuvīṇāpaṇavānunādam

The sky was crowded with mighty sounds and the beating of drums; on every side it was packed with aerial cars and echoed with flutes, lutes and tabors,

Verse 15 (1.202.15)

समाजवाटोपरि संस्थितानां । मेघैः समन्तादिव गर्जमानैः । ततस्तु ते राजगणाः क्रमेण । कृष्णानिमित्तं कृतविक्रमाश्च । सकर्णदुर्योधनशाल्वशल्य- । द्रौणायनिक्राथसुनीथवक्राः ॥

samājavāṭopari saṃsthitānāṃ | meghaiḥ samantādiva garjamānaiḥ | tatastu te rājagaṇāḥ krameṇa | kṛṣṇānimittaṃ kṛtavikramāśca | sakarṇaduryodhanaśālvaśalya- | drauṇāyanikrāthasunīthavakrāḥ

as though clouds were thundering all around those stationed above the assembly ground. Then, one after another, the hosts of kings put forth their strength for Krishna's sake: Karna, Duryodhana, Shalva and Shalya, Drona's son, Kratha, Sunitha and Vakra,

Note on the text: Lines 3–4 correspond to CE 1.178.15ab; lines 1–2 and 5–6 are not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Wikisource prints six lines under this number.

Verse 16 (1.202.16)

कलिङ्गवङ्गाधिपपाण्ड्यपौण्ड्रा । विदेहराजो यवनाधिपश्च । अन्ये च नानानृपपुत्रपौत्रा । राष्ट्राधिपाः पङ्कजपत्रनेत्राः ॥

kaliṅgavaṅgādhipapāṇḍyapauṇḍrā | videharājo yavanādhipaśca | anye ca nānānṛpaputrapautrā | rāṣṭrādhipāḥ paṅkajapatranetrāḥ

the lords of Kalinga and Vanga, the Pandya and the Paundra, the king of Videha and the lord of the Yavanas, and other sons and grandsons of many kings, rulers of realms, with eyes like lotus petals,

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

Verse 17 (1.202.17)

किरीटहाराङ्गदचक्रवालै- । र्विभूषिताङ्गाः पृथुबाहवस्ते । अनुक्रमं विक्रमसत्वयुक्ता । बलेन वीर्येण च नर्दमानाः ॥

kirīṭahārāṅgadacakravālai- | rvibhūṣitāṅgāḥ pṛthubāhavaste | anukramaṃ vikramasatvayuktā | balena vīryeṇa ca nardamānāḥ

long-armed, their limbs adorned with crowns, necklaces, armlets and bracelets, endowed with valour and courage, roaring one after another with might and prowess —

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

Verse 18 (1.202.18)

तत्कार्मुकं संहननोपपन्नं । सज्यं न शेकुर्मनसाऽपि कर्तुम् । ते विक्रमन्तः स्फुरता दृढेन । विक्षिप्यमाणा धनुषा नरेन्द्राः ॥

tatkārmukaṃ saṃhananopapannaṃ | sajyaṃ na śekurmanasā'pi kartum | te vikramantaḥ sphuratā dṛḍhena | vikṣipyamāṇā dhanuṣā narendrāḥ

could not, even in thought, string that massively strong bow. Struggling with it, the kings were flung about by the firm, springing bow;

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 correspond to CE 1.178.15cd (मनसापि for tarasāpi); lines 3–4 to CE 1.178.16ab.

Verse 19 (1.202.19)

विचेष्टमाना धरणीतलस्था । यथाबलं शैक्ष्यगुणक्रमाश्च । गतौजसः स्रस्तकिरीटहारा । विनिःश्वसन्तः शमयांबभूवुः ॥

viceṣṭamānā dharaṇītalasthā | yathābalaṃ śaikṣyaguṇakramāśca | gataujasaḥ srastakirīṭahārā | viniḥśvasantaḥ śamayāṃbabhūvuḥ

writhing on the ground, each according to his strength, training and skill, their vigour spent, their crowns and necklaces slipping, sighing heavily, they fell still.

Note on the text: Corrected स्नस्तकिरीटहारा → स्रस्तकिरीटहारा (misprint in Wikisource; स्न for स्र, srasta "slipped"). Line 1 corresponds to CE 1.178.16c; lines 2–4 are not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 20 (1.202.20)

हहाकृतं तद्धनुषा दृढेन । विस्रस्तहाराङ्गदचक्रवालम् । कृष्णानिमित्तं विनिवृत्तकामं । राज्ञां तदा मण्डलमार्तमासीत् ॥

hahākṛtaṃ taddhanuṣā dṛḍhena | visrastahārāṅgadacakravālam | kṛṣṇānimittaṃ vinivṛttakāmaṃ | rājñāṃ tadā maṇḍalamārtamāsīt

Crying out in dismay because of that firm bow, its necklaces, armlets and bracelets fallen away, its hope of Krishna abandoned, the circle of kings was then in distress.

Verse 21 (1.202.21)

एवं तेषु निवृत्तेषु क्षत्रियेषु समन्ततः । चेदीनामधिपो वीरो बलवानन्तकोपमः ॥

evaṃ teṣu nivṛtteṣu kṣatriyeṣu samantataḥ | cedīnāmadhipo vīro balavānantakopamaḥ

When the kshatriyas all around had thus drawn back, the lord of the Chedis, heroic and mighty, like Death himself —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed a stray wiki mark (`) from the start of the verse.

Verse 22 (1.202.22)

दमघोषात्मजो धीमाञ्शिशुपालो महाद्युतिः । धनुषोऽभ्याशमागम्य तस्थौ राज्ञां समक्षतः ॥

damaghoṣātmajo dhīmāñśiśupālo mahādyutiḥ | dhanuṣo'bhyāśamāgamya tasthau rājñāṃ samakṣataḥ

Damaghosha's son, the wise and splendid Shishupala — came up to the bow and stood before the kings.

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

Verse 23 (1.202.23)

तदप्यारोप्यमाणं तु माषमात्रेऽभ्यताडयत् । धनुषा पीड्यमानस्तु जानुभ्यामगमन्महीम् ॥

tadapyāropyamāṇaṃ tu māṣamātre'bhyatāḍayat | dhanuṣā pīḍyamānastu jānubhyāmagamanmahīm

As he was stringing it, the bow struck him when only a bean's breadth was left; pressed down by the bow, he fell to the ground on his knees.

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

Verse 24 (1.202.24)

तत उत्थाय राजा स स्वराष्ट्राण्यभिजग्मिवान् । ततो राजा जरासन्धो महावीर्यो महाबलः ॥

tata utthāya rājā sa svarāṣṭrāṇyabhijagmivān | tato rājā jarāsandho mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ

Rising from there, that king went off to his own realm. Then King Jarasandha, of great valour and great strength,

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

Verse 25 (1.202.25)

कम्बुग्रीवः पृथुव्यंसो मत्तवारणविक्रमः । मत्तवारणताम्राक्षो मत्तवारणवेगवान् ॥

kambugrīvaḥ pṛthuvyaṃso mattavāraṇavikramaḥ | mattavāraṇatāmrākṣo mattavāraṇavegavān

with a neck like a conch and broad shoulders, with the stride of a rutting elephant, eyes as red as a rutting elephant's, and a rutting elephant's speed,

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

Verse 26 (1.202.26)

धनुषोऽभ्याशमागत्य तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः । धनुरारोप्यमाणं तु सर्षमात्रेऽभ्यताडयत् ॥

dhanuṣo'bhyāśamāgatya tasthau giririvācalaḥ | dhanurāropyamāṇaṃ tu sarṣamātre'bhyatāḍayat

came up to the bow and stood unmoving like a mountain. As he was stringing it, the bow struck him when only a mustard seed's breadth was left.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). सर्षमात्रे kept as printed and read as सर्षप-मात्रे ("a mustard seed's breadth"); the fuller form would overfill the metre.

Verse 27 (1.202.27)

ततः शल्यो महावीर्यो मद्रराजो महाबलः । धनुरारोप्यमाणं तु मुद्गमात्रेऽभ्यताडयत् ॥

tataḥ śalyo mahāvīryo madrarājo mahābalaḥ | dhanurāropyamāṇaṃ tu mudgamātre'bhyatāḍayat

Then Shalya, the mighty king of the Madras, of great valour: as he was stringing the bow, it struck him when only a mung bean's breadth was left.

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

Verse 28 (1.202.28)

तदैवागात्स्वयं राज्यं पश्चादनवलोकयन् । इदं धनुर्वरं कोऽद्य सज्यं कुर्वीत पार्थिवः ॥

tadaivāgātsvayaṃ rājyaṃ paścādanavalokayan | idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ ko'dya sajyaṃ kurvīta pārthivaḥ

He went straight back to his own kingdom without a backward look. "What king will string this excellent bow today?" —

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

Verse 29 (1.202.29)

इति निश्चित्य मनसा भूय एव स्थितस्तदा । ततो दुर्योधनो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रः परन्तपः ॥

iti niścitya manasā bhūya eva sthitastadā | tato duryodhano rājā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ parantapaḥ

having settled this in his mind, he stood there once more. Then King Duryodhana, son of Dhritarashtra, scorcher of foes,

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

Verse 30 (1.202.30)

मानी दृढास्त्रसंपन्नः सर्वैश्च नृपलक्षणैः । उत्थितः सहसा तत्र भ्रातृमध्ये महाबलः ॥

mānī dṛḍhāstrasaṃpannaḥ sarvaiśca nṛpalakṣaṇaiḥ | utthitaḥ sahasā tatra bhrātṛmadhye mahābalaḥ

proud, master of strong weapons and possessed of every mark of a king, rose quickly there from among his brothers, mighty as he was.

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

Verse 31 (1.202.31)

विलोक्य द्रौपदीं हृष्टो धनुषोऽभ्याशमागमत् । स बभौ धनुरादाय शक्रश्चापधरो यथा ॥

vilokya draupadīṃ hṛṣṭo dhanuṣo'bhyāśamāgamat | sa babhau dhanurādāya śakraścāpadharo yathā

Delighted at the sight of Draupadi, he went up to the bow. Taking it up, he shone like Shakra holding his bow.

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

Verse 32 (1.202.32)

धनुरारोपयामास तिलमात्रेऽभ्यताडयत् । आरोप्यमाणं तद्राजा धनुषा बलिना तदा ॥

dhanurāropayāmāsa tilamātre'bhyatāḍayat | āropyamāṇaṃ tadrājā dhanuṣā balinā tadā

He set about stringing the bow, and it struck him when only a sesame seed's breadth was left. As the king was stringing it, the powerful bow

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

Verse 33 (1.202.33)

उत्तानशय्यमपतदङ्गुल्यन्तरताडितः । स ययौ ताडितस्तेन व्रीडन्निव नराधिपः ॥

uttānaśayyamapatadaṅgulyantaratāḍitaḥ | sa yayau tāḍitastena vrīḍanniva narādhipaḥ

struck him, a finger's breadth from the end, and he fell flat on his back. Struck by it, the king went away as if ashamed.

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

Verse 34 (1.202.34)

ततो वैकर्तनः कर्णो वृषा वै सूतनन्दनः । धनुरभ्याशमागम्य तोलयामास तद्धनुः ॥

tato vaikartanaḥ karṇo vṛṣā vai sūtanandanaḥ | dhanurabhyāśamāgamya tolayāmāsa taddhanuḥ

Then Karna Vaikartana, Vrisha, the son of the suta, came up to the bow and weighed it in his hands.

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

Verse 35 (1.202.35)

तं चाप्यारोप्यमाणं तद्रोममात्रेऽभ्यताडयत् । त्रैलोक्यविजयी कर्णः सत्वे त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतः ॥

taṃ cāpyāropyamāṇaṃ tadromamātre'bhyatāḍayat | trailokyavijayī karṇaḥ satve trailokyaviśrutaḥ

As he was stringing it, the bow struck him when only a hair's breadth was left — Karna, conqueror of the three worlds, famed in the three worlds for his strength.

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

Verse 36 (1.202.36)

धनुषा सोऽपि निर्धूत इति सर्वे भयाकुलाः । एवं कर्णे विनिर्धूते धनुषा च नृपोत्तमाः ॥

dhanuṣā so'pi nirdhūta iti sarve bhayākulāḥ | evaṃ karṇe vinirdhūte dhanuṣā ca nṛpottamāḥ

"Even he has been thrown off by the bow!" — so thinking, all were seized with fear. When Karna had been thrown off by the bow in this way, the best of kings

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

Verse 37 (1.202.37)

चक्षुर्भिरपि नापश्यन्विनम्रमुखपङ्कजाः । दृष्ट्वा कर्णं विनिर्धूतं लोके वीरा नृपोत्तमाः ॥

cakṣurbhirapi nāpaśyanvinamramukhapaṅkajāḥ | dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ vinirdhūtaṃ loke vīrā nṛpottamāḥ

could not even raise their eyes; their lotus faces were bowed. Seeing Karna thrown off, the heroic kings, the best in the world,

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

Verse 38 (1.202.38)

निराशा धनुरुद्धारे द्रौपदीसंगमेऽपि च ॥

nirāśā dhanuruddhāre draupadīsaṃgame'pi ca

gave up all hope of raising the bow and of union with Draupadi.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Wikisource prints this number as a single line.

Verse 39 (1.202.39)

तस्मिंस्तु संभ्रान्तजने समाजे । निक्षिप्तवादेषु जनाधिपेषु । कुन्तीसुतो जिष्णुरियेष कर्तुं । सज्यं धनुस्तत्सशरं च वीरः ॥

tasmiṃstu saṃbhrāntajane samāje | nikṣiptavādeṣu janādhipeṣu | kuntīsuto jiṣṇuriyeṣa kartuṃ | sajyaṃ dhanustatsaśaraṃ ca vīraḥ

In that assembly, its people in turmoil and the kings having left off their boasting, Kunti's son Jishnu, the hero, resolved to string that bow and set an arrow to it.

Verse 40 (1.202.40)

ततो वरिष्ठः सुरदानवाना- । मुदारधीर्वृष्णिकुलप्रवीरः । जहर्ष रामेण स पीड्य हस्तं । हस्तंगतां पाण्डुसुतस्य मत्वा ॥

tato variṣṭhaḥ suradānavānā- | mudāradhīrvṛṣṇikulapravīraḥ | jaharṣa rāmeṇa sa pīḍya hastaṃ | hastaṃgatāṃ pāṇḍusutasya matvā

Then the noble-minded champion of the Vrishni clan, foremost among gods and danavas, rejoiced and pressed Rama's hand, counting her as already in the hand of Pandu's son.

Note on the text: Corrected मुदरधीर्वृष्णिकुलप्रवीरः → मुदारधीर्वृष्णिकुलप्रवीरः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign in उदारधीः, required by the metre). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 41 (1.202.41)

न जज्ञिरेऽन्ये नृपविप्रमुख्याः । संछन्नरूपानथ पाण्डुपुत्रान् । विना हि लोके च यदुप्रवीरौ । धौम्यं हि धर्मं सह सोदरांश्च ॥

na jajñire'nye nṛpavipramukhyāḥ | saṃchannarūpānatha pāṇḍuputrān | vinā hi loke ca yadupravīrau | dhaumyaṃ hi dharmaṃ saha sodarāṃśca

None of the other leading kings and brahmins recognised Pandu's sons in their disguise — not Dhaumya, not Dharma's son and his brothers; in all the world only the two Yadu heroes knew them.

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