Yudhishthira Asks Bhishma to Speak Again

Verse 1 (13.202.1)

अनुशास्य शुभैर्वाक्यैर्भीष्ममाह महामतिः । प्रीत्या पुनः स शुश्रूषुर्वचनं यद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥

anuśāsya śubhairvākyairbhīṣmamāha mahāmatiḥ | prītyā punaḥ sa śuśrūṣurvacanaṃ yadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Having addressed Bhishma with auspicious words, the wise Yudhishthira, lovingly eager to listen once more, spoke to him again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0001-0002 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0001-0002). This whole adhyaya is vulgate/southern-manuscript text only; in the CE it is part of App. I No. 15 (13,134.057d@015_0001-0031 here; the passage continues past this adhyaya), inserted after 13.134.57. Wikisource's first row ran together the speaker heading ('वैशम्पायन* उवाच ।', page row 13-202-1x) with the verse; the heading is dropped from the Sanskrit and made the speaker (the asterisk points to the page's footnote on the Northern manuscripts). The second line is elliptical in Wikisource (CE: yad yudhiṣṭhire); kept as printed and translated by its sense.

Verse 2 (13.202.2)

पितामहो मे विप्रर्षे भीष्मं कालवशं गतम् । किमपृच्छत्तदा राजा सर्वसामाजिकं हितम् ॥

pitāmaho me viprarṣe bhīṣmaṃ kālavaśaṃ gatam | kimapṛcchattadā rājā sarvasāmājikaṃ hitam

O sage among brahmins, what did my forefather the king ask Bhishma, who had come under the sway of Time, that was good for the whole assembly of people?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0003-0004 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0003-0004).

Verse 3 (13.202.3)

उभयोर्लोकयोर्युक्तं पुरुषार्थमनुत्तमम् । तन्मे वद महाप्राज्ञ श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥

ubhayorlokayoryuktaṃ puruṣārthamanuttamam | tanme vada mahāprājña śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me

Tell me, O greatly wise one, that highest human aim, supreme in both worlds; I am eager to hear it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0005-0006 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0005-0006).

Verse 4 (13.202.4)

भूय एव महाराज शृणु धर्मसमुच्चयम् । यदपृच्छत्तदा राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

bhūya eva mahārāja śṛṇu dharmasamuccayam | yadapṛcchattadā rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Listen again, great king, to the compendium of dharma, to what King Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, then asked.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0007-0008 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0007-0008).

Verse 5 (13.202.5)

शरतल्पगतं भीष्मं सर्वपार्थिवसन्निधौ । अजातशत्रुः प्रीतात्मा पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत ॥

śaratalpagataṃ bhīṣmaṃ sarvapārthivasannidhau | ajātaśatruḥ prītātmā punarevābhyabhāṣata

To Bhishma lying on the bed of arrows, in the presence of all the kings, the glad-hearted Ajatashatru spoke once more.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0009-0010 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0009-0010).

Verse 6 (13.202.6)

पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद । श्रूयतां मे हि वचनमर्थित्वात्प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ॥

pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada | śrūyatāṃ me hi vacanamarthitvātprabravīmyaham

Grandfather, greatly wise, versed in all the scriptures, hear my words; I speak as a supplicant.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0011-0012 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0011-0012). Corrected सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः → सर्वशास्त्रविशारद (stray visarga in Wikisource; the word is a vocative with पितामह महाप्राज्ञ, as in CE 15_0011 sarvaśāstraviśārada). Speech without a printed heading: Yudhishthira's address to Bhishma (verses 6-13) runs inside Vaishampayana's narration; the CE marks its start at 15_0010-0011. The speaker is set to Yudhishthira here, not to the carried-over Vaishampayana.

Verse 7 (13.202.7)

परावरज्ञो भूतानां दयावान्सर्वजन्तुषु । आगमैर्बहुभिः प्रीतो भवान्नः परमं कुले ॥

parāvarajño bhūtānāṃ dayāvānsarvajantuṣu | āgamairbahubhiḥ prīto bhavānnaḥ paramaṃ kule

You know the higher and the lower, you are kind to all creatures, you are delighted with many scriptures, and you are the greatest in our family.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0013-0014 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0013-0014). CE reads भवान्नः परमः कुले (paramaḥ), Wikisource परमं कुले (recension variant, kept).

Verse 8 (13.202.8)

त्वादृशो दुर्लभो लोके साम्प्रतं ज्ञानसंयुतः । भवता गुरुणा चैव धन्याश्चैव वयं प्रभो ॥

tvādṛśo durlabho loke sāmprataṃ jñānasaṃyutaḥ | bhavatā guruṇā caiva dhanyāścaiva vayaṃ prabho

A man like you, endowed with knowledge, is hard to find in the world today; with you as our teacher, O lord, we are blessed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0015-0016 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0015-0016). The second half-verse differs from CE 15_0015-0016 (jñānadarśanaḥ; dhanyā bata vayaṃ prabho): recension variant, kept.

Verse 9 (13.202.9)

अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो दुर्लभैर्ज्ञातिबान्धवैः । शास्ता तु नास्ति नः कश्चित्त्वदृते पुरुषर्षभ ॥

ayaṃ sa kālaḥ samprāpto durlabhairjñātibāndhavaiḥ | śāstā tu nāsti naḥ kaścittvadṛte puruṣarṣabha

This is the time that has come, when kinsmen and relatives are hard to find. There is no one to instruct us but you, bull among men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0017-0018 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0017-0018). CE reads दुर्लभो ज्ञातिबान्धवैः, शास्ता नु नास्ति (15_0017-0018); recension variant, kept.

Verse 10 (13.202.10)

तस्माद्धर्मार्थसहितमायत्यां च हितोदयम् । आश्चर्यं परमं वाक्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भारत ॥

tasmāddharmārthasahitamāyatyāṃ ca hitodayam | āścaryaṃ paramaṃ vākyaṃ śrotumicchāmi bhārata

Therefore, Bharata, I wish to hear a wondrous discourse, joined to dharma and to wealth, that brings good in the time to come.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0019-0020 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0019-0020). CE reads तस्माद्धर्मार्थसंयुक्तम् (15_0019-0020); Wikisource has -सहितम् (recension variant, kept).

Verse 11 (13.202.11)

अयं नारायणः श्रीमन्सर्वपार्थिवसन्निधौ । भवन्तं बहुमानाच्च प्रणयाच्चैव सेवते ॥

ayaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmansarvapārthivasannidhau | bhavantaṃ bahumānācca praṇayāccaiva sevate

This glorious Narayana, in the presence of all the kings, attends upon you with great respect and affection.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0021-0022 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0021-0022).

Verse 12 (13.202.12)

अस्यैव तु समक्षं नः पार्थिवानां तथैव च । इतिवृत्तं पुराणं च श्रोतॄणां परमं हितम् ॥

asyaiva tu samakṣaṃ naḥ pārthivānāṃ tathaiva ca | itivṛttaṃ purāṇaṃ ca śrotṝṇāṃ paramaṃ hitam

Here, before him and before the kings, tell us an ancient account that is of the highest benefit to those who hear it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0023-0024 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0023-0024). Corrected पार्तिवानां → पार्थिवानां (misprint in Wikisource; CE 15_0023 pārthivānāṃ).

Verse 13 (13.202.13)

यदि तेऽहमनुग्राह्यो भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघ । मत्प्रियार्थं हि कौरव्य स्नेहाद्भाषितुमर्हसि ॥

yadi te'hamanugrāhyo bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nagha | matpriyārthaṃ hi kauravya snehādbhāṣitumarhasi

If, sinless one, I with my brothers deserve your favour, then for my pleasure, O Kaurava, out of affection, you ought to speak.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0025-0026 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0025-0026).

Verse 14 (13.202.14)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स्नेहादागतविक्लवः । प्रपिबन्निव तं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā snehādāgataviklavaḥ | prapibanniva taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmo vacanamabravīt

Hearing his words, Bhishma, overcome with emotion from affection, gazed at him as if drinking him in, and spoke.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0027-0028 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0027-0028). Corrected प्रविबन्निव → प्रपिबन्निव (misprint in Wikisource; CE 15_0028 prapibann iva).

Verse 15 (13.202.15)

शृणु राजन्पुरावृत्तमितिहासं पुरातनम् । एतावदुक्त्वा गाङ्गेयः प्रणम्य शिरसा हरिम् । धर्मराजं समीक्ष्येदं पुनर्वक्तुं समारभत् ॥

śṛṇu rājanpurāvṛttamitihāsaṃ purātanam | etāvaduktvā gāṅgeyaḥ praṇamya śirasā harim | dharmarājaṃ samīkṣyedaṃ punarvaktuṃ samārabhat

"Listen, O king, to an ancient tale of old." Having said only this, Gangeya bowed his head to Hari, looked at Dharmaraja, and began to speak again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 0029-0031 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 15, printed after 13.134.57 as 13,134.057d@015_0029-0031). Corrected पुरावृत्तिम् → पुरावृत्तम् (misprint in Wikisource; CE 15_0029 purā vṛttam). Three-line verse. The first line is Bhishma's own words and the last two are narration; there is no printed heading between them, so the verse is kept whole with the page's narrator, Vaishampayana. In the CE the passage runs on into 15_0032 and after, which Wikisource carries in the next adhyaya.