Bhishma Gives Yudhishthira Leave to Return

Verse 1 (13.272.1)

शरतल्पगते भीष्मे कौरवाणां धुरन्धरे । शयाने वीरशयने पाण्डवैः समुपस्थिते ॥

śaratalpagate bhīṣme kauravāṇāṃ dhurandhare | śayāne vīraśayane pāṇḍavaiḥ samupasthite

When Bhishma, the foremost of the Kauravas, lay on the bed of arrows, the hero's bed, with the Pandavas gathered around him,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 1-2 are CE star lines 13,152.001*0714_01-02 (headed 'janamejaya uvāca'); the page's opening question of Janamejaya (verses 1-3) is the CE star passage 13,152.001*0714_01-06. No Appendix I passage occurs in this adhyaya.

Verse 2 (13.272.2)

युधिष्ठिरो महाप्राज्ञो मम पूर्वपितामहः । धर्माणामागमं श्रुत्वा विदित्वा सर्वसंशयान् ॥

yudhiṣṭhiro mahāprājño mama pūrvapitāmahaḥ | dharmāṇāmāgamaṃ śrutvā viditvā sarvasaṃśayān

Yudhishthira, of great wisdom, my own forefather, after hearing the sources of the dharmas and resolving all his doubts,

Note on the text: Lines 1-2 = CE star lines 13,152.001*0714_03-04 (not in the CE's numbered text); line 2 reads सर्वसंशयान् where the CE has dharmasaṃśayān (recension variant, kept).

Verse 3 (13.272.3)

दानानां च विधिं श्रुत्वा च्छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयः । यदन्यदकरोद्विप्र तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि ॥

dānānāṃ ca vidhiṃ śrutvā cchinnadharmārthasaṃśayaḥ | yadanyadakarodvipra tanme śaṃsitumarhasi

and after hearing the rules of giving, with his doubts about dharma and its purposes cut away, what else did he do, O brahmin? Please tell me that.

Note on the text: Lines 1-2 = CE star lines 13,152.001*0714_05-06 (not in the CE's numbered text).

Verse 4 (13.272.4)

अभून्मुहूर्तं स्तिमितं सर्वं तद्राजमण्डलम् । तूष्णींभूते ततस्तस्मिन्पटे चित्रमिवार्पितम् ॥

abhūnmuhūrtaṃ stimitaṃ sarvaṃ tadrājamaṇḍalam | tūṣṇīṃbhūte tatastasminpaṭe citramivārpitam

For a moment that whole circle of kings fell utterly still, as Bhishma fell silent, like a picture painted on a cloth.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE star line 13,152.001*0714_07 (not in the CE's numbered text); line 2 corresponds to CE 13.152.1a (page: ततस्तस्मिन्पटे; CE: tadā bhīṣme paṭe; recension variant, kept).

Verse 5 (13.272.5)

मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । नृपं शयानं गाङ्गेयमिदमाह वचस्त्वरन् ॥

muhūrtamiva ca dhyātvā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | nṛpaṃ śayānaṃ gāṅgeyamidamāha vacastvaran

Then Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, after reflecting for a moment, spoke these words in haste to the king, Ganga's son, as he lay there.

Note on the text: Corrected व्यासःक → व्यासः (misprint in Wikisource; stray letter क; CE vyāsaḥ). Lines = CE 13.152.1c and 1e (the CE verse has three lines; line 1a is matched in the previous verse). वचस्त्वरन् against CE vacas tadā is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 6 (13.272.6)

राजन्प्रकृतिमापन्नः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः । सहितो भ्रातृभिः सर्वैः पार्थिवैश्चानुयायिभिः ॥

rājanprakṛtimāpannaḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvaiḥ pārthivaiścānuyāyibhiḥ

O king, Yudhishthira, king of the Kurus, has recovered his composure, together with all his brothers and the kings who follow him.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्तिवैश्चानुयायिभिः → पार्थिवैश्चानुयायिभिः (misprint in Wikisource; पार्तिवैः is not a word; CE pārthivaiś). Speech of Vyasa (no heading on the page; the input carried the narrator over).

Verse 7 (13.272.7)

उपास्ते त्वां नरव्याघ्र सह कृष्णेन धीमता । तमिमं पुरयानाय समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥

upāste tvāṃ naravyāghra saha kṛṣṇena dhīmatā | tamimaṃ purayānāya samanujñātumarhasi

O tiger among men, he sits in attendance on you together with the wise Krishna. You should give him leave to go to the city.

Note on the text: Speech of Vyasa (no heading on the page). Line 2: तमिमं पुरयानाय समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि against CE tam imaṃ purayānāya tvam anujñātum arhasi (recension variant, kept).

Verse 8 (13.272.8)

एवमुक्तो भगवता व्यासेन पृथिवीपतिः । युधिष्ठिरं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे नदीसुतः ॥

evamukto bhagavatā vyāsena pṛthivīpatiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sahāmātyamanujajñe nadīsutaḥ

Addressed thus by the venerable Vyasa, Bhishma, son of the river and lord of the earth, gave Yudhishthira leave to go, together with his ministers.

Verse 9 (13.272.9)

उवाच चैनं मधुरं नृपं शान्तनवो नृपः । प्रविशस्व पुरीं राजन्धर्मे च ध्रियतां मनः ॥

uvāca cainaṃ madhuraṃ nṛpaṃ śāntanavo nṛpaḥ | praviśasva purīṃ rājandharme ca dhriyatāṃ manaḥ

And Shantanu's son, the king, spoke gently to him: "Enter the city, O king, and let your mind be held firm in dharma.

Note on the text: Mixed verse: line 1 is the narrator's introduction, line 2 begins Bhishma's speech (kept as one verse, narrator as speaker). Line 1 reads नृपं ... नृपः where the CE has madhuraṃ tataḥ ... nṛpaḥ, and line 2 धर्मे च ध्रियतां मनः where the CE has vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ (recension variants, kept).

Verse 10 (13.272.10)

यजस्व विविधैर्यज्ञैर्बह्वन्नैः स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः । ययातिरिव राजेन्द्र श्रद्धादमपुरःसरः ॥

yajasva vividhairyajñairbahvannaiḥ svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | yayātiriva rājendra śraddhādamapuraḥsaraḥ

Perform sacrifices of many kinds, with abundant food and rich fees, O king of kings, led by faith and self-restraint, as Yayati did.

Note on the text: Corrected विविधैर्यजैर् → विविधैर्यज्ञैर् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ञ्; CE yajñair). Corrected श्रकद्धादम → श्रद्धादम (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE śraddhādama). Speech of Bhishma continues (no new heading on the page).

Verse 11 (13.272.11)

क्षत्रधर्मरतः पार्थ पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पय । श्रेयसा योक्ष्यसे चैव व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥

kṣatradharmarataḥ pārtha pitṝndevāṃśca tarpaya | śreyasā yokṣyase caiva vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ

Devoted to the duty of a kshatriya, O son of Pritha, satisfy the ancestors and the gods. You will be joined to what is good, and the fever of your mind will leave you.

Verse 12 (13.272.12)

रञ्जयस्व प्रजाः सर्वाः प्रकृतीः परिसान्त्वय । सुहृदः फलसत्कारैरर्चयस्व यथार्हतः ॥

rañjayasva prajāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīḥ parisāntvaya | suhṛdaḥ phalasatkārairarcayasva yathārhataḥ

Delight all your subjects, comfort the ministers and people, and honour your friends, each as is fitting, with gifts and kind welcome.

Note on the text: Line 2: अर्चयस्व against CE abhyarcaya (recension variant, kept).

Verse 13 (13.272.13)

अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु मित्राणि सुहृदस्तथा । चैत्यस्थाने स्थितं वृक्षं फलवन्तमिव द्विजाः ॥

anu tvāṃ tāta jīvantu mitrāṇi suhṛdastathā | caityasthāne sthitaṃ vṛkṣaṃ phalavantamiva dvijāḥ

Let your friends and allies live in dependence on you, my child, as birds live on a fruit-laden tree standing at a sacred shrine.

Note on the text: Corrected अनुं → अनु (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara; CE anu). Corrected सुहृकदस्तथा → सुहृदस्तथा (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE suhṛdas).

Verse 14 (13.272.14)

आगन्तव्यं च भवता समये मम पार्थिव । विनिवृत्ते दिनकरे प्रवृत्ते चोत्तरायणे ॥

āgantavyaṃ ca bhavatā samaye mama pārthiva | vinivṛtte dinakare pravṛtte cottarāyaṇe

And you must come to me at the appointed time, O king, when the sun has turned back and the northward course has begun.

Verse 15 (13.272.15)

तथेत्युक्त्वा च कौन्तेयः सोभिवाद्य पितामहम् । प्रययौ सपरीवारो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥

tathetyuktvā ca kaunteyaḥ sobhivādya pitāmaham | prayayau saparīvāro nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam

Saying "So be it," Kunti's son bowed to his grandfather and set out with his retinue for the city called Nagasahvaya.

Note on the text: CE has तु for च in line 1 (tathety uktvā tu); recension variant, kept.

Verse 16 (13.272.16)

धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य गान्धारीं च पतिव्रताम् । सह तैर्ऋषिभिः सर्वैर्भ्रातृभिः केशवेन च ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya gāndhārīṃ ca pativratām | saha tairṛṣibhiḥ sarvairbhrātṛbhiḥ keśavena ca

He went with Dhritarashtra and the devoted Gandhari before him, together with all those sages, his brothers, and Keshava,

Verse 17 (13.272.17)

पौरजानपदैश्चैव मन्त्रिवृद्धैश्च पार्थिव । प्रविवेश कुरुश्रेष्ठः पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥

paurajānapadaiścaiva mantrivṛddhaiśca pārthiva | praviveśa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ puraṃ vāraṇasāhvayam

and with the townsmen, the people of the country and the elder counsellors, the best of the Kurus entered the city called Varanasahvaya, O king.

Note on the text: Page reads पार्थिव ... कुरुश्रेष्ठः where the CE has pārthivaḥ ... kuruśreṣṭha (recension variant, kept). Last verse of the page; the CE prints no Appendix I passage here. Wikisource's footnote after the colophon (13-272-7, a variant reading of verse 7) is not added.