King Vrishadarbha and the Hawk

Verse 1 (13.67.1)

पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद । त्वत्तोऽहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि धर्मं भरतसत्तम ॥

pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada | tvatto'haṃ śrotumicchāmi dharmaṃ bharatasattama

Grandfather, O wise one, versed in all the scriptures, I wish to hear dharma from you, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0001-0002 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 2 (13.67.2)

शरणागतं ये रक्षन्ति भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम् । किं तस्य भरतश्रेष्ठ फलं भवति तत्त्वतः ॥

śaraṇāgataṃ ye rakṣanti bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham | kiṃ tasya bharataśreṣṭha phalaṃ bhavati tattvataḥ

What fruit, in truth, comes to those who protect the four kinds of living beings who have come to them for refuge?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0003-0004 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 3 (13.67.3)

इदं शृणु महाप्राज्ञ धर्मपुत्र महायशः । इतिहासं पुरावृत्तं शरणार्थं महाफलम् ॥

idaṃ śṛṇu mahāprājña dharmaputra mahāyaśaḥ | itihāsaṃ purāvṛttaṃ śaraṇārthaṃ mahāphalam

Listen to this, O wise one, O son of Dharma of great renown: an ancient account, of great fruit, concerning refuge.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0005-0006 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 4 (13.67.4)

प्रपात्यमानः श्येनेन कपोतः प्रियदर्शनः । वृषदर्भं महाभागं नरेन्द्रं शरणं गतः ॥

prapātyamānaḥ śyenena kapotaḥ priyadarśanaḥ | vṛṣadarbhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ narendraṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

A dove, pleasing to look at, being driven down by a hawk, took refuge with the illustrious king Vrishadarbha, lord of men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0007-0008 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 5 (13.67.5)

स तं दृष्ट्वा विशुद्धात्मा त्रासादङ्कमुपागतम् । आश्वास्याश्वसिहीत्याह न तेऽस्ति भयमण्डज ॥

sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā viśuddhātmā trāsādaṅkamupāgatam | āśvāsyāśvasihītyāha na te'sti bhayamaṇḍaja

Seeing it come into his lap in terror, the pure-souled king comforted it and said, “Breathe easy; you have nothing to fear, O egg-born one.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0009-0010 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 6 (13.67.6)

भयं ते सुमहत्कस्मात्कुत्र किं वा कृतं त्वया । येन त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तो विसंज्ञो भ्रान्तचेतनः ॥

bhayaṃ te sumahatkasmātkutra kiṃ vā kṛtaṃ tvayā | yena tvamiha samprāpto visaṃjño bhrāntacetanaḥ

“Why is your fear so great? Where, and what, have you done, that you have come here senseless and bewildered in mind?”

Note on the text: The page prints no heading here; verses 6-9 are wholly the king's speech to the dove, so they are given to him under the page's later heading राजा (input had भीष्म). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0011-0012 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 7 (13.67.7)

नवनीलोत्पलापीड चारुवर्ण सुदर्शन । दाडिमाशोकपुष्पाक्ष मा त्रसस्वाभयं तव ॥

navanīlotpalāpīḍa cāruvarṇa sudarśana | dāḍimāśokapuṣpākṣa mā trasasvābhayaṃ tava

“O you with a crest like a fresh blue lotus, of lovely colour and fair to see, with eyes like pomegranate and ashoka blossoms, do not tremble; you are safe.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0013-0014 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 8 (13.67.8)

मत्सकाशमनुप्राप्तं न त्वां कश्चित्समुत्सहेत् । मनसा ग्रहणं कर्तुं रक्षाध्यक्षपुरस्कृतम् ॥

matsakāśamanuprāptaṃ na tvāṃ kaścitsamutsahet | manasā grahaṇaṃ kartuṃ rakṣādhyakṣapuraskṛtam

“No one would dare even in thought to lay hold of you, now that you have come to me and been placed under my protection.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0015-0016 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 9 (13.67.9)

काशिराज्यं तदद्यैव त्वदर्थं जीवितं तथा । त्यजेयं भव विस्रब्धः कपोत भयं तव ॥

kāśirājyaṃ tadadyaiva tvadarthaṃ jīvitaṃ tathā | tyajeyaṃ bhava visrabdhaḥ kapota bhayaṃ tava

“This kingdom of Kashi is yours today, and my life too is for your sake. I would give them up. Be at ease, dove; you have nothing to fear.”

Note on the text: Corrected त्वदर्तं → त्वदर्थं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped थ; CE tvadarthaṃ). The CE appendix prints the speaker-heading śyenaḥ before the second line (tyajeyaṃ bhava viśrabdhaḥ…); the page keeps the verse whole as the king's speech, and it is kept so. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0017-0018 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 10 (13.67.10)

ममैतद्विहितं भक्ष्यं न राजंस्त्रातुमर्हसि । अतिक्रान्तं च प्राप्तं च प्रयत्नाच्चोपपादितम् ॥

mamaitadvihitaṃ bhakṣyaṃ na rājaṃstrātumarhasi | atikrāntaṃ ca prāptaṃ ca prayatnāccopapāditam

“This has been ordained as my food; you should not protect it, O king. I chased it down, caught it and secured it by effort.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0019-0020 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 11 (13.67.11)

मांसं च रुधिरं चास्य मज्जा मेदश्च मे हितम् । परितोषकरो ह्येष मम माऽस्याग्रतो भव ॥

māṃsaṃ ca rudhiraṃ cāsya majjā medaśca me hitam | paritoṣakaro hyeṣa mama mā'syāgrato bhava

“Its flesh, blood, marrow and fat are good for me. This one brings me satisfaction. Do not stand in front of it.”

Note on the text: Corrected रुधइरं → रुधिरं (misprint in Wikisource; broken vowel sign; CE rudhiraṃ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0021-0022 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 12 (13.67.12)

तृष्णा मे बाधतेऽत्युग्रा क्षुधा निर्दहतीव माम् । मुञ्चैनं नहि शक्ष्यामि राजन्मन्दयितुं क्षुधाम् ॥

tṛṣṇā me bādhate'tyugrā kṣudhā nirdahatīva mām | muñcainaṃ nahi śakṣyāmi rājanmandayituṃ kṣudhām

“Fierce thirst torments me and hunger burns me, as it were. Let it go; I cannot hold back my hunger, O king.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0023-0024 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 13 (13.67.13)

मया ह्यनुसृतो ह्येष मत्पक्षनखविक्षतः । किञ्चिदुच्छ्वासनिःश्वासं न राजन्गोप्तुमर्हसि ॥

mayā hyanusṛto hyeṣa matpakṣanakhavikṣataḥ | kiñciducchvāsaniḥśvāsaṃ na rājangoptumarhasi

“I followed it, and it was wounded by my wings and claws. You should not protect it, O king, not even for a single breath.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0025-0026 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 14 (13.67.14)

यदि स्वविषये राजन्प्रभुस्त्वं रक्षणे नृणाम् । खेचरस्य तृषार्तस्य न त्वं प्रभुरथोत्तम ॥

yadi svaviṣaye rājanprabhustvaṃ rakṣaṇe nṛṇām | khecarasya tṛṣārtasya na tvaṃ prabhurathottama

“If you are master in your own realm over the protection of men, you are not master, O excellent one, over a thirsty creature of the sky.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0027-0028 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 15 (13.67.15)

यदि वैरिषु भृत्येषु स्वजनव्यवहारयोः । विषयेष्विन्द्रियाणां च आकाशे मा पराक्रम ॥

yadi vairiṣu bhṛtyeṣu svajanavyavahārayoḥ | viṣayeṣvindriyāṇāṃ ca ākāśe mā parākrama

“Show your strength against enemies and servants, in dealings with your own people, and over the objects of the senses, but do not display it in the sky.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0029-0030 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 16 (13.67.16)

प्रभुत्वं हि पराक्रम्य सम्यक् पक्षहरेषु ते । यदि त्वमिह धर्मार्थी मामपि द्रष्टुमर्हसि ॥

prabhutvaṃ hi parākramya samyak pakṣahareṣu te | yadi tvamiha dharmārthī māmapi draṣṭumarhasi

“Your power is rightly exercised against those who rob you of your side. If you seek dharma and gain here, you should give me, too, a thought.”

Note on the text: The CE appendix prints the speaker-heading bhīṣmaḥ before the second line (yadi tvam iha dharmārthī…); the page keeps the verse whole as the hawk's speech, and it is kept so. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0031-0032 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 17 (13.67.17)

श्रुत्वा श्येनस्य तद्वाक्यं राजर्षिर्विस्मयं गतः । सम्भाव्य चैनं तद्वाक्यं तदर्थी प्रत्यभाषत ॥

śrutvā śyenasya tadvākyaṃ rājarṣirvismayaṃ gataḥ | sambhāvya cainaṃ tadvākyaṃ tadarthī pratyabhāṣata

Hearing the hawk's words, the royal sage was filled with wonder. He treated the hawk and its words with respect and, with that matter in mind, replied.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0033-0034 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 18 (13.67.18)

गोवृषो वा वराहो वा मृगो वा महिषोपि वा । त्वदर्थमद्य क्रियतां क्षुधाप्रशमनाय ते ॥

govṛṣo vā varāho vā mṛgo vā mahiṣopi vā | tvadarthamadya kriyatāṃ kṣudhāpraśamanāya te

“A bull, a boar, a deer or a buffalo: let any of these be prepared for you today to appease your hunger.”

Note on the text: Corrected त्वदथर्मद्य → त्वदर्थमद्य (misprint in Wikisource; garbled; CE tvadartham adya). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0035-0036 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 19 (13.67.19)

शरणागतं न त्यजेयमिति मे व्रतमाहितम् । न मुञ्चति ममाङ्गानि द्विजोऽयं पश्य वै द्विज ॥

śaraṇāgataṃ na tyajeyamiti me vratamāhitam | na muñcati mamāṅgāni dvijo'yaṃ paśya vai dvija

“It is my vow that I will not abandon one who has come for refuge. See, O bird, this bird does not leave my limbs.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0037-0038 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 20 (13.67.20)

न वराहं न चोक्षाणं न चान्यान्विविधान्द्विजान् । भक्षयामि महाराज किमन्नाद्येन तेन मे ॥

na varāhaṃ na cokṣāṇaṃ na cānyānvividhāndvijān | bhakṣayāmi mahārāja kimannādyena tena me

“I do not eat boar, nor ox, nor the many other birds, O great king. What use to me is that sort of food?”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0039-0040 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 21 (13.67.21)

यस्तु मे विहितो भक्ष्यः स्वयं देवैः सनातनः । श्येनाः कपोतान्खादन्ति स्थितिरेषा सनातनी ॥

yastu me vihito bhakṣyaḥ svayaṃ devaiḥ sanātanaḥ | śyenāḥ kapotānkhādanti sthitireṣā sanātanī

“The food that the gods themselves ordained for me is an eternal one: hawks eat doves. This is the everlasting order.”

Note on the text: Corrected स्तितिरेषा → स्थितिरेषा (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE sthitir eṣā). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0041-0042 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 22 (13.67.22)

उशीनर कपोते तु यदि स्नेहस्तवानघ । ततस्त्वं मे प्रयच्छाद्य स्वमांसं तुलया धृतम् ॥

uśīnara kapote tu yadi snehastavānagha | tatastvaṃ me prayacchādya svamāṃsaṃ tulayā dhṛtam

“O Ushinara, if you have affection for the dove, O sinless one, then give me today your own flesh, weighed on a scale against it.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0043-0044 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 23 (13.67.23)

महाननुग्रहो मेऽद्य यस्त्वमेवमिहात्थ माम् । बाढमेव करिष्यामीत्युक्त्वाऽसौ राजसत्तमः ॥

mahānanugraho me'dya yastvamevamihāttha mām | bāḍhameva kariṣyāmītyuktvā'sau rājasattamaḥ

“It is a great favour to me today that you speak to me thus. I will gladly do so,” said that best of kings.

Note on the text: Speaker-heading राजा as printed; the second line is the narrator's closing words (“having said this, that best of kings…”), kept in the same verse. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0045-0046 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 24 (13.67.24)

उत्कृत्योत्कृत्य मांसानि तुलया समतोलयत् । अन्तःपुरे ततस्तस्य स्त्रियो रत्नविभूषिताः ॥

utkṛtyotkṛtya māṃsāni tulayā samatolayat | antaḥpure tatastasya striyo ratnavibhūṣitāḥ

Cutting off his flesh piece by piece, he weighed it on the scale. Then the women of his inner apartments, adorned with jewels,

Note on the text: Narration; the input carried राजा forward from the previous heading. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0047-0048 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 25 (13.67.25)

हाहाभूता विनिष्क्रान्ताः श्रुत्वा परमदुःखिताः । तासां रुदितशब्देन मन्त्रिभृत्यजनस्य च ॥

hāhābhūtā viniṣkrāntāḥ śrutvā paramaduḥkhitāḥ | tāsāṃ ruditaśabdena mantribhṛtyajanasya ca

cried “Alas!” and came out in great grief. At the weeping of those women and of the ministers and servants,

Note on the text: Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0049-0050 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 26 (13.67.26)

बभूव सुमहान्नादो मेघगम्भीरनिःस्वनः । निरुद्धं गगनं सर्वं शुभ्रं मेघैः समन्ततः ॥

babhūva sumahānnādo meghagambhīraniḥsvanaḥ | niruddhaṃ gaganaṃ sarvaṃ śubhraṃ meghaiḥ samantataḥ

a great clamour arose, deep as thunder, and the whole sky was veiled on every side with white clouds,

Note on the text: Corrected व्यभ्रं मेघैः → शुभ्रं मेघैः (misprint in Wikisource; व्यभ्र “cloudless” contradicts मेघैः and makes no sense here; CE śubhraṃ meghaiḥ). Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0051-0052 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 27 (13.67.27)

मही प्रचलिता चासीत्तस्य सत्येन कर्मणा ॥

mahī pracalitā cāsīttasya satyena karmaṇā

and the earth shook, by the power of the truth of his deed.

Note on the text: Narration (input had राजा). One-line verse as printed on the page (13-67-27a) and in the CE appendix (a single line). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, line 13,032.025d@008_0053 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 28 (13.67.28)

स राजा पार्श्वतश्चैव बाहुभ्यामूरुतश्च यत् । तानि मांसानि सञ्छिद्य तुलां पूरयते शनैः । तथापि न समस्तेन कपोतेन बभूव ह ॥

sa rājā pārśvataścaiva bāhubhyāmūrutaśca yat | tāni māṃsāni sañchidya tulāṃ pūrayate śanaiḥ | tathāpi na samastena kapotena babhūva ha

That king, cutting pieces of flesh from his sides, his arms and his thighs, slowly filled the scale; yet even so it did not become equal to the whole dove.

Note on the text: Corrected पूरयतेऽशनैः → पूरयते शनैः (misprint in Wikisource; spurious avagraha; CE śanaiḥ “slowly”). Narration (input had राजा). Three-line verse as printed on the page (the CE appendix has the same three lines). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0054-0056 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 29 (13.67.29)

अस्थिभूतो यदा राजा निर्मांसो रुधिरस्रवः । तुलां ततः समारूढः स्वं मांसक्षयमुत्सृजन् ॥

asthibhūto yadā rājā nirmāṃso rudhirasravaḥ | tulāṃ tataḥ samārūḍhaḥ svaṃ māṃsakṣayamutsṛjan

When the king had become mere bone, bereft of flesh and streaming with blood, he himself climbed onto the scale, heedless of the wasting of his flesh.

Note on the text: Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0057-0058 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 30 (13.67.30)

ततः सेन्द्रास्त्रयो लोकास्तं नरेन्द्रमुपस्थिताः । भेर्यश्चाकाशगैस्तत्र वादिता देवदुन्दुभिः ॥

tataḥ sendrāstrayo lokāstaṃ narendramupasthitāḥ | bheryaścākāśagaistatra vāditā devadundubhiḥ

Then the three worlds, with Indra, came before that lord of men; kettledrums and divine drums were sounded there by those who move in the sky.

Note on the text: Corrected र्भर्यश्चाकाशगैस्तत्र → भेर्यश्चाकाशगैस्तत्र (misprint in Wikisource; garbled initial; CE bheryaś cākāśagais tatra). Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0059-0060 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 31 (13.67.31)

अमृतेनावसिक्तश्च वृषदर्भो नरेश्वरः । दिव्यैश्च सुसुखैर्माल्यैरभिवृष्टः पुनःपुनः ॥

amṛtenāvasiktaśca vṛṣadarbho nareśvaraḥ | divyaiśca susukhairmālyairabhivṛṣṭaḥ punaḥpunaḥ

King Vrishadarbha, lord of men, was sprinkled with nectar and showered again and again with fair divine garlands.

Note on the text: Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0061-0062 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 32 (13.67.32)

देवगन्धर्वसङ्घातैरप्सरोभिश्च सर्वतः । नृत्तश्चैवोपगीतश्च पितामह इव प्रभुः ॥

devagandharvasaṅghātairapsarobhiśca sarvataḥ | nṛttaścaivopagītaśca pitāmaha iva prabhuḥ

Surrounded on every side by hosts of gods and gandharvas and by apsarases, danced for and sung to, he seemed like the Grandfather himself.

Note on the text: Corrected सन्घात → सङ्घात (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE saṃghāta). Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0063-0064 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 33 (13.67.33)

हेमप्रासादसम्बाधं मणिकाञ्चनतोरणम् । सवैडूर्यमणिस्तम्भं विमानं समधिष्ठितः ॥

hemaprāsādasambādhaṃ maṇikāñcanatoraṇam | savaiḍūryamaṇistambhaṃ vimānaṃ samadhiṣṭhitaḥ

He mounted a celestial car crowded with golden palaces, with arches of jewels and gold and pillars of cat's-eye gems.

Note on the text: Narration (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0065-0066 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 34 (13.67.34)

स राजर्षिर्गतः स्वर्गं कर्मणा तेन शाश्वतम् । शरणागतेषु चैवं त्वं कुरु सर्वं युधिष्ठिर ॥

sa rājarṣirgataḥ svargaṃ karmaṇā tena śāśvatam | śaraṇāgateṣu caivaṃ tvaṃ kuru sarvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira

By that deed the royal sage went to heaven, to a lasting state. In the same way, Yudhishthira, do all this toward those who seek refuge.

Note on the text: Narration, ending in Bhishma's address to Yudhishthira (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0067-0068 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 35 (13.67.35)

भक्तानामनुरक्तानामाश्रितानां च रक्षिता । दयावान्सर्वभूतेषु परत्र सुखमेधते ॥

bhaktānāmanuraktānāmāśritānāṃ ca rakṣitā | dayāvānsarvabhūteṣu paratra sukhamedhate

A king who protects the devoted, the attached and those who depend on him, and who is compassionate to all beings, prospers happily in the next world.

Note on the text: Bhishma speaking (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0069-0070 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 36 (13.67.36)

साधुवृत्तो हि यो राजा सद्वृत्तमनुतिष्ठति । किं न प्राप्तं भवेत्तेन स्वव्याजेनेह कर्मणा ॥

sādhuvṛtto hi yo rājā sadvṛttamanutiṣṭhati | kiṃ na prāptaṃ bhavettena svavyājeneha karmaṇā

A king of good conduct who follows the way of the good: what could he fail to gain by such a deed as he himself brought about here?

Note on the text: Corrected भवेत्तेनि → भवेत्तेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; CE tena). Bhishma speaking (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0071-0072 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 37 (13.67.37)

स राजर्षिर्विशुद्धात्मा धीरः सत्यपराक्रमः । काशीनामीश्वरः ख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु कर्मणा ॥

sa rājarṣirviśuddhātmā dhīraḥ satyaparākramaḥ | kāśīnāmīśvaraḥ khyātastriṣu lokeṣu karmaṇā

That royal sage, of purified soul, steadfast and true in valour, became renowned in the three worlds as lord of the people of Kashi by that deed.

Note on the text: Bhishma speaking (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0073-0074 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 38 (13.67.38)

योऽप्यन्यः कारयेदेवं शरणागतरक्षणम् । सोपि गच्छेत तामेव गतिं भरतसत्तम ॥

yo'pyanyaḥ kārayedevaṃ śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇam | sopi gaccheta tāmeva gatiṃ bharatasattama

Whoever else may likewise give protection to those who seek refuge will also reach that very goal, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Corrected कारेयदेवं → कारयेदेवं (misprint in Wikisource; transposed letters; CE kārayed evaṃ). Bhishma speaking (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0075-0076 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).

Verse 39 (13.67.39)

इदं वृत्तं हि राजर्षे वृषदर्भस्य कीर्तयन् । पूतात्मा वै भवेल्लोके शृणुयाद्यश्च नित्यशः ॥

idaṃ vṛttaṃ hi rājarṣe vṛṣadarbhasya kīrtayan | pūtātmā vai bhavelloke śṛṇuyādyaśca nityaśaḥ

One who recounts this story of the royal sage Vrishadarbha, and one who listens to it regularly, becomes pure-souled in the world.

Note on the text: Bhishma speaking (input had राजा). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has it only as Appendix I No. 8, lines 13,032.025d@008_0077-0078 (printed inline after 13.32.25d).