Krishna Destroys Saubha and Slays Shalva

Verse 1 (3.22.1)

ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः । शरैरपातयं सौभाच्छिरांसि विबुधद्विषाम् ॥

tato'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha pragṛhya ruciraṃ dhanuḥ | śarairapātayaṃ saubhācchirāṃsi vibudhadviṣām

Then, O best of the Bharatas, I took up my splendid bow, and with my arrows I struck down from Saubha the heads of the enemies of the gods.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (प्रगृह्यरुचिरं → प्रगृह्य रुचिरं).

Verse 2 (3.22.2)

शरांश्चाशीविषाकारानूर्ध्वगांस्तिग्मतेजसः । प्रैषयं साल्वराजाय शार्ङ्गमुक्तान्सुवाससः ॥

śarāṃścāśīviṣākārānūrdhvagāṃstigmatejasaḥ | praiṣayaṃ sālvarājāya śārṅgamuktānsuvāsasaḥ

At the king of the Shalvas I loosed from the Sharnga bow well-feathered arrows like venomous serpents, rising upward, of fierce energy.

Verse 3 (3.22.3)

ततो नादृश्यत तदा सौभं कुरुकुलोद्वह । अन्तर्हितं माययाऽभूत्ततोऽहं विस्मितोऽभवम् ॥

tato nādṛśyata tadā saubhaṃ kurukulodvaha | antarhitaṃ māyayā'bhūttato'haṃ vismito'bhavam

Then, O upholder of the Kuru line, Saubha could no longer be seen. It had been hidden by illusion, and I was astonished.

Verse 4 (3.22.4)

अथ दानवसङ्घास्ते विकृताननमूर्धजाः । उदक्रोशन्महाराज धिष्ठिते मयि भारत ॥

atha dānavasaṅghāste vikṛtānanamūrdhajāḥ | udakrośanmahārāja dhiṣṭhite mayi bhārata

Then those hosts of Danavas, with their misshapen faces and hair, set up a howl, great king, while I stood my ground, O Bharata.

Verse 5 (3.22.5)

ततोऽस्त्रं शब्दसाहं वै त्वरमाणो महारणे । अयोजयं तद्वधाय ततः शब्द उपारमत् ॥

tato'straṃ śabdasāhaṃ vai tvaramāṇo mahāraṇe | ayojayaṃ tadvadhāya tataḥ śabda upāramat

Then in that great battle I swiftly fitted, to kill them, a weapon that strikes at sound, and the noise ceased.

Verse 6 (3.22.6)

हतास्ते दानवाः सर्वे यैः स शब्द उदीरितः । शरैरादित्यसंकाशैर्ज्वलितैः शब्दसाधनैः ॥

hatāste dānavāḥ sarve yaiḥ sa śabda udīritaḥ | śarairādityasaṃkāśairjvalitaiḥ śabdasādhanaiḥ

All the Danavas who had raised that noise were slain by my blazing arrows, bright as the sun, which find their mark by sound.

Note on the text: Corrected संकशैर् → संकाशैर् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the critical edition reads -saṃkāśair).

Verse 7 (3.22.7)

तस्मिन्नुपरते शब्दे पुनरेवान्यतोऽभवत् । शब्दोऽपरो महाराज तत्रापि प्राहरं शरैः ॥

tasminnuparate śabde punarevānyato'bhavat | śabdo'paro mahārāja tatrāpi prāharaṃ śaraiḥ

When that noise had ceased, another noise arose again from another quarter, great king, and there too I struck with arrows.

Verse 8 (3.22.8)

एवं दश दिशः सर्वास्तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च भारत । नादयामासुरसुरास्ते चापि निहता मया ॥

evaṃ daśa diśaḥ sarvāstiryagūrdhvaṃ ca bhārata | nādayāmāsurasurāste cāpi nihatā mayā

In this way, O Bharata, the Asuras made all ten directions resound, across and above, and they too were slain by me.

Verse 9 (3.22.9)

ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषं गत्वा पुनरेव व्यदृश्यत । सौभं कामगमं वीर मोहयन्मम चक्षुषी ॥

tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaṃ gatvā punareva vyadṛśyata | saubhaṃ kāmagamaṃ vīra mohayanmama cakṣuṣī

Then Saubha, which goes wherever it wishes, went off toward Pragjyotisha and appeared again, O hero, bewildering my eyes.

Verse 10 (3.22.10)

ततो लोकान्तकरणो दानवो दारुणाकृतिः । शिलावर्षेण महता सहसा मां समावृणोत् ॥

tato lokāntakaraṇo dānavo dāruṇākṛtiḥ | śilāvarṣeṇa mahatā sahasā māṃ samāvṛṇot

Then a Danava of dreadful form, a bringer of ruin to the worlds, suddenly covered me with a great shower of rocks.

Verse 11 (3.22.11)

सोऽहं पर्वतवर्षेण वध्यमानः समन्ततः । वल्मीक इव राजेन्द्र पर्वतोपचितोऽभवम् ॥

so'haṃ parvatavarṣeṇa vadhyamānaḥ samantataḥ | valmīka iva rājendra parvatopacito'bhavam

Battered on every side by that rain of mountains, O king of kings, I was heaped over with rocks like an anthill.

Note on the text: Corrected सोहं → सोऽहं (missing avagraha in Wikisource; the critical edition reads so 'haṃ).

Verse 12 (3.22.12)

ततोऽहं पर्वतचितः सहयः सहसारथिः । अप्रख्यातिमियां राजन्सध्वजः पर्वतैश्चितः ॥

tato'haṃ parvatacitaḥ sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ | aprakhyātimiyāṃ rājansadhvajaḥ parvataiścitaḥ

Buried under the rocks with my horses, my charioteer and my banner, O king, I passed from sight, covered by mountains.

Verse 13 (3.22.13)

ततो वृष्णिप्रवीरा ये ममासन्सैनिकास्तदा । ते भयार्ता दिशः सर्वे सहसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥

tato vṛṣṇipravīrā ye mamāsansainikāstadā | te bhayārtā diśaḥ sarve sahasā vipradudruvuḥ

Then the Vrishni heroes who were my soldiers at the time all fled suddenly in every direction, stricken with fear.

Note on the text: Corrected भयर्ता → भयार्ता (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the critical edition reads bhayārtā). सर्वे for the critical edition's sarvāḥ is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 14 (3.22.14)

ततो हाहाकृतमभूत्सर्वं किल विशांपते । द्यौश्च भूमिश्च खं चैवादृश्यमाने तथा मयि ॥

tato hāhākṛtamabhūtsarvaṃ kila viśāṃpate | dyauśca bhūmiśca khaṃ caivādṛśyamāne tathā mayi

Then, lord of the people, a cry of woe went up everywhere; heaven, earth and sky all lamented, it is said, while I could not be seen.

Verse 15 (3.22.15)

ततो विषण्णमनसो मम राजन्सुहृज्जनाः । रुरुदुश्चुक्रुशुश्चैव दुःखशोकसमन्विताः ॥

tato viṣaṇṇamanaso mama rājansuhṛjjanāḥ | ruruduścukruśuścaiva duḥkhaśokasamanvitāḥ

Then my friends, O king, sick at heart, wept and cried aloud, overcome with grief and sorrow.

Verse 16 (3.22.16)

द्विषतां च प्रहर्षोऽभूदार्तिश्च सुहृदामपि । एवं विजितवान्वीर पश्चादश्रौषमच्युत ॥

dviṣatāṃ ca praharṣo'bhūdārtiśca suhṛdāmapi | evaṃ vijitavānvīra paścādaśrauṣamacyuta

My enemies rejoiced and my friends were in anguish. That I had thus been overcome, O hero, O unfallen one, I learned only afterwards.

Verse 17 (3.22.17)

ततोऽहमिन्द्रदयितं सर्वपाषाणभेदनम् । वज्रमुद्यम्य तान्सर्वान्पर्वतान्समशातयम् ॥

tato'hamindradayitaṃ sarvapāṣāṇabhedanam | vajramudyamya tānsarvānparvatānsamaśātayam

Then I raised the thunderbolt, dear to Indra, which splits all stone, and shattered all those mountains.

Verse 18 (3.22.18)

ततः पर्वतभारार्ता मन्दप्राणविचेष्टिताः । हया मम महाराज वेपमाना इवाभवन् ॥

tataḥ parvatabhārārtā mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitāḥ | hayā mama mahārāja vepamānā ivābhavan

My horses, great king, crushed by the weight of the mountains, their breath and movement faint, seemed to tremble.

Verse 19 (3.22.19)

मेघजाल इवाकाशे विदार्याभ्युदितं रविम् । दृष्ट्वा मां बान्धवाः सर्वे हर्षमाहारयन्पुनः ॥

meghajāla ivākāśe vidāryābhyuditaṃ ravim | dṛṣṭvā māṃ bāndhavāḥ sarve harṣamāhārayanpunaḥ

Seeing me like the sun risen in the sky after breaking through a mass of clouds, all my kinsmen were filled with joy again.

Verse 20 (3.22.20)

ततः पर्वतभारार्तान्मन्दप्राणविचेष्टितान् । हयान्संदृश्य मां सूतः प्राह तात्कालिकं वचः ॥

tataḥ parvatabhārārtānmandaprāṇaviceṣṭitān | hayānsaṃdṛśya māṃ sūtaḥ prāha tātkālikaṃ vacaḥ

Then, seeing the horses crushed by the weight of the mountains, their breath and movement faint, my charioteer spoke to me words fit for the moment:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition in this form (found in the vulgate recension): the first line repeats verse 18 in the accusative, and the second takes the place of the critical edition's 3.23.20ab (tato mām abravīt sūtaḥ prāñjaliḥ praṇato nṛpa). Because of this extra half-verse, Wikisource's verses 21–23 carry the rest of CE 3.23.20–23 shifted by half a verse, and its verse 23 has three lines; the base division is kept.

Verse 21 (3.22.21)

साधु संपश्य वार्ष्णेय साल्वं सौभपतिं स्थितम् । अलं कृष्णावमन्यैनं साधु यत्नं समाचर ॥

sādhu saṃpaśya vārṣṇeya sālvaṃ saubhapatiṃ sthitam | alaṃ kṛṣṇāvamanyainaṃ sādhu yatnaṃ samācara

"Look well, scion of Vrishni, at Shalva, lord of Saubha, standing there. Enough of making light of him, Krishna; make a real effort."

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition's 3.23.20cd–21ab (Wikisource divides this speech half a verse later; see verse 20).

Verse 22 (3.22.22)

मार्दवं सखितां चैव साल्वादद्य व्यपाहर । जहि साल्वं महाबाहो मैनं जीवय केशव ॥

mārdavaṃ sakhitāṃ caiva sālvādadya vyapāhara | jahi sālvaṃ mahābāho mainaṃ jīvaya keśava

"Put away today all gentleness and friendship toward Shalva. Kill Shalva, mighty-armed one; do not let him live, Keshava."

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition's 3.23.21cd–22ab (divided half a verse later; see verse 20).

Verse 23 (3.22.23)

सर्वैः पराक्रमैर्वीर वध्यः शत्रुरमित्रहन् । न शत्रुरवमन्तव्यो दुर्बलोऽपि बलीयसा । योऽपि स्यात्पीठगः कश्चित्किं पुनः समरे स्थितः ॥

sarvaiḥ parākramairvīra vadhyaḥ śatruramitrahan | na śatruravamantavyo durbalo'pi balīyasā | yo'pi syātpīṭhagaḥ kaścitkiṃ punaḥ samare sthitaḥ

"An enemy must be killed with every kind of prowess, O hero, slayer of foes. A strong man must not despise an enemy even if he is weak — not even one who sits at home on his seat, let alone one who stands in battle."

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition's 3.23.22cd and 3.23.23 (divided half a verse later, hence three lines; see verse 20). Corrected योपिस्यात् → योऽपि स्यात् (missing avagraha and word space in Wikisource; the critical edition reads yo 'pi syāt).

Verse 24 (3.22.24)

स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल सर्वयत्नैरिमं प्रभो । जहि वृष्णिकुलश्रेष्ठ मा त्वां कालोऽत्यगात्पुनः ॥

sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla sarvayatnairimaṃ prabho | jahi vṛṣṇikulaśreṣṭha mā tvāṃ kālo'tyagātpunaḥ

"So, tiger among men, lord, best of the Vrishni race, kill him with all your effort; do not let the moment pass you by again."

Verse 25 (3.22.25)

जितवाञ्जामदग्न्यं यः कोटिवर्षगणान्बहून् । स एष नान्यैर्वध्यो हि त्वामृते नास्ति कश्चन ॥

jitavāñjāmadagnyaṃ yaḥ koṭivarṣagaṇānbahūn | sa eṣa nānyairvadhyo hi tvāmṛte nāsti kaścana

"He who overcame Jamadagni's son through many ages of ten million years cannot be slain by others; apart from you there is no one who can."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension): it is the star passage 88* printed in the apparatus after 3.23.24d; त्वामृते नास्ति कश्चन there reads tvām ṛte naiva kaiś cana.

Verse 26 (3.22.26)

नैष मार्दवसाध्यो वै मतो नापि सखा तव । येन त्वं योधितो वीर द्वारका चावमर्दिता ॥

naiṣa mārdavasādhyo vai mato nāpi sakhā tava | yena tvaṃ yodhito vīra dvārakā cāvamarditā

"He is not one to be won over by gentleness, nor is he to be thought your friend — he who fought you, hero, and ravaged Dvaraka."

Verse 27 (3.22.27)

एवमादि तु कौन्तेय श्रुत्वाऽहं सारथेर्वचः । तत्त्वमेतदिति ज्ञात्वा युद्धे मतिमधारयम् ॥

evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvā'haṃ sārathervacaḥ | tattvametaditi jñātvā yuddhe matimadhārayam

Hearing these and other such words from my charioteer, son of Kunti, and knowing them to be the truth, I set my mind on battle,

Note on the text: Corrected तत्वम् → तत्त्वम् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped consonant in the conjunct; the critical edition reads tattvam).

Verse 28 (3.22.28)

वधाय साल्वराजस्य सौभस्य च निपातने । दारुकं चाब्रुवं वीर मुहूर्तं स्थीयतामिति ॥

vadhāya sālvarājasya saubhasya ca nipātane | dārukaṃ cābruvaṃ vīra muhūrtaṃ sthīyatāmiti

to kill the king of the Shalvas and to bring down Saubha; and I said to Daruka, "Hold steady a moment, hero."

Verse 29 (3.22.29)

ततोऽप्रतिहतं दिव्यमभेद्यमतिवीर्यवत् । आग्नेयमस्त्रं दयितं सर्वसाहं महाप्रभम् । योजयं तत्र धनुषा दानवान्तकरं रणे ॥

tato'pratihataṃ divyamabhedyamativīryavat | āgneyamastraṃ dayitaṃ sarvasāhaṃ mahāprabham | yojayaṃ tatra dhanuṣā dānavāntakaraṃ raṇe

Then I fitted to my bow the divine fire-weapon dear to me — irresistible, unbreakable, of surpassing power, all-conquering, of great splendour, the destroyer of Danavas in battle —

Note on the text: Corrected अभोद्यम् → अभेद्यम् (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign; the critical edition reads abhedyam). Also restored a word space (तत्रधनुषा → तत्र धनुषा). The first two lines are the critical edition's 3.23.28; the third line (योजयं तत्र धनुषा …) is the star passage 89* printed in the apparatus after 3.23.28d (vulgate recension).

Verse 30 (3.22.30)

यक्षाणां राक्षसानां च दानवानां च संयुगे । राज्ञां च प्रतिलोमानां भस्मान्तकरणं महत् ॥

yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca dānavānāṃ ca saṃyuge | rājñāṃ ca pratilomānāṃ bhasmāntakaraṇaṃ mahat

the mighty weapon that in battle turns to ashes yakshas, rakshasas and Danavas, and kings who go against the right order.

Verse 31 (3.22.31)

क्षुरान्तममलं चक्रं कालान्तकयमोपमम् । अनुमन्त्र्याहमतुलं द्विषतां विनिबर्हणम् ॥

kṣurāntamamalaṃ cakraṃ kālāntakayamopamam | anumantryāhamatulaṃ dviṣatāṃ vinibarhaṇam

Over the discus — spotless, razor-edged, like Yama the ender at the end of time, matchless, the destroyer of enemies — I spoke the sacred charm:

Verse 32 (3.22.32)

जहि सौभं स्ववीर्येण ये चात्र रिपवो मम । इत्युक्त्वा भुजवीर्येण तस्मै प्राहिणवं रुषा ॥

jahi saubhaṃ svavīryeṇa ye cātra ripavo mama | ityuktvā bhujavīryeṇa tasmai prāhiṇavaṃ ruṣā

"By your own power destroy Saubha, and those enemies of mine who are in it." So saying, I hurled it at Saubha in anger with all the strength of my arm.

Verse 33 (3.22.33)

रूपं सुदर्शनस्यासीदाकाशे पततस्तदा । द्वितीयस्येव सूर्यस्य युगान्ते प्रतपिष्यतः ॥

rūpaṃ sudarśanasyāsīdākāśe patatastadā | dvitīyasyeva sūryasya yugānte pratapiṣyataḥ

As Sudarshana flew through the sky, its form was like a second sun blazing at the end of an age.

Note on the text: Corrected सूर्यस् → सूर्यस्य (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara; the critical edition reads sūryasya). प्रतपिष्यतः for pariviṣyataḥ is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 34 (3.22.34)

तत्समासाद्य नगरं सौभं व्यपगतत्विषम् । मध्येन पाटयामास क्रकचो दार्विवोच्छ्रितम् ॥

tatsamāsādya nagaraṃ saubhaṃ vyapagatatviṣam | madhyena pāṭayāmāsa krakaco dārvivocchritam

Reaching the city of Saubha, now robbed of its splendour, it cut it through the middle as a saw cuts a tall log.

Verse 35 (3.22.35)

द्विधा कृतं ततः सौभं सुदर्शनबलाद्धतम् । महेश्वरशरोद्धूतं पपात त्रिपुरं यथा ॥

dvidhā kṛtaṃ tataḥ saubhaṃ sudarśanabalāddhatam | maheśvaraśaroddhūtaṃ papāta tripuraṃ yathā

Split in two and struck by the force of Sudarshana, Saubha fell, as Tripura fell when shattered by the arrow of Maheshvara.

Verse 36 (3.22.36)

तस्मिन्निपतिते सौभे चक्रमागात्करं मम । पुनश्चादाय वेगेन साल्वायेत्यहमब्रुवम् ॥

tasminnipatite saubhe cakramāgātkaraṃ mama | punaścādāya vegena sālvāyetyahamabruvam

When Saubha had fallen, the discus came back to my hand. Taking it up again with speed, I said, "At Shalva!"

Verse 37 (3.22.37)

ततः साल्वं गदां गुर्वीमाविध्यन्तं महाहवे । द्विधा चकार सहसा प्रजज्वाल च तेजसा ॥

tataḥ sālvaṃ gadāṃ gurvīmāvidhyantaṃ mahāhave | dvidhā cakāra sahasā prajajvāla ca tejasā

Then in that great battle it cut Shalva in two in an instant as he whirled his heavy mace, and blazed up with its energy.

Note on the text: Corrected आविध्यन्ते → आविध्यन्तं (misprint in Wikisource; the participle must be accusative, agreeing with साल्वं; the critical edition reads āvidhyantaṃ).

Verse 38 (3.22.38)

तस्मिन्विनिहते वीरे दानवास्त्रस्तचेतसः । हाहाभूता दिशो जग्मुरर्दिता मम सायकैः ॥

tasminvinihate vīre dānavāstrastacetasaḥ | hāhābhūtā diśo jagmurarditā mama sāyakaiḥ

When that hero was slain, the Danavas, terror-stricken and tormented by my arrows, fled in all directions, crying out in woe.

Verse 39 (3.22.39)

ततोऽहं समवस्थाप्य रथं सौभसमीपतः । शङ्खं प्रध्माप्य हर्षेण सुहृदः पर्यहर्षयम् ॥

tato'haṃ samavasthāpya rathaṃ saubhasamīpataḥ | śaṅkhaṃ pradhmāpya harṣeṇa suhṛdaḥ paryaharṣayam

Then I halted my chariot near Saubha and, blowing my conch in joy, gladdened my friends.

Note on the text: Restored missing word spaces (ततोऽहंसमवस्थाप्यरथं → ततोऽहं समवस्थाप्य रथं).

Verse 40 (3.22.40)

तन्मेरुशिखराकारं विध्वस्ताट्टालगोपुरम् । दह्यमानमभिप्रेक्ष्य स्त्रियस्ताः संप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥

tanmeruśikharākāraṃ vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram | dahyamānamabhiprekṣya striyastāḥ saṃpradudruvuḥ

Seeing it burning — shaped like a peak of Meru, its towers and gateways shattered — the women there fled.

Verse 41 (3.22.41)

एवं निहत्य समरे सौभं साल्वं निपात्य च । आनर्तान्पुनरागम्य सुहृदां प्रीतिमावहम् ॥

evaṃ nihatya samare saubhaṃ sālvaṃ nipātya ca | ānartānpunarāgamya suhṛdāṃ prītimāvaham

Having thus destroyed Saubha in battle and struck down Shalva, I came back to the Anartas and brought joy to my friends.

Note on the text: Corrected आनर्तात् → आनर्तान् (misprint in Wikisource; त् for न्; the ablative "from Anarta" contradicts the sense, since Krishna is returning home to the Anartas; the critical edition reads ānartān). The order सौभं … साल्वं (critical edition śālvaṃ saubhaṃ) is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 42 (3.22.42)

तदेतत्कारणं राजन्नागमं नागसाह्वयम् । यद्यागां परवीरघ्न न हि जीवेत्सुयोधनः ॥

tadetatkāraṇaṃ rājannāgamaṃ nāgasāhvayam | yadyāgāṃ paravīraghna na hi jīvetsuyodhanaḥ

That is the reason, O king, I did not come to the city named for the elephant. Had I come, slayer of enemy heroes, Suyodhana would not be alive.

Verse 43 (3.22.43)

मय्यागतेऽथवा वीर द्यूतं न भविता तथा । अद्याहं किं करिष्यामि भिन्नसेतुरिवोदकम् ॥

mayyāgate'thavā vīra dyūtaṃ na bhavitā tathā | adyāhaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmi bhinnaseturivodakam

Or, had I come, O hero, the dicing would never have taken place. What can I do now? It is like trying to hold water when the dam has burst.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension): its two lines are the star passages 90* and 91*, both printed in the apparatus after 3.23.41d.

Verse 44 (3.22.44)

एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः कौरवं पुरुषोत्तमः । आमन्त्र्य प्रययौ श्रीमान्पाण्डवान्मधुसूदनः ॥

evamuktvā mahābāhuḥ kauravaṃ puruṣottamaḥ | āmantrya prayayau śrīmānpāṇḍavānmadhusūdanaḥ

Having said this to the Kaurava, the glorious, mighty-armed Madhusudana, best of men, took leave of the Pandavas and set out.

Verse 45 (3.22.45)

अभिवाद्य महाबाहुर्धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । राज्ञा मूर्धन्युपाघ्रातो भीमेन च महाभुजः ॥

abhivādya mahābāhurdharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | rājñā mūrdhanyupāghrāto bhīmena ca mahābhujaḥ

The mighty-armed one saluted Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, and the king and the strong-armed Bhima kissed him on the head.

Verse 46 (3.22.46)

परिष्वक्तश्चार्जुनेन यमाभ्यां चाभिवादितः । संमानितश्च धौम्येन द्रौपद्या चार्चितोऽश्रुभिः ॥

pariṣvaktaścārjunena yamābhyāṃ cābhivāditaḥ | saṃmānitaśca dhaumyena draupadyā cārcito'śrubhiḥ

Arjuna embraced him, the twins saluted him, Dhaumya honoured him, and Draupadi honoured him with her tears.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension): it is the star passage 92* printed in the apparatus after 3.23.43d. Corrected चार्चितोश्रुभिः → चार्चितोऽश्रुभिः (missing avagraha in Wikisource; 92* reads cārcito 'śrubhiḥ).

Verse 47 (3.22.47)

सुभद्रामभिमन्युं च रथमारोप्य काञ्चनम् । आरुरोह रथं कृष्णः पाण्डवैरभिपूजितः ॥

subhadrāmabhimanyuṃ ca rathamāropya kāñcanam | āruroha rathaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍavairabhipūjitaḥ

Seating Subhadra and Abhimanyu in his golden chariot, Krishna mounted it himself, honoured by the Pandavas.

Verse 48 (3.22.48)

शैब्यसुग्रीवयुक्तेन रथेनादित्यवर्चसा । द्वारकां प्रययौ कृष्णः समाश्वास्य युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

śaibyasugrīvayuktena rathenādityavarcasā | dvārakāṃ prayayau kṛṣṇaḥ samāśvāsya yudhiṣṭhiram

In his chariot bright as the sun, yoked with Shaibya and Sugriva, Krishna set out for Dvaraka after comforting Yudhishthira.

Verse 49 (3.22.49)

ततः प्रयाते दाशार्हे धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि पार्षतः । द्रौपदेयानुपादाय प्रययौ स्वपुरं तदा ॥

tataḥ prayāte dāśārhe dhṛṣṭadyumno'pi pārṣataḥ | draupadeyānupādāya prayayau svapuraṃ tadā

When the Dasharha had gone, Dhrishtadyumna, son of Prishata, also took the sons of Draupadi and went to his own city.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रयते → प्रयाते (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the critical edition reads prayāte). Also corrected धृष्टद्युम्नोपि → धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि (missing avagraha).

Verse 50 (3.22.50)

धृष्टकेतुः स्वसारं च समादायाथ चेदिराट् । जगाम पाण्डवान्दृष्ट्वा रम्यां शुक्तिमतीं पुरीम् ॥

dhṛṣṭaketuḥ svasāraṃ ca samādāyātha cedirāṭ | jagāma pāṇḍavāndṛṣṭvā ramyāṃ śuktimatīṃ purīm

Dhrishtaketu, king of the Chedis, taking his sister with him, went to the lovely city of Shuktimati after seeing the Pandavas.

Verse 51 (3.22.51)

केकयाश्चाप्यनुज्ञाताः कौन्तेयेनामितौजसा । आमन्त्र्य पाण्डवान्सर्वान्प्रययुस्तेऽपि भारत ॥

kekayāścāpyanujñātāḥ kaunteyenāmitaujasā | āmantrya pāṇḍavānsarvānprayayuste'pi bhārata

The Kekayas too, given leave by the son of Kunti of boundless might, took leave of all the Pandavas and departed, O Bharata.

Verse 52 (3.22.52)

ब्राह्मणाश्च विशश्चैव तथा विषयवासिनः । विसृज्यमानाः सुभृशं न त्यजन्ति स्म पाण्डवान् ॥

brāhmaṇāśca viśaścaiva tathā viṣayavāsinaḥ | visṛjyamānāḥ subhṛśaṃ na tyajanti sma pāṇḍavān

But the brahmins, the Vaishyas and the people of the country, though urged again and again to go, would not leave the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (तथाविषयवासिनः → तथा विषयवासिनः).

Verse 53 (3.22.53)

समवायः स राजेन्द्र सुमहाद्भुतदर्शनः । आसीन्महात्मनां तेषां काम्यके भरतर्षभ ॥

samavāyaḥ sa rājendra sumahādbhutadarśanaḥ | āsīnmahātmanāṃ teṣāṃ kāmyake bharatarṣabha

That gathering of great-souled men in the Kamyaka forest, O king of kings, bull of the Bharatas, was a wondrous sight.

Verse 54 (3.22.54)

युधिष्ठिरस्तु विप्रांस्ताननुमान्य महामनाः । शशास पुरुषान्काले रथान्योजयतेति वै ॥

yudhiṣṭhirastu viprāṃstānanumānya mahāmanāḥ | śaśāsa puruṣānkāle rathānyojayateti vai

Then high-minded Yudhishthira, taking courteous leave of those brahmins, ordered his men in good time, "Yoke the chariots."