Satyabhama Comforts Draupadi and Departs with Krishna

Verse 1 (3.236.1)

मार्कण्डेयादिभिर्विप्रैः पाण्डवैश्च महात्मभिः । कथाभिरनुकूलाभिः सह स्थित्वा जनार्दनः ॥

mārkaṇḍeyādibhirvipraiḥ pāṇḍavaiśca mahātmabhiḥ | kathābhiranukūlābhiḥ saha sthitvā janārdanaḥ

Janardana stayed there with Markandeya and the other brahmins and with the great-souled Pandavas, in pleasant conversation.

Note on the text: Corrected स्तित्वा → स्थित्वा (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ, स्तित्वा is not a word; the smallest fix — the critical edition reads sahāsitvā, "having sat with").

Verse 2 (3.236.2)

ततस्तैः संविदं कृत्वा यथावन्मधुसूदनः । आरुरुक्षू रथं सत्यामाह्वयामास भारत ॥

tatastaiḥ saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā yathāvanmadhusūdanaḥ | ārurukṣū rathaṃ satyāmāhvayāmāsa bhārata

Then, after taking proper leave of them, Madhusudana, about to mount his chariot, called for Satya, O Bharata.

Verse 3 (3.236.3)

सत्यभामा ततस्तत्र स्वजित्वा द्रुपदात्मजाम् । उवाच वचनं हृद्यं यथाभावं समाहितम् ॥

satyabhāmā tatastatra svajitvā drupadātmajām | uvāca vacanaṃ hṛdyaṃ yathābhāvaṃ samāhitam

Satyabhama then embraced Drupada's daughter and spoke heartfelt words, sincere and composed:

Verse 4 (3.236.4)

कृष्णे माभूत्तवोत्कण्ठा मा व्यथा मा प्रजागरः । भर्तृभिर्देवसंकाशैर्जितां प्राप्स्यसि मेदिनीम् ॥

kṛṣṇe mābhūttavotkaṇṭhā mā vyathā mā prajāgaraḥ | bhartṛbhirdevasaṃkāśairjitāṃ prāpsyasi medinīm

"Krishnaa, let there be no longing, no grief, no sleepless nights for you. With your godlike husbands you will win back the earth.

Note on the text: Speaker: Satyabhama's words, filling whole verses (no heading in Wikisource).

Verse 5 (3.236.5)

न ह्येवं शीलसंपन्ना नैवं पूजितलक्षणाः । प्राप्नुवन्ति चिरं क्लेशं यथा त्वमसितेक्षणे ॥

na hyevaṃ śīlasaṃpannā naivaṃ pūjitalakṣaṇāḥ | prāpnuvanti ciraṃ kleśaṃ yathā tvamasitekṣaṇe

Women so rich in virtue and bearing such auspicious marks do not suffer hardship for long, as you have, dark-eyed one.

Verse 6 (3.236.6)

अवश्यं च त्वया भूमिरियं निहतकण्टका । भर्तृभिः सहभोक्तव्या निर्द्वन्द्वेति श्रुतं मया ॥

avaśyaṃ ca tvayā bhūmiriyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakā | bhartṛbhiḥ sahabhoktavyā nirdvandveti śrutaṃ mayā

Surely you will enjoy this earth with your husbands, cleared of its thorns and free of rivals; so I have heard.

Verse 7 (3.236.7)

धार्तराष्ट्रवधं कृत्वावैराणि प्रतियात्य च । युधिष्ठिरस्थां पृथिवीं द्रष्टासि द्रुपदात्मजे ॥

dhārtarāṣṭravadhaṃ kṛtvāvairāṇi pratiyātya ca | yudhiṣṭhirasthāṃ pṛthivīṃ draṣṭāsi drupadātmaje

When the sons of Dhritarashtra have been slain and the old enmities repaid, you will see the earth in Yudhishthira's hands, daughter of Drupada.

Note on the text: Corrected प्तियात्य → प्रतियात्य (misprint in Wikisource; broken akshara; the critical edition reads pratiyātya).

Verse 8 (3.236.8)

यास्ताः प्रव्राजमानां त्वां प्राहसन्दर्पमोहिताः । ताः क्षिप्रं हतसंकल्पा द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं कुरुस्त्रियः ॥

yāstāḥ pravrājamānāṃ tvāṃ prāhasandarpamohitāḥ | tāḥ kṣipraṃ hatasaṃkalpā drakṣyasi tvaṃ kurustriyaḥ

Those Kuru women who laughed at you in their pride and folly as you went into exile, you will soon see with their hopes destroyed.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रव्राजपानां → प्रव्राजमानां (misprint in Wikisource; प for म; the critical edition reads pravrājamānāṃ).

Verse 9 (3.236.9)

तव दुःखोपपन्नाया यैराचरितमप्रियम् । विद्धि संप्रस्थितान्सर्वांस्तान्कृष्णे यमसादनम् ॥

tava duḥkhopapannāyā yairācaritamapriyam | viddhi saṃprasthitānsarvāṃstānkṛṣṇe yamasādanam

All those who did you wrong when you were in distress, Krishnaa, know that they have already set out for the abode of Yama.

Verse 10 (3.236.10)

पुत्रस्ते प्रतिविन्ध्यश्च सुतसोमस्तथाविधः । श्रुतकर्माऽर्जुनिश्चैव शतानीकश्च नाकुलिः ॥

putraste prativindhyaśca sutasomastathāvidhaḥ | śrutakarmā'rjuniścaiva śatānīkaśca nākuliḥ

Your son Prativindhya, and Sutasoma likewise, Arjuna's son Shrutakarman, and Nakula's son Shatanika,

Note on the text: CE 3.224.10ab–cd (the critical edition reads tathā vibhuḥ for तथाविधः). From here Wikisource divides the lines differently from the critical edition up to the end of the adhyaya.

Verse 11 (3.236.11)

सहदेवाच्च यो जातः श्रुतसेनस्तवात्मजः । सर्वेकुशलिनो वीराः कृतास्त्राश्च सुतास्तव ॥

sahadevācca yo jātaḥ śrutasenastavātmajaḥ | sarvekuśalino vīrāḥ kṛtāstrāśca sutāstava

and Shrutasena, your son born of Sahadeva: all your sons are well, heroes skilled in weapons.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.10ef, the second 3.224.11ab.

Verse 12 (3.236.12)

अभिमन्युरिव प्रीता द्वारवत्यां रता भृशम् । त्वमिवैषां सुभद्रा च प्रीत्या सर्वात्मना स्थिता ॥

abhimanyuriva prītā dvāravatyāṃ ratā bhṛśam | tvamivaiṣāṃ subhadrā ca prītyā sarvātmanā sthitā

Like Abhimanyu, they are happy and take great delight in Dvaravati. Subhadra cares for them with all her heart and love, just as you would.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.11cd, the second 3.224.12ab.

Verse 13 (3.236.13)

प्रीयते तव निर्द्वन्द्वा तेभ्यश्च विगतज्वरा । दुःखिता तेन दुःखेन सुखेन सुखिता तथा ॥

prīyate tava nirdvandvā tebhyaśca vigatajvarā | duḥkhitā tena duḥkhena sukhena sukhitā tathā

She loves them without distinction, as you would, and is untroubled on their account; she grieves at their sorrow and rejoices in their joy.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.12cd (reading bhāvanirdvaṃdvā); the second is not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus gives it as 3.224.12*1098).

Verse 14 (3.236.14)

भजेत्सर्वात्मना चैव प्रद्युम्नजननी तथा । भानुप्रभृतिभिश्चैनान्विशिनष्टि च केशवः ॥

bhajetsarvātmanā caiva pradyumnajananī tathā | bhānuprabhṛtibhiścainānviśinaṣṭi ca keśavaḥ

Pradyumna's mother too cares for them with all her heart, and Keshava favours them above Bhanu and his other sons.

Verse 15 (3.236.15)

भोजनाच्छादने चैषां नित्यं मे श्वशुरः स्थितः । रामप्रभृतयः सर्वे भजन्त्यन्धकवृष्णयः ॥

bhojanācchādane caiṣāṃ nityaṃ me śvaśuraḥ sthitaḥ | rāmaprabhṛtayaḥ sarve bhajantyandhakavṛṣṇayaḥ

My father-in-law sees to their food and clothing every day, and all the Andhakas and Vrishnis, led by Rama, are devoted to them.

Verse 16 (3.236.16)

तुल्यो हिप्रणयस्तेषां प्रद्युम्नस्य च भामिनि । एवमादि प्रियं सत्यंहृद्यमुक्त्वा मनोनुगम् ॥

tulyo hipraṇayasteṣāṃ pradyumnasya ca bhāmini | evamādi priyaṃ satyaṃhṛdyamuktvā manonugam

"Their affection for them is the same as for Pradyumna, beautiful one." Having spoken these and other kind, true and heartfelt words that pleased her mind,

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.14ef (the end of Satyabhama's speech), the second 3.224.15ab (narration); the verse is given to the narrator.

Verse 17 (3.236.17)

गमनाय मनश्चक्रेवासुदेवरथं प्रति । तां कृष्णां कृष्णमहिषी चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥

gamanāya manaścakrevāsudevarathaṃ prati | tāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇamahiṣī cakārābhipradakṣiṇam

Satyabhama set her mind on going to Vasudeva's chariot. Krishna's queen walked around Krishnaa, keeping her to her right,

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.15cd, the second 3.224.16ab.

Verse 18 (3.236.18)

आरुरोह रथं शौरेः सत्यभामाऽथ भामिनी । स्मयित्वातु यदुश्रेष्ठो द्रौपदीं परिसान्त्व्य च । उपावर्त्य ततः शीघ्रैर्हयैः प्रायात्परंतपः ॥

āruroha rathaṃ śaureḥ satyabhāmā'tha bhāminī | smayitvātu yaduśreṣṭho draupadīṃ parisāntvya ca | upāvartya tataḥ śīghrairhayaiḥ prāyātparaṃtapaḥ

and the beautiful Satyabhama then mounted Shauri's chariot. The best of the Yadus smiled and consoled Draupadi, and, sending the Pandavas back, the scorcher of foes set off with his swift horses.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 3.224.16cd, the second and third 3.224.17.