Jayadratha Sees Draupadi

Verse 1 (3.265.1)

तस्मिन्बहुमृगेऽरण्ये अटमाना महारथाः । काम्यके भरतश्रेष्ठा विजह्रुस्ते यथामराः ॥

tasminbahumṛge'raṇye aṭamānā mahārathāḥ | kāmyake bharataśreṣṭhā vijahruste yathāmarāḥ

In that forest teeming with game, the great chariot-warriors, the best of the Bharatas, roamed through Kamyaka and took their pleasure like immortals,

Note on the text: Corrected विजह्वुस्ते → विजह्रुस्ते (misprint in Wikisource; ह्व for ह्र; CE vijahrus te).

Verse 2 (3.265.2)

प्रेक्षमाणा बहुविधान्वनोद्देशान्समन्ततः । यथर्तुकालरम्याश्चवनराजीः सुपुष्पिताः ॥

prekṣamāṇā bahuvidhānvanoddeśānsamantataḥ | yathartukālaramyāścavanarājīḥ supuṣpitāḥ

gazing on every side at many kinds of woodland and at rows of trees in full flower, each lovely in its season.

Note on the text: Corrected सुषुष्पिताः → सुपुष्पिताः (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प; CE supuṣpitāḥ).

Verse 3 (3.265.3)

पाण्डवा मृगयाशीलाश्चरन्तस्तन्महद्वनम् । विजह्रुरिन्द्रप्रतिमाः कंचित्कालमरिंदमाः ॥

pāṇḍavā mṛgayāśīlāścarantastanmahadvanam | vijahrurindrapratimāḥ kaṃcitkālamariṃdamāḥ

Fond of hunting, the Pandavas, Indra's equals and tamers of their foes, ranged through that great forest and enjoyed themselves there for some time.

Note on the text: Corrected विजह्नरिन्द्रप्रिमाः → विजह्रुरिन्द्रप्रतिमाः (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct and a dropped akshara; CE vijahrur indrapratimāḥ).

Verse 4 (3.265.4)

ततस्ते यौगपद्येन ययुः सर्वे चतुर्दिशम् । मृगयां पुरुषव्याघ्रा ब्राह्मणार्थे परंतपाः ॥

tataste yaugapadyena yayuḥ sarve caturdiśam | mṛgayāṃ puruṣavyāghrā brāhmaṇārthe paraṃtapāḥ

Then those tigers among men, scorchers of their foes, all set out at the same time in the four directions to hunt for the sake of the brahmins,

Note on the text: Corrected परतपाः → परंतपाः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped anusvara; CE paraṃtapāḥ).

Verse 5 (3.265.5)

द्रौपदीमाश्रमे न्यस्य तृणबिन्दोरनुज्ञया । महर्षेर्दीप्ततपसो धौम्यस्य च पुरोधसः ॥

draupadīmāśrame nyasya tṛṇabindoranujñayā | maharṣerdīptatapaso dhaumyasya ca purodhasaḥ

leaving Draupadi at the hermitage with the leave of the great seer Trinabindu, blazing with austerity, and of their family priest Dhaumya.

Note on the text: Corrected न्यस् → न्यस्य and घौम्यस्य → धौम्यस्य (misprints in Wikisource; a dropped akshara and घ for ध; CE nyasya, dhaumyasya).

Verse 6 (3.265.6)

ततस्तु राजा सिंधूनां वार्धक्षत्रिर्महायशाः । विवाहकामः साल्वेयान्प्रयातः सोऽभवत्तदा ॥

tatastu rājā siṃdhūnāṃ vārdhakṣatrirmahāyaśāḥ | vivāhakāmaḥ sālveyānprayātaḥ so'bhavattadā

Now the king of the Sindhus, the renowned son of Vriddhakshatra, wishing to marry, had set out for the land of the Shalveyas.

Note on the text: Corrected तस्तु → ततस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; CE tatas tu).

Verse 7 (3.265.7)

महता परिबर्हेण राजयोग्येन संवृतः । राजभिर्बहुभिः सार्धमुपायात्काम्यकं च सः ॥

mahatā paribarheṇa rājayogyena saṃvṛtaḥ | rājabhirbahubhiḥ sārdhamupāyātkāmyakaṃ ca saḥ

Surrounded by a great retinue fit for a king and accompanied by many kings, he came to Kamyaka.

Verse 8 (3.265.8)

तत्रापश्यत्प्रियां भार्यां पाण्डवानां यशस्विनीम् । तिष्ठन्तीमाश्रमद्वारि द्रौपदीं निर्जने वने ॥

tatrāpaśyatpriyāṃ bhāryāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ yaśasvinīm | tiṣṭhantīmāśramadvāri draupadīṃ nirjane vane

There he saw the beloved and renowned wife of the Pandavas, Draupadi, standing at the door of the hermitage in the lonely forest,

Verse 9 (3.265.9)

विभ्राजमानां वपुषा बिभ्रतीं रूपमुत्तमम् । भ्राजयन्तीं वनोद्देशं नीलाभ्रमिव विद्युतम् ॥

vibhrājamānāṃ vapuṣā bibhratīṃ rūpamuttamam | bhrājayantīṃ vanoddeśaṃ nīlābhramiva vidyutam

radiant in her form and bearing supreme beauty, lighting up the woodland like lightning against a dark cloud.

Verse 10 (3.265.10)

अप्सरा देवकन्या वा माया वा देवनिर्मिता । इतिकृत्वाञ्जलिं सर्वे ददृशुस्तामनिन्दिताम् ॥

apsarā devakanyā vā māyā vā devanirmitā | itikṛtvāñjaliṃ sarve dadṛśustāmaninditām

"Is she an apsaras, a daughter of the gods, or an illusion wrought by the gods?" they all wondered, and with joined palms they gazed at that faultless woman.

Note on the text: Corrected ददृशृस्ताम् → ददृशुस्ताम् (misprint in Wikisource; ृ for ु; CE dadṛśus tām).

Verse 11 (3.265.11)

ततः स राजा सिन्धूनां वार्धक्षत्रिर्जयद्रथः । विस्मितस्त्वनवद्याङ्गीं दृष्ट्वा तां दुष्टमानसः ॥

tataḥ sa rājā sindhūnāṃ vārdhakṣatrirjayadrathaḥ | vismitastvanavadyāṅgīṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ duṣṭamānasaḥ

Then Jayadratha, king of the Sindhus and son of Vriddhakshatra, amazed at the sight of that flawless woman, became wicked in mind.

Note on the text: Corrected तः → ततः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; CE tataḥ).

Verse 12 (3.265.12)

स कोटिकाश्यं राजानमब्रवीत्काममोहितः । कस्य त्वेषाऽनवद्याङ्गी यदिवाऽपिन मानुषी ॥

sa koṭikāśyaṃ rājānamabravītkāmamohitaḥ | kasya tveṣā'navadyāṅgī yadivā'pina mānuṣī

Overcome by desire, he said to King Kotikashya, "Whose is this flawless woman? Or is she not even human?

Verse 13 (3.265.13)

विवाहार्थो न मे कश्चिदिमां दृष्ट्वाऽतिसुन्दरीम् । एतामेवाहमादाय गमिष्यामि स्वमालयम् ॥

vivāhārtho na me kaścidimāṃ dṛṣṭvā'tisundarīm | etāmevāhamādāya gamiṣyāmi svamālayam

Now that I have seen this surpassingly beautiful woman, I have no need of a marriage. I will take her and go back to my own home.

Note on the text: Corrected अतिमुन्दरीम् → अतिसुन्दरीम् (misprint in Wikisource; म for स; CE atisundarīm).

Verse 14 (3.265.14)

गच्छ जानीहि सौम्येमां कस्य वाऽत्र कुतोपि वा । किमर्थमागता सुभ्रूरिदं कण्टकितं वनम् ॥

gaccha jānīhi saumyemāṃ kasya vā'tra kutopi vā | kimarthamāgatā subhrūridaṃ kaṇṭakitaṃ vanam

Go, my friend, and find out whose she is, where she comes from, and why the fair-browed lady has come to this thorny forest.

Note on the text: Corrected कष्टकितं → कण्टकितं (misprint in Wikisource; ष्ट for ण्ट; CE kaṇṭakitaṃ).

Verse 15 (3.265.15)

अपि नाम वरारोहा मामेषा लोकसुन्दरी । भजेदद्यायतापाङ्गी सुदती तनुमध्यमा ॥

api nāma varārohā māmeṣā lokasundarī | bhajedadyāyatāpāṅgī sudatī tanumadhyamā

Would this lovely-hipped woman, the beauty of the world, with her long-cornered eyes, fine teeth and slender waist, accept me today?

Verse 16 (3.265.16)

अप्यहं कृतकामः स्यामिमां प्राप्य वरस्त्रियम् । गच्छजानीहि कोन्वस्या नाथ इत्येव कोटिक ॥

apyahaṃ kṛtakāmaḥ syāmimāṃ prāpya varastriyam | gacchajānīhi konvasyā nātha ityeva koṭika

Would I have my desire fulfilled by winning this excellent woman? Go, Kotika, and find out who her protector is."

Note on the text: Corrected वरस्‌रियम् → वरस्त्रियम् (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct with a stray joiner; CE varastriyam).

Verse 17 (3.265.17)

स कोटिकाश्यस्तच्छ्रुत्वा रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य कुण्डली । उपेत्यपप्रच्छ तदा क्रोष्टा व्याघ्रवधूमिव ॥

sa koṭikāśyastacchrutvā rathātpraskandya kuṇḍalī | upetyapapraccha tadā kroṣṭā vyāghravadhūmiva

Hearing this, Kotikashya, wearing earrings, leapt down from his chariot, went up to her and questioned her, like a jackal approaching the mate of a tiger.