Arjuna Sets Out to Win Indra's Weapons

Verse 1 (3.37.1)

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । संस्मृत्य मुनिसंदेशमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

kasyacittvatha kālasya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | saṃsmṛtya munisaṃdeśamidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Some time later, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, remembering the sage's instruction, spoke these words.

Verse 2 (3.37.2)

विविक्ते विदितप्रज्ञमर्जुनं पुरुषर्षभ । सान्त्वपूर्वं स्मितं कृत्वा पाणिना परिसंस्पृशन् ॥

vivikte viditaprajñamarjunaṃ puruṣarṣabha | sāntvapūrvaṃ smitaṃ kṛtvā pāṇinā parisaṃspṛśan

In private, O bull among men, he smiled and, gently touching him with his hand, spoke kindly to Arjuna, whose wisdom was well known.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (कृत्वापाणिना → कृत्वा पाणिना). पुरुषर्षभ for the critical edition's bharatarṣabham is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 3 (3.37.3)

स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा वनवासमरिंदमः । धनंजयं धर्मराजो रहसीदमुवाच ह ॥

sa muhūrtamiva dhyātvā vanavāsamariṃdamaḥ | dhanaṃjayaṃ dharmarājo rahasīdamuvāca ha

After pondering their life in the forest for a moment, Dharmaraja, the tamer of enemies, said this to Dhananjaya in secret:

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (धनंजयंधर्मराजो → धनंजयं धर्मराजो).

Verse 4 (3.37.4)

भीष्मे द्रोणे कृपे कर्णे द्रोणपुत्रे च भारत । धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पाद एतेष्वद्य प्रतिष्ठितः ॥

bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre ca bhārata | dhanurvedaścatuṣpāda eteṣvadya pratiṣṭhitaḥ

"In Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Karna and Drona's son, O Bharata, the science of archery in all its four parts now rests.

Verse 5 (3.37.5)

दैवं ब्राह्मं चासुरं च सप्रयोगचिकित्सितम् । सर्वास्त्राणां प्रयोगं च अभिजानन्ति कृत्स्नशः ॥

daivaṃ brāhmaṃ cāsuraṃ ca saprayogacikitsitam | sarvāstrāṇāṃ prayogaṃ ca abhijānanti kṛtsnaśaḥ

They know in full the divine, the Brahma and the Asura weapons, how to use them and how to counter them, and the use of every weapon there is.

Note on the text: दैवं ब्राह्मं and च अभिजानन्ति for the critical edition's brāhmaṃ daivam and te 'bhijānanti are recension variants and are kept.

Verse 6 (3.37.6)

ते सर्वे धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रेण परिसान्त्विताः । संविभक्ताश्च तुष्टाश्च गुरुवत्तेषु वर्तते । सर्वयोधेषु चैवास्य सदा प्रीतिरनुत्तमा ॥

te sarve dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putreṇa parisāntvitāḥ | saṃvibhaktāśca tuṣṭāśca guruvatteṣu vartate | sarvayodheṣu caivāsya sadā prītiranuttamā

All of them have been won over by Dhritarashtra's son; he has given them their share and they are content, and he treats them as his teachers. Toward all his warriors, too, his goodwill never fails.

Note on the text: Three-line verse: the first two lines are the critical edition's 3.38.6, the third its 3.38.7ab (प्रीतिः for vṛttiḥ is a recension variant and is kept).

Verse 7 (3.37.7)

आचार्या मानितास्तुष्टाः शान्तिं व्यवहरन्त्युत । शक्तिं न हापयिष्यन्ति ते काले प्रतिपूजिताः ॥

ācāryā mānitāstuṣṭāḥ śāntiṃ vyavaharantyuta | śaktiṃ na hāpayiṣyanti te kāle pratipūjitāḥ

The teachers, honoured and content, even now work for his peace and welfare; and, honoured by him, they will not hold back their strength when the time comes.

Note on the text: Corrected व्यवहरन्न्युत → व्यवहरन्त्युत (misprint in Wikisource; न्न्य for न्त्य, the verb "they strive"; the critical edition's apparatus reads vyavaharanty uta). The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (its apparatus has it as 3.38.7b*0141); the second line is 3.38.7cd.

Verse 8 (3.37.8)

अद्य चेयं मही कृत्स्ना दुर्योधनवशानुगा । सग्रामनगरा पार्थ ससागरवनाकरा । भवानेव प्रियोऽस्माकं त्वयि भारः समाहितः ॥

adya ceyaṃ mahī kṛtsnā duryodhanavaśānugā | sagrāmanagarā pārtha sasāgaravanākarā | bhavāneva priyo'smākaṃ tvayi bhāraḥ samāhitaḥ

And today this whole earth, Partha, with its villages and cities, its seas, forests and mines, does Duryodhana's bidding. You alone are dear to us; on you the burden rests.

Note on the text: Corrected दुर्याधनवशानुगा → दुर्योधनवशानुगा (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads duryodhanavaśānugā). The second line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (its apparatus has it as 3.38.8b*0142); the third answers to 3.38.8cd (भवानेव प्रियोऽस्माकं for tvayi vyapāśrayo 'smākaṃ is a recension variant). Wikisource labels this verse's lines 8a, 8b and 9b and has no verse 9; nothing is missing from the sense.

Verse 9 (3.37.9)

अत्र कृत्यं प्रपश्यामि प्राप्तकालमरिंदम । कृष्णद्वैपायनात्तात गृहीतोपनिषन्मया ॥

atra kṛtyaṃ prapaśyāmi prāptakālamariṃdama | kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāttāta gṛhītopaniṣanmayā

In this I see the task whose time has come, tamer of enemies. From Krishna Dvaipayana, dear one, I have received a secret lore.

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.8ef + 3.38.9ab (Wikisource divides the lines differently); अत्र for tatra is a recension variant.

Verse 10 (3.37.10)

गृहीतया तया सम्यग्जगत्सर्वं प्रकाशते । तेन त्वं ब्रह्मणा तात संयुक्तः सुसमाहितः ॥

gṛhītayā tayā samyagjagatsarvaṃ prakāśate | tena tvaṃ brahmaṇā tāta saṃyuktaḥ susamāhitaḥ

When it is rightly received, the whole world becomes clear. Joined with that sacred formula, dear one, and with your mind well composed,

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.9cd–ef; गृहीतया for prayuktayā is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 11 (3.37.11)

देवतानां यथाकालं प्रसादं प्रतिपालय । तपसा योजयात्मानमुग्रेण भरतर्षभ ॥

devatānāṃ yathākālaṃ prasādaṃ pratipālaya | tapasā yojayātmānamugreṇa bharatarṣabha

wait for the gods' favour in its due time. Yoke yourself to fierce austerity, bull of the Bharatas.

Verse 12 (3.37.12)

धनुष्मान्कवची खड्गी मुनिः साधुव्रते स्थितः । न कस्यचिद्ददन्मार्गं गच्छ तातोत्तरां दिशम् ॥

dhanuṣmānkavacī khaḍgī muniḥ sādhuvrate sthitaḥ | na kasyaciddadanmārgaṃ gaccha tātottarāṃ diśam

Armed with bow, armour and sword, an ascetic holding to a holy vow, giving way to no one, go north, dear one.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गी → खड्गी (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग, "sword", as in the critical edition's khaḍgī). साधुव्रते स्थितः for sārasamanvitaḥ is a recension variant and is kept. This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.11ab–cd.

Verse 13 (3.37.13)

इन्द्रे ह्यस्त्राणि दिव्यानि समस्तानि धनंजय । वृत्राद्भीतैर्बलं देवैस्तदा शक्रे समर्पितम् ॥

indre hyastrāṇi divyāni samastāni dhanaṃjaya | vṛtrādbhītairbalaṃ devaistadā śakre samarpitam

For all the divine weapons are with Indra, Dhananjaya; long ago the gods, in fear of Vritra, entrusted their strength to Shakra.

Note on the text: Corrected इनद्रे → इन्द्रे (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct, the critical edition reads indre). This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.11ef + 3.38.12ab; the second line's word order and शक्रे for indre are recension variants.

Verse 14 (3.37.14)

तान्येकस्थानि सर्वाणि ततस्त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे । अनेन ब्रह्मणा तात सर्वं संप्रतिपद्यते ॥

tānyekasthāni sarvāṇi tatastvaṃ pratipatsyase | anena brahmaṇā tāta sarvaṃ saṃpratipadyate

There, gathered in one place, you will obtain them all. By this sacred formula, dear one, everything is attained.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।') that Wikisource uses to set off the second line. The first line is the critical edition's 3.38.12cd; the second is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.38.8b*0143).

Verse 15 (3.37.15)

शक्रमेव प्रपद्यस्व स तेऽस्त्राणि प्रदास्यति । दीक्षितोऽद्यैव गच्छ त्वं द्रष्टुं देवं पुरंदरम् ॥

śakrameva prapadyasva sa te'strāṇi pradāsyati | dīkṣito'dyaiva gaccha tvaṃ draṣṭuṃ devaṃ puraṃdaram

Go to Shakra himself; he will give you the weapons. Consecrated for the vow, go this very day to see the god Purandara."

Verse 16 (3.37.16)

एवमुक्त्वा धर्मराजस्तमध्यापयत प्रभुः ॥

evamuktvā dharmarājastamadhyāpayata prabhuḥ

Having said this, the lord Dharmaraja taught him the lore.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource, the critical edition's 3.38.14ab; nothing is lost, the rest of that verse following in the next verse.

Verse 17 (3.37.17)

दीक्षितं विधिना तेन यतवाक्कायमानसम् । अनुजज्ञे तदा वीरं भ्राता भ्रातरमग्रजः ॥

dīkṣitaṃ vidhinā tena yatavākkāyamānasam | anujajñe tadā vīraṃ bhrātā bhrātaramagrajaḥ

Then the elder brother gave his heroic brother leave to go — consecrated by that rite, restrained in speech, body and mind.

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.14cd–ef.

Verse 18 (3.37.18)

निदेशाद्धर्मराजस्य द्रष्टुकामः पुरंदरम् । धनुर्गाण्डीवमादाय तथाऽक्षय्ये महेषुधी ॥

nideśāddharmarājasya draṣṭukāmaḥ puraṃdaram | dhanurgāṇḍīvamādāya tathā'kṣayye maheṣudhī

At Dharmaraja's command, eager to see Purandara, he took up the bow Gandiva and the two great inexhaustible quivers.

Verse 19 (3.37.19)

कवची सतलत्राणो बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् । हुत्वाऽग्निं ब्राह्मणान्निष्कैः स्वस्तिवाच्य महाभुजः ॥

kavacī satalatrāṇo baddhagodhāṅgulitravān | hutvā'gniṃ brāhmaṇānniṣkaiḥ svastivācya mahābhujaḥ

In armour, with his hand-guard on and his lizard-skin finger-guards bound, the mighty-armed one made offering into the fire and, giving the Brahmins gold coins, had them pronounce blessings.

Note on the text: Corrected हत्वाऽग्निं → हुत्वाऽग्निं and मह्यभुज → महाभुजः (misprints in Wikisource; "having made offering into the fire", not "having slain the fire", and the nominative "the mighty-armed one"; the critical edition reads hutvāgniṃ … mahābhujaḥ).

Verse 20 (3.37.20)

प्रातिष्ठत महाबाहुः प्रगृहीतशरासनः । वधाय धार्तराष्ट्राणां निःश्वस्योर्ध्वमुदैक्षत ॥

prātiṣṭhata mahābāhuḥ pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ | vadhāya dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ niḥśvasyordhvamudaikṣata

Then the mighty-armed one set out, bow in hand; sighing deeply, bent on the destruction of Dhritarashtra's sons, he looked upward.

Verse 21 (3.37.21)

तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र कौन्तेयं प्रगृहीतशरासनम् । अब्रुवन्ब्राह्मणाः सिद्धा भूतान्यन्तर्हितानि च ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra kaunteyaṃ pragṛhītaśarāsanam | abruvanbrāhmaṇāḥ siddhā bhūtānyantarhitāni ca

Seeing the son of Kunti there, bow in hand, the Brahmins, the Siddhas and the unseen beings said:

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (तत्रकौन्तेयं → तत्र कौन्तेयं) and corrected ब्रह्मणाः → ब्राह्मणाः (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads brāhmaṇāḥ, as in verse 24).

Verse 22 (3.37.22)

क्षिप्रमाप्नुहि कौन्तेय मनसा यद्यदिच्छसि । संसाधयस्व कौन्तेय ध्रुवोऽस्तु विजयस्तव ॥

kṣipramāpnuhi kaunteya manasā yadyadicchasi | saṃsādhayasva kaunteya dhruvo'stu vijayastava

"Quickly gain, son of Kunti, whatever your mind desires. Accomplish your purpose, son of Kunti; may your victory be certain."

Note on the text: Corrected ध्रुवोस्तु → ध्रुवोऽस्तु (missing avagraha). The first line is the critical edition's 3.38.18ef (आप्नुहि for prāpnuhi is a recension variant); the second is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.38.18f*0145). Speaker: the blessing spoken by the Brahmins, Siddhas and unseen beings of the previous verse.

Verse 23 (3.37.23)

अब्रुवन्ब्राह्मणाः पार्थमिति कृत्वा जयाशिषः । सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च तमब्रुवन् ॥

abruvanbrāhmaṇāḥ pārthamiti kṛtvā jayāśiṣaḥ | siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca gandharvāśca tamabruvan

So the Brahmins spoke to Partha, invoking victory upon him; and the hosts of Siddhas and Charanas and the Gandharvas said to him:

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`) before the second line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension): the first line is in its apparatus as 3.38.18f*0144, and the second opens Appendix I, No. 4 (line 1), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that runs through verse 48 here.

Verse 24 (3.37.24)

स्वस्तिव्रतमुपाधत्स्व सङ्कल्पस्तव सिद्ध्यताम् । मनोरथाश्च ते सर्वे समृद्ध्यन्तां महारथ ॥

svastivratamupādhatsva saṅkalpastava siddhyatām | manorathāśca te sarve samṛddhyantāṃ mahāratha

"Take up the vow of well-being; may your resolve succeed, and may all your heart's desires prosper, great chariot-warrior."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 2–3), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 25 (3.37.25)

एवमुक्तोऽभिवाद्यैतान्बद्धाञ्जलिपुटस्तथा । तपोयोगमनाः पार्थः पुरोहितमवन्दत ॥

evamukto'bhivādyaitānbaddhāñjalipuṭastathā | tapoyogamanāḥ pārthaḥ purohitamavandata

So addressed, Partha saluted them with joined palms and, his mind set on austerity and yoga, paid homage to the family priest.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 4–5), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 26 (3.37.26)

ततः प्रीतमना जिष्णुस्तावुभावभ्यवन्दत । सहोदरावतिरथौ युधिष्ठिरवृकोदरौ ॥

tataḥ prītamanā jiṣṇustāvubhāvabhyavandata | sahodarāvatirathau yudhiṣṭhiravṛkodarau

Then, glad at heart, Jishnu saluted the two, his brothers of the same mother, the matchless warriors Yudhishthira and Vrikodara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 6–7), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 27 (3.37.27)

तं क्लान्तमनसौ तूर्णमभिगम्य महारथौ । यमौ गाण्डीवधन्वानमभ्यवादयतामुभौ ॥

taṃ klāntamanasau tūrṇamabhigamya mahārathau | yamau gāṇḍīvadhanvānamabhyavādayatāmubhau

The twins, both great chariot-warriors, heavy of heart, came quickly to the bearer of Gandiva and both saluted him.

Note on the text: Corrected पूर्णम् → तूर्णम् (misprint in Wikisource; प for त, "quickly"; Appendix I, No. 4 reads tūrṇam). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 8–9), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 28 (3.37.28)

अभिवाद्य तु तौ वीरावूचतुः पाकशासनिम् । अवाप्तव्यानि सर्वाणि दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि वासवात् । अस्त्राण्याप्नुहि कौन्तेय मनसा यद्यदिच्छसि ॥

abhivādya tu tau vīrāvūcatuḥ pākaśāsanim | avāptavyāni sarvāṇi divyānyastrāṇi vāsavāt | astrāṇyāpnuhi kaunteya manasā yadyadicchasi

Having saluted him, the two heroes said to Indra's son: "All the divine weapons are to be won from Vasava. Gain the weapons, son of Kunti — whatever your mind desires.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 10–12), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here). The verse opens in narration and passes into the twins' words, so it is left with the narrator.

Verse 29 (3.37.29)

गिरो ह्यशिथिलाः सर्वा निर्दोषाः संमताः सताम् । त्वमेकः पाण्डवेष्वद्य संप्राप्तोऽसि धनञ्जय ॥

giro hyaśithilāḥ sarvā nirdoṣāḥ saṃmatāḥ satām | tvamekaḥ pāṇḍaveṣvadya saṃprāpto'si dhanañjaya

Every word of yours holds firm; it is faultless and approved by the good. You alone of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya, have been granted this today.

Note on the text: Corrected संप्राप्तोसि → संप्राप्तोऽसि (missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 13–14), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 30 (3.37.30)

न चाधर्मविदं देवा नासिद्धं नातपस्विनम् । द्रष्टुमिच्छन्ति कौन्तेय चलचित्तं शठं न च ॥

na cādharmavidaṃ devā nāsiddhaṃ nātapasvinam | draṣṭumicchanti kaunteya calacittaṃ śaṭhaṃ na ca

The gods do not wish to see one who does not know dharma, nor one unperfected or without austerity, son of Kunti, nor one of wavering mind, nor a deceiver —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 15–16), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 31 (3.37.31)

रोरूयमाणः कटुकमीर्ष्यकः कटुकाक्षरः । शठकः श्लाघकः क्षेप्ता हन्ता च विचिकित्सिता ॥

rorūyamāṇaḥ kaṭukamīrṣyakaḥ kaṭukākṣaraḥ | śaṭhakaḥ ślāghakaḥ kṣeptā hantā ca vicikitsitā

the one who wails bitterly, the envious, the harsh of speech, the rogue, the braggart, the reviler, the killer, the doubter,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 17–18), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 32 (3.37.32)

विश्वस्तहन्ता मायावी क्रोधनोऽनृतभाषिता । अत्याशी नास्तिकोऽदाता मित्रध्रुक्सर्वशङ्कितः ॥

viśvastahantā māyāvī krodhano'nṛtabhāṣitā | atyāśī nāstiko'dātā mitradhruksarvaśaṅkitaḥ

the slayer of those who trust him, the trickster, the wrathful, the liar, the glutton, the unbeliever, the ungiving, the betrayer of friends, the one who suspects everyone,

Note on the text: Corrected विश्वस् हन्ता → विश्वस्तहन्ता (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped त, "one who kills those who trust him"; Appendix I, No. 4 reads viśvastahantā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 19–20), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 33 (3.37.33)

आक्रोष्टा चातिमानी च रौद्रो लुब्धोऽथ लोलुपः । स्तेनश्च मद्यपश्चैव भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः ॥

ākroṣṭā cātimānī ca raudro lubdho'tha lolupaḥ | stenaśca madyapaścaiva bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ

the abuser, the arrogant, the cruel, the greedy, the covetous, the thief, the drinker of liquor, the killer of an unborn child, the defiler of his teacher's bed,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 21–22), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 34 (3.37.34)

संभावितात्मा चात्यर्थं नृशंसः पुरुषश्च यः । नैते लोकानाप्नुवन्ति निर्लोकास्ते धनञ्जय ॥

saṃbhāvitātmā cātyarthaṃ nṛśaṃsaḥ puruṣaśca yaḥ | naite lokānāpnuvanti nirlokāste dhanañjaya

the man too full of himself, and the man without pity — these do not reach the worlds of merit; they are left without a world, Dhananjaya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 23–24), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 35 (3.37.35)

आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशः सत्यं करुणवेदिता । दमः स्थितिर्धृतिर्धर्मः क्षमा कृत्यमनुत्तमम् ॥

ānṛśaṃsyamanukrośaḥ satyaṃ karuṇaveditā | damaḥ sthitirdhṛtirdharmaḥ kṣamā kṛtyamanuttamam

Gentleness, compassion, truthfulness, feeling for others' pain, self-control, steadiness, fortitude, dharma, forbearance — the highest of duties —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 25–26), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 36 (3.37.36)

दया शमश्च धर्मश्च गुरुपूजा कृतज्ञता । मैत्रता द्विजभक्तिश्च वसन्ति त्वयि फल्गुन । व्यपेक्षा सर्वभूतेषु कृपा दानं मतिः स्मृतिः ॥

dayā śamaśca dharmaśca gurupūjā kṛtajñatā | maitratā dvijabhaktiśca vasanti tvayi phalguna | vyapekṣā sarvabhūteṣu kṛpā dānaṃ matiḥ smṛtiḥ

kindness, calm, dharma, reverence for teachers, gratitude, friendliness and devotion to the twice-born dwell in you, Phalguna, and so do regard for all beings, pity, generosity, understanding and memory.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 27–29), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 37 (3.37.37)

तस्मात्कौरव्य शक्रेण समेष्यसि धनञ्जय । त्वादृशेन हि देवानां श्लाघनीयः समागमः ॥

tasmātkauravya śakreṇa sameṣyasi dhanañjaya | tvādṛśena hi devānāṃ ślāghanīyaḥ samāgamaḥ

Therefore, scion of Kuru, you will meet Shakra, Dhananjaya; for to the gods a meeting with one such as you is a thing to be praised.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 30–31), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 38 (3.37.38)

सुहृदां सोदराणां च सर्वेषां भरतर्षभ । त्वं गतिः परमा तात वृत्रहा मरुतामिव ॥

suhṛdāṃ sodarāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bharatarṣabha | tvaṃ gatiḥ paramā tāta vṛtrahā marutāmiva

For your friends, your brothers and all of us, bull of the Bharatas, you are the highest refuge, dear one, as the slayer of Vritra is for the Maruts.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 32–33), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 39 (3.37.39)

तस्मिंस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे भ्रातरः सुहृदश्च ते । सर्वे हि संश्रयिष्यन्ति बाहुवीर्यं महाबल ॥

tasmiṃstrayodaśe varṣe bhrātaraḥ suhṛdaśca te | sarve hi saṃśrayiṣyanti bāhuvīryaṃ mahābala

In that thirteenth year your brothers and friends will all rely on the strength of your arms, mighty one.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (हिसंश्रयिष्यन्ति → हि संश्रयिष्यन्ति). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 34–35), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 40 (3.37.40)

स पार्थ पितरं गच्छ सहस्राक्षमरिन्दम । मुष्टिग्रहणमादत्स्व सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि वासवात् ॥

sa pārtha pitaraṃ gaccha sahasrākṣamarindama | muṣṭigrahaṇamādatsva sarvāṇyastrāṇi vāsavāt

So go, Partha, tamer of enemies, to your father, the thousand-eyed god, and take from Vasava every weapon into your grasp.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 36–37), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 41 (3.37.41)

शतशृङ्गे महाबाहो मघवानिदमब्रवीत् । शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां त्वामुपाघ्राय मूर्धनि ॥

śataśṛṅge mahābāho maghavānidamabravīt | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvāmupāghrāya mūrdhani

On Mount Shatashringa, mighty-armed one, Maghavan said this as he smelled your head in blessing, in the hearing of all beings:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 38–39), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 42 (3.37.42)

विदितः सर्वभूतानां दिवं तात गमिष्यसि । प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकान्रंस्यसे जयतां वर ॥

viditaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ divaṃ tāta gamiṣyasi | prāpya puṇyakṛtāṃ lokānraṃsyase jayatāṃ vara

"Known to all beings, dear one, you will go to heaven; reaching the worlds of those who have done good, you will rejoice there, best of victors.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (जयतांवर → जयतां वर). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 40–41), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 43 (3.37.43)

मानितस्त्रिदशैः पार्थ विहृत्य सुसुखं दिवि । अवाप्य परमास्त्राणि पृथिवीं पुनरेष्यसि ॥

mānitastridaśaiḥ pārtha vihṛtya susukhaṃ divi | avāpya paramāstrāṇi pṛthivīṃ punareṣyasi

Honoured by the thirty gods, Partha, after taking your joy in heaven, you will win the supreme weapons and come back to earth."

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (अवाप्यपरमास्त्राणि → अवाप्य परमास्त्राणि). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 42–43), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 44 (3.37.44)

गुणांस्ते वासवस्तात खाण्डवं दहति त्वयि । शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां पुनः पुनरभाषत ॥

guṇāṃste vāsavastāta khāṇḍavaṃ dahati tvayi | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ punaḥ punarabhāṣata

When you burned the Khandava forest, dear one, Vasava spoke of your virtues again and again in the hearing of all beings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 44–45), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 45 (3.37.45)

तां प्रतिज्ञां नरश्रेष्ठ कर्तुमर्हसि वासवीम् । कंचिद्देशमितः प्राप्य तपोयोगमना भव ॥

tāṃ pratijñāṃ naraśreṣṭha kartumarhasi vāsavīm | kaṃciddeśamitaḥ prāpya tapoyogamanā bhava

You should make Vasava's promise come true, best of men. Go from here to some place and set your mind on austerity and yoga.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 46–47), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here).

Verse 46 (3.37.46)

कर्तुमर्हसि कौरव्य मघवद्वचनं हितम् । दीक्षित्वाऽद्यैव गच्छ त्वं द्रष्टाऽसि त्वं पुरन्दरम् ॥

kartumarhasi kauravya maghavadvacanaṃ hitam | dīkṣitvā'dyaiva gaccha tvaṃ draṣṭā'si tvaṃ purandaram

You should carry out Maghavan's word for your good, scion of Kuru. Take the vow and go this very day; you will see Purandara."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as Appendix I, No. 4 (lines 48–49), a passage inserted after 3.38.18cd that covers the farewells and the twins' speech (verses 24–48 here). दीक्षित्वा for the appendix's dīkṣito is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 47 (3.37.47)

तौ परिष्वज्य बीभत्सुः कृष्णामामन्त्र्य चाप्युभौ । मनांस्यादाय सर्वेषां प्रयातः पुरुषर्षभः ॥

tau pariṣvajya bībhatsuḥ kṛṣṇāmāmantrya cāpyubhau | manāṃsyādāya sarveṣāṃ prayātaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ

Bibhatsu embraced the two and took leave of Krishna as well; and, carrying away the hearts of all, that bull among men set out.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।') that close the passage Wikisource sets off from verse 24. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension): the first line is the last line (50) of Appendix I, No. 4 in its apparatus; the second resembles the critical edition's 3.38.19cd (manāṃsy ādāya sarveṣāṃ), which there belongs to Draupadi.

Verse 48 (3.37.48)

तं तथा प्रस्थितं वीरं सिंहस्कन्धोरसं तदा । प्राञ्जलिः पाण्डवं कृष्णा देवानां कुर्वती नमः । वाग्भिः परमशुद्धाभिर्मङ्गलाभिरभाषत ॥

taṃ tathā prasthitaṃ vīraṃ siṃhaskandhorasaṃ tadā | prāñjaliḥ pāṇḍavaṃ kṛṣṇā devānāṃ kurvatī namaḥ | vāgbhiḥ paramaśuddhābhirmaṅgalābhirabhāṣata

As the hero set out so, with a lion's shoulders and chest, Krishna, with joined palms and paying homage to the gods, spoke to the Pandava in words most pure and auspicious:

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (पाण्डवंकृष्णा → पाण्डवं कृष्णा) and corrected अभाषत् → अभाषत (misprint in Wikisource; a stray virama on the verb). The first line is a recension variant of the critical edition's 3.38.19ab; the other two are not in its constituted text (its apparatus has them as 3.38.25b*0153, lines 1–2, reading paramaśaktābhiḥ for परमशुद्धाभिः).

Verse 49 (3.37.49)

नमो धात्रे विधात्रे च स्वस्ति गच्छ वनाद्वनम् । धर्मस्त्वां जुषतां पार्थ भास्करश्च विभावसुः । ब्रह्मा त्वां ब्राह्मणाश्चैव पालयन्तु धनञ्जय ॥

namo dhātre vidhātre ca svasti gaccha vanādvanam | dharmastvāṃ juṣatāṃ pārtha bhāskaraśca vibhāvasuḥ | brahmā tvāṃ brāhmaṇāścaiva pālayantu dhanañjaya

"Homage to Dhatri and Vidhatri! Go safely from forest to forest. May Dharma be with you, Partha, and Bhaskara and Vibhavasu, the Sun and Fire; may Brahma and the Brahmins protect you, Dhananjaya.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।'). The first line answers to the critical edition's 3.38.25ab (वनाद्वनम् for hy anāmayam, as in the apparatus); the other two are not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has them as 3.38.25b*0153, lines 4–5).

Verse 50 (3.37.50)

ज्येष्ठापचायी ज्येष्ठस्य भ्रातुर्वचनमास्थितः । प्रपद्येथा वसून्रुद्रानादित्यान्समरुद्गणान् । विश्वेदेवांस्तथा साध्याञ्शान्त्यर्थं भरतर्षभ ॥

jyeṣṭhāpacāyī jyeṣṭhasya bhrāturvacanamāsthitaḥ | prapadyethā vasūnrudrānādityānsamarudgaṇān | viśvedevāṃstathā sādhyāñśāntyarthaṃ bharatarṣabha

You who honour your elders and abide by your elder brother's word — for peace, bull of the Bharatas, take refuge with the Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas with the hosts of Maruts, the Vishvedevas and the Sadhyas.

Note on the text: Corrected वसूव्रुद्रान् → वसून्रुद्रान् (misprint in Wikisource; व्र for न्र, the accusative plural वसून्; the critical edition's apparatus reads vasūn rudrān). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 6–8), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows.

Verse 51 (3.37.51)

स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्वान्तरिक्षेभ्यो दिव्येभ्यो भरतर्षभ । पार्थिवेभ्यश्च सर्वेभ्यो ये केचित्परिपन्थिनः ॥

svasti te'stvāntarikṣebhyo divyebhyo bharatarṣabha | pārthivebhyaśca sarvebhyo ye kecitparipanthinaḥ

May you be safe from those of the sky and those of heaven, bull of the Bharatas, and from all those of the earth — whoever would bar your way.

Note on the text: Corrected तेस्त्वान्तरिक्षेभ्यो → तेऽस्त्वान्तरिक्षेभ्यो (missing avagraha). This verse answers to the critical edition's 3.38.25cd–ef in the form its apparatus gives in 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 9–10).

Verse 52 (3.37.52)

अवरोधाद्वने वासात्सर्वस्वहरणादपि । इदं दुःखतरं मन्ये पुत्रेभ्यश्च विवासनात् ॥

avarodhādvane vāsātsarvasvaharaṇādapi | idaṃ duḥkhataraṃ manye putrebhyaśca vivāsanāt

Worse than our confinement, our life in the forest, the loss of all we owned, or our separation from our sons, I count this sorrow.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 11–12), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows. (The same lines appear there also as 3.38.25b*0152.)

Verse 53 (3.37.53)

मास्माकं क्षत्रियकुले जातुचित्पुनरुद्भवः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्यामि येषां नायुधजीविका ॥

māsmākaṃ kṣatriyakule jātucitpunarudbhavaḥ | brāhmaṇebhyo namasyāmi yeṣāṃ nāyudhajīvikā

May none of us ever again be born in a Kshatriya family! I bow to the Brahmins, who do not live by the sword.

Note on the text: A recension variant of the critical edition's 3.38.21 (its apparatus gives this wording in 3.38.25b*0153, lines 13–14), kept as printed.

Verse 54 (3.37.54)

इदं मे परमं दुःखं यः स पापः सुयोधनः । दृष्ट्वा मां गौरिति प्राह प्रहसन्राजसंसदि ॥

idaṃ me paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ yaḥ sa pāpaḥ suyodhanaḥ | dṛṣṭvā māṃ gauriti prāha prahasanrājasaṃsadi

This is my greatest grief: that wicked Suyodhana, seeing me, laughed and called me a cow in the royal assembly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); a form of the lines its apparatus has as 3.38.21d*0146 (lines 1–2).

Verse 55 (3.37.55)

तस्माद्दुःखादिदं दुःखं गरीय इति मे मतिः । यत्तत्परिषदो मध्ये बह्वयुक्तमभाषत ॥

tasmādduḥkhādidaṃ duḥkhaṃ garīya iti me matiḥ | yattatpariṣado madhye bahvayuktamabhāṣata

Yet heavier than that grief, I think, is this one — heavier than all the outrageous things he said in the midst of the assembly.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (इतिमे → इति मे). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.21d*0146 (lines 3–4).

Verse 56 (3.37.56)

ध्वंसितः स्वगृहेभ्यश्च राष्ट्राच्च भरतर्षभ । वने प्रतिष्ठितो भूत्वा सौहार्दादवतिष्ठसे ॥

dhvaṃsitaḥ svagṛhebhyaśca rāṣṭrācca bharatarṣabha | vane pratiṣṭhito bhūtvā sauhārdādavatiṣṭhase

Driven from your own home and from your kingdom, bull of the Bharatas, you have made your home in the forest and stay on out of love for us.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 15–16), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows.

Verse 57 (3.37.57)

जेता यः सर्वशत्रूणां यः पावकमतर्पयः । जनस्त्वां पश्यतीदानीं गच्छन्तं भरतर्षभ ॥

jetā yaḥ sarvaśatrūṇāṃ yaḥ pāvakamatarpayaḥ | janastvāṃ paśyatīdānīṃ gacchantaṃ bharatarṣabha

You who conquer all your foes, who sated the Fire-god — people watch you now as you go, bull of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 17–18), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows.

Verse 58 (3.37.58)

अस्मिन्नूनं महारण्ये भ्रातरः सुहृदश्च ते । त्वत्कथाः कथयिष्यन्ति चारणा ऋषयस्तथा ॥

asminnūnaṃ mahāraṇye bhrātaraḥ suhṛdaśca te | tvatkathāḥ kathayiṣyanti cāraṇā ṛṣayastathā

Surely in this great forest your brothers and friends, the Charanas and the sages will tell tales of you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 19–20), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows.

Verse 59 (3.37.59)

यत्ते कुन्ती महाबाहो जातस्यैच्छद्धनञ्जय । तत्तेऽस्तु सर्वं कौन्तेय यथा च स्वयमिच्छसि ॥

yatte kuntī mahābāho jātasyaicchaddhanañjaya | tatte'stu sarvaṃ kaunteya yathā ca svayamicchasi

Whatever Kunti wished for you when you were born, mighty-armed Dhananjaya, may all of it be yours, son of Kunti, just as you yourself wish.

Verse 60 (3.37.60)

वसुदेवस्वसा देवी त्वामार्या पुनरागतम् । पश्यतु त्वां पृथा पार्थ सहस्राक्षमिवादितिः ॥

vasudevasvasā devī tvāmāryā punarāgatam | paśyatu tvāṃ pṛthā pārtha sahasrākṣamivāditiḥ

May the noble lady Pritha, Vasudeva's sister, see you come back, Partha, as Aditi saw the thousand-eyed god.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and '). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus in passage 3.38.25b*0153 (lines 23–24), the longer form of Draupadi's farewell that this text follows.

Verse 61 (3.37.61)

नूनं ते भ्रातरः सर्वे त्वत्कथाभिः प्रजागरे । रंस्यन्ते तव कर्माणि कीर्तयन्तः पुनः पुनः ॥

nūnaṃ te bhrātaraḥ sarve tvatkathābhiḥ prajāgare | raṃsyante tava karmāṇi kīrtayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ

Surely all your brothers, lying awake with tales of you, will delight in recounting your deeds again and again.

Note on the text: Corrected कीरत्यन्तः → कीर्तयन्तः (misprint in Wikisource; transposed letters, the critical edition reads kīrtayantaḥ). तव कर्माणि for vīrakarmāṇi is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 62 (3.37.62)

न च नः पार्थ भोगेषु न धने नोत जीविते । तुष्टिर्बुद्धिर्भवित्री वा त्वयि दीर्घप्रवासिनि ॥

na ca naḥ pārtha bhogeṣu na dhane nota jīvite | tuṣṭirbuddhirbhavitrī vā tvayi dīrghapravāsini

Neither in pleasures, Partha, nor in wealth, nor in life itself shall we find content or peace of mind while you are long away.

Verse 63 (3.37.63)

त्वयि नः पार्थ सर्वेषां सुखदुःखे प्रतिष्ठिते । जीवितं मरणं चैव राज्यमैश्वर्यमेव च ॥

tvayi naḥ pārtha sarveṣāṃ sukhaduḥkhe pratiṣṭhite | jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ caiva rājyamaiśvaryameva ca

In you, Partha, rest the joys and sorrows of us all — life and death, the kingdom and its sovereignty.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतिष्ठते → प्रतिष्ठिते (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign, the participle "rest upon"; the critical edition's apparatus reads pratiṣṭhite, its text samāhite). This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.24ab–cd.

Verse 64 (3.37.64)

आपृष्टो नोऽसि कौन्तेय स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि पाण्डव । कृतास्त्रं स्वस्तिमन्तं त्वां द्रक्ष्यामि पुनरागतम् ॥

āpṛṣṭo no'si kaunteya svasti prāpnuhi pāṇḍava | kṛtāstraṃ svastimantaṃ tvāṃ drakṣyāmi punarāgatam

We bid you farewell, son of Kunti; fare well, Pandava. May I see you come back, master of the weapons and safe.

Note on the text: Corrected नोसि → नोऽसि (missing avagraha). The first line is the critical edition's 3.38.24ef (नः for me is a recension variant); the second is not in its constituted text (its apparatus has it in 3.38.25b*0153, line 33).

Verse 65 (3.37.65)

बलवद्भिर्विरुद्धं न कार्यमेतत्त्वयाऽनघ । प्रयाह्यविघ्नेनैवाशु विजयाय महाबल ॥

balavadbhirviruddhaṃ na kāryametattvayā'nagha | prayāhyavighnenaivāśu vijayāya mahābala

Sinless one, let not this task of yours be thwarted by the mighty; go quickly and unhindered to victory, mighty one.

Note on the text: Corrected अविघ्नेयैव → अविघ्नेनैव (misprint in Wikisource; य for न, "without hindrance"; the critical edition's apparatus reads avighnenaiva). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.24f*0147. विरुद्धं न is kept as printed; the apparatus reads viruddhena ("by you, at enmity with the mighty"), which may be the better text.

Verse 66 (3.37.66)

ह्रीः श्रीः कीर्तिर्धृतिः पुष्टिरुमा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती । इमा वै तव पान्थस्य पालयन्तु धनञ्जय ॥

hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtirdhṛtiḥ puṣṭirumā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī | imā vai tava pānthasya pālayantu dhanañjaya

Hri, Shri, Kirti, Dhriti, Pushti, Uma, Lakshmi and Sarasvati — Modesty, Fortune, Fame, Constancy, Increase, Uma, Lakshmi and Sarasvati — may these protect you on your road, Dhananjaya."

Note on the text: Corrected पान्थस् → पान्थस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped य, "of the traveller"; the critical edition's apparatus reads pānthasya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.25b*0149.

Verse 67 (3.37.67)

एवमुक्त्वाऽऽशिषः कृष्णा विरराम यशस्विनी ॥

evamuktvā''śiṣaḥ kṛṣṇā virarāma yaśasvinī

Having spoken these blessings, glorious Krishna fell silent.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has it as 3.38.25b*0151 and 3.38.25f*0154.

Verse 68 (3.37.68)

ततः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा भ्रातॄन्धौम्यं च पाण्डवः । प्रातिष्ठत महाबाहुः प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः ॥

tataḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā bhrātṝndhaumyaṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ | prātiṣṭhata mahābāhuḥ pragṛhya ruciraṃ dhanuḥ

Then the mighty-armed Pandava walked around his brothers and Dhaumya, keeping them to his right, and set out, holding his splendid bow.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (ततःप्रदक्षिणं → ततः प्रदक्षिणं).

Verse 69 (3.37.69)

शनैरिव दिशं वीर उदीचीं भरतर्षभ । संहरंस्तरसा वृक्षाँल्लता वल्लीश्च भारत । असज्जमानो वृक्षेषु जगाम सुमहाबलः ॥

śanairiva diśaṃ vīra udīcīṃ bharatarṣabha | saṃharaṃstarasā vṛkṣām̐llatā vallīśca bhārata | asajjamāno vṛkṣeṣu jagāma sumahābalaḥ

Unhurried, as it seemed, the hero went toward the northern quarter, bull of the Bharatas; sweeping aside trees, creepers and vines with his force, O Bharata, the mighty one went on, unchecked by the trees.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.26d*0156.

Verse 70 (3.37.70)

तस्य मार्गादपाक्रामन्सर्वभूतानि गच्छतः । युक्तस्यैन्द्रेण योगेन पराक्रान्तस्य शुष्मिणः ॥

tasya mārgādapākrāmansarvabhūtāni gacchataḥ | yuktasyaindreṇa yogena parākrāntasya śuṣmiṇaḥ

All creatures moved out of his path as he went, joined to Indra's yoga, valiant and full of strength.

Verse 71 (3.37.71)

सोऽगच्छत्पर्वतांस्तात तपोधननिषेवितान् । दिव्यं हैमवतं पुण्यं देवजुष्टं परंतपः ॥

so'gacchatparvatāṃstāta tapodhananiṣevitān | divyaṃ haimavataṃ puṇyaṃ devajuṣṭaṃ paraṃtapaḥ

He went, dear one, to the mountains where ascetics dwell — to the divine, holy Himalayan range that the gods love, that scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.27d*0157.

Verse 72 (3.37.72)

अगच्छत्पर्वतं पुण्यमेकाह्नैव महामनाः । मनोजवगतिर्भूत्वा योगयुक्तो यथाऽनिलः ॥

agacchatparvataṃ puṇyamekāhnaiva mahāmanāḥ | manojavagatirbhūtvā yogayukto yathā'nilaḥ

In a single day the great-souled one reached the holy mountain, moving with the speed of thought, joined to yoga, like the wind.

Verse 73 (3.37.73)

हिमवन्तमतिक्रम्य गन्धमादनमेव च । अत्यक्रामत्स दुर्गाणि दिवारात्रमतन्द्रितः ॥

himavantamatikramya gandhamādanameva ca | atyakrāmatsa durgāṇi divārātramatandritaḥ

Crossing the Himalaya and Gandhamadana too, he passed the hard places day and night, never tiring.

Verse 74 (3.37.74)

इन्द्रकीलं समासाद्य ततोऽतिष्ठद्धनंजयः । गत्वा स षडहोरात्रान्सप्तमेऽहनि पाण्डवः ॥

indrakīlaṃ samāsādya tato'tiṣṭhaddhanaṃjayaḥ | gatvā sa ṣaḍahorātrānsaptame'hani pāṇḍavaḥ

Reaching Indrakila, Dhananjaya halted there. Having travelled six days and nights, on the seventh day the Pandava

Note on the text: Corrected इन्द्रिकीलं → इन्द्रकीलं (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign in the name of the mountain, which is इन्द्रकील in the next verse; the critical edition reads indrakīlaṃ). Removed a stray wiki mark (`) before the second line. The first line is the critical edition's 3.38.30ab; the second is not in its constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.38.30d*0159, line 1).

Verse 75 (3.37.75)

प्रस्थेन्द्रकीलस्य शुभे तपोयोगपरोऽभवत् । ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्न चाङ्गानि प्रास्पन्दयत किंचन ॥

prasthendrakīlasya śubhe tapoyogaparo'bhavat | ūrdhvabāhurna cāṅgāni prāspandayata kiṃcana

gave himself to austerity and yoga on the lovely tableland of Indrakila. With arms raised, he did not stir a limb,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its apparatus has these lines as 3.38.30d*0159 (lines 2–3).

Verse 76 (3.37.76)

समाहितात्मा नियतः सहस्राक्षसुतोऽच्युतः । अन्तरिक्षे स शुश्राव तिष्ठेति स वचस्तदा ॥

samāhitātmā niyataḥ sahasrākṣasuto'cyutaḥ | antarikṣe sa śuśrāva tiṣṭheti sa vacastadā

the son of the thousand-eyed god, composed, restrained and unswerving. Then he heard a voice in the sky say, "Stop!"

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (') after the first line. The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.38.30d*0159, line 4); the second is 3.38.30cd.

Verse 77 (3.37.77)

तच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वतो दृष्टिं चारयामास पाण्डवः । अथापश्यत्सव्यसाची वृक्षमूले तपस्विनम् ॥

tacchrutvā sarvato dṛṣṭiṃ cārayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | athāpaśyatsavyasācī vṛkṣamūle tapasvinam

Hearing it, the Pandava cast his gaze all around, and the left-handed archer saw an ascetic at the foot of a tree,

Note on the text: Corrected रपाण्डवः → पाण्डवः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray र). The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (its apparatus has it as 3.38.30d*0158); the second answers to 3.38.31ab (अथापश्यत् for tato 'paśyat is a recension variant).

Verse 78 (3.37.78)

ब्राह्म्या श्रिया दीप्यमानं पिङ्गलं जटिलं कृशम् । सोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं तत्रस्थितं दृष्ट्वा महातपाः ॥

brāhmyā śriyā dīpyamānaṃ piṅgalaṃ jaṭilaṃ kṛśam | so'bravīdarjunaṃ tatrasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātapāḥ

blazing with a Brahmin's splendour, tawny, with matted hair, and lean. Seeing Arjuna standing there, that great ascetic said:

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.31cd + 3.38.32ab.

Verse 79 (3.37.79)

कस्त्वं तातेह संप्राप्तो धनुष्मान्कवची शरी । निबद्धाऽसितलत्राणः क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः ॥

kastvaṃ tāteha saṃprāpto dhanuṣmānkavacī śarī | nibaddhā'sitalatrāṇaḥ kṣatradharmamanuvrataḥ

"Who are you, dear one, who have come here with bow, armour and arrows, sword and hand-guard bound on, following the warrior's code?

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.32cd–ef. Speaker: the ascetic of the previous verse, who reveals himself as Indra in verse 84.

Verse 80 (3.37.80)

नेह शस्त्रेण कर्तव्यं शान्तानामेष आलयः । विनीतक्रोधहर्षाणां ब्राह्मणानां तपस्विनाम् ॥

neha śastreṇa kartavyaṃ śāntānāmeṣa ālayaḥ | vinītakrodhaharṣāṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ tapasvinām

There is no work for weapons here. This is the dwelling of peaceful Brahmin ascetics who have mastered anger and joy.

Verse 81 (3.37.81)

नेहास्ति धनुषा कार्यं न संग्रामोऽत्र कर्हिचित् । निक्षिपैतद्धनुस्तात प्राप्तोऽसि परमां गतिम् ॥

nehāsti dhanuṣā kāryaṃ na saṃgrāmo'tra karhicit | nikṣipaitaddhanustāta prāpto'si paramāṃ gatim

There is no use for a bow here, and never any battle. Lay down this bow, dear one; you have reached the highest goal."

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्तोसि → प्राप्तोऽसि (missing avagraha). न संग्रामोऽत्र for na saṃgrāmeṇa is a recension variant and is kept.

Verse 82 (3.37.82)

इत्यनन्तौजसं वीरं यथा चान्यं पृथग्जनम् । तथा हसन्निवाभीक्ष्णं ब्राह्मणोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् । न चैनं चालयामास धैर्यात्सुधृतनिश्चयम् ॥

ityanantaujasaṃ vīraṃ yathā cānyaṃ pṛthagjanam | tathā hasannivābhīkṣṇaṃ brāhmaṇo'rjunamabravīt | na cainaṃ cālayāmāsa dhairyātsudhṛtaniścayam

So, again and again, smiling as if to some ordinary man, the Brahmin spoke to Arjuna, the hero of boundless might; but he could not move him, so firm was he in his resolve.

Verse 83 (3.37.83)

तमुवाच ततः प्रीतः स द्विजः प्रहसन्निव । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते शक्रोऽहमरिसूदन ॥

tamuvāca tataḥ prītaḥ sa dvijaḥ prahasanniva | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te śakro'hamarisūdana

Then, pleased, that twice-born one said to him with a smile: "Choose a boon, and good fortune to you; I am Shakra, slayer of foes."

Verse 84 (3.37.84)

एवमुक्तः सहस्राक्षं प्रत्युवाच धनंजयः । प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा शूरः कुरुकुलोद्वहः ॥

evamuktaḥ sahasrākṣaṃ pratyuvāca dhanaṃjayaḥ | prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā śūraḥ kurukulodvahaḥ

So addressed, Dhananjaya, the brave upholder of the Kuru line, bowed low with joined palms and answered the thousand-eyed god:

Note on the text: Corrected सूरः → शूरः (misprint in Wikisource; स for श, "the brave one"; the critical edition reads śūraḥ).

Verse 85 (3.37.85)

ईप्सितो ह्येष वै कामो वरं चैनं प्रयच्छ मे । त्वत्तोऽद्य भगवन्नस्त्रं कृत्स्नमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥

īpsito hyeṣa vai kāmo varaṃ cainaṃ prayaccha me | tvatto'dya bhagavannastraṃ kṛtsnamicchāmi veditum

"This is the very wish I hold; grant me this as my boon. Lord, I wish to learn from you today the whole lore of weapons."

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (अस्त्रंकृत्स्नम् → अस्त्रं कृत्स्नम्) and corrected वेदितम् → वेदितुम् (misprint in Wikisource; इच्छामि takes the infinitive, "I wish to learn"; the critical edition reads veditum).

Verse 86 (3.37.86)

प्रत्युवाच महेन्द्रस्तं प्रीतात्मा प्रहसन्निव । इह प्राप्तस्य किं कार्यमस्त्रैस्तव धनंजय ॥

pratyuvāca mahendrastaṃ prītātmā prahasanniva | iha prāptasya kiṃ kāryamastraistava dhanaṃjaya

Great Indra, pleased at heart, answered him with a smile: "Now that you have come here, what need have you of weapons, Dhananjaya?

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.39ab–cd; it opens in narration and passes into Indra's words, so it is left with the narrator.

Verse 87 (3.37.87)

कामान्वृणीष्व लोकांस्त्वं प्राप्तोऽसि परमां गतिम् । एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षं धनंजयः ॥

kāmānvṛṇīṣva lokāṃstvaṃ prāpto'si paramāṃ gatim | evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca sahasrākṣaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ

Choose your desires and the worlds; you have reached the highest goal." So addressed, Dhananjaya answered the thousand-eyed god:

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्तोसि → प्राप्तोऽसि (missing avagraha). This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.39ef + 3.38.40ab; it holds Indra's words and then narration, so it is left with the narrator.

Verse 88 (3.37.88)

न लोभान्न पुनः कामान्न देवत्वं पुनः सुखम् । न च सर्वामरैश्वर्यं कामये त्रिदशाधिप ॥

na lobhānna punaḥ kāmānna devatvaṃ punaḥ sukham | na ca sarvāmaraiśvaryaṃ kāmaye tridaśādhipa

"Not out of greed do I long for desires, nor godhood, nor happiness — not even for lordship over all the immortals, lord of the thirty gods.

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.40cd + 3.38.41ab. Its न लोभान्न ("not out of greed") and पुनः सुखम् for na lokān na and kutaḥ sukham are kept as printed; the critical edition's lokān, echoing Indra's offer, may be the better reading.

Verse 89 (3.37.89)

भ्रातॄंस्तान्विपिने त्यक्त्वा वैरमप्रतियात्य च । अकीर्तिं सर्वलोकेषु गच्छेयं शाश्वतीः समाः ॥

bhrātṝṃstānvipine tyaktvā vairamapratiyātya ca | akīrtiṃ sarvalokeṣu gaccheyaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

If I abandoned my brothers in the forest and left our enmity unavenged, I would bear disgrace in all the worlds for endless years."

Note on the text: This verse is the critical edition's 3.38.41cd–ef.

Verse 90 (3.37.90)

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच वृत्रहा पाण्डुनन्दनम् । सान्त्वयञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः ॥

evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca vṛtrahā pāṇḍunandanam | sāntvayañślakṣṇayā vācā sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ

So addressed, the slayer of Vritra, honoured by all the worlds, answered the son of Pandu, comforting him with gentle words:

Verse 91 (3.37.91)

यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भूतेशं त्र्यक्षं शूलधरं शिवम् । तदा दाताऽस्मि ते तात दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि सर्वशः ॥

yadā drakṣyasi bhūteśaṃ tryakṣaṃ śūladharaṃ śivam | tadā dātā'smi te tāta divyānyastrāṇi sarvaśaḥ

"When you see the lord of beings, the three-eyed Shiva who bears the trident, then, dear one, I will give you all the divine weapons.

Verse 92 (3.37.92)

क्रियतां दर्शने यत्नो देवस्य परमेष्ठिनः । दर्शनात्तस्य कौन्तेय संसिद्धः स्वर्गमेष्यसि ॥

kriyatāṃ darśane yatno devasya parameṣṭhinaḥ | darśanāttasya kaunteya saṃsiddhaḥ svargameṣyasi

Strive to see the god, the Supreme Lord; through the sight of him, son of Kunti, you will reach heaven with your purpose fulfilled."

Verse 93 (3.37.93)

इत्युक्त्वा फल्गुनं शक्रो जगामादर्शनं पुनः । अर्जुनोऽप्यथ तत्रैव तस्थौ योगसमन्वितः ॥

ityuktvā phalgunaṃ śakro jagāmādarśanaṃ punaḥ | arjuno'pyatha tatraiva tasthau yogasamanvitaḥ

Having said this to Phalguna, Shakra vanished once more, and Arjuna stayed right there, absorbed in yoga.

Note on the text: Corrected अर्जुनोप्यथ → अर्जुनोऽप्यथ (missing avagraha). पुनः for tataḥ is a recension variant and is kept.