The Pandavas Serve Dhritarashtra

Verse 1 (15.1.1)

प्राप्य पैतामहं राज्यं मम पूर्वपितामहाः । कथमासन्महाराजे धृतराष्ट्रे महात्मनि ॥

prāpya paitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | kathamāsanmahārāje dhṛtarāṣṭre mahātmani

Having won their ancestral kingdom, how did my forefathers fare with the great king Dhritarashtra, that noble-souled man?

Note on the text: The row before this in the input ('श्रीवेदव्यासाय नमः । नारायणं नमस्कृत्य … जयमुदीरयेत् ॥') is the invocation, not verse text (critical edition star passage 15,000.000*0001), and is dropped. The page's heading 'जनमेजय उवाच' is the speaker of verses 1-3. Recension variants (पैतामहं राज्यं मम पूर्वपितामहाः for CE rājyaṃ mahābhāgāḥ pāṇḍavā me pitāmahāḥ) kept.

Verse 2 (15.1.2)

स तु राजा हतामात्यो हतपुत्रो निराश्रयः । कथमासीद्धतैश्वर्यो गान्धारी च तपस्विनी ॥

sa tu rājā hatāmātyo hataputro nirāśrayaḥ | kathamāsīddhataiśvaryo gāndhārī ca tapasvinī

And he, the king, whose ministers and sons were slain and who was left without any support, whose sovereignty was gone, how did he live, and Gandhari too, the ascetic lady?

Verse 3 (15.1.3)

कियन्तं चैव कालं ते मम पूर्वपितामहाः । स्थिता राज्ये महात्मानस्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥

kiyantaṃ caiva kālaṃ te mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | sthitā rājye mahātmānastanme vyākhyātumarhasi

And for how long did those great-souled forefathers of mine remain in the kingdom? Please tell me that.

Verse 4 (15.1.4)

प्राप्य राज्यं महात्मानः पाण्डवा हतशत्रवः । धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य पृथिवीं पर्यपालयन् ॥

prāpya rājyaṃ mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍavā hataśatravaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya pṛthivīṃ paryapālayan

The great-souled Pandavas, their enemies slain, won the kingdom and governed the earth with Dhritarashtra placed at their head.

Verse 5 (15.1.5)

धृतराष्ट्रमुपातिष्ठद्विदुरः संजयस्तथा । वैश्यापुत्रश्च मेधावी युयुत्सुः कुरुसत्तम ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭramupātiṣṭhadviduraḥ saṃjayastathā | vaiśyāputraśca medhāvī yuyutsuḥ kurusattama

Vidura and Sanjaya waited upon Dhritarashtra, and so did the wise Yuyutsu, the son of the Vaishya woman, O best of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Not matched automatically; first line = CE 15.1.5a,c (dhṛtarāṣṭram upātiṣṭhad viduraḥ saṃjayas tathā). Second line is a recension variant of CE 15.1.5c (yuyutsuś cāpi medhāvī vaiśyāputraḥ sa kauravaḥ).

Verse 6 (15.1.6)

पाण्डवाः सर्वकार्येषु पर्यपृच्छन्त तं नृपम् । चक्रुस्तेनाभ्यनुज्ञाता वर्षाणि दश पञ्च च ॥

pāṇḍavāḥ sarvakāryeṣu paryapṛcchanta taṃ nṛpam | cakrustenābhyanujñātā varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca

The Pandavas consulted that king in all their undertakings, and with his leave they carried on thus for fifteen years.

Note on the text: Corrected पर्यपृच्चन्त → पर्यपृच्छन्त (misprint in Wikisource; च्च for च्छ; the critical edition has saṃpṛcchanti).

Verse 7 (15.1.7)

सदाऽभिगम्य ते वीराः पर्युपासन्त तं नृपम् । पादाभिवादनं कृत्वा धर्मराजमते स्थिताः ॥

sadā'bhigamya te vīrāḥ paryupāsanta taṃ nṛpam | pādābhivādanaṃ kṛtvā dharmarājamate sthitāḥ

Those heroes went to him every day and waited upon the king; having bowed at his feet, they stayed in accord with Yudhishthira's wish.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मिराजमते → धर्मराजमते (misprint in Wikisource; spurious ि; the critical edition has dharmarājamate). Aligned by hand: lines = CE 15.1.7a and 7c.

Verse 8 (15.1.8)

ते मूर्ध्नि समुपाघ्राताः सर्वकार्याणि चक्रिरे । कुन्तिभोजसुता चैव गान्धारीमन्ववर्तत ॥

te mūrdhni samupāghrātāḥ sarvakāryāṇi cakrire | kuntibhojasutā caiva gāndhārīmanvavartata

Their heads were kissed by him in blessing, and they carried out all his tasks; and Kunti, the daughter of Kuntibhoja, attended upon Gandhari.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 15.1.7e (te mūrdhni samupāghrātāḥ …); second line = CE 15.1.8a. The critical edition has two star lines after 15.1.7e (*0004_01, *0005_01) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 9 (15.1.9)

द्रौपदी च सुभद्रा च याश्चान्याः पाण्डवस्त्रियः । समां वृत्तिमवर्तन्त तयोः श्वश्र्वोर्यथाविधि ॥

draupadī ca subhadrā ca yāścānyāḥ pāṇḍavastriyaḥ | samāṃ vṛttimavartanta tayoḥ śvaśrvoryathāvidhi

Draupadi and Subhadra and the other wives of the Pandavas behaved toward those two mothers-in-law with equal respect, as was proper.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: lines = CE 15.1.8c and 8e.

Verse 10 (15.1.10)

शयनानि महार्हाणि वासांस्याभरणानि च । राजार्हाणि च सर्वाणि भक्ष्यभोज्यान्यनेकशः ॥

śayanāni mahārhāṇi vāsāṃsyābharaṇāni ca | rājārhāṇi ca sarvāṇi bhakṣyabhojyānyanekaśaḥ

Costly beds, garments and ornaments, everything fit for a king, and food and drink of many kinds in abundance,

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: lines = CE 15.1.9a and 9c. The sentence continues in the next verse.

Verse 11 (15.1.11)

युधिष्ठिरो महाराज धृतराष्ट्रेऽभ्युपाहरत् । तथैव कुन्ती गान्धार्यां गुरुवृत्तिमवर्तत ॥

yudhiṣṭhiro mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭre'bhyupāharat | tathaiva kuntī gāndhāryāṃ guruvṛttimavartata

these Yudhishthira, O great king, kept offering to Dhritarashtra; and in the same way Kunti showed Gandhari the respect due to an elder.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: first line = CE 15.1.9e; second line = CE 15.1.10a.

Verse 12 (15.1.12)

विदुरः संजयश्चैव युयुत्सुश्चैव कौरव । उपासते स्म तं वृद्धं हतपुत्रं जनाधिपम् ॥

viduraḥ saṃjayaścaiva yuyutsuścaiva kaurava | upāsate sma taṃ vṛddhaṃ hataputraṃ janādhipam

Vidura, Sanjaya and Yuyutsu, O Kaurava, attended on that aged king who had lost his sons.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand: lines = CE 15.1.10c and 10e.

Verse 13 (15.1.13)

श्यालो द्रोणस्य यश्चासीद्दयितो ब्राह्मणो महान् । स च तस्मिन्महेष्वासः कृपः समभवत्तदा ॥

śyālo droṇasya yaścāsīddayito brāhmaṇo mahān | sa ca tasminmaheṣvāsaḥ kṛpaḥ samabhavattadā

Kripa, the brother-in-law of Drona, that great brahmin so dear to him and a mighty archer, was then at Dhritarashtra's side.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्राह्ममो → ब्राह्मणो (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; the critical edition has brāhmaṇo). CE 15.1.11 reads caiko for चासीद् (variant).

Verse 14 (15.1.14)

व्यासश्च भगवान्नित्यमासांचक्रे नृपेण ह । कथाः कुर्वन्पुराणर्षिर्देवर्षिपितृरक्षसाम् ॥

vyāsaśca bhagavānnityamāsāṃcakre nṛpeṇa ha | kathāḥ kurvanpurāṇarṣirdevarṣipitṛrakṣasām

And the venerable Vyasa, the ancient sage, sat with the king every day, telling tales of the divine sages, the ancestors and the rakshasas.

Verse 15 (15.1.15)

धर्मयुक्तानि कार्याणि व्यवहारान्वितानि च । धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातो विदुरस्तान्यकारयत् ॥

dharmayuktāni kāryāṇi vyavahārānvitāni ca | dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñāto vidurastānyakārayat

Affairs in keeping with dharma and bearing on the administration of law were carried out by Vidura with Dhritarashtra's leave.

Verse 16 (15.1.16)

सामन्तेभ्यः प्रियाण्यस्य कार्याणि सुबहून्यपि । प्राप्यन्तेऽर्थैः सुलघुभिः सुनयाद्विदुरस्य वै ॥

sāmantebhyaḥ priyāṇyasya kāryāṇi subahūnyapi | prāpyante'rthaiḥ sulaghubhiḥ sunayādvidurasya vai

By Vidura's sound policy, even the many things the king wished from the neighbouring chiefs were obtained with very little expense.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्यन्तेऽर्थेः → प्राप्यन्तेऽर्थैः (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign; instrumental plural of अर्थ, as in the critical edition arthaiḥ). CE 15.1.14 reads sugurūṇy api … prabhāvād for सुबहून्यपि … सुनयाद् (variants kept).

Verse 17 (15.1.17)

अकरोद्बन्धमोक्षं च वध्यानां मोक्षणं तथा । न च धर्मसुतो राजा कदाचित्किञ्चिदब्रवीत् ॥

akarodbandhamokṣaṃ ca vadhyānāṃ mokṣaṇaṃ tathā | na ca dharmasuto rājā kadācitkiñcidabravīt

He brought about the release of prisoners and the freeing of those condemned to death, and King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, never said a word about it.

Verse 18 (15.1.18)

विहारयात्रासु पुनः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः । सर्वान्कामानुपस्थाप्य धृतराष्ट्रे न्यवेदयत् ॥

vihārayātrāsu punaḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sarvānkāmānupasthāpya dhṛtarāṣṭre nyavedayat

On their pleasure excursions, King Yudhishthira of the Kurus would see to it that every wish was provided for and would present it all to Dhritarashtra.

Note on the text: First line = CE 15.1.16a. The second line is a recension variant (CE 15.1.16c reads sarvān kāmān mahātejāḥ pradadāv ambikāsute). Not matched automatically.

Verse 19 (15.1.19)

आरालिकाः सूपकारा रागषाडविकास्तथा । उपातिष्ठन्त राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं यथापुरम् ॥

ārālikāḥ sūpakārā rāgaṣāḍavikāstathā | upātiṣṭhanta rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yathāpuram

The cooks of dressed vegetables, the broth-makers and the makers of spiced relishes waited upon King Dhritarashtra as before.

Verse 20 (15.1.20)

वासांसि च महार्हाणि माल्यानि विविधानि च । उपाजह्रुर्यथाकालं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवाः ॥

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi mālyāni vividhāni ca | upājahruryathākālaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍavāḥ

The Pandavas brought Dhritarashtra costly garments and garlands of many kinds at the proper times.

Verse 21 (15.1.21)

मैरेयमधुमांसानि पानकानि लघूनि च । चित्रान्भक्ष्यविकारांश्च चक्रुस्तस्य यथा पुरा ॥

maireyamadhumāṃsāni pānakāni laghūni ca | citrānbhakṣyavikārāṃśca cakrustasya yathā purā

They prepared for him, as before, spiced liquors, honey and meats, light drinks, and dishes of many kinds.

Verse 22 (15.1.22)

ये चापि पृथिवीपालाः समाजग्मुस्ततस्ततः । उपातिष्ठन्त ते सर्वे कौरवेन्द्रं यथापुरा ॥

ye cāpi pṛthivīpālāḥ samājagmustatastataḥ | upātiṣṭhanta te sarve kauravendraṃ yathāpurā

The kings of the earth who came together from every quarter also waited upon the lord of the Kauravas as they had done before.

Verse 23 (15.1.23)

कुन्ती च द्रौपदी चैव सात्वती च यशस्विनी । उलूपी नागकन्या च देवी चित्राङ्गदा तथा ॥

kuntī ca draupadī caiva sātvatī ca yaśasvinī | ulūpī nāgakanyā ca devī citrāṅgadā tathā

Kunti and Draupadi, the renowned lady of the Satvata line, Ulupi the Naga princess, and the lady Chitrangada,

Verse 24 (15.1.24)

धृष्टकेतोश्च भगिनी जरासन्धसुता तथा । एताश्चान्याश्च बह्व्यो वै योषितः पुरुषर्षभ । किंकराः पर्युपातिष्ठन्सर्वाः सुबलजां तथा ॥

dhṛṣṭaketośca bhaginī jarāsandhasutā tathā | etāścānyāśca bahvyo vai yoṣitaḥ puruṣarṣabha | kiṃkarāḥ paryupātiṣṭhansarvāḥ subalajāṃ tathā

Dhrishtaketu's sister and Jarasandha's daughter: these and many other women, O best of men, all waited upon Gandhari, the daughter of Subala, as her attendants.

Note on the text: Not matched automatically (three-line verse). Lines = CE 15.1.22a, then star line 15.1.22b*0006_01 (etāś cānyāś ca bahvyo vai yoṣito bharatarṣabha), then 22c (kiṃkarāḥ smopatiṣṭhanti sarvāḥ subalajāṃ tathā).

Verse 25 (15.1.25)

यथा पुत्रवियुक्तोऽयं न किञ्चिद्दुःखमाप्नुयात् । इति तानन्वशाद्भातॄन्नित्यमेव युधिष्ठिरः ॥

yathā putraviyukto'yaṃ na kiñcidduḥkhamāpnuyāt | iti tānanvaśādbhātṝnnityameva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

"Let this man, bereft of his sons, suffer no sorrow of any kind" - so Yudhishthira always instructed his brothers.

Verse 26 (15.1.26)

एवं ते धर्मराजस्य श्रुत्वा वचनमर्थवत् । सविशेषमवर्तन्त भीममेकं तदा विना ॥

evaṃ te dharmarājasya śrutvā vacanamarthavat | saviśeṣamavartanta bhīmamekaṃ tadā vinā

Having heard these weighty words of the king of dharma, they all behaved toward Dhritarashtra with special care - all except Bhima.

Note on the text: Corrected सविशेषमवर्तन्ति → सविशेषमवर्तन्त (misprint in Wikisource; अवर्तन्ति is not a valid verb form; the critical edition has avartanta).

Verse 27 (15.1.27)

न हि तत्तस्य वीरस्य हृदयादपसर्पति । धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्ध्या यद्वृत्तं द्यूतमण्डले ॥

na hi tattasya vīrasya hṛdayādapasarpati | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya durbuddhyā yadvṛttaṃ dyūtamaṇḍale

For what Dhritarashtra, in his folly, had done in the gambling hall never left that hero's heart.

Note on the text: Second line is a recension variant (CE 15.1.25c reads dhṛtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yad vṛttaṃ dyūtakāritam).