Yudhishthira Opens His Treasury to Dhritarashtra

Verse 1 (15.13.1)

भीम ज्येष्ठो गुरुर्मे त्वं नातोऽन्यद्वक्तुमुत्सहे । धृतराष्ट्रस्तु राजर्षिः सर्वथा मानमर्हति ॥

bhīma jyeṣṭho gururme tvaṃ nāto'nyadvaktumutsahe | dhṛtarāṣṭrastu rājarṣiḥ sarvathā mānamarhati

Arjuna said: "Bhima, you are my elder and my teacher; I dare not say more than this: Dhritarashtra, the royal sage, deserves honour in every way.

Note on the text: Corrected नातोऽन्यद्वमुक्तुमुत्सहे → नातोऽन्यद्वक्तुमुत्सहे (misprint in Wikisource; garbled syllables; CE nāto 'nyad vaktum utsahe). Corrected धृताराष्ट्रस्तु → धृतराष्ट्रस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; stray long ā).

Verse 2 (15.13.2)

न स्मरन्त्यपराद्धानि स्मरन्ति सुकृतान्यपि । असंभिन्नार्थमर्यादाः साधवः पुरुषोत्तमाः ॥

na smarantyaparāddhāni smaranti sukṛtānyapi | asaṃbhinnārthamaryādāḥ sādhavaḥ puruṣottamāḥ

Good men, the best of men, do not remember wrongs done to them; they remember kindnesses, and they never overstep the bounds of what is right."

Verse 3 (15.13.3)

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा फल्गुनस्य महात्मनः । विदुरं प्राह धर्मात्मा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā phalgunasya mahātmanaḥ | viduraṃ prāha dharmātmā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Hearing these words of the great-souled Phalguna, Yudhishthira, the righteous son of Kunti, said to Vidura:

Note on the text: Speaker: Wikisource carries the heading Arjuna over this verse; it is narration and is given to Vaishampayana. Not in the critical edition's text: it is the star passage 15.18.2d*0043 (two lines, 0043_01 and 0043_02).

Verse 4 (15.13.4)

इदं मद्वचनात्क्षत्तः कौरवं ब्रूहि पार्थिवम् । यावदिच्छति पुत्राणां दातुं तावद्ददाम्यहम् ॥

idaṃ madvacanātkṣattaḥ kauravaṃ brūhi pārthivam | yāvadicchati putrāṇāṃ dātuṃ tāvaddadāmyaham

Yudhishthira said: "Kshattri, tell the Kaurava king this from me: as much as he wishes to give on behalf of his sons, I shall give that much.

Note on the text: Speaker: Wikisource carries the heading Arjuna over verses 4–5; this is Yudhishthira's message to Vidura (introduced by the narration in verse 3), so it is given to Yudhishthira.

Verse 5 (15.13.5)

भीष्मादीनां च सर्वेषां सुहृदामुपकारिणाम् । मम कोशादिति विभो मा भूद्भीमः सुदुर्मनाः ॥

bhīṣmādīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ suhṛdāmupakāriṇām | mama kośāditi vibho mā bhūdbhīmaḥ sudurmanāḥ

And for Bhishma and all his other friends and benefactors, let it be given from my treasury, O lord; let Bhima not be sore at heart."

Verse 6 (15.13.6)

इत्युक्त्वा धर्मराजस्तमर्जुनं प्रत्यपूजयत् । भीमसेनः कटाक्षेण वीक्षांचक्रे धनंजयम् ॥

ityuktvā dharmarājastamarjunaṃ pratyapūjayat | bhīmasenaḥ kaṭākṣeṇa vīkṣāṃcakre dhanaṃjayam

Having said this, Dharmaraja honoured Arjuna in return; Bhimasena looked at Dhananjaya out of the corner of his eye.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads इत्युक्त्वा where the critical edition has इत्युक्ते (recension variant, kept).

Verse 7 (15.13.7)

ततः स विदुरं धीमान्वाक्यमाह युधिष्ठिरः । न भीमसेने कोपं स नृपतिः कर्तुमर्हति ॥

tataḥ sa viduraṃ dhīmānvākyamāha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | na bhīmasene kopaṃ sa nṛpatiḥ kartumarhati

Then the wise Yudhishthira said to Vidura: "The king should not be angry with Bhimasena.

Note on the text: Corrected भीमसेन कोपं → भीमसेने कोपं (misprint in Wikisource; the locative ending is required; CE bhīmasene kopaṃ). The first line is narration and the second Yudhishthira's words; the verse is kept whole under the narrator, as in the critical edition.

Verse 8 (15.13.8)

परिक्लिष्टो हि भीमस्तु हिमवृष्ट्यातपादिभिः । दुःखैर्बहुविधैर्धीमानरण्ये विदितं तव ॥

parikliṣṭo hi bhīmastu himavṛṣṭyātapādibhiḥ | duḥkhairbahuvidhairdhīmānaraṇye viditaṃ tava

Bhima has been sorely tried in the forest by snow, rain, heat and many other hardships, wise as he is; you know it.

Note on the text: Speaker: Wikisource's heading (Vaishampayana) covers verses 6–13; verses 8–13 are Yudhishthira's message to Vidura, so they are given to Yudhishthira. Wikisource reads परिक्लिष्टो हि भीमस्तु where the critical edition has भीमोऽयम् (recension variant, kept).

Verse 9 (15.13.9)

किंतु मद्वचनाद्ब्रूहि राजानं भरतर्षभम् । यद्यदिच्छसि यावच्च गृह्यतां मद्गृहादिति ॥

kiṃtu madvacanādbrūhi rājānaṃ bharatarṣabham | yadyadicchasi yāvacca gṛhyatāṃ madgṛhāditi

But tell the king, best of the Bharatas, in my name: 'Whatever you wish, and as much as you wish, take it from my house.'

Verse 10 (15.13.10)

यन्मात्सर्यमयं भीमः करोति भृशदुःखितः । न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यमिति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः ॥

yanmātsaryamayaṃ bhīmaḥ karoti bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ | na tanmanasi kartavyamiti vācyaḥ sa pārthivaḥ

'Whatever grudge Bhima bears in his deep sorrow, he should not take to heart' — so is that king to be told.

Verse 11 (15.13.11)

यन्ममास्ति धनं किञ्चिदर्जुनस्य च वेश्मनि । तस्य स्वामी महाराज इति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः ॥

yanmamāsti dhanaṃ kiñcidarjunasya ca veśmani | tasya svāmī mahārāja iti vācyaḥ sa pārthivaḥ

'Whatever wealth I have, and whatever is in Arjuna's house, the great king is master of it' — so is that king to be told.

Verse 12 (15.13.12)

ददातु राजा विप्रेभ्यो यथेष्टं क्रियतां व्ययः । पुत्राणां सुहृदां चैव गच्छत्वानृण्यमद्य सः ॥

dadātu rājā viprebhyo yatheṣṭaṃ kriyatāṃ vyayaḥ | putrāṇāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva gacchatvānṛṇyamadya saḥ

'Let the king give to the Brahmins as he wishes, let the spending be made; and let him today be free of his debt to his sons and friends.'

Verse 13 (15.13.13)

इदं चापि शरीरं मे तवायत्तं जनाधिप । धनानि चेति विद्धि त्वं क्षत्तर्नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥

idaṃ cāpi śarīraṃ me tavāyattaṃ janādhipa | dhanāni ceti viddhi tvaṃ kṣattarnāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

'This body of mine too, O lord of the people, is yours to command, and my wealth likewise; of this, Kshattri, you may be sure — there is no doubt in it.'"