Dhritarashtra Consoles Yudhishthira on the Ganga Bank

Verse 1 (14.1.1)

कृतोदकस्तु राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं युधिष्ठिरः । पुरस्कृत्य महाबाहुरुत्तताराकुलेन्द्रियः ॥

kṛtodakastu rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | puraskṛtya mahābāhuruttatārākulendriyaḥ

Having made the water-offering, the mighty-armed Yudhishthira, his senses in turmoil, put King Dhritarashtra in front of him and came up out of the Ganga.

Note on the text: The opening invocation (input verse 1, 'श्रीवेदव्यासाय नमः । नारायणं नमस्कृत्य …') was dropped; it corresponds to CE star passage 14,000.000*0001. Wikisource reads कृतोदकस्तु where the critical edition has कृतोदकं तु (recension variant, kept).

Verse 2 (14.1.2)

उत्तीर्य तु महाबाहुर्बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः । पपात तीरे गङ्गाया व्याधविद्ध इव द्विपः ॥

uttīrya tu mahābāhurbāṣpavyākulalocanaḥ | papāta tīre gaṅgāyā vyādhaviddha iva dvipaḥ

Having come out, the mighty-armed king, his eyes clouded with tears, collapsed on the bank of the Ganga like an elephant pierced by a hunter.

Note on the text: First line reads महाबाहुर् (CE: महीपालो), a recension variant, kept.

Verse 3 (14.1.3)

तं सीदमानं जग्राह भीमः कृष्णेन चोदितः । मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं कृष्णः परबलार्दनः ॥

taṃ sīdamānaṃ jagrāha bhīmaḥ kṛṣṇena coditaḥ | maivamityabravīccainaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ parabalārdanaḥ

As he sank down, Bhima, urged on by Krishna, caught hold of him; and Krishna, the crusher of hostile armies, said to him, "Not so."

Verse 4 (14.1.4)

तमार्तं पतितं भूमौ श्वसन्तं च पुनः पुनः । ददृशुः पार्थिवा राजन्धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tamārtaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau śvasantaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ | dadṛśuḥ pārthivā rājandharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

O king, the rulers saw Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, lying afflicted on the ground, breathing hard again and again.

Note on the text: Corrected तदृशुः → ददृशुः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped reduplication; the critical edition has dadṛśuḥ).

Verse 5 (14.1.5)

तं दृष्ट्वा दीनमनसं गतसत्वं नरेश्वरम् । भूयः शोकसमाविष्टाः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā dīnamanasaṃ gatasatvaṃ nareśvaram | bhūyaḥ śokasamāviṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samupāviśan

Seeing the king despondent, his strength gone, the Pandavas, overcome again by grief, sat down beside him.

Note on the text: Corrected त दृष्ट्वा → तं दृष्ट्वा (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; the critical edition has taṃ dṛṣṭvā). Removed stray footnote letter क after पाण्डवाः.

Verse 6 (14.1.6)

राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रस्तं तथा दीनो महाभुजम् । वाक्यमाह महाबुद्धिः प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नरेश्वरम् ॥

rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭrastaṃ tathā dīno mahābhujam | vākyamāha mahābuddhiḥ prajñācakṣurnareśvaram

And King Dhritarashtra, the wise, whose only sight was wisdom, himself downcast, spoke to that mighty-armed lord of men.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match; this is the variant of CE 14,001.006 (rājā ca dhṛtarāṣṭras tam upāsīno mahābhujaḥ / vākyam āha mahāprājño mahāśokaprapīḍitam).

Verse 7 (14.1.7)

उत्तिष्ठ कुरुशार्दूल कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम् । क्षत्रधर्मेण कौन्तेय जितेयमवनी त्वया ॥

uttiṣṭha kuruśārdūla kuru kāryamanantaram | kṣatradharmeṇa kaunteya jiteyamavanī tvayā

Rise, tiger of the Kurus, and do what must now be done. By the warrior's dharma, son of Kunti, this earth has been won by you.

Note on the text: Speaker: Wikisource prints no new heading; Dhritarashtra's speech begins here (verse 7 introduces it) and runs to the end of the adhyaya.

Verse 8 (14.1.8)

भुङ्क्ष्व सार्धं भ्रातृभिस्तां सुहृद्भिश्च जनेश्वर । शोचितव्यं न पश्यामि त्वया धर्मभृतां वर ॥

bhuṅkṣva sārdhaṃ bhrātṛbhistāṃ suhṛdbhiśca janeśvara | śocitavyaṃ na paśyāmi tvayā dharmabhṛtāṃ vara

Enjoy it with your brothers and your friends, O lord of men. I see no reason for you to grieve, O best of those who uphold dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected भुङ्क्ष → भुङ्क्ष्व (misprint in Wikisource; dropped conjunct element; the critical edition has bhuṅkṣva). Separated the run-together धर्मभृतांवर into two words.

Verse 9 (14.1.9)

शोचितव्यं मया चैव गान्धार्या च महीपते । ययोः पुत्रशतं नष्टं स्वप्नलब्धं यथा धनम् ॥

śocitavyaṃ mayā caiva gāndhāryā ca mahīpate | yayoḥ putraśataṃ naṣṭaṃ svapnalabdhaṃ yathā dhanam

It is I and Gandhari who ought to grieve, O lord of the earth, whose hundred sons are lost, like wealth gained in a dream.

Note on the text: Variant of CE 14,001.009 (second line there: putrair vihīno rājyena svapnalabdhadhano yathā); the alignment found no match.

Verse 10 (14.1.10)

अश्रुत्वा हितकामस्य विदुरस्य महात्मनः । वाक्यानि सुमहार्थानि परितप्यामि दुर्मतिः ॥

aśrutvā hitakāmasya vidurasya mahātmanaḥ | vākyāni sumahārthāni paritapyāmi durmatiḥ

Foolish as I am, I did not listen to the weighty words of the great-souled Vidura, who wished me well, and now I burn with remorse.

Verse 11 (14.1.11)

उक्तवान्विदुरो यन्मां धर्मात्मा दिव्यदर्शनः । दुर्योधनापराधेन कुलं ते विनशिष्यति ॥

uktavānviduro yanmāṃ dharmātmā divyadarśanaḥ | duryodhanāparādhena kulaṃ te vinaśiṣyati

The righteous Vidura, who saw with divine vision, told me: "Through Duryodhana's fault your family will perish.

Verse 12 (14.1.12)

स्वस्ति चेदिच्छसे राजन्कुलस्य कुरु मे वचः । वध्यतामेष दुष्टात्मा मन्दो राजा सुयोधनः ॥

svasti cedicchase rājankulasya kuru me vacaḥ | vadhyatāmeṣa duṣṭātmā mando rājā suyodhanaḥ

If you wish well-being for your family, O king, do as I say: let this wicked and foolish King Suyodhana be put to death.

Verse 13 (14.1.13)

कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चैव नैनं पश्यतु कर्हिचित् । द्यूतसङ्घातमप्येषामप्रमादेन वारय ॥

karṇaśca śakuniścaiva nainaṃ paśyatu karhicit | dyūtasaṅghātamapyeṣāmapramādena vāraya

Let Karna and Shakuni never see him, and take care to put a stop to their gatherings for the dice.

Verse 14 (14.1.14)

अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥

abhiṣecaya rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | sa pālayiṣyati vaśī dharmeṇa pṛthivīmimām

Install the righteous Yudhishthira as king; self-controlled, he will protect this earth with dharma.

Verse 15 (14.1.15)

अथ नेच्छसि राजानं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । विनाशमुपयास्यन्ति तव पुत्रा न संशयः । मेढीभूतः स्वयं राज्यं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पार्थिव ॥

atha necchasi rājānaṃ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | vināśamupayāsyanti tava putrā na saṃśayaḥ | meḍhībhūtaḥ svayaṃ rājyaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva pārthiva

But if you do not want Kunti's son Yudhishthira as king, your sons will surely come to ruin; so make yourself the central post that supports all, and take the kingdom yourself, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected विनाशमुपयास्तन्ति → विनाशमुपयास्यन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition's star line has upayāsyanti). Removed the backtick and quote marks around the middle line. First and third lines = CE 14,001.015a and 015c; the middle line = CE star passage 14,001.015b*0004_01.

Verse 16 (14.1.16)

समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु वर्तमानं नराधिप । अनुजीवन्तु सर्वे त्वां ज्ञातयो ज्ञातिवर्धन ॥

samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu vartamānaṃ narādhipa | anujīvantu sarve tvāṃ jñātayo jñātivardhana

Let all your kinsmen live in dependence on you, who deal equally with all beings, O increaser of your kin."

Note on the text: Corrected ज्ञातिवर्धंन → ज्ञातिवर्धन (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara; the critical edition has jñātivardhana).

Verse 17 (14.1.17)

एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेय विदुरे दीर्घदर्शिनि । दुर्योधनमहं पापमन्ववर्तं वृथामतिः ॥

evaṃ bruvati kaunteya vidure dīrghadarśini | duryodhanamahaṃ pāpamanvavartaṃ vṛthāmatiḥ

While far-sighted Vidura was speaking in this way, O son of Kunti, I, foolish in judgment, went on following the wicked Duryodhana.

Verse 18 (14.1.18)

अश्रुत्वा तस्य धीरस्य वाक्यानि मधुराण्यहम् । फलं प्राप्य महद्दुःखं निमग्नः शोकसागरे ॥

aśrutvā tasya dhīrasya vākyāni madhurāṇyaham | phalaṃ prāpya mahadduḥkhaṃ nimagnaḥ śokasāgare

Because I did not listen to the sweet words of that steadfast man, I have reaped their fruit, great suffering, and I am sunk in an ocean of grief.

Note on the text: Wikisource has धीरस्य where the critical edition has वीरस्य (recension variant, kept).

Verse 19 (14.1.19)

वृद्धौ हि तेऽद्य पितरौ पश्य नौ दुःखितौ नृप । न शोचितव्यं भवता पश्यामीह जनाधिप ॥

vṛddhau hi te'dya pitarau paśya nau duḥkhitau nṛpa | na śocitavyaṃ bhavatā paśyāmīha janādhipa

Look, O king: we, your aged parents, are in sorrow. Even so, O ruler of men, I see no reason for you to grieve.