Yudhishthira Is Consoled and Enters Hastinapura

Verse 1 (14.14.1)

एवं बहुविधैर्वाक्यैर्मुनिभिस्तैस्तपोधनैः । समाश्वस्त राजर्षिर्हतबन्धुर्युधिष्ठिरः ॥

evaṃ bahuvidhairvākyairmunibhistaistapodhanaiḥ | samāśvasta rājarṣirhatabandhuryudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Thus, by the many kinds of words of those sages, rich in austerity, the royal sage Yudhishthira, whose kinsmen had been slain, was comforted.

Note on the text: Corrected हितबन्धुर् → हतबन्धुर् (misprint in Wikisource; the sense is Yudhishthira whose kinsmen were slain, as in the critical edition).

Verse 2 (14.14.2)

सोऽनुनीतो भगवता विष्टरश्रवसा स्वयम् । द्वैपायनेन कृष्णेन देवस्थानेन चाभिभूः ॥

so'nunīto bhagavatā viṣṭaraśravasā svayam | dvaipāyanena kṛṣṇena devasthānena cābhibhūḥ

The conquering king was consoled by the blessed Vishtarashrava himself, by Dvaipayana Krishna, and by Devasthana,

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्णेनि → कृष्णेन (misprint in Wikisource; instrumental of Krishna agreeing with द्वैपायनेन).

Verse 3 (14.14.3)

नारदेनाथ भीमेन नकुलेन च पार्थिव । कृष्णया सहदेवेन विजयेन च धीमता ॥

nāradenātha bhīmena nakulena ca pārthiva | kṛṣṇayā sahadevena vijayena ca dhīmatā

and by Narada, by Bhima, by Nakula, O lord of the earth, by Draupadi, by Sahadeva, and by the wise Vijaya (Arjuna),

Verse 4 (14.14.4)

अन्यैश्च पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्ब्राह्मणैः शास्त्रदृष्टिभिः । व्यजहाच्छोकजं दुःखं सन्तापं चैव मानसम् ॥

anyaiśca puruṣavyāghrairbrāhmaṇaiḥ śāstradṛṣṭibhiḥ | vyajahācchokajaṃ duḥkhaṃ santāpaṃ caiva mānasam

and by other Brahmins, tigers among men, who saw by the light of the scriptures. He cast off the sorrow born of grief and the torment of his mind.

Verse 5 (14.14.5)

अर्चयामास देवांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्च युधिष्ठिरः । कृत्वाऽथ प्रेतकार्याणि सर्वेषां कुरुनन्दनः । अन्वशासच्च धर्मात्मा पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम् ॥

arcayāmāsa devāṃśca brāhmaṇāṃśca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | kṛtvā'tha pretakāryāṇi sarveṣāṃ kurunandanaḥ | anvaśāsacca dharmātmā pṛthivīṃ sāgarāmbarām

Yudhishthira worshipped the gods and the Brahmins. Having performed the funeral rites for all of them, that delight of the Kurus, the righteous-souled king, then ruled the earth girdled by the seas.

Note on the text: CE 14.14.5 has the same three lines but reads bandhūnāṃ sa punar nṛpaḥ in the second.

Verse 6 (14.14.6)

प्रशान्तचेताः कौरव्यः स्वराज्यं प्राप्य केवलम् । व्यासं च नारदं चैव तांश्चान्यानब्रवीन्नृपः ॥

praśāntacetāḥ kauravyaḥ svarājyaṃ prāpya kevalam | vyāsaṃ ca nāradaṃ caiva tāṃścānyānabravīnnṛpaḥ

With a tranquil mind, the Kuru king, having gained his own kingdom entire, said to Vyasa, to Narada and to the others:

Verse 7 (14.14.7)

आश्वासितोऽहं प्राग्वृद्धैर्भवद्भिर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः । न सूक्ष्ममपि मे किञ्चिद्व्यलीकमिह विद्यते ॥

āśvāsito'haṃ prāgvṛddhairbhavadbhirmunipuṅgavaiḥ | na sūkṣmamapi me kiñcidvyalīkamiha vidyate

"You, foremost of sages, my elders, have comforted me; not the slightest distress remains in me now.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here; the speech (verses 7-11) is Yudhishthira's, and the page's next heading (verse 12) returns to Vaishampayana.

Verse 8 (14.14.8)

अर्थश्च सुमहान्प्राप्तो येन यक्ष्यामि देवताः । पुरस्कृत्याद्य भवतः समानेष्यामहे मखम् ॥

arthaśca sumahānprāpto yena yakṣyāmi devatāḥ | puraskṛtyādya bhavataḥ samāneṣyāmahe makham

I have gained great wealth, with which I shall sacrifice to the gods. With you at our head, we shall now bring the sacrifice together.

Verse 9 (14.14.9)

हिमवन्तं त्वया गुप्ता गमिष्यामः पितामह । बह्वाश्चर्यो हि देशः स श्रूयते द्विजसत्तम ॥

himavantaṃ tvayā guptā gamiṣyāmaḥ pitāmaha | bahvāścaryo hi deśaḥ sa śrūyate dvijasattama

Protected by you, grandsire, we shall go to the Himalaya, for that land, best of the twice-born, is said to be full of wonders.

Note on the text: CE 14.14.9 has an extra star line after the first line (14.14.9b*0032_01, tathā vidhatsva viprarṣe tvayyāyattaḥ sa me kratuḥ) that this text lacks.

Verse 10 (14.14.10)

तथा भगवता चित्रं कल्याणं बहु भाषितम् । देवर्षिणा नारदेन देवस्थानेन चैव ह ॥

tathā bhagavatā citraṃ kalyāṇaṃ bahu bhāṣitam | devarṣiṇā nāradena devasthānena caiva ha

The blessed one, the divine sage Narada, and Devasthana have also spoken to me much that is wondrous and auspicious.

Verse 11 (14.14.11)

नाभागधेयः पुरुषः कश्चिदेवंविधान्गुरून् । लभते व्यसनं प्राप्य सुहृदः साधुसम्मतान् ॥

nābhāgadheyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścidevaṃvidhāngurūn | labhate vyasanaṃ prāpya suhṛdaḥ sādhusammatān

An unlucky man, fallen into calamity, never finds such elders, friends honoured by the good."

Verse 12 (14.14.12)

एवमुक्तास्तु ते राज्ञा सर्व एव महर्षयः । अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य राजानं तथोभौ कृष्णफल्गुनौ ॥

evamuktāstu te rājñā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | abhyanujñāpya rājānaṃ tathobhau kṛṣṇaphalgunau

Thus addressed by the king, all those great sages, after taking leave of the king and of both Krishna and Phalguna,

Note on the text: CE 14.14.12 has three lines; its third line (paśyatām eva sarveṣāṃ tatraivādarśanaṃ yayuḥ) stands as the first line of the next verse here.

Verse 13 (14.14.13)

पश्यतामेव सर्वेषां तत्रैवादर्शनं ययुः । ततो धर्मसुतो राजा तत्रैवोपाविशत्प्रभुः ॥

paśyatāmeva sarveṣāṃ tatraivādarśanaṃ yayuḥ | tato dharmasuto rājā tatraivopāviśatprabhuḥ

vanished right there while everyone looked on. Then the king, the son of Dharma, the lord, sat down in that very place.

Note on the text: First line is CE 14.14.12e, second line is CE 14.14.13a.

Verse 14 (14.14.14)

एवं नातिमहान्कालः स तेषां संन्यवर्तत । कुर्वतां शौचकार्याणि भीष्मस्य निधने तदा । महादानानि विप्रेभ्यो ददतामौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥

evaṃ nātimahānkālaḥ sa teṣāṃ saṃnyavartata | kurvatāṃ śaucakāryāṇi bhīṣmasya nidhane tadā | mahādānāni viprebhyo dadatāmaurdhvadehikam

In this way no great time passed for them as they performed the rites of purification for Bhishma's death and gave great gifts to the Brahmins for his funeral rites.

Note on the text: Lines map to CE 14.14.13c, 14.14.14a and 14.14.14c (with variants).

Verse 15 (14.14.15)

भीष्मकर्णपुरोगाणां कुरूणां कुरुसत्तम । सहितो धृतराष्ट्रेण स ददावौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥

bhīṣmakarṇapurogāṇāṃ kurūṇāṃ kurusattama | sahito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa sa dadāvaurdhvadehikam

O best of the Kurus, together with Dhritarashtra he gave the funeral offerings for the Kurus headed by Bhishma and Karna.

Verse 16 (14.14.16)

ततो दत्त्वा बहुधनं विप्रेभ्यः पाण्डवर्षभः । धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य विवेश गजसाह्वयम् ॥

tato dattvā bahudhanaṃ viprebhyaḥ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya viveśa gajasāhvayam

Then, having given much wealth to the Brahmins, the best of the Pandavas entered Hastinapura, placing Dhritarashtra at his head.

Note on the text: Corrected धृताराष्ट्रं → धृतराष्ट्रं (misprint in Wikisource; the king's name has a short ta). Corrected पुरुस्कृत्य → पुरस्कृत्य (misprint in Wikisource; the word is पुरस्कृत्य).