Yudhishthira Is Consecrated and Arjuna Follows the Horse

Verse 1 (14.73.1)

दीक्षाकाले तु सम्प्राप्ते ततस्ते सुमहर्त्विजः । विधिवद्दीक्षयामासुरश्वमेधाय पार्थिवम् ॥

dīkṣākāle tu samprāpte tataste sumahartvijaḥ | vidhivaddīkṣayāmāsuraśvamedhāya pārthivam

When the time for the consecration had come, those eminent priests duly consecrated the king for the horse sacrifice.

Verse 2 (14.73.2)

कृत्वा स पशुमेधांश्च दीक्षितः पाण्डुनन्दनः । धर्मराजो महातेजाः सहर्त्विग्भिर्व्यरोचत ॥

kṛtvā sa paśumedhāṃśca dīkṣitaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ | dharmarājo mahātejāḥ sahartvigbhirvyarocata

Having performed the animal sacrifices, the son of Pandu, Dharmaraja, of great radiance, shone among his priests, now consecrated.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads पशुमेधांश्च (the animal sacrifices); the critical edition has पशुबन्धांश्च (the animal-binding rites), a recension variant, kept.

Verse 3 (14.73.3)

हयश्च हयमेधार्थं स्वयं स ब्रह्मवादिना । उत्सृष्टः शास्त्रविधिना व्यासेनामिततेजसा ॥

hayaśca hayamedhārthaṃ svayaṃ sa brahmavādinā | utsṛṣṭaḥ śāstravidhinā vyāsenāmitatejasā

And for the horse sacrifice the horse itself was released, according to the rule of the scripture, by Vyasa of immeasurable radiance, the expounder of the Veda.

Verse 4 (14.73.4)

स राजा राजधर्मेण दीक्षितो विबभौ तदा । हेममाली रुक्मकण्ठः प्रदीप्त इव पावकः ॥

sa rājā rājadharmeṇa dīkṣito vibabhau tadā | hemamālī rukmakaṇṭhaḥ pradīpta iva pāvakaḥ

The king, consecrated in keeping with a king's duty, shone then, wearing a golden garland and a golden necklace, blazing like fire.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads स राजा राजधर्मेण (CE: sa rājā dharmajo rājan), recension variant, kept.

Verse 5 (14.73.5)

कृष्णाजिनी दण्डपाणिः क्षौमवासाः स धर्मजः । विबभौ द्युतिमान्भूयः प्रजापतिरिवाध्वरे ॥

kṛṣṇājinī daṇḍapāṇiḥ kṣaumavāsāḥ sa dharmajaḥ | vibabhau dyutimānbhūyaḥ prajāpatirivādhvare

Clad in a black antelope skin, a staff in his hand, wearing linen, that son of Dharma shone with a radiance like that of Prajapati at the sacrifice.

Verse 6 (14.73.6)

तथैवास्यर्त्विजः सर्वे तुल्यवेषा विशांपते । बभूवुरर्जुनश्चापि प्रदीप्त इव पावकः ॥

tathaivāsyartvijaḥ sarve tulyaveṣā viśāṃpate | babhūvurarjunaścāpi pradīpta iva pāvakaḥ

In the same way all his priests, dressed alike, O lord of the people, were radiant, and Arjuna too blazed like fire.

Verse 7 (14.73.7)

श्वेताश्वः कपिकेतुश्च ससाराश्वं धनञ्जयः । विधिवत्पृथिवीपाल धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥

śvetāśvaḥ kapiketuśca sasārāśvaṃ dhanañjayaḥ | vidhivatpṛthivīpāla dharmarājasya śāsanāt

White-horsed Dhananjaya, whose banner bears the ape, followed the horse in due form, by the command of Yudhishthira, king of dharma.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads कपिकेतुश्च ससाराश्वम् (CE: kṛṣṇasāraṃ taṃ sasārāśvam), recension variant, kept.

Verse 8 (14.73.8)

क्षिपन्गाण्डिवं राजन्बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् । तमश्वं पृथिवीपाल मुदा युक्तः ससार च ॥

kṣipangāṇḍivaṃ rājanbaddhagodhāṅgulitravān | tamaśvaṃ pṛthivīpāla mudā yuktaḥ sasāra ca

Twanging the Gandiva, O king, with the finger-guard of iguana skin bound on, he followed that horse, O protector of the earth, full of joy.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki mark '**' before क्षिपन् (the critical edition has the form विक्षिपन्; क्षिपन् is good Sanskrit and is kept as the page's reading). Second line ends ससार च (CE: sasāra ha), recension variant, kept.

Verse 9 (14.73.9)

अनुमार्गं तदा राजन्नागमत्तत्पुरं विभो । द्रष्टुकामं कुरुश्रेष्ठं प्रयास्यन्तं धनञ्जयम् ॥

anumārgaṃ tadā rājannāgamattatpuraṃ vibho | draṣṭukāmaṃ kuruśreṣṭhaṃ prayāsyantaṃ dhanañjayam

Then, O king, that city came out along his route, eager to see the foremost of the Kurus, Dhananjaya, as he set forth.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रयास्यनतं → प्रयास्यन्तं (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the critical edition has prayāsyantaṃ). Wikisource reads अनुमार्गं (CE: ākumāraṃ); a footnote printed after the colophon (14-73-9, 'आकुमारं तदा राजन् इति झ.पाठः', the variant reading of one manuscript) is not added.

Verse 10 (14.73.10)

तेषामन्योन्यसम्मर्दादूष्मेव समाजायत । दिदृक्षूणां हयं तं च तं चैव हयसारिणम् ॥

teṣāmanyonyasammardādūṣmeva samājāyata | didṛkṣūṇāṃ hayaṃ taṃ ca taṃ caiva hayasāriṇam

From the mutual crush of those who longed to see the horse, and Arjuna, and the man who followed the horse, a heat seemed to arise.

Verse 11 (14.73.11)

ततः शब्दो महाराज दिशः खं प्रतिपूरयन् । बभूव प्रेक्षतां नॄणां कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम् ॥

tataḥ śabdo mahārāja diśaḥ khaṃ pratipūrayan | babhūva prekṣatāṃ nṝṇāṃ kuntīputraṃ dhanaṃjayam

Then, great king, a roar filling the quarters and the sky rose from the men as they gazed at Kunti's son Dhananjaya.

Note on the text: Corrected नॄमां → नॄणां (misprint in Wikisource; wrong akshara; the critical edition has nṝṇāṃ). Wikisource reads दिशः खं (CE: daśāśāḥ), recension variant, kept.

Verse 12 (14.73.12)

एष गच्छति कौन्तेयस्तुरगश्चैव दीप्तिमान् । समन्वेति महाबाहुः संस्पृशन्धनुरुत्तमम् ॥

eṣa gacchati kaunteyasturagaścaiva dīptimān | samanveti mahābāhuḥ saṃspṛśandhanuruttamam

"There goes Kunti's son, and the shining horse! The mighty-armed one follows it, touching his excellent bow."

Note on the text: The whole verse is the onlookers' cry (no heading printed); in the input it stayed under the narrator. Wikisource reads समन्वेति महाबाहुः संस्पृशन्धनुरुत्तमम् (CE: yam anveti mahābāhuḥ saṃspṛśan dhanur uttamam), recension variant, kept.

Verse 13 (14.73.13)

एवं शुश्राव वदतां गिरो जिष्णुरुदारधीः । स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु व्रजारिष्टं पुनश्चैहीति भारत ॥

evaṃ śuśrāva vadatāṃ giro jiṣṇurudāradhīḥ | svasti te'stu vrajāriṣṭaṃ punaścaihīti bhārata

Such were the words of the speakers that noble-minded Jishnu heard: "May you fare well; go unharmed, and come back again, O Bharata!"

Note on the text: First line is narration, second line the onlookers' words; kept under the page's heading.

Verse 14 (14.73.14)

अथापरे मनुष्येन्द्र पुरुषा वाक्यमब्रुवन् । नैनं पश्याम सम्मर्दे धनुरेतत्प्रदृश्यते ॥

athāpare manuṣyendra puruṣā vākyamabruvan | nainaṃ paśyāma sammarde dhanuretatpradṛśyate

Then other men, O lord of men, said: "We cannot see him in this crush, but this bow can be seen."

Note on the text: First line is narration, second line the onlookers' words; kept under the page's heading.

Verse 15 (14.73.15)

एतद्धि भीमनिर्ह्रादं विश्रुतं गाण्डिवं धनुः । स्वस्ति गच्छत्वरिष्टो वै पन्थानमकुतोभयम् । निवृत्तमेनं द्रक्ष्यामः पुनरेष्यति च ध्रुवम् ॥

etaddhi bhīmanirhrādaṃ viśrutaṃ gāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ | svasti gacchatvariṣṭo vai panthānamakutobhayam | nivṛttamenaṃ drakṣyāmaḥ punareṣyati ca dhruvam

"This is the famed bow Gandiva with its dreadful roar. May he go safely, unharmed, on a road with nothing to fear. We shall see him come back; he will surely return."

Note on the text: The whole verse is the onlookers' speech (no heading printed); in the input it stayed under the narrator. Third line reads निवृत्तमेनं द्रक्ष्यामः पुनरेष्यति च ध्रुवम् (CE 14,072.015e: nivṛttam enaṃ drakṣyāmaḥ punar evaṃ ca te 'bruvan), recension variant, kept.

Verse 16 (14.73.16)

एवमाद्या मनुष्याणां स्त्रीणां च भरतर्षभ । शुश्राव मधुरा वाचः पुनःपुनरुदारधीः ॥

evamādyā manuṣyāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca bharatarṣabha | śuśrāva madhurā vācaḥ punaḥpunarudāradhīḥ

Such sweet words of men and women, O best of the Bharatas, did the noble-minded one hear again and again.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads पुनःपुनरुदारधीः (CE: punaḥ punar udīritāḥ), recension variant, kept.

Verse 17 (14.73.17)

याज्ञवल्क्यस्य शिष्यश्च कुशलो यज्ञकर्मणि । प्रायात्पार्थेन सहितः शान्त्यर्थं वेदपारगः ॥

yājñavalkyasya śiṣyaśca kuśalo yajñakarmaṇi | prāyātpārthena sahitaḥ śāntyarthaṃ vedapāragaḥ

A pupil of Yajnavalkya, skilled in sacrificial rites and a master of the Vedas, went with Partha for the sake of the propitiatory rites.

Note on the text: The commentary gloss printed after the colophon (14-73-17, 'शिष्यः सोमश्रवाः', naming the pupil Somashravas) is not added.

Verse 18 (14.73.18)

ब्राह्मणाश्च महीपाल बहवो वेदपारगाः । अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं क्षत्रियाश्च विशाम्पते । विधिवत्पृथिवीपाल धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥

brāhmaṇāśca mahīpāla bahavo vedapāragāḥ | anujagmurmahātmānaṃ kṣatriyāśca viśāmpate | vidhivatpṛthivīpāla dharmarājasya śāsanāt

Many Brahmins too, O protector of the earth, masters of the Vedas, followed the great-souled one, and Kshatriyas, O lord of the people; duly, O protector of the earth, by the command of Yudhishthira, king of dharma.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 = CE 14.72.18a, 18c (Wikisource reads क्षत्रियाश्च विशाम्पते where the CE has क्षत्रियाश्च विशोऽपि च, recension variant). The input found no alignment, but CE 14.72.18 was listed as unmatched. The third line repeats the second line of verse 7 (14-73-7b) and has no place in the critical edition; kept as the page prints it.

Verse 19 (14.73.19)

पाण्डवैः पृथिवीमश्वो निर्जितामस्त्रतेजसा । चचार स महाराज यथादेशं च सत्तम ॥

pāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthivīmaśvo nirjitāmastratejasā | cacāra sa mahārāja yathādeśaṃ ca sattama

Over the earth the Pandavas had conquered by the power of their weapons, the horse ranged, great king, wherever it was directed, O best of men.

Note on the text: Second line reads यथादेशं च सत्तम (CE: yathādeśaṃ sa sattama), recension variant, kept.

Verse 20 (14.73.20)

तत्र युद्धानि वृत्तानि यान्यासन्पाण्डवस्य ह । तानि वक्ष्यामि ते वीर विचित्राणि महान्ति च ॥

tatra yuddhāni vṛttāni yānyāsanpāṇḍavasya ha | tāni vakṣyāmi te vīra vicitrāṇi mahānti ca

I shall tell you, O hero, of the battles that took place there for Pandu's son, marvellous and great.

Verse 21 (14.73.21)

स हयः पृथिवीं राजन्प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत । ससारोत्तरतः पूर्वं तन्निबोध महीपते ॥

sa hayaḥ pṛthivīṃ rājanpradakṣiṇamavartata | sasārottarataḥ pūrvaṃ tannibodha mahīpate

That horse, O king, went round the earth keeping it on its right; it went first to the north. Hear of that, O lord of the earth.

Note on the text: Corrected ससारेत्तरतः → ससारोत्तरतः (misprint in Wikisource; wrong sandhi vowel; the critical edition has sasārottarataḥ). Wikisource reads प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत (CE: pradakṣiṇam ariṃdama), recension variant, kept.

Verse 22 (14.73.22)

अवमृद्नन्स राष्ट्राणि पार्थिवानां हयोत्तमः । शनैस्तदा परिययौ श्वेताश्वश्च महारथः ॥

avamṛdnansa rāṣṭrāṇi pārthivānāṃ hayottamaḥ | śanaistadā pariyayau śvetāśvaśca mahārathaḥ

Trampling the realms of the kings, that best of horses went slowly then, with the great chariot-warrior of the white horses behind it.

Note on the text: Corrected अवमृद्रन् → अवमृद्नन् (misprint in Wikisource; wrong conjunct; the critical edition has avamṛdnan).

Verse 23 (14.73.23)

तत्र सङ्गणना नास्ति राज्ञामयुतशस्तदा । येऽयुध्यन्त महाराज क्षत्रिया हतबान्धवाः ॥

tatra saṅgaṇanā nāsti rājñāmayutaśastadā | ye'yudhyanta mahārāja kṣatriyā hatabāndhavāḥ

There was no counting the kings, in tens of thousands, who fought then, O great king, Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had been slain.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads सङ्गणना (CE: saṃkalanā), recension variant, kept.

Verse 24 (14.73.24)

किराता यवना राजन्बहवोऽसिधनुर्धराः । म्लेच्छाश्चान्ये बहुविधाः पूर्वं ये निकृता रणे ॥

kirātā yavanā rājanbahavo'sidhanurdharāḥ | mlecchāścānye bahuvidhāḥ pūrvaṃ ye nikṛtā raṇe

There were Kiratas and Yavanas, O king, many armed with swords and bows, and Mlecchas of many other kinds who had been defeated in battle before.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads यवना … बहवोऽसिधनुर्धराः … निकृताः (CE: vikṛtā … vinikṛtāḥ), recension variant, kept.

Verse 25 (14.73.25)

आर्याश्च पृथिवीपालाः प्रहृष्टनरवाहनाः । समीयुः पाण्डुपुत्रेण बहवो युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥

āryāśca pṛthivīpālāḥ prahṛṣṭanaravāhanāḥ | samīyuḥ pāṇḍuputreṇa bahavo yuddhadurmadāḥ

And Aryan kings too, their men and mounts exultant, many of them wild for battle, came together against Pandu's son.

Verse 26 (14.73.26)

एवं वृत्तानि युद्धानि तत्रतत्र महीपते । अर्जुनस्य महीपालैर्नानादेशसमागतैः ॥

evaṃ vṛttāni yuddhāni tatratatra mahīpate | arjunasya mahīpālairnānādeśasamāgataiḥ

So battles took place here and there, O lord of the earth, between Arjuna and kings who had come from many lands.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads नानादेशसमागतैः (CE: nānādeśanivāsibhiḥ), recension variant, kept.

Verse 27 (14.73.27)

यान्यत्र हयतो राजन्प्रवृत्तानि महान्ति च । तानि युद्धानि वक्ष्यामि कौन्तेयस्य तवानघ ॥

yānyatra hayato rājanpravṛttāni mahānti ca | tāni yuddhāni vakṣyāmi kaunteyasya tavānagha

The great battles that took place there on account of the horse, O king, those battles of Kunti's son I shall tell you of, sinless one.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads यान्यत्र हयतो राजन्प्रवृत्तानि (CE: yāni tūbhayato rājan prataptāni), recension variant, kept.