Krishna Arrives and Delivers Arjuna's Message

Verse 1 (14.87.1)

समागतान्वेदविदो राज्ञश्च पृथिवीश्वरान् । दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनमभाषत ॥

samāgatānvedavido rājñaśca pṛthivīśvarān | dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhīmasenamabhāṣata

Seeing the Veda-knowers and the kings of the earth who had assembled, King Yudhishthira said to Bhimasena:

Note on the text: Wikisource's first two verses (14-87-1 and 14-87-2) were merged into one four-line row in the input; split here by the page's own labels (14-87-1a,b and 14-87-2a,b). The page prints no speaker heading for this adhyaya (the cell before the first verse is blank); the narrator Vaishampayana is assumed, as in the critical edition ("vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca"). Line 2 reads भीमसेनमभाषत against the critical edition's भीमसेनमथाब्रवीत् (bhīmasenam athābravīt); recension variant, kept.

Verse 2 (14.87.2)

उपयाता नरव्याघ्रा य एते पृथिवीश्वराः । एतेषां क्रियतां पूजा पूजार्हा हि नराधिपाः ॥

upayātā naravyāghrā ya ete pṛthivīśvarāḥ | eteṣāṃ kriyatāṃ pūjā pūjārhā hi narādhipāḥ

"These tigers among men, these lords of the earth, have come. Let honour be paid to them, for kings deserve honour."

Note on the text: Wikisource's first two verses (14-87-1 and 14-87-2) were merged into one four-line row in the input; split here by the page's own labels (14-87-1a,b and 14-87-2a,b). Spoken by Yudhishthira. Wikisource reads य एते पृथिवीश्वराः and पूजार्हा हि नराधिपाः against the critical edition's य इमे जगदीश्वराः and …नरेश्वराः; recension variants, kept.

Verse 3 (14.87.3)

इत्युक्तः स तथा चक्रे नरेन्द्रेण यशस्विना । भीमसेनो महातेजा यमाभ्यां सह पाण्डवः ॥

ityuktaḥ sa tathā cakre narendreṇa yaśasvinā | bhīmaseno mahātejā yamābhyāṃ saha pāṇḍavaḥ

Thus told by the glorious king, the greatly radiant Pandava Bhimasena did so, together with the twins.

Verse 4 (14.87.4)

अथाभ्यगच्छद्गोविन्दो वृष्णिभिः सह धर्मजम् । बलदेवं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वप्राणभूतां वरः ॥

athābhyagacchadgovindo vṛṣṇibhiḥ saha dharmajam | baladevaṃ puraskṛtya sarvaprāṇabhūtāṃ varaḥ

Then Govinda, the best of all living beings, came to Yudhishthira with the Vrishnis, putting Baladeva in front,

Note on the text: The critical edition has three star lines after line 1 (14,088.004b*0167_01-03) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 5 (14.87.5)

युयुधानेन सहितः प्रद्युम्नेन गदेन च । निशठेनाथ सांबेन तथैव कृतवर्मणा ॥

yuyudhānena sahitaḥ pradyumnena gadena ca | niśaṭhenātha sāṃbena tathaiva kṛtavarmaṇā

accompanied by Yuyudhana, Pradyumna, Gada, Nishatha, Samba and Kritavarman.

Verse 6 (14.87.6)

तेषामपि परां पूजां चक्रे भीमो महारथः । विविशुस्ते च वेश्मानि रत्नवन्ति च सर्वशः ॥

teṣāmapi parāṃ pūjāṃ cakre bhīmo mahārathaḥ | viviśuste ca veśmāni ratnavanti ca sarvaśaḥ

Bhima, the great chariot-warrior, paid them too the highest honour, and they entered houses that were rich with jewels on every side.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads भीमो महारथः against the critical edition's भीमो महाभुजः (bhīmo mahābhujaḥ); line 2 reads रत्नवन्ति च सर्वशः against …नरर्षभाः; recension variants, kept.

Verse 7 (14.87.7)

युधिष्ठिरसमीपे तु कथान्ते मधुसूदनः । अर्जुनं कथयामास बहुसङ्ग्रामकर्शितम् ॥

yudhiṣṭhirasamīpe tu kathānte madhusūdanaḥ | arjunaṃ kathayāmāsa bahusaṅgrāmakarśitam

In Yudhishthira's presence, at the close of a conversation, Madhusudana spoke of Arjuna, worn out by many battles.

Verse 8 (14.87.8)

स तं पप्रच्छ कौन्तेयः पुनःपुनररिंदमम् । धर्मजः शक्रजं जिष्णुं समाचष्ट जगत्पतिः ॥

sa taṃ papraccha kaunteyaḥ punaḥpunarariṃdamam | dharmajaḥ śakrajaṃ jiṣṇuṃ samācaṣṭa jagatpatiḥ

Kunti's son, the son of Dharma, kept asking him again and again about the subduer of foes, Jishnu, Indra's son; and the lord of the world told him.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रपच्छ → पप्रच्छ (misprint in Wikisource; the perfect of प्रच्छ is पप्रच्छ; the critical edition reads papraccha). Line 2 reads धर्मजः शक्रजं जिष्णुं समाचष्ट जगत्पतिः against the critical edition's धर्मराड् भ्रातरं जिष्णुं समाचष्ट जगत्पतिः (dharmarāḍ bhrātaraṃ jiṣṇuṃ samācaṣṭa jagatpatiḥ); recension variant, kept.

Verse 9 (14.87.9)

आगमद्द्वारकावासी समाप्तः पुरुषो नृप । योऽद्राक्षीत्पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ बहुसङ्ग्रामकर्शितम् ॥

āgamaddvārakāvāsī samāptaḥ puruṣo nṛpa | yo'drākṣītpāṇḍavaśreṣṭha bahusaṅgrāmakarśitam

"A man who lives in Dvaraka has come, O king, his errand done; he saw the best of the Pandavas worn out by many battles.

Note on the text: Not headed on the page; this is Krishna's reply (the critical edition has the same speech after "samācaṣṭa jagatpatiḥ"). Line 1 reads समाप्तः against the critical edition's मम आप्तः (mamāptaḥ, 'trusted by me'); समाप्त is a valid word ('having finished his errand'), so the Wikisource reading is kept.

Verse 10 (14.87.10)

समीपे च महाबाहुमाचष्ट च मम प्रभो । कुरु कार्याणि कौन्तेय हयमेधार्थसिद्धये ॥

samīpe ca mahābāhumācaṣṭa ca mama prabho | kuru kāryāṇi kaunteya hayamedhārthasiddhaye

And near that mighty-armed one, he told me, O lord: 'Kaunteya, do what must be done for the success of the horse sacrifice.'"

Verse 11 (14.87.11)

इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचैनं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । दिष्ट्या स कुशली जिष्णुरुपायाति च माधव ॥

ityuktaḥ pratyuvācainaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | diṣṭyā sa kuśalī jiṣṇurupāyāti ca mādhava

Thus addressed, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira answered him: "By good fortune Jishnu is well and is on his way, Madhava.

Note on the text: Line 2 (the beginning of Yudhishthira's reply) reads दिष्ट्या स कुशली जिष्णुरुपायाति च माधव against the critical edition's …जिष्णुर् उपयाति; the same sense, kept. Narration and speech share the verse, so the narrator keeps it.

Verse 12 (14.87.12)

यदिदं संदिदेशास्मिन्पाण्डवानां बलाग्रणीः । तदाख्यातमिहेच्छामि भवता यदुनन्दन ॥

yadidaṃ saṃdideśāsminpāṇḍavānāṃ balāgraṇīḥ | tadākhyātamihecchāmi bhavatā yadunandana

I wish you, descendant of Yadu, to tell me what that leader of the Pandava forces has commissioned you to say."

Note on the text: Line 1 reads यदिदं संदिदेशास्मिन् against the critical edition's तव यत् संदिदेशासौ (tava yat saṃdideśāsau); recension variant, kept.

Verse 13 (14.87.13)

इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन वृष्ण्यन्धकपतिस्तदा । प्रोवाचेदं वचो वाग्मी धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

ityukto dharmarājena vṛṣṇyandhakapatistadā | provācedaṃ vaco vāgmī dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Thus addressed by Dharmaraja, the lord of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, the eloquent one, then spoke these words to the righteous Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन against the critical edition's इत्युक्ते राजशार्दूल (ity ukte rājaśārdūla); recension variant, kept.

Verse 14 (14.87.14)

इदमाह महाराज पार्थवाक्यं नरेश्वरः । वाच्यो युधिष्ठिरः कृष्ण काले वाक्यमिदं मम ॥

idamāha mahārāja pārthavākyaṃ nareśvaraḥ | vācyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṛṣṇa kāle vākyamidaṃ mama

"This, great king, is the message of Partha that the lord of men gave me: 'Krishna, this word of mine is to be told to Yudhishthira at the proper time:

Note on the text: Line 1 reads पार्थवाक्यं नरेश्वरः against the critical edition's पार्थवाक्यं नरः सः मां (pārthavākyaṃ naraḥ sa mām, 'that man said to me this word of Partha'); recension variant, kept. The speaker is Krishna reporting a message.

Verse 15 (14.87.15)

आगमिष्यन्ति राजानः सर्वे वै कौरवर्षभ । प्राप्तानां महतां पूजा कार्या ह्येतत्क्षमं हि नः ॥

āgamiṣyanti rājānaḥ sarve vai kauravarṣabha | prāptānāṃ mahatāṃ pūjā kāryā hyetatkṣamaṃ hi naḥ

All the kings will come, O best of the Kauravas. Honour must be paid to those great ones who arrive; that is fitting for us.

Note on the text: Not matched above threshold: the critical edition's 14.88.15 (āgamiṣyanti rājānaḥ sarvataḥ kauravān prati / teṣām ekaikaśaḥ pūjā kāryety etat kṣamaṃ hi naḥ) is the same verse in different wording (आगमिष्यन्ति राजानः सर्वे वै कौरवर्षभ / प्राप्तानां महतां पूजा कार्या ह्येतत्क्षमं हि नः); recension variant, kept.

Verse 16 (14.87.16)

इत्येतद्वचनाद्राजा विज्ञाप्यो मम मानद । तथा चात्ययिकं न स्याद्यदर्घाहरणेऽभवत् ॥

ityetadvacanādrājā vijñāpyo mama mānada | tathā cātyayikaṃ na syādyadarghāharaṇe'bhavat

So, through this message, the king is to be informed on my behalf, O honourer of others, so that no such mishap occurs as happened at the bringing of the arghya.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads तथा चात्ययिकं न स्याद्यदर्घाहरणेऽभवत् against the critical edition's न तदात्ययिकं हि स्याद् यदर्घ्यानयने भवेत् (na tad ātyayikaṃ hi syād yad arghyānayane bhavet); recension variant, kept.

Verse 17 (14.87.17)

कर्तुमर्हति तद्राजा भवांश्चाप्यनुमन्यताम् । राजद्वेषान्न नश्येयुरिमा राजन्पुनः प्रजाः ॥

kartumarhati tadrājā bhavāṃścāpyanumanyatām | rājadveṣānna naśyeyurimā rājanpunaḥ prajāḥ

The king ought to do this, and you too must approve it, so that these subjects may not perish again through enmity between kings.'

Note on the text: Line 2 reads राजद्वेषान्न नश्येयुरिमा राजन्पुनः प्रजाः against the critical edition's राजद्वेषाद् विनश्येयुर् नेमा राजन् प्रजाः पुनः; recension variant, kept.

Verse 18 (14.87.18)

इदमन्यच्च कौन्तेय वचः स पुरुषोऽब्रवीत् । धनंजयस्य नृपते तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥

idamanyacca kaunteya vacaḥ sa puruṣo'bravīt | dhanaṃjayasya nṛpate tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu

"The man said this other thing too, Kaunteya, from Dhananjaya; listen as I tell it to you, O king:

Verse 19 (14.87.19)

उपयास्यति यज्ञं नो मणलूरपतिर्नृपः । पुत्रो मम महातेजा दयितो बभ्रुवाहनः ॥

upayāsyati yajñaṃ no maṇalūrapatirnṛpaḥ | putro mama mahātejā dayito babhruvāhanaḥ

'My son, the greatly radiant, dear Babhruvahana, king and lord of Manalura, will come to our sacrifice.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads मणलूरपतिर्नृपः against the critical edition's मणिपूरपतिर्नृपः (maṇipūrapatir nṛpaḥ); Manalura is a variant name of the same city, kept.

Verse 20 (14.87.20)

तं भवान्मदपेक्षार्थं विधिवत्प्रतिपूजयेत् । स तु भक्तोऽनुरक्तश्च मम नित्यमिति प्रभो ॥

taṃ bhavānmadapekṣārthaṃ vidhivatpratipūjayet | sa tu bhakto'nuraktaśca mama nityamiti prabho

You should duly honour him for my sake, for he is devoted and ever attached to me, O lord.'"

Verse 21 (14.87.21)

इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । अभिनन्द्यास्य तद्वाक्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | abhinandyāsya tadvākyamidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Hearing these words, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira welcomed that message and spoke as follows.