Yudhishthira Seeks His Elders' Blessing Before Battle

Verse 1 (6.43.1)

गीता सुगीता कर्तव्या किमन्यैः शास्त्रसंग्रहैः । या स्वयं पद्मनाभस्य मुखपद्माद्विनिःसृता ॥

gītā sugītā kartavyā kimanyaiḥ śāstrasaṃgrahaiḥ | yā svayaṃ padmanābhasya mukhapadmādviniḥsṛtā

The Gita should be well studied and well sung; what need is there of other collections of scripture? It came forth from the lotus mouth of Padmanabha himself.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as star passage 6.40.78d*0113, lines 1–2 (gītā sugītā kartavyā kim anyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ / yā ceyaṃ padmanābhasya mukhapadmād viniḥsṛtā), printed after the Gita's last verse (6.40.78). A fuller version is in its Appendix I No. 3 (lines 104–105: gītāḥ sugītāḥ kartavyāḥ kim anyaiḥ śāstrasaṃgrahaiḥ). Corrected सुखपद्माद् → मुखपद्माद् (misprint in Wikisource; स for म, "from the lotus of his mouth"; the critical edition's apparatus reads mukhapadmād). The page heads verses 1–5 with वैशंपायन उवाच; the critical edition prints vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca only before *0113 (verses 1–3).

Verse 2 (6.43.2)

सर्वशास्त्रमयी गीता सर्वदेवमयो हरिः । सर्वतीर्थमयी गङ्गा सर्ववेदमयो मनुः ॥

sarvaśāstramayī gītā sarvadevamayo hariḥ | sarvatīrthamayī gaṅgā sarvavedamayo manuḥ

The Gita holds all the scriptures; Hari holds all the gods; the Ganga holds all the sacred fords; Manu holds all the Vedas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as star passage 6.40.78d*0113, lines 3–4, printed after the Gita's last verse (6.40.78). Corrected सर्वदेवमयो मनुः → सर्ववेदमयो मनुः (misprint in Wikisource; the last quarter repeats line 1's सर्वदेवमयो by eye-skip, देव for वेद; the critical edition's apparatus reads sarvavedamayo manuḥ).

Verse 3 (6.43.3)

गीता गङ्गा च गायत्री गोविन्देति हृदि स्थिते । चतुर्गकारसंयुक्ते पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥

gītā gaṅgā ca gāyatrī govindeti hṛdi sthite | caturgakārasaṃyukte punarjanma na vidyate

When the Gita, the Ganga, the Gayatri and Govinda, the four that begin with "ga", dwell in the heart, there is no rebirth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as star passage 6.40.78d*0113, lines 5–6 (reading gaṅgā gītā ca), printed after the Gita's last verse (6.40.78).

Verse 4 (6.43.4)

षट्शतानि सविंशानि श्लोकानां प्राह केशवः । अर्जुनः सप्तपञ्चाशत्सप्तषष्टिं तु सञ्जयः ॥

ṣaṭśatāni saviṃśāni ślokānāṃ prāha keśavaḥ | arjunaḥ saptapañcāśatsaptaṣaṣṭiṃ tu sañjayaḥ

Keshava spoke six hundred and twenty verses, Arjuna fifty-seven, and Sanjaya sixty-seven;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as star passage 6.40.78d*0112, lines 1–2 (reading saptaṣaṣṭis for सप्तषष्टिं), printed after the Gita's last verse (6.40.78). In the critical edition's apparatus *0112 comes before the vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca of *0113; the page prints it after.

Verse 5 (6.43.5)

धृतराष्ट्रः श्लोकमेकं गीताया मानमुच्यते । भारतामृतसर्वस्वगीताया मथितस्य च । सारमुद्धृत्य कृष्णेन अर्जुनस्य मुखे हुतम् ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ślokamekaṃ gītāyā mānamucyate | bhāratāmṛtasarvasvagītāyā mathitasya ca | sāramuddhṛtya kṛṣṇena arjunasya mukhe hutam

and Dhritarashtra one: this is said to be the measure of the Gita. The Gita is the whole treasure of the nectar of the Bharata; Krishna churned it, drew out its essence and poured it as an offering into Arjuna's mouth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). A three-line verse as the page prints it (5a–c): line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 6.40.78d*0112, line 3; lines 2–3 are its star passage 6.40.78d*0114, lines 1–2 (both printed after the Gita's last verse, 6.40.78).

Verse 6 (6.43.6)

ततो धनंजयं दृष्ट्वा बाणगाण्डीवधारिणम् । पुनरेव महानादं व्यसृजन्त महारथाः ॥

tato dhanaṃjayaṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṇagāṇḍīvadhāriṇam | punareva mahānādaṃ vyasṛjanta mahārathāḥ

Then, seeing Dhananjaya holding his arrows and the Gandiva bow, the great chariot-warriors once more let out a mighty roar.

Note on the text: Corrected महारथाःक → महारथाः (misprint in Wikisource; stray क after the visarga; the critical edition reads mahārathāḥ). The critical edition's star passage 6.41.1*0115 (Arjuna, awakened by Vishnu, takes up his weapons again), printed before this verse, is not on the page.

Verse 7 (6.43.7)

पाण्डवाः सोमकाश्चैव ये चैषामनुयायिनः । दध्मुश्च मुदिताः शङ्खान्वीराः सागरसंभवान् ॥

pāṇḍavāḥ somakāścaiva ye caiṣāmanuyāyinaḥ | dadhmuśca muditāḥ śaṅkhānvīrāḥ sāgarasaṃbhavān

The Pandavas, the Somakas and those who followed them, heroes all, joyfully blew their sea-born conches.

Verse 8 (6.43.8)

ततो भेर्यश्च पेश्यश्च क्रकचा गोविषाणिकाः । सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त ततः शब्दो महानभूत् ॥

tato bheryaśca peśyaśca krakacā goviṣāṇikāḥ | sahasaivābhyahanyanta tataḥ śabdo mahānabhūt

Then kettledrums, peshis, krakachas and cow-horn trumpets were struck all at once, and a great din arose.

Verse 9 (6.43.9)

तथा देवाः सगन्धर्वाः पितरश्च जनाधिप । सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च समीयुस्ते दिदृक्षया ॥

tathā devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pitaraśca janādhipa | siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca samīyuste didṛkṣayā

So too the gods with the Gandharvas, and the ancestors, O lord of men, and the hosts of Siddhas and Charanas gathered there, eager to watch.

Verse 10 (6.43.10)

ऋषयश्च महाभागाः पुरस्कृत्य शतक्रतुम् । समीयुस्तत्र सहिता द्रष्टुं तद्वैशसं महत् ॥

ṛṣayaśca mahābhāgāḥ puraskṛtya śatakratum | samīyustatra sahitā draṣṭuṃ tadvaiśasaṃ mahat

And the illustrious seers, with Shatakratu (Indra) at their head, came together there to see that great slaughter.

Note on the text: Corrected द्रुष्टुं → द्रष्टुं (misprint in Wikisource; द्रु for द्र; the critical edition reads draṣṭuṃ).

Verse 11 (6.43.11)

ते सेने स्तिमिते सज्जे वीक्षमाणे परस्परम् । गङ्गायमुनयोर्वेगो यथैवैत्य परस्परम् ॥

te sene stimite sajje vīkṣamāṇe parasparam | gaṅgāyamunayorvego yathaivaitya parasparam

The two armies stood still and ready, gazing at each other, like the currents of the Ganga and the Yamuna as they come together.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records verses 11–12 in its apparatus as the star passage 6.41.5d*0116 (this verse is lines 1–2, reading stimite cāstāṃ and vegau). The page marks verses 11–12 off with a backtick and a closing quote mark (its sign for an interpolated passage); the stray backtick was removed. Corrected सञ्जे → सज्जे (misprint in Wikisource; ञ्ज for ज्ज, "ready").

Verse 12 (6.43.12)

एवं प्रवृत्ते ते सेने निःशब्दे जनसंसदि । चित्रे पट इवालेख्ये दर्शनीयतरे शुभे ॥

evaṃ pravṛtte te sene niḥśabde janasaṃsadi | citre paṭa ivālekhye darśanīyatare śubhe

Thus arrayed, the two armies stood silent in that great gathering of men, like a picture painted on cloth, lovely and most splendid to behold.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as the star passage 6.41.5d*0116, lines 3–4. The page's closing quote mark (ending the marked passage) and its doubled danda were removed. Corrected प्रवत्ते → प्रवृत्ते (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ृ; the critical edition's apparatus reads pravṛtte).

Verse 13 (6.43.13)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समवस्थिते । ते सेने सागरप्रख्ये मुहुः प्रज्वलिते नृप ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya samavasthite | te sene sāgaraprakhye muhuḥ prajvalite nṛpa

Then Yudhishthira, seeing the two armies drawn up for battle, vast as the ocean and flashing again and again, O king,

Verse 14 (6.43.14)

विमुच्य कवचं वीरो निक्षिप्य च वरायुधम् । अवरुह्य रथात्क्षिप्रं पद्भ्यामेव कृताञ्जलिः ॥

vimucya kavacaṃ vīro nikṣipya ca varāyudham | avaruhya rathātkṣipraṃ padbhyāmeva kṛtāñjaliḥ

the hero took off his armour, laid down his fine weapon, stepped quickly down from his chariot and went on foot, his palms joined.

Note on the text: Corrected पद्म्यामेव → पद्भ्यामेव (misprint in Wikisource; म्य for भ्य, "on foot"; the critical edition reads padbhyām eva).

Verse 15 (6.43.15)

पितामहमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । वाग्यतः प्रययौ धीरः प्राङ्मुखो रिपुवाहिनीम् ॥

pitāmahamabhiprekṣya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | vāgyataḥ prayayau dhīraḥ prāṅmukho ripuvāhinīm

His eyes fixed on the grandsire, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, steadfast and silent, walked eastward towards the enemy host.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राङ्भुखो → प्राङ्मुखो (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; the critical edition reads prāṅmukho).

Verse 16 (6.43.16)

तं प्रयान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । अवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽन्वयात् ॥

taṃ prayāntamabhiprekṣya kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nvayāt

Seeing him go, Kunti's son Dhananjaya quickly got down from his chariot and followed him with his brothers.

Note on the text: Corrected अभिप्रेभ्य → अभिप्रेक्ष्य (misprint in Wikisource; भ्य for क्ष्य; the critical edition reads abhiprekṣya).

Verse 17 (6.43.17)

वासुदेवश्च भगवान्पृष्ठतोऽनुजगाम तम् । तथा मुख्याश्च राजानस्तच्चित्ता जग्मुरुत्सुकाः ॥

vāsudevaśca bhagavānpṛṣṭhato'nujagāma tam | tathā mukhyāśca rājānastaccittā jagmurutsukāḥ

The blessed Vasudeva followed behind him, and so did the leading kings, anxious, their minds fixed on him.

Verse 18 (6.43.18)

किं ते व्यवसितं राजन्यदस्मानपहाय वै । पद्भ्यामेव प्रयातोऽसि प्राङ्मुखो रिपुवाहिनीम् ॥

kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ rājanyadasmānapahāya vai | padbhyāmeva prayāto'si prāṅmukho ripuvāhinīm

What have you resolved, O king, that you leave us behind and go on foot, facing east, towards the enemy host?

Note on the text: Corrected प्रद्म्यामेव → पद्भ्यामेव (misprint in Wikisource; intrusive र् and म्य for भ्य, "on foot"; the critical edition reads padbhyām eva).

Verse 19 (6.43.19)

क्व गमिष्यसि राजेन्द्र निक्षिप्तकवचायुधः । दंशितेष्वरिसैन्येषु भ्रातॄनुत्सृज्य पार्थिव ॥

kva gamiṣyasi rājendra nikṣiptakavacāyudhaḥ | daṃśiteṣvarisainyeṣu bhrātṝnutsṛjya pārthiva

Where will you go, king of kings, with your armour and weapons laid aside, abandoning your brothers, O lord of the earth, while the enemy troops stand clad in mail?

Verse 20 (6.43.20)

एवं गते त्वयि ज्येष्ठे मम भ्रातरि भारत । भीर्मे दुनोति हृदयं ब्रूहि गन्ता भवान्क्व नु ॥

evaṃ gate tvayi jyeṣṭhe mama bhrātari bhārata | bhīrme dunoti hṛdayaṃ brūhi gantā bhavānkva nu

When you, my eldest brother, go off like this, O Bharata, fear torments my heart. Tell me, where are you going?

Note on the text: Corrected भीमे → भीर्मे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र्; "fear torments my heart", as in the critical edition's bhīr me dunoti hṛdayam; भीमे "in Bhima" gives no sense in Nakula's words).

Verse 21 (6.43.21)

अस्मिन्रणसमूहे वै वर्तमाने महाभये । उत्सृज्य क्व नु गन्तासि शत्रूनभिमुखो नृप ॥

asminraṇasamūhe vai vartamāne mahābhaye | utsṛjya kva nu gantāsi śatrūnabhimukho nṛpa

While this great and fearful clash of battle is at hand, where will you go, O king, leaving us and heading towards the enemy?

Verse 22 (6.43.22)

एवमाभाष्यमाणोऽपि भ्रातृभिः कुरुनन्दनः । नोवाच वाग्यतः किंचिद्गच्छत्येव युधिष्ठिरः ॥

evamābhāṣyamāṇo'pi bhrātṛbhiḥ kurunandanaḥ | novāca vāgyataḥ kiṃcidgacchatyeva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Though his brothers spoke to him thus, the delight of the Kurus said nothing; keeping silent, Yudhishthira simply walked on.

Verse 23 (6.43.23)

तानुवाच महाप्राज्ञो वासुदेवो महामनाः । अभिप्रायोऽस्य विज्ञातो मयेति प्रहसन्निव ॥

tānuvāca mahāprājño vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ | abhiprāyo'sya vijñāto mayeti prahasanniva

Then the wise and great-minded Vasudeva said to them, as if smiling: "I know what he intends."

Verse 24 (6.43.24)

एष भीष्मं तथा द्रोणं गौतमं शल्यमेव च । अनुमान्य गुरून्सर्वान्योत्स्यते पार्थिवोऽरिभिः ॥

eṣa bhīṣmaṃ tathā droṇaṃ gautamaṃ śalyameva ca | anumānya gurūnsarvānyotsyate pārthivo'ribhiḥ

He will take leave of all his elders, Bhishma, Drona, Gautama (Kripa) and Shalya, and then this king will fight his enemies.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 24–26 are Vasudeva's own words to the Pandavas, announced in verse 23, so they are given to Vasudeva (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 25 (6.43.25)

श्रूयते हि पुराकल्पे गुरूनननुमान्य यः । युध्यते स भवेद्व्यक्तमपध्यातो महत्तरैः ॥

śrūyate hi purākalpe gurūnananumānya yaḥ | yudhyate sa bhavedvyaktamapadhyāto mahattaraiḥ

For it is heard in the ancient lore that whoever fights without first gaining the consent of his elders surely falls under the displeasure of those greater than he.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 24–26 are Vasudeva's own words to the Pandavas, announced in verse 23, so they are given to Vasudeva (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 26 (6.43.26)

अनुमान्य यथाशास्त्रं यस्तु युध्येन्महत्तरैः । ध्रुवस्तस्य जयो युद्धे भवेदिति मतिर्मम ॥

anumānya yathāśāstraṃ yastu yudhyenmahattaraiḥ | dhruvastasya jayo yuddhe bhavediti matirmama

But one who fights his superiors after gaining their consent as the scriptures direct is sure of victory in battle; that is my view.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 24–26 are Vasudeva's own words to the Pandavas, announced in verse 23, so they are given to Vasudeva (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 27 (6.43.27)

एवं ब्रुवति कृष्णेऽत्र धार्तराष्ट्रचमूं प्रति । हाहाकारो महानासीन्निःशब्दास्त्वपरेऽभवन् ॥

evaṃ bruvati kṛṣṇe'tra dhārtarāṣṭracamūṃ prati | hāhākāro mahānāsīnniḥśabdāstvapare'bhavan

As Krishna was saying this, a great cry of "Alas!" arose towards the army of Dhritarashtra's sons, while others fell silent.

Verse 28 (6.43.28)

दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरं दूराद्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिकाः । मिथः संकथयांचक्रुरेषो हि कुलपांसनः ॥

dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dūrāddhārtarāṣṭrasya sainikāḥ | mithaḥ saṃkathayāṃcakrureṣo hi kulapāṃsanaḥ

Seeing Yudhishthira from afar, the soldiers of Dhritarashtra's son talked among themselves: "This man is the disgrace of his line!"

Verse 29 (6.43.29)

व्यक्तं भीत इवाभ्येति राजासौ भीष्ममन्तिकम् । युधिष्ठिरः ससोदर्यः शरणार्थं प्रयाचकः ॥

vyaktaṃ bhīta ivābhyeti rājāsau bhīṣmamantikam | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sasodaryaḥ śaraṇārthaṃ prayācakaḥ

Plainly this king Yudhishthira is coming up to Bhishma with his brothers as if in fear, a suppliant seeking refuge.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 29–31 are the Kaurava soldiers' own talk, begun at the end of verse 28 (मिथः संकथयांचक्रुः), so they are given to the soldiers (सैनिका ऊचुः; the critical edition prints no heading).

Verse 30 (6.43.30)

धनञ्जये कथं नाथे पाण्डवे च वृकोदरे । नकुले सहदेवे च भीतिरभ्येति पाण्डवम् ॥

dhanañjaye kathaṃ nāthe pāṇḍave ca vṛkodare | nakule sahadeve ca bhītirabhyeti pāṇḍavam

With Dhananjaya to protect him, and the Pandava Vrikodara, and Nakula and Sahadeva, how can fear come upon this Pandava?

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 29–31 are the Kaurava soldiers' own talk, begun at the end of verse 28 (मिथः संकथयांचक्रुः), so they are given to the soldiers (सैनिका ऊचुः; the critical edition prints no heading).

Verse 31 (6.43.31)

न नूनं क्षत्रियकुले जातः संप्रथिते भुवि । यथाऽस्य हृदयं भीतमल्पसत्त्वस्य संयुगे ॥

na nūnaṃ kṣatriyakule jātaḥ saṃprathite bhuvi | yathā'sya hṛdayaṃ bhītamalpasattvasya saṃyuge

Surely he was not born into a kshatriya family renowned on earth, since this faint-hearted man's heart is so afraid in battle.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 29–31 are the Kaurava soldiers' own talk, begun at the end of verse 28 (मिथः संकथयांचक्रुः), so they are given to the soldiers (सैनिका ऊचुः; the critical edition prints no heading). Corrected अल्पसत्वस्य → अल्पसत्त्वस्य (misprint in Wikisource; त्व for त्त्व; the critical edition reads alpasattvasya).

Verse 32 (6.43.32)

ततस्ते सैनिकाः सर्वे प्रशंसन्ति स्म कौरवान् । हृष्टाः सुमनसो भूत्वा चेलानि दुधुवुश्च ह ॥

tataste sainikāḥ sarve praśaṃsanti sma kauravān | hṛṣṭāḥ sumanaso bhūtvā celāni dudhuvuśca ha

Then all those soldiers praised the Kauravas; delighted and glad at heart, they waved their garments.

Verse 33 (6.43.33)

व्यनिन्दंश्च तथा सर्वे योधास्तव विशांपते । युधिष्ठिरं ससोदर्यं सहितं केशवेन हि ॥

vyanindaṃśca tathā sarve yodhāstava viśāṃpate | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sasodaryaṃ sahitaṃ keśavena hi

And all your warriors, O lord of the people, likewise reviled Yudhishthira together with his brothers and Keshava.

Note on the text: Corrected केशवनेन → केशवेन (misprint in Wikisource; intrusive न; the critical edition reads keśavena).

Verse 34 (6.43.34)

ततस्तत्कौरवं सैन्यं धिक्कृत्वा तु युधिष्ठिरम् । निःशब्दमभवत्तूर्णं पुनरेव विशांपते ॥

tatastatkauravaṃ sainyaṃ dhikkṛtvā tu yudhiṣṭhiram | niḥśabdamabhavattūrṇaṃ punareva viśāṃpate

Then that Kaurava army, having cried shame on Yudhishthira, quickly fell silent once more, O lord of the people.

Note on the text: Corrected धिक्वृत्वा → धिक्कृत्वा (misprint in Wikisource; क्वृ for क्कृ; the critical edition reads dhikkṛtvā).

Verse 35 (6.43.35)

किं नु वक्ष्यति राजाऽसौ किं भीष्मः प्रतिवक्ष्यति । किं भीमः समरश्लाघी किं नु कृष्णार्जुनाविति ॥

kiṃ nu vakṣyati rājā'sau kiṃ bhīṣmaḥ prativakṣyati | kiṃ bhīmaḥ samaraślāghī kiṃ nu kṛṣṇārjunāviti

"What will that king say? What will Bhishma answer? What will Bhima, who glories in battle, and what will Krishna and Arjuna say?"

Note on the text: Corrected वक्ष्याति → वक्ष्यति (misprint in Wikisource; stray ā; the critical edition reads vakṣyati). The questions are the unspoken doubt of both armies (closed by इति and taken up in verse 36), so the verse stays with the narrator.

Verse 36 (6.43.36)

विवक्षितं किमस्येति संशयः सुमहानभूत् । उभयोः सेनयो राजन्युधिष्ठिरकृते तदा ॥

vivakṣitaṃ kimasyeti saṃśayaḥ sumahānabhūt | ubhayoḥ senayo rājanyudhiṣṭhirakṛte tadā

"What does he mean to say?" So great a doubt arose then in both armies, O king, on Yudhishthira's account.

Note on the text: Corrected उभयो → उभयोः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga, "of both"; the critical edition reads ubhayoḥ).

Verse 37 (6.43.37)

सोऽवगाह्य चमूं शत्रोः शरशक्तिसमाकुलाम् । भीष्ममेवाभ्ययात्तूर्णं भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥

so'vagāhya camūṃ śatroḥ śaraśaktisamākulām | bhīṣmamevābhyayāttūrṇaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ

Plunging into the enemy army, which bristled with arrows and spears, he went swiftly straight to Bhishma, surrounded by his brothers.

Note on the text: Corrected भीष्ममेवाभ्यात् → भीष्ममेवाभ्ययात् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped य leaves the quarter a syllable short; the critical edition reads bhīṣmam evābhyayāt).

Verse 38 (6.43.38)

तमुवाच ततः पादौ कराभ्यां पीड्य पाण्डवः । भीष्मं शान्तनवं राजा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥

tamuvāca tataḥ pādau karābhyāṃ pīḍya pāṇḍavaḥ | bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ rājā yuddhāya samupasthitam

Then the Pandava king clasped with his hands the feet of Bhishma, son of Shantanu, who stood ready for battle, and spoke to him.

Note on the text: Corrected कारभ्यां → कराभ्यां (misprint in Wikisource; ā on the wrong syllable, "with both hands"; the critical edition reads karābhyāṃ).

Verse 39 (6.43.39)

आमन्त्रये त्वां दुर्धर्ष त्वया योत्स्यामहे सह । अनुजानीहि मां तात आशिषश्च प्रयोजय ॥

āmantraye tvāṃ durdharṣa tvayā yotsyāmahe saha | anujānīhi māṃ tāta āśiṣaśca prayojaya

I have come to take my leave of you, unassailable one: we must fight against you. Give me your permission, dear father, and bestow your blessings on me.

Note on the text: Corrected अनजानीहि → अनुजानीहि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped u-sign, "give me leave"; the critical edition reads anujānīhi). Line 1 ends differently from the critical edition (6.41.32b yotsye tāta tvayā saha); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 40 (6.43.40)

यद्येवं नाभिगच्छेथा युधि मां पृथिवीपते । शपेयं त्वां महाराज परीभावाय भारत ॥

yadyevaṃ nābhigacchethā yudhi māṃ pṛthivīpate | śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parībhāvāya bhārata

Had you not come to me like this before the battle, lord of the earth, I would have cursed you to humiliation, great king, O Bharata.

Verse 41 (6.43.41)

प्रीतोऽहं पुत्र युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि पाण्डव । यत्तेऽभिलषितं चान्यत्तदवाप्नुहि संयुगे ॥

prīto'haṃ putra yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi pāṇḍava | yatte'bhilaṣitaṃ cānyattadavāpnuhi saṃyuge

I am pleased, my son. Fight, and win victory, Pandava. And whatever else you desire, may you gain it in battle.

Verse 42 (6.43.42)

व्रियतां च वरः पार्थ किमस्मत्तोऽभिकाङ्क्षसि । एवं गते महाराज न तवास्ति पराजयः ॥

vriyatāṃ ca varaḥ pārtha kimasmatto'bhikāṅkṣasi | evaṃ gate mahārāja na tavāsti parājayaḥ

Choose a boon, Partha: what do you wish from me? Things being so, great king, there will be no defeat for you.

Verse 43 (6.43.43)

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् । इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥

arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit | iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ

A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is no one's slave. This is the truth, great king: I am bound to the Kauravas by wealth.

Verse 44 (6.43.44)

अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद्वाक्यं ब्रवीमि कुरुनन्दन । भृतोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरव्य युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥

atastvāṃ klībavadvākyaṃ bravīmi kurunandana | bhṛto'smyarthena kauravya yuddhādanyatkimicchasi

That is why I speak to you like a eunuch, delight of the Kurus: I am kept by the Kauravas' wealth, O Kauravya. Apart from my fighting, what do you want?

Note on the text: Corrected भृतोऽस्त्म्यर्थेन → भृतोऽस्म्यर्थेन (misprint in Wikisource; intrusive त्; the critical edition reads 'smy arthena). भृतः ("maintained") for the critical edition's hṛtaḥ is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 45 (6.43.45)

मन्त्रयस्व महाबाहो हितैषी मम नित्यशः । युध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे ममैष सततं वरः ॥

mantrayasva mahābāho hitaiṣī mama nityaśaḥ | yudhyasva kauravasyārthe mamaiṣa satataṃ varaḥ

Counsel me, mighty-armed one, you who always wish me well. Fight for the Kaurava's sake; this is always my request.

Verse 46 (6.43.46)

राजन्किमत्र साह्यं ते करोमि कुरुनन्दन । कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे ब्रूहि यत्ते विवक्षितम् ॥

rājankimatra sāhyaṃ te karomi kurunandana | kāmaṃ yotsye parasyārthe brūhi yatte vivakṣitam

King, what help can I give you here, delight of the Kurus? I will indeed fight on the other side. Tell me what you wish to say.

Verse 47 (6.43.47)

कथं जयेयं संग्रामे भवन्तमपराजितम् । एतन्मे मन्त्रय हितं यदि श्रेयः प्रपश्यसि ॥

kathaṃ jayeyaṃ saṃgrāme bhavantamaparājitam | etanme mantraya hitaṃ yadi śreyaḥ prapaśyasi

How may I defeat you in battle, you who have never been defeated? Advise me on this for my good, if you see what is best.

Verse 48 (6.43.48)

नैनं पश्यामि कौन्तेय यो मां युध्यन्तमाहवे । विजयेत पुमान्कश्चित्साक्षादपि शतक्रतुः ॥

nainaṃ paśyāmi kaunteya yo māṃ yudhyantamāhave | vijayeta pumānkaścitsākṣādapi śatakratuḥ

I see no man, son of Kunti, who could defeat me as I fight in battle, not even Shatakratu (Indra) himself.

Note on the text: Corrected कश्तित् → कश्चित् (misprint in Wikisource; त for च; the critical edition reads kaś cid).

Verse 49 (6.43.49)

हन्त पृच्छामि तस्मात्त्वां पितामह नमोऽस्तु ते । वधोपायं ब्रवीहि त्वमात्मनः समरे परैः ॥

hanta pṛcchāmi tasmāttvāṃ pitāmaha namo'stu te | vadhopāyaṃ bravīhi tvamātmanaḥ samare paraiḥ

Then I ask you this, grandsire, bowing to you: tell me the means by which you yourself may be slain by your enemies in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected नमोस्तु → नमोऽस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha, as the page itself prints it in verse 65; the critical edition reads namo 'stu). वधोपायं for the critical edition's jayopāyaṃ is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 50 (6.43.50)

न स्म तं तात पश्यामि समरे यो जयेत माम् । न तावन्मृत्युकालोऽपि पुनरागमनं कुरु ॥

na sma taṃ tāta paśyāmi samare yo jayeta mām | na tāvanmṛtyukālo'pi punarāgamanaṃ kuru

I see no one, my son, who could conquer me in battle. Nor has even the time of my death yet come. Come back to me again.

Verse 51 (6.43.51)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो वाक्यं भीष्मस्य कुरुनन्दन । शिरसा प्रतिजग्राह भूयस्तमभिवाद्य च ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro vākyaṃ bhīṣmasya kurunandana | śirasā pratijagrāha bhūyastamabhivādya ca

Then Yudhishthira accepted Bhishma's words with bowed head, O delight of the Kurus, and, saluting him once more,

Verse 52 (6.43.52)

प्रायात्पुनर्महाबाहुराचार्यस्य रथं प्रति । पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां मध्येन भ्रातृभिः सह ॥

prāyātpunarmahābāhurācāryasya rathaṃ prati | paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ madhyena bhrātṛbhiḥ saha

the mighty-armed one went on with his brothers to the teacher's chariot, through the midst of all the armies as they looked on.

Verse 53 (6.43.53)

स द्रोणमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् । उवाच राजा दुर्धर्षमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः ॥

sa droṇamabhivādyātha kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam | uvāca rājā durdharṣamātmaniḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ

Saluting Drona and walking around him with his right side towards him, the king spoke to the unassailable teacher words meant for his own good.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment matched this verse to 6.41.72 (the parallel verse about Shalya, which is this adhyaya's verse 79); it is the critical edition's 6.41.46 (sa droṇam abhivādyātha), whose उवाच वाचा for उवाच राजा is a variant. Corrected कृत्वं → कृत्वा (misprint in Wikisource; anusvara for ā; the critical edition reads kṛtvā).

Verse 54 (6.43.54)

आमन्त्रये त्वां भगवन्योत्स्ये विगतकल्मषः । कथं जये रिपून्सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वया द्विज ॥

āmantraye tvāṃ bhagavanyotsye vigatakalmaṣaḥ | kathaṃ jaye ripūnsarvānanujñātastvayā dvija

I take my leave of you, revered one; I shall fight free of sin. How may I conquer all my enemies with your permission, O brahmin?

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; this is the critical edition's 6.41.47 (left in the unmatched list), whose line 2 opens jayeyaṃ ca for कथं जये (kept as a recension variant). Speaker: the page prints no heading, and the input carried सञ्जय over; the verse is Yudhishthira's own words to Drona, so it is given to Yudhishthira. Corrected विगितकल्मषः → विगतकल्मषः (misprint in Wikisource; i-sign for a; the critical edition reads vigatakalmaṣaḥ).

Verse 55 (6.43.55)

यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः । शपेयं त्वां महाराज परीभावाय सर्वशः ॥

yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ | śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parībhāvāya sarvaśaḥ

Had you not come to me when you had resolved on battle, I would have cursed you, great king, to utter humiliation.

Verse 56 (6.43.56)

तद्युधिष्ठिर तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्च त्वयाऽनघ । अनुजानामि युध्यस्व विजयं समवाप्नुहि ॥

tadyudhiṣṭhira tuṣṭo'smi pūjitaśca tvayā'nagha | anujānāmi yudhyasva vijayaṃ samavāpnuhi

So, Yudhishthira, I am satisfied, and honoured by you, sinless one. I give you leave: fight, and win victory.

Verse 57 (6.43.57)

करवाणि च ते कामं ब्रूहि त्वमभिकाङ्क्षितम् । एवं गते महाराज युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥

karavāṇi ca te kāmaṃ brūhi tvamabhikāṅkṣitam | evaṃ gate mahārāja yuddhādanyatkimicchasi

And I will do what you wish; tell me what you desire. Things being so, great king, apart from my fighting, what do you want?

Verse 58 (6.43.58)

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् । इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥

arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit | iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ

A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is no one's slave. This is the truth, great king: I am bound to the Kauravas by wealth.

Note on the text: Corrected कौरवैःक → कौरवैः (misprint in Wikisource; stray क after the visarga; the critical edition reads kauravaiḥ).

Verse 59 (6.43.59)

ब्रवीम्येतत्क्लीबवत्त्वां युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि । योत्स्येऽहं कौरवस्यार्थे तवाशास्यो जयो मया ॥

bravīmyetatklībavattvāṃ yuddhādanyatkimicchasi | yotsye'haṃ kauravasyārthe tavāśāsyo jayo mayā

I say this to you like a eunuch: apart from my fighting, what do you want? I shall fight for the Kaurava's sake, but it is your victory I shall wish for.

Note on the text: Line 1 differs from the critical edition (6.41.52a atas tvāṃ klībavad brūmo); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 60 (6.43.60)

जयमाशास्स्व मे ब्रह्मन्मन्त्रयस्व च मद्धितम् । युध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे वर एष वृतो मया ॥

jayamāśāssva me brahmanmantrayasva ca maddhitam | yudhyasva kauravasyārthe vara eṣa vṛto mayā

Wish me victory, brahmin, and counsel me for my good. Fight for the Kaurava's sake; this is the boon I choose.

Verse 61 (6.43.61)

ध्रुवस्ते विजयो राजन्यस्य मन्त्री हरिस्तव । अहं त्वामभिजानामि रणे शत्रून्विजेष्यसि ॥

dhruvaste vijayo rājanyasya mantrī haristava | ahaṃ tvāmabhijānāmi raṇe śatrūnvijeṣyasi

Your victory is certain, king, since Hari is your counsellor. I know you well: you will conquer your enemies in battle.

Verse 62 (6.43.62)

यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः । युध्यस्व गच्छ कौन्तेय पृच्छ मां किं ब्रवीमि ते ॥

yato dharmastataḥ kṛṣṇo yataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ | yudhyasva gaccha kaunteya pṛccha māṃ kiṃ bravīmi te

Where there is dharma, there is Krishna; where Krishna is, there is victory. Go and fight, son of Kunti. Ask me: what shall I tell you?

Verse 63 (6.43.63)

पृच्छामि त्वां द्विजश्रेष्ठ शृणु यन्मेऽभिकाङ्क्षितम् । कथं जयेयं संग्रामे भवन्तमपराजितम् ॥

pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha śṛṇu yanme'bhikāṅkṣitam | kathaṃ jayeyaṃ saṃgrāme bhavantamaparājitam

I ask you, best of brahmins; hear what I desire: how may I defeat you in battle, you who have never been defeated?

Note on the text: Corrected श्रृणु → शृणु (misprint in Wikisource; श्रृ for शृ; the critical edition reads śṛṇu).

Verse 64 (6.43.64)

न तेऽस्ति विजयस्तावद्यावद्युध्याम्यहं रणे । ममाशु निधने राजन्यतस्व सह सोदरैः ॥

na te'sti vijayastāvadyāvadyudhyāmyahaṃ raṇe | mamāśu nidhane rājanyatasva saha sodaraiḥ

There is no victory for you as long as I fight in battle. Strive quickly for my death, king, together with your brothers.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्ध्याम्यहं → युध्याम्यहं (द्ध्य for ध्य) and सदरैः → सोदरैः (dropped o-sign, "with your brothers") (misprint in Wikisources; the critical edition reads yudhyāmy ahaṃ, sodaraiḥ).

Verse 65 (6.43.65)

हन्त तस्मान्महाबाहो वधोपायं वदात्मनः । आचार्य प्रणिपत्यैष पृच्छामि त्वां नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

hanta tasmānmahābāho vadhopāyaṃ vadātmanaḥ | ācārya praṇipatyaiṣa pṛcchāmi tvāṃ namo'stu te

Then, mighty-armed one, tell me the means of your own death. Bowing low, teacher, I ask you this; I salute you.

Verse 66 (6.43.66)

न शत्रुं तात पश्यामि यो मां हन्याद्रथे स्थितम् । युध्यमानं सुसंरब्धं शरवर्षौघवर्षिणम् ॥

na śatruṃ tāta paśyāmi yo māṃ hanyādrathe sthitam | yudhyamānaṃ susaṃrabdhaṃ śaravarṣaughavarṣiṇam

I see no enemy, my son, who could slay me while I stand in my chariot, fighting in full fury and pouring out floods of arrows,

Verse 67 (6.43.67)

ऋते प्रायगतं राजन्न्यस्तशस्त्रमचेतनम् । हन्यान्मां युधि योधानां सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

ṛte prāyagataṃ rājannyastaśastramacetanam | hanyānmāṃ yudhi yodhānāṃ satyametadbravīmi te

except, O king, when I have resolved to die, laid down my weapons and withdrawn my senses; then one among the warriors might slay me in battle. This is the truth I tell you.

Note on the text: Corrected रजन्न्यस्तशस्त्रम् → राजन्न्यस्तशस्त्रम् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā in the vocative राजन्; the critical edition reads rājan nyastaśastram).

Verse 68 (6.43.68)

शस्त्रं चाहं रणे जह्यां श्रुत्वा तु महदप्रियम् । श्रद्धेयवाक्यात्पुरुषादेतत्सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥

śastraṃ cāhaṃ raṇe jahyāṃ śrutvā tu mahadapriyam | śraddheyavākyātpuruṣādetatsatyaṃ bravīmi te

And I would lay down my weapons in battle on hearing something deeply grievous from a man whose word I trust. This is the truth I tell you.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रद्धेपवाक्यात् → श्रद्धेयवाक्यात् (प for य, "of trustworthy word") and ब्रवीति → ब्रवीमि (ति for मि; Drona is speaking, as in verse 67's सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते) (misprint in Wikisources; the critical edition reads śraddheyavākyāt, bravīmi te).

Verse 69 (6.43.69)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः । अनुमान्य तमाचार्यं प्रायाच्छारद्वतं प्रति ॥

etacchrutvā mahārāja bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | anumānya tamācāryaṃ prāyācchāradvataṃ prati

Hearing this from the wise son of Bharadvaja, great king, he took leave of the teacher and went towards the son of Sharadvat.

Verse 70 (6.43.70)

सोऽभिवाद्य कृपं राजा कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । उवाच दुर्धर्षतमं वाक्यं वाक्यविदां वरः ॥

so'bhivādya kṛpaṃ rājā kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam | uvāca durdharṣatamaṃ vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varaḥ

Saluting Kripa and walking around him, the king, best of those who know how to speak, said these most compelling words:

Verse 71 (6.43.71)

अनुमानये त्वां योत्स्येऽहं गुरो विगतकल्मषः । जयेयं च रिपून्सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वयाऽनघ ॥

anumānaye tvāṃ yotsye'haṃ guro vigatakalmaṣaḥ | jayeyaṃ ca ripūnsarvānanujñātastvayā'nagha

I ask your leave, teacher, to fight, free of sin; and with your permission, sinless one, may I conquer all my enemies.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading, and the input carried सञ्जय over; the verse is Yudhishthira's own words to Kripa, announced in verse 70, so it is given to Yudhishthira (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 72 (6.43.72)

यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः । शपेयं त्वां महाराज परीभावाय सर्वशः ॥

yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ | śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parībhāvāya sarvaśaḥ

Had you not come to me when you had resolved on battle, I would have cursed you, great king, to utter humiliation.

Verse 73 (6.43.73)

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् । इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥

arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit | iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ

A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is no one's slave. This is the truth, great king: I am bound to the Kauravas by wealth.

Verse 74 (6.43.74)

तेषामर्थे महाराज योद्धव्यमिति मे मतिः । अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद्ब्रूयां युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥

teṣāmarthe mahārāja yoddhavyamiti me matiḥ | atastvāṃ klībavadbrūyāṃ yuddhādanyatkimicchasi

It is my judgment, great king, that I must fight for their sake. That is why I would speak to you like a eunuch: apart from my fighting, what do you want?

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside क्लीबवद्ब्रूयां and separated the run-together ब्रूयांयुद्धाद् → ब्रूयां युद्धाद्. ब्रूयां ("I would say") for the critical edition's brūmi is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 75 (6.43.75)

हन्त पृच्छामि ते तस्मादाचार्य शृणु मे वचः । इत्युक्त्वा व्यथितो राजा नोवाच गतचेतनः ॥

hanta pṛcchāmi te tasmādācārya śṛṇu me vacaḥ | ityuktvā vyathito rājā novāca gatacetanaḥ

"Then I ask you, teacher; hear my words…" Having said this much, the king, distressed, said nothing more, his senses failing him.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match. Line 1 is the critical edition's 6.41.68a (Yudhishthira); line 2 is its 6.41.69a, which the critical edition prints after saṃjaya uvāca. The page prints its सञ्जय heading only before the next verse, so this verse is kept whole under the page's युधिष्ठिर heading; its second line is narration. The critical edition's star passage 6.41.68b*0127 (vadhopāyaṃ bravīhi tvam…) is not on the page. Corrected श्रृणु → शृणु (misprint in Wikisource; श्रृ for शृ; the critical edition reads śṛṇu).

Verse 76 (6.43.76)

तं गौतमः प्रत्युवाच विज्ञायास्य विवक्षितम् । अवध्योऽहं महीपाल युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि ॥

taṃ gautamaḥ pratyuvāca vijñāyāsya vivakṣitam | avadhyo'haṃ mahīpāla yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi

Gautama, understanding what he meant to say, answered him: "I cannot be slain, lord of the earth. Fight, and win victory."

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match; this verse is the critical edition's 6.41.69c–f (its 69a is the second line of verse 75). Line 2 is Kripa's reply, quoted within Sanjaya's narration under the page's सञ्जय heading. Corrected यद्ध्यस्व → युध्यस्व (misprint in Wikisource; dropped u-sign and द्ध्य for ध्य; the critical edition reads yudhyasva).

Verse 77 (6.43.77)

प्रीतस्तेऽभिगमेनाहं जयं तव नराधिप । आशासिष्ये सदोत्थाय सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

prītaste'bhigamenāhaṃ jayaṃ tava narādhipa | āśāsiṣye sadotthāya satyametadbravīmi te

I am pleased that you have come to me, lord of men. Rising each day, I shall pray for your victory. This is the truth I tell you.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading, and the input carried सञ्जय over; the verse is Kripa's own words, continuing the reply begun in verse 76, so it is given to Kripa.

Verse 78 (6.43.78)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज गौतमस्य विशांपते । अनुमान्य कृपं राजा प्रययौ येन मद्रराट् ॥

etacchrutvā mahārāja gautamasya viśāṃpate | anumānya kṛpaṃ rājā prayayau yena madrarāṭ

Hearing this from Gautama, great king, lord of the people, the king took leave of Kripa and went to where the king of the Madras stood.

Verse 79 (6.43.79)

स शल्यमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् । उवाच राजा दुर्धर्षमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः ॥

sa śalyamabhivādyātha kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam | uvāca rājā durdharṣamātmaniḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ

Saluting Shalya and walking around him with his right side towards him, the king spoke to the unassailable one words meant for his own good.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment found no match (it gave 6.41.72 to verse 53); this is the critical edition's 6.41.72.

Verse 80 (6.43.80)

अनुमानये त्वां दुर्धर्ष योत्स्ये विगतकल्मषः । जयेयं नु परान्राजन्ननुज्ञातस्त्वया रिपून् ॥

anumānaye tvāṃ durdharṣa yotsye vigatakalmaṣaḥ | jayeyaṃ nu parānrājannanujñātastvayā ripūn

I ask your leave, unassailable one; I shall fight free of sin. With your permission, O king, may I conquer my foes, my enemies.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading, and the input carried सञ्जय over; the verse is Yudhishthira's own words to Shalya, announced in verse 79, so it is given to Yudhishthira (the critical edition also prints no heading). Both lines differ in part from the critical edition (6.41.73 anumānaye tvāṃ yotsyāmi guro vigatakalmaṣaḥ / jayeyaṃ ca mahārāja anujñātas tvayā ripūn); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 81 (6.43.81)

यदि मां नाधिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः । शपेयं त्वां महाराज परीभावाय वै रणे ॥

yadi māṃ nādhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ | śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parībhāvāya vai raṇe

Had you not come to me when you had resolved on battle, I would have cursed you, great king, to humiliation in the fight.

Verse 82 (6.43.82)

तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्चास्मि यत्काङ्क्षसि तदस्तु ते । अनुजानामि चैव त्वां युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि ॥

tuṣṭo'smi pūjitaścāsmi yatkāṅkṣasi tadastu te | anujānāmi caiva tvāṃ yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi

I am satisfied and honoured; may what you desire be yours. I give you leave: fight, and win victory.

Verse 83 (6.43.83)

ब्रूहि चैष परं वीर केनार्थः किं ददामि ते । एवं गते महाराज युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥

brūhi caiṣa paraṃ vīra kenārthaḥ kiṃ dadāmi te | evaṃ gate mahārāja yuddhādanyatkimicchasi

Tell me further, hero: what do you need? What shall I give you? Things being so, great king, apart from my fighting, what do you want?

Verse 84 (6.43.84)

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् । इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥

arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit | iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ

A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is no one's slave. This is the truth, great king: I am bound to the Kauravas by wealth.

Note on the text: Corrected बद्धोस्म्यर्थेन → बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha, as the page prints it in verses 43, 58 and 73; the critical edition reads baddho 'smy).

Verse 85 (6.43.85)

करिष्यामि हि ते कामं भागिनेय यथेप्सितम् । ब्रवीम्यतः क्लीबवत्त्वां युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥

kariṣyāmi hi te kāmaṃ bhāgineya yathepsitam | bravīmyataḥ klībavattvāṃ yuddhādanyatkimicchasi

I will do as you wish, nephew, as you desire. That is why I speak to you like a eunuch: apart from my fighting, what do you want?

Verse 86 (6.43.86)

मन्त्रयस्व महाराज नित्यं मद्धितमुत्तमम् । कामं युध्य परस्यार्थे वरमेतं वृणोम्यहम् ॥

mantrayasva mahārāja nityaṃ maddhitamuttamam | kāmaṃ yudhya parasyārthe varametaṃ vṛṇomyaham

Great king, counsel me always for my highest good. Fight for the other side as you must; this is the boon I choose.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्ध्य → युध्य (misprint in Wikisource; द्ध्य for ध्य; the critical edition reads yudhya).

Verse 87 (6.43.87)

किमत्र ब्रूहि साह्यं ते करोमि नृपसत्तम । कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥

kimatra brūhi sāhyaṃ te karomi nṛpasattama | kāmaṃ yotsye parasyārthe baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ

Tell me, best of kings, what help can I give you here? I will indeed fight for the other side; I am bound to the Kauravas by wealth.

Verse 88 (6.43.88)

स एव मे वरः शल्य उद्योगे यस्त्वया कृतः । सूतपुत्रस्य संग्रामे कार्यस्तेजोवधस्त्वया ॥

sa eva me varaḥ śalya udyoge yastvayā kṛtaḥ | sūtaputrasya saṃgrāme kāryastejovadhastvayā

That alone is my boon, Shalya, the one you granted during the preparations for war: in battle you must sap the spirit of the charioteer's son.

Verse 89 (6.43.89)

संपत्स्यत्येष ते कामः कुन्तीपुत्र यथेप्सितम् । गच्छ युध्यस्व विस्रब्धः प्रतिजाने वचस्तव ॥

saṃpatsyatyeṣa te kāmaḥ kuntīputra yathepsitam | gaccha yudhyasva visrabdhaḥ pratijāne vacastava

This wish of yours will be fulfilled as you desire, son of Kunti. Go and fight without fear; I pledge to do as you ask.

Verse 90 (6.43.90)

अनुमान्याथ कौन्तेयो मातुलं मद्रकेश्वरम् । निर्जगाम महासैन्याद्भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥

anumānyātha kaunteyo mātulaṃ madrakeśvaram | nirjagāma mahāsainyādbhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ

Having taken leave of his maternal uncle, the lord of the Madras, Kunti's son went out from that great army, surrounded by his brothers.

Note on the text: Corrected भ्रतृभिः → भ्रातृभिः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā; the critical edition reads bhrātṛbhiḥ).

Verse 91 (6.43.91)

वासुदेवस्तु राधेयमाहवेऽभिजगाम वै । तत एनमुवाचेदं पाण्डवार्थे गदाग्रजः ॥

vāsudevastu rādheyamāhave'bhijagāma vai | tata enamuvācedaṃ pāṇḍavārthe gadāgrajaḥ

Vasudeva, meanwhile, went to Radha's son on the field, and the elder brother of Gada said this to him for the Pandavas' sake:

Verse 92 (6.43.92)

श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात्किल न योत्स्यसे । अस्मान्वरय राधेय यावद्भीष्मो न हन्यते ॥

śrutaṃ me karṇa bhīṣmasya dveṣātkila na yotsyase | asmānvaraya rādheya yāvadbhīṣmo na hanyate

I have heard, Karna, that out of hatred for Bhishma you will not fight. Then choose our side, son of Radha, until Bhishma is slain.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 92–93 are Vasudeva's own words to Karna, announced in verse 91, so they are given to Vasudeva (the critical edition also prints no heading). Corrected द्वोषात् → द्वेषात् (misprint in Wikisource; o-sign for e, "out of hatred"; the critical edition reads dveṣāt).

Verse 93 (6.43.93)

हते तु भीष्मे राधेय पुनरेष्यसि संयुगम् । धार्तराष्ट्रस्य साहाय्यं यदि पश्यसि चेत्समम् ॥

hate tu bhīṣme rādheya punareṣyasi saṃyugam | dhārtarāṣṭrasya sāhāyyaṃ yadi paśyasi cetsamam

Once Bhishma is slain, son of Radha, you can return to the battle to help Dhritarashtra's son, if you think that fitting.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, and the input carried सञ्जय over; verses 92–93 are Vasudeva's own words to Karna, announced in verse 91, so they are given to Vasudeva (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 94 (6.43.94)

न विप्रियं करिष्यामि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य केशव । त्यक्तप्राणं हि मां विद्धि दुर्योधनहितैषिणम् ॥

na vipriyaṃ kariṣyāmi dhārtarāṣṭrasya keśava | tyaktaprāṇaṃ hi māṃ viddhi duryodhanahitaiṣiṇam

I will do nothing to displease Dhritarashtra's son, Keshava. Know that I have given up my life for Duryodhana's good.

Verse 95 (6.43.95)

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं कृष्णः संन्यवर्तत भारत । युधिष्ठिरपुरोगैश्च पाण्डवैः सह संगतः ॥

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃnyavartata bhārata | yudhiṣṭhirapurogaiśca pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṃgataḥ

Hearing these words, Krishna turned back, O Bharata, and rejoined the Pandavas led by Yudhishthira.

Verse 96 (6.43.96)

अथ सैन्यस्य मध्ये तु प्राक्रोशत्पाण्डवाग्रजः । योऽस्मान्वृणोति तमहं वरये साह्यकारणात् ॥

atha sainyasya madhye tu prākrośatpāṇḍavāgrajaḥ | yo'smānvṛṇoti tamahaṃ varaye sāhyakāraṇāt

Then, in the midst of the army, the eldest of the Pandavas called out aloud: "Whoever chooses us, him I choose as our ally."

Verse 97 (6.43.97)

अथ तान्समभिप्रेक्ष्य युयुत्सुरिदमब्रवीत् । प्रीतात्मा धर्मराजानं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

atha tānsamabhiprekṣya yuyutsuridamabravīt | prītātmā dharmarājānaṃ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Then Yuyutsu, looking at them, spoke with a glad heart to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, son of Kunti:

Verse 98 (6.43.98)

अहं योत्स्यामि भवतः संयुगे धृतराष्ट्रजान् । युष्मदर्थं महाराज यदि मां वृणुषेऽनघ ॥

ahaṃ yotsyāmi bhavataḥ saṃyuge dhṛtarāṣṭrajān | yuṣmadarthaṃ mahārāja yadi māṃ vṛṇuṣe'nagha

I will fight on your side in battle against the sons of Dhritarashtra, for your sake, great king, if you will choose me, sinless one.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading, and the input carried सञ्जय over; the verse is Yuyutsu's own words, announced in verse 97, so it is given to Yuyutsu (the critical edition also prints no heading).

Verse 99 (6.43.99)

एह्येहि सर्वे योत्स्यामस्तव भ्रातॄनपण्डितान् । युयुत्सो वासुदेवश्च वयं च ब्रूम सर्वशः ॥

ehyehi sarve yotsyāmastava bhrātṝnapaṇḍitān | yuyutso vāsudevaśca vayaṃ ca brūma sarvaśaḥ

Come, come! We shall all fight your foolish brothers. Yuyutsu, Vasudeva and all of us say this to you.

Verse 100 (6.43.100)

वृणोमि त्वां महाबाहो युध्यस्व मम कारणात् । त्वयि पिण्डश्च तन्तुश्च धृतराष्ट्रस्य दृश्यते ॥

vṛṇomi tvāṃ mahābāho yudhyasva mama kāraṇāt | tvayi piṇḍaśca tantuśca dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dṛśyate

I choose you, mighty-armed one; fight for my cause. On you, it seems, rest Dhritarashtra's line and the offering of rice-balls to his ancestors.

Verse 101 (6.43.101)

भजस्वास्मान्राजपुत्र भजमानान्महाद्युते । न भविष्यति दुर्बुद्धिर्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽत्यमर्षणः ॥

bhajasvāsmānrājaputra bhajamānānmahādyute | na bhaviṣyati durbuddhirdhārtarāṣṭro'tyamarṣaṇaḥ

Join us, prince, for we welcome you, splendid one. The evil-minded and wrathful son of Dhritarashtra will not survive.

Verse 102 (6.43.102)

ततो युयुत्सुः कौरव्यान्परित्यज्य सुतांस्तव । जगाम पाण्डुपुत्राणां सेनां विश्राव्य दुन्दुभिम् ॥

tato yuyutsuḥ kauravyānparityajya sutāṃstava | jagāma pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ senāṃ viśrāvya dundubhim

Then Yuyutsu forsook your sons, the Kauravas, and went over to the army of Pandu's sons, having it proclaimed by the beat of the drum.

Note on the text: Corrected दुन्दुभिं → दुन्दुभिम् (misprint in Wikisource; anusvara for final म् at the verse's end; the critical edition reads dundubhim).

Verse 103 (6.43.103)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा संप्रहृष्टः सहानुजः । जग्राह कवचं भूयो दीप्तिमत्कनकोज्ज्वलम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā saṃprahṛṣṭaḥ sahānujaḥ | jagrāha kavacaṃ bhūyo dīptimatkanakojjvalam

Then King Yudhishthira, overjoyed, with his younger brothers, put on once more his gleaming armour, bright with gold.

Note on the text: Corrected संप्रहृष्टःक → संप्रहृष्टः (stray क after the visarga) and कनकोञ्ज्वलम् → कनकोज्ज्वलम् (ञ्ज्व for ज्ज्व) (misprint in Wikisources; the critical edition reads saṃprahṛṣṭaḥ, kanakojjvalam).

Verse 104 (6.43.104)

प्रत्यपद्यन्त ते सर्वे स्वरथान्पुरुषर्षभाः । ततो व्यूहं यथापूर्वं प्रत्यव्यूहन्त ते पुनः ॥

pratyapadyanta te sarve svarathānpuruṣarṣabhāḥ | tato vyūhaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ pratyavyūhanta te punaḥ

All those bulls among men mounted their own chariots again, and once more drew up their battle array as before.

Verse 105 (6.43.105)

अवादयन्दुन्दुभींश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान् । सिंहनादांश्च विविधान्विनेदुः पुरुषर्षभाः ॥

avādayandundubhīṃśca śataśaścaiva puṣkarān | siṃhanādāṃśca vividhānvineduḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ

They beat drums and pushkara drums by the hundred, and those bulls among men let out lion-roars of many kinds.

Verse 106 (6.43.106)

रथस्थान्पुरुषव्याघ्रान्पाण्डवान्प्रेक्ष्य पार्थिवाः । धृष्टद्युम्नादयः सर्वे पुनर्जहृषिरे तदा ॥

rathasthānpuruṣavyāghrānpāṇḍavānprekṣya pārthivāḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ sarve punarjahṛṣire tadā

Seeing the Pandavas, those tigers among men, back in their chariots, the kings led by Dhrishtadyumna all rejoiced once more.

Verse 107 (6.43.107)

गौरवं पाण्डुपुत्राणां मान्यान्मानयतां च तान् । दृष्ट्वा महीक्षितस्तत्र पूजयांचक्रिरे भृशम् ॥

gauravaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ mānyānmānayatāṃ ca tān | dṛṣṭvā mahīkṣitastatra pūjayāṃcakrire bhṛśam

Seeing the nobility of Pandu's sons, who honoured those worthy of honour, the kings there praised them highly.

Verse 108 (6.43.108)

सौहृदं च कृपां चैव प्राप्तकालं महात्मनाम् । दयां च ज्ञातिषु परां कथयांचक्रिरे नृपाः ॥

sauhṛdaṃ ca kṛpāṃ caiva prāptakālaṃ mahātmanām | dayāṃ ca jñātiṣu parāṃ kathayāṃcakrire nṛpāḥ

The kings spoke of the friendship and tenderness those great-souled men had shown at the fitting moment, and of their deep compassion for their kinsmen.

Verse 109 (6.43.109)

साधुसाध्विति सर्वत्र निश्चेरुः स्तुतिसंहिताः । वाचः पुण्याः कीर्तिमतां मनोहृदयहर्षणाः ॥

sādhusādhviti sarvatra niśceruḥ stutisaṃhitāḥ | vācaḥ puṇyāḥ kīrtimatāṃ manohṛdayaharṣaṇāḥ

"Well done! Well done!" On every side holy words of praise for those glorious men rang out, gladdening mind and heart.

Verse 110 (6.43.110)

म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च ये तत्र ददृशुः शुश्रुवुस्तथा । वृत्तं तत्पाण्डुपुत्राणां रुरुदुस्ते सगद्गदाः ॥

mlecchāścāryāśca ye tatra dadṛśuḥ śuśruvustathā | vṛttaṃ tatpāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ ruruduste sagadgadāḥ

Mlecchas and Aryas alike who were there, who saw and heard that conduct of Pandu's sons, wept with choking voices.

Verse 111 (6.43.111)

ततो जघ्नुर्महाभेरीः शतशश्च सहस्रशः । शङ्खांश्च गोक्षीरनिभान्दध्मुर्हृष्टा मनस्विनः ॥

tato jaghnurmahābherīḥ śataśaśca sahasraśaḥ | śaṅkhāṃśca gokṣīranibhāndadhmurhṛṣṭā manasvinaḥ

Then the high-spirited warriors, delighted, beat great kettledrums by hundreds and thousands, and blew conches white as cow's milk.