Duryodhana Asks Shalya to Drive Karna's Chariot

Verse 1 (8.23.1)

एवमुक्तो महाराज तव पुत्रः प्रतापवान् । मद्रेश्वरं प्रति रणे सुरसैन्यभयङ्करम् । सर्वं तथाऽकरोत्तूर्णं राधेयस्तद्यथाऽब्रवीत् ॥

evamukto mahārāja tava putraḥ pratāpavān | madreśvaraṃ prati raṇe surasainyabhayaṅkaram | sarvaṃ tathā'karottūrṇaṃ rādheyastadyathā'bravīt

Thus addressed, O great king, your mighty son promptly did all that Radheya had told him, with regard to the lord of the Madras, the terror of the gods' armies in battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the three lines are its star passage 8.23.1b*0205_01–03. (The page's opening title line दुर्योधनप्रार्थनया शल्येन कृच्छ्रात्कर्णरथसारथ्यकरणाक्ष्युपगमः is a heading, not a verse, and is not included.)

Verse 2 (8.23.2)

मद्रराजं च समरे प्रणम्य च महारथम् । विनयेनोपसङ्गम्य प्रणयाद्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

madrarājaṃ ca samare praṇamya ca mahāratham | vinayenopasaṅgamya praṇayādvākyamabravīt

On the field he drew near to the king of Madra, that great chariot-warrior, bowed to him, and with humility and affection spoke these words.

Note on the text: Corrected मद्राजं → मद्रराजं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र; the star passage reads madrarājaṃ). Line 1 is the star passage 8.23.1b*0205_04 (not in the constituted text); line 2 is CE 8.23.1c.

Verse 3 (8.23.3)

सत्यव्रत महाभाग द्विषतां तापवर्धन । मद्रेश्वर रणेशूर परसैन्यभयङ्कर ॥

satyavrata mahābhāga dviṣatāṃ tāpavardhana | madreśvara raṇeśūra parasainyabhayaṅkara

O Satyavrata, illustrious one, you who increase your foes' torment, O lord of Madra, hero of the battle, terror of enemy armies —

Note on the text: Duryodhana's speech begins here and runs to verse 31 (the page prints no heading for it; the heading सञ्जय उवाच stands before verse 1 and again before verse 32). CE 8.23.2 (similarity 0.961); line 1 ends तापवर्धन where the CE reads aghavardhana, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 4 (8.23.4)

मत्प्रियार्थं हितार्थं च तथा पार्थवधाय च । श्रुतवानसि कर्णस्य ब्रुवतो वदतां वर । यथा नृपतिसिंहानां मध्ये त्वां वरये स्वयम् ॥

matpriyārthaṃ hitārthaṃ ca tathā pārthavadhāya ca | śrutavānasi karṇasya bruvato vadatāṃ vara | yathā nṛpatisiṃhānāṃ madhye tvāṃ varaye svayam

for my good and my welfare, and for the slaying of Partha — you have heard Karna say, O best of speakers, how I myself choose you from among these lion-like kings.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe) around line 1. Line 1 is not in the critical edition (it echoes CE 8.23.4a); lines 2–3 are CE 8.23.3ac (वरये स्वयम् where the CE reads varayaty ayam; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept).

Verse 5 (8.23.5)

तत्त्वामप्रतिवीर्याद्य शत्रुपक्षक्षयावह । मद्रेश्वर प्रयाचेऽहं शिरसा विनयेन च ॥

tattvāmaprativīryādya śatrupakṣakṣayāvaha | madreśvara prayāce'haṃ śirasā vinayena ca

Therefore, O you of unmatched prowess, destroyer of the enemy's side, O lord of Madra, I now beg you, with bowed head and humility.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.3d*0206_01–02 (तत्त्वाम् for tat tvām, as in the star).

Verse 6 (8.23.6)

तस्मात्पार्थविनाशार्थं हितार्थं मम चैव हि । त्वं पाहि सर्वतः कर्णं भवं ब्रह्मेव सुव्रत ॥

tasmātpārthavināśārthaṃ hitārthaṃ mama caiva hi | tvaṃ pāhi sarvataḥ karṇaṃ bhavaṃ brahmeva suvrata

So, for the destruction of Partha and for my own good as well, protect Karna on every side, O man of fair vows, as Brahma protects Bhava.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.4a; line 2 is the star passage 8.23.3d*0207_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 7 (8.23.7)

सारथ्यं रथिनां श्रेष्ठ प्रणयात्कर्तुमर्हसि । त्वयि यन्तरि राधेयो विद्विषो मे विजेष्यते ॥

sārathyaṃ rathināṃ śreṣṭha praṇayātkartumarhasi | tvayi yantari rādheyo vidviṣo me vijeṣyate

O best of chariot-warriors, out of affection you should act as charioteer. With you as his driver, Radheya will conquer my enemies.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.4c (praṇayāt where the CE reads sumanāḥ; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept); line 2 is the star passage 8.23.4d*0208_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 8 (8.23.8)

अभीषूणां हि कर्णस्य ग्रहीतान्यो न विद्यते । ऋते हि त्वां महाभाग वासुदेवसमं युधि ॥

abhīṣūṇāṃ hi karṇasya grahītānyo na vidyate | ṛte hi tvāṃ mahābhāga vāsudevasamaṃ yudhi

For Karna's reins there is no other holder to be found, save you, O greatly blessed one, who in battle are the equal of Vasudeva.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); line 1 is its star passage 8.23.4d*0208_02 and line 2 is its star passage 8.23.5b*0209_01.

Verse 9 (8.23.9)

स पाहि सर्वथा कर्णं यथा ब्रह्मा महेश्वरम् । यथा च सर्वथाऽऽपत्सु वार्ष्णेयः पाति पाण्डवम् । तथा मद्रेश्वराद्य त्वं राधेयं प्रतिपालय ॥

sa pāhi sarvathā karṇaṃ yathā brahmā maheśvaram | yathā ca sarvathā''patsu vārṣṇeyaḥ pāti pāṇḍavam | tathā madreśvarādya tvaṃ rādheyaṃ pratipālaya

Protect Karna in every way, as Brahma protects Maheshvara; and as the Vrishni protects the Pandava in every peril, so, O lord of Madra, guard Radheya today.

Note on the text: Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.5c (sa pātu sarvataḥ karṇaṃ bhavān brahmeva śaṃkaram), recast; lines 2–3 are the star passage 8.23.6d*0210_01–02 (not in the constituted text). A recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 10 (8.23.10)

भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपः कर्णो भवान्भोजश्च वीर्यवान् । शकुनिः सौबलो द्रौणिरहमेव च नो बलम् ॥

bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ karṇo bhavānbhojaśca vīryavān | śakuniḥ saubalo drauṇirahameva ca no balam

Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Karna, yourself, the valiant Bhoja, Shakuni son of Subala, Drona's son, and I myself — these are our strength.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.7ac.

Verse 11 (8.23.11)

एवमेष कृतो भागो नवधा पृथिवीपते । न च भागोऽत्र भीष्मस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः ॥

evameṣa kṛto bhāgo navadhā pṛthivīpate | na ca bhāgo'tra bhīṣmasya droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ

In this way, O lord of the earth, the share was made ninefold; and in it there is no share of Bhishma or of the great-souled Drona.

Note on the text: Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.7e (eṣām eva kṛto bhāgo navadhā pṛtanāpate); line 2 resembles CE 8.23.8a (naiva bhāgo 'tra bhīṣmasya droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ); recension variants, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 12 (8.23.12)

ताभ्यामतीत्य तौ भागौ निहता मम शत्रवः । वृद्धौ हि तौ महेष्वासौ छलेन निहतौ युधि ॥

tābhyāmatītya tau bhāgau nihatā mama śatravaḥ | vṛddhau hi tau maheṣvāsau chalena nihatau yudhi

Passing beyond those two shares, those two struck down my enemies; yet those two old and mighty bowmen were killed in battle by deceit.

Note on the text: Corrected वृद्वौ → वृद्धौ (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; the critical edition reads vṛddhau). Line 1 is CE 8.23.8c; line 2 resembles CE 8.23.9a (vṛddhau hi tau naravyāghrau chalena nihatau ca tau), recast; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 13 (8.23.13)

कृत्वा चासुकरं कर्म गतौ स्वर्गमितोऽनघ । तथान्ये पुरुषव्याघ्राः परैर्विनिहता युधि ॥

kṛtvā cāsukaraṃ karma gatau svargamito'nagha | tathānye puruṣavyāghrāḥ parairvinihatā yudhi

Having done what is hard to do, they have gone from here to heaven, O sinless one; and other tigers among men were likewise slain in battle by the enemy.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.9c; line 2 is CE 8.23.10a.

Verse 14 (8.23.14)

अस्मदीयाश्च बहवः स्वर्गाय गमिताः परैः । त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्यथाशक्ति चेष्टां कृत्वा च पुष्कलाम् ॥

asmadīyāśca bahavaḥ svargāya gamitāḥ paraiḥ | tyaktvā prāṇānyathāśakti ceṣṭāṃ kṛtvā ca puṣkalām

Many of our own men, too, were sent to heaven by the enemy, after giving up their lives and making a mighty effort, each as far as his strength allowed.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राणानय्थाशक्ति → प्राणान्यथाशक्ति (misprint in Wikisource; scrambled conjunct; the critical edition reads prāṇān yathāśakti). Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.10c (asmadīyāś ca bahavaḥ svargāyopagatā raṇe); line 2 is CE 8.23.10e (prāṇān yathāśakti …).

Verse 15 (8.23.15)

तदिदं हतभूयिष्ठं बलं मम नराधिप । पूर्वमप्यल्पकैः पार्थैर्हतं किमुत साम्प्रतम् ॥

tadidaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ balaṃ mama narādhipa | pūrvamapyalpakaiḥ pārthairhataṃ kimuta sāmpratam

This army of mine, O ruler of men, has been mostly slain; even earlier the Parthas, few as they were, destroyed it — how much more now?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.10f*0211_01–02.

Verse 16 (8.23.16)

बलवन्तो महात्मानः कौन्तेयाः सत्यविक्रमाः । बलं शेषं न हन्युर्मे यथा तत्कुरु पार्थिव ॥

balavanto mahātmānaḥ kaunteyāḥ satyavikramāḥ | balaṃ śeṣaṃ na hanyurme yathā tatkuru pārthiva

The sons of Kunti are mighty and great-souled, true in their valor; do, O king, whatever will keep them from destroying what remains of my force.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.10f*0211_03–04.

Verse 17 (8.23.17)

हतवीरमिदं सैन्यं पाण्डवैः समरे विभो । कर्णो ह्येको महाबाहुरस्मत्प्रियहिते रतः ॥

hatavīramidaṃ sainyaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ samare vibho | karṇo hyeko mahābāhurasmatpriyahite rataḥ

This army, its heroes slain by the Pandavas in battle, O lord — Karna alone is left, the mighty-armed, devoted to what pleases and benefits us.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the star passage 8.23.10f*0212_01 (not in the constituted text); line 2 is CE 8.23.11a.

Verse 18 (8.23.18)

भवांश्च पुरुषव्याघ्र सर्वलोकमहारथः । शल्य कर्णोऽर्जुनेनाद्य योद्धुमिच्छति संयुगे ॥

bhavāṃśca puruṣavyāghra sarvalokamahārathaḥ | śalya karṇo'rjunenādya yoddhumicchati saṃyuge

And you, O tiger among men, are a great chariot-warrior to the whole world. Today, O Shalya, Karna wishes to fight Arjuna in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected योद्वुमिच्छति → योद्धुमिच्छति (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the star passage reads yoddhum icchati). Line 1 is CE 8.23.11c; line 2 is the star passage 8.23.11d*0213_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 19 (8.23.19)

तस्मिञ्जयाशा विपुला मद्रराज नराधिप । तस्याभीषुग्रहवरो नान्योऽस्ति भुवि कश्चन ॥

tasmiñjayāśā vipulā madrarāja narādhipa | tasyābhīṣugrahavaro nānyo'sti bhuvi kaścana

In him, O king of Madra, my hope of victory is vast; and there is no one else on earth who is the best holder of his reins.

Note on the text: Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.11e (tasmiñ jayāśā vipulā mama madrajanādhipa); line 2 is the star passage 8.23.11f*0214_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 20 (8.23.20)

पार्थस्य समरे कृष्णो यथाऽभीषुग्रहो वरः । तथा त्वमपि कर्णस्य रथेऽभीषुग्रहो भव ॥

pārthasya samare kṛṣṇo yathā'bhīṣugraho varaḥ | tathā tvamapi karṇasya rathe'bhīṣugraho bhava

As Krishna is the best rein-holder of Partha in battle, so you too, in Karna's chariot, be the rein-holder.

Note on the text: Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.12a (pārthasya samare kṛṣṇo yathābhīśuvaragrahaḥ); line 2 is the star passage 8.23.12b*0216_01 (tathā karṇarathe rājaṃs tvam abhīṣugraho bhava; not in the constituted text). Recension variants, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 21 (8.23.21)

तेन युक्तो रणे पार्थो रक्ष्यमाणश्च पार्थिव । यानि कर्माणि कुरुते प्रत्यक्षाणि तथैव तत् ॥

tena yukto raṇe pārtho rakṣyamāṇaśca pārthiva | yāni karmāṇi kurute pratyakṣāṇi tathaiva tat

Yoked to him and guarded by him in battle, Partha, O king, performs deeds that are plain to see; so it will be here as well.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are CE 8.23.12c and 12e (तथैव तत् where the CE reads tathaiva te).

Verse 22 (8.23.22)

पूर्वं न समरे ह्येवमवधीदर्जुनो रिपून् । इदानीं विक्रमो ह्यस्य कृष्णेन सहितस्य च ॥

pūrvaṃ na samare hyevamavadhīdarjuno ripūn | idānīṃ vikramo hyasya kṛṣṇena sahitasya ca

Before this, in battle, Arjuna did not strike down his foes in this way; now this is his prowess, together with Krishna.

Note on the text: Corrected नः → न and अधीद् → अवधीद् (misprints in Wikisource; spurious visarga and a dropped व; the critical edition reads pūrvaṃ na samare hy evam avadhīd arjuno ripūn, and the negative is required by the contrast with इदानीम्). Line 1 is CE 8.23.13a (pūrvaṃ na samare hy evam avadhīd arjuno ripūn); line 2 is the star passage 8.23.13b*0217_01 (not in the constituted text). The page's footnote records a variant reading of line 1 (पुनर्नः समरे राजन्मावधीदर्जुनो रिपून्, ‘क’).

Verse 23 (8.23.23)

कृष्णेन सहितः पार्थो धार्तराष्ट्रीं महाचमूम् । अहन्यहनि मद्रेश द्रावयन्दृश्यते युधि ॥

kṛṣṇena sahitaḥ pārtho dhārtarāṣṭrīṃ mahācamūm | ahanyahani madreśa drāvayandṛśyate yudhi

Accompanied by Krishna, Partha is seen day after day, O lord of Madra, routing the great host of Dhritarashtra's sons in battle.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the star passage 8.23.13b*0217_02 (not in the constituted text); line 2 is CE 8.23.13c.

Verse 24 (8.23.24)

भागोऽवशिष्टः कर्णस्य तव चैव महाद्युते । तं भागं सह कर्णेन युगपन्नाशयाद्य हि ॥

bhāgo'vaśiṣṭaḥ karṇasya tava caiva mahādyute | taṃ bhāgaṃ saha karṇena yugapannāśayādya hi

The remaining share is Karna's and yours, O greatly radiant one; together with Karna, destroy that share all at once today.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.14 (similarity 0.947); line 2 reads नाशयाद्य हि where the CE reads nāśayāhave, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 25 (8.23.25)

अरुणेन यथा सार्धं तमः सूर्यो व्यपोहति । तथा कर्णेन सहितो जहि पार्थं महाहवे ॥

aruṇena yathā sārdhaṃ tamaḥ sūryo vyapohati | tathā karṇena sahito jahi pārthaṃ mahāhave

As the sun, with Aruna beside him, drives away the darkness, so, joined with Karna, slay Partha in the great battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.14d*0218_01–02.

Verse 26 (8.23.26)

उद्यन्तौ च यथा सूर्यौ बालसूर्यसमप्रभौ । कर्णशल्यौ रणे दृष्ट्वा विद्रवन्तु महारथाः ॥

udyantau ca yathā sūryau bālasūryasamaprabhau | karṇaśalyau raṇe dṛṣṭvā vidravantu mahārathāḥ

Seeing Karna and Shalya in battle, risen like two suns shining like the morning sun, let the great chariot-warriors flee.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.14d*0219_01–02.

Verse 27 (8.23.27)

सूर्यारुषौ यथा दृष्ट्वा तमो नश्यति मारिष । तथा नश्यन्तु कौन्तेयाः सपाञ्चालाः ससृञ्जयाः ॥

sūryāruṣau yathā dṛṣṭvā tamo naśyati māriṣa | tathā naśyantu kaunteyāḥ sapāñcālāḥ sasṛñjayāḥ

As darkness vanishes, good sir, when it sees the sun with Aruna, so let the sons of Kunti perish, with the Panchalas and the Srinjayas.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.15 (similarity 0.987).

Verse 28 (8.23.28)

रथिनां प्रवरः कर्णो यन्तॄणां प्रवरो भवान् । संयोगो युवयोर्लोके नाभून्न च भविष्यति ॥

rathināṃ pravaraḥ karṇo yantṝṇāṃ pravaro bhavān | saṃyogo yuvayorloke nābhūnna ca bhaviṣyati

Karna is the best of chariot-warriors and you are the best of charioteers; such a union of you two has never been in the world, nor will it be.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.16a; line 2 is the star passage 8.23.16b*0220_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 29 (8.23.29)

यथा सर्वास्ववस्थासु वार्ष्णेयः पाति पाण्डवम् । तथा भवान्परित्रातु कर्णं वैकर्तनं रणे । सारथ्यं क्रियतां तस्य युध्यमानस्य संयुगे ॥

yathā sarvāsvavasthāsu vārṣṇeyaḥ pāti pāṇḍavam | tathā bhavānparitrātu karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ raṇe | sārathyaṃ kriyatāṃ tasya yudhyamānasya saṃyuge

As the Vrishni protects the Pandava in every circumstance, so protect Karna Vaikartana in battle; let him have you as his charioteer as he fights in the war.

Note on the text: Corrected वार्ष्मेयः → वार्ष्णेयः (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; the critical edition reads vārṣṇeyaḥ, and verse 9 spells it वार्ष्णेयः). Removed the stray wiki quote mark (backtick) before सारथ्यम् (the quotation closes at the end of verse 30). Lines 1–2 are CE 8.23.17a and 17c; line 3 is the star passage 8.23.17d*0221_01 (not in the constituted text).

Verse 30 (8.23.30)

यथा च समरे कृष्णो रक्षते सर्वतोऽर्जुनम् । तथा त्वमपि राधेयं रक्षस्व च महारणे ॥

yathā ca samare kṛṣṇo rakṣate sarvato'rjunam | tathā tvamapi rādheyaṃ rakṣasva ca mahāraṇe

As Krishna guards Arjuna on every side in battle, so you too guard Radheya in this great war.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki quote mark (apostrophe) after महारणे (it closes the quotation begun in verse 29). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the two lines are its star passage 8.23.17d*0221_02–03.

Verse 31 (8.23.31)

त्वया सारथिना ह्येष अप्रधृष्यो भविष्यति । देवतानामपि रणे सशक्राणां महीपते । किं पुनः पाण्डवेयानां मा विशङ्कीर्वचो मम ॥

tvayā sārathinā hyeṣa apradhṛṣyo bhaviṣyati | devatānāmapi raṇe saśakrāṇāṃ mahīpate | kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ mā viśaṅkīrvaco mama

With you as his charioteer he will be unassailable even by the gods with Shakra, O lord of the earth — how much more by the sons of Pandu! Do not doubt my words.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.18 (similarity 0.991).

Verse 32 (8.23.32)

दुर्योधनवचः श्रुत्वा शल्यः क्रोधसमन्वितः । धार्तराष्ट्रमथोवाच सृक्विणी परिलेलिहन् ॥

duryodhanavacaḥ śrutvā śalyaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ | dhārtarāṣṭramathovāca sṛkviṇī parilelihan

Hearing Duryodhana's words, Shalya, filled with anger, spoke to Dhritarashtra's son, licking the corners of his mouth.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe) around line 2. Line 1 is CE 8.23.19a; line 2 is the star passage 8.23.19b*0222_01 (sṛkkiṇī parilelihan; not in the constituted text). The page's heading सञ्जय उवाच stands before this verse.

Verse 33 (8.23.33)

त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटिं कृत्वा धुन्वन्हस्तौ पुनःपुनः । क्रोधरक्ते महानेत्रे परिवृत्य महाभुजः । कुलैश्वर्यश्रुतबलैर्दृप्तः शल्योऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥

triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭiṃ kṛtvā dhunvanhastau punaḥpunaḥ | krodharakte mahānetre parivṛtya mahābhujaḥ | kulaiśvaryaśrutabalairdṛptaḥ śalyo'bravīdidam

Knitting his brow into three furrows, shaking his hands again and again, rolling his great eyes red with anger, mighty-armed Shalya, proud of his lineage, sovereignty, learning and strength, said this.

Note on the text: Lines 1–3 are CE 8.23.19c, 20a and 20c (धुन्वन्हस्तौ पुनःपुनः; परिवृत्य where the CE reads parivartya).

Verse 34 (8.23.34)

न मामर्हसि राजेन्द्र नियोक्तुं कर्मणीदृशे । न हि पापीयसः श्रेयान्प्रेष्यत्वं कर्तुमर्हति ॥

na māmarhasi rājendra niyoktuṃ karmaṇīdṛśe | na hi pāpīyasaḥ śreyānpreṣyatvaṃ kartumarhati

You ought not to set me, O king of kings, to a task like this; for a better man should not stoop to being the servant of a worse.

Note on the text: Corrected राजेद्र → राजेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; dropped न from the conjunct; the critical edition reads rājendra). Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.30a and line 2 resembles CE 8.23.30c (na hi pāpīyasaḥ śreyān bhūtvā preṣyatvam utsahe); recension variants, Wikisource's reading kept. The critical edition places the matching verses 8.23.21–29 before 8.23.30; Wikisource sets them after the caste argument (verses 44–52 here).

Verse 35 (8.23.35)

यो ह्यभ्युपगतं मित्रं गरीयांसं विशेषतः । वशे पापीयसो धत्ते तत्कार्यमधरोत्तरम् ॥

yo hyabhyupagataṃ mitraṃ garīyāṃsaṃ viśeṣataḥ | vaśe pāpīyaso dhatte tatkāryamadharottaram

A man who takes a friend who has come to him, and above all a greater one, and puts him under the power of a lesser man — that deed turns everything upside down.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.31 (similarity 0.815); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept (the CE has the second line tat pāpam adharottaram).

Verse 36 (8.23.36)

ब्रह्मणा ब्राह्मणाः सृष्टा मुखात्क्षत्रं च बाहुतः । ऊरुभ्यामथ वैश्या वै शूद्राः पद्भ्यामिति श्रुतिः ॥

brahmaṇā brāhmaṇāḥ sṛṣṭā mukhātkṣatraṃ ca bāhutaḥ | ūrubhyāmatha vaiśyā vai śūdrāḥ padbhyāmiti śrutiḥ

Brahma created the Brahmins from his mouth, the Kshatriyas from his arms, the Vaishyas from his thighs, and the Shudras from his feet — so the sacred tradition says.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 resemble CE 8.23.32a and 32c (brāhmaṇā brahmaṇā sṛṣṭā mukhāt kṣatram athorasaḥ / ūrubhyām asṛjad vaiśyāñ śūdrān padbhyām iti śrutiḥ); recension variants, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 37 (8.23.37)

तेभ्यो वर्णविशेषाश्च प्रतिलोमानुलोमजाः । अथान्योन्यस्य संयोगाच्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य भारत ॥

tebhyo varṇaviśeṣāśca pratilomānulomajāḥ | athānyonyasya saṃyogāccāturvarṇyasya bhārata

From these came the particular classes, born of mixtures in the reverse and in the direct order; and then, O Bharata, from the mixing of the four classes with one another —

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.32e; line 2 is CE 8.23.33a.

Verse 38 (8.23.38)

गोप्तारः सङ्गृहीतारो दातारः क्षत्रियाः स्मृताः ॥

goptāraḥ saṅgṛhītāro dātāraḥ kṣatriyāḥ smṛtāḥ

Kshatriyas are remembered as protectors, upholders, and givers.

Note on the text: A single line, as the page prints it: it is the second line (33c) of CE 8.23.33, whose first line (33a) closes the previous verse here.

Verse 39 (8.23.39)

याजनाध्यापनैर्विप्रा विशुद्धैश्च प्रतिग्रहैः । लोकस्यानुग्रहार्थाय स्थापिता ब्राह्मणा भुवि ॥

yājanādhyāpanairviprā viśuddhaiśca pratigrahaiḥ | lokasyānugrahārthāya sthāpitā brāhmaṇā bhuvi

Brahmins have been established on earth for the good of the world, through performing sacrifices for others, teaching, and accepting pure gifts.

Note on the text: Corrected विशुद्वैश्च → विशुद्धैश्च (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; the critical edition reads viśuddhaiś ca). CE 8.23.34 (similarity 0.965); line 2 reads स्थापिता ब्राह्मणा भुवि where the CE reads sthāpitā brahmaṇā bhuvi, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 40 (8.23.40)

कृषिश्च पाशुपाल्यं च विशां दानं च धर्मतः । ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां शूद्रा विहिताः परिचारकाः ॥

kṛṣiśca pāśupālyaṃ ca viśāṃ dānaṃ ca dharmataḥ | brahmakṣatraviśāṃ śūdrā vihitāḥ paricārakāḥ

Farming, cattle-keeping, and giving, as dharma requires, belong to the Vaishyas; and Shudras are ordained as servants of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.35 (similarity 0.948); line 1 reads धर्मतः where the CE reads sarvaśaḥ, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 41 (8.23.41)

ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य विहिताः सूता वै परिचारकाः । न क्षत्रियो वै सूतानां शृणुयाच्च कथञ्चन ॥

brahmakṣatrasya vihitāḥ sūtā vai paricārakāḥ | na kṣatriyo vai sūtānāṃ śṛṇuyācca kathañcana

Suta are ordained as attendants of the Brahmins and Kshatriyas; a Kshatriya should never, on any account, heed a Suta.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.36a; line 2 resembles CE 8.23.36c (na viṭśūdrasya tatraiva śṛṇu vākyaṃ mamānagha); the page's footnote records another reading of the second line (‘क.ख.’). A recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 42 (8.23.42)

अहं मूर्धाभिषिक्तो हि राजर्षिकुलजो नृपः । महारथसमाख्यातः सेव्यः स्तुत्यश्च वन्दिनां ॥

ahaṃ mūrdhābhiṣikto hi rājarṣikulajo nṛpaḥ | mahārathasamākhyātaḥ sevyaḥ stutyaśca vandināṃ

I am a king anointed on the head, born in a line of royal sages, famed as a great chariot-warrior, one to be waited on and praised by bards.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.37 (similarity 0.765); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept (the CE reads so 'haṃ mūrdhāvasiktaḥ san rājarṣikulasaṃbhavaḥ / mahārathaḥ samākhyātaḥ sevyaḥ stavyaś ca bandinām).

Verse 43 (8.23.43)

सोऽहमेतादृशो भूत्वा नेहारिबलसूदनः । सूतपुत्रस्य सङ्ग्रामे सारथ्यं कर्तुमुत्सहे ॥

so'hametādṛśo bhūtvā nehāribalasūdanaḥ | sūtaputrasya saṅgrāme sārathyaṃ kartumutsahe

Being such a man, a destroyer of hostile armies, I will not bring myself here to act as charioteer in battle for a Suta's son.

Note on the text: Corrected सोऽमहेतादृशो → सोऽहमेतादृशो (misprint in Wikisource; scrambled letters; the critical edition reads so 'ham etādṛśo). CE 8.23.38 (similarity 0.908); line 1 reads नेहारिबलसूदनः where the CE reads nehārikulamardana, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 44 (8.23.44)

अवमन्यसे मां गान्धारे ध्रुवं चाप्यतिशङ्कसे । यस्माद्ब्रवीषि विस्रब्धः सारथ्यं क्रियतामिति ॥

avamanyase māṃ gāndhāre dhruvaṃ cāpyatiśaṅkase | yasmādbravīṣi visrabdhaḥ sārathyaṃ kriyatāmiti

You hold me in contempt, son of Gandhari, and you surely distrust me too, since you say so boldly, "Be the charioteer."

Note on the text: CE 8.23.21 (similarity 0.918); line 1 reads ध्रुवं चाप्यतिशङ्कसे where the CE reads dhruvaṃ māṃ pariśaṅkase, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The critical edition places the matching verses 8.23.21–29 before 8.23.30; Wikisource sets them after the caste argument (verses 44–52 here).

Verse 45 (8.23.45)

अस्मत्तोऽभ्यधिकं कर्णं मन्वानस्तं प्रशंससि । न चाहं युधि राधेयं गणये तुल्यमात्मनः ॥

asmatto'bhyadhikaṃ karṇaṃ manvānastaṃ praśaṃsasi | na cāhaṃ yudhi rādheyaṃ gaṇaye tulyamātmanaḥ

Thinking Karna better than us, you praise him; but I do not count Radheya as equal to myself in battle.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.22 (similarity 0.915); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 46 (8.23.46)

आदिश्यतामभ्यधिको ममांशः पृथिवीपते । तमहं समरे हत्वा गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥

ādiśyatāmabhyadhiko mamāṃśaḥ pṛthivīpate | tamahaṃ samare hatvā gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam

Let a greater portion of the enemy be assigned to me, O lord of the earth; I will slay it in battle and go back as I came.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.23 (similarity 1).

Verse 47 (8.23.47)

अथवाप्येक एवाहं योत्स्यामि तव शत्रुभिः । पश्य वीर्यं ममाद्य त्वं सङ्ग्रामे दहतो रिपून् ॥

athavāpyeka evāhaṃ yotsyāmi tava śatrubhiḥ | paśya vīryaṃ mamādya tvaṃ saṅgrāme dahato ripūn

Or else I will fight your enemies all alone; today see my prowess as I burn the foe in battle.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.24 (similarity 0.859); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 48 (8.23.48)

न चापि कामान्कौरव्य निधाय हृदये पुमान् । अस्मद्विधः प्रवर्तेत मा मा त्वमतिशङ्किथाः ॥

na cāpi kāmānkauravya nidhāya hṛdaye pumān | asmadvidhaḥ pravarteta mā mā tvamatiśaṅkithāḥ

A man like me, O Kaurava, does not set himself to act with desires lodged in his heart; do not suspect me, do not.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.25 (similarity 0.961); line 1 reads कामान्कौरव्य निधाय where the CE reads abhikāmān kauravya vidhāya, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 49 (8.23.49)

अपि चाप्यवमानो मे न कर्तव्यः कथञ्चन । पश्य भीमौ मम भुजौ वज्रसंहननौ दृढौ ॥

api cāpyavamāno me na kartavyaḥ kathañcana | paśya bhīmau mama bhujau vajrasaṃhananau dṛḍhau

And I must not be insulted in any way. Look at my two dreadful arms, firm and hard as the thunderbolt.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.26 (similarity 0.859); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 50 (8.23.50)

धनुः पश्य च मे चित्रं शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् । रथं च पश्य मे चित्रं सदश्वैर्वातवेगिभिः ॥

dhanuḥ paśya ca me citraṃ śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān | rathaṃ ca paśya me citraṃ sadaśvairvātavegibhiḥ

See my wondrous bow, and my arrows that are like venomous serpents; see my wondrous chariot, drawn by fine horses swift as the wind.

Note on the text: Corrected शरांश्चाशीविषपमान् → शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ो; the critical edition reads śarāṃś cāśīviṣopamān). Lines 1–2 resemble CE 8.23.27a and 27c (rathaṃ paśya ca me kḷptaṃ sadaśvair vātavegitaiḥ; Wikisource reads चित्रं where the CE reads kḷptaṃ), recension variant kept.

Verse 51 (8.23.51)

गदां च पश्य गान्धारे हेमपट्टविभूषिताम् । दारयेयं महीं क्रुद्धो विकिरेयं च पर्वतान् । शोषयेयं समुद्रांश्च पातयेयं च भास्करम् ॥

gadāṃ ca paśya gāndhāre hemapaṭṭavibhūṣitām | dārayeyaṃ mahīṃ kruddho vikireyaṃ ca parvatān | śoṣayeyaṃ samudrāṃśca pātayeyaṃ ca bhāskaram

And see my mace, O son of Gandhari, adorned with plates of gold. In rage I could split the earth, scatter the mountains, dry up the oceans, and bring the sun down.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.23.27e; lines 2–3 are CE 8.23.28a and 28c (line 3 reads पातयेयं च भास्करम् where the CE reads tejasā svena pārthiva; a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept).

Verse 52 (8.23.52)

तं मामेवंविधं राजन्समर्थमरिनिग्रहे । कस्माद्युनङ्क्षि सारथ्ये सूतस्याधिरथेस्तु माम् ॥

taṃ māmevaṃvidhaṃ rājansamarthamarinigrahe | kasmādyunaṅkṣi sārathye sūtasyādhirathestu mām

Such as I am, O king, able to subdue foes — why do you yoke me as charioteer to the son of the Suta Adhiratha?

Note on the text: CE 8.23.29 (similarity 0.855); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 53 (8.23.53)

न चापि मम राधेयः कलामर्हति षोडशीम् ॥

na cāpi mama rādheyaḥ kalāmarhati ṣoḍaśīm

Radheya is not worth a sixteenth part of me.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); a single line, the star passage 8.23.29d*0223_01.

Verse 54 (8.23.54)

सकर्णा ये त्रयो लोकाः सार्जुनाः सजनार्दनाः । निबद्धांस्तन्त्रणे राजन्न गणेयं कथञ्चन ॥

sakarṇā ye trayo lokāḥ sārjunāḥ sajanārdanāḥ | nibaddhāṃstantraṇe rājanna gaṇeyaṃ kathañcana

The three worlds, with Karna, with Arjuna and with Janardana, even bound together in a single league — O king, I would not count them at all.

Note on the text: Corrected निबद्वांस्तन्त्रणे → निबद्धांस्तन्त्रणे (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; the critical edition reads nibaddhāṃs tān raṇe). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); line 1 is its star passage 8.23.29d*0223_02; line 2 corresponds to *0223_03 (nibaddhāṃs tān raṇe rājan na mucyeyaṃ kathaṃ cana), where the CE reads तान् रणे and न मुच्येयम् and Wikisource reads तन्त्रणे and न गणेयम् — a recension variant, kept.

Verse 55 (8.23.55)

न चाहं प्राकृतः कश्चिन्न चास्म्यधिगतः स्वयम् । अयं चाप्यवमानो मे न कर्तव्यः कथञ्चन ॥

na cāhaṃ prākṛtaḥ kaścinna cāsmyadhigataḥ svayam | ayaṃ cāpyavamāno me na kartavyaḥ kathañcana

I am no commoner, nor have I come to you uninvited; and this insult to me must not be done in any way.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); line 1 is its star passage 8.23.29d*0223_05 and line 2 is its star passage 8.23.29d*0224_01 (the star passage line *0223_04 does not appear on the page).

Verse 56 (8.23.56)

आपृच्छे त्वाद्य गान्धारे यास्यामि विषयं प्रति । न चाहं सूतपुत्रस्य सारथ्यमुपजग्मिवान् ॥

āpṛcche tvādya gāndhāre yāsyāmi viṣayaṃ prati | na cāhaṃ sūtaputrasya sārathyamupajagmivān

I take my leave of you today, son of Gandhari; I shall go back to my own country. I did not come here to be the charioteer of a Suta's son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); line 1 is not in the critical edition (it resembles CE 8.23.39c); line 2 is its star passage 8.23.39d*0226_01.

Verse 57 (8.23.57)

अवमानमहं प्राप्य न योत्स्यामि कथञ्चन । आपृच्छे त्वाऽद्य गान्धारे गमिष्यामि गृहाय वै ॥

avamānamahaṃ prāpya na yotsyāmi kathañcana | āpṛcche tvā'dya gāndhāre gamiṣyāmi gṛhāya vai

Having met with insult, I will not fight in any way. I take my leave of you today, son of Gandhari; I shall go home.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.39 (similarity 0.899); line 2 reads गमिष्यामि गृहाय वै where the CE reads gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 58 (8.23.58)

एवमुक्त्वा महाराज शल्यः समितिशोभनः । उत्थाय प्रययौ तूर्णं राजमध्यादमर्षितः ॥

evamuktvā mahārāja śalyaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ | utthāya prayayau tūrṇaṃ rājamadhyādamarṣitaḥ

Having spoken thus, O great king, Shalya, the ornament of assemblies, rose in anger and quickly strode out from the midst of the kings.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.40 (similarity 0.91); line 1 reads महाराज where the CE reads naravyāghraḥ, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The page's heading सञ्जय उवाच stands before this verse.

Verse 59 (8.23.59)

प्रणयाद्बहुमानाच्च तं निगृह्य सुतस्तव । अब्रवीन्मधुरं वाक्यं साम्ना सर्वार्थसाधकम् ॥

praṇayādbahumānācca taṃ nigṛhya sutastava | abravīnmadhuraṃ vākyaṃ sāmnā sarvārthasādhakam

Out of affection and respect your son held him back and spoke sweet words, gentle and able to win every end.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.41 (similarity 0.975).

Verse 60 (8.23.60)

यथा शल्य त्वमात्थेदमेवमेतदसंशयम् । अभिप्रायस्तु मे कश्चित्तं निबोध जनेश्वर ॥

yathā śalya tvamātthedamevametadasaṃśayam | abhiprāyastu me kaścittaṃ nibodha janeśvara

It is just as you say, Shalya, beyond doubt. But I have a certain thought of my own; hear it, O lord of men.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.42 (similarity 1). Duryodhana's speech begins here and runs to verse 68 (the page prints no heading for it).

Verse 61 (8.23.61)

न कर्णोऽभ्यधिकस्त्वत्तो न चान्ये चैव पार्थिवाः । न च मद्रेश्वर त्वां वै कृष्णः सोढुं च शक्ष्यति ॥

na karṇo'bhyadhikastvatto na cānye caiva pārthivāḥ | na ca madreśvara tvāṃ vai kṛṣṇaḥ soḍhuṃ ca śakṣyati

Karna is not superior to you, nor are any other kings; and Krishna, O lord of Madra, will not be able to withstand you.

Note on the text: Line 1 resembles CE 8.23.43a (na karṇo 'bhyadhikas tvattaḥ śaṅke naiva kathaṃ cana); line 2 is not in the critical edition (the CE's 43c differs: na hi madreśvaro rājā kuryād yad anṛtaṃ bhavet). A recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 62 (8.23.62)

ऋतमेव हि पूर्वास्ते वदन्ति पुरुषोत्तमाः । तस्मादार्तायनिः प्रोक्तो भवानिति मतिर्मम ॥

ṛtameva hi pūrvāste vadanti puruṣottamāḥ | tasmādārtāyaniḥ prokto bhavāniti matirmama

Your forefathers, O best of men, speak only the truth; therefore, in my judgment, you are called Artayani.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.44 (similarity 0.986).

Verse 63 (8.23.63)

शल्यभूतस्तु शत्रूणां यस्मात्त्वं युधि मानद । तस्माच्छल्येति ते नाम कथ्यते पृथिवीतले ॥

śalyabhūtastu śatrūṇāṃ yasmāttvaṃ yudhi mānada | tasmācchalyeti te nāma kathyate pṛthivītale

Because you, O giver of honor, are a spear thrust into your enemies in battle, you are called Shalya on the face of the earth.

Note on the text: Corrected शल्यबूतस्तु → शल्यभूतस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; ब for भ; the critical edition reads śalyabhūtaś ca). CE 8.23.45 (similarity 0.877); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 64 (8.23.64)

यदेतद्व्याहृतं पूर्वं भवता भूरिदक्षिण । तदेव कुरु धर्मज्ञ मदर्थं यद्यदुच्यते ॥

yadetadvyāhṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ bhavatā bhūridakṣiṇa | tadeva kuru dharmajña madarthaṃ yadyaducyate

What you have said before, O bountiful giver, do just that, O knower of dharma — whatever is asked of you for my sake.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.46 (similarity 0.963).

Verse 65 (8.23.65)

न च त्वत्तो हि राधेयो न चाहमपि वीर्यवान् । वृणेऽहं त्वां हयाग्र्याणां यन्तारमिह संयुगे ॥

na ca tvatto hi rādheyo na cāhamapi vīryavān | vṛṇe'haṃ tvāṃ hayāgryāṇāṃ yantāramiha saṃyuge

Neither Radheya nor I am mightier than you; I choose you here in battle as the driver of the finest horses.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.47 (similarity 0.935); line 2 reads वृणेऽहं where the CE reads vṛṇīmas, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 66 (8.23.66)

मन्ये चाभ्यधिकं शल्य गुणैः कर्णं धनञ्जयात् । भवन्तं वासुदेवाच्च लोकोऽयमतिमन्यते ॥

manye cābhyadhikaṃ śalya guṇaiḥ karṇaṃ dhanañjayāt | bhavantaṃ vāsudevācca loko'yamatimanyate

I consider Karna superior to Dhananjaya in qualities, and the world considers you superior to Vasudeva.

Note on the text: Resembles CE 8.23.48 (yathā hy abhyadhikaṃ karṇaṃ guṇais tāta dhanaṃjayāt / vāsudevād api tvāṃ ca loko 'yam iti manyate); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept (similarity too low for the automatic alignment).

Verse 67 (8.23.67)

कर्णो ह्यभ्यधिकः पार्थादस्त्रैरेव नरर्षभ । भवानभ्यधिकः कृष्णादश्वज्ञाने बले तथा ॥

karṇo hyabhyadhikaḥ pārthādastraireva nararṣabha | bhavānabhyadhikaḥ kṛṣṇādaśvajñāne bale tathā

Karna surpasses Partha in weapons, O bull among men; you surpass Krishna in knowledge of horses and in strength.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.49 (similarity 0.952); line 2 reads अश्वज्ञाने बले where the CE reads aśvayāne bale, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 68 (8.23.68)

यथाऽश्वहृदयं वेद वासुदेवो महामनाः । द्विगुणं त्वं तथा वेत्सि मद्रराजेश्वरात्मज ॥

yathā'śvahṛdayaṃ veda vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ | dviguṇaṃ tvaṃ tathā vetsi madrarājeśvarātmaja

As the great-minded Vasudeva knows the heart of horses, you know it twice over, O scion of the lord of the Madra kings.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.50 (similarity 0.855); line 2 reads द्विगुणं त्वं तथा वेत्सि मद्रराजेश्वरात्मज where the CE reads dviguṇaṃ tvaṃ tathā vettha madrarāja na saṃśayaḥ, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 69 (8.23.69)

यन्मां ब्रवीषि गान्धारे मध्ये सैन्यस्य कौरव । विशिष्टं देवकीपुत्रात्प्रीतिमानस्म्यहं त्वयि ॥

yanmāṃ bravīṣi gāndhāre madhye sainyasya kaurava | viśiṣṭaṃ devakīputrātprītimānasmyahaṃ tvayi

Since you say, O son of Gandhari, in the midst of the army, that I am greater than Devaki's son, I am pleased with you.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.51 (similarity 0.988). The page's heading शल्य उवाच stands before this verse.

Verse 70 (8.23.70)

एष सारथ्यमातिष्ठे राधेयस्य यशस्विनः । युध्यतः पाण्डवाग्र्येण यथा त्वं वीर मन्यसे ॥

eṣa sārathyamātiṣṭhe rādheyasya yaśasvinaḥ | yudhyataḥ pāṇḍavāgryeṇa yathā tvaṃ vīra manyase

Here I take up the charioteering of glorious Radheya, as he fights the foremost of the Pandavas, just as you think best, hero.

Note on the text: CE 8.23.52 (similarity 1).

Verse 71 (8.23.71)

समयश्च हि मे वीर कश्चिद्वैकर्तनं प्रति । उत्सृजेयं यथाश्रद्धमहं वाचोऽस्य सन्निधौ ॥

samayaśca hi me vīra kaścidvaikartanaṃ prati | utsṛjeyaṃ yathāśraddhamahaṃ vāco'sya sannidhau

But I have one condition, hero, regarding Vaikartana: in his presence I may let my words go as I please.

Note on the text: Corrected यथाश्रद्वमहं → यथाश्रद्धमहं (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; the critical edition reads yathāśraddham). CE 8.23.53 (similarity 0.975); line 2 reads उत्सृजेयं यथाश्रद्धम् where the CE reads utsṛjeyaṃ yathāśraddham, identical to Wikisource apart from the misprinted conjunct.

Verse 72 (8.23.72)

तथेति राजन्पुत्रस्ते सह कर्णेन भारत । अब्रवीन्मद्रराजस्य मतं भरतसत्तम ॥

tatheti rājanputraste saha karṇena bhārata | abravīnmadrarājasya mataṃ bharatasattama

"So be it," said your son, O king, together with Karna, O Bharata, and he declared the mind of the Madra king, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: The page prints this verse as two rows both numbered 8-23-72a (line 1 तथेति राजन्पुत्रस्ते सह कर्णेन भारत; line 2 अब्रवीन्मद्रराजस्य मतं भरतसxxxx); the input held them as two verses numbered 72 and 72 — merged into one verse. Corrected भरतसxxxx → भरतसत्तम (the page has a gap of lost letters; the sense and the CE's closing भरतसत्तम confirm it). The CE reads madrarājasya sutaṃ where Wikisource reads मतं, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. CE 8.23.54. The page's heading सञ्जय उवाच stands before this verse; the colophon follows.