Arjuna Reaches Meru and the Northern Kurus

Verse 1 (2.29.1)

स श्वेतपर्वतं वीरः समतिक्रम्य वीर्यवान् । देशं किम्पुरुषावासं द्रुमपुत्रेण रक्षितम् ॥

sa śvetaparvataṃ vīraḥ samatikramya vīryavān | deśaṃ kimpuruṣāvāsaṃ drumaputreṇa rakṣitam

Having crossed the White Mountain, the valiant hero came to the land where the Kimpurushas dwell, guarded by Drumaputra.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading "वैशम्पायन इवाच" (a misprint for उवाच) that had slipped into the verse text; the speaker is set instead.

Verse 2 (2.29.2)

महता सन्निपातेन क्षत्रियान्तकरेण ह । अजयत्पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः करे चैनं न्यवेशयत् ॥

mahatā sannipātena kṣatriyāntakareṇa ha | ajayatpāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ kare cainaṃ nyaveśayat

In a great clash that brought destruction on kshatriyas, the best of the Pandavas conquered him and made him pay tribute.

Verse 3 (2.29.3)

तं जित्वा हाटकं नाम देशं गुह्यकरक्षितम् । पाकशासनिरव्यग्रः सहसैन्यः समासदत् ॥

taṃ jitvā hāṭakaṃ nāma deśaṃ guhyakarakṣitam | pākaśāsaniravyagraḥ sahasainyaḥ samāsadat

Having conquered him, the son of Indra, unruffled, came with his army to the land called Hataka, guarded by the Guhyakas.

Verse 4 (2.29.4)

तांस्तु सान्त्वेन निर्जित्य मानसं सर उत्तमम् । ऋषिकुल्यास्तथा सर्वा ददर्श कुरुनन्दनः ॥

tāṃstu sāntvena nirjitya mānasaṃ sara uttamam | ṛṣikulyāstathā sarvā dadarśa kurunandanaḥ

Having won them over by conciliation, the delight of the Kurus saw the excellent lake Manasa and all the streams of the sages.

Verse 5 (2.29.5)

सरो मानसमासाद्य हाटकानभितः प्रभुः । गन्धर्वरक्षितं देशमजयत्पाण्डवस्ततः ॥

saro mānasamāsādya hāṭakānabhitaḥ prabhuḥ | gandharvarakṣitaṃ deśamajayatpāṇḍavastataḥ

Reaching Lake Manasa, the lord then conquered the land guarded by the Gandharvas that lies around the Hatakas.

Verse 6 (2.29.6)

तत्र तित्तिरिकल्माषान्मण्डूकाख्यान्हयोत्तमान् । लेभे स करमत्यन्तं गन्धर्वनगरात्तदा ॥

tatra tittirikalmāṣānmaṇḍūkākhyānhayottamān | lebhe sa karamatyantaṃ gandharvanagarāttadā

There, from the city of the Gandharvas, he received a rich tribute: superb horses speckled like partridges, of the breed called Manduka.

Note on the text: Corrected करसमत्यन्तं → करमत्यन्तं (misprint in Wikisource; an intruded स makes the line a syllable too long — the critical edition reads karam atyantaṃ). Corresponds to 2.25.6 (missed by the automatic alignment because the critical-edition file appends an apparatus passage to that verse). मण्डूकाख्यान् (CE maṇḍūkākṣān) is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 7 (2.29.7)

हेमकूटमथासाद्य न्यवसत्फल्गुनस्तदा । तं हेमकूटं राजेन्द्र समतिक्रम्य पाण्डवः ॥

hemakūṭamathāsādya nyavasatphalgunastadā | taṃ hemakūṭaṃ rājendra samatikramya pāṇḍavaḥ

Then Phalguna came to Hemakuta and stayed there. Crossing Hemakuta, O king of kings, the Pandava

Note on the text: Removed a stray backtick (a wiki mark opening the southern addition, verses 7–65). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 8 (2.29.8)

हरिवर्षं विवेशाथ सैन्येन महता वृतः । तत्र पार्थो ददर्शाथ बहूनिह मनोरमान् ॥

harivarṣaṃ viveśātha sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ | tatra pārtho dadarśātha bahūniha manoramān

entered Harivarsha, surrounded by a great army. There Partha saw many delightful sights:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 9 (2.29.9)

नगरान्सवनांश्चैव नदीश्च विमलोदकाः । पुरुषान्देवकल्पांश्च नारीश्च प्रियदर्शनाः ॥

nagarānsavanāṃścaiva nadīśca vimalodakāḥ | puruṣāndevakalpāṃśca nārīśca priyadarśanāḥ

cities with their groves, rivers of clear water, godlike men and women lovely to look upon.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 10 (2.29.10)

तान्सर्वांस्तत्र दृष्ट्वाऽथ मुदा युक्तो धनञ्जयः । वशे चक्रे स रत्नानि लेभे च सुबहूनि च ॥

tānsarvāṃstatra dṛṣṭvā'tha mudā yukto dhanañjayaḥ | vaśe cakre sa ratnāni lebhe ca subahūni ca

Seeing all of them there, Dhananjaya was filled with joy; he brought them under his sway and obtained a great many jewels.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वास् → सर्वांस् (misprint in Wikisource; the masculine form is needed to agree with तान्, as in the apparatus) and धनञ्जयटः → धनञ्जयः (a stray ट). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 11 (2.29.11)

ततो निषधमासाद्य गिरिस्थानजयत्प्रभुः । अथ राजन्नतिक्रम्य निषधं शैलमायतम् ॥

tato niṣadhamāsādya giristhānajayatprabhuḥ | atha rājannatikramya niṣadhaṃ śailamāyatam

Then, reaching the Nishadha range, the lord conquered those who lived in its mountains. And passing beyond the long Nishadha range, O king,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 12 (2.29.12)

विवेश मध्यमं वर्षं पार्थो दिव्यमिलावृतम् । तत्र दिव्योपमान्दिव्यान्पुरुषान्देवदर्शनान् ॥

viveśa madhyamaṃ varṣaṃ pārtho divyamilāvṛtam | tatra divyopamāndivyānpuruṣāndevadarśanān

Partha entered the celestial central region, Ilavrita. There he saw divine men like the gods, of heavenly appearance,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 13 (2.29.13)

अदृष्टपूर्वान्सुभगान्स ददर्श धनञ्जयः । सदनानि च शुभ्राणि नारीश्चाप्सरसंनिभाः ॥

adṛṣṭapūrvānsubhagānsa dadarśa dhanañjayaḥ | sadanāni ca śubhrāṇi nārīścāpsarasaṃnibhāḥ

fortunate beings such as he had never seen before; Dhananjaya saw too gleaming mansions and women like apsaras.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 14 (2.29.14)

दृष्ट्वा तानजयद्रम्यान्स तैश्च ददृशे तदा । जित्वा च तान्महाभागान्करे च विनिवेश्य च ॥

dṛṣṭvā tānajayadramyānsa taiśca dadṛśe tadā | jitvā ca tānmahābhāgānkare ca viniveśya ca

Seeing those charming beings, he conquered them, and they in turn beheld him. Having conquered those illustrious ones and made them pay tribute,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 15 (2.29.15)

रत्नान्यादाय दिव्यानि भूषणान्यासनैः सह । उदीचीमथ राजेन्द्र ययौ पार्थो मुदाऽन्वितः ॥

ratnānyādāya divyāni bhūṣaṇānyāsanaiḥ saha | udīcīmatha rājendra yayau pārtho mudā'nvitaḥ

and taking divine jewels along with ornaments and seats, Partha then went joyfully northward, O king of kings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 16 (2.29.16)

स ददर्श ततो मेरुं शिखरिणां प्रभुं महत् । तं काञ्चनमयं दिव्यं चतुर्वर्णं दुरासदम् ॥

sa dadarśa tato meruṃ śikhariṇāṃ prabhuṃ mahat | taṃ kāñcanamayaṃ divyaṃ caturvarṇaṃ durāsadam

Then he beheld Meru, the mighty lord of mountains: golden, divine, four-colored and hard to approach,

Note on the text: Corrected शिखरीणां → शिखरिणां (misprint in Wikisource; the genitive plural of शिखरिन् has a short i) and चतुर्वणं → चतुर्वर्णं (a dropped र्; "four-coloured", as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 17 (2.29.17)

उन्नतं शतसाहस्रं योजनानां तु सुस्थितम् । ज्वलन्तमचलं मेरुं तेजोराशिमनुत्तमम् ॥

unnataṃ śatasāhasraṃ yojanānāṃ tu susthitam | jvalantamacalaṃ meruṃ tejorāśimanuttamam

rising a hundred thousand yojanas and firmly set; the blazing, unmoving Meru, an unsurpassed mass of radiance,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 18 (2.29.18)

आक्षिपन्तं प्रभां भानोः स्वशृङ्गैः काञ्चनोज्ज्वलैः । काञ्चनाभरणं दिव्यं देवगन्धर्वसेवितम् ॥

ākṣipantaṃ prabhāṃ bhānoḥ svaśṛṅgaiḥ kāñcanojjvalaiḥ | kāñcanābharaṇaṃ divyaṃ devagandharvasevitam

outshining the light of the sun with its peaks bright with gold; adorned with gold, divine, frequented by gods and gandharvas,

Note on the text: Corrected दिव्यदेवगन्धर्व → दिव्यं देवगन्धर्व (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped anusvara runs the quarter-verse ending दिव्यं into the next word, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 19 (2.29.19)

अप्रमेयमनाधृष्यमधर्मबहुलैर्जनैः । व्यालैराचरितं घोरैर्दिव्यौषधिविदीपितम् ॥

aprameyamanādhṛṣyamadharmabahulairjanaiḥ | vyālairācaritaṃ ghorairdivyauṣadhividīpitam

immeasurable, unassailable by people given to unrighteousness, haunted by fearsome serpents, lit up by divine herbs,

Note on the text: Corrected धोरैर् → घोरैर् (misprint in Wikisource; ध for घ — "fearsome", as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 20 (2.29.20)

स्वर्गमावृत्य तिष्ठन्तमुच्छ्रायेण महागिरिम् । अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैर्नदीवृक्षसमन्वितम् ॥

svargamāvṛtya tiṣṭhantamucchrāyeṇa mahāgirim | agamyaṃ manasāpyanyairnadīvṛkṣasamanvitam

the great mountain that stands enclosing heaven with its height, unreachable by others even in thought, rich in rivers and trees,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 21 (2.29.21)

नानाविहगसङ्घैश्च नादितं सुमनोहरैः । तं दृष्ट्वा फल्गुनो मेरुं प्रीतिमानभवत्तदा ॥

nānāvihagasaṅghaiśca nāditaṃ sumanoharaiḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā phalguno meruṃ prītimānabhavattadā

resounding with flocks of many delightful birds. Seeing that Meru, Phalguna was filled with joy.

Note on the text: Corrected दृष्टा → दृष्ट्वा (misprint in Wikisource; the absolutive "having seen" is needed, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 22 (2.29.22)

मेरोरिलावृतं दिव्यं सर्वतः परिमण्डितम् । मेरोस्तु दक्षिणे पार्श्वे जम्बूर्नाम वनस्पतिः ॥

merorilāvṛtaṃ divyaṃ sarvataḥ parimaṇḍitam | merostu dakṣiṇe pārśve jambūrnāma vanaspatiḥ

The divine Ilavrita lies all around Meru, adorning it on every side. On the southern flank of Meru stands the tree called Jambu,

Note on the text: Removed an invisible zero-width joiner inside परिमण्डितम्. परिमण्डितम् (apparatus parimaṇḍalam) is a recension variant, kept. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 23 (2.29.23)

नित्यपुष्पफलोपेतः सिद्धचारणसेवितः । आस्वर्गमुच्छ्रिता राजंस्तस्य शाखा वनस्पतेः ॥

nityapuṣpaphalopetaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ | āsvargamucchritā rājaṃstasya śākhā vanaspateḥ

ever laden with flowers and fruit and frequented by Siddhas and Charanas; the branches of that tree, O king, rise up to heaven.

Note on the text: Corrected फलोपेवः → फलोपेतः (misprint in Wikisource; व for त — "laden with", as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 24 (2.29.24)

यस्य नाम्ना त्विदं द्वीपं जम्बूद्वीपमिति स्मृतम् । तां च जम्बूं ददर्शाथ सव्यसाची परन्तपः ॥

yasya nāmnā tvidaṃ dvīpaṃ jambūdvīpamiti smṛtam | tāṃ ca jambūṃ dadarśātha savyasācī parantapaḥ

It is after this tree that this continent is called Jambudvipa. That Jambu tree Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, now beheld.

Note on the text: Corrected जन्बूद्वीपम् → जम्बूद्वीपम् (misprint in Wikisource; न्ब for म्ब, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 25 (2.29.25)

तौ दृष्ट्वाऽप्रतिमौ लोके जम्बूं मेरुं च संस्थितौ । प्रीतिमानभवद्राजन्सर्वतः स विलोकयन् ॥

tau dṛṣṭvā'pratimau loke jambūṃ meruṃ ca saṃsthitau | prītimānabhavadrājansarvataḥ sa vilokayan

Seeing those two standing there, the Jambu and Meru, peerless in the world, he was delighted, O king, as he gazed on them from every side.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतीमानभवद् → प्रीतिमानभवद् (misprint in Wikisource; "was delighted", as in the apparatus and verse 21). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 26 (2.29.26)

तत्र लेभे ततो जिष्णुः सिद्धैर्दिव्यैश्च चारणैः । रत्नानि बहुसाहस्रं दत्तान्याभरणानि च ॥

tatra lebhe tato jiṣṇuḥ siddhairdivyaiśca cāraṇaiḥ | ratnāni bahusāhasraṃ dattānyābharaṇāni ca

There Jishnu then received from the Siddhas and the divine Charanas jewels by the thousand and ornaments, given to him as gifts,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 27 (2.29.27)

वासांसि च महार्हाणि तत्र लब्ध्वाऽर्जुनस्तदा । आमन्त्रयित्वा तान्सर्वान्यज्ञमुद्दिश्य वै गुरोः ॥

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi tatra labdhvā'rjunastadā | āmantrayitvā tānsarvānyajñamuddiśya vai guroḥ

and costly garments. Having received them there, Arjuna took leave of them all, with his elder brother's sacrifice in mind,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 28 (2.29.28)

अथादाय बहून्रत्नान्गमनायोपचक्रमे । मेरुं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य पर्वतप्रवरं प्रभुः ॥

athādāya bahūnratnāngamanāyopacakrame | meruṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya parvatapravaraṃ prabhuḥ

and taking many jewels, he prepared to depart. Circling Meru, the best of mountains, keeping it on his right, the lord

Note on the text: Corrected गमनाययोपचक्रमे → गमनायोपचक्रमे (a doubled य) and प्रवतप्रवरं → पर्वतप्रवरं ("best of mountains"; misprints in Wikisource, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 29 (2.29.29)

ययौ जम्बूनदीतीरे नदीं श्रेष्ठां विलोकयन् । स तां मनोरमां दिव्यां जम्बूस्वादुरसावहाम् ॥

yayau jambūnadītīre nadīṃ śreṣṭhāṃ vilokayan | sa tāṃ manoramāṃ divyāṃ jambūsvādurasāvahām

went to the bank of the Jambu river, gazing on that finest of rivers. That lovely, divine river, carrying the sweet juice of the Jambu fruit,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 30 (2.29.30)

हैमपक्षिगणैर्जुष्टां सौवर्णजलजाकुलाम् । हैमपङ्कां हैमजलां सौवर्णोज्ज्वलवालुकाम् ॥

haimapakṣigaṇairjuṣṭāṃ sauvarṇajalajākulām | haimapaṅkāṃ haimajalāṃ sauvarṇojjvalavālukām

was frequented by flocks of golden birds and crowded with golden lotuses; its mud was gold, its water gold, its sands bright with gold;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 31 (2.29.31)

क्वचित्सुपुष्पितैः पूर्णां सौवर्णकुसुमोत्पलैः । क्वचित्तीररुहैः कीर्णां हैमपुष्पैः सुपुष्पितैः ॥

kvacitsupuṣpitaiḥ pūrṇāṃ sauvarṇakusumotpalaiḥ | kvacittīraruhaiḥ kīrṇāṃ haimapuṣpaiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ

in places it was filled with golden flowers and water-lilies in full bloom, in places strewn with the golden blossoms of flowering trees growing on its banks;

Note on the text: Corrected क्वचित्मुपिष्पितैः → क्वचित्सुपुष्पितैः (misprint in Wikisource; म for स and ि for ु — "in full flower", as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 32 (2.29.32)

तीर्थैश्च रुक्मसोपानैः सर्वतः समलङ्कृताम् । विमलैर्मणिजालैश्च नृत्तगीतरवैर्युताम् ॥

tīrthaiśca rukmasopānaiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtām | vimalairmaṇijālaiśca nṛttagītaravairyutām

it was adorned everywhere with bathing-places with golden steps and with flawless lattices of gems, and it rang with the sounds of dance and song;

Note on the text: Corrected समलङ्कुताम् → समलङ्कृताम् (misprint in Wikisource; ु for ृ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 33 (2.29.33)

दीप्तैर्हेमवितानैश्च समन्ताच्छोभितां शुभाम् । तथाविधां नदीं दृष्ट्वा पार्थस्तां प्रशशंस ह ॥

dīptairhemavitānaiśca samantācchobhitāṃ śubhām | tathāvidhāṃ nadīṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthastāṃ praśaśaṃsa ha

it shone on every side with gleaming golden canopies and was beautiful. Seeing such a river, Partha praised it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 34 (2.29.34)

अदृष्टपूर्वां राजेन्द्र दृष्ट्वा हर्षमवाप च । दर्शनीयान् नदीतीरे पुरुषान्सुमनोहरान् ॥

adṛṣṭapūrvāṃ rājendra dṛṣṭvā harṣamavāpa ca | darśanīyān nadītīre puruṣānsumanoharān

Seeing that river, the like of which he had never seen, O king of kings, he was filled with delight. On its bank he saw handsome and charming men,

Note on the text: Corrected दृष्टपूर्वां → अदृष्टपूर्वां (a dropped अ leaves the line a syllable short and reverses the sense, "never seen before") and दर्शनीयां → दर्शनीयान् (the adjective agrees with पुरुषान्; misprints in Wikisource, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 35 (2.29.35)

तान्नदीसलिलाहारान्सदारानमरोपमान् । नित्यं सुखमुदा युक्तान्सर्वालङ्कारशोभितान् ॥

tānnadīsalilāhārānsadārānamaropamān | nityaṃ sukhamudā yuktānsarvālaṅkāraśobhitān

who lived on the river's water, dwelling with their wives like immortals, ever joined to happiness and delight, adorned with every ornament.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 36 (2.29.36)

तेभ्यो बहूनि रत्नानि तदा लेभे धनञ्जयः । दिव्यजम्बूफलं हैमं भूषणानि च पेशलम् ॥

tebhyo bahūni ratnāni tadā lebhe dhanañjayaḥ | divyajambūphalaṃ haimaṃ bhūṣaṇāni ca peśalam

From them Dhananjaya then received many jewels, golden divine Jambu fruit and exquisite ornaments.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 37 (2.29.37)

लब्ध्वा तान्दुर्लभान्पार्थः प्रतीचीं प्रययौ दिशम् । नागानां रक्षितं देशमजयच्च पुनस्ततः ॥

labdhvā tāndurlabhānpārthaḥ pratīcīṃ prayayau diśam | nāgānāṃ rakṣitaṃ deśamajayacca punastataḥ

Having obtained those rare treasures, Partha set out for the western quarter, and there again he conquered the land guarded by the Nagas.

Note on the text: Corrected अजयश्च → अजयच्च (misprint in Wikisource; अजयत् + च gives अजयच्च, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 38 (2.29.38)

ततो गत्वा महाराज वारुणीं पाकशासनिः । गन्धमादनमासाद्य ततस्तानजयत्प्रभुः ॥

tato gatvā mahārāja vāruṇīṃ pākaśāsaniḥ | gandhamādanamāsādya tatastānajayatprabhuḥ

Then, O great king, the son of Indra went into Varuna's western quarter, reached Gandhamadana and conquered its people.

Note on the text: Corrected गन्वा → गत्वा (misprint in Wikisource; न for त). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 39 (2.29.39)

तं गन्धमादनं राजन्नतिक्रम्य ततोऽर्जुनः । केतुमालं ददर्शाथ वर्षं रत्नसमन्वितम् ॥

taṃ gandhamādanaṃ rājannatikramya tato'rjunaḥ | ketumālaṃ dadarśātha varṣaṃ ratnasamanvitam

Passing beyond Gandhamadana, O king, Arjuna then beheld the region of Ketumala, rich in jewels,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 40 (2.29.40)

सेवितं देवकल्पैश्च नारीभिः प्रियदर्शनैः । तं जित्वा चार्जुनो राजन्करे च विनिवेश्य च ॥

sevitaṃ devakalpaiśca nārībhiḥ priyadarśanaiḥ | taṃ jitvā cārjuno rājankare ca viniveśya ca

inhabited by godlike men and by women lovely to look upon. Having conquered it, O king, and made it pay tribute,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 41 (2.29.41)

आहृत्य तत्र रत्नानि दुर्लभानि तथार्जुनः । पुनश्च परिवृत्याथ मध्यं देशमिलावृतम् ॥

āhṛtya tatra ratnāni durlabhāni tathārjunaḥ | punaśca parivṛtyātha madhyaṃ deśamilāvṛtam

and having gathered rare jewels there, Arjuna turned back again to Ilavrita, the central land,

Note on the text: Corrected माध्यं → मध्यं (misprint in Wikisource; "the central land", as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 42 (2.29.42)

गत्वा प्राचीं दिशं राजन्सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः । मेरुमन्दरयोर्मध्ये शैलोदामभितो नदीम् ॥

gatvā prācīṃ diśaṃ rājansavyasācī dhanañjayaḥ | merumandarayormadhye śailodāmabhito nadīm

and going to the eastern quarter, O king, Savyasachin Dhananjaya conquered the peoples living between Meru and Mandara, on both sides of the river Shailoda,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 43 (2.29.43)

ये ते कीचकवेणूनां छायां रम्यामुपासते । खषान्झषांश्च नद्योतान्प्रघसान्दीप्तवेणिपान् ॥

ye te kīcakaveṇūnāṃ chāyāṃ ramyāmupāsate | khaṣānjhaṣāṃśca nadyotānpraghasāndīptaveṇipān

those who enjoy the pleasant shade of the kichaka bamboos: the Khashas, the Jhashas, the Nadyotas, the Praghasas, the Diptavenipas,

Note on the text: Corrected कषान् → खषान् (क for ख — the Khasha people) and नद्यौ तान् → नद्योतान् (the Nadyota people; the dual नद्यौ cannot stand here); misprints in Wikisource, as in the apparatus. दीप्तवेणिपान् (apparatus dīrghaveṇikān) is a recension variant, kept. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 44 (2.29.44)

पशुपांश्च कुलिन्दांश्च तङ्कणान्परतङ्कणान् । एतान्समस्ताञ्जित्वा च करे च विनिवेश्य च ॥

paśupāṃśca kulindāṃśca taṅkaṇānparataṅkaṇān | etānsamastāñjitvā ca kare ca viniveśya ca

the Pashupas, the Kulindas, the Tanganas and the Para-Tanganas. Having conquered all of these and made them pay tribute,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 45 (2.29.45)

रत्नान्यादाय सर्वेभ्यो माल्यवन्तं ततो ययौ । तं माल्यवन्तं शैलेन्द्रं समतिक्रम्य पाण्डवः ॥

ratnānyādāya sarvebhyo mālyavantaṃ tato yayau | taṃ mālyavantaṃ śailendraṃ samatikramya pāṇḍavaḥ

and having taken jewels from all of them, he then went to Malyavat. Crossing Malyavat, king of mountains, the Pandava

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 46 (2.29.46)

भद्राश्वं प्रविवेशाथ वर्षं स्वर्गोपमं शुचिम् । तत्र देवोपमान्दिव्यान्पुरुषाञ्शुभसंयुतान् ॥

bhadrāśvaṃ praviveśātha varṣaṃ svargopamaṃ śucim | tatra devopamāndivyānpuruṣāñśubhasaṃyutān

entered Bhadrashva, a pure region like heaven. There the divine, godlike men, blessed with every good thing,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 47 (2.29.47)

जित्वा तान्स्ववशे कृत्वा करे च विनिवेश्य च । आहृत्य सर्वतो रत्नान्यसङ्ख्यानि ततस्ततः ॥

jitvā tānsvavaśe kṛtvā kare ca viniveśya ca | āhṛtya sarvato ratnānyasaṅkhyāni tatastataḥ

he conquered, brought under his sway and made to pay tribute, and he gathered countless jewels from every side.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 48 (2.29.48)

नीलं नाम गिरिं गत्वा तत्रस्थानजयत्प्रभुः । ततो जिष्णुरतिक्रम्य पर्वतं नीलमायतम् ॥

nīlaṃ nāma giriṃ gatvā tatrasthānajayatprabhuḥ | tato jiṣṇuratikramya parvataṃ nīlamāyatam

Going to the mountain called Nila, the lord conquered those who lived there. Then Jishnu, crossing the long Nila range,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 49 (2.29.49)

विवेश रम्यकं वर्षं सङ्कीर्णं मिथुनैः शुभैः । तं देशमथ जित्वा स करे च विनिवेश्य च ॥

viveśa ramyakaṃ varṣaṃ saṅkīrṇaṃ mithunaiḥ śubhaiḥ | taṃ deśamatha jitvā sa kare ca viniveśya ca

entered the region of Ramyaka, thronged with handsome couples. Having conquered that land and made it pay tribute,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 50 (2.29.50)

अजयच्चापि बीभत्सुर्देशं गुह्यकरक्षितम् । तत्र लेभे च राजेन्द्र सौवर्णान्मृगपक्षिणः ॥

ajayaccāpi bībhatsurdeśaṃ guhyakarakṣitam | tatra lebhe ca rājendra sauvarṇānmṛgapakṣiṇaḥ

Bibhatsu also conquered the land guarded by the Guhyakas. There, O king of kings, he obtained golden deer and birds;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 51 (2.29.51)

अगृह्णाद्यज्ञभूत्यर्थं रमणीयान्मनोहरान् । अन्यांश्च लब्ध्वा रत्नानि पाण्डवोऽथ महाबलः ॥

agṛhṇādyajñabhūtyarthaṃ ramaṇīyānmanoharān | anyāṃśca labdhvā ratnāni pāṇḍavo'tha mahābalaḥ

he took those lovely, charming creatures to add splendor to the sacrifice. Then, having obtained other jewels as well, the mighty Pandava

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 52 (2.29.52)

गन्धर्वरक्षितं देशमजयत्सगणं तदा । तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि लब्ध्वा राजन्नथार्जुनः ॥

gandharvarakṣitaṃ deśamajayatsagaṇaṃ tadā | tatra ratnāni divyāni labdhvā rājannathārjunaḥ

conquered the land guarded by the Gandharvas, together with their hosts. Having received divine jewels there, O king, Arjuna then

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 53 (2.29.53)

वर्षं हिरण्वतं नाम विवेशाथ महीपते । स तु देशेषु रम्येषु गन्तुं तत्रोपचक्रमे ॥

varṣaṃ hiraṇvataṃ nāma viveśātha mahīpate | sa tu deśeṣu ramyeṣu gantuṃ tatropacakrame

entered the region called Hiranvat, O lord of the earth, and set out to travel through its lovely lands.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 54 (2.29.54)

मध्ये प्रासादवृन्देषु नक्षत्राणां शशी यथा । महापथेषु राजेन्द्र सर्वतो यान्तमर्जुनम् ॥

madhye prāsādavṛndeṣu nakṣatrāṇāṃ śaśī yathā | mahāpatheṣu rājendra sarvato yāntamarjunam

As Arjuna moved along the great highways in every direction amid clusters of palaces, O king of kings, like the moon among the stars,

Note on the text: Corrected राजैन्द्र → राजेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; ै for े). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 55 (2.29.55)

प्रासादवरशृङ्गस्थाः परया वीर्यशोभया । ददृशुस्तं स्त्रियः सर्वाः पार्थमात्मयशस्करम् ॥

prāsādavaraśṛṅgasthāḥ parayā vīryaśobhayā | dadṛśustaṃ striyaḥ sarvāḥ pārthamātmayaśaskaram

all the women standing on the tops of the fine palaces gazed at Partha, who was winning glory for himself, in his surpassing splendor of valor:

Note on the text: Corrected स्रियः → स्त्रियः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped त्). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 56 (2.29.56)

तं कलापधरं शूरं सरथं सधनुः करम् । सवर्मं सकिरीटं वै संनद्धं सपरिच्छदम् ॥

taṃ kalāpadharaṃ śūraṃ sarathaṃ sadhanuḥ karam | savarmaṃ sakirīṭaṃ vai saṃnaddhaṃ saparicchadam

the hero wearing his quiver, in his chariot, bow in hand, in armor and diadem, girded for battle and fully equipped,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 57 (2.29.57)

सुकुमारं महासत्वं तेजोराशिमनुत्तमम् । शक्रोपमममित्रघ्नं परवारणवारणम् ॥

sukumāraṃ mahāsatvaṃ tejorāśimanuttamam | śakropamamamitraghnaṃ paravāraṇavāraṇam

youthful and graceful yet of great might, an unsurpassed mass of radiance, like Shakra, the slayer of foes, the one who stops the elephants of his enemies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 58 (2.29.58)

पश्यन्तः स्त्रीगणास्तत्र शक्तिपाणिं स्म मेनिरे । अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रो रणेऽद्भुतपराक्रमः ॥

paśyantaḥ strīgaṇāstatra śaktipāṇiṃ sma menire | ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghro raṇe'dbhutaparākramaḥ

Looking at him, the women there took him for Skanda, the spear-bearer. "This is that tiger among men, of wondrous valor in battle;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 59 (2.29.59)

अस्य बाहुबलं प्राप्य न भवन्त्यसुहृद्गणाः । इति वाचो ब्रुवन्त्यस्ताः स्त्रियः प्रेम्णा धनञ्जयम् ॥

asya bāhubalaṃ prāpya na bhavantyasuhṛdgaṇāḥ | iti vāco bruvantyastāḥ striyaḥ premṇā dhanañjayam

once they meet the strength of his arms, hosts of foes are no more." Speaking such words, the women lovingly

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 60 (2.29.60)

तुष्टुवुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च ससृजुस्तस्य मूर्धनि । दृष्ट्वा ते तु मुदा युक्ताः कौतूहलसमन्विताः ॥

tuṣṭuvuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca sasṛjustasya mūrdhani | dṛṣṭvā te tu mudā yuktāḥ kautūhalasamanvitāḥ

praised Dhananjaya and showered flowers on his head. And the people, seeing him, joyful and full of wonder,

Note on the text: Corrected कौतूहलसमन्वितः → कौतूहलसमन्विताः (misprint in Wikisource; the plural is needed to agree with ते … युक्ताः, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 61 (2.29.61)

रत्नैर्विभूषणैश्चैव अभ्यवर्षंश्च पाण्डवम् । अथ जित्वा समस्तांस्तान्करे च विनिवेश्य च ॥

ratnairvibhūṣaṇaiścaiva abhyavarṣaṃśca pāṇḍavam | atha jitvā samastāṃstānkare ca viniveśya ca

rained jewels and ornaments upon the Pandava. Then, having conquered them all and made them pay tribute,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 62 (2.29.62)

मणिहेमप्रबालानि शस्त्राण्याभरणानि च । एतानि लब्ध्वा पार्थोऽथ शृङ्गवन्तं गिरिं ययौ ॥

maṇihemaprabālāni śastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca | etāni labdhvā pārtho'tha śṛṅgavantaṃ giriṃ yayau

and having obtained gems, gold, coral, weapons and ornaments, Partha went on to the mountain Shringavat.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 63 (2.29.63)

शृङ्गवन्तं च कौरव्यः समतिक्रम्य फल्गुनः । उत्तरं हरिवर्षं तु स समासाद्य पाण्डवः ॥

śṛṅgavantaṃ ca kauravyaḥ samatikramya phalgunaḥ | uttaraṃ harivarṣaṃ tu sa samāsādya pāṇḍavaḥ

Crossing Shringavat, Phalguna of the Kuru line, the Pandava, came to northern Harivarsha.

Note on the text: The second line recurs as the first line of verse 66, where the critical edition's text resumes. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 64 (2.29.64)

विद्याधरगणांश्चैव यक्षेन्द्रांश्च विनिर्जयन् । तत्र लेभे महात्मा वै वासो दिव्यमनुत्तमम् ॥

vidyādharagaṇāṃścaiva yakṣendrāṃśca vinirjayan | tatra lebhe mahātmā vai vāso divyamanuttamam

Conquering the hosts of Vidyadharas and the lords of the Yakshas, the great-souled hero obtained there a divine, unsurpassed garment,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 65 (2.29.65)

किन्नरद्रुमपत्रांश्च तत्र कृष्णाजिनान्बहून् । याज्ञीयांस्तांस्तदा दिव्यांस्तत्र लेभे धनञ्जयः ॥

kinnaradrumapatrāṃśca tatra kṛṣṇājinānbahūn | yājñīyāṃstāṃstadā divyāṃstatra lebhe dhanañjayaḥ

and there Dhananjaya obtained many leaves of the kinnara tree and black antelope skins, divine and fit for sacrifice.

Note on the text: Removed a stray quote mark (the wiki mark closing the southern addition) and restored the visarga: धनञ्जय' → धनञ्जयः. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears there only in the apparatus to 2.25.6 (passage *12).

Verse 66 (2.29.66)

उत्तरं हरिवर्षं तु स समासाद्य पाण्डवः । इयेष जेतुं तं देशं पाकशासननन्दनः ॥

uttaraṃ harivarṣaṃ tu sa samāsādya pāṇḍavaḥ | iyeṣa jetuṃ taṃ deśaṃ pākaśāsananandanaḥ

Having reached northern Harivarsha, the Pandava, son of Indra, wished to conquer that land.

Note on the text: Corrected पाकशासनन्दनः → पाकशासननन्दनः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped न leaves the line a syllable short — the critical edition reads pākaśāsananandanaḥ).

Verse 67 (2.29.67)

तत एनं महावीर्यं महाकाया महाबलाः । द्वारपालाः समासाद्य हृष्टा वचनमब्रुवन् ॥

tata enaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahākāyā mahābalāḥ | dvārapālāḥ samāsādya hṛṣṭā vacanamabruvan

Then the gatekeepers, huge of body and great in strength, came up to that mighty hero and, well pleased, spoke these words:

Verse 68 (2.29.68)

पार्थ नेदं त्वया शक्यं पुरं जेतुं कथञ्जन । उपावर्तस्व कल्याण पर्याप्तमिदमच्युत ॥

pārtha nedaṃ tvayā śakyaṃ puraṃ jetuṃ kathañjana | upāvartasva kalyāṇa paryāptamidamacyuta

"Partha, you cannot conquer this city by any means. Turn back, good sir; this is enough, O Achyuta.

Verse 69 (2.29.69)

इदं पुरं यः प्रविशेद्ध्रुवं न स भवेन्नरः । प्रीयामहे त्वया वीर पर्याप्तो विजयस्तव ॥

idaṃ puraṃ yaḥ praviśeddhruvaṃ na sa bhavennaraḥ | prīyāmahe tvayā vīra paryāpto vijayastava

Any man who enters this city will surely not remain a mortal. We are pleased with you, hero; your victory is complete.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रविशेद्घ्रुवं → प्रविशेद्ध्रुवं (घ for ध — "surely") and तवै → तव (a stray ै); misprints in Wikisource, as in the critical edition.

Verse 70 (2.29.70)

न चात्र किञ्चिज्जेतव्यमर्जुनात्र प्रदृश्यते । उत्तराः कुरुवो ह्येते नात्र युद्धं प्रवर्तते ॥

na cātra kiñcijjetavyamarjunātra pradṛśyate | uttarāḥ kuruvo hyete nātra yuddhaṃ pravartate

There is nothing to be seen here, Arjuna, that could be conquered. These are the Northern Kurus; no war is waged here.

Verse 71 (2.29.71)

प्रविष्टोऽपि हि कौन्तेय नेह द्रक्ष्यसि किञ्चन । न हि मानुषदेहेन शक्यमत्राभिवीक्षितुम् ॥

praviṣṭo'pi hi kaunteya neha drakṣyasi kiñcana | na hi mānuṣadehena śakyamatrābhivīkṣitum

Even if you enter, son of Kunti, you will see nothing here, for it cannot be seen with a human body.

Verse 72 (2.29.72)

अथेह पुरुषव्याघ्र किञ्चिदन्यच्चिकीर्षसि । तत्प्रब्रूहि करिष्यामो वचनात्तव भारत ॥

atheha puruṣavyāghra kiñcidanyaccikīrṣasi | tatprabrūhi kariṣyāmo vacanāttava bhārata

But if, tiger among men, you wish to have something else done here, tell us, and we will do it at your word, O Bharata."

Verse 73 (2.29.73)

ततस्तानब्रवीद्राजन्नर्जुनः प्रहसन्निव । पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षामि धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥

tatastānabravīdrājannarjunaḥ prahasanniva | pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣāmi dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ

Then, O king, Arjuna said to them with a smile: "I wish to establish the sovereignty of the wise Dharmaraja.

Verse 74 (2.29.74)

न प्रवेक्ष्यामि वो देशं विरुद्धं यदि मानुषैः । युधिष्ठिराय यत्किञ्चित्करपण्यं प्रदीयताम् ॥

na pravekṣyāmi vo deśaṃ viruddhaṃ yadi mānuṣaiḥ | yudhiṣṭhirāya yatkiñcitkarapaṇyaṃ pradīyatām

I will not enter your land if it is forbidden to men. Let some goods be given as tribute to Yudhishthira.

Verse 75 (2.29.75)

नो चेत्कृष्णेन सहितो योधयिष्यामि सायकैः ॥

no cetkṛṣṇena sahito yodhayiṣyāmi sāyakaiḥ

Otherwise, together with Krishna, I will fight you with my arrows."

Note on the text: Wikisource prints verse 75 as three lines; this first line, the close of Arjuna's speech (marked in Wikisource as a southern addition), has been split off from the narration that follows. Removed the wiki backtick and quote marks around it. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 76 (2.29.76)

ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च । क्षौमाजिनानि दिव्यानि तस्य ते प्रददुः करम् ॥

tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyānyābharaṇāni ca | kṣaumājināni divyāni tasya te pradaduḥ karam

Then they gave him as tribute divine garments, divine ornaments, and divine linen and deerskins.

Note on the text: The second and third lines of Wikisource's three-line verse 75, split off from Arjuna's closing line; they correspond to 2.25.16 (missed by the automatic alignment). क्षौमाजिनानि (CE mokājināni) is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 77 (2.29.77)

एवं स पुरुषव्याघ्रो विजित्य दिशमुत्तराम् । सङ्ग्रामान्सुबहून्कृत्वा क्षत्रियैर्दस्युभिस्तथा ॥

evaṃ sa puruṣavyāghro vijitya diśamuttarām | saṅgrāmānsubahūnkṛtvā kṣatriyairdasyubhistathā

Thus that tiger among men conquered the northern quarter, after fighting a great many battles with kshatriyas and with robber tribes.

Verse 78 (2.29.78)

स विनिर्जित्य राज्ञस्तान्करे च विनिवेश्य तु । धनान्यादाय सर्वेभ्यो रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥

sa vinirjitya rājñastānkare ca viniveśya tu | dhanānyādāya sarvebhyo ratnāni vividhāni ca

Having vanquished those kings and made them pay tribute, and having taken from them all wealth and jewels of many kinds,

Verse 79 (2.29.79)

हयांस्तित्तिरिकल्माषाञ्शुकपत्रनिभानपि । मयूरसदृशानन्यान्सर्वाननिलरंहसः ॥

hayāṃstittirikalmāṣāñśukapatranibhānapi | mayūrasadṛśānanyānsarvānanilaraṃhasaḥ

and horses dappled like partridges, others the color of parrot feathers, and others like peacocks, all as swift as the wind,

Note on the text: Corrected मयूरसदृशान्यान् → मयूरसदृशानन्यान् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped syllable leaves the line short — "and others like peacocks", cf. 2.28.28 and the critical edition's mayūrasadṛśāṃś cānyān).

Verse 80 (2.29.80)

वृतः सुमहता राजन्बलेन चतुरङ्गिणा । आजगाम पुनर्वीरः शक्रप्रस्थं पुरोत्तमम् ॥

vṛtaḥ sumahatā rājanbalena caturaṅgiṇā | ājagāma punarvīraḥ śakraprasthaṃ purottamam

the hero, surrounded, O king, by a very great army of four divisions, came back to Shakraprastha, the finest of cities.

Verse 81 (2.29.81)

धर्मराजाय तत्पार्थो धनं सर्वं सवाहनम् । न्यवेदयदनुज्ञातस्तेन राज्ञा गृहान्ययौ ॥

dharmarājāya tatpārtho dhanaṃ sarvaṃ savāhanam | nyavedayadanujñātastena rājñā gṛhānyayau

Partha presented all that wealth, together with the animals, to Dharmaraja; then, given leave by the king, he went to his own house.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).