Bhima Sets Out East and Visits Shishupala

Verse 1 (2.30.1)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भीमसेनोऽपि वीर्यवान् । धर्मराजमनुज्ञाप्य ययौ प्राचीं दिशं प्रति ॥

etasminneva kāle tu bhīmaseno'pi vīryavān | dharmarājamanujñāpya yayau prācīṃ diśaṃ prati

At that same time Bhimasena too, full of valor, took leave of Dharmaraja and set out toward the eastern quarter,

Verse 2 (2.30.2)

महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना । हस्त्यश्वरथपूर्णेन दंशितेन प्रतापवान् ॥

mahatā balacakreṇa pararāṣṭrāvamardinā | hastyaśvarathapūrṇena daṃśitena pratāpavān

with a great host that crushed enemy kingdoms, full of elephants, horses and chariots, and clad in armor; and the mighty hero,

Note on the text: The first line is 2.26.2a (missed by the automatic alignment because Wikisource divides these verses differently); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 3 (2.30.3)

वृतो भरतशार्दूलो द्विषच्छोकविवर्धनः । स गत्वा नरशार्दूलः पञ्चालानां पुरं महत् ॥

vṛto bharataśārdūlo dviṣacchokavivardhanaḥ | sa gatvā naraśārdūlaḥ pañcālānāṃ puraṃ mahat

the tiger of the Bharatas, who increased the grief of his enemies, surrounded by that army, went, tiger among men, to the great city of the Panchalas,

Note on the text: The first line is 2.26.2b and the second 2.26.3a (missed by the automatic alignment because Wikisource divides these verses differently).

Verse 4 (2.30.4)

पञ्चालान्विविधोपायैः सान्त्वयामास पाण्डवः । किञ्चित्करं समादाय विदेहानां पुरं ययौ । ततः स गण्डकाञ्शूरो विदेहान्भरतर्षभः ॥

pañcālānvividhopāyaiḥ sāntvayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | kiñcitkaraṃ samādāya videhānāṃ puraṃ yayau | tataḥ sa gaṇḍakāñśūro videhānbharatarṣabhaḥ

and the Pandava won over the Panchalas by various means. Taking some tribute, he went on to the city of the Videhas. Then the hero, bull of the Bharatas, the Gandakas and the Videhas

Note on the text: Removed the wiki backtick and quote marks around the second line (a southern addition). The first line is 2.26.3b and the third 2.26.4a (missed by the automatic alignment); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). गण्डकान् (CE gaṇḍakīṃ) is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 5 (2.30.5)

विजित्याल्पेन कालेन दशार्णानजयत्प्रभुः । तत्र दाशार्णको राजा सुधर्मा रोमहर्षणम् । कृतवान्भीमसेनेन महद्युद्धं निरायुधम् ॥

vijityālpena kālena daśārṇānajayatprabhuḥ | tatra dāśārṇako rājā sudharmā romaharṣaṇam | kṛtavānbhīmasenena mahadyuddhaṃ nirāyudham

conquered in a short time, and then the lord subdued the Dasharnas. There Sudharma, king of the Dasharnas, fought a great, hair-raising battle with Bhimasena without weapons.

Note on the text: Corrected भीमसेनेम → भीमसेनेन (misprint in Wikisource; म for न — "with Bhimasena"). The first line is 2.26.4b and the last two lines are 2.26.5 (missed by the automatic alignment).

Verse 6 (2.30.6)

भीमसेनस्तु तद्दृष्ट्वा तस्य कर्म महात्मनः । अधिसेनापतिं चक्रे सुधर्माणं महाबलम् ॥

bhīmasenastu taddṛṣṭvā tasya karma mahātmanaḥ | adhisenāpatiṃ cakre sudharmāṇaṃ mahābalam

Seeing that feat of the great-souled king, Bhimasena made the mighty Sudharma the commander-in-chief of his army.

Verse 7 (2.30.7)

ततः प्राचीं दिशं भीमो ययौ भीमपराक्रमः । सैन्येन महता राजन्कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥

tataḥ prācīṃ diśaṃ bhīmo yayau bhīmaparākramaḥ | sainyena mahatā rājankampayanniva medinīm

Then Bhima of terrible prowess marched on toward the east with a great army, O king, as if making the earth tremble.

Verse 8 (2.30.8)

सोऽश्वमेधेश्वरं राजन्रोचमानं सहानुगम् । जिगाय समरे वीरो बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥

so'śvamedheśvaraṃ rājanrocamānaṃ sahānugam | jigāya samare vīro balena balināṃ varaḥ

That hero, best of the strong, defeated in battle by sheer force, O king, Rochamana, lord of Ashvamedha, together with his followers.

Verse 9 (2.30.9)

स तं निर्जित्य कौन्तेयो नातितीव्रेण कर्मणा । पूर्वदेशं महावीर्यं विजिग्ये कुरुनन्दनः ॥

sa taṃ nirjitya kaunteyo nātitīvreṇa karmaṇā | pūrvadeśaṃ mahāvīryaṃ vijigye kurunandanaḥ

Having conquered him without any very fierce effort, the son of Kunti, delight of the Kurus, subdued the mighty eastern country.

Note on the text: Corrected कुरनन्दनः → कुरुनन्दनः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ु).

Verse 10 (2.30.10)

ततो दक्षिणमागम्य पुलिन्दनगरं महत् । सुकुमारं वशे चक्रे सुमित्रं च नराधिपम् ॥

tato dakṣiṇamāgamya pulindanagaraṃ mahat | sukumāraṃ vaśe cakre sumitraṃ ca narādhipam

Then, turning south, he brought under his sway the great city of the Pulindas, and Sukumara and King Sumitra.

Verse 11 (2.30.11)

ततस्तु धर्मराजस्य शासनाद्भरतर्षभः । शिशुपालं महावीर्यमभ्यगाज्जनमेजय ॥

tatastu dharmarājasya śāsanādbharatarṣabhaḥ | śiśupālaṃ mahāvīryamabhyagājjanamejaya

Then, at Dharmaraja's command, the bull of the Bharatas went to the mighty Shishupala, O Janamejaya.

Verse 12 (2.30.12)

चेदिराजोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा पाण्डवस्य चिकीर्षितम् । उपनिष्क्रम्य नगरात्प्रत्यगृह्णात्परन्तप ॥

cedirājo'pi tacchrutvā pāṇḍavasya cikīrṣitam | upaniṣkramya nagarātpratyagṛhṇātparantapa

Hearing what the Pandava intended, the king of Chedi came out of his city and received him, O scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Corrected उपनिष्कम्य → उपनिष्क्रम्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped र — "coming out", as in the critical edition).

Verse 13 (2.30.13)

तौ समेत्य महाराज कुरुचेदिवृषौ तदा । उभयोरात्मकुलयोः कौशलं पर्यपृच्छताम् ॥

tau sametya mahārāja kurucedivṛṣau tadā | ubhayorātmakulayoḥ kauśalaṃ paryapṛcchatām

Meeting there, O great king, the two bulls of the Kurus and the Chedis asked each other about the welfare of their families.

Verse 14 (2.30.14)

ततो निवेद्य तद्राष्ट्रं चेदिराजो विशाम्पते । उवाच भीमं प्रहसन्किमिदं कुरुषेऽनघ ॥

tato nivedya tadrāṣṭraṃ cedirājo viśāmpate | uvāca bhīmaṃ prahasankimidaṃ kuruṣe'nagha

Then the king of Chedi, offering him his kingdom, O lord of the people, said to Bhima with a smile, "What is this you are doing, sinless one?"

Verse 15 (2.30.15)

तस्य भीमस्तदाचख्यौ धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम् । स च तं प्रतिगृह्यैव तथा चक्रे नराधिपः ॥

tasya bhīmastadācakhyau dharmarājacikīrṣitam | sa ca taṃ pratigṛhyaiva tathā cakre narādhipaḥ

Bhima then told him what Dharmaraja intended, and the king accepted it and did as was asked.

Verse 16 (2.30.16)

ततो भीमस्तत्र राजन्नुषित्वा त्रिदशाः क्षपाः । सत्कृतः शिशुपालेन ययौ सबलवाहनः ॥

tato bhīmastatra rājannuṣitvā tridaśāḥ kṣapāḥ | satkṛtaḥ śiśupālena yayau sabalavāhanaḥ

Then, O king, Bhima stayed there thirty nights, honored by Shishupala, and afterwards set out with his army and mounts.

Note on the text: Corrected राजन्निषित्वा → राजन्नुषित्वा (misprint in Wikisource; ि for ु — राजन् + उषित्वा, "having stayed", as in the critical edition).