Nakula Conquers the West

Verse 1 (2.35.1)

नकुलस्य तु वक्ष्यामि कर्माणि विजयं तथा । वासुदेवजितामाशां यथाऽसावजयत्प्रभुः ॥

nakulasya tu vakṣyāmi karmāṇi vijayaṃ tathā | vāsudevajitāmāśāṃ yathā'sāvajayatprabhuḥ

Now I shall tell of Nakula's deeds and his conquest: how that mighty prince conquered the quarter that Vasudeva had once conquered.

Verse 2 (2.35.2)

निर्याय खाण्डवप्रस्थात्प्रतीचीमभितो दिशम् । उद्दिश्य मतिमान्प्रायान्महत्या सेनया सह ॥

niryāya khāṇḍavaprasthātpratīcīmabhito diśam | uddiśya matimānprāyānmahatyā senayā saha

Setting out from Khandavaprastha, the wise Nakula marched towards the western quarter with a great army,

Verse 3 (2.35.3)

सिंहनादेन महता योधानां गर्जितेन च । रथनेमिनिनादैश्च कम्पयन्वसुधामिमाम् ॥

siṃhanādena mahatā yodhānāṃ garjitena ca | rathanemininādaiśca kampayanvasudhāmimām

making this earth tremble with the mighty lion-roars and battle-cries of his warriors and the rumble of chariot wheels.

Verse 4 (2.35.4)

ततो बहु धनं रम्यं गवाढ्यं धनधान्यवत् । कार्तिकेयस्य दयितं रोहीतकमुपाद्रवत् ॥

tato bahu dhanaṃ ramyaṃ gavāḍhyaṃ dhanadhānyavat | kārtikeyasya dayitaṃ rohītakamupādravat

Then he fell upon Rohitaka, a lovely land of great wealth, rich in cattle, riches and grain, and dear to Kartikeya.

Note on the text: Corrected गावाढ्यं → गवाढ्यं (misprint in Wikisource; गो + आढ्य gives गवाढ्य). Corrected रोहीतकुपाद्रवत् → रोहीतकमुपाद्रवत् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped म leaves the line a syllable short and breaks the place-name, the critical edition reads rohītakam upādravat).

Verse 5 (2.35.5)

तत्र युद्धं महच्चासीच्छूरैर्मत्तमयूरकैः । मरुभूमिं स कार्त्स्न्येन तथैव बहुधान्यकम् ॥

tatra yuddhaṃ mahaccāsīcchūrairmattamayūrakaiḥ | marubhūmiṃ sa kārtsnyena tathaiva bahudhānyakam

A great battle was fought there with the valiant Mattamayurakas. Then the whole of the desert country, and Bahudhanyaka as well,

Verse 6 (2.35.6)

शैरीषकं महेत्थं च वशे चक्रे महाद्युतिः । आक्रोशं चैव राजर्षिं तेन युद्धमभून्महत् ॥

śairīṣakaṃ mahetthaṃ ca vaśe cakre mahādyutiḥ | ākrośaṃ caiva rājarṣiṃ tena yuddhamabhūnmahat

and Shairishaka and Mahettha, the splendid prince brought under his sway. He fought a great battle too with the royal sage Akrosha.

Note on the text: Corrected राजर्षि → राजर्षिं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara, the accusative is needed with आक्रोशं). The first line = 2.29.6ab of the critical edition (aligned by hand; it reads mahecchaṃ for महेत्थं); the second line is not in it (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 7 (2.35.7)

तान्दशार्णान्स जित्वा च प्रतस्थे पाण्डुनन्दनः । शिबींस्त्रिगर्तानम्बष्ठान्मालवान्पञ्च कर्पटान् ॥

tāndaśārṇānsa jitvā ca pratasthe pāṇḍunandanaḥ | śibīṃstrigartānambaṣṭhānmālavānpañca karpaṭān

Having conquered the Dasharnas, the son of Pandu marched on and subdued the Shibis, the Trigartas, the Ambashthas, the Malavas, the Panchakarpatas,

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the second line = 2.29.6cd (aligned by hand).

Verse 8 (2.35.8)

तथा मध्यमकेयांश्च वाटधानान्द्विजानथ । पुनश्च परिवृत्याथ पुष्करारण्यवासिनः ॥

tathā madhyamakeyāṃśca vāṭadhānāndvijānatha | punaśca parivṛtyātha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ

the Madhyamakeyas and the Vatadhana brahmins. Then, turning back once more, that bull among men conquered the dwellers of the Pushkara forest

Verse 9 (2.35.9)

गणानुत्सवसङ्केतान्व्यजयत्पुरुषर्षभः । सिन्धुकूलाश्रिता ये च ग्रामणीया महाबलाः ॥

gaṇānutsavasaṅketānvyajayatpuruṣarṣabhaḥ | sindhukūlāśritā ye ca grāmaṇīyā mahābalāḥ

and the Utsavasanketa tribes. The mighty Gramaniyas who live along the banks of the Indus,

Verse 10 (2.35.10)

शूराऽऽभीरगणाश्चैव ये चाश्रित्य सरस्वतीम् । वर्तयन्ति च ये मत्स्यैर्ये च पर्वतवासिनः ॥

śūrā''bhīragaṇāścaiva ye cāśritya sarasvatīm | vartayanti ca ye matsyairye ca parvatavāsinaḥ

the hosts of valiant Abhiras and those who dwell by the Sarasvati, those who live by fishing and those who dwell in the mountains,

Verse 11 (2.35.11)

कृत्स्नं पञ्चनदं चैव तथैवामरपर्वतम् । उत्तरज्योतिषं चैव तथा दिव्यकटं पुरम् ॥

kṛtsnaṃ pañcanadaṃ caiva tathaivāmaraparvatam | uttarajyotiṣaṃ caiva tathā divyakaṭaṃ puram

the whole of the Five Rivers country, the Amara mountain, Uttarajyotisha and the city of Divyakata,

Note on the text: Corrected कत्स्नं → कृत्स्नं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign ृ). Corrected पञ्चनन्दं → पञ्चनदं (misprint in Wikisource; the land of the five rivers, and the extra syllable breaks the metre; the critical edition reads pañcanadaṃ). The verse = 2.29.10abcd of the critical edition (aligned by hand; it reads aparaparyaṭam and vṛndāṭakaṃ for अमरपर्वतम् and दिव्यकटं).

Verse 12 (2.35.12)

द्वारपालं च तरसा वशे चक्रे महाद्युतिः । रामठान्हारहूणांश्च प्रतीच्याश्चैव ये नृपाः ॥

dvārapālaṃ ca tarasā vaśe cakre mahādyutiḥ | rāmaṭhānhārahūṇāṃśca pratīcyāścaiva ye nṛpāḥ

and Dvarapala too the splendid prince swiftly brought under his sway. The Ramathas, the Harahunas and the kings of the west,

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.10ef of the critical edition and the second = 2.29.11ab (aligned by hand).

Verse 13 (2.35.13)

तान्सर्वान्स वशे चक्रे शासनादेव पाण्डवः । तत्रस्थः प्रेषयामास वासुदेवाय भारत ॥

tānsarvānsa vaśe cakre śāsanādeva pāṇḍavaḥ | tatrasthaḥ preṣayāmāsa vāsudevāya bhārata

all of them the Pandava brought under his sway by his command alone. Staying there, O Bharata, he sent word to Vasudeva,

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.11cd of the critical edition and the second = 2.29.12ab, where it reads cābhibhuḥ for भारत (aligned by hand).

Verse 14 (2.35.14)

स चास्य गतभी राजन्प्रतिजग्राह शासनम् । ततः शाकलमभ्येत्य मद्राणां पुटभेदनम् ॥

sa cāsya gatabhī rājanpratijagrāha śāsanam | tataḥ śākalamabhyetya madrāṇāṃ puṭabhedanam

and he, O king, accepted his authority without fear. Then, coming to Shakala, the city of the Madras,

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.12cd of the critical edition, where it reads daśabhī rājyaiḥ ("with ten kingdoms") for गतभी राजन्; the second = 2.29.13ab (aligned by hand).

Verse 15 (2.35.15)

मातुलं प्रीतिपूर्वेण शल्यं चक्रे वशे बली । स तेन सत्कृतो राज्ञा सत्कारार्हो विशाम्पते ॥

mātulaṃ prītipūrveṇa śalyaṃ cakre vaśe balī | sa tena satkṛto rājñā satkārārho viśāmpate

the mighty one won over his maternal uncle Shalya through affection. Honoured by that king, O lord of the people, as one worthy of honour,

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.13cd of the critical edition and the second = 2.29.14ab (aligned by hand).

Verse 16 (2.35.16)

रत्नानि भूरीण्यादाय सम्प्रतस्थे युधां पतिः । ततः सागरकुक्षिस्थान्म्लेच्छान्परमदारुणान् ॥

ratnāni bhūrīṇyādāya sampratasthe yudhāṃ patiḥ | tataḥ sāgarakukṣisthānmlecchānparamadāruṇān

and the lord of warriors took a wealth of jewels and set out again. Then the fierce Mlecchas who dwell in the coastlands of the sea,

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.14cd of the critical edition and the second = 2.29.15ab (aligned by hand).

Verse 17 (2.35.17)

पह्लवान्वर्बरांश्चैव किरातान्यवनाञ्शकान् । ततो रत्नान्यपादाय वशे कृत्वा च पार्थिवान् । न्यवर्तत कुरुश्रेष्ठो नकुलश्चित्रमार्गवित् ॥

pahlavānvarbarāṃścaiva kirātānyavanāñśakān | tato ratnānyapādāya vaśe kṛtvā ca pārthivān | nyavartata kuruśreṣṭho nakulaścitramārgavit

the Pahlavas, the Barbaras, the Kiratas, the Yavanas and the Shakas he overcame as well. Then, taking jewels and having brought the kings under his sway, Nakula, best of the Kurus, master of many skilful ways of fighting, turned homeward.

Note on the text: The first line = 2.29.15cd of the critical edition, where it reads tān sarvān anayad vaśam for किरातान्यवनाञ्शकान्; the second and third lines = 2.29.16 (aligned by hand).

Verse 18 (2.35.18)

करभाणां सहस्राणि कोशं तस्य महात्मनः । ऊहुर्दश महाराज कृच्छ्रादिव महाधनम् ॥

karabhāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi kośaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ | ūhurdaśa mahārāja kṛcchrādiva mahādhanam

Ten thousand camels, great king, carried the treasure of that great-souled prince, bearing so vast a wealth as if with difficulty.

Note on the text: Corrected करमाणां → करभाणां (misprint in Wikisource; करभ "camel", as the critical edition reads karabhāṇāṃ). Corrected ऊहर्दश → ऊहुर्दश (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign of the verb ऊहुः, as the critical edition reads ūhur).

Verse 19 (2.35.19)

इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं वीरमभ्येत्य स युधिष्ठिरम् । ततो माद्रीसुतः श्रीमान्धनं तस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥

indraprasthagataṃ vīramabhyetya sa yudhiṣṭhiram | tato mādrīsutaḥ śrīmāndhanaṃ tasmai nyavedayat

Coming to the heroic Yudhishthira in Indraprastha, the glorious son of Madri presented that wealth to him.

Verse 20 (2.35.20)

एवं विजित्य नकुलो दिशं वरुणपालिताम् । प्रतीचीं वासुदेवेन निर्जितां भरतर्षभ ॥

evaṃ vijitya nakulo diśaṃ varuṇapālitām | pratīcīṃ vāsudevena nirjitāṃ bharatarṣabha

Thus did Nakula conquer the western quarter guarded by Varuna, which Vasudeva had conquered before, O bull of the Bharatas.