The Splendour of the Rajasuya

Verse 1 (2.71.1)

ततः प्रववृते यज्ञो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः । शान्तविघ्नार्हणक्षोभो महर्षिगणसङ्कुलः ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yajño dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ | śāntavighnārhaṇakṣobho maharṣigaṇasaṅkulaḥ

Then the sacrifice of wise Dharmaraja got under way, its obstacles quelled, its rites of honour performed without disorder, thronged with hosts of great seers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0001–0002).

Verse 2 (2.71.2)

तं तु यज्ञं महाबाहुरासमाप्तेर्जनार्दनः । ररक्ष भगवाञ्छौरिः शार्ङ्गचक्रगदाधरः ॥

taṃ tu yajñaṃ mahābāhurāsamāpterjanārdanaḥ | rarakṣa bhagavāñchauriḥ śārṅgacakragadādharaḥ

Mighty-armed Janardana, the Blessed Shauri, bearer of the bow Sharnga, the discus and the mace, guarded that sacrifice until it was complete.

Note on the text: Critical edition 2.42.34cd–ef (not matched by the automatic alignment); the critical edition places these lines at the close of the sacrifice.

Verse 3 (2.71.3)

तस्मिन्यज्ञे प्रवृत्ते तु वाग्मिनो हेतुवादिनः । हेतुवादान्बहून्प्राहुः परपक्षजिगीषवः ॥

tasminyajñe pravṛtte tu vāgmino hetuvādinaḥ | hetuvādānbahūnprāhuḥ parapakṣajigīṣavaḥ

While the sacrifice went on, eloquent logicians, eager to defeat the opposing side, put forward many reasoned arguments.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0003–0004).

Verse 4 (2.71.4)

ददृशुस्ते नृपतयो यज्ञस्य विधिमुत्तमम् । उपेन्द्रस्येव विहितं सहदेवेन भारत ॥

dadṛśuste nṛpatayo yajñasya vidhimuttamam | upendrasyeva vihitaṃ sahadevena bhārata

The kings beheld the excellent ordering of the sacrifice, arranged by Sahadeva, O Bharata, as if by Upendra himself.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0005–0006).

Verse 5 (2.71.5)

तद्यज्ञे न्यवसन्राजन्ब्राह्मणा भृशमुत्सुकाः । कथयन्तः कथाः पुण्याः पश्यन्तो नटनर्तकान् ॥

tadyajñe nyavasanrājanbrāhmaṇā bhṛśamutsukāḥ | kathayantaḥ kathāḥ puṇyāḥ paśyanto naṭanartakān

At that sacrifice, O king, the brahmins stayed in eager delight, telling holy tales and watching actors and dancers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0013–0014). Wikisource places these lines earlier than the apparatus does.

Verse 6 (2.71.6)

ददृशुस्तोरणान्यत्र हेमतालमयानि च । दीप्तभास्करतुल्यानि प्रदीप्तानीव तेजसा ॥

dadṛśustoraṇānyatra hematālamayāni ca | dīptabhāskaratulyāni pradīptānīva tejasā

They saw there golden arches shaped like palm trees, equal to the blazing sun, as if aflame with radiance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0007–0008).

Verse 7 (2.71.7)

स यज्ञस्तोरणैस्तत्र ग्रहैर्द्योरिव सम्बभौ । शय्यासनविहारांश्च सुबहून्रत्नसंवृतान् ॥

sa yajñastoraṇaistatra grahairdyoriva sambabhau | śayyāsanavihārāṃśca subahūnratnasaṃvṛtān

With its arches the sacrifice shone like the sky with its planets. Beds, seats and pleasure-pavilions in great number, set with jewels,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0009–0010).

Verse 8 (2.71.8)

घटान्पात्रीकटाहानि कलशानि समन्ततः । न ते किञ्चिदसौवर्णमपश्यंस्तत्र पार्थिवाः ॥

ghaṭānpātrīkaṭāhāni kalaśāni samantataḥ | na te kiñcidasauvarṇamapaśyaṃstatra pārthivāḥ

pots, dishes, cauldrons and pitchers on every side: the kings saw nothing there that was not of gold.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0011–0012).

Verse 9 (2.71.9)

भुञ्जानानां च विप्राणां स्वादुभोज्यैः पृथग्विधैः । अनिशं श्रूयते तत्र मुदितानां महात्मनाम् ॥

bhuñjānānāṃ ca viprāṇāṃ svādubhojyaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | aniśaṃ śrūyate tatra muditānāṃ mahātmanām

As the brahmins ate fine foods of every kind, there was heard without pause, from those delighted great souls,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0015–0016).

Verse 10 (2.71.10)

दीयतां दीयतामेषां भुज्यतां भुज्यतामिति । एवम्प्रकाराः सञ्जल्पाः श्रूयन्ते तत्र नित्यशः ॥

dīyatāṃ dīyatāmeṣāṃ bhujyatāṃ bhujyatāmiti | evamprakārāḥ sañjalpāḥ śrūyante tatra nityaśaḥ

"Give to them, give! Let them eat, let them eat!" Such cries were heard there all the time.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0017–0018).

Verse 11 (2.71.11)

ओदनानां विकाराणि स्वादूनि च बहूनि च । विविधानि च भक्ष्याणि पेयानि मधुराणि च ॥

odanānāṃ vikārāṇi svādūni ca bahūni ca | vividhāni ca bhakṣyāṇi peyāni madhurāṇi ca

Many delicious dishes made from rice, sweetmeats of various kinds and sweet drinks

Note on the text: Corrected विविधआनि → विविधानि (misprint in Wikisource; an independent आ in place of the vowel sign). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0019–0020).

Verse 12 (2.71.12)

ददुर्द्विजानां सततं राजप्रेष्या महाध्वरे । पूर्णे शतसहस्रे तु विप्राणां भुञ्जतां तदा ॥

dadurdvijānāṃ satataṃ rājapreṣyā mahādhvare | pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ tadā

the king's servants gave to the twice-born constantly at that great sacrifice. Whenever a full hundred thousand brahmins had eaten,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0021–0022).

Verse 13 (2.71.13)

स्थापितस्तत्र सञ्ज्ञार्थं शङ्खोऽध्मायत नित्यशः । मुहुर्मुहुः प्रणादस्तु तस्य शङ्खस्य भारत ॥

sthāpitastatra sañjñārthaṃ śaṅkho'dhmāyata nityaśaḥ | muhurmuhuḥ praṇādastu tasya śaṅkhasya bhārata

a conch set there as a signal was blown, each time; again and again, O Bharata, that conch sounded out,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0023–0024).

Verse 14 (2.71.14)

उत्तमः श्रूयते शब्दः श्रुत्वा विस्मयमागमन् । एवं प्रवृत्ते यज्ञे तु तुष्टपुष्टजनायुते ॥

uttamaḥ śrūyate śabdaḥ śrutvā vismayamāgaman | evaṃ pravṛtte yajñe tu tuṣṭapuṣṭajanāyute

and its noble note was heard; hearing it, people were amazed. So the sacrifice went on, crowded with contented, well-fed people.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0025–0026).

Verse 15 (2.71.15)

अन्नस्य बहुशो राजन्नुत्सेधाः पर्वतोपमाः । दधिकुल्याश्च ददृशुः सर्पिषश्च ह्रदाञ्जनाः ॥

annasya bahuśo rājannutsedhāḥ parvatopamāḥ | dadhikulyāśca dadṛśuḥ sarpiṣaśca hradāñjanāḥ

There were heaps of food, O king, as high as mountains in many places; people saw channels of curd and lakes of ghee.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0027–0028).

Verse 16 (2.71.16)

जम्बूद्वीपो हि सकलो नानाजनपदायुतः । राजन्नदृश्यतैकस्थो राज्ञस्तस्मिन्महाक्रतौ ॥

jambūdvīpo hi sakalo nānājanapadāyutaḥ | rājannadṛśyataikastho rājñastasminmahākratau

The whole of Jambudvipa, with its many countries, seemed gathered in one place, O king, at that great sacrifice of the king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0029–0030).

Verse 17 (2.71.17)

तत्र राजसहस्राणि पुरुषाणां ततस्ततः । गृहीत्वा धनमाजग्मुस्तस्य राज्ञो महाक्रतौ ॥

tatra rājasahasrāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tatastataḥ | gṛhītvā dhanamājagmustasya rājño mahākratau

Thousands of kings and men came there from every quarter, bringing wealth to the king's great sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0031–0032).

Verse 18 (2.71.18)

राजानः स्रग्विणश्चैव संमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः । तान्परीविविषुर्विप्राञ्छतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥

rājānaḥ sragviṇaścaiva saṃmṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ | tānparīviviṣurviprāñchataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

Kings wearing garlands and polished jewelled earrings served the brahmins there by the hundred and the thousand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0033–0034).

Verse 19 (2.71.19)

विविधान्यन्नपानानि लेह्यानि विविधानि च । तेषां नृपोपभोग्यानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददुः स्म ते ॥

vividhānyannapānāni lehyāni vividhāni ca | teṣāṃ nṛpopabhogyāni brāhmaṇebhyo daduḥ sma te

Food and drink of many kinds, and dishes of many kinds to be licked, fit for kings to enjoy, they gave to the brahmins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0035–0036).

Verse 20 (2.71.20)

नानाविधानि भक्ष्याणि स्वादुपुष्पफलानि च । गुलानि स्वादुक्षौद्राणि ददुस्ते ब्राह्मणेषु वै ॥

nānāvidhāni bhakṣyāṇi svādupuṣpaphalāni ca | gulāni svādukṣaudrāṇi daduste brāhmaṇeṣu vai

Sweets of many kinds, delicious flowers and fruits, molasses and sweet honey they gave to the brahmins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0037–0038).

Verse 21 (2.71.21)

एतानि सततं भुक्त्वा तस्मिन्यज्ञे द्विजातयः । परां प्रीतिं ययुः सर्वे मोदमानास्ततस्ततः ॥

etāni satataṃ bhuktvā tasminyajñe dvijātayaḥ | parāṃ prītiṃ yayuḥ sarve modamānāstatastataḥ

Eating these constantly at that sacrifice, all the twice-born were supremely pleased and made merry on every side.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0039–0040).

Verse 22 (2.71.22)

एवं प्रमुदितं सर्वं बहुशो धनधान्यवत् । यज्ञवाटं नृपा दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥

evaṃ pramuditaṃ sarvaṃ bahuśo dhanadhānyavat | yajñavāṭaṃ nṛpā dṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ

Seeing the whole sacrificial ground so joyful, rich in wealth and grain in plenty, the kings were filled with wonder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0041–0042).

Verse 23 (2.71.23)

यथावद्धूयमानाग्निं राजसूयं महाक्रतुम् । पाण्डवस्य यथाशास्त्रं जुहुवुः सर्वयाजकाः ॥

yathāvaddhūyamānāgniṃ rājasūyaṃ mahākratum | pāṇḍavasya yathāśāstraṃ juhuvuḥ sarvayājakāḥ

All the officiating priests made their offerings as the scriptures prescribe in the Pandava's great Rajasuya sacrifice, its fires duly fed.

Note on the text: Corrected यथाबद् → यथावद् (misprint in Wikisource; ब for व in यथावत् "duly"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0043–0044). Wikisource's first line differs from the apparatus.

Verse 24 (2.71.24)

व्यासधौम्यादयः सर्वे विधिवत्षोडशर्त्विजः । स्वस्वकर्माणि चक्रुस्ते पाण्डवस्य महाक्रतौ ॥

vyāsadhaumyādayaḥ sarve vidhivatṣoḍaśartvijaḥ | svasvakarmāṇi cakruste pāṇḍavasya mahākratau

The sixteen priests, Vyasa, Dhaumya and the rest, all duly performed their own rites at the Pandava's great sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0046–0047). The apparatus line 0045 (nirākrāmaṃś ca śāstrajñā vidhivat sarvaśikṣitāḥ) has no counterpart in Wikisource.

Verse 25 (2.71.25)

नाषडङ्गविदत्रासीत्सदस्यो नाबहुश्रुतः । नाव्रतो नानुपाध्यायो न पापो नाक्षमो द्विजः ॥

nāṣaḍaṅgavidatrāsītsadasyo nābahuśrutaḥ | nāvrato nānupādhyāyo na pāpo nākṣamo dvijaḥ

No member of the assembly there was ignorant of the six Vedangas or lacking in learning; no brahmin was without vows, without a teacher, sinful or incapable.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0048–0049).

Verse 26 (2.71.26)

न तत्र कृपणः कश्चिद्दरिद्रो न बभूव ह । क्षुधितो दुःखितो वापि प्राकृतो वापि मानुषः ॥

na tatra kṛpaṇaḥ kaściddaridro na babhūva ha | kṣudhito duḥkhito vāpi prākṛto vāpi mānuṣaḥ

No one there was wretched or poor, none hungry or distressed, nor any man in mean condition.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0050–0051).

Verse 27 (2.71.27)

भोजनं भोजनार्थिभ्यो दापयामास सर्वदा । सहदेवो महातेजाः सततं राजशासनात् ॥

bhojanaṃ bhojanārthibhyo dāpayāmāsa sarvadā | sahadevo mahātejāḥ satataṃ rājaśāsanāt

Mighty Sahadeva, at the king's command, had food given at all times to all who sought it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0052–0053).

Verse 28 (2.71.28)

संस्तरे कुशलाश्चापि सर्वकर्माणि याजकाः । दिवसे दिवसे चक्रुर्यथाशास्त्रार्थचक्षुषः ॥

saṃstare kuśalāścāpi sarvakarmāṇi yājakāḥ | divase divase cakruryathāśāstrārthacakṣuṣaḥ

And the priests, skilled in the arrangements of the rite, performed all the ceremonies day after day, their eyes on the meaning of the scriptures.

Note on the text: Corrected दिवस दिवसे → दिवसे दिवसे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped े, which also leaves the line a syllable short). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0054–0055).

Verse 29 (2.71.29)

ब्राह्मणा वेदशास्त्रज्ञाः कथाश्चक्रुश्च सर्वतः । रेमिरे च कथान्ते तु सर्वे तस्मिन्महाक्रतौ ॥

brāhmaṇā vedaśāstrajñāḥ kathāścakruśca sarvataḥ | remire ca kathānte tu sarve tasminmahākratau

Brahmins learned in the Vedas and the shastras held discourses everywhere, and when the discourses ended all took their pleasure at that great sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected देवशास्त्रज्ञः → वेदशास्त्रज्ञाः (misprint in Wikisource; transposed दे/वे and a singular ending that cannot agree with ब्राह्मणाः; the apparatus reads vedaśāstrajñāḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0056–0057).

Verse 30 (2.71.30)

सा वेदिर्वेदसम्पन्नैर्देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः । आबभासे तदा कीर्णा नक्षत्रैर्द्यौरिवामला ॥

sā vedirvedasampannairdevadvijamaharṣibhiḥ | ābabhāse tadā kīrṇā nakṣatrairdyaurivāmalā

That altar, crowded with gods, brahmins and great seers rich in Vedic learning, shone then like the clear sky strewn with stars.

Note on the text: Corrected बभासे → आबभासे (Wikisource drops the prefix आ, leaving the line a syllable short; restored as in the apparatus, ābabhāse). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0058–0059).

Verse 31 (2.71.31)

पाण्डित्यदर्शनार्थाय केचन द्विजसत्तमाः । तर्कार्थमागताः केचित्केचिद्विद्याभिमानिनः ॥

pāṇḍityadarśanārthāya kecana dvijasattamāḥ | tarkārthamāgatāḥ kecitkecidvidyābhimāninaḥ

Some of the best of the twice-born came to display their learning, some came to debate, some were proud of their knowledge,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); neither Appendix I No. 29 nor the apparatus in this file has these lines.

Verse 32 (2.71.32)

केचिद्दिदृक्षया केचिद्भीत्या राज्ञः प्रतापिनः । सर्वेऽप्यवभृथस्नाता याजकाः केचन द्विजाः ॥

keciddidṛkṣayā kecidbhītyā rājñaḥ pratāpinaḥ | sarve'pyavabhṛthasnātā yājakāḥ kecana dvijāḥ

some came from a wish to see, some from fear of the mighty king; and all of them, priests and other brahmins alike, bathed in the closing avabhritha bath.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); neither Appendix I No. 29 nor the apparatus in this file has these lines.

Verse 33 (2.71.33)

ततो वै हेमयूपांश्च सर्वरत्नसमाचितान् । शोभार्थं कारयामास सहदेवो महाद्युतिः ॥

tato vai hemayūpāṃśca sarvaratnasamācitān | śobhārthaṃ kārayāmāsa sahadevo mahādyutiḥ

Then splendid Sahadeva had golden sacrificial posts made, inlaid with every kind of gem, for adornment.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0060–0061).

Verse 34 (2.71.34)

ददृशुस्तोरणान्यत्र हेमतालमयानि च । स यज्ञस्तोरणैस्तैश्च ग्रहैर्द्योरिव सम्बभौ ॥

dadṛśustoraṇānyatra hematālamayāni ca | sa yajñastoraṇaistaiśca grahairdyoriva sambabhau

They saw golden palm-shaped arches there, and with those arches the sacrifice shone like the sky with its planets.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0062–0063).

Verse 35 (2.71.35)

तालानां तोरणैर्हैमैर्दान्तैरिव दिशागजैः । दिक्षु सर्वासु विन्यस्तैस्तेजोभिर्भास्करैर्यथा ॥

tālānāṃ toraṇairhaimairdāntairiva diśāgajaiḥ | dikṣu sarvāsu vinyastaistejobhirbhāskarairyathā

The golden palm-arches, set up in every direction, stood like the elephants of the quarters with their tusks, radiant like suns.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0064–0065).

Verse 36 (2.71.36)

सकिरीटैर्नृपैश्चैव शुशुभे तत्सदस्तदा । देवैर्दिव्यैश्च यक्षैश्च उरगैर्दिव्यमानुषैः ॥

sakirīṭairnṛpaiścaiva śuśubhe tatsadastadā | devairdivyaiśca yakṣaiśca uragairdivyamānuṣaiḥ

That assembly shone then with crowned kings, and with gods and divine beings, Yakshas, Nagas and celestial men;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0066–0067).

Verse 37 (2.71.37)

विद्याधरगणैः कीर्णः पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः । स राजसूयः शुशुभे धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥

vidyādharagaṇaiḥ kīrṇaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | sa rājasūyaḥ śuśubhe dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ

thronged with hosts of Vidyadharas, the Rajasuya of the great-souled Pandava, wise Dharmaraja, shone in splendour.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0068–0069).

Verse 38 (2.71.38)

गन्धर्वगणसङ्कीर्णः शोभितोऽप्सरसां गणैः । देवैर्मुनिगणैर्यक्षैर्देवलोक इवापरः ॥

gandharvagaṇasaṅkīrṇaḥ śobhito'psarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | devairmunigaṇairyakṣairdevaloka ivāparaḥ

Thronged with hosts of Gandharvas, adorned with troupes of Apsarases, with gods, bands of sages and Yakshas, it was like a second world of the gods.

Note on the text: First line: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, line 0070). The second line (देवैर्मुनिगणैर्यक्षैर्देवलोक इवापरः) is not in the apparatus either.

Verse 39 (2.71.39)

स किम्पुरुषगीतैश्च किन्नरैरुपशोभितः । नारदश्च जगौ तत्र तुम्बुरुश्च महाद्युतिः ॥

sa kimpuruṣagītaiśca kinnarairupaśobhitaḥ | nāradaśca jagau tatra tumburuśca mahādyutiḥ

It was graced by the songs of Kimpurushas and by Kinnaras; Narada sang there, and Tumburu of great splendour,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0071–0072).

Verse 40 (2.71.40)

विश्वावसुश्चित्रसेनस्तथाऽन्ये गीतकोविदाः । रमयन्ति स्म तान्सर्वान्यज्ञकर्मान्तरेष्वथ ॥

viśvāvasuścitrasenastathā'nye gītakovidāḥ | ramayanti sma tānsarvānyajñakarmāntareṣvatha

Vishvavasu, Chitrasena and other masters of song delighted them all in the intervals between the sacrificial rites.

Note on the text: Corrected विश्वासुश् → विश्वावसुश् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped व in the Gandharva Vishvavasu's name, which leaves the line a syllable short; the apparatus reads viśvāvasuś). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0073–0074).

Verse 41 (2.71.41)

तत्र चाप्सरसः सर्वाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः । ननृतुश्च जगुश्चात्र नित्यं कर्मान्तरेष्वथ ॥

tatra cāpsarasaḥ sarvāḥ sundaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ | nanṛtuśca jaguścātra nityaṃ karmāntareṣvatha

All the Apsarases there, beautiful and lovely to see, danced and sang constantly in the intervals between the rites.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0075–0076).

Verse 42 (2.71.42)

इतिहासपुराणानि आख्यानानि च सर्वशः । ऊचुर्वै शब्दशास्त्रज्ञा नित्यं कर्मान्तरेष्वथ ॥

itihāsapurāṇāni ākhyānāni ca sarvaśaḥ | ūcurvai śabdaśāstrajñā nityaṃ karmāntareṣvatha

Scholars versed in grammar recited histories, Puranas and tales of every kind constantly in the intervals between the rites.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0077–0078).

Verse 43 (2.71.43)

भेर्यश्च मुरजाश्चैव मड्डुका गोमुखाश्च ये । शृङ्गवंशाम्बुजा वीणाः श्रूयन्ते स्म सहस्रशः ॥

bheryaśca murajāścaiva maḍḍukā gomukhāśca ye | śṛṅgavaṃśāmbujā vīṇāḥ śrūyante sma sahasraśaḥ

Kettledrums and murajas, maddukas and gomukhas, horns, flutes, conches and vinas were heard by the thousand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0079–0080).

Verse 44 (2.71.44)

लोकेऽस्मिन्सर्वविप्राश्च वैश्याः शूद्रा नृपादयः । सर्वे म्लेच्छाः सर्वगणास्त्वादिमध्यान्तजास्तथा ॥

loke'sminsarvaviprāśca vaiśyāḥ śūdrā nṛpādayaḥ | sarve mlecchāḥ sarvagaṇāstvādimadhyāntajāstathā

All the brahmins of this world, the vaishyas, the shudras, the kings and the rest, all the mlecchas, all classes of people, born of the first, middle and last orders,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0081–0082).

Verse 45 (2.71.45)

नानादेशसमुद्भूतैर्नानाजातिभिरागतैः । पर्याप्त इव लोकोऽयं युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥

nānādeśasamudbhūtairnānājātibhirāgataiḥ | paryāpta iva loko'yaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane

came there, people of many races sprung from many lands, as if this whole world were gathered in Yudhishthira's dwelling.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0083–0084).

Verse 46 (2.71.46)

भीष्मद्रोणादयः सर्वे कुरवः ससुयोधनाः । वृष्णयश्च समग्राश्च पाञ्चालाश्चापि सर्वशः ॥

bhīṣmadroṇādayaḥ sarve kuravaḥ sasuyodhanāḥ | vṛṣṇayaśca samagrāśca pāñcālāścāpi sarvaśaḥ

Bhishma, Drona and all the Kurus with Suyodhana, all the Vrishnis, and all the Panchalas

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0085–0086).

Verse 47 (2.71.47)

यज्ञेऽस्मिन्सर्वकर्माणि चक्रुर्दासा इव क्रतौ । एवं प्रवृत्तो यज्ञः स धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥

yajñe'sminsarvakarmāṇi cakrurdāsā iva kratau | evaṃ pravṛtto yajñaḥ sa dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ

did every task at this sacrifice like servants. So the sacrifice of wise Dharmaraja went on,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0087–0088).

Verse 48 (2.71.48)

शुशुभे च महाबाहो सोमस्येव क्रतुर्यथा । वस्त्राणि कम्बलांश्चैव प्रावारांश्चैव सर्वदा ॥

śuśubhe ca mahābāho somasyeva kraturyathā | vastrāṇi kambalāṃścaiva prāvārāṃścaiva sarvadā

and it shone, O mighty-armed one, like the sacrifice of Soma. Garments, blankets and cloaks at all times,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0089–0090).

Verse 49 (2.71.49)

निष्कहेमजभाण्डानि भूषणानि च सर्वशः । प्रददौ तत्र विप्राणां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

niṣkahemajabhāṇḍāni bhūṣaṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ | pradadau tatra viprāṇāṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

gold coins, vessels of gold and ornaments of every kind Dharmaraja Yudhishthira gave there to the brahmins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0091–0092).

Verse 50 (2.71.50)

यानि तत्र महीपालैर्लब्धवान्भरतर्षभः । तानि सर्वाणि रत्नानि ब्राह्मणानां ददौ तदा ॥

yāni tatra mahīpālairlabdhavānbharatarṣabhaḥ | tāni sarvāṇi ratnāni brāhmaṇānāṃ dadau tadā

All the jewels the bull of the Bharatas had received from the kings, he then gave to the brahmins.

Note on the text: Removed a stray quote mark after तदा (wiki residue). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the critical edition gives this passage only in its apparatus, Appendix I No. 29 after 2.42.31, lines 0093–0094).