Balarama Arrives to Watch the Duel

Verse 1 (9.34.1)

तस्मिन्युद्धे महाराज सुसंवृत्ते सुदारुणे । उपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ॥

tasminyuddhe mahārāja susaṃvṛtte sudāruṇe | upaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu

When that dreadful battle had come about, O great king, and all the great-souled Pandavas were seated,

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.33.1): Wikisource prints xxxxxxxxxxx for the lost opening of each line (the page shows only सुसंवृत्ते सुदारुणे and पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु). Supplied तस्मिन्युद्धे महाराज and उपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु from the critical edition (tasmin yuddhe mahārāja … upaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣu); Wikisource's सुसंवृत्ते (critical edition: saṃpravṛtte) is kept. The page's speaker heading is सञ्जय उवाच (9-34-1x).

Verse 2 (9.34.2)

ततस्तालध्वजो रामस्तयोर्युद्ध उपस्थिते । श्रुत्वा तच्छिष्ययो राजन्नाजगाम हलायुधः ॥

tatastāladhvajo rāmastayoryuddha upasthite | śrutvā tacchiṣyayo rājannājagāma halāyudhaḥ

then, when the duel of those two was at hand, Rama of the palm banner, the wielder of the plough, heard of it, O king, concerning his two pupils, and came there.

Note on the text: Corrected तालध्वजके → तालध्वजो (misprint in Wikisource; the locative ending leaves रामः without its epithet; the critical edition reads tāladhvajo).

Verse 3 (9.34.3)

तं दृष्ट्वा परमप्रीताः पाण्डवाः सहकेशवाः । उपगम्योपसङ्गृह्य विधिवत्प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sahakeśavāḥ | upagamyopasaṅgṛhya vidhivatpratyapūjayan

Seeing him, the Pandavas together with Keshava were greatly pleased; they went up to him, clasped his feet, and honoured him in due form.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of the critical edition's 9.33.3a (taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītāḥ pūjayitvā narādhipāḥ); line 2 is its star passage 9.33.3b*0207_01 (upagamyopasaṃgṛhya vidhivat pratyapūjayan).

Verse 4 (9.34.4)

पूजयित्वा ततः पश्चादिदं वचनमब्रुवन् । शिष्ययोः कौशलं युद्धे पश्य रामेति पार्थिव ॥

pūjayitvā tataḥ paścādidaṃ vacanamabruvan | śiṣyayoḥ kauśalaṃ yuddhe paśya rāmeti pārthiva

When they had honoured him, they spoke these words: 'See, Rama, the skill of your two pupils in the fight' — so they said, O king.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 9.33.3b*0207_02 (pūjayitvā tataḥ paścād idaṃ vacanam abruvan); line 2 is a recension variant of 9.33.3c (śiṣyayoḥ kauśalaṃ yuddhe paśya rāmeti cābruvan).

Verse 5 (9.34.5)

अब्रवीच्च तदा रामो दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं सपाण्डवम् । दुर्योधनं च कौरव्यं गदापाणिमवस्थितम् ॥

abravīcca tadā rāmo dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ sapāṇḍavam | duryodhanaṃ ca kauravyaṃ gadāpāṇimavasthitam

Then Rama, looking at Krishna and the Pandavas, and at Duryodhana the Kaurava standing with mace in hand, spoke.

Verse 6 (9.34.6)

चत्वारिंशदहान्यद्य द्वे च मे निःसृतस्य वै । पुष्येण सम्प्रयातोऽस्मि श्रवणे पुनरागतः । शिष्ययोर्वै गदायुद्धं द्रष्टुकामोऽस्मि माधव ॥

catvāriṃśadahānyadya dve ca me niḥsṛtasya vai | puṣyeṇa samprayāto'smi śravaṇe punarāgataḥ | śiṣyayorvai gadāyuddhaṃ draṣṭukāmo'smi mādhava

'It is forty-two days now since I set out. I left under Pushya and have come back under Shravana. I wish, Madhava, to see the mace-fight of my two pupils.'

Note on the text: Corrected द्रुष्टुकामोऽस्मि → द्रष्टुकामोऽस्मि (misprint in Wikisource; द्रु for द्र; the critical edition reads draṣṭukāmo 'smi). The critical edition adds a star passage after this verse (9.33.5f*0208_01–02, 'then Duryodhana and Vrikodara, mace in hand…'), which is not in Wikisource. The speaker heading राम उवाच is printed as 9-34-6x.

Verse 7 (9.34.7)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा परिष्वज्य हलायुधम् । स्वागतं कुशलं चास्मै पर्यपृच्छद्यथातथम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā pariṣvajya halāyudham | svāgataṃ kuśalaṃ cāsmai paryapṛcchadyathātatham

Then King Yudhishthira embraced Halayudha, and asked him, as was proper, whether his coming had been fortunate and all was well with him.

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carries राम over from verse 6 through verse 20. The page's heading राम उवाच (9-34-6x) covers only verse 6; verses 7–20 are narration, so they are given to Sanjaya.

Verse 8 (9.34.8)

कृष्णौ चापि महेष्वासावभिवाद्य हलायुधम् । सस्वजाते परिप्रीतौ प्रीयमाणौ यशस्विनौ ॥

kṛṣṇau cāpi maheṣvāsāvabhivādya halāyudham | sasvajāte pariprītau prīyamāṇau yaśasvinau

The two Krishnas as well, Vasudeva and Arjuna, the great archers, bowed to Halayudha, and the two glorious ones embraced him, glad and delighted.

Verse 9 (9.34.9)

माद्रीपुत्रौ तथा शूरौ द्रौपद्याः पञ्च चात्मजाः । अभिवाद्य स्थिता राजन्रौहिणेयं महाबलम् ॥

mādrīputrau tathā śūrau draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ | abhivādya sthitā rājanrauhiṇeyaṃ mahābalam

The two sons of Madri, brave men, and the five sons of Draupadi, having greeted the mighty son of Rohini, stood by him, O king.

Verse 10 (9.34.10)

भीमसेनोऽथ बलवान्पुत्रस्तव जनाधिप । तथैव चोद्यतगदौ पूजयामासतुर्बलम् ॥

bhīmaseno'tha balavānputrastava janādhipa | tathaiva codyatagadau pūjayāmāsaturbalam

Then mighty Bhimasena, and your son, O lord of men, both with their maces raised, likewise paid homage to Bala.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.33.9 (lines a, c); its star passage 9.33.9d*0209_01 is not in Wikisource.

Verse 11 (9.34.11)

स्वागतेन च ते तत्र प्रतिपूज्य पुनःपुनः । पश्य युद्धं महाबाहो इति ते राममब्रुवन् ॥

svāgatena ca te tatra pratipūjya punaḥpunaḥ | paśya yuddhaṃ mahābāho iti te rāmamabruvan

After welcoming him there again and again, they said to Rama, 'Behold the battle, O mighty-armed one.'

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.33.10 (lines a, c); its third line (10e) is verse 12 here. The critical edition's 9.33.10 is in the input's unmatched list (nothing aligned to it).

Verse 12 (9.34.12)

एवमुचुर्महात्मानं रौहिणेयं नराधिपाः ॥

evamucurmahātmānaṃ rauhiṇeyaṃ narādhipāḥ

So the lords of men spoke to the great-souled son of Rohini.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints this single line as its own verse (9-34-12a); it is the third line (9.33.10e) of the critical edition's 9.33.10.

Verse 13 (9.34.13)

परिष्वज्य तदा रामः पाण्डवान्सह सृञ्जयान् । अपृच्छत्कुशलं सर्वान्पार्थिवांश्चामितौजसः । तथैव ते समासाद्य पप्रच्छुस्तमनामयम् ॥

pariṣvajya tadā rāmaḥ pāṇḍavānsaha sṛñjayān | apṛcchatkuśalaṃ sarvānpārthivāṃścāmitaujasaḥ | tathaiva te samāsādya papracchustamanāmayam

Then Rama embraced the Pandavas together with the Srinjayas, and asked all those kings of boundless might about their welfare; and they in turn came up to him and asked after his health.

Verse 14 (9.34.14)

प्रत्यभ्यर्च्य हली सर्वान्क्षत्रियांश्च महात्मनः । कृत्वा कुशलसम्प्रश्नं संविदं च यथावयः ॥

pratyabhyarcya halī sarvānkṣatriyāṃśca mahātmanaḥ | kṛtvā kuśalasampraśnaṃ saṃvidaṃ ca yathāvayaḥ

The plough-bearer returned the courtesy to all the great-souled kshatriyas, asking after their welfare and exchanging greetings with each according to his age.

Verse 15 (9.34.15)

जनार्दनं सात्यकिं च प्रेम्णा सम्परिषस्वजे । मूर्ध्नि चैतावुपाघ्राय कुशलं पर्यपृच्छत ॥

janārdanaṃ sātyakiṃ ca premṇā sampariṣasvaje | mūrdhni caitāvupāghrāya kuśalaṃ paryapṛcchata

He embraced Janardana and Satyaki with affection, and, smelling the crowns of their heads, asked them how they fared.

Verse 16 (9.34.16)

तौ च तं विधिवद्राजन्पूजयामासतुर्गुरुम् । ब्रह्माणमिव देवेशमिन्द्रोपेन्द्रौ मुदान्वितौ ॥

tau ca taṃ vidhivadrājanpūjayāmāsaturgurum | brahmāṇamiva deveśamindropendrau mudānvitau

And those two, O king, honoured their teacher in due form, gladly, as Indra and Upendra honour Brahma, the lord of the gods.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्माणामिव → ब्रह्माणमिव (misprint in Wikisource; ब्रह्माणाम् for ब्रह्माणम्; the critical edition reads brahmāṇam).

Verse 17 (9.34.17)

ततोऽब्रवीद्धर्मसुतो रौहिणेयमरिन्दमम् । इदं भ्रात्रोर्महायुद्धं पश्य रामेति भारत ॥

tato'bravīddharmasuto rauhiṇeyamarindamam | idaṃ bhrātrormahāyuddhaṃ paśya rāmeti bhārata

Then the son of Dharma said to Rauhineya, the tamer of foes, 'Behold, Rama, this great fight of the two brothers, O Bharata.'

Verse 18 (9.34.18)

तेषां मध्ये महाबाहुः श्रीमान्केशवपूर्वजः । न्यविशत्परमप्रीतः पूज्यमानो महारथैः ॥

teṣāṃ madhye mahābāhuḥ śrīmānkeśavapūrvajaḥ | nyaviśatparamaprītaḥ pūjyamāno mahārathaiḥ

In the midst of them the mighty-armed and glorious elder brother of Keshava took his seat, greatly pleased, honoured by the great chariot-warriors.

Verse 19 (9.34.19)

स बभौ राजमध्यस्थो नीलवासाः सितप्रभः । दिवीव नक्षत्रगणैः परिवीतो निशाकरः ॥

sa babhau rājamadhyastho nīlavāsāḥ sitaprabhaḥ | divīva nakṣatragaṇaiḥ parivīto niśākaraḥ

Seated amid the kings, clad in blue and white of radiance, he shone like the moon in the sky surrounded by a host of stars.

Verse 20 (9.34.20)

ततस्तयोः सन्निपातस्तुमुलो रोमहर्षणः । आसीदन्तकरो राजन्वैरस्यान्तं विधित्सतोः ॥

tatastayoḥ sannipātastumulo romaharṣaṇaḥ | āsīdantakaro rājanvairasyāntaṃ vidhitsatoḥ

Then the clash of those two broke out, O king — tumultuous, hair-raising, deadly — for each wished to bring their enmity to its end.

Note on the text: Line 2 is a recension variant (वैरस्यान्तं विधित्सतोः); the critical edition reads vairasya tava putrayoḥ. Kept.