Balarama's Wrath at the Blow Below the Navel

Verse 1 (9.61.1)

अधर्मेण हतं दृष्ट्वा राजानं माधवोत्तमः । किमब्रवीत्तदा सूत बलदेवो महाबलः ॥

adharmeṇa hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ mādhavottamaḥ | kimabravīttadā sūta baladevo mahābalaḥ

Seeing the king slain unrighteously, what did mighty Baladeva, the foremost of the Madhavas, say then, O charioteer?

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints the heading as "धृतराष्ट्रा उवाच" (a misprint); read as धृतराष्ट्र.

Verse 2 (9.61.2)

गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञो गदायुद्धविशारदः । कृतवान्रौहिणेयो यत्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥

gadāyuddhaviśeṣajño gadāyuddhaviśāradaḥ | kṛtavānrauhiṇeyo yattanmamācakṣva sañjaya

Skilled in the finer points of mace-fighting and expert in the mace-fight, Rauhineya (Balarama) - tell me, Sanjaya, what he did.

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints the heading (9-61-1x) as "धृतराष्ट्रा उवाच" (a misprint); read as धृतराष्ट्र.

Verse 3 (9.61.3)

शिरस्यभिहतं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन ते सुतम् । रामः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठश्चुक्रोध बलवद्बली ॥

śirasyabhihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena te sutam | rāmaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaścukrodha balavadbalī

Seeing your son struck on the head by Bhimasena, Rama, best of fighters, strong as he was, flared up with great anger.

Verse 4 (9.61.4)

ततो मध्ये नरेन्द्राणामूर्ध्वबाहुर्हलायुधः । कुर्वन्नार्तस्वरं घोरं धिग्धिग्भीमेत्युवाच ह ॥

tato madhye narendrāṇāmūrdhvabāhurhalāyudhaḥ | kurvannārtasvaraṃ ghoraṃ dhigdhigbhīmetyuvāca ha

Then, in the midst of the kings, the plough-bearer raised his arms and uttered a terrible cry of anguish: "Shame! Shame on you, Bhima!"

Verse 5 (9.61.5)

अहो धिग्यदधो नाभेः प्रहृतं धर्मविग्रहे । नैतद्दृष्टं गदायुद्धे कृतवान्यद्वृकोदरः ॥

aho dhigyadadho nābheḥ prahṛtaṃ dharmavigrahe | naitaddṛṣṭaṃ gadāyuddhe kṛtavānyadvṛkodaraḥ

"Alas, shame! In a fight that is meant to be righteous, a blow was struck below the navel. What Vrikodara has done was never seen in mace-fighting."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's (verse 4 ends with his cry "धिग्धिग्भीम"; the page's सञ्जय heading at 9-61-3x covers only the narration).

Verse 6 (9.61.6)

अधो नाभ्या न हन्तव्यमिति शास्त्रस्य निश्चयः । अयं तु शास्त्रमुत्सृज्य स्वच्छन्दात्सम्प्रवर्तते ॥

adho nābhyā na hantavyamiti śāstrasya niścayaḥ | ayaṃ tu śāstramutsṛjya svacchandātsampravartate

"'One must not strike below the navel' - such is the ruling of the rule-book. But this man, casting the rule aside, acts at his own pleasure."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's.

Verse 7 (9.61.7)

तस्य तत्तद्ब्रुवाणस्य रोषः समभवन्महान् । ततो राजानमालोक्य रोषसंरक्तलोचनः । बलदेवो महाराज ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

tasya tattadbruvāṇasya roṣaḥ samabhavanmahān | tato rājānamālokya roṣasaṃraktalocanaḥ | baladevo mahārāja tato vacanamabravīt

As he went on saying one thing after another, great anger rose in him. Then, looking at the king, his eyes red with rage, Baladeva, O great king, spoke these words.

Note on the text: Removed the opening square bracket (Wikisource brackets this verse's lines 2-3 and the next verse). Critical edition: line 1 is 9.59.7a; lines 2-3 are the star passage 9.59.7b*0350_01-02. The continuation of 9.59.7 (tato lāṅgalam udyamya …) is printed as verse 9 below.

Verse 8 (9.61.8)

न चैष पतितः कृष्ण केवलं मत्समोऽसमः । आश्रितस्य तु दौर्बल्यादाश्रयः परिभर्त्स्यते ॥

na caiṣa patitaḥ kṛṣṇa kevalaṃ matsamo'samaḥ | āśritasya tu daurbalyādāśrayaḥ paribhartsyate

"Krishna, he has not fallen alone - he was my equal, and the other is no match for him. It is through the weakness of the one who takes refuge that the one who gives refuge is reviled."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's. Critical edition: star passage 9.59.7b*0350_03-04. Removed the closing square bracket and the stray double danda (।।]) that Wikisource printed before the verse-end mark.

Verse 9 (9.61.9)

ततो लाङ्गलमुद्यम्य भीममभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥

tato lāṅgalamudyamya bhīmamabhyadravadbalī

Then, raising his plough, the mighty one rushed upon Bhima.

Note on the text: Single-line verse kept as printed on the page (9-61-9a). It is the critical edition's 9.59.7c.

Verse 10 (9.61.10)

तस्योर्ध्वबाहोः सदृशं रूपमासीन्महात्मनः । बहुधातुविचित्रस्य श्वेतस्येव महागिरेः ॥

tasyordhvabāhoḥ sadṛśaṃ rūpamāsīnmahātmanaḥ | bahudhātuvicitrasya śvetasyeva mahāgireḥ

As he stood with arms upraised, the great soul's form was like that of a great white mountain, variegated with many mineral colours.

Verse 11 (9.61.11)

भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरैः सार्जुनैरस्त्रकोविदैः । न विव्यथे महाराज दृष्ट्वा हलधरं बली ॥

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīraiḥ sārjunairastrakovidaiḥ | na vivyathe mahārāja dṛṣṭvā haladharaṃ balī

Together with his brothers, those heroes skilled in weapons, Arjuna among them, he did not tremble, O great king, at the sight of the plough-bearer, strong though he was.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. No subject is named in the line; the critical edition (star passage 9.59.8d*0352_01-02) names Bhima.

Verse 12 (9.61.12)

अथ रामं निजग्राह केशवो विनयान्वितः । बाहुभ्यां पीनवृत्ताभ्यां प्रयत्नाद्बलवद्बली ॥

atha rāmaṃ nijagrāha keśavo vinayānvitaḥ | bāhubhyāṃ pīnavṛttābhyāṃ prayatnādbalavadbalī

Then Keshava, humble in bearing but strong, caught Rama in his two stout, rounded arms, firmly and with effort.

Verse 13 (9.61.13)

सितासितौ यदुवरौ शुशुभातेऽधिकं तदा । सङ्गताविव राजेन्द्र कैलासाञ्जनपर्वतौ । नभोगतौ यथा राजंश्चन्द्रसूर्यौ दिनक्षये ॥

sitāsitau yaduvarau śuśubhāte'dhikaṃ tadā | saṅgatāviva rājendra kailāsāñjanaparvatau | nabhogatau yathā rājaṃścandrasūryau dinakṣaye

The two best of the Yadus, the one fair and the other dark, shone the more then, like the mountains Kailasa and Anjana joined together, O king of kings, or like the moon and the sun in the sky at the close of day.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. Critical edition: line 1 is 9.59.10a, line 2 the star passage 9.59.10b*0353_01, line 3 is 9.59.10c.

Verse 14 (9.61.14)

उवाच चैनं संरब्धं शमयन्निव केशवः ॥

uvāca cainaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ śamayanniva keśavaḥ

And Keshava spoke to him, as though calming him in his fury.

Verse 15 (9.61.15)

आत्मवृद्धिर्मित्रवृद्धिर्मित्रमित्रोदयस्तथा । विपरीतं द्विषत्स्वेतत्षड्विधा वृद्धिरात्मनः ॥

ātmavṛddhirmitravṛddhirmitramitrodayastathā | viparītaṃ dviṣatsvetatṣaḍvidhā vṛddhirātmanaḥ

"One's own rise, the rise of one's friends, the rise of the friends of one's friends, and the reverse of these in one's enemies - these make the sixfold rise of oneself."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's (the previous verse says Keshava spoke); the page's speaker heading for Krishna first appears at 9-61-26x. Critical edition: lines c and e of 9.59.11.

Verse 16 (9.61.16)

आत्मन्यपि च मित्रे च विपरीतं यदा भवेत् । तदा विद्यान्मनोग्लानिमाशु शान्तिकरो भवेत् ॥

ātmanyapi ca mitre ca viparītaṃ yadā bhavet | tadā vidyānmanoglānimāśu śāntikaro bhavet

"When the opposite happens to oneself or to one's friends, one should recognise it as a cause of dejection and quickly turn to making peace."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's.

Verse 17 (9.61.17)

अस्माकं सहजं मित्रं पाण्डवाः शुद्धपौरुषाः । स्वकाः पितृष्वसुः पुत्रास्ते परैर्निकृता भृशम् ॥

asmākaṃ sahajaṃ mitraṃ pāṇḍavāḥ śuddhapauruṣāḥ | svakāḥ pitṛṣvasuḥ putrāste parairnikṛtā bhṛśam

"The Pandavas, pure in manliness, are our natural friends; they are the sons of our father's sister, and have been cruelly wronged by their enemies."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's.

Verse 18 (9.61.18)

प्रतिज्ञापालनं धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति वेत्थ तत् ॥

pratijñāpālanaṃ dharmaḥ kṣatriyasyeti vettha tat

"You know that keeping a vow is the dharma of a kshatriya."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's. Single-line verse kept as printed (9-61-18a); it is the critical edition's 9.59.14a.

Verse 19 (9.61.19)

सुयोधनस्य गदया भङ्क्ताऽस्म्यूरू महाहवे । इति पूर्वं प्रतिज्ञातं भीमेन हि सभातले ॥

suyodhanasya gadayā bhaṅktā'smyūrū mahāhave | iti pūrvaṃ pratijñātaṃ bhīmena hi sabhātale

"'In the great battle I shall break Suyodhana's thighs with my mace' - this was Bhima's vow of old, in the midst of the assembly."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's. Corrected भक्ताऽस्म्यूरू → भङ्क्ताऽस्म्यूरू (misprint in Wikisource; the nasal of भङ्क्ता is lost - the page's own commentary glosses it भङ्क्ष्ये and the critical edition reads bhaṅktāsmy ūrū). Critical edition: lines c and e of 9.59.14.

Verse 20 (9.61.20)

मैत्रेयेणाभिशप्तश्च पूर्वमेव महर्षिणा । ऊरू ते भेत्स्यते भीमो गदयेति परन्तप । अतो दोषं न पश्यामि मा क्रुध्यस्व प्रलम्बहन् ॥

maitreyeṇābhiśaptaśca pūrvameva maharṣiṇā | ūrū te bhetsyate bhīmo gadayeti parantapa | ato doṣaṃ na paśyāmi mā krudhyasva pralambahan

"And long ago the great sage Maitreya cursed you: 'Bhima will shatter your thighs with a mace, scourge of foes.' So I see no fault here. Do not be angry, slayer of Pralamba."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's. Corrected महार्षिणा → महर्षिणा (misprint in Wikisource; a spurious long ā; the critical edition reads maharṣiṇā). Critical edition: lines a, c and e of 9.59.15.

Verse 21 (9.61.21)

यौनः स्वैः सुखहार्दैश्च सम्बन्धः सह पाण्डवैः । तेषां वृद्ध्या हि वृद्धिर्नो मा क्रुधः पुरुषर्षभ ॥

yaunaḥ svaiḥ sukhahārdaiśca sambandhaḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ | teṣāṃ vṛddhyā hi vṛddhirno mā krudhaḥ puruṣarṣabha

"Our ties with the Pandavas are those of birth and marriage, and of warm, happy affection; their rise is our rise. Do not be angry, bull among men."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Krishna's. The first line varies from the critical edition (यौनैर्हार्दैश्च सम्बन्धैः सम्बद्धाः स्मेह पाण्डवैः).

Verse 22 (9.61.22)

वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा सीरभृत्प्राह धर्मवित् ॥

vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā sīrabhṛtprāha dharmavit

Having heard Vasudeva's words, the plough-bearer, knower of dharma, spoke.

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.16d*0355_01 (the CE prints a "rāma uvāca" heading after it).

Verse 23 (9.61.23)

धर्मश्च धारितः सद्भिः स च द्वाभ्यां नियच्छति । अर्थश्चाप्यतिलुब्धस्य कामश्चातिप्रसङ्गिणः ॥

dharmaśca dhāritaḥ sadbhiḥ sa ca dvābhyāṃ niyacchati | arthaścāpyatilubdhasya kāmaścātiprasaṅgiṇaḥ

"Dharma, well practised by the good, is held in check by two things: wealth, in one who is overly greedy, and desire, in one who is given to excess."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's (the critical edition has the heading "rāma uvāca" here; the page prints none, and the previous verse names him as the speaker). The first line varies from the critical edition (धर्मश्च धारितः सद्भिः for धर्मः सुचरितः सद्भिः).

Verse 24 (9.61.24)

धर्मार्थौ धर्मकामौ च कामार्थौ चाप्यपीडयन् । धर्मार्थकामान्योऽभ्येति सोत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥

dharmārthau dharmakāmau ca kāmārthau cāpyapīḍayan | dharmārthakāmānyo'bhyeti sotyantaṃ sukhamaśnute

"He who pursues dharma and artha, dharma and kama, and kama and artha without harming one by the other, and who attains dharma, artha and kama together, enjoys happiness without end."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's.

Verse 25 (9.61.25)

तदिदं व्याकुलं सर्वं कृतं धर्मस्य पीडनात् । भीमसेनेन गोविन्द कामं त्वं तु यथाऽऽत्थ माम् ॥

tadidaṃ vyākulaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ dharmasya pīḍanāt | bhīmasenena govinda kāmaṃ tvaṃ tu yathā''ttha mām

"All this confusion has been brought about by Bhimasena through crushing dharma, Govinda. Still, speak to me as you please."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's.

Verse 26 (9.61.26)

अरोषणो हि धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मवत्सलः । भवान्प्रख्यायते लोके तस्मात्संशाम्य मा क्रुधः ॥

aroṣaṇo hi dharmātmā satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ | bhavānprakhyāyate loke tasmātsaṃśāmya mā krudhaḥ

"You are known in the world as free of anger, righteous-souled, always devoted to dharma. Therefore be calm; do not be angry."

Note on the text: Speaker heading as printed (9-61-26x): कृष्ण उवाच (the critical edition has "vāsudeva uvāca" at 9.59.20).

Verse 27 (9.61.27)

प्राप्तं कलियुगं विद्वि प्रतिज्ञां पाण्डवस्य च । आनृण्यं यातु वैरस्य प्रतिज्ञायाश्च पाण्डवः । ततः पुरुषशार्दूलो हत्वा नैकृतिकं रणे ॥

prāptaṃ kaliyugaṃ vidvi pratijñāṃ pāṇḍavasya ca | ānṛṇyaṃ yātu vairasya pratijñāyāśca pāṇḍavaḥ | tataḥ puruṣaśārdūlo hatvā naikṛtikaṃ raṇe

"Know that the Kali age has come, and also the vow of the Pandava. Let the Pandava be free of his debt of enmity and of his vow. Thus the tiger among men, having slain the cheat in battle,"

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. Critical edition: lines 1-2 are 9.59.21a and 21c; line 3 is the star passage 9.59.21d*0356_01. The sentence runs on into the next verse.

Verse 28 (9.61.28)

निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञं यो हन्याद्वैरिणं रणे । अधर्मो विद्यते नात्र यद्भीमो हतवान्रिपुम् ॥

nikṛtyā nikṛtiprajñaṃ yo hanyādvairiṇaṃ raṇe | adharmo vidyate nātra yadbhīmo hatavānripum

"One who kills a crafty enemy by craft in battle commits no wrong; so there is no unrighteousness in Bhima's having slain his foe."

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_02-03.

Verse 29 (9.61.29)

युध्यमानं रणे वीरं कुरुवृष्णियशस्करम् । अनेन कर्णः सन्दिष्टः पृष्ठतो धनुरच्छिनत् ॥

yudhyamānaṃ raṇe vīraṃ kuruvṛṣṇiyaśaskaram | anena karṇaḥ sandiṣṭaḥ pṛṣṭhato dhanuracchinat

"While that hero, the glory of the Kurus and the Vrishnis, was fighting in battle, Karna, instructed by this man, cut his bow from behind."

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_04-05.

Verse 30 (9.61.30)

ततः सञ्छिन्नधन्वानं विरथं पौरुषे स्थितम् । व्यायुधीकृत्य बहवः सौभद्रमपलायिनम् ॥

tataḥ sañchinnadhanvānaṃ virathaṃ pauruṣe sthitam | vyāyudhīkṛtya bahavaḥ saubhadramapalāyinam

"Then, when his bow was cut, he chariotless but standing firm in his manliness, the many (warriors), having left Saubhadra, who did not flee, without weapons, struck him down."

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_06-07. The line ends बहवः where the CE has हतवान् ("he killed"); the page's reading is kept, and the verb is supplied in translation.

Verse 31 (9.61.31)

जन्मप्रभृति लुब्धश्च पापात्मा चैष दुर्मतिः । निहतो भीमसेनेन दुर्बुद्धिः कुलपांसनः ॥

janmaprabhṛti lubdhaśca pāpātmā caiṣa durmatiḥ | nihato bhīmasenena durbuddhiḥ kulapāṃsanaḥ

"Greedy from birth, sinful of soul and evil-minded, that ill-advised disgrace of his house has been slain by Bhimasena."

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_08-09.

Verse 32 (9.61.32)

प्रतिज्ञां भीमसेनेन त्रयोदशसमार्जिताम् । किमर्थं नाभिजानाति युध्यमानो हि शत्रुभिः ॥

pratijñāṃ bhīmasenena trayodaśasamārjitām | kimarthaṃ nābhijānāti yudhyamāno hi śatrubhiḥ

"Why did he, while fighting his enemies, take no heed of the vow Bhimasena had carried for thirteen years?"

Note on the text: Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_10-11.

Verse 33 (9.61.33)

ऊर्ध्वमाक्रम्य वेगेन जिघांसन्तं वृकोदरः । बिभेद गदया चोरू न स्थाने न च मण्डले ॥

ūrdhvamākramya vegena jighāṃsantaṃ vṛkodaraḥ | bibheda gadayā corū na sthāne na ca maṇḍale

"As he sprang high with speed, seeking to kill him, Vrikodara broke his thighs with the mace, when he was in neither the stance nor the circling movement."

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. Critical edition: star passage 9.59.21d*0356_12-13.

Verse 34 (9.61.34)

धर्मच्छलमिमं श्रुत्वा केशवात्स विशाम्पते । नैव प्रीतमना रामो वचनं प्राह संसदि ॥

dharmacchalamimaṃ śrutvā keśavātsa viśāmpate | naiva prītamanā rāmo vacanaṃ prāha saṃsadi

Having heard this pretext of dharma from Keshava, O lord of the people, Rama, not pleased in mind, spoke these words in the assembly.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रीतमाना → प्रीतमना (misprint in Wikisource; spurious long ā; the critical edition reads prītamanā, i.e. प्रीतमनाः with sandhi). Speaker: the page's सञ्जय heading at 9-61-34x covers this verse as narration.

Verse 35 (9.61.35)

हत्वाऽधर्मेण राजानं धर्मात्मानं सुयोधनम् । जिह्मयोधीति लोकेऽस्मिन्ख्यातिं यास्यति पाण्डवः ॥

hatvā'dharmeṇa rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ suyodhanam | jihmayodhīti loke'sminkhyātiṃ yāsyati pāṇḍavaḥ

"By slaying King Duryodhana, righteous-souled, by unrighteous means, the Pandava will win the name in this world of a crooked fighter."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's.

Verse 36 (9.61.36)

दुर्योधनोऽपि धर्मात्मा गतिं यास्यति शाश्वतीम् । ऋजुयोधी हतो राजा धर्मराष्ट्रो नराधिपः ॥

duryodhano'pi dharmātmā gatiṃ yāsyati śāśvatīm | ṛjuyodhī hato rājā dharmarāṣṭro narādhipaḥ

"Duryodhana too, righteous-souled, will go to the eternal state; the king, lord of men and of a realm of dharma, was slain as a straightforward fighter."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's. The page's धर्मराष्ट्रः (CE: dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 37 (9.61.37)

युद्धदीक्षां प्रविश्याजौ रणयज्ञं वितत्य च । हुत्वाऽऽत्मानममित्राग्नौ प्राप चावभृथं यशः । स्वर्गं गन्ता महाराजः ससुहृज्ज्ञातिबान्धवः ॥

yuddhadīkṣāṃ praviśyājau raṇayajñaṃ vitatya ca | hutvā''tmānamamitrāgnau prāpa cāvabhṛthaṃ yaśaḥ | svargaṃ gantā mahārājaḥ sasuhṛjjñātibāndhavaḥ

"Entering the consecration of war, spreading the sacrifice of battle, offering himself in the fire of his enemies, he won the glory of the concluding bath. The great king will go to heaven with his friends, kinsmen and relatives."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Balarama's. Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. Critical edition: lines 1-2 are 9.59.25a and 25c; line 3 is the star passage 9.59.25d*0358_01.

Verse 38 (9.61.38)

इत्युक्त्वा रथमास्थाय रौहिणेयः प्रतापवान् । श्वेताभ्रशिखराकारः प्रययौ द्वारकां प्रति ॥

ityuktvā rathamāsthāya rauhiṇeyaḥ pratāpavān | śvetābhraśikharākāraḥ prayayau dvārakāṃ prati

Having said this, Rauhineya, the mighty one, mounted his chariot, resembling a peak of white cloud, and set out for Dvaraka.

Verse 39 (9.61.39)

पाञ्चालाश्च सवार्ष्णेयाः पाण्डवाश्च विशाम्पते । रामे द्वारवतीं याते नातिप्रमनसोऽभवन् ॥

pāñcālāśca savārṣṇeyāḥ pāṇḍavāśca viśāmpate | rāme dvāravatīṃ yāte nātipramanaso'bhavan

O lord of the people, when Rama had gone to Dvaravati, the Panchalas with the Vrishnis, and the Pandavas, were not greatly glad at heart.

Verse 40 (9.61.40)

ततो युधिष्ठिरं दीनं चिन्तापरमधोमुखम् । शोकोपहतसङ्कल्पं वासुदेवोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dīnaṃ cintāparamadhomukham | śokopahatasaṅkalpaṃ vāsudevo'bravīdidam

Then Vasudeva said this to Yudhishthira, who was downcast and thoughtful, his face turned down, his resolve struck by grief.

Verse 41 (9.61.41)

धर्मराज किमर्थं त्वमधर्ममनुमन्यसे । हतबन्धोर्यदेतस्य पतितस्य विचेतसः ॥

dharmarāja kimarthaṃ tvamadharmamanumanyase | hatabandhoryadetasya patitasya vicetasaḥ

"Dharmaraja, why do you consent to unrighteousness in the case of this fallen man, whose kinsmen are slain and who has lost his senses?"

Verse 42 (9.61.42)

दुर्योधनस्य भीमेन मृद्यमानं शिरः पदा । उपप्रेक्षसि कस्मात्त्वं धर्मज्ञः सन्नराधिप ॥

duryodhanasya bhīmena mṛdyamānaṃ śiraḥ padā | upaprekṣasi kasmāttvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sannarādhipa

"Why do you look on, O lord of men, knowing dharma as you do, while Duryodhana's head is being crushed under Bhima's foot?"

Verse 43 (9.61.43)

न ममैतत्प्रियं कृष्ण यद्राजानं वृकोदरः । पदा मूर्ध्न्यस्पृशत्क्रोधान्न च हृष्ये कुलक्षये ॥

na mamaitatpriyaṃ kṛṣṇa yadrājānaṃ vṛkodaraḥ | padā mūrdhnyaspṛśatkrodhānna ca hṛṣye kulakṣaye

"This is not pleasing to me, Krishna - that Vrikodara in anger touched the king's head with his foot - nor do I rejoice in the ruin of our house."

Verse 44 (9.61.44)

निकृत्या निकृता नित्यं धृतराष्ट्रसुतैर्वयम् । बहूनि परुषाण्युक्त्वा वनं प्रस्थापिता वयम् ॥

nikṛtyā nikṛtā nityaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasutairvayam | bahūni paruṣāṇyuktvā vanaṃ prasthāpitā vayam

"We were always cheated by the sons of Dhritarashtra through trickery, and driven to the forest after many harsh words."

Verse 45 (9.61.45)

भीमसेनस्य तद्दुःखमतीव हृदि वर्तते । इति सञ्चिन्त्य वार्ष्णेय मयैतत्समुपेक्षितम् ॥

bhīmasenasya tadduḥkhamatīva hṛdi vartate | iti sañcintya vārṣṇeya mayaitatsamupekṣitam

"Bhimasena's grief over that lies very deep in his heart; thinking so, Vrishneya, I let this pass."

Verse 46 (9.61.46)

तस्माद्धत्वाऽकृतप्रज्ञं लुब्धं कामवशानुगम् । लभतां पाण्डवः कामं धर्मोऽधर्मोऽथवा कृतः ॥

tasmāddhatvā'kṛtaprajñaṃ lubdhaṃ kāmavaśānugam | labhatāṃ pāṇḍavaḥ kāmaṃ dharmo'dharmo'thavā kṛtaḥ

"So, since the senseless, greedy man, who followed his desires, is slain, let the Pandava have his wish, whether what was done was dharma or adharma."

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner (U+200D) inside पाण्डवः.

Verse 47 (9.61.47)

इत्युक्तवति कौन्तेये धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । वासुदेवो महाबाहुर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत । काममस्त्वेतदिति वै कृच्छ्राद्यदुकुलोद्वहः ॥

ityuktavati kaunteye dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire | vāsudevo mahābāhuryudhiṣṭhiramabhāṣata | kāmamastvetaditi vai kṛcchrādyadukulodvahaḥ

When Kaunteya Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, had spoken thus, mighty-armed Vasudeva, the upholder of the Yadu house, answered Yudhishthira, "So be it," though with difficulty.

Note on the text: Critical edition: lines 1-2 are the star passage 9.59.35b*0359_01-02 (in place of 35a, which the page does not have); line 3 is 9.59.35c.

Verse 48 (9.61.48)

इत्युक्त्वा वासुदेवोऽपि वायुपुत्रप्रियेप्सया । अन्वमोदत तत्सर्वं यद्भीमेन कृतं युधि ॥

ityuktvā vāsudevo'pi vāyuputrapriyepsayā | anvamodata tatsarvaṃ yadbhīmena kṛtaṃ yudhi

Having said this, Vasudeva too, wishing to please the son of the Wind, approved all that Bhima had done in the battle.

Note on the text: Recension variant of the critical edition's 9.59.36a and 36c (ity ukto vāsudevena bhīmapriyahitaiṣiṇā / anvamodata …).

Verse 49 (9.61.49)

अर्जुनोऽपि महाबाहुरप्रीतेनान्तरात्मना । नोवाच किञ्चिद्वचनं भ्रातरं साध्वसाधु वा ॥

arjuno'pi mahābāhuraprītenāntarātmanā | novāca kiñcidvacanaṃ bhrātaraṃ sādhvasādhu vā

Arjuna too, mighty-armed, with an uneasy heart, said nothing to his brother, neither good nor bad.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (` and ') around the vulgate addition. Critical edition: star passage 9.59.36d*0360_01-02.

Verse 50 (9.61.50)

भीमसेनोऽपि हत्वाऽऽजौ तव पुत्रममर्षणः । अभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थित्वा सम्प्रहृष्टः कृताञ्जलिः ॥

bhīmaseno'pi hatvā''jau tava putramamarṣaṇaḥ | abhivādyāgrataḥ sthitvā samprahṛṣṭaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ

And Bhimasena too, unforgiving, having slain your son in battle, saluted him, stood before him, greatly rejoiced, with folded hands,

Verse 51 (9.61.51)

प्रोवाच सुमहातेजा धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । हर्षादुत्फुल्लनयनो जितकाशी विशाम्पते ॥

provāca sumahātejā dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | harṣādutphullanayano jitakāśī viśāmpate

and, his eyes wide with joy, his face bright with victory, O lord of the people, spoke to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, the greatly radiant:

Verse 52 (9.61.52)

तवाद्य पृथिवी सर्वा क्षेमा निहतकण्टका । तां प्रशाधि महाराज स्वधर्ममनुपालय ॥

tavādya pṛthivī sarvā kṣemā nihatakaṇṭakā | tāṃ praśādhi mahārāja svadharmamanupālaya

"Today all this earth is yours, at peace, its thorns removed. Rule it, great king, and keep to your own dharma."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Bhimasena's (the previous two verses introduce it; the page's speaker heading before this stretch is सञ्जय at 9-61-47x).

Verse 53 (9.61.53)

यस्तु कर्ताऽस्य वैरस्य निकृत्या निकृतिप्रियः । सोऽयं विनिहतः शेते पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ॥

yastu kartā'sya vairasya nikṛtyā nikṛtipriyaḥ | so'yaṃ vinihataḥ śete pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate

"He who was the author of this enmity, who delighted in cheating by deceit - that same man lies slain on the earth, lord of the earth."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Bhimasena's. Corrected पृथिव्यं → पृथिव्यां (misprint in Wikisource; the locative lost its ending; the critical edition reads pṛthivyāṃ).

Verse 54 (9.61.54)

दुःशासनप्रभृतयः सर्वे ते चोग्रवादिनः । राधेयः शकुनिश्चैव हताश्च तव शत्रवः ॥

duḥśāsanaprabhṛtayaḥ sarve te cogravādinaḥ | rādheyaḥ śakuniścaiva hatāśca tava śatravaḥ

"Duhshasana and the rest, all those fierce speakers, and Radheya and Shakuni too - your enemies are slain."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Bhimasena's.

Verse 55 (9.61.55)

सेयं रत्नसमाकीर्णा मही सवनपर्वता । उपावृत्ता महाराज त्वामद्य निहतद्विषम् ॥

seyaṃ ratnasamākīrṇā mahī savanaparvatā | upāvṛttā mahārāja tvāmadya nihatadviṣam

"This earth, strewn with jewels, with its forests and mountains, has come back to you today, great king, now that your foes are slain."

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here; the speech is Bhimasena's.

Verse 56 (9.61.56)

गतो वैरस्य निधनं हतो राजा सुयोधनः । कृष्णस्य मतमास्थाय विजितेयं वसुन्धरा ॥

gato vairasya nidhanaṃ hato rājā suyodhanaḥ | kṛṣṇasya matamāsthāya vijiteyaṃ vasundharā

"The enmity has reached its end; King Suyodhana is slain; by following Krishna's counsel, this earth has been won."

Note on the text: Speaker heading as printed (9-61-56x): युधिष्ठिर उवाच.

Verse 57 (9.61.57)

दिष्ट्या गतस्त्वमानृण्यं मातुः कोपस्य चोभयोः । दिष्ट्या जयसि दुर्धर्ष दिष्ट्या शत्रुर्निपातितः ॥

diṣṭyā gatastvamānṛṇyaṃ mātuḥ kopasya cobhayoḥ | diṣṭyā jayasi durdharṣa diṣṭyā śatrurnipātitaḥ

"By good fortune you have paid your debt, to your mother's wrath and to your own, both. By good fortune you conquer, invincible one; by good fortune the enemy has been brought down."