Yudhishthira Assigns Offices

Verse 1 (12.40.1)

प्रकृतीनां च तद्वाक्यं देशकालोपबृंहितम् । श्रुत्वा युधिष्ठिरो राजाऽथोत्तरं प्रत्यभाषत ॥

prakṛtīnāṃ ca tadvākyaṃ deśakālopabṛṃhitam | śrutvā yudhiṣṭhiro rājā'thottaraṃ pratyabhāṣata

Having heard the people's words, rich with regard for place and time, King Yudhishthira then answered them.

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: the page is the right adhyaya (rows labelled 12-40-1 to 12-40-19; the colophon reads चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः । 40). Its text is the critical edition's 12.41.1-18 (the CE numbers this adhyaya 41; no star passages). The title line above the table is a heading, not a verse. The page ends with its colophon; the two glosses printed after the table (12-40-18, 19) are not added, and no other block follows. Speakers: the page heads Vaishampayana for the whole adhyaya; verses 2-7 are Yudhishthira's speech to the assembled people and 18-19 his charge to Vidura, Sanjaya and Yuyutsu, all unheaded (the input carried Vaishampayana over), and are given to Yudhishthira; verse 8 mixes his last words with narration and stays with Vaishampayana.

Verse 2 (12.40.2)

धन्याः पाण्डुसुता नूनं येषां ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवाः । तथ्यान्वाप्यथवाऽतथ्यान्गुणानाहुः समागताः ॥

dhanyāḥ pāṇḍusutā nūnaṃ yeṣāṃ brāhmaṇapuṅgavāḥ | tathyānvāpyathavā'tathyānguṇānāhuḥ samāgatāḥ

"Truly the sons of Pandu are blessed, since the foremost of brahmins, gathered here, speak of their virtues, whether real or not."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over. Line 1 reads नूनं where the CE has loke (recension variant).

Verse 3 (12.40.3)

अनुग्राह्या वयं नूनं भवतामिति मे मतिः । यदेवं गुणसंपन्नानस्मान्ब्रूथ विमत्सराः ॥

anugrāhyā vayaṃ nūnaṃ bhavatāmiti me matiḥ | yadevaṃ guṇasaṃpannānasmānbrūtha vimatsarāḥ

"I think we must be ones to be favoured by you, since you, free of envy, speak so of us as though we were men of such qualities."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over. Line 2 reads यदेवं where the CE has yatraivaṃ (recension variant).

Verse 4 (12.40.4)

धृतराष्ट्रो महाराजः पिता नो दैवतं परम् । शासनेऽस्य प्रिये चैव स्थेयं मत्प्रियकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārājaḥ pitā no daivataṃ param | śāsane'sya priye caiva stheyaṃ matpriyakāṅkṣibhiḥ

"King Dhritarashtra is our father and our highest deity. Those who wish to please me must abide by his rule and by what is dear to him."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 5 (12.40.5)

एतदर्थं हि जीवामि कृत्वा ज्ञातिवधं महत् । अस्य शुश्रूषणं कार्यं मया नित्यमतन्द्रिणा ॥

etadarthaṃ hi jīvāmi kṛtvā jñātivadhaṃ mahat | asya śuśrūṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ mayā nityamatandriṇā

"It is for this that I live, having brought about the great slaughter of my kinsmen: I must serve him always, without weariness."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 6 (12.40.6)

यदि चाहमनुग्राह्यो भवतां सुहृदां तथा । धृतराष्ट्रे यथापूर्वं वृत्तिं वर्तितुमर्हथ ॥

yadi cāhamanugrāhyo bhavatāṃ suhṛdāṃ tathā | dhṛtarāṣṭre yathāpūrvaṃ vṛttiṃ vartitumarhatha

"If I and my friends are to be favoured by you, then you ought to behave toward Dhritarashtra as you did before."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over. Corrected धृतरा → धृतराष्ट्रे (misprint in Wikisource; the word is cut off after धृतरा; the critical edition reads dhṛtarāṣṭre, locative). Line 1 ends तथा where the CE has tataḥ (recension variant).

Verse 7 (12.40.7)

एष नाथो हि जगतो भवतां च मया सह । अस्य प्रसादे पृथिवी पाण्डवाः सर्व एव च ॥

eṣa nātho hi jagato bhavatāṃ ca mayā saha | asya prasāde pṛthivī pāṇḍavāḥ sarva eva ca

"He is the lord of the world, and of you, and of me as well. The earth and all the Pandavas rest on his favour."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over. Not matched by the alignment; lines 1-2 are CE 12.41.7ac (eṣa nātho hi jagato bhavatāṃ ca mayā saha / asyaiva pṛthivī kṛtsnā pāṇḍavāḥ sarva eva ca), line 2 with the recension variant अस्य प्रसादे पृथिवी.

Verse 8 (12.40.8)

एतन्मनसि कर्तव्यं भवद्भिर्वचनं मम । अनुज्ञाप्याथ तान्राजा यथेष्टं गम्यतामिति ॥

etanmanasi kartavyaṃ bhavadbhirvacanaṃ mama | anujñāpyātha tānrājā yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāmiti

"You must keep this word of mine in mind." Then the king gave them leave, saying, "Go as you wish."

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; line 1 is CE 12.41.7e (etan manasi kartavyaṃ bhavadbhir vacanaṃ mama) and line 2 is CE 12.41.8a, with a variant (अनुज्ञाप्याथ तान्राजा for anugamya ca rājānaṃ). The first words are Yudhishthira's, the rest is narration; the verse stays with Vaishampayana.

Verse 9 (12.40.9)

पौरजानपदान्सर्वान्विसृज्य कुरुनन्दनः । यौवराज्येन कौन्तेयं भीमसेनमयोजयत् ॥

paurajānapadānsarvānvisṛjya kurunandanaḥ | yauvarājyena kaunteyaṃ bhīmasenamayojayat

Having dismissed all the townsmen and country folk, the joy of the Kurus appointed Bhimasena as heir apparent.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the verse is CE 12.41.8ce (paurajānapadān sarvān visṛjya kurunandanaḥ / yauvarājyena kauravyo bhīmasenam ayojayat), with the variant कौन्तेयं for kauravyo.

Verse 10 (12.40.10)

मन्त्रे च निश्चये चैव षाङ्गुण्यस्य च चिन्तने । विदुरं बुद्धिसंपन्नं प्रीतिमान्स समादिशत् ॥

mantre ca niścaye caiva ṣāṅguṇyasya ca cintane | viduraṃ buddhisaṃpannaṃ prītimānsa samādiśat

For counsel, for decision and for reflection on the six measures of policy, he gladly appointed the wise Vidura.

Verse 11 (12.40.11)

कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने तथाऽऽयव्ययचिन्तने । संजयं योजयामास वृद्धं सर्वगुणैर्युतम् ॥

kṛtākṛtaparijñāne tathā''yavyayacintane | saṃjayaṃ yojayāmāsa vṛddhaṃ sarvaguṇairyutam

For knowing what had been done and left undone and for reckoning income and expenditure, he appointed Sanjaya, an elder rich in every virtue.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads वृद्धं सर्वगुणैर्युतम् where the CE has ṛddham ṛddhair guṇair yutam (recension variant).

Verse 12 (12.40.12)

बलस्य परिमाणे च भक्तवेतनयोस्तथा । नकुलं व्यादिशद्राजा कर्मणां चान्ववेक्षणे ॥

balasya parimāṇe ca bhaktavetanayostathā | nakulaṃ vyādiśadrājā karmaṇāṃ cānvavekṣaṇe

For measuring the strength of the army, for provisions and pay, and for overseeing the works, the king assigned Nakula.

Verse 13 (12.40.13)

परचक्रोपरोधे च दृप्तानां चावमर्दने । युधिष्ठिरो महाराज फल्गुनं व्यादिदेश ह ॥

paracakroparodhe ca dṛptānāṃ cāvamardane | yudhiṣṭhiro mahārāja phalgunaṃ vyādideśa ha

For resisting the sieges of enemy armies and crushing the proud, Yudhishthira, O great king, assigned Phalguna.

Verse 14 (12.40.14)

द्विजानां देवकार्येषु कार्येष्वन्येषु चैव ह । धौम्यं पुरोधसां श्रेष्ठं नित्यमेव समादिशत् ॥

dvijānāṃ devakāryeṣu kāryeṣvanyeṣu caiva ha | dhaumyaṃ purodhasāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ nityameva samādiśat

For the brahmins' rites to the gods and for other duties he always assigned Dhaumya, the best of priests.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads देवकार्येषु where the CE has vedakāryeṣu, and line 2 नित्यमेव समादिशत् for vyādideśa paraṃtapaḥ (recension variants).

Verse 15 (12.40.15)

सहदेवं समीपस्थं नित्यमेव समादिशत् । तेन गोप्यो हि नृपतिः सर्वावस्थो विशांपते ॥

sahadevaṃ samīpasthaṃ nityameva samādiśat | tena gopyo hi nṛpatiḥ sarvāvastho viśāṃpate

He ordered Sahadeva to stay always close to him: "For by him the king must be guarded in every condition, O lord of the people."

Note on the text: Corrected तने → तेन (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped े; the critical edition reads tena gopyo hi nṛpatiḥ).

Verse 16 (12.40.16)

यान्यानमन्यद्योग्यांश्च येषु येष्विह कर्मसु । तांस्तांस्तेष्वेव युयुजे प्रीयमाणो महीपतिः ॥

yānyānamanyadyogyāṃśca yeṣu yeṣviha karmasu | tāṃstāṃsteṣveva yuyuje prīyamāṇo mahīpatiḥ

Whomever he judged fit for whatever tasks, to just those tasks the king, well pleased, assigned them.

Verse 17 (12.40.17)

विदुरं संजयं चैव युयुत्सुं च महामतिम् । अब्रवीत्परवीरघ्नो धर्मात्मा धर्मवत्सलः ॥

viduraṃ saṃjayaṃ caiva yuyutsuṃ ca mahāmatim | abravītparavīraghno dharmātmā dharmavatsalaḥ

The slayer of enemy heroes, the righteous and dharma-loving king, then said to Vidura, Sanjaya and the wise Yuyutsu:

Verse 18 (12.40.18)

उत्थायोत्थाय तत्कार्यमस्य राज्ञः पितुर्मम । सर्वं भवद्भिः कर्तव्यमप्रमत्तैर्यथा मम ॥

utthāyotthāya tatkāryamasya rājñaḥ piturmama | sarvaṃ bhavadbhiḥ kartavyamapramattairyathā mama

"Rising early each day, you must do, with care, all that needs doing for this king, my father, as it would be for me."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over. Line 2 ends यथा मम where the CE has yathātatham (recension variant).

Verse 19 (12.40.19)

पौरजानपदानां च यानि कार्याणि नित्यशः । राजानं समनुज्ञाप्य तानि कार्याणि धर्मतः ॥

paurajānapadānāṃ ca yāni kāryāṇi nityaśaḥ | rājānaṃ samanujñāpya tāni kāryāṇi dharmataḥ

"And whatever tasks the townspeople and country folk have from day to day, those tasks you must carry out lawfully, after obtaining the king's leave."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's speech, unheaded; the input carried Vaishampayana over.