Krishna Reproaches Dhritarashtra, and the King Embraces the Pandavas

Verse 1 (11.12.1)

तत एनमुपातिष्ठञ्शौचार्थं परिचारकाः । कृतशौचं पुनश्चैनं प्रोवाच मधुसूदनः ॥

tata enamupātiṣṭhañśaucārthaṃ paricārakāḥ | kṛtaśaucaṃ punaścainaṃ provāca madhusūdanaḥ

Then the attendants came to him for his ablutions; and when he had purified himself, Madhusudana spoke to him again.

Note on the text: Corrected ओवाच → प्रोवाच (misprint in Wikisource; the prefix प्र is dropped; the critical edition reads provāca).

Verse 2 (11.12.2)

राजन्नधीता वेदास्ते शास्त्राणि विविधानि च । श्रुतानि च पुराणानि राजधर्माश्च केवलाः ॥

rājannadhītā vedāste śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca | śrutāni ca purāṇāni rājadharmāśca kevalāḥ

O king, you have studied the Vedas and the many shastras, and you have heard the Puranas and the whole of the duties of kings.

Note on the text: Verses 2-11 are Krishna's speech (the page prints no heading; verse 1 introduces it).

Verse 3 (11.12.3)

एवं विद्वान्महाप्राज्ञः समर्थः सन्बलाबले । आत्मापराधात्कस्मात्त्वं कुरुषे कोपमीदृशम् ॥

evaṃ vidvānmahāprājñaḥ samarthaḥ sanbalābale | ātmāparādhātkasmāttvaṃ kuruṣe kopamīdṛśam

A man so learned, of such great wisdom, able to weigh strength and weakness: why do you show such anger, when the fault is your own?

Note on the text: Not in the main text of the critical edition; verses 3-4 correspond to the star passage *0035_01-04 (after 11.12.3a), where the first words of line 1 are starred out (****).

Verse 4 (11.12.4)

उक्तवांस्त्वां तदैवाहं भीष्मद्रोणौ च भारत । विदुरः सञ्जयश्चैव वाक्यं राजन्न तत्कृथाः ॥

uktavāṃstvāṃ tadaivāhaṃ bhīṣmadroṇau ca bhārata | viduraḥ sañjayaścaiva vākyaṃ rājanna tatkṛthāḥ

Bhishma and Drona, Vidura and Sanjaya, and I myself spoke to you at that time, O Bharata; yet, O king, you did not act on those words.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the star passage *0035_03-04 (after 11.12.3a), which reads tvaṃ tu rājan na tat kṛthāḥ for the last quarter.

Verse 5 (11.12.5)

स वार्यमाणो नास्माकमकार्षीर्वचनं तदा । पाण्डवानधिकाञ्जानन्बले शौर्ये च कौरव ॥

sa vāryamāṇo nāsmākamakārṣīrvacanaṃ tadā | pāṇḍavānadhikāñjānanbale śaurye ca kaurava

Though warned, you did not follow our word then, although you knew the Pandavas to be superior in strength and in valour, O Kaurava.

Note on the text: Corrected अधिकाञ्चानन् → अधिकाञ्जानन् (misprint in Wikisource; a mistyped conjunct, ञ्च for ञ्ज; the critical edition reads adhikāñ jānan). Line 1 echoes the star passage *0035_05 (sa vāryamāṇo nāsmākam …) and CE 11.12.3a; line 2 is CE 11.12.3cd.

Verse 6 (11.12.6)

राजा हि यः स्थिरप्रज्ञः स्वयं दोषानवेक्षते । देशकालविभागं च परं श्रेयः स विन्दति ॥

rājā hi yaḥ sthiraprajñaḥ svayaṃ doṣānavekṣate | deśakālavibhāgaṃ ca paraṃ śreyaḥ sa vindati

A king who is steady in judgment, who sees his own faults himself, and who understands the distinctions of place and time, attains the highest good.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रयेः → श्रेयः (misprint in Wikisource; the vowel sign is displaced; the critical edition reads śreyaḥ).

Verse 7 (11.12.7)

उच्यमानस्तु यः श्रेयो गृह्णीते नो हिताहिते । आपदः समनुप्राप्य सोऽभ्येति विलयं किल ॥

ucyamānastu yaḥ śreyo gṛhṇīte no hitāhite | āpadaḥ samanuprāpya so'bhyeti vilayaṃ kila

But he who, when told what is good for him, does not take in what is beneficial and what is harmful, meets with calamities and comes to ruin.

Verse 8 (11.12.8)

ततोऽन्यवृत्तमात्मानं समवेक्षस्व भारत । राजंस्त्वं ह्यविधेयात्मा दुर्योधनवशे स्थितः ॥

tato'nyavṛttamātmānaṃ samavekṣasva bhārata | rājaṃstvaṃ hyavidheyātmā duryodhanavaśe sthitaḥ

Therefore look at yourself, O Bharata, who have acted otherwise; for you, O king, were not master of yourself, and you remained under Duryodhana's sway.

Verse 9 (11.12.9)

आत्मापराधादापन्नस्तत्किं भीमं जिघांससि । तस्मात्संयच्छ कोपं त्वं स्वमनुस्मृत्य दुष्कृतम् ॥

ātmāparādhādāpannastatkiṃ bhīmaṃ jighāṃsasi | tasmātsaṃyaccha kopaṃ tvaṃ svamanusmṛtya duṣkṛtam

Having come to this through your own fault, why do you want to kill Bhima? Therefore restrain your anger, remembering your own misdeed.

Verse 10 (11.12.10)

यस्तु तां स्पर्धया क्षुद्रः पाञ्चालीमानयत्सभाम् । स हतो भीमसेनेन वैरं प्रतिजिहीर्षता ॥

yastu tāṃ spardhayā kṣudraḥ pāñcālīmānayatsabhām | sa hato bhīmasenena vairaṃ pratijihīrṣatā

The mean wretch who, out of spite, dragged Panchali into the assembly was killed by Bhimasena, who wished to repay that enmity.

Note on the text: Corrected पाञ्चालीमानयत्समाम् → पाञ्चालीमानयत्सभाम् (misprint in Wikisource; a mistyped consonant (म for भ); the critical edition reads pāñcālīm ānayat sabhām).

Verse 11 (11.12.11)

आत्मनोऽतिक्रमं पश्य पुत्रस्य च दुरात्मनः । यदनागसि पाण्डूनां परित्यागस्त्वया कृतः ॥

ātmano'tikramaṃ paśya putrasya ca durātmanaḥ | yadanāgasi pāṇḍūnāṃ parityāgastvayā kṛtaḥ

Look at the transgression of yourself and of your wicked son, in that you cast off the blameless Pandavas.

Note on the text: Corrected पुंत्रस्य → पुत्रस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a stray anusvāra; the critical edition reads putrasya).

Verse 12 (11.12.12)

एवमुक्तः स कृष्णेन सर्वं सत्यं जनाधिप । उवाच देवकीपुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ॥

evamuktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena sarvaṃ satyaṃ janādhipa | uvāca devakīputraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ

Addressed thus by Krishna, who had spoken nothing but the truth, O lord of men, King Dhritarashtra replied to the son of Devaki.

Verse 13 (11.12.13)

एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि माधव । पुत्रस्नेहस्तु बलवान्धर्मान्मां समचालयत् ॥

evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi mādhava | putrasnehastu balavāndharmānmāṃ samacālayat

It is so, O mighty-armed Madhava, just as you say. But love for my son is strong, and it shook me from dharma.

Note on the text: Verses 13-16 are Dhritarashtra's speech (the page prints no heading; verse 12 introduces it).

Verse 14 (11.12.14)

दिष्ट्या तु पुरुषव्याघ्रो बलवान्सत्यविक्रमः । त्वद्गुप्तो नागमत्कृष्ण भीमो बाह्वन्तरं मम ॥

diṣṭyā tu puruṣavyāghro balavānsatyavikramaḥ | tvadgupto nāgamatkṛṣṇa bhīmo bāhvantaraṃ mama

By good fortune, Krishna, Bhima, that mighty tiger among men, true in his valour, protected by you, did not come between my arms.

Note on the text: Corrected सत्यक्त्रिमः → सत्यविक्रमः (misprint in Wikisource; a garbled syllable group (क्त्रि for विक्र); the critical edition reads satyavikramaḥ).

Verse 15 (11.12.15)

इदानीं त्वहमव्यग्रो गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः । मध्यमं पाण्डवं वीरं स्प्रष्टुमिच्छामि माधव ॥

idānīṃ tvahamavyagro gatamanyurgatajvaraḥ | madhyamaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ vīraṃ spraṣṭumicchāmi mādhava

Now, Madhava, I am calm, my anger gone, my fever gone, and I wish to touch the middle Pandava, the hero.

Note on the text: Corrected स्पष्टुम् → स्प्रष्टुम् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped र; the critical edition reads spraṣṭum).

Verse 16 (11.12.16)

हतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु पुत्रेषु निहतेषु च । पाण्डुपुत्रेषु मे धर्मः प्रीतिश्चाप्यवतिष्ठते ॥

hateṣu pārthivendreṣu putreṣu nihateṣu ca | pāṇḍuputreṣu me dharmaḥ prītiścāpyavatiṣṭhate

Though the kings of the earth and my sons are slain, my sense of dharma and my affection still rest in the sons of Pandu.

Note on the text: Corrected पारथिवेन्द्रेषु → पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु (misprint in Wikisource; a displaced र; the critical edition reads pārthivendreṣu).

Verse 17 (11.12.17)

ततः स भीमं च धनञ्जयं च । माद्र्याश्च पुत्रौ पुरुषप्रवीरौ । पस्पर्श गात्रैः प्ररुदन्सुगात्रा- । नाश्वास्य कल्याणमुवाच चैनान् ॥

tataḥ sa bhīmaṃ ca dhanañjayaṃ ca | mādryāśca putrau puruṣapravīrau | pasparśa gātraiḥ prarudansugātrā- | nāśvāsya kalyāṇamuvāca cainān

Then, weeping, he touched Bhima and Dhananjaya, and the two sons of Madri, those foremost heroes among men, with his limbs; and when he had comforted those fine-limbed princes, he spoke kind words to them.

Note on the text: Corrected माद्याश्च → माद्र्याश्च (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct द्र्य is broken to द्य; the critical edition reads mādryāś ca). Normalised the page's double hyphen (“--”) marking a sandhi split between two lines (सुगात्रान् + आश्वास्य) to the single hyphen used for such breaks.