The Illusion Lifted and the Bath in the Ganga

Verse 1 (18.3.1)

स्थिते मुहूर्तं पार्थे तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । आजग्मुस्तत्र कौरव्यं देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥

sthite muhūrtaṃ pārthe tu dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire | ājagmustatra kauravyaṃ devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ

While Yudhishthira, king of dharma and son of Pritha, stood there for a moment, the gods with Shakra at their head came to that place, O scion of Kuru.

Note on the text: Corrected युधिष्ठिष्ठिरे → युधिष्ठिरे (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled akshara; CE yudhiṣṭhire).

Verse 2 (18.3.2)

स च विग्रहवान्धर्मो राजानं संपरीक्ष्य तम् । तत्राजगाम यत्रासौ कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

sa ca vigrahavāndharmo rājānaṃ saṃparīkṣya tam | tatrājagāma yatrāsau kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

And Dharma himself, in bodily form, having thoroughly tested the king, came to the place where Yudhishthira, king of the Kurus, stood.

Verse 3 (18.3.3)

तेषु भासुरदेहेषु पुण्याभिजनकर्मसु । समागतेषु देवेषु व्यगमत्तत्तमो नृप ॥

teṣu bhāsuradeheṣu puṇyābhijanakarmasu | samāgateṣu deveṣu vyagamattattamo nṛpa

When those gods of shining bodies, pure in birth and deed, had gathered, that darkness vanished, O king.

Verse 4 (18.3.4)

नादृश्यन्त च तास्तत्र यातनाः पापकर्मणाम् । नदी वैतरणी चैव कूटशाल्मलिना सह ॥

nādṛśyanta ca tāstatra yātanāḥ pāpakarmaṇām | nadī vaitaraṇī caiva kūṭaśālmalinā saha

The torments of the sinful were no longer to be seen there, nor the river Vaitarani, nor the Kutashalmali tree.

Verse 5 (18.3.5)

लोहकुंभ्यः शिलाश्चैव नादृश्यन्त भयानकाः । विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्ततः ॥

lohakuṃbhyaḥ śilāścaiva nādṛśyanta bhayānakāḥ | vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi yāni tatra samantataḥ

The iron pots and the terrible rocks were no longer to be seen, nor the mutilated bodies that had lain everywhere about.

Note on the text: CE 18.3.5 is a three-line verse (lohakumbhyaḥ…, vikṛtāni…, and a third line); Wikisource prints its first two lines here and a different third line as verse 6.

Verse 6 (18.3.6)

ददर्श राजा कौरव्यस्तान्सर्वान्सुमहाप्रभान् ॥

dadarśa rājā kauravyastānsarvānsumahāprabhān

The Kuru king beheld them all, of immense splendour.

Note on the text: A single-line verse in Wikisource (one half-verse only, ending in ॥). It stands in the place of the third line of CE 18.3.5 (5e, dadarśa rājā kaunteyas tāny adṛśyāni cābhavan), in a different reading; no further line is lost, so nothing is restored.

Verse 7 (18.3.7)

ततो वायुः सुखस्पर्शः पुण्यगन्धवहः शुचिः । ववौ देवसमीपस्थः शीतलोऽतीव भारत ॥

tato vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ | vavau devasamīpasthaḥ śītalo'tīva bhārata

Then a pure breeze, pleasant to the touch and bearing a holy fragrance, blew from where the gods stood, exceedingly cool, O Bharata.

Verse 8 (18.3.8)

मरुतः सह शक्रेण वसवश्चाश्विनौ सह । साध्या रुद्रास्तथाऽऽदित्या ये चान्येऽपि दिवौकसः ॥

marutaḥ saha śakreṇa vasavaścāśvinau saha | sādhyā rudrāstathā''dityā ye cānye'pi divaukasaḥ

The Maruts with Shakra, the Vasus, the two Ashvins, the Sadhyas, the Rudras, the Adityas, and other dwellers in heaven,

Note on the text: Corrected ऽपिदिवौकसः → ऽपि दिवौकसः (misprint in Wikisource; two words run together).

Verse 9 (18.3.9)

सर्वे तत्र समाजग्मुः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः । यत्र राजा महातेजा धर्मपुत्रः स्थितोऽभवत् ॥

sarve tatra samājagmuḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ | yatra rājā mahātejā dharmaputraḥ sthito'bhavat

the Siddhas and the great sages — all gathered there where the glorious king, the son of Dharma, stood.

Verse 10 (18.3.10)

ततः शक्रः सुरपतिः श्रिया परमया युतः । युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥

tataḥ śakraḥ surapatiḥ śriyā paramayā yutaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṃ sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ

Then Shakra, lord of the gods, endowed with supreme splendour, spoke these words to Yudhishthira, beginning with comfort:

Verse 11 (18.3.11)

युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो प्रीता देवगणास्त्वया । एह्येहि पुरुषव्याघ्र कृतमेतावता विभो ॥

yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho prītā devagaṇāstvayā | ehyehi puruṣavyāghra kṛtametāvatā vibho

‘Yudhishthira, mighty-armed, the hosts of the gods are pleased with you. Come, come, tiger among men; enough of this, lord.

Note on the text: Speaker supplied from the sense: the page prints no heading change here; the whole verse is Indra's speech (the input carried Vaishampayana over). CE 18.3.10 is a three-line verse; its first two lines are here and the third (10e) opens the next verse.

Verse 12 (18.3.12)

सिद्धिः प्राप्ता महाबाहो लोकाश्चाप्यक्षयास्तव । भ्रातॄणां सुहृदां चैव गतिर्नित्या सुपूजिता ॥

siddhiḥ prāptā mahābāho lokāścāpyakṣayāstava | bhrātṝṇāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva gatirnityā supūjitā

‘You have attained success, mighty-armed one, and your worlds are imperishable; the state of your brothers and friends is lasting and richly honoured.

Note on the text: First line = CE 18.3.10e (with महाबाहो for tvayā rājan); second line = the CE star passage 18.3.10x*0010_01 (bhrātṝṇāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva gatir nityā supūjitā), which Wikisource prints in the text.

Verse 13 (18.3.13)

न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यः शृणु चेदं वचो मम । अवश्यं नरकस्तात द्रष्टव्यः सर्वराजभिः ॥

na ca manyustvayā kāryaḥ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama | avaśyaṃ narakastāta draṣṭavyaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ

‘You must not be angry; hear these words of mine. Every king, dear son, must of necessity see hell.

Verse 14 (18.3.14)

शुभानामशुभानां च द्वौ राशी पुरुषर्षभ । यः पूर्वं सुकृतं भुङ्क्ते पश्चान्निरयमेति सः ॥

śubhānāmaśubhānāṃ ca dvau rāśī puruṣarṣabha | yaḥ pūrvaṃ sukṛtaṃ bhuṅkte paścānnirayameti saḥ

‘There are two heaps, bull among men, one of good deeds and one of bad: he who first enjoys the fruit of his good deeds goes afterwards to hell;

Note on the text: Corrected शुभानामनशुभानां → शुभानामशुभानां (misprint in Wikisource; a stray न; CE śubhānām aśubhānāṃ ca). CE 18.3.12 is a three-line verse; Wikisource gives its first two lines here and the third (12e) as the first line of the next verse.

Verse 15 (18.3.15)

पूर्वं नरकभाग्यस्तु पश्चात्स्वर्गमुपैति सः । भूयिष्ठं पापकर्मा यः स पूर्वं स्वर्गमश्नुते ॥

pūrvaṃ narakabhāgyastu paścātsvargamupaiti saḥ | bhūyiṣṭhaṃ pāpakarmā yaḥ sa pūrvaṃ svargamaśnute

‘but he who first has his share of hell goes afterwards to heaven. He whose deeds are mostly sinful enjoys heaven first.

Note on the text: First line = CE 18.3.12e; second line = CE 18.3.13a.

Verse 16 (18.3.16)

भूयिष्ठशुभकर्मा त्वमल्पजिह्मतयाऽच्युत । तेन त्वमेवं गमितो मया श्रेयोर्थिना नृप ॥

bhūyiṣṭhaśubhakarmā tvamalpajihmatayā'cyuta | tena tvamevaṃ gamito mayā śreyorthinā nṛpa

‘Your deeds, Achyuta, were mostly good, with only a little crookedness in them; therefore, seeking your good, I led you this way, O king.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote mark round the first line and the danda glued to it. The first line is the CE star passage 18.3.13b*0012_01 (bhūyiṣṭhaśubhakarmā tvam alpaṃ jihmaṃ tavācyuta; Wikisource reads the second half differently); the second line is CE 18.3.13c.

Verse 17 (18.3.17)

व्याजेन हि त्वया द्रोण उपचीर्णः सुतं प्रति । व्याजेनैव ततो राजन्दर्शितो नरकस्तव ॥

vyājena hi tvayā droṇa upacīrṇaḥ sutaṃ prati | vyājenaiva tato rājandarśito narakastava

‘By a pretext you deceived Drona about his son; so by a pretext, O king, hell was shown to you.

Verse 18 (18.3.18)

यथैव त्वं तथा भीमस्तथा पार्थो यमौ तथा । द्रौपदी च तथा कृष्णा व्याजेन नरकं गताः । आगच्छ नरशार्दूल मुक्तास्ते चैव कल्मषात् ॥

yathaiva tvaṃ tathā bhīmastathā pārtho yamau tathā | draupadī ca tathā kṛṣṇā vyājena narakaṃ gatāḥ | āgaccha naraśārdūla muktāste caiva kalmaṣāt

‘As you, so too Bhima, Partha, the twins, and Draupadi Krishna went to hell by a pretext. Come, tiger among men; you are freed from the stain.

Note on the text: CE 18.3.15 lines 15a and 15c, then CE 18.3.16a (āgaccha naraśārdūla muktās te caiva kilbiṣāt); Wikisource joins these three lines as one verse. Wikisource reads कल्मषात् where the CE has kilbiṣāt (same sense, recension variant).

Verse 19 (18.3.19)

स्वपक्ष्याश्चैव ये तुभ्यं पार्थिवा निहता रणे । सर्वे स्वर्गमनुप्राप्तास्तान्पश्य भरतर्षभ ॥

svapakṣyāścaiva ye tubhyaṃ pārthivā nihatā raṇe | sarve svargamanuprāptāstānpaśya bharatarṣabha

‘Come and see all the kings of your own side who were slain in battle for you; they have all reached heaven, best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: CE lines 18.3.16c and 16e.

Verse 20 (18.3.20)

कर्णश्चैव महेष्वासः सर्वशस्त्रभृतांवरः । स गतः परमां सिद्धिं यदर्थं परितप्यसे ॥

karṇaścaiva maheṣvāsaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃvaraḥ | sa gataḥ paramāṃ siddhiṃ yadarthaṃ paritapyase

‘And Karna, the great archer, best of all who bear weapons, has attained the highest perfection — the man for whom you grieve.

Verse 21 (18.3.21)

तं पश्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमादित्यतनयं विभो । स्वस्थानस्थं महाबाहो जहि शोकं नरर्षभ ॥

taṃ paśya puruṣavyāghramādityatanayaṃ vibho | svasthānasthaṃ mahābāho jahi śokaṃ nararṣabha

‘See him, lord, that tiger among men, the son of the Sun, established in his own place; mighty-armed bull among men, put away your grief.

Verse 22 (18.3.22)

भ्रातॄन्पुत्रांस्तथा पश्य स्वपक्ष्यांश्चैव पार्थिवान् । स्वंस्वं स्थानमनुप्राप्तान्व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥

bhrātṝnputrāṃstathā paśya svapakṣyāṃścaiva pārthivān | svaṃsvaṃ sthānamanuprāptānvyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ

‘See your brothers and your sons, and the kings of your own side, each of them gone to his own station; let the fever of your mind leave you.

Verse 23 (18.3.23)

कृच्छ्रं पूर्वं चानुभूय इतःप्रभृति कौरव । विहारस्व मया सार्धं गतशोको निरामयः ॥

kṛcchraṃ pūrvaṃ cānubhūya itaḥprabhṛti kaurava | vihārasva mayā sārdhaṃ gataśoko nirāmayaḥ

‘Having undergone hardship before, from now on, descendant of Kuru, take your pleasure with me, free from sorrow and from ailment.

Verse 24 (18.3.24)

कर्मणां तात पुण्यानां ज्ञानानां तपसां स्वयम् । दानानां च महाबाहो फलं प्राप्नुहि पार्थिवः ॥

karmaṇāṃ tāta puṇyānāṃ jñānānāṃ tapasāṃ svayam | dānānāṃ ca mahābāho phalaṃ prāpnuhi pārthivaḥ

‘Receive in person, dear one, mighty-armed king, the fruit of your meritorious works, of your knowledge, of your austerities, and of your gifts.

Verse 25 (18.3.25)

अद्य त्वां देवगन्धर्वा दिव्याश्चाप्सरसो दिवि । उपसेवन्तु कल्याणं विरजोऽम्बरभूषणाः ॥

adya tvāṃ devagandharvā divyāścāpsaraso divi | upasevantu kalyāṇaṃ virajo'mbarabhūṣaṇāḥ

‘From today let celestial Gandharvas and heavenly Apsarases attend you in heaven, blessed one, in spotless garments and ornaments.

Note on the text: Corrected देवगन्दर्वा → देवगन्धर्वा (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; CE devagandharvā). Corrected विरजंबरभूषणाः → विरजोऽम्बरभूषणाः (misprint in Wikisource; viraja-aṃbara is not a valid junction; CE virajombaravāsasaḥ).

Verse 26 (18.3.26)

राजसूयजितां लोकानश्वमेधाभिनिर्मितान् । प्राप्नुहि त्वं महाबाहो तपसश्च महाफलम् ॥

rājasūyajitāṃ lokānaśvamedhābhinirmitān | prāpnuhi tvaṃ mahābāho tapasaśca mahāphalam

‘Gain, mighty-armed one, the worlds won by the Rajasuya and built up by the Ashvamedha, and the great fruit of your austerity.

Note on the text: Corrected लोकानश्वमेधभिनिर्मितान् → लोकानश्वमेधाभिनिर्मितान् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ā; the CE has aśvamedhābhivardhitān).

Verse 27 (18.3.27)

उपर्युपरि राज्ञां हि तव लोकाः युधिष्ठिर । हरिश्चन्द्रसमाः पार्थ येषु त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥

uparyupari rājñāṃ hi tava lokāḥ yudhiṣṭhira | hariścandrasamāḥ pārtha yeṣu tvaṃ vihariṣyasi

‘Your worlds, Yudhishthira, lie higher and higher above those of other kings, like Harishchandra's, and in them you will take your pleasure.

Note on the text: Corrected युधिष्टिर → युधिष्ठिर (misprint in Wikisource; ṣṭ for ṣṭh; CE yudhiṣṭhira). Corrected हरिश्चन्द्रमसः → हरिश्चन्द्रसमाः (misprint in Wikisource; hariścandramasaḥ is no word in context; CE hariścandrasamāḥ).

Verse 28 (18.3.28)

मान्धाता यत्र राजर्षिर्यत्र राजा भगीरथः । दौष्यन्तिर्यत्र भरतस्तत्र त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥

māndhātā yatra rājarṣiryatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ | dauṣyantiryatra bharatastatra tvaṃ vihariṣyasi

‘There where the royal sage Mandhata dwells, where King Bhagiratha dwells, where Bharata, son of Dushyanta, dwells — there you will take your pleasure.

Verse 29 (18.3.29)

एषा देवनदी पुण्या पार्थ त्रैलोक्यपावनी । आकाशगङ्गा राजेन्द्र तत्राप्लुत्य गमिष्यसि ॥

eṣā devanadī puṇyā pārtha trailokyapāvanī | ākāśagaṅgā rājendra tatrāplutya gamiṣyasi

‘This is the holy river of the gods, the purifier of the three worlds, the Ganga of the sky, O king of kings; bathe in it and you will go on.

Note on the text: Corrected राजेन्र्र → राजेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; CE rājendra).

Verse 30 (18.3.30)

अत्र स्नातस्य भावस्ते मानुषो विगमिष्यति । गतशोको निरायासो मुक्तवैरो भविष्यसि ॥

atra snātasya bhāvaste mānuṣo vigamiṣyati | gataśoko nirāyāso muktavairo bhaviṣyasi

‘Bathed here, your human nature will leave you; you will be free of grief and toil, and free of enmity.’

Verse 31 (18.3.31)

एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । धर्मो विग्रहवान्साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मनः ॥

evaṃ bruvati devendre kauravendraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | dharmo vigrahavānsākṣāduvāca sutamātmanaḥ

While the lord of the gods spoke thus to Yudhishthira, the lord of the Kurus, Dharma himself in bodily form spoke to his own son:

Verse 32 (18.3.32)

भोभो राजन्महाप्राज्ञ प्रीतोस्मि तव पुत्रक । मद्भक्त्या सत्यवाक्यैश्च क्षमया च दमेन च ॥

bhobho rājanmahāprājña prītosmi tava putraka | madbhaktyā satyavākyaiśca kṣamayā ca damena ca

‘O king of great wisdom, I am pleased with you, my son, for your devotion to me, your truthful words, your forbearance and your self-control.

Note on the text: Speaker supplied from the sense: the whole verse is Dharma's speech to Yudhishthira (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 33 (18.3.33)

एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन्कृता मया । न शक्यसे चालयितुं स्वभावात्पार्थ हेतुतः ॥

eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājankṛtā mayā | na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvātpārtha hetutaḥ

‘This is the third test I have made of you, O king; you cannot be moved from your nature, son of Pritha, by any argument.

Verse 34 (18.3.34)

पूर्वं परीक्षितो हि त्वं प्रश्नाद्द्वैतवने मया । अरणीसहितस्यार्थे तच्च निस्तीर्णवानसि ॥

pūrvaṃ parīkṣito hi tvaṃ praśnāddvaitavane mayā | araṇīsahitasyārthe tacca nistīrṇavānasi

‘You were first tested by me in Dvaitavana, by a question, over the fire-sticks, and you passed that test.

Verse 35 (18.3.35)

सोदर्येषु विनष्टेषु द्रौपद्या तत्र भारत । श्वरूपधारिणा तत्र पुनस्त्वं मे परीक्षितः ॥

sodaryeṣu vinaṣṭeṣu draupadyā tatra bhārata | śvarūpadhāriṇā tatra punastvaṃ me parīkṣitaḥ

‘Then again, O Bharata, when your brothers had perished together with Draupadi, I tested you once more, in the form of a dog.

Verse 36 (18.3.36)

इदं तृतीयं भ्रातॄणामर्थे यत्स्थातुमिच्छसि । विशुद्धोसि महाभाग सुखी विगतकल्मषः ॥

idaṃ tṛtīyaṃ bhrātṝṇāmarthe yatsthātumicchasi | viśuddhosi mahābhāga sukhī vigatakalmaṣaḥ

‘This is the third, in that you wished to stay here for the sake of your brothers. You are purified, fortunate one, happy and free from stain.

Note on the text: Corrected यतस्थातुमिच्छसि → यत्स्थातुमिच्छसि (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped conjunct; CE yat sthātum icchasi).

Verse 37 (18.3.37)

न च ते भ्रातरः पार्थ नरकार्हा विशांपते । मायैषा देवराजेन महेन्द्रेण प्रयोजिता ॥

na ca te bhrātaraḥ pārtha narakārhā viśāṃpate | māyaiṣā devarājena mahendreṇa prayojitā

‘Your brothers do not deserve hell, son of Pritha, lord of men. This is an illusion set up by Mahendra, king of the gods.

Note on the text: Corrected विशांपतै → विशांपते (misprint in Wikisource; a wrong final vowel; CE viśāṃ pate). Corrected महेन्द्रेणि → महेन्द्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign; CE mahendreṇa). Wikisource reads नरकार्हा (deserving hell) where the critical edition has narakasthā (in hell); recension variant, kept.

Verse 38 (18.3.38)

अवश्यं नरकास्तात द्रष्टव्याः सर्वराजभिः । ततस्त्वया प्राप्तमिदं मुहूर्तं दुःखमुत्तमम् ॥

avaśyaṃ narakāstāta draṣṭavyāḥ sarvarājabhiḥ | tatastvayā prāptamidaṃ muhūrtaṃ duḥkhamuttamam

‘Every king must of necessity see hell; and so you have undergone this brief but extreme suffering.

Verse 39 (18.3.39)

न सव्यसाची भीमो वा यमौ वा पुरुषर्षभौ । कर्णो वा सत्यवाक् शूरो नरकार्हाश्चिरं नृप ॥

na savyasācī bhīmo vā yamau vā puruṣarṣabhau | karṇo vā satyavāk śūro narakārhāściraṃ nṛpa

‘Neither Savyasachin, nor Bhima, nor the twins, bulls among men, nor Karna, the truthful hero, deserved to remain long in hell, O king.

Verse 40 (18.3.40)

न कृष्णा राजपुत्री च नरकार्हा कथञ्चन । एह्येहि भरतश्रेष्ठ पश्य चेमांस्त्रिलोकगान् ॥

na kṛṣṇā rājaputrī ca narakārhā kathañcana | ehyehi bharataśreṣṭha paśya cemāṃstrilokagān

‘Nor does the princess Krishna in any way deserve hell. Come, come, best of the Bharatas, and behold these who range through the three worlds.’

Verse 41 (18.3.41)

एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिस्तव पूर्वपितामहः । जगाम सह धर्मेण सर्वैश्च त्रिदिवालयैः ॥

evamuktaḥ sa rājarṣistava pūrvapitāmahaḥ | jagāma saha dharmeṇa sarvaiśca tridivālayaiḥ

Thus addressed, that royal sage, your forefather, went with Dharma and all the dwellers in heaven.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मेणि → धर्मेण (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign; CE dharmeṇa). Corrected सवैश्च → सर्वैश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped r; CE sarvaiś ca).

Verse 42 (18.3.42)

गङ्गां देवनदीं पुण्यां पावनीमृषिसंस्तुताम् । अवगाह्य ततो राजा तनुं तत्याज मानुषीम् ॥

gaṅgāṃ devanadīṃ puṇyāṃ pāvanīmṛṣisaṃstutām | avagāhya tato rājā tanuṃ tatyāja mānuṣīm

Plunging into the divine, holy Ganga, the purifier praised by the sages, the king then cast off his human body.

Verse 43 (18.3.43)

ततो दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । निर्वैरो गतसंतापो जले तस्मिन्समाप्लुतः ॥

tato divyavapurbhūtvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nirvairo gatasaṃtāpo jale tasminsamāplutaḥ

Then, taking on a divine form, Yudhishthira, king of dharma, free of enmity and of the burning of grief, plunged into that water.

Note on the text: Corrected विव्यवपुर्भूत्वा → दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा (misprint in Wikisource; a wrong first akshara; CE divyavapuḥ).

Verse 44 (18.3.44)

ततो ययौ वृतो देवैः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः । धर्मेण सहितो धीमांस्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥

tato yayau vṛto devaiḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dharmeṇa sahito dhīmāṃstūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Then Yudhishthira, king of the Kurus, went forth surrounded by the gods, in company with Dharma, the wise one, praised by the great sages,

Verse 45 (18.3.45)

यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शूरा विगतमन्यवः । पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्च स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे ॥

yatra te puruṣavyāghrāḥ śūrā vigatamanyavaḥ | pāṇḍavā dhārtarāṣṭrāśca svāni sthānāni bhejire

to where those tigers among men, the heroes, freed from anger — the Pandavas and the sons of Dhritarashtra — had each taken their own places.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text; it is the star passage 18.3.41x*0014_01-02, and Wikisource's reading is identical to it.