Duryodhana Wins Over Shalya

Verse 1 (5.8.1)

शल्यः श्रुत्वा तु दूतानां सैन्येन महता वृतः । अभ्ययात्पाण्डवान्राजन्सह पुत्रैर्महारथैः ॥

śalyaḥ śrutvā tu dūtānāṃ sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ | abhyayātpāṇḍavānrājansaha putrairmahārathaiḥ

Hearing the envoys, O king, Shalya set out for the Pandavas, surrounded by a great army and accompanied by his sons, mighty chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Corrected अभ्यात् → अभ्ययात् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, short of the metre; the critical edition reads abhyayāt).

Verse 2 (5.8.2)

तस्य सेनानिवेशोऽभूदध्यर्धमिव योजनम् । तथा हि विपुलां सेनां बिभर्ति स नरर्षभः ॥

tasya senāniveśo'bhūdadhyardhamiva yojanam | tathā hi vipulāṃ senāṃ bibharti sa nararṣabhaḥ

His army's encampment stretched over about a yojana and a half, so vast was the host that bull among men maintained.

Note on the text: Corrected अध्वर्धमिव → अध्यर्धमिव (misprint in Wikisource; अध्यर्ध "one and a half", as the critical edition reads). विपुलां (CE bahulāṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 3 (5.8.3)

अक्षौहिणीपती राजन्महावीर्यपराक्रमाः । विचित्रकवचाः शूरा विचित्रध्वजकार्मुकाः ॥

akṣauhiṇīpatī rājanmahāvīryaparākramāḥ | vicitrakavacāḥ śūrā vicitradhvajakārmukāḥ

Its leaders, O king, were commanders of akshauhinis, of great valour and prowess—heroes in many-coloured armour, with many-coloured banners and bows,

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate) — it is star passage *0044, after 5.8.2, which reads the singular mahāvīryaparākramaḥ; the second line is 5.8.3ab.

Verse 4 (5.8.4)

विचित्राभरणाः सर्वे विचित्ररथवाहनाः । विचित्रस्रग्धराः सर्वे विचित्राम्बरभूषणाः ॥

vicitrābharaṇāḥ sarve vicitrarathavāhanāḥ | vicitrasragdharāḥ sarve vicitrāmbarabhūṣaṇāḥ

all with many-coloured ornaments, many-coloured chariots and mounts, all wearing many-coloured garlands and adorned in many-coloured clothes.

Note on the text: The first line is 5.8.3cd; the second is star passage *0045 (vulgate), after 5.8.3. Corrected विवित्राम्बरभूषणाः → विचित्राम्बरभूषणाः (misprint in Wikisource; *0045 reads vicitrāmbara-).

Verse 5 (5.8.5)

स्वदेशवेषाभरणा वीराः शतसहस्रशः । तस्य सेनाप्रणेतारो बभूवुः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥

svadeśaveṣābharaṇā vīrāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | tasya senāpraṇetāro babhūvuḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ

Heroes in their hundreds of thousands, in the dress and ornaments of their own lands, bulls among kshatriyas, were the leaders of his army.

Verse 6 (5.8.6)

व्यथयन्निव भूतानि कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् । शनैर्विश्रामयन्सेनां स ययौ यत्र पाण्डवः ॥

vyathayanniva bhūtāni kampayanniva medinīm | śanairviśrāmayansenāṃ sa yayau yatra pāṇḍavaḥ

As if troubling all beings and making the earth tremble, he went by easy stages, resting his army, to where the Pandava was.

Verse 7 (5.8.7)

ततो दुर्योधनः श्रुत्वा महात्मानं महारथम् । उपायान्तमभिद्रुत्य स्वयमानर्च भारत ॥

tato duryodhanaḥ śrutvā mahātmānaṃ mahāratham | upāyāntamabhidrutya svayamānarca bhārata

Then Duryodhana, hearing that the great-souled mighty chariot-warrior was approaching, hurried out to meet him and honoured him in person, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected भरत → भारत (misprint in Wikisource; the vocative to Janamejaya is भारत, which the metre requires and the critical edition reads). महात्मानं (CE mahāsenaṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 8 (5.8.8)

कारयामास पूजार्थं तस्य दुर्योधनः सभाः । रमणीयेषु देशेषु रत्नचित्राः स्वलङ्कृताः ॥

kārayāmāsa pūjārthaṃ tasya duryodhanaḥ sabhāḥ | ramaṇīyeṣu deśeṣu ratnacitrāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ

In his honour Duryodhana had halls built in pleasant places, studded with jewels and finely adorned.

Verse 9 (5.8.9)

शिल्पिभिर्विविधैश्चैव क्रीडास्तत्र प्रयोजिताः । तत्र माल्यानि मांसानि भक्ष्यं पेयं च सत्कृतम् ॥

śilpibhirvividhaiścaiva krīḍāstatra prayojitāḥ | tatra mālyāni māṃsāni bhakṣyaṃ peyaṃ ca satkṛtam

Craftsmen of many kinds had set up amusements there, and there were garlands, meats, food and drink, all handsomely prepared.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0047, lines 1–2, after 5.8.7.

Verse 10 (5.8.10)

कूपाश्च विविधाकारा मनोहर्षविवर्धनाः । वाप्यश्च विविधाकारा औदकानि गृहाणि च ॥

kūpāśca vividhākārā manoharṣavivardhanāḥ | vāpyaśca vividhākārā audakāni gṛhāṇi ca

There were wells of many shapes that heightened the heart's delight, pools of many shapes, and houses built on the water.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition apparatus (star passage *0047, lines 3–4, after 5.8.7): Wikisource prints only "कूपाश्च विविधाकारा औदकानि गृहाणि च ॥", the copyist having skipped from the first विविधाकारा to the second, losing "मनोहर्षविवर्धनाः । वाप्यश्च विविधाकारा". The page's verse-end mark (॥) after गृहाणि च confirms the verse ends here. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 11 (5.8.11)

स ताः सभाः समासाद्य पूज्यमानो यथाऽमरः । दुर्योधनस्य सचिवैर्देशे देशे समन्ततः ॥

sa tāḥ sabhāḥ samāsādya pūjyamāno yathā'maraḥ | duryodhanasya sacivairdeśe deśe samantataḥ

Coming to those halls, and honoured like an immortal by Duryodhana's ministers at place after place on every side,

Note on the text: Wikisource rows 10–15 print their dandas half a verse out of step with the rows (after the line lost in verse 10); the verse is divided here by the page's own verse-end marks (Wikisource 10b + 11a = 5.8.8ab–cd). समन्ततः (CE yathārhataḥ) kept as a variant.

Verse 12 (5.8.12)

आजगाम सभामन्यां देवावसथवर्चसम् । स तत्र विषयैर्युक्तैः कल्याणैरतिमानुषैः ॥

ājagāma sabhāmanyāṃ devāvasathavarcasam | sa tatra viṣayairyuktaiḥ kalyāṇairatimānuṣaiḥ

he came to another hall, splendid as a dwelling of the gods. There, furnished with fine pleasures beyond the human,

Note on the text: Wikisource rows 10–15 print their dandas half a verse out of step with the rows (after the line lost in verse 10); the verse is divided here by the page's own verse-end marks (Wikisource 11b + 12a = 5.8.8ef + 5.8.9ab). युक्तैः (CE yuktaḥ) kept as a variant.

Verse 13 (5.8.13)

मेनेऽभ्यधिकमात्मानमवमेने पुरन्दरम् । पप्रच्छ स ततः प्रेष्यान्प्रहृष्टः क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥

mene'bhyadhikamātmānamavamene purandaram | papraccha sa tataḥ preṣyānprahṛṣṭaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ

he thought himself greater than Purandara (Indra) and held him in low regard. Then that bull among kshatriyas, delighted, asked the attendants:

Note on the text: Wikisource rows 10–15 print their dandas half a verse out of step with the rows (after the line lost in verse 10); the verse is divided here by the page's own verse-end marks (Wikisource 12b + 13a = 5.8.9cd + 5.8.10ab).

Verse 14 (5.8.14)

युधिष्ठिरस्य पुरुषाः केऽत्र चक्रुः सभा इमाः । आनीयन्तां सभाकाराः प्रदेयार्हा हि मे मताः ॥

yudhiṣṭhirasya puruṣāḥ ke'tra cakruḥ sabhā imāḥ | ānīyantāṃ sabhākārāḥ pradeyārhā hi me matāḥ

"Which of Yudhishthira's men built these halls here? Let the builders of the halls be brought, for I think them worthy of a reward.

Note on the text: Wikisource rows 10–15 print their dandas half a verse out of step with the rows (after the line lost in verse 10); the verse is divided here by the page's own verse-end marks (Wikisource 13b + 14a = 5.8.10cd–ef). Speaker: Shalya's direct speech, without a printed heading.

Verse 15 (5.8.15)

प्रदेयमेषां दास्यामि कुन्तीपुत्रोऽनुमन्यताम् । ततः प्रहृष्टं राजानं ज्ञात्वा ते सचिवास्तदा । दुर्योधनाय तत्सर्वं कथयन्ति स्म विस्मिताः ॥

pradeyameṣāṃ dāsyāmi kuntīputro'numanyatām | tataḥ prahṛṣṭaṃ rājānaṃ jñātvā te sacivāstadā | duryodhanāya tatsarvaṃ kathayanti sma vismitāḥ

I will give them a reward; let Kunti's son allow it." Then the ministers, seeing the king so delighted, told all of it, in wonder, to Duryodhana.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its lines are star passages *0049 line 1, *0050 and *0049 line 2, after 5.8.10. Wikisource rows 10–15 print their dandas half a verse out of step with the rows (after the line lost in verse 10); the verse is divided here by the page's own verse-end marks (Wikisource 14b + 15, a three-line verse). Removed Wikisource's interpolation marks (` … ') around the second line. The first line closes Shalya's speech; the verse is narration.

Verse 16 (5.8.16)

संप्रहृष्टो यदा शल्यो दिदित्सुरपि जीवितम् । गूढो दुर्योधनस्तत्र दर्शयामास मातुलम् ॥

saṃprahṛṣṭo yadā śalyo diditsurapi jīvitam | gūḍho duryodhanastatra darśayāmāsa mātulam

When Shalya was so overjoyed that he was ready to give away even his life, Duryodhana, who had stayed hidden there, showed himself to his uncle.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate) — it is star passage *0049, line 3; the second line is 5.8.11ab.

Verse 17 (5.8.17)

तं दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजश्च ज्ञात्वा यत्नं च तस्य तम् । परिष्वज्याब्रवीत्प्रीत इष्टोऽर्थो ध्रियतामिति ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā madrarājaśca jñātvā yatnaṃ ca tasya tam | pariṣvajyābravītprīta iṣṭo'rtho dhriyatāmiti

Seeing him, and understanding the trouble he had taken, the king of the Madras embraced him and said with pleasure, "Name what you desire; it is yours."

Note on the text: Corresponds to 5.8.11cd–ef. ध्रियताम् (CE gṛhyatām) kept as a variant.

Verse 18 (5.8.18)

सत्यवाग्भव कल्याण वरो वै मम दीयताम् । सर्वसेनाप्रणेता वै भवान्भवितुमर्हति ॥

satyavāgbhava kalyāṇa varo vai mama dīyatām | sarvasenāpraṇetā vai bhavānbhavitumarhati

Be true to your word, noble one, and grant me a boon: you should be the leader of my whole army.

Verse 19 (5.8.19)

यथैव पाण्डवास्तुभ्यं तथैव भवतो ह्यहम् । अनुमान्यं च पाल्यं च भक्तं च भज मां विभो ॥

yathaiva pāṇḍavāstubhyaṃ tathaiva bhavato hyaham | anumānyaṃ ca pālyaṃ ca bhaktaṃ ca bhaja māṃ vibho

As the Pandavas are to you, so am I to you. I deserve your regard and protection and I am devoted to you; take me as your own, my lord.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0052, lines 1–2, after 5.8.12.

Verse 20 (5.8.20)

कृतमित्यब्रवीच्छल्यः किमन्यत्क्रियतामिति । कृतमित्येव गान्धारिः प्रत्युवाच पुनःपुनः ॥

kṛtamityabravīcchalyaḥ kimanyatkriyatāmiti | kṛtamityeva gāndhāriḥ pratyuvāca punaḥpunaḥ

"It is granted," said Shalya. "What else shall be done?" And Gandhari's son answered again and again, "That is all; it is done."

Verse 21 (5.8.21)

गच्छ दुर्योधन पुरं स्वकमेव नरर्षभ । अहं गमिष्ये द्रष्टुं वै युधिष्ठिरमरिंदमम् ॥

gaccha duryodhana puraṃ svakameva nararṣabha | ahaṃ gamiṣye draṣṭuṃ vai yudhiṣṭhiramariṃdamam

Go to your own city, Duryodhana, bull among men. I shall go to see Yudhishthira, the tamer of foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0053, lines 1–2, after 5.8.13. Corrected द्रुष्टुं → द्रष्टुं (misprint in Wikisource; *0053 reads draṣṭuṃ).

Verse 22 (5.8.22)

दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरं राजन्क्षिप्रमेष्ये नराधिप । अवश्यं चापि द्रष्टव्यः पाण्डवः पुरुषर्षभः ॥

dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraṃ rājankṣiprameṣye narādhipa | avaśyaṃ cāpi draṣṭavyaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ

Once I have seen Yudhishthira, O king, I shall come back quickly, lord of men; for the Pandava, bull among men, must certainly be seen.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0053, lines 3–4.

Verse 23 (5.8.23)

क्षिप्रमागम्यतां राजन्पाण्डवं वीक्ष्य पार्थिव । त्वय्यधीनाः स्म राजेन्द्र वरदानं स्मरस्व नः ॥

kṣipramāgamyatāṃ rājanpāṇḍavaṃ vīkṣya pārthiva | tvayyadhīnāḥ sma rājendra varadānaṃ smarasva naḥ

Come back quickly, O king, lord of the earth, once you have seen the Pandava. We depend on you, king of kings; remember the boon you granted us.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0053, lines 5–6. Corrected क्षिप्रामागम्यतां → क्षिप्रमागम्यतां (misprint in Wikisource; *0053 reads kṣipram āgamyatāṃ).

Verse 24 (5.8.24)

क्षिप्रमेष्यामि भद्रं ते गच्छस्व स्वपुरं नृप । दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवान्राजन्न मिथ्या कर्तुमुत्सहे ॥

kṣiprameṣyāmi bhadraṃ te gacchasva svapuraṃ nṛpa | dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānrājanna mithyā kartumutsahe

I shall come back quickly; may all go well with you. Go to your own city, O king. Even when I have seen the Pandavas, O king, I will not let my word prove false.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the first line is star passage *0053, line 7, the second *0054. Removed a stray Wikisource interpolation mark (`) before the second line.

Verse 25 (5.8.25)

पर्यष्वजेतामन्योन्यं शल्यदुर्योधनावुभौ ॥

paryaṣvajetāmanyonyaṃ śalyaduryodhanāvubhau

Then Shalya and Duryodhana embraced each other.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource (its verse 25). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition apparatus has it as star passage *0053, line 8, reading "pariṣvajya tathānyonyaṃ śalyaduryodhanāv ubhau".

Verse 26 (5.8.26)

स तथा शल्यमामन्त्र्य पुनरायात्स्वकं पुरम् । शल्यो जगाम कौन्तेयानाख्यातुं कर्म तस्य तत् ॥

sa tathā śalyamāmantrya punarāyātsvakaṃ puram | śalyo jagāma kaunteyānākhyātuṃ karma tasya tat

Having thus taken leave of Shalya, Duryodhana went back to his own city; and Shalya went to the sons of Kunti to tell them what Duryodhana had done.

Note on the text: Corrected पुरायात् → पुनरायात् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, short of the metre; the critical edition reads punar āyāt).

Verse 27 (5.8.27)

उपप्लाव्यं स गत्वा तु स्कन्धावारं प्रविश्य च । पाण्डवानथ तान्सर्वाञ्शल्यस्तत्र ददर्श ह ॥

upaplāvyaṃ sa gatvā tu skandhāvāraṃ praviśya ca | pāṇḍavānatha tānsarvāñśalyastatra dadarśa ha

Going to Upaplavya and entering the camp, Shalya saw all the Pandavas there.

Verse 28 (5.8.28)

चिरात्तु दृष्ट्वा राजानं मातुलं समितिञ्जयम् । आसनेभ्यः समुत्पेतुः सर्वे सहयुधिष्ठिराः ॥

cirāttu dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ mātulaṃ samitiñjayam | āsanebhyaḥ samutpetuḥ sarve sahayudhiṣṭhirāḥ

Seeing after a long time their uncle the king, victorious in battle, they all rose from their seats, Yudhishthira with them—

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0055, after 5.8.15.

Verse 29 (5.8.29)

तथा भीमार्जुनौ हृष्टौ स्वस्रीयौ च यमावुभौ । द्रौपदी च सुभद्रा च अभिमन्युश्च भारत ॥

tathā bhīmārjunau hṛṣṭau svasrīyau ca yamāvubhau | draupadī ca subhadrā ca abhimanyuśca bhārata

Bhima and Arjuna in delight, and the twins, his sister's sons, and Draupadi, Subhadra and Abhimanyu, O Bharata.

Note on the text: The first line is 5.8.18ab (the critical edition's second line of 5.8.18 corresponds to Wikisource's verse 36 below); the second line is star passage *0058 (vulgate), after 5.8.18b. Corrected स्वस्त्रीयौ → स्वस्रीयौ (misprint in Wikisource; स्वस्रीय "sister's son", as the critical edition reads svasrīyau).

Verse 30 (5.8.30)

समेत्य च महाबाहुं शल्यं पाण्डुसुतस्तदा । पाद्यमर्घ्यं च गां चैव प्रतिग्राह्य पुरोधसा ॥

sametya ca mahābāhuṃ śalyaṃ pāṇḍusutastadā | pādyamarghyaṃ ca gāṃ caiva pratigrāhya purodhasā

Then the son of Pandu, meeting the mighty-armed Shalya, had the family priest present him with water for his feet, the guest-offering and a cow.

Note on the text: Corrected महापाहुं → महाबाहुं (misprint in Wikisource). The verse otherwise differs from the critical edition (5.8.16), which makes Shalya the subject ("sametya tu mahābāhuḥ śalyaḥ pāṇḍusutais tadā … pratyagṛhṇād yathāvidhi"); Wikisource's reading is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 31 (5.8.31)

कृताञ्जलिरदीनात्मा धर्मात्मा शल्यमब्रवीत् । स्वागतं तेऽस्तु वै राजन्नेतदासनमास्यताम् ॥

kṛtāñjaliradīnātmā dharmātmā śalyamabravīt | svāgataṃ te'stu vai rājannetadāsanamāsyatām

With joined palms the high-spirited, righteous Yudhishthira said to Shalya: "Welcome to you, O king; please take this seat."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0056, lines 1–2, after 5.8.16. Corrected कताञ्जलि → कृताञ्जलि (misprint in Wikisource; *0056 reads kṛtāñjalir).

Verse 32 (5.8.32)

ततो न्यषीदच्छल्यश्च काञ्चने परमासने । तत्र पाद्यमथार्घ्यं च न्यवेदयत पाण्डवः ॥

tato nyaṣīdacchalyaśca kāñcane paramāsane | tatra pādyamathārghyaṃ ca nyavedayata pāṇḍavaḥ

Then Shalya sat down on the fine golden seat, and there the Pandava offered him water for his feet and the guest-offering.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0056, lines 3–4. Corrected पाद्यथार्घ्यं → पाद्यमथार्घ्यं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, short of the metre; *0056 reads pādyam athārghyaṃ).

Verse 33 (5.8.33)

दुःखस्यैतस्य महतो धार्तराष्ट्रकृतस्य वै । अवाप्स्यसि फलं राजन्हत्वा शत्रून्परन्तप ॥

duḥkhasyaitasya mahato dhārtarāṣṭrakṛtasya vai | avāpsyasi phalaṃ rājanhatvā śatrūnparantapa

For this great suffering brought on you by Dhritarashtra's sons you will win the reward, O king, once you have slain your enemies, scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Wikisource places this verse and the next (5.8.22–23) here, before the narration of its verses 35–36 (star passage *0057 and 5.8.18cd); the base order is kept. फलं (CE sukhaṃ) kept as a variant.

Verse 34 (5.8.34)

विदितं ते महाराज लोकतन्त्रं नराधिप । तस्माल्लोककृतं किञ्चित्तव तात न विद्यते ॥

viditaṃ te mahārāja lokatantraṃ narādhipa | tasmāllokakṛtaṃ kiñcittava tāta na vidyate

You know the workings of the world, great king, lord of men; so, dear one, nothing in the world's ways is strange to you.

Note on the text: लोकतन्त्रं and लोककृतं (CE lokatattvaṃ, lobhakṛtaṃ "done out of greed") kept as Wikisource's readings.

Verse 35 (5.8.35)

निवेद्य चार्घ्यं विधिवन्मद्रराजाय भारत । कुशलं पाण्डवोऽपृच्छच्छल्यं सर्वसुखावहम् ॥

nivedya cārghyaṃ vidhivanmadrarājāya bhārata | kuśalaṃ pāṇḍavo'pṛcchacchalyaṃ sarvasukhāvaham

Having duly offered the guest-offering to the king of the Madras, O Bharata, the Pandava asked Shalya, the giver of every comfort, how he fared.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0057, lines 1–2, after 5.8.16.

Verse 36 (5.8.36)

स तैः परिवृतः सर्वैः पाण्डवैर्धर्मचारिभिः । आसने चोपविष्टः स शल्यः पार्थमथाब्रवीत् ॥

sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvaiḥ pāṇḍavairdharmacāribhiḥ | āsane copaviṣṭaḥ sa śalyaḥ pārthamathābravīt

Surrounded by all the Pandavas, who walked in dharma, and seated on his seat, Shalya then spoke to Partha (Yudhishthira):

Note on the text: The first line is star passage *0057, line 3 (vulgate); the second line is a variant of 5.8.18cd ("āsane copaviṣṭas tu śalyaḥ pārtham uvāca ha").

Verse 37 (5.8.37)

कुशलं राजशार्दूल सर्वत्र कुरुनन्दन । अरण्यवासाद्दिष्ट्याऽसि विमुक्तो जयतां वर ॥

kuśalaṃ rājaśārdūla sarvatra kurunandana | araṇyavāsāddiṣṭyā'si vimukto jayatāṃ vara

All is well everywhere, tiger among kings, delight of the Kurus. By good fortune you are freed from your life in the forest, best of victors.

Note on the text: सर्वत्र (CE kaccit te) kept as a variant.

Verse 38 (5.8.38)

दुष्करं ते कृतं राजन्निर्जने गहने वने । भ्रातृभिः सह कौन्तेय कृष्णया चानयाऽनघ ॥

duṣkaraṃ te kṛtaṃ rājannirjane gahane vane | bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaunteya kṛṣṇayā cānayā'nagha

A hard thing you have done, O king, living in the lonely, dense forest with your brothers and with this Krishna (Draupadi), sinless son of Kunti.

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्णाया → कृष्णया (misprint in Wikisource; the instrumental is needed with सह, as the critical edition reads kṛṣṇayā). The rest of the verse differs in wording from 5.8.20 and is kept as a variant.

Verse 39 (5.8.39)

अज्ञातवासं घोरं च वसता दुष्करं कृतम् । दुःखमेव कुतः सौख्यं राज्यभ्रष्टस्य भारत ॥

ajñātavāsaṃ ghoraṃ ca vasatā duṣkaraṃ kṛtam | duḥkhameva kutaḥ saukhyaṃ rājyabhraṣṭasya bhārata

And in living through the dreadful year in hiding you did something very hard. For one cast out of his kingdom there is only sorrow; where is happiness, O Bharata?

Verse 40 (5.8.40)

सत्ये तपसि दाने च तव बुद्धिर्युधिष्ठिर । क्षमा दमश्चाहिंसा च सत्यं चैव युधिष्ठिर ॥

satye tapasi dāne ca tava buddhiryudhiṣṭhira | kṣamā damaścāhiṃsā ca satyaṃ caiva yudhiṣṭhira

Your mind is set on truth, austerity and giving, Yudhishthira; forbearance, self-control, non-violence and truth are yours, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0059, lines 2–3 (line 2 in different wording), after 5.8.23.

Verse 41 (5.8.41)

अद्भुतश्च पुनर्लोकस्त्वयि राजन्प्रतिष्ठितः । मृदुर्वदान्यो ब्रह्मण्यो दान्तो धर्मपरायणः ॥

adbhutaśca punarlokastvayi rājanpratiṣṭhitaḥ | mṛdurvadānyo brahmaṇyo dānto dharmaparāyaṇaḥ

And a wondrous world rests on you once more, O king. You are gentle, generous, devoted to brahmins, self-restrained and wholly given to dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0059, lines 4–5.

Verse 42 (5.8.42)

धर्मास्ते विदिता राजन्बहवो लोकसाक्षिकाः । सर्वं जगदिदं तात विदितं ते परन्तप ॥

dharmāste viditā rājanbahavo lokasākṣikāḥ | sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tāta viditaṃ te parantapa

Many duties are known to you, O king, with the world as their witness; this whole world, dear one, is known to you, scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0059, lines 6–7.

Verse 43 (5.8.43)

मुदितश्च पुनर्लोकस्त्वयि राजन्प्रतिष्ठिते । दिष्ट्या कृच्छ्रमिदं राजन्पारितं भरतर्षभ ॥

muditaśca punarlokastvayi rājanpratiṣṭhite | diṣṭyā kṛcchramidaṃ rājanpāritaṃ bharatarṣabha

And the world rejoices again now that you are established, O king. By good fortune, bull of the Bharatas, you have come through this ordeal.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The first line is found nowhere in the critical edition or its apparatus; the second is star passage *0059, line 8.

Verse 44 (5.8.44)

दिष्ट्या पश्यामि राजेन्द्र धर्मात्मानं सहानुगम् । निस्तीर्णदुष्करं राजंस्त्वां धर्मनिचयं प्रभो ॥

diṣṭyā paśyāmi rājendra dharmātmānaṃ sahānugam | nistīrṇaduṣkaraṃ rājaṃstvāṃ dharmanicayaṃ prabho

By good fortune I see you, king of kings, righteous of soul, with your followers—you, a treasury of dharma, my lord, who have come through what was hard to endure.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); star passage *0059, lines 9–10.

Verse 45 (5.8.45)

ततोऽस्याकथयद्राजा दुर्योधनसमागमम् । तच्च शुश्रूषितं सर्वं वरदानं च भारत ॥

tato'syākathayadrājā duryodhanasamāgamam | tacca śuśrūṣitaṃ sarvaṃ varadānaṃ ca bhārata

Then the king told him of his meeting with Duryodhana, of all the attentions he had been shown, and of the boon he had granted, O Bharata.

Verse 46 (5.8.46)

सुकृतं ते कृतं राजन्प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना । दुर्योधनस्य यद्वीर त्वया वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम् ॥

sukṛtaṃ te kṛtaṃ rājanprahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā | duryodhanasya yadvīra tvayā vācā pratiśrutam

You did well, O king, hero, in promising Duryodhana with a glad heart what you did.

Verse 47 (5.8.47)

एकं त्विच्छामि भद्रं ते क्रियमाणं महीपते । राजन्नकर्तव्यमपि कर्तुमर्हसि सत्तम ॥

ekaṃ tvicchāmi bhadraṃ te kriyamāṇaṃ mahīpate | rājannakartavyamapi kartumarhasi sattama

But there is one thing I wish you to do, lord of the earth, good fortune to you. O king, best of the good, you should do it even though it is something not to be done.

Note on the text: The first line is 5.8.25ef; the second is star passage *0062, line 1 (vulgate), after 5.8.25.

Verse 48 (5.8.48)

मम त्ववेक्षया वीर शृणु विज्ञापयामि ते । भवानिह महाराज वासुदेवसमो युधि ॥

mama tvavekṣayā vīra śṛṇu vijñāpayāmi te | bhavāniha mahārāja vāsudevasamo yudhi

Out of regard for me, hero, listen to the request I make of you. Here, great king, you are Vasudeva's equal in battle.

Note on the text: The first line is star passage *0062, line 2 (vulgate); the second is 5.8.26ab.

Verse 49 (5.8.49)

कर्णार्जुनाभ्यां संप्राप्ते द्वैरथे राजसत्तम । कर्णस्य भवता कार्यं सारथ्यं नात्र संशयः ॥

karṇārjunābhyāṃ saṃprāpte dvairathe rājasattama | karṇasya bhavatā kāryaṃ sārathyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

When the chariot duel between Karna and Arjuna comes, best of kings, you will have to act as Karna's charioteer; there is no doubt of it.

Note on the text: Corresponds to 5.8.26cd–ef.

Verse 50 (5.8.50)

तत्र पाल्योऽर्जुनो राजन्यदि मत्प्रियमिच्छसि । तेजोवधश्च ते कार्यः सौतेरस्मज्जयावहः । अकर्तव्यमपि ह्येतत्कर्तुमर्हसि मातुल ॥

tatra pālyo'rjuno rājanyadi matpriyamicchasi | tejovadhaśca te kāryaḥ sauterasmajjayāvahaḥ | akartavyamapi hyetatkartumarhasi mātula

Then, O king, if you wish to do what is dear to me, Arjuna must be protected, and you must break the spirit of the charioteer's son, which will bring us victory. Though it is a thing not to be done, uncle, you should do it.

Note on the text: Corrected अस्मञ्जयावह्नः → अस्मज्जयावहः and कर्मुमर्हसि → कर्तुमर्हसि (misprints in Wikisource; wrong sandhi, a stray न्, and a miswritten akshara; the critical edition reads asmajjayāvahaḥ and kartum arhasi).

Verse 51 (5.8.51)

शृणु पाण्डव भद्रं ते यद्ब्रवीषि महात्मनः । तेजोवधनिमित्तं मां सूतपुत्रस्य सङ्गमे ॥

śṛṇu pāṇḍava bhadraṃ te yadbravīṣi mahātmanaḥ | tejovadhanimittaṃ māṃ sūtaputrasya saṅgame

Listen, son of Pandu, good fortune to you. You ask me to be the means of breaking the spirit of the great-souled charioteer's son when they meet in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रृणु → शृणु (misprint in Wikisource). महात्मनः and सङ्गमे (CE durātmanaḥ, saṃyuge) kept as variants.

Verse 52 (5.8.52)

अहं तस्य भविष्यामि सङ्ग्रामे सारथिर्ध्रुवम् । वासुदेवेन हि समं नित्यं मां सोऽभिमन्यते ॥

ahaṃ tasya bhaviṣyāmi saṅgrāme sārathirdhruvam | vāsudevena hi samaṃ nityaṃ māṃ so'bhimanyate

I shall surely be his charioteer in battle, for he always holds me to be Vasudeva's equal.

Note on the text: Corrected सङ्घ्रामे → सङ्ग्रामे and सोऽभिमन्यतो → सोऽभिमन्यते (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition reads saṃgrāme and sa hi manyate).

Verse 53 (5.8.53)

तस्याहं कुरुशार्दूल प्रतीपमहितं वचः । ध्रुवं संकथयिष्यामि योद्धुकामस्य संयुगे ॥

tasyāhaṃ kuruśārdūla pratīpamahitaṃ vacaḥ | dhruvaṃ saṃkathayiṣyāmi yoddhukāmasya saṃyuge

Tiger of the Kurus, when he is eager to fight in battle, I shall certainly speak to him words that are contrary and harmful,

Verse 54 (5.8.54)

यथा स हृतदर्पश्च हृततेजाश्च पाण्डव । भविष्यति सुखं हन्तुं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

yathā sa hṛtadarpaśca hṛtatejāśca pāṇḍava | bhaviṣyati sukhaṃ hantuṃ satyametadbravīmi te

so that, robbed of his pride and his spirit, he will be easy to kill, son of Pandu. I tell you this truly.

Verse 55 (5.8.55)

एवमेतत्करिष्यामि यथा तात त्वमात्थ माम् । यच्चान्यदपि शक्ष्यामि तत्करिष्यामि ते प्रियम् ॥

evametatkariṣyāmi yathā tāta tvamāttha mām | yaccānyadapi śakṣyāmi tatkariṣyāmi te priyam

I shall do this just as you tell me, dear son; and whatever else I can do to please you, that too I shall do.

Verse 56 (5.8.56)

यच्च दुःखं त्वया प्राप्तं द्यूते वै कृष्णया सह । परुषाणि च वाक्यानि सूतपुत्रकृतानि वै ॥

yacca duḥkhaṃ tvayā prāptaṃ dyūte vai kṛṣṇayā saha | paruṣāṇi ca vākyāni sūtaputrakṛtāni vai

The suffering you endured at the dice game together with Krishna (Draupadi), and the harsh words spoken by the charioteer's son,

Verse 57 (5.8.57)

जटासुरात्परिक्लेशः कीचकाच्च महाद्युते । द्रौपद्याऽधिगतं सर्वं दमयन्त्या यथाऽशुभम् ॥

jaṭāsurātparikleśaḥ kīcakācca mahādyute | draupadyā'dhigataṃ sarvaṃ damayantyā yathā'śubham

the torment from Jatasura and from Kichaka, glorious one—all the misery Draupadi met with, as Damayanti once did—

Verse 58 (5.8.58)

सर्वं दुःखमिदं वीर सुखोदर्कं भविष्यति । नात्र मन्युस्त्वया कार्यो विधिर्हि बलवत्तरः ॥

sarvaṃ duḥkhamidaṃ vīra sukhodarkaṃ bhaviṣyati | nātra manyustvayā kāryo vidhirhi balavattaraḥ

all this suffering, hero, will end in happiness. Do not grieve over it, for fate is the stronger.

Verse 59 (5.8.59)

दुःखानि हि महात्मानः प्राप्नुवन्ति युधिष्ठिर । देवैरपि हि दुःखानि प्राप्तानि जगतीपते ॥

duḥkhāni hi mahātmānaḥ prāpnuvanti yudhiṣṭhira | devairapi hi duḥkhāni prāptāni jagatīpate

Even the great-souled meet with sufferings, Yudhishthira; even the gods have met with sufferings, lord of the world.

Verse 60 (5.8.60)

इन्द्रेण श्रूयते राजन्सभार्येण महात्मना । अनुभूतं महद्दुःखं देवराजेन भारत ॥

indreṇa śrūyate rājansabhāryeṇa mahātmanā | anubhūtaṃ mahadduḥkhaṃ devarājena bhārata

It is told, O king, that Indra, the great-souled king of the gods, together with his wife, went through great suffering, O Bharata.