The Pandavas Take Leave of the Brahmins

Verse 1 (4.1.1)

कथं विराटनगरे मम पूर्वपितामहाः । अज्ञातवासमुषिता दुर्योधनभयार्दिताः ॥

kathaṃ virāṭanagare mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ | ajñātavāsamuṣitā duryodhanabhayārditāḥ

How did my great-grandfathers, oppressed by fear of Duryodhana, live out their time of concealment in the city of Virata?

Note on the text: Dropped the salutation श्रीवेदव्यासाय नमः, the invocation नारायणं नमस्कृत्य … ततो जयमुदीरयेत् and the heading जनमेजय उवाच, which had slipped into this verse's text; the heading is now the speaker (Wikisource had left it empty).

Verse 2 (4.1.2)

पतिव्रता महाभागा सततं सुखभागिनी । द्रौपदी सा कथं ब्रह्मन्नज्ञाता दुःखिताऽवसत् ॥

pativratā mahābhāgā satataṃ sukhabhāginī | draupadī sā kathaṃ brahmannajñātā duḥkhitā'vasat

And Draupadi, devoted to her husbands, most fortunate, always used to happiness — how did she live, unrecognised and in sorrow, O brahmin?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.1.1d*0005 (reading brahmavādinī for सुखभागिनी). Speaker set to Janamejaya, whose question continues (Wikisource left it empty).

Verse 3 (4.1.3)

ते च ब्राह्मणमुख्याश्च सूतपौरोगवैः सह । अज्ञातवासमुषिताः कथं च परिचारकाः ॥

te ca brāhmaṇamukhyāśca sūtapaurogavaiḥ saha | ajñātavāsamuṣitāḥ kathaṃ ca paricārakāḥ

And how did the chief brahmins with them, together with the charioteers and the kitchen stewards, and the attendants, pass the period of concealment?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.1.1d*0006. Speaker set to Janamejaya (Wikisource left it empty).

Verse 4 (4.1.4)

यथा विराटनगरे तव पूर्वपितामहाः । अज्ञातवासमुषितास्तावद्वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥

yathā virāṭanagare tava pūrvapitāmahāḥ | ajñātavāsamuṣitāstāvadvakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu

Listen, and I shall tell you how your great-grandfathers lived out their concealment in the city of Virata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.1.2*0007.

Verse 5 (4.1.5)

तथा स तान्वराँल्लब्ध्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । गत्वाऽऽश्रमं ब्राह्मणेभ्य आचख्यौ वृत्तमात्मनः ॥

tathā sa tānvarām̐llabdhvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | gatvā''śramaṃ brāhmaṇebhya ācakhyau vṛttamātmanaḥ

Having thus received those boons, Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, went to the hermitage and told the brahmins what had happened to him.

Note on the text: Matches critical edition 4.1.2 (listed there among the unmatched verses); Wikisource reads धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः and वृत्तमात्मनः, recension variants.

Verse 6 (4.1.6)

कथयित्वा च तत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरः । अरणीसहितं भाण्डं ब्राह्मणाय न्यवेदयत् ॥

kathayitvā ca tatsarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | araṇīsahitaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ brāhmaṇāya nyavedayat

When he had told the brahmins all of it, Yudhishthira handed back to the brahmin his vessel together with the fire-sticks.

Verse 7 (4.1.7)

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो दृढव्रतः । समाहूयानुजान्सर्वानिति होवाच भारत ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā kuntīputro dṛḍhavrataḥ | samāhūyānujānsarvāniti hovāca bhārata

Then King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, firm in his vows, called all his younger brothers together and spoke thus, O Bharata:

Verse 8 (4.1.8)

द्वादशेमानि वर्षाणि राष्ट्राद्विप्रोषिता वयम् । छद्मना हृतराज्याश्च निस्वाश्च बहुशः कृताः ॥

dvādaśemāni varṣāṇi rāṣṭrādviproṣitā vayam | chadmanā hṛtarājyāśca nisvāśca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ

"For these twelve years we have lived banished from the kingdom. By fraud we were robbed of our kingdom and many times reduced to poverty.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 4.1.5a; the second line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.1.5b*0009, line 1). No speaker heading in Wikisource; this is the speech of Yudhishthira announced in the previous verse, so it is assigned to him.

Verse 9 (4.1.9)

उषिताश्च वने वासं यथा द्वादश वत्सरान् । अज्ञातचर्यां वत्स्यामश्छन्ना वर्षं त्रयोदशम् ॥

uṣitāśca vane vāsaṃ yathā dvādaśa vatsarān | ajñātacaryāṃ vatsyāmaśchannā varṣaṃ trayodaśam

Just as we have lived in the forest for twelve years, so now we shall live in disguise, unknown, through the thirteenth year."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.1.5b*0009, lines 2–3. Yudhishthira's speech continues.

Verse 10 (4.1.10)

धर्मेण तेऽभ्यनुज्ञाताः पाण्डवाः सत्यविक्रमाः । अज्ञातवासं वत्स्यन्तश्छन्ना वर्षं त्रयोदशम् ॥

dharmeṇa te'bhyanujñātāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ satyavikramāḥ | ajñātavāsaṃ vatsyantaśchannā varṣaṃ trayodaśam

Given leave by Dharma, the Pandavas, true in their valour, were now to spend the thirteenth year hidden, in concealment.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 1–2.

Verse 11 (4.1.11)

उपोपविश्य विद्वांसः स्नातकाः संशितव्रताः । ये तत्र ब्राह्मणा आसन्वनवाससहायिनः । ये च भक्ता वसन्ति स्म वनवासे तपस्विनः ॥

upopaviśya vidvāṃsaḥ snātakāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | ye tatra brāhmaṇā āsanvanavāsasahāyinaḥ | ye ca bhaktā vasanti sma vanavāse tapasvinaḥ

They went and sat down near the learned snatakas, strict in their vows — the brahmins who had been their companions in the forest, and the devoted ascetics who had lived with them during the forest exile.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 3–4. The middle line (ये तत्र ब्राह्मणा …) is not there either (vulgate only).

Verse 12 (4.1.12)

तानब्रुवन्महात्मानो हृष्टाः प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः । अभ्यनुज्ञापयिष्यन्तस्तद्विवासं धृतव्रताः ॥

tānabruvanmahātmāno hṛṣṭāḥ prāñjalayaḥ sthitāḥ | abhyanujñāpayiṣyantastadvivāsaṃ dhṛtavratāḥ

Standing with joined palms, the great-souled Pandavas, glad at heart and firm in their vow, spoke to them, seeking their leave for that time away:

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (Appendix I, No. 1, line 6): Wikisource prints only "0" for this verse's second line (its table marks the line 4-1-12b but gives no text). The first line corresponds to Appendix I, No. 1, line 5 (śiṣṭāḥ prāñjalayas tadā for हृष्टाः प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः). The verse is not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 13 (4.1.13)

विदितं भवतां सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रैर्यथा वयम् । छद्मना हृतराज्याश्च निस्वाश्च बहुशः कृताः ॥

viditaṃ bhavatāṃ sarvaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrairyathā vayam | chadmanā hṛtarājyāśca nisvāśca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ

"You know everything — how the sons of Dhritarashtra robbed us of our kingdom by fraud and many times reduced us to poverty;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 7–8. No speaker heading in Wikisource; this speech (verses 13–18) is Yudhishthira's, as verse 19 shows, so it is assigned to him.

Verse 14 (4.1.14)

उषिताश्च वने वासं यथा द्वादशवत्सरान् । भवद्भिरेव सहिता वन्याहारा द्विजोत्तमाः ॥

uṣitāśca vane vāsaṃ yathā dvādaśavatsarān | bhavadbhireva sahitā vanyāhārā dvijottamāḥ

and how we have lived in the forest for twelve years with you alone for company, living on forest food, O best of the twice-born.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 9–10.

Verse 15 (4.1.15)

अज्ञातवाससमयं शेषं वर्षं त्रयोदशम् । तद्वत्स्यामो वयं छन्नास्तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥

ajñātavāsasamayaṃ śeṣaṃ varṣaṃ trayodaśam | tadvatsyāmo vayaṃ channāstadanujñātumarhatha

There remains the thirteenth year, the time we must live unknown. We shall spend it in hiding; please give us your leave.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 11–12.

Verse 16 (4.1.16)

सुयोधनश्च दुष्टात्मा कर्णश्च सहसौबलः । जानन्तो विषमं कुर्युरस्मास्वत्यन्तवैरिणः ॥

suyodhanaśca duṣṭātmā karṇaśca sahasaubalaḥ | jānanto viṣamaṃ kuryurasmāsvatyantavairiṇaḥ

The evil-hearted Suyodhana, Karna and Shakuni, the son of Subala, our implacable enemies, would do us harm if they found us out.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 13–14.

Verse 17 (4.1.17)

युक्तचाराश्च यत्ताश्च दाये स्वस्य जनस्य च । दुरात्मनां हि कस्तेषां विश्वासं गन्तुमर्हति ॥

yuktacārāśca yattāśca dāye svasya janasya ca | durātmanāṃ hi kasteṣāṃ viśvāsaṃ gantumarhati

They have spies at work and keep close watch over their inheritance and their people. Who could put trust in men so wicked?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 15–16 (reading yuktāś ca kṣaye for यत्ताश्च दाये).

Verse 18 (4.1.18)

अपि नस्तद्भवेद्भूयो यद्वयं ब्राह्मणैः सह । समस्तेषु च राष्ट्रेषु स्वराज्यस्था भवेम हि ॥

api nastadbhavedbhūyo yadvayaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha | samasteṣu ca rāṣṭreṣu svarājyasthā bhavema hi

Will that day come again when we, with the brahmins, stand once more in our own kingdom over all the lands?"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 17–18.

Verse 19 (4.1.19)

इत्युक्त्वा दुःखशोकार्तः शुचिर्धर्मसुतस्तदा । संमूर्च्छितोऽभवद्राजा सास्रकण्ठो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

ityuktvā duḥkhaśokārtaḥ śucirdharmasutastadā | saṃmūrcchito'bhavadrājā sāsrakaṇṭho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Having said this, the pure son of Dharma, King Yudhishthira, stricken with grief and sorrow, fell into a faint, his throat choked with tears.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 19–20.

Verse 20 (4.1.20)

तमथाश्वासयन्सर्वे ब्राह्मणा भ्रातृभिः सह ॥

tamathāśvāsayansarve brāhmaṇā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha

Then all the brahmins, together with his brothers, revived and comforted him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 21. Wikisource prints this as a single line, and so does the appendix; nothing appears to be lost.

Verse 21 (4.1.21)

प्रबुध्य दुःखमोहार्तो धौम्यं धर्मभृतांवरम् । प्रावैक्षत तदा राजा साश्रुकण्ठो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

prabudhya duḥkhamohārto dhaumyaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃvaram | prāvaikṣata tadā rājā sāśrukaṇṭho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Coming to himself, still afflicted by grief and bewilderment, King Yudhishthira, his throat thick with tears, looked towards Dhaumya, the best of those who uphold dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it does not appear anywhere in the critical edition, neither in the apparatus nor in Appendix I.

Verse 22 (4.1.22)

अथ धौम्योऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं महार्थं नृपतिं तदा । आश्वासयंस्तं स नृपं भ्रातॄंश्च ब्राह्मणैः सह ॥

atha dhaumyo'bravīdvākyaṃ mahārthaṃ nṛpatiṃ tadā | āśvāsayaṃstaṃ sa nṛpaṃ bhrātṝṃśca brāhmaṇaiḥ saha

Then Dhaumya spoke words of deep meaning to the king, consoling him and his brothers along with the brahmins.

Note on the text: The first line is in the critical edition only in Appendix I, No. 1, line 22; the second line appears nowhere in the critical edition (vulgate only).

Verse 23 (4.1.23)

राजन्विद्वान्भवान्दान्तः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः । नैवंविधाः प्रमुह्यन्ति धीराः कस्यांचिदापदि ॥

rājanvidvānbhavāndāntaḥ satyasandho jitendriyaḥ | naivaṃvidhāḥ pramuhyanti dhīrāḥ kasyāṃcidāpadi

"O king, you are learned, self-controlled, true to your word and master of your senses. Steadfast men such as you are not bewildered in any calamity.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 23–24. No speaker heading in Wikisource; Dhaumya's speech (verses 23–35), announced in verse 22, is assigned to him.

Verse 24 (4.1.24)

देवैरप्यापदः प्राप्ताश्छन्नैश्च बहुभिस्तदा । तत्रतत्र सपत्नानां निग्रहार्थं महात्मभिः ॥

devairapyāpadaḥ prāptāśchannaiśca bahubhistadā | tatratatra sapatnānāṃ nigrahārthaṃ mahātmabhiḥ

Even the great-souled gods have met with misfortune, and many of them have lived in hiding here and there to subdue their foes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 25–26.

Verse 25 (4.1.25)

दितिपुत्रैर्हृते राज्ये देवराजः सुदुःखितः । ब्रह्माणं तोषयिष्यंश्च ब्रह्मरूपं विधाय च ॥

ditiputrairhṛte rājye devarājaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ | brahmāṇaṃ toṣayiṣyaṃśca brahmarūpaṃ vidhāya ca

When the sons of Diti had seized his kingdom, the king of the gods, in deep distress, took on a brahmin's form, seeking to win Brahma's favour;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 29–30 (the appendix gives this verse after the next one).

Verse 26 (4.1.26)

इन्द्रेण निषधं प्राप्य गिरिप्रस्थाह्वये पुरे । छन्नेनोष्य कृतं कर्म द्विषतां बलनिग्रहे ॥

indreṇa niṣadhaṃ prāpya giriprasthāhvaye pure | channenoṣya kṛtaṃ karma dviṣatāṃ balanigrahe

Indra went to Nishadha, to the town called Giriprastha, and, living there in hiding, did the work of breaking his enemies' strength.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 27–28 (reading giriprasthāśrame tadā for गिरिप्रस्थाह्वये पुरे).

Verse 27 (4.1.27)

प्रसादाद्‌ब्रह्मणो राजन्दितेः पुत्रान्महाबलान् । निर्जित्य तरसा शत्रून्पुनर्लोकाञ्जुगोप च ॥

prasādādbrahmaṇo rājanditeḥ putrānmahābalān | nirjitya tarasā śatrūnpunarlokāñjugopa ca

By Brahma's grace, O king, he swiftly overcame his foes, the mighty sons of Diti, and protected the worlds once more.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 31–32.

Verse 28 (4.1.28)

विष्णुनाऽश्मगिरिं प्राप्य तदादित्यां निवत्स्यता । गर्भे वधार्थं दैत्यानामज्ञातेनोषितं चिरम् ॥

viṣṇunā'śmagiriṃ prāpya tadādityāṃ nivatsyatā | garbhe vadhārthaṃ daityānāmajñātenoṣitaṃ ciram

Vishnu, too, meaning to dwell in Aditi's womb for the slaying of the Daityas, went to Mount Ashmagiri and lived there long, unknown.

Note on the text: Corrected तदा दित्यां → तदादित्यां (misprint in Wikisource; a wrong word break turns Aditi, the mother of Vamana, into Diti, mother of the Daityas; the critical edition's Appendix I reads tadādityāṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 33–34.

Verse 29 (4.1.29)

प्रोष्य वामनरूपेण च्छन्नेन ब्रह्मचारिणा । बलेर्यथा हृतं राज्यं विक्रमैस्तच्च ते श्रुतम् ॥

proṣya vāmanarūpeṇa cchannena brahmacāriṇā | baleryathā hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ vikramaistacca te śrutam

And you have heard how, living hidden in the form of Vamana, a celibate student, he took away Bali's kingdom with his strides.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 35–36.

Verse 30 (4.1.30)

और्वेण वसता छन्नमूरौ ब्रह्मर्षिणा तदा । यत्कृतं तात लोकेषु तच्च सर्वं श्रुतं त्वया ॥

aurveṇa vasatā channamūrau brahmarṣiṇā tadā | yatkṛtaṃ tāta lokeṣu tacca sarvaṃ śrutaṃ tvayā

You have heard, too, my son, all that the brahmin-seer Aurva did in the worlds while he lived hidden in the thigh.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 37–38.

Verse 31 (4.1.31)

प्रच्छन्नेनापि सर्वत्र हरिणा वृत्रनिग्रहे । वज्रं प्रविश्य शक्रस्य यत्कृतं तच्च ते श्रुतम् ॥

pracchannenāpi sarvatra hariṇā vṛtranigrahe | vajraṃ praviśya śakrasya yatkṛtaṃ tacca te śrutam

You have heard what Hari did at the slaying of Vritra, hidden everywhere, when he entered Shakra's thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 39–40.

Verse 32 (4.1.32)

हुताशनेन यच्चापः प्रविश्य च्छन्नमूषितम् । विबुधानां हि यत्कर्म कृतं तच्चापि ते श्रुतम् ॥

hutāśanena yaccāpaḥ praviśya cchannamūṣitam | vibudhānāṃ hi yatkarma kṛtaṃ taccāpi te śrutam

And you have heard of the work that Agni, the eater of oblations, did for the gods when he entered the waters and lived hidden there.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 41–42.

Verse 33 (4.1.33)

यथा विवस्वता तात छन्नेनोत्तमतेजसा । निर्दग्धाः शत्रवः सर्वे वसता गवि वर्षशः ॥

yathā vivasvatā tāta channenottamatejasā | nirdagdhāḥ śatravaḥ sarve vasatā gavi varṣaśaḥ

Likewise, my son, Vivasvat, the sun of supreme splendour, living hidden in the earth for years, burned up all his enemies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 43–44.

Verse 34 (4.1.34)

विष्णुना वसता चात्र गृहे दशरथस्य वै । दशग्रीवो हतश्छन्नं संयुगे भीमकर्मणा ॥

viṣṇunā vasatā cātra gṛhe daśarathasya vai | daśagrīvo hataśchannaṃ saṃyuge bhīmakarmaṇā

And Vishnu, of fearsome deeds, living hidden in the house of Dasharatha, slew the ten-headed Ravana in battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 45–46.

Verse 35 (4.1.35)

एवमेते महात्मानः प्रच्छन्नास्तत्रतत्र हि । अजयञ्छात्रवान्मुख्यांस्तथा त्वमपि जेष्यसि ॥

evamete mahātmānaḥ pracchannāstatratatra hi | ajayañchātravānmukhyāṃstathā tvamapi jeṣyasi

Thus these great-souled ones, hidden here and there, conquered their chief foes; and so will you conquer."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 47–48.

Verse 36 (4.1.36)

इति धौम्येन धर्मज्ञो वाक्यैः स परिहर्षितः । शान्तबुद्धिः पुनर्भूत्वा व्यष्टम्भत युधिष्ठिरः ॥

iti dhaumyena dharmajño vākyaiḥ sa pariharṣitaḥ | śāntabuddhiḥ punarbhūtvā vyaṣṭambhata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Cheered by Dhaumya's words, Yudhishthira, who knew dharma, grew calm in mind once more and steadied himself.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 49–50 (reading śāstrabuddhiḥ for शान्तबुद्धिः).

Verse 37 (4.1.37)

अथाब्रवीन्महाबाहुर्भीमसेनो महाबलः । राजानं बलिनां श्रेष्ठो गिरा संपरिहर्षयन् ॥

athābravīnmahābāhurbhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | rājānaṃ balināṃ śreṣṭho girā saṃpariharṣayan

Then the mighty-armed Bhimasena, very strong, the best of the powerful, spoke to the king, heartening him with his words:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 51–52.

Verse 38 (4.1.38)

अवेक्षय महाराज तव गाण्डीवधन्वना । धर्मार्थपरया बुद्ध्या न किंचित्साहसं कृतम् ॥

avekṣaya mahārāja tava gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | dharmārthaparayā buddhyā na kiṃcitsāhasaṃ kṛtam

"Consider, great king: for your sake the wielder of the Gandiva, his mind set on dharma and on our purpose, has done nothing rash.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 53–54. No speaker heading in Wikisource; Bhima's speech (verses 38–40), announced in verse 37, is assigned to him.

Verse 39 (4.1.39)

सहदेवो मया नित्यं नकुलश्च निवारितौ । शक्तौ विध्वंसने तेषां शत्रुघ्नौ भीमविक्रमौ ॥

sahadevo mayā nityaṃ nakulaśca nivāritau | śaktau vidhvaṃsane teṣāṃ śatrughnau bhīmavikramau

And I have always held back Sahadeva and Nakula, though they are able to destroy our foes — slayers of enemies, terrible in valour.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 55–56.

Verse 40 (4.1.40)

न वयं वर्त्म हास्यामो यस्मिन्योक्ष्यति नो भवान् । तद्विधत्तां भवान्सर्वं क्षिप्रं जेष्यामहे परान् ॥

na vayaṃ vartma hāsyāmo yasminyokṣyati no bhavān | tadvidhattāṃ bhavānsarvaṃ kṣipraṃ jeṣyāmahe parān

We shall not leave the path on which you set us. Arrange everything as you think fit, and we shall soon conquer our enemies."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 57–58.

Verse 41 (4.1.41)

इत्युक्तो भीमसेनेन धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । सुखोपविष्टो विद्वद्भिस्तापसैः संशितव्रतैः ॥

ityukto bhīmasenena dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sukhopaviṣṭo vidvadbhistāpasaiḥ saṃśitavrataiḥ

Addressed thus by Bhimasena, Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, sat at ease among the learned ascetics of strict vows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it is not in the critical edition's apparatus or appendices either (the first line resembles Appendix I, No. 1, line 59, which Wikisource gives in verse 45).

Verse 42 (4.1.42)

ये तद्भक्त्याऽभवंस्तस्मिन्वनवासे तपस्विनः । तानब्रवीन्महाप्राज्ञः शिष्टान्राजा कृताञ्जलिः । अभ्यनुज्ञापयिष्यन्वै तस्मिन्वासे धृतव्रतः ॥

ye tadbhaktyā'bhavaṃstasminvanavāse tapasvinaḥ | tānabravīnmahāprājñaḥ śiṣṭānrājā kṛtāñjaliḥ | abhyanujñāpayiṣyanvai tasminvāse dhṛtavrataḥ

To those cultured ascetics who, out of devotion to him, had stayed with him in the forest exile, the wise king, firm in his vow, spoke with folded hands, seeking their leave for that period of living away:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it is not in the critical edition's apparatus or appendices either (its third line resembles Appendix I, No. 1, line 6, restored in verse 12).

Verse 43 (4.1.43)

विदितं भवतां सर्वैर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर्यथा वयम् । संमन्त्राहृतराज्याश्च निस्स्वाश्च बहुशः कृताः । उषिताः स्मो वने कृच्छ्रं तथा वर्षाणि द्वादश ॥

viditaṃ bhavatāṃ sarvairdhārtarāṣṭrairyathā vayam | saṃmantrāhṛtarājyāśca nissvāśca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ | uṣitāḥ smo vane kṛcchraṃ tathā varṣāṇi dvādaśa

"You know how all the sons of Dhritarashtra, by conspiracy, robbed us of our kingdom and many times made us destitute, and how we have lived for twelve years in hardship in the forest.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वे र्धार्तराष्ट्रैर् → सर्वैर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर् (misprint in Wikisource; the instrumental सर्वैः has been broken, leaving a stray र् on the next word). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it is not in the critical edition's apparatus or appendices either (it restates verses 13–14). No speaker heading in Wikisource; Yudhishthira's speech (verses 43–44) is assigned to him.

Verse 44 (4.1.44)

अज्ञातचर्यासमयं शेषं वर्षं त्रयोदशम् । तद्वत्स्यामः क्वचिच्छन्नास्तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥

ajñātacaryāsamayaṃ śeṣaṃ varṣaṃ trayodaśam | tadvatsyāmaḥ kvacicchannāstadanujñātumarhatha

There remains the thirteenth year, the time of going unknown. We shall spend it hidden somewhere; please give us your leave."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it is not in the critical edition's apparatus or appendices either (it restates verse 15).

Verse 45 (4.1.45)

इत्युक्ता धर्मराजेन ब्राह्मणाः परमाशिषः । प्रयुज्यापृच्छ्य भरतान्यथास्वं प्रययुर्गृहान् ॥

ityuktā dharmarājena brāhmaṇāḥ paramāśiṣaḥ | prayujyāpṛcchya bharatānyathāsvaṃ prayayurgṛhān

Addressed thus by the King of Dharma, the brahmins pronounced their highest blessings, took leave of the Bharatas and went each to his own home.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 59–60 (its first line reads ity ukte bhīmasenena for इत्युक्ता धर्मराजेन).

Verse 46 (4.1.46)

सर्वे वेदविदो मुख्या यतयो मुनयस्तदा । आशीरुक्त्वा यथान्यायं पुनर्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

sarve vedavido mukhyā yatayo munayastadā | āśīruktvā yathānyāyaṃ punardarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

All of them — the foremost knowers of the Veda, the ascetics and the sages — gave their blessings as was fitting, longing to see them again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 61–62.

Verse 47 (4.1.47)

ते तु भृत्याश्च दूताश्च शिल्पिनः परिचारकाः । अनुज्ञाप्य यथान्यायं पुनर्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

te tu bhṛtyāśca dūtāśca śilpinaḥ paricārakāḥ | anujñāpya yathānyāyaṃ punardarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

Their servants, messengers, craftsmen and attendants also took leave as was proper, longing to see them again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 63–64.

Verse 48 (4.1.48)

सह धौम्येन विद्वांसस्तथा ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः । उत्थाय प्रययुर्वीराः कृष्णामादाय भारत ॥

saha dhaumyena vidvāṃsastathā te pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | utthāya prayayurvīrāḥ kṛṣṇāmādāya bhārata

Then the five Pandavas, learned and heroic, rose and set out together with Dhaumya, taking Krishna with them, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 65–66.

Verse 49 (4.1.49)

क्रोशमात्रमतिक्रम्य तस्माद्वासान्निमित्ततः । श्वोभूते मनुजव्याघ्राश्छन्नवासार्थमुद्यताः ॥

krośamātramatikramya tasmādvāsānnimittataḥ | śvobhūte manujavyāghrāśchannavāsārthamudyatāḥ

Going a krosha beyond that dwelling for a purpose, those tigers among men, on the following day, made ready for their life in hiding.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 67–68.

Verse 50 (4.1.50)

पृथक् शास्त्रविदः सर्वे सर्वे मन्त्रविशारदाः । सन्धिविग्रहतत्वज्ञा मन्त्राय समुपाविशन् ॥

pṛthak śāstravidaḥ sarve sarve mantraviśāradāḥ | sandhivigrahatatvajñā mantrāya samupāviśan

All of them versed in the sciences, all skilled in counsel, knowing the true principles of peace and war, sat down apart to take counsel.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 1 (inserted after 4.1.1d), lines 69–70 (reading kālajñā for तत्वज्ञा).