Drona and Bhishma on Where the Pandavas Live

Verse 1 (4.31.1)

अथाऽब्रवीत्सभामध्ये द्रोणः सूक्ष्मार्थदर्शिवान् । न तादृशा विनश्यन्ति नापि यान्ति पराभवम् ॥

athā'bravītsabhāmadhye droṇaḥ sūkṣmārthadarśivān | na tādṛśā vinaśyanti nāpi yānti parābhavam

Then Drona, who could see into subtle matters, said in the midst of the assembly: 'Men like them do not perish, nor do they meet defeat.'

Note on the text: The CE reads mahāvīryo … tattvārthadarśivān for सभामध्ये … सूक्ष्मार्थदर्शिवान्. Drona's speech begins in line 2; Wikisource prints no heading, so the verse stays with the narrator.

Verse 2 (4.31.2)

शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च बुद्धिमन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः । धर्मज्ञाः सत्यसन्धाश्च युधिष्ठिरमनुव्रताः ॥

śūrāśca kṛtavidyāśca buddhimanto jitendriyāḥ | dharmajñāḥ satyasandhāśca yudhiṣṭhiramanuvratāḥ

They are brave and accomplished in learning, wise and masters of their senses, knowers of dharma, true to their word, and devoted to Yudhishthira —

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 3 (4.31.3)

नीतिधर्मार्थतत्वज्ञं पितृवच्च समाहितम् । धर्मे स्थितं सत्यधृतिं ज्येष्ठं श्रेष्ठापचायिनम् ॥

nītidharmārthatatvajñaṃ pitṛvacca samāhitam | dharme sthitaṃ satyadhṛtiṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhāpacāyinam

to him who knows the essence of policy, dharma and wealth, who looks after them like a father, who stands firm in dharma, steadfast in truth, the eldest, who honours his betters.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 4 (4.31.4)

अनुव्रता महात्मानो भ्रातरो भ्रातरं प्रियम् । अजातशत्रुं श्रीमन्तं सर्वभ्रातॄननुव्रतम् ॥

anuvratā mahātmāno bhrātaro bhrātaraṃ priyam | ajātaśatruṃ śrīmantaṃ sarvabhrātṝnanuvratam

The great-souled brothers are devoted to their beloved brother, the glorious Ajatashatru, who in turn is devoted to all his brothers.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 5 (4.31.5)

तेषां तथाविधेयानां निभृतानां महात्मनाम् । किमर्थं नीतिमान्प्राज्ञः श्रेयो नैषां करिष्यति ॥

teṣāṃ tathāvidheyānāṃ nibhṛtānāṃ mahātmanām | kimarthaṃ nītimānprājñaḥ śreyo naiṣāṃ kariṣyati

Why would that wise king, skilled in policy, not secure the good of such obedient, self-restrained and great-souled brothers?

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 6 (4.31.6)

तस्माद्यत्नात्परीक्षध्वं न तावत्समयो गतः । न ते विनाशमृच्छेयुरिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ॥

tasmādyatnātparīkṣadhvaṃ na tāvatsamayo gataḥ | na te vināśamṛccheyuriti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ

Therefore search with care; their time is not yet over. They will not come to destruction — that is my settled conviction.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.26.6 (tasmād yatnāt pratīkṣante kālasyodayam āgatam / na hi te nāśam ṛccheyur iti paśyāmy ahaṃ dhiyā). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 7 (4.31.7)

चिन्त्यतां चैव यत्कार्यं तच्च क्षिप्रमकालिकम् । क्रियतां साधु संचिन्त्य वासश्चैषां प्रचिन्त्यताम् ॥

cintyatāṃ caiva yatkāryaṃ tacca kṣipramakālikam | kriyatāṃ sādhu saṃcintya vāsaścaiṣāṃ pracintyatām

Let what has to be done be thought out, and after careful reflection let it be done quickly and without delay; and let thought be given to where they are living.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रचिन्त्यतां → प्रचिन्त्यताम् at the verse end (pausa form). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 8 (4.31.8)

यथा च पाण्डुपुत्राणां सर्वार्थेषु धृतात्मनाम् । प्रवृत्तिरुपलभ्येत तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥

yathā ca pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ sarvārtheṣu dhṛtātmanām | pravṛttirupalabhyeta tathā nītirvidhīyatām

Let such a plan be laid down that news may be had of the sons of Pandu, who are steadfast in all their aims.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 4.26.8ab (yathāvat for यथा च); line 2 is the CE apparatus 4.26.8b*0526, line 1. Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 9 (4.31.9)

सर्वोपायैर्यतस्व त्वं यथा पश्यसि पाण्डवान् । दुर्ज्ञेयाः खलु शूरास्ते रक्ष्या नित्यं च दैवतैः ॥

sarvopāyairyatasva tvaṃ yathā paśyasi pāṇḍavān | durjñeyāḥ khalu śūrāste rakṣyā nityaṃ ca daivataiḥ

Strive by every means so that you may find the Pandavas. Those heroes are hard to discover, and the gods always protect them.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the CE apparatus 4.26.8b*0526, line 2; line 2 is a variant of CE 4.26.8cd (apāpās tapasā vṛtāḥ, "sinless and wrapped in austerity", for रक्ष्या नित्यं च दैवतैः). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 10 (4.31.10)

शुद्धात्मा मानवान्पार्थः सत्यवान्नीतिमाञ्शुचिः । तेजोराशिभिरापूर्णो दहेदपि च चक्षुषा ॥

śuddhātmā mānavānpārthaḥ satyavānnītimāñśuciḥ | tejorāśibhirāpūrṇo dahedapi ca cakṣuṣā

The son of Pritha is pure of soul and high-minded, truthful, skilled in policy and upright. Filled with masses of splendour, he could burn a man with his very gaze.

Note on the text: The CE's second line reads tejorāśir asaṃkhyeyo gṛhṇīyād api cakṣuṣī ("a boundless mass of splendour, he could seize the very eyes"). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 11 (4.31.11)

तस्माद्यत्नश्च क्रियतां भूयश्च मृगयामहे । ब्राह्मणैश्चारकैः सिद्धैस्तापसैर्निपुणैरपि ॥

tasmādyatnaśca kriyatāṃ bhūyaśca mṛgayāmahe | brāhmaṇaiścārakaiḥ siddhaistāpasairnipuṇairapi

So let an effort be made, and let us search again, through brahmins, spies, siddhas and skilled ascetics,

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.26.10 (vijñāya kriyatāṃ tasmād; its last quarter reads ye cānye tadvido janāḥ). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 12 (4.31.12)

विविधैस्तत्परैः सम्यङ्निर्भीकैस्तज्ज्ञसंमतैः । अन्वेष्टव्या मनुष्येन्द्र पाण्डवाश्छन्नचारिणः ॥

vividhaistatparaiḥ samyaṅnirbhīkaistajjñasaṃmataiḥ | anveṣṭavyā manuṣyendra pāṇḍavāśchannacāriṇaḥ

through men of many kinds, devoted to the task, thoroughly fearless and esteemed by those who know the work. The Pandavas, who go about in disguise, must be sought out, lord of men.

Note on the text: Corrected सम्यङ्विर्भीकैस् → सम्यङ्निर्भीकैस् (misprint in Wikisource; व for न — सम्यक् + निर्भीकैः; विर्भीक is no word). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension) at this point; it repeats, with variants, CE 4.25.11 from Karna's speech (Wikisource 4.30.14ab and 12b). Speaker set to Drona: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 13 (4.31.13)

ततः शान्तनवो धीमान्भारतानां पितामहः । श्रुतवान्देशकालज्ञो नीतिमांश्च महामतिः ॥

tataḥ śāntanavo dhīmānbhāratānāṃ pitāmahaḥ | śrutavāndeśakālajño nītimāṃśca mahāmatiḥ

Then the wise son of Shantanu, grandfather of the Bharatas — learned, knowing time and place, skilled in policy and of great understanding —

Note on the text: The CE reads bhīṣmo bharatānāṃ … tattvajñaḥ sarvadharmavit for धीमान्भारतानां … नीतिमांश्च महामतिः.

Verse 14 (4.31.14)

तस्मिन्नुपरते वाक्ये आचार्यस्य महात्मनः । अनन्तरमुवाचेदं वाक्यं हेत्वर्थसंमितम् ॥

tasminnuparate vākye ācāryasya mahātmanaḥ | anantaramuvācedaṃ vākyaṃ hetvarthasaṃmitam

when the great-souled teacher had finished speaking, spoke next these words, well weighed in reason and purpose.

Note on the text: Corresponds loosely to CE 4.27.2 (ācāryavākyoparame tad vākyam abhisaṃdadhat / hitārthaṃ sa uvācemāṃ bhāratīṃ bhāratān prati).

Verse 15 (4.31.15)

युधिष्ठिरे समायुक्तां धर्मज्ञे धर्मसंहिताम् । पाण्डवे नित्यमव्यग्रां गिरं भीष्मः समाददे ॥

yudhiṣṭhire samāyuktāṃ dharmajñe dharmasaṃhitām | pāṇḍave nityamavyagrāṃ giraṃ bhīṣmaḥ samādade

Bhishma began to speak words that concerned Yudhishthira, the knower of dharma — words in keeping with dharma, and ever measured toward the Pandava —

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 4.27.3ab (samāsaktāṃ … dharmasaṃśritām); line 2 is the CE apparatus 4.27.3b*0527.

Verse 16 (4.31.16)

असत्सु दुर्लभां नित्यं सतां चाभिमतां सदा । भीष्मस्त्वभ्यवदत्तत्र गिरं साधुभिरर्चिताम् ॥

asatsu durlabhāṃ nityaṃ satāṃ cābhimatāṃ sadā | bhīṣmastvabhyavadattatra giraṃ sādhubhirarcitām

words always rare among the wicked and always prized by the good. There Bhishma spoke words honoured by the virtuous:

Note on the text: Corrected सद → सदा (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the CE reads sadā). The verse is CE 4.27.3cdef (bhīṣmaḥ samavadat for भीष्मस्त्वभ्यवदत्).

Verse 17 (4.31.17)

यथा नो ब्राह्मणोऽवादीदाचार्यः सर्वधर्मवित् । श्रुतवृत्तोपसंपन्ना नाशं नायान्ति पाण्डवाः ॥

yathā no brāhmaṇo'vādīdācāryaḥ sarvadharmavit | śrutavṛttopasaṃpannā nāśaṃ nāyānti pāṇḍavāḥ

As the brahmin teacher, who knows all dharma, has told us, the Pandavas, rich in learning and good conduct, do not perish.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 4.27.4ab (yathaiṣa brāhmaṇaḥ prāha droṇaḥ sarvārthatattvavit); line 2 joins CE 4.27.5a (śrutavṛttopasaṃpannāḥ) to a variant of 4.27.4d (nāśaṃ nārhanti pāṇḍavāḥ). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 18 (4.31.18)

सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नाः साधुवृत्तसमन्विताः । वृद्धानुशासने यत्ताः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः ॥

sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ sādhuvṛttasamanvitāḥ | vṛddhānuśāsane yattāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ

They bear every auspicious mark and have the conduct of the good; they are careful to follow the counsel of their elders, and are devoted to truth and dharma.

Note on the text: Line 1 joins CE 4.27.4c (sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā) to a variant of 4.27.5b (sādhuvratasamanvitāḥ); line 2 is a variant of CE 4.27.5cd (magnāḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 19 (4.31.19)

समयं समयज्ञास्ते पालयन्तः शुभव्रताः । न विषीदन्ति ते पार्था उद्वहन्तः सतां धुरम् ॥

samayaṃ samayajñāste pālayantaḥ śubhavratāḥ | na viṣīdanti te pārthā udvahantaḥ satāṃ dhuram

Knowing their pledge and keeping it, those sons of Pritha of auspicious vows do not lose heart, bearing as they do the burden of the virtuous.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 20 (4.31.20)

तपसा चैव गुप्तास्ते स्ववीर्येण च पाण्डवाः । न नाशमभिगच्छेयुरिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ॥

tapasā caiva guptāste svavīryeṇa ca pāṇḍavāḥ | na nāśamabhigaccheyuriti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ

Guarded by their austerity and by their own valour, the Pandavas cannot come to destruction — that is my settled conviction.

Note on the text: The CE reads dharmataś for तपसा and iti me dhīyate matiḥ for इति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 21 (4.31.21)

क्षत्रधर्मरता नित्यं केशवानुगताः सदा । प्रवीरपुरुषास्ते वै महात्मानो महाबलाः ॥

kṣatradharmaratā nityaṃ keśavānugatāḥ sadā | pravīrapuruṣāste vai mahātmāno mahābalāḥ

Ever devoted to the dharma of kshatriyas, always followers of Keshava, they are heroes of the first rank, great-souled and of great strength.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.6d*0530 (before CE 4.27.7, where Wikisource has it after). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 22 (4.31.22)

तत्र बुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि पाण्डवान्वेषणे शृणु । न तु नीतिः सुनीतस्य शक्यते वेदितुं परैः ॥

tatra buddhiṃ pravakṣyāmi pāṇḍavānveṣaṇe śṛṇu | na tu nītiḥ sunītasya śakyate vedituṃ paraiḥ

On this I shall tell you my view about the search for the Pandavas; listen. But the policy of one whose policy is sound cannot be fathomed by others.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 23 (4.31.23)

यत्तु शक्यमिहास्माभिस्तान्वै संचिन्त्य पाण्डवान् । बुद्ध्या प्रणेतुं तत्तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोध तत् ॥

yattu śakyamihāsmābhistānvai saṃcintya pāṇḍavān | buddhyā praṇetuṃ tatte'haṃ pravakṣyāmi nibodha tat

But what we can work out here by reasoning, after thinking about those Pandavas, that I shall tell you; attend to it.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 24 (4.31.24)

न त्वियं साधु वक्तव्या तस्य नीतिः कथंचन । वृद्धानुशासने तात तिष्ठतः सत्यशीलिनः ॥

na tviyaṃ sādhu vaktavyā tasya nītiḥ kathaṃcana | vṛddhānuśāsane tāta tiṣṭhataḥ satyaśīlinaḥ

Yet in no way is it right to speak openly, my son, of the policy of one who keeps to the counsel of his elders and is truthful by nature.

Note on the text: Line 1 stands between CE 4.27.10ab (sā tv iyaṃ sādhu vaktavyā na tv anītiḥ kathaṃ cana) and the apparatus 4.27.9d*0531 (na tv iyaṃ mādṛśair nītis tasya vācyā kathaṃ cana); line 2 is CE 4.27.10cd. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 25 (4.31.25)

अयुक्तं तु मया वक्तुं तुल्या मे कुरुपाण्डवाः । निवासं पाण्डुपुत्राणां संचिन्त्य च वदाम्यहम् । बहुना किं प्रलापेन यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥

ayuktaṃ tu mayā vaktuṃ tulyā me kurupāṇḍavāḥ | nivāsaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ saṃcintya ca vadāmyaham | bahunā kiṃ pralāpena yato dharmastato jayaḥ

It is not fitting for me to speak, since Kurus and Pandavas are alike to me; yet, having thought about where the sons of Pandu are living, I will speak. What use is much talk? Where dharma is, there is victory.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.10d*0532. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 26 (4.31.26)

अवश्यं तु नियुक्तेन सभामध्ये विवक्षता । यथार्हमिह वक्तव्यं सर्वथा धर्मलिप्सया ॥

avaśyaṃ tu niyuktena sabhāmadhye vivakṣatā | yathārhamiha vaktavyaṃ sarvathā dharmalipsayā

Yet one who is called upon and wishes to speak in the midst of an assembly must say here what is fitting, wholly out of the desire for dharma.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 27 (4.31.27)

यत्र नाहं तथा मन्ये यथाऽन्ये मेनिरे जनाः । निवासं पाण्डुपुत्राणां शृणुष्व मनुजाधिप ॥

yatra nāhaṃ tathā manye yathā'nye menire janāḥ | nivāsaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ śṛṇuṣva manujādhipa

On this I do not think as other people have thought. Hear, lord of men, about where the sons of Pandu are living.

Note on the text: Corrected शृणुष्वं → शृणुष्व (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara on the imperative, addressed to one king; the apparatus reads śṛṇuṣva). Line 1 is a variant of CE 4.27.12ab (tatra … yathāyam itaro janaḥ); line 2 is the CE apparatus 4.27.12b*0534. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 28 (4.31.28)

भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरैः कृष्णया च महायशाः । किमर्थं स महाराजो नात्मश्रेयो भविष्यति ॥

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vīraiḥ kṛṣṇayā ca mahāyaśāḥ | kimarthaṃ sa mahārājo nātmaśreyo bhaviṣyati

With his heroic brothers and with Krishna beside him, why should that great king of great fame not secure his own good?

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark "[" at the start (Wikisource brackets verses 28–33a, exactly the passage the CE relegates to its apparatus as 4.27.12b*0535). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12b*0535, lines 1–2. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 29 (4.31.29)

पाण्डवो निकृतः पूर्वं यथावद्विदितं तव । क्लेशितश्च पुरे नित्यं राज्यकामैश्च सांप्रतम् । छन्नश्चरति तस्मात्स प्रकृत्या नीतिमान्नृपः ॥

pāṇḍavo nikṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ yathāvadviditaṃ tava | kleśitaśca pure nityaṃ rājyakāmaiśca sāṃpratam | channaścarati tasmātsa prakṛtyā nītimānnṛpaḥ

The Pandava was wronged before, as you well know; he was constantly harassed in the city, and now by those who covet the kingdom. Therefore that king, prudent by nature, goes about in disguise.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12b*0535, lines 3–5. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 30 (4.31.30)

वर्षमेकं सुसंच्छन्नमुष्य वासमनुत्तमम् । आयाति चोदये काले क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि पाण्डवम् ॥

varṣamekaṃ susaṃcchannamuṣya vāsamanuttamam | āyāti codaye kāle kṣipraṃ drakṣyasi pāṇḍavam

Having spent one year well hidden in an excellent dwelling, he will come back when the time arrives, and soon you will see the Pandava

Note on the text: Corrected दक्ष्यसि → द्रक्ष्यसि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र् — "you will see"; the apparatus reads drakṣyasi) and पाण्डवं → पाण्डवम् at the verse end (pausa form). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12b*0535, lines 6–7. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 31 (4.31.31)

सोदरैः सहितं वीरं द्रौपद्या च परंतप । संविधत्स्व महाबाहो यथा नः स्यात्सुखोदयः ॥

sodaraiḥ sahitaṃ vīraṃ draupadyā ca paraṃtapa | saṃvidhatsva mahābāho yathā naḥ syātsukhodayaḥ

together with his brothers, that hero, and with Draupadi, scorcher of foes. Mighty-armed one, make your arrangements so that things may turn out happily for us.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12b*0535, lines 8–9. The apparatus reads yathā na syāt sukhodayaḥ for यथा नः स्यात्सुखोदयः. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 32 (4.31.32)

यस्मिन्स राजा वसति च्छन्नः सत्त्वभृतांवरः । भविष्यन्ति नरास्तत्र रागमोहविवर्जिताः ॥

yasminsa rājā vasati cchannaḥ sattvabhṛtāṃvaraḥ | bhaviṣyanti narāstatra rāgamohavivarjitāḥ

Wherever that king, the best of those strong in spirit, lives in disguise, the people will be free of passion and delusion.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12b*0535, lines 10–11. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 33 (4.31.33)

नाधयो हि महाराज न व्याधिः क्षत्रियर्षभ । पुरे जनपदे वाऽपि यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

nādhayo hi mahārāja na vyādhiḥ kṣatriyarṣabha | pure janapade vā'pi yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

There are no torments of mind, great king, nor sickness, bull among kshatriyas, in the city or the countryside where King Yudhishthira is.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark "]" closing the bracketed passage (see verse 28). Line 1 is the CE apparatus 4.27.12b*0535, line 12; line 2 is CE 4.27.12cd. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 34 (4.31.34)

दानशीलो वदान्यश्च निभृतो ह्रीनिषेवकः । प्रियवाक्सत्यवाक्शूरो धर्मशीलो जितेन्द्रियः । हृष्टः पुष्टः शुचिर्दक्षो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

dānaśīlo vadānyaśca nibhṛto hrīniṣevakaḥ | priyavāksatyavākśūro dharmaśīlo jitendriyaḥ | hṛṣṭaḥ puṣṭaḥ śucirdakṣo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Where King Yudhishthira is, the people are generous and open-handed, modest and given to decency, kind and truthful in speech, brave, righteous and masters of their senses; they are cheerful, well nourished, pure and capable.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.12d*0536: line 1 is its line 1 (hrīniṣedhakaḥ for ह्रीनिषेवकः), line 2 corresponds loosely to its line 3, and line 3 is its line 4. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 35 (4.31.35)

नासूयको न चापीर्ष्युर्नाभिमानी न मत्सरी । भविष्यति जनस्तत्र स्वयं धर्ममनुव्रतः ॥

nāsūyako na cāpīrṣyurnābhimānī na matsarī | bhaviṣyati janastatra svayaṃ dharmamanuvrataḥ

The people there will be free of spite and envy, free of pride and jealousy, and will follow dharma of their own accord.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 36 (4.31.36)

ब्रह्मघोषाश्च भूयांसः पुण्यशब्दास्तथैव च । क्रतवश्च भविष्यन्ति भूयांसो भूरिदक्षिणाः ॥

brahmaghoṣāśca bhūyāṃsaḥ puṇyaśabdāstathaiva ca | kratavaśca bhaviṣyanti bhūyāṃso bhūridakṣiṇāḥ

There will be much sound of Vedic recitation, and holy sounds as well, and many sacrifices with rich fees for the priests.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 37 (4.31.37)

सदा च तत्र पर्जन्यः सम्यग्वर्षी न संशयः । संपन्नसस्या च मही भविष्यति निरामया ॥

sadā ca tatra parjanyaḥ samyagvarṣī na saṃśayaḥ | saṃpannasasyā ca mahī bhaviṣyati nirāmayā

There the rain-god will always send rain in due measure, beyond doubt, and the earth will be rich in crops and free from blight.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 38 (4.31.38)

रसवन्ति च धान्यानि गुणवन्ति फलानि च । गन्धवन्ति च माल्यानि शुभशब्दा च भारती ॥

rasavanti ca dhānyāni guṇavanti phalāni ca | gandhavanti ca mālyāni śubhaśabdā ca bhāratī

The grains will be full of flavour, the fruits full of goodness, the garlands fragrant, and speech will be auspicious in sound.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 39 (4.31.39)

वायुश्च सुखसंस्पर्शो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः । नीरोगास्तत्र विद्यन्ते वधबन्धा न सन्ति च ॥

vāyuśca sukhasaṃsparśo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nīrogāstatra vidyante vadhabandhā na santi ca

Where King Yudhishthira is, the wind is pleasant to the touch. No one there is sick, and there is no killing and no imprisonment.

Note on the text: Line 1 joins CE 4.27.17a to 4.27.17d; line 2 is the CE apparatus 4.27.17b*0537, line 1. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 40 (4.31.40)

न चोरा न च दण्डाश्च न च बाधा भवन्त्युत । नाशक्ता न च दुष्टाश्च यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

na corā na ca daṇḍāśca na ca bādhā bhavantyuta | nāśaktā na ca duṣṭāśca yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Where King Yudhishthira is, there are no thieves and no punishments, nor any afflictions; no one is helpless and no one is wicked.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.17b*0537, lines 2–3. The apparatus reads na hi dambhāś for न च दण्डाश्च. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 41 (4.31.41)

भयं च नाविशेत्तत्र निष्प्रतीपं च दर्शनम् । बहुक्षीरास्तथा गावः सुपुष्टाश्च सुदोहनाः ॥

bhayaṃ ca nāviśettatra niṣpratīpaṃ ca darśanam | bahukṣīrāstathā gāvaḥ supuṣṭāśca sudohanāḥ

Fear would not enter there, and nothing one sees is untoward. The cows there give plenty of milk, are well fed and easy to milk.

Note on the text: Line 1 joins CE 4.27.17c to 4.27.17b (bhayaṃ nābhyāviśet tatra … niṣpratīpaṃ ca darśanam); line 2 is a variant of CE 4.27.18ab (gāvaś ca bahulās tatra na kṛśā na ca durduhāḥ). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 42 (4.31.42)

पयांसि दधिसर्पींषि रसवन्ति हितानि च । सलिलानि प्रसन्नानि सर्वे भावाश्च शोभनाः ॥

payāṃsi dadhisarpīṃṣi rasavanti hitāni ca | salilāni prasannāni sarve bhāvāśca śobhanāḥ

Milk, curd and ghee are full of flavour and wholesome; the waters are clear, and everything is fair.

Note on the text: Corrected दधिसर्पीषि → दधिसर्पींषि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara in the neuter plural; the CE reads dadhisarpīṃṣi). Line 1 is CE 4.27.18cd; line 2 is the CE apparatus 4.27.18d*0538. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 43 (4.31.43)

गुणवन्ति च पानानि भोज्यानि विविधानि च । तत्र देशे भविष्यन्ति यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

guṇavanti ca pānāni bhojyāni vividhāni ca | tatra deśe bhaviṣyanti yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Drinks of fine quality and foods of many kinds will be found in that land where King Yudhishthira is.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 44 (4.31.44)

रसाः स्पर्शाश्च गन्धाश्च शब्दाश्चापि गुणान्विताः । दृश्यानि च प्रसन्नानि यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

rasāḥ sparśāśca gandhāśca śabdāścāpi guṇānvitāḥ | dṛśyāni ca prasannāni yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Where King Yudhishthira is, tastes, touches, scents and sounds are all of excellent quality, and the sights are clear and pleasing.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 45 (4.31.45)

धर्माश्च तत्र सर्वैस्तु सेविताश्च द्विजातिभिः । स्वैःस्वैर्गुणैश्च संयुक्तास्तस्मिन्वर्षे त्रयोदशे । देशे तस्मिन्भविष्यन्ति तात पाण्डवसंश्रिते ॥

dharmāśca tatra sarvaistu sevitāśca dvijātibhiḥ | svaiḥsvairguṇaiśca saṃyuktāstasminvarṣe trayodaśe | deśe tasminbhaviṣyanti tāta pāṇḍavasaṃśrite

There every duty of dharma is practised by all the twice-born; and in that thirteenth year, in the land where the Pandavas have taken shelter, my son, each will flourish with its own proper virtues.

Note on the text: Corrected संयुक्ता कस्मिन् → संयुक्तास्तस्मिन् (misprint in Wikisource; कस्मिन् "in which?" gives no sense, and संयुक्ता must agree with धर्माः; the CE reads susaṃyuktās tasmin varṣe) and तत → तात (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the CE reads tāta). Line 1 is the CE apparatus 4.27.20d*0539 (dṛśyante for सर्वैस्तु); lines 2–3 are CE 4.27.21. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 46 (4.31.46)

संप्रीतिमाञ्जनस्तत्र संतुष्टः शुचिरव्ययः । देवतातिथिभूयांस्तु सर्वभूतानुरागवान् ॥

saṃprītimāñjanastatra saṃtuṣṭaḥ śuciravyayaḥ | devatātithibhūyāṃstu sarvabhūtānurāgavān

The people there are full of goodwill, contented, pure and steadfast, abundant in honour for gods and guests, and affectionate toward all beings.

Note on the text: The CE reads devatātithipūjāsu ("[devoted] to the worship of gods and guests") where Wikisource has देवतातिथिभूयांस्तु; the Wikisource reading is kept and rendered in that sense. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 47 (4.31.47)

इष्टदानमहोत्साहा नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः । व्यक्तवाक्यास्ततस्तात शुभकल्याणमङ्गलाः ॥

iṣṭadānamahotsāhā nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ | vyaktavākyāstatastāta śubhakalyāṇamaṅgalāḥ

They are generous in their gifts and full of zeal, ever devoted to dharma, plain in their speech, my son, and given to all that is good, fortunate and auspicious.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 4.27.23ab (in the singular); line 2 is a variant of CE 4.27.24ab (tyaktavākyānṛtas tāta, "having given up untruthful speech", for व्यक्तवाक्यास्ततस्तात). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 48 (4.31.48)

शुभत्विषः शुभेच्छाश्च नित्यतुष्टाः श्रियाऽन्विताः । भविष्यन्ति जनास्तत्र यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

śubhatviṣaḥ śubhecchāśca nityatuṣṭāḥ śriyā'nvitāḥ | bhaviṣyanti janāstatra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

The people there, where King Yudhishthira is, will be bright of countenance and well-wishing, always content and blessed with prosperity.

Note on the text: Corresponds loosely to CE 4.27.23cd–24 (aśubhadviṭ śubhaprepsuḥ … śubhārthepsuḥ śubhamatiḥ … bhaviṣyati janas tatra), here in the plural. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 49 (4.31.49)

नित्योत्सवप्रमुदितो नित्यहृष्टः श्रिया वृतः । भविष्यति निवासोऽयं यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

nityotsavapramudito nityahṛṣṭaḥ śriyā vṛtaḥ | bhaviṣyati nivāso'yaṃ yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

That dwelling-place where King Yudhishthira is will be joyful with constant festivals, always glad and surrounded by prosperity.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in its apparatus, 4.27.23f*0540. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 50 (4.31.50)

धर्मज्ञः स तु दुर्ज्ञेयः सर्वज्ञैश्च द्विजातिभिः । किंपुनः प्राकृतैस्तात पार्थो विज्ञायते क्वचित् ॥

dharmajñaḥ sa tu durjñeyaḥ sarvajñaiśca dvijātibhiḥ | kiṃpunaḥ prākṛtaistāta pārtho vijñāyate kvacit

He, the knower of dharma, is hard to recognise even for all-knowing brahmins; how then, my son, could the son of Pritha be recognised anywhere by ordinary men?

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 51 (4.31.51)

यस्मिन्सत्यं धृतिर्दानं परा शान्तिर्ध्रुवा क्षमा । ह्रीः श्रीः कीर्तिः परं तेज आनृशंस्यमथार्जवम् ॥

yasminsatyaṃ dhṛtirdānaṃ parā śāntirdhruvā kṣamā | hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ paraṃ teja ānṛśaṃsyamathārjavam

In him dwell truth, steadfastness, generosity, the highest calm, unshakable forbearance, modesty, fortune, fame, supreme splendour, kindness and straightforwardness.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 52 (4.31.52)

तस्मान्निवासः पार्थानां चिन्त्यतां यद्ब्रवीमि वः । गतिर्वा परमा तत्र नोत्सहे वक्तुमन्यथा ॥

tasmānnivāsaḥ pārthānāṃ cintyatāṃ yadbravīmi vaḥ | gatirvā paramā tatra notsahe vaktumanyathā

Therefore let the dwelling of the sons of Pritha be looked for as I tell you; there, if anywhere, is their surest refuge. I cannot say otherwise.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.27.27 (tasmāt tatra nivāsaṃ tu channaṃ satreṇa dhīmataḥ / gatiṃ vā paramāṃ tasya notsahe vaktum anyathā). Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).

Verse 53 (4.31.53)

एवमेतत्तु संचिन्त्य यत्कृत्यं साधु मन्यसे । तत्क्षिप्रं कुरु कौरव्य यद्येतच्छ्रद्दधासि मे । कुलस्य हि क्षमं तात यदहं प्रब्रवीमि ते ॥

evametattu saṃcintya yatkṛtyaṃ sādhu manyase | tatkṣipraṃ kuru kauravya yadyetacchraddadhāsi me | kulasya hi kṣamaṃ tāta yadahaṃ prabravīmi te

Having weighed this well, Kaurava, do quickly whatever you judge to be right, if you put faith in what I say. What I am telling you, my son, is for the good of the family.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are CE 4.27.28; line 3 is the CE apparatus 4.27.28d*0543. Speaker set to Bhishma: the verse is wholly his direct speech, and Wikisource prints no speaker heading for it (it carried वैशंपायन over it).