The Trigartas Seize the Cattle; Virata Rides Out with the Pandavas

Verse 1 (4.33.1)

ततस्तेषां महाराज तत्रैवामिततेजसाम् । छद्मलिङ्गप्रविष्टानां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥

tatasteṣāṃ mahārāja tatraivāmitatejasām | chadmaliṅgapraviṣṭānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām

Then, great king, for those great-souled Pandavas of boundless energy, who had entered there in disguise,

Verse 2 (4.33.2)

व्यतीतः समयः सम्यग्विराटनगरे सताम् । कुर्वतां तस्य कर्माणि विराटस्य महीपतेः ॥

vyatītaḥ samayaḥ samyagvirāṭanagare satām | kurvatāṃ tasya karmāṇi virāṭasya mahīpateḥ

the appointed period ran its full course, as those good men lived in Virata's city doing service for King Virata.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.2 (the second half of the first line differs). Corrected वीराटस्य → विराटस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a lengthened vowel; the CE reads virāṭasya).

Verse 3 (4.33.3)

कीचके तु हते राजा विराटः परवीरहा । परां संभावनां चक्रे कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे ॥

kīcake tu hate rājā virāṭaḥ paravīrahā | parāṃ saṃbhāvanāṃ cakre kuntīputre yudhiṣṭhire

After Kichaka was killed, King Virata, slayer of enemy heroes, showed the highest regard for Yudhishthira, son of Kunti.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The first line is in its apparatus as 4.30.2d*0553, line 1; the second line appears nowhere in the CE.

Verse 4 (4.33.4)

ततस्त्रयोदशस्यान्ते तस्य वर्षस्य भारत । सुशर्मणा गृहीतं तु गोधनं तरसा बहु ॥

tatastrayodaśasyānte tasya varṣasya bhārata | suśarmaṇā gṛhītaṃ tu godhanaṃ tarasā bahu

Then, at the end of that thirteenth year, O Bharata, Susharma swiftly seized a great wealth of cattle.

Note on the text: Corrected त्रयोदशस्वान्ते → त्रयोदशस्यान्ते (misprint in Wikisource; स्व for स्या in trayodaśasya + ante; the CE reads trayodaśasyānte) and शुशर्मणा → सुशर्मणा (misprint in Wikisource; श for स in the name; the CE reads suśarmaṇā).

Verse 5 (4.33.5)

ततः शब्दो महानासीद्रेणुश्च दिवमस्पृशत् । शङ्खदुन्दुभिघोषश्च भेरीणां च महास्वनः । गवाश्वरथनागानां निस्वनश्च पदातिनाम् ॥

tataḥ śabdo mahānāsīdreṇuśca divamaspṛśat | śaṅkhadundubhighoṣaśca bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaḥ | gavāśvarathanāgānāṃ nisvanaśca padātinām

Then a great uproar arose and the dust touched the sky: the blare of conches and drums, the loud roar of kettledrums, and the din of cattle, horses, chariots, elephants and foot-soldiers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 1–3 (after 4.30.3), in a slightly different wording. Corrected निश्वनश्च → निस्वनश्च (misprint in Wikisource; श for स in nisvana, "din").

Verse 6 (4.33.6)

एवं तैस्त्वभिनिर्याय मत्स्यराजस्य गोधने । त्रिगर्तैर्गृह्यमाणे तु गोपालाः प्रत्यषेधयन् ॥

evaṃ taistvabhiniryāya matsyarājasya godhane | trigartairgṛhyamāṇe tu gopālāḥ pratyaṣedhayan

When the Trigartas had marched out in this way and were seizing the Matsya king's cattle, the cowherds tried to stop them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 4–5 (after 4.30.3).

Verse 7 (4.33.7)

अथ त्रिगर्ता बहवः परिगृह्य धनं बहु । परिक्षिप्य हयैः शीघ्रै रथव्रातैश्च भारत । गोपालान्प्रत्ययुध्यन्त रणे कृत्वा जये धृतिम् ॥

atha trigartā bahavaḥ parigṛhya dhanaṃ bahu | parikṣipya hayaiḥ śīghrai rathavrātaiśca bhārata | gopālānpratyayudhyanta raṇe kṛtvā jaye dhṛtim

Then the many Trigartas, having seized much wealth and hemmed the cowherds in with swift horses and troops of chariots, O Bharata, fought them in battle, set firmly on victory.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 6–8 (after 4.30.3).

Verse 8 (4.33.8)

ते हन्यमाना बहुभिः प्रासतोमरपाणिभिः । गोपाला गोकुले भक्ता वारयामासुरोजसा ॥

te hanyamānā bahubhiḥ prāsatomarapāṇibhiḥ | gopālā gokule bhaktā vārayāmāsurojasā

Though struck by many men with darts and lances in their hands, the cowherds, devoted to their herds, held them back with all their strength.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 9–10 (after 4.30.3).

Verse 9 (4.33.9)

परश्वथैश्च मुसलैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च मुद्गरैः । गोपालाः कर्षणैश्चित्रैर्जघ्नुरश्वान्समन्ततः ॥

paraśvathaiśca musalairbhiṇḍipālaiśca mudgaraiḥ | gopālāḥ karṣaṇaiścitrairjaghnuraśvānsamantataḥ

With axes and clubs, with bhindipalas and mallets, and with hooked implements of every kind, the cowherds struck at the horses on all sides.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 11–12 (after 4.30.3) (the appendix reads karpaṇaiḥ where Wikisource has कर्षणैः).

Verse 10 (4.33.10)

ते हन्यमानाः संक्रुद्धास्त्रिगर्ता रथयोधिनः । विसृज्य शरवर्षाणि गोपानद्रावयन्बलात् ॥

te hanyamānāḥ saṃkruddhāstrigartā rathayodhinaḥ | visṛjya śaravarṣāṇi gopānadrāvayanbalāt

Struck in this way, the Trigarta chariot-fighters grew furious and, loosing showers of arrows, drove the cowherds off by force.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I.29, lines 13–14 (after 4.30.3), in a slightly different wording. Corrected शरवर्षणि → शरवर्षाणि (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign; the appendix reads śaravarṣāṇi).

Verse 11 (4.33.11)

हन्यमानेषु गोपेषु विमुखेषु विशांपते । ततो युवानः संभीताः श्वसन्तो रेणुगुण्ठिताः ॥

hanyamāneṣu gopeṣu vimukheṣu viśāṃpate | tato yuvānaḥ saṃbhītāḥ śvasanto reṇuguṇṭhitāḥ

As the cowherds were being cut down and put to flight, O lord of the people, young men, terrified, panting and covered in dust,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The first line appears nowhere in the CE; the second is in its Appendix I.29, line 15 (after 4.30.3).

Verse 12 (4.33.12)

जवेन महता चैव गोपालाः पुरमाव्रजन् । विराटनगरं प्राप्य नरा राजानमब्रुवन् ॥

javena mahatā caiva gopālāḥ puramāvrajan | virāṭanagaraṃ prāpya narā rājānamabruvan

cowherds, ran back to the city with great speed; reaching Virata's city, the men spoke to the king.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.4a; the second line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.30.4d*0554, line 1).

Verse 13 (4.33.13)

सभायां राजशार्दूलमासीनं पाण्डवैः सह । शूरैः परिवृतं योधैः कुण्डलाङ्गदधारिभिः ॥

sabhāyāṃ rājaśārdūlamāsīnaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | śūraiḥ parivṛtaṃ yodhaiḥ kuṇḍalāṅgadadhāribhiḥ

That tiger among kings was seated in the assembly hall with the Pandavas, surrounded by brave warriors wearing earrings and armlets,

Note on the text: The first line loosely corresponds to CE 4.30.6a; the second is CE 4.30.5a.

Verse 14 (4.33.14)

सद्भिश्च पण्डितैः सार्धं मन्त्रिभिश्चापि संवृतम् । दृष्ट्वा शीघ्रं तु गोपाला विराटमिदमब्रुवन् ॥

sadbhiśca paṇḍitaiḥ sārdhaṃ mantribhiścāpi saṃvṛtam | dṛṣṭvā śīghraṃ tu gopālā virāṭamidamabruvan

and attended by good and learned men and by his ministers. Seeing him, the cowherds quickly said this to Virata:

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.5c; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.6c. Corrected अब्रवन् → अब्रुवन् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped u; the imperfect plural is abruvan).

Verse 15 (4.33.15)

अस्मान्युधि विनिर्जित्य परिभूय सबान्धवान् । षष्टिं गवां सहस्राणि त्रिगर्ताः कालयन्ति ते । ता निवर्तय राजेन्द्र मा नेशुः पशवस्तव ॥

asmānyudhi vinirjitya paribhūya sabāndhavān | ṣaṣṭiṃ gavāṃ sahasrāṇi trigartāḥ kālayanti te | tā nivartaya rājendra mā neśuḥ paśavastava

Having beaten us in battle and humiliated us along with our kinsmen, the Trigartas are driving off sixty thousand of your cattle. Bring them back, lord of kings; do not let your herds be lost.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.7 (sixty thousand cattle where the CE has a hundred thousand; the third line differs in wording). Corrected कालयन्ति → कालयन्ति ते (misprint in Wikisource; the pronoun ते was dropped, leaving the line a syllable short; the CE reads kālayanti te). The speech has no printed heading; it is the cowherds', as the preceding verse says.

Verse 16 (4.33.16)

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां गोपालानामरिंदमः । स राजा महतीं सेनां मात्स्यानां समवाहयत् । रथनागाश्वकलिलां पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम् ॥

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ gopālānāmariṃdamaḥ | sa rājā mahatīṃ senāṃ mātsyānāṃ samavāhayat | rathanāgāśvakalilāṃ pattidhvajasamākulām

Hearing the words of the cowherds, the king, tamer of foes, set in motion a great army of the Matsyas, crowded with chariots, elephants and horses and thronged with foot-soldiers and banners.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.30.7f*0555, line 1); the second line is a variant of CE 4.30.8a and the third is CE 4.30.8c.

Verse 17 (4.33.17)

राजानो राजपुत्राश्च तनुत्राण्यथ भेजिरे । भानुमन्ति विवातानि सूपसेव्यानि भागशः ॥

rājāno rājaputrāśca tanutrāṇyatha bhejire | bhānumanti vivātāni sūpasevyāni bhāgaśaḥ

The kings and princes then put on their armour, each in turn, gleaming, close-fitting and comfortable to wear.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.9 (vivātāni where the CE reads vicitrāṇi).

Verse 18 (4.33.18)

पृथक्काञ्चनसन्नाहान्रथेष्वश्वानयोजयन् । उत्कृष्य पाशान्मौर्वीणां शूराश्चापेष्वयोजयन् ॥

pṛthakkāñcanasannāhānratheṣvaśvānayojayan | utkṛṣya pāśānmaurvīṇāṃ śūrāścāpeṣvayojayan

They yoked horses with golden trappings to their chariots, each team separately, and the heroes drew up the bowstrings and fitted them to their bows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.9d*0557, lines 1–2.

Verse 19 (4.33.19)

दृढमायसगर्भं तु कवचं तप्तकाञ्चनम् । विराटस्य प्रियो भ्राता शतानीकोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥

dṛḍhamāyasagarbhaṃ tu kavacaṃ taptakāñcanam | virāṭasya priyo bhrātā śatānīko'bhyahārayat

Virata's dear brother Shatanika put on a strong coat of mail of refined gold with an iron core.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.10 (the opening word differs).

Verse 20 (4.33.20)

सर्वभारसहं वर्म कल्याणपटलं दृढम् । शतानीकादवरजो मदिराक्षोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥

sarvabhārasahaṃ varma kalyāṇapaṭalaṃ dṛḍham | śatānīkādavarajo madirākṣo'bhyahārayat

Madiraksha, born after Shatanika, put on strong armour with a fine covering, able to bear any burden.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.11 (Wikisource names the brother Madiraksha, the CE Madirashva).

Verse 21 (4.33.21)

उत्सेधे यस्य पद्मानि शतं सौगन्धिकानि च । मृष्टहाटकपर्यन्तं सूर्यदत्तोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥

utsedhe yasya padmāni śataṃ saugandhikāni ca | mṛṣṭahāṭakaparyantaṃ sūryadatto'bhyahārayat

Suryadatta put on armour edged with burnished gold, on whose raised surface were a hundred lotuses and saugandhika flowers.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.13 (the first half of the second line differs).

Verse 22 (4.33.22)

दृढमायसगर्भं च श्वेतं रुक्मपरिष्कृतम् । विराटस्य सुतो ज्येष्ठो वीरः शङ्खोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥

dṛḍhamāyasagarbhaṃ ca śvetaṃ rukmapariṣkṛtam | virāṭasya suto jyeṣṭho vīraḥ śaṅkho'bhyahārayat

Virata's eldest son, the hero Shankha, put on a strong white coat of mail with an iron core, adorned with gold.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.14 (the first line differs in part).

Verse 23 (4.33.23)

शतसूर्यं शतावर्तं शतबिन्दु शताक्षिमत् । अभेद्यकल्पं मत्स्यानां राजा कवचमाहरत् ॥

śatasūryaṃ śatāvartaṃ śatabindu śatākṣimat | abhedyakalpaṃ matsyānāṃ rājā kavacamāharat

The king of the Matsyas put on a coat of mail that was all but impenetrable, bearing a hundred suns, a hundred whorls, a hundred dots and a hundred eyes.

Note on the text: CE 4.30.12; the CE places it before the verses on Suryadatta and Shankha.

Verse 24 (4.33.24)

ततो नानातनुत्राणि स्वानि स्वानि महाबलाः । युयुत्सवोऽभ्यनह्यन्त देवकल्पाः प्रहारिणः ॥

tato nānātanutrāṇi svāni svāni mahābalāḥ | yuyutsavo'bhyanahyanta devakalpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ

Then the mighty men, eager for battle, godlike in striking, girded on their various suits of armour, each his own.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.15. Separated स्वानिस्वानि → स्वानि स्वानि (the repeated word, "each his own", was run together in Wikisource).

Verse 25 (4.33.25)

सोपस्करेषु शुभ्रेषु महत्सु च महारथाः । पृथक्काञ्चनसन्नाहान्रथेष्वश्वानयोजयन् ॥

sopaskareṣu śubhreṣu mahatsu ca mahārathāḥ | pṛthakkāñcanasannāhānratheṣvaśvānayojayan

The great chariot-warriors yoked horses with golden trappings, each team separately, to their large, gleaming, well-equipped chariots.

Verse 26 (4.33.26)

सूर्यचन्द्रप्रतीकाशे मणिहेमविभूषिते । महाप्रमाणं मत्स्यस्य ध्वजमुच्छ्रियते रथे ॥

sūryacandrapratīkāśe maṇihemavibhūṣite | mahāpramāṇaṃ matsyasya dhvajamucchriyate rathe

On the Matsya king's chariot, which shone like the sun and the moon and was adorned with gems and gold, his huge standard was raised.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.17.

Verse 27 (4.33.27)

ध्वजान्बहुविधाकारान्सौवर्णान्हेममालिनः । यथास्वं क्षत्रियाः शूरा रथेषु समयोजयन् ॥

dhvajānbahuvidhākārānsauvarṇānhemamālinaḥ | yathāsvaṃ kṣatriyāḥ śūrā ratheṣu samayojayan

The brave Kshatriyas fitted golden standards of many shapes, hung with garlands of gold, to their chariots, each his own.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.18 (the first line differs in wording).

Verse 28 (4.33.28)

रथेषु युज्यमानेषु कङ्को राजानमब्रवीत् । मया ह्यस्त्रं चतुर्वर्गमवाप्तमृषिसत्तमात् ॥

ratheṣu yujyamāneṣu kaṅko rājānamabravīt | mayā hyastraṃ caturvargamavāptamṛṣisattamāt

While the chariots were being yoked, Kanka said to the king: "I have received weapon-lore in its four branches from an excellent seer.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.18d*0559, lines 1–2. Corrected ह्यस्रं → ह्यस्त्रं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त् in astra; the apparatus reads astraṃ). The verse opens with narration and Kanka's speech begins in its second line; it is kept whole under the narrator.

Verse 29 (4.33.29)

दंशितो रथमास्थाय पदं निर्याम्यहं गवाम् । अयं च बलवाञ्छूरो वललो दृश्यतेऽनघ ॥

daṃśito rathamāsthāya padaṃ niryāmyahaṃ gavām | ayaṃ ca balavāñchūro valalo dṛśyate'nagha

Armed and mounted on a chariot, I will go out on the track of the cattle. And here is Valala too, strong and brave, sinless one.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.18d*0559, lines 3–4. Corrected बलवाञ्छरो → बलवाञ्छूरो (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign in śūraḥ; the apparatus reads balavāñ chūro).

Verse 30 (4.33.30)

गोसङ्ख्यमश्वबन्धं च संयोजय रथेषु वै । नैते न जातु युध्येयुर्गवार्थमिति मे मतिः ॥

gosaṅkhyamaśvabandhaṃ ca saṃyojaya ratheṣu vai | naite na jātu yudhyeyurgavārthamiti me matiḥ

Have the cattle-keeper and the horse-keeper set on chariots as well. In my view these men would never fail to fight for the sake of the cattle."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.18d*0559, lines 5–6. Corrected वैः → वै (misprint in Wikisource; a stray visarga on the particle vai), नैतेन → नैते न (misprint in Wikisource; the words were run together, which reverses the sense; the apparatus reads naite na) and युध्द्येयुः → युध्येयुः (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; the apparatus reads yudhyeyur).

Verse 31 (4.33.31)

अथ मात्स्योऽब्रवीद्राजा शतानीकं जघन्यजम् । कङ्कश्च वललः सूदो दामग्रन्थिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥

atha mātsyo'bravīdrājā śatānīkaṃ jaghanyajam | kaṅkaśca valalaḥ sūdo dāmagranthiśca vīryavān

Then the Matsya king said to Shatanika, his younger brother: "Kanka, and Valala the cook, and the valiant Damagranthi,

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.19ab (the CE's second line reads kaṅkaballavagopālā dāmagranthiś ca vīryavān). The verse opens with narration and Virata's speech begins in its second line; it is kept whole under the narrator's heading that the page prints above it.

Verse 32 (4.33.32)

तन्त्रिपालश्च गोसङ्ख्यो यथा ते पुरुषर्षभाः । शूराः सुवीराः पुरुषा नागराजवरोपमाः । युध्येयुरिति मे बुद्धिर्वर्तते नात्र संशयः ॥

tantripālaśca gosaṅkhyo yathā te puruṣarṣabhāḥ | śūrāḥ suvīrāḥ puruṣā nāgarājavaropamāḥ | yudhyeyuriti me buddhirvartate nātra saṃśayaḥ

and Tantripala, the keeper of the cattle: these bulls among men, brave and heroic, like the finest lords of elephants, would fight, I am sure of it; there is no doubt.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.30.19d*0560, line 1, with the name tantipāla); the second line is a variant of CE 4.30.21a and the third is CE 4.30.19e. Corrected युद्ध्येयुः → युध्येयुः (misprint in Wikisource; doubled द; the CE reads yudhyeyur).

Verse 33 (4.33.33)

एतेषामपि दीयन्तां रथा ध्वजपताकिनः । कवचानि विचित्राणि दृढानि च लघूनि च ॥

eteṣāmapi dīyantāṃ rathā dhvajapatākinaḥ | kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca laghūni ca

Let them too be given chariots with flags and pennants, and coats of mail, bright, strong and light.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.20ab (laghūni where the CE reads mṛdūni). Corrected एतेपामपि → एतेषामपि (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; the CE reads eteṣām api).

Verse 34 (4.33.34)

प्रतिमुञ्चन्तु गात्रेषु दीयन्तामायुधानि च । नेमे जातु न युध्येयुरिति मे धीयते मतिः ॥

pratimuñcantu gātreṣu dīyantāmāyudhāni ca | neme jātu na yudhyeyuriti me dhīyate matiḥ

Let them put them on, and let weapons be given to them. These men would never fail to fight: so my mind tells me."

Note on the text: The first line is CE 4.30.20e; the second is CE 4.30.21c (with yudhyeyuḥ for yudhyerann). Corrected युद्ध्य्रेयुः → युध्येयुः (misprint in Wikisource; a garbled conjunct with a stray र; the same verb is युध्येयुः in the verse above).

Verse 35 (4.33.35)

तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतेर्वाक्यं शीघ्रं त्वरितमानसः । शतानीकः स पार्थेभ्यो रथान्राजन्समादिशत् ॥

tacchrutvā nṛpatervākyaṃ śīghraṃ tvaritamānasaḥ | śatānīkaḥ sa pārthebhyo rathānrājansamādiśat

Hearing the king's words, Shatanika, quick of mind, at once ordered chariots, O king, for the sons of Pritha:

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.22ab. Corrected पार्थभ्यो → पार्थेभ्यो (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign; the CE reads pārthebhyo).

Verse 36 (4.33.36)

सहदेवाय राज्ञे च भीमाय नकुलाय च । तान्दृष्ट्वा सहसा सूता राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः ॥

sahadevāya rājñe ca bhīmāya nakulāya ca | tāndṛṣṭvā sahasā sūtā rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ

for Sahadeva, for the king, for Bhima and for Nakula. Seeing them, the charioteers, moved by loyalty to the king, at once

Note on the text: The first line is CE 4.30.22e; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.23a.

Verse 37 (4.33.37)

निर्दिष्टा नरदेवेन रथाञ्छीघ्रमयोजयन् । कवचानि विचित्राणि नवानि च दृढानि च ॥

nirdiṣṭā naradevena rathāñchīghramayojayan | kavacāni vicitrāṇi navāni ca dṛḍhāni ca

as the lord of men had directed, swiftly yoked the chariots. The coats of mail, bright, new and strong,

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.23c; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.24a.

Verse 38 (4.33.38)

विराटः प्रददौ यानि तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् । तान्यामुच्य शरीरेषु दंशितास्ते महारथाः ॥

virāṭaḥ pradadau yāni teṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām | tānyāmucya śarīreṣu daṃśitāste mahārathāḥ

which Virata gave to those men of tireless deeds, the great chariot-warriors fastened on their bodies and stood armoured.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.24c; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.24e.

Verse 39 (4.33.39)

तरस्विनश्छन्नरूपाः सर्वशस्त्रविशारदाः । रथान्हेमपरिष्कारान्समास्थाय महारथाः । पाण्डवा निर्ययुर्हृष्टा दंशिता राजसत्तम ॥

tarasvinaśchannarūpāḥ sarvaśastraviśāradāḥ | rathānhemapariṣkārānsamāsthāya mahārathāḥ | pāṇḍavā niryayurhṛṣṭā daṃśitā rājasattama

Swift and strong, their forms disguised, skilled in every weapon, the great chariot-warriors mounted chariots adorned with gold, and the Pandavas rode out joyfully in their armour, O best of kings.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.25a; the second and third lines are not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has them as 4.30.25b*0563, line 1, and 4.30.25b*0564, line 1).

Verse 40 (4.33.40)

विराटमन्वयुः पश्चात्सहिताः कुरुपुङ्गवाः । चत्वारो भ्रातरः शूराः पाण्डवाः सत्यविक्रमाः ॥

virāṭamanvayuḥ paścātsahitāḥ kurupuṅgavāḥ | catvāro bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ satyavikramāḥ

The four heroic brothers, bulls of the Kurus, the Pandavas of true valour, followed behind Virata together.

Note on the text: CE 4.30.25ce.

Verse 41 (4.33.41)

दीर्घानां च दृढानां च धनुषां ते यथाबलम् । उत्कृष्य पाशान्मौर्वीणां वीराश्चापेष्वयोजयन् ॥

dīrghānāṃ ca dṛḍhānāṃ ca dhanuṣāṃ te yathābalam | utkṛṣya pāśānmaurvīṇāṃ vīrāścāpeṣvayojayan

Drawing up the bowstrings of their long, strong bows, each according to his strength, the heroes strung them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.25f*0565, lines 1–2.

Verse 42 (4.33.42)

ततः सुवाससः सर्वे वीराश्चन्दनरूषिताः । चोदिता नरदेवेन क्षिप्रमश्वानचोदयन् ॥

tataḥ suvāsasaḥ sarve vīrāścandanarūṣitāḥ | coditā naradevena kṣipramaśvānacodayan

Then all those heroes, finely dressed and anointed with sandalwood paste, urged on by the lord of men, quickly drove their horses forward.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.25f*0565, lines 3–4.

Verse 43 (4.33.43)

ते हया हेमसंच्छन्ना बृहन्तः साधुवाहिनः । चोदिताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त पत्रिणामिव पङ्क्तयः ॥

te hayā hemasaṃcchannā bṛhantaḥ sādhuvāhinaḥ | coditāḥ pratyadṛśyanta patriṇāmiva paṅktayaḥ

Those large, well-paced horses, covered in gold, looked, as they were driven on, like lines of birds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.30.25f*0565, lines 5–6.

Verse 44 (4.33.44)

भीमरूपाश्च मातङ्गाः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः । स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलैर्महामात्राधिरोहिताः ॥

bhīmarūpāśca mātaṅgāḥ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ | svārūḍhā yuddhakuśalairmahāmātrādhirohitāḥ

Fearsome elephants, their temples split with rut, well mounted by skilled fighters and ridden by their mahouts,

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.26a; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.27a.

Verse 45 (4.33.45)

क्षरन्त इव जीमूताः सुदन्ताः षष्टिहायनाः । राजानमन्वयुः पश्चात्क्रामन्त इव पर्वताः ॥

kṣaranta iva jīmūtāḥ sudantāḥ ṣaṣṭihāyanāḥ | rājānamanvayuḥ paścātkrāmanta iva parvatāḥ

streaming like rain-clouds, sixty years old and fine-tusked, followed the king like moving mountains.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 4.30.26c; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.27c. Corrected षाष्टिहायनाः → षष्टिहायनाः (misprint in Wikisource; a lengthened vowel; the CE reads ṣaṣṭihāyanāḥ).

Verse 46 (4.33.46)

दृढायुधजनाकीर्णं रथाश्वगजसंकुलम् । तद्बलाग्रं विराटस्य शक्रस्येव तदा बभौ ॥

dṛḍhāyudhajanākīrṇaṃ rathāśvagajasaṃkulam | tadbalāgraṃ virāṭasya śakrasyeva tadā babhau

Crowded with men bearing strong weapons and thronged with chariots, horses and elephants, Virata's vanguard then shone like Shakra's.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.30.30, with its two lines in the opposite order.

Verse 47 (4.33.47)

तं प्रयान्तं महाराज निनीषन्तं गवां पदम् । विशारदानां वैश्यानां प्रकृष्टानां तदा नृप ॥

taṃ prayāntaṃ mahārāja ninīṣantaṃ gavāṃ padam | viśāradānāṃ vaiśyānāṃ prakṛṣṭānāṃ tadā nṛpa

As he set out, great king, eager to reach the place where the cattle were, there went with him, O king, of skilled and eminent Vaishyas,

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.29c; the second is a variant of CE 4.30.28a.

Verse 48 (4.33.48)

विंशतिस्तु सहस्राणि नराणामनुयायिनाम् । अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि दश नागशतानि च । विंशच्चाश्वसहस्राणि मात्स्यानां त्वरितं ययुः ॥

viṃśatistu sahasrāṇi narāṇāmanuyāyinām | aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi daśa nāgaśatāni ca | viṃśaccāśvasahasrāṇi mātsyānāṃ tvaritaṃ yayuḥ

twenty thousand men as followers; and eight thousand chariots, ten hundred elephants and twenty thousand horses of the Matsyas went swiftly.

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.30.28b*0566, line 1); the second is CE 4.30.28c; the third is a variant of CE 4.30.28e (the CE has sixty thousand horses, Wikisource twenty).

Verse 49 (4.33.49)

तदनीकं विराटस्य शुशुभेऽतीव भारत । वसन्ते बहुपुष्पाढ्यं काननं चित्रितं यथा ॥

tadanīkaṃ virāṭasya śuśubhe'tīva bhārata | vasante bahupuṣpāḍhyaṃ kānanaṃ citritaṃ yathā

That army of Virata shone exceedingly, O Bharata, like a forest in spring, rich with many flowers and bright with colour.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.30.29a; the second line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.30.29b*0569, line 1).