Arjuna Accepts Uttara as His Son's Bride

Verse 1 (4.77.1)

यच्च वक्ष्याम्यहं तेऽद्य मा शङ्केथा युधिष्ठिर । इदं सनगरं राष्ट्रं सजनं सवधूजनम् । युष्मभ्यं संप्रदास्यामि भोक्ष्याम्युच्छिष्टमेव च ॥

yacca vakṣyāmyahaṃ te'dya mā śaṅkethā yudhiṣṭhira | idaṃ sanagaraṃ rāṣṭraṃ sajanaṃ savadhūjanam | yuṣmabhyaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi bhokṣyāmyucchiṣṭameva ca

And do not doubt what I tell you now, Yudhishthira. This kingdom, with its city, its people and its women, I will give to you, and I will live on what is left over.

Note on the text: Corrected युष्यभ्यं → युष्मभ्यं (misprint in Wikisource; य for म; the CE apparatus reads yuṣmabhyaṃ, as Wikisource itself does in verse 2). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). It is in its apparatus as 4.66.26d*1144, lines 61–63, under the heading virāṭaḥ (te sarvaṃ for तेऽद्य; savanaṃ for सजनं).

Verse 2 (4.77.2)

अहं वृद्धश्चिरं राजन्भुक्तभोगश्चिरं सुखम् । राज्यं दत्त्वा तु युष्मभ्यं प्रव्रजिष्यामि काननम् ॥

ahaṃ vṛddhaściraṃ rājanbhuktabhogaściraṃ sukham | rājyaṃ dattvā tu yuṣmabhyaṃ pravrajiṣyāmi kānanam

I have long been old, O king, and have long enjoyed my pleasures in comfort. Having given the kingdom to you, I will go away to the forest.

Note on the text: Corrected वद्धश्चिरं → वृद्धश्चिरं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ṛ-sign; the CE apparatus reads vṛddhaś). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). It is in its apparatus as 4.66.26d*1144, lines 64–65.

Verse 3 (4.77.3)

उत्तरां प्रतिगृह्णातु सव्यसाची धनंजयः । अयं ह्यौपयिको भर्ता तस्याः पुरुषसत्तमः ॥

uttarāṃ pratigṛhṇātu savyasācī dhanaṃjayaḥ | ayaṃ hyaupayiko bhartā tasyāḥ puruṣasattamaḥ

Let Dhananjaya, the ambidextrous archer, accept Uttara; for this best of men is a fitting husband for her.

Verse 4 (4.77.4)

एवमुक्तो धर्मराजः पार्थमैक्षद्धनंजयम् । ईक्षितं चार्जुनो ज्ञात्वा मात्स्यं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

evamukto dharmarājaḥ pārthamaikṣaddhanaṃjayam | īkṣitaṃ cārjuno jñātvā mātsyaṃ vacanamabravīt

Spoken to thus, the Dharma-king looked at Partha Dhananjaya; and Arjuna, understanding the look, said these words to the king of the Matsyas:

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थपैक्षद्वनंजयम् → पार्थमैक्षद्धनंजयम् (two misprints in Wikisource: प for म and व for ध; the CE reads pārtham aikṣad dhanaṃjayam). A variant of CE 4.66.28 (ईक्षितं चार्जुनो ज्ञात्वा for īkṣitaś cārjuno bhrātrā).

Verse 5 (4.77.5)

वयं वनान्तरात्प्राप्ता न ते राज्यं गृहामहे । किंतु दुर्योधनादीनां राज्ञां राज्यं गृहामहे ॥

vayaṃ vanāntarātprāptā na te rājyaṃ gṛhāmahe | kiṃtu duryodhanādīnāṃ rājñāṃ rājyaṃ gṛhāmahe

We have come out of the forest, but we will not take your kingdom. It is the kingdom of Duryodhana and the other kings that we will take.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). It is in its apparatus as 4.66.28d*1145. No speaker heading in Wikisource (the input carried वैशम्पायन over); verse 4 introduces Arjuna's reply, so verses 5–6 are assigned to him.

Verse 6 (4.77.6)

प्रतिगृह्णाम्यहं राजन्स्नुषां दुहितरं तव । युक्तो ह्यावां हि संबन्धो मात्स्यभारतवंशयोः ॥

pratigṛhṇāmyahaṃ rājansnuṣāṃ duhitaraṃ tava | yukto hyāvāṃ hi saṃbandho mātsyabhāratavaṃśayoḥ

I accept your daughter, O king, as my daughter-in-law. A bond between the two of us, between the houses of the Matsyas and the Bharatas, is a fitting one.

Note on the text: Corrected स्रुषं → स्नुषां (misprint in Wikisource; स्रु for स्नु and a dropped ā-sign; the CE reads snuṣāṃ). A variant of CE 4.66.29 (the second line differs in wording).

Verse 7 (4.77.7)

किमर्थं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ भार्यां दुहितरं मम । प्रतिग्रहीतुं नेमां त्वं मया दत्तामिहेच्छसि ॥

kimarthaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha bhāryāṃ duhitaraṃ mama | pratigrahītuṃ nemāṃ tvaṃ mayā dattāmihecchasi

Why, best of the Pandavas, do you not wish to take as your wife this daughter of mine, whom I am giving you?

Note on the text: Corrected दत्तम् → दत्ताम् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ā-sign, the participle having to agree with इमां; the CE reads dattām).

Verse 8 (4.77.8)

अन्तःपुरेऽहमुषितः सदा पश्यन्सुतां तव । रहस्यं च प्रकाशं च विश्वस्ता पितृवन्मयि ॥

antaḥpure'hamuṣitaḥ sadā paśyansutāṃ tava | rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca viśvastā pitṛvanmayi

I lived in the women's quarters and saw your daughter every day, in private and in public, and she trusted me as she would a father.

Note on the text: Corrected सहस्यं → रहस्यं (misprint in Wikisource; स for र; the CE reads rahasyaṃ).

Verse 9 (4.77.9)

प्रियो बहुमतश्चाहं नर्तने गीतवादिते । आचार्यवच्च मां नित्यं मन्यते दुहिता तव ॥

priyo bahumataścāhaṃ nartane gītavādite | ācāryavacca māṃ nityaṃ manyate duhitā tava

I was dear to her and highly regarded for my dancing, singing and playing, and your daughter always looked on me as her teacher.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.3 (नर्तने गीतवादिते for nartako gītakovidaḥ).

Verse 10 (4.77.10)

वयस्यया तया राजन्सह संवत्सरोषितः । अतिशङ्का ततोऽस्थाने तव लोकस्य च प्रभो ॥

vayasyayā tayā rājansaha saṃvatsaroṣitaḥ | atiśaṅkā tato'sthāne tava lokasya ca prabho

I lived a whole year with her as her companion, O king; so unfounded suspicion might arise in you and in the world, my lord.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.4 (वयस्यया for vayaḥsthayā; ततोऽस्थाने … च प्रभो for bhavet sthāne … cābhibho).

Verse 11 (4.77.11)

तस्मादामन्त्रये त्वाऽद्य पुत्रार्थं मे विशांपते । शुद्धं जितेन्द्रियं मन्ये तस्याः शुद्धिः कृता मया ॥

tasmādāmantraye tvā'dya putrārthaṃ me viśāṃpate | śuddhaṃ jitendriyaṃ manye tasyāḥ śuddhiḥ kṛtā mayā

Therefore I ask you today, O lord of the people, for her hand on behalf of my son. I hold myself pure and master of my senses, and I have kept her purity unstained.

Note on the text: Corrected सुद्धं → शुद्धं (misprint in Wikisource; स for श). A variant of CE 4.67.5 (the automatic alignment left it unmatched; पुत्रार्थं मे for duhituḥ, and the second line differs in wording).

Verse 12 (4.77.12)

स्नुषायां दुहितुर्वापि पुत्रे चात्मनि वा पुनः । अतिशङ्कां न पश्यामि तेन शुद्धिर्भविष्यति ॥

snuṣāyāṃ duhiturvāpi putre cātmani vā punaḥ | atiśaṅkāṃ na paśyāmi tena śuddhirbhaviṣyati

Between a daughter-in-law and a daughter, as between a son and oneself, I see no room for suspicion; so her purity will be made plain.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.6 (अतिशङ्कां for atra śaṅkāṃ).

Verse 13 (4.77.13)

अभिषङ्गादहं भीतो मिथ्याचारात्परंतप । स्नुषार्थमुत्तरां राजन्प्रतिगृह्णामि ते सुताम् ॥

abhiṣaṅgādahaṃ bhīto mithyācārātparaṃtapa | snuṣārthamuttarāṃ rājanpratigṛhṇāmi te sutām

I fear slander and the charge of misconduct, O scorcher of foes; so, O king, I accept your daughter Uttara as my daughter-in-law.

Note on the text: Corrected स्रुषार्थम् → स्नुषार्थम् (misprint in Wikisource; स्रु for स्नु; the CE reads snuṣārtham).

Verse 14 (4.77.14)

स्वस्रीयो वासुदेवस्य साक्षाद्देवसुतो यथा । दयितश्चक्रहस्तस्य बलवानस्त्रकोविदः ॥

svasrīyo vāsudevasya sākṣāddevasuto yathā | dayitaścakrahastasya balavānastrakovidaḥ

He is the nephew of Vasudeva, like a very son of the gods, dear to the bearer of the discus, strong and skilled in weapons:

Note on the text: Corrected स्वस्त्रीयो → स्वस्रीयो (misprint in Wikisource; an intruded त; the CE reads svasrīyo, "sister's son"). A variant of CE 4.67.8 (देवसुतो, बलवान् for devaśiśur, bāla eva).

Verse 15 (4.77.15)

अभिमन्युर्महाबाहुः पुत्रो मम विशांपते । जामाता तव युक्तो वै भर्ता च दुहितुस्तव ॥

abhimanyurmahābāhuḥ putro mama viśāṃpate | jāmātā tava yukto vai bhartā ca duhitustava

the mighty-armed Abhimanyu, my son, O lord of the people. He will make you a fitting son-in-law and a fitting husband for your daughter.

Note on the text: Corrected गहाबाहुः → महाबाहुः (misprint in Wikisource; ग for म; the CE reads mahābāhuḥ).

Verse 16 (4.77.16)

उपपन्नं कुरुश्रेष्ठे कुन्तीपुत्रे धनंजये । सदैव धर्मनित्यश्च ज्ञातज्ञानश्च पाण्डवः ॥

upapannaṃ kuruśreṣṭhe kuntīputre dhanaṃjaye | sadaiva dharmanityaśca jñātajñānaśca pāṇḍavaḥ

This is worthy of Dhananjaya, son of Kunti, best of the Kurus, a Pandava ever devoted to dharma and wise in all that is to be known.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.10 (सदैव, ज्ञातज्ञानश्च for ya evaṃ, jātajñānaś ca).

Verse 17 (4.77.17)

यत्कृत्यं मन्यसे पार्थ क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् । सर्वे कामाः समृद्धा मे संबन्धी यस्य मेऽर्जुनः ॥

yatkṛtyaṃ manyase pārtha kriyatāṃ tadanantaram | sarve kāmāḥ samṛddhā me saṃbandhī yasya me'rjunaḥ

Whatever you think should be done, Partha, let it be done next. All my wishes are fulfilled, now that Arjuna is my kinsman.

Verse 18 (4.77.18)

एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । अन्वजानत संबन्धं समये कृष्णमात्स्ययोः ॥

evaṃ bruvati rājendre kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | anvajānata saṃbandhaṃ samaye kṛṣṇamātsyayoḥ

When the king had spoken thus, Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, gave his consent to the alliance agreed between Arjuna and the Matsya king.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.12 (अन्वजानत संबन्धं … कृष्णमात्स्ययोः for anvajānāt sa saṃyogaṃ … matsyapārthayoḥ; कृष्ण here is Arjuna).

Verse 19 (4.77.19)

दूतान्सर्वेषु मित्रेषु वासुदेवे च भारत । प्रेषयामास कौन्तेयो विराटश्च महीपतिः ॥

dūtānsarveṣu mitreṣu vāsudeve ca bhārata | preṣayāmāsa kaunteyo virāṭaśca mahīpatiḥ

The son of Kunti and King Virata sent messengers to all their friends and to Vasudeva, O Bharata.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.67.13 (दूतान्सर्वेषु for tato … sarveṣu).

Verse 20 (4.77.20)

प्रतिगृह्य स्नुषार्थं वै दर्शयन्व्रतमात्मनः । शीलशौचसमाचारं लोकस्यावेद्य फल्गुनः ॥

pratigṛhya snuṣārthaṃ vai darśayanvratamātmanaḥ | śīlaśaucasamācāraṃ lokasyāvedya phalgunaḥ

Having accepted her as a daughter-in-law, Phalguna showed the world his vow, and made known his character, his purity and his conduct;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 1–2 (vṛttam for व्रतम्).

Verse 21 (4.77.21)

लोके विख्याप्य माहात्म्यं यशश्च स परंतपः । कृतार्थः शुचिरव्यग्रस्तुष्टिमानभवत्तदा ॥

loke vikhyāpya māhātmyaṃ yaśaśca sa paraṃtapaḥ | kṛtārthaḥ śuciravyagrastuṣṭimānabhavattadā

and having spread his greatness and his fame through the world, that scorcher of foes was content, his purpose achieved, pure and untroubled.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 3–4.

Verse 22 (4.77.22)

राजन्प्रीतोऽस्मि भद्रं ते सखा मेऽसि परन्तप । सुखमध्युषिताः सर्वे अज्ञातास्त्वयि पार्थिव ॥

rājanprīto'smi bhadraṃ te sakhā me'si parantapa | sukhamadhyuṣitāḥ sarve ajñātāstvayi pārthiva

O king, I am pleased; may all be well with you. You are my friend, scorcher of foes. We have all lived happily with you, unrecognised, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रीतोस्मि → प्रीतोऽस्मि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 5–6, under the heading yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

Verse 23 (4.77.23)

विराटनगरे राजा धर्मात्मा संशितव्रतः । पूजितश्चाभिषिक्तश्च रत्नैश्च शतशोऽर्चितः ॥

virāṭanagare rājā dharmātmā saṃśitavrataḥ | pūjitaścābhiṣiktaśca ratnaiśca śataśo'rcitaḥ

In Virata's city the king, righteous and firm in his vows, was honoured and consecrated, and worshipped with jewels a hundredfold.

Note on the text: Corrected शतशोर्चितः → शतशोऽर्चितः (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 7–8 (śataśaś citaḥ for शतशोऽर्चितः).

Verse 24 (4.77.24)

तथा ब्रुवन्तं प्रसमीक्ष्य राजा । परं प्रहृष्टः स्वजनेन तेन । स्नेहात्परिष्वज्य नृपो भुजाभ्यां । ददौ महार्थं कुरुपाण्डवानाम् ॥

tathā bruvantaṃ prasamīkṣya rājā | paraṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ svajanena tena | snehātpariṣvajya nṛpo bhujābhyāṃ | dadau mahārthaṃ kurupāṇḍavānām

Seeing him speak thus, King Virata, overjoyed at such a kinsman, embraced him with both arms in affection and bestowed great wealth on the Kuru Pandavas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 9–12 (dadau tam arthaṃ kurupuṃgavānām for ददौ महार्थं कुरुपाण्डवानाम्).

Verse 25 (4.77.25)

युद्धात्प्रयाताः कुरवो हि मार्गे । समेत्य सर्वे हितमेव तत्र । आचार्यपुत्रः शकुनिश्च राजा । दुर्योधनः सूतपुत्रश्च कर्णः । संमन्त्र्य राजन्सहिताः समर्थाः । समादिशन्दूतमथो समग्राः ॥

yuddhātprayātāḥ kuravo hi mārge | sametya sarve hitameva tatra | ācāryaputraḥ śakuniśca rājā | duryodhanaḥ sūtaputraśca karṇaḥ | saṃmantrya rājansahitāḥ samarthāḥ | samādiśandūtamatho samagrāḥ

Meanwhile the Kurus, on their way back from the battle, met on the road and took counsel there on their own interest: Ashvatthama the teacher's son, Shakuni, King Duryodhana and Karna the charioteer's son. Having conferred together, O king, all these able men then dispatched a messenger.

Note on the text: Quarters 1–5 restored from the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 13–17: Wikisource prints only the last quarter, numbered 25f, so quarters a–e are lost; the appendix has exactly six quarters here (lines 13–18), the sixth matching Wikisource's line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 26 (4.77.26)

युधिष्ठिरश्चापि सुसंप्रहृष्टो । दुर्योधनाद्दूतमपश्यदागतम् । स चाब्रवीद्धर्मराजं समेत्य । युधिष्ठिरं पाण्डवमुग्रवीर्यम् ॥

yudhiṣṭhiraścāpi susaṃprahṛṣṭo | duryodhanāddūtamapaśyadāgatam | sa cābravīddharmarājaṃ sametya | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pāṇḍavamugravīryam

Yudhishthira, rejoicing greatly, saw a messenger arrive from Duryodhana; and the messenger came up to the Dharma-king, Yudhishthira the Pandava of fierce valour, and said:

Note on the text: Corrected सुसंग्रहृष्टो → सुसंप्रहृष्टो (misprint in Wikisource; ग for प; the appendix reads susaṃprahṛṣṭo). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 19–22.

Verse 27 (4.77.27)

धनञ्जयेनासि पुनर्वनाय । प्रव्राजितः समये तिष्ठ पार्थ । त्रयोदशे ह्येव किरीटमाली । संवत्सरे पाण्डवेयोऽद्य दृष्टः ॥

dhanañjayenāsi punarvanāya | pravrājitaḥ samaye tiṣṭha pārtha | trayodaśe hyeva kirīṭamālī | saṃvatsare pāṇḍaveyo'dya dṛṣṭaḥ

Because of Dhananjaya you are banished to the forest once again. Keep to the pact, Partha. The diadem-wearer, the Pandava, has been seen today within the thirteenth year.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थः → पार्थ (misprint in Wikisource; a stray visarga on the vocative; the appendix reads pārtha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 23–26 (hy eṣa for ह्येव). No speaker heading in Wikisource (the input carried वैशम्पायन over); verse 26 introduces the envoy's message, so it is assigned to him.

Verse 28 (4.77.28)

ततोऽब्रवीद्धर्मसुतः प्रहस्य । क्षिप्रं गत्वा ब्रूहि सुयोधनं तम् । पितामहः शान्तनवो ब्रवीतु । पूर्णो न पूर्णोऽद्य त्रयोदशो नः ॥

tato'bravīddharmasutaḥ prahasya | kṣipraṃ gatvā brūhi suyodhanaṃ tam | pitāmahaḥ śāntanavo bravītu | pūrṇo na pūrṇo'dya trayodaśo naḥ

Then the son of Dharma laughed and said: "Go quickly and tell Suyodhana this: let the grandsire, Shantanu's son, say whether our thirteenth year is complete today or not."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 27–30 (yady atra for पूर्णो न).

Verse 29 (4.77.29)

संवत्सरान्ते तु धनञ्जयेन । विष्फारितं गाण्डिवमाजिमध्ये । पूर्णो न पूर्णो न इति ब्रवीतु । यदस्य सत्यं मम तत्प्रमाणम् ॥

saṃvatsarānte tu dhanañjayena | viṣphāritaṃ gāṇḍivamājimadhye | pūrṇo na pūrṇo na iti bravītu | yadasya satyaṃ mama tatpramāṇam

It was only when the year was over that Dhananjaya twanged the Gandiva in the midst of battle. Let him say whether it was complete or not; whatever he holds to be true is my standard.

Note on the text: Corrected संवत्सरात्ते → संवत्सरान्ते (misprint in Wikisource; त्त for न्त, which leaves no sense; the appendix reads saṃvatsarānte). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 31–34. Yudhishthira's message, begun in verse 28, fills this verse (no heading in Wikisource), so it is assigned to him.

Verse 30 (4.77.30)

तेनैवमुक्तः स निवृत्य दूतो । दुर्योधनं प्राप्य शशंस तत्त्वम् ॥

tenaivamuktaḥ sa nivṛtya dūto | duryodhanaṃ prāpya śaśaṃsa tattvam

Told this, the messenger turned back, reached Duryodhana and reported it truly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 35–36. A two-quarter verse, printed so on the page (30a–b) and so in the appendix, so nothing is lost.

Verse 31 (4.77.31)

समेत्य दूतेन स राजपुत्रो । दुर्योधनो मन्त्रयामास तत्र । भीष्मेण कर्णेन कृपेण चैव । द्रोणेन भूरिश्रवसा च सार्धम् ॥

sametya dūtena sa rājaputro | duryodhano mantrayāmāsa tatra | bhīṣmeṇa karṇena kṛpeṇa caiva | droṇena bhūriśravasā ca sārdham

Meeting the messenger, Prince Duryodhana took counsel there with Bhishma, Karna and Kripa, and with Drona and Bhurishravas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 37–40.

Verse 32 (4.77.32)

संमन्त्र्य रात्रौ बहुभिः सुहृद्भि- । र्भीष्मोऽब्रवीद्धार्तराष्ट्रं महात्मा । तीर्णप्रतिज्ञेन धनंजयेन । विष्फारितं गाण्डिवमाजिमध्ये ॥

saṃmantrya rātrau bahubhiḥ suhṛdbhi- | rbhīṣmo'bravīddhārtarāṣṭraṃ mahātmā | tīrṇapratijñena dhanaṃjayena | viṣphāritaṃ gāṇḍivamājimadhye

After conferring through the night with many friends, the great-souled Bhishma said to the son of Dhritarashtra: "It was after he had fulfilled his vow that Dhananjaya twanged the Gandiva in the midst of 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. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 41–44.

Verse 33 (4.77.33)

नेच्छन्त्यसत्येन सुरेन्द्रलोकं । पाण्डोः सुता ब्रह्मणश्चापि लोकम् । तथ्यं च ते पथ्यमहं ब्रवीमि । स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यं परलोकपथ्यम् ॥

necchantyasatyena surendralokaṃ | pāṇḍoḥ sutā brahmaṇaścāpi lokam | tathyaṃ ca te pathyamahaṃ bravīmi | svargyaṃ yaśasyaṃ paralokapathyam

The sons of Pandu do not want the world of Indra, lord of the gods, nor even the world of Brahma, at the price of untruth. I tell you what is true and good for you, what leads to heaven and to fame and is wholesome for the world beyond:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); verses 33–36 appear nowhere in the critical edition, its star passages or Appendix I (No. 60 passes from line 44, our verse 32, straight to line 45, our verse 37). The page prints a वैशंपायन उवाच heading above this verse, but verses 33–35 are Bhishma's counsel to Duryodhana, continuing his words in verse 32 ("I tell you"), so they are assigned to him.

Verse 34 (4.77.34)

कुन्तीसुतैस्त्वं समुपैहि सन्धिं । भुङ्क्ष्व स्वराज्यं सह पाण्डवेयैः । युध्यस्व नोचेत्स्थिरबुद्धिराजौ । कुन्तीसुतैर्यद्यपि राज्यमिच्छेः ॥

kuntīsutaistvaṃ samupaihi sandhiṃ | bhuṅkṣva svarājyaṃ saha pāṇḍaveyaiḥ | yudhyasva nocetsthirabuddhirājau | kuntīsutairyadyapi rājyamiccheḥ

Make peace with the sons of Kunti and enjoy your own kingdom together with the Pandavas. Otherwise, if you still want the kingdom, fight the sons of Kunti in battle with a steady mind.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Bhishma's speech continues.

Verse 35 (4.77.35)

आत्तं न शक्यं कपटेन भोक्तुं । राज्यं परेषां महतां बलीनाम् । जित्वा शत्रून्भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समग्रं । हतो भवान्भोक्ष्यति वज्रिलोकम् ॥

āttaṃ na śakyaṃ kapaṭena bhoktuṃ | rājyaṃ pareṣāṃ mahatāṃ balīnām | jitvā śatrūnbhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samagraṃ | hato bhavānbhokṣyati vajrilokam

The kingdom of others, great and mighty men, seized by fraud, cannot be enjoyed. Conquer your enemies and enjoy the whole kingdom; or, if you are slain, you will enjoy the world of the wielder of the thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Corrected आन्तं → आत्तं (misprint in Wikisource; आन्तं is not a word; the smallest fix, न्त → त्त, gives आत्तं, "seized", which fits both sense and metre; a conjecture, since the verse has no critical-edition counterpart). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Bhishma's speech continues.

Verse 36 (4.77.36)

हतोऽस्मि तैर्वा सुरलोकमेमि ॥

hato'smi tairvā suralokamemi

... or, slain by them, I shall go to the world of the gods.

Note on the text: Corrected हतोस्मि → हतोऽस्मि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha). Wikisource prints only this last quarter, numbered 36f, under a वैशंपायन उवाच heading, so quarters a–e are lost; they are not in the critical edition, its star passages or Appendix I, so they cannot be restored. The surviving quarter is in the first person, answering Bhishma's "slain, you will enjoy Indra's world", and is assigned to Duryodhana; the attribution is uncertain. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 37 (4.77.37)

ते धार्तराष्ट्राः समयं निशम्य । तीर्णप्रतिज्ञस्य धनंजयस्य । संचिन्त्य सर्वे सहिताः सुहृद्भिः । सपार्थिवाः स्वानि गृहाणि जग्मुः ॥

te dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ samayaṃ niśamya | tīrṇapratijñasya dhanaṃjayasya | saṃcintya sarve sahitāḥ suhṛdbhiḥ | sapārthivāḥ svāni gṛhāṇi jagmuḥ

Learning how the pact stood, that Dhananjaya had fulfilled his vow, the sons of Dhritarashtra all thought the matter over together with their friends and went back to their homes along with the kings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). The critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 60 (inserted after 4.67.13d), lines 45–48.