The Wedding of Abhimanyu and Uttara

Verse 1 (4.78.1)

ततस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे निवृत्ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः । उपप्लाव्ये विराटस्य वासं चक्रुः पुरोत्तमे ॥

tatastrayodaśe varṣe nivṛtte pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | upaplāvye virāṭasya vāsaṃ cakruḥ purottame

Then, when the thirteenth year was over, the five Pandavas took up residence in Upaplavya, Virata's finest town.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.14; its second line differs as a recension variant (वासं चक्रुः पुरोत्तमे for samapadyanta sarvaśaḥ, उपप्लाव्ये for upaplavye); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 2 (4.78.2)

दूतान्मित्रेषु सर्वेषु ज्ञातिसंबन्धिकेष्वपि । प्रेषयामास कौन्तेयो विराटश्च महीपतिः ॥

dūtānmitreṣu sarveṣu jñātisaṃbandhikeṣvapi | preṣayāmāsa kaunteyo virāṭaśca mahīpatiḥ

The son of Kunti and King Virata, lord of the earth, sent messengers to all their friends, kinsmen and relations by marriage.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.14d*1147.

Verse 3 (4.78.3)

तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु प्रेषितेषु ततस्ततः । तत्रागमन्महाबाहुर्वनमाली बलानुजः ॥

teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu preṣiteṣu tatastataḥ | tatrāgamanmahābāhurvanamālī balānujaḥ

When the messengers had been sent out in every direction and had taken their places there, the mighty-armed one who wears the garland of wild flowers, Balarama's younger brother, came there.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.20a–d with recension variants (तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु प्रेषितेषु for tataḥ pratyupayāteṣu pārthiveṣu; महाबाहुर्… बलानुजः, i.e. Krishna, for vāsudevo … halāyudhaḥ); Wikisource's reading is kept. The third line of 4.67.20 appears as the first line of verse 6.

Verse 4 (4.78.4)

तस्मिन्काले निशम्याथ दूतवाक्यं जनार्दनः । दयितं स्वस्रीयं पुत्रं सुभद्रायाः सुमानितम् । अभिमन्युं समादाय रामेण सहितस्तदा ॥

tasminkāle niśamyātha dūtavākyaṃ janārdanaḥ | dayitaṃ svasrīyaṃ putraṃ subhadrāyāḥ sumānitam | abhimanyuṃ samādāya rāmeṇa sahitastadā

At that time Janardana, hearing the messengers' message, took with him his beloved nephew Abhimanyu, Subhadra's highly honoured son, and set out together with Rama (Balarama).

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records lines 1–2 in its apparatus as 4.67.20d*1153 and line 3 as 4.67.15d*1148, line 1. Corrected स्वस्त्रियं → स्वस्रीयं (misprint in Wikisource; the word is svasrīya, "sister's son", as in the critical edition 4.67.8a svasrīyo — the apparatus of *1153 repeats the same slip, svastriyaṃ).

Verse 5 (4.78.5)

सर्वयादवमुख्यैश्च संवृतः परवीरहा । शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्विराटनगरं ययौ ॥

sarvayādavamukhyaiśca saṃvṛtaḥ paravīrahā | śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣairvirāṭanagaraṃ yayau

Surrounded by all the foremost of the Yadavas, that slayer of enemy heroes went to Virata's city amid the din of conches and kettledrums.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.15d*1148, lines 2–3.

Verse 6 (4.78.6)

कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यो युयुधानश्च सात्यकिः । अनाधृष्टिस्तथाऽक्रूरः सांबो निशठ एव च । प्रद्युम्नश्च महाबाहुरुल्मुकश्च महाबलः ॥

kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyo yuyudhānaśca sātyakiḥ | anādhṛṣṭistathā'krūraḥ sāṃbo niśaṭha eva ca | pradyumnaśca mahābāhurulmukaśca mahābalaḥ

Kritavarman, son of Hridika; Yuyudhana Satyaki; Anadhrishti, Akrura, Samba and Nishatha; the mighty-armed Pradyumna and the very strong Ulmuka —

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.20e and line 2 to 4.67.21a; line 3 is in the critical edition's apparatus only, as 4.67.21b*1155.

Verse 7 (4.78.7)

अभिमन्युमुपादाय सह मात्रा परन्तपाः । कृष्णेन सहिताः सर्वे पाण्डवान्द्रष्टुमागताः ॥

abhimanyumupādāya saha mātrā parantapāḥ | kṛṣṇena sahitāḥ sarve pāṇḍavāndraṣṭumāgatāḥ

these scorchers of foes, bringing Abhimanyu with his mother, all came together with Krishna to see the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.21c; line 2 is in its apparatus only, as 4.67.21d*1156.

Verse 8 (4.78.8)

इन्द्रसेनादयश्चैव रथैस्तैः सुसमाहितैः । उपेयुः सहिताः सर्वे परिसंवत्सरोषिताः ॥

indrasenādayaścaiva rathaistaiḥ susamāhitaiḥ | upeyuḥ sahitāḥ sarve parisaṃvatsaroṣitāḥ

Indrasena and the others, who had lived apart for the whole year, came too, all together, with those chariots well equipped.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads āyayuḥ for उपेयुः; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 9 (4.78.9)

दशनागसहस्राणि हयानां द्विगुणं तथा । रथानां नियुतं पूर्णं निखर्वं च पदातयः ॥

daśanāgasahasrāṇi hayānāṃ dviguṇaṃ tathā | rathānāṃ niyutaṃ pūrṇaṃ nikharvaṃ ca padātayaḥ

There were ten thousand elephants and twice as many horses, a full niyuta of chariots and a nikharva of foot soldiers.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.23 with recension variants (द्विगुणं तथा for ca śatāyutam, नियुतं for arbudaṃ, पदातयः for padātinām); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 10 (4.78.10)

वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्च शतशो भोजाश्च परमौजसः । अन्वयुर्वृष्णिशार्दूलं वासुदेवं महाबलम् ॥

vṛṣṇyandhakāśca śataśo bhojāśca paramaujasaḥ | anvayurvṛṣṇiśārdūlaṃ vāsudevaṃ mahābalam

Vrishnis and Andhakas by the hundred, and Bhojas of great vigour, followed Vasudeva, the mighty tiger of the Vrishnis.

Note on the text: Corrected अन्युर्वृष्णिशार्दूलं → अन्वयुर्वृष्णिशार्दूलं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped व, leaving the quarter a syllable short; the critical edition reads anvayur). The critical edition reads bahavo for शतशो and mahādyutim for महाबलम्; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 11 (4.78.11)

वासुदेवं तथाऽऽयान्तं श्रुत्वा पाण्डुसुतास्तदा । मात्स्येन सहिताः सर्वे प्रत्युद्याता जनार्दनम् ॥

vāsudevaṃ tathā''yāntaṃ śrutvā pāṇḍusutāstadā | mātsyena sahitāḥ sarve pratyudyātā janārdanam

Hearing that Vasudeva was coming, the sons of Pandu all went out with the Matsya king to meet Janardana.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (inserted after 4.67.24d), lines 1–2 (dṛṣṭvā for श्रुत्वा).

Verse 12 (4.78.12)

शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्मङ्गलैश्च जनार्दनम् । ववन्दुर्मुदिताः सर्वे पादयोस्तस्य पाण्डवाः । मात्स्येन सहिताः सर्वे आनन्दाश्रुपरिप्लुताः ॥

śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣairmaṅgalaiśca janārdanam | vavandurmuditāḥ sarve pādayostasya pāṇḍavāḥ | mātsyena sahitāḥ sarve ānandāśrupariplutāḥ

With the sound of conches and kettledrums and with auspicious rites, the Pandavas, all of them overjoyed, bowed at Janardana's feet; all of them, together with the Matsya king, were bathed in tears of joy.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 3–5 (maṅgalyaiś for मङ्गलैश्च).

Verse 13 (4.78.13)

तव कृष्ण प्रसादाद्वै वर्षाण्येतानि सर्वशः । त्रयोदशोऽपि दाशार्ह यथा स समयः कृतः ॥

tava kṛṣṇa prasādādvai varṣāṇyetāni sarvaśaḥ | trayodaśo'pi dāśārha yathā sa samayaḥ kṛtaḥ

"By your grace, Krishna, we have passed all these years, the thirteenth as well, O Dasharha, just as the pact was made;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 6–7, under the heading pāṇḍavāḥ (evaṃ for कृष्ण). Corrected त्रयोदशोपि → त्रयोदशोऽपि (missing avagraha).

Verse 14 (4.78.14)

उषिताः स्मो जगन्नाथ त्वं नाथो नो जनार्दन । रक्षस्व देवदेवेश त्वामार्य शरणं गताः ॥

uṣitāḥ smo jagannātha tvaṃ nātho no janārdana | rakṣasva devadeveśa tvāmārya śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ

we have lived them out, O lord of the world. You are our protector, Janardana. Protect us, lord of the gods; noble one, we have come to you for refuge."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 8–9 (adya for आर्य).

Verse 15 (4.78.15)

तान्वन्दमानान्सहसा परिष्वज्य जनार्दनः । विराटस्य सहायांस्तान्सर्वयादवसंवृतः ॥

tānvandamānānsahasā pariṣvajya janārdanaḥ | virāṭasya sahāyāṃstānsarvayādavasaṃvṛtaḥ

Janardana at once embraced them as they bowed, and, surrounded by all the Yadavas, he greeted Virata's allies

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 10–11. Corrected तान्वन्दूमानान् → तान्वन्दमानान् (misprint in Wikisource; stray ू on the present participle, the appendix reads vandamānān).

Verse 16 (4.78.16)

यथार्हं पूजयामास मुदा परमया युतः । वृष्णिवीराश्च तान्सर्वान्यथार्हं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥

yathārhaṃ pūjayāmāsa mudā paramayā yutaḥ | vṛṣṇivīrāśca tānsarvānyathārhaṃ pratipedire

with every honour each deserved, filled with the greatest joy; and the Vrishni heroes in turn received them all as befitted each.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 12–13 (vṛṣṇivīrāṃś for वृष्णिवीराश्च).

Verse 17 (4.78.17)

कृष्णा च देवकीपुत्रं ववन्दे पादयोस्तथा । तामुद्यम्य सुकेशान्तां नयने परिमृज्य च । उवाच वाक्यं देवेशः सर्वयादवसन्निधौ ॥

kṛṣṇā ca devakīputraṃ vavande pādayostathā | tāmudyamya sukeśāntāṃ nayane parimṛjya ca | uvāca vākyaṃ deveśaḥ sarvayādavasannidhau

Krishna (Draupadi) too bowed at the feet of Devaki's son. The lord of the gods raised her, the lady of lovely tresses, wiped her eyes, and spoke to her in the presence of all the Yadavas:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 14–16.

Verse 18 (4.78.18)

मा शोकं कुरु कल्याणि धार्तराष्ट्रान्समाहितान् । अचिराद्धातयित्वाऽहं पार्थेन सहितः क्षितिम् ॥

mā śokaṃ kuru kalyāṇi dhārtarāṣṭrānsamāhitān | acirāddhātayitvā'haṃ pārthena sahitaḥ kṣitim

"Do not grieve, fair lady. Before long I, together with Partha, will slay the assembled sons of Dhritarashtra,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 17–18. Speaker set to Vasudeva: verses 18–20a are Krishna's words to Draupadi, announced by उवाच वाक्यं देवेशः in verse 17; Wikisource prints no heading and the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 19 (4.78.19)

युधिष्ठिराय दास्यामि यातु ते मानसो ज्वरः । अभिमन्युना च पार्थेनरौक्मिणेयेन ते शपे ॥

yudhiṣṭhirāya dāsyāmi yātu te mānaso jvaraḥ | abhimanyunā ca pārthenaraukmiṇeyena te śape

and give the earth to Yudhishthira. Let the fever of your heart depart. I swear it to you by Abhimanyu, by Partha and by the son of Rukmini.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 19–20 (vyetu for यातु). Krishna's speech continues.

Verse 20 (4.78.20)

सत्यमेतद्वचो मह्यमवैहि त्वमनिन्दिते । इत्युक्त्वा तां विसृज्याथ प्रीयमाणो युधिष्ठिरम् । अन्वास्त वृष्णिशार्दूलः सह वृष्ण्यन्धकैस्तथा ॥

satyametadvaco mahyamavaihi tvamanindite | ityuktvā tāṃ visṛjyātha prīyamāṇo yudhiṣṭhiram | anvāsta vṛṣṇiśārdūlaḥ saha vṛṣṇyandhakaistathā

"Know these words of mine to be true, O blameless one." Having said this and sent her away, the tiger of the Vrishnis, well pleased, sat beside Yudhishthira together with the Vrishnis and Andhakas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 61 (after 4.67.24d), lines 21–23. Line 1 closes Krishna's speech; lines 2–3 are narration, so the verse stays with Vaishampayana.

Verse 21 (4.78.21)

काशिराजश्च शैब्यश्च भजमानौ युधिष्ठिरम् । अक्षौहिणीभ्यां सहितावागतौ पृथिवीपती ॥

kāśirājaśca śaibyaśca bhajamānau yudhiṣṭhiram | akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ sahitāvāgatau pṛthivīpatī

The king of Kashi and Shaibya, both lords of the earth and devoted to Yudhishthira, came, each with an akshauhini.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads prīyamāṇau yudhiṣṭhire for भजमानौ युधिष्ठिरम् and pṛthivīpate for पृथिवीपती; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 22 (4.78.22)

अक्षौहिणीभिः पाञ्चालस्तिसृभिश्च महाबलः । द्रौपद्याश्च सुता वीराः शिखण्डी चापराजितः ॥

akṣauhiṇībhiḥ pāñcālastisṛbhiśca mahābalaḥ | draupadyāśca sutā vīrāḥ śikhaṇḍī cāparājitaḥ

The mighty king of Panchala came with three akshauhinis, and with him Draupadi's heroic sons and the unconquered Shikhandi,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.17; its first line differs as a recension variant (अक्षौहिणीभिः पाञ्चालस्तिसृभिः, three akshauhinis, for akṣauhiṇyā ca tejasvī yajñasenaḥ); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 23 (4.78.23)

धृष्टद्युम्नश्च दुर्धर्षः सर्वशस्त्रभृतांवरः । उपप्लाव्यं ययुः शीघ्रं पाण्डवार्थे महाबलाः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca durdharṣaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃvaraḥ | upaplāvyaṃ yayuḥ śīghraṃ pāṇḍavārthe mahābalāḥ

and Dhrishtadyumna, hard to assail, foremost of all who bear weapons. These mighty men hastened to Upaplavya for the Pandavas' cause.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.18a; line 2 is in its apparatus only, as 4.67.17b*1150, line 1.

Verse 24 (4.78.24)

ततः शतसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । समीपमभिवर्तन्ते योधा यौधिष्ठिरं बलम् ॥

tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca | samīpamabhivartante yodhā yaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam

Then warriors by the hundred thousand, by the million and by the ten million came flocking to Yudhishthira's army.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.17b*1150, lines 2–3.

Verse 25 (4.78.25)

समुद्रमिव घर्मान्ते स्रोतःश्रेष्ठाः पृथक्पृथक् । आपूरयन्महीपाला यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः । वेदावभृथसंपन्नाः शूराः सर्वे तनुत्यजः ॥

samudramiva gharmānte srotaḥśreṣṭhāḥ pṛthakpṛthak | āpūrayanmahīpālā yajvāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ | vedāvabhṛthasaṃpannāḥ śūrāḥ sarve tanutyajaḥ

As the great rivers, each by its own course, fill the ocean at the end of the hot season, so the kings filled that army: sacrificers who gave rich fees, who had completed the Veda and the closing rite of purification, all of them brave and ready to give their lives.

Note on the text: Line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus only, as 4.67.17b*1150, line 4; lines 2–3 correspond loosely to 4.67.18c and 18e (samastākṣauhiṇīpālā for आपूरयन्महीपाला, sarve śastrāstrasaṃpannāḥ for वेदावभृथसंपन्नाः). Corrected धर्मान्ते → घर्मान्ते (misprint in Wikisource; "at the end of the hot season", when rivers swell, as *1150 reads gharmānte) and भूरिदक्षिणैः → भूरिदक्षिणाः (misprint in Wikisource; the epithet agrees with महीपाला यज्वानो, as in 4.67.18c and verse 41).

Verse 26 (4.78.26)

तानागतानभिप्रेक्ष्य पार्थो ज्ञानभृतां वरः । पूजयामास विधिवद्यथार्हं राजसत्तमान् ॥

tānāgatānabhiprekṣya pārtho jñānabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | pūjayāmāsa vidhivadyathārhaṃ rājasattamān

Seeing them arrive, Partha, best of the wise, honoured those excellent kings duly, as befitted each.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Its first line is close to the critical edition 4.67.19a (where the subject is matsyo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ) and its second to the apparatus line 4.67.19b*1151 (pūjayām āsa vidhivat …); the rest of 4.67.19 appears in verse 42.

Verse 27 (4.78.27)

पारिबर्हं ददौ कृष्णः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । स्त्रियो वासांसि रत्नानि पृथक्पृथगनेकशः ॥

pāribarhaṃ dadau kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām | striyo vāsāṃsi ratnāni pṛthakpṛthaganekaśaḥ

Krishna gave wedding gifts to the high-souled Pandavas: women, garments and jewels, apart for each and in great number.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads ratnāni vāsāṃsi in the reverse order; Wikisource's reading is kept. The third line of 4.67.25 appears in verse 29.

Verse 28 (4.78.28)

राजानो राजपुत्राश्च निवृत्ते समये तथा । यथार्हं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठैरवर्तन्ताभिपूजिताः । आसन्प्रहृष्टमनसः पारिबर्हं ददुस्तदा ॥

rājāno rājaputrāśca nivṛtte samaye tathā | yathārhaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhairavartantābhipūjitāḥ | āsanprahṛṣṭamanasaḥ pāribarhaṃ dadustadā

The kings and princes too, now that the appointed term was over, were honoured by the foremost of the Pandavas as each deserved; and with glad hearts they too gave wedding gifts.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.25d*1157 (tadā for तथा, pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhe hy for पाण्डवश्रेष्ठैर्). Corrected यथांर्ह → यथार्हं (misprint in Wikisource; anusvara misplaced).

Verse 29 (4.78.29)

सर्वेषु समवेतेषु राजभिर्वृष्णिभिः सह । विवाहो विधिवद्राजन्ववृधे कुरुमात्स्ययोः ॥

sarveṣu samaveteṣu rājabhirvṛṣṇibhiḥ saha | vivāho vidhivadrājanvavṛdhe kurumātsyayoḥ

When all had gathered, the kings together with the Vrishnis, the wedding between the Kurus and the Matsyas went forward according to rule, O king.

Note on the text: Line 1 is close to the critical edition's apparatus line 4.67.25d*1158 (teṣu tatra sameteṣu rājāno …); line 2 corresponds to 4.67.25e (vavṛte matsyapārthayoḥ for ववृधे कुरुमात्स्ययोः). Corrected विधवद् → विधिवद् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign, as in the critical edition's vidhivad).

Verse 30 (4.78.30)

ततः शङ्खा मृदङ्गाश्च गोमुखा डिण्डिमास्तदा । अभिमन्योर्विवाहे तु नेदुर्मात्स्यस्य वेश्मनि ॥

tataḥ śaṅkhā mṛdaṅgāśca gomukhā ḍiṇḍimāstadā | abhimanyorvivāhe tu nedurmātsyasya veśmani

Then conches, mridangas, gomukha horns and dindima drums sounded in the Matsya king's palace for Abhimanyu's wedding.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.26 with recension variants (मृदङ्गाश्च … डिण्डिमास्तदा for bheryaś ca … āḍambarās tathā; अभिमन्योर्विवाहे तु for pārthaiḥ saṃyujyamānasya); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 31 (4.78.31)

उच्चावचान्मृगाञ्जघ्नुर्मेध्यांश्च शतशस्तथा । भक्ष्यान्नभोज्यपानानि प्रभूतान्यभ्यहारयन् ॥

uccāvacānmṛgāñjaghnurmedhyāṃśca śataśastathā | bhakṣyānnabhojyapānāni prabhūtānyabhyahārayan

They killed deer of every kind and sacrificial animals by the hundred, and brought in plenty of food, viands to eat and drink.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads śataśaḥ paśūn for शतशस्तथा and surāmaireyapānāni for भक्ष्यान्नभोज्यपानानि; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 32 (4.78.32)

गायनाख्यानशीलाश्च नटा वैतालिकास्तथा । स्तुवन्तस्तानुपातिष्ठन्सूताश्च सह मागधैः ॥

gāyanākhyānaśīlāśca naṭā vaitālikāstathā | stuvantastānupātiṣṭhansūtāśca saha māgadhaiḥ

Singers and storytellers, actors and bards, sutas and magadhas waited upon them, singing their praises.

Verse 33 (4.78.33)

स्त्रियो वृद्धास्तरुण्यश्च उत्सवे तस्य मङ्गले । द्रौपद्यन्तःपुरे चैव विराटस्य गृहे स्त्रियः ॥

striyo vṛddhāstaruṇyaśca utsave tasya maṅgale | draupadyantaḥpure caiva virāṭasya gṛhe striyaḥ

For that auspicious festival the women, old and young, the women of Draupadi's inner apartments and of Virata's house,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.28d*1159 (kuṭumbinya utsavajñāś ca maṅgalaiḥ for तरुण्यश्च उत्सवे तस्य मङ्गले).

Verse 34 (4.78.34)

सुदेष्णां तु पुरस्कृत्य मत्स्यानामपि च स्त्रियः । आजग्मुश्चारुपीनाङ्ग्यः सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ॥

sudeṣṇāṃ tu puraskṛtya matsyānāmapi ca striyaḥ | ājagmuścārupīnāṅgyaḥ sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ

and the women of the Matsyas as well, came with Sudeshna at their head, full and lovely of limb, wearing polished jewelled earrings.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads ca for तु, matsyānāṃ ca varastriyaḥ and cārusarvāṅgyaḥ; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 35 (4.78.35)

वर्णोपपन्नास्ता नार्यो रूपवत्यः स्वलंकृताः । सर्वासामभवत्कृष्णा रूपेण वपुषाऽधिका ॥

varṇopapannāstā nāryo rūpavatyaḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ | sarvāsāmabhavatkṛṣṇā rūpeṇa vapuṣā'dhikā

Those women were fair of complexion, beautiful and finely adorned, yet Krishna (Draupadi) surpassed them all in beauty and form.

Note on the text: Corrected रूपवन्तयः → रूपवत्यः (misprint in Wikisource; not a word, and a syllable too many for the metre; the critical edition reads rūpavatyaḥ). The critical edition's second line differs (sarvāś cābhyabhavat kṛṣṇā rūpeṇa yaśasā śriyā); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 36 (4.78.36)

परिवार्योत्तरां श्लाघ्यां राजपुत्रीमलंकृताम् । सुतामिव महेन्द्रस्य पुरस्कृत्योपतस्थिरे ॥

parivāryottarāṃ ślāghyāṃ rājaputrīmalaṃkṛtām | sutāmiva mahendrasya puraskṛtyopatasthire

They surrounded the admirable princess Uttara, adorned like the daughter of great Indra, and attended on her, placing her before them.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads tās tu for श्लाघ्यां; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 37 (4.78.37)

भृङ्गारं तु समादाय सौवर्णं जलपूरितम् । पार्थस्य हस्ते सहसा सुतामिन्दीवरेक्षणाम् । स्नुषार्थं प्राक्षिपद्वारि विराटो वाहिनीपतिः ॥

bhṛṅgāraṃ tu samādāya sauvarṇaṃ jalapūritam | pārthasya haste sahasā sutāmindīvarekṣaṇām | snuṣārthaṃ prākṣipadvāri virāṭo vāhinīpatiḥ

Taking up a golden ewer filled with water, Virata, lord of armies, at once poured the water into Partha's hand, giving his lotus-eyed daughter to be a daughter-in-law.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.31d*1161 (satām for सुताम्, dvāri for वारि). Corrected भृङ्गारुं → भृङ्गारं (misprint in Wikisource; stray ु, the apparatus reads bhṛṅgāraṃ).

Verse 38 (4.78.38)

तां प्रत्यगृह्णात्कौन्तेयः सुतस्यार्थे महामनाः । सौभद्रश्चानवद्याङ्गो विराटतनयां तदा ॥

tāṃ pratyagṛhṇātkaunteyaḥ sutasyārthe mahāmanāḥ | saubhadraścānavadyāṅgo virāṭatanayāṃ tadā

The great-hearted son of Kunti received her on behalf of his son; and Saubhadra, of flawless form, then received Virata's daughter.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रत्यगृह्णाकौन्तेयः → प्रत्यगृह्णात्कौन्तेयः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्, the critical edition reads pratyagṛhṇāt) and सौभद्राश्चानवद्याङ्गो → सौभद्रश्चानवद्याङ्गो (misprint in Wikisource; stray ा, Saubhadra being the singular subject). The critical edition reads dhanaṃjayaḥ for महामनाः and saubhadrasyānavadyāṅgīṃ in the second line; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 39 (4.78.39)

तत्रातिष्ठद्गृहीत्वा तु रूपमिन्द्रस्य धारयन् । स्नुषां तां परिगृह्णानः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

tatrātiṣṭhadgṛhītvā tu rūpamindrasya dhārayan | snuṣāṃ tāṃ parigṛhṇānaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

There Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, stood bearing a form like Indra's, accepting her as his daughter-in-law.

Note on the text: Corrected रूपमिन्द्रास्य → रूपमिन्द्रस्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray ा, the critical edition reads indrasya). The critical edition reads tatrātiṣṭhan mahārājo and pratijagrāha; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 40 (4.78.40)

द्रुपदश्च विराटश्च शिखण्डी च महाबलः । युयुधानश्च शैब्यश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सात्यकिः ॥

drupadaśca virāṭaśca śikhaṇḍī ca mahābalaḥ | yuyudhānaśca śaibyaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca sātyakiḥ

Drupada and Virata, the mighty Shikhandi, Yuyudhana and Shaibya, Dhrishtadyumna and Satyaki —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.33d*1162, lines 1–2 (mahāyaśāḥ for महाबलः, kāśirājaś for युयुधानश्च). Wikisource names both Yuyudhana and Satyaki, who are one man; the list is kept as printed.

Verse 41 (4.78.41)

सप्तैतेऽक्षौहिणीपाला यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः । पाण्डवं परिवार्यैते निवेशं चक्रिरे तदा ॥

saptaite'kṣauhiṇīpālā yajvāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ | pāṇḍavaṃ parivāryaite niveśaṃ cakrire tadā

these seven, each the lord of an akshauhini, sacrificers who gave rich fees, surrounded the Pandava and made their camp there.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.33d*1162, lines 3–4 (parivārya pāṇḍavaṃ sarve for पाण्डवं परिवार्यैते).

Verse 42 (4.78.42)

तत्रस्थायां तु सेनायां मात्स्यो धर्मभृतांवरः । प्रीतो दुहितरं गृह्य प्रददावभिमन्यवे ॥

tatrasthāyāṃ tu senāyāṃ mātsyo dharmabhṛtāṃvaraḥ | prīto duhitaraṃ gṛhya pradadāvabhimanyave

With the army encamped there, the Matsya king, best of those who uphold dharma, gladly took his daughter and gave her to Abhimanyu.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.19 with recension variants (तत्रस्थायां तु सेनायां for tān āgatān abhiprekṣya; गृह्य प्रददावभिमन्यवे for 'bhavad … dattvā tām abhimanyave); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 43 (4.78.43)

प्रतिगृह्योत्तरां पार्थः पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम् । विवाहं कारयामास सौभद्रस्य महात्मनः ॥

pratigṛhyottarāṃ pārthaḥ puraskṛtya janārdanam | vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa saubhadrasya mahātmanaḥ

Partha received Uttara and, placing Janardana at the head, had the wedding of the great-souled Saubhadra performed.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads pratigṛhya ca tāṃ for प्रतिगृह्योत्तरां; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 44 (4.78.44)

ततो विवाहो ववृधे स्फीतः सर्वगुणान्वितः । सौभद्रस्याद्भुतं कर्म पितुस्तव पितुस्तदा ॥

tato vivāho vavṛdhe sphītaḥ sarvaguṇānvitaḥ | saubhadrasyādbhutaṃ karma pitustava pitustadā

Then the wedding grew in splendour, rich and complete in every excellence: the wondrous rite of Saubhadra, your father's father.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.34d*1164 (adbhutaś caiva for अद्भुतं कर्म).

Verse 45 (4.78.45)

धौम्यः शिष्यैः परिवृतो जुहावाग्नौ विधानतः । अग्निं प्रदक्षिणीकुर्वन्सौभद्रः पाणिमग्रहीत् ॥

dhaumyaḥ śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto juhāvāgnau vidhānataḥ | agniṃ pradakṣiṇīkurvansaubhadraḥ pāṇimagrahīt

Dhaumya, surrounded by his disciples, made offerings into the fire as the rite prescribes, and Saubhadra, circling the fire, took the bride's hand.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.34d*1165 (pradakṣiṇaṃ kurvan for प्रदक्षिणीकुर्वन्).

Verse 46 (4.78.46)

ततः पार्थाय संहृष्टो मात्स्यराजो धनं महत् । तस्मै शतसहस्राणि हयानां वातरंहसाम् ॥

tataḥ pārthāya saṃhṛṣṭo mātsyarājo dhanaṃ mahat | tasmai śatasahasrāṇi hayānāṃ vātaraṃhasām

Then the Matsya king, overjoyed, gave great wealth to Partha: a hundred thousand horses swift as the wind,

Note on the text: Line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus only, as 4.67.34d*1166; line 2 corresponds to 4.67.35a (sapta sahasrāṇi, seven thousand, for शतसहस्राणि); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 47 (4.78.47)

द्वे च नागशते मुख्ये धनं बहुविधं तदा । प्रादान्मात्स्यपतिर्हृष्टः कन्याधनमनुत्तमम् ॥

dve ca nāgaśate mukhye dhanaṃ bahuvidhaṃ tadā | prādānmātsyapatirhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanamanuttamam

two hundred choice elephants and wealth of many kinds; the delighted lord of the Matsyas gave a matchless bridal portion.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.67.35c (prādād bahu dhanaṃ tadā for धनं बहुविधं तदा); line 2 is in its apparatus only, as 4.67.35d*1167.

Verse 48 (4.78.48)

पारिबर्हं च पार्थेभ्यः प्रददौ मत्स्यपुङ्गवः । कृष्णेन सह कौन्तेयः प्रत्यगृह्णात्प्रभूतवत् ॥

pāribarhaṃ ca pārthebhyaḥ pradadau matsyapuṅgavaḥ | kṛṣṇena saha kaunteyaḥ pratyagṛhṇātprabhūtavat

The bull among the Matsyas gave wedding gifts to the sons of Pritha as well, and the son of Kunti, together with Krishna, accepted them, abundant as they were.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.35d*1168 (pārthasya for पार्थेभ्यः).

Verse 49 (4.78.49)

कृते विवाहे तु तदा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ वित्तं यदुपाहरदच्युतः ॥

kṛte vivāhe tu tadā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | brāhmaṇebhyo dadau vittaṃ yadupāharadacyutaḥ

When the wedding was done, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, gave to the brahmins the wealth that Achyuta had brought:

Verse 50 (4.78.50)

गोसहस्राणि वस्त्राणि रत्नानि विविधानि च । भूषणानि च सर्वाणि यानानि शयनानि च ॥

gosahasrāṇi vastrāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca | bhūṣaṇāni ca sarvāṇi yānāni śayanāni ca

thousands of cows, garments and jewels of many kinds, ornaments of every sort, carriages and beds.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads ratnāni vastrāṇi in the reverse order and mukhyāni for सर्वाणि; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 51 (4.78.51)

नागरान्प्रीतिभिर्दिव्यैस्तर्पयामास भूपतिः ॥

nāgarānprītibhirdivyaistarpayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ

The king delighted the townspeople with heavenly pleasures.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.37d*1172, which is likewise a single line. Wikisource prints it as a one-line verse (4-78-51a); nothing appears to be lost, so it is kept as printed.

Verse 52 (4.78.52)

तन्महोत्सवसंकाशं हृष्टपुष्टजनाकुलम् । नगरं मत्स्यराजस्य शुशुभे भरतर्षभ ॥

tanmahotsavasaṃkāśaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulam | nagaraṃ matsyarājasya śuśubhe bharatarṣabha

The Matsya king's city, crowded with happy, well-fed people, shone as if a great festival were being held, O bull of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: The critical edition reads janāvṛtam for जनाकुलम्; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 53 (4.78.53)

पुरोहितैरमात्यैश्च पौरैर्जानपदैः सह । विराटो नृपतिः श्रीमान्सौभद्रायाभिमन्यवे । तां सुतामुत्तरां दत्त्वा मुमुदे परमं तदा ॥

purohitairamātyaiśca paurairjānapadaiḥ saha | virāṭo nṛpatiḥ śrīmānsaubhadrāyābhimanyave | tāṃ sutāmuttarāṃ dattvā mumude paramaṃ tadā

Together with his priests and ministers, the townsfolk and the country people, the glorious King Virata, having given his daughter Uttara to Abhimanyu, son of Subhadra, rejoiced greatly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.38d*1174 (virāṭanṛpatiḥ for विराटो नृपतिः, api for सह).

Verse 54 (4.78.54)

वृत्ते विवाहे हृष्टात्मा यदुवाच युधिष्ठिरः । तत्सर्वं कथयस्वेह कृतवन्तो यदुत्तरम् ॥

vṛtte vivāhe hṛṣṭātmā yaduvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tatsarvaṃ kathayasveha kṛtavanto yaduttaram

"When the wedding was over, tell me here all that Yudhishthira, glad at heart, said, and what they did next."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.67.38d*1176, under the heading janamejayaḥ. The opening verse of the Udyoga Parva that Wikisource prints after the closing colophon is not part of this adhyaya and is left out.