Bhārata-Ext
Chapter 13: Pāṇḍu’s death and Mādrī’s following him; Kuntī and the Pāṇḍavas return to Hastināpura, funeral rites are performed, and Satyavatī retires to the forest with Ambikā and Ambālikā.
Pāṇḍu, overcome by desire for Mādrī, ignores the curse and dies during intercourse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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दर्शनीयांस्ततः पुत्रान्पाण्डुः पञ्च महावने । तान्पश्यन्पर्वते रेमे स्वबाहुबलपालितान् ॥BORI: १-११६-१॥
darśanīyāṁstataḥ putrānpāṇḍuḥ pañca mahāvanē । tānpaśyanparvatē rēmē svabāhubalapālitān ॥BORI: 1-116-1॥
Then, in the great forest on the mountain, Pandu delighted in watching his five handsome sons, whom he protected by the strength of his own arms. (BORI: 1-116-1)
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सुपुष्पितवने काले कदाचिन्मधुमाधवे । भूतसंमोहने राजा सभार्यो व्यचरद्वनम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२॥
supuṣpitavanē kālē kadācinmadhumādhavē । bhūtasaṁmōhanē rājā sabhāryō vyacaradvanam ॥BORI: 1-116-2॥
Once, in the season of Madhu and Madhava, when the forest was in full bloom and all creatures were spellbound, the king roamed the woods with his wife. (BORI: 1-116-2)
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पलाशैस्तिलकैश्चूतैश्चम्पकैः पारिभद्रकैः । अन्यैश्च बहुभिर्वृक्षैः फलपुष्पसमृद्धिभिः ॥BORI: १-११६-३॥
palāśaistilakaiścūtaiścampakaiḥ pāribhadrakaiḥ । anyaiśca bahubhirvr̥kṣaiḥ phalapuṣpasamr̥ddhibhiḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-3॥
with palasha, tilaka, mango, champak, and paribhadra trees, and many other trees laden with fruit and flowers... (BORI: 1-116-3)
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जलस्थानैश्च विविधैः पद्मिनीभिश्च शोभितम् । पाण्डोर्वनं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य प्रजज्ञे हृदि मन्मथः ॥BORI: १-११६-४॥
jalasthānaiśca vividhaiḥ padminībhiśca śōbhitam । pāṇḍōrvanaṁ tu samprēkṣya prajajñē hr̥di manmathaḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-4॥
When Pandu saw the forest adorned with various pools and lotus ponds, desire arose in his heart. (BORI: 1-116-4)
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प्रहृष्टमनसं तत्र विहरन्तं यथामरम् । तं माद्र्यनुजगामैका वसनं बिभ्रती शुभम् ॥BORI: १-११६-५॥
prahr̥ṣṭamanasaṁ tatra viharantaṁ yathāmaram । taṁ mādryanujagāmaikā vasanaṁ bibhratī śubham ॥BORI: 1-116-5॥
As he wandered there with a joyful heart, like an immortal, Madri followed him alone, wearing a beautiful garment. (BORI: 1-116-5)
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समीक्षमाणः स तु तां वयःस्थां तनुवाससम् । तस्य कामः प्रववृधे गहनेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥BORI: १-११६-६॥
samīkṣamāṇaḥ sa tu tāṁ vayaḥsthāṁ tanuvāsasam । tasya kāmaḥ pravavr̥dhē gahanē’gnirivōtthitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-6॥
As he gazed at the young woman in her thin garment, his desire grew like a fire springing up in a thicket. (BORI: 1-116-6)
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रहस्यात्मसमां दृष्ट्वा राजा राजीवलोचनाम् । न शशाक नियन्तुं तं कामं कामबलात्कृतः ॥BORI: १-११६-७॥
rahasyātmasamāṁ dr̥ṣṭvā rājā rājīvalōcanām । na śaśāka niyantuṁ taṁ kāmaṁ kāmabalātkr̥taḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-7॥
Seeing her alone, as dear to him as his own self, the lotus-eyed king, overpowered by desire, could not restrain his passion. (BORI: 1-116-7)
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तत एनां बलाद्राजा निजग्राह रहोगताम् । वार्यमाणस्तया देव्या विस्फुरन्त्या यथाबलम् ॥BORI: १-११६-८॥
tata ēnāṁ balādrājā nijagrāha rahōgatām । vāryamāṇastayā dēvyā visphurantyā yathābalam ॥BORI: 1-116-8॥
Then the king forcibly seized her when she was alone, though the queen resisted and struggled with all her strength. (BORI: 1-116-8)
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स तु कामपरीतात्मा तं शापं नान्वबुध्यत । माद्रीं मैथुनधर्मेण गच्छमानो बलादिव ॥BORI: १-११६-९॥
sa tu kāmaparītātmā taṁ śāpaṁ nānvabudhyata । mādrīṁ maithunadharmēṇa gacchamānō balādiva ॥BORI: 1-116-9॥
But his mind overwhelmed by desire, he gave no thought to that curse as he approached Madri for intercourse, as if by force… (BORI: 1-116-9)
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जीवितान्ताय कौरव्यो मन्मथस्य वशं गतः । शापजं भयमुत्सृज्य जगामैव बलात्प्रियाम् ॥BORI: १-११६-१०॥
jīvitāntāya kauravyō manmathasya vaśaṁ gataḥ । śāpajaṁ bhayamutsr̥jya jagāmaiva balātpriyām ॥BORI: 1-116-10॥
The Kaurava, overcome by passion, cast aside his fear of the curse and forced himself upon his beloved, bringing his life to an end. (BORI: 1-116-10)
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तस्य कामात्मनो बुद्धिः साक्षात्कालेन मोहिता । सम्प्रमथ्येन्द्रियग्रामं प्रनष्टा सह चेतसा ॥BORI: १-११६-११॥
tasya kāmātmanō buddhiḥ sākṣātkālēna mōhitā । sampramathyēndriyagrāmaṁ pranaṣṭā saha cētasā ॥BORI: 1-116-11॥
His reason, consumed by desire and deluded by Death himself, overwhelmed all his senses and vanished together with his consciousness. (BORI: 1-116-11)
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स तया सह सङ्गम्य भार्यया कुरुनन्दन । पाण्डुः परमधर्मात्मा युयुजे कालधर्मणा ॥BORI: १-११६-१२॥
sa tayā saha saṅgamya bhāryayā kurunandana । pāṇḍuḥ paramadharmātmā yuyujē kāladharmaṇā ॥BORI: 1-116-12॥
After uniting with his wife, O delight of the Kurus, the supremely righteous Pandu succumbed to death. (BORI: 1-116-12)
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ततो माद्री समालिङ्ग्य राजानं गतचेतसम् । मुमोच दुःखजं शब्दं पुनः पुनरतीव ह ॥BORI: १-११६-१३॥
tatō mādrī samāliṅgya rājānaṁ gatacētasam । mumōca duḥkhajaṁ śabdaṁ punaḥ punaratīva ha ॥BORI: 1-116-13॥
Then Madri embraced the lifeless king and again and again uttered exceedingly anguished cries. (BORI: 1-116-13)
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सह पुत्रैस्ततः कुन्ती माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । आजग्मुः सहितास्तत्र यत्र राजा तथागतः ॥BORI: १-११६-१४॥
saha putraistataḥ kuntī mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau । ājagmuḥ sahitāstatra yatra rājā tathāgataḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-14॥
Then Kunti and her sons, together with the two Pandavas who were Madri’s sons, came to the place where the king lay in that state. (BORI: 1-116-14)
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ततो माद्र्यब्रवीद्राजन्नार्ता कुन्तीमिदं वचः । एकैव त्वमिहागच्छ तिष्ठन्त्वत्रैव दारकाः ॥BORI: १-११६-१५॥
tatō mādryabravīdrājannārtā kuntīmidaṁ vacaḥ । ēkaiva tvamihāgaccha tiṣṭhantvatraiva dārakāḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-15॥
Then, O king, the anguished Madri said these words to Kunti: “Come here alone. Let the children remain right here.” (BORI: 1-116-15)
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तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्यास्तत्रैवावार्य दारकान् । हताहमिति विक्रुश्य सहसोपजगाम ह ॥BORI: १-११६-१६॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṁ tasyāstatraivāvārya dārakān । hatāhamiti vikruśya sahasōpajagāma ha ॥BORI: 1-116-16॥
Hearing her words, Kunti held the children back there and, crying out, “I am undone!” rushed over. (BORI: 1-116-16)
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दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुं च माद्रीं च शयानौ धरणीतले । कुन्ती शोकपरीताङ्गी विललाप सुदुःखिता ॥BORI: १-११६-१७॥
dr̥ṣṭvā pāṇḍuṁ ca mādrīṁ ca śayānau dharaṇītalē । kuntī śōkaparītāṅgī vilalāpa suduḥkhitā ॥BORI: 1-116-17॥
Seeing Pandu and Madri lying on the ground, Kunti, her whole body overwhelmed by grief, lamented in deep sorrow. (BORI: 1-116-17)
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रक्ष्यमाणो मया नित्यं वीरः सततमात्मवान् । कथं त्वमभ्यतिक्रान्तः शापं जानन्वनौकसः ॥BORI: १-११६-१८॥
rakṣyamāṇō mayā nityaṁ vīraḥ satatamātmavān । kathaṁ tvamabhyatikrāntaḥ śāpaṁ jānanvanaukasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-18॥
Ever guarded by me, O hero, and always self-controlled, how did you transgress the forest-dweller’s curse, knowing of it? (BORI: 1-116-18)
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ननु नाम त्वया माद्रि रक्षितव्यो जनाधिपः । सा कथं लोभितवती विजने त्वं नराधिपम् ॥BORI: १-११६-१९॥
nanu nāma tvayā mādri rakṣitavyō janādhipaḥ । sā kathaṁ lōbhitavatī vijanē tvaṁ narādhipam ॥BORI: 1-116-19॥
Surely, Madri, the king should have been protected by you. How then did you tempt the lord of men when you were alone with him? (BORI: 1-116-19)
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कथं दीनस्य सततं त्वामासाद्य रहोगताम् । तं विचिन्तयतः शापं प्रहर्षः समजायत ॥BORI: १-११६-२०॥
kathaṁ dīnasya satataṁ tvāmāsādya rahōgatām । taṁ vicintayataḥ śāpaṁ praharṣaḥ samajāyata ॥BORI: 1-116-20॥
How did joy arise in him when, ever despondent and mindful of that curse, he found you alone in a secluded place? (BORI: 1-116-20)
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धन्या त्वमसि बाह्लीकि मत्तो भाग्यतरा तथा । दृष्टवत्यसि यद्वक्त्रं प्रहृष्टस्य महीपतेः ॥BORI: १-११६-२१॥
dhanyā tvamasi bāhlīki mattō bhāgyatarā tathā । dr̥ṣṭavatyasi yadvaktraṁ prahr̥ṣṭasya mahīpatēḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-21॥
You are blessed, Bāhlīkī, and more fortunate than I, for you have seen the face of the delighted king. (BORI: 1-116-21)
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Mādrī chooses to follow Pāṇḍu in death and entrusts Nakula and Sahadeva to Kuntī.
माद्र्युवाच॥
mādryuvāca॥
Mādrī said:
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विलोभ्यमानेन मया वार्यमाणेन चासकृत् । आत्मा न वारितोऽनेन सत्यं दिष्टं चिकीर्षुणा ॥BORI: १-११६-२२॥
vilōbhyamānēna mayā vāryamāṇēna cāsakr̥t । ātmā na vāritō’nēna satyaṁ diṣṭaṁ cikīrṣuṇā ॥BORI: 1-116-22॥
Though I tempted him and repeatedly tried to restrain him, he did not control himself, wishing to make what was ordained come true. (BORI: 1-116-22)
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कुन्त्युवाच॥
kuntyuvāca॥
Kunti said:
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अहं ज्येष्ठा धर्मपत्नी ज्येष्ठं धर्मफलं मम । अवश्यं भाविनो भावान्मा मां माद्रि निवर्तय ॥BORI: १-११६-२३॥
ahaṁ jyēṣṭhā dharmapatnī jyēṣṭhaṁ dharmaphalaṁ mama । avaśyaṁ bhāvinō bhāvānmā māṁ mādri nivartaya ॥BORI: 1-116-23॥
I am the senior lawful wife, and the highest reward of righteousness is mine. Madri, do not turn me away from what must inevitably come to pass. (BORI: 1-116-23)
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अन्वेष्यामीह भर्तारमहं प्रेतवशं गतम् । उत्तिष्ठ त्वं विसृज्यैनमिमान्रक्षस्व दारकान् ॥BORI: १-११६-२४॥
anvēṣyāmīha bhartāramahaṁ prētavaśaṁ gatam । uttiṣṭha tvaṁ visr̥jyainamimānrakṣasva dārakān ॥BORI: 1-116-24॥
I shall follow our husband here, now that he has passed into the power of death. Rise, release him, and look after these children. (BORI: 1-116-24)
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माद्र्युवाच॥
mādryuvāca॥
Mādrī said:
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अहमेवानुयास्यामि भर्तारमपलायिनम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२५A॥
ahamēvānuyāsyāmi bhartāramapalāyinam ॥BORI: 1-116-25A॥
I myself shall follow my husband, the steadfast/non-fleeing one. (BORI: 1-116-25A)
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न हि तृप्तास्मि कामानां तज्ज्येष्ठा अनुमन्यताम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२५B॥
na hi tr̥ptāsmi kāmānāṁ tajjyēṣṭhā anumanyatām ॥BORI: 1-116-25B॥
For I am not satisfied in my desires; therefore let the elder lady give her consent. (BORI: 1-116-25B)
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मां चाभिगम्य क्षीणोऽयं कामाद्भरतसत्तमः ॥BORI: १-११६-२६A॥
māṁ cābhigamya kṣīṇō’yaṁ kāmādbharatasattamaḥ । tamucchindyāmasya kāmaṁ kathaṁ nu yamasādanē ॥BORI: 1-116-26॥
Having approached me, this best of the Bharatas was spent/overcome through desire. (BORI: 1-116-26A)
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तमुच्छिन्द्यामस्य कामं कथं नु यमसादने ॥BORI: १-११६-२६B॥
māṁ cābhigamya kṣīṇō’yaṁ kāmādbharatasattamaḥ । tamucchindyāmasya kāmaṁ kathaṁ nu yamasādanē ॥BORI: 1-116-26॥
How indeed could I bring/end that desire of his in Yama's abode? (BORI: 1-116-26B)
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न चाप्यहं वर्तयन्ती निर्विशेषं सुतेषु ते । वृत्तिमार्ये चरिष्यामि स्पृशेदेनस्तथा हि माम् ॥BORI: १-११६-२७॥
na cāpyahaṁ vartayantī nirviśēṣaṁ sutēṣu tē । vr̥ttimāryē cariṣyāmi spr̥śēdēnastathā hi mām ॥BORI: 1-116-27॥
Nor could I go on living, noble lady, treating your sons without distinction; for in that case sin would attach to me. (BORI: 1-116-27)
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तस्मान्मे सुतयोः कुन्ति वर्तितव्यं स्वपुत्रवत् । मां हि कामयमानोऽयं राजा प्रेतवशं गतः ॥BORI: १-११६-२८॥
tasmānmē sutayōḥ kunti vartitavyaṁ svaputravat । māṁ hi kāmayamānō’yaṁ rājā prētavaśaṁ gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-116-28॥
Therefore, Kunti, you must treat my two sons as your own, for this king died while desiring me. (BORI: 1-116-28)
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राज्ञः शरीरेण सह ममापीदं कलेवरम् । दग्धव्यं सुप्रतिच्छन्नमेतदार्ये प्रियं कुरु ॥BORI: १-११६-२९॥
rājñaḥ śarīrēṇa saha mamāpīdaṁ kalēvaram । dagdhavyaṁ supraticchannamētadāryē priyaṁ kuru ॥BORI: 1-116-29॥
Let this body of mine also be burned together with the king’s body, well covered. Noble lady, do me this kindness. (BORI: 1-116-29)
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दारकेष्वप्रमत्ता च भवेथाश्च हिता मम । अतोऽन्यन्न प्रपश्यामि संदेष्टव्यं हि किञ्चन ॥BORI: १-११६-३०॥
dārakēṣvapramattā ca bhavēthāśca hitā mama । atō’nyanna prapaśyāmi saṁdēṣṭavyaṁ hi kiñcana ॥BORI: 1-116-30॥
Be vigilant in caring for the children and act for my good. Beyond this, I see nothing else that needs to be asked of you. (BORI: 1-116-30)
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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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इत्युक्त्वा तं चिताग्निस्थं धर्मपत्नी नरर्षभम् । मद्रराजात्मजा तूर्णमन्वारोहद्यशस्विनी ॥BORI: १-११६-३१॥
ityuktvā taṁ citāgnisthaṁ dharmapatnī nararṣabham । madrarājātmajā tūrṇamanvārōhadyaśasvinī ॥BORI: 1-116-31॥
Having said this, the illustrious daughter of the king of Madra, his lawful wife, swiftly mounted the funeral pyre after that bull among men. (BORI: 1-116-31)
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The ascetics return Kuntī and the five Pāṇḍavas to Hastināpura and formally present them to the Kuru elders.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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पाण्डोरवभृथं कृत्वा देवकल्पा महर्षयः । ततो मन्त्रमकुर्वन्त ते समेत्य तपस्विनः ॥BORI: १-११७-१॥
pāṇḍōravabhr̥thaṁ kr̥tvā dēvakalpā maharṣayaḥ । tatō mantramakurvanta tē samētya tapasvinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-1॥
After performing Pāṇḍu’s final rites, the godlike great seers, those ascetics, assembled and deliberated. (BORI: 1-117-1)
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हित्वा राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च स महात्मा महातपाः । अस्मिन्स्थाने तपस्तप्तुं तापसाञ्शरणं गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२॥
hitvā rājyaṁ ca rāṣṭraṁ ca sa mahātmā mahātapāḥ । asminsthānē tapastaptuṁ tāpasāñśaraṇaṁ gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-2॥
Having abandoned his kingdom and realm, that great-souled man of mighty austerities sought refuge among the ascetics in this place in order to practice austerities. (BORI: 1-117-2)
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स जातमात्रान्पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च भवतामिह । प्रदायोपनिधिं राजा पाण्डुः स्वर्गमितो गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-३॥
sa jātamātrānputrāṁśca dārāṁśca bhavatāmiha । pradāyōpanidhiṁ rājā pāṇḍuḥ svargamitō gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-3॥
King Pandu entrusted to you here, as a sacred charge, his newborn sons and his wives, and then departed for heaven. (BORI: 1-117-3)
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ते परस्परमामन्त्र्य सर्वभूतहिते रताः । पाण्डोः पुत्रान्पुरस्कृत्य नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११७-४॥
tē parasparamāmantrya sarvabhūtahitē ratāḥ । pāṇḍōḥ putrānpuraskr̥tya nagaraṁ nāgasāhvayam ॥BORI: 1-117-4॥
After consulting one another, they, devoted to the welfare of all beings, with Pāṇḍu’s sons at their head, toward the city called Nāgasāhvaya… (BORI: 1-117-4)
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उदारमनसः सिद्धा गमने चक्रिरे मनः । भीष्माय पाण्डवान्दातुं धृतराष्ट्राय चैव हि ॥BORI: १-११७-५॥
udāramanasaḥ siddhā gamanē cakrirē manaḥ । bhīṣmāya pāṇḍavāndātuṁ dhr̥tarāṣṭrāya caiva hi ॥BORI: 1-117-5॥
The noble-minded ascetics resolved to go and entrust the Pandavas to Bhishma and Dhritarashtra. (BORI: 1-117-5)
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तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे सर्वे तानादाय प्रतस्थिरे । पाण्डोर्दारांश्च पुत्रांश्च शरीरं चैव तापसाः ॥BORI: १-११७-६॥
tasminnēva kṣaṇē sarvē tānādāya pratasthirē । pāṇḍōrdārāṁśca putrāṁśca śarīraṁ caiva tāpasāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-6॥
At that very moment, all the ascetics set out, taking with them Pandu’s wives and sons, as well as his body. (BORI: 1-117-6)
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सुखिनी सा पुरा भूत्वा सततं पुत्रवत्सला । प्रपन्ना दीर्घमध्वानं सङ्क्षिप्तं तदमन्यत ॥BORI: १-११७-७॥
sukhinī sā purā bhūtvā satataṁ putravatsalā । prapannā dīrghamadhvānaṁ saṅkṣiptaṁ tadamanyata ॥BORI: 1-117-7॥
She, who had once been happy and was ever devoted to her sons, embarked on the long journey but thought it short. (BORI: 1-117-7)
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सा नदीर्घेण कालेन सम्प्राप्ता कुरुजाङ्गलम् । वर्धमानपुरद्वारमाससाद यशस्विनी ॥BORI: १-११७-८॥
sā nadīrghēṇa kālēna samprāptā kurujāṅgalam । vardhamānapuradvāramāsasāda yaśasvinī ॥BORI: 1-117-8॥
Before long, the illustrious woman reached Kurujangala and came to the gate of Vardhamanapura. (BORI: 1-117-8)
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तं चारणसहस्राणां मुनीनामागमं तदा । श्रुत्वा नागपुरे नृणां विस्मयः समजायत ॥BORI: १-११७-९॥
taṁ cāraṇasahasrāṇāṁ munīnāmāgamaṁ tadā । śrutvā nāgapurē nr̥ṇāṁ vismayaḥ samajāyata ॥BORI: 1-117-9॥
When the people of Nagapura heard of the arrival of those thousands of wandering sages, they were filled with wonder. (BORI: 1-117-9)
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मुहूर्तोदित आदित्ये सर्वे धर्मपुरस्कृताः । सदारास्तापसान्द्रष्टुं निर्ययुः पुरवासिनः ॥BORI: १-११७-१०॥
muhūrtōdita ādityē sarvē dharmapuraskr̥tāḥ । sadārāstāpasāndraṣṭuṁ niryayuḥ puravāsinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-10॥
When the sun had been up for a short while, all the townspeople, with righteousness foremost in their minds, set out with their wives to see the ascetics. (BORI: 1-117-10)
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स्त्रीसङ्घाः क्षत्रसङ्घाश्च यानसङ्घान्समास्थिताः । ब्राह्मणैः सह निर्जग्मुर्ब्राह्मणानां च योषितः ॥BORI: १-११७-११॥
strīsaṅghāḥ kṣatrasaṅghāśca yānasaṅghānsamāsthitāḥ । brāhmaṇaiḥ saha nirjagmurbrāhmaṇānāṁ ca yōṣitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-11॥
Groups of women and Kshatriyas, riding in companies of vehicles, set out with the Brahmins; the Brahmins’ wives went as well. (BORI: 1-117-11)
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तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घानां महान्व्यतिकरोऽभवत् । न कश्चिदकरोदीर्ष्यामभवन्धर्मबुद्धयः ॥BORI: १-११७-१२॥
tathā viṭśūdrasaṅghānāṁ mahānvyatikarō’bhavat । na kaścidakarōdīrṣyāmabhavandharmabuddhayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-12॥
Likewise, there was a great mingling of the groups of Vaishyas and Shudras. No one felt envy; they were all righteous-minded. (BORI: 1-117-12)
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तथा भीष्मः शान्तनवः सोमदत्तोऽथ बाह्लिकः । प्रज्ञाचक्षुश्च राजर्षिः क्षत्ता च विदुरः स्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११७-१३॥
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ sōmadattō’tha bāhlikaḥ । prajñācakṣuśca rājarṣiḥ kṣattā ca viduraḥ svayam ॥BORI: 1-117-13॥
Likewise Bhishma, son of Shantanu; Somadatta; Bahlika; the royal sage whose wisdom was his sight; and Vidura himself, the chamberlain… (BORI: 1-117-13)
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सा च सत्यवती देवी कौसल्या च यशस्विनी । राजदारैः परिवृता गान्धारी च विनिर्ययौ ॥BORI: १-११७-१४॥
sā ca satyavatī dēvī kausalyā ca yaśasvinī । rājadāraiḥ parivr̥tā gāndhārī ca viniryayau ॥BORI: 1-117-14॥
The queen Satyavati, the illustrious Kausalya, and Gandhari, surrounded by the royal ladies, came out. (BORI: 1-117-14)
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धृतराष्ट्रस्य दायादा दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः । भूषिता भूषणैश्चित्रैः शतसङ्ख्या विनिर्ययुः ॥BORI: १-११७-१५॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya dāyādā duryōdhanapurōgamāḥ । bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇaiścitraiḥ śatasaṅkhyā viniryayuḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-15॥
Dhritarashtra’s hundred heirs, led by Duryodhana and adorned with splendid ornaments, came forth. (BORI: 1-117-15)
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तान्महर्षिगणान्सर्वाञ्शिरोभिरभिवाद्य च । उपोपविविशुः सर्वे कौरव्याः सपुरोहिताः ॥BORI: १-११७-१६॥
tānmaharṣigaṇānsarvāñśirōbhirabhivādya ca । upōpaviviśuḥ sarvē kauravyāḥ sapurōhitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-16॥
After bowing their heads to all those great sages, all the Kauravas, together with their priests, sat down nearby. (BORI: 1-117-16)
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तथैव शिरसा भूमावभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च । उपोपविविशुः सर्वे पौरजानपदा अपि ॥BORI: १-११७-१७॥
tathaiva śirasā bhūmāvabhivādya praṇamya ca । upōpaviviśuḥ sarvē paurajānapadā api ॥BORI: 1-117-17॥
Likewise, all the townspeople and country folk bowed their heads to the ground in reverence and then took their seats. (BORI: 1-117-17)
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तमकूजमिवाज्ञाय जनौघं सर्वशस्तदा । भीष्मो राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च महर्षिभ्यो न्यवेदयत् ॥BORI: १-११७-१८॥
tamakūjamivājñāya janaughaṁ sarvaśastadā । bhīṣmō rājyaṁ ca rāṣṭraṁ ca maharṣibhyō nyavēdayat ॥BORI: 1-117-18॥
Seeing that the entire multitude was utterly silent, Bhishma then presented the kingdom and the realm to the great seers. (BORI: 1-117-18)
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तेषामथो वृद्धतमः प्रत्युत्थाय जटाजिनी । महर्षिमतमाज्ञाय महर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-११७-१९॥
tēṣāmathō vr̥ddhatamaḥ pratyutthāya jaṭājinī । maharṣimatamājñāya maharṣiridamabravīt ॥BORI: 1-117-19॥
Then the eldest among them, a great seer wearing matted locks and a deerskin, rose, ascertained the opinion of the great seers, and said: (BORI: 1-117-19)
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यः स कौरव्यदायादः पाण्डुर्नाम नराधिपः । कामभोगान्परित्यज्य शतशृङ्गमितो गतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२०॥
yaḥ sa kauravyadāyādaḥ pāṇḍurnāma narādhipaḥ । kāmabhōgānparityajya śataśr̥ṅgamitō gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-20॥
That heir of the Kauravas, the king named Pandu, renounced sensual pleasures and went from here to Shatashringa. (BORI: 1-117-20)
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ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतस्थस्य तस्य दिव्येन हेतुना । साक्षाद्धर्मादयं पुत्रस्तस्य जातो युधिष्ठिरः ॥BORI: १-११७-२१॥
brahmacaryavratasthasya tasya divyēna hētunā । sākṣāddharmādayaṁ putrastasya jātō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-21॥
While he observed the vow of celibacy, this son of his, Yudhishthira, was born directly from Dharma through divine agency. (BORI: 1-117-21)
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तथेमं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः । मातरिश्वा ददौ पुत्रं भीमं नाम महाबलम् ॥BORI: १-११७-२२॥
tathēmaṁ balināṁ śrēṣṭhaṁ tasya rājñō mahātmanaḥ । mātariśvā dadau putraṁ bhīmaṁ nāma mahābalam ॥BORI: 1-117-22॥
Likewise, Mātariśvan gave that great-souled king this son, Bhīma by name, mighty in strength and foremost among the powerful. (BORI: 1-117-22)
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पुरुहूतादयं जज्ञे कुन्त्यां सत्यपराक्रमः । यस्य कीर्तिर्महेष्वासान्सर्वानभिभविष्यति ॥BORI: १-११७-२३॥
puruhūtādayaṁ jajñē kuntyāṁ satyaparākramaḥ । yasya kīrtirmahēṣvāsānsarvānabhibhaviṣyati ॥BORI: 1-117-23॥
This man of unfailing valor was born to Kunti by Puruhuta; his fame will surpass that of all great archers. (BORI: 1-117-23)
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यौ तु माद्री महेष्वासावसूत कुरुसत्तमौ । अश्विभ्यां मनुजव्याघ्राविमौ तावपि तिष्ठतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२४॥
yau tu mādrī mahēṣvāsāvasūta kurusattamau । aśvibhyāṁ manujavyāghrāvimau tāvapi tiṣṭhataḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-24॥
And these two mighty bowmen, foremost of the Kurus, whom Mādrī bore by the Aśvins—these two tigers among men also stand here. (BORI: 1-117-24)
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चरता धर्मनित्येन वनवासं यशस्विना । एष पैतामहो वंशः पाण्डुना पुनरुद्धृतः ॥BORI: १-११७-२५॥
caratā dharmanityēna vanavāsaṁ yaśasvinā । ēṣa paitāmahō vaṁśaḥ pāṇḍunā punaruddhr̥taḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-25॥
By the illustrious Pandu, ever devoted to righteousness, who lived in exile in the forest, this ancestral lineage was restored. (BORI: 1-117-25)
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पुत्राणां जन्म वृद्धिं च वैदिकाध्ययनानि च । पश्यतः सततं पाण्डोः शश्वत्प्रीतिरवर्धत ॥BORI: १-११७-२६॥
putrāṇāṁ janma vr̥ddhiṁ ca vaidikādhyayanāni ca । paśyataḥ satataṁ pāṇḍōḥ śaśvatprītiravardhata ॥BORI: 1-117-26॥
As Pandu continually watched his sons’ birth and growth and their study of the Vedas, his abiding joy increased. (BORI: 1-117-26)
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वर्तमानः सतां वृत्ते पुत्रलाभमवाप्य च । पितृलोकं गतः पाण्डुरितः सप्तदशेऽहनि ॥BORI: १-११७-२७॥
vartamānaḥ satāṁ vr̥ttē putralābhamavāpya ca । pitr̥lōkaṁ gataḥ pāṇḍuritaḥ saptadaśē’hani ॥BORI: 1-117-27॥
Living according to the ways of the virtuous and having gained sons, Pandu went to the realm of the ancestors seventeen days later. (BORI: 1-117-27)
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तं चितागतमाज्ञाय वैश्वानरमुखे हुतम् । प्रविष्टा पावकं माद्री हित्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥BORI: १-११७-२८॥
taṁ citāgatamājñāya vaiśvānaramukhē hutam । praviṣṭā pāvakaṁ mādrī hitvā jīvitamātmanaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-28॥
Knowing that he had been placed on the funeral pyre and offered into the mouth of the fire, Madri entered the flames, relinquishing her own life. (BORI: 1-117-28)
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सा गता सह तेनैव पतिलोकमनुव्रता । तस्यास्तस्य च यत्कार्यं क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् ॥BORI: १-११७-२९॥
sā gatā saha tēnaiva patilōkamanuvratā । tasyāstasya ca yatkāryaṁ kriyatāṁ tadanantaram ॥BORI: 1-117-29॥
Devoted to her husband, she has gone with him to his world. Then let whatever must be done for her and for him be performed. (BORI: 1-117-29)
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इमे तयोः शरीरे द्वे सुताश्चेमे तयोर्वराः । क्रियाभिरनुगृह्यन्तां सह मात्रा परन्तपाः ॥BORI: १-११७-३०॥
imē tayōḥ śarīrē dvē sutāścēmē tayōrvarāḥ । kriyābhiranugr̥hyantāṁ saha mātrā parantapāḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-30॥
Here are the bodies of those two, and here are their noble sons. Let these scorchers of foes, together with their mother, be received with the proper rites. (BORI: 1-117-30)
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प्रेतकार्ये च निर्वृत्ते पितृमेधं महायशाः । लभतां सर्वधर्मज्ञः पाण्डुः कुरुकुलोद्वहः ॥BORI: १-११७-३१॥
prētakāryē ca nirvr̥ttē pitr̥mēdhaṁ mahāyaśāḥ । labhatāṁ sarvadharmajñaḥ pāṇḍuḥ kurukulōdvahaḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-31॥
And when the rites for the dead are complete, may the illustrious Pāṇḍu, knower of every duty and upholder of the Kuru line, receive the ancestral rites. (BORI: 1-117-31)
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एवमुक्त्वा कुरून्सर्वान्कुरूणामेव पश्यताम् । क्षणेनान्तर्हिताः सर्वे चारणा गुह्यकैः सह ॥BORI: १-११७-३२॥
ēvamuktvā kurūnsarvānkurūṇāmēva paśyatām । kṣaṇēnāntarhitāḥ sarvē cāraṇā guhyakaiḥ saha ॥BORI: 1-117-32॥
Having thus addressed all the Kurus, all the Charanas vanished in an instant before the Kurus’ very eyes, together with the Guhyakas. (BORI: 1-117-32)
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गन्धर्वनगराकारं तत्रैवान्तर्हितं पुनः । ऋषिसिद्धगणं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं ते परं ययुः ॥BORI: १-११७-३३॥
gandharvanagarākāraṁ tatraivāntarhitaṁ punaḥ । r̥ṣisiddhagaṇaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā vismayaṁ tē paraṁ yayuḥ ॥BORI: 1-117-33॥
Seeing the host of seers and Siddhas, which resembled a city of Gandharvas, vanish there once again, they were filled with the utmost amazement. (BORI: 1-117-33)
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Instructed by Dhritarashtra, Vidura and Bhishma conduct funeral rites of Pandu and Madri at a secluded place.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭra uvāca॥
Dhritarashtra said:
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पाण्डोर्विदुर सर्वाणि प्रेतकार्याणि कारय । राजवद्राजसिंहस्य माद्र्याश्चैव विशेषतः ॥BORI: १-११८-१॥
pāṇḍōrvidura sarvāṇi prētakāryāṇi kāraya । rājavadrājasiṁhasya mādryāścaiva viśēṣataḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-1॥
Vidura, have all the funeral rites of Pandu, that lion among kings, performed in royal fashion, and especially those of Madri as well. (BORI: 1-118-1)
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पशून्वासांसि रत्नानि धनानि विविधानि च । पाण्डोः प्रयच्छ माद्र्याश्च येभ्यो यावच्च वाञ्छितम् ॥BORI: १-११८-२॥
paśūnvāsāṁsi ratnāni dhanāni vividhāni ca । pāṇḍōḥ prayaccha mādryāśca yēbhyō yāvacca vāñchitam ॥BORI: 1-118-2॥
For Pandu and Madri, give cattle, garments, jewels, and various kinds of wealth to whomever and in whatever measure is desired. (BORI: 1-118-2)
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यथा च कुन्ती सत्कारं कुर्यान्माद्र्यास्तथा कुरु । यथा न वायुर्नादित्यः पश्येतां तां सुसंवृताम् ॥BORI: १-११८-३॥
yathā ca kuntī satkāraṁ kuryānmādryāstathā kuru । yathā na vāyurnādityaḥ paśyētāṁ tāṁ susaṁvr̥tām ॥BORI: 1-118-3॥
Show Madri the same honor that Kunti would, and keep her so well covered that neither the wind nor the sun may see her. (BORI: 1-118-3)
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न शोच्यः पाण्डुरनघः प्रशस्यः स नराधिपः । यस्य पञ्च सुता वीरा जाताः सुरसुतोपमाः ॥BORI: १-११८-४॥
na śōcyaḥ pāṇḍuranaghaḥ praśasyaḥ sa narādhipaḥ । yasya pañca sutā vīrā jātāḥ surasutōpamāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-4॥
The blameless Pandu is not to be mourned; that king is worthy of praise, for he has five heroic sons, equal to the sons of the gods. (BORI: 1-118-4)
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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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विदुरस्तं तथेत्युक्त्वा भीष्मेण सह भारत । पाण्डुं संस्कारयामास देशे परमसंवृते ॥BORI: १-११८-५॥
vidurastaṁ tathētyuktvā bhīṣmēṇa saha bhārata । pāṇḍuṁ saṁskārayāmāsa dēśē paramasaṁvr̥tē ॥BORI: 1-118-5॥
Vidura agreed to this and, together with Bhishma, had Pandu’s funeral rites performed in a very secluded place, O Bharata. (BORI: 1-118-5)
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ततस्तु नगरात्तूर्णमाज्यहोमपुरस्कृताः । निर्हृताः पावका दीप्ताः पाण्डो राजपुरोहितैः ॥BORI: १-११८-६॥
tatastu nagarāttūrṇamājyahōmapuraskr̥tāḥ । nirhr̥tāḥ pāvakā dīptāḥ pāṇḍō rājapurōhitaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-6॥
Then Pandu’s royal priests swiftly carried the blazing fires out of the city, preceded by offerings of clarified butter. (BORI: 1-118-6)
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अथैनमार्तवैर्गन्धैर्माल्यैश्च विविधैर्वरैः । शिबिकां समलञ्चक्रुर्वाससाच्छाद्य सर्वशः ॥BORI: १-११८-७॥
athainamārtavairgandhairmālyaiśca vividhairvaraiḥ । śibikāṁ samalañcakrurvāsasācchādya sarvaśaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-7॥
Then, after covering him completely with cloth, they adorned the bier with seasonal perfumes and various splendid garlands. (BORI: 1-118-7)
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तां तथा शोभितां माल्यैर्वासोभिश्च महाधनैः । अमात्या ज्ञातयश्चैव सुहृदश्चोपतस्थिरे ॥BORI: १-११८-८॥
tāṁ tathā śōbhitāṁ mālyairvāsōbhiśca mahādhanaiḥ । amātyā jñātayaścaiva suhr̥daścōpatasthirē ॥BORI: 1-118-8॥
The ministers, relatives, and friends gathered around the bier, thus adorned with garlands and costly fabrics. (BORI: 1-118-8)
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नृसिंहं नरयुक्तेन परमालङ्कृतेन तम् । अवहन्यानमुख्येन सह माद्र्या सुसंवृतम् ॥BORI: १-११८-९॥
nr̥siṁhaṁ narayuktēna paramālaṅkr̥tēna tam । avahanyānamukhyēna saha mādryā susaṁvr̥tam ॥BORI: 1-118-9॥
They bore that lion among men together with Madri, completely covered, on a splendidly adorned, man-drawn conveyance of the finest kind. (BORI: 1-118-9)
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पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण चामरव्यजनेन च । सर्ववादित्रनादैश्च समलञ्चक्रिरे ततः ॥BORI: १-११८-१०॥
pāṇḍurēṇātapatrēṇa cāmaravyajanēna ca । sarvavāditranādaiśca samalañcakrirē tataḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-10॥
Then they adorned him with a white parasol, a yak-tail fan, and the music of every kind of instrument. (BORI: 1-118-10)
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रत्नानि चाप्युपादाय बहूनि शतशो नराः । प्रददुः काङ्क्षमाणेभ्यः पाण्डोस्तत्रौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥BORI: १-११८-११॥
ratnāni cāpyupādāya bahūni śataśō narāḥ । pradaduḥ kāṅkṣamāṇēbhyaḥ pāṇḍōstatraurdhvadēhikam ॥BORI: 1-118-11॥
Taking up many hundreds of jewels, the men gave them there to all who desired them as offerings for Pandu’s funeral rites. (BORI: 1-118-11)
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अथ छत्राणि शुभ्राणि पाण्डुराणि बृहन्ति च । आजह्रुः कौरवस्यार्थे वासांसि रुचिराणि च ॥BORI: १-११८-१२॥
atha chatrāṇi śubhrāṇi pāṇḍurāṇi br̥hanti ca । ājahruḥ kauravasyārthē vāsāṁsi rucirāṇi ca ॥BORI: 1-118-12॥
Then they brought fine white parasols, large and pale, and splendid garments for the Kaurava. (BORI: 1-118-12)
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याजकैः शुक्लवासोभिर्हूयमाना हुताशनाः । अगच्छन्नग्रतस्तस्य दीप्यमानाः स्वलङ्कृताः ॥BORI: १-११८-१३॥
yājakaiḥ śuklavāsōbhirhūyamānā hutāśanāḥ । agacchannagratastasya dīpyamānāḥ svalaṅkr̥tāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-13॥
The sacrificial fires, into which white-robed priests were pouring oblations, went blazing before him, beautifully adorned. (BORI: 1-118-13)
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ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चैव सहस्रशः । रुदन्तः शोकसन्तप्ता अनुजग्मुर्नराधिपम् ॥BORI: १-११८-१४॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścaiva sahasraśaḥ । rudantaḥ śōkasantaptā anujagmurnarādhipam ॥BORI: 1-118-14॥
Thousands of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, weeping and overcome with grief, followed the king. (BORI: 1-118-14)
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अयमस्मानपाहाय दुःखे चाधाय शाश्वते । कृत्वानाथान्परो नाथः क्व यास्यति नराधिपः ॥BORI: १-११८-१५॥
ayamasmānapāhāya duḥkhē cādhāya śāśvatē । kr̥tvānāthānparō nāthaḥ kva yāsyati narādhipaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-15॥
Where will this king, our supreme protector, go after abandoning us, consigning us to unending sorrow, and leaving us without a protector? (BORI: 1-118-15)
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क्रोशन्तः पाण्डवाः सर्वे भीष्मो विदुर एव च । रमणीये वनोद्देशे गङ्गातीरे समे शुभे ॥BORI: १-११८-१६॥
krōśantaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarvē bhīṣmō vidura ēva ca । ramaṇīyē vanōddēśē gaṅgātīrē samē śubhē ॥BORI: 1-118-16॥
All the Pandavas, Bhishma, and Vidura, lamenting aloud, at a delightful woodland spot on the fair, level bank of the Ganges… (BORI: 1-118-16)
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न्यासयामासुरथ तां शिबिकां सत्यवादिनः । सभार्यस्य नृसिंहस्य पाण्डोरक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥BORI: १-११८-१७॥
nyāsayāmāsuratha tāṁ śibikāṁ satyavādinaḥ । sabhāryasya nr̥siṁhasya pāṇḍōrakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-17॥
Then those truthful men had the bier bearing Pāṇḍu, the tireless lion among men, together with his wife, set down. (BORI: 1-118-17)
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ततस्तस्य शरीरं तत्सर्वगन्धनिषेवितम् । शुचिकालीयकादिग्धं मुख्यस्नानाधिवासितम् । पर्यषिञ्चज्जलेनाशु शातकुम्भमयैर्घटैः ॥BORI: १-११८-१८॥
tatastasya śarīraṁ tatsarvagandhaniṣēvitam । śucikālīyakādigdhaṁ mukhyasnānādhivāsitam । paryaṣiñcajjalēnāśu śātakumbhamayairghaṭaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-18॥
Then his body, perfumed with every fragrance, anointed with pure kālīyaka and scented with the finest bathing essences, was quickly sprinkled with water from golden jars. (BORI: 1-118-18)
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चन्दनेन च मुख्येन शुक्लेन समलेपयन् । कालागुरुविमिश्रेण तथा तुङ्गरसेन च ॥BORI: १-११८-१९॥
candanēna ca mukhyēna śuklēna samalēpayan । kālāguruvimiśrēṇa tathā tuṅgarasēna ca ॥BORI: 1-118-19॥
They anointed him with the finest white sandalwood paste, blended with black aloe and fragrant resin. (BORI: 1-118-19)
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अथैनं देशजैः शुक्लैर्वासोभिः समयोजयन् । आच्छन्नः स तु वासोभिर्जीवन्निव नरर्षभः । शुशुभे पुरुषव्याघ्रो महार्हशयनोचितः ॥BORI: १-११८-२०॥
athainaṁ dēśajaiḥ śuklairvāsōbhiḥ samayōjayan । ācchannaḥ sa tu vāsōbhirjīvanniva nararṣabhaḥ । śuśubhē puruṣavyāghrō mahārhaśayanōcitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-20॥
Then they arrayed him in white garments made in his own country. Covered with those garments, that tiger among men—the best of men, accustomed to a costly couch—shone as though alive. (BORI: 1-118-20)
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याजकैरभ्यनुज्ञातं प्रेतकर्मणि निष्ठितैः । घृतावसिक्तं राजानं सह माद्र्या स्वलङ्कृतम् ॥BORI: १-११८-२१॥
yājakairabhyanujñātaṁ prētakarmaṇi niṣṭhitaiḥ । ghr̥tāvasiktaṁ rājānaṁ saha mādryā svalaṅkr̥tam ॥BORI: 1-118-21॥
With the permission of the officiating priests, who were well versed in funeral rites, the king, anointed with ghee and richly adorned, together with Mādrī… (BORI: 1-118-21)
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तुङ्गपद्मकमिश्रेण चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना । अन्यैश्च विविधैर्गन्धैरनल्पैः समदाहयन् ॥BORI: १-११८-२२॥
tuṅgapadmakamiśrēṇa candanēna sugandhinā । anyaiśca vividhairgandhairanalpaiḥ samadāhayan ॥BORI: 1-118-22॥
They cremated them with fragrant sandalwood mixed with tuṅga and padmaka, and with abundant aromatic substances of various other kinds. (BORI: 1-118-22)
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ततस्तयोः शरीरे ते दृष्ट्वा मोहवशं गता । हाहा पुत्रेति कौसल्या पपात सहसा भुवि ॥BORI: १-११८-२३॥
tatastayōḥ śarīrē tē dr̥ṣṭvā mōhavaśaṁ gatā । hāhā putrēti kausalyā papāta sahasā bhuvi ॥BORI: 1-118-23॥
Then, seeing their two bodies, Kausalyā was overcome with grief. Crying, “Alas, my son!” she suddenly fell to the ground. (BORI: 1-118-23)
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तां प्रेक्ष्य पतितामार्तां पौरजानपदो जनः । रुरोद सस्वनं सर्वो राजभक्त्या कृपान्वितः ॥BORI: १-११८-२४॥
tāṁ prēkṣya patitāmārtāṁ paurajānapadō janaḥ । rurōda sasvanaṁ sarvō rājabhaktyā kr̥pānvitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-24॥
Seeing her fallen and grief-stricken, all the people of the city and countryside cried aloud, moved by compassion and devotion to the king. (BORI: 1-118-24)
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क्लान्तानीवार्तनादेन सर्वाणि च विचुक्रुशुः । मानुषैः सह भूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि ॥BORI: १-११८-२५॥
klāntānīvārtanādēna sarvāṇi ca vicukruśuḥ । mānuṣaiḥ saha bhūtāni tiryagyōnigatānyapi ॥BORI: 1-118-25॥
As if exhausted, all creatures—even those born as animals—wailed in anguish along with the people. (BORI: 1-118-25)
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तथा भीष्मः शान्तनवो विदुरश्च महामतिः । सर्वशः कौरवाश्चैव प्राणदन्भृशदुःखिताः ॥BORI: १-११८-२६॥
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavō viduraśca mahāmatiḥ । sarvaśaḥ kauravāścaiva prāṇadanbhr̥śaduḥkhitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-26॥
Likewise Bhishma, son of Shantanu, the wise Vidura, and all the Kauravas cried aloud, deeply afflicted with grief. (BORI: 1-118-26)
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ततो भीष्मोऽथ विदुरो राजा च सह बन्धुभिः । उदकं चक्रिरे तस्य सर्वाश्च कुरुयोषितः ॥BORI: १-११८-२७॥
tatō bhīṣmō’tha vidurō rājā ca saha bandhubhiḥ । udakaṁ cakrirē tasya sarvāśca kuruyōṣitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-27॥
Then Bhishma, Vidura, the king with his kinsmen, and all the Kuru women offered water for him. (BORI: 1-118-27)
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कृतोदकांस्तानादाय पाण्डवाञ्शोककर्शितान् । सर्वाः प्रकृतयो राजञ्शोचन्त्यः पर्यवारयन् ॥BORI: १-११८-२८॥
kr̥tōdakāṁstānādāya pāṇḍavāñśōkakarśitān । sarvāḥ prakr̥tayō rājañśōcantyaḥ paryavārayan ॥BORI: 1-118-28॥
O king, all the people, grieving, gathered around the sorrow-worn Pandavas after they had offered the water rites. (BORI: 1-118-28)
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यथैव पाण्डवा भूमौ सुषुपुः सह बान्धवैः । तथैव नागरा राजञ्शिश्यिरे ब्राह्मणादयः ॥BORI: १-११८-२९॥
yathaiva pāṇḍavā bhūmau suṣupuḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ । tathaiva nāgarā rājañśiśyirē brāhmaṇādayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-29॥
Just as the Pandavas slept on the ground with their kinsmen, so too, O king, did the townspeople, beginning with the Brahmins. (BORI: 1-118-29)
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तदनानन्दमस्वस्थमाकुमारमहृष्टवत् । बभूव पाण्डवैः सार्धं नगरं द्वादश क्षपाः ॥BORI: १-११८-३०॥
tadanānandamasvasthamākumāramahr̥ṣṭavat । babhūva pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṁ nagaraṁ dvādaśa kṣapāḥ ॥BORI: 1-118-30॥
For twelve nights, the entire city, down to its children, remained joyless, distressed, and dejected along with the Pandavas. (BORI: 1-118-30)
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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said:
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ततः क्षत्ता च राजा च भीष्मश्च सह बन्धुभिः । ददुः श्राद्धं तदा पाण्डोः स्वधामृतमयं तदा ॥BORI: १-११९-१॥
tataḥ kṣattā ca rājā ca bhīṣmaśca saha bandhubhiḥ । daduḥ śrāddhaṁ tadā pāṇḍōḥ svadhāmr̥tamayaṁ tadā ॥BORI: 1-119-1॥
Then the chamberlain, the king, and Bhishma, together with their kinsmen, offered Pandu a śrāddha consisting of the nectar of ancestral offerings. (BORI: 1-119-1)
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कुरूंश्च विप्रमुख्यांश्च भोजयित्वा सहस्रशः । रत्नौघान्द्विजमुख्येभ्यो दत्त्वा ग्रामवरानपि ॥BORI: १-११९-२॥
kurūṁśca vipramukhyāṁśca bhōjayitvā sahasraśaḥ । ratnaughāndvijamukhyēbhyō dattvā grāmavarānapi ॥BORI: 1-119-2॥
having fed thousands of Kurus and eminent Brahmins, and given heaps of jewels and excellent villages to the foremost of the twice-born… (BORI: 1-119-2)
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कृतशौचांस्ततस्तांस्तु पाण्डवान्भरतर्षभान् । आदाय विविशुः पौराः पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥BORI: १-११९-३॥
kr̥taśaucāṁstatastāṁstu pāṇḍavānbharatarṣabhān । ādāya viviśuḥ paurāḥ puraṁ vāraṇasāhvayam ॥BORI: 1-119-3॥
Then the citizens took the Pandavas, those bulls of Bharata’s line who had completed their purification rites, and entered the city named after the elephant. (BORI: 1-119-3)
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सततं स्मान्वतप्यन्त तमेव भरतर्षभम् । पौरजानपदाः सर्वे मृतं स्वमिव बान्धवम् ॥BORI: १-११९-४॥
satataṁ smānvatapyanta tamēva bharatarṣabham । paurajānapadāḥ sarvē mr̥taṁ svamiva bāndhavam ॥BORI: 1-119-4॥
All the townspeople and country folk continually mourned that bull of the Bharatas as they would a kinsman of their own who had died. (BORI: 1-119-4)
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Warned by Vyāsa of the destructive age ahead, Satyavatī withdraws to the forest with Ambikā and Ambālikā, where all three practise austerities until death.
श्राद्धावसाने तु तदा दृष्ट्वा तं दुःखितं जनम् । संमूढां दुःखशोकार्तां व्यासो मातरमब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-११९-५॥
śrāddhāvasānē tu tadā dr̥ṣṭvā taṁ duḥkhitaṁ janam । saṁmūḍhāṁ duḥkhaśōkārtāṁ vyāsō mātaramabravīt ॥BORI: 1-119-5॥
Then, at the conclusion of the funeral rites, Vyasa saw the people in distress and spoke to his mother, who was bewildered and afflicted with pain and grief. (BORI: 1-119-5)
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अतिक्रान्तसुखाः कालाः प्रत्युपस्थितदारुणाः । श्वः श्वः पापीयदिवसाः पृथिवी गतयौवना ॥BORI: १-११९-६॥
atikrāntasukhāḥ kālāḥ pratyupasthitadāruṇāḥ । śvaḥ śvaḥ pāpīyadivasāḥ pr̥thivī gatayauvanā ॥BORI: 1-119-6॥
Happy times have passed, and dreadful times are upon us. Day by day, the days grow worse; the earth has lost her youth. (BORI: 1-119-6)
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बहुमायासमाकीर्णो नानादोषसमाकुलः । लुप्तधर्मक्रियाचारो घोरः कालो भविष्यति ॥BORI: १-११९-७॥
bahumāyāsamākīrṇō nānādōṣasamākulaḥ । luptadharmakriyācārō ghōraḥ kālō bhaviṣyati ॥BORI: 1-119-7॥
A terrible age will come, rife with deceit, beset by many evils, in which the practices and observances of dharma have vanished. (BORI: 1-119-7)
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गच्छ त्वं त्यागमास्थाय युक्ता वस तपोवने । मा द्रक्ष्यसि कुलस्यास्य घोरं सङ्क्षयमात्मनः ॥BORI: १-११९-८॥
gaccha tvaṁ tyāgamāsthāya yuktā vasa tapōvanē । mā drakṣyasi kulasyāsya ghōraṁ saṅkṣayamātmanaḥ ॥BORI: 1-119-8॥
Go, embrace renunciation, and live a disciplined life in the ascetic forest, so that you do not witness the terrible destruction of this family of yours. (BORI: 1-119-8)
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तथेति समनुज्ञाय सा प्रविश्याब्रवीत्स्नुषाम् । अम्बिके तव पुत्रस्य दुर्नयात्किल भारताः । सानुबन्धा विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति पौत्राश्चैवेति नः श्रुतम् ॥BORI: १-११९-९॥
tathēti samanujñāya sā praviśyābravītsnuṣām । ambikē tava putrasya durnayātkila bhāratāḥ । sānubandhā vinaṅkṣyanti pautrāścaivēti naḥ śrutam ॥BORI: 1-119-9॥
Having assented, saying, “So be it,” she went in and said to her daughter-in-law, “Ambika, we have heard that because of your son’s misconduct, the Bharatas will perish together with their kin, and the grandsons as well.” (BORI: 1-119-9)
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तत्कौसल्यामिमामार्तां पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिताम् । वनमादाय भद्रं ते गच्छावो यदि मन्यसे ॥BORI: १-११९-१०॥
tatkausalyāmimāmārtāṁ putraśōkābhipīḍitām । vanamādāya bhadraṁ tē gacchāvō yadi manyasē ॥BORI: 1-119-10॥
So, if you agree, let us take this afflicted Kausalyā, tormented by grief for her son, and go to the forest. May all be well with you. (BORI: 1-119-10)
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तथेत्युक्ते अम्बिकया भीष्ममामन्त्र्य सुव्रता । वनं ययौ सत्यवती स्नुषाभ्यां सह भारत ॥BORI: १-११९-११॥
tathētyuktē ambikayā bhīṣmamāmantrya suvratā । vanaṁ yayau satyavatī snuṣābhyāṁ saha bhārata ॥BORI: 1-119-11॥
When Ambikā replied, “So be it,” the virtuous Satyavatī took leave of Bhīṣma and went to the forest with her two daughters-in-law, O Bhārata. (BORI: 1-119-11)
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ताः सुघोरं तपः कृत्वा देव्यो भरतसत्तम । देहं त्यक्त्वा महाराज गतिमिष्टां ययुस्तदा ॥BORI: १-११९-१२॥
tāḥ sughōraṁ tapaḥ kr̥tvā dēvyō bharatasattama । dēhaṁ tyaktvā mahārāja gatimiṣṭāṁ yayustadā ॥BORI: 1-119-12॥
After performing extremely severe austerities, those noble women gave up their bodies and then attained their desired destination, O great king, best of the Bharatas. (BORI: 1-119-12)
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