01.185
Pancharatra: Brahmana visits Pandavas, followed by a messenger.

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततस्तथोक्तः परिहृष्टरूपः; पित्रे शशंसाथ स राजपुत्रः। धृष्टद्युम्नः सोमकानां प्रबर्हो; वृत्तं यथा येन हृता च कृष्णा ॥१-१८५-१॥

tatas tathoktaḥ parihṛṣṭarūpaḥ; pitre śaśaṃsātha sa rājaputraḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ somakānāṃ prabarho; vṛttaṃ yathā yena hṛtā ca kṛṣṇā ॥1-185-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; परिहृष्टरूपः (parihṛṣṭarūpaḥ) - with delighted appearance; पित्रे (pitre) - to the father; शशंस (śaśaṃsa) - he reported; अथ (atha) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - the prince; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; सोमकानां (somakānāṃ) - of the Somakas; प्रबर्हो (prabarho) - the chief; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - the event; यथा (yathā) - as; येन (yena) - by whom; हृता (hṛtā) - was taken; च (ca) - and; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī);]

(Then, thus having been spoken, with delighted appearance, to the father he reported, then that prince, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, chief of the Somakas, the event as by whom Kṛṣṇā was taken and.)

Then, having heard thus, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the prince and chief of the Somakas, with a delighted appearance, reported to his father the event of how Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) was taken.

योऽसौ युवा स्वायतलोहिताक्षः; कृष्णाजिनी देवसमानरूपः। यः कार्मुकाग्र्यं कृतवानधिज्यं; लक्ष्यं च तत्पातितवान्पृथिव्याम् ॥१-१८५-२॥

yo'sau yuvā svāyata-lohitākṣaḥ; kṛṣṇājinī deva-samāna-rūpaḥ। yaḥ kārmukāgryaṃ kṛtavān-adhijyaṃ; lakṣyaṃ ca tat-pātitavān-pṛthivyām ॥1-185-2॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; युवा (yuvā) - young; स्वायत (svāyata) - long; लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed; कृष्णाजिनी (kṛṣṇājinī) - wearing black antelope skin; देवसमानरूपः (deva-samāna-rūpaḥ) - having a form equal to a god; यः (yaḥ) - who; कार्मुकाग्र्यं (kārmukāgryaṃ) - the foremost bow; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has made; अधिज्यं (adhijyaṃ) - strung; लक्ष्यं (lakṣyaṃ) - target; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; पातितवान् (pātitavān) - has caused to fall; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth;]

(Who is that young, long, red-eyed one, wearing black antelope skin, having a form equal to a god? Who has strung the foremost bow and has caused that target to fall on the earth?)

Who is that young man with long red eyes, clad in black antelope skin, whose form is like a god? Who has strung the greatest bow and brought down the target to the earth?

असज्जमानश्च गतस्तरस्वी; वृतो द्विजाग्र्यैरभिपूज्यमानः। चक्राम वज्रीव दितेः सुतेषु; सर्वैश्च देवैरृषिभिश्च जुष्टः ॥१-१८५-३॥

asajjamānaś ca gatastarastvī; vṛto dvijāgryair abhipūjyamānaḥ। cakrāma vajrīva diteḥ suteṣu; sarvaiś ca devair ṛṣibhiś ca juṣṭaḥ ॥1-185-3॥

[असज्जमानः (asajjamānaḥ) - not-attaching; not-clinging; च (ca) - and; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; departed; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - swift; energetic; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; द्विजाग्र्यैः (dvijāgryaiḥ) - by foremost Brāhmaṇas; अभिपूज्यमानः (abhipūjyamānaḥ) - being highly honored; चक्राम (cakrāma) - proceeded; वज्री (vajrī) - the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra); इव (iva) - like; दितेः (diteḥ) - of Diti; सुतेषु (suteṣu) - among the sons; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; च (ca) - and; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; च (ca) - and; जुष्टः (juṣṭaḥ) - honored; favored;]

(Not-attaching and gone swift, surrounded by foremost Brāhmaṇas, being highly honored, he proceeded like Indra among the sons of Diti, honored by all the gods and sages.)

He, unattached and swift, surrounded and honored by the foremost Brāhmaṇas, proceeded like Indra among the sons of Diti, honored by all the gods and sages.

कृष्णा च गृह्याजिनमन्वयात्तं; नागं यथा नागवधूः प्रहृष्टा। अमृष्यमाणेषु नराधिपेषु; क्रुद्धेषु तं तत्र समापतत्सु ॥१-१८५-४॥

kṛṣṇā ca gṛhyājinamanvayāttaṃ; nāgaṃ yathā nāgavadhūḥ prahṛṣṭā. amṛṣyamāṇeṣu narādhipeṣu; kruddheṣu taṃ tatra samāpatatsu ॥1-185-4॥

[कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); च (ca) - and; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; अजिनम् (ajinam) - deerskin; अन्वयात्तं (anvayāttaṃ) - having put on; नागं (nāgaṃ) - Nāga (Bhīma, 'serpent'); यथा (yathā) - just as; नागवधूः (nāgavadhūḥ) - serpent-wife; प्रहृष्टा (prahṛṣṭā) - delighted; अमृष्यमाणेषु (amṛṣyamāṇeṣu) - when not tolerating; नराधिपेषु (narādhipeṣu) - among the kings; क्रुद्धेषु (kruddheṣu) - when enraged; तं (taṃ) - him; तत्र (tatra) - there; समापतत्सु (samāpatatsu) - when rushing upon;]

(Kṛṣṇā and, having taken the deerskin and put it on, (approached) Bhīma (the Nāga), just as a delighted serpent-wife (approaches her mate); when the kings could not tolerate (the insult) and were enraged, as they rushed upon him there.)

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), having taken and donned the deerskin, approached Bhīma (the Nāga) just as a delighted serpent-wife approaches her mate; when the kings, unable to bear (the insult), became enraged and rushed at him there.

ततोऽपरः पार्थिवराजमध्ये; प्रवृद्धमारुज्य महीप्ररोहम्। प्रकालयन्नेव स पार्थिवौघा; न्क्रुद्धोऽन्तकः प्राणभृतो यथैव ॥१-१८५-५॥

tato'paraḥ pārthivarājamadhye; pravṛddhamārujya mahīpraroham। prakalayanneva sa pārthivaughān; kruddho'ntakaḥ prāṇabhṛto yathaiva ॥1-185-5॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another; पार्थिव-राज-मध्ये (pārthiva-rāja-madhye) - among the kings; प्रवृद्धम् (pravṛddham) - grown; आ-रुज्य (ā-rujya) - having mounted; मही-प्ररोहम् (mahī-praroham) - earth's sprout (tree); प्र-कालयन्-एव (pra-kālayan-eva) - shaking indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; पार्थिव-ओघान् (pārthiva-oghān) - hosts of kings; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death; प्राण-भृतः (prāṇa-bhṛtaḥ) - living beings; यथा-एव (yathā-eva) - just as;]

(Then another, among the kings, having mounted the grown tree, indeed shaking the hosts of kings, angry, like Death (Antaka) among living beings, just so.)

Then, another king, mounting a great tree, shook the assembly of kings in his anger, just as Death would among living beings.

तौ पार्थिवानां मिषतां नरेन्द्र; कृष्णामुपादाय गतौ नराग्र्यौ। विभ्राजमानाविव चन्द्रसूर्यौ; बाह्यां पुराद्भार्गवकर्मशालाम् ॥१-१८५-६॥

tau pārthivānāṃ miṣatāṃ narendra; kṛṣṇām-upādāya gatau narāgrhyau. vibhrājamānāv-iva candrasūryau; bāhyāṃ purād-bhārgavakarmaśālām ॥1-185-6॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; पार्थिवानाम् (pārthivānām) - of the kings; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while (they) were watching; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; गतौ (gatau) - went; नराग्र्यौ (narāgrhyau) - the foremost of men; विभ्राजमानौ (vibhrājamānau) - shining; इव (iva) - like; चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun; बाह्यां (bāhyām) - outside; पुरात् (purāt) - from the city; भार्गवकर्मशालाम् (bhārgavakarmaśālām) - the hall of Bhārgava's rites;]

(Those two, the foremost of men, having taken Kṛṣṇā, while the kings were watching, O king, went out from the city, shining like the moon and the sun, to the hall of Bhārgava's rites.)

O king, those two foremost men, having taken Kṛṣṇā, departed from the city to the hall of Bhārgava's rites, shining like the moon and the sun, while the kings looked on.

तत्रोपविष्टार्चिरिवानलस्य; तेषां जनित्रीति मम प्रतर्कः। तथाविधैरेव नरप्रवीरै; रुपोपविष्टैस्त्रिभिरग्निकल्पैः ॥१-१८५-७॥

tatropaviṣṭārcirivānalasya; teṣāṃ janitrīti mama pratarkaḥ. tathāvidhaireva narapravīrai; rūpopaviṣṭaistribhiragnikalpaiḥ ॥1-185-7॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; उपविष्टा (upaviṣṭā) - seated; अर्चिः (arciḥ) - flame; इव (iva) - like; अनलस्य (analasya) - of fire; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; जनित्री (janitrī) - mother; इति (iti) - thus; मम (mama) - my; प्रतर्कः (pratarkaḥ) - conjecture; तथाविधैः (tathāvidhaiḥ) - such as those; एव (eva) - indeed; नरप्रवीरैः (narapravīraiḥ) - by excellent men; रूप (rūpa) - in form; उपविष्टैः (upaviṣṭaiḥ) - seated; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - like fire;]

(There seated like the flame of fire; their mother thus is my conjecture. Indeed, by such excellent men, in form seated, by three like fire.)

There, seated like the flame of fire, I conjecture that she is their mother. Indeed, by such excellent men, three in number and resembling fire, seated in form.

तस्यास्ततस्तावभिवाद्य पादा; वुक्त्वा च कृष्णामभिवादयेति। स्थितौ च तत्रैव निवेद्य कृष्णां; भैक्षप्रचाराय गता नराग्र्याः ॥१-१८५-८॥

tasyās tatastāv abhivādya pādā; vuktvā ca kṛṣṇām abhivādayeti. sthitau ca tatraiva nivedya kṛṣṇāṃ; bhaikṣapracārāya gatā narāgryāḥ ॥1-185-8॥

[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; पादा (pādā) - feet; वुक्त्वा (vuktvā) - having said; च (ca) - and; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; अभिवादयेति (abhivādayeti) - let (her) be saluted; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; च (ca) - and; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; भैक्षप्रचाराय (bhaikṣapracārāya) - for the purpose of alms-seeking; गता (gatā) - went; नराग्र्याः (narāgryāḥ) - the foremost women;]

(Of her, then those two having saluted the feet; having said also "Let Kṛṣṇā be saluted"; and having stood right there, having informed Kṛṣṇā; for the purpose of alms-seeking, the foremost women went.)

Then, having saluted her feet, those two said, "Let Kṛṣṇā be saluted." Standing right there, after informing Kṛṣṇā, the foremost women went out to seek alms.

तेषां तु भैक्षं प्रतिगृह्य कृष्णा; कृत्वा बलिं ब्राह्मणसाच्च कृत्वा। तां चैव वृद्धां परिविष्य तांश्च; नरप्रवीरान्स्वयमप्यभुङ्क्त ॥१-१८५-९॥

teṣāṃ tu bhaikṣaṃ pratigṛhya kṛṣṇā; kṛtvā baliṃ brāhmaṇasācca kṛtvā. tāṃ caiva vṛddhāṃ pariviṣya tāṃśca; narapravīrān svayam apy abhuṅkta ॥1-185-9॥

[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; भैक्षं (bhaikṣam) - alms; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; बलिं (baliṃ) - offering; ब्राह्मणसाच्च (brāhmaṇasācca) - to the Brāhmaṇas also; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तां (tāṃ) - her; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वृद्धां (vṛddhāṃ) - the old woman; परिविष्य (pariviṣya) - having served food; तांश्च (tāṃś ca) - and them; नरप्रवीरान् (narapravīrān) - the best of men; स्वयम् (svayam) - herself; अपि (api) - also; अभुङ्क्त (abhuṅkta) - ate;]

(Of them but alms having received Kṛṣṇā; having made offering to the Brāhmaṇas also having made. Her and indeed the old woman having served food and them; the best of men herself also ate.)

But Kṛṣṇā, having received alms from them, made an offering to the Brāhmaṇas as well. After serving food to the old woman and to those best of men, she herself also ate.

सुप्तास्तु ते पार्थिव सर्व एव; कृष्णा तु तेषां चरणोपधानम्। आसीत्पृथिव्यां शयनं च तेषां; दर्भाजिनाग्र्यास्तरणोपपन्नम् ॥१-१८५-१०॥

suptās tu te pārthiva sarva eva; kṛṣṇā tu teṣāṃ caraṇopadhānam। āsīt pṛthivyāṃ śayanaṃ ca teṣāṃ; darbha-ajināgrya-āstaraṇa-upapannam ॥1-185-10॥

[सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - having slept; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - kings; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); तु (tu) - but; तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them; चरणोपधानम् (caraṇopadhānam) - foot-rest; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth; शयनम् (śayanam) - bed; च (ca) - and; तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them; दर्भ (darbha) - sacred grass; अजिन (ajina) - deerskin; आग्र्य (āgrya) - excellent; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - covering; उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - furnished;]

(Having slept, but they, O king, all indeed; Kṛṣṇā but for them (was) the foot-rest. Was on the earth the bed also for them; furnished with excellent coverings of darbha grass and deerskin.)

All the kings had fallen asleep; but Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) served as their foot-rest. Their bed was on the earth, furnished with excellent coverings of darbha grass and deerskin.

ते नर्दमाना इव कालमेघाः; कथा विचित्राः कथयां बभूवुः। न वैश्यशूद्रौपयिकीः कथास्ता; न च द्विजातेः कथयन्ति वीराः ॥१-१८५-११॥

te nardamānā iva kālameghāḥ; kathā vicitrāḥ kathayāṃ babhūvuḥ। na vaiśyaśūdraupayikīḥ kathāstā; na ca dvijāteḥ kathayanti vīrāḥ ॥1-185-11॥

[ते (te) - they; नर्दमाना (nardamānā) - roaring; इव (iva) - like; कालमेघाः (kālameghāḥ) - dark clouds; कथा (kathā) - stories; विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied; कथयाम् (kathayām) - to narrate; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; न (na) - not; वैश्यशूद्रौपयिकीः (vaiśyaśūdraupayikīḥ) - suitable for Vaiśyas and Śūdras; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; ता (tā) - those; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्विजातेः (dvijāteḥ) - of the twice-born; कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - are narrated; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes;]

(They, roaring like dark clouds, stories varied, to narrate became. Not suitable for Vaiśyas and Śūdras those stories; and not of the twice-born are narrated by heroes.)

They, like roaring dark clouds, began to narrate varied stories. Those stories are not suitable for Vaiśyas and Śūdras, nor are they told by heroes of the twice-born.

निःसंशयं क्षत्रियपुङ्गवास्ते; यथा हि युद्धं कथयन्ति राजन्। आशा हि नो व्यक्तमियं समृद्धा; मुक्तान्हि पार्थाञ्शृणुमोऽग्निदाहात् ॥१-१८५-१२॥

niḥsaṃśayaṃ kṣatriyapuṅgavās te; yathā hi yuddhaṃ kathayanti rājan। āśā hi no vyaktam iyaṃ samṛddhā; muktān hi pārthāñ śṛṇumo'gnidāhāt ॥1-185-12॥

[निःसंशयं (niḥsaṃśayam) - without doubt; क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) - bulls among warriors; ते (te) - they; यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - describe; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आशा (āśā) - hope; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; समृद्धा (samṛddhā) - fulfilled; मुक्तान् (muktān) - released; हि (hi) - indeed; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pṛthā; शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ) - we hear; अग्निदाहात् (agnidāhāt) - from the burning by fire;]

(Without doubt, they, the bulls among warriors, just as indeed describe the battle, O king. Hope indeed our clearly this fulfilled; released indeed the sons of Pṛthā we hear from the burning by fire.)

O king, without doubt, those foremost among warriors describe the battle just as it happened. Our hope is clearly fulfilled, for we hear that the sons of Pṛthā have been released from the burning by fire.

यथा हि लक्ष्यं निहतं धनुश्च; सज्यं कृतं तेन तथा प्रसह्य। यथा च भाषन्ति परस्परं ते; छन्ना ध्रुवं ते प्रचरन्ति पार्थाः ॥१-१८५-१३॥

yathā hi lakṣyaṃ nihataṃ dhanuśca; sajyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena tathā prasahya। yathā ca bhāṣanti parasparaṃ te; channā dhruvaṃ te pracaranti pārthāḥ ॥1-185-13॥

[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; लक्ष्यं (lakṣyam) - target; निहतं (nihatam) - struck down; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; सज्यं (sajyam) - strung; कृतं (kṛtam) - made; तेन (tena) - by that; तथा (tathā) - so; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - by force; यथा (yathā) - just as; च (ca) - and; भाषन्ति (bhāṣanti) - they speak; परस्परं (parasparam) - with each other; ते (te) - they; छन्नाः (channāḥ) - hidden; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; ते (te) - they; प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - move about; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pṛthā (Arjuna and his brothers);]

(Just as indeed the target is struck and the bow is strung by that, so by force; and just as they speak with each other, they, being hidden, certainly move about, the sons of Pṛthā.)

Just as a target is struck and the bow is strung by that, so too by force; and just as they speak with each other, the sons of Pṛthā, being hidden, certainly move about.

ततः स राजा द्रुपदः प्रहृष्टः; पुरोहितं प्रेषयां तत्र चक्रे। विद्याम युष्मानिति भाषमाणो; महात्मनः पाण्डुसुताः स्थ कच्चित् ॥१-१८५-१४॥

tataḥ sa rājā drupadaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ; purohitaṃ preṣayāṃ tatra cakre. vidyām yuṣmān iti bhāṣamāṇo; mahātmanaḥ pāṇḍusutāḥ stha kaccit ॥1-185-14॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - gladdened; पुरोहितं (purohitaṃ) - priest; प्रेषयाम् (preṣayām) - to send; तत्र (tatra) - there; चक्रे (cakre) - he did; विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge; युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you (plural); इति (iti) - thus; भाषमाणः (bhāṣamāṇaḥ) - speaking; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu; स्थ (stha) - are (you); कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether;]

(Then he, King Drupada, gladdened, sent the priest there. Speaking thus, "I know you," great-souled sons of Pāṇḍu, are you well?)

Then King Drupada, delighted, sent his priest there. Addressing them, he said, "I recognize you; are you well, O great-souled sons of Pāṇḍu?"

गृहीतवाक्यो नृपतेः पुरोधा; गत्वा प्रशंसामभिधाय तेषाम्। वाक्यं यथावन्नृपतेः समग्र; मुवाच तान्स क्रमवित्क्रमेण ॥१-१८५-१५॥

gṛhītavākyo nṛpateḥ purodhā; gatvā praśaṁsāmabhidhāya teṣām। vākyaṁ yathāvannṛpateḥ samagra; uvāca tāns kramavitkrameṇa ॥1-185-15॥

[गृहीतवाक्यः (gṛhītavākyaḥ) - having received the words; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; प्रशंसाम् (praśaṁsām) - praise; अभिधाय (abhidhāya) - having spoken; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it was; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; समग्रम् (samagram) - entire; उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke; तान् (tān) - to them; क्रमवित् (kramavit) - knower of order; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order;]

(Having received the words of the king, the priest, having gone and spoken praise of them, spoke the entire words of the king to them in order, as a knower of order.)

The priest, having received the king's words, went and praised them, then conveyed the king's entire message to them in proper sequence, as one who knows the order.

विज्ञातुमिच्छत्यवनीश्वरो वः; पाञ्चालराजो द्रुपदो वरार्हाः। लक्ष्यस्य वेद्धारमिमं हि दृष्ट्वा; हर्षस्य नान्तं परिपश्यते सः ॥१-१८५-१६॥

vijñātum icchati avanīśvaro vaḥ; pāñcālarājo drupado varārhāḥ. lakṣyasya veddhāram imaṃ hi dṛṣṭvā; harṣasya nāntaṃ paripaśyate saḥ ॥1-185-16॥

[विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know; (from root jñā, to know, with prefix vi- and infinitive ending -tum); इच्छति (icchati) - desires; (from root iṣ, to wish); अवनीश्वरः (avanīśvaraḥ) - the lord of the earth; (avanī, earth + īśvara, lord); वः (vaḥ) - your; (genitive plural of yuṣmad, you); पाञ्चालराजः (pāñcālarājaḥ) - the king of the Pāñcālas; (pāñcāla, of the Pāñcālas + rāja, king); द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; (proper noun); वरार्हाः (varārhāḥ) - worthy of the best; (vara, best + arha, worthy); लक्ष्यस्य (lakṣyasya) - of the target; (lakṣya, target, genitive singular); वेद्धारम् (veddhāram) - the piercer; (from root vidh, to pierce, agent noun); इमम् (imam) - this; (accusative singular masculine of idam, this); हि (hi) - indeed; (particle); दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; (absolutive of dṛś, to see); हर्षस्य (harṣasya) - of joy; (harṣa, joy, genitive singular); न (na) - not; (particle of negation); अन्तम् (antam) - end; (anta, end, accusative singular); परिपश्यते (paripaśyate) - perceives; (from pari + paś, to see, 3rd person singular); सः (saḥ) - he; (pronoun, nominative singular masculine);]

(To know desires the lord of the earth, your; the king of the Pāñcālas, Drupada, worthy of the best. Of the target the piercer this indeed having seen; of joy not the end perceives he.)

Your lord of the earth, King Drupada of the Pāñcālas, who is worthy of the best, desires to know. Having seen this piercer of the target, he perceives no end to his joy.

तदाचड्ढ्वं ज्ञातिकुलानुपूर्वीं; पदं शिरःसु द्विषतां कुरुध्वम्। प्रह्लादयध्वं हृदयं ममेदं; पाञ्चालराजस्य सहानुगस्य ॥१-१८५-१७॥

tadācaḍḍhvaṃ jñātikulānupūrvīṃ; padaṃ śiraḥsu dviṣatāṃ kurudhvam। prahlādayadhvaṃ hṛdayaṃ mamedaṃ; pāñcālarājasya sahānugasya ॥1-185-17॥

[तदा (tadā) - then; च (ca) - and; अड्ढ्वं (aḍḍhvaṃ) - go; ज्ञातिकुल (jñātikula) - kinsmen's family; अनुपूर्वीं (anupūrvīṃ) - in succession; पदं (padaṃ) - step; शिरःसु (śiraḥsu) - on the heads; द्विषतां (dviṣatām) - of enemies; कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - do; प्रह्लादयध्वं (prahlādayadhvaṃ) - delight; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; मम (mama) - my; इदं (idaṃ) - this; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of the Pāñcālas; सह (saha) - with; अनुगस्य (anugasya) - followers;]

(Then and go in succession to the kinsmen's family; place a step on the heads of the enemies, do. Delight my this heart of the king of the Pāñcālas with followers.)

Then, proceed in order to the families of the kinsmen; place your feet on the heads of the enemies. Gladden the heart of this king of the Pāñcālas along with his followers.

पाण्डुर्हि राजा द्रुपदस्य राज्ञः; प्रियः सखा चात्मसमो बभूव। तस्यैष कामो दुहिता ममेयं; स्नुषा यदि स्यादिति कौरवस्य ॥१-१८५-१८॥

pāṇḍur hi rājā drupadasya rājñaḥ; priyaḥ sakhā cātmasamo babhūva. tasyaiṣa kāmo duhitā mameyaṃ; snuṣā yadi syāditi kauravasya ॥1-185-18॥

[पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu; (name of a king); हि (hi) - indeed; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; सखा (sakhā) - friend; च (ca) - and; आत्मसमः (ātmasamaḥ) - equal to oneself; बभूव (babhūva) - became; तस्य (tasya) - his; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; मम (mama) - my; इयम् (iyam) - this; स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law; यदि (yadi) - if; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; इति (iti) - thus; कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of the Kaurava;]

(Pāṇḍu indeed, the king, of Drupada the king; dear friend and equal to oneself became. His this desire: daughter my this, daughter-in-law if should be, thus, of the Kaurava.)

Pāṇḍu, the king, was indeed a dear friend and equal to King Drupada. This is his wish: "May this daughter of mine become the daughter-in-law of the Kaurava."

अयं च कामो द्रुपदस्य राज्ञो; हृदि स्थितो नित्यमनिन्दिताङ्गाः। यदर्जुनो वै पृथुदीर्घबाहु; र्धर्मेण विन्देत सुतां ममेति ॥१-१८५-१९॥

ayaṃ ca kāmo drupadasya rājño; hṛdi sthito nityamaninditāṅgāḥ। yadarjuno vai pṛthudīrghabāhu; rdharmeṇa vindeta sutāṃ mameti ॥1-185-19॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; च (ca) - and; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अनिन्दिताङ्गाः (aninditāṅgāḥ) - of blameless limbs; यत् (yat) - that; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वै (vai) - indeed; पृथु (pṛthu) - broad; दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; विन्देत् (vindet) - may obtain; सुताम् (sutām) - daughter; मम (mama) - my; इति (iti) - thus;]

(This also is the desire of Drupada the king; in the heart always (are) those of blameless limbs. That Arjuna indeed, broad and long-armed, by righteousness may obtain my daughter thus.)

This is also the wish of King Drupada; in his heart always are those of blameless limbs. That Arjuna, broad and long-armed, may by righteousness win my daughter—thus (is his thought).

तथोक्तवाक्यं तु पुरोहितं तं; स्थितं विनीतं समुदीक्ष्य राजा। समीपस्थं भीममिदं शशास; प्रदीयतां पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथास्मै ॥१-१८५-२०॥

tathokta-vākyaṃ tu purohitaṃ taṃ; sthitaṃ vinītaṃ samudīkṣya rājā. samīpasthaṃ bhīmam idaṃ śaśāsa; pradīyatāṃ pādyam arghyaṃ tathāsmai ॥1-185-20॥

[तथोक्तवाक्यं (tathokta-vākyaṃ) - thus-spoken statement; तु (tu) - but; पुरोहितं (purohitam) - priest; तं (taṃ) - him; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - standing; विनीतं (vinītaṃ) - humble; समुदीक्ष्य (samudīkṣya) - having looked at; राजा (rājā) - king; समीपस्थं (samīpastham) - standing nearby; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma; इदं (idaṃ) - this; शशास (śaśāsa) - instructed; प्रदीयतां (pradīyatāṃ) - let it be given; पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for feet; अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - offering; तथास्मै (tathāsmai) - thus to him;]

(But the king, having looked at the priest who was standing humbly, instructed Bhīma, who was standing nearby, "Let water for the feet and the offering be given to him thus.")

The king, seeing the humble priest standing there, instructed Bhīma, who was nearby, "Give him water for the feet and the offering as is proper."

मान्यः पुरोधा द्रुपदस्य राज्ञ; स्तस्मै प्रयोज्याभ्यधिकैव पूजा। भीमस्तथा तत्कृतवान्नरेन्द्र; तां चैव पूजां प्रतिसङ्गृहीत्वा ॥१-१८५-२१॥

mānyaḥ purodhā drupadasya rājñaḥ; tasmai prayojyābhyadhikaiva pūjā. bhīmas tathā tat kṛtvān narendra; tāṃ caiva pūjāṃ pratisaṅgṛhītvā ॥1-185-21॥

[मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - honored; deserving respect; पुरोधा (purodhā) - priest; chief officiant; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; प्रयोज्या (prayojyā) - to be offered; अभ्यधिकैव (abhyadhikaiva) - even more; exceedingly; पूजा (pūjā) - worship; honor; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तथा (tathā) - likewise; तत् (tat) - that; कृतवान् (kṛtvān) - did; performed; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; तां (tāṃ) - that; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पूजां (pūjāṃ) - worship; honor; प्रतिसङ्गृहीत्वा (pratisaṅgṛhītvā) - having accepted back;]

(Honored priest of Drupada the king; to him, worship even more should be offered. Bhima likewise did that, O king; and having accepted that worship back.)

The honored priest of King Drupada was to be offered even greater worship; Bhima likewise did so, O king, and having accepted that worship, returned it.

सुखोपविष्टं तु पुरोहितं तं; युधिष्ठिरो ब्राह्मणमित्युवाच। पाञ्चालराजेन सुता निसृष्टा; स्वधर्मदृष्टेन यथानुकामम् ॥१-१८५-२२॥

sukhopaviṣṭaṃ tu purohitaṃ taṃ; yudhiṣṭhiro brāhmaṇamityuvāca. pāñcālarājena sutā nisṛṣṭā; svadharmadṛṣṭena yathānukāmam ॥1-185-22॥

[सुखोपविष्टं (sukhopaviṣṭam) - comfortably-seated; तु (tu) - but; पुरोहितं (purohitam) - priest; तं (taṃ) - him; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin; इति (iti) - thus; उवाच (uvāca) - said; पाञ्चालराजेन (pāñcālarājena) - by the king of Panchala; सुता (sutā) - daughter; निसृष्टा (nisṛṣṭā) - given; स्वधर्मदृष्टेन (svadharmadṛṣṭena) - by one's own dharma-view; यथानुकामम् (yathānukāmam) - according to desire;]

(But Yudhishthira said to that comfortably-seated priest, "The daughter was given by the king of Panchala, according to his own view of dharma and as per desire.")

Yudhishthira addressed the comfortably-seated priest, saying, "The king of Panchala gave his daughter in accordance with his own understanding of dharma and as per her wish."

प्रदिष्टशुल्का द्रुपदेन राज्ञा; सानेन वीरेण तथानुवृत्ता। न तत्र वर्णेषु कृता विवक्षा; न जीवशिल्पे न कुले न गोत्रे ॥१-१८५-२३॥

pradiṣṭaśulkā drupadena rājñā; sānena vīreṇa tathānuvṛttā. na tatra varṇeṣu kṛtā vivakṣā; na jīvaśilpe na kule na gotre ॥1-185-23॥

[प्रदिष्टशुल्का (pradiṣṭaśulkā) - appointed-as-fee; द्रुपदेन (drupadena) - by Drupada; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; सा (sā) - she; नेन (nena) - by this; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनुवृत्ता (anuvṛttā) - followed; न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - among castes; कृता (kṛtā) - made; विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - distinction; न (na) - not; जीवशिल्पे (jīvaśilpe) - in livelihood; न (na) - not; कुले (kule) - in family; न (na) - not; गोत्रे (gotre) - in lineage;]

(Appointed-as-fee by Drupada the king; she by this hero thus was followed. Not there among castes was made distinction; not in livelihood, not in family, not in lineage.)

The fee was appointed by King Drupada; she was thus followed by this hero. No distinction was made there among castes, nor in livelihood, nor in family, nor in lineage.

कृतेन सज्येन हि कार्मुकेण; विद्धेन लक्ष्येण च संनिसृष्टा। सेयं तथानेन महात्मनेह; कृष्णा जिता पार्थिवसङ्घमध्ये ॥१-१८५-२४॥

kṛtena sajyena hi kārmukeṇa; viddhena lakṣyeṇa ca saṁnisṛṣṭā. seyaṁ tathānena mahātmaneha; kṛṣṇā jitā pārthivasaṅghamadhye ॥1-185-24॥

[कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what is done; by the act; सज्येन (sajyena) - with the stringed (bow); हि (hi) - indeed; कार्मुकेण (kārmukeṇa) - with the bow; विद्धेन (viddhena) - by what is pierced; लक्ष्येण (lakṣyeṇa) - by the target; च (ca) - and; संनिसृष्टा (saṁnisṛṣṭā) - released; सा (sā) - she; इयम् (iyam) - this; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनेन (anena) - by this (one); महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled; इह (iha) - here; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); जिता (jitā) - won; conquered; पार्थिवसङ्घमध्ये (pārthivasaṅghamadhye) - in the midst of the assembly of kings;]

(By the act, with the stringed bow indeed, with the bow; by what is pierced, by the target and released. She, this thus by this great-souled one here; Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) was won in the midst of the assembly of kings.)

Indeed, with the bow strung and the target pierced and released, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) was thus won here by this great-souled one in the midst of the assembly of kings.

नैवङ्गते सौमकिरद्य राजा; सन्तापमर्हत्यसुखाय कर्तुम्। कामश्च योऽसौ द्रुपदस्य राज्ञः; स चापि सम्पत्स्यति पार्थिवस्य ॥१-१८५-२५॥

naivaṅgate saumakiradya rājā; santāpamarhatyasukhāya kartum। kāmaśca yo'sau drupadasya rājñaḥ; sa cāpi sampatsyati pārthivasya ॥1-185-25॥

[न (na) - not; एवङ्गते (evaṅgate) - in this situation; सौमकि (saumaki) - Saumaki (descendant of Somaka, i.e., Drupada); अद्य (adya) - today; राजा (rājā) - king; सन्तापम् (santāpam) - affliction; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; असुखाय (asukhāya) - for unhappiness; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सम्पत्स्यति (sampatsyati) - will be fulfilled; पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king;]

(Not in this situation does the Saumaki king today deserve to do affliction for unhappiness. And the desire which is that of King Drupada, that also will be fulfilled for the king.)

In this situation, the Saumaki king today does not deserve to grieve for unhappiness. And the wish that King Drupada has will also be fulfilled for the king.

अप्राप्यरूपां हि नरेन्द्रकन्या; मिमामहं ब्राह्मण साधु मन्ये। न तद्धनुर्मन्दबलेन शक्यं; मौर्व्या समायोजयितुं तथा हि ॥ न चाकृतास्त्रेण न हीनजेन; लक्ष्यं तथा पातयितुं हि शक्यम् ॥१-१८५-२६॥

aprāpyarūpāṃ hi narendrakanyā; mimāmahaṃ brāhmaṇa sādhu manye। na taddhanurmandabalena śakyaṃ; maurvyā samāyojayituṃ tathā hi ॥ na cākṛtāstreṇa na hīnajena; lakṣyaṃ tathā pātayituṃ hi śakyam ॥1-185-26॥

[अप्राप्यरूपां (aprāpyarūpām) - unattainable-form; हि (hi) - indeed; नरेन्द्रकन्या (narendrakanyā) - king's daughter; मिमाम् (mimām) - this; अहम् (aham) - I; ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brāhmaṇa; साधु (sādhu) - good; मन्ये (manye) - I think; न (na) - not; तद्धनुः (taddhanuḥ) - that bow; मन्दबलेन (mandabalena) - by weak strength; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; मौर्व्या (maurvyā) - by the bowstring; समायोजयितुं (samāyojayitum) - to join; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अकृतास्त्रेण (akṛtāstreṇa) - by one unskilled in weapons; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; हीनजेन (hīnajena) - by one of inferior birth; लक्ष्यं (lakṣyam) - target; तथा (tathā) - thus; पातयितुं (pātayitum) - to bring down; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible;]

(The king's daughter is indeed of unattainable form; O Brāhmaṇa, I think this is good. That bow is not possible to be joined with the bowstring by one of weak strength, thus indeed. Nor is it possible for the target to be brought down thus by one unskilled in weapons or by one of inferior birth, indeed.)

The king's daughter is truly unattainable; O Brāhmaṇa, I think this is right. That bow cannot be strung by one of weak strength, nor can the target be brought down by one unskilled in weapons or of inferior birth.

तस्मान्न तापं दुहितुर्निमित्तं; पाञ्चालराजोऽर्हति कर्तुमद्य। न चापि तत्पातनमन्यथेह; कर्तुं विषह्यं भुवि मानवेन ॥१-१८५-२७॥

tasmān na tāpaṃ duhiturnimittaṃ; pāñcālarājo 'rhati kartum adya. na cāpi tat pātanam anyatheha; kartuṃ viṣahyaṃ bhuvi mānavena ॥1-185-27॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; न (na) - not; तापं (tāpaṃ) - affliction; दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - of the daughter; निमित्तं (nimittaṃ) - on account of; पाञ्चालराजः (pāñcālarājaḥ) - the king of the Pāñcālas; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; पातनम् (pātanam) - casting down; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; इह (iha) - here; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; विषह्यम् (viṣahyam) - bearable; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; मानवेन (mānavena) - by a man;]

(Therefore, the king of the Pāñcālas does not deserve to cause affliction to the daughter today on account of this; nor is it bearable here on earth for a man to do that casting down otherwise.)

Therefore, the king of the Pāñcālas should not cause his daughter suffering today for this reason; nor is it right for any man on earth to inflict such a downfall in any other way.

एवं ब्रुवत्येव युधिष्ठिरे तु; पाञ्चालराजस्य समीपतोऽन्यः। तत्राजगामाशु नरो द्वितीयो; निवेदयिष्यन्निह सिद्धमन्नम् ॥१-१८५-२८॥

evaṃ bruvaty-eva yudhiṣṭhire tu; pāñcālarājasya samīpato'nyaḥ. tatrājagāmāśu naro dvitīyo; nivedayiṣyann-iha siddham-annam ॥1-185-28॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; एव (eva) - indeed; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - Yudhiṣṭhira (locative); तु (tu) - but; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of the Pāñcālas; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from the proximity; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; तत्र (tatra) - there; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; आशु (āśu) - quickly; नरः (naraḥ) - man; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second; निवेदयिष्यन् (nivedayiṣyan) - intending to announce; इह (iha) - here; सिद्धम् (siddham) - prepared; अन्नम् (annam) - food;]

(Thus, while Yudhiṣṭhira was indeed speaking, but from the proximity of the king of the Pāñcālas, another (man). There, quickly arrived a second man, intending to announce here (that) prepared food (is ready).)

As Yudhiṣṭhira was thus speaking, another man came quickly from near the king of the Pāñcālas. There, a second man arrived, intending to announce that the prepared food was ready here.