01.198
Core-Pancharatra: Vidura invites Pandavas to Hastinapura.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of the king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra said;)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said:
भीष्मः शान्तनवो विद्वान्द्रोणश्च भगवानृषिः। हितं परमकं वाक्यं त्वं च सत्यं ब्रवीषि माम् ॥१-१९८-१॥
bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo vidvān droṇaś ca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ। hitaṃ paramakaṃ vākyaṃ tvaṃ ca satyaṃ bravīṣi mām ॥1-198-1॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; त्वम् (tvam) - you; च (ca) - and; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak; माम् (mām) - to me;]
(Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, wise, Droṇa and venerable sage; beneficial supreme speech you and truth you speak to me.)
Bhīṣma, the wise son of Śāntanu, Droṇa, and the venerable sage, you speak to me the most beneficial and truthful words.
यथैव पाण्डोस्ते वीराः कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः। तथैव धर्मतः सर्वे मम पुत्रा न संशयः ॥१-१९८-२॥
yathaiva pāṇḍoste vīrāḥ kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ। tathaiva dharmataḥ sarve mama putrā na saṃśayaḥ ॥1-198-2॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu; ते (te) - those; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कुन्तीपुत्राः (kuntīputrāḥ) - sons of Kuntī; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors; तथा (tathā) - so; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by righteousness; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Just as indeed those sons of Kuntī, the heroes, the great chariot-warriors, are of Pāṇḍu, so indeed by righteousness all my sons (are the same); there is no doubt.)
Just as those sons of Kuntī, the mighty warriors, are truly the sons of Pāṇḍu, so too, by righteousness, all my sons are the same; there is no doubt about this.
यथैव मम पुत्राणामिदं राज्यं विधीयते। तथैव पाण्डुपुत्राणामिदं राज्यं न संशयः ॥१-१९८-३॥
yathaiva mama putrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ vidhīyate। tathaiva pāṇḍuputrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥1-198-3॥
[यथा एव (yathā eva) - just as; indeed; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; इदं (idaṃ) - this; राज्यम् (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is established; तथा एव (tathā eva) - so also; indeed; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Paṇḍu; इदं (idaṃ) - this; राज्यम् (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Just as indeed for my sons this kingdom is established, so also indeed for the sons of Paṇḍu this kingdom (is established), not (is there) doubt.)
Just as this kingdom is established for my sons, so also, without doubt, this kingdom is established for the sons of Paṇḍu.
क्षत्तरानय गच्छैतान्सह मात्रा सुसत्कृतान्। तया च देवरूपिण्या कृष्णया सह भारत ॥१-१९८-४॥
kṣattarānaya gacchaitān saha mātrā susatkṛtān। tayā ca devarūpiṇyā kṛṣṇayā saha bhārata ॥1-198-4॥
[क्षत्त (kṣatta) - O charioteer; आनय (ānaya) - bring; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; एतान् (etān) - these; सह (saha) - with; मात्रा (mātrā) - mother; सुसत्कृतान् (susatkṛtān) - well-honored; तया (tayā) - by her; च (ca) - and; देवरूपिण्या (devarūpiṇyā) - having the form of a goddess; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); सह (saha) - with; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(O charioteer, bring these well-honored ones with their mother. And with her, who has the form of a goddess, with Kṛṣṇā, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, O charioteer, bring these well-honored ones along with their mother, and together with her, who is goddess-like, with Kṛṣṇā.
दिष्ट्या जीवन्ति ते पार्था दिष्ट्या जीवति सा पृथा। दिष्ट्या द्रुपदकन्यां च लब्धवन्तो महारथाः ॥१-१९८-५॥
diṣṭyā jīvanti te pārthā diṣṭyā jīvati sā pṛthā। diṣṭyā drupadakanyāṃ ca labdhavanto mahārathāḥ ॥1-198-5॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live; they are alive; ते (te) - those; they; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; Pāṇḍavas; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; जीवति (jīvati) - lives; is alive; सा (sā) - she; पृथा (pṛthā) - Pṛthā; Kuntī; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; द्रुपदकन्यां (drupadakanyāṃ) - Drupada's daughter; Draupadī; च (ca) - and; लब्धवन्तः (labdhavantaḥ) - having obtained; having gained; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors;]
(By fortune, your sons, O Pārtha, are alive; by fortune, she, Pṛthā, is alive. By fortune, the great chariot-warriors have also obtained Drupada's daughter.)
By good fortune, your sons, O Pārtha, are alive; by good fortune, Kuntī herself is alive. By good fortune, the great chariot-warriors have also won Draupadī, the daughter of Drupada.
दिष्ट्या वर्धामहे सर्वे दिष्ट्या शान्तः पुरोचनः। दिष्ट्या मम परं दुःखमपनीतं महाद्युते ॥१-१९८-६॥
diṣṭyā vardhāmahe sarve diṣṭyā śāntaḥ purocanaḥ। diṣṭyā mama paraṃ duḥkham apanītaṃ mahādyute ॥1-198-6॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; वर्धामहे (vardhāmahe) - we thrive; we prosper; सर्वे (sarve) - all; everyone; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - pacified; calmed; पुरोचनः (purocanaḥ) - Purocana; (proper noun); दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by good luck; मम (mama) - my; परम् (param) - great; utmost; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; pain; अपनीतम् (apanītam) - removed; taken away; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly illustrious one;]
(By fortune, we all thrive; by fortune, Purocana is pacified; by fortune, my great suffering is removed, O greatly illustrious one.)
By good fortune, we all prosper; by good fortune, Purocana has been pacified; by good fortune, my greatest suffering has been removed, O greatly illustrious one.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो जगाम विदुरो धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्। सकाशं यज्ञसेनस्य पाण्डवानां च भारत ॥१-१९८-७॥
tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt। sakāśaṃ yajñasenasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata ॥1-198-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जगाम (jagāma) - went; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence; यज्ञसेनस्य (yajñasenasya) - of Yajñasena; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then Vidura went, by the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to the presence of Yajñasena and the Pāṇḍavas, O Bhārata.)
Then, O Bhārata, Vidura, following Dhṛtarāṣṭra's command, went to Yajñasena and the Pāṇḍavas.
तत्र गत्वा स धर्मज्ञः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः। द्रुपदं न्यायतो राजन्संयुक्तमुपतस्थिवान् ॥१-१९८-८॥
tatra gatvā sa dharmajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ। drupadaṃ nyāyato rājansaṃyuktamupatastivān ॥1-198-8॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; सः (saḥ) - he; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः (sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ) - expert in all śāstras; द्रुपदम् (drupadam) - Drupada; न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - according to justice; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संयुक्तम् (saṃyuktam) - together; उपतस्थिवान् (upatastivān) - approached;]
(There, having gone, he, knower of dharma, expert in all śāstras, Drupada, according to justice, O king, together, approached.)
There, having gone, he who knows dharma and is expert in all śāstras, approached Drupada in accordance with justice, O king, together with others.
स चापि प्रतिजग्राह धर्मेण विदुरं ततः। चक्रतुश्च यथान्यायं कुशलप्रश्नसंविदम् ॥१-१९८-९॥
sa cāpi pratijagrāha dharmeṇa viduraṃ tataḥ। cakratuśca yathānyāyaṃ kuśalapraśnasaṃvidam ॥1-198-9॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; विदुरं (viduram) - Vidura; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रतुश् (cakratuś) - they did; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; न्यायं (nyāyaṃ) - justice; कुशलप्रश्नसंविदम् (kuśalapraśnasaṃvidam) - exchange of courteous inquiries;]
(He also accepted Vidura with righteousness then. And they did, as justice, the exchange of courteous inquiries.)
He too received Vidura righteously, and then they both exchanged polite inquiries according to proper custom.
ददर्श पाण्डवांस्तत्र वासुदेवं च भारत। स्नेहात्परिष्वज्य स तान्पप्रच्छानामयं ततः ॥१-१९८-१०॥
dadarśa pāṇḍavāṃs tatra vāsudevaṃ ca bhārata। snehāt pariṣvajya sa tān papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ ॥1-198-10॥
[ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; तत्र (tatra) - there; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection; परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - them; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(He saw the Pāṇḍavas there and Vāsudeva, O Bhārata. Out of affection, having embraced them, he then asked about their well-being.)
O Bhārata, he saw the Pāṇḍavas and Vāsudeva there. Out of affection, he embraced them and then inquired about their well-being.
तैश्चाप्यमितबुद्धिः स पूजितोऽथ यथाक्रमम्। वचनाद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्नेहयुक्तं पुनः पुनः ॥१-१९८-११॥
taiś cāpy amitabuddhiḥ sa pūjito 'tha yathākramam। vacanād dhṛtarāṣṭrasya snehayuktaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ॥1-198-11॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अमितबुद्धिः (amitabuddhiḥ) - of immeasurable intellect; सः (saḥ) - he; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; अथ (atha) - then; यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to order; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the word; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; स्नेहयुक्तम् (snehayuktam) - filled with affection; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(By them also, he of immeasurable intellect was honored then according to order; by the word of Dhritarashtra, filled with affection, again and again.)
He of immeasurable intellect was also honored by them in due order; at the affectionate command of Dhritarashtra, he was repeatedly honored again and again.
पप्रच्छानामयं राजंस्ततस्तान्पाण्डुनन्दनान्। प्रददौ चापि रत्नानि विविधानि वसूनि च ॥१-१९८-१२॥
papracchā nāmayaṃ rājaṃs tatas tān pāṇḍunandanān। pradadau cāpi ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca ॥1-198-12॥
[पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being; अयम् (ayam) - this; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तान् (tān) - those; पाण्डुनन्दनान् (pāṇḍunandanān) - descendants of Pāṇḍu; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; वसूनि (vasūni) - treasures; च (ca) - and;]
(He asked about the well-being, O king, then gave those descendants of Pāṇḍu various gems and treasures also.)
He inquired about the well-being, O king, and then gave those sons of Pāṇḍu various gems and treasures.
पाण्डवानां च कुन्त्याश्च द्रौपद्याश्च विशां पते। द्रुपदस्य च पुत्राणां यथा दत्तानि कौरवैः ॥१-१९८-१३॥
pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kuntyāśca draupadyāśca viśāṃ pate| drupadasya ca putrāṇāṃ yathā dattāni kauravaiḥ ॥1-198-13॥
[पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; कुन्त्याः (kuntyāḥ) - of Kuntī; च (ca) - and; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of the kings; पते (pate) - O lord; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; च (ca) - and; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; यथा (yathā) - as; दत्तानि (dattāni) - were given; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(O lord of kings, as were given by the Kauravas to the Pāṇḍavas, to Kuntī, to Draupadī, and to the sons of Drupada;)
O lord of kings, the gifts that were given by the Kauravas to the Pāṇḍavas, to Kuntī, to Draupadī, and to the sons of Drupada;
प्रोवाच चामितमतिः प्रश्रितं विनयान्वितः। द्रुपदं पाण्डुपुत्राणां संनिधौ केशवस्य च ॥१-१९८-१४॥
provāca cāmitamatiḥ praśritaṃ vinayānvitaḥ। drupadaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ sannidhau keśavasya ca ॥1-198-14॥
[प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; च (ca) - and; अमितमतिः (amitamatiḥ) - of boundless intellect; प्रश्रितं (praśritam) - respectful; विनयान्वितः (vinayānvitaḥ) - endowed with humility; द्रुपदं (drupadam) - to Drupada; पाण्डुपुत्राणां (pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu; संनिधौ (sannidhau) - in the presence; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; च (ca) - and;]
(And the one of boundless intellect, endowed with humility, spoke respectfully to Drupada in the presence of the sons of Pāṇḍu and Keśava.)
The one of boundless intellect, with humility, addressed Drupada respectfully in the presence of the Pāṇḍavas and Keśava.
राजञ्शृणु सहामात्यः सपुत्रश्च वचो मम। धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्रस्त्वां सहामात्यः सबान्धवः ॥१-१९८-१५॥
rājan śṛṇu sahāmātyaḥ saputraś ca vaco mama। dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputras tvāṃ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ ॥1-198-15॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons; च (ca) - and; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; सबान्धवः (sabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives;]
(O king, hear my words along with your ministers and sons. Dhritarashtra, with his sons, ministers, and relatives, (addresses) you.)
O king, listen to my words together with your ministers and sons. Dhritarashtra, accompanied by his sons, ministers, and relatives, addresses you.
अब्रवीत्कुशलं राजन्प्रीयमाणः पुनः पुनः। प्रीतिमांस्ते दृढं चापि सम्बन्धेन नराधिप ॥१-१९८-१६॥
abravīt kuśalaṃ rājan prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। prītimāṃs te dṛḍhaṃ cāpi sambandhena narādhipa ॥1-198-16॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke; (from √brū, to speak) कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being; welfare; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - affectionate; full of love; ते (te) - to you; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; strong; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सम्बन्धेन (sambandhena) - by relationship; by connection; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men; king;]
(He spoke well-being, O king, being pleased, again and again. Affectionate to you, firm and also by relationship, O lord of men.)
He repeatedly expressed his well-wishing to you, O king, with affection and firmness, emphasizing the strength of your relationship, O lord of men.
तथा भीष्मः शान्तनवः कौरवैः सह सर्वशः। कुशलं त्वां महाप्राज्ञः सर्वतः परिपृच्छति ॥१-१९८-१७॥
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ kauravaiḥ saha sarvaśaḥ। kuśalaṃ tvāṃ mahāprājñaḥ sarvataḥ paripṛcchati ॥1-198-17॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas; सह (saha) - with; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way; कुशलं (kuśalaṃ) - well-being; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the great wise one; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; परिपृच्छति (paripṛcchati) - asks after;]
(Thus Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, with the Kauravas in every way, the great wise one asks after your well-being from all sides.)
Thus, Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, together with all the Kauravas, inquires in every way about your well-being, O wise one, from all sides.
भारद्वाजो महेष्वासो द्रोणः प्रियसखस्तव। समाश्लेषमुपेत्य त्वां कुशलं परिपृच्छति ॥१-१९८-१८॥
bhāradvājo maheṣvāso droṇaḥ priyasakhastava। samāśleṣamupetya tvāṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati ॥1-198-18॥
[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - descendant of Bharadvāja; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; प्रियसखः (priyasakhaḥ) - dear friend; तव (tava) - of you; समाश्लेषम् (samāśleṣam) - embrace; उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being; परिपृच्छति (paripṛcchati) - asks after;]
(The descendant of Bharadvāja, the great archer Droṇa, your dear friend, having approached you with an embrace, asks after your well-being.)
Droṇa, the great archer and your dear friend, descendant of Bharadvāja, approached you with an embrace and inquired about your well-being.
धृतराष्ट्रश्च पाञ्चाल्य त्वया सम्बन्धमीयिवान्। कृतार्थं मन्यतेऽऽत्मानं तथा सर्वेऽपि कौरवाः ॥१-१९८-१९॥
dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca pāñcālya tvayā sambandham īyivān। kṛtārthaṃ manyate''tmānaṃ tathā sarve'pi kauravāḥ ॥1-198-19॥
[धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; (name of a king); च (ca) - and; पाञ्चाल्य (pāñcālya) - son of Panchala; (referring to Draupadi or her sons, contextually Draupadi); त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सम्बन्धम् (sambandham) - relationship; connection; ईयिवान् (īyivān) - entered; established; कृतार्थम् (kṛtārtham) - having accomplished the purpose; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; considers; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अपि (api) - also; even; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas; (descendants of Kuru);]
(Dhritarashtra and the son of Panchala, by you, relationship entered; having accomplished the purpose, thinks himself; so all also the Kauravas.)
Dhritarashtra and the son of Panchala (Draupadi), through your relationship, have become connected; having achieved their purpose, each considers himself fulfilled; likewise, all the Kauravas do as well.
न तथा राज्यसम्प्राप्तिस्तेषां प्रीतिकरी मता। यथा सम्बन्धकं प्राप्य यज्ञसेन त्वया सह ॥१-१९८-२०॥
na tathā rājya-samprāptis-teṣāṃ prītikarī matā। yathā sambandhakaṃ prāpya yajñasena tvayā saha ॥1-198-20॥
[न (na) - not; तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; राज्यसम्प्राप्तिः (rājya-samprāptiḥ) - kingdom-attainment; acquisition of sovereignty; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; प्रीतिकरी (prītikarī) - pleasing; causing joy; मता (matā) - considered; thought; यथा (yathā) - as; just as; सम्बन्धकम् (sambandhakam) - relation; relative; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; यज्ञसेन (yajñasena) - Yajñasena; (name, Drupada); त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सह (saha) - with; together with;]
(Not so the attainment of the kingdom is considered pleasing to them, as having obtained the relative Yajñasena together with you.)
The attainment of the kingdom is not considered as pleasing to them as obtaining the relative Yajñasena along with you.
एतद्विदित्वा तु भवान्प्रस्थापयतु पाण्डवान्। द्रष्टुं हि पाण्डुदायादांस्त्वरन्ते कुरवो भृशम् ॥१-१९८-२१॥
etadviditvā tu bhavān prasthāpayatu pāṇḍavān। draṣṭuṃ hi pāṇḍudāyādāṃstvarante kuravo bhṛśam ॥1-198-21॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; तु (tu) - but; भवान् (bhavān) - your honour; प्रस्थापयतु (prasthāpayatu) - let (him/you) send forth; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; हि (hi) - indeed; पाण्डुदायादान् (pāṇḍudāyādān) - the sons/heirs of Pāṇḍu; त्वरन्ते (tvarante) - they hasten; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(Having known this, but your honour should send forth the Pāṇḍavas. Indeed, the Kurus greatly hasten to see the sons of Pāṇḍu.)
Having understood this, your honour should send the Pāṇḍavas, for the Kurus are eagerly hastening to see the sons of Pāṇḍu.
विप्रोषिता दीर्घकालमिमे चापि नरर्षभाः। उत्सुका नगरं द्रष्टुं भविष्यन्ति पृथा तथा ॥१-१९८-२२॥
viproṣitā dīrghakālam ime cāpi nararṣabhāḥ। utsukā nagaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bhaviṣyanti pṛthā tathā ॥1-198-22॥
[विप्रोषिता (viproṣitā) - having been separated; दीर्घकालम् (dīrghakālam) - for a long time; इमे (ime) - these; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; उत्सुका (utsukā) - eager; नगरम् (nagaraṃ) - city; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; पृथा (pṛthā) - Kuntī; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(Having been separated for a long time, these bulls among men also will be eager to see the city; so will Kuntī.)
These noble men, having been separated for a long time, will be eager to see the city; so too will Kuntī.
कृष्णामपि च पाञ्चालीं सर्वाः कुरुवरस्त्रियः। द्रष्टुकामाः प्रतीक्षन्ते पुरं च विषयं च नः ॥१-१९८-२३॥
kṛṣṇām api ca pāñcālīṃ sarvāḥ kuruvarastriyaḥ। draṣṭukāmāḥ pratīkṣante puraṃ ca viṣayaṃ ca naḥ॥1-198-23॥
[कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī, the dark-complexioned one); अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालीम् (pāñcālīm) - Pāñcālī (Draupadī, daughter of the king of Pāñcāla); सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; कुरुवरस्त्रियः (kuruvarastriyaḥ) - women of the best of Kurus; द्रष्टुकामाः (draṣṭukāmāḥ) - desiring to see; प्रतीक्षन्ते (pratīkṣante) - are waiting; पुरम् (puram) - city; च (ca) - and; विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(Kṛṣṇā also and Pāñcālī, all women of the best of Kurus, desiring to see, are waiting for the city and the territory of ours.)
All the noble Kuru women, eager to see Kṛṣṇā and Pāñcālī, are waiting for our city and land.
स भवान्पाण्डुपुत्राणामाज्ञापयतु माचिरम्। गमनं सहदाराणामेतदागमनं मम ॥१-१९८-२४॥
sa bhavān pāṇḍu-putrāṇām ājñāpayatu mā ciram। gamanaṃ saha-dārāṇām etad-āgamanaṃ mama ॥1-198-24॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - your honor; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍu-putrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu; आज्ञापयतु (ājñāpayatu) - let (him/you) command; मा (mā) - not; चिरम् (ciram) - delay; गमनम् (gamanaṃ) - going; सहदाराणाम् (saha-dārāṇām) - with wives; एतत् (etat) - this; आगमनम् (āgamanaṃ) - coming; मम (mama) - my;]
(He, your honor, let him command the sons of Pāṇḍu not to delay. The going with wives, this coming is mine.)
Your honor, let the sons of Pāṇḍu be commanded not to delay. Let them depart with their wives; this coming is mine.
विसृष्टेषु त्वया राजन्पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। ततोऽहं प्रेषयिष्यामि धृतराष्ट्रस्य शीघ्रगान्॥ आगमिष्यन्ति कौन्तेयाः कुन्ती च सह कृष्णया॥१-१९८-२५॥
visṛṣṭeṣu tvayā rājan pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu। tato'haṃ preṣayiṣyāmi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śīghragān॥ āgamiṣyanti kaunteyāḥ kuntī ca saha kṛṣṇayā॥1-198-25॥
[विसृष्टेषु (visṛṣṭeṣu) - having been sent forth; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pāṇḍavas; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great-souled; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रेषयिष्यामि (preṣayiṣyāmi) - shall send; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; शीघ्रगान् (śīghragān) - swift messengers; आगमिष्यन्ति (āgamiṣyanti) - will come; कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - the sons of Kuntī; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - together with; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī);]
(Having been sent forth by you, O king, among the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, then I shall send swift messengers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The sons of Kuntī, and Kuntī together with Kṛṣṇā, will come.)
O king, after you have sent forth the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, I will then send Dhṛtarāṣṭra's swift messengers. The sons of Kuntī, and Kuntī herself together with Kṛṣṇā, will come.
