02.031
Core-Pancharatra: All the dignitaries arrive to participate in the sacrifice.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
स गत्वा हास्तिनपुरं नकुलः समितिञ्जयः। भीष्ममामन्त्रयामास धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डवः ॥२-३१-१॥
sa gatvā hāstinapuraṃ nakulaḥ samitiñjayaḥ। bhīṣmamāmantrayāmāsa dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥2-31-1॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; हास्तिनपुरं (hāstinapuraṃ) - to Hastinapura; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; समिति (samiti) - assembly; ञ्जयः (ñjayaḥ) - conqueror; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आमन्त्रयामास (āmantrayāmāsa) - addressed; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(He, having gone to Hastinapura, Nakula, conqueror of assemblies, addressed Bhishma and Dhritarashtra, the Pandava.)
Nakula, the Pandava and conqueror of assemblies, went to Hastinapura and addressed Bhishma and Dhritarashtra. (2-31-1)
प्रययुः प्रीतमनसो यज्ञं ब्रह्मपुरःसराः। संश्रुत्य धर्मराजस्य यज्ञं यज्ञविदस्तदा ॥२-३१-२॥
prayayuḥ prītamanaso yajñaṃ brahmapuraḥsarāḥ। saṃśrutya dharmarājasya yajñaṃ yajñavidastadā ॥2-31-2॥
[प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went forth; प्रीतमनसः (prītamanasaḥ) - with delighted minds; यज्ञं (yajñaṃ) - to the sacrifice; ब्रह्मपुरःसराः (brahmapuraḥsarāḥ) - led by the Brāhmaṇas; संश्रुत्य (saṃśrutya) - having heard; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmarāja; यज्ञं (yajñaṃ) - the sacrifice; यज्ञविदः (yajñavidaḥ) - knowers of sacrifice; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They went forth with delighted minds to the sacrifice, led by the Brāhmaṇas; having heard of Dharmarāja's sacrifice, the knowers of sacrifice then (went).)
With joyful hearts, led by the Brāhmaṇas, they proceeded to the sacrifice; upon hearing of Dharmarāja's sacrifice, the knowers of sacrifice then went there. (2-31-2)
अन्ये च शतशस्तुष्टैर्मनोभिर्मनुजर्षभ। द्रष्टुकामाः सभां चैव धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम् ॥२-३१-३॥
anye ca śataśas tuṣṭair manobhir manujarṣabha। draṣṭukāmāḥ sabhāṃ caiva dharmarājaṃ ca pāṇḍavam ॥2-31-3॥
[अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; तुष्टैः (tuṣṭaiḥ) - with pleased; मनोभिः (manobhiḥ) - with minds; मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O bull among men; द्रष्टुकामाः (draṣṭukāmāḥ) - desiring to see; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pāṇḍava;]
(And others, by hundreds, with pleased minds, O bull among men, desiring to see the assembly and indeed Dharmarāja and the Pāṇḍava.)
O best of men, hundreds of others with delighted minds also came, wishing to see the assembly, as well as Dharmarāja and the Pāṇḍava. (2-31-3)
दिग्भ्यः सर्वे समापेतुः पार्थिवास्तत्र भारत। समुपादाय रत्नानि विविधानि महान्ति च ॥२-३१-४॥
digbhyaḥ sarve samāpetuḥ pārthivās tatra bhārata। samupādāya ratnāni vividhāni mahānti ca ॥2-31-4॥
[दिग्भ्यः (digbhyaḥ) - from the directions; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - assembled; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; समुपादाय (samupādāya) - having brought together; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; महान्ति (mahānti) - great; च (ca) - and;]
(From the directions, all the kings assembled there, O Bhārata, having brought together gems various and great and.)
O Bhārata, all the kings from every direction assembled there, bringing with them various and great gems. (2-31-4)
धृतराष्ट्रश्च भीष्मश्च विदुरश्च महामतिः। दुर्योधनपुरोगाश्च भ्रातरः सर्व एव ते ॥२-३१-५॥
dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca bhīṣmaś ca viduraś ca mahāmatiḥ। duryodhanapurogāś ca bhrātaraḥ sarva eva te ॥2-31-5॥
[धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; (name of the king) च (ca) - and; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; (name of the elder) च (ca) - and; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; (name of the wise minister) च (ca) - and; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded; दुर्योधनपुरोगाः (duryodhanapurogāḥ) - headed by Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they;]
(Dhritarashtra and Bhishma and Vidura, the great-minded, and the brothers headed by Duryodhana, all indeed they.)
Dhritarashtra, Bhishma, Vidura the wise, and all the brothers led by Duryodhana were present. (2-31-5)
सत्कृत्यामन्त्रिताः सर्वे आचार्यप्रमुखा नृपाः। गान्धारराजः सुबलः शकुनिश्च महाबलः ॥२-३१-६॥
satkṛtyāmantritāḥ sarve ācāryapramukhā nṛpāḥ। gāndhārarājaḥ subalaḥ śakuniśca mahābalaḥ ॥2-31-6॥
[सत्कृत्या (satkṛtyā) - having been duly honoured; अमन्त्रिताः (amantritāḥ) - having been consulted; सर्वे (sarve) - all; आचार्यप्रमुखाः (ācāryapramukhāḥ) - headed by the preceptor; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - the king of Gandhara; सुबलः (subalaḥ) - Subala; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; ॥२-३१-६॥ (॥2-31-6॥) -;]
(Having been duly honoured and consulted, all the kings headed by the preceptor, the king of Gandhara, Subala, and the mighty Śakuni.)
After being duly honoured and consulted, all the kings, headed by the preceptor, as well as the king of Gandhara, Subala, and the mighty Śakuni, were present. (2-31-6)
अचलो वृषकश्चैव कर्णश्च रथिनां वरः। ऋतः शल्यो मद्रराजो बाह्लिकश्च महारथः ॥२-३१-७॥
acalo vṛṣakaścaiva karṇaśca rathināṃ varaḥ। ṛtaḥ śalyo madrarājo bāhlikaśca mahārathaḥ ॥2-31-7॥
[अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable; steadfast; वृषकः (vṛṣakaḥ) - Vṛṣaka (proper name); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name); च (ca) - and; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of chariot-warriors; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; ऋतः (ṛtaḥ) - Ṛta (proper name); शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (proper name); मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bāhlika (proper name); च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Acala, Vṛṣaka, and indeed Karṇa, the best of chariot-warriors; Ṛta, Śalya, the king of Madra, and Bāhlika, the great chariot-warrior.)
Acala, Vṛṣaka, Karṇa—foremost among chariot-warriors—Ṛta, Śalya, the king of Madra, and Bāhlika, the great chariot-warrior, were present. (2-31-7)
सोमदत्तोऽथ कौरव्यो भूरिर्भूरिश्रवाः शलः। अश्वत्थामा कृपो द्रोणः सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः ॥२-३१-८॥
somadatto’tha kauravyo bhūrirbhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ। aśvatthāmā kṛpo droṇaḥ saindhavaśca jayadrathaḥ ॥2-31-8॥
[सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Soma-datta; (name; अथ (atha) - then; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; भूरिः (bhūriḥ) - Bhūri; (name; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravā; (name; शलः (śalaḥ) - Śala; (name; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā; (name; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; (name; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; (name; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; (the Sindhu king; च (ca) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; (name;]
(Soma-datta then the Kaurava, Bhūri, Bhūriśravā, Śala, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpa, Droṇa, Saindhava and Jayadratha.)
Then Soma-datta, the Kaurava, Bhūri, Bhūriśravā, Śala, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpa, Droṇa, the Sindhu king, and Jayadratha (2-31-8).
यज्ञसेनः सपुत्रश्च शाल्वश्च वसुधाधिपः। प्राग्ज्योतिषश्च नृपतिर्भगदत्तो महायशाः ॥२-३१-९॥
yajñasenaḥ saputraś ca śālvaś ca vasudhādhipaḥ। prāgjyotiṣaś ca nṛpatir bhagadatto mahāyaśāḥ ॥2-31-9॥
[यज्ञसेनः (yajñasenaḥ) - Yajñasena; (name of a king); सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with son; (sa- + putraḥ); च (ca) - and; शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Śālva; (name of a king); च (ca) - and; वसुधाधिपः (vasudhādhipaḥ) - lord of the earth; (vasudhā + adhipaḥ); प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - Prāgjyotiṣa; (name of a kingdom); च (ca) - and; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king; (nṛ + patiḥ); भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; (name of a king); महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; (mahā + yaśāḥ);]
(Yajñasena with his son, and Śālva, and the lord of the earth; Prāgjyotiṣa and the king Bhagadatta of great fame.)
Yajñasena with his son, Śālva, the lord of the earth, Prāgjyotiṣa, and the renowned king Bhagadatta were present. (2-31-9)
सह सर्वैस्तथा म्लेच्छैः सागरानूपवासिभिः। पार्वतीयाश्च राजानो राजा चैव बृहद्बलः ॥२-३१-१०॥
saha sarvaiḥ tathā mlecchaiḥ sāgarānūpavāsibhiḥ। pārvatīyāś ca rājānaḥ rājā caiva bṛhadbalaḥ ॥2-31-10॥
[सह (saha) - together with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; तथा (tathā) - also; म्लेच्छैः (mlecchaiḥ) - with foreigners; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; अनूप (anūpa) - marshland; वासिभिः (vāsibhiḥ) - by the dwellers; पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - mountain-dwellers; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Bṛhadbala; ॥२-३१-१०॥ (॥2-31-10॥) - (2-31-10);]
(Together with all, also with foreigners, by the ocean-marshland dwellers, and mountain-dwellers, and kings, and indeed King Bṛhadbala. (2-31-10))
King Bṛhadbala, along with all the kings, the mountain-dwellers, the foreigners, and those living by the ocean marshlands, was present. (2-31-10)
पौण्ड्रको वासुदेवश्च वङ्गः कालिङ्गकस्तथा। आकर्षः कुन्तलश्चैव वानवास्यान्ध्रकास्तथा ॥२-३१-११॥
pauṇḍrako vāsudevaś ca vaṅgaḥ kāliṅgakas tathā | ākarṣaḥ kuntalaś caiva vānavāsy āndhrakās tathā ॥2-31-11॥
[पौण्ड्रकः (pauṇḍrakaḥ) - the Pauṇḍraka; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; वङ्गः (vaṅgaḥ) - the Vanga; कालिङ्गकः (kāliṅgakaḥ) - the Kaliṅga; तथा (tathā) - likewise; आकर्षः (ākarṣaḥ) - the Ākarṣa; कुन्तलः (kuntalaḥ) - the Kuntala; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वानवास्यः (vānavāsyaḥ) - the Vānavāsya; आन्ध्रकाः (āndhrakāḥ) - the Āndhraka; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(The Pauṇḍraka, Vāsudeva and the Vanga, the Kaliṅga likewise, the Ākarṣa, the Kuntala indeed, the Vānavāsya, the Āndhraka likewise.)
The Pauṇḍraka, Vāsudeva, Vanga, Kaliṅga, Ākarṣa, Kuntala, Vānavāsya, and Āndhraka kings also came. (2-31-11)
द्रविडाः सिंहलाश्चैव राजा काश्मीरकस्तथा। कुन्तिभोजो महातेजाः सुह्मश्च सुमहाबलः ॥२-३१-१२॥
draviḍāḥ siṃhalāścaiva rājā kāśmīrakas tathā। kuntibhojo mahātejāḥ suhmaś ca sumahābalaḥ ॥2-31-12॥
[द्रविडाः (draviḍāḥ) - Dravidians; सिंहलाः (siṃhalāḥ) - Sinhala people; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; राजा (rājā) - king; काश्मीरकः (kāśmīrakaḥ) - Kashmiri; तथा (tathā) - also; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor; सुह्मः (suhmaḥ) - Suhma; च (ca) - and; सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - of very great strength;]
(Dravidians, Sinhala people indeed, the king of Kashmir also, Kuntibhoja of great splendor, Suhma and of very great strength.)
The Dravidians, the Sinhalas, the king of Kashmir, Kuntibhoja of great splendor, and Suhma of immense strength (2-31-12).
बाह्लिकाश्चापरे शूरा राजानः सर्व एव ते। विराटः सह पुत्रैश्च माचेल्लश्च महारथः ॥ राजानो राजपुत्राश्च नानाजनपदेश्वराः ॥२-३१-१३॥
bāhlikāś cāpare śūrā rājānaḥ sarva eva te। virāṭaḥ saha putraiś ca mācellas ca mahārathaḥ ॥ rājāno rājaputrāś ca nānājanapadeśvarāḥ ॥2-31-13॥
[बाह्लिकाः (bāhlikāḥ) - the Bāhlikas; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant ones; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; माचेल्लः (mācellaḥ) - Mācella; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; नाना (nānā) - various; जनपद (janapada) - countries; ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - lords;]
(The Bāhlikas and other valiant kings, all of them indeed; Virāṭa with his sons and Mācella, the great chariot-warrior; kings, princes, and lords of various countries.)
The Bāhlikas, other valiant kings, Virāṭa with his sons, Mācella the great chariot-warrior, as well as kings, princes, and lords from various countries were present. (2-31-13)
शिशुपालो महावीर्यः सह पुत्रेण भारत। आगच्छत्पाण्डवेयस्य यज्ञं सङ्ग्रामदुर्मदः ॥२-३१-१४॥
śiśupālo mahāvīryaḥ saha putreṇa bhārata। āgacchatpāṇḍaveyasya yajñaṃ saṅgrāmadurmadaḥ ॥2-31-14॥
[शिशुपालः (śiśupālaḥ) - Shishupala; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; सह (saha) - together with; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with (his) son; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - came; पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pandu; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; सङ्ग्रामदुर्मदः (saṅgrāmadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle;]
(Shishupala, of great strength, together with (his) son, O Bhārata, came to the sacrifice of the son of Pandu, arrogant in battle.)
O Bhārata, Shishupala, who was of great strength and arrogant in battle, came with his son to the sacrifice of the son of Pandu. (2-31-14)
रामश्चैवानिरुद्धश्च बभ्रुश्च सहसारणः। गदप्रद्युम्नसाम्बाश्च चारुदेष्णश्च वीर्यवान् ॥२-३१-१५॥
rāmaścaivāniruddhaśca babhruśca sahasāraṇaḥ। gadapradyumnasāmbāśca cārudeṣṇaśca vīryavān ॥2-31-15॥
[रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma; (name; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha; (name; च (ca) - and; बभ्रुः (babhrūḥ) - Babhru; (name; च (ca) - and; सहसारणः (sahasāraṇaḥ) - Sahasāraṇa; (name; गद (gada) - Gada; (name; प्रद्युम्न (pradyumna) - Pradyumna; (name; साम्ब (sāmbā) - Sāmba; (name; च (ca) - and; चारुदेष्णः (cārudeṣṇaḥ) - Cārudeṣṇa; (name; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Rāma and indeed Aniruddha and Babhru and Sahasāraṇa; Gada, Pradyumna, Sāmba and Cārudeṣṇa and powerful.)
Rāma, Aniruddha, Babhru, Sahasāraṇa, Gada, Pradyumna, Sāmba, and the powerful Cārudeṣṇa were also present. (2-31-15)
उल्मुको निशठश्चैव वीरः प्राद्युम्निरेव च। वृष्णयो निखिलेनान्ये समाजग्मुर्महारथाः ॥२-३१-१६॥
ulmuko niśaṭhaścaiva vīraḥ prādyumnireva ca। vṛṣṇayo nikhilenānye samājagmurmahārathāḥ ॥2-31-16॥
[उल्मुकः (ulmukaḥ) - Ulmuka; (a warrior's name); निशठः (niśaṭhaḥ) - Niśaṭha; (a warrior's name); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; प्राद्युम्निः (prādyumniḥ) - Pradyumna; (a warrior's name); एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; वृष्णयः (vṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Vṛṣṇis; (descendants of Vṛṣṇi); निखिलेन (nikhilena) - in entirety; अन्ये (anye) - others; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors;]
(Ulmuka, Niśaṭha and indeed the hero Pradyumna, and the Vṛṣṇis in entirety, and others, the great chariot-warriors, assembled.)
Ulmuka, Niśaṭha, the valiant Pradyumna, and all the Vṛṣṇis, along with other great chariot-warriors, assembled together. (2-31-16)
एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानो मध्यदेशजाः। आजग्मुः पाण्डुपुत्रस्य राजसूयं महाक्रतुम् ॥२-३१-१७॥
ete cānye ca bahavo rājāno madhyadeśajāḥ। ājagmuḥ pāṇḍuputrasya rājasūyaṃ mahākratum ॥2-31-17॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; मध्यदेशजाः (madhyadeśajāḥ) - born in the central region; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - came; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - Rājasūya (royal consecration); महाक्रतुम् (mahākratum) - great sacrifice;]
(These and others and many kings born in the central region came to the Rājasūya, the great sacrifice of the son of Pāṇḍu.)
Many kings from the central region, along with others, came to attend the great Rājasūya sacrifice of the son of Pāṇḍu. (2-31-17)
ददुस्तेषामावसथान्धर्मराजस्य शासनात्। बहुकक्ष्यान्वितान्राजन्दीर्घिकावृक्षशोभितान् ॥२-३१-१८॥
dadusteṣāmāvasathāndharmarājasya śāsanāt। bahukakṣyānvitānrājandīrghikāvṛkṣaśobhitān ॥2-31-18॥
[ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them; आवसथान् (āvasathān) - dwellings; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmarāja; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the order; बहु (bahu) - many; कक्ष्य (kakṣya) - compartments; अन्वितान् (anvitān) - endowed with; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दीर्घिका (dīrghikā) - ponds; वृक्ष (vṛkṣa) - trees; शोभितान् (śobhitān) - adorned with;]
(They gave them dwellings by the order of Dharmarāja, endowed with many compartments, O king, adorned with ponds and trees.)
By the command of Dharmarāja, they provided them with dwellings having many compartments, adorned with ponds and trees, O king. (2-31-18)
तथा धर्मात्मजस्तेषां चक्रे पूजामनुत्तमाम्। सत्कृताश्च यथोद्दिष्टाञ्जग्मुरावसथान्नृपाः ॥२-३१-१९॥
tathā dharmātmajas teṣāṃ cakre pūjām anuttamām। satkṛtāś ca yathoddiṣṭāñ jagmur āvasathān nṛpāḥ ॥2-31-19॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; धर्मात्मजः (dharmātmajaḥ) - the son of Dharma; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship; अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed; सत्कृताः (satkṛtāḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; यथोद्दिष्टान् (yathoddiṣṭān) - as directed; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; आवसथान् (āvasathān) - to their lodgings; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the kings;]
(Thus, the son of Dharma performed unsurpassed worship for them. And the honored kings went to their lodgings as directed.)
Thus, the son of Dharma performed the highest worship for them. The honored kings then went to their lodgings as instructed. (2-31-19)
कैलासशिखरप्रख्यान्मनोज्ञान्द्रव्यभूषितान्। सर्वतः संवृतानुच्चैः प्राकारैः सुकृतैः सितैः ॥२-३१-२०॥
kailāsaśikharaprakhyān manojñān dravyabhūṣitān। sarvataḥ saṁvṛtān uccaiḥ prākāraiḥ sukṛtaiḥ sitaiḥ ॥2-31-20॥
[कैलासशिखरप्रख्यान् (kailāsaśikharaprakhyān) - famous as the peak of Kailāsa; मनोज्ञान् (manojñān) - pleasing to the mind; द्रव्यभूषितान् (dravyabhūṣitān) - adorned with precious substances; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; संवृतान् (saṁvṛtān) - enclosed; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high; प्राकारैः (prākāraiḥ) - by ramparts; सुकृतैः (sukṛtaiḥ) - well-made; सितैः (sitaiḥ) - white;]
(Famous as the peak of Kailāsa, pleasing to the mind, adorned with precious substances, on all sides enclosed by high, well-made, white ramparts.)
They were as renowned as the peak of Kailāsa, delightful to behold, adorned with precious materials, and entirely surrounded by lofty, well-constructed white ramparts. (2-31-20)
सुवर्णजालसंवीतान्मणिकुट्टिमशोभितान्। सुखारोहणसोपानान्महासनपरिच्छदान् ॥२-३१-२१॥
suvarṇajālasaṃvītān maṇikuṭṭimaśobhitān। sukhārohaṇasopānān mahāsanaparicchadān ॥2-31-21॥
[सुवर्ण-जाल-संवीतान् (suvarṇa-jāla-saṃvītān) - enveloped with golden nets; मणि-कुट्टिम-शोभितान् (maṇi-kuṭṭima-śobhitān) - adorned with jeweled floors; सुख-अारोहण-सोपानान् (sukha-ārohaṇa-sopānān) - having stairs easy to ascend; मह-आसन-परिच्छदान् (maha-āsana-paricchadān) - furnished with great seats;]
(Enveloped with golden nets, adorned with jeweled floors, having stairs easy to ascend, furnished with great seats.)
They were covered with golden nets, adorned with jeweled floors, had stairs that were easy to ascend, and were furnished with grand seats. (2-31-21)
स्रग्दामसमवच्छन्नानुत्तमागुरुगन्धिनः। हंसांशुवर्णसदृशानायोजनसुदर्शनान् ॥२-३१-२२॥
srag-dāma-samavacchannān-uttamāguru-gandhinaḥ। haṃsāṃśu-varṇa-sadṛśān-āyojana-sudarśanān ॥2-31-22॥
[स्रग् (srag) - garland; दाम (dāma) - wreath; समवच्छन्नान् (samavacchannān) - completely covered; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अगुरु (aguru) - aloeswood; गन्धिनः (gandhinaḥ) - fragrant; हंस (haṃsa) - swan; अंशु (aṃśu) - ray; वर्ण (varṇa) - color; सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - similar; आयोजन (āyojana) - arrangement; सुदर्शनान् (sudarśanān) - beautiful to behold;]
(Garland and wreath completely covered, fragrant with excellent aloeswood, similar in color to the rays of a swan, beautifully arranged.)
They were adorned with garlands and wreaths, fragrant with the finest aloeswood, and their appearance was as radiant as the rays of a swan, beautifully arranged. (2-31-22)
असम्बाधान्समद्वारान्युतानुच्चावचैर्गुणैः। बहुधातुपिनद्धाङ्गान्हिमवच्छिखरानिव ॥२-३१-२३॥
asambādhān samadvārān yutānuccāvacair guṇaiḥ| bahudhātu-pinaddhāṅgān himavat-śikharān iva ॥2-31-23॥
[असम्बाधान् (asambādhān) - not-crowded; समद्वारान् (samadvārān) - with equal entrances; युतान् (yutān) - endowed; उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - with high and low; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - qualities; बहुधातु-पिनद्ध-अङ्गान् (bahudhātu-pinaddha-aṅgān) - with limbs bound by many minerals; हिमवत्-शिखरान् (himavat-śikharān) - like the peaks of the Himalayas; इव (iva) - like;]
(Not-crowded, with equal entrances, endowed with high and low qualities, with limbs bound by many minerals, like the peaks of the Himalayas.)
They were spacious, with equal entrances, endowed with various elevations and qualities, their parts bound by many minerals, resembling the peaks of the Himalayas. (2-31-23)
विश्रान्तास्ते ततोऽपश्यन्भूमिपा भूरिदक्षिणम्। वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिर्धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥२-३१-२४॥
viśrāntās te tato'paśyan bhūmipā bhūri-dakṣiṇam। vṛtaṃ sadasyair bahubhir dharma-rājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥2-31-24॥
[विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - having rested; ते (te) - they; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings; भूरिदक्षिणम् (bhūri-dakṣiṇam) - abundant in gifts; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by members; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; धर्मराजम् (dharma-rājam) - the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Having rested, they then saw the kings, abundant in gifts, Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, surrounded by many members.)
After resting, the kings saw Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, who was surrounded by many members and was generous with gifts. (2-31-24)
तत्सदः पार्थिवैः कीर्णं ब्राह्मणैश्च महात्मभिः। भ्राजते स्म तदा राजन्नाकपृष्ठमिवामरैः ॥२-३१-२५॥
tatsadaḥ pārthivaiḥ kīrṇaṃ brāhmaṇaiś ca mahātmabhiḥ। bhrājate sma tadā rājann ākapṛṣṭham ivāmaraiḥ ॥2-31-25॥
[तत् (tat) - that; सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly; पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by kings; कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - filled; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones; भ्राजते (bhrājate) - shone; स्म (sma) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आकपृष्ठम् (ākapṛṣṭham) - like the back of the sky; इव (iva) - as if; अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals;]
(That assembly, filled by kings and by brāhmaṇas and by great-souled ones, shone indeed then, O king, as if (it were) the back of the sky by immortals.)
O king, that assembly, filled with kings and great-souled brāhmaṇas, shone at that time like the sky's back illuminated by the immortals. (2-31-25)
