02.032
Pancharatra: Guests bring many gifts.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
पितामहं गुरुं चैव प्रत्युद्गम्य युधिष्ठिरः। अभिवाद्य ततो राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ भीष्मं द्रोणं कृपं द्रौणिं दुर्योधनविविंशती ॥२-३२-१॥
pitāmahaṃ guruṃ caiva pratyudgamya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। abhivādya tato rājannidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥ bhīṣmaṃ droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ drauṇiṃ duryodhanaviviṃśatī ॥2-32-1॥
[पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - paternal grandfather; गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya) - having approached; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - son of Drona (Ashvatthama); दुर्योधनविविंशती (duryodhanaviviṃśatī) - the twenty (and) Duryodhana;]
(Having approached his paternal grandfather and teacher, indeed, Yudhishthira, having saluted, then, O king, spoke this speech: Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, the son of Drona, and the twenty (and) Duryodhana (2-32-1).)
Yudhishthira, having approached and saluted his grandfather and teacher, then spoke these words, O king: Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Ashvatthama, and Duryodhana with his twenty companions. (2-32-1)
अस्मिन्यज्ञे भवन्तो मामनुगृह्णन्तु सर्वशः। इदं वः स्वमहं चैव यदिहास्ति धनं मम ॥ प्रीणयन्तु भवन्तो मां यथेष्टमनियन्त्रिताः ॥२-३२-२॥
asmin yajñe bhavanto mām anugṛhṇantu sarvaśaḥ। idaṃ vaḥ svam ahaṃ caiva yad iha asti dhanaṃ mama॥ prīṇayantu bhavanto māṃ yatheṣṭam aniyantritāḥ॥2-32-2॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; यज्ञे (yajñe) - sacrifice; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; माम् (mām) - me; अनुगृह्णन्तु (anugṛhṇantu) - may favor; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वः (vaḥ) - of you; स्वम् (svam) - own; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यत् (yat) - whatever; इह (iha) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; मम (mama) - of mine; प्रीणयन्तु (prīṇayantu) - may please; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; माम् (mām) - me; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired; अनियन्त्रिताः (aniyantritāḥ) - unrestrained;]
(In this sacrifice, may you all favor me in every way. This, your own, and whatever wealth of mine is here, I indeed (offer). May you all please me as desired, unrestrained.)
In this sacrifice, may you all show me favor in every way. Whatever wealth of mine is here, I offer it as your own. May you all please me as you wish, without restraint. (2-32-2)
एवमुक्त्वा स तान्सर्वान्दीक्षितः पाण्डवाग्रजः। युयोज ह यथायोगमधिकारेष्वनन्तरम् ॥२-३२-३॥
evam-uktvā sa tān sarvān dīkṣitaḥ pāṇḍavāgrajaḥ। yuyoja ha yathā-yogam adhikāreṣu anantaram ॥2-32-3॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - those; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; दीक्षितः (dīkṣitaḥ) - initiated; पाण्डव-अग्रजः (pāṇḍava-agrajaḥ) - the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas; युयोज (yuyoja) - he engaged; ह (ha) - indeed; यथा-योगम् (yathā-yogam) - according to fitness; अधिकारेषु (adhikāreṣu) - in the offices; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after;]
(Thus having spoken, he, the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas, initiated, engaged all of them according to fitness in the offices immediately after, indeed.)
Having thus spoken, the initiated eldest of the Pāṇḍavas engaged all of them in their respective offices immediately thereafter. (2-32-3)
भक्ष्यभोज्याधिकारेषु दुःशासनमयोजयत्। परिग्रहे ब्राह्मणानामश्वत्थामानमुक्तवान् ॥२-३२-४॥
bhakṣyabhojyādhikāreṣu duḥśāsanam ayojayat। parigrahe brāhmaṇānām aśvatthāmānam uktavān ॥2-32-4॥
[भक्ष्य (bhakṣya) - to be eaten; भोज्य (bhojya) - to be enjoyed; अधिकारेषु (adhikāreṣu) - in the authorities; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana (proper name); अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - appointed; परिग्रहे (parigrahe) - in the possession; ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brāhmaṇas; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāman (proper name); उक्तवान् (uktavān) - declared;]
(In the authorities over food and enjoyment, he appointed Duḥśāsana. In the possession of the Brāhmaṇas, he declared Aśvatthāman. (2-32-4))
He appointed Duḥśāsana over the distribution of food and enjoyment, and for the possessions of the Brāhmaṇas, he declared Aśvatthāman. (2-32-4)
राज्ञां तु प्रतिपूजार्थं सञ्जयं संन्ययोजयत्। कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने भीष्मद्रोणौ महामती ॥२-३२-५॥
rājñāṃ tu pratipūjārthaṃ sañjayaṃ saṃnyayojayat। kṛtākṛtaparijñāne bhīṣmadroṇau mahāmatī ॥2-32-5॥
[राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; तु (tu) - but; प्रतिपूजार्थम् (pratipūjārtham) - for the purpose of honoring; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - Sañjaya; संन्ययोजयत् (saṃnyayojayat) - he engaged; कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने (kṛtākṛtaparijñāne) - in knowing the done and not done; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhīṣma and Droṇa; महामती (mahāmatī) - the great-minded one;]
(But for the purpose of honoring the kings, the great-minded one engaged Sañjaya; in knowing the done and not done, Bhīṣma and Droṇa.)
But, to honor the kings, the wise one appointed Sañjaya; for discerning what was done and not done, Bhīṣma and Droṇa. (2-32-5)
हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य रत्नानां चान्ववेक्षणे। दक्षिणानां च वै दाने कृपं राजा न्ययोजयत् ॥ तथान्यान्पुरुषव्याघ्रांस्तस्मिंस्तस्मिन्न्ययोजयत् ॥२-३२-६॥
hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya ratnānāṃ cānvavekṣaṇe। dakṣiṇānāṃ ca vai dāne kṛpaṃ rājā nyayojayat ॥ tathānyān puruṣavyāghrāṃs tasmiṃs tasmin nyayojayat ॥2-32-6॥
[हिरण्यस्य (hiraṇyasya) - of gold; सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of pure gold; रत्नानां (ratnānāṃ) - of jewels; च (ca) - and; अन्ववेक्षणे (anvavekṣaṇe) - in the supervision; दक्षिणानां (dakṣiṇānāṃ) - of gifts; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; दाने (dāne) - in giving; कृपं (kṛpaṃ) - Kṛpa (name of a sage); राजा (rājā) - the king; न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - appointed; तथा (tathā) - likewise; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; पुरुषव्याघ्रान् (puruṣavyāghrān) - tiger-men (valiant men); तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - appointed;]
(Of gold, of pure gold, of jewels and in the supervision; of gifts and indeed in giving, Kṛpa the king appointed. Likewise, others, tiger-men, in that, in that, he appointed. (2-32-6))
The king appointed Kṛpa to supervise the gold, pure gold, jewels, and the giving of gifts. Likewise, he appointed other valiant men to those respective duties. (2-32-6)
बाह्लिको धृतराष्ट्रश्च सोमदत्तो जयद्रथः। नकुलेन समानीताः स्वामिवत्तत्र रेमिरे ॥२-३२-७॥
bāhliko dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca somadatto jayadrathaḥ। nakulena samānītāḥ svāmivat tatra remire ॥2-32-7॥
[बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - the king of Bahlika; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; नकुलेन (nakulena) - by Nakula; समानीताः (samānītāḥ) - brought together; स्वामिवत् (svāmivat) - like masters; तत्र (tatra) - there; रेमिरे (remire) - rejoiced;]
(Bahlika, Dhritarashtra, Somadatta, and Jayadratha, brought together by Nakula, like masters, there rejoiced.)
Bahlika, Dhritarashtra, Somadatta, and Jayadratha, having been brought together by Nakula, rejoiced there like masters. (2-32-7)
क्षत्ता व्ययकरस्त्वासीद्विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित्। दुर्योधनस्त्वर्हणानि प्रतिजग्राह सर्वशः ॥२-३२-८॥
kṣattā vyayakaras tv āsīd viduraḥ sarvadharmavit। duryodhanas tvarhaṇāni pratijagrāha sarvaśaḥ ॥2-32-8॥
[क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - charioteer; (title for Vidura); व्ययकरः (vyayakaraḥ) - one who accounts for expenditure; त्वा (tvā) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; सर्वधर्मवित् (sarvadharmavit) - knower of all dharmas; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; त्व (tva) - indeed; अर्हणानि (arhaṇāni) - honors; respects; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way;]
(The charioteer, the accountant of expenditure, was Vidura, knower of all dharmas. Duryodhana indeed accepted the honors in every way.)
Vidura, the charioteer and accountant, who knew all dharmas, was present. Duryodhana accepted all the honors in every way. (2-32-8)
सर्वलोकः समावृत्तः पिप्रीषुः फलमुत्तमम्। द्रष्टुकामः सभां चैव धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम् ॥२-३२-९॥
sarvalokaḥ samāvṛttaḥ piprīṣuḥ phalamuttamam। draṣṭukāmaḥ sabhāṃ caiva dharmarājaṃ ca pāṇḍavam ॥2-32-9॥
[सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all worlds; समावृत्तः (samāvṛttaḥ) - assembled; पिप्रीषुः (piprīṣuḥ) - desiring to enjoy; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; द्रष्टुकामः (draṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to see; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pāṇḍava;]
(All worlds assembled, desiring to enjoy the supreme fruit, desiring to see the assembly and indeed Dharmarāja and the Pāṇḍava.)
All people gathered together, wishing to enjoy the highest reward, eager to see the assembly as well as Dharmarāja and the Pāṇḍava. (2-32-9)
न कश्चिदाहरत्तत्र सहस्रावरमर्हणम्। रत्नैश्च बहुभिस्तत्र धर्मराजमवर्धयन् ॥२-३२-१०॥
na kaścid āharat tatra sahasrāvaram arhaṇam। ratnaiś ca bahubhis tatra dharmarājam avardhayan ॥2-32-10॥
[न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; आहरत् (āharat) - brought; तत्र (tatra) - there; सहस्रावरम् (sahasrāvaram) - thousand-fold worthy; अर्हणम् (arhaṇam) - honor; रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja; अवर्धयन् (avardhayan) - they honored;]
(Not anyone brought there a thousand-fold worthy honor. And with many jewels there, they honored Dharmarāja.)
No one there brought an honor worthy of a thousand-fold. With many jewels, they honored Dharmarāja there. (2-32-10)
कथं नु मम कौरव्यो रत्नदानैः समाप्नुयात्। यज्ञमित्येव राजानः स्पर्धमाना ददुर्धनम् ॥२-३२-११॥
kathaṁ nu mama kauravyo ratnadānaiḥ samāpnuyāt। yajñamityeva rājānaḥ spardhamānā dadurdhanam ॥2-32-11॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava; रत्नदानैः (ratnadānaiḥ) - by gifts of jewels; समाप्नुयात् (samāpnuyāt) - might attain; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - only; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; स्पर्धमाना (spardhamānā) - competing; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth;]
(How indeed might my Kaurava attain (success) by gifts of jewels? Thinking "sacrifice only," the kings, competing, gave wealth.)
How could my Kaurava achieve success through gifts of jewels? Thinking only of sacrifice, the kings, in competition, gave away wealth. (2-32-11)
भवनैः सविमानाग्रैः सोदर्कैर्बलसंवृतैः। लोकराजविमानैश्च ब्राह्मणावसथैः सह ॥२-३२-१२॥
bhavanaiḥ savimānāgraiḥ sodarkairbalasaṁvṛtaiḥ। lokarājavimānaiśca brāhmaṇāvasathaiḥ saha ॥2-32-12॥
[भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) - by mansions; सविमानाग्रैः (savimānāgraiḥ) - with foremost (having) aerial cars; सोदर्कैः (sodarkaiḥ) - with spacious (ones); बलसंवृतैः (balasaṁvṛtaiḥ) - enclosed by strength; लोकराजविमानैः (lokarājavimānaiḥ) - with aerial cars of the lord of worlds; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणावसथैः (brāhmaṇāvasathaiḥ) - with the dwellings of Brāhmaṇas; सह (saha) - together with;]
(By mansions with foremost aerial cars, with spacious ones, enclosed by strength, with aerial cars of the lord of worlds, and together with the dwellings of Brāhmaṇas.)
There were mansions with the finest aerial cars, spacious and fortified, with the aerial cars of the lord of worlds, and together with the dwellings of Brāhmaṇas. (2-32-12)
कृतैरावसथैर्दिव्यैर्विमानप्रतिमैस्तथा। विचित्रै रत्नवद्भिश्च ऋद्ध्या परमया युतैः ॥२-३२-१३॥
kṛtair āvasathair divyaiḥ vimāna-pratimaiḥ tathā। vicitrai ratnavadbhis ca ṛddhyā paramayā yutaiḥ ॥2-32-13॥
[कृतैः (kṛtaiḥ) - made; by आवसथैः (āvasathaiḥ) - residences; by दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; by विमानप्रतिमैः (vimāna-pratimaiḥ) - palace-like images; by तथा (tathā) - likewise; विचित्रैः (vicitraiḥ) - variegated; by रत्नवद्भिः (ratnavadbhis) - jewel-adorned; by च (ca) - and; ऋद्ध्या (ṛddhyā) - prosperity; with परमया (paramayā) - supreme; with युतैः (yutaiḥ) - endowed; by;]
(By residences made, by divine, by palace-like images likewise, by variegated, by jewel-adorned and, with prosperity, with supreme, endowed by.)
The place was adorned with residences made to resemble palaces, divine and variegated, decorated with jewels, endowed with supreme prosperity. (2-32-13)
राजभिश्च समावृत्तैरतीवश्रीसमृद्धिभिः। अशोभत सदो राजन्कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ॥२-३२-१४॥
rājabhiś ca samāvṛttair atīva-śrī-samṛddhibhiḥ। aśobhata sado rājan kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ ॥2-32-14॥
[राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings; च (ca) - and; समावृत्तैः (samāvṛttaiḥ) - assembled; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; श्री (śrī) - splendor; समृद्धिभिः (samṛddhibhiḥ) - with prosperities; अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone; सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कौन्तेयस्य (kaunteyasya) - of the son of Kunti; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled;]
(The assembly of the great-souled son of Kunti, O king, shone, being filled with kings assembled and with exceeding splendor and prosperities.)
O king, the assembly hall of the great-souled son of Kunti was resplendent, filled with assembled kings and abundant splendor and prosperity. (2-32-14)
ऋद्ध्या च वरुणं देवं स्पर्धमानो युधिष्ठिरः। षडग्निनाथ यज्ञेन सोऽयजद्दक्षिणावता ॥ सर्वाञ्जनान्सर्वकामैः समृद्धैः समतर्पयत् ॥२-३२-१५॥
ṛddhyā ca varuṇaṃ devaṃ spardhamāno yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। ṣaḍagninātha yajñena so'ayajaddakṣiṇāvatā ॥ sarvāñjanānsarvakāmaiḥ samṛddhaiḥ samatarpayat ॥2-32-15॥
[ऋद्ध्या (ṛddhyā) - with prosperity; च (ca) - and; वरुणं (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (the god); देवं (devam) - god; स्पर्धमानः (spardhamānaḥ) - vying (with); युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; षडग्निनाथ (ṣaḍagninātha) - with six fire-lords; यज्ञेन (yajñena) - by sacrifice; सः (saḥ) - he; अयजत् (ayajat) - sacrificed; दक्षिणावता (dakṣiṇāvatā) - with gifts; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; जनान् (janān) - people; सर्वकामैः (sarvakāmaiḥ) - with all desires; समृद्धैः (samṛddhaiḥ) - fulfilled; समतर्पयत् (samatarpayat) - he completely satisfied;]
(With prosperity and vying with the god Varuṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira, with six fire-lords, by sacrifice, he sacrificed with gifts. All people, with all desires fulfilled, he completely satisfied. (2-32-15))
Yudhiṣṭhira, endowed with prosperity and competing with the god Varuṇa, performed sacrifices with six fire-lords and generous gifts. He completely satisfied all people by fulfilling all their desires. (2-32-15)
अन्नवान्बहुभक्ष्यश्च भुक्तवज्जनसंवृतः। रत्नोपहारकर्मण्यो बभूव स समागमः ॥२-३२-१६॥
annavān bahubhakṣyaś ca bhuktavaj janasaṃvṛtaḥ। ratnopahārakarmaṇyo babhūva sa samāgamaḥ ॥2-32-16॥
[अन्नवान् (annavān) - possessed of food; बहु (bahu) - much; भक्ष्यः (bhakṣyaḥ) - edible; च (ca) - and; भुक्तवत् (bhuktavat) - as if eaten; जन (jana) - people; संवृतः (saṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; रत्न (ratna) - gems; उपहार (upahāra) - offerings; कर्मण्यः (karmaṇyaḥ) - active in deeds; बभूव (babhūva) - became; स (sa) - that; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - assembly;]
(Possessed of food, much edible and, as if eaten, surrounded by people; active in deeds of offering gems, that assembly became. (2-32-16))
That assembly, abundant with food and many edibles, surrounded by people as if they had feasted, and active in the offering of gems, came together. (2-32-16)
इडाज्यहोमाहुतिभिर्मन्त्रशिक्षासमन्वितैः। तस्मिन्हि ततृपुर्देवास्तते यज्ञे महर्षिभिः ॥२-३२-१७॥
iḍājyahomāhutibhir mantraśikṣāsamanvitaiḥ। tasmin hi tatṛpur devās tate yajñe maharṣibhiḥ ॥2-32-17॥
[इडा (iḍā) - food-offering; (personified goddess of food-offering); ज्य (jya) - clarified butter; होम (homa) - oblation; आहुति (āhuti) - offering; भिः (bhiḥ) - by; (instrumental plural ending); मन्त्र (mantra) - mantra; शिक्षा (śikṣā) - instruction; समन्वितैः (samanvitaiḥ) - endowed with; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular); हि (hi) - indeed; ततृपुः (tatṛpuḥ) - became satisfied; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; (nominative plural); ते (te) - they; (those); यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; (locative singular); महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages;]
(By food-offerings, clarified butter, oblations, and offerings, endowed with mantra instruction, in that (sacrifice), indeed, the gods became satisfied by those great sages in the sacrifice.)
By food-offerings, clarified butter, oblations, and offerings, accompanied by mantra instruction, the gods were indeed satisfied by the great sages in that sacrifice. (2-32-17)
यथा देवास्तथा विप्रा दक्षिणान्नमहाधनैः। ततृपुः सर्ववर्णाश्च तस्मिन्यज्ञे मुदान्विताः ॥२-३२-१८॥
yathā devās tathā viprā dakṣiṇānnamahādhanaīḥ। tatṛpuḥ sarvavarṇāś ca tasmin yajñe mudānvitāḥ ॥2-32-18॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तथा (tathā) - so; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; दक्षिणा-अन्न-महाधनैः (dakṣiṇā-anna-mahādhanaīḥ) - by gifts, food, great wealth; तत् (tat) - they; तृपुः (tṛpuḥ) - were satisfied; सर्ववर्णाः (sarvavarṇāḥ) - all classes; च (ca) - and; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; यज्ञे (yajñe) - sacrifice; मुदा-अन्विताः (mudā-anvitāḥ) - endowed with joy;]
(Just as the gods, so the Brāhmaṇas (were satisfied) by gifts, food, and great wealth; all classes also were satisfied in that sacrifice, endowed with joy.)
Just as the gods, so too the Brāhmaṇas were satisfied by gifts, food, and great wealth; in that sacrifice, all classes were also satisfied and filled with joy. (2-32-18)
