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Core and Pancharatra: All women perform water rites for their loved ones on the banks of the river Ganga. Kunti discloses Karna as her son and asks the Pandavas to perform his last rites accordingly.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said:
ते समासाद्य गङ्गां तु शिवां पुण्यजनोचिताम्। ह्रदिनीं वप्रसम्पन्नां महानूपां महावनाम् ॥११-२७-१॥
te samāsādya gaṅgāṃ tu śivāṃ puṇyajanocitām। hradinīṃ vaprasampannāṃ mahānūpāṃ mahāvanām ॥11-27-1॥
[ते (te) - they; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; गङ्गां (gaṅgām) - Ganga; तु (tu) - but; शिवां (śivām) - auspicious; पुण्यजनोचिताम् (puṇyajanocitām) - fit for the virtuous; ह्रदिनीं (hradinīm) - full of pools; वप्रसम्पन्नां (vaprasampannām) - endowed with banks; महानूपां (mahānūpām) - great marshland; महावनाम् (mahāvanām) - great forest;]
(They, having approached the Ganga, but auspicious, fit for the virtuous, full of pools, endowed with banks, great marshland, great forest.)
They reached the auspicious Ganga, which is suitable for the virtuous, filled with pools, having banks, and surrounded by great marshlands and forests.
भूषणान्युत्तरीयाणि वेष्टनान्यवमुच्य च। ततः पितॄणां पौत्राणां भ्रातॄणां स्वजनस्य च ॥११-२७-२॥
bhūṣaṇānyuttarīyāṇi veṣṭanānyavamucya ca। tataḥ pitṝṇāṃ pautrāṇāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ svajanasya ca॥11-27-2॥
[भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments; उत्तरीयाणि (uttarīyāṇi) - upper garments; वेष्टनानि (veṣṭanāni) - wrappings; अवमुच्य (avamucya) - having taken off; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṃ) - of the fathers; पौत्राणां (pautrāṇāṃ) - of the grandsons; भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of the brothers; स्वजनस्य (svajanasya) - of one's own people; च (ca) - and;]
(Ornaments, upper garments, and wrappings having taken off and; then of the fathers, of the grandsons, of the brothers, of one's own people and.)
Having removed the ornaments, upper garments, and wrappings, then (he gave them) to the fathers, grandsons, brothers, and his own people.
पुत्राणामार्यकाणां च पतीनां च कुरुस्त्रियः। उदकं चक्रिरे सर्वा रुदन्त्यो भृशदुःखिताः ॥
putrāṇām āryakāṇāṃ ca patīnām ca kuru-striyaḥ। udakaṃ cakrire sarvā rudantyo bhṛśa-duḥkhitāḥ॥
[पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; आर्यकाणाम् (āryakāṇām) - of noble ones; च (ca) - and; पतीनाम् (patīnām) - of husbands; च (ca) - and; कुरुस्त्रियः (kuru-striyaḥ) - Kuru women; उदकम् (udakam) - water (libation); चक्रिरे (cakrire) - performed; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; रुदन्त्यः (rudantyaḥ) - weeping; भृशदुःखिताः (bhṛśa-duḥkhitāḥ) - greatly distressed;]
(All the Kuru women, greatly distressed and weeping, performed water libations for their sons, noble ones, and husbands.)
All the Kuru women, overwhelmed with grief and weeping, performed water libations for their sons, noble relatives, and husbands.
उदके क्रियमाणे तु वीराणां वीरपत्निभिः। सूपतीर्थाभवद्गङ्गा भूयो विप्रससार च ॥११-२७-४॥
udake kriyamāṇe tu vīrāṇāṃ vīrapatnibhiḥ। sūpatīrthābhavadgaṅgā bhūyo viprasasāra ca ॥11-27-4॥
[उदके (udake) - in the water; क्रियमाणे (kriyamāṇe) - being performed; तु (tu) - but; वीराणां (vīrāṇāṃ) - of the heroes; वीरपत्निभिः (vīrapatnibhiḥ) - by the wives of the heroes; सुपतीर्था (sūpatīrthā) - having excellent fords; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; विप्रससार (viprasasāra) - flowed forth; च (ca) - and;]
(But while the rites were being performed in the water by the wives of the heroes, Gaṅgā, having excellent fords, again flowed forth.)
While the wives of the heroes performed the rites in the water, Gaṅgā, with her excellent fords, once again began to flow.
तन्महोदधिसङ्काशं निरानन्दमनुत्सवम्। वीरपत्नीभिराकीर्णं गङ्गातीरमशोभत ॥११-२७-५॥
tan-mahodadhi-saṅkāśaṃ nirānandam-anutsavam। vīra-patnībhiḥ ākīrṇaṃ gaṅgā-tīram aśobhata ॥11-27-5॥
[तत् (tat) - that; महोदधि (mahodadhi) - great ocean; सङ्काशम् (saṅkāśam) - resembling; निरानन्दम् (nirānandam) - without joy; अनुत्सवम् (anutsavam) - without festivity; वीरपत्नीभिः (vīrapatnībhiḥ) - by the wives of heroes; आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - filled; गङ्गातीरम् (gaṅgātīram) - Ganga bank; अशोभत (aśobhata) - did not shine;]
(That Ganga bank, resembling the great ocean, without joy, without festivity, filled by the wives of heroes, did not shine.)
That bank of the Ganga, vast as the ocean, was joyless and without festivity, crowded with the wives of heroes, and appeared desolate.
ततः कुन्ती महाराज सहसा शोककर्शिता। रुदती मन्दया वाचा पुत्रान्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥११-२७-६॥
tataḥ kuntī mahārāja sahasā śokakarśitā। rudatī mandayā vācā putrān vacanam abravīt ॥11-27-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - afflicted by grief; रुदती (rudatī) - weeping; मन्दया (mandayā) - with faint; वाचा (vācā) - voice; पुत्रान् (putrān) - to her sons; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke;]
(Then Kuntī, O great king, suddenly afflicted by grief, weeping, with a faint voice, spoke words to her sons.)
Then Kuntī, overwhelmed by grief, suddenly began to weep and, in a faint voice, addressed her sons with these words, O king.
यः स शूरो महेष्वासो रथयूथपयूथपः। अर्जुनेन हतः सङ्ख्ये वीरलक्षणलक्षितः ॥११-२७-७॥
yaḥ sa śūro maheṣvāso rathayūthapayūthapaḥ। arjunena hataḥ saṅkhye vīralakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ ॥11-27-7॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; स (sa) - he; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - chief of chariot-warriors; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; वीरलक्षणलक्षितः (vīralakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ) - marked by the signs of a hero;]
(Who, he, hero, great archer, chief of chariot-warriors, by Arjuna, slain, in battle, marked by the signs of a hero.)
He who was a hero, a great archer, the chief among chariot-warriors, marked by the signs of a hero, was slain in battle by Arjuna.
यं सूतपुत्रं मन्यध्वं राधेयमिति पाण्डवाः। यो व्यराजच्चमूमध्ये दिवाकर इव प्रभुः ॥११-२७-८॥
yaṃ sūtaputraṃ manyadhvaṃ rādheyam iti pāṇḍavāḥ। yo vyarājac camūmadhye divākara iva prabhuḥ॥11-27-8॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputram) - son of the charioteer; मन्यध्वं (manyadhvam) - you consider; राधेयम् (rādheyam) - Radheya (Karna); इति (iti) - thus; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - O Pāṇḍavas; यः (yaḥ) - who; व्यराजत् (vyarājat) - shone; चमूमध्ये (camūmadhye) - in the midst of the army; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(O Pāṇḍavas, whom you consider as the son of the charioteer, as Radheya, he who shone in the midst of the army like the sun, the lord.)
O Pāṇḍavas, the one whom you call the son of the charioteer, Radheya, he shone in the midst of the army like the sun, a true lord.
प्रत्ययुध्यत यः सर्वान्पुरा वः सपदानुगान्। दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं यः प्रकर्षन्व्यरोचत ॥११-२७-९॥
pratyayudhyata yaḥ sarvān purā vaḥ sapadānugān। duryodhanabalaṃ sarvaṃ yaḥ prakarṣan vyarocata ॥11-27-9॥
[प्रत्ययुध्यत (pratyayudhyata) - who fought against; यः (yaḥ) - who; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वः (vaḥ) - your; सपद (sapada) - with the foot; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers; दुर्योधनबलं (duryodhanabalam) - Duryodhana's army; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्रकर्षन् (prakarṣan) - dragging; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone;]
(Who fought against all your followers formerly, who dragging all of Duryodhana's army shone.)
He who once fought against all your followers, who shone while dragging the entire army of Duryodhana.
यस्य नास्ति समो वीर्ये पृथिव्यामपि कश्चन। सत्यसन्धस्य शूरस्य सङ्ग्रामेष्वपलायिनः ॥११-२७-१०॥
yasya nāsti samo vīrye pṛthivyām api kaścana। satyasandhasya śūrasya saṅgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ ॥11-27-10॥
[यस्य (yasya) - of whom; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; समः (samaḥ) - equal; वीर्ये (vīrye) - in strength; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; अपि (api) - even; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone; सत्यसन्धस्य (satyasandhasya) - of one true to his word; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the brave; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - not fleeing;]
(Of whom there is not an equal in strength on earth, not even anyone; of one true to his word, of the brave, not fleeing in battles.)
There is no one on earth equal in strength to him; he is true to his word, brave, and never flees in battle.
कुरुध्वमुदकं तस्य भ्रातुरक्लिष्टकर्मणः। स हि वः पूर्वजो भ्राता भास्करान्मय्यजायत ॥ कुण्डली कवची शूरो दिवाकरसमप्रभः ॥११-२७-११॥
kurudhvamudakaṃ tasya bhrātur akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ। sa hi vaḥ pūrvajo bhrātā bhāskaraān mayy ajāyata॥ kuṇḍalī kavacī śūro divākara-sama-prabhaḥ॥11-27-11॥
[कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - perform (you all); उदकं (udakaṃ) - water-offering; तस्य (tasya) - of him; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother; अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ) - of unwearied deeds; सः (saḥ) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; वः (vaḥ) - your; पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - elder; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; भास्करात् (bhāskarāt) - from Bhāskara (the Sun); मयि (mayi) - in me; अजायत (ajāyata) - was born; कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - wearing earrings; कवची (kavacī) - armored; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; दिवाकरसमप्रभः (divākara-sama-prabhaḥ) - with radiance equal to the Sun;]
(Perform the water-offering for that brother of unwearied deeds. He indeed is your elder brother, born from Bhāskara in me. Wearing earrings, armored, heroic, with radiance equal to the Sun.)
Offer water to that brother of tireless deeds. He is your elder brother, born from Bhāskara through me, adorned with earrings and armor, heroic, and radiant like the Sun.
श्रुत्वा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे मातुर्वचनमप्रियम्। कर्णमेवानुशोचन्त भूयश्चार्ततराभवन् ॥११-२७-१२॥
śrutvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve mātur vacanam apriyam। karṇam eva anuśocanta bhūyaḥ ca ārtatarā abhavan ॥11-27-12॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of (their) mother; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; अनुशोचन्त (anuśocanta) - lamented; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more; च (ca) - and; आर्ततराः (ārtatarāḥ) - more afflicted; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Having heard, but all the sons of Pāṇḍu, the unpleasant words of (their) mother, lamented only for Karna, and became even more afflicted.)
But when all the Pāṇḍavas heard their mother's unpleasant words, they lamented only for Karna and became even more distressed.
ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। उवाच मातरं वीरो निःश्वसन्निव पन्नगः ॥११-२७-१३॥
tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। uvāca mātaraṃ vīro niḥśvasanniva pannagaḥ ॥11-27-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kuntī; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मातरम् (mātaram) - to mother; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - sighing; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent;]
(Then he, the tiger among men, the son of Kuntī, Yudhiṣṭhira, said to his mother, the hero, sighing like a serpent.)
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī and tiger among men, sighed like a serpent and spoke to his mother as a hero.
यस्येषुपातमासाद्य नान्यस्तिष्ठेद्धनञ्जयात्। कथं पुत्रो भवत्यां स देवगर्भः पुराभवत् ॥११-२७-१४॥
yasyeṣupātam āsādya nānyas tiṣṭhed dhanañjayāt। kathaṃ putro bhavatyāṃ sa devagarbhaḥ purābhavat॥11-27-14॥
[यस्य (yasya) - of whom; इषुपातम् (iṣupātam) - the fall of arrows; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - would stand; धनञ्जयात् (dhanañjayāt) - from Dhananjaya (Arjuna); कथम् (katham) - how; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; भवत्याम् (bhavatyām) - in you; सः (saḥ) - he; देवगर्भः (devagarbhaḥ) - divine-born; पुरा (purā) - formerly; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Of whom, having approached the fall of arrows, not another would stand from Dhananjaya; how did a son in you, he, the divine-born, formerly become?)
Of whom, when the fall of arrows was approached, no one except Dhananjaya could stand; how did your son, who is divine-born, exist formerly?
यस्य बाहुप्रतापेन तापिताः सर्वतो वयम्। तमग्निमिव वस्त्रेण कथं छादितवत्यसि ॥ यस्य बाहुबलं घोरं धार्तराष्ट्रैरुपासितम् ॥११-२७-१५॥
yasya bāhupratāpena tāpitāḥ sarvato vayam। tam agnim iva vastreṇa kathaṃ chāditavaty asi ॥ yasya bāhubalaṃ ghoraṃ dhārtarāṣṭrair upāsitam ॥11-27-15॥
[यस्य (yasya) - of whom; बाहुप्रतापेन (bāhupratāpena) - by the might of (his) arms; तापिताः (tāpitāḥ) - tormented; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; वयम् (vayam) - we; तम् (tam) - him; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; इव (iva) - like; वस्त्रेण (vastreṇa) - with a cloth; कथम् (kathaṃ) - how; छादितवती (chāditavatī) - have you covered; असि (asi) - are (you); यस्य (yasya) - whose; बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - the strength of arms; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra; उपासितम् (upāsitam) - worshipped;]
(Of whom, by the might of (his) arms, we have been tormented on all sides; him, like fire with a cloth, how have you covered? Whose terrible strength of arms has been worshipped by the sons of Dhritarashtra.)
By whose arm's might we have been tormented everywhere—how have you covered him, like fire with a cloth? His terrible strength of arms has been revered by the sons of Dhritarashtra.
नान्यः कुन्तीसुतात्कर्णादगृह्णाद्रथिनां रथी। स नः प्रथमजो भ्राता सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ असूत तं भवत्यग्रे कथमद्भुतविक्रमम् ॥११-२७-१६॥
nānyaḥ kuntīsutāt-karṇād-agṛhṇāt rathināṃ rathī। sa naḥ prathamajo bhrātā sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥ asūta taṃ bhavaty-agre katham adbhutavikramam ॥11-27-16॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; कुन्ती-सुतात् (kuntī-sutāt) - from Kuntī's son; कर्णात् (karṇāt) - from Karṇa; अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - took; रथिनां (rathinām) - of charioteers; रथी (rathī) - charioteer; सः (saḥ) - he; नः (naḥ) - our; प्रथम-जः (prathama-jaḥ) - first-born; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; सर्व-शस्त्र-भृताम् (sarva-śastra-bhṛtām) - of all weapon-bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - best; असूत (asūta) - bore; तम् (tam) - him; भवति (bhavati) - O lady; अग्रे (agre) - before; कथम् (katham) - how; अद्भुत-विक्रमम् (adbhuta-vikramam) - of wondrous prowess;]
(Not any other charioteer among charioteers took (the place) from Kuntī's son Karṇa; he, our first-born brother, the best of all weapon-bearers. O lady, how did you bear him before, (he) of wondrous prowess?)
No other charioteer among all charioteers surpassed Karṇa, the son of Kuntī; he was our eldest brother, the best among all wielders of weapons. O lady, how did you give birth to him before, he of such wondrous prowess?
अहो भवत्या मन्त्रस्य पिधानेन वयं हताः। निधनेन हि कर्णस्य पीडिताः स्म सबान्धवाः ॥११-२७-१७॥
aho bhavatyā mantrasya pidhānena vayaṃ hatāḥ। nidhānena hi karṇasya pīḍitāḥ sma sabāndhavāḥ॥11-27-17॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (feminine); मन्त्रस्य (mantrasya) - of the mantra; पिधानेन (pidhānena) - by the covering; वयम् (vayam) - we; हताः (hatāḥ) - destroyed; निधनेन (nidhānena) - by the death; हि (hi) - indeed; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; स्म (sma) - were; सबान्धवाः (sabāndhavāḥ) - with relatives;]
(Alas, by your covering of the mantra, we are destroyed. Indeed, by the death of Karṇa, we, along with our relatives, were afflicted.)
Alas, by your concealment of the mantra, we have been ruined. Truly, by Karṇa's death, we and all our kin have suffered.
अभिमन्योर्विनाशेन द्रौपदेयवधेन च। पाञ्चालानां च नाशेन कुरूणां पतनेन च ॥११-२७-१८॥
abhimanyorvināśena draupadeyavadhen ca। pāñcālānāṃ ca nāśena kurūṇāṃ patanena ca ॥11-27-18॥
[अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; (genitive dual) विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction; (instrumental singular) द्रौपदेय (draupadeya) - the sons of Draupadī; वधेन (vadha) - by killing; (instrumental singular) च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; (genitive plural) च (ca) - and; नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction; (instrumental singular) कुरूणां (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; (genitive plural) पतनेन (patanena) - by fall; (instrumental singular) च (ca) - and;]
(By the destruction of Abhimanyu, and by the killing of the sons of Draupadī, and by the destruction of the Pāñcālas, and by the fall of the Kurus.)
By the destruction of Abhimanyu, the killing of Draupadī's sons, the ruin of the Pāñcālas, and the downfall of the Kurus.
ततः शतगुणं दुःखमिदं मामस्पृशद्भृशम्। कर्णमेवानुशोचन्हि दह्याम्यग्नाविवाहितः ॥११-२७-१९॥
tataḥ śataguṇaṃ duḥkham idaṃ mām aspṛśad bhṛśam। karṇam evānuśocan hi dahyāmy agnāv ivāhitaḥ॥11-27-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शतगुणं (śataguṇam) - a hundredfold; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; इदं (idaṃ) - this; माम् (mām) - me; अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - touched; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; अनुशोचन् (anuśocan) - lamenting; हि (hi) - indeed; दह्यामि (dahyāmi) - I am burning; अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire; इव (iva) - like; आहितः (āhitaḥ) - placed;]
(Then this suffering, a hundredfold, touched me intensely. Lamenting only Karna indeed, I am burning like (something) placed in fire.)
Then, a hundredfold suffering touched me intensely; lamenting only Karna, I am indeed burning as if placed in fire.
न हि स्म किञ्चिदप्राप्यं भवेदपि दिवि स्थितम्। न च स्म वैशसं घोरं कौरवान्तकरं भवेत् ॥११-२७-२०॥
na hi sma kiñcidaprāpyam bhavedapi divi sthitam। na ca sma vaiśasaṃ ghoraṃ kauravāntakaraṃ bhavet ॥11-27-20॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; स्म (sma) - ever; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अप्राप्यम् (aprāpyam) - unattainable; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; अपि (api) - even; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्म (sma) - ever; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - calamity; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; कौरव (kaurava) - of the Kauravas; अन्तकरम् (antakaram) - causing end; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Indeed, there would never be anything unattainable, even if situated in heaven; nor would there ever be a terrible calamity causing the end of the Kauravas.)
Indeed, nothing would ever be unattainable, even if it were situated in heaven; nor would there ever be a terrible calamity causing the destruction of the Kauravas.
एवं विलप्य बहुलं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। विनदञ्शनकै राजंश्चकारास्योदकं प्रभुः ॥११-२७-२१॥
evaṃ vilapya bahulaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। vinadañśanakai rājaṃścakārāsyodakaṃ prabhuḥ ॥11-27-21॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented; बहुलं (bahulaṃ) - much; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; विनदन् (vinadan) - crying; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चकार (cakāra) - performed; अस्य (asya) - for him; उदकम् (udakam) - water-offering; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Thus, having lamented much, the king of dharma, Yudhishthira, crying slowly, O king, performed the water-offering for him, the lord.)
Thus, after much lamentation, Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, slowly and tearfully performed the water-offering for him, O king.
ततो विनेदुः सहसा स्त्रीपुंसास्तत्र सर्वशः। अभितो ये स्थितास्तत्र तस्मिन्नुदककर्मणि ॥११-२७-२२॥
tato vineduḥ sahasā strīpuṃsāstatra sarvaśaḥ। abhito ye sthitāstatra tasminnudakakarmaṇi ॥11-27-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - wailed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; स्त्रीपुंसाः (strīpuṃsāḥ) - women and men; तत्र (tatra) - there; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around; ये (ye) - those who; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - were present; तत्र (tatra) - there; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; उदककर्मणि (udakakarmaṇi) - water-rite;]
(Then suddenly all the women and men there wailed; all those who were present there around at that water-rite.)
Then, all the women and men who were present there at the water-rite suddenly wailed together.
तत आनाययामास कर्णस्य सपरिच्छदम्। स्त्रियः कुरुपतिर्धीमान्भ्रातुः प्रेम्णा युधिष्ठिरः ॥११-२७-२३॥
tat ānāyayāmāsa karṇasya saparicchadam। striyaḥ kurupatirdhīmānbhrātuḥ premṇā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥11-27-23॥
[तत् (tat) - that; आनाययामास (ānāyayāmāsa) - caused to be brought; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; सपरिच्छदम् (saparicchadam) - with attendants; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; कुरुपतिः (kurupatiḥ) - the lord of the Kurus; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of (his) brother; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - out of affection; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(That (Yudhiṣṭhira), the wise lord of the Kurus, out of affection for his brother, caused the women with attendants of Karṇa to be brought.)
Yudhiṣṭhira, the wise king of the Kurus, out of love for his brother, had Karṇa's women and their attendants brought to him.
स ताभिः सह धर्मात्मा प्रेतकृत्यमनन्तरम्। कृत्वोत्ततार गङ्गायाः सलिलादाकुलेन्द्रियः ॥११-२७-२४॥
sa tābhiḥ saha dharmātmā pretakṛtyamanantaram। kṛtvottatāra gaṅgāyāḥ salilādākulendriyaḥ ॥11-27-24॥
[स (sa) - he; ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them (those women); सह (saha) - together; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; प्रेतकृत्यम् (pretakṛtyam) - funeral rites; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; उत्ततार (uttatāra) - emerged; गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - from the Ganga; सलिलात् (salilāt) - from the water; आकुल (ākula) - agitated; इन्द्रियः (indriyaḥ) - his senses;]
(He, together with them, the righteous-souled, immediately after the funeral rites, having performed (them), emerged from the water of the Ganga, his senses agitated.)
He, the righteous-souled one, together with those women, having performed the funeral rites, immediately emerged from the waters of the Ganga, his senses disturbed.
