13.152
युधिष्ठिरप्रतिप्रयाणम्
yudhiṣṭhira-pratiprayāṇam
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun); प्रतिप्रयाणम् (pratiprayāṇam) - return journey;]
(Yudhishthira return journey.)
The return journey of Yudhishthira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said.)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तूष्णीम्भूते तदा भीष्मे पटे चित्रमिवार्पितम्। मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः ॥ नृपं शयानं गाङ्गेयमिदमाह वचस्तदा ॥१३-१५२-१॥
tūṣṇīṃbhūte tadā bhīṣme paṭe citramivārpitam। muhūrtamiva ca dhyātvā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ॥ nṛpaṃ śayānaṃ gāṅgeyam idam āha vacas tadā॥13-152-1॥
[तूष्णीम्भूते (tūṣṇīṃbhūte) - when had become silent; तदा (tadā) - then; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - with Bhīṣma; पटे (paṭe) - on the bed (of arrows); चित्रमिव (citramiva) - like a picture; अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed; मुहूर्तमिव (muhūrtamiva) - for a moment; च (ca) - and; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - the son of Satyavatī; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king; शयानम् (shayānam) - lying down; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - the son of Gaṅgā; इदम् (idam) - this; आह (āha) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; १३-१५२-१ (13-152-1) - (13-152-1);]
(When Bhīṣma had become silent, then, placed on the bed (of arrows) like a picture, and having meditated for a moment, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, then spoke these words to the king lying down, the son of Gaṅgā.)
When Bhīṣma had become silent and lay on the bed of arrows like a picture, after meditating for a moment, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, then spoke these words to the king, the son of Gaṅgā, as he lay there. (13-152-1)
राजन्प्रकृतिमापन्नः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। सहितो भ्रातृभिः सर्वैः पार्थिवैश्चानुयायिभिः ॥१३-१५२-२॥
rājanprakṛtimāpannaḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ. sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvaiḥ pārthivaiścānuyāyibhiḥ ॥13-152-2॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - to the natural state; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by kings; च (ca) - and; अनुयायिभिः (anuyāyibhiḥ) - by followers;]
(O king, having attained his natural state, the king of the Kurus, Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by all his brothers and by kings as followers.)
O king, Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of the Kurus, having returned to his natural state, was accompanied by all his brothers and by kings who were his followers. (13-152-2)
उपास्ते त्वां नरव्याघ्र सह कृष्णेन धीमता। तमिमं पुरयानाय त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥१३-१५२-३॥
upāste tvāṁ naravyāghra saha kṛṣṇena dhīmatā। tam imaṁ purayānāya tvam anujñātum arhasi ॥13-152-3॥
[उपास्ते (upāste) - he worships; त्वां (tvāṁ) - you; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; सह (saha) - together with; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Kṛṣṇa; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; तम् (tam) - him; इमम् (imam) - this; पुरयानाय (purayānāya) - for proceeding to the city; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit; अर्हसि (arhasi) - are worthy;]
(He worships you, tiger among men, together with wise Kṛṣṇa; him, this one, for proceeding to the city, you are worthy to permit.)
He worships you, O tiger among men, along with the wise Kṛṣṇa. You ought to give him permission to proceed to the city. (13-152-3)
एवमुक्तो भगवता व्यासेन पृथिवीपतिः। युधिष्ठिरं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे नदीसुतः ॥१३-१५२-४॥
evam ukto bhagavatā vyāsena pṛthivīpatiḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sahāmātyam anujajñe nadīsutaḥ ॥13-152-4॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the revered one; व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa; पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the king (lord of earth); युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सहामात्यम् (sahāmātyam) - together with ministers; अनुजज्ञे (anujajñe) - agreed; नदीसुतः (nadīsutaḥ) - the son of the river;]
(Thus addressed by the revered Vyāsa, the king, the son of the river, agreed to Yudhiṣṭhira together with (his) ministers.)
Having thus been addressed by the revered Vyāsa, the king, son of the river, consented to Yudhiṣṭhira along with his ministers. (13-152-4)
उवाच चैनं मधुरं ततः शान्तनवो नृपः। प्रविशस्व पुरं राजन्व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥१३-१५२-५॥
uvāca cainaṃ madhuraṃ tataḥ śāntanavo nṛpaḥ। praviśasva puraṃ rājannvyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ॥13-152-5॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - to him; मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - the son of Śāntanu; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; प्रविशस्व (praviśasva) - enter; पुरम् (puram) - the city; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्येतु (vyetu) - may pass away; ते (te) - your; मानसः (mānasaḥ) - of the mind; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - distress;]
(And he spoke to him sweetly then, the son of Śāntanu, the king: "Enter the city, O king; may your mental distress pass away." (13-152-5))
The son of Śāntanu, the king, spoke sweet words to him: "Enter the city, O king. Let your mental suffering be gone." (13-152-5)
यजस्व विविधैर्यज्ञैर्बह्वन्नैः स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः। ययातिरिव राजेन्द्र श्रद्धादमपुरःसरः ॥१३-१५२-६॥
yajasva vividhair yajñair bahv-annaiḥ sva-āpta-dakṣiṇaiḥ। yayātir iva rājeṃdra śraddhā-dama-puraḥ-saraḥ ॥13-152-6॥
[यजस्व (yajasva) - sacrifice; perform the sacrifice; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; बह्वन्नैः (bahv-annaiḥ) - with abundant food; स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः (sva-āpta-dakṣiṇaiḥ) - with one’s own obtained dakṣiṇās (gifts); ययातिरिव (yayātir iva) - like Yayāti; राजेन्द्र (rājeṃdra) - O king; श्रद्धादमपुरःसरः (śraddhā-dama-puraḥ-saraḥ) - preceded by faith and self-control;]
(Sacrifice with various sacrifices with abundant food with one’s own obtained dakṣiṇās like Yayāti, O king, preceded by faith and self-control.)
O king, perform sacrifices of many kinds, with abundant food and your own obtained gifts, like Yayāti, always led by faith and self-control. (13-152-6)
क्षत्रधर्मरतः पार्थ पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पय। श्रेयसा योक्ष्यसे चैव व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥१३-१५२-७॥
kṣatradharmarataḥ pārtha pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpaya| śreyasā yokṣyase caiva vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ॥13-152-7॥
[क्षत्रधर्मरतः (kṣatradharmarataḥ) - engaged in the duty of a kṣatriya;, पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā;, पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors;, देवान् (devān) - gods;, च (ca) - and;, तर्पय (tarpaya) - satisfy;, श्रेयसा (śreyasā) - with merit;, योक्ष्यसे (yokṣyase) - you will obtain;, च (ca) - and;, एव (eva) - indeed;, व्येतु (vyetu) - let be dispelled;, ते (te) - your;, मानसः (mānasaḥ) - of the mind;, ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - affliction;]
(Engaged in the duty of a kṣatriya, O Pārtha, satisfy the ancestors and gods; with merit you will obtain and indeed let your mental affliction be dispelled.)
O Arjuna, by engaging in the duty of a kṣatriya, satisfy both your ancestors and the gods. You will thereby gain merit, and let your mental anguish be dispelled. (13-152-7)
रञ्जयस्व प्रजाः सर्वाः प्रकृतीः परिसान्त्वय। सुहृदः फलसत्कारैरभ्यर्चय यथार्हतः ॥१३-१५२-८॥
rañjayasva prajāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīḥ parisāntvaya। suhṛdaḥ phalasatkārairabhyarcaya yathārhataḥ ॥13-152-8॥
[रञ्जयस्व (rañjayasva) - make cheerful; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रकृतीः (prakṛtīḥ) - ministers; परिसान्त्वय (parisāntvaya) - fully conciliate; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; फलसत्कारैः (phalasatkāraiḥ) - by rewards and honors; अभ्यर्चय (abhyarcaya) - properly honor; यथार्हतः (yathārhataḥ) - as is appropriate;]
(Make cheerful all subjects, fully conciliate ministers. Friends, by rewards and honors, properly honor as is appropriate.)
Cheer all the subjects, fully conciliate the ministers. Honor your friends with rewards and gifts as appropriate. (13-152-8)
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु मित्राणि सुहृदस्तथा। चैत्यस्थाने स्थितं वृक्षं फलवन्तमिव द्विजाः ॥१३-१५२-९॥
anu tvāṁ tāta jīvantu mitrāṇi suhṛdas tathā। caityasthāne sthitaṁ vṛkṣaṁ phalavantam iva dvijāḥ ॥13-152-9॥
[अनु (anu) - after; त्वां (tvām) - you; तात (tāta) - dear one; जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - may live; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - companions; तथा (tathā) - also; चैत्यस्थाने (caityasthāne) - in the sanctified place; स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - standing; वृक्षं (vṛkṣaṁ) - tree; फलवन्तम् (phalavantam) - full of fruit; इव (iva) - like; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the twice-born;]
(After you, dear one, may your friends and also companions live, like the twice-born (Brahmins) (live) near a tree standing in the sanctified place, full of fruit.)
May your friends and companions live on after you, dear one, just as the twice-born (Brahmins) live by a fruit-laden tree standing in a sanctified place. (13-152-9)
आगन्तव्यं च भवता समये मम पार्थिव। विनिवृत्ते दिनकरे प्रवृत्ते चोत्तरायणे ॥१३-१५२-१०॥
āgantavyaṃ ca bhavatā samaye mama pārthiva। vinivṛtte dinakare pravṛtte cottarāyaṇe ॥13-152-10॥
[आगन्तव्यं (āgantavyaṃ) - ought to be come; (should come); च (ca) - and; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; समये (samaye) - at the time; मम (mama) - to me; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; विनिवृत्ते (vinivṛtte) - when set; दिनकरे (dinakare) - the sun; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - when entered; च (ca) - and; उत्तरायणे (uttarāyaṇe) - in the northern course (of the sun);]
(O king, by you, at the time for me, and (when) the sun has set, and when the northern course has begun, ought to be come.)
O king, you should come to me at the appointed time, when the sun has set and the northern course has begun. (13-152-10)
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु कौन्तेयः सोऽभिवाद्य पितामहम्। प्रययौ सपरीवारो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥१३-१५२-११॥
tathety uktvā tu kaunteyaḥ so'bhivādya pitāmaham। prayayau saparivāro nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam ॥13-152-11॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - having thus spoken; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; सः (saḥ) - he; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सपरीवारः (saparivāraḥ) - with his family; नगरम् (nagaraṃ) - city; नागसाह्वयम् (nāgasāhvayam) - Nāgasāhvaya (name of the city);]
(Having thus spoken but, the son of Kunti, he, having saluted grandfather, departed with his family to the city Nāgasāhvaya.)
Having thus spoken, the son of Kunti, after saluting his grandfather, departed with his family to the city called Nāgasāhvaya. (13-152-11)
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य गान्धारीं च पतिव्रताम्। सह तैरृषिभिः सर्वैर्भ्रातृभिः केशवेन च ॥१३-१५२-१२॥
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya gāndhārīṃ ca pativratām। saha tair ṛṣibhiḥ sarvaiḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ keśavena ca ॥13-152-12॥
[धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; (accusative singular of proper noun); पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing at the front; leading; having set ahead; गान्धारीं (gāndhārīṃ) - Gandhari; (accusative singular of proper noun); च (ca) - and; पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted to her husband; सह (saha) - with; तैः (taiḥ) - with those; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - with sages; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; केशवेन (keśavena) - with Keshava (Krishna); च (ca) - and;]
(Having placed Dhritarashtra at the front, and Gandhari, devoted to her husband, with those sages, with all the brothers, and with Keshava (Krishna).)
Having placed Dhritarashtra at the front and Gandhari, devoted to her husband, together with those sages, all the brothers, and Keshava (Krishna). (13-152-12)
पौरजानपदैश्चैव मन्त्रिवृद्धैश्च पार्थिवः। प्रविवेश कुरुश्रेष्ठ पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥१३-१५२-१३॥
paurajanapadaiś caiva mantrivṛddhaiś ca pārthivaḥ। praviveśa kuruśreṣṭha puraṃ vāraṇasāhvayam ॥13-152-13॥
[पौरजनपदैः (paurajanapadaiḥ) - by the citizens and countrymen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; मन्त्रिवृद्धैः (mantrivṛddhaiḥ) - by the elder ministers; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of Kurus; पुरम् (puram) - city; वारणसाह्वयम् (vāraṇasāhvayam) - named Varanasi;]
(By the citizens and countrymen and also by the elder ministers, the king entered, O best of Kurus, the city named Varanasi.)
O best of the Kurus, the king entered the city called Varanasi, accompanied by the citizens, country people, and elder ministers. (13-152-13)
