13.153
भीष्मस्वर्गारोहणपर्व
bhīṣmasvargarāhoṇaparva
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - name Bhīṣma; स्वर्गारोहण (svargārohaṇa) - ascent to heaven; पर्व (parva) - section;]
(Bhīṣma ascent to heaven section)
The section on Bhīṣma's ascent to heaven.
भीष्मस्वर्गानुज्ञा
bhīṣmasvargānujñā
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (proper noun); स्वर्ग (svarga) - heaven; अनुज्ञा (anujñā) - permission;]
(Bhīṣma heaven permission)
Permission for Bhīṣma to ascend to heaven.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा पौरजानपदं जनम्। पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमनुजज्ञे गृहान्प्रति ॥१३-१५३-१॥
tataḥ kuntīsuto rājā paurajanapadaṃ janam। pūjayitvā yathā-nyāyam anujajñe gṛhān prati ॥13-153-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुन्तीसुतः (kuntīsutaḥ) - son of Kuntī; राजा (rājā) - the king; पौरजनपदं (paurajanapadam) - the townspeople and country-folk; जनम् (janam) - people; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored; यथान्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - according to proper conduct; अनुजज्ञे (anujajñe) - permitted; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to (their) homes; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then the son of Kuntī, the king, having honored the townspeople and country-folk according to proper conduct, permitted (them) towards (their) homes.)
Then the son of Kuntī, the king, having properly honored the townspeople and country-folk, allowed them to return home. (13-153-1)
सान्त्वयामास नारीश्च हतवीरा हतेश्वराः। विपुलैरर्थदानैश्च तदा पाण्डुसुतो नृपः ॥१३-१५३-२॥
sāntvyāmāsa nārīś ca hatavīrā hateśvarāḥ। vipulair arthadānaiś ca tadā pāṇḍusuto nṛpaḥ॥13-153-2॥
[सान्त्वयामास (sāntvyāmāsa) - he consoled; he pacified; नारीः (nārīḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; हतवीराः (hatavīrāḥ) - whose heroes were slain; हतेश्वराः (hateśvarāḥ) - whose lords (husbands) were slain; विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - with abundant; अर्थदानैः (arthadānaiḥ) - gifts of wealth; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - the son of Pandu; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king;]
(He consoled the women whose heroes were slain, and whose lords were slain, with abundant gifts of wealth, then the son of Pandu, the king.)
Then the son of Pandu, the king, comforted the women whose husbands and heroes had been slain with generous gifts of wealth. (13-153-2)
सोऽभिषिक्तो महाप्राज्ञः प्राप्य राज्यं युधिष्ठिरः। अवस्थाप्य नरश्रेष्ठः सर्वाः स्वप्रकृतीस्तदा ॥१३-१५३-३॥
so'bhiṣikto mahāprājñaḥ prāpya rājyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। avasthāpya naraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvāḥ svaprakṛtīs tadā ॥13-153-3॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated; installed; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having established; नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among men; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; स्वप्रकृतिः (svaprakṛtiḥ) - his own subjects; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, consecrated, greatly wise, having obtained the kingdom, Yudhishthira, having established all his own subjects, then, the best among men.)
Yudhishthira, the best among men, having been consecrated and having obtained the kingdom, then established all his subjects.
द्विजेभ्यो बलमुख्येभ्यो नैगमेभ्यश्च सर्वशः। प्रतिगृह्याशिषो मुख्यास्तदा धर्मभृतां वरः ॥१३-१५३-४॥
dvijebhyo balamukhyebhyo naigamebhyaś ca sarvaśaḥ। pratigṛhyāśiṣo mukhyās tadā dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥13-153-4॥
[द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - from the twice-born; बलमुख्येभ्यः (balamukhyebhyaḥ) - from the chiefs of the army; नैगमेभ्यः (naigamebhyaḥ) - from the tradesmen; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received; आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - principal; तदा (tadā) - then; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the chief;]
(From the twice-born, from the army chiefs, from the tradesmen, and in every way, having received principal blessings, then the chief of the upholders of dharma.)
Having received principal blessings from the twice-born, the army chiefs, and the tradesmen in every way, then the foremost among upholders of dharma (the king) acted. (13-153-4)
उषित्वा शर्वरीः श्रीमान्पञ्चाशन्नगरोत्तमे। समयं कौरवाग्र्यस्य सस्मार पुरुषर्षभः ॥१३-१५३-५॥
uṣitvā śarvarīḥ śrīmān pañcāśan nagarottame। samayaṃ kauravāgryasya sasmāra puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥13-153-5॥
[उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having spent (the night); शर्वरीः (śarvarīḥ) - night(s); श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious one; पञ्चाशन् (pañcāśan) - in Pañcāśan (name of city); नगरोत्तमे (nagarottame) - in the foremost city; समयं (samayaṃ) - the appointed time; कौरवाग्र्यस्य (kauravāgryasya) - of the chief of the Kauravas; सस्मार (sasmāra) - he remembered; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best of men;]
(Having spent the night, the illustrious one, in Pañcāśan, in the foremost city, the appointed time of the chief of the Kauravas, he remembered, the best of men.)
Having spent the night in Pañcāśan, the foremost of cities, the illustrious best of men remembered the appointed time of the chief of the Kauravas. (13-153-5)
स निर्ययौ गजपुराद्याजकैः परिवारितः। दृष्ट्वा निवृत्तमादित्यं प्रवृत्तं चोत्तरायणम् ॥१३-१५३-६॥
sa niryyayau gajapurād yājakaiḥ parivāritaḥ। dṛṣṭvā nivṛttam ādityaṁ pravṛttaṁ ca uttarāyaṇam॥13-153-6॥
[स (sa) (sa) - he; निर्ययौ (niryyayau) (niryyayau) - departed; गजपुरात् (gajapurāt) (gajapurāt) - from Gajapura; याजकैः (yājakaiḥ) (yājakaiḥ) - by sacrificers; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) (parivāritaḥ) - accompanied; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) (nivṛttam) - withdrawn; आदित्यं (ādityam) (ādityam) - the sun; प्रवृत्तं (pravṛttam) (pravṛttam) - commenced; च (ca) (ca) - and; उत्तरायणम् (uttarāyaṇam) (uttarāyaṇam) - the northern course (of the sun);]
(He departed from Gajapura, accompanied by the sacrificers, having seen the withdrawn sun and the commencement of the northern course.)
He left Gajapura, accompanied by the sacrificers, after seeing the sun set and the beginning of the sun’s northern movement. (13-153-6)
घृतं माल्यं च गन्धांश्च क्षौमाणि च युधिष्ठिरः। चन्दनागरुमुख्यानि तथा कालागरूणि च ॥१३-१५३-७॥
ghṛtaṃ mālyaṃ ca gandhāṃś ca kṣaumāṇi ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। candanāgarumukhyāni tathā kālāgarūṇi ca ॥13-153-7॥
[घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter; माल्यम् (mālyam) - garland; च (ca) - and; गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrant substances; च (ca) - and; क्षौमाणि (kṣaumāṇi) - linen cloths; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; चन्दनागरुमुख्यानि (candanāgarumukhyāni) - sandalwood and agaru as chief among (substances); तथा (tathā) - so; कालागरूणि (kālāgarūṇi) - black agaru (aloeswood); च (ca) - and;]
(Clarified butter, garland, and fragrant substances and linen cloths and Yudhiṣṭhira (gave); sandalwood and agaru as chief among (substances) so black agaru and.)
Yudhiṣṭhira gave clarified butter, garlands, fragrant substances, linen cloths, sandalwood and agaru as chief among such items, as well as black agaru. (13-153-7)
प्रस्थाप्य पूर्वं कौन्तेयो भीष्मसंसाधनाय वै। माल्यानि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥१३-१५३-८॥
prasthāpya pūrvaṃ kaunteyo bhīṣmasaṃsādhanāya vai। mālyāni ca mahārhāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca ॥13-153-8॥
[प्रस्थाप्य (prasthāpya) - having sent forth; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kunti; भीष्मसंसाधनाय (bhīṣmasaṃsādhanāya) - for the preparation (honoring) of Bhishma; वै (vai) - indeed; माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands; च (ca) - and; महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very precious; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; विविधानि (vividhāni) - of various kinds; च (ca) - and;]
(Having sent forth before, Kaunteya indeed for the honoring of Bhishma, garlands and very precious gems of various kinds and.)
Kaunteya, having previously arranged, indeed sent garlands and very precious and various kinds of gems for the honoring of Bhishma. (13-153-8)
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम्। मातरं च पृथां धीमान्भ्रातॄंश्च पुरुषर्षभः ॥१३-१५३-९॥
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya gāndhārīṃ ca yaśasvinīm। mātaraṃ ca pṛthāṃ dhīmānbhrātṝṃśca puruṣarṣabhaḥ॥13-153-9॥
[धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; गान्धारीं (gāndhārīm) - Gāndhārī; च (ca) - and; यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - illustrious; मातरं (mātaram) - mother; च (ca) - and; पृथां (pṛthām) - Pṛthā; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best of men;]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra having placed in front, Gāndhārī and illustrious, mother and Pṛthā, the wise (one), brothers and, the best of men.)
Having placed Dhṛtarāṣṭra at the front, and together with illustrious Gāndhārī, his mother Pṛthā, the wise one, his brothers, the best of men (acted thus). (13-153-9)
जनार्दनेनानुगतो विदुरेण च धीमता। युयुत्सुना च कौरव्यो युयुधानेन चाभिभो ॥१३-१५३-१०॥
janārdanenānugato vidureṇa ca dhīmatā। yuyutsunā ca kauravyo yuyudhānena cābhibho ॥13-153-10॥
[जनार्दनेनानुगतः (janārdanena-anugataḥ) - by Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), accompanied; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; च (ca) - and; धीमता (dhīmatā) - intelligent; युयुत्सुना (yuyutsunā) - by Yuyutsu; च (ca) - and; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava (Yudhiṣṭhira); युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki); च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O mighty one;]
(By Janārdana, accompanied; by Vidura, and intelligent; by Yuyutsu, and; the Kaurava; by Yuyudhāna, and; O mighty one.)
O mighty one, the Kaurava was accompanied by Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), the intelligent Vidura, Yuyutsu, and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki). (13-153-10)
महता राजभोग्येन परिबर्हेण संवृतः। स्तूयमानो महाराज भीष्मस्याग्नीननुव्रजन् ॥१३-१५३-११॥
mahatā rājabhogyena paribarheṇa saṁvṛtaḥ। stūyamāno mahārāja bhīṣmasyāgnīn anuvrajan ॥13-153-11॥
[महता (mahatā) - with great; राजभोग्येन (rājabhogyena) - royal-enjoyed; परिबर्हेण (paribarheṇa) - offering; equipment; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - covered; suffused; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires; अनुव्रजन् (anuvrajan) - following;]
(Covered with great royal offering, being praised, O great king, following Bhīṣma's fires.)
He, covered with great royal offerings and praised, O great king, followed the funeral fires of Bhīṣma. (13-153-11)
निश्चक्राम पुरात्तस्माद्यथा देवपतिस्तथा। आससाद कुरुक्षेत्रे ततः शान्तनवं नृपम् ॥१३-१५३-१२॥
niścakrāma purāttasmādyathā devapatistathā। āsasāda kurukṣetre tataḥ śāntanavaṁ nṛpam ॥13-153-12॥
[निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he went out; पुरात् (purāt) - from the city; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (city); यथा (yathā) - just as; देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - the lord of the gods; तथा (tathā) - so; आससाद (āsasāda) - he approached; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - the son of Śāntanu; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king;]
(He went out from the city just as the lord of the gods so, he approached, in Kurukṣetra, then, the son of Śāntanu, the king.)
Just as the lord of the gods would, he went out from that city and, in Kurukṣetra, then approached King Śāntanava. (13-153-12)
उपास्यमानं व्यासेन पाराशर्येण धीमता। नारदेन च राजर्षे देवलेनासितेन च ॥१३-१५३-१३॥
upāsyamānaṁ vyāsena pārāśaryeṇa dhīmatā। nāradena ca rājarṣe devalenasitena ca ॥13-153-13॥
[उपास्यमानं (upāsyamānam) - being worshipped; व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa; पाराशर्येण (pārāśaryeṇa) - by the son of Parāśara; धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent; नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada; च (ca) - and; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - by the royal sage; देवलेन (devalena) - by Devala; असितेन (asitenā) - by Asita; च (ca) - and;]
(Being worshipped by Vyāsa, by the son of Parāśara, by the intelligent, by Nārada and the royal sage, by Devala, by Asita, and also.)
He was being worshipped by Vyāsa, the intelligent son of Parāśara, as well as by Nārada, the royal sage, Devala, and Asita. (13-153-13)
हतशिष्टैर्नृपैश्चान्यैर्नानादेशसमागतैः। रक्षिभिश्च महात्मानं रक्ष्यमाणं समन्ततः ॥१३-१५३-१४॥
hataśiṣṭair nṛpaiś cānyair nānādeśa-samāgataih rakṣibhiś ca mahātmānaṃ rakṣyamāṇaṃ samantataḥ ॥13-153-14॥
[हतशिष्टैः (hataśiṣṭaiḥ) - by those kings who remained after being slain; नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - by kings; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; नानादेशसमागतैः (nānādeśa-samāgataih) - assembled from various regions; रक्षिभिः (rakṣibhiḥ) - by guards; च (ca) - and; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one; रक्ष्यमाणम् (rakṣyamāṇam) - being protected; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides;]
(By kings who survived the slaying, and by other kings assembled from various regions, and by guards, the great-souled one being protected on all sides.)
The great-souled one was being protected on all sides by the kings who survived the slaughter, by other kings assembled from various regions, and by guards. (13-153-14)
शयानं वीरशयने ददर्श नृपतिस्ततः। ततो रथादवारोहद्भ्रातृभिः सह धर्मराट् ॥१३-१५३-१५॥
śayānaṃ vīraśayane dadarśa nṛpatistataḥ। tato rathād avārohad bhrātṛbhiḥ saha dharmarāṭ ॥13-153-15॥
[शयानं (śayānam) - (him) lying; वीरशयने (vīraśayane) - on the hero's couch; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवारोहत् (avārohat) - he descended; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together with; धर्मराट् (dharmarāṭ) - Dharmarāj (the king of righteousness, Yudhiṣṭhira);]
(The king then saw (him) lying on the hero's couch; then Dharmarāj, with his brothers, descended from the chariot.)
The king then saw him lying upon the hero's couch; thereupon, accompanied by his brothers, Dharmarāj (Yudhiṣṭhira) descended from the chariot. (13-153-15)
अभिवाद्याथ कौन्तेयः पितामहमरिंदमम्। द्वैपायनादीन्विप्रांश्च तैश्च प्रत्यभिनन्दितः ॥१३-१५३-१६॥
abhivādyātha kaunteyaḥ pitāmaham ariṁ-damam। dvaipāyanādīn viprāṁś ca taiś ca pratyabhinanditaḥ ॥13-153-16॥
[अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kunti; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire; अरिंदमम् (ariṁ-damam) - subduer of enemies; द्वैपायनादीन् (dvaipāyanādīn) - Dvaipayana and others; विप्रान् (viprān) - the Brahmanas; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; प्रत्यभिनन्दितः (praty-abhinanditaḥ) - was reciprocally greeted;]
(Having saluted then, the son of Kunti (Arjuna) the grandsire, subduer of enemies, Dvaipayana and other Brahmanas and by them also was reciprocally greeted.)
Then, having offered his salutations, Kaunteya (the son of Kunti) greeted the grandsire and the subduer of enemies, as well as Dvaipayana and the other Brahmanas, and he was in turn greeted by them. (13-153-16)
ऋत्विग्भिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैश्च भ्रातृभिश्च सहाच्युतः। आसाद्य शरतल्पस्थमृषिभिः परिवारितम् ॥१३-१५३-१७॥
ṛtvigbhir brahma-kalpaiś ca bhrātṛbhiś ca saha acyutaḥ। āsādya śarat-alpa-stham ṛṣibhiḥ parivāritam॥13-153-17॥
[ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - with officiating priests; ब्रह्मकल्पैः (brahma-kalpaiḥ) - with those who are equal to Brahma; च (ca) - and; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - together with; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Vishnu/Krishna); आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; शरतल्पस्थम् (śarat-alpa-stham) - lying on the bed of arrows; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded;]
(Acyuta, together with the officiating priests, those equal to Brahma, and brothers, having approached the one lying on the bed of arrows, surrounded by sages.)
Acyuta, accompanied by the officiating priests, Brahma-like sages, and his brothers, approached the one lying on the bed of arrows, who was surrounded by sages. (13-153-17)
अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। भ्रातृभिः सह कौरव्य शयानं निम्नगासुतम् ॥१३-१५३-१८॥
abravīd bharataśreṣṭhaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ. bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kauravya śayānaṃ nimnagāsutam ॥13-153-18॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भरतश्रेष्ठम् (bharataśreṣṭham) - O best of the Bharatas; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together with; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kaurava; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying (down); निम्नगासुतम् (nimnagāsutam) - son of the river (i.e., Bhishma);]
(Said O best of the Bharatas, King of Dharma Yudhishthira, with brothers together, O Kaurava, lying son of the river.)
Yudhishthira, the King of Dharma, along with his brothers, said to the best of the Bharatas, O Kaurava, seeing the son of the river lying (down). (13-153-18)
युधिष्ठिरोऽहं नृपते नमस्ते जाह्नवीसुत। शृणोषि चेन्महाबाहो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥१३-१५३-१९॥
yudhiṣṭhiro'ham nṛpate namaste jāhnavīsuta। śṛṇoṣi cenmahābāho brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te ॥13-153-19॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun); अहम् (aham) - I; (first person singular pronoun); नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; (vocative singular); नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance; salutations; ते (te) - to you; (dative singular); जाह्नवीसुत (jāhnavīsuta) - O son of Jahnavi (i.e., Bhishma); (vocative singular); शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear; (second person singular, present); चेत् (cet) - if; (indeclinable); महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; (vocative singular); ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; tell; (imperative, second person singular); किम् (kim) - what; (interrogative pronoun); करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do; (first person singular, imperative/subjunctive); ते (te) - for you; (dative singular);]
(Yudhishthira I, O king, obeisance to you, O son of Jahnavi. You hear if, O mighty-armed, speak what shall I do for you.)
I am Yudhishthira, O king—obeisance to you, O son of Jahnavi. If you hear me, O mighty-armed one, tell me what I should do for you. (13-153-19)
प्राप्तोऽस्मि समये राजन्नग्नीनादाय ते विभो। आचार्या ब्राह्मणाश्चैव ऋत्विजो भ्रातरश्च मे ॥१३-१५३-२०॥
prāpto'smi samaye rājann agnīn ādāya te vibho। ācāryā brāhmaṇāś caiva ṛtvijo bhrāta raś ca me ॥13-153-20॥
[प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; reached; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; समये (samaye) - at the time; at the appointed time; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the sacred fires; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; ते (te) - your; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - teachers; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - ritual priests; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my;]
(Attained I am at the time, O king, having taken your sacred fires, O mighty one. Teachers, Brāhmaṇas, and indeed ritual priests and brothers and my.)
O king, at the appointed time I have come, O mighty one, having brought your sacred fires, along with my teachers, Brāhmaṇas, ritual priests, and brothers. (13-153-20)
पुत्रश्च ते महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। उपस्थितः सहामात्यो वासुदेवश्च वीर्यवान् ॥१३-१५३-२१॥
putraś ca te mahātejā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ। upasthitaḥ sahāmātyo vāsudevaś ca vīryavān ॥13-153-21॥
[पुत्रश् (putraś) - son; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; महातेजा (mahātejā) - possessed of great brilliance; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - lord of men; उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - present; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; वासुदेवश् (vāsudevaś) - Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(son and your possessed of great brilliance Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of men, present with ministers, Vāsudeva and powerful.)
Your son, the most brilliant Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of men, is present here with his ministers, and Vāsudeva, the powerful one, is also here. (13-153-21)
हतशिष्टाश्च राजानः सर्वे च कुरुजाङ्गलाः। तान्पश्य कुरुशार्दूल समुन्मीलय लोचने ॥१३-१५३-२२॥
hataśiṣṭāś ca rājānaḥ sarve ca kurujāṅgalāḥ। tān paśya kuruśārdūla sammanmīlaya locane॥13-153-22॥
[हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - those remaining after being slain; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; कुरुजाङ्गलाः (kurujāṅgalāḥ) - the people of the Kuru region; तान् (tān) - them; पश्य (paśya) - see; कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus; समुन्मीलय (samunmīlaya) - fully open; लोचने (locane) - the eyes;]
(And the kings who remain after being slain, and all the people of the Kuru region—see them, O tiger among the Kurus, fully open the eyes.)
O tiger among the Kurus, look—fully open your eyes—and behold the kings who are the survivors after the slaughter, and all the people of the Kuru region. (13-153-22)
यच्चेह किञ्चित्कर्तव्यं तत्सर्वं प्रापितं मया। यथोक्तं भवता काले सर्वमेव च तत्कृतम् ॥१३-१५३-२३॥
yacceha kiñcitkartavyaṃ tatsarvaṃ prāpitaṃ mayā। yathoktaṃ bhavatā kāle sarvameva ca tatkṛtam ॥13-153-23॥
[यत् (yat) - which; इह (iha) - here; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; कर्तव्यं (kartavyam) - to be done; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; प्रापितं (prāpitaṃ) - caused to be obtained; मया (mayā) - by me; यथोक्तं (yathoktam) - as said; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; काले (kāle) - in time; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; कृतम् (kṛtam) - has been done;]
(Which here anything to be done, that all has been caused to be obtained by me. As said by you in time, all indeed and that has been done.)
Whatever here was to be done, all that has been accomplished by me. As stated by you in due time, all indeed and that has been done. (13-153-23)
एवमुक्तस्तु गाङ्गेयः कुन्तीपुत्रेण धीमता। ददर्श भारतान्सर्वान्स्थितान्सम्परिवार्य तम् ॥१३-१५३-२४॥
evam-uktas tu gāṅgeyaḥ kuntī-putreṇa dhīmatā। dadarśa bhāratān sarvān sthitān samparivārya tam॥13-153-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken (to); तु (tu) - but; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Gaṅgā; कुन्तीपुत्रेण (kuntī-putreṇa) - by the son of Kuntī; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; भारतान् (bhāratān) - the descendants of Bharata; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing; सम्परिवार्य (samparivārya) - having surrounded; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Thus, having been spoken (to), but the son of Gaṅgā by the wise son of Kuntī, he saw all the descendants of Bharata standing, having surrounded him.)
Thus, when the wise son of Kuntī spoke so, the son of Gaṅgā saw that all the Bhāratas had surrounded and were standing around him. (13-153-24)
ततश्चलवलिर्भीष्मः प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम्। ओघमेघस्वनो वाग्मी काले वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१३-१५३-२५॥
tataś calavalir bhīṣmaḥ pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam | ogha-megha-svano vāgmī kāle vacanam abravīt ॥13-153-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चलवलिः (calavaliḥ) - with trembling limbs; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken hold; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - broad; भुजम् (bhujam) - arm; ओघमेघस्वनः (ogha-megha-svanaḥ) - having the sound of a mass of clouds; वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent; काले (kāle) - at the (proper) time; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke;]
(Then, with trembling limbs Bhīṣma, having taken hold of his broad arm, with a voice like the sound of a mass of clouds, eloquent, at the proper time, speech he spoke.)
Then Bhīṣma, his limbs trembling, grasped his broad arm and, eloquent and deep-voiced like a mass of clouds, spoke timely words. (13-153-25)
दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि कौन्तेय सहामात्यो युधिष्ठिर। परिवृत्तो हि भगवान्सहस्रांशुर्दिवाकरः ॥१३-१५३-२६॥
diṣṭyā prāpto'si kaunteya sahāmātyo yudhiṣṭhira। parivṛtto hi bhagavānsahasrāṃśurdivākaraḥ ॥13-153-26॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by destiny; fortunately; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; obtained; असि (asi) - you are; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; परिवृत्तः (parivṛttaḥ) - set; gone around; turned; हि (hi) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the illustrious; the blessed; सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṃśuḥ) - thousand-rayed (sun); दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; maker of day;]
(By fortune arrived are you, O son of Kuntī, with ministers, Yudhiṣṭhira. Indeed the illustrious thousand-rayed sun, the maker of day, has set.)
Fortunately, you have arrived here with your ministers, O Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī. For the illustrious sun, the thousand-rayed maker of day, has indeed set. (13-153-26)
अष्टपञ्चाशतं रात्र्यः शयानस्याद्य मे गताः। शरेषु निशिताग्रेषु यथा वर्षशतं तथा ॥१३-१५३-२७॥
aṣṭapañcāśataṃ rātryaḥ śayānasya adya me gatāḥ। śareṣu niśitāgreṣu yathā varṣaśataṃ tathā ॥13-153-27॥
[अष्टपञ्चाशतं (aṣṭapañcāśatam) - fifty-eight; रात्र्यः (rātryaḥ) - nights; शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of one lying down; आद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - for me; गताः (gatāḥ) - have passed; शरेषु (śareṣu) - on the arrows; निशिताग्रेषु (niśitāgreṣu) - with sharp points; यथा (yathā) - just as; वर्षशतं (varṣaśatam) - a hundred years; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(Fifty-eight nights of one lying down, today for me have passed. On the arrows with sharp points, just as a hundred years, so.)
Fifty-eight nights have now passed for me lying here; while resting on these sharp-pointed arrows, it has felt like a hundred years. (13-153-27)
माघोऽयं समनुप्राप्तो मासः पुण्यो युधिष्ठिर। त्रिभागशेषः पक्षोऽयं शुक्लो भवितुमर्हति ॥१३-१५३-२८॥
māgho'yaṃ samanuprāpto māsaḥ puṇyo yudhiṣṭhira। tribhāgaśeṣaḥ pakṣo'yaṃ śuklo bhavitumarhati ॥13-153-28॥
[माघः (māghaḥ) - the Māgha (month); अयम् (ayam) - this; समनुप्राप्तः (samanuprāptaḥ) - having fully arrived; मासः (māsaḥ) - month; पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - auspicious; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; त्रिभागशेषः (tribhāgaśeṣaḥ) - a third part remaining; पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - fortnight; अयम् (ayam) - this; शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - bright (half); भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to become; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves;]
(The Māgha month—this has fully arrived, an auspicious month, O Yudhiṣṭhira. A third part remains, this fortnight, the bright (half), deserves to be;)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, the auspicious month of Māgha has fully arrived. Only a third of this fortnight remains, which is to be the bright half. (13-153-28)
एवमुक्त्वा तु गाङ्गेयो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। धृतराष्ट्रमथामन्त्र्य काले वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१३-१५३-२९॥
evam-uktvā tu gāṅgeyo dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। dhṛtarāṣṭram athāmantrya kāle vacanam abravīt ॥13-153-29॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - the son of Ganga; धर्मपुत्रम् (dharmaputram) - the son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; अथ (atha) - then; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; काले (kāle) - at the (proper) time; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke;]
(Thus having spoken, but Gāṅgeya (Bhishma) to Dharmaputra Yudhishthira, Dhritarashtra then having addressed, at the proper time, words he spoke.)
Having spoken thus to Dharmaputra Yudhishthira, Gāṅgeya (Bhishma), after addressing Dhritarashtra, also spoke words at the proper time. (13-153-29)
राजन्विदितधर्मोऽसि सुनिर्णीतार्थसंशयः। बहुश्रुता हि ते विप्रा बहवः पर्युपासिताः ॥१३-१५३-३०॥
rājan-vidita-dharmo'si su-nirṇīta-artha-saṁśayaḥ। bahuśrutā hi te viprā bahavaḥ paryupāsitāḥ॥13-153-30॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; विदितधर्मः (vidita-dharmaḥ) - one who knows dharma; असि (asi) - you are; सुनिर्णीतार्थसंशयः (su-nirṇīta-artha-saṁśayaḥ) - whose doubts about meaning are well resolved; बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - learned (in much); हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पार्युपासिताः (paryupāsitāḥ) - have been served (by you);]
(O king, knower of dharma you are, whose doubts about the meanings are well resolved. Learned (in much), indeed, your many brahmins have been served (by you).)
O king, you are one who knows dharma and whose doubts regarding meanings are well resolved. Indeed, you have attended upon many learned brahmins. (13-153-30)
वेदशास्त्राणि सर्वाणि धर्मांश्च मनुजेश्वर। वेदांश्च चतुरः साङ्गान्निखिलेनावबुध्यसे ॥१३-१५३-३१॥
vedaśāstrāṇi sarvāṇi dharmāṁś ca manujeśvara। vedāṁś ca caturaḥ sāṅgān nikhilenāvabudhyase ॥13-153-31॥
[वेदशास्त्राणि (vedaśāstrāṇi) - all Vedic sciences; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas (righteous duties); च (ca) - and; मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O lord of men; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; च (ca) - and; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - with appendages; निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely; अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand;]
(All Vedic sciences, all dharmas and, O lord of men, the four Vedas with the appendages you completely understand.)
O lord of men, you completely understand all the Vedic sciences, all the duties of righteousness, and the four Vedas along with their appendages. (13-153-31)
न शोचितव्यं कौरव्य भवितव्यं हि तत्तथा। श्रुतं देवरहस्यं ते कृष्णद्वैपायनादपि ॥१३-१५३-३२॥
na śocitavyaṃ kauravya bhavitavyaṃ hi tat tathā। śrutaṃ devarahasyaṃ te kṛṣṇadvaipāyanād api॥13-153-32॥
[न (na) (na) - not; शोचितव्यं (śocitavyam) (śocitavyam) - should be grieved; कौरव्य (kauravya) (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; भवितव्यं (bhavitavyam) (bhavitavyam) - what is destined; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; तत्तथा (tat tathā) (tat tathā) - that, thus; श्रुतं (śrutam) (śrutam) - heard; देवरहस्यं (devarahasyaṃ) (devarahasyaṃ) - divine secret; ते (te) (te) - by you; कृष्णद्वैपायनात् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāt) (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāt) - from Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana; अपि (api) (api) - also;]
(Not should be grieved, O Kauravya; what is destined indeed that thus. Heard divine secret by you from Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana also.)
You should not grieve, O Kauravya; what is destined will certainly happen as such. You have also heard the divine secret from Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana. (13-153-32)
यथा पाण्डोः सुता राजंस्तथैव तव धर्मतः। तान्पालय स्थितो धर्मे गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतान् ॥१३-१५३-३३॥
yathā pāṇḍoḥ sutā rājan tathaiva tava dharmataḥ। tān pālaya sthito dharme guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratān ॥13-153-33॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu; सुता (sutāḥ) - sons; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same manner; तव (tava) - your; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma; तान् (tān) - them; पालय (pālaya) - protect; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; गुरुशुश्रूषणे (guruśuśrūṣaṇe) - in service to elders; रतान् (ratān) - engaged;]
(Just as the sons of Pāṇḍu, O king, so likewise yours, according to dharma. Them protect, established in dharma, engaged in service to elders.)
O king, protect them—just as you do the sons of Pāṇḍu, so also your own—according to dharma; protect those who are established in virtue and engaged in service to elders. (13-153-33)
धर्मराजो हि शुद्धात्मा निदेशे स्थास्यते तव। आनृशंस्यपरं ह्येनं जानामि गुरुवत्सलम् ॥१३-१५३-३४॥
dharmarājo hi śuddhātmā nideśe sthāsyate tava। ānṛśaṃsyaparaṃ hyenaṃ jānāmi guruvatsalam ॥13-153-34॥
[धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) (dharmarājaḥ) - lord of dharma; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) (śuddhātmā) - pure-minded; निदेशे (nideśe) (nideśe) - at the command; स्थास्यते (sthāsyate) (sthāsyate) - will stand; तव (tava) (tava) - your; आनृशंस्यपरम् (ānṛśaṃsyaparam) (ānṛśaṃsyaparam) - supreme in compassion; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; एनम् (enam) (enam) - this one; जानामि (jānāmi) (jānāmi) - I know; गुरुवत्सलम् (guruvatsalam) (guruvatsalam) - fond of elders; ॥१३-१५३-३४॥ (13-153-34) - ;]
(The lord of dharma indeed, pure-minded, at your command will stand. Supreme in compassion, indeed, this one I know as fond of elders.)
The lord of dharma is indeed pure-minded and will act according to your command. I know him to be supremely compassionate and devoted to his elders. (13-153-34)
तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः क्रोधलोभपरायणाः। ईर्ष्याभिभूता दुर्वृत्तास्तान्न शोचितुमर्हसि ॥१३-१५३-३५॥
tava putrā durātmānaḥ krodhalobhaparāyaṇāḥ। īrṣyābhibhūtā durvṛttāstānnna śocitumarhasi ॥13-153-35॥
[तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - wicked-souled; क्रोधलोभपरायणाः (krodhalobha-parāyaṇāḥ) - given over to anger and greed; ईर्ष्याभिभूताः (īrṣyā-abhibhūtāḥ) - overcome by envy; दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - of evil conduct; तान् (tān) - them; न (na) - not; शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought;]
(Your sons, wicked-souled, given over to anger and greed, overcome by envy, of evil conduct— them not to grieve you ought.)
Your sons, who are wicked by nature, driven by anger and greed, overcome by envy and of evil conduct— you ought not to grieve for them. (13-153-35)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper noun, name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। वासुदेवं महाबाहुमभ्यभाषत कौरवः ॥१३-१५३-३६॥
etāvad uktvā vacanam dhṛtarāṣṭram manīṣiṇam। vāsudevam mahābāhum abhyabhāṣata kauravaḥ ॥13-153-36॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - this much; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - wise; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kaurava;]
(This much having spoken speech to Dhritarashtra, the wise, Vasudeva, the mighty-armed, was addressed by the Kaurava.)
Having spoken these words to the wise Dhritarashtra, the Kaurava addressed Vasudeva, the mighty-armed. (13-153-36)
भगवन्देवदेवेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत। त्रिविक्रम नमस्तेऽस्तु शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ॥१३-१५३-३७॥
bhagavan devadeveśa surāsuranamaskṛta। trivikrama namaste'stu śaṅkhacakragadādhara ॥13-153-37॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; देवदेवेश (devadeveśa) - Lord of the lords of the gods; सुरासुरनमस्कृत (surāsuranamaskṛta) - saluted by devas and asuras; त्रिविक्रम (trivikrama) - O Trivikrama; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; शङ्खचक्रगदाधर (śaṅkhacakragadādhara) - bearer of conch, discus, and mace;]
(O Lord, Lord of the lords of the gods, saluted by devas and asuras, O Trivikrama, let there be salutation to you, bearer of conch, discus, and mace.)
O Lord, Lord of the gods' lords, honored by devas and asuras, O Trivikrama, salutations to you, bearer of conch, discus, and mace. (13-153-37)
अनुजानीहि मां कृष्ण वैकुण्ठ पुरुषोत्तम। रक्ष्याश्च ते पाण्डवेया भवान्ह्येषां परायणम् ॥१३-१५३-३८॥
anujānīhi māṁ kṛṣṇa vaikuṇṭha puruṣottama । rakṣyāś ca te pāṇḍaveyā bhavān hyeṣāṁ parāyaṇam ॥13-153-38॥
[अनुजानीहि (anujānīhi) - permit; मां (māṁ) - me; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) - Vaikuṇṭha; पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - supreme person; रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - by you; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu; भवान् (bhavān) - you; हि (hi) - for; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the refuge;]
(Permit me, O Kṛṣṇa, Vaikuṇṭha, Supreme Person. The sons of Pāṇḍu are to be protected by you, for you are the refuge of these.)
O Kṛṣṇa, Lord Vaikuṇṭha, Supreme Person, permit me. The sons of Pāṇḍu are to be protected by you, for you are their refuge. (13-153-38)
उक्तवानस्मि दुर्बुद्धिं मन्दं दुर्योधनं पुरा। यतः कृष्णस्ततो धर्मो यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥१३-१५३-३९॥
uktavānasmi durbuddhiṃ mandaṃ duryodhanaṃ purā। yataḥ kṛṣṇas tato dharmo yato dharmas tato jayaḥ॥13-153-39॥
[उक्तवान् अस्मि (uktavān asmi) - I have spoken; I am; दुर्बुद्धिं (durbuddhiṃ) - wicked-minded (accusative singular); मन्दं (mandaṃ) - foolish (accusative singular); दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana (accusative singular, proper noun); पुरा (purā) - formerly; यतः (yataḥ) - where (he is); कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; ततः (tataḥ) - there;from there; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma (righteousness); यतः (yataḥ) - where (there is); धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma (righteousness); ततः (tataḥ) - from there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(I have spoken formerly the wicked-minded, foolish Duryodhana. Where Kṛṣṇa is, from there is dharma; where dharma is, from there is victory. (13-153-39))
I once called Duryodhana wicked-minded and foolish. Wherever Kṛṣṇa is, there is righteousness; where righteousness is, there is victory. (13-153-39)
वासुदेवेन तीर्थेन पुत्र संशाम्य पाण्डवैः। सन्धानस्य परः कालस्तवेति च पुनः पुनः ॥१३-१५३-४०॥
vāsudevena tīrthena putra sanśāmya pāṇḍavaiḥ। sandhānasya paraḥ kālas taveti ca punaḥ punaḥ॥13-153-40॥
[वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; तीर्थेन (tīrthena) - by the holy one (or by the mediator); पुत्र (putra) - O son; संशाम्य (sanśāmya) - having reconciled; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; सन्धानस्य (sandhānasya) - of peace-making; परः (paraḥ) - a further; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; तव (tava) - for you; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again;]
(By Vāsudeva, by the holy one, O son, having reconciled with the Pāṇḍavas; of peace-making, a further time for you thus and again and again.)
O son, Vāsudeva, the holy one, repeatedly said to you to reconcile with the Pāṇḍavas; he said that you still have time to make peace. (13-153-40)
न च मे तद्वचो मूढः कृतवान्स सुमन्दधीः। घातयित्वेह पृथिवीं ततः स निधनं गतः ॥१३-१५३-४१॥
na ca me tadvaco mūḍhaḥ kṛtavān sa sumandadhīḥ. ghātayitva iha pṛthivīm tataḥ sa nidhanaṃ gataḥ ॥13-153-41॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; तद्वचः (tadvacaḥ) - that advice; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - the deluded one; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - performed; स (sa) - he; सुमन्दधीः (sumandadhīḥ) - of very dull intellect; घातयित्वा (ghātayitvā) - having caused the destruction; इह (iha) - here; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; ततः (tataḥ) - after that; स (sa) - he; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - destruction; गतः (gataḥ) - reached;]
(And not my that advice the deluded one performed, he of very dull intellect. Having caused here the destruction of the earth, after that he reached destruction.)
But that deluded one did not follow my advice; he, being of very dull intellect, after causing destruction upon this earth, then met his own end. (13-153-41)
त्वां च जानाम्यहं वीर पुराणमृषिसत्तमम्। नरेण सहितं देवं बदर्यां सुचिरोषितम् ॥१३-१५३-४२॥
tvāṃ ca jānāmy ahaṃ vīra purāṇam ṛṣisattamam। nareṇa sahitaṃ devaṃ badaryāṃ suciroṣitam ॥13-153-42॥
[त्वां (tvāṃ) - you (accusative singular); च (ca) - and; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; वीर (vīra) - hero; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient; ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - best among sages; नरेण (nareṇa) - with the man; by the man; सहितम् (sahitam) - together with; accompanied by; देवम् (devaṃ) - deity; god; बदर्यां (badaryāṃ) - in Badarī; at Badarī; सुचिरोषितम् (suciroṣitam) - dwelt for a long time;]
(You also I know, O hero, ancient best among sages, with the man accompanied, the deity, in Badarī dwelt for a long time.)
O hero, I know you also—the ancient best among sages, the deity who, together with the man, stayed in Badarī for a long time. (13-153-42)
तथा मे नारदः प्राह व्यासश्च सुमहातपाः। नरनारायणावेतौ सम्भूतौ मनुजेष्विति ॥१३-१५३-४३॥
tathā me nāradaḥ prāha vyāsaś ca sumahātapāḥ। nara-nārāyaṇāv etau sambhūtau manujeṣv iti ॥13-153-43॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; मे (me) - to me; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; प्राह (prāha) - said; व्यासश्च (vyāsaś ca) - and Vyāsa; सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great austerity; नरनारायणावेतौ (nara-nārāyaṇau etau) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa, these two; सम्भूतौ (sambhūtau) - have arisen; मनुजेषु (manujeṣu) - among men; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Thus, to me Nārada said, and Vyāsa, of great austerity, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, these two, have arisen among men, thus.)
Thus Nārada said to me, and Vyāsa, who is of great austerity, (also) that these two, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, have appeared among men. (13-153-43)
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; (a proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root वच् vac, to speak, 3rd person singular, perfect);]
(Vasudeva said;)
Vasudeva said.
अनुजानामि भीष्म त्वां वसूनाप्नुहि पार्थिव। न तेऽस्ति वृजिनं किञ्चिन्मया दृष्टं महाद्युते ॥१३-१५३-४४॥
anujānāmi bhīṣma tvāṃ vasūn āpnuhi pārthiva। na te-'sti vṛjinaṃ kiñcin mayā dṛṣṭaṃ mahādyute ॥13-153-44॥
[अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - I permit; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; वसून् (vasūn) - Vasus; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; अस्ति (asti) - there is; वृजिनं (vṛjinaṃ) - sin; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one;]
(I permit, Bhīṣma, you the Vasus attain, O king. Not for you there is sin any by me seen, O greatly radiant one.)
I grant permission, Bhīṣma, attain the Vasus, O king. I have seen no sin in you at all, O greatly radiant one. (13-153-44)
पितृभक्तोऽसि राजर्षे मार्कण्डेय इवापरः। तेन मृत्युस्तव वशे स्थितो भृत्य इवानतः ॥१३-१५३-४५॥
pitṛbhakto'si rājarṣe mārkaṇḍeya ivāparaḥ। tena mṛtyus tava vaśe sthito bhṛtya ivānataḥ॥13-153-45॥
[पितृभक्तः (pitṛbhaktaḥ) - devoted-to-father; असि (asi) - you are; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another; तेन (tena) - by that (because of that); मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; तव (tava) - your; वशे (vaśe) - in control; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remains; भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ) - servant; इव (iva) - like; अनतः (anataḥ) - submissive;]
(Devoted-to-father you are, O royal sage, another like Markandeya. By that, death remains in your control, like a servant, submissive.)
You are devoted to your father, O royal sage, another like Markandeya. Therefore, death remains in your control, just like a submissive servant. (13-153-45)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (the name of the sage/narrator); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवमुक्तस्तु गाङ्गेयः पाण्डवानिदमब्रवीत्। धृतराष्ट्रमुखांश्चापि सर्वान्ससुहृदस्तथा ॥१३-१५३-४६॥
evam-uktas tu gāṅgeyaḥ pāṇḍavān idam abravīt. dhṛtarāṣṭra-mukhāṁś ca api sarvān sa-suhṛdas tathā ॥13-153-46॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken to; तु (tu) - but; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pandavas; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृतराष्ट्रमुखान् (dhṛtarāṣṭra-mukhān) - headed by Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ससुहृदः (sa-suhṛdaḥ) - with friends; तथा (tathā) - in like manner;]
(Thus having been spoken to, but the son of Ganga said this to the Pandavas. And also (to) all headed by Dhritarashtra, with (their) friends likewise.)
Thus addressed, the son of Ganga spoke these words to the Pandavas, and also to all those headed by Dhritarashtra, together with their friends, likewise. (13-153-46)
प्राणानुत्स्रष्टुमिच्छामि तन्मानुज्ञातुमर्हथ। सत्ये प्रयतितव्यं वः सत्यं हि परमं बलम् ॥१३-१५३-४७॥
prāṇān utsraṣṭum icchāmi tan mānujñātum arhatha। satye prayatitavyaṃ vaḥ satyaṃ hi paramaṃ balam ॥13-153-47॥
[प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; उत्स्रष्टुम् (utsraṣṭum) - to give up; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; तन् (tan) - therefore; मानुज्ञातुम् (mānujñātum) - to permit me; अर्हथ (arhatha) - you ought; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; प्रयतितव्यं (priyatitavyaṃ) - effort should be made; वः (vaḥ) - by you; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; हि (hi) - indeed; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(I wish to give up my lives; therefore, you ought to permit me. In truth, effort should be made by you; truth indeed is supreme strength.)
I wish to give up my life, so you ought to permit me. You should strive for truth, for truth is truly the supreme strength. (13-153-47)
आनृशंस्यपरैर्भाव्यं सदैव नियतात्मभिः। ब्रह्मण्यैर्धर्मशीलैश्च तपोनीत्यैश्च भारत ॥१३-१५३-४८॥
ānṛśaṁsyaparairbhāvyaṁ sadaiva niyatātmabhiḥ। brahmaṇyairdharmaśīlaiśca taponītyaiśca bhārata॥13-153-48॥
[आनृशंस्यपरैः (ānṛśaṁsya-paraiḥ) - by those excelling in compassion; भाव्यं (bhāvyaṁ) - should be conducted; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; नियतात्मभिः (niyatātmabhiḥ) - by those with restrained self; ब्रह्मण्यैः (brahmaṇyaiḥ) - by those devoted to the Veda; धर्मशीलैः (dharmaśīlaiḥ) - by those possessed of righteousness; च (ca) - and; तपोनीत्यैः (tapo-nītyaiḥ) - by those firm in austerity; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(By those excelling in compassion should be conducted always, by those with restrained self, by those devoted to the Veda, by those possessed of righteousness and by those firm in austerity, and O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, one should always act with compassion, self-restraint, devotion to the Veda, righteousness, and steadfastness in austerity. (13-153-48)
इत्युक्त्वा सुहृदः सर्वान्सम्परिष्वज्य चैव ह। पुनरेवाब्रवीद्धीमान्युधिष्ठिरमिदं वचः ॥१३-१५३-४९॥
ity uktvā suhṛdaḥ sarvān sampariṣvajya caiva ha। punar evābravīd dhīmān yudhiṣṭhiram idaṃ vacaḥ॥13-153-49॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - surely; पुनः (punar) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Thus having spoken, having embraced all the friends, and indeed, surely, again indeed, the wise (one) said to Yudhishthira this speech.)
Having thus spoken and embraced all his friends, the wise one again said these words to Yudhishthira. (13-153-49)
ब्राह्मणाश्चैव ते नित्यं प्राज्ञाश्चैव विशेषतः। आचार्या ऋत्विजश्चैव पूजनीया नराधिप ॥१३-१५३-५०॥
brāhmaṇāścaiva te nityaṃ prājñāścaiva viśeṣataḥ। ācāryā ṛtvijaścaiva pūjanīyā narādhipa ॥13-153-50॥
[ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; ते (te) (te) - by you; नित्यं (nityaṃ) (nityaṃ) - always; प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) (prājñāḥ) - the wise; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) (ācāryāḥ) - teachers; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) (ṛtvijaḥ) - sacrificial priests; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; पूजनीयाः (pūjanīyāḥ) (pūjanīyāḥ) - to be honored; नराधिप (narādhipa) (narādhipa) - O lord of men;]
(Brāhmaṇas and indeed by you always, the wise and indeed especially, teachers, sacrificial priests and indeed are to be honored, O lord of men.)
O lord of men, the Brāhmaṇas, and especially the wise among them, as well as teachers and sacrificial priests, are always to be honored by you. (13-153-50)
