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यूपोच्छ्रयः

yūpocchrayaḥ

[यूप (yūpa) - sacrificial post; उच्छ्रयः (ucchrayaḥ) - erected; elevation;]

(yūpa (sacrificial post) elevation;)

the elevation (raising) of the sacrificial post;

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, aorist, active voice);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

स प्रविश्य यथान्यायं पाण्डवानां निवेशनम्। पितामहीमभ्यवदत्साम्ना परमवल्गुना ॥१४-९०-१॥

sa praviśya yathā-nyāyaṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ niveśanam। pitāmahm abhhyavadat sāmnā parama-valgunā ॥14-90-1॥

[स (sa) - he; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; यथान्यायं (yathā-nyāyam) - as is proper; according to rule; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - residence; dwelling; पितामहीम् (pitāmahīm) - grandmother; अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - addressed; spoke to; साम्ना (sāmnā) - gently; with pleasing words; परमवल्गुना (parama-valgunā) - with utmost sweetness;]

(He, having entered the residence of the Pāṇḍavas as is proper, addressed his grandmother with pleasing words, with utmost sweetness.)

He duly entered the residence of the Pāṇḍavas and addressed his grandmother with very gentle and sweet words. (14-90-1)

तथा चित्राङ्गदा देवी कौरव्यस्यात्मजापि च। पृथां कृष्णां च सहिते विनयेनाभिजग्मतुः ॥ सुभद्रां च यथान्यायं याश्चान्याः कुरुयोषितः ॥१४-९०-२॥

tathā citrāṅgadā devī kauravyasyātmajāpi ca। pṛthāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ ca sahite vinayenābhijagmatuḥ ॥ subhadrāṃ ca yathānyāyaṃ yāścānyāḥ kuruyoṣitaḥ ॥14-90-2॥

[तथा (tathā) - so; in this manner; चित्राङ्गदा (citrāṅgadā) - Citramgada (proper name); देवी (devī) - lady; goddess; कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of Kauravya (Yudhisthira); आत्मजा (ātmajā) - daughter; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; पृथां (pṛthām) - Pṛthā (Kuntī - proper name, accusative); कृष्णां (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī - proper name, accusative); च (ca) - and; सहिते (sahite) - both together; विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility; अभिजग्मतुः (abhijagmatuh) - approached (dual); सुभद्रां (subhadrām) - Subhadrā (proper name, accusative); च (ca) - and; यथान्यायं (yathānyāyam) - as was proper; याश्चान्याः (yāś ca anyāḥ) - and those others; कुरुयोषितः (kuruyoṣitaḥ) - Kuru women;]

(So Citramgada the lady, and also the daughter of Kauravya, and Pṛthā and Kṛṣṇā both, approached with humility. (They approached) Subhadrā, as was proper, and other Kuru women as well.)

Thus, Citramgada, the noble lady, and also the daughter of Kauravya, along with Pṛthā and Kṛṣṇā together, respectfully approached Subhadrā, as well as the other Kuru women, as was appropriate. (14-90-2)

ददौ कुन्ती ततस्ताभ्यां रत्नानि विविधानि च। द्रौपदी च सुभद्रा च याश्चाप्यन्या ददुः स्त्रियः ॥१४-९०-३॥

dadau kuntī tatastābhyāṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca. draupadī ca subhadrā ca yāś cāpy anyā daduḥ striyaḥ ॥14-90-3॥

[ददौ (dadau) - gave; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ताभ्यां (tābhyām) - to those two; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; च (ca) - and; सुभद्रा (subhadrā) - Subhadrā; च (ca) - and; याः (yāḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women;]

(Kuntī then gave to those two various and jewels, Draupadī and Subhadrā and also the other women gave.)

Then Kuntī gave various jewels to those two; Draupadī, Subhadrā, and the other women also gave (gifts). (14-90-3)

ऊषतुस्तत्र ते देव्यौ महार्हशयनासने। सुपूजिते स्वयं कुन्त्या पार्थस्य प्रियकाम्यया ॥१४-९०-४॥

ūṣatus tatra te devyau mahārhaśayanāsane। supūjite svayaṃ kuntyā pārthasya priyakāmyayā॥14-90-4॥

[ऊषतुः (ūṣatuḥ) - slept; (dual feminine, perfect tense); तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - those two; देव्यौ (devyau) - the two goddesses; (dual nominative feminine); महार्हशयनासने (mahārhaśayanāsane) - on very costly couches and seats; सुपूजिते (supūjite) - well-honored; (locative singular neuter); स्वयं (svayaṃ) - personally; कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī; (instrumental singular); पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; (Genitive singular); प्रियकाम्यया (priyakāmyayā) - from desire to please; (instrumental singular feminine);]

(Slept there those two goddesses on very costly couches and seats, well-honored personally by Kuntī from desire to please Pārtha.)

There, those two ladies slept on luxurious couches, having been personally honored by Kuntī out of her wish to please Pārtha. (14-90-4)

स च राजा महावीर्यः पूजितो बभ्रुवाहनः। धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालमुपतस्थे यथाविधि ॥१४-९०-५॥

sa ca rājā mahāvīryaḥ pūjito babhruvāhanaḥ। dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpālam upatasthe yathāvidhi ॥14-90-5॥

[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; बभ्रुवाहनः (babhruvāhanaḥ) - Babhruvāhana; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - the king; उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - approached; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to proper procedure;]

(He and king of great strength, honored Babhruvāhana, Dhṛtarāṣṭra the king approached according to proper procedure.)

Then the king of great strength, honored Babhruvāhana, approached King Dhṛtarāṣṭra according to proper procedure. (14-90-5)

युधिष्ठिरं च राजानं भीमादींश्चापि पाण्डवान्। उपगम्य महातेजा विनयेनाभ्यवादयत् ॥१४-९०-६॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca rājānaṃ bhīmādīṃś cāpi pāṇḍavān। upagamya mahātejā vinayenābhyavādayat ॥14-90-6॥

[युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; भीमादीन् (bhīmādīn) - Bhimā and others; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly luminous; विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility; अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - saluted;]

(Yudhishthira and the king and Bhima and others also the Pāṇḍavas, having approached, the greatly luminous (one), with humility, saluted.)

The greatly luminous one, having humbly approached king Yudhishthira and Bhima and the other Pāṇḍavas, saluted them. (14-90-6)

स तैः प्रेम्णा परिष्वक्तः पूजितश्च यथाविधि। धनं चास्मै ददुर्भूरि प्रीयमाणा महारथाः ॥१४-९०-७॥

sa taiḥ premṇā pariṣvaktaḥ pūjitaś ca yathāvidhi. dhanaṁ cāsmai dadur bhūri prīyamāṇā mahārathāḥ ॥14-90-7॥

[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with love; परिष्वक्तः (pariṣvaktaḥ) - embraced; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to custom; धनं (dhanaṁ) - wealth; च (ca) - and; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; ददुः (dadur) - they gave; भूरि (bhūri) - much; प्रीयमाणा (prīyamāṇā) - being pleased; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors;]

(He by them with love embraced honored and according to custom. Wealth and to him they gave much being pleased great chariot-warriors.)

He was embraced with love and honored according to custom by them. The great chariot-warriors, being pleased, gave much wealth to him. (14-90-7)

तथैव स महीपालः कृष्णं चक्रगदाधरम्। प्रद्युम्न इव गोविन्दं विनयेनोपतस्थिवान् ॥१४-९०-८॥

tathaiva sa mahīpālaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ cakragadādharam। pradyumna iva govindaṃ vinayenopatastivān ॥14-90-8॥

[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same manner; सः (saḥ) - he; महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa; चक्रगदाधरम् (cakragadādharam) - holder of discus and mace; प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna; इव (iva) - like; गोविन्दम् (govindam) - Govinda; विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility; उपतस्थिवान् (upatastivān) - approached;]

(In the same manner, he, the king, (approached) Kṛṣṇa, the holder of discus and mace, (just) like Pradyumna (approached) Govinda, with humility, approached.)

In the same manner, the king approached Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of the discus and mace, with humility, just as Pradyumna would approach Govinda. (14-90-8)

तस्मै कृष्णो ददौ राज्ञे महार्हमभिपूजितम्। रथं हेमपरिष्कारं दिव्याश्वयुजमुत्तमम् ॥१४-९०-९॥

tasmai kṛṣṇo dadau rājñe mahārham-abhipūjitam। rathaṃ hema-pariṣkāraṃ divyāśvayujam-uttamam ॥14-90-9॥

[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; ददौ (dadau) - gave; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; महार्हम् (mahārham) - very precious; अभिपूजितम् (abhipūjitam) - honored; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; हेमपरिष्कारम् (hema-pariṣkāram) - adorned with gold; दिव्याश्वयुजम् (divya-aśva-yujam) - yoked with divine horses; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]

(To him, Kṛṣṇa gave to the king a very precious, honored chariot adorned with gold, yoked with divine horses, excellent.)

Kṛṣṇa gave the king an excellent, honored, and very precious chariot, adorned with gold and yoked with divine horses. (14-90-9)

धर्मराजश्च भीमश्च यमजौ फल्गुनस्तथा। पृथक्पृथगतीवैनं मानार्हं समपूजयन् ॥१४-९०-१०॥

dharmarājaś ca bhīmaś ca yamajau phalgunas tathā। pṛthak-pṛthag-atīva enaṃ mānārhaṃ samapūjayan ॥14-90-10॥

[धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of dharma; च (ca) - and; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; यमजौ (yamajau) - the two born of Yama (Dharmarāja and Bhīma); फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna); तथा (tathā) - as well; पृथक् पृथक् अतीव (pṛthak pṛthak atīva) - separately, severally, exceedingly; एनम् (enam) - him; मानार्हम् (mānārham) - worthy of honor; समपूजयन् (samapūjayan) - they honored;]

(Dharmarāja and Bhīma and the two sons of Yama (Dharmarāja and Bhīma), likewise Phalguna, separately, very much, him, worthy of honor, honored.)

Dharmarāja, Bhīma, the two sons of Yama, and Phalguna likewise, each separately honored him who was worthy of honor with great respect. (14-90-10)

ततस्तृतीये दिवसे सत्यवत्याः सुतो मुनिः। युधिष्ठिरं समभ्येत्य वाग्मी वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१४-९०-११॥

tatas tṛtīye divase satyavatyāḥ suto muniḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ samabhyetya vāgmī vacanam abravīt ॥14-90-11॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तृतीये (tṛtīye) - on the third; दिवसे (divase) - day; सत्यवत्याः (satyavatyāḥ) - of Satyavati; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; समभ्येत्य (samabhyetya) - having approached; वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]

(Then, on the third day, the son of Satyavati, the sage, having approached Yudhishthira, the eloquent one, spoke the speech.)

Then, on the third day, the eloquent sage, son of Satyavati, approached Yudhishthira and spoke these words. (14-90-11)

अद्य प्रभृति कौन्तेय यजस्व समयो हि ते। मुहूर्तो यज्ञियः प्राप्तश्चोदयन्ति च याजकाः ॥१४-९०-१२॥

adya prabhṛti kaunteya yajasva samayo hi te। muhūrto yajñiyaḥ prāptaś codayanti ca yājakāḥ ॥14-90-12॥

[अद्य (adya) - today; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from now on; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यजस्व (yajasva) - sacrifice; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - for you; मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - the auspicious moment; यज्ञियः (yajñiyaḥ) - fit for sacrifice; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived; च (ca) - and; उदयन्ति (codayanti) - urge; च (ca) - and; याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - sacrificial priests;]

(Today from now on, O son of Kunti, sacrifice; time indeed for you. The auspicious moment fit for sacrifice has arrived and the priests urge (you) and.)

O son of Kunti, from today onward, sacrifice, for it is indeed your time. The auspicious moment fit for sacrifice has arrived, and the priests also urge you. (14-90-12)

अहीनो नाम राजेन्द्र क्रतुस्तेऽयं विकल्पवान्। बहुत्वात्काञ्चनस्यास्य ख्यातो बहुसुवर्णकः ॥१४-९०-१३॥

ahīno nāma rājendra kratus te'yaṁ vikalpavān। bahutvāt kāñcanasyāsya khyāto bahusuvarṇakaḥ ॥14-90-13॥

[अहीनः (ahīnaḥ) - Ahīna; a type of Soma sacrifice; नाम (nāma) - by name; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice; ते (te) - your; अयम् (ayam) - this; विकल्पवान् (vikalpavān) - possessing variety; बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to abundance; काञ्चनस्य (kāñcanasya) - of gold; अस्य (asya) - of this; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - is known; बहुसुवर्णकः (bahusuvarṇakaḥ) - as Bahusuvarṇaka (containing much gold);]

(Ahīna, by name, O king, the sacrifice of yours, this, possessing variety. Due to abundance of gold, of this, is known as Bahusuvarṇaka.)

O king, your sacrifice called Ahīna, since it is varied and abounds in gold, is known as Bahusuvarṇaka (the sacrifice with much gold). (14-90-13)

एवमेव महाराज दक्षिणां त्रिगुणां कुरु। त्रित्वं व्रजतु ते राजन्ब्राह्मणा ह्यत्र कारणम् ॥१४-९०-१४॥

evam-eva mahārāja dakṣiṇāṃ triguṇāṃ kuru। tritvaṃ vrajatu te rājan brāhmaṇā hy atra kāraṇam ॥14-90-14॥

[एवमेव (evam-eva) - just so; in this manner; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇām) - gift (oblational gift); त्रिगुणां (triguṇām) - threefold; having three qualities; कुरु (kuru) - make; do; त्रित्वं (tritvaṃ) - tripleness; the state of being three; व्रजतु (vrajatu) - let it go; let it attain; ते (te) - your; for you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; priests; हि (hi) - indeed; for; अत्र (atra) - here; in this case; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; reason;]

(Just so, O great king, make the gift threefold. Let tripleness accrue to you, O king, for the Brāhmaṇas are indeed the cause here.)

In this manner, O great king, make the gift threefold. Let your offering become triple, O king, for the Brāhmaṇas are truly the cause in this regard. (14-90-14)

त्रीनश्वमेधानत्र त्वं सम्प्राप्य बहुदक्षिणान्। ज्ञातिवध्याकृतं पापं प्रहास्यसि नराधिप ॥१४-९०-१५॥

trīnaśvamedhānatra tvaṃ samprāpya bahudakṣiṇān । jñātivadhyākṛtaṃ pāpaṃ prahāsyasi narādhipa ॥14-90-15॥

[त्रीन् (trīn) - three; अश्वमेधान् (aśvamedhān) - horse sacrifices; अत्र (atra) - here; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained; बहु-दक्षिणान् (bahu-dakṣiṇān) - with many gifts; ज्ञाति-वध्या-कृतम् (jñāti-vadhyā-kṛtam) - done (as) killing of kindred; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; प्रहास्यसि (prahāsyasi) - you will remove; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]

(Three aśvamedha sacrifices here you, having accomplished with many gifts, (the) sin done as killing of kindred you will remove, O king.)

O king, by performing three aśvamedha sacrifices here, accompanied by abundant gifts, you will remove the sin committed by killing your kindred. (14-90-15)

पवित्रं परमं ह्येतत्पावनानां च पावनम्। यदश्वमेधावभृथं प्राप्स्यसे कुरुनन्दन ॥१४-९०-१६॥

pavitraṃ paramaṃ hy etat pāvanānāṃ ca pāvanam। yad aśvamedhāvabhṛthaṃ prāpsyase kurunandana ॥14-90-16॥

[पवित्रम् (pavitraṃ) - pure; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; पावनानाम् (pāvanānām) - of purifiers; च (ca) - and; पावनम् (pāvanam) - the purifier; यत् (yat) - which; अश्वमेधावभृथम् (aśvamedhāvabhṛtham) - the final bath of the horse-sacrifice; प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus;]

(Pure supreme indeed this and purifier of purifiers; which the aśvamedha final bath you will attain, O joy of the Kurus.)

O joy of the Kurus, this is indeed the supreme purity and the purifier of purifiers; you will attain that which is the final bath of the horse-sacrifice. (14-90-16)

इत्युक्तः स तु तेजस्वी व्यासेनामिततेजसा। दीक्षां विवेश धर्मात्मा वाजिमेधाप्तये तदा ॥ नराधिपः प्रायजत वाजिमेधं महाक्रतुम् ॥१४-९०-१७॥

ityuktaḥ sa tu tejasvī vyāsenāmitatejasā। dīkṣāṃ viveśa dharmātmā vājimedhāptaye tadā॥ narādhipaḥ prāyajata vājimedhaṃ mahākratum॥14-90-17॥

[इत्युक्तः (ityuktaḥ) - thus addressed; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - full of brilliance; व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa; अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - of immeasurable energy; दीक्षां (dīkṣām) - preparatory rite; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; वाजिमेधाप्तये (vājimedhāptaye) - for the attainment of the horse-sacrifice; तदा (tadā) - at that time; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king; प्रायजत (prāyajata) - caused to be performed; वाजिमेधं (vājimedham) - Vājimedha (horse-sacrifice); महाक्रतुम् (mahākratum) - the great sacrifice;]

(Thus addressed, he, full of brilliance, by Vyāsa of immeasurable energy, entered the preparatory rite, the righteous-souled, for attainment of the horse-sacrifice at that time. The king caused to be performed the Vājimedha, the great sacrifice. (14-90-17))

Thus addressed by Vyāsa of immeasurable energy, the brilliant and righteous-souled king entered upon the preparatory rites for attaining the horse-sacrifice at that time. The king then caused the Vājimedha, the great sacrifice, to be performed. (14-90-17)

तत्र वेदविदो राजंश्चक्रुः कर्माणि याजकाः। परिक्रमन्तः शास्त्रज्ञा विधिवत्साधुशिक्षिताः ॥१४-९०-१८॥

tatra vedavido rājan ścakruḥ karmāṇi yājakāḥ| parikramantaḥ śāstrajñā vidhivatsādhuśikṣitāḥ ॥14-90-18॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Veda; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - performed; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - ritual acts; याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - priests; परिक्रमन्तः (parikramantaḥ) - moving about; शास्त्रज्ञाः (śāstrajñāḥ) - knowers of the scriptures; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; साधुशिक्षिताः (sādhuśikṣitāḥ) - well-trained;]

(There, knowers of the Vedas, O king, performed ritual acts, (and) the priests, moving about, knowers of the scriptures, according to rule, well-trained.)

There, O King, the knowers of the Vedas performed the rituals. The priests, who were learned in the scriptures and well-trained in correct procedures, moved about as required. (14-90-18)

न तेषां स्खलितं तत्र नासीदपहुतं तथा। क्रमयुक्तं च युक्तं च चक्रुस्तत्र द्विजर्षभाः ॥१४-९०-१९॥

na teṣāṃ skhalitaṃ tatra nāsīdapahutaṃ tathā। kramayuktaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca cakrustatra dvijarṣabhāḥ ॥14-90-19॥

[न (na) - not; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; स्खलितं (skhalitaṃ) - mistake; तत्र (tatra) - there; न आसीत् (na āsīt) - there was not; अपहुतं (apahutaṃ) - misplaced utterance; तथा (tathā) - also; क्रमयुक्तं (kramayuktaṃ) - in proper order; च (ca) - and; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - suitable; च (ca) - and; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did; तत्र (tatra) - there; द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - the foremost of the twice-born;]

(Not of them mistake there, nor was there any misplaced utterance also. In proper order and suitable, they did there, the foremost of the twice-born.)

There, among them, there was no mistake nor any misplaced utterance. The foremost of the twice-born performed everything there in proper order and suitably. (14-90-19)

कृत्वा प्रवर्ग्यं धर्मज्ञा यथावद्द्विजसत्तमाः। चक्रुस्ते विधिवद्राजंस्तथैवाभिषवं द्विजाः ॥१४-९०-२०॥

kṛtvā pravargyaṃ dharmajñā yathāvad dvijasattamāḥ। cakrus te vidhivad rājaṃs tathaivābhiṣavaṃ dvijāḥ॥14-90-20॥

[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; प्रवर्ग्यं (pravargyaṃ) - the Pravargya (a Vedic sacrificial rite); धर्मज्ञा (dharmajñā) - knowers of dharma; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the best of twice-born; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did; they performed; ते (te) - they; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the injunctions; राजं (rājaṃ) - O king; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; अभिषवम् (abhiṣavam) - the Abhiṣava (a Vedic ritual); द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the twice-born;]

(Having performed the Pravargya, knowers of dharma, properly, O best of twice-born, they did, they, according to injunctions, O king, likewise, the Abhiṣava, the twice-born.)

Having properly performed the Pravargya sacrifice, the best of the twice-born who knew dharma, O king, likewise performed the Abhiṣava rite according to the prescribed injunctions. (14-90-20)

अभिषूय ततो राजन्सोमं सोमपसत्तमाः। सवनान्यानुपूर्व्येण चक्रुः शास्त्रानुसारिणः ॥१४-९०-२१॥

abhiṣūya tato rājan somaṃ somapasattamāḥ। savanāny anupūrvyeṇa cakruḥ śāstrānusāriṇaḥ ॥14-90-21॥

[अभिषूय (abhiṣūya) - having filtered;, ततः (tataḥ) - then;, राजन् (rājan) - O king;, सोमं (somaṃ) - Soma (juice);, सोमपसत्तमाः (somapasattamāḥ) - most excellent of those who drink Soma;, सवनानि (savanāni) - libations (ceremonial pressings);, अनुपूर्व्येण (anupūrvyeṇa) - in proper order;, चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed;, शास्त्रानुसारिणः (śāstrānusāriṇaḥ) - according to scripture;]

(Having filtered then O king Soma the most excellent Soma-drinkers libations in proper order performed according to scripture.)

O king, then the foremost Soma-drinkers, having filtered the Soma, performed the libations in the proper order according to the scriptures. (14-90-21)

न तत्र कृपणः कश्चिन्न दरिद्रो बभूव ह। क्षुधितो दुःखितो वापि प्राकृतो वापि मानवः ॥१४-९०-२२॥

na tatra kṛpaṇaḥ kaścin na daridro babhūva ha। kṣudhito duḥkhito vāpi prākṛto vāpi mānavaḥ॥14-90-22॥

[न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - miserable man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; न (na) - not; दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - poor man; बभूव (babhūva) - became; ह (ha) - indeed; क्षुधितः (kṣudhitaḥ) - hungry; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - afflicted; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man;]

(Not there a miserable man any, not poor became indeed. Hungry, afflicted or even, ordinary or even man.)

There, no one at all became miserable or poor. Nor was any man found hungry, afflicted, or ordinary. (14-90-22)

भोजनं भोजनार्थिभ्यो दापयामास नित्यदा। भीमसेनो महातेजाः सततं राजशासनात् ॥१४-९०-२३॥

bhojanaṃ bhojanārthibhyo dāpayāmāsa nityadā। bhīmaseno mahātejāḥ satataṃ rājaśāsanāt ॥14-90-23॥

[भोजनं (bhojanaṃ) - food; भोजनार्थिभ्यः (bhojanārthibhyaḥ) - to those desiring food; दापयामास (dāpayāmāsa) - he caused to be given; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great brilliance; सततम् (satatam) - constantly; राजशासनात् (rājaśāsanāt) - by king's order;]

(Food to those desiring food he caused to be given always; Bhīmasena of great brilliance constantly, by king's order (did so).)

Bhīmasena, of great brilliance, always caused food to be given to those desiring it, constantly, by the king's command. (14-90-23)

संस्तरे कुशलाश्चापि सर्वकर्माणि याजकाः। दिवसे दिवसे चक्रुर्यथाशास्त्रार्थचक्षुषः ॥१४-९०-२४॥

saṁstare kuśalāś cāpi sarvakarmāṇi yājakāḥ। divase divase cakrur yathā-śāstra-artha-cakṣuṣaḥ॥14-90-24॥

[संस्तरे (saṁstare) - in the ritual beds;​ कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - those skilled;​ च (ca) - and;​ अपि (api) - also;​ सर्वकर्माणि (sarvakarmāṇi) - all rites;​ याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - the sacrificers;​ दिवसे दिवसे (divase divase) - day by day;​ चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - performed;​ यथा-शास्त्र-अर्थ-चक्षुषः (yathā-śāstra-artha-cakṣuṣaḥ) - with insight according to the meaning of the śāstra;​;]

(In the ritual beds, those skilled and also the sacrificers performed all rites day by day, with insight according to the meaning of the śāstra.)

In the ritual beds, the skilled sacrificers performed all the rites each day, acting with an understanding of the true import of the scriptures. (14-90-24)

नाषडङ्गविदत्रासीत्सदस्यस्तस्य धीमतः। नाव्रतो नानुपाध्यायो न च वादाक्षमो द्विजः ॥१४-९०-२५॥

nāṣaḍaṅgavida trāsīt sadasyas tasya dhīmataḥ। nāvrato nānupādhyāyo na ca vādākṣamo dvijaḥ॥14-90-25॥

[न (na) - not; षडङ्गविद् (ṣaḍaṅgavid) - knower of the six limbs (of the Veda); अत्र (atra) - here; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सदस्यः (sadasyaḥ) - participant (in sacrificial assembly); तस्य (tasya) - of him; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; न (na) - not; अव्रतः (avrataḥ) - without vows; न (na) - not; अनुपाध्यायः (anupādhyāyaḥ) - without a teacher (not having a preceptor); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; वादाक्षमः (vādākṣamaḥ) - capable in debate; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born (Brahmin);]

(Not a non-knower of the six limbs here was (a) member of his assembly, wise; not vowless, not without a teacher, nor unskilled in disputation, (a) twice-born.)

In his learned assembly, there was no one who was not a knower of the six limbs, no one without vows, no one without a preceptor, and no twice-born who was not skilled in disputation. (14-90-25)

ततो यूपोच्छ्रये प्राप्ते षड्बैल्वान्भरतर्षभ। खादिरान्बिल्वसमितांस्तावतः सर्ववर्णिनः ॥१४-९०-२६॥

tato yūpocchraye prāpte ṣaḍ-bailvān bharatarṣabha। khādirān bilva-samitāṁs tāvataḥ sarva-varṇinaḥ ॥14-90-26॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; यूपोच्छ्रये (yūpocchraye) - at the raising of the sacrificial post; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when attained; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; बैल्वान् (bailvān) - made of bilva wood; भरतरषभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of the Bharata dynasty; खादिरान् (khādirān) - those made of khādira (Acacia catechu) wood; बिल्वसमितान् (bilva-samitān) - sticks of bilva wood; तावतः (tāvataḥ) - so many; सर्ववर्णिनः (sarva-varṇinaḥ) - of all classes;]

(Then, at the raising of the sacrificial post, six bilva-wood (sticks), O bull of the Bharata, (and likewise) sticks made of khādira and bilva wood, so many, of all classes.)

Then, when the sacrificial post was raised, O bull of the Bharata dynasty, six sticks of bilva wood, as well as sticks of khādira and bilva, all by all classes, were used. (14-90-26)

देवदारुमयौ द्वौ तु यूपौ कुरुपतेः क्रतौ। श्लेष्मातकमयं चैकं याजकाः समकारयन् ॥१४-९०-२७॥

devadārumayau dvau tu yūpau kurupateḥ kratau। śleṣmātakamayaṃ ca ekaṃ yājakāḥ samakārayan ॥14-90-27॥

[देवदारुमयौ (devadārumayau) - made of Himalayan cedar; (dual, two objects); द्वौ (dvau) - two; (dual, nominative); तु (tu) - but; यूपौ (yūpau) - sacrificial posts; (dual, nominative); कुरुपतेः (kurupateḥ) - of the lord of the Kurus; (genitive singular); क्रतौ (kratau) - in the sacrifice; (locative singular); श्लेष्मातकमयं (śleṣmātakamayaṃ) - made of wood of śleṣmātaka (Indian elm); च (ca) - and; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; (singular, accusative); याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - sacrificial priests; (nominative plural); समकारयन् (samakārayan) - caused (them) to be made; (third person plural, past tense);]

(Two sacrificial posts made of Himalayan cedar but, in the sacrifice of the lord of the Kurus, and one made of śleṣmātaka wood, the sacrificial priests caused to be made.)

In the sacrifice of the lord of the Kurus, the priests caused two sacrificial posts made of deodar wood and one made of śleṣmātaka wood to be constructed. (14-90-27)

शोभार्थं चापरान्यूपान्काञ्चनान्पुरुषर्षभ। स भीमः कारयामास धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥१४-९०-२८॥

śobhārthaṃ cāparānyūpān kāñcanān puruṣarṣabha. sa bhīmaḥ kārayāmāsa dharmarājasya śāsanāt ॥14-90-28॥

[शोभार्थं (śobhārtham) - for splendor; च (ca) - and; अपरा (aparān) - other (additional); यूपान् (yūpān) - sacrificial posts; काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O bull among men; स (sa) - he; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to be made; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira); शासनात् (śāsanāt) - on the command;]

(For splendor and other golden sacrificial posts, O bull among men, he, Bhīma, caused to be made, on Dharmarāja's command.)

O bull among men, for the sake of splendor, Bhīma had other golden sacrificial posts made at the command of Dharmarāja. (14-90-28)

ते व्यराजन्त राजर्षे वासोभिरुपशोभिताः। नरेन्द्राभिगता देवान्यथा सप्तर्षयो दिवि ॥१४-९०-२९॥

te vyarājanta rājarṣe vāsobhir upaśobhitāḥ। narendrābhigatā devān yathā saptarṣayo divi ॥14-90-29॥

[ते (te) - they; व्यराजन्त (vyarājanta) - shone brilliantly; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; वासोभिः (vāsobhiḥ) - with garments; उपशोभिताः (upaśobhitāḥ) - adorned; नरेन्द्राभिगताः (narendrābhigatāḥ) - having approached the king; देवान् (devān) - the gods; यथा (yathā) - just as; सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages; दिवि (divi) - in heaven;]

(They shone brilliantly, O royal sage, adorned with garments, having approached the king, the gods, just as the seven sages in heaven.)

O royal sage, they, adorned with garments, shone brilliantly upon approaching the king, like the seven sages (Saptarṣis) shining among the gods in heaven. (14-90-29)

इष्टकाः काञ्चनीश्चात्र चयनार्थं कृताभवन्। शुशुभे चयनं तत्र दक्षस्येव प्रजापतेः ॥१४-९०-३०॥

iṣṭakāḥ kāñcanīś cātra cayanārthaṃ kṛtābhavan। śuśubhe cayanaṃ tatra dakṣasyaiva prajāpateḥ ॥14-90-30॥

[इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ) - bricks; काञ्चनीः (kāñcanīḥ) - golden; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; चयनार्थं (cayanārtham) - for the purpose of the altar; कृता (kṛtāḥ) - made; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; चयनं (cayanam) - altar; तत्र (tatra) - there; दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa; इव (iva) - like; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the lord of creatures;]

(Bricks golden and here for the purpose of the altar were made became; shone the altar there of Dakṣa like of the lord of creatures.)

Golden bricks were made here for constructing the altar; the altar there shone like that of Dakṣa, the lord of creatures. (14-90-30)

चतुश्चित्यः स तस्यासीदष्टादशकरात्मकः। स रुक्मपक्षो निचितस्त्रिगुणो गरुडाकृतिः ॥१४-९०-३१॥

catuścityaḥ sa tasya āsīd aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ। sa rukmapakṣo nicitās triguṇo garuḍākṛtiḥ॥14-90-31॥

[चतुश्चित्यः (catuścityaḥ) - having four storeys; स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - of it; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अष्टादशकरात्मकः (aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ) - having eighteen hands (or arms); स (sa) - he; रुक्मपक्षः (rukmapakṣaḥ) - having golden wings; निचितः (nicitaḥ) - heaped (or adorned); त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - threefold (in quality); गरुडाकृतिः (garuḍākṛtiḥ) - of the form of Garuḍa;]

(Having four storeys, he was of it, having the form of eighteen hands. He, having golden wings, adorned, threefold in quality, of the form of Garuḍa.)

He had four storeys and for it had a form with eighteen hands. He was golden-winged, adorned, possessed of threefold qualities, and had the form of Garuḍa. (14-90-31)

ततो नियुक्ताः पशवो यथाशास्त्रं मनीषिभिः। तं तं देवं समुद्दिश्य पक्षिणः पशवश्च ये ॥१४-९०-३२॥

tato niyuktāḥ paśavo yathāśāstraṃ manīṣibhiḥ। taṃ taṃ devaṃ samuddiśya pakṣiṇaḥ paśavaś ca ye ॥14-90-32॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - assigned; पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals; यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṃ) - according to the śāstra; मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise; तं तं (taṃ taṃ) - each (individual); देवम् (devam) - deity; समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having assigned/offered; पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - which/whichever;]

(Thereafter, animals assigned according to the śāstra by the wise, having offered to each deity, birds and animals and whichever (are so assigned).)

Thereafter, the wise assigned animals according to the śāstra; offering each to its respective deity, both birds and animals as prescribed. (14-90-32)

ऋषभाः शास्त्रपठितास्तथा जलचराश्च ये। सर्वांस्तानभ्ययुञ्जंस्ते तत्राग्निचयकर्मणि ॥१४-९०-३३॥

ṛṣabhāḥ śāstrapaṭhitās tathā jalacarāś ca ye। sarvāṁs tān abhyayuñjan te tatra agnicayakarmaṇi ॥14-90-33॥

[ऋषभाः (ṛṣabhāḥ) - eminent ones; bulls; most excellent ones; शास्त्रपठिताः (śāstrapaṭhitāḥ) - learned in scriptures; तथा (tathā) - also; likewise; जलचराः (jalacarāḥ) - aquatic beings; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; अभ्ययुञ्जन् (abhyayuñjan) - engaged; employed; ते (te) - they; तत्र (tatra) - there; अग्निचयकर्मणि (agnicayakarmaṇi) - in the rite of agnicayana (piling of the fire);]

(Eminent ones learned in scriptures, likewise aquatic beings and those who, all them they engaged there in the rite of agnicayana.)

The eminent ones learned in the scriptures, as well as aquatic beings and others, all of them they engaged there in the agnicayana ritual. (14-90-33)

यूपेषु नियतं चासीत्पशूनां त्रिशतं तथा। अश्वरत्नोत्तरं राज्ञः कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ॥१४-९०-३४॥

yūpeṣu niyataṁ cāsīt paśūnāṁ triśataṁ tathā। aśva-ratna-uttaraṁ rājñaḥ kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ ॥14-90-34॥

[यूपेषु (yūpeṣu) - at the sacrificial posts; नियतं (niyatam) - fixed; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; पशूनां (paśūnām) - of cattle; त्रिशतं (triśatam) - three hundred; तथा (tathā) - also; अश्वरत्नोत्तरं (aśva-ratna-uttaram) - beyond the best horses; surpassing equine treasures; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; कौन्तेयस्य (kaunteyasya) - of the son of Kunti; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one;]

(At the sacrificial posts, fixed and also there was three hundred of cattle; surpassing the best horses, of the king, of the son of Kunti, of the great-souled.)

At the sacrificial posts, there was also a fixed number of three hundred cattle, surpassing even the finest horses, belonging to the king, the great-souled son of Kunti. (14-90-34)

स यज्ञः शुशुभे तस्य साक्षाद्देवर्षिसङ्कुलः। गन्धर्वगणसङ्कीर्णः शोभितोऽप्सरसां गणैः ॥१४-९०-३५॥

sa yajñaḥ śuśubhe tasya sākṣād devarṣi-saṅkulaḥ। gandharva-gaṇa-saṅkīrṇaḥ śobhitaḥ apsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ॥14-90-35॥

[स (sa) - that; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; तस्य (tasya) - his; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; देवर्षिसङ्कुलः (devarṣi-saṅkulaḥ) - filled with divine sages; गन्धर्वगणसङ्कीर्णः (gandharva-gaṇa-saṅkīrṇaḥ) - crowded with hosts of Gandharvas; शोभितः (śobhitaḥ) - adorned; अप्सरसां (apsarasāṃ) - of the celestial nymphs; गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by groups;]

(That sacrifice shone, directly filled with divine sages, crowded with hosts of Gandharvas, adorned by groups of the celestial nymphs.)

That sacrifice shone forth, being directly filled with divine sages, crowded with groups of Gandharvas, and adorned by companies of the celestial nymphs. (14-90-35)

स किम्पुरुषगीतैश्च किंनरैरुपशोभितः। सिद्धविप्रनिवासैश्च समन्तादभिसंवृतः ॥१४-९०-३६॥

sa kimpuruṣa-gītaiś ca kiṁnaraiḥ upaśobhitaḥ | siddha-vipra-nivāsaiś ca samantāt abhisaṁvṛtaḥ ॥14-90-36॥

[स (sa) - he; किम्पुरुषगीतैः (kimpuruṣa-gītaiḥ) - with the songs of Kimpuruṣas; च (ca) - and; किंनरैः (kiṁnaraiḥ) - by Kinnaras; उपशोभितः (upaśobhitaḥ) - adorned; सिद्धविप्रनिवासैः (siddha-vipra-nivāsaiḥ) - by the abodes of Siddhas and sages; च (ca) - and; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - encompassed;]

(He, with the songs of Kimpuruṣas and by Kinnaras adorned, by the abodes of Siddhas and sages and all around encompassed.)

He was adorned by the songs of the Kimpuruṣas and by the Kinnaras, and was surrounded on all sides by the abodes of Siddhas and sages. (14-90-36)

तस्मिन्सदसि नित्यास्तु व्यासशिष्या द्विजोत्तमाः। सर्वशास्त्रप्रणेतारः कुशला यज्ञकर्मसु ॥१४-९०-३७॥

tasmin sadasi nityās tu vyāsaśiṣyā dvijottamāḥ। sarvaśāstrapraṇetāraḥ kuśalā yajñakarmasu ॥14-90-37॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; सदसि (sad asi) - assembly; नित्याः (nityāḥ) - always; तु (tu) - but; व्यासशिष्याः (vyāsaśiṣyāḥ) - disciples of Vyāsa; द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ) - best among the twice-born; सर्वशास्त्रप्रणेतारः (sarvaśāstrapraṇetāraḥ) - authors of all śāstras; कुशला (kuśalāḥ) - skilled; यज्ञकर्मसु (yajñakarmasu) - in sacrificial actions;]

(In that assembly always indeed disciples of Vyāsa, best among the twice-born, authors of all śāstras, skilled in sacrificial actions.)

In that assembly were always present the disciples of Vyāsa, the foremost among the twice-born, who authored all the śāstras and were skilled in sacrificial rites. (14-90-37)

नारदश्च बभूवात्र तुम्बुरुश्च महाद्युतिः। विश्वावसुश्चित्रसेनस्तथान्ये गीतकोविदाः ॥१४-९०-३८॥

nāradaś ca babhūv ātra tumburuś ca mahādyutiḥ। viśvāvasuś citrasenas tathānye gītakovidāḥ॥14-90-38॥

[नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; च (ca) - and; बभूव (babhūva) - became (was present); अत्र (atra) - here; तुम्बुरुः (tumburuḥ) - Tumburu; च (ca) - and; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor; विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citraseṇa; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्ये (anye) - others; गीतकविदाः (gītakovidāḥ) - skillful in singing;]

(Nārada and became here, Tumburu and of great splendor, Viśvāvasu, Citraseṇa, thus others skillful in singing.)

Nārada, Tumburu of great splendor, Viśvāvasu, Citraseṇa, and other experts in singing were present here. (14-90-38)

गन्धर्वा गीतकुशला नृत्तेषु च विशारदाः। रमयन्ति स्म तान्विप्रान्यज्ञकर्मान्तरेष्वथ ॥१४-९०-३९॥

gandharvā gītakuśalā nṛtteṣu ca viśāradāḥ। ramayanti sma tān viprān yajñakarmāntareṣu atha ॥14-90-39॥

[गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas; गीतकुशलाः (gītakuśalāḥ) - skilled in song; नृत्तेषु (nṛtteṣu) - in dances; च (ca) - and; विशारदाः (viśāradāḥ) - adept; रमयन्ति (ramayanti) - they delight; स्म (sma) - indeed; तान् (tān) - those; विप्रान् (viprān) - Brāhmaṇas; यज्ञकर्मान्तरेषु (yajñakarmāntareṣu) - during intervals of sacrificial rites; अथ (atha) - then;]

(The Gandharvas, skilled in song, and adept in dances, indeed delight those Brāhmaṇas then during intervals of sacrificial rites.)

The Gandharvas, who are skilled singers and accomplished in dance, delighted those Brāhmaṇas during the intervals of the sacrificial ceremonies. (14-90-39)