15.032
pāṇḍavavarṇanam
Description of the Pāṇḍavas;
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
sa taiḥ saha naravyāghrairbhrātṛbhirbharatarṣabha. rājā rucirapadmākṣairāsāṃ cakre tadāśrame ॥15-32-1॥
O bull among the Bharatas, the king, together with his brothers—tiger-like men with beautiful lotus eyes—dwelt with them in that hermitage. (15-32-1)
tāpasaiś ca mahābhāgair nānādeśasamāgataiḥ। draṣṭuṃ kurupateḥ putrān pāṇḍavān pṛthuvakṣasaḥ॥15-32-2॥
Ascetics and highly fortunate men, who had come from various regions, arrived to see the broad-chested Pāṇḍavas, the sons of the lord of the Kurus. (15-32-2)
te'bruvañjñātumicchāmaḥ katamo'tra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। bhīmārjunayamāścaiva draupadī ca yaśasvinī ॥15-32-3॥
They said, "We wish to know which of these is Yudhiṣṭhira here, and also Bhīma, Arjuna, Yama, and Draupadī the illustrious." (15-32-3)
tān ācakhyau tadā sūtaḥ sarvān nāmābhināmataḥ। sañjayaḥ draupadīṃ caiva sarvāś ca anyāḥ kuru-striyaḥ॥15-32-4॥
Then the charioteer announced all of them by name; Sanjaya included Draupadī and all the other Kuru women as well. (15-32-4)
ya eṣa jāmbūnadaśuddhagaur; tanurmahāsiṃha iva pravṛddhaḥ. pracaṇḍaghoṇaḥ pṛthudīrghanetra; stāmrāyatāsyaḥ kururāja eṣaḥ ॥15-32-5॥
This person, whose complexion is bright like pure gold from the Jambu river, whose body is grown like a great lion, with a fierce nose, broad and long eyes, and a reddish elongated face—this is the king of the Kurus. (15-32-5)
ayaṃ punarmattagajendragāmī; prataptacāmīkaraśuddhagāuraḥ. pṛthvāyatāṃsaḥ pṛthudīrghabāhuḥ vṛkodaraḥ paśyata paśyataiṣam ॥15-32-6॥
Here again is Vṛkodara, who advances like a frenzied king elephant; whose fair complexion shines pure as refined gold; with broad, long shoulders and massive, lengthy arms—look, look at him! (15-32-6)
yas tveṣa pārśve'sya mahādhanuṣmā; śyāmo yuvā vāraṇayūthapābhaḥ. siṃhonnatāṃso gajakhelagāmī; padmāyatākṣo'rjuna eṣa vīraḥ ॥15-32-7॥
But this hero at his side, possessing a great bow, dark-complexioned, young, resembling a leader among elephants, with lion-like raised shoulders, moving among elephant troops, and with eyes like lotus petals—this is Arjuna. (15-32-7)
kuntīsāmīpe puruṣottamau tu; yamāvimau viṣṇumahaindrakalpau. manuṣyaloke sakale samo'sti; yayor na rūpe na bale na śīle ॥15-32-8॥
Near Kuntī, these two chief men are like Yama, and equal to Viṣṇu and Indra; in the entire world of men, there is none equal to them, neither in appearance, nor strength, nor in character. (15-32-8)
iyaṁ punaḥ padmadalāyatākṣī; madhyaṁ vayaḥ kiñcidiva spṛśantī. nīlotpalābhā puradevateva; kṛṣṇā sthitā mūrtimatīva lakṣmīḥ ॥15-32-9॥
Here again, this lady with eyes like lotus petals, just at the very flower of her youth, possessing a complexion like a blue lotus, stands as if she were the very embodiment of Lakṣmī, resembling the goddess of the city, Kṛṣṇā. (15-32-9)
asyāstu pārśve kanakottamābhā; yaiṣā prabhā mūrtimatīva gaurī. madhye sthitaiṣā bhaginī dvijāgryā; cakrāyudhasyāpratimasya tasya ॥15-32-10॥
But at her side, the one with the radiance of the finest gold—this embodied splendor, the fair one—stands in the midst; she is the foremost among the twice-born sisters of the unrivalled wielder of the discus. (15-32-10)
iyaṁ svasā rājacamūpates tu; pravṛddhanīlotpaladāmavarṇā. paspardha kṛṣṇena nṛpaḥ sadā yo; vṛkodarasya eṣa parigraho'gryaḥ ॥15-32-11॥
This is the sister of the king, commander of the royal army; her complexion was like a garland of fully bloomed blue lotuses. She always rivaled Kṛṣṇa. She is the excellent wife of Vṛkodara. (15-32-11)
iyaṃ ca rājño magadhādhipasya; sutā jarāsandha iti śrutasya. yavīyaso mādravatīsutasya; bhāryā matā campakadāmagaurī ॥15-32-12॥
This is the daughter of Jarāsandha, the king of Magadha, who is well known; she is regarded as Campakadāmagaurī, the wife of the younger son of Mādravatī. (15-32-12)
indīvaraśyāmatanuḥ sthitā tu;yaiṣāparāsannamahītale ca| bhāryā matā mādravatīsutasya; jyeṣṭhasya seyaṃ kamalāyatākṣī ॥15-32-13॥
She who stands here, dark like a blue lotus, near at hand upon the earth—this lotus-eyed one is considered the wife of the eldest son of Madri. (15-32-13)
iyaṃ tu niṣṭaptasuvarṇagaurī; rājño virāṭasya sutā saputrā. bhāryābhimanyornihato raṇe yo; droṇādibhistairviratho rathasthaiḥ ॥15-32-14॥
This is the fair daughter of King Virāta, golden like purified gold, together with her son—the wife of Abhimanyu, who was slain in battle, deprived of his chariot, by Droṇa and others, by those fighting from their chariots. (15-32-14)
etās tu sīmantasiro-ruhā yāḥ; śuklottarīyā nararāja-patnyaḥ। rājño'sya vṛddhasya paraṃśatākhyāḥ; snuṣā vivīrā hataputra-nāthāḥ ॥15-32-15॥
But these, with their hair parted at the center of the head, wearing white upper garments, the wives of the king—these daughters-in-law of the aged king Paraṃśatā, are widowed, their sons and husbands having been slain. (15-32-15)
etā yathāmukhyamudāhṛtā vo; brāhmaṇyabhāvād ṛjubuddhisattvāḥ। sarvā bhavadbhiḥ paripṛcchyamānā; narendrapatnyaḥ suviśuddhasattvāḥ ॥15-32-16॥
These wives of kings, whose minds are very pure and whose intellects are upright due to their devotion to brahmanhood, have all been mentioned to you in due order; you may question all of them. (15-32-16)
evaṃ sa rājā kuruvṛddhavaryaḥ; samāgatastairnaradevaputraiḥ. papraccha sarvānkuśalaṃ tadānīṃ; gateṣu sarveṣvatha tāpaseṣu ॥15-32-17॥
In this way, the king, eldest and best among the Kurus, after assembling with those royal princes, then asked everyone about their welfare, when all the ascetics had departed. (15-32-17)
yodheṣu cāpyāśramamaṇḍalaṃ taṃ; muktvā niviṣṭeṣu vimucya patram. strīvṛddhabāle ca susanniviṣṭe; yathārhataḥ kuśalaṃ paryapṛcchat ॥15-32-18॥
Having left the āśrama area among the warriors and, when they had settled down and removed their armor, he inquired after the well-being of the women, the elderly, and the children, as was proper. (15-32-18)
