15.034
व्यासागमनम्
vyāsāgamanaṁ
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (proper noun, sage); आगमनम् (āgamanaṁ) - arrival; coming;]
(Vyāsa arrival;)
Arrival of Vyāsa;
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (a proper name; the sage reciter;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवं सा रजनी तेषामाश्रमे पुण्यकर्मणाम्। शिवा नक्षत्रसम्पन्ना सा व्यतीयाय भारत ॥१५-३४-१॥
evaṃ sā rajanī teṣām āśrame puṇyakarmaṇām। śivā nakṣatrasampannā sā vyatīyāya bhārata ॥15-34-1॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सा (sā) - that (night); रजनी (rajanī) - night; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; आश्रमے (āśrame) - in the hermitage; पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of the meritorious; शिवा (śivā) - auspicious; नक्षत्रसम्पन्ना (nakṣatrasampannā) - endowed with favorable stars; सा (sā) - that (night); व्यतीयाय (vyatīyāya) - passed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; ॥१५-३४-१॥ (15-34-1) - ;]
(Thus that night in the hermitage of them, of the meritorious ones, auspicious, endowed with favorable stars, that night passed, O Bhārata.)
Thus, O Bhārata, that auspicious night, endowed with favorable stars, passed in the hermitage of those meritorious ones. (15-34-1)
तत्र तत्र कथाश्चासंस्तेषां धर्मार्थलक्षणाः। विचित्रपदसञ्चारा नानाश्रुतिभिरन्विताः ॥१५-३४-२॥
tatra tatra kathāś cāsaṁs teṣāṁ dharmārtha-lakṣaṇāḥ। vicitra-pada-sañcārā nānā-śrutibhir anvitāḥ ॥15-34-2॥
[तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; च (ca) - and; आसंस्त (āsaṁs) - were; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; धर्मार्थलक्षणाः (dharmārtha-lakṣaṇāḥ) - possessing characteristics of dharma and artha; विचित्रपदसञ्चाराः (vicitra-pada-sañcārāḥ) - having diverse arrangement of words; नानाश्रुतिभिः (nānā-śrutibhiḥ) - with various recitations; अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - connected;]
(Here and there stories indeed were of them, possessing characteristics of dharma and artha, having diverse arrangement of words, connected with various recitations.)
In various places, their stories, marked by the qualities of dharma and artha, were composed with varied word arrangements and were accompanied by diverse recitations. (15-34-2)
पाण्डवास्त्वभितो मातुर्धरण्यां सुषुपुस्तदा। उत्सृज्य सुमहार्हाणि शयनानि नराधिप ॥१५-३४-३॥
pāṇḍavās tv abhito mātur dharaṇyāṃ suṣupus tadā। utsṛjya sumahārhāṇi śayanāni narādhipa ॥15-34-3॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; तु (tu) - but; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around; मातुः (mātuḥ) - (their) mother; धरण्यां (dharaṇyām) - on the ground; सुषुपुः (suṣupuḥ) - slept; तदा (tadā) - then; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given up; सुमहार्हाणि (sumahārhāṇi) - very costly; शयनानि (śayanāni) - beds; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(The Pāṇḍavas but all around (their) mother on the ground slept then, having given up very costly beds, O king.)
But the Pāṇḍavas, O king, slept on the ground around their mother, having given up their very costly beds. (15-34-3)
यदाहारोऽभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः। तदाहारा नृवीरास्ते न्यवसंस्तां निशां तदा ॥१५-३४-४॥
yad-āhāro'bhavad rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro mahā-manāḥ। tad-āhārā nṛ-vīrās te nyavasan tām niśām tadā ॥15-34-4॥
[यत्-आहारः (yat-āhāraḥ) - whose food; the food that; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; became; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; महामनाः (mahā-manāḥ) - great-minded; तत्-आहाराः (tat-āhārāḥ) - with that food; having that food; नृवीराः (nṛ-vīrāḥ) - the men-heroes; heroic men; ते (te) - they; न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - dwelt; spent the night; ताम् (tām) - that; निशाम् (niśām) - night; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]
(Whose food was (eaten by) king Dhritarashtra, great-minded, with that food those heroic men they dwelt that night then.)
When the food was taken by king Dhritarashtra, the great-minded one, then those heroic men spent that night with the same food. (15-34-4)
व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यां कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः। भ्रातृभिः सह कौन्तेयो ददर्शाश्रममण्डलम् ॥१५-३४-५॥
vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ| bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaunteyo dadarśāśramamaṇḍalam ॥15-34-5॥
[व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed; तु (tu) - but; शर्वर्याम् (śarvaryām) - night; कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः (kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ) - having performed the early morning rituals; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kunti; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; आश्रममण्डलम् (āśramamaṇḍalam) - hermitage (area);]
(Having passed night but, having performed the early morning rituals, together with brothers, the son of Kunti saw the hermitage area.)
But when the night had passed, having performed the morning rituals, the son of Kunti, together with his brothers, saw the hermitage area. (15-34-5)
सान्तःपुरपरीवारः सभृत्यः सपुरोहितः। यथासुखं यथोद्देशं धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञया ॥१५-३४-६॥
sāntaḥpura-parivāraḥ sabhṛtyaḥ sapurohitaḥ। yathā-sukham yathā-uddeśam dhṛtaraṣṭra-abhyanujñayā ॥15-34-6॥
[सान्तःपुरपरीवारः (sāntaḥpura-parivāraḥ) - with inner-apartment (harem) retinue; सभृत्यः (sabhr̥tyaḥ) - with attendants; सपुरोहितः (sapurohitaḥ) - with the family priest; यथासुखं (yathāsukham) - as comfortable; यथोद्देशं (yathoddeśam) - as intended; धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञया (dhṛtarāṣṭra-abhyanujñayā) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s permission;]
(With (his) inner-apartment retinue, with attendants, with (his) family priest, as comfortable, as intended, by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s permission.)
With his retinue from the inner quarters, attendants, and family priest, (he proceeded) as comfortably and as intended, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra's permission. (15-34-6)
ददर्श तत्र वेदीश्च सम्प्रज्वलितपावकाः। कृताभिषेकैर्मुनिभिर्हुताग्निभिरुपस्थिताः ॥१५-३४-७॥
dadarśa tatra vedīś ca sampradvalita-pāvakāḥ। kṛtābhiṣekair munibhir hutāgnibhir upasthitāḥ ॥15-34-7॥
[ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; तत्र (tatra) - there; वेदीः (vedīḥ) - altars; च (ca) - and; सम्प्रज्वलितपावकाः (sampradvalita-pāvakāḥ) - with blazing fire; कृताभिषेकैः (kṛtābhiṣekaiḥ) - with rites of abhiṣeka performed; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages; हुताग्निभिः (hutāgnibhiḥ) - by those who have offered into fire; उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - present;]
(He saw there altars and (altars) with blazing fire, with rites of abhiṣeka performed by sages, by those who have offered into fire, present.)
He saw there altars with blazing fire, attended by sages who had performed ritual ablutions and offerings into the fire, and were present. (15-34-7)
वानेयपुष्पनिकरैराज्यधूमोद्गमैरपि। ब्राह्मेण वपुषा युक्ता युक्ता मुनिगणैश्च ताः ॥१५-३४-८॥
vāneyapuṣpanikarair ājyadhūmodgamair api। brāhmeṇa vapuṣā yuktā yuktā munigaṇaiś ca tāḥ॥15-34-8॥
[वानेय-पुष्प-निकरैः (vāneya-puṣpa-nikaraiḥ) - with heaps of forest-flowers; आज्ञ-धूम-उद्गमैः (ājya-dhūma-udgamaiḥ) - with outflows of clarified butter's smoke; अपि (api) - also; ब्राह्मेण वपुषा (brāhmeṇa vapuṣā) - with divine (Brahmanic) form; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - joined; मुनिगणैः (munigaṇaiḥ) - with groups of sages; च (ca) - and; ताः (tāḥ) - those (women/deities);]
(Those (women/deities), endowed with heaps of forest-flowers, also with outflows of clarified butter's smoke, endowed with divine form, joined with groups of sages, and (were present).)
Those (deities) adorned with clusters of forest-flowers, as well as with streams of clarified butter's smoke, possessed of a divine form and accompanied by groups of sages, (appeared there). (15-34-8)
मृगयूथैरनुद्विग्नैस्तत्र तत्र समाश्रितैः। अशङ्कितैः पक्षिगणैः प्रगीतैरिव च प्रभो ॥१५-३४-९॥
mṛgayūthair anudvignais tatra tatra samāśritaiḥ । aśaṅkitaiḥ pakṣigaṇaiḥ pragītair iva ca prabho ॥15-34-9॥
[मृगयूथैः (mṛgayūthaiḥ) - by herds of deer; अनुद्विग्नैः (anudvignaiḥ) - by un-agitated; तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there; समाश्रितैः (samāśritaiḥ) - by those who have taken shelter; अशङ्कितैः (aśaṅkitaiḥ) - by un-fearful; पक्षिगणैः (pakṣigaṇaiḥ) - by flocks of birds; प्रगीतैः (pragītaiḥ) - by songs; इव (iva) - as if; च (ca) - and; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(By the un-agitated herds of deer who had taken shelter here and there, and by the un-fearful flocks of birds, O lord, as if with songs.)
O lord, the place, with un-agitated herds of deer taking shelter here and there and un-fearful flocks of birds, seemed as if filled with their songs. (15-34-9)
केकाभिर्नीलकण्ठानां दात्यूहानां च कूजितैः। कोकिलानां च कुहरैः शुभैः श्रुतिमनोहरैः ॥१५-३४-१०॥
kekābhir nīlakaṇṭhānāṃ dātyūhānāṃ ca kūjitaiḥ। kokilānāṃ ca kuharaiḥ śubhaiḥ śrutimanoharaiḥ ॥15-34-10॥
[केकाभिः (kekābhiḥ) - with the cries; नीलकण्ठानाम् (nīlakaṇṭhānām) - of the blue-throated (birds) (roller birds); दात्यूहानाम् (dātyūhānām) - of cranes; च (ca) - and; कूजितैः (kūjitaiḥ) - by the cooings/vocalizations; कोकिलानाम् (kokilānām) - of cuckoos; च (ca) - and; कुहरैः (kuharaiḥ) - by warblings/calls; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious; श्रुतिमनोहरैः (śrutimanoharaiḥ) - charming to the ear;]
(With the cries of blue-throated (birds), the cooings of cranes, and the auspicious, charming-to-the-ear warblings of cuckoos.)
The cries of blue-throated birds, the cooings of cranes, and the auspicious, melodious songs of cuckoos delighted the ear. (15-34-10)
प्राधीतद्विजघोषैश्च क्वचित्क्वचिदलङ्कृतम्। फलमूलसमुद्वाहैर्महद्भिश्चोपशोभितम् ॥१५-३४-११॥
prādhīta-dvija-ghoṣaiḥ ca kvacit kvacit alaṅkṛtam। phala-mūla-samudvāhaiḥ mahatbhiḥ ca upaśobhitam॥15-34-11॥
[प्राधीत (prādhīta) - recited; chanted; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born; (i.e., birds, Brahmins); घोषैः (ghoṣaiḥ) - with sounds; with cries; च (ca) - and; क्वचित् (kvacit) - here; somewhere; क्वचित् (kvacit) - there; elsewhere; अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned; decorated; फल (phala) - fruit; मूल (mūla) - root; समुद्वाहैः (samudvāhaiḥ) - being laden with; loaded with; महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - with great (ones); with large (ones); च (ca) - and; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; embellished;]
(Adorned here and there with recited sounds of twice-born (birds), and embellished with large fruit and root burdens.)
It was decorated here and there by the melodious cries of birds and adorned with heavy loads of fruit and roots. (15-34-11)
ततः स राजा प्रददौ तापसार्थमुपाहृतान्। कलशान्काञ्चनान्राजंस्तथैवौदुम्बरानपि ॥१५-३४-१२॥
tataḥ sa rājā pradadau tāpasārtham upāhṛtān। kalaśān kāñcanān rājan tathaiva udumbarān api ॥15-34-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; तापसार्थम् (tāpasārtham) - for the ascetics; उपाहृतान् (upāhṛtān) - brought (ones); कलशान् (kalaśān) - water pots; काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; उदुम्बरान् (udumbarān) - udumbara-wood (vessels); अपि (api) - also;]
(Then he, the king, gave to the ascetics the water pots brought, golden (ones), O king, likewise also udumbara-wood (vessels).)
Then the king gave to the ascetics the golden water pots and, in the same way, udumbara-wood vessels as well, O king. (15-34-12)
अजिनानि प्रवेणीश्च स्रुक्स्रुवं च महीपतिः। कमण्डलूंस्तथा स्थालीः पिठराणि च भारत ॥१५-३४-१३॥
ajināni praveṇīś ca sruksruvaṃ ca mahīpatiḥ। kamaṇḍalūṃs tathā sthālīḥ piṭharāṇi ca bhārata ॥15-34-13॥
[अजिनानि (ajināni) - deer skins; प्रवेणीः (praveṇīḥ) - braided hair-ornaments; च (ca) - and; स्रुक् (sruk) - wooden ladle; स्रुवं (sruvam) - spoon; च (ca) - and; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king; कमण्डलून् (kamaṇḍalūn) - water pots; तथा (tathā) - as well as; स्थालीः (sthālīḥ) - cooking pots; पिठराणि (piṭharāṇi) - jars; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Deer skins, braided ornaments, and wooden ladle and spoon, the king; water pots, as well as cooking pots, jars and, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, the king (gave) deer skins, braided hair-ornaments, wooden ladle and spoon, water pots, cooking pots, and jars. (15-34-13)
भाजनानि च लौहानि पात्रीश्च विविधा नृप। यद्यदिच्छति यावच्च यदन्यदपि काङ्क्षितम् ॥१५-३४-१४॥
bhājanāni ca lauḥāni pātrīś ca vividhā nṛpa। yadyad icchati yāvat ca yad anyad api kāṅkṣitam ॥15-34-14॥
[भाजनानि (bhājanāni) - vessels; च (ca) - and; लौहानि (lauhāni) - (made of) iron; पात्रीः (pātrīḥ) - bowls; च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - of various kinds; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; यत्-यत् (yat-yat) - whatever; इच्छति (icchati) - (he) wishes; यावत्-च (yāvat-ca) - as much as; and; यत्-अन्यत्-अपि (yat-anyad-api) - whatever else also; काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - desired;]
(Vessels and iron (items), and bowls of various kinds, O king; whatever (he) wishes, as much as, and whatever else also is desired.)
O king, (there are) vessels and iron objects, as well as bowls of various kinds; whatever you desire, as much as you wish, and anything else that is desired. (15-34-14)
एवं स राजा धर्मात्मा परीत्याश्रममण्डलम्। वसु विश्राण्य तत्सर्वं पुनरायान्महीपतिः ॥१५-३४-१५॥
evaṁ sa rājā dharmātmā parītyāśramamaṇḍalam। vasu viśrāṇya tatsarvaṁ punarāyānmahīpatiḥ॥15-34-15॥
[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; परीत्य (parītya) - having gone around; आश्रममण्डलम् (āśramamaṇḍalam) - hermitage-region; वसु (vasu) - wealth; विश्राण्य (viśrāṇya) - having given; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आयान् (āyān) - returned; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the lord of the earth;]
(Thus he, the king, righteous-souled, having gone around the hermitage-region, having given all that wealth, again returned, the lord of the earth.)
Thus, the righteous-souled king circled the region of hermitages, gave away all the wealth, and then the lord of the earth returned again. (15-34-15)
कृताह्निकं च राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। ददर्शासीनमव्यग्रं गान्धारीसहितं तदा ॥१५-३४-१६॥
kṛtāhnikam ca rājānaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ manīṣiṇam। dadarśāsīnamavyagraṁ gāndhārīsahitaṁ tadā ॥15-34-16॥
[कृताह्निकं (kṛtāhnikam) - having performed daily rites; च (ca) - and; राजानं (rājānam) - king; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - wise; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting; अव्यग्रं (avyagram) - undisturbed; गान्धारीसहितं (gāndhārīsahitam) - together with Gandhari; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having performed daily rites and king Dhritarashtra, wise, he saw sitting undisturbed together with Gandhari then.)
Then he saw the wise king Dhritarashtra, who had performed his daily rites, sitting undisturbed together with Gandhari. (15-34-16)
मातरं चाविदूरस्थां शिष्यवत्प्रणतां स्थिताम्। कुन्तीं ददर्श धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥१५-३४-१७॥
mātaraṁ cāvidūrasthāṁ śiṣyavatpraṇatāṁ sthitām. kuntīṁ dadarśa dharmātmā satataṁ dharmacāriṇīm ॥15-34-17॥
[मातरम् (mātaram) - mother (accusative); च (ca) - and; अविदूरस्थाम् (avidūrasthām) - standing not far off; शिष्यवत्-प्रणताम् (śiṣyavat-praṇatām) - bowed like a disciple; स्थिताम् (sthitām) - standing; कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - Kuntī (accusative); ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one; सततम् (satatam) - always; धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - following dharma (accusative, feminine);]
(Mother and not-far-standing bowed like a disciple standing Kuntī he saw, the righteous one, always following dharma.)
The righteous one saw his mother Kuntī, standing not far away, bowed like a disciple, always practicing dharma. (15-34-17)
स तमभ्यर्च्य राजानं नाम संश्राव्य चात्मनः। निषीदेत्यभ्यनुज्ञातो बृस्यामुपविवेश ह ॥१५-३४-१८॥
sa tam abhyarcya rājānam nāma saṃśrāvya ca ātmanaḥ। niṣīda iti abhyanujñātaḥ bṛsyām upaviveśa ha ॥15-34-18॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having honored; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; नाम (nāma) - name; संश्राव्य (saṃśrāvya) - having announced; च (ca) - and; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; निषीद (niṣīda) - sit; इति (iti) - thus; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - having been permitted; बृस्याम् (bṛsyām) - on the seat; उपविवेश (upaviveśa) - he sat near; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He having honored him, the king, and having announced his name, and (his) own, when (he was) permitted with (the words) 'sit', on the seat, sat near indeed.)
Having honored the king and announced his own name, when permitted with the words 'sit', he indeed sat down on the seat. (15-34-18)
भीमसेनादयश्चैव पाण्डवाः कौरवर्षभम्। अभिवाद्योपसङ्गृह्य निषेदुः पार्थिवाज्ञया ॥१५-३४-१९॥
bhīmasenādayaścaiva pāṇḍavāḥ kauravarṣabham। abhivādyopasaṅgṛhya niṣeduḥ pārthivājñayā ॥15-34-19॥
[भीमसेनादयः (bhīmasenādayaḥ) - Bhīmasena and others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; कौरवर्षभम् (kauravarṣabham) - the bull (eminent) among the Kauravas; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - after saluting; उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - having embraced (closely approached); निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - sat down; पार्थिवाज्ञया (pārthivājñayā) - by the command of the king;]
(Bhīmasena and others, indeed, the Pāṇḍavas, the bull among the Kauravas, after saluting and having embraced, sat down by the command of the king.)
Bhīmasena and the other Pāṇḍavas respectfully saluted and embraced the eminent Kaurava, then sat down at the king's command. (15-34-19)
स तैः परिवृतो राजा शुशुभेऽतीव कौरवः। बिभ्रद्ब्राह्मीं श्रियं दीप्तां देवैरिव बृहस्पतिः ॥१५-३४-२०॥
sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā śuśubhe'tīva kauravaḥ. bibhrad brāhmīṃ śriyaṃ dīptāṃ devair iva bṛhaspatiḥ ॥15-34-20॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - with those; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; राजा (rājā) - king; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kaurava; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing; ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - brahmanic; श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory; दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - radiant; देवैः (devaiḥ) - with the gods; इव (iva) - like; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati;]
(He, surrounded by those, the king Kaurava shone exceedingly, bearing the radiant brahmanic glory, like Bṛhaspati with the gods.)
Surrounded by those attendants, the Kaurava king shone with exceeding brilliance, bearing radiant brahmanic glory like Bṛhaspati among the gods. (15-34-20)
तथा तेषूपविष्टेषु समाजग्मुर्महर्षयः। शतयूपप्रभृतयः कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥१५-३४-२१॥
tathā teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu samājagmur maharṣayaḥ। śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ ॥15-34-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तेषु (teṣu) - in those (among them); उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - having sat down; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - approached; came together; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; शतयूपप्रभृतयः (śatayūpaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Śatayūpa and others; कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः (kurukṣetranivāsinaḥ) - inhabitants of Kurukṣetra;]
(Thus, while they were seated, the great sages—Śatayūpa and others, inhabitants of Kurukṣetra—approached.)
Thus, when they had taken their seats, the great sages, including Śatayūpa and others who resided in Kurukṣetra, arrived. (15-34-21)
व्यासश्च भगवान्विप्रो देवर्षिगणपूजितः। वृतः शिष्यैर्महातेजा दर्शयामास तं नृपम् ॥१५-३४-२२॥
vyāsaś ca bhagavān vipro devarṣigaṇapūjitaḥ। vṛtaḥ śiṣyaiḥ mahātejā darśayām āsa taṃ nṛpam ॥15-34-22॥
[व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; देवर्षिगणपूजितः (devarṣigaṇapūjitaḥ) - honored by groups of divine sages; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - by disciples; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great splendor; दर्शयामास (darśayām āsa) - showed; तम् (tam) - him; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king;]
(Vyāsa and the revered sage, honored by the groups of divine sages, surrounded by disciples, of great splendor, showed him, the king.)
Vyāsa, the revered sage honored by groups of divine sages, surrounded by his disciples and possessing great splendor, showed him to the king. (15-34-22)
ततः स राजा कौरव्यः कुन्तीपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान्। भीमसेनादयश्चैव समुत्थायाभ्यपूजयन् ॥१५-३४-२३॥
tataḥ sa rājā kauravyaḥ kuntīputraś ca vīryavān | bhīmasenādayaś caiva samutthāyābhyapūjayan ॥15-34-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kuntī; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; भीमसेनादयः (bhīmasenādayaḥ) - Bhīmasena and others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen; अभ्यपूजयन् (abhyapūjayan) - duly honored;]
(Then he, the king Kauravya, and also the powerful son of Kuntī, and indeed Bhīmasena and others, having risen, duly honored.)
Then that king of the Kauravas, along with the mighty son of Kuntī and Bhīmasena and the others, respectfully rose and honored (him). (15-34-23)
समागतस्ततो व्यासः शतयूपादिभिर्वृतः। धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालमास्यतामित्यभाषत ॥१५-३४-२४॥
samāgatastato vyāsaḥ śatayūpādibhirvṛtaḥ। dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpālamāsyatāmityabhāṣata ॥15-34-24॥
[समागतः (samāgataḥ) - having come together; came; ततः (tataḥ) - then; thereafter; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name); शतयूपादिभिः (śatayūpādibhiḥ) - with Śatayūpa and others; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; attended; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name, object); महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - king; ruler of the earth; आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - let (him) be seated; इति (iti) - thus; so; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke; said;]
(Having come there then, Vyāsa, surrounded by Śatayūpa and others, spoke thus: "Let king Dhṛtarāṣṭra be seated.")
Then Vyāsa, having arrived and surrounded by Śatayūpa and others, said, "Let king Dhṛtarāṣṭra be seated." (15-34-24)
नवं तु विष्टरं कौश्यं कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम्। प्रतिपेदे तदा व्यासस्तदर्थमुपकल्पितम् ॥१५-३४-२५॥
navaṁ tu viṣṭaraṁ kauśyaṁ kṛṣṇājinakuśottaram। pratipede tadā vyāsas tadartham upakalpitam ॥15-34-25॥
[नवं (navaṁ) - new; तु (tu) - but; विष्टरं (viṣṭaraṁ) - seat; कौश्यं (kauśyaṁ) - silken; कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम् (kṛṣṇājinakuśottaram) - having black-deer skin and kuśa grass placed above; प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - obtained; तदा (tadā) - then; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for that purpose; उपकल्पितम् (upakalpitam) - prepared;]
(But Vyāsa then obtained a new silken seat with black-deer skin and kuśa grass placed above, prepared for that purpose.)
But then Vyāsa obtained a new silken seat, with black-deer skin and kuśa grass arranged above, prepared for that purpose. (15-34-25)
ते च सर्वे द्विजश्रेष्ठा विष्टरेषु समन्ततः। द्वैपायनाभ्यनुज्ञाता निषेदुर्विपुलौजसः ॥१५-३४-२६॥
te ca sarve dvijaśreṣṭhā viṣṭareṣu samantataḥ। dvaipāyanābhyanujñātā niṣedurvipulaujasaḥ॥15-34-26॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; द्विजश्रेष्ठाः (dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best of twice-born; विष्टरेषु (viṣṭareṣu) - on the seats; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; द्वैपायन-अभ्यनुज्ञाताः (dvaipāyana-abhy-anujñātāḥ) - having been permitted by Dvaipayana; निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - sat down; विपुलौजसः (vipulaujasaḥ) - endowed with great strength;]
(They and all the best of twice-born, on the seats all around, having been permitted by Dvaipayana, sat down endowed with great strength.)
Then all those best among the twice-born, having been permitted by Dvaipayana, sat down on the seats all around, endowed with great strength. (15-34-26)
