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युधिष्ठिरस्वर्गारोहणम्

yudhiṣṭhirasvargarohaṇam

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun); स्वर्गारोहणम् (svargarohanaṃ) - ascent to heaven;]

(Yudhishthira ascent to heaven.)

The ascent of Yudhishthira to heaven.

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said.)

Vaiśampāyana said.

स्थिते मुहूर्तं पार्थे तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे। आजग्मुस्तत्र कौरव्य देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥१८-३-१॥

sthite muhūrtaṃ pārthe tu dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire। ājagmusta tra kauravya devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ॥18-3-1॥

[स्थिते (sthite) - when standing; मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṃ) - for a moment; पार्थे (pārthe) - in Pārtha; तु (tu) - but; धर्मराजे (dharmarāje) - in the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came; तत्र (tatra) - there; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; शक्रपुरोगमाः (śakrapurogamāḥ) - led by Śakra;]

(When Pārtha, that is, the king of dharma Yudhiṣṭhira, was standing for a moment, but then there, O descendant of Kuru, the gods, led by Śakra, came.)

When the king of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Pritha, was standing thus for a moment, then, O Kauravya, the gods led by Śakra arrived there. (18-3-1)

स्वयं विग्रहवान्धर्मो राजानं प्रसमीक्षितुम्। तत्राजगाम यत्रासौ कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥१८-३-२॥

svayaṁ vigrahavān dharmo rājānaṁ prasamīkṣitum. tatrājagāma yatrāsau kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥18-3-2॥

[स्वयं (svayam) - oneself; by oneself; विग्रहवान् (vigrahavān) - embodied; having a body; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; righteousness; law; राजानम् (rājānam) - king (accusative singular); प्रसमीक्षितुम् (prasamīkṣitum) - to examine; to observe closely (infinitive); तत्र (tatra) - there; आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came; arrived; यत्र (yatra) - where; असौ (asau) - that; he; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - king of Kuru; the Kuru king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper noun);]

(Dharma himself embodied to examine the king; there he came where that Kuru king Yudhishthira (was).)

Dharma, embodied in person, came there to examine the king—where the Kuru king Yudhishthira was. (18-3-2)

तेषु भास्वरदेहेषु पुण्याभिजनकर्मसु। समागतेषु देवेषु व्यगमत्तत्तमो नृप ॥१८-३-३॥

teṣu bhāsvaradeheṣu puṇyābhijanakarmasu। samāgateṣu deveṣu vyagamat tat tamo nṛpa ॥18-3-3॥

[तेषु (teṣu) - among those; भास्वरदेहेषु (bhāsvaradeheṣu) - having radiant bodies; पुण्याभिजनकर्मसु (puṇyābhijanakarmasu) - of meritorious birth and actions; समागतेषु (samāgateṣu) - when gathered together; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; व्यगमत् (vyagamat) - departed; तत्तमः (tat tamaḥ) - that darkness; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]

(Among those having radiant bodies, of meritorious birth and actions—when the gods had gathered together, O king, that darkness departed.)

O king, when those gods—radiant in body and of meritorious birth and actions—had gathered together, that darkness disappeared. (18-3-3)

नादृश्यन्त च तास्तत्र यातनाः पापकर्मिणाम्। नदी वैतरणी चैव कूटशाल्मलिना सह ॥१८-३-४॥

nādṛśyanta ca tāstatra yātanāḥ pāpakarminām। nadī vaitaraṇī caiva kūṭaśālmalinā saha ॥18-3-4॥

[नादृश्यन्त (nādṛśyanta) - were not seen;, च (ca) - and;, ताः (tāḥ) - those;, तत्र (tatra) - there;, यातनाः (yātanāḥ) - torments;, पापकर्मिणाम् (pāpakarminām) - of evil-doers;, नदी (nadī) - river;, वैतरणी (vaitaraṇī) - Vaitarani;, च (ca) - and;, एव (eva) - indeed;, कूटशाल्मलिना (kūṭaśālmalinā) - with the thorny Śalmali tree;, सह (saha) - along with;]

(Were not seen and those there torments of evil-doers. River Vaitarani and indeed with the thorny Salmali tree along with.)

Those torments of evil-doers were not seen there, nor the river Vaitarani together with the thorny Shalmali tree. (18-3-4)

लोहकुम्भ्यः शिलाश्चैव नादृश्यन्त भयानकाः। विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्ततः ॥ ददर्श राजा कौन्तेयस्तान्यदृश्यानि चाभवन् ॥१८-३-५॥

lohakumbhyaḥ śilāścaiva nādṛśyanta bhayānakāḥ। vikṛtāni śarīrāṇi yāni tatra samantataḥ ॥ dadarśa rājā kaunteyastānyadṛśyāni cābhavan ॥18-3-5॥

[लोहकुम्भ्यः (lohakumbhyaḥ) - iron pots; शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrible; विकृतानि (vikṛtāni) - deformed; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; यानि (yāni) - which; तत्र (tatra) - there; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; राजा (rājā) - the king; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; तानि (tāni) - those; अदृश्यानि (adṛśyāni) - (became) invisible; च (ca) - and; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; १८-३-५ (18-3-5) -;]

(Iron pots, stones indeed and terrible (things) were not seen; deformed bodies which there all around; the king, son of Kunti, saw those (things), and they became invisible. (18-3-5))

The king, the son of Kunti, saw all around iron pots, stones, and horrible deformed bodies—those things were not visible and became unseen to him. (18-3-5)

ततो वायुः सुखस्पर्शः पुण्यगन्धवहः शिवः। ववौ देवसमीपस्थः शीतलोऽतीव भारत ॥१८-३-६॥

tato vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śivaḥ। vavau devasamīpasthaḥ śītalo'tīva bhārata॥18-3-6॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to the touch; पुण्यगन्धवहः (puṇyagandhavahaḥ) - carrying auspicious fragrance; शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; ववौ (vavau) - blew; देवसमीपस्थः (devasamīpasthaḥ) - situated near the gods; शीतलः (śītalaḥ) - cool; अतीव (atīva) - very; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Then the wind, pleasant to the touch, carrying auspicious fragrance, auspicious, blew, situated near the gods, cool, very, O Bhārata.)

Then, O Bhārata, a wind very cool, pleasant to the touch, carrying auspicious fragrance, and auspicious, blew near the gods. (18-3-6)

मरुतः सह शक्रेण वसवश्चाश्विनौ सह। साध्या रुद्रास्तथादित्या ये चान्येऽपि दिवौकसः ॥१८-३-७॥

marutaḥ saha śakreṇa vasavaś cāśvinau saha| sādhyā rudrās tathā adityā ye ca anye api divaukasah ॥18-3-7॥

[मरुतः (marutaḥ) - the Maruts; सह (saha) - together with; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - with Śakra; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; च (ca) - and; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins; सह (saha) - together with; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - the Rudras; तथा (tathā) - and also; आदित्या (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; दिवौकसः (divaukasah) - dwellers of heaven;]

(The Maruts together with Śakra, the Vasus and the two Aśvins together; the Sādhyas, Rudras, and also the Ādityas; who and also others, also the dwellers of heaven.)

The Maruts along with Śakra, the Vasus, and the two Aśvins; the Sādhyas, Rudras, and also the Ādityas; and all other heavenly beings. (18-3-7)

सर्वे तत्र समाजग्मुः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। यत्र राजा महातेजा धर्मपुत्रः स्थितोऽभवत् ॥१८-३-८॥

sarve tatra samājagmuḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ। yatra rājā mahātejā dharmaputraḥ sthito'bhavat॥18-3-8॥

[सर्वे (sarve) - all; तत्र (tatra) - there; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled together; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; च (ca) - and; परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - supreme sages; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great splendor; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अभवत् (abhavat) - was;]

(All there assembled together; perfected beings and supreme sages; where king of great splendor, son of Dharma, standing was.)

All the perfected beings and supreme sages assembled there, where the king of great splendor, the son of Dharma, was standing. (18-3-8)

ततः शक्रः सुरपतिः श्रिया परमया युतः। युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥१८-३-९॥

tataḥ śakraḥ surapatiḥ śriyā paramayā yutaḥ। yudhiṣṭhiram uvāca idaṃ sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ ॥18-3-9॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); सुरपतिः (surapatiḥ) - lord of the gods; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; इदं (idaṃ) - this; सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - with consolation first; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - word;]

(Then Śakra, the lord of the gods, endowed with supreme splendor, spoke this word to Yudhishthira, first with consolation, this word.)

Then Śakra, the lord of the gods, resplendent with supreme glory, addressed these consoling words to Yudhishthira. (18-3-9)

युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो प्रीता देवगणास्तव। एह्येहि पुरुषव्याघ्र कृतमेतावता विभो ॥ सिद्धिः प्राप्ता त्वया राजँल्लोकाश्चाप्यक्षयास्तव ॥१८-३-१०॥

yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho prītā devagaṇās tava। ehyehi puruṣavyāghra kṛtam etāvatā vibho॥ siddhiḥ prāptā tvayā rājan lokāś cāpy akṣayās tava॥18-3-10॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - divine hosts; तव (tava) - with you; एहि (ehi) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much; विभो (vibho) - O lord; सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - attainment; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - achieved; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable; तव (tava) - are yours;]

(Yudhishthira, O mighty-armed, pleased are the divine hosts with you. Come, come, O tiger among men, done by this much, O lord. Attainment has been achieved by you, O king, and also the worlds imperishable are yours.)

Yudhishthira, O mighty-armed, the divine hosts are pleased with you. Come, come, O tiger among men—by this much, O lord, it is accomplished. O king, you have attained success, and the imperishable worlds are also yours. (18-3-10)

न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यः शृणु चेदं वचो मम। अवश्यं नरकस्तात द्रष्टव्यः सर्वराजभिः ॥१८-३-११॥

na ca manyus tvayā kāryaḥ śṛṇu ca idaṃ vaco mama। avaśyaṃ narakas tāta draṣṭavyaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ ॥18-3-11॥

[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; मम (mama) - of mine; अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly; नरकः (narakaḥ) - hell; तात (tāta) - O dear one; द्रष्टव्यः (draṣṭavyaḥ) - to be seen; सर्वराजभिः (sarvarājabhiḥ) - by all kings;]

(And not anger by you to be done; listen also this speech of mine. Certainly hell, O dear one, to be seen by all kings.)

You should not give way to anger; listen also to this speech of mine. Certainly, O dear one, hell is to be seen by all kings. (18-3-11)

शुभानामशुभानां च द्वौ राशी पुरुषर्षभ। यः पूर्वं सुकृतं भुङ्क्ते पश्चान्निरयमेति सः ॥ पूर्वं नरकभाग्यस्तु पश्चात्स्वर्गमुपैति सः ॥१८-३-१२॥

śubhānāmaśubhānāṃ ca dvau rāśī puruṣarṣabha। yaḥ pūrvaṃ sukṛtaṃ bhuṅkte paścānnirayameti saḥ॥ pūrvaṃ narakabhāgyastu paścātsvargamupaiti saḥ॥18-3-12॥

[शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of the auspicious; अशुभानाम् (aśubhānām) - of the inauspicious; च (ca) - and; द्वौ (dvau) - two; राशी (rāśī) - kinds; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - best of men; यः (yaḥ) - who; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - previously; सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - auspicious act; भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; निरयम् (nirayam) - hell; एति (eti) - goes to; सः (saḥ) - he; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - previously; नरकभाग्यः (narakabhāgyaḥ) - destined for hell; तु (tu) - but; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(Of the auspicious and inauspicious, there are two kinds, O best of men; who previously enjoys good deeds, afterwards goes to hell, he; but who is previously destined for hell, afterwards attains heaven, he. (18-3-12))

O best of men, there are two kinds of destinies, auspicious and inauspicious; the one who first enjoys the fruits of good deeds later goes to hell, while the one who first experiences hell later attains heaven. (18-3-12)

भूयिष्ठं पापकर्मा यः स पूर्वं स्वर्गमश्नुते। तेन त्वमेवं गमितो मया श्रेयोर्थिना नृप ॥१८-३-१३॥

bhūyiṣṭhaṃ pāpakarmā yaḥ sa pūrvaṃ svargamaśnute। tena tvamevaṃ gamito mayā śreyorthinā nṛpa ॥18-3-13॥

[भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - especially; most; chiefly; पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - one of evil deeds; यः (yaḥ) - who; सः (sa) - he; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; earlier; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains; experiences; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एवम् (evam) - thus; in this way; गमितः (gamitaḥ) - caused to go; sent; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रेयः-अर्थिना (śreyaḥ-arthinā) - desirer of the good; seeker of welfare; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]

(Especially, one of evil deeds who, he before heaven attains. By him, you thus have been sent by me, seeker of welfare, O king.)

O king, especially it is the one of evil deeds who first attains heaven; thus, you have been sent by me, who seek your welfare. (18-3-13)

व्याजेन हि त्वया द्रोण उपचीर्णः सुतं प्रति। व्याजेनैव ततो राजन्दर्शितो नरकस्तव ॥१८-३-१४॥

vyājena hi tvayā droṇa upacīrṇaḥ sutaṃ prati। vyājenaiva tato rājan darśito narakas tava ॥18-3-14॥

[व्याजेन (vyājena) - by pretext; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; द्रोण (droṇa) - Droṇa; उपचीर्णः (upacīrṇaḥ) - overthrown; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; प्रति (prati) - towards; व्याजेनैव (vyājenaiva) - by pretext indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दर्शितः (darśitaḥ) - shown; नरकः (narakaḥ) - hell; तव (tava) - your;]

(By pretext indeed by you Droṇa was overthrown towards the son. By pretext indeed thereafter, O king, hell was shown to you.)

Indeed, by pretext, Droṇa was overthrown by you for the sake of your son. By that same pretext thereafter, O king, hell was shown to you. (18-3-14)

यथैव त्वं तथा भीमस्तथा पार्थो यमौ तथा। द्रौपदी च तथा कृष्णा व्याजेन नरकं गताः ॥१८-३-१५॥

yathaiva tvaṁ tathā bhīmas tathā pārtho yamau tathā। draupadī ca tathā kṛṣṇā vyājena narakaṁ gatāḥ ॥18-3-15॥

[यथा एव (yathā eva) - just as; indeed; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (proper name); तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna; proper name); यमौ (yamau) - the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva; dual); तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī (proper name); च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (another name for Draupadī); व्याजेन (vyājena) - by pretext; by means of deception; नरकम् (narakam) - hell; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone;]

(Just as indeed you, so Bhīma, so Pārtha, so the twins, so Draupadī and so Kṛṣṇā, by pretext, to hell have gone.)

Just as you, so Bhīma, Pārtha (Arjuna), the twins, and Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) have gone to hell by pretext. (18-3-15)

आगच्छ नरशार्दूल मुक्तास्ते चैव किल्बिषात्। स्वपक्षाश्चैव ये तुभ्यं पार्थिवा निहता रणे ॥ सर्वे स्वर्गमनुप्राप्तास्तान्पश्य पुरुषर्षभ ॥१८-३-१६॥

āgaccha naraśārdūla muktās te caiva kilbiṣāt। svapakṣāś caiva ye tubhyaṃ pārthivā nihatā raṇe॥ sarve svargam anuprāptās tān paśya puruṣarṣabha॥18-3-16॥

[आगच्छ (āgaccha) - come; नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - tiger among men; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - freed; ते (te) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; किल्बिषात् (kilbiṣāt) - from sin; स्वपक्षाः (svapakṣāḥ) - your own side; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - for you; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - have attained; तान् (tān) - them; पश्य (paśya) - see; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men;]

(Come, tiger among men, your (people) have indeed been freed from sin; your own side and also those kings, who for you were slain in battle—all have attained heaven; see them, bull among men.)

Come, O tiger among men, your own people and the kings who were slain in battle for you have been freed from sin; all of them have attained heaven—see them, O bull among men. (18-3-16)

कर्णश्चैव महेष्वासः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। स गतः परमां सिद्धिं यदर्थं परितप्यसे ॥१८-३-१७॥

karṇaścaiva maheṣvāsaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। sa gataḥ paramāṃ siddhiṃ yadarthaṃ paritapyase॥18-3-17॥

[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; (proper noun, subject); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all bearers of weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; स (sa) - he; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; परमाम् (paramām) - supreme; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - achievement; यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for the sake of which; परितप्यसे (paritapyase) - you are grieving;]

(Karṇa and indeed the great archer, the best of all bearers of weapons, he has gone to the supreme achievement for which you are grieving.)

Karṇa, the great archer and the best among all bearers of weapons, has attained the supreme achievement for which you grieve. (18-3-17)

तं पश्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमादित्यतनयं विभो। स्वस्थानस्थं महाबाहो जहि शोकं नरर्षभ ॥१८-३-१८॥

taṃ paśya puruṣavyāghram ādityatanayaṃ vibho। svasthānasthaṃ mahābāho jahi śokaṃ nararṣabha ॥18-3-18॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; पश्य (paśya) - see; पुरुषव्याघ्रं (puruṣavyāghram) - tiger among men; आदित्यतनयं (ādityatanayam) - son of the Āditya; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; स्वस्थानस्थं (svasthānastham) - standing in his own place; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O long-armed one; जहि (jahi) - abandon; शोकं (śokam) - grief; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O bull among men;]

(See him, tiger among men, son of Āditya, O mighty one, standing in his own place, O long-armed one. Abandon grief, O bull among men.)

O mighty one, see him, the tiger among men, the son of Āditya, standing in his own place. O long-armed bull among men, abandon grief. (18-3-18)

भ्रातॄंश्चान्यांस्तथा पश्य स्वपक्षांश्चैव पार्थिवान्। स्वं स्वं स्थानमनुप्राप्तान्व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥१८-३-१९॥

bhrātṝṁś cānyāṁs tathā paśya svapakṣāṁś caiva pārthivān। svaṁ svaṁ sthānam anuprāptān vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ॥18-3-19॥

[भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; अन्यांस् (anyāṁs) - others; तथा (tathā) - likewise; पश्य (paśya) - see; स्वपक्षान् (svapakṣān) - one's own party; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; स्वं स्वं (svaṁ svaṁ) - each his own; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अनुप्राप्तान् (anuprāptān) - attained; व्येतु (vyetu) - let pass away; ते (te) - your; मानसः (mānasaḥ) - of the mind; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever;]

(Brothers and others likewise see, one's own party and indeed kings, each his own place attained, let your mind's fever pass away.)

See, both brothers and others, as well as your own party and the kings, each having attained their own respective positions; let the fever of your mind be dispelled. (18-3-19)

अनुभूय पूर्वं त्वं कृच्छ्रमितः प्रभृति कौरव। विहरस्व मया सार्धं गतशोको निरामयः ॥१८-३-२०॥

anubhūya pūrvaṃ tvaṃ kṛcchram itaḥ prabhṛti kaurava। viharasva mayā sārdhaṃ gataśoko nirāmayaḥ ॥18-3-20॥

[अनुभूय (anubhūya) - having experienced; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - formerly; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - distress; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava; विहरस्व (viharasva) - enjoy; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; गतशोकः (gataśokaḥ) - free from sorrow; निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease;]

(Having experienced distress formerly, you, O Kaurava, from here onwards enjoy together with me, free from sorrow and disease.)

Now that you have experienced suffering in the past, O Kaurava, hereafter live happily with me, free from sorrow and free from illness. (18-3-20)

कर्मणां तात पुण्यानां जितानां तपसा स्वयम्। दानानां च महाबाहो फलं प्राप्नुहि पाण्डव ॥१८-३-२१॥

karmaṇāṃ tāta puṇyānāṃ jitānāṃ tapasā svayam. dānānāṃ ca mahābāho phalaṃ prāpnuhi pāṇḍava ॥18-3-21॥

[कर्मणां (karmaṇāṃ) - of actions; तात (tāta) - O dear one; पुण्यानां (puṇyānāṃ) - of virtuous; जितानां (jitānāṃ) - conquered; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself; दानानां (dānānāṃ) - of gifts; च (ca) - and; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - attain; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu;]

(O dear one, of actions, of virtue, of those conquered by austerity by oneself, and of gifts, O mighty-armed, attain the fruit, O son of Pāṇḍu.)

O mighty-armed son of Pāṇḍu, O dear one, attain for yourself the fruit of virtuous actions and of gifts, which have been conquered by your own austerity. (18-3-21)

अद्य त्वां देवगन्धर्वा दिव्याश्चाप्सरसो दिवि। उपसेवन्तु कल्याणं विरजोम्बरवाससः ॥१८-३-२२॥

adya tvāṃ devagandharvā divyāś cāpsaraso divi। upasevantu kalyāṇaṃ virajombara-vāsasaḥ ॥18-3-22॥

[अद्य (adya) - today; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you (accusative singular); देवगन्धर्वा (devagandharvā) - deva-gandharvas; gods and gandharvas; दिव्याश्चाप्सरसो (divyāś cāpsaraso) - divine (divyaḥ) and apsarasas; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; उपसेवन्तु (upasevantu) - may they serve; कल्याणं (kalyāṇam) - welfare; auspiciousness; विरजोम्बरवाससः (virajombara-vāsasaḥ) - those whose garments are spotless as the sky;]

(Today you the deva-gandharvas and also the divine apsaras in heaven may serve (with) auspiciousness those whose garments are spotless as the sky.)

Today, may the deva-gandharvas and the divine apsaras in heaven serve you with auspiciousness, they who wear garments spotless as the sky. (18-3-22)

राजसूयजिताँल्लोकानश्वमेधाभिवर्धितान्। प्राप्नुहि त्वं महाबाहो तपसश्च फलं महत् ॥१८-३-२३॥

rājasūyajitāṁllokānaśvamedhābhivardhitān। prāpnuhitvaṁmahābāhotapasaśca phalaṁ mahat ॥18-3-23॥

[राजसूयजितान् (rājasūyajitān) - those won by the rājasūya (royal consecration sacrifice); लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अश्वमेधाभिवर्धितान् (aśvamedhābhivardhitān) - increased by the aśvamedha (horse sacrifice); प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhu) - attain; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; च (ca) - and; फलं (phalaṁ) - fruit; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(the worlds won by the rājasūya sacrifice, increased by the aśvamedha sacrifice, attain you, O mighty-armed! And (also) attain the great fruit of penance.)

O mighty-armed one, attain the worlds won by the rājasūya sacrifice and increased by the aśvamedha, and also attain the great fruit of penance. (18-3-23)

उपर्युपरि राज्ञां हि तव लोका युधिष्ठिर। हरिश्चन्द्रसमाः पार्थ येषु त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥१८-३-२४॥

uparyupari rājñāṁ hi tava lokā yudhiṣṭhira। hariścandrasamāḥ pārtha yeṣu tvaṁ vihariṣyasi॥18-3-24॥

[उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - higher and higher; राज्ञां (rājñām) - of kings; हि (hi) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; लोका (lokā) - worlds; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; हरिश्चन्द्रसमाः (hariścandra-samāḥ) - equal to Hariścandra; पार्थ (pārtha) - Partha (Arjuna/son of Pritha, here: O son of Pritha); येषु (yeṣu) - in which; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; विहरिष्यसि (vihariṣyasi) - will enjoy;]

(Higher and higher of kings indeed your worlds, Yudhiṣṭhira; equal to Hariścandra, O Partha, in which you will enjoy.)

O Yudhiṣṭhira, higher and higher worlds among the kings, equal to Hariścandra, will be yours, O Partha, in which you shall enjoy. (18-3-24)

मान्धाता यत्र राजर्षिर्यत्र राजा भगीरथः। दौःषन्तिर्यत्र भरतस्तत्र त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥१८-३-२५॥

māndhātā yatra rājarṣir yatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ। dauḥṣantir yatra bharatas tatra tvaṃ vihariṣyasi ॥18-3-25॥

[मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhātā (proper name; an ancient king); यत्र (yatra) - where; राजर्षि (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (proper name; a famous king); दौःषन्ति (dauḥṣantiḥ) - descendant of Duṣyanta (Bharata); यत्र (yatra) - where; भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper name; a king); तत्र (tatra) - there; त्वम् (tvaṃ) - you; विहरिष्यसि (vihariṣyasi) - will dwell;]

(Where Mandhātā, the royal sage, where the king Bhagīratha, where the descendant of Duṣyanta, Bharata—there you will dwell.)

Where Mandhātā the royal sage, where king Bhagīratha, and where Bharata the descendent of Duṣyanta have been, there you will dwell. (18-3-25)

एषा देवनदी पुण्या पार्थ त्रैलोक्यपावनी। आकाशगङ्गा राजेन्द्र तत्राप्लुत्य गमिष्यसि ॥१८-३-२६॥

eṣā devanadī puṇyā pārtha trailokya-pāvanī । ākāśagaṅgā rājendra tatrāplutya gamiṣyasi ॥18-3-26॥

[एषा (eṣā) - this; देवनदी (deva-nadī) - divine river; पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; त्रैलोक्यपावनी (trailokya-pāvanī) - purifier of the three worlds; आकाशगङ्गा (ākāśa-gaṅgā) - the Ganga of the sky (Milky Way); राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तत्र (tatra) - there; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed; गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go;]

(This divine river, holy, O son of Pritha, purifier of the three worlds, the sky-Ganga, O king; there, having bathed, you will go.)

O son of Pritha, this divine and holy river—the purifier of the three worlds, the heavenly Ganga, O king—there, after bathing, you will go. (18-3-26)

अत्र स्नातस्य ते भावो मानुषो विगमिष्यति। गतशोको निरायासो मुक्तवैरो भविष्यसि ॥१८-३-२७॥

atra snātasya te bhāvo mānuṣo vigamiṣyati. gataśoko nirāyāso muktavairo bhaviṣyasi ॥18-3-27॥

[अत्र (atra) - here; स्नातस्य (snātasya) - having bathed; ते (te) - your; भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state; मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human; विगमिष्यति (vigamiṣyati) - will depart; गतशोकः (gataśokaḥ) - gone sorrow; निरायासः (nirāyāsaḥ) - without toil; मुक्तवैः (muktavairaḥ) - freed from enmity; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become;]

(Here, having bathed, your human state will depart. Sorrow gone, without toil, freed from enmity, you will become.)

Here, when you have bathed, your human condition will leave you. With sorrow gone, free from toil, and rid of enmity, you will become. (18-3-27)

एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। धर्मो विग्रहवान्साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मनः ॥१८-३-२८॥

evaṃ bruvati devendre kauravendraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। dharmo vigrahavānsākṣāduvāca sutamātmanaḥ ॥18-3-28॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; देवेन्द्रे (devendre) - Indra among the gods; कौरवेन्द्रम् (kauravendram) - king of the Kauravas; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma (the god of righteousness); विग्रहवान् (vigrahavān) - having assumed a form; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - in person; उवाच (uvāca) - said; सुतम् (sutam) - son; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]

(Thus, as the lord of the gods was speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of the Kauravas, Dharma, having assumed form, in person, spoke to his own son.)

While the lord of the gods was thus speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira, king of the Kauravas, Dharma himself, having assumed a bodily form, directly addressed his own son. (18-3-28)

भो भो राजन्महाप्राज्ञ प्रीतोऽस्मि तव पुत्रक। मद्भक्त्या सत्यवाक्येन क्षमया च दमेन च ॥१८-३-२९॥

bho bho rājan-mahāprājña prīto'smi tava putraka। madbhaktyā satyavākyena kṣamayā ca damena ca ॥18-3-29॥

[भो भो (bho bho) - O! O!; राजन् (rājan) - king; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - most wise; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रक (putraka) - child; मद्भक्त्या (madbhaktyā) - by my devotion; सत्यवाक्येन (satyavākyena) - by truth-speaking; क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by forgiveness; च (ca) - and; दमेन (damena) - by self-restraint; च (ca) - and;]

(O O king, most wise, pleased I am, your child; by my devotion, by truth-speaking, by forgiveness and by self-restraint and.)

O O king, most wise, I am pleased with you, child, because of my devotion, truthfulness, forgiveness, and self-restraint. (18-3-29)

एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन्कृता मया। न शक्यसे चालयितुं स्वभावात्पार्थ हेतुभिः ॥१८-३-३०॥

eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājan kṛtā mayā। na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvāt pārtha hetubhiḥ॥18-3-30॥

[एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third; जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā) - questioning; inquiry; तव (tava) - your; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कृता (kṛtā) - has been made; has been done; मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; शक्यसे (śakyase) - you are able; चालयितुं (cālayitum) - to mislead; to shake; स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature; from inherent nature; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; O Pārtha; हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - with reasons; by causes;]

(This third inquiry of yours, O king, has been made by me. You are not able to mislead (me) by your nature, O Pārtha, with reasons.)

This is the third question of yours, O king, which I have made. By your nature, O Pārtha, you are not able to mislead me by giving reasons. (18-3-30)

पूर्वं परीक्षितो हि त्वमासीर्द्वैतवनं प्रति। अरणीसहितस्यार्थे तच्च निस्तीर्णवानसि ॥१८-३-३१॥

pūrvaṃ parīkṣito hi tvam āsīr dvaitavanaṃ prati. araṇī-sahitasya arthe tac ca nistīrṇavān asi ॥18-3-31॥

[पूर्वम् (pūrvaṃ) - before; previously; परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - tested; examined; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अासीः (āsīḥ) - were; द्वैतवनम् (dvaitavanam) - Dvaitavana; the Dvaita forest; प्रति (prati) - towards; to; अरणी-सहितस्य (araṇī-sahitasya) - with the arani fire-sticks; possessing arani; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; for the purpose; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; निस्तीर्णवान् (nistīrṇavān) - having crossed over; having accomplished; असि (asi) - you are;]

(Before you indeed were tested in going towards Dvaitavana; for the purpose of (being) with the arani (sacrificial fire-sticks), that also you have accomplished.)

Formerly, you were indeed tested when you went to Dvaitavana; for the purpose of carrying the arani fire-sticks, even that you have accomplished. (18-3-31)

सोदर्येषु विनष्टेषु द्रौपद्यां तत्र भारत। श्वरूपधारिणा पुत्र पुनस्त्वं मे परीक्षितः ॥१८-३-३२॥

sodaryeṣu vinaṣṭeṣu draupadyāṃ tatra bhārata। śvarūpadhāriṇā putra punastvaṃ me parīkṣitaḥ॥18-3-32॥

[सोदर्येषु (sodaryeṣu) - among own-brothers; विनष्टेषु (vinaṣṭeṣu) - having perished; द्रौपद्यां (draupadyām) - in Draupadī; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; शवरूपधारिणा (śvarūpadhāriṇā) - by one assuming the form of a corpse; पुत्र (putra) - son; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मे (me) - of me; परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - Pārīkṣita (your name);]

(Among own brothers having perished in Draupadī, there O Bhārata, by one assuming the form of a corpse, son, again you of me Parīkṣitaḥ (the tested one).)

O Bhārata, when your own brothers had perished with Draupadī there, my son, by one assuming the form of a corpse, you were, once again, my Parīkṣita (the tested one, i.e., Parikshit). (18-3-32)

इदं तृतीयं भ्रातॄणामर्थे यत्स्थातुमिच्छसि। विशुद्धोऽसि महाभाग सुखी विगतकल्मषः ॥१८-३-३३॥

idaṃ tṛtīyaṃ bhrātṝṇām arthe yat sthātum icchasi। viśuddho 'si mahābhāga sukhī vigatakalmaṣaḥ ॥18-3-33॥

[इदं (idaṃ) - this; तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṃ) - third; भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of the brothers; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; यत् (yat) - which; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; विशुद्धः (viśuddhaḥ) - pure; असि ('asi) - you are; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; विगतकल्मषः (vigatakalmaṣaḥ) - freed from impurity;]

(This third for the sake of the brothers which to stand you wish. You are pure, O greatly fortunate, happy, freed from impurity.)

You wish to stand for this third cause for the sake of the brothers. You are pure, O greatly fortunate one, happy and free from impurity. (18-3-33)

न च ते भ्रातरः पार्थ नरकस्था विशां पते। मायैषा देवराजेन महेन्द्रेण प्रयोजिता ॥१८-३-३४॥

na ca te bhrātaraḥ pārtha narakasthā viśāṃ pate. māyaiṣā devarājena mahendreṇa prayojitā ॥18-3-34॥

[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; नरकस्था (narakasthā) - situated in hell; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of people; माया (māyā) - illusion; एषा (eṣā) - this; देवराजेन (devarājena) - by the king of the gods; महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - by Mahendra (Indra); प्रयोजिता (prayojitā) - caused (set in motion);]

(Not and your brothers, O Pārtha, are situated in hell, O lord of people. This illusion by the king of gods, by Mahendra (Indra), has been caused.)

O Pārtha, your brothers are not in hell, O lord of the people. This is an illusion created by the king of the gods, Mahendra (Indra). (18-3-34)

अवश्यं नरकस्तात द्रष्टव्यः सर्वराजभिः। ततस्त्वया प्राप्तमिदं मुहूर्तं दुःखमुत्तमम् ॥१८-३-३५॥

avaśyaṁ narakastāta draṣṭavyaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ। tatastvayā prāptamidaṁ muhūrtaṁ duḥkhamuttamam॥18-3-35॥

[अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; नरकः (narakaḥ) - hell; तात (tāta) - dear father; द्रष्टव्यः (draṣṭavyaḥ) - to be seen; सर्वराजभिः (sarvarājabhiḥ) - by all kings; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; इदं (idaṁ) - this; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - greatest;]

(Certainly hell, dear father, is to be seen by all kings. Then by you this moment the greatest suffering was obtained.)

Certainly, dear father, hell is to be witnessed by all kings; therefore, you have now experienced the greatest suffering for a moment. (18-3-35)

न सव्यसाची भीमो वा यमौ वा पुरुषर्षभौ। कर्णो वा सत्यवाक्षूरो नरकार्हाश्चिरं नृप ॥१८-३-३६॥

na savyasācī bhīmo vā yamau vā puruṣarṣabhau। karṇo vā satyavākśūro narakārhāś-ciraṃ nṛpa ॥18-3-36॥

[न (na) - not; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - the ambidextrous one (Arjuna); भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; वा (vā) - or; यमौ (yamau) - the two sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva); वा (vā) - or; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - the best among men; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वा (vā) - or; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - true-speaking; शूरः (śūraḥ) - valiant; नरकार्हाः (narakārhāḥ) - deserving of hell; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]

(Not Savyasācī (Arjuna), Bhīma, or the two sons of Yama, or the best among men; nor Karṇa or the valiant true-speaker deserve hell for a long time, O king.)

O king, neither Savyasācī (Arjuna), nor Bhīma, nor the two sons of Yama, nor the foremost men, nor Karṇa, the valiant speaker of truth, are truly deserving of hell for long. (18-3-36)

न कृष्णा राजपुत्री च नरकार्हा युधिष्ठिर। एह्येहि भरतश्रेष्ठ पश्य गङ्गां त्रिलोकगाम् ॥१८-३-३७॥

na kṛṣṇā rājaputrī ca narakārhā yudhiṣṭhira। ehy-ehi bharataśreṣṭha paśya gaṅgāṃ trilokagām ॥18-3-37॥

[न (na) - not; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī, a proper name); राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess; च (ca) - and; नरकार्हा (narakārhā) - worthy of hell; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, vocative); एहि (ehи) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - best of the Bharatas; पश्य (paśya) - behold; गङ्गां (gaṅgāṃ) - Gaṅgā (the river), (accusative singular); त्रिलोकगाम् (trilokagām) - who goes through the three worlds (accusative singular);]

(Not Kṛṣṇā, the princess, and not worthy of hell, O Yudhiṣṭhira! Come, come, best of the Bharatas, behold the Gaṅgā who goes through the three worlds.)

Kṛṣṇā, the princess, is not deserving of hell, O Yudhiṣṭhira! Come, come, best of the Bharatas, behold the Gaṅgā who traverses the three worlds. (18-3-37)

एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिस्तव पूर्वपितामहः। जगाम सह धर्मेण सर्वैश्च त्रिदशालयैः ॥१८-३-३८॥

evam-uktaḥ sa rājarṣiḥ tava pūrva-pitāmahaḥ। jagāma saha dharmeṇa sarvaiś ca tridaśālayaiḥ॥18-3-38॥

[एवमुक्तः (evam-uktaḥ) - thus spoken; स (sa) - he; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; तव (tava) - your; पूर्वपितामहः (pūrva-pitāmahaḥ) - former great-grandfather; जगाम (jagāma) - went; सह (saha) - with; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; च (ca) - and; त्रिदशालयैः (tridaśālayaiḥ) - residents of the abode of the thirty gods;]

(Thus spoken, he, the royal sage, your former great-grandfather, went with righteousness, and with all the residents of the abode of the thirty gods.)

Having thus been addressed, your former great-grandfather, the royal sage, went together with righteousness and all the dwellers of the abode of the gods. (18-3-38)

गङ्गां देवनदीं पुण्यां पावनीमृषिसंस्तुताम्। अवगाह्य तु तां राजा तनुं तत्याज मानुषीम् ॥१८-३-३९॥

gaṅgāṁ devanadīṁ puṇyāṁ pāvanīm ṛṣi-samstutām। avagāhya tu tāṁ rājā tanuṁ tatyāja mānuṣīm॥18-3-39॥

[गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā river; देवनदीम् (deva-nadīm) - divine river; पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy; पावनीम् (pāvanīm) - purifying; ऋषिसंस्तुताम् (ṛṣi-samstutām) - praised by sages; अवगाह्य (avagāhya) - having immersed (himself); तु (tu) - but; ताम् (tām) - her (the river); राजा (rājā) - the king; तनुम् (tanum) - body; तत्याज (tatyāja) - abandoned; मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human;]

(Having immersed in the Gaṅgā, the divine river, holy, purifying, praised by sages, but that king abandoned the human body.)

After immersing himself in the Gaṅgā—the divine, holy, purifying river praised by sages—the king left his human body. (18-3-39)

ततो दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। निर्वैरो गतसन्तापो जले तस्मिन्समाप्लुतः ॥१८-३-४०॥

tato divya-vapur-bhūtvā dharma-rājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। nirvairo gata-santāpo jale tasmin samāplutaḥ॥18-3-40॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिव्यवपुः (divya-vapuḥ) - having a divine body; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; धर्मराजः (dharma-rājaḥ) - the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; निर्वै्रः (nir-vairaḥ) - free from enmity; गतसन्तापः (gata-santāpaḥ) - one whose suffering has gone; जले (jale) - in the water; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; समाप्लुतः (samāplutaḥ) - completely immersed;]

(Then, having become possessed of a divine body, the king of dharma Yudhishthira, free from enmity, with his anguish gone, was completely immersed in that water.)

Then Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, having assumed a divine body, free from enmity and with his sorrow gone, was completely immersed in that water. (18-3-40)

ततो ययौ वृतो देवैः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। धर्मेण सहितो धीमान्स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥१८-३-४१॥

tato yayau vṛto devaiḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। dharmeṇa sahito dhīmāns tūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ॥18-3-41॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ययौ (yayau) - went; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the Kuru king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with virtue; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together (with); धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages;]

(Then went accompanied by the gods the Kuru king Yudhiṣṭhira, together with virtue, wise, being praised by great sages.)

Then the Kuru king Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by the gods and virtue, wise and being praised by the great sages, went onward. (18-3-41)