Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 2 — Chapter 6
DB 2 6.1
युधिष्ठिरादीनामुत्पत्तिवर्णनम् सूत उवाच एवं सत्यवती तेन वृता शन्तनुना किल । द्वौ पुत्रौ च तया जातौ मृतौ कालवशादपि
yudhiṣṭhirādīnāmutpattivarṇanam sūta uvāca evaṃ satyavatī tena vṛtā śantanunā kila | dvau putrau ca tayā jātau mṛtau kālavaśādapi
Description of the birth of Yudhiṣṭhira and the others. Sūta said: Thus was Satyavatī wedded by that Śantanu, so (they say); and two sons were born to her, but they too died by the power of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.2
व्यासवीर्यात्तु सञ्जातो धृतराष्ट्रोऽन्ध एव च । मुनिं दृष्ट्वाथ कामिन्या नेत्रसम्मीलने कृते
vyāsavīryāttu sañjāto dhṛtarāṣṭro'ndha eva ca | muniṃ dṛṣṭvātha kāminyā netrasammīlane kṛte
But from Vyāsa's seed Dhṛtarāṣṭra was born, and blind at that — for on seeing the sage, the woman closed her eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.3
श्वेतरूपा यतो जाता दृष्ट्वा व्यासं नृपात्मजा । व्यासकोपात्समुत्पन्नः पाण्डुस्तेन न संशयः
śvetarūpā yato jātā dṛṣṭvā vyāsaṃ nṛpātmajā | vyāsakopātsamutpannaḥ pāṇḍustena na saṃśayaḥ
Since the king's daughter, on seeing Vyāsa, turned pale in form, from that (and) arising from Vyāsa's anger, Pāṇḍu (the Pale One) was (born) — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 6.4
सन्तोषितस्तया व्यासो दास्या कामकलाविदा । विदुरस्तु समुत्पन्नो धर्मांशः सत्यवाक् शुचिः
santoṣitastayā vyāso dāsyā kāmakalāvidā | vidurastu samutpanno dharmāṃśaḥ satyavāk śuciḥ
Vyāsa was gratified by that maidservant, who was skilled in the arts of love; and Vidura was born (of her), a portion of Dharma, truthful of speech and pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.5
राज्ये संस्थापितः पाण्डुः कनीयानपि मन्त्रिभिः । अन्धत्वाद्धृतराष्ट्रोऽसौ नाधिकारे नियोजितः
rājye saṃsthāpitaḥ pāṇḍuḥ kanīyānapi mantribhiḥ | andhatvāddhṛtarāṣṭro'sau nādhikāre niyojitaḥ
Pāṇḍu, though the younger, was established in the kingdom by the ministers; but that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, on account of his blindness, was not appointed to authority.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.6
भीष्मस्यानुमते राज्यं प्राप्तः पाण्डुर्महाबलः । विदुरोऽप्यथ मेधावी मन्त्रकार्ये नियोजितः द्वितीयस्कन्धे युधिष्ठिरादीनामुत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
bhīṣmasyānumate rājyaṃ prāptaḥ pāṇḍurmahābalaḥ | viduro'pyatha medhāvī mantrakārye niyojitaḥ dvitīyaskandhe yudhiṣṭhirādīnāmutpattivarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ
With Bhīṣma's consent, the mighty Pāṇḍu obtained the kingdom; and the wise Vidura too was then appointed to the work of counsel. — In the second book, the sixth chapter, called "The Description of the Birth of Yudhiṣṭhira and the Others."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.7
धृतराष्ट्रस्य द्वे भार्ये गान्धारी सौबली स्मृता । द्वितीया च तथा वैश्या गार्हस्त्येषु प्रतिष्ठिता
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dve bhārye gāndhārī saubalī smṛtā | dvitīyā ca tathā vaiśyā gārhastyeṣu pratiṣṭhitā
Dhṛtarāṣṭra had two wives: Gāndhārī, Subala's daughter, is recorded (as one), and the second, a Vaiśya woman, likewise established in household duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.8
पाण्डोरपि तथा पत्न्यौ द्वे प्रोक्ते वेदवादिभिः । शौरसेनी तथा कुन्ती माद्री च मद्रदेशजा
pāṇḍorapi tathā patnyau dve prokte vedavādibhiḥ | śaurasenī tathā kuntī mādrī ca madradeśajā
Of Pāṇḍu too, likewise, two wives are spoken of by those who recite the Vedas: Kuntī, of the Śūrasena line, and Mādrī, born in the land of Madra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.9
गान्धारी सुषुवे पुत्रशतं परमशोभनम् । वैश्याप्येकं सुतं कान्तं युयुत्सुं सुषुवे प्रियम्
gāndhārī suṣuve putraśataṃ paramaśobhanam | vaiśyāpyekaṃ sutaṃ kāntaṃ yuyutsuṃ suṣuve priyam
Gāndhārī gave birth to a hundred sons, exceedingly splendid; and by a vaiśya woman (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) had one handsome, beloved son, Yuyutsu, whom she bore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.10
कुन्ती तु प्रथमं कन्या सूर्यात्कर्णं मनोहरम् । सुषुवे पितृगेहस्था पश्चात्पाण्डुपरिग्रहः
kuntī tu prathamaṃ kanyā sūryātkarṇaṃ manoharam | suṣuve pitṛgehasthā paścātpāṇḍuparigrahaḥ
But Kuntī, while still a maiden, bore from the Sun the charming Karṇa first, while dwelling in her father's house; afterwards came her marriage to Pāṇḍu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.11
ऋषय ऊचुः किमेतत्सूत चित्रं त्वं भाषसे मुनिसत्तम । जनितश्च सुतः पूर्वं पाण्डुना सा विवाहिता
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kimetatsūta citraṃ tvaṃ bhāṣase munisattama | janitaśca sutaḥ pūrvaṃ pāṇḍunā sā vivāhitā
The sages said: What is this strange thing you tell, O Sūta, best of sages? A son was born (to her) first, and (yet) she was married by Pāṇḍu?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.12
सूर्यात्कर्णः कथं जातः कन्यायां वद विस्तरात् । कन्या कथं पुनर्जाता पाण्डुना सा विवाहिता
sūryātkarṇaḥ kathaṃ jātaḥ kanyāyāṃ vada vistarāt | kanyā kathaṃ punarjātā pāṇḍunā sā vivāhitā
How was Karṇa born from the Sun in a maiden? Tell it in full. And how was she a maiden again (when) she was married by Pāṇḍu?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.13
सूत उवाच शूरसेनसुता कुन्ती बालभावे यदा द्विजाः । कुन्तिभोजेन राज्ञा तु प्रार्थिता कन्यका शुभा
sūta uvāca śūrasenasutā kuntī bālabhāve yadā dvijāḥ | kuntibhojena rājñā tu prārthitā kanyakā śubhā
The Sūta said: When Kuntī, the daughter of Śūrasena, was in her childhood, O twice-born ones, the auspicious girl was asked for by King Kuntibhoja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.14
कुन्तिभोजेन सा बाला पुत्री तु परिकल्पिता । सेवनार्थं तु दीप्तस्य विहिता चारुहासिनी
kuntibhojena sā bālā putrī tu parikalpitā | sevanārthaṃ tu dīptasya vihitā cāruhāsinī
By Kuntibhoja that girl was adopted as his daughter; and the sweetly-smiling one was appointed to the service of the radiant (guest).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.15
दुर्वासास्तु मुनिः प्राप्तश्चातुर्मास्ये स्थितो द्विजः । परिचर्या कृता कुन्त्या मुनिस्तोषं जगाम ह
durvāsāstu muniḥ prāptaścāturmāsye sthito dvijaḥ | paricaryā kṛtā kuntyā munistoṣaṃ jagāma ha
Now the sage Durvāsas arrived, a brahmin who stayed there for the four months (of the rains); service was rendered by Kuntī, and the sage became pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.16
ददौ मन्त्रं शुभं तस्यै येनाहूतः सुरः स्वयम् । समायाति तथा कामं पूरयिष्यति वाञ्छितम्
dadau mantraṃ śubhaṃ tasyai yenāhūtaḥ suraḥ svayam | samāyāti tathā kāmaṃ pūrayiṣyati vāñchitam
He gave her an auspicious mantra, by which a god, when summoned, comes himself and will fulfil the desire wished for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.17
गते मुनौ ततः कुन्ती निश्चयार्थं गृहे स्थिता । चिन्तयामास मनसा कं सुरं समचिन्तये
gate munau tataḥ kuntī niścayārthaṃ gṛhe sthitā | cintayāmāsa manasā kaṃ suraṃ samacintaye
When the sage had gone, Kuntī, staying in the house to test (the mantra), pondered in her mind: which god should I think of?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.18
उदितश्च तदा भानुस्तया दृष्टो दिवाकरः । मन्त्रोच्चारं तया कृत्वा चाहूतस्तिग्मगुस्तदा
uditaśca tadā bhānustayā dṛṣṭo divākaraḥ | mantroccāraṃ tayā kṛtvā cāhūtastigmagustadā
And then the sun had risen, and the day-maker was seen by her; and, having uttered the mantra, the sharp-rayed one was summoned by her then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.19
मण्डलान्मानुषं रूपं कृत्वा सर्वातिपेशलम् । अवातरत्तदाकाशात्समीपे तत्र मन्दिरे
maṇḍalānmānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā sarvātipeśalam | avātarattadākāśātsamīpe tatra mandire
From his orb, having made a human form, most exceedingly lovely, he descended then from the sky nearby, there in the palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.20
दृष्ट्वा देवं समायान्तं कुन्ती भानुं सुविस्मिता । वेपमाना रजोदोषं प्राप्ता सद्यस्तु भामिनी
dṛṣṭvā devaṃ samāyāntaṃ kuntī bhānuṃ suvismitā | vepamānā rajodoṣaṃ prāptā sadyastu bhāminī
Seeing the god the Sun coming, Kuntī was greatly astonished; trembling, the fair woman at once came into her menstrual condition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.21
कृताञ्जलिः स्थिता सूर्यं बभाषे चारुलोचना । सुप्रीता दर्शनेनाद्य गच्छ त्वं निजमण्डलम्
kṛtāñjaliḥ sthitā sūryaṃ babhāṣe cārulocanā | suprītā darśanenādya gaccha tvaṃ nijamaṇḍalam
Standing with folded hands, the fair-eyed one spoke to the Sun: I am well pleased by (your) sight today; go to your own orb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.22
सूर्य उवाच आहूतोऽस्मि कथं कुन्ति त्वया मन्त्रबलेन वै । न मां भजसि कस्मात्त्वं समाहूय पुरोगतम्
sūrya uvāca āhūto'smi kathaṃ kunti tvayā mantrabalena vai | na māṃ bhajasi kasmāttvaṃ samāhūya purogatam
The Sun said: How is it, Kuntī, that I have been summoned by you by the power of the mantra? Why do you not make love to me, when you have called me and I stand before you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.23
कामार्तोऽस्म्यसितापाङ्गि भज मां भावसंयुतम् । मन्त्रेणाधीनतां प्राप्प्तं क्रीडितुं नय मामिति
kāmārto'smyasitāpāṅgi bhaja māṃ bhāvasaṃyutam | mantreṇādhīnatāṃ prāpptaṃ krīḍituṃ naya māmiti
I am afflicted with desire, O dark-cornered-eyed one; take me who am full of passion, who have been brought under (your) control by the mantra — take me to play (with you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.24
कुन्त्युवाच ॥ कन्यास्म्यहं तु धर्मज्ञ सर्वसाक्षिन्नमाम्यहम् । तवाप्यहं न दुर्वाच्या कुलकन्यास्मि सुव्रत
kuntyuvāca || kanyāsmyahaṃ tu dharmajña sarvasākṣinnamāmyaham | tavāpyahaṃ na durvācyā kulakanyāsmi suvrata
Kuntī said: But I am a maiden, O knower of dharma, O witness of all — I bow to you. Nor should I be spoken ill of by you: I am a girl of good family, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.25
सूर्य उवाच लज्जा मे महती चाद्य यदि गच्छाम्यहं वृथा । वाच्यतां सर्वदेवानां यास्याम्यत्र न संशयः
sūrya uvāca lajjā me mahatī cādya yadi gacchāmyahaṃ vṛthā | vācyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ yāsyāmyatra na saṃśayaḥ
The Sun said: Great will be my shame today if I go away in vain; I shall come here to be talked of by all the gods, no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.26
शप्स्यामि तं द्विजं चाद्य येन मन्त्रः समर्पितः । त्वां चापि सुभृशं कुन्ति नोचेन्मां त्वं भजिष्यसि
śapsyāmi taṃ dvijaṃ cādya yena mantraḥ samarpitaḥ | tvāṃ cāpi subhṛśaṃ kunti nocenmāṃ tvaṃ bhajiṣyasi
And I shall curse today that brahmin by whom the mantra was bestowed, and you too most severely, Kuntī, if you will not make love to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.27
कन्याधर्मः स्थिरस्ते स्यान्न ज्ञास्यन्ति जनाः किल । मत्समस्तु तथा पुत्रो भविता ते वरानने
kanyādharmaḥ sthiraste syānna jñāsyanti janāḥ kila | matsamastu tathā putro bhavitā te varānane
Your maidenhood will remain intact, and people will surely not know; and a son equal to me will be yours, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.28
इत्युक्त्वा तरणिः कुन्तीं तन्मनस्कां सुलज्जिताम् । भुक्त्वा जगाम देवेशो वरं दत्त्वातिवाञ्छितम्
ityuktvā taraṇiḥ kuntīṃ tanmanaskāṃ sulajjitām | bhuktvā jagāma deveśo varaṃ dattvātivāñchitam
Having said this, the Sun, lord of gods, enjoyed Kuntī — whose mind was set on him and who was much abashed — and went away, having granted the boon she greatly desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.29
गर्भं दधार सुश्रोणी सुगुप्ते मन्दिरे स्थिता । धात्री वेद प्रिया चैका न माता न जनस्तथा
garbhaṃ dadhāra suśroṇī sugupte mandire sthitā | dhātrī veda priyā caikā na mātā na janastathā
The fair-hipped (woman) carried the pregnancy, staying in a well-hidden chamber; the nurse knew, and one dear friend—neither her mother nor the people (knew).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.30
गुप्तः सद्मनि पुत्रस्तु जातश्चातिमनोहरः । कवचेनातिरम्येण कुण्डलाभ्यां समन्वितः
guptaḥ sadmani putrastu jātaścātimanoharaḥ | kavacenātiramyeṇa kuṇḍalābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ
Hidden in the house, a son was born, exceedingly lovely, endowed with a most beautiful armour and with a pair of earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.31
द्वितीय इव सूर्यस्तु कुमार इव चापरः । करे कृत्वाथ धात्रेयी तामुवाच सुलज्जिताम्
dvitīya iva sūryastu kumāra iva cāparaḥ | kare kṛtvātha dhātreyī tāmuvāca sulajjitām
(He was) like a second sun and like another Kumāra. Then the nurse's daughter, taking (him) in her hands, said to her, who was much ashamed:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.32
कां चिन्तां करभोरु त्वमाधत्सेऽद्य स्थितास्म्यहम् । मञ्जूषायां सुतं कुन्ती मुञ्चन्ती वाक्यमब्रवीत्
kāṃ cintāṃ karabhoru tvamādhatse'dya sthitāsmyaham | mañjūṣāyāṃ sutaṃ kuntī muñcantī vākyamabravīt
"What worry do you entertain, O you with tapering thighs? I am standing here today." Kuntī, placing the son in a basket, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.33
किं करोमि सुतार्ताहं त्यजे त्वां प्राणवल्लभम् । मन्दभाग्या त्यजामि त्वां सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
kiṃ karomi sutārtāhaṃ tyaje tvāṃ prāṇavallabham | mandabhāgyā tyajāmi tvāṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
"What am I to do? I am afflicted, my son; I abandon you, dearer than life. Ill-fated, I abandon you, who are endowed with all (auspicious) marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.34
पातुत्वां सगुणागुणा भगवती सर्वेश्वरी चाम्बिका स्तन्यं सैव ददातु विश्वजननी कात्यायनी कामदा । द्रक्ष्येऽहंमुखपङ्कजं सुललितं प्राणप्रियार्हं कदा त्यक्त्वा त्वां विजने वने रविसुतं दुष्टा यथा स्वैरिणी
pātutvāṃ saguṇāguṇā bhagavatī sarveśvarī cāmbikā stanyaṃ saiva dadātu viśvajananī kātyāyanī kāmadā | drakṣye'haṃmukhapaṅkajaṃ sulalitaṃ prāṇapriyārhaṃ kadā tyaktvā tvāṃ vijane vane ravisutaṃ duṣṭā yathā svairiṇī
"May the Blessed One, with qualities and without qualities, the ruler of all, Ambikā, protect you; may she herself, the mother of the world, Kātyāyanī, the giver of desires, give you milk. When shall I see your lovely lotus-face, fit for one dear as life—having abandoned you, the son of the Sun, in a lonely forest, like a wicked wanton woman?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.35
पूर्वस्मिन्नपि जन्मनि त्रिजगतां माता न चाराधिता न ध्यातं पदपङ्कजं सुखकरं देव्याः शिवायाश्चिरम् । तेनाहं सुत दुर्भगास्मि सततं त्यक्त्वा पुनस्त्वां वने तप्स्यामि प्रिय पातकं स्मृतवती बुद्ध्या कृतं यत्स्वयम्
pūrvasminnapi janmani trijagatāṃ mātā na cārādhitā na dhyātaṃ padapaṅkajaṃ sukhakaraṃ devyāḥ śivāyāściram | tenāhaṃ suta durbhagāsmi satataṃ tyaktvā punastvāṃ vane tapsyāmi priya pātakaṃ smṛtavatī buddhyā kṛtaṃ yatsvayam
"Even in my former birth the Mother of the three worlds was not worshipped (by me), nor was the bliss-giving lotus-foot of the Goddess Śivā long meditated upon. Therefore, son, I am ever ill-fated; abandoning you again, dear one, I shall do penance in the forest"—so she recalled the sin that she had herself knowingly committed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.36
सूत उवाव इत्युक्त्या तं सुतं कुन्ती मञ्जूषायां धृतं किल । धात्रीहस्ते ददौ भीता जनदर्शनतस्तथा
sūta uvāva ityuktyā taṃ sutaṃ kuntī mañjūṣāyāṃ dhṛtaṃ kila | dhātrīhaste dadau bhītā janadarśanatastathā
Sūta said: Having spoken thus, Kuntī, afraid of being seen by people, gave that son, placed in the basket, into the nurse's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.37
स्नात्वा त्रस्ता तदा कुन्ती पितृवेश्मन्युवास सा । मञ्जूषा वहमाना च प्राप्ता ह्यधिरथेन वै
snātvā trastā tadā kuntī pitṛveśmanyuvāsa sā | mañjūṣā vahamānā ca prāptā hyadhirathena vai
Then Kuntī, frightened, having bathed, dwelt in her father's house; and the basket, floating along, was indeed found by Adhiratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.38
राधा सूतस्य भार्या वै तयासौ प्रार्थितः सुतः । कर्णोऽभूद्बलवान्वीरः पालितः सूतसद्मनि
rādhā sūtasya bhāryā vai tayāsau prārthitaḥ sutaḥ | karṇo'bhūdbalavānvīraḥ pālitaḥ sūtasadmani
Rādhā was the charioteer's wife; by her that son was asked for. He became Karṇa, strong and heroic, reared in the charioteer's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.39
कुन्ती विवाहिता कन्या पाण्डुना सा स्वयम्वरे । माद्री चैवापरा भार्या मद्रराजसुता शुभा
kuntī vivāhitā kanyā pāṇḍunā sā svayamvare | mādrī caivāparā bhāryā madrarājasutā śubhā
Kuntī, (still) a maiden, was married by Pāṇḍu at the self-choice; and Mādrī, the auspicious daughter of the king of Madra, was his other wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.40
मृगयां रममाणस्तु वने पाण्डुर्महाबलः । जघान मृगबुद्ध्या तु रममाणं मुनिं वने
mṛgayāṃ ramamāṇastu vane pāṇḍurmahābalaḥ | jaghāna mṛgabuddhyā tu ramamāṇaṃ muniṃ vane
Pāṇḍu of great strength, while enjoying the hunt in the forest, killed—taking him for a deer—a sage who was making love in the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.41
शप्तस्तेन तदा पाण्डुर्मुनिना कुपितेन च । स्त्रीसङ्गं यदि कर्तासि तदा ते मरणं धुवम्
śaptastena tadā pāṇḍurmuninā kupitena ca | strīsaṅgaṃ yadi kartāsi tadā te maraṇaṃ dhuvam
Then Pāṇḍu was cursed by that angered sage: "If you have union with a woman, then your death is certain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.42
इति शप्तस्तु मुनिना पाण्डुः शोकसमन्वितः । त्यक्त्वा राज्यं वने वासं चकार भृशदुःखितः
iti śaptastu muninā pāṇḍuḥ śokasamanvitaḥ | tyaktvā rājyaṃ vane vāsaṃ cakāra bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
Cursed thus by the sage, Pāṇḍu, filled with grief, abandoned the kingdom and, deeply pained, took up residence in the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.43
कुन्ती माद्री च भार्ये द्वे जग्मतुः सह सङ्गते । सेवनार्थं सतीधर्मं संश्रिते मुनिसत्तमाः
kuntī mādrī ca bhārye dve jagmatuḥ saha saṅgate | sevanārthaṃ satīdharmaṃ saṃśrite munisattamāḥ
His two wives, Kuntī and Mādrī, went together with him, joined (to him), for the sake of service, holding to the duty of faithful wives, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.44
गङ्गातीरे स्थितः पाण्डुर्मुनीनामाश्रमेषु च । शृण्वानो धर्मशास्त्राणि चकार दुश्चरं तपः
gaṅgātīre sthitaḥ pāṇḍurmunīnāmāśrameṣu ca | śṛṇvāno dharmaśāstrāṇi cakāra duścaraṃ tapaḥ
Pāṇḍu, staying on the bank of the Ganges and in the hermitages of the sages, listening to the treatises of dharma, performed hard austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.45
कथायां वर्तमानायां कदाचिद्धर्मसंश्रितम् । अशृणोद्वचनं राजा सुपृष्टं मुनिभाषितम्
kathāyāṃ vartamānāyāṃ kadāciddharmasaṃśritam | aśṛṇodvacanaṃ rājā supṛṣṭaṃ munibhāṣitam
Once, while a discourse was going on, the king heard a saying relating to dharma, well questioned about and spoken by the sages:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.46
अपुत्रस्य गतिर्नास्ति स्वर्गे गन्तुं परन्तप । येन केनाप्युपायेन पुत्रस्य जननं चरेत्
aputrasya gatirnāsti svarge gantuṃ parantapa | yena kenāpyupāyena putrasya jananaṃ caret
"For a sonless man there is no course to go to heaven, O scorcher of foes; by whatever means, one should bring about the begetting of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.47
अंशजः पुत्रिकापुत्रः क्षेत्रजो गोलकस्तथा । कुण्डः सहोढः कानीनः क्रीतः प्राप्तस्तथा वने
aṃśajaḥ putrikāputraḥ kṣetrajo golakastathā | kuṇḍaḥ sahoḍhaḥ kānīnaḥ krītaḥ prāptastathā vane
"(A son) born of one's own portion, the son of a daughter, one begotten on one's wife (by another), a golaka, a kuṇḍa, one born with (a bride already pregnant), one born of an unwed girl, one bought, and one found in the forest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 6.48
दत्तः केनापि चाशक्तौ धनग्राहिसुताः स्मृताः । उत्तरोत्तरतः पुत्रा निकृष्टा इति निश्चयः
dattaḥ kenāpi cāśaktau dhanagrāhisutāḥ smṛtāḥ | uttarottarataḥ putrā nikṛṣṭā iti niścayaḥ
"(one) given by someone in an emergency—these are declared to be sons who take the property; the sons, in successive order, are (each) inferior (to the one before): so is the conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 6.49
इत्याकर्ण्य तदा प्राह कुन्तीं कमललोचनाम् । सुतमुत्पादयाशु त्वं मुनिं गत्वा तपोऽन्वितम्
ityākarṇya tadā prāha kuntīṃ kamalalocanām | sutamutpādayāśu tvaṃ muniṃ gatvā tapo'nvitam
Having heard this, he then said to Kuntī, whose eyes were like lotuses: "Go quickly to a sage endowed with ascetic power and beget a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.50
ममाज्ञया न दोषस्ते पुरा राज्ञा महात्मना । वसिष्ठाज्जनितः पुत्रः सौदासेनेति मे श्रुतम्
mamājñayā na doṣaste purā rājñā mahātmanā | vasiṣṭhājjanitaḥ putraḥ saudāseneti me śrutam
"By my command there is no fault in you. Formerly, I have heard, a son was begotten by Vasiṣṭha upon (the wife) of the great-souled king Saudāsa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 6.51
तं कुन्ती वचनं प्राह मम मन्त्रोऽस्ति कामदः । दत्तो दुर्वाससा पूर्वं सिद्धिदः सर्वथा प्रभो
taṃ kuntī vacanaṃ prāha mama mantro'sti kāmadaḥ | datto durvāsasā pūrvaṃ siddhidaḥ sarvathā prabho
To him Kuntī spoke these words: "I have a mantra that grants wishes, given formerly by Durvāsas, which bestows success in every way, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.52
निमन्त्रयेऽहं यं देवं मन्त्रेणानेन पार्थिव । आगच्छेत्सर्वथासौ वै मम पार्श्वं निमन्त्रितः
nimantraye'haṃ yaṃ devaṃ mantreṇānena pārthiva | āgacchetsarvathāsau vai mama pārśvaṃ nimantritaḥ
"Whatever god I invite with this mantra, O king, he will certainly come to my side when invited."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.53
भर्तुर्वाक्येन सा तत्र स्मृत्वा धर्मं सुरोत्तमम् । सङ्गम्य सुषुवे पुत्रं प्रथमं च युधिष्ठिरम्
bharturvākyena sā tatra smṛtvā dharmaṃ surottamam | saṅgamya suṣuve putraṃ prathamaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiram
At her husband's word she there called to mind Dharma, the best of gods, and having united (with him) bore a son, Yudhiṣṭhira, the first.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.54
वायोर्वृकोदरं पुत्रं जिष्णुं चैव शतक्रतोः । वर्षे वर्षे त्रयः पुत्राः कुन्त्या जाता महाबलाः
vāyorvṛkodaraṃ putraṃ jiṣṇuṃ caiva śatakratoḥ | varṣe varṣe trayaḥ putrāḥ kuntyā jātā mahābalāḥ
(She bore) Vṛkodara as the son of Vāyu, and Jiṣṇu (Arjuna) of Śatakratu (Indra); year after year three sons of great strength were born to Kuntī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.55
माद्री प्राह पतिं पाण्डुं पुत्रं मे कुरु सत्तम । किं करोमि महाराज दुःखं नाशय मे प्रभो
mādrī prāha patiṃ pāṇḍuṃ putraṃ me kuru sattama | kiṃ karomi mahārāja duḥkhaṃ nāśaya me prabho
Mādrī said to her husband Pāṇḍu: "Grant me a son, O best of men. What am I to do, great king? Destroy my sorrow, my lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.56
प्रार्थिता पतिना कुन्ती ददौ मन्त्रं दयान्विता । एकपुत्रप्रबन्धेन माद्री पतिमते स्थिता
prārthitā patinā kuntī dadau mantraṃ dayānvitā | ekaputraprabandhena mādrī patimate sthitā
Requested by her husband, Kuntī, filled with compassion, gave the mantra; on the condition of one son (only) Mādrī abided by her husband's wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.57
स्मृत्वा तदाश्विनौ देवौ मद्रराजसुता सुतौ । नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुषुवे वरवर्णिनी
smṛtvā tadāśvinau devau madrarājasutā sutau | nakulaḥ sahadevaśca suṣuve varavarṇinī
Then the daughter of the king of Madra, calling to mind the two Aśvin gods, that lady of lovely complexion bore two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.58
एवं ते पाण्डवाः पञ्च क्षेत्रोत्पन्ताः सुरात्मजाः । वर्षवर्षान्तरे जाता वने तस्मिन्द्विजोत्तमाः
evaṃ te pāṇḍavāḥ pañca kṣetrotpantāḥ surātmajāḥ | varṣavarṣāntare jātā vane tasmindvijottamāḥ
Thus those five Pāṇḍavas, sons of gods born in (another's) field, were born year after year in that forest, O best of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.59
एकस्मिन्समये पाण्डुर्माद्रीं दृष्ट्वाथ निर्जने । आश्रमे चातिकामार्तो जग्राहागतवैशसः
ekasminsamaye pāṇḍurmādrīṃ dṛṣṭvātha nirjane | āśrame cātikāmārto jagrāhāgatavaiśasaḥ
On one occasion Pāṇḍu, seeing Mādrī in a lonely place in the hermitage, overwhelmed with desire, seized her, his destruction having come upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.60
मा मा मा मेति बहुधा निषिद्धोऽपितया भृशम् । आलिलिङ्ग प्रियां दैवात्पपात धरणीतले
mā mā mā meti bahudhā niṣiddho'pitayā bhṛśam | āliliṅga priyāṃ daivātpapāta dharaṇītale
Though repeatedly and firmly forbidden by her with "No, no, no, no!", he embraced his beloved, and by fate fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.61
यथा वृक्षगता वल्ली छिन्ने पतति वै द्रुमे । तथा सा पतिता बाला कुर्वन्ती रोदनं बहु
yathā vṛkṣagatā vallī chinne patati vai drume | tathā sā patitā bālā kurvantī rodanaṃ bahu
As a creeper that clings to a tree falls when the tree is cut, so that young woman fell, weeping much.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.62
प्रत्यागता तदा कुन्ती रुदती बालकास्तथा । मुनयश्च महाभागाः श्रुत्वा कोलाहलं तदा
pratyāgatā tadā kuntī rudatī bālakāstathā | munayaśca mahābhāgāḥ śrutvā kolāhalaṃ tadā
Then Kuntī came back, weeping, and so did the boys; and the greatly blessed sages too, hearing the outcry then—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.63
मृतः पाण्डुस्तदा सर्वे मुनयः संशितव्रताः । सहाग्निभिर्विधिं कृत्वा गङ्गातीरे तदादहन्
mṛtaḥ pāṇḍustadā sarve munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | sahāgnibhirvidhiṃ kṛtvā gaṅgātīre tadādahan
—Pāṇḍu was dead; then all the sages of strict vows, having performed the rite along with the (sacred) fires, burned (him) on the bank of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.64
चक्रे सहैव गमनं माद्री दत्त्वा सुतौ शिशू । कुन्त्यै धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सतीनां सत्यकामतः
cakre sahaiva gamanaṃ mādrī dattvā sutau śiśū | kuntyai dharmaṃ puraskṛtya satīnāṃ satyakāmataḥ
Mādrī made the journey together (with him), giving over her two infant sons to Kuntī, setting foremost the duty of faithful wives, out of devotion to truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.65
जलदानादिकं कृत्वा मुनयस्तत्र वासिनः । पञ्चपुत्रयुतां कुन्तीमनयन्हस्तिनापुरम्
jaladānādikaṃ kṛtvā munayastatra vāsinaḥ | pañcaputrayutāṃ kuntīmanayanhastināpuram
Having performed the offering of water and the rest, the sages dwelling there led Kuntī, together with her five sons, to Hāstinapura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.66
तां प्राप्तां च समाज्ञाय गाङ्गेयो विदुरस्तथा । नगरीं धृतराष्ट्रस्य सर्वे तत्र समाययुः
tāṃ prāptāṃ ca samājñāya gāṅgeyo vidurastathā | nagarīṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya sarve tatra samāyayuḥ
Learning that she had arrived, the son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma) and Vidura, and all (the others), came together there to the city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.67
पप्रच्छुश्च जनाः सर्वे कस्य पुत्रा वरानने । पाण्डोः शापं समाज्ञाय कुन्ती दुःखान्विता तदा
papracchuśca janāḥ sarve kasya putrā varānane | pāṇḍoḥ śāpaṃ samājñāya kuntī duḥkhānvitā tadā
And all the people asked: "Whose sons are these, O fair-faced one?" Learning of Pāṇḍu's curse, Kuntī was then filled with sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.68
तानुवाच सुराणां वै पुत्राः कुरुकुलोद्भवाः । विश्वासार्थं समाहूताः कुन्त्या सर्वे सुरास्तदा
tānuvāca surāṇāṃ vai putrāḥ kurukulodbhavāḥ | viśvāsārthaṃ samāhūtāḥ kuntyā sarve surāstadā
She said to them: "They are sons of the gods, born in the Kuru line." Then, for the sake of confirming this, all the gods were summoned by Kuntī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.69
आगत्य खे तदा तैस्तु कथितं नः सुताः किल । भीष्मेण सत्कृतं वाक्यं देवानां सत्कृताः सुताः
āgatya khe tadā taistu kathitaṃ naḥ sutāḥ kila | bhīṣmeṇa satkṛtaṃ vākyaṃ devānāṃ satkṛtāḥ sutāḥ
Having come into the sky, they said: "Our sons, indeed! Bhīṣma's words have been honoured; the sons have been honoured by the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 6.70
गता नागपुरं सर्वे तानादाय सुतान्वधूम् । भीष्मादयः प्रीतचित्ताः पालयामासुरर्थतः
gatā nāgapuraṃ sarve tānādāya sutānvadhūm | bhīṣmādayaḥ prītacittāḥ pālayāmāsurarthataḥ
All went to Nāgapura (Hāstinapura), taking those sons and the daughter-in-law; Bhīṣma and the others, glad at heart, cared for them duly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 6.71
एवं पार्थाः समुत्पन्ना गाङ्गेयेनाथ पालिताः
evaṃ pārthāḥ samutpannā gāṅgeyenātha pālitāḥ
Thus were the sons of Pṛthā born, and then reared by the son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition