Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 2 — Chapter 7

DB 2 7.1

पाण्डवानां कथानकं मृतानां दर्शनवर्णनम् सूत उवाच पञ्चानां द्रौपदी भार्या सा मान्या सा पतिव्रता । पञ्च पुत्रास्तु तस्याः स्युर्भर्तृभ्योऽतीव सुन्दराः

pāṇḍavānāṃ kathānakaṃ mṛtānāṃ darśanavarṇanam sūta uvāca pañcānāṃ draupadī bhāryā sā mānyā sā pativratā | pañca putrāstu tasyāḥ syurbhartṛbhyo'tīva sundarāḥ

The tale of the Pāṇḍavas: the description of the vision of the dead. Sūta said: Draupadī was the wife of the five, honoured and devoted to her husbands; and she had five sons, exceedingly handsome, (born) of her husbands.

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DB 2 7.2

अर्जुनस्य तथा भार्या कृष्णस्य भगिनी शुभा । सुभद्रा या हृता पूर्वं जिष्णुना हरिसम्मते

arjunasya tathā bhāryā kṛṣṇasya bhaginī śubhā | subhadrā yā hṛtā pūrvaṃ jiṣṇunā harisammate

And Arjuna's wife was the auspicious sister of Kṛṣṇa, Subhadrā, who was carried off earlier by the Victorious One (Arjuna) with Hari's consent.

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DB 2 7.3

तस्यां जातो महावीरो निहतोऽसौ रणाजिरे । अभिमन्युर्हतास्तत्र द्रौपद्याश्च सुताः किल

tasyāṃ jāto mahāvīro nihato'sau raṇājire | abhimanyurhatāstatra draupadyāśca sutāḥ kila

Of her was born a great hero, and he was slain on the field of battle — Abhimanyu; and there too Draupadī's sons were killed.

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DB 2 7.4

अभिमन्योर्वरा भार्या वैराटी चातिसुन्दरी । कुलान्ते सुषुवे पुत्रं मृतो बाणाग्निना शिशुः

abhimanyorvarā bhāryā vairāṭī cātisundarī | kulānte suṣuve putraṃ mṛto bāṇāgninā śiśuḥ

Abhimanyu's excellent wife was Virāṭa's daughter, exceedingly beautiful; at the end of the lineage she bore a son, and the infant was killed by the fire of the arrow.

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DB 2 7.5

जीवितः स तु कृष्णेन भागिनेयसुतः स्वयम् । द्रौणिबाणाग्निनिर्दग्धः प्रतापेनाद्भुतेन च

jīvitaḥ sa tu kṛṣṇena bhāgineyasutaḥ svayam | drauṇibāṇāgninirdagdhaḥ pratāpenādbhutena ca

But he, his sister's son's son, was brought to life by Kṛṣṇa himself, though burnt by the fire of Drauṇi's (Aśvatthāman's) arrow, by (Kṛṣṇa's) wondrous might.

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DB 2 7.6

परिक्षीणेषु वंशेषु जातो यस्माद्वरः सुतः । तस्मात्परीक्षितो नाम विख्यातः पृथिवीतले

parikṣīṇeṣu vaṃśeṣu jāto yasmādvaraḥ sutaḥ | tasmātparīkṣito nāma vikhyātaḥ pṛthivītale

Since the excellent son was born when the lineages had been wasted away (parikṣīṇa), therefore he became known on the face of the earth by the name Parīkṣit.

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DB 2 7.7

निहतेषु च पुत्रेषु धृतराष्ट्रोऽतिदुःखितः । तस्थौ पाण्डवराज्ये च भीमवाग्बाणपीडितः पाण्डवानां कथानकं मृतानां दर्शनवर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः

nihateṣu ca putreṣu dhṛtarāṣṭro'tiduḥkhitaḥ | tasthau pāṇḍavarājye ca bhīmavāgbāṇapīḍitaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ kathānakaṃ mṛtānāṃ darśanavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

And when his sons had been slain, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, exceedingly grieved, remained in the Pāṇḍavas' kingdom, tormented by the arrows of Bhīma's words. — The seventh chapter, called "The tale of the Pāṇḍavas: the description of the vision of the dead."

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DB 2 7.8

गान्धारी च तथातिष्ठत् पुत्रशोकातुरा भृशम् । सेवां तयोर्दिवारात्रं चकारार्तो युधिष्ठिरः

gāndhārī ca tathātiṣṭhat putraśokāturā bhṛśam | sevāṃ tayordivārātraṃ cakārārto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

And Gāndhārī likewise stayed on, sorely afflicted with grief for her sons; distressed, Yudhiṣṭhira did service to the two of them day and night.

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DB 2 7.9

विदुरोऽप्यतिधर्मात्मा प्रज्ञानेत्रमबोधयत् । युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते भ्रातृपार्श्वे व्यतिष्ठत

viduro'pyatidharmātmā prajñānetramabodhayat | yudhiṣṭhirasyānumate bhrātṛpārśve vyatiṣṭhata

Vidura too, most righteous of soul, instructed him whose eye was his understanding (the blind king); with Yudhiṣṭhira's consent he stayed at his brother's side.

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DB 2 7.10

धर्मपुत्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा चकार सेवनं पितुः । पुत्रशोकोद्भवं दुःखं तस्य विस्मारयन्निव

dharmaputro'pi dharmātmā cakāra sevanaṃ pituḥ | putraśokodbhavaṃ duḥkhaṃ tasya vismārayanniva

The son of Dharma too, righteous of soul, performed service to his father, as if making him forget the sorrow arising from grief for his sons.

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DB 2 7.11

यथा शृणोति वृद्धोऽसौ तथा भीमोऽतिरोषितः । वारबाणेनाहनत्तं तु श्रावयन्संस्थिताञ्जनान्

yathā śṛṇoti vṛddho'sau tathā bhīmo'tiroṣitaḥ | vārabāṇenāhanattaṃ tu śrāvayansaṃsthitāñjanān

But in such a way that the old man might hear it, Bhīma, greatly enraged, struck him with a volley of arrows (of words), making the people standing by hear:

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DB 2 7.12

मया पुत्रा हताः सर्वे दुष्टस्यान्धस्य ते रणे । दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं पीतं हृद्यं तथा भृशम्

mayā putrā hatāḥ sarve duṣṭasyāndhasya te raṇe | duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pītaṃ hṛdyaṃ tathā bhṛśam

"All the sons of this wicked blind man were slain by me in battle; and Duḥśāsana's blood was drunk, most gratifying to the heart.

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DB 2 7.13

भुनक्ति पिण्डमन्धोऽयं मया दत्तं गतत्रपः । ध्वांक्षवद्वा श्ववच्चापि वृथा जीवत्यसौ जनः

bhunakti piṇḍamandho'yaṃ mayā dattaṃ gatatrapaḥ | dhvāṃkṣavadvā śvavaccāpi vṛthā jīvatyasau janaḥ

This blind man, shameless, eats the food given by me; like a crow or like a dog, this fellow lives in vain."

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DB 2 7.14

एवंविधानि रूक्षाणि श्रावयत्यनुवासरम् । आश्वासयति धर्मात्मा मूर्खोऽयमिति च ब्रुवन्

evaṃvidhāni rūkṣāṇi śrāvayatyanuvāsaram | āśvāsayati dharmātmā mūrkho'yamiti ca bruvan

Harsh (words) of this sort he made (him) hear day after day; and the righteous one (Yudhiṣṭhira) would console (him), saying, "This man is a fool."

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DB 2 7.15

अष्टादशैव वर्षाणि स्थित्वा तत्रैव दुःखितः । धृतराष्ट्रो वने यानं प्रार्थयामास धर्मजम्

aṣṭādaśaiva varṣāṇi sthitvā tatraiva duḥkhitaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭro vane yānaṃ prārthayāmāsa dharmajam

Having stayed there in sorrow for a full eighteen years, Dhṛtarāṣṭra begged the son of Dharma for (leave to) go to the forest.

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DB 2 7.16

अयाचत धर्मपुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः । पुत्रेभ्योऽहं ददाम्यद्य निर्वापं विधिपूर्वकम्

ayācata dharmaputraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ | putrebhyo'haṃ dadāmyadya nirvāpaṃ vidhipūrvakam

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the lord of the earth, asked the son of Dharma: "Today I shall give to my sons the funeral offering according to the rules.

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DB 2 7.17

वृकोदरेण सर्वेषां कृतमत्रौर्ध्वदैहिकम् । न कृतं मम पुत्राणां पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्

vṛkodareṇa sarveṣāṃ kṛtamatraurdhvadaihikam | na kṛtaṃ mama putrāṇāṃ pūrvavairamanusmaran

By Wolf-belly (Bhīma) the after-death rites were performed here for all; for my sons they were not performed, since he remembered the old enmity.

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DB 2 7.18

ददासि चेद्धनं मह्यं कृत्वा चैवोर्ध्वदैहिकम् । गमिष्येऽहं वनं तप्तुं तपः स्वर्गफलप्रदम्

dadāsi ceddhanaṃ mahyaṃ kṛtvā caivordhvadaihikam | gamiṣye'haṃ vanaṃ taptuṃ tapaḥ svargaphalapradam

"If you give me wealth and perform the funeral rites (for the dead), I shall go to the forest to practise austerity that yields heaven as its fruit."

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DB 2 7.19

एकान्ते विदुरेणोक्तो राजा धर्मसुतः शुचिः । धनं दातुं मनश्चक्रे धृतराष्ट्राय चार्थिने

ekānte vidureṇokto rājā dharmasutaḥ śuciḥ | dhanaṃ dātuṃ manaścakre dhṛtarāṣṭrāya cārthine

Addressed in private by Vidura, the pure king, the son of Dharma, made up his mind to give wealth to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was asking for it.

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DB 2 7.20

समाहूय निजान्मर्वानुवाच पृथिवीपतिः । धनं दास्ये महाभागाः पित्रे निर्वापकामिने

samāhūya nijānmarvānuvāca pṛthivīpatiḥ | dhanaṃ dāsye mahābhāgāḥ pitre nirvāpakāmine

Summoning his own (kinsmen), the lord of the earth said: "O greatly fortunate ones, I shall give wealth to (my) father, who desires (to perform) the funeral offerings."

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DB 2 7.21

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं भ्रातुर्न्येष्ठस्यामिततेजसः । संग्रहेऽस्य महाबाहुर्मारुतिः कुपितोऽब्रवीत्

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ bhrāturnyeṣṭhasyāmitatejasaḥ | saṃgrahe'sya mahābāhurmārutiḥ kupito'bravīt

Hearing that speech of his eldest brother of immeasurable splendour, the mighty-armed son of the Wind, angered at his collecting (of wealth for Dhṛtarāṣṭra), said:

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DB 2 7.22

धनं देयं महाभाग दुर्योधनहिताय किम् । अन्धोऽपि सुखमाप्नोति मूर्खत्वं किमतः परम्

dhanaṃ deyaṃ mahābhāga duryodhanahitāya kim | andho'pi sukhamāpnoti mūrkhatvaṃ kimataḥ param

"O greatly fortunate one, why should wealth be given for Duryodhana's benefit? Even the blind man obtains comfort — what folly is greater than this?"

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DB 2 7.23

तव दुर्मन्त्रितेनाथ दुःखं प्राप्ता वने वयम् । द्रौपदी च महाभागा समानीता दुरात्मना

tava durmantritenātha duḥkhaṃ prāptā vane vayam | draupadī ca mahābhāgā samānītā durātmanā

"Now, by your bad counsel we came to suffering in the forest, and Draupadī, the greatly fortunate, was dragged (into the hall) by that evil-souled one."

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DB 2 7.24

विराटभवने वासः प्रसादात्तव सुव्रत । दासत्वं च कृतं सर्वैर्मत्स्यस्यामितविक्रमैः

virāṭabhavane vāsaḥ prasādāttava suvrata | dāsatvaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sarvairmatsyasyāmitavikramaiḥ

"By your favour, O man of good vows, (came) our dwelling in Virāṭa's house, and servitude to the Matsya (king) was performed by us all, though we were of immeasurable valour."

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DB 2 7.25

देविता त्वं न चेज्ज्येष्ठः प्रभवेत्संक्षयः कथम् । सूपकारो विराटस्य हत्वाभूवं तु मागधम्

devitā tvaṃ na cejjyeṣṭhaḥ prabhavetsaṃkṣayaḥ katham | sūpakāro virāṭasya hatvābhūvaṃ tu māgadham

"If you, the eldest, had not been a gambler, how could ruin have come about? I became Virāṭa's cook, though I had slain the Magadha (king)."

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DB 2 7.26

बृहन्नला कथं जिष्णुर्भवेद्बालस्य नर्तकः । कृत्वा वेषं महाबाहुर्योषाया वासवात्मजः

bṛhannalā kathaṃ jiṣṇurbhavedbālasya nartakaḥ | kṛtvā veṣaṃ mahābāhuryoṣāyā vāsavātmajaḥ

"How (else) would the victorious one have become 'Bṛhannalā', the dance-teacher of a boy — the mighty-armed son of Vāsava, having put on the dress of a woman?"

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DB 2 7.27

गाण्डीवशोभितौ हस्तौ कृतौ कङ्कणशोभितौ । मानुषं च वपुः प्राप्य किं दुःखं स्यादतः परम्

gāṇḍīvaśobhitau hastau kṛtau kaṅkaṇaśobhitau | mānuṣaṃ ca vapuḥ prāpya kiṃ duḥkhaṃ syādataḥ param

"(His) two hands, adorned with the Gāṇḍīva, were made adorned with bangles; and having obtained a human body, what suffering could be greater than this?"

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DB 2 7.28

दृष्ट्वा वेणीं कृतां मूर्ध्नि कज्जलं लोचने तथा । असिं गृहीत्वा तरसा छेद्म्यहं नान्यथा सुखम्

dṛṣṭvā veṇīṃ kṛtāṃ mūrdhni kajjalaṃ locane tathā | asiṃ gṛhītvā tarasā chedmyahaṃ nānyathā sukham

"Seeing the braid made on (his) head and the lampblack on (his) eyes, I would seize a sword and cut (him? myself?) down at once — otherwise there is no ease (for me)."

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DB 2 7.29

अपृष्ट्वा च महीपालं निक्षिप्तोऽग्निर्मया गृहे । दग्धुकामश्च पापात्मा निर्दग्धोऽसौ पुरोचनः

apṛṣṭvā ca mahīpālaṃ nikṣipto'gnirmayā gṛhe | dagdhukāmaśca pāpātmā nirdagdho'sau purocanaḥ

"And without asking the king, fire was set by me in the house; and that evil-souled Purocana, who wished to burn (us), was burnt up."

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DB 2 7.30

कीचका निहताः सर्वे त्वामपृष्ट्वा जनाधिप । न तथा निहताः सर्वे सभार्या धृतराष्ट्रजाः

kīcakā nihatāḥ sarve tvāmapṛṣṭvā janādhipa | na tathā nihatāḥ sarve sabhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭrajāḥ

"All the Kīcakas were slain without asking you, O lord of men; not so were all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra slain, together with their wives."

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DB 2 7.31

मूर्खत्वं तव राजेन्द्र गन्धर्वेभ्यश्च मोचिताः । दुर्योधनादयः कामं शत्रवो निगडीकृताः

mūrkhatvaṃ tava rājendra gandharvebhyaśca mocitāḥ | duryodhanādayaḥ kāmaṃ śatravo nigaḍīkṛtāḥ

"It is your folly, O lord of kings, that (they) were released from the Gandharvas — Duryodhana and the rest, enemies who had been bound in fetters at will."

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DB 2 7.32

दुर्योधनहितायाद्य धनं दातुं त्वमिच्छसि । नाहं ददे महीपाल सर्वथा प्रेरितस्त्वया

duryodhanahitāyādya dhanaṃ dātuṃ tvamicchasi | nāhaṃ dade mahīpāla sarvathā preritastvayā

"Today you wish to give wealth for Duryodhana's benefit. I will not give it, O lord of the earth, however you urge me."

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DB 2 7.33

इत्युक्त्वा निर्गते भीमे त्रिभिः परिवृतो नृपः । ददौ वित्तं सुबहुलं धृतराष्ट्राय धर्मजः

ityuktvā nirgate bhīme tribhiḥ parivṛto nṛpaḥ | dadau vittaṃ subahulaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya dharmajaḥ

Having said this, when Bhīma had gone out, the king, the son of Dharma, surrounded by the three (remaining brothers), gave very abundant wealth to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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DB 2 7.34

कारयामास विधिवत्पुत्राणां चौर्ध्वदैहिकम् । ददौ दानानि विप्रेभ्यो धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः

kārayāmāsa vidhivatputrāṇāṃ caurdhvadaihikam | dadau dānāni viprebhyo dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the son of Ambikā, had the funeral rites of his sons performed according to rule, and gave gifts to the brahmins.

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DB 2 7.35

कृत्वौर्ध्वदैहिकं सर्वं गान्धारीसहितो नृपः । प्रविवेश वनं तूर्णं कुन्त्या च विदुरेण च

kṛtvaurdhvadaihikaṃ sarvaṃ gāndhārīsahito nṛpaḥ | praviveśa vanaṃ tūrṇaṃ kuntyā ca vidureṇa ca

Having performed all the funeral rites, the king, together with Gāndhārī, entered the forest at once, and with Kuntī and with Vidura.

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DB 2 7.36

सञ्जयेन परिज्ञातो निर्गतोऽसौ महामतिः । पुत्रैर्निवार्यमाणापि शूरसेनसुता गता

sañjayena parijñāto nirgato'sau mahāmatiḥ | putrairnivāryamāṇāpi śūrasenasutā gatā

Recognized by Sañjaya, that greatly wise one went forth; and the daughter of Śūrasena went too, though held back by (her) sons.

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DB 2 7.37

विलपन्भीमसेनोऽपि तथान्ये चापि कौरवाः । गङ्गातीरात्परावृत्य ययुः सर्वे गजाह्वयम्

vilapanbhīmaseno'pi tathānye cāpi kauravāḥ | gaṅgātīrātparāvṛtya yayuḥ sarve gajāhvayam

Bhīmasena too lamenting, and likewise the other Kauravas, all turned back from the bank of the Gaṅgā and went to the city named after the elephant.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.38

ते गत्वा जाह्नवीतीरे शतयूपाश्रमं शुभम् । कृत्वा तृणैः कुटीं तत्र तपस्तेपुः समाहिताः

te gatvā jāhnavītīre śatayūpāśramaṃ śubham | kṛtvā tṛṇaiḥ kuṭīṃ tatra tapastepuḥ samāhitāḥ

They went to the fair hermitage of Śatayūpa on the bank of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), made a hut of grass there, and, with concentrated minds, performed austerities.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.39

गतान्यब्दानि षट् तेषां यदा याता हि तापसाः । युधिष्ठिरस्तु विरहादनुजानिदमब्रवीत्

gatānyabdāni ṣaṭ teṣāṃ yadā yātā hi tāpasāḥ | yudhiṣṭhirastu virahādanujānidamabravīt

Six years of theirs had passed since the ascetics had gone; then Yudhiṣṭhira, out of the pain of separation, said this to his younger brothers:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.40

स्वप्ने दृष्टा मया कुन्ती दुर्बला वनसंस्थिता । मनो मे जायते द्रष्टुं मातरं पितरौ तथा

svapne dṛṣṭā mayā kuntī durbalā vanasaṃsthitā | mano me jāyate draṣṭuṃ mātaraṃ pitarau tathā

"In a dream I saw Kuntī, feeble, dwelling in the forest. A wish arises in my mind to see (my) mother, and (my) parents likewise,"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.41

विदुरं च महात्मानं सञ्जयं च महामतिम् । रोचते यदि वः सर्वान् व्रजाम इति मे मतिः

viduraṃ ca mahātmānaṃ sañjayaṃ ca mahāmatim | rocate yadi vaḥ sarvān vrajāma iti me matiḥ

"and the great-souled Vidura, and Sañjaya of great intelligence. If it pleases you all, let us go — that is my thought."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.42

ततस्ते भ्रातरः सर्वे सुभद्रा द्रौपदी तथा । वैराटी च महाभागा तथा नागरिको जनः

tataste bhrātaraḥ sarve subhadrā draupadī tathā | vairāṭī ca mahābhāgā tathā nāgariko janaḥ

Then all those brothers, and Subhadrā and Draupadī likewise, and the greatly blessed daughter of Virāṭa, and the townsfolk as well —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.43

प्राप्ताः सर्वजनैः सार्धं पाण्डवा दर्शनोत्सुकाः । शतयूपाश्रमं प्राप्य ददृशुः सर्व एव ते

prāptāḥ sarvajanaiḥ sārdhaṃ pāṇḍavā darśanotsukāḥ | śatayūpāśramaṃ prāpya dadṛśuḥ sarva eva te

the Pāṇḍavas, eager for the sight (of them), set out together with all the people; and reaching Śatayūpa's hermitage, they all indeed saw (them).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.44

विदुरो न यदा दृष्टो धर्मस्तं पृष्टवांस्तदा । क्वास्ते स विदुरो धीमांस्तमुवाचाम्बिकासुतः

viduro na yadā dṛṣṭo dharmastaṃ pṛṣṭavāṃstadā | kvāste sa viduro dhīmāṃstamuvācāmbikāsutaḥ

When Vidura was not seen, Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) then asked him: "Where is that wise Vidura?" The son of Ambikā (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) said to him:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.45

विरक्तश्चरते क्षत्ता निरीहो निष्परिग्रहः । कुतोऽप्येकान्तसंवासी ध्यायतेऽन्तः सनातनम्

viraktaścarate kṣattā nirīho niṣparigrahaḥ | kuto'pyekāntasaṃvāsī dhyāyate'ntaḥ sanātanam

"The Kṣattā (Vidura) wanders detached, without desire, without possessions; dwelling somewhere in solitude, he meditates inwardly on the Eternal."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.46

गङ्गां गच्छन्द्वितीयेऽह्नि वने राजा युधिष्ठिरः । ददर्श विदुरं क्षामं तपसा संशितव्रतम्

gaṅgāṃ gacchandvitīye'hni vane rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dadarśa viduraṃ kṣāmaṃ tapasā saṃśitavratam

On the second day, as he was going to the Gaṅgā, King Yudhiṣṭhira saw in the forest Vidura, emaciated by austerity, of firm vows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.47

दृष्ट्वोवाच महीपालो वन्देऽहं त्वां युधिष्ठिरः । तस्थौ श्रुत्वा च विदुरः स्थाणुभूत इवानघः

dṛṣṭvovāca mahīpālo vande'haṃ tvāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tasthau śrutvā ca viduraḥ sthāṇubhūta ivānaghaḥ

Seeing (him), the ruler of the earth said, "I, Yudhiṣṭhira, salute you." And hearing (this), the sinless Vidura stood still, as though become a post.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.48

क्षणेन विदुरस्यास्यान्निःसृतं तेज अद्भुतम् । लीनं युधिष्ठिरस्यास्ये धर्मांशत्वात्परस्परम्

kṣaṇena vidurasyāsyānniḥsṛtaṃ teja adbhutam | līnaṃ yudhiṣṭhirasyāsye dharmāṃśatvātparasparam

In a moment a wondrous radiance went forth from Vidura's mouth and merged into Yudhiṣṭhira's mouth, since each of them was a portion of Dharma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.49

क्षत्ता जहौ तदा प्राणाञ्छुशोचाति युधिष्ठिरः । दाहार्थं तस्य देहस्य कृतवानुद्यमं नृपः

kṣattā jahau tadā prāṇāñchuśocāti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dāhārthaṃ tasya dehasya kṛtavānudyamaṃ nṛpaḥ

Then the Kṣattā gave up his life-breaths; Yudhiṣṭhira grieved greatly, and the king made preparation for the burning of his body.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.50

शृण्वतस्तु तदा राज्ञो वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । विरक्तोऽयं न दाहार्हो यथेष्टं गच्छ भूपते

śṛṇvatastu tadā rājño vāguvācāśarīriṇī | virakto'yaṃ na dāhārho yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha bhūpate

Then, while the king listened, a bodiless voice spoke: "This man was detached; he is not fit for burning. Go as you wish, O lord of the earth."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.51

श्रुत्वा ते भ्रातरः सर्वे सस्नुर्गङ्गाजलेऽमले । गत्वा निवेदयामासुर्धृतराष्ट्राय विस्तरात्

śrutvā te bhrātaraḥ sarve sasnurgaṅgājale'male | gatvā nivedayāmāsurdhṛtarāṣṭrāya vistarāt

Hearing (this), all those brothers bathed in the pure water of the Gaṅgā, and going (back) they reported it in full to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.52

स्थितास्तत्राश्रमे सर्वे पाण्डवा नागरैः सह । तत्र सत्यवतीसूनुर्नारदश्च समागतः

sthitāstatrāśrame sarve pāṇḍavā nāgaraiḥ saha | tatra satyavatīsūnurnāradaśca samāgataḥ

All the Pāṇḍavas stayed there in the hermitage together with the townsfolk; and there the son of Satyavatī (Vyāsa) and Nārada arrived.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.53

मुनयोऽन्ये महात्मानश्चागता धर्मनन्दनम् । कुन्ती प्राह तदा व्यासं संस्थितं शुभदर्शनम्

munayo'nye mahātmānaścāgatā dharmanandanam | kuntī prāha tadā vyāsaṃ saṃsthitaṃ śubhadarśanam

And other great-souled sages came to the son of Dharma. Then Kuntī spoke to Vyāsa, who stood there fair to behold:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.54

कृष्ण कर्णस्तु पुत्रो मे जातमात्रस्तु वीक्षितः । मनो मे तप्यतेऽत्यर्थं दर्शयस्व तपोधन

kṛṣṇa karṇastu putro me jātamātrastu vīkṣitaḥ | mano me tapyate'tyarthaṃ darśayasva tapodhana

"O Kṛṣṇa (Dvaipāyana), Karṇa was my son, and I looked upon him only when he was just born. My mind burns exceedingly; show (him to me), O you rich in austerity.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.55

समर्थोऽसि महाभाग कुरु मे वाञ्छितं प्रभो । गान्धार्युवाच दुर्योधनो रणेऽगच्छद्वीक्षितो न मया मुने

samartho'si mahābhāga kuru me vāñchitaṃ prabho | gāndhāryuvāca duryodhano raṇe'gacchadvīkṣito na mayā mune

You are able, O greatly blessed one; fulfil my wish, O lord." Gāndhārī said: "Duryodhana went to battle and was not seen by me, O sage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.56

तं दर्शय मुनिश्रेष्ठ पुत्रं मे त्वं सहानुजम् । सुभद्रोवाच अभिमन्युं महावीरं प्राणादप्यधिकं प्रियम्

taṃ darśaya muniśreṣṭha putraṃ me tvaṃ sahānujam | subhadrovāca abhimanyuṃ mahāvīraṃ prāṇādapyadhikaṃ priyam

Show him to me, O best of sages — my son together with his younger brothers." Subhadrā said: "Abhimanyu, the great hero, dearer to me than life —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.57

द्रष्टुकामास्मि सर्वज्ञ दर्शयाद्य तपोधन । सूत उवाच एवंविधानि वाक्यानि श्रुत्वा सत्यवतीसुतः

draṣṭukāmāsmi sarvajña darśayādya tapodhana | sūta uvāca evaṃvidhāni vākyāni śrutvā satyavatīsutaḥ

I desire to see (him), O all-knowing one; show (him) today, O you rich in austerity." The Sūta said: Hearing words of this kind, the son of Satyavatī

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.58

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा दध्यौ देवीं सनातनीम् । सन्ध्याकालेऽथ सम्प्राप्ते गङ्गायां मुनिसत्तमः

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dadhyau devīṃ sanātanīm | sandhyākāle'tha samprāpte gaṅgāyāṃ munisattamaḥ

Then, having performed breath-control, he meditated on the eternal Goddess; and when the twilight hour arrived, the best of sages (stood) in the Ganges.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.59

सर्वांस्तांश्च समाहूय युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान् । तुष्टाव विश्वजननीं स्नात्वा पुण्यसरिज्जले

sarvāṃstāṃśca samāhūya yudhiṣṭhirapurogamān | tuṣṭāva viśvajananīṃ snātvā puṇyasarijjale

And summoning all of them, with Yudhiṣṭhira at their head, he bathed in the water of the holy river and praised the Mother of the universe.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.60

प्रकृतिं पुरुषारामां सगुणां निर्गुणां तथा । देवदेवीं ब्रह्मरूपां मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनीम्

prakṛtiṃ puruṣārāmāṃ saguṇāṃ nirguṇāṃ tathā | devadevīṃ brahmarūpāṃ maṇidvīpādhivāsinīm

(He praised her as) Prakṛti, the delight of Puruṣa, both with attributes and without attributes, the Goddess of gods, whose form is Brahman, dwelling in the Isle of Jewels.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.61

यदा न वेधा न च विष्णुरीश्वरो न वासवो नैव जलाधिपस्तथा । न वित्तपो नैव यमश्च पावक- स्तदासि देवि त्वमहं नमामि ताम्

yadā na vedhā na ca viṣṇurīśvaro na vāsavo naiva jalādhipastathā | na vittapo naiva yamaśca pāvaka- stadāsi devi tvamahaṃ namāmi tām

When there is no Creator, nor Viṣṇu, nor Īśvara, nor Vāsava (Indra), nor the lord of the waters, nor the guardian of wealth (Kubera), nor Yama, nor Fire — then, O Goddess, you exist: to her I bow.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.62

जलं न वायुर्न धरा न चाम्बरं गुणा न तेषां च न चेन्द्रियाण्यहम् । मनो न बुद्धिर्न च तिग्मगुः शशी तदासि देवि त्वमहं नमामि ताम्

jalaṃ na vāyurna dharā na cāmbaraṃ guṇā na teṣāṃ ca na cendriyāṇyaham | mano na buddhirna ca tigmaguḥ śaśī tadāsi devi tvamahaṃ namāmi tām

When there is no water, no wind, no earth, no sky, no strands (guṇas) nor their (products), no sense-organs, no 'I', no mind, no intellect, no sharp-rayed sun, no moon — then, O Goddess, you exist: to her I bow.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.63

इमं जीवलोकं समाधाय चित्ते गुणैर्लिङ्गकोशं च नीत्वा समाधौ । स्थिता कल्पकालं नयस्यात्मतन्त्रा न कोऽप्यस्ति वेत्ता विवेकं गतोऽपि

imaṃ jīvalokaṃ samādhāya citte guṇairliṅgakośaṃ ca nītvā samādhau | sthitā kalpakālaṃ nayasyātmatantrā na ko'pyasti vettā vivekaṃ gato'pi

Having gathered this world of living beings into your mind and having brought the subtle sheath, with the guṇas, into absorption, you remain for the duration of a kalpa and, self-dependent, carry (it) on; there is no one who knows (this), even one who has attained discernment.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 2 7.64

प्रार्थयत्येष मां लोको मृतानां दर्शनं पुनः । नाहं क्षमोऽस्मि मातस्त्वं दर्शयाशु जनान्मृतान्

prārthayatyeṣa māṃ loko mṛtānāṃ darśanaṃ punaḥ | nāhaṃ kṣamo'smi mātastvaṃ darśayāśu janānmṛtān

These people beg of me the sight of the dead once again; I am not able (to grant it), O Mother — you, show them the dead people quickly.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.65

सूत उवाच एवं स्तुता तदा देवी माया श्रीभुवनेश्वरी । स्वर्गादाहूय सर्वान्वै दर्शयामास पार्थिवान्

sūta uvāca evaṃ stutā tadā devī māyā śrībhuvaneśvarī | svargādāhūya sarvānvai darśayāmāsa pārthivān

Sūta said: Thus praised, the Goddess Māyā, the glorious Mistress of the worlds, summoned all the kings from heaven and showed them.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.66

दृष्ट्वा कुन्ती च गान्धारी सुभद्रा च विराटजा । पाण्डवा मुमुदुः सर्वे वीक्ष्य प्रत्यागतान्स्वकान्

dṛṣṭvā kuntī ca gāndhārī subhadrā ca virāṭajā | pāṇḍavā mumuduḥ sarve vīkṣya pratyāgatānsvakān

Seeing (them), Kuntī, Gāndhārī, Subhadrā and the daughter of Virāṭa, and all the Pāṇḍavas rejoiced, beholding their own returned.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.67

पुनर्विसर्जितास्तेन व्यासेनामिततेजसा । स्मृत्वा देवीं महामायामिन्द्रजालमिवोद्यतम्

punarvisarjitāstena vyāsenāmitatejasā | smṛtvā devīṃ mahāmāyāmindrajālamivodyatam

Again they were dismissed by that Vyāsa of measureless splendour, who called to mind the Goddess Mahāmāyā — (it was) like a display of conjuring.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 7.68

तदा पृष्ट्वा ययुः सर्वे पाण्डवा मुनयस्तथा । राजा नागपुरं प्राप्तः कुर्वन् व्यासकथां पथि

tadā pṛṣṭvā yayuḥ sarve pāṇḍavā munayastathā | rājā nāgapuraṃ prāptaḥ kurvan vyāsakathāṃ pathi

Then, having taken leave, all the Pāṇḍavas and the sages departed; the king reached the City of Elephants, telling Vyāsa's tale along the way.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition