Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 25
DB 6 25.1
; व्यासस्वकीयमोहवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच वासवी चकिता जाता श्रुत्वा मे वाक्यमीदृशम् । दाशेयी मामुवाचेदं पुत्रार्थे भृशमातुरा
; vyāsasvakīyamohavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca vāsavī cakitā jātā śrutvā me vākyamīdṛśam | dāśeyī māmuvācedaṃ putrārthe bhṛśamāturā
(Description of Vyāsa's own delusion.) Vyāsa said: On hearing such a speech of mine, Vāsavī became alarmed; the fisherman's daughter said this to me, greatly distressed for the sake of a son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.2
अम्बालिका वधूर्धन्या काशिराजसुता सुत । भार्या विचित्रवीर्यस्य विधवा शोकसंयुता
ambālikā vadhūrdhanyā kāśirājasutā suta | bhāryā vicitravīryasya vidhavā śokasaṃyutā
"Ambālikā, the fortunate daughter-in-law, daughter of the king of Kāśī, my son, the wife of Vicitravīrya, is a widow beset with sorrow;
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DB 6 25.3
सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्ना रूपयौवनशालिनी । तस्यां जनय सङ्गं त्वं कृत्वा पुत्रं सुसम्मतम्
sarvalakṣaṇasampannā rūpayauvanaśālinī | tasyāṃ janaya saṅgaṃ tvaṃ kṛtvā putraṃ susammatam
endowed with all (auspicious) marks, possessing beauty and youth. Uniting with her, beget in her a most acceptable son.
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DB 6 25.4
नान्धो राजाधिकारी स्यात्तस्मात्पुत्र मनोहरम् । उत्पादय राजपुत्र्यां वचनान्मम मानद
nāndho rājādhikārī syāttasmātputra manoharam | utpādaya rājaputryāṃ vacanānmama mānada
A blind man would not be fit to rule; therefore, son, beget a pleasing (son) in the princess, at my word, O giver of honour."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.5
इत्युक्तोऽहं तदा मात्रा स्थितस्तत्र गजाह्वये । यावदृतुमती जाता काशिराजसुता मुने
ityukto'haṃ tadā mātrā sthitastatra gajāhvaye | yāvadṛtumatī jātā kāśirājasutā mune
Thus addressed by my mother, I then remained there in Hāstinapura until the daughter of the king of Kāśī came to her fertile season, O sage.
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DB 6 25.6
एकान्ते शयनागारे प्राप्ता सा मम सन्निधौ । लज्जमाना सुकेशान्ता स्वश्वश्रूवचनात्तदा
ekānte śayanāgāre prāptā sā mama sannidhau | lajjamānā sukeśāntā svaśvaśrūvacanāttadā
In a private bedchamber she came into my presence, shy, with beautiful hair, at the word of her mother-in-law.
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DB 6 25.7
दृष्ट्वा मां जटिलं दान्तं तापसं रसवर्जितम् । सा स्वेदवदना जाता पाण्डुरा विमना भृशम्
dṛṣṭvā māṃ jaṭilaṃ dāntaṃ tāpasaṃ rasavarjitam | sā svedavadanā jātā pāṇḍurā vimanā bhṛśam
Seeing me matted-haired, (with) teeth (bared), an ascetic devoid of charm, her face broke into sweat and she turned pale and greatly dejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 25.8
कुपितोऽहं तदा दृष्ट्वा कामिनीं निशि सङ्गताम् । वेपमानां स्थितां पार्श्वे ह्यब्रवं तामहं रुषा
kupito'haṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā kāminīṃ niśi saṅgatām | vepamānāṃ sthitāṃ pārśve hyabravaṃ tāmahaṃ ruṣā
Then, angered at seeing the woman who had come to me by night standing trembling at my side, I said to her in wrath:
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DB 6 25.9
दृष्ट्वा मां यदि गर्वेण पाण्डुवर्णा समावृता । अतस्ते तनयः पाण्डुर्भविष्यति सुमध्यमे
dṛṣṭvā māṃ yadi garveṇa pāṇḍuvarṇā samāvṛtā | ataste tanayaḥ pāṇḍurbhaviṣyati sumadhyame
"If, on seeing me, you have out of pride turned pale in colour, therefore your son shall be pale (Pāṇḍu), O fair-waisted one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.10
इत्युक्त्वा निशि तत्रैव स्थितोऽम्बालिकया युतः । भुक्त्वा तां निशि निर्यातः स्थानमापृच्छ्य मातरम्
ityuktvā niśi tatraiva sthito'mbālikayā yutaḥ | bhuktvā tāṃ niśi niryātaḥ sthānamāpṛcchya mātaram
Having said this, I stayed there that night together with Ambālikā, and having enjoyed her that night, I departed for my abode after taking leave of my mother.
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DB 6 25.11
ततस्ताभ्यां सुतौ काले प्रसूतावन्धपाण्डुरौ । धृतराष्ट्रश्च पाण्डुश्च प्रथितौ सम्बभूवतुः
tatastābhyāṃ sutau kāle prasūtāvandhapāṇḍurau | dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pāṇḍuśca prathitau sambabhūvatuḥ
Then in due time two sons were born of those two women, one blind and one pale; and they became known as Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu.
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DB 6 25.12
माता मे विमना जाता तादृशौ वीक्ष्य तौ सुतौ । ततः संवत्सरस्यान्ते मामाहूय तदाब्रवीत्
mātā me vimanā jātā tādṛśau vīkṣya tau sutau | tataḥ saṃvatsarasyānte māmāhūya tadābravīt
My mother became downcast on seeing those two sons of such a sort; then, at the end of a year, she called me and said this:
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DB 6 25.13
द्वैपायन सुतौ जातौ राज्ययोग्यौ न तादृशौ । अन्यं मनोहरं पुत्रं समुत्पादय मे प्रियम्
dvaipāyana sutau jātau rājyayogyau na tādṛśau | anyaṃ manoharaṃ putraṃ samutpādaya me priyam
"Dvaipāyana, the two sons born are not such as are fit for kingship; beget another, pleasing son, dear to me."
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DB 6 25.14
तथेति सा मया प्रोक्ता मुदिता जननी तदा । अम्बिकां प्रार्थयामास सुतार्थे काल आगते
tatheti sā mayā proktā muditā jananī tadā | ambikāṃ prārthayāmāsa sutārthe kāla āgate
"So be it," I said to her, and my mother was then delighted; and when the (proper) time came she entreated Ambikā for the sake of a son:
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DB 6 25.15
पुत्रि व्यासं समालिङ्ग्य पुत्रमुत्पादयाद्भुतम् । कुरुवंशस्य कर्तारं राज्ययोग्यं वरानने
putri vyāsaṃ samāliṅgya putramutpādayādbhutam | kuruvaṃśasya kartāraṃ rājyayogyaṃ varānane
"Daughter, embrace Vyāsa and beget a wonderful son, one who will carry on the Kuru line and be fit for the kingdom, O fair-faced one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.16
वधूर्लज्जान्विता किञ्चिन्नोवाच वचनं तदा । गतोऽहं शयनागारे मातुस्तद्वचनान्निशि
vadhūrlajjānvitā kiñcinnovāca vacanaṃ tadā | gato'haṃ śayanāgāre mātustadvacanānniśi
The daughter-in-law, filled with shame, then said not a word; (yet) at my mother's word I went that night to the bedchamber.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.17
दासी विचित्रवीर्यस्य रूपयौवनसंयुता । प्रेषिताम्बिकया त्वत्र विचित्राभरणाम्बरा
dāsī vicitravīryasya rūpayauvanasaṃyutā | preṣitāmbikayā tvatra vicitrābharaṇāmbarā
But a maidservant of Vicitravīrya, endowed with beauty and youth, was sent there by Ambikā, wearing varied ornaments and garments,
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DB 6 25.18
चन्दनारक्तदेहा सा पुष्पमालाविभूषिता । आयाता हावसंयुक्ता सुकेशी हंसगामिनी
candanāraktadehā sā puṣpamālāvibhūṣitā | āyātā hāvasaṃyuktā sukeśī haṃsagāminī
her body reddened with sandal paste, adorned with a garland of flowers—she came, full of amorous gestures, with beautiful hair, walking like a swan.
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DB 6 25.19
पर्यङ्के मां समावेश्य संस्थिता प्रेमसंयुता । प्रसन्नोऽहं तदा तस्या विलासेनाभवं मुने
paryaṅke māṃ samāveśya saṃsthitā premasaṃyutā | prasanno'haṃ tadā tasyā vilāsenābhavaṃ mune
Having settled me on the couch she remained (there), full of love; and then, O sage, I became pleased with her dalliance.
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DB 6 25.20
रात्रौ संक्रीडितं प्रेम्णा तया सह मया भृशम् । वरो दत्तः पुनस्तस्यै प्रसन्नेन तु नारद
rātrau saṃkrīḍitaṃ premṇā tayā saha mayā bhṛśam | varo dattaḥ punastasyai prasannena tu nārada
In the night I sported greatly with her in love, and, being pleased, I again granted her a boon, O Nārada:
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DB 6 25.21
सुभगे भविता पुत्रः सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः । सुरूपः सर्वधर्मज्ञः सत्यवादी शमे रतः
subhage bhavitā putraḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ | surūpaḥ sarvadharmajñaḥ satyavādī śame rataḥ
"Fortunate lady, you shall have a son endowed with all (auspicious) marks, handsome, knowing all dharma, truthful, devoted to peace."
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DB 6 25.22
स तदा विदुरो जातस्त्रयः पुत्रा मयाभवन् । माया वृद्धिं गता साधो परक्षेत्रोद्भवे मम
sa tadā viduro jātastrayaḥ putrā mayābhavan | māyā vṛddhiṃ gatā sādho parakṣetrodbhave mama
He then was born as Vidura; thus three sons came to be from me. My delusion increased, O good one, in (this) begetting in another's field.
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DB 6 25.23
विस्मृतः शुकसम्बन्धी विरहः शोककारणम् । दृष्ट्वा त्रीन्स्वसुतान्कामं बलिनो वीर्यसम्मतान्
vismṛtaḥ śukasambandhī virahaḥ śokakāraṇam | dṛṣṭvā trīnsvasutānkāmaṃ balino vīryasammatān
The separation connected with Śuka, the cause of my grief, was forgotten, when I saw at will my three sons, strong and esteemed for their valour.
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DB 6 25.24
माया बलवती ब्रह्मन् दुस्त्यजा ह्यकृतात्मभिः । अरूपा च निरालम्बा ज्ञानिनामपि मोहिनी
māyā balavatī brahman dustyajā hyakṛtātmabhiḥ | arūpā ca nirālambā jñānināmapi mohinī
Māyā is powerful, O brahmin, and hard to abandon for those whose selves are unperfected; formless and without support, she deludes even the wise.
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DB 6 25.25
मातरि स्नेहसम्बद्धं तथा पुत्रेषु संवृतम् । न मे चित्तं वने शान्तिमगान्मुनिवरोत्तम षष्ठस्कन्धे व्यासस्वकीयमोहवर्णनं नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
mātari snehasambaddhaṃ tathā putreṣu saṃvṛtam | na me cittaṃ vane śāntimagānmunivarottama ṣaṣṭhaskandhe vyāsasvakīyamohavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
My mind, bound by affection for my mother and wrapped up in my sons, did not attain peace in the forest, O best of the foremost sages. [Thus] in the sixth book, the twenty-fifth chapter, called "The Description of Vyāsa's Own Delusion."
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DB 6 25.26
दोलारूढं मनो जातं कदाचिद्धस्तिनापुरे । पुनः सरस्वतीतीरे न चैकत्र व्यवस्थितिः
dolārūḍhaṃ mano jātaṃ kadāciddhastināpure | punaḥ sarasvatītīre na caikatra vyavasthitiḥ
My mind became as if mounted on a swing: sometimes (it was) in Hastināpura, and again on the bank of the Sarasvatī; there was no staying in one place.
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DB 6 25.27
कदाचिच्चिन्तयन् ज्ञानं मानसे प्रतिभाति वै । केऽमी पुत्राः क्व मोहोऽयं न श्राद्धार्हा मृतस्य मे
kadāciccintayan jñānaṃ mānase pratibhāti vai | ke'mī putrāḥ kva moho'yaṃ na śrāddhārhā mṛtasya me
Sometimes, as I reflected, knowledge would shine forth in my mind: "Who are these sons? Where (does) this delusion (come from)? They are not fit to perform the śrāddha for me when I am dead.
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DB 6 25.28
व्यभिचारोद्भवाः किं मे सुखदाः स्युः सुताः किल । माया बलवती मोहं वितनोति हि मानसे
vyabhicārodbhavāḥ kiṃ me sukhadāḥ syuḥ sutāḥ kila | māyā balavatī mohaṃ vitanoti hi mānase
How could sons born of transgression indeed be givers of happiness to me? Powerful māyā spreads out delusion in the mind.
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DB 6 25.29
जानन्मोहान्धकूपेऽस्मिन्पतितोऽहं मृषा मुने । इत्यकुर्वं रहस्तापं कदाचित्स्सुसमाहितः
jānanmohāndhakūpe'sminpatito'haṃ mṛṣā mune | ityakurvaṃ rahastāpaṃ kadācitssusamāhitaḥ
Though knowing (this), I have fallen falsely into this blind well of delusion, O sage." Thus, sometimes well composed, I grieved in solitude.
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DB 6 25.30
राज्यं प्राप ततः पाण्डुर्बलवान्भीष्मसम्मतः । तदा मम मनो जातं प्रसन्नं सुतकारणात्
rājyaṃ prāpa tataḥ pāṇḍurbalavānbhīṣmasammataḥ | tadā mama mano jātaṃ prasannaṃ sutakāraṇāt
Then Pāṇḍu, strong and approved by Bhīṣma, obtained the kingdom; and then my mind became glad on account of (my) son.
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DB 6 25.31
कुन्ती माद्री सुरूपे द्वे भार्ये तस्य बभूवतुः । शूरसेनसुता कुन्ती मद्रराजसुतापरा
kuntī mādrī surūpe dve bhārye tasya babhūvatuḥ | śūrasenasutā kuntī madrarājasutāparā
He had two very beautiful wives, Kuntī and Mādrī: Kuntī the daughter of Śūrasena, the other the daughter of the king of Madra.
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DB 6 25.32
स शापं द्विजतः प्राप्य कामिनीद्वयसंयुतः । पाण्डुर्निर्वेदमापन्नस्त्यक्त्वा राज्यं वनं गतः
sa śāpaṃ dvijataḥ prāpya kāminīdvayasaṃyutaḥ | pāṇḍurnirvedamāpannastyaktvā rājyaṃ vanaṃ gataḥ
Having incurred a curse from a brahmin, Pāṇḍu, joined to his two lovely wives, fell into despondency and, abandoning the kingdom, went to the forest.
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DB 6 25.33
तदा मामाविशच्छोकः श्रुत्वा पुत्रं वने स्थितम् । गतोऽहं तत्र यत्रासौ भार्याभ्यां सह संस्थितः
tadā māmāviśacchokaḥ śrutvā putraṃ vane sthitam | gato'haṃ tatra yatrāsau bhāryābhyāṃ saha saṃsthitaḥ
Then grief entered me when I heard that my son was living in the forest; I went there, where he was staying together with his two wives.
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DB 6 25.34
तमाश्वास्य वने पाण्डुं पुनः प्राप्तो गजाह्वये । धृतराष्ट्रं समाभाष्य ह्यगमं ब्रह्मजातटे
tamāśvāsya vane pāṇḍuṃ punaḥ prāpto gajāhvaye | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ samābhāṣya hyagamaṃ brahmajātaṭe
Having consoled Pāṇḍu there in the forest, I came again to the city named after the elephant (Hāstinapura); after speaking with Dhṛtarāṣṭra I went to the bank of the Brahmajā (river).
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DB 6 25.35
क्षेत्रजान्पञ्चपुत्रान्स समुत्पाद्य वनाश्रमे । धर्मतो वायुतः शक्रादश्विभ्यां पञ्च पाण्डवान्
kṣetrajānpañcaputrānsa samutpādya vanāśrame | dharmato vāyutaḥ śakrādaśvibhyāṃ pañca pāṇḍavān
He begot five sons in the forest hermitage, sons by proxy (kṣetraja): the five Pāṇḍavas, from Dharma, from Vāyu, from Śakra, and from the two Aśvins.
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DB 6 25.36
युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनस्तथैवार्जुन इत्यपि । कुन्तीपुत्राः समाख्याता धर्मानिलसुरेशजाः
yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenastathaivārjuna ityapi | kuntīputrāḥ samākhyātā dharmānilasureśajāḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena, and likewise Arjuna are declared to be Kuntī's sons, born of Dharma, of the Wind, and of the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.37
नकुलः सहदेवश्च मद्रराजसुतासुतौ । कदाचित्तु रहो माद्रीं समालिङ्ग्य महीपतिः
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca madrarājasutāsutau | kadācittu raho mādrīṃ samāliṅgya mahīpatiḥ
Nakula and Sahadeva were the two sons of the daughter of the king of Madra. But once, in private, the king embraced Mādrī,
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DB 6 25.38
मृतः शापात्तु मुनिभिः संस्कृतो हुतभुङ्मुखे । माद्री तत्र सती भूत्वा प्रविष्टा पतिना सह
mṛtaḥ śāpāttu munibhiḥ saṃskṛto hutabhuṅmukhe | mādrī tatra satī bhūtvā praviṣṭā patinā saha
and died because of the curse; he was cremated by the sages in the mouth of the fire. Mādrī, becoming a satī there, entered (the fire) together with her husband.
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DB 6 25.39
स्थिता पुत्रयुता कुन्ती ज्वलिते जातवेदसि । मुनयः सुतसंयुक्तां शूरसेनसुतां तदा
sthitā putrayutā kuntī jvalite jātavedasi | munayaḥ sutasaṃyuktāṃ śūrasenasutāṃ tadā
Kuntī, with her sons, remained (standing) while the fire blazed; then the sages (took) the daughter of Śūrasena, together with her sons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.40
दुःखितां पतिहीनां तामानिन्युर्गजसाह्वये । समर्पिताथ भीष्माय विदुराय महात्मने
duḥkhitāṃ patihīnāṃ tāmāninyurgajasāhvaye | samarpitātha bhīṣmāya vidurāya mahātmane
grieving and bereft of her husband, and brought her to the city named after the elephant; and she was entrusted to Bhīṣma and to the great-souled Vidura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.41
श्रुत्वाहं सुखदुःखाभ्यां पीडितस्तु परात्मभिः । भीष्मेण पालिताः पुत्राः पाण्डोरिति विचिन्त्य ते
śrutvāhaṃ sukhaduḥkhābhyāṃ pīḍitastu parātmabhiḥ | bhīṣmeṇa pālitāḥ putrāḥ pāṇḍoriti vicintya te
Hearing this I was afflicted by both joy and sorrow, on account of other selves (my kin); thinking, "Pāṇḍu's sons are protected by Bhīṣma,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 25.42
विदुरेण तथा प्रीत्या धृतराष्ट्रेण धीमता । दुर्योधनादयस्तस्य पुत्रा ये क्रूरमानसाः
vidureṇa tathā prītyā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa dhīmatā | duryodhanādayastasya putrā ye krūramānasāḥ
and with affection by Vidura and by the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra—(but) Duryodhana and the rest, his sons, who were cruel-minded,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.43
एकत्र स्थितिमापन्ना विरोधं चकुरद्भुतम् । द्रोणाचार्यस्तु सम्माप्तस्तत्र भीष्मेण मानितः
ekatra sthitimāpannā virodhaṃ cakuradbhutam | droṇācāryastu sammāptastatra bhīṣmeṇa mānitaḥ
dwelling in one place, they created an extraordinary enmity. And Droṇācārya arrived there and was honoured by Bhīṣma;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.44
अध्यापनाय पुत्राणां पुरे तस्मिन्निवासितः । कर्णः कुन्त्या परित्यक्तो जातमात्रः शिशुर्यदा
adhyāpanāya putrāṇāṃ pure tasminnivāsitaḥ | karṇaḥ kuntyā parityakto jātamātraḥ śiśuryadā
he was settled in that city to teach the sons. Karṇa, when he was a newborn infant, was abandoned by Kuntī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.45
सूतेन पालितो नद्यां प्रान्तश्चाधिरथेन ह । दुर्योधनप्रियश्चाभूत्कर्णः शूरतमस्तथा
sūtena pālito nadyāṃ prāntaścādhirathena ha | duryodhanapriyaścābhūtkarṇaḥ śūratamastathā
he was reared by a charioteer, having been found at the river by Adhiratha. And Karṇa became dear to Duryodhana, and the most heroic (of men).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.46
परस्परं विरोधोऽभूद्भीमदुर्योधनादिषु । धृतराष्ट्रस्तु सञ्चिन्त्य क्लेशं पुत्रेषु तेषु च
parasparaṃ virodho'bhūdbhīmaduryodhanādiṣu | dhṛtarāṣṭrastu sañcintya kleśaṃ putreṣu teṣu ca
There was mutual hostility among Bhīma, Duryodhana and the rest; and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, considering the trouble among those sons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.47
निवासं कल्पयामास पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । विरोधशमनायैव नगरे वारणावते
nivāsaṃ kalpayāmāsa pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām | virodhaśamanāyaiva nagare vāraṇāvate
arranged a residence for the great-souled Pāṇḍavas in the city of Vāraṇāvata, just to quell the strife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.48
दुर्योधनेन तत्रैव द्रोहाज्जतुगृहाणि वै । कारितानि च दिव्यानि प्रेष्य मित्रं पुरोचनम्
duryodhanena tatraiva drohājjatugṛhāṇi vai | kāritāni ca divyāni preṣya mitraṃ purocanam
There, out of malice, Duryodhana had houses of lac built—splendid ones—having sent his friend Purocana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.49
श्रुत्वा जतुगृहे दग्धान्पाण्डवान्पृथया युतान् । पौत्रभावान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ मग्नोऽहं व्यसनार्णवे
śrutvā jatugṛhe dagdhānpāṇḍavānpṛthayā yutān | pautrabhāvānmuniśreṣṭha magno'haṃ vyasanārṇave
Hearing that the Pāṇḍavas along with Pṛthā had been burnt in the house of lac, O best of sages, I sank in an ocean of distress, out of my feeling for grandsons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.50
शोकातुरो भृशं शून्ये वने पश्यन्नहर्निशम् । दृष्टा मयैकचक्रायां पाण्डवा दुःखकर्शिताः
śokāturo bhṛśaṃ śūnye vane paśyannaharniśam | dṛṣṭā mayaikacakrāyāṃ pāṇḍavā duḥkhakarśitāḥ
Overwhelmed with grief, looking day and night in the utterly empty forest—(then) the Pāṇḍavas, wasted with sorrow, were seen by me at Ekacakrā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.51
ततस्तुष्टमनाश्चाहं जातः पार्थान्विलोक्य च । प्रेरितास्ते मया तूर्णं द्रुपदस्य पुरं प्रति
tatastuṣṭamanāścāhaṃ jātaḥ pārthānvilokya ca | preritāste mayā tūrṇaṃ drupadasya puraṃ prati
Then I became glad at heart on beholding the sons of Pṛthā, and they were quickly urged by me toward the city of Drupada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.52
ते गतास्तत्र दुःखार्ता विप्रवेषधराः कृशाः । मृगचर्मपरीधानाः सभायां संस्थितास्तदा
te gatāstatra duḥkhārtā vipraveṣadharāḥ kṛśāḥ | mṛgacarmaparīdhānāḥ sabhāyāṃ saṃsthitāstadā
They went there, afflicted with sorrow, wearing the guise of brahmins, emaciated, clad in deerskins, and took their places then in the assembly hall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.53
कृत्वा पराक्रमं जिष्णुः स जित्वा द्रुपदात्मजाम् । चक्रुर्विवाहं मानिन्या पञ्चैव मातृवाक्यतः
kṛtvā parākramaṃ jiṣṇuḥ sa jitvā drupadātmajām | cakrurvivāhaṃ māninyā pañcaiva mātṛvākyataḥ
Having performed a feat of prowess, Jiṣṇu (Arjuna) won the daughter of Drupada; and all five made marriage with that proud lady, by the word of their mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.54
दृष्ट्वा विवाहं तेषां तु मुदितोऽहं भृशं तदा । ततो नागाह्वये प्राप्ताः पाञ्चालीसहिता मुने
dṛṣṭvā vivāhaṃ teṣāṃ tu mudito'haṃ bhṛśaṃ tadā | tato nāgāhvaye prāptāḥ pāñcālīsahitā mune
Seeing their marriage I was then exceedingly delighted; thereafter, O sage, they arrived at the city named for the elephant (Hāstinapura), together with the Pāñcāla princess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.55
निवासं खाण्डवप्रस्थं धृतराष्ट्रेण कल्पितम् । पाण्डवानां द्विजश्रेष्ठ वसुदेवसुतेन वै
nivāsaṃ khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa kalpitam | pāṇḍavānāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha vasudevasutena vai
A dwelling, Khāṇḍavaprastha, was arranged by Dhṛtarāṣṭra for the Pāṇḍavas, O best of the twice-born, together with (or: through) the son of Vasudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 25.56
तर्पितः पावकस्तत्र विष्णुना सह जिष्णुना । राजसूयः कृतो यज्ञस्तदाहं मुदितोऽभवम्
tarpitaḥ pāvakastatra viṣṇunā saha jiṣṇunā | rājasūyaḥ kṛto yajñastadāhaṃ mudito'bhavam
There the Fire was gratified by Viṣṇu together with Jiṣṇu; the Rājasūya sacrifice was performed, and then I became joyful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.57
दृष्ट्वाथ विभवं तेषां तथा मयकृतां सभाम् । दुर्योधनोऽतिसन्तप्तो दुरोदरमथाकरोत्
dṛṣṭvātha vibhavaṃ teṣāṃ tathā mayakṛtāṃ sabhām | duryodhano'tisantapto durodaramathākarot
Then, seeing their splendour and the hall built by Maya, Duryodhana, burning with envy, thereupon set up the dice-game.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.58
दुर्द्यूतवेदी शकुनिरनक्षज्ञश्च धर्मजः । हृतं राज्यं धनं सर्वं याज्ञसेनी च क्लेशिता
durdyūtavedī śakuniranakṣajñaśca dharmajaḥ | hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ yājñasenī ca kleśitā
Śakuni was skilled in crooked dicing, and the son of Dharma knew nothing of dice; the kingdom was seized, and all the wealth, and Yājñasenī was tormented.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.59
वने द्वादश वर्षाणि पाण्डवास्ते विवासिताः । पाञ्चालीसहितास्तेन दुःखं मे जनितं भृशम्
vane dvādaśa varṣāṇi pāṇḍavāste vivāsitāḥ | pāñcālīsahitāstena duḥkhaṃ me janitaṃ bhṛśam
For twelve years those Pāṇḍavas were exiled to the forest along with the Pāñcāla princess; by that, great grief was produced in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.60
एवं नारद संसारे सुखदुःखात्मके भृशम् । निमग्नोऽहं भ्रमेणैव जानन् धर्मं सनातनम्
evaṃ nārada saṃsāre sukhaduḥkhātmake bhṛśam | nimagno'haṃ bhrameṇaiva jānan dharmaṃ sanātanam
Thus, O Nārada, in this worldly round, whose nature is pleasure and pain, I am utterly sunk in delusion, though I know the eternal dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.61
कोऽहं कस्य सुतास्तेऽमी का माता किं सुखं पुनः । येन मे हृदयं मोहाद्भ्रमतीति दिवानिशम्
ko'haṃ kasya sutāste'mī kā mātā kiṃ sukhaṃ punaḥ | yena me hṛdayaṃ mohādbhramatīti divāniśam
Who am I? whose sons are these? who is the mother? and what is happiness? — so my heart wanders day and night out of confusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.62
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि सन्तोषो नाधिगच्छति । दोलारूढं मनो मेऽत्र चञ्चलं न स्थिरं भवेत्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi santoṣo nādhigacchati | dolārūḍhaṃ mano me'tra cañcalaṃ na sthiraṃ bhavet
What am I to do? where shall I go? contentment does not come. My mind here, mounted on a swing, is unsteady and will not stay firm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 25.63
सर्वज्ञोऽसि मुनिश्रेष्ठ सन्देहं मे निवर्तय । तथा कुरु यथाहं स्यां सुखितो विगतज्वरः
sarvajño'si muniśreṣṭha sandehaṃ me nivartaya | tathā kuru yathāhaṃ syāṃ sukhito vigatajvaraḥ
You are all-knowing, O best of sages: dispel my doubt. Act so that I may become happy and free of fever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition