ननु नाम त्वया माद्रि रक्षितव्यो नराधिपः। सा कथं लोभितवती विजने त्वं नराधिपम्
Surely, Mādrī, it was your duty to protect the king; how then, in solitude, were you tempted and led the king astray?
कथं दीनस्य सततं त्वामासाद्य रहोगताम्। तं विचिन्तयतः शापं प्रहर्षः समजायत
How, finding you alone, did he, always afflicted, feel joy while thinking of the curse?
धन्या त्वमसि बाह्लीकि मत्तो भाग्यतरा तथा। दृष्टवत्यसि यद्वक्त्रं प्रहृष्टस्य महीपतेः
Blessed are you, O Bāhlīka's daughter, and more fortunate than I, for you beheld the face of the delighted king.
विलपन्त्या मया देवि वार्यमाणेन चासकृत्। आत्मा न वारितोऽनेन सत्यं दिष्टं चिकीर्षुणा
Though I, O lady, tried again and again to restrain him as he lamented, his self was not restrained, truly, by the will of fate.
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुन्ती शोकाग्निदीपिता। पपात सहसा भूमौ छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः
Hearing these words, Kuntī, consumed by the fire of grief, suddenly fell to the ground like a tree with its roots cut.
निश्चेष्टा पतिता भूमौ मोहेन न चचाल सा। तस्मिन्क्षणे कृतस्नानमहताम्बरसंवृतम्
Fallen motionless on the ground, she did not stir, overcome by faintness; at that moment, after bathing and donning great garments—
अलङ्कारकृतं पाण्डुं शयानं शयने शुभे। कुन्तीमुत्थाप्य माद्री तु मोहेनाविष्टचेतनाम्
Having adorned Pāṇḍu, who lay on a splendid bed, Mādrī raised Kuntī, whose senses were overcome by faintness.
आर्ये एहीति तां कुन्तीं दर्शयामास कौरव। पादयोः पतिता कुन्ती पुनरुत्थाय भूमिपम्
O Kaurava, saying, 'Noble lady, come,' Mādrī showed Kuntī; Kuntī, rising again, fell at the king's feet.
रक्तचन्दनदिग्धांङ्गं महारजनवाससम्। सस्मितेन च वक्त्रेण वदन्तमिव भारतम्
His limbs anointed with red sandal, clad in fine yellow garments, with a smiling face as if speaking—
परिरभ्य ततो मोहाद्विललापाकुलेन्द्रिया। माद्री चापि समालिङ्ग्य राजानं विललाप सा
Then, out of delusion, embracing him, her senses bewildered, she lamented; and Mādrī too, embracing the king, wept.
तं तथा शायिनं पुत्रा ऋषयः सह चारणैः। अभ्येत्य सहिताः सर्वे शोकादश्रूण्यवर्तयन्
The sons, together with the sages and celestial singers, approached him as he lay thus, and all, overwhelmed by grief, shed tears.
अस्तं गतमिवादित्यं संशुष्कमिव सागरम्। दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुं नरव्याघ्रं शोचन्ति स्म महर्षयः
Seeing Pāṇḍu, tiger among men, as if the sun had set, as if the ocean had dried up, the great sages grieved.
समानशोका ऋषयः पाण्डवाश्च बभूविरे। ते समाश्वासिते विप्रैर्विलेपतुरनिन्दिते
The sages and the Pāṇḍavas shared the same grief; comforted by the wise, they lamented the blameless ones.
हा राजन्कस्य नो हित्वा गच्छसि त्रिदशालयम्। हा राजन्मम मन्दायाः कथं माद्रीं समेत्य वै
Alas, O king, for whose sake do you leave us and go to the abode of the gods? Alas, O king, how, meeting Mādrī, did you—
निधनं प्राप्तवान्राजन्मद्भाग्यपरिसंक्षयात्। युधिष्ठिरं भीमसेनमर्जुनं च यमावुभौ
O King, having reached his end due to the exhaustion of my good fortune, Pandu has departed, leaving behind Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the twin sons.
कस्य हित्वा प्रियान्पुत्रान्प्रयातोऽसि विशांपते। नूनं त्वां त्रिदशा देवाः प्रतिनन्दन्ति भारत
For whose sake, O lord of the people, have you abandoned your beloved sons and departed? Surely, the gods are now welcoming you, O descendant of Bharata.
यतो हि तप उग्रं वै चरितं ब्रह्मसंसदि। आवाभ्यां सहितो राजन्गमिष्यसि दिवं शुभम्
Because you performed severe austerities in the assembly of Brahman, O King, together with us you will attain the blessed heavens.
आजमीढाजमीढानां कर्मणा चरतां गतिम्। ननु नाम सहावाभ्यां गमिष्यामीति यत्त्वया
The path attained by the Ajamīḍhas through their deeds—surely, you said you would go there together with us.
प्रतिज्ञाता कुरुश्रेष्ठ यदाऽस्मि वनमागता। आवाभ्यां चैव सहितो गमिष्यसि विशांपते। मुहूर्तं क्षम्यतां राजन्द्रक्ष्येऽहं च मुखं तव
O best of the Kurus, when I came to the forest, you promised that you would go together with us, O lord of the people. Grant me a moment, O King, so I may see your face.
विलपित्वा भृशं चैव निःसंज्ञे पतिते भुवि। यथा हते मृगे मृग्यौ लुब्धैर्वनगते तथा
Lamenting greatly, she fell unconscious to the ground, just as a hunted deer collapses in the forest when struck by hunters.
युधिष्ठिरमुखाः सर्वे पाण्डवा वेदपरागाः। तेऽभ्यागत्य पितुर्मूले निःसंज्ञाः पतिता भुवि
All the Pandavas, led by Yudhishthira and devoted to the Vedas, came to their father's side and fell unconscious to the ground.
पाण्डोः पादौ परिष्वज्य विलपन्ति स्म पाण्डवाः। हा विनष्टाः स्म तातेति हा अनाथा भवामहे
Embracing Pandu's feet, the Pandavas lamented, 'Alas, we are destroyed, father! Alas, we are left without protection!'
त्वद्विहीना महाप्राज्ञ कथं जीवाम बालकाः। लोकनाथस्य पुत्राः स्मो न सनाथा भवामहे
Deprived of you, O great and wise one, how shall we children live? Though we are sons of the lord of the world, we are now without a protector.
क्षणेनैव महाराज अहो लोकस्य चित्रता। नास्मद्विधा राजपुत्रा अधन्याः सन्ति भारत
In a single moment, O great king, see the strangeness of the world: there are no princes as unfortunate as us, O descendant of Bharata.
त्वद्विनाशाच्च राजेन्द्र राज्यप्रस्खलनात्तदा। पाण्डवाश्च वयं सर्वे प्राप्ताः स्म व्यसनं महत्
Because of your death, O king, and the loss of the kingdom, all of us Pandavas have now fallen into great misfortune.
किं करिष्यामहे राजन्कर्तव्यं च प्रसीदताम्
What shall we do, O king? What is to be done? Please show us your favor.
त्वया लब्धाः स्म राजेन्द्र महता तपसा वयम्। हित्वा मानं वनं गत्वा स्वयमाहृत्य भक्षणम्
By your great austerity, O king, you obtained us; giving up pride, you went to the forest and yourself gathered food for us.
शाकमूलफलैर्वन्यैर्भरणं वै त्वया कृतम्। पुत्रानुत्पाद्य पितरो यमिच्छ्ति महातम्नः
With wild vegetables, roots, and fruits, you sustained us; fathers who desire greatness wish for sons like you.
त्रिवर्गफलमिच्छन्तस्तस्य कालोऽयमागतः। अभुक्त्वैव फलं राजन्गन्तुं नार्हसि भारत
Desiring the fruit of the three goals of life, now that time has come; O king, you should not depart, O descendant of Bharata, without enjoying that fruit.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा पितरं भीमोऽपि विललाप
Having spoken thus to their father, Bhima also lamented.