सोऽभ्युपेत्य तदा पार्थो मातरं भ्रातृवत्सलः। अभिवाद्याब्रवीत्कुन्तीमम्ब भीम इहागतः
Then Partha, affectionate toward his brothers, approached his mother, greeted her, and said, 'Mother Kunti, Bhima has come here.'
क्व गतो भविता मातर्नेह पश्यामि तं शुभे। उद्यानानि वनं चैव विचितानि समन्ततः
Where has he gone, Mother? I do not see him here, O auspicious one; I have searched the gardens and the forest everywhere.
तदर्थं न च तं वीरं दृष्टवन्तो वृकोदरम्। मन्यमानास्ततः सर्वे यातो नः पूर्वमेव सः
For that reason, none of us have seen the hero Vrikodara; thinking thus, all believed he had gone ahead of us.
आगताः स्म महाभागे व्याकुलेनान्तरात्मना। इहागम्य क्व नु गतस्त्वया वा प्रेषितः क्व नु
We have arrived, O blessed one, with troubled hearts; having come here, where has he gone, or was he sent by you, where indeed?
कथयस्व महाबाहुं भीमसेनं यशस्विनि। नहि मे शुध्यते भावस्तं वीरं प्रति शोभने
Tell us, O illustrious one, about mighty-armed Bhimasena; my mind is not at ease concerning that hero, O beautiful one.
यतः प्रसुप्तं मन्येऽहं भीम् नेति हतस्तु सः। इत्युक्ता च ततः कुन्ती धर्मराजेन धीमता
Since I think he was sleeping, Bhima is not here; surely he has been killed.' Thus Kunti was addressed by the wise king of dharma.
हाहेति कृत्वा संभ्रान्ता प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरम्। न पुत्र भीमं पश्यामि न मामभ्येत्यसाविति
Crying out in distress, she anxiously said to Yudhishthira: 'My son, I do not see Bhima, he has not come to me.'
शीघ्रमन्वेषणे यत्नं कुरु तस्यानुजैः सह। द्रुतं गत्वा पुरोद्यानं विचिन्वन्तिस्म पाण्डवाः
Quickly make every effort to search for him, together with his younger brothers; the Pandavas hurried to the royal gardens and began searching.
भीमभीमेति ते वाचा पाण्डवाः समुदैरयन्। विचिन्वन्तोऽथ ते सर्वे न स्म पश्यन्ति भ्रातरम्
Calling out 'Bhima! Bhima!' the Pandavas raised their voices; searching everywhere, they still could not see their brother.
आगताः स्वगृहं भूय इदमूचुः पृथां तदा। न दृश्यते महाबाहुरम्ब भीमो वने चितः
Returning again to their home, they said this to Pritha: 'Mother, the mighty-armed Bhima is not seen anywhere in the gardens.'
विचितानि च सर्वाणि ह्युद्यानानि नदीस्तथा
All the gardens and even the rivers have been thoroughly searched.
उवाच बलवान्क्षत्तर्भीमसेनो न दृश्यते
The powerful Kshatta (Vidura) said: 'Bhimasena is not to be seen.'
उद्यानान्निर्गताः सर्वे भ्रातरो भ्रातृभिः सह। तत्रैकस्तु महाबाहुर्भीमो नाभ्येति मामिह
All the brothers have come out of the gardens together with their siblings; but here, the mighty-armed Bhima alone does not return to me.
न च प्रीणयते चक्षुः सदा दुर्योधनस्य सः। क्रूरोऽसौ दुर्मतिः क्षुद्रो राज्यलुब्धोऽनपत्रपः
He never pleases the eye of Duryodhana; that one is cruel, evil-minded, petty, greedy for the kingdom, and shameless.
निहन्यादपि तं वीरं जातमन्युः सुयोधनः। तेन मे व्याकुलं चित्तं हृदयं दह्यतीव च
If angered, Suyodhana (Duryodhana) might even kill that heroic one; because of this, my mind is troubled and my heart feels as if it burns.
मैवं वदस्व कल्याणि शेषसंरक्षणं कुरु। प्रत्यादिष्टो हि दुष्टात्मा शेषेऽपि प्रहरेत्तव
Do not speak so, O noble lady; protect the rest of your sons. For that wicked-hearted one, even when warned, might attack your remaining children.
दीर्घायुषस्तव सुता यथोवाच महामुनिः। आगमिष्यति ते पुत्रः प्रीतिं चोत्पादयिष्यति
Your sons are destined for long life, as the great sage has said; your son will return and bring you joy.
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ विद्वान्विदुरः स्वं निवेशनम्। कुन्ती चिन्तापरा भूत्वा सहासीना सुतैर्गृहे
Having spoken thus, the wise Vidura went to his own residence; Kunti, filled with anxiety, sat at home with her sons.
ततोऽष्टमे तु दिवसे प्रत्यबुध्यत पाण्डवः। तस्मिंस्तदा रसे जीर्णे सोऽप्रमेयबलो बली
Then, on the eighth day, the Pandava awoke; his strength beyond measure, he had now digested that potion.
तं दृष्ट्वा प्रतिबुध्यन्तं पाण्डवं ते भुजङ्गमाः। सान्त्वयामासुरव्यग्रा वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्
Seeing the Pandava awaken, the serpents, anxious, comforted him and spoke these words:
यत्ते पीतो महाबाहो रसोऽयं वीर्यसंभृतः। तस्मान्नागायुतबलो रणेऽधृष्यो भविष्यसि
'O mighty-armed one, the potion you drank is full of strength; because of it, you will possess the strength of ten thousand nagas and be invincible in battle.'
गच्छाद्य त्वं च स्वगृहं स्नातो दिव्यैरिमैर्जलैः। भ्रातरस्तेऽनुतप्यन्ति त्वां विना कुरुपुङ्गव
'Now go to your home today, bathed in these divine waters; your brothers, O best of the Kurus, are grieving without you.'
ततः स्नातो महाबाहुः शुचिशुक्लाम्बरस्रजः। ततो नागस्य भवने कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः
Then, having bathed, the mighty-armed one, pure and adorned in spotless white garments and garlands, performed auspicious rites in the naga's mansion.
ओषधीभिर्विषघ्नीभिः सुरभीभिर्विशेषतः। भुक्तवान्परमान्नं च नागैर्दत्तं महाबलः
He, endowed with great strength, ate supreme food given by the nagas, especially fragrant and purified by antidotal herbs.
पूजितो भुजगैर्वीर आशीर्भिश्चाभिनन्दितः। दिव्याभरणसंछन्नो नागानामन्त्र्य पाण्डवाः
Honored by the serpents and greeted with their blessings, the hero, adorned with divine ornaments, took leave of the Nagas, O Pandava.
उदतिष्ठत्प्रहृष्टात्मा नागलोकादरिन्दमः। उत्क्षिप्य च तदा नागैर्जलाज्जलरुहेक्षणः
With his spirit elated, the subduer of foes rose up from the realm of the Nagas; then, lifted by the serpents from the water, his eyes shone like lotus petals.
तस्मिन्नेव वनोद्देशे स्थापितः कुरुनन्दनः। ते चान्तर्दधिरे नागाः पाण्डवस्यैव पश्यतः
In that very part of the forest, the son of Kuru was set down; and the Nagas vanished from sight as the Pandavas looked on.
तत उत्थाय कौन्तेयो भीमसेनो महाबलः। आजगाम महाबाहुर्मातुरन्तिकमञ्जसा
Then Bhimasena, son of Kunti and mighty in strength, arose and swiftly came to his mother, his powerful arms at his sides.
ततोऽभिवाद्य जननीं ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमेव च। कनीयसः समाघ्राय शिरस्स्वरिविमर्दनः
Thereupon, bowing to his mother and his eldest brother, he embraced his younger brothers, pressing their heads with affection.
तैश्चापि संपरिष्वक्तः सह मात्रा नरर्षभैः। अन्योन्यगतसौहार्दाद्दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येति चाब्रुवन्
He too was embraced by those bull-like men together with their mother, and, rejoicing in their mutual affection, they exclaimed again and again, 'By fortune, by fortune!'