तां चापि जातां सुश्रोणीं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी। सर्वयोषिद्वरा कृष्णा निनीषुः क्षत्रियान्क्षयम्
And as that lovely-hipped maiden was born, a bodiless voice declared, 'Kṛṣṇā, the best of all women, will bring destruction upon the Kṣatriyas.'
सुरकार्यमियं काले करिष्यति सुमध्यमा। अस्या हेतोः कौरवाणां महदुत्पत्स्यते भयम्
'At the right time, this fair-waisted lady will accomplish the work of the gods; because of her, great fear will arise among the Kauravas.'
तच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपञ्चालाः प्रणेदुः सिंहसङ्घवत्। न चैतान्हर्षसम्पूर्णानियं सेहे वसुन्धरा
Hearing this, all the Panchalas roared like a pride of lions, and the earth, filled with their joy, could scarcely bear them.
पाञ्चालराजस्तां दृष्ट्वा हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्। परिष्वज्य च तां कृष्णां स्नुषा पाण्डोरिति ब्रुवन्। अङ्कमारोप्य पाञ्चालीं राजा हर्षमवाप सः
Seeing her, the king of the Panchalas shed tears of joy, embraced Krishna, called her 'Pandhu's daughter-in-law,' and, lifting Panchali onto his lap, was overcome with happiness.
तौ दृष्ट्वा पार्षती याजं प्रपेदे वै सुतार्थिनी। न वै मदन्यां जननीं जानीयातामिमाविति
Seeing those two, Prishata's daughter, desiring sons, approached Yaja, saying, 'Let these two know no other mother but me.'
तथेत्युवाच तां याजो राज्ञः प्रियचिकीर्षया। तयोश्च नामनी चक्रुर्द्विजाः सम्पूर्णमानसाः
Yaja replied to her, 'So be it,' wishing to please the king, and the Brahmins, with minds fulfilled, gave names to the two.
धृष्टत्वादत्यमर्षित्वाद्द्युम्नाद्युत्संभवादपि। धृष्टद्युम्नः कुमारोऽयं द्रुपदस्य भवत्विति
Because of his boldness, great wrath, and origin from Yajna, let this prince of Drupada be called Dhrishtadyumna.
कृष्णेत्येवाब्रुवकन्कृष्णां कृष्णा।ञभूत्सा हि वर्णतः। तथा तन्मिथुनं जज्ञे द्रुपदस्य महामखे
And they named the dark-complexioned girl Krishna, for she was indeed dark in hue; thus, that pair was born to Drupada in the great sacrifice.
वैदिकाध्ययने पारं धृष्टद्युम्नो गतः परम्
Dhrishtadyumna attained the highest mastery in Vedic study.
धृष्टद्युम्नं तु पाञ्चाल्यमानीय स्वं निवेशनम्। उपाकरोदस्त्रहेतोर्भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्
The mighty Bharadvaja brought Dhrishtadyumna, the Panchala prince, to his own abode and instructed him in the science of weapons.
अमोक्षणीयं दैवं हि भावि मत्वा महामतिः। तथा तत्कृतवान्द्रोण आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात्
Knowing that destiny cannot be averted and wishing to protect his own fame, the wise Drona did so.
श्रुत्वा जतुगृहे वृत्तं ब्राह्मणाः संशितव्रताः। पाञ्चालराजं द्रुपदमिदं वचनमब्रुवन्
Hearing of the event at the house of lac, the Brahmins of firm vows spoke these words to King Drupada of the Panchalas.
धार्तराष्ट्राः सहामात्या मन्त्रयित्वा परस्परम्। पाण्डवानां विनाशाय मतिं चक्रुः सुदुष्कराम्
The sons of Dhritarashtra, along with their ministers, after consulting together, formed a most wicked plan for the destruction of the Pandavas.
दुर्योधनेन प्रहितः पुरोचन इति श्रुतः। वारणावतमासाद्य कृत्वा जतुगृहं महत्
It is heard that Purochana, sent by Duryodhana, went to Varanavata and constructed a great house of lac.
तस्मिन्गृहे सुविस्रब्धान्पाण्डवान्पृथया सह। अर्धरात्रे महाराज दग्धवानतिदुर्मतिः
In that house, the evil-minded one set fire to the unsuspecting Pandavas and Kunti at midnight, O great king.
तेनाग्निना स्वयं चापि दग्धः क्षुद्रो नृशंसवत्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा सुसंहृष्टो धृतराष्ट्रः सबान्धवः
By that fire, the wretched and cruel Purochana himself was also burned; hearing this, Dhritarashtra and his relatives rejoiced greatly.
अल्पशोकः प्रहृष्टात्मा शशास विदुरं तदा। पाण्डवानां महाप्राज्ञ कुरु पिण्डोदकक्रियाम्
With little grief and a delighted heart, he then ordered Vidura, 'O wise one, perform the funeral rites for the Pandavas.'
अहो विधिवशादेव गतास्ते यमसादनम्। इत्युक्त्वा प्रारदत्तत्र धृतराष्ट्रः सबान्धवः
'Alas, by the force of fate, they have gone to the abode of Yama,' so saying, Dhritarashtra and his relatives began the funeral offerings there.
श्रुत्वा भीष्मेण विदुरः कृतवानौर्ध्वदेहिकम्। पाण्डवानां विनाशाय कृतं कर्म दुरात्मना
Hearing from Bhishma, Vidura performed the last rites, for the evil deed for the destruction of the Pandavas had been done.
एतत्कार्यस्य कर्ता तु न दृष्टो न श्रुतः पुरा। एतद्वृत्तं महाभाग पाण्डवान्प्रति नः श्रुतम्
The doer of this act was neither seen nor heard of before; this is what we have heard, O blessed one, regarding the Pandavas.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां यज्ञसेनो महामतिः। यथा तज्जनकः शोचेदौरसस्य विनाशे
Hearing those words, the wise Yajnasena grieved, just as a father would mourn the destruction of his own son.
तथाऽतप्यत वै राजा पाण्डवानां विनाशने। समाहूय प्रकृतयः सहिताः सर्वनागरैः
Thus, the king was deeply pained at the loss of the Pandavas; he summoned his ministers together with all the citizens.
कारुण्यादेव पाञ्चालः प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा
Out of compassion, the Panchala king then spoke these words.
चिन्तयामि दिवारात्रमर्जुनं प्रति बान्धवाः। भ्रातृभिः सहितो मात्रा सोऽदह्यत हुताशने
Day and night I worry about Arjuna, my kinsman, who, along with his brothers and mother, was burned in the fire.
किमाश्चर्यमितो लोके कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः। मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञो लोकेषु किं करिष्यामि सांप्रतं
What wonder is there in this world? For time is insurmountable. Now that my promise has become false among people, what am I to do?
अन्तर्गतेन दुःखेन दह्यमानो दिवानिशम्। याजोपयाजौ सत्कृत्य याचितौ तौ मयाऽनघौ
Consumed by inner sorrow day and night, I earnestly sought out Yaja and Upayaja, those faultless ones.
भारद्वाजस्य हन्तारं देवीं चाप्यर्जुनस्य वै। लोकस्तद्वेद यच्चापि तथा याजेन मे श्रुतम्
I asked Yaja and Upayaja to slay Bharadvaja’s killer and Arjuna’s enemy, the goddess herself; the world knows this, and so have I heard from Yaja.
याजेन पुत्रकामीयं हुत्वा चोत्पादिताविमौ। धृष्टद्युम्नश्च कृष्णा च मम तुष्टिकरावुभौ
Desiring a son, I performed a sacrifice with Yaja, and from it these two were born—Dhrishtadyumna and Krishna—both bringing me satisfaction.
किं करिष्यामि ते नष्टाः पाण्डवाः पृथया सह
What am I to do? The Pandavas are lost, along with Pritha.
दृष्ट्वा शोचन्तमत्यर्थं पाञ्चालमिदमब्रवीत्। पुरोधाः सत्वसंपन्नः सम्यग्विद्याविशेषवित्
Seeing the king of Panchala grieving so deeply, the wise and virtuous priest, learned in all knowledge, spoke to him.