Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.2
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15.2.1
एवं सम्पूजितो राजा पाण्डवैरंबिकासुतः ।
विजहार यथापूर्वमृषिभिः पर्युपस्थितः ॥ १५.२.१ ॥
Thus honored by the Pāṇḍavas, the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Ambikā, went about as before, surrounded by sages.
15.2.2
ब्रह्मदेयाग्रहारांश्च प्रददौ स कुरूद्वहः ।
तच्च कुन्तीसुतो राजा सर्वमेवान्वमोदत ॥ १५.२.२ ॥
That best of the Kurus gave brahmin gift-lands and agrahāra villages, and the king, son of Kuntī, approved all of it.
15.2.3
आनृशंस्यपरो राजा प्रीयमाणो युधिष्ठिरः ।
उवाच स तदा भ्रातॄनमात्यांश्च महीपतिः।
मया चैव भवद्भिश्च मान्य एष नराधिपः ॥ १५.२.३ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the king intent on kindness, pleased, then spoke to his brothers and ministers: "This lord of men is to be honored by me and by all of you."
15.2.4
निदेशे धृतराष्ट्रस्य यस्तिष्ठति स मे सुहृत् ।
विपरीतश्च मे शत्रुर्नियम्यश्च भवेन्नरः ॥ १५.२.४ ॥
The man who abides under the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra is my friend; the one who is opposed to me is my enemy, and he should be restrained.
15.2.5
परिवृत्तेषु चाहःसु पुत्राणां श्राद्धकर्मणि ।
ददौ च राजा वित्तानि यावदस्य चिकीर्षितम् ॥ १५.२.५ ॥
When the days of the funeral rites for the sons had passed, the king gave wealth as much as he intended.
15.2.6
ततः स राजा कौरव्यो धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथार्हेभ्यो ददौ वित्तान्यनेकशः ॥ १५.२.६ ॥
Then that descendant of the Kurus, the great-hearted king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, gave wealth in many ways to worthy brahmins.
15.2.7
धर्मिराजश्च भीमश्च सव्यसाची यमावपि ।
तत्सर्वमन्ववर्तन्त धृतराष्ट्रव्यपेक्षया ॥ १५.२.७ ॥
King Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira), Bhīma, Savyasācin (Arjuna), and the twins as well followed all of it, out of regard for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
15.2.8
कथं नु राजा वृद्धः स पुत्रपौत्रवधार्दितः ।
शोकमस्मत्कृतं प्राप्यि न म्रियेतेति चिन्त्य ते ॥ १५.२.८ ॥
How could this aged king, tormented by the slaying of his sons and grandsons, obtain the grief we caused and not die? Thinking thus, they were anxious.
15.2.9
यावद्धि कुरुवीरस्य जीवत्पुत्रस्य वै सुखम् ।
तावत्सुखमवाप्नोति भोगांश्चैव व्यवस्थितान् ॥ १५.२.९ ॥
As long as the living son of the Kuru hero lives, so long does he obtain happiness, and the enjoyments that are assigned to him.
15.2.10
ततस्ते सहिताः पञ्च भ्रातरः पाण्डुनन्दनाः ।
तथाशीलाः समातस्थुर्धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासने ॥ १५.२.१० ॥
Then those five sons of Pāṇḍu, together and of such conduct, stood ready under the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
15.2.11
धृतराष्ट्रश्च तान्सर्वान्विनीतान्नियमे स्थितान् ।
शिष्यवृत्तिं समापन्नान्गुरुवत्प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ १५.२.११ ॥
And Dhṛtarāṣṭra received all of them, humble, steadfast in discipline, and having taken up the conduct of students, as a teacher would.
15.2.12
गान्धारी चैव पुत्राणां विविधैः श्राद्धकर्मभिः ।
आनृण्यमगमत्कामान्विप्रेभ्यः प्रतिपाद्य सा ॥ १५.२.१२ ॥
Gāndhārī too, by performing various funeral rites for her sons and giving desired gifts to the brahmins, attained freedom from debt.
15.2.13
एवं धर्मभृतांश्रेष्ठो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितो धीमान्पूजयामासं तं नृपम् ॥ १५.२.१३ ॥
Thus Yudhiṣṭhira, the dharma-king, best of those who uphold dharma, wise, together with his brothers, honored that king.
15.2.14
स राजा सुमहातेजा वृद्धः कुरुकुलोद्वहः ।
न ददर्श तदा किञ्चिदप्रियं पाण्डुनन्दने ॥ १५.२.१४ ॥
That king, of great splendor, aged, bearer of the Kuru lineage, then saw nothing unpleasant in the sons of Pāṇḍu.
15.2.15
वर्तमानेषु सद्वृत्तिं पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ।
प्रीतिमानभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रोंऽबिकासुतिः ॥ १५.२.१५ ॥
As the great-souled Pāṇḍavas lived in upright conduct, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Ambikā, was pleased.
15.2.16
सौबलेयी च गान्धारी पुत्रशोकमपास्य तम् ।
सदैव प्रीतिमत्यासीत्तनयेषु निजेष्विव ॥ १५.२.१६ ॥
And Gāndhārī, daughter of Subala, having set aside her grief for her sons, was always affectionate toward them as though they were her own.
15.2.17
प्रियाण्येव तु कौरव्यो नाप्रियाणि कुरूद्वहः ।
वैचित्रवीर्य नृपतौ समाचरत सर्वदा ॥ १५.२.१७ ॥
That Kaurava, bearer of the Kurus, always did only agreeable things for the king, son of Vicitravīrya, and never disagreeable ones.
15.2.18
यद्यद्ब्रूते च किञ्चित्स धृतराष्ट्रो जनाधिपः ।
गुरु वा लघु वा कार्यं गान्धारी च तपस्विनी ॥ १५.२.१८ ॥
Whatever the lord of people, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, said — whether a weighty or a light task — Gāndhārī, the ascetic, also carried it out.
15.2.19
तं स राजा महाराज पाण्डवानां धुरंधरः ।
पूजयित्वा वचस्तत्तदकार्षीत्परवीरहा ॥ १५.२.१९ ॥
Great king, that king, the upholder of the Pāṇḍavas, honored each of his words and acted accordingly; he was the slayer of enemy heroes.
15.2.20
तेन तस्याभवत्प्रीतो वृत्तेन स नराधिपः ।
अन्वतप्यत संस्मृत्य पुत्रं तं मन्दचेतसम् ॥ १५.२.२० ॥
Pleased by his conduct, that king nevertheless grieved, remembering his dull-minded son.
15.2.21
सदा च प्रातरुत्थाय कृतजप्यः शुचिर्नृपः ।
आशास्ते पाण्डुपुत्राणां समरेष्वपराजयम् ॥ १५.२.२१ ॥
Always rising at dawn, having recited prayers and purified himself, the king wished the sons of Pāṇḍu unconquered in battle.
15.2.22
ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्तिवाच्याथ हुत्वा चैव हुताशनम् ।
आयूंषि पाण्डुपुत्राणामाशंसत नराधिपः ॥ १५.२.२२ ॥
Then the king, having brahmins recite the blessings and offering oblations into the fire, wished long life for the sons of Pāṇḍu.
15.2.23
न तां प्रीतिं परामाप पुत्रेभ्यः स तदा पुरा ।
यां प्रीतिं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यः सदाऽवाप नराधिपः। ॥ १५.२.२३ ॥
Formerly he had never gained from his own sons that supreme delight which he always obtained from the sons of Pāṇḍu.
15.2.24
ब्राह्मणानां यथा वृत्तः क्षत्रियाणां यथाविधः ।
तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घानामभवत्स प्रियस्तदा ॥ १५.२.२४ ॥
As was his conduct toward the brahmins, and as was his lawful conduct toward the kshatriyas, so then he became dear also to the groups of vaishyas and shudras.
15.2.25
यच्च किञ्चित्तदा पापं धृतराष्ट्रसुतैः कृतम् ।
अकृत्वा हृदि तत्पापं तं नृपं सोन्ववर्तत ॥ १५.२.२५ ॥
Whatever wrong the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra had done at that time, he did not keep it in his heart, and he attended upon that king.
15.2.26
यः कश्चिदपि यत्किञ्चित्प्रमादादंबिकासुते ।
कुरुते द्वेष्यतामेति स कौन्तेयस्य धीमतः ॥ १५.२.२६ ॥
Whoever, through carelessness, does anything at all against the son of Ambikā becomes an object of hatred to the wise son of Kuntī.
15.2.27
न राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य न च दुर्योधनस्य वै ।
उवाच दुष्कृतं कश्चिद्युधिष्ठिरभयान्नरः ॥ १५.२.२७ ॥
Concerning King Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Duryodhana, no man out of fear of Yudhiṣṭhira spoke of any wrongdoing.
15.2.28
धृत्या तुष्टो नरेन्द्रः स गान्धारी विदुरस्तथा ।
अजातशत्रोर्वृत्तेन न तु भीमस्य पार्थिवः ॥ १५.२.२८ ॥
That lord of men was pleased by Yudhiṣṭhira's steadfastness; Gāndhārī and Vidura were likewise pleased by the conduct of Ajātaśatru, but the king was not pleased with Bhīma.
15.2.29
अन्ववर्तत भीमोपि निश्चितो धर्मजं नृपम् ।
धृतराष्ट्रं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य सदा भवति दुर्मनाः ॥ १५.२.२९ ॥
Bhīma also, resolute, followed the king born of dharma; but seeing Dhṛtarāṣṭra he was always troubled in mind.
15.2.30
राजानमनुवर्तन्त धर्मपुत्रममित्रहा ।
अन्ववर्तत संक्रुद्धो हृदयेन पराङ्मुखः ॥ १५.२.३० ॥
The slayer of enemies followed the king, the son of dharma; he, enraged, followed with his heart turned away.