Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 16.8
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16.8.1
एवमुक्तः स बीभत्सुर्मातुलेनि परंतप ।
दुर्मना दीनवदनो वसुदेवमुवाच ह ॥ १६.८.१ ॥
Thus addressed by his maternal uncle, Bībhatsu (Arjuna), O scorcher of foes, downcast in mind and with a sorrowful face, spoke to Vasudeva.
16.8.2
नाहं वृष्णिप्रवीरेण बन्धुभिश्चैव मातुल ।
विहीनां पृथिवीं द्रष्टुं शक्तश्चिरमिह प्रभो ॥ १६.८.२ ॥
I am not able to look upon this earth for long, here, O uncle, O lord, bereft of the foremost hero of the Vṛṣṇis and of our kinsmen.
16.8.3
राजा च भीमसेनश्च सहदेवश्च पाण्डवः ।
नकुलो याज्ञसेनी च षडेकमनसो वयम् ॥ १६.८.३ ॥
The king (Yudhiṣṭhira), Bhīmasena, Sahadeva, the Pāṇḍava Nakula, and Yājñasenī (Draupadī) — we six are of one mind.
16.8.4
राज्ञः संक्रमणे चापि कामोऽयं नित्यमेव हि ।
तमिमं विद्धि सम्प्राप्तं कालं कालविदांवर ॥ १६.८.४ ॥
Even at the king's passing away, this desire is always present. O best of those who know time, know that this has now come as the time.
16.8.5
सर्वथा वृष्णिदारांस्तु बालं वृद्धं तथैव च ।
नयिष्ये परिगृह्याहमिन्द्रप्रस्थमरिंदम ॥ १६.८.५ ॥
In every way I will take the women of the Vṛṣṇis, and the young and the old too, under my protection and lead them to Indraprastha, O subduer of foes.
16.8.6
इत्युक्त्वा दारुकमिदं वाक्यमाह धनंजयः ।
अमात्यान्वृष्णिवीराणां द्रष्टुमिच्छामि माचिरम् ॥ १६.८.६ ॥
Having spoken thus, Dhanaṃjaya said these words to Dāruka: I wish to see the ministers of the Vṛṣṇi heroes without delay.
16.8.7
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं सुधर्मां यादवीं सभाम् ।
प्रविवेशार्जुनः शूरः शोचमानो महाभुजः ॥ १६.८.७ ॥
Having spoken thus, the heroic, mighty-armed Arjuna, grieving, entered the Sudharmā assembly hall of the Yādavas.
16.8.8
तमासनगतं तत्र सर्वाः प्रकृतयस्तथा ।
ब्राह्मणा नागरास्तत्र परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥ १६.८.८ ॥
There, the seated Arjuna was surrounded and attended upon by all the subjects, the brahmins and the townspeople.
16.8.9
तान्दीनमनसः सर्वान्विमूढान्गतचेतसः ।
उवाचेदं वचः काले पार्थो दीनतरस्तथा ॥ १६.८.९ ॥
To all of them, sorrowful at heart, bewildered and dazed, Pārtha, even more wretched, spoke these words at the right time.
16.8.10
शक्रप्रस्थमहं नेष्ये पृष्णन्धकजनं स्वयम् ।
इदं तु नगरं सर्वं समुद्रः प्लावयिष्यति ॥ १६.८.१० ॥
I myself shall lead the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka people to Śakraprastha; the ocean will flood this entire city.
16.8.11
सज्जीकुरुत यानानि रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
वज्रोऽयं भवतां राजा शक्रप्रस्थे भविष्यति ॥ १६.८.११ ॥
Prepare vehicles and various jewels; this Vajra will be your king in Śakraprastha.
16.8.12
सप्तमे दिवसे चैव रवौ विमल उद्गते ।
बहिर्वत्स्यामहे सर्वे सज्जीभावत माचिरम् ॥ १६.८.१२ ॥
On the seventh day, when the clear sun has risen, we shall all dwell outside the city; be ready without delay.
16.8.13
इत्युक्तास्तेन ते सर्वे पार्थेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।
सज्जमाशु ततश्चक्रुः स्वसिद्ध्यर्थं समुत्सुकाः ॥ १६.८.१३ ॥
Thus addressed by Pārtha, whose deeds were effortless, they all, eager, quickly made ready for their own success.
16.8.14
तां रात्रिमवसत्पार्थः केशवस्य निवेशने ।
महता शोकमोहेन सहसाऽभिपरिप्लुतः ॥ १६.८.१४ ॥
That night Pārtha dwelt in Keśava's residence, suddenly overwhelmed by great grief and bewilderment.
16.8.15
श्वोभूतेऽथ ततः शौरिर्वसुदेवः प्रतापवान् ।
युक्त्वाऽऽत्मानं महातेजा जगाम गतिमुत्तमां ॥ १६.८.१५ ॥
Then, when morning came, Śauri Vasudeva, mighty and of great brilliance, composed himself and departed on the supreme path.
16.8.16
ततः शब्दो महानासीद्वसुदेवनिवेशने ।
दारुणः क्रोशतीनां च रुदतीनां च योषिताम् ॥ १६.८.१६ ॥
Then a great and dreadful sound arose in Vasudeva's residence, of the women crying out and weeping.
16.8.17
प्रकीर्णमूर्धजाः सर्वा विमुक्ताभरणस्रजः ।
उरांसि पाणिभिर्घ्नन्त्यो व्यलपन्तकरुणं स्त्रियः। ॥ १६.८.१७ ॥
With hair flung loose and ornaments and garlands cast off, all the women struck their breasts with their hands and lamented piteously.
16.8.18
तं देवकी च भद्रा च रोहिणी मदिरा तथा ।
अन्वारोढुं व्यवसिता भर्तारं योषितां वराः ॥ १६.८.१८ ॥
Devakī, Bhadrā, Rohiṇī and Madirā as well, the best of women, resolved to mount the pyre after their husband.
16.8.19
ततः शौरिं नृयुक्तेन बहुमूल्येन भारत ।
यानेन महता पार्थो बहिर्निष्क्रामयत्तदा ॥ १६.८.१९ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, Pārtha had Śauri carried out in a great, costly vehicle drawn by men.
16.8.20
तमन्वयुस्तत्रतत्रं दुःखसोकसमन्विताः ।
द्वारकावासिनः सर्वे पौरजानपदा हिताः ॥ १६.८.२० ॥
Filled with sorrow and grief, all the residents of Dvārakā, city and country folk alike, followed him here and there as well-wishers.
16.8.21
तस्याश्वमेधिकं छत्रं दीप्यमानाश्च पावकाः ।
पुरस्तात्तस्य यानस्य याजकाश्च ततो ययुः ॥ १६.८.२१ ॥
Before that vehicle went his horse-sacrifice parasol, the blazing sacrificial fires, and the priests.
16.8.22
अनुजग्मुश्च तं वीरं देव्यस्ता वै स्वलङ्कृताः ।
स्त्रीसहस्रैः परिवृता वधूभिश्च सहस्रशः ॥ १६.८.२२ ॥
The queens, richly adorned, followed that hero, surrounded by thousands of women and thousands of brides.
16.8.23
यस्तु देशः प्रियस्तस्य जीवतोऽभून्महात्मनः ।
तत्रैनमुपसंकल्प्य वितृमेधं प्रचक्रिरे ॥ १६.८.२३ ॥
To the place that had been dear to that great-souled one while he was alive, they brought him and there performed the vitṛmedha, the funeral sacrifice.
16.8.24
तं चिताग्निगतं वीरं शूरपुत्रं वराङ्गनाः ।
ततोन्वारुरुहुः पत्न्यश्चतस्रः पतिलोकगाः ॥ १६.८.२४ ॥
Behind that hero, the son of Śūra, laid upon the pyre, four excellent women, bound for their husband's world, mounted the fire.
16.8.25
तं वै चतसृभिः स्त्रीभिरन्वितं पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
अदाहयच्चन्दनैश्च गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि ॥ १६.८.२५ ॥
The son of Pāṇḍu had him, accompanied by those four women, burned with sandalwood and fragrances of many kinds.
16.8.26
ततः प्रादुरभूच्छब्दः समिद्धस्य विभावसोः ।
सामगानां च निर्घोषो नराणां रुदतामपि ॥ १६.८.२६ ॥
Then arose the crackling of the blazing fire, the chanting of the Sāma hymns, and the wailing of the weeping men.
16.8.27
ततो वज्रप्रधानास्ते वृष्ण्यन्धककुमारकाः ।
सर्वे चैवोदकं चक्रुः स्त्रियश्चैव महात्मनः। ॥ १६.८.२७ ॥
Then all the princes of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, chief among them Vajra, and the women of the great-souled one performed the water offering.
16.8.28
अलुप्तधर्मस्तं धर्मं कारयित्वा स फल्गुनः ।
जगाम वृष्णयो यत्र विनष्टा भरतर्षभ ॥ १६.८.२८ ॥
Phālguna, who never let duty lapse, having had that rite performed, O bull of the Bharatas, went to the place where the Vṛṣṇis lay destroyed.
16.8.29
स तान्दृष्ट्वा निपतितान्कदने भृशदुःखितः ।
बभूवातीव कौरव्यः प्राप्तकालं चकार ह ॥ १६.८.२९ ॥
Seeing them fallen in the slaughter, the Kaurava was exceedingly grieved, and at the proper time he performed what was due.
16.8.30
यथाप्रधानतश्चैव चक्रे सर्वास्तथा क्रियाः ।
ये हता ब्रह्मशापेन मुसलैरेरकोद्भवैः ॥ १६.८.३० ॥
According to their rank he performed all the rites for all of them, those slain by the Brahmin's curse with clubs born of the eraka grass.
16.8.31
ततो भगवतो देहं दृष्ट्वा शिष्यः प्रलप्य च ।
स्मृत्वा तद्वचनं सर्वं मोहशोकोपबृंहितः ॥ १६.८.३१ ॥
Then, seeing the body of the venerable one, the disciple lamented; recalling all his words, he was overwhelmed with delusion and sorrow.
16.8.32
ततः शरीरे रामस्य वासुदेवस्य चोभयोः ।
अन्वीक्ष्य दाहयामास पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः ॥ १६.८.३२ ॥
Then, looking upon the bodies of both Rāma and Vāsudeva, he had them burned by trusted attendants.
16.8.33
स तेषां विधिवत्कृत्वा प्रेतकार्याणि पाण्डवः ।
सप्तमे दिवसे प्रायाद्रथमारुह्य सत्वरः ॥ १६.८.३३ ॥
The Pāṇḍava, having performed their funeral rites according to rule, on the seventh day mounted his chariot and set out swiftly.
16.8.34
अश्वयुक्तै रथैश्चापि गोखरोष्ट्रयुतैरपि ।
स्त्रियस्ता वृष्णिवीराणां रुदन्त्यः शोककर्शिताः ॥ १६.८.३४ ॥
In chariots yoked with horses, and also in carts yoked with oxen, donkeys and camels, the women of the Vṛṣṇi heroes went, weeping, wasted by sorrow.
16.8.35
अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं पाण्डुपुत्रं धनंजयम् ।
भृत्याश्चान्धकवृष्णीनां सादिनो रथिनश्च ये ॥ १६.८.३५ ॥
The servants of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis — the horsemen and charioteers — followed the great-souled son of Pāṇḍu, Dhanaṃjaya.
16.8.36
वीरहीना वृद्धबालाः पौरजानपदास्तथा ।
ययुस्ते परिवार्याथ कलत्रं पार्थशासनात् ॥ १६.८.३६ ॥
The old and the children, bereft of heroes, and the townsfolk and countryfolk likewise, at Pārtha's command set out, surrounding the women.
16.8.37
कुञ्जरैश्च गजारोहा ययुः शैलनिर्भस्तथा ।
सपादरक्षैः संयुक्ताः सोत्तरायुधिका ययुः ॥ १६.८.३७ ॥
Elephant-riders on elephants, and warriors like mountains, went forth; those accompanied by foot-soldier guards, and those bearing upper garments and weapons, went forth.
16.8.38
पुत्राश्चान्धकवृष्णीनां सर्वे पार्थमनुव्रताः ।
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चैव महाधनाः ॥ १६.८.३८ ॥
All the sons of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis were devoted followers of Arjuna; brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras too, who were very wealthy.
16.8.39
दश षट् च सहस्राणि वासुदेवावरोधनम् ।
पुरस्कृत्य ययुर्वज्रं पौत्रं कृष्णस्य धीमतः ॥ १६.८.३९ ॥
Sixteen thousand women of Vāsudeva's inner quarters, placing Vajra, the grandson of the wise Kṛṣṇa, in front, went forth.
16.8.40
बहूनि च सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च ।
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकस्त्रीणां हतनाथानि निर्ययुः ॥ १६.८.४० ॥
Many thousands, hundreds of thousands and millions of the women of the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, whose lords had been slain, went out.
16.8.41
तत्सागरसमप्रख्यं वृष्णिचक्रं महर्द्धिमत् ।
उवाह रथिनांश्रेष्ठः पार्थः परपुरंजयः ॥ १६.८.४१ ॥
That host of the Vṛṣṇis, like the ocean and very prosperous, was conveyed away by Pārtha, best of charioteers, conqueror of enemy cities.
16.8.42
निर्याते तु जने तस्मिन्सागरो मकरालयः ।
द्वारकां रत्नसंपूर्णां जलेनाप्लावयत्तदा ॥ १६.८.४२ ॥
When the people had departed, the ocean, abode of sea-monsters, then flooded Dvārakā, filled with jewels, with its waters.
16.8.43
यद्यद्धि पुरुषव्याघ्रो भूमेस्तस्या व्यमुञ्चत ।
तत्तत्संप्लावयामास सलिलेन स सागरः ॥ १६.८.४३ ॥
Whatever the tiger among men (Arjuna) rescued from that land, the ocean flooded it all with water.
16.8.44
तदद्भुतमभिप्रेक्ष्य द्वारकावासिनो जनाः ।
तूर्णात्तूर्णतरं जग्मुरहो दैवमिति ब्रुवन् ॥ १६.८.४४ ॥
Seeing that marvel, the people of Dvārakā fled ever more swiftly, crying, 'Alas, this is fate!'
16.8.45
काननेषु च रम्येषु पर्वतेषु नदीषु च ।
निवसन्नानयामास वृष्णिदारान्धनंजयः ॥ १६.८.४५ ॥
Settling in pleasant forests, mountains and along rivers, Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) brought away the women of the Vṛṣṇi clan.
16.8.46
स पञ्चनदमासाद्य धीमानतिसमृद्धिमत् ।
देशे गोपशुधान्याढ्ये निवासमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥ १६.८.४६ ॥
That wise lord reached the land of five rivers and made his home in that very prosperous region, rich in cattle, livestock and grain.
16.8.47
ततो लोभः समभवद्दस्यूनां निहतेश्वराः ।
दृष्ट्वा स्त्रियो नीयमानाः पार्थेनैकेन भारत ॥ १६.८.४७ ॥
Then greed arose in the robbers whose leaders had been slain, O Bhārata, when they saw the women being led away by Pārtha (Arjuna) alone.
16.8.48
ततस्ते पापकर्माणो लोभोपहतचेतसः ।
आभीरा मन्त्रयामासुः समेत्याशुभदर्शनाः ॥ १६.८.४८ ॥
Then those evil-doers, their minds ruined by greed, the ill-favoured Ābhīras, gathered together and took counsel.
16.8.49
अयमेकोऽर्जुनो धन्वी वृद्धबालं हतेश्वरम् ।
नयत्यस्मानतिक्रम्य् योधाश्चेमे हतौजसः ॥ १६.८.४९ ॥
This lone archer Arjuna is leading away the old men and children whose lord has been slain; passing even us, these warriors have been deprived of their strength.
16.8.50
ततो यष्टिप्रहरणा दस्यवस्ते सहस्रशः ।
अभ्यधावन्त वृष्णीनां तं जनं लोप्त्रहारिणः ॥ १६.८.५० ॥
Then those robbers, armed with clubs, by the thousand rushed upon that people of the Vṛṣṇis, these thieves of plunder.
16.8.51
महता सिंहनादेन त्रासयन्तः पृथग्जनम् ।
अभिपेतुर्धनार्थं ते कालपर्यायचोदिताः ॥ १६.८.५१ ॥
Terrifying the common people with a great lion-roar, they fell upon them for the sake of wealth, driven by the turning of time.
16.8.52
ततो निवृत्तः कौन्तेयः सहसा सपदानुगः ।
उवाच तान्महाबाहुरर्जुनः प्रहसन्निव ॥ १६.८.५२ ॥
Then Arjuna, son of Kuntī, suddenly turned back with his foot soldiers following, and the mighty-armed one spoke to them as if laughing.
16.8.53
निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञा यदि जीवितुमिच्छथ ।
इदानीं शरनिर्भिन्नाः शोचध्वं निहता मया ॥ १६.८.५३ ॥
If you wish to live, O you who know not dharma, turn back; now, pierced by arrows and slain by me, you will grieve.
16.8.54
तथोक्तास्तेन वीरेणि कदर्तीकृत्य तद्वचः ।
अभिपेतुर्जनं मूढा वार्यमाणाः पुनःपुनः ॥ १६.८.५४ ॥
Though so addressed by that hero, treating his words with contempt, the deluded men rushed upon the people, though forbidden again and again.
16.8.55
ततोऽर्जुनो धनुर्दिव्यं गाण्डीवमजरं महत् ।
कआरोपयितुमारेभे यत्नादिव कथञ्चन ॥ १६.८.५५ ॥
Then Arjuna began to string the divine, undecaying, great Gāṇḍīva bow, as if with difficulty somehow.
16.8.56
चकार सज्यं कृच्छ्रेणि सम्भ्रमे तुमुले सति ।
चिन्तयामास शस्त्राणि न च सस्मार तान्यपि ॥ १६.८.५६ ॥
Amid agitation and great tumult, he strung it with difficulty; he thought of the weapons, but could not remember them.
16.8.57
वैकृतं तन्महद्दृष्ट्वा भुजवीर्य तथा युधि ।
दिव्यानां च महास्त्राणां विनाशाद्व्रीडितोऽभवत् ॥ १६.८.५७ ॥
Seeing that altered state of his arm-strength in battle and the destruction of the divine great missiles, he became ashamed.
16.8.58
वृष्णियोधाश्च ते सर्वे गजाश्वरथयोधिनः ।
न शेकुरावर्तयितुं ह्रियमाणं स्वकं धनम् ॥ १६.८.५८ ॥
All the Vṛṣṇi warriors, the elephant, horse and chariot fighters, could not turn back their own wealth as it was being carried off.
16.8.59
कलत्रस्य बहुत्वाद्धि सम्पतन्सु ततस्ततः ।
प्रयत्नमकरोत्पार्थो जनस्य परिरक्षणे ॥ १६.८.५९ ॥
Because of the great number of women scattering here and there, Pārtha made an effort to protect the people.
16.8.60
मिषतां सर्वयोधानां ततस्ताः प्रमदोत्तमाः ।
समन्ततोवकृष्यन्त कामाच्चान्याः प्रवव्रजुः ॥ १६.८.६० ॥
While all the warriors looked on, those excellent women were dragged away on every side, and others went off of their own desire.
16.8.61
ततो गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः शरैः पार्थो धनंजयः ।
जघान दस्यून्सोद्वेगो वृष्णिभृत्यैः सहस्रशः ॥ १६.८.६१ ॥
Then with arrows loosed from the Gāṇḍīva, Pārtha Dhanaṃjaya, troubled in mind, struck down thousands of robbers together with the servants of the Vṛṣṇis.
16.8.62
क्षणेन तस्य ते राजन्क्षयं जग्मुरजिह्मगाः ।
अक्षया हि पुरा भूत्वा क्षीणाः क्षतजभोजनाः ॥ १६.८.६२ ॥
O king, in an instant those straight-flying arrows were used up; though they had once been inexhaustible, they were worn away by feeding on blood.
16.8.63
स शरक्षयमासाद्य दुःखशोकसमाहतः ।
धनुष्कोट्या तदा दस्यूनवधीत्पाकशासनिः ॥ १६.८.६३ ॥
Having met with the exhaustion of his arrows, struck by sorrow and grief, the son of Indra then slew the robbers with the tip of his bow.
16.8.64
प्रेक्षतस्त्वेव पार्थस्य वृष्ण्यन्धकवरस्त्रियः ।
जग्मुरादाय ते म्लेच्छाः समन्ताज्जनमेजय ॥ १६.८.६४ ॥
Even as Pārtha watched, O Janamejaya, those barbarians seized the excellent women of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans on every side and carried them away.
16.8.65
धनंजयस्तु दैवं तन्मनसाऽचिन्तयत्प्रभुः ।
दुःखसोकसमाविष्टो निःश्वासपरमोऽभवत् ॥ १६.८.६५ ॥
But Dhanaṃjaya, the mighty one, pondered that fate in his mind; beset by sorrow and grief, he gave himself over to deep sighs.
16.8.66
अस्त्राणां च प्रणाशेन बाहुवीर्यस्य च क्षयात् ।
धनुषश्चाविधेयत्वाच्छराणां संक्षयेण च ॥ १६.८.६६ ॥
From the disappearance of the divine weapons, from the decline of the might of his arms, from the bow no longer being under his control, and from the exhaustion of the arrows—
16.8.67
बभूव विमनाः पार्थो दैवमित्युनुचिन्तयन् ।
न्यवर्तत ततो राजन्नेदमस्तीति चिन्तयन् ॥ १६.८.६७ ॥
Arjuna became downcast, repeatedly reflecting, "This is fate." Then, O king, thinking "This is all that remains," he turned back.
16.8.68
ततः शेषं समादाय कलत्रस्य महामतिः ।
हृतभूयिष्ठरत्नस्य कुरुक्षेत्रमवातरत् ॥ १६.८.६८ ॥
Then the wise-minded one, whose jewels had for the most part been seized, took up the remaining women and came down to Kurukṣetra.
16.8.69
युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते वंशकर्तॄन्कुमारकान् ।
न्यवेशयत कौरव्यस्तत्रतत्र धनंजयः ॥ १६.८.६९ ॥
With Yudhiṣṭhira's consent, Dhanaṃjaya, the Kaurava, settled the young princes who would carry on the lineage here and there.
16.8.70
हार्दिक्यतनयं पार्थो नगरे मृत्तिकावते ।
अश्वपतिं खाण्डवारण्ये राज्ये तत्र न्येवशयत्।
भोजराजकलत्रं च हृतशेषं नरोत्तमः ॥ १६.८.७० ॥
Arjuna settled the son of Hārdikya in the city of Mṛttikāvatī, and Aśvapati in the kingdom of the Khāṇḍava forest; the best of men also established there the remaining wives of the Bhoja king.
16.8.71
तथा वृद्धांश्च बालांश्च स्त्रियश्चादाय पाण्डवः ।
वीरैर्विहीनान्सर्वांस्ताञ्शक्रप्रस्थे न्यवेशयत् ॥ १६.८.७१ ॥
Likewise the Pāṇḍava, taking the elders, the children and the women, settled them all, bereft of their heroes, at Indraprastha.
16.8.72
यौयुधानिं सरस्वत्याः पुत्रं सात्यकिनः प्रियम् ।
न्यवेशयत धर्मात्मा वृद्धबालपुरस्कृतम् ॥ १६.८.७२ ॥
The righteous-souled one settled there Yauyudhāni, the beloved son of Sātyaki and of Sarasvatī, with the elders and children placed before him.
16.8.73
इन्द्रप्रस्थे ददौ राज्यं व्रज्राय परवीरहा ।
वज्रेणाक्रूरदारास्तु वार्यमाणाः प्रवव्रजुः ॥ १६.८.७३ ॥
The slayer of enemy heroes gave the kingdom of Indraprastha to Vajra. Though restrained, the wives of Akrūra went forth with Vajra.
16.8.74
रुक्मिणी त्वथ गान्धारी शैब्दा हैमवतीत्यपि ।
देवी जींबवती चैव विविशुर्जातवेदसम् ॥ १६.८.७४ ॥
Rukmiṇī, Gāndhārī, Śaibyā, Haimavatī, and the queen Jāmbavatī too entered the fire.
16.8.75
सत्यभामा तथैवान्या देव्यः कृष्णस्य सम्मताः ।
वनं प्रविविशू राजंस्तापस्ये कृतनिश्चयाः ॥ १६.८.७५ ॥
Satyabhāmā and the other queens esteemed by Kṛṣṇa, O king, resolved on asceticism and entered the forest.
16.8.76
द्वारकावासिनो ये पुरुषाः पार्थमभ्ययुः ।
यथार्हं संविभज्यैनान्वज्रे पर्यददज्जयः ॥ १६.८.७६ ॥
The men of Dvārakā who approached Pārtha were duly divided by Jaya (Arjuna) and handed over to Vajra.
16.8.77
स तत्कृत्वा प्राप्तकालं बाष्णेणापिहितोऽर्जुनः ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं ददर्शासीनमाश्रमे ॥ १६.८.७७ ॥
Having done this, when the appointed time came, Arjuna, choked with tears, saw Vyāsa Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana seated in the hermitage.