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वैशंपायन उवाच दारुकोऽपि कुरून्गत्वा दृष्ट्वा पार्थान्महारथान् आचष्ट मौसले वृष्णीनन्योन्येनोपसंहृतान्
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said Meanwhile Daruka, going to the Kurus and seeing those powerful car warriors, viz., the sons Pritha, informed them of how the Vrishnis had killed one another with iron bolts.
श्रुत्वा विनष्टान्वार्ष्णेयान्सभोजकुकुरान्धकान् पाण्डवाः शोकसंतप्ता वित्रस्तमनसोऽभवन्
M. N. Dutt: Hearing that the Vrishnis along with the Bhojas and Andhakas and Kukuras had all been killed, the Pandavas, burning with grief, became highly moved.
ततोऽर्जुनस्तानामन्त्र्य केशवस्य प्रियः सखा प्रययौ मातुलं द्रष्टुं नेदमस्तीति चाब्रवीत्
M. N. Dutt: Then the Arjuna, the dear friend of Keshava, bidding them farewell, started for seeing his maternal uncle. He said that destruction would soon overtake every thing.
स वृष्णिनिलयं गत्वा दारुकेण सह प्रभो ददर्श द्वारकां वीरो मृतनाथामिव स्त्रियम्
M. N. Dutt: Proceeding to the city of the Vrishnis with Daruka in his company, O powerful king, that hero saw that the city of Dwraka looked liked a women left of her husband.
याः स्म ता लोकनाथेन नाथवत्यः पुराभवन् तास्त्वनाथास्तदा नाथं पार्थं दृष्ट्वा विचुक्रुशुः
M. N. Dutt: Those ladies who had, before this, the very Lord of the universe for their protector, were now lordless. Seeing that Partha, had come for protecting them, they all bewailed aloud.
Supplementary Passages:
16.6.5 For 5cd, D1 subst.: *34 अर्जुनं ताः स्म नाथं च दृष्ट्वानाथं विचुक्रुशुः
षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणि वासुदेवपरिग्रहः तासामासीन्महान्नादो दृष्ट्वैवार्जुनमागतम्
M. N. Dutt: Sixteen thousand ladies had been wedded to Vasudeva. Indeed, as soon as they beheld Arjuna arrive, they uttered a loud cry of sorrow.
तास्तु दृष्ट्वैव कौरव्यो बाष्पेण पिहितोऽर्जुनः हीनाः कृष्णेन पुत्रैश्च नाशकत्सोऽभिवीक्षितुम्
M. N. Dutt: As soon as the Kuru prince met those beautiful ladies deprived of the protection of Krishna and of their sons as well he was unable to look at them, vision being obstructed by tears.
तां स वृष्ण्यन्धकजलां हयमीनां रथोडुपाम् वादित्ररथघोषौघां वेश्मतीर्थमहाग्रहाम्
AI Translation: That water of the Vrishni and Andhaka clans, with horses and fish, with chariots and sandbanks, With the noise of musical instruments and chariots, with houses and sacred places and great planets,
रत्नशैवलसंघाटां वज्रप्राकारमालिनीम् रथ्यास्रोतोजलावर्तां चत्वरस्तिमितह्रदाम्
AI Translation: Surrounded by a wall of jewels and seaweed, with a row of diamond ramparts, With the currents of the streets as whirlpools, and the crossroads as still lakes,
रामकृष्णमहाग्राहां द्वारकासरितं तदा कालपाशग्रहां घोरां नदीं वैतरणीमिव
AI Translation: The great river of Dvārakā, which was held by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, was like the terrible river Vaitaraṇī, which is held by the noose of time.
तां ददर्शार्जुनो धीमान्विहीनां वृष्णिपुंगवैः गतश्रियं निरानन्दां पद्मिनीं शिशिरे यथा
M. N. Dutt: Indeed, the son of Vasava, gifted with great intelligence, beheld the city to look even thus, reft as it was of the Vrishni heroes.
तां दृष्ट्वा द्वारकां पार्थस्ताश्च कृष्णस्य योषितः सस्वनं बाष्पमुत्सृज्य निपपात महीतले
M. N. Dutt: Shorn of beauty, and perfectly cheerless, it presented the aspect of a lotus flower in the season of winter. Seeing the sight that Dwraka presented, and seeing the numerous wives of Krishna, Arjuna bewailed aloud with eyes bathed in tears and fell down on the earth.
सात्राजिती ततः सत्या रुक्मिणी च विशां पते अभिपत्य प्ररुरुदुः परिवार्य धनंजयम्
M. N. Dutt: Then Satya the daughter of Satrajit, and Rukmini too, O king, fell down beside Dhananjaya and bewailed.
ततस्ताः काञ्चने पीठे समुत्थायोपवेश्य च अब्रुवन्त्यो महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे
M. N. Dutt: Raising him then they caused him to be seated on a golden seat. The ladies sat around that great one, giving expression to their feelings.
ततः संस्तूय गोविन्दं कथयित्वा च पाण्डवः आश्वास्य ताः स्त्रियश्चापि मातुलं द्रष्टुमभ्यगात्
M. N. Dutt: Praising Govinda and talking with the ladies, the son of Pandu comforted them and then proceeded to see his maternal uncle.