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वासुदेव उवाच । भीष्मेणोक्ते ततो द्रोणो दुर्योधनमभाषत । मध्ये नृपाणां भद्रं ते वचनं वचनक्षमः॥५-१४६-१॥
Vāsudeva said: After Bhīṣma had spoken, Droṇa—skilled in measured speech—addressed Duryodhana in the midst of the kings: “May it be well with you; hear a statement fit to be spoken.”
english translation
प्रातीपः शंतनुस्तात कुलस्यार्थे यथोत्थितः । तथा देवव्रतो भीष्मः कुलस्यार्थे स्थितोऽभवत्॥५-१४६-२॥
Pratīpa and Śaṃtanu, dear one, rose up for the sake of the lineage as circumstances required; likewise Devavrata—Bhīṣma—remained steadfast for the sake of the lineage.
english translation
ततः पाण्डुर्नरपतिः सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रियः । राजा कुरूणां धर्मात्मा सुव्रतः सुसमाहितः॥५-१४६-३॥
Thereafter Pāṇḍu—the lord of men—true to his pledges and self-controlled, became king of the Kurus: righteous in disposition, firm in vows, and steadily composed.
english translation
ज्येष्ठाय राज्यमददाद्धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते । यवीयसस्तथा क्षत्तुः कुरुवंशविवर्धनः॥५-१४६-४॥
He granted the sovereignty to the elder, the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra; and likewise made provision for the younger brother, Vidura the chamberlain—thus promoting the prosperity of the Kuru lineage.
english translation
ततः सिंहासने राजन्स्थापयित्वैनमच्युतम् । वनं जगाम कौरव्यो भार्याभ्यां सहितोऽनघ॥५-१४६-५॥
Then, O king, having installed him firmly upon the throne, the Kaurava (Pāṇḍu) departed for the forest together with his two wives, O blameless one.
english translation