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ततः प्रव्यथितात्मासौ पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः । ममार तं मृतं दृष्ट्वा देवापिः संश्रितो वनम्॥५-१४७-२६॥
Thereafter, deeply distressed and overwhelmed by grief for his son, the king died; seeing him dead, Devāpi withdrew to the forest.
english translation
बाह्लीको मातुलकुले त्यक्त्वा राज्यं व्यवस्थितः । पितृभ्रातॄन्परित्यज्य प्राप्तवान्पुरमृद्धिमत्॥५-१४७-२७॥
Bāhlīka, having relinquished the kingdom, took up residence in his maternal uncle’s lineage; abandoning his father and brothers, he reached a prosperous city.
english translation
बाह्लीकेन त्वनुज्ञातः शंतनुर्लोकविश्रुतः । पितर्युपरते राजन्राजा राज्यमकारयत्॥५-१४७-२८॥
With Bāhlīka’s consent, Śaṃtanu—renowned in the world—assumed the kingship, O king, when his father had passed away.
english translation
तथैवाहं मतिमता परिचिन्त्येह पाण्डुना । ज्येष्ठः प्रभ्रंशितो राज्याद्धीनाङ्ग इति भारत॥५-१४७-२९॥
In the same way, I too was set aside from the kingdom here, after deliberation by the prudent Pāṇḍu, because I was the elder but physically impaired, O Bhārata.
english translation
पाण्डुस्तु राज्यं संप्राप्तः कनीयानपि सन्नृपः । विनाशे तस्य पुत्राणामिदं राज्यमरिंदम । मय्यभागिनि राज्याय कथं त्वं राज्यमिच्छसि॥५-१४७-३०॥
Yet Pāṇḍu, though younger, obtained the kingdom, O subduer of foes. If his sons were to be eliminated, this kingdom would follow that outcome; but when I am not allotted a share in the sovereignty, how can you seek the kingdom?
english translation