ततः सत्यवतीं भीष्मः कौसल्यां च यशस्विनीम् ॥
शुभैः पाण्डुजितै रत्नैस् तोषयाम् आस भारत ॥
ननन्द माता कौसल्या तम् अप्रतिमतेजसम् ॥
जयन्तम् इव पौलोमी परिष्वज्य नरर्षभम् ॥
तस्य वीरस्य विक्रान्तैः सहस्रशतदक्षिणैः ॥
अश्वमेधशतैर् ईजे धृतराष्ट्रो महामखैः ॥
tataḥ satyavatīṃ bhīṣmaḥ kausalyāṃ ca yaśasvinīm ||
śubhaiḥ pāṇḍujitai ratnais toṣayām āsa bhārata ||
nananda mātā kausalyā tam apratimatejasam ||
jayantam iva paulomī pariṣvajya nararṣabham ||
tasya vīrasya vikrāntaiḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ ||
aśvamedhaśatair īje dhṛtarāṣṭro mahāmakhaiḥ ||
"Then Bhishma gladdened Satyavati and the illustrious Kausalya, O Bharata, with the fine treasures won by Pandu. Mother Kausalya rejoiced over him, unmatched in splendor, embracing that bull among men as Shachi embraced her son Jayanta. And by that hero's valor, with gifts numbering in the hundreds of thousands, Dhritarashtra performed great sacrifices — hundreds of ashvamedhas."
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Here the fruits of Pandu's valor turn to the joy of the family and to sacrifices. Telling is the comparison of the joy of mother Ambalika (Kausalya) to the joy of Shachi embracing her son Jayanta: maternal love is raised to a heavenly image. Telling too is that it is Dhritarashtra who performs the sacrifices with the wealth Pandu won: what one brother gains serves the piety of the other and of the whole family. Here the right use of wealth is shown — for yajna, sacrifice offered to the gods: what is won by weapons is consecrated by being turned into an offering. Telling also is the generous giving (dakshina) at the sacrifices: a sacrifice without generous gifts to the priests bears no fruit. Thus the scripture shows how worldly valor, directed toward sacrifice and reverence, becomes piety.