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Library:Kadru and Vinita bet on the colour of Ucchaihshrava tail. Kadru makes a plan to deceive Vinita.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातममृतं मथितं यथा। यत्र सोऽश्वः समुत्पन्नः श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः ॥१-१८-१॥
etatte sarvamākhyātamamṛtaṃ mathitaṃ yathā। yatra so'śvaḥ samutpannaḥ śrīmānatulavikramaḥ ॥1-18-1॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar; मथितम् (mathitam) - churned; यथा (yathā) - as; यत्र (yatra) - where; सः (saḥ) - that; अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of incomparable valor;]
(This all has been told to you, how the nectar was churned, where that horse of incomparable valor and glory arose.)
This has all been explained to you, how the nectar was churned and where the glorious horse of incomparable valor emerged.
यं निशाम्य तदा कद्रूर्विनतामिदमब्रवीत्। उच्चैःश्रवा नु किंवर्णो भद्रे जानीहि माचिरम् ॥१-१८-२॥
yaṁ niśāmya tadā kadrūrvīnatāmidamabravīt. uccaiḥśravā nu kiṁvarṇo bhadre jānīhi māciram ॥1-18-2॥
[यं (yaṁ) - which; निशाम्य (niśāmya) - having heard; तदा (tadā) - then; कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadru; विनताम् (vinatām) - to Vinata; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; उच्चैःश्रवा (uccaiḥśravā) - Uccaiḥśravā; नु (nu) - indeed; किंवर्णः (kiṁvarṇaḥ) - what color; भद्रे (bhadre) - O dear; जानीहि (jānīhi) - know; माचिरम् (māciram) - without delay;]
(Having heard this, Kadru then said to Vinata: "O dear, know without delay what color Uccaiḥśravā is.")
Upon hearing this, Kadru said to Vinata, "Dear, quickly find out the color of Uccaiḥśravā."
विनतोवाच॥
vinatovāca॥
[विनता (vinatā) - Vinata; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vinata said:)
Vinata said:
श्वेत एवाश्वराजोऽयं किं वा त्वं मन्यसे शुभे। ब्रूहि वर्णं त्वमप्यस्य ततोऽत्र विपणावहे ॥१-१८-३॥
śveta evāśvarājo'yaṃ kiṃ vā tvaṃ manyase śubhe। brūhi varṇaṃ tvamapyasya tato'tra vipaṇāvahe ॥1-18-3॥
[श्वेत (śveta) - white; एव (eva) - indeed; अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - horse king; अयम् (ayam) - this; किम् (kim) - what; वा (vā) - or; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मन्यसे (manyase) - think; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; वर्णम् (varṇam) - color; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - of this; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अत्र (atra) - here; विपणावहे (vipaṇāvahe) - to the market;]
(White indeed is this horse king, or what do you think, O auspicious one? Tell the color, you also of this, then here to the market.)
This horse king is indeed white, or what do you think, O auspicious one? Tell me the color, you also, of this, then we shall take it to the market.
कद्रूरुवाच॥
kadrūruvāca॥
[कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadru; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kadru said:)
Kadru spoke:
कृष्णवालमहं मन्ये हयमेनं शुचिस्मिते। एहि सार्धं मया दीव्य दासीभावाय भामिनि ॥१-१८-४॥
kṛṣṇavālamahaṃ manye hayamenaṃ śucismite। ehi sārdhaṃ mayā dīvya dāsībhāvāya bhāmini ॥1-18-4॥
[कृष्णवालम् (kṛṣṇavālam) - black horse; अहम् (aham) - I; मन््ये (manye) - think; हयम् (hayam) - horse; एनम् (enam) - this; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O fair-smiling one; एहि (ehi) - come; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; मया (mayā) - with me; दीव्य (dīvya) - play; दासीभावाय (dāsībhāvāya) - to servitude; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady;]
(I think this black horse, O fair-smiling one. Come play with me together, O beautiful lady, to servitude.)
I believe this is a black horse, O fair-smiling one. Come and play with me, O beautiful lady, in servitude.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवं ते समयं कृत्वा दासीभावाय वै मिथः। जग्मतुः स्वगृहानेव श्वो द्रक्ष्याव इति स्म ह ॥१-१८-५॥
evaṃ te samayaṃ kṛtvā dāsībhāvāya vai mithaḥ। jagmatuḥ svagṛhāneva śvo drakṣyāva iti sma ha ॥1-18-5॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ते (te) - they; समयम् (samayam) - agreement; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; दासीभावाय (dāsībhāvāya) - for servitude; वै (vai) - indeed; मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually; जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - went; स्वगृहानेव (svagṛhāneva) - to their own homes; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; द्रक्ष्याव (drakṣyāva) - we shall see; इति (iti) - thus; स्म (sma) - indeed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus, having made an agreement for servitude indeed mutually, they went to their own homes, saying, "We shall see tomorrow indeed.")
Thus, having mutually agreed to servitude, they returned to their homes, saying, "We shall see each other tomorrow."
ततः पुत्रसहस्रं तु कद्रूर्जिह्मं चिकीर्षती। आज्ञापयामास तदा वाला भूत्वाञ्जनप्रभाः ॥१-१८-६॥
tataḥ putrasahasraṃ tu kadrūrjihmaṃ cikīrṣatī. ājñāpayāmāsa tadā vālā bhūtvāñjanaprabhāḥ ॥1-18-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुत्रसहस्रं (putrasahasraṃ) - thousand sons; तु (tu) - but; कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadru; जिह्मं (jihmaṃ) - crooked; चिकीर्षती (cikīrṣatī) - wishing to do; आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - ordered; तदा (tadā) - then; वाला (vālā) - hair; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; अञ्जनप्रभाः (añjanaprabhāḥ) - black-colored;]
(Then Kadru, wishing to do something crooked, ordered her thousand sons, "Become black-colored hairs.")
Then Kadru, desiring to deceive, commanded her thousand sons to become black-colored hairs.
आविशध्वं हयं क्षिप्रं दासी न स्यामहं यथा। तद्वाक्यं नान्वपद्यन्त ताञ्शशाप भुजङ्गमान् ॥१-१८-७॥
āviśadhvaṃ hayaṃ kṣipraṃ dāsī na syāmahaṃ yathā| tadvākyaṃ nānvapadyanta tāñśaśāpa bhujaṅgamān ॥1-18-7॥
[आविशध्वं (āviśadhvaṃ) - enter; हयं (hayaṃ) - horse; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; दासी (dāsī) - servant; न (na) - not; स्याम (syāma) - become; अहम् (aham) - I; यथा (yathā) - so that; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; न (na) - not; अन्वपद्यन्त (anvapadyanta) - followed; तान् (tān) - them; शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; भुजङ्गमान् (bhujaṅgamān) - serpents;]
(Enter the horse quickly so that I do not become a servant. They did not follow that statement, and she cursed the serpents.)
Enter the horse quickly so that I do not become a servant. When they did not follow that statement, she cursed the serpents.
सर्पसत्रे वर्तमाने पावको वः प्रधक्ष्यति। जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेः पाण्डवेयस्य धीमतः ॥१-१८-८॥
sarpasatre vartamāne pāvako vaḥ pradhakṣyati। janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ pāṇḍaveyasya dhīmataḥ ॥1-18-8॥
[सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the serpent sacrifice; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; पावको (pāvakaḥ) - fire; वः (vaḥ) - you; प्रधक्ष्यति (pradhakṣyati) - will burn; जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage; पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - descendant of Pandu; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(In the ongoing serpent sacrifice, fire will burn you. Of Janamejaya, the royal sage, descendant of Pandu, wise.)
During the ongoing serpent sacrifice, the fire will consume you. This is the sacrifice of Janamejaya, the wise royal sage and descendant of Pandu.
शापमेनं तु शुश्राव स्वयमेव पितामहः। अतिक्रूरं समुद्दिष्टं कद्र्वा दैवादतीव हि ॥१-१८-९॥
śāpam enaṃ tu śuśrāva svayam eva pitāmahaḥ। atikrūraṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ kadrvā daivād atīva hi ॥1-18-9॥
[शापम् (śāpam) - curse; एनम् (enam) - this; तु (tu) - but; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एव (eva) - indeed; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; अतिक्रूरम् (atikrūram) - very cruel; समुद्दिष्टम् (samuddiṣṭam) - assigned; कद्र्वा (kadrvā) - Kadru; दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(The grandfather himself indeed heard this curse, very cruel and assigned by Kadru, extremely by fate indeed.)
The grandfather himself heard this very cruel curse, which was assigned by Kadru, indeed extremely by fate.
सार्धं देवगणैः सर्वैर्वाचं तामन्वमोदत। बहुत्वं प्रेक्ष्य सर्पाणां प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ॥१-१८-१०॥
sārdhaṃ devagaṇaiḥ sarvairvācaṃ tāmanvamodata. bahutvaṃ prekṣya sarpāṇāṃ prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā ॥1-18-10॥
[सार्धं (sārdham) - together with; देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - with the groups of gods; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; वाचं (vācam) - speech; ताम् (tām) - that; अन्वमोदत (anvamodata) - approved; बहुत्वं (bahutvam) - multitude; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; सर्पाणां (sarpāṇām) - of serpents; प्रजानां (prajānām) - of creatures; हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - for the welfare;]
(Together with all the groups of gods, they approved that speech. Seeing the multitude of serpents, for the welfare of the creatures.)
Together with all the groups of gods, they approved that speech, seeing the multitude of serpents and desiring the welfare of the creatures.
तिग्मवीर्यविषा ह्येते दन्दशूका महाबलाः। तेषां तीक्ष्णविषत्वाद्धि प्रजानां च हिताय वै ॥१-१८-११॥
tigmavīryaviṣā hyete dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ। teṣāṃ tīkṣṇaviṣatvāddhi prajānāṃ ca hitāya vai ॥1-18-11॥
[तिग्म (tigma) - sharp; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; विषा (viṣā) - poisonous; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; दन्दशूका (dandaśūkā) - serpents; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very powerful; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; तीक्ष्णविषत्वात् (tīkṣṇaviṣatvāt) - due to sharp poison; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रजानां (prajānāṃ) - of the people; च (ca) - and; हिताय (hitāya) - for the welfare; वै (vai) - certainly;]
(These serpents are indeed sharp in strength and poisonous; due to their sharp poison, they are certainly for the welfare of the people.)
These serpents are indeed very powerful and poisonous; their sharp poison is certainly for the welfare of the people.
प्रादाद्विषहणीं विद्यां काश्यपाय महात्मने ॥१-१८-११॥
prādādviṣahaṇīṃ vidyāṃ kāśyapāya mahātmane ॥1-18-11॥
[प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; विषहणीं (viṣahaṇīṃ) - poison-removing; विद्यां (vidyāṃ) - knowledge; काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kāśyapa; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great soul;]
(Gave poison-removing knowledge to Kāśyapa, the great soul.)
He imparted the knowledge of poison removal to Kāśyapa, the revered sage.
