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Library: Focus shifts to snake sacrifice of Janamejaya. Snakes give inadequate suggestions on overcoming the danger.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
मातुः सकाशात्तं शापं श्रुत्वा पन्नगसत्तमः। वासुकिश्चिन्तयामास शापोऽयं न भवेत्कथम् ॥१-३३-१॥
mātuḥ sakāśāttaṃ śāpaṃ śrutvā pannagasattamaḥ। vāsukiścintayāmāsa śāpo'yaṃ na bhavetkatham ॥1-33-1॥
[मातुः (mātuḥ) - of mother; सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from presence; तं (taṃ) - that; शापं (śāpaṃ) - curse; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पन्नगसत्तमः (pannagasattamaḥ) - best of serpents; वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; अयम् (ayam) - this; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - become; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(Having heard that curse from the presence of his mother, the best of serpents, Vasuki, thought, "How might this curse not come to be?")
Upon hearing the curse from his mother, Vasuki, the chief of serpents, pondered on how the curse might be averted.
ततः स मन्त्रयामास भ्रातृभिः सह सर्वशः। ऐरावतप्रभृतिभिर्ये स्म धर्मपरायणाः ॥१-३३-२॥
tataḥ sa mantrayāmāsa bhrātṛbhiḥ saha sarvaśaḥ। airāvataprabhrtibhirye sma dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ॥1-33-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - consulted; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; ऐरावतप्रभृतिभिः (airāvataprabhrtibhiḥ) - with Airavata and others; ये (ye) - who; स्म (sma) - indeed; धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to righteousness;]
(Then he consulted completely with his brothers, together with Airavata and others, who were indeed devoted to righteousness.)
Then he consulted with his brothers and others like Airavata, who were truly devoted to righteousness.
वासुकिरुवाच॥
vāsukiruvāca॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasuki said:)
Vasuki spoke:
अयं शापो यथोद्दिष्टो विदितं वस्तथानघाः। तस्य शापस्य मोक्षार्थं मन्त्रयित्वा यतामहे ॥१-३३-३॥
ayaṁ śāpo yathoddiṣṭo viditaṁ vastathānaghāḥ। tasya śāpasya mokṣārthaṁ mantrayitvā yatāmahe ॥1-33-3॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; यथोद्दिष्टः (yathoddiṣṭaḥ) - as declared; विदितं (viditaṁ) - known; वः (vaḥ) - to you; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - O sinless ones; तस्य (tasya) - of that; शापस्य (śāpasya) - curse; मोक्षार्थं (mokṣārthaṁ) - for liberation; मन्त्रयित्वा (mantrayitvā) - after consulting; यतामहे (yatāmahe) - we shall endeavor;]
(This curse, as declared, is known to you thus, O sinless ones. For the liberation from that curse, after consulting, we shall endeavor.)
This curse, as declared, is known to you, O sinless ones. We shall endeavor for the liberation from that curse after consulting.
सर्वेषामेव शापानां प्रतिघातो हि विद्यते। न तु मात्राभिशप्तानां मोक्षो विद्येत पन्नगाः ॥१-३३-४॥
sarveṣāmeva śāpānāṃ pratighāto hi vidyate। na tu mātrābhiśaptānāṃ mokṣo vidyeta pannagāḥ ॥1-33-4॥
[सर्वेषामेव (sarveṣāmeva) - of all; indeed; शापानां (śāpānāṃ) - of curses; प्रतिघातो (pratighāto) - counteraction; हि (hi) - indeed; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मात्राभिशप्तानां (mātrābhiśaptānāṃ) - of those cursed by their mothers; मोक्षो (mokṣo) - liberation; विद्येत (vidyeta) - exists; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents;]
(Indeed, a counteraction to all curses exists; but for those cursed by their mothers, liberation does not exist, O serpents.)
There is a remedy for all curses, but not for those cursed by their mothers, O serpents.
अव्ययस्याप्रमेयस्य सत्यस्य च तथाग्रतः। शप्ता इत्येव मे श्रुत्वा जायते हृदि वेपथुः ॥१-३३-५॥
avyayasyāprameyasya satyasya ca tathāgrataḥ। śaptā ityeva me śrutvā jāyate hṛdi vepathuḥ ॥1-33-5॥
[अव्ययस्य (avyayasya) - of the immutable; अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable; सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of the truth; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; शप्ता (śaptā) - cursed; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - my; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; जायते (jāyate) - arises; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; वेपथुः (vepathuḥ) - trembling;]
(Of the immutable, immeasurable, and truth, thus in front, cursed thus indeed my having heard, arises in the heart trembling.)
Hearing that I am cursed in front of the immutable, immeasurable truth, trembling arises in my heart.
नूनं सर्वविनाशोऽयमस्माकं समुदाहृतः। न ह्येनां सोऽव्ययो देवः शपन्तीं प्रत्यषेधयत् ॥१-३३-६॥
nūnaṃ sarvavināśo'yamasmākaṃ samudāhṛtaḥ। na hyenāṃ so'vyayo devaḥ śpantīṃ pratyaṣedhayat ॥1-33-6॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; सर्वविनाशः (sarvavināśaḥ) - total destruction; अयम् (ayam) - this; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; समुदाहृतः (samudāhṛtaḥ) - is declared; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - for; एनाम् (enām) - her; सः (saḥ) - he; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable; देवः (devaḥ) - god; शपन्तीम् (śpantīm) - cursing; प्रत्यषेधयत् (pratyaṣedhayat) - restrained;]
(Indeed, this total destruction of ours is declared. For the imperishable god did not restrain her cursing.)
Indeed, it is declared that this is our total destruction, for the imperishable god did not stop her from cursing.
तस्मात्संमन्त्रयामोऽत्र भुजगानामनामयम्। यथा भवेत सर्वेषां मा नः कालोऽत्यगादयम् ॥१-३३-७॥
tasmātsanmantrayāmo'tra bhujagānāmanāmayam। yathā bhavet sarveṣāṃ mā naḥ kālo'tyagādayam ॥1-33-7॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; संमन्त्रयामः (sanmantrayāmaḥ) - we shall deliberate; अत्र (atra) - here; भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of the serpents; अनामयम् (anāmayam) - welfare; यथा (yathā) - so that; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; मा (mā) - not; नः (naḥ) - our; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - passes; अयम् (ayam) - this;]
(Therefore, we shall deliberate here for the welfare of the serpents, so that the time does not pass for all of us.)
Therefore, let us deliberate here for the welfare of the serpents, so that time does not pass us by.
अपि मन्त्रयमाणा हि हेतुं पश्याम मोक्षणे। यथा नष्टं पुरा देवा गूढमग्निं गुहागतम् ॥१-३३-८॥
api mantrayamāṇā hi hetuṃ paśyāma mokṣaṇe। yathā naṣṭaṃ purā devā gūḍhamagniṃ guhāgatam ॥1-33-8॥
[अपि (api) - also; मन्त्रयमाणा (mantrayamāṇā) - deliberating; हि (hi) - indeed; हेतुं (hetuṃ) - reason; पश्याम (paśyāma) - we see; मोक्षणे (mokṣaṇe) - for liberation; यथा (yathā) - as; नष्टं (naṣṭaṃ) - lost; पुरा (purā) - formerly; देवा (devā) - the gods; गूढमग्निं (gūḍhamagniṃ) - hidden fire; गुहागतम् (guhāgatam) - gone into a cave;]
(Also, deliberating indeed, we see the reason for liberation, as the gods formerly found the lost hidden fire gone into a cave.)
Indeed, while deliberating, we perceive the reason for liberation, just as the gods once discovered the hidden fire that was lost and had gone into a cave.
यथा स यज्ञो न भवेद्यथा वापि पराभवेत्। जनमेजयस्य सर्पाणां विनाशकरणाय हि ॥१-३३-९॥
yathā sa yajño na bhavedyathā vāpi parābhavet। janamejayasya sarpāṇāṃ vināśakaraṇāya hi ॥1-33-9॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; स (sa) - that; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; यथा (yathā) - as; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; पराभवेत् (parābhavet) - is defeated; जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of the serpents; विनाशकरणाय (vināśakaraṇāya) - for the destruction; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(As that sacrifice does not happen or is also defeated, indeed for the destruction of the serpents of Janamejaya.)
The sacrifice, intended for the destruction of Janamejaya's serpents, either does not occur or is defeated.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे काद्रवेयाः समागताः। समयं चक्रिरे तत्र मन्त्रबुद्धिविशारदाः ॥१-३३-१०॥
tathetyuktvā tu te sarve kādraveyāḥ samāgatāḥ। samayaṃ cakrire tatra mantrabuddhiviśāradāḥ ॥1-33-10॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā) - thus having spoken; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; काद्रवेयाः (kādraveyāḥ) - descendants of Kadrava; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; समयं (samayaṃ) - agreement; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; तत्र (tatra) - there; मन्त्रबुद्धिविशारदाः (mantrabuddhiviśāradāḥ) - wise in counsel;]
(Thus having spoken, but they all, the descendants of Kadrava, assembled. They made an agreement there, wise in counsel.)
Thus, having spoken, all the descendants of Kadrava gathered there and made an agreement, being wise in counsel.
एके तत्राब्रुवन्नागा वयं भूत्वा द्विजर्षभाः। जनमेजयं तं भिक्षामो यज्ञस्ते न भवेदिति ॥१-३३-११॥
eke tatrābruvannāgā vayaṃ bhūtvā dvijarṣabhāḥ| janamejayaṃ taṃ bhikṣāmo yajñaste na bhavediti ॥1-33-11॥
[एके (eke) - some; तत्र (tatra) - there; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; वयम् (vayam) - we; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - best of the twice-born; जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya; तम् (tam) - him; भिक्षामः (bhikṣāmaḥ) - we beg; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Some serpents there said, "We, having become the best of the twice-born, beg Janamejaya that your sacrifice may not be.")
Some serpents there proposed, "Let us transform into the best of the twice-born and beg Janamejaya so that his sacrifice does not occur."
अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागास्तत्र पण्डितमानिनः। मन्त्रिणोऽस्य वयं सर्वे भविष्यामः सुसंमताः ॥१-३३-१२॥
apare tvabruvannāgāstatra paṇḍitamāninaḥ। mantriṇo'sya vayaṃ sarve bhaviṣyāmaḥ susammatāḥ ॥1-33-12॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तु (tu) - but; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; तत्र (tatra) - there; पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - considering themselves wise; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; अस्य (asya) - of him; वयम् (vayam) - we; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भविष्यामः (bhaviṣyāmaḥ) - shall become; सुसंमताः (susammatāḥ) - highly esteemed;]
(Others, but the serpents there, considering themselves wise, said: "We all shall become his highly esteemed ministers.")
The other serpents, considering themselves wise, said that they would all become his highly esteemed ministers.
स नः प्रक्ष्यति सर्वेषु कार्येष्वर्थविनिश्चयम्। तत्र बुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामो यथा यज्ञो निवर्तते ॥१-३३-१३॥
sa naḥ prakṣyati sarveṣu kāryeṣvarthaviniścayam। tatra buddhiṃ pravakṣyāmo yathā yajño nivartate ॥1-33-13॥
[स (sa) - he; नः (naḥ) - us; प्रक्ष्यति (prakṣyati) - will ask; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - actions; अर्थविनिश्चयम् (arthaviniścayam) - decision of purpose; तत्र (tatra) - there; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - intelligence; प्रवक्ष्यामः (pravakṣyāmaḥ) - we will explain; यथा (yathā) - as; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases;]
(He will ask us about the decision of purpose in all actions. There, we will explain the intelligence as the sacrifice ceases.)
He will inquire from us about the determination of purpose in all actions. There, we shall explain the wisdom as the ritual comes to an end.
स नो बहुमतान्राजा बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमतां वरः। यज्ञार्थं प्रक्ष्यति व्यक्तं नेति वक्ष्यामहे वयम् ॥१-३३-१४॥
sa no bahumatān rājā buddhvā buddhimatāṃ varaḥ। yajñārthaṃ prakṣyati vyaktaṃ neti vakṣyāmahe vayam ॥1-33-14॥
[स (sa) - he; नः (naḥ) - us; बहुमतान् (bahumatān) - respected; राजा (rājā) - king; बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood; बुद्धिमतां (buddhimatāṃ) - of the wise; वरः (varaḥ) - best; यज्ञार्थं (yajñārtham) - for the purpose of sacrifice; प्रक्ष्यति (prakṣyati) - will ask; व्यक्तं (vyaktaṃ) - clearly; न (na) - not; इति (iti) - thus; वक्ष्यामहे (vakṣyāmahe) - we will say; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(He, the respected king, having understood, the best of the wise, will clearly ask us for the purpose of sacrifice, thus we will say not.)
The respected king, known for his wisdom, will inquire clearly for the purpose of the sacrifice, and we shall respond accordingly, saying no.
दर्शयन्तो बहून्दोषान्प्रेत्य चेह च दारुणान्। हेतुभिः कारणैश्चैव यथा यज्ञो भवेन्न सः ॥१-३३-१५॥
darśayanto bahūndoṣānpretya ceha ca dāruṇān। hetubhiḥ kāraṇaiścaiva yathā yajño bhavenna saḥ ॥1-33-15॥
[दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - showing; बहून् (bahūn) - many; दोषान् (doṣān) - faults; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; च (ca) - and; दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - terrible; हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - with reasons; कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - with causes; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - so that; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Showing many faults, both here and after death, with terrible reasons and causes, so that the sacrifice may not become.)
They show many faults, both in this life and after death, with terrible reasons and causes, ensuring that the sacrifice does not occur.
अथवा य उपाध्यायः क्रतौ तस्मिन्भविष्यति। सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञो राजकार्यहिते रतः ॥१-३३-१६॥
athavā ya upādhyāyaḥ kratau tasminbhaviṣyati। sarpasatravidhānajño rājakāryahite rataḥ ॥1-33-16॥
[अथवा (athavā) - or; यः (yaḥ) - who; उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - teacher; क्रतौ (kratau) - in the sacrifice; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञः (sarpasatravidhānajñaḥ) - knower of snake sacrifice rituals; राजकार्यहिते (rājakāryahite) - for the benefit of the king's work; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged;]
(Or, the teacher who will be in that sacrifice, knower of snake sacrifice rituals, engaged for the benefit of the king's work.)
Alternatively, the teacher who will be present in that sacrifice is knowledgeable in snake sacrifice rituals and is dedicated to the benefit of the king's duties.
तं गत्वा दशतां कश्चिद्भुजगः स मरिष्यति। तस्मिन्हते यज्ञकरे क्रतुः स न भविष्यति ॥१-३३-१७॥
taṁ gatvā daśatāṁ kaścidbhujagaḥ sa mariṣyati. tasminhate yajñakare kratuḥ sa na bhaviṣyati ॥1-33-17॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; दशतां (daśatāṁ) - bitten; कश्चित् (kaścit) - some; भुजगः (bhujagaḥ) - serpent; स (sa) - he; मरिष्यति (mariṣyati) - will die; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - killed; यज्ञकरे (yajñakare) - sacrificer; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice; स (sa) - it; न (na) - not; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Having gone, some serpent will bite that one, he will die. In that killed sacrificer, the sacrifice will not be.)
After going there, a certain serpent will bite him, and he will die. If the sacrificer is killed, the sacrifice will not take place.
ये चान्ये सर्पसत्रज्ञा भविष्यन्त्यस्य ऋत्विजः। तांश्च सर्वान्दशिष्यामः कृतमेवं भविष्यति ॥१-३३-१८॥
ye cānye sarpasatrajñā bhaviṣyantyasya ṛtvijaḥ। tāṃśca sarvāndaśiṣyāmaḥ kṛtamevaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥1-33-18॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; सर्पसत्रज्ञाः (sarpasatrajñāḥ) - snake-sacrifice-knowers; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; अस्य (asya) - of this; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; दशिष्यामः (daśiṣyāmaḥ) - we will kill; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एवम् (evam) - thus; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Those who are the knowers of the snake sacrifice and will be the priests of this, we will kill them all; thus it will be done.)
Those who are knowledgeable about the snake sacrifice and will serve as priests, we will kill them all; thus it shall be accomplished.
तत्रापरेऽमन्त्रयन्त धर्मात्मानो भुजङ्गमाः। अबुद्धिरेषा युष्माकं ब्रह्महत्या न शोभना ॥१-३३-१९॥
tatrāpare'mantrayanta dharmātmāno bhujaṅgamāḥ। abuddhireṣā yuṣmākaṃ brahmahatyā na śobhanā ॥1-33-19॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपरे (apare) - others; अमन्त्रयन्त (amantrayanta) - consulted; धर्मात्मानः (dharmātmānaḥ) - righteous ones; भुजङ्गमाः (bhujaṅgamāḥ) - serpents; अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - foolishness; एषा (eṣā) - this; युष्माकं (yuṣmākaṃ) - your; ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - killing of a Brahmin; न (na) - not; शोभना (śobhanā) - good;]
(There, others, the righteous serpents, consulted: "This is your foolishness; killing of a Brahmin is not good.")
There, the righteous serpents among them consulted and said, "This act of yours is foolish; killing a Brahmin is not a commendable deed."
सम्यक्सद्धर्ममूला हि व्यसने शान्तिरुत्तमा। अधर्मोत्तरता नाम कृत्स्नं व्यापादयेज्जगत् ॥१-३३-२०॥
samyaksaddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntiruttamā. adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnaṃ vyāpādayejjagat ॥1-33-20॥
[सम्यक् (samyak) - correct; सद्धर्म (saddharma) - true dharma; मूला (mūlā) - rooted; हि (hi) - indeed; व्यासने (vyasane) - in adversity; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme; अधर्म (adharma) - unrighteousness; उत्तरता (uttaratā) - excess; नाम (nāma) - by name; कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire; व्यापादयेत् (vyāpādayet) - destroys; जगत् (jagat) - world;]
(Indeed, peace rooted in correct true dharma is supreme in adversity. Unrighteousness, by name excess, destroys the entire world.)
Indeed, peace that is rooted in the correct and true dharma is supreme in times of adversity. Unrighteousness, known as excess, can destroy the entire world.
अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागाः समिद्धं जातवेदसम्। वर्षैर्निर्वापयिष्यामो मेघा भूत्वा सविद्युतः ॥१-३३-२१॥
apare tvabruvannāgāḥ samiddhaṃ jātavedasam। varṣairnirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ ॥1-33-21॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तु (tu) - but; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; समिद्धं (samiddhaṃ) - kindled; जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - fire; वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - with rains; निर्वापयिष्यामः (nirvāpayiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall extinguish; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming; सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - with lightning;]
(Others, however, the serpents said, "We shall extinguish the kindled fire by becoming clouds with lightning and rains.")
The serpents, on the other hand, declared that they would transform into clouds with lightning and rain to put out the blazing fire.
स्रुग्भाण्डं निशि गत्वा वा अपरे भुजगोत्तमाः। प्रमत्तानां हरन्त्वाशु विघ्न एवं भविष्यति ॥१-३३-२२॥
srugbhāṇḍaṃ niśi gatvā vā apare bhujagottamāḥ। pramattānāṃ harantvāśu vighna evaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥1-33-22॥
[स्रुग्भाण्डं (srugbhāṇḍaṃ) - sacrificial vessel; निशि (niśi) - at night; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; वा (vā) - or; अपरे (apare) - others; भुजगोत्तमाः (bhujagottamāḥ) - best of serpents; प्रमत्तानां (pramattānāṃ) - of the careless; हरन्तु (harantu) - may take away; आशु (āśu) - quickly; विघ्नः (vighnaḥ) - obstacle; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(The best of serpents, having gone at night, may take away the sacrificial vessel of the careless quickly, thus the obstacle will be.)
The best of serpents might stealthily take away the sacrificial vessel at night from the careless ones, thus creating an obstacle.
यज्ञे वा भुजगास्तस्मिञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। जनं दशन्तु वै सर्वमेवं त्रासो भविष्यति ॥१-३३-२३॥
yajñe vā bhujagāstasmiñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ| janaṃ daśantu vai sarvamevaṃ trāso bhaviṣyati ॥1-33-23॥
[यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; वा (vā) - or; भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; जनम् (janam) - people; दशन्तु (daśantu) - may bite; वै (vai) - indeed; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एवम् (evam) - thus; त्रासः (trāsaḥ) - fear; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(In the sacrifice or serpents there by hundreds and then by thousands may bite people indeed all thus fear will be.)
In the sacrifice, serpents by the hundreds and thousands may bite all the people, and thus fear will arise.
अथवा संस्कृतं भोज्यं दूषयन्तु भुजङ्गमाः। स्वेन मूत्रपुरीषेण सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना ॥१-३३-२४॥
athavā saṃskṛtaṃ bhojyaṃ dūṣayantu bhujaṅgamāḥ। svena mūtrapurīṣeṇa sarvabhojyavināśinā ॥1-33-24॥
[अथवा (athavā) - or; संस्कृतं (saṃskṛtaṃ) - prepared; भोज्यं (bhojyaṃ) - food; दूषयन्तु (dūṣayantu) - may spoil; भुजङ्गमाः (bhujaṅgamāḥ) - serpents; स्वेन (svena) - with their own; मूत्रपुरीषेण (mūtrapurīṣeṇa) - urine and feces; सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना (sarvabhojyavināśinā) - destroyer of all food;]
(Or, let the serpents spoil the prepared food with their own urine and feces, destroyer of all food.)
Alternatively, let the serpents ruin the prepared food with their own waste, destroying all that is edible.
अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र ऋत्विजोऽस्य भवामहे। यज्ञविघ्नं करिष्यामो दीयतां दक्षिणा इति ॥ वश्यतां च गतोऽसौ नः करिष्यति यथेप्षितम् ॥१-३३-२५॥
apare tvabruvaṃstatra ṛtvijo'sya bhavāmahe| yajñavighnaṃ kariṣyāmo dīyatāṃ dakṣiṇā iti ॥ vaśyatāṃ ca gato'sau naḥ kariṣyati yathepsitam ॥1-33-25॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तु (tu) - but; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests; अस्य (asya) - of him; भवामहे (bhavāmahe) - we become; यज्ञविघ्नं (yajñavighnaṃ) - sacrifice-obstacle; करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will do; दीयतां (dīyatāṃ) - let it be given; दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - gift; इति (iti) - thus; वश्यतां (vaśyatāṃ) - control; च (ca) - and; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; असौ (asau) - he; नः (naḥ) - our; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; यथा (yathā) - as; इप्षितम् (ipṣitam) - desired;]
(Others, however, said there, "We become his priests. We will cause an obstacle to the sacrifice. Let the gift be given." And he, having gone under control, will do as desired by us.)
Others there said, "We will become his priests and create an obstacle to the sacrifice. Let the gift be given." He has gone under control and will act as we desire.
अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र जले प्रक्रीडितं नृपम्। गृहमानीय बध्नीमः क्रतुरेवं भवेन्न सः ॥१-३३-२६॥
apare tvabruvaṃstatra jale prakrīḍitaṃ nṛpam। gṛhamānīya badhnīmaḥ kraturevaṃ bhavenna saḥ ॥1-33-26॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तु (tu) - but; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; जले (jale) - in water; प्रक्रीडितं (prakrīḍitaṃ) - playing; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; गृहम् (gṛham) - home; आनीय (ānīya) - bringing; बध्नीमः (badhnīmaḥ) - we bind; क्रतु (kratu) - sacrifice; एवम् (evam) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Others, however, said there, 'The king is playing in the water. Bringing him home, we bind him; thus the sacrifice does not become.')
Others, however, said there, 'The king is playing in the water. Let us bring him home and bind him; thus the sacrifice will not be completed.'
अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र नागाः सुकृतकारिणः। दशामैनं प्रगृह्याशु कृतमेवं भविष्यति ॥ छिन्नं मूलमनर्थानां मृते तस्मिन्भविष्यति ॥१-३३-२७॥
apare tvabruvaṃstatra nāgāḥ sukṛtakāriṇaḥ। daśāmainaṃ pragṛhyāśu kṛtamevaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥ chinnaṃ mūlamanarthānāṃ mṛte tasminbhaviṣyati ॥1-33-27॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तु (tu) - but; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; सुकृतकारिणः (sukṛtakāriṇaḥ) - doers of good deeds; दशाम् (daśām) - condition; एनम् (enam) - this one; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized; आशु (āśu) - quickly; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एवम् (evam) - thus; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut off; मूलम् (mūlam) - root; अनर्थानाम् (anarthānām) - of troubles; मृते (mṛte) - dead; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Others, however, said there, "The serpents, doers of good deeds, having seized this one, his condition will quickly be done thus. The root of troubles will be cut off when he is dead.")
Others, however, said there that the serpents, who are doers of good deeds, will quickly seize this one and his condition will be resolved. The root of troubles will be cut off when he is dead.
एषा वै नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिः सर्वेषामेव संमता। यथा वा मन्यसे राजंस्तत्क्षिप्रं संविधीयताम् ॥१-३३-२८॥
eṣā vai naiṣṭhikī buddhiḥ sarveṣāmeva saṁmatā। yathā vā manyase rājanstatkṣipraṁ saṁvidhīyatām ॥1-33-28॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - ultimate; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - certainly; संमता (saṁmatā) - approved; यथा (yathā) - as; वा (vā) - or; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly; संविधीयताम् (saṁvidhīyatām) - be arranged;]
(This indeed is the ultimate intelligence approved by all. As you think, O king, let that be quickly arranged.)
This is the ultimate decision accepted by everyone. O king, let it be arranged quickly as you deem fit.
इत्युक्त्वा समुदैक्षन्त वासुकिं पन्नगेश्वरम्। वासुकिश्चापि सञ्चिन्त्य तानुवाच भुजङ्गमान् ॥१-३३-२९॥
ityuktvā samudaikṣanta vāsukiṃ pannageśvaram। vāsukiścāpi sañcintya tānuvāca bhujaṅgamān ॥1-33-29॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; समुदैक्षन्त (samudaikṣanta) - looked at; वासुकिम् (vāsukim) - Vasuki; पन्नगेश्वरम् (pannageśvaram) - lord of serpents; वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having considered; तान् (tān) - them; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भुजङ्गमान् (bhujaṅgamān) - serpents;]
(Thus having spoken, they looked at Vasuki, the lord of serpents. And Vasuki, having considered, said to the serpents.)
After speaking thus, they gazed at Vasuki, the king of serpents. Vasuki, after contemplating, addressed the serpents.
नैषा वो नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्मता कर्तुं भुजङ्गमाः। सर्वेषामेव मे बुद्धिः पन्नगानां न रोचते ॥१-३३-३०॥
naiṣā vo naiṣṭhikī buddhirmatā kartuṃ bhujaṅgamāḥ। sarveṣāmeva me buddhiḥ pannagānāṃ na rocate ॥1-33-30॥
[नैषा (naiṣā) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - final; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; मता (matā) - considered; कर्तुम् (kartuṃ) - to do; भुजङ्गमाः (bhujaṅgamāḥ) - serpents; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - my; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; पन्नगानाम् (pannagānām) - of serpents; न (na) - not; रोचते (rocate) - pleases;]
(This final intelligence of yours, considered to be done by the serpents, indeed my intelligence of all serpents does not please.)
This final decision of yours, made by the serpents, does not please me at all.
किं त्वत्र संविधातव्यं भवतां यद्भवेद्धितम्। अनेनाहं भृशं तप्ये गुणदोषौ मदाश्रयौ ॥१-३३-३१॥
kiṁ tvatra saṁvidhātavyaṁ bhavatāṁ yadbhavedhitam। anenāhaṁ bhṛśaṁ tapye guṇadoṣau madāśrayau ॥1-33-31॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; तु (tu) - but; अत्र (atra) - here; संविधातव्यम् (saṁvidhātavyam) - to be arranged; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; यत् (yat) - which; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; अनेन (anena) - by this; अहम् (aham) - I; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; तप्ये (tapye) - am tormented; गुणदोषौ (guṇadoṣau) - virtue and vice; मत् (mat) - my; आश्रयौ (āśrayau) - dependent;]
(What, however, should be arranged here by you that would be beneficial? By this, I am greatly tormented, as virtue and vice are dependent on me.)
What should be done here that would be beneficial for you? I am greatly troubled by this, as both virtue and vice depend on me.
