01.037
Library: Shringi curses King Parikshit. Father Shamika teaches Shringi on ascetic dharma.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी शृङ्गी कोपसमन्वितः। मृतधारं गुरुं श्रुत्वा पर्यतप्यत मन्युना ॥१-३७-१॥
evamuktaḥ sa tejasvī śṛṅgī kopasamanvitaḥ। mṛtadhāraṃ guruṃ śrutvā paryatapyata manyunā ॥1-37-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; सः (saḥ) - he; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī; कोपसमन्वितः (kopasamanvitaḥ) - filled with anger; मृतधारम् (mṛtadhāram) - deadly curse; गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पर्यतप्यत (paryatapyata) - lamented; मन्युना (manyunā) - with wrath;]
(Thus addressed, the brilliant Śṛṅgī, filled with anger, having heard of the deadly curse on his teacher, lamented with wrath.)
Upon being addressed in this manner, the radiant Śṛṅgī, overwhelmed with anger, lamented with wrath after hearing about the deadly curse on his teacher.
स तं कृशमभिप्रेष्क्य सूनृतां वाचमुत्सृजन्। अपृच्छत कथं तातः स मेऽद्य मृतधारकः ॥१-३७-२॥
sa taṃ kṛśam abhipreṣkya sūnṛtāṃ vācam utsṛjan। apṛcchat kathaṃ tātaḥ sa me'dya mṛtadhārakaḥ ॥1-37-2॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - him; कृशम् (kṛśam) - emaciated; अभिप्रेष्क्य (abhipreṣkya) - having observed; सूनृताम् (sūnṛtām) - pleasant; वाचम् (vācam) - speech; उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - uttering; अपृच्छत (apṛcchat) - asked; कथम् (katham) - how; तातः (tātaḥ) - father; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; मृतधारकः (mṛtadhārakaḥ) - sustaining life;]
(He, having observed him emaciated, uttering pleasant speech, asked, "How, father, is he sustaining my life today?")
He noticed the emaciated state of the person and, speaking kindly, asked, "Father, how is he still sustaining my life today?"
कृश उवाच॥
kṛśa uvāca॥
[कृश (kṛśa) - Krisha; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Krisha said:)
Krisha said:
राज्ञा परिक्षिता तात मृगयां परिधावता। अवसक्तः पितुस्तेऽद्य मृतः स्कन्धे भुजङ्गमः ॥१-३७-३॥
rājñā parikṣitā tāta mṛgayāṃ paridhāvatā। avasaktaḥ pituste'dya mṛtaḥ skandhe bhujaṅgamaḥ ॥1-37-3॥
[राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; परिक्षिता (parikṣitā) - Parikshit; तात (tāta) - O dear; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - in hunting; परिधावता (paridhāvatā) - while roaming; अवसक्तः (avasaktaḥ) - affixed; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; भुजङ्गमः (bhujaṅgamaḥ) - serpent;]
(By the king Parikshit, O dear, while roaming in hunting, affixed on your father's shoulder today is a dead serpent.)
O dear, today a dead serpent is affixed on your father's shoulder while King Parikshit was roaming in the hunt.
शृङ्ग्युवाच॥
śṛṅgyuvāca॥
[शृङ्गि (śṛṅgi) - Śṛṅgi; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śṛṅgi said:)
Śṛṅgi spoke:
किं मे पित्रा कृतं तस्य राज्ञोऽनिष्टं दुरात्मनः। ब्रूहि त्वं कृश तत्त्वेन पश्य मे तपसो बलम् ॥१-३७-४॥
kiṁ me pitrā kṛtaṁ tasya rājño'niṣṭaṁ durātmanaḥ। brūhi tvaṁ kṛśa tattvena paśya me tapaso balam ॥1-37-4॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; मे (me) - my; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done; तस्य (tasya) - his; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; अनिष्टं (aniṣṭaṁ) - undesirable; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; कृश (kṛśa) - thin; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(What has my father done to that king, the wicked one, that is undesirable? Tell me truly, you thin one, see my strength of penance.)
What undesirable act has my father committed against that wicked king? Tell me truthfully, you thin one, and witness the strength of my penance.
कृश उवाच॥
kṛśa uvāca॥
[कृश (kṛśa) - Krisha; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Krisha said:)
Krisha spoke:
स राजा मृगयां यातः परिक्षिदभिमन्युजः। ससार मृगमेकाकी विद्ध्वा बाणेन पत्रिणा ॥१-३७-५॥
sa rājā mṛgayāṃ yātaḥ parikṣidabhimanyujaḥ। sasāra mṛgamekākī viddhvā bāṇena patriṇā ॥1-37-5॥
[स (sa) - that; राजा (rājā) - king; मृगयां (mṛgayāṃ) - hunting; यातः (yātaḥ) - went; परिक्षिदभिमन्युजः (parikṣidabhimanyujaḥ) - son of Parikshit and Abhimanyu; ससार (sasāra) - chased; मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer; एकाकी (ekākī) - alone; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - feathered;]
(That king, the son of Parikshit and Abhimanyu, went hunting. Alone, he chased the deer, having pierced it with a feathered arrow.)
The king, descendant of Parikshit and Abhimanyu, went on a hunt. He pursued the deer alone and shot it with a feathered arrow.
न चापश्यन्मृगं राजा चरंस्तस्मिन्महावने। पितरं ते स दृष्ट्वैव पप्रच्छानभिभाषिणम् ॥१-३७-६॥
na cāpaśyan mṛgaṃ rājā caraṃs tasmin mahāvane। pitaraṃ te sa dṛṣṭvaiva papracchānabhibhāṣiṇam ॥1-37-6॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer; राजा (rājā) - king; चरन् (caran) - wandering; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महावने (mahāvane) - great forest; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; ते (te) - your; सः (saḥ) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - just; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; अनभिभाषिणम् (anabhibhāṣiṇam) - silent;]
(The king, wandering in that great forest, did not see a deer. Having just seen your father, he asked the silent one.)
The king, while wandering in the great forest, did not see any deer. Upon seeing your father, he immediately asked the silent one.
तं स्थाणुभूतं तिष्ठन्तं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमातुरः। पुनः पुनर्मृगं नष्टं पप्रच्छ पितरं तव ॥१-३७-७॥
taṁ sthāṇubhūtaṁ tiṣṭhantaṁ kṣutpipāsāśramāturaḥ। punaḥ punarmṛgaṁ naṣṭaṁ papraccha pitaraṁ tava ॥1-37-7॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; स्थाणुभूतं (sthāṇubhūtaṁ) - standing still; तिष्ठन्तं (tiṣṭhantaṁ) - standing; क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमातुरः (kṣutpipāsāśramāturaḥ) - afflicted by hunger and thirst; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मृगं (mṛgaṁ) - deer; नष्टं (naṣṭaṁ) - lost; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father; तव (tava) - your;]
(That standing still, afflicted by hunger and thirst, again and again asked your father about the lost deer.)
The one who was standing still, afflicted by hunger and thirst, repeatedly asked your father about the lost deer.
स च मौनव्रतोपेतो नैव तं प्रत्यभाषत। तस्य राजा धनुष्कोट्या सर्पं स्कन्धे समासृजत् ॥१-३७-८॥
sa ca maunavratopeto naiva taṃ pratyabhāṣata. tasya rājā dhanuṣkoṭyā sarpaṃ skandhe samāsṛjat ॥1-37-8॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; मौनव्रतोपेतः (maunavratopetaḥ) - vowed to silence; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke; तस्य (tasya) - his; राजा (rājā) - king; धनुष्कोट्या (dhanuṣkoṭyā) - with the end of the bow; सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; समासृजत् (samāsṛjat) - placed;]
(And he, vowed to silence, indeed did not speak to him. His king placed a snake on his shoulder with the end of the bow.)
The sage, who had taken a vow of silence, did not respond to him. The king, in anger, placed a snake on the sage's shoulder using the tip of his bow.
शृङ्गिंस्तव पिताद्यासौ तथैवास्ते यतव्रतः। सोऽपि राजा स्वनगरं प्रतियातो गजाह्वयम् ॥१-३७-९॥
śṛṅgiṃstava pitādyāsau tathaivāste yatavrataḥ। so'pi rājā svanagaraṃ pratiyāto gajāhvayam ॥1-37-9॥
[शृङ्गिं (śṛṅgiṃ) - Śṛṅgin; तव (tava) - your; पिता (pitā) - father; अद्य (adya) - today; असौ (asau) - he; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; आस्ते (āste) - remains; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - steadfast in his vow; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; राजा (rājā) - king; स्व (sva) - his; नगरं (nagaraṃ) - city; प्रतियातः (pratiyātaḥ) - returned; गजाह्वयम् (gajāhvayam) - to Gajāhvaya;]
(Śṛṅgin, your father, today he remains in the same way, steadfast in his vow. He, the king, also returned to his city, Gajāhvaya.)
Śṛṅgin, your father remains steadfast in his vow today, just as he always has. The king has also returned to his city, Gajāhvaya.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
श्रुत्वैवमृषिपुत्रस्तु दिवं स्तब्ध्वेव विष्ठितः। कोपसंरक्तनयनः प्रज्वलन्निव मन्युना ॥१-३७-१०॥
śrutvaivamṛṣiputrastu divaṃ stabdhveva viṣṭhitaḥ। kopasaṃraktanayanaḥ prajvalanniva manyunā ॥1-37-10॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एवम् (evam) - thus; ऋषिपुत्रः (ṛṣiputraḥ) - the sage's son; तु (tu) - but; दिवम् (divam) - the sky; स्तब्ध्वा (stabdhvā) - stunned; इव (iva) - as if; विष्ठितः (viṣṭhitaḥ) - stood; कोप (kopa) - anger; संरक्त (saṃrakta) - reddened; नयनः (nayanaḥ) - eyes; प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing; इव (iva) - as if; मन्युना (manyunā) - with wrath;]
(Having heard thus, the sage's son stood as if stunned to the sky, his eyes reddened with anger, blazing as if with wrath.)
Upon hearing this, the sage's son stood motionless, his eyes red with anger, appearing as if blazing with fury.
आविष्टः स तु कोपेन शशाप नृपतिं तदा। वार्युपस्पृश्य तेजस्वी क्रोधवेगबलात्कृतः ॥१-३७-११॥
āviṣṭaḥ sa tu kopena śaśāpa nṛpatiṃ tadā। vāryupaspṛśya tejasvī krodhavegabalātkṛtaḥ ॥1-37-11॥
[आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - overcome; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; कोपेन (kopena) - with anger; शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; नृपतिं (nṛpatiṃ) - the king; तदा (tadā) - then; वार्युपस्पृश्य (vāryupaspṛśya) - touching water; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the powerful one; क्रोधवेगबलात्कृतः (krodhavegabalātkṛtaḥ) - by the force of anger;]
(Overcome, he but with anger cursed the king then. Touching water, the powerful one by the force of anger.)
Overcome by anger, he cursed the king. Then, after touching water, the powerful one acted with the force of his rage.
शृङ्ग्युवाच॥
śṛṅgyuvāca॥
[शृङ्गि (śṛṅgi) - Śṛṅgi; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śṛṅgi said:)
Śṛṅgi spoke:
योऽसौ वृद्धस्य तातस्य तथा कृच्छ्रगतस्य च। स्कन्धे मृतमवास्राक्षीत्पन्नगं राजकिल्बिषी ॥१-३७-१२॥
yo'sau vṛddhasya tātasya tathā kṛcchragatasya ca। skandhe mṛtamavāsrākṣītpannagaṃ rājakilbiṣī ॥1-37-12॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old; तातस्य (tātasya) - of the father; तथा (tathā) - also; कृच्छ्रगतस्य (kṛcchragatasya) - of the one in difficulty; च (ca) - and; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead; अवास्राक्षीत् (avāsrākṣīt) - shed tears; पन्नगम् (pannagam) - snake; राजकिल्बिषी (rājakilbiṣī) - king's sin;]
(Who, that of the old father and also of the one in difficulty, shed tears on the shoulder of the dead snake, king's sin.)
He who shed tears on the shoulder of the dead snake, which was the sin of the king, for the old father and also for the one in difficulty.
तं पापमतिसङ्क्रुद्धस्तक्षकः पन्नगोत्तमः। आशीविषस्तिग्मतेजा मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः ॥१-३७-१३॥
taṃ pāpamatisaṅkruddhastakṣakaḥ pannagottamaḥ। āśīviṣastigmatejā madvākyabalacoditaḥ ॥1-37-13॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; पापमति (pāpamati) - evil-minded; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; पन्नगोत्तमः (pannagottamaḥ) - best of serpents; आशीविषः (āśīviṣaḥ) - venomous snake; तिग्मतेजा (tigmatejā) - fierce in energy; मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः (madvākyabalacoditaḥ) - urged by the power of my words;]
(Him, the evil-minded and enraged Takshaka, the best of serpents, a venomous snake fierce in energy, urged by the power of my words.)
The enraged and evil-minded Takshaka, the best among serpents, driven by the power of my words, is a fierce and venomous snake.
सप्तरात्रादितो नेता यमस्य सदनं प्रति। द्विजानामवमन्तारं कुरूणामयशस्करम् ॥१-३७-१४॥
saptarātrādito netā yamasya sadanaṃ prati। dvijānāmavamantāraṃ kurūṇāmayaśaskaram ॥1-37-14॥
[सप्त (sapta) - seven; रात्रात् (rātrāt) - nights; इतः (itaḥ) - from now; नेता (netā) - leader; यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; सदनं (sadanaṃ) - abode; प्रति (prati) - towards; द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born; अवमन्तारं (avamantāraṃ) - insulter; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अयशस्करम् (ayaśaskaram) - disgraceful;]
(Seven nights from now, the leader will go towards the abode of Yama, the insulter of the twice-born, disgraceful to the Kurus.)
In seven days, the leader will head towards Yama's abode, bringing disgrace to the Kurus by insulting the twice-born.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
इति शप्त्वा नृपं क्रुद्धः शृङ्गी पितरमभ्ययात्। आसीनं गोचरे तस्मिन्वहन्तं शवपन्नगम् ॥१-३७-१५॥
iti śaptvā nṛpaṃ kruddhaḥ śṛṅgī pitaramabhyayāt। āsīnaṃ gocare tasminvahantaṃ śavapannagam ॥1-37-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; शप्त्वा (śaptvā) - having cursed; नृपं (nṛpaṃ) - the king; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī; पितरम् (pitaram) - to the father; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; आसीनं (āsīnaṃ) - sitting; गोचरे (gocare) - in the pasture; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; वहन्तं (vahantaṃ) - carrying; शवपन्नगम् (śavapannagam) - a dead snake;]
(Thus, having cursed the king, the angry Śṛṅgī approached his father, who was sitting there in the pasture, carrying a dead snake.)
After cursing the king, the enraged Śṛṅgī went to his father, who was seated in the pasture, holding a dead snake.
स तमालक्ष्य पितरं शृङ्गी स्कन्धगतेन वै। शवेन भुजगेनासीद्भूयः क्रोधसमन्वितः ॥१-३७-१६॥
sa tam ākṣya pitaraṃ śṛṅgī skandhagtena vai। śavena bhujagenāsīdbhūyaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ ॥1-37-16॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - him; आक्ष्य (ākṣya) - seeing; पितरम् (pitaraṃ) - father; शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī; स्कन्धगतेन (skandhagtena) - on the shoulder; वै (vai) - indeed; शवेन (śavena) - with a corpse; भुजगेन (bhujagena) - with a snake; आसीत् (āsīt) - became; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; क्रोधसमन्वितः (krodhasamanvitaḥ) - filled with anger;]
(He, seeing his father Śṛṅgī with a corpse and a snake on the shoulder, indeed became again filled with anger.)
Śṛṅgī, upon seeing his father with a corpse and a snake on his shoulder, was once again filled with intense anger.
दुःखाच्चाश्रूणि मुमुचे पितरं चेदमब्रवीत्। श्रुत्वेमां धर्षणां तात तव तेन दुरात्मना ॥१-३७-१७॥
duḥkhāccāśrūṇi mumuce pitaraṃ cedamabravīt. śrutvemāṃ dharṣaṇāṃ tāta tava tena durātmanā ॥1-37-17॥
[दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow; च (ca) - and; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; मुमुचे (mumuce) - released; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; इमाम् (imām) - this; धर्षणाम् (dharṣaṇām) - outrage; तात (tāta) - father; तव (tava) - your; तेन (tena) - by that; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - wicked soul;]
(From sorrow and tears released, to father this said. Having heard this outrage, father, your by that wicked soul.)
Overcome with sorrow, she released tears and said to her father: "Having heard of this outrage committed by that wicked soul against you, father."
राज्ञा परिक्षिता कोपादशपं तमहं नृपम्। यथार्हति स एवोग्रं शापं कुरुकुलाधमः ॥१-३७-१८॥
rājñā parikṣitā kopādaśapaṃ tamahaṃ nṛpam। yathārhati sa evograṃ śāpaṃ kurukulādhamaḥ ॥1-37-18॥
[राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; परिक्षिता (parikṣitā) - Parikshit; कोपात् (kopāt) - out of anger; अशपम् (aśapam) - cursed; तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; उग्रं (ugram) - severe; शापं (śāpam) - curse; कुरुकुलाधमः (kurukulādhamaḥ) - the disgrace of the Kuru dynasty;]
(By the king Parikshit, out of anger, I cursed him, the king, as he deserves. He indeed deserves a severe curse, the disgrace of the Kuru dynasty.)
King Parikshit, in his anger, cursed the king as he deserved. He indeed deserved a severe curse, being the disgrace of the Kuru dynasty.
सप्तमेऽहनि तं पापं तक्षकः पन्नगोत्तमः। वैवस्वतस्य भवनं नेता परमदारुणम् ॥१-३७-१९॥
saptame'hani taṃ pāpaṃ takṣakaḥ pannagottamaḥ। vaivasvatasya bhavanaṃ netā paramadāruṇam ॥1-37-19॥
[सप्तमे (saptame) - on the seventh; अहनि (ahani) - day; तम् (tam) - that; पापम् (pāpam) - sinful; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; पन्नगोत्तमः (pannagottamaḥ) - best of serpents; वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata; भवनम् (bhavanam) - abode; नेता (netā) - leader; परमदारुणम् (paramadāruṇam) - extremely terrible;]
(On the seventh day, that sinful Takshaka, the best of serpents, the leader of Vaivasvata's abode, extremely terrible.)
On the seventh day, the dreadful serpent Takshaka, known as the best among serpents, led the way to the abode of Vaivasvata, bringing great terror.
तमब्रवीत्पिता ब्रह्मंस्तथा कोपसमन्वितम्। न मे प्रियं कृतं तात नैष धर्मस्तपस्विनाम् ॥१-३७-२०॥
tam abravīt pitā brahman tathā kopasamanvitam। na me priyaṃ kṛtaṃ tāta naiṣa dharmas tapasvinām ॥1-37-20॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पिता (pitā) - father; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; तथा (tathā) - thus; कोपसमन्वितम् (kopasamanvitam) - filled with anger; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - pleasing; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; तात (tāta) - dear; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of ascetics;]
(The father said to him, O Brahman, thus filled with anger: "Dear, what you have done is not pleasing to me; this is not the duty of ascetics.")
The father, filled with anger, said to him, O Brahman: "Dear, what you have done is not pleasing to me; this is not the duty of ascetics."
वयं तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य विषये निवसामहे। न्यायतो रक्षितास्तेन तस्य पापं न रोचये ॥१-३७-२१॥
vayaṁ tasya narendrasya viṣaye nivasāmahe। nyāyato rakṣitāstena tasya pāpaṁ na rocaye ॥1-37-21॥
[वयं (vayaṁ) - we; तस्य (tasya) - his; नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of the king; विषये (viṣaye) - in the kingdom; निवसामहे (nivasāmahe) - we dwell; न्यायतो (nyāyato) - justly; रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - protected; तेन (tena) - by him; तस्य (tasya) - his; पापं (pāpaṁ) - sin; न (na) - not; रोचये (rocaye) - I like;]
(We dwell in the kingdom of his majesty, protected justly by him; I do not like his sin.)
We live in the kingdom of the king, protected justly by him; I do not approve of his wrongdoing.
सर्वथा वर्तमानस्य राज्ञो ह्यस्मद्विधैः सदा। क्षन्तव्यं पुत्र धर्मो हि हतो हन्ति न संशयः ॥१-३७-२२॥
sarvathā vartamānasya rājño hyasmadvidhaiḥ sadā। kṣantavyaṃ putra dharmo hi hato hanti na saṃśayaḥ ॥1-37-22॥
[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of the present; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मद्विधैः (asmadvidhaiḥ) - by people like us; सदा (sadā) - always; क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - to be forgiven; पुत्र (putra) - O son; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; हि (hi) - indeed; हतः (hataḥ) - destroyed; हन्ति (hanti) - kills; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(In every way, the present king, indeed, by people like us, always to be forgiven, O son, duty indeed destroyed kills not doubt.)
O son, in every way, the present king should always be forgiven by people like us. Indeed, when duty is destroyed, it kills without a doubt.
यदि राजा न रक्षेत पीडा वै नः परा भवेत्। न शक्नुयाम चरितुं धर्मं पुत्र यथासुखम् ॥१-३७-२३॥
yadi rājā na rakṣeta pīḍā vai naḥ parā bhavet. na śaknuyāma carituṃ dharmaṃ putra yathāsukham ॥1-37-23॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; राजा (rājā) - king; न (na) - not; रक्षेत (rakṣeta) - protects; पीडा (pīḍā) - pain; वै (vai) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; परा (parā) - great; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; न (na) - not; शक्नुयाम (śaknuyāma) - we could; चरितुं (carituṃ) - act; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; पुत्र (putra) - son; यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - comfortably;]
(If the king does not protect, indeed our pain would be great. We could not act according to dharma, son, comfortably.)
If the king does not protect us, our suffering would indeed be great. We would not be able to live according to dharma comfortably, my son.
रक्ष्यमाणा वयं तात राजभिः शास्त्रदृष्टिभिः। चरामो विपुलं धर्मं तेषां चांशोऽस्ति धर्मतः ॥१-३७-२४॥
rakṣyamāṇā vayaṃ tāta rājabhiḥ śāstradṛṣṭibhiḥ। carāmo vipulaṃ dharmaṃ teṣāṃ cāṃśo'sti dharmataḥ ॥1-37-24॥
[रक्ष्यमाणा (rakṣyamāṇā) - protected; वयम् (vayam) - we; तात (tāta) - dear father; राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings; शास्त्रदृष्टिभिः (śāstradṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by the views of scriptures; चरामः (carāmaḥ) - we practice; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - extensive; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; च (ca) - and; अंशः (aṃśaḥ) - part; अस्ति (asti) - is; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - rightfully;]
(Protected, we, dear father, by kings with the views of scriptures, practice extensive dharma, and their part is rightfully.)
Dear father, we are protected by kings who follow the views of the scriptures, and we practice extensive dharma, which is rightfully a part of them.
परिक्षित्तु विशेषेण यथास्य प्रपितामहः। रक्षत्यस्मान्यथा राज्ञा रक्षितव्याः प्रजास्तथा ॥१-३७-२५॥
parikṣittu viśeṣeṇa yathāsya prapitāmahaḥ। rakṣatyasmānyathā rājñā rakṣitavyāḥ prajāstathā ॥1-37-25॥
[परिक्षित्तु (parikṣittu) - Parikshit; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather; रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; यथा (yathā) - as; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; रक्षितव्याः (rakṣitavyāḥ) - should be protected; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(Parikshit especially as his great-grandfather protects us, as by the king the subjects should be protected, so.)
Parikshit, like his great-grandfather, especially protects us; just as a king should protect his subjects.
तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना। अजानता व्रतमिदं कृतमेतदसंशयम् ॥१-३७-२६॥
teneha kṣudhitenādya śrāntena ca tapasvinā। ajānatā vratamidaṃ kṛtametadasaṃśayam ॥1-37-26॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; इह (iha) - here; क्षुधितेन (kṣudhitena) - hungry; अद्य (adya) - today; श्रान्तेन (śrāntena) - tired; च (ca) - and; तपस्विना (tapasvinā) - by the ascetic; अजानता (ajānatā) - unknowingly; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; इदम् (idam) - this; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एतत् (etat) - this; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - undoubtedly;]
(By him, here, hungry today, tired and by the ascetic, unknowingly, this vow was done, this undoubtedly.)
Today, the hungry and tired ascetic unknowingly performed this vow here, undoubtedly.
तस्मादिदं त्वया बाल्यात्सहसा दुष्कृतं कृतम्। न ह्यर्हति नृपः शापमस्मत्तः पुत्र सर्वथा ॥१-३७-२७॥
tasmād idaṃ tvayā bālyāt sahasā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam। na hy arhati nṛpaḥ śāpam asmattah putra sarvathā ॥1-37-27॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; इदं (idaṃ) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - out of childishness; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; दुष्कृतं (duṣkṛtaṃ) - wrongdoing; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; शापम् (śāpam) - curse; अस्मत्तः (asmattah) - from us; पुत्र (putra) - son; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way;]
(Therefore, this wrongdoing was done by you out of childishness suddenly. Indeed, the king does not deserve a curse from us, son, in every way.)
Therefore, my son, this wrongdoing was done by you suddenly out of childishness. Indeed, the king does not deserve a curse from us in any way.
