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Library: Enquired by Janamejaya, Parikshit’s life story narrated again!
शौनक उवाच॥
śaunaka uvāca॥
[शौनक (śaunaka) - Śaunaka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śaunaka said:)
Śaunaka spoke:
यदपृच्छत्तदा राजा मन्त्रिणो जनमेजयः। पितुः स्वर्गगतिं तन्मे विस्तरेण पुनर्वद ॥१-४५-१॥
yad apṛcchat tadā rājā mantriṇo janamejayaḥ। pituḥ svargagatiṃ tan me vistareṇa punar vada ॥1-45-1॥
[यत् (yat) - when; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; तदा (tadā) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; स्वर्गगतिम् (svargagatim) - heavenly abode; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वद (vada) - tell;]
(When King Janamejaya asked his ministers, 'Tell me again in detail about my father's journey to the heavenly abode.')
King Janamejaya asked his ministers to narrate in detail about his father's journey to heaven.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
शृणु ब्रह्मन्यथा पृष्टा मन्त्रिणो नृपतेस्तदा। आख्यातवन्तस्ते सर्वे निधनं तत्परिक्षितः ॥१-४५-२॥
śṛṇu brahmanyathā pṛṣṭā mantriṇo nṛpatestadā। ākhyātavantaste sarve nidhanaṃ tatparikṣitaḥ ॥1-45-2॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; यथा (yathā) - as; पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - asked; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; तदा (tadā) - then; आख्यातवन्तः (ākhyātavantaḥ) - told; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; तत् (tat) - that; परिक्षितः (parikṣitaḥ) - Parikshit;]
(Listen, O Brahman, as the ministers of the king were asked, they all told about the death of that Parikshit.)
Listen, O Brahman, to how the ministers of the king, when asked, all recounted the death of King Parikshit.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya spoke:
जानन्ति तु भवन्तस्तद्यथावृत्तः पिता मम। आसीद्यथा च निधनं गतः काले महायशाः ॥१-४५-३॥
jānanti tu bhavantas tadyathāvṛttaḥ pitā mama। āsīd yathā ca nidhanaṃ gataḥ kāle mahāyaśāḥ ॥1-45-3॥
[जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; तु (tu) - but; भवन्तः (bhavantas) - you; तत् (tat) - that; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; गतः (gataḥ) - went; काले (kāle) - in time; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(You know, but, as it happened, my father was greatly renowned, and as he went to death in time.)
You are aware of how my father, who was greatly renowned, passed away in due course of time.
श्रुत्वा भवत्सकाशाद्धि पितुर्वृत्तमशेषतः। कल्याणं प्रतिपत्स्यामि विपरीतं न जातु चित् ॥१-४५-४॥
śrutvā bhavatsakāśāddhi piturvṛttamaśeṣataḥ। kalyāṇaṃ pratipatsyāmi viparītaṃ na jātu cit ॥1-45-4॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भवत्सकाशात् (bhavatsakāśāt) - from you; हि (hi) - indeed; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely; कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspicious; प्रतिपत्स्यामि (pratipatsyāmi) - I will follow; विपरीतम् (viparītam) - opposite; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; चित् (cit) - at any time;]
(Having heard completely from you about the conduct of father, I will follow the auspicious and never the opposite at any time.)
Having heard from you about my father's conduct in full, I will adhere to what is auspicious and never to what is contrary.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
मन्त्रिणोऽथाब्रुवन्वाक्यं पृष्टास्तेन महात्मना। सर्वधर्मविदः प्राज्ञा राजानं जनमेजयम् ॥१-४५-५॥
mantriṇo'thābruvanvākyaṃ pṛṣṭāstena mahātmanā। sarvadharmavidaḥ prājñā rājānaṃ janamejayam ॥1-45-5॥
[मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - asked; तेन (tena) - by him; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; सर्वधर्मविदः (sarvadharmavidaḥ) - all-knowing of dharma; प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya;]
(The ministers then said words, asked by him, the great soul, all-knowing of dharma, wise, to King Janamejaya.)
The wise ministers, well-versed in all dharma, then spoke to King Janamejaya, as asked by the great soul.
धर्मात्मा च महात्मा च प्रजापालः पिता तव। आसीदिह यथावृत्तः स महात्मा शृणुष्व तत् ॥१-४५-६॥
dharmātmā ca mahātmā ca prajāpālaḥ pitā tava। āsīd iha yathāvṛttaḥ sa mahātmā śṛṇuṣva tat ॥1-45-6॥
[धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; च (ca) - and; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; च (ca) - and; प्रजापालः (prajāpālaḥ) - protector of subjects; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; इह (iha) - here; यथावृत्तः (yathāvṛttaḥ) - as it happened; स (sa) - he; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Righteous soul and great soul and protector of subjects, your father was here as it happened; he, the great soul, listen to that.)
Your father, who was a righteous and great soul and protector of the people, was here as it happened; listen to that story of the great soul.
चातुर्वर्ण्यं स्वधर्मस्थं स कृत्वा पर्यरक्षत। धर्मतो धर्मविद्राजा धर्मो विग्रहवानिव ॥१-४५-७॥
cāturvarṇyaṃ svadharmasthaṃ sa kṛtvā paryarakṣata। dharmato dharmavidrājā dharmo vigrahavāniva ॥1-45-7॥
[चातुर्वर्ण्यं (cāturvarṇyaṃ) - four-caste system; स्वधर्मस्थं (svadharmasthaṃ) - in one's own duty; स (sa) - he; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; पर्यरक्षत (paryarakṣata) - protected; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma; धर्मविद्राजा (dharmavidrājā) - knower of dharma, king; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; विग्रहवानिव (vigrahavāniva) - embodied as if;]
(He, having established the four-caste system in their own duties, protected (them) according to dharma; the knower of dharma, the king, as if dharma embodied.)
He established the four-caste system and ensured everyone performed their own duties, protecting them according to dharma. The king, a knower of dharma, acted as if he were the embodiment of dharma itself.
ररक्ष पृथिवीं देवीं श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः। द्वेष्टारस्तस्य नैवासन्स च न द्वेष्टि कञ्चन ॥ समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु प्रजापतिरिवाभवत् ॥१-४५-८॥
rarakṣa pṛthivīṃ devīṃ śrīmānatulavikramaḥ। dveṣṭārastasya naivāsansa ca na dveṣṭi kañcana ॥ samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu prajāpativabhavat ॥1-45-8॥
[ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - protected; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; देवीं (devīṃ) - goddess; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of incomparable valor; द्वेष्टारः (dveṣṭāraḥ) - enemies; तस्य (tasya) - his; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; आसन् (āsan) - were; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates; कञ्चन (kañcana) - anyone; समः (samaḥ) - equal; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - to all; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - beings; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures; इव (iva) - like; अभवत् (abhavat) - was;]
(The prosperous one of incomparable valor protected the earth goddess. His enemies were indeed not, and he does not hate anyone. He was equal to all beings like the lord of creatures.)
The prosperous and valorous one protected the earth goddess. He had no enemies, nor did he hate anyone. He was impartial to all beings, like the lord of all creatures.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चैव स्वकर्मसु। स्थिताः सुमनसो राजंस्तेन राज्ञा स्वनुष्ठिताः ॥१-४५-९॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścaiva svakarmasu। sthitāḥ sumanaso rājaṃstena rājñā svanuṣṭhitāḥ ॥1-45-9॥
[ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas; शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Shudras; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वकर्मसु (svakarmasu) - in their own duties; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - of good mind; राजन् (rājan) - O King; तेन (tena) - by that; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; स्वनुष्ठिताः (svanuṣṭhitāḥ) - well-performed;]
(Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, indeed, are situated in their own duties, of good mind, O King, by that, by the king, well-performed.)
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras are indeed well-situated in their respective duties, with a good mindset, O King, as performed by the king.
विधवानाथकृपणान्विकलांश्च बभार सः। सुदर्शः सर्वभूतानामासीत्सोम इवापरः ॥१-४५-१०॥
vidhavānāthakṛpaṇānvikalāṃśca babhāra saḥ। sudarśaḥ sarvabhūtānāmāsītsoma ivāparaḥ ॥1-45-10॥
[विधवानाथ (vidhavānātha) - protector of widows; कृपणान् (kṛpaṇān) - the helpless; विकलान् (vikalān) - the distressed; च (ca) - and; बभार (babhāra) - supported; सः (saḥ) - he; सुदर्शः (sudarśaḥ) - Sudarsha; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another;]
(He supported the protector of widows, the helpless, and the distressed. Sudarsha was like another Soma for all beings.)
Sudarsha, who was like another Soma, supported the protector of widows, the helpless, and the distressed, and was a source of comfort for all beings.
तुष्टपुष्टजनः श्रीमान्सत्यवाग्दृढविक्रमः। धनुर्वेदे च शिष्योऽभून्नृपः शारद्वतस्य सः ॥१-४५-११॥
tuṣṭapuṣṭajanaḥ śrīmānsatyavāgdṛḍhavikramaḥ। dhanurvede ca śiṣyo'bhūnnṛpaḥ śāradvatasya saḥ ॥1-45-11॥
[तुष्ट (tuṣṭa) - contented; पुष्ट (puṣṭa) - nourished; जनः (janaḥ) - people; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful; दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - firm in valor; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in archery; च (ca) - and; शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; शारद्वतस्य (śāradvatasya) - of Śāradvata; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Contented, nourished people, prosperous, truthful, firm in valor. In archery, he became the disciple of King Śāradvata.)
He was a prosperous and truthful king, firm in valor, who became a disciple of Śāradvata in the art of archery.
गोविन्दस्य प्रियश्चासीत्पिता ते जनमेजय। लोकस्य चैव सर्वस्य प्रिय आसीन्महायशाः ॥१-४५-१२॥
govindasya priyaścāsītpitā te janamejaya। lokasya caiva sarvasya priya āsīnmahāyaśāḥ ॥1-45-12॥
[गोविन्दस्य (govindasya) - of Govinda; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पिता (pitā) - father; ते (te) - your; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame;]
(Govinda's dear was your father Janamejaya. Of the world and indeed of all, dear was of great fame.)
Your father Janamejaya was dear to Govinda. He was also beloved by the entire world and was of great fame.
परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु उत्तरायामजायत। परिक्षिदभवत्तेन सौभद्रस्यात्मजो बली ॥१-४५-१३॥
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu uttarāyāmajāyata। parikṣidabhavattena saubhadraḥsyātmajo balī ॥1-45-13॥
[परिक्षीणेषु (parikṣīṇeṣu) - when weakened; कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - among the Kurus; उत्तरायाम् (uttarāyām) - in Uttarā; अजायत (ajāyata) - was born; परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikshit; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तेन (tena) - by him; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Subhadra's; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong;]
(When weakened among the Kurus, in Uttarā was born Parikshit. By him, the strong son of Subhadra became.)
When the Kurus were weakened, Parikshit was born in Uttarā. He became the strong son of Subhadra.
राजधर्मार्थकुशलो युक्तः सर्वगुणैर्नृपः। जितेन्द्रियश्चात्मवांश्च मेधावी वृद्धसेवितः ॥१-४५-१४॥
rājadharmārthakuśalo yuktaḥ sarvaguṇairnṛpaḥ। jitendriyaścātmavāṃśca medhāvī vṛddhasevitaḥ ॥1-45-14॥
[राजधर्मार्थकुशलः (rājadharmārthakuśalaḥ) - skilled in royal duties and wealth; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; सर्वगुणैः (sarvaguṇaiḥ) - with all virtues; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses; च (ca) - and; आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed; च (ca) - and; मेधावी (medhāvī) - wise; वृद्धसेवितः (vṛddhasevitaḥ) - served by the elderly;]
(The king, skilled in royal duties and wealth, endowed with all virtues, who has conquered his senses, self-possessed, wise, and served by the elderly.)
The king, proficient in the duties of royalty and wealth, endowed with all virtues, who has mastery over his senses, is self-possessed, wise, and respected by the elders.
षड्वर्गविन्महाबुद्धिर्नीतिधर्मविदुत्तमः। प्रजा इमास्तव पिता षष्टिं वर्षाण्यपालयत् ॥१-४५-१५॥
ṣaḍvargavinmahābuddhirnītidharmaviduttamaḥ। prajā imāstava pitā ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣāṇyapālayat ॥1-45-15॥
[षड्वर्गवित् (ṣaḍvargavit) - knower of the six enemies; महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great intellect; नीतिधर्मविदुत्तमः (nītidharmaviduttamaḥ) - supreme knower of ethics and duty; प्रजा (prajā) - subjects; इमाः (imāḥ) - these; तव (tava) - your; पिता (pitā) - father; षष्टिं (ṣaṣṭiṃ) - sixty; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; अपालयत् (apālayat) - ruled;]
(The knower of the six enemies, with great intellect, supreme knower of ethics and duty, your father ruled these subjects for sixty years.)
Your father, who was wise and knowledgeable in ethics and duty, ruled these subjects for sixty years.
ततो दिष्टान्तमापन्नः सर्पेणानतिवर्तितम् ॥१-४५-१५॥
tato diṣṭāntamāpannaḥ sarpeṇānativartitam ॥1-45-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिष्टान्तम् (diṣṭāntam) - example; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - obtained; सर्पेण (sarpeṇa) - by the snake; अनतिवर्तितम् (anativartitam) - not surpassed;]
(Then the example obtained by the snake was not surpassed.)
Then the example set by the snake was not surpassed.
ततस्त्वं पुरुषश्रेष्ठ धर्मेण प्रतिपेदिवान्। इदं वर्षसहस्राय राज्यं कुरुकुलागतम् ॥ बाल एवाभिजातोऽसि सर्वभूतानुपालकः ॥१-४५-१६॥
tatastvaṃ puruṣaśreṣṭha dharmeṇa pratipedivān। idaṃ varṣasahasrāya rājyaṃ kurukulāgatam ॥ bāla evābhijāto'si sarvabhūtānupālakaḥ ॥1-45-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुरुषश्रेष्ठ (puruṣaśreṣṭha) - O best of men; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; प्रतिपेदिवान् (pratipedivān) - obtained; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वर्षसहस्राय (varṣasahasrāya) - for a thousand years; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; कुरुकुलागतम् (kurukulāgatam) - belonging to the Kuru dynasty; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिजातः (abhijātaḥ) - born; असि (asi) - are; सर्वभूतानुपालकः (sarvabhūtānupālakaḥ) - protector of all beings;]
(Then you, O best of men, obtained this kingdom belonging to the Kuru dynasty by righteousness for a thousand years. Indeed, as a child, you are born the protector of all beings.)
Then, O best of men, you righteously obtained this kingdom of the Kuru dynasty for a thousand years. Even as a child, you are born to be the protector of all beings.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya spoke:
नास्मिन्कुले जातु बभूव राजा; यो न प्रजानां हितकृत्प्रियश्च। विशेषतः प्रेक्ष्य पितामहानां; वृत्तं महद्वृत्तपरायणानाम् ॥१-४५-१७॥
nāsmin kule jātu babhūva rājā; yo na prajānāṃ hitakṛtpriyaśca। viśeṣataḥ prekṣya pitāmahānāṃ; vṛttaṃ mahadvṛttaparāyaṇānām ॥1-45-17॥
[न (na) - not; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; कुले (kule) - family; जातु (jātu) - ever; बभूव (babhūva) - was; राजा (rājā) - king; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects; हितकृत् (hitakṛt) - benefactor; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - considering; पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - of the ancestors; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; महत् (mahat) - great; वृत्तपरायणानाम् (vṛttaparāyaṇānām) - devoted to good conduct;]
(In this family, there never was a king who was not a benefactor and dear to the subjects, especially considering the great conduct of the ancestors devoted to good conduct.)
In this lineage, there has never been a king who was not both a benefactor and beloved by his people, particularly when reflecting on the noble conduct of the forefathers who were devoted to righteousness.
कथं निधनमापन्नः पिता मम तथाविधः। आचक्षध्वं यथावन्मे श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥१-४५-१८॥
kathaṁ nidhanam āpannaḥ pitā mama tathāvidhaḥ। ācakṣadhvaṁ yathāvanme śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ ॥1-45-18॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - met; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; तथाविधः (tathāvidhaḥ) - such; आचक्षध्वं (ācakṣadhvaṁ) - tell; यथावत् (yathāvat) - truly; मे (me) - to me; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in reality;]
(How did my father meet such a death? Tell me truly, I wish to hear in reality.)
How did my father meet his end in such a manner? Please tell me the truth, I wish to hear it as it truly happened.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवं सञ्चोदिता राज्ञा मन्त्रिणस्ते नराधिपम्। ऊचुः सर्वे यथावृत्तं राज्ञः प्रियहिते रताः ॥१-४५-१९॥
evaṃ sañcoditā rājñā mantriṇaste narādhipam। ūcuḥ sarve yathāvṛttaṃ rājñaḥ priyahite ratāḥ ॥1-45-19॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सञ्चोदिता (sañcoditā) - urged; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - the ministers; ते (te) - they; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - to the lord of men; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यथावृत्तं (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रियहिते (priyahite) - in the welfare and happiness; रताः (ratāḥ) - engaged;]
(Thus urged by the king, the ministers, engaged in the welfare and happiness of the king, all said to the lord of men as it happened.)
Thus, prompted by the king, the ministers, who were devoted to the king's welfare and happiness, narrated everything to the lord of men as it had occurred.
बभूव मृगयाशीलस्तव राजन्पिता सदा। यथा पाण्डुर्महाभागो धनुर्धरवरो युधि ॥ अस्मास्वासज्य सर्वाणि राजकार्याण्यशेषतः ॥१-४५-२०॥
babhūva mṛgayāśīlastava rājanpitā sadā। yathā pāṇḍurmahābhāgo dhanurdharavaro yudhi ॥ asmāsvāsajya sarvāṇi rājakāryāṇyaśeṣataḥ ॥1-45-20॥
[बभूव (babhūva) - became; मृगयाशीलः (mṛgayāśīlaḥ) - fond of hunting; तव (tava) - your; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पिता (pitā) - father; सदा (sadā) - always; यथा (yathā) - like; पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - fortunate; धनुर्धरवरः (dhanurdharavaraḥ) - best archer; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - to us; आसज्य (āsajya) - entrusting; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; राजकार्याणि (rājakāryāṇi) - royal duties; अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely;]
(Your father, O king, was always fond of hunting, like the fortunate Pandu, the best archer in battle. Entrusting all the royal duties to us completely.)
Your father, O king, was always fond of hunting, just like the fortunate Pandu, who was the best archer in battle. He entrusted all the royal duties to us completely.
स कदाचिद्वनचरो मृगं विव्याध पत्रिणा। विद्ध्वा चान्वसरत्तूर्णं तं मृगं गहने वने ॥१-४५-२१॥
sa kadācidvanacaro mṛgaṃ vivyādha patriṇā| viddhvā cānvasarattūrṇaṃ taṃ mṛgaṃ gahane vane ॥1-45-21॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller; मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; च (ca) - and; अन्वसरत् (anvasarat) - followed; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; तम् (tam) - that; मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer; गहने (gahane) - in the dense; वने (vane) - forest;]
(He, once a forest-dweller, pierced a deer with an arrow. Having pierced, he quickly followed that deer into the dense forest.)
Once, a forest-dweller shot a deer with an arrow and quickly pursued it into the thick forest.
पदातिर्बद्धनिस्त्रिंशस्ततायुधकलापवान्। न चाससाद गहने मृगं नष्टं पिता तव ॥१-४५-२२॥
padātirbaddhanistriṃśastatāyudhakalāpavān। na cāsasāda gahane mṛgaṃ naṣṭaṃ pitā tava ॥1-45-22॥
[पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier; बद्ध-निस्त्रिंशः (baddha-nistriṃśaḥ) - with a bound sword; तत-आयुध-कलापवान् (tata-āyudha-kalāpavān) - with that weapon-bundle; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; गहने (gahane) - in the dense forest; मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer; नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your;]
(The foot-soldier with a bound sword and that weapon-bundle did not approach the lost deer in the dense forest, your father.)
Your father, the foot-soldier equipped with a bound sword and weapon-bundle, did not find the lost deer in the dense forest.
परिश्रान्तो वयःस्थश्च षष्टिवर्षो जरान्वितः। क्षुधितः स महारण्ये ददर्श मुनिमन्तिके ॥१-४५-२३॥
pariśrānto vayaḥsthaśca ṣaṣṭivarṣo jarānvitaḥ। kṣudhitaḥ sa mahāraṇye dadarśa munimantike ॥1-45-23॥
[परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - tired; वयःस्थः (vayaḥsthaḥ) - aged; च (ca) - and; षष्टिवर्षः (ṣaṣṭivarṣaḥ) - sixty years old; जरान्वितः (jarānvitaḥ) - afflicted with old age; क्षुधितः (kṣudhitaḥ) - hungry; सः (saḥ) - he; महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; अन्तिके (antike) - near;]
(Tired, aged, sixty years old, afflicted with old age, hungry, he saw a sage near in the great forest.)
A tired and aged man, sixty years old and afflicted with old age, hungry, saw a sage nearby in the great forest.
स तं पप्रच्छ राजेन्द्रो मुनिं मौनव्रतान्वितम्। न च किञ्चिदुवाचैनं स मुनिः पृच्छतोऽपि सन् ॥१-४५-२४॥
sa taṃ papraccha rājendro muniṃ maunavratānvitam। na ca kiñciduvācainaṃ sa muniḥ pṛcchato'pi san ॥1-45-24॥
[स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - him; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - king of kings; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; मौनव्रतान्वितम् (maunavratānvitam) - endowed with the vow of silence; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; उवाच (uvāca) - said; एनम् (enam) - to him; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking; अपि (api) - even; सन् (san) - being;]
(He, the king of kings, asked the sage endowed with the vow of silence, but the sage, even while being asked, did not say anything to him.)
The king of kings asked the silent sage, but the sage did not respond to him, even though he was being questioned.
ततो राजा क्षुच्छ्रमार्तस्तं मुनिं स्थाणुवत्स्थितम्। मौनव्रतधरं शान्तं सद्यो मन्युवशं ययौ ॥१-४५-२५॥
tato rājā kṣucchr̥mārtastaṁ muniṁ sthāṇuvatsthitam। maunavratadharaṁ śāntaṁ sadyo manyuvaśaṁ yayau ॥1-45-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; क्षुच्छ्रमार्तः (kṣucchr̥mārtaḥ) - afflicted by hunger; तम् (tam) - that; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; स्थाणुवत् (sthāṇuvat) - like a pillar; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; मौनव्रतधरम् (maunavratadharam) - observing silence; शान्तम् (śāntam) - calm; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; मन्युवशम् (manyuvaśam) - under the sway of anger; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(Then the king, afflicted by hunger, saw the sage standing like a pillar, observing silence and calm, and immediately went under the sway of anger.)
Then the king, troubled by hunger, saw the sage standing silently like a pillar, calm and composed, and was immediately overcome by anger.
न बुबोध हि तं राजा मौनव्रतधरं मुनिम्। स तं मन्युसमाविष्टो धर्षयामास ते पिता ॥१-४५-२६॥
na bubodha hi taṃ rājā maunavratadharaṃ munim। sa taṃ manyusamāviṣṭo dharṣayāmāsa te pitā ॥1-45-26॥
[न (na) - not; बुबोध (bubodha) - understood; हि (hi) - indeed; तं (taṃ) - him; राजा (rājā) - the king; मौनव्रतधरं (maunavratadharaṃ) - observing silence; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - him; मन्युसमाविष्टः (manyusamāviṣṭaḥ) - overcome with anger; धर्षयामास (dharṣayāmāsa) - insulted; ते (te) - your; पिता (pitā) - father;]
(The king indeed did not understand him, the sage observing silence. Overcome with anger, your father insulted him.)
The king could not comprehend the sage who was observing a vow of silence. In his anger, your father insulted the sage.
मृतं सर्पं धनुष्कोट्या समुत्क्षिप्य धरातलात्। तस्य शुद्धात्मनः प्रादात्स्कन्धे भरतसत्तम ॥१-४५-२७॥
mṛtaṃ sarpaṃ dhanuṣkoṭyā samutkṣipya dharātalāt। tasya śuddhātmanaḥ prādātskandhe bharatasattama ॥1-45-27॥
[मृतं (mṛtaṃ) - dead; सर्पं (sarpaṃ) - snake; धनुष्कोट्या (dhanuṣkoṭyā) - with the end of a bow; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted; धरातलात् (dharātalāt) - from the ground; तस्य (tasya) - his; शुद्धात्मनः (śuddhātmanaḥ) - pure-minded; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having lifted the dead snake from the ground with the end of a bow, he gave it on the shoulder of the pure-minded one, O best of the Bharatas.)
The dead snake was lifted from the ground with the end of a bow and placed on the shoulder of the pure-hearted one, O noble Bharata.
न चोवाच स मेधावी तमथो साध्वसाधु वा। तस्थौ तथैव चाक्रुध्यन्सर्पं स्कन्धेन धारयन् ॥१-४५-२८॥
na covāca sa medhāvī tamatho sādhvasādhu vā। tasthau tathaiva cākrudhyan sarpaṃ skandhena dhārayan ॥1-45-28॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; उवाच (uvāca) - said; स (sa) - he; मेधावी (medhāvī) - wise; तम् (tam) - him; अथ (atha) - then; उ (u) - indeed; साधु (sādhu) - good; असाधु (asādhu) - bad; वा (vā) - or; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; च (ca) - and; अक्रुध्यन् (ākrudhyan) - angry; सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake; स्कन्धेन (skandhena) - on shoulder; धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding;]
(And the wise one did not say to him, whether good or bad. He stood just so, holding the snake on his shoulder, angry.)
The wise man did not speak to him, whether it was good or bad. He simply stood there, holding the snake on his shoulder, feeling angry.
