01.046
Library: King Janamejaya decides to take revenge on Takshaka.
मन्त्रिण ऊचुः॥
mantriṇa ūcuḥ॥
[मन्त्रिण (mantriṇa) - ministers; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The ministers said:)
The ministers spoke:
ततः स राजा राजेन्द्र स्कन्धे तस्य भुजङ्गमम्। मुनेः क्षुत्क्षाम आसज्य स्वपुरं पुनराययौ ॥१-४६-१॥
tataḥ sa rājā rājendra skandhe tasya bhujaṅgamam। muneḥ kṣutkṣāma āsajya svapuraṃ punarāyayau ॥1-46-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O lord of kings; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; तस्य (tasya) - his; भुजङ्गमम् (bhujaṅgamam) - serpent; मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage; क्षुत्क्षाम (kṣutkṣāma) - emaciated by hunger; आसज्य (āsajya) - placing; स्वपुरम् (svapuram) - to his city; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आययौ (āyayau) - returned;]
(Then he, the king, O lord of kings, placing the serpent of the sage emaciated by hunger on his shoulder, returned again to his city.)
Then the king, O lord of kings, placed the sage's serpent, which was emaciated by hunger, on his shoulder and returned to his city once more.
ऋषेस्तस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद्गवि जातो महायशाः। शृङ्गी नाम महातेजास्तिग्मवीर्योऽतिकोपनः ॥१-४६-२॥
ṛṣestasya tu putro'bhūdgavi jāto mahāyaśāḥ। śṛṅgī nāma mahātejāstigmavīryo'tikopanaḥ ॥1-46-2॥
[ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; तस्य (tasya) - his; तु (tu) - but; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; गवि (gavi) - in a cow; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī; नाम (nāma) - named; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great energy; तिग्मवीर्यः (tigmavīryaḥ) - sharp prowess; अतिकोपनः (atikopanaḥ) - very irritable;]
(Of the sage, his son was born in a cow, greatly renowned, named Śṛṅgī, of great energy, sharp prowess, very irritable.)
The sage's son, Śṛṅgī, was born in a cow and was known for his great energy, sharp prowess, and irritable nature.
ब्रह्माणं सोऽभ्युपागम्य मुनिः पूजां चकार ह। अनुज्ञातो गतस्तत्र शृङ्गी शुश्राव तं तदा ॥ सख्युः सकाशात्पितरं पित्रा ते धर्षितं तथा ॥१-४६-३॥
brahmāṇaṃ so'bhyupāgamya muniḥ pūjāṃ cakāra ha। anujñāto gatastatra śṛṅgī śuśrāva taṃ tadā ॥ sakhyuḥ sakāśātpitaraṃ pitrā te dharṣitaṃ tathā ॥1-46-3॥
[ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇam) - to Brahma; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्युपागम्य (abhyupāgamya) - having approached; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; पूजां (pūjām) - worship; चकार (cakāra) - performed; ह (ha) - indeed; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; गतः (gataḥ) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; तं (tam) - him; तदा (tadā) - then; सख्युः (sakhyuḥ) - of the friend; सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the presence; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father; ते (te) - your; धर्षितं (dharṣitam) - insulted; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(He, having approached Brahma, the sage performed worship. Permitted, Śṛṅgī went there and heard him then. From the presence of the friend, your father was thus insulted by the father.)
The sage approached Brahma and performed worship. With permission, Śṛṅgī went there and heard him. From the presence of the friend, your father was insulted by his father.
मृतं सर्पं समासक्तं पित्रा ते जनमेजय। वहन्तं कुरुशार्दूल स्कन्धेनानपकारिणम् ॥१-४६-४॥
mṛtaṃ sarpaṃ samāsaktaṃ pitrā te janamejaya। vahantaṃ kuruśārdūla skandhenānapakāriṇam ॥1-46-4॥
[मृतं (mṛtaṃ) - dead; सर्पं (sarpaṃ) - snake; समासक्तं (samāsaktaṃ) - attached; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; ते (te) - your; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; वहन्तं (vahantaṃ) - carrying; कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O best of the Kurus; स्कन्धेन (skandhena) - on the shoulder; अनपकारिणम् (anapakāriṇam) - innocent;]
(O Janamejaya, your father carried a dead snake on his shoulder, O best of the Kurus, without any harm.)
O Janamejaya, your father, the best of the Kurus, carried an innocent dead snake on his shoulder.
तपस्विनमतीवाथ तं मुनिप्रवरं नृप। जितेन्द्रियं विशुद्धं च स्थितं कर्मण्यथाद्भुते ॥१-४६-५॥
tapasvinamatīvātha taṃ munipravaraṃ nṛpa| jitendriyaṃ viśuddhaṃ ca sthitaṃ karmaṇyathādbhute ॥1-46-5॥
[तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - ascetic; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; अथ (atha) - then; तम् (tam) - him; मुनिप्रवरम् (munipravaram) - the best among sages; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; जितेन्द्रियम् (jitendriyam) - one who has conquered his senses; विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - pure; च (ca) - and; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in duty; अथ (athā) - wonderful;]
(Then, O king, the ascetic, extremely, him, the best among sages, one who has conquered his senses, pure and situated in duty, wonderful.)
Then, O king, the ascetic, who was extremely pure and had conquered his senses, stood wonderfully firm in his duties, being the best among sages.
तपसा द्योतितात्मानं स्वेष्वङ्गेषु यतं तथा। शुभाचारं शुभकथं सुस्थिरं तमलोलुपम् ॥१-४६-६॥
tapasā dyotitātmānaṃ sveṣvaṅgeṣu yataṃ tathā। śubhācāraṃ śubhakathaṃ susthiraṃ tamalolupam ॥1-46-6॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; द्योतितात्मानं (dyotitātmānam) - illuminated self; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in own; अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - limbs; यतं (yataṃ) - controlled; तथा (tathā) - thus; शुभाचारं (śubhācāram) - auspicious conduct; शुभकथं (śubhakatham) - auspicious story; सुस्थिरं (susthiraṃ) - firm; तमलोलुपम् (tamalolupam) - not greedy;]
(By penance, the illuminated self, controlled in own limbs, thus auspicious in conduct and story, firm and not greedy.)
Through penance, one achieves an illuminated self, controlling one's own limbs, thus maintaining auspicious conduct and engaging in auspicious stories, remaining firm and free from greed.
अक्षुद्रमनसूयं च वृद्धं मौनव्रते स्थितम्। शरण्यं सर्वभूतानां पित्रा विप्रकृतं तव ॥१-४६-७॥
akṣudramanasūyaṃ ca vṛddhaṃ maunavrate sthitam। śaraṇyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ pitrā viprakṛtaṃ tava ॥1-46-7॥
[अक्षुद्रम् (akṣudram) - not small; अनसूयम् (anasūyam) - without envy; च (ca) - and; वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old; मौनव्रते (maunavrate) - in vow of silence; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - refuge; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; विप्रकृतम् (viprakṛtam) - wronged; तव (tava) - your;]
(Not small, without envy, and old, situated in vow of silence, refuge of all beings, wronged by your father.)
You, who are not small, without envy, and old, situated in a vow of silence, are the refuge of all beings, wronged by your father.
शशापाथ स तच्छ्रुत्वा पितरं ते रुषान्वितः। ऋषेः पुत्रो महातेजा बालोऽपि स्थविरैर्वरः ॥१-४६-८॥
śaśāpātha sa tacchrutvā pitaraṃ te ruṣānvitaḥ। ṛṣeḥ putro mahātejā bālo'pi sthavirairvaraḥ ॥1-46-8॥
[शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; अथ (atha) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; ते (te) - your; रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - filled; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly powerful; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; अपि (api) - even; स्थविरैः (sthaviraiḥ) - by the elders; वरः (varaḥ) - superior;]
(Then he, filled with anger, cursed your father, having heard that. The greatly powerful son of the sage, even as a boy, was superior to the elders.)
Then, upon hearing that, the greatly powerful son of the sage, though just a boy, was filled with anger and cursed your father, showing himself to be superior even to the elders.
स क्षिप्रमुदकं स्पृष्ट्वा रोषादिदमुवाच ह। पितरं तेऽभिसन्धाय तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव ॥१-४६-९॥
saḥ kṣipramudakaṃ spṛṣṭvā roṣādidamuvāca ha। pitaraṃ te'bhisandhāya tejasā prajvalanniva ॥1-46-9॥
[स (saḥ) - he; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; उदकम् (udakam) - water; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched; रोषात् (roṣāt) - with anger; इदम् (idam) - this; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; ते (te) - your; अभिसन्धाय (abhisandhāya) - intending; तेजसा (tejasā) - with energy; प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing; इव (iva) - as if;]
(He, having quickly touched the water, said this with anger, intending your father, as if blazing with energy.)
He quickly touched the water and, with anger, said this, as if blazing with energy, intending your father.
अनागसि गुरौ यो मे मृतं सर्पमवासृजत्। तं नागस्तक्षकः क्रुद्धस्तेजसा सादयिष्यति ॥ सप्तरात्रादितः पापं पश्य मे तपसो बलम् ॥१-४६-१०॥
anāgasi gurau yo me mṛtaṃ sarpam avāsṛjat। taṃ nāgas takṣakaḥ kruddhas tejasā sādayiṣyati ॥ saptarātrād itaḥ pāpaṃ paśya me tapaso balam ॥1-46-10॥
[अनागसि (anāgasi) - innocent; गुरौ (gurau) - teacher; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead; सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - threw; तम् (tam) - that; नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तेजसा (tejasā) - with energy; सादयिष्यति (sādayiṣyati) - will strike; सप्तरात्रात् (saptarātrāt) - after seven nights; इतः (itaḥ) - from now; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(On the innocent teacher who threw my dead snake, that serpent Takshaka, angry, will strike with energy. After seven nights from now, see the strength of my penance against sin.)
The innocent teacher who threw my dead snake will be struck by the angry serpent Takshaka with his energy. Witness the power of my penance against sin after seven nights from now.
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ तत्र पिता यत्रास्य सोऽभवत्। दृष्ट्वा च पितरं तस्मै शापं तं प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥१-४६-११॥
ityuktvā prayayau tatra pitā yatrāsya so'bhavat. dṛṣṭvā ca pitaraṃ tasmai śāpaṃ taṃ pratyavedayat ॥1-46-11॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; तत्र (tatra) - there; पिता (pitā) - father; यत्र (yatra) - where; अस्य (asya) - his; सः (saḥ) - he; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; शापं (śāpaṃ) - curse; तं (taṃ) - that; प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - conveyed;]
(Thus having spoken, the father departed there where he was. Having seen the father, he conveyed that curse to him.)
After speaking thus, the father went to the place where he was. Upon seeing his father, he conveyed that curse to him.
स चापि मुनिशार्दूलः प्रेषयामास ते पितुः। शप्तोऽसि मम पुत्रेण यत्तो भव महीपते ॥ तक्षकस्त्वां महाराज तेजसा सादयिष्यति ॥१-४६-१२॥
sa cāpi muniśārdūlaḥ preṣayāmāsa te pituḥ। śapto'si mama putreṇa yatto bhava mahīpate ॥ takṣakastvāṃ mahārāja tejasā sādayiṣyati ॥1-46-12॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मुनिशार्दूलः (muniśārdūlaḥ) - O tiger among sages; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; ते (te) - your; पितुः (pituḥ) - father; शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed; असि (asi) - are; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - alert; भव (bhava) - be; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तेजसा (tejasā) - by power; सादयिष्यति (sādayiṣyati) - will bring down;]
(He, O tiger among sages, also sent your father. You are cursed by my son, be alert, O king. Takshaka will bring you down, O great king, by power.)
The sage, like a tiger, sent your father. You have been cursed by my son, so be alert, O king. Takshaka will bring you down with his power, O great king.
श्रुत्वा तु तद्वचो घोरं पिता ते जनमेजय। यत्तोऽभवत्परित्रस्तस्तक्षकात्पन्नगोत्तमात् ॥१-४६-१३॥
śrutvā tu tadvaco ghoraṃ pitā te janamejaya। yatto'bhavatparitrastastakṣakātpannagottamāt ॥1-46-13॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; तद्वचः (tadvacaḥ) - those words; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; पिता (pitā) - father; ते (te) - your; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - attentive; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; परित्रस्तः (paritrastaḥ) - frightened; तक्षकात् (takṣakāt) - from Takshaka; पन्नगोत्तमात् (pannagottamāt) - from the best of serpents;]
(Having heard those terrible words, your father Janamejaya became attentive and frightened from Takshaka, the best of serpents.)
Upon hearing those dreadful words, your father Janamejaya became alert and was terrified of Takshaka, the supreme serpent.
ततस्तस्मिंस्तु दिवसे सप्तमे समुपस्थिते। राज्ञः समीपं ब्रह्मर्षिः काश्यपो गन्तुमैच्छत ॥१-४६-१४॥
tatastasmiṃstu divase saptame samupasthite। rājñaḥ samīpaṃ brahmarṣiḥ kāśyapo gantumaicchat ॥1-46-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - indeed; दिवसे (divase) - day; सप्तमे (saptame) - seventh; समुपस्थिते (samupasthite) - arrived; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - king's; समीपं (samīpam) - presence; ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - sage; काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kashyapa; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; ऐच्छत (aicchat) - desired;]
(Then, on that seventh day, when it had arrived, the sage Kashyapa desired to go to the king's presence.)
On the seventh day, when the time had come, the sage Kashyapa wished to visit the king.
तं ददर्शाथ नागेन्द्रः काश्यपं तक्षकस्तदा। तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं त्वरितं व्रजन् ॥१-४६-१५॥
taṁ dadarśātha nāgendraḥ kāśyapaṁ takṣakastadā| tamabravītpannagendraḥ kāśyapaṁ tvaritaṁ vrajan ॥1-46-15॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; अथ (atha) - then; नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - king of serpents; काश्यपं (kāśyapaṁ) - Kashyapa; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; तदा (tadā) - then; तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पन्नगेन्द्रः (pannagendraḥ) - king of serpents; काश्यपं (kāśyapaṁ) - Kashyapa; त्वरितं (tvaritaṁ) - quickly; व्रजन् (vrajan) - going;]
(Then the king of serpents Takshaka saw Kashyapa. The king of serpents said to him, Kashyapa, going quickly.)
Then, the serpent king Takshaka saw Kashyapa and said to him, 'Kashyapa, go quickly.'
क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥१-४६-१५॥
kva bhavāṃstvarito yāti kiṃ ca kāryaṃ cikīrṣati ॥1-46-15॥
[क्व (kva) - where; भवांस् (bhavāṃs) - you; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurried; याति (yāti) - go; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intend;]
(Where are you hurriedly going and what task do you intend?)
Where are you rushing to and what task do you plan to accomplish?
काश्यप उवाच॥
kāśyapa uvāca॥
[काश्यप (kāśyapa) - Kashyapa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kashyapa said:)
Kashyapa spoke:
यत्र राजा कुरुश्रेष्ठः परिक्षिन्नाम वै द्विज। तक्षकेण भुजङ्गेन धक्ष्यते किल तत्र वै ॥१-४६-१६॥
yatra rājā kuruśreṣṭhaḥ parikṣinnāma vai dvija। takṣakeṇa bhujaṅgena dhakṣyate kila tatra vai ॥1-46-16॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Kurus; परिक्षिन्नाम (parikṣinnāma) - named Parikshit; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin; तक्षकेण (takṣakeṇa) - by Takshaka; भुजङ्गेन (bhujaṅgena) - by the serpent; धक्ष्यते (dhakṣyate) - will be bitten; किल (kila) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Where the king, best of the Kurus, named Parikshit, indeed, O Brahmin, will be bitten by Takshaka, the serpent, indeed, there.)
O Brahmin, it is said that there, the king Parikshit, the best of the Kurus, will indeed be bitten by the serpent Takshaka.
गच्छाम्यहं तं त्वरितः सद्यः कर्तुमपज्वरम्। मयाभिपन्नं तं चापि न सर्पो धर्षयिष्यति ॥१-४६-१७॥
gacchāmyahaṃ taṃ tvaritaḥ sadyaḥ kartumapajvaram। mayābhipannaṃ taṃ cāpi na sarpo dharṣayiṣyati ॥1-46-17॥
[गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; अहम् (aham) - I; तम् (tam) - him; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अपज्वरम् (apajvaram) - relief; मया (mayā) - by me; अभिपन्नम् (abhipannam) - approached; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake; धर्षयिष्यति (dharṣayiṣyati) - will harm;]
(I go quickly to immediately provide relief. The snake will not harm him whom I have approached.)
I am going quickly to provide immediate relief. The snake will not harm him whom I have approached.
तक्षक उवाच॥
takṣaka uvāca॥
[तक्षक (takṣaka) - Takshaka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Takshaka said:)
Takshaka spoke:
किमर्थं तं मया दष्टं सञ्जीवयितुमिच्छसि। ब्रूहि काममहं तेऽद्य दद्मि स्वं वेश्म गम्यताम् ॥१-४६-१८॥
kimarthaṃ taṃ mayā daṣṭaṃ sañjīvayitumicchasi। brūhi kāmamahaṃ te'dya dadmi svaṃ veśma gamyatām ॥1-46-18॥
[किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ) - why; तं (taṃ) - him; मया (mayā) - by me; दष्टं (daṣṭaṃ) - bitten; सञ्जीवयितुम् (sañjīvayitum) - to revive; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; अहम् (aham) - I; ते (te) - to you; अद्य (adya) - today; दद्मि (dadmi) - I give; स्वम् (svam) - own; वेश्म (veśma) - house; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - go;]
(Why do you wish to revive him bitten by me? Tell me the desire I give you today, go to your own house.)
Why do you wish to revive him whom I have bitten? Tell me your desire, and I will grant it to you today; now go to your own house.
मन्त्रिण ऊचुः॥
mantriṇa ūcuḥ॥
[मन्त्रिण (mantriṇa) - ministers; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The ministers said:)
The ministers spoke:
धनलिप्सुरहं तत्र यामीत्युक्तश्च तेन सः। तमुवाच महात्मानं मानयञ्श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥१-४६-१९॥
dhanalipsurahaṁ tatra yāmītyuktaśca tena saḥ। tamuvāca mahātmānaṁ mānayañślakṣṇayā girā ॥1-46-19॥
[धनलिप्सुः (dhanalipsuḥ) - desirous of wealth; अहम् (aham) - I; तत्र (tatra) - there; यामि (yāmi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; सः (saḥ) - he; तम् (tam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great soul; मानयन् (mānayan) - honoring; श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle; गिरा (girā) - speech;]
(Desirous of wealth, I go there, thus said by him. He spoke to the great soul, honoring with gentle speech.)
Desiring wealth, he said, 'I will go there.' He spoke to the great soul, honoring him with gentle words.
यावद्धनं प्रार्थयसे तस्माद्राज्ञस्ततोऽधिकम्। गृहाण मत्त एव त्वं संनिवर्तस्व चानघ ॥१-४६-२०॥
yāvaddhanaṃ prārthayase tasmādrājñastato'dhikam। gṛhāṇa matta eva tvaṃ saṃnivartasva cānagha ॥1-46-20॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as much as; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you desire; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - the king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अधिकम् (adhikam) - more; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me; एव (eva) - only; त्वम् (tvam) - you; संनिवर्तस्व (saṃnivartasva) - return; चानघ (cānagha) - O sinless one;]
(As much wealth as you desire from the king, take more than that from me only, and return, O sinless one.)
Take as much wealth as you desire from the king, but take even more from me and return, O sinless one.
स एवमुक्तो नागेन काश्यपो द्विपदां वरः। लब्ध्वा वित्तं निववृते तक्षकाद्यावदीप्सितम् ॥१-४६-२१॥
sa evamukto nāgena kāśyapo dvipadāṃ varaḥ| labdhvā vittaṃ nivavṛte takṣakādyāvadīpsitam ॥1-46-21॥
[स (sa) - he; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; नागेन (nāgena) - by the serpent; काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kashyapa; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; निववृते (nivavṛte) - returned; तक्षकात् (takṣakāt) - from Takshaka; यावत् (yāvat) - as much as; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired;]
(He, thus addressed by the serpent, Kashyapa, the best of bipeds, having obtained wealth, returned from Takshaka as much as desired.)
Kashyapa, the best among bipeds, was addressed by the serpent and, having obtained the desired wealth, returned from Takshaka.
तस्मिन्प्रतिगते विप्रे छद्मनोपेत्य तक्षकः। तं नृपं नृपतिश्रेष्ठ पितरं धार्मिकं तव ॥१-४६-२२॥
tasmin pratigate vipre chadmanopetya takṣakaḥ। taṃ nṛpaṃ nṛpatiśreṣṭha pitaraṃ dhārmikaṃ tava ॥1-46-22॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रतिगते (pratigate) - returned; विप्रे (vipre) - Brahmin; छद्मना (chadmanā) - disguised; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; तम् (tam) - that; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; नृपतिश्रेष्ठ (nṛpatiśreṣṭha) - O best of kings; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous; तव (tava) - your;]
(In that, the Brahmin having returned, Takshaka, disguised, approached your righteous father, the king, O best of kings.)
When the Brahmin returned, Takshaka, in disguise, approached your righteous father, the king, O best of kings.
प्रासादस्थं यत्तमपि दग्धवान्विषवह्निना। ततस्त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र विजयायाभिषेचितः ॥१-४६-२३॥
prāsādasthaṃ yattamapi dagdhavānviṣavahninā. tatastvaṃ puruṣavyāghra vijayāyābhiṣecitaḥ ॥1-46-23॥
[प्रासादस्थम् (prāsādastham) - in the palace; यत्तम् (yattam) - that; अपि (api) - also; दग्धवान् (dagdhavān) - burned; विषवह्निना (viṣavahninā) - by the poison-fire; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory; अभिषेचितः (abhiṣecitaḥ) - consecrated;]
(In the palace, that also was burned by the poison-fire. Then you, tiger among men, were consecrated for victory.)
In the palace, even that was consumed by the poison-fire. Thereafter, you, the tiger among men, were anointed for victory.
एतद्दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि यथावन्नृपसत्तम। अस्माभिर्निखिलं सर्वं कथितं ते सुदारुणम् ॥१-४६-२४॥
etad dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ cāpi yathāvan nṛpasattama। asmābhir nikhilaṃ sarvaṃ kathitaṃ te sudāruṇam ॥1-46-24॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; श्रुतं (śrutaṃ) - heard; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; निखिलं (nikhilaṃ) - entirely; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - told; ते (te) - to you; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible;]
(This has been seen and heard as it is, O best of kings; entirely all has been told to you by us, very terrible.)
O best of kings, we have seen and heard all of this as it is, and have recounted everything to you, which is very terrible.
श्रुत्वा चैतं नृपश्रेष्ठ पार्थिवस्य पराभवम्। अस्य चर्षेरुत्तङ्कस्य विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥१-४६-२५॥
śrutvā caitaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha pārthivasya parābhavam। asya carṣeruttaṅkasya vidhatsva yadanantaram ॥1-46-25॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; एतं (etaṃ) - this; नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings; पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the prince; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat; अस्य (asya) - of this; च (ca) - and; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttanka; विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - do; यत् (yat) - what; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards;]
(Having heard this, O best of kings, the defeat of the prince and of this sage Uttanka, do what is afterwards.)
Upon hearing this, O esteemed king, regarding the defeat of the prince and the sage Uttanka, please take the necessary actions that follow.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya spoke:
एतत्तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि अटव्यां निर्जने वने। संवादं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य काश्यपस्य च यत्तदा ॥१-४६-२६॥
etattu śrotumicchāmi aṭavyāṃ nirjane vane। saṃvādaṃ pannageṃdrasya kāśyapasya ca yattadā ॥1-46-26॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; तु (tu) - but; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest; निर्जने (nirjane) - desolate; वने (vane) - woods; संवादम् (saṃvādam) - conversation; पन्नगेन्द्रस्य (pannageṃdrasya) - of the serpent king; काश्यपस्य (kāśyapasya) - of Kashyapa; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(But I wish to hear this conversation of the serpent king and Kashyapa, which was then in the desolate forest woods.)
I wish to hear the conversation that took place between the serpent king and Kashyapa in the desolate forest.
केन दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि भवतां श्रोत्रमागतम्। श्रुत्वा चाथ विधास्यामि पन्नगान्तकरीं मतिम् ॥१-४६-२७॥
kena dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ cāpi bhavatāṃ śrotramāgatam. śrutvā cātha vidhāsyāmi pannagāntakarīṃ matim ..1-46-27..
[केन (kena) - by whom; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; श्रुतं (śrutaṃ) - heard; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; भवतां (bhavatāṃ) - your; श्रोत्रमागतम् (śrotramāgatam) - reached the ears; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - then; विधास्यामि (vidhāsyāmi) - I will decide; पन्नगान्तकरीं (pannagāntakarīṃ) - serpent-ending; मतिम् (matim) - plan;]
(By whom was it seen and heard, and reached your ears? Having heard, then I will decide on a serpent-ending plan.)
Who saw and heard it, and how did it reach your ears? After hearing it, I will then decide on a plan to end the serpents.
मन्त्रिण ऊचुः॥
mantriṇa ūcuḥ॥
[मन्त्रिण (mantriṇa) - ministers; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The ministers said:)
The ministers spoke:
शृणु राजन्यथास्माकं येनैतत्कथितं पुरा। समागमं द्विजेन्द्रस्य पन्नगेन्द्रस्य चाध्वनि ॥१-४६-२८॥
śṛṇu rājanyathāsmākaṃ yenaitatkathitaṃ purā। samāgamaṃ dvijendrasya pannagendrasya cādhvani ॥1-46-28॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; येन (yena) - by whom; एतत् (etat) - this; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - was told; पुरा (purā) - formerly; समागमं (samāgamaṃ) - meeting; द्विजेन्द्रस्य (dvijendrasya) - of the best of Brahmins; पन्नगेन्द्रस्य (pannagendrasya) - of the king of serpents; च (ca) - and; अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the road;]
(Listen, O king, as our meeting of the best of Brahmins and the king of serpents on the road was told formerly by whom this was.)
Listen, O king, to how our meeting with the best of Brahmins and the king of serpents on the road was narrated in the past.
तस्मिन्वृक्षे नरः कश्चिदिन्धनार्थाय पार्थिव। विचिन्वन्पूर्वमारूढः शुष्कशाखं वनस्पतिम् ॥१-४६-२९॥
tasmin vṛkṣe naraḥ kaścid indhanārthāya pārthivaḥ। vicinvan pūrvam ārūḍhaḥ śuṣkaśākhaṃ vanaspatim ॥1-46-29॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - tree; नरः (naraḥ) - man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - some; इन्धनार्थाय (indhanārthāya) - for firewood; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - searching; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - climbed; शुष्कशाखम् (śuṣkaśākham) - dry branch; वनस्पतिम् (vanaspatim) - tree;]
(In that tree, some man, for firewood, O king, searching, before, climbed the dry branch of the tree.)
In that tree, a certain man climbed up the dry branch searching for firewood, O king.
अबुध्यमानौ तं तत्र वृक्षस्थं पन्नगद्विजौ ॥१-४६-२९॥
abudhyamānau taṃ tatra vṛkṣasthaṃ pannagadvijau ॥1-46-29॥
[अबुध्यमानौ (abudhyamānau) - not aware; तं (taṃ) - him; तत्र (tatra) - there; वृक्षस्थं (vṛkṣasthaṃ) - tree-dwelling; पन्नगद्विजौ (pannagadvijau) - serpent-bird;]
(Not aware him there tree-dwelling serpent-bird.)
The serpent-bird, dwelling in the tree, was not aware of him being there.
स तु तेनैव वृक्षेण भस्मीभूतोऽभवत्तदा। द्विजप्रभावाद्राजेन्द्र जीवितः सवनस्पतिः ॥१-४६-३०॥
sa tu tenaiva vṛkṣeṇa bhasmībhūto'bhavattadā। dvijaprabhāvādrājendra jīvitaḥ savanaspatiḥ ॥1-46-30॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तेनैव (tenaiva) - by that very; वृक्षेण (vṛkṣeṇa) - by the tree; भस्मीभूतः (bhasmībhūtaḥ) - turned to ashes; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then; द्विजप्रभावात् (dvijaprabhāvāt) - by the influence of the Brahmin; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; जीवितः (jīvitaḥ) - alive; सवनस्पतिः (savanaspatiḥ) - the tree;]
(He, however, was turned to ashes by that very tree then. By the influence of the Brahmin, O king, the tree became alive.)
However, O King, by the influence of the Brahmin, the tree was revived and became alive after being turned to ashes by that very tree.
तेन गत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ नगरेऽस्मिन्निवेदितम्। यथावृत्तं तु तत्सर्वं तक्षकस्य द्विजस्य च ॥१-४६-३१॥
tena gatvā nṛpaśreṣṭha nagare'sminniveditam। yathāvṛttaṃ tu tatsarvaṃ takṣakasya dvijasya ca ॥1-46-31॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings; नगरे (nagare) - in the city; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; निवेदितम् (niveditam) - was informed; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; तु (tu) - but; तत्सर्वम् (tatsarvam) - all that; तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takshaka; द्विजस्य (dvijasya) - of the Brahmin; च (ca) - and;]
(By him, having gone, O best of kings, in this city, it was informed as it happened, but all that of Takshaka and of the Brahmin.)
O best of kings, having gone to this city, he informed everything as it happened, regarding Takshaka and the Brahmin.
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम्। श्रुत्वा तु नृपशार्दूल प्रकुरुष्व यथेप्सितम् ॥१-४६-३२॥
etatte kathitaṃ rājanyathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam. śrutvā tu nṛpaśārdūla prakuruṣva yathepsitam ॥1-46-32॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - told; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथावृत्तं (yathāvṛttaṃ) - as it happened; यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; नृपशार्दूल (nṛpaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; प्रकुरुष्व (prakuruṣva) - do; यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired;]
(This has been told to you, O king, as it happened, as heard. Having heard, O tiger among kings, do as desired.)
This has been narrated to you, O king, exactly as it happened and as it was heard. Now, having listened, O distinguished king, act according to your wishes.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
मन्त्रिणां तु वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा जनमेजयः। पर्यतप्यत दुःखार्तः प्रत्यपिंषत्करे करम् ॥१-४६-३३॥
mantriṇāṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā janamejayaḥ। paryatapyata duḥkhārtaḥ pratyapiṃṣat kare karam ॥1-46-33॥
[मन्त्रिणां (mantriṇāṃ) - of the ministers; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; स (sa) - that; राजा (rājā) - king; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; पर्यतप्यत (paryatapyata) - was tormented; दुःखार्तः (duḥkhārtaḥ) - with grief; प्रत्यपिंषत् (pratyapiṃṣat) - crushed; करे (kare) - in hand; करम् (karam) - hand;]
(Having heard the words of the ministers, King Janamejaya, tormented with grief, crushed his hand in his hand.)
Upon hearing the ministers' words, King Janamejaya was overwhelmed with sorrow and clasped his hands together in distress.
निःश्वासमुष्णमसकृद्दीर्घं राजीवलोचनः। मुमोचाश्रूणि च तदा नेत्राभ्यां प्रततं नृपः ॥ उवाच च महीपालो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ॥१-४६-३४॥
niḥśvāsamuṣṇamasakṛddīrghaṃ rājīvalocanaḥ| mumocāśrūṇi ca tadā netrābhyāṃ pratataṃ nṛpaḥ ॥ uvāca ca mahīpālo duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ॥1-46-34॥
[निःश्वासम् (niḥśvāsam) - breath; उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - warm; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - from the eyes; प्रततम् (pratatam) - continuously; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the ruler of the earth; दुःखशोकसमन्वितः (duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ) - filled with grief and sorrow;]
(The lotus-eyed one repeatedly released warm and long breaths; then the king continuously shed tears from his eyes. And the ruler of the earth, filled with grief and sorrow, spoke.)
The lotus-eyed king, overwhelmed with grief and sorrow, repeatedly sighed deeply and shed tears continuously from his eyes. Then, the ruler of the earth spoke.
श्रुत्वैतद्भवतां वाक्यं पितुर्मे स्वर्गतिं प्रति। निश्चितेयं मम मतिर्या वै तां मे निबोधत ॥१-४६-३५॥
śrutvaitadbhavatāṃ vākyaṃ piturme svargatiṃ prati| niściteyaṃ mama matiryā vai tāṃ me nibodhata ॥1-46-35॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतत् (etat) - this; भवताम् (bhavatām) - your; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; मे (me) - my; स्वर्गतिम् (svargatim) - heavenly abode; प्रति (prati) - towards; निश्चित (niścita) - determined; इयम् (iyam) - this; मम (mama) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; या (yā) - which; वै (vai) - indeed; ताम् (tām) - that; मे (me) - my; निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand;]
(Having heard these words of yours regarding my father's heavenly abode, this is my determined thought, indeed, understand that of mine.)
Upon hearing these words of yours about my father's journey to heaven, this is my firm decision, indeed, understand it.
अनन्तरमहं मन्ये तक्षकाय दुरात्मने। प्रतिकर्तव्यमित्येव येन मे हिंसितः पिता ॥१-४६-३६॥
anantaramahaṁ manye takṣakāya durātmane। pratikartavyamityeva yena me hiṁsitaḥ pitā ॥1-46-36॥
[अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; तक्षकाय (takṣakāya) - to Takshaka; दुरात्मने (durātmane) - wicked; प्रतिकर्तव्यम् (pratikartavyam) - to be retaliated; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; येन (yena) - by whom; मे (me) - my; हिंसितः (hiṁsitaḥ) - harmed; पिता (pitā) - father;]
(Afterwards, I think indeed that retaliation should be made against the wicked Takshaka by whom my father was harmed.)
Afterwards, I believe that it is necessary to retaliate against the wicked Takshaka who harmed my father.
ऋषेर्हि शृङ्गेर्वचनं कृत्वा दग्ध्वा च पार्थिवम्। यदि गच्छेदसौ पापो ननु जीवेत्पिता मम ॥१-४६-३७॥
ṛṣer hi śṛṅger vacanaṃ kṛtvā dagdhvā ca pārthivam| yadi gacched asau pāpo nanu jīvet pitā mama ॥1-46-37॥
[ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; हि (hi) - indeed; शृङ्गेः (śṛṅgeḥ) - of Śṛṅga; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burnt; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king; यदि (yadi) - if; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - goes; असौ (asau) - he; पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinner; ननु (nanu) - surely; जीवेत् (jīvet) - would live; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my;]
(Indeed, having done the word of the sage Śṛṅga and having burnt the king, if that sinner goes, surely my father would live.)
Indeed, if the sinner follows the words of sage Śṛṅga and burns the king, surely my father would survive.
परिहीयेत किं तस्य यदि जीवेत्स पार्थिवः। काश्यपस्य प्रसादेन मन्त्रिणां सुनयेन च ॥१-४६-३८॥
parihīyeta kiṃ tasya yadi jīvetsa pārthivaḥ। kāśyapasya prasādena mantriṇāṃ sunayena ca ॥1-46-38॥
[परिहीयेत (parihīyeta) - diminish; किं (kiṃ) - what; तस्य (tasya) - his; यदि (yadi) - if; जीवेत् (jīvet) - lives; स (sa) - he; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; काश्यपस्य (kāśyapasya) - of Kashyapa; प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by grace; मन्त्रिणां (mantriṇāṃ) - of ministers; सुनयेन (sunayena) - by good policy; च (ca) - and;]
(What would diminish of his if the king lives by the grace of Kashyapa and by the good policy of ministers?)
What harm would there be to him if the king continues to live, supported by the grace of Kashyapa and the wise counsel of his ministers?
स तु वारितवान्मोहात्काश्यपं द्विजसत्तमम्। सञ्जिजीवयिषुं प्राप्तं राजानमपराजितम् ॥१-४६-३९॥
sa tu vāritavān mohāt kāśyapaṃ dvijasattamam। sañjijīvayiṣuṃ prāptaṃ rājānam aparājitam ॥1-46-39॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; वारितवान् (vāritavān) - stopped; मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; काश्यपं (kāśyapam) - Kashyapa; द्विजसत्तमम् (dvijasattamam) - best of the twice-born; सञ्जिजीवयिषुम् (sañjijīvayiṣum) - desiring to revive; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered;]
(But he, from delusion, stopped Kashyapa, the best of the twice-born, who had arrived desiring to revive the unconquered king.)
However, in his delusion, he stopped Kashyapa, the eminent sage, who had come with the intention to revive the undefeated king.
महानतिक्रमो ह्येष तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः। द्विजस्य योऽददद्द्रव्यं मा नृपं जीवयेदिति ॥१-४६-४०॥
mahānatikramo hyeṣa takṣakasya durātmanaḥ। dvijasya yo'dadaddravyaṃ mā nṛpaṃ jīvayediti ॥1-46-40॥
[महानतिक्रमः (mahānatikramaḥ) - great transgression; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takshaka; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - wicked soul; द्विजस्य (dvijasya) - of the Brahmin; यः (yaḥ) - who; अददत् (adadat) - gave; द्रव्यं (dravyaṃ) - wealth; मा (mā) - not; नृपं (nṛpam) - the king; जीवयेत् (jīvayet) - would revive; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Indeed, this is a great transgression of Takshaka, the wicked soul, who gave wealth to the Brahmin so that the king would not be revived thus.)
This is indeed a great transgression by Takshaka, the wicked soul, who bribed the Brahmin to ensure that the king would not be revived.
उत्तङ्कस्य प्रियं कुर्वन्नात्मनश्च महत्प्रियम्। भवतां चैव सर्वेषां यास्याम्यपचितिं पितुः ॥१-४६-४१॥
uttaṅkasya priyaṃ kurvannātmanaśca mahatpriyam। bhavatāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ yāsyāmyapacitiṃ pituḥ ॥1-46-41॥
[उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttanka; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasure; भवतां (bhavatāṃ) - of you; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I shall go; अपचितिं (apacitiṃ) - to pay respects; पितुः (pituḥ) - to father;]
(Doing what is dear to Uttanka and greatly pleasing to oneself, and indeed to all of you, I shall go to pay respects to the father.)
I will do what pleases Uttanka and is greatly pleasing to myself and indeed to all of you, and I shall go to pay respects to my father.
