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Library: Snake sacrifice starts with black dressed, red eyed officiating priests and snakes start dying because of their mother's curse.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवमुक्त्वा ततः श्रीमान्मन्त्रिभिश्चानुमोदितः। आरुरोह प्रतिज्ञां स सर्पसत्राय पार्थिवः ॥ ब्रह्मन्भरतशार्दूलो राजा पारिक्षितस्तदा ॥१-४७-१॥
evamuktvā tataḥ śrīmānmantribhiścānumoditaḥ। āruroha pratijñāṃ sa sarpasatrāya pārthivaḥ ॥ brahmanbharataśārdūlo rājā pārikṣitastadā ॥1-47-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious one; मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by the ministers; च (ca) - and; अनुमोदितः (anumoditaḥ) - approved; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - the vow; स (sa) - he; सर्पसत्राय (sarpasatrāya) - for the snake sacrifice; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; भरतशार्दूलः (bharataśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among the Bharatas; राजा (rājā) - king; पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Parikshit; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus having spoken, then the illustrious one, approved by the ministers, ascended the vow for the snake sacrifice, O Brahman, the king Parikshit, tiger among the Bharatas, then.)
Thus, having spoken, the illustrious King Parikshit, approved by his ministers, ascended to undertake the vow for the snake sacrifice, O Brahman, as the tiger among the Bharatas.
पुरोहितमथाहूय ऋत्विजं वसुधाधिपः। अब्रवीद्वाक्यसम्पन्नः सम्पदर्थकरं वचः ॥१-४७-२॥
purohitam atha āhūya ṛtvijaṃ vasudhādhipaḥ। abravīd vākyasampannaḥ sampadarthakaraṃ vacaḥ ॥1-47-2॥
[पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - priest; अथ (atha) - then; आहूय (āhūya) - having called; ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - officiating priest; वसुधाधिपः (vasudhādhipaḥ) - king; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यसम्पन्नः (vākyasampannaḥ) - eloquent; सम्पदर्थकरम् (sampadarthakaram) - prosperity-bringing; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Then the king, having called the priest, said eloquent, prosperity-bringing speech.)
Then the king called the priest and spoke eloquently, delivering words that would bring prosperity.
यो मे हिंसितवांस्तातं तक्षकः स दुरात्मवान्। प्रतिकुर्यां यथा तस्य तद्भवन्तो ब्रुवन्तु मे ॥१-४७-३॥
yo me hiṃsitavāṃstātaṃ takṣakaḥ sa durātmavān। pratikuryāṃ yathā tasya tadbhavanto bruvantu me ॥1-47-3॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; हिंसितवान् (hiṃsitavān) - harmed; तातम् (tātam) - father; तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka; सः (saḥ) - he; दुरात्मवान् (durātmavān) - wicked; प्रतिकुर्याम् (pratikuryām) - retaliate; यथा (yathā) - as; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; ब्रुवन्तु (bruvantu) - tell; मे (me) - me;]
(Who harmed my father, that wicked Takshaka, how should I retaliate against him, you all tell me.)
Please tell me how I should retaliate against that wicked Takshaka who harmed my father.
अपि तत्कर्म विदितं भवतां येन पन्नगम्। तक्षकं सम्प्रदीप्तेऽग्नौ प्राप्स्येऽहं सहबान्धवम् ॥१-४७-४॥
api tatkarma viditaṃ bhavatāṃ yena pannagam। takṣakaṃ sampradīpte'gnau prāpsye'haṃ sahabāndhavam ॥1-47-4॥
[अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; विदितं (viditaṃ) - known; भवतां (bhavatāṃ) - to you; येन (yena) - by which; पन्नगम् (pannagam) - serpent; तक्षकं (takṣakam) - Takshaka; सम्प्रदीप्ते (sampradīpte) - blazing; अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire; प्राप्स्ये (prāpsye) - I will obtain; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; सह (saha) - with; बान्धवम् (bāndhavam) - relatives;]
(Also, that action known to you by which I will obtain the serpent Takshaka in the blazing fire with relatives.)
Is that action known to you by which I will obtain the serpent Takshaka in the blazing fire along with my relatives?
यथा तेन पिता मह्यं पूर्वं दग्धो विषाग्निना। तथाहमपि तं पापं दग्धुमिच्छामि पन्नगम् ॥१-४७-५॥
yathā tena pitā mahyaṃ pūrvaṃ dagdho viṣāgninā| tathāhamapi taṃ pāpaṃ dagdhumicchāmi pannagam ॥1-47-5॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; तेन (tena) - by him; पिता (pitā) - father; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burned; विषाग्निना (viṣāgninā) - by poison-fire; तथा (tathā) - so; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - that; पापम् (pāpam) - sinful; दग्धुम् (dagdhum) - to burn; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; पन्नगम् (pannagam) - serpent;]
(As by him my father was previously burned by poison-fire, so I also wish to burn that sinful serpent.)
Just as my father was once burned by poison-fire by him, I too wish to burn that sinful serpent.
ऋत्विज ऊचुः॥
ṛtvija ūcuḥ॥
[ऋत्विज (ṛtvija) - priests; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The priests said:)
The priests spoke:
अस्ति राजन्महत्सत्रं त्वदर्थं देवनिर्मितम्। सर्पसत्रमिति ख्यातं पुराणे कथ्यते नृप ॥१-४७-६॥
asti rājanmahatsatraṃ tvadarthaṃ devanirmitam। sarpasatramiti khyātaṃ purāṇe kathyate nṛpa ॥1-47-6॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महत् (mahat) - great; सत्रं (satraṃ) - sacrifice; त्वदर्थं (tvadarthaṃ) - for you; देवनिर्मितम् (devanirmitam) - created by the gods; सर्पसत्रम् (sarpasatram) - snake sacrifice; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातं (khyātam) - known; पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Puranas; कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(There is, O king, a great sacrifice for you, created by the gods. It is known as the snake sacrifice, as told in the Puranas, O king.)
O King, there exists a grand sacrifice made for you by the gods, known as the snake sacrifice, which is mentioned in the Puranas.
आहर्ता तस्य सत्रस्य त्वन्नान्योऽस्ति नराधिप। इति पौराणिकाः प्राहुरस्माकं चास्ति स क्रतुः ॥१-४७-७॥
āhartā tasya satrasya tvannānyo'sti narādhipaḥ। iti paurāṇikāḥ prāhurasmākaṃ cāsti sa kratuḥ ॥1-47-7॥
[आहर्ता (āhartā) - performer; तस्य (tasya) - of that; सत्रस्य (satrasya) - of the sacrifice; त्वम् (tvam) - you; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; अस्ति (asti) - is; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; इति (iti) - thus; पौराणिकाः (paurāṇikāḥ) - the Puranic scholars; प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - said; अस्माकं (asmākam) - our; च (ca) - and; अस्ति (asti) - is; सः (saḥ) - that; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice;]
(The performer of that sacrifice is none other than you, O king. Thus said the Puranic scholars, and that sacrifice is ours.)
The Puranic scholars declared that you, O king, are the sole performer of that sacrifice, and indeed, that sacrifice belongs to us.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिर्मेने सर्पं हि तक्षकम्। हुताशनमुखं दीप्तं प्रविष्टमिति सत्तम ॥१-४७-८॥
evamuktaḥ sa rājarṣirmene sarpaṃ hi takṣakam। hutāśanamukhaṃ dīptaṃ praviṣṭamiti sattama ॥1-47-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; मेने (mene) - thought; सर्पम् (sarpam) - serpent; हि (hi) - indeed; तक्षकम् (takṣakam) - Takshaka; हुताशनमुखम् (hutāśanamukham) - fire-mouthed; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing; प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - entered; इति (iti) - thus; सत्तम (sattama) - O best one;]
(Thus spoken, the royal sage thought that the serpent Takshaka had indeed entered the blazing fire-mouthed one, O best one.)
Upon hearing this, the royal sage believed that the serpent Takshaka had entered the blazing fire, O noble one.
ततोऽब्रवीन्मन्त्रविदस्तान्राजा ब्राह्मणांस्तदा। आहरिष्यामि तत्सत्रं सम्भाराः सम्भ्रियन्तु मे ॥१-४७-९॥
tato'bravīn mantravidastān rājā brāhmaṇāṃs tadā। āhariṣyāmi tatsatraṃ sambhārāḥ sambhriyantu me ॥1-47-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; मन्त्रविदः (mantravidaḥ) - knowers of mantras; तान् (tān) - them; राजा (rājā) - king; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; तदा (tadā) - then; आहरिष्यामि (āhariṣyāmi) - I will bring; तत् (tat) - that; सत्रम् (satram) - sacrifice; सम्भाराः (sambhārāḥ) - materials; सम्भ्रियन्तु (sambhriyantu) - be prepared; मे (me) - my;]
(Then the king said to those knowers of mantras, the Brahmins, "I will bring that sacrifice; let the materials be prepared for me.")
Then the king addressed the Brahmins, who were experts in mantras, saying that he would organize the sacrifice and instructed them to prepare the necessary materials.
ततस्ते ऋत्विजस्तस्य शास्त्रतो द्विजसत्तम। देशं तं मापयामासुर्यज्ञायतनकारणात् ॥ यथावज्ज्ञानविदुषः सर्वे बुद्ध्या परं गताः ॥१-४७-१०॥
tataste ṛtvijastasya śāstrato dvijasattama। deśaṃ taṃ māpayāmāsuryajñāyatanakāraṇāt ॥ yathāvajjñānaviduṣaḥ sarve buddhyā paraṃ gatāḥ ॥1-47-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests; तस्य (tasya) - his; शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to scriptures; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born; देशं (deśaṃ) - place; तं (taṃ) - that; मापयामासुḥ (māpayāmāsuḥ) - measured; यज्ञायतनकारणात् (yajñāyatanakāraṇāt) - for the purpose of the sacrificial ground; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; ज्ञानविदुषः (jñānaviduṣaḥ) - wise in knowledge; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; गताः (gatāḥ) - attained;]
(Then, O best of the twice-born, his priests measured that place according to the scriptures for the purpose of the sacrificial ground. All, wise in knowledge, properly attained the supreme with intelligence.)
Then, O best of the twice-born, the priests measured the place according to the scriptures for the sacrificial ground. All the wise ones, with their intelligence, properly attained the supreme knowledge.
ऋद्ध्या परमया युक्तमिष्टं द्विजगणायुतम्। प्रभूतधनधान्याढ्यमृत्विग्भिः सुनिवेशितम् ॥१-४७-११॥
ṛddhyā paramayā yuktamiṣṭaṃ dvijagaṇāyutam। prabhūtadhanadhānyāḍhyamṛtvigbhiḥ suniveśitam ॥1-47-11॥
[ऋद्ध्या (ṛddhyā) - with prosperity; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed; इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; द्विजगणायुतम् (dvijagaṇāyutam) - filled with groups of Brahmins; प्रभूतधनधान्याढ्यम् (prabhūtadhanadhānyāḍhyam) - rich in abundant wealth and grains; ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - with priests; सुनिवेशितम् (suniveśitam) - well-organized;]
(Endowed with supreme prosperity, desired and filled with groups of Brahmins, rich in abundant wealth and grains, well-organized with priests.)
The place was endowed with supreme prosperity, desired by many, and filled with groups of Brahmins. It was rich in abundant wealth and grains, and was well-organized with the presence of priests.
निर्माय चापि विधिवद्यज्ञायतनमीप्सितम्। राजानं दीक्षयामासुः सर्पसत्राप्तये तदा ॥१-४७-१२॥
nirmāya cāpi vidhivadyajñāyatanamīpsitam। rājānaṃ dīkṣayāmāsuḥ sarpasatrāptaye tadā ॥1-47-12॥
[निर्माय (nirmāya) - having constructed; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules; यज्ञायतनम् (yajñāyatanam) - sacrificial place; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; दीक्षयामासुः (dīkṣayāmāsuḥ) - initiated; सर्पसत्राप्तये (sarpasatrāptaye) - for the completion of the serpent sacrifice; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having constructed the desired sacrificial place according to the rules, they initiated the king for the completion of the serpent sacrifice then.)
Then, having constructed the desired sacrificial place according to the rules, they initiated the king for the completion of the serpent sacrifice.
इदं चासीत्तत्र पूर्वं सर्पसत्रे भविष्यति। निमित्तं महदुत्पन्नं यज्ञविघ्नकरं तदा ॥१-४७-१३॥
idaṃ cāsīttatra pūrvaṃ sarpasatre bhaviṣyati. nimittaṃ mahadutpannaṃ yajñavighnakaraṃ tadā ॥1-47-13॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तत्र (tatra) - there; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the serpent sacrifice; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; निमित्तं (nimittaṃ) - omen; महत् (mahat) - great; उत्पन्नं (utpannaṃ) - arisen; यज्ञविघ्नकरं (yajñavighnakaraṃ) - sacrifice-obstructing; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(This was there before in the serpent sacrifice. A great omen arose then, obstructing the sacrifice.)
This event had occurred before during the serpent sacrifice. A great omen arose at that time, which obstructed the sacrifice.
यज्ञस्यायतने तस्मिन्क्रियमाणे वचोऽब्रवीत्। स्थपतिर्बुद्धिसम्पन्नो वास्तुविद्याविशारदः ॥१-४७-१४॥
yajñasya-āyatane tasmin kriyamāṇe vaco'bravīt। sthapatir-buddhi-sampanno vāstu-vidyā-viśāradaḥ ॥1-47-14॥
[यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacrifice; आयतने (āyatane) - in the place; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; क्रियमाणे (kriyamāṇe) - being performed; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; स्थपति: (sthapatiḥ) - the architect; बुद्धिसम्पन्नः (buddhi-sampannaḥ) - endowed with wisdom; वास्तुविद्याविशारदः (vāstu-vidyā-viśāradaḥ) - expert in architecture;]
(In the place of the sacrifice, there, being performed, words spoke the architect, endowed with wisdom, expert in architecture.)
In the place where the sacrifice was being performed, the architect, endowed with wisdom and expert in architecture, spoke words.
इत्यब्रवीत्सूत्रधारः सूतः पौराणिकस्तदा। यस्मिन्देशे च काले च मापनेयं प्रवर्तिता ॥ ब्राह्मणं कारणं कृत्वा नायं संस्थास्यते क्रतुः ॥१-४७-१५॥
ity abravīt sūtradhāraḥ sūtaḥ paurāṇikas tadā। yasmin deśe ca kāle ca māpaneyaṃ pravartitā ॥ brāhmaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ kṛtvā nāyaṃ saṃsthāsyate kratuḥ ॥1-47-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सूत्रधारः (sūtradhāraḥ) - director; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; पौराणिकः (paurāṇikaḥ) - narrator of ancient tales; तदा (tadā) - then; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; देशे (deśe) - country; च (ca) - and; काले (kāle) - time; च (ca) - and; मापनेयम् (māpaneyam) - measurement; प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - initiated; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; संस्थास्यते (saṃsthāsyate) - will be established; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice;]
(Thus said the director, the charioteer, the narrator of ancient tales, then: In which country and time this measurement was initiated, having made the Brahmin the reason, this sacrifice will not be established.)
The director, who was also the charioteer and narrator of ancient tales, then said: In whichever country and time this measurement was initiated, having made the Brahmin the reason, this sacrifice will not be established.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राजा स प्राग्दीक्षाकालमब्रवीत्। क्षत्तारं नेह मे कश्चिदज्ञातः प्रविशेदिति ॥१-४७-१६॥
etacchrutvā tu rājā sa prāgdīkṣākālamabravīt. kṣattāraṃ neha me kaścidajñātaḥ praviśediti ॥1-47-16॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; राजा (rājā) - king; सः (saḥ) - he; प्राक् (prāk) - before; दीक्षा (dīkṣā) - initiation; कालम् (kālam) - time; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - to the minister; न (na) - not; इह (iha) - here; मे (me) - my; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अज्ञातः (ajñātaḥ) - unknown; प्रविशेत् (praviśet) - should enter; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Having heard this, the king said before the time of initiation to the minister, "No one unknown should enter here.")
Upon hearing this, the king instructed the minister before the initiation ceremony, "Ensure that no unknown person enters here."
ततः कर्म प्रववृते सर्पसत्रे विधानतः। पर्यक्रामंश्च विधिवत्स्वे स्वे कर्मणि याजकाः ॥१-४७-१७॥
tataḥ karma pravavṛte sarpasatre vidhānataḥ। paryakrāmaṃśca vidhivatsve sve karmaṇi yājakāḥ ॥1-47-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्म (karma) - ritual; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the serpent sacrifice; विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to the rules; पर्यक्रामंश्च (paryakrāmaṃśca) - moved around; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; स्वे (sve) - in their respective; स्वे (sve) - in their respective; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - duties; याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - priests;]
(Then the ritual commenced in the serpent sacrifice according to the rules. The priests moved around properly in their respective duties.)
Then, according to the rules, the ritual commenced in the serpent sacrifice. The priests moved around properly, attending to their respective duties.
परिधाय कृष्णवासांसि धूमसंरक्तलोचनाः। जुहुवुर्मन्त्रवच्चैव समिद्धं जातवेदसम् ॥१-४७-१८॥
paridhāya kṛṣṇavāsāṃsi dhūmasaṃraktalocanāḥ। juhuvurmantravaccaiva samiddhaṃ jātavedasam ॥1-47-18॥
[परिधाय (paridhāya) - having worn; कृष्णवासांसि (kṛṣṇavāsāṃsi) - black garments; धूमसंरक्तलोचनाः (dhūmasaṃraktalocanāḥ) - with eyes reddened by smoke; जुहुवुः (juhuvuḥ) - they offered; मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with mantras; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समिद्धम् (samiddham) - kindled; जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to the fire;]
(Having worn black garments, with eyes reddened by smoke, they offered to the kindled fire with mantras.)
Wearing black clothes and with eyes reddened by smoke, they performed offerings to the kindled fire with the recitation of mantras.
कम्पयन्तश्च सर्वेषामुरगाणां मनांसि ते। सर्पानाजुहुवुस्तत्र सर्वानग्निमुखे तदा ॥१-४७-१९॥
kampayantaśca sarveṣāmuragāṇāṃ manāṃsi te. sarpānājuhuvustatra sarvānagniṃukhe tadā ॥1-47-19॥
[कम्पयन्तः (kampayantaḥ) - agitating; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; उरगाणाम् (uragāṇām) - of serpents; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - minds; ते (te) - they; सर्पान् (sarpān) - serpents; आजुहुवुः (ājuhuvuḥ) - offered; तत्र (tatra) - there; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अग्निमुखे (agniṃukhe) - into the fire; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They agitated the minds of all the serpents. Then, they offered all the serpents into the fire there.)
They disturbed the minds of all the serpents, and then offered them all into the fire.
ततः सर्पाः समापेतुः प्रदीप्ते हव्यवाहने। विवेष्टमानाः कृपणा आह्वयन्तः परस्परम् ॥१-४७-२०॥
tataḥ sarpāḥ samāpetuḥ pradīpte havyavāhane। viveṣṭamānāḥ kṛpaṇā āhvayantaḥ parasparam ॥1-47-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - serpents; समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - approached; प्रदीप्ते (pradīpte) - blazing; हव्यवाहने (havyavāhane) - fire; विवेष्टमानाः (viveṣṭamānāḥ) - writhing; कृपणा (kṛpaṇā) - miserable; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - calling; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Then the serpents approached the blazing fire, writhing miserably and calling each other.)
Then the serpents, in their misery, approached the blazing fire, writhing and calling out to one another.
विस्फुरन्तः श्वसन्तश्च वेष्टयन्तस्तथा परे। पुच्छैः शिरोभिश्च भृशं चित्रभानुं प्रपेदिरे ॥१-४७-२१॥
visphurantaḥ śvasantaśca veṣṭayantastathā pare। pucchaiḥ śirobhiśca bhṛśaṃ citrabhānuṃ prapedire ॥1-47-21॥
[विस्फुरन्तः (visphurantaḥ) - trembling; श्वसन्तः (śvasantaḥ) - breathing heavily; च (ca) - and; वेष्टयन्तः (veṣṭayantaḥ) - writhing; तथा (tathā) - thus; परे (pare) - others; पुच्छैः (pucchaiḥ) - with tails; शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads; च (ca) - and; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; चित्रभानुम् (citrabhānum) - Chitrabhanu; प्रपेदिरे (prapedire) - approached;]
(Trembling, breathing heavily, and writhing, thus others with tails and heads greatly approached Chitrabhanu.)
Trembling, panting, and writhing, others with their tails and heads greatly approached Chitrabhanu.
श्वेताः कृष्णाश्च नीलाश्च स्थविराः शिशवस्तथा। रुवन्तो भैरवान्नादान्पेतुर्दीप्ते विभावसौ ॥१-४७-२२॥
śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāśca nīlāśca sthavirāḥ śiśavastathā। ruvanto bhairavānnādānpeturdīpte vibhāvasau ॥1-47-22॥
[श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white ones; कृष्णाः (kṛṣṇāḥ) - black ones; च (ca) - and; नीलाः (nīlāḥ) - blue ones; च (ca) - and; स्थविराः (sthavirāḥ) - old ones; शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - children; तथा (tathā) - also; रुवन्तः (ruvantaḥ) - crying; भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying; नादान् (nādān) - sounds; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; दीप्ते (dīpte) - blazing; विभावसौ (vibhāvasau) - fire;]
(White ones, black ones, and blue ones, old ones and children also, crying terrifying sounds, fell into the blazing fire.)
The white, black, and blue ones, both the old and the children, crying out terrifying sounds, fell into the blazing fire.
एवं शतसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। अवशानि विनष्टानि पन्नगानां द्विजोत्तम ॥१-४७-२३॥
evaṃ śatasahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca। avaśāni vinaṣṭāni pannagānāṃ dvijottama ॥1-47-23॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; प्रयुतानि (prayutāni) - tens of millions; अर्बुदानि (arbudāni) - hundreds of millions; च (ca) - and; अवशानि (avaśāni) - helpless; विनष्टानि (vinaṣṭāni) - destroyed; पन्नगानां (pannagānāṃ) - of serpents; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Thus, hundreds of thousands, tens of millions, and hundreds of millions of helpless serpents were destroyed, O best of the twice-born.)
O best of the twice-born, countless helpless serpents were destroyed.
इन्दुरा इव तत्रान्ये हस्तिहस्ता इवापरे। मत्ता इव च मातङ्गा महाकाया महाबलाः ॥१-४७-२४॥
indurā iva tatrānye hastihastā ivāpare। mattā iva ca mātaṅgā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ ॥1-47-24॥
[इन्दुरा (indurā) - like the moon; इव (iva) - as; तत्र (tatra) - there; अन्ये (anye) - others; हस्तिहस्ता (hastihastā) - with elephant hands; इव (iva) - as; अपरे (apare) - others; मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - as; च (ca) - and; मातङ्गा (mātaṅgā) - elephants; महाकाया (mahākāyā) - great-bodied; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty;]
(Like the moon there are others, with elephant hands others, intoxicated like elephants, great-bodied and mighty.)
There are others like the moon, some with hands like elephants, intoxicated like elephants, possessing great bodies and immense strength.
उच्चावचाश्च बहवो नानावर्णा विषोल्बणाः। घोराश्च परिघप्रख्या दन्दशूका महाबलाः ॥ प्रपेतुरग्नावुरगा मातृवाग्दण्डपीडिताः ॥१-४७-२५॥
uccāvacāśca bahavo nānāvarṇā viṣolbaṇāḥ। ghorāśca parighaprakhyā dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ ॥ prapeturagnāvuragā mātṛvāgdaṇḍapīḍitāḥ ॥1-47-25॥
[उच्चावचाः (uccāvacāḥ) - high and low; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various colors; विषोल्बणाः (viṣolbaṇāḥ) - poisonous; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible; च (ca) - and; परिघप्रख्याः (parighaprakhyāḥ) - like iron bars; दन्दशूकाः (dandaśūkāḥ) - serpents; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very powerful; प्रपेतुः (prapetuḥ) - fell; अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire; उरगाः (uragāḥ) - snakes; मातृवाक् (mātṛvāk) - mother's words; दण्डपीडिताः (daṇḍapīḍitāḥ) - tormented by punishment;]
(High and low, many of various colors, poisonous, terrible, like iron bars, serpents very powerful fell into the fire, snakes tormented by punishment of mother's words.)
High and low, many serpents of various colors, poisonous and terrible, resembling iron bars, very powerful, fell into the fire, tormented by the punishment of the mother's words.
