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Library: Dushyanta meets Shakuntala and is curious to know her background.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
ततो गच्छन्महाबाहुरेकोऽमात्यान्विसृज्य तान्। नापश्यदाश्रमे तस्मिंस्तमृषिं संशितव्रतम् ॥१-६५-१॥
tato gacchanmahābāhurekaḥ' mātyānvisṛjya tān। nāpaśyadāśrame tasmiṁstamṛṣiṁ saṁśitavratam ॥1-65-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed; तान् (tān) - them; न (na) - not; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - of firm vows;]
(Then, the mighty-armed one, going alone, having dismissed the ministers, did not see that sage of firm vows in that hermitage.)
Then, the mighty-armed hero, after dismissing his ministers, went alone and did not find the sage of firm vows in the hermitage.
सोऽपश्यमानस्तमृषिं शून्यं दृष्ट्वा तमाश्रमम्। उवाच क इहेत्युच्चैर्वनं संनादयन्निव ॥१-६५-२॥
so'paśyamānastamṛṣiṃ śūnyaṃ dṛṣṭvā tamāśramam| uvāca ka ihetyuccairvanaṃ saṃnādayanniva ॥1-65-2॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अपश्यमानः (apaśyamānaḥ) - not seeing; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तम् (tam) - that; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; उवाच (uvāca) - said; कः (kaḥ) - who; इह (iha) - here; इति (iti) - thus; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; वनम् (vanam) - forest; संनादयन् (saṃnādayan) - resounding; इव (iva) - as if;]
(He, not seeing that sage, having seen that empty hermitage, said loudly, 'Who is here?' as if resounding the forest.)
He looked around and, not seeing the sage, observed the empty hermitage. He called out loudly, 'Who is here?' making the forest echo with his voice.
श्रुत्वाथ तस्य तं शब्दं कन्या श्रीरिव रूपिणी। निश्चक्रामाश्रमात्तस्मात्तापसीवेषधारिणी ॥१-६५-३॥
śrutvātha tasya taṃ śabdaṃ kanyā śrīriva rūpiṇī। niścakrāmāśramāttasmāttāpasīveṣadhāriṇī ॥1-65-3॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; अथ (atha) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; तं (taṃ) - that; शब्दं (śabdaṃ) - sound; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; श्रीरिव (śrīriva) - like Lakshmi; रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - beautiful; निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - came out; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; तापसी (tāpasī) - ascetic; वेष (veṣa) - attire; धारिणी (dhāriṇī) - wearing;]
(Having heard that sound of his, the girl, beautiful like Lakshmi, came out from the hermitage from there, wearing ascetic attire.)
Upon hearing his sound, the girl, as beautiful as Lakshmi, emerged from the hermitage, dressed in ascetic garments.
सा तं दृष्ट्वैव राजानं दुःषन्तमसितेक्षणा। स्वागतं त इति क्षिप्रमुवाच प्रतिपूज्य च ॥१-६५-४॥
sā taṃ dṛṣṭvaiva rājānaṃ duḥṣantamasitekṣaṇā। svāgataṃ ta iti kṣipramuvāca pratipūjya ca ॥1-65-4॥
[सा (sā) - she; तम् (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - just; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; दुःषन्तम् (duḥṣantam) - Duṣyanta; असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; इति (iti) - thus; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; उवाच (uvāca) - said; प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having honored; च (ca) - and;]
(She, having just seen King Duṣyanta, the dark-eyed one, quickly said, "Welcome to you," having honored him.)
Upon seeing King Duṣyanta, the dark-eyed lady quickly greeted him with respect, saying, "Welcome to you."
आसनेनार्चयित्वा च पाद्येनार्घ्येण चैव हि। पप्रच्छानामयं राजन्कुशलं च नराधिपम् ॥१-६५-५॥
āsanena arcayitvā ca pādyena arghyeṇa ca eva hi। papraccha nāma yaṃ rājan kuśalaṃ ca narādhipam ॥1-65-5॥
[आसनेन (āsanena) - with seat; अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; पाद्येन (pādyena) - with water for feet; अर्घ्येण (arghyeṇa) - with offering; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; नाम (nāma) - name; यम् (yam) - whom; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुशलं (kuśalam) - welfare; च (ca) - and; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king;]
(With a seat, having worshipped, and with water for feet and offering indeed, certainly asked the name, O king, welfare and king.)
After offering a seat and worshipping with water for the feet and an offering, he certainly asked the king about his name and welfare, O ruler.
यथावदर्चयित्वा सा पृष्ट्वा चानामयं तदा। उवाच स्मयमानेव किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति ॥१-६५-६॥
yathāvadarcayitvā sā pṛṣṭvā cānāmayaṃ tadā| uvāca smayamāneva kiṃ kāryaṃ kriyatāmiti ॥1-65-6॥
[यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having worshipped; सा (sā) - she; पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked; च (ca) - and; अनामयम् (anāmayaṃ) - welfare; तदा (tadā) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; किम् (kim) - what; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - be done; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Properly having worshipped and having asked about welfare, she then said smiling as if, "What task should be done?")
After properly worshipping and inquiring about the welfare, she then, as if smiling, said, "What task should be done?"
तामब्रवीत्ततो राजा कन्यां मधुरभाषिणीम्। दृष्ट्वा सर्वानवद्याङ्गीं यथावत्प्रतिपूजितः ॥१-६५-७॥
tām abravīt tato rājā kanyāṃ madhurabhāṣiṇīm. dṛṣṭvā sarvānavadyāṅgīṃ yathāvat pratipūjitaḥ ॥1-65-7॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; कन्यां (kanyām) - to the maiden; मधुरभाषिणीम् (madhurabhāṣiṇīm) - sweet-speaking; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; अनवद्याङ्गीम् (anavadyāṅgīm) - faultless-bodied; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; प्रतिपूजितः (pratipūjitaḥ) - honored;]
(Then the king said to the sweet-speaking maiden, having seen all her faultless body, properly honored.)
The king, having seen the maiden who spoke sweetly and was honored properly, addressed her, noting her flawless form.
आगतोऽहं महाभागमृषिं कण्वमुपासितुम्। क्व गतो भगवान्भद्रे तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥१-६५-८॥
āgato'haṃ mahābhāgamṛṣiṃ kaṇvamupāsitum। kva gato bhagavānbhadre tanmamācakṣva śobhane ॥1-65-8॥
[आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived; अहम् (aham) - I; महाभागम् (mahābhāgam) - greatly fortunate; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; कण्वम् (kaṇvam) - Kaṇva; उपासितुम् (upāsitum) - to visit; क्व (kva) - where; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one;]
(I have arrived to visit the greatly fortunate sage Kaṇva. O gentle lady, where has the revered one gone? Tell that to me, O beautiful one.)
I have come to see the greatly revered sage Kaṇva. O gentle lady, could you please tell me where the revered one has gone, O beautiful one?
शकुन्तलोवाच॥
śakuntalovāca॥
[शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Śakuntalā; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śakuntalā said:)
Śakuntalā said:
गतः पिता मे भगवान्फलान्याहर्तुमाश्रमात्। मुहूर्तं सम्प्रतीक्षस्व द्रक्ष्यस्येनमिहागतम् ॥१-६५-९॥
gataḥ pitā me bhagavān phalāny āhartum āśramāt। muhūrtaṃ sampratīkṣasva drakṣyasy enam ihāgatam ॥1-65-9॥
[गतः (gataḥ) - gone; पिता (pitā) - father; मे (me) - my; भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; आहर्तुम् (āhartum) - to fetch; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; सम्प्रतीक्षस्व (sampratīkṣasva) - wait; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; एनम् (enam) - him; इह (iha) - here; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived;]
(My revered father has gone to fetch fruits from the hermitage. Wait for a moment, you will see him arrived here.)
My revered father has gone to fetch fruits from the hermitage. Please wait for a moment, you will see him arriving here.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
अपश्यमानस्तमृषिं तया चोक्तस्तथा नृपः। तां च दृष्ट्वा वरारोहां श्रीमतीं चारुहासिनीम् ॥१-६५-१०॥
apaśyamānastamṛṣiṃ tayā coktastathā nṛpaḥ। tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā varārohāṃ śrīmatīṃ cāruhāsinīm ॥1-65-10॥
[अपश्यमानः (apaśyamānaḥ) - not-seeing; तम् (tam) - him; ऋषिं (ṛṣiṃ) - sage; तया (tayā) - by her; च (ca) - and; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तथा (tathā) - thus; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; तां (tāṃ) - her; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वरारोहाम् (varārohām) - beautiful-bodied; श्रीमतीम् (śrīmatīm) - prosperous; चारुहासिनीम् (cāruhāsinīm) - charming-smiled;]
(The king, not seeing that sage, was thus spoken to by her. And having seen her, the beautiful-bodied, prosperous, charming-smiled.)
The king, unable to see the sage, was addressed by her. Upon seeing her, he noticed her beautiful form, prosperity, and charming smile.
विभ्राजमानां वपुषा तपसा च दमेन च। रूपयौवनसम्पन्नामित्युवाच महीपतिः ॥१-६५-११॥
vibhrājamānāṃ vapuṣā tapasā ca damena ca। rūpayauvanasampannāmityuvāca mahīpatiḥ ॥1-65-11॥
[विभ्राजमानां (vibhrājamānām) - shining; वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with form; तपसा (tapasā) - with austerity; च (ca) - and; दमेन (damena) - with restraint; च (ca) - and; रूपयौवनसम्पन्नाम् (rūpayauvanasampannām) - endowed with beauty and youth; इति (iti) - thus; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king;]
(Shining with form, with austerity and restraint, endowed with beauty and youth, thus said the king.)
The king, observing her shining form, her austerity, restraint, and her beauty and youth, spoke thus.
कासि कस्यासि सुश्रोणि किमर्थं चागता वनम्। एवंरूपगुणोपेता कुतस्त्वमसि शोभने ॥१-६५-१२॥
kāsi kasyāsi suśroṇi kimarthaṃ cāgatā vanam। evaṃrūpaguṇopetā kutastvamasi śobhane ॥1-65-12॥
[का (kā) - who; असि (asi) - are you; कस्य (kasya) - whose; असि (asi) - are you; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O beautiful-hipped one; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose; च (ca) - and; आगता (āgatā) - have you come; वनम् (vanam) - to the forest; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; रूप (rūpa) - form; गुण (guṇa) - qualities; उपेता (upetā) - endowed; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; शोभने (śobhane) - O lovely one;]
(Who are you, whose are you, O beautiful-hipped one? For what purpose have you come to the forest? Endowed with such form and qualities, from where are you, O lovely one?)
Who are you and to whom do you belong, O beautiful-hipped lady? What is the reason for your arrival in the forest? With such beauty and qualities, where do you come from, O charming one?
दर्शनादेव हि शुभे त्वया मेऽपहृतं मनः। इच्छामि त्वामहं ज्ञातुं तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥१-६५-१३॥
darśanādeva hi śubhe tvayā me'pahṛtaṃ manaḥ. icchāmi tvāmahaṃ jñātuṃ tanmamācakṣva śobhane ॥1-65-13॥
[दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by sight; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मे (me) - my; अपहृतं (apahṛtaṃ) - stolen; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one;]
(Indeed, by sight, O auspicious one, my mind has been stolen by you. I wish to know you; tell me that, O beautiful one.)
O auspicious one, just by seeing you, my mind has been captivated by you. I wish to know you; please tell me about yourself, O beautiful one.
एवमुक्ता तदा कन्या तेन राज्ञा तदाश्रमे। उवाच हसती वाक्यमिदं सुमधुराक्षरम् ॥१-६५-१४॥
evamuktā tadā kanyā tena rājñā tadāśrame| uvāca hasatī vākyamidaṃ sumadhurākṣaram ॥1-65-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; तदा (tadā) - then; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; तेन (tena) - by him; राज्ञा (rājñā) - king; तदाश्रमे (tadāśrame) - in that hermitage; उवाच (uvāca) - said; हसती (hasatī) - smiling; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; इदं (idaṃ) - these; सुमधुराक्षरम् (sumadhurākṣaram) - very sweetly;]
(Thus spoken, then the girl, by the king, in that hermitage, said smiling these words very sweetly.)
Thus addressed by the king in that hermitage, the girl smilingly spoke these very sweet words.
कण्वष्याहं भगवतो दुःषन्त दुहिता मता। तपस्विनो धृतिमतो धर्मज्ञस्य यशस्विनः ॥१-६५-१५॥
kaṇvaṣyāhaṃ bhagavato duḥṣanta duhitā matā। tapasvino dhṛtimato dharmajñasya yaśasvinaḥ ॥1-65-15॥
[कण्वष्य (kaṇvaṣya) - of Kaṇva; अहम् (aham) - I; भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable; दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - Duḥṣanta; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; मता (matā) - considered; तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of the ascetic; धृतिमतः (dhṛtimataḥ) - of the steadfast; धर्मज्ञस्य (dharmajñasya) - of the knower of dharma; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the illustrious;]
(I am considered the daughter of the venerable Duḥṣanta, of the ascetic, steadfast, knower of dharma, and illustrious Kaṇva.)
I am regarded as the daughter of the venerable Duḥṣanta, known for his asceticism, steadfastness, knowledge of dharma, and illustriousness, by Kaṇva.
दुःषन्त उवाच॥
duḥṣanta uvāca॥
[दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - Duḥṣanta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duḥṣanta said:)
Duḥṣanta spoke:
ऊर्ध्वरेता महाभागो भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः। चलेद्धि वृत्ताद्धर्मोऽपि न चलेत्संशितव्रतः ॥१-६५-१६॥
ūrdhvaretā mahābhāgo bhagavāṁllokapūjitaḥ। caleddhi vṛttāddharmo'pi na caletsaṁśitavrataḥ ॥1-65-16॥
[ऊर्ध्वरेता (ūrdhvaretā) - one with upward-flowing energy; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; लोकपूजितः (lokapūjitaḥ) - worshipped by the world; चलेत् (calet) - would deviate; हि (hi) - indeed; वृत्तात् (vṛttāt) - from conduct; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; चलेत् (calet) - would deviate; संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - one with firm vows;]
(One with upward-flowing energy, greatly fortunate, the blessed one, worshipped by the world, would indeed deviate from conduct; even righteousness would not deviate, one with firm vows.)
The blessed one, who is greatly fortunate and worshipped by the world, possesses upward-flowing energy and firm vows, and would indeed deviate from conduct; however, even righteousness would not deviate.
कथं त्वं तस्य दुहिता सम्भूता वरवर्णिनी। संशयो मे महानत्र तं मे छेत्तुमिहार्हसि ॥१-६५-१७॥
kathaṁ tvaṁ tasya duhitā sambhūtā varavarṇinī। saṁśayo me mahānattra taṁ me chettumihārhasi ॥1-65-17॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तस्य (tasya) - his; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; सम्भूता (sambhūtā) - born; वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - beautiful; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt; मे (me) - my; महान् (mahān) - great; अत्र (atra) - here; तम् (tam) - that; मे (me) - my; छेत्तुम् (chettum) - to remove; इह (iha) - here; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(How are you, his daughter, born beautiful? My doubt is great here; you should remove that for me here.)
How did you, his beautiful daughter, come to be born? I have a great doubt here, and you should clear it for me.
शकुन्तलोवाच॥
śakuntalovāca॥
[शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Shakuntala; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Shakuntala said:)
Shakuntala said:
यथायमागमो मह्यं यथा चेदमभूत्पुरा। शृणु राजन्यथातत्त्वं यथास्मि दुहिता मुनेः ॥१-६५-१८॥
yathāyamāgamo mahyaṃ yathā cedamabhūtpurā। śṛṇu rājanyathātattvaṃ yathāsmi duhitā muneḥ ॥1-65-18॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; अयम् (ayam) - this; आगमः (āgamaḥ) - arrival; मम (mama) - my; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; पुरा (purā) - formerly; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage;]
(As this arrival is to me, and as this was formerly, listen O king, to the truth as I am the daughter of the sage.)
O king, listen to the truth of how this arrival came to me and how I am the daughter of the sage, as it was in the past.
ऋषिः कश्चिदिहागम्य मम जन्माभ्यचोदयत्। तस्मै प्रोवाच भगवान्यथा तच्छृणु पार्थिव ॥१-६५-१९॥
ṛṣiḥ kaścidihāgamya mama janmābhyacodayat। tasmai provāca bhagavānyathā tacchṛṇu pārthiva ॥1-65-19॥
[ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; कश्चित् (kaścit) - some; इह (iha) - here; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; मम (mama) - my; जन्म (janma) - birth; अभ्यचोदयत् (abhyacodayat) - inquired; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; यथा (yathā) - as; तत् (tat) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(A sage, having come here, inquired about my birth. To him, the Lord said, "Hear that, O king.")
A certain sage came here and asked about my birth. To him, the Lord replied, "Listen to that, O king."
तप्यमानः किल पुरा विश्वामित्रो महत्तपः। सुभृशं तापयामास शक्रं सुरगणेश्वरम् ॥१-६५-२०॥
tapyamānaḥ kila purā viśvāmitro mahattapaḥ। subhṛśaṃ tāpayāmāsa śakraṃ suragaṇeśvaram ॥1-65-20॥
[तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - burning; किल (kila) - indeed; पुरा (purā) - formerly; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; महत्तपः (mahattapaḥ) - great penance; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - intensely; तापयामास (tāpayāmāsa) - tormented; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; सुरगणेश्वरम् (suragaṇeśvaram) - lord of the gods;]
(Burning indeed formerly, Viśvāmitra (with) great penance intensely tormented Indra, lord of the gods.)
Once upon a time, Viśvāmitra, through his great penance, intensely tormented Indra, the lord of the gods.
तपसा दीप्तवीर्योऽयं स्थानान्मां च्यावयेदिति। भीतः पुरंदरस्तस्मान्मेनकामिदमब्रवीत् ॥१-६५-२१॥
tapasā dīptavīryo'yaṃ sthānānmāṃ cyāvayediti| bhītaḥ puraṃdarastasmānmenakāmidamabravīt ॥1-65-21॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; दीप्तवीर्यः (dīptavīryaḥ) - with blazing energy; अयम् (ayam) - this; स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from position; माम् (mām) - me; च्यावयेत् (cyāvayet) - might displace; इति (iti) - thus; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Purandara (Indra); तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; मेनकाम् (menakām) - to Menaka; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(By penance, with blazing energy, this might displace me from position, thus afraid, Purandara therefore to Menaka this said.)
Afraid that this person, with his blazing energy from penance, might displace him from his position, Purandara (Indra) spoke to Menaka.
गुणैर्दिव्यैरप्सरसां मेनके त्वं विशिष्यसे। श्रेयो मे कुरु कल्याणि यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥१-६५-२२॥
guṇairdivyairapsarasāṃ menake tvaṃ viśiṣyase। śreyo me kuru kalyāṇi yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu ॥1-65-22॥
[गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs; मेनके (menake) - Menaka; त्वम् (tvam) - you; विशिष्यसे (viśiṣyase) - are distinguished; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; मे (me) - my; कुरु (kuru) - do; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; यत् (yat) - what; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say; तत् (tat) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; ॥१-६५-२२॥ (॥1-65-22॥) - (verse number);]
(By qualities divine, among the celestial nymphs, you, Menaka, are distinguished. Do my better, O auspicious one, what to you I will say, that listen.)
O Menaka, you are distinguished among the celestial nymphs by your divine qualities. O auspicious one, please do what I am about to tell you for my benefit, so listen to it.
असावादित्यसङ्काशो विश्वामित्रो महातपाः। तप्यमानस्तपो घोरं मम कम्पयते मनः ॥१-६५-२३॥
asāvādityasaṅkāśo viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ। tapyamānastapo ghoraṃ mama kampayate manaḥ ॥1-65-23॥
[असौ (asau) - that; आदित्यसङ्काशः (ādityasaṅkāśaḥ) - sun-like; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - practicing austerities; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - fierce; मम (mama) - my; कम्पयते (kampayate) - shakes; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(That sun-like Viśvāmitra, the great ascetic, practicing fierce penance, shakes my mind.)
The great ascetic Viśvāmitra, who is as radiant as the sun, is performing such intense penance that it unsettles my mind.
मेनके तव भारोऽयं विश्वामित्रः सुमध्यमे। संशितात्मा सुदुर्धर्ष उग्रे तपसि वर्तते ॥१-६५-२४॥
menake tava bhāro'yaṃ viśvāmitraḥ sumadhyame। saṃśitātmā sudurdharṣa ugre tapasi vartate ॥1-65-24॥
[मेनके (menake) - O Menaka; तव (tava) - your; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden; अयम् (ayam) - this; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one; संशितात्मा (saṃśitātmā) - firm-minded; सुदुर्धर्षः (sudurdharṣaḥ) - very difficult to overcome; उग्रे (ugre) - intense; तपसि (tapasi) - in penance; वर्तते (vartate) - is engaged;]
(O Menaka, this is your burden. Viśvāmitra, O slender-waisted one, firm-minded and very difficult to overcome, is engaged in intense penance.)
O Menaka, this is your responsibility. Viśvāmitra, who is firm-minded and very difficult to overcome, is engaged in intense penance, O slender-waisted one.
स मां न च्यावयेत्स्थानात्तं वै गत्वा प्रलोभय। चर तस्य तपोविघ्नं कुरु मे प्रियमुत्तमम् ॥१-६५-२५॥
sa māṃ na cyāvayetsthānāttaṃ vai gatvā pralobhaya। cara tasya tapovighnaṃ kuru me priyamuttamam ॥1-65-25॥
[स (sa) - he; मां (māṃ) - me; न (na) - not; च्यावयेत् (cyāvayet) - displace; स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from position; तं (taṃ) - him; वै (vai) - indeed; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; प्रलोभय (pralobhaya) - entice; चर (cara) - perform; तस्य (tasya) - his; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; विघ्नं (vighnaṃ) - obstacle; कुरु (kuru) - do; मे (me) - my; प्रियम् (priyam) - wish; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best;]
(He should not displace me from position; indeed, having gone, entice him. Perform his penance obstacle; do my best wish.)
He should not displace me from my position. Indeed, go and entice him. Create an obstacle to his penance and fulfill my best wish.
रूपयौवनमाधुर्यचेष्टितस्मितभाषितैः। लोभयित्वा वरारोहे तपसः संनिवर्तय ॥१-६५-२६॥
rūpayauvanamādhuryaceṣṭitasmitabhāṣitaiḥ। lobhayitvā varārohe tapasaḥ saṃnivartaya ॥1-65-26॥
[रूप (rūpa) - form; यौवन (yauvana) - youth; माधुर्य (mādhurya) - sweetness; चेष्टित (ceṣṭita) - movements; स्मित (smita) - smile; भाषितैः (bhāṣitaiḥ) - words; लोभयित्वा (lobhayitvā) - enticing; वरारोहे (varārohe) - O beautiful one; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - from penance; संनिवर्तय (saṃnivartaya) - turn away;]
(Enticing with form, youth, sweetness, movements, smile, and words, O beautiful one, turn away from penance.)
O beautiful lady, using your form, youth, sweetness, movements, smile, and words, entice and turn him away from his penance.
मेनकोवाच॥
menakovāca॥
[मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Menaka said:)
Menaka spoke:
महातेजाः स भगवान्सदैव च महातपाः। कोपनश्च तथा ह्येनं जानाति भगवानपि ॥१-६५-२७॥
mahātejāḥ sa bhagavānsadaiva ca mahātapāḥ। kopanaśca tathā hyenaṃ jānāti bhagavānapi ॥1-65-27॥
[महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; च (ca) - and; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - greatly austere; कोपनः (kopanaḥ) - angry; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; अपि (api) - also;]
(Greatly powerful, he, the Lord, always and greatly austere, angry and thus indeed knows him, the Lord also.)
The greatly powerful and austere Lord, who is always angry, also knows him well.
तेजसस्तपसश्चैव कोपस्य च महात्मनः। त्वमप्युद्विजसे यस्य नोद्विजेयमहं कथम् ॥१-६५-२८॥
tejasastapasaścaiva kopasya ca mahātmanaḥ। tvamapyudvijase yasya nodvijeyamahaṃ katham ॥1-65-28॥
[तेजसः (tejasah) - of brilliance; तपसः (tapasah) - of penance; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कोपस्य (kopasya) - of anger; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; उद्विजसे (udvijase) - are afraid; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from whom; न (na) - not; उद्विजेयम् (udvijeyam) - would be afraid; अहम् (aham) - I; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(Of brilliance, penance, and anger of the great soul, you also are afraid from whom I would not be afraid, how?)
How can you, who are afraid of the brilliance, penance, and anger of the great soul, expect me not to be afraid?
महाभागं वसिष्ठं यः पुत्रैरिष्टैर्व्ययोजयत्। क्षत्रे जातश्च यः पूर्वमभवद्ब्राह्मणो बलात् ॥१-६५-२९॥
mahābhāgaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ yaḥ putrairiṣṭairvyayojayat. kṣatre jātaśca yaḥ pūrvamabhavadbrāhmaṇo balāt ॥1-65-29॥
[महाभागं (mahābhāgam) - greatly fortunate; वसिष्ठं (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha; यः (yaḥ) - who; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with sons; इष्टैः (iṣṭaiḥ) - desired; व्ययोजयत् (vyayojayat) - deprived; क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - in the Kshatriya caste; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(The greatly fortunate Vasiṣṭha, who was deprived of his desired sons, was born in the Kshatriya caste and formerly became a Brahmin by force.)
The greatly fortunate Vasiṣṭha, who was deprived of his desired sons, was originally born in the Kshatriya caste and later became a Brahmin by force.
शौचार्थं यो नदीं चक्रे दुर्गमां बहुभिर्जलैः। यां तां पुण्यतमां लोके कौशिकीति विदुर्जनाः ॥१-६५-३०॥
śaucārthaṃ yo nadīṃ cakre durgamāṃ bahubhirjalaiḥ। yāṃ tāṃ puṇyatamāṃ loke kauśikīti vidurjanāḥ ॥1-65-30॥
[शौचार्थं (śaucārtham) - for purification; यः (yaḥ) - who; नदीं (nadīm) - river; चक्रे (cakre) - made; दुर्गमां (durgamām) - difficult to cross; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; जलैः (jalaiḥ) - waters; यां (yām) - which; तां (tām) - that; पुण्यतमां (puṇyatamām) - most sacred; लोके (loke) - in the world; कौशिकी (kauśikī) - Kauśikī; इति (iti) - thus; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(For purification, who made the river difficult to cross with many waters, which people in the world know as the most sacred Kauśikī.)
For the purpose of purification, he created a river that was difficult to cross due to its many waters, which people in the world know as the most sacred river Kauśikī.
बभार यत्रास्य पुरा काले दुर्गे महात्मनः। दारान्मतङ्गो धर्मात्मा राजर्षिर्व्याधतां गतः ॥१-६५-३१॥
babhāra yatrāsya purā kāle durge mahātmanaḥ। dārānmaṭaṅgo dharmātmā rājarṣirvyādhatāṃ gataḥ ॥1-65-31॥
[बभार (babhāra) - bore; यत्र (yatra) - where; अस्य (asya) - his; पुरा (purā) - formerly; काले (kāle) - in time; दुर्गे (durge) - in the fort; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; दारान् (dārān) - wives; मतङ्गः (maṭaṅgaḥ) - Matanga; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; व्याधताम् (vyādhatām) - to the state of a hunter; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]
(Where Matanga, the righteous soul and royal sage, formerly bore his wives in the fort in time, he went to the state of a hunter.)
In ancient times, in the fort, the great soul Matanga, who was a righteous royal sage, lived with his wives and eventually became a hunter.
अतीतकाले दुर्भिक्षे यत्रैत्य पुनराश्रमम्। मुनिः पारेति नद्या वै नाम चक्रे तदा प्रभुः ॥१-६५-३२॥
atītakāle durbhikṣe yatraitya punarāśramam। muniḥ pāreti nadyā vai nāma cakre tadā prabhuḥ ॥1-65-32॥
[अतीतकाले (atītakāle) - in past time; दुर्भिक्षे (durbhikṣe) - during famine; यत्र (yatra) - where; एत्य (etya) - having come; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; पारे (pāre) - on the other side; इति (iti) - thus; नद्या (nadyā) - of the river; वै (vai) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - name; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(In past time, during famine, where having come again to the hermitage, the sage made the name 'Pāra' of the river, indeed, then the lord.)
In the past, during a famine, when the sage returned to the hermitage, he named the river 'Pāra', indeed, then the lord did so.
मतङ्गं याजयां चक्रे यत्र प्रीतमनाः स्वयम्। त्वं च सोमं भयाद्यस्य गतः पातुं शुरेश्वर ॥१-६५-३३॥
mataṅgaṃ yājayāṃ cakre yatra prītamanāḥ svayam। tvaṃ ca somaṃ bhayādyasya gataḥ pātuṃ śureśvara ॥1-65-33॥
[मतङ्गं (mataṅgam) - elephant; याजयां (yājayām) - sacrificed; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; यत्र (yatra) - where; प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - pleased; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; सोमं (somaṃ) - Soma; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; गतः (gataḥ) - went; पातुं (pātuṃ) - to drink; शुरेश्वर (śureśvara) - O lord of heroes;]
(The elephant was sacrificed where he himself, pleased, performed the ritual. And you, O lord of heroes, went to drink Soma out of fear.)
The elephant was sacrificed by himself where he was pleased. And you, O lord of heroes, went to drink Soma out of fear.
अति नक्षत्रवंशांश्च क्रुद्धो नक्षत्रसम्पदा। प्रति श्रवणपूर्वाणि नक्षत्राणि ससर्ज यः ॥१-६५-३४॥
ati nakṣatravaṃśāṃśca kruddho nakṣatrasampadā। prati śravaṇapūrvāṇi nakṣatrāṇi sasarja yaḥ ॥1-65-34॥
[अति (ati) - excessively; नक्षत्रवंशान् (nakṣatravaṃśān) - star lineages; च (ca) - and; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; नक्षत्रसम्पदा (nakṣatrasampadā) - with star wealth; प्रति (prati) - towards; श्रवणपूर्वाणि (śravaṇapūrvāṇi) - preceding Śravaṇa; नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; यः (yaḥ) - who;]
(Excessively angry, with star wealth, he created the star lineages and the stars preceding Śravaṇa.)
In his excessive anger, endowed with the wealth of stars, he created the lineages of stars and the stars that precede Śravaṇa.
एतानि यस्य कर्माणि तस्याहं भृशमुद्विजे। यथा मां न दहेत्क्रुद्धस्तथाज्ञापय मां विभो ॥१-६५-३५॥
etāni yasya karmāṇi tasyāhaṃ bhṛśamudvije। yathā māṃ na dahetkruddhastathājñāpaya māṃ vibho ॥1-65-35॥
[एतानि (etāni) - these; यस्मिन (yasmin) - in which; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; तस्य (tasya) - his; अहम् (aham) - I; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; उद्विजे (udvije) - fear; यथा (yathā) - so that; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; दहेत् (dahet) - burn; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तथा (tathā) - thus; आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command; माम् (mām) - me; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(I greatly fear those actions of his. Command me, O lord, so that the angry one does not burn me.)
I am greatly afraid of his actions. Please command me, O lord, so that the angry one does not harm me.
तेजसा निर्दहेल्लोकान्कम्पयेद्धरणीं पदा। सङ्क्षिपेच्च महामेरुं तूर्णमावर्तयेत्तथा ॥१-६५-३६॥
tejasā nirdahel lokān kampayed dharaṇīṃ padā। saṅkṣipecca mahāmeruṃ tūrṇam āvartayettaṭhā ॥1-65-36॥
[तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - should burn; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; कम्पयेत् (kampayet) - should shake; धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - earth; पदा (padā) - with foot; सङ्क्षिपेत् (saṅkṣipet) - should compress; च (ca) - and; महामेरुम् (mahāmerum) - great Meru; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आवर्तयेत् (āvartayet) - should whirl; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(With brilliance, should burn the worlds, should shake the earth with foot; should compress the great Meru and quickly whirl thus.)
With his brilliance, he should burn the worlds, shake the earth with his foot, compress the great Meru, and quickly whirl it around.
तादृशं तपसा युक्तं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम्। कथमस्मद्विधा बाला जितेन्द्रियमभिस्पृशेत् ॥१-६५-३७॥
tādṛśaṃ tapasā yuktaṃ pradīptamiva pāvakam। kathamasmadvidhā bālā jitendriyamabhispṛśet ॥1-65-37॥
[तादृशं (tādṛśam) - such; तपसा (tapasā) - with penance; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - endowed; प्रदीप्तमिव (pradīptamiva) - like blazing; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; कथम् (katham) - how; अस्मद्विधा (asmadvidhā) - like us; बाला (bālā) - young girl; जितेन्द्रियम् (jitendriyam) - one who has conquered the senses; अभिस्पृशेत् (abhispṛśet) - can touch;]
(How can a young girl like us, endowed with penance, touch one who has conquered the senses, like blazing fire?)
How can a young girl like us, who is endowed with penance, even think of approaching one who has conquered his senses and is like a blazing fire?
हुताशनमुखं दीप्तं सूर्यचन्द्राक्षितारकम्। कालजिह्वं सुरश्रेष्ठ कथमस्मद्विधा स्पृशेत् ॥१-६५-३८॥
hutāśanamukhaṃ dīptaṃ sūryacandrākṣitārakam। kālajihvaṃ suraśreṣṭha kathamasmadvidhā spṛśet ॥1-65-38॥
[हुताशनमुखं (hutāśanamukhaṃ) - fire-faced; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - blazing; सूर्यचन्द्राक्षितारकम् (sūryacandrākṣitārakam) - sun-moon-eyed stars; कालजिह्वं (kālajihvaṃ) - time-tongued; सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best of gods; कथमस्मद्विधा (kathamasmadvidhā) - how someone like us; स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - could touch;]
(Fire-faced, blazing, sun-moon-eyed stars, time-tongued, O best of gods, how could someone like us touch?)
O best of gods, how could someone like us touch the blazing, fire-faced, sun-moon-eyed stars with the tongue of time?
यमश्च सोमश्च महर्षयश्च; साध्या विश्वे वालखिल्याश्च सर्वे। एतेऽपि यस्योद्विजन्ते प्रभावा; त्कस्मात्तस्मान्मादृशी नोद्विजेत ॥१-६५-३९॥
yamaśca somaśca maharṣayaśca; sādhyā viśve vālakhilyāśca sarve| ete'pi yasyodvijante prabhāvā; tkasmāttasmānmādṛśī nodvijeta ॥1-65-39॥
[यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; च (ca) - and; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; च (ca) - and; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; च (ca) - and; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - Sādhyas; विश्वे (viśve) - Viśve; वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Vālakhilyas; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एते (ete) - these; अपि (api) - also; यस्य (yasya) - whose; उद्विजन्ते (udvijante) - tremble; प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt) - from the influence; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; मादृशी (mādṛśī) - like me; न (na) - not; उद्विजेत (udvijeta) - should tremble;]
(Yama and Soma and great sages; Sādhyas, Viśve, and all Vālakhilyas. These also tremble from whose influence; why therefore should someone like me not tremble?)
Even Yama, Soma, and the great sages, along with all the Sādhyas, Viśve, and Vālakhilyas, tremble at his influence; why then should someone like me not tremble?
त्वयैवमुक्ता च कथं समीप; मृषेर्न गच्छेयमहं सुरेन्द्र। रक्षां तु मे चिन्तय देवराज; यथा त्वदर्थं रक्षिताहं चरेयम् ॥१-६५-४०॥
tvayaivamuktā ca kathaṁ samīpa; mṛṣerna gaccheyamahaṁ surendra. rakṣāṁ tu me cintaya devarāja; yathā tvadarthaṁ rakṣitāhaṁ careyam ॥1-65-40॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; च (ca) - and; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; समीप (samīpa) - near; मृषा (mṛṣā) - in vain; न (na) - not; गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would go; अहम् (aham) - I; सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O lord of gods; रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider; देवराज (devarāja) - O king of gods; यथा (yathā) - so that; त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake; रक्षित (rakṣita) - protected; अहम् (aham) - I; चरेयम् (careyam) - I may act;]
(By you thus spoken and how near; in vain not I would go, O lord of gods. Protection but my consider, O king of gods; so that for your sake protected I may act.)
Having been thus addressed by you, O lord of gods, how could I go in vain? Consider my protection, O king of gods, so that I may act for your sake.
कामं तु मे मारुतस्तत्र वासः; प्रक्रीडिताया विवृणोतु देव। भवेच्च मे मन्मथस्तत्र कार्ये; सहायभूतस्तव देवप्रसादात् ॥१-६५-४१॥
kāmaṃ tu me mārutastatra vāsaḥ; prakrīḍitāyā vivṛṇotu deva। bhavecca me manmathastatra kārye; sahāyabhūtastava devaprasādāt ॥1-65-41॥
[कामं (kāmaṃ) - desire; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind; तत्र (tatra) - there; वासः (vāsaḥ) - residence; प्रक्रीडिताया (prakrīḍitāyā) - of the playful one; विवृणोतु (vivṛṇotu) - may reveal; देव (deva) - O god; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; मन्मथः (manmathaḥ) - Cupid; तत्र (tatra) - there; कार्ये (kārye) - in the task; सहायभूतः (sahāyabhūtaḥ) - as a helper; तव (tava) - your; देवप्रसादात् (devaprasādāt) - by the grace of the god;]
(Desire, but my wind there residence; of the playful one may reveal, O god. May be and my Cupid there in the task; as a helper your by the grace of the god.)
O god, may the wind reveal my desire for residence there, of the playful one. And may Cupid be my helper in the task there, by your grace.
वनाच्च वायुः सुरभिः प्रवाये; त्तस्मिन्काले तमृषिं लोभयन्त्याः। तथेत्युक्त्वा विहिते चैव तस्मिं; स्ततो ययौ साश्रमं कौशिकस्य ॥१-६५-४२॥
vanācca vāyuḥ surabhiḥ pravāye; ttasminkāle tamṛṣiṃ lobhayantyāḥ. tathetyuktvā vihite caiva tasmiṃ; stato yayau sāśramaṃ kauśikasya ॥1-65-42॥
[वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; च (ca) - and; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrant; प्रवाये (pravāye) - blowing; तस्मिन्काले (tasminkāle) - at that time; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; लोभयन्त्याः (lobhayantyāḥ) - tempting; तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā) - thus saying; विहिते (vihite) - arranged; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; स्ततः (stataḥ) - then; ययौ (yayau) - went; साश्रमम् (sāśramam) - to the hermitage; कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kauśika;]
(From the forest, the fragrant wind was blowing; at that time, tempting that sage. Thus saying, and having arranged there, then went to the hermitage of Kauśika.)
The fragrant wind blew from the forest, tempting the sage at that moment. Having said thus and arranged everything, he then proceeded to the hermitage of Kauśika.
