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Library: Despite explaining the significance of wife and Son, Dushyanta rejects Shakuntala.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
प्रतिज्ञाय तु दुःषन्ते प्रतियाते शकुन्तला। गर्भं सुषाव वामोरुः कुमारममितौजसम् ॥१-६८-१॥
pratijñāya tu duḥṣante pratiyāte śakuntalā। garbhaṃ suṣāva vāmoruḥ kumāramamitaujasam ॥1-68-1॥
[प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised; तु (tu) - but; दुःषन्ते (duḥṣante) - Duḥṣanta; प्रतियाते (pratiyāte) - having returned; शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Śakuntalā; गर्भं (garbhaṃ) - pregnancy; सुषाव (suṣāva) - bore; वामोरुः (vāmoruḥ) - the beautiful-thighed one; कुमारममितौजसम् (kumāramamitaujasam) - a son of boundless energy;]
(Having promised, but when Duḥṣanta returned, Śakuntalā, the beautiful-thighed one, bore a son of boundless energy.)
After making a promise, when King Duḥṣanta returned, Śakuntalā, known for her beauty, gave birth to a son endowed with immense energy.
त्रिषु वर्षेषु पूर्णेषु दिप्तानलसमद्युतिम्। रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतं दौःषन्तिं जनमेजय ॥१-६८-२॥
triṣu varṣeṣu pūrṇeṣu dīptānalasamadyutim। rūpaudāryaguṇopetaṃ dauḥṣantiṃ janamejaya ॥1-68-2॥
[त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; वर्षेषु (varṣeṣu) - years; पूर्णेषु (pūrṇeṣu) - completed; दिप्तानलसमद्युतिम् (dīptānalasamadyutim) - having the brilliance of blazing fire; रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतं (rūpaudāryaguṇopetaṃ) - endowed with beauty and noble qualities; दौःषन्तिं (dauḥṣantiṃ) - Dauḥṣanti; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya;]
(In three completed years, having the brilliance of blazing fire, endowed with beauty and noble qualities, Dauḥṣanti Janamejaya.)
In three full years, Janamejaya, the son of Dauḥṣanti, who was endowed with beauty and noble qualities, shone with the brilliance of a blazing fire.
जातकर्मादिसंस्कारं कण्वः पुण्यकृतां वरः। तस्याथ कारयामास वर्धमानस्य धीमतः ॥१-६८-३॥
jātakarmādisaṁskāraṁ kaṇvaḥ puṇyakṛtāṁ varaḥ। tasyātha kārayāmāsa vardhamānasya dhīmataḥ ॥1-68-3॥
[जातकर्मादिसंस्कारं (jātakarmādisaṁskāraṁ) - birth and other rites; कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Kaṇva; पुण्यकृतां (puṇyakṛtāṁ) - of the virtuous; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; तस्य (tasya) - his; अथ (atha) - then; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to perform; वर्धमानस्य (vardhamānasya) - of Vardhamāna; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(Kaṇva, the best of the virtuous, then caused the wise Vardhamāna to perform the birth and other rites.)
Kaṇva, the most virtuous sage, then arranged for the wise Vardhamāna to undergo the birth and other sacred rites.
दन्तैः शुक्लैः शिखरिभिः सिंहसंहननो युवा। चक्राङ्कितकरः श्रीमान्महामूर्धा महाबलः ॥ कुमारो देवगर्भाभः स तत्राशु व्यवर्धत ॥१-६८-४॥
dantaiḥ śuklaiḥ śikharibhiḥ siṃhasaṃhanano yuvā. cakrāṅkitakaraḥ śrīmānmahāmūrdhā mahābalaḥ ॥ kumāro devagarbhābhaḥ sa tatrāśu vyavardhata ॥1-68-4॥
[दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth; शुक्लैः (śuklaiḥ) - white; शिखरिभिः (śikharibhiḥ) - peaks; सिंहसंहननः (siṃhasaṃhananaḥ) - lion-like; युवा (yuvā) - young; चक्राङ्कितकरः (cakrāṅkitakaraḥ) - with wheel-marked hands; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; महामूर्धा (mahāmūrdhā) - great-headed; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince; देवगर्भाभः (devagarbhābhaḥ) - god-like; सः (saḥ) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; आशु (āśu) - quickly; व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - grew;]
(With teeth white like peaks, lion-like young, with wheel-marked hands, prosperous, great-headed, very strong, the prince, god-like, he quickly grew there.)
The young prince, with teeth as white as mountain peaks and a lion-like build, marked with wheel symbols on his hands, prosperous, with a great head and immense strength, grew quickly there, resembling a god.
षड्वर्ष एव बालः स कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति। व्याघ्रान्सिंहान्वराहांश्च गजांश्च महिषांस्तथा ॥१-६८-५॥
ṣaḍvarṣa eva bālaḥ sa kaṇvāśramapadaṃ prati। vyāghrānsiṃhānvarāhāṃśca gajāṃśca mahiṣāṃstathā ॥1-68-5॥
[षड्वर्ष (ṣaḍvarṣa) - six years old; एव (eva) - indeed; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; स (sa) - he; कण्वाश्रमपदं (kaṇvāśramapadaṃ) - to Kanva's hermitage; प्रति (prati) - towards; व्याघ्रान् (vyāghrān) - tigers; सिंहान् (siṃhān) - lions; वराहान् (varāhān) - boars; च (ca) - and; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; च (ca) - and; महिषान् (mahiṣān) - buffaloes; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(The boy, indeed six years old, towards Kanva's hermitage, tigers, lions, boars, and elephants, and buffaloes also.)
The six-year-old boy went towards Kanva's hermitage, encountering tigers, lions, boars, elephants, and buffaloes along the way.
बद्ध्वा वृक्षेषु बलवानाश्रमस्य समन्ततः। आरोहन्दमयंश्चैव क्रीडंश्च परिधावति ॥१-६८-६॥
baddhvā vṛkṣeṣu balavānāśramasya samantataḥ। ārohandamayaṃścaiva krīḍaṃśca paridhāvati ॥1-68-6॥
[बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having tied; वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - to trees; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) - of the hermitage; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; आरोहन् (ārohan) - climbing; दमयम् (damayam) - subduing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing; च (ca) - and; परिधावति (paridhāvati) - runs around;]
(Having tied to trees all around the hermitage, the strong one climbs, subdues, plays, and runs around.)
The strong one ties things to the trees all around the hermitage, climbs them, subdues, plays, and runs around energetically.
ततोऽस्य नाम चक्रुस्ते कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः। अस्त्वयं सर्वदमनः सर्वं हि दमयत्ययम् ॥१-६८-७॥
tato'sya nāma cakruste kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ। astvayaṃ sarvadamanaḥ sarvaṃ hi damayatyayam ॥1-68-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; नाम (nāma) - name; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; ते (te) - they; कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः (kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ) - inhabitants of Kanva's hermitage; अस्तु (astu) - let be; अयम् (ayam) - this; सर्वदमनः (sarvadamanaḥ) - Sarvadamana; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; दमयति (damayati) - tames; अयम् (ayam) - he;]
(Then they, the inhabitants of Kanva's hermitage, made his name. Let this be Sarvadamana, for he indeed tames all.)
Then the inhabitants of Kanva's hermitage named him Sarvadamana, as he indeed tames everything.
स सर्वदमनो नाम कुमारः समपद्यत। विक्रमेणौजसा चैव बलेन च समन्वितः ॥१-६८-८॥
sa sarvadamano nāma kumāraḥ samapadyata। vikrameṇaujasā caiva balena ca samanvitaḥ ॥1-68-8॥
[स (sa) - he; सर्वदमनो (sarvadamanaḥ) - Sarvadamana; नाम (nāma) - named; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became; विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by prowess; औजसा (aujasā) - by energy; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बलेन (balena) - by strength; च (ca) - and; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed;]
(He, the prince named Sarvadamana, became endowed with prowess, energy, and strength.)
The prince named Sarvadamana grew up to be endowed with great prowess, energy, and strength.
तं कुमारमृषिर्दृष्ट्वा कर्म चास्यातिमानुषम्। समयो यौवराज्यायेत्यब्रवीच्च शकुन्तलाम् ॥१-६८-९॥
taṁ kumāram ṛṣir dṛṣṭvā karma cāsyātimānuṣam। samayo yauvarājyāyety abravīc ca śakuntalām ॥1-68-9॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; कुमारम् (kumāram) - prince; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्म (karma) - deed; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; अतिमानुषम् (atimānuṣam) - superhuman; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; यौवराज्याय (yauvarājyāya) - for crown prince; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - to Shakuntala;]
(The sage, having seen that prince and his superhuman deed, said to Shakuntala, "It is time for the crown prince.")
The sage, upon witnessing the prince's extraordinary actions, told Shakuntala that it was time for him to become the crown prince.
तस्य तद्बलमाज्ञाय कण्वः शिष्यानुवाच ह। शकुन्तलामिमां शीघ्रं सहपुत्रामितोऽऽश्रमात् ॥ भर्त्रे प्रापयताद्यैव सर्वलक्षणपूजिताम् ॥१-६८-१०॥
tasya tadbalamājñāya kaṇvaḥ śiṣyānuvāca ha। śakuntalāmimāṃ śīghraṃ sahaputrāmito''śramāt ॥ bhartre prāpayatādyaiva sarvalakṣaṇapūjitām ॥1-68-10॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्बलम् (tadbalam) - that strength; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Kaṇva; शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples; अनुवाच (anuvāca) - addressed; शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā; इमाम् (imām) - this; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; सह (saha) - with; पुत्राम् (putrām) - son; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; भर्त्रे (bhartre) - to the husband; प्रापयत (prāpayata) - send; अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - itself; सर्व (sarva) - all; लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) - signs; पूजिताम् (pūjitām) - adorned;]
(Having known his strength, Kaṇva addressed the disciples: "Send Śakuntalā, adorned with all signs, quickly with her son from the hermitage to her husband today itself.")
Understanding his strength, Kaṇva instructed his disciples to quickly send Śakuntalā, along with her son, from the hermitage to her husband today, as she is adorned with all auspicious signs.
नारीणां चिरवासो हि बान्धवेषु न रोचते। कीर्तिचारित्रधर्मघ्नस्तस्मान्नयत माचिरम् ॥१-६८-११॥
nārīṇāṃ ciravāso hi bāndhaveṣu na rocate. kīrticāritradharmaghnastasmānnayata māciram ॥1-68-11॥
[नारीणां (nārīṇāṃ) - of women; चिरवासः (ciravāsaḥ) - long stay; हि (hi) - indeed; बान्धवेषु (bāndhaveṣu) - among relatives; न (na) - not; रोचते (rocate) - pleases; कीर्ति (kīrti) - fame; चारित्र (cāritra) - character; धर्मघ्नः (dharmaghnaḥ) - destroyer of virtue; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; नयत (nayata) - lead; मा (mā) - not; चिरम् (ciram) - long;]
(Indeed, the long stay of women among relatives does not please; therefore, lead them not for long.)
The prolonged stay of women among relatives is not pleasing, as it destroys fame, character, and virtue; therefore, do not keep them for long.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्तामितौजसः। शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य सपुत्रां गजसाह्वयम् ॥१-६८-१२॥
tathetyuktvā tu te sarve pratiṣṭhantāmitaujasaḥ। śakuntalāṃ puraskṛtya saputrāṃ gajasāhvayam ॥1-68-12॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā) - having said thus; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रातिष्ठन्ताम् (pratiṣṭhantām) - departed; इति (iti) - thus; उजसः (itaujasaḥ) - mighty; शकुन्तलां (śakuntalāṃ) - Shakuntala; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; सपुत्रां (saputrāṃ) - with her son; गजसाह्वयम् (gajasāhvayam) - to Hastinapura;]
(Having said thus, all of them, mighty, departed, having placed Shakuntala with her son in front, to Hastinapura.)
After saying thus, all the mighty ones departed, leading Shakuntala and her son to Hastinapura.
गृहीत्वामरगर्भाभं पुत्रं कमललोचनम्। आजगाम ततः शुभ्रा दुःषन्तविदिताद्वनात् ॥१-६८-१३॥
gṛhītvāmaragarbhābhaṃ putraṃ kamalalocanam। ājagāma tataḥ śubhrā duḥṣantaviditādvanāt ॥1-68-13॥
[गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; अमरगर्भाभम् (amaragarbhābham) - like the child of the gods; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; कमललोचनम् (kamalalocanam) - lotus-eyed; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शुभ्रा (śubhrā) - Śakuntalā; दुःषन्तविदितात् (duḥṣantaviditāt) - known to Duṣyanta; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest;]
(Having taken her son, who was like the child of the gods and lotus-eyed, Śakuntalā then came from the forest known to Duṣyanta.)
Śakuntalā, having taken her lotus-eyed son who resembled a divine child, then came from the forest known to King Duṣyanta.
अभिसृत्य च राजानं विदिता सा प्रवेशिता। सह तेनैव पुत्रेण तरुणादित्यवर्चसा ॥१-६८-१४॥
abhisṛtya ca rājānaṃ viditā sā praveśitā. saha tenaiva putreṇa taruṇādityavarcasā ॥1-68-14॥
[अभिसृत्य (abhisṛtya) - approaching; च (ca) - and; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - the king; विदिता (viditā) - known; सा (sā) - she; प्रवेशिता (praveśitā) - was admitted; सह (saha) - with; तेनैव (tenaiva) - with him; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - son; तरुण (taruṇa) - young; आदित्यवर्चसा (ādityavarcasā) - having the splendor of the sun;]
(Approaching and the king, known she was admitted with him, with the son, young having the splendor of the sun.)
She approached the king and was admitted, known as she was, with her son who had the splendor of the young sun.
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमब्रवीत्तं शकुन्तला। अयं पुत्रस्त्वया राजन्यौवराज्येऽभिषिच्यताम् ॥१-६८-१५॥
pūjayitvā yathānyāyamabravīttaṃ śakuntalā। ayaṃ putrastvayā rājanyauvarājye'bhiṣicyatām ॥1-68-15॥
[पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to rule; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तं (taṃ) - to him; शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Shakuntala; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - as crown prince; अभिषिच्यताम् (abhiṣicyatām) - be anointed;]
(Having worshipped according to rule, Shakuntala said to him: "This son, by you, O king, be anointed as crown prince.")
After performing the worship as per the rules, Shakuntala addressed him, saying: "Let this son be anointed as the crown prince by you, O king."
त्वया ह्ययं सुतो राजन्मय्युत्पन्नः सुरोपमः। यथासमयमेतस्मिन्वर्तस्व पुरुषोत्तम ॥१-६८-१६॥
tvayā hyayaṃ suto rājanmayyutpannaḥ suropamaḥ। yathāsamayametaminvartasva puruṣottama ॥1-68-16॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हि (hi) - indeed; अयम् (ayam) - this; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मयि (mayi) - in me; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born; सुरोपमः (suropamaḥ) - like a god; यथा (yathā) - as; समयम् (samayam) - time; एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; वर्तस्व (vartasva) - act; पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of men;]
(By you indeed this son, O king, is born in me, like a god. As per the time, act in this, O best of men.)
O king, this son, born in me by you, is like a god. Act according to the time, O best of men.
यथा समागमे पूर्वं कृतः स समयस्त्वया। तं स्मरस्व महाभाग कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति ॥१-६८-१७॥
yathā samāgame pūrvaṃ kṛtaḥ sa samayastvayā। taṃ smarasva mahābhāga kaṇvāśramapadaṃ prati ॥1-68-17॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; समागमे (samāgame) - in meeting; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; स (sa) - that; समयः (samayaḥ) - agreement; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; तं (taṃ) - that; स्मरस्व (smarasva) - remember; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O fortunate one; कण्वाश्रमपदं (kaṇvāśramapadaṃ) - to Kanva's hermitage; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(As in the meeting before, that agreement was made by you. Remember that, O fortunate one, towards Kanva's hermitage.)
As previously agreed in the meeting, remember, O fortunate one, to proceed towards Kanva's hermitage.
सोऽथ श्रुत्वैव तद्वाक्यं तस्या राजा स्मरन्नपि। अब्रवीन्न स्मरामीति कस्य त्वं दुष्टतापसि ॥१-६८-१८॥
so'tha śrutvaiva tadvākyaṃ tasyā rājā smarannapi| abravīnna smarāmīti kasya tvaṃ duṣṭatāpasi ॥1-68-18॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; तस्या (tasyā) - her; राजा (rājā) - king; स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering; अपि (api) - even; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; इति (iti) - thus; कस्य (kasya) - whose; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; दुष्ट (duṣṭa) - wicked; तापसि (tāpasi) - ascetic;]
(He, then having heard that speech of hers, the king, even remembering, said, "I do not remember. Whose are you, wicked ascetic?")
Upon hearing her words, the king, though recalling, said, "I do not remember. To whom do you belong, wicked ascetic?"
धर्मकामार्थसम्बन्धं न स्मरामि त्वया सह। गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा कामं यद्वापीच्छसि तत्कुरु ॥१-६८-१९॥
dharmakāmārthasambandhaṁ na smarāmi tvayā saha। gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā kāmaṁ yadvāpīcchasi tatkuru ॥1-68-19॥
[धर्म (dharma) - duty; काम (kāma) - desire; अर्थ (artha) - purpose; सम्बन्धं (sambandhaṁ) - relationship; न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; वा (vā) - or; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; वा (vā) - or; कामं (kāmaṁ) - as you wish; यद्वा (yadvā) - or; अपि (api) - even; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; तत् (tat) - that; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(I do not remember any duty, desire, or purpose relationship with you. Go or stay as you wish, or do whatever you desire.)
I do not recall any relationship of duty, desire, or purpose with you. You may go or stay as you please, or do whatever you wish.
सैवमुक्ता वरारोहा व्रीडितेव मनस्विनी। विसञ्ज्ञेव च दुःखेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचला ॥१-६८-२०॥
saivamuktā varārohā vrīḍiteva manasvinī. visañjñe eva ca duḥkhena tasthau sthāṇurivācalā ॥1-68-20॥
[सा (sā) - she; एव (eva) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; वरारोहा (varārohā) - beautiful-bodied; व्रीडिता (vrīḍitā) - ashamed; इव (iva) - as if; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - wise; विसञ्ज्ञा (visaṃjñā) - unconscious; एव (eva) - as if; च (ca) - and; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with sorrow; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - like a pillar; इव (iva) - as if; अचला (acalā) - immovable;]
(She, thus spoken, beautiful-bodied, as if ashamed, wise, as if unconscious and with sorrow, stood like a pillar, as if immovable.)
Having been spoken to in this manner, the beautiful-bodied and wise woman stood there, appearing ashamed and as if unconscious due to sorrow, like an immovable pillar.
संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षी स्फुरमाणोष्ठसम्पुटा। कटाक्षैर्निर्दहन्तीव तिर्यग्राजानमैक्षत ॥१-६८-२१॥
saṁrambhāmarṣatāmrākṣī sphuramāṇoṣṭhasaṁpuṭā| kaṭākṣairnirdahantīva tiryagrājānamaikṣata ॥1-68-21॥
[संरम्भ (saṁrambha) - anger; अमर्ष (amarṣa) - impatience; ताम्र (tāmra) - copper-red; अक्षी (akṣī) - eyes; स्फुरमाण (sphuramāṇa) - quivering; ओष्ठ (oṣṭha) - lips; सम्पुटा (saṁpuṭā) - together; कटाक्षैः (kaṭākṣaiḥ) - with side glances; निर्दहन्ती (nirdahantī) - burning; इव (iva) - as if; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways; राजानम् (rājānam) - at the king; ऐक्षत (aikṣata) - looked;]
(With anger and impatience, her copper-red eyes and quivering lips together, she looked at the king sideways with side glances as if burning.)
With eyes red from anger and impatience, and lips quivering, she cast a burning sideways glance at the king.
आकारं गूहमाना च मन्युनाभिसमीरिता। तपसा सम्भृतं तेजो धारयामास वै तदा ॥१-६८-२२॥
ākāraṃ gūhamānā ca manyunābhisamīritā। tapasā sambhṛtaṃ tejo dhārayāmāsa vai tadā ॥1-68-22॥
[आकारं (ākāraṃ) - form; गूहमाना (gūhamānā) - concealing; च (ca) - and; मन्युना (manyunā) - with anger; अभिसमीरिता (abhisamīritā) - agitated; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; सम्भृतं (sambhṛtaṃ) - accumulated; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - held; वै (vai) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Concealing her form and agitated with anger, she then indeed held the accumulated energy by penance.)
Concealing her form and stirred by anger, she harnessed the energy she had accumulated through penance.
सा मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा दुःखामर्षसमन्विता। भर्तारमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-६८-२३॥
sā muhūrtam iva dhyātvā duḥkhāmarṣasamanvitā. bhartāram abhisamprekṣya kruddhā vacanam abravīt ॥1-68-23॥
[सा (sā) - she; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; इव (iva) - as if; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated; दुःख (duḥkha) - sorrow; अमर्ष (amarṣa) - anger; समन्विता (samanvitā) - filled with; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband; अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having looked at; क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - angry; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(She, as if meditating for a moment, filled with sorrow and anger, having looked at her husband, spoke angry words.)
She paused for a moment as if in meditation, filled with sorrow and anger, and looking at her husband, she spoke in anger.
जानन्नपि महाराज कस्मादेवं प्रभाषसे। न जानामीति निःसङ्गं यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा ॥१-६८-२४॥
jānannapi mahārāja kasmādevaṃ prabhāṣase| na jānāmīti niḥsaṅgaṃ yathānyaḥ prākṛtastathā ॥1-68-24॥
[जानन् (jānan) - knowing; अपि (api) - even; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you speak; न (na) - not; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; इति (iti) - thus; निःसङ्गं (niḥsaṅgaṃ) - detached; यथा (yathā) - as; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥१-६८-२४॥ (॥1-68-24॥) - (verse number);]
(Knowing even, O great king, why thus you speak? Not I know thus detached as another ordinary so.)
O great king, even though you know, why do you speak thus? I do not know, being detached, like any other ordinary person.
अत्र ते हृदयं वेद सत्यस्यैवानृतस्य च। कल्याण बत साक्षी त्वं मात्मानमवमन्यथाः ॥१-६८-२५॥
atra te hṛdayaṃ veda satyasyaivānṛtasya ca। kalyāṇa bata sākṣī tvaṃ mātmānamavamanyathāḥ ॥1-68-25॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; ते (te) - your; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; वेद (veda) - knows; सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth; एव (eva) - indeed; अनृतस्य (anṛtasya) - of falsehood; च (ca) - and; कल्याण (kalyāṇa) - auspicious; बत (bata) - indeed; साक्षी (sākṣī) - witness; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मा (mā) - do not; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; अवमन्यथाः (avamanyathāḥ) - disregard;]
(Here, your heart knows of truth and indeed of falsehood. Indeed, you are an auspicious witness; do not disregard yourself.)
Here, your heart knows both truth and falsehood. Indeed, you are a noble witness; do not underestimate yourself.
योऽन्यथा सन्तमात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते। किं तेन न कृतं पापं चोरेणात्मापहारिणा ॥१-६८-२६॥
yo'nyathā santamātmānamanyathā pratipadyate। kiṃ tena na kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ coreṇātmāpahāriṇā ॥1-68-26॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; सन्तम् (santam) - being; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - behaves; किं (kiṃ) - what; तेन (tena) - by him; न (na) - not; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; चोरेण (coreṇa) - by a thief; आत्मापहारिणा (ātmāpahāriṇā) - self-stealer;]
(Who behaves otherwise than his true self, what sin is not committed by him, the self-stealer thief?)
Who acts contrary to his true nature, what sin is not committed by him, the thief who steals his own self?
एकोऽहमस्मीति च मन्यसे त्वं; न हृच्छयं वेत्सि मुनिं पुराणम्। यो वेदिता कर्मणः पापकस्य; तस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोषि ॥१-६८-२७॥
eko'hamasmīti ca manyase tvaṁ; na hṛcchayaṁ vetsi muniṁ purāṇam| yo veditā karmaṇaḥ pāpakasya; tasyāntike tvaṁ vṛjinaṁ karoṣi ॥1-68-27॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; न (na) - not; हृच्छयम् (hṛcchayam) - heart's desire; वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient; यः (yaḥ) - who; वेदिता (veditā) - knower; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; पापकस्य (pāpakasya) - of sin; तस्य (tasya) - his; अन्तिके (antike) - near; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - sin; करोषि (karoṣi) - do.;]
(You think 'I am one'; you do not know the heart's desire of the ancient sage. You commit sin near the knower of sinful action.)
You believe yourself to be unique, but you do not understand the desires of the ancient sage. You act sinfully in the presence of one who knows the nature of sin.
मन्यते पापकं कृत्वा न कश्चिद्वेत्ति मामिति। विदन्ति चैनं देवाश्च स्वश्चैवान्तरपूरुषः ॥१-६८-२८॥
manyate pāpakaṃ kṛtvā na kaścidvetti māmiti। vidanti cainaṃ devāśca svaścaivāntarapūruṣaḥ ॥1-68-28॥
[मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; पापकं (pāpakaṃ) - sin; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वेत्ति (vetti) - knows; माम् (mām) - me; इति (iti) - thus; विदन्ति (vidanti) - know; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; स्वः (svaḥ) - self; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्तर (antara) - inner; पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - being;]
(He thinks, having committed a sin, no one knows me thus. But the gods and the inner self indeed know him.)
He believes that after committing a sin, no one is aware of him. However, the gods and the inner self are indeed aware of him.
आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलानलौ च; द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च। अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च सन्ध्ये; धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम् ॥१-६८-२९॥
ādityacandrāvanilānalau ca; dyaurbhūmirāpo hṛdayaṃ yamaśca| ahaśca rātriśca ubhe ca sandhye; dharmaśca jānāti narasya vṛttam ॥1-68-29॥
[आदित्य (āditya) - sun; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; अनिल (anila) - wind; अनल (anala) - fire; च (ca) - and; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; च (ca) - and; अहः (ahaḥ) - day; च (ca) - and; रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night; च (ca) - and; उभे (ubhe) - both; च (ca) - and; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilights; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; च (ca) - and; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; नरस्य (narasya) - of man; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct;]
(The sun, moon, wind, and fire; the sky, earth, waters, heart, and Yama; day and night, both twilights; and Dharma knows the conduct of man.)
The sun, moon, wind, and fire; the sky, earth, waters, heart, and Yama; day and night, both twilights; and Dharma knows the conduct of man.
यमो वैवस्वतस्तस्य निर्यातयति दुष्कृतम्। हृदि स्थितः कर्मसाक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञो यस्य तुष्यति ॥१-६८-३०॥
yamo vaivasvatastasya niryātayati duṣkṛtam। hṛdi sthitaḥ karmasākṣī kṣetrajño yasya tuṣyati ॥1-68-30॥
[यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - son of Vivasvat; तस्य (tasya) - his; निर्यातयति (niryātayati) - releases; दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - sin; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; कर्मसाक्षी (karmasākṣī) - witness of actions; क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - knower of the field; यस्य (yasya) - whose; तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is pleased;]
(Yama, the son of Vivasvat, releases the sin. Situated in the heart, the witness of actions, the knower of the field, is pleased.)
Yama, the son of Vivasvat, releases the sins of those whose inner witness, the knower of the field situated in the heart, is pleased.
न तु तुष्यति यस्यैष पुरुषस्य दुरात्मनः। तं यमः पापकर्माणं निर्यातयति दुष्कृतम् ॥१-६८-३१॥
na tu tuṣyati yasya eṣaḥ puruṣasya durātmanaḥ। taṃ yamaḥ pāpakarmāṇaṃ niryātayati duṣkṛtam ॥1-68-31॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is pleased; यस्य (yasya) - whose; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the man; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - wicked; तं (tam) - him; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; पापकर्माणं (pāpakarmāṇam) - evil-doer; निर्यातयति (niryātayati) - sends; दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - to hell;]
(But Yama is not pleased with this wicked man, whose evil deeds send him to hell.)
Yama is displeased with the wicked man whose evil actions lead him to hell.
अवमन्यात्मनात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते। देवा न तस्य श्रेयांसो यस्यात्मापि न कारणम् ॥१-६८-३२॥
avamanyātmanātmānamanyathā pratipadyate। devā na tasya śreyāṃso yasyātmāpi na kāraṇam ॥1-68-32॥
[अवमन्य (avamanya) - disregarding; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - acts; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - his; श्रेयांसः (śreyāṃsaḥ) - betterment; यस्य (yasya) - whose; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause;]
(Disregarding oneself, one acts otherwise. The gods do not favor the betterment of one whose self is not even the cause.)
Disregarding oneself, one acts contrary to their nature. The gods do not favor the prosperity of someone whose own self is not even a cause for their actions.
स्वयं प्राप्तेति मामेवं मावमंस्थाः पतिव्रताम्। अर्घ्यार्हां नार्चयसि मां स्वयं भार्यामुपस्थिताम् ॥१-६८-३३॥
svayaṃ prāpteti māmevaṃ māvamaṃsthāḥ pativratām. arghyārhāṃ nārcayasi māṃ svayaṃ bhāryāmupasthitām ..1-68-33..
[स्वयं (svayam) - personally; प्राप्तेति (prāpta iti) - arrived thus; माम् (mām) - me; एवं (evam) - thus; मा (mā) - do not; अवमंस्थाः (avamaṃsthāḥ) - disregard; पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted wife; अर्घ्य (arghya) - offering; अर्हाम् (arhām) - worthy; न (na) - not; अर्चयसि (arcayasi) - you worship; माम् (mām) - me; स्वयं (svayam) - personally; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; उपस्थिताम् (upasthitām) - present;]
(Personally arrived thus, do not disregard me, a devoted wife. You do not worship me, worthy of offering, personally present as your wife.)
"Having arrived personally, do not disregard me, your devoted wife. You do not offer worship to me, who is worthy of offerings, even though I am present here as your wife."
किमर्थं मां प्राकृतवदुपप्रेक्षसि संसदि। न खल्वहमिदं शून्ये रौमि किं न शृणोषि मे ॥१-६८-३४॥
kimarthaṃ māṃ prākṛtavadupaprekṣasi saṃsadi। na khalvahamidaṃ śūnye raumi kiṃ na śṛṇoṣi me ॥1-68-34॥
[किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; माम् (mām) - me; प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like a common person; उपप्रेक्षसि (upaprekṣasi) - you consider; संसदि (saṃsadi) - in the assembly; न (na) - not; खलु (khalu) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; इदम् (idam) - this; शून्ये (śūnye) - in emptiness; रौमि (raumi) - I cry out; किम् (kim) - why; न (na) - not; शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - do you hear; मे (me) - me;]
(Why do you consider me like a common person in the assembly? Indeed, I do not cry out this in emptiness. Why do you not hear me?)
Why do you treat me as if I am ordinary in the assembly? Indeed, I am not shouting this into the void. Can you not hear me?
यदि मे याचमानाया वचनं न करिष्यसि। दुःषन्त शतधा मूर्धा ततस्तेऽद्य फलिष्यति ॥१-६८-३५॥
yadi me yācamānāyā vacanaṁ na kariṣyasi। duḥṣanta śatadhā mūrdhā tataste'dya phaliṣyati ॥1-68-35॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - my; याचमानाया (yācamānāyā) - of the one asking; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word; न (na) - not; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do; दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - Duḥṣanta; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; फलिष्यति (phaliṣyati) - will burst;]
(If you do not fulfill my request, Duḥṣanta, your head will burst into a hundred pieces today.)
If you do not fulfill my request, Duḥṣanta, your head will shatter into a hundred pieces today.
भार्यां पतिः सम्प्रविश्य स यस्माज्जायते पुनः। जायाया इति जायात्वं पुराणाः कवयो विदुः ॥१-६८-३६॥
bhāryāṃ patiḥ sampraviśya sa yasmājjāyate punaḥ। jāyāyā iti jāyātvaṃ purāṇāḥ kavayo viduḥ ॥1-68-36॥
[भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; पतिः (patiḥ) - husband; सम्प्रविश्य (sampraviśya) - entering; सः (saḥ) - he; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from whom; जायते (jāyate) - is born; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; जायायाः (jāyāyāḥ) - of the wife; इति (iti) - thus; जायात्वं (jāyātvaṃ) - wifehood; पुराणाः (purāṇāḥ) - ancient; कवयः (kavayaḥ) - poets; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(The husband, entering the wife, from whom he is born again, thus the ancient poets know wifehood.)
The ancient poets understood that the concept of wifehood is derived from the husband entering the wife, from whom he is reborn.
यदागमवतः पुंसस्तदपत्यं प्रजायते। तत्तारयति सन्तत्या पूर्वप्रेतान्पितामहान् ॥१-६८-३७॥
yadāgamavataḥ puṁsastadapatyaṁ prajāyate| tattārayati santatyā pūrvapretānpitāmahān ॥1-68-37॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; आगमवतः (āgamavataḥ) - of the one who has come; पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of the man; तत् (tat) - that; अपत्यं (apatyaṁ) - offspring; प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born; तत् (tat) - that; तारयति (tārayati) - liberates; सन्तत्या (santatyā) - by the progeny; पूर्व (pūrva) - former; प्रेतान् (pretān) - ancestors; पितामहान् (pitāmahān) - grandfathers;]
(When the offspring of the man who has come is born, that offspring liberates the former ancestors and grandfathers by the progeny.)
When a man's offspring is born, it is believed that the progeny liberates the ancestors and grandfathers who have passed away.
पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद्यस्मात्पितरं त्रायते सुतः। तस्मात्पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः स्वयमेव स्वयम्भुवा ॥१-६८-३८॥
punnāmno narakādyasmātpitaraṃ trāyate sutaḥ। tasmātputra iti proktaḥ svayameva svayambhuvā ॥1-68-38॥
[पुन्नाम्नः (punnāmnaḥ) - of the hell named Punnāmnaḥ; नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell; यः (yaḥ) - who; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; त्रायते (trāyate) - delivers; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; इति (iti) - thus; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is called; स्वयम् (svayam) - by himself; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the self-born (Brahmā);]
(The son delivers the father from the hell named Punnāmnaḥ; therefore, he is called 'putra' by the self-born (Brahmā) himself.)
A son is called 'putra' because he delivers his father from the hell named Punnāmnaḥ, as declared by Brahmā himself.
सा भार्या या गृहे दक्षा सा भार्या या प्रजावती। सा भार्या या पतिप्राणा सा भार्या या पतिव्रता ॥१-६८-३९॥
sā bhāryā yā gṛhe dakṣā sā bhāryā yā prajāvatī| sā bhāryā yā patiprāṇā sā bhāryā yā pativratā ॥1-68-39॥
[सा (sā) - that; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; या (yā) - who; गृहे (gṛhe) - at home; दक्षा (dakṣā) - skilled; सा (sā) - that; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; या (yā) - who; प्रजावती (prajāvatī) - prolific; सा (sā) - that; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; या (yā) - who; पतिप्राणा (patiprāṇā) - devoted to husband; सा (sā) - that; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; या (yā) - who; पतिव्रता (pativratā) - chaste;]
(That wife who is skilled at home, that wife who is prolific, that wife who is devoted to her husband, that wife who is chaste.)
A true wife is one who is skilled in managing the household, is capable of bearing children, is devoted to her husband, and remains chaste.
अर्धं भार्या मनुष्यस्य भार्या श्रेष्ठतमः सखा। भार्या मूलं त्रिवर्गस्य भार्या मित्रं मरिष्यतः ॥१-६८-४०॥
ardhaṁ bhāryā manuṣyasya bhāryā śreṣṭhatamaḥ sakhā। bhāryā mūlaṁ trivargasya bhāryā mitraṁ mariṣyataḥ ॥1-68-40॥
[अर्धं (ardham) - half; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; श्रेष्ठतमः (śreṣṭhatamaḥ) - best; सखा (sakhā) - friend; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; मूलं (mūlam) - root; त्रिवर्गस्य (trivargasya) - of the three pursuits; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; मित्रं (mitram) - friend; मरिष्यतः (mariṣyataḥ) - of the dying;]
(Half is the wife of a man; the wife is the best friend. The wife is the root of the three pursuits; the wife is the friend of the dying.)
A wife is considered half of a man's existence; she is his best friend. She is the foundation of the three aims of life and remains a companion even in death.
भार्यावन्तः क्रियावन्तः सभार्या गृहमेधिनः। भार्यावन्तः प्रमोदन्ते भार्यावन्तः श्रियान्विताः ॥१-६८-४१॥
bhāryāvantaḥ kriyāvantaḥ sabhāryā gṛhamedhinaḥ। bhāryāvantaḥ pramodante bhāryāvantaḥ śriyānvitāḥ ॥1-68-41॥
[भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - having wives; क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - active; सभार्या (sabhāryā) - with wife; गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders; भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - having wives; प्रमोदन्ते (pramodante) - rejoice; भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - having wives; श्रियान्विताः (śriyānvitāḥ) - endowed with wealth;]
(Having wives, active, householders with wife; having wives rejoice, having wives endowed with wealth.)
Men with wives, who are active and householders, rejoice and are endowed with wealth.
सखायः प्रविविक्तेषु भवन्त्येताः प्रियंवदाः। पितरो धर्मकार्येषु भवन्त्यार्तस्य मातरः ॥१-६८-४२॥
sakhāyaḥ pravivikteṣu bhavantyetāḥ priyaṃvadāḥ। pitaro dharmakāryeṣu bhavantyārtasya mātaraḥ ॥1-68-42॥
[सखायः (sakhāyaḥ) - friends; प्रविविक्तेषु (pravivikteṣu) - in secluded places; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; एताः (etāḥ) - these; प्रियंवदाः (priyaṃvadāḥ) - sweet-spoken; पितरः (pitaro) - fathers; धर्मकार्येषु (dharmakāryeṣu) - in religious duties; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; आर्तस्य (ārtasya) - of the distressed; मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers;]
(Friends become sweet-spoken in secluded places; fathers become mothers in religious duties of the distressed.)
Friends are sweet-spoken in solitude; fathers act as mothers in the religious duties of the distressed.
कान्तारेष्वपि विश्रामो नरस्याध्वनिकस्य वै। यः सदारः स विश्वास्यस्तस्माद्दाराः परा गतिः ॥१-६८-४३॥
kāntāreṣvapi viśrāmo narasyādhvanikasya vai। yaḥ sadāraḥ sa viśvāsyastasmāddārāḥ parā gatiḥ ॥1-68-43॥
[कान्तारेषु (kāntāreṣu) - in the forests; अपि (api) - even; विश्रामः (viśrāmaḥ) - rest; नरस्य (narasya) - of a man; अध्वनिकस्य (adhvanikasya) - of a traveler; वै (vai) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; सदारः (sadāraḥ) - with wife; सः (saḥ) - he; विश्वास्यः (viśvāsyaḥ) - trustworthy; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; दाराः (dārāḥ) - wife; परा (parā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal;]
(Even in the forests, indeed, rest is for the traveler. He who is with a wife is trustworthy; therefore, the wife is the supreme goal.)
Even in the wilderness, a traveler finds rest. A man with a wife is trustworthy; hence, a wife is the ultimate refuge.
संसरन्तमपि प्रेतं विषमेष्वेकपातिनम्। भार्यैवान्वेति भर्तारं सततं या पतिव्रता ॥१-६८-४४॥
saṁsarantam api pretaṁ viṣameṣvekapātinam। bhāryaivānveti bhartāraṁ satataṁ yā pativratā ॥1-68-44॥
[संसरन्तम् (saṁsarantam) - wandering; अपि (api) - even; प्रेतम् (pretam) - dead; विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - in difficulties; एकपातिनम् (ekapātinam) - one-footed; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्वेति (anveti) - follows; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband; सततम् (satatam) - always; या (yā) - who; पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to husband;]
(Even when wandering, the dead, in difficulties, one-footed, the wife indeed follows the husband always, who is devoted to husband.)
A devoted wife always follows her husband, even in difficult times, whether he is wandering or dead, like a shadow.
प्रथमं संस्थिता भार्या पतिं प्रेत्य प्रतीक्षते। पूर्वं मृतं च भर्तारं पश्चात्साध्व्यनुगच्छति ॥१-६८-४५॥
prathamaṃ saṃsthitā bhāryā patiṃ pretya pratīkṣate. pūrvaṃ mṛtaṃ ca bhartāraṃ paścātsādhvyanugacchati ॥1-68-45॥
[प्रथमं (prathamaṃ) - first; संस्थिता (saṃsthitā) - standing; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; पतिं (patiṃ) - husband; प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died; प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - waits; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; मृतं (mṛtaṃ) - dead; च (ca) - and; भर्तारं (bhartāraṃ) - husband; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous woman; अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows;]
(First, the wife stands waiting for her husband after having died. Before, the dead husband is followed by the virtuous woman.)
First, the wife stands waiting for her husband after his death. Previously, the virtuous woman follows her deceased husband.
एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्पाणिग्रहणमिष्यते। यदाप्नोति पतिर्भार्यामिह लोके परत्र च ॥१-६८-४६॥
etasmātkāraṇādrājanpāṇigrahaṇamiṣyate| yadāpnoti patirbhāryāmiha loke paratra ca ॥1-68-46॥
[एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - for this reason; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - because of the reason; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाणिग्रहणम् (pāṇigrahaṇam) - marriage; इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired; यदा (yadā) - when; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains; पतिः (patiḥ) - husband; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; इह (iha) - in this world; लोके (loke) - in the world; परत्र (paratra) - in the other world; च (ca) - and;]
(For this reason, O king, marriage is desired; when the husband obtains a wife in this world and in the other world.)
For this reason, O king, marriage is desired because when a husband obtains a wife, it is beneficial both in this world and in the afterlife.
आत्मात्मनैव जनितः पुत्र इत्युच्यते बुधैः। तस्माद्भार्यां नरः पश्येन्मातृवत्पुत्रमातरम् ॥१-६८-४७॥
ātmātmanai 'va janitaḥ putra ity ucyate budhaiḥ। tasmād bhāryāṃ naraḥ paśyen mātṛvat putram ātaram ॥1-68-47॥
[आत्मा (ātmā) - self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself; एव (eva) - indeed; जनितः (janitaḥ) - born; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; इति (iti) - thus; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भार्यां (bhāryām) - wife; नरः (naraḥ) - a man; पश्येत् (paśyet) - should see; मातृवत् (mātṛvat) - like a mother; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; आतरम् (ātaram) - mother.;]
(The son is indeed born by oneself, thus is said by the wise. Therefore, a man should see his wife like a mother, the son as a mother.)
The wise say that a son is born from oneself. Therefore, a man should regard his wife as a mother and his son as a mother.
भार्यायां जनितं पुत्रमादर्शे स्वमिवाननम्। ह्लादते जनिता प्रेष्क्य स्वर्गं प्राप्येव पुण्यकृत् ॥१-६८-४८॥
bhāryāyāṃ janitaṃ putramādarśe svamivānanam। hlādate janitā preṣkya svargaṃ prāpyeva puṇyakṛt ॥1-68-48॥
[भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - in the wife; जनितम् (janitam) - born; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in the mirror; स्वम् (svam) - own; इव (iva) - like; आननम् (ānanam) - face; ह्लादते (hlādate) - rejoices; जनिता (janitā) - the parent; प्रेष्क्य (preṣkya) - seeing; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; इव (iva) - like; पुण्यकृत् (puṇyakṛt) - the virtuous one;]
(In the wife, a son is born, like one's own face in the mirror. The parent rejoices, seeing, like the virtuous one having attained heaven.)
A son born to a wife is like seeing one's own reflection in a mirror. The parent rejoices as if they have attained heaven, similar to the joy of a virtuous person reaching paradise.
दह्यमाना मनोदुःखैर्व्याधिभिश्चातुरा नराः। ह्लादन्ते स्वेषु दारेषु घर्मार्ताः सलिलेष्विव ॥१-६८-४९॥
dahyamānā manoduḥkhairvyādhibhiścāturā narāḥ। hlādante sveṣu dāreṣu gharmārtāḥ salileṣviva ॥1-68-49॥
[दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - burning; मनोदुःखैः (manoduḥkhaiḥ) - by mental pains; व्याधिभिः (vyādhibhiḥ) - by diseases; चतुरा (caturā) - clever; नराः (narāḥ) - men; ह्लादन्ते (hlādante) - rejoice; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; दारेषु (dāreṣu) - wives; घर्मार्ताः (gharmārtāḥ) - afflicted by heat; सलिलेषु (salileṣu) - in water; इव (iva) - like;]
(Burning by mental pains and diseases, clever men rejoice in their own wives like those afflicted by heat in water.)
Clever men, tormented by mental anguish and diseases, find solace in their wives just as those suffering from heat find relief in water.
सुसंरब्धोऽपि रामाणां न ब्रूयादप्रियं बुधः। रतिं प्रीतिं च धर्मं च तास्वायत्तमवेक्ष्य च ॥१-६८-५०॥
susaṁrabdho'pi rāmāṇāṁ na brūyādapriyaṁ budhaḥ। ratiṁ prītiṁ ca dharmaṁ ca tāsvāyattamavekṣya ca ॥1-68-50॥
[सुसंरब्धः (susaṁrabdhaḥ) - very eager; अपि (api) - even; रामाणां (rāmāṇāṁ) - of the Ramas; न (na) - not; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should speak; अप्रियं (apriyaṁ) - unpleasant; बुधः (budhaḥ) - wise person; रतिं (ratiṁ) - pleasure; प्रीतिं (prītiṁ) - affection; च (ca) - and; धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - duty; च (ca) - and; तासु (tāsu) - in them; आयत्तम् (āyattam) - dependent; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - considering; च (ca) - and;]
(Even if very eager, a wise person should not speak unpleasantly of the Ramas, considering that pleasure, affection, and duty depend on them.)
Even if one is very eager, a wise person should not speak unpleasantly about the Ramas, as pleasure, affection, and duty are dependent on them.
आत्मनो जन्मनः क्षेत्रं पुण्यं रामाः सनातनम्। ऋषीणामपि का शक्तिः स्रष्टुं रामामृते प्रजाः ॥१-६८-५१॥
ātmano janmanaḥ kṣetraṃ puṇyaṃ rāmāḥ sanātanam। ṛṣīṇāmapi kā śaktiḥ sraṣṭuṃ rāmāmṛte prajāḥ ॥1-68-51॥
[आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self; जन्मनः (janmanaḥ) - of birth; क्षेत्रं (kṣetram) - field; पुण्यं (puṇyam) - sacred; रामाः (rāmāḥ) - Rama; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages; अपि (api) - even; का (kā) - what; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power; स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create; रामामृते (rāmāmṛte) - without Rama; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures;]
(The field of birth of the self is sacred and eternal Rama. What power do even the sages have to create creatures without Rama?)
The birthplace of the self is sacred and eternally associated with Rama. Even the sages have no power to create beings without Rama.
परिपत्य यदा सूनुर्धरणीरेणुगुण्ठितः। पितुराश्लिष्यतेऽङ्गानि किमिवास्त्यधिकं ततः ॥१-६८-५२॥
paripatya yadā sūnur dharaṇīreṇuguṇṭhitaḥ। pitur āśliṣyate 'ṅgāni kim ivāsty adhikaṃ tataḥ ॥1-68-52॥
[परिपत्य (paripatya) - having wandered; यदा (yadā) - when; सूनुः (sūnuḥ) - son; धरणी (dharaṇī) - earth; रेणु (reṇu) - dust; गुण्ठितः (guṇṭhitaḥ) - covered; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; आश्लिष्यते (āśliṣyate) - embraces; अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs; किम् (kim) - what; इव (iva) - indeed; अस्ति (asti) - is; अधिकम् (adhikam) - more; ततः (tataḥ) - than that;]
(Having wandered, when the son, covered in the dust of the earth, embraces his father's limbs, what indeed is more than that?)
When the son, after wandering and being covered in the dust of the earth, embraces his father's limbs, what could be more fulfilling than that?
स त्वं स्वयमनुप्राप्तं साभिलाषमिमं सुतम्। प्रेक्षमाणं च काक्षेण किमर्थमवमन्यसे ॥१-६८-५३॥
sa tvaṃ svayamanuprāptaṃ sābhilāṣamimaṃ sutam। prekṣamāṇaṃ ca kākṣeṇa kimarthamavamanyase ॥1-68-53॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - obtained; साभिलाषम् (sābhilāṣam) - with desire; इमम् (imam) - this; सुतम् (sutam) - son; प्रेक्षमाणम् (prekṣamāṇam) - looking; च (ca) - and; काक्षेण (kākṣeṇa) - with eyes; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - do you disregard;]
(He, you yourself obtained this son with desire, looking with eyes, why do you disregard?)
Why do you disregard this son whom you yourself have obtained with desire, looking upon him with your eyes?
अण्डानि बिभ्रति स्वानि न भिन्दन्ति पिपीलिकाः। न भरेथाः कथं नु त्वं धर्मज्ञः सन्स्वमात्मजम् ॥१-६८-५४॥
aṇḍāni bibhrati svāni na bhindanti pipīlikāḥ| na bharethāḥ kathaṃ nu tvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sansvamātmajam ॥1-68-54॥
[अण्डानि (aṇḍāni) - eggs; बिभ्रति (bibhrati) - carry; स्वानि (svāni) - their own; न (na) - not; भिन्दन्ति (bhindanti) - break; पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants; न (na) - not; भरेथाः (bharethāḥ) - should bear; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; सन् (san) - being; स्वम् (svam) - own; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son;]
(Ants carry their own eggs and do not break them. How indeed should you, being a knower of dharma, not bear your own son?)
Ants carry their own eggs without breaking them. How can you, who are knowledgeable in dharma, not support your own son?
न वाससां न रामाणां नापां स्पर्शस्तथा सुखः। शिशोरालिङ्ग्यमानस्य स्पर्शः सूनोर्यथा सुखः ॥१-६८-५५॥
na vāsasāṃ na rāmāṇāṃ nāpāṃ sparśastathā sukhaḥ। śiśorāliṅgyamānasya sparśaḥ sūnoryathā sukhaḥ ॥1-68-55॥
[न (na) - not; वाससां (vāsasāṃ) - of clothes; न (na) - not; रामाणां (rāmāṇāṃ) - of pleasing things; न (na) - not; आपां (āpāṃ) - of waters; स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch; तथा (tathā) - thus; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - happiness; शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of a child; आलिङ्ग्यमानस्य (āliṅgyamānasya) - being embraced; स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch; सूनोः (sūnoḥ) - of a son; यथा (yathā) - as; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - happiness;]
(Not the touch of clothes, nor of pleasing things, nor of waters, thus is happiness; the touch of a child being embraced, as is the happiness of a son.)
The happiness derived from the touch of a child being embraced is unparalleled, not found in the touch of clothes, pleasing things, or waters.
ब्राह्मणो द्विपदां श्रेष्ठो गौर्वरिष्ठा चतुष्पदाम्। गुरुर्गरीयसां श्रेष्ठः पुत्रः स्पर्शवतां वरः ॥१-६८-५६॥
brāhmaṇo dvipadāṃ śreṣṭho gaurvariṣṭhā catuṣpadām। gururgarīyasāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ putraḥ sparśavatāṃ varaḥ ॥1-68-56॥
[ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; गौः (gauḥ) - cow; वरिष्ठा (variṣṭhā) - the most excellent; चतुष्पदाम् (catuṣpadām) - of quadrupeds; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; गरीयसाम् (garīyasām) - of the venerable; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; स्पर्शवताम् (sparśavatām) - of the touchable; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(The Brahmin is the best of bipeds; the cow is the most excellent of quadrupeds. The teacher is the best of the venerable; the son is the best of the touchable.)
Among bipeds, the Brahmin is the most distinguished; among quadrupeds, the cow holds the highest place. The teacher is the foremost among the venerable, and the son is the most cherished among those who can be touched.
स्पृशतु त्वां समाश्लिष्य पुत्रोऽयं प्रियदर्शनः। पुत्रस्पर्शात्सुखतरः स्पर्शो लोके न विद्यते ॥१-६८-५७॥
spṛśatu tvāṃ samāśliṣya putro'yaṃ priyadarśanaḥ। putrasparśātsukhatarḥ sparśo loke na vidyate ॥1-68-57॥
[स्पृशतु (spṛśatu) - may touch; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - embracing; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अयम् (ayam) - this; प्रियदर्शनः (priyadarśanaḥ) - handsome; पुत्रस्पर्शात् (putrasparśāt) - than the touch of a son; सुखतरः (sukhatarḥ) - more pleasant; स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(May this handsome son embrace and touch you; there is no touch in the world more pleasant than the touch of a son.)
Let this handsome son embrace and touch you; there is no touch in the world more delightful than that of a son.
त्रिषु वर्षेषु पूर्णेषु प्रजाताहमरिंदम। इमं कुमारं राजेन्द्र तव शोकप्रणाशनम् ॥१-६८-५८॥
triṣu varṣeṣu pūrṇeṣu prajātāhamariṃdama। imaṃ kumāraṃ rājendra tava śokapraṇāśanam ॥1-68-58॥
[त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; वर्षेषु (varṣeṣu) - years; पूर्णेषु (pūrṇeṣu) - complete; प्रजाताहम् (prajātāham) - I have given birth; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; इमं (imaṃ) - this; कुमारं (kumāraṃ) - prince; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तव (tava) - your; शोकप्रणाशनम् (śokapraṇāśanam) - grief-destroyer;]
(In three complete years, O subduer of enemies, I have given birth to this prince, O king, your grief-destroyer.)
O King, in three full years, I have borne this prince, who will be the destroyer of your grief, O subduer of enemies.
आहर्ता वाजिमेधस्य शतसङ्ख्यस्य पौरव। इति वागन्तरिक्षे मां सूतकेऽभ्यवदत्पुरा ॥१-६८-५९॥
āhartā vājimedhasya śatasaṅkhyasya paurava| iti vāgantarikṣe māṃ sūtake'bhyavadatpurā ॥1-68-59॥
[आहर्ता (āhartā) - performer; वाजिमेधस्य (vājimedhasya) - of the horse sacrifice; शतसङ्ख्यस्य (śatasaṅkhyasya) - of the hundred count; पौरव (paurava) - descendant of Puru; इति (iti) - thus; वाक् (vāk) - speech; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; माम् (mām) - me; सूतके (sūtake) - in the birth; अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - addressed; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(The performer of the horse sacrifice of the hundred count, descendant of Puru, thus the speech in the sky addressed me in the birth formerly.)
The voice in the sky once addressed me during the birth, saying, 'O descendant of Puru, performer of the hundred horse sacrifices.'
ननु नामाङ्कमारोप्य स्नेहाद्ग्रामान्तरं गताः। मूर्ध्नि पुत्रानुपाघ्राय प्रतिनन्दन्ति मानवाः ॥१-६८-६०॥
nanu nāmāṅkam āropya snehād grāmāntaraṃ gatāḥ। mūrdhni putrān upāghrāya pratinandanti mānavāḥ ॥1-68-60॥
[ननु (nanu) - indeed; नामाङ्कम् (nāmāṅkam) - name-mark; आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed; स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection; ग्रामान्तरम् (grāmāntaram) - to another village; गताः (gatāḥ) - having gone; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled; प्रतिनन्दन्ति (pratinandanti) - greet; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - people;]
(Indeed, having placed the name-mark, out of affection, having gone to another village, having smelled the sons on the head, people greet.)
Indeed, people, out of affection, place a name-mark and go to another village, where they greet their sons by smelling their heads.
वेदेष्वपि वदन्तीमं मन्त्रवादं द्विजातयः। जातकर्मणि पुत्राणां तवापि विदितं तथा ॥१-६८-६१॥
vedeṣvapi vadantīmaṃ mantravādaṃ dvijātayaḥ। jātakarmaṇi putrāṇāṃ tavāpi viditaṃ tathā ॥1-68-61॥
[वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas; अपि (api) - also; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak; इमं (imaṃ) - this; मन्त्रवादं (mantravādam) - mantra speech; द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born; जातकर्मणि (jātakarmaṇi) - in the birth ceremony; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; तव (tava) - your; अपि (api) - also; विदितं (viditaṃ) - known; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(In the Vedas also, the twice-born speak this mantra speech. In the birth ceremony of sons, it is known to you thus.)
The twice-born also recite this mantra in the Vedas. It is known to you during the birth ceremony of sons.
अङ्गादङ्गात्सम्भवसि हृदयादभिजायसे। आत्मा वै पुत्रनामासि स जीव शरदः शतम् ॥१-६८-६२॥
aṅgādaṅgātsambhavasi hṛdayādabhijāyase। ātmā vai putranāmāsi sa jīva śaradaḥ śatam ॥1-68-62॥
[अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from limb; अङ्गात् (aṅgāt) - from limb; सम्भवसि (sambhavasi) - you are born; हृदयात् (hṛdayāt) - from the heart; अभिजायसे (abhijāyase) - you are born; आत्मा (ātmā) - soul; वै (vai) - indeed; पुत्रनाम (putranāma) - named son; असि (asi) - you are; सः (saḥ) - he; जीव (jīva) - live; शरदः (śaradaḥ) - autumns; शतम् (śatam) - hundred;]
(From limb to limb you are born, from the heart you are born. Indeed, you are named son, may he live a hundred autumns.)
You are born from every limb and from the heart. Indeed, you are called son; may he live for a hundred years.
पोषो हि त्वदधीनो मे सन्तानमपि चाक्षयम्। तस्मात्त्वं जीव मे वत्स सुसुखी शरदां शतम् ॥१-६८-६३॥
poṣo hi tvadadhīno me santānamapi cākṣayam। tasmāttvaṃ jīva me vatsa susukhī śaradāṃ śatam ॥1-68-63॥
[पोषः (poṣaḥ) - nourishment; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वत्-अधीनः (tvad-adhīnaḥ) - dependent on you; मे (me) - my; सन्तानम् (santānam) - progeny; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्वम् (tvam) - you; जीव (jīva) - live; मे (me) - my; वत्स (vatsa) - child; सुसुखी (susukhī) - very happy; शरदाम् (śaradām) - of autumns; शतम् (śatam) - a hundred;]
(Nourishment indeed is dependent on you, my progeny also imperishable. Therefore, you live, my child, very happy for a hundred autumns.)
Indeed, my nourishment and imperishable progeny depend on you. Therefore, my child, may you live very happily for a hundred years.
त्वदङ्गेभ्यः प्रसूतोऽयं पुरुषात्पुरुषोऽपरः। सरसीवामलेऽऽत्मानं द्वितीयं पश्य मे सुतम् ॥१-६८-६४॥
tvadaṅgebhyaḥ prasūto'yaṃ puruṣātpuruṣo'paraḥ। sarasīvāmale''tmānaṃ dvitīyaṃ paśya me sutam ॥1-68-64॥
[त्वदङ्गेभ्यः (tvadaṅgebhyaḥ) - from your limbs; प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुरुषात् (puruṣāt) - from the man; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another; सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake; इव (iva) - like; अमले (amale) - clear; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; सुतम् (sutam) - son;]
(From your limbs, this man, another man, is born from the man. Like in the clear lake, see my second self, my son.)
From your limbs, another man is born from the man. Like in the clear lake, see my second self, my son.
यथा ह्याहवनीयोऽग्निर्गार्हपत्यात्प्रणीयते। तथा त्वत्तः प्रसूतोऽयं त्वमेकः सन्द्विधा कृतः ॥१-६८-६५॥
yathā hyāhavanīyo'gnirgārhapatyātpraṇīyate। tathā tvattaḥ prasūto'yaṃ tvamekaḥ sandvidhā kṛtaḥ ॥1-68-65॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; आहवनीयः (āhavanīyaḥ) - sacrificial fire; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; गार्हपत्यात् (gārhapatyāt) - from the household fire; प्रणीयते (praṇīyate) - is led; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born; अयम् (ayam) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; सन्द्विधा (sandvidhā) - in two forms; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]
(Just as indeed the sacrificial fire is led from the household fire, so from you, this one is born, you are made in two forms.)
Just as the sacrificial fire is taken from the household fire, you too are born from it, manifesting in two forms.
मृगापकृष्टेन हि ते मृगयां परिधावता। अहमासादिता राजन्कुमारी पितुराश्रमे ॥१-६८-६६॥
mṛgapakṛṣṭena hi te mṛgayāṃ paridhāvatā। ahamāsāditā rājankumārī piturāśrame ॥1-68-66॥
[मृगापकृष्टेन (mṛgapakṛṣṭena) - by the deer-drawn; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - in the hunt; परिधावता (paridhāvatā) - while running; अहम् (aham) - I; आसादिता (āsāditā) - was found; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुमारी (kumārī) - the princess; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; आश्रम (āśrame) - in the hermitage;]
(Indeed, by the deer-drawn, while running in the hunt, I, the princess, was found in the hermitage of (my) father, O king.)
O king, while you were engaged in the hunt drawn by the deer, I, the princess, was found in my father's hermitage.
उर्वशी पूर्वचित्तिश्च सहजन्या च मेनका। विश्वाची च घृताची च षडेवाप्सरसां वराः ॥१-६८-६७॥
urvaśī pūrvacittiśca sahajanyā ca menakā। viśvācī ca ghṛtācī ca ṣaḍevāpsarasāṃ varāḥ ॥1-68-67॥
[उर्वशी (urvaśī) - Urvaśī; पूर्वचित्तिः (pūrvacittiḥ) - Pūrvacitti; च (ca) - and; सहजनी (sahajanī) - Sahajanī; च (ca) - and; मेनका (menakā) - Menakā; विश्वाची (viśvācī) - Viśvācī; च (ca) - and; घृताची (ghṛtācī) - Ghṛtācī; च (ca) - and; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; एव (eva) - indeed; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsarases; वराः (varāḥ) - the best;]
(Urvaśī, Pūrvacitti, and Sahajanī, and Menakā, Viśvācī, and Ghṛtācī are indeed the six best of the Apsarases.)
Urvaśī, Pūrvacitti, Sahajanī, Menakā, Viśvācī, and Ghṛtācī are considered the six foremost Apsarases.
तासां मां मेनका नाम ब्रह्मयोनिर्वराप्सराः। दिवः सम्प्राप्य जगतीं विश्वामित्रादजीजनत् ॥१-६८-६८॥
tāsāṃ māṃ menakā nāma brahmayonirvarāpsarāḥ। divaḥ samprāpya jagatīṃ viśvāmitrādajījanat ॥1-68-68॥
[तासां (tāsāṃ) - of them; मां (māṃ) - me; मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; नाम (nāma) - named; ब्रह्मयोनिः (brahmayoniḥ) - born of Brahma; वर (vara) - best; अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - apsaras; दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; जगतीं (jagatīm) - the earth; विश्वामित्रात् (viśvāmitrāt) - from Vishwamitra; अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - gave birth;]
(Of them, Menaka, the best apsaras born of Brahma, having reached the earth from heaven, gave birth from Vishwamitra.)
Among them, Menaka, the most distinguished apsara born from Brahma, descended from heaven to earth and bore a child with Vishwamitra.
सा मां हिमवतः पृष्ठे सुषुवे मेनकाप्सराः। अवकीर्य च मां याता परात्मजमिवासती ॥१-६८-६९॥
sā māṃ himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe suṣuve menakāpsarāḥ। avakīrya ca māṃ yātā parātmajamivāsatī ॥1-68-69॥
[सा (sā) - she; माम् (mām) - me; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth; मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - apsara; अवकीर्य (avakīrya) - having scattered; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; याता (yātā) - went away; परात्मजम् (parātmajam) - another's son; इव (iva) - like; असती (asatī) - unfaithful woman;]
(She, Menaka the apsara, gave birth to me on the back of Himavat, and having scattered, went away like an unfaithful woman with another's son.)
Menaka, the celestial nymph, gave birth to me on the slopes of the Himalayas and then abandoned me, scattering away like an unfaithful woman with someone else's child.
किं नु कर्माशुभं पूर्वं कृतवत्यस्मि जन्मनि। यदहं बान्धवैस्त्यक्ता बाल्ये सम्प्रति च त्वया ॥१-६८-७०॥
kiṁ nu karmāśubhaṁ pūrvaṁ kṛtavatyasmi janmani| yadahaṁ bāndhavaistyaktā bālye samprati ca tvayā ॥1-68-70॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; कर्म (karma) - action; अशुभं (aśubhaṁ) - inauspicious; पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previous; कृतवत्यस्मि (kṛtavatyasmi) - have done; जन्मनि (janmani) - in birth; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - by relatives; त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; सम्प्रति (samprati) - now; च (ca) - and; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(What indeed inauspicious action have I done in a previous birth, that I have been abandoned by relatives in childhood and now by you?)
What unfortunate deed did I commit in a past life that has led to my abandonment by relatives in my childhood and now by you?
कामं त्वया परित्यक्ता गमिष्याम्यहमाश्रमम्। इमं तु बालं सन्त्यक्तुं नार्हस्यात्मजमात्मना ॥१-६८-७१॥
kāmaṃ tvayā parityaktā gamiṣyāmyahamāśramam। imaṃ tu bālaṃ santyaktuṃ nārhasyātmajamātmanā ॥1-68-71॥
[कामं (kāmaṃ) - willingly; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; परित्यक्ता (parityaktā) - abandoned; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; अहम् (aham) - I; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - to the hermitage; इमं (imaṃ) - this; तु (tu) - but; बालं (bālaṃ) - child; सन्त्यक्तुं (santyaktuṃ) - to abandon; न (na) - not; अर्हसि (arhasi) - should; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by yourself;]
(Willingly abandoned by you, I will go to the hermitage. But you should not abandon this child, your son, by yourself.)
I am willingly abandoned by you and will go to the hermitage. However, you should not abandon this child, your own son, by yourself.
दुःषन्त उवाच॥
duḥṣanta uvāca॥
[दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - Duḥṣanta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duḥṣanta said.)
Duḥṣanta spoke.
न पुत्रमभिजानामि त्वयि जातं शकुन्तले। असत्यवचना नार्यः कस्ते श्रद्धास्यते वचः ॥१-६८-७२॥
na putramabhijānāmi tvayi jātaṃ śakuntale। asatyavacanā nāryaḥ kaste śraddhāsyate vacaḥ ॥1-68-72॥
[न (na) - not; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - recognize; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; जातम् (jātam) - born; शकुन्तले (śakuntale) - O Shakuntala; असत्यवचना (asatyavacanā) - untruthful words; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; कः (kaḥ) - who; ते (te) - your; श्रद्धास्यते (śraddhāsyate) - will believe; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(I do not recognize a son born in you, O Shakuntala. Women speak untruthful words; who will believe your words?)
I do not acknowledge a son born from you, O Shakuntala. Women are known to speak untruths; who will trust your words?
मेनका निरनुक्रोशा बन्धकी जननी तव। यया हिमवतः पृष्ठे निर्माल्येव प्रवेरिता ॥१-६८-७३॥
menakā niranukrośā bandhakī jananī tava। yayā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe nirmālyeva praveritā ॥1-68-73॥
[मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; निरनुक्रोशा (niranukrośā) - merciless; बन्धकी (bandhakī) - captivator; जननी (jananī) - mother; तव (tava) - your; यया (yayā) - by whom; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; निर्माल्य (nirmālya) - like discarded flowers; इव (iva) - as if; प्रवेरिता (praveritā) - thrown away;]
(Menaka, merciless captivator, your mother, by whom on the back of Himavat, like discarded flowers, as if thrown away.)
Menaka, your merciless mother and captivator, was thrown away on the back of Himavat as if she were discarded flowers.
स चापि निरनुक्रोशः क्षत्रयोनिः पिता तव। विश्वामित्रो ब्राह्मणत्वे लुब्धः कामपरायणः ॥१-६८-७४॥
sa cāpi niranukrośaḥ kṣatrayoniḥ pitā tava। viśvāmitro brāhmaṇatve lubdhaḥ kāmaparāyaṇaḥ ॥1-68-74॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निरनुक्रोशः (niranukrośaḥ) - merciless; क्षत्रयोनिः (kṣatrayoniḥ) - of warrior origin; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; ब्राह्मणत्वे (brāhmaṇatve) - in Brahminhood; लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy; कामपरायणः (kāmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to desires;]
(He, also merciless, of warrior origin, your father. Viśvāmitra, greedy in Brahminhood, devoted to desires.)
He, your father, who is of warrior origin and merciless, is Viśvāmitra, who is greedy and devoted to desires in his pursuit of becoming a Brahmin.
मेनकाप्सरसां श्रेष्ठा महर्षीणां च ते पिता। तयोरपत्यं कस्मात्त्वं पुंश्चलीवाभिधास्यसि ॥१-६८-७५॥
menakāpsarasāṃ śreṣṭhā maharṣīṇāṃ ca te pitā। tayorapatyaṃ kasmāttvaṃ puṃścalīvābhidhāsyasi ॥1-68-75॥
[मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; अप्सरसां (apsarasāṃ) - of the Apsaras; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; महर्षीणां (maharṣīṇāṃ) - of the great sages; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; पिता (pitā) - father; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; अपत्यं (apatyaṃ) - child; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुंश्चली (puṃścalī) - like a wanton woman; इव (iva) - like; अभिधास्यसि (abhidhāsyasi) - will speak;]
(Menaka, the best of the Apsaras, and your father, of the great sages. Why will you speak like a wanton woman, the child of them?)
Menaka, the foremost among the Apsaras, and your father, one of the great sages. Why would you, their child, speak as if you were a wanton woman?
अश्रद्धेयमिदं वाक्यं कथयन्ती न लज्जसे। विशेषतो मत्सकाशे दुष्टतापसि गम्यताम् ॥१-६८-७६॥
aśraddheyamidaṃ vākyaṃ kathayantī na lajjase। viśeṣato matsakāśe duṣṭatāpasi gamyatām ॥1-68-76॥
[अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - statement; कथयन्ती (kathayantī) - speaking; न (na) - not; लज्जसे (lajjase) - you are ashamed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; मत्सकाशे (matsakāśe) - in my presence; दुष्ट (duṣṭa) - wicked; तापसि (tāpasi) - sage; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - go away;]
(You are speaking this unbelievable statement, not ashamed, especially in my presence, wicked sage, go away.)
You shamelessly speak this unbelievable statement, especially in my presence, wicked sage, leave at once.
क्व महर्षिः सदैवोग्रः साप्सरा क्व च मेनका। क्व च त्वमेवं कृपणा तापसीवेषधारिणी ॥१-६८-७७॥
kva maharṣiḥ sadaivograḥ sāpsarā kva ca menakā। kva ca tvamevaṃ kṛpaṇā tāpasīveṣadhāriṇī ॥1-68-77॥
[क्व (kva) - where; महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; साप्सरा (sāpsarā) - with apsara; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; मेनका (menakā) - Menaka; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; कृपणा (kṛpaṇā) - miserable; तापसी (tāpasī) - ascetic; वेष (veṣa) - attire; धारिणी (dhāriṇī) - wearing;]
(Where is the great sage, always fierce, with the apsara, and where is Menaka? And where are you, thus miserable, wearing ascetic attire?)
Where is the great sage, always fierce, with the apsara, and where is Menaka? And where are you, thus miserable, wearing ascetic attire?
अतिकायश्च पुत्रस्ते बालोऽपि बलवानयम्। कथमल्पेन कालेन शालस्कन्ध इवोद्गतः ॥१-६८-७८॥
atikāyaśca putraste bālo'pi balavānayam। katham alpena kālena śālaskandha ivodgataḥ ॥1-68-78॥
[अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikaya; च (ca) - and; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; बालः (bālaḥ) - young; अपि (api) - also; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; अयम् (ayam) - this; कथम् (katham) - how; अल्पेन (alpena) - in a short; कालेन (kālena) - time; शालस्कन्धः (śālaskandhaḥ) - like a shala tree; इव (iva) - like; उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - grown;]
(Atikaya, your son, though young, is strong. How in a short time he has grown like a shala tree.)
Atikaya, your son, though young, is strong. How has he grown so quickly, like a shala tree?
सुनिकृष्टा च योनिस्ते पुंश्चली प्रतिभासि मे। यदृच्छया कामरागाज्जाता मेनकया ह्यसि ॥१-६८-७९॥
sunikṛṣṭā ca yoniste puṃścalī pratibhāsi me| yadṛcchayā kāmarāgājjātā menakayā hyasi ॥1-68-79॥
[सुनिकृष्टा (sunikṛṣṭā) - degraded; च (ca) - and; योनिः (yoniḥ) - origin; ते (te) - your; पुंश्चली (puṃścalī) - unchaste woman; प्रतिभासि (pratibhāsi) - appear; मे (me) - to me; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; कामरागात् (kāmarāgāt) - from lust; जाता (jātā) - born; मेनकया (menakayā) - by Menaka; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are;]
(Degraded and your origin appears to me as an unchaste woman; by chance, you are indeed born from lust by Menaka.)
You seem to me to be of degraded origin, appearing as an unchaste woman; indeed, you are born by chance from the lust of Menaka.
सर्वमेतत्परोक्षं मे यत्त्वं वदसि तापसि। नाहं त्वामभिजानामि यथेष्टं गम्यतां त्वया ॥१-६८-८०॥
sarvam etat parokṣaṃ me yat tvaṃ vadasi tāpasi। nāhaṃ tvām abhijānāmi yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāṃ tvayā ॥1-68-80॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; परोक्षम् (parokṣam) - indirect; मे (me) - to me; यत् (yat) - which; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वदसि (vadasi) - speak; तापसि (tāpasi) - sage; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - recognize; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as you wish; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - may go; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(All this is indirect to me which you speak, O sage. I do not recognize you. As you wish, you may go.)
All this seems indirect to me, O sage, as you speak. I do not recognize you. You may go as you wish.
