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Library:Encounter of Arjuna with Angaraparna
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ते प्रतस्थुः पुरस्कृत्य मातरं पुरुषर्षभाः। समैरुदङ्मुखैर्मार्गैर्यथोद्दिष्टं परन्तपाः ॥१-१५८-१॥
te pratastḥ puraskṛtya mātaraṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ। samair udaṅmukhair mārgyair yathoddiṣṭaṃ parantapāḥ ॥1-158-1॥
[ते (te) - they; प्रतस्थुः (pratastḥ) - set out; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; मातरं (mātaraṃ) - mother; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men; समैः (samaiḥ) - together; उदङ्मुखैः (udaṅmukhaiḥ) - facing north; मार्गैः (mārgaiḥ) - by the paths; यथोद्दिष्टं (yathoddiṣṭaṃ) - as instructed; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of foes;]
(They set out, having placed their mother in front, the best among men, together, facing north, by the paths, as instructed, scorchers of foes.)
They, the best among men, set out together, placing their mother in front, facing north, along the paths as instructed, those who torment their enemies.
ते गच्छन्तस्त्वहोरात्रं तीर्थं सोमश्रवायणम्। आसेदुः पुरुषव्याघ्रा गङ्गायां पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥१-१५८-२॥
te gacchantas tvahorātraṃ tīrthaṃ somaśravāyaṇam। āseduḥ puruṣavyāghrā gaṅgāyāṃ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ॥1-158-2॥
[ते (te) - they; गच्छन्तः (gacchantaḥ) - going; त्व (tva) - indeed; अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - day and night; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred place; सोमश्रवायणम् (somaśravāyaṇam) - Somaśravāyaṇa (name of a place); आसेदुः (āseduḥ) - reached; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - on the Ganga; पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - descendants of Pandu;]
(They, going indeed day and night to the sacred place Somaśravāyaṇa, reached (it), tigers among men, the descendants of Pandu, on the Ganga.)
The Pandavas, tigers among men, traveled day and night to the sacred place called Somaśravāyaṇa on the Ganga and arrived there.
उल्मुकं तु समुद्यम्य तेषामग्रे धनञ्जयः। प्रकाशार्थं ययौ तत्र रक्षार्थं च महायशाः ॥१-१५८-३॥
ulmukaṃ tu samudyamya teṣām agre dhanañjayaḥ। prakāśārthaṃ yayau tatra rakṣārthaṃ ca mahāyaśāḥ॥1-158-3॥
[उल्मुकम् (ulmukam) - firebrand; तु (tu) - but; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having taken up; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अग्रे (agre) - in front; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); प्रकाशार्थम् (prakāśārtham) - for illumination; ययौ (yayau) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for protection; च (ca) - and; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned;]
(But having taken up a firebrand, Dhananjaya went in front of them there for illumination and for protection, the greatly renowned.)
But Dhananjaya (Arjuna), the greatly renowned, took up a firebrand and went ahead of them there, for the sake of illumination and protection.
तत्र गङ्गाजले रम्ये विविक्ते क्रीडयन्स्त्रियः। ईर्ष्युर्गन्धर्वराजः स्म जलक्रीडामुपागतः ॥१-१५८-४॥
tatra gaṅgājale ramye vivikte krīḍayanstriyaḥ। īrṣyur gandharvarājaḥ sma jalakrīḍāmupāgataḥ॥1-158-4॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; गङ्गा-जले (gaṅgā-jale) - in the water of Gaṅgā; रम्ये (ramye) - pleasant; विविक्ते (vivikte) - secluded; क्रीडयन् (krīḍayan) - playing; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; ईर्ष्युः (īrṣyuḥ) - jealous; गन्धर्व-राजः (gandharva-rājaḥ) - king of Gandharvas; स्म (sma) - indeed; जल-क्रीडाम् (jala-krīḍām) - water-sport; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - approached;]
(There, in the pleasant and secluded water of Gaṅgā, the women playing. The jealous king of Gandharvas indeed approached the water-sport.)
There, in the pleasant and secluded waters of the Gaṅgā, as the women were playing, the jealous king of the Gandharvas came to the water-sport.
शब्दं तेषां स शुश्राव नदीं समुपसर्पताम्। तेन शब्देन चाविष्टश्चुक्रोध बलवद्बली ॥१-१५८-५॥
śabdaṃ teṣāṃ sa śuśrāva nadīṃ samupasarpatām। tena śabdena cāviṣṭaścukrodha balavadbalī ॥1-158-5॥
[शब्दं (śabdam) - sound; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; सः (saḥ) - he; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; नदीम् (nadīm) - river; समुपसर्पताम् (samupasarpatām) - approaching; तेन (tena) - by that; शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; च (ca) - and; आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - overcome; चुक्रोध (cukrodha) - became angry; बलवत् (balavat) - powerful; बली (balī) - strong;]
(He heard the sound of them approaching the river. Overcome by that sound, the powerful and strong one became angry.)
He heard the sound of their approach to the river. Overcome by that sound, the powerful and mighty one became angry.
स दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवांस्तत्र सह मात्रा परन्तपान्। विस्फारयन्धनुर्घोरमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-१५८-६॥
sa dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavāṃs tatra saha mātrā parantapān। visphārayan dhanur ghoram idaṃ vacanam abravīt ॥1-158-6॥
[स (sa) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; तत्र (tatra) - there; सह (saha) - with; मात्रा (mātrā) - mother; परन्तपान् (parantapān) - destroyers of foes; विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(He, having seen the Pāṇḍavas there with their mother, stretching his terrible bow, said this speech.)
Seeing the Pāṇḍavas there with their mother, he stretched his terrible bow and spoke these words.
सन्ध्या संरज्यते घोरा पूर्वरात्रागमेषु या। अशीतिभिस्त्रुटैर्हीनं तं मुहूर्तं प्रचक्षते ॥१-१५८-७॥
sandhyā saṁrajyate ghorā pūrvarātrāgameṣu yā। aśītibhis truṭair hīnaṁ taṁ muhūrtaṁ pracakṣate ॥1-158-7॥
[सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight; संरज्यते (saṁrajyate) - is performed; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; पूर्वरात्रागमेषु (pūrvārātrāgameṣu) - at the coming of the first part of the night; या (yā) - which; अशीतिभिः (aśītibhiḥ) - by eighty; त्रुटैः (truṭaiḥ) - truṭis (units of time); हीनं (hīnaṁ) - lacking; तं (taṁ) - that; मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - muhūrta (a period of time); प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they call;]
(The terrible twilight which is performed at the coming of the first part of the night, that muhūrta which is lacking by eighty truṭis, they call (so).)
The dreadful twilight ritual performed at the beginning of the night is called that muhūrta which is short by eighty truṭis.
विहितं कामचाराणां यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। शेषमन्यन्मनुष्याणां कामचारमिह स्मृतम् ॥१-१५८-८॥
vihitaṃ kāmacārāṇāṃ yakṣa-gandharva-rakṣasām। śeṣam anyan manuṣyāṇāṃ kāmacāram iha smṛtam ॥1-158-8॥
[विहितं (vihitaṃ) - prescribed; कामचाराणां (kāmacārāṇāṃ) - of those who act as they wish; यक्ष (yakṣa) - Yakṣas; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharvas; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas; शेषम् (śeṣam) - the rest; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṃ) - of humans; कामचारम् (kāmacāram) - acting as they wish; इह (iha) - here; स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered;]
(Prescribed is the acting as they wish for Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas; the rest, other acting as they wish of humans, here is considered.)
For Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas, acting as they wish is prescribed; for the rest of humans, other forms of acting as they wish are considered here.
लोभात्प्रचारं चरतस्तासु वेलासु वै नरान्। उपक्रान्ता निगृह्णीमो राक्षसैः सह बालिशान् ॥१-१५८-९॥
lobhāt-pracāraṃ caratas tāsu velāsu vai narān। upakrāntā nigṛhṇīmo rākṣasaiḥ saha bāliśān ॥1-158-9॥
[लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed; प्रचारं (pracāram) - movement; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; तासु (tāsu) - in those; वेलासु (velāsu) - at the times; वै (vai) - indeed; नरान् (narān) - men; उपक्रान्ता (upakrāntā) - approached; निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we seize; राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the rākṣasas; सह (saha) - together with; बालिशान् (bāliśān) - the foolish;]
(From greed, men moving about at those times, indeed, we, together with the rākṣasas, seize the foolish who have approached.)
Out of greed, men who wander at those times are seized by us together with the rākṣasas, along with the foolish who have come near.
ततो रात्रौ प्राप्नुवतो जलं ब्रह्मविदो जनाः। गर्हयन्ति नरान्सर्वान्बलस्थान्नृपतीनपि ॥१-१५८-१०॥
tato rātrau prāpnuvato jalaṃ brahmavido janāḥ। garhayanti narānsarvān balasthān nṛpatīn api॥1-158-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; प्राप्नुवतः (prāpnuvataḥ) - obtaining; जलम् (jalam) - water; ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knowers of Brahman; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; गर्हयन्ति (garhayanti) - censure; नरान् (narān) - men; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; बलस्थान् (balasthān) - those in power; नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings; अपि (api) - even;]
(Then, at night, the knowers of Brahman, the people, censure all men, even those in power and kings, who obtain water.)
Then, at night, the knowers of Brahman and the people censure all men, including those in power and even kings, who obtain water.
आरात्तिष्ठत मा मह्यं समीपमुपसर्पत। कस्मान्मां नाभिजानीत प्राप्तं भागीरथीजलम् ॥१-१५८-११॥
ārāttiṣṭhata mā mahyaṃ samīpamupasarpata। kasmānmāṃ nābhijānīta prāptaṃ bhāgīrathī-jalam ॥1-158-11॥
[आरात् (ārāt) - from a distance; तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - stand; मा (mā) - not; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; समीपम् (samīpam) - near; उपसर्पत (upasarpata) - approach; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; अभिजानीत (abhijānīta) - recognize; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived; भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - (of) Bhagirathi; जलम् (jalam) - water;]
(From a distance stand, not to me near approach. Why me not recognize (as) arrived (with) Bhagirathi water?)
Stand at a distance, do not come near me. Why do you not recognize me, who has arrived with the water of the Bhagirathi?
अङ्गारपर्णं गन्धर्वं वित्त मां स्वबलाश्रयम्। अहं हि मानी चेर्ष्युश्च कुबेरस्य प्रियः सखा ॥१-१५८-१२॥
aṅgāraparṇaṃ gandharvaṃ vitta māṃ svabalāśrayam। ahaṃ hi mānī cerṣyuśca kuberasya priyaḥ sakhā ॥1-158-12॥
[अङ्गारपर्णम् (aṅgāraparṇam) - Aṅgāraparṇa; (name of a Gandharva); गन्धर्वम् (gandharvam) - Gandharva; (celestial musician); वित्त (vitta) - know; (imperative); माम् (mām) - me; स्वबलाश्रयम् (svabalāśrayam) - one who relies on his own strength; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; मानी (mānī) - proud; च (ca) - and; ईर्ष्युः (īrṣyuḥ) - envious; च (ca) - and; कुबेरस्य (kuberasya) - of Kubera; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; सखा (sakhā) - friend;]
(Know me as Aṅgāraparṇa, the Gandharva, one who relies on his own strength. I am indeed proud and envious, and a dear friend of Kubera.)
I am Aṅgāraparṇa, the Gandharva, self-reliant. I am proud, envious, and a close friend of Kubera.
अङ्गारपर्णमिति च ख्यतं वनमिदं मम। अनु गङ्गां च वाकां च चित्रं यत्र वसाम्यहम् ॥१-१५८-१३॥
aṅgāraparṇam iti ca khyataṃ vanam idaṃ mama। anu gaṅgāṃ ca vākāṃ ca citraṃ yatra vasāmy aham ॥1-158-13॥
[अङ्गारपर्णम् (aṅgāraparṇam) - Aṅgāraparṇa (name of the forest); इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; ख्यातम् (khyātam) - well-known; वनम् (vanam) - forest; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मम (mama) - my; अनु (anu) - along; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (the river); च (ca) - and; वाकाम् (vākām) - Vākā (the river); च (ca) - and; चित्रम् (citraṃ) - wonderful; यत्र (yatra) - where; वसामि (vasāmi) - I dwell; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Aṅgāraparṇa—thus also well-known—this forest of mine; along the Gaṅgā and the Vākā, wonderful, where I dwell, I.)
This forest of mine, well-known as 'Aṅgāraparṇa', lies along the Gaṅgā and the Vākā rivers, a wonderful place where I dwell.
न कुणपाः शृङ्गिणो वा न देवा न च मानुषाः। इदं समुपसर्पन्ति तत्किं समुपसर्पथ ॥१-१५८-१४॥
na kuṇapāḥ śṛṅgiṇo vā na devā na ca mānuṣāḥ। idaṃ samupasarpanti tatkiṃ samupasarpatha ॥1-158-14॥
[न (na) - not; कुणपाः (kuṇapāḥ) - corpses; शृङ्गिणः (śṛṅgiṇaḥ) - horned beings; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans; इदं (idaṃ) - this; समुपसर्पन्ति (samupasarpanti) - approach together; तत् (tat) - then; किम् (kim) - why; समुपसर्पथ (samupasarpatha) - do you all approach;]
(Not corpses, not horned beings, nor gods, nor humans; this (thing) approaches together, then why do you all approach?)
Neither corpses, horned beings, gods, nor humans are approaching; so why are you all coming near this?
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
समुद्रे हिमवत्पार्श्वे नद्यामस्यां च दुर्मते। रात्रावहनि सन्धौ च कस्य कॢप्तः परिग्रहः ॥१-१५८-१५॥
samudre himavatpārśve nadyāmasyāṃ ca durmate| rātrāvahani sandhau ca kasya kḷptaḥ parigrahaḥ ॥1-158-15॥
[समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; हिमवत्पार्श्वे (himavatpārśve) - at the side of the Himavat (Himalaya); नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river; अस्याम् (asyām) - in this; च (ca) - and; दुर्मते (durmate) - O wicked-minded one; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; अहनि (ahani) - in the day; सन्धौ (sandhau) - at the junction (twilight); च (ca) - and; कस्य (kasya) - whose; कॢप्तः (kḷptaḥ) - is proper; परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - acceptance (of water);]
(In the ocean, at the side of the Himavat, in this river, and, O wicked-minded one, at night, in the day, and at the junction (twilight), whose acceptance (of water) is proper?)
O wicked-minded one, whose acceptance of water is proper—in the ocean, at the side of the Himalaya, in this river, at night, in the day, or at twilight?
वयं च शक्तिसम्पन्ना अकाले त्वामधृष्णुमः। अशक्ता हि क्षणे क्रूरे युष्मानर्चन्ति मानवाः ॥१-१५८-१६॥
vayaṃ ca śaktisampannā akāle tvām adhṛṣṇumaḥ। aśaktā hi kṣaṇe krūre yuṣmān arcanti mānavāḥ॥1-158-16॥
[वयं (vayaṃ) - we; च (ca) - and; शक्तिसम्पन्नाः (śaktisampannāḥ) - endowed with power; अकाले (akāle) - at the wrong time; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अधृष्णुमः (adhṛṣṇumaḥ) - did not dare; अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - powerless; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - at the moment; क्रूरे (krūre) - cruel; युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you (plural); अर्चन्ति (arcanti) - worship; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans;]
(We and (those) endowed with power did not dare (approach) you at the wrong time. Powerless indeed, at a cruel moment, humans worship you.)
We, even though endowed with power, did not dare approach you at the wrong time. Indeed, it is only when powerless, at a cruel moment, that humans worship you.
पुरा हिमवतश्चैषा हेमशृङ्गाद्विनिःसृता। गङ्गा गत्वा समुद्राम्भः सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते ॥१-१५८-१७॥
purā himavataś caiṣā hemaśṛṅgād viniḥsṛtā। gaṅgā gatvā samudrāmbhaḥ saptadhā pratipadyate ॥1-158-17॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat (the Himalaya); च (ca) - and; एषा (eṣā) - this; हेमशृङ्गात् (hemaśṛṅgāt) - from the golden peak; विनिःसृता (viniḥsṛtā) - emerged; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; समुद्राम्भः (samudrāmbhaḥ) - to the ocean's water; सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven ways; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - proceeds;]
(Formerly, this (river) Gaṅgā, having emerged from the golden peak of Himavat, having gone to the ocean's water, proceeds in seven ways.)
Long ago, this Gaṅgā, having sprung from the golden peak of the Himalayas, reached the ocean and then divided herself into seven streams.
इयं भूत्वा चैकवप्रा शुचिराकाशगा पुनः। देवेषु गङ्गा गन्धर्व प्राप्नोत्यलकनन्दताम् ॥१-१५८-१८॥
iyaṃ bhūtvā caikavaprā śucir ākāśagā punaḥ। deveṣu gaṅgā gandharva prāpnoty alakanandatām ॥1-158-18॥
[इयं (iyaṃ) - this (feminine); भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; च (ca) - and; एकवप्रा (ekavaprā) - having a single channel; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; आकाशगा (ākāśagā) - moving through the sky; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - O Gandharva; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains; अलकनन्दताम् (alakanandatām) - the state of Alakanandā;]
(This, having become and having a single channel, pure, moving through the sky again, among the gods, Gaṅgā, O Gandharva, attains the state of Alakanandā.)
O Gandharva, this Gaṅgā, having become pure and single-channeled, moving again through the sky, attains the form of Alakanandā among the gods.
तथा पितृन्वैतरणी दुस्तरा पापकर्मभिः। गङ्गा भवति गन्धर्व यथा द्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् ॥१-१५८-१९॥
tathā pitṛn-vaitaraṇī dustarā pāpakarmabhiḥ। gaṅgā bhavati gandharva yathā dvaipāyano'bravīt ॥1-158-19॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; पितृन् (pitṛn) - ancestors; वैतरणी (vaitaraṇī) - Vaitarani (river); दुस्तरा (dustarā) - difficult to cross; पापकर्मभिः (pāpakarmabhiḥ) - by evil deeds; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (river); भवति (bhavati) - becomes; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - O Gandharva; यथा (yathā) - as; द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Dvaipayana (Vyasa); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Thus, for the ancestors, the Vaitarani (river), difficult to cross by evil deeds, becomes the Ganga, O Gandharva, as Dvaipayana said.)
Thus, O Gandharva, Dvaipayana said: For the ancestors, the Vaitarani river, which is difficult to cross due to evil deeds, becomes the Ganga.
असम्बाधा देवनदी स्वर्गसम्पादनी शुभा। कथमिच्छसि तां रोद्धुं नैष धर्मः सनातनः ॥१-१५८-२०॥
asambādhā devanadī svargasampādanī śubhā। katham icchasi tāṃ roddhuṃ naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥1-158-20॥
[असम्बाधा (asambādhā) - unobstructed; देवनदी (devanadī) - divine river; स्वर्गसम्पादनी (svargasampādanī) - causing attainment of heaven; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; कथम् (katham) - how; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you wish; ताम् (tām) - her; रोद्धुम् (roddhum) - to obstruct; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]
(Unobstructed, the divine river, causing attainment of heaven, auspicious. How do you wish to obstruct her? This is not righteousness eternal.)
The divine river, which is unobstructed, auspicious, and leads to heaven—how do you wish to obstruct her? This is not the eternal righteousness.
अनिवार्यमसम्बाधं तव वाचा कथं वयम्। न स्पृशेम यथाकामं पुण्यं भागीरथीजलम् ॥१-१५८-२१॥
anivāryamasambādhaṃ tava vācā kathaṃ vayam। na spṛśema yathākāmaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāgīrathī-jalam ॥1-158-21॥
[अनिवार्यम् (anivāryam) - not to be obstructed; असम्बाधम् (asambādham) - unobstructed; तव (tava) - your; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; कथम् (katham) - how; वयम् (vayam) - we; न (na) - not; स्पृशेम (spṛśema) - might touch; यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy; भागीरथीजलम् (bhāgīrathī-jalam) - the water of Bhagirathi (Ganga);]
(How could we, by your speech which is unobstructed and irresistible, not touch the holy water of Bhagirathi as we desire?)
By your irresistible and unobstructed words, how could we not touch the holy waters of Bhagirathi as we wish?
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
अङ्गारपर्णस्तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्ध आनम्य कार्मुकम्। मुमोच सायकान्दीप्तानहीनाशीविषानिव ॥१-१५८-२२॥
aṅgāraparṇas tac chrutvā kruddha ānamya kārmukam। mumoca sāyakān dīptān ahīnāśīviṣān iva ॥1-158-22॥
[अङ्गारपर्णः (aṅgāraparṇaḥ) - Aṅgāraparṇa; (name of the yakṣa); तत् (tat) - that; (referring to what was heard); श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; आनम्य (ānamya) - having bent; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; दीप्तान् (dīptān) - blazing; अहीन (ahīna) - like snakes; अशीविषान् (aśīviṣān) - poisonous; इव (iva) - like;]
(Aṅgāraparṇa, having heard that, angry, having bent (his) bow, released blazing arrows like poisonous snakes.)
Aṅgāraparṇa, upon hearing that, became angry, bent his bow, and released blazing arrows like poisonous snakes.
उल्मुकं भ्रामयंस्तूर्णं पाण्डवश्चर्म चोत्तमम्। व्यपोवाह शरांस्तस्य सर्वानेव धनञ्जयः ॥१-१५८-२३॥
ul-mukaṃ bhrāmayaṃs tūrṇaṃ pāṇḍavaś carma cottamam। vyapovāha śarāṃs tasya sarvān eva dhanañjayaḥ ॥1-158-23॥
[उल्मुकम् (ul-mukam) - firebrand; भ्रामयन् (bhrāmayan) - whirling; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu; चर्म (carma) - shield; च (ca) - and; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; व्यपोवाह (vyapovāha) - warded off; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तस्य (tasya) - his; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna);]
(Whirling the firebrand quickly, the son of Pāṇḍu, with his excellent shield, warded off all his arrows indeed, Dhanañjaya.)
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), quickly whirling a firebrand and his excellent shield, warded off all the arrows aimed at him.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
बिभीषिकैषा गन्धर्व नास्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुज्यते। अस्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुक्तैषा फेनवत्प्रविलीयते ॥१-१५८-२४॥
bibhīṣikaiṣā gandharva nāstrajñeṣu prayujyate। astrajñeṣu prayuktaiṣā phenavatpravilīyate ॥1-158-24॥
[बिभीषिका (bibhīṣikā) - terror; एषा (eṣā) - this; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - O Gandharva; न (na) - not; अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons; प्रयुज्यते (prayujyate) - is employed; अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons; प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - when employed; एषा (eṣā) - this; फेनवत् (phenavat) - like foam; प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves;]
(This terror, O Gandharva, is not employed among those skilled in weapons. When employed among those skilled in weapons, this dissolves like foam.)
O Gandharva, this terror is not used against those skilled in weapons; if used against such experts, it dissolves like foam.
मानुषानति गन्धर्वान्सर्वान्गन्धर्व लक्षये। तस्मादस्त्रेण दिव्येन योत्स्येऽहं न तु मायया ॥१-१५८-२५॥
mānuṣān ati gandharvān sarvān gandharva lakṣaye। tasmād astreṇa divyena yotsye'ham na tu māyayā ॥1-158-25॥
[मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans; अति (ati) - beyond; गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - Gandharvas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; दिव्येन (divyena) - divine; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मायया (māyayā) - with illusion;]
(Humans beyond Gandharvas, all Gandharvas I perceive. Therefore, with a divine weapon I will fight, not with illusion.)
I see all humans and Gandharvas, and therefore, I will fight with a divine weapon, not by means of illusion.
पुरास्त्रमिदमाग्नेयं प्रादात्किल बृहस्पतिः। भरद्वाजस्य गन्धर्व गुरुपुत्रः शतक्रतोः ॥१-१५८-२६॥
purāstramidamāgneyam prādātkila bṛhaspatiḥ। bharadvājasya gandharva guruputraḥ śatakratoḥ ॥1-158-26॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile; इदम् (idam) - this; आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - of Agni (fire); प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; किल (kila) - indeed; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - to Bharadvāja; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva; गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - son of the teacher; शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra (epithet: hundred sacrifices);]
(Formerly, Bṛhaspati indeed gave this missile of Agni to Bharadvāja, the Gandharva, son of the teacher, of Indra (the hundred-sacrificed).)
Long ago, Bṛhaspati gave this Agneya missile to Bharadvāja, the Gandharva, who was the son of the teacher and belonged to Indra, the lord of a hundred sacrifices.
भरद्वाजादग्निवेश्यो अग्निवेश्याद्गुरुर्मम। स त्विदं मह्यमददाद्द्रोणो ब्राह्मणसत्तमः ॥१-१५८-२७॥
bharadvājād agniveśyo agniveśyād gurur mama। sa tvidam mahyam adadād droṇo brāhmaṇasattamaḥ॥1-158-27॥
[भरद्वाजात् (bharadvājāt) - from Bharadvāja; अग्निवेश्यः (agniveśyaḥ) - Agniveśya; अग्निवेश्यात् (agniveśyāt) - from Agniveśya; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; मम (mama) - my; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; इदं (idam) - this; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; अददात् (adadāt) - gave; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; ब्राह्मणसत्तमः (brāhmaṇasattamaḥ) - the best among Brāhmaṇas;]
(From Bharadvāja (came) Agniveśya; from Agniveśya, (came) my teacher. He, but, this to me gave, Droṇa, the best among Brāhmaṇas.)
Agniveśya was a disciple of Bharadvāja; my teacher was a disciple of Agniveśya. But it was Droṇa, the best among Brāhmaṇas, who gave this to me.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
इत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवः क्रुद्धो गन्धर्वाय मुमोच ह। प्रदीप्तमस्त्रमाग्नेयं ददाहास्य रथं तु तत् ॥१-१५८-२८॥
ity uktvā pāṇḍavaḥ kruddho gandharvāya mumoca ha। pradīptam astram āgneyaṃ dadāhāsya rathaṃ tu tat ॥1-158-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; गन्धर्वाय (gandharvāya) - to the Gandharva; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; ह (ha) - indeed; प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing; अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile; आग्नेयम् (āgneyaṃ) - of fire; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; अस्य (asya) - his; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Thus having said, the son of Pāṇḍu, angry, released indeed at the Gandharva a blazing missile of fire; it burned his chariot, but that.)
Having spoken thus, the angry son of Pāṇḍu released at the Gandharva a blazing missile of fire, which burned his chariot.
विरथं विप्लुतं तं तु स गन्धर्वं महाबलम्। अस्त्रतेजःप्रमूढं च प्रपतन्तमवाङ्मुखम् ॥१-१५८-२९॥
virathaṃ viplutaṃ taṃ tu sa gandharvaṃ mahābalam। astratejaḥpramūḍhaṃ ca prapatantam avāṅmukham ॥1-158-29॥
[विरथं (viratham) - deprived of chariot; विप्लुतं (viplutam) - disturbed; तं (tam) - him; तु (tu) - but; स (sa) - he; गन्धर्वं (gandharvam) - Gandharva (celestial being); महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength; अस्त्रतेजःप्रमूढं (astratejaḥpramūḍham) - bewildered by the power of weapons; च (ca) - and; प्रपतन्तम् (prapatantam) - falling; अवाङ्मुखम् (avāṅmukham) - with face turned downwards;]
(Deprived of chariot, disturbed, him but he Gandharva of great strength, bewildered by the power of weapons and falling with face turned downwards.)
But he saw that Gandharva of great strength, deprived of his chariot, disturbed, bewildered by the power of weapons, and falling with his face turned downwards.
शिरोरुहेषु जग्राह माल्यवत्सु धनञ्जयः। भ्रातृन्प्रति चकर्षाथ सोऽस्त्रपातादचेतसम् ॥१-१५८-३०॥
śiroruheṣu jagrāha mālyavatsu dhanañjayaḥ। bhrātṛnprati cakarṣātha so'strapātādacetasaṃ ॥1-158-30॥
[शिरोरुहेषु (śiroruheṣu) - on the heads; (śiras - head, ruha - hair, -ṣu - in/on;) जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; (root grah - to seize; past tense;) माल्यवत्सु (mālyavatsu) - on those adorned with garlands; (mālya - garland, vat - possessing, -su - in/on;) धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; (epithet of Arjuna;) भ्रातृन् (bhrātṛn) - brothers; (plural accusative of bhrātṛ;) प्रति (prati) - towards; (preposition;) चकर्ष (cakarṣa) - dragged; (root kṛṣ - to drag, ca - augment, past tense;) अथ (atha) - then; (connector;) सः (saḥ) - he; (pronoun;) अस्त्रपातात् (astrapātāt) - from the fall of weapons; (astra - weapon, pātāt - from the fall;) अचेतसम् (acetasaṃ) - unconscious; (a- not, cetas - consciousness; plural accusative;]
(On the heads, Dhananjaya seized those adorned with garlands. Towards his brothers, then he dragged them, unconscious from the fall of weapons.)
Dhananjaya (Arjuna) seized those adorned with garlands by their heads. Then he dragged his brothers, who were unconscious from the fall of weapons.
युधिष्ठिरं तस्य भार्या प्रपेदे शरणार्थिनी। नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी नाम पतित्राणमभीप्सती ॥१-१५८-३१॥
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tasya bhāryā prapede śaraṇārthinī। nāmnā kumbhīnasī nāma patitrāṇamabhīpsatī ॥1-158-31॥
[युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira (accusative); तस्य (tasya) - his; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; प्रपेदे (prapede) - approached; शरणार्थिनी (śaraṇārthinī) - seeking refuge; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; कुम्भीनसी (kumbhīnasī) - Kumbhīnasi; नाम (nāma) - named; पतित्राणम् (patitrāṇam) - husband's protection; अभीप्सती (abhīpsatī) - desiring;]
(Yudhishthira (accusative) his wife approached seeking refuge; by name Kumbhīnasi named, desiring husband's protection.)
His wife, named Kumbhīnasi, approached Yudhishthira seeking refuge, desiring her husband's protection.
गन्धर्व्युवाच॥
gandharvyuvāca॥
[गन्धर्व्य (gandharvy) - the Gandharvī (celestial female musician); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The Gandharvī said;)
The Gandharvī spoke.
त्राहि त्वं मां महाराज पतिं चेमं विमुञ्च मे। गन्धर्वीं शरणं प्राप्तां नाम्ना कुम्बीनसीं प्रभो ॥१-१५८-३२॥
trāhi tvaṃ māṃ mahārāja patiṃ cemaṃ vimuñca me। gandharvīṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptāṃ nāmnā kumbīnasīṃ prabho ॥1-158-32॥
[त्राहि (trāhi) - protect; (from dhātu 'trā', to protect) त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; माम् (mām) - me; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; पतिम् (patim) - husband; च (ca) - and; इमम् (imam) - this; विमुञ्च (vimuñca) - release; (from dhātu 'muc', to release, with prefix 'vi') मे (me) - for me; गन्धर्वीम् (gandharvīm) - Gandharvī; (a celestial being, feminine) शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; प्राप्ताम् (prāptām) - attained; (from dhātu 'āp', to attain, with prefix 'pra') नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; कुम्बीनसीम् (kumbīnasīm) - Kumbīnasī; (proper name, feminine) प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; (vocative of prabhu);]
(Protect me, O great king, and release this husband for me. Gandharvī, having attained refuge, by name Kumbīnasī, O lord.)
O great king, protect me and release my husband for me. I, Gandharvī, named Kumbīnasī, have come to you for refuge, O lord.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
युद्धे जितं यशोहीनं स्त्रीनाथमपराक्रमम्। को नु हन्याद्रिपुं त्वादृङ्मुञ्चेमं रिपुसूदन ॥१-१५८-३३॥
yuddhe jitaṃ yaśohīnaṃ strīnātham aparākramam। ko nu hanyād ripuṃ tvādṛṅ muñcemaṃ ripusūdana ॥1-158-33॥
[युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; जितं (jitam) - conquered; यशोहीनं (yaśohīnam) - devoid of fame; स्त्रीनाथम् (strīnātham) - lord of women; अपराक्रमम् (aparākramam) - without valor; को (ko) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; रिपुं (ripum) - enemy; त्वादृक् (tvādṛk) - like you; मुञ्च (muñca) - release; इमं (imaṃ) - this; रिपुसूदन (ripu-sūdana) - destroyer of enemies;]
(In battle, conquered, devoid of fame, lord of women, without valor; who indeed would kill an enemy like you? Release this one, O destroyer of enemies.)
Who would kill an enemy like you, conquered in battle, devoid of fame, lord of women, and without valor? Release him, O destroyer of enemies.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun, name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak, in perfect tense, 3rd person singular);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
अङ्गेमं प्रतिपद्यस्व गच्छ गन्धर्व मा शुचः। प्रदिशत्यभयं तेऽद्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥१-१५८-३४॥
aṅgemam pratipadyasva gaccha gandharva mā śucaḥ। pradiśatyabhayaṃ te'dya kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥1-158-34॥
[अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one; इमं (imam) - this; प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - accept; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - O Gandharva; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; प्रदिशति (pradiśati) - grants; अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness; ते (te) - to you; अद्य (adya) - today; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(O dear one, accept this, go, O Gandharva, do not grieve. The king of the Kurus, Yudhishthira, grants you fearlessness today.)
O dear one, accept this and go, O Gandharva. Do not grieve. Today, King Yudhishthira of the Kurus grants you freedom from fear.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
जितोऽहं पूर्वकं नाम मुञ्चाम्यङ्गारपर्णताम्। न च श्लाघे बलेनाद्य न नाम्ना जनसंसदि ॥१-१५८-३५॥
jito'ham pūrvakaṃ nāma muñcāmy aṅgāraparṇatām। na ca ślāghe balenādya na nāmnā janasaṃsadi ॥1-158-35॥
[जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered; अहम् (aham) - I; पूर्वकं (pūrvakam) - former; नाम (nāma) - name; मुञ्चामि (muñcāmi) - I relinquish; अङ्गारपर्णताम् (aṅgāraparṇatām) - state of being Aṅgāraparṇa; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्लाघे (ślāghe) - I boast; बलेन (balena) - by strength; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; जनसंसदि (janasaṃsadi) - in the assembly of people;]
(Conquered I, the former name, I relinquish the state of being Aṅgāraparṇa. And I do not boast today by strength, nor by name in the assembly of people.)
I have been conquered; I give up my former name and the state of being Aṅgāraparṇa. Today, I do not boast of my strength or my name in the assembly of people.
साध्विमं लब्धवाँल्लाभं योऽहं दिव्यास्त्रधारिणम्। गान्धर्व्या मायया योद्धुमिच्छामि वयसा वरम् ॥१-१५८-३६॥
sādhv imaṃ labdhavāṃl lābhaṃ yo'haṃ divyāstra-dhāriṇam। gāndharvyā māyayā yoddhum icchāmi vayasā varam ॥1-158-36॥
[साधु (sādhu) - well; properly; इमम् (imam) - this; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - having obtained; लाभम् (lābham) - gain; यः (yaḥ) - who; अहम् (aham) - I; दिव्य (divya) - divine; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; धारिणम् (dhāriṇam) - bearer; गान्धर्व्या (gāndharvyā) - by the Gandharva woman; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; वरम् (varam) - superior;]
(Well, having obtained this gain, I, who am the bearer of divine weapons, wish to fight, by the illusion of the Gandharva woman, with one superior in age.)
Indeed, having gained this, I, the wielder of divine weapons, wish to fight, through the illusion of the Gandharva woman, with one who is superior in age.
अस्त्राग्निना विचित्रोऽयं दग्धो मे रथ उत्तमः। सोऽहं चित्ररथो भूत्वा नाम्ना दग्धरथोऽभवम् ॥१-१५८-३७॥
astrāgninā vicitro'yaṃ dagdho me ratha uttamaḥ। so'haṃ citraratho bhūtvā nāmnā dagdharatho'bhavam ॥1-158-37॥
[अस्त्र-अग्निना (astra-agninā) - by the fire of weapons; विचित्रः (vicitraḥ) - wondrous; अयम् (ayam) - this; दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt; मे (me) - my; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; चित्ररथः (citrarathaḥ) - having a wondrous chariot; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; दग्धरथः (dagdharathaḥ) - burnt-chariot; अभवम् (abhavam) - became;]
(By the fire of weapons, this wondrous excellent chariot of mine was burnt. Thus, having become Citraratha, by name I became Dagdharatha.)
My excellent and wondrous chariot was burnt by the fire of weapons. Thus, though I was known as Citraratha, I became known as Dagdharatha, the one with the burnt chariot.
सम्भृता चैव विद्येयं तपसेह पुरा मया। निवेदयिष्ये तामद्य प्राणदाया महात्मने ॥१-१५८-३८॥
sambhṛtā caiva vidyeyaṃ tapaseha purā mayā। nivedayiṣye tāmadya prāṇadāyā mahātmane ॥1-158-38॥
[सम्भृता (sambhṛtā) - collected; brought together; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; इयम् (iyam) - this; तपसे (tapase) - for austerity; इह (iha) - here; पुरा (purā) - formerly; मया (mayā) - by me; निवेदयिष्ये (nivedayiṣye) - I shall offer; ताम् (tām) - her; अद्य (adya) - today; प्राणदाया (prāṇadāyā) - life-giving; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great soul;]
(Collected and indeed this knowledge for austerity here formerly by me. I shall offer her today, life-giving, to the great soul.)
This knowledge, which I had collected here long ago for the sake of austerity, I shall today offer—life-giving—to the great soul.
संस्तम्भितं हि तरसा जितं शरणमागतम्। योऽरिं संयोजयेत्प्राणैः कल्याणं किं न सोऽर्हति ॥१-१५८-३९॥
saṃstambhitaṃ hi tarasā jitaṃ śaraṇamāgatam। yo'riṃ saṃyojayetprāṇaiḥ kalyāṇaṃ kiṃ na so'rhati ॥1-158-39॥
[संस्तम्भितम् (saṃstambhitam) - restrained; हि (hi) - indeed; तरसा (tarasā) - by force; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; यः (yaḥ) - who; अरिम् (arim) - enemy; संयोजयेत् (saṃyojayet) - should unite; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with life; कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare; किम् (kim) - what; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves;]
(Restrained indeed by force, conquered, having come for refuge—who would not unite even an enemy with (his own) life for welfare? What does he not deserve?)
One who, having restrained and conquered by force, grants refuge—even to an enemy—and unites him with his own life for the sake of welfare, what does he not deserve?
चक्षुषी नाम विद्येयं यां सोमाय ददौ मनुः। ददौ स विश्वावसवे मह्यं विश्वावसुर्ददौ ॥१-१५८-४०॥
cakṣuṣī nāma vidyeyam yāṃ somāya dadau manuḥ। dadau sa viśvāvasave mahyaṃ viśvāvasur dadau ॥1-158-40॥
[चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - seeing; नाम (nāma) - named; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; इयम् (iyam) - this; याम् (yām) - which; सोमाय (somāya) - to Soma; ददौ (dadau) - gave; मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu; ददौ (dadau) - gave; सः (saḥ) - he; विश्वावसवे (viśvāvasave) - to Viśvāvasu; मम (mama) - to me; विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu; ददौ (dadau) - gave;]
(This knowledge named Cakṣuṣī, which Manu gave to Soma; he gave (it) to Viśvāvasu; Viśvāvasu gave (it) to me.)
This knowledge called Cakṣuṣī was given by Manu to Soma; Soma gave it to Viśvāvasu; Viśvāvasu gave it to me.
सेयं कापुरुषं प्राप्ता गुरुदत्ता प्रणश्यति। आगमोऽस्या मया प्रोक्तो वीर्यं प्रतिनिबोध मे ॥१-१५८-४१॥
seyaṃ kāpuruṣaṃ prāptā gurudattā praṇaśyati। āgamo'syā mayā prokto vīryaṃ pratinibodha me ॥1-158-41॥
[सा (sā) - she; इयम् (iyam) - this; कापुरुषम् (kāpuruṣam) - coward; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - has attained; गुरुदत्ता (gurudattā) - given by the teacher; प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes; आगमः (āgamaḥ) - tradition; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - has been spoken; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - essence; प्रतिनिबोध (pratinibodha) - understand; मे (me) - from me;]
(She, this coward, having been given by the teacher, perishes. The tradition of her has been spoken by me; understand the essence from me.)
This one, being a coward, perishes though given by the teacher. I have explained her tradition; now understand the essence from me.
यच्चक्षुषा द्रष्टुमिच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन। तत्पश्येद्यादृशं चेच्छेत्तादृषं द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥१-१५८-४२॥
yaccakṣuṣā draṣṭumicchettriṣu lokeṣu kiñcana। tatpaśyedyādṛśaṃ cecchet tādṛśaṃ draṣṭum arhati॥1-158-42॥
[यत् (yat) - which; चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; इच्छेत् (icchet) - one may wish; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; तत् (tat) - that; पश्येत् (paśyet) - one may see; यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of whatever kind; चेत् (cet) - if; इच्छेत् (icchet) - one may wish; तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy;]
(Which, with the eye, to see, one may wish, in the three worlds, anything; that, one may see; of whatever kind, if, one may wish, of that kind, to see, is worthy.)
Whatever one wishes to see with the eye in the three worlds, that one may see; if one wishes to see of whatever kind, one is worthy to see of that kind.
समानपद्ये षण्मासान्स्थितो विद्यां लभेदिमाम्। अनुनेष्याम्यहं विद्यां स्वयं तुभ्यं व्रते कृते ॥१-१५८-४३॥
samānapadye ṣaṇmāsān sthito vidyāṃ labhed imām | anuneṣyāmy ahaṃ vidyāṃ svayaṃ tubhyaṃ vrate kṛte ||1-158-43||
[समानपद्ये (samānapadye) - in the same place; षण्मासान् (ṣaṇmāsān) - six months; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - having stayed; विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge; लभेत् (labhet) - may obtain; इमाम् (imām) - this; अनुनेष्यामि (anuneṣyāmi) - I shall seek; अहम् (aham) - I; विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - for you; व्रते (vrate) - in the observance; कृते (kṛte) - having been performed;]
(In the same place, having stayed for six months, one may obtain this knowledge. I shall seek knowledge myself for you, when the observance has been performed.)
If one remains in the same place for six months, one may obtain this knowledge. I will personally seek out this knowledge for you, once the observance has been completed.
विद्यया ह्यनया राजन्वयं नृभ्यो विशेषिताः। अविशिष्टाश्च देवानामनुभावप्रवर्तिताः ॥१-१५८-४४॥
vidyayā hy anayā rājan vayaṃ nṛbhyo viśeṣitāḥ। aviśiṣṭāś ca devānām anubhāva-pravartitāḥ॥1-158-44॥
[विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge; हि (hi) - indeed; अनया (anayā) - by this; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वयम् (vayam) - we; नृभ्यः (nṛbhyaḥ) - from men; विशेषिताः (viśeṣitāḥ) - distinguished; अविशिष्टाः (aviśiṣṭāḥ) - not distinguished; च (ca) - and; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अनुभाव (anubhāva) - by the power; प्रवर्तिताः (pravartitāḥ) - set in motion;]
(By this knowledge indeed, O king, we are distinguished from men; and not distinguished from the gods, set in motion by their power.)
O king, it is by this knowledge that we are set apart from men; and, moved by the power of the gods, we are not different from them.
गन्धर्वजानामश्वानामहं पुरुषसत्तम। भ्रातृभ्यस्तव पञ्चभ्यः पृथग्दाता शतं शतम् ॥१-१५८-४५॥
gandharvajānāmaśvānāmahaṃ puruṣasattama। bhrātṛbhyas tava pañcabhyaḥ pṛthagdātā śataṃ śatam ॥1-158-45॥
[गन्धर्वजानाम् (gandharvajānām) - of those born of Gandharvas; अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men; भ्रातृभ्यः (bhrātṛbhyaḥ) - to brothers; तव (tava) - your; पञ्चभ्यः (pañcabhyaḥ) - to five; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; दाता (dātā) - giver; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; शतम् (śatam) - hundred;]
(Of those born of Gandharvas, of horses, I, O best among men, to your five brothers, separately, giver, hundred, hundred.)
O best among men, I am the giver of a hundred horses born of Gandharvas separately to each of your five brothers.
देवगन्धर्ववाहास्ते दिव्यगन्धा मनोगमाः। क्षीणाः क्षीणा भवन्त्येते न हीयन्ते च रंहसः ॥१-१५८-४६॥
devagandharvavāhās te divyagandhā manogamāḥ। kṣīṇāḥ kṣīṇā bhavanty ete na hīyante ca raṃhasaḥ॥1-158-46॥
[देवगन्धर्ववाहाः (devagandharvavāhāḥ) - having the gods and gandharvas as vehicles; ते (te) - they; दिव्यगन्धाः (divyagandhāḥ) - having divine fragrance; मनोगमाः (manogamāḥ) - attainable by the mind; क्षीणाः (kṣīṇāḥ) - diminished; क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - diminished; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; एते (ete) - these; न (na) - not; हीयन्ते (hīyante) - are reduced; च (ca) - and; रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) - in speed;]
(Having the gods and gandharvas as vehicles, they have divine fragrance, attainable by the mind. Diminished, diminished these become, not reduced in speed and.)
They have the gods and gandharvas as their vehicles, possess a divine fragrance, and are attainable by the mind. Though they may diminish, these are not reduced in speed.
पुरा कृतं महेन्द्रस्य वज्रं वृत्रनिबर्हणे। दशधा शतधा चैव तच्छीर्णं वृत्रमूर्धनि ॥१-१५८-४७॥
purā kṛtaṃ mahendrasya vajraṃ vṛtranibarhaṇe। daśadhā śatadhā caiva tacchīrṇaṃ vṛtramūrdhani ॥1-158-47॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; कृतं (kṛtam) - made; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; वज्रं (vajram) - thunderbolt; वृत्रनिबर्हणे (vṛtranibarhaṇe) - for the destruction of Vṛtra; दशधा (daśadhā) - into ten parts; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred parts; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; शीर्णं (śīrṇaṃ) - broken; वृत्रमूर्धनि (vṛtramūrdhani) - on the head of Vṛtra;]
(Formerly, the thunderbolt of Mahendra made for the destruction of Vṛtra, that was broken into ten parts, into a hundred parts, indeed, on the head of Vṛtra.)
Formerly, the thunderbolt of Mahendra, which was made for the destruction of Vṛtra, was shattered into ten and even a hundred pieces on the head of Vṛtra.
ततो भागीकृतो देवैर्वज्रभाग उपास्यते। लोके यत्साधनं किञ्चित्सा वै वज्रतनुः स्मृता ॥१-१५८-४८॥
tato bhāgīkṛto devair vajrabhāga upāsyate। loke yat sādhanaṃ kiñcit sā vai vajratanuḥ smṛtā ॥1-158-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - from that; भागीकृतः (bhāgīkṛtaḥ) - divided; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; वज्रभागः (vajrabhāgaḥ) - the portion of the thunderbolt; उपास्यते (upāsyate) - is worshipped; लोके (loke) - in the world; यत् (yat) - which; साधनम् (sādhanam) - means; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever; सा (sā) - she; वै (vai) - indeed; वज्रतनुः (vajratanuḥ) - having the body of thunderbolt; स्मृता (smṛtā) - is remembered;]
(From that, the portion divided by the gods, the portion of the thunderbolt, is worshipped. In the world, whatever means there are, she indeed is remembered as having the body of thunderbolt.)
From that, the portion divided by the gods, the thunderbolt portion, is worshipped. In the world, whatever means exist, she is indeed remembered as having the body of thunderbolt.
वज्रपाणिर्ब्राह्मणः स्यात्क्षत्रं वज्ररथं स्मृतम्। वैश्या वै दानवज्राश्च कर्मवज्रा यवीयसः ॥१-१५८-४९॥
vajrapāṇirbrāhmaṇaḥ syāt kṣatraṃ vajrarathaṃ smṛtam। vaiśyā vai dānavajrāś ca karmavajrā yavīyasaḥ ॥1-158-49॥
[वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - one who has a thunderbolt in hand; Indra; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; priest; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; may be; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - kṣatriya; warrior class; वज्ररथम् (vajraratham) - having a chariot like a thunderbolt; स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered; is called; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - vaiśyas; merchant class; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; दानवज्राः (dānavajrāḥ) - having charity as their thunderbolt; च (ca) - and; कर्मवज्राः (karmavajrāḥ) - having action as their thunderbolt; यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - younger; junior;]
(One who has a thunderbolt in hand is the brāhmaṇa; the kṣatriya is remembered as having a chariot like a thunderbolt. Vaiśyas indeed have charity as their thunderbolt, and the younger ones have action as their thunderbolt.)
The brāhmaṇa is said to be one who wields the thunderbolt; the kṣatriya is known for a chariot as swift as a thunderbolt. Vaiśyas, indeed, have charity as their strength, and the younger ones are known for their energetic actions.
वज्रं क्षत्रस्य वाजिनो अवध्या वाजिनः स्मृताः। रथाङ्गं वडवा सूते सूताश्चाश्वेषु ये मताः ॥१-१५८-५०॥
vajraṃ kṣatrasya vājino avadhyā vājinaḥ smṛtāḥ। rathāṅgaṃ vaḍavā sūte sūtāś cāśveṣu ye matāḥ॥1-158-50॥
[वज्रं (vajram) - thunderbolt; क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of the warrior; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - of the horse; अवध्या (avadhyā) - not to be killed; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered; रथाङ्गं (rathāṅgam) - chariot-wheel; वडवा (vaḍavā) - mare; सूते (sūte) - gives birth; सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - among horses; ये (ye) - who; मताः (matāḥ) - are considered;]
(The thunderbolt is of the warrior; horses are not to be killed, horses are considered so. The chariot-wheel, the mare gives birth, charioteers and those among horses are considered so.)
The thunderbolt belongs to the warrior; horses are not to be slain, they are regarded as such. The chariot-wheel, the mare gives birth, and charioteers are considered among horses.
कामवर्णाः कामजवाः कामतः समुपस्थिताः। इमे गन्धर्वजाः कामं पूरयिष्यन्ति ते हयाः ॥१-१५८-५१॥
kāmavarṇāḥ kāmajavāḥ kāmataḥ samupasthitāḥ। ime gandharvajāḥ kāmaṃ pūrayiṣyanti te hayāḥ ॥1-158-51॥
[कामवर्णाः (kāmavarṇāḥ) - of desire-color; कामजवाः (kāmajavāḥ) - of desire-speed; कामतः (kāmataḥ) - from desire; समुपस्थिताः (samupasthitāḥ) - well-arrived; इमे (ime) - these; गन्धर्वजाः (gandharvajāḥ) - born of Gandharvas; कामं (kāmaṃ) - desire; पूरयिष्यन्ति (pūrayiṣyanti) - will fulfill; ते (te) - your; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses;]
(Of desire-color, of desire-speed, from desire, well-arrived. These born of Gandharvas will fulfill desire, your horses.)
These horses, born of Gandharvas, who are of the color and speed of desire and have come from desire, will fulfill your wish.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun, name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
यदि प्रीतेन वा दत्तं संशये जीवितस्य वा। विद्या वित्तं श्रुतं वापि न तद्गन्धर्व कामये ॥१-१५८-५२॥
yadi prītena vā dattaṃ saṃśaye jīvitasya vā। vidyā vittaṃ śrutaṃ vāpi na tadgandharva kāmaye ॥1-158-52॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; प्रीतेन (prītena) - with affection; वा (vā) - or; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; संशये (saṃśaye) - in doubt; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; वा (vā) - or; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; श्रुतं (śrutaṃ) - learning; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva (celestial being); कामये (kāmaye) - I desire;]
(If given with affection or in doubt of life, knowledge, wealth, or learning, even that I, Gandharva, do not desire.)
If something is given with affection or in doubt for life, whether it is knowledge, wealth, or learning, even that I, Gandharva, do not desire.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
संयोगो वै प्रीतिकरः संसत्सु प्रतिदृश्यते। जीवितस्य प्रदानेन प्रीतो विद्यां ददामि ते ॥१-१५८-५३॥
saṃyogo vai prītikaraḥ saṃsatsu pratidṛśyate। jīvitasya pradānena prīto vidyāṃ dadāmi te ॥1-158-53॥
[संयोगः (saṃyogaḥ) - union; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रीतिकरः (prītikaraḥ) - causing joy; संसत्सु (saṃsatsu) - in assemblies; प्रतिदृश्यते (pratidṛśyate) - is seen; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by the giving; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; ते (te) - to you;]
(Union indeed causing joy is seen in assemblies. By the giving of life, being pleased, I give knowledge to you.)
Union that brings joy is indeed seen in assemblies. Being pleased by the gift of life, I grant you knowledge.
त्वत्तो ह्यहं ग्रहीष्यामि अस्त्रमाग्नेयमुत्तमम्। तथैव सख्यं बीभत्सो चिराय भरतर्षभ ॥१-१५८-५४॥
tvatto hyahaṃ grahīṣyāmi astramāgneyamuttamam। tathaiva sakhyaṃ bībhatso cirāya bharatarṣabha ॥1-158-54॥
[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - shall receive; अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile; आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - of Agni; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship; बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - O Bibhatsu (Arjuna); चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(From you indeed I shall receive the excellent missile of Agni; in the same way, O Bibhatsu, O bull among the Bharatas, (I shall receive) friendship for a long time.)
I will receive the excellent Agneya missile from you; likewise, O Bibhatsu, O foremost of the Bharatas, I will also gain your friendship for a long time.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
त्वत्तोऽस्त्रेण वृणोम्यश्वान्संयोगः शाश्वतोऽस्तु नौ। सखे तद्ब्रूहि गन्धर्व युष्मभ्यो यद्भयं त्यजेत् ॥१-१५८-५५॥
tvattostreṇa vṛṇomy aśvān saṃyogaḥ śāśvato'stu nau| sakhe tad brūhi gandharva yuṣmabhyo yad bhayaṃ tyajet ||1-158-55||
[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; संयोगः (saṃyogaḥ) - union; शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; नौ (nau) - for us (dual); सखे (sakhe) - O friend; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva; युष्मभ्यः (yuṣmabhyaḥ) - to you (plural); यत् (yat) - which; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon;]
(From you, by weapon, I choose horses; union eternal let it be for us. O friend, that tell, Gandharva, to you which fear should abandon.)
With your weapon, I choose the horses; let our union be eternal. O friend, tell that, O Gandharva, which fear you should abandon.
