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Library:King Samvarana sees Tapati
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
तापत्य इति यद्वाक्यमुक्तवानसि मामिह। तदहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तापत्यार्थविनिश्चयम् ॥१-१६०-१॥
tāpatya iti yad vākyam uktavān asi mām iha। tad ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi tāpatya-artha-viniścayam ॥1-160-1॥
[तापत्य (tāpatya) - of Tāpatya; (descendant of Tapatī); इति (iti) - thus; (quotation marker); यत् (yat) - which; (that which); वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; sentence; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - you have said; (spoken); असि (asi) - you are; माम् (mām) - to me; इह (iha) - here; तत् (tat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; तापत्यार्थविनिश्चयम् (tāpatya-artha-viniścayam) - the determination of the meaning of Tāpatya; ॥१-१६०-१॥ (॥1-160-1॥) - ॥1-160-1॥;]
(Of Tāpatya thus which statement you have said to me here, that I wish to know, the determination of the meaning of Tāpatya.)
I wish to know the determination of the meaning of Tāpatya regarding the statement you have made to me here.
तपती नाम का चैषा तापत्या यत्कृते वयम्। कौन्तेया हि वयं साधो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥१-१६०-२॥
tapatī nāma kā caiṣā tāpatyā yatkṛte vayam। kaunteyā hi vayaṃ sādho tattvamicchāmi veditum ॥1-160-2॥
[तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī; (proper noun, name of a woman); नाम (nāma) - by name; name; का (kā) - of; (feminine genitive singular); च (ca) - and; एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); तापत्या (tāpatyā) - daughter of Tapati; (patronymic, feminine); यत् (yat) - because of which; that which; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of; due to; वयम् (vayam) - we; कौन्तेया (kaunteyā) - O son of Kunti; (vocative plural); हि (hi) - indeed; for; वयम् (vayam) - we; साधो (sādho) - O noble one; (vocative singular); तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth; essence; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; I desire; वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know; to understand;]
(Tapatī by name, of and this, daughter of Tapati, because of which for the sake of we. O sons of Kunti, indeed we, O noble one, the truth I wish to know.)
This is Tapatī by name, the daughter of Tapati, for whose sake we are here. O sons of Kunti, indeed, O noble one, I wish to know the truth.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवमुक्तः स गन्धर्वः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनञ्जयम्। विश्रुतां त्रिषु लोकेषु श्रावयामास वै कथाम् ॥१-१६०-३॥
evam-uktaḥ sa gandharvaḥ kuntī-putraṃ dhanañjayam। viśrutāṃ triṣu lokeṣu śrāvayāmāsa vai kathām ॥1-160-3॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed; सः (saḥ) - he; गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - the Gandharva; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntī-putram) - Kunti's son; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; विश्रुताम् (viśrutām) - famous; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; श्रावयामास (śrāvayāmāsa) - caused to be heard; वै (vai) - indeed; कथाम् (kathām) - story;]
(Thus having been addressed, the Gandharva caused Kunti's son Dhananjaya to hear the story, famous in the three worlds, indeed.)
Thus addressed, the Gandharva narrated to Kunti's son Dhananjaya the story renowned in the three worlds.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The Gandharva said.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि कथामेतां मनोरमाम्। यथावदखिलां पार्थ धर्म्यां धर्मभृतां वर ॥१-१६०-४॥
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi kathāmetāṃ manoramām। yathāvadakhilāṃ pārtha dharmyāṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ॥1-160-4॥
[हन्त (hanta) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I shall tell; कथाम् (kathām) - story; एताम् (etām) - this; मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; धर्म्याम् (dharmyām) - righteous; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वर (vara) - best;]
(Indeed, to you I shall tell this charming story, properly and entirely, O Pārtha, righteous, best of the upholders of dharma.)
Indeed, O Pārtha, best of the upholders of dharma, I shall narrate to you this delightful and righteous story in its entirety and as it should be told.
उक्तवानस्मि येन त्वां तापत्य इति यद्वचः। तत्तेऽहं कथयिष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना मम ॥१-१६०-५॥
uktavānasmi yena tvāṃ tāpatya iti yadvacaḥ। tatte'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā mama ॥1-160-5॥
[उक्तवान् (uktavān) - one who has spoken; said; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; येन (yena) - by whom; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; तापत्य (tāpatya) - about the son; concerning offspring; इति (iti) - thus; so; यत् (yat) - which; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; words; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - shall tell; will narrate; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; एकमना (ekamanā) - with one mind; attentively; मम (mama) - my;]
(I am the one who has spoken to you the words 'about the son'; that I shall tell you, listen attentively to me.)
I am the one who told you those words regarding the son; now I will narrate that to you, so listen to me with full attention.
य एष दिवि धिष्ण्येन नाकं व्याप्नोति तेजसा। एतस्य तपती नाम बभूवासदृशी सुता ॥१-१६०-६॥
ya eṣa divi dhiṣṇyena nākaṃ vyāpnoti tejasā। etasya tapatī nāma babhūvāsadṛśī sutā ॥1-160-6॥
[य (ya) - who; एष (eṣa) - this; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; धिष्ण्येन (dhiṣṇyena) - by the seat; नाकं (nākaṃ) - heaven; व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - pervades; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī; नाम (nāma) - by name; बभूव (babhūva) - became; असदृशी (asadṛśī) - unlike; सुता (sutā) - daughter;]
(Who, this one, in heaven, by the seat, heaven, pervades, by brilliance; of this, Tapatī, by name, became, unlike, daughter.)
He who pervades heaven by his brilliant seat—his daughter, named Tapatī, was born, unlike any other.
विवस्वतो वै कौन्तेय सावित्र्यवरजा विभो। विश्रुता त्रिषु लोकेषु तपती तपसा युता ॥१-१६०-७॥
vivasvato vai kaunteya sāvitr-yavarajā vibho। viśrutā triṣu lokeṣu tapatī tapasā yutā ॥1-160-7॥
[विवस्वतो (vivasvataḥ) - of Vivasvat; वै (vai) - indeed; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; सावित्र्यवरजा (sāvitr-yavarajā) - daughter of Savitṛ; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; युता (yutā) - endowed;]
(Of Vivasvat indeed, O son of Kunti, the daughter of Savitṛ, O mighty one, renowned in the three worlds, Tapatī, endowed with austerity.)
O son of Kunti, Tapatī, the daughter of Savitṛ and Vivasvat, O mighty one, is renowned in the three worlds for her austerity.
न देवी नासुरी चैव न यक्षी न च राक्षसी। नाप्सरा न च गन्धर्वी तथारूपेण काचन ॥१-१६०-८॥
na devī nāsurī caiva na yakṣī na ca rākṣasī। nāpsarā na ca gandharvī tathārūpeṇa kācana ॥1-160-8॥
[न (na) - not; देवी (devī) - goddess; नासुरी (nāsurī) - demoness; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; यक्षी (yakṣī) - female yakṣa; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female rākṣasa; न (na) - not; अप्सरा (apsarā) - apsaras; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वी (gandharvī) - female gandharva; तथा (tathā) - in that way; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form; काचन (kācana) - any;]
(Not goddess, not demoness, and indeed not female yakṣa, not and female rākṣasa; not apsaras, not and female gandharva in that way in form any.)
She was not a goddess, nor a demoness, nor a female yakṣa, nor a female rākṣasa; she was not an apsaras, nor a female gandharva—there was no one of such a form.
सुविभक्तानवद्याङ्गी स्वसितायतलोचना। स्वाचारा चैव साध्वी च सुवेषा चैव भामिनी ॥१-१६०-९॥
su-vibhaktā-anavadya-aṅgī sva-sita-āyata-locanā। sva-ācārā ca eva sādhvī ca su-veṣā ca eva bhāminī ॥1-160-9॥
[सुविभक्त (su-vibhakta) - well-divided; अनवद्य (anavadya) - faultless; अङ्गी (aṅgī) - limbed; स्व (sva) - her own; सित (sita) - white; आयत (āyata) - large; लोचना (locanā) - eyed; स्वाचार (svācāra) - of good conduct; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous; च (ca) - and; सुवेषा (su-veṣā) - well-dressed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भामिनी (bhāminī) - radiant woman;]
(A woman with well-divided, faultless limbs, her own large white eyes; of good conduct and indeed virtuous, and well-dressed and indeed radiant woman.)
She is a radiant woman, with well-proportioned and flawless limbs, large white eyes, of good conduct, virtuous, and well-dressed.
न तस्याः सदृशं कञ्चित्त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत। भर्तारं सविता मेने रूपशीलकुलश्रुतैः ॥१-१६०-१०॥
na tasyāḥ sadṛśaṃ kañcit triṣu lokeṣu bhārata। bhartāraṃ savitā mene rūpa-śīla-kula-śrutaiḥ ॥1-160-10॥
[न (na) - not; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; सदृशं (sadṛśam) - equal; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; सविता (savitā) - Savitā (the Sun); मेने (mene) - considered; रूप (rūpa) - form; शील (śīla) - character; कुल (kula) - family; श्रुतैः (śrutaiḥ) - by learning;]
(Not her equal anyone in the three worlds, O Bhārata; as a husband Savitā considered (by) form, character, family, and learning.)
O Bhārata, Savitā considered that there was no one in the three worlds equal to her in form, character, family, and learning, as a husband.
सम्प्राप्तयौवनां पश्यन्देयां दुहितरं तु ताम्। नोपलेभे ततः शान्तिं सम्प्रदानं विचिन्तयन् ॥१-१६०-११॥
samprāptayauvanāṃ paśyandeyāṃ duhitaraṃ tu tām। nopalebhe tataḥ śāntiṃ sampradānaṃ vicintayan ॥1-160-11॥
[सम्प्राप्त-यौवनाम् (samprāpta-yauvanām) - having attained youth; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; देयाम् (deyām) - worthy to be given; दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter; तु (tu) - but; ताम् (tām) - her; न (na) - not; उपलेभे (upalebhe) - obtained; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; सम्प्रदानम् (sampradānam) - giving away; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - pondering;]
(Having seen his daughter, who had attained youth and was worthy to be given (in marriage), but not having obtained peace thereafter, he pondered over giving her away.)
Seeing his daughter, now of marriageable age and worthy to be given, he found no peace and kept pondering over her marriage.
अर्थर्क्षपुत्रः कौन्तेय कुरूणामृषभो बली। सूर्यमाराधयामास नृपः संवरणः सदा ॥१-१६०-१२॥
artharkṣaputraḥ kaunteya kurūṇāmṛṣabho balī। sūryamārādhayāmāsa nṛpaḥ saṁvaraṇaḥ sadā ॥1-160-12॥
[अर्थर्क्षपुत्रः (artharkṣaputraḥ) - son of Ṛkṣa named Artha; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - bull; बली (balī) - strong; सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the Sun; आराधयामास (ārādhayāmāsa) - worshipped; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Saṁvaraṇa; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(The son of Ṛkṣa named Artha, O son of Kunti, the strong bull among the Kurus, King Saṁvaraṇa, always worshipped the Sun.)
O son of Kunti, King Saṁvaraṇa, the powerful leader of the Kurus and son of Ṛkṣa named Artha, always worshipped the Sun.
अर्घ्यमाल्योपहारैश्च शश्वच्च नृपतिर्यतः। नियमैरुपवासैश्च तपोभिर्विविधैरपि ॥१-१६०-१३॥
arghyamālyopahāraiś ca śaśvac ca nṛpatir yataḥ। niyamair upavāsaiś ca tapobhir vividhair api ॥1-160-13॥
[अर्घ्य (arghya) - offering of water; माल्य (mālya) - garlands; उपहारैः (upahāraiḥ) - with gifts; च (ca) - and; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always; च (ca) - and; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; यतः (yataḥ) - since; नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - with observances; उपवासैः (upavāsaiḥ) - with fastings; च (ca) - and; तपोभिः (tapobhiḥ) - with austerities; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - of various kinds; अपि (api) - also;]
(With offerings of water, garlands, gifts, and always, the king, since (then), with observances, fastings, and also with austerities of various kinds.)
The king always offered water, garlands, and gifts, and also engaged in various observances, fastings, and austerities.
शुश्रूषुरनहंवादी शुचिः पौरवनन्दनः। अंशुमन्तं समुद्यन्तं पूजयामास भक्तिमान् ॥१-१६०-१४॥
śuśrūṣur anahaṃvādī śuciḥ pauravanandanaḥ। aṃśumantaṃ samudyantaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktimān ॥1-160-14॥
[शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - one desirous of service; अनहंवादी (anahaṃvādī) - not speaking of oneself; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; पौरवनन्दनः (pauravanandanaḥ) - descendant of Paurava; अंशुमन्तम् (aṃśumantam) - Aṃśumant; समुद्यन्तम् (samudyantam) - rising; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; भक्तिमान् (bhaktimān) - devoted;]
(The one desirous of service, not speaking of himself, pure, descendant of Paurava, worshipped the rising Aṃśumant with devotion.)
The devoted descendant of Paurava, who was eager to serve, humble, and pure, worshipped the rising Aṃśumant.
ततः कृतज्ञं धर्मज्ञं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि। तपत्याः सदृशं मेने सूर्यः संवरणं पतिम् ॥१-१६०-१५॥
tataḥ kṛtajñaṃ dharmajñaṃ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ bhuvi। tapatyāḥ sadṛśaṃ mene sūryaḥ saṃvaraṇaṃ patim ॥1-160-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृतज्ञम् (kṛtajñam) - grateful one; धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - knower of dharma; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form; असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - not equal; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; तपत्याः (tapatyāḥ) - of Tapati; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - equal; मेने (mene) - considered; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun; संवरणम् (saṃvaraṇam) - Saṃvaraṇa; पतिम् (patim) - husband;]
(Then the Sun considered Saṃvaraṇa, the grateful one, the knower of dharma, not equal in form on earth, as the equal husband of Tapati.)
Then the Sun thought that Saṃvaraṇa, who was grateful and knew dharma, though unmatched in form on earth, was a worthy husband for Tapati.
दातुमैच्छत्ततः कन्यां तस्मै संवरणाय ताम्। नृपोत्तमाय कौरव्य विश्रुताभिजनाय वै ॥१-१६०-१६॥
dātumaicchat tataḥ kanyāṃ tasmai saṃvaraṇāya tām। nṛpottamāya kauravya viśrutābhijanāya vai ॥1-160-16॥
[दातुम् (dātum) - to give; ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - desired; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - maiden; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; संवरणाय (saṃvaraṇāya) - to Saṃvaraṇa; ताम् (tām) - her; नृपोत्तमाय (nṛpottamāya) - to the best of kings; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya; विश्रुत (viśruta) - renowned; अभिजनाय (abhijanāya) - for noble lineage; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Then he desired to give the maiden to him, to Saṃvaraṇa, her, to the best of kings, O Kauravya, for noble and renowned lineage, indeed.)
Then he wished to give her, the maiden, to Saṃvaraṇa, O Kauravya, to that best of kings, indeed, for his renowned and noble lineage.
यथा हि दिवि दीप्तांशुः प्रभासयति तेजसा। तथा भुवि महीपालो दीप्त्या संवरणोऽभवत् ॥१-१६०-१७॥
yathā hi divi dīptāṃśuḥ prabhāsayati tejasā। tathā bhuvi mahīpālo dīptyā saṃvaraṇo'bhavat ॥1-160-17॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; दीप्त-अंशुः (dīpta-aṃśuḥ) - having shining rays; प्रभासयति (prabhāsayati) - illuminates; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; तथा (tathā) - so; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; मही-पालः (mahī-pālaḥ) - the king; दीप्त्या (dīptyā) - by radiance; संवरणः (saṃvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Just as indeed in the sky, the one with shining rays illuminates by brilliance, so on earth, the king Saṃvaraṇa became (illuminated) by radiance.)
Just as the one with shining rays illuminates the sky with brilliance, so did King Saṃvaraṇa become radiant on earth.
यथार्चयन्ति चादित्यमुद्यन्तं ब्रह्मवादिनः। तथा संवरणं पार्थ ब्राह्मणावरजाः प्रजाः ॥१-१६०-१८॥
yathārcayanti cādit yamudyantaṃ brahmavādinaḥ। tathā saṃvaraṇaṃ pārtha brāhmaṇāvarajāḥ prajāḥ ॥1-160-18॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; अर्चयन्ति (arcayanti) - they worship; च (ca) - and; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the Sun; उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising; ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - knowers of Brahman; तथा (tathā) - so; संवरणम् (saṃvaraṇam) - Saṃvaraṇa; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; ब्राह्मणावरजाः (brāhmaṇāvarajāḥ) - descendants of Brāhmaṇas; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects;]
(Just as the knowers of Brahman worship the rising Sun, so also, O son of Pṛthā, the descendants of Brāhmaṇas worship Saṃvaraṇa, the subjects.)
O Pārtha, just as the knowers of Brahman worship the rising Sun, so too do the descendants of Brāhmaṇas worship Saṃvaraṇa, along with the people.
स सोममति कान्तत्वादादित्यमति तेजसा। बभूव नृपतिः श्रीमान्सुहृदां दुर्हृदामपि ॥१-१६०-१९॥
sa somamati kāntatvād ādityamati tejasā। babhūva nṛpatiḥ śrīmān suhṛdāṃ durhṛdām api ॥1-160-19॥
[स (sa) - he; सोममति (somamati) - having the mind like Soma (the Moon); कान्तत्वात् (kāntatvāt) - due to loveliness; आदित्यमति (ādityamati) - having the mind like Āditya (the Sun); तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; बभूव (babhūva) - became; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; दुर्हृदाम् (durhṛdām) - of enemies; अपि (api) - even;]
(He, having a mind like Soma due to loveliness, and a mind like Āditya by brilliance, became the king, prosperous, of friends and even of enemies.)
He, possessing a mind as gentle as the Moon in loveliness and as brilliant as the Sun, became a prosperous king, cherished by friends and even respected by enemies.
एवङ्गुणस्य नृपतेस्तथावृत्तस्य कौरव। तस्मै दातुं मनश्चक्रे तपतीं तपनः स्वयम् ॥१-१६०-२०॥
evaṅ-guṇasya nṛpates tathā-vṛttasya kaurava। tasmai dātuṃ manaś cakre tapatīṃ tapanaḥ svayam ॥1-160-20॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; गुणस्य (guṇasya) - of the quality; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; तथा (tathā) - in that way; वृत्तस्य (vṛttasya) - of the conduct; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तपतीम् (tapatīm) - Tapatī (name of a princess); तपनः (tapanaḥ) - the Sun; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]
(Thus, of the quality, of the king, in that way, of the conduct, O Kaurava, to him, to give, mind, made, Tapatī, the Sun, himself.)
O Kaurava, seeing such qualities and conduct in the king, the Sun himself resolved in his mind to give Tapatī to him.
स कदाचिदथो राजा श्रीमानुरुयशा भुवि। चचार मृगयां पार्थ पर्वतोपवने किल ॥१-१६०-२१॥
sa kadācid atho rājā śrīmān uruyaśā bhuvi। cacāra mṛgayāṃ pārtha parvatopavane kila ॥1-160-21॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; अथ (atha) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; उरुयशा (uruyaśā) - of great fame; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; चचार (cacāra) - wandered; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for hunting; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; पर्वत-उपवने (parvata-upavane) - in the mountain forest; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(He once then, the king, prosperous, of great fame, on earth, wandered for hunting, O son of Pritha, in the mountain forest, indeed.)
Once, O son of Pritha, the prosperous and greatly renowned king wandered for hunting in the mountain forest.
चरतो मृगयां तस्य क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्वितः। ममार राज्ञः कौन्तेय गिरावप्रतिमो हयः ॥१-१६०-२२॥
carato mṛgayāṃ tasya kṣutpipāsāśramānvitaḥ। mamāra rājñaḥ kaunteya girāvapratimo hayaḥ ॥1-160-22॥
[चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; going; wandering; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - in hunting; pursuit of animals; तस्य (tasya) - his; क्षुत्-पिपासा-श्रमान्वितः (kṣut-pipāsā-śramānvitaḥ) - endowed with hunger, thirst, and fatigue; ममार (mamāra) - died; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; Arjuna; गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unrivaled; incomparable; हयः (hayaḥ) - horse;]
(While moving in hunting, his horse, endowed with hunger, thirst, and fatigue, died, O Kaunteya, on the mountain, the unrivaled horse of the king.)
O Kaunteya, while he was wandering in pursuit of animals, the king's unrivaled horse, overcome by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, died on the mountain.
स मृताश्वश्चरन्पार्थ पद्भ्यामेव गिरौ नृपः। ददर्शासदृशीं लोके कन्यामायतलोचनाम् ॥१-१६०-२३॥
sa mṛtāśvaś caran pārtha padbhyām eva girau nṛpaḥ। dadarśāsadṛśīṃ loke kanyām āyata-locanām ॥1-160-23॥
[स (sa) - he; मृत-अश्वः (mṛta-aśvaḥ) - whose horses were dead; चरन् (caran) - walking; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna, son of Pṛthā); पद्भ्याम् एव (padbhyām eva) - on (his) two feet only; गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; असदृशीम् (asadṛśīm) - unlike any other; लोके (loke) - in the world; कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden; आयत-लोचनाम् (āyata-locanām) - with large eyes;]
(He, whose horses were dead, Pārtha, walking on his two feet only on the mountain, the king saw a maiden with large eyes, unlike any other in the world.)
Pārtha, whose horses had died, was walking on foot on the mountain when the king saw a maiden with large eyes, unique in the world.
स एक एकामासाद्य कन्यां तामरिमर्दनः। तस्थौ नृपतिशार्दूलः पश्यन्नविचलेक्षणः ॥१-१६०-२४॥
sa eka ekām āsādya kanyāṃ tām arimardanaḥ। tasthau nṛpatiśārdūlaḥ paśyan navicalekṣaṇaḥ ॥1-160-24॥
[स (sa) - he; एक (eka) - one; एकाम् (ekām) - one (feminine); आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden; ताम् (tām) - her; अरिमर्दनः (arimardanaḥ) - the destroyer of enemies; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; नृपतिशार्दूलः (nṛpatiśārdūlaḥ) - the tiger among kings; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; अविचल- (avicala-) - unmoving; एक्षणः (ekṣaṇaḥ) - eyes;]
(He, having approached one maiden, that destroyer of enemies, the tiger among kings, stood seeing her with unmoving eyes.)
He, the destroyer of enemies and tiger among kings, having approached the maiden, stood gazing at her with unwavering eyes.
स हि तां तर्कयामास रूपतो नृपतिः श्रियम्। पुनः सन्तर्कयामास रवेर्भ्रष्टामिव प्रभाम् ॥१-१६०-२५॥
sa hi tāṃ tarkayāmāsa rūpato nṛpatiḥ śriyam। punaḥ santarkayāmāsa raverbhraṣṭāmiva prabhām ॥1-160-25॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; तां (tāṃ) - her; तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - considered; रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - by form; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; श्रियं (śriyam) - splendor; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सन्तर्कयामास (santarkayāmāsa) - he reflected; रवेः (raveḥ) - of the sun; भ्रष्टाम् (bhraṣṭām) - fallen; इव (iva) - like; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance;]
(He indeed considered her, by form, the king, as splendor. Again he reflected, like the radiance fallen from the sun.)
The king indeed considered her, by her form, as if she were the very embodiment of splendor. Again, he reflected, as if she were radiance fallen from the sun.
गिरिप्रस्थे तु सा यस्मिन्स्थिता स्वसितलोचना। स सवृक्षक्षुपलतो हिरण्मय इवाभवत् ॥१-१६०-२६॥
giriprasthe tu sā yasmin sthitā svasitalocanā। sa savṛkṣakṣupalato hiraṇmaya ivābhavat ॥1-160-26॥
[गिरिप्रस्थे (giriprasthe) - on the mountain plateau; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; स्थिताः (sthitā) - stood; स्वसितलोचना (svasitalocanā) - with her cool eyes; सः (saḥ) - that; सवृक्षक्षुपलतः (savṛkṣakṣupalataḥ) - with trees, shrubs, and creepers; हिरण्मयः (hiraṇmayaḥ) - golden; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(On the mountain plateau, but she, in which (place) stood with her cool eyes; that (place), with trees, shrubs, and creepers, became as if golden.)
But on the mountain plateau where she stood with her cool eyes, that place, with its trees, shrubs, and creepers, appeared as if it had become golden.
अवमेने च तां दृष्ट्वा सर्वप्राणभृतां वपुः। अवाप्तं चात्मनो मेने स राजा चक्षुषः फलम् ॥१-१६०-२७॥
avamene ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvapraāṇabhṛtāṃ vapuḥ। avāptaṃ cātmanaḥ mene sa rājā cakṣuṣaḥ phalam ॥1-160-27॥
[अवमेने (avamene) - he disregarded; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सर्वप्राणभृताम् (sarvapraāṇabhṛtām) - of all living beings; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; अवाप्तम् (avāptam) - obtained; च (ca) - and; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; मेने (mene) - he thought; सः (saḥ) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; चक्षुषः (cakṣuṣaḥ) - of the eye; फलम् (phalam) - fruit;]
(He disregarded her, having seen the form of all living beings; and the king thought that the fruit of the eye had been obtained by himself.)
Having seen her, the king disregarded her, thinking that he had obtained the ultimate object of sight, the form of all living beings.
जन्मप्रभृति यत्किञ्चिद्दृष्टवान्स महीपतिः। रूपं न सदृशं तस्यास्तर्कयामास किञ्चन ॥१-१६०-२८॥
janmaprabhṛti yatkiñcid dṛṣṭavān sa mahīpatiḥ। rūpaṃ na sadṛśaṃ tasyās tarkayāmāsa kiñcana॥1-160-28॥
[जन्मप्रभृति (janma-prabhṛti) - from birth onwards; यत् (yat) - whatever; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - had seen; सः (saḥ) - he; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; न (na) - not; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - to her; तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(From birth onwards, whatever the king had seen, he considered that no form was similar to hers in any way.)
From the time of his birth, whatever the king had seen, he thought that nothing was comparable to her beauty in any way.
तया बद्धमनश्चक्षुः पाशैर्गुणमयैस्तदा। न चचाल ततो देशाद्बुबुधे न च किञ्चन ॥१-१६०-२९॥
tayā baddhamanaścakṣuḥ pāśairguṇamayaistadā। na cacāla tato deśādbubudhe na ca kiñcana॥1-160-29॥
[तया (tayā) - by her; बद्ध (baddha) - bound; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by fetters; गुणमयैः (guṇamayaḥ) - consisting of guṇas; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; देशात् (deśāt) - from the place; बुबुधे (bubudhe) - perceived; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(By her, the mind and eye bound by fetters consisting of guṇas then, did not move from that place, nor did (he) perceive anything.)
At that time, with his mind and eyes bound by her fetters made of guṇas, he did not move from that place, nor did he perceive anything.
अस्या नूनं विशालाक्ष्याः सदेवासुरमानुषम्। लोकं निर्मथ्य धात्रेदं रूपमाविष्कृतं कृतम् ॥१-१६०-३०॥
asyā nūnaṃ viśālākṣyāḥ sadevāsuramānuṣam। lokaṃ nirmathya dhātredaṃ rūpam āviṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam ॥1-160-30॥
[अस्या (asyā) - of her; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; विशालाक्ष्याः (viśālākṣyāḥ) - of the large-eyed (woman); सदेव (sadeva) - with the gods; असुर (asura) - with the asuras; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - with the humans; लोकं (lokaṃ) - world; निर्मथ्य (nirmathya) - having churned; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the Creator; इदं (idaṃ) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; आविष्कृतं (āviṣkṛtam) - manifested; कृतम् (kṛtam) - made;]
(Of her indeed, of the large-eyed (woman), with the gods, with the asuras, with the humans, the world having churned, by the Creator, this form manifested made.)
Indeed, this form of the large-eyed woman, having churned the world of gods, asuras, and humans, has been manifested and made by the Creator.
एवं स तर्कयामास रूपद्रविणसम्पदा। कन्यामसदृशीं लोके नृपः संवरणस्तदा ॥१-१६०-३१॥
evaṃ sa tarkayāmāsa rūpadraviṇasampadā। kanyāmasadṛśīṃ loke nṛpaḥ saṃvaraṇastadā ॥1-160-31॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - considered; रूप (rūpa) - form; द्रविण (draviṇa) - wealth; सम्पदा (sampadā) - with prosperity; कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden; असदृशीम् (asadṛśīm) - not equal; लोके (loke) - in the world; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; संवरणः (saṃvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus he considered, with form and wealth and prosperity, the maiden not equal in the world, the king Saṃvaraṇa then.)
Thus, King Saṃvaraṇa then thought that, in form, wealth, and prosperity, there was no maiden in the world equal to her.
तां च दृष्ट्वैव कल्याणीं कल्याणाभिजनो नृपः। जगाम मनसा चिन्तां काममार्गणपीडितः ॥१-१६०-३२॥
tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvaiva kalyāṇīṃ kalyāṇābhijano nṛpaḥ। jagāma manasā cintāṃ kāmamārgaṇapīḍitaḥ ॥1-160-32॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; कल्याणीं (kalyāṇīṃ) - auspicious (woman); कल्याण-अभिजनः (kalyāṇa-abhijanaḥ) - of noble lineage; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; जगाम (jagāma) - went; मनसा (manasā) - with (his) mind; चिन्तां (cintāṃ) - into thought; काम-मार्गण-पीडितः (kāma-mārgaṇa-pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted by the arrow of desire;]
(Her and having seen indeed the auspicious (woman), of noble lineage the king went with (his) mind into thought, afflicted by the arrow of desire.)
The king, who was of noble lineage, upon seeing that auspicious woman, immediately fell into deep thought, his mind afflicted by the arrow of desire.
दह्यमानः स तीव्रेण नृपतिर्मन्मथाग्निना। अप्रगल्भां प्रगल्भः स तामुवाच यशस्विनीम् ॥१-१६०-३३॥
dahyamānaḥ sa tīvreṇa nṛpatir manmathāgninā। apragalbhāṃ pragalbhaḥ sa tām uvāca yaśasvinīm ॥1-160-33॥
[दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning; सः (saḥ) - he; तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - by intense; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king; मन्मथ-अग्निना (manmathāgninā) - by the fire of love; अप्रगल्भाम् (apragalbhām) - unbold; प्रगल्भः (pragalbhaḥ) - bold; सः (saḥ) - he; ताम् (tām) - her; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - illustrious (woman);]
(Burning he by intense king by the fire of love, unbold (to) bold he her spoke illustrious (woman).)
Burning with the intense fire of love, the king, though she was unbold, being bold himself, spoke to the illustrious woman.
कासि कस्यासि रम्भोरु किमर्थं चेह तिष्ठसि। कथं च निर्जनेऽरण्ये चरस्येका शुचिस्मिते ॥१-१६०-३४॥
kāsi kasyāsi rambhoru kimarthaṃ ceha tiṣṭhasi। kathaṃ ca nirjane'raṇye carasye kā śucismite ॥1-160-34॥
[का (kā) - who; असि (asi) - are; कस्य (kasya) - whose; असि (asi) - are; रम्भोरु (rambhoru) - O one with thighs like plantain stems; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - do you stand; कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; निर्जने (nirjane) - in the lonely; अरण्ये (araṇye) - forest; चरसि (carasī) - do you wander; एका (ekā) - alone; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O one with pure smile;]
(Who are you? Whose are you, O one with thighs like plantain stems? For what purpose do you stand here? How and why do you wander alone in the lonely forest, O one with pure smile?)
Who are you? Whose daughter are you, O lady with thighs like plantain stems? For what reason do you stand here? How is it that you wander alone in this lonely forest, O pure-smiling one?
त्वं हि सर्वानवद्याङ्गी सर्वाभरणभूषिता। विभूषणमिवैतेषां भूषणानामभीप्सितम् ॥१-१६०-३५॥
tvaṃ hi sarvānavadyāṅgī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā। vibhūṣaṇam iva eteṣāṃ bhūṣaṇānām abhīpsitam ॥1-160-35॥
[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्व (sarva) - all; अनवद्य (anavadya) - faultless; अङ्गी (aṅgī) - limbed; सर्व (sarva) - all; आभरण (ābharaṇa) - ornaments; भूषिता (bhūṣitā) - adorned; विभूषणम् (vibhūṣaṇam) - ornament; इव (iva) - like; एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these; भूषणानाम् (bhūṣaṇānām) - of ornaments; अभीप्सितम् (abhīpsitam) - desired;]
(You indeed, all-faultless-limbed, adorned with all ornaments, like the ornament desired of these ornaments.)
You, truly possessing flawless limbs and adorned with every ornament, are like the most desired ornament among all ornaments for them.
न देवीं नासुरीं चैव न यक्षीं न च राक्षसीम्। न च भोगवतीं मन्ये न गन्धर्वीं न मानुषीम् ॥१-१६०-३६॥
na devīṃ nāsurīṃ caiva na yakṣīṃ na ca rākṣasīm। na ca bhogavatīṃ manye na gandharvīṃ na mānuṣīm ॥1-160-36॥
[न (na) - not; देवीं (devīṃ) - goddess; न (na) - not; आसुरीं (āsurīṃ) - demoness; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; यक्षीं (yakṣīṃ) - yakṣī (female yakṣa); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - rākṣasī (female rākṣasa); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; भोगवतीं (bhogavatīṃ) - serpent-woman; मन्ये (manye) - I think; न (na) - not; गन्धर्वीं (gandharvīṃ) - gandharvī (female gandharva); न (na) - not; मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - woman (human);]
(Not a goddess, not a demoness indeed, not a yakṣī, not a rākṣasī, and not a serpent-woman I think, not a gandharvī, not a human woman.)
I do not think she is a goddess, demoness, yakṣī, rākṣasī, serpent-woman, gandharvī, or a human woman.
या हि दृष्टा मया काश्चिच्छ्रुता वापि वराङ्गनाः। न तासां सदृशीं मन्ये त्वामहं मत्तकाशिनि ॥१-१६०-३७॥
yā hi dṛṣṭā mayā kāścit śrutā vā api varāṅganāḥ। na tāsāṃ sadṛśīṃ manye tvām aham matta-kāśini ॥1-160-37॥
[या (yā) - who; (feminine singular nominative); हि (hi) - indeed; दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; (feminine singular nominative past participle of √dṛś); मया (mayā) - by me; (instrumental singular of aham); काश्चित् (kāścit) - some; (feminine plural nominative); श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; (feminine plural nominative past participle of √śru); वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women; (feminine plural nominative); न (na) - not; तासां (tāsāṃ) - of those; (feminine plural genitive); सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - like; (feminine singular accusative); मnye (manye) - I think; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; (feminine singular accusative); अहम् (aham) - I; मत्तकाशिनि (matta-kāśini) - O intoxicated-eyed one; (vocative singular feminine);]
(Who indeed have been seen by me, or even some excellent women who have been heard of, I do not think any of them is like you, O intoxicated-eyed one.)
O intoxicated-eyed one, among all the excellent women I have seen or heard of, I do not think any is equal to you.
एवं तां स महीपालो बभाषे न तु सा तदा। कामार्तं निर्जनेऽरण्ये प्रत्यभाषत किञ्चन ॥१-१६०-३८॥
evaṃ tāṃ sa mahīpālo babhāṣe na tu sā tadā। kāmārtaṃ nirjane'raṇye pratyabhāṣata kiñcana ॥1-160-38॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तां (tāṃ) - her; स (sa) - he; महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king; बभाषे (babhāṣe) - spoke; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; तदा (tadā) - then; कामार्तम् (kāmārtam) - afflicted by desire; निर्जने (nirjane) - in a lonely; अरण्ये (araṇye) - forest; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(Thus, to her, he, the king, spoke; but she then did not reply anything to the one afflicted by desire in the lonely forest.)
Thus the king spoke to her, but at that time she did not reply anything to the one afflicted by desire in the lonely forest.
ततो लालप्यमानस्य पार्थिवस्यायतेक्षणा। सौदामिनीव साभ्रेषु तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥१-१६०-३९॥
tato lālapyamānasya pārthivasyāyatekṣaṇā। saudāminīva sābhreṣu tatraivāntaradhīyata ॥1-160-39॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; लालप्यमानस्य (lālapyamānasya) - of (him) being lamented; पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king; आयतेक्षणा (āyatekṣaṇā) - wide-eyed (woman); सौदामिनी (saudāminī) - lightning; इव (iva) - like; साभ्रेषु (sābhreṣu) - among the clouds; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - just; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared;]
(Then, as he was being lamented, the wide-eyed (woman), like lightning among the clouds, just there disappeared.)
Then, as the king was being mourned, the wide-eyed woman vanished there itself like lightning among the clouds.
तामन्विच्छन्स नृपतिः परिचक्राम तत्तदा। वनं वनजपत्राक्षीं भ्रमन्नुन्मत्तवत्तदा ॥१-१६०-४०॥
tāmanvicchans nṛpatiḥ paricakrāma tattadā। vanaṃ vanajapatrākṣīṃ bhramannunmattavattadā ॥1-160-40॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; (accusative singular of sā) अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - seeking; (present participle of anv-√iṣ) नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; (nṛ + pati) परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - wandered around; (perfect of pari-√kram) तत् (tat) - then; (indeclinable) तदा (tadā) - at that time; (indeclinable) वनम् (vanam) - the forest; (accusative singular) वनजपत्राक्षीम् (vanajapatrākṣīm) - lotus-leaf-eyed (woman); (accusative singular, describing Sītā) भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering; (present participle of √bhram) उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like one mad; (unmatta + vat) तदा (tadā) - at that time; (indeclinable);]
(Her seeking the king wandered around then at that time; the forest, lotus-leaf-eyed (woman), wandering like one mad at that time.)
The king, seeking her, wandered about the forest at that time, like one mad, searching for the lotus-eyed lady.
अपश्यमानः स तु तां बहु तत्र विलप्य च। निश्चेष्टः कौरवश्रेष्ठो मुहूर्तं स व्यतिष्ठत ॥१-१६०-४१॥
apaśyamānaḥ sa tu tāṃ bahu tatra vilapya ca। niśceṣṭaḥ kauravaśreṣṭho muhūrtaṃ sa vyatiṣṭhata ॥1-160-41॥
[अपश्यमानः (apaśyamānaḥ) - not seeing; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तां (tāṃ) - her; बहु (bahu) - much; तत्र (tatra) - there; विलप्य (vilapya) - lamenting; च (ca) - and; निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - motionless; कौरवश्रेष्ठः (kauravaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Kauravas; मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṃ) - for a moment; स (sa) - he; व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - stood;]
(Not seeing, he but her much there lamenting and, motionless, best of the Kauravas for a moment he stood.)
Unable to see her, he, the best of the Kauravas, lamented much there and stood motionless for a moment.
