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Library: King spends 12 years with Tapati bringing draught to the kingdom.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
यैषा ते तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता। तां त्वां संवरणस्यार्थे वरयामि विभावसो ॥१-१६३-१॥
yaiṣā te tapatī nāma sāvitr-yavarajā sutā। tāṃ tvāṃ saṃvaraṇasyārthe varayāmi vibhāvaso ॥1-163-1॥
[यैषा (yaiṣā) - this (feminine); ते (te) - to you; तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī (proper name); नाम (nāma) - by name; सावित्र्यवरजा (sāvitr-yavarajā) - daughter of Savitṛ; सुता (sutā) - daughter; तां (tāṃ) - her; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; संवरणस्य (saṃvaraṇasya) - of Saṃvaraṇa; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose (for marriage); विभावसो (vibhāvaso) - O Agni (O Fire-god);]
(This (feminine) to you Tapatī by name, daughter of Savitṛ, daughter; her you for Saṃvaraṇa's sake I choose, O Agni.)
This is Tapatī by name, daughter of Savitṛ; I choose her for you, O Agni, for the sake of Saṃvaraṇa.
स हि राजा बृहत्कीर्तिर्धर्मार्थविदुदारधीः। युक्तः संवरणो भर्ता दुहितुस्ते विहङ्गम ॥१-१६३-२॥
sa hi rājā bṛhatkīrtirdharmārthavidudāradhīḥ। yuktaḥ saṁvaraṇo bhartā duhituste vihaṅgama ॥1-163-2॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; राजा (rājā) - king; बृहत्कीर्तिः (bṛhatkīrtiḥ) - of great fame; धर्मार्थविद् (dharmārthavid) - knower of dharma and artha; उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - noble-minded; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Saṁvaraṇa; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - of the daughter; ते (te) - your; विहङ्गम् (vihaṅgam) - bird; ॥१-१६३-२॥ (॥1-163-2॥) -;]
(He indeed, the king of great fame, knower of dharma and artha, noble-minded, endowed, Saṁvaraṇa, husband of your daughter, bird.)
He is indeed King Saṁvaraṇa, of great fame, learned in dharma and artha, noble-minded, and endowed with virtues, the husband of your daughter, O bird.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; (celestial musician); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
इत्युक्तः सविता तेन ददानीत्येव निश्चितः। प्रत्यभाषत तं विप्रं प्रतिनन्द्य दिवाकरः ॥१-१६३-३॥
ityuktaḥ savitā tena dadānītyeva niścitaḥ। pratyabhāṣata taṃ vipraṃ pratinandya divākaraḥ ॥1-163-3॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; सविता (savitā) - the Sun; तेन (tena) - by him; ददानी (dadāni) - I shall give; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; निश्चितः (niścitaḥ) - having been resolved; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; तम् (tam) - him; विप्रम् (vipram) - the sage; प्रतिनन्द्य (pratinandya) - having greeted; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the Sun;]
(Thus having been spoken by him, the Sun, having been resolved, said, 'I shall give,' and having greeted that sage, the Sun addressed him.)
After being thus addressed by him, the Sun, having resolved to give, greeted the sage and spoke to him.
वरः संवरणो राज्ञां त्वमृषीणां वरो मुने। तपती योषितां श्रेष्ठा किमन्यत्रापवर्जनात् ॥१-१६३-४॥
varaḥ saṁvaraṇo rājñāṁ tvam ṛṣīṇāṁ varo mune. tapatī yoṣitāṁ śreṣṭhā kim anyatrāpavarjanāt ॥1-163-4॥
[वरः (varaḥ) - best; संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Saṁvaraṇa; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages; वरः (varaḥ) - best; मुने (mune) - O sage; तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī; योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; अपवर्जनात् (apavarjanāt) - apart from rejection;]
(Saṁvaraṇa is the best of kings, you are the best of sages, O sage. Tapatī is the best of women; what (is there) elsewhere apart from rejection?)
Saṁvaraṇa is the best among kings, you are the best among sages, O sage. Tapatī is the best among women; what else is there except rejection?
ततः सर्वानवद्याग्नीं तपतीं तपनः स्वयम्। ददौ संवरणस्यार्थे वसिष्ठाय महात्मने ॥ प्रतिजग्राह तां कन्यां महर्षिस्तपतीं तदा ॥१-१६३-५॥
tataḥ sarvānavadyāgnīṃ tapatīṃ tapanaḥ svayam। dadau saṃvaraṇasyārthe vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane ॥ pratijagrāha tāṃ kanyāṃ maharṣistapatīṃ tadā ॥1-163-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वानवद्याग्नीं (sarvānavadyāgnīṃ) - all-unblemished-fire-like (girl); तपतीं (tapatīṃ) - Tapatī (name); तपनः (tapanaḥ) - the Sun; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; ददौ (dadau) - gave; संवरणस्यार्थे (saṃvaraṇasyārthe) - for Saṃvaraṇa's sake; वसिष्ठाय (vasiṣṭhāya) - to Vasiṣṭha; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; तां (tāṃ) - her; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - maiden; महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage; तपतीं (tapatīṃ) - Tapatī (name); तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then the Sun himself gave the all-unblemished, fire-like Tapatī for Saṃvaraṇa's sake to the great-souled Vasiṣṭha. The great sage then accepted that maiden Tapatī.)
Then the Sun himself gave his flawless, radiant daughter Tapatī to the great sage Vasiṣṭha for Saṃvaraṇa's sake. The sage accepted Tapatī as the maiden at that time.
वसिष्ठोऽथ विसृष्टश्च पुनरेवाजगाम ह। यत्र विख्यतकीर्तिः स कुरूणामृषभोऽभवत् ॥१-१६३-६॥
vasiṣṭho'tha visṛṣṭaś ca punar evājagāma ha। yatra vikhyatakīrtiḥ sa kurūṇām ṛṣabho'bhavat॥1-163-6॥
[वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); अथ (atha) - then; विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - having been released; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अजगाम (ajagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed; यत्र (yatra) - where; विख्यातकीर्तिः (vikhyatakīrtiḥ) - of renowned fame; सः (saḥ) - he; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the bull (chief); अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Vasiṣṭha then having been released and again indeed went indeed; where of renowned fame he of the Kurus the bull (chief) became;)
Then Vasiṣṭha, having been released, again went to the place where he who was of renowned fame became the chief of the Kurus.
स राजा मन्मथाविष्टस्तद्गतेनान्तरात्मना। दृष्ट्वा च देवकन्यां तां तपतीं चारुहासिनीम् ॥ वसिष्ठेन सहायान्तीं संहृष्टोऽभ्यधिकं बभौ ॥१-१६३-७॥
sa rājā manmathāviṣṭas tadgatenāntarātmanā। dṛṣṭvā ca devakanyāṃ tāṃ tapatīṃ cāruhāsinīm ॥ vasiṣṭhena sahāyāntīṃ saṃhṛṣṭo'bhyaḍhikaṃ babhau ॥1-163-7॥
[स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; मन्मथाविष्टः (manmathāviṣṭaḥ) - overcome by Kāma (Cupid); तद्गतेन (tadgatena) - with (his) mind fixed on her; अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - with (his) inner self; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; देवकन्यां (devakanyām) - divine maiden; तां (tām) - her; तपतीं (tapatīm) - Tapatī (proper name); चारुहासिनीम् (cāruhāsinīm) - with beautiful smile; वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha; सहायान्तीम् (sahāyāntīm) - accompanied by; संहृष्टः (saṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; अभ्यधिकम् (abhyaḍhikam) - exceedingly; बभौ (babhau) - shone; ॥१-१६३-७॥ (॥1-163-7॥) - ;]
(He, the king, overcome by Kāma, with his mind and inner self fixed on her, having seen the divine maiden, that Tapatī with a beautiful smile, accompanied by Vasiṣṭha, exceedingly delighted, shone.)
The king, overcome by love and with his heart set on her, saw the divine maiden Tapatī, radiant with a beautiful smile, accompanied by Vasiṣṭha, and shone with great joy.
कृच्छ्रे द्वादशरात्रे तु तस्य राज्ञः समापिते। आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः ॥१-१६३-८॥
kṛcchre dvādaśarātre tu tasya rājñaḥ samāpite। ājagāma viśuddhātmā vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ॥1-163-8॥
[कृच्छ्रे (kṛcchre) - in the penance; (kṛcchra - penance, hardship; locative singular) द्वादशरात्रे (dvādaśarātre) - in the twelve nights; (dvādaśa - twelve; rātra - night; locative singular) तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - of him; (genitive singular) राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; (rājan - king; genitive singular) समापिते (samāpite) - having been completed; (samāpti - completion; past participle, locative singular) आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; (ā + gam - to come; perfect 3rd person singular) विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled; (viśuddha - purified; ātmā - soul; nominative singular) वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (proper noun; nominative singular) भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; (bhagavat - venerable, revered; nominative singular) ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; (ṛṣi - sage; nominative singular);]
(But when the twelve nights of penance of that king were completed, the pure-souled, venerable sage Vasiṣṭha came.)
When the twelve nights of penance of the king were completed, the pure-hearted sage Vasiṣṭha, the venerable one, arrived.
तपसाराध्य वरदं देवं गोपतिमीश्वरम्। लेभे संवरणो भार्यां वसिष्ठस्यैव तेजसा ॥१-१६३-९॥
tapasārādhya varadaṃ devaṃ gopatim īśvaram। lebhe saṃvaraṇo bhāryāṃ vasiṣṭhasyaiva tejasā ॥1-163-9॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; आराध्य (ārādhya) - having propitiated; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; देवम् (devam) - the god; गोपतिम् (gopatim) - the lord of cows; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the supreme lord; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; संवरणः (saṃvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; एव (eva) - indeed; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the energy;]
(By austerity, having propitiated the bestower of boons, the god, the lord of cows, the supreme lord, Saṃvaraṇa obtained a wife by the energy of Vasiṣṭha indeed.)
Saṃvaraṇa, by performing austerities and propitiating the boon-giving god, the lord of cows and supreme lord, obtained a wife through the power of Vasiṣṭha.
ततस्तस्मिन्गिरिश्रेष्ठे देवगन्धर्वसेविते। जग्राह विधिवत्पाणिं तपत्याः स नरर्षभः ॥१-१६३-१०॥
tatas tasmin giriśreṣṭhe devagandharvasevite। jagrāha vidhivat pāṇiṃ tapatyāḥ sa nararṣabhaḥ ॥1-163-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; गिरिश्रेष्ठे (giriśreṣṭhe) - in the best mountain; देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - attended by gods and gandharvas; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rite; पाणिं (pāṇim) - hand; तपत्याः (tapatyāḥ) - of Tapati; स (sa) - he; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - the best among men;]
(Then, in that best mountain attended by gods and gandharvas, he, the best among men, took the hand of Tapati according to the rite.)
Then, on that best of mountains attended by gods and gandharvas, the best among men took Tapati's hand in marriage according to the prescribed rites.
वसिष्ठेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तस्मिन्नेव धराधरे। सोऽकामयत राजर्षिर्विहर्तुं सह भार्यया ॥१-१६३-११॥
vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātastasminneva dharādhare। so'kāmayata rājarṣirvihartuṃ saha bhāryayā ॥1-163-11॥
[वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - having been permitted; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; धराधरे (dharādhare) - on the mountain; सः (saḥ) - he; अकामयत् (akāmayat) - desired; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage; विहर्तुम् (vihartum) - to enjoy; सह (saha) - with; भार्यया (bhāryayā) - his wife;]
(By Vasiṣṭha having been permitted, in that indeed on the mountain, he desired, the royal sage, to enjoy with his wife.)
Having been permitted by Vasiṣṭha, the royal sage desired to enjoy himself with his wife on that very mountain.
ततः पुरे च राष्ट्रे च वाहनेषु बलेषु च। आदिदेश महीपालस्तमेव सचिवं तदा ॥१-१६३-१२॥
tataḥ pure ca rāṣṭre ca vāhaneṣu baleṣu ca। ādideśa mahīpālas tameva sacivaṃ tadā ॥1-163-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुरे (pure) - in the city; च (ca) - and; राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom; च (ca) - and; वाहनेषु (vāhaneṣu) - among the vehicles; बलेषु (baleṣu) - among the armies; च (ca) - and; आदिदेश (ādideśa) - ordered; महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; सचिवम् (sacivam) - minister; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, in the city and in the kingdom, among the vehicles and the armies, the king ordered only that minister at that time.)
Then, the king gave orders to that very minister, both in the city and the kingdom, among the vehicles and the armies, at that time.
नृपतिं त्वभ्यनुज्ञाय वसिष्ठोऽथापचक्रमे। सोऽपि राजा गिरौ तस्मिन्विजहारामरोपमः ॥१-१६३-१३॥
nṛpatiṃ tv abhyanujñāya vasiṣṭho 'thāpacakrame। so 'pi rājā girau tasmin vijahāra amaropamaḥ ॥1-163-13॥
[नृपतिं (nṛpatim) - king; (accusative singular of nṛpati) त्व (tv) - then; (particle) अभ्यनुज्ञाय (abhyanujñāya) - having permitted; (abhi + anu + jñā, absolutive) वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (proper noun, subject) अथ (atha) - then; (particle) अपचक्रमे (apacakrame) - departed; (from apa + cakram, perfect of kram, to go) सः (saḥ) - he; (pronoun) अपि (api) - also; (particle) राजा (rājā) - king; (nominative singular) गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; (locative singular of giri) तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of tad) विजहार (vijahāra) - wandered; (imperfect of vi + hṛ, to roam) अमर-उपमः (amara-upamaḥ) - like a god; (amara = immortal, upamaḥ = like, resembling);]
(Having permitted the king then, Vasiṣṭha then departed. He also, the king, on that mountain, wandered like a god.)
After Vasiṣṭha had given his permission to the king, he departed. The king too wandered on that mountain like a god.
ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि काननेषु जलेषु च। रेमे तस्मिन्गिरौ राजा तयैव सह भार्यया ॥१-१६३-१४॥
tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi kānaneṣu jaleṣu ca। reme tasmin girau rājā tayā eva saha bhāryayā॥1-163-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; काननेषु (kānaneṣu) - in the forests; जलेषु (jaleṣu) - in the waters; च (ca) - and; रेमे (reme) - delighted; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; गिरौ (girau) - mountain; राजा (rājā) - king; तया (tayā) - with her; एव (eva) - indeed; सह (saha) - together with; भार्यया (bhāryayā) - wife;]
(Then, for twelve years, in the forests and in the waters, the king delighted on that mountain together indeed with his wife.)
Then, for twelve years, the king enjoyed himself with his wife on that mountain, in the forests and waters.
तस्य राज्ञः पुरे तस्मिन्समा द्वादश सर्वशः। न ववर्ष सहस्राक्षो राष्ट्रे चैवास्य सर्वशः ॥१-१६३-१५॥
tasya rājñaḥ pure tasmin samā dvādaśa sarvaśaḥ। na vavarṣa sahasrākṣo rāṣṭre caiva asya sarvaśaḥ॥1-163-15॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; of that; his; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; पुरे (pure) - in the city; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; समा (samāḥ) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; in all respects; न (na) - not; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed (Indra); राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; just; अस्य (asya) - of him; his; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; in all respects;]
(Of him, of the king, in the city, in that, years twelve entirely; not rained the thousand-eyed (Indra); in the kingdom and indeed of him entirely.)
For twelve full years, in the city and throughout the kingdom of that king, Indra did not cause rain at all.
तत्क्षुधार्तैर्निरानन्दैः शवभूतैस्तदा नरैः। अभवत्प्रेतराजस्य पुरं प्रेतैरिवावृतम् ॥१-१६३-१६॥
tatkṣudhārtair nirānandaiḥ śavabhūtais tadā naraiḥ। abhavat pretarājasya puraṃ pretair ivāvṛtam ॥1-163-16॥
[तत् (tat) - then; क्षुधार्तैः (kṣudhārtaiḥ) - by those afflicted with hunger; निरानन्दैः (nirānandaiḥ) - by those devoid of joy; शवभूतैः (śavabhūtaiḥ) - by those become like corpses; तदा (tadā) - at that time; नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; प्रेतराजस्य (pretarājasya) - of the king of the dead; पुरम् (puram) - city; प्रेतैः (pretaiḥ) - by ghosts; इव (iva) - like; आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - enveloped;]
(Then, by those afflicted with hunger, by those devoid of joy, by those become like corpses, at that time, by men, the city of the king of the dead became enveloped by ghosts, like (that).)
At that time, the city became like the city of the king of the dead, enveloped by men who were hungry, joyless, and corpse-like, as if surrounded by ghosts.
ततस्तत्तादृशं दृष्ट्वा स एव भगवानृषिः। अभ्यपद्यत धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठो राजसत्तमम् ॥१-१६३-१७॥
tatas tattādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa eva bhagavān ṛṣiḥ। abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭho rājasattamam ॥1-163-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत्-तादृशम् (tat-tādṛśam) - that-of such kind; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - approached; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - the best among kings;]
(Then, having seen that such (a thing), that very venerable sage, the righteous-souled Vasiṣṭha, approached the best among kings.)
Then, seeing that, the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, who was righteous-souled, approached the best of kings.
तं च पार्थिवशार्दूलमानयामास तत्पुरम्। तपत्या सहितं राजन्नुषितं द्वादशीः समाः ॥१-१६३-१८॥
taṃ ca pārthivaśārdūlam ānayām āsa tat puram। tapatyā sahitaṃ rājan nuṣitaṃ dvādaśīḥ samāḥ ॥1-163-18॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवशार्दूलम् (pārthivaśārdūlam) - tiger among kings; आनयाम् (ānayām) - brought; आस (āsa) - (he) was; तत् (tat) - that; पुरम् (puram) - city; तपत्या (tapatyā) - with Tapatī; सहितं (sahitaṃ) - together; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नुषितं (nuṣitaṃ) - dwelt; द्वादशीः (dvādaśīḥ) - twelve; समाः (samāḥ) - years;]
(Him and the tiger among kings brought (to) that city. With Tapatī together, O king, (he) dwelt twelve years.)
He brought him, the tiger among kings, to that city. O king, together with Tapatī, he dwelt there for twelve years.
ततः प्रवृष्टस्तत्रासीद्यथापूर्वं सुरारिहा। तस्मिन्नृपतिशार्दूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनः ॥१-१६३-१९॥
tataḥ pravṛṣṭastatrāsīdyathāpūrvaṃ surārihā। tasminnṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ ॥1-163-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रवृष्टः (pravṛṣṭaḥ) - entered; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; सुरारिहा (surārihā) - destroyer of the enemies of the gods; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that; नृपति-शार्दूले (nṛpati-śārdūle) - tiger among kings; प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - having entered; नगरम् (nagaraṃ) - city; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Then, when the destroyer of the enemies of the gods entered there as before, when that tiger among kings entered the city again, it was as before.)
Then, as before, when the destroyer of the enemies of the gods, that tiger among kings, entered the city again, everything was as it had been previously.
ततः सराष्ट्रं मुमुदे तत्पुरं परया मुदा। तेन पार्थिवमुख्येन भावितं भावितात्मना ॥१-१६३-२०॥
tataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ mumude tatpuraṃ parayā mudā। tena pārthivamukhyena bhāvitaṃ bhāvitātmanā ॥1-163-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सराष्ट्रम् (sarāṣṭram) - with the country; मुमुदे (mumude) - rejoiced; तत् (tat) - that; पुरम् (puram) - city; परया (parayā) - with supreme; मुदा (mudā) - joy; तेन (tena) - by that; पार्थिवमुख्येन (pārthivamukhyena) - by the chief of kings; भावितम् (bhāvitam) - honored; भावितात्मना (bhāvitātmanā) - by the noble-minded;]
(Then, with the country, rejoiced that city with supreme joy. By that chief of kings, honored by the noble-minded.)
Then, the entire country and that city rejoiced with supreme joy, being honored by that noble-minded chief of kings.
ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि पुनरीजे नराधिपः। पत्न्या तपत्या सहितो यथा शक्रो मरुत्पतिः ॥१-१६३-२१॥
tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi punarīje narādhipaḥ। patnyā tapatyā sahito yathā śakro marutpatiḥ ॥1-163-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; ईजे (īje) - sacrificed; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king; पत्न्या (patnyā) - with (his) wife; तपत्या (tapatyā) - with (his) devoted (wife); सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; यथा (yathā) - just as; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; मरुत्पतिः (marutpatiḥ) - lord of the Maruts;]
(Then, for twelve years, the king again sacrificed, together with his wife Tapatyā, just as Indra, the lord of the Maruts.)
Then, for twelve years, the king performed sacrifices again with his devoted wife Tapatyā, just as Indra, the lord of the Maruts, does.
एवमासीन्महाभागा तपती नाम पौर्विकी। तव वैवस्वती पार्थ तापत्यस्त्वं यया मतः ॥१-१६३-२२॥
evam āsīn mahābhāgā tapatī nāma paurvikī। tava vaivasvatī pārtha tāpatyas tvaṃ yayā mataḥ ॥1-163-22॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate (feminine); तपती (tapatī) - Tapatī (proper name); नाम (nāma) - by name; पौर्विकी (paurvikī) - descendant of Pūru; तव (tava) - your; वैवस्वती (vaivasvatī) - descendant of Vivasvat; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna); तापत्यः (tāpatyaḥ) - descendant of Tapatī; त्वम् (tvam) - you; यया (yayā) - by whom; मतः (mataḥ) - regarded;]
(Thus there was the greatly fortunate Tapatī by name, descendant of Pūru. O Pārtha, you are regarded as the descendant of Tapatī, the Vaivasvatī, by whom you are known.)
Thus, there was the greatly fortunate Tapatī, a descendant of Pūru, by name. O Pārtha, you are known as the descendant of Tapatī, the Vaivasvatī.
तस्यां सञ्जनयामास कुरुं संवरणो नृपः। तपत्यां तपतां श्रेष्ठ तापत्यस्त्वं ततोऽर्जुन ॥१-१६३-२३॥
tasyāṃ sañjanayāmāsa kuruṃ saṃvaraṇo nṛpaḥ। tapatyāṃ tapatāṃ śreṣṭha tapatyastvaṃ tato'rjuna ॥1-163-23॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her; सञ्जनयामास (sañjanayāmāsa) - caused to be born; कुरुम् (kurum) - Kuru; संवरणः (saṃvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; तपत्याम् (tapatyām) - in Tapatī; तपताम् (tapatām) - of those who burn (with austerity); श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; तापत्यः (tāpatyaḥ) - descendant of Tapatī; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ततः (tataḥ) - from him; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna;]
(In her, Saṃvaraṇa the king caused Kuru to be born. In Tapatī, best of those who burn (with austerity), you are the descendant of Tapatī; from him, Arjuna.)
Saṃvaraṇa the king begot Kuru in her. In Tapatī, the best among those who practice austerity, you are a descendant of Tapatī; from him came Arjuna.
