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Library: Story of Vashishtha and Vishwamitra.
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.
किंनिमित्तमभूद्वैरं विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयोः। वसतोराश्रमे पुण्ये शंस नः सर्वमेव तत् ॥१-१६५-१॥
kiṁnimittam abhūd vairaṁ viśvāmitra-vasiṣṭhayoḥ। vasator āśrame puṇye śaṁsa naḥ sarvam eva tat॥1-165-1॥
[किंनिमित्तम् (kiṁnimittam) - for what reason; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयोः (viśvāmitra-vasiṣṭhayoḥ) - between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha; वसतोः (vasatoḥ) - while dwelling; आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage; पुण्ये (puṇye) - holy; शंस (śaṁsa) - tell; नः (naḥ) - to us; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]
(For what reason did enmity arise between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha, while dwelling in the holy hermitage? Tell us all of that indeed.)
Please tell us in full for what reason enmity arose between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha while they were dwelling in the holy hermitage.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
इदं वासिष्ठमाख्यानं पुराणं परिचक्षते। पार्थ सर्वेषु लोकेषु यथावत्तन्निबोध मे ॥१-१६५-२॥
idaṃ vāsiṣṭhamākhyānaṃ purāṇaṃ paricakṣate। pārtha sarveṣu lokeṣu yathāvat tannibodha me ॥1-165-2॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; वासिष्ठम् (vāsiṣṭham) - of Vasiṣṭha; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient; परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they declare; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is; तत् (tat) - that; निबोध (nibodha) - know; मे (me) - from me;]
(This narrative of Vasiṣṭha, ancient, they declare. O Pārtha, in all worlds, as it is, that know from me.)
This is the ancient narrative of Vasiṣṭha, as declared. O Pārtha, know that from me as it truly is, in all worlds.
कन्यकुब्जे महानासीत्पार्थिवो भरतर्षभ। गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके सत्यधर्मपरायणः ॥१-१६५-३॥
kanyakubje mahān āsīt pārthivo bharatarṣabha। gādhīti viśrutaḥ loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ ॥1-165-3॥
[कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; गाधी (gādhi) - Gādhi; इति (iti) - thus; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - famous; लोके (loke) - in the world; सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and righteousness;]
(In Kanyakubja, there was a great king, O best of the Bharatas, named Gādhi, thus famous in the world, devoted to truth and righteousness.)
O best of the Bharatas, in Kanyakubja there was a great king named Gādhi, who was renowned in the world for his devotion to truth and righteousness.
तस्य धर्मात्मनः पुत्रः समृद्धबलवाहनः। विश्वामित्र इति ख्यातो बभूव रिपुमर्दनः ॥१-१६५-४॥
tasya dharmātmanaḥ putraḥ samṛddhabalavāhanaḥ। viśvāmitra iti khyāto babhūva ripumardanaḥ ॥1-165-4॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; धर्मात्मनः (dharmātmanaḥ) - of the righteous-souled; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; समृद्धबलवाहनः (samṛddhabalavāhanaḥ) - one endowed with abundant strength and force; विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned; बभूव (babhūva) - became; रिपुमर्दनः (ripumardanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies;]
(Of him, the righteous-souled, a son, endowed with abundant strength and force, Viśvāmitra, thus renowned, became the destroyer of enemies.)
His son, Viśvāmitra, who was righteous-souled and endowed with great strength, became renowned as the destroyer of enemies.
स चचार सहामात्यो मृगयां गहने वने। मृगान्विध्यन्वराहांश्च रम्येषु मरुधन्वसु ॥१-१६५-५॥
sa cacāra sahāmātyo mṛgayāṃ gahane vane। mṛgānvidhyanvarāhāṃśca ramyeṣu marudhanvasu ॥1-165-5॥
[स (sa) - he; चचार (cacāra) - wandered; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting; गहने (gahane) - in dense; वने (vane) - forest; मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer; विध्यन् (vidhyan) - shooting; वराहान् (varāhān) - boars; च (ca) - and; रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - in delightful; मरुधन्वसु (marudhanvasu) - in sandy plains;]
(He wandered with ministers hunting in the dense forest, shooting deer and boars in the delightful sandy plains.)
He, along with his ministers, roamed the dense forest hunting, shooting deer and boars in the beautiful sandy plains.
व्यायामकर्शितः सोऽथ मृगलिप्सुः पिपासितः। आजगाम नरश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं प्रति ॥१-१६५-६॥
vyāyāmakarśitaḥ so’tha mṛgalipsuḥ pipāsitaḥ। ājagāma naraśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ prati ॥1-165-6॥
[व्यायामकर्शितः (vyāyāmakarśitaḥ) - exhausted by exertion; सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; मृगलिप्सुः (mṛgalipsuḥ) - desiring game; पिपासितः (pipāsitaḥ) - thirsty; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; आश्रमं (āśramaṃ) - hermitage; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Exhausted by exertion, he then, desiring game and thirsty, came, O best of men, towards the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha.)
O best of men, exhausted from exertion, desiring to hunt and thirsty, he then came to the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha.
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठभागृषिः। विश्वामित्रं नरश्रेष्ठं प्रतिजग्राह पूजया ॥१-१६५-७॥
tamāgatam abhiprekṣya vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhabhāgṛṣiḥ। viśvāmitraṃ naraśreṣṭhaṃ pratijagrāha pūjayā ॥1-165-7॥
[तम् (tam) - him; (accusative singular of 'tad') आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; come; (past participle of 'ā-gam') अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; after observing; (abhi + prekṣya, absolutive of 'prekṣ') वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (proper noun, name of a sage) श्रेष्ठभाग् (śreṣṭhabhāg) - having the best share; most excellent portion; (śreṣṭha + bhāg) ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; seer; (nominative singular of 'ṛṣi') विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra; (proper noun, accusative singular) नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - best among men; foremost man; (nara + śreṣṭha, accusative singular) प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received; welcomed; (past tense of 'prati-gṛh') पूजया (pūjayā) - with honor; with worship; (instrumental singular of 'pūjā');]
(Having seen him arrived, Vasiṣṭha, the sage of the best share, received Viśvāmitra, the best among men, with honor.)
When he saw Viśvāmitra arrive, Vasiṣṭha, the foremost sage, welcomed the best of men with due honor.
पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयेन स्वागतेन च भारत। तथैव प्रतिजग्राह वन्येन हविषा तथा ॥१-१६५-८॥
pādyārghyācamaniyena svāgatena ca bhārata। tathaiva pratijagrāha vanyena haviṣā tathā ॥1-165-8॥
[पाद्य (pādya) - water for washing feet; अर्घ्य (arghya) - offering of respect; आचमनीयेन (ācamaniyena) - with water for sipping; स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with welcome; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - he accepted; वन्येन (vanyena) - with forest produce; हविषा (haviṣā) - with oblation; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(With water for washing feet, offering of respect, water for sipping, and welcome, O Bhārata, in the same way he accepted with forest produce and oblation thus.)
O Bhārata, he accepted the offerings of water for washing feet, respect, sipping water, and welcome, and likewise accepted the forest produce and oblation.
तस्याथ कामधुग्धेनुर्वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। उक्ता कामान्प्रयच्छेति सा कामान्दुदुहे ततः ॥१-१६५-९॥
tasyātha kāmadhugdhenur vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ। uktā kāmān prayaccheti sā kāmān duduhe tataḥ॥1-165-9॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; अथ (atha) - then; कामधुग्धेनुः (kāmadhugdhenuḥ) - wish-yielding cow; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; उक्ता (uktā) - addressed; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant; इति (iti) - thus; सा (sā) - she; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; दुदुहे (duduhe) - milked; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Of him, then, the wish-yielding cow of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, having been addressed, 'Grant desires,' she then milked desires.)
Then, the wish-fulfilling cow of the great sage Vasiṣṭha, when addressed to grant desires, fulfilled those desires.
ग्राम्यारण्या ओषधीश्च दुदुहे पय एव च। षड्रसं चामृतरसं रसायनमनुत्तमम् ॥१-१६५-१०॥
grāmyāraṇyā oṣadhīś ca duduhe paya eva ca। ṣaḍrasaṃ cāmṛtarasaṃ rasāyanam anuttamam ॥1-165-10॥
[ग्राम्य (grāmya) - domestic; अरण्य (araṇya) - wild; ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs; च (ca) - and; दुदुहे (duduhe) - milked; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; षड्रसं (ṣaḍrasaṃ) - six tastes; च (ca) - and; अमृतरसं (amṛtarasaṃ) - nectar-taste; रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - elixir; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed;]
(Domestic and wild herbs also milked milk indeed and six tastes and nectar-taste, elixir unsurpassed.)
Domestic and wild herbs yielded milk, the six tastes, nectar-like essence, and an unsurpassed elixir.
भोजनीयानि पेयानि भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च। लेह्यान्यमृतकल्पानि चोष्याणि च तथार्जुन ॥१-१६५-११॥
bhojanīyāni peyāni bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca। lehyānyamṛtakalpāni coṣyāṇi ca tathārjuna॥1-165-11॥
[भोजनीयानि (bhojanīyāni) - things to be eaten; पेयानि (peyāni) - things to be drunk; भक्ष्याणि (bhakṣyāṇi) - things to be chewed; विविधानि (vividhāni) - of various kinds; च (ca) - and; लेह्यानि (lehyāni) - things to be licked; अमृतकल्पानि (amṛtakalpāni) - like nectar; चोष्याणि (coṣyāṇi) - things to be sucked; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna;]
(Things to be eaten, things to be drunk, things to be chewed, of various kinds and; things to be licked, like nectar, things to be sucked, and likewise, O Arjuna.)
O Arjuna, there are various kinds of foods to be eaten, drunk, chewed, licked like nectar, and sucked.
तैः कामैः सर्वसम्पूर्णैः पूजितः स महीपतिः। सामात्यः सबलश्चैव तुतोष स भृशं नृपः ॥१-१६५-१२॥
taiḥ kāmaiḥ sarvasampūrṇaiḥ pūjitaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ। sāmātyaḥ sabalaścaiva tutoṣa sa bhṛśaṃ nṛpaḥ ॥1-165-12॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by those; कामैः (kāmaiḥ) - with desires; सर्वसम्पूर्णैः (sarvasampūrṇaiḥ) - with all fulfilled; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; स (sa) - he; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king; सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with army; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was satisfied; स (sa) - he; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king;]
(By those desires, with all fulfilled, honored, he, the king, with ministers and army indeed, was satisfied, he, greatly, the king.)
Honored with all his desires fulfilled by them, the king, together with his ministers and army, was greatly satisfied.
षडायतां सुपार्श्वोरुं त्रिपृथुं पञ्च संवृताम्। मण्डूकनेत्रां स्वाकारां पीनोधसमनिन्दिताम् ॥१-१६५-१३॥
ṣaḍāyatāṃ supārśvoruṃ tripṛthuṃ pañca saṃvṛtām। maṇḍūkanetrāṃ svākārāṃ pīnodhasamaninditām ॥1-165-13॥
[षट्-आयताम् (ṣaṭ-āyatām) - six-extended; सु-पार्श्व-उरुम् (su-pārśva-urum) - well-side-thigh; त्रि-पृथुम् (tri-pṛthum) - three-broad; पञ्च-संवृताम् (pañca-saṃvṛtām) - five-enclosed; मण्डूक-नेत्राम् (maṇḍūka-netrām) - frog-eye; स्व-आकाराम् (sva-ākārām) - own-form; पीन-उधसम् (pīna-udhasam) - full-breasted; अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless;]
(Six-extended, well-sided thighs, three broad, five enclosed, frog-eyed, of own form, full-breasted, blameless.)
She has six extended parts, well-shaped thighs, three broad features, five enclosed aspects, eyes like a frog, her own form, full breasts, and is blameless.
सुवालधिं शङ्कुकर्णां चारुशृङ्गां मनोरमाम्। पुष्टायतशिरोग्रीवां विस्मितः सोऽभिवीक्ष्य ताम् ॥१-१६५-१४॥
suvāladhiṃ śaṅkukarṇāṃ cāruśṛṅgāṃ manoramām। puṣṭāyataśirogrīvāṃ vismitaḥ so'bhivīkṣya tām ॥1-165-14॥
[सुवालधिं (suvāladhiṃ) - having beautiful shoulders; शङ्कुकर्णां (śaṅkukarṇāṃ) - with conch-shaped ears; चारुशृङ्गां (cāruśṛṅgāṃ) - having lovely horns; मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming; पुष्टायतशिरोग्रीवां (puṣṭāyataśirogrīvāṃ) - with strong and long head and neck; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; सः (saḥ) - he; अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having looked at; ताम् (tām) - her;]
(Having beautiful shoulders, with conch-shaped ears, having lovely horns, charming, with strong and long head and neck—astonished, he, having looked at her.)
He, astonished, looked at her—she had beautiful shoulders, conch-shaped ears, lovely horns, was charming, and had a strong, long head and neck.
अभिनन्दति तां नन्दीं वसिष्ठस्य पयस्विनीम्। अब्रवीच्च भृशं तुष्टो विश्वामित्रो मुनिं तदा ॥१-१६५-१५॥
abhinandati tāṃ nandīṃ vasiṣṭhasya payasvinīm। abravīc ca bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭo viśvāmitro muniṃ tadā ॥1-165-15॥
[अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - welcomes; greets; expresses joy; ताम् (tām) - her; नन्दीम् (nandīm) - Nandī; the cow named Nandī; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; पयस्विनीम् (payasvinīm) - full of milk; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; exceedingly; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased; satisfied; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; मुनिम् (munim) - to the sage; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]
(Welcomes her, Nandī, of Vasiṣṭha, full of milk. And said, greatly pleased, Viśvāmitra to the sage then.)
He welcomed Nandī, the milk-rich cow of Vasiṣṭha. Then, greatly pleased, Viśvāmitra spoke to the sage.
अर्बुदेन गवां ब्रह्मन्मम राज्येन वा पुनः। नन्दिनीं सम्प्रयच्छस्व भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं महामुने ॥१-१६५-१६॥
arbudeṇa gavāṃ brahman mama rājyena vā punaḥ। nandinīṃ samprayacchasva bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ mahāmune ॥1-165-16॥
[अर्बुदेन (arbudeṇa) - by ten million; by a crore; गवां (gavāṃ) - of cows; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; मम (mama) - my; राज्येन (rājyena) - by the kingdom; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; नन्दिनीं (nandinīṃ) - Nandinī (the cow); सम्प्रयच्छस्व (samprayacchasva) - please give; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage;]
(By ten million cows, O Brahman, or by my kingdom again; please give Nandinī, enjoy the kingdom, O great sage.)
O Brahman, whether by ten million cows or by my kingdom again, please give Nandinī and enjoy the kingdom, O great sage.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
देवतातिथिपित्रर्थमाज्यार्थं च पयस्विनी। अदेया नन्दिनीयं मे राज्येनापि तवानघ ॥१-१६५-१७॥
devatātithipitṛarthamājyārthaṃ ca payasvinī। adeyā nandinīyaṃ me rājyenāpi tavānagha ॥1-165-17॥
[देवता (devatā) - deity; अतिथि (atithi) - guest; पितृ (pitṛ) - ancestor; अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of; आज्य (ājya) - clarified butter; अर्थं (arthaṃ) - for the sake of; च (ca) - and; पयस्विनी (payasvinī) - the milch cow; अदेया (adeyā) - not to be given; नन्दिनी (nandini) - Nandinī; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; मे (me) - my; राज्येन (rājyena) - by kingdom; अपि (api) - even; तव (tava) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(For the sake of deities, guests, ancestors, and clarified butter, this milch cow Nandinī is not to be given by me to you, O sinless one, even for a kingdom.)
O sinless one, this Nandinī, the milch cow, which is for the sake of deities, guests, ancestors, and clarified butter, is not to be given by me to you, even for a kingdom.
विश्वामित्र उवाच॥
viśvāmitra uvāca॥
[विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Viśvāmitra said;)
Viśvāmitra said.
क्षत्रियोऽहं भवान्विप्रस्तपःस्वाध्यायसाधनः। ब्राह्मणेषु कुतो वीर्यं प्रशान्तेषु धृतात्मसु ॥१-१६५-१८॥
kṣatriyo'ham bhavān vipra tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ। brāhmaṇeṣu kuto vīryaṃ praśānteṣu dhṛtātmasu ॥1-165-18॥
[क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - member of the warrior class; अहम् (aham) - I; भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful); विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brāhmaṇa; तपः-स्वाध्याय-साधनः (tapaḥ-svādhyāya-sādhanaḥ) - engaged in austerity and study of the Vedas; ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brāhmaṇas; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; प्रशान्तेषु (praśānteṣu) - in those who are tranquil; धृतात्मसु (dhṛtātmasu) - in those with controlled self;]
(I am a kṣatriya; you are a brāhmaṇa engaged in austerity and study of the Vedas. Among brāhmaṇas, from where (is) strength in those who are tranquil and with controlled self?)
I am a kṣatriya, and you are a brāhmaṇa devoted to austerity and study. Among brāhmaṇas who are peaceful and self-controlled, where is the question of strength?
अर्बुदेन गवां यस्त्वं न ददासि ममेप्सिताम्। स्वधर्मं न प्रहास्यामि नयिष्ये ते बलेन गाम् ॥१-१६५-१९॥
arbudeṇa gavāṃ yastvaṃ na dadāsi mamepsitām। svadharmaṃ na prahāsyāmi nayiṣye te balena gām ॥1-165-19॥
[अर्बुदेन (arbudeṇa) - by Arbudas (ten millions); गवां (gavāṃ) - of cows; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; ददासि (dadāsi) - give; मम (mama) - my; इप्सिताम् (ipsitām) - desired; स्वधर्मं (svadharmaṃ) - own duty; न (na) - not; प्रहास्यामि (prahāsyāmi) - I shall abandon; नयिष्ये (nayiṣye) - I shall lead; ते (te) - your; बलेन (balena) - by force; गाम् (gām) - cow;]
(By Arbudas (ten millions) of cows, who you do not give my desired (one). I shall not abandon my own duty. I shall lead your cow by force.)
Even though you do not give me my desired cow among the ten million cows, I will not abandon my own duty; I will take your cow by force.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
बलस्थश्चासि राजा च बाहुवीर्यश्च क्षत्रियः। यथेच्छसि तथा क्षिप्रं कुरु त्वं मा विचारय ॥१-१६५-२०॥
balasthaś cāsi rājā ca bāhuvīryaś ca kṣatriyaḥ। yathecchasi tathā kṣipraṃ kuru tvaṃ mā vicāraya ॥1-165-20॥
[बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - standing in strength; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - you are; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; बाहुवीर्यः (bāhuvīryaḥ) - of arm strength; च (ca) - and; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kṣatriya (warrior caste); यथा (yathā) - as; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; तथा (tathā) - so; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; कुरु (kuru) - do; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मा (mā) - do not; विचारय (vicāraya) - deliberate;]
(Standing in strength and you are king and of arm strength and Kṣatriya; as you wish so quickly do you; do not deliberate.)
You are strong, a king, powerful in your arms, and a Kṣatriya; therefore, do quickly as you wish—do not hesitate or deliberate.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; (celestial musician); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
एवमुक्तस्तदा पार्थ विश्वामित्रो बलादिव। हंसचन्द्रप्रतीकाशां नन्दिनीं तां जहार गाम् ॥१-१६५-२१॥
evam-uktas-tadā pārtha viśvāmitro balād-iva। haṃsa-candra-pratīkāśāṃ nandinīṃ tāṃ jahāra gām॥1-165-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; बलात् (balāt) - by force; इव (iva) - as if; हंस (haṃsa) - swan; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; प्रतीकाशाम् (pratīkāśām) - resembling; नन्दिनीम् (nandinīm) - Nandinī; ताम् (tām) - her; जहार (jahāra) - seized; गाम् (gām) - cow;]
(Thus having been spoken, then, O son of Pṛthā, Viśvāmitra, as if by force, seized Nandinī, the cow resembling a swan and the moon, her.)
O Pārtha, when thus addressed, Viśvāmitra forcibly seized Nandinī, the cow, who was as radiant as a swan and the moon.
कशादण्डप्रतिहता काल्यमाना ततस्ततः। हम्भायमाना कल्याणी वसिष्ठस्याथ नन्दिनी ॥१-१६५-२२॥
kaśādaṇḍapratihatā kālyamānā tatastataḥ। hambhāyamānā kalyāṇī vasiṣṭhasyātha nandinī ॥1-165-22॥
[कशा (kaśā) - whip; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - stick; प्रतिहता (pratihata) - struck; काल्यमाना (kālyamānā) - being driven; ततः (tataḥ) - from here; ततः (tataḥ) - to there; हम्भायमाना (hambhāyamānā) - bellowing; कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious one; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; अथ (atha) - then; नन्दिनी (nandinī) - Nandinī;]
(Struck with whip and stick, being driven here and there, bellowing, the auspicious one, Nandinī of Vasiṣṭha, then (was thus).)
Nandinī, the auspicious cow of Vasiṣṭha, was struck with whips and sticks, driven here and there, and bellowed loudly.
आगम्याभिमुखी पार्थ तस्थौ भगवदुन्मुखी। भृशं च ताड्यमानापि न जगामाश्रमात्ततः ॥१-१६५-२३॥
āgamyābhimukhī pārtha tasthau bhagavadunmukhī। bhṛśaṃ ca tāḍyamānāpi na jagāmāśramāttataḥ ॥1-165-23॥
[आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached; अभिमुखी (abhimukhī) - facing toward; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; भगवदुन्मुखी (bhagavadunmukhī) - turned toward the Lord; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; च (ca) - and; ताड्यमाना (tāḍyamānā) - being struck; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; जगाम (jagāma) - departed; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; ततः (tataḥ) - from there;]
(Having approached, facing toward, O son of Pṛthā, she stood turned toward the Lord. Even though being struck intensely and, she did not depart from the hermitage from there.)
O Pārtha, having come and facing forward, she stood turned toward the Lord. Though she was struck intensely, she did not leave the hermitage from there.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
शृणोमि ते रवं भद्रे विनदन्त्याः पुनः पुनः। बलाद्ध्रियसि मे नन्दि क्षमावान्ब्राह्मणो ह्यहम् ॥१-१६५-२४॥
śṛṇomi te ravaṃ bhadre vinadantyāḥ punaḥ punaḥ। balāddhriyasi me nandi kṣamāvān brāhmaṇo hy aham ॥1-165-24॥
[शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear; ते (te) - your; रवं (ravaṃ) - sound; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; विनदन्त्याः (vinadantyāḥ) - of the one who is crying out; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; बलात् (balāt) - by force; ध्रियसि (dhriyasi) - you are being carried; मे (me) - by me; नन्दि (nandi) - O Nandi; क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - patient; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I am;]
(I hear your sound, O auspicious one, of the one who is crying out again and again. By force you are being carried by me, O Nandi. I am indeed a patient brāhmaṇa.)
O Nandi, I hear your sound, O auspicious one, as you cry out again and again. Though you are being carried by me by force, I am indeed a patient brāhmaṇa.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; (celestial musician); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said:
सा तु तेषां बलान्नन्दी बलानां भरतर्षभ। विश्वामित्रभयोद्विग्ना वसिष्ठं समुपागमत् ॥१-१६५-२५॥
sā tu teṣāṃ balān nandī balānāṃ bharatarṣabha। viśvāmitra-bhaya-udvignā vasiṣṭhaṃ samupāgamat ॥1-165-25॥
[सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; बलात् (balāt) - from strength; नन्दी (nandī) - rejoicing; बलानाम् (balānām) - of the armies; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; भय (bhaya) - fear; उद्विग्ना (udvignā) - disturbed; वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha; समुपागमत् (samupāgamat) - approached;]
(She, however, rejoicing from their strength, O bull among the Bharatas, being disturbed by fear of Viśvāmitra, approached Vasiṣṭha.)
But she, delighted by the strength of their armies, O Bharata, being agitated by fear of Viśvāmitra, approached Vasiṣṭha.
गौरुवाच॥
gauruvāca॥
[गौरु (gauru) - the bull; (as a name, Gauru;) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Gauru said;)
Gauru said.
पाषाणदण्डाभिहतां क्रन्दन्तीं मामनाथवत्। विश्वामित्रबलैर्घोरैर्भगवन्किमुपेक्षसे ॥१-१६५-२६॥
pāṣāṇadaṇḍābhihatāṃ krandantīṃ māmanāthavat। viśvāmitrabalairghorairbhagavankimupekṣase ॥1-165-26॥
[पाषाण (pāṣāṇa) - stone; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - staff; अभिहताम् (abhihatām) - struck; क्रन्दन्तीम् (krandantīm) - crying; माम् (mām) - me; अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like one without protector; विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; बलैः (balaiḥ) - by the forces; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; किम् (kim) - why; उपेक्षसे (upekṣase) - do you neglect;]
(Struck by stone staffs, crying, me like one without protector, by Viśvāmitra's terrible forces, O Lord, why do you neglect?)
O Lord, why do you neglect me, who am being struck by Viśvāmitra's terrible forces with stone staffs, crying like one without a protector?
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
एवं तस्यां तदा पर्थ धर्षितायां महामुनिः। न चुक्षुभे न धैर्याच्च विचचाल धृतव्रतः ॥१-१६५-२७॥
evaṃ tasyāṃ tadā partha dharṣitāyāṃ mahāmuniḥ। na cukṣubhe na dhairyāc ca vicacāla dhṛtavrataḥ ॥1-165-27॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तस्यां (tasyāṃ) - in her; तदा (tadā) - then; पर्थ (partha) - O Partha; धर्षितायां (dharṣitāyāṃ) - when violated; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage; न (na) - not; चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - was agitated; न (na) - not; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - from steadfastness; च (ca) - and; विचचाल (vicacāla) - wavered; धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - firm in vow;]
(Thus, in her, then, O Partha, when violated, the great sage was not agitated, nor from steadfastness and did not waver, firm in vow.)
Thus, O Partha, when she was violated, the great sage was neither agitated nor did he waver from his steadfastness, remaining firm in his vow.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
क्षत्रियाणां बलं तेजो ब्राह्मणानां क्षमा बलम्। क्षमा मां भजते तस्माद्गम्यतां यदि रोचते ॥१-१६५-२८॥
kṣatriyāṇāṃ balaṃ tejo brāhmaṇānāṃ kṣamā balam। kṣamā māṃ bhajate tasmādgamyatāṃ yadi rocate ॥1-165-28॥
[क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; ब्राह्मणानां (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brāhmaṇas; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance; बलम् (balam) - strength; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance; माम् (mām) - me; भजते (bhajate) - embraces; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone; यदि (yadi) - if; रोचते (rocate) - it pleases;]
(Of the kṣatriyas, strength is energy; of the brāhmaṇas, forbearance is strength. Forbearance embraces me; therefore, let it be gone if it pleases.)
For kṣatriyas, strength is their energy; for brāhmaṇas, forbearance is their strength. Forbearance is with me; therefore, let it be left if you wish.
गौरुवाच॥
gauruvāca॥
[गौरु (gauru) - the bull; (as a name, Gauru;) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Gauru said;)
Gauru said.
किं नु त्यक्तास्मि भगवन्यदेवं मां प्रभाषसे। अत्यक्ताहं त्वया ब्रह्मन्न शक्या नयितुं बलात् ॥१-१६५-२९॥
kiṁ nu tyaktāsmi bhagavanyadevaṁ māṁ prabhāṣase। atyaktāhaṁ tvayā brahmanna śakyā nayituṁ balāt ॥1-165-29॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; यद् (yad) - that; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you speak; अत्यक्ता (atyaktā) - not abandoned; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; न (na) - not; शक्या (śakyā) - possible; नयितुम् (nayitum) - to be led; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(What indeed, am I abandoned, O revered one, that thus you speak to me? Not abandoned am I by you, O Brahman; not possible to be led by force.)
"Am I truly abandoned, O revered one, that you speak to me in this way? I am not abandoned by you, O Brahman; I cannot be taken away by force."
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
न त्वां त्यजामि कल्याणि स्थीयतां यदि शक्यते। दृढेन दाम्ना बद्ध्वैष वत्सस्ते ह्रियते बलात् ॥१-१६५-३०॥
na tvāṃ tyajāmi kalyāṇi sthīyatāṃ yadi śakyate। dṛḍhena dāmnā baddhvaiṣa vatsaste hriyate balāt ॥1-165-30॥
[न (na) - not; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I abandon; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; स्थीयताम् (sthīyatām) - let (you) stay; यदि (yadi) - if; शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible; दृढेन (dṛḍhena) - by strong; दाम्ना (dāmnā) - rope; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वत्सः (vatsaḥ) - calf; ते (te) - your; ह्रियते (hriyate) - is being taken away; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Not you I abandon, O auspicious one; let (you) stay if it is possible. By strong rope having bound, this calf of yours is being taken away by force.)
O auspicious one, I am not abandoning you; stay here if you can. Your calf is being taken away by force, having been bound with a strong rope.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
स्थीयतामिति तच्छ्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्य पयस्विनी। ऊर्ध्वाञ्चितशिरोग्रीवा प्रबभौ घोरदर्शना ॥१-१६५-३१॥
sthīyatāmiti tacchrutvā vasiṣṭhasya payasvinī। ūrdhvāñcitaśirogrīvā prababhau ghoradarśanā ॥1-165-31॥
[स्थीयताम् (sthīyatām) - let (her) stand; (imperative, passive) इति (iti) - thus; (end-quote) तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; पयस्विनी (payasvinī) - the cow; (milch-cow) ऊर्ध्वाञ्चित (ūrdhvāñcita) - raised upward; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck; प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth; घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - terrible in appearance;]
(Let (her) stand—thus, having heard that, the cow of Vasiṣṭha, with head and neck raised upward, shone forth, terrible in appearance.)
Hearing the command, "Let her stand," the cow of Vasiṣṭha, with her head and neck raised high, appeared, looking fearsome.
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा सा गौर्हम्भारवघनस्वना। विश्वामित्रस्य तत्सैन्यं व्यद्रावयत सर्वशः ॥१-१६५-३२॥
krodharaktekṣaṇā sā gaurhambhāravaghanasvanā। viśvāmitrasya tatsainyaṃ vyadrāvayata sarvaśaḥ ॥1-165-32॥
[क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा (krodharaktekṣaṇā) - with eyes reddened by anger; सा (sā) - she; गौर् (gaur) - the cow; हम्भारवघनस्वना (hambhāravaghanasvanā) - with deep, thunderous bellowing; विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - scattered; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(With eyes reddened by anger, she, the cow, with deep, thunderous bellowing, entirely scattered that army of Viśvāmitra.)
With eyes red with rage, the cow, bellowing thunderously, completely scattered Viśvāmitra's entire army.
कशाग्रदण्डाभिहता काल्यमाना ततस्ततः। क्रोधदीप्तेक्षणा क्रोधं भूय एव समादधे ॥१-१६५-३३॥
kaśāgradanḍābhihatā kālyamānā tatastataḥ। krodhadīptekṣaṇā krodhaṃ bhūya eva samādadhe ॥1-165-33॥
[कशाग्र-दण्ड-अभिहता (kaśāgra-daṇḍa-abhihatā) - struck by the tip of a whip-stick; काल्यमाना (kālyamānā) - being driven; ततः-ततः (tatas-tataḥ) - here and there; क्रोध-दीप्त-इक्षणा (krodha-dīpta-ikṣaṇā) - with eyes blazing with anger; क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger; भूयः-एव (bhūyaḥ eva) - again indeed; समादधे (samādadhe) - she took up;]
(Struck by the tip of a whip-stick, being driven here and there, with eyes blazing with anger, she again indeed took up anger.)
Struck by the tip of a whip, driven here and there, her eyes blazing with anger, she became even more enraged.
आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने क्रोधदीप्तवपुर्बभौ। अङ्गारवर्षं मुञ्चन्ती मुहुर्वालधितो महत् ॥१-१६५-३४॥
āditya iva madhyāhne krodhadīptavapur babhau। aṅgāravarṣaṃ muñcantī muhur vāladhito mahat ॥1-165-34॥
[आदित्य (āditya) - sun; इव (iva) - like; मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; दीप्त (dīpta) - inflamed; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; बभौ (babhau) - shone; अङ्गार (aṅgāra) - embers; वर्षं (varṣaṃ) - rain; मुञ्चन्ती (muñcantī) - releasing; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again and again; वालधितः (vāladhitaḥ) - from the tail; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Like the sun at midday, with a form inflamed by anger, he shone. Releasing a great rain of embers again and again from the tail.)
He shone like the midday sun, his form blazing with anger, repeatedly releasing a great shower of embers from his tail.
असृजत्पह्लवान्पुच्छाच्छकृतः शबराञ्शकान्। मूत्रतश्चासृजच्चापि यवनान्क्रोधमूर्च्छिता ॥१-१६५-३५॥
asṛjat pahlavān pucchāt śakṛtaḥ śabarān śakān | mūtrataś ca asṛjat ca api yavanān krodhamūrcchitā ॥1-165-35॥
[असृजत् (asṛjat) - she created; पह्लवान् (pahlavān) - Pahlavas; पुच्छात् (pucchāt) - from the tail; शकृतः (śakṛtaḥ) - from dung; शबरान् (śabarān) - Śabaras; शकान् (śakān) - Śakas; मूत्रतः (mūtrataḥ) - from urine; च (ca) - and; असृजत् (asṛjat) - she created; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यवनान् (yavanān) - Yavanas; क्रोधमूर्च्छिता (krodhamūrcchitā) - overcome with anger;]
(She created the Pahlavas from the tail, the Śabaras and Śakas from dung, and also created the Yavanas from urine, overcome with anger.)
Overcome with anger, she created the Pahlavas from the tail, the Śabaras and Śakas from dung, and the Yavanas from urine.
पुण्ड्रान्किरातान्द्रमिडान्सिंहलान्बर्बरांस्तथा। तथैव दरदान्म्लेच्छान्फेनतः सा ससर्ज ह ॥१-१६५-३६॥
puṇḍrān kirātān dramiḍān siṃhalān barbarāṃs tathā। tathaiva daradān mlecchān phenataḥ sā sasarja ha॥1-165-36॥
[पुण्ड्रान् (puṇḍrān) - Puṇḍras; (a people) किरातान् (kirātān) - Kirātas; (a people) द्रमिडान् (dramiḍān) - Draviḍas; (a people) सिंहलान् (siṃhalān) - Siṃhalas; (a people) बर्बरान् (barbarān) - Barbaras; (a people) तथा (tathā) - likewise; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; दरदान् (daradān) - Daradas; (a people) म्लेच्छान् (mlecchān) - Mlecchas; (foreigners;) फेनतः (phenataḥ) - from the foam; सा (sā) - she; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Puṇḍras, Kirātas, Draviḍas, Siṃhalas, Barbaras likewise; in the same way Daradas, Mlecchas from the foam she created indeed.)
She created the Puṇḍras, Kirātas, Draviḍas, Siṃhalas, Barbaras, and likewise the Daradas and Mlecchas from the foam.
तैर्विसृष्टैर्महत्सैन्यं नानाम्लेच्छगणैस्तदा। नानावरणसञ्छन्नैर्नानायुधधरैस्तथा ॥ अवाकीर्यत संरब्धैर्विश्वामित्रस्य पश्यतः ॥१-१६५-३७॥
tair visṛṣṭair mahat sainyaṃ nānā-mleccha-gaṇais tadā। nānā-āvaraṇa-sañchannair nānā-āyudha-dharais tathā॥ avākīryata saṃrabdhair viśvāmitrasya paśyataḥ॥1-165-37॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विसृष्टैः (visṛṣṭaiḥ) - sent forth; महत् (mahat) - great; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; नाना (nānā) - various; म्लेच्छ (mleccha) - barbarian; गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - groups; तदा (tadā) - then; नाना (nānā) - various; आवरण (āvaraṇa) - coverings; सञ्छन्नैः (sañchannaiḥ) - covered; नाना (nānā) - various; आयुध (āyudha) - weapons; धरैः (dharaiḥ) - bearing; तथा (tathā) - thus; अवाकीर्यत (avākīryata) - was scattered; संरब्धैः (saṃrabdhaiḥ) - by the enraged; विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(By them, sent forth, a great army, with various groups of barbarians, then, with various coverings, covered, with various weapons, bearing, thus, was scattered by the enraged, of Viśvāmitra, while watching.)
Then, by those sent forth, a great army of various groups of barbarians, covered in various armors and bearing various weapons, was scattered in the presence of the enraged Viśvāmitra, as he watched.
एकैकश्च तदा योधः पञ्चभिः सप्तभिर्वृतः। अस्त्रवर्षेण महता काल्यमानं बलं ततः ॥ प्रभग्नं सर्वतस्त्रस्तं विश्वामित्रस्य पश्यतः ॥१-१६५-३८॥
ekaikaś ca tadā yodhaḥ pañcabhiḥ saptabhir vṛtaḥ। astravarṣeṇa mahatā kālyamānaṃ balaṃ tataḥ॥ prabhagnaṃ sarvatas trastaṃ viśvāmitrasya paśyataḥ॥1-165-38॥
[एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; योधः (yodhaḥ) - warrior; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; अस्त्रवर्षेण (astravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of missiles; महतā (mahatā) - great; काल्यमानं (kālyamānaṃ) - being tormented; बलं (balaṃ) - army; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभग्नं (prabhagnaṃ) - broken; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; त्रस्तं (trastaṃ) - terrified; विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing;]
(Each one and then the warrior, surrounded by five and by seven, by a great shower of missiles, the army being tormented then, broken on all sides, terrified, as Viśvāmitra was seeing.)
Each warrior, at that time, was surrounded by five or seven others; the army, tormented by a great shower of missiles, was then broken and terrified on all sides, as Viśvāmitra looked on.
न च प्राणैर्वियुज्यन्त केचित्ते सैनिकास्तदा। विश्वामित्रस्य सङ्क्रुद्धैर्वासिष्ठैर्भरतर्षभ ॥१-१६५-३९॥
na ca prāṇair viyujyanta kecit te sainikās tadā। viśvāmitrasya saṅkruddhair vāsiṣṭhair bharatarṣabha ॥1-165-39॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives; वियुज्यन्त (viyujyanta) - were separated; केचित् (kecit) - some; ते (te) - those; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; तदा (tadā) - then; विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; सङ्क्रुद्धैः (saṅkruddhaiḥ) - by enraged; वासिष्ठैः (vāsiṣṭhaiḥ) - by the Vasiṣṭhas; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Not and by lives were separated some those soldiers then; of Viśvāmitra by enraged by the Vasiṣṭhas, O bull among the Bharatas.)
O bull among the Bharatas, at that time, none of those soldiers of Viśvāmitra were separated from their lives by the enraged Vasiṣṭhas.
विश्वामित्रस्य सैन्यं तु काल्यमानं त्रियोजनम्। क्रोशमानं भयोद्विग्नं त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छत ॥१-१६५-४०॥
viśvāmitrasya sainyaṃ tu kālyamānaṃ triyojanam। krośamānaṃ bhayodvignaṃ trātāraṃ nādhyagacchata ॥1-165-40॥
[विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; तु (tu) - but; काल्यमानं (kālyamānaṃ) - being driven (away); त्रियोजनम् (triyojanam) - three yojanas (distance); क्रोशमानं (krośamānaṃ) - crying out; भयोद्विग्नं (bhayodvignaṃ) - agitated by fear; त्रातारं (trātāraṃ) - protector; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - found;]
(But the army of Viśvāmitra, being driven (away) for three yojanas, crying out, agitated by fear, did not find a protector.)
But Viśvāmitra's army, driven away for three yojanas, crying out in fear, could not find any protector.
दृष्ट्वा तन्महदाश्चर्यं ब्रह्मतेजोभवं तदा। विश्वामित्रः क्षत्रभावान्निर्विण्णो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१-१६५-४१॥
dṛṣṭvā tan-mahad-āścaryaṃ brahma-tejo-bhavaṃ tadā। viśvāmitraḥ kṣatra-bhāvān nirviṇṇaḥ vākyam abravīt ॥1-165-41॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; महत् (mahat) - great; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; ब्रह्मतेजः (brahma-tejaḥ) - Brahmanic splendor; भवम् (bhavam) - origin; तदा (tadā) - then; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; क्षत्रभावात् (kṣatra-bhāvāt) - from the state of a warrior; निर्विण्णः (nirviṇṇaḥ) - disheartened; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having seen that great wonder, the origin of Brahmanic splendor, then Viśvāmitra, disheartened from the state of a warrior, spoke words.)
Upon witnessing that great marvel, the source of Brahmanic radiance, Viśvāmitra, feeling disheartened by his warrior status, spoke these words.
धिग्बलं क्षत्रियबलं ब्रह्मतेजोबलं बलम्। बलाबलं विनिश्चित्य तप एव परं बलम् ॥१-१६५-४२॥
dhigbalaṃ kṣatriyabalaṃ brahmatejobalaṃ balam। balābalaṃ viniścitya tapa eva paraṃ balam ॥1-165-42॥
[धिक् (dhik) - condemnation; बलम् (balam) - strength; क्षत्रियबलम् (kṣatriyabalam) - the strength of warriors; ब्रह्मतेजोबलम् (brahmatejobalam) - the strength of brāhmaṇa's spiritual energy; बलम् (balam) - strength; बल-अबलम् (bala-abalam) - strength and weakness; विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having ascertained; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; एव (eva) - indeed; परम् (param) - supreme; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(Condemn strength, the strength of warriors, the strength of brāhmaṇa's spiritual energy, (mere) strength. Having ascertained strength and weakness, austerity indeed is the supreme strength.)
Condemn physical strength, the might of warriors, and even the spiritual power of brāhmaṇas; having considered both strength and weakness, austerity alone is the highest strength.
स राज्यं स्फीतमुत्सृज्य तां च दीप्तां नृपश्रियम्। भोगांश्च पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तपस्येव मनो दधे ॥१-१६५-४३॥
sa rājyaṃ sphītam utsṛjya tāṃ ca dīptāṃ nṛpa-śriyam। bhogāṃś ca pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tapasy eva mano dadhe ॥1-165-43॥
[स (sa) - he; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; स्फीतम् (sphītam) - prosperous; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; ताम् (tām) - that; च (ca) - and; दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - brilliant; नृपश्रियम् (nṛpa-śriyam) - royal splendor; भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; तपस्य (tapasi) - in austerity; एव (eva) - indeed; मनो (mano) - mind; दधे (dadhe) - he fixed;]
(He, having abandoned the prosperous kingdom and that brilliant royal splendor, and having placed enjoyments behind, indeed fixed his mind on austerity.)
He renounced his prosperous kingdom and radiant royal glory, set aside all enjoyments, and devoted his mind solely to austerity.
स गत्वा तपसा सिद्धिं लोकान्विष्टभ्य तेजसा। तताप सर्वान्दीप्तौजा ब्राह्मणत्वमवाप च ॥ अपिबच्च सुतं सोममिन्द्रेण सह कौशिकः ॥१-१६५-४४॥
sa gatvā tapasā siddhiṃ lokān viṣṭabhya tejasā। tatāpa sarvān dīptaujā brāhmaṇatvam avāpa ca॥ apibac ca sutaṃ somam indreṇa saha kauśikaḥ॥1-165-44॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; सिद्धिं (siddhim) - perfection; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having pervaded; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; तताप (tatāpa) - he scorched; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; दीप्तौजा (dīptaujā) - with blazing energy; ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - Brahminhood; अवाप (avāpa) - he attained; च (ca) - and; अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank; च (ca) - and; सुतं (sutaṃ) - Soma (the extract); सोमम् (somam) - Soma; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - with Indra; सह (saha) - together with; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kauśika; ॥१-१६५-४४॥ (॥1-165-44॥) - (verse number);]
(He, having gone, by austerity, perfection, worlds having pervaded by brilliance, scorched all with blazing energy, attained Brahminhood and. And Kauśika drank Soma, the extract, together with Indra.)
Having gone, he attained perfection by austerity, pervading the worlds with his brilliance; he scorched all with blazing energy and attained Brahminhood. Kauśika also drank Soma together with Indra.
