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Pancharatra: Narada sites example of Sunda and Upasunda and asks Yudhisthira to laydown the rules.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (proper noun, name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Janamejaya said;)
Janamejaya said.
एवं सम्प्राप्य राज्यं तदिन्द्रप्रस्थे तपोधन। अत ऊर्ध्वं महात्मानः किमकुर्वन्त पाण्डवाः ॥१-२००-१॥
evaṃ samprāpya rājyaṃ tadindraprasthe tapodhana. ata ūrdhvaṃ mahātmānaḥ kimakurvanta pāṇḍavāḥ ॥1-200-1॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained; राज्यम् (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; तत् (tat) - that; इन्द्रप्रस्थे (indraprasthe) - in Indraprastha; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O possessor of austerity; अतः (ataḥ) - thereafter; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - after; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones; किम् (kim) - what; अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - did (they) do; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Thus, having obtained the kingdom in Indraprastha, O possessor of austerity, thereafter, what did the great-souled Pāṇḍavas do?)
Thus, O possessor of austerity, after the Pāṇḍavas obtained the kingdom in Indraprastha, what did those great-souled ones do next?
सर्व एव महात्मानः पूर्वे मम पितामहाः। द्रौपदी धर्मपत्नी च कथं तानन्ववर्तत ॥१-२००-२॥
sarva eva mahātmānaḥ pūrve mama pitāmahāḥ। draupadī dharmapatnī ca kathaṃ tān anvavartata ॥1-200-2॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones; पूर्वे (pūrve) - former; मम (mama) - my; पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; धर्मपत्नी (dharmapatnī) - lawful wife; च (ca) - and; कथम् (katham) - how; तान् (tān) - them; अन्ववर्तत (anvavartata) - followed;]
(All indeed great-souled former my grandfathers, Draupadī the lawful wife and how them followed?)
All my former grandfathers were great-souled; and Draupadī, the lawful wife—how did she follow them?
कथं वा पञ्च कृष्णायामेकस्यां ते नराधिपाः। वर्तमाना महाभागा नाभिद्यन्त परस्परम् ॥१-२००-३॥
kathaṁ vā pañca kṛṣṇāyām ekasyāṁ te narādhipāḥ। vartamānā mahābhāgā nābhidyanta parasparam ॥1-200-3॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; वा (vā) - or; पञ्च (pañca) - five; कृष्णायाम् (kṛṣṇāyām) - in Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); एकस्याम् (ekasyām) - in one; ते (te) - those; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; वर्तमाना (vartamānā) - existing; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate; न (na) - not; अभिद्यन्त (abhidyanta) - were hostile; परस्परम् (parasparam) - towards each other;]
(How or five in Kṛṣṇā, in one, those kings, existing, greatly fortunate, not were hostile towards each other.)
How is it that those five kings, all greatly fortunate, existing together in one Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), were not hostile towards each other?
श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वं विस्तरेण तपोधन। तेषां चेष्टितमन्योन्यं युक्तानां कृष्णया तया ॥१-२००-४॥
śrotum icchāmi ahaṃ sarvam vistareṇa tapodhana। teṣām ceṣṭitam anyonyam yuktānām kṛṣṇayā tayā ॥1-200-4॥
[श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O possessor of austerity; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - actions; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutual; युक्तानाम् (yuktānām) - of those united; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); तया (tayā) - by her;]
(To hear I wish, I, all, in detail, O possessor of austerity; of them, actions, mutual, of those united, by Kṛṣṇā, by her.)
O sage, I wish to hear in detail all the mutual actions of those united, as performed by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī).
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञाताः कृष्णया सह पाण्डवाः। रेमिरे पुरुषव्याघ्राः प्राप्तराज्याः परन्तपाः ॥१-२००-५॥
dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātāḥ kṛṣṇayā saha pāṇḍavāḥ। remire puruṣavyāghrāḥ prāptarājyāḥ parantapāḥ ॥1-200-5॥
[धृतराष्ट्र-अभ्यनुज्ञाताः (dhṛtarāṣṭra-abhyanujñātāḥ) - sanctioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); सह (saha) - together with; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; रेमिरे (remire) - rejoiced; पुरुष-व्याघ्राः (puruṣa-vyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; प्राप्त-राज्याः (prāpta-rājyāḥ) - having obtained the kingdom; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of foes;]
(Sanctioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with Kṛṣṇā, the Pāṇḍavas, tigers among men, having obtained the kingdom, scorchers of foes, rejoiced.)
Having received Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sanction, the Pāṇḍavas, together with Kṛṣṇā, rejoiced as tigers among men, having attained their kingdom and being the subduers of their enemies.
प्राप्य राज्यं महातेजाः सत्यसन्धो युधिष्ठिरः। पालयामास धर्मेण पृथिवीं भ्रातृभिः सह ॥१-२००-६॥
prāpya rājyaṃ mahātejāḥ satyasaṃdho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। pālayāmāsa dharmeṇa pṛthivīṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ॥1-200-6॥
[प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; राज्यम् (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great energy; सत्यसन्धः (satyasaṃdhaḥ) - truthful; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - protected; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīṃ) - the earth; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having obtained the kingdom, the great-energied, truthful Yudhishthira protected the earth with righteousness together with his brothers.)
After attaining the kingdom, the mighty and truthful Yudhishthira ruled the earth righteously together with his brothers.
जितारयो महाप्राज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः। मुदं परमिकां प्राप्तास्तत्रोषुः पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥१-२००-७॥
jitārayo mahāprājñāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ। mudaṃ paramikāṃ prāptāstatroṣuḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ॥1-200-7॥
[जितारयः (jitārayaḥ) - those who have conquered enemies; महाप्राज्ञाः (mahāprājñāḥ) - greatly wise ones; सत्यधर्मपरायणाः (satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to truth and righteousness; मुदं (mudaṃ) - joy; परमिकां (paramikāṃ) - supreme; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained; तत्र (tatra) - there; ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - dwelt; पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - descendants of Pandu;]
(Those who have conquered enemies, greatly wise, devoted to truth and righteousness, having attained supreme joy, there dwelt, the descendants of Pandu.)
The descendants of Pandu, who had conquered their enemies, were greatly wise and devoted to truth and righteousness. Having attained supreme joy, they dwelt there.
कुर्वाणाः पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभाः। आसां चक्रुर्महार्हेषु पार्थिवेष्वासनेषु च ॥१-२००-८॥
kurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥ। āsāṃ cakrumahārheṣu pārthiveṣvāsaneṣu ca ॥1-200-8॥
[कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - doing; पौरकार्याणि (paurakāryāṇi) - city-duties; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best of men; आसां (āsām) - of these; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; महार्हेषु (mahārheṣu) - in most precious; पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - among kings; आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats; च (ca) - and;]
(Doing all the city-duties, the best of men did (sit) on the most precious seats among the kings and on the seats of these.)
The foremost among men performed all the city duties and sat on the most precious seats among the kings and on their seats.
अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्वेव महात्मसु। नारदस्त्वथ देवर्षिराजगाम यदृच्छया ॥ आसनं रुचिरं तस्मै प्रददौ स्वं युधिष्ठिरः ॥१-२००-९॥
atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣveva mahātmasu। nāradastvatha devarṣirājagāma yadṛcchayā ॥ āsanaṃ ruciraṃ tasmai pradadau svaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥1-200-9॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - seated; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great-souled ones; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; तु (tu) - but; अथ (atha) - then; देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; आसनं (āsanam) - seat; रुचिरं (ruciram) - beautiful; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; स्वं (svam) - his own; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Then, among all the great-souled ones who were seated, Nārada, the divine sage, arrived by chance. Yudhiṣṭhira gave his own beautiful seat to him.)
As all the great-souled ones were seated, the divine sage Nārada happened to arrive. Yudhiṣṭhira offered his own beautiful seat to Nārada.
देवर्षेरुपविष्टस्य स्वयमर्घ्यं यथाविधि। प्रादाद्युधिष्ठिरो धीमान्राज्यं चास्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥१-२००-१०॥
devarṣer upaviṣṭasya svayam arghyaṃ yathāvidhi। prādād yudhiṣṭhiro dhīmān rājyaṃ ca asmai nyavedayat ॥1-200-10॥
[देवर्षेः (devarṣeḥ) - of the divine sage; उपविष्टस्य (upaviṣṭasya) - of the one who was seated; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - offering of hospitality; यथा (yathā) - according to; विधि (vidhi) - the rule; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; च (ca) - and; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - offered; ॥१-२००-१०॥ (॥1-200-10॥) - ;]
(Yudhishthira, the wise, himself gave the offering of hospitality to the divine sage who was seated, according to the rule, and also offered the kingdom to him.)
Yudhishthira, wise and discerning, personally presented the proper offering of hospitality to the seated divine sage and also offered him the kingdom.
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजामृषिः प्रीतमनाभवत्। आशीर्भिर्वर्धयित्वा तु तमुवाचास्यतामिति ॥१-२००-११॥
pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣiḥ prītamanā abhavat। āśīrbhir vardhayitvā tu tam uvāca āsyatām iti ॥1-200-11॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; तु (tu) - but; तां (tāṃ) - that; पूजाम् (pūjām) - honor; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - with a pleased mind; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; आशीर्भिः (āśīrbhiḥ) - with blessings; वर्धयित्वा (vardhayitvā) - having increased; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - be seated; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Having accepted that honor, the sage became pleased in mind. Having increased him with blessings, he said to him: "Be seated.")
The sage, having accepted that honor, became pleased. Blessing him, he said: "Be seated."
निषसादाभ्यनुज्ञातस्ततो राजा युधिष्ठिरः। प्रेषयामास कृष्णायै भगवन्तमुपस्थितम् ॥१-२००-१२॥
niṣasādābhyanujñātastato rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। preṣayāmāsa kṛṣṇāyai bhagavantamupasthitam ॥1-200-12॥
[निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - having been permitted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; कृष्णायै (kṛṣṇāyai) - to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable one; उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - who was present;]
(Having been permitted, then King Yudhishthira sat down. He sent the venerable one, who was present, to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī).)
Then, having received permission, King Yudhishthira sat down and sent the venerable one who was present to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī).
श्रुत्वैव द्रौपदी चापि शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहिता। जगाम तत्र यत्रास्ते नारदः पाण्डवैः सह ॥१-२००-१३॥
śrutvaiva draupadī cāpi śucirbhūtvā samāhitā। jagāma tatra yatrāste nāradaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥1-200-13॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एव (eva) - indeed; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शुचि (śuci) - pure; र्भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; समाहिता (samāhitā) - composed; जगाम (jagāma) - she went; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; आस्ते (āste) - is seated; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having indeed heard, Draupadī also, having become pure and composed, went there where Nārada is seated together with the Pāṇḍavas.)
As soon as she heard, Draupadī, after purifying herself and collecting her thoughts, went to the place where Nārada was sitting with the Pāṇḍavas.
तस्याभिवाद्य चरणौ देवर्षेर्धर्मचारिणी। कृताञ्जलिः सुसंवीता स्थिताथ द्रुपदात्मजा ॥१-२००-१४॥
tasyābhivādya caraṇau devarṣer dharmacāriṇī। kṛtāñjaliḥ susaṃvītā sthitātha drupadātmajā ॥1-200-14॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet (dual); देवर्षेः (devarṣeḥ) - of the divine sage; धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - she who follows dharma; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; सुसंवीता (susaṃvītā) - well-clad; स्थिताथ (sthitā atha) - stood then; द्रुपदात्मजा (drupadātmajā) - daughter of Drupada;]
(Having saluted his feet, the divine sage, she who follows dharma, with joined palms, well-clad, then stood, the daughter of Drupada.)
The daughter of Drupada, well-clad and with joined palms, respectfully saluted the feet of the divine sage and then stood before him, following the path of dharma.
तस्याश्चापि स धर्मात्मा सत्यवागृषिसत्तमः। आशिषो विविधाः प्रोच्य राजपुत्र्यास्तु नारदः ॥ गम्यतामिति होवाच भगवांस्तामनिन्दिताम् ॥१-२००-१५॥
tasyāś cāpi sa dharmātmā satyavāg ṛṣisattamaḥ। āśiṣo vividhāḥ procya rājaputryās tu nāradaḥ॥ gamyatām iti hovāca bhagavāṃs tām aninditām॥ 1-200-15॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सः (saḥ) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truth-speaking; ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best among sages; आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; प्रोच्य (procya) - having spoken; राजपुत्र्याः (rājaputryāḥ) - to the princess; तु (tu) - but; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let her go; इति (iti) - thus; होवाच (hovāca) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; ताम् (tām) - her; अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless; ॥१-२००-१५॥ (1-200-15) - ;]
(Of her also, he, the righteous-souled, truth-speaking, best among sages, having spoken various blessings to the princess, Nārada said thus: 'Let her go,' to the venerable, blameless one.)
Nārada, the righteous and truthful sage, after bestowing various blessings upon the princess, said to the venerable, blameless lady, 'Let her go.'
गतायामथ कृष्णायां युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान्। विविक्ते पाण्डवान्सर्वानुवाच भगवानृषिः ॥१-२००-१६॥
gatāyām atha kṛṣṇāyām yudhiṣṭhira-purogamān। vivikte pāṇḍavān sarvān uvāca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ॥1-200-16॥
[गतायाम् (gatāyām) - when (she) had gone; अथ (atha) - then; कृष्णायाम् (kṛṣṇāyām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान् (yudhiṣṭhira-purogamān) - preceded by Yudhiṣṭhira; विविक्ते (vivikte) - in a secluded place; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage;]
(When Kṛṣṇā had gone, then, preceded by Yudhiṣṭhira, in a secluded place, to all the Pāṇḍavas, the venerable sage said.)
When Kṛṣṇā had departed, then, with Yudhiṣṭhira leading, the venerable sage addressed all the Pāṇḍavas in a secluded place.
पाञ्चाली भवतामेका धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी। यथा वो नात्र भेदः स्यात्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥१-२००-१७॥
pāñcālī bhavatāmekā dharmapatnī yaśasvinī। yathā vo nātra bhedaḥ syāttathā nītirvidhīyatām ॥1-200-17॥
[पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - daughter of Drupada; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural); एका (ekā) - one; धर्मपत्नी (dharmapatnī) - lawful wife; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - illustrious; यथा (yathā) - so that; वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural); न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; तथा (tathā) - thus; नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established;]
(Pāñcālī, the illustrious lawful wife, is one for all of you; so that there may not be division among you here, thus let the policy be established.)
Let Pāñcālī, the illustrious lawful wife, be the one wife for all of you; let a policy be established in such a way that there is no division among you here.
सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ भ्रातरौ सहितावुभौ। आस्तामवध्यावन्येषां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौ ॥१-२००-१८॥
sundopasundāvasurau bhrātarau sahitāvubhau। āstāmavadhyāvanyeṣāṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutau ॥1-200-18॥
[सुन्द (sunda) - Sunda (name); उपसुन्द (upasunda) - Upasunda (name); असुरौ (asurau) - two asuras; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; उभौ (ubhau) - both; आस्ताम् (āstām) - were; अवध्यौ (avadhyau) - invulnerable; अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - to others; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विश्रुतौ (viśrutau) - renowned;]
(Sunda and Upasunda, the two asuras, brothers, both together, were invulnerable to others, in the three worlds, renowned.)
Sunda and Upasunda, the asura brothers, always together, were famous throughout the three worlds as invulnerable to others.
एकराज्यावेकगृहावेकशय्यासनाशनौ। तिलोत्तमायास्तौ हेतोरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥१-२००-१९॥
ekarājyāvekagṛhāvekashay-yāsanāśanau। tilottamāyāstau hetoranyon-yamabhijaghnatuḥ ॥1-200-19॥
[एकराज्यौ (ekarājyau) - one kingdom; (dual) एकगृहौ (ekagṛhau) - one house; (dual) एकशय्या-आसन-आशनौ (ekashay-yā-āsana-āśanau) - one bed, seat, food; (dual) तिलोत्तमायाः (tilottamāyāḥ) - of Tilottamā; तौ (tau) - those two; (dual) हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake; (genitive singular) अन्योन्यम् (anyon-yam) - each other; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - struck; (dual, perfect) ॥१-२००-१९॥ (॥1-200-19॥) - ॥1-200-19॥;]
(One kingdom, one house, one bed, seat, food; for the sake of Tilottamā, those two struck each other.)
For the sake of Tilottamā, those two, who shared one kingdom, one house, one bed, seat, and food, attacked each other.
रक्ष्यतां सौहृदं तस्मादन्योन्यप्रतिभाविकम्। यथा वो नात्र भेदः स्यात्तत्कुरुष्व युधिष्ठिर ॥१-२००-२०॥
rakṣyatāṃ sauhṛdaṃ tasmād anyonya-pratibhāvikam। yathā vo nātra bhedaḥ syāt tat kuruṣva yudhiṣṭhira ॥1-200-20॥
[रक्ष्यतां (rakṣyatāṃ) - let it be protected; सौहृदं (sauhṛdam) - friendship; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अन्योन्यप्रतिभाविकम् (anyonya-pratibhāvikam) - arising from mutual regard; यथा (yathā) - so that; वः (vaḥ) - for you; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Let the friendship, therefore, arising from mutual regard, be protected; so that for you here no division may be; that do, O Yudhiṣṭhira.)
Therefore, O Yudhiṣṭhira, ensure that the friendship based on mutual regard is protected, so that there may be no division among you.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Yudhishthira said;)
Yudhishthira said.
सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ कस्य पुत्रौ महामुने। उत्पन्नश्च कथं भेदः कथं चान्योन्यमघ्नताम् ॥१-२००-२१॥
sundopasundāvasurau kasya putrau mahāmune। utpannaśca kathaṃ bhedaḥ kathaṃ cānyonyamaghnatām ॥1-200-21॥
[सुन्दः (sundaḥ) - Sunda; (proper name); उपसुन्दः (upasundaḥ) - Upasunda; (proper name); असुरौ (asurau) - two asuras; कस्य (kasya) - whose; पुत्रौ (putrau) - sons; (dual); महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born; च (ca) - and; कथम् (katham) - how; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; separation; कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अघ्नताम् (aghnatām) - did they kill; (dual, past);]
(Sunda and Upasunda, the two asuras, whose sons, O great sage? And how were they born, how was the division, and how did they kill each other?)
O great sage, Sunda and Upasunda, the two asuras—whose sons were they? How were they born, how did the division arise, and how did they come to kill each other?
अप्सरा देवकन्या वा कस्य चैषा तिलोत्तमा। यस्याः कामेन संमत्तौ जघ्नतुस्तौ परस्परम् ॥१-२००-२२॥
apsarā devakanyā vā kasya caiṣā tilottamā। yasyāḥ kāmena saṁmattau jaghnatustau parasparam ॥1-200-22॥
[अप्सरा (apsarā) - celestial nymph; देवकन्या (devakanyā) - daughter of a god; वा (vā) - or; कस्य (kasya) - of whom; च (ca) - and; एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (name of a nymph); यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose; कामेन (kāmena) - by desire; संमत्तौ (saṁmattau) - intoxicated; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they two killed; तौ (tau) - those two; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Is she a celestial nymph, a daughter of a god, or whose is this Tilottamā? Intoxicated by desire for her, those two killed each other.)
Is she a celestial nymph, a daughter of a god, or to whom does this Tilottamā belong? Intoxicated by desire for her, those two killed each other.
एतत्सर्वं यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण तपोधन। श्रोतुमिच्छामहे विप्र परं कौतूहलं हि नः ॥१-२००-२३॥
etatsarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ vistareṇa tapodhana। śrotumicchāmahe vipra paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ ॥1-200-23॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तं (vṛttam) - happened; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O possessor of austerity; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we wish; विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa; परं (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(This all as happened in detail, O possessor of austerity, to hear we wish, O Brāhmaṇa; great curiosity indeed is ours.)
O Brāhmaṇa, we wish to hear in detail all this as it happened, O possessor of austerity; for indeed, great curiosity is ours.
