01.207
Pancharatra: Arjuna weds Chitrangade after agreeing to Putrika contract.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
कथयित्वा तु तत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः स भारत । प्रययौ हिमवत्पार्श्वं ततो वज्रधरात्मजः ॥१-२०७-१॥
kathayitvā tu tatsarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ sa bhārata । prayayau himavatpārśvaṃ tato vajradharātmajaḥ ॥1-207-1॥
[कथयित्वा (kathayitvā) - having narrated; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brāhmaṇas; स (sa) - he; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalaya; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वज्रधरात्मजः (vajradharātmajaḥ) - the son of Vajradhara (Indra);]
(Having narrated all that to the Brāhmaṇas, he, O Bhārata, then departed to the side of the Himalaya, the son of Vajradhara.)
O Bhārata, after telling all this to the Brāhmaṇas, the son of Vajradhara then went to the side of the Himalayas.
अगस्त्यवटमासाद्य वसिष्ठस्य च पर्वतम् । भृगुतुङ्गे च कौन्तेयः कृतवाञ्शौचमात्मनः ॥१-२०७-२॥
agastyavaṭam āsādya vasiṣṭhasya ca parvatam । bhṛgutuṅge ca kaunteyaḥ kṛtavāñ śaucam ātmanaḥ ॥1-207-2॥
[अगस्त्यवटम् (agastyavaṭam) - Agastya's fig tree; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha; च (ca) - and; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain; भृगुतुङ्गे (bhṛgutuṅge) - at Bhṛgu's peak; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - performed; शौचम् (śaucam) - purification; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Having reached Agastya's fig tree and the mountain of Vasiṣṭha, and at Bhṛgu's peak, the son of Kunti performed purification of himself.)
Having arrived at Agastya's fig tree, the mountain of Vasiṣṭha, and at Bhṛgu's peak, the son of Kunti performed his own purification.
प्रददौ गोसहस्राणि तीर्थेष्वायतनेषु च । निवेशांश्च द्विजातिभ्यः सोऽददत्कुरुसत्तमः ॥१-२०७-३॥
pradadau gosahasrāṇi tīrtheṣvāyataneṣu ca । niveśāṃśca dvijātibhyaḥ so'dadat kurusattamaḥ ॥1-207-3॥
[प्रददौ (pradadau) - he gave; गोसहस्राणि (gosahasrāṇi) - thousands of cows; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - at holy places; आयतनेषु (āyataneṣu) - at temples; च (ca) - and; निवेशान् (niveśān) - dwellings; च (ca) - and; द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born; सः (saḥ) - he; अददत् (adadat) - gave; कुरुसत्तमः (kurusattamaḥ) - best of the Kurus;]
(He gave thousands of cows at holy places and temples, and he gave dwellings to the twice-born, that best of the Kurus.)
That best of the Kurus gave thousands of cows at holy places and temples, and also gave dwellings to the twice-born.
हिरण्यबिन्दोस्तीर्थे च स्नात्वा पुरुषसत्तमः । दृष्टवान्पर्वतश्रेष्ठं पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥१-२०७-४॥
hiraṇyabindostīrthe ca snātvā puruṣasattamaḥ । dṛṣṭavān parvatśreṣṭhaṃ puṇyānyāyatanāni ca ॥1-207-4॥
[हिरण्यबिन्दोः (hiraṇyabindoḥ) - of Hiraṇyabindu; (a sacred place) तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in the holy place; च (ca) - and; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - O best among men; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw; पर्वतश्रेष्ठम् (parvatśreṣṭham) - the best of mountains; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and;]
(Having bathed at the holy place of Hiraṇyabindu, O best among men, (he) saw the best of mountains and the holy shrines.)
After bathing at the sacred Hiraṇyabindu, O best of men, he beheld the foremost mountain and the holy shrines.
अवतीर्य नरश्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत । प्राचीं दिशमभिप्रेप्सुर्जगाम भरतर्षभः ॥१-२०७-५॥
avatīrya naraśreṣṭho brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata । prācīṃ diśam abhiprepsur jagāma bharatarṣabhaḥ ॥1-207-5॥
[अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - O best among men; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with the Brāhmaṇas; सह (saha) - together; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to go towards; जगाम (jagāma) - he went; भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Having descended, O best among men, together with the Brāhmaṇas, O descendant of Bharata, desiring to go towards the eastern direction, the bull among the Bharatas went.)
O best among men, having descended together with the Brāhmaṇas, the bull among the Bharatas, desiring to proceed eastward, set out, O descendant of Bharata.
आनुपूर्व्येण तीर्थानि दृष्टवान्कुरुसत्तमः । नदीं चोत्पलिनीं रम्यामरण्यं नैमिषं प्रति ॥१-२०७-६॥
ānupūrvyeṇa tīrthāni dṛṣṭavān kurusattamaḥ । nadīṃ cotpalinīṃ ramyām araṇyaṃ naimiṣaṃ prati ॥1-207-6॥
[आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in succession; by order; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen; कुरुसत्तमः (kurusattamaḥ) - O best of the Kurus; नदीम् (nadīm) - river (accusative singular); च (ca) - and; उत्पलिनीम् (utpalinīm) - full of lotuses; रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful; अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - forest; नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - Naimisha (name of a forest); प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(O best of the Kurus, having seen the holy places in succession, and the beautiful river full of lotuses and the forest towards Naimisha.)
O best of the Kurus, he visited the holy places one after another, and saw the beautiful river filled with lotuses and the forest on the way to Naimisha.
नन्दामपरनन्दां च कौशिकीं च यशस्विनीम् । महानदीं गयां चैव गङ्गामपि च भारत ॥१-२०७-७॥
nandāmaparanandāṃ ca kauśikīṃ ca yaśasvinīm । mahānadīṃ gayāṃ caiva gaṅgāmapi ca bhārata ॥1-207-7॥
[नन्दाम् (nandām) - Nandā (name of a river); अपरणन्दाम् (aparanandām) - Aparanandā (name of a river); च (ca) - and; कौशिकीम् (kauśikīm) - Kauśikī (name of a river); च (ca) - and; यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - Yaśasvinī (name of a river); महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - Mahānadī (name of a river); गयाम् (gayām) - Gayā (name of a river); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (name of a river); अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata);]
(Nandā, Aparanandā and Kauśikī and Yaśasvinī; Mahānadī, Gayā and indeed Gaṅgā also and O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, Nandā, Aparanandā, Kauśikī, Yaśasvinī, Mahānadī, Gayā, and also Gaṅgā are mentioned.
एवं सर्वाणि तीर्थानि पश्यमानस्तथाश्रमान् । आत्मनः पावनं कुर्वन्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ वसु ॥१-२०७-८॥
evaṃ sarvāṇi tīrthāni paśyamānas tathāśramān | ātmanaḥ pāvanaṃ kurvan brāhmaṇebhyo dadau vasu ॥1-207-8॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places; पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing; तथा (tathā) - also; आश्रमान् (āśramān) - hermitages; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; पावनं (pāvanaṃ) - purification; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brāhmaṇas; ददौ (dadau) - gave; वसु (vasu) - wealth;]
(Thus, seeing all the sacred places and also the hermitages, performing purification of himself, he gave wealth to the Brāhmaṇas.)
Thus, seeing all the sacred places and hermitages, and purifying himself, he gave wealth to the Brāhmaṇas.
अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गेषु यानि पुण्यानि कानिचित् । जगाम तानि सर्वाणि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥ दृष्ट्वा च विधिवत्तानि धनं चापि ददौ ततः ॥१-२०७-९॥
aṅgavaṅgakaliṅgeṣu yāni puṇyāni kānicit । jagāma tāni sarvāṇi tīrthānyāyatanāni ca ॥ dṛṣṭvā ca vidhivattāni dhanaṃ cāpi dadau tataḥ ॥1-207-9॥
[अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गेषु (aṅga-vaṅga-kaliṅgeṣu) - in Aṅga, Vaṅga, and Kaliṅga; यानि (yāni) - which; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy; कानिचित् (kānicit) - whatever; जगाम (jagāma) - he went; तानि (tāni) - those; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules; तानि (tāni) - those; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ददौ (dadau) - he gave; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(In Aṅga, Vaṅga, and Kaliṅga, whatever holy places there were, he went to all those sacred places and shrines. Having seen those according to the rules, he also gave wealth then.)
He traveled to all the holy places and shrines in Aṅga, Vaṅga, and Kaliṅga. After visiting them properly, he gave away wealth as well.
कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाः । अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयमुपावर्तन्त भारत ॥१-२०७-१०॥
kaliṅgaraṣṭradvāreṣu brāhmaṇāḥ pāṇḍavānugāḥ । abhyanujñāya kaunteyamupāvartanta bhārata ॥1-207-10॥
[कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु (kaliṅgaraṣṭradvāreṣu) - at the gates of the Kaliṅga kingdom; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; पाण्डवानुगाः (pāṇḍavānugāḥ) - followers of the Pāṇḍavas; अभ्यनुज्ञाय (abhyanujñāya) - having permitted; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Kunti's son (Yudhiṣṭhira); उपावर्तन्त (upāvartanta) - turned back; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(At the gates of the Kaliṅga kingdom, the Brāhmaṇas, followers of the Pāṇḍavas, having permitted Kunti's son, turned back, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, at the gates of the Kaliṅga kingdom, the Brāhmaṇas who were followers of the Pāṇḍavas, having given permission to Kunti's son, turned back.
स तु तैरभ्यनुज्ञातः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । सहायैरल्पकैः शूरः प्रययौ येन सागरम् ॥१-२०७-११॥
sa tu tair abhyanujñātaḥ kuntī-putro dhanañjayaḥ । sahāyaiḥ alpakaiḥ śūraḥ prayayau yena sāgaram ॥1-207-11॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - having been permitted; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntī-putraḥ) - Kuntī's son; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - with companions; अल्पकैः (alpakaiḥ) - few; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; प्रययौ (prayayau) - set out; येन (yena) - by which; सागरम् (sāgaram) - to the ocean;]
(He but by them having been permitted, Kuntī's son Dhanañjaya with few companions, the hero, set out by which (way) to the ocean.)
But having been permitted by them, Kuntī's son Dhanañjaya, the hero, set out with a few companions towards the ocean.
स कलिङ्गानतिक्रम्य देशानायतनानि च । धर्म्याणि रमणीयानि प्रेक्षमाणो ययौ प्रभुः ॥१-२०७-१२॥
sa kaliṅgān atikramya deśān āyatanāni ca । dharmyāṇi ramaṇīyāni prekṣamāṇo yayau prabhuḥ ॥1-207-12॥
[स (sa) - he; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - the Kaliṅgas; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having crossed; देशान् (deśān) - countries; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and; धर्म्याणि (dharmyāṇi) - righteous; रमणीयानि (ramaṇīyāni) - beautiful; प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - beholding; ययौ (yayau) - went; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(He, having crossed the Kaliṅgas and (other) countries and shrines, beholding the righteous and beautiful (places), the lord went.)
Having crossed the lands of the Kaliṅgas and other regions and shrines, the lord proceeded, observing the righteous and beautiful places.
महेन्द्रपर्वतं दृष्ट्वा तापसैरुपशोभितम् । समुद्रतीरेण शनैर्मणलूरं जगाम ह ॥१-२०७-१३॥
mahendraparvataṃ dṛṣṭvā tāpasair upaśobhitam । samudratīreṇa śanair maṇalūraṃ jagāma ha ॥1-207-13॥
[महेन्द्रपर्वतम् (mahendraparvatam) - Mahendra mountain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; समुद्रतीरेण (samudratīreṇa) - along the seashore; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; मणलूरम् (maṇalūram) - Maṇalūra; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having seen the Mahendra mountain adorned by ascetics, (he) indeed went slowly along the seashore to Maṇalūra.)
After beholding the Mahendra mountain, which was adorned by ascetics, he slowly proceeded along the seashore to Maṇalūra.
तत्र सर्वाणि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । अभिगम्य महाबाहुरभ्यगच्छन्महीपतिम् ॥ मणलूरेश्वरं राजन्धर्मज्ञं चित्रवाहनम् ॥१-२०७-१४॥
tatra sarvāṇi tīrthāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca । abhigamya mahābāhur abhyagacchan mahīpatim ॥ maṇalūreśvaraṃ rājandharmajñaṃ citravāhanam ॥1-207-14॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - went towards; महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - the king; मणलूरेश्वरम् (maṇalūreśvaram) - Maṇalūreśvara; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - knower of dharma; चित्रवाहनम् (citravāhanam) - Citravāhana;]
(There, all the sacred places, holy shrines and so on having been approached, the mighty-armed went towards the king, Maṇalūreśvara, O king, the knower of dharma, Citravāhana.)
There, having visited all the sacred places and holy shrines, the mighty-armed approached King Maṇalūreśvara, O king, the righteous Citravāhana.
तस्य चित्राङ्गदा नाम दुहिता चारुदर्शना । तां ददर्श पुरे तस्मिन्विचरन्तीं यदृच्छया ॥१-२०७-१५॥
tasya citrāṅgadā nāma duhitā cārudarśanā । tāṃ dadarśa pure tasmin vicarantīṃ yadṛcchayā ॥1-207-15॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; चित्राङ्गदा (citrāṅgadā) - Citrāṅgadā; नाम (nāma) - named; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; चारुदर्शना (cārudarśanā) - beautiful in appearance; तां (tāṃ) - her; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; पुरे (pure) - in the city; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; विचरन्तीं (vicarantīṃ) - wandering; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance;]
(Of him, Citrāṅgadā named daughter, beautiful in appearance; her he saw in the city, in that, wandering by chance.)
He had a daughter named Citrāṅgadā, beautiful in appearance; he saw her wandering by chance in that city.
दृष्ट्वा च तां वरारोहां चकमे चैत्रवाहिनीम् । अभिगम्य च राजानं ज्ञापयत्स्वं प्रयोजनम् ॥ तमुवाचाथ राजा स सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥१-२०७-१६॥
dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ varārohāṃ cakame caitravāhinīm । abhigamya ca rājānaṃ jñāpayatsvaṃ prayojanam ॥ tamuvācātha rājā sa sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥1-207-16॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - her; वरारोहाम् (varārohām) - of excellent form; चकमे (cakame) - desired; चैत्रवाहिनीम् (caitravāhinīm) - Caitravāhinī (name of a river); अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; च (ca) - and; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; ज्ञापयत् (jñāpayat) - informed; स्वम् (svam) - his; प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose; तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अथ (atha) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; स (sa) - he; सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - with gentle words; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Having seen her of excellent form, he desired Caitravāhinī. And having approached the king, he informed his purpose. Then the king, with gentle words, spoke this speech to him.)
Upon seeing the beautiful woman, he desired Caitravāhinī. Approaching the king, he stated his purpose. Then the king gently addressed him with these words.
राजा प्रभङ्करो नाम कुले अस्मिन्बभूव ह । अपुत्रः प्रसवेनार्थी तपस्तेपे स उत्तमम् ॥१-२०७-१७॥
rājā prabhaṅkaro nāma kule asmin babhūva ha । aputraḥ prasavenārthī tapastepe sa uttamam ॥1-207-17॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; प्रभङ्करः (prabhaṅkaraḥ) - Prabhankara; नाम (nāma) - named; कुले (kule) - in the family; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; बभूव (babhūva) - was; ह (ha) - indeed; अपुत्रः (aputraḥ) - sonless; प्रसवेन (prasavena) - by offspring; अर्थी (arthī) - desiring; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तेपे (tepe) - performed; सः (saḥ) - he; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(King Prabhankara named, in this family, was indeed; sonless, desiring offspring, austerity performed he excellent.)
In this family, there was a king named Prabhankara. Being sonless and desiring offspring, he performed excellent austerities.
उग्रेण तपसा तेन प्रणिपातेन शङ्करः । ईश्वरस्तोषितस्तेन महादेव उमापतिः ॥१-२०७-१८॥
ugreṇa tapasā tena praṇipātena śaṅkaraḥ । īśvarastoṣitastena mahādeva umāpatiḥ ॥1-207-18॥
[उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by intense; by fierce; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; by penance; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; प्रणिपातेन (praṇipātena) - by prostration; by respectful salutation; शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara; auspicious one; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord; the supreme ruler; तोषितः (toṣitaḥ) - was pleased; was satisfied; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; महादेव (mahādeva) - Mahādeva; great god; उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ) - Umāpati; husband of Umā;]
(By intense austerity, by that prostration, Śaṅkara, the Lord, was pleased by him—Mahādeva, the husband of Umā.)
By his intense austerity and prostration, Śaṅkara, the great Lord Mahādeva, husband of Umā, was pleased.
स तस्मै भगवान्प्रादादेकैकं प्रसवं कुले । एकैकः प्रसवस्तस्माद्भवत्यस्मिन्कुले सदा ॥१-२०७-१९॥
sa tasmai bhagavān prādād ekaikam prasavam kule । ekaikaḥ prasavaḥ tasmāt bhavati asmin kule sadā ॥1-207-19॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one; प्रसवम् (prasavam) - offspring; कुले (kule) - in the family; एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one; प्रसवः (prasavaḥ) - offspring; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; भवति (bhavati) - arises; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; कुले (kule) - family; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(He to him the venerable one gave each one offspring in the family. Each one offspring from him arises in this family always.)
The venerable one gave him an offspring in each family. From him, an offspring always arises in this family.
तेषां कुमाराः सर्वेषां पूर्वेषां मम जज्ञिरे । कन्या तु मम जातेयं कुलस्योत्पादनी ध्रुवम् ॥१-२०७-२०॥
teṣāṃ kumārāḥ sarveṣāṃ pūrveṣāṃ mama jajñire । kanyā tu mama jāteyaṃ kulasyotpādanī dhruvam ॥1-207-20॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; कुमाराः (kumārāḥ) - sons; सर्वेषां (sarveṣām) - of all; पूर्वेषां (pūrveṣām) - of the former; मम (mama) - my; जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; तु (tu) - but; मम (mama) - my; जातेयम् (jāteyam) - this born; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; उत्पादनी (utpādanī) - producer; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(Of them, sons of all the former were born to me. But this daughter born to me is certainly the producer of the family.)
To all of them, sons of all the former were born to me. But this daughter born to me is certainly the one who will continue the family line.
पुत्रो ममेयमिति मे भावना पुरुषोत्तम । पुत्रिका हेतुविधिना सञ्ज्ञिता भरतर्षभ ॥१-२०७-२१॥
putro mamēyamiti mē bhāvanā puruṣottama । putrikā hetuvidhinā sañjñitā bharatarṣabha ॥1-207-21॥
[पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; मम (mama) - my; इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine); इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; भावना (bhāvanā) - thought; पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of men; पुत्रिका (putrikā) - daughter; हेतु (hetu) - cause; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the rule; सञ्ज्ञिता (sañjñitā) - designated; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Son, my, this (feminine), thus, my, thought, O best of men. Daughter, by the rule of cause, designated, O bull among the Bharatas.)
O best of men, the thought 'this is my son'—thus, O bull among the Bharatas, a daughter is designated by the rule of cause.
एतच्छुल्कं भवत्वस्याः कुलकृज्जायतामिह । एतेन समयेनेमां प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पाण्डव ॥१-२०७-२२॥
etacchulkaṃ bhavatvasyāḥ kulakṛjjāyatāmiha । etena samayenemāṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva pāṇḍava ॥1-207-22॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; शुल्कं (śulkaṃ) - bride-price; भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; कुलकृत् (kulakṛt) - one who continues the family; जायताम् (jāyatām) - may be born; इह (iha) - here; एतेन (etena) - by this; समयेन् (samayena) - agreement; इमाम् (imām) - this (woman); प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava;]
(Let this be the bride-price for her; let a continuer of the family be born here. By this agreement, accept this woman, O Pāṇḍava.)
Let this be her bride-price; may a continuer of the family be born here. By this agreement, accept her, O Pāṇḍava.
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय कन्यां तां प्रतिगृह्य च । उवास नगरे तस्मिन्कौन्तेयस्त्रिहिमाः समाः ॥१-२०७-२३॥
sa tatheti pratijñāya kanyāṃ tāṃ pratigṛhya ca । uvāsa nagare tasmin kaunteyaḥ trīḥ imāḥ samāḥ ॥1-207-23॥
[स (sa) - he; तथेति (tatheti) - so be it thus; प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - the maiden; तां (tāṃ) - her; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; च (ca) - and; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; नगरे (nagare) - in the city; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kunti; त्रीः (trīḥ) - three; इमाः (imāḥ) - these; समाः (samāḥ) - years;]
(He, having said 'so be it', having promised, having accepted that maiden, and dwelt in that city, the son of Kunti (Kaunteya) (dwelt) these three years.)
He agreed, made the promise, accepted the maiden, and lived in that city; the son of Kunti stayed there for three years.
