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अगस्त्योपाख्यानम्

agastyopākhyānam

[अगस्त्य (agastya) - Agastya (proper noun); उपाख्यानम् (upākhyānam) - sub-narrative;]

(Agastya sub-narrative)

The sub-narrative of Agastya

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ते तथा सहिता वीरा वसन्तस्तत्र तत्र ह। क्रमेण पृथिवीपाल नैमिषारण्यमागताः ॥०३-९३-१॥

te tathā sahitā vīrā vasantas tatra tatra ha। krameṇa pṛthivī-pālā naimiṣāraṇyam āgatāḥ ॥03-93-1॥

[ते (te) - they; तथा (tathā) - thus; सहिता (sahitāḥ) - together; वीरा (vīrāḥ) - heroes; वसन्त (vasantaḥ) - abiding; तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there; ह (ha) - indeed; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order; पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivī-pālāḥ) - protectors of the earth; नैमिषारण्यम् (naimiṣāraṇyam) - Naimisharanya; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - arrived;]

(They thus, together, heroes, abiding here and there indeed, in order, protectors of the earth, to Naimisharanya, arrived.)

Thus, those heroes assembled together, dwelling here and there, the protectors of the earth, gradually arrived at Naimisharanya. (03-93-1)

ततस्तीर्थेषु पुण्येषु गोमत्याः पाण्डवा नृप। कृताभिषेकाः प्रददुर्गाश्च वित्तं च भारत ॥०३-९३-२॥

tatastīrtheṣu puṇyeṣu gomatyāḥ pāṇḍavā nṛpa। kṛtābhiṣekāḥ pradadurgāś ca vittaṃ ca bhārata॥03-93-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in holy places; पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - in sacred (places); गोमत्याः (gomatyāḥ) - on the (river) Gomati; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; कृताभिषेकाः (kṛtābhiṣekāḥ) - having performed ablutions; प्रददुर्गाः (pradadurgāḥ) - gave (gifts of) fortresses; च (ca) - and; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Then, in the holy sacred places on the Gomati, the Pāṇḍavas, O king, having performed ablutions, gave fortresses and wealth, O Bhārata.)

Then, in the holy places on the river Gomati, the Pāṇḍavas, O king, after performing their ablutions, gave away fortresses and wealth, O Bhārata. (03-93-2)

तत्र देवान्पितॄन्विप्रांस्तर्पयित्वा पुनः पुनः। कन्यातीर्थेऽश्वतीर्थे च गवां तीर्थे च कौरवाः ॥०३-९३-३॥

tatra devān pitṝn viprān tarpayitvā punaḥ punaḥ। kanyātīrthe'śvatīrthe ca gavāṃ tīrthe ca kauravāḥ॥03-93-3॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवान् (devān) - the gods; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors; विप्रान् (viprān) - the brāhmaṇas; तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again; कन्या-तीर्थे (kanyātīrthe) - in the Kanyā tīrtha (holy place); अश्व-तीर्थे (aśvatīrthe) - in the Aśva tīrtha (holy place); च (ca) - and; गवां तीर्थे (gavāṃ tīrthe) - in the tīrtha of cows (holy place of cows); च (ca) - and; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas;]

(There, having satisfied the gods, the ancestors, and the brāhmaṇas again and again, in the Kanyā tīrtha, in the Aśva tīrtha, and in the tīrtha of cows, and the Kauravas.)

There, the Kauravas repeatedly offered oblations to the gods, ancestors, and brāhmaṇas at the Kanyā tīrtha, the Aśva tīrtha, and the tīrtha of cows. (03-93-3)

वालकोट्यां वृषप्रस्थे गिरावुष्य च पाण्डवाः। बाहुदायां महीपाल चक्रुः सर्वेऽभिषेचनम् ॥०३-९३-४॥

vālakoṭyāṃ vṛṣaprasthē girāvuṣya ca pāṇḍavāḥ। bāhudāyāṃ mahīpāla cakruḥ sarvē'bhiṣēcanam ॥03-93-4॥

[वालकोट्यां (vālakoṭyāṃ) - in Valakotya (a place); वृषप्रस्थे (vṛṣaprasthē) - in Vṛṣaprastha (a place); गिरावुष्य (girāvuṣya) - in Girāvuṣya (a place); च (ca) - and; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; बाहुदायां (bāhudāyāṃ) - in Bāhudā (a place); महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed; सर्वे (sarvē) - all; अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣēcanam) - consecration;]

(In Valakotya, in Vṛṣaprastha, in Girāvuṣya, and the Pāṇḍavas; in Bāhudā, O king, all performed consecration.)

O king, in Valakotya, Vṛṣaprastha, Girāvuṣya, and Bāhudā, all the Pāṇḍavas performed consecrations. (03-93-4)

प्रयागे देवयजने देवानां पृथिवीपते। ऊषुराप्लुत्य गात्राणि तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम् ॥०३-९३-५॥

prayāge devayajane devānāṃ pṛthivīpate. ūṣurāplutya gātrāṇi tapaścātasthuruttamam ॥03-93-5॥

[प्रयागे (prayāge) - at Prayāga; देवयजने (devayajane) - in the divine sacrifice; देवानां (devānāṃ) - of the gods; पृथिवीपते (pṛthivī-pate) - O lord of the earth; ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they dwelt; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - their bodies; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; आतस्थुः (ātasthuḥ) - they undertook; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]

(At Prayāga, in the divine sacrifice, of the gods, O lord of the earth, they dwelt; having bathed their bodies, austerity and they undertook, supreme.)

O lord of the earth, at Prayāga, in the divine sacrifice of the gods, they dwelt; having bathed their bodies, they undertook supreme austerity. (03-93-5)

गङ्गायमुनयोश्चैव सङ्गमे सत्यसङ्गराः। विपाप्मानो महात्मानो विप्रेभ्यः प्रददुर्वसु ॥०३-९३-६॥

gaṅgā-yamunayoś caiva saṅgame satya-saṅgarāḥ। vipāpmāno mahātmāno viprebhyaḥ pradadur vasu ॥03-93-6॥

[गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ) - of the Ganga and Yamuna; (referring to their confluence); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence; सत्यसङ्गराः (satya-saṅgarāḥ) - truth-firm; steadfast in truth; विपाप्मानः (vipāpmānaḥ) - free from evil; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled (ones); विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins; प्रददुः (pradaduḥ) - gave; वसु (vasu) - wealth;]

(Of the Ganga and Yamuna, and indeed at the confluence, those firm in truth, free from evil, and great-souled ones gave wealth to the brahmins.)

At the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna, the steadfastly truthful, sinless, and noble-souled people gave wealth to the brahmins. (03-93-6)

तपस्विजनजुष्टां च ततो वेदीं प्रजापतेः। जग्मुः पाण्डुसुता राजन्ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत ॥०३-९३-७॥

tapasvijana-juṣṭāṁ ca tato vedīṁ prajāpateḥ। jagmuḥ pāṇḍusutā rājan brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata॥03-93-7॥

[तपस्विजनजुष्टां (tapasvijana-juṣṭāṁ) - honoured by ascetics; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वेदीं (vedīṁ) - altar; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went; पाण्डुसुता (pāṇḍusutā) - sons of Pāṇḍu; राजन् (rājan) - O King; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with brāhmaṇas; सह (saha) - together with; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]

(And then to the altar of Prajāpati honoured by ascetics they went, the sons of Pāṇḍu, O King, together with brāhmaṇas, O descendant of Bharata.)

Then, O King, the sons of Pāṇḍu, accompanied by brāhmaṇas, went to the altar of Prajāpati that was honoured by ascetics, O descendant of Bharata. (03-93-7)

तत्र ते न्यवसन्वीरास्तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम्। सन्तर्पयन्तः सततं वन्येन हविषा द्विजान् ॥०३-९३-८॥

tatra te nyavasan vīrās tapaḥ ca atasthuḥ uttamam। santarpayantaḥ satatam vanyena haviṣā dvijān॥03-93-8॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - dwelt; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; अतस्थुः (atasthuḥ) - performed; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; सन्तर्पयन्तः (santarpayantaḥ) - gratifying; सततम् (satatam) - constantly; वनेन (vanyena) - from the forest; हविषा (haviṣā) - with offerings; द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born (Brāhmaṇas);]

(There they, the heroes, dwelt, and they performed supreme austerity, constantly gratifying the twice-born with forest-produced offerings.)

There, those heroes dwelt, performing supreme austerities and constantly satisfying the Brāhmaṇas with offerings derived from the forest. (03-93-8)

ततो महीधरं जग्मुर्धर्मज्ञेनाभिसत्कृतम्। राजर्षिणा पुण्यकृता गयेनानुपमद्युते ॥०३-९३-९॥

tato mahīdharam jagmur dharmajñenābhisatkṛtam। rājarṣiṇā puṇyakṛtā gayenānupamadyute॥03-93-9॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महीधरम् (mahīdharam) - to the mountain; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went; धर्मज्ञेन (dharmajñena) - by the knower of dharma; अभिसत्कृतम् (abhisatkṛtam) - honored; राजर्षिणा (rājarṣiṇā) - by the royal sage; पुण्यकृता (puṇyakṛtā) - by the meritorious act; गयेन (gayena) - by Gaya; अनुपमद्युते (anupamadyute) - with incomparable splendor;]

(Then to the mountain they went, honored by the knower of dharma, by the royal sage by the meritorious act, by Gaya, with incomparable splendor.)

Then they went to the mountain, which had been honored by the righteous king Gaya, whose merit and splendor were incomparable. (03-93-9)

सरो गयशिरो यत्र पुण्या चैव महानदी। ऋषिजुष्टं सुपुण्यं तत्तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरोत्तमम् ॥०३-९३-१०॥

saro gayaśiro yatra puṇyā caiva mahānadī. ṛṣijuṣṭaṃ supuṇyaṃ tattīrthaṃ brahmasarottamam ॥03-93-10॥

[सरो (saraḥ) - lake; गयशिरो (gayaśiraḥ) - Gayaśira (name of a sacred place); यत्र (yatra) - where; पुण्या (puṇyā) - (the) virtuous (one); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; ऋषिजुष्टं (ṛṣijuṣṭam) - enjoyed by sages; सुपुण्यं (supuṇyam) - very virtuous; तत् तीर्थं (tat tīrtham) - that sacred place; ब्रह्मसरोत्तमम् (brahmasarottamam) - the best of Brahma’s lakes;]

(Lake Gayaśiraḥ where (the) virtuous and indeed great river, enjoyed by sages, very virtuous, that sacred place, the best of Brahma’s lakes.)

The lake called Gayaśira, where the virtuous great river flows, enjoyed by sages and highly auspicious, that sacred place is the best of Brahma's lakes. (03-93-10)

अगस्त्यो भगवान्यत्र गतो वैवस्वतं प्रति। उवास च स्वयं यत्र धर्मो राजन्सनातनः ॥०३-९३-११॥

agastyo bhagavān yatra gato vaivasvataṃ prati। uvāsa ca svayaṃ yatra dharmo rājan sanātanaḥ॥03-93-11॥

[अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya; (sage's name); भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; the illustrious; the blessed; यत्र (yatra) - where; गतः (gataḥ) - having gone; gone; वैवस्वतं (vaivasvatam) - Vaivasvata; (to Yama, son of Vivasvat); प्रति (prati) - towards; to; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; resided; च (ca) - and; स्वयम् (svayam) - he himself; यत्र (yatra) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; righteousness; the custodian of law; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]

(Agastya, the revered one, where having gone towards Vaivasvata, and dwelt himself where Dharma, O king, is eternal.)

O king, where the revered Agastya went towards Vaivasvata (Yama) and where Dharma himself, the eternal one, resided.

सर्वासां सरितां चैव समुद्भेदो विशां पते। यत्र संनिहितो नित्यं महादेवः पिनाकधृक् ॥०३-९३-१२॥

sarvāsāṁ saritāṁ caiva samudbhedo viśāṁ pate| yatra saṁnihito nityaṁ mahādevaḥ pinākadhṛk ॥03-93-12॥

[सर्वासां (sarvāsām) - of all; (feminine, genitive, plural); सरितां (saritām) - rivers; (genitive, plural); चैव (ca eva) - and indeed; समुद्भेदः (samudbhedaḥ) - source; place of emergence; विशां (viśām) - of men; (genitive, plural); पते (pate) - O lord; (vocative singular); यत्र (yatra) - where; संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - is present; abides; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; (great god, a name of Shiva); पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - holder of Pinaka; (the bow, i.e., Shiva);]

(O lord of men, the source of all rivers indeed, where always abides Mahadeva, the holder of Pinaka.)

O lord of men, the source of all rivers is that place where Mahadeva, the wielder of Pinaka, always abides. (03-93-12)

तत्र ते पाण्डवा वीराश्चातुर्मास्यैस्तदेजिरे। ऋषियज्ञेन महता यत्राक्षयवटो महान् ॥०३-९३-१३॥

tatra te pāṇḍavā vīrāś-cāturmāsyais-tadejire. ṛṣiyajñena mahatā yatrākṣaya-vaṭo mahān ॥03-93-13॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - those; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; चातुर्मास्यैः (cāturmāsyaiḥ) - with the Cāturmāsya sacrifices; तत् (tat) - that; एजिरे (ejire) - worshipped; ऋषियज्ञेन (ṛṣiyajñena) - with the great sacrifice to the Ṛṣis; महता (mahatā) - great; यत्र (yatra) - where; अक्षयवटः (akṣaya-vaṭaḥ) - the imperishable banyan tree; महान् (mahān) - great;]

(There those Pāṇḍava heroes worshipped that place with Cāturmāsya sacrifices, with the great Ṛṣi sacrifice, where the great imperishable banyan tree (is).)

There, those heroic Pāṇḍavas worshipped (that place) by performing the Cāturmāsya and the great sacrificial rites for the Ṛṣis, at the spot where the great imperishable banyan tree stands. (03-93-13)

ब्राह्मणास्तत्र शतशः समाजग्मुस्तपोधनाः। चातुर्मास्येनायजन्त आर्षेण विधिना तदा ॥०३-९३-१४॥

brāhmaṇās tatra śataśaḥ samājagmus tapodhanāḥ। cāturmāsyenāyajanta ārṣeṇa vidhinā tadā॥03-93-14॥

[ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; priests; तत्र (tatra) - there; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; came together; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; those whose wealth is austerity; चातुर्मास्येन (cāturmāsyena) - with the Cāturmāsya (sacrifice); आयजन्त (āyajanta) - they performed (sacrifice); आर्षेण (ārṣeṇa) - according to the Ṛṣis; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the procedure; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(Brāhmaṇas there by hundreds assembled, ascetics; with the Cāturmāsya they performed sacrifice, according to the Ṛṣis, by the procedure, then.)

Brāhmaṇas by the hundreds who were ascetics assembled there, and then performed the Cāturmāsya sacrifice, following the procedure prescribed by the Ṛṣis. (03-93-14)

तत्र विद्यातपोनित्या ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। कथाः प्रचक्रिरे पुण्याः सदसिस्था महात्मनाम् ॥०३-९३-१५॥

tatra vidyātaponityā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ। kathāḥ pracakrire puṇyāḥ sadasisthā mahātmanām ॥03-93-15॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; विद्या-तपः-नित्या (vidyā-tapaḥ-nityā) - ever engaged in knowledge and austerity; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; वेद-पारगाः (veda-pāragāḥ) - versed in the Vedas; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - discussed; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - virtuous; सदसि-स्थाः (sadasi-sthāḥ) - seated in the assembly; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled;]

(There, ever engaged in knowledge and austerity Brāhmaṇas versed in the Vedas, stories they discussed, virtuous, seated in the assembly of the great-souled.)

There, the Brāhmaṇas, ever devoted to knowledge and austerity, expert in the Vedas, seated in the assembly of the great-souled ones, discussed virtuous stories. (03-93-15)

तत्र विद्याव्रतस्नातः कौमारं व्रतमास्थितः। शमठोऽकथयद्राजन्नामूर्तरयसं गयम् ॥०३-९३-१६॥

tatra vidyā-vrata-snātaḥ kaumāraṃ vratam āsthitaḥ. śamaṭho'kathayad rājan nā mūrtarayasaṃ gayam ॥03-93-16॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; विद्याव्रतस्नातः (vidyā-vrata-snātaḥ) - one who has bathed after completing the vow of learning; कौमारं (kaumāram) - pertaining to youth; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - undertaken; शमठः (śamaṭhaḥ) - Śamaṭha (proper noun); अकथयत् (akathayat) - spoke; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नाम् (nām) - named; अमूर्तरयसम् (amūrtarayasam) - amūrtarayasa (proper noun); गयम् (gayam) - Gaya (proper noun);]

(There, one who has bathed after the vow of learning, having undertaken the youth's vow, Śamaṭha spoke, O king, named Amūrtarayasa, to Gaya.)

There, Śamaṭha, who had bathed after completing his vow of learning and had undertaken the vow appropriate for youth, spoke to Gaya, O king, about one named Amūrtarayasa. (03-93-16)

अमूर्तरयसः पुत्रो गयो राजर्षिसत्तमः। पुण्यानि यस्य कर्माणि तानि मे शृणु भारत ॥०३-९३-१७॥

amūrtarayasaḥ putro gayo rājarṣisattamaḥ। puṇyāni yasya karmāṇi tāni me śṛṇu bhārata॥03-93-17॥

[अमूर्तरयसः (amūrtarayasaḥ) - of Amūrtaraya;, पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son;, गयः (gayaḥ) - Gaya;, राजर्षिसत्तमः (rājarṣisattamaḥ) - the best among royal sages;, पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious;, यस्य (yasya) - whose;, कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions;, तानि (tāni) - those;, मे (me) - my;, शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;, भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Of Amūrtaraya, son Gaya, the best among royal sages. Meritorious, whose actions, those, my, hear, O Bhārata.)

Gaya, the son of Amūrtaraya, was the best among royal sages. Hear from me about those meritorious actions of his, O Bhārata. (03-93-17)

यस्य यज्ञो बभूवेह बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः। यत्रान्नपर्वता राजञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥०३-९३-१८॥

yasya yajño babhūveha bahv-anno bahu-dakṣiṇaḥ। yatrānna-parvatā rājan śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ॥03-93-18॥

[यस्य (yasya) - of whom; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; बभूव (babhūva) - became; इह (iha) - here; बह्वन्नः (bahv-annaḥ) - with much food; बहुदक्षिणः (bahu-dakṣiṇaḥ) - with much dakṣiṇā (gifts); यत्र (yatra) - where; अन्नपर्वताः (anna-parvatāḥ) - food-mountains; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]

(Of whom the sacrifice became here, with much food, with much dakṣiṇā; where food-mountains, O king, by hundreds and by thousands.)

O king, here the sacrifice of whom was performed, abundant with food and rich in gifts; where mountains of food rose by hundreds and thousands. (03-93-18)

घृतकुल्याश्च दध्नश्च नद्यो बहुशतास्तथा। व्यञ्जनानां प्रवाहाश्च महार्हाणां सहस्रशः ॥०३-९३-१९॥

ghṛtakulyāś ca dadhnaś ca nadyo bahuśatās tathā। vyañjanānāṃ pravāhāś ca mahārhāṇāṃ sahasraśaḥ ॥03-93-19॥

[घृतकुल्याः (ghṛtakulyāḥ) - channels of ghee; च (ca) - and; दध्नः (dadhnaḥ) - of curds; च (ca) - and; नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers; बहुशताः (bahuśatāḥ) - many hundreds; तथा (tathā) - likewise; व्यञ्जनानाम् (vyañjanānām) - of condiments; प्रवाहाः (pravāhāḥ) - streams; च (ca) - and; महार्हाणाम् (mahārhāṇām) - of most precious (excellent, costly); सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]

(Channels of ghee and of curds and rivers in many hundreds likewise; streams of condiments of the most precious (excellent, costly) by thousands.)

There were channels of ghee, of curds, and rivers numbering in the hundreds; likewise, streams of the most exquisite condiments flowed in their thousands. (03-93-19)

अहन्यहनि चाप्येतद्याचतां सम्प्रदीयते। अन्यत्तु ब्राह्मणा राजन्भुञ्जतेऽन्नं सुसंस्कृतम् ॥०३-९३-२०॥

ahany ahani cāpy etad yācatāṃ sampradīyate। anyat tu brāhmaṇā rājan bhuñjate 'nnaṃ susaṃskṛtam॥03-93-20॥

[अहन्यहनि (ahani ahani) - day by day; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; एतत् (etat) - this; याचताम् (yācatām) - of those who beg; सम्प्रदीयते (sampradīyate) - is given; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; तु (tu) - but; ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; राजन् (rājan) - O King; भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - eat; अन्नम् (annam) - food; सुसंस्कृतम् (susaṃskṛtam) - well-prepared;]

(Day by day and also this is given to the beggars; but other well-prepared food the Brahmins, O King, eat.)

Day by day this (food) is given to the beggars, but the Brahmins, O King, eat separately well-prepared food. (03-93-20)

तत्र वै दक्षिणाकाले ब्रह्मघोषो दिवं गतः। न स्म प्रज्ञायते किञ्चिद्ब्रह्मशब्देन भारत ॥०३-९३-२१॥

tatra vai dakṣiṇākāle brahma-ghoṣo divaṃ gataḥ। na sma prajñāyate kiñcid brahmaśabdena bhārata॥03-93-21॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - verily; दक्षिणाकाले (dakṣiṇākāle) - at the southern time; ब्रह्मघोषः (brahma-ghoṣaḥ) - sound of Veda; दिवं (divaṃ) - to heaven; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; प्रज्ञायते (prajñāyate) - is understood; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; ब्रह्मशब्देन (brahmaśabdena) - by the word Brahma (Veda-sound); भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(There verily at the southern time the sound of Veda has gone to heaven. Not indeed is anything understood by the word Brahma, O Bhārata.)

There, O Bhārata, at the time of the southern course, the Vedic sound ascended to heaven. Now, nothing at all is understood by the word 'Brahma' (Veda-sound).

पुण्येन चरता राजन्भूर्दिशः खं नभस्तथा। आपूर्णमासीच्छब्देन तदप्यासीन्महाद्भुतम् ॥०३-९३-२२॥

puṇyena caratā rājan bhūr diśaḥ khaṁ nabhas tathā। āpūrṇam āsīt śabdena tad api āsīn mahād-bhutam॥03-93-22॥

[पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by merit; by virtuous action; चरता (caratā) - by one moving; by one going; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भूः (bhūḥ) - earth; दिशः (diśaḥ) - quarters; directions; खं (kham) - sky; ether; नभः (nabhas) - atmosphere; sky; तथा (tathā) - likewise; so; आपूर्णम् (āpūrṇam) - filled; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound; तदपि (tad api) - even that; that also; आसीन् (āsīn) - was; महाद्भुतम् (mahād-bhutam) - very wonderful; very marvellous;]

(By merit by moving O king the earth, directions, sky, and also atmosphere likewise were filled with sound—even that was very wonderful.)

O king, as you moved with virtue, the earth, quarters, sky, and atmosphere likewise were all filled with sound, and even that was most marvelous. (03-93-22)

तत्र स्म गाथा गायन्ति मनुष्या भरतर्षभ। अन्नपानैः शुभैस्तृप्ता देशे देशे सुवर्चसः ॥०३-९३-२३॥

tatra sma gāthā gāyanti manuṣyā bharatarṣabha। annapānaiḥ śubhaiḥ tṛptā deśe deśe suvarcasaḥ ॥03-93-23॥

[तत्र (tatra) (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) (sma) - indeed; गाथा (gāthā) (gāthā) - songs; गायन्ति (gāyanti) (gāyanti) - they sing; मनुष्या (manuṣyāḥ) (manuṣyāḥ) - men; humans; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among Bharatas; अन्नपानैः (annapānaiḥ) (annapānaiḥ) - with food and drink; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious; तृप्ता (tṛptāḥ) (tṛptāḥ) - satisfied; देशे देशे (deśe deśe) (deśe deśe) - in each region; in every land; सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) (suvarcasaḥ) - radiant; splendid;]

(There indeed songs they sing men O bull among Bharatas; with auspicious food and drinks satisfied in each region radiant.)

O foremost among the Bharatas, there indeed, men sing songs; radiant and satisfied by auspicious food and drink in every region. (03-93-23)

गयस्य यज्ञे के त्वद्य प्राणिनो भोक्तुमीप्सवः। यत्र भोजनशिष्टस्य पर्वताः पञ्चविंशतिः ॥०३-९३-२४॥

gayasya yajñe ke tvadya prāṇino bhoktumīpsavaḥ। yatra bhojanaśiṣṭasya parvatāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ॥03-93-24॥

[गयस्य (gayasya) - of Gaya; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; के (ke) - which; त्वद्य (tvadya) - today; प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings; भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat; ईप्सवः (īpsavaḥ) - desiring; यत्र (yatra) - where; भोजनशिष्टस्य (bhojanaśiṣṭasya) - of the food left over; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains; पञ्चविंशतिः (pañcaviṃśatiḥ) - twenty-five;]

(Of Gaya, in the sacrifice, which today living beings, to eat, desiring; where of the food left over, mountains (are) twenty-five.)

At Gaya's sacrifice, which living beings today desire to eat, there are twenty-five mountains of food leftovers. (03-93-24)

न स्म पूर्वे जनाश्चक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे। गयो यदकरोद्यज्ञे राजर्षिरमितद्युतिः ॥०३-९३-२५॥

na sma pūrve janāścakrur na kariṣyanti cāpare. gayo yadakarodyajñe rājarṣiramitadyutiḥ ॥03-93-25॥

[न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; पूर्वे (pūrve) - former (people); जनाः (janāḥ) - men; people; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; performed; न (na) - not; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will do; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; गयः (gayaḥ) - Gaya (proper name); यत् (yat) - which; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; performed; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; राजर्षि (rājarṣi) - royal sage; अमितद्युतिः (amitadyutiḥ) - of limitless splendor;]

(Not indeed the former men did, not will do and others, what Gaya did in sacrifice, the royal sage of limitless splendor.)

Neither the men of former times have done, nor will others do, what Gaya, the royal sage of immeasurable splendor, did in sacrifice. (03-93-25)

कथं नु देवा हविषा गयेन परितर्पिताः। पुनः शक्ष्यन्त्युपादातुमन्यैर्दत्तानि कानिचित् ॥०३-९३-२६॥

kathaṁ nu devā haviṣā gayena paritarpitāḥ। punaḥ śakṣyantyupādātum anyair dattāni kānicit॥03-93-26॥

[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; देवा (devā) - gods; हविषा (haviṣā) - by the offering; गयेन (gayena) - by Gaya; परितर्पिताः (paritarpitāḥ) - have been fully satisfied; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शक्ष्यन्ति (śakṣyanti) - will be able; उपादातुम् (upādātum) - to accept; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; दत्तानि (dattāni) - given; कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (offerings);]

(How indeed the gods, having been fully satisfied by the offering by Gaya, will again be able to accept some offerings given by others?)

How, then, will the gods, who have been fully satisfied with the offering by Gaya, be able to accept any further offerings given by others? (03-93-26)

एवंविधाः सुबहवस्तस्य यज्ञे महात्मनः। बभूवुरस्य सरसः समीपे कुरुनन्दन ॥०३-९३-२७॥

evaṁ-vidhāḥ subahavaḥ tasya yajñe mahātmanaḥ। babhūvuḥ asya sarasaḥ samīpe kurunandana॥03-93-27॥

[एवंविधाः (evaṁ-vidhāḥ) - of such kind; such as these; सुबहवः (subahavaḥ) - many; numerous; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (one); बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; were; अस्य (asya) - of him; his; सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake; समीपे (samīpe) - near; in the vicinity; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus;]

(Of such kind, many, of him, in the sacrifice of the great-souled one, were, of him, near the lake, O joy of the Kurus.)

O joy of the Kurus, many such (wondrous things) were present at the sacrifice of that great-souled one, near his lake. (03-93-27)