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कोटिकाश्य उवाच॥
koṭikāśya uvāca॥
[कोटिकाश्य (koṭikāśya) - Koṭikāśya (proper noun; name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Koṭikāśya said;)
Koṭikāśya said.
का त्वं कदम्बस्य विनम्य शाखा; मेकाश्रमे तिष्ठसि शोभमाना। देदीप्यमानाग्निशिखेव नक्तं; दोधूयमाना पवनेन सुभ्रूः ॥०३-२४९-१॥
kā tvaṃ kadambasya vinamya śākhā; mekāśrame tiṣṭhasi śobhamānā. dedīpyamānāgniśikheva naktaṃ; dodhūyamānā pavanena subhrūḥ॥03-249-1॥
[का (kā) - who; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कदम्बस्य (kadambasya) - of the kadamba tree; विनम्य (vinamya) - bending; शाखा (śākhā) - branch; मेका-आश्रमे (mekāśrame) - in a solitary hermitage; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand; शोभमाना (śobhamānā) - shining; देदीप्यमान-अग्नि-शिखा-इव (dedīpyamāna-agni-śikhā-iva) - like a blazing flame of fire; नक्तं (naktaṃ) - at night; दोधूयमाना (dodhūyamānā) - being shaken; पवनेन (pavanena) - by the wind; सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - O beautiful-browed one;]
(Who are you, O beautiful-browed one, bending the branch of the kadamba tree; in a solitary hermitage you stand, shining; like a blazing flame of fire at night, being shaken by the wind.)
Who are you, O beautiful-browed lady, bending the branch of the kadamba tree? Standing in a solitary hermitage, you shine forth like a blazing flame of fire at night, swaying in the wind. (03-249-1)
अतीव रूपेण समन्विता त्वं; न चाप्यरण्येषु बिभेषि किं नु। देवी नु यक्षी यदि दानवी वा; वराप्सरा दैत्यवराङ्गना वा ॥०३-२४९-२॥
atīva rūpeṇa samanvitā tvaṃ; na cāpy araṇyeṣu bibheṣi kiṃ nu. devī nu yakṣī yadi dānavī vā; varāpsarā daityavarāṅganā vā ॥03-249-2॥
[अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty; समन्विता (samanvitā) - endowed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - even; अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in forests; बिभेषि (bibheṣi) - you fear; किं (kiṃ) - why; नु (nu) - indeed; देवी (devī) - goddess; नु (nu) - indeed; यक्षी (yakṣī) - a yakṣī; यदि (yadi) - if; दानवी (dānavī) - demoness; वा (vā) - or; वरा (varā) - excellent; अप्सरा (apsarā) - apsaras; दैत्यवराङ्गना (daityavarāṅganā) - daitya maiden; वा (vā) - or;]
(Exceedingly by beauty endowed you; and even in forests you do not fear why indeed. Goddess indeed a yakṣī if demoness or; excellent apsaras or daitya maiden or.)
You are endowed with extraordinary beauty; even in the forests, you do not seem to fear, why indeed? Are you a goddess, or a yakṣī, or perhaps a demoness? Or are you an excellent apsaras or a maiden among the daityas? (03-249-2)
वपुष्मती वोरगराजकन्या; वनेचरी वा क्षणदाचरस्त्री। यद्येव राज्ञो वरुणस्य पत्नी; यमस्य सोमस्य धनेश्वरस्य ॥०३-२४९-३॥
vapuṣmatī voragarājakanyā; vanecarī vā kṣaṇadācarasthrī. yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī; yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya ॥03-249-3॥
[वपुष्मती (vapuṣmatī) - endowed with form; beautiful woman; वोरगराजकन्या (voragarājakanyā) - daughter of the king of serpents (Vāsuki); वनेचरी (vanecarī) - roamer of the forest; वा (vā) - or; क्षणदाचरस्त्री (kṣaṇadācarasthrī) - woman who moves in the night; nocturnal woman; यद्येव (yadyeva) - or if, indeed; राज्ञो (rājño) - of the king; वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa; पत्नी (patnī) - wife; यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma; धनेश्वरस्य (dhaneśvarasya) - of the lord of wealth (Kubera);]
(Beautiful woman, daughter of the king of serpents; or forest-roamer, or nocturnal woman. Or if indeed the wife of the king Varuṇa; of Yama, of Soma, of Dhaneśvara (the lord of wealth). (03-249-3))
A beautiful woman, the daughter of the king of serpents; or a roamer of the forest, or a woman of the night; or even if the wife of King Varuṇa, or of Yama, Soma, or the lord of wealth (Kubera). (03-249-3)
धातुर्विधातुः सवितुर्विभोर्वा; शक्रस्य वा त्वं सदनात्प्रपन्ना। न ह्येव नः पृच्छसि ये वयं स्म; न चापि जानीम तवेह नाथम् ॥०३-२४९-४॥
dhātur vidhātuḥ savitur vibhor vā; śakrasya vā tvaṁ sadanāt prapannā. na hy eva naḥ pṛcchasi ye vayaṁ sma; na cāpi jānīma taveha nātham ॥03-249-4॥
[धातुः (dhātuḥ) - the Creator Brahmā; विधातुः (vidhātuḥ) - of the Disposer; (another name for Brahmā;) सवितुः (savituḥ) - of Savitṛ; (the Sun-god;) विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of the Supreme Lord; वा (vā) - or; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (Indra); वा (vā) - or; त्वम् (tvam) - you; सदनात् (sadanāt) - from the abode; (house;) प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - arrived; come; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एव (eva) - just; certainly; नः (naḥ) - us; पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask; ये (ye) - who; वयम् (vayam) - we; स्म (sma) - are; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; जानीम (jānīma) - we know; तव (tava) - your; इह (iha) - here; नाथम् (nātham) - master; lord;]
(Of the Creator, of the Disposer, of Savitṛ, of the Supreme Lord, or; or of Śakra (Indra), you have arrived from the abode. Indeed, you do not just ask us who we are; and also, we do not know your master here.)
You may have arrived from the abode of the Creator, the Disposer, Savitṛ, the Supreme Lord, or even from Śakra (Indra); yet, you do not in fact ask us who we are, nor do we even know your master here. (03-249-4)
वयं हि मानं तव वर्धयन्तः; पृच्छाम भद्रे प्रभवं प्रभुं च। आचक्ष्व बन्धूंश्च पतिं कुलं च; तत्त्वेन यच्चेह करोषि कार्यम् ॥०३-२४९-५॥
vayaṃ hi mānaṃ tava vardhayantaḥ; pṛcchāma bhadre prabhavaṃ prabhuṃ ca. ācakṣva bandhūṃś ca patiṃ kulaṃ ca; tattvena yac ceha karoṣi kāryam ॥03-249-5॥
[वयं (vayaṃ) - we; हि (hi) - indeed; मानं (mānam) - honor; तव (tava) - your; वर्धयन्तः (vardhayantaḥ) - increasing; पृच्छाम (pṛcchāma) - we ask; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; प्रभवं (prabhavam) - origin; प्रभुं (prabhuṃ) - lord; च (ca) - and; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; बन्धूंश्च (bandhūṃś ca) - relations and; पतिं (patiṃ) - husband; कुलं (kulaṃ) - family; च (ca) - and; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - in reality; यत् (yat) - what; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; करोषि (karoṣi) - you do; कार्यं (kāryam) - action;]
(We indeed, increasing your honor; ask, O auspicious one, origin and lord and. Tell (us) relations and husband, family and; in reality, what and here you do (as) action.)
We, indeed, wishing to increase your honor, ask you, O auspicious lady, about your origin and your lord. Tell us truly your relations, your husband, your family, and also what exactly is the action you are performing here. (03-249-5)
अहं तु राज्ञः सुरथस्य पुत्रो; यं कोटिकाश्येति विदुर्मनुष्याः। असौ तु यस्तिष्ठति काञ्चनाङ्गे; रथे हुतोऽग्निश्चयने यथैव ॥ त्रिगर्तराजः कमलायताक्षि; क्षेमङ्करो नाम स एष वीरः ॥०३-२४९-६॥
ahaṃ tu rājñaḥ surathasya putro; yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ. asau tu yastiṣṭhati kāñcanāṅge; rathe huto'gnicchayane yathaiva ॥ trigartarājaḥ kamalāyatākṣi; kṣemaṅkaro nāma sa eṣa vīraḥ ॥03-249-6॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; तु (tu) - however; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सुरथस्य (surathasya) - Suratha; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; यं (yaṃ) - whom; कोटिकाश्येति (koṭikāśyeti) - Koṭikāśya they say; विदुर्मनुष्याः (vidurmanuṣyāḥ) - humans know; असौ (asau) - that; तु (tu) - however; यः (yaḥ) - who; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; काञ्चनाङ्गे (kāñcanāṅge) - in golden chariot; रथे (rathe) - in chariot; हुतः (hutaḥ) - sacrificed; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; चयने (cayane) - on the platform; यथैव (yathaiva) - just as; त्रिगर्तराजः (trigartarājaḥ) - King of Trigarta; कमलायताक्षि (kamalāyatākṣi) - lotus-eyed lady; क्षेमङ्करः (kṣemaṅkaraḥ) - Kṣemaṅkara; नाम (nāma) - named; स (sa) - he; एष (eṣa) - this; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero;]
(I however am the son of King Suratha, whom humans know as Koṭikāśya. But that one who stands in the golden chariot, just like the fire sacrificed on the altar, O lotus-eyed lady, is the King of Trigarta, this hero named Kṣemaṅkara.)
I am the son of King Suratha, known among men as Koṭikāśya. That man standing in the golden chariot, like a fire on the sacrificial altar, O lotus-eyed one, is the King of Trigarta, the heroic Kṣemaṅkara. (03-249-6)
अस्मात्परस्त्वेष महाधनुष्मा; न्पुत्रः कुणिन्दाधिपतेर्वरिष्ठः। निरीक्षते त्वां विपुलायतांसः; सुविस्मितः पर्वतवासनित्यः ॥०३-२४९-७॥
asmāt parastveṣa mahādhanuṣmā; nputraḥ kuṇindādhipatervariṣṭhaḥ. nirīkṣate tvāṃ vipulāyatāṃsaḥ; suvismitaḥ parvatavāsanityaḥ ॥03-249-7॥
[अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (person); परः (paraḥ) - different; another; त्व् (tv) - but; (sandhi with eṣa); एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one; महाधनुष्मान् (mahādhanuṣmān) - great archer; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; कुणिन्दाधिपतेः (kuṇindādhipateḥ) - of the lord of the Kuṇindas; वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent; निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - looks at; observes; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विपुल-आयत-अंसः (vipulāyatāṃsaḥ) - broad and long-shouldered; सुविस्मितः (suvismitaḥ) - very astonished; greatly amazed; पर्वत-वास-नित्यः (parvatavāsanityaḥ) - one dwelling always in the mountains; mountain-dweller;]
(From this (person), another—this (one), a great archer, the most excellent son of the lord of the Kuṇindas—broad and long-shouldered, always dwelling in the mountains, greatly astonished, gazes at you.)
Beyond this person, this great archer—the foremost son of the king of the Kuṇindas—broad-shouldered, ever dwelling in the mountains, gazes at you in great wonder. (03-249-7)
असौ तु यः पुष्करिणीसमीपे; श्यामो युवा तिष्ठति दर्शनीयः। इक्ष्वाकुराज्ञः सुबलस्य पुत्रः; स एष हन्ता द्विषतां सुगात्रि ॥०३-२४९-८॥
asau tu yaḥ puṣkariṇīsamīpe; śyāmo yuvā tiṣṭhati darśanīyaḥ. ikṣvākurājñaḥ subalasya putraḥ; sa eṣa hantā dviṣatāṃ sugātri ॥03-249-8॥
[असौ (asau) - that one; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; पुष्करिणीसमीपे (puṣkariṇī-samīpe) - near the lotus-pond; श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned; युवा (yuvā) - young man; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome; इक्ष्वाकुराज्ञः (ikṣvākurājñaḥ) - of Ikṣvāku king; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; स (sa) - he; एष (eṣa) - this; हन्ता (hantā) - slayer; द्विषतां (dviṣatām) - of enemies; सुगात्रि (sugātri) - O one with beautiful limbs;]
(That one but who near the lotus-pond, dark-complexioned young man stands, handsome. Of Ikṣvāku king, of Subala son, he this slayer of enemies, O one with beautiful limbs.)
But that one, the handsome, dark-complexioned young man standing near the lotus-pond, is the son of Subala of Ikṣvāku king; he is the slayer of enemies, O one with beautiful limbs. (03-249-8)
यस्यानुयात्रं ध्वजिनः प्रयान्ति; सौवीरका द्वादश राजपुत्राः। शोणाश्वयुक्तेषु रथेषु सर्वे; मखेषु दीप्ता इव हव्यवाहाः ॥०३-२४९-९॥
yasyā'nuyātraṃ dhvajinaḥ prayānti; sauvīrakā dvādaśa rājaputrāḥ. śoṇāśvayukteṣu ratheṣu sarve; makheṣu dīptā iva havyavāhāḥ ॥03-249-9॥
[यस्यानुयात्रं (yasyā'nuyātram) - whose procession; ध्वजिनः (dhvajinaḥ) - standard-bearers (troops); प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - go; सौवीरका (sauvīrakā) - Sauvira people; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; शोणाश्वयुक्तेषु (śoṇāśvayukteṣu) - in chariots yoked with red horses; रथेषु (ratheṣu) - in chariots; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मखेषु (makheṣu) - in sacrifices; दीप्ता (dīptā) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; हव्यवाहाः (havyavāhāḥ) - fire-carriers (fires);]
(Standard-bearers go in procession of whom; twelve Sauvira princes; all in chariots yoked with red horses; in sacrifices blazing like fire-carriers.)
The standard-bearers go in the procession of whom; twelve princes of the Sauvira race, all in chariots yoked with red horses, blazing in sacrifices like fires. (03-249-9)
अङ्गारकः कुञ्जरगुप्तकश्च; शत्रुञ्जयः सञ्जयसुप्रवृद्धौ। प्रभङ्करोऽथ भ्रमरो रविश्च; शूरः प्रतापः कुहरश्च नाम ॥०३-२४९-१०॥
aṅgārakaḥ kuñjaraguptakaś ca; śatruñjayaḥ sañjaya-supravṛddhau. prabhaṅkaro 'tha bhramaro raviś ca; śūraḥ pratāpaḥ kuharaś ca nāma ॥03-249-10॥
[अङ्गारकः (aṅgārakaḥ) - Aṅgāraka (proper name); कुञ्जरगुप्तकः (kuñjaraguptakaḥ) - Kuñjaraguptaka (proper name); च (ca) - and; शत्रुञ्जयः (śatruñjayaḥ) - Śatruñjaya (proper name); सञ्जयसुप्रवृद्धौ (sañjaya-supravṛddhau) - Sañjaya and Supravṛddha (proper names, dual); प्रभङ्करः (prabhaṅkaraḥ) - Prabhaṅkara (proper name); अथ (atha) - then; भ्रमरः (bhramaraḥ) - Bhramara (proper name); रविः (raviḥ) - Ravi (proper name); च (ca) - and; शूरः (śūraḥ) - Śūra (proper name); प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ) - Pratāpa (proper name); कुहरः (kuharaḥ) - Kuhara (proper name); च (ca) - and; नाम (nāma) - name;]
(Aṅgāraka, Kuñjaraguptaka and; Śatruñjaya, Sañjaya and Supravṛddha; Prabhaṅkara then Bhramara, Ravi and; Śūra, Pratāpa and Kuhara names.)
The names are: Aṅgāraka, Kuñjaraguptaka, Śatruñjaya, Sañjaya, Supravṛddha, Prabhaṅkara, Bhramara, Ravi, Śūra, Pratāpa, and Kuhara. (03-249-10)
यं षट्सहस्रा रथिनोऽनुयान्ति; नागा हयाश्चैव पदातिनश्च। जयद्रथो नाम यदि श्रुतस्ते; सौवीरराजः सुभगे स एषः ॥०३-२४९-११॥
yaṃ ṣaṭsahasrā rathino' nuyānti; nāgā hayāścaiva padātinaśca. jayadratho nāma yadi śrutaste; sauvīrarājaḥ subhage sa eṣaḥ ॥03-249-11॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; षट्सहस्रा (ṣaṭsahasrā) - six thousand; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - follow; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पदातिनः (padātinaḥ) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; नाम (nāma) - by name; यदि (yadi) - if; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; ते (te) - by you; सौवीरराजः (sauvīrarājaḥ) - king of the Sauvīras; सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one; सः (saḥ) - he; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this;]
(Whom six thousand charioteers follow, elephants and horses and indeed foot soldiers; Jayadratha by name, if heard by you, the king of the Sauvīras, O fortunate one, he is this.)
O fortunate one, if you have heard of Jayadratha, the king of the Sauvīras—he is this man, whom six thousand charioteers, elephants, horses, and foot soldiers follow. (03-249-11)
तस्यापरे भ्रातरोऽदीनसत्त्वा; बलाहकानीकविदारणाध्याः। सौवीरवीराः प्रवरा युवानो; राजानमेते बलिनोऽनुयान्ति ॥०३-२४९-१२॥
tasyāpare bhrātaro'dīnasattvā; balāhakānīkavidāraṇādhyāḥ. sauvīravīrāḥ pravarā yuvāno; rājānamete balino'nuyānti ॥03-249-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; of him; अपरे (apare) - others; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; अदीनसत्त्वाः (adīnasattvāḥ) - not weak in spirit; possessing undaunted strength; बलाहकानीकविदारणाध्याः (balāhakānīkavidāraṇādhyāḥ) - excelling in breaking the array of enemies; superior in shattering enemy formations; सौवीरवीराः (sauvīravīrāḥ) - heroes of Sauvīra; Sauvīra warriors; प्रवरा (pravarā) - eminent; chief; युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young men; youths; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; एते (ete) - these; बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful; strong; अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - follow; accompany;]
(Of him, other brothers, not weak in spirit, excelling in destroying arrays of enemies, Sauvīra heroes, eminent youths—these strong ones follow the king.)
Other brothers of his, undaunted in spirit, excelling in breaking enemy ranks, the eminent young Sauvīra heroes—these powerful ones follow the king. (3-249-12)
एतैः सहायैरुपयाति राजा; मरुद्गणैरिन्द्र इवाभिगुप्तः। अजानतां ख्यापय नः सुकेशि; कस्यासि भार्या दुहिता च कस्य ॥०३-२४९-१३॥
etaiḥ sahāyair upayāti rājā; marud-gaṇair indra iva abhiguptaḥ. ajānatām khyāpaya naḥ sukeśi; kasya asi bhāryā duhitā ca kasya ॥03-249-13॥
[एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; सहायैः (sahāyair) - helpers; उपयाति (upayāti) - approaches; राजा (rājā) - king; मरुद्गणैः (marud-gaṇaiḥ) - by the troop of Maruts; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; अभिगुप्तः (abhiguptaḥ) - protected; अजानताम् (ajānatām) - of the non-knowers; ख्यापय (khyāpaya) - make known; नः (naḥ) - to us; सुकेशि (sukeśi) - O Sukeśi; कस्य (kasya) - of whom; असि (asi) - are you; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; च (ca) - and; कस्य (kasya) - of whom;]
(By these helpers the king approaches; protected like Indra by the troop of Maruts. Make known to us, O Sukeśi, of whom are you the wife, and of whom the daughter. (03-249-13))
With these helpers the king approaches, protected like Indra by the troops of Maruts. Tell us, O Sukeśi, whose wife you are, and whose daughter. (03-249-13)
