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सावित्र्युपाख्यानम्
sāvitryupākhyānam
[सावित्र्य् (sāvitry-) - of Sāvitrī; उपाख्यानम् (upākhyānam) - story;]
(of Sāvitrī story)
The story of Sāvitrī.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, personal name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular perfect of √vac);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
नात्मानमनुशोचामि नेमान्भ्रातॄन्महामुने। हरणं चापि राज्यस्य यथेमां द्रुपदात्मजाम् ॥०३-२७७-१॥
nātmānam anuśocāmi nemān bhrātṝn mahā-mune. haraṇaṃ ca api rājyasya yathā imāṃ drupada-ātmajām ॥03-277-1॥
[न (na) - not; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself; अनुशोचामि (anuśocāmi) - I lament; न (na) - not; इमान् (imān) - these; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; हरणम् (haraṇam) - loss; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom; यथा (yathā) - as; इमाम् (imām) - this; द्रुपदात्मजाम् (drupadātmajām) - daughter of Drupada (i.e., Draupadī);]
(Not myself I lament, nor these brothers, O great sage; the loss also of the kingdom (I do not lament) as (I lament) this daughter of Drupada.)
O great sage, I do not lament for myself, nor these brothers, nor even the loss of the kingdom, as much as I lament for this daughter of Drupada. (03-277-1)
द्यूते दुरात्मभिः क्लिष्टाः कृष्णया तारिता वयम्। जयद्रथेन च पुनर्वनादपहृता बलात् ॥०३-२७७-२॥
dyūte durātmabhiḥ kliṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇayā tāritā vayam। jayadrathena ca punar-vanād-apahṛtā balāt ॥03-277-2॥
[द्यूते (dyūte) - in the gambling; दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by evil-minded (ones); क्लिष्टाः (kliṣṭāḥ) - oppressed; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); तारिता (tāritā) - saved; वयम् (vayam) - we; जयद्रथेन (jayadrathena) - by Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punar) - again; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; अपहृता (apahṛtā) - carried away; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(In the gambling, by evil-minded (ones), oppressed; by Kṛṣṇā saved we (were). By Jayadratha and again from the forest, carried away by force.)
Oppressed in the gambling by evil-minded men, we were saved by Kṛṣṇā. And again, by Jayadratha, carried away by force from the forest. (03-277-2)
अस्ति सीमन्तिनी काचिद्दृष्टपूर्वाथ वा श्रुता। पतिव्रता महाभागा यथेयं द्रुपदात्मजा ॥०३-२७७-३॥
asti sīmantinī kācid dṛṣṭapūrvātha vā śrutā. pativratā mahābhāgā yatheyaṃ drupadātmajā ॥03-277-3॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; सीमन्तिनी (sīmantinī) - a married woman; काचित् (kācit) - some; दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; पतिव्रता (pativratā) - faithful wife; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate; यथा (yathā) - as; इयम् (iyam) - this; द्रुपदात्मजा (drupadātmajā) - daughter of Drupada;]
(There is some married woman, seen before or heard of, (who is) a faithful wife, greatly fortunate, as this daughter of Drupada.)
There is some married woman, whether seen or heard of before, who is a faithful wife and greatly fortunate, just like this daughter of Drupada. (03-277-3)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya; (a proper noun, the sage Markandeya); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Markandeya said;)
Markandeya said;
शृणु राजन्कुलस्त्रीणां महाभाग्यं युधिष्ठिर। सर्वमेतद्यथा प्राप्तं सावित्र्या राजकन्यया ॥०३-२७७-४॥
śṛṇu rājan kulastrīṇāṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira। sarvam etad yathā prāptaṃ sāvitryā rājakanyayā ॥03-277-4॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुलस्त्रीणां (kulastrīṇām) - of the noble women; महाभाग्यं (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; प्राप्तं (prāptam) - attained; सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by Sāvitrī; राजकन्यया (rājakanyayā) - by the royal maiden;]
(Hear, O king, the great fortune of the noble women, Yudhiṣṭhira. All this as attained by Sāvitrī, the royal maiden.)
Hear, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, about the great fortune of noble women, all this as attained by Sāvitrī, the royal princess. (03-277-4)
आसीन्मद्रेषु धर्मात्मा राजा परमधार्मिकः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः ॥०३-२७७-५॥
āsīn madreṣu dharmātmā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ. brahmaṇyaś ca śaraṇyaś ca satyasan-dho jitendriyaḥ ॥03-277-5॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मद्रेषु (madreṣu) - among the Madras; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; राजा (rājā) - king; परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous; ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - respectful to brahmins; च (ca) - and; शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - one who gives refuge; च (ca) - and; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful in intent; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered the senses;]
(Was among the Madras the righteous-souled king, supremely righteous, respectful to brahmins and one who gives refuge, truthful in intent, one who has conquered the senses.)
In the land of the Madras, there was a king who was righteous, supremely virtuous, devoted to brahmins, a giver of refuge, truthful, and master of his senses. (03-277-5)
यज्वा दानपतिर्दक्षः पौरजानपदप्रियः। पार्थिवोऽश्वपतिर्नाम सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥०३-२७७-६॥
yajvā dānapatirdakṣaḥ paurajānapadapriyaḥ। pārthivo'śvapatirnāma sarvabhūtahite rataḥ ॥03-277-6॥
[यज्वा (yajvā) - sacrificer; one who performs yajña; दानपतिः (dānapatiḥ) - lord of giving; generous; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - skilful; efficient; पौर-जानपद-प्रियः (paura-jānapada-priyaḥ) - dear to citizens and country people; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; ruler; अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - lord of horses; possessor of horses; नाम (nāma) - named; by name; सर्व-भूत-हिते (sarva-bhūta-hite) - in the welfare of all beings; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; devoted;]
(Sacrificer, lord of giving, skilful, dear to citizens and country people. The king, named lord of horses, engaged in the welfare of all beings.)
A sacrificer, generous, skilful, dear to citizens and country folk—the king, called the lord of horses, is devoted to the welfare of all beings. (03-277-6)
क्षमावाननपत्यश्च सत्यवाग्विजितेन्द्रियः। अतिक्रान्तेन वयसा सन्तापमुपजग्मिवान् ॥०३-२७७-७॥
kṣamāvānanapatyaś ca satyavāg vijitendriyaḥ। atikrāntena vayasā santāpam upajagmivān॥03-277-7॥
[क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - possessed of forbearance; अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - without offspring; च (ca) - and; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - speaker of truth; विजितेन्द्रियः (vijitendriyaḥ) - one who has mastered his senses; अतिक्रान्तेन (atikrāntena) - surpassed (by); वयसा (vayasā) - by age; सन्तापम् (santāpam) - grief; उपजग्मिवान् (upajagmivān) - approached;]
(Possessed of forbearance, without offspring, and speaker of truth, mastered his senses, surpassed by age, grief approached.)
He, being forbearing, childless, truthful in speech, and self-controlled, was afflicted by sorrow due to advancing age. (03-277-7)
अपत्योत्पादनार्थं स तीव्रं नियममास्थितः। काले परिमिताहारो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ॥०३-२७७-८॥
apatyotpādanārthaṃ sa tīvraṃ niyamamāsthitaḥ। kāle parimitāhāro brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ ॥03-277-8॥
[अपत्योत्पादनार्थं (apatyotpādanārtham) - for the purpose of producing offspring; स (sa) - he; तीव्रं (tīvram) - intense; नियमम् (niyamam) - restraint; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having undertaken; काले (kāle) - at the proper time; परिमिताहारः (parimitāhāraḥ) - of restrained food (intake); ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - celibate; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered the senses;]
(For the purpose of producing offspring, he, having undertaken intense restraint, at the proper time, with restrained food, being celibate, having conquered the senses.)
For the purpose of producing offspring, he practiced intense self-restraint, eating in moderation at the proper time, maintaining celibacy, and having control over his senses. (03-277-8)
हुत्वा शतसहस्रं स सावित्र्या राजसत्तम। षष्ठे षष्ठे तदा काले बभूव मितभोजनः ॥०३-२७७-९॥
hutvā śatasahasraṃ sa sāvitryā rājasattama। ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe tadā kāle babhūva mitabhojanaḥ ॥03-277-9॥
[हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (as oblation); शतसहस्रं (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand; स (sa) - he; सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - with Sāvitrī; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - best among kings; षष्ठे षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe) - in every sixth (time); तदा (tadā) - then; काले (kāle) - at the time; बभूव (babhūva) - became; मितभोजनः (mitabhojanaḥ) - of measured (moderate) food;]
(Having offered a hundred thousand (oblations), he, with Sāvitrī, O best among kings, in every sixth time then became of measured food.)
O best among kings, after offering a hundred thousand (oblations) together with Sāvitrī, then at every sixth time, he became moderate in food. (03-277-9)
एतेन नियमेनासीद्वर्षाण्यष्टादशैव तु। पूर्णे त्वष्टादशे वर्षे सावित्री तुष्टिमभ्यगात् ॥ स्वरूपिणी तदा राजन्दर्शयामास तं नृपम् ॥०३-२७७-१०॥
etena niyamena āsīd varṣāṇy aṣṭādaśaiva tu. pūrṇe tv aṣṭādaśe varṣe sāvitri tuṣṭim abhyagāt ॥ svarūpiṇī tadā rājan darśayāmāsa taṃ nṛpam ॥03-277-10॥
[एतेन (etena) - by this; नियमेन (niyamena) - with discipline; with observance; आसीत् (āsīt) - she remained; she was; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen; एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; तु (tu) - but; however; पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - when completed; on the fulfillment; तु (tu) - but; however; अष्टादशे (aṣṭādaśe) - in the eighteenth; वर्षे (varṣe) - year; सावित्री (sāvitri) - Sāvitrī; तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - satisfaction; fulfillment; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - she attained; she approached; स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - in her true form; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - she revealed; she showed; तम् (tam) - to him; him; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(By this discipline, she remained for eighteen years indeed. But upon completion of the eighteenth year, Sāvitrī attained satisfaction. Then, in her true form, O king, she showed herself to the king. (03-277-10))
Following this discipline, Sāvitrī lived for eighteen years. When the eighteenth year was completed, she attained satisfaction. Then, O king, Sāvitrī, appearing in her true form, revealed herself to the king. (03-277-10)
अग्निहोत्रात्समुत्थाय हर्षेण महतान्विता। उवाच चैनं वरदा वचनं पार्थिवं तदा ॥०३-२७७-११॥
agnihotrātsamutthāya harṣeṇa mahatānvitā। uvāca cainaṃ varadā vacanaṃ pārtivaṃ tadā ॥03-277-11॥
[अग्निहोत्रात् (agnihotrāt) - from the Agnihotra; समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महतान्विता (mahatānvitā) - possessed of great; उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke; च (ca) - and; एनं (enaṃ) - to him; वरदा (varadā) - the giver of boons; वचनं (vacanam) - words; पार्थिवं (pārtivam) - to the king; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(From the Agnihotra having risen, with joy possessed of great, she spoke and to him, the giver of boons, words to the king, then.)
Then, the giver of boons, filled with great joy, having risen from the Agnihotra, spoke these words to the king. (03-277-11)
ब्रह्मचर्येण शुद्धेन दमेन नियमेन च। सर्वात्मना च मद्भक्त्या तुष्टास्मि तव पार्थिव ॥०३-२७७-१२॥
brahmacaryeṇa śuddhena damena niyamena ca। sarvātmanā ca madbhaktyā tuṣṭāsmi tava pārthiva॥03-277-12॥
[ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy; शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by purity; दमेन (damena) - by self-control; नियमेन (niyamena) - by observance; च (ca) - and; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with the whole self; च (ca) - and; मद्भक्त्या (madbhaktyā) - by devotion to me; तुष्टास्मि (tuṣṭāsmi) - I am satisfied; तव (tava) - with you; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King;]
(By celibacy, by purity, by self-control, by observance and with the whole self and by devotion to me, I am satisfied with you, O King.)
O King, I am satisfied with you by your celibacy, purity, self-control, observances, wholeheartedness, and devotion to me. (03-277-12)
वरं वृणीष्वाश्वपते मद्रराज यथेप्सितम्। न प्रमादश्च धर्मेषु कर्तव्यस्ते कथञ्चन ॥०३-२७७-१३॥
varaṃ vṛṇīṣvāśvapate madrarāja yathepsitam। na pramādaś ca dharmeṣu kartavyas te kathaṃcana॥03-277-13॥
[वरं (varaṃ) - boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; अश्वपते (aśvapate) - O lord of horses; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - O king of Madra; यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired; न (na) - not; प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - negligence; च (ca) - and; धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in duties; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done; ते (te) - by you; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Boon choose, O lord of horses, O king of Madra, as desired. Not negligence and in duties to be done by you in any way.)
Choose a boon, O lord of horses, O king of Madra, as you desire. Negligence in duties is never to be done by you in any manner. (03-277-13)
अश्वपतिरुवाच॥
aśvapatir uvāca॥
[अश्वपति (aśvapati) - the lord of horses; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Aśvapati said;)
Aśvapati said.
अपत्यार्थः समारम्भः कृतो धर्मेप्सया मया। पुत्रा मे बहवो देवि भवेयुः कुलभावनाः ॥०३-२७७-१४॥
apatyārthaḥ samārambhaḥ kṛto dharm-epsayā mayā। putrā me bahavo devi bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ ॥03-277-14॥
[अपत्यार्थः (apatyārthaḥ) - for the sake of offspring; समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - endeavour; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - has been made; धर्मेप्सया (dharm-epsayā) - with the desire for righteousness; मया (mayā) - by me; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; मे (me) - my; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; देवि (devi) - O goddess; भवेयुः (bhaveyuḥ) - may become; कुलभावनाः (kulabhāvanāḥ) - those who make the lineage flourish;]
(For the sake of offspring, the endeavour has been made by me with the desire for righteousness. My sons, O goddess, may many be, flourishing the lineage.)
I have undertaken this effort for the sake of having children, motivated by a desire for righteousness. May I have many sons, O goddess, who will cause the lineage to flourish. (03-277-14)
तुष्टासि यदि मे देवि काममेतं वृणोम्यहम्। सन्तानं हि परो धर्म इत्याहुर्मां द्विजातयः ॥०३-२७७-१५॥
tuṣṭāsi yadi me devi kāmam etaṁ vṛṇomy aham। santānaṁ hi paro dharma ity āhur māṁ dvijātayaḥ॥03-277-15॥
[तुष्टासि (tuṣṭāsi) - you are pleased; यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - to me; देवि (devi) - O goddess; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; एतं (etaṁ) - this; वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose; अहम् (aham) - I; सन्तानम् (santānam) - offspring; progeny; हि (hi) - indeed; परः (paraḥ) - the highest; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; righteousness; इति (iti) - thus; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; माम् (mām) - to me; द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born;]
(You are pleased if to me O goddess, desire this I choose I; offspring indeed highest dharma thus they say to me the twice-born.)
O goddess, if you are pleased with me, then this is the desire I choose: offspring, for indeed the twice-born say to me that offspring is the highest dharma. (03-277-15)
सावित्र्युवाच॥
sāvitry uvāca॥
[सावित्र्य् (sāvitry) - Sāvitrī (the proper name, nominative singular); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sāvitrī said;)
Sāvitrī said.
पूर्वमेव मया राजन्नभिप्रायमिमं तव। ज्ञात्वा पुत्रार्थमुक्तो वै तव हेतोः पितामहः ॥०३-२७७-१६॥
pūrvam eva mayā rājan abhiprāyam imaṃ tava। jñātvā putrārtham ukto vai tava hetoḥ pitāmahaḥ॥03-277-16॥
[पूर्वम् एव (pūrvam eva) - previously indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; इमं (imaṃ) - this; तव (tava) - your; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of (your) son; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was said; वै (vai) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - because of/forthwith your reason; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather;]
(Previously indeed by me, O king, this intention of yours, having known, for the sake of (your) son, was spoken indeed, because of your reason, by (your) grandfather.)
O king, already before, knowing this intention of yours for the sake of your son, your grandfather indeed spoke (thus) because of your reason. (03-277-16)
प्रसादाच्चैव तस्मात्ते स्वयम्भुविहिताद्भुवि। कन्या तेजस्विनी सौम्य क्षिप्रमेव भविष्यति ॥०३-२७७-१७॥
prasādāc caiva tasmāt te svayambhu-vihitād bhuvi। kanyā tejasvinī saumya kṣipram eva bhaviṣyati॥03-277-17॥
[प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - from favor; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; ते (te) - to you; स्वयम्भु-विहितात् (svayambhu-vihitāt) - ordained by Svayambhū (the Self-born); भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; तेजस्विनी (tejasvinī) - radiant; सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(From favor and indeed therefore to you, ordained by Svayambhū on earth, a radiant daughter, gentle one, quickly indeed will be.)
O gentle one, therefore, by favor and by what is ordained on earth by Svayambhū, you will soon have a radiant daughter. (03-277-17)
उत्तरं च न ते किञ्चिद्व्याहर्तव्यं कथञ्चन। पितामहनिसर्गेण तुष्टा ह्येतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥०३-२७७-१८॥
uttaraṁ ca na te kiñcid vyāhartavyaṁ kathañcana। pitāmaha-nisargeṇa tuṣṭā hy etad bravīmi te ॥03-277-18॥
[उत्तरं (uttaraṁ) - answer; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; व्याहर्तव्यम् (vyāhartavyam) - to be uttered; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; पितामहनिसर्गेण (pitāmaha-nisargeṇa) - by the ordinance of the grandfather (Brahmā); तुष्टा (tuṣṭā) - content; हि (hi) - indeed; एतद् (etad) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(And answer not to you anything is to be uttered in any way; by the ordinance of the grandfather (Brahmā), content indeed, this I speak to you.)
And no answer whatsoever should be given to you in any way; by the ordinance of the grandfather, being content, I indeed speak this to you. (03-277-18)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mārkaṇḍeya said;)
Mārkaṇḍeya said.
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय सावित्र्या वचनं नृपः। प्रसादयामास पुनः क्षिप्रमेवं भवेदिति ॥०३-२७७-१९॥
sa tatheti pratijñāya sāvitryā vacanaṁ nṛpaḥ। prasādayāmāsa punaḥ kṣipramevaṁ bhavediti ॥03-277-19॥
[स (sa) - he; तथेति (tatheti) - so be it thus; प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised; सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by Sāvitrī; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - caused to be pleased; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(He, having promised thus ('so be it') to Sāvitrī's speech, the king caused (her) to be pleased again, (saying) 'so may it quickly be thus'.)
The king, having agreed to Sāvitrī's request with 'so be it', again pleased her, saying, 'May it quickly be so.' (03-277-19)
अन्तर्हितायां सावित्र्यां जगाम स्वगृहं नृपः। स्वराज्ये चावसत्प्रीतः प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ॥०३-२७७-२०॥
antarhitāyāṁ sāvitryāṁ jagāma svagṛhaṁ nṛpaḥ। svarājye cāvasat prītaḥ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ॥03-277-20॥
[अन्तर्हितायां (antarhitāyām) - having disappeared; (in) the one who became hidden; सावित्र्यां (sāvitryām) - (in) Sāvitrī; जगाम (jagāma) - he went; स्वगृहम् (svagṛham) - to his own house; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; स्वराज्ये (svarājye) - in his own kingdom; च (ca) - and; अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; पालयन् (pālayaṇ) - protecting;]
(Having disappeared Sāvitrī, the king went to his own house. In his own kingdom, being pleased, he dwelt, protecting the subjects by righteousness.)
When Sāvitrī had disappeared, the king went to his own house. Then, pleased, he lived in his own kingdom, protecting his subjects by righteousness. (03-277-20)
कस्मिंश्चित्तु गते काले स राजा नियतव्रतः। ज्येष्ठायां धर्मचारिण्यां महिष्यां गर्भमादधे ॥०३-२७७-२१॥
kasmiṃścittu gate kāle sa rājā niyatavrataḥ। jyeṣṭhāyāṃ dharmacāriṇyāṃ mahiṣyāṃ garbhamādadhe॥03-277-21॥
[कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṃścit) - at some; तु (tu) - but; गते (gate) - having passed; काले (kāle) - time; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - of fixed vows; ज्येष्ठायाम् (jyeṣṭhāyām) - in the eldest; धर्मचारिण्याम् (dharmacāriṇyām) - righteous; महिष्याम् (mahiṣyām) - queen; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; child; आदधे (ādadhe) - placed (caused conception);]
(But at some time having passed, he king of fixed vows, in the eldest righteous queen, embryo placed.)
But after some time had passed, that king of firm vows caused (his) eldest, righteous queen to conceive a child. (03-277-21)
राजपुत्र्यां तु गर्भः स मालव्यां भरतर्षभ। व्यवर्धत यथा शुक्ले तारापतिरिवाम्बरे ॥०३-२७७-२२॥
rājaputryāṃ tu garbhaḥ sa mālavyāṃ bharatarṣabha। vyavardhata yathā śukle tārāpatirivāmbare ॥03-277-22॥
[राजपुत्र्यां (rājaputryām) - in the princess; तु (tu) - but; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the embryo; स (sa) - he; मालव्यां (mālavyām) - in Mālavī; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - grew; यथा (yathā) - just as; शुक्ले (śukle) - in the bright (moon fortnight); तारापतिर् (tārāpatiḥ) - the lord of the stars (the Moon); इव (iva) - like; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky;]
(In the princess, but, the embryo, he, in Mālavī, O bull among the Bharatas, grew, just as, in the bright (moon fortnight), the lord of the stars (the Moon), like, in the sky.)
O bull among the Bharatas, the embryo in the princess Mālavī grew just like the Moon, the lord of the stars, waxing in the sky during the bright fortnight. (03-277-22)
प्राप्ते काले तु सुषुवे कन्यां राजीवलोचनाम्। क्रियाश्च तस्या मुदितश्चक्रे स नृपतिस्तदा ॥०३-२७७-२३॥
prāpte kāle tu suṣuve kanyāṃ rājīvalo-canām। kriyāś ca tasyā muditaś cakre sa nṛpatīs tadā॥03-277-23॥
[प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived; (when it had) come; काले (kāle) - time; at the time; तु (tu) - but; indeed; सुषुवे (suṣuve) - (she) gave birth; कन्यां (kanyām) - daughter; राजीवलोचनाम् (rājīvalo-canām) - lotus-eyed; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rituals; ceremonies; च (ca) - and; तस्या (tasyā) - for her; मुदितः (muditaḥ) - rejoicing; gladly; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; made; स (sa) - he; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]
(Having arrived, at the time indeed, (she) gave birth to a lotus-eyed daughter. And the king, rejoicing, performed rituals for her at that time.)
When the time arrived, she gave birth to a lotus-eyed daughter. Then the king, rejoicing, performed the ceremonies for her. (03-277-23)
सावित्र्या प्रीतया दत्ता सावित्र्या हुतया ह्यपि। सावित्रीत्येव नामास्याश्चक्रुर्विप्रास्तथा पिता ॥०३-२७७-२४॥
sāvitryā prītayā dattā sāvitryā hutayā hy api। sāvitrīty eva nāmāsyāś cakrur viprās tathā pitā ॥03-277-24॥
[सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) (sāvitryā) - by Sāvitrī; प्रीतया (prītayā) (prītayā) - with affection; दत्ता (dattā) (dattā) - given; सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) (sāvitryā) - by Sāvitrī; हुतया (hutayā) (hutayā) - with offering; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; अपि (api) (api) - also; सावित्रीति (sāvitrīti) (sāvitrīti) - as Sāvitrī; एव (eva) (eva) - only; नाम (nāma) (nāma) - name; अस्याः (asyāḥ) (asyāḥ) - of her; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) (cakruḥ) - they made; विप्राः (viprāḥ) (viprāḥ) - the Brahmins; तथा (tathā) (tathā) - so; पिता (pitā) (pitā) - father;]
(By Sāvitrī, with affection given, by Sāvitrī, with offering indeed also. As "Sāvitrī" only name of her they made, the Brahmins so (did), (and) the father.)
Given by Sāvitrī with affection and also offered by Sāvitrī, therefore the Brahmins and her father made her name only as "Sāvitrī." (03-277-24)
सा विग्रहवतीव श्रीर्व्यवर्धत नृपात्मजा। कालेन चापि सा कन्या यौवनस्था बभूव ह ॥०३-२७७-२५॥
sā vigrahavatīva śrīr vyavardhata nṛpātmajā। kālena cāpi sā kanyā yauvanasthā babhūva ha ॥03-277-25॥
[सा (sā) - she; विग्रहवती इव (vigrahavatī iva) - endowed with form as if; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - splendor; व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - grew; नृपात्मजा (nṛpātmajā) - king's daughter; कालेन च अपि (kālena ca api) - with time also; सा कन्या (sā kanyā) - that girl; यौवनस्था (yauvanasthā) - attaining youth; बभूव ह (babhūva ha) - became indeed;]
(She, as if having embodied form, splendor grew, the king's daughter. With time also, that girl became one attaining youth indeed. (03-277-25))
That king's daughter, whose beauty seemed to take form itself, grew in splendor. And in the course of time, that girl indeed reached her youth. (03-277-25)
तां सुमध्यां पृथुश्रोणीं प्रतिमां काञ्चनीमिव। प्राप्तेयं देवकन्येति दृष्ट्वा संमेनिरे जनाः ॥०३-२७७-२६॥
tāṁ sumadhyāṁ pṛthuśroṇīṁ pratimāṁ kāñcanīm iva। prāpteyaṁ devakanyeti dṛṣṭvā saṁmenire janāḥ॥03-277-26॥
[तां (tāṁ) - her; सुमध्याम् (sumadhyām) - having a beautiful waist; पृथुश्रोणीम् (pṛthuśroṇīm) - wide-hipped; प्रतिमाम् (pratimām) - image; काञ्चनीम् (kāñcanīm) - golden; इव (iva) - like; प्राप्तेयं (prāpteyaṁ) - this one (has) arrived; देवकन्या (devakanyā) - celestial maiden; इति (iti) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; संमेनिरे (saṁmenire) - thought; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(Her beautiful-waisted, wide-hipped, image golden-like; this one has arrived, celestial maiden, thus seeing, thought, people.)
Seeing her—of beautiful waist, wide hips, like a golden image—the people thought, "Surely this celestial maiden has arrived." (03-277-26)
तां तु पद्मपलाशाक्षीं ज्वलन्तीमिव तेजसा। न कश्चिद्वरयामास तेजसा प्रतिवारितः ॥०३-२७७-२७॥
tāṁ tu padmapalāśākṣīṁ jvalantīmiva tejasā। na kaścid varayāmāsa tejasā prativāritaḥ ॥03-277-27॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; तु (tu) - but; पद्मपलाशाक्षीम् (padmapalāśākṣīm) - with eyes like lotus petals; ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - shining; इव (iva) - as if; तेजसा (tejasā) - by radiance; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - chose (for marriage); तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; प्रतिवारितः (prativāritaḥ) - being repelled;]
(Her but, with eyes like lotus petals, shining as if by radiance, not anyone chose (for marriage); by brilliance being repelled.)
But, her eyes like lotus petals, shining as if with radiance, no one chose her for marriage, being repelled by her brilliance. (03-277-27)
अथोपोष्य शिरःस्नाता दैवतान्यभिगम्य सा। हुत्वाग्निं विधिवद्विप्रान्वाचयामास पर्वणि ॥०३-२७७-२८॥
athopoṣya śiraḥsnātā daivatānyabhigamya sā। hutvāgniṃ vidhivad viprān vācayāmāsa parvaṇi॥03-277-28॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उपोष्य (upoṣya) - having fasted; शिरःस्नाता (śiraḥsnātā) - having bathed (her) head; दैवतानि (daivatāni) - the deities; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; सा (sā) - she; हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered oblations; अग्निम् (agniṃ) - to fire; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins; वाचयामास (vācayāmāsa) - made recite; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on the festival day;]
(Then, having fasted, having bathed (her) head, having approached the deities, she, having offered oblations to fire according to rule, made Brahmins recite on the festival day.)
Then, after fasting, bathing her head, and approaching the deities, she offered oblations to the fire as prescribed and had the Brahmins recite (the rites) on the festival day. (03-277-28)
ततः सुमनसः शेषाः प्रतिगृह्य महात्मनः। पितुः सकाशमगमद्देवी श्रीरिव रूपिणी ॥०३-२७७-२९॥
tataḥ sumanasaḥ śeṣāḥ pratigṛhya mahātmanaḥ। pituḥ sakāśam agamad devī śrīr iva rūpiṇī॥03-277-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - flowers; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - from the great-souled; पितुः (pituḥ) - of (her) father; सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence; अगमत् (agamat) - she went; देवी (devī) - the lady; श्रीरिव (śrīr iva) - like Śrī (goddess of fortune); रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - endowed with beauty;]
(Then the lady, having received the remaining flowers from the great-souled one, went to her father's presence, like Śrī, endowed with beauty.)
Then the lady, having accepted the remaining flowers from the great-souled one, went to her father's presence, radiant like the goddess Śrī, endowed with beauty. (03-277-29)
साभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ शेषाः पूर्वं निवेद्य च। कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा नृपतेः पार्श्वतः स्थिता ॥०३-२७७-३०॥
sābhivādya pituḥ pādau śeṣāḥ pūrvaṃ nivedya ca। kṛtāñjalir-varārohā nṛpateḥ pārśvataḥ sthitā॥03-277-30॥
[साभिवाद्य (sābhivādya) - having saluted; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; पादौ (pādau) - feet (dual); शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the rest; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; निवेद्य (nivedya) - having announced; च (ca) - and; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; वरारोहा (varārohā) - the excellent lady; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - at the side; स्थिताः (sthitā) - stood;]
(Having saluted the father's feet, the rest having announced before and with joined palms, the excellent lady stood at the king's side.)
After respectfully saluting her father's feet and announcing the remaining matters, the excellent lady, with hands joined, stood by the king's side. (03-277-30)
यौवनस्थां तु तां दृष्ट्वा स्वां सुतां देवरूपिणीम्। अयाच्यमानां च वरैर्नृपतिर्दुःखितोऽभवत् ॥०३-२७७-३१॥
yauvanasthāṁ tu tāṁ dṛṣṭvā svāṁ sutāṁ devarūpiṇīm। ayācyamānāṁ ca varair nṛpatir duḥkhito'bhavat ॥03-277-31॥
[यौवनस्थाम् (yauvanasthām) - in the condition of youth; तु (tu) - but; ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; स्वाम् (svām) - his own; सुताम् (sutām) - daughter; देवरूपिणीम् (devarūpiṇīm) - divine in form; अयाच्यमानाम् (ayācyamānām) - not being asked (for) (in marriage); च (ca) - and; वरैः (varaiḥ) - by suitors; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(But having seen her, his own daughter, in the condition of youth, divine in form, and not being asked for by suitors, the king became distressed.)
But when the king saw his own daughter, who had reached youth and was divine in appearance, yet was not being sought after by suitors, he became distressed. (03-277-31)
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
पुत्रि प्रदानकालस्ते न च कश्चिद्वृणोति माम्। स्वयमन्विच्छ भर्तारं गुणैः सदृशमात्मनः ॥०३-२७७-३२॥
putri pradānakālaste na ca kaścid vṛṇoti mām। svayam anviccha bhartāram guṇaiḥ sadṛśam ātmanah ॥03-277-32॥
[पुत्रि (putri) - O daughter; प्रदानकालः (pradānakālaḥ) - time for giving (in marriage); ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वृणोति (vṛṇoti) - chooses; माम् (mām) - me (for consultation); स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; अन्विच्छ (anviccha) - seek; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - matched (to); आत्मनः (ātmanah) - yourself;]
(O daughter, your time for giving (in marriage) (has come), and no one chooses me (for consultation); yourself seek (a) husband with qualities matched to yourself.)
O daughter, the time for your marriage has come, and no one is asking me; therefore, seek a husband yourself who is suitable for you in qualities. (03-277-32)
प्रार्थितः पुरुषो यश्च स निवेद्यस्त्वया मम। विमृश्याहं प्रदास्यामि वरय त्वं यथेप्सितम् ॥०३-२७७-३३॥
prārthitaḥ puruṣo yaś ca sa nivedyas tvayā mama। vimṛśyāhaṃ pradāsyāmi varaya tvaṃ yathepsitam॥03-277-33॥
[प्रार्थितः (prārthitaḥ) - requested; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; निवेद्यः (nivedyaḥ) - to be reported; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मम (mama) - to me; विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having considered; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - shall give; वरय (varaya) - choose; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यथ (yatha) - as; इप्सितम् (ipsitam) - is desired;]
(Requested man who and he—to be reported by you to me—having considered I shall give; choose you as is desired;)
Whoever the man you have requested, he must be reported to me by you. After I consider, I shall grant it; so choose as you desire. (03-277-33)
श्रुतं हि धर्मशास्त्रे मे पठ्यमानं द्विजातिभिः। तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि गदतो मे वचः शृणु ॥०३-२७७-३४॥
śrutaṃ hi dharmaśāstre me paṭhyamānaṃ dvijātibhiḥ। tathā tvam api kalyāṇi gadato me vacaḥ śṛṇu ॥03-277-34॥
[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मशास्त्रे (dharmaśāstre) - in the treatise on dharma; मे (me) - by me; पठ्यमानं (paṭhyamānam) - being recited; द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the twice-born; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; गदतः (gadataḥ) - speaking; मे (me) - of me; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;]
(Heard indeed in the dharmaśāstra by me, being recited by the twice-born; so you also, O auspicious one, hear the words of me speaking.)
I have indeed heard in the treatise of dharma as recited by the twice-born; therefore you also, O auspicious one, listen to my words as I speak. (03-277-34)
अप्रदाता पिता वाच्यो वाच्यश्चानुपयन्पतिः। मृते भर्तरि पुत्रश्च वाच्यो मातुररक्षिता ॥०३-२७७-३५॥
apradātā pitā vācyo vācyaś cānupayanpatiḥ। mṛte bhartari putraś ca vācyo māturarakṣitā॥03-277-35॥
[अप्रदाता (apradātā) - not-giver; one who does not give (i.e., does not give the daughter in marriage); पिता (pitā) - father; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be reproached; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be reproached; च (ca) - and; अनुपयन् (anupayan) - not marrying; पतिः (patiḥ) - husband; मृते (mṛte) - deceased; भर्तरि (bhartari) - when the husband is; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be reproached; मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; अरक्षिता (arakṣitā) - unprotected woman; (one who is) unprotected;]
(The non-giving father is to be reproached, and so is the husband who does not consummate the marriage. When the husband is deceased, the son is to be reproached if the mother remains unprotected.)
A father who does not give (his daughter in marriage) is to be blamed, and so is the husband who does not consummate the marriage. If the husband has died, the son is to be blamed if his mother is left unprotected. (03-277-35)
इदं मे वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तुरन्वेषणे त्वर। देवतानां यथा वाच्यो न भवेयं तथा कुरु ॥०३-२७७-३६॥
idaṃ me vacanaṃ śrutvā bharturanveṣaṇe tvāra। devatānāṃ yathā vācyo na bhaveyaṃ tathā kuru ॥03-277-36॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; मे (me) - my; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भर्तुर् (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; अन्वेषणे (anveṣaṇe) - in the search; त्वर (tvāra) - hasten; देवताणाम् (devatānām) - of the deities; यथा (yathā) - as; वाच्यः (vācyo) - one to be spoken ill of; न (na) - not; भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I become; तथा (tathā) - so; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(This my speech having heard, in the search of the husband, hasten; of the deities as one to be spoken ill of not may I become, so do.)
Hear my words and hasten in search of my husband; act so that I may not become one spoken ill of among the deities. (03-277-36)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markaṇḍeya; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Markaṇḍeya said;)
Markaṇḍeya said.
एवमुक्त्वा दुहितरं तथा वृद्धांश्च मन्त्रिणः। व्यादिदेशानुयात्रं च गम्यतामित्यचोदयत् ॥०३-२७७-३७॥
evam-uktvā duhitaraṃ tathā vṛddhāṃś ca mantriṇaḥ। vyādideśa anuyātraṃ ca gamyatām iti acodayat ॥03-277-37॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - (to his) daughter; तथा (tathā) - and also; वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders; च (ca) - and; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - commanded; अनुयात्रम् (anuyātram) - accompanying journey; च (ca) - and; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - go; इति (iti) - thus; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - he urged;]
(Thus, having spoken to his daughter and also to the elders and ministers, he commanded the accompanying journey and, saying 'Go,' he urged (them).)
After thus addressing his daughter, as well as the elders and ministers, he instructed them to go on the journey, directing them to depart. (03-277-37)
साभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ व्रीडितेव मनस्विनी। पितुर्वचनमाज्ञाय निर्जगामाविचारितम् ॥०३-२७७-३८॥
sābhivādya pituḥ pādau vrīḍiteva manasvinī। pitur vacanam ājñāya nirjagāma avicāritam ॥03-277-38॥
[सा (sā) - she; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; पितुः (pituḥ) - of (her) father; पादौ (pādau) - feet (dual); व्रीडिता इव (vrīḍitā iva) - as if abashed; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - high-minded (woman); पितुः (pituḥ) - (her) father's; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - she went out; अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without consideration;]
(She, having saluted her father's feet, as if abashed, the high-minded one, having understood her father's word, went out without consideration.)
She, after saluting her father's feet, though seemingly abashed, understanding her father's words, immediately went out without hesitation. (03-277-38)
सा हैमं रथमास्थाय स्थविरैः सचिवैर्वृता। तपोवनानि रम्याणि राजर्षीणां जगामह ॥०३-२७७-३९॥
sā haimaṃ ratham āsthāya sthaviraiḥ sacivaiḥ vṛtā। tapovanāni ramyāṇi rājarṣīṇāṃ jagāma ha॥03-277-39॥
[सा (sā) - she; हैमं (haimam) - golden; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; स्थविरैः (sthaviraiḥ) - with elders; सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers; वृता (vṛtā) - surrounded; तपोवनानि (tapovanāni) - hermitages; रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - pleasant; राजर्षीणां (rājarṣīṇāṃ) - of royal sages; जगाम (jagāma) - she went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(She, having mounted the golden chariot, surrounded by elders and ministers, indeed went to the pleasant hermitages of the royal sages.)
She mounted the golden chariot, surrounded by aged ministers, and went to the pleasant hermitages of the royal sages. (03-277-39)
मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम्। वनानि क्रमशस्तात सर्वाण्येवाभ्यगच्छत ॥०३-२७७-४०॥
mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam। vanāni kramaśas tāt sarvāṇy evābhyagacchata ॥03-277-40॥
[मान्यानाम् (mānyānām) - of the respectable ones; तत्र (tatra) - there; वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; पाद-अभिवन्दनम् (pāda-abhivandanam) - obeisance at the feet; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - in order; तात (tāt) - O dear one; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he approached;]
(Of the respectable ones there, of the elders, having done obeisance at the feet, the forests in order, O dear one, all indeed he approached.)
Having offered obeisance at the feet of the respected elders there, O dear one, he then proceeded to visit all the forests in order. (03-277-40)
एवं सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु धनोत्सर्गं नृपात्मजा। कुर्वती द्विजमुख्यानां तं तं देशं जगाम ह ॥०३-२७७-४१॥
evaṃ sarveṣu tīrtheṣu dhanotsargaṃ nṛpātmajā। kurvatī dvijamukhyānāṃ taṃ taṃ deśaṃ jagāma ha ॥03-277-41॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - sacred places; धनोत्सर्गं (dhanotsargaṃ) - gift of wealth; नृपात्मजा (nṛpātmajā) - princess; कुर्वती (kurvatī) - doing; द्विजमुख्यानां (dvijamukhyānāṃ) - for the foremost of twice-born; तं तं (taṃ taṃ) - that and that; देशं (deśaṃ) - place; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus in all sacred places, the princess, performing gift of wealth for the foremost of twice-born, to each place indeed went.)
Thus, the princess went from place to place, making gifts of wealth to the foremost of the twice-born at every sacred site. (03-277-41)
