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मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]

(Mārkaṇḍeya said;)

Mārkaṇḍeya said;

अथ भार्यासहायः स फलान्यादाय वीर्यवान्। कठिनं पूरयामास ततः काष्ठान्यपाटयत् ॥०३-२८१-१॥

atha bhāryāsahāyaḥ sa phalānyādāya vīryavān। kaṭhinaṁ pūrayāmāsa tataḥ kāṣṭhānyapāṭayat ॥03-281-1॥

[अथ (atha) - then; भार्यासहायः (bhāryāsahāyaḥ) - with wife as helper; स (sa) - he; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - strong; कठिनं (kaṭhinaṁ) - hard; पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - he filled; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - wood; अपाटयत् (apāṭayat) - he split;]

(Then, with wife as helper, he, strong, having taken fruits, hard, he filled; thereafter, wood, he split.)

Then, with his wife as his helper, the strong man, having gathered fruits, filled (the hard container); thereafter, he split the wood. (03-281-1)

तस्य पाटयतः काष्ठं स्वेदो वै समजायत। व्यायामेन च तेनास्य जज्ञे शिरसि वेदना ॥०३-२८१-२॥

tasya pāṭayataḥ kāṣṭhaṃ svedo vai samajāyata। vyāyāmena ca tenāsya jajñe śirasi vedanā॥03-281-2॥

[तस्य (tasya) - of him; पाटयतः (pāṭayataḥ) - breaking; काष्ठं (kāṣṭham) - wood; स्वेदः (svedaḥ) - sweat; वै (vai) - indeed; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose; व्यायामेन (vyāyāmena) - by exertion; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; अस्य (asya) - his; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was produced; शिरसि (śirasi) - in the head; वेदनाः (vedanā) - pain;]

(Of him breaking wood, sweat indeed arose. By exertion and by him, his pain was produced in the head.)

As he was breaking the wood, sweat indeed arose for him. Due to exertion, pain in his head was produced. (03-281-2)

सोऽभिगम्य प्रियां भार्यामुवाच श्रमपीडितः। व्यायामेन ममानेन जाता शिरसि वेदना ॥०३-२८१-३॥

so'bhigamya priyāṁ bhāryām uvāca śramapīḍitaḥ। vyāyāmena mamānena jātā śirasi vedanā॥03-281-3॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; प्रियां (priyām) - dear; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; उवाच (uvāca) - said; श्रमपीडितः (śramapīḍitaḥ) - afflicted by fatigue; व्यायामेन (vyāyāmena) - by exertion; मम (mama) - my; अनेन (anena) - by this; जाता (jātā) - has arisen; शिरसि (śirasi) - in (my) head; वेदना (vedanā) - pain;]

(He, having approached (his) dear wife, said, afflicted by fatigue: By this exertion, pain has arisen in my head.)

Afflicted by fatigue, he approached his beloved wife and said: "Because of this exertion, I have developed pain in my head." (03-281-3)

अङ्गानि चैव सावित्रि हृदयं दूयतीव च। अस्वस्थमिव चात्मानं लक्षये मितभाषिणि ॥०३-२८१-४॥

aṅgāni caiva sāvitrī hṛdayaṃ dūyatīva ca। asvasthamiva cātmānaṃ lakṣaye mitabhāṣiṇi ॥03-281-4॥

[अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सावित्रि (sāvitrī) - O Sāvitrī; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; दूयतीव (dūyatīva) - as if being pained; च (ca) - and; अस्वस्थम् (asvastham) - not at ease; इव (iva) - as if; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive; मितभाषिणि (mitabhāṣiṇi) - O sparingly-speaking one;]

(Limbs and indeed, O Sāvitrī, heart as if being pained and as if not at ease, and myself I perceive, O sparingly-speaking one.)

O Sāvitrī, my limbs and indeed my heart seem as if they are suffering, and I feel as if I myself am not at ease, O you who speak little. (03-281-4)

शूलैरिव शिरो विद्धमिदं संलक्षयाम्यहम्। तत्स्वप्तुमिच्छे कल्याणि न स्थातुं शक्तिरस्ति मे ॥०३-२८१-५॥

śūlair iva śiro viddham idaṃ saṃlakṣayāmy aham। tat svaptum icche kalyāṇi na sthātuṃ śaktir asti me॥03-281-5॥

[शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - by spears; इव (iva) - as if; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced; इदं (idaṃ) - this; संलक्षयामि (saṃlakṣayāmi) - I perceive; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - therefore; स्वप्तुम् (svaptum) - to sleep; इच्छे (icche) - I desire; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; न (na) - not; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; शक्ति: (śaktiḥ) - strength; अस्ति (asti) - is; मे (me) - to me;]

(As if by spears, the head pierced, this I perceive, I; therefore to sleep I desire, O auspicious one; not to stand strength is to me (03-281-5))

I perceive my head as if pierced by spears, O auspicious one; therefore, I wish to sleep, for I do not have the strength to stand (03-281-5).

समासाद्याथ सावित्री भर्तारमुपगूह्य च। उत्सङ्गेऽस्य शिरः कृत्वा निषसाद महीतले ॥०३-२८१-६॥

samāsādyātha sāvitri bhartāram upagūhya ca। utsaṅge'sya śiraḥ kṛtvā niṣasāda mahītale ॥03-281-6॥

[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; अथ (atha) - then; सावित्री (sāvitri) - Sāvitrī; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband; उपगूह्य (upagūhya) - having embraced; च (ca) - and; उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on the lap; अस्य (asya) - his; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]

(Having approached then Sāvitrī, her husband having embraced and, on (his) lap his head having placed, sat down on the ground.)

Then Sāvitrī approached, embraced her husband, placed his head on her lap, and sat down on the ground. (03-281-6)

ततः सा नारदवचो विमृशन्ती तपस्विनी। तं मुहूर्तं क्षणं वेलां दिवसं च युयोज ह ॥०३-२८१-७॥

tataḥ sā nāradavaco vimṛśantī tapasvinī। taṃ muhūrtaṃ kṣaṇaṃ velāṃ divasaṃ ca yuyoja ha ॥03-281-7॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; नारदवचः (nāradavacaḥ) - Nārada's words; विमृशन्ती (vimṛśantī) - pondering; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman; तं (taṃ) - that; मुहूर्तं (muhūrtam) - moment; क्षणं (kṣaṇam) - instant; वेलां (velāṃ) - interval; दिवसं (divasaṃ) - day; च (ca) - and; युयोज (yuyoja) - applied; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(Then she, the ascetic woman, pondering Nārada's words, applied that moment, instant, interval, and day indeed.)

Then the ascetic woman, pondering Nārada's words, devoted that moment, instant, interval, and day (to meditation) indeed. (03-281-7)

मुहूर्तादिव चापश्यत्पुरुषं पीतवाससम्। बद्धमौलिं वपुष्मन्तमादित्यसमतेजसम् ॥०३-२८१-८॥

muhūrtādiva cāpaśyatpuruṣaṃ pītavāsasam। baddhamauliṃ vapuṣmantamādityasamatejasam ॥03-281-8॥

[मुहूर्तादिव (muhūrtādiva) - as if for a moment; च (ca) - and; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - a man; पीतवाससम् (pītavāsasam) - clad in yellow garments; बद्धमौलिं (baddhamaulim) - with the hair tied up; वपुष्मन्तम् (vapuṣmantam) - possessing a splendid form; आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having effulgence equal to the sun;]

(As if for a moment, and he saw a man clad in yellow garments, with hair tied up, possessing a splendid form, having effulgence equal to the sun.)

As if for a moment, he saw a man dressed in yellow robes, with tied-up hair, possessing a splendid form and radiance equal to the sun. (03-281-8)

श्यामावदातं रक्ताक्षं पाशहस्तं भयावहम्। स्थितं सत्यवतः पार्श्वे निरीक्षन्तं तमेव च ॥०३-२८१-९॥

śyāmāvadātaṃ raktākṣaṃ pāśahastaṃ bhayāvaham। sthitaṃ satyavataḥ pārśve nirīkṣantaṃ tameva ca ॥03-281-9॥

[श्यामावदातं (śyāmāvadātaṃ) - dark and bright; (having dusky and fair color); रक्ताक्षं (raktākṣaṃ) - red-eyed; पाशहस्तं (pāśahastaṃ) - holding a noose in (his) hand; भयावहम् (bhayāvaham) - causing fear; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - standing; सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavata (a proper name, genitive); पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side (of); निरीक्षन्तं (nirīkṣantaṃ) - observing; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and;]

(Dark and bright, red-eyed, holding a noose in (his) hand, causing fear, standing at the side of Satyavata, observing only him and (him alone).)

He was dark and bright, red-eyed, holding a noose in his hand, fearsome, standing by the side of Satyavata, looking intently only at him. (03-281-9)

तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय भर्तुर्न्यस्य शनैः शिरः। कृताञ्जलिरुवाचार्ता हृदयेन प्रवेपता ॥०३-२८१-१०॥

taṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya bharturnyasya śanaiḥ śiraḥ। kṛtāñjaliruvācārtā hṛdayena pravepatā॥03-281-10॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of (her) husband; न्यस्य (nyasya) - placing (down); शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; उवाच (uvāca) - said; आर्ता (ārtā) - afflicted; हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - with (her) heart; प्रवेपता (pravepatā) - trembling;]

(Having seen him, suddenly having risen, placing (down) her head slowly at (the feet) of (her) husband, with joined palms, afflicted, with her heart trembling, she said.)

Seeing him, she suddenly rose, slowly placed her head at her husband's feet, joined her palms, and, afflicted and with a trembling heart, spoke. (03-281-10)

दैवतं त्वाभिजानामि वपुरेतद्ध्यमानुषम्। कामया ब्रूहि मे देव कस्त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि ॥०३-२८१-११॥

daivataṃ tvābhijānāmi vapur etad dhyamānuṣam। kāmayā brūhi me deva kas tvaṃ kiṃ ca cikīrṣasi॥03-281-11॥

[दैवतं (daivataṃ) - divine being; a deity; त्वा (tvā) - you; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I recognize; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; एतत् (etat) - this; ध्यमानुषम् (dhyamānuṣam) - in human (manuṣa) appearance; कामया (kāmayā) - with desire; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - say; tell; मे (me) - to me; देव (deva) - O god; कः (kaḥ) - who; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - do you wish to do;]

(A divine being you I recognize; form this in human (appearance); with desire say to me O god who you, what and do you wish to do;)

I recognize you as a divine being—this form is merely human. Out of desire, tell me, O god: who are you, and what is it that you wish to do? (03-281-11)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Yama spoke;)

Yama said;

पतिव्रतासि सावित्रि तथैव च तपोन्विता। अतस्त्वामभिभाषामि विद्धि मां त्वं शुभे यमम् ॥०३-२८१-१२॥

pativratāsi sāvitri tathaiva ca taponvitā। atastvāmabhibhāṣāmi viddhi māṁ tvaṁ śubhe yamam॥03-281-12॥

[पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to husband; असि (asi) - you are; सावित्रि (sāvitri) - Sāvitrī; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; अन्विता (anvitā) - endowed with; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अभिभाषामि (abhibhāṣāmi) - I address; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; माम् (mām) - me; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; यमम् (yamam) - Yama;]

(Devoted to husband you are, Sāvitrī, likewise also endowed with austerity; therefore I address you—know me, you, O auspicious one, (as) Yama.)

You are devoted to your husband, Sāvitrī, and also endowed with austerity; therefore I address you—know me, O auspicious one, to be Yama. (03-281-12)

अयं ते सत्यवान्भर्ता क्षीणायुः पार्थिवात्मजः। नेष्याम्येनमहं बद्ध्वा विद्ध्येतन्मे चिकीर्षितम् ॥०३-२८१-१३॥

ayaṃ te satyavān-bhartā kṣīṇāyuḥ pārthivātmajaḥ। neṣyāmyenam ahaṃ baddhvā viddhy etan me cikīrṣitam॥03-281-13॥

[अयं (ayaṃ) - this; ते (te) - to you; सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; क्षीणायुः (kṣīṇāyuḥ) - with diminished life-span; पार्थिवात्मजः (pārthivātmajaḥ) - son of the king; नेष्यामि (neṣyāmi) - I will lead; एनम् (enam) - him; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended action;]

(This, to you, Satyavān, husband, with diminished life-span, son of the king; I will lead him, I, having bound; know this my intended action.)

This Satyavān, your husband, the son of the king whose life-span is diminished, I will lead him away having bound him; know this as my intended action. (03-281-13)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Mārkaṇḍeya said;)

Mārkaṇḍeya said.

इत्युक्त्वा पितृराजस्तां भगवान्स्वं चिकीर्षितम्। यथावत्सर्वमाख्यातुं तत्प्रियार्थं प्रचक्रमे ॥०३-२८१-१४॥

ity-uktvā pitṛ-rājaḥ tām bhagavān svaṃ cikīrṣitam। yathāvat sarvam ākhyātum tat-priya-artham pracakrame ॥03-281-14॥

[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; पितृराजः (pitṛ-rājaḥ) - king of the fathers (ancestors); ताम् (tām) - to her; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; स्वम् (svam) - his own; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - that which is intended to be done; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to declare; तत् (tat) - that; प्रियार्थम् (priya-artham) - for the sake of [her] dear one; प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he commenced;]

(Thus having spoken, the king of the fathers to her, the revered one, his own intended act, as it is, all, to declare, for the sake of her dear one, he commenced.)

Having thus spoken to her, the king of the fathers, the revered one, began to declare in full his own intentions, for the sake of her beloved. (03-281-14)

अयं हि धर्मसंयुक्तो रूपवान्गुणसागरः। नार्हो मत्पुरुषैर्नेतुमतोऽस्मि स्वयमागतः ॥०३-२८१-१५॥

ayaṁ hi dharmasaṁyukto rūpavān guṇasāgaraḥ। nārho matpuruṣair netum ato'smi svayam āgataḥ॥03-281-15॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this (person); हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मसंयुक्तः (dharmasaṁyuktaḥ) - joined with righteousness; रूपवान् (rūpavān) - possessing beauty; गुणसागरः (guṇasāgaraḥ) - ocean of virtues; नार्हः (nārahaḥ) - not deserving; मत्पुरुषैः (matpuruṣaiḥ) - by my men; नेतुम् (netum) - to be led; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; अस्मि (asmi) - am; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; आगतः (āgataḥ) - come;]

(This indeed joined with righteousness, possessing beauty, ocean of virtues, not deserving by my men to be led; therefore I myself am come.)

Truly, this one, endowed with righteousness, beauty, and an ocean of virtues, does not deserve to be escorted by my men; therefore, I have come myself. (03-281-15)

ततः सत्यवतः कायात्पाशबद्धं वशं गतम्। अङ्गुष्ठमात्रं पुरुषं निश्चकर्ष यमो बलात् ॥०३-२८१-१६॥

tataḥ satyavataḥ kāyāt pāśa-baddhaṃ vaśaṃ gatam। aṅguṣṭha-mātraṃ puruṣaṃ niścakarṣa yamo balāt ॥03-281-16॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavat; कायात् (kāyāt) - from (his) body; पाशबद्धं (pāśa-baddham) - bound with a noose; वशं (vaśam) - subject; गतम् (gatam) - having gone; अङ्गुष्ठमात्रं (aṅguṣṭha-mātram) - of the size of a thumb; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - person; निश्चकर्ष (niścakarṣa) - he pulled out; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]

(Thereafter, from the body of Satyavat, having become subject, bound with a noose, a person of the size of a thumb, Yama pulled out by force.)

Then, from Satyavat's body, Yama forcefully pulled out, bound in a noose and rendered powerless, a soul the size of a thumb. (03-281-16)

ततः समुद्धृतप्राणं गतश्वासं हतप्रभम्। निर्विचेष्टं शरीरं तद्बभूवाप्रियदर्शनम् ॥०३-२८१-१७॥

tataḥ samuddhṛtaprāṇaṃ gataśvāsaṃ hataprabham। nirviceṣṭaṃ śarīraṃ tadbabhūvāpriyadarśanam ॥03-281-17॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुद्धृतप्राणं (samuddhṛtaprāṇam) - with lifted (departed) life; गतश्वासं (gataśvāsaṃ) - with breath gone; हतप्रभम् (hataprabham) - with radiance destroyed; निर्विचेष्टं (nirviceṣṭaṃ) - motionless; शरीरं (śarīraṃ) - body; तद् (tad) - that; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अप्रियदर्शनम् (apriyadarśanam) - unpleasant to behold;]

(Then with lifted (departed) life, with breath gone, with radiance destroyed, motionless, that body became unpleasant to behold.)

Then, after its life had departed, its breath gone, and its radiance destroyed, that body became motionless and unpleasant to look at. (03-281-17)

यमस्तु तं तथा बद्ध्वा प्रयातो दक्षिणामुखः। सावित्री चापि दुःखार्ता यममेवान्वगच्छत ॥ नियमव्रतसंसिद्धा महाभागा पतिव्रता ॥०३-२८१-१८॥

yamastu taṃ tathā baddhvā prayāto dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ। sāvitri cāpi duḥkhārtā yamamevānvagacchata ॥ niyamavratasamsiddhā mahābhāgā pativratā ॥03-281-18॥

[यमस्तु (yamas tu) - Yama indeed; तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed; दक्षिणामुखः (dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ) - facing south; सावित्री (sāvitri) - Savitri; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दुःखार्ता (duḥkhārtā) - afflicted by sorrow; यमम् (yamam) - Yama; एव (eva) - only; अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed; नियमव्रतसंसिद्धा (niyamavratasamsiddhā) - perfected in the discipline of vows; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate; पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband;]

(Yama indeed him thus having bound, departed facing south. Savitri and also afflicted by sorrow, Yama only followed. Perfected in the discipline of vows, greatly fortunate, devoted to her husband.)

Yama, having thus bound him, departed facing south. But Savitri, afflicted with sorrow, followed Yama alone—she, perfected in discipline, greatly fortunate, and devoted to her husband. (03-281-18)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Yama spoke;)

Yama said;

निवर्त गच्छ सावित्रि कुरुष्वास्यौर्ध्वदेहिकम्। कृतं भर्तुस्त्वयानृण्यं यावद्गम्यं गतं त्वया ॥०३-२८१-१९॥

nivarta gaccha sāvitri kuruṣvāsyordhvadehikam। kṛtaṃ bhartustvayānṛṇyaṃ yāvadgamyaṃ gataṃ tvayā ॥03-281-19॥

[निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; सावित्रि (sāvitri) - O Sāvitrī; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform; अस्य (asya) - for this (one); ऊर्ध्वदेहिकम् (ūrdhvadehikam) - rites for one whose body has departed; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनृण्यं (anṛṇyam) - freedom from debt; यावत् (yāvat) - so far as; गम्यम् (gamyam) - what can be attained; गतं (gataṃ) - has been attained; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]

(Turn back, go, O Sāvitrī, perform for this one the rites for one whose body has departed. The freedom from debt of the husband has been done by you; as far as what could be attained has been attained by you.)

Turn back and go, O Sāvitrī; perform for him the obsequial rites. You have fulfilled your duty to your husband—what could be accomplished by you has been accomplished. (03-281-19)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्र्य् (sāvitry) - Sāvitrī; (the proper noun referring to the goddess Sāvitrī); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak; 3rd person singular, perfect, active, indicative);]

(Sāvitrī said;)

Sāvitrī said.

यत्र मे नीयते भर्ता स्वयं वा यत्र गच्छति। मयापि तत्र गन्तव्यमेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥०३-२८१-२०॥

yatra me nīyate bhartā svayam vā yatra gacchati। mayāpi tatra gantavyam eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥03-281-20॥

[यत्र (yatra) - where; मे (me) - of me; नीयते (nīyate) - is led; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; स्वयं (svayam) - himself; वा (vā) - or; यत्र (yatra) - where; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; मया (mayā) - by me; अपि (api) - also; तत्र (tatra) - there; गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - ought to be gone; एष (eṣa) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]

(Where my husband is led or where he himself goes, by me also there it is to be gone; this duty is eternal.)

Wherever my husband is taken, or wherever he himself goes, I too must go there; this is the eternal duty. (03-281-20)

तपसा गुरुवृत्त्या च भर्तुः स्नेहाद्व्रतेन च। तव चैव प्रसादेन न मे प्रतिहता गतिः ॥०३-२८१-२१॥

tapasā guruvṛttyā ca bhartuḥ snehād vratena ca। tava caiva prasādena na me pratihatā gatiḥ ॥03-281-21॥

[तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; गुरुवृत्त्या (guruvṛttyā) - by service to elders; च (ca) - and; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection; व्रतेन (vratena) - by observance (of vow); च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by favor; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; प्रतिहता (pratihatā) - impeded; गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress;]

(By austerity, by service to elders and by the husband's affection, by observance of vow and by your very favor, not my progress is impeded.)

By austerity, by serving elders, the affection of my husband, the observance of vows, and especially by your favor, my progress is not hindered. (03-281-21)

प्राहुः सप्तपदं मित्रं बुधास्तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनः। मित्रतां च पुरस्कृत्य किञ्चिद्वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥०३-२८१-२२॥

prāhuḥ saptapadaṁ mitraṁ budhās tattvārthadarśinaḥ। mitratāṁ ca puraskṛtya kiñcid vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu ॥03-281-22॥

[प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - (they) have said; सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps; मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend; बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise; तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनः (tattvārthadarśinaḥ) - knowers of the reality of meanings; मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship; च (ca) - and; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having put in front; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; तत् (tat) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]

(They have said seven steps (make) a friend, (so say) the wise knowers of the reality of meanings. And having put friendship in front, something I will speak, that listen.)

The wise, who know the true meaning, have declared that seven steps make a friend. Now, giving priority to friendship, I will say something—listen to that. (03-281-22)

नानात्मवन्तस्तु वने चरन्ति; धर्मं च वासं च परिश्रमं च। विज्ञानतो धर्ममुदाहरन्ति; तस्मात्सन्तो धर्ममाहुः प्रधानम् ॥०३-२८१-२३॥

nānātmavantastu vane caranti; dharmaṃ ca vāsaṃ ca pariśramaṃ ca. vijñānato dharmamudāharanti; tasmātsanto dharmamāhuḥ pradhānam ॥03-281-23॥

[नानात्मवन्तः (nānātmavantaḥ) - possessed of diverse natures; तु (tu) - but; वने (vane) - in the forest; चरन्ति (caranti) - wander; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - virtue; च (ca) - and; वासं (vāsaṃ) - dwelling; च (ca) - and; परिश्रमं (pariśramaṃ) - effort; च (ca) - and; विज्ञानतः (vijñānataḥ) - from knowledge; धर्मम् (dharmam) - virtue; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they declare; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good men; धर्मम् (dharmam) - virtue; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call; प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - chief;]

(But possessed of diverse natures, in the forest they wander; virtue and dwelling and effort. From knowledge they declare virtue; therefore the good men call virtue chief.)

But those of diverse natures wander in the forest; virtue, dwelling, and effort. Because virtue is defined by knowledge, therefore good people declare virtue as supreme. (03-281-23)

एकस्य धर्मेण सतां मतेन; सर्वे स्म तं मार्गमनुप्रपन्नाः। मा वै द्वितीयं मा तृतीयं च वाञ्छे; तस्मात्सन्तो धर्ममाहुः प्रधानम् ॥०३-२८१-२४॥

ekasya dharmeṇa satāṁ matena; sarve sma taṁ mārgam anuprapannāḥ। mā vai dvitīyaṁ mā tṛtīyaṁ ca vāñche; tasmāt santo dharmam āhuḥ pradhānam ॥03-281-24॥

[एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; सतां (satām) - of the virtuous; मतेन (matena) - by opinion; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्म (sma) - indeed; तं (taṁ) - that; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; अनुप्रपन्नाः (anuprapannāḥ) - have entered upon; मा (mā) - do not; वै (vai) - indeed; द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṁ) - second; मा (mā) - do not; तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ) - third; च (ca) - and; वाञ्छे (vāñche) - should desire; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good; धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness; आहुः (āhuḥ) - say; प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - chief; ॥०३-२८१-२४॥ (॥03-281-24॥) - ;]

(By the righteousness of one, by the opinion of the virtuous, all indeed have entered upon that path. Do not, indeed, desire a second or a third (path); therefore, the good say righteousness is chief.)

By the righteousness of one, as held by the opinion of the virtuous, all indeed have followed that path. Do not desire a second or third; therefore, the good consider righteousness as chief. (03-281-24)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death; proper noun; masculine nominative singular); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect 3rd person singular of 'vac' to speak);]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

निवर्त तुष्टोऽस्मि तवानया गिरा; स्वराक्षरव्यञ्जनहेतुयुक्तया। वरं वृणीष्वेह विनास्य जीवितं; ददानि ते सर्वमनिन्दिते वरम् ॥०३-२८१-२५॥

nivarta tuṣṭo'smi tavānayā girā; svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyuktayā. varaṃ vṛṇīṣveha vināsya jīvitaṃ; dadāni te sarvamanindite varam ॥03-281-25॥

[निवर्त (nivarta) - cease; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - satisfied; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तव (tava) - your; अनया (anayā) - by this; गिरा (girā) - speech; स्वर (svara) - vowel; अक्षर (akṣara) - syllable; व्यञ्जन (vyañjana) - consonant; हेतुयुक्तया (hetuyuktayā) - endowed with reason; वरं (varaṃ) - a boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; इह (iha) - here; विनास्य (vināsya) - after destroying; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; ददानि (dadāni) - I give; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one; वरम् (varam) - boon;]

(Cease, I am satisfied by your this speech, endowed with reasons of vowels, syllables and consonants. Here choose a boon, after destroying life. I give to you all, O blameless one, a boon.)

Cease, I am satisfied by this speech of yours, which is endowed with the proper qualities of vowels, syllables, and consonants. Here, choose a boon, even at the cost of your life—I shall grant you every boon, O blameless one. (03-281-25)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitryuvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (proper noun, feminine); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

च्युतः स्वराज्याद्वनवासमाश्रितो; विनष्टचक्षुः श्वशुरो ममाश्रमे। स लब्धचक्षुर्बलवान्भवेन्नृप; स्तव प्रसादाज्ज्वलनार्कसंनिभः ॥०३-२८१-२६॥

cyutaḥ svarājyād vanavāsam āśrito; vinaṣṭacakṣuḥ śvaśuro mamāśrame. sa labdhacakṣur balavān bhaven nṛpa; stava prasādāj jvalanārkasaṃnibhaḥ ॥03-281-26॥

[च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen; स्वराज्यात् (svarājyāt) - from own kingdom; वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - residence in the forest; आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - taken refuge; विनष्टचक्षुः (vinaṣṭacakṣuḥ) - one whose sight is destroyed; श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) - father-in-law; मम (mama) - my; आश्रमॆ (āśrame) - in the hermitage; सः (saḥ) - he; लब्धचक्षुः (labdhacakṣuḥ) - having regained sight; बलवान् (balavān) - powerful; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; तव (tava) - by your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by favor; ज्वलनार्कसंनिभः (jvalanārkasaṃnibhaḥ) - like blazing fire and sun;]

(Fallen from his own kingdom, having taken refuge in the forest; my father-in-law, whose sight was destroyed, in the hermitage. He, having regained sight, may become a powerful king, by your favor, like blazing fire and sun.)

Having fallen from his own kingdom and taken refuge in the forest, my father-in-law, who lost his sight, is in the hermitage. By your grace, may he regain his sight and strength and become a king shining like fire and the sun. (03-281-26)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

ददानि ते सर्वमनिन्दिते वरं; यथा त्वयोक्तं भविता च तत्तथा। तवाध्वना ग्लानिमिवोपलक्षये; निवर्त गच्छस्व न ते श्रमो भवेत् ॥०३-२८१-२७॥

dadāni te sarvamanindite varaṃ; yathā tvayoktaṃ bhavitā ca tattathā। tavādhanā glānimivopalakṣaye; nivarta gacchasva na te śramo bhavet ॥03-281-27॥

[ददानि (dadāni) - I shall give; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one; वरम् (varam) - boon; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; तव (tava) - your; अध्वना (ad hvanā) - by travel; ग्लानिम् (glānim) - fatigue; इव (iva) - as if; उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I notice; निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back; गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be;]

(I shall give to you, O blameless one, all the boons; as by you spoken, so shall it be. Your travel's fatigue as if I notice. Turn back, go; not to you should fatigue be.)

O blameless one, I shall grant you all the boons; as you have spoken, so shall it be. I seem to notice fatigue from your journey. Turn back, go; you should not suffer any fatigue. (03-281-27)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitryuvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī; (proper noun, name of a woman); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect, active, to speak;]

(Sāvitrī said;)

Sāvitrī said.

कुतः श्रमो भर्तृसमीपतो हि मे; यतो हि भर्ता मम सा गतिर्ध्रुवा। यतः पतिं नेष्यसि तत्र मे गतिः; सुरेश भूयश्च वचो निबोध मे ॥०३-२८१-२८॥

kutaḥ śramo bhartṛ-samīpato hi me; yato hi bhartā mama sā gatir dhruvā. yataḥ patiṁ neṣyasi tatra me gatiḥ; sureśa bhūyaś ca vaco nibodha me ॥03-281-28॥

[कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; भर्तृसमीपतः (bhartṛ-samīpataḥ) - from nearness to husband; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - to me; यतः (yataḥ) - because; हि (hi) - indeed; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; मम (mama) - my; सा (sā) - that; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal; ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - firm; यतः (yataḥ) - because; पतिम् (patim) - husband; नेष्यसि (neṣyasi) - you will lead; तत्र (tatra) - there; मे (me) - my; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal; सुरेश (sureśa) - O lord of the gods; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; निबोध (nibodha) - listen; मे (me) - my;]

(From where fatigue from nearness to husband indeed to me? Because indeed husband my that goal (is) firm. Because husband you will lead there my goal. O lord of the gods, again and word listen my.)

"How can I feel fatigue when near my husband? For, my husband is indeed my steadfast goal. Wherever you lead my husband, my goal is there. O lord of the gods, listen again to my words." (03-281-28)

सतां सकृत्सङ्गतमीप्सितं परं; ततः परं मित्रमिति प्रचक्षते। न चाफलं सत्पुरुषेण सङ्गतं; ततः सतां संनिवसेत्समागमे ॥०३-२८१-२९॥

satāṃ sakṛtsaṅgatam īpsitaṃ paraṃ; tataḥ paraṃ mitram iti pracakṣate. na ca aphalaṃ satpuruṣeṇa saṅgatam; tataḥ satāṃ saṃnivased samāgame ॥03-281-29॥

[सतां (satāṃ) - of the good; सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired; परम् (param) - supreme; ततः (tataḥ) - than that; परम् (param) - higher; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; इति (iti) - thus; प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they say; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अफलम् (aphalam) - fruitless; सत्पुरुषेण (satpuruṣeṇa) - with a virtuous person; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; सतां (satāṃ) - of the good; संनिवसेत् (saṃnivased) - one should reside; समागमे (samāgame) - on meeting;]

(Of the good, once association desired, supreme; than that, higher, friend, thus they say. Not and fruitless with a virtuous person association; therefore, of the good, one should reside on meeting.)

Association with the virtuous, even once, is most desirable; they say that more than this, nothing is a greater friend. Association with a virtuous person is never fruitless; therefore, one should dwell with the good when the opportunity arises. (03-281-29)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Yama spoke;)

Yama said;

मनोनुकूलं बुधबुद्धिवर्धनं; त्वयाहमुक्तो वचनं हिताश्रयम्। विना पुनः सत्यवतोऽस्य जीवितं; वरं द्वितीयं वरयस्व भामिनि ॥०३-२८१-३०॥

manonukūlaṃ budha-buddhi-vardhanaṃ; tvayāham-ukto vacanaṃ hitāśrayam. vinā punaḥ satyavato'sya jīvitaṃ; varaṃ dvitīyaṃ varayasva bhāmini ॥03-281-30॥

[मनोनुकूलं (manonukūlam) - agreeable to the mind; बुधबुद्धिवर्धनं (budha-buddhi-vardhanam) - one who increases the wisdom of the wise; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अहम् (aham) - I; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; वचनं (vacanam) - word; हिताश्रयम् (hitāśrayam) - taking refuge in welfare; विना (vinā) - without; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of the truthful one; अस्य (asya) - his; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; वरं (varam) - husband; द्वितीयं (dvitīyam) - second; वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful (lady);]

(Agreeable to the mind, increases the wisdom of the wise; by you I have been addressed with words taking refuge in welfare. Without again the life of this truthful one (if lost), choose another (second) husband, O beautiful lady.)

You, O beautiful lady, have spoken words that are pleasing and promote wisdom; but if this truthful one's life is lost again, then you should choose another husband.

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry-uvāca॥

[सावित्र्य् (sāvitry) - Sāvitrī; (proper noun, feminine singular); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect tense, Parasmaipada);]

(Sāvitrī said;)

Sāvitrī said.

हृतं पुरा मे श्वशुरस्य धीमतः; स्वमेव राज्यं स लभेत पार्थिवः। जह्यात्स्वधर्मं न च मे गुरुर्यथा; द्वितीयमेतं वरयामि ते वरम् ॥०३-२८१-३१॥

hṛtaṃ purā me śvaśurasya dhīmataḥ; svam-eva rājyaṃ sa labheta pārthivaḥ। jahyāt svadharmaṃ na ca me gurur yathā; dvitīyam etaṃ varayāmi te varam ॥03-281-31॥

[हृतं (hṛtam) - taken away; पुरा (purā) - formerly; मे (me) - my; श्वशुरस्य (śvaśurasya) - of father-in-law; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; स्वमेव (svam-eva) - his own, indeed; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; स (sa) - he; लभेत (labheta) - may obtain; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; जह्यात् (jahyāt) - may abandon; स्वधर्मं (svadharmaṃ) - own duty; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder; यथा (yathā) - as; द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second; एतं (etaṃ) - this; वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose; ते (te) - your; वरम् (varam) - boon;]

(Taken away formerly my wise father-in-law's kingdom; his own indeed, the king may obtain. May abandon own duty not and my elder as; the second this I choose your boon.)

The kingdom of my wise father-in-law that was formerly taken away; let the king obtain it as his own. And may my elder not abandon his own duty as before; this is the second boon I choose from you. (03-281-31)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

स्वमेव राज्यं प्रतिपत्स्यतेऽचिरा; न्न च स्वधर्मात्परिहास्यते नृपः। कृतेन कामेन मया नृपात्मजे; निवर्त गच्छस्व न ते श्रमो भवेत् ॥०३-२८१-३२॥

svam-eva rājyaṃ pratipatsyate'cirān na ca svadharmāt parihāsyate nṛpaḥ। kṛtena kāmena mayā nṛpātmaje; nivarta gacchasva na te śramo bhavet ॥03-281-32॥

[स्वम् एव (svam eva) - his own indeed; राज्यम् (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; प्रतिपत्स्यते (pratipatsyate) - will be obtained; अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon; न च (na ca) - and not; स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from (his) own duty; परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will deviate; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; कृतेन (kṛtena) - having been fulfilled; कामेन (kāmena) - desire (by); मया (mayā) - by me; नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - O king's daughter; निवर्त (nivarta) - return; गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go; न ते (na te) - not to you; श्रम्ो (śramo) - fatigue; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be;]

(His own indeed kingdom will be obtained soon; and not from own duty will the king deviate. Having been fulfilled (your) desire by me, O king's daughter; return, go, not to you fatigue will be.)

The kingdom will soon be recovered on its own, and the king will not stray from his own duty. Your wish has been fulfilled by me, O princess; return, go, no fatigue shall be yours. (03-281-32)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitryuvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (a proper noun, the name of a woman); उवाच (uvāca) (uvāca) - said;]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

प्रजास्त्वयेमा नियमेन संयता; नियम्य चैता नयसे न कामया। अतो यमत्वं तव देव विश्रुतं; निबोध चेमां गिरमीरितां मया ॥०३-२८१-३३॥

prajās tvayemā niyamena saṃyatā; niyamya caitā nayase na kāmayā. ato yamatvaṃ tava deva viśrutaṃ; nibodha cemāṃ giramīritāṃ mayā ॥03-281-33॥

[प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; इमा (imā) - these; नियमेन (niyamena) - by restraint; संयता (saṃyatā) - controlled; नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained; च (ca) - and; एताः (etāḥ) - these; नयसे (nayase) - (you) lead; न (na) - not; कामया (kāmayā) - by desire; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; यमत्वं (yamatvaṃ) - the state of (being) Yama; तव (tava) - of you; देव (deva) - O god; विश्रुतं (viśrutam) - well-known; निबोध (nibodha) - know; च (ca) - and; इमाम् (imām) - this; गिरम् (giram) - speech; ईरिताम् (īritām) - spoken; मया (mayā) - by me;]

(Creatures by you these by restraint controlled; having restrained these you lead not by desire. Therefore Yama-hood of you O god is well-known; know and this speech spoken by me (03-281-33))

These creatures are controlled by you with restraint; you govern them not by desire. Therefore, O god, your status as Yama is renowned. Now listen to this speech uttered by me. (03-281-33)

अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु कर्मणा मनसा गिरा। अनुग्रहश्च दानं च सतां धर्मः सनातनः ॥०३-२८१-३४॥

adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu karmaṇā manasā girā। anugrahaś ca dānaṃ ca satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥03-281-34॥

[अद्रोहः (adrohaḥ) - non-injury; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; गिरा (girā) - by speech; अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - kindness; च (ca) - and; दानं (dānaṃ) - giving; च (ca) - and; सतां (satāṃ) - of the virtuous; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - law; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]

(Non-injury towards all beings by action, by mind, by speech; kindness and giving also, are the eternal law of the virtuous.)

Non-injury to all beings through action, mind, and speech, together with kindness and charity, is the eternal law of the virtuous. (03-281-34)

एवम्प्रायश्च लोकोऽयं मनुष्याः शक्तिपेशलाः। सन्तस्त्वेवाप्यमित्रेषु दयां प्राप्तेषु कुर्वते ॥०३-२८१-३५॥

evam-prāyaś-ca loko'yaṁ manuṣyāḥ śakti-peśalāḥ। santas-tvevāpyamitreṣu dayāṁ prāpteṣu kurvate॥03-281-35॥

[एवम्प्रायः (evam-prāyaḥ) - of such disposition; च (ca) - and; लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world; अयम् (ayam) - this; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans; शक्ति (śakti) - power; पेशलाः (peśalāḥ) - clever; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good men; तु (tu) - but; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - even; अमित्रेषु (amitreṣu) - towards enemies; दयाम् (dayām) - compassion; प्राप्तेषु (prāpteṣu) - when come (to them); कुर्वते (kurvate) - they perform;]

(Of such disposition and the world, this humans (are) powerful, clever. Good men but indeed even towards enemies, when (they) come (to them), compassion they perform.)

People in this world are generally clever and powerful, but good men, even when dealing with enemies who have come to them, show compassion. (03-281-35)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

पिपासितस्येव यथा भवेत्पय; स्तथा त्वया वाक्यमिदं समीरितम्। विना पुनः सत्यवतोऽस्य जीवितं; वरं वृणीष्वेह शुभे यदिच्छसि ॥०३-२८१-३६॥

pipāsitasyeva yathā bhavet payaḥ; tathā tvayā vākyam idaṃ samīritam। vinā punaḥ satyavato 'sya jīvitam; varaṃ vṛṇīṣveha śubhe yad icchasi॥03-281-36॥

[पिपासितस्येव (pipāsitasya iva) - of the thirsty one just as; यथा (yathā) - as; भवेत् (bhavet) - might become; पयः (payaḥ) - water; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word; इदं (idaṃ) - this; समीरितम् (samīritam) - has been spoken; विना (vinā) - without; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of the truthful one; अस्य (asya) - his; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; इह (iha) - here; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; यद् (yad) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire;]

(Just as water might be for the thirsty one; so by you this word has been spoken. Without again the life of the truthful one; choose a boon here, O auspicious one, whatever you desire.)

Just as water is to the thirsty, so is this word you have spoken. Without the life of this truthful one again, choose a boon here, O auspicious one, whatever you desire. (03-281-36)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitryuvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (proper noun, feminine nominative singular); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect tense, 3rd person singular);]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

ममानपत्यः पृथिवीपतिः पिता; भवेत्पितुः पुत्रशतं ममौरसम्। कुलस्य सन्तानकरं च यद्भवे; त्तृतीयमेतं वरयामि ते वरम् ॥०३-२८१-३७॥

mamānapatyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ pitā; bhavet pituḥ putraśataṃ mamaurasam. kulasya santānakaraṃ ca yadbhavet; tṛtīyametaṃ varayāmi te varam ॥03-281-37॥

[मम (mama) - my; अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - without offspring; पृथिवीपतिḥ (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth; पिता (pitā) - father; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - hundred sons; मम (mama) - my; औरसम् (aurasam) - born from the womb; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; सन्तानकरम् (santānakaram) - producing progeny; च (ca) - and; यद् (yad) - which; भवे (bhave) - may be; तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - third; एतं (etaṃ) - this; वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose; ते (te) - your; वरम् (varam) - boon;]

(My offspring, a lord of the earth, a father may be; of my father a hundred sons my born-from-the-womb. Of the family producing progeny and which may be; third this I choose your boon. (03-281-37))

Let my son be a lord of the earth, a father; let my father have a hundred sons born of me. And may he be the progenitor of the family; this third boon I choose from you. (03-281-37)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

कुलस्य सन्तानकरं सुवर्चसं; शतं सुतानां पितुरस्तु ते शुभे। कृतेन कामेन नराधिपात्मजे; निवर्त दूरं हि पथस्त्वमागता ॥०३-२८१-३८॥

kulasya santānakaraṃ suvarcasaṃ; śataṃ sutānāṃ pitur astu te śubhe। kṛtena kāmena narādhipātmaje; nivarta dūraṃ hi pathas tvam āgatā ॥03-281-38॥

[कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; सन्तानकरं (santānakaram) - producing progeny; सुवर्चसं (suvarcasam) - splendid; शतं (śatam) - a hundred; सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; ते (te) - for you; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what has been done; कामेन (kāmena) - with desire; नराधिपात्मजे (narādhipātmaje) - O daughter of the king; निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back; दूरं (dūram) - far; हि (hi) - indeed; पथः (pathaḥ) - from the path; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आगता (āgatā) - have come;]

(Of the family, producing progeny, splendid; a hundred of sons, of the father, let there be for you, O auspicious one. By what has been done with desire, O daughter of the king, turn back—far indeed from the path you have come.)

May you, O auspicious one, be the originator of a splendid lineage and bear a hundred sons for your husband. O daughter of the king, by the wish fulfilled, turn back, for you have come too far along this path. (03-281-38)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्रि (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (proper noun, name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sāvitrī said;)

Sāvitrī said.

न दूरमेतन्मम भर्तृसंनिधौ; मनो हि मे दूरतरं प्रधावति। तथा व्रजन्नेव गिरं समुद्यतां; मयोच्यमानां शृणु भूय एव च ॥०३-२८१-३९॥

na dūram etan mama bhartṛ-saṁnidhau; mano hi me dūrataraṁ pradhāvati. tathā vrajan eva giraṁ samudyatāṁ; mayocyamānāṁ śṛṇu bhūya eva ca ॥03-281-39॥

[न (na) - not; दूरम् (dūram) - far; एतत् (etat) - this; मम (mama) - my; भर्तृसंनिधौ (bhartṛ-saṁnidhau) - in (the) presence of (my) husband; मनो (mano) - the mind; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; दूरतरम् (dūrataraṁ) - even farther; प्रधावति (pradhāvati) - runs; तथा (tathā) - thus; व्रजन् (vrajan) - going; एव (eva) - just; गिरम् (giram) - speech; समुद्यताम् (samudyatām) - raised (i.e., ready to be uttered); मया (mayā) - by me; उच्यमानाम् (ucyamānām) - being spoken; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]

(Not far is this in my husband's presence; the mind indeed of me runs even farther. Thus, just as going, the speech ready to be uttered by me being spoken, hear more indeed and also.)

This is not far from my husband's presence; yet my mind indeed runs even farther away. In the same way, as my words are about to be spoken by me and are being uttered, listen yet again.

विवस्वतस्त्वं तनयः प्रतापवां; स्ततो हि वैवस्वत उच्यसे बुधैः। शमेन धर्मेण च रञ्जिताः प्रजा; स्ततस्तवेहेश्वर धर्मराजता ॥०३-२८१-४०॥

vivasvatastvaṃ tanayaḥ pratāpavāṃ; stato hi vaivasvata ucyase budhaiḥ. śamena dharmeṇa ca rañjitāḥ prajā; statastaveheśvara dharmarājatā ॥03-281-40॥

[विवस्वतस्त्वं (vivasvatas tvaṃ) - of Vivasvat (the Sun); you; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; प्रतापवां (pratāpavān) - possessing splendor; स्ततः (statoḥ) - therefore; हि (hi) - indeed; वैवस्वत (vaivasvata) - descendant of Vivasvat; उच्यसे (ucyase) - you are called; बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise; शमेन (śamena) - by tranquility; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; च (ca) - and; रञ्जिताः (rañjitāḥ) - made delighted; प्रजा (prajāḥ) - subjects; स्ततः (statast) - therefore; तव (tava) - your; इह (iha) - here; ईश्वर (īśvara) - lord; धर्मराजता (dharmarājatā) - kingship of righteousness;]

(Of Vivasvat you (are) the son, possessing splendor; therefore indeed, descendant of Vivasvat, you are called by the wise. By tranquility, by righteousness, and delighted (are the) subjects; therefore your here, O lord, kingship of righteousness.)

You are the mighty son of Vivasvat; therefore, the wise call you Vaivasvata. By your tranquility and righteousness your subjects are delighted; thus, O lord, your sovereignty here is that of a king of righteousness. (03-281-40)

आत्मन्यपि न विश्वासस्तावान्भवति सत्सु यः। तस्मात्सत्सु विशेषेण सर्वः प्रणयमिच्छति ॥०३-२८१-४१॥

ātmany api na viśvāsaḥ tāvān bhavati satsu yaḥ। tasmāt satsu viśeṣeṇa sarvaḥ praṇayam icchati॥03-281-41॥

[आत्मनि अपि (ātmani api) - even in oneself; न विश्वासः (na viśvāsaḥ) - no trust; तावान्भवति (tāvān bhavati) - so great becomes; सत्सु यः (satsu yaḥ) - among good people which; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सत्सु (satsu) - in good people; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone; प्रणयम् इच्छति (praṇayam icchati) - desires affection;]

(Even in oneself, such great trust as in good people does not become; therefore, in good people especially, everyone desires affection.)

Even in oneself, trust is not as great as in good people; therefore, everyone especially desires affection among the good. (03-281-41)

सौहृदात्सर्वभूतानां विश्वासो नाम जायते। तस्मात्सत्सु विशेषेण विश्वासं कुरुते जनः ॥०३-२८१-४२॥

sauhṛdātsarvabhūtānāṃ viśvāso nāma jāyate। tasmātsatsu viśeṣeṇa viśvāsaṃ kurute janaḥ॥03-281-42॥

[सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) - trust; नाम (nāma) - called; जायते (jāyate) - arises; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सत्सु (satsu) - in good people; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust; कुरुते (kurute) - places; जनः (janaḥ) - a person;]

(From friendship of all beings, trust called arises. Therefore, in good people especially, trust places a person.)

Trust, called so, arises from friendship towards all beings. Therefore, a person places special trust in good people. (03-281-42)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the deity of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

उदाहृतं ते वचनं यदङ्गने; शुभे न तादृक्त्वदृते मया श्रुतम्। अनेन तुष्टोऽस्मि विनास्य जीवितं; वरं चतुर्थं वरयस्व गच्छ च ॥०३-२८१-४३॥

udāhṛtaṃ te vacanaṃ yadaṅgane; śubhe na tādṛktvadr̥te mayā śrutam. anena tuṣṭo'smi vināsya jīvitaṃ; varaṃ caturthaṃ varayasva gaccha ca ॥03-281-43॥

[उदाहृतं (udāhṛtam) - uttered; said; ते (te) - by you; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; statement; यत् (yat) - which; अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O lady; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; न (na) - not; तादृक् (tādṛk) - such; त्वदृते (tvadṛte) - except from you; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; अनेन (anena) - by this; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - satisfied; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; विना (vinā) - without; स्य (sya) - one's; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; वरं (varam) - boon; चतुर्थं (caturtham) - fourth; वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; च (ca) - and;]

(Uttered by you is the statement which, O lady, O auspicious one, not such except from you by me (has been) heard. By this (I am) satisfied; without (your) life, boon the fourth choose, go and.)

The statement you have uttered, O lady, O auspicious one, is such that I have heard nothing like it except from you. By this I am satisfied. Without sacrificing your life, choose a fourth boon and depart. (03-281-43)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्रि (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (proper noun, feminine name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect);]

(Savitri said.)

Savitri said.

ममात्मजं सत्यवतस्तथौरसं; भवेदुभाभ्यामिह यत्कुलोद्वहम्। शतं सुतानां बलवीर्यशालिना; मिदं चतुर्थं वरयामि ते वरम् ॥०३-२८१-४४॥

mama ātmajaṃ satyavatas tathaurasaṃ; bhaved ubhābhyām iha yat kulodvaham। śataṃ sutānāṃ balavīryaśālinā; midaṃ caturthaṃ varayāmi te varam ॥03-281-44॥

[ममात्मजं (mama ātmajam) - my son; सत्यवतस्तथा (satyavatas tathā) - of Satyavat, and thus; औरसं (aurasam) - born from the body; भवेत् (bhavet) - may there be; उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both; इह (iha) - here; यत् (yat) - which; कुलोद्वहम् (kulodvaham) - one who advances the lineage; शतम् (śatam) - a hundred; सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons; बलवीर्यशालिना (balavīryaśālinā) - with strength and heroism; मिदम् (m idam) - this; चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth; वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose; ते (te) - for you; वरम् (varam) - boon;]

(My son, likewise the bodily son of Satyavat; may there be here by both that which furthers the lineage. Of a hundred sons endowed with strength and heroism, this fourth boon I choose for you.)

I choose this fourth boon for you: may my son, also the bodily son of Satyavat, be born here by both, and may he become one who advances the lineage, fathering a hundred sons endowed with strength and heroism. (03-281-44)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (name of the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he said);]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

शतं सुतानां बलवीर्यशालिनां; भविष्यति प्रीतिकरं तवाबले। परिश्रमस्ते न भवेन्नृपात्मजे; निवर्त दूरं हि पथस्त्वमागता ॥०३-२८१-४५॥

śataṃ sutānāṃ balavīryaśālināṃ; bhaviṣyati prītikaraṃ tavābale. pariśramas te na bhaven nṛpātmaje; nivarta dūraṃ hi pathas tvam āgatā ॥03-281-45॥

[शतम् (śatam) - hundred; सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons; बलवीर्यशालिनाम् (balavīryaśālinām) - rich in strength and heroism; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; प्रीतिकरम् (prītikaram) - cause of joy; तव (tava) - for you; अबले (abale) - O weak one; परिश्रमः (pariśramaḥ) - effort; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be; नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - O princess (daughter of a king); निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back; दूरम् (dūram) - far; हि (hi) - indeed; पथः (pathaḥ) - road; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आगता (āgatā) - have come;]

(A hundred sons rich in strength and heroism will be cause of joy for you, O weak one. Your effort should not be (expended), O princess; turn back, for indeed you have come far on the road.)

O gentle lady, you will have a hundred sons mighty in strength and valor who will be a source of joy for you. O princess, let your effort cease; turn back, for you have indeed come far along the way. (03-281-45)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (a proper noun, the name Savitri, nominative singular, feminine); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he/she/it said; 3rd person singular perfect form of 'vac', to speak);]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

सतां सदा शाश्वती धर्मवृत्तिः; सन्तो न सीदन्ति न च व्यथन्ति। सतां सद्भिर्नाफलः सङ्गमोऽस्ति; सद्भ्यो भयं नानुवर्तन्ति सन्तः ॥०३-२८१-४६॥

satāṃ sadā śāśvatī dharmavṛttiḥ; santo na sīdanti na ca vyathanti. satāṃ sadbhirnāphalaḥ saṅgamo'sti; sadbhyo bhayaṃ nānuvartanti santaḥ ॥03-281-46॥

[सतां (satāṃ) - of the good; सदा (sadā) - always; शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal; धर्मवृत्तिः (dharmavṛttiḥ) - ethical conduct; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people; न (na) - not; सीदन्ति (sīdanti) - sink; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; व्यथन्ति (vyathanti) - are agitated; सतां (satāṃ) - of the good; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous; न (na) - not; अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless; सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - association; अस्ति (asti) - is; सद्भ्यः (sadbhyaḥ) - from the virtuous; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; न (na) - not; अनुवर्तन्ति (anuvartanti) - follow; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people;]

(Of the good, always eternal is ethical conduct; good people do not sink nor are they agitated. Of the good, with the virtuous, not fruitless is association; from the virtuous, fear does not follow good people. (03-281-46))

The virtuous always possess an eternal code of conduct; good people do not falter nor do they become distressed. Connections among the virtuous are never fruitless, and good people never have fear arising from the virtuous. (03-281-46)

सन्तो हि सत्येन नयन्ति सूर्यं; सन्तो भूमिं तपसा धारयन्ति। सन्तो गतिर्भूतभव्यस्य राज; न्सतां मध्ये नावसीदन्ति सन्तः ॥०३-२८१-४७॥

santo hi satyena nayanti sūryaṃ; santo bhūmiṃ tapasā dhārayanti. santo gatirbhūtabhavyasya rājan; satāṃ madhye nāvasīdanti santaḥ ॥03-281-47॥

[सन्तः (santaḥ) (santaḥ) - the good ones; the virtuous; sages; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; for; truly; सत्येन (satyena) (satyena) - by truth; with truth; नयन्ति (nayanti) (nayanti) - lead; guide; सूर्यं (sūryam) (sūryam) - the sun; सन्तः (santaḥ) (santaḥ) - the good ones; the virtuous; sages; भूमिं (bhūmim) (bhūmim) - the earth; तपसा (tapasā) (tapasā) - by austerity; with penance; धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) (dhārayanti) - support; sustain; hold; सन्तः (santaḥ) (santaḥ) - the good ones; the virtuous; sages; गतिः (gatiḥ) (gatiḥ) - refuge; source of movement; support; भूतभव्यस्य (bhūtabhavyasya) (bhūtabhavyasya) - of the past and future; राजन् (rājan) (rājan) - O king; सताम् (satām) (satām) - of the good; of the virtuous; मध्ये (madhye) (madhye) - in the midst; among; न (na) (na) - not; अवसीदन्ति (avasīdanti) (avasīdanti) - sink; perish; fall into distress; सन्तः (santaḥ) (santaḥ) - the good ones; the virtuous; sages;]

(The good ones indeed by truth guide the sun; the good ones with austerity sustain the earth. The good ones are the refuge of what is past and future, O king; among the good, the good ones do not sink.)

The virtuous truly uphold the sun by their truth, and sustain the earth with their austerity. O king, the good are the refuge for the past and the future; in the midst of the virtuous, the righteous never falter. (03-281-47)

आर्यजुष्टमिदं वृत्तमिति विज्ञाय शाश्वतम्। सन्तः परार्थं कुर्वाणा नावेक्षन्ते प्रतिक्रियाम् ॥०३-२८१-४८॥

āryajuṣṭam idaṃ vṛttam iti vijñāya śāśvatam। santaḥ parārthaṃ kurvāṇā na avekṣante pratikriyām ॥03-281-48॥

[आर्यजुष्टम् (āryajuṣṭam) - favored by the noble ones; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; इति (iti) - thus; विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good men; परार्थम् (parārtham) - for the sake of others; कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - acting; न (na) - not; अवेक्षन्ते (avekṣante) - look for; प्रतिक्रियाम् (pratikriyām) - a return (favor);]

(Favored by the noble ones, this conduct, thus, having known as eternal, the good men for the sake of others acting, not look for a return (favor).)

Having known that this conduct, favored by the noble ones, is eternal, good people, acting for the sake of others, do not look for a return. (03-281-48)

न च प्रसादः सत्पुरुषेषु मोघो; न चाप्यर्थो नश्यति नापि मानः। यस्मादेतन्नियतं सत्सु नित्यं; तस्मात्सन्तो रक्षितारो भवन्ति ॥०३-२८१-४९॥

na ca prasādaḥ satpuruṣeṣu moghaḥ; na cāpy artho naśyati nāpi mānaḥ। yasmād etan niyataṁ satsu nityaṁ; tasmāt santo rakṣitāro bhavanti॥03-281-49॥

[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; प्रसादः (prasādaḥ) - favor; सत्पुरुषेषु (satpuruṣeṣu) - in good men; मोग्हः (moghaḥ) - in vain; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; नश्यति (naśyati) - is lost; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; मानः (mānaḥ) - honor; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; एतत् (etat) - this; नियतं (niyatam) - certainly; सत्सु (satsu) - in the good; नित्यं (nityam) - always; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good men; रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - protectors; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become;]

(Not and favor in good men is in vain; not also wealth is lost, nor also honor. Because this is certainly always among the good; therefore good men become protectors.)

Favor in good men is never in vain; wealth does not perish, nor does honor. Because this is always certain among the good, therefore good men become protectors. (03-281-49)

यम उवाच॥

yama uvāca॥

[यम (yama) - Yama; (the god of death); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yama said;)

Yama said.

यथा यथा भाषसि धर्मसंहितं; मनोनुकूलं सुपदं महार्थवत्। तथा तथा मे त्वयि भक्तिरुत्तमा; वरं वृणीष्वाप्रतिमं यतव्रते ॥०३-२८१-५०॥

yathā yathā bhāṣasi dharmasaṃhitaṃ; manonukūlaṃ supadaṃ mahārthavat. tathā tathā me tvayi bhaktiruttamā; varaṃ vṛṇīṣvāpratimaṃ yatavrate ॥03-281-50॥

[यथा यथा (yathā yathā) - in whatever manner; in whatever manner; भाषसि (bhāṣasi) - you speak; धर्मसंहितं (dharmasaṃhitaṃ) - conjoined with dharma; मनोनुकूलं (manonukūlaṃ) - pleasing to the mind; सुपदं (supadaṃ) - having good words; महार्थवत् (mahārthavat) - endowed with great meaning; तथा तथा (tathā tathā) - in that way; in that way; मे (me) - my; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; भक्तिः उत्तमा (bhaktiḥ uttamā) - the highest devotion; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; अप्रतिमं (apratimaṃ) - incomparable; यतव्रते (yatavrate) - one who is firm in vow;]

(In whatever manner you speak words conjoined with dharma, pleasing to the mind, auspicious and endowed with great meaning, in that way my highest devotion (is) towards you; Choose an incomparable boon, O one firm in vow (yatavrate). (03-281-50))

As you speak words in various ways that are connected with dharma, pleasing to the mind, lucid, and full of great meaning, so does my supreme devotion grow for you; therefore, O steadfast one, choose an incomparable boon. (03-281-50)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्रि (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī; (proper noun, name of a woman); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]

(Sāvitrī said;)

Sāvitrī said.

न तेऽपवर्गः सुकृताद्विनाकृत; स्तथा यथान्येषु वरेषु मानद। वरं वृणे जीवतु सत्यवानयं; यथा मृता ह्येवमहं विना पतिम् ॥०३-२८१-५१॥

na te'papargaḥ sukṛtād vinākṛtaḥ; tathā yathānyeṣu vareṣu mānada. varaṃ vṛṇe jīvatu satyavān ayaṃ; yathā mṛtā hi evam ahaṃ vinā patim ॥03-281-51॥

[न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; अपवर्गः (apavargaḥ) - release; सुकृतात् (sukṛtāt) - from good deeds; विना (vinā) - without; अकृतः (akṛtaḥ) - not done; तथा (tathā) - so; यथा (yathā) - as; अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others; वरेषु (vareṣu) - in boons; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; वरम् (varam) - a boon; वृणे (vṛṇe) - I choose; जीवतु (jīvatu) - may live; सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan; अयम् (ayam) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; मृता (mṛtā) - dead; हि (hi) - indeed; एवम् (evam) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; विना (vinā) - without; पतिम् (patim) - husband;]

(Not for you is liberation without good deeds being done; so as in other boons, O giver of honor. I choose as a boon that this Satyavan may live; as truly I am as if dead without my husband.)

Liberation does not come to you without good deeds being accomplished; even so as in the other boons, O giver of honor. I choose the boon that this Satyavan may live; for truly, I am as dead without my husband. (03-281-51)

न कामये भर्तृविनाकृता सुखं; न कामये भर्तृविनाकृता दिवम्। न कामये भर्तृविनाकृता श्रियं; न भर्तृहीना व्यवसामि जीवितुम् ॥०३-२८१-५२॥

na kāmaye bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā sukhaṁ; na kāmaye bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā divam। na kāmaye bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā śriyaṁ; na bhartṛ-hīnā vyavasāmi jīvitum ॥03-281-52॥

[न (na) - not; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; भर्तृविनाकृता (bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā) - having been deprived of husband; सुखं (sukham) - happiness; न (na) - not; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; भर्तृविनाकृता (bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā) - having been deprived of husband; दिवम् (divam) - heaven; न (na) - not; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; भर्तृविनाकृता (bhartṛ-vinā-kṛtā) - having been deprived of husband; श्रियं (śriyam) - prosperity; न (na) - not; भर्तृहीना (bhartṛ-hīnā) - bereft of husband; व्यवसामि (vyavasāmi) - do I resolve; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live;]

(Not I desire, having been deprived of husband, happiness; not I desire, having been deprived of husband, heaven. Not I desire, having been deprived of husband, prosperity; not, bereft of husband, do I resolve to live.)

I do not desire happiness, nor heaven, nor prosperity if I am separated from my husband; bereft of my husband, I am not resolved to live. (03-281-52)

वरातिसर्गः शतपुत्रता मम; त्वयैव दत्तो ह्रियते च मे पतिः। वरं वृणे जीवतु सत्यवानयं; तवैव सत्यं वचनं भविष्यति ॥०३-२८१-५३॥

varātisargaḥ śataputratā mama; tvayaiva datto hriyate ca me patiḥ। varaṃ vṛṇe jīvatu satyavān ayaṃ; tavaiva satyaṃ vacanaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥03-281-53॥

[वरातिसर्गः (varātisargaḥ) - after granting the boon; शतपुत्रता (śataputratā) - hundred-son-hood; मम (mama) - to me; त्वयैव (tvayaiva) - by you alone; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; ह्रियते (hriyate) - is taken away; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; पतिः (patiḥ) - husband; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; वृणे (vṛṇe) - I choose; जीवतु (jīvatu) - may live; सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan; अयम् (ayam) - this; तवैव (tavaiva) - of you alone; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]

(After the granting of the boon, hundred-son-hood to me; by you alone my husband who was given is taken away. Boon I choose: may Satyavan this live; of you alone truth word will be.)

After granting me the boon of a hundred sons, you alone take away my husband who was given. I choose this boon: let Satyavan live; your word alone will become true. (03-281-53)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Mārkaṇḍeya said.)

Mārkaṇḍeya said.

तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तान्पाशान्मुक्त्वा वैवस्वतो यमः। धर्मराजः प्रहृष्टात्मा सावित्रीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥०३-२८१-५४॥

tathety uktvā tu tān pāśān muktvā vaivasvato yamaḥ। dharmarājaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā sāvitrym idam abravīt॥03-281-54॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - so; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; पाशान् (pāśān) - nooses; मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having released; वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - son of Vivasvat (epithet of Yama); यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - king of righteousness; प्रहृष्टात्मा (prahṛṣṭātmā) - with delighted mind; सावित्रीम् (sāvitrīm) - Savitri (her name, accusative); इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]

(Thus having spoken, but those nooses having released, Vaivasvata Yama, king of righteousness, with delighted mind, to Savitri this said.)

Having thus spoken and released those nooses, Yama, the son of Vivasvat and king of righteousness, with a delighted mind, spoke this to Savitri. (03-281-54)

एष भद्रे मया मुक्तो भर्ता ते कुलनन्दिनि। अरोगस्तव नेयश्च सिद्धार्थश्च भविष्यति ॥०३-२८१-५५॥

eṣa bhadre mayā mukto bhartā te kulanandini। arogas tava neyaś ca siddhārthaś ca bhaviṣyati ॥03-281-55॥

[एष (eṣa) - this; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady; मया (mayā) - by me; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; ते (te) - your; कुलनन्दिनि (kulanandini) - O delighter of the family; अरोगः (arogaḥ) - free from disease; तव (tava) - your; नेयः (neyaḥ) - to be led (to you); च (ca) - and; सिद्धार्थः (siddhārthaḥ) - successful; च (ca) - and; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become;]

(This, O auspicious lady, by me released husband your, O delighter of the family, free from disease, to you will be led, and successful and will become.)

This husband of yours, O auspicious lady, O delighter of the family, whom I have released, will be free from disease, will be brought to you, and will become successful. (03-281-55)

चतुर्वर्षशतं चायुस्त्वया सार्धमवाप्स्यति। इष्ट्वा यज्ञैश्च धर्मेण ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यति ॥०३-२८१-५६॥

caturvarṣaśataṃ cāyus tvayā sārdham avāpsyati. iṣṭvā yajñaiś ca dharmeṇa khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyati॥03-281-56॥

[चतुर्-वर्ष-शतं (catur-varṣa-śatam) - four hundred years; च (ca) - and; आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - he will attain; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices; च (ca) - and; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; ख्यातिम् (khyātiṃ) - renown; लोके (loke) - in the world; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - he will attain;]

(Four hundred years and lifespan with you together he will attain. Having worshipped by sacrifices and by righteousness, renown in the world he will attain.)

He will attain a lifespan of four hundred years together with you, and having performed sacrifices and acted righteously, he will achieve renown in the world. (03-281-56)

त्वयि पुत्रशतं चैव सत्यवाञ्जनयिष्यति। ते चापि सर्वे राजानः क्षत्रियाः पुत्रपौत्रिणः ॥ ख्यातास्त्वन्नामधेयाश्च भविष्यन्तीह शाश्वताः ॥०३-२८१-५७॥

tvayi putraśataṃ caiva satyavāñ janayiṣyati। te cāpi sarve rājānaḥ kṣatriyāḥ putrapautriṇaḥ ॥ khyātās tvannāmadheyāś ca bhaviṣyantīha śāśvatāḥ ॥03-281-57॥

[त्वयि (tvayi) (tvayi) - in you; पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) (putraśatam) - hundred sons; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; सत्यवान् (satyavān) (satyavān) - Satyavan; जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) (janayiṣyati) - will beget; ते (te) (te) - they; च (ca) (ca) - and; अपि (api) (api) - also; सर्वे (sarve) (sarve) - all; राजानः (rājānaḥ) (rājānaḥ) - kings; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriyas; पुत्रपौत्रिणः (putrapautriṇaḥ) (putrapautriṇaḥ) - having sons and grandsons; ख्याताः (khyātāḥ) (khyātāḥ) - famous; त्वन्नामधेयाः (tvannāmadheyāḥ) (tvannāmadheyāḥ) - of your name; च (ca) (ca) - and; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; इह (iha) (iha) - here; शाश्वताः (śāśvatāḥ) (śāśvatāḥ) - eternal;]

(In you, indeed, Satyavan will beget a hundred sons; they also all kings, kṣatriyas, having sons and grandsons, famous, of your name, and will be here eternal.)

A hundred sons will be born to you by Satyavan; all of them will be kṣatriya kings with sons and grandsons, famous and bearing your name, and they will remain here eternally. (03-281-57)

पितुश्च ते पुत्रशतं भविता तव मातरि। मालव्यां मालवा नाम शाश्वताः पुत्रपौत्रिणः ॥ भ्रातरस्ते भविष्यन्ति क्षत्रियास्त्रिदशोपमाः ॥०३-२८१-५८॥

pituś ca te putraśataṁ bhavitā tava mātari। mālavyāṁ mālavā nāma śāśvatāḥ putrapautriṇaḥ ॥ bhrātaras te bhaviṣyanti kṣatriyās tridaśopamāḥ ॥03-281-58॥

[पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - for you; पुत्रशतं (putraśatam) - a hundred sons; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; तव (tava) - for you; मातरि (mātari) - in your mother; मालव्याम् (mālavyām) - in Mālavī; मालवा (mālavā) - the Mālavas; नाम (nāma) - named; शाश्वताः (śāśvatāḥ) - perpetual; पुत्रपौत्रिणः (putrapautriṇaḥ) - having sons and grandsons; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; ते (te) - your; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas; त्रिदशोपमाः (tridaśopamāḥ) - like the gods;]

(And of your father, for you, a hundred sons will be; for you, in your mother, in Mālavī, the Mālavas named, perpetual, having sons and grandsons. Brothers your will become, Kṣatriyas, like the gods.)

A hundred sons will be born to your father for you; in your mother Mālavī, the perpetual Mālavas named, who will have sons and grandsons. Your brothers will become Kṣatriyas, resembling the gods. (03-281-58)

एवं तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा धर्मराजः प्रतापवान्। निवर्तयित्वा सावित्रीं स्वमेव भवनं ययौ ॥०३-२८१-५९॥

evaṁ tasyai varaṁ dattvā dharmarājaḥ pratāpavān। nivartayitvā sāvitrīṁ svam-eva bhavanaṁ yayau॥03-281-59॥

[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; तस्यै (tasyai) - to her; वरं (varaṁ) - a boon; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharma-rāja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty; निवर्तयित्वा (nivartayitvā) - having caused to return; सावित्रीं (sāvitrīṁ) - Sāvitrī; स्वम् (svam) - his own; एव (eva) - indeed; भवनं (bhavanaṁ) - abode; ययौ (yayau) - he went;]

(Thus to her a boon having given, Dharma-rāja the mighty, having caused Sāvitrī to return, to his own indeed abode he went.)

Thus, having granted her a boon, the mighty Dharma-rāja, after causing Sāvitrī to return, went to his own abode. (03-281-59)

सावित्र्यपि यमे याते भर्तारं प्रतिलभ्य च। जगाम तत्र यत्रास्या भर्तुः शावं कलेवरम् ॥०३-२८१-६०॥

sāvitry api yame yāte bhartāraṃ pratilabhya ca। jagāma tatra yatrāsyā bhartuḥ śāvaṃ kalevaram ॥03-281-60॥

[सावित्र्यपि (sāvitry api) - Sāvitrī also; यमे (yame) - Yama (the god of death); याते (yāte) - having gone; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - her husband; प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - she went; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; अस्या (asyāḥ) - her; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of (her) husband; शावं (śāvam) - dead (body); कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - corpse;]

(Sāvitrī also, Yama having gone, her husband having regained and, went there where her husband’s dead body (corpse) (was).)

After Yama had departed and Sāvitrī had regained her husband, she also went to the place where her husband's corpse lay. (03-281-60)

सा भूमौ प्रेक्ष्य भर्तारमुपसृत्योपगूह्य च। उत्सङ्गे शिर आरोप्य भूमावुपविवेश ह ॥०३-२८१-६१॥

sā bhūmau prekṣya bhartāram upasṛtya upagūhya ca | utsaṅge śira āropya bhūmā upaviveśa ha ॥03-281-61॥

[सा (sā) - she; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband; उपसृत्य (upasṛtya) - approaching; उपगूह्य (upagūhya) - embracing; च (ca) - and; उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on (her) lap; शिर (śira) - head; आरोप्य (āropya) - placing; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; उपविवेश (upaviveśa) - sat down; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(She, on the ground, having seen her husband, approaching, embracing and placing (his) head on (her) lap, on the ground indeed sat down.)

She saw her husband lying on the ground, approached and embraced him, placed his head on her lap and sat down on the earth. (03-281-61)

सञ्ज्ञां च सत्यवाँल्लब्ध्वा सावित्रीमभ्यभाषत। प्रोष्यागत इव प्रेम्णा पुनः पुनरुदीक्ष्य वै ॥०३-२८१-६२॥

sañjñāṃ ca satyavān labdhvā sāvitrīm abhyabhāṣata। proṣyāgata iva premṇā punaḥ punar udīkṣya vai ॥03-281-62॥

[सञ्ज्ञां (sañjñām) - consciousness (accusative singular); च (ca) - and; सत्यवाँ (satyavān) - Satyavan (proper noun); लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having regained; सावित्रीम् (sāvitrīm) - Savitri (accusative singular; proper noun); अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; प्रोष्यागत (proṣyāgataḥ) - returned after a journey; इव (iva) - as if; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with affection; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उदीक्ष्य (udīkṣya) - having looked at; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(And having regained consciousness, Satyavan addressed Savitri; as if one returned from a journey, with affection, again and again having looked (at her), indeed.)

Satyavan, having regained consciousness, addressed Savitri; like one who returns from a journey, he looked at her again and again with affection, and spoke. (03-281-62)

सत्यवानुवाच॥

satyavān uvāca॥

[सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Satyavan said;)

Satyavan said.

सुचिरं बत सुप्तोऽस्मि किमर्थं नावबोधितः। क्व चासौ पुरुषः श्यामो योऽसौ मां सञ्चकर्ष ह ॥०३-२८१-६३॥

suciraṃ bata supto'smi kimarthaṃ nāvabodhitaḥ। kva cāsau puruṣaḥ śyāmo yo'sau māṃ sañcakarṣa ha॥03-281-63॥

[सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a long time; बतः (bata) - indeed; सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - slept; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason; न (na) - not; अवबोधितः (avabodhitaḥ) - woken (up); क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; असौ (asau) - that; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; माम् (mām) - me; सञ्चकर्ष (sañcakarṣa) - dragged; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(For a long time indeed I have slept; for what reason was (I) not awakened? Where is that man, that dark one, who dragged me (away), indeed?)

Indeed, I have slept for a long time; for what reason was I not awakened? Where is that dark-complexioned man who dragged me away? (03-281-63)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्रि (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (proper noun; name of a woman); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect tense, Parasmaipada);]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

सुचिरं बत सुप्तोऽसि ममाङ्के पुरुषर्षभ। गतः स भगवान्देवः प्रजासंयमनो यमः ॥०३-२८१-६४॥

suciraṃ bata supto'si mamāṅke puruṣarṣabha। gataḥ sa bhagavān devaḥ prajāsaṃyamano yamaḥ॥03-281-64॥

[सुचिरं (suciraṃ) - for a long time; बत (bata) - indeed; सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep; असि (asi) - are; मम (mama) - my; अङ्के (aṅke) - in the lap; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; देवः (devaḥ) - god; प्रजा-संयमनः (prajā-saṃyamanaḥ) - restrainer of beings; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama;]

(For a long time indeed, you are asleep in my lap, bull among men. He, the venerable god, Yama, restrainer of beings, has gone.)

You have indeed slept a long while in my lap, O best of men. The venerable god Yama, lord restraining all beings, has departed. (03-281-64)

विश्रान्तोऽसि महाभाग विनिद्रश्च नृपात्मज। यदि शक्यं समुत्तिष्ठ विगाढां पश्य शर्वरीम् ॥०३-२८१-६५॥

viśrānto'si mahābhāga vinidraś ca nṛpātmaja। yadi śakyaṃ samuttiṣṭha vigāḍhāṃ paśya śarvarīm॥03-281-65॥

[विश्रान्तः (viśrāntaḥ) - rested; असि (asi) - you are; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate; विनिद्रः (vinidraḥ) - sleepless; च (ca) - and; नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O prince; यदि (yadi) - if; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; समुत्तिष्ठ (samuttiṣṭha) - arise; विगाढाम् (vigāḍhām) - deep; पश्य (paśya) - see; शर्वरीम् (śarvarīm) - night;]

(You are rested, O greatly fortunate (one), and sleepless, O prince; if (it is) possible, arise, see the deep night.)

You are now rested, O greatly fortunate prince, and yet sleepless; if you are able, arise and behold how deep the night is. (03-281-65)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya; (a sage; proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Markandeya spoke; said.)

Markandeya said.

उपलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां सुखसुप्त इवोत्थितः। दिशः सर्वा वनान्तांश्च निरीक्ष्योवाच सत्यवान् ॥०३-२८१-६६॥

upalabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ sukha-supta iva utthitaḥ। diśaḥ sarvā vanāntān ca nirīkṣya uvāca satyavān॥03-281-66॥

[उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having attained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञां (sañjñām) - consciousness; सुखसुप्त (sukha-supta) - comfortably sleeping; इव (iva) - like; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - awakened; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; वनान्तान् (vanāntān) - edges of the forest; च (ca) - and; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having looked at; उवाच (uvāca) - said; सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan;]

(Having regained then consciousness, like one who has awakened from pleasant sleep, having looked at all the directions and the edges of the forest, Satyavan said.)

Then, regaining consciousness as if awoken from a comfortable sleep, and gazing at all the directions and the edges of the forest, Satyavan spoke. (03-281-66)

फलाहारोऽस्मि निष्क्रान्तस्त्वया सह सुमध्यमे। ततः पाटयतः काष्ठं शिरसो मे रुजाभवत् ॥०३-२८१-६७॥

phalāhāro'smi niṣkrāntastvayā saha sumadhyame। tataḥ pāṭayataḥ kāṣṭhaṃ śiraso me rujābhavat॥03-281-67॥

[फलाहारः (phalāhāraḥ) - one living on fruits; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; निष्क्रान्तः (niṣkrāntaḥ) - having gone out; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पाटयतः (pāṭayataḥ) - splitting; काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood; शिरसः (śirasaḥ) - of (my) head; मे (me) - my; रुजा (rujā) - pain; अभवत् (abhavat) - arose;]

(I am one living on fruits, having gone out together with you, O slender-waisted one. Then, while splitting wood, pain arose in my head.)

I live on fruits, and had gone out with you, O slender-waisted one. Then, while chopping wood, pain arose in my head. (03-281-67)

शिरोभितापसन्तप्तः स्थातुं चिरमशक्नुवन्। तवोत्सङ्गे प्रसुप्तोऽहमिति सर्वं स्मरे शुभे ॥०३-२८१-६८॥

śirobhi tāpa-saṃtaptah sthātuṃ ciram aśaknuvan. tavotsaṅge prasupto'ham iti sarvaṃ smare śubhe ॥03-281-68॥

[शिरोभि (śirobhi) - with the head तापसन्तप्तः (tāpa-saṃtaptah) - tormented by heat; स्थातुं (sthātuṃ) - to stand; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - unable; तव (tava) - your; उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on lap; प्रसुप्तः (prasuptah) - rested; अहम् (aham) - I; इति (iti) - thus; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; स्मरे (smare) - I recall; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one;]

(With the head tormented by heat, being unable to stand for a long time, on your lap I rested—thus, all this I recall, O auspicious one.)

O auspicious one, with my head tormented by heat and being unable to stand for long, I remember how I rested on your lap—all this I recall. (03-281-68)

त्वयोपगूढस्य च मे निद्रयापहृतं मनः। ततोऽपश्यं तमो घोरं पुरुषं च महौजसम् ॥०३-२८१-६९॥

tvayopagūḍhasya ca me nidrayāpahṛtaṃ manaḥ। tato'paśyaṃ tamo ghoraṃ puruṣaṃ ca mahaujasaṃ॥03-281-69॥

[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उपगूढस्य (upagūḍhasya) - being embraced; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep; अपहृतं (apahṛtam) - carried away; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यं (apaśyam) - I saw; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - person; च (ca) - and; महौजसम् (mahaujasaṃ) - of great energy;]

(By you embraced and my mind carried away by sleep, then I saw terrible darkness and a person of great energy.)

While embraced by you, my mind was taken away by sleep, and then I saw a terrible darkness and a person of great energy. (03-281-69)

तद्यदि त्वं विजानासि किं तद्ब्रूहि सुमध्यमे। स्वप्नो मे यदि वा दृष्टो यदि वा सत्यमेव तत् ॥०३-२८१-७०॥

tadyadi tvaṃ vijānāsi kiṃ tadbrūhi sumadhyame. svapno me yadi vā dṛṣṭo yadi vā satyameva tat ॥03-281-70॥

[तत् (tat) - that; यदि (yadi) - if; त्वम् (tvam) - you; विजानासि (vijānāsi) - know; किम् (kim) - what; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one; स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream; मे (me) - my; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - true; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]

(That if you know, what that, tell (me), O slender-waisted one. Dream my if or was seen, if or true indeed that.)

If you know that, O slender-waisted one, then tell me what it is. Was what I saw a dream, or is it actually true? (03-281-70)

तमुवाचाथ सावित्री रजनी व्यवगाहते। श्वस्ते सर्वं यथावृत्तमाख्यास्यामि नृपात्मज ॥०३-२८१-७१॥

tam uvācātha sāvitri rajanī vyavagāhate। śvas te sarvaṃ yathāvṛttam ākhyāsyāmi nṛpātmaja ॥03-281-71॥

[तम् (tam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - (she) spoke; अथ (atha) - then; सावित्री (sāvitri) - Sāvitrī; रजनी (rajanī) - night; व्यवगाहते (vyavagāhate) - is entering; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it has happened; आख्यास्यामि (ākhyāsyāmi) - I shall relate; नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O prince;]

(To him then Sāvitrī spoke, as night is entering: 'Tomorrow I shall relate to you all as it has happened, O prince.')

Then Sāvitrī said to him, as night was falling, "Tomorrow, O prince, I will tell you everything as it has happened." (03-281-71)

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते पितरौ पश्य सुव्रत। विगाढा रजनी चेयं निवृत्तश्च दिवाकरः ॥०३-२८१-७२॥

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te pitarau paśya suvrata। vigāḍhā rajanī ceyaṃ nivṛttaśca divākaraḥ ॥03-281-72॥

[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspiciousness (be) upon; ते (te) - to you; पितरौ (pitarau) - parents; पश्य (paśya) - see; सुव्रत (suvrata) - O one of good vows; विगाढा (vigāḍhā) - deep (is); रजनी (rajanī) - night; च (ca) - and; इयम् (iyam) - this; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - withdrawn, ceased; च (ca) - and; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun;]

(Arise, arise, auspiciousness to you. Your parents see, O one of good vows. Deep is the night and this (night) is (now) past, and the sun has withdrawn.)

Arise, arise, may auspiciousness be yours. See your parents, O one of good vows. The night is deep and this night has ended, and the sun has risen. (03-281-72)

नक्तञ्चराश्चरन्त्येते हृष्टाः क्रूराभिभाषिणः। श्रूयन्ते पर्णशब्दाश्च मृगाणां चरतां वने ॥०३-२८१-७३॥

naktañcarāś caranty ete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ। śrūyante parṇaśabdāś ca mṛgāṇāṃ caratāṃ vane॥03-281-73॥

[नक्तञ्चराः (naktañcarāḥ) - night-roaming beings; चरन्ति (caranti) - move about; एते (ete) - these; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - cheerful; क्रूराभिभाषिणः (krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ) - speaking harshly; श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - are heard; पर्णशब्दाः (parṇaśabdāḥ) - leaf-sounds; च (ca) - and; मृगाणां (mṛgāṇām) - of the deer; चरताम् (caratām) - moving about; वने (vane) - in the forest;]

(Night-roaming beings move about these, cheerful, speaking harshly; are heard leaf-sounds and of the deer moving about in the forest.)

These cheerful and harsh-spoken night-roaming beings move about; the sounds of leaves and the deer wandering in the forest are heard. (03-281-73)

एताः शिवा घोरनादा दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम्। आस्थाय विरुवन्त्युग्राः कम्पयन्त्यो मनो मम ॥०३-२८१-७४॥

etāḥ śivā ghoranādā diśaṃ dakṣiṇapaścimām। āsthāya viruvantyugrāḥ kampayantyo mano mama॥03-281-74॥

[एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine); शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious ones (feminine plural); घोरनादाः (ghoranādāḥ) - having terrible sound; दिशम् (diśam) - direction (accusative singular); दक्षिणपश्चिमाम् (dakṣiṇapaścimām) - southwestern; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken position; विरुवन्त्यः (viruvantyaḥ) - roaring loudly; उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce (feminine plural); कम्पयन्त्यः (kampayantyaḥ) - making tremble; मन् (manas) - mind; मम (mama) - my;]

(These auspicious ones, having a terrible sound, having taken position in the southwestern direction, the fierce ones, roaring loudly, making my mind tremble.)

These auspicious beings, possessing terrible voices, have taken position in the southwest; fierce and roaring, they make my mind tremble. (03-281-74)

सत्यवानुवाच॥

satyavān uvāca॥

[सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan; (a proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Satyavan said;)

Satyavan said.

वनं प्रतिभयाकारं घनेन तमसा वृतम्। न विज्ञास्यसि पन्थानं गन्तुं चैव न शक्ष्यसि ॥०३-२८१-७५॥

vanaṃ pratibhayākāraṃ ghanena tamasā vṛtam। na vijñāsyasi panthānaṃ gantuṃ caiva na śakṣyasi॥03-281-75॥

[वनम् (vanam) - forest; प्रतिभयाकारम् (pratibhayākāram) - of terrifying appearance; घनेन (ghanena) - by dense; तमसा (tamasā) - darkness; वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered; न (na) - not; विज्ञास्यसि (vijñāsyasi) - you will know; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; शक्ष्यसि (śakṣyasi) - you will be able;]

(A forest of terrifying appearance, covered by dense darkness. Not will you know the path, and indeed not will you be able to go.)

The forest, having a terrifying appearance and covered in dense darkness—you will not know the path, nor will you be able to proceed. (03-281-75)

सावित्र्युवाच॥

sāvitry uvāca॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri; (proper noun, feminine); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd singular, perfect, active, root 'vac');]

(Savitri said;)

Savitri said.

अस्मिन्नद्य वने दग्धे शुष्कवृक्षः स्थितो ज्वलन्। वायुना धम्यमानोऽग्निर्दृश्यतेऽत्र क्वचित्क्वचित् ॥०३-२८१-७६॥

asminn adya vane dagdhe śuṣkavṛkṣaḥ sthito jvalan। vāyunā dhamyamāno'gnir dṛśyate'tra kvacit kvacit ॥03-281-76॥

[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; अद्य (adya) - today; वने (vane) - in the forest; दग्धे (dagdhe) - when (it is) burned; शुष्कवृक्षः (śuṣkavṛkṣaḥ) - dry tree; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning; वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind; धम्यमानः (dhamyamānaḥ) - being fanned; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; अत्र (atra) - here; क्वचित् क्वचित् (kvacit kvacit) - at some places, at some places;]

(In this (forest), today, when (it is) burned, a dry tree, standing, burning, by the wind being fanned, fire is seen here at some places, at some places.)

Today, in this burned forest, a dry tree, standing and burning, the fire being fanned by the wind, is seen here and there in some places. (03-281-76)

ततोऽग्निमानयित्वेह ज्वालयिष्यामि सर्वतः। काष्ठानीमानि सन्तीह जहि सन्तापमात्मनः ॥०३-२८१-७७॥

tato'gnim ānayitva iha jvālayiṣyāmi sarvataḥ। kāṣṭhāni imāni santi iha jahi santāpam ātmanāḥ॥03-281-77॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; आनीय (ānayitvā) - having brought; इह (iha) - here; ज्वालयिष्यामि (jvālayiṣyāmi) - I will kindle; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around; काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - sticks; इमानि (imāni) - these; सन्ति (santi) - are; इह (iha) - here; जहि (jahi) - remove; सन्तापम् (santāpam) - distress; आत्मनः (ātmanāḥ) - of yourself;]

(Then, having brought fire here, I will kindle (it) all around. These sticks are here; remove the distress of yourself.)

Then, having brought the fire here, I will kindle it all around. These sticks are here—remove your own distress. (03-281-77)

यदि नोत्सहसे गन्तुं सरुजं त्वाभिलक्षये। न च ज्ञास्यसि पन्थानं तमसा संवृते वने ॥०३-२८१-७८॥

yadi notsahase gantum sarujaṃ tvābhilakṣaye। na ca jñāsyasi panthānaṃ tamasā saṃvṛte vane॥03-281-78॥

[यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; उत्सहसे (utsahase) - you endeavor; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; सरुजम् (sarujaṃ) - with pain; त्वा (tvā) - you; अभिलक्षये (abhilakṣaye) - I desire; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; संवृते (saṃvṛte) - covered; वने (vane) - in the forest;]

(If not you endeavor to go with pain, you I desire. And not you will know the path, (being) covered by darkness in the forest.)

If you do not make the effort to go in pain, though I desire you, you will not know the path in the forest covered by darkness. (03-281-78)

श्वः प्रभाते वने दृश्ये यास्यावोऽनुमते तव। वसावेह क्षपामेतां रुचितं यदि तेऽनघ ॥०३-२८१-७९॥

śvaḥ prabhāte vane dṛśye yāsyāvaḥ anumate tava। vasāva iha kṣapām etām rucitaṃ yadi te anagha ॥03-281-79॥

[श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - at dawn; वने (vane) - in the forest; दृश्ये (dṛśye) - when (we) are seen; यास्यावः (yāsyāvaḥ) - we two will go; अनुमते (anumate) - with consent; तव (tava) - of you; वसाव (vasāva) - we two shall stay; इह (iha) - here; क्षपाम् (kṣapām) - the night; एताम् (etām) - this; रुचितम् (rucitam) - pleasing; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]

(Tomorrow at dawn in the forest, when seen, we two will go with your consent. We two shall stay here this night if pleasing to you, O sinless one.)

If it pleases you, O sinless one, we will stay here tonight; otherwise, tomorrow at dawn in the forest, we two shall go on with your consent. (03-281-79)

सत्यवानुवाच॥

satyavān uvāca॥

[सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Satyavan said;)

Satyavan said.

शिरोरुजा निवृत्ता मे स्वस्थान्यङ्गानि लक्षये। मातापितृभ्यामिच्छामि सङ्गमं त्वत्प्रसादजम् ॥०३-२८१-८०॥

śiroruja nivṛttā me svasthāny aṅgāni lakṣaye। mātāpitṛbhyām icchāmi saṅgamaṃ tvatprasādajam॥03-281-80॥

[शिरोरुजा (śiroruja) - head-pain; निवृत्ता (nivṛttā) - ceased; मे (me) - my; स्वस्थानि (svasthāni) - in normal condition; अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive; मातापितृभ्याम् (mātāpitṛbhyām) - with (my) mother and father; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; सङ्गमम् (saṅgamam) - union; त्वत् (tvat) - from you; प्रसादजम् (prasādajam) - born of grace;]

(Head-pain ceased, my limbs I perceive in normal condition. With mother and father I desire union, born of your grace.)

My headache has subsided; I feel that my limbs are now normal. I wish to be reunited with my mother and father, by your (kind) grace. (03-281-80)

न कदाचिद्विकाले हि गतपूर्वो मयाश्रमः। अनागतायां सन्ध्यायां माता मे प्ररुणद्धि माम् ॥०३-२८१-८१॥

na kadācid vikāle hi gatapūrvo mayāśramaḥ। anāgatāyāṃ sandhyāyāṃ mātā me praruṇaddhi mām ॥03-281-81॥

[न (na) - not; कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever; विकाले (vikāle) - at an improper time; inauspicious time; हि (hi) - indeed; गतपूर्वः (gatapūrvaḥ) - gone previously; मया (mayā) - by me; आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage; अनागतायाम् (anāgatāyām) - not yet arrived; before (it has) come; सन्ध्यायाम् (sandhyāyām) - during sandhyā, the twilight; माता (mātā) - mother; मे (me) - my; प्ररुणद्धि (praruṇaddhi) - prevents; restrains; माम् (mām) - me;]

(Not ever at an improper time indeed gone previously by me the hermitage. With sandhyā not yet arrived, mother my prevents me.)

I have never before gone to the hermitage at an improper time; when the twilight has not yet come, my mother restrains me. (03-281-81)

दिवापि मयि निष्क्रान्ते सन्तप्येते गुरू मम। विचिनोति च मां तातः सहैवाश्रमवासिभिः ॥०३-२८१-८२॥

divāpi mayi niṣkrānte santapyete gurū mama. vicinoti ca māṁ tātaḥ sahaivāśramavāsibhiḥ ॥03-281-82॥

[दिवा अपि (divā api) - even by day; मयि निष्क्रान्ते (mayi niṣkrānte) - when I have departed; सन्तप्येते (santapyete) - they grieve; गुरू मम (gurū mama) - my elders; विचिनोति च (vicinoti ca) - and seeks; मां (māṁ) - me; तातः (tātaḥ) - (my) father; सह एव आश्रमवासिभिः (saha eva āśramavāsibhiḥ) - along with indeed the hermitage-dwellers;]

(Even by day, when I have departed, my elders grieve; and my father, along with the hermitage-dwellers, seeks me.)

Even during the day, when I am absent, my elders feel sorrow; and my father, together with the inhabitants of the hermitage, searches for me. (03-281-82)

मात्रा पित्रा च सुभृशं दुःखिताभ्यामहं पुरा। उपालब्धः सुबहुशश्चिरेणागच्छसीति ह ॥०३-२८१-८३॥

mātrā pitrā ca subhṛśaṃ duḥkhitābhyāmahaṃ purā। upālabdhaḥ subahuśaścireṇāgacchasīti ha ॥03-281-83॥

[मात्रा (mātrā) - by (my) mother; पित्रा (pitrā) - by (my) father; च (ca) - and; सुभृशं (subhṛśam) - exceedingly; greatly; दुःखिताभ्याम् (duḥkhitābhyām) - distressed (two) [by both]; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरा (purā) - formerly; before; उपालब्धः (upālabdhaḥ) - reproached; admonished; सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - many times; चिरेण (cireṇa) - after a long time; आगच्छसीति (āgacchasīti) - 'you come (back)' thus; ह (ha) - indeed; surely;]

(By (my) mother, by (my) father, and exceedingly, by both distressed, I, formerly, reproached, many times, 'after a long time you come,' thus, indeed.)

Formerly, I was repeatedly reproached by my mother and father, who were greatly distressed, saying, 'After such a long time, you have come,' indeed. (03-281-83)

का त्ववस्था तयोरद्य मदर्थमिति चिन्तये। तयोरदृश्ये मयि च महद्दुःखं भविष्यति ॥०३-२८१-८४॥

kā tv avasthā tayor adya madartham iti cintaye। tayor adṛśye mayi ca mahad duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati॥03-281-84॥

[का (kā) - what; त्ववस्था (tv avasthā) - indeed state; तयोः (tayor) - of them two; अद्य (adya) - today; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; इति (iti) - thus; चिन्तये (cintaye) - I think; तयोः (tayor) - of them two; अदृश्ये (adṛśye) - when not seen; मयि (mayi) - in me; च (ca) - and; महद्दुःखम् (mahad duḥkham) - great sorrow; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]

(What indeed the state of them two today for my sake thus I think. Of them two when not seen in me and great sorrow will be.)

I am thinking, 'What indeed is their state today for my sake?' If I do not see them, great sorrow will arise in me. (03-281-84)

पुरा मामूचतुश्चैव रात्रावस्रायमाणकौ। भृशं सुदुःखितौ वृद्धौ बहुशः प्रीतिसंयुतौ ॥०३-२८१-८५॥

purā mām ūcatuś caiva rātrau asrāyamāṇakau | bhṛśaṃ suduḥkhitau vṛddhau bahuśaḥ prīti-saṃyutau ॥03-281-85॥

[पुरा (purā) - formerly; माम् (mām) - me; ऊचतुश् (ūcatuḥ) - they both said; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; अस्रायमाणकौ (asrāyamāṇakau) - shedding tears (both); भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; सुदुःखितौ (suduḥkhitau) - very afflicted; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - old (both); बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often; प्रीतिसंयुतौ (prīti-saṃyutau) - endowed with affection (both);]

(Formerly, me they both indeed said at night, shedding tears, intensely very afflicted, old (both), often endowed with affection.)

Long ago, the two elderly ones, often afflicted and frequently united in affection, used to speak to me at night, shedding many tears. (3-281-85)

त्वया हीनौ न जीवाव मुहूर्तमपि पुत्रक। यावद्धरिष्यसे पुत्र तावन्नौ जीवितं ध्रुवम् ॥०३-२८१-८६॥

tvayā hīnau na jīvāva muhūrtam api putraka। yāvat dhariṣyase putra tāvat nau jīvitaṁ dhruvam॥ 03-281-86॥

[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हीनौ (hīnau) - deprived; न (na) - not; जीवाव (jīvāva) - (we two) would live; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; अपि (api) - even; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; हरिष्यसे (dhariṣyase) - you will live; पुत्र (putra) - O son; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; नौ (nau) - we two; जीवितम् (jīvitaṁ) - life; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain;]

(By you deprived, not would (we two) live even a moment, O son; as long as you will live, O son, so long our life (is) certain.)

O son, if deprived of you, we two would not live even for a moment; our lives are assured only as long as you live. (03-281-86)

वृद्धयोरन्धयोर्यष्टिस्त्वयि वंशः प्रतिष्ठितः। त्वयि पिण्डश्च कीर्तिश्च सन्तानं चावयोरिति ॥०३-२८१-८७॥

vṛddhayor andhayor yaṣṭis tvayi vaṃśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ। tvayi piṇḍaś ca kīrtiś ca santānaṃ ca avayor iti ॥03-281-87॥

[वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the two aged; अन्धयोः (andhayoḥ) - of the two blind; यष्टिः (yaṣṭiḥ) - stick; त्वयि (tvayi) - on you; वंशः (vaṃśaḥ) - staff; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; त्वयि (tvayi) - on you; पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - rice-ball (for ancestors); च (ca) - and; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - renown; च (ca) - and; सन्तानम् (santānam) - offspring; च (ca) - and; अवयोः (avayoḥ) - of us two; इति (iti) - thus;]

(Of the two aged, of the two blind, the stick is on you; the staff is established on you. On you, the rice-ball and renown and offspring, and of us two, thus.)

You are the support for the two aged and the two blind; the staff rests on you. On you depend the rice-offering, our renown, our offspring, and us both—thus. (03-281-87)

माता वृद्धा पिता वृद्धस्तयोर्यष्टिरहं किल। तौ रात्रौ मामपश्यन्तौ कामवस्थां गमिष्यतः ॥०३-२८१-८८॥

mātā vṛddhā pitā vṛddhas tayor yaṣṭir ahaṃ kila। tau rātrau mām apaśyantau kāmavasthāṃ gamiṣyataḥ ॥03-281-88॥

[माता (mātā) - mother; वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - aged; पिता (pitā) - father; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - aged; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; यष्टिः (yaṣṭiḥ) - staff; अहम् (aham) - I; किल (kila) - indeed; तौ (tau) - those two; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; माम् (mām) - me; अपश्यन्तौ (apaśyantau) - not seeing; कामवस्थाम् (kāmavasthām) - state of desire; गमिष्यतः (gamiṣyataḥ) - will go;]

(Mother aged, father aged, of those two staff I indeed. Those two at night not seeing me, the state of desire will go.)

My mother is aged, my father is aged; I am indeed the staff for those two. During the night, those two, not seeing me, will fall into a state of longing. (03-281-88)

निद्रायाश्चाभ्यसूयामि यस्या हेतोः पिता मम। माता च संशयं प्राप्ता मत्कृतेऽनपकारिणी ॥०३-२८१-८९॥

nidrāyāś cābhyasūyāmi yasyā hetoḥ pitā mama। mātā ca saṁśayaṁ prāptā matkṛte'napakāriṇī॥03-281-89॥

[निद्रायाः (nidrāyāḥ) - of sleep; च (ca) - and; अभ्यसूयामि (abhyasūyāmi) - I am envious; यस्या (yasyā) - by whose; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - reason; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; माता (mātā) - mother; च (ca) - and; संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - has attained; मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake; अनपकारिणी (anapakāriṇī) - not having done wrong;]

(Of sleep and I am envious. By whose reason, my father, and mother has attained doubt for my sake, not having done wrong.)

I am even envious of sleep, because of which my father and mother, who have done no wrong on my account, are now in doubt. (03-281-89)

अहं च संशयं प्राप्तः कृच्छ्रामापदमास्थितः। मातापितृभ्यां हि विना नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे ॥०३-२८१-९०॥

ahaṃ ca saṃśayaṃ prāptaḥ kṛcchrām-āpadam-āsthitaḥ। mātā-pitṛbhyāṃ hi vinā nāhaṃ jīvitum-utsahē ॥03-281-90॥

[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; च (ca) - and; संशयं (saṃśayam) - doubt; uncertainty; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - have attained; कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - severe; difficult; आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity; danger; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - abiding in; being situated in; मातापितृभ्यां (mātā-pitṛbhyām) - from mother and father; (ablative dual); हि (hi) - indeed; for; विना (vinā) - without; न (na) - not; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; उत्सहे (utsahē) - am able; endeavor;]

(I and doubt have attained, severe calamity abiding; from mother and father indeed without, not I to live am able.)

I too have come into doubt and am faced with severe calamity; indeed, without my mother and father, I am not able to live. (03-281-90)

व्यक्तमाकुलया बुद्ध्या प्रज्ञाचक्षुः पिता मम। एकैकमस्यां वेलायां पृच्छत्याश्रमवासिनम् ॥०३-२८१-९१॥

vyaktamākulayā buddhyā prajñācakṣuḥ pitā mama। ekaikamasyāṃ velāyāṃ pṛcchatyāśramavāsinam ॥03-281-91॥

[व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; distinctly; आकुलया (ākulayā) - troubled; agitated; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; with mind; प्रज्ञाचक्षुः (prajñācakṣuḥ) - one whose eye is wisdom; wise; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one; every single; अस्याम् (asyām) - at this (time); in this; वेलायाम् (velāyām) - at the time; in the period; पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - asks; inquires; आश्रमवासिनम् (āśramavāsinam) - the resident of the hermitage;]

(Clearly with troubled intelligence, the wisdom-eyed my father each one at this time asks the hermitage-dweller.)

With a mind clearly agitated, my wise father is now asking each resident of the hermitage. (03-281-91)

नात्मानमनुशोचामि यथाहं पितरं शुभे। भर्तारं चाप्यनुगतां मातरं परिदुर्बलाम् ॥०३-२८१-९२॥

nātmānam anuśocāmi yathāhaṁ pitaraṁ śubhe। bhartāraṁ cāpy anugatāṁ mātaraṁ paridurbalām ॥03-281-92॥

[न (na) - not; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself; अनुशोचामि (anuśocāmi) - I grieve for; यथा (yathā) - as; in the way; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनुगताम् (anugatām) - who has followed (him); मातरं (mātaraṁ) - mother; परिदुर्बलाम् (paridurbalām) - utterly weak;]

(I do not grieve for myself as (much as) I (do) for my father, O auspicious one; (also) the husband and the mother who has followed (him), utterly weak.)

O auspicious one, I do not grieve for myself as much as I do for my father, for my husband, and for my completely helpless mother who has followed him. (03-281-92)

मत्कृतेन हि तावद्य सन्तापं परमेष्यतः। जीवन्तावनुजीवामि भर्तव्यौ तौ मयेति ह ॥ तयोः प्रियं मे कर्तव्यमिति जीवामि चाप्यहम् ॥०३-२८१-९३॥

matkṛtena hi tāvadya santāpaṃ parameṣyataḥ। jīvantāvanujīvāmi bhartavyau tau mayeti ha ॥ tayoḥ priyaṃ me kartavyamiti jīvāmi cāpyaham ॥03-281-93॥

[मत्कृतेन (matkṛtena) - by what is done for me; हि (hi) - indeed; तावद् (tāvad) - so long; य (ya) - who; सन्तापं (santāpam) - suffering; परम् (param) - great; एष्यतः (eṣyataḥ) - will attain (dual); जीवन्तौ (jīvantau) - both living; अनुजीवामि (anujīvāmi) - I live after; भर्तव्यौ (bhartavyau) - ought to be protected (dual); तौ (tau) - those two; मय (maya) - by me; इति (iti) - thus; ह (ha) - indeed; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear thing; मे (me) - for me; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done; इति (iti) - thus; जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अहम् (aham) - I;]

(By what is done for me indeed, so long as those two will attain great suffering, I live after them as long as they live, since those two ought to be protected by me, indeed. Of those two, what is dear to me ought to be done — thus I also live.)

Because, by what has been done for me, as long as those two are about to experience great suffering, I keep living while they live—because those two must be supported by me. I live on also with the resolve that I must do what is dear to them. (03-281-93)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (the sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Mārkaṇḍeya spoke;)

Mārkaṇḍeya said;

एवमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा गुरुवर्ती गुरुप्रियः। उच्छ्रित्य बाहू दुःखार्तः सस्वरं प्ररुरोद ह ॥०३-२८१-९४॥

evam-uktvā sa dharmātmā guru-vartī guru-priyaḥ। ucchritya bāhū duḥkhārtaḥ sasvaraṃ praruroda ha ॥03-281-94॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; स (sa) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; गुरुवर्ती (guru-vartī) - obedient to the teacher; गुरुप्रियः (guru-priyaḥ) - dear to the teacher; उच्छ्रित्य (ucchritya) - having raised; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; दुःखार्तः (duḥkhārtaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow; सस्वरम् (sasvaram) - aloud; प्ररुरोद (praruroda) - cried; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(Thus having said, he, the righteous-souled, obedient to the teacher, dear to the teacher, having raised (his) arms, afflicted by sorrow, aloud, cried indeed.)

Having spoken thus, he, the righteous and devoted disciple, beloved of his teacher, raised his arms and, overwhelmed with sorrow, wept aloud. (03-281-94)

ततोऽब्रवीत्तथा दृष्ट्वा भर्तारं शोककर्शितम्। प्रमृज्याश्रूणि नेत्राभ्यां सावित्री धर्मचारिणी ॥०३-२८१-९५॥

tato'bravīttathā dṛṣṭvā bhartāraṃ śokakarśitam. pramṛjyāśrūṇi netrābhyāṃ sāvitri dharmacāriṇī ॥03-281-95॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband; शोककर्शितम् (śokakarśitam) - worn by grief; प्रमृज्य (pramṛjya) - having wiped; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - with (her) eyes; सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī; धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - practicing righteousness;]

(Then spoke thus, having seen her husband worn by grief, having wiped the tears with (her) eyes, Sāvitrī practicing righteousness.)

Then Sāvitrī, devoted to righteousness, having wiped the tears from her eyes, spoke thus after seeing her husband worn with grief. (03-281-95)

यदि मेऽस्ति तपस्तप्तं यदि दत्तं हुतं यदि। श्वश्रूश्वशुरभर्तॄणां मम पुण्यास्तु शर्वरी ॥०३-२८१-९६॥

yadi me'sti tapastaptaṃ yadi dattaṃ hutaṃ yadi। śvaśrūśvaśurabhartṝṇāṃ mama puṇyāstu śarvarī ॥03-281-96॥

[यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - my; अस्ति (asti) - there is; तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism; तप्तं (taptaṃ) - performed; यदि (yadi) - if; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; हुतं (hutaṃ) - offered (in fire); यदि (yadi) - if; श्वश्रू (śvaśrū) - mother-in-law; श्वशुर (śvaśura) - father-in-law; भर्तॄणां (bhartṝṇāṃ) - of husbands; मम (mama) - my; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - merits; अस्तु (astu) - may be; शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night;]

(If my asceticism has been performed, if gifts have been given, if offerings have been made, may my merits be for the night of my mother-in-law, father-in-law, and husbands.)

If I have performed austerities, if I have given gifts and made offerings, may the merits I have gained benefit my mother-in-law, father-in-law, and husbands through this night. (03-281-96)

न स्मराम्युक्तपूर्वां वै स्वैरेष्वप्यनृतां गिरम्। तेन सत्येन तावद्य ध्रियेतां श्वशुरौ मम ॥०३-२८१-९७॥

na smarāmy ukta-pūrvāṃ vai svaireṣv apy anṛtāṃ giram| tena satyena tāvad dhi dhriyetāṃ śvaśurau mama॥03-281-97॥

[न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; उक्ता-पूर्वाम् (ukta-pūrvām) - previously spoken; वै (vai) - indeed; स्वैः (svaiḥ) - to my own (husbands/friends); अपि (api) - even; अनृताम् (anṛtām) - false; गिरम् (giram) - speech; तेन (tena) - by that; सत्येन (satyena) - truth; तावत् (tāvat) - so long as; हि (hi) - indeed; ध्रियेताम् (dhriyētām) - may they be protected; श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) - my father-in-law and mother-in-law; मम (mama) - my;]

(Not do I remember ever having uttered a false word, even among my own (husbands/friends). By that truth, so long as indeed, may my father-in-law and mother-in-law be protected.)

I do not recall ever having spoken a false word, even among my own (husbands). By that truth, may my father-in-law and mother-in-law be protected as long as this holds true. (03-281-97)

सत्यवानुवाच॥

satyavān uvāca॥

[सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Satyavan said;)

Satyavan said.

कामये दर्शनं पित्रोर्याहि सावित्रि माचिरम्। पुरा मातुः पितुर्वापि यदि पश्यामि विप्रियम् ॥ न जीविष्ये वरारोहे सत्येनात्मानमालभे ॥०३-२८१-९८॥

kāmaye darśanaṃ pitroryāhi sāvitri māciram। purā mātuḥ piturvāpi yadi paśyāmi vipriyam ॥ na jīviṣye varārohe satyenātmānam ālabhe ॥03-281-98॥

[कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight; पित्रोः (pitrōḥ) - of (my) parents; याहि (yāhi) - go; सावित्रि (sāvitri) - Sāvitrī; मा (mā) - do not; चिरम् (ciram) - delay; पुरा (purā) - before; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of (my) mother; पितुः (pituḥ) - of (my) father; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - indeed; यदि (yadi) - if; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - unpleasant (thing); न (na) - not; जीविष्ये (jīviṣye) - I will live; वरारोहे (varārohe) - O best-limbed one; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself; आलभे (ālabhe) - I take refuge (in);]

(I desire sight of (my) parents; go, Sāvitrī, do not delay. Before, of (my) mother or of (my) father indeed, if I see something unpleasant, I will not live, O best-limbed one; by truth I take refuge in myself. (03-281-98))

I desire to see my parents; go, Sāvitrī, do not delay. Before I witness anything unfortunate happening to my mother or father, I will not survive, O beautiful one; by the truth, I take refuge in myself. (03-281-98)

यदि धर्मे च ते बुद्धिर्मां चेज्जीवन्तमिच्छसि। मम प्रियं वा कर्तव्यं गच्छस्वाश्रममन्तिकात् ॥०३-२८१-९९॥

yadi dharme ca te buddhir māṁ ca ej jīvantam icchasi. mama priyaṁ vā kartavyaṁ gacchasvāśramam antikāt ॥03-281-99॥

[यदि (yadi) - if; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - resolve; मां (mām) - me; चेत् (cet) - if; जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - alive; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; मम (mama) - my; प्रियं (priyam) - beloved; वा (vā) - or; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - that which is to be done; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; स्व (sva) - your own; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from the proximity;]

(If in righteousness and your resolve, me if alive you desire, my beloved or that which is to be done, go from the proximity of your own hermitage.)

If in righteousness your mind is firm and you wish me to live, or you wish to do what is dear to me, then go from the vicinity of your own hermitage. (03-281-99)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (the sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Mārkaṇḍeya said.)

Mārkaṇḍeya said.

सावित्री तत उत्थाय केशान्संयम्य भामिनी। पतिमुत्थापयामास बाहुभ्यां परिगृह्य वै ॥०३-२८१-१००॥

sāvitrī tat utthāya keśān saṃyamya bhāminī। patim utthāpayām āsa bāhubhyāṃ parigṛhya vai॥03-281-100॥

[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī; (proper noun, the name of a woman); तत् (tat) - then; (that moment); उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; having stood up; केशान् (keśān) - hair; (accusative plural); संयम्य (saṃyamya) - having restrained; having bound; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the radiant lady; woman; (nominative singular, feminine); पतिम् (patim) - her husband; (accusative singular); उत्थापयाम् (utthāpayām) - caused to rise; made rise; आस (āsa) - she did; (augment in causative construction); बाहुभ्यां (bāhubhyām) - with both arms; (instrumental dual); परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having embraced; वै (vai) - indeed; surely;]

(Sāvitrī then having risen, having bound her hair, the radiant lady, her husband she caused to rise, with both arms having embraced indeed.)

At that moment, Sāvitrī, the radiant lady, rose up, tied her hair, and with both arms, embraced and raised her husband.

उत्थाय सत्यवांश्चापि प्रमृज्याङ्गानि पाणिना। दिशः सर्वाः समालोक्य कठिने दृष्टिमादधे ॥०३-२८१-१०१॥

utthāya satyavāṃś cāpi pramṛjyāṅgāni pāṇinā। diśaḥ sarvāḥ samālokya kaṭhine dṛṣṭim ādadhe॥03-281-101॥

[उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen;, सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रमृज्य (pramṛjya) - having wiped; अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with [his] hand; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; समालोक्य (samālokya) - having looked well at; कठिने (kaṭhine) - firm; दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - gaze; आदधे (ādadhe) - fixed;]

(Having risen, Satyavān also, having wiped his limbs with his hand, having looked well at all the directions, fixed a firm gaze.)

Satyavān rose up, wiped his limbs with his hand, gazed carefully in all directions, and fixed his gaze firmly. (03-281-101)

तमुवाचाथ सावित्री श्वः फलानीह नेष्यसि। योगक्षेमार्थमेतत्ते नेष्यामि परशुं त्वहम् ॥०३-२८१-१०२॥

tam uvāca atha sāvitri śvaḥ phalāni iha neṣyasi। yoga-kṣema-artham etat te neṣyāmi paraśuṃ tv aham॥03-281-102॥

[तम् (tam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अथ (atha) - then; सावित्री (sāvitri) - Savitri (proper noun, feminine); श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; इह (iha) - here; नेष्यसि (neṣyasi) - you will bring; योगक्षेमार्थम् (yoga-kṣema-artham) - for the sake of acquisition and preservation; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - for you; नेष्यामि (neṣyāmi) - I will take; परशुम् (paraśum) - axe; त्व (tv) - your; अहम् (aham) - I;]

(To him said then Savitri: Tomorrow fruits here you will bring. For acquisition and preservation, this for you I will take your axe.)

Then Savitri said to him: 'Tomorrow, you will bring fruits here. For your acquisition and preservation, I will take this axe for you.' (03-281-102)

कृत्वा कठिनभारं सा वृक्षशाखावलम्बिनम्। गृहीत्वा परशुं भर्तुः सकाशं पुनरागमत् ॥०३-२८१-१०३॥

kṛtvā kaṭhinabhāraṃ sā vṛkṣaśākhāvalambinam। gṛhītvā paraśuṃ bhartuḥ sakāśaṃ punarāgamat ॥03-281-103॥

[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; having made; कठिनभारं (kaṭhinabhāram) - hard weight; सा (sā) - she; वृक्षशाखा-वलम्बिनम् (vṛkṣaśākhā-valambinam) - hanging on the tree’s branch; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; having seized; परशुं (paraśum) - axe; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband; सकाशं (sakāśam) - to the presence (of); पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आगमत् (āgamat) - (she) came;]

(Having made the hard weight to hang on the tree’s branch, she, having taken the axe, came again to the presence of her husband.)

After tying the heavy burden to the tree’s branch, she took the axe and returned again to her husband. (03-281-103)

वामे स्कन्धे तु वामोरूर्भर्तुर्बाहुं निवेश्य सा। दक्षिणेन परिष्वज्य जगाम मृदुगामिनी ॥०३-२८१-१०४॥

vāme skandhe tu vāmorūrbharturbāhuṃ niveśya sā। dakṣiṇena pariṣvajya jagāma mṛdugāminī ॥03-281-104॥

[वामे (vāme) - on the left; side; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - shoulder; तु (tu) - but; वामोरू (vāmorū) - her left thigh; र्भर्तुर्बाहुं (bhartur bāhuṃ) - her husband's arm; निवेश्य (niveśya) - having placed; सा (sā) - she; दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - with the right (arm); परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; जगाम (jagāma) - she went; मृदुगामिनी (mṛdugāminī) - gentle-gaited (woman);]

(On the left shoulder but, her left thigh, her husband's arm having placed she, with the right (arm) having embraced, she went, the gentle-gaited (woman).)

She, the gentle-gaited woman, placing her husband's arm on her left shoulder and thigh, and embracing him with her right arm, went along. (03-281-104)

सत्यवानुवाच॥

satyavān uvāca॥

[सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan; (proper noun; a name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Satyavan said;)

Satyavan said.

अभ्यासगमनाद्भीरु पन्थानो विदिता मम। वृक्षान्तरालोकितया ज्योत्स्नया चापि लक्षये ॥०३-२८१-१०५॥

abhyāsagamanādbhīru panthāno viditā mama। vṛkṣāntarālokitayā jyotsnayā cāpi lakṣaye ॥03-281-105॥

[अभ्यासगमनात् (abhyāsagamanāt) - from repeated going; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one; पन्थानः (panthānaḥ) - paths; विदिता (viditā) - are known; मम (mama) - to me; वृक्षान्तरआलोकितया (vṛkṣāntarālokitayā) - by the light seen through the spaces between trees; ज्योत्स्नया (jyotsnayā) - by moonlight; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive;]

(From repeated going, O timid one, the paths are known to me; by the moonlight seen through the spaces between trees, also, I perceive.)

O timid one, because I have walked these paths often, I know them well; and I can also recognize them by the moonlight shining between the trees. (03-281-105)

आगतौ स्वः पथा येन फलान्यवचितानि च। यथागतं शुभे गच्छ पन्थानं मा विचारय ॥०३-२८१-१०६॥

āgataù svaḥ pathā yena phalāny avacitāni ca। yathāgataṃ śubhe gaccha panthānaṃ mā vicāraya ॥03-281-106॥

[आगतौ (āgataù) - when arrived; (dual; locative;) स्वः (svaḥ) - own; (neuter nominative singular;) पथा (pathā) - by the path; (instrumental singular;) येन (yena) - by whom; through which; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; (neuter nominative/accusative plural;) अवचितानि (avacitāni) - gathered; collected; च (ca) - and; यथागतं (yathāgatam) - as arrived; as one came; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; पन्थानं (panthānam) - the path; मा (mā) - do not; विचारय (vicāraya) - reflect; consider;]

(When arrived by one's own path by which fruits were gathered and, as one came, O auspicious one, go the path; do not reflect.)

Arriving by your own path by which you have gathered fruits, as you came, O auspicious one, proceed on your way; do not reflect. (03-281-106)

पलाशषण्डे चैतस्मिन्पन्था व्यावर्तते द्विधा। तस्योत्तरेण यः पन्थास्तेन गच्छ त्वरस्व च ॥ स्वस्थोऽस्मि बलवानस्मि दिदृक्षुः पितरावुभौ ॥०३-२८१-१०७॥

palāśaṣaṇḍe caitasmin panthā vyāvartate dvidhā। tasyottareṇa yaḥ panthās tena gaccha tvarasva ca ॥ svastho'smi balavānasmi didṛkṣuḥ pitarāvubhau ॥03-281-107॥

[पलाशषण्डे (palāśaṣaṇḍe) - in the grove of palāśa trees; च (ca) - and; एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; पन्था (panthā) - the path; व्यावर्तते (vyāvartate) - divides; द्विधा (dvidhā) - into two; तस्य (tasya) - of that; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; यः (yaḥ) - which; पन्था (panthā) - path; तेन (tena) - by that; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; त्वरस्व (tvarasva) - hasten; च (ca) - and; स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - I am well; अस्मि (asmi) - am; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; अस्मि (asmi) - am; दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous to see; पितरौ (pitarau) - both my parents; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]

(In the grove of palāśa trees, and in this, the path divides into two; of that, to the north, which path, by that, go, hasten and. I am well, I am strong, desirous to see both my parents, both.)

In this grove of palāśa trees, the path divides into two; take the one to the north and go quickly. I am well, I am strong, and I wish to see both my parents. (03-281-107)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥

[मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Markandeya spoke;)

Markandeya said;

ब्रुवन्नेवं त्वरायुक्तः स प्रायादाश्रमं प्रति।

bruvannevaṃ tvarāyuktaḥ sa prāyādāśramaṃ prati।

[ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; त्वरायुक्तः (tvarāyuktaḥ) - endowed with haste; स (sa) - he; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; आश्रमं (āśramam) - to the hermitage; प्रतिः (prati) - towards;]

(Speaking thus, with haste he departed towards the hermitage.)

Speaking in this way, filled with haste, he went towards the hermitage.