05.175
होत्रवाहन उवाच॥
Hotravāhana uvāca॥
[होत्रवाहन (Hotravāhana) - Hotravahana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Hotravahana said:)
Hotravahana spoke:
रामं द्रक्ष्यसि वत्से त्वं जामदग्न्यं महावने। उग्रे तपसि वर्तन्तं सत्यसन्धं महाबलम् ॥५-१७५-१॥
rāmaṃ drakṣyasi vatse tvaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ mahāvane। ugre tapasi vartantaṃ satyasandhaṃ mahābalam ॥5-175-1॥
[रामं (rāmaṃ) - Rama; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; वत्से (vatse) - dear; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; जामदग्न्यं (jāmadagnyaṃ) - son of Jamadagni; महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest; उग्रे (ugre) - fierce; तपसि (tapasi) - in penance; वर्तन्तं (vartantaṃ) - engaged in; सत्यसन्धं (satyasandhaṃ) - truthful; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty;]
(You will see Rama, dear, the son of Jamadagni, in the great forest, engaged in fierce penance, truthful and mighty.)
Dear, you will encounter Rama, the son of Jamadagni, in the vast forest, where he is engaged in intense penance, known for his truthfulness and great strength.
महेन्द्रे वै गिरिश्रेष्ठे रामं नित्यमुपासते। ऋषयो वेदविदुषो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ॥५-१७५-२॥
mahendre vai giriśreṣṭhe rāmaṃ nityamupāsate। ṛṣayo vedaviduṣo gandharvāpsarasastathā ॥5-175-2॥
[महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - in Mahendra; वै (vai) - indeed; गिरिश्रेष्ठे (giriśreṣṭhe) - best of mountains; रामं (rāmaṃ) - Rama; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; उपासते (upāsate) - worship; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; वेदविदुषः (vedaviduṣaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(In Mahendra, indeed, the best of mountains, Rama is always worshiped by sages, knowers of the Vedas, Gandharvas, and Apsaras.)
In the best of mountains, Mahendra, Rama is perpetually worshiped by sages, Vedic scholars, Gandharvas, and Apsaras.
तत्र गच्छस्व भद्रं ते ब्रूयाश्चैनं वचो मम। अभिवाद्य पूर्वं शिरसा तपोवृद्धं दृढव्रतम् ॥५-१७५-३॥
tatra gacchasva bhadraṃ te brūyāś cainaṃ vaco mama। abhivādya pūrvaṃ śirasā tapovṛddhaṃ dṛḍhavratam ॥5-175-3॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - blessing; ते (te) - your; ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should say; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; मम (mama) - my; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; तपोवृद्धम् (tapovṛddham) - ascetic elder; दृढव्रतम् (dṛḍhavratam) - firm in vows;]
(There, go, blessing to you, you should say this word of mine, having first saluted with head the ascetic elder firm in vows.)
Go there and convey my words, offering your respects first to the ascetic elder who is firm in his vows. May blessings be upon you.
ब्रूयाश्चैनं पुनर्भद्रे यत्ते कार्यं मनीषितम्। मयि सङ्कीर्तिते रामः सर्वं तत्ते करिष्यति ॥५-१७५-४॥
brūyāś cainaṃ punar bhadre yat te kāryaṃ manīṣitam। mayi saṅkīrtite rāmaḥ sarvaṃ tat te kariṣyati ॥5-175-4॥
[ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should tell; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; यत् (yat) - what; ते (te) - your; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; मनीषितम् (manīṣitam) - desired; मयि (mayi) - when I; सङ्कीर्तिते (saṅkīrtite) - is mentioned; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - for you; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do;]
(You should tell him again, O auspicious one, what your desired task is. When I am mentioned, Rama will do all that for you.)
O auspicious one, you should tell him again what task you desire. When I am mentioned, Rama will accomplish everything for you.
मम रामः सखा वत्से प्रीतियुक्तः सुहृच्च मे। जमदग्निसुतो वीरः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥५-१७५-५॥
mama rāmaḥ sakhā vatse prītiyuktaḥ suhṛcca me। jamadagnisuto vīraḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥5-175-5॥
[मम (mama) - my; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; सखा (sakhā) - friend; वत्से (vatse) - dear; प्रीतियुक्तः (prītiyuktaḥ) - affectionate; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - well-wisher; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; जमदग्निसुतः (jamadagnisutaḥ) - son of Jamadagni; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(My friend Rama, dear, affectionate and my well-wisher. The son of Jamadagni, a hero, the best of all weapon bearers.)
My friend Rama is dear and affectionate, and he is my well-wisher. The son of Jamadagni is a hero and the best among all weapon bearers.
एवं ब्रुवति कन्यां तु पार्थिवे होत्रवाहने। अकृतव्रणः प्रादुरासीद्रामस्यानुचरः प्रियः ॥५-१७५-६॥
evaṃ bruvati kanyāṃ tu pārthive hotravāhane। akṛtavraṇaḥ prādurāsīdrāmasyānucaraḥ priyaḥ ॥5-175-6॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - to the maiden; तु (tu) - but; पार्थिवे (pārthive) - in the king; होत्रवाहने (hotravāhane) - in the sacrificial vehicle; अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - unwounded; प्रादुरासीद् (prādurāsīd) - appeared; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; अनुचरः (anucaraḥ) - follower; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear;]
(Thus, while the maiden was speaking to the king in the sacrificial vehicle, the unwounded dear follower of Rama appeared.)
As the maiden spoke to the king in the sacrificial chariot, Rama's dear and unwounded follower appeared.
ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे समुत्तस्थुः सहस्रशः। स च राजा वयोवृद्धः सृञ्जयो होत्रवाहनः ॥५-१७५-७॥
tataste munayaḥ sarve samuttasthuḥ sahasraśaḥ। sa ca rājā vayovṛddhaḥ sṛñjayo hotravāhanaḥ ॥5-175-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समुत्तस्थुः (samuttasthuḥ) - rose; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; वयोवृद्धः (vayovṛddhaḥ) - aged; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; होत्रवाहनः (hotravāhanaḥ) - Hotravāhana;]
(Then all the sages rose in thousands. And the aged king Sṛñjaya, Hotravāhana.)
Then all the sages rose in thousands, and the aged king Sṛñjaya, Hotravāhana, was present.
ततः पृष्ट्वा यथान्यायमन्योन्यं ते वनौकसः। सहिता भरतश्रेष्ठ निषेदुः परिवार्य तम् ॥५-१७५-८॥
tataḥ pṛṣṭvā yathānyāyam anyonyaṃ te vanaukasaḥ। sahitā bharataśreṣṭha niṣeduḥ parivārya tam ॥5-175-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to rule; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; ते (te) - they; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest dwellers; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas; निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - sat down; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Then, having asked each other according to rule, those forest dwellers, together, O best of Bharatas, sat down surrounding him.)
Then, after inquiring according to the rules, those forest dwellers, together with the best of the Bharatas, sat down surrounding him.
ततस्ते कथयामासुः कथास्तास्ता मनोरमाः। कान्ता दिव्याश्च राजेन्द्र प्रीतिहर्षमुदा युताः ॥५-१७५-९॥
tataste kathayāmāsuḥ kathāstāstā manoramāḥ। kāntā divyāśca rājendra prītiharṣamudā yutāḥ ॥5-175-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; कथयामासुः (kathayāmāsuḥ) - narrated; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; ताः (tāḥ) - those; ताः (tāḥ) - those; मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - charming; कान्ताः (kāntāḥ) - lovely; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; प्रीतिहर्षमुदा (prītiharṣamudā) - with joy and delight; युताः (yutāḥ) - filled with;]
(Then they narrated those charming stories, lovely and divine, O king, filled with joy and delight.)
Then they narrated those delightful and divine stories, O King, filled with joy and happiness.
ततः कथान्ते राजर्षिर्महात्मा होत्रवाहनः। रामं श्रेष्ठं महर्षीणामपृच्छदकृतव्रणम् ॥५-१७५-१०॥
tataḥ kathānte rājarṣirmahātmā hotravāhanaḥ। rāmaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ maharṣīṇāmapṛcchadakṛtavraṇam ॥5-175-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; होत्रवाहनः (hotravāhanaḥ) - Hotravāhana; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best; महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - among the great sages; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; अकृतव्रणम् (akṛtavraṇam) - unwounded;]
(Then, at the end of the story, the royal sage, the great soul Hotravāhana, asked Rama, the best among the great sages, who was unwounded.)
At the conclusion of the tale, the noble sage Hotravāhana, a great soul, inquired of Rama, the foremost of the great sages, who remained unscathed.
क्व सम्प्रति महाबाहो जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। अकृतव्रण शक्यो वै द्रष्टुं वेदविदां वरः ॥५-१७५-११॥
kva samprati mahābāho jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān। akṛtavraṇa śakyo vai draṣṭuṃ vedavidāṃ varaḥ ॥5-175-11॥
[क्व (kva) - where; सम्प्रति (samprati) - now; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - son of Jamadagni; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; अकृतव्रण (akṛtavraṇa) - unwounded; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable; वै (vai) - indeed; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; वेदविदां (vedavidāṃ) - of the knowers of Veda; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(Where now, O mighty-armed, is the powerful son of Jamadagni? The unwounded one, indeed, is capable of being seen, the best of the knowers of Veda.)
O mighty-armed one, where is the powerful son of Jamadagni now? The unwounded one, indeed, is capable of being seen, as he is the best among the knowers of the Veda.
अकृतव्रण उवाच॥
akṛtavraṇa uvāca॥
[अकृतव्रण (akṛtavraṇa) - Akritavrana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Akritavrana said:)
Akritavrana spoke:
भवन्तमेव सततं रामः कीर्तयति प्रभो। सृञ्जयो मे प्रियसखो राजर्षिरिति पार्थिव ॥५-१७५-१२॥
bhavantameva satataṃ rāmaḥ kīrtayati prabho। sṛñjayo me priyasakho rājarṣiriti pārthiva ॥5-175-12॥
[भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; एव (eva) - only; सततम् (satatam) - always; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; कीर्तयति (kīrtayati) - praises; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; मे (me) - my; प्रियसखः (priyasakhaḥ) - dear friend; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; इति (iti) - thus; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(Rama always praises you, O lord. Sṛñjaya, my dear friend, is a royal sage, thus, O king.)
Rama constantly sings your praises, O lord. Sṛñjaya, my dear friend, is known as a royal sage, O king.
इह रामः प्रभाते श्वो भवितेति मतिर्मम। द्रष्टास्येनमिहायान्तं तव दर्शनकाङ्क्षया ॥५-१७५-१३॥
iha rāmaḥ prabhāte śvo bhaviteti matirmama। draṣṭāsyenamihāyāntaṃ tava darśanakāṅkṣayā ॥5-175-13॥
[इह (iha) - here; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; एनम् (enam) - him; इह (iha) - here; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; तव (tava) - your; दर्शन (darśana) - sight; काङ्क्षया (kāṅkṣayā) - with desire;]
(Here, Rama will be tomorrow morning, thus is my thought. You will see him coming here with the desire of your sight.)
Here, I believe Rama will be here tomorrow morning. You will see him coming here eager to see you.
इयं च कन्या राजर्षे किमर्थं वनमागता। कस्य चेयं तव च का भवतीच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥५-१७५-१४॥
iyaṁ ca kanyā rājarṣe kimarthaṁ vanamāgatā। kasya ceyaṁ tava ca kā bhavatīcchāmi veditum ॥5-175-14॥
[इयं (iyaṁ) - this; च (ca) - and; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; किमर्थं (kimarthaṁ) - for what purpose; वनम् (vanam) - forest; आगता (āgatā) - has come; कस्य (kasya) - whose; च (ca) - and; इयं (iyaṁ) - this; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; का (kā) - who; भवती (bhavatī) - lady; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know;]
(This girl, O royal sage, for what purpose has she come to the forest? Whose is she, and who are you, lady? I wish to know.)
O royal sage, I wish to know why this girl has come to the forest. Whose daughter is she, and who are you?
होत्रवाहन उवाच॥
hotravāhana uvāca॥
[होत्रवाहन (hotravāhana) - Hotravahana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Hotravahana said:)
Hotravahana spoke:
दौहित्रीयं मम विभो काशिराजसुता शुभा। ज्येष्ठा स्वयंवरे तस्थौ भगिनीभ्यां सहानघ ॥५-१७५-१५॥
dauhitrīyaṃ mama vibho kāśirājasutā śubhā। jyeṣṭhā svayaṃvare tasthau bhaginībhyāṃ sahānagha ॥5-175-15॥
[दौहित्री (dauhitrī) - granddaughter; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; मम (mama) - my; विभो (vibho) - O lord; काशिराजसुता (kāśirājasutā) - daughter of the king of Kashi; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest; स्वयंवरे (svayaṃvare) - in the self-choice ceremony; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; भगिनीभ्यां (bhaginībhyāṃ) - with her sisters; सहा (sahā) - with; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(This granddaughter of mine, O lord, the auspicious daughter of the king of Kashi, stood in the self-choice ceremony with her eldest sisters, O sinless one.)
O lord, this is my granddaughter, the auspicious daughter of the king of Kashi. She stood with her eldest sisters in the self-choice ceremony, O sinless one.
इयमम्बेति विख्याता ज्येष्ठा काशिपतेः सुता। अम्बिकाम्बालिके त्वन्ये यवीयस्यौ तपोधन ॥५-१७५-१६॥
iyam amba iti vikhyātā jyeṣṭhā kāśipateḥ sutā। ambikāmbālike tvanye yavīyasyau tapodhana ॥5-175-16॥
[इयम् (iyam) - this; अम्बा (ambā) - mother; इति (iti) - thus; विख्याता (vikhyātā) - known; ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest; काशिपतेः (kāśipateḥ) - of the king of Kashi; सुता (sutā) - daughter; अम्बिका (ambikā) - Ambika; अम्बालिके (ambālike) - Ambalika; तू (tu) - but; अन्ये (anye) - others; यवीयस्यौ (yavīyasyau) - younger; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage;]
(This is known as 'Mother', the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi. Ambika and Ambalika are the other younger ones, O sage.)
This is the one known as 'Mother', the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi. Ambika and Ambalika are the other younger daughters, O sage.
समेतं पार्थिवं क्षत्रं काशिपुर्यां ततोऽभवत्। कन्यानिमित्तं ब्रह्मर्षे तत्रासीदुत्सवो महान् ॥५-१७५-१७॥
sametaṃ pārthivaṃ kṣatraṃ kāśipuryāṃ tato'bhavat। kanyānimittaṃ brahmarṣe tatrāsīdutsavo mahān ॥5-175-17॥
[समेतं (sametaṃ) - gathered; पार्थिवं (pārthivaṃ) - royal; क्षत्रं (kṣatraṃ) - warrior class; काशिपुर्यां (kāśipuryāṃ) - in Kāśī city; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened; कन्या (kanyā) - for the maiden; निमित्तं (nimittaṃ) - for the sake of; ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O sage; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; उत्सवः (utsavaḥ) - festival; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(Gathered royal warrior class in Kāśī city then happened. For the maiden, O sage, there was a great festival.)
In the city of Kāśī, the royal warriors gathered, and then a great festival took place for the maiden, O sage.
ततः किल महावीर्यो भीष्मः शान्तनवो नृपान्। अवाक्षिप्य महातेजास्तिस्रः कन्या जहार ताः ॥५-१७५-१८॥
tataḥ kila mahāvīryo bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo nṛpān। avākṣipya mahātejāstisraḥ kanyā jahāra tāḥ ॥5-175-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; किल (kila) - indeed; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - great hero; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; अवाक्षिप्य (avākṣipya) - having challenged; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful; तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three; कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens; जहार (jahāra) - abducted; ताः (tāḥ) - them;]
(Then indeed, the great hero Bhishma, son of Shantanu, having challenged the kings, greatly powerful, abducted those three maidens.)
Then, the mighty Bhishma, son of Shantanu, challenged the kings and powerfully abducted the three maidens.
निर्जित्य पृथिवीपालानथ भीष्मो गजाह्वयम्। आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा कन्याभिः सह भारत ॥५-१७५-१९॥
nirjitya pṛthivīpālānatha bhīṣmo gajāhvayam। ājagāma viśuddhātmā kanyābhiḥ saha bhārata ॥5-175-19॥
[निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - earth's rulers; अथ (atha) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; गजाह्वयम् (gajāhvayam) - to Gajahvaya; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled; कन्याभिः (kanyābhiḥ) - with maidens; सह (saha) - with; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Having conquered the earth's rulers, then Bhishma came to Gajahvaya, pure-souled, with maidens, O Bharata.)
After defeating the rulers of the earth, the pure-hearted Bhishma arrived at Gajahvaya with the maidens, O Bharata.
सत्यवत्यै निवेद्याथ विवाहार्थमनन्तरम्। भ्रातुर्विचित्रवीर्यस्य समाज्ञापयत प्रभुः ॥५-१७५-२०॥
satyavatyai nivedyātha vivāhārthamanantaram। bhrāturvicitravīryasya samājñāpayata prabhuḥ ॥5-175-20॥
[सत्यवत्यै (satyavatyai) - to Satyavati; निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed; अथ (atha) - then; विवाहार्थम् (vivāhārtham) - for marriage; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; विचित्रवीर्यस्य (vicitravīryasya) - of Vichitravirya; समाज्ञापयत (samājñāpayata) - ordered; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Having informed Satyavati, then for marriage afterwards, the lord ordered of the brother of Vichitravirya.)
After informing Satyavati, the lord commanded regarding the marriage of his brother Vichitravirya.
ततो वैवाहिकं दृष्ट्वा कन्येयं समुपार्जितम्। अब्रवीत्तत्र गाङ्गेयं मन्त्रिमध्ये द्विजर्षभ ॥५-१७५-२१॥
tato vaivāhikaṃ dṛṣṭvā kanyeyaṃ samupārjitam। abravīttatra gāṅgeyaṃ mantrimadhye dvijarṣabha ॥5-175-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वैवाहिकम् (vaivāhikam) - marriage; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; इयम् (iyam) - this; समुपार्जितम् (samupārjitam) - acquired; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Ganges-born; मन्त्रिमध्ये (mantrimadhye) - among ministers; द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - best of the twice-born;]
(Then, having seen the marriage, this girl was acquired. There, the best of the twice-born said among the ministers.)
Then, having witnessed the marriage, this girl was acquired. There, the best of the twice-born, Bhishma, spoke among the ministers.
मया शाल्वपतिर्वीर मनसाभिवृतः पतिः। न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ परचित्तां प्रदापितुम् ॥५-१७५-२२॥
mayā śālvapatirvīra manasābhivṛtaḥ patiḥ। na māmarhasi dharmajña paracittāṃ pradāpitum ॥5-175-22॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; शाल्वपतिः (śālvapatiḥ) - the lord of Śālva; वीर (vīra) - hero; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; अभिवृतः (abhivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; परचित्ताम् (paracittām) - another's mind; प्रदापितुम् (pradāpitum) - to give away;]
(By me, the lord of Śālva, a hero, is surrounded in mind. You, knower of dharma, should not give me away to another's mind.)
I have mentally surrounded the lord of Śālva, a hero. You, who understand dharma, should not give me away to someone else's thoughts.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं भीष्मः संमन्त्र्य सह मन्त्रिभिः। निश्चित्य विससर्जेमां सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः ॥५-१७५-२३॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ bhīṣmaḥ saṃmantrya saha mantribhiḥ। niścitya visasarjemāṃ satyavatyā mate sthitaḥ ॥5-175-23॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; संमन्त्र्य (saṃmantrya) - having consulted; सह (saha) - with; मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - ministers; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; विससर्ज (visasarja) - sent away; इमाम् (imām) - this; सत्यवत्या (satyavatyā) - Satyavati's; मते (mate) - in the opinion; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing;]
(Having heard that speech, Bhishma, having consulted with the ministers, having decided, sent this away, standing in Satyavati's opinion.)
Upon hearing those words, Bhishma, after consulting with his ministers and making a decision, sent her away, adhering to Satyavati's wishes.
अनुज्ञाता तु भीष्मेण शाल्वं सौभपतिं ततः। कन्येयं मुदिता विप्र काले वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५-१७५-२४॥
anujñātā tu bhīṣmeṇa śālvaṃ saubhapatiṃ tataḥ। kanyeyaṃ muditā vipra kāle vacanamabravīt ॥5-175-24॥
[अनुज्ञाता (anujñātā) - permitted; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; शाल्वं (śālvaṃ) - Shalva; सौभपतिं (saubhapatiṃ) - the lord of Saubha; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; इयम् (iyam) - this; मुदिता (muditā) - joyful; विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin; काले (kāle) - at the time; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Permitted by Bhishma, Shalva, the lord of Saubha, then this joyful maiden, O Brahmin, spoke words at the time.)
Permitted by Bhishma, Shalva, the lord of Saubha, then this joyful maiden spoke to the Brahmin at the right time.
विसर्जितास्मि भीष्मेण धर्मं मां प्रतिपादय। मनसाभिवृतः पूर्वं मया त्वं पार्थिवर्षभ ॥५-१७५-२५॥
visarjitāsmi bhīṣmeṇa dharmaṃ māṃ pratipādaya। manasābhivṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā tvaṃ pārthivarṣabha ॥5-175-25॥
[विसर्जितास्मि (visarjitāsmi) - I am released; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; मां (māṃ) - me; प्रतिपादय (pratipādaya) - instruct; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; अभिवृतः (abhivṛtaḥ) - enveloped; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; मया (mayā) - by me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - O best of kings;]
(I am released by Bhishma, instruct me in duty. Enveloped with mind before by me, you, O best of kings.)
I have been released by Bhishma, so please instruct me in my duty. Previously, my mind was enveloped by you, O best of kings.
प्रत्याचख्यौ च शाल्वोऽपि चारित्रस्याभिशङ्कितः। सेयं तपोवनं प्राप्ता तापस्येऽभिरता भृशम् ॥५-१७५-२६॥
pratyācakhyau ca śālvo'pi cāritrasyābhiśaṅkitaḥ. seyaṃ tapovanaṃ prāptā tāpasye'bhiratā bhṛśam ॥5-175-26॥
[प्रत्याचख्यौ (pratyācakhyau) - rejected; च (ca) - and; शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Śālva; अपि (api) - also; चारित्रस्य (cāritrasya) - of character; अभिशङ्कितः (abhiśaṅkitaḥ) - suspected; सा (sā) - she; इयम् (iyam) - this; तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - hermitage; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived; तापस्ये (tāpasye) - in penance; अभिरता (abhiratā) - engaged; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]
(Śālva also rejected, suspected of character. She, this hermitage arrived, engaged in penance intensely.)
Śālva, suspecting her character, rejected her. She arrived at the hermitage and was deeply engaged in penance.
मया च प्रत्यभिज्ञाता वंशस्य परिकीर्तनात्। अस्य दुःखस्य चोत्पत्तिं भीष्ममेवेह मन्यते ॥५-१७५-२७॥
mayā ca pratyabhijñātā vaṃśasya parikīrtanāt। asya duḥkhasya cotpattiṃ bhīṣmameveha manyate ॥5-175-27॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; च (ca) - and; प्रत्यभिज्ञाता (pratyabhijñātā) - recognized; वंशस्य (vaṃśasya) - of the lineage; परिकीर्तनात् (parikīrtanāt) - by the mention; अस्य (asya) - of this; दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow; च (ca) - and; उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṃ) - origin; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; एव (eva) - indeed; इह (iha) - here; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks;]
(By me and recognized by the mention of the lineage, the origin of this sorrow is thought to be Bhishma here.)
I have recognized, through the mention of the lineage, that Bhishma is considered the origin of this sorrow here.
अम्बोवाच॥
ambovāca॥
[अम्बः (ambaḥ) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
भगवन्नेवमेवैतद्यथाह पृथिवीपतिः। शरीरकर्ता मातुर्मे सृञ्जयो होत्रवाहनः ॥५-१७५-२८॥
bhagavannevamevaitadyathāha pṛthivīpatiḥ। śarīrakartā māturme sṛñjayo hotravāhanaḥ ॥5-175-28॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; एवम् (evam) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; आह (āha) - said; पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the king; शरीरकर्ता (śarīrakartā) - creator of the body; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother; मे (me) - my; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; होत्रवाहनः (hotravāhanaḥ) - Hotravāhana;]
(O Lord, thus indeed this as said the king. Creator of the body of my mother, Sṛñjaya Hotravāhana.)
O Lord, it is exactly as the king said. Sṛñjaya Hotravāhana, the creator of my mother's body.
न ह्युत्सहे स्वनगरं प्रतियातुं तपोधन। अवमानभयाच्चैव व्रीडया च महामुने ॥५-१७५-२९॥
na hy utsahe svanagaraṃ pratiyātuṃ tapodhana। avamānabhayāccaiva vrīḍayā ca mahāmune ॥5-175-29॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; उत्सहे (utsahe) - capable; स्वनगरं (svanagaram) - own city; प्रतियातुं (pratiyātum) - to return; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage; अवमानभयात् (avamānabhayāt) - from fear of disrespect; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; व्रीडया (vrīḍayā) - from shame; च (ca) - and; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage;]
(Indeed, I am not capable of returning to my own city, O sage, from fear of disrespect and also from shame, O great sage.)
I am unable to return to my city, O revered sage, due to the fear of disrespect and shame, O great sage.
यत्तु मां भगवान्रामो वक्ष्यति द्विजसत्तम। तन्मे कार्यतमं कार्यमिति मे भगवन्मतिः ॥५-१७५-३०॥
yattu māṃ bhagavān rāmo vakṣyati dvijasattama। tanme kāryatamaṃ kāryam iti me bhagavanmatiḥ ॥5-175-30॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तु (tu) - but; माम् (mām) - me; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; कार्यतमं (kāryatamaṃ) - most important duty; कार्यं (kāryam) - action; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; भगवन्मतिः (bhagavanmatiḥ) - divine opinion;]
(But what the divine Rama will say to me, O best of the twice-born, that is my most important duty, thus is my divine opinion.)
O best of the twice-born, whatever the divine Rama tells me, that I consider my foremost duty, as per my divine understanding.
