05.176
अकृतव्रण उवाच॥
akṛtavraṇa uvāca॥
[अकृतव्रण (akṛtavraṇa) - Akritavrana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Akritavrana said:)
Akritavrana spoke:
दुःखद्वयमिदं भद्रे कतरस्य चिकीर्षसि। प्रतिकर्तव्यमबले तत्त्वं वत्से ब्रवीहि मे ॥५-१७६-१॥
duḥkhadvayamidaṃ bhadre katarasya cikīrṣasi। pratikartavyamabale tattvaṃ vatse bravīhi me ॥5-176-1॥
[दुःखद्वयम् (duḥkhadvayam) - pair of sorrows; इदं (idaṃ) - this; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; कतरस्य (katarasya) - of which; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - do you wish to act upon; प्रतिकर्तव्यम् (pratikartavyam) - to be countered; अबले (abale) - O weak one; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth; वत्से (vatse) - O dear one; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell; मे (me) - me;]
(This pair of sorrows, O auspicious one, which one do you wish to act upon? O weak one, tell me the truth, O dear one.)
O dear, there are two kinds of sorrows. Which one do you intend to address? Please tell me the truth, my dear.
यदि सौभपतिर्भद्रे नियोक्तव्यो मते तव। नियोक्ष्यति महात्मा तं रामस्त्वद्धितकाम्यया ॥५-१७६-२॥
yadi saubhapatirbhadre niyoktavyo mate tava। niyokṣyati mahātmā taṃ rāmas tvaddhitakāmyayā ॥5-176-2॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; सौभपतिः (saubhapatiḥ) - king of Saubha; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; नियोक्तव्यः (niyoktavyaḥ) - to be appointed; मते (mate) - in opinion; तव (tava) - your; नियोक्ष्यति (niyokṣyati) - will appoint; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; तम् (tam) - him; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; त्वद्धितकाम्यया (tvaddhitakāmyayā) - for your benefit;]
(If, O gentle lady, the king of Saubha is to be appointed in your opinion, the great soul Rama will appoint him for your benefit.)
O gentle lady, if you think the king of Saubha should be appointed, the great Rama will do so for your benefit.
अथापगेयं भीष्मं तं रामेणेच्छसि धीमता। रणे विनिर्जितं द्रष्टुं कुर्यात्तदपि भार्गवः ॥५-१७६-३॥
athāpageyaṃ bhīṣmaṃ taṃ rāmeṇecchasi dhīmatā। raṇe vinirjitaṃ draṣṭuṃ kuryāttadapi bhārgavaḥ ॥5-176-3॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपगेयम् (apageyam) - of the river; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; तम् (tam) - him; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विनिर्जितम् (vinirjitam) - conquered; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - may do; तत् (tat) - that; अपि (api) - also; भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhrigu's descendant;]
(Then, you wish to see that wise Bhishma, conquered in battle by Rama, may also do that, O descendant of Bhrigu.)
Then, you desire to see the wise Bhishma, who was conquered in battle by Rama, and the descendant of Bhrigu may also do that.
सृञ्जयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तव चैव शुचिस्मिते। यदत्रानन्तरं कार्यं तदद्यैव विचिन्त्यताम् ॥५-१७६-४॥
sṛñjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā tava caiva śucismite। yadatrānantaraṃ kāryaṃ tadadyaiva vicintyatām ॥5-176-4॥
[सृञ्जयस्य (sṛñjayasya) - of Sṛñjaya; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O fair-smiled one; यत् (yat) - what; अत्र (atra) - here; अनन्तरं (anantaraṃ) - next; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; तत् (tat) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - indeed; विचिन्त्यताम् (vicintyatām) - should be considered;]
(Having heard the words of Sṛñjaya and yours, O fair-smiled one, what task is next here, that should indeed be considered today.)
Upon hearing the words of Sṛñjaya and yours, O fair-smiled one, consider today what task is next to be done.
अम्बोवाच॥
ambovāca॥
[अम्बः (ambaḥ) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
अपनीतास्मि भीष्मेण भगवन्नविजानता। न हि जानाति मे भीष्मो ब्रह्मञ्शाल्वगतं मनः ॥५-१७६-५॥
apanītāsmi bhīṣmeṇa bhagavannavijānataḥ। na hi jānāti me bhīṣmo brahmañśālva-gataṃ manaḥ ॥5-176-5॥
[अपनीता (apanītā) - taken away; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; अविजानता (avijānataḥ) - unknowingly; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; मे (me) - my; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; शाल्व (śālva) - Shalva; गतं (gataṃ) - gone; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(I am taken away by Bhishma, O Lord, unknowingly. Indeed, Bhishma does not know that my mind has gone to Shalva, O Brahman.)
O Lord, unknowingly, I have been taken away by Bhishma. Indeed, Bhishma does not know that my mind is with Shalva, O Brahman.
भीष्मे वा कुरुशार्दूले शाल्वराजेऽथ वा पुनः। उभयोरेव वा ब्रह्मन्यद्युक्तं तत्समाचर ॥५-१७६-७॥
bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle śālvarāje'tha vā punaḥ। ubhayoreva vā brahmanyadyuktaṃ tatsamācara ॥5-176-7॥
[भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma; वा (vā) - or; कुरुशार्दूले (kuruśārdūle) - O tiger among the Kurus; शाल्वराजे (śālvarāje) - in the king of the Salvas; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; एव (eva) - indeed; वा (vā) - or; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; यत् (yat) - what; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - is appropriate; तत् (tat) - that; समाचर (samācara) - perform.;]
(In Bhishma or, O tiger among the Kurus, in the king of the Salvas, or again, indeed, in both, O Brahman, perform what is appropriate.)
O Brahman, whether it is in Bhishma, O tiger among the Kurus, or in the king of the Salvas, or even in both, do what is appropriate.
निवेदितं मया ह्येतद्दुःखमूलं यथातथम्। विधानं तत्र भगवन्कर्तुमर्हसि युक्तितः ॥५-१७६-८॥
niveditaṃ mayā hyetadduḥkhamūlaṃ yathātatham। vidhānaṃ tatra bhagavankartumarhasi yuktitaḥ ॥5-176-8॥
[निवेदितं (niveditaṃ) - offered; मया (mayā) - by me; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; दुःखमूलं (duḥkhamūlaṃ) - root of sorrow; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is; विधानं (vidhānaṃ) - arrangement; तत्र (tatra) - there; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; युक्तितः (yuktitaḥ) - properly;]
(Offered by me indeed this root of sorrow as it is. Arrangement there, O Lord, to do you should properly.)
I have indeed presented this root of sorrow as it is. O Lord, you should make arrangements there properly.
अकृतव्रण उवाच॥
akṛtavraṇa uvāca॥
[अकृतव्रण (akṛtavraṇa) - Akritavrana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Akritavrana said:)
Akritavrana spoke:
उपपन्नमिदं भद्रे यदेवं वरवर्णिनि। धर्मं प्रति वचो ब्रूयाः शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥५-१७६-९॥
upapannamidaṁ bhadre yadevaṁ varavarṇini। dharmaṁ prati vaco brūyāḥ śṛṇu cedaṁ vaco mama ॥5-176-9॥
[उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - appropriate; इदम् (idam) - this; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; यत् (yat) - that; एवम् (evam) - thus; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful one; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; प्रति (prati) - regarding; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should speak; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my;]
(This is appropriate, O gentle lady, that you should speak thus, O beautiful one, regarding duty; listen to these words of mine.)
It is fitting, O gentle lady, that you speak in this manner, O beautiful one, concerning duty; listen to my words.
यदि त्वामापगेयो वै न नयेद्गजसाह्वयम्। शाल्वस्त्वां शिरसा भीरु गृह्णीयाद्रामचोदितः ॥५-१७६-१०॥
yadi tvāmāpgeyō vai na nayedgajasāhvayam। śālvastvāṃ śirasā bhīru gṛhṇīyādrāmacoditaḥ ॥5-176-10॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; आपगेयः (āpgeyaḥ) - son of the river (Bhishma); वै (vai) - indeed; न (na) - not; नयेत् (nayet) - leads; गजसाह्वयम् (gajasāhvayam) - to Hastinapura; शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Shalva; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one; गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - would take; रामचोदितः (rāmacoditaḥ) - urged by Rama;]
(If the son of the river does not indeed lead you to Hastinapura, Shalva, urged by Rama, would take you with his head, O timid one.)
If Bhishma does not lead you to Hastinapura, then Shalva, prompted by Rama, will take you with respect, O timid one.
तेन त्वं निर्जिता भद्रे यस्मान्नीतासि भामिनि। संशयः शाल्वराजस्य तेन त्वयि सुमध्यमे ॥५-१७६-११॥
tena tvaṁ nirjitā bhadre yasmānnītāsi bhāmini। saṁśayaḥ śālvarājasya tena tvayi sumadhyame ॥5-176-11॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; निर्जिता (nirjitā) - conquered; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; नीता (nītā) - taken; असि (asi) - are; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O passionate one; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt; शाल्वराजस्य (śālvarājasya) - of King Śālva; तेन (tena) - by him; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one;]
(By him, you are conquered, O gentle lady, because you are taken, O passionate one. The doubt of King Śālva is in you, O slender-waisted one.)
O gentle lady, you have been conquered by him because you have been taken away, O passionate one. King Śālva doubts you, O slender-waisted one.
भीष्मः पुरुषमानी च जितकाशी तथैव च। तस्मात्प्रतिक्रिया युक्ता भीष्मे कारयितुं त्वया ॥५-१७६-१२॥
bhīṣmaḥ puruṣamānī ca jitakāśī tathaiva ca। tasmātpratikriyā yuktā bhīṣme kārayituṃ tvayā ॥5-176-12॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पुरुषमानी (puruṣamānī) - proud man; च (ca) - and; जितकाशी (jitakāśī) - conqueror of Kashi; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; प्रतिक्रिया (pratikriyā) - counteraction; युक्ता (yuktā) - appropriate; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - against Bhishma; कारयितुं (kārayituṃ) - to be made; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Bhishma, the proud man and conqueror of Kashi, likewise; therefore, an appropriate counteraction against Bhishma is to be made by you.)
Bhishma, who is proud and has conquered Kashi, therefore, you must make an appropriate counteraction against him.
अम्बोवाच॥
ambovāca॥
[अम्बः (ambaḥ) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
ममाप्येष महान्ब्रह्मन्हृदि कामोऽभिवर्तते। घातयेयं यदि रणे भीष्ममित्येव नित्यदा ॥५-१७६-१३॥
mamāpyeṣa mahān brahman hṛdi kāmo'bhivartate। ghātayeyam yadi raṇe bhīṣmamityeva nityadā ॥5-176-13॥
[मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; महान् (mahān) - great; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - arises; घातयेयम् (ghātayeyam) - I would slay; यदि (yadi) - if; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always;]
(My great desire, O Brahman, arises in the heart. I would slay Bhishma in battle, thus indeed always.)
O Brahman, I always have this great desire in my heart to slay Bhishma in battle.
भीष्मं वा शाल्वराजं वा यं वा दोषेण गच्छसि। प्रशाधि तं महाबाहो यत्कृतेऽहं सुदुःखिता ॥५-१७६-१४॥
bhīṣmaṃ vā śālvarājaṃ vā yaṃ vā doṣeṇa gacchasi| praśādhi taṃ mahābāho yatkṛte'haṃ suduḥkhitā ॥5-176-14॥
[भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; वा (vā) - or; शाल्वराजं (śālvarājaṃ) - King of Salva; वा (vā) - or; यं (yaṃ) - whom; वा (vā) - or; दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - with fault; गच्छसि (gacchasi) - you go; प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - pacify; तं (taṃ) - him; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; सुदुःखिता (suduḥkhitā) - am very sad;]
(Bhishma or the King of Salva or whom with fault you go; pacify him, O mighty-armed one, for whose sake I am very sad.)
O mighty-armed one, pacify either Bhishma or the King of Salva or whoever you find at fault, for it is because of them that I am very sad.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
एवं कथयतामेव तेषां स दिवसो गतः। रात्रिश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ सुखशीतोष्णमारुता ॥५-१७६-१५॥
evaṃ kathayatāmeva teṣāṃ sa divaso gataḥ। rātriśca bharataśreṣṭha sukhaśītoṣṇamārutā ॥5-176-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; कथयताम् (kathayatām) - speaking; एव (eva) - only; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; स (sa) - that; दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day; गतः (gataḥ) - passed; रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night; च (ca) - and; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas; सुख (sukha) - pleasant; शीत (śīta) - cool; उष्ण (uṣṇa) - warm; मारुता (mārutā) - breezes;]
(Thus, while they were speaking, that day passed, and the night, O best of Bharatas, with pleasant, cool, and warm breezes.)
As they continued their conversation, the day came to an end, and the night arrived, O esteemed Bharata, with its gentle, cool, and warm breezes.
ततो रामः प्रादुरासीत्प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा। शिष्यैः परिवृतो राजञ्जटाचीरधरो मुनिः ॥५-१७६-१६॥
tato rāmaḥ prādurāsīt prajvalann iva tejasā। śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto rājañ jaṭācīradharo muniḥ ॥5-176-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - shining; इव (iva) - like; तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor; शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - with disciples; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जटाचीरधरः (jaṭācīradharaḥ) - wearing matted hair and bark garments; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(Then Rama appeared, shining like with splendor, surrounded by disciples, O king, wearing matted hair and bark garments, the sage.)
Then, O king, the sage Rama appeared, shining with splendor, surrounded by his disciples, and wearing matted hair and bark garments.
धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खड्गं बिभ्रत्परश्वधी। विरजा राजशार्दूल सोऽभ्ययात्सृञ्जयं नृपम् ॥५-१७६-१७॥
dhanuṣpāṇiradīnātmā khaḍgaṃ bibhratparaśvadhī। virajā rājaśārdūla so'bhyayātsṛñjayaṃ nṛpam ॥5-176-17॥
[धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - with bow in hand; अदीनात्मा (adīnātmā) - undaunted soul; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing; परश्वधी (paraśvadhī) - axe; विरजः (virajaḥ) - spotless; राजशार्दूलः (rājaśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among kings; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; सृञ्जयम् (sṛñjayam) - Sṛñjaya; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(With bow in hand, undaunted soul, bearing sword and axe, the spotless tiger among kings, he approached King Sṛñjaya.)
The fearless warrior, with bow in hand and armed with a sword and axe, approached King Sṛñjaya, embodying the essence of a flawless leader among kings.
ततस्तं तापसा दृष्ट्वा स च राजा महातपाः। तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सा च कन्या तपस्विनी ॥५-१७६-१८॥
tatastaṃ tāpasā dṛṣṭvā sa ca rājā mahātapāḥ। tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve sā ca kanyā tapasvinī ॥5-176-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तं (taṃ) - him; तापसा (tāpasā) - by the ascetics; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - the king; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - greatly austere; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; प्राञ्जलयः (prāñjalayaḥ) - with folded hands; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic;]
(Then, having seen him, the ascetics and the greatly austere king stood with folded hands, and all, including the ascetic maiden.)
Then, the ascetics and the greatly austere king, having seen him, stood with folded hands, and all of them, including the ascetic maiden, were present.
पूजयामासुरव्यग्रा मधुपर्केण भार्गवम्। अर्चितश्च यथायोगं निषसाद सहैव तैः ॥५-१७६-१९॥
pūjayāmāsuravyagrā madhuparkeṇa bhārgavam। arcitaśca yathāyogaṃ niṣasāda sahaiva taiḥ ॥5-176-19॥
[पूजयामासुः (pūjayāmāsuḥ) - worshipped; अव्यग्रा (avyagrā) - attentively; मधुपर्केण (madhuparkeṇa) - with madhuparka; भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - Bhārgava; अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; यथायोगम् (yathāyogam) - appropriately; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; सह (saha) - with; एव (eva) - indeed; तैः (taiḥ) - them;]
(They worshipped Bhārgava attentively with madhuparka. Honored appropriately, he sat down with them indeed.)
They attentively worshipped Bhārgava with the traditional offering of madhuparka. After being appropriately honored, he sat down with them.
ततः पूर्वव्यतीतानि कथयेते स्म तावुभौ। सृञ्जयश्च स राजर्षिर्जामदग्न्यश्च भारत ॥५-१७६-२०॥
tataḥ pūrvavyatītāni kathayete sma tāvubhau। sṛñjayaśca sa rājarṣirjāmadagnyaśca bhārata ॥5-176-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पूर्वव्यतीतानि (pūrvavyatītāni) - past events; कथयेते (kathayete) - narrated; स्म (sma) - indeed; तावुभौ (tāvubhau) - both of them; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - that; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Jāmadagnya; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then both of them, Sṛñjaya and that royal sage Jāmadagnya, indeed narrated past events, O Bhārata.)
Then, O Bhārata, both Sṛñjaya and the royal sage Jāmadagnya recounted the events of the past.
ततः कथान्ते राजर्षिर्भृगुश्रेष्ठं महाबलम्। उवाच मधुरं काले रामं वचनमर्थवत् ॥५-१७६-२१॥
tataḥ kathānte rājarṣirbhṛguśreṣṭhaṃ mahābalam। uvāca madhuraṃ kāle rāmaṃ vacanamarthavat ॥5-176-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage; भृगुश्रेष्ठं (bhṛguśreṣṭham) - the best of the Bhṛgus; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - greatly powerful; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मधुरं (madhuraṃ) - sweetly; काले (kāle) - at the right time; रामं (rāmaṃ) - to Rāma; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful;]
(Then, at the end of the story, the royal sage, the best of the Bhṛgus, greatly powerful, said sweetly at the right time to Rāma meaningful words.)
Then, at the conclusion of the tale, the royal sage, the foremost of the Bhṛgus, who was immensely powerful, spoke sweet and meaningful words to Rāma at the appropriate moment.
रामेयं मम दौहित्री काशिराजसुता प्रभो। अस्याः शृणु यथातत्त्वं कार्यं कार्यविशारद ॥५-१७६-२२॥
rāmeyaṃ mama dauhitrī kāśirājasutā prabho। asyāḥ śṛṇu yathātattvaṃ kāryaṃ kāryaviśārada ॥5-176-22॥
[रामेयं (rāmeyaṃ) - this is Rāma; मम (mama) - my; दौहित्री (dauhitrī) - granddaughter; काशिराजसुता (kāśirājasutā) - daughter of the king of Kāśi; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; यथातत्त्वं (yathātattvaṃ) - truly; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; कार्यविशारद (kāryaviśārada) - expert in duty;]
(This is Rāma, my granddaughter, the daughter of the king of Kāśi, O lord. Listen truly to her duty, O expert in duty.)
This is Rāma, my granddaughter, the daughter of the king of Kāśi, O lord. Please listen carefully to her duty, as you are an expert in such matters.
परमं कथ्यतां चेति तां रामः प्रत्यभाषत। ततः साभ्यगमद्रामं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ॥५-१७६-२३॥
paramaṁ kathyatāṁ ceti tāṁ rāmaḥ pratyabhāṣata. tataḥ sābhyagamad rāmaṁ jvalantam iva pāvakam ॥5-176-23॥
[परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme; कथ्यतां (kathyatāṁ) - be told; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; तां (tāṁ) - her; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; अभ्यगमद् (abhyagamad) - approached; रामं (rāmaṁ) - Rama; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - shining; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(Rama replied to her, "Let the supreme be told." Then she approached Rama, shining like fire.)
Rama said to her, "Tell me the supreme." Then she approached Rama, who was glowing like a fire.
सा चाभिवाद्य चरणौ रामस्य शिरसा शुभा। स्पृष्ट्वा पद्मदलाभाभ्यां पाणिभ्यामग्रतः स्थिता ॥५-१७६-२४॥
sā cābhivādya caraṇau rāmasya śirasā śubhā। spṛṣṭvā padmadalābhābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāmagrataḥ sthitā ॥5-176-24॥
[सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched; पद्मदलाभाभ्याम् (padmadalābhābhyām) - with lotus-like; पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - hands; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थिता (sthitā) - stood;]
(She, having saluted the feet of Rama with her head, auspicious, having touched with lotus-like hands, stood in front.)
She respectfully saluted Rama's feet with her head, touched them with her lotus-like hands, and stood in front of him gracefully.
रुरोद सा शोकवती बाष्पव्याकुललोचना। प्रपेदे शरणं चैव शरण्यं भृगुनन्दनम् ॥५-१७६-२५॥
ruroda sā śokavatī bāṣpavyākulalocanā। prapede śaraṇaṃ caiva śaraṇyaṃ bhṛgunandanam ॥5-176-25॥
[रुरोद (ruroda) - cried; सा (sā) - she; शोकवती (śokavatī) - grief-stricken; बाष्पव्याकुललोचना (bāṣpavyākulalocanā) - with tear-filled eyes; प्रपेदे (prapede) - took refuge; शरणं (śaraṇam) - shelter; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - the refuge; भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - descendant of Bhrigu;]
(She cried, grief-stricken, with tear-filled eyes, and indeed took refuge in the shelter of the descendant of Bhrigu.)
Grief-stricken and with eyes filled with tears, she cried and sought refuge in the descendant of Bhrigu.
राम उवाच॥
rāma uvāca॥
[राम (rāma) - Rama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Rama said:)
Rama spoke:
यथासि सृञ्जयस्यास्य तथा मम नृपात्मजे। ब्रूहि यत्ते मनोदुःखं करिष्ये वचनं तव ॥५-१७६-२६॥
yathāsi sṛñjayasya asya tathā mama nṛpātmaje। brūhi yat te manoduḥkhaṃ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ॥5-176-26॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; असि (asi) - you are; सृञ्जयस्य (sṛñjayasya) - of Sṛñjaya; अस्य (asya) - this; तथा (tathā) - so; मम (mama) - my; नृपात्मजे (nṛpātmaje) - O prince; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; यत् (yat) - what; ते (te) - your; मनोदुःखं (manoduḥkhaṃ) - mental sorrow; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; तव (tava) - your;]
(As you are of Sṛñjaya, so am I, O prince. Tell what your mental sorrow is, I will do your word.)
Just as you belong to Sṛñjaya, so do I, O prince. Tell me what troubles your mind, and I shall fulfill your request.
अम्बोवाच॥
ambovāca॥
[अम्बः (ambaḥ) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
भगवञ्शरणं त्वाद्य प्रपन्नास्मि महाव्रत। शोकपङ्कार्णवाद्घोरादुद्धरस्व च मां विभो ॥५-१७६-२७॥
bhagavañśaraṇaṃ tvādya prapannāsmi mahāvrata। śokapaṅkārṇavādghorāduddharasva ca māṃ vibho ॥5-176-27॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; त्वा (tvā) - to you; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - surrendered; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; महाव्रत (mahāvrata) - O great vow; शोक (śoka) - sorrow; पङ्क (paṅka) - mud; अर्णवात् (arṇavāt) - from the ocean; घोरात् (ghorāt) - terrible; उद्धरस्व (uddharasva) - rescue; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]
(O Lord, I have surrendered to you today, O great vow. Rescue me from the terrible ocean of sorrow and mud, O Lord.)
O Lord, today I seek refuge in you, O great vow. Please rescue me from the dreadful ocean of sorrow and mire, O Lord.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
तस्याश्च दृष्ट्वा रूपं च वयश्चाभिनवं पुनः। सौकुमार्यं परं चैव रामश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥५-१७६-२८॥
tasyāśca dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ca vayaścābhinavaṃ punaḥ। saukumāryaṃ paraṃ caiva rāmaścintāparo'bhavat ॥5-176-28॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; च (ca) - and; वयः (vayaḥ) - youth; च (ca) - and; अभिनवं (abhinavaṃ) - fresh; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सौकुमार्यं (saukumāryaṃ) - delicacy; परं (param) - extreme; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; चिन्तापरः (cintāparaḥ) - full of thought; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Having seen her form and youthful freshness again, and indeed extreme delicacy, Rama became full of thought.)
Upon seeing her youthful and fresh form again, along with her extreme delicacy, Rama became deeply contemplative.
किमियं वक्ष्यतीत्येवं विमृशन्भृगुसत्तमः। इति दध्यौ चिरं रामः कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः ॥५-१७६-२९॥
kim iyaṁ vakṣyatīti evaṁ vimṛśan bhṛgu-sattamaḥ। iti dadhyau ciraṁ rāmaḥ kṛpayā-abhipariplutaḥ ॥5-176-29॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इयम् (iyam) - this; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; विमृशन् (vimṛśan) - pondering; भृगु-सत्तमः (bhṛgu-sattamaḥ) - O best of the Bhṛgus; दध्यौ (dadhyau) - meditated; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion; अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed;]
(What will this say? Thus pondering, O best of the Bhṛgus, Rama meditated for a long time, overwhelmed with compassion.)
Rama, overwhelmed with compassion, pondered for a long time, wondering what this would say, O best of the Bhṛgus.
कथ्यतामिति सा भूयो रामेणोक्ता शुचिस्मिता। सर्वमेव यथातत्त्वं कथयामास भार्गवे ॥५-१७६-३०॥
kathyatāmiti sā bhūyo rāmeṇoktā śucismitā। sarvameva yathātattvaṃ kathayāmāsa bhārgave ॥5-176-30॥
[कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told; इति (iti) - thus; सा (sā) - she; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; उक्ता (uktā) - addressed; शुचिस्मिता (śucismitā) - with a pure smile; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; एव (eva) - indeed; यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as it is; कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - she narrated; भार्गवे (bhārgave) - to Bhargava;]
("Let it be told," thus she, with a pure smile, was addressed again by Rama. She narrated everything indeed as it is to Bhargava.)
Rama, addressing her again with a pure smile, asked her to tell the story. She narrated everything exactly as it was to Bhargava.
तच्छ्रुत्वा जामदग्न्यस्तु राजपुत्र्या वचस्तदा। उवाच तां वरारोहां निश्चित्यार्थविनिश्चयम् ॥५-१७६-३१॥
tacchrutvā jāmadagnyas tu rājaputryā vacas tadā। uvāca tāṃ varārohāṃ niścityārthaviniścayam ॥5-176-31॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyah) - Jamadagni's son; तु (tu) - but; राजपुत्र्या (rājaputryā) - by the princess; वचः (vacas) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ताम् (tām) - to her; वरारोहाम् (varārohām) - beautiful lady; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; अर्थविनिश्चयम् (arthaviniścayam) - the determination of the matter;]
(Having heard that, Jamadagni's son then said to the princess, the beautiful lady, having decided the determination of the matter.)
Upon hearing those words from the princess, Jamadagni's son addressed her, the beautiful lady, having made a firm decision on the matter.
प्रेषयिष्यामि भीष्माय कुरुश्रेष्ठाय भामिनि। करिष्यति वचो धर्म्यं श्रुत्वा मे स नराधिपः ॥५-१७६-३२॥
preṣayiṣyāmi bhīṣmāya kuruśreṣṭhāya bhāmini। kariṣyati vaco dharmyaṃ śrutvā me sa narādhipaḥ ॥5-176-32॥
[प्रेषयिष्यामि (preṣayiṣyāmi) - I will send; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhishma; कुरुश्रेष्ठाय (kuruśreṣṭhāya) - to the best of the Kurus; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; मे (me) - my; सः (saḥ) - he; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king;]
(I will send to Bhishma, the best of the Kurus, O beautiful lady. Having heard my righteous word, that king will act.)
O beautiful lady, I will send a message to Bhishma, the best of the Kurus. Upon hearing my righteous words, the king will act accordingly.
न चेत्करिष्यति वचो मयोक्तं जाह्नवीसुतः। धक्ष्याम्येनं रणे भद्रे सामात्यं शस्त्रतेजसा ॥५-१७६-३३॥
na cetkariṣyati vaco mayoktaṃ jāhnavīsutaḥ। dhakṣyāmyenaṃ raṇe bhadre sāmātyaṃ śastratejasā ॥5-176-33॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; मया (mayā) - by me; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - spoken; जाह्नवीसुतः (jāhnavīsutaḥ) - son of Jahnavi; धक्ष्यामि (dhakṣyāmi) - I will burn; एनं (enaṃ) - him; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भद्रे (bhadre) - O dear; सामात्यम् (sāmātyam) - with his ministers; शस्त्रतेजसा (śastratejasā) - with the power of weapons;]
(If the son of Jahnavi does not do the word spoken by me, O dear, I will burn him in battle with his ministers with the power of weapons.)
If the son of Jahnavi does not heed my words, O dear, I will destroy him and his ministers in battle with the power of my weapons.
अथ वा ते मतिस्तत्र राजपुत्रि निवर्तते। तावच्छाल्वपतिं वीरं योजयाम्यत्र कर्मणि ॥५-१७६-३४॥
atha vā te matistatra rājaputri nivartate। tāvacchālvapatiṃ vīraṃ yojayāmyatra karmaṇi ॥5-176-34॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - your; मतिः (matiḥ) - mind; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess; निवर्तते (nivartate) - returns; तावत् (tāvat) - then; शाल्वपतिम् (śālvapatim) - Śālva's lord; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; योजयामि (yojayāmi) - I will engage; अत्र (atra) - here; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the task;]
(Then, or if your mind returns there, O princess, then I will engage Śālva's lord, the hero, here in the task.)
O princess, if your mind changes and returns there, then I will engage the heroic lord of Śālva in this task.
अम्बोवाच॥
ambovāca॥
[अम्बः (ambaḥ) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
विसर्जितास्मि भीष्मेण श्रुत्वैव भृगुनन्दन। शाल्वराजगतं चेतो मम पूर्वं मनीषितम् ॥५-१७६-३५॥
visarjitāsmi bhīṣmeṇa śrutvaiva bhṛgunandana। śālvarājagataṃ ceto mama pūrvaṃ manīṣitam ॥5-176-35॥
[विसर्जितास्मि (visarjitāsmi) - I am released; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एव (eva) - indeed; भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O descendant of Bhrigu; शाल्वराजगतं (śālvarājagataṃ) - to the king of Shalva; चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind; मम (mama) - my; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - previously; मनीषितम् (manīṣitam) - intended;]
(I am released by Bhishma, having heard indeed, O descendant of Bhrigu, my mind previously intended to the king of Shalva.)
O descendant of Bhrigu, having heard from Bhishma, my mind was previously set on the king of Shalva.
सौभराजमुपेत्याहमब्रुवं दुर्वचं वचः। न च मां प्रत्यगृह्णात्स चारित्रपरिशङ्कितः ॥५-१७६-३६॥
saubharājamupetyāhamabruvaṃ durvacaṃ vacaḥ। na ca māṃ pratyagṛhṇāts cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ ॥5-176-36॥
[सौभराजम् (saubharājam) - to the king of Saubha; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; दुर्वचम् (durvacam) - harsh; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - accepted; सः (saḥ) - he; चारित्रपरिशङ्कितः (cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ) - doubtful of character;]
(Approaching the king of Saubha, I said harsh words, and he did not accept me, being doubtful of character.)
I approached the king of Saubha and spoke harsh words, but he did not accept me, suspecting my character.
एतत्सर्वं विनिश्चित्य स्वबुद्ध्या भृगुनन्दन। यदत्रौपयिकं कार्यं तच्चिन्तयितुमर्हसि ॥५-१७६-३७॥
etatsarvaṁ viniścitya svabuddhyā bhṛgunandana। yadatraupayikaṁ kāryaṁ taccintayitum arhasi ॥5-176-37॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all; विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having ascertained; स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - with own intellect; भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O son of Bhrigu; यत् (yat) - which; अत्र (atra) - here; उपयिकं (upayikaṁ) - appropriate; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - action; तत् (tat) - that; चिन्तयितुम् (cintayitum) - to consider; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Having ascertained all this with your own intellect, O son of Bhrigu, you should consider what action is appropriate here.)
O son of Bhrigu, after carefully considering everything with your own wisdom, you should think about what is the right action to take here.
ममात्र व्यसनस्यास्य भीष्मो मूलं महाव्रतः। येनाहं वशमानीता समुत्क्षिप्य बलात्तदा ॥५-१७६-३८॥
mamātra vyasanasyāsya bhīṣmo mūlaṃ mahāvrataḥ। yenāhaṃ vaśamānītā samutkṣipya balāttadā ॥5-176-38॥
[मम (mama) - my; अत्र (atra) - here; व्यसनस्य (vyasanasya) - of distress; अस्य (asya) - of this; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; मूलम् (mūlam) - root; महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - great vow; येन (yena) - by whom; अहम् (aham) - I; वशम् (vaśam) - control; आनीता (ānītā) - brought; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted; बलात् (balāt) - by force; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Here, Bhishma, the great vow, is the root of this distress of mine; by whom I was brought under control, having been lifted by force then.)
Here, Bhishma, who is bound by a great vow, is the root cause of my distress; it was by him that I was forcibly taken control of at that time.
भीष्मं जहि महाबाहो यत्कृते दुःखमीदृशम्। प्राप्ताहं भृगुशार्दूल चराम्यप्रियमुत्तमम् ॥५-१७६-३९॥
bhīṣmaṃ jahi mahābāho yatkṛte duḥkhamīdṛśam| prāptāhaṃ bhṛguśārdūla carāmyapriyamuttamam ॥5-176-39॥
[भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; जहि (jahi) - slay; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - I have obtained; अहम् (aham) - I; भृगुशार्दूल (bhṛguśārdūla) - O tiger among the Bhrigus; चरामि (carāmi) - I act; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]
(Slay Bhishma, O mighty-armed one, for whose sake I have obtained such sorrow. O tiger among the Bhrigus, I act in an unpleasant supreme manner.)
O mighty-armed one, slay Bhishma, for whom I have endured such sorrow. O tiger among the Bhrigus, I am compelled to act in a most unpleasant manner.
स हि लुब्धश्च मानी च जितकाशी च भार्गव। तस्मात्प्रतिक्रिया कर्तुं युक्ता तस्मै त्वयानघ ॥५-१७६-४०॥
sa hi lubdhaśca mānī ca jitakāśī ca bhārgava। tasmātpratikriyā kartuṃ yuktā tasmai tvayānagha ॥5-176-40॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy; च (ca) - and; मानी (mānī) - proud; च (ca) - and; जितकाशी (jitakāśī) - conqueror of Kāśī; च (ca) - and; भार्गव (bhārgava) - Bhārgava; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; प्रतिक्रिया (pratikriyā) - response; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; युक्ता (yuktā) - appropriate; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one;]
(He is indeed greedy, proud, and a conqueror of Kāśī, O Bhārgava. Therefore, it is appropriate for you, O sinless one, to respond to him.)
He is greedy, proud, and has conquered Kāśī, O Bhārgava. Therefore, it is fitting for you, O sinless one, to make a response to him.
एष मे ह्रियमाणाया भारतेन तदा विभो। अभवद्धृदि सङ्कल्पो घातयेयं महाव्रतम् ॥५-१७६-४१॥
eṣa me hriyamāṇāyā bhāratena tadā vibho। abhavaddhṛdi saṅkalpo ghātayeyaṃ mahāvratam ॥5-176-41॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मे (me) - my; ह्रियमाणाया (hriyamāṇāyā) - being taken away; भारतेन (bhāratena) - by Bhārata; तदा (tadā) - then; विभो (vibho) - O lord; अभवत् (abhavat) - arose; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolve; घातयेयम् (ghātayeyam) - I shall destroy; महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - great vow;]
(This resolve arose in my heart, O lord, when Bhārata was being taken away: I shall destroy the great vow.)
O lord, when Bhārata was being taken away, this resolve arose in my heart: I shall destroy the great vow.
तस्मात्कामं ममाद्येमं राम संवर्तयानघ। जहि भीष्मं महाबाहो यथा वृत्रं पुरंदरः ॥५-१७६-४२॥
tasmātkāmaṃ mamādyemaṃ rāma saṃvartayānagha। jahi bhīṣmaṃ mahābāho yathā vṛtraṃ puraṃdaraḥ ॥5-176-42॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; कामं (kāmaṃ) - desire; मम (mama) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; इमं (imaṃ) - this; राम (rāma) - Rama; संवर्तय (saṃvartaya) - destroy; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one; जहि (jahi) - slay; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्रं (vṛtraṃ) - Vritra; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra;]
(Therefore, my desire today is this, O Rama, sinless one, destroy. Slay Bhishma, mighty-armed one, as Indra (did) Vritra.)
Therefore, O Rama, fulfill my desire today by slaying Bhishma, mighty-armed one, just as Indra slew Vritra.
