05.187
Pancharatra-Ext: After the war, Bhargava expresses his inability to defeat Bhishma. Then Amba, staying aloof, performs severe austerities with the intent to bring harm to Bhishma.
राम उवाच॥
rāma uvāca॥
[राम (rāma) - Rama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Rama said:)
Rama spoke:
प्रत्यक्षमेतल्लोकानां सर्वेषामेव भामिनि। यथा मया परं शक्त्या कृतं वै पौरुषं महत् ॥५-१८७-१॥
pratyakṣametallokānāṃ sarveṣāmeva bhāmini। yathā mayā paraṃ śaktyā kṛtaṃ vai pauruṣaṃ mahat ॥5-187-1॥
[प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly; एतत् (etat) - this; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady; यथा (yathā) - as; मया (mayā) - by me; परम् (param) - supreme; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by power; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; वै (vai) - indeed; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - effort; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Directly this of the worlds of all indeed, O beautiful lady, as by me by supreme power done indeed effort great.)
O beautiful lady, this is directly known to all the worlds, as the great effort has indeed been done by me with supreme power.
न चैव युधि शक्नोमि भीष्मं शस्त्रभृतां वरम्। विशेषयितुमत्यर्थमुत्तमास्त्राणि दर्शयन् ॥५-१८७-२॥
na caiva yudhi śaknomi bhīṣmaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ varam। viśeṣayitum atyartham uttamāstrāṇi darśayan ॥5-187-2॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शस्त्रभृतां (śastrabhṛtāṃ) - of the wielders of weapons; वरम् (varam) - the best; विशेषयितुम् (viśeṣayitum) - to distinguish; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - displaying;]
(And certainly, in battle, I am not able to exceedingly distinguish Bhishma, the best of the wielders of weapons, displaying excellent weapons.)
In the battle, I find myself unable to distinguish Bhishma, the greatest among the wielders of weapons, even while displaying the most excellent weapons.
एषा मे परमा शक्तिरेतन्मे परमं बलम्। यथेष्टं गम्यतां भद्रे किमन्यद्वा करोमि ते ॥५-१८७-३॥
eṣā me paramā śaktiretanme paramaṃ balam। yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāṃ bhadre kimanyadvā karomi te ॥5-187-3॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this; मे (me) - my; परमा (paramā) - supreme; शक्ति (śakti) - power; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; बलम् (balam) - strength; यथेष्टं (yatheṣṭaṃ) - as you wish; गम्यतां (gamyatāṃ) - go; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; वा (vā) - or; करोमि (karomi) - shall I do; ते (te) - for you;]
(This is my supreme power, this is my supreme strength. Go as you wish, O gentle lady, what else shall I do for you?)
This is my supreme power and strength. Go as you wish, O gentle lady, what else can I do for you?
भीष्ममेव प्रपद्यस्व न तेऽन्या विद्यते गतिः। निर्जितो ह्यस्मि भीष्मेण महास्त्राणि प्रमुञ्चता ॥५-१८७-४॥
bhīṣmameva prapadyasva na te'nyā vidyate gatiḥ। nirjito hyasmi bhīṣmeṇa mahāstrāṇi pramuñcatā ॥5-187-4॥
[भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhishma; एव (eva) - only; प्रपद्यस्व (prapadyasva) - surrender; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; अन्या (anyā) - other; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; गतिः (gatiḥ) - way; निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; प्रमुञ्चता (pramuñcatā) - releasing;]
(Surrender only to Bhishma; no other way exists for you. Indeed, I am conquered by Bhishma releasing great weapons.)
Surrender to Bhishma alone; there is no other way for you. I have been defeated by Bhishma, who is releasing powerful weapons.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
एवमुक्त्वा ततो रामो विनिःश्वस्य महामनाः। तूष्णीमासीत्तदा कन्या प्रोवाच भृगुनन्दनम् ॥५-१८७-५॥
evamuktvā tato rāmo viniḥśvasya mahāmanāḥ। tūṣṇīmāsīttadā kanyā provāca bhṛgunandanam ॥5-187-5॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; विनिःश्वस्य (viniḥśvasya) - having sighed; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तदा (tadā) - then; कन्या (kanyā) - the girl; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - to the descendant of Bhrigu;]
(Thus having spoken, then Rama, the great-minded, having sighed, was silent. Then the girl said to the descendant of Bhrigu.)
After speaking thus, Rama, with a heavy heart, sighed and remained silent. Then, the girl spoke to the descendant of Bhrigu.
भगवन्नेवमेवैतद्यथाह भगवांस्तथा। अजेयो युधि भीष्मोऽयमपि देवैरुदारधीः ॥५-१८७-६॥
bhagavannevamevaitadyathāha bhagavāṁstathā। ajeyo yudhi bhīṣmo'yamapi devairudāradhīḥ ॥5-187-6॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; एवम् (evam) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; आह (āha) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; तथा (tathā) - so; अजेयः (ajeyaḥ) - invincible; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; अयम् (ayam) - this; अपि (api) - also; दैवैः (daivaiḥ) - by the gods; उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - noble-minded;]
(O Lord, thus indeed, this is as the Lord said, so Bhishma is invincible in battle, also by the gods, noble-minded.)
O Lord, it is indeed as you have said. Bhishma is invincible in battle, even to the gods, and is noble-minded.
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं मम कार्यं कृतं त्वया। अनिधाय रणे वीर्यमस्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥५-१८७-७॥
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ mama kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā। anidhāya raṇe vīryamastrāṇi vividhāni ca ॥5-187-7॥
[यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - to the best of one's ability; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāhaṃ) - with enthusiasm; मम (mama) - my; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनिधाय (anidhāya) - without placing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(To the best of one's ability and with enthusiasm, my task was done by you, without placing valor and various weapons in battle.)
You have accomplished my task with all your ability and enthusiasm, without even using your valor and various weapons in battle.
न चैष शक्यते युद्धे विशेषयितुमन्ततः। न चाहमेनं यास्यामि पुनर्भीष्मं कथञ्चन ॥५-१८७-८॥
na caiṣa śakyate yuddhe viśeṣayitumantataḥ। na cāhamenaṃ yāsyāmi punarbhīṣmaṃ kathaṃcana ॥5-187-8॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; शक्यते (śakyate) - can be; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; विशेषयितुम् (viśeṣayitum) - to distinguish; अन्ततः (antataḥ) - finally; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; एनम् (enam) - this; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - will go; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(And this cannot be distinguished in battle finally. And I will not go again to Bhishma in any way.)
This cannot be distinguished in battle finally, and I will not return to Bhishma in any way.
गमिष्यामि तु तत्राहं यत्र भीष्मं तपोधन। समरे पातयिष्यामि स्वयमेव भृगूद्वह ॥५-१८७-९॥
gamiṣyāmi tu tatrāhaṃ yatra bhīṣmaṃ tapodhana। samare pātayiṣyāmi svayameva bhṛgūdvaha ॥5-187-9॥
[गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go; तु (tu) - but; तत्र (tatra) - there; अहम् (aham) - I; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O treasure of penance; समरे (samare) - in battle; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will make fall; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; एव (eva) - indeed; भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - O descendant of Bhrigu;]
(I will go there, but where Bhishma is, O treasure of penance. In battle, I will make him fall myself, O descendant of Bhrigu.)
I will indeed go there, O treasure of penance, where Bhishma is, and in the battle, I shall personally bring him down, O descendant of Bhrigu.
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ कन्या रोषव्याकुललोचना। तपसे धृतसङ्कल्पा मम चिन्तयती वधम् ॥५-१८७-१०॥
evamuktvā yayau kanyā roṣavyākulalocanā। tapase dhṛtasaṅkalpā mama cintayatī vadham ॥5-187-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ययौ (yayau) - went; कन्या (kanyā) - the girl; रोष (roṣa) - anger; व्याकुल (vyākula) - agitated; लोचना (locanā) - eyes; तपसे (tapase) - for penance; धृत (dhṛta) - firm; सङ्कल्पा (saṅkalpā) - resolve; मम (mama) - my; चिन्तयती (cintayatī) - thinking; वधम् (vadham) - destruction;]
(Thus, having spoken, the girl with eyes agitated by anger went for penance, with a firm resolve, thinking of my destruction.)
Thus, the girl, her eyes filled with anger, went away with a firm resolve to perform penance, contemplating my destruction.
ततो महेन्द्रं सह तैर्मुनिभिर्भृगुसत्तमः। यथागतं ययौ रामो मामुपामन्त्र्य भारत ॥५-१८७-११॥
tato mahendraṃ saha tairmunibhirbhṛgusattamaḥ। yathāgataṃ yayau rāmo māmupāmantrya bhārata ॥5-187-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महेन्द्रं (mahendraṃ) - to Mahendra; सह (saha) - with; तैः (taiḥ) - those; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - sages; भृगुसत्तमः (bhṛgusattamaḥ) - O best of the Bhṛgus; यथागतं (yathāgatam) - as he came; ययौ (yayau) - went; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; माम् (mām) - me; उपामन्त्र्य (upāmantrya) - having addressed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then, O best of the Bhṛgus, Rama went to Mahendra with those sages, as he came, having addressed me, O Bharata.)
Then, O best of the Bhṛgus, Rama, after addressing me, went to Mahendra along with those sages, as he had come, O Bharata.
ततोऽहं रथमारुह्य स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभिः। प्रविश्य नगरं मात्रे सत्यवत्यै न्यवेदयम् ॥ यथावृत्तं महाराज सा च मां प्रत्यनन्दत ॥५-१८७-१२॥
tato'haṁ rathamāruhya stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ। praviśya nagaraṁ mātre satyavatyai nyavedayam ॥ yathāvṛttaṁ mahārāja sā ca māṁ pratyanandata ॥5-187-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the twice-born; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; नगरम् (nagaram) - the city; मात्रे (mātre) - to mother; सत्यवत्यै (satyavatyai) - Satyavati; न्यवेदयम् (nyavedayam) - I reported; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; प्रत्यनन्दत (pratyanandata) - welcomed;]
(Then I, having mounted the chariot and being praised by the twice-born, entered the city and reported to mother Satyavati as it happened, O great king, and she welcomed me.)
Then I mounted the chariot, praised by the Brahmins, entered the city, and reported everything to my mother Satyavati as it happened, O great king, and she welcomed me.
पुरुषांश्चादिशं प्राज्ञान्कन्यावृत्तान्तकर्मणि। दिवसे दिवसे ह्यस्या गतजल्पितचेष्टितम् ॥ प्रत्याहरंश्च मे युक्ताः स्थिताः प्रियहिते मम ॥५-१८७-१३॥
puruṣāṃścādiśaṃ prājñān kanyāvṛttāntakarmaṇi। divase divase hyasyā gatajalpitaceṣṭitam ॥ pratyāharaṃśca me yuktāḥ sthitāḥ priyahite mama ॥5-187-13॥
[पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men; च (ca) - and; आदिशम् (ādiśam) - I instructed; प्राज्ञान् (prājñān) - wise; कन्या (kanyā) - girl's; वृत्तान्त (vṛttānta) - news; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the task; दिवसे (divase) - day; दिवसे (divase) - day; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - her; गत (gata) - past; जल्पित (jalpita) - talk; चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - actions; प्रत्याहरन् (pratyāharan) - recalling; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated; प्रिय (priya) - dear; हिते (hite) - welfare; मम (mama) - my;]
(I instructed wise men in the task of the girl's news. Day by day indeed her past talk and actions were recalled by my engaged ones situated in my dear welfare.)
I instructed wise men to investigate the girl's affairs. Day by day, indeed, her past conversations and actions were recalled by those engaged in my welfare, who were situated in my dear interests.
यदैव हि वनं प्रायात्कन्या सा तपसे धृता। तदैव व्यथितो दीनो गतचेता इवाभवम् ॥५-१८७-१४॥
yadaiva hi vanaṃ prāyāt kanyā sā tapase dhṛtā। tadaiva vyathito dīno gatacetā ivābhavam ॥5-187-14॥
[यदैव (yadaiva) - when indeed; हि (hi) - for; वनम् (vanam) - forest; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; सा (sā) - she; तपसे (tapase) - for penance; धृता (dhṛtā) - determined; तदैव (tadaiva) - then indeed; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable; गतचेताः (gatacetāḥ) - lost consciousness; इव (iva) - as if; अभवम् (abhavam) - became;]
(When indeed the girl went to the forest determined for penance, then indeed I became distressed, miserable, as if lost consciousness.)
When the girl went to the forest with determination for penance, I became distressed and miserable, as if I had lost consciousness.
न हि मां क्षत्रियः कश्चिद्वीर्येण विजयेद्युधि। ऋते ब्रह्मविदस्तात तपसा संशितव्रतात् ॥५-१८७-१५॥
na hi māṃ kṣatriyaḥ kaścidvīryeṇa vijayedyudhi। ṛte brahmavidastāta tapasā saṃśitavratāt ॥5-187-15॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मां (māṃ) - me; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; विजयेत् (vijayet) - could conquer; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; ऋते (ṛte) - except; ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knower of Brahman; तात (tāta) - O dear; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; संशितव्रतात् (saṃśitavratāt) - of firm vows;]
(Indeed, no warrior could conquer me in battle by strength, O dear, except the knower of Brahman, by penance and firm vows.)
No warrior can defeat me in battle by strength alone, dear one, except for a knower of Brahman, who is steadfast in penance and vows.
अपि चैतन्मया राजन्नारदेऽपि निवेदितम्। व्यासे चैव भयात्कार्यं तौ चोभौ मामवोचताम् ॥५-१८७-१६॥
api caitanmayā rājannārade'pi niveditam। vyāse caiva bhayātkāryaṃ tau cobhau māmavocatām ॥5-187-16॥
[अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नारदे (nārade) - to Nārada; अपि (api) - also; निवेदितम् (niveditam) - informed; व्यासे (vyāse) - to Vyāsa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - the task; तौ (tau) - they both; च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; माम् (mām) - to me; अवोचताम् (avocatām) - said;]
(Also, O king, this was informed by me to Nārada and indeed to Vyāsa out of fear; they both said to me.)
O king, I have informed both Nārada and Vyāsa about this out of fear, and they both have spoken to me.
न विषादस्त्वया कार्यो भीष्म काशिसुतां प्रति। दैवं पुरुषकारेण को निवर्तितुमुत्सहेत् ॥५-१८७-१७॥
na viṣādastvayā kāryo bhīṣma kāśisutāṃ prati। daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa ko nivartitumutsaheta ॥5-187-17॥
[न (na) - not; विषादः (viṣādaḥ) - despair; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma; काशिसुतां (kāśisutāṃ) - towards the daughter of Kashi; प्रति (prati) - towards; दैवं (daivaṃ) - fate; पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - by human effort; कः (kaḥ) - who; निवर्तितुम् (nivartitum) - to reverse; उत्सहेत् (utsaheta) - would be able;]
(O Bhishma, you should not despair towards the daughter of Kashi. Who would be able to reverse fate by human effort?)
O Bhishma, do not despair regarding the daughter of Kashi. Who can reverse destiny with mere human effort?
सा तु कन्या महाराज प्रविश्याश्रममण्डलम्। यमुनातीरमाश्रित्य तपस्तेपेऽतिमानुषम् ॥५-१८७-१८॥
sā tu kanyā mahārāja praviśyāśramamaṇḍalam। yamunātīramāśritya tapastepe'timānuṣam ॥5-187-18॥
[सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; आश्रममण्डलम् (āśramamaṇḍalam) - hermitage circle; यमुनातीरम् (yamunātīram) - bank of Yamuna; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तेपे (tepe) - performed; अतिमानुषम् (atimānuṣam) - superhuman;]
(She, the girl, O great king, having entered the hermitage circle, having resorted to the bank of Yamuna, performed superhuman penance.)
The girl, after entering the hermitage circle and resorting to the bank of Yamuna, performed penance that was beyond human capabilities, O great king.
निराहारा कृशा रूक्षा जटिला मलपङ्किनी। षण्मासान्वायुभक्षा च स्थाणुभूता तपोधना ॥५-१८७-१९॥
nirāhārā kṛśā rūkṣā jaṭilā malapaṅkinī। ṣaṇmāsānvāyubhakṣā ca sthāṇubhūtā tapodhanā ॥5-187-19॥
[निराहारा (nirāhārā) - without food; कृशा (kṛśā) - emaciated; रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - rough; जटिला (jaṭilā) - matted hair; मलपङ्किनी (malapaṅkinī) - covered in dirt; षण्मासान् (ṣaṇmāsān) - for six months; वायुभक्षा (vāyubhakṣā) - subsisting on air; च (ca) - and; स्थाणुभूता (sthāṇubhūtā) - motionless; तपोधना (tapodhanā) - rich in penance;]
(Without food, emaciated, rough, with matted hair, covered in dirt, subsisting on air for six months, and motionless, rich in penance.)
She was without food, emaciated, rough, with matted hair, covered in dirt, subsisting on air for six months, and stood motionless, rich in penance.
यमुनातीरमासाद्य संवत्सरमथापरम्। उदवासं निराहारा पारयामास भामिनी ॥५-१८७-२०॥
yamunātīram āsādya saṁvatsaram athāparam। udavāsaṁ nirāhārā pārayāmāsa bhāminī ॥5-187-20॥
[यमुनातीरम् (yamunātīram) - Yamuna's bank; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; संवत्सरम् (saṁvatsaram) - year; अथ (atha) - then; अपरम् (aparam) - another; उदवासम् (udavāsam) - residence; निराहारा (nirāhārā) - without food; पारयामास (pārayāmāsa) - spent; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the lady;]
(Having reached the bank of Yamuna, the lady spent another year in residence without food.)
The lady, having reached the bank of the Yamuna, spent another year there living without food.
शीर्णपर्णेन चैकेन पारयामास चापरम्। संवत्सरं तीव्रकोपा पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रधिष्ठिता ॥५-१८७-२१॥
śīrṇaparṇena caikena pārayāmāsa cāparam। saṃvatsaraṃ tīvrakopā pādāṅguṣṭhāgradhiṣṭhitā ॥5-187-21॥
[शीर्णपर्णेन (śīrṇaparṇena) - with a dry leaf; च (ca) - and; एकेन (ekena) - one; पारयामास (pārayāmāsa) - crossed; च (ca) - and; अपरम् (aparam) - another; संवत्सरम् (saṃvatsaram) - year; तीव्रकोपा (tīvrakopā) - intensely angry; पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रधिष्ठिता (pādāṅguṣṭhāgradhiṣṭhitā) - standing on the tip of the big toe;]
(With a dry leaf and one crossed another. Intensely angry, she stood on the tip of the big toe for a year.)
With just a dry leaf, she managed to cross over another. She stood on the tip of her big toe for a year, filled with intense anger.
एवं द्वादश वर्षाणि तापयामास रोदसी। निवर्त्यमानापि तु सा ज्ञातिभिर्नैव शक्यते ॥५-१८७-२२॥
evaṃ dvādaśa varṣāṇi tāpayāmāsa rodasī। nivartyamānāpi tu sā jñātibhirnaiva śakyate ॥5-187-22॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; तापयामास (tāpayāmāsa) - tormented; रोदसी (rodasī) - the heavens and the earth; निवर्त्यमाना (nivartyamānā) - being restrained; अपि (api) - even; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; शक्यते (śakyate) - is able;]
(Thus, for twelve years, she tormented the heavens and the earth. Even being restrained by relatives, she indeed is not able.)
For twelve years, she tormented the heavens and the earth. Despite her relatives' attempts to restrain her, she could not be controlled.
ततोऽगमद्वत्सभूमिं सिद्धचारणसेविताम्। आश्रमं पुण्यशीलानां तापसानां महात्मनाम् ॥५-१८७-२३॥
tato'gamadvatsabhūmiṃ siddhacāraṇasevitām। āśramaṃ puṇyaśīlānāṃ tāpasānāṃ mahātmanām ॥5-187-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अगमत् (agamat) - went; वत्सभूमिं (vatsabhūmiṃ) - to the land of Vatsa; सिद्ध (siddha) - sages; चारण (cāraṇa) - bards; सेविताम् (sevitām) - inhabited by; आश्रमं (āśramaṃ) - hermitage; पुण्यशीलानां (puṇyaśīlānāṃ) - of virtuous; तापसानां (tāpasānāṃ) - of ascetics; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls;]
(Then went to the land of Vatsa, inhabited by sages and bards, to the hermitage of virtuous ascetics and great souls.)
Then he went to the land of Vatsa, a place inhabited by sages and bards, to the hermitage of virtuous ascetics and great souls.
तत्र पुण्येषु देशेषु साप्लुताङ्गी दिवानिशम्। व्यचरत्काशिकन्या सा यथाकामविचारिणी ॥५-१८७-२४॥
tatra puṇyeṣu deśeṣu sāplutāṅgī divāniśam। vyacaratkāśikanyā sā yathākāmavicāriṇī ॥5-187-24॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - in the holy; देशेषु (deśeṣu) - places; साप्लुताङ्गी (sāplutāṅgī) - with bathed body; दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - wandered; काशिकन्या (kāśikanyā) - the princess of Kashi; सा (sā) - she; यथाकामविचारिणी (yathākāmavicāriṇī) - as she pleased;]
(There, in the holy places, with a bathed body, the princess of Kashi wandered day and night as she pleased.)
In those sacred places, the princess of Kashi, having bathed, roamed freely day and night as she wished.
नन्दाश्रमे महाराज ततोलूकाश्रमे शुभे। च्यवनस्याश्रमे चैव ब्रह्मणः स्थान एव च ॥५-१८७-२५॥
nandāśrame mahārāja tatolūkāśrame śubhe। cyavanasyāśrame caiva brahmaṇaḥ sthāna eva ca ॥5-187-25॥
[नन्दाश्रमे (nandāśrame) - in the hermitage of Nanda; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; उलूकाश्रमे (olūkāśrame) - in the hermitage of Uluka; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; च्यवनस्य (cyavanasya) - of Cyavana; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; स्थान (sthāna) - place; च (ca) - and;]
(In the hermitage of Nanda, O great king, then in the auspicious hermitage of Uluka, and indeed in the hermitage of Cyavana, and the place of Brahma.)
O great king, you visited the hermitage of Nanda, then the auspicious hermitage of Uluka, and also the hermitage of Cyavana, as well as the abode of Brahma.
प्रयागे देवयजने देवारण्येषु चैव ह। भोगवत्यां तथा राजन्कौशिकस्याश्रमे तथा ॥५-१८७-२६॥
prayāge devayajane devāraṇyeṣu caiva ha। bhogavatyāṃ tathā rājankauśikasyāśrame tathā ॥5-187-26॥
[प्रयागे (prayāge) - in Prayaga; देवयजने (devayajane) - in the sacrifice to the gods; देवारण्येषु (devāraṇyeṣu) - in the forests of the gods; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly; भोगवत्यां (bhogavatyāṃ) - in Bhogavati; तथा (tathā) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kaushika; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(In Prayaga, in the sacrifice to the gods, in the forests of the gods, and indeed certainly in Bhogavati, also, O king, in the hermitage of Kaushika.)
In Prayaga, during the sacrifice to the gods, in the divine forests, and certainly in Bhogavati, O king, also in the hermitage of Kaushika.
माण्डव्यस्याश्रमे राजन्दिलीपस्याश्रमे तथा। रामह्रदे च कौरव्य पैलगार्ग्यस्य चाश्रमे ॥५-१८७-२७॥
māṇḍavyasyāśrame rājandilīpasyāśrame tathā। rāmahrade ca kauravya pailagārgyasya cāśrame ॥5-187-27॥
[माण्डव्यस्य (māṇḍavyasya) - of Māṇḍavya; आश्रम (āśrame) - in the hermitage; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दिलीपस्य (dilīpasya) - of Dilīpa; आश्रम (āśrame) - in the hermitage; तथा (tathā) - also; रामह्रदे (rāmahrade) - in the lake of Rāma; च (ca) - and; कौरव्य (kauravya) - descendant of Kuru; पैलगार्ग्यस्य (pailagārgyasya) - of Paila and Gārgya; च (ca) - and; आश्रम (āśrame) - in the hermitage;]
(In the hermitage of Māṇḍavya, O king, and in the hermitage of Dilīpa, also in the lake of Rāma, and in the hermitage of the descendant of Kuru, and of Paila and Gārgya.)
O King, in the hermitages of Māṇḍavya and Dilīpa, as well as in the lake of Rāma, and in the hermitages of the descendants of Kuru, Paila, and Gārgya.
एतेषु तीर्थेषु तदा काशिकन्या विशां पते। आप्लावयत गात्राणि तीव्रमास्थाय वै तपः ॥५-१८७-२८॥
eteṣu tīrtheṣu tadā kāśikanyā viśāṃ pate। āplāvayata gātrāṇi tīvramāsthāya vai tapaḥ ॥5-187-28॥
[एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - holy places; तदा (tadā) - then; काशिकन्या (kāśikanyā) - the maiden of Kashi; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; आप्लावयत (āplāvayata) - bathed; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; तीव्रम् (tīvrām) - intense; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - undertaking; वै (vai) - indeed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance;]
(In these holy places, then, the maiden of Kashi, O lord of the people, bathed her limbs, undertaking intense penance indeed.)
Then, in those sacred places, the maiden from Kashi, O lord of the people, bathed her body, engaging in intense penance.
तामब्रवीत्कौरवेय मम माता जलोत्थिता। किमर्थं क्लिश्यसे भद्रे तथ्यमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥५-१८७-२९॥
tāmabravītkauraveya mama mātā jalotthitā। kimarthaṃ kliśyase bhadre tathyametadbravīhi me ॥5-187-29॥
[ताम् (tām) - to her; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कौरवेय (kauraveya) - O son of Kuru; मम (mama) - my; माता (mātā) - mother; जलोत्थिता (jalotthitā) - born of water; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; क्लिश्यसे (kliśyase) - are you troubled; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell; मे (me) - me;]
(To her, O son of Kuru, my mother, born of water, said: "O gentle lady, why are you troubled? Tell me this truth.")
The son of Kuru said to her, "My mother, who was born of water, asked, 'O gentle lady, why are you troubled? Please tell me the truth.'"
सैनामथाब्रवीद्राजन्कृताञ्जलिरनिन्दिता। भीष्मो रामेण समरे न जितश्चारुलोचने ॥५-१८७-३०॥
sainām athābravīd rājan kṛtāñjalir aninditā। bhīṣmo rāmeṇa samare na jitaś cārulocane ॥5-187-30॥
[सैनाम् (sainām) - to her; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless one; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; समरे (samare) - in battle; न (na) - not; जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered; चारुलोचने (cārulocane) - O beautiful-eyed one;]
(Then, O king, the blameless one with folded hands said to her: Bhishma was not conquered by Rama in battle, O beautiful-eyed one.)
Then, O king, the blameless one with folded hands addressed her: Bhishma was not defeated by Rama in battle, O beautiful-eyed lady.
कोऽन्यस्तमुत्सहेज्जेतुमुद्यतेषुं महीपतिम्। साहं भीष्मविनाशाय तपस्तप्स्ये सुदारुणम् ॥५-१८७-३१॥
ko'nyastamutsahejjetumudyateṣuṃ mahīpatim। sāhaṃ bhīṣmavināśāya tapastapsye sudāruṇam ॥5-187-31॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - else; तम् (tam) - him; उत्सहेत् (utsahet) - is capable; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; इषुम् (iṣum) - arrow; महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - king; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्स्ये (tapsye) - will perform; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very severe;]
(Who else is capable of conquering him, the king with the raised arrow? I will perform very severe penance for the destruction of Bhishma.)
Who else can conquer the king who has raised his arrow? I will undertake very severe penance to bring about the destruction of Bhishma.
चरामि पृथिवीं देवि यथा हन्यामहं नृपम्। एतद्व्रतफलं देहे परस्मिन्स्याद्यथा हि मे ॥५-१८७-३२॥
carāmi pṛthivīṃ devi yathā hanyāmahaṃ nṛpam। etadvrataphalaṃ dehe parasmimsyādyathā hi me ॥5-187-32॥
[चरामि (carāmi) - I wander; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; देवि (devi) - O goddess; यथा (yathā) - as; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I may kill; अहम् (aham) - I; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; एतत् (etat) - this; व्रतफलं (vrataphalaṃ) - vow's fruit; देहे (dehe) - in body; परस्मिन् (parasmim) - in another; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(I wander the earth, O goddess, as I may kill the king. This vow's fruit may be in another body, as indeed mine.)
I wander the earth, O goddess, with the intent to kill the king. The fruit of this vow may manifest in another body, as it is indeed mine.
ततोऽब्रवीत्सागरगा जिह्मं चरसि भामिनि। नैष कामोऽनवद्याङ्गि शक्यः प्राप्तुं त्वयाबले ॥५-१८७-३३॥
tato'bravītsāgaragā jihmaṃ carasi bhāmini। naiṣa kāmo'navadyāṅgi śakyaḥ prāptuṃ tvayābale ॥5-187-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सागरगा (sāgaragā) - river-going; जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crookedly; चरसि (carasi) - you move; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful one; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - O flawless-limbed one; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अबले (abale) - O weak one;]
(Then the river-going one said, "You move crookedly, O beautiful one. This desire, O flawless-limbed one, is not possible to obtain by you, O weak one.")
Then the river deity said, "You are moving in a crooked manner, O beautiful lady. This desire cannot be fulfilled by you, O lady with flawless limbs, as you are weak."
यदि भीष्मविनाशाय काश्ये चरसि वै व्रतम्। व्रतस्था च शरीरं त्वं यदि नाम विमोक्ष्यसि ॥ नदी भविष्यसि शुभे कुटिला वार्षिकोदका ॥५-१८७-३४॥
yadi bhīṣmavināśāya kāśye carasi vai vratam। vratasthā ca śarīraṃ tvaṃ yadi nāma vimokṣyasi ॥ nadī bhaviṣyasi śubhe kuṭilā vārṣikodakā ॥5-187-34॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; भीष्मविनाशाय (bhīṣmavināśāya) - for Bhishma's destruction; काश्ये (kāśye) - in Kashi; चरसि (carasi) - you perform; वै (vai) - indeed; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; व्रतस्था (vratasthā) - abiding by the vow; च (ca) - and; शरीरं (śarīraṃ) - body; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यदि (yadi) - if; नाम (nāma) - indeed; विमोक्ष्यसि (vimokṣyasi) - you will release; नदी (nadī) - river; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious one; कुटिला (kuṭilā) - crooked; वार्षिक (vārṣika) - seasonal; उदका (udakā) - water;]
(If you perform a vow in Kashi for Bhishma's destruction, and if you, abiding by the vow, indeed release your body, you will become a river, O auspicious one, with crooked, seasonal waters.)
If you undertake a vow in Kashi for the destruction of Bhishma and fulfill it by releasing your body, you will transform into a river, O auspicious lady, with winding, seasonal waters.
दुस्तीर्था चानभिज्ञेया वार्षिकी नाष्टमासिकी। भीमग्राहवती घोरा सर्वभूतभयङ्करी ॥५-१८७-३५॥
dustīrthā cānabhijñeyā vārṣikī nāṣṭamāsikī। bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṅkarī ॥5-187-35॥
[दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult crossing; च (ca) - and; अनभिज्ञेया (anabhijñeyā) - unknown; वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - annual; नाष्टमासिकी (nāṣṭamāsikī) - occurring every eight months; भीमग्राहवती (bhīmagrāhavatī) - having terrible obstacles; घोरा (ghorā) - frightening; सर्वभूतभयङ्करी (sarvabhūtabhayaṅkarī) - causing fear to all beings;]
(A difficult crossing, unknown, annual, occurring every eight months, having terrible obstacles, frightening, causing fear to all beings.)
It is a difficult crossing, unknown and annual, occurring every eight months, with terrible obstacles, frightening and causing fear to all beings.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्काशिकन्यां न्यवर्तत। माता मम महाभागा स्मयमानेव भामिनी ॥५-१८७-३६॥
evamuktvā tato rājan kāśikanyāṃ nyavartata। mātā mama mahābhāgā smayamāneva bhāminī ॥5-187-36॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; काशिकन्यां (kāśikanyāṃ) - Kashi princess; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - returned; माता (mātā) - mother; मम (mama) - my; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - fortunate; स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; भामिनी (bhāminī) - lady;]
(Thus having spoken, then, O king, the Kashi princess returned. My mother, the fortunate lady, was smiling as if.)
Thus, having spoken, the Kashi princess returned, O king. My mother, the fortunate lady, seemed to be smiling.
कदाचिदष्टमे मासि कदाचिद्दशमे तथा। न प्राश्नीतोदकमपि पुनः सा वरवर्णिनी ॥५-१८७-३७॥
kadācidaṣṭame māsi kadāciddaśame tathā। na prāśnītodakamapi punaḥ sā varavarṇinī ॥5-187-37॥
[कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes; अष्टमे (aṣṭame) - in the eighth; मासि (māsi) - month; कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes; दशमे (daśame) - in the tenth; तथा (tathā) - thus; न (na) - not; प्राश्नीत (prāśnīt) - drank; उदकम् (udakam) - water; अपि (api) - even; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सा (sā) - she; वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - beautiful woman;]
(Sometimes in the eighth month, sometimes in the tenth, thus she, the beautiful woman, did not even drink water again.)
Sometimes in the eighth month and sometimes in the tenth, the beautiful woman did not even drink water again.
सा वत्सभूमिं कौरव्य तीर्थलोभात्ततस्ततः। पतिता परिधावन्ती पुनः काशिपतेः सुता ॥५-१८७-३८॥
sā vatsabhūmiṃ kauravya tīrthalobhāttatastataḥ। patitā paridhāvantī punaḥ kāśipateḥ sutā ॥5-187-38॥
[सा (sā) - she; वत्सभूमिं (vatsabhūmiṃ) - Vatsa land; कौरव्य (kauravya) - Kauravya; तीर्थलोभात् (tīrthalobhāt) - due to desire for pilgrimage; ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - here and there; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; परिधावन्ती (paridhāvantī) - running around; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; काशिपतेः (kāśipateḥ) - of the king of Kashi; सुता (sutā) - daughter;]
(She, the daughter of the king of Kashi, having fallen on the land of Vatsa due to desire for pilgrimage, was running around here and there again.)
The daughter of the king of Kashi, driven by her desire for pilgrimage, found herself in the land of Vatsa, where she wandered aimlessly, having fallen and risen again.
सा नदी वत्सभूम्यां तु प्रथिताम्बेति भारत। वार्षिकी ग्राहबहुला दुस्तीर्था कुटिला तथा ॥५-१८७-३९॥
sā nadī vatsabhūmyāṃ tu prathitāmbe'ti bhārata। vārṣikī grāhabahulā dustīrthā kuṭilā tathā ॥5-187-39॥
[सा (sā) - that; नदी (nadī) - river; वत्सभूम्यां (vatsabhūmyāṃ) - in the land of Vatsa; तु (tu) - indeed; प्रथिताम् (prathitām) - famous; अम्ब (ambe) - O mother; इति (iti) - thus; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - in the rainy season; ग्राहबहुला (grāhabahulā) - full of crocodiles; दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult to cross; कुटिला (kuṭilā) - winding; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(That river, indeed, in the land of Vatsa, is famous, O mother, thus, O Bharata. In the rainy season, it is full of crocodiles, difficult to cross, and winding also.)
O Bharata, that river in the land of Vatsa is renowned as 'O mother'. During the rainy season, it becomes full of crocodiles, difficult to cross, and winding.
सा कन्या तपसा तेन भागार्धेन व्यजायत। नदी च राजन्वत्सेषु कन्या चैवाभवत्तदा ॥५-१८७-४०॥
sā kanyā tapasā tena bhāgārdhena vyajāyata। nadī ca rājanvatseṣu kanyā caivābhavattadā ॥5-187-40॥
[सा (sā) - she; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; तेन (tena) - by that; भागार्धेन (bhāgārdhena) - by half portion; व्यजायत (vyajāyata) - was born; नदी (nadī) - river; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वत्सेषु (vatseṣu) - among the Vatsas; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(She, the girl, was born by penance, by that half portion. And the river, O king, among the Vatsas, the girl indeed became then.)
The girl was born through penance and a half portion. Then, O king, the river among the Vatsas became the girl.
