12.031
Library: Sage Narada narrates the story of King Sṛñjaya and his son, providing the context for the teachings given by Krishna.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said:
ततो राजा पाण्डुसुतो नारदं प्रत्यभाषत। भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि सुवर्णष्ठीविसम्भवम् ॥१२-३१-१॥
tato rājā pāṇḍusuto nāradaṃ pratyabhāṣata। bhagavañchrotumicchāmi suvarṇaṣṭhīvisambhavam ॥12-31-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - son of Pāṇḍu; नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; सुवर्णष्ठीविसम्भवम् (suvarṇaṣṭhīvisambhavam) - origin of the golden anthill;]
(Then the king, son of Pāṇḍu, addressed Nārada: O revered one, I wish to hear the origin of the golden anthill.)
Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu, addressed Nārada: "O revered one, I wish to hear about the origin of the golden anthill."
एवमुक्तः स च मुनिर्धर्मराजेन नारदः। आचचक्षे यथा वृत्तं सुवर्णष्ठीविनं प्रति ॥१२-३१-२॥
evam-uktaḥ sa ca munir dharmarājena nāradaḥ। ācacakṣe yathā vṛttaṃ suvarṇaṣṭhīvinaṃ prati ॥12-31-2॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmarāja; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - explained; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened; सुवर्णष्ठीविनम् (suvarṇaṣṭhīvinam) - regarding the golden spittoon; प्रति (prati) - concerning;]
(Thus spoken, he and the sage by Dharmarāja, Nārada explained as it happened concerning the golden spittoon.)
Thus addressed by Dharmarāja, the sage Nārada explained what had happened regarding the golden spittoon.
एवमेतन्महाराज यथायं केशवोऽब्रवीत्। कार्यस्यास्य तु यच्छेषं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि पृच्छतः ॥१२-३१-३॥
evam etan mahārāja yathā ayaṃ keśavaḥ abravīt। kāryasya asya tu yat śeṣam tat te vakṣyāmi pṛcchataḥ ॥12-31-3॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यथा (yathā) - as; अयम् (ayam) - this; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task; अस्य (asya) - of this; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - what; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remains; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall speak; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - (as you are) asking;]
(Thus this, O great king, as this Keśava spoke: Of this task, but what remains, that to you I shall speak, (as you are) asking.)
O great king, it is just as Keśava has spoken. But as you are asking, I shall tell you what remains to be done in this task.
अहं च पर्वतश्चैव स्वस्रीयो मे महामुनिः। वस्तुकामावभिगतौ सृञ्जयं जयतां वरम् ॥१२-३१-४॥
ahaṃ ca parvataścaiva svasrīyo me mahāmuniḥ। vastukāmāvabhigatau sṛñjayaṃ jayatāṃ varam ॥12-31-4॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; च (ca) - and; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - Parvata (proper name); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वस्रीयः (svasrīyaḥ) - maternal cousin; मे (me) - my; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage; वस्तुकामौ (vastukāmau) - desiring an object; अभिगतौ (abhigatau) - having approached; सृञ्जयम् (sṛñjayam) - Sṛñjaya (proper name); जयतां (jayatām) - of the victorious; वरम् (varam) - best;]
(I and Parvata indeed, my maternal cousin, the great sage, both desiring an object, having approached Sṛñjaya, the best of the victorious.)
I and Parvata, my maternal cousin and the great sage, both desiring something, approached Sṛñjaya, the best among the victorious.
तत्र सम्पूजितौ तेन विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा। सर्वकामैः सुविहितौ निवसावोऽस्य वेश्मनि ॥१२-३१-५॥
tatra sampūjitau tena vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā। sarvakāmaiḥ suvihitau nivasāvo'sya veśmani ॥12-31-5॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; सम्पूजितौ (sampūjitau) - both honored; तेन (tena) - by him; विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - as prescribed by rule; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the act; सर्वकामैः (sarvakāmaiḥ) - with all desires; सुविहितौ (suvihitau) - well-provided; निवसावः (nivasāvaḥ) - let us dwell; अस्य (asya) - in his; वेश्मनि (veśmani) - house;]
(There, both honored by him with the act prescribed by rule, well-provided with all desires, let us dwell in his house.)
There, having been duly honored by him according to prescribed rites and with all desires fulfilled, let us reside in his house.
व्यतिक्रान्तासु वर्षासु समये गमनस्य च। पर्वतो मामुवाचेदं काले वचनमर्थवत् ॥१२-३१-६॥
vyatikrāntāsu varṣāsu samaye gamanasya ca। parvato māmuvācedaṃ kāle vacanamarthavat॥12-31-6॥
[व्यतिक्रान्तासु (vyatikrāntāsu) - having passed; (in) the elapsed; वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the years; in the rainy seasons; समये (samaye) - at the time; गमनस्य (gamanasya) - of going; of departure; च (ca) - and; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - the mountain; माम् (mām) - to me; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; काले (kāle) - at the time; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; statement; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; significant;]
(Having passed the years, at the time of departure, the mountain said this meaningful statement to me at the time.)
When the years had passed and it was time to depart, the mountain spoke these meaningful words to me.
आवामस्य नरेन्द्रस्य गृहे परमपूजितौ। उषितौ समये ब्रह्मंश्चिन्त्यतामत्र साम्प्रतम् ॥१२-३१-७॥
āvāmasya narendrasya gṛhe paramapūjitau। uṣitau samaye brahmaṃścintyatāmatra sāmpratam ॥12-31-7॥
[आवाम् (āvām) - we two; (dual pronoun); अस्य (asya) - of this; (genitive singular); नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of the king; (genitive singular); गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; (locative singular); परमपूजितौ (paramapūjitau) - greatly honored (dual); उषितौ (uṣitau) - stayed (dual); समये (samaye) - at the time; (locative singular); ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; (vocative singular); चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - let it be considered; (imperative); अत्र (atra) - here; (adverb); साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - at present; (adverb);]
(We two, having been greatly honored in the house of this king, have stayed; O Brahman, let it be considered here at the present time.)
We two have been greatly honored and have stayed in this king's house; O Brahman, let us now consider what should be done here at this time.
ततोऽहमब्रुवं राजन्पर्वतं शुभदर्शनम्। सर्वमेतत्त्वयि विभो भागिनेयोपपद्यते ॥१२-३१-८॥
tato'ham abruvaṃ rājan parvataṃ śubhadarśanam। sarvam etat tvayi vibho bhāgineya upapadyate ॥12-31-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - spoke; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain; शुभदर्शनम् (śubhadarśanam) - auspicious-looking; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; भागिनेय (bhāgineya) - O son of a sister; उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - befits; arises; ॥१२-३१-८॥ (॥12-31-8॥) -;]
(Then I spoke, O king, "The mountain is auspicious-looking. All this, O mighty one, O son of a sister, befits you.")
Then I said, O king, "This auspicious-looking mountain and everything here is fitting for you, O mighty one, O son of a sister."
वरेण छन्द्यतां राजा लभतां यद्यदिच्छति। आवयोस्तपसा सिद्धिं प्राप्नोतु यदि मन्यसे ॥१२-३१-९॥
vareṇa chand-yatāṃ rājā labhatāṃ yadyad icchati। āvayos tapasā siddhiṃ prāpnvotu yadi manyase॥12-31-9॥
[वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon; छन्द्यतां (chandyatām) - let (him) be pleased; राजा (rājā) - the king; लभतां (labhatām) - let (him) obtain; यद्यद् (yadyad) - whatever; इच्छति (icchati) - he desires; आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; सिद्धिं (siddhiṃ) - success; प्राप्नोतु (prāpnvotu) - let (him) attain; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
(By a boon let the king be pleased, let him obtain whatever he desires. Of us two, by austerity, let him attain success, if you think (so).)
Let the king be gratified by a boon and obtain whatever he wishes. If you think fit, let him attain success by our austerity.
तत आहूय राजानं सृञ्जयं शुभदर्शनम्। पर्वतोऽनुमतं वाक्यमुवाच मुनिपुङ्गवः ॥१२-३१-१०॥
tata āhūya rājānaṃ sṛñjayaṃ śubhadarśanam। parvato'numataṃ vākyamuvāca munipuṅgavaḥ ॥12-31-10॥
[तत् (tat) - then; आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned; राजानम् (rājānam) - king (accusative singular); सृञ्जयम् (sṛñjayam) - Sṛñjaya (proper noun, accusative singular); शुभदर्शनम् (śubhadarśanam) - of auspicious appearance; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - Parvata (proper noun, nominative singular); अनुमतम् (anumataṃ) - Anumata (proper noun, accusative singular); वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the eminent sage;]
(Then, having summoned King Sṛñjaya of auspicious appearance, Parvata, the eminent sage, spoke words to Anumata.)
Then Parvata, the eminent sage, called King Sṛñjaya, who was of auspicious appearance, and spoke to Anumata.
प्रीतौ स्वो नृप सत्कारैस्तव ह्यार्जवसम्भृतैः। आवाभ्यामभ्यनुज्ञातो वरं नृवर चिन्तय ॥१२-३१-११॥
prītau svo nṛpa satkāraistava hyārjavasambhṛtaiḥ। āvābhyāmabhyanujñāto varaṃ nṛvara cintaya ॥12-31-11॥
[प्रीतौ (prītau) - in affection; in love; स्वः (svaḥ) - your own; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; सत्कारैः (satkāraiḥ) - with honors; तव (tava) - your; हि (hi) - indeed; आर्जवसम्भृतैः (ārjavasambhṛtaiḥ) - accompanied by sincerity; आवाभ्याम् (āvābhyām) - by both of us; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted; approved; वरम् (varam) - a boon; wish; नृवर (nṛvara) - O best of kings; चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider; think;]
(In affection, your own, O king, with honors, your, indeed, accompanied by sincerity, by both of us, permitted, a boon, O best of kings, consider.)
O best of kings, in affection, with honors of your own, indeed accompanied by sincerity, you have been permitted by both of us; consider a boon.
देवानामविहिंसायां यद्भवेन्मानुषक्षमम्। तद्गृहाण महाराज पूजार्हो नौ मतो भवान् ॥१२-३१-१२॥
devānām avihiṁsāyāṁ yad bhaven mānuṣa-kṣamam। tad gṛhāṇa mahārāja pūjārho nau mato bhavān॥12-31-12॥
[देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अविहिंसायाम् (avihiṁsāyām) - in non-injury; यत् (yat) - which; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; मानुषक्षमम् (mānuṣa-kṣamam) - fit for a human; तत् (tat) - that; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पूजार्हः (pūjārhaḥ) - worthy of worship; नः (naḥ) - by us; मतः (mataḥ) - is considered; भवान् (bhavān) - yourself;]
(Of the gods in non-injury which may be fit for a human, that accept, O great king; worthy of worship by us is considered yourself.)
O great king, whatever among the non-injurious offerings to the gods is suitable for a human, please accept that; you are considered by us as worthy of worship.
सृञ्जय उवाच॥
sṛñjaya uvāca॥
[सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - Sṛñjaya; (a proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Sṛñjaya said;)
Sṛñjaya said:
प्रीतौ भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम। एष एव परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो मे महाफलः ॥१२-३१-१३॥
prītau bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā mama। eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ॥12-31-13॥
[प्रीतौ (prītau) - in affection; in love; भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - you both are; यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - to me; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much; मम (mama) - my; एष (eṣa) - this; एव (eva) - indeed; परः (paraḥ) - supreme; लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain; निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - accomplished; मे (me) - for me; महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - great fruit;]
(In affection you both are; if to me done by this much my. This indeed supreme gain accomplished for me great fruit.)
If you both are affectionate to me, then by this alone my purpose is fulfilled; this indeed is the greatest gain and the highest fruit for me.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said:
तमेवंवादिनं भूयः पर्वतः प्रत्यभाषत। वृणीष्व राजन्सङ्कल्पो यस्ते हृदि चिरं स्थितः ॥१२-३१-१४॥
tam evaṃvādinam bhūyaḥ parvataḥ pratyabhāṣata। vṛṇīṣva rājan saṅkalpo yas te hṛdi ciraṃ sthitaḥ ॥12-31-14॥
[तम् (tam) - him; एवं-वादिनम् (evaṃ-vādinam) - thus-speaking; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - the mountain; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - wish; यः (yaḥ) - which; ते (te) - your; हृदि (hṛdi) - in (the) heart; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained;]
(The mountain again addressed him who was thus-speaking: "Choose, O king, the wish which has remained in your heart for a long time.")
The mountain again spoke to him who had spoken thus: "O king, choose the wish that has long remained in your heart."
सृञ्जय उवाच॥
sṛñjaya uvāca॥
[सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - Sṛñjaya; (a proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Sṛñjaya said;)
Sṛñjaya said:
अभीप्सामि सुतं वीरं वीर्यवन्तं दृढव्रतम्। आयुष्मन्तं महाभागं देवराजसमद्युतिम् ॥१२-३१-१५॥
abhīpsāmi sutaṃ vīraṃ vīryavantaṃ dṛḍhavratam। āyuṣmantaṃ mahābhāgaṃ devarājasamadyutim ॥12-31-15॥
[अभीप्सामि (abhīpsāmi) - I desire; I wish; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; child; वीरं (vīraṃ) - heroic; brave; वीर्यवन्तं (vīryavantaṃ) - possessing strength; powerful; दृढव्रतम् (dṛḍhavratam) - firm in vow; resolute in resolve; आयुष्मन्तं (āyuṣmantaṃ) - long-lived; endowed with life; महाभागं (mahābhāgaṃ) - greatly fortunate; highly blessed; देवराजसमद्युतिम् (devarājasamadyutim) - having brilliance like the king of gods (Indra); । (।) - ॥१२-३१-१५॥ (॥12-31-15॥) -;]
(I desire a son, heroic, possessing strength, firm in vow, long-lived, greatly fortunate, having brilliance like the king of gods (Indra).)
I wish for a son who is heroic, strong, resolute in his vows, long-lived, greatly fortunate, and radiant like Indra, the king of the gods.
पर्वत उवाच॥
parvata uvāca॥
[पर्वत (parvata) - mountain; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(mountain said;)
The mountain said:
भविष्यत्येष ते कामो न त्वायुष्मान्भविष्यति। देवराजाभिभूत्यर्थं सङ्कल्पो ह्येष ते हृदि ॥१२-३१-१६॥
bhaviṣyatyeṣa te kāmo na tvāyuṣmānbhaviṣyati। devarājābhibhūtyarthaṃ saṅkalpo hyeṣa te hṛdi ॥12-31-16॥
[भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; (from root 'bhū', to be, become); एष (eṣa) - this; (pronoun); ते (te) - your; (genitive singular); कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; (from root 'kam', to desire); न (na) - not; (negation); त्वा (tvā) - you; (accusative singular); आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān) - long-lived; (from 'āyus', life + 'mān', possessing); भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; (from root 'bhū', to be, become); देवराज (devarāja) - Indra; (king of gods); अभिभूत्यर्थम् (abhibhūtyartham) - for the purpose of conquering; (abhibhūti, conquest + artha, purpose); सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolve; (from 'sam', together + 'kalpa', will, determination); हि (hi) - indeed; (emphasis particle); एष (eṣa) - this; (pronoun); ते (te) - your; (genitive singular); हृदि (hṛdi) - in (the) heart; (locative singular of 'hṛd', heart);]
(This desire of yours will be, but you will not be long-lived. Indeed, this resolve for the purpose of conquering Indra is in your heart.)
Your desire will be fulfilled, but you will not live long. Indeed, this resolve to conquer Indra is in your heart.
सुवर्णष्ठीवनाच्चैव स्वर्णष्ठीवी भविष्यति। रक्ष्यश्च देवराजात्स देवराजसमद्युतिः ॥१२-३१-१७॥
suvarṇaṣṭhīvanāccaiva svarṇaṣṭhīvī bhaviṣyati। rakṣyaśca devarājāts sa devarājasamadyutiḥ ॥12-31-17॥
[सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold; ष्ठीवनात् (ṣṭhīvanāt) - from spitting; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वर्णष्ठीवी (svarṇaṣṭhīvī) - golden spittle; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected; च (ca) - and; देवराजात् (devarājāt) - from the king of gods; सः (saḥ) - he; देवराजसमद्युतिः (devarājasamadyutiḥ) - having brilliance equal to the king of gods;]
(And from the spitting of gold, indeed, golden spittle will become. And he, to be protected by the king of gods, will have brilliance equal to the king of gods.)
From the spitting of gold, golden spittle will be produced. He, protected by the king of gods, will possess a brilliance equal to that of the king of gods.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said:
तच्छ्रुत्वा सृञ्जयो वाक्यं पर्वतस्य महात्मनः। प्रसादयामास तदा नैतदेवं भवेदिति ॥१२-३१-१८॥
tacchrutvā sṛñjayo vākyaṃ parvatasya mahātmanaḥ। prasādayāmāsa tadā naitad evaṃ bhaved iti ॥12-31-18॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of Parvata; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - caused to be pleased; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; एवम् (evam) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(That having heard, Sṛñjaya the words of Parvata the great-souled, caused to be pleased then, "Not this thus should be" thus.)
Having heard this, Sṛñjaya, hearing the words of the great-souled Parvata, then sought to appease him, saying, "It should not be so."
आयुष्मान्मे भवेत्पुत्रो भवतस्तपसा मुने। न च तं पर्वतः किञ्चिदुवाचेन्द्रव्यपेक्षया ॥१२-३१-१९॥
āyuṣmān me bhavet putro bhavatas tapasā mune। na ca taṃ parvataḥ kiñcid uvāca indra-vyapekṣayā ॥12-31-19॥
[आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān) - long-lived; मे (me) - to me; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - by you; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; मुने (mune) - O sage; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - the mountain; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इन्द्रव्यपेक्षया (indra-vyapekṣayā) - out of regard for Indra;]
(Long-lived to me may be a son by your austerity, O sage; and the mountain did not say anything to him out of regard for Indra.)
O sage, may I have a long-lived son by your austerity; but the mountain, out of respect for Indra, did not say anything to him.
तमहं नृपतिं दीनमब्रुवं पुनरेव तु। स्मर्तव्योऽहं महाराज दर्शयिष्यामि ते स्मृतः ॥१२-३१-२०॥
tam ahaṃ nṛpatiṃ dīnam abruvaṃ punar eva tu। smartavyo'ham mahārāja darśayiṣyāmi te smṛtaḥ ॥12-31-20॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king; दीनम् (dīnam) - distressed; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; पुनः (punar) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; स्मर्तव्यः (smartavyaḥ) - to be remembered; अहम् (aham) - I; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दर्शयिष्यामि (darśayiṣyāmi) - I will show; ते (te) - to you; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered;]
(Him I, the distressed king, said again indeed but. To be remembered I, O great king, I will show to you, remembered.)
I spoke again to the distressed king, saying, "O great king, I must be remembered; I will show myself to you when remembered."
अहं ते दयितं पुत्रं प्रेतराजवशं गतम्। पुनर्दास्यामि तद्रूपं मा शुचः पृथिवीपते ॥१२-३१-२१॥
ahaṃ te dayitaṃ putraṃ pretarājavaśaṃ gatam। punardāsyāmi tadrūpaṃ mā śucaḥ pṛthivīpate ॥12-31-21॥
[पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O king of the earth;]
(I to you beloved son under the control of the king of the dead gone again will give that form do not grieve O king of the earth.)
O king of the earth, do not grieve. I will restore your beloved son, who has gone under the control of the king of the dead, to his former form again.
एवमुक्त्वा तु नृपतिं प्रयातौ स्वो यथेप्सितम्। सृञ्जयश्च यथाकामं प्रविवेश स्वमन्दिरम् ॥१२-३१-२२॥
evam-uktvā tu nṛpatiṃ prayātau svo yathepsitam। sṛñjayaś ca yathākāmaṃ praviveśa svamandiram ॥12-31-22॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king; प्रयातौ (prayātau) - departed; स्वः (svaḥ) - their own; यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; च (ca) - and; यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as wished; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; स्वमन्दिरम् (svamandiram) - his own palace;]
(Thus having spoken to the king, they departed to their own (places) as desired. And Sṛñjaya, as wished, entered his own palace.)
After thus addressing the king, they departed as they wished to their respective places. Sṛñjaya also entered his own palace as he desired.
सृञ्जयस्याथ राजर्षेः कस्मिंश्चित्कालपर्यये। जज्ञे पुत्रो महावीर्यस्तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव ॥१२-३१-२३॥
sṛñjayasya atha rājarṣeḥ kasmiṃścit kālaparyaye। jajñe putro mahāvīryaḥ tejasā prajvalann iva ॥12-31-23॥
[सृञ्जयस्य (sṛñjayasya) - of Sṛñjaya; (genitive singular) अथ (atha) - then; राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage; (genitive singular) कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṃścit) - at some; (indefinite pronoun) कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - in the course of time; (locative singular) जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; (3rd person singular, passive, perfect) पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; (nominative singular) महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; (nominative singular) तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; (instrumental singular) प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - shining; (present participle, nominative singular) इव (iva) - as if; (particle);]
(Of Sṛñjaya, then, of the royal sage, at some time in the course of time, was born a son of great strength, shining by brilliance as if.)
Then, at a certain time in the course of events, a son of great strength, shining with brilliance as if ablaze, was born to Sṛñjaya, the royal sage.
ववृधे स यथाकालं सरसीव महोत्पलम्। बभूव काञ्चनष्ठीवी यथार्थं नाम तस्य तत् ॥१२-३१-२४॥
vavṛdhe sa yathākālaṃ sarasīva mahotpalam। babhūva kāñcanaṣṭhīvī yathārthaṃ nāma tasya tat ॥12-31-24॥
[ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew; increased; स (sa) - he; यथाकालं (yathākālam) - according to time; सरसीव (sarasīva) - like a lake; महोत्पलम् (mahotpalam) - great lotus; बभूव (babhūva) - became; काञ्चनष्ठीवी (kāñcanaṣṭhīvī) - golden lizard; यथार्थं (yathārtham) - truly; as it is; नाम (nāma) - name; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that;]
(He grew according to time like a lake's great lotus. He became (known as) the golden lizard; truly, that was his name.)
He grew in due course like a great lotus in a lake. He became known as the 'golden lizard'; that was truly his name.
तदद्भुततमं लोके पप्रथे कुरुसत्तम। बुबुधे तच्च देवेन्द्रो वरदानं महात्मनोः ॥१२-३१-२५॥
tadadbhutatamaṃ loke paprathe kurusattama। bubudhe tacca devendro varadānaṃ mahātmanoḥ ॥12-31-25॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful; लोके (loke) - in the world; पप्रथे (paprathe) - became renowned; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of Kurus; बुबुधे (bubudhe) - understood; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - Indra, lord of the gods; वरदानम् (varadānam) - boon; महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the great souls;]
(That most wonderful (thing) in the world became renowned, O best of Kurus. Indra, lord of the gods, also understood that boon of the great souls.)
O best of Kurus, that most wonderful event became famous in the world. Indra, the lord of the gods, also understood the boon granted to the great souls.
ततस्त्वभिभवाद्भीतो बृहस्पतिमते स्थितः। कुमारस्यान्तरप्रेक्षी बभूव बलवृत्रहा ॥१२-३१-२६॥
tatastvabhibhavādbhīto bṛhaspatimate sthitaḥ। kumārasyāntaraprekṣī babhūva balavṛtrahā ॥12-31-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्व् (tv) - indeed; अभिभवाद् (abhibhavāt) - from overpowering; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; बृहस्पति-मते (bṛhaspati-mate) - in the counsel of Bṛhaspati; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince; अन्तर-प्रेक्षी (antara-prekṣī) - one who observes inwardly; बभूव (babhūva) - became; बल-वृत्र-हा (bala-vṛtra-hā) - the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra;]
(Then indeed, being afraid of overpowering, standing in the counsel of Bṛhaspati, the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra became one who observes inwardly of the prince.)
Then, being afraid of being overpowered, Indra, following Bṛhaspati's counsel, stood watching the prince intently, becoming inwardly observant.
चोदयामास वज्रं स दिव्यास्त्रं मूर्तिसंस्थितम्। व्याघ्रो भूत्वा जहीमं त्वं राजपुत्रमिति प्रभो ॥१२-३१-२७॥
codayāmāsa vajraṃ sa divyāstraṃ mūrtisaṃsthitam। vyāghro bhūtvā jahīmaṃ tvaṃ rājaputramiti prabho ॥12-31-27॥
[चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - he incited; वज्रं (vajram) - Vajra (the thunderbolt weapon); सः (saḥ) - he; दिव्यास्त्रं (divyāstram) - divine weapon; मूर्ति (mūrti) - form; संस्थितम् (saṃsthitam) - established; व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; जहि (jahi) - slay; इमम् (imam) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - prince; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(He incited the Vajra, that divine weapon established in form. Having become a tiger, you slay this prince thus, O lord.)
He incited the Vajra, the divine weapon established in form. Then, having assumed the form of a tiger, you should slay this prince, O lord.
विवृद्धः किल वीर्येण मामेषोऽभिभविष्यति। सृञ्जयस्य सुतो वज्र यथैनं पर्वतो ददौ ॥१२-३१-२८॥
vivṛddhaḥ kila vīryeṇa māmeṣo’bhibhaviṣyati। sṛñjayasya suto vajra yathainaṃ parvato dadau ॥12-31-28॥
[विवृद्धः (vivṛddhaḥ) - grown; increased; किल (kila) - indeed; surely; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; by power; माम् (mām) - me; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one); अभिभविष्यति (abhibhaviṣyati) - will overpower; will conquer; सृञ्जयस्य (sṛñjayasya) - of Sṛñjaya; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; वज्र (vajra) - Vajra (proper name); यथा (yathā) - just as; like; एनम् (enam) - him; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; ददौ (dadau) - gave; bestowed;]
(Grown indeed by strength, this one will overpower me. Of Sṛñjaya, the son Vajra, just as the mountain gave him.)
He has grown strong indeed and will overpower me. Vajra, the son of Sṛñjaya, was given to him just as the mountain bestowed him.
एवमुक्तस्तु शक्रेण वज्रः परपुरञ्जयः। कुमारस्यान्तरप्रेक्षी नित्यमेवान्वपद्यत ॥१२-३१-२९॥
evam-uktas tu śakreṇa vajraḥ parapurañjayaḥ। kumārasyāntaraprekṣī nityam evānvapadyata ॥12-31-29॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra; वज्रः (vajraḥ) - Vajra (the thunderbolt); परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities; कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince; अन्तरप्रेक्षी (antaraprekṣī) - one who observes within; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - followed;]
(Thus, spoken but by Śakra, Vajra, conqueror of enemy cities, of the prince, the one who observes within, always indeed followed.)
Thus, when Śakra spoke, Vajra, the conqueror of enemy cities, who always observed the prince within, indeed followed.
सृञ्जयोऽपि सुतं प्राप्य देवराजसमद्युतिम्। हृष्टः सान्तःपुरो राजा वननित्योऽभवत्तदा ॥१२-३१-३०॥
sṛñjayo'pi sutaṃ prāpya devarājasamadyutim। hṛṣṭaḥ sāntaḥpuro rājā vananityo'bhavattadā ॥12-31-30॥
[सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya; (a proper name;) अपि (api) - also; सुतम् (sutaṃ) - son; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; देवराजसमद्युतिम् (devarājasamadyutim) - equal in splendor to the king of gods; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; सान्तःपुरः (sāntaḥpuraḥ) - with his inner apartments; राजा (rājā) - the king; वननित्यः (vananityaḥ) - constantly devoted to the forest; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Sṛñjaya also, having obtained a son equal in splendor to the king of gods, joyful, with his inner apartments, the king then became constantly devoted to the forest.)
Sṛñjaya, too, after obtaining a son as radiant as the king of the gods, joyfully, along with his household, became devoted to life in the forest at that time.
ततो भागीरथीतीरे कदाचिद्वननिर्झरे। धात्रीद्वितीयो बालः स क्रीडार्थं पर्यधावत ॥१२-३१-३१॥
tato bhāgīrathītīre kadācidvananirjhare। dhātrīdvitīyo bālaḥ sa krīḍārthaṃ paryadhāvata ॥12-31-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भागीरथी-तीरे (bhāgīrathī-tīre) - on the bank of the Bhagirathi; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; वन-निर्झरे (vana-nirjhare) - in the forest stream; धात्री-द्वितीयः (dhātrī-dvitīyaḥ) - with nurse as second; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; सः (saḥ) - he; क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for play; पर्यधावत् (paryadhāvat) - ran around;]
(Then, on the bank of the Bhagirathi, once, in the forest stream, with the nurse as second, the boy, he, for play, ran around.)
Once, on the bank of the Bhagirathi, by a forest stream, the boy, accompanied by his nurse, ran about in play.
पञ्चवर्षकदेशीयो बालो नागेन्द्रविक्रमः। सहसोत्पतितं व्याघ्रमाससाद महाबलः ॥१२-३१-३२॥
pañcavarṣakadeśīyo bālo nāgendravikramaḥ। sahasotpatitaṃ vyāghramāsasāda mahābalaḥ ॥12-31-32॥
[पञ्च (pañca) - five; वर्षक (varṣaka) - years; देशीयः (deśīyaḥ) - of age; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - lord of serpents; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - valour; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; उत्पतितम् (utpatitam) - leapt; व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength;]
(A five-year-old boy, possessing the valour of the lord of serpents, of great strength, suddenly approached the tiger that had leapt up.)
The five-year-old boy, endowed with the courage of the king of serpents and great strength, suddenly confronted the leaping tiger.
तेन चैव विनिष्पिष्टो वेपमानो नृपात्मजः। व्यसुः पपात मेदिन्यां ततो धात्री विचुक्रुशे ॥१२-३१-३३॥
tena caiva viniṣpiṣṭo vepamāno nṛpātmajaḥ। vyasuḥ papāta medinyāṃ tato dhātrī vicukruśe ॥12-31-33॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विनिष्पिष्टः (viniṣpiṣṭaḥ) - crushed; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - the prince; व्यसुः (vyasuḥ) - lifeless; पपात (papāta) - fell; मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the ground; ततः (tataḥ) - then; धात्री (dhātrī) - nurse; विचुक्रुशे (vicukruśe) - wailed;]
(By him and indeed crushed, trembling, the prince, lifeless, fell on the ground; then the nurse wailed.)
Crushed by him and trembling, the prince fell lifeless to the ground; then the nurse wailed.
हत्वा तु राजपुत्रं स तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। शार्दूलो देवराजस्य माययान्तर्हितस्तदा ॥१२-३१-३४॥
hatvā tu rājaputraṃ sa tatraivāntaradhīyata। śārdūlo devarājasya māyayāntarhitastadā ॥12-31-34॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; तु (tu) - but; राजपुत्रं (rājaputram) - the prince; स (sa) - he; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared; शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - the tiger; देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of the gods; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; अन्तर्हितः (antarhitaḥ) - vanished; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having slain the prince, he disappeared right there. The tiger, by the illusion of the king of the gods, then vanished.)
After killing the prince, he disappeared on the spot. The tiger, through the illusion of the king of the gods, vanished at that moment.
धात्र्यास्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा रुदत्याः परमार्तवत्। अभ्यधावत तं देशं स्वयमेव महीपतिः ॥१२-३१-३५॥
dhātryāstu ninadaṃ śrutvā rudatyāḥ paramārtavat। abhyadhāvata taṃ deśaṃ svayameva mahīpatiḥ ॥12-31-35॥
[धात्र्याः (dhātryāḥ) - of the nurse; तु (tu) - but; निनदं (ninadam) - crying out; sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; रुदत्याः (rudatyāḥ) - of the weeping (one); परमार्तवत् (paramārtavat) - with utmost distress; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - he ran towards; तं (tam) - that; देशं (deśam) - place; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एव (eva) - indeed; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king;]
(But having heard the crying out of the nurse, of the weeping one, with utmost distress, the king himself indeed ran towards that place.)
But when the king himself heard the nurse's loud cry, as she wept in utter distress, he immediately ran to that place.
स ददर्श गतासुं तं शयानं पीतशोणितम्। कुमारं विगतानन्दं निशाकरमिव च्युतम् ॥१२-३१-३६॥
sa dadarśa gatāsuṃ taṃ śayānaṃ pītaśoṇitam। kumāraṃ vigatānandaṃ niśākaramiva cyutam ॥12-31-36॥
[स (sa) - he; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; गतासुम् (gatāsum) - with departed life-breath; तं (taṃ) - him; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; पीतशोणितम् (pītaśoṇitam) - with drunk blood; कुमारम् (kumāram) - prince; विगतानन्दम् (vigatānandam) - devoid of joy; निशाकरम् (niśākaram) - moon; इव (iva) - like; च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen;]
(He saw him, with departed life-breath, lying with drunk blood, the prince, devoid of joy, like the moon fallen.)
He saw the prince lying lifeless, his blood drained, joy gone, like the fallen moon.
स तमुत्सङ्गमारोप्य परिपीडितवक्षसम्। पुत्रं रुधिरसंसिक्तं पर्यदेवयदातुरः ॥१२-३१-३७॥
sa tam utsaṅgam āropya paripīḍita-vakṣasam। putraṃ rudhira-saṃsiktaṃ paryadevayad āturaḥ ॥12-31-37॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - him; उत्सङ्गम् (utsaṅgam) - lap; आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed; परिपीडित (paripīḍita) - greatly afflicted; वक्षसम् (vakṣasam) - chest; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; संसिक्तम् (saṃsiktam) - sprinkled; पर्यदेवयत् (paryadevayat) - lamented; आतुरः (āturaḥ) - distressed;]
(He, having placed him on his lap, with his chest greatly afflicted, his son sprinkled with blood, the distressed one lamented.)
He placed his son, who was sprinkled with blood, on his lap, his chest greatly afflicted, and, distressed, he lamented.
ततस्ता मातरस्तस्य रुदन्त्यः शोककर्शिताः। अभ्यधावन्त तं देशं यत्र राजा स सृञ्जयः ॥१२-३१-३८॥
tatastā mātaraḥ tasya rudantyaḥ śoka-karśitāḥ। abhyadhāvanta taṃ deśaṃ yatra rājā sa sṛñjayaḥ ॥12-31-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ता (tā) - those; मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers; तस्य (tasya) - his; रुदन्त्यः (rudantyaḥ) - weeping; शोककर्शिताः (śoka-karśitāḥ) - emaciated by grief; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - ran towards; तम् (tam) - that; देशम् (deśam) - place; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; सः (saḥ) - he; सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ) - Sṛñjaya;]
(Then those mothers of his, weeping, emaciated by grief, ran towards that place where the king, Sṛñjaya, was.)
Then those mothers of his, weeping and worn by grief, rushed to the place where King Sṛñjaya was.
ततः स राजा सस्मार मामन्तर्गतमानसः। तच्चाहं चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा गतवांस्तस्य दर्शनम् ॥१२-३१-३९॥
tataḥ sa rājā sasmāra mām antar-gata-mānasaḥ। tac ca ahaṃ cintitaṃ jñātvā gatavān tasya darśanam ॥12-31-39॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; सस्मार (sasmāra) - remembered; माम् (mām) - me; अन्तर्गतमानसः (antar-gata-mānasaḥ) - with mind turned inward; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - thought; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; गतवान् (gatavān) - went; तस्य (tasya) - to him; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight;]
(Then he, the king, remembered me with his mind turned inward. And I, having known that thought, went to see him.)
Then the king, reflecting inwardly, remembered me. Knowing his thought, I went to meet him.
स मयैतानि वाक्यानि श्रावितः शोकलालसः। यानि ते यदुवीरेण कथितानि महीपते ॥१२-३१-४०॥
sa mayaitāni vākyāni śrāvitaḥ śokalālasaḥ। yāni te yaduvīreṇa kathitāni mahīpate ॥12-31-40॥
[स (sa) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; एतानि (etāni) - these; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; श्रावितः (śrāvitaḥ) - made to hear; शोकलालसः (śokalālasaḥ) - afflicted with grief; यानि (yāni) - which; ते (te) - to you; यदुवीरेण (yaduvīreṇa) - by the hero of the Yadus; कथितानि (kathitāni) - spoken; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king;]
(He, afflicted with grief, was made to hear these words by me, which were spoken to you by the hero of the Yadus, O king.)
He, overwhelmed with grief, was made to hear these words by me—words that were spoken to you by the hero of the Yadus, O king.
सञ्जीवितश्चापि मया वासवानुमते तदा। भवितव्यं तथा तच्च न तच्छक्यमतोऽन्यथा ॥१२-३१-४१॥
sañjīvitaś cāpi mayā vāsavānumate tadā। bhavitavyaṃ tathā tac ca na tac chakyam ato'nyathā॥12-31-41॥
[सञ्जीवितः (sañjīvitaḥ) - revived; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मया (mayā) - by me; वासव-अनुमते (vāsava-anumate) - with Indra's consent; तदा (tadā) - then; भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - what must happen; तथा (tathā) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; तत्-शक्यम् (tat-śakyam) - that possible; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Revived also by me, with Indra's consent, then; what must happen, thus, that and not that possible, therefore otherwise.)
He was revived by me at that time with Indra's consent; what must happen must happen thus, and it cannot be otherwise.
अत ऊर्ध्वं कुमारः स स्वर्णष्ठीवी महायशाः। चित्तं प्रसादयामास पितुर्मातुश्च वीर्यवान् ॥१२-३१-४२॥
ata ūrdhvaṃ kumāraḥ sa svarṇaṣṭhīvī mahāyaśāḥ। cittaṃ prasādayāmāsa piturmātuśca vīryavān ॥12-31-42॥
[अत (ata) - from there; after that; ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ) - upwards; above; thereafter; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - the prince; son; स (sa) - he; स्वर्णष्ठीवी (svarṇaṣṭhīvī) - golden spittoon-bearer; one who holds a golden spittoon; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; चित्तं (cittaṃ) - mind; प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - caused to be pleased; made happy; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; strong;]
(From there, upwards, the prince, he, golden spittoon-bearer, of great fame, mind, caused to be pleased, of the father, of the mother, and, powerful.)
After that, the powerful prince, the golden spittoon-bearer of great fame, pleased the minds of his father and mother.
कारयामास राज्यं स पितरि स्वर्गते विभुः। वर्षाणामेकशतवत्सहस्रं भीमविक्रमः ॥१२-३१-४३॥
kārayāmāsa rājyaṃ sa pitari svargate vibhuḥ। varṣāṇām ekaśata-vatsa-sahasraṃ bhīma-vikramaḥ ॥12-31-43॥
[कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to be ruled; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; स (sa) - he; पितरि (pitari) - when the father; स्वर्गते (svargate) - had gone to heaven; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the mighty one; वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years; एकशतवत्सहस्रं (ekaśata-vatsa-sahasraṃ) - one hundred thousand; भीमविक्रमः (bhīma-vikramaḥ) - of terrible prowess;]
(He, the mighty one of terrible prowess, caused the kingdom to be ruled when his father had gone to heaven, for one hundred thousand years.)
When his father passed away, he, the mighty one of terrible prowess, ruled the kingdom for one hundred thousand years.
तत इष्ट्वा महायज्ञैर्बहुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः। तर्पयामास देवांश्च पितॄंश्चैव महाद्युतिः ॥१२-३१-४४॥
tata iṣṭvā mahāyajñair bahubhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ। tarpayāmāsa devāṃś ca pitṝṃś caiva mahādyutiḥ ॥12-31-44॥
[तत् (tat) - then; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - with great sacrifices; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant gifts; तर्पयामास (tarpayāmāsa) - satisfied; देवान् (devān) - the gods; च (ca) - and; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - the greatly resplendent one;]
(Then, having worshipped with great sacrifices, with many abundant gifts, the greatly resplendent one satisfied the gods and the ancestors indeed.)
Then the greatly resplendent one, having performed great sacrifices with many abundant gifts, satisfied both the gods and the ancestors.
उत्पाद्य च बहून्पुत्रान्कुलसन्तानकारिणः। कालेन महता राजन्कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् ॥१२-३१-४५॥
utpādya ca bahūn putrān kulasantānakāriṇaḥ। kālena mahatā rājan kāladharmam upeyivān ॥12-31-45॥
[उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having produced; च (ca) - and; बहून् (bahūn) - many; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; कुलसन्तानकारिणः (kulasantānakāriṇaḥ) - causing the continuation of the lineage; कालेन (kālena) - by time; महता (mahatā) - great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कालधर्मम् (kāladharmam) - the law of time (death); उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - attained;]
(Having produced many sons who caused the continuation of the lineage, and by the great time, O king, he attained the law of time (death).)
O king, after producing many sons who continued the family line, in due course of great time, he met his destined end (death).
स त्वं राजेन्द्र सञ्जातं शोकमेतन्निवर्तय। यथा त्वां केशवः प्राह व्यासश्च सुमहातपाः ॥१२-३१-४६॥
sa tvaṃ rājendra sañjātaṃ śokam etan nivartaya। yathā tvāṃ keśavaḥ prāha vyāsaś ca sumahātapāḥ ॥12-31-46॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सञ्जातं (sañjātam) - arisen; शोकम् (śokam) - sorrow; एतत् (etat) - this; निवर्तय (nivartaya) - remove; यथा (yathā) - just as; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; प्राह (prāha) - said; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; च (ca) - and; सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great austerity;]
(He, O king, remove this arisen sorrow, just as Keśava and Vyāsa of great austerity told you.)
O king, dispel this sorrow that has arisen, as Keśava and the greatly austere Vyāsa have instructed you.
पितृपैतामहं राज्यमास्थाय दुरमुद्वह। इष्ट्वा पुण्यैर्महायज्ञैरिष्टाँल्लोकानवाप्स्यसि ॥१२-३१-४७॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyam āsthāya duramudvaha | iṣṭvā puṇyair mahāyajñair iṣṭāṃl lokān avāpsyasi ॥12-31-47॥
[पितृपैतामहं (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral; (of) father and grandfather; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; दुरमुद्वह (duramudvaha) - O bearer of heavy burden; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - with meritorious; महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - great sacrifices; इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain;]
(Having assumed the ancestral kingdom, O bearer of heavy burden, having worshipped with meritorious great sacrifices, you will attain the desired worlds.)
O bearer of heavy burdens, after assuming the ancestral kingdom and performing great meritorious sacrifices, you will attain the desired worlds.
