12.126
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
ततस्तेषां समस्तानामृषीणामृषिसत्तमः। ऋषभो नाम विप्रर्षिः स्मयन्निव ततोऽब्रवीत् ॥१२-१२६-१॥
tatasteṣāṃ samastānām ṛṣīṇām ṛṣi-sattamaḥ। ṛṣabho nāma vipra-ṛṣiḥ smayanniva tato'bravīt ॥12-126-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; समस्तानाम् (samastānām) - of all; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages; ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣi-sattamaḥ) - the best among sages; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha; नाम (nāma) - by name; विप्रर्षिः (vipra-ṛṣiḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa sage; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then, of them, of all, of the sages, the best among sages, Ṛṣabha by name, the Brāhmaṇa sage, smiling as if, then spoke.)
Then, among all those sages, the foremost sage, Ṛṣabha by name, the Brāhmaṇa sage, as if smiling, then spoke.
पुराहं राजशार्दूल तीर्थान्यनुचरन्प्रभो। समासादितवान्दिव्यं नरनारायणाश्रमम् ॥१२-१२६-२॥
purāhaṃ rājaśārdūla tīrthānyanucaran prabho। samāsāditavān divyaṃ naranārāyaṇāśramam ॥12-126-2॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; अहम् (aham) - I; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places; अनुचरन् (anucaran) - wandering after; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; समासादितवान् (samāsāditavān) - I obtained; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; नरनारायणाश्रमम् (naranārāyaṇāśramam) - hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa;]
(Formerly I, O tiger among kings, O lord, wandering after holy places, obtained the divine hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.)
O tiger among kings, once, while I was wandering through holy places, O lord, I reached the divine hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
यत्र सा बदरी रम्या ह्रदो वैहायसस्तथा। यत्र चाश्वशिरा राजन्वेदान्पठति शाश्वतान् ॥१२-१२६-३॥
yatra sā badarī ramyā hṛdo vaihāyasas tathā। yatra cāśvaśirā rājan vedān paṭhati śāśvatān ॥12-126-3॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; सा (sā) - she; बदरी (badarī) - Badarī (the holy place); रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful; ह्रदः (hṛdaḥ) - lake; वैकायसः (vaihāyasaḥ) - celestial; तथा (tathā) - also; यत्र (yatra) - where; च (ca) - and; अश्वशिरा (aśvaśirā) - Aśvaśirā (the sage with a horse's head); राजन् (rājan) - O king; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; पठति (paṭhati) - recites; शाश्वतान् (śāśvatān) - eternal;]
(Where she, Badarī, beautiful, (and) the celestial lake also (are); where also Aśvaśirā, O king, recites the eternal Vedas.)
O king, where the beautiful Badarī and the celestial lake are, and where the sage Aśvaśirā recites the eternal Vedas.
तस्मिन्सरसि कृत्वाहं विधिवत्तर्पणं पुरा। पितॄणां देवतानां च ततोऽऽश्रममियां तदा ॥१२-१२६-४॥
tasmin sarasi kṛtvā ahaṃ vidhivat tarpaṇaṃ purā। pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca tato'āśramam iyāṃ tadā॥12-126-4॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of 'tat') सरसि (sarasi) - lake; (locative singular of 'sarasa') कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; (absolutive of 'kṛ') अहम् (aham) - I; (pronoun) विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; (indeclinable) तर्पणम् (tarpaṇam) - offering of water; (neuter singular of 'tarpaṇa') पुरा (purā) - formerly; (indeclinable) पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors; (genitive plural of 'pitṛ') देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities; (genitive plural of 'devatā') च (ca) - and; (indeclinable) ततः (tataḥ) - then; (indeclinable) आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; (accusative singular of 'āśrama') इयाम् (iyām) - I went; (1st person singular aorist of 'i') तदा (tadā) - then; (indeclinable);]
(In that lake, having performed the offering of water according to rule formerly for the ancestors and deities, then I went to the hermitage at that time.)
Formerly, in that lake, I performed the water-offering according to the rules for the ancestors and deities; then, at that time, I went to the hermitage.
रेमाते यत्र तौ नित्यं नरनारायणावृषी। अदूरादाश्रमं कञ्चिद्वासार्थमगमं ततः ॥१२-१२६-५॥
remāte yatra tau nityaṃ naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī। adūrādāśramaṃ kañcidvāsārthamagamaṃ tataḥ ॥12-126-5॥
[रेमाते (remāte) - they sported; they delighted; they enjoyed; यत्र (yatra) - where; तौ (tau) - those two; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; नरनारायणावृषी (naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages; अदूरात् (adūrāt) - not far from; आश्रमं (āśramam) - hermitage; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some; वासार्थम् (vāsārtham) - for the purpose of staying; अगमम् (agamam) - I went; ततः (tataḥ) - from there;]
(They sported where those two, Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages, always (reside). Not far from there, to some hermitage for the purpose of staying, I went from there.)
Where Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages always delighted, not far from there, I went to a certain hermitage for the purpose of staying.
ततश्चीराजिनधरं कृशमुच्चमतीव च। अद्राक्षमृषिमायान्तं तनुं नाम तपोनिधिम् ॥१२-१२६-६॥
tataś cīrājinadharaṃ kṛśam uccamatīva ca। adrākṣam ṛṣim āyāntaṃ tanuṃ nāma taponidhim ॥12-126-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चीर-अजिन-धरम् (cīra-ajina-dharam) - wearing bark and deer skin; कृशम् (kṛśam) - emaciated; उच्चम् (uccam) - tall; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; च (ca) - and; अद्राक्षम् (adrākṣam) - I saw; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; तनुम् (tanum) - body; नाम (nāma) - named; तपोनिधिम् (taponidhim) - treasure of austerity;]
(Then, wearing bark and deer skin, emaciated, tall, exceedingly and, I saw the sage approaching, the body named the treasure of austerity.)
Then I saw a sage, tall and exceedingly emaciated, wearing bark and deer skin, approaching—a body named the treasure of austerity.
अन्यैर्नरैर्महाबाहो वपुषाष्टगुणान्वितम्। कृशता चापि राजर्षे न दृष्टा तादृशी क्वचित् ॥१२-१२६-७॥
anyair narair mahābāho vapuṣāṣṭaguṇānvitam। kṛśatā cāpi rājarṣe na dṛṣṭā tādṛśī kvacit ॥12-126-7॥
[अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by form; अष्टगुणान्वितम् (aṣṭaguṇānvitam) - endowed with eight qualities; कृशता (kṛśatā) - leanness; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; न (na) - not; दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; तादृशी (tādṛśī) - such; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(O mighty-armed, by other men, a form endowed with eight qualities, and such leanness also, O royal sage, has not been seen anywhere.)
O mighty-armed one, no other men have ever seen a form endowed with eight qualities and such leanness as this, O royal sage, anywhere.
शरीरमपि राजेन्द्र तस्य कानिष्ठिकासमम्। ग्रीवा बाहू तथा पादौ केशाश्चाद्भुतदर्शनाः ॥१२-१२६-८॥
śarīram api rājeṃdra tasya kāniṣṭhikāsamam। grīvā bāhū tathā pādau keśāś cādbhutadarśanāḥ ॥12-126-8॥
[शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; अपि (api) - also; राजेन्द्र (rājeṃdra) - O king; तस्य (tasya) - his; कानिष्ठिका (kāniṣṭhikā) - little finger; समम् (samam) - equal; ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; तथा (tathā) - also; पादौ (pādau) - feet; केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs; च (ca) - and; अद्भुतदर्शनाः (adbhutadarśanāḥ) - of wonderful appearance;]
(The body also, O king, his was equal to the little finger; neck, arms, likewise feet, and hairs were of wonderful appearance.)
O king, even his body was as small as a little finger; his neck, arms, feet, and hairs were all of marvelous appearance.
शिरः कायानुरूपं च कर्णौ नेत्रे तथैव च। तस्य वाक्चैव चेष्टा च सामान्ये राजसत्तम ॥१२-१२६-९॥
śiraḥ kāyānurūpaṃ ca karṇau netre tathaiva ca। tasya vākcaiva ceṣṭā ca sāmānye rājasattama ॥12-126-9॥
[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायानुरूपं (kāyānurūpam) - proportional to the body; च (ca) - and; कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; वाक् (vāk) - speech; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - activity; च (ca) - and; सामान्ये (sāmānye) - in general; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(Head proportional to the body and ears, eyes likewise and; his speech and activity indeed and in general, O best of kings.)
O best of kings, the head, ears, and eyes should be proportional to the body; likewise, his speech and actions should also be generally appropriate.
दृष्ट्वाहं तं कृशं विप्रं भीतः परमदुर्मनाः। पादौ तस्याभिवाद्याथ स्थितः प्राञ्जलिरग्रतः ॥१२-१२६-१०॥
dṛṣṭvāhaṃ taṃ kṛśaṃ vipraṃ bhītaḥ paramadurmanaḥ। pādau tasyābhivādyātha sthitaḥ prāñjaliragrataḥ ॥12-126-10॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अहम् (aham) - I; तम् (tam) - him; कृशम् (kṛśam) - emaciated; विप्रम् (vipram) - brāhmaṇa; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - frightened; परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanaḥ) - extremely distressed; पादौ (pādau) - feet; तस्य (tasya) - his; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front;]
(Having seen him, the emaciated brāhmaṇa, I, frightened and extremely distressed, having saluted his feet, then stood in front with joined palms.)
Seeing that emaciated brāhmaṇa, I, overcome with fear and deep distress, saluted his feet and then stood before him with joined palms.
निवेद्य नाम गोत्रं च पितरं च नरर्षभ। प्रदिष्टे चासने तेन शनैरहमुपाविशम् ॥१२-१२६-११॥
nivedya nāma gotraṃ ca pitaraṃ ca nararṣabha। pradiṣṭe cāsane tena śanair aham upāviśam ॥12-126-11॥
[निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed; नाम (nāma) - name; गोत्रं (gotraṃ) - lineage; च (ca) - and; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; च (ca) - and; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men; प्रदिष्टे (pradiṣṭe) - having been indicated; च (ca) - and; आसने (āsane) - seat; तेन (tena) - by him; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; अहम् (aham) - I; उपाविशम् (upāviśam) - sat down;]
(Having informed (my) name, lineage, and father, O best of men, and when the seat was indicated by him, I slowly sat down.)
O best of men, after I had informed (my) name, lineage, and father, and when he indicated the seat, I slowly sat down.
ततः स कथयामास कथा धर्मार्थसंहिताः। ऋषिमध्ये महाराज तत्र धर्मभृतां वरः ॥१२-१२६-१२॥
tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa kathā dharmārthasaṃhitāḥ। ṛṣimadhye mahārāja tatra dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥12-126-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - narrated; कथा (kathā) - stories; धर्मार्थसंहिताः (dharmārthasaṃhitāḥ) - connected with dharma and artha; ऋषिमध्ये (ṛṣimadhye) - in the midst of sages; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्मभृतां (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Then he narrated stories connected with dharma and artha; in the midst of sages, O great king, there the best of the upholders of dharma.)
Then he narrated stories relating to dharma and artha; among the sages, O great king, there was the best among the upholders of dharma.
तस्मिंस्तु कथयत्येव राजा राजीवलोचनः। उपायाज्जवनैरश्वैः सबलः सावरोधनः ॥१२-१२६-१३॥
tasmiṃstu kathayatyeva rājā rājīvalocanaḥ। upāyājjavanairaśvaiḥ sabalaḥ sāvarodhanaḥ ॥12-126-13॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of 'tat') तु (tu) - but; (particle) कथयति (kathayati) - is telling; (3rd person singular present of 'kath') एव (eva) - indeed; (emphatic particle) राजा (rājā) - the king; (nominative singular) राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed; (epithet, nominative singular) उपायात् (upāyāt) - by means; (ablative singular of 'upāya') जवनैः (javanaīḥ) - by swift; (instrumental plural of 'javana', swift) अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses; (instrumental plural of 'aśva') सबलः (sabalāḥ) - with army; (nominative singular, 'sa' + 'bala', with force) सावरोधनः (sāvarodhanaḥ) - with women and children; (nominative singular, 'sa' + 'avarodhana', with inner apartments);]
(But while he was indeed telling (this), the lotus-eyed king, with army and with women and children, by means of swift horses, (set out).)
But as he was speaking, the lotus-eyed king, accompanied by his army and women, set out using swift horses.
स्मरन्पुत्रमरण्ये वै नष्टं परमदुर्मनाः। भूरिद्युम्नपिता धीमान्रघुश्रेष्ठो महायशाः ॥१२-१२६-१४॥
smaran putram araṇye vai naṣṭam paramadurmanāḥ। bhūridyumna-pitā dhīmān raghu-śreṣṭhaḥ mahā-yaśāḥ॥12-126-14॥
[स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; वै (vai) - indeed; नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost; परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - extremely distressed; भूरिद्युम्नपिता (bhūridyumna-pitā) - the father of Bhūridyumna; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; रघुश्रेष्ठः (raghu-śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Raghu dynasty; महायशाः (mahā-yaśāḥ) - of great fame;]
(Remembering his son lost in the forest indeed, extremely distressed, the father of Bhūridyumna, the wise, the best of the Raghu dynasty, of great fame.)
Extremely distressed, the wise and illustrious Raghu, father of Bhūridyumna, kept remembering his son who was lost in the forest.
इह द्रक्ष्यामि तं पुत्रं द्रक्ष्यामीहेति पार्थिवः। एवमाशाकृतो राजंश्चरन्वनमिदं पुरा ॥१२-१२६-१५॥
iha drakṣyāmi taṃ putraṃ drakṣyāmīheti pārthivaḥ। evamāśākṛto rājaṃścaranvanamidaṃ purā ॥12-126-15॥
[इह (iha) - here; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see; तं (taṃ) - that; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see; इह (iha) - here; इति (iti) - thus; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; एवम् (evam) - thus; आशाकृतः (āśākṛtaḥ) - filled with hope; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चरन् (caran) - wandering; वनम् (vanam) - forest; इदं (idaṃ) - this; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Here I shall see that son, 'I shall see here'—thus the king, thus filled with hope, O king, wandering this forest formerly.)
The king, filled with hope, used to wander this forest in former times, thinking, 'Here I shall see that son; I shall see him here.'
दुर्लभः स मया द्रष्टुं नूनं परमधार्मिकः। एकः पुत्रो महारण्ये नष्ट इत्यसकृत्तदा ॥१२-१२६-१६॥
durlabhaḥ sa mayā draṣṭuṃ nūnaṃ paramadhārmikaḥ। ekaḥ putro mahāraṇye naṣṭa ityasakṛttadā ॥12-126-16॥
[दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain; स (sa) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest; नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost; इति (iti) - thus; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, difficult to obtain, by me to see, indeed, supremely righteous; one son in the great forest lost, thus repeatedly then.)
That supremely righteous one, my only son, who is difficult to find, is lost in the great forest—I have said this again and again at that time.
दुर्लभः स मया द्रष्टुमाशा च महती मम। तया परीतगात्रोऽहं मुमूर्षुर्नात्र संशयः ॥१२-१२६-१७॥
durlabhaḥ sa mayā draṣṭum āśā ca mahatī mama। tayā parīta-gātraḥ ahaṃ mumūrṣuḥ na atra saṃśayaḥ ॥12-126-17॥
[दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain; सः (saḥ) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; आशा (āśā) - hope; च (ca) - and; महती (mahatī) - great; मम (mama) - my; तया (tayā) - by that; परीतगात्रः (parīta-gātraḥ) - with body afflicted; अहम् (aham) - I; मुमूर्षुः (mumūrṣuḥ) - desiring to die; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(He is difficult to obtain by me to see; hope also great my; by that with body afflicted I desiring to die; not here doubt.)
He is very difficult for me to see, and my hope is great; because of that, with my body afflicted, I am desiring to die—there is no doubt about it.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा स भगवांस्तनुर्मुनिवरोत्तमः। अवाक्षिरा ध्यानपरो मुहूर्तमिव तस्थिवान् ॥१२-१२६-१८॥
etat-śrutvā sa bhagavāṁs tanur munivarottamaḥ। avākśirā dhyānaparo muhūrtam iva tasthivān ॥12-126-18॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; मुनिवर (munivara) - best of sages; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent; अवाक् (avāk) - downward; शिरा (śirā) - head; ध्यानपरः (dhyānaparaḥ) - absorbed in meditation; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; इव (iva) - as if; तस्थिवान् (tasthivān) - stood;]
(Having heard this, he, the venerable one, the excellent-bodied best of sages, with head bent downward, absorbed in meditation, stood as if for a moment.)
Hearing this, the venerable sage of excellent form stood for a moment with his head bowed, deeply absorbed in meditation.
तमनुध्यान्तमालक्ष्य राजा परमदुर्मनाः। उवाच वाक्यं दीनात्मा मन्दं मन्दमिवासकृत् ॥१२-१२६-१९॥
tam anudhyāntam ālakṣya rājā paramadurmanāḥ। uvāca vākyaṃ dīnātmā mandaṃ mandam ivāsakṛt ॥12-126-19॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अनुध्यान्तम् (anudhyāntam) - reflecting upon; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having observed; राजा (rājā) - the king; परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - extremely distressed in mind; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; दीनात्मा (dīnātmā) - with a dejected soul; मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly; मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly; इव (iva) - as if; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly;]
(Having observed him reflecting, the king, extremely distressed in mind, with a dejected soul, said words slowly, slowly, as if repeatedly.)
Seeing him lost in thought, the king, deeply troubled and dejected, spoke words slowly and repeatedly, as if with great difficulty.
दुर्लभं किं नु विप्रर्षे आशायाश्चैव किं भवेत्। ब्रवीतु भगवानेतद्यदि गुह्यं न तन्मयि ॥१२-१२६-२०॥
durlabhaṃ kiṃ nu viprarṣe āśāyāścaiva kiṃ bhavet। bravītu bhagavānetadyadi guhyaṃ na tanmayi॥12-126-20॥
[दुर्लभं (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O best of Brāhmaṇas; आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; किं (kiṃ) - what; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let (him) speak; भगवान् (bhagavān) - O venerable one; एतत् (etat) - this; यदि (yadi) - if; गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; मयि (mayi) - to me;]
(What is difficult to obtain, indeed, O best of Brāhmaṇas? And what may be the hope? Let the venerable one speak this, if it is not a secret to me.)
O best of Brāhmaṇas, what is truly difficult to obtain? And what may be the nature of hope? Let the venerable one tell me this, if it is not a secret.
महर्षिर्भगवांस्तेन पूर्वमासीद्विमानितः। बालिशां बुद्धिमास्थाय मन्दभाग्यतयात्मनः ॥१२-१२६-२१॥
maharṣir bhagavāṁs tena pūrvam āsīd vimāṇitaḥ। bāliśāṁ buddhim āsthāya mandabhāgyatayātmanaḥ ॥12-126-21॥
[महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; तेन (tena) - by him; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विमानितः (vimāṇitaḥ) - insulted; बालिशाम् (bāliśām) - childish; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted; मन्दभाग्यतया (mandabhāgyatayā) - due to misfortune; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(The great sage, the venerable one, was previously insulted by him, having adopted a childish intellect due to his own misfortune.)
Previously, the venerable great sage was insulted by him, who, due to his own misfortune, had adopted a childish intellect.
अर्थयन्कलशं राजन्काञ्चनं वल्कलानि च। निर्विण्णः स तु विप्रर्षिर्निराशः समपद्यत ॥१२-१२६-२२॥
arthayan-kalaśaṃ rājan-kāñcanaṃ valkalāni ca। nirviṇṇaḥ sa tu viprarṣir-nirāśaḥ samapadyata ॥12-126-22॥
[अर्थयन् (arthayan) - requesting; कलशं (kalaśam) - pot; राजन् (rājan) - O king; काञ्चनं (kāñcanam) - gold; वल्कलानि (valkalāni) - bark garments; च (ca) - and; निर्विण्णः (nirviṇṇaḥ) - disheartened; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa sage; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - hopeless; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became;]
(Requesting a pot, O king, gold, and bark garments; disheartened, he, but, the Brāhmaṇa sage, hopeless, became.)
Requesting a pot, gold, and bark garments, O king, the Brāhmaṇa sage became disheartened and hopeless.
एवमुक्त्वाभिवाद्याथ तमृषिं लोकपूजितम्। श्रान्तो न्यषीदद्धर्मात्मा यथा त्वं नरसत्तम ॥१२-१२६-२३॥
evam-uktvā abhivādya atha tam ṛṣiṃ loka-pūjitam | śrāntaḥ nyaṣīdat dharmātmā yathā tvaṃ nara-sattama ॥12-126-23॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; तम् (tam) - him; ऋषिं (ṛṣiṃ) - sage; लोकपूजितम् (loka-pūjitam) - honored by the world; श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - tired; न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - sat down; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; यथा (yathā) - just as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; नरसत्तम (nara-sattama) - best of men;]
(Thus having spoken, having saluted then him, the sage honored by the world, tired, the righteous-souled sat down just as you, O best of men.)
Having thus spoken and saluted the sage honored by the world, the righteous-souled, tired, sat down just as you do, O best of men.
अर्घ्यं ततः समानीय पाद्यं चैव महानृषिः। आरण्यकेन विधिना राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत् ॥१२-१२६-२४॥
arghyaṃ tataḥ samānīya pādyaṃ caiva mahānṛṣiḥ। āraṇyakena vidhinā rājñe sarvaṃ nyavedayat ॥12-126-24॥
[अर्घ्यं (arghyaṃ) - offering of water;, ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter;, समानीय (samānīya) - having brought together;, पाद्यं (pādyaṃ) - water for washing feet;, च (ca) - and;, एव (eva) - indeed;, महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - the great sage;, आरण्यकेन (āraṇyakena) - according to the forest-dweller's;, विधिना (vidhinā) - by the procedure;, राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king;, सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all;, न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - offered;]
(Offering of water thereafter having brought together water for washing feet and indeed the great sage according to the forest-dweller's procedure to the king all offered.)
Thereafter, the great sage, having brought together the offering of water and water for washing the feet, offered everything to the king according to the procedure prescribed for forest-dwellers.
ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे परिवार्य नरर्षभम्। उपाविशन्पुरस्कृत्य सप्तर्षय इव ध्रुवम् ॥१२-१२६-२५॥
tataste munayaḥ sarve parivārya nararṣabham। upāviśanpuraskṛtya saptarṣaya iva dhruvam ॥12-126-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded; नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - the bull among men; उपाविशन् (upāviśan) - sat down; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages; इव (iva) - like; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - Dhruva;]
(Then all those sages, having surrounded the bull among men, sat down having placed him in front, like the seven sages (sit) around Dhruva.)
Then all the sages gathered around the best of men, seated him at the forefront, just as the seven sages assemble around Dhruva.
अपृच्छंश्चैव ते तत्र राजानमपराजितम्। प्रयोजनमिदं सर्वमाश्रमस्य प्रवेशनम् ॥१२-१२६-२६॥
apṛcchaṃścaiva te tatra rājānamaparājitam। prayojanamidaṃ sarvamāśramasya praveśanam ॥12-126-26॥
[अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - having asked; (from pra-√prach, to ask) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose; इदं (idaṃ) - this; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) - of the hermitage; प्रवेशनम् (praveśanam) - entering;]
(Having asked indeed there the unconquered king, they (said): "This is the entire purpose—entering the hermitage.")
They asked the unconquered king there, saying, "The entire purpose is to enter the hermitage."
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
वीरद्युम्न इति ख्यातो राजाहं दिक्षु विश्रुतः। भूरिद्युम्नं सुतं नष्टमन्वेष्टुं वनमागतः ॥१२-१२६-२७॥
vīradyumna iti khyāto rājāhaṃ dikṣu viśrutaḥ। bhūridyumnaṃ sutaṃ naṣṭamanveṣṭuṃ vanamāgataḥ ॥12-126-27॥
[वीरद्युम्न (vīradyumna) - Vīradyumna; (name; इति (iti) - thus; in this way; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - well-known; famous; राजा (rājā) - king; अहम् (aham) - I; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions; in all quarters; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned; heard of; भूरिद्युम्नम् (bhūridyumnam) - Bhūridyumna; (name; सुतम् (sutam) - son; नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost; अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to search; to seek; वनम् (vanam) - forest; आगतः (āgataḥ) - come; arrived;]
(Vīradyumna thus well-known king I in the directions renowned. Bhūridyumna son lost to search forest come.)
I am the king well-known as Vīradyumna, renowned in all directions. I have come to the forest to search for my lost son Bhūridyumna.
एकपुत्रः स विप्राग्र्य बाल एव च सोऽनघ। न दृश्यते वने चास्मिंस्तमन्वेष्टुं चराम्यहम् ॥१२-१२६-२८॥
ekaputraḥ sa viprāgrya bāla eva ca so'naɡha। na dṛśyate vane cāsmiṃstamanveṣṭuṃ carāmyaham ॥12-126-28॥
[एकपुत्रः (ekaputraḥ) - having one son; सः (saḥ) - he; विप्राग्र्यः (viprāgryaḥ) - foremost among Brāhmaṇas; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अनघः (anaghaḥ) - sinless; न (na) - not; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; वने (vane) - in the forest; च (ca) - and; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; तम् (tam) - him; अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to search; चरामि (carāmi) - I wander; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Having one son, he, the foremost among Brāhmaṇas, a child indeed and sinless, is not seen in this forest; to search for him, I wander.)
He has only one son, who is the foremost among Brāhmaṇas, still a child and sinless. He is not seen in this forest; I am wandering here to search for him.
ऋषभ उवाच॥
ṛṣabha uvāca॥
[ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - Ṛṣabha; (a proper noun, name of a sage or king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Ṛṣabha said;)
Ṛṣabha said.
एवमुक्ते तु वचने राज्ञा मुनिरधोमुखः। तूष्णीमेवाभवत्तत्र न च प्रत्युक्तवान्नृपम् ॥१२-१२६-२९॥
evamukte tu vacane rājñā muniradhomukhaḥ। tūṣṇīmevābhavattatra na ca pratyuktavānnṛpam ॥12-126-29॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been said; तु (tu) - but; वचने (vacane) - in the speech; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage; अधोमुखः (adhomukhaḥ) - with face downcast; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तत्र (tatra) - there; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; प्रत्युक्तवान् (pratyuktavān) - replied; नृपम् (nṛpam) - to the king;]
(Thus, when the speech was spoken by the king, the sage, with face downcast, indeed became silent there and did not reply to the king.)
When the king spoke thus, the sage lowered his face and remained silent there, not replying to the king.
स हि तेन पुरा विप्रो राज्ञा नात्यर्थमानितः। आशाकृशं च राजेन्द्र तपो दीर्घं समास्थितः ॥१२-१२६-३०॥
sa hi tena purā vipro rājñā nātyarthamāṇitaḥ। āśākṛśaṃ ca rājendra tapo dīrghaṃ samāsthitaḥ ॥12-126-30॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; पुरा (purā) - formerly; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brāhmaṇa; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; न (na) - not; अत्यर्थमानितः (atyarthamāṇitaḥ) - excessively honoured; आशाकृशम् (āśākṛśam) - emaciated by hope; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - undertaken;]
(He indeed by him formerly the brāhmaṇa by the king not excessively honoured, emaciated by hope and, O king, long austerity undertaken.)
He, O king, that brāhmaṇa, not being excessively honoured by the king in former times, emaciated by hope, undertook long austerities.
प्रतिग्रहमहं राज्ञां न करिष्ये कथञ्चन। अन्येषां चैव वर्णानामिति कृत्वा धियं तदा ॥१२-१२६-३१॥
pratigraham ahaṃ rājñāṃ na kariṣye kathaṃcana। anyeṣāṃ caiva varṇānām iti kṛtvā dhiyaṃ tadā ॥12-126-31॥
[प्रतिग्रहम् (pratigraham) - acceptance (of gifts); अहम् (aham) - I; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; न (na) - not; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - will do; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of castes; इति (iti) - thus; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; धियम् (dhiyam) - resolve; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(I will not in any way accept gifts from kings; having thus resolved the mind regarding the other castes as well, then.)
I resolved, "I will never accept gifts from kings; and having made up my mind thus regarding the other castes as well, then."
आशा हि पुरुषं बालं लालापयति तस्थुषी। तामहं व्यपनेष्यामि इति कृत्वा व्यवस्थितः ॥१२-१२६-३२॥
āśā hi puruṣaṃ bālaṃ lālāpayati tasthuṣī। tāmahaṃ vyapaneṣyāmi iti kṛtvā vyavasthitaḥ ॥12-126-32॥
[आशा (āśā) - hope; हि (hi) - indeed; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - man; बालं (bālam) - child; लालापयति (lālāpayati) - caresses; तस्थुषी (tasthuṣī) - standing; ताम् (tām) - her; अहम् (aham) - I; व्यपनेष्यामि (vyapaneṣyāmi) - will remove; इति (iti) - thus; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having resolved; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - stood firm;]
(Hope indeed caresses a man like a child, standing. Her I will remove—thus having resolved, (I) stood firm.)
Hope, like a mother fondling her child, entices a man who stands still. Having resolved, 'I will remove her,' I stood firm.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
आशायाः किं कृशत्वं च किं चेह भुवि दुर्लभम्। ब्रवीतु भगवानेतत्त्वं हि धर्मार्थदर्शिवान् ॥१२-१२६-३३॥
āśāyāḥ kiṃ kṛśatvaṃ ca kiṃ ceha bhuvi durlabham। bravītu bhagavānetattvaṃ hi dharmārthadarśivān ॥12-126-33॥
[आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope; किं (kiṃ) - what; कृशत्वं (kṛśatvam) - thinness; च (ca) - and; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let (him) speak; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; एतत्त्वं (etat-tvam) - this truth; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मार्थदर्शिवान् (dharmārthadarśivān) - one who sees the essence of dharma and artha;]
(Of hope what thinness and what here on earth difficult to obtain; let the venerable one speak this truth indeed, one who sees the essence of dharma and artha.)
What is the thinness of hope, and what is difficult to obtain here on earth? Let the venerable one, who truly understands dharma and artha, declare this truth.
ऋषभ उवाच॥
ṛṣabha uvāca॥
[ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - Ṛṣabha; (a proper noun, name of a sage or king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Ṛṣabha said;)
Ṛṣabha said.
ततः संस्मृत्य तत्सर्वं स्मारयिष्यन्निवाब्रवीत्। राजानं भगवान्विप्रस्ततः कृशतनुस्तनुः ॥१२-१२६-३४॥
tataḥ saṁsmṛtya tatsarvaṁ smārayiṣyannivābravīt। rājānaṁ bhagavān viprastataḥ kṛśatanuḥ tanuḥ ॥12-126-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having recollected; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all; स्मारयिष्यन् (smārayiṣyan) - wishing to remind; इव (iva) - as if; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृशतनुः (kṛśatanuḥ) - emaciated-bodied; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body;]
(Then, having recollected all that, wishing to remind (him) as if, the venerable sage, emaciated-bodied, said to the king.)
Then, the venerable sage, whose body was emaciated, recollecting all that, as if wishing to remind, spoke to the king.
कृशत्वे न समं राजन्नाशाया विद्यते नृप। तस्या वै दुर्लभत्वात्तु प्रार्थिताः पार्थिवा मया ॥१२-१२६-३५॥
kṛśatve na samaṃ rājannāśāyā vidyate nṛpa। tasyā vai durlabhatvāttu prārthitāḥ pārthivā mayā ॥12-126-35॥
[कृशत्वे (kṛśatve) - in thinness; (state of being thin;) न (na) - not; समम् (samam) - equal; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आशाया (āśāyāḥ) - of hope; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; नृप (nṛpa) - O ruler; तस्या (tasyāḥ) - of that; वै (vai) - indeed; दुर्लभत्वात् (durlabhatvāt) - due to rarity; तु (tu) - but; प्रार्थिताः (prārthitāḥ) - sought after; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(In thinness, not equal, O king, to hope exists, O ruler; of that indeed due to rarity but sought after kings by me.)
O king, in the state of being thin, there is nothing equal to hope, O ruler; because of its rarity, I have sought after kings.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
कृशाकृशे मया ब्रह्मन्गृहीते वचनात्तव। दुर्लभत्वं च तस्यैव वेदवाक्यमिव द्विज ॥१२-१२६-३६॥
kṛśākṛśe mayā brahman gṛhīte vacanāt tava। durlabhatvaṃ ca tasyaiva vedavākyam iva dvija ॥12-126-36॥
[कृशाकृशे (kṛśākṛśe) - thin and not-thin; (kṛśa - thin; akṛśa - not thin; dual) मया (mayā) - by me; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; गृहीते (gṛhīte) - having been taken; (from gṛh, to take, past participle dual) वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word; (from vacana, speech, ablative singular) तव (tava) - of you; दुर्लभत्वं (durlabhatvaṃ) - difficulty of attainment; (durlabha - difficult to obtain, tva - ness, abstract noun) च (ca) - and; तस्यैव (tasyaiva) - of that only; वेदवाक्यमिव (vedavākyam iva) - like a Vedic statement; (veda - Veda, vākyam - statement, iva - like) द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born;]
(Thin and not-thin, by me, O Brahman, having been taken from your word, the difficulty of attainment and of that only, like a Vedic statement, O twice-born.)
O Brahman, I have accepted both the thin and not-thin (forms) by your word; their difficulty of attainment is just like a Vedic statement, O twice-born.
संशयस्तु महाप्राज्ञ सञ्जातो हृदये मम। तन्मे सत्तम तत्त्वेन वक्तुमर्हसि पृच्छतः ॥१२-१२६-३७॥
saṃśayastu mahāprājña sañjāto hṛdaye mama। tanme sattama tattvena vaktumarhasi pṛcchataḥ ॥12-126-37॥
[संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; तु (tu) - but; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one; सञ्जातः (sañjātaḥ) - has arisen; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in (my) heart; मम (mama) - my; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; सत्तम (sattama) - O best one; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - (as I am) asking;]
(But, O greatly wise one, a doubt has arisen in my heart; that, O best one, you ought truly to speak to me as I am asking.)
O greatly wise one, a doubt has arisen in my heart; therefore, O best one, please explain the truth to me as I am asking.
त्वत्तः कृशतरं किं नु ब्रवीतु भगवानिदम्। यदि गुह्यं न ते विप्र लोकेऽस्मिन्किं नु दुर्लभम् ॥१२-१२६-३८॥
tvattaḥ kṛśataraṃ kiṃ nu bravītu bhagavānidam। yadi guhyaṃ na te vipra loke'sminkiṃ nu durlabham ॥12-126-38॥
[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; कृशतरं (kṛśataraṃ) - more insignificant; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - should say; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; इदम् (idam) - this; यदि (yadi) - if; गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; लोके (loke) - in the world; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - unattainable;]
(From you, what more insignificant thing indeed should the revered one say this? If a secret is not to you, O brāhmaṇa, in this world, what indeed is unattainable?)
What could the revered one say that is more insignificant than what you know? O brāhmaṇa, if there is no secret for you in this world, then what indeed is unattainable?
कृशतनुरुवाच॥
kṛśatanuruvāca॥
[कृश (kṛśa) - thin; slender; तनु (tanu) - body; form; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Thin-bodied (one) said;)
The thin-bodied one said.
दुर्लभोऽप्यथ वा नास्ति योऽर्थी धृतिमिवाप्नुयात्। सुदुर्लभतरस्तात योऽर्थिनं नावमन्यते ॥१२-१२६-३९॥
durlabho'pyatha vā nāsti yo'rthī dhṛtimivāpnuyāt। sudurlabhatarastātha yo'rthinaṃ nāvamanyate ॥12-126-39॥
[दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain; अपि (api) - even; अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; नास्ति (nāsti) - does not exist; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्थी (arthī) - a supplicant; धृतिम् (dhṛtim) - steadfastness; इव (iva) - like; आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - might obtain; सुदुर्लभतरः (sudurlabhataraḥ) - even more difficult to obtain; तात (tāta) - dear one; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्थिनम् (arthinam) - a supplicant; न (na) - not; अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - despises;]
(Even one who might obtain steadfastness is difficult to find, or does not exist, who is a supplicant; dear one, even more difficult to find is he who does not despise a supplicant.)
It is rare, or perhaps impossible, to find a supplicant who attains steadfastness; dearest, rarer still is the one who does not look down upon a supplicant.
संश्रुत्य नोपक्रियते परं शक्त्या यथार्हतः। सक्ता या सर्वभूतेषु साशा कृशतरी मया ॥१२-१२६-४०॥
saṃśrutya nopakriyate paraṃ śaktyā yathārhataḥ। saktā yā sarvabhūteṣu sāśā kṛśatarī mayā ॥12-126-40॥
[संश्रुत्य (saṃśrutya) - having heard; न (na) - not; उपक्रियते (upakriyate) - is assisted; परं (paraṃ) - another; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; यथार्हतः (yathārhataḥ) - as is proper; सक्ता (saktā) - attached; या (yā) - who; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings; सा (sā) - she; अशा (aśā) - desire; कृशतरी (kṛśatarī) - thinner; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Having heard, not is assisted another with power as is proper; attached who in all beings, she, desire, thinner by me;)
Having heard, one does not assist another with power as is proper; the one who is attached to all beings, her desire has become thinner by me.
एकपुत्रः पिता पुत्रे नष्टे वा प्रोषिते तथा। प्रवृत्तिं यो न जानाति साशा कृशतरी मया ॥१२-१२६-४१॥
ekaputraḥ pitā putre naṣṭe vā proṣite tathā। pravṛttiṃ yo na jānāti sāśā kṛśatarī mayā ॥12-126-41॥
[एकपुत्रः (ekaputraḥ) - having one son; पिता (pitā) - father; पुत्रे (putre) - when the son; नष्टे (naṣṭe) - is lost; वा (vā) - or; प्रोषिते (proṣite) - has departed; तथा (tathā) - likewise; प्रवृत्तिं (pravṛttiṃ) - news; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; सा (sā) - she; आशा (āśā) - hope; कृशतरी (kṛśatarī) - becomes thinner; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(A father with one son, when the son is lost or has departed likewise, who does not know the news, that hope becomes thinner by me.)
A father who has only one son, when his son is lost or has gone away, and he does not receive any news of him, his hope, as I have seen, becomes ever more frail.
प्रसवे चैव नारीणां वृद्धानां पुत्रकारिता। तथा नरेन्द्र धनिनामाशा कृशतरी मया ॥१२-१२६-४२॥
prasave caiva nārīṇāṃ vṛddhānāṃ putrakāritā। tathā narendra dhaninām āśā kṛśatarī mayā ॥12-126-42॥
[प्रसवे (prasave) - at childbirth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नारीणां (nārīṇām) - of women; वृद्धानां (vṛddhānām) - of the aged; पुत्रकारिता (putrakāritā) - desire for sons; तथा (tathā) - likewise; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; धनिनाम् (dhaninām) - of the wealthy; आशा (āśā) - desire; कृशतरी (kṛśatarī) - very thin; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(At childbirth and indeed for women, for the aged, desire for sons; likewise, O king, for the wealthy, desire is very thin by me.)
At childbirth, women and the aged have a desire for sons; likewise, O king, among the wealthy, desire is very slight, as I have observed.
ऋषभ उवाच॥
ṛṣabha uvāca॥
[ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - the sage Ṛṣabha; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The sage Ṛṣabha said;)
Ṛṣabha said:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजन्स राजा सावरोधनः। संस्पृश्य पादौ शिरसा निपपात द्विजर्षभे ॥१२-१२६-४३॥
etat-śrutvā tato rājan sa rājā sāvarodhnaḥ। saṃspṛśya pādau śirasā nipapāta dvijarṣabhe ॥12-126-43॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सः (saḥ) - he; राजा (rājā) - the king; सावरोधनः (sāvarodhnaḥ) - with his women; संस्पृश्य (saṃspṛśya) - having touched; पादौ (pādau) - the feet; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (his) head; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; द्विजर्षभे (dvijarṣabhe) - to the best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa);]
(Having heard this, then, O king, that king with his women, having touched the feet with (his) head, fell down to the best of the twice-born.)
O king, upon hearing this, that king, accompanied by his women, bowed down and touched the feet of the foremost brāhmaṇa with his head.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
प्रसादये त्वा भगवन्पुत्रेणेच्छामि सङ्गतिम्। वृणीष्व च वरं विप्र यमिच्छसि यथाविधि ॥१२-१२६-४४॥
prasādaye tvā bhagavanputreṇecchāmi saṅgatim। vṛṇīṣva ca varaṃ vipra yamicchasi yathāvidhi ॥12-126-44॥
[प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I propitiate; (from pra + sāda + ya, causative of sad, to sit, to please, to propitiate;) त्वा (tvā) - you; (accusative singular of tvam;) भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; (vocative of bhagavat;) पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with (my) son; (instrumental singular of putra;) इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; (from icch, to wish;) सङ्गतिम् (saṅgatim) - union; (accusative singular of saṅgati;) वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; (imperative of vṛ, to choose;) च (ca) - and; वरम् (varaṃ) - boon; (accusative singular of vara;) विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa; (vocative of vipra;) यम् (yam) - which; (relative pronoun, accusative singular masculine;) इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; (second person singular of icch, to wish;) यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule; (indeclinable, yathā + vidhi;]
(I propitiate you, O venerable one, with (my) son; I desire union. And choose, O Brāhmaṇa, the boon which you desire, according to rule.)
I respectfully approach you, O revered one, with my son, seeking union. And, O Brāhmaṇa, choose whatever boon you wish, as is proper.
ऋषभ उवाच॥
ṛṣabha uvāca॥
[ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - Ṛṣabha; (a proper noun, name of a sage or king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Ṛṣabha said;)
Ṛṣabha said.
अब्रवीच्च हि तं वाक्यं राजा राजीवलोचनः। सत्यमेतद्यथा विप्र त्वयोक्तं नास्त्यतो मृषा ॥१२-१२६-४५॥
abravīc ca hi taṃ vākyaṃ rājā rājīvalocanaḥ। satyam etad yathā vipra tvayoktaṃ nāsty ato mṛṣā ॥12-126-45॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; (from √brū, to speak; past tense, 3rd person singular); च (ca) - and; हि (hi) - indeed; तं (taṃ) - that; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - speech; statement; राजा (rājā) - king; राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed; (rājīva = lotus, locana = eyed); सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; true; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; just as; विप्र (vipra) - Brāhmaṇa; sage; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; said; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; अतः (ataḥ) - from this; hence; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false; untrue;]
(And indeed the king, the lotus-eyed, spoke that statement: "This is true, O Brāhmaṇa, just as it has been spoken by you; there is nothing false in this.")
The lotus-eyed king spoke these words: "O Brāhmaṇa, what you have said is true; there is nothing false in it."
ततः प्रहस्य भगवांस्तनुर्धर्मभृतां वरः। पुत्रमस्यानयत्क्षिप्रं तपसा च श्रुतेन च ॥१२-१२६-४६॥
tataḥ prahasya bhagavāṃstanurdharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। putramasyānayatkṣipraṃ tapasā ca śrutena ca ॥12-126-46॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having smiled; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; तनुः (tanuḥ) - the form; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; पुत्रम् (putram) - the son; अस्य (asya) - of him; अनयत् (anayat) - brought; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; च (ca) - and; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by knowledge (of the Veda); च (ca) - and;]
(Then, having smiled, the venerable one, the form, the best of the upholders of dharma, quickly brought his son by austerity and by knowledge (of the Veda) and.)
Then, having smiled, the venerable form, the best among the upholders of dharma, quickly brought his son by means of austerity and Vedic knowledge.
तं समानाय्य पुत्रं तु तदोपालभ्य पार्थिवम्। आत्मानं दर्शयामास धर्मं धर्मभृतां वरः ॥१२-१२६-४७॥
taṃ samānāyya putraṃ tu tadopālabhya pārthivam। ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥12-126-47॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; समानाय्य (samānāyya) - having brought together; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - then; उपालभ्य (upālabhya) - having reproached; पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - himself; दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - showed; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; धर्मभृतां (dharmabhṛtāṃ) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Having brought him, his son, but then having reproached the king, he, the best of the upholders of dharma, showed himself as righteousness.)
Having brought his son and then reproaching the king, the best among the upholders of dharma revealed himself as the embodiment of righteousness.
संदर्शयित्वा चात्मानं दिव्यमद्भुतदर्शनम्। विपाप्मा विगतक्रोधश्चचार वनमन्तिकात् ॥१२-१२६-४८॥
sandarśayitvā cātmānaṃ divyamadbhutadarśanam। vipāpmā vigatakrodhaścacāra vanamantikāt ॥12-126-48॥
[संदर्शयित्वा (sandarśayitvā) - having shown; (from root dṛś, with prefix sam-, causative, absolutive) च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अद्भुतदर्शनम् (adbhutadarśanam) - of wonderful appearance; विपाप्मा (vipāpmā) - free from sin; विगतक्रोधः (vigatakrodhaḥ) - devoid of anger; च (ca) - and; अचार (cacāra) - moved; (from root car, past tense) वनम् (vanam) - forest; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from the vicinity;]
(Having shown himself of divine and wonderful appearance, free from sin and devoid of anger, he moved from the vicinity of the forest.)
After revealing himself in a divine and wondrous form, free from sin and anger, he departed from the edge of the forest.
एतद्दृष्टं मया राजंस्ततश्च वचनं श्रुतम्। आशामपनयस्वाशु ततः कृशतरीमिमाम् ॥१२-१२६-४९॥
etaddṛṣṭaṃ mayā rājaṃstataśca vacanaṃ śrutam। āśām apanayasvāśu tataḥ kṛśatarīm imām ॥12-126-49॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭam) - seen; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; च (ca) - and; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; आशाम् (āśām) - hope; अपनय (apanaya) - remove; स्व (svā) - your; आशु (āśu) - quickly; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृशतरīm (kṛśatarīm) - very weak; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(This was seen by me, O king, and then the speech was heard. Remove your hope quickly, then this very weak (hope).)
O king, I have seen this and then heard the words. Quickly abandon this frail hope of yours.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
स तत्रोक्तो महाराज ऋषभेण महात्मना। सुमित्रोऽपनयत्क्षिप्रमाशां कृशतरीं तदा ॥१२-१२६-५०॥
sa tatro'kto mahārāja ṛṣabheṇa mahātmanā। sumitro'panayatkṣipramāśāṃ kṛśatarīṃ tadā ॥12-126-50॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was addressed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by Ṛṣabha; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one; सुमित्रः (sumitraḥ) - Sumitra; अपनयत् (apanayat) - removed; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; आशाम् (āśām) - hope; कृशतरīm् (kṛśatarīm) - very feeble; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He was addressed there, O great king, by Ṛṣabha, the great-souled one. Sumitra quickly removed the very feeble hope then.)
There, O great king, Ṛṣabha, the great-souled one, addressed him. Then Sumitra quickly dispelled the faint hope.
एवं त्वमपि कौन्तेय श्रुत्वा वाणीमिमां मम। स्थिरो भव यथा राजन्हिमवानचलोत्तमः ॥१२-१२६-५१॥
evaṃ tvam api kaunteya śrutvā vāṇīm imāṃ mama। sthiro bhava yathā rājan himavān acalottamaḥ ॥12-126-51॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech; इमाम् (imām) - this; मम (mama) - my; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; भव (bhava) - be; यथा (yathā) - as; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हिमवान् (himavān) - Himalaya; अचल-उत्तमः (acala-uttamaḥ) - the best of mountains;]
(Thus you also, O son of Kunti, having heard this my speech, be firm as the Himalaya, O king, the best of mountains.)
Therefore, O son of Kunti, after hearing these words of mine, remain steadfast like the Himalaya, O king, the foremost of mountains.
त्वं हि द्रष्टा च श्रोता च कृच्छ्रेष्वर्थकृतेष्विह। श्रुत्वा मम महाराज न सन्तप्तुमिहार्हसि ॥१२-१२६-५२॥
tvaṃ hi draṣṭā ca śrotā ca kṛcchreṣv artha-kṛteṣv iha। śrutvā mama mahārāja na santaptum ihārhasi ॥12-126-52॥
[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer; च (ca) - and; श्रोता (śrotā) - hearer; च (ca) - and; कृच्छ्रेषु (kṛcchreṣu) - in difficulties; अर्थकृतेषु (artha-kṛteṣu) - for the sake of purpose; इह (iha) - here; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; मम (mama) - my; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; न (na) - not; सन्तप्तुम् (santaptum) - to be distressed; इह (iha) - here; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought;]
(You indeed are the seer and the hearer, here in difficulties and for the sake of purpose; having heard my (words), O great king, you ought not to be distressed here.)
You are truly both the observer and the listener in these difficult situations and for the sake of purpose here; having heard my words, O great king, you should not be distressed here.
