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भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। संवादं भरतश्रेष्ठ शल्मलेः पवनस्य च ॥१२-१५०-१॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। saṃvādaṃ bharataśreṣṭha śalmaleḥ pavanasya ca ॥12-150-1॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; संवादम् (saṃvādam) - dialogue; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; शल्मलेः (śalmaleḥ) - of Śalmali; पवनस्य (pavanasya) - of the wind; च (ca) - and;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history, a dialogue, O best of the Bharatas, of Śalmali and of the wind and.)
Here too, O best of the Bharatas, an ancient story is told: the dialogue between Śalmali and the Wind.
हिमवन्तं समासाद्य महानासीद्वनस्पतिः। वर्षपूगाभिसंवृद्धः शाखास्कन्धपलाशवान् ॥१२-१५०-२॥
himavantaṃ samāsādya mahān āsīd vanaspatiḥ। varṣapūgābhi-saṃvṛddhaḥ śākhā-skandha-palāśa-vān ॥12-150-2॥
[हिमवन्तं (himavantaṃ) - Himalaya; (the snowy mountain; nominative singular;) समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; (having reached; gerund;) महान् (mahān) - great; (large; nominative singular;) आसीत् (āsīt) - was; (existed; 3rd person singular imperfect;) वनस्पतिः (vanaspatiḥ) - tree; (lord of the forest; nominative singular;) वर्षपूगाभिसंवृद्धः (varṣapūgābhi-saṃvṛddhaḥ) - grown by many years; (increased by groups of years;) शाखा (śākhā) - branches; (nominative plural;) स्कन्ध (skandha) - trunks; (shoulders; nominative plural;) पलाशवान् (palāśa-vān) - having leaves; (possessed of leaves; nominative singular;]
(Having approached the Himalaya, there was a great tree, grown by many years, possessing branches, trunks, and leaves.)
Upon reaching the Himalaya, there stood a great tree, grown over many years, with branches, trunks, and leaves.
तत्र स्म मत्ता मातङ्गा धर्मार्ताः श्रमकर्शिताः। विश्रमन्ति महाबाहो तथान्या मृगजातयः ॥१२-१५०-३॥
tatra sma mattā mātaṅgā dharmārtāḥ śramakarśitāḥ। viśramanti mahābāho tathānyā mṛgajātayaḥ॥12-150-3॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated; मातङ्गा (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants; धर्मार्ताः (dharmārtāḥ) - afflicted by righteousness; श्रमकर्शिताः (śramakarśitāḥ) - emaciated by fatigue; विश्रमन्ति (viśramanti) - rest; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; तथा (tathā) - likewise; अन्या (anyāḥ) - other; मृगजातयः (mṛgajātayaḥ) - species of deer;]
(There indeed intoxicated elephants afflicted by righteousness, emaciated by fatigue, rest, O mighty-armed, likewise other species of deer.)
O mighty-armed one, there, intoxicated elephants afflicted by righteousness and worn out by fatigue rest, as do other species of deer.
नल्वमात्रपरीणाहो घनच्छायो वनस्पतिः। शुकशारिकसङ्घुष्टः फलवान्पुष्पवानपि ॥१२-१५०-४॥
nalvamātraparīṇāho ghanacchāyo vanaspatiḥ। śukaśārikasaṅghuṣṭaḥ phalavānpuṣpavānapi ॥12-150-4॥
[नल्व (nalva) - reed; (a measure of length); मात्र (mātra) - only; measure; परीणाहः (parīṇāhaḥ) - circumference; घन (ghana) - dense; छायः (chāyaḥ) - shade; वनस्पतिः (vanaspatiḥ) - tree; शुक (śuka) - parrot; शारिक (śārika) - myna; सङ्घुष्टः (saṅghuṣṭaḥ) - resounded; फलवान् (phalavān) - fruitful; bearing fruit; पुष्पवान् (puṣpavān) - bearing flowers; अपि (api) - also;]
(A tree with a circumference of only a reed, with dense shade, resounded by parrots and mynas, bearing fruit and also bearing flowers.)
A tree, though having only the circumference of a reed, with dense shade, resounded by parrots and mynas, is fruitful and also bears flowers.
सार्थिका वणिजश्चापि तापसाश्च वनौकसः। वसन्ति वासान्मार्गस्थाः सुरम्ये तरुसत्तमे ॥१२-१५०-५॥
sārthikā vaṇijaścāpi tāpasāśca vanaukasaḥ। vasanti vāsānmārgasthāḥ suramye tarusattame ॥12-150-5॥
[सार्थिका (sārthikā) - caravan-leaders; वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics; च (ca) - and; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers; वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell; वासात् (vāsāt) - from dwelling; मार्गस्थाः (mārgasthāḥ) - those situated on the path; सुरम्ये (suramye) - beautiful; तरुसत्तमे (tarusattame) - excellent tree; ॥१२-१५०-५॥ (॥12-150-5॥) - (verse number;]
(Caravan-leaders, merchants, and also ascetics and forest-dwellers dwell, those situated on the path, in the beautiful, excellent tree.)
Caravan-leaders, merchants, ascetics, and forest-dwellers, those who travel the path, reside in the delightful shade of the excellent tree.
तस्या ता विपुलाः शाखा दृष्ट्वा स्कन्धांश्च सर्वतः। अभिगम्याब्रवीदेनं नारदो भरतर्षभ ॥१२-१५०-६॥
tasyā tā vipulāḥ śākhā dṛṣṭvā skandhāṃś ca sarvataḥ। abhigamyābravīdenaṃ nārado bharatarṣabha ॥12-150-6॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - of her; ता (tā) - those; विपुलाः (vipulāḥ) - great; शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; स्कन्धान् (skandhān) - trunks; च (ca) - and; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; एनम् (enam) - to him; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Of her those great branches having seen trunks and on all sides, having approached, said to him Nārada, O best of the Bharatas.)
Nārada, O best of the Bharatas, having seen all those great branches and trunks on every side, approached and spoke to him.
अहो नु रमणीयस्त्वमहो चासि मनोरमः। प्रीयामहे त्वया नित्यं तरुप्रवर शल्मले ॥१२-१५०-७॥
aho nu ramaṇīyastvam aho cāsi manoramaḥ। prīyāmahe tvayā nityaṃ tarupravara śalmale ॥12-150-7॥
[अहो (aho) - indeed; नु (nu) - truly; रमणीयः (ramaṇīyaḥ) - beautiful; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अहो (aho) - indeed; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - are; मनोरमः (manoramaḥ) - charming; प्रीयामहे (prīyāmahe) - we are delighted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; तरुप्रवर (tarupravara) - excellent tree; शल्मले (śalmale) - O śalmali (silk-cotton tree);]
(Indeed, truly beautiful you (are), indeed and (you) are charming. We are delighted by you always, O excellent tree, O śalmali.)
Indeed, you are truly beautiful and charming. O excellent śalmali tree, we are always delighted by you.
सदैव शकुनास्तात मृगाश्चाधस्तथा गजाः। वसन्ति तव संहृष्टा मनोहरतरास्तथा ॥१२-१५०-८॥
sadāiva śakunās tāta mṛgāś cādhastathā gajāḥ। vasanti tava saṃhṛṣṭā manoharatarās tathā ॥12-150-8॥
[सदैव (sadāiva) - always; शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds; तात (tāta) - O dear one; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; च (ca) - and; अधस्तथा (adhastathā) - below as well; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell; तव (tava) - your; संहृष्टाः (saṃhṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; मनोहरतराः (manoharatarāḥ) - most delightful; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Always birds, O dear one, and deer and likewise elephants below dwell in your (place), joyful, most delightful, likewise.)
O dear one, always birds, deer, and elephants below dwell joyfully in your abode, and they are most delightful.
तव शाखा महाशाख स्कन्धं च विपुलं तथा। न वै प्रभग्नान्पश्यामि मारुतेन कथञ्चन ॥१२-१५०-९॥
tava śākhā mahāśākhā skandhaṃ ca vipulaṃ tathā। na vai prabhagnān paśyāmi mārutena kathaṃcana॥12-150-9॥
[तव (tava) - your; शाखा (śākhā) - branch; महाशाख (mahāśākhā) - great branch; स्कन्धं (skandham) - trunk; च (ca) - and; विपुलं (vipulam) - large; तथा (tathā) - likewise; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - broken; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; मारुतेन (mārutena) - by the wind; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Your branch, great branch, and trunk likewise large and, not indeed broken I see by the wind in any way.)
I do not see your branch, great branch, or large trunk broken in any way by the wind.
किं नु ते मारुतस्तात प्रीतिमानथ वा सुहृत्। त्वां रक्षति सदा येन वनेऽस्मिन्पवनो ध्रुवम् ॥१२-१५०-१०॥
kiṁ nu te mārutastāta prītimānatha vā suhṛt। tvāṁ rakṣati sadā yena vane'smin pavano dhruvam ॥12-150-10॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; ते (te) - your; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - son of the wind; तात (tāta) - dear one; प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - affectionate; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend; त्वां (tvāṁ) - you; रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects; सदा (sadā) - always; येन (yena) - by whom; वने (vane) - in the forest; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(What indeed, your son of the wind, dear one, affectionate or friend, you protects always by whom in the forest in this the wind certainly.)
Is it that your son of the wind, dear one, is affectionate or a friend? Surely, it is by him that you are always protected in this forest.
विवान्हि पवनः स्थानाद्वृक्षानुच्चावचानपि। पर्वतानां च शिखराण्याचालयति वेगवान् ॥१२-१५०-११॥
vivān hi pavanaḥ sthānād vṛkṣān uccāvacān api। parvatānāṃ ca śikharāṇi ācalayati vegavān ॥12-150-11॥
[विवान् (vivān) - moving; swift; हि (hi) - indeed; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind; स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from place; वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees; उच्चावचान् (uccāvacān) - tall and short; अपि (api) - even; पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - of mountains; च (ca) - and; शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks; आचलयति (ācalayati) - causes to move; वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift; ॥१२-१५०-११॥ (॥12-150-11॥) -;]
(Indeed, the swift wind, moving from its place, even causes tall and short trees and the peaks of mountains to move.)
Indeed, the swift wind, moving from its place, shakes even the tall and short trees and the peaks of mountains.
शोषयत्येव पातालं विवान्गन्धवहः शुचिः। ह्रदांश्च सरितश्चैव सागरांश्च तथैव ह ॥१२-१५०-१२॥
śoṣayaty-eva pātālaṃ vivān-gandhavahaḥ śuciḥ। hradāṃś-ca saritaś-caiva sāgarāṃś-ca tathaiva ha ॥12-150-12॥
[शोषयति (śoṣayati) - dries up; (from root śuṣ, to dry) एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; पातालं (pātālam) - netherworld; (underworld) विवान् (vivān) - sky; (heaven) गन्धवहः (gandhavahaḥ) - wind; (carrier of scents) शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; (clean) ह्रदान् (hradān) - lakes; च (ca) - and; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Indeed, the pure wind, carrier of scents, dries up the netherworld, the sky, lakes, rivers, and oceans in the same way, indeed.)
The pure wind, which carries scents, truly dries up the netherworld, the sky, lakes, rivers, and even the oceans in the same way.
त्वां संरक्षेत पवनः सखित्वेन न संशयः। तस्माद्बहलशाखोऽसि पर्णवान्पुष्पवानपि ॥१२-१५०-१३॥
tvāṃ saṃrakṣeta pavanaḥ sakhitvena na saṃśayaḥ। tasmādbahalaśākho'si parṇavānpuṣpavānapi ॥12-150-13॥
[त्वां (tvām) - you (accusative singular); संरक्षेत (saṃrakṣeta) - may protect; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind; सखित्वेन (sakhitvena) - by friendship; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; बहलशाखः (bahalaśākhaḥ) - having many branches; असि (asi) - you are; पर्णवान् (parṇavān) - possessed of leaves; पुष्पवान् (puṣpavān) - possessed of flowers; अपि (api) - also;]
(You may be protected by the wind by friendship, there is no doubt; therefore, you are one with many branches, possessed of leaves, and also possessed of flowers.)
There is no doubt that, as a friend, the wind will protect you; therefore, you are full of branches, leaves, and flowers.
इदं च रमणीयं ते प्रतिभाति वनस्पते। यदिमे विहगास्तात रमन्ते मुदितास्त्वयि ॥१२-१५०-१४॥
idaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ te pratibhāti vanaspate। yadime vihagāstāta ramante muditāstvayi ॥12-150-14॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; रमणीयं (ramaṇīyam) - beautiful; ते (te) - to you; प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; वनस्पते (vanaspate) - O tree; यदि (yadi) - if; इमे (ime) - these; विहगाः (vihagāḥ) - birds; तात (tāta) - dear one; रमन्ते (ramante) - delight; मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you;]
(This and beautiful to you appears, O tree; if these birds, dear one, delight joyful in you.)
O tree, this place also appears beautiful to you, for these birds, dear one, are joyfully delighting in you.
एषां पृथक्समस्तानां श्रूयते मधुरः स्वरः। पुष्पसंमोदने काले वाशतां सुमनोहरम् ॥१२-१५०-१५॥
eṣāṃ pṛthaksamastānāṃ śrūyate madhuraḥ svaraḥ। puṣpasaṃmodane kāle vāśatāṃ sumanoharam ॥12-150-15॥
[एषां (eṣām) - of these; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; समस्तानाम् (samastānām) - of all; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; मधुरः (madhuraḥ) - sweet; स्वरः (svaraḥ) - sound; पुष्पसंमोदने (puṣpasaṃmodane) - in the fragrance of flowers; काले (kāle) - at the time; वाशताम् (vāśatām) - of the cries; सुमनोहरम् (sumanoharam) - very delightful;]
(Of these, separately and together, a sweet sound is heard; at the time of the fragrance of flowers, the cries are very delightful.)
A sweet sound is heard from all of them, both individually and together; at the time when the flowers are fragrant, their cries are very delightful.
तथेमे मुदिता नागाः स्वयूथकुलशोभिनः। घर्मार्तास्त्वां समासाद्य सुखं विन्दन्ति शल्मले ॥१२-१५०-१६॥
tatheme muditā nāgāḥ svayūthakulaśobhinaḥ। gharmārtāstvāṃ samāsādya sukhaṃ vindanti śalmale ॥12-150-16॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; इमे (ime) - these; मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - gladdened; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; स्व (sva) - their own; यूथ (yūtha) - herd; कुल (kula) - group; शोभिनः (śobhinaḥ) - adorned; घर्मार्ताः (gharmārtāḥ) - afflicted by heat; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - find; शल्मले (śalmale) - on the silk-cotton tree;]
(Thus these gladdened serpents, adorned with their own herd and group, afflicted by heat, having approached you, find happiness on the silk-cotton tree.)
Thus, these joyful serpents, shining among their own groups, scorched by the heat, come to you and find comfort on the silk-cotton tree.
तथैव मृगजातीभिरन्याभिरुपशोभसे। तथा सार्थाधिवासैश्च शोभसे मेरुवद्द्रुम ॥१२-१५०-१७॥
tathaiva mṛgajātībhir anyābhir upaśobhase। tathā sārthādhivāsaiś ca śobhase meruvad druma ॥12-150-17॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; मृगजातीभिः (mṛgajātībhiḥ) - by other species of deer; अन्याभिः (anyābhiḥ) - by others; उपशोभसे (upaśobhase) - you are adorned; तथा (tathā) - in the same way; सार्थाधिवासैः (sārthādhivāsaiḥ) - by the inhabitants of the caravan; च (ca) - and; शोभसे (śobhase) - you shine; मेरुवत् (meruvat) - like Meru; द्रुम (druma) - tree;]
(In the same way, you are adorned by other species of deer and by others; likewise, you shine by the inhabitants of the caravan, O tree, like Meru.)
Just as you are adorned by other species of deer and others, so too you shine with the inhabitants of the caravan, O tree, like Mount Meru.
ब्राह्मणैश्च तपःसिद्धैस्तापसैः श्रमणैरपि। त्रिविष्टपसमं मन्ये तवायतनमेव ह ॥१२-१५०-१८॥
brāhmaṇaiś ca tapaḥsiddhais tāpasaiḥ śramaṇair api। triviṣṭapasamaṃ manye tavāyatanam eva ha ॥12-150-18॥
[ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; तपःसिद्धैः (tapaḥsiddhaiḥ) - by those perfected in austerity; तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics; श्रमणैः (śramaṇaiḥ) - by monks; अपि (api) - also; त्रिविष्टपसमम् (triviṣṭapasamam) - equal to heaven; मन्ये (manye) - I consider; तव (tava) - your; आयतनम् (āyatanam) - abode; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(By Brāhmaṇas and by those perfected in austerity, by ascetics, by monks also, equal to heaven, I consider your abode indeed certainly.)
I truly consider your abode, which is revered by Brāhmaṇas, perfected ascetics, and monks, to be equal to heaven.
बन्धुत्वादथ वा सख्याच्छल्मले नात्र संशयः। पालयत्येव सततं भीमः सर्वत्रगोऽनिलः ॥१२-१५०-१९॥
bandhutvād atha vā sakhyāc chalmale nātra saṃśayaḥ। pālayaty eva satataṃ bhīmaḥ sarvatrago'nilaḥ॥12-150-19॥
[बन्धुत्वात् (bandhutvāt) - from kinship; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; सख्यात् (sakhyāt) - from friendship; छल्मले (chalmale) - with deceit; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; पालयति (pālayati) - protects; एव (eva) - indeed; सततम् (satatam) - always; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; सर्वत्रगः (sarvatragaḥ) - who goes everywhere; अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind;]
(From kinship or or from friendship with deceit, here there is no doubt; Bhima, the wind who goes everywhere, indeed always protects.)
Whether through kinship or friendship, even with deceit, there is no doubt here; Bhima, the wind who moves everywhere, always protects.
न्यग्भावं परमं वायोः शल्मले त्वमुपागतः। तवाहमस्मीति सदा येन रक्षति मारुतः ॥१२-१५०-२०॥
nyagbhāvaṃ paramaṃ vāyoḥ śalmale tvamupāgataḥ। tavāhamasmīti sadā yena rakṣati mārutaḥ ॥12-150-20॥
[न्यग्भावम् (nyagbhāvam) - humility; (state of being low) परमम् (paramam) - supreme; (highest) वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu; (wind-god) शल्मले (śalmale) - on the śalmali; (silk-cotton tree) त्वम् (tvam) - you; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - have come; (arrived) तव (tava) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; इति (iti) - thus; सदा (sadā) - always; येन (yena) - by whom; रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind-god;]
(Humility, supreme, of Vāyu, on the śalmali, you have come. Your I am thus always, by whom protects the wind-god.)
You have come to the supreme humility of Vāyu on the śalmali tree. The wind-god always protects the one who says, 'I am yours.'
न तं पश्याम्यहं वृक्षं पर्वतं वापि तं दृढम्। यो न वायुबलाद्भग्नः पृथिव्यामिति मे मतिः ॥१२-१५०-२१॥
na taṃ paśyāmyahaṃ vṛkṣaṃ parvataṃ vāpi taṃ dṛḍham। yo na vāyu-balād-bhagnaḥ pṛthivyām-iti me matiḥ ॥12-150-21॥
[न (na) - not; तं (taṃ) - that; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; अहम् (aham) - I; वृक्षं (vṛkṣaṃ) - tree; पर्वतं (parvataṃ) - mountain; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; तं (taṃ) - that; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; वायुबलात् (vāyu-balāt) - by the force of wind; भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Not that I see, I, tree, mountain, or even that firm (object); who not by the force of wind is broken on earth—thus is my opinion.)
I do not see any tree or mountain or anything else on earth so firm that it is not broken by the force of the wind; this is my opinion.
त्वं पुनः कारणैर्नूनं शल्मले रक्ष्यसे सदा। वायुना सपरीवारस्तेन तिष्ठस्यसंशयम् ॥१२-१५०-२२॥
tvaṃ punaḥ kāraṇair nūnaṃ śalmale rakṣyase sadā। vāyunā saparīvāras tena tiṣṭhasi asaṃśayam ॥12-150-22॥
[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes; by reasons; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; शल्मले (śalmale) - on the silk-cotton tree; रक्ष्यसे (rakṣyase) - are protected; सदा (sadā) - always; वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind; सपरीवारः (saparīvāraḥ) - with your family; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you remain; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(You again are certainly protected by causes always on the silk-cotton tree; by the wind, with your family, by that, you remain without doubt.)
You are always protected by various causes on the silk-cotton tree; certainly, you remain there with your family by the wind, without any doubt.
शल्मलिरुवाच॥
śalmaliruvāca॥
[शल्मलि (śalmali) - the silk-cotton tree; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The silk-cotton tree said;)
The silk-cotton tree said.
न मे वायुः सखा ब्रह्मन्न बन्धुर्न च मे सुहृत्। परमेष्ठी तथा नैव येन रक्षति मानिलः ॥१२-१५०-२३॥
na me vāyuḥ sakhā brahmann bandhur na ca me suhṛt। parameṣṭhī tathā naiva yena rakṣati mānilaḥ ॥12-150-23॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu (Wind-god); सखा (sakhā) - friend; ब्रह्मन् (brahmann) - O Brāhmaṇa; बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - to me; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - well-wisher; परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā); तथा (tathā) - likewise; नैव (na eva) - not indeed; येन (yena) - by whom; रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects; मानिलः (mānilaḥ) - Mānila (Wind-god);]
(Not to me is Vāyu a friend, O Brāhmaṇa, nor a relative, nor to me a well-wisher. Parameṣṭhī likewise, not indeed, by whom Mānila protects.)
O Brāhmaṇa, Vāyu is not my friend, nor my relative, nor my well-wisher. Likewise, Parameṣṭhī is not, nor anyone by whom Mānila protects.
मम तेजोबलं वायोर्भीममपि हि नारद। कलामष्टादशीं प्राणैर्न मे प्राप्नोति मारुतः ॥१२-१५०-२४॥
mama tejobalaṃ vāyorbhīmamapi hi nārada। kalāmaṣṭādaśīṃ prāṇairna me prāpnoti mārutaḥ ॥12-150-24॥
[मम (mama) - my; तेजोबलं (tejobalam) - splendor-strength; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu; भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible; अपि (api) - even; हि (hi) - indeed; नारद (nārada) - O Nārada; कलाम् (kalām) - a sixteenth part; अष्टादशीं (aṣṭādaśīm) - eighteenth; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with vital energies; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the Wind-god;]
(My splendor-strength, O Nārada, even the terrible (strength) of Vāyu, indeed, with (all his) vital energies, the Wind-god does not attain even to the eighteenth sixteenth part of mine.)
O Nārada, even the terrible strength of Vāyu, with all his vital energies, does not attain even to the eighteenth sixteenth part of my splendor and strength.
आगच्छन्परमो वायुर्मया विष्टम्भितो बलात्। रुजन्द्रुमान्पर्वतांश्च यच्चान्यदपि किञ्चन ॥१२-१५०-२५॥
āgacchan paramo vāyur mayā viṣṭambhito balāt। rujan drumān parvatāṁś ca yat ca anyad api kiñcana॥12-150-25॥
[आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; मया (mayā) - by me; विष्टम्भितः (viṣṭambhitaḥ) - restrained; बलात् (balāt) - by force; रुजन् (rujan) - breaking; द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - whatever; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; अपि (api) - also; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(The supreme wind, coming, was restrained by me by force, breaking trees, mountains, and whatever else also anything.)
As the supreme wind approached, I forcefully restrained it, breaking trees, mountains, and anything else in its path.
स मया बहुशो भग्नः प्रभञ्जन्वै प्रभञ्जनः। तस्मान्न बिभ्ये देवर्षे क्रुद्धादपि समीरणात् ॥१२-१५०-२६॥
sa mayā bahuśo bhagnaḥ prabhañjanvai prabhañjanaḥ। tasmānna bibhye devarṣe kruddhādapi samīraṇāt ॥12-150-26॥
[स (sa) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; प्रभञ्जन् (prabhañjan) - breaker; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रभञ्जनः (prabhañjanaḥ) - the breaker; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; न (na) - not; बिभ्ये (bibhye) - I fear; देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage; क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from the angry; अपि (api) - even; समीरणात् (samīraṇāt) - from the wind;]
(He by me many times broken breaker indeed breaker. Therefore not I fear, O divine sage, even from the angry wind.)
He, the breaker, has been broken many times by me, O divine sage; therefore, I do not fear even the angry wind.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
शल्मले विपरीतं ते दर्शनं नात्र संशयः। न हि वायोर्बलेनास्ति भूतं तुल्यबलं क्वचित् ॥१२-१५०-२७॥
śalmale viparītaṃ te darśanaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ। na hi vāyorbalenāsti bhūtaṃ tulyabalaṃ kvacit ॥12-150-27॥
[शल्मले (śalmale) - on the śalmali (silk-cotton) tree; विपरीतं (viparītaṃ) - opposite; reversed; ते (te) - your; दर्शनं (darśanaṃ) - appearance; sight; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind; बलेन (balena) - by strength; अस्ति (asti) - there is; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - being; creature; तुल्यबलं (tulyabalaṃ) - equal in strength; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(On the śalmali tree, your appearance is opposite; there is no doubt here. Indeed, by the strength of the wind, there is no being anywhere equal in strength.)
On the śalmali tree, your appearance is contrary; there is no doubt about this. Truly, by the power of the wind, there is no being anywhere that is equal in strength.
इन्द्रो यमो वैश्रवणो वरुणश्च जलेश्वरः। न तेऽपि तुल्या मरुतः किं पुनस्त्वं वनस्पते ॥१२-१५०-२८॥
indro yamo vaiśravaṇo varuṇaś ca jaleśvaraḥ। na te'pi tulyā marutaḥ kiṃ punas tvaṃ vanaspate ॥12-150-28॥
[इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; (the king of gods); यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; (god of death); वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa; (Kubera, god of wealth); वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; (god of waters); च (ca) - and; जलेश्वरः (jaleśvaraḥ) - lord of waters; न (na) - not; ते (te) - to you; अपि (api) - even; तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal; मरुतः (marutaḥ) - the Maruts; (storm gods); किम् (kim) - what; (how; why;) पुनः (punas) - again; (further; moreover;) त्वम् (tvam) - you; वनस्पते (vanaspate) - O lord of trees; (addressing the tree);]
(Indra, Yama, Vaiśravaṇa, Varuṇa and the lord of waters — not even they are equal to you; what then (to say of) you, O lord of trees?)
Indra, Yama, Vaiśravaṇa, Varuṇa, and the lord of waters are not even equal to you; how much more so, O lord of trees?
यद्धि किञ्चिदिह प्राणि शल्मले चेष्टते भुवि। सर्वत्र भगवान्वायुश्चेष्टाप्राणकरः प्रभुः ॥१२-१५०-२९॥
yaddhi kiñcid iha prāṇi śalmale ceṣṭate bhuvi। sarvatra bhagavān vāyuś ceṣṭāprāṇakaraḥ prabhuḥ ॥12-150-29॥
[यत् (yat) - whatever; हि (hi) - indeed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; इह (iha) - here; प्राणि (prāṇi) - living being; शल्मले (śalmale) - on the silk-cotton tree; चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - moves; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Wind (god); चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - movement; प्राणकरः (prāṇakaraḥ) - life-giver; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord;]
(Whatever indeed here any living being moves on the silk-cotton tree or on the earth, everywhere the revered Wind, the lord, is the movement and life-giver.)
Whatever living being moves here, whether on the silk-cotton tree or on the earth, everywhere the revered Wind, the lord, is the cause of movement and life.
एष चेष्टयते सम्यक्प्राणिनः सम्यगायतः। असम्यगायतो भूयश्चेष्टते विकृतो नृषु ॥१२-१५०-३०॥
eṣa ceṣṭayate samyak-prāṇinaḥ samyag-āyataḥ। asamyag-āyato bhūyaś ceṣṭate vikṛto nṛṣu ॥12-150-30॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; चेष्टयते (ceṣṭayate) - acts; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - of the living being; सम्यग् (samyag) - properly; आयतः (āyataḥ) - extended; असम्यग् (asamyag) - improperly; आयतः (āyataḥ) - extended; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - acts; विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - distorted; नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men;]
(This acts properly for the living being who is properly extended. For one who is not properly extended, it acts again, distorted among men.)
This functions properly for a living being who is properly extended; but for one who is not properly extended, it acts repeatedly in a distorted manner among people.
स त्वमेवंविधं वायुं सर्वसत्त्वभृतां वरम्। न पूजयसि पूज्यं तं किमन्यद्बुद्धिलाघवात् ॥१२-१५०-३१॥
sa tvam evaṃ-vidhaṃ vāyuṃ sarva-sattva-bhṛtāṃ varam। na pūjayasi pūjyaṃ taṃ kim anyad buddhi-lāghavāt ॥12-150-31॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एवंविधं (evaṃ-vidham) - such; वायुम् (vāyum) - Vāyu; सर्वसत्त्वभृताम् (sarva-sattva-bhṛtām) - of all beings the supporter; वरम् (varam) - the best; न (na) - not; पूजयसि (pūjayasi) - you worship; पूज्यम् (pūjyam) - the worshipful; तम् (tam) - him; किम् (kim) - why; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; बुद्धिलाघवात् (buddhi-lāghavāt) - out of lack of understanding;]
(He, you (do) not worship such Vāyu, the best among the supporters of all beings, the worshipful one—him. Why else (is this) except out of lack of understanding?)
You do not worship Vāyu, who is such, the best among the supporters of all beings, the one worthy of worship—him. Why else would this be, except due to lack of understanding?
असारश्चासि दुर्बुद्धे केवलं बहु भाषसे। क्रोधादिभिरवच्छन्नो मिथ्या वदसि शल्मले ॥१२-१५०-३२॥
asāraś cāsi durbuddhe kevalaṃ bahu bhāṣase। krodhādibhir avacchanno mithyā vadasi śalmale ॥12-150-32॥
[असारः (asāraḥ) - without essence; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - you are; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - O one of poor intellect; केवलम् (kevalam) - only; बहु (bahu) - much; भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak; क्रोधादिभिः (krodhādibhiḥ) - by anger and others; अवच्छन्नः (avacchannaḥ) - covered; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; वदसि (vadasi) - you speak; शल्मले (śalmale) - O Śalmala (addressing by name);]
(You are without essence and, O one of poor intellect, only speak much. Covered by anger and others, you speak falsely, O Śalmala.)
You are insubstantial and, O dull-witted one, you only talk excessively. Shrouded by anger and similar faults, you speak falsely, O Śalmala.
मम रोषः समुत्पन्नस्त्वय्येवं सम्प्रभाषति। ब्रवीम्येष स्वयं वायोस्तव दुर्भाषितं बहु ॥१२-१५०-३३॥
mama roṣaḥ samutpannastvayyevaṃ samprabhāṣati। bravīmyeṣa svayaṃ vāyostava durbhāṣitaṃ bahu ॥12-150-33॥
[मम (mama) - my; रोषः (roṣaḥ) - anger; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सम्प्रभाषति (samprabhāṣati) - speaks; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu; तव (tava) - your; दुर्भाषितम् (durbhāṣitam) - ill-spoken; बहु (bahu) - much;]
(My anger, having arisen in you, thus speaks. I myself say, O Vāyu, much of your speech is ill-spoken.)
My anger has arisen because of your words; thus I speak. O Vāyu, I myself declare that much of what you have said is improper.
चन्दनैः स्पन्दनैः शालैः सरलैर्देवदारुभिः। वेतसैर्बन्धनैश्चापि ये चान्ये बलवत्तराः ॥१२-१५०-३४॥
candanair spandanair śālaiḥ saralair devadārubhiḥ। vetasair bandhanaiś cāpi ye ca anye balavattarāḥ॥12-150-34॥
[चन्दनैः (candanair) - with sandalwoods; स्पन्दनैः (spandanair) - with spandanas (a type of tree); शालैः (śālaiḥ) - with śāla trees; सरलैः (saralair) - with sarala trees; देवदारुभिः (devadārubhiḥ) - with devadāru trees; वेतसैः (vetasaiḥ) - with vetasa (canes); बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - with bindings; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - stronger;]
(With sandalwoods, spandan trees, śāla trees, sarala trees, devadāru trees, vetasa canes, and bindings also, and those others who are stronger.)
With sandalwood, spandan, śāla, sarala, devadāru trees, vetasa canes, and bindings, as well as others who are stronger.
तैश्चापि नैवं दुर्बुद्धे क्षिप्तो वायुः कृतात्मभिः। ते हि जानन्ति वायोश्च बलमात्मन एव च ॥१२-१५०-३५॥
taiś cāpi naivaṃ durbuddhe kṣipto vāyuḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ। te hi jānanti vāyoś ca balam ātmana eva ca ॥12-150-35॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - O one of evil mind; क्षिप्तः (kṣiptaḥ) - hurled; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu; कृतात्मभिः (kṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those of controlled self; ते (te) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and;]
(By them and also not thus, O one of evil mind, was Vāyu hurled by those of controlled self. They indeed know the strength of Vāyu and of themselves only and.)
O evil-minded one, Vāyu was not hurled in this way by those of controlled self. For they alone truly know both Vāyu's strength and their own.
तस्मात्ते वै नमस्यन्ति श्वसनं द्रुमसत्तमाः। त्वं तु मोहान्न जानीषे वायोर्बलमनन्तकम् ॥१२-१५०-३६॥
tasmātte vai namasyanti śvasanaṃ drumasattamāḥ। tvaṃ tu mohānna jānīṣe vāyorbalamanantakam ॥12-150-36॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - bow (to); श्वसनम् (śvasanam) - wind; द्रुमसत्तमाः (drumasattamāḥ) - the best among trees; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तु (tu) - but; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; न (na) - not; जानीषे (jānīṣe) - know; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind; बलम् (balam) - strength; अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - endless;]
(Therefore, they indeed bow to the wind, the best among trees; but you, out of delusion, do not know the endless strength of the wind.)
Therefore, the best among trees indeed bow to the wind; but you, due to delusion, do not know the infinite strength of the wind.
