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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
कथान्तरमथासाद्य खड्गयुद्धविशारदः। नकुलः शरतल्पस्थमिदमाह पितामहम् ॥१२-१६०-१॥
kathāntaram atha āsādya khaḍgayuddhaviśāradaḥ। nakulaḥ śaratalpastham idam āha pitāmaham ॥12-160-1॥
[कथान्तरम् (kathāntaram) - another story; अथ (atha) - then; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; खड्गयुद्धविशारदः (khaḍgayuddhaviśāradaḥ) - expert in sword-fighting; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; शरतल्पस्थम् (śaratalpastham) - lying on the bed of arrows; इदम् (idam) - this; आह (āha) - said; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to the grandsire;]
(Then, having approached another story, the expert in sword-fighting Nakula said this to the grandsire lying on the bed of arrows.)
Then Nakula, the expert in sword-fighting, approached the grandsire lying on the bed of arrows and said this.
धनुः प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठमिति वादः पितामह। मतस्तु मम धर्मज्ञ खड्ग एव सुसंशितः ॥१२-१६०-२॥
dhanuḥ praharaṇaṃ śreṣṭham iti vādaḥ pitāmaha। matas tu mama dharmajña khaḍga eva susaṃśitaḥ ॥12-160-2॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; प्रहरणम् (praharaṇam) - weapon; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; इति (iti) - thus; वादः (vādaḥ) - argument; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire; मतः (mataḥ) - opinion; तु (tu) - but; मम (mama) - my; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword; एव (eva) - indeed; सुसंशितः (susaṃśitaḥ) - well-sharpened;]
(Bow weapon best thus argument O grandsire. Opinion but my knower of dharma sword indeed well-sharpened.)
O grandsire, the argument is that the bow is the best weapon. But in my opinion, O knower of dharma, the well-sharpened sword alone is indeed superior.
विशीर्णे कार्मुके राजन्प्रक्षीणेषु च वाजिषु। खड्गेन शक्यते युद्धे साध्वात्मा परिरक्षितुम् ॥१२-१६०-३॥
viśīrṇe kārmuke rājan prakṣīṇeṣu ca vājiṣu| khaḍgena śakyate yuddhe sādhv ātmā parirakṣitum ॥12-160-3॥
[विशीर्णे (viśīrṇe) - broken; (in the state of being) split; कार्मुके (kārmuke) - bow; (in the) bow; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रक्षीणेषु (prakṣīṇeṣu) - exhausted; (in the) exhausted; च (ca) - and; वाजिषु (vājiṣu) - horses; (in the) horses; खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by sword; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; साधु (sādhu) - well; properly; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; परिरक्षितुम् (parirakṣitum) - to protect;]
(When the bow is broken, O king, and the horses are exhausted, it is possible in battle to properly protect oneself with a sword.)
O king, when the bow is broken and the horses are exhausted, it is still possible to defend oneself well in battle with a sword.
शरासनधरांश्चैव गदाशक्तिधरांस्तथा। एकः खड्गधरो वीरः समर्थः प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥१२-१६०-४॥
śarāsanadharāṃścaiva gadāśaktidharāṃstathā। ekaḥ khaḍgadharo vīraḥ samarthaḥ pratibādhitum ॥12-160-4॥
[शरासनधरान् (śarāsanadharān) - those bearing bows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गदाशक्तिधरान् (gadāśaktidharān) - those bearing maces and spears; तथा (tathā) - also; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; खड्गधरः (khaḍgadharaḥ) - bearing a sword; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; प्रतिबाधितुम् (pratibādhitum) - to oppose;]
(Those bearing bows, and indeed those bearing maces and spears also; one hero bearing a sword, capable to oppose.)
There were warriors bearing bows, as well as those with maces and spears; there was one heroic swordsman, capable of resisting.
अत्र मे संशयश्चैव कौतूहलमतीव च। किं स्वित्प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धेषु पार्थिव ॥१२-१६०-५॥
atra me saṃśayaś caiva kautūhalam atīva ca। kiṃ svit praharaṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarva-yuddheṣu pārthiva ॥12-160-5॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; मे (me) - my; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; च (ca) - and; किम् (kim) - what; स्वित् (svit) - indeed; प्रहरणम् (praharaṇam) - weapon; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; सर्वयुद्धेषु (sarva-yuddheṣu) - in all battles; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(Here my doubt and indeed curiosity is exceedingly so; what indeed is the best weapon in all battles, O king?)
Here, I am filled with doubt and great curiosity; O king, what truly is the best weapon in all battles?
कथं चोत्पादितः खड्गः कस्यार्थाय च केन वा। पूर्वाचार्यं च खड्गस्य प्रब्रूहि प्रपितामह ॥१२-१६०-६॥
kathaṁ cotpāditaḥ khaḍgaḥ kasyārthāya ca kena vā। pūrvācāryaṁ ca khaḍgasya prabrūhi prapitāmaha ॥12-160-6॥
[कथं (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; उत्पादितः (utpāditaḥ) - produced; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword; कस्य (kasya) - for whom; अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose; च (ca) - and; केन (kena) - by whom; वा (vā) - or; पूर्वाचार्यं (pūrvācāryam) - former teacher; च (ca) - and; खड्गस्य (khaḍgasya) - of the sword; प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell; प्रपितामह (prapitāmaha) - great-grandfather;]
(How and by whom was the sword produced, and for whose purpose? Tell also of the former teacher of the sword, great-grandfather.)
Great-grandfather, tell me how the sword was produced, by whom, and for what purpose, and also about the former teacher of the sword.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः। सर्वकौशलसंयुक्तं सूक्ष्मचित्रार्थवच्छुभम् ॥१२-१६०-७॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādrīputrasya dhīmataḥ। sarvakauśalasaṃyuktaṃ sūkṣmacitrārthavacchubham ॥12-160-7॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; तत् (tat) - that; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; माद्रीपुत्रस्य (mādrīputrasya) - of the son of Mādrī; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; सर्व (sarva) - all; कौशल (kauśala) - skill; संयुक्तम् (saṃyuktam) - endowed with; सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma) - subtle; चित्र (citra) - varied; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious;]
(Having heard that speech of the wise son of Mādrī, endowed with all skill, subtle, varied, meaningful, and auspicious.)
Having listened to that speech of the wise son of Mādrī, which was endowed with all skill, subtlety, variety, meaning, and auspiciousness.
ततस्तस्योत्तरं वाक्यं स्वरवर्णोपपादितम्। शिक्षान्यायोपसम्पन्नं द्रोणशिष्याय पृच्छते ॥१२-१६०-८॥
tatas tasyottaraṃ vākyaṃ svaravarṇopapāditam। śikṣānyāyopasampannaṃ droṇaśiṣyāya pṛcchate ॥12-160-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; स्वरवर्ण (svaravarṇa) - with proper accent and sound; उपपादितम् (upapāditam) - composed; शिक्षा (śikṣā) - phonetics; न्याय (nyāya) - logic; उपसम्पन्नम् (upasampannam) - endowed with; द्रोणशिष्याय (droṇaśiṣyāya) - to Droṇa's disciple; पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - asks;]
(Then his reply statement, composed with proper accent and sound, endowed with phonetics and logic, he asks to Droṇa's disciple.)
Then he gave his reply, composed with proper accent and sound, and endowed with the principles of phonetics and logic, to Droṇa's disciple who was asking.
उवाच सर्वधर्मज्ञो धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः। शरतल्पगतो भीष्मो नकुलाय महात्मने ॥१२-१६०-९॥
uvāca sarvadharmajño dhanurvedasya pāragaḥ। śaratalpagato bhīṣmo nakulāya mahātmane ॥12-160-9॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knower of all dharmas; धनुर्वेदस्य (dhanurvedasya) - of the science of archery; पारगः (pāragaḥ) - one who has crossed over (master); शरतल्पगतः (śaratalpagataḥ) - lying on a bed of arrows; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नकुलाय (nakulāya) - to Nakula; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one;]
(Said the knower of all dharmas, the master of the science of archery, Bhishma, lying on a bed of arrows, to Nakula, the great-souled one.)
Bhishma, the master of all dharmas and the science of archery, lying on his bed of arrows, spoke to Nakula, the noble-hearted one.
तत्त्वं शृणुष्व माद्रेय यदेतत्परिपृच्छसि। प्रबोधितोऽस्मि भवता धातुमानिव पर्वतः ॥१२-१६०-१०॥
tattvaṃ śṛṇuṣva mādreya yad etat paripṛcchasi। prabodhito'smi bhavatā dhātumān iva parvataḥ ॥12-160-10॥
[तत्त्वं (tattvam) - truth; essence; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; hear; माद्रेय (mādreya) - O son of Madri; यत् (yat) - which; what; एतत् (etat) - this; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask; you inquire; प्रबोधितः (prabodhitaḥ) - awakened; made aware; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; धातुमान् (dhātumān) - rich in minerals; full of ores; इव (iva) - like; as; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(Truth listen O son of Madri which this you ask. Awakened I am by you like a mountain rich in minerals.)
O son of Madri, listen to the truth which you ask. I have been awakened by you, like a mountain full of ores.
सलिलैकार्णवं तात पुरा सर्वमभूदिदम्। निष्प्रकम्पमनाकाशमनिर्देश्यमहीतलम् ॥१२-१६०-११॥
salilaikārṇavaṃ tāta purā sarvamabhūdidam। niṣprakampamanākāśamanirdeśyamahītalam ॥12-160-11॥
[सलिल-एक-अर्णवम् (salila-eka-arṇavam) - water-one-ocean; तात (tāta) - O dear; पुरा (purā) - formerly; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; इदम् (idam) - this; निष्प्रकम्पम् (niṣprakampam) - motionless; अनाकाशम् (anākāśam) - without sky; अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indescribable; मही-तलम् (mahī-talam) - earth-surface;]
(This all, O dear, formerly became one ocean of water; the surface of the earth was motionless, without sky, and indescribable.)
O dear, in ancient times, all this became a single ocean of water; the surface of the earth was motionless, without sky, and indescribable.
तमःसंवृतमस्पर्शमतिगम्भीरदर्शनम्। निःशब्दं चाप्रमेयं च तत्र जज्ञे पितामहः ॥१२-१६०-१२॥
tamaḥ-saṁvṛtam asparśam ati-gambhīra-darśanam। niḥśabdaṁ ca aprameyaṁ ca tatra jajñe pitāmahaḥ ॥12-160-12॥
[तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - enveloped; अस्पर्शम् (asparśam) - untouchable; अति (ati) - very; गम्भीर (gambhīra) - deep; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - appearance; निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - soundless; च (ca) - and; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather (Brahmā);]
(Darkness enveloped, untouchable, of very deep appearance, soundless and immeasurable, there was born the Grandfather (Brahmā).)
In that place, enveloped in darkness, untouchable, of profound aspect, silent and immeasurable, the Grandfather (Brahmā) was born.
सोऽसृजद्वायुमग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान्। आकाशमसृजच्चोर्ध्वमधो भूमिं च नैरृतिम् ॥१२-१६०-१३॥
so'sṛjad vāyum agniṃ ca bhāskaraṃ ca api vīryavān। ākāśam asṛjat ca ūrdhvam adhaḥ bhūmiṃ ca nairṛtim ॥12-160-13॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; वायुम् (vāyum) - wind; अग्निम् (agniṃ) - fire; च (ca) - and; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; च (ca) - and; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upward; अधः (adhaḥ) - downward; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth; च (ca) - and; नैरृतिम् (nairṛtim) - direction of Nairṛti (southwest);]
(He created wind, fire, and the sun also, the powerful one; he created the sky, and upward, downward, the earth, and the direction of Nairṛti (southwest).)
He, being powerful, created wind, fire, and the sun; he also created the sky, the upward and downward directions, the earth, and the region of Nairṛti (southwest).
नभः सचन्द्रतारं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा। संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान् ॥१२-१६०-१४॥
nabhaḥ sacandratāraṃ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahāṃstathā। saṃvatsarānahorātrānṛtūnatha lavānkṣaṇān ॥12-160-14॥
[नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky; स (sa) - with; चन्द्रतारम् (candratāram) - moon and stars; च (ca) - and; नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations; ग्रहान् (grahān) - planets; तथा (tathā) - also; संवत्सरान् (saṃvatsarān) - years; अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights; ऋतून् (ṛtūn) - seasons; अथ (atha) - and; लवान् (lavān) - instants; क्षणान् (kṣaṇān) - moments;]
(sky with moon and stars and constellations, planets also, years, days and nights, seasons and instants, moments.)
The sky, along with the moon, stars, constellations, and planets, as well as years, days and nights, seasons, instants, and moments.
ततः शरीरं लोकस्थं स्थापयित्वा पितामहः। जनयामास भगवान्पुत्रानुत्तमतेजसः ॥१२-१६०-१५॥
tataḥ śarīraṃ lokasthaṃ sthāpayitvā pitāmahaḥ। janayāmāsa bhagavān putrān uttamatejasaḥ ॥12-160-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरीरं (śarīram) - body; लोकस्थं (lokastham) - remaining in the world; स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having established; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - produced; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; उत्तमतेजसः (uttamatejasaḥ) - of highest brilliance;]
(Then, having established the body remaining in the world, the grandsire, the blessed one, produced sons of highest brilliance.)
Then the grandsire, having established a body in the world, created sons of supreme brilliance.
मरीचिमृषिमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम्। वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ चोभौ रुद्रं च प्रभुमीश्वरम् ॥१२-१६०-१६॥
marīcim ṛṣim atriṃ ca pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum | vasiṣṭhāṅgirasau cobhau rudraṃ ca prabhum īśvaram || 12-160-16 ||
[मरीचिम् (marīcim) - Marīci; (name of a sage); ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; अत्रिं (atriṃ) - Atri; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; पुलस्त्यं (pulastyaṃ) - Pulastya; (name of a sage); पुलहं (pulahaṃ) - Pulaha; (name of a sage); क्रतुम् (kratum) - Kratum; (name of a sage); वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ (vasiṣṭhāṅgirasau) - Vasiṣṭha and Aṅgiras; (two sages); च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; रुद्रं (rudraṃ) - Rudra; (name of a deity); च (ca) - and; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - supreme lord;]
(Marīci, the sage, Atri and Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha and Aṅgiras, both, Rudra and the lord, the supreme lord.)
Marīci, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Aṅgiras, Rudra, and the supreme lord are mentioned here as revered sages and deities.
प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्षः कन्याः षष्टिमजीजनत्। ता वै ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वाः प्रजार्थं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥१२-१६०-१७॥
prācetasaḥ tathā dakṣaḥ kanyāḥ ṣaṣṭim ajījanat। tā vai brahmarṣayaḥ sarvāḥ prajārthaṃ pratipedire ॥12-160-17॥
[प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas; तथा (tathā) - likewise; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa; कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters; षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty; अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot; ता (tā) - those; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - Brahmarṣis; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रजार्थम् (prajārtham) - for the sake of progeny; प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - accepted;]
(The son of Pracetas, likewise Dakṣa, begot sixty daughters. Those indeed all the Brahmarṣis accepted for the sake of progeny.)
Similarly, Dakṣa, the son of Pracetas, begot sixty daughters. All those daughters were accepted by the Brahmarṣis for the purpose of progeny.
ताभ्यो विश्वानि भूतानि देवाः पितृगणास्तथा। गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव रक्षांसि विविधानि च ॥१२-१६०-१८॥
tābhyo viśvāni bhūtāni devāḥ pitṛgaṇās tathā| gandharvāpsarasaś caiva rakṣāṃsi vividhāni ca ||12-160-18||
[ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ) - to them (those women); विश्वानि (viśvāni) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; पितृगणाः (pitṛgaṇāḥ) - groups of ancestors; तथा (tathā) - also; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - gandharvas; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsarases; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रक्षांसि (rakṣāṃsi) - demons; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(To them, all beings—the gods, groups of ancestors, gandharvas, apsarases, and indeed various demons—also (are devoted).)
To those women, all beings—including gods, ancestors, gandharvas, apsarases, and various kinds of demons—are devoted.
पतत्रिमृगमीनाश्च प्लवङ्गाश्च महोरगाः। नानाकृतिबलाश्चान्ये जलक्षितिविचारिणः ॥१२-१६०-१९॥
patatrimṛgamīnāś ca plavaṅgāś ca mahoragāḥ। nānākṛtibalāś cānye jalakṣitivicāriṇaḥ ॥12-160-19॥
[पतत्रि (patatri) - winged (creatures); मृग (mṛga) - beasts; मीनाः (mīnāḥ) - fishes; च (ca) - and; प्लवङ्गाः (plavaṅgāḥ) - jumpers (amphibians); च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents; नानाकृति (nānākṛti) - of various forms; बलाः (balāḥ) - of strengths; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; जल (jala) - water; क्षिति (kṣiti) - earth; विचारिणः (vicāriṇaḥ) - wanderers;]
(Winged (creatures), beasts, fishes and jumpers and great serpents; of various forms and strengths and others, water and earth wanderers.)
There were winged creatures, beasts, fishes, jumpers, great serpents, and others of various forms and strengths, wandering in water and on earth.
औद्भिदाः स्वेदजाश्चैव अण्डजाश्च जरायुजाः। जज्ञे तात तथा सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥१२-१६०-२०॥
audbhidāḥ svedajāścaiva aṇḍajāśca jarāyujāḥ। jajñe tāta tathā sarvaṃ jagat-sthāvara-jaṅgamam ॥12-160-20॥
[औद्भिदाः (audbhidāḥ) - born from plants; स्वेदजाः (svedajāḥ) - born from sweat; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - born from eggs; च (ca) - and; जरायुजाः (jarāyujāḥ) - born from wombs; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; तात (tāta) - O dear (son); तथा (tathā) - thus; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; जगत् (jagat) - world; स्थावर (sthāvara) - immobile; जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - mobile;]
(Born from plants, born from sweat, and indeed born from eggs, and born from wombs, was born, O dear, thus all the world, immobile and mobile.)
O dear, thus all beings in the world—whether immobile or mobile—were born: those born from plants, from sweat, from eggs, and from wombs.
भूतसर्गमिमं कृत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः। शाश्वतं वेदपठितं धर्मं च युयुजे पुनः ॥१२-१६०-२१॥
bhūtasargam imaṃ kṛtvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ। śāśvataṃ vedapaṭhitaṃ dharmaṃ ca yuyuje punaḥ॥12-160-21॥
[भूतसर्गम् (bhūtasargam) - creation of beings; इमम् (imam) - this; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of all worlds; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal; वेदपठितम् (vedapaṭhitam) - recited in the Vedas; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - dharma; च (ca) - and; युयुजे (yuyuje) - joined; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Having created this creation of beings, the grandsire of all worlds again joined the eternal dharma recited in the Vedas.)
After creating this world of beings, the grandsire of all worlds once again established the eternal dharma as recited in the Vedas.
तस्मिन्धर्मे स्थिता देवाः सहाचार्यपुरोहिताः। आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः ससाध्या मरुदश्विनः ॥१२-१६०-२२॥
tasmin dharme sthitā devāḥ sahācāryapurohitāḥ। ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sasādhyā marudaśvinaḥ ॥12-160-22॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of tat) धर्मे (dharme) - dharma; (locative singular of dharma) स्थिता (sthitāḥ) - stood; (nominative plural, feminine/masculine) देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सह (saha) - together with; आचार्य (ācārya) - teachers; पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests; आदित्या (ādityāḥ) - Ādityas; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; स (sa) - together with; साध्या (sādhyāḥ) - Sādhyas; मरुत् (marut) - Maruts; अश्विनः (aśvinaḥ) - Aśvins;]
(In that dharma stood the gods together with teachers and priests; the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, together with Sādhyas, Maruts, and Aśvins.)
In that dharma, the gods, along with their teachers and priests—the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, Maruts, and Aśvins—stood together.
भृग्वत्र्यङ्गिरसः सिद्धाः काश्यपश्च तपोधनः। वसिष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा नारदपर्वतौ ॥१२-१६०-२३॥
bhṛgv-atry-aṅgirasaḥ siddhāḥ kāśyapaś ca tapodhanaḥ। vasiṣṭha-gautama-agastyās tathā nārada-parvatau ॥12-160-23॥
[भृग्वत्र्यङ्गिरसः (bhṛgv-atry-aṅgirasaḥ) - Bhṛgu, Atri, Aṅgiras; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected ones; काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kāśyapa; च (ca) - and; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - one whose wealth is austerity; वसिष्ठगौतमागस्त्याः (vasiṣṭha-gautama-agastyāḥ) - Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Agastya; तथा (tathā) - also; नारदपर्वतौ (nārada-parvatau) - Nārada and Parvata;]
(Bhṛgu, Atri, Aṅgiras, perfected ones, Kāśyapa and one whose wealth is austerity; Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Agastya also Nārada and Parvata.)
Bhṛgu, Atri, Aṅgiras, the perfected sages, Kāśyapa and the ascetic, as well as Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Agastya, and also Nārada and Parvata.
ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च प्रभासाः सिकतास्तथा। घृताचाः सोमवायव्या वैखानसमरीचिपाः ॥१२-१६०-२४॥
ṛṣayo vālakhiḷyāś ca prabhāsāḥ sikatās tathā। ghṛtācāḥ somavāyavyā vaikhānasamarīcipāḥ ॥12-160-24॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - seers; sages; वालखिल्याः (vālakhiḷyāḥ) - Vālakhiḷya sages; च (ca) - and; प्रभासाः (prabhāsāḥ) - Prabhāsa sages; सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - Sikatā sages; तथा (tathā) - also; घृताचाः (ghṛtācāḥ) - Ghṛtāca sages; सोमवायव्या (somavāyavyā) - Somavāyavya sages; वैखानसमरीचिपाः (vaikhānasamarīcipāḥ) - Vaikhānasa and Marīcipa sages;]
(Seers, Vālakhiḷya sages and Prabhāsa sages, Sikatā sages also, Ghṛtāca sages, Somavāyavya sages, Vaikhānasa and Marīcipa sages.)
The seers, including the Vālakhiḷya, Prabhāsa, Sikatā, Ghṛtāca, Somavāyavya, Vaikhānasa, and Marīcipa sages, were present.
अकृष्टाश्चैव हंसाश्च ऋषयोऽथाग्नियोनिजाः। वानप्रस्थाः पृश्नयश्च स्थिता ब्रह्मानुशासने ॥१२-१६०-२५॥
akṛṣṭāś caiva haṃsāś ca ṛṣayo 'thāgniyoni-jāḥ। vānaprasthāḥ pṛśnayaś ca sthitā brahmānuśāsane ॥12-160-25॥
[अकृष्टाः (akṛṣṭāḥ) - not-ploughed; (those who do not till the soil); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हंसाः (haṃsāḥ) - swans; (ascetics of the highest order); च (ca) - and; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; अथ (atha) - then; अग्नियोनिजाः (agniyoni-jāḥ) - born of the womb of fire; (those who perform fire rituals); वानप्रस्थाः (vānaprasthāḥ) - forest-dwellers; पृश्नयः (pṛśnayaḥ) - Pṛśni descendants; (a class of sages); च (ca) - and; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; (the Veda, sacred knowledge); अनुशासने (anuśāsane) - in the discipline; (in the instruction);]
(Not-ploughed and indeed swans and sages then born of the womb of fire, forest-dwellers, Pṛśni descendants and established in the discipline of Brahman.)
Those who do not till the soil, the Hamsas, the sages, those born from fire, the forest-dwellers, the Pṛśni sages, all were established in the discipline of Brahman.
दानवेन्द्रास्त्वतिक्रम्य तत्पितामहशासनम्। धर्मस्यापचयं चक्रुः क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः ॥१२-१६०-२६॥
dānavendrās tv atikramya tat-pitāmaha-śāsanam। dharmasyāpacayaṃ cakruḥ krodha-lobha-samanvitāḥ ॥12-160-26॥
[दानवेन्द्राः (dānavendrāḥ) - lords of the Dānavas; तु (tu) - but; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having transgressed; तत् (tat) - that; पितामह-शासनम् (pitāmaha-śāsanam) - grandfather's command; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; अपचयम् (apacayam) - decline; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made; क्रोध-लोभ-समन्विताः (krodha-lobha-samanvitāḥ) - filled with anger and greed;]
(The lords of the Dānavas, but having transgressed that grandfather's command, made the decline of dharma, filled with anger and greed.)
But the lords of the Dānavas, disregarding their grandfather's command, caused the decline of dharma, being overcome by anger and greed.
हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव हिरण्याक्षो विरोचनः। शम्बरो विप्रचित्तिश्च प्रह्रादो नमुचिर्बलिः ॥१२-१६०-२७॥
hiraṇyakaśipuś caiva hiraṇyākṣo virocanaḥ। śambaro vipracittiś ca prahrādo namucir baliḥ ॥12-160-27॥
[हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu; (a demon king; hiraṇya - gold; kaśipu - cushion;) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हिरण्याक्षः (hiraṇyākṣaḥ) - Hiraṇyākṣa; (a demon; hiraṇya - gold; akṣa - eye;) विरोचनः (virocanaḥ) - Virocana; (a demon; vi - apart; rocana - shining;) शम्बरः (śambaraḥ) - Śambara; (a demon; śambara - darkness;) विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti; (a demon; vipra - wise; citti - thought;) च (ca) - and; प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda; (a demon; pra - forth; hrāda - joy;) नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci; (a demon; na - not; muci - releasing;) बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; (a demon; bali - strength; power; tribute; sacrifice;);]
(Hiraṇyakaśipu and indeed Hiraṇyākṣa, Virocana, Śambara, Vipracitti and Prahlāda, Namuci, Bali.)
Hiraṇyakaśipu, Hiraṇyākṣa, Virocana, Śambara, Vipracitti, Prahlāda, Namuci, and Bali.
एते चान्ये च बहवः सगणा दैत्यदानवाः। धर्मसेतुमतिक्रम्य रेमिरेऽधर्मनिश्चयाः ॥१२-१६०-२८॥
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sagaṇā daityadānavāḥ। dharmasetumatikramya remire'dharmaniscayāḥ ॥12-160-28॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; सगणा (sagaṇāḥ) - with their groups; दैत्यदानवाः (daityadānavāḥ) - Daityas and Dānavas; धर्मसेतुम् (dharmasetum) - the bridge of dharma; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having transgressed; रेमिरे (remire) - rejoiced; अधर्मनिश्चयाः (adharmaniscayāḥ) - resolved in unrighteousness;]
(These and others and many Daityas and Dānavas with their groups, having transgressed the bridge of dharma, rejoiced, resolved in unrighteousness.)
These and many other Daityas and Dānavas, along with their groups, having crossed the bounds of righteousness, rejoiced, being intent on unrighteousness.
सर्वे स्म तुल्यजातीया यथा देवास्तथा वयम्। इत्येवं हेतुमास्थाय स्पर्धमानाः सुरर्षिभिः ॥१२-१६०-२९॥
sarve sma tulyajātīyā yathā devās tathā vayam। ityevaṃ hetum āsthāya spardhamānāḥ surarṣibhiḥ ॥12-160-29॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; everyone; स्म (sma) - indeed; certainly; तुल्यजातीया (tulyajātīyā) - of equal birth; of the same kind; यथा (yathā) - just as; as; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; तथा (tathā) - so; in the same way; वयम् (vayam) - we; इति (iti) - thus; so; एवं (evaṃ) - in this way; thus; हेतुम् (hetum) - reason; cause; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted; having taken up; स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing; vying; सुरर्षिभिः (surarṣibhiḥ) - with the divine sages; with the sages among the gods;]
(All indeed of equal birth, just as the gods, so are we; thus, having adopted this reason, competing with the divine sages.)
All of us are of equal birth, just like the gods; thus, adopting this reasoning, we competed with the divine sages.
न प्रियं नाप्यनुक्रोशं चक्रुर्भूतेषु भारत। त्रीनुपायानतिक्रम्य दण्डेन रुरुधुः प्रजाः ॥ न जग्मुः संविदं तैश्च दर्पादसुरसत्तमाः ॥१२-१६०-३०॥
na priyaṃ nāpyanukrośaṃ cakrurbhūteṣu bhārata। trīnupāyānatikramya daṇḍena rurudhuḥ prajāḥ ॥ na jagmuḥ saṃvidaṃ taiśca darpādasurasattamāḥ ॥12-160-30॥
[न (na) - not; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - pleasing; dear; नापि (nāpi) - nor; अनुक्रोशं (anukrośaṃ) - compassion; sympathy; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; made; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - towards beings; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; उपायान् (upāyān) - means; methods; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having transgressed; surpassing; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by punishment; with a rod; रुरुधुः (rurudhuḥ) - restrained; controlled; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; people; न (na) - not; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; approached; संविदं (saṃvidaṃ) - agreement; understanding; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; दर्पात् (darpāt) - from pride; असुरसत्तमाः (asurasattamāḥ) - best among Asuras; chief Asuras;]
(They did not do what was pleasing nor compassionate towards beings, O Bhārata. Having transgressed the three means, they restrained the people by punishment. The chief Asuras, out of pride, did not come to an agreement with them.)
O Bhārata, they neither acted with kindness nor with compassion towards beings. Having disregarded the three means, they controlled the people by punishment. The chief Asuras, out of pride, did not come to an agreement with them.
अथ वै भगवान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षिभिरुपस्थितः। तदा हिमवतः पृष्ठे सुरम्ये पद्मतारके ॥१२-१६०-३१॥
atha vai bhagavān brahmā brahmarṣibhir upasthitaḥ। tadā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe suramye padmatārake ॥12-160-31॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; the blessed; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the Brahmarṣis; by the sages of Brahman; उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - present; arrived; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat; of the Himalaya; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; on the ridge; सुरम्ये (suramye) - beautiful; delightful; पद्मतारके (padmatārake) - at Padmatāraka; at the place named Padmatāraka;]
(Now indeed the venerable Brahmā, accompanied by the Brahmarṣis, was present. Then, on the beautiful ridge of Himavat, at Padmatāraka.)
Then, the blessed Brahmā, together with the Brahmarṣis, arrived and was present on the delightful ridge of the Himalaya, at the place called Padmatāraka.
शतयोजनविस्तारे मणिमुक्ताचयाचिते। तस्मिन्गिरिवरे पुत्र पुष्पितद्रुमकानने ॥ तस्थौ स विबुधश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मा लोकार्थसिद्धये ॥१२-१६०-३२॥
śatayojanavistāre maṇimuktācayācite। tasmin girivare putra puṣpitadrumakānane॥ tasthau sa vibudhaśreṣṭho brahmā lokārthasiddhaye॥12-160-32॥
[शत (śata) - hundred; योजन (yojana) - yojana (a measure of distance); विस्तारे (vistāre) - in expanse; मणि (maṇi) - jewel; मुक्ता (muktā) - pearl; चय (caya) - heap; आचिते (ācite) - heaped up; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; गिरिवरे (girivare) - excellent mountain; पुत्र (putra) - son; पुष्पित (puṣpita) - flowering; द्रुम (druma) - tree; कानने (kānane) - in the forest; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; स (sa) - he; विबुधश्रेष्ठ (vibudhaśreṣṭha) - best among the wise (gods); ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; लोक (loka) - world; अर्थ (artha) - purpose; सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for the accomplishment;]
(In the expanse of a hundred yojanas, heaped with heaps of jewels and pearls, in that excellent mountain, O son, in the forest of flowering trees, there stood he, the best among the wise, Brahmā, for the accomplishment of the purpose of the worlds.)
On that excellent mountain, stretching a hundred yojanas and heaped with jewels and pearls, in the forest of flowering trees, Brahmā, the foremost among the gods, stood there for the accomplishment of the world's purpose.
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत्प्रभुः। विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथोक्तेनोपपादितम् ॥१२-१६०-३३॥
tato varṣasahasrānte vitānamakarotprabhuḥ। vidhinā kalpadṛṣṭena yathoktenopapāditam ॥12-160-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वर्षसहस्र-अन्ते (varṣasahasra-ante) - at the end of a thousand years; वितानम् (vitānam) - canopy; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the procedure; कल्प-दृष्टेन (kalpa-dṛṣṭena) - as prescribed in the Kalpa (ritual text); यथोक्तेन (yathoktena) - as stated; उपपादितम् (upapāditam) - performed;]
(Then, at the end of a thousand years, the lord made a canopy, by the procedure as prescribed in the Kalpa (ritual text), as stated, performed.)
Then, after a thousand years had passed, the lord constructed a canopy, performing it exactly as prescribed in the Kalpa ritual and as stated in the instructions.
ऋषिभिर्यज्ञपटुभिर्यथावत्कर्मकर्तृभिः। मरुद्भिः परिसंस्तीर्णं दीप्यमानैश्च पावकैः ॥१२-१६०-३४॥
ṛṣibhir yajña-paṭubhir yathāvat karma-kartṛbhiḥ। marudbhiḥ parisaṃstīrṇaṃ dīpyamānaiś ca pāvakaiḥ ॥12-160-34॥
[ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; यज्ञपटुभिः (yajña-paṭubhiḥ) - by those skilled in sacrifice; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; कर्मकर्तृभिः (karma-kartṛbhiḥ) - by performers of rites; मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts; परिसंस्तीर्णम् (parisaṃstīrṇam) - completely covered; दीप्यमानैः (dīpyamānaiḥ) - by blazing; च (ca) - and; पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - by fires;]
(By sages, by those skilled in sacrifice, properly, by performers of rites, by the Maruts, completely covered, by blazing and by fires.)
It was completely covered by sages skilled in sacrifice, proper performers of rites, the Maruts, and blazing fires.
काञ्चनैर्यज्ञभाण्डैश्च भ्राजिष्णुभिरलङ्कृतम्। वृतं देवगणैश्चैव प्रबभौ यज्ञमण्डलम् ॥१२-१६०-३५॥
kāñcanairyajñabhāṇḍaiśca bhrājiṣṇubhiralaṅkṛtam। vṛtaṃ devagaṇaiścaiva prababhau yajñamaṇḍalam ॥12-160-35॥
[काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with gold; यज्ञभाण्डैः (yajñabhāṇḍaiḥ) - with sacrificial vessels; च (ca) - and; भ्राजिष्णुभिः (bhrājiṣṇubhiḥ) - shining; अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of gods; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone; यज्ञमण्डलम् (yajñamaṇḍalam) - the sacrificial arena;]
(The sacrificial arena, adorned with shining gold and sacrificial vessels, surrounded by groups of gods, indeed shone.)
The sacrificial arena, decorated with brilliant gold and ritual vessels, and surrounded by hosts of gods, shone resplendently.
तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम्। तत्र घोरतमं वृत्तमृषीणां मे परिश्रुतम् ॥१२-१६०-३६॥
tathā brahmarṣibhiścaiva sadasyairupaśobhitam। tatra ghoratamaṃ vṛttamṛṣīṇāṃ me pariśrutam ॥12-160-36॥
[तथा (tathā) - in that manner; ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the Brahmarṣis; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by the members (of the assembly); उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; तत्र (tatra) - there; घोरतमम् (ghoratamam) - most terrible; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - event; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages; मे (me) - to me; परिश्रुतम् (pariśrutam) - has been heard;]
(In that manner, adorned by the Brahmarṣis and indeed by the members (of the assembly), there the most terrible event of the sages has been heard by me.)
Thus, when the place was adorned by the Brahmarṣis and the assembly members, I heard there about the most dreadful event concerning the sages.
चन्द्रमा विमलं व्योम यथाभ्युदिततारकम्। विदार्याग्निं तथा भूतमुत्थितं श्रूयते ततः ॥१२-१६०-३७॥
candramā vimalaṃ vyoma yathābhyuditatārakam। vidāryāgniṃ tathā bhūtamutthitaṃ śrūyate tataḥ ॥12-160-37॥
[चन्द्रमा (candramā) - moon; विमलं (vimalaṃ) - spotless; व्योम (vyoma) - sky; यथा (yathā) - just as; अभ्युदिततारकम् (abhyuditatārakam) - with risen stars; विदार्य (vidārya) - having split; अग्निं (agniṃ) - fire; तथा (tathā) - so; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; उत्थितं (utthitaṃ) - risen; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(The moon, the spotless sky with the risen stars, just as, having split the fire, so the being risen is heard then.)
Just as the moon shines in the spotless sky with the stars risen, so it is heard that a being arose after splitting the fire.
नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं कृशोदरम्। प्रांशु दुर्दर्शनं चैवाप्यतितेजस्तथैव च ॥१२-१६०-३८॥
nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ kṛśodaram। prāṃśu durdarśanaṃ caivāpyatitejastathaiva ca ॥12-160-38॥
[नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala) - blue lotus; सवर्ण (savarṇa) - having the color; आभं (ābham) - having the appearance; तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa) - sharp; दंष्ट्रं (daṃṣṭram) - fang; कृश (kṛśa) - thin; उदरम् (udaram) - belly; प्रांशु (prāṃśu) - tall; दुर्दर्शनं (durdarśanam) - difficult to behold; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; अति (ati) - exceedingly; तेजस् (tejas) - radiance; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and;]
(Having the appearance of the color of a blue lotus, with sharp fangs, a thin belly, tall, difficult to behold, and indeed also exceedingly radiant, likewise and.)
He had the appearance of the color of a blue lotus, sharp fangs, a thin belly, was tall, difficult to look at, and exceedingly radiant.
तस्मिन्नुत्पतमाने च प्रचचाल वसुन्धरा। तत्रोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे च महार्णवः ॥१२-१६०-३९॥
tasminnutpatamāne ca pracacāla vasundharā। tatrormikalilāvartaścukṣubhe ca mahārṇavaḥ ॥12-160-39॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; उत्पतमाने (utpatamāne) - rising; च (ca) - and; प्रचचाल (pracacāla) - trembled; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth; तत्र (tatra) - there; उर्मि (urmi) - wave; कलिल (kalila) - turbid; आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - whirlpool; चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - was agitated; च (ca) - and; महार्णवः (mahārṇavaḥ) - great ocean;]
(In that rising, and the earth trembled. There, the wave-turbid whirlpool and the great ocean were agitated.)
As that (being) was rising, the earth trembled; there, the wave-churned whirlpools and the great ocean were agitated.
पेतुरुल्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः। अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ ॥ मुहुर्मुहुश्च भूतानि प्राव्यथन्त भयात्तथा ॥१२-१६०-४०॥
peturulkā mahotpātāḥ śākhāśca mumucur drumāḥ। aprasannā diśaḥ sarvāḥ pavanaś cāśivo vavau॥ muhurmuhuś ca bhūtāni prāvyathanta bhayāt tathā॥12-160-40॥
[पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; (from the root 'pat', to fall) उल्का (ulkāḥ) - meteors; (fireballs) महत् (mahat) - great; (large) उत्पाताः (utpātāḥ) - portents; (omens) शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches; च (ca) - and; मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - let loose; (released) द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees; अप्रसन्नाः (aprasannāḥ) - not clear; (unfavorable) दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind; च (ca) - and; अशिवः (aśivaḥ) - inauspicious; ववौ (vavau) - blew; मुहुः मुहुः (muhur muhuḥ) - again and again; च (ca) - and; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; प्राव्यथन्त (prāvyathanta) - were agitated; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Meteors, great portents, fell; branches and trees let loose. All directions were not clear; the wind blew inauspiciously. Again and again, beings were agitated thus from fear.)
Meteors and great portents fell; branches and trees broke off. All directions became unfavorable, and the wind blew ominously. Again and again, all beings were seized with fear.
ततः सुतुमुलं दृष्ट्वा तदद्भुतमुपस्थितम्। महर्षिसुरगन्धर्वानुवाचेदं पितामहः ॥१२-१६०-४१॥
tataḥ sutumulaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadadbhutamupasthitam। maharṣisuragandharvānuvācedaṃ pitāmahaḥ ॥12-160-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very tumultuous; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - present; महर्षि (maharṣi) - great sage; सुरगन्धर्व (suragandharva) - divine Gandharvas; अनुवाच (anuvāca) - addressed; इदम् (idam) - this; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire;]
(Then, having seen that very tumultuous and wonderful event present, the grandsire addressed this to the great sages and divine Gandharvas.)
Then, seeing that extraordinary and tumultuous event, the grandsire spoke these words to the great sages and divine Gandharvas.
मयैतच्चिन्तितं भूतमसिर्नामैष वीर्यवान्। रक्षणार्थाय लोकस्य वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥१२-१६०-४२॥
mayaitac cintitaṃ bhūtam asir nām aiṣa vīryavān। rakṣaṇārthāya lokasya vadhāya ca suradviṣām॥12-160-42॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; एतत् (etat) - this; चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - thought; भूतम् (bhūtam) - become; असिः (asiḥ) - sword; नाम (nāma) - named; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; रक्षणार्थाय (rakṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of protection; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the destruction; च (ca) - and; सुरद्विषाम् (suradviṣām) - of the enemies of the gods;]
(By me this has been thought out, a sword named 'Asi', powerful, for the purpose of protection of the world and for the destruction of the enemies of the gods.)
I have conceived this powerful sword called 'Asi' for the protection of the world and for the destruction of the enemies of the gods.
ततस्तद्रूपमुत्सृज्य बभौ निस्त्रिंश एव सः। विमलस्तीक्ष्णधारश्च कालान्तक इवोद्यतः ॥१२-१६०-४३॥
tatastadrūpamutsṛjya babhau nistriṃśa eva saḥ। vimalastīkṣṇadhāraśca kālāntaka ivodyataḥ ॥12-160-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत्-रूपम् (tat-rūpam) - that form; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; बभौ (babhau) - he shone; निस्त्रिंशः (nistriṃśaḥ) - sword; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure; तीक्ष्ण-धारः (tīkṣṇa-dhāraḥ) - sharp-edged; च (ca) - and; काल-अन्तकः (kāla-antakaḥ) - destroyer of time (death); इव (iva) - like; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - upraised;]
(Then, having abandoned that form, he shone as the sword indeed; pure, sharp-edged, and upraised like the destroyer of time (death).)
Then, abandoning that form, he appeared as a sword—pure, sharp-edged, and raised aloft like Death himself.
ततस्तं शितिकण्ठाय रुद्रायर्षभकेतवे। ब्रह्मा ददावसिं दीप्तमधर्मप्रतिवारणम् ॥१२-१६०-४४॥
tatastaṃ śitikaṇṭhāya rudrāyarṣabhaketave। brahmā dadāvasiṃ dīptamadharmaprativāraṇam ॥12-160-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - that; शितिकण्ठाय (śitikaṇṭhāya) - to the blue-throated one; रुद्राय (rudrāya) - to Rudra; ऋषभकेतवे (ṛṣabhaketave) - to the bull-bannered; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; ददौ (dadau) - gave; असिं (asiṃ) - sword; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining; अधर्मप्रतिवारणम् (adharmaprativāraṇam) - for the prevention of unrighteousness;]
(Then that (weapon) to the blue-throated, to Rudra, to the bull-bannered, Brahmā gave a shining sword for the prevention of unrighteousness.)
Then Brahmā gave that shining sword to the blue-throated Rudra, the bull-bannered one, for the prevention of unrighteousness.
ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो ब्रह्मर्षिगणसंस्तुतः। प्रगृह्यासिममेयात्मा रूपमन्यच्चकार ह ॥१२-१६०-४५॥
tataḥ sa bhagavān rudro brahmarṣigaṇasaṃstutaḥ। pragṛhyāsim ameyātmā rūpam anyaṃ cakāra ha ॥12-160-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; ब्रह्मर्षिगणसंस्तुतः (brahmarṣigaṇasaṃstutaḥ) - praised by the group of Brahmarṣis; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; असिम् (asim) - the sword; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - of immeasurable nature; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; चकार (cakāra) - he made; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then he, the venerable Rudra, praised by the group of Brahmarṣis, having taken up the sword, of immeasurable nature, made another form indeed.)
Then the venerable Rudra, praised by the assembly of Brahmarṣis, took up his sword and indeed assumed another immeasurable form.
चतुर्बाहुः स्पृशन्मूर्ध्ना भूस्थितोऽपि नभस्तलम्। ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्महालिङ्गो मुखाज्ज्वालाः समुत्सृजन् ॥ विकुर्वन्बहुधा वर्णान्नीलपाण्डुरलोहितान् ॥१२-१६०-४६॥
caturbāhuḥ spṛśanmūrdhnā bhūsthito'pi nabhastalam। ūrdhvadṛṣṭirmahāliṅgo mukhājjvālāḥ samutsṛjan॥ vikurvanbahudhā varṇān nīlapāṇḍuralohitān॥12-160-46॥
[चतुर्बाहुः (caturbāhuḥ) - four-armed; स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching; मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head; भूस्थितः (bhūsthitaḥ) - standing on the earth; अपि (api) - even; नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the sky-region; ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिः (ūrdhvadṛṣṭiḥ) - with upward gaze; महालिङ्गः (mahāliṅgaḥ) - great symbol; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth; ज्वालाः (jvālāḥ) - flames; समुत्सृजन् (samutsṛjan) - emitting; विकुर्वन् (vikurvan) - manifesting; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; वर्णान् (varṇān) - colors; नील (nīla) - dark-blue; पाण्डुर (pāṇḍura) - pale; लोहितान् (lohitān) - red;]
(Four-armed, touching with the head, though standing on the earth, (he reached) the sky-region; with upward gaze, the great symbol, emitting flames from the mouth; manifesting in many ways colors dark-blue, pale, red.)
Though standing on the earth, the four-armed great symbol, with his head touching the sky and gaze turned upward, emitted flames from his mouth and manifested many colors—dark-blue, pale, and red—in various ways.
बिभ्रत्कृष्णाजिनं वासो हेमप्रवरतारकम्। नेत्रं चैकं ललाटेन भास्करप्रतिमं महत् ॥ शुशुभाते च विमले द्वे नेत्रे कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥१२-१६०-४७॥
bibhrat-kṛṣṇājinam vāso hema-pravara-tārakam। netraṃ caikaṃ lalāṭena bhāskara-pratimaṃ mahat॥ śuśubhāte ca vimale dve netre kṛṣṇa-piṅgale॥12-160-47॥
[बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing; कृष्णाजिनं (kṛṣṇājinam) - black-deerskin; वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment; हेम (hema) - gold; प्रवर (pravara) - excellent; तारकम् (tārakam) - star-like; नेत्रम् (netram) - eye; च (ca) - and; एकम् (ekam) - one; ललाटेन (lalāṭena) - by the forehead; भास्कर (bhāskara) - sun; प्रतिमम् (pratimam) - resembling; महत् (mahat) - great; शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - shone; च (ca) - and; विमले (vimale) - clear; द्वे (dve) - two; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; कृष्णपिङ्गले (kṛṣṇa-piṅgale) - dark-brown;]
(Bearing a garment of black-deerskin, adorned with excellent golden star-like (marks); and one eye on the forehead, great, resembling the sun. And the two clear eyes, dark-brown, shone.)
He wore a garment of black-deerskin adorned with excellent golden star-like marks; one great eye on his forehead, resembling the sun, and his two clear eyes, dark-brown, shone brilliantly.
ततो देवो महादेवः शूलपाणिर्भगाक्षिहा। सम्प्रगृह्य तु निस्त्रिंशं कालार्कानलसंनिभम् ॥१२-१६०-४८॥
tato devo mahādevaḥ śūlapāṇirbhagākṣihā। sampragṛhya tu nistriṃśaṃ kālārkānalasaṃnibham ॥12-160-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - the one with a spear in hand; भगाक्षिहा (bhagākṣihā) - destroyer of Bhaga's eye; सम्प्रगृह्य (sampragṛhya) - having firmly seized; तु (tu) - but; निस्त्रिंशम् (nistriṃśam) - sword; काल-अर्क-अनल-संनिभम् (kāla-arka-anala-saṃnibham) - resembling time, sun, and fire;]
(Then the god Mahadeva, the one with a spear in hand, destroyer of Bhaga's eye, having firmly seized the sword, but (which was) resembling time, sun, and fire.)
Then Mahadeva, the god with the spear, destroyer of Bhaga's eye, firmly seized the sword that shone like time, the sun, and fire.
त्रिकूटं चर्म चोद्यम्य सविद्युतमिवाम्बुदम्। चचार विविधान्मार्गान्महाबलपराक्रमः ॥ विधुन्वन्नसिमाकाशे दानवान्तचिकीर्षया ॥१२-१६०-४९॥
trikūṭaṃ carma codyamya savidyutamivāmbudam। cacāra vividhānmārgānmahābalaparākramaḥ ॥ vidhunvannasimākāśe dānavāntacikīrṣayā ॥12-160-49॥
[त्रिकूटम् (trikūṭam) - three-peaked; (mountain); चर्म (carma) - hide; (shield); च (ca) - and; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised; सविद्युतम् (savidyutam) - with lightning; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud; चचार (cacāra) - moved; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; महाबलपराक्रमः (mahābalaparākramaḥ) - of great strength and valor; विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - wielding; असिम् (asim) - sword; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; दानव (dānava) - demon; अन्त (anta) - end; चिकीर्षया (cikīrṣayā) - with the intention to accomplish;]
(Having raised the three-peaked hide like a cloud with lightning, the one of great strength and valor moved along various paths, wielding the sword in the sky with the intention to accomplish the end of the demon.)
He lifted his three-peaked shield, which resembled a cloud with lightning, and, full of immense strength and valor, moved along various paths, wielding his sword in the sky, intent on bringing about the end of the demon.
तस्य नादं विनदतो महाहासं च मुञ्चतः। बभौ प्रतिभयं रूपं तदा रुद्रस्य भारत ॥१२-१६०-५०॥
tasya nādaṃ vinadato mahāhāsaṃ ca muñcataḥ। babhau pratibhayaṃ rūpaṃ tadā rudrasya bhārata॥12-160-50॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; नादं (nādam) - sound; विनदतो (vinadato) - uttering loudly; महाहासं (mahāhāsam) - great laughter; च (ca) - and; मुञ्चतः (muñcataḥ) - releasing; बभौ (babhau) - shone; प्रतिभयं (pratibhayam) - terrifying; रूपं (rūpam) - form; तदा (tadā) - then; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Of him, the sound uttering loudly and the great laughter releasing, the terrifying form of Rudra then shone, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, at that time, as he uttered a loud sound and released a great laughter, the terrifying form of Rudra shone forth.
तद्रूपधारिणं रुद्रं रौद्रकर्म चिकीर्षवः। निशम्य दानवाः सर्वे हृष्टाः समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥१२-१६०-५१॥
tadrūpadhāriṇaṃ rudraṃ raudrakarma cikīrṣavaḥ। niśamya dānavāḥ sarve hṛṣṭāḥ samabhidudruvuḥ ॥12-160-51॥
[तत् (tat) - that; रूप (rūpa) - form; धारिणम् (dhāriṇam) - bearing; रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra; रौद्र (raudra) - terrible; कर्म (karma) - deed; चिकीर्षवः (cikīrṣavaḥ) - desiring to do; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; समभिदुद्रुवुः (samabhidudruvuḥ) - rushed together towards;]
(Desiring to perform the terrible deed as Rudra bearing that form, having heard, all the Dānavas, delighted, rushed together towards (him).)
When they saw Rudra assuming that form and wishing to perform a terrible deed, all the Dānavas, delighted, rushed together towards him.
अश्मभिश्चाप्यवर्षन्त प्रदीप्तैश्च तथोल्मुकैः। घोरैः प्रहरणैश्चान्यैः शितधारैरयोमुखैः ॥१२-१६०-५२॥
aśmabhiś cāpy avarṣanta pradīptaiś ca tathol-mukaiḥ। ghoraiḥ praharaṇaiś cānyaiḥ śitadhārair ayomukhaiḥ॥12-160-52॥
[अश्मभिः (aśmabhiḥ) - with stones; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अवर्षन्त (avarṣanta) - they rained; प्रदीप्तैः (pradīptaiḥ) - with blazing; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; उल्मुकैः (ul-mukaiḥ) - with firebrands; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - with terrible; प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - with weapons; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with others; शितधारैः (śitadhāraiḥ) - with sharp-edged; अयोमुखैः (ayomukhaiḥ) - with iron-pointed;]
(They also rained down with stones, and with blazing firebrands likewise, with terrible weapons and others, with sharp-edged and iron-pointed (missiles).)
They rained down stones, blazing firebrands, terrible weapons, and other sharp-edged, iron-pointed missiles.
ततस्तद्दानवानीकं सम्प्रणेतारमच्युतम्। रुद्रखड्गबलोद्धूतं प्रचचाल मुमोह च ॥१२-१६०-५३॥
tatas taddānavānīkaṃ sampraṇetāram acyutam। rudrakhadgabaloddhūtaṃ pracacāla mumoha ca ॥12-160-53॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; दानव (dānava) - demon; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; सम्प्रणेतारम् (sampraṇetāram) - leader; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta (Krishna); रुद्र (rudra) - Rudra; खड्ग (khaḍga) - sword; बल (bala) - strength; उद्धूतं (uddhūtaṃ) - shaken; प्रचचाल (pracacāla) - trembled; मुमोह (mumoha) - became bewildered; च (ca) - and;]
(Then that army of demons, with Acyuta (Krishna) as its leader, shaken by the strength of Rudra's sword, trembled and became bewildered.)
Then that army of demons, led by Acyuta (Krishna), was shaken by the strength of Rudra's sword, trembled, and became bewildered.
चित्रं शीघ्रतरत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिधारिणम्। तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे ॥१२-१६०-५४॥
citraṃ śīghratara-tvāc ca carantam asidhāriṇam। tam ekam asurāḥ sarve sahasram iti menire॥12-160-54॥
[मेनिरे (menire) - they thought;]
(Wonderful, due to greater swiftness and moving sword-bearer; him one asuras all a thousand thus they thought.)
Because of his wonderful and extraordinary speed, all the asuras thought that the one sword-bearer was a thousand.
छिन्दन्भिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्प्रमथन्नपि। अचरद्दैत्यसङ्घेषु रुद्रोऽग्निरिव कक्षगः ॥१२-१६०-५५॥
chindan bhindan rujan kṛntan dārayan pramathan api। acarad daitya-saṅgheṣu rudraḥ agniḥ iva kakṣagaḥ ॥12-160-55॥
[छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting; भिन्दन् (bhindan) - splitting; रुजन् (rujan) - breaking; कृन्तन् (kṛntan) - severing; दारयन् (dārayan) - tearing apart; प्रमथन् (pramathan) - crushing; अपि (api) - even; अचरत् (acarat) - moved; दैत्यसङ्घेषु (daitya-saṅgheṣu) - among the groups of Daityas; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; कक्षगः (kakṣagaḥ) - moving in the undergrowth;]
(Cutting, splitting, breaking, severing, tearing apart, crushing even, Rudra moved among the groups of Daityas like fire moving in the undergrowth.)
Rudra moved among the groups of Daityas, cutting, splitting, breaking, severing, tearing apart, and crushing them, just as fire moves through the undergrowth.
असिवेगप्ररुग्णास्ते छिन्नबाहूरुवक्षसः। सम्प्रकृत्तोत्तमाङ्गाश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ॥१२-१६०-५६॥
asivegaprarugṇās te chinnabāhūruvakṣasaḥ। samprakṛttottamāṅgāś ca petur urvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ॥12-160-56॥
[असि (asi) - sword; वेग (vega) - speed; प्ररुग्णाः (prarugṇāḥ) - broken; ते (te) - they; छिन्न (chinna) - severed; बाहु (bāhu) - arms; ऊरु (ūru) - thighs; वक्षसः (vakṣasaḥ) - chests; सम्प्रकृत्त (samprakṛtta) - completely cut off; उत्तमाङ्गाः (uttamāṅgāḥ) - heads; च (ca) - and; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; उर्व्यां (urvyām) - on the ground; महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great asuras;]
(They, broken by the speed of the sword, with arms, thighs, and chests severed, and with heads completely cut off, the great asuras fell on the ground.)
The great asuras, their arms, thighs, and chests severed by the swift sword, and their heads completely cut off, fell to the ground.
अपरे दानवा भग्ना रुद्रघातावपीडिताः। अन्योन्यमभिनर्दन्तो दिशः सम्प्रतिपेदिरे ॥१२-१६०-५७॥
apare dānavā bhagnā rudraghātāvapīḍitāḥ। anyonyam abhinardanto diśaḥ sampratipedire ॥12-160-57॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas; (demons;) भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken; defeated; रुद्रघात (rudraghāta) - by Rudra's blows; अपि (api) - also; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; oppressed; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिनर्दन्तः (abhinardantaḥ) - roaring at; attacking; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; quarters; सम्प्रतिपेदिरे (sampratipedire) - they fled; they went towards;]
(Others, the Dānavas, broken and afflicted also by Rudra's blows, roaring at each other, fled towards the directions.)
Other Dānavas, shattered and oppressed by Rudra's blows, attacked each other and fled in all directions.
भूमिं केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानपरे तथा। अपरे जग्मुराकाशमपरेऽम्भः समाविशन् ॥१२-१६०-५८॥
bhūmiṃ kecit praviviśuḥ parvatān apare tathā। apare jagmur ākāśam apare 'mbhaḥ samāviśan ॥12-160-58॥
[भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - earth; केचित् (kecit) - some; प्रविविशुः (praviviśuḥ) - entered; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; अपरे (apare) - others; तथा (tathā) - likewise; अपरे (apare) - others; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; अपरे (apare) - others; अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water; समाविशन् (samāviśan) - entered;]
(Some entered the earth; others likewise (entered) the mountains; others went to the sky; others entered the water.)
Some entered the earth, others the mountains, others went to the sky, and others entered the water.
तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे। बभौ भूमिः प्रतिभया तदा रुधिरकर्दमा ॥१२-१६०-५९॥
tasmin mahati saṁvṛtte samare bhṛśa-dāruṇe। babhau bhūmiḥ pratibhayā tadā rudhira-kardamā ॥12-160-59॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महति (mahati) - great; संवृत्ते (saṁvṛtte) - having arisen; समरे (samare) - in battle; भृश (bhṛśa) - intense; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - fierce; बभौ (babhau) - shone; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; प्रतिभया (pratibhayā) - with brilliance; तदा (tadā) - then; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; कर्दमा (kardamā) - mud;]
(In that great, arisen, intense, fierce battle, the earth then shone with brilliance, muddy with blood.)
In that great and fierce battle, the earth at that time shone brilliantly, being muddy with blood.
दानवानां शरीरैश्च महद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः। समाकीर्णा महाबाहो शैलैरिव सकिंशुकैः ॥१२-१६०-६०॥
dānavānāṃ śarīraiś ca mahadbhiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ। samākīrṇā mahābāho śailair iva sakiṃśukaiḥ ॥12-160-60॥
[दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the dānavas; (demons); शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - with bodies; च (ca) - and; महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - great; शोणितोक्षितैः (śoṇitokṣitaiḥ) - smeared with blood; समाकीर्णा (samākīrṇā) - covered; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; शैलैः (śailaiḥ) - with mountains; इव (iva) - like; सकिंशुकैः (sakiṃśukaiḥ) - with kiṃśuka trees (Butea monosperma);]
(O mighty-armed, covered with the great bodies of the dānavas, smeared with blood, like mountains with kiṃśuka trees.)
O mighty-armed one, the place was covered with the great blood-smeared bodies of the dānavas, resembling mountains adorned with kiṃśuka trees.
रुधिरेण परिक्लिन्ना प्रबभौ वसुधा तदा। रक्तार्द्रवसना श्यामा नारीव मदविह्वला ॥१२-१६०-६१॥
rudhireṇa pariklinnā prababhau vasudhā tadā। raktārdravasanā śyāmā nārīva madavihvalā ॥12-160-61॥
[रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; परिक्लिन्ना (pariklinnā) - soaked; प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone; वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth; तदा (tadā) - then; रक्तार्द्रवसना (raktārdravasanā) - with garments moistened with blood; श्यामा (śyāmā) - dark; नारीव (nārīva) - like a woman; मदविह्वला (madavihvalā) - intoxicated;]
(With blood soaked, shone the earth then. With garments moistened with blood, dark, like a woman intoxicated.)
At that time, the earth, soaked with blood and with her garments moistened and darkened, shone like an intoxicated woman.
स रुद्रो दानवान्हत्वा कृत्वा धर्मोत्तरं जगत्। रौद्रं रूपं विहायाशु चक्रे रूपं शिवं शिवः ॥१२-१६०-६२॥
sa rudro dānavān hatvā kṛtvā dharmottaraṃ jagat। raudraṃ rūpaṃ vihāya āśu cakre rūpaṃ śivaṃ śivaḥ ॥12-160-62॥
[स (sa) - he; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; धर्मोत्तरम् (dharmottaram) - supreme in dharma; जगत् (jagat) - the world; रौद्रं (raudram) - terrible; रूपं (rūpam) - form; विहाय (vihāya) - having abandoned; आशु (āśu) - quickly; चक्रे (cakre) - he made; रूपं (rūpam) - form; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva;]
(He, Rudra, having slain the Dānavas, having made the world supreme in dharma, having quickly abandoned the terrible form, made the auspicious form, Śiva.)
Rudra, after destroying the Dānavas and establishing the world in supreme dharma, swiftly abandoned his terrible form and assumed the auspicious form of Śiva.
ततो महर्षयः सर्वे सर्वे देवगणास्तथा। जयेनाद्भुतकल्पेन देवदेवमथार्चयन् ॥१२-१६०-६३॥
tato maharṣayaḥ sarve sarve devagaṇās tathā। jayenādbhutakalpena devadevam athārcayan ॥12-160-63॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सर्वे (sarve) - all; देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - groups of gods; तथा (tathā) - likewise; जयेन (jayena) - with victory; अद्भुतकल्पेन (adbhutakalpena) - with wonderful arrangement; देवदेवम् (devadevam) - the god of gods; अथ (atha) - then; अर्चयन् (arcayan) - worshipped;]
(Then the great sages, all, all the groups of gods likewise, with victory and with wonderful arrangement, then worshipped the god of gods.)
Then all the great sages and all the groups of gods likewise, with victorious and wondrous arrangements, worshipped the god of gods.
ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो दानवक्षतजोक्षितम्। असिं धर्मस्य गोप्तारं ददौ सत्कृत्य विष्णवे ॥१२-१६०-६४॥
tataḥ sa bhagavān rudro dānavakṣatajokṣitam। asiṃ dharmasya goptāraṃ dadau satkṛtya viṣṇave ॥12-160-64॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; दानव (dānava) - of the demon; क्षत (kṣata) - wound; ज (ja) - born; ओक्षितम् (okṣitam) - smeared; असिं (asiṃ) - sword; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector; ददौ (dadau) - gave; सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - with respect; विष्णवे (viṣṇave) - to Viṣṇu;]
(Then he, the revered Rudra, gave to Viṣṇu, with respect, the sword smeared with the blood born of the wound of the demon, the protector of dharma.)
Then the revered Rudra respectfully gave to Viṣṇu the sword, smeared with the blood from the demon's wound, as the protector of dharma.
विष्णुर्मरीचये प्रादान्मरीचिर्भगवांश्च तम्। महर्षिभ्यो ददौ खड्गमृषयो वासवाय तु ॥१२-१६०-६५॥
viṣṇur marīcaye prādān marīcir bhagavāṁś ca tam। maharṣibhyo dadau khaḍgam ṛṣayo vāsavāya tu ॥12-160-65॥
[विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; (the all-pervading one; मरीचये (marīcaye) - to Marīci; (sage Marīci; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; (bestowed; मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci; (the sage; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; (the blessed; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - that; (the sword; महर्षिभ्यः (maharṣibhyaḥ) - to the great sages; ददौ (dadau) - gave; (bestowed; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages; वासवाय (vāsavāya) - to Vāsava; (Indra; तु (tu) - but;]
(Viṣṇu gave to Marīci; Marīci, the venerable, and (then) that (sword) to the great sages; (then) gave the sword; the sages (gave it) to Vāsava (Indra), but.)
Viṣṇu gave the sword to Marīci; Marīci, the venerable sage, gave it to the great sages; the sages then gave the sword to Vāsava (Indra).
महेन्द्रो लोकपालेभ्यो लोकपालास्तु पुत्रक। मनवे सूर्यपुत्राय ददुः खड्गं सुविस्तरम् ॥१२-१६०-६६॥
mahendro lokapālebhyo lokapālāstu putraka। manave sūryaputrāya daduḥ khaḍgaṃ suvistaram ॥12-160-66॥
[महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - great Indra; लोकपालेभ्यः (lokapālebhyaḥ) - to the guardians of the worlds; लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - the guardians of the worlds; तु (tu) - but; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son; मनवे (manave) - to Manu; सूर्यपुत्राय (sūryaputrāya) - to the son of the Sun; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; सुविस्तरम् (suvistaram) - very broad;]
(Great Indra to the guardians of the worlds, the guardians but, O son, to Manu, to the son of the Sun, gave a sword very broad.)
O son, great Indra gave a very broad sword to Manu, the son of the Sun, through the guardians of the worlds.
ऊचुश्चैनं तथैवाद्यं मानुषाणां त्वमीश्वरः। असिना धर्मगर्भेण पालयस्व प्रजा इति ॥१२-१६०-६७॥
ūcuś cainaṃ tathaivādyaṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ tvam īśvaraḥ। asinā dharmagarbheṇa pālayasva prajā iti ॥12-160-67॥
[ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - to him; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; आद्यं (ādyaṃ) - the first; मानुषाणाम् (mānuṣāṇām) - of men; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; असिना (asinā) - with the sword; धर्मगर्भेण (dharmagarbheṇa) - filled with dharma; पालयस्व (pālayasva) - protect; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; इति (iti) - thus;]
(They said to him: "Thus, indeed, you are the first lord of men; with this sword filled with dharma, protect the subjects thus.")
They said to him: "Thus, indeed, you are now the foremost lord of men; therefore, with this sword imbued with dharma, protect your subjects."
धर्मसेतुमतिक्रान्ताः सूक्ष्मस्थूलार्थकारणात्। विभज्य दण्डं रक्ष्याः स्युर्धर्मतो न यदृच्छया ॥१२-१६०-६८॥
dharmasetumatikrāntāḥ sūkṣmasthūlārthakāraṇāt। vibhajya daṇḍaṃ rakṣyāḥ syurdharmato na yadṛcchayā ॥12-160-68॥
[धर्म-सेतु-मत्-इतिक्रान्ताः (dharma-setu-mat-itikrāntāḥ) - those who have transgressed the bridge of dharma; सूक्ष्म-स्थूल-अर्थ-कारणात् (sūkṣma-sthūla-artha-kāraṇāt) - due to subtle and gross reasons; विभज्य (vibhajya) - having divided; दण्डं (daṇḍam) - punishment; रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - those to be protected; स्युः (syuḥ) - should be; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma; न (na) - not; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - arbitrarily;]
(Those who have transgressed the bridge of dharma, due to subtle and gross reasons, having divided punishment, those to be protected should be according to dharma, not arbitrarily.)
Those who have crossed the bounds of dharma, for subtle or gross reasons, should have punishment apportioned and protection given according to dharma, not arbitrarily.
दुर्वाचा निग्रहो दण्डो हिरण्यबहुलस्तथा। व्यङ्गनं च शरीरस्य वधो वानल्पकारणात् ॥१२-१६०-६९॥
durvācā nigraho daṇḍo hiraṇya-bahulas-tathā। vyaṅganaṃ ca śarīrasya vadho vānalpa-kāraṇāt ॥12-160-69॥
[दुर्वाचा (durvācā) - of evil speech; निग्रहः (nigrahaḥ) - restraint; दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment; हिरण्यबहुलः (hiraṇya-bahulaḥ) - abundant in gold; तथा (tathā) - likewise; व्यङ्गनम् (vyaṅganam) - mutilation; च (ca) - and; शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; वा (vā) - or; अनल्पकारणात् (analpa-kāraṇāt) - for not a small reason;]
(Of evil speech, restraint, punishment, abundant in gold, likewise; mutilation and of the body, killing or for not a small reason.)
Restraint, punishment, fines of gold, mutilation of the body, or even death may be imposed for serious offenses of evil speech.
असेरेतानि रूपाणि दुर्वाचादीनि निर्दिशेत्। असेरेव प्रमाणानि परिमाणव्यतिक्रमात् ॥१२-१६०-७०॥
asere tāni rūpāṇi durvācādīni nirdiśet। asereva pramāṇāni parimāṇavyatikramāt ॥12-160-70॥
[असेः (aseḥ) - of 'as' (the root 'as', to be); एतानि (etāni) - these; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; दुर्वाचादीनि (durvācādīni) - difficult-to-express and others; निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - should indicate; असेः (aseḥ) - of 'as' (the root 'as', to be); एव (eva) - only; प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - measures; परिमाणव्यतिक्रमात् (parimāṇavyatikramāt) - from excess of quantity;]
(Of 'as', these forms, difficult-to-express and others, should indicate. Of 'as' only, the measures, from excess of quantity.)
One should indicate these forms of 'as', which are difficult to express and others. Only the measures of 'as' are due to excess of quantity.
अधिसृज्याथ पुत्रं स्वं प्रजानामधिपं ततः। मनुः प्रजानां रक्षार्थं क्षुपाय प्रददावसिम् ॥१२-१६०-७१॥
adhisṛjyātha putraṃ svaṃ prajānāmadhipaṃ tataḥ। manuḥ prajānāṃ rakṣārthaṃ kṣupāya pradadāvasim ॥12-160-71॥
[अधिसृज्य (adhisṛjya) - having delegated; (from adhi- + √sṛj) अथ (atha) - then; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; स्वं (svaṃ) - own; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects; अधिपं (adhipaṃ) - lord; (ruler) ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects; रक्षा-अर्थं (rakṣā-arthaṃ) - for the purpose of protection; क्षुपाय (kṣupāya) - to Kṣupa; (name of a sage/king) प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; असिम् (asim) - sword;]
(Having delegated his own son as the lord of the subjects, then thereafter Manu, for the purpose of protection of the subjects, gave a sword to Kṣupa.)
After appointing his own son as the ruler of the people, Manu then gave a sword to Kṣupa for the protection of the subjects.
क्षुपाज्जग्राह चेक्ष्वाकुरिक्ष्वाकोश्च पुरूरवाः। आयुश्च तस्माल्लेभे तं नहुषश्च ततो भुवि ॥१२-१६०-७२॥
kṣupāj jagrāha cekṣvākur ikṣvākoś ca purūravaḥ। āyuś ca tasmāl lebhe taṃ nahuṣaś ca tato bhuvi॥12-160-72॥
[क्षुपात् (kṣupāt) - from Kṣupa; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; च (ca) - and; इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku; इक्ष्वाकोः (ikṣvākoḥ) - of Ikṣvāku; च (ca) - and; पुरूरवाः (purūravaḥ) - Purūravas; आयुः (āyuḥ) - Āyu; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; तम् (tam) - him; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - from him; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth;]
(From Kṣupa, Ikṣvāku seized, and from Ikṣvāku, Purūravas; Āyu also from him obtained him, and Nahuṣa from him on earth.)
Ikṣvāku seized the kingdom from Kṣupa, and from Ikṣvāku came Purūravas; Āyu was born from him, and from him Nahuṣa was born on earth.
ययातिर्नहुषाच्चापि पूरुस्तस्माच्च लब्धवान्। आमूर्तरयसस्तस्मात्ततो भूमिशयो नृपः ॥१२-१६०-७३॥
yayātir nahuṣāc cāpi pūrus tasmāc ca labdhavān। āmūrtarayasas tasmāt tato bhūmiśayo nṛpaḥ ॥12-160-73॥
[ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati; (proper noun) नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahusha; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पूरुः (pūruḥ) - Puru; (proper noun) तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; च (ca) - and; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained; आमूर्तरयसः (āmūrtarayasaḥ) - of unmanifested glory; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूमिशयः (bhūmiśayaḥ) - Bhūmiśaya; (proper noun, name of a king) नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king;]
(Yayati from Nahusha and also Puru from him obtained; of unmanifested glory from him then Bhūmiśaya king.)
Yayati was born from Nahusha, and from Yayati, Puru was born; from Puru, the king Bhūmiśaya, of unmanifested glory, was then born.
भरतश्चापि दौःषन्तिर्लेभे भूमिशयादसिम्। तस्माच्च लेभे धर्मज्ञो राजन्नैडबिडस्तथा ॥१२-१६०-७४॥
bharataś cāpi dauḥṣantir lebhe bhūmiśayādasim। tasmāc ca lebhe dharmajño rājannaiḍabiḍas tathā ॥12-160-74॥
[भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata; (son of Dasharatha); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दौःषन्तिः (dauḥṣantiḥ) - descendant of Duhshanta; (Bharata); लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; भूमिशयात् (bhūmiśayāt) - from lying on the ground; असिम् (asim) - sword; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; च (ca) - and; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ऐडबिडः (aiḍabiḍaḥ) - Idabida (a proper name); तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Bharata also, the descendant of Duhshanta, obtained a sword from lying on the ground; from that, O king, the knower of dharma, Idabida likewise obtained (a sword).)
Bharata, the descendant of Duhshanta, also obtained a sword from lying on the ground; and from that, O king, the dharma-knower Idabida likewise obtained one.
ततश्चैडबिडाल्लेभे धुन्धुमारो जनेश्वरः। धुन्धुमाराच्च काम्बोजो मुचुकुन्दस्ततोऽलभत् ॥१२-१६०-७५॥
tataś caiḍabiḍāl lebhe dhundhumāro janeśvaraḥ। dhundhumārāc ca kāmbojo mucukundas tato 'labhat ॥12-160-75॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; च (ca) - and; ऐडबिडाल् (aiḍabiḍāl) - from Aiḍabiḍāla; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; धुन्धुमारः (dhundhumāraḥ) - Dhundhumāra; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - lord of men; धुन्धुमारात् (dhundhumārāt) - from Dhundhumāra; च (ca) - and; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kāmboja; मुचुकुन्दः (mucukundaḥ) - Mucukunda; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अलभत् (alabhat) - obtained;]
(Then and from Aiḍabiḍāla obtained Dhundhumāra, lord of men. From Dhundhumāra and Kāmboja, Mucukunda then obtained.)
Then, Dhundhumāra, the lord of men, was born from Aiḍabiḍāla. From Dhundhumāra came Kāmboja, and from him, Mucukunda was born.
मुचुकुन्दान्मरुत्तश्च मरुत्तादपि रैवतः। रैवताद्युवनाश्वश्च युवनाश्वात्ततो रघुः ॥१२-१६०-७६॥
mucukundān maruttaś ca maruttād api raivataḥ। raivatād yuvanāśvaś ca yuvanāśvāt tato raghuḥ॥12-160-76॥
[मुचुकुन्दात् (mucukundāt) - from Mucukunda; मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta; च (ca) - and; मरुत्तात् (maruttāt) - from Marutta; अपि (api) - also; रैवतः (raivataḥ) - Raivata; रैवतात् (raivatāt) - from Raivata; युवनाश्वः (yuvanāśvaḥ) - Yuvanāśva; च (ca) - and; युवनाश्वात् (yuvanāśvāt) - from Yuvanāśva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रघुः (raghuḥ) - Raghu;]
(From Mucukunda, Marutta; and from Marutta also Raivata; from Raivata, Yuvanāśva; and from Yuvanāśva then Raghu.)
Marutta was born from Mucukunda, Raivata from Marutta, Yuvanāśva from Raivata, and then Raghu from Yuvanāśva.
इक्ष्वाकुवंशजस्तस्माद्धरिणाश्वः प्रतापवान्। हरिणाश्वादसिं लेभे शुनकः शुनकादपि ॥१२-१६०-७७॥
ikṣvāku-vaṃśajaḥ tasmāt hariṇāśvaḥ pratāpavān। hariṇāśvāt asiṃ lebhe śunakaḥ śunakād api ॥12-160-77॥
[इक्ष्वाकुवंशजः (ikṣvāku-vaṃśajaḥ) - descendant of Ikṣvāku; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; हरिणाश्वः (hariṇāśvaḥ) - Hariṇāśva; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; हरिणाश्वात् (hariṇāśvāt) - from Hariṇāśva; असिं (asiṃ) - Asi; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; शुनकः (śunakaḥ) - Śunaka; शुनकात् (śunakāt) - from Śunaka; अपि (api) - also;]
(The descendant of Ikṣvāku, from him was Hariṇāśva, powerful. From Hariṇāśva, Asi was obtained by Śunaka, and also from Śunaka.)
The powerful Hariṇāśva was born from the descendant of Ikṣvāku. From Hariṇāśva, Śunaka obtained Asi, and from Śunaka as well.
उशीनरो वै धर्मात्मा तस्माद्भोजाः सयादवाः। यदुभ्यश्च शिबिर्लेभे शिबेश्चापि प्रतर्दनः ॥१२-१६०-७८॥
uśīnaro vai dharmātmā tasmādbhiojāḥ sayādavāḥ। yadubhyaśca śibirle bhe śibeścāpi pratardanaḥ ॥12-160-78॥
[उशीनरः (uśīnaraḥ) - Uśīnara; (a king's name); वै (vai) - indeed; truly; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; virtuous; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; therefore; भोजाः (bhojāḥ) - the Bhojas; (a clan); स (sa) - with; together; यादवाः (yādavāḥ) - the Yādavas; (a clan); यदुभ्यः (yadubhyaḥ) - from the Yadus; (descendants of Yadu); च (ca) - and; शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi; (a king's name); लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; received; शिबेः (śibeḥ) - from Śibi; (descendants of Śibi); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; even; प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana; (a king's name);]
(Uśīnara indeed righteous-souled; from him the Bhojas with the Yādavas; from the Yadus also Śibi obtained; from Śibi also Pratardana.)
Uśīnara was indeed a righteous king; from him descended the Bhojas along with the Yādavas; from the Yadus, Śibi was born; and from Śibi, Pratardana was also born.
प्रतर्दनादष्टकश्च रुशदश्वोऽष्टकादपि। रुशदश्वाद्भरद्वाजो द्रोणस्तस्मात्कृपस्ततः ॥ ततस्त्वं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं परमासिमवाप्तवान् ॥१२-१६०-७९॥
pratardanādaṣṭakaś ca ruśadaśvo'ṣṭakād api। ruśadaśvādbharadvājo droṇas tasmāt kṛpas tataḥ ॥ tatas tvaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ paramāsim avāptavān ॥12-160-79॥
[प्रतर्दनात् (pratardanāt) - from Pratardana; अष्टकः (aṣṭakaḥ) - Aṣṭaka; च (ca) - and; रुशदश्वः (ruśadaśvaḥ) - Ruśadaśva; अष्टकात् (aṣṭakāt) - from Aṣṭaka; अपि (api) - also; रुशदश्वात् (ruśadaśvāt) - from Ruśadaśva; भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; ततः (tataḥ) - from him; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; परमासिम् (paramāsim) - supreme sword; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - obtained; ॥१२-१६०-७९॥ (12-160-79) - ;]
(From Pratardana, Aṣṭaka; and Ruśadaśva, also from Aṣṭaka; from Ruśadaśva, Bharadvāja; Droṇa from him; Kṛpa from him. Then you, together with your brothers, obtained the supreme sword.)
From Pratardana came Aṣṭaka, and from Aṣṭaka, Ruśadaśva; from Ruśadaśva, Bharadvāja; from Bharadvāja, Droṇa; from Droṇa, Kṛpa. Then you, along with your brothers, obtained the supreme sword.
कृत्तिकाश्चास्य नक्षत्रमसेरग्निश्च दैवतम्। रोहिण्यो गोत्रमस्याथ रुद्रश्च गुरुरुत्तमः ॥१२-१६०-८०॥
kṛttikāś cāsya nakṣatram aser agniś ca daivatam। rohiṇyo gotram asyātha rudraś ca gurur uttamaḥ ॥12-160-80॥
[कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikā stars; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of him; नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - constellation; असेः (aseḥ) - of the sword; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire deity); च (ca) - and; दैवतम् (daivatam) - presiding deity; रोहिण्यः (rohiṇyaḥ) - the Rohiṇī stars; गोत्रम् (gotram) - clan; अस्य (asya) - of him; अथ (atha) - then; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a form of Śiva); च (ca) - and; गुरुः (guruḥ) - preceptor; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - the highest;]
(The Kṛttikā stars are his constellation, of the sword; Agni is the presiding deity. The Rohiṇī stars are his clan; then Rudra is the highest preceptor.)
The Kṛttikā constellation is his star, with Agni as its deity. His clan is the Rohiṇī, and Rudra is his supreme teacher.
असेरष्टौ च नामानि रहस्यानि निबोध मे। पाण्डवेय सदा यानि कीर्तयँल्लभते जयम् ॥१२-१६०-८१॥
aseraṣṭau ca nāmāni rahasyāni nibodha me। pāṇḍaveya sadā yāni kīrtayaṃlabhate jayam ॥12-160-81॥
[असेः (aseḥ) - of the sword; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; च (ca) - and; नामानि (nāmāni) - names; रहस्यानि (rahasyāni) - secret; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; मे (me) - from me; पाण्डवेय (pāṇḍaveya) - O son of Pāṇḍu; सदा (sadā) - always; यानि (yāni) - which; कीर्तयन् (kīrtayan) - reciting; लभते (labhate) - obtains; जयम् (jayam) - victory;]
(Of the sword, eight names and secret, understand from me. O son of Pāṇḍu, always, which reciting obtains victory.)
O son of Pāṇḍu, listen to the eight secret names of the sword from me. Whoever always recites them attains victory.
असिर्विशसनः खड्गस्तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा दुरासदः। श्रीगर्भो विजयश्चैव धर्मपालस्तथैव च ॥१२-१६०-८२॥
asirviśasanaḥ khaḍgastīkṣṇavartmā durāsadaḥ। śrīgarbho vijayaścaiva dharmapālastathaiva ca ॥12-160-82॥
[असिः (asiḥ) - sword; विशसनः (viśasanaḥ) - destroyer; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - scimitar; तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा (tīkṣṇavartmā) - having a sharp path; दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - difficult to approach; श्रीगर्भः (śrīgarbhaḥ) - having prosperity within; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मपालः (dharmapālaḥ) - protector of dharma; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and;]
(Sword, destroyer, scimitar, having a sharp path, difficult to approach, having prosperity within, victory, and indeed, protector of dharma, likewise, and.)
He is the sword, the destroyer, the scimitar with a sharp edge, difficult to approach, the one who holds prosperity within, victory itself, and indeed the protector of dharma, likewise.
अग्र्यः प्रहरणानां च खड्गो माद्रवतीसुत। महेश्वरप्रणीतश्च पुराणे निश्चयं गतः ॥१२-१६०-८३॥
agryaḥ praharaṇānāṃ ca khaḍgo mādravatīsuta। maheśvarapraṇītaśca purāṇe niścayaṃ gataḥ ॥12-160-83॥
[अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost; प्रहरणानाम् (praharaṇānām) - of weapons; च (ca) - and; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword; माद्रवतीसुत (mādravatīsuta) - O son of Mādravatī; महेश्वरप्रणीतः (maheśvarapraṇītaḥ) - composed by Maheśvara; च (ca) - and; पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇa; निश्चयम् (niścayam) - certainty; गतः (gataḥ) - has attained;]
(Foremost of weapons and the sword, O son of Mādravatī, composed by Maheśvara and in the Purāṇa, certainty has attained.)
O son of Mādravatī, it is certain in the Purāṇa that among weapons, the sword is foremost, and it was composed by Maheśvara.
पृथुस्तूत्पादयामास धनुराद्यमरिंदम। तेनेयं पृथिवी पूर्वं वैन्येन परिरक्षिता ॥१२-१६०-८४॥
pṛthustu utpādayāmāsa dhanur ādyam ariṃdama। tene iyaṃ pṛthivī pūrvaṃ vainyena parirakṣitā ॥12-160-84॥
[पृथुः (pṛthuḥ) - Pṛthu; (proper name, king); तु (tu) - but; however; उत्पादयामास (utpādayāmāsa) - caused to be produced; brought forth; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आद्यं (ādyam) - first; original; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - destroyer of enemies; तेन (tena) - by him; इयम् (iyam) - this; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - formerly; before; वैन्येन (vainyena) - by Vainya (descendant of Vena, i.e., Pṛthu); परिरक्षिता (parirakṣitā) - protected; preserved;]
(But Pṛthu, the destroyer of enemies, caused the original bow to be produced. By him, this earth was formerly protected by Vainya.)
But Pṛthu, the destroyer of enemies, created the original bow. By him, this earth was formerly protected as Vainya.
तदेतदार्षं माद्रेय प्रमाणं कर्तुमर्हसि। असेश्च पूजा कर्तव्या सदा युद्धविशारदैः ॥१२-१६०-८५॥
tadetadārṣaṃ mādreya pramāṇaṃ kartumarhasi। aseśca pūjā kartavyā sadā yuddhaviśāradaiḥ ॥12-160-85॥
[तत् (tat) - that; एतत् (etat) - this; आर्षम् (ārṣam) - of the ṛṣis; माद्रेय (mādreya) - O son of Madri; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; असि (asi) - you are; च (ca) - and; पूजा (pūjā) - worship; कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - to be done; सदा (sadā) - always; युद्धविशारदैः (yuddhaviśāradaiḥ) - by those skilled in battle;]
(That this is the authority of the ṛṣis, O son of Madri, you ought to do. And worship is to be done always by those skilled in battle.)
O son of Madri, you ought to act according to this authority of the ṛṣis. And worship should always be performed by those skilled in battle.
इत्येष प्रथमः कल्पो व्याख्यातस्ते सुविस्तरः। असेरुत्पत्तिसंसर्गो यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥१२-१६०-८६॥
ityeṣa prathamaḥ kalpo vyākhyātas te suvistaraḥ। aser utpatti-saṃsargo yathāvad bharatarṣabha ॥12-160-86॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first; कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - section; व्याख्यातः (vyākhyātaḥ) - explained; ते (te) - to you; सुविस्तरः (suvistaraḥ) - in great detail; असेः (aseḥ) - of Asu; उत्पत्ति (utpatti) - origin; संसर्गः (saṃsargaḥ) - connection; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Thus, this first section has been explained to you in great detail; the origin and connection of Asu as it is, O best of the Bharatas.)
Thus, O best of the Bharatas, the first section has been explained to you in detail, describing the origin and connection of Asu as it truly is.
सर्वथैतदिह श्रुत्वा खड्गसाधनमुत्तमम्। लभते पुरुषः कीर्तिं प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नुते ॥१२-१६०-८७॥
sarvathaitadiha śrutvā khaḍgasādhanamuttamam। labhate puruṣaḥ kīrtiṃ pretya cānantyamaśnute ॥12-160-87॥
[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; एतत् (etat) - this; इह (iha) - here; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; खड्गसाधनम् (khaḍgasādhanam) - the practice of the sword; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; लभते (labhate) - obtains; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person; कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; च (ca) - and; अनन्त्यम् (anantyam) - endlessness; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]
(In every way, having heard this here, the supreme practice of the sword, a person obtains fame and, after death, attains endlessness.)
Whoever hears here, in every way, this supreme practice of the sword, gains fame and, after death, attains immortality.
