12.163
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायां गते तस्मिन्द्विजोत्तमे। निष्क्रम्य गौतमोऽगच्छत्समुद्रं प्रति भारत ॥१२-१६३-१॥
tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ gate tasmin dvijottame। niṣkramya gautamo'gacchatsamudraṃ prati bhārata ॥12-163-1॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; (feminine locative singular of 'tad') निशायाम् (niśāyām) - night; (feminine locative singular of 'niśā') व्युष्टायाम् (vyuṣṭāyām) - having dawned; (feminine locative singular of 'vyuṣṭā') गते (gate) - having gone; (locative singular of 'gata') तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (masculine/neuter locative singular of 'tad') द्विजोत्तमे (dvijottame) - best among the twice-born; (locative singular of 'dvijottama') निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having gone out; (absolutive of 'niṣ√kram') गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; (proper noun, nominative singular) अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; (imperfect, 3rd person singular of '√gam') समुद्रं (samudram) - ocean; (accusative singular of 'samudra') प्रति (prati) - towards; (indeclinable) भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; (vocative singular, addressing Bhārata);]
(In that night, having dawned, with that best among the twice-born having gone, having gone out, Gautama went towards the ocean, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, when that night had passed and the best among the twice-born had departed, Gautama went out towards the ocean.
सामुद्रकान्स वणिजस्ततोऽपश्यत्स्थितान्पथि। स तेन सार्थेन सह प्रययौ सागरं प्रति ॥१२-१६३-२॥
sāmudrakān sa vaṇijas tato'paśyat sthitān pathi। sa tena sārthena saha prayayau sāgaraṃ prati ॥12-163-2॥
[सामुद्रकान् (sāmudrakān) - those related to the sea; स (sa) - he; वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchant; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing; पथि (pathi) - on the road; स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - with that; सार्थेन (sārthena) - with the caravan; सह (saha) - together; प्रययौ (prayayau) - set out; सागरं (sāgaraṃ) - to the ocean; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(He saw those related to the sea, the merchants, standing on the road. He, together with that caravan, set out towards the ocean.)
He saw the sea-faring merchants standing on the road. Then, together with that caravan, he set out towards the ocean.
स तु सार्थो महाराज कस्मिंश्चिद्गिरिगह्वरे। मत्तेन द्विरदेनाथ निहतः प्रायशोऽभवत् ॥१२-१६३-३॥
sa tu sārtho mahārāja kasmiṃścid girigahvare। mattena dviradenātha nihataḥ prāyaśo'bhavat ॥12-163-3॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; सार्थः (sārthaḥ) - caravan; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṃścit) - in some; गिरिगह्वरे (girigahvare) - mountain-cave; मत्तेन (mattena) - by a maddened; द्विरदेन (dviradena) - elephant; अथ (atha) - then; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; ॥१२-१६३-३॥ (॥12-163-3॥) -;]
(He but the caravan, O great king, in some mountain-cave, by a maddened elephant then killed, mostly became.)
But, O great king, that caravan was mostly destroyed by a maddened elephant in a certain mountain cave.
स कथञ्चित्ततस्तस्मात्सार्थान्मुक्तो द्विजस्तदा। कांदिग्भूतो जीवितार्थी प्रदुद्रावोत्तरां दिशम् ॥१२-१६३-४॥
sa kathañcittatastasmātsārthānmukto dvijastadā। kāndigbhūto jīvitārthī pradudrāvottarāṃ diśam ॥12-163-4॥
[स (sa) - he; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; सार्थान् (sārthān) - from the caravans; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the twice-born (brāhmaṇa); तदा (tadā) - then; कांदिग्भूतः (kāndigbhūtaḥ) - become fearful; जीवितार्थी (jīvitārthī) - seeking life; प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - ran away; उत्तरां (uttarāṃ) - northern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction;]
(He, somehow, from there, from that, from the caravans, released, the twice-born, then, become fearful, seeking life, ran away towards the northern direction.)
Somehow, the brāhmaṇa, having been released from the caravans, then, fearful and seeking to save his life, ran away towards the northern direction.
स सर्वतः परिभ्रष्टः सार्थाद्देशात्तथार्थतः। एकाकी व्यद्रवत्तत्र वने किम्पुरुषो यथा ॥१२-१६३-५॥
saḥ sarvataḥ paribhraṣṭaḥ sārthāt deśāt tathā arthataḥ। ekākī vyadravat tatra vane kimpuruṣaḥ yathā ॥12-163-5॥
[स (saḥ) - he; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - cast away; सार्थात् (sārthāt) - from the caravan; देशात् (deśāt) - from the country; तथा (tathā) - thus; अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - in respect to purpose; एकाकी (ekākī) - alone; व्यद्रवत् (vyadravat) - ran away; तत्र (tatra) - there; वने (vane) - in the forest; किम्पुरुषः (kimpuruṣaḥ) - like a Kimpurusha; यथा (yathā) - as; ॥१२-१६३-५॥ (॥12-163-5॥) - ;]
(He, cast away from all sides, from the caravan, from the country, thus in respect to purpose, alone ran away there in the forest as a Kimpurusha.)
He, having been cast out from all sides—his caravan, his country, and his purpose—ran alone into the forest, like a Kimpurusha.
स पन्थानमथासाद्य समुद्राभिसरं तदा। आससाद वनं रम्यं महत्पुष्पितपादपम् ॥१२-१६३-६॥
sa panthānam athāsādya samudrābhisaraṃ tadā। āsasāda vanaṃ ramyaṃ mahat puṣpitapādapam ॥12-163-6॥
[स (sa) - he; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; अथ (atha) - then; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; समुद्राभिसरम् (samudrābhisaram) - leading to the ocean; तदा (tadā) - then; आससाद (āsasāda) - he approached; वनम् (vanam) - forest; रम्यम् (ramyam) - pleasant; महत् (mahat) - great; पुष्पितपादपम् (puṣpitapādapam) - with flowering trees;]
(He, having reached the path leading to the ocean then, then approached a pleasant great forest with flowering trees.)
He then, having reached the path leading to the ocean, came upon a beautiful great forest filled with flowering trees.
सर्वर्तुकैराम्रवनैः पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम्। नन्दनोद्देशसदृशं यक्षकिंनरसेवितम् ॥१२-१६३-७॥
sarvartukair āmravanaiḥ puṣpitair upaśobhitam। nandanoddeśasadṛśaṃ yakṣakiṃnarasevitam ॥12-163-7॥
[सर्वर्तुकैः (sarvartukaiḥ) - by those (gardens) of all seasons; आम्रवनैः (āmravanaiḥ) - by mango groves; पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - blossoming; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; नन्दन-उद्देश-सदृशम् (nandana-uddeśa-sadṛśam) - resembling the region of Nandana (celestial garden); यक्ष-किंनर-सेवितम् (yakṣa-kiṃnara-sevitam) - attended by Yakṣas and Kiṃnaras;]
(Adorned by blossoming mango groves of all seasons, resembling the region of Nandana, attended by Yakṣas and Kiṃnaras.)
Adorned with blossoming mango groves that flourish in all seasons, this place resembled the celestial Nandana garden and was frequented by Yakṣas and Kiṃnaras.
शालतालधवाश्वत्थत्वचागुरुवनैस्तथा। चन्दनस्य च मुख्यस्य पादपैरुपशोभितम् ॥ गिरिप्रस्थेषु रम्येषु शुभेषु सुसुगन्धिषु ॥१२-१६३-८॥
śālatāla-dhava-aśvattha-tvac-āguru-vanaiḥ tathā। candanasya ca mukhyasya pādapaiḥ upaśobhitam ॥ giriprasthyeṣu ramyeṣu śubheṣu susugandhiṣu ॥12-163-8॥
[शाल (śāla) - śāla tree; ताल (tāla) - palmyra tree; धव (dhava) - dhava tree; अश्वत्थ (aśvattha) - sacred fig tree; त्वच् (tvac) - bark; आगुरु (āguru) - aloeswood; वनैः (vanaiḥ) - by groves; तथा (tathā) - thus; चन्दनस्य (candanāsya) - of sandalwood; च (ca) - and; मुख्यस्य (mukhyasya) - chief; पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; गिरिप्रस्थेषु (giriprasthyeṣu) - on mountain slopes; रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - charming; शुभेषु (śubheṣu) - auspicious; सुसुगन्धिषु (susugandhiṣu) - very fragrant;]
(Adorned by groves of śāla, palmyra, dhava, aśvattha, bark of aloeswood, thus also by the chief sandalwood trees; on the charming, auspicious, very fragrant mountain slopes.)
The mountain slopes, charming and auspicious, were adorned with groves of śāla, palmyra, dhava, aśvattha, aloeswood bark, and especially sandalwood trees, filling the air with fragrance.
समन्ततो द्विजश्रेष्ठा वल्गु कूजन्ति तत्र वै। मनुष्यवदनास्त्वन्ये भारुण्डा इति विश्रुताः ॥ भूलिङ्गशकुनाश्चान्ये समुद्रं सर्वतोऽभवन् ॥१२-१६३-९॥
samantato dvijaśreṣṭhā valgu kūjanti tatra vai। manuṣyavadanāstvanye bhāruṇḍā iti viśrutāḥ ॥ bhūliṅgaśakunāścānye samudraṃ sarvato'bhavan ॥12-163-9॥
[समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; द्विजश्रेष्ठाः (dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ) - best of twice-born (birds); वल्गु (valgu) - sweetly; कूजन्ति (kūjanti) - sing; तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - indeed; मनुष्यवदनाः (manuṣyavadanāḥ) - human-faced; तु (tu) - but; अन्ये (anye) - others; भारुण्डाः (bhāruṇḍāḥ) - Bharunda birds; इति (iti) - thus; विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known; भूलिङ्गशकुनाः (bhūliṅgaśakunāḥ) - Bhulingashakuna birds; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; १२-१६३-९ (12-163-9) - 12-163-9;]
(On all sides, the best of twice-born (birds) sweetly sing there indeed. Human-faced others, Bharunda birds, thus well-known. Bhulingashakuna birds and others became the ocean from all sides. 12-163-9.)
All around, the best of birds sweetly sang there. Some others, known as Bharunda birds with human faces, were famous. Other Bhulingashakuna birds and others became the ocean from all sides.
स तान्यतिमनोज्ञानि विहङ्गाभिरुतानि वै। शृण्वन्सुरमणीयानि विप्रोऽगच्छत गौतमः ॥१२-१६३-१०॥
sa tāny atimanojñāni vihaṅgābhirutāni vai। śṛṇvan suramaṇīyāni vipro'gacchata gautamaḥ ॥12-163-10॥
[स (sa) - he; तानि (tāni) - those; अति-मनोज्ञानि (ati-manojñāni) - exceedingly-pleasing-to-the-mind; विहङ्ग-अभिरुतानि (vihaṅga-abhirutāni) - by-birds-sung; वै (vai) - indeed; शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing; सुर-मणीयानि (sura-maṇīyāni) - divinely-charming; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama;]
(He, those exceedingly-pleasing-to-the-mind, by-birds-sung indeed, hearing divinely-charming, the sage went, Gautama.)
Gautama, the sage, hearing those exceedingly delightful and divinely charming songs sung by birds, proceeded onward.
ततोऽपश्यत्सुरम्ये स सुवर्णसिकताचिते। देशभागे समे चित्रे स्वर्गोद्देशसमप्रभे ॥१२-१६३-११॥
tato'paśyatsurāmye sa suvarṇasikatācite। deśabhāge same citre svargoddeśasamaprabhe ॥12-163-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw; सः (saḥ) - he; सुरम्ये (suramye) - beautiful; सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold; सिकता (sikatā) - sand; चिते (cite) - heaped; देश (deśa) - region; भागे (bhāge) - part; समे (same) - level; चित्रे (citre) - wonderful; स्वर्ग (svarga) - heaven; उद्देश (uddeśa) - region; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभे (prabhe) - splendour;]
(Then he saw, in a beautiful place, heaped with golden sand, in a region, level, wonderful, with splendour equal to the region of heaven.)
Then he saw a beautiful, level, and wonderful region, heaped with golden sand, shining with a splendour equal to that of heaven.
श्रियाऽजुष्टं महावृक्षं न्यग्रोधं परिमण्डलम्। शाखाभिरनुरूपाभिर्भूषितं छत्रसंनिभम् ॥१२-१६३-१२॥
śriyā'juṣṭaṃ mahāvṛkṣaṃ nyagrodhaṃ parimaṇḍalam। śākhābhir-anurūpābhir-bhūṣitaṃ chatrasaṃnibham ॥12-163-12॥
[श्रियाऽजुष्टं (śriyā'juṣṭam) - by prosperity (śrī) endowed; महावृक्षं (mahāvṛkṣam) - great tree; न्यग्रोधं (nyagrodham) - banyan tree; परिमण्डलम् (parimaṇḍalam) - circular; शाखाभिः (śākhābhiḥ) - with branches; अनुरूपाभिः (anurūpābhiḥ) - suitable; भूषितं (bhūṣitam) - adorned; छत्रसंनिभम् (chatrasaṃnibham) - resembling an umbrella;]
(A great banyan tree, circular, endowed with prosperity, adorned with suitable branches, resembling an umbrella.)
A great banyan tree, circular in shape, endowed with prosperity, adorned with suitable branches, and resembling an umbrella.
तस्य मूलं सुसंसिक्तं वरचन्दनवारिणा। दिव्यपुष्पान्वितं श्रीमत्पितामहसदोपमम् ॥१२-१६३-१३॥
tasya mūlaṃ susaṃsiktaṃ varacandanavāriṇā। divyapuṣpānvitaṃ śrīmatpitāmahasadopamam ॥12-163-13॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of that; मूलं (mūlam) - root; सुसंसिक्तं (susaṃsiktaṃ) - well-moistened; वरचन्दनवारिणा (varacandanavāriṇā) - with excellent sandal-water; दिव्यपुष्पान्वितं (divyapuṣpānvitaṃ) - endowed with divine flowers; श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - splendid; पितामहसदोपमम् (pitāmahasadopamam) - like the assembly of Brahmā;]
(Its root, well-moistened with excellent sandal-water, endowed with divine flowers, splendid, like the assembly of Brahmā.)
Its root was thoroughly moistened with the best sandal-water, adorned with divine flowers, resplendent and comparable to the glorious assembly of Brahmā.
तं दृष्ट्वा गौतमः प्रीतो मुनिकान्तमनुत्तमम्। मेध्यं सुरगृहप्रख्यं पुष्पितैः पादपैर्वृतम् ॥ तमागम्य मुदा युक्तस्तस्याधस्तादुपाविशत् ॥१२-१६३-१४॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā gautamaḥ prīto munikāntamanuttamam। medhyaṃ suragṛhaprakhyaṃ puṣpitaiḥ pādapairvṛtam ॥ tamāgamya mudā yuktastasyādhastādupāviśat ॥12-163-14॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; मुनिकान्तम् (munikāntam) - delight of sages; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed; मेध्यं (medhyam) - pure; सुरगृहप्रख्यम् (suragṛhaprakhyam) - resembling the abode of the gods; पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - with blossoming; पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - trees; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; तम् (tam) - him/that; आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - joined; तस्य (tasya) - his; अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down;]
(Having seen him, Gautama, pleased, (saw) the unsurpassed delight of sages, pure, resembling the abode of the gods, surrounded by blossoming trees. Having approached him, joined with joy, he sat down below him.)
Gautama, upon seeing him, was pleased and beheld the unsurpassed delight of sages—a pure place, like the abode of the gods, surrounded by blossoming trees. Approaching him joyfully, he sat down below him.
तत्रासीनस्य कौरव्य गौतमस्य सुखः शिवः। पुष्पाणि समुपस्पृश्य प्रववावनिलः शुचिः ॥ ह्लादयन्सर्वगात्राणि गौतमस्य तदा नृप ॥१२-१६३-१५॥
tatrāsīnasya kauravya gautamasya sukhaḥ śivaḥ। puṣpāṇi samupaspṛśya pravavāvanilaḥ śuciḥ॥ hlādayansarvagātrāṇi gautamasya tadā nṛpa॥12-163-15॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीनस्य (āsīnasya) - of the one seated; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - happiness; शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; समुपस्पृश्य (samupaspṛśya) - having touched; प्रववाव (pravavāva) - blew; अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the wind; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; ह्लादयन् (hlādayan) - delighting; सर्वगात्राणि (sarvagātrāṇi) - all limbs; गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(There, for the one seated, O Kauravya, of Gautama, happiness, auspicious. Flowers having touched, the pure wind blew. Delighting all the limbs of Gautama then, O king.)
There, O Kauravya, as Gautama sat, a pure and auspicious happiness arose. The pure wind, having touched the flowers, blew, delighting all the limbs of Gautama at that time, O king.
स तु विप्रः परिश्रान्तः स्पृष्टः पुण्येन वायुना। सुखमासाद्य सुष्वाप भास्करश्चास्तमभ्यगात् ॥१२-१६३-१६॥
sa tu vipraḥ pariśrāntaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ puṇyena vāyunā। sukham āsādya suṣvāpa bhāskaraś ca astam abhyagāt ॥12-163-16॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brāhmaṇa; परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - completely fatigued; स्पृष्टः (spṛṣṭaḥ) - touched; पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by meritorious; वायुना (vāyunā) - by wind; सुखम् (sukham) - comfort; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained; सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept well; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun; च (ca) - and; अस्तम् (astam) - to setting; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached;]
(He but the brāhmaṇa completely fatigued touched by meritorious wind comfort having attained slept well the sun and to setting approached.)
But the brāhmaṇa, completely exhausted, touched by the auspicious wind, found comfort and slept well, and the sun set.
ततोऽस्तं भास्करे याते सन्ध्याकाल उपस्थिते। आजगाम स्वभवनं ब्रह्मलोकात्खगोत्तमः ॥१२-१६३-१७॥
tato'staṃ bhāskare yāte sandhyākāla upasthite। ājagāma svabhavanaṃ brahmalokātkhagottamaḥ ॥12-163-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्तं (astaṃ) - to setting; भास्करे (bhāskare) - the sun; याते (yāte) - having gone; सन्ध्याकाल (sandhyākāla) - twilight time; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; स्वभवनं (svabhavanaṃ) - to his own abode; ब्रह्मलोकात् (brahmalokāt) - from Brahmaloka; खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - the best of birds;]
(Then, when the sun had set and twilight had arrived, the best of birds came to his own abode from Brahmaloka.)
Then, as the sun set and twilight approached, the best of birds returned from Brahmaloka to his own home.
नाडीजङ्घ इति ख्यातो दयितो ब्रह्मणः सखा। बकराजो महाप्राज्ञः कश्यपस्यात्मसम्भवः ॥१२-१६३-१८॥
nāḍījaṅgha iti khyāto dayito brahmaṇaḥ sakhā। bakarājo mahāprājñaḥ kaśyapasyātmasambhavaḥ ॥12-163-18॥
[नाडीजङ्घ (nāḍījaṅgha) - Nāḍījaṅgha; (proper name); इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - well-known; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; (the creator); सखा (sakhā) - friend; बकराजः (bakarājaḥ) - Bakarāja; (proper name); महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise; कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa; (sage); आत्मसम्भवः (ātmasambhavaḥ) - born from (his) self;]
(Nāḍījaṅgha thus well-known, beloved of Brahmā, friend; Bakarāja, very wise, of Kaśyapa, born from (his) self.)
Nāḍījaṅgha, thus well-known, was the beloved friend of Brahmā; Bakarāja, a very wise one, was born from Kaśyapa himself.
राजधर्मेति विख्यातो बभूवाप्रतिमो भुवि। देवकन्यासुतः श्रीमान्विद्वान्देवपतिप्रभः ॥१२-१६३-१९॥
rājadharmeti vikhyāto babhūvāpratimo bhuvi। devakanyāsutaḥ śrīmānvidvāndevapatiprabhah ॥12-163-19॥
[राजधर्मेति (rājadharmeti) - as 'rājadharma'; विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - well-known; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unparalleled; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; देवकन्यासुतः (devakanyāsutaḥ) - son of Devakanyā; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; देवपतिप्रभः (devapatiprabhah) - having the splendor of the lord of gods;]
(As 'rājadharma', well-known, became unparalleled on earth; son of Devakanyā, prosperous, wise, having the splendor of the lord of gods.)
He became well-known as 'rājadharma', unparalleled on earth; the son of Devakanyā, prosperous, wise, and possessing the splendor of the lord of gods.
मृष्टहाटकसञ्छन्नो भूषणैरर्कसंनिभैः। भूषितः सर्वगात्रेषु देवगर्भः श्रिया ज्वलन् ॥१२-१६३-२०॥
mṛṣṭahāṭakasañchanno bhūṣaṇair arkasaṃnibhaiḥ। bhūṣitaḥ sarvagātreṣu devagarbhaḥ śriyā jvalan ॥12-163-20॥
[मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa) - polished; हाटक (hāṭaka) - gold; सञ्छन्नः (sañchannaḥ) - covered; भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments; अर्क (arka) - sun; संनिभैः (saṃnibhaiḥ) - resembling; भूषितः (bhūṣitaḥ) - adorned; सर्व (sarva) - all; गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on limbs; देवगर्भः (devagarbhaḥ) - divine-born; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - shining;]
(Polished gold-covered, with ornaments resembling the sun, adorned on all limbs, the divine-born, shining with splendor.)
Covered with polished gold and adorned with ornaments shining like the sun, the divine-born one was resplendent with splendor on all his limbs.
तमागतं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितो गौतमोऽभवत्। क्षुत्पिपासापरीतात्मा हिंसार्थी चाप्यवैक्षत ॥१२-१६३-२१॥
tam-āgatam dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito gautamo'bhavat | kṣut-pipāsā-parītātmā hiṃsārthī cāpyavaikṣata ॥12-163-21॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आगतं (āgatam) - arrived; द्विजं (dvijaṃ) - twice-born (brāhmaṇa); दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger; पिपासा (pipāsā) - thirst; परीतात्मा (parītātmā) - afflicted in self; हिंसा-अर्थी (hiṃsārthī) - seeking violence; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - he looked;]
(Having seen him, the twice-born who had arrived, Gautama became astonished; afflicted in self by hunger and thirst, and also seeking violence, he looked.)
When Gautama saw the arriving brāhmaṇa, he was astonished; afflicted by hunger and thirst, and also intent on violence, he looked on.
राजधर्मोवाच॥
rājadharmovāca॥
[राजधर्मः (rājadharmaḥ) - kingly duty; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kingly duty said.)
The kingly duty spoke.
स्वागतं भवते विप्र दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि मे गृहम्। अस्तं च सविता यातः सन्ध्येयं समुपस्थिता ॥१२-१६३-२२॥
svāgataṃ bhavate vipra diṣṭyā prāpto'si me gṛham। astaṃ ca savitā yātaḥ sandhyeyaṃ samupasthitā ॥12-163-22॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; भवते (bhavate) - to you; विप्र (vipra) - brāhmaṇa; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; असि (asi) - you are; मे (me) - my; गृहम् (gṛham) - house; अस्तं (astaṃ) - to setting; च (ca) - and; सविता (savitā) - the Sun; यातः (yātaḥ) - has gone; सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; समुपस्थिता (samupasthitā) - has arrived;]
(Welcome to you, brāhmaṇa, by fortune you have arrived at my house. The Sun has gone to setting and this twilight has arrived.)
Welcome, O brāhmaṇa! By good fortune you have come to my house. The Sun has set and twilight has now arrived.
मम त्वं निलयं प्राप्तः प्रियातिथिरनिन्दितः। पूजितो यास्यसि प्रातर्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥१२-१६३-२३॥
mama tvaṃ nilayaṃ prāptaḥ priyātithiraninditaḥ। pūjito yāsyasi prātarvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā ॥12-163-23॥
[मम (mama) - of me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; निलयं (nilayaṃ) - abode; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; प्रिय (priya) - dear; अतिथि (atithi) - guest; अनिन्दितः (aninditaḥ) - blameless; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you will go; प्रातर् (prātar) - in the morning; विधि (vidhi) - by rule; दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭena) - as prescribed; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by act;]
(You, having arrived at my abode as a dear, blameless guest, having been honored, will depart in the morning by the act as prescribed by rule.)
You have come to my home as a dear and blameless guest; having been honored, you will depart in the morning according to the prescribed rite.
