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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
कालमृत्युयमानां च ब्राह्मणस्य च सत्तम। विवादो व्याहृतः पूर्वं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥१२-१९२-१॥
kālamṛtyuyamānāṃ ca brāhmaṇasya ca sattama। vivādo vyāhṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati ॥12-192-1॥
[काल (kāla) - time; मृत्यु (mṛtyu) - death; यमानां (yamānām) - of Yama (god of death); च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and; सत्तम (sattama) - O best one; विवादः (vivādaḥ) - dispute; व्याहृतः (vyāhṛtaḥ) - spoken; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; तत् (tat) - that; भवान् (bhavān) - you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हति (arhati) - are worthy;]
(Time, death, Yama, and of the Brāhmaṇa, and O best one, the dispute was spoken before; that you are worthy to speak.)
O best one, the dispute concerning time, death, Yama, and the Brāhmaṇa was spoken before; you are worthy to speak about that.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। इक्ष्वाकोः सूर्यपुत्रस्य यद्वृत्तं ब्राह्मणस्य च ॥१२-१९२-२॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। ikṣvākoḥ sūryaputrasya yad vṛttaṃ brāhmaṇasya ca ॥12-192-2॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; इक्ष्वाकोः (ikṣvākoḥ) - of Ikṣvāku; सूर्यपुत्रस्य (sūryaputrasya) - of the son of the Sun; यत् (yat) - which; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - event; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history: the event which happened to the Brāhmaṇa and to Ikṣvāku, the son of the Sun.)
Here too, they narrate this ancient story: what happened to the Brāhmaṇa and to Ikṣvāku, the son of the Sun.
कालस्य मृत्योश्च तथा यद्वृत्तं तन्निबोध मे। यथा स तेषां संवादो यस्मिन्स्थानेऽपि चाभवत् ॥१२-१९२-३॥
kālasya mṛtyoś ca tathā yad vṛttaṃ tan nibodha me। yathā sa teṣāṃ saṃvādo yasmin sthāne'pi cābhavat ॥12-192-3॥
[कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; मृत्योष् (mṛtyoḥ) - of death; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; यत् (yat) - which; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred; तत् (tat) - that; निबोध (nibodha) - know; मे (me) - from me; यथा (yathā) - as; सः (saḥ) - he; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; संवादः (saṃvādaḥ) - conversation; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; स्थाने (sthāne) - place; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened;]
(Of time and of death also, what occurred, that know from me. As that conversation of theirs, in which place even, and happened.)
Hear from me what happened regarding time and death, and how and where that conversation among them took place.
ब्राह्मणो जापकः कश्चिद्धर्मवृत्तो महायशाः। षडङ्गविन्महाप्राज्ञः पैप्पलादिः स कौशिकः ॥१२-१९२-४॥
brāhmaṇo jāpakaḥ kaścid dharmavṛtto mahāyaśāḥ। ṣaḍaṅgavin-mahāprājñaḥ paippalādiḥ sa kauśikaḥ॥12-192-4॥
[ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brāhmaṇa; जापकः (jāpakaḥ) - one who chants; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; धर्मवृत्तः (dharmavṛttaḥ) - whose conduct is righteous; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; षडङ्गवित् (ṣaḍaṅgavit) - knower of the six limbs (of the Veda); महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise; पैप्पलादिः (paippalādiḥ) - descendant of Paippalāda; सः (saḥ) - he; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - descendant of Kuśika;]
(A Brāhmaṇa, one who chants, someone whose conduct is righteous, of great fame, knower of the six limbs, very wise, descendant of Paippalāda, he, descendant of Kuśika.)
He was a Brāhmaṇa, a chanter, a man of righteous conduct and great fame, learned in the six limbs of the Veda, very wise, a descendant of Paippalāda, and a descendant of Kuśika.
तस्यापरोक्षं विज्ञानं षडङ्गेषु तथैव च। वेदेषु चैव निष्णातो हिमवत्पादसंश्रयः ॥१२-१९२-५॥
tasyāparokṣaṃ vijñānaṃ ṣaḍaṅgeṣu tathaiva ca। vedeṣu caiva niṣṇāto himavatpādasaṃśrayaḥ ॥12-192-5॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; अपरोक्षम् (aparokṣam) - direct; विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - knowledge; षट्-अङ्गेषु (ṣaṭ-aṅgeṣu) - in the six limbs; तथा (tathā) - likewise; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; निष्णातः (niṣṇātaḥ) - well-versed; हिमवत्-पाद-संश्रयः (himavat-pāda-saṃśrayaḥ) - one who has taken refuge at the feet of Himavat (the Himalaya);]
(Of him, direct knowledge in the six limbs likewise indeed and in the Vedas indeed and well-versed, one who has taken refuge at the feet of Himavat (the Himalaya).)
He possesses direct knowledge of the six limbs and is equally well-versed in the Vedas, having taken refuge at the feet of Himavat (the Himalaya).
सोऽन्त्यं ब्राह्मं तपस्तेपे संहितां संयतो जपन्। तस्य वर्षसहस्रं तु नियमेन तथा गतम् ॥१२-१९२-६॥
so'ntyaṃ brāhmaṃ tapastepe saṃhitāṃ saṃyato japan। tasya varṣasahasraṃ tu niyamena tathā gatam ॥12-192-6॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अन्त्यम् (antyam) - final; ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahman-related; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तेपे (tepe) - practiced; संहिताम् (saṃhitām) - Saṃhitā (Vedic text); संयतः (saṃyataḥ) - self-restrained; जपन् (japan) - reciting; तस्य (tasya) - his; वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years; तु (tu) - but; नियमेन (niyamena) - with discipline; तथा (tathā) - thus; गतम् (gatam) - passed;]
(He, practicing the final Brahman austerity, self-restrained, reciting the Saṃhitā, for him a thousand years thus passed with discipline.)
He practiced the supreme Brahman austerity, self-restrained and reciting the Saṃhitā; for him, a thousand years thus passed in disciplined observance.
स देव्या दर्शितः साक्षात्प्रीतास्मीति तदा किल। जप्यमावर्तयंस्तूष्णीं न च तां किञ्चिदब्रवीत् ॥१२-१९२-७॥
sa devyā darśitaḥ sākṣātpṛtāsmīti tadā kila। japyamāvartayaṃstūṣṇīṃ na ca tāṃ kiñcidabravīt ॥12-192-7॥
[स (sa) - he; देव्या (devyā) - by the goddess; दर्शितः (darśitaḥ) - shown; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; तदा (tadā) - then; किल (kila) - indeed; जप्यम् (japyam) - recitation; आवर्तयन् (āvartayan) - repeating; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - in silence; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - to her; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(He, having been shown directly by the goddess, (thought) 'I am pleased,' then indeed, repeating the recitation in silence, did not say anything to her.)
He was directly revealed by the goddess, and thinking 'I am pleased,' at that moment, he silently continued his recitation and did not say anything to her.
तस्यानुकम्पया देवी प्रीता समभवत्तदा। वेदमाता ततस्तस्य तज्जप्यं समपूजयत् ॥१२-१९२-८॥
tasyānukampayā devī prītā samabhavattadā। vedamātā tatasttasya tajjapyaṃ samapūjayat ॥12-192-8॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; अनुकम्पया (anukampayā) - by compassion; देवी (devī) - the goddess; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; तदा (tadā) - then; वेदमाता (vedamātā) - the mother of the Vedas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; जप्यं (japyaṃ) - recitation; समपूजयत् (samapūjayat) - worshipped completely;]
(By his compassion, the goddess became pleased then. The mother of the Vedas then completely worshipped his recitation.)
Out of compassion for him, the goddess was pleased at that time. Then, the mother of the Vedas fully honored his recitation.
समाप्तजप्यस्तूत्थाय शिरसा पादयोस्तथा। पपात देव्या धर्मात्मा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१२-१९२-९॥
samāptajapyastūtthāya śirasā pādayostathā। papāta devyā dharmātmā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt ॥12-192-9॥
[समाप्त-जप्यः (samāpta-japyaḥ) - one who has finished the recitation; तुत्थाय (tūtthāya) - having risen; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (his) head; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at (her) feet; तथा (tathā) - thus; पपात (papāta) - fell; देव्याः (devyāḥ) - to the queen; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having finished the recitation, having risen, with (his) head at (her) feet thus, the righteous one fell to the queen and spoke these words.)
Having completed the recitation, he rose, placed his head at her feet, and the righteous one fell before the queen and spoke these words.
दिष्ट्या देवि प्रसन्ना त्वं दर्शनं चागता मम। यदि वापि प्रसन्नासि जप्ये मे रमतां मनः ॥१२-१९२-१०॥
diṣṭyā devi prasannā tvaṃ darśanaṃ cāgatā mama| yadi vāpi prasannāsi japye me ramatāṃ manaḥ ॥12-192-10॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by destiny; देवि (devi) - O goddess; प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased; gracious; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight; appearance; च (ca) - and; आगता (āgatā) - have come; मम (mama) - to me; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased; gracious; असि (asi) - you are; जप्ये (japye) - in recitation; in chanting; मे (me) - my; रमताम् (ramatām) - may it delight; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(By fortune, O goddess, pleased you, sight and have come to me. If or even pleased you are, in recitation my may it delight mind.)
O goddess, by good fortune you, being pleased, have come into my sight. If you are indeed pleased, may my mind find delight in recitation.
सावित्र्युवाच॥
sāvitryuvāca॥
[सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Savitri said;)
Savitri said.
किं प्रार्थयसि विप्रर्षे किं चेष्टं करवाणि ते। प्रब्रूहि जपतां श्रेष्ठ सर्वं तत्ते भविष्यति ॥१२-१९२-११॥
kiṃ prārthayasi viprarṣe kiṃ ceṣṭaṃ karavāṇi te। prabrūhi japatāṃ śreṣṭha sarvaṃ tatte bhaviṣyati ॥12-192-11॥
[किं (kiṃ) - what; प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - you request; विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O best of Brāhmaṇas; किं (kiṃ) - what; चेष्टं (ceṣṭam) - action; करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do; ते (te) - for you; प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell; जपतां (japatām) - of those who recite; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - for you; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(What do you request, O best of Brāhmaṇas? What action shall I do for you? Tell (me), O best of those who recite. All that will be for you.)
O best of Brāhmaṇas, what do you request? What action shall I perform for you? Please tell me, O best among those who recite. All that you desire will be done for you.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
इत्युक्तः स तदा देव्या विप्रः प्रोवाच धर्मवित्। जप्यं प्रति ममेच्छेयं वर्धत्विति पुनः पुनः ॥१२-१९२-१२॥
ityuktaḥ sa tadā devyā vipraḥ provāca dharmavit। japyaṃ prati mameccheyaṃ vardhatviti punaḥ punaḥ ॥12-192-12॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; स (sa) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; देव्याः (devyā) - by the goddess; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the brāhmaṇa; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke forth; धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma; जप्यं (japyaṃ) - recitation; प्रति (prati) - towards; मम (mama) - my; इच्छेयं (iccheyaṃ) - I wish; वर्धत् (vardhat) - may it increase; इति (iti) - thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Thus having been addressed, he then by the goddess, the brāhmaṇa, knower of dharma, spoke forth: "As regards the recitation, I wish that mine may increase, thus, again and again.")
Thus addressed by the goddess, the brāhmaṇa who knew dharma then spoke: "As for the recitation, I wish that mine may increase again and again."
मनसश्च समाधिर्मे वर्धेताहरहः शुभे। तत्तथेति ततो देवी मधुरं प्रत्यभाषत ॥१२-१९२-१३॥
manasaś ca samādhir me vardhetāharahaḥ śubhe. tat tatheti tato devī madhuraṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥12-192-13॥
[मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind; च (ca) - and; समाधिः (samādhiḥ) - concentration; मे (me) - my; वर्धेत (vardheta) - may increase; अहरहः (aharahaḥ) - day by day; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; तत् (tat) - that; तथ (tatha) - so; इति (iti) - thus; ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवी (devī) - the goddess; मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke in reply;]
(Of the mind and concentration, may mine increase day by day, O auspicious one. That so—thus then the goddess sweetly spoke in reply.)
May my concentration of mind increase day by day, O auspicious one. Hearing this, the goddess sweetly replied, "So be it."
इदं चैवापरं प्राह देवी तत्प्रियकाम्यया। निरयं नैव यातासि यत्र याता द्विजर्षभाः ॥१२-१९२-१४॥
idaṃ caivāparaṃ prāha devī tatpriyakāmyayā। nirayaṃ naiva yātāsi yatra yātā dvijarṣabhāḥ ॥12-192-14॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपरं (aparaṃ) - another; प्राह (prāha) - said; देवी (devī) - the goddess; तत् (tat) - that; प्रियकाम्यया (priyakāmyayā) - with the desire to please; निरयं (nirayaṃ) - hell; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; यातासि (yātāsi) - you have gone; यत्र (yatra) - where; याता (yātā) - have gone; द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - the best of twice-born (brāhmaṇas);]
(This and also another (thing) indeed the goddess said with the desire to please that (person): "You have not gone to hell, where the best of twice-born have gone.")
The goddess, wishing to please, said this and another thing: "You have not gone to hell, where the foremost of brāhmaṇas have gone."
यास्यसि ब्रह्मणः स्थानमनिमित्तमनिन्दितम्। साधये भविता चैतद्यत्त्वयाहमिहार्थिता ॥१२-१९२-१५॥
yāsyasi brahmaṇaḥ sthānam animittam aninditam। sādhaye bhavitā ca etad yat tvayā aham iha arthitā ॥12-192-15॥
[यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you will go; (from √yā, to go; future, 2nd person singular); ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman; (genitive singular of brahman); स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; (noun, neuter); अनिमित्तम् (animittam) - without cause; (a-nimitta, not having cause); अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless; (a-nindita, not censured); साधये (sādhaye) - I will accomplish; (from √sādh, to accomplish; 1st person singular, future); भविता (bhavitā) - will be; (from √bhū, to be; future participle); च (ca) - and; (conjunction); एतत् (etad) - this; (pronoun, neuter); यत् (yat) - which; (relative pronoun); त्वया (tvayā) - by you; (instrumental singular of tvam); अहम् (aham) - I; (pronoun, first person singular); इह (iha) - here; (adverb); अर्थिता (arthitā) - requested; (from √arth, to request; past participle, feminine singular);]
(You will go to the place of Brahman, without cause, blameless. I will accomplish this which by you I have been requested here. )
You will reach the blameless, causeless abode of Brahman. I will fulfill this request you have made of me here.
नियतो जप चैकाग्रो धर्मस्त्वां समुपैष्यति। कालो मृत्युर्यमश्चैव समायास्यन्ति तेऽन्तिकम् ॥ भविता च विवादोऽत्र तव तेषां च धर्मतः ॥१२-१९२-१६॥
niyato japa caikāgro dharmastvāṃ samupaiṣyati। kālo mṛtyuryamaścaiva samāyāsyanti te'ntikam ॥ bhavitā ca vivādo'tra tava teṣāṃ ca dharmataḥ ॥12-192-16॥
[नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained; जपः (japaḥ) - recitation; च (ca) - and; एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - one-pointed; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; समुपैष्यति (samupaiṣyati) - will approach; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समायास्यन्ति (samāyāsyanti) - will come; ते (te) - to you; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near; भविता (bhavitā) - there will be; च (ca) - and; विवादः (vivādaḥ) - dispute; अत्र (atra) - here; तव (tava) - your; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; च (ca) - and; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to righteousness;]
(Restrained, recitation, and one-pointed righteousness will approach you. Time, death, and Yama indeed will come near to you. There will be a dispute here, of yours and theirs, according to righteousness.)
With restraint, recitation, and single-minded righteousness will come to you. Time, death, and Yama will also approach you. There will be a dispute here, between you and them, according to righteousness.
एवमुक्त्वा भगवती जगाम भवनं स्वकम्। ब्राह्मणोऽपि जपन्नास्ते दिव्यं वर्षशतं तदा ॥१२-१९२-१७॥
evam-uktvā bhagavatī jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam। brāhmaṇo'pi japannāste divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tadā ॥12-192-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भगवती (bhagavatī) - the revered lady; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भवनं (bhavanaṃ) - house; स्वकम् (svakam) - her own; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brāhmaṇa; अपि (api) - also; जपन् (japan) - reciting (mantras); आस्ते (āste) - remained; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; वर्षशतम् (varṣaśatam) - a hundred years; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus, having spoken, the revered lady went to her own house. The brāhmaṇa also, reciting (mantras), remained then for a divine hundred years.)
Having said this, the revered lady went to her own house. The brāhmaṇa, too, remained there reciting mantras for a divine hundred years at that time.
समाप्ते नियमे तस्मिन्नथ विप्रस्य धीमतः। साक्षात्प्रीतस्तदा धर्मो दर्शयामास तं द्विजम् ॥१२-१९२-१८॥
samāpte niyame tasminnatha viprasya dhīmataḥ। sākṣātprītastadā dharmo darśayāmāsa taṃ dvijam ॥12-192-18॥
[समाप्ते (samāpte) - on completion; नियमे (niyame) - of the observance; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अथ (atha) - then; विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; तदा (tadā) - then; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma (the personification of righteousness); दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - manifested; तम् (tam) - to him; द्विजम् (dvijam) - the Brāhmaṇa;]
(On completion of the observance, then, to that wise Brāhmaṇa, directly pleased, Dharma manifested himself to that Brāhmaṇa.)
When the observance was completed, then Dharma, being directly pleased, manifested himself to that wise Brāhmaṇa.
धर्म उवाच॥
dharma uvāca॥
[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(dharma said;)
Dharma said.
द्विजाते पश्य मां धर्ममहं त्वां द्रष्टुमागतः। जप्यस्य च फलं यत्ते सम्प्राप्तं तच्च मे शृणु ॥१२-१९२-१९॥
dvijāte paśya māṃ dharmamahaṃ tvāṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ। japyasya ca phalaṃ yatte samprāptaṃ tacca me śṛṇu ॥12-192-19॥
[द्विजाते (dvijāte) - O twice-born; (addressing a Brāhmaṇa); पश्य (paśya) - see; मां (māṃ) - me; धर्ममहं (dharmamahaṃ) - I (am) Dharma; (righteousness); त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; आगतः (āgataḥ) - have come; जप्यस्य (japyasya) - of the recitation; (of mantra); च (ca) - and; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; (result); यत् (yat) - which; ते (te) - to you; सम्प्राप्तं (samprāptaṃ) - has been obtained; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - to me; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; (listen);]
(O twice-born, see me; I am Dharma. I have come to see you. And the fruit of the recitation which has been obtained by you, that also hear from me.)
O Brāhmaṇa, behold me; I am Dharma. I have come to see you. Now, listen to me as I tell you the fruit of the recitation you have attained.
जिता लोकास्त्वया सर्वे ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः। देवानां निरयान्साधो सर्वानुत्क्रम्य यास्यसि ॥१२-१९२-२०॥
jitā lokās tvayā sarve ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ। devānāṃ nirayān sādho sarvān utkramya yāsyasi॥12-192-20॥
[जिता (jitā) - conquered; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ये (ye) - who; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; निरयान् (nirayān) - hells; साधो (sādho) - O noble one; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - having transcended; यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you will go;]
(All the worlds, both divine and human, have been conquered by you; O noble one, having transcended all the hells of the gods, you will go.)
You have conquered all worlds, both those of the gods and of men; O noble one, you will go beyond all the hells of the gods.
प्राणत्यागं कुरु मुने गच्छ लोकान्यथेप्सितान्। त्यक्त्वात्मनः शरीरं च ततो लोकानवाप्स्यसि ॥१२-१९२-२१॥
prāṇatyāgaṃ kuru mune gaccha lokānyathepsitān। tyaktvātmanaḥ śarīraṃ ca tato lokānavāpsyasi ॥12-192-21॥
[प्राणत्यागं (prāṇatyāgam) - abandonment of life-breath; कुरु (kuru) - do; मुने (mune) - O sage; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; यथ (yatha) - as; इप्सितान् (ipsitān) - desired; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your self; शरीरं (śarīram) - body; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain;]
(Abandon the life-breath, O sage, do (so), go to the worlds as desired; having abandoned your body and your self, then you will attain the worlds.)
O sage, relinquish your life-breath and body, and then you will attain the worlds you desire.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
कृतं लोकैर्हि मे धर्म गच्छ च त्वं यथासुखम्। बहुदुःखसुखं देहं नोत्सृजेयमहं विभो ॥१२-१९२-२२॥
kṛtaṃ lokair hi me dharma gaccha ca tvaṃ yathāsukham। bahuduḥkhasukhaṃ dehaṃ notsṛjeyam ahaṃ vibho ॥12-192-22॥
[कृतं (kṛtam) - done; accomplished; लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by the people; by the worlds; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; मे (me) - by me; for me; धर्म (dharma) - duty; righteousness; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; proceed; च (ca) - and; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यथा (yathā) - as; according to; सुखम् (sukham) - comfort; happiness; बहु (bahu) - much; many; दुःखसुखं (duḥkhasukham) - pain and pleasure; suffering and happiness; देहं (deham) - body; न (na) - not; उत्सृजेयम् (utsṛjeyam) - I would abandon; I would give up; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विभो (vibho) - O lord; O master;]
(Done by the people indeed is my duty; go and you as you please. This body, full of much pain and pleasure, I would not abandon, O lord.)
My duty has indeed been fulfilled by the people; you may go as you wish. I will not abandon this body, which is full of much pain and pleasure, O lord.
धर्म उवाच॥
dharma uvāca॥
[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(dharma said;)
Dharma said.
अवश्यं भोः शरीरं ते त्यक्तव्यं मुनिपुङ्गव। स्वर्ग आरोह्यतां विप्र किं वा ते रोचतेऽनघ ॥१२-१९२-२३॥
avaśyaṃ bhoḥ śarīraṃ te tyaktavyaṃ munipuṅgava। svarga ārohyatāṃ vipra kiṃ vā te rocate'nagha ॥12-192-23॥
[अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; भोः (bhoḥ) - O; (vocative particle); शरीरं (śarīram) - body; ते (te) - your; त्यक्तव्यं (tyaktavyam) - to be abandoned; मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O best of sages; स्वर्ग (svarga) - heaven; आरोह्यतां (ārohyatām) - let (it) be ascended; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; किं (kiṃ) - what; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - to you; रोचते (rocate) - pleases; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Certainly, O! your body is to be abandoned, O best of sages. Let heaven be ascended, O brāhmaṇa, or what pleases you, O sinless one?)
Certainly, O best of sages, your body must be abandoned. O brāhmaṇa, ascend to heaven, or do whatever pleases you, O sinless one.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
न रोचये स्वर्गवासं विना देहादहं विभो। गच्छ धर्म न मे श्रद्धा स्वर्गं गन्तुं विनात्मना ॥१२-१९२-२४॥
na rocaye svargavāsaṃ vinā dehādahaṃ vibho। gaccha dharma na me śraddhā svargaṃ gantuṃ vinātmanā ॥12-192-24॥
[न (na) - not; रोचये (rocaye) - I desire; स्वर्गवासं (svargavāsaṃ) - residence in heaven; विना (vinā) - without; देहात् (dehāt) - from the body; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; धर्म (dharma) - O righteous one; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith; स्वर्गं (svargaṃ) - heaven; गन्तुं (gantuṃ) - to go; विना (vinā) - without; आत्मना (ātmanā) - with the self;]
(Not I desire residence in heaven without (leaving) the body, O Lord. Go, O righteous one, not my faith (is there) to go to heaven without the self.)
O Lord, I do not desire residence in heaven by leaving the body. Go, O righteous one; I have no faith in going to heaven without the self.
धर्म उवाच॥
dharma uvāca॥
[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(dharma said;)
Dharma said.
अलं देहे मनः कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा देहं सुखी भव। गच्छ लोकानरजसो यत्र गत्वा न शोचसि ॥१२-१९२-२५॥
alaṃ dehe manaḥ kṛtvā tyaktvā dehaṃ sukhī bhava। gaccha lokānarajaso yatra gatvā na śocasi ॥12-192-25॥
[अलं (alaṃ) - enough; देहे (dehe) - in the body; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; देहं (dehaṃ) - body; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; भव (bhava) - be; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अरजसः (arajasaḥ) - free from impurity; यत्र (yatra) - where; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; न (na) - not; शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve;]
(Enough in the body, having made the mind (so), having abandoned the body, be happy. Go to the worlds free from impurity, where, having gone, you do not grieve.)
Enough of this attachment to the body; steady your mind, abandon the body, and be happy. Go to the pure worlds, where, once you arrive, you will not grieve.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
रमे जपन्महाभाग कृतं लोकैः सनातनैः। सशरीरेण गन्तव्यो मया स्वर्गो न वा विभो ॥१२-१९२-२६॥
rame japanmahābhāga kṛtaṃ lokaiḥ sanātanaiḥ। saśarīreṇa gantavyo mayā svargo na vā vibho ॥12-192-26॥
[रमे (rame) - O Rame; (vocative, addressing Rāma); जपन् (japan) - reciting; muttering; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O highly fortunate one; (vocative); कृतं (kṛtam) - done; accomplished; लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by the worlds; by people; सनातनैः (sanātanaiḥ) - eternal; ancient; सशरीरेण (saśarīreṇa) - with the body; in the body; गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - to be gone; to be reached; मया (mayā) - by me; स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven; न (na) - not; वा (vā) - or; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; (vocative, addressing);]
(O Rame, reciting, O highly fortunate one, done by the worlds, by the eternal ones; with the body, to be gone by me, heaven or not, O Lord.)
O Rame, O highly fortunate one, what has been accomplished by the eternal worlds—whether I must go to heaven with this body or not, O Lord.
धर्म उवाच॥
dharma uvāca॥
[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; righteousness; law; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(dharma said;)
Dharma said.
यदि त्वं नेच्छसि त्यक्तुं शरीरं पश्य वै द्विज। एष कालस्तथा मृत्युर्यमश्च त्वामुपागताः ॥१२-१९२-२७॥
yadi tvaṃ neccḥasi tyaktuṃ śarīraṃ paśya vai dvija। eṣa kālas tathā mṛtyur yamaś ca tvām upāgatāḥ ॥12-192-27॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; इच्छसि (icchasi) - desire; त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; पश्य (paśya) - see; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born (Brahmin); एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कालः (kālaḥ) - time (death); तथा (tathā) - also; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death); च (ca) - and; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - have approached;]
(If you do not desire to abandon the body, see, O twice-born, this is time, also death and Yama have approached you.)
If you do not wish to give up your body, O Brahmin, behold—time, death, and Yama himself have come for you.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said:
अथ वैवस्वतः कालो मृत्युश्च त्रितयं विभो। ब्राह्मणं तं महाभागमुपागम्येदमब्रुवन् ॥१२-१९२-२८॥
atha vaivasvataḥ kālo mṛtyuś ca tritayaṃ vibho। brāhmaṇaṃ taṃ mahābhāgam upāgamyedam abruvan ॥12-192-28॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - son of Vivasvat; कालः (kālaḥ) - Time; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death; च (ca) - and; त्रितयम् (tritayam) - the trio; विभो (vibho) - O lord; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - the Brāhmaṇa; तम् (tam) - him; महाभागम् (mahābhāgam) - greatly fortunate; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said;]
(Then Vaivasvata (Yama), Time, and Death—the trio, O lord—having approached that greatly fortunate Brāhmaṇa, said this.)
Then Vaivasvata (Yama), Time, and Death—the three, O lord—approached the greatly fortunate Brāhmaṇa and spoke these words.
तपसोऽस्य सुतप्तस्य तथा सुचरितस्य च। फलप्राप्तिस्तव श्रेष्ठा यमोऽहं त्वामुपब्रुवे ॥१२-१९२-२९॥
tapasो'sya sutaptasya tathā sucaritasya ca। phalaprāptistava śreṣṭhā yamo'haṃ tvāmupabruve ॥12-192-29॥
[तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity; अस्य (asya) - of this; सुतप्तस्य (sutaptasya) - well-performed (austerity); तथा (tathā) - and also; सुचरितस्य (sucaritasya) - of good conduct; च (ca) - and; फलप्राप्तिः (phalaprāptiḥ) - attainment of fruit; तव (tava) - your; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; उपब्रुवे (upabruve) - I declare;]
(Of austerity, of this, of well-performed (austerity), and also of good conduct and, attainment of fruit, your, the best, Yama, I, to you, I declare.)
O Yama, I declare to you: the best attainment of fruit for your austerity, well-performed and good conduct.
यथावदस्य जप्यस्य फलं प्राप्तस्त्वमुत्तमम्। कालस्ते स्वर्गमारोढुं कालोऽहं त्वामुपागतः ॥१२-१९२-३०॥
yathāvad asya japyasya phalaṃ prāptas tvam uttamam। kālas te svargam āroḍhuṃ kālo'ham tvām upāgataḥ॥12-192-30॥
[यथावत् (yathāvat) - as is proper; in due manner; अस्य (asya) - of this; जप्यस्य (japyasya) - of the muttering (recitation); फलं (phalam) - fruit; result; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest; best; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; death; ते (te) - for you; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; आरोढुम् (āroḍhum) - to ascend; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; death; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - have approached; have come;]
(As is proper, of this muttering's fruit you have obtained the highest; time for you to ascend to heaven, I, Time, have come to you.)
You have duly obtained the highest fruit of this recitation; now is the time for you to ascend to heaven, and I, Time, have come for you.
मृत्युं मा विद्धि धर्मज्ञ रूपिणं स्वयमागतम्। कालेन चोदितं विप्र त्वामितो नेतुमद्य वै ॥१२-१९२-३१॥
mṛtyuṃ mā viddhi dharmajña rūpiṇaṃ svayamāgatam। kālena coditaṃ vipra tvāmito netumadya vai ॥12-192-31॥
[मृत्युं (mṛtyum) - death; (object) मा (mā) - me; (to me) विद्धि (viddhi) - know; (imperative) धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; रूपिणं (rūpiṇam) - in the form; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; कालेन (kālena) - by time; चोदितं (coditaṃ) - impelled; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; नेतुम् (netum) - to lead; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Know me as death, O knower of dharma, arrived in form myself, impelled by time, O brāhmaṇa, to lead you from here today indeed.)
O knower of dharma, know me as death itself, who has come in person, sent by time, O brāhmaṇa, to take you from here today indeed.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
स्वागतं सूर्यपुत्राय कालाय च महात्मने। मृत्यवे चाथ धर्माय किं कार्यं करवाणि वः ॥१२-१९२-३२॥
svāgataṃ sūryaputrāya kālāya ca mahātmane। mṛtyave cātha dharmāya kiṃ kāryaṃ karavāṇi vaḥ ॥12-192-32॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; सूर्यपुत्राय (sūryaputrāya) - to the son of the Sun; कालाय (kālāya) - to Time (personified); च (ca) - and; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one; मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to Death; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - then; धर्माय (dharmāya) - to Dharma; किं (kiṃ) - what; कार्यं (kāryam) - action; करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do; वः (vaḥ) - for you;]
(Welcome to the son of the Sun, to Time, and to the great-souled one, to Death and then to Dharma. What action shall I do for you?)
Welcome to the son of the Sun, to Time, to the great-souled one, to Death, and to Dharma. What do you wish me to do for you?
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अर्घ्यं पाद्यं च दत्त्वा स तेभ्यस्तत्र समागमे। अब्रवीत्परमप्रीतः स्वशक्त्या किं करोमि वः ॥१२-१९२-३३॥
arghyaṃ pādyaṃ ca dattvā sa tebhya statra samāgame। abravīt paramaprītaḥ svaśaktyā kiṃ karomi vaḥ ॥12-192-33॥
[अर्घ्यं (arghyaṃ) - offering of water;, पाद्यं (pādyaṃ) - water for washing feet;, च (ca) - and;, दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given;, सः (saḥ) - he;, तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them;, तत्र (tatra) - there;, समागमे (samāgame) - at the meeting;, अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said;, परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased;, स्वशक्त्या (svaśaktyā) - according to his ability;, किं (kiṃ) - what;, करोमि (karomi) - shall I do;, वः (vaḥ) - for you;]
(Having given arghya (offering of water), pādya (water for washing feet), and (other offerings), he, there at the meeting, extremely pleased, said (to them): "According to my ability, what shall I do for you?")
After offering arghya and pādya, he, being extremely pleased at their meeting, said to them: "What can I do for you according to my ability?"
तस्मिन्नेवाथ काले तु तीर्थयात्रामुपागतः। इक्ष्वाकुरगमत्तत्र समेता यत्र ते विभो ॥१२-१९२-३४॥
tasminnevātha kāle tu tīrthayātrāmupāgataḥ। ikṣvākuragamattatra sametā yatra te vibho ॥12-192-34॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of 'tat') एव (eva) - indeed; only; अथ (atha) - then; काले (kāle) - at the time; (locative singular of 'kāla') तु (tu) - but; तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - pilgrimage; (accusative singular of 'tīrthayātrā') उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - having arrived; (past participle of 'upa-ā-gam') इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku; (proper noun, nominative singular) अगमत् (agamat) - went; (3rd person singular, perfect of 'gam') तत्र (tatra) - there; समेता (sametā) - assembled; (nominative plural, feminine of 'sameta') यत्र (yatra) - where; ते (te) - they; (nominative plural of 'tad') विभो (vibho) - O Lord; (vocative singular of 'vibhu');]
(In that very time then, but, pilgrimage having arrived, Ikṣvāku went there, assembled where they, O Lord.)
Then, at that very time, Ikṣvāku also went on a pilgrimage to the place where they had assembled, O Lord.
सर्वानेव तु राजर्षिः सम्पूज्याभिप्रणम्य च। कुशलप्रश्नमकरोत्सर्वेषां राजसत्तमः ॥१२-१९२-३५॥
sarvāneva tu rājarṣiḥ sampūjyābhipraṇamya ca। kuśalapraśnamakarotsarveṣāṃ rājasattamaḥ ॥12-192-35॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (accusative plural masculine); एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage; सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having duly honored; अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down to; च (ca) - and; कुशलप्रश्नम् (kuśalapraśnam) - welfare inquiry; अकरोत् (akarot) - he did; he made; he asked; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best among kings;]
(The royal sage, indeed, but having duly honored all and having bowed down, made a welfare inquiry of all, the best among kings.)
But the royal sage, after duly honoring and bowing to all, asked after the welfare of everyone, O best among kings.
तस्मै सोऽथासनं दत्त्वा पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथैव च। अब्रवीद्ब्राह्मणो वाक्यं कृत्वा कुशलसंविदम् ॥१२-१९२-३६॥
tasmai so’thāsanaṃ dattvā pādyamarghyaṃ tathaiva ca। abravīdbrāhmaṇo vākyaṃ kṛtvā kuśalasaṃvidam ॥12-192-36॥
[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; आसनम् (āsanam) - seat; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for washing feet; अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - offering; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having spoken; कुशलसंविदम् (kuśalasaṃvidam) - of auspicious inquiry;]
(To him, he then having given a seat, water for washing feet, and offering in the same way, the Brāhmaṇa, having spoken words of auspicious inquiry, said.)
He then offered him a seat, water for washing his feet, and the customary offering; after making words of auspicious inquiry, the Brāhmaṇa spoke.
स्वागतं ते महाराज ब्रूहि यद्यदिहेच्छसि। स्वशक्त्या किं करोमीह तद्भवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे ॥१२-१९२-३७॥
svāgataṃ te mahārāja brūhi yadyad ihecchasi। svaśaktyā kiṃ karomīha tad bhavān prabravītu me ॥12-192-37॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; यद्यत् (yadyat) - whatever; इह (iha) - here; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; स्वशक्त्या (svaśaktyā) - with my own power; किम् (kim) - what; करोमि (karomi) - I shall do; इह (iha) - here; तत् (tat) - that; भवान् (bhavān) - your honor; प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - may declare; मे (me) - to me;]
(Welcome to you, O great king, speak whatever here you desire. With my own power, what shall I do here, that your honor may declare to me.)
Welcome, O great king! Please tell me whatever you desire here. I will do whatever I can with my own ability—let your honor declare it to me.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
राजाहं ब्राह्मणश्च त्वं यदि षट्कर्मसंस्थितः। ददामि वसु किञ्चित्ते प्रार्थितं तद्वदस्व मे ॥१२-१९२-३८॥
rājāhaṃ brāhmaṇaś ca tvaṃ yadi ṣaṭkarma-saṃsthitaḥ। dadāmi vasu kiñcit te prārthitaṃ tad vadasva me॥12-192-38॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; अहम् (aham) - I; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; यदि (yadi) - if; षट्कर्म (ṣaṭkarma) - six duties; संस्थितः (saṃsthitaḥ) - established in; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; वसु (vasu) - wealth; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something; ते (te) - to you; प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested; तत् (tat) - that; वदस्व (vadasva) - speak; मे (me) - to me;]
(I am the king, and you are a brāhmaṇa, if (you are) established in the six duties. I give some wealth to you, (whatever is) requested; that, speak to me.)
I am the king, and you are a brāhmaṇa established in the six duties. If you desire something, tell me what you wish, and I will give you the requested wealth.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
द्विविधा ब्राह्मणा राजन्धर्मश्च द्विविधः स्मृतः। प्रवृत्तश्च निवृत्तश्च निवृत्तोऽस्मि प्रतिग्रहात् ॥१२-१९२-३९॥
dvividhā brāhmaṇā rājan dharmaś ca dvividhaḥ smṛtaḥ। pravṛttaś ca nivṛttaś ca nivṛtto'smi pratigrahāt ॥12-192-39॥
[द्विविधा (dvividhā) - of two kinds; ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; च (ca) - and; द्विविधः (dvividhaḥ) - of two kinds; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered; प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - engaged (in action); च (ca) - and; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - withdrawn (from action); च (ca) - and; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - withdrawn; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; प्रतिग्रहात् (pratigrahāt) - from acceptance (of gifts);]
(Of two kinds are Brāhmaṇas, O king, and duty is considered of two kinds: engaged and withdrawn. I am withdrawn from acceptance (of gifts).)
O king, Brāhmaṇas are of two kinds, and duty is also considered of two kinds: one engaged in action and one withdrawn. I am withdrawn from the acceptance of gifts.
तेभ्यः प्रयच्छ दानानि ये प्रवृत्ता नराधिप। अहं न प्रतिगृह्णामि किमिष्टं किं ददानि ते ॥ ब्रूहि त्वं नृपतिश्रेष्ठ तपसा साधयामि किम् ॥१२-१९२-४०॥
tebhyaḥ prayaccha dānāni ye pravṛttā narādhipa। ahaṃ na pratigṛhṇāmi kimiṣṭaṃ kiṃ dadāni te ॥ brūhi tvaṃ nṛpatiśreṣṭha tapasā sādhayāmi kim ॥12-192-40॥
[तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; दानानि (dānāni) - gifts; ये (ye) - who; प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - engaged; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; न (na) - not; प्रतिगृह्णामि (pratigṛhṇāmi) - accept; किम् (kim) - what; इष्टं (iṣṭam) - desired; किं (kiṃ) - what; ददानि (dadāni) - shall I give; ते (te) - to you; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; नृपतिश्रेष्ठ (nṛpatiśreṣṭha) - O best of kings; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; साधयामि (sādhayāmi) - I shall accomplish; किम् (kim) - what;]
(To them give gifts, who are engaged, O king. I do not accept. What is desired, what shall I give to you? Tell, O best of kings, by austerity what shall I accomplish?)
O king, give gifts to those who are engaged. I do not accept (anything). What do you desire, what shall I give you? Tell me, O best of kings, what shall I accomplish by austerity?
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
क्षत्रियोऽहं न जानामि देहीति वचनं क्वचित्। प्रयच्छ युद्धमित्येवं वादिनः स्मो द्विजोत्तम ॥१२-१९२-४१॥
kṣatriyo'ham na jānāmi dehīti vacanaṃ kvacit। prayaccha yuddhamityevaṃ vādinaḥ smo dvijottama ॥12-192-41॥
[क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; जानामि (jānāmi) - know; देहि (dehi) - give; इति (iti) - thus; वचनम् (vacanam) - statement; क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; वादिनः (vādinaḥ) - speaking; स्मः (smaḥ) - we are; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Warrior I not know 'give' thus statement ever. 'Grant battle' thus in this way speaking we are, O best of the twice-born.)
O best of the twice-born, we are warriors who never know the statement 'give'; we always say 'grant battle'.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
तुष्यसि त्वं स्वधर्मेण तथा तुष्टा वयं नृप। अन्योन्यस्योत्तरं नास्ति यदिष्टं तत्समाचर ॥१२-१९२-४२॥
tuṣyasi tvaṃ svadharmeṇa tathā tuṣṭā vayaṃ nṛpa। anyonyasyottaraṃ nāsti yadiṣṭaṃ tatsamācara ॥12-192-42॥
[तुष्यसि (tuṣyasi) - you are satisfied; (from the root 'tuṣ' - to be pleased) त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by own duty; (sva - own, dharma - duty, by, instrumental) तथा (tathā) - thus; तुष्टा (tuṣṭā) - satisfied; (feminine plural, from 'tuṣ' - to be pleased) वयं (vayaṃ) - we; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; (nṛ - man, pa - protector) अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other; (anya - other, anya - other, genitive singular) उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - reply; (answer, response) न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; यदिष्टं (yadiṣṭaṃ) - what is desired; (yat - which, iṣṭa - desired) तत् (tat) - that; समाचर (samācara) - perform; (sam-ā-car, to do, to act);]
(You are satisfied by your own duty; thus we are satisfied, O king. There is no reply from each other; whatever is desired, that do.)
You are content with your own duty, and so are we, O king. There is no further response between us; do whatever you desire.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
स्वशक्त्याहं ददानीति त्वया पूर्वं प्रभाषितम्। याचे त्वां दीयतां मह्यं जप्यस्यास्य फलं द्विज ॥१२-१९२-४३॥
svaśaktyāhaṃ dadānīti tvayā pūrvaṃ prabhāṣitam। yāce tvāṃ dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ japyasyāsya phalaṃ dvija ॥12-192-43॥
[स्वशक्त्या (svaśaktyā) - by one's own power; अहम् (aham) - I; ददानीति (dadānīti) - I shall give; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; प्रभाषितम् (prabhāṣitam) - was spoken; याचे (yāce) - I request; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; दीयताम् (dīyatām) - may it be given; महि्यम् (mahyam) - to me; जप्यस्य (japyasya) - of the recitation; अस्य (asya) - of this; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin);]
(By one's own power, I shall give—thus, by you, previously, was spoken. I request you: may the fruit of this recitation be given to me, O twice-born.)
You previously said, 'I shall give by my own power.' Now I request you, O Brahmin, please grant me the fruit of this recitation.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
युद्धं मम सदा वाणी याचतीति विकत्थसे। न च युद्धं मया सार्धं किमर्थं याचसे पुनः ॥१२-१९२-४४॥
yuddhaṃ mama sadā vāṇī yācatīti vikatthase। na ca yuddhaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ kimarthaṃ yācase punaḥ ॥12-192-44॥
[युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; मम (mama) - my; सदा (sadā) - always; वाणी (vāṇī) - speech; याचतीति (yācatīti) - asks (yācati - asks, iti - thus); विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; मया (mayā) - by me; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together with; किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ) - for what reason; याचसे (yācase) - do you ask; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Battle my always speech asks thus you boast. Not and battle by me together with for what reason do you ask again.)
You always boast that your speech asks for battle with me. Yet, why do you ask again for battle with me?
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
वाग्वज्रा ब्राह्मणाः प्रोक्ताः क्षत्रिया बाहुजीविनः। वाग्युद्धं तदिदं तीव्रं मम विप्र त्वया सह ॥१२-१९२-४५॥
vāgvajrā brāhmaṇāḥ proktāḥ kṣatriyā bāhujīvinaḥ। vāgyuddhaṃ tadidaṃ tīvraṃ mama vipra tvayā saha ॥12-192-45॥
[वाक् (vāk) - speech; वज्रा (vajrā) - thunderbolt; (here: powerful;) ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - are called; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas; बाहुजीविनः (bāhujīvinaḥ) - living by the arm (strength); वाक् (vāk) - speech; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तत् (tat) - that; इदम् (idam) - this; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; मम (mama) - my; विप्र (vipra) - Brāhmaṇa; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together;]
(Speech is the thunderbolt, Brāhmaṇas are called (so); Kṣatriyas live by the arm. This is that intense battle of words, O Brāhmaṇa, together with you, mine.)
Brāhmaṇas are said to have speech as their thunderbolt, while Kṣatriyas live by their arms. This is a fierce battle of words between you and me, O Brāhmaṇa.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
सैवाद्यापि प्रतिज्ञा मे स्वशक्त्या किं प्रदीयताम्। ब्रूहि दास्यामि राजेन्द्र विभवे सति माचिरम् ॥१२-१९२-४६॥
saivādyāpi pratijñā me svaśaktyā kiṃ pradīyatām। brūhi dāsyāmi rājendra vibhave sati māciram ॥12-192-46॥
[सा (sā) - she; eva (eva) - indeed; अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - promise; मे (me) - my; स्वशक्त्या (svaśaktyā) - by own power; किं (kiṃ) - what; प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - should be given; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; विभवे (vibhave) - in prosperity; सति (sati) - when present; मा (mā) - not; अचिरम् (aciram) - delay;]
(She indeed, even today, my promise, by own power, what should be given, tell; I will give, O king, when prosperity is present, do not delay.)
"Even today, that promise is mine by my own power. Tell me what should be given; O king, I will give it when prosperity is present. Do not delay."
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
यत्तद्वर्षशतं पूर्णं जप्यं वै जपता त्वया। फलं प्राप्तं तत्प्रयच्छ मम दित्सुर्भवान्यदि ॥१२-१९२-४७॥
yattadvarṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ japyaṃ vai japatā tvayā। phalaṃ prāptaṃ tatprayaccha mama ditsurbhavānyadi॥12-192-47॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; वर्षशतम् (varṣaśatam) - hundred years; पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - complete; जप्यम् (japyam) - recitation; वै (vai) - indeed; जपता (japatā) - by reciting; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; तत् (tat) - that; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; मम (mama) - to me; दित्सुः (ditsuḥ) - wishing to give; भवान् (bhavān) - you; यदि (yadi) - if;]
(Which that hundred years complete recitation indeed by reciting by you fruit obtained that give to me wishing to give you if.)
If you, wishing to give, have obtained the fruit of that complete recitation for a hundred years, then give that to me.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
परमं गृह्यतां तस्य फलं यज्जपितं मया। अर्धं त्वमविचारेण फलं तस्य समाप्नुहि ॥१२-१९२-४८॥
paramaṃ gṛhyatāṃ tasya phalaṃ yajjapitaṃ mayā। ardhaṃ tvam avicāreṇa phalaṃ tasya samāpnuhi॥12-192-48॥
[परमं (paramam) - supreme; गृह्यतां (gṛhyatām) - let it be accepted; तस्य (tasya) - of that; फलं (phalam) - fruit; यत् (yat) - which; जपितं (japitam) - has been recited; मया (mayā) - by me; अर्धं (ardham) - half; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अविचारेण (avicāreṇa) - without consideration; फलं (phalam) - fruit; तस्य (tasya) - of that; समाप्नुहि (samāpnuhi) - attain;]
(Let the supreme fruit of that which has been recited by me be accepted. You, without consideration, attain half the fruit of that.)
Let the supreme fruit of what I have recited be accepted. Without any deliberation, you receive half the fruit of that.
अथ वा सर्वमेवेह जप्यकं मामकं फलम्। राजन्प्राप्नुहि कामं त्वं यदि सर्वमिहेच्छसि ॥१२-१९२-४९॥
atha vā sarvameveha japyakaṃ māmakaṃ phalam। rājanprāpnuhī kāmaṃ tvaṃ yadi sarvam ihecchasi ॥12-192-49॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; वा (vā) - or; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; इह (iha) - here; जप्यकम् (japyakam) - recitation; मामकम् (māmakaṃ) - mine; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhī) - attain; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; त्वम् (tvam) - you; यदि (yadi) - if; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इह (iha) - here; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; you wish;]
(Now or indeed here all recitation, mine, fruit. O king, attain desire you, if all here you desire.)
Or, if you wish for everything here, O king, then attain all the fruit of my recitation as your desire.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
कृतं सर्वेण भद्रं ते जप्यं यद्याचितं मया। स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि किं च तस्य फलं वद ॥१२-१९२-५०॥
kṛtaṃ sarveṇa bhadraṃ te japyaṃ yadyācitaṃ mayā। svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi kiṃ ca tasya phalaṃ vada ॥12-192-50॥
[कृतं (kṛtam) - done; accomplished; सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - by all; by everyone; भद्रं (bhadram) - good; auspicious; ते (te) - to you; जप्यं (japyam) - recitation; muttering; यत् (yat) - which; that which; याचितं (yācitam) - requested; asked; मया (mayā) - by me; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; auspiciousness; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; may it be; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - of that; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; वद (vada) - tell; speak;]
(Done by all, good to you, the recitation which was requested by me. Well-being to you, let it be, I shall go. What and of that fruit, tell.)
All that was to be done has been accomplished by everyone; the auspicious recitation you requested from me is complete. May well-being be yours; I shall depart now. Tell me, what is the result of that (recitation)?
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
फलप्राप्तिं न जानामि दत्तं यज्जपितं मया। अयं धर्मश्च कालश्च यमो मृत्युश्च साक्षिणः ॥१२-१९२-५१॥
phalaprāptiṃ na jānāmi dattaṃ yajjapitaṃ mayā। ayaṃ dharmaśca kālaśca yamo mṛtyuśca sākṣiṇaḥ ॥12-192-51॥
[फलप्राप्तिं (phalaprāptiṃ) - fruit-attainment; न (na) - not; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; यत् (yat) - which; जपितं (japitaṃ) - recited; मया (mayā) - by me; अयम् (ayam) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; च (ca) - and; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; च (ca) - and; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death; च (ca) - and; साक्षिणः (sākṣiṇaḥ) - witnesses;]
(Fruit-attainment not I know, given which recited by me. This righteousness and time and Yama and Death and witnesses.)
I do not know the attainment of fruit for what I have given or recited. These—righteousness, time, Yama, and Death—are witnesses.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
अज्ञातमस्य धर्मस्य फलं मे किं करिष्यति। प्राप्नोतु तत्फलं विप्रो नाहमिच्छे ससंशयम् ॥१२-१९२-५२॥
ajñātamasya dharmasya phalaṃ me kiṃ kariṣyati। prāpnotu tatphalaṃ vipro nāhamicche sasaṃśayam ॥12-192-52॥
[अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - unknown; अस्य (asya) - of this; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; मे (me) - to me; किं (kiṃ) - what; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; प्राप्नोतु (prāpnotu) - let (him) obtain; तत् (tat) - that; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छे (icche) - wish; ससंशयम् (sasaṃśayam) - with doubt;]
(The fruit of this unknown dharma, what will it do for me? Let the Brāhmaṇa obtain that fruit; I do not wish (for it), with doubt.)
What use is the fruit of this unknown dharma to me? Let the Brāhmaṇa receive that fruit; I do not wish for it, being doubtful.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
नाददेऽपरवक्तव्यं दत्तं वाचा फलं मया। वाक्यं प्रमाणं राजर्षे ममापि तव चैव हि ॥१२-१९२-५३॥
nādade'paravaktavyaṃ dattaṃ vācā phalaṃ mayā। vākyaṃ pramāṇaṃ rājarṣe mamāpi tava caiva hi ॥12-192-53॥
[न (na) - not; अददे (adade) - I have given; अपरवक्तव्यं (apara-vaktavyam) - another-to-be-said; दत्तं (dattam) - given; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; मया (mayā) - by me; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority; proof; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly;]
(Not have I given another to be said, given by speech, the fruit by me. The statement is authority, O royal sage, of mine also and of yours indeed certainly.)
O royal sage, I have not given any other statement; what has been spoken by me is the result. The statement is authoritative, both for me and for you indeed.
नाभिसन्धिर्मया जप्ये कृतपूर्वः कथञ्चन। जप्यस्य राजशार्दूल कथं ज्ञास्याम्यहं फलम् ॥१२-१९२-५४॥
nābhisandhir mayā japye kṛtapūrvaḥ kathaṃcana। japyasya rājaśārdūla kathaṃ jñāsyāmy ahaṃ phalam ॥12-192-54॥
[न (na) - not; अभिसन्धिः (abhisandhiḥ) - intention; मया (mayā) - by me; जप्ये (japye) - in recitation; कृतपूर्वः (kṛtapūrvaḥ) - done before; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; जप्यस्य (japyasya) - of recitation; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; ज्ञास्यामि (jñāsyāmi) - shall I know; अहम् (aham) - I; फलम् (phalam) - fruit;]
(Not intention by me in recitation done before in any way. Of recitation, O tiger among kings, how shall I know I fruit.)
O tiger among kings, I have never before performed recitation with any intention. How shall I know the fruit of recitation?
ददस्वेति त्वया चोक्तं ददामीति तथा मया। न वाचं दूषयिष्यामि सत्यं रक्ष स्थिरो भव ॥१२-१९२-५५॥
dadasveti tvayā coktaṃ dadāmīti tathā mayā। na vācaṃ dūṣayiṣyāmi satyaṃ rakṣa sthiro bhava॥12-192-55॥
[ददस्व (dadasva) - give; (imperative, from root 'dā') इति (iti) - thus; (quotation marker) त्वया (tvayā) - by you; च (ca) - and; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - spoken; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; (from root 'dā') इति (iti) - thus; (quotation marker) तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; word; दूषयिष्यामि (dūṣayiṣyāmi) - I will defile; (future, from root 'dūṣ') सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; (imperative, from root 'rakṣ') स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; steady; भव (bhava) - be; (imperative, from root 'bhū');]
("Give" thus by you spoken, "I give" thus so by me; not speech I will defile, truth protect, firm be.)
You said, "Give," and I replied, "I give"; I will not defile my word. Protect the truth and remain steadfast.
अथैवं वदतो मेऽद्य वचनं न करिष्यसि। महानधर्मो भविता तव राजन्मृषाकृतः ॥१२-१९२-५६॥
athai vaṃ vadato me'dya vacanaṃ na kariṣyasi। mahānadharmo bhavitā tava rājanmṛṣākṛtaḥ ॥12-192-56॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; एवम् (evam) - thus; in this way; वदतः (vadataḥ) - of (one) speaking; मे (me) - my; of me; अद्य (adya) - today; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; speech; न (na) - not; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do; महान् (mahān) - great; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; non-dharma; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; तव (tava) - your; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false; in vain; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; made;]
(Now thus, of (one) speaking my today word not you will do. Great unrighteousness will be your, O king, false done.)
If today you do not act according to my word as I speak, O king, then a great unrighteousness, a false deed, will be yours.
न युक्तं तु मृषा वाणी त्वया वक्तुमरिंदम। तथा मयाप्यभ्यधिकं मृषा वक्तुं न शक्यते ॥१२-१९२-५७॥
na yuktaṃ tu mṛṣā vāṇī tvayā vaktumariṃdama। tathā mayāpyabhyadhikaṃ mṛṣā vaktuṃ na śakyate ॥12-192-57॥
[न (na) - not; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - proper; तु (tu) - but; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false; वाणी (vāṇī) - speech; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; तथा (tathā) - in the same way; मया (mayā) - by me; अपि (api) - also; अभ्यधिकं (abhyadhikaṃ) - excessively; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false; वक्तुं (vaktuṃ) - to speak; न (na) - not; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible;]
(Not proper but false speech by you to speak, O subduer of enemies; in the same way by me also excessively false to speak is not possible.)
O subduer of enemies, it is not proper for you to speak false words; likewise, it is not possible for me to speak excessively false words.
संश्रुतं च मया पूर्वं ददानीत्यविचारितम्। तद्गृह्णीष्वाविचारेण यदि सत्ये स्थितो भवान् ॥१२-१९२-५८॥
saṃśrutaṃ ca mayā pūrvaṃ dadānīty avicāritam। tad gṛhṇīṣv āvicāreṇa yadi satye sthito bhavān॥12-192-58॥
[संश्रुतं (saṃśrutam) - well-promised; च (ca) - and; मया (mayā) - by me; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - previously; ददानी (dadāni) - I give; इति (iti) - thus; अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without consideration; तत् (tat) - that; गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - accept; अविचारेण (avicāreṇa) - without consideration; यदि (yadi) - if; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
(Well-promised and by me previously 'I give' thus without consideration. That accept without consideration if in truth established you.)
I had previously promised without consideration, saying 'I give.' If you are truly established in truth, then accept that without hesitation.
इहागम्य हि मां राजञ्जाप्यं फलमयाचिथाः। तन्मन्निसृष्टं गृह्णीष्व भव सत्ये स्थिरोऽपि च ॥१२-१९२-५९॥
ihāgamya hi māṃ rājanjāpyaṃ phalamayācithāḥ। tanmannisṛṣṭaṃ gṛhṇīṣva bhava satye sthiro'pi ca ॥12-192-59॥
[इह (iha) - here; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; हि (hi) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जाप्यम् (jāpyaṃ) - recitation; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; अयाचिथाः (ayācithāḥ) - you have asked; तत् (tat) - that; मत् (mat) - from me; निसृष्टम् (nisṛṣṭam) - given; गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - accept; भव (bhava) - be; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Here, having come indeed to me, O king, you have asked for the fruit of recitation. That, given by me, accept; be firm in truth also and.)
O king, having come here to me, you have indeed asked for the fruit of the recitation. Therefore, accept what I have given; and remain steadfast in truth.
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न च पूर्वान्स तारयेत्। कुत एवावरान्राजन्मृषावादपरायणः ॥१२-१९२-६०॥
nāyaṃ loko'sti na paro na ca pūrvāns tārayet. kuta evāvarān rājan mṛṣāvāda-parāyaṇaḥ ॥12-192-60॥
[न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; अस्ति (asti) - exists; न (na) - not; परः (paraḥ) - other (world); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पूर्वान् (pūrvān) - ancestors; स (sa) - he; तारयेत् (tārayet) - would deliver; कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence; एव (eva) - indeed; अवरान् (avarān) - inferior (ones); राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृषावाद (mṛṣāvāda) - false speech; परायणः (parāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to;]
(Not this world exists, not the other, nor would he deliver the ancestors; whence indeed (would he deliver) the inferior ones, O king, one devoted to false speech.)
O king, one who is devoted to falsehood does not attain this world, nor the next, nor can he save his ancestors; how then could he possibly save the lesser ones?
न यज्ञाध्ययने दानं नियमास्तारयन्ति हि। तथा सत्यं परे लोके यथा वै पुरुषर्षभ ॥१२-१९२-६१॥
na yajñādhyayane dānaṃ niyamās tārayanti hi। tathā satyaṃ pare loke yathā vai puruṣarṣabha ॥12-192-61॥
[न (na) - not; यज्ञाध्ययने (yajñādhyayane) - sacrifice and study; दानं (dānam) - gift; नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - observances; तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - cause to cross over; हि (hi) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - so; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; परे (pare) - in the other; लोके (loke) - world; यथा (yathā) - as; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Not sacrifice, study, gift, or observances indeed cause one to cross over; so, truth in the other world, as indeed, O best of men.)
O best of men, in the other world, it is not sacrifice, study, gift, or observances that lead one across, but truth alone.
तपांसि यानि चीर्णानि चरिष्यसि च यत्तपः। समाः शतैः सहस्रैश्च तत्सत्यान्न विशिष्यते ॥१२-१९२-६२॥
tapāṃsi yāni cīrṇāni cariṣyasi ca yat tapaḥ। samāḥ śataiḥ sahasraiś ca tat satyān na viśiṣyate ॥12-192-62॥
[तपांसि (tapāṃsi) - austerities; यानि (yāni) - which; चीर्णानि (cīrṇāni) - have been performed; चरिष्यसि (cariṣyasi) - you will perform; च (ca) - and; यत्तपः (yat tapaḥ) - whatever austerity; समाः (samāḥ) - years; शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds; सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; सत्यात् (satyāt) - from truth; न (na) - not; विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels;]
(Austerities which have been performed, and those you will perform, whatever austerity, for hundreds and thousands of years, that does not excel truth.)
No austerity, whether performed or to be performed, even for hundreds or thousands of years, surpasses truth.
सत्यमेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म सत्यमेकाक्षरं तपः। सत्यमेकाक्षरो यज्ञः सत्यमेकाक्षरं श्रुतम् ॥१२-१९२-६३॥
satyam-ekākṣaraṃ brahma satyam-ekākṣaraṃ tapaḥ। satyam-ekākṣaro yajñaḥ satyam-ekākṣaraṃ śrutam ॥12-192-63॥
[सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एकाक्षरं (ekākṣaram) - one-syllabled; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एकाक्षरं (ekākṣaram) - one-syllabled; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एकाक्षरः (ekākṣaraḥ) - one-syllabled; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एकाक्षरं (ekākṣaram) - one-syllabled; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - the Veda;]
(Truth, the one-syllabled, is Brahman; truth, the one-syllabled, is austerity; truth, the one-syllabled, is sacrifice; truth, the one-syllabled, is the Veda.)
Truth, represented by the single syllable, is Brahman; truth, the single syllable, is austerity; truth, the single syllable, is sacrifice; truth, the single syllable, is the Veda.
सत्यं वेदेषु जागर्ति फलं सत्ये परं स्मृतम्। सत्याद्धर्मो दमश्चैव सर्वं सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१२-१९२-६४॥
satyaṃ vedeṣu jāgarti phalaṃ satye paraṃ smṛtam। satyāddharmo damaścaiva sarvaṃ satye pratiṣṭhitam ॥12-192-64॥
[सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas; जागर्ति (jāgarti) - awakens; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered; सत्यात् (satyāt) - from truth; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; दमः (damaḥ) - self-restraint; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - is established;]
(Truth in the Vedas awakens; fruit in truth is supreme, is remembered. From truth, righteousness and self-restraint indeed; all is established in truth.)
Truth is awakened in the Vedas; the highest fruit is remembered in truth. From truth arise righteousness and self-restraint; everything is established in truth.
सत्यं वेदास्तथाङ्गानि सत्यं यज्ञस्तथा विधिः। व्रतचर्यास्तथा सत्यमोङ्कारः सत्यमेव च ॥१२-१९२-६५॥
satyaṃ vedās tathāṅgāni satyaṃ yajñas tathā vidhiḥ। vratacaryās tathā satyam oṅkāraḥ satyam eva ca ॥12-192-65॥
[सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; तथा (tathā) - likewise; अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; तथा (tathā) - likewise; विधिः (vidhiḥ) - procedure; व्रतचर्याः (vratacaryāḥ) - observances of vows; तथा (tathā) - likewise; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ओङ्कारः (oṅkāraḥ) - the syllable Om; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Truth, the Vedas, likewise the limbs, truth, sacrifice, likewise the procedure, observances of vows, likewise truth, the syllable Om, truth indeed and.)
Truth is the foundation of the Vedas and their limbs; truth is the basis of sacrifice and its procedure; the observance of vows, the syllable Om, and indeed everything rests on truth.
प्राणिनां जननं सत्यं सत्यं सन्ततिरेव च। सत्येन वायुरभ्येति सत्येन तपते रविः ॥१२-१९२-६६॥
prāṇināṃ jananaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ santatir-eva ca। satyena vāyur-abhyeti satyena tapate raviḥ ॥12-192-66॥
[प्राणिनां (prāṇināṃ) - of living beings; जननं (jananam) - birth; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; सन्ततिः (santatiḥ) - continuation; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; तपते (tapate) - shines; रविः (raviḥ) - sun;]
(Of living beings, birth is truth, truth is indeed continuation and. By truth, wind approaches, by truth, the sun shines.)
The birth of living beings is founded on truth, and so is their continuation. By truth, the wind moves and the sun shines.
सत्येन चाग्निर्दहति स्वर्गः सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितः। सत्यं यज्ञस्तपो वेदाः स्तोभा मन्त्राः सरस्वती ॥१२-१९२-६७॥
satyena cāgnirdahati svargaḥ satye pratiṣṭhitaḥ। satyaṃ yajñastapo vedāḥ stobhā mantrāḥ sarasvatī ॥12-192-67॥
[सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; च (ca) - and; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; दहति (dahati) - burns; स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; स्तोभाः (stobhāḥ) - chants; मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - mantras; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(By truth, indeed, fire burns; heaven is established in truth. Truth is sacrifice, austerity, the Vedas, chants, mantras, Sarasvati.)
It is by truth that fire burns, and heaven is established upon truth. Truth is the foundation of sacrifice, austerity, the Vedas, chants, mantras, and Sarasvati.
तुलामारोपितो धर्मः सत्यं चैवेति नः श्रुतम्। समां कक्षां धारयतो यतः सत्यं ततोऽधिकम् ॥१२-१९२-६८॥
tulāmāropito dharmaḥ satyaṃ caiveti naḥ śrutam। samāṃ kakṣāṃ dhārayato yataḥ satyaṃ tato'dhikam ॥12-192-68॥
[तुला (tulā) - balance; (scales; आरोपितः (āropitaḥ) - placed; (set; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard; समां (samām) - equal; कक्षां (kakṣām) - weight; धारयतः (dhārayataḥ) - of one who holds; यतः (yataḥ) - because; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ततः (tataḥ) - than that; अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater; १२-१९२-६८ (12-192-68) - 12-192-68;]
(Righteousness placed on the balance and truth, thus, we have heard. Of one who holds equal weight, because truth is greater than that.)
We have heard that when righteousness is placed on the balance with truth, for one who holds them equally, truth is greater.
यतो धर्मस्ततः सत्यं सर्वं सत्येन वर्धते। किमर्थमनृतं कर्म कर्तुं राजंस्त्वमिच्छसि ॥१२-१९२-६९॥
yato dharmas tataḥ satyaṃ sarvaṃ satyena vardhate। kimartham anṛtaṃ karma kartuṃ rājaṃs tvam icchasi ॥12-192-69॥
[यतः (yataḥ) - from where; since; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; law; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; then; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; everything; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; with truth; वर्धते (vardhate) - grows; increases; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason; why; अनृतं (anṛtam) - falsehood; untruth; कर्म (karma) - action; deed; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; to perform; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वम् (tvam) - you; इच्छसि (icchasi) - desire; wish;]
(From where there is righteousness, from that there is truth; all grows by truth. For what reason do you, O king, wish to perform an action of falsehood?)
Where there is righteousness, there is truth; everything prospers through truth. O king, why do you wish to undertake an act of falsehood?
सत्ये कुरु स्थिरं भावं मा राजन्ननृतं कृथाः। कस्मात्त्वमनृतं वाक्यं देहीति कुरुषेऽशुभम् ॥१२-१९२-७०॥
satye kuru sthiraṃ bhāvaṃ mā rājan anṛtaṃ kṛthāḥ। kasmāt tvam anṛtaṃ vākyaṃ dehīti kuruṣe 'śubham ॥12-192-70॥
[सत्ये (satye) - in truth; कुरु (kuru) - make; स्थिरं (sthiram) - firm; भावं (bhāvam) - state; मा (mā) - do not; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अनृतं (anṛtam) - falsehood; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनृतं (anṛtam) - falsehood; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; देहि (dehi) - give; इति (iti) - thus; कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - do you make; अशुभम् (aśubham) - evil;]
(In truth make firm state; do not, O king, do falsehood. Why do you make evil by saying, 'Give false speech'?)
Establish steadfastness in truth; do not, O king, commit falsehood. Why do you urge me to utter false words and thus commit evil?
यदि जप्यफलं दत्तं मया नेषिष्यसे नृप। स्वधर्मेभ्यः परिभ्रष्टो लोकाननुचरिष्यसि ॥१२-१९२-७१॥
yadi japyaphalaṃ dattaṃ mayā neṣiṣyase nṛpa। svadharmebhyaḥ paribhraṣṭo lokān anucariṣyasi ॥12-192-71॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; जप्यफलं (japyaphalam) - the fruit of recitation; दत्तं (dattam) - given; मया (mayā) - by me; नेषिष्यसे (neṣiṣyase) - you will not take; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; स्वधर्मेभ्यः (svadharmebhyaḥ) - from one's own duties; परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen away; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अनुचरिष्यसि (anucariṣyasi) - you will wander;]
(If the fruit of recitation given by me you will not take, O king, fallen away from your own duties, you will wander the worlds.)
If you do not accept the fruit of recitation given by me, O king, having fallen away from your own duties, you will wander through the worlds.
संश्रुत्य यो न दित्सेत याचित्वा यश्च नेच्छति। उभावानृतिकावेतौ न मृषा कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१२-१९२-७२॥
saṃśrutya yo na ditset yācitvā yaś ca necchati। ubhāv ānṛtikāv etau na mṛṣā kartum arhasi॥12-192-72॥
[संश्रुत्य (saṃśrutya) - having promised; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; दित्सेत् (ditset) - should give; याचित्वा (yācitvā) - having begged; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; उभौ (ubhau) - both; अनृतिकौ (anṛtikau) - untruthful; एतौ (etau) - these two; न (na) - not; मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsehood; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought;]
(Having promised, who does not give, and who, having begged, does not desire, both these two are untruthful; you ought not to act falsely.)
One who, after promising, does not give, and one who, after begging, does not wish to receive—both are untruthful; you should not act falsely.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
योद्धव्यं रक्षितव्यं च क्षत्रधर्मः किल द्विज। दातारः क्षत्रियाः प्रोक्ता गृह्णीयां भवतः कथम् ॥१२-१९२-७३॥
yoddhavyaṃ rakṣitavyaṃ ca kṣatradharmaḥ kila dvija। dātāraḥ kṣatriyāḥ proktā gṛhṇīyāṃ bhavataḥ katham ॥12-192-73॥
[योद्धव्यं (yoddhavyaṃ) - to be fought; (from √yudh, to fight, + tavya suffix) रक्षितव्यं (rakṣitavyaṃ) - to be protected; (from √rakṣ, to protect, + tavya suffix) च (ca) - and; क्षत्रधर्मः (kṣatradharmaḥ) - the duty of a kṣatriya; (kṣatra - warrior, dharma - duty;) किल (kila) - indeed; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born; (brahmin;) दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers; (from √dā, to give, + tṛ suffix) क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriyas; (warriors;) प्रोक्ता (proktā) - are said; (from pra-√vac, to say, past participle) गृह्णीयां (gṛhṇīyāṃ) - should I accept; (from √gṛh, to accept, optative 1st person singular) भवतः (bhavataḥ) - from you; (genitive singular of bhavat, 'you';) कथम् (katham) - how;]
(To be fought, to be protected, and the duty of a kṣatriya indeed, O twice-born. Givers, kṣatriyas are said (to be). How should I accept from you?)
O twice-born, it is indeed the duty of a kṣatriya to fight and to protect. Kṣatriyas are said to be givers. How can I accept (something) from you?
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
न छन्दयामि ते राजन्नापि ते गृहमाव्रजम्। इहागम्य तु याचित्वा न गृह्णीषे पुनः कथम् ॥१२-१९२-७४॥
na chandayāmi te rājan nāpi te gṛham āvraj am | ihāgamya tu yācitvā na gṛhṇīṣe punaḥ katham ॥12-192-74॥
[न (na) - not; छन्दयामि (chandayāmi) - I please; ते (te) - you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नापि (nāpi) - nor; ते (te) - your; गृहम् (gṛham) - house; आव्रजम् (āvrajam) - I come; इह (iha) - here; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; तु (tu) - but; याचित्वा (yācitvā) - having begged; न (na) - not; गृह्णीषे (gṛhṇīṣe) - you accept; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(Not I please you, O king, nor to your house I come. Here having come but having begged, not you accept again how?)
O king, I do not please you, nor do I come to your house. Having come here and begged, why do you not accept again?
धर्म उवाच॥
dharma uvāca॥
[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(dharma said;)
Dharma said.
अविवादोऽस्तु युवयोर्वित्तं मां धर्ममागतम्। द्विजो दानफलैर्युक्तो राजा सत्यफलेन च ॥१२-१९२-७५॥
avivādo'stu yuvayorvittaṃ māṃ dharmamāgatam। dvijo dānaphalairyukto rājā satyaphalena ca ॥12-192-75॥
[अविवादः (avivādaḥ) - absence of dispute; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - between you two; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; माम् (mām) - me; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the twice-born (brāhmaṇa); दानफलैः (dānaphalaiḥ) - with the fruits of charity; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; राजा (rājā) - the king; सत्यफलेन (satyaphalena) - with the fruit of truth; च (ca) - and;]
(Let there be absence of dispute between you two; wealth has come to me through righteousness. The twice-born is endowed with the fruits of charity, and the king with the fruit of truth.)
May there be no dispute between you two; let wealth come to me through righteousness. The brāhmaṇa is endowed with the fruits of charity, and the king with the fruit of truth.
स्वर्ग उवाच॥
svarga uvāca॥
[स्वर्ग (svarga) - heaven; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Heaven said.)
Heaven spoke.
स्वर्गं मां विद्धि राजेन्द्र रूपिणं स्वयमागतम्। अविवादोऽस्तु युवयोरुभौ तुल्यफलौ युवाम् ॥१२-१९२-७६॥
svargaṃ māṃ viddhi rājendra rūpiṇaṃ svayamāgatam। avivādo'stu yuvayorubhau tulyaphalau yuvām ॥12-192-76॥
[स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; माम् (mām) - me; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; रूपिणम् (rūpiṇam) - in the form; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; अविवादः (avivādaḥ) - absence of dispute; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - between you two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; तुल्यफलौ (tulyaphalau) - equal in result; युवाम् (yuvām) - you two;]
(Know me, O king, as heaven, come myself in form. Let there be absence of dispute between you two; both of you are equal in result.)
O king, know that I myself, in this form, am heaven come to you. Let there be no dispute between you two; both of you shall receive equal reward.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
कृतं स्वर्गेण मे कार्यं गच्छ स्वर्ग यथासुखम्। विप्रो यदीच्छते दातुं प्रतीच्छतु च मे धनम् ॥१२-१९२-७७॥
kṛtaṃ svargeṇa me kāryaṃ gaccha svarga yathāsukham। vipro yadīcchate dātuṃ pratīcchatu ca me dhanam ॥12-192-77॥
[कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; accomplished; स्वर्गेण (svargeṇa) - by heaven; by attaining heaven; मे (me) - my; for me; कार्यं (kāryam) - task; duty; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; स्वर्ग (svarga) - heaven; यथा (yathā) - as; according to; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; comfort; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brāhmaṇa; sage; यदि (yadi) - if; इच्छते (icchate) - desires; wishes; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; प्रतीच्छतु (pratīcchatu) - let him accept; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; of me; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; money;]
(The task for me by heaven is done; go to heaven as you wish for happiness. If the brāhmaṇa desires to give, let him accept my wealth too.)
My duty to heaven is accomplished; go to heaven and enjoy happiness as you wish. If the brāhmaṇa wishes to give, let him also accept my wealth.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
बाल्ये यदि स्यादज्ञानान्मया हस्तः प्रसारितः। निवृत्तिलक्षणं धर्ममुपासे संहितां जपन् ॥१२-१९२-७८॥
bālye yadi syād ajñānān mayā hastaḥ prasāritaḥ। nivṛttilakṣaṇaṃ dharmam upāse saṃhitāṃ japan ॥12-192-78॥
[बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; यदि (yadi) - if; स्यात् (syāt) - were; अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance; मया (mayā) - by me; हस्तः (hastaḥ) - hand; प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended; निवृत्ति-लक्षणम् (nivṛtti-lakṣaṇam) - characterized by withdrawal; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; उपासे (upāse) - I worship; संहिताम् (saṃhitām) - Saṃhitā (scripture); जपन् (japan) - reciting;]
(In childhood, if from ignorance my hand was extended, I worship dharma characterized by withdrawal, reciting the Saṃhitā.)
If, in my childhood, out of ignorance I extended my hand, now I worship the dharma characterized by renunciation, reciting the Saṃhitā.
निवृत्तं मां चिरं राजन्विप्रं लोभयसे कथम्। स्वेन कार्यं करिष्यामि त्वत्तो नेच्छे फलं नृप ॥ तपःस्वाध्यायशीलोऽहं निवृत्तश्च प्रतिग्रहात् ॥१२-१९२-७९॥
nivṛttaṃ māṃ ciraṃ rājan vipraṃ lobhayase katham। svena kāryaṃ kariṣyāmi tvatto necche phalaṃ nṛpa ॥ tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīlo'ham nivṛttaśca pratigrahāt ॥12-192-79॥
[निवृत्तं (nivṛttam) - ceased; माम् (mām) - me; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विप्रं (vipram) - the Brāhmaṇa; लोभयसे (lobhayase) - you tempt; कथम् (katham) - why; स्वेन (svena) - by my own; कार्यं (kāryam) - duty; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; न (na) - not; इच्छे (icche) - I desire; फलं (phalam) - fruit; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; तपःस्वाध्यायशीलः (tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīlaḥ) - practiced in austerity and study; अहम् (aham) - I; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - withdrawn; च (ca) - and; प्रतिग्रहात् (pratigrahāt) - from accepting gifts;]
(Ceased me for a long time, O king, the Brāhmaṇa you tempt, why? By my own duty I will do, from you not I desire fruit, O king. Practiced in austerity and study I am, withdrawn and from accepting gifts.)
O king, for a long time I have ceased; why do you tempt me, a Brāhmaṇa? I will perform my duty by my own means; I do not desire any reward from you, O king. I am devoted to austerity and study, and have withdrawn from accepting gifts.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
यदि विप्र निसृष्टं ते जप्यस्य फलमुत्तमम्। आवयोर्यत्फलं किञ्चित्सहितं नौ तदस्त्विह ॥१२-१९२-८०॥
yadi vipra nisṛṣṭaṃ te japyasya phalamuttamam। āvayoryatphalaṃ kiñcitsahitaṃ nau tadastviha ॥12-192-80॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; विप्र (vipra) - Brāhmaṇa; निसृष्टं (nisṛṣṭam) - given; ते (te) - by you; जप्यस्य (japyasya) - of the recitation; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two; यत् (yat) - which; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some; सहितम् (sahitam) - together; नौ (nau) - for us; तत् (tat) - that; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इह (iha) - here;]
(If, O Brāhmaṇa, the excellent fruit of the recitation given by you, whatever fruit there is for us two, let that be together for us here.)
If, O Brāhmaṇa, the excellent fruit of the recitation given by you, whatever fruit there is for us two, let that be shared by us here.
द्विजाः प्रतिग्रहे युक्ता दातारो राजवंशजाः। यदि धर्मः श्रुतो विप्र सहैव फलमस्तु नौ ॥१२-१९२-८१॥
dvijāḥ pratigrahe yuktā dātāro rājavaṃśajāḥ। yadi dharmaḥ śruto vipra sahaiva phalam astu nau ॥12-192-81॥
[द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born ones; प्रतिग्रहे (pratigrahe) - in receiving gifts; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers; राजवंशजाः (rājavaṃśajāḥ) - born in royal lineage; यदि (yadi) - if; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - has been heard; विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa; सह (saha) - together; एव (eva) - indeed; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; नौ (nau) - for us;]
(Twice-born ones engaged in receiving gifts, givers born in royal lineage. If righteousness has been heard, O Brāhmaṇa, let the fruit indeed be for us together.)
The twice-born are engaged in receiving gifts, and the givers are of royal lineage. If righteousness has truly been heard, O Brāhmaṇa, then may the fruit of it be for both of us together.
मा वा भूत्सहभोज्यं नौ मदीयं फलमाप्नुहि। प्रतीच्छ मत्कृतं धर्मं यदि ते मय्यनुग्रहः ॥१२-१९२-८२॥
mā vā bhūtsahabhojyaṃ nau madīyaṃ phalamāpnuhī. pratīccha matkṛtaṃ dharmaṃ yadi te mayyanugrahaḥ ॥12-192-82॥
[मा (mā) - do not; वा (vā) - or; भूत् (bhūt) - be; सहभोज्यं (sahabhojyaṃ) - to be eaten together; नौ (nau) - by us two; मदीयं (madīyaṃ) - mine; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; आप्नुहि (āpnuhī) - obtain; प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - accept; मत्कृतं (matkṛtaṃ) - done by me; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - righteous act; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; मयि (mayi) - in me; अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - favor;]
(Do not, or let it not be, that the fruit which is to be eaten together by us two, mine, you obtain. Accept the righteous act done by me, if there is favor to you in me.)
Do not let my fruit, which is to be eaten together by us, be obtained by you. Accept the righteous act done by me, if you have any favor towards me.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
ततो विकृतचेष्टौ द्वौ पुरुषौ समुपस्थितौ। गृहीत्वान्योन्यमावेष्ट्य कुचेलावूचतुर्वचः ॥१२-१९२-८३॥
tato vikṛtaceṣṭau dvau puruṣau samupasthitau। gṛhītvānyonyamāveṣṭya kucelāvūcaturvacaḥ ॥12-192-83॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विकृतचेष्टौ (vikṛtaceṣṭau) - with distorted movements; द्वौ (dvau) - two; पुरुषौ (puruṣau) - men; समुपस्थितौ (samupasthitau) - approached; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आवेष्ट्य (āveṣṭya) - having embraced; कुचेलौ (kucelau) - with dirty garments; ऊचतु (ūcatu) - they said; र्वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, with distorted movements, two men approached; having seized each other, having embraced, with dirty garments, they said words.)
Then, two men with distorted movements and dirty garments approached, seized and embraced each other, and spoke words.
न मे धारयसीत्येको धारयामीति चापरः। इहास्ति नौ विवादोऽयमयं राजानुशासकः ॥१२-१९२-८४॥
na me dhārayasītyeko dhārayāmīti cāparaḥ। ihāsti nau vivādo'yamayaṃ rājānuśāsakaḥ ॥12-192-84॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; धारयसि (dhārayasi) - you hold; इति (iti) - thus; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I hold; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other; इह (iha) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; नौ (nau) - of us two; विवादः (vivādaḥ) - dispute; अयम् (ayam) - this; अयम् (ayam) - this; राजा (rājā) - king; अनुशासकः (anuśāsakaḥ) - arbitrator;]
(One says, 'You do not hold (it) for me,' thus; the other says, 'I hold (it),' thus and. Here is a dispute between us two; this king is the arbitrator.)
One says, 'You do not hold it for me,' and the other says, 'I do hold it.' Here is a dispute between us; this king is the arbitrator.
सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहमिदं न मे धारयते भवान्। अनृतं वदसीह त्वमृणं ते धारयाम्यहम् ॥१२-१९२-८५॥
satyaṃ bravīmy aham idaṃ na me dhārayate bhavān। anṛtaṃ vadasīha tvam ṛṇaṃ te dhārayāmy aham ॥12-192-85॥
[सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; अहम् (aham) - I; इदं (idaṃ) - this; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; धारयते (dhārayate) - holds; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - falsehood; वदसि (vadasi) - you speak; इह (iha) - here; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ऋणं (ṛṇaṃ) - debt; ते (te) - your; धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I hold; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Truth I speak, this not my (is) held by you. Falsehood you speak here, debt your I hold, I.)
I am telling the truth: this is not mine, you are holding it. You are speaking falsehood here; I am holding your debt.
तावुभौ भृशसन्तप्तौ राजानमिदमूचतुः। परीक्ष्यतां यथा स्याव नावामिह विगर्हितौ ॥१२-१९२-८६॥
tāvubhau bhṛśasantaptau rājānam idam ūcatuḥ. parīkṣyatāṃ yathā syāv nāvām iha vigarhitau ॥12-192-86॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; भृशसन्तप्तौ (bhṛśasantaptau) - greatly afflicted; राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king; इदम् (idam) - this; ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - said; परीक्ष्यताम् (parīkṣyatām) - let it be examined; यथा (yathā) - as; स्याव (syāv) - we may be; नावाम् (nāvām) - both of us; इह (iha) - here; विगर्हितौ (vigarhitau) - blameworthy;]
(Those two, both greatly afflicted, said this to the king: "Let it be examined so that we both may not be blameworthy here.")
The two, both deeply distressed, said to the king: "Let it be investigated so that neither of us is found at fault here."
विरूप उवाच॥
virūpa uvāca॥
[विरूप (virūpa) - the deformed one; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(virūpa (the deformed one) said;)
Virūpa said:
धारयामि नरव्याघ्र विकृतस्येह गोः फलम्। ददतश्च न गृह्णाति विकृतो मे महीपते ॥१२-१९२-८७॥
dhārayāmi naravyāghra vikṛtasyeha goḥ phalam। dadataśca na gṛhṇāti vikṛto me mahīpate ॥12-192-87॥
[धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I bear; (from dhṛ, to hold) नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; (address) विकृतस्य (vikṛtasya) - of the deformed; (genitive singular) इह (iha) - here; गोः (goḥ) - of the cow; (genitive singular) फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; ददतः (dadataḥ) - of the giver; (genitive singular participle from dā, to give) च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - accepts; (from gṛh, to take) विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - the deformed one; (nominative singular) मे (me) - my; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; (vocative singular from mahīpati);]
(I bear, O tiger among men, here the fruit of the deformed cow; and the deformed one does not accept from the giver, O king, my (words).)
O tiger among men, I bear here the fruit of the deformed cow; and the deformed one does not accept the gift from the giver, O king.
विकृत उवाच॥
vikṛta uvāca॥
[विकृत (vikṛta) - changed; altered; transformed; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; uttered;]
(Changed said.)
The changed one said.
न मे धारयते किञ्चिद्विरूपोऽयं नराधिप। मिथ्या ब्रवीत्ययं हि त्वा मिथ्याभासं नराधिप ॥१२-१९२-८८॥
na me dhārayate kiñcid virūpo'yaṃ narādhipa। mithyā bravīty ayaṃ hi tvā mithyābhāsaṃ narādhipa ॥12-192-88॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - by me; धारयते (dhārayate) - holds; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed one; अयम् (ayam) - this; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; ब्रवीति (bravīti) - speaks; अयम् (ayam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; मिथ्याभासम् (mithyābhāsam) - false appearance; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(Not by me holds anything, this deformed one, O king. Falsely speaks this indeed you, false appearance, O king.)
O king, this deformed one does not hold anything of mine. This one indeed speaks falsely to you, O king, with a false appearance.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
विरूप किं धारयते भवानस्य वदस्व मे। श्रुत्वा तथा करिष्यामीत्येवं मे धीयते मतिः ॥१२-१९२-८९॥
virūpa kiṃ dhārayate bhavān asya vadasva me। śrutvā tathā kariṣyāmi iti evam me dhīyate matiḥ ॥12-192-89॥
[विरूप (virūpa) - deformed; किं (kiṃ) - what; धारयते (dhārayate) - does bear; भवान (bhavān) - you (honorific); अस्य (asya) - of this; वदस्व (vadasva) - tell; मे (me) - to me; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तथा (tathā) - thus; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do; इति (iti) - thus; एवं (evam) - so; मे (me) - my; धीयते (dhīyate) - is resolved; मतिः (matiḥ) - mind;]
(Deformed, what does bear you of this, tell to me. Having heard thus, I shall do thus—so my mind is resolved.)
O deformed one, what do you bear of this? Tell me. Having heard, I shall act accordingly—this is my resolve.
विरूप उवाच॥
virūpa uvāca॥
[विरूप (virūpa) - the deformed one; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(virūpa said;)
Virūpa said:
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्यथैतद्धारयाम्यहम्। विकृतस्यास्य राजर्षे निखिलेन नरर्षभ ॥१२-१९२-९०॥
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājanyathaitaddhārayāmyaham। vikṛtasyāsya rājarṣe nikhilena nararṣabha ॥12-192-90॥
[शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; आवहितः (āvahitaḥ) - attentive; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I bear; अहम् (aham) - I; विकृतस्य (vikṛtasya) - of the altered; अस्य (asya) - of this; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; निखिलेन (nikhilena) - entirely; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O bull among men;]
(Listen attentively, O king, as I bear this. O royal sage, of this altered (matter), entirely, O bull among men.)
O king, listen attentively as I explain this. O royal sage, I will fully clarify this altered matter, O best of men.
अनेन धर्मप्राप्त्यर्थं शुभा दत्ता पुरानघ। धेनुर्विप्राय राजर्षे तपःस्वाध्यायशीलिने ॥१२-१९२-९१॥
anena dharmaprāptyarthaṃ śubhā dattā purānagha। dhenurviprāya rājarṣe tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīline ॥12-192-91॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; धर्मप्राप्त्यर्थं (dharmaprāptyartham) - for the purpose of attaining dharma; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; दत्ता (dattā) - was given; पुरा (purā) - formerly; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow; विप्राय (viprāya) - to the brāhmaṇa; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; तपःस्वाध्यायशीलिने (tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīline) - to one devoted to austerity and study of the Veda;]
(By this, for the purpose of attaining dharma, the auspicious cow was given formerly, O sinless one, to the brāhmaṇa, O royal sage, to one devoted to austerity and study of the Veda.)
O royal sage, formerly, for the attainment of dharma, this auspicious cow was given to the brāhmaṇa who was devoted to austerity and study of the Veda, O sinless one.
तस्याश्चायं मया राजन्फलमभ्येत्य याचितः। विकृतेन च मे दत्तं विशूद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥१२-१९२-९२॥
tasyāś cāyaṃ mayā rājan phalam abhyetya yācitaḥ। vikṛtena ca me dattaṃ viśuddhenāntarātmanā ॥12-192-92॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; (result; reward;) अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; याचितः (yācitaḥ) - asked (for); विकृतेन (vikṛtena) - with altered (mind); च (ca) - and; मे (me) - by me; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; विशूद्धेन (viśuddhena) - with purified; अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - inner self;]
(Of her and this by me, O king, the fruit having approached (I) asked (for); with altered (mind) and by me given, with purified inner self.)
O king, this fruit of hers was sought by me; it was given by me with a changed mind and a purified inner self.
ततो मे सुकृतं कर्म कृतमात्मविशुद्धये। गावौ हि कपिले क्रीत्वा वत्सले बहुदोहने ॥१२-१९२-९३॥
tato me sukṛtaṃ karma kṛtam ātmaviśuddhaye। gāvau hi kapile krītvā vatsale bahudo hane ॥12-192-93॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मे (me) - by me; सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed; कर्म (karma) - action; कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done; आत्मविशुद्धये (ātmaviśuddhaye) - for self-purification; गावौ (gāvau) - two cows; हि (hi) - indeed; कपिले (kapile) - Kapila (brown-colored); क्रीत्वा (krītvā) - having bought; वत्सले (vatsale) - affectionate; बहुदोहने (bahudohane) - yielding much milk;]
(Then by me a good deed, an action, was done for self-purification. Two cows, indeed, Kapila (brown-colored), having bought, affectionate, yielding much milk.)
Then I performed a good deed for my own purification: I bought two affectionate, brown cows that yielded much milk.
ते चोञ्छवृत्तये राजन्मया समपवर्जिते। यथाविधि यथाश्रद्धं तदस्याहं पुनः प्रभो ॥१२-१९२-९४॥
te coñchavṛttaye rājan mayā samapavarjite। yathāvidhi yathāśraddhaṃ tadasyāhaṃ punaḥ prabho ॥12-192-94॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; उञ्छवृत्तये (uñchavṛttaye) - for the livelihood by gleaning; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मया (mayā) - by me; समपवर्जिते (samapavarjite) - completely abandoned; यथा (yathā) - according to; विधि (vidhi) - rule; यथा (yathā) - according to; श्रद्धम् (śraddham) - faith; तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - of this; अहम् (aham) - I; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(They and for the livelihood by gleaning, O king, by me completely abandoned. According to rule, according to faith, that of this I again, O lord.)
O king, those means of gleaning livelihood have been completely abandoned by me. According to the prescribed rules and as per faith, I shall again do that for this, O lord.
इहाद्य वै गृहीत्वा तत्प्रयच्छे द्विगुणं फलम्। एकस्याः पुरुषव्याघ्र कः शुद्धः कोऽत्र दोषवान् ॥१२-१९२-९५॥
ihādya vai gṛhītvā tatprayacche dviguṇaṃ phalam। ekasyāḥ puruṣavyāghra kaḥ śuddhaḥ ko'tra doṣavān ॥12-192-95॥
[इह (iha) - here; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; तत् (tat) - that; प्रयच्छे (prayacche) - I give; द्विगुणं (dviguṇam) - double; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; एकस्याः (ekasyāḥ) - of one; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; कः (kaḥ) - who; शुद्धः (śuddhaḥ) - pure; कः (kaḥ) - who; अत्र (atra) - here; दोषवान् (doṣavān) - faulty;]
(Here today indeed, having taken that, I give double fruit. Of one, O tiger among men, who is pure, who here is faulty?)
Here today, having taken that, I give double the reward. O tiger among men, of these two, who is pure and who here is at fault?"
एवं विवदमानौ स्वस्त्वामिहाभ्यागतौ नृप। कुरु धर्ममधर्मं वा विनये नौ समाधय ॥१२-१९२-९६॥
evaṃ vivadamānau svastvāmihābhyāgatau nṛpa। kuru dharmamadharmaṃ vā vinaye nau samādhaya ॥12-192-96॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विवदमानौ (vivadamānau) - disputing (dual); स्वस्तु (svastu) - may it be well; आम् (ām) - to you; इह (iha) - here; अभ्यागतौ (abhyāgatau) - arrived (dual); नृप (nṛpa) - O king; कुरु (kuru) - do; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; अधर्मम् (adharmaṃ) - unrighteousness; वा (vā) - or; विनये (vinaye) - in discipline; नौ (nau) - us (dual); समाधय (samādhaya) - resolve;]
(Thus, disputing, may it be well to you, here, arrived (we two), O king. Do righteousness or unrighteousness, in discipline, us (two), resolve.)
Thus, disputing, we two have come here to you, O king. Please resolve for us, in accordance with righteousness or unrighteousness, by your discipline.
यदि नेच्छति मे दानं यथा दत्तमनेन वै। भवानत्र स्थिरो भूत्वा मार्गे स्थापयतु प्रभुः ॥१२-१९२-९७॥
yadi neccḥati me dānaṃ yathā dattam anena vai। bhavān atra sthiro bhūtvā mārge sthāpayatu prabhuḥ ॥12-192-97॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; मे (me) - my; दानं (dānam) - gift; यथा (yathā) - as; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; अनेन (anena) - by him; वै (vai) - indeed; भवान् (bhavān) - you; अत्र (atra) - here; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मार्गे (mārge) - on the path; स्थापयतु (sthāpayatu) - may place; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(If he does not desire my gift as given by him indeed, you, having become firm here, may place (it) on the path, O lord.)
If he does not wish to accept my gift as it has been given by him, then you, O lord, stand firm here and place it on the path.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
दीयमानं न गृह्णासि ऋणं कस्मात्त्वमद्य वै। यथैव तेऽभ्यनुज्ञातं तथा गृह्णीष्व माचिरम् ॥१२-१९२-९८॥
dīyamānaṃ na gṛhṇāsi ṛṇaṃ kasmāttvamadya vai। yathaiva te'bhyanujñātaṃ tathā gṛhṇīṣva māciram ॥12-192-98॥
[दीयमानं (dīyamānaṃ) - being given; न (na) - not; गृह्णासि (gṛhṇāsi) - you accept; ऋणं (ṛṇaṃ) - debt; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; अभ्यनुज्ञातं (abhyanujñātaṃ) - permitted; तथा (tathā) - so; गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - accept; मा (mā) - do not; अचिरम् (aciram) - delay;]
(Being given not you accept debt why you today indeed. Just as to you permitted so accept do not delay.)
Why do you not accept the debt being given to you today? Just as it has been permitted to you, so accept it without delay.
विकृत उवाच॥
vikṛta uvāca॥
[विकृत (vikṛta) - changed; transformed; altered; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Changed said.)
The changed one said.
दीयतामित्यनेनोक्तं ददानीति तथा मया। नायं मे धारयत्यत्र गम्यतां यत्र वाञ्छति ॥१२-१९२-९९॥
dīyatām ity anenoktaṃ dadānīti tathā mayā। nāyaṃ me dhārayaty atra gamyatāṃ yatra vāñchati ॥12-192-99॥
[दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given; इति (iti) - thus; अनेन (anena) - by him; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; ददानी (dadāni) - I will give; इति (iti) - thus; तथा (tathā) - so; मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; मे (me) - my; धारयति (dhārayati) - holds; अत्र (atra) - here; गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let him go; यत्र (yatra) - where; वाञ्छति (vāñchati) - he desires;]
(Let it be given—thus by him spoken, 'I will give'—so by me. This does not hold for me here; let him go where he desires.)
He said, 'Let it be given,' and I also said, 'I will give.' This does not remain with me here; let him go wherever he wishes.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
ददतोऽस्य न गृह्णासि विषमं प्रतिभाति मे। दण्ड्यो हि त्वं मम मतो नास्त्यत्र खलु संशयः ॥१२-१९२-१००॥
dadato'sya na gṛhṇāsi viṣamaṃ pratibhāti me। daṇḍyo hi tvaṃ mama mato nāstyatra khalu saṃśayaḥ ॥12-192-100॥
[ददतः (dadataḥ) - of the giver; (from √dā, to give; genitive singular) अस्य (asya) - his; (genitive singular of idam) न (na) - not; गृह्णासि (gṛhṇāsi) - you accept; (from √gṛh, to take; 2nd person singular present) विषमम् (viṣamam) - unfair; (neuter accusative singular) प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; (from prati√bhā, to appear; 3rd person singular present) मे (me) - to me; (dative singular of asmad) दण्ड्यः (daṇḍyaḥ) - punishable; (nom. sing. masc.) हि (hi) - indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मम (mama) - my; मतः (mataḥ) - opinion; (past participle of √man, thought; here: in my opinion) न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; अत्र (atra) - here; खलु (khalu) - indeed; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; (nom. sing. masc.);]
(Of the giver, his you do not accept; unfair it appears to me. Punishable indeed you, my opinion; not is here indeed doubt.)
You do not accept what is given by him; this seems unfair to me. In my opinion, you are punishable; there is indeed no doubt about this.
विकृत उवाच॥
vikṛta uvāca॥
[विकृत (vikṛta) - changed; altered; transformed; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; uttered;]
(vikṛta said;)
Vikrita said.
मयास्य दत्तं राजर्षे गृह्णीयां तत्कथं पुनः। काममत्रापराधो मे दण्ड्यमाज्ञापय प्रभो ॥१२-१९२-१०१॥
mayāsya dattaṃ rājarṣe gṛhṇīyāṃ tatkathaṃ punaḥ। kāmam atrāparādho me daṇḍyam ājñāpaya prabho ॥12-192-101॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; अस्य (asya) - of this; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage; गृह्णीयाम् (gṛhṇīyām) - should I accept; तत् (tat) - that; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कामम् (kāmam) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - offense; मे (me) - my; दण्ड्यम् (daṇḍyam) - to be punished; आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(By me of this given, O royal sage, should I accept that how again? Indeed here offense my to be punished, command, O lord.)
O royal sage, that which was given by me—how can I accept it again? If there is any offense here on my part, O lord, command the punishment.
विरूप उवाच॥
virūpa uvāca॥
[विरूप (virūpa) - Virūpa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Virūpa said.)
Virūpa said.
दीयमानं यदि मया नेषिष्यसि कथञ्चन। नियंस्यति त्वा नृपतिरयं धर्मानुशासकः ॥१२-१९२-१०२॥
dīyamānaṃ yadi mayā neṣiṣyasi kathaṃcana। niyaṃsyati tvā nṛpatirayaṃ dharmānuśāsakaḥ ॥12-192-102॥
[दीयमानं (dīyamānaṃ) - being given; (that which is) being offered; यदि (yadi) - if; मया (mayā) - by me; नेषिष्यसि (neṣiṣyasi) - you will not take; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; at all; नियंस्यति (niyaṃsyati) - will restrain; will control; त्वा (tvā) - you; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; अयम् (ayam) - this; धर्मानुशासकः (dharmānuśāsakaḥ) - upholder of dharma; enforcer of righteousness;]
(If you do not take what is being given by me in any way, this king, the upholder of dharma, will restrain you.)
If you do not accept what I am offering in any way, this king, who enforces righteousness, will restrain you.
विकृत उवाच॥
vikṛta uvāca॥
[विकृत (vikṛta) - changed; altered; transformed; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; uttered;]
(Changed said.)
The changed one said.
स्वं मया याचितेनेह दत्तं कथमिहाद्य तत्। गृह्णीयां गच्छतु भवानभ्यनुज्ञां ददानि ते ॥१२-१९२-१०३॥
svaṃ mayā yāciteneha dattaṃ kathamihādya tat। gṛhṇīyāṃ gacchatu bhavānabhyanujñāṃ dadāni te ॥12-192-103॥
[स्वम् (svam) - one's own; self; property; मया (mayā) - by me; याचितेन (yācitena) - by (the one) who has requested; इह (iha) - here; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; कथम् (katham) - how; इह (iha) - here; अद्य (adya) - today; तत् (tat) - that; गृह्णीयाम् (gṛhṇīyām) - may I take; गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let (it) go; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); अभ्यनुज्ञाम् (abhyanujñām) - permission; ददानि (dadāni) - I give; ते (te) - to you;]
(How can I take here today that which has been given here by me to the one who has requested? Let it go, you; I give you permission.)
How can I take today, here, that which I have given here to the one who requested? Let it go, you may proceed; I give you permission.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
श्रुतमेतत्त्वया राजन्ननयोः कथितं द्वयोः। प्रतिज्ञातं मया यत्ते तद्गृहाणाविचारितम् ॥१२-१९२-१०४॥
śrutam etat tvayā rājan anayoh kathitam dvayoh। pratijñātam mayā yat te tad gṛhāṇa avicāritam ॥12-192-104॥
[श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; कथितम् (kathitam) - told; द्वयोः (dvayoh) - of the two; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; मया (mayā) - by me; यत् (yat) - which; ते (te) - to you; तत् (tat) - that; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without consideration;]
(This has been heard by you, O king, regarding these two, told of the two. What was promised by me to you, that accept without consideration.)
O king, you have heard this account concerning these two. Whatever I promised you, accept that without hesitation.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
प्रस्तुतं सुमहत्कार्यमावयोर्गह्वरं यथा। जापकस्य दृढीकारः कथमेतद्भविष्यति ॥१२-१९२-१०५॥
prastutaṃ sumahatkāryam āvayor gahvaraṃ yathā। japakasya dṛḍhīkāraḥ katham etad bhaviṣyati ॥12-192-105॥
[प्रस्तुतं (prastutam) - presented; offered; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; कार्यम् (kāryam) - task; work; आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two; गह्वरं (gahvaram) - difficult; deep; यथा (yathā) - as; like; जापकस्य (japakasya) - of the reciter; दृढीकारः (dṛḍhīkāraḥ) - firm establishment; कथम् (katham) - how; एतत् (etat) - this; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; will happen;]
(Presented very great task of us two difficult as; of the reciter firm establishment how this will be;)
A very great and difficult task has been presented to us; how will the firm establishment of the reciter happen in this case?
यदि तावन्न गृह्णामि ब्राह्मणेनापवर्जितम्। कथं न लिप्येयमहं दोषेण महताद्य वै ॥१२-१९२-१०६॥
yadi tāvan na gṛhṇāmi brāhmaṇenāpavarjitam। kathaṃ na lipyeyam ahaṃ doṣeṇa mahatā adya vai ॥12-192-106॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तावन् (tāvan) - so long; न (na) - not; गृह्णामि (gṛhṇāmi) - I accept; ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a brāhmaṇa; अपवर्जितम् (apavarjitam) - rejected; कथम् (katham) - how; न (na) - not; लिप्येयम् (lipyeyam) - I would be tainted; अहम् (aham) - I; दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - by fault; महत् (mahat) - great; आद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(If so long I do not accept what is rejected by a brāhmaṇa, how would I be tainted by a great fault today indeed?)
If I do not accept what has been rejected by a brāhmaṇa, how could I be tainted by a great fault today?
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
तौ चोवाच स राजर्षिः कृतकार्यौ गमिष्यथः। नेदानीं मामिहासाद्य राजधर्मो भवेन्मृषा ॥१२-१९२-१०७॥
tau covāca sa rājarṣiḥ kṛtakāryau gamiṣyathaḥ। nedānīṃ māmihāsādya rājadhamo bhavenmṛṣā ॥12-192-107॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; उवाच (uvāca) - said; सः (saḥ) - he; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; कृतकार्यौ (kṛtakāryau) - having accomplished the task; गमिष्यथः (gamiṣyathaḥ) - you two will go; न (na) - not; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; माम् (mām) - me; इह (iha) - here; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; राजधर्मः (rājadharmaḥ) - royal duty; भवेत् (bhavet) - would become; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false;]
(Those two and said he, the royal sage: having accomplished the task, you two will go. Not now, having approached me here, would the royal duty become false.)
The royal sage said to those two: "You have accomplished your task, you may go. Now, having come to me here, my royal duty would not be in vain."
स्वधर्मः परिपाल्यश्च राज्ञामेष विनिश्चयः। विप्रधर्मश्च सुगुरुर्मामनात्मानमाविशत् ॥१२-१९२-१०८॥
svadharmaḥ paripālyaś ca rājñām eṣa viniścayaḥ। vipradharmaś ca sugurur mām anātmānam āviśat ॥12-192-108॥
[स्वधर्मः (svadharmaḥ) - one's own duty; परिपाल्यः (paripālyaḥ) - to be protected; च (ca) - and; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; एष (eṣa) - this; विनिश्चयः (viniścayaḥ) - decision; विप्रधर्मः (vipradharmaḥ) - the duty of Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; सुगुरुः (suguruḥ) - excellent teacher; माम् (mām) - me; अनात्मानम् (anātmānam) - not myself; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(One's own duty is to be protected and this is the decision of kings; the duty of Brāhmaṇas and the excellent teacher entered me, not myself.)
One's own duty must be protected; this is the resolve of kings. The duty of Brāhmaṇas and the great teacher entered me, not my own self.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
गृहाण धारयेऽहं ते याचितं ते श्रुतं मया। न चेद्ग्रहीष्यसे राजञ्शपिष्ये त्वां न संशयः ॥१२-१९२-१०९॥
gṛhāṇa dhārye'haṃ te yācitaṃ te śrutaṃ mayā। na cedgṛhīṣyase rājañśapiṣye tvāṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥12-192-109॥
[गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; (from root gṛh, to take) धारये (dhārye) - I shall hold; (from root dhṛ, to hold, with future ending) अहम् (aham) - I; (first person singular pronoun) ते (te) - for you; (dative singular of tvam) याचितम् (yācitam) - requested; (from root yāc, to request, past participle) ते (te) - by you; (instrumental singular of tvam) श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; (from root śru, to hear, past participle) मया (mayā) - by me; (instrumental singular of aham) न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; ग्रहिष्यसे (gṛhīṣyase) - you will accept; (future of gṛh, to take, 2nd person singular) राजन् (rājan) - O king; (vocative singular of rājan) शपिष्ये (śapiṣye) - I will curse; (future of śap, to curse, 1st person singular) त्वाम् (tvām) - you; (accusative singular of tvam) न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; (there is no doubt; idiomatic) १२-१९२-१०९ (12-192-109) - 12-192-109; (verse number, not translated);]
(Accept, I shall hold for you the requested (thing), by you heard by me. If you do not accept, O king, I will curse you, no doubt.)
Accept what I have requested and what you have heard from me; if you do not accept it, O king, I will certainly curse you—there is no doubt about it.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said.)
The king said.
धिग्राजधर्मं यस्यायं कार्यस्येह विनिश्चयः। इत्यर्थं मे ग्रहीतव्यं कथं तुल्यं भवेदिति ॥१२-१९२-११०॥
dhig-rāja-dharmaṃ yasya ayaṃ kāryasya iha viniścayaḥ। iti arthaṃ me grahītavyam kathaṃ tulyaṃ bhavet iti ॥12-192-110॥
[धिक् (dhik) - condemnation; राजधर्मम् (rāja-dharmam) - king's duty; यस्य (yasya) - of whom; अयम् (ayam) - this; कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the action; इह (iha) - here; विनिश्चयः (viniścayaḥ) - decision; इति (iti) - thus; अर्थम् (artham) - meaning; मे (me) - to me; ग्रहीतव्यम् (grahītavyam) - should be understood; कथम् (katham) - how; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; भवेत् (bhavet) - might be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Condemnation to the king's duty, of whom this decision regarding the action here (is made). Thus, the meaning to me should be understood: how might it be equal, thus.)
Condemnation upon the king's duty, if this is the decision regarding the matter here. Therefore, I should understand the meaning: how could it be considered equal?
एष पाणिरपूर्वं भो निक्षेपार्थं प्रसारितः। यन्मे धारयसे विप्र तदिदानीं प्रदीयताम् ॥१२-१९२-१११॥
eṣa pāṇir apūrvaṃ bho nikṣepārthaṃ prasāritaḥ। yan me dhārayase vipra tad idānīṃ pradīyatām ॥12-192-111॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand; अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; भो (bho) - O; निक्षेपार्थम् (nikṣepārtham) - for the purpose of deposit; प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended; यत् (yat) - which; मे (me) - to me; धारयसे (dhārayase) - you hold; विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa; तत् (tat) - that; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given;]
(This hand, unprecedented, O, for the purpose of deposit, is extended. Which you hold for me, O Brāhmaṇa, that now let it be given.)
This hand is extended, O Brāhmaṇa, for the purpose of depositing something unprecedented. Whatever you are holding for me, please give it to me now.
ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(brāhmaṇa said;)
The brāhmaṇa said.
संहितां जपता यावान्मया कश्चिद्गुणः कृतः। तत्सर्वं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व यदि किञ्चिदिहास्ति मे ॥१२-१९२-११२॥
saṁhitāṁ japatā yāvānmayā kaścidguṇaḥ kṛtaḥ। tatsarvaṁ pratigṛhṇīṣva yadi kiñcidihaasti me ॥12-192-112॥
[संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - collection; (accusative singular of saṁhitā) जपता (japatā) - by reciting; (instrumental singular of japata) यावान् (yāvān) - as much as; (nominative singular masculine of yāvat) मया (mayā) - by me; (instrumental singular of aham) कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; (nominative singular masculine of kaścit) गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit; (nominative singular masculine of guṇa) कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; (past participle, nominative singular masculine of kṛ) तत् (tat) - that; (nominative/accusative singular neuter of tat) सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; (accusative singular neuter of sarva) प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept; (imperative 2nd person singular of pratigṛh) यदि (yadi) - if; (indeclinable) किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; (nominative/accusative singular neuter of kiñcit) इह (iha) - here; (indeclinable) अस्ति (asti) - is; (3rd person singular of as) मे (me) - to me; (genitive singular of aham);]
(As much merit as has been done by me by reciting the collection, if there is anything here, accept all that.)
Whatever merit I have gained by reciting the Saṁhitā, if there is anything here for me, please accept all of it.
राजोवाच॥
rājovāca॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The king said;)
The king said.
जलमेतन्निपतितं मम पाणौ द्विजोत्तम। सममस्तु सहैवास्तु प्रतिगृह्णातु वै भवान् ॥१२-१९२-११३॥
jalam etan nipatitaṃ mama pāṇau dvijottama। samam astu sahaiva astu pratigṛhṇātu vai bhavān ॥12-192-113॥
[जलम् (jalam) - water; एतत् (etat) - this; निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen; मम (mama) - my; पाणौ (pāṇau) - on (the) hand; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of twice-born; समम् (samam) - equally; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; सह एव (saha eva) - together indeed; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; प्रतिगृह्णातु (pratigṛhṇātu) - may (you) accept; वै (vai) - indeed; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific);]
(Water this fallen my on (the) hand O best of twice-born; equally let it be; together indeed let it be; may you accept indeed you (honorific);)
O best of the twice-born, this water has fallen on my hand; let it be accepted equally and together; may you indeed accept it, sir.
विरूप उवाच॥
virūpa uvāca॥
[विरूप (virūpa) - the deformed one; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(virūpa said;)
Virūpa said:
कामक्रोधौ विद्धि नौ त्वमावाभ्यां कारितो भवान्। समेति च यदुक्तं ते समा लोकास्तवास्य च ॥१२-१९२-११४॥
kāmakrodhau viddhi nau tvamāvābhyāṃ kārito bhavān। sameti ca yaduktaṃ te samā lokāstavāsya ca ॥12-192-114॥
[काम (kāma) - desire; क्रोधौ (krodhau) - and anger; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; नौ (nau) - us (dual); त्वम् (tvam) - you; आवाभ्यां (āvābhyām) - by us (dual); कारितः (kāritaḥ) - caused; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); समेति (sameti) - attains; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - what; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - said; ते (te) - by you; समा (samā) - equal; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; तव (tava) - your; अस्य (asya) - of this; च (ca) - and;]
(Desire and anger—know (them as) us; by us you have been caused (to act), O sir. And what has been said by you, equal worlds (will be) yours and of this (one) also.)
Know that desire and anger are us; you have been made to act by us, O sir. And as you have said, equal worlds will be yours and his as well.
नायं धारयते किञ्चिज्जिज्ञासा त्वत्कृते कृता। कालो धर्मस्तथा मृत्युः कामक्रोधौ तथा युवाम् ॥१२-१९२-११५॥
nāyaṃ dhārayate kiñcijjijñāsā tvatkṛte kṛtā। kālo dharmastathā mṛtyuḥ kāmakrodhau tathā yuvām ॥12-192-115॥
[न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this (person); धारयते (dhārayate) - holds; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā) - desire to know; त्वत्कृते (tvat-kṛte) - for your sake; कृता (kṛtā) - made; कालः (kālaḥ) - Time; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; तथा (tathā) - also; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death; काम (kāma) - Desire; क्रोधौ (krodhau) - and Anger; तथा (tathā) - also; युवाम् (yuvām) - you two;]
(This (person) does not hold any desire to know made for your sake. Time, Dharma, also Death, Desire and Anger, also you two.)
This person has no curiosity made for your sake. Time, Dharma, Death, Desire, Anger, and you two are also involved.
सर्वमन्योन्यनिकषे निघृष्टं पश्यतस्तव। गच्छ लोकाञ्जितान्स्वेन कर्मणा यत्र वाञ्छसि ॥१२-१९२-११६॥
sarvam anyonya-nikaṣe nighṛṣṭaṃ paśyataḥ tava। gaccha lokān jitān svena karmaṇā yatra vāñchasi॥12-192-116॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; everything; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - mutually; one another; निकषे (nikaṣe) - on the touchstone; by testing; निघृष्टम् (nighṛṣṭam) - rubbed; tested; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while seeing; as you see; तव (tava) - your; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; realms; जितान् (jitān) - conquered; won; स्वेन (svena) - by your own; by oneself; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; by deed; यत्र (yatra) - where; वाञ्छसि (vāñchasi) - you desire; you wish;]
(All, mutually on the touchstone rubbed, as you see, your; go to the worlds conquered by your own action, where you desire.)
All has been mutually tested as you see, O yours; go to the worlds conquered by your own deeds, wherever you wish.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
जापकानां फलावाप्तिर्मया ते सम्प्रकीर्तिता। गतिः स्थानं च लोकाश्च जापकेन यथा जिताः ॥१२-१९२-११७॥
jāpakānāṃ phalāvāptirmayā te samprakīrtitā। gatiḥ sthānaṃ ca lokāśca jāpakena yathā jitāḥ ॥12-192-117॥
[जापकानां (jāpakānāṃ) - of the chanters; फल (phala) - fruit; आवाप्तिः (āvāptiḥ) - attainment; मया (mayā) - by me; ते (te) - to you; सम्प्रकीर्तिता (samprakīrtitā) - has been fully proclaimed; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - place; च (ca) - and; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; च (ca) - and; जापकेन (jāpakena) - by the chanter; यथा (yathā) - as; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered;]
(Of the chanters, the attainment of fruit has by me to you been fully proclaimed. The path, the place, and the worlds as conquered by the chanter, as such.)
I have fully described to you the fruits attained by the chanters. I have also explained the path, the place, and the worlds conquered by the chanter.
प्रयाति संहिताध्यायी ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम्। अथ वाग्निं समायाति सूर्यमाविशतेऽपि वा ॥१२-१९२-११८॥
prayāti saṃhitādhyāyī brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam। atha vāgniṃ samāyāti sūryamāviśate'pi vā ॥12-192-118॥
[प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes forth; संहिता (saṃhitā) - collection; अध्यायी (adhyāyī) - reciter; ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇam) - Brahman; परमेष्ठिनम् (parameṣṭhinam) - the Supreme Lord; अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; अग्निम् (agniṃ) - Agni; समायाति (samāyāti) - approaches; सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the Sun; आविशते (āviśate) - enters; अपि (api) - also; वा (vā) - or;]
(The reciter of the Saṃhitā goes forth to Brahman, the Supreme Lord. Then, he either approaches Agni or enters the Sun, or also (does so).)
The reciter of the Saṃhitā attains Brahman, the Supreme Lord. Then, he either approaches Agni or enters the Sun.
स तैजसेन भावेन यदि तत्राश्नुते रतिम्। गुणांस्तेषां समादत्ते रागेण प्रतिमोहितः ॥१२-१९२-११९॥
sa taijasena bhāvena yadi tatrāśnute ratim। guṇāṃsteṣāṃ samādatte rāgeṇa pratimohitaḥ ॥12-192-119॥
[स (sa) - he; तैजसेन (taijasena) - by fiery (passionate, energetic); भावेन (bhāvena) - by disposition; यदि (yadi) - if; तत्र (tatra) - there; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains; रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; समादत्ते (samādatte) - takes up; रागेण (rāgeṇa) - with passion; प्रतिमोहितः (pratimohitaḥ) - utterly deluded;]
(He, by fiery disposition, if there attains pleasure, the qualities of them he takes up with passion, utterly deluded.)
If, by a passionate nature, he finds pleasure there, he adopts their qualities, being completely deluded by attachment.
एवं सोमे तथा वायौ भूम्याकाशशरीरगः। सरागस्तत्र वसति गुणांस्तेषां समाचरन् ॥१२-१९२-१२०॥
evaṃ some tathā vāyau bhūmy-ākāśa-śarīra-gaḥ। sarāgas-tatra vasati guṇāṃs-teṣāṃ samācaran ॥12-192-120॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सोमे (some) - in Soma; तथा (tathā) - likewise; वायौ (vāyau) - in Vāyu; भूमि-आकाश-शरीर-गः (bhūmi-ākāśa-śarīra-gaḥ) - one who has the body of earth and space; सरागः (sarāgaḥ) - with attachment; तत्र (tatra) - there; वसति (vasati) - dwells; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; समाचरन् (samācaran) - practicing;]
(Thus, in Soma and likewise in Vāyu, the one who has the body of earth and space, with attachment, dwells there, practicing the qualities of them.)
In this way, in Soma and likewise in Vāyu, the one whose body is composed of earth and space, with attachment, resides there, practicing their qualities.
अथ तत्र विरागी स गच्छति त्वथ संशयम्। परमव्ययमिच्छन्स तमेवाविशते पुनः ॥१२-१९२-१२१॥
atha tatra virāgī sa gacchati tvatha saṃśayam। paramavyayam icchans tam eva āviśate punaḥ ॥12-192-121॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तत्र (tatra) - there; विरागी (virāgī) - dispassionate one; सः (saḥ) - he; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; त्वथ (tvatha) - then; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; परमव्ययम् (paramavyayam) - the supreme imperishable; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; आविशते (āviśate) - enters; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Then there, the dispassionate one, he goes, then (again) doubt. Desiring the supreme imperishable, him only he enters again.)
Then, there, the dispassionate person proceeds, but again falls into doubt. Desiring the supreme imperishable, he enters into it once more.
अमृताच्चामृतं प्राप्तः शीतीभूतो निरात्मवान्। ब्रह्मभूतः स निर्द्वंद्वः सुखी शान्तो निरामयः ॥१२-१९२-१२२॥
amṛtāccāmṛtaṃ prāptaḥ śītībhūto nirātmavān। brahmabhūtaḥ sa nirdvaṃdvaḥ sukhī śānto nirāmayaḥ ॥12-192-122॥
[अमृतात् (amṛtāt) - from immortality; च (ca) - and; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortality; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; शीतीभूतः (śītībhūtaḥ) - become cool; निरात्मवान् (nirātmavān) - devoid of self; ब्रह्मभूतः (brahmabhūtaḥ) - become Brahman; सः (saḥ) - he; निर्द्वंद्वः (nirdvaṃdvaḥ) - free from dualities; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful; निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease;]
(From immortality and immortality attained, having become cool, devoid of self, having become Brahman, he, free from dualities, happy, peaceful, free from disease.)
Having attained immortality from the immortal, becoming cool and devoid of self, he who has become Brahman is free from dualities, happy, peaceful, and free from affliction.
ब्रह्मस्थानमनावर्तमेकमक्षरसञ्ज्ञकम्। अदुःखमजरं शान्तं स्थानं तत्प्रतिपद्यते ॥१२-१९२-१२३॥
brahmasthānam-anāvartam-ekam-akṣarasañjñakam। aduḥkham-ajaram śāntam sthānam tat pratipadyate ॥12-192-123॥
[ब्रह्मस्थानम् (brahmasthānam) - Brahman-abode; अनावर्तम् (anāvartam) - non-returning; एकम् (ekam) - one; अक्षर-सञ्ज्ञकम् (akṣara-sañjñakam) - having the designation 'imperishable'; अदुःखम् (aduḥkham) - without suffering; अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless; शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; तत् (tat) - that; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - is attained;]
(The Brahman-abode, non-returning, one, having the designation 'imperishable', without suffering, ageless, peaceful abode, that is attained.)
That abode of Brahman, which is non-returning, one, called 'imperishable', free from suffering, ageless, and peaceful, is attained.
चतुर्भिर्लक्षणैर्हीनं तथा षड्भिः सषोडशैः। पुरुषं समतिक्रम्य आकाशं प्रतिपद्यते ॥१२-१९२-१२४॥
caturbhir lakṣaṇair hīnaṃ tathā ṣaḍbhiḥ saṣoḍaśaiḥ। puruṣaṃ samatikramya ākāśaṃ pratipadyate ॥12-192-124॥
[चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four; लक्षणैः (lakṣaṇaiḥ) - with characteristics; हीनं (hīnaṃ) - devoid; तथा (tathā) - likewise; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six; सषोडशैः (saṣoḍaśaiḥ) - with sixteen; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - the person; समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having surpassed; आकाशं (ākāśam) - ether; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains;]
(Devoid of four characteristics, likewise by six, with sixteen, having surpassed the person, attains ether.)
When one is devoid of four characteristics, or with six or sixteen, having transcended the person, one attains the ether (space or ultimate reality).
अथ वेच्छति रागात्मा सर्वं तदधितिष्ठति। यच्च प्रार्थयते तच्च मनसा प्रतिपद्यते ॥१२-१९२-१२५॥
atha vecchati rāgātmā sarvaṃ tadadhitiṣṭhati। yac ca prārthayate tac ca manasā pratipadyate ॥12-192-125॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; वेच्छति (vecchati) - desires; wishes; रागात्मा (rāgātmā) - one whose nature is passion; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; everything; तदधितिष्ठति (tad-adhitiṣṭhati) - that (he) presides over; governs; यत् (yat) - whatever; which; च (ca) - and; प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires; seeks; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; मनसा (manasā) - with the mind; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains; obtains;]
(Now, the one whose nature is passion desires, he governs all that. And whatever he desires, that he attains with the mind.)
Then, the passionate person desires and thus controls everything. Whatever he wishes for, he attains with his mind.
अथ वा वीक्षते लोकान्सर्वान्निरयसंस्थितान्। निःस्पृहः सर्वतो मुक्तस्तत्रैव रमते सुखी ॥१२-१९२-१२६॥
atha vā vīkṣate lokān sarvān nirayasaṃsthitān। niḥspṛhaḥ sarvato muktas tatraiva ramate sukhī ॥12-192-126॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; वीक्षते (vīkṣate) - sees; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; निरयसंस्थितान् (nirayasaṃsthitān) - situated in hell; निःस्पृहः (niḥspṛhaḥ) - free from desire; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; रमते (ramate) - delights; सुखी (sukhī) - happy;]
(Then or sees all worlds situated in hell; free from desire, liberated from all sides, right there delights, happy.)
Or, he sees all the worlds situated in hell; being free from desire and liberated from all sides, he delights right there and is happy.
एवमेषा महाराज जापकस्य गतिर्यथा। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥१२-१९२-१२७॥
evameṣā mahārāja jāpakasya gatiryathā। etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi ॥12-192-127॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एषा (eṣā) - this; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; जापकस्य (jāpakasya) - of the reciter; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; यथा (yathā) - as; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been told; किम् (kim) - what; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire;]
(Thus this, O great king, is the path of the reciter as (it is). This all has been told to you. What more do you wish to hear?)
O great king, thus is the path of the reciter. All this has been explained to you. Do you wish to hear anything further?
