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भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। तुलाधारस्य वाक्यानि धर्मे जाजलिना सह ॥१२-२५३-१॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme jājalinā saha ॥12-253-1॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; तुलाधारस्य (tulādhārasya) - of Tulādhāra; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - statements; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; जाजलिना (jājalinā) - by Jājali; सह (saha) - with;]
(Here also they cite this ancient historical account: the statements of Tulādhāra in dharma with Jājali.)
Here too, an ancient story is told: the words of Tulādhāra on dharma, in conversation with Jājali.
वने वनचरः कश्चिज्जाजलिर्नाम वै द्विजः। सागरोद्देशमागम्य तपस्तेपे महातपाः ॥१२-२५३-२॥
vane vanacaraḥ kaścid jājaliḥ nāma vai dvijaḥ। sāgaroddeśam āgamya tapas tepe mahātapāḥ॥12-253-2॥
[वने (vane) - in the forest; वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper name); नाम (nāma) - by name; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born (Brāhmaṇa); सागर (sāgara) - ocean; उद्देशम् (uddeśam) - region; आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तेपे (tepe) - practiced; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(In the forest, a certain forest-dweller named Jājali, indeed a twice-born, having arrived at the region of the ocean, practiced austerity, being a great ascetic.)
In the forest, there was a certain forest-dweller named Jājali, a Brāhmaṇa, who, after reaching the ocean's region, performed great austerities.
नियतो नियताहारश्चीराजिनजटाधरः। मलपङ्कधरो धीमान्बहून्वर्षगणान्मुनिः ॥१२-२५३-३॥
niyato niyatāhāraś cīrājinajaṭādharaḥ। malapaṅkadharo dhīmān bahūn varṣagaṇān muniḥ ॥12-253-3॥
[नियतः (niyataḥ) - self-controlled; नियताहारः (niyatāhāraḥ) - regulated in food; चीराजिनजटाधरः (cīrājinajaṭādharaḥ) - wearing bark, skin, and matted hair; मलपङ्कधरः (malapaṅkadharaḥ) - bearing dirt and mud; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; बहून् (bahūn) - many; वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - groups of years; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(The self-controlled, regulated in food, wearing bark, skin, and matted hair, bearing dirt and mud, wise sage for many groups of years.)
The sage, self-controlled and regulated in food, who wore bark, animal skin, and matted hair, and bore dirt and mud, lived wisely for many years.
स कदाचिन्महातेजा जलवासो महीपते। चचार लोकान्विप्रर्षिः प्रेक्षमाणो मनोजवः ॥१२-२५३-४॥
sa kadācin mahātejā jalavāso mahīpate। cacāra lokān viprarṣiḥ prekṣamāṇo manojavaḥ ॥12-253-4॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great brilliance; जलवासः (jalavāsaḥ) - dwelling in water; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; चचार (cacāra) - wandered; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa sage; प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - swift as the mind;]
(He, once, of great brilliance, dwelling in water, O king, the Brāhmaṇa sage, swift as the mind, wandered the worlds, observing.)
Once, O king, that Brāhmaṇa sage of great brilliance, who dwelt in water and was swift as the mind, wandered through the worlds, observing them.
स चिन्तयामास मुनिर्जलमध्ये कदाचन। विप्रेक्ष्य सागरान्तां वै महीं सवनकाननाम् ॥१२-२५३-५॥
sa cintayāmāsa munir jalamadhye kadācana। viprekṣya sāgarāntāṃ vai mahīṃ savanakānanām ॥12-253-5॥
[स (sa) - he; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the midst of water; कदाचन (kadācana) - at some time; विप्रेक्ष्य (viprekṣya) - having observed; सागरान्ताम् (sāgarāntām) - ending at the ocean; वै (vai) - indeed; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; सवनकाननाम् (savanakānanām) - with sacrificial forests;]
(He, the sage, at some time, thought in the midst of water; having observed the earth, ending at the ocean, indeed, with sacrificial forests.)
At some time, the sage, while in the midst of water, contemplated; having observed the earth, which ends at the ocean and is adorned with sacrificial forests.
न मया सदृशोऽस्तीह लोके स्थावरजङ्गमे। अप्सु वैहायसं गच्छेन्मया योऽन्यः सहेति वै ॥१२-२५३-६॥
na mayā sadṛśo'stīha loke sthāvarajaṅgame। apsu vaihāyasaṃ gacchenmayā yo'nyaḥ saheti vai ॥12-253-6॥
[न (na) - not; मया (mayā) - by me; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; अस्ति (asti) - is; इह (iha) - here; लोके (loke) - in the world; स्थावरजङ्गमे (sthāvarajaṅgame) - among the stationary and moving (beings); अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; विहायसं (vihāyasaṃ) - the sky; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - could go; मया (mayā) - by me; यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; सः (saḥ) - he; एति (eti) - goes; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Not by me is there an equal here in the world among the stationary and moving; in the waters or the sky could go by me who other, he indeed goes.)
There is no one equal to me here in the world among all beings, stationary or moving; if anyone else could go in the waters or the sky as I do, then indeed he goes.
स दृश्यमानो रक्षोभिर्जलमध्येऽवदत्ततः। अब्रुवंश्च पिशाचास्तं नैवं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥१२-२५३-७॥
sa dṛśyamāno rakṣobhir jalamadhye'vadattataḥ। abruvaṃś ca piśācās taṃ naivaṃ tvaṃ vaktum arhasi ॥12-253-7॥
[स (sa) - he; दृश्यमानः (dṛśyamānaḥ) - being seen; रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by the demons; जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the midst of water; अवदत्ततः (avadattataḥ) - spoke from there; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; च (ca) - and; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - the piśācas (goblins); तम् (tam) - to him; न (na) - not; एवम् (evam) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - are worthy;]
(He, being seen by the demons in the midst of water, spoke from there. And the piśācas said to him: "You should not speak thus.")
He, seen by the demons in the middle of the water, spoke from there. Then the piśācas said to him, "You should not speak in this way."
तुलाधारो वणिग्धर्मा वाराणस्यां महायशाः। सोऽप्येवं नार्हते वक्तुं यथा त्वं द्विजसत्तम ॥१२-२५३-८॥
tulādhāro vaṇigdharmā vārāṇasyāṃ mahāyaśāḥ। so'py evaṃ nārhate vaktuṃ yathā tvaṃ dvijasattama ॥12-253-8॥
[तुलाधारः (tulādhāraḥ) - name of a merchant; (literally: bearer of the scales); वणिग्-धर्मा (vaṇig-dharmā) - having the conduct of a merchant; (vaṇik: merchant + dharma: conduct); वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Vārāṇasī; (locative case); महा-यशाः (mahā-yaśāḥ) - of great fame; (mahā: great + yaśas: fame); सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; एवम् (evam) - thus; न (na) - not; अर्हते (arhate) - is worthy; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; त्वम् (tvam) - you; द्विज-सत्तम (dvija-sattama) - best among the twice-born; (dvija: twice-born, sattama: best);]
(Tulādhāra, having the conduct of a merchant, of great fame in Vārāṇasī, he also is not worthy to speak thus as you, O best among the twice-born.)
Tulādhāra, a renowned merchant of Vārāṇasī, is also not qualified to speak in the manner that you do, O best of the twice-born.
इत्युक्तो जाजलिर्भूतैः प्रत्युवाच महातपाः। पश्येयं तमहं प्राज्ञं तुलाधारं यशस्विनम् ॥१२-२५३-९॥
ityukto jājalirbhūtaiḥ pratyuvāca mahātapāḥ। paśyeyaṃ tamahaṃ prājñaṃ tulādhāraṃ yaśasvinam ॥12-253-9॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali; भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - the great ascetic; पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - may I see; तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - the wise; तुलाधारम् (tulādhāram) - Tulādhāra; यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the illustrious;]
(Thus addressed by the beings, the great ascetic Jājali replied: "May I see that wise, illustrious Tulādhāra.")
Thus, when addressed by the beings, the great ascetic Jājali replied, "May I see that wise and illustrious Tulādhāra."
इति ब्रुवाणं तमृषिं रक्षांस्युद्धृत्य सागरात्। अब्रुवन्गच्छ पन्थानमास्थायेमं द्विजोत्तम ॥१२-२५३-१०॥
iti bruvāṇaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ rakṣāṃsy uddhṛtya sāgarāt। abruvan gaccha panthānam āsthāya imaṃ dvijottama ॥12-253-10॥
[इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking; तम् (tam) - him; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; रक्षांसि (rakṣāṃsi) - demons; उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having lifted up; सागरात् (sāgarāt) - from the ocean; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken; इमम् (imam) - this; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Thus speaking to that sage, having lifted the demons from the ocean, they said: "Go, having taken this path, O best of the twice-born.")
Thus, after addressing the sage and raising the demons from the ocean, they said: "Proceed along this path, O best of the twice-born."
इत्युक्तो जाजलिर्भूतैर्जगाम विमनास्तदा। वाराणस्यां तुलाधारं समासाद्याब्रवीद्वचः ॥१२-२५३-११॥
ityukto jājalir bhūtair jagāma vimanās tadā। vārāṇasyāṃ tulādhāraṃ samāsādyābravīd vacaḥ ॥12-253-11॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper noun); भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings; जगाम (jagāma) - went; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - dispirited; तदा (tadā) - then; वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Vārāṇasī; तुलाधारम् (tulādhāram) - Tulādhāra (proper noun); समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Thus addressed, Jājali, by beings, went dispirited then. In Vārāṇasī, having approached Tulādhāra, spoke words.)
Thus, when addressed by the beings, Jājali, dispirited, went to Vārāṇasī. There, having approached Tulādhāra, he spoke these words.
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.
किं कृतं सुकृतं कर्म तात जाजलिना पुरा। येन सिद्धिं परां प्राप्तस्तन्नो व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥१२-२५३-१२॥
kiṁ kṛtaṁ sukṛtaṁ karma tāta jājalinā purā। yena siddhiṁ parāṁ prāptas tanno vyākhyātum arhasi ॥12-253-12॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done; सुकृतं (sukṛtaṁ) - well-done; virtuous; कर्म (karma) - action; तात (tāta) - O father; जाजलिना (jājālinā) - by Jājali; पुरा (purā) - formerly; येन (yena) - by which; सिद्धिं (siddhiṁ) - perfection; accomplishment; परां (parāṁ) - supreme; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; तत् (tat) - that; नः (naḥ) - to us; व्याख्यातुम् (vyākhyātum) - to explain; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy; you should;]
(What well-done action, O father, was formerly done by Jājali, by which supreme perfection was attained? That you should explain to us.)
O father, what virtuous deed did Jājali perform in the past by which he attained supreme accomplishment? Please explain that to us.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अतीव तपसा युक्तो घोरेण स बभूव ह। नद्युपस्पर्शनरतः सायं प्रातर्महातपाः ॥१२-२५३-१३॥
atīva tapasā yukto ghoreṇa sa babhūva ha। nady-upasparśana-rataḥ sāyaṃ prātar-mahātapāḥ ॥12-253-13॥
[अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - with severe; सः (saḥ) - he; बभूव (babhūva) - became; ह (ha) - indeed; नद्युपस्पर्शनरतः (nady-upasparśana-rataḥ) - devoted to touching (bathing in) the river; सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening; प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(Exceedingly by austerity engaged with severe he became indeed; devoted to touching (bathing in) the river in the evening in the morning great ascetic;)
He became exceedingly engaged in severe austerities; he was devoted to bathing in the river both morning and evening, being a great ascetic.
अग्नीन्परिचरन्सम्यक्स्वाध्यायपरमो द्विजः। वानप्रस्थविधानज्ञो जाजलिर्ज्वलितः श्रिया ॥१२-२५३-१४॥
agnīn paricaran samyak svādhyāya-paramo dvijaḥ। vānaprastha-vidhāna-jñaḥ jājalir jvalitaḥ śriyā॥12-253-14॥
[अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires (accusative plural); परिचरन् (paricaran) - serving; attending; moving around; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; rightly; thoroughly; स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya) - self-study; recitation of the Veda; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; foremost; devoted; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born; Brāhmaṇa; वानप्रस्थ (vānaprastha) - forest-dweller; hermit; विधान (vidhāna) - regulation; ordinance; method; ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower; one who knows; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper name); ज्वलितः (jvalitaḥ) - shining; blazing; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; with prosperity;]
(Serving the fires properly, devoted to self-study, the twice-born Jājali, knower of the regulations of forest-dweller life, shone with splendor.)
Jājali, the twice-born Brāhmaṇa, who served the sacred fires properly and was devoted to self-study, and who knew the ordinances of the forest-dweller's life, shone with great splendor.
सत्ये तपसि तिष्ठन्स न च धर्ममवैक्षत। वर्षास्वाकाशशायी स हेमन्ते जलसंश्रयः ॥१२-२५३-१५॥
satye tapasi tiṣṭhans na ca dharmamavaikṣata। varṣāsvākāśaśāyī sa hemante jalasaṃśrayaḥ ॥12-253-15॥
[सत्ये (satye) - in truth; तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - abiding; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - he observed; वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy season; आकाशशायी (ākāśaśāyī) - lying in the open sky; सः (saḥ) - he; हेमन्ते (hemante) - in winter; जलसंश्रयः (jalasaṃśrayaḥ) - resorting to water;]
(Abiding in truth and austerity, he did not observe (other) duty. In the rainy season, lying in the open sky, he, in winter, resorted to water.)
He remained steadfast in truth and austerity, not concerning himself with other duties. During the rains, he lay under the open sky; in winter, he took refuge in water.
वतातपसहो ग्रीष्मे न च धर्ममविन्दत। दुःखशय्याश्च विविधा भूमौ च परिवर्तनम् ॥१२-२५३-१६॥
vatātapasaho grīṣme na ca dharmam avindata। duḥkhaśayyāś ca vividhā bhūmau ca parivartanam ॥12-253-16॥
[वात (vāta) - wind; आतप (ātapa) - heat; सहः (sahaḥ) - enduring; ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness; अविन्दत (avindata) - found; दुःख (duḥkha) - pain; शय्याः (śayyāḥ) - beds; च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; च (ca) - and; परिवर्तनम् (parivartanam) - change;]
(Enduring wind and heat in summer, he did not find righteousness; and various painful beds and change on the ground.)
Enduring the wind and heat of summer, he did not find righteousness; he experienced various painful beds and constant change on the ground.
ततः कदाचित्स मुनिर्वर्षास्वाकाशमास्थितः। अन्तरिक्षाज्जलं मूर्ध्ना प्रत्यगृह्णान्मुहुर्मुहुः ॥१२-२५३-१७॥
tataḥ kadācit sa munir varṣāsu ākāśam āsthitaḥ। antarikṣāt jalam mūrdhnā pratyagṛhṇān muhur muhuḥ॥12-253-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy season; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to; अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the atmosphere; जलं (jalam) - water; मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with (his) head; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; मुः (muhur) - again; मुः (muhuḥ) - and again;]
(Then at some time, that sage, during the rainy season, having resorted to the sky, from the atmosphere, water, with (his) head, received again and again.)
Then, at a certain time, that sage, during the rainy season, having taken to the open sky, repeatedly received water from the atmosphere upon his head.
अथ तस्य जटाः क्लिन्ना बभूवुर्ग्रथिताः प्रभो। अरण्यगमनान्नित्यं मलिनो मलसंयुताः ॥१२-२५३-१८॥
atha tasya jaṭāḥ klinnā babhūvurgrathitāḥ prabho। araṇyagamanānnityaṃ malino malasaṃyutāḥ ॥12-253-18॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks; क्लिन्नाः (klinnāḥ) - damp; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; ग्रथिताः (grathitāḥ) - entangled; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; अरण्यगमनात् (araṇyagamanāt) - from going to the forest; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मलिनः (malinaḥ) - dirty; मलसंयुताः (malasaṃyutāḥ) - covered with dirt;]
(Then his matted locks became damp and entangled, O lord. From always going to the forest, they were dirty and covered with dirt.)
Then, O lord, his matted locks became damp and entangled; due to always going to the forest, they were dirty and covered with dirt.
स कदाचिन्निराहारो वायुभक्षो महातपाः। तस्थौ काष्ठवदव्यग्रो न चचाल च कर्हिचित् ॥१२-२५३-१९॥
sa kadācin nirāhāro vāyubhakṣo mahātapāḥ। tasthau kāṣṭhavad avyagro na cacāla ca karhicit ॥12-253-19॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any time; निराहारः (nirāhāraḥ) - without food; वायुभक्षः (vāyubhakṣaḥ) - subsisting on air; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; काष्ठवत् (kāṣṭhavat) - like wood; अव्यग्रहः (avyagraḥ) - unperturbed; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; च (ca) - and; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time;]
(He at any time, without food, subsisting on air, great ascetic, stood like wood, unperturbed, not moved and at any time.)
He, at times, remained without food, subsisting only on air, a great ascetic; he stood like a piece of wood, unperturbed, never moving at any time.
तस्य स्म स्थाणुभूतस्य निर्विचेष्टस्य भारत। कुलिङ्गशकुनौ राजन्नीडं शिरसि चक्रतुः ॥१२-२५३-२०॥
tasya sma sthāṇubhūtasya nirviceṣṭasya bhārata। kuliṅgaśakunau rājan nīḍaṃ śirasi cakratuḥ ॥12-253-20॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; स्म (sma) - indeed; स्थाणु-भूतस्य (sthāṇu-bhūtasya) - having become motionless; निर्विचेष्टस्य (nir-viceṣṭasya) - not moving; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; कुलिङ्ग-शकुनौ (kuliṅga-śakunau) - two kuliṅga birds; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नीडम् (nīḍam) - nest; शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head; चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - made;]
(Of him indeed, having become motionless, not moving, O Bhārata, two kuliṅga birds, O king, made a nest on (his) head.)
O Bhārata, while he stood motionless and unmoving, two kuliṅga birds, O king, built a nest on his head.
स तौ दयावान्विप्रर्षिरुपप्रैक्षत दम्पती। कुर्वाणं नीडकं तत्र जटासु तृणतन्तुभिः ॥१२-२५३-२१॥
sa tau dayāvān viprarṣir upapraikṣata dampatī। kurvāṇaṃ nīḍakaṃ tatra jaṭāsu tṛṇatantubhiḥ ॥12-253-21॥
[स (sa) - he; तौ (tau) - those two; दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate; विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - the Brāhmaṇa sage; उपप्रैक्षत (upapraikṣata) - observed closely; दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple; कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇam) - making; नीडकं (nīḍakam) - a nest; तत्र (tatra) - there; जटासु (jaṭāsu) - in the matted locks; तृणतन्तुभिः (tṛṇatantubhiḥ) - with grass fibers;]
(He, the compassionate Brāhmaṇa sage, observed closely the couple making a nest there in the matted locks with grass fibers.)
The compassionate sage watched as the couple made a nest there in the matted locks using grass fibers.
यदा स न चलत्येव स्थाणुभूतो महातपाः। ततस्तौ परिविश्वस्तौ सुखं तत्रोषतुस्तदा ॥१२-२५३-२२॥
yadā sa na calatyeva sthāṇubhūto mahātapāḥ। tatastau pariviśvastau sukhaṃ tatroṣatustadā ॥12-253-22॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; स (sa) - he; न (na) - not; चलति (calati) - moves; एव (eva) - indeed; स्थाणु (sthāṇu) - like a pillar; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - having become; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - the great ascetic; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; परिविश्वस्तौ (pariviśvastau) - completely reassured; सुखम् (sukham) - comfort; तत्र (tatra) - there; उषतुः (uṣatuḥ) - slept; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(When he, having become like a pillar, the great ascetic, indeed does not move, then those two, completely reassured, slept there comfortably at that time.)
When the great ascetic stood motionless like a pillar, then the two, feeling completely reassured, slept there comfortably.
अतीतास्वथ वर्षासु शरत्काल उपस्थिते। प्राजापत्येन विधिना विश्वासात्काममोहितौ ॥१२-२५३-२३॥
atītāsvatha varṣāsu śaratkāla upasthite. prājāpatyena vidhinā viśvāsātkāmamohitau ॥12-253-23॥
[अतीतासु (atītāsu) - in the past; (feminine locative plural of atīta) अथ (atha) - then; वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy seasons; (feminine locative plural of varṣā) शरत्काल (śaratkāla) - autumn season; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived; (locative singular of upasthita) प्राजापत्येन (prājāpatyena) - by the rule of Prajapati; (instrumental singular) विधिना (vidhinā) - by the procedure; (instrumental singular of vidhi) विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust; (ablative singular of viśvāsa) काममोहितौ (kāmamohitau) - deluded by desire; (dual nominative of kāmamohita);]
(In the past, then, when the rainy seasons had passed and the autumn season had arrived, by the rule of Prajapati, by the procedure, from trust, (they) both deluded by desire.)
Then, after the rainy seasons had passed and autumn had arrived, following the rule of Prajapati and out of trust, both were deluded by desire.
तत्रापातयतां राजञ्शिरस्यण्डानि खेचरौ। तान्यबुध्यत तेजस्वी स विप्रः संशितव्रतः ॥१२-२५३-२४॥
tatrāpātayatāṃ rājañśirasyaṇḍāni khecarau। tānyabudhyata tejasvī sa vipraḥ saṃśitavrataḥ ॥12-253-24॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपातयताम् (apātayatām) - caused to fall; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिरः (śiras) - head; यण्डानि (yaṇḍāni) - locks (of hair); खेचरौ (khecarau) - the two who move in the sky; तानि (tāni) - those; अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - became aware; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the brilliant one; सः (saḥ) - he; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; संशितव्रतः (saṃśitavrataḥ) - of firm vow;]
(There, O king, the two who move in the sky caused locks of hair from the head to fall. The brilliant sage of firm vow became aware of those.)
There, O king, the two celestial beings caused locks of hair from the head to fall. The brilliant sage of firm vow became aware of them.
बुद्ध्वा च स महातेजा न चचालैव जाजलिः। धर्मे धृतमना नित्यं नाधर्मं स त्वरोचयत् ॥१२-२५३-२५॥
buddhvā ca sa mahātejā na cacālaiva jājaliḥ। dharme dhṛtamanā nityaṃ nādharmaṃ sa tvarocayat ॥12-253-25॥
[बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great energy; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - wavered; एव (eva) - indeed; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; धृतमना (dhṛtamanā) - with steadfast mind; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; न (na) - not; अधर्मं (adharmaṃ) - unrighteousness; स (sa) - he; त्व (tva) - indeed; अरोचयत् (arocayat) - approved; ॥१२-२५३-२५॥ (॥12-253-25॥) -;]
(Having understood, and he of great energy did not waver indeed, Jājali; in dharma with steadfast mind always, not unrighteousness he indeed approved.)
Having understood, the highly energetic Jājali did not waver; he always remained steadfast in dharma and never approved of unrighteousness.
अहन्यहनि चागम्य ततस्तौ तस्य मूर्धनि। आश्वासितौ वै वसतः सम्प्रहृष्टौ तदा विभो ॥१२-२५३-२६॥
ahany ahani cāgamya tatastau tasya mūrdhani। āśvāsitau vai vasataḥ samprahṛṣṭau tadā vibho ॥12-253-26॥
[अहन्यहनि (ahany ahani) - day by day; च (ca) - and; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; तस्य (tasya) - his; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; आश्वासितौ (āśvāsitau) - comforted; वै (vai) - indeed; वसतः (vasataḥ) - while staying; सम्प्रहृष्टौ (samprahṛṣṭau) - very delighted; तदा (tadā) - then; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(Day by day, and having come then, those two on his head, comforted indeed, while staying, very delighted, then, O lord.)
O lord, day by day, those two, having come, comforted him by placing their hands on his head; while staying there, they were very delighted.
अण्डेभ्यस्त्वथ पुष्टेभ्यः प्रजायन्त शकुन्तकाः। व्यवर्धन्त च तत्रैव न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥१२-२५३-२७॥
aṇḍebhyas tv atha puṣṭebhyaḥ prajāyanta śakuntakāḥ। vyavardhanta ca tatraiva na cākampata jājaliḥ ॥12-253-27॥
[अण्डेभ्यः (aṇḍebhyaḥ) - from eggs; तु (tu) - but; अथ (atha) - then; पुष्टेभ्यः (puṣṭebhyaḥ) - from the nourished (ones); प्रजायन्त (prajāyanta) - were born; शकुन्तकाः (śakuntakāḥ) - birds; व्यवर्धन्त (vyavardhanta) - grew; च (ca) - and; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; न (na) - not; चाकम्पत (cākampata) - was not disturbed; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali;]
(From eggs, but then from the nourished, birds were born; they grew right there, and Jājali was not disturbed.)
Birds were born from the eggs, and as they grew right there, Jājali was not disturbed at all.
स रक्षमाणस्त्वण्डानि कुलिङ्गानां यतव्रतः। तथैव तस्थौ धर्मात्मा निर्विचेष्टः समाहितः ॥१२-२५३-२८॥
sa rakṣamāṇas tvaṇḍāni kuliṅgānāṃ yatavratāḥ| tathaiva tasthau dharmātmā nirviceṣṭaḥ samāhitaḥ ॥12-253-28॥
[स (sa) - he; रक्षमाणः (rakṣamāṇaḥ) - protecting; त्वण्डानि (tvaṇḍāni) - the eggs; कुलिङ्गानाम् (kuliṅgānām) - of the birds; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one who has controlled vows; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; निर्विचेष्टः (nirviceṣṭaḥ) - motionless; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated;]
(He, protecting the eggs of the birds, with controlled vows, in the same way stood, righteous-souled, motionless, concentrated.)
He, with self-controlled vows, stood there protecting the eggs of the birds, remaining righteous, motionless, and fully concentrated.
ततस्तु कालसमये बभूवुस्तेऽथ पक्षिणः। बुबुधे तांश्च स मुनिर्जातपक्षाञ्शकुन्तकान् ॥१२-२५३-२९॥
tatastu kālasamaye babhūvuste'tha pakṣiṇaḥ। bubudhe tāṃśca sa munirjātapakṣāñśakuntakān ॥12-253-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; कालसमये (kālasamaye) - at the proper time; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; ते (te) - they; अथ (atha) - then; पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; बुबुधे (bubudhe) - noticed; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; जातपक्षान् (jātapakṣān) - having grown wings; शकुन्तकान् (śakuntakān) - young birds;]
(Then but at the proper time they became then birds. He, the sage, noticed them, the young birds having grown wings.)
Then, at the proper time, those birds became fledged; the sage noticed those young birds who had grown their wings.
ततः कदाचित्तांस्तत्र पश्यन्पक्षीन्यतव्रतः। बभूव परमप्रीतस्तदा मतिमतां वरः ॥१२-२५३-३०॥
tataḥ kadācittāṃstatra paśyanpakṣīnyatavrataḥ। babhūva paramaprītastadā matimatāṃ varaḥ ॥12-253-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; ताम् (tām) - them; तत्र (tatra) - there; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; पक्षीनि (pakṣīni) - birds; अतव्रतः (atavrataḥ) - the one of firm vow; बभूव (babhūva) - became; परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - supremely delighted; तदा (tadā) - then; मतिमतां (matimatām) - of the wise; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Then, at some time, seeing them there, the one of firm vow, seeing the birds, became supremely delighted then, the best of the wise.)
Then, at some point, seeing those birds there, the one of firm vow, who was the best among the wise, became supremely delighted.
तथा तानभिसंवृद्धान्दृष्ट्वा चाप्नुवतां मुदम्। शकुनौ निर्भयौ तत्र ऊषतुश्चात्मजैः सह ॥१२-२५३-३१॥
tathā tān abhisaṃvṛddhān dṛṣṭvā ca āpnuvatām mudam। śakunau nirbhayau tatra ūṣatuś ca ātmajaiḥ saha ॥12-253-31॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; अभिसंवृद्धान् (abhisaṃvṛddhān) - fully-grown; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; आप्नुवताम् (āpnuvatām) - obtaining; मुदम् (mudam) - joy; शकुनौ (śakunau) - the two birds; निर्भयौ (nirbhayau) - fearless; तत्र (tatra) - there; ऊषतुश् (ūṣatuś) - remained; च (ca) - and; आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - with (their) offspring; सह (saha) - together;]
(Thus, having seen them fully grown and obtaining joy, the two birds, fearless, remained there together with their offspring.)
Thus, seeing their offspring fully grown and feeling joy, the two birds remained there fearlessly together with their children.
जातपक्षांश्च सोऽपश्यदुड्डीनान्पुनरागतान्। सायं सायं द्विजान्विप्रो न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥१२-२५३-३२॥
jātapakṣāṃś ca so'paśyad uḍḍīnān punarāgatān। sāyaṃ sāyaṃ dvijān vipro na cākampata jājaliḥ॥12-253-32॥
[जातपक्षान् (jātapakṣān) - having-grown-wings; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; उड्डीनान् (uḍḍīnān) - having-flown-away; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आगतान् (āgatān) - having-returned; सायम् (sāyam) - evening; सायम् (sāyam) - evening; द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born (birds); विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अकम्पत (akampata) - was disturbed; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali;]
(Having-grown-wings and he saw having-flown-away again having-returned; evening evening twice-born (birds) the sage not and was disturbed Jājali.)
Jājali, the sage, saw the young birds who had grown wings, who had flown away and returned again; every evening, he saw the twice-born (birds), and he, Jājali, was not disturbed.
कदाचित्पुनरभ्येत्य पुनर्गच्छन्ति सन्ततम्। त्यक्ता मातृपितृभ्यां ते न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥१२-२५३-३३॥
kadācit punar abhyetya punar gacchanti santatam। tyaktā mātṛ-pitṛbhyām te na cākampata jājaliḥ ॥12-253-33॥
[कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; पुनः (punar) - again; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; पुनः (punar) - again; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go; सन्ततम् (santatam) - continuously; त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned; मातृपितृभ्यां (mātṛ-pitṛbhyām) - by mother and father; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अकम्पत (akampata) - was shaken; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali;]
(At some time, again having approached, again they go continuously. Abandoned by mother and father, they, and Jājali, was not shaken.)
Sometimes, after returning again and again, they kept leaving continuously. Though abandoned by his mother and father, Jājali was not shaken.
अथ ते दिवसं चारीं गत्वा सायं पुनर्नृप। उपावर्तन्त तत्रैव निवासार्थं शकुन्तकाः ॥१२-२५३-३४॥
atha te divasaṃ cārīṃ gatvā sāyaṃ punarnṛpa। upāvartanta tatraiva nivāsārthaṃ śakuntakāḥ ॥12-253-34॥
[अथ (atha) - then; ते (te) - they; दिवसं (divasaṃ) - the day; चारीं (cārīṃ) - roaming; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; सायं (sāyaṃ) - in the evening; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; उपावर्तन्त (upāvartanta) - they returned; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; निवासार्थं (nivāsārthaṃ) - for the purpose of staying; शकुन्तकाः (śakuntakāḥ) - the birds;]
(Then they, having spent the day roaming, in the evening again, O king, the birds returned right there for the purpose of staying.)
Then, O king, after spending the day roaming, the birds returned there again in the evening to stay.
कदाचिद्दिवसान्पञ्च समुत्पत्य विहङ्गमाः। षष्ठेऽहनि समाजग्मुर्न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥१२-२५३-३५॥
kadāciddivasānpañca samutpatya vihaṅgamāḥ। ṣaṣṭhe'ahani samājagmur na cākampata jājaliḥ॥12-253-35॥
[कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; दिवसान् (divasān) - days (accusative plural); पञ्च (pañca) - five; समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having arisen; विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds; षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - on the sixth; अहनि (ahani) - day; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अकम्पत (akampata) - was shaken; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper noun);]
(Once, for five days, having arisen, the birds (left); on the sixth day, they assembled, and Jājali was not shaken.)
Once, the birds flew away for five days; on the sixth day, they gathered together, but Jājali was not shaken.
क्रमेण च पुनः सर्वे दिवसानि बहून्यपि। नोपावर्तन्त शकुना जातप्राणाः स्म ते यदा ॥१२-२५३-३६॥
krameṇa ca punaḥ sarve divasāni bahūny api। nopāvartanta śakunā jātaprāṇāḥ sma te yadā ॥12-253-36॥
[क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order; by degrees; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दिवसानि (divasāni) - days; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; उपावर्तन्त (upāvartanta) - returned; शकुना (śakunāḥ) - birds; जातप्राणाः (jātaprāṇāḥ) - having obtained life; revived; स्म (sma) - indeed; (past tense marker); ते (te) - they; यदा (yadā) - when;]
(In order and again all days many even not returned birds having obtained life indeed they when.)
As time passed, even after many days, all those birds, having regained life, did not return.
कदाचिन्मासमात्रेण समुत्पत्य विहङ्गमाः। नैवागच्छंस्ततो राजन्प्रातिष्ठत स जाजलिः ॥१२-२५३-३७॥
kadācin māsamātreṇa samutpatya vihaṅgamāḥ। naiva agacchan tataḥ rājan prātiṣṭhata sa jājaliḥ॥12-253-37॥
[कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; मासमात्रेण (māsamātreṇa) - within a month; समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having arisen; विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अगच्छन् (agacchan) - went; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रातिष्ठत (prātiṣṭhata) - departed; सः (saḥ) - he; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali;]
(At some time, within a month, having arisen, the birds did not indeed go from there; O king, he, Jājali, departed.)
Once, within a month, after the birds had arisen, they did not leave from there; O king, Jājali departed.
ततस्तेषु प्रलीनेषु जाजलिर्जातविस्मयः। सिद्धोऽस्मीति मतिं चक्रे ततस्तं मान आविशत् ॥१२-२५३-३८॥
tatasteṣu pralīneṣu jājalirjātavismayaḥ। siddho'smīti matiṃ cakre tatastaṃ māna āviśat ॥12-253-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; प्रलीनेषु (pralīneṣu) - having disappeared; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali; जातविस्मयः (jātavismayaḥ) - having become astonished; सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - accomplished; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; मतिम् (matim) - thought; चक्रे (cakre) - made; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; मानः (mānaḥ) - pride; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(Then, when they had disappeared, Jājali, having become astonished, made the thought: 'I am accomplished.' Then pride entered him.)
Then, when they had disappeared, Jājali, astonished, thought, 'I am accomplished.' At that moment, pride entered him.
स तथा निर्गतान्दृष्ट्वा शकुन्तान्नियतव्रतः। सम्भावितात्मा सम्भाव्य भृशं प्रीतस्तदाभवन् ॥१२-२५३-३९॥
sa tathā nirgatān dṛṣṭvā śakuntān niyata-vrataḥ | sambhāvita-ātmā sambhāvya bhṛśam prītaḥ tadā abhavat ॥12-253-39॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; निर्गतान् (nirgatān) - departed; gone out; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शकुन्तान् (śakuntān) - birds; नियतव्रतः (niyata-vrataḥ) - one of fixed vows; सम्भावितात्मा (sambhāvita-ātmā) - respected soul; सम्भाव्य (sambhāvya) - having considered; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; तदा (tadā) - then; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(He, thus, having seen the birds gone out, the one of fixed vows, the respected soul, having considered, greatly pleased, then became.)
Thus, when he saw the birds had departed, the steadfast and respected man, after considering, became greatly pleased at that moment.
स नद्यां समुपस्पृश्य तर्पयित्वा हुताशनम्। उदयन्तमथादित्यमभ्यगच्छन्महातपाः ॥१२-२५३-४०॥
sa nadyāṃ samupaspṛśya tarpayitvā hutāśanam। udayantam atha ādityam abhyagacchan mahātapāḥ ॥12-253-40॥
[स (sa) - he; नद्यां (nadyām) - in the river; समुपस्पृश्य (samupaspṛśya) - having touched thoroughly; तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied; हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the fire (Agni); उदयन्तम् (udayantam) - rising; अथ (atha) - then; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the Sun; अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - approached; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - the great ascetic;]
(He, having thoroughly touched (the water) in the river and having satisfied the fire, then approached the rising Sun, the great ascetic.)
After performing the ritual ablutions in the river and offering oblations to the fire, he then approached the rising Sun, the great ascetic.
सम्भाव्य चटकान्मूर्ध्नि जाजलिर्जपतां वरः। आस्फोटयत्तदाकाशे धर्मः प्राप्तो मयेति वै ॥१२-२५३-४१॥
sambhāvya caṭakān mūrdhni jājalir japatāṃ varaḥ। āsphoṭayat tad ākāśe dharmaḥ prāpto mayeti vai ॥12-253-41॥
[सम्भाव्य (sambhāvya) - having considered; चटकान् (caṭakān) - sparrows; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali; जपतां (japatām) - of those reciting; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; आस्फोटयत् (āsphoṭayat) - clapped; तदा (tadā) - then; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived; मया (mayā) - by me; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Having considered the sparrows on the head, Jājali, the best of those reciting, clapped then in the sky: "Dharma has indeed been attained by me.")
Jājali, the foremost among reciters, after considering the sparrows on his head, clapped his hands and declared in the sky, "Indeed, I have attained Dharma."
अथान्तरिक्षे वागासीत्तां स शुश्राव जाजलिः। धर्मेण न समस्त्वं वै तुलाधारस्य जाजले ॥१२-२५३-४२॥
athāntarikṣe vāg āsīt tāṃ sa śuśrāva jājaliḥ। dharmeṇa na samas tvaṃ vai tulādhārasya jājale ॥12-253-42॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; वाक् (vāk) - speech; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; ताम् (tām) - that; सः (saḥ) - he; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; न (na) - not; समः (samaḥ) - equal; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; तुलाधारस्य (tulādhārasya) - of Tulādhāra; जाजले (jājale) - O Jājali;]
(Then in the sky, speech was; that he heard, Jājali. By righteousness, not equal you indeed to Tulādhāra, O Jājali.)
Then, a voice was heard in the sky by Jājali: "By righteousness, you are not equal to Tulādhāra, O Jājali."
वाराणस्यां महाप्राज्ञस्तुलाधारः प्रतिष्ठितः। सोऽप्येवं नार्हते वक्तुं यथा त्वं भाषसे द्विज ॥१२-२५३-४३॥
vārāṇasyāṃ mahāprājñastulādhāraḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ। so'py evaṃ nārhate vaktuṃ yathā tvaṃ bhāṣase dvija ॥12-253-43॥
[वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Vārāṇasī; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise one; तुलाधारः (tulādhāraḥ) - Tuladhaara (name); प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; एवम् (evam) - thus; न (na) - not; अर्हते (arhate) - is worthy; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin);]
(In Vārāṇasī, the greatly wise Tuladhara was established. He also is not worthy to speak thus as you speak, O twice-born.)
In Vārāṇasī, the greatly wise Tuladhara was established. Even he is not worthy to speak in the manner you do, O Brahmin.
सोऽमर्षवशमापन्नस्तुलाधारदिदृक्षया। पृथिवीमचरद्राजन्यत्रसायङ्गृहो मुनिः ॥१२-२५३-४४॥
so'marṣavaśamāpannastulādhāradidṛkṣayā। pṛthivīmacaradrājanyatrasāyaṅgṛho muniḥ ॥12-253-44॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अमर्ष-वशम्-आपन्नः (amarṣa-vaśam-āpannaḥ) - under the control of impatience; तुला-धार-दिदृक्षया (tulā-dhāra-didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see the balance beam; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; अचरत् (acarat) - wandered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यत्र (yatra) - where; सायम्-गृहम् (sāyaṃ-gṛham) - evening home; मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage;]
(He, having come under the control of impatience, with the desire to see the balance beam, wandered the earth, O king, where the sage had his evening home.)
Driven by impatience and wishing to see the balance beam, he wandered the earth, O king, to the place where the sage stayed in the evening.
कालेन महतागच्छत्स तु वाराणसीं पुरीम्। विक्रीणन्तं च पण्यानि तुलाधारं ददर्श सः ॥१२-२५३-४५॥
kālena mahatāgacchatsa tu vārāṇasīṃ purīm। vikrīṇantaṃ ca paṇyāni tulādhāraṃ dadarśa saḥ ॥12-253-45॥
[कालेन (kālena) - by time; महतā (mahatā) - by great (time); अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; वाराणसीं (vārāṇasīṃ) - Vārāṇasī; पुरीम् (purīm) - city; विक्रीणन्तं (vikrīṇantam) - selling; च (ca) - and; पण्यानि (paṇyāni) - goods; तुलाधारं (tulādhāraṃ) - Tulādhāra (name of a person); ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(By (the passage of) great time, he went, but he, to Vārāṇasī city. Selling and goods, Tulādhāra (he) saw, he.)
After a long time, he went to the city of Vārāṇasī. There, he saw Tulādhāra selling goods.
सोऽपि दृष्ट्वैव तं विप्रमायान्तं भाण्डजीवनः। समुत्थाय सुसंहृष्टः स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत् ॥१२-२५३-४६॥
so'pi dṛṣṭvaiva taṃ vipram āyāntaṃ bhāṇḍajīvanaḥ। samutthāya susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ svāgatenābhyapūjayat ॥12-253-46॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; विप्रम् (vipram) - brāhmaṇa; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; भाण्डजीवनः (bhāṇḍajīvanaḥ) - one whose life depends on pots (a potter); समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen; सुसंहृष्टः (susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - very delighted; स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with welcome; अभ्यपूजयत् (abhyapūjayat) - honored; १२-२५३-४६ (12-253-46) - 12-253-46;]
(He also, having indeed seen that brāhmaṇa coming, the potter, having risen, very delighted, honored (him) with welcome.)
The potter, upon seeing the brāhmaṇa approaching, rose up joyfully and welcomed him with honor.
तुलाधार उवाच॥
tulādhāra uvāca॥
[तुलाधार (tulādhāra) - name Tulādhāra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Tulādhāra said;)
Tulādhāra said.
आयानेवासि विदितो मम ब्रह्मन्न संशयः। ब्रवीमि यत्तु वचनं तच्छृणुष्व द्विजोत्तम ॥१२-२५३-४७॥
āyāne vāsi vidito mama brahman na saṃśayaḥ। bravīmi yat tu vacanaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva dvijottama ॥12-253-47॥
[आयाने (āyāne) - on arrival; एव (eva) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; मम (mama) - to me; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; यत् (yat) - what; तु (tu) - but; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; तत् (tat) - that; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of twice-born;]
(On arrival indeed you are known to me, O Brāhmaṇa, not (is there) doubt. I speak what but word that listen, O best of twice-born.)
O Brāhmaṇa, on your arrival you have indeed become known to me, there is no doubt. Now, O best of twice-born, listen to the words I speak.
सागरानूपमाश्रित्य तपस्तप्तं त्वया महत्। न च धर्मस्य सञ्ज्ञां त्वं पुरा वेत्थ कथञ्चन ॥१२-२५३-४८॥
sāgarānūpam āśritya tapas taptaṃ tvayā mahat। na ca dharmasya sañjñāṃ tvaṃ purā vettha kathaṃcana ॥12-253-48॥
[सागरानूपम् (sāgarānūpam) - by the seashore; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to; तपः (tapas) - austerity; तप्तम् (taptam) - practiced; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; महत् (mahat) - great; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - knowledge; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वेत्थ (vettha) - knew; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Having resorted to the seashore, great austerity was practiced by you; and you did not know the knowledge of dharma formerly in any way.)
You performed great austerities by the seashore, but in the past you had no knowledge of dharma in any way.
ततः सिद्धस्य तपसा तव विप्र शकुन्तकाः। क्षिप्रं शिरस्यजायन्त ते च सम्भावितास्त्वया ॥१२-२५३-४९॥
tataḥ siddhasya tapasā tava vipra śakuntakāḥ। kṣipraṃ śirasyajāyanta te ca sambhāvitāstvayā ॥12-253-49॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सिद्धस्य (siddhasya) - of the accomplished; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; तव (tava) - your; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; शकुन्तकाः (śakuntakāḥ) - birds; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head; अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; सम्भाविताः (sambhāvitāḥ) - honored; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Then, O brāhmaṇa, by your accomplished penance, birds were quickly born on the head, and they were honored by you.)
Then, O brāhmaṇa, as a result of your accomplished penance, birds quickly appeared on your head, and you honored them.
जातपक्षा यदा ते च गताश्चारीमितस्ततः। मन्यमानस्ततो धर्मं चटकप्रभवं द्विज ॥ खे वाचं त्वमथाश्रौषीर्मां प्रति द्विजसत्तम ॥१२-२५३-५०॥
jātapakṣā yadā te ca gatāścārīmitastataḥ। manyamānastato dharmaṃ caṭakaprabhavaṃ dvija ॥ khe vācaṃ tvamathāśrauṣīrmāṃ prati dvijasattama ॥12-253-50॥
[जातपक्षा (jātapakṣāḥ) - having grown wings; (i.e., fledglings;) यदा (yadā) - when; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone; च (ca) - and; अरिम् (arim) - enemy; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मन्मानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; ततः (tataḥ) - then; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - duty; चटकप्रभवम् (caṭakaprabhavam) - originated from the sparrow; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born (bird or Brahmin;) खे (khe) - in the sky; वाचम् (vācam) - speech; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अथ (atha) - then; अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - heard; माम् (mām) - me; प्रति (prati) - towards; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(When your fledglings had grown wings and had gone away from here and there, then, thinking thus, O twice-born, you considered the duty originating from the sparrow. Then, O best of the twice-born, you heard my speech in the sky addressed to me.)
When your young ones had grown wings and departed, you, thinking thus, considered the duty that arose from the sparrow. Then, O best of the twice-born, you heard my words in the sky addressed to me.
अमर्षवशमापन्नस्ततः प्राप्तो भवानिह। करवाणि प्रियं किं ते तद्ब्रूहि द्विजसत्तम ॥१२-२५३-५१॥
amarṣavaśam-āpannas tataḥ prāpto bhavān iha। karavāṇi priyaṃ kiṃ te tad brūhi dvijasattama ॥12-253-51॥
[अमर्ष (amarṣa) - anger; वशम् (vaśam) - control; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - fallen into; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; भवान् (bhavān) - you; इह (iha) - here; करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; किं (kiṃ) - what; ते (te) - for you; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Having fallen under the control of anger, then you have arrived here. Tell me, O best of the twice-born, what dear thing I shall do for you, that (please) tell.)
You have come here, overcome by anger. O best of the twice-born, tell me what dear thing I should do for you.
