13.051
च्यवननहुषसंवादः
cyavananahuṣasaṁvādaḥ
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun) नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; (proper noun) संवादः (saṁvādaḥ) - dialogue;]
(Cyavana Nahuṣa dialogue;)
The dialogue of Cyavana and Nahuṣa.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
नहुषस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा च्यवनं तं तथागतम्। त्वरितः प्रययौ तत्र सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥१३-५१-१॥
nahuṣas tu tataḥ śrutvā cyavanaṃ taṃ tathāgatam। tvaritaḥ prayayau tatra sahāmātyapurohitaḥ ॥13-51-1॥
[नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; (proper noun); तु (tu) - but; however; ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon; after that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च्यवनम् (cyavanam) - Cyavana; (proper noun, accusative); तम् (tam) - him; that; तथा (tathā) - thus; in that way; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; come; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; swiftly; प्रययौ (prayayau) - he went; तत्र (tatra) - there; सहामात्यपुरोहितः (sahāmātyapurohitaḥ) - together with ministers and priests;]
(Nahuṣa but thereupon having heard Cyavana that thus arrived, quickly went there together with ministers and priests.)
But Nahuṣa, having heard that Cyavana had thus arrived, quickly went there together with his ministers and priests. (13-51-1)
शौचं कृत्वा यथान्यायं प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतो नृपः। आत्मानमाचचक्षे च च्यवनाय महात्मने ॥१३-५१-२॥
śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ। ātmānam ācacakṣe ca cyavanāya mahātmane॥13-51-2॥
[शौचं (śaucam) - purification; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; यथान्यायं (yathānyāyam) - according to proper method; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - self-controlled; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - declared; च (ca) - and; च्यवनाय (cyavanāya) - to Cyavana; महात्मने (mahātmane) - the great-souled one;]
(Having performed purification according to proper method, with joined palms, self-controlled, the king declared himself and to Cyavana, the great-souled one.)
Having purified himself properly, with joined palms and self-control, the king declared his purpose to the great-souled Cyavana. (13-51-2)
अर्चयामास तं चापि तस्य राज्ञः पुरोहितः। सत्यव्रतं महाभागं देवकल्पं विशां पते ॥१३-५१-३॥
arcayāmāsa taṃ cāpi tasya rājñaḥ purohitaḥ. satyavrataṃ mahābhāgaṃ devakalpaṃ viśāṃ pate ॥13-51-3॥
[अर्चयामास (arcayāmāsa) - honored; offered worship; तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तस्य (tasya) - his; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest; सत्यव्रतं (satyavrataṃ) - Satyavrata (proper noun); महाभागं (mahābhāgaṃ) - exceedingly fortunate; देवकल्पं (devakalpaṃ) - like a god; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of men;]
(The priest of the king also honored him, Satyavrata, exceedingly fortunate, like a god, O lord of men.)
The king's priest also worshipped Satyavrata, who was supremely fortunate and godlike, O lord of men. (13-51-3)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; (a proper noun, the name Nahusha;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke, uttered;);]
(Nahuṣa said;)
Nahuṣa said.
करवाणि प्रियं किं ते तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि। सर्वं कर्तास्मि भगवन्यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुष्करम् ॥१३-५१-४॥
karavāṇi priyaṃ kiṃ te tan me vyākhyātum arhasi। sarvaṃ kartāsmi bhagavan yady api syāt suduṣkaram ॥13-51-4॥
[करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I will do; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; किं (kiṃ) - what; ते (te) - for you; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; व्याख्यातुम् (vyākhyātum) - to explain; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - everything; कर्तास्मि (kartāsmi) - I am to do; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; यद्यपि (yady api) - even if; स्यात् (syāt) - it may be; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult;]
(I will do dear what for you. That to me to explain you ought. Everything I am to do, O Lord, even if it may be very difficult.)
I will do whatever is dear to you. Therefore, you should explain that to me. O Lord, I am ready to do everything, even if it may be very difficult. (13-51-4)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (a proper name, the sage Chyavana); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, perfect tense of 'vac' - to speak);]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said.
श्रमेण महता युक्ताः कैवर्ता मत्स्यजीविनः। मम मूल्यं प्रयच्छैभ्यो मत्स्यानां विक्रयैः सह ॥१३-५१-५॥
śrameṇa mahatā yuktāḥ kaivartā matsyajīvinaḥ। mama mūlyaṃ prayacchaibhyo matsyānāṃ vikrayaiḥ saha ॥13-51-5॥
[श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - by effort; महता (mahatā) - great; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; कैवर्ताः (kaivartāḥ) - fishermen; मत्स्यजीविनः (matsyajīvinaḥ) - those who live by fish; मम (mama) - my; मूल्यं (mūlyaṃ) - price; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - to these; मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of fishes; विक्रयैः (vikrayaiḥ) - by the sales; सह (saha) - together with;]
(By great effort engaged fishermen those who live by fish; my price give to these together with the sales of the fishes.)
The fishermen, engaged through great effort in their livelihood of fish, give my payment to these along with the proceeds from selling the fish. (13-51-5)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nahuṣa said;)
Nahuṣa said.
सहस्रं दीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यः पुरोहित। निष्क्रयार्थं भगवतो यथाह भृगुनन्दनः ॥१३-५१-६॥
sahasraṁ dīyatāṁ mūlyaṁ niṣādebhyaḥ purohita। niṣkrayārthaṁ bhagavato yathāha bhṛgunandanaḥ ॥13-51-6॥
[सहस्रं (sahasram) - a thousand; दीयतां (dīyatām) - let it be given; मूल्यं (mūlyam) - price; निषादेभ्यः (niṣādebhyaḥ) - to the Niṣādas; पुरोहित (purohita) - O purohita; निष्क्रयार्थं (niṣkrayārtham) - for the purpose of purchase; भगवतो (bhagavato) - of the Lord; यथा (yathā) - as; आह (āha) - declared; भृगुनन्दनः (bhṛgunandanaḥ) - O descendant of Bhṛgu;]
(A thousand let it be given as price to the Niṣādas, O purohita; for the purpose of purchase of the Lord, as declared O descendant of Bhṛgu.)
O purohita, let a thousand (coins) be given as the price to the Niṣādas for the purchase of the Lord, as declared by the descendant of Bhṛgu. (13-51-6)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun, name of sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said.
सहस्रं नाहमर्हामि किं वा त्वं मन्यसे नृप। सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यं स्वबुद्ध्या निश्चयं कुरु ॥१३-५१-७॥
sahasraṃ nāham arhāmi kiṃ vā tvaṃ manyase nṛpa। sadṛśaṃ dīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ svabuddhyā niścayaṃ kuru ॥13-51-7॥
[सहस्रं (sahasraṃ) - a thousand; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; अर्हामि (arhāmi) - deserve; किं (kiṃ) - what; वा (vā) - or; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मन्यसे (manyase) - think; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - befitting; दीयतां (dīyatāṃ) - let it be given; मूल्यं (mūlyaṃ) - price; स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - by your own understanding; निश्चयं (niścayaṃ) - deciding; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(A thousand I do not deserve; what or you think, O king. Befitting let it be given price, by your own understanding deciding do.)
I do not deserve a thousand; or what do you think, O king? Let a befitting price be given—decide with your own judgment. (13-51-7)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahusha; (a proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nahusha said;)
Nahusha said.
सहस्राणां शतं क्षिप्रं निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयताम्। स्यादेतत्तु भवेन्मूल्यं किं वान्यन्मन्यते भवान् ॥१३-५१-८॥
sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ kṣipraṃ niṣādebhyaḥ pradīyatām. syādetattu bhavenmūlyaṃ kiṃ vānyan manyate bhavān ॥13-51-8॥
[सहस्राणां (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands; शतम् (śatam) - a hundred; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; निषादेभ्यः (niṣādebhyaḥ) - to the Niṣādas; प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given; स्यात् (syāt) - let it be; एतत् (etat) - this; तु (tu) - but; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; मूल्यम् (mūlyam) - price; किम् (kim) - what; वा (vā) - or; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; मन्यते (manyate) - (he) thinks; भवान् (bhavān) - Your Honour;]
(Of thousands, a hundred quickly to the Niṣādas let it be given. Let this indeed be the price, or what else Your Honour thinks.)
Let a hundred out of thousands quickly be given to the Niṣādas. Let this be the price, or whatever else Your Honour thinks. (13-51-8)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said.
नाहं शतसहस्रेण निमेयः पार्थिवर्षभ। दीयतां सदृशं मूल्यममात्यैः सह चिन्तय ॥१३-५१-९॥
nāhaṃ śatasahasreṇa nimeyaḥ pārthivarṣabha। dīyatāṃ sadṛśaṃ mūlyam amātyaiḥ saha cintaya ॥13-51-9॥
[न (na) - not; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand; (instrumental) निमेयः (nimeyaḥ) - can be estimated; can be valued; पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - O bull among kings; O best of rulers; दीयतां (dīyatāṃ) - let it be given; सदृशं (sadṛśam) - equivalent; appropriate; मूल्यम् (mūlyam) - price; value; अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - with ministers; (instrumental plural) सह (saha) - with; चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider; reflect;]
(Not I by a hundred thousand can be valued, O bull among kings. Let an equivalent price be given, with ministers, consider.)
O best of kings! I cannot be valued even at a hundred thousand. Let an appropriate price be decided—consider it together with your ministers. (13-51-9)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Nahuṣa said;)
Nahuṣa said.
कोटिः प्रदीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यः पुरोहित। यदेतदपि नौपम्यमतो भूयः प्रदीयताम् ॥१३-५१-१०॥
koṭiḥ pradīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyaḥ purohita। yad etad api na upamyam ato bhūyaḥ pradīyatām ॥13-51-10॥
[कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - a crore; (ten million); प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given; (imperative of 'pradā'); मूल्यं (mūlyaṃ) - price; value; निषादेभ्यः (niṣādebhyaḥ) - to the Niṣādas; (tribal people); पुरोहित (purohita) - O priest; यत् (yat) - which; एतत् (etad) - this; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; उपम्यम् (upamyam) - sufficient; equivalent; अतो (ato) - therefore; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; additional; प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given; (imperative);]
(A crore let be given as the price to the Niṣādas, O priest. Which this even is not enough, therefore more let it be given.)
O priest, let a crore be given as price to the Niṣādas. Since even this is not sufficient, let more be given. (13-51-10)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said;
राजन्नार्हाम्यहं कोटिं भूयो वापि महाद्युते। सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यं ब्राह्मणैः सह चिन्तय ॥१३-५१-११॥
rājan nārhāmy ahaṃ koṭiṃ bhūyo vāpi mahādyute। sadṛśaṃ dīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha cintaya ॥13-51-11॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; न अर्हामि (na arhāmi) - I am not worthy (I do not deserve); अहम् (aham) - I; कोटिं (koṭim) - ten million (a crore); भूयः वा अपि (bhūyaḥ vā api) - or even more; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly resplendent one; सदृशं (sadṛśam) - appropriate; suitable; दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given; मूल्यं (mūlyam) - price; value; ब्राह्मणैः सह (brāhmaṇaiḥ saha) - with the Brahmins; चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider; reflect;]
(O king, I am not worthy (I do not deserve) a crore, or even more, O greatly resplendent one. Let an appropriate price be given; consider (this) together with the Brahmins.)
O king, I do not deserve a crore, or even more, O greatly resplendent one. Let a suitable price be given; consider (this) along with the Brahmins. (13-51-11)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; (a proper noun; name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Nahuṣa said;)
Nahuṣa said.
अर्धराज्यं समग्रं वा निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयताम्। एतन्मूल्यमहं मन्ये किं वान्यन्मन्यसे द्विज ॥१३-५१-१२॥
ardharājyaṃ samagraṃ vā niṣādebhyah pradiīyatām। etanmūlyam ahaṃ manye kiṃ vā anyan manyase dvija ॥13-51-12॥
[अर्धराज्यं (ardharājyam) - half the kingdom; समग्रं (samagram) - entire; whole; वा (vā) - or; निषादेभ्यः (niṣādebhyah) - to the Niṣādas (tribe); प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given; एतत् (etat) - this; मूल्यम् (mūlyam) - as recompense; value; price; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - consider; think; किम् (kim) - what; वा (vā) - or; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; another; मन्यसे (manyase) - do you consider; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born; O Brāhmaṇa;]
(Half the kingdom or the entire (kingdom), let it be given to the Niṣādas. This I consider as the price; or what else do you consider, O twice-born?)
Let half the kingdom or even the entire kingdom be given to the Niṣādas. I consider this to be their price; or do you think something else, O Brāhmaṇa? (13-51-12)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun, a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said.
अर्धराज्यं समग्रं वा नाहमर्हामि पार्थिव। सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यमृषिभिः सह चिन्त्यताम् ॥१३-५१-१३॥
ardharājyaṃ samagraṃ vā nāhamarhāmi pārthiva. sadṛśaṃ dīyatāṃ mūlyamṛṣibhiḥ saha cintyatām ॥13-51-13॥
[अर्धराज्यं (ardharājyaṃ) - half the kingdom; समग्रं (samagraṃ) - whole; entire; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; अर्हामि (arhāmi) - deserve; am worthy; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - appropriate; suitable; दीयतां (dīyatāṃ) - let it be given; मूल्यं (mūlyam) - value; price; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; सह (saha) - together with; चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - let it be considered;]
(Half the kingdom or the whole, I do not deserve, O king. An appropriate value, together with the sages, let it be given and considered.)
O king, I do not deserve either half or the entire kingdom. Let an appropriate price be determined and given, after consideration together with the sages. (13-51-13)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; (proper noun, name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect);]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
महर्षेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा नहुषो दुःखकर्शितः। स चिन्तयामास तदा सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥१३-५१-१४॥
maharṣer vacanaṃ śrutvā nahuṣo duḥkha-karśitaḥ। sa cintayām āsa tadā saha amātya-purohitaḥ॥13-51-14॥
[महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa (proper noun); दुःखकर्शितः (duḥkha-karśitaḥ) - afflicted by pain; सः (saḥ) - he; चिन्तयामास (cintayām āsa) - began to think; तदा (tadā) - then; सह (saha) - with; अमात्यपुरोहितः (amātya-purohitaḥ) - his ministers and priests;]
(Having heard the speech of the great sage, Nahuṣa afflicted by pain, then began to think with his ministers and priests.)
After hearing the words of the great sage, Nahuṣa, troubled by suffering, began to deliberate together with his ministers and priests. (13-51-14)
तत्र त्वन्यो वनचरः कश्चिन्मूलफलाशनः। नहुषस्य समीपस्थो गविजातोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥१३-५१-१५॥
tatra tvan-yo vanacaraḥ kaścin mūlaphalāśanaḥ। nahuṣasya samīpastho gavijāto'bhavan muniḥ॥13-51-15॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तु (tu) - but; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; मूलफलाशनः (mūlaphalāśanaḥ) - root-and-fruit-eater; नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahuṣa; समीपस्थः (samīpasthaḥ) - situated nearby; गविजातः (gavijātaḥ) - born among cows; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(There but another forest-dweller someone root-and-fruit-eater of Nahuṣa situated nearby born among cows became sage.)
But there, another forest-dweller who ate roots and fruits, a sage born among cows, became one who was near Nahuṣa. (13-51-15)
स समाभाष्य राजानमब्रवीद्द्विजसत्तमः। तोषयिष्याम्यहं विप्रं यथा तुष्टो भविष्यति ॥१३-५१-१६॥
sa samābhāṣya rājānam abravīd dvijasattamaḥ। toṣayiṣyāmy ahaṃ vipraṃ yathā tuṣṭo bhaviṣyati॥13-51-16॥
[स (sa) - he; समाभाष्य (samābhāṣya) - after addressing; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - (he) spoke; द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best of twice-born (brāhmaṇa); तोषयिष्यामि (toṣayiṣyāmi) - I will gratify; अहम् (aham) - I; विप्रम् (vipram) - the brāhmaṇa; यथा (yathā) - so that; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - satisfied; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - he will be;]
(He, after addressing the king, spoke—the best of the twice-born: I will gratify the brāhmaṇa so that he will be satisfied. (13-51-16))
Having addressed the king, the best of the twice-born said: I will gratify the brāhmaṇa so that he will be satisfied. (13-51-16)
नाहं मिथ्यावचो ब्रूयां स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा। भवतो यदहं ब्रूयां तत्कार्यमविशङ्कया ॥१३-५१-१७॥
nāhaṃ mithyā-vaco brūyāṃ svaireṣv api kuto'nyathā। bhavato yad ahaṃ brūyāṃ tat kāryam aviśaṅkayā ॥13-51-17॥
[न (na) - not; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; मिथ्या-वचः (mithyā-vacaḥ) - false speech; ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - would speak; स्वैरेषु (svaireṣu) - among my own; अपि (api) - even; कुतः (kutaḥ) - how much less; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (with others); भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your; यत् (yat) - which; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - would speak; तत् (tat) - that; कार्यं (kāryam) - is to be acted upon; अविशङ्कया (aviśaṅkayā) - without doubt;]
(Not I false speech would speak among my own even, how much less otherwise (with others). Your which I would speak, that is to be acted upon without doubt.)
I would not speak false words even among my own, how much less with others. Whatever I say to you should be acted upon without doubt. (13-51-17)
नहुष उवाच॥
nahuṣa uvāca॥
[नहुष (nahuṣa) - Nahuṣa; (proper noun, name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nahuṣa said;)
Nahuṣa said.
ब्रवीतु भगवान्मूल्यं महर्षेः सदृशं भृगोः। परित्रायस्व मामस्माद्विषयं च कुलं च मे ॥१३-५१-१८॥
bravītu bhagavān mūlyaṁ maharṣeḥ sadṛśaṁ bhṛgoḥ। paritrāyasva mām asmād viṣayaṁ ca kulaṁ ca me॥13-51-18॥
[ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let (him/you) tell; (from √brū, to speak); भगवान् (bhagavān) - O Lord; possessing fortune; revered one; मूल्यं (mūlyaṁ) - price; value; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; सदृशं (sadṛśaṁ) - fitting; suitable; भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu; परित्रायस्व (paritrāyasva) - protect; save; माम् (mām) - me; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; विषयं (viṣayaṁ) - possession; area; subject; च (ca) - and; कुलं (kulaṁ) - family; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my;]
(Let the Lord tell the value suitable for the great sage Bhṛgu. Protect me from this, and (protect) my possessions and my family.)
O Lord, please state the value appropriate for the great sage Bhṛgu. Save me from this situation, and also safeguard my wealth and family. (13-51-18)
हन्याद्धि भगवान्क्रुद्धस्त्रैलोक्यमपि केवलम्। किं पुनर्मां तपोहीनं बाहुवीर्यपरायणम् ॥१३-५१-१९॥
hanyād dhi bhagavān kruddhas trailokyam api kevalam। kiṁ punar māṁ tapo-hīnaṁ bāhu-vīrya-parāyaṇam॥13-51-19॥
[हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may slay; हि (hi) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds; अपि (api) - even; केवलम् (kevalam) - entirely; किं (kiṁ) - what; पुनः (punar) - then; माम् (mām) - me; तपः-हीनम् (tapo-hīnam) - devoid of austerity; बाहु-वीर्य-परायणम् (bāhu-vīrya-parāyaṇam) - relying on the strength of arms;]
(May the Lord, indeed angry, slay the three worlds even entirely; what then me, devoid of austerity, relying on the strength of arms?)
If the Lord, being angry, can indeed destroy even the whole three worlds, then how much more easily could He destroy me, who am devoid of austerity and rely only on my own physical strength? (13-51-19)
अगाधेऽम्भसि मग्नस्य सामात्यस्य सहर्त्विजः। प्लवो भव महर्षे त्वं कुरु मूल्यविनिश्चयम् ॥१३-५१-२०॥
agādhe’mbhasi magnasya sāmātyasya sahartvijaḥ। plavo bhava maharṣe tvaṃ kuru mūlya-viniścayam॥13-51-20॥
[अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable; ऽम्भसि (’mbhasi) - water; मग्नस्य (magnasya) - of the one who is immersed; सामात्यस्य (sāmātyasya) - together with his ministers; सहर्त्विजः (sahartvijaḥ) - together with priests; प्लवः (plavaḥ) - a raft; भव (bhava) - be; महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage; त्वम् (tvaṃ) - you; कुरु (kuru) - do; मूल्यविनिश्चयम् (mūlya-viniścayam) - deciding the value;]
(In the unfathomable water, for the one who is immersed together with his ministers and priests, be a raft, O great sage; you do the deciding of the value.)
O great sage, for the one who is immersed in unfathomable water together with his ministers and priests, be a raft; you determine the value. (13-51-20)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; (a proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
नहुषस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गविजातः प्रतापवान्। उवाच हर्षयन्सर्वानमात्यान्पार्थिवं च तम् ॥१३-५१-२१॥
nahuṣasya vacaḥ śrutvā gavijātaḥ pratāpavān। uvāca harṣayan sarvān amātyān pārthivaṃ ca tam ॥13-51-21॥
[नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahuṣa; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गविजातः (gavijātaḥ) - the one born of a cow (R̥ṣyaśṛṅga); प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; उवाच (uvāca) - said; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers; पार्थिवं (pārthivaṃ) - the king; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Of Nahuṣa the word having heard, the one born of a cow, powerful, said, gladdening all the ministers and the king and him.)
Having heard the words of Nahuṣa, the powerful one born of a cow (R̥ṣyaśṛṅga) spoke, gladdening all the ministers and the king and him. (13-51-21)
अनर्घेया महाराज द्विजा वर्णमहत्तमाः। गावश्च पृथिवीपाल गौर्मूल्यं परिकल्प्यताम् ॥१३-५१-२२॥
anargheyā mahārāja dvijā varṇamahattamāḥ। gāvaś ca pṛthivīpāla gaurmūlyaṃ parikalpyatām॥13-51-22॥
[अनर्घेया (anargheyā) - priceless; not to be valued with a price; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्विजा (dvijā) - twice-borns; Brahmins; वर्णमहत्तमाः (varṇamahattamāḥ) - the greatest among the classes; most eminent among castes; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; च (ca) - and; पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth; O king; गौः (gauḥ) - the value of a cow; price of a cow; मूल्यं (mūlyaṃ) - price; value; परिकल्प्यताम् (parikalpyatām) - should be determined; let it be fixed;]
(Priceless, O great king, the twice-born, the most eminent among castes, and cows—O protector of the earth, let the value of a cow be determined.)
O great king, the twice-born, the most eminent among castes, and cows are priceless; O protector of the earth, let the value of a cow be determined. (13-51-22)
नहुषस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा महर्षेर्वचनं नृप। हर्षेण महता युक्तः सहामात्यपुरोहितः ॥१३-५१-२३॥
nahuṣas tu tataḥ śrutvā maharṣer vacanaṁ nṛpa। harṣeṇa mahatā yuktaḥ sahāmātyapurohitaḥ ॥13-51-23॥
[नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; (proper noun, king's name); तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; after that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; वचनं (vacanam) - word; statement; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महताः (mahatā) - great; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - filled; endowed; सह (saha) - together with; अमात्य (amātya) - ministers; पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priests;]
(Nahuṣa but then, having heard the word of the great sage, O king, with great joy filled, together with ministers and priests.)
But Nahuṣa, O king, having heard the words of the great sage, was filled with great joy, together with his ministers and priests. (13-51-23)
अभिगम्य भृगोः पुत्रं च्यवनं संशितव्रतम्। इदं प्रोवाच नृपते वाचा सन्तर्पयन्निव ॥१३-५१-२४॥
abhigamya bhṛgoḥ putraṃ cyavanaṃ saṃśitavratam। idaṃ provāca nṛpate vācā santarpayanniva ॥13-51-24॥
[अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; च्यवनं (cyavanaṃ) - Cyavana; संशितव्रतम् (saṃśitavratam) - firm in vow; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; सन्तर्पयन्निव (santarpayanniva) - as if gratifying;]
(Having approached Bhṛgu's son Cyavana, firm in vow, this spoke, O king, with speech as if gratifying.)
O king, having approached Cyavana, the son of Bhṛgu, who was firm in his vow, he spoke these words as if to gratify him. (13-51-24)
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ विप्रर्षे गवा क्रीतोऽसि भार्गव। एतन्मूल्यमहं मन्ये तव धर्मभृतां वर ॥१३-५१-२५॥
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha viprarṣe gavā krīto'si bhārgava. etanmūlyam ahaṃ manye tava dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ॥13-51-25॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O sage among Brāhmaṇas; गवा (gavā) - by a cow; क्रीतः (krītaḥ) - purchased; असि (asi) - you are; भार्गव (bhārgava) - O Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu); एतत् (etat) - this; मूल्यम् (mūlyam) - price; अहम् (aham) - I; मन््ये (manye) - consider; तव (tava) - your; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वर (vara) - best;]
(Arise, arise, O sage among Brāhmaṇas, O Bhārgava, you are purchased by a cow. This price I consider (to be) yours, O best of the upholders of dharma.)
Arise, arise, O sage among Brāhmaṇas! O Bhārgava, you have been bought with a cow. I consider this price as yours, O best of those upholding dharma. (13-51-25)
च्यवन उवाच॥
Cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (Cyavana) - Cyavana; (proper noun/adresser); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; ॥ (॥) - ;]
(Cyavana spoke;)
Cyavana said;
उत्तिष्ठाम्येष राजेन्द्र सम्यक्क्रीतोऽस्मि तेऽनघ। गोभिस्तुल्यं न पश्यामि धनं किञ्चिदिहाच्युत ॥१३-५१-२६॥
uttiṣṭhāmy eṣa rājendra samyak krīto'smi te'nagha। gobhis tulyaṃ na paśyāmi dhanaṃ kiñcid ihācyuta॥13-51-26॥
[उत्तिष्ठामि (uttiṣṭhāmi) - I arise; एष (eṣa) - this; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; क्रीतः (krītaḥ) - bought; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; ते (te) - by you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - with cows; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; इह (iha) - here; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta;]
(I arise, this, O king, properly bought I am by you, O sinless one. With cows, equal, not I see wealth any here, O Acyuta.)
I arise, O king; I have been rightly bought by you, O sinless one. I do not see here any wealth equal to cows, O Acyuta. (13-51-26)
कीर्तनं श्रवणं दानं दर्शनं चापि पार्थिव। गवां प्रशस्यते वीर सर्वपापहरं शिवम् ॥१३-५१-२७॥
kīrtanaṁ śravaṇaṁ dānaṁ darśanaṁ cāpi pārthiva। gavāṁ praśasyate vīra sarvapāpaharaṁ śivam ॥13-51-27॥
[कीर्तनं (kīrtanaṁ) - praising; reciting; श्रवणं (śravaṇaṁ) - hearing; listening; दानं (dānaṁ) - giving; charity; दर्शनं (darśanaṁ) - seeing; beholding; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; गवां (gavāṁ) - of cows; प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised; is lauded; वीर (vīra) - O hero; सर्वपापहरं (sarvapāpaharaṁ) - removing all sins; शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious; beneficent;]
(Praising, listening, giving, seeing, and also, O king, of cows is praised, O hero, removing all sins, auspicious.)
O king, O hero, praising, listening, giving, and seeing of cows is highly praised; it is auspicious and removes all sins. (13-51-27)
गावो लक्ष्म्याः सदा मूलं गोषु पाप्मा न विद्यते। अन्नमेव सदा गावो देवानां परमं हविः ॥१३-५१-२८॥
gāvo lakṣmyāḥ sadā mūlaṃ goṣu pāpmā na vidyate। annam-eva sadā gāvo devānāṃ paramaṃ haviḥ॥13-51-28॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; लक्ष्म्याः (lakṣmyāḥ) - of prosperity; सदा (sadā) - always; मूलम् (mūlam) - root; गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; पाप्मा (pāpmā) - sin; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; अन्नम् (annam) - food; एव (eva) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; परम् (paramam) - supreme; हविः (haviḥ) - offering;]
(Cows, of prosperity always root, in cows sin not exists. Food indeed always, cows (are) the gods' supreme offering.)
Cows are always the root of prosperity; in cows, sin does not exist. Food is always, indeed, the supreme offering to the gods from the cows. (13-51-28)
स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ गोषु नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ। गावो यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यो वै तथा यज्ञस्य ता मुखम् ॥१३-५१-२९॥
svāhākāra-vaṣaṭkārau goṣu nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitau। gāvo yajñapraṇetryo vai tathā yajñasya tā mukham॥13-51-29॥
[स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ (svāhākāra-vaṣaṭkārau) - the exclamations svāhā and vaṣaṭ;, गोषु (goṣu) - in cows;, नित्यं (nityaṃ) - constantly;, प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - established;, गावो (gāvaḥ) - cows;, यज्ञप्रणेत्र्यः (yajñapraṇetryaḥ) - carriers of sacrifice;, वै (vai) - indeed;, तथा (tathā) - so;, यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacrifice;, ता (tāḥ) - they;, मुखम् (mukham) - mouth;]
(The exclamations svāhā and vaṣaṭ are constantly established in cows; cows are indeed carriers of sacrifice, so they are the mouth of the sacrifice.)
The exclamations 'svāhā' and 'vaṣaṭ' are always established in cows. Cows are truly the conductors of sacrifice and thus they are the mouth of the sacrifice. (13-51-29)
अमृतं ह्यक्षयं दिव्यं क्षरन्ति च वहन्ति च। अमृतायतनं चैताः सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः ॥१३-५१-३०॥
amṛtaṁ hy akṣayaṁ divyaṁ kṣaranti ca vahanti ca। amṛtāyatanaṁ caitāḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtāḥ॥13-51-30॥
[अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar; immortality; हि (hi) - indeed; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; क्षरन्ति (kṣaranti) - they flow; च (ca) - and; वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry; च (ca) - and; अमृतायतनम् (amṛtāyatanam) - abode of nectar; च (ca) - and; एताः (etāḥ) - these; सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः (sarvalokanamaskṛtāḥ) - revered by all worlds;]
(Nectar indeed, imperishable, divine, they flow and they carry. The abode of nectar and these are revered by all worlds.)
They indeed flow and carry imperishable, divine nectar. These are the abodes of nectar and are revered by all worlds. (13-51-30)
तेजसा वपुषा चैव गावो वह्निसमा भुवि। गावो हि सुमहत्तेजः प्राणिनां च सुखप्रदाः ॥१३-५१-३१॥
tejasā vapuṣā caiva gāvo vahnisamā bhuvi। gāvo hi sumahattejaḥ prāṇināṃ ca sukhapradāḥ॥13-51-31॥
[तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by form; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; वह्निसमा (vahnisamā) - equal to fire; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; हि (hi) - indeed; सुमहत्तेजः (sumahattejaḥ) - of very great splendor; प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; च (ca) - and; सुखप्रदाः (sukhapradāḥ) - givers of happiness;]
(By brilliance, by form, and indeed, cows are equal to fire on earth. Cows indeed of very great splendor are givers of happiness to living beings.)
On earth, by their brilliance and form, cows are equal to fire. Indeed, cows of very great splendor bring happiness to living beings. (13-51-31)
निविष्टं गोकुलं यत्र श्वासं मुञ्चति निर्भयम्। विराजयति तं देशं पाप्मानं चापकर्षति ॥१३-५१-३२॥
niviṣṭaṁ gokulaṁ yatra śvāsaṁ muñcati nirbhayam। virājayati taṁ deśaṁ pāpmānaṁ cāpakarṣati ॥13-51-32॥
[निविष्टं (niviṣṭam) - settled; established; गोकुलं (gokulam) - Gokula (the settlement of cowherds); यत्र (yatra) - where; श्वासं (śvāsaṁ) - breath; मुञ्चति (muñcati) - releases; lets go; निर्भयम् (nirbhayam) - fearlessly; विराजयति (virājayati) - makes radiant; adorns; तं (tam) - that; देशं (deśam) - land; region; पाप्मानं (pāpmānam) - sin; evil; च (ca) - and; अपकर्षति (apakarṣati) - draws away; removes;]
(Settled Gokula where breath fearlessly releases; makes radiant that land and sin removes.)
Wherever Gokula is established and one breathes fearlessly, that land becomes radiant and all sin is removed. (13-51-32)
गावः स्वर्गस्य सोपानं गावः स्वर्गेऽपि पूजिताः। गावः कामदुघा देव्यो नान्यत्किञ्चित्परं स्मृतम् ॥१३-५१-३३॥
gāvaḥ svargasya sopānaṃ gāvaḥ svarge'pi pūjitāḥ। gāvaḥ kāmadughā devyo nānyatkiñcitparaṃ smṛtam ॥13-51-33॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven; सोपानं (sopānam) - stairway; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; स्वर्गेऽपि (svarge'pi) - even in heaven; पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - worshipped; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; कामदुघाः (kāmadughāḥ) - wish-yielding; देव्यः (devyaḥ) - goddesses; न (na) - not; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; परं (param) - higher; स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered;]
(Cows are the stairway of heaven; cows, even in heaven, are worshipped. Cows are wish-yielding goddesses; nothing else is remembered as higher.)
Cows are the stairway to heaven; cows are worshipped even in heaven. Cows are wish-fulfilling goddesses; nothing else is considered higher. (13-51-33)
इत्येतद्गोषु मे प्रोक्तं माहात्म्यं पार्थिवर्षभ। गुणैकदेशवचनं शक्यं पारायणं न तु ॥१३-५१-३४॥
ity etad goṣu me proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ pārthiva-ṛṣabha. guṇaika-deśa-vacanaṃ śakyaṃ pārāyaṇaṃ na tu ॥13-51-34॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एतत् (etad) - this; गोषु (goṣu) - among cows; मे (me) - by me; प्रोक्तं (proktaṃ) - spoken; माहात्म्यं (māhātmyaṃ) - greatness; पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthiva-ṛṣabha) - bull among kings (O best of kings); गुणैकदेशवचनं (guṇa-eka-deśa-vacanam) - mentioning but a single part of the merit; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; पारायणं (pārāyaṇam) - complete recitation; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but;]
(Thus this greatness among cows, O bull among kings, has been spoken by me. Mentioning only a single portion of its merit is possible; but a complete recitation is not.)
Thus, O bull among kings, I have spoken this greatness of cows. It is possible to mention only a small part of its merit; but a complete recitation is not (possible). (13-51-34)
निषादा ऊचुः॥
niṣādā ūcuḥ॥
[निषादा (niṣādā) - Nishadas; (a group of people or tribe); ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - spoke; (they said);]
(Nishadas spoke;)
The Nishadas said;
दर्शनं कथनं चैव सहास्माभिः कृतं मुने। सतां सप्तपदं मित्रं प्रसादं नः कुरु प्रभो ॥१३-५१-३५॥
darśanaṃ kathanaṃ caiva sahāsmābhiḥ kṛtaṃ mune. satāṃ saptapadaṃ mitraṃ prasādaṃ naḥ kuru prabho ॥13-51-35॥
[दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing; कथनम् (kathanam) - speaking; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहा (sahā) - together with; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; मुने (mune) - O sage; सताम् (satām) - of the good; सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor; नः (naḥ) - for us; कुरु (kuru) - grant; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Seeing, speaking and indeed, together with by us, done, O sage; of the good, seven steps, friend, favor for us grant, O lord.)
O sage, seeing and speaking together with us has been done; O lord, grant us the favor of friendship of the good for (at least) seven steps. (13-51-35)
हवींषि सर्वाणि यथा ह्युपभुङ्क्ते हुताशनः। एवं त्वमपि धर्मात्मन्पुरुषाग्निः प्रतापवान् ॥१३-५१-३६॥
havīṁṣi sarvāṇi yathā hy upabhuṅkte hutāśanaḥ। evaṁ tvam api dharmātman puruṣāgniḥ pratāpavān ॥13-51-36॥
[हवींषि (havīṁṣi) - oblations; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; उपभुङ्क्ते (upabhuṅkte) - enjoys; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire; एवं (evaṁ) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - one of righteous soul; पुरुषाग्निः (puruṣāgniḥ) - person-fire; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - full of energy;]
(Just as indeed fire enjoys all oblations, so you also, O righteous-souled, person-fire, full of energy.)
Just as fire consumes all offerings, so too, O righteous one with the fire-like energy of a man, you also (consume all things by your energy). (13-51-36)
प्रसादयामहे विद्वन्भवन्तं प्रणता वयम्। अनुग्रहार्थमस्माकमियं गौः प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥१३-५१-३७॥
prasādayāmahe vidvan bhavantaṃ praṇatā vayam। anugrahārtham asmākam iyaṃ gauḥ pratigṛhyatām॥13-51-37॥
[प्रसादयामहे (prasādayāmahe) - we entreat; विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one; भवन्तं (bhavantaṃ) - yourself; प्रणता (praṇatā) - bowed; वयम् (vayam) - we; अनुग्रहार्थम् (anugrahārtham) - for the sake of favor; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; गौः (gauḥ) - cow; प्रतिगृह्यताम् (pratigṛhyatām) - be received;]
(We entreat you, O learned one, ourselves bowed; for the sake of favor, this cow of ours may be received.)
We, who are bowed, entreat you, O learned one; for granting favor, may you accept this cow of ours. (13-51-37)
च्यवन उवाच॥
cyavana uvāca॥
[च्यवन (cyavana) - Cyavana; (the name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Cyavana said;)
Cyavana said.
कृपणस्य च यच्चक्षुर्मुनेराशीविषस्य च। नरं समूलं दहति कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥१३-५१-३८॥
kṛpaṇasya ca yac cakṣur muner āśīviṣasya ca। naraṁ samūlaṁ dahati kakṣam agnir iva jvalan ॥13-51-38॥
[कृपणस्य (kṛpaṇasya) - of a miser; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; मुनेः (muner) - of a sage; आशीविषस्य (āśīviṣasya) - of a venomous serpent; च (ca) - and; नरं (naraṁ) - a man; समूलं (samūlaṁ) - together with the root; दहति (dahati) - burns; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - grass; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]
(And the eye of a miser, and which (the eye) of a sage, and of a venomous serpent, burns a man together with root, like blazing fire (burns) grass.)
Just as a blazing fire burns grass from the roots, so the gaze of a miser, a sage, or a venomous serpent can consume a man completely. (13-51-38)
प्रतिगृह्णामि वो धेनुं कैवर्ता मुक्तकिल्बिषाः। दिवं गच्छत वै क्षिप्रं मत्स्यैर्जालोद्धृतैः सह ॥१३-५१-३९॥
pratigṛhṇāmi vo dhenuṃ kaivartā muktakilbiṣāḥ। divaṃ gacchata vai kṣipraṃ matsyair jāloddhṛtaiḥ saha ॥13-51-39॥
[प्रतिगृह्णामि (pratigṛhṇāmi) - I accept; वः (vaḥ) - your; धेनुं (dhenuṃ) - cow; कैवर्ताः (kaivartāḥ) - fishermen; मुक्तकिल्बिषाः (muktakilbiṣāḥ) - freed from sin; दिवं (divaṃ) - to heaven; गच्छत (gacchata) - go; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - with fishes; जालोद्धृतैः (jāloddhṛtaiḥ) - caught by the net; सह (saha) - together with;]
(I accept your cow, O fishermen freed from sin; go to heaven indeed quickly, together with the fishes caught by the net.)
I accept your cow, fishermen freed from sin. Go quickly to heaven, together with the fish caught in the net. (13-51-39)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
ततस्तस्य प्रसादात्ते महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः। निषादास्तेन वाक्येन सह मत्स्यैर्दिवं ययुः ॥१३-५१-४०॥
tatas tasya prasādāt te maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ| niṣādās tena vākyena saha matsyaiḥ divaṃ yayuḥ ॥13-51-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; after that; तस्य (tasya) - his; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the favor; from the grace; ते (te) - they; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of the one whose self is purified; steadfast in mind; निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas; (tribe name); तेन (tena) - by that; वाक्येन (vākyena) - by the speech; by the utterance; सह (saha) - together with; with; मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - with the fishes; दिवम् (divam) - to heaven; ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went;]
(Then, by his favor, they—the Niṣādas, by the utterance of the great sage whose self was purified—together with the fishes, went to heaven.)
Then, by the grace of the great sage, the Niṣādas, by that utterance, together with the fishes, ascended to heaven. (13-51-40)
ततः स राजा नहुषो विस्मितः प्रेक्ष्य धीवरान्। आरोहमाणांस्त्रिदिवं मत्स्यांश्च भरतर्षभ ॥१३-५१-४१॥
tataḥ sa rājā nahuṣo vismitaḥ prekṣya dhīvarān। ārohamāṇāṃstridivaṃ matsyāṃśca bharatarṣabha ॥13-51-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; धीवरान् (dhīvarān) - fishermen; आरोहमाणान् (ārohamāṇān) - ascending; त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - fishes; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas;]
(Then he, king Nahuṣa, astonished, having seen fishermen ascending to heaven and fishes, O best of Bharatas.)
Then King Nahuṣa, astonished, saw fishermen and fishes ascending to heaven, O best of Bharatas. (13-51-41)
ततस्तौ गविजश्चैव च्यवनश्च भृगूद्वहः। वराभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यां छन्दयामासतुर्नृपम् ॥१३-५१-४२॥
tatastau gavijaścaiva cyavanaśca bhṛgūdvahaḥ। varābhyāmanurūpābhyāṁ chandayāmāsaturnṛpam ॥13-51-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; गविजः (gavijaḥ) - Gavija; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana; च (ca) - and; भृगूद्वहः (bhṛgūdvahaḥ) - foremost of the Bhṛgus; वराभ्याम् (varābhyām) - with two boons; अनुरूपाभ्याम् (anurūpābhyām) - fitting; छन्दयामासतुः (chandayāmāsatuḥ) - they requested; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king;]
(Then those two, Gavija and Cyavana, foremost of the Bhṛgus, indeed, with two fitting boons, they requested the king.)
Then those two, Gavija and Cyavana, foremost among the Bhṛgus, respectfully requested the king with two appropriate boons. (13-51-42)
ततो राजा महावीर्यो नहुषः पृथिवीपतिः। परमित्यब्रवीत्प्रीतस्तदा भरतसत्तम ॥१३-५१-४३॥
tato rājā mahāvīryo nahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ। param ity abravīt prītaḥ tadā bharatasattama ॥13-51-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth; परम् (param) - supreme; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; तदा (tadā) - then; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - best of the Bharatas;]
(Then the king of great strength, Nahuṣa, lord of the earth, supreme, thus said, pleased, then, best of the Bharatas.)
Then, O best of the Bharatas, the king Nahuṣa, endowed with great strength and lord of the earth, being pleased, spoke these supreme words. (13-51-43)
ततो जग्राह धर्मे स स्थितिमिन्द्रनिभो नृपः। तथेति चोदितः प्रीतस्तावृषी प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥१३-५१-४४॥
tato jagrāha dharme sa sthitim indranibho nṛpaḥ। tatheti coditaḥ prītas tau ṛṣī pratyapūjayat ॥13-51-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he accepted; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; सः (sa) - he; स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state; इन्द्रनिभः (indranibhaḥ) - Indra-like; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; तथा (tathā) - so; इति (iti) - thus; चोदितः (coditaḥ) - being prompted; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; तौ (tau) - those two; ऋषी (ṛṣī) - sages; प्रत्यपूजयत् (pratyapūjayat) - he worshipped in return;]
(Then he, the Indra-like king, accepted the state in righteousness. Thus addressed, pleased, he worshipped those two sages in return.)
Then the king, resembling Indra, accepted his position in righteousness. Being thus addressed and pleased, he duly paid respect to those two sages. (13-51-44)
समाप्तदीक्षश्च्यवनस्ततोऽगच्छत्स्वमाश्रमम्। गविजश्च महातेजाः स्वमाश्रमपदं ययौ ॥१३-५१-४५॥
samāptadīkṣaś cyavanaḥ tato 'gacchat svam āśramam। gavijaś ca mahātejāḥ svam āśramapadaṃ yayau ॥13-51-45॥
[समाप्तदीक्षः (samāptadīkṣaḥ) - whose consecration was completed; च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; स्वम् (svam) - his own; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; गविजः (gavijaḥ) - the sage born from a cow (Ṛcīka or Jamadagni); च (ca) - and; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great energy; स्वम् (svam) - his own; आश्रमपदं (āśramapadam) - the abode of the hermitage; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(Whose consecration was completed Cyavana then went his own hermitage; the sage born from a cow and of great energy his own hermitage-abode went.)
Cyavana, whose consecration was completed, then went to his own hermitage; and the great sage Gavija, of great energy, went to his own hermitage abode. (13-51-45)
निषादाश्च दिवं जग्मुस्ते च मत्स्या जनाधिप। नहुषोऽपि वरं लब्ध्वा प्रविवेश पुरं स्वकम् ॥१३-५१-४६॥
niṣādāś ca divaṃ jagmus te ca matsyā janādhipa | nahuṣo'pi varaṃ labdhvā praviveśa puraṃ svakam ॥13-51-46॥
[निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - The Niṣādas; च (ca) - and; दिवम् (divam) - heaven; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; ते (te) - those; च (ca) - and; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - the Matsyas; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; अपि (api) - also; वरम् (varam) - boon; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; पुरम् (puram) - city; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own;]
(The Niṣādas and those Matsyas, O king, went to heaven; Nahuṣa also, having obtained the boon, entered his own city.)
O king, the Niṣādas and the Matsyas went to heaven; and Nahuṣa, having received the boon, entered his own city. (13-51-46)
एतत्ते कथितं तात यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। दर्शने यादृशः स्नेहः संवासे च युधिष्ठिर ॥१३-५१-४७॥
etat te kathitaṁ tāta yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi. darśane yādṛśaḥ snehaḥ saṁvāse ca yudhiṣṭhira ॥13-51-47॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told; तात (tāta) - O dear one; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वम् (tvam) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - (you) ask; दर्शने (darśane) - in seeing; यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - such as; स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection; संवासे (saṁvāse) - in dwelling together; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(This to you has been told, O dear one, which me you ask; in seeing such affection and in dwelling together, O Yudhiṣṭhira.)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, I have told you what you asked me, O dear one, regarding the kind of affection present in seeing and in living together. (13-51-47)
महाभाग्यं गवां चैव तथा धर्मविनिश्चयम्। किं भूयः कथ्यतां वीर किं ते हृदि विवक्षितम् ॥१३-५१-४८॥
mahābhāgyaṃ gavāṃ caiva tathā dharmaviniścayam। kiṃ bhūyaḥ kathyatāṃ vīra kiṃ te hṛdi vivakṣitam ॥13-51-48॥
[महाभाग्यं (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune; गवां (gavām) - of cows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - also; धर्मविनिश्चयम् (dharmaviniścayam) - determination of dharma; किं (kiṃ) - what; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further; कथ्यतां (kathyatām) - let it be said; वीर (vīra) - hero; किं (kiṃ) - what; ते (te) - to you; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intended to say;]
(Great fortune of cows and also determination of dharma—what further let it be said, hero, what to you in the heart is intended to say?)
The great fortune of cows and also the decision on dharma—what more should be said, O hero? What is it that you intend in your heart? (13-51-48)
