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तारकवधः

tārakavadhaḥ

[तारक (tāraka) - Tāraka (a proper noun; name of a being or demon); वधः (vadhaḥ) - slaying;]

(Tāraka slaying;)

The slaying of Tāraka;

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Yudhiṣṭhira spoke;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

उक्ताः पितामहेनेह सुवर्णस्य विधानतः। विस्तरेण प्रदानस्य ये गुणाः श्रुतिलक्षणाः ॥१३-८६-१॥

uktāḥ pitāmaheneha suvarṇasya vidhānataḥ। vistareṇa pradānasya ye guṇāḥ śrutilakṣaṇāḥ ॥13-86-1॥

[उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken; said; पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by the grandsire (Brahmā); इह (iha) - here; सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold; विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - in the prescribed manner; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; प्रदानस्य (pradānasya) - of the giving; of the donation; ये (ye) - which; those; गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities; श्रुतिलक्षणाः (śrutilakṣaṇāḥ) - characterized by the śruti (Veda);]

(Spoken by the grandsire here, of gold in the prescribed manner, in detail, of the giving, which qualities characterized by śruti.)

Here, the qualities of donating gold in the prescribed manner, which are described in detail and characterized by the śruti, have been stated by the grandsire (Brahmā). (13-86-1)

यत्तु कारणमुत्पत्तेः सुवर्णस्येह कीर्तितम्। स कथं तारकः प्राप्तो निधनं तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥१३-८६-२॥

yattu kāraṇamutpatteḥ suvarṇasyeha kīrtitam। sa kathaṃ tārakaḥ prāpto nidhanaṃ tadbravīhi me ॥13-86-2॥

[यत् (yat) - which; तु (tu) - but; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; उत्पत्तेः (utpatteḥ) - of origin; सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold; इह (iha) - here; कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - is said; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; निधनम् (nidhanaṃ) - death; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell; मे (me) - to me;]

(But which cause of origin of gold is said here, how did Tāraka obtain death, that tell to me.)

But as to the cause of the origin of gold which is described here, how did Tāraka meet his death—tell that to me. (13-86-2)

उक्तः स देवतानां हि अवध्य इति पार्थिव। न च तस्येह ते मृत्युर्विस्तरेण प्रकीर्तितः ॥१३-८६-३॥

uktaḥ sa devatānāṃ hi avadhya iti pārthiva। na ca tasyeha te mṛtyur vistareṇa prakīrtitaḥ ॥13-86-3॥

[उक्तः (uktaḥ) - stated; स (sa) - he; देवतानां (devatānāṃ) - of the gods; हि (hi) - indeed; अवध्य (avadhya) - not to be slain; इति (iti) - thus; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; इह (iha) - here; ते (te) - by you; of you; (contextually: by you); मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - is declared;]

(Stated he of the gods indeed not-to-be-slain thus O king. Not and his here by you death in detail is declared.)

It was stated that he, belonging to the gods, is indeed not to be slain, O king. And his death here, by you, was not described in detail. (13-86-3)

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं त्वत्तः कुरुकुलोद्वह। कार्त्स्न्येन तारकवधं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥१३-८६-४॥

etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tvattaḥ kurukulodvaha. kārtsnyena tārakavadhaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ॥13-86-4॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O uplifter of the Kuru lineage; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in entirety; तारकवधं (tārakavadhaṃ) - the slaying of Tāraka; परं (paraṃ) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - for me;]

(This I desire I to hear from you, O uplifter of the Kuru lineage. In entirety, the slaying of Tāraka, great curiosity indeed for me.)

O uplifter of the Kuru lineage, I desire to hear this from you: the story of the slaying of Tāraka in its entirety. I am indeed greatly curious about it. (13-86-4)

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (a proper name, Grandsire Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke; ॥ (॥) - ;]

(Bhīṣma said;)

Bhīṣma said.

विपन्नकृत्या राजेन्द्र देवता ऋषयस्तथा। कृत्तिकाश्चोदयामासुरपत्यभरणाय वै ॥१३-८६-५॥

vipannakṛtyā rājeindra devatā ṛṣayas tathā। kṛttikāś codayāmāsur apatyabharaṇāya vai ॥13-86-5॥

[विपन्नकृत्या (vipanna-kṛtyā) - with lost purpose; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; देवता (devatāḥ) - the deities; ऋषयस्तथा (ṛṣayaḥ tathā) - and the sages; कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikā stars (Pleiades); च (ca) - and; उदयामासुः (udayāmāsuḥ) - caused to arise; अपत्यभरणाय (apatya-bharaṇāya) - for the nourishment of the offspring; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(With lost purpose, O king, the deities and the sages and also the Kṛttikā stars caused (someone) to arise indeed for the nourishment of the offspring.)

O king, when their purpose had failed, the deities, sages, and the Kṛttikā stars caused (the child) to arise for the nourishment of their offspring indeed. (13-86-5)

न देवतानां काचिद्धि समर्था जातवेदसः। एकापि शक्ता तं गर्भं सन्धारयितुमोजसा ॥१३-८६-६॥

na devatānāṃ kācid dhi samarthā jātavedasaḥ। ekāpi śaktā taṃ garbhaṃ sandhārayitum ojasā ॥13-86-6॥

[न (na) - not; देवतानां (devatānāṃ) - of the gods; काचित् (kācit) - any (female); हि (hi) - indeed; समर्था (samarthā) - capable; जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Jātavedas (Agni, the fire); एकापि (ekā api) - even one (female); शक्ता (śaktā) - able; तं (taṃ) - that; गर्भं (garbhaṃ) - embryo; fetus; सन्धारयितुम् (sandhārayitum) - to support; to sustain; ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength;]

(Not of the gods any indeed is capable of Jātavedas; even one is able that embryo to sustain by strength.)

Indeed, none among the gods is capable of supporting the offspring of Jātavedas; even a single one cannot sustain that embryo by strength. (13-86-6)

षण्णां तासां ततः प्रीतः पावको गर्भधारणात्। स्वेन तेजोविसर्गेण वीर्येण परमेण च ॥१३-८६-७॥

ṣaṇṇāṃ tāsāṃ tataḥ prītaḥ pāvako garbhadhāraṇāt. svena tejovisargeṇa vīryeṇa parameṇa ca ॥13-86-7॥

[षण्णां (ṣaṇṇām) - of the six; तासां (tāsām) - of those (ladies); ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - satisfied; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - Agni (the Fire deity); गर्भधारणात् (garbhadhāraṇāt) - from the conception (of offspring); स्वेन (svena) - by his own; तेजोविसर्गेण (tejovisargeṇa) - by the emission of (his) energy; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by (his) vigor; परमेण (parameṇa) - supreme; च (ca) - and;]

(Of the six, of those, then satisfied, Agni, from conception; by his own, by the emission of energy, by (his) supreme vigor also.)

Then, of those six, Agni, being satisfied from their conception, by his own, by the emission of his supreme energy and vigor, (acted thus). (13-86-7)

तास्तु षट्कृत्तिका गर्भं पुपुषुर्जातवेदसः। षट्सु वर्त्मसु तेजोऽग्नेः सकलं निहितं प्रभो ॥१३-८६-८॥

tāstu ṣaṭkṛttikā garbhaṃ pupuṣurjātavedasaḥ। ṣaṭsu vartmasu tejo'gneḥ sakalaṃ nihitaṃ prabho॥13-86-8॥

[ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine); तु (tu) - indeed; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; कृत्तिका (kṛttikāḥ) - Kṛttikā stars; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - nourished; जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Jātavedas (Agni, Fire); षट्सु (ṣaṭsu) - in six; वर्त्मसु (vartmasu) - paths; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni; सकलम् (sakalaṃ) - entire; निहितम् (nihitam) - placed; प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord;]

(They indeed, the six Kṛttikā stars, nourished the embryo of Jātavedas; in the six paths, the entire splendor of Agni is placed, O Lord.)

O Lord, those six Kṛttikā stars indeed nourished the embryo of Jātavedas; in the six paths, all the splendor of Agni is established. (13-86-8)

ततस्ता वर्धमानस्य कुमारस्य महात्मनः। तेजसाभिपरीताङ्ग्यो न क्वचिच्छर्म लेभिरे ॥१३-८६-९॥

tatastā vardhamānasya kumārasya mahātmanaḥ। tejasābhiparītāṅgyo na kvaciccharma lebhire ॥13-86-9॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ता (tā) - they (feminine); वर्धमानस्य (vardhamānasya) - of Vardhamāna; कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor; अभिपरीताङ्ग्यः (abhiparītāṅgyaḥ) - whose limbs were surrounded; न (na) - not; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; शर्म (śarma) - comfort; लेभिरे (lebhire) - they obtained;]

(Then they, whose limbs were surrounded by the splendor of the great-souled prince Vardhamāna, did not obtain comfort anywhere.)

Then, those women, whose limbs were enveloped by the radiance of the great-souled prince Vardhamāna, did not find comfort anywhere. (13-86-9)

ततस्तेजःपरीताङ्ग्यः सर्वाः काल उपस्थिते। समं गर्भं सुषुविरे कृत्तिकास्ता नरर्षभ ॥१३-८६-१०॥

tatas tejaḥ-parītāṅgyaḥ sarvāḥ kāla upasthite। samaṃ garbhaṃ suṣuvire kṛttikās tā naraṛṣabha॥13-86-10॥

[ततस् (tatas) - then; तेजःपरीताङ्ग्यः (tejaḥ-parītāṅgyaḥ) - of radiant-bodies; (those whose bodies are pervaded by brilliance;) सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; काल (kāla) - (when) time; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived; समम् (samam) - together; गर्भम् (garbham) - offspring; सुषुविरे (suṣuvire) - they gave birth; कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikās (Pleiades); ता (tā) - they; नरर्षभ (naraṛṣabha) - O bull among men;]

(Then, those of radiant bodies, all, as time arrived, together offspring they gave birth, the Kṛttikās, they, O bull among men.)

Then, O bull among men, as the appointed time arrived, all the Kṛttikās, whose bodies were filled with brilliance, together gave birth to the child. (13-86-10)

ततस्तं षडधिष्ठानं गर्भमेकत्वमागतम्। पृथिवी प्रतिजग्राह कान्तीपुरसमीपतः ॥१३-८६-११॥

tatastaṁ ṣaḍadhiṣṭhānaṁ garbhamekatvamāgatam। pṛthivī pratijagrāha kāntīpurasamīpataḥ ॥13-86-11॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - that (accusative, masculine singular); षट्-अधिष्ठानम् (ṣaṭ-adhiṣṭhānam) - having six seats; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; एकत्वम्-आगतम् (ekatvam-āgatam) - which had entered into unity; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received; कान्तीपुर-समीपतः (kāntīpura-samīpataḥ) - in the vicinity of Kāntīpura;]

(Then the earth received that embryo of six seats, which had come to unity, near Kāntīpura.)

Then the earth near Kāntīpura received that embryo possessing six seats, which had become unified. (13-86-11)

स गर्भो दिव्यसंस्थानो दीप्तिमान्पावकप्रभः। दिव्यं शरवणं प्राप्य ववृधे प्रियदर्शनः ॥१३-८६-१२॥

sa garbho divyasaṃsthāno dīptimān pāvakaprabhaḥ. divyaṃ śaravaṇaṃ prāpya vavṛdhe priyadarśanaḥ ॥13-86-12॥

[स (sa) - he; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo; offspring; दिव्यसंस्थानः (divyasaṃsthānaḥ) - having a divine form; दीप्तिमान् (dīptimān) - radiant; possessing brilliance; पावकप्रभः (pāvakaprabhaḥ) - having the splendor of fire; दिव्यं (divyam) - divine; शरवणं (śaravaṇam) - Sara-vana; thicket of reeds; (proper noun) प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew; प्रियदर्शनः (priyadarśanaḥ) - pleasing to the sight;]

(He embryo divine form radiant having the brilliance of fire divine Sara-vana having reached grew pleasing to the sight.)

That offspring, possessing a divine form, radiant, and having the splendor of fire, having reached the divine Sara-vana, grew, pleasing to behold. (13-86-12)

ददृशुः कृत्तिकास्तं तु बालं वह्निसमद्युतिम्। जातस्नेहाश्च सौहार्दात्पुपुषुः स्तन्यविस्रवैः ॥१३-८६-१३॥

dadṛśuḥ kṛttikās taṃ tu bālaṃ vahni-samad-yutim। jāta-snehāś ca sauhārdāt pupuṣuḥ stanya-visravaiḥ ॥13-86-13॥

[ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw; कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikā stars (named nymphs); तं (taṃ) - him; तु (tu) - but; बालं (bālaṃ) - the boy; वह्निसमद्युतिम् (vahni-samad-yutim) - having brightness equal to fire; जातस्नेहाः (jāta-snehāḥ) - who had developed affection; च (ca) - and; सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - from friendship; पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - nourished; स्तन्यविस्रवैः (stanya-visravaiḥ) - with streams of milk;]

(The Kṛttikā stars saw him but, the boy having brightness equal to fire; who had developed affection and from friendship nourished (him) with streams of milk.)

But the Kṛttikā stars saw the boy, radiant like fire, and, out of affection and friendship, nourished him with streams of milk. (13-86-13)

अभवत्कार्त्तिकेयः स त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। स्कन्नत्वात्स्कन्दतां चाप गुहावासाद्गुहोऽभवत् ॥१३-८६-१४॥

abhavatkārttikeyaḥ sa trailokye sacarācare. skannatvātskandatāṃ cāpa guhāvāsādguhō'bhavat ॥13-86-14॥

[अभवत् (abhavat) - became; कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kārttikeya; स (sa) - he; त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds; सचराचरे (sacarācare) - among the moving and unmoving; स्कन्नत्वात् (skannatvāt) - due to having flowed; because of being dropped; स्कन्दतां (skandatām) - the state of Skanda; Skanda-hood; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गुहावासात् (guhāvāsāt) - from dwelling in a cave; गुहः (guhaḥ) - Guha; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]

(Kārttikeya became he in the three worlds among the moving and unmoving. Due to having flowed, he also the state of Skanda, and from dwelling in a cave, he became Guha. (13-86-14))

He became Kārttikeya, renowned among all beings in the three worlds, both moving and unmoving. Because he was dropped (or flowed), he became known as Skanda; and since he dwelled in a cave, he became Guha. (13-86-14)

ततो देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशद्दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः। रुद्रो धाता च विष्णुश्च यज्ञः पूषार्यमा भगः ॥१३-८६-१५॥

tato devās trayastriṁśad diśaś ca sa-dig-īśvarāḥ। rudro dhātā ca viṣṇuś ca yajñaḥ pūṣā aryamā bhagaḥ॥13-86-15॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṁśat) - thirty-three; दिशः (diśaḥ) - regions (directions); च (ca) - and; स-दिg-ईश्वराः (sa-dig-īśvarāḥ) - with the lords of the directions; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; धाता (dhātā) - Dhātṛ (the sustainer); च (ca) - and; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; च (ca) - and; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Yajña (Sacrifice personified); पूषा (pūṣā) - Pūṣan; अर्यमा (aryamā) - Aryaman; भगः (bhagaḥ) - Bhaga;]

(Then the gods, thirty-three, the regions and with the lords of directions, Rudra, Dhātṛ, and Viṣṇu, and Yajña, Pūṣan, Aryaman, Bhaga.)

Then the thirty-three gods, together with the directions and their lords—Rudra, Dhātṛ, Viṣṇu, Yajña (the personification of sacrifice), Pūṣan, Aryaman, and Bhaga—(were present). (13-86-15)

अंशो मित्रश्च साध्याश्च वसवो वासवोऽश्विनौ। आपो वायुर्नभश्चन्द्रो नक्षत्राणि ग्रहा रविः ॥१३-८६-१६॥

aṁśo mitraś ca sādhyāś ca vasavo vāsavo'śvinau। āpo vāyur nabhaścandro nakṣatrāṇi grahā raviḥ ॥13-86-16॥

[अंशः (aṁśaḥ) - portion; मित्रः (mitraḥ) - Mitra (a Vedic deity); च (ca) - and; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas (a class of deities); च (ca) - and; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus (a group of deities); वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra); अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Aśvins (twin gods); आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Wind (the wind-god); नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky; चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - Moon; नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets; रविः (raviḥ) - Sun;]

(Portion, Mitra and the Sādhyas and the Vasus, Vāsava, the Aśvins, waters, Wind, sky, Moon, stars, planets, Sun.)

A portion, Mitra, the Sādhyas, the Vasus, Vāsava (Indra), the Aśvins, the waters, Wind, the sky, the Moon, the stars, the planets, and the Sun. (13-86-16)

पृथग्भूतानि चान्यानि यानि देवार्पणानि वै। आजग्मुस्तत्र तं द्रष्टुं कुमारं ज्वलनात्मजम् ॥ ऋषयस्तुष्टुवुश्चैव गन्धर्वाश्च जगुस्तथा ॥१३-८६-१७॥

pṛthagbhūtāni cānyāni yāni devārpaṇāni vai. ājagmustatra taṃ draṣṭuṃ kumāraṃ jvalanātmajam ॥ ṛṣayastuṣṭuvuścaiva gandharvāśca jagustathā ॥13-86-17॥

[पृथग्भूतानि (pṛthagbhūtāni) (pṛthagbhūtāni) - having become distinct; च (ca) (ca) - and; अन्यानि (anyāni) (anyāni) - other; यानि (yāni) (yāni) - which; देवार्पणानि (devārpaṇāni) (devārpaṇāni) - offerings to the gods; वै (vai) (vai) - indeed; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) (ājagmuḥ) - came; तत्र (tatra) (tatra) - there; तम् (tam) (tam) - him; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) (draṣṭum) - to see; कुमारम् (kumāram) (kumāram) - the youth; ज्वलनात्मजम् (jvalanātmajam) (jvalanātmajam) - son of Fire; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) (ṛṣayaḥ) - the ṛṣis; तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - certainly; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas; च (ca) (ca) - and; जगुः (jaguḥ) (jaguḥ) - sang; तथा (tathā) (tathā) - likewise;]

(Having become distinct, and other which indeed were offerings to the gods, came there to see him, the youth, the son of Fire. The ṛṣis praised (him) also indeed, and the Gandharvas sang likewise.)

The distinct groups, and other beings that were indeed offerings to the gods, came there to see the youth, the son of Fire. The ṛṣis praised him, and the Gandharvas likewise sang. (13-86-17)

षडाननं कुमारं तं द्विषडक्षं द्विजप्रियम्। पीनांसं द्वादशभुजं पावकादित्यवर्चसम् ॥१३-८६-१८॥

ṣaḍānanaṃ kumāraṃ taṃ dviṣaḍakṣaṃ dvijapriyam। pīnāṃsaṃ dvādaśabhujaṃ pāvakādityavarcasam ॥13-86-18॥

[षडाननं (ṣaḍānanam) - six-faced; कुमारं (kumāram) - boy; तं (tam) - him; द्विषडक्षं (dviṣaḍakṣam) - twelve-eyed; द्विजप्रियम् (dvijapriyam) - dear to the twice-born; पीनांसं (pīnāṃsam) - having a broad chest; द्वादशभुजं (dvādaśabhujam) - twelve-armed; पावकादित्यवर्चसम् (pāvakādityavarcasam) - having the brilliance of fire and the sun;]

(six-faced boy him twelve-eyed dear to the twice-born having a broad chest twelve-armed having the brilliance of fire and the sun.)

That six-faced youth, with twelve eyes, dear to the twice-born, broad-chested, twelve-armed, shining with the brilliance of fire and the sun. (13-86-18)

शयानं शरगुल्मस्थं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सहर्षिभिः। लेभिरे परमं हर्षं मेनिरे चासुरं हतम् ॥१३-८६-१९॥

śayānaṃ śaragulmasthaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ। lebhire paramaṃ harṣaṃ menire cāsuraṃ hatam ॥13-86-19॥

[शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; शरगुल्मस्थम् (śaragulmastham) - situated in the thicket of arrows; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; सहर्षिभिः (saharṣibhiḥ) - together with the sages; लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; मेनिरे (menire) - they considered; च (ca) - and; असुरम् (asuram) - the asura (demon); हतम् (hatam) - slain;]

(Having seen (him) lying situated in the thicket of arrows, the gods together with the sages obtained supreme joy and considered the asura slain.)

When the gods, along with the sages, saw (him) lying in the thicket of arrows, they felt great joy and thought the asura was slain. (13-86-19)

ततो देवाः प्रियाण्यस्य सर्व एव समाचरन्। क्रीडतः क्रीडनीयानि ददुः पक्षिगणांश्च ह ॥१३-८६-२०॥

tato devāḥ priyāṇy asya sarva eva samācaran। krīḍataḥ krīḍanīyāni daduḥ pakṣigaṇāṁś ca ha ॥13-86-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - dear things; अस्य (asya) - his; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समाचरन् (samācaran) - performed; क्रीडतः (krīḍataḥ) - while he was playing; क्रीडनीयानि (krīḍanīyāni) - playthings; ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave; पक्षिगणान् (pakṣigaṇān) - groups of birds; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(Then the gods, indeed, performed all dear things of his. To the one playing, they gave playthings and indeed groups of birds.)

Then the gods did everything dear to him; while he was playing, they gave him playthings and groups of birds as well. (13-86-20)

सुपर्णोऽस्य ददौ पत्रं मयूरं चित्रबर्हिणम्। राक्षसाश्च ददुस्तस्मै वराहमहिषावुभौ ॥१३-८६-२१॥

suparṇo'sya dadau patraṃ mayūraṃ citrabarhiṇam। rākṣasāś ca dadus tasmai varāha-mahiṣāv ubhau ॥13-86-21॥

[सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - the divine bird (Garuḍa); अस्य (asya) - to him; ददौ (dadau) - gave; पत्रम् (patram) - a feather; मयूरम् (mayūram) - a peacock; चित्रबर्हिणम् (citrabarhiṇam) - with variegated plumes; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas; च (ca) - and; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; वराह-महि्षौ (varāha-mahiṣau) - a boar and a buffalo; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]

(Suparṇa to him gave a feather, a peacock with variegated plumes. The rākṣasas also gave to him both a boar and a buffalo.)

Suparṇa gave him a feather and a peacock with variegated plumes. The rākṣasas also gave him both a boar and a buffalo. (13-86-21)

कुक्कुटं चाग्निसङ्काशं प्रददौ वरुणः स्वयम्। चन्द्रमाः प्रददौ मेषमादित्यो रुचिरां प्रभाम् ॥१३-८६-२२॥

kukkuṭaṃ cāgni-saṅkāśaṃ pradadau varuṇaḥ svayam। candramāḥ pradadau meṣam ādityo rucirāṃ prabhām ॥13-86-22॥

[कुक्कुटं (kukkuṭam) - cock; च (ca) - and; अग्निसङ्काशं (agni-saṅkāśam) - fire-like; resembling fire; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the Moon; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; मेषम् (meṣam) - ram; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun; रुचिरां (rucirām) - splendid; beautiful; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance; brilliance;]

(Cock and fire-like (thing) Varuṇa himself gave. The Moon gave the ram. The Sun (gave) splendid radiance.)

Varuṇa himself gave a cock that resembled fire; the Moon gave a ram; the Sun gave splendid radiance. (13-86-22)

गवां माता च गा देवी ददौ शतसहस्रशः। छागमग्निर्गुणोपेतमिला पुष्पफलं बहु ॥१३-८६-२३॥

gavāṃ mātā ca gā devī dadau śata-sahasraśaḥ। chāgam agnir guṇopetam ilā puṣpaphalaṃ bahu ॥13-86-23॥

[गवां (gavāṃ) - of cows;, माता (mātā) - mother;, च (ca) - and;, गा देवी (gā devī) - Gādevī (the goddess of cows);, ददौ (dadau) - gave;, शतसहस्रशः (śata-sahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands;, छागम् (chāgam) - goat;, अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire deity);, गुणोपेतम् (guṇopetam) - endowed with qualities;, इला (ilā) - Ilā (the earth goddess);, पुष्पफलं (puṣpaphalaṃ) - flowers and fruits;, बहु (bahu) - much;]

(Mother of cows and Gādevī gave (them) by hundreds of thousands. Agni (gave the) goat, Ilā endowed with qualities (gave) much flowers and fruits.)

The mother of cows and Gādevī gave hundreds of thousands of cows. Agni gave the goat, and Ilā, endowed with good qualities, gave abundant flowers and fruits. (13-86-23)

सुधन्वा शकटं चैव रथं चामितकूबरम्। वरुणो वारुणान्दिव्यान्भुजङ्गान्प्रददौ शुभान् ॥ सिंहान्सुरेन्द्रो व्याघ्रांश्च द्वीपिनोऽन्यांश्च दंष्ट्रिणः ॥१३-८६-२४॥

sudhanvā śakaṭaṃ caiva rathaṃ cāmitakūbaram। varuṇo vāruṇān divyān bhujaṅgān pradadau śubhān॥ siṃhān surendro vyāghrāṃś ca dvīpino'nyāṃś ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ॥13-86-24॥

[सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvan; (proper noun, name of a figure); शकटं (śakaṭam) - a cart; (object; accusative singular neuter;) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; exactly; रथं (ratham) - chariot; (object; accusative singular masculine;) च (ca) - and; अमितकूबरम् (amitakūbaram) - having immense axle; with a great axle; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; (proper noun, name of a deity; nominative singular masculine;) वारुणान् (vāruṇān) - of Varuṇa (i.e., belonging to Varuṇa); made by Varuṇa; दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine; celestial; भुजङ्गान् (bhujaṅgān) - serpents; snakes; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; bestowed; शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious; good; सिंहान् (siṃhān) - lions; (object; accusative plural masculine;) सुरेन्द्रः (surendraḥ) - lord of the gods; Indra; व्याघ्रान् (vyāghrān) - tigers; च (ca) - and; द्वीपिनः (dvīpinaḥ) - panthers; (leopards;) अन्यान् (anyān) - other; च (ca) - and; दंष्ट्रिणः (daṃṣṭriṇaḥ) - the fanged ones; those with tusks or teeth;]

(Sudhanvan a cart and indeed a chariot and one with immense axle; Varuṇa of Varuṇa (made by Varuṇa) divine serpents gave auspicious; lions lord of the gods tigers and panthers other and the fanged ones; (13-86-24))

Sudhanvan received a cart and also a chariot with a great axle; Varuṇa gave auspicious divine serpents belonging to himself; Indra, the lord of the gods, gave lions, tigers, panthers, and other fanged beasts. (13-86-24)

श्वापदांश्च बहून्घोरांश्छत्राणि विविधानि च। राक्षसासुरसङ्घाश्च येऽनुजग्मुस्तमीश्वरम् ॥१३-८६-२५॥

śvāpadāṁś ca bahūn ghorāṁś chatrāṇi vividhāni ca। rākṣasāsurasaṅghāś ca ye'anujagmus tam īśvaram॥13-86-25॥

[श्वापदाञ् (śvāpadān) - wild animals; च (ca) - and; बहून् (bahūn) - many; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; छत्राणि (chatrāṇi) - umbrellas; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; राक्षसासुरसङ्घाः (rākṣasāsurasaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of rākṣasas and asuras; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed; तम् (tam) - that; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord;]

(Wild animals and many terrible ones and umbrellas of various kinds and assemblies of rākṣasas and asuras and who followed that lord.)

Many terrible wild animals, various umbrellas, and assemblies of rākṣasas and asuras followed that lord. (13-86-25)

वर्धमानं तु तं दृष्ट्वा प्रार्थयामास तारकः। उपायैर्बहुभिर्हन्तुं नाशकच्चापि तं विभुम् ॥१३-८६-२६॥

vardhamānaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā prārthayāmāsa tārakaḥ। upāyair bahubhir hantuṃ nāśakat cāpi taṃ vibhum॥13-86-26॥

[वर्धमानम् (vardhamānam) - increasing; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - requested; तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka; उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; नाशकत् (nāśakat) - was not able; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; विभुम् (vibhum) - the mighty one;]

(But Tāraka, having seen him increasing, requested. By many means to kill, was not able also him, the mighty one.)

But Tāraka, seeing him increasing, requested him and, even by many means, was not able to kill that mighty one. (13-86-26)

सेनापत्येन तं देवाः पूजयित्वा गुहालयम्। शशंसुर्विप्रकारं तं तस्मै तारककारितम् ॥१३-८६-२७॥

senāpatyena taṃ devāḥ pūjayitvā guhālayam। śaśaṃsurviprakāraṃ taṃ tasmai tārakakāritam ॥13-86-27॥

[सेनापत्येन (senāpatyena) - as commander; by the office of commander; by the generalship; तं (taṃ) - him; that one; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored; after honoring; गुहालयम् (guhālayam) - Guha's abode; the residence of Guha (Kārtikeya); शशंसुः (śaśaṃsuḥ) - they narrated; they told; विप्रकारं (viprakāram) - the strange event; the extraordinary affair; तं (taṃ) - him; that one; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; तारककारितम् (tārakakāritam) - done by Tāraka; caused by Tāraka;]

(By the generalship, him the gods having honored at Guha's abode, they narrated the extraordinary event, to him, caused by Tāraka.)

After honoring him with the commander’s rank at Guha’s abode, the gods told him about the extraordinary event caused by Tāraka. (13-86-27)

स विवृद्धो महावीर्यो देवसेनापतिः प्रभुः। जघानामोघया शक्त्या दानवं तारकं गुहः ॥१३-८६-२८॥

sa vivṛddho mahāvīryo devasenāpatiḥ prabhuḥ। jaghānāmoghayā śaktyā dānavaṃ tārakaṃ guhaḥ॥13-86-28॥

[स (sa) - he; विवृद्धः (vivṛddhaḥ) - grown; increased; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; देवसेनापतिः (devasenāpatiḥ) - leader of the divine army; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; powerful one; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; अमोघया (amoghayā) - unfailing; infallible; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with the spear; दानवम् (dānavam) - the demon; तारकम् (tārakam) - Tāraka; गुहः (guhaḥ) - Guha (Skanda, Kārttikeya);]

(He grown, of great strength, leader of the divine army, the lord, killed with the unfailing spear the demon Tāraka, Guha.)

Guha, the powerful and mighty leader of the divine army, killed the demon Tāraka with his unfailing spear. (13-86-28)

तेन तस्मिन्कुमारेण क्रीडता निहतेऽसुरे। सुरेन्द्रः स्थापितो राज्ये देवानां पुनरीश्वरः ॥१३-८६-२९॥

tena tasmin kumāreṇa krīḍatā nihate'sure. surendraḥ sthāpito rājye devānāṃ punar īśvaraḥ ॥13-86-29॥

[तेन (tena) - by that; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; कुमारेण (kumāreṇa) - by the prince; क्रीडता (krīḍatā) - playing; निहते (nihate) - having been slain; असुरे (asure) - the asura (demon); सुरेन्द्रः (surendraḥ) - the lord of the gods; स्थापितः (sthāpitaḥ) - was established; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; पुनः (punar) - again; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord;]

(By that, in that prince, while playing, the asura having been slain, the lord of the gods was established in the kingdom of the gods again as lord.)

By that prince, while playing, when the asura was slain, the lord of the gods was once again established as ruler among the gods. (13-86-29)

स सेनापतिरेवाथ बभौ स्कन्दः प्रतापवान्। ईशो गोप्ता च देवानां प्रियकृच्छङ्करस्य च ॥१३-८६-३०॥

sa senāpatir evātha babhau skandaḥ pratāpavān। īśo goptā ca devānāṃ priyakṛc ca ṅkarasya ca॥13-86-30॥

[स (sa) - he; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - general of the army; एव (eva) - indeed; अथ (atha) - then; बभौ (babhau) - appeared (shone forth); स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (proper noun); प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; च (ca) - and; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - one who does what is dear; शङ्करस्य (śaṅkarasya) - of Śaṅkara (proper noun, Śiva); च (ca) - and;]

(He, the general of the army indeed then appeared Skanda, powerful, lord, protector and of the gods, one who does what is dear, of Śaṅkara and.)

Then Skanda, the powerful commander-in-chief, appeared—lord and protector of the gods, and the one dear to Śaṅkara. (13-86-30)

हिरण्यमूर्तिर्भगवानेष एव च पावकिः। सदा कुमारो देवानां सेनापत्यमवाप्तवान् ॥१३-८६-३१॥

hiraṇyamūrtir bhagavān eṣa eva ca pāvakiḥ। sadā kumāro devānāṃ senāpatyam avāptavān ॥13-86-31॥

[हिरण्यमूर्तिः (hiraṇyamūrtiḥ) - golden-form; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; एष (eṣa) - this (he); एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - son of Pāvaka (Agni); सदा (sadā) - always; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - the boy (Kārttikeya); देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - generalship (commandership); अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - has obtained;]

(Golden-form the blessed one this indeed and son of Pāvaka always the boy of the gods generalship has obtained.)

This golden-formed blessed one, the son of Pāvaka, always as the boy has obtained the commandership of the gods. (13-86-31)

तस्मात्सुवर्णं मङ्गल्यं रत्नमक्षय्यमुत्तमम्। सहजं कार्त्तिकेयस्य वह्नेस्तेजः परं मतम् ॥१३-८६-३२॥

tasmātsuvarṇaṁ maṅgalyaṁ ratnam akṣayyamutamam। sahajaṁ kārttikeyasya vahnes tejaḥ paraṁ matam ॥13-86-32॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुवर्णं (suvarṇam) - gold; मङ्गल्यं (maṅgalyaṁ) - auspicious; रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel; अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyām) - imperishable; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; सहजम् (sahajam) - innate; कार्त्तिकेयस्य (kārttikeyasya) - of Karttikeya; वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; परम् (param) - supreme; मतम् (matam) - regarded as;]

(Therefore gold, auspicious, jewel, imperishable, excellent, innate, of Karttikeya, of fire, splendor, supreme, regarded as.)

Therefore, gold is regarded as the supreme innate splendor of fire, the auspicious imperishable excellent jewel of Karttikeya. (13-86-32)

एवं रामाय कौरव्य वसिष्ठोऽकथयत्पुरा। तस्मात्सुवर्णदानाय प्रयतस्व नराधिप ॥१३-८६-३३॥

evaṁ rāmāya kauravya vasiṣṭho'kathayat purā। tasmāt suvarṇadānāya prayatasva narādhipa ॥13-86-33॥

[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rāma; कौरव्य (kauravya) - descendant of Kuru; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; अकथयत् (akathayat) - spoke; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुवर्णदानाय (suvarṇadānāya) - for the giving of gold; प्रयतस्व (prayatasva) - strive; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]

(Thus to Rāma, descendant of Kuru, Vasiṣṭha formerly spoke; therefore, for the giving of gold, strive, O king.)

Thus, Vasiṣṭha once spoke to Rāma, descendant of Kuru; therefore, O king, strive to give gold. (13-86-33)

रामः सुवर्णं दत्त्वा हि विमुक्तः सर्वकिल्बिषैः। त्रिविष्टपे महत्स्थानमवापासुलभं नरैः ॥१३-८६-३४॥

rāmaḥ suvarṇaṃ dattvā hi vimuktaḥ sarvakilbiṣaiḥ। triviṣṭape mahats thānam avāpa asulabham naraiḥ ॥13-86-34॥

[रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; सुवर्णं (suvarṇam) - gold; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; हि (hi) - indeed; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed; सर्वकिल्बिषैः (sarvakilbiṣaiḥ) - from all sins; त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in heaven; महत् (mahat) - great; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अवाप (avāpa) - he attained; असुलभम् (asulabham) - difficult to obtain; नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men;]

(Rama having given gold indeed freed from all sins; in heaven great place he attained difficult to obtain by men;)

Rama, having given gold, was indeed freed from all sins; in heaven, he attained a great place which is difficult for men to obtain. (13-86-34)