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शपथाध्यायः

śapathādhyāyaḥ

[शपथ (śapatha) - oath; promise; अध्यायः (adhyāyaḥ) - chapter; section;]

(Oath chapter;)

Chapter on oaths;

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Bhīṣma spoke;)

Bhīṣma said.

अथात्रिप्रमुखा राजन्वने तस्मिन्महर्षयः। व्यचरन्भक्षयन्तो वै मूलानि च फलानि च ॥१३-९५-१॥

athātripramukhā rājan vane tasmin maharṣayaḥ। vyacaran bhakṣayanto vai mūlāni ca phalāni ca ॥13-95-1॥

[अथ (atha) - now; then; अत्रि-प्रमुखाः (atri-pramukhāḥ) - with Atri at the head; led by Atri; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वने (vane) - in the forest; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; व्यचरन् (vyacaran) - moved about; wandered; भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - eating; consuming; वै (vai) - indeed; मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots; च (ca) - and; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; च (ca) - and;]

(Now, with Atri at the head, O king, in that forest, the great sages moved about, indeed eating roots and fruits and.)

O king, then the great sages, led by Atri, wandered in that forest, subsisting indeed on roots and fruits. (13-95-1)

अथापश्यन्सुपीनांसपाणिपादमुखोदरम्। परिव्रजन्तं स्थूलाङ्गं परिव्राजं शुनःसखम् ॥१३-९५-२॥

athāpaśyansupīnāṃsapaṇipādamukhodaram. parivrajantaṃ sthūlāṅgaṃ parivrājaṃ śunaḥsakham ॥13-95-2॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw; सुपीनांस (supīnām) - of dreams; सपाणिपादमुखोदरम् (sa-pāṇi-pāda-mukha-udaram) - with hands, feet, mouth, and belly; परिव्रजन्तम् (parivrajantam) - wandering about; स्थूलाङ्गम् (sthūlāṅgam) - with large limbs; परिव्राजम् (parivrājam) - a wandering ascetic; शुनःसखम् (śunaḥsakham) - friend of dogs;]

(Then he saw, of dreams, with hands, feet, mouth and belly, wandering about, large-limbed, a wandering ascetic, friend of dogs.)

Then he saw a large-limbed wandering ascetic, friend of dogs, moving about with hands, feet, mouth, and belly, in a dream. (13-95-2)

अरुन्धती तु तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वाङ्गोपचितं शुभा। भवितारो भवन्तो वै नैवमित्यब्रवीदृषीन् ॥१३-९५-३॥

arundhatī tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvāṅgopacitaṃ śubhā। bhavitāro bhavanto vai naivam ity abravīd ṛṣīn ॥13-95-3॥

[अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhati (proper noun); तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सर्वाङ्गोपचितं (sarvāṅgopacitam) - endowed with all limbs; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; भवितारः (bhavitāraḥ) - to be (those who will be); भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (honorific plural); वै (vai) - indeed; न (na) - not; एवम् (evam) - thus; इति (iti) - thus (end of quotation); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the seers;]

(Arundhati but having seen him endowed with all limbs, auspicious, "to be you indeed not thus" thus said to the seers.)

But Arundhati, having seen him endowed with all limbs and auspicious, said to the seers, "You will not be like this." (13-95-3)

वसिष्ठ उवाच॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca॥

[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vasiṣṭha said.)

Vasiṣṭha said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकमग्निहोत्रमनिर्हुतम्। सायं प्रातश्च होतव्यं तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-४॥

naitasyēha yathāsmākamagnihōtram anirhutam। sāyaṃ prātaś ca hōtavyaṃ tēna pīvāñ śunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-4॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - like; as; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihōtram) - Agnihotra (fire-sacrifice); अनिर्हुतम् (anirhutam) - not offered (i.e., not performed); सायम् (sāyam) - evening; प्रातः (prātaḥ) - morning; च (ca) - and; होतव्यम् (hōtavyam) - must be performed; तेन (tēna) - by that; पीवाञ् (pīvāñ) - well-fed; शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - the friend of Śunaḥ (epithet of Agni);]

(Not of this here, as our Agnihotra not offered; evening and morning too must be performed by that, well-fed Śunaḥsakha.)

Here, it is not like our Agnihotra that is left unoffered; it must be performed in the evening and morning by that well-nourished Śunaḥsakha (Agni). (13-95-4)

अत्रिरुवाच॥

atriruvāca॥

[अत्रि (atri) - Atri (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Atri said.)

Atri spoke.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं क्षुधा वीर्यं समाहतम्। कृच्छ्राधीतं प्रनष्टं च तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-५॥

naitasyēha yathāsmākaṁ kṣudhā vīryaṁ samāhatam। kṛcchrādhītaṁ pranaṣṭaṁ ca tena pīvāñśunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-5॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṁ) - of us; क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger; वीर्यं (vīryaṁ) - strength; समाहतम् (samāhatam) - overcome; कृच्छ्राधीतं (kṛcchrādhītaṁ) - obtained with difficulty; प्रनष्टं (pranaṣṭaṁ) - lost; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; पीवान् (pīvān) - well-fed; शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - friend of the dog;]

(Not of this here as of us by hunger strength overcome; obtained with difficulty lost and by him well-fed friend of the dog.)

Here, not as with us, whose strength is overcome by hunger, (what is) gained with difficulty is lost; by him, the well-fed companion of the dog. (13-95-5)

विश्वामित्र उवाच॥

viśvāmitra uvāca॥

[विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]

(Viśvāmitra said;)

Viśvāmitra said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं शश्वच्छास्त्रं जरद्गवः। अलसः क्षुत्परो मूर्खस्तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-६॥

naitasyeha yathāsmākaṃ śaśvacchāstraṃ jaradgavaḥ. alasaḥ kṣutparo mūrkhas tena pīvāñśunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-6॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - eternal; शास्त्रं (śāstraṃ) - teaching; जरद्गवः (jaradgavaḥ) - an old ox; अलसः (alasaḥ) - lazy; क्षुत्परः (kṣutparaḥ) - given to hunger; मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - fool; तेन (tena) - by him; पीवान् (pīvān) - fat; शुनः (śunaḥ) - dog; सखः (sakhaḥ) - friend;]

(Not of him here as our eternal teaching, an old ox, lazy, given to hunger, fool, by him, fat, dog's friend.)

'Our eternal teaching is not for such as him here: an old ox, lazy, always hungry, a fool, his companion being a fat dog.' (13-95-6)

जमदग्निरुवाच॥

jamadagniḥ uvāca॥

[जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni (a proper noun; the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Jamadagni said;)

Jamadagni said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं भक्तमिन्धनमेव च। सञ्चिन्त्य वार्षिकं किञ्चित्तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-७॥

naitasya iha yathāsmākaṃ bhaktam indhanam eva ca. saṃcintya vārṣikaṃ kiñcit tena pīvān śunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-7॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - of us; भक्तम् (bhaktam) - food; इन्धनम् (indhanam) - fuel; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; सञ्चिन्त्य (saṃcintya) - having considered; वार्षिकम् (vārṣikam) - annual; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; तेन (tena) - by him; पीवान् (pīvān) - well-fed; शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - Śunaḥsakha (proper noun, literally: 'friend of the dog');]

(Not of this (person) here as of us food and fuel only; having considered a little annually, by him well-fed, Śunaḥsakha (was).)

Here, unlike us, he did not have just food and fuel; considering a little annually, Śunaḥsakha was well-nourished by that. (13-95-7)

कश्यप उवाच॥

kaśyapa uvāca॥

[कश्यप (kaśyapa) - Kaśyapa; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he said);]

(Kaśyapa said;)

Kaśyapa said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं चत्वारश्च सहोदराः। देहि देहीति भिक्षन्ति तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-८॥

naitasya iha yathā asmākaṃ catvāraś ca sahodarāḥ। dehi dehīti bhikṣanti tena pīvāñ śunaḥ-sakhaḥ॥13-95-8॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this (person); इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - of us; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; च (ca) - and; सहोदराः (sahodarāḥ) - brothers; देहि (dehi) - give; देहि (dehi) - give; इति (iti) - thus; भिक्षन्ति (bhikṣanti) - beg; तेन (tena) - by him; पीवान् (pīvān) - well-fed; शुनःसखः (śunaḥ-sakhaḥ) - the friend of the dog (Yama);]

(Not of this one here, as of us, four brothers and, "give, give!" thus beg; by him, well-fed, the friend of the dog.)

Here, unlike us, his four brothers do not beg saying, "Give, give!"; that is why the well-fed friend of the dog (Yama) is with him. (13-95-8)

भरद्वाज उवाच॥

bharadvāja uvāca॥

[भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bharadvāja; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bharadvāja said;)

Bharadvāja said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं ब्रह्मबन्धोरचेतसः। शोको भार्यापवादेन तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-९॥

naitasyaiha yathāsmākaṃ brahmabandhoracetasaḥ। śoko bhāryāpavādena tena pīvāñśunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-9॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this one; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; like; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - of us; ब्रह्मबन्धोः (brahmabandhoḥ) - of the Brahmin in name only; अचेतसः (acetasaḥ) - unintelligent; mindless; शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow; भार्यापवादेन (bhāryāpavādena) - by the reproach of his wife; तेन (tena) - by him; पीवाञ् (pīvāñ) - fat (well-fed); शुनः-सखः (śunaḥ-sakhaḥ) - friend of the dog;]

(Not of this one here as (it was) of us, of the Brahmin in name only, unintelligent; sorrow (was caused) by the reproach of his wife; by him (he is) fat, friend of the dog.)

Here, that Brahmin in name only, mindless, did not have sorrow as we did; by his wife's reproach, he is fat and a friend of the dog. (13-95-9)

गौतम उवाच॥

gautama uvāca॥

[गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Gautama said;)

Gautama said.

नैतस्येह यथास्माकं त्रिकौशेयं हि राङ्कवम्। एकैकं वै त्रिवार्षीयं तेन पीवाञ्शुनःसखः ॥१३-९५-१०॥

naitasyēha yathāsmākaṁ trikaiuśeyaṁ hi rāṅkavam। ekaikaṁ vai trivārṣīyaṁ tena pīvāñśunaḥsakhaḥ ॥13-95-10॥

[न (na) - not; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; अस्माकं (asmākaṁ) - of us; our; त्रिकौशेयं (trikaiuśeyaṁ) - that which is composed of three kauśeyas; threefold silken garment; हि (hi) - indeed; राङ्कवम् (rāṅkavam) - of Rāṅkava; Rāṅkava's (cloth); एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each one; वै (vai) - indeed; त्रिवार्षीयं (trivārṣīyaṁ) - belonging to three years; lasting three years; तेन (tena) - by that; with that; पीवाञ् (pīvāñ) - strong; stout; शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - Śunaḥsakha; (proper noun, name);]

(Not of this here as of us (is) the threefold silken garment indeed Rāṅkava's. Each one indeed is of three years; by that Śunaḥsakha (is) strong.)

This here is not like our threefold silken garment, for it is Rāṅkava's. Each one is indeed worn for three years; by that, Śunaḥsakha is stout. (13-95-10)

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (imperfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, root: vac;]

(Bhīṣma said;)

Bhīṣma said.

अथ दृष्ट्वा परिव्राट्स तान्महर्षीञ्शुनःसखः। अभिगम्य यथान्यायं पाणिस्पर्शमथाचरत् ॥१३-९५-११॥

atha dṛṣṭvā parivṛāṭs tān maharṣīñ śunaḥsakhaḥ। abhigamya yathā-nyāyaṃ pāṇi-sparśam athācarat ॥13-95-11॥

[अथ (atha) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; परिव्राट् (parivṛāṭ) - the wandering ascetic; तान् (tān) - those; महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - great sages; शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - Śunahsakha (proper name); अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; यथा-न्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - according to rule; पाणि-स्पर्शम् (pāṇi-sparśam) - touch of hands; अथ (atha) - then; आचरत् (ācarat) - performed;]

(Then having seen those great sages, the wandering ascetic Śunahsakha, having approached (them) according to rule, then performed the touch of hands.)

Then, seeing those great sages, the wandering ascetic Śunahsakha approached them as prescribed and performed the respectful hand-touch. (13-95-11)

परिचर्यां वने तां तु क्षुत्प्रतीघातकारिकाम्। अन्योन्येन निवेद्याथ प्रातिष्ठन्त सहैव ते ॥१३-९५-१२॥

paricaryāṃ vane tāṃ tu kṣutpratīghātakārikām। anyonyena nivedyātha pratiṣṭhanta sahaiva te ॥13-95-12॥

[परिचर्यां (paricaryāṃ) - service; (the act of serving;) ; वने (vane) - in the forest; (locative singular of vana); तां (tāṃ) - her; (accusative singular, feminine); तु (tu) - but; (particle;); क्षुत्प्रतीघातकारिकाम् (kṣutpratīghātakārikām) - causing the removal of hunger; (producing the obstruction of hunger; i.e., alleviating hunger;); अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - with each other; (instrumental singular); निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed; (gerund of √vid with ni-); अथ (atha) - then; (particle;); प्रातिष्ठन्त (prātiṣṭhanta) - they set out; (3rd person plural, perfect); सहैव (sahaiva) - together indeed; (saha + eva;); ते (te) - they; (nominative plural, masculine);]

(Service in the forest, her but causing the removal of hunger, with each other having informed, then they set out together indeed they.)

But having informed each other about her service in the forest which brought relief from hunger, they then set out together. (13-95-12)

एकनिश्चयकार्याश्च व्यचरन्त वनानि ते। आददानाः समुद्धृत्य मूलानि च फलानि च ॥१३-९५-१३॥

ekanischayakāryāś ca vyacarante vanāni te। ādadānāḥ samuddhṛtya mūlāni ca phalāni ca॥13-95-13॥

[एकनिश्चयकार्याः (ekanischayakāryāḥ) - of single-intentioned action; च (ca) - and; व्यचरन्त (vyacarante) - they moved about; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; ते (te) - they; आददानाः (ādadānāḥ) - taking; समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having pulled up completely; मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots; च (ca) - and; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; च (ca) - and;]

(Of single-intentioned action and moving about forests they, taking having pulled up completely roots and fruits and.)

They, resolute in purpose, wandered the forests, collecting and thoroughly gathering both roots and fruits. (13-95-13)

कदाचिद्विचरन्तस्ते वृक्षैरविरलैर्वृताम्। शुचिवारिप्रसन्नोदां ददृशुः पद्मिनीं शुभाम् ॥१३-९५-१४॥

kadācid vicarantas te vṛkṣair aviralair vṛtām। śucivāri-prasannodām dadṛśuḥ padminīṃ śubhām ॥13-95-14॥

[कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; विचरन्तः (vicarantaḥ) - wandering; ते (te) - they; वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees; अविरलैः (aviralaiḥ) - uninterrupted; वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded; शुचिवारि-प्रसन्नोदाम् (śucivāri-prasannodām) - having clear water and calm currents; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus-pond; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious;]

(At some time, wandering, they, with uninterrupted trees surrounded, having clear water and calm currents, saw an auspicious lotus-pond.)

Once, as they wandered, they saw a beautiful lotus-pond encircled by unbroken trees, with clear waters and tranquil currents. (13-95-14)

बालादित्यवपुःप्रख्यैः पुष्करैरुपशोभिताम्। वैदूर्यवर्णसदृशैः पद्मपत्रैरथावृताम् ॥१३-९५-१५॥

bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ puṣkarairupaśobhitām। vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ padmapatrairathāvṛtām ॥13-95-15॥

[बालादित्यवपुःप्रख्यैः (bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ) - by those renowned as having the radiance/form of the morning sun; पुष्करैः (puṣkaraiḥ) - by lotuses; उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned; वैदूर्यवर्णसदृशैः (vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ) - by those similar in color to vaidurya (cat's-eye gem); पद्मपत्रैः (padmapatraiḥ) - by lotus leaves; अथ (atha) - then; आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered;]

(Adorned by lotuses renowned as having the radiance of the morning sun; then, covered by lotus leaves resembling the color of the vaidurya gem.)

Adorned with lotuses renowned for the radiance of the morning sun, and covered with lotus leaves resembling the color of the vaidurya gem. (13-95-15)

नानाविधैश्च विहगैर्जलप्रकरसेविभिः। एकद्वारामनादेयां सूपतीर्थामकर्दमाम् ॥१३-९५-१६॥

nānāvidhaiś ca vihagaiḥ jalaprakarasevibhiḥ। ekadvārām anādeyām sūpatīrthām akardamām ॥13-95-16॥

[नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - by various kinds; च (ca) - and; विहगैः (vihagaiḥ) - by birds; जलप्रकरसेविभिः (jalaprakarasevibhiḥ) - by those who enjoy/sport in masses of water; एकद्वाराम् (ekadvārām) - having a single entrance; अनादेयाम् (anādeyām) - not to be accepted (unfit); सूपतीर्थाम् (sūpatīrthām) - having good banks; अकर्दमाम् (akardamām) - free from mud;]

(By various kinds and by birds by those who enjoy masses of water; having a single entrance, not to be accepted, with good banks, free from mud.)

Being frequented by birds of various kinds and by those who dwell in masses of water; having a single entrance, unfit for acceptance, possessing good banks, and free from mud. (13-95-16)

वृषादर्भिप्रयुक्ता तु कृत्या विकृतदर्शना। यातुधानीति विख्याता पद्मिनीं तामरक्षत ॥१३-९५-१७॥

vṛṣādarbhiprayuktā tu kṛtyā vikṛtadarśanā। yātudhānīti vikhyātā padminīṃ tāmarakṣata ॥13-95-17॥

[वृषादर्भि (vṛṣādarbhi) (vṛṣādarbhi) - by Vṛṣādarbhi (a proper name); प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) (prayuktā) - employed; तु (tu) (tu) - but; कृत्या (kṛtyā) (kṛtyā) - malevolent being; विकृतदर्शना (vikṛtadarśanā) (vikṛtadarśanā) - of hideous appearance; यातुधानी (yātudhānī) (yātudhānī) - ogress; इति (iti) (iti) - thus; विख्याता (vikhyātā) (vikhyātā) - well-known; पद्मिनीं (padminīṃ) (padminīṃ) - Padminī (proper name, a woman); ताम् (tām) (tām) - her; अरक्षत (arakṣata) (arakṣata) - did guard;]

(By Vṛṣādarbhi employed indeed kṛtyā of hideous appearance, ogress thus well-known Padminī her did guard.)

A kṛtyā of hideous appearance, an ogress well-known as such, was employed by Vṛṣādarbhi and guarded Padminī. (13-95-17)

शुनःसखसहायास्तु बिसार्थं ते महर्षयः। पद्मिनीमभिजग्मुस्ते सर्वे कृत्याभिरक्षिताम् ॥१३-९५-१८॥

śunaḥsakha-sahāyās tu bisārthaṃ te maharṣayaḥ। padminīm abhijagmus te sarve kṛtyābhir akṣitām ॥13-95-18॥

[शुनःसखसहायाः (śunaḥsakha-sahāyāḥ) - having Sunahsakha as companion; तु (tu) - but; बिसार्थम् (bisārtham) - for the sake of lotus-fiber; ते (te) - they; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - the lotus-pond; अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - approached; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कृत्याभिः (kṛtyābhiḥ) - by magical rites; रक्षिताम् (rakṣitām) - protected;]

(Having Sunahsakha as companion but for the sake of lotus-fiber they the great sages the lotus-pond approached; they all by magical rites protected.)

But accompanied by Sunahsakha, those great sages went together to the lotus-pond for the sake of the lotus-fiber, all of them—protected by magical rites. (13-95-18)

ततस्ते यातुधानीं तां दृष्ट्वा विकृतदर्शनाम्। स्थितां कमलिनीतीरे कृत्यामूचुर्महर्षयः ॥१३-९५-१९॥

tataste yātudhānīṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vikṛtadarśanām। sthitāṃ kamalinītīre kṛtyāmūcurmaharṣayaḥ ॥13-95-19॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; यातुधानीं (yātudhānīṃ) - female demon; तां (tāṃ) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विकृतदर्शनाम् (vikṛtadarśanām) - having a deformed appearance; स्थितां (sthitām) - standing; कमलिनीतीरे (kamalinītīre) - on the bank of the lotus-pond; कृत्याम् (kṛtyām) - the witch (a female fiend created to harm); ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages;]

(Then they, having seen the female demon with a deformed appearance, standing on the bank of the lotus-pond, said to the witch, the great sages.)

Then the great sages, having seen the female demon of deformed appearance standing on the bank of the lotus-pond, spoke to that witch. (13-95-19)

एका तिष्ठसि का नु त्वं कस्यार्थे किं प्रयोजनम्। पद्मिनीतीरमाश्रित्य ब्रूहि त्वं किं चिकीर्षसि ॥१३-९५-२०॥

ekā tiṣṭhasi kā nu tvaṃ kasyārthe kiṃ prayojanam. padminītīram āśritya brūhi tvaṃ kiṃ cikīrṣasi ॥13-95-20॥

[एका (ekā) (ekā) - alone; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand; का (kā) (kā) - who (feminine); नु (nu) (nu) - indeed; त्वं (tvaṃ) (tvaṃ) - you; कस्यार्थे (kasyārthe) (kasyārthe) - for whose sake; किं (kiṃ) (kiṃ) - what; प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) (prayojanam) - purpose; पद्मिनीतीरम् (padminītīram) (padminītīram) - the bank of the lotus pond; आश्रित्य (āśritya) (āśritya) - having resorted to; ब्रूहि (brūhi) (brūhi) - tell (imperative); त्वं (tvaṃ) (tvaṃ) - you; किं (kiṃ) (kiṃ) - what; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do;]

(Alone you stand, who indeed you, for whose sake, what purpose. Having resorted to the bank of the lotus pond, tell (you), what you wish to do.)

You stand here alone—who are you, for whose sake and for what purpose? Having come to the bank of the lotus pond, tell me, what is it you wish to do? (13-95-20)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्य् (yātudhāny) - Yātudhānya; (a proper noun, name of a being); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Yātudhānya spoke;)

Yātudhānya said.

यास्मि सास्म्यनुयोगो मे न कर्तव्यः कथञ्चन। आरक्षिणीं मां पद्मिन्या वित्त सर्वे तपोधनाः ॥१३-९५-२१॥

yāsmi sāsmya nuyogo me na kartavyaḥ kathañcana । ārakṣiṇīṃ māṃ padminyā vitta sarve tapodhanāḥ ॥13-95-21॥

[यास्मि (yāsmi) - in whom (in which); सा (sā) - she; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अनुयोगः (anuyogaḥ) - enquiry; मे (me) - to me; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; आरक्षिणीं (ārakṣiṇīm) - the guarded (woman); माम् (mām) - me; पद्मिन्या (padminyā) - by Padmā (proper noun); वित्त (vitta) - know; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics (possessing the wealth of austerity);]

(In whom she I am, enquiry to me should not be made in any way. The guarded (woman) by Padmā, know me, all ascetics.)

In whom I reside, she, no enquiry should be made of me in any way. O ascetics possessing the wealth of austerity, know me as guarded by Padmā. (13-95-21)

ऋषय ऊचुः॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ॥

[ऋषय (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]

(Sages said;)

The sages said.

सर्व एव क्षुधार्ताः स्म न चान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति नः। भवत्याः संमते सर्वे गृह्णीमहि बिसान्युत ॥१३-९५-२२॥

sarva eva kṣudhārtāḥ sma na ca anyat kiñcid asti naḥ। bhavatyāḥ saṃmate sarve gṛhṇīmahi bisāni uta ॥13-95-22॥

[सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; क्षुधार्ताः (kṣudhārtāḥ) - afflicted by hunger; स्म (sma) - were; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अन्यत्किञ्चित् (anyat kiñcit) - anything else; अस्ति (asti) - there is; नः (naḥ) - for us; भवत्याः (bhavatyāḥ) - of you (lady); संमते (saṃmate) - by consent; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गृह्णीमहि (gṛhṇīmahi) - we shall take; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks; उत (uta) - indeed;]

(All indeed afflicted by hunger we were, and not also anything else there is for us. By your consent, all we shall take the lotus stalks indeed.)

We were all truly afflicted by hunger, and we have nothing else. With your consent, let us all take the lotus stalks. (13-95-22)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्युः (yātudhānyuḥ) - the demon; (yātudhānya - demon; nominative singular); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from √vac - to speak; 3rd person singular, perfect);]

(The demon said.)

The demon said.

समयेन बिसानीतो गृह्णीध्वं कामकारतः। एकैको नाम मे प्रोक्त्वा ततो गृह्णीत माचिरम् ॥१३-९५-२३॥

samayena bisānīto gṛhṇīdhvaṃ kāmakārataḥ। ekaiko nāma me proktvā tato gṛhṇīta māciram ॥13-95-23॥

[समयेन (samayena) - in due time; बिसानीतः (bisānītaḥ) - lotus fibres (for a couch); गृह्णीध्वं (gṛhṇīdhvaṃ) - you (all) take; कामकारतः (kāmakārataḥ) - at your pleasure; एकैके (ekaike) - each one (of you); नाम (nāma) - by name; मे (me) - my; प्रोक्त्वा (proktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - let (him) take; मा (mā) - do not; अचिरम् (aciram) - delay;]

(In due time the lotus fibres take at pleasure; each one by name having spoken my (name), then let (him) take, do not delay;)

Take the lotus fibres at your pleasure when the time comes; each one, having spoken my name, then let him take—do not delay. (13-95-23)

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect tense, 3rd person singular, from √vac, to speak);]

(Bhishma said;)

Bhishma said.

विज्ञाय यातुधानीं तां कृत्यामृषिवधैषिणीम्। अत्रिः क्षुधापरीतात्मा ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१३-९५-२४॥

vijñāya yātudhānīṃ tāṃ kṛtyām ṛṣivadhaiṣiṇīm। atriḥ kṣudhā-parītātmā tato vacanam abravīt॥13-95-24॥

[विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having recognized; यातुधानीं (yātudhānīṃ) - the demoness; तां (tāṃ) - her; कृत्याम् (kṛtyām) - a sorceress; (one who is to be destroyed; also a being created for destruction;) ऋषिवधैषिणीम् (ṛṣivadhaiṣiṇīm) - desiring to kill sages; अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; क्षुधापरीतात्मा (kṣudhā-parītātmā) - whose mind was overcome by hunger; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]

(Having recognized that demoness, a sorceress desiring to kill sages, Atri, whose mind was overcome by hunger, then spoke words.)

Recognizing the demoness, a sorceress intent on killing sages, Atri—overcome by hunger—then spoke these words. (13-95-24)

अरात्रिरत्रेः सा रात्रिर्यां नाधीते त्रिरद्य वै। अरात्रिरत्रिरित्येव नाम मे विद्धि शोभने ॥१३-९५-२५॥

arātriratreḥ sā rātriryāṃ nādhīte triradya vai। arātriratrirityeva nāma me viddhi śobhane ॥13-95-25॥

[अरात्रिरत्रेः (arātriratreḥ) - of arātrirātrī; (the name arātrirātrī;) सा (sā) - she; that; रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night; याम् (yām) - which (accusative singular feminine); नाधीते (nādhīte) - does not study; (does not recite;) त्रिः (trih) - thrice; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; अरात्रिरत्रिः (arātrirātriḥ) - arātrirātrī; (name); इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - just; only; precisely; नाम (nāma) - name; मे (me) - my; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; शोभने (śobhane) - O lovely one;]

(Of arātrirātrī, she is the night in which one does not study thrice today indeed. "Arātrirātrī" thus only is my name; know, O lovely one.)

That night in which one does not recite three times today, O lovely one, is known as "Arātrirātrī"; know this to be my name.

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्यः (yātudhānyaḥ) - the demon; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(The demon said.)

The demon said.

यथोदाहृतमेतत्ते मयि नाम महामुने। दुर्धार्यमेतन्मनसा गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-२६॥

yathodāhṛtam etat te mayi nāma mahāmune। durdhāryam etan manasā gaccha avatara padminīm॥13-95-26॥

[यथोदाहृतम् (yathodāhṛtam) - as has been stated; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; मयि (mayi) - in me; नाम (nāma) - indeed; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; दुर्धार्यम् (durdhāryam) - hard to bear; एतत् (etat) - this; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to the lotus-lake;]

(As has been stated, this to you, in me indeed, O great sage, this is hard to bear by mind. Go, descend to the lotus-lake.)

O great sage, as has been stated, this (truth) concerning me is indeed hard to bear in mind. Go, descend to the lotus-lake. (13-95-26)

वसिष्ठ उवाच॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca॥

[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vasiṣṭha said;)

Vasiṣṭha said.

वसिष्ठोऽस्मि वरिष्ठोऽस्मि वसे वासं गृहेष्वपि। वरिष्ठत्वाच्च वासाच्च वसिष्ठ इति विद्धि माम् ॥१३-९५-२७॥

vasiṣṭho’smi variṣṭho’smi vase vāsaṃ gṛheṣvapi। variṣṭatvācca vāsācca vasiṣṭha iti viddhi mām॥13-95-27॥

[वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (name); अस्मि (asmi) - I am; वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - most excellent; supreme; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; वसे (vase) - I dwell; वासम् (vāsaṃ) - dwelling; abode; गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in houses; अपि (api) - also; वरिष्ठत्वात् (variṣṭatvāt) - from excellence; च (ca) - and; वासात् (vāsāt) - from dwelling; च (ca) - and; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; इति (iti) - thus; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; माम् (mām) - me;]

(Vasiṣṭha I am, most excellent I am, I dwell dwelling even in houses; from excellence and from dwelling and (as) Vasiṣṭha, thus know me.)

I am Vasiṣṭha, I am the most excellent, I dwell in dwelling places even in houses; therefore, know me as 'Vasiṣṭha' because of my excellence and dwelling. (13-95-27)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्युः (yātudhānyuḥ) - demon; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Demon said.)

The demon said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-२८॥

nāmanairuktam etat te duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitad dhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-28॥

[नामनैरुक्तम् (nāmanairuktam) - without etymological connection of the name; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - by you; दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम् (duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram) - letter spoken with pain; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुं (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to (the) Padminī;]

(Without etymological connection of the name, this letter spoken by you with pain, this is not possible to bear. Go, descend to (the) Padminī.)

This statement, lacking etymological meaning in the name and uttered by you with pain, cannot be borne. Go, approach Padminī. (13-95-28)

कश्यप उवाच॥

kaśyapa uvāca॥

[कश्यप (kaśyapa) - Kashyapa; (a proper name, the sage Kashyapa); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Kashyapa said;)

Kashyapa said.

कुलं कुलं च कुपपः कुपयः कश्यपो द्विजः। काश्यः काशनिकाशत्वादेतन्मे नाम धारय ॥१३-९५-२९॥

kulaṃ kulaṃ ca kupapaḥ kupayaḥ kaśyapo dvijaḥ | kāśyaḥ kāśnikāśatvādetanme nāma dhāraya ॥13-95-29॥

[कुलम् (kulaṃ) - family; कुलम् (kulaṃ) - family; च (ca) - and; कुपपः (kupapaḥ) - Kupapa (proper name); कुपयः (kupayaḥ) - Kupaya (proper name); कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (proper name); द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born; काश्यः (kāśyaḥ) - Kāśya (descendant of Kaśyapa); काशनिकाशत्वात् (kāśnikāśatvāt) - because of shining like a Kāśa grass; एतत् (etad) - this; मे (me) - my; नाम (nāma) - name; धारय (dhāraya) - bear;]

(Family, family and Kupapa, Kupaya, Kaśyapa the twice-born; Kāśya, because of the state of being like Kāśa grass, this my name bear.)

Family after family, and Kupapa, Kupaya, Kaśyapa the twice-born; being a Kāśya (descendant of Kaśyapa), because of the quality of resembling Kāśa grass, please bear this as my name. (13-95-29)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhān yuvāca॥

[यातुधान् (yātudhān) - Yātudhān (a proper noun referring to a demon); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yātudhān said;)

Yātudhān said.

यथोदाहृतमेतत्ते मयि नाम महामुने। दुर्धार्यमेतन्मनसा गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-३०॥

yathodāhṛtam etat te mayi nāma mahāmune। durdhāryam etan manasā gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-30॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner of; उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - spoken; uttered; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - by you; (O) your; मयि (mayi) - in me; नाम (nāma) - indeed; surely; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; दुर्धार्यम् (durdhāryam) - hard to be borne; difficult to sustain; एतत् (etat) - this; मनसा (manasā) - with (your) mind; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to Padminī; (name of a place or woman);]

(As this has been spoken by you (O) great sage, indeed in me, this is hard to be borne. With (your) mind, go, descend to Padminī.)

As you have spoken, O great sage, this is truly hard for me to bear. With your mind, go and descend to Padminī. (13-95-30)

भरद्वाज उवाच॥

bharadvāja uvāca॥

[भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bharadvaja (the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Bharadvaja spoke.)

Bharadvaja said.

भरे सुतान्भरे शिष्यान्भरे देवान्भरे द्विजान्। भरे भार्यामनव्याजो भरद्वाजोऽस्मि शोभने ॥१३-९५-३१॥

bhare sutān bhare śiṣyān bhare devān bhare dvijān। bhare bhāryām anavyājo bharadvājo'smi śobhane ॥13-95-31॥

[भरे (bhare) - I carry; I bear; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; children; भरे (bhare) - I carry; I bear; शिष्यान् (śiṣyān) - students; disciples; भरे (bhare) - I carry; I bear; देवान् (devān) - gods; भरे (bhare) - I carry; I bear; द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins; twice-born; भरे (bhare) - I carry; I bear; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; अनव्याजः (anavyājaḥ) - without deceit; straightforward; भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja; (proper noun); अस्मि (asmi) - I am; शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful (one);]

(I carry sons, I carry disciples, I carry gods, I carry Brahmins; I carry wife, without deceit, I am Bharadvāja, O beautiful one (शोभने) (13-95-31))

I bear sons, I bear disciples, I bear the gods, I bear the Brahmins; I bear my wife without deceit—O beautiful one, I am Bharadvāja. (13-95-31)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्यः (yātudhānyaḥ) - the demon (rakṣasa); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(The demon spoke;)

The demon said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-३२॥

nāmanairuktam etat te duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitad dhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-32॥

[नामनैरुक्तम् (nāma-nairuktam) - name-etymologically explained; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - by you; दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम् (duḥkha-vyābhāṣita-akṣaram) - syllable spoken with sorrow; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to retain; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतरेति (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - (to the) lotus-lady;]

(The name etymologically explained, this by you, syllable spoken with sorrow, not this to retain possible, go descend to the lotus-lady.)

This name, accounted for etymologically by you as syllables spoken in sorrow, cannot be retained; go, descend to Padminī. (13-95-32)

गौतम उवाच॥

gautama uvāca॥

[गौतम (gautama) - Gautama; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke; ॥ (॥) - ;]

(Gautama said;)

Gautama said.

गोदमो दमगोऽधूमो दमो दुर्दर्शनश्च ते। विद्धि मां गौतमं कृत्ये यातुधानि निबोध मे ॥१३-९५-३३॥

godamo damago'dhūmo damo durdarśanaś ca te. viddhi māṁ gautamaṁ kṛtye yātudhāni nibodha me ॥13-95-33॥

[गोदमः (godamaḥ) - remover of darkness; दमगः (damagaḥ) - restrainer of senses; अधूमः (adhūmaḥ) - without smoke; दमः (damaḥ) - self-control; दुर्दर्शनः (durdarśanaḥ) - difficult to behold; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; माम् (mām) - me; गौतमम् (gautamam) - Gautama; कृत्ये (kṛtye) - for the purpose; यातुधानि (yātudhāni) - O demoness; निबोध (nibodha) - listen; मे (me) - my;]

(Remover of darkness, restrainer of senses, without smoke, self-control, difficult to behold and your—know me (to be) Gautama for the purpose, O demoness, listen to my (words).)

I am the remover of darkness, the restrainer of senses, without smoke, self-controlled, difficult to behold, and I am yours—know me as Gautama for this purpose, O demoness, listen to me. (13-95-33)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhānyuvāca॥

[यातुधान्य (yātudhānya) - Yātudhānya (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Yātudhānya said.)

Yātudhānya said.

यथोदाहृतमेतत्ते मयि नाम महामुने। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-३४॥

yathodāhṛtam etat te mayi nāma mahāmune। na etad dhārayituṁ śakyaṁ gaccha avatara padminīm॥13-95-34॥

[यथा (yathā) - just as; उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - has been stated; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; मयि (mayi) - by me; नाम (nāma) - indeed; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - into the lotus-lake;]

(Just as has been stated, this, to you, by me, indeed, O great sage, not this to bear possible. Go, descend into the lotus-lake.)

O great sage, as I have said this to you, indeed, it is not possible to bear this. Go, descend into the lotus-lake. (13-95-34)

विश्वामित्र उवाच॥

viśvāmitra uvāca॥

[विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; (the proper name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Viśvāmitra said;)

Viśvāmitra said.

विश्वेदेवाश्च मे मित्रं मित्रमस्मि गवां तथा। विश्वामित्रमिति ख्यातं यातुधानि निबोध मे ॥१३-९५-३५॥

viśvedevāś ca me mitraṃ mitram asmi gavāṃ tathā। viśvāmitram iti khyātaṃ yātudhāni nibodha me॥13-95-35॥

[विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - all-gods; (Viśve Devas; a group of deities); च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; तथा (tathā) - also; विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viśvāmitra; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातम् (khyātam) - known; यातुधानि (yātudhāni) - O demoness; निबोध (nibodha) - know; मे (me) - my;]

(All-gods and my friend, friend I am of cows also. Viśvāmitra thus known, O demoness, know my.)

The Viśve Devas are my friends; I am the friend of cows as well. Thus, I am known as Viśvāmitra—know this, O demoness. (13-95-35)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhānyuvāca॥

[यातुधान (yātudhāna) - demon; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(demon said;)

The demon said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-३६॥

nāmanairuktam etat te duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitad dhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-36॥

[नामनैरुक्तम् (nāma-nairuktam) - name-unetymological; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - your; दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम् (duḥkha-vyābhāṣita-akṣaram) - of sorrow-uttered-letters; न (na) - not; एतत् (etad) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to (the) lotus-pond;]

(Name-unetymological this your of sorrow-uttered letters; not this to bear possible; go descend to the lotus-pond.)

This name of yours, whose letters are spoken in sorrow and which is not etymological, cannot be borne; go, descend into the lotus pond. (13-95-36)

जमदग्निरुवाच॥

jamadagniḥ uvāca॥

[जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Jamadagni said.)

Jamadagni said.

जाजमद्यजजा नाम मृजा माह जिजायिषे। जमदग्निरिति ख्यातमतो मां विद्धि शोभने ॥१३-९५-३७॥

jājamadyajajā nāma mṛjā māh jijāyiṣe. jamadaghniriti khyātamato māṃ viddhi śobhane ॥13-95-37॥

[जाजमद्यजजा (jājamadyajajā) - Jājamadyajajā; (name formed from roots related to birth and sacrifice); नाम (nāma) - named; (by name); मृजा (mṛjā) - by cleansing; by purifying; माह (māh) - do not (imperative particle); जिजायिषे (jijāyiṣe) - I was born; (I was caused to be born); जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni; (proper noun); इति (iti) - thus; (indicating end of quotation); ख्यातम् (khyātam) - well-known; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; माम् (mām) - me; विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative); शोभने (śobhane) - O auspicious one; (vocative feminine);]

(Jājamadyajajā named, by cleansing do not, I was born. Jamadagni thus well-known; therefore, me know, O auspicious one (13-95-37))

My name is Jājamadyajajā; by purification I was born. I am well-known as Jamadagni; therefore, know me thus, O auspicious one. (13-95-37)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान् (yātudhān) - the demon; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(The demon said.)

The demon said.

यथोदाहृतमेतत्ते मयि नाम महामुने। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-३८॥

yathodāhṛtam etat te mayi nāma mahā-mune। na etat dhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gaccha avatara padminīm॥13-95-38॥

[यथोदाहृतम् (yathodāhṛtam) - as has been stated; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; मयि (mayi) - by me; नाम (nāma) - indeed; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुं (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतर (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to the lotus-lake; ॥१३-९५-३८॥ (13-95-38) - ;]

(As has been stated, this, to you, by me indeed, O great sage, not this to bear possible; go, descend to the lotus-lake.)

O great sage, as has been stated, this is not possible for me to bear; go, descend to the lotus-lake. (13-95-38)

अरुन्धत्युवाच॥

arundhaty-uvāca॥

[अरुन्धति (arundhati) - Arundhati; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Arundhati said;)

Arundhati said.

धरां धरित्रीं वसुधां भर्तुस्तिष्ठाम्यनन्तरम्। मनोऽनुरुन्धती भर्तुरिति मां विद्ध्यरुन्धतीम् ॥१३-९५-३९॥

dharāṃ dharittrīṃ vasudhāṃ bhartus tiṣṭhāmy anantaram। mano'nurundhatī bhartur iti māṃ viddhy arundhatīm॥13-95-39॥

[धरां (dharām) - earth (accusative singular); धरित्रीं (dharitrīṃ) - supporter (accusative singular); वसुधां (vasudhāṃ) - earth (accusative singular); भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after; मनाः (manas) - mind; अनुरुन्धती (anurundhatī) - following (feminine nominative singular, participle from anu-√rudh, to follow); भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; अरुन्धतीम् (arundhatīm) - 'Arundhatī' (proper noun, accusative singular);]

(Earth, supporter, earth, of the husband, I remain, immediately after. Mind, following, of the husband, thus, me, know, Arundhatī.)

Know me as Arundhatī—the one whose mind follows (her) husband—who remains immediately after the earth, the supporter, the earth, of the husband. (13-95-39)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhānyuvāca॥

[यातुधान्य् (yātudhāny) - Yātudhānya; (name of a speaker, a demon or spirit); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Yātudhānya spoke;)

Yātudhānya said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-४०॥

nāmanairuktam etat te duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitad dhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāv-atara padminīm॥13-95-40॥

[नामनैमुक्तम् (nāmanairuktam) - not-etymologically-explained by name; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - by you; दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम् (duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram) - syllable uttered with pain; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to the lotus-lake;]

(Not-etymologically-explained by name, this, by you, syllable uttered with pain. Not this to bear possible. Go, descend to the lotus-lake.)

The name is not etymologically explained, this utterance of syllables by you is pained; this cannot be endured. Go, descend into the lotus-lake. (13-95-40)

गण्डोवाच॥

gaṇḍovāca॥

[गण्डः (gaṇḍaḥ) - Gaṇḍa (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Gaṇḍa spoke.)

Gaṇḍa said.

गण्डं गण्डं गतवती गण्डगण्डेति सञ्ज्ञिता। गण्डगण्डेव गण्डेति विद्धि मानलसम्भवे ॥१३-९५-४१॥

gaṇḍaṁ gaṇḍaṁ gatavatī gaṇḍagaṇḍeti sañjñitā. gaṇḍagaṇḍeva gaṇḍeti viddhi mānalasambhave ॥13-95-41॥

[गण्डं (gaṇḍam) - cheek; गण्डं (gaṇḍam) - cheek; गतवती (gatavatī) - having gone; गण्डगण्डेति (gaṇḍagaṇḍeti) - as 'gaṇḍagaṇḍa' (name or call); सञ्ज्ञिता (sañjñitā) - named; गण्डगण्डेव (gaṇḍagaṇḍeva) - indeed as 'Gaṇḍagaṇḍa'; गण्डेति (gaṇḍeti) - as 'gaṇḍa' (call or name); विद्धि (viddhi) - know; मानलसम्भवे (mānalasambhave) - in the case born from Mānala;]

(Cheek, cheek, having gone, as 'gaṇḍagaṇḍa', named. Indeed as 'Gaṇḍagaṇḍa', as 'gaṇḍa', know in the offspring of Mānala (Mānala-born). (13-95-41))

Having gone to cheek after cheek, she is named 'Gaṇḍagaṇḍa'. Know that among the descendants of Mānala, she is indeed known as 'Gaṇḍagaṇḍa', also called 'gaṇḍa'. (13-95-41)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhāny uvāca॥

[यातुधान्य् (yātudhāny) - the demon; (vocative or subject); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(The demon said;)

The demon said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-४२॥

nāmanairuktam etat te duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitaddhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-42॥

[नामनैरुक्तम् (nāma-nairuktam) - word-etymologically explained; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - by you; दुःखव्याभाषित (duḥkha-vyābhāṣita) - painfully-uttered; अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - syllable; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुं (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतार (avatara) - descend (or enter); पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - the lotus-pond;]

(Word-etymologically explained, this by you painfully uttered syllable, not this to bear possible. Go, descend to the lotus-pond.)

This word, etymologically explained and painfully uttered by you, cannot be borne. Go, descend into the lotus-pond. (13-95-42)

पशुसख उवाच॥

paśusakha uvāca॥

[पशुसख (paśusakha) - friend of animals; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Friend of animals said;)

The friend of animals said;

सखा सखे यः सख्येयः पशूनां च सखा सदा। गौणं पशुसखेत्येवं विद्धि मामग्निसम्भवे ॥१३-९५-४३॥

sakhā sakhe yaḥ sakhyeyaḥ paśūnāṃ ca sakhā sadā। gauṇaṃ paśusakhetyevaṃ viddhi mām agnisambhave ॥13-95-43॥

[सखा (sakhā) - friend; सखे (sakhe) - O friend; यः (yaḥ) - who; सख्येयः (sakhyeyaḥ) - fit for friendship; पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of the animals; च (ca) - and; सखा (sakhā) - friend; सदा (sadā) - always; गौणम् (gauṇam) - secondary; पशुसखे (paśusakhe) - O friend of animals; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - so; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; माम् (mām) - me; अग्निसम्भवे (agnisambhave) - in the progeny of Agni;]

(Friend, O friend, who is fit for friendship, and always friend of the animals; secondary, O friend of animals, thus, so, know me in the progeny of Agni.)

O friend, the one who is truly worthy of friendship, and always a friend of animals—know me as being called 'secondary' and as the friend of animals in the lineage of Agni. (13-95-43)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhānyuvāca॥

[यातुधान्य (yātudhānya) - the demon; (yātudhānya, masculine singular nominative; yātudhāna = demon) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (uvāca = he/she/it said);]

(The demon said;)

The demon said.

नामनैरुक्तमेतत्ते दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम्। नैतद्धारयितुं शक्यं गच्छावतर पद्मिनीम् ॥१३-९५-४४॥

nāmanairuktametatte duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram। naitaddhārayituṃ śakyaṃ gacchāvatara padminīm ॥13-95-44॥

[नामनैरुक्तम् (nāmanairuktam) - with a name ill-explained; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - for you; दुःखव्याभाषिताक्षरम् (duḥkhavyābhāṣitākṣaram) - a word uttered with pain; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अवतरे (avatara) - descend; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - to the (celestial) lotus-lake;]

(With a name ill-explained, this for you is a word uttered with pain. Not this to bear is possible. Go, descend to the lotus-lake.)

This word for you, with its imperfectly explained name and spoken in pain, is unbearable. Go, descend to the lotus-lake. (13-95-44)

शुनःसख उवाच॥

śunaḥsakha uvāca॥

[शुनःसख (śunaḥsakha) - Śunahsakha (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Śunahsakha said.)

Śunahsakha said.

एभिरुक्तं यथा नाम नाहं वक्तुमिहोत्सहे। शुनःसखसखायं मां यातुधान्युपधारय ॥१३-९५-४५॥

ebhir uktaṃ yathā nāma nāhaṃ vaktum ihotsahe। śunaḥsakha-sakhāyaṃ māṃ yātudhāny upadhāraya ॥13-95-45॥

[एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these; (instrumental plural of etad); उक्तं (uktaṃ) - said; spoken; यथा (yathā) - as; just as; नाम (nāma) - indeed; truly; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; to say; इह (iha) - here; उत्सहे (utsahe) - am able; am capable; शुनःसखसखायम् (śunaḥsakha-sakhāyam) - to the friend of the friend of Śunahsakha; (śunaḥsakha = name; sakhāya = to the friend; accusative singular); माम् (mām) - me; यातुधान्य् (yātudhāni) - O demon; O rakṣasa; उपधारय (upadhāraya) - consider; regard;]

(By these, what has been spoken, just as indeed, not I am able to speak here. To the friend of Śunahsakha, me, O demon, consider.)

I am truly unable to speak here as these have said; O demon, consider me as the friend of Śunahsakha. (13-95-45)

यातुधान्युवाच॥

yātudhān-yuvāca॥

[यातुधान्य (yātudhānya) - the demon (Yātudhānya); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(The demon said.)

The demon said.

नाम तेऽव्यक्तमुक्तं वै वाक्यं संदिग्धया गिरा। तस्मात्सकृदिदानीं त्वं ब्रूहि यन्नाम ते द्विज ॥१३-९५-४६॥

nāma te'vyaktamuktaṃ vai vākyaṃ saṃdigdhyā girā। tasmātsakṛdidānīṃ tvaṃ brūhi yannāma te dvija ॥13-95-46॥

[नाम (nāma) - name; ते (te) - your; अव्यक्तमुक्तम् (avyaktamuktam) - spoken unclearly; वै (vai) - indeed; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; संदिग्धया (saṃdigdhyā) - with ambiguity; गिरा (girā) - with speech; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; यत् (yat) - which; नाम (nāma) - name; ते (te) - your; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born;]

(Your name, indeed, was spoken unclearly, with ambiguous speech. Therefore, now, you (O twice-born), speak once which name is your (name).)

Your name was spoken unclearly with ambiguous words. Therefore, O twice-born, now state clearly once again what your name is. (13-95-46)

शुनःसख उवाच॥

śunaḥsakha uvāca॥

[शुनःसख (śunaḥsakha) - Śunaḥsakha (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Śunaḥsakha said.)

Śunaḥsakha said.

सकृदुक्तं मया नाम न गृहीतं यदा त्वया। तस्मात्त्रिदण्डाभिहता गच्छ भस्मेति माचिरम् ॥१३-९५-४७॥

sakṛduktaṃ mayā nāma na gṛhītaṃ yadā tvayā। tasmāt tridaṇḍābhihatā gaccha bhasmeti māciram ॥13-95-47॥

[सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - spoken; मया (mayā) - by me; नाम (nāma) - word; (particle indicating emphasis; ‘indeed’;) न (na) - not; गृहीतं (gṛhītaṃ) - accepted; यदा (yadā) - when; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्रिदण्डाभिहता (tridaṇḍābhihatā) - struck by (the) triple staff; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; भस्म (bhasma) - to ashes; इति (iti) - 'thus'; मा (mā) - not; चिरम् (ciram) - delay;]

(Once spoken by me, the word indeed not accepted when by you, therefore, struck by (the) triple staff, go to ashes thus, do not delay.)

Because the word once spoken by me was not accepted by you, therefore, struck by the triple staff, go to ashes—do not delay. (13-95-47)

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bhishma said;)

Bhishma said;

सा ब्रह्मदण्डकल्पेन तेन मूर्ध्नि हता तदा। कृत्या पपात मेदिन्यां भस्मसाच्च जगाम ह ॥१३-९५-४८॥

sā brahmadaṇḍakalpena tena mūrdhni hatā tadā। kṛtyā papāta medinyāṃ bhasmasācca jagāma ha ॥13-95-48॥

[सा (sā) - she; ब्रह्मदण्डकल्पेन (brahmadaṇḍakalpena) - with that which is like the staff of Brahmā; तेन (tena) - by that; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; हता (hatā) - struck; तदा (tadā) - then; कृत्या (kṛtyā) - the magical being; पपात (papāta) - fell; मेदिन्यां (medinyāṃ) - upon the earth; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - she went; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(She, with that which is like the staff of Brahmā, by that, on the head, struck, then; the magical being fell upon the earth, and went to ashes indeed.)

Then she, struck on the head by that which was like the staff of Brahmā, the magical being, fell to the earth and indeed was reduced to ashes. (13-95-48)

शुनःसखश्च हत्वा तां यातुधानीं महाबलाम्। भुवि त्रिदण्डं विष्टभ्य शाद्वले समुपाविशत् ॥१३-९५-४९॥

śunaḥsakhaś ca hatvā tāṃ yātudhānīṃ mahābalām। bhuvi tridaṇḍaṃ viṣṭabhya śādvale samupāviśat ॥13-95-49॥

[शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - Śunaḥsakha (proper name); च (ca) - and; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; ताम् (tām) - her; यातुधानीम् (yātudhānīm) - demoness; महाबलाम् (mahābalām) - very powerful; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; त्रिदण्डम् (tridaṇḍam) - triple staff; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having planted; शाद्वले (śādvale) - on the grassy spot; समुपाविशत् (samupāviśat) - sat down;]

(Śunaḥsakha, and having slain her, the very powerful demoness, on the ground, the triple staff having planted, on the grassy spot, sat down.)

Śunaḥsakha, having slain the very powerful demoness, planted his triple staff on the ground and sat down on the grassy spot. (13-95-49)

ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे पुष्कराणि बिसानि च। यथाकाममुपादाय समुत्तस्थुर्मुदान्विताः ॥१३-९५-५०॥

tatas te munayaḥ sarve puṣkarāṇi bisāni ca। yathākāmam upādāya samuttasthur mudānvitāḥ ॥13-95-50॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; ते (te) - those; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पुष्कराणि (puṣkarāṇi) - lotus flowers; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks; च (ca) - and; यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired; उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; समुत्तस्थुः (samuttasthuḥ) - they rose together; मुदा (mudā) - with delight; अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - endowed;]

(Thereafter those sages all lotus flowers lotus stalks and as desired having taken they rose together with delight endowed.)

Thereafter all those sages, having taken as many lotus flowers and stalks as they wished, rose together, filled with delight. (13-95-50)

श्रमेण महता युक्तास्ते बिसानि कलापशः। तीरे निक्षिप्य पद्मिन्यास्तर्पणं चक्रुरम्भसा ॥१३-९५-५१॥

śrameṇa mahatā yuktās te bisāni kalāpaśaḥ। tīre nikṣipya padminyās tarpaṇaṃ cakrur ambhasā ॥13-95-51॥

[श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - with exertion; महता (mahatā) - great; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; ते (te) - they; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks; कलापशः (kalāpaśaḥ) - by the bunch; तीरे (tīre) - on the bank; निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - after placing; पद्मिन्याः (padminyāḥ) - of the lotus pond; तर्पणं (tarpaṇam) - libation; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made; अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water;]

(With great exertion engaged, they by the bunch lotus stalks, on the bank after placing, of the lotus pond, libation they made with water.)

They, engaged in great exertion, gathered lotus stalks in bunches, placed them on the bank of the lotus pond, and performed a libation with water. (13-95-51)

अथोत्थाय जलात्तस्मात्सर्वे ते वै समागमन्। नापश्यंश्चापि ते तानि बिसानि पुरुषर्षभ ॥१३-९५-५२॥

athotthāya jalāttasmātsarve te vai samāgaman। nāpaśyaṃścāpi te tāni bisāni puruṣarṣabha ॥13-95-52॥

[अथ (atha) - then; उत्थाय (utthāya) - rising up; जलात् (jalāt) - from the water; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (place/state); सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; समागमन् (samāgaman) - assembled, came together; न (na) - not; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - they; तानि (tāni) - those; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus fibres; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]

(Then, rising up from that water, all those indeed assembled. They also did not see those lotus fibres, O best of men.)

Then, all of them, having risen from that water, gathered together. They could not see those lotus fibres, O best of men. (13-95-52)

ऋषय ऊचुः॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ॥

[ऋषय (ṛṣayaḥ) - seers; sages; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]

(Seers said;)

The seers said.

केन क्षुधाभिभूतानामस्माकं पापकर्मणा। नृशंसेनापनीतानि बिसान्याहारकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥१३-९५-५३॥

kena kṣudhābhibhūtānāmasmākaṃ pāpakarmaṇā। nṛśaṃsenāpanītāni bisānyāhārakāṅkṣiṇām ॥13-95-53॥

[केन (kena) - by what; क्षुधाभिभूतानाम् (kṣudhābhibhūtānām) - of those overpowered by hunger; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by evil deed; नृशंसेन (nṛśaṃsena) - by cruel person; अपनीतानि (apanītāni) - taken away; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks; आहारकाङ्क्षिणाम् (āhārakāṅkṣiṇām) - of those desiring food;]

(By what, of those overpowered by hunger, our, by evil deed, by a cruel person, the lotus stalks have been taken away, of those desiring food.)

By what evil act of ours, committed by a cruel person, have the lotus stalks been taken away from us, who are overpowered by hunger and longing for food? (13-95-53)

ते शङ्कमानास्त्वन्योन्यं पप्रच्छुर्द्विजसत्तमाः। त ऊचुः शपथं सर्वे कुर्म इत्यरिकर्शन ॥१३-९५-५४॥

te śaṅkamānās tv anyonyaṃ papracchur dvijasattamāḥ। ta ūcuḥ śapathaṃ sarve kurma ity arikarśana ॥13-95-54॥

[ते (te) - they; शङ्कमानाः (śaṅkamānāḥ) - doubting; तु (tu) - but; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - asked; द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - the best of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas); त (ta) - they; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; शपथम् (śapatham) - an oath; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुर्म (kurma) - (we) do; इति (iti) - thus; अरिकर्शन (arikarśana) - O tormentor of enemies (Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira, vocative);]

(They, doubting, but each other asked, the best of the twice-born. They said, 'An oath all we do' thus, O tormentor of enemies.)

The best of the twice-born, doubting each other, asked among themselves. Then they all said, 'We will all take an oath,' O tormentor of enemies. (13-95-54)

त उक्त्वा बाढमित्येव सर्व एव शुनःसखम्। क्षुधार्ताः सुपरिश्रान्ताः शपथायोपचक्रमुः ॥१३-९५-५५॥

ta uktvā bāḍhamityeva sarva eva śunaḥsakham। kṣudhārtāḥ supariśrāntāḥ śapathāyopacakramuḥ ॥13-95-55॥

[त (ta) - he; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति एव (iti eva) - thus indeed; सर्व एव (sarva eva) - all indeed; शुनःसखम् (śunaḥsakham) - to Śunaḥsakha (name of a person); क्षुधार्ताः (kṣudhārtāḥ) - afflicted by hunger; सुपरिश्रान्ताः (supariśrāntāḥ) - utterly exhausted; शपथाय (śapathāya) - for the oath; उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they approached;]

(He having spoken, "Certainly" thus indeed, all indeed to Śunaḥsakha, afflicted by hunger, utterly exhausted, for the oath they approached.)

He, having said "Certainly" in this way, all of them approached Śunaḥsakha, afflicted by hunger and utterly exhausted, in order to take the oath. (13-95-55)

अत्रिरुवाच॥

atrir uvāca॥

[अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Atri said;)

Atri said.

स गां स्पृशतु पादेन सूर्यं च प्रतिमेहतु। अनध्यायेष्वधीयीत बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-५६॥

sa gāṃ spṛśatu pādena sūryaṃ ca pratimehatu। anadhyāyeṣv adhīyīta bisan-stainyam karoti yaḥ॥13-95-56॥

[स (sa) - he; गां (gāṃ) - cow; स्पृशतु (spṛśatu) - should touch; पादेन (pādena) - with the foot; सूर्यं (sūryaṃ) - the sun; च (ca) - and; प्रतिमेहतु (pratimehatu) - should urinate (towards); अनध्यायेषु (anadhyāyeṣu) - during prohibited times of study; अधीयीत (adhīyīta) - should study; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisan-stainyam) - theft of lotus-root; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(He should touch a cow with the foot and urinate towards the sun; (he) should study during the periods of prohibited study, (who) does theft of lotus-root.)

He who touches a cow with the foot, who urinates toward the sun, studies during periods when study is forbidden, or commits the theft of lotus-root. (13-95-56)

वसिष्ठ उवाच॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca॥

[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Vasiṣṭha spoke.)

Vasiṣṭha said.

अनध्यायपरो लोके शुनः स परिकर्षतु। परिव्राट्कामवृत्तोऽस्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-५७॥

anadhyāyaparo loke śunaḥ sa parikarṣatu। parivrāṭkāmavṛtto'stu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ ॥13-95-57॥

[अनध्यायपरो (anadhyāyaparaḥ) - engaged in irreligion;, लोके (loke) - in the world;, शुनः (śunaḥ) - dog;, सः (saḥ) - he;, परिकर्षतु (parikarṣatu) - let him drag;, परिव्राट् (parivrāṭ) - mendicant;, कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - engaged in lustful activities;, अस्तु (astu) - may he be;, बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisas-tainyam) - theft of lotus-fibers;, करोति (karoti) - does;, यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Engaged in irreligion in the world, let him drag (like) a dog. Let the mendicant engaged in lustful acts be one who does theft of lotus-fibers.)

Whoever pursues irreligion in the world, let him go about like a dog. Let the mendicant who follows desires be as one who steals lotus-fibers. (13-95-57)

शरणागतं हन्तु मित्रं स्वसुतां चोपजीवतु। अर्थान्काङ्क्षतु कीनाशाद्बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-५८॥

śaraṇāgataṃ hantu mitraṃ svasutāṃ copajīvatu। arthān kāṅkṣatu kīnāśād bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ ॥13-95-58॥

[शरणागतं (śaraṇāgatam) - one who has sought refuge; हन्तु (hantu) - kills; मित्रं (mitram) - friend; स्वसुतां (svasutām) - one's own son; च (ca) - and; उपजीवतु (upajīvatu) - may live upon; अर्थान् (arthān) - wealth; काङ्क्षतु (kāṅkṣatu) - may covet; कीनाशात् (kīnāśāt) - from one who is ruined; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisas-tainyam) - theft of a lotus stalk; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Who kills one who has sought refuge, a friend, (or) his own son, and may live upon (the earnings of); who may covet wealth from the ruined; who does theft of a lotus stalk.)

He who kills a refugee, a friend or his own son, or lives upon such acts, who desires wealth from the ruined, who commits even the theft of a lotus stalk — (13-95-58)

कश्यप उवाच॥

kaśyapa uvāca॥

[कश्यप (kaśyapa) - Kaśyapa; (a proper name, often of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, perfect tense, from 'vac' - to speak);]

(Kaśyapa said;)

Kaśyapa said.

सर्वत्र सर्वं पणतु न्यासलोपं करोतु च। कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-५९॥

sarvatra sarvaṃ paṇatu nyāsalopaṃ karotu ca। kūṭasākṣitvam abhyetu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ ॥13-95-59॥

[सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - in every place; everywhere; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - everything; पणतु (paṇatu) - should bargain; should make a deal; न्यासलोपं (nyāsalopam) - loss of deposit; forfeiture of trust property; करोतु (karotu) - should do; should cause; च (ca) - and; कूटसाक्षित्वम् (kūṭasākṣitvam) - false witness; perjury; अभ्येतु (abhyetu) - should resort to; should undertake; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus stalks; water-plant robbery; करोति (karoti) - does; commits; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Everywhere, everything, should bargain; should cause loss of deposit and; false witness should undertake; theft of lotus stalks does who.)

Whoever everywhere bargains everything, causes loss of trust property, undertakes false witness, and commits theft of lotus stalks. (13-95-59)

वृथामांसं समश्नातु वृथादानं करोतु च। यातु स्त्रियं दिवा चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६०॥

vṛthāmāṁsaṁ samaśnātu vṛthādānaṁ karotu ca। yātu striyaṁ divā caiva bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-60॥

[वृथामांसम् (vṛthāmāṁsam) - useless meat; समश्नातु (samaśnātu) - he may eat; वृथादानम् (vṛthādānam) - useless gift; करोतु (karotu) - he may do; च (ca) - and; यातु (yātu) - he may approach; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; दिवा (divā) - by day; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - lotus-theft; करोति (karoti) - he commits; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Useless meat he may eat, useless gift he may make and; may approach woman by day and indeed lotus-theft he commits, who.)

Who eats useless meat, makes useless gifts, approaches a woman by day, and commits theft of lotuses—he (is blamed). (13-95-60)

भरद्वाज उवाच॥

bharadvāja uvāca॥

[भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bharadvāja; (proper noun, the sage Bharadvāja); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bharadvāja said;)

Bharadvāja said.

नृशंसस्त्यक्तधर्मास्तु स्त्रीषु ज्ञातिषु गोषु च। ब्राह्मणं चापि जयतां बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६१॥

nṛśaṁsas tyakta-dharmās tu strīṣu jñātiṣu goṣu ca। brāhmaṇaṁ cāpi jayatāṁ bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-61॥

[नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel man; त्यक्तधर्माः (tyakta-dharmāḥ) - abandoning righteousness; तु (tu) - but; स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - towards women; ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - towards relatives; गोषु (goṣu) - towards cows; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - toward a brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - indeed; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victorious; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus-stalks; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Cruel man abandoning righteousness but towards women, towards relatives, towards cows and towards a brāhmaṇa and indeed of the victorious, the theft of lotus-stalks does, who.)

He who, being cruel and abandoning righteousness, harms women, relatives, cows, or a brāhmaṇa, or even commits theft of lotus-stalks from the victorious, (is condemned). (13-95-61)

उपाध्यायमधः कृत्वा ऋचोऽध्येतु यजूंषि च। जुहोतु च स कक्षाग्नौ बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६२॥

upādhyāyam adhaḥ kṛtvā ṛco'dhyetu yajūṃṣi ca। juhotu ca sa kakṣāgnau bisas tainyaṃ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-62॥

[उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - the teacher; अधः (adhaḥ) - below; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) - Rig verses; अध्येतु (adhyetu) - may study; यजूंषि (yajūṃṣi) - Yajus verses; च (ca) - and; जुहोतु (juhotu) - may offer (oblations); च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; कक्षाग्नौ (kakṣāgnau) - in the sacred fire of the enclosure; बिसः (bisas) - lotus stalk; तैन्यम् (tainyam) - cowardice; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Having placed the teacher below, may study Rig verses and Yajus verses, and may offer (oblations) also; he who does (so), (in the) sacred fire of the enclosure, lotus stalk (oblation), cowardice does who.)

Whoever, after subordinating the teacher, studies the Rig and Yajus verses and offers the lotus stalk in the sacred enclosure fire, performs an act of cowardice. (13-95-62)

जमदग्निरुवाच॥

jamadagniḥ uvāca॥

[जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni; (proper noun; nominative singular; a Vedic sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, perfect; from √vac, to speak);]

(Jamadagni said;)

Jamadagni said.

पुरीषमुत्सृजत्वप्सु हन्तु गां चापि दोहिनीम्। अनृतौ मैथुनं यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६३॥

purīṣam utsṛjatv apsu hantu gāṁ ca api dohinīm। anṛtau maithunaṁ yātu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-63॥

[पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - excrement; उत्सृजतु (utsṛjatu) - should cast (release); अप्सु (apsu) - in the water; हन्तु (hantu) - should kill; गाम् (gām) - a cow; चापि (ca api) - and also; दोहिनीम् (dohinīm) - a milch (milking) cow; अनृतौ (anṛtau) - during improper (unseasonable) time; मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual union; यातु (yātu) - should perform; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus-stalk; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Excrement should cast in the water, should kill a cow and also a milking cow, during improper time sexual union should perform, theft of lotus-stalk does who.)

Who casts excrement into water, kills a cow or a milking cow, engages in sexual union at improper times, or commits theft of lotus-stalk, (is condemned). (13-95-63)

द्वेष्यो भार्योपजीवी स्याद्दूरबन्धुश्च वैरवान्। अन्योन्यस्यातिथिश्चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६४॥

dveṣyo bhāryopajīvī syād dūrabandhuś ca vairavān| anyonyasyātithiś cāstu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-64॥

[द्वेष्यः (dveṣyaḥ) - one who is hated; भार्योपजीवी (bhāryopajīvī) - one who lives off his wife; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; दूरबन्धुः (dūrabandhuḥ) - a distant relative; च (ca) - and; वैरवान् (vairavān) - possessing enmity; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other; अतिथि (atithi) - guest; च (ca) - and; अस्तु (astu) - may be; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus-stalks; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(One who is hated, one who lives off his wife, may be, a distant relative and one possessing enmity; of each other guest and may be; one who commits theft of lotus-stalks, who does.)

He who is hated, who lives off his wife, who is a distant relative, who possesses enmity, or who is a rival's guest, or who steals lotus-stalks—such a one deserves to be disliked. (13-95-64)

गौतम उवाच॥

gautama uvāca॥

[गौतम (gautama) - Gautama; (a sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Gautama said;)

Gautama said.

अधीत्य वेदांस्त्यजतु त्रीनग्नीनपविध्यतु। विक्रीणातु तथा सोमं बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६५॥

adhītya vedāṁs tyajatu trīn agnīn apavidhyatu| vikrīṇātu tathā somaṁ bisas tainyaṁ karoti yaḥ ||13-95-65||

[अधीत्य (adhītya) - having studied; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; त्यजतु (tyajatu) - let him abandon; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; अग्नीन् (agnīn) - sacrificial fires; अपविध्यतु (apavidhyatu) - let him throw away; विक्रीणातु (vikrīṇātu) - let him sell; तथा (tathā) - likewise; सोमं (somaṁ) - Soma; बिस (bisa) - lotus-stalk; स्तैन्यं (stainyam) - theft; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Having studied the Vedas, let him abandon them; let him throw away the three fires. Let him likewise sell Soma and lotus-stalk. Theft he does, who.)

Who, having studied the Vedas, abandons them, throws away the three sacrificial fires, sells Soma and a lotus-stalk—such a person commits theft. (13-95-65)

उदपानप्लवे ग्रामे ब्राह्मणो वृषलीपतिः। तस्य सालोक्यतां यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६६॥

udapānaplave grāme brāhmaṇo vṛṣalīpatiḥ। tasya sālokyatāṃ yātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-66॥

[उदपानप्लवे (udapānaplave) - in a village where the well is submerged; ग्रामे (grāme) - in the village; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa; वृषलीपतिः (vṛṣalīpatiḥ) - one who is the husband of a śūdra woman; तस्य (tasya) - his; सालोक्यताम् (sālokyatām) - association (with the world); यातु (yātu) - may go; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus fibre; करोति (karoti) - (he) does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(In a village where the well is submerged, a brāhmaṇa is the husband of a śūdra woman. His association may one go, who commits theft of lotus fibre.)

In a village where the well is submerged, a brāhmaṇa is married to a śūdra woman. Whoever commits the theft of lotus fibre attains his association. (13-95-66)

विश्वामित्र उवाच॥

viśvāmitra uvāca॥

[विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - Viśvāmitra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Viśvāmitra said;)

Viśvāmitra said.

जीवतो वै गुरून्भृत्यान्भरन्त्वस्य परे जनाः। अगतिर्बहुपुत्रः स्याद्बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६७॥

jīvato vai gurūn-bhṛtyān-bharantvasya pare janāḥ। agatir-bahupu-traḥ syād-bisas-tain yaṃ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-67॥

[जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of the living;, वै (vai) - indeed;, गुरून् (gurūn) - elders;, भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - servants;, भरन्तु (bharantu) - may support;, अस्य (asya) - his;, परे (pare) - others;, जनाः (janāḥ) - people;, अगतिः (agatiḥ) - helplessness;, बहुपुत्रः (bahuputraḥ) - having many sons;, स्यात् (syāt) - may be;, बिस (bisa) - lotus-stalk;, स्तैन्यं (stainyaṃ) - theft;, करोति (karoti) - does;, यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Of the living, indeed, elders and servants may be supported by others; helplessness, with many sons, may be (his); who does theft of lotus-stalk.)

While a person is alive, indeed, others may support his elders and servants; if one is helpless, even with many sons, he engages in the theft of lotus-stalks. (13-95-67)

अशुचिर्ब्रह्मकूटोऽस्तु ऋद्ध्या चैवाप्यहङ्कृतः। कर्षको मत्सरी चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६८॥

aśucir brahmakūṭo 'stu ṛddhyā caiva apy ahaṅkṛtaḥ। karṣako matsarī ca astu bisas tainyaṃ karoti yaḥ॥13-95-68॥

[अशुचिः (aśuciḥ) - impure one; ब्रह्मकूटः (brahmakūṭaḥ) - deceiver using the Veda; अस्तु (astu) - let him be; ऋद्ध्या (ṛddhyā) - by prosperity; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; अहङ्कृतः (ahaṅkṛtaḥ) - one proud; कर्षकः (karṣakaḥ) - a plunderer; मत्सरी (matsarī) - envious one; च (ca) - and; अस्तु (astu) - let him be; बिसः (bisaḥ) - full of deceit; स्तैन्यं (stainyaṃ) - thieving; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Impure, deceiver using the Veda let him be, by prosperity and indeed also one proud; a plunderer, envious one and let him be, full of deceit, thieving does who.)

Let him who commits such thefts be impure, a deceiver who misuses the Veda, proud even of his prosperity; let him be a plunderer, envious, deceitful, and resorting to stealing. (13-95-68)

वर्षान्करोतु भृतको राज्ञश्चास्तु पुरोहितः। अयाज्यस्य भवेदृत्विग्बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-६९॥

varṣāṁ-karotu bhṛtakaḥ rājñaś-ca-astu purohitaḥ। ayājya-sya bhavet ṛtvik-bisaḥ tainyam karoti yaḥ॥13-95-69॥

[वर्षान् (varṣān) - rains; करोतु (karotu) - may he make; भृतकः (bhṛtakaḥ) - hired man; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; च (ca) - and; अस्तु (astu) - may he be; पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest; अयाज्यस्य (ayājyasya) - of the unworthy for sacrifice; भवेत् (bhavet) - may he become; ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - officiating priest; बिसः (bisaḥ) - reed; तैन्यं (tainyam) - servitude; करोति (karoti) - makes; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(May the hired man make rains; and may he be priest of the king. Of the unworthy for sacrifice, may he become the jireed, who makes servitude.)

Let the hired man produce rains, and let him be the priest for the king; let him be the officiating priest for an unworthy sacrificer, and let him be a reed—whoever causes servitude. (13-95-69)

अरुन्धत्युवाच॥

arundhatyuvāca॥

[अरुन्धति (arundhati) - Arundhati (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Arundhati said.)

Arundhati said.

नित्यं परिवदेच्छ्वश्रूं भर्तुर्भवतु दुर्मनाः। एका स्वादु समश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥१३-९५-७०॥

nityaṃ parivadecchvaśrūṃ bharturbhavatu durmanāḥ। ekā svādu samaśnātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yā ॥13-95-70॥

[नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; परिवदेत् (parivadet) - should speak ill; श्वश्रूं (śvaśrūm) - mother-in-law (accusative singular); भर्तु (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; भवतु (bhavatu) - let her be; दुर्मनाः (durmanāḥ) - ill-minded; एका (ekā) - alone; स्वादु (svādu) - delicious; समश्नातु (samaśnātu) - let her eat; बिसस्तैन्यं (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus roots; करोति (karoti) - does; या (yā) - who;]

(Always should speak ill of the mother-in-law; of the husband let her be ill-minded; alone delicious let her eat; theft of lotus roots does who.)

She who always speaks ill of her mother-in-law, is ill-disposed towards her husband, eats delicious food alone, and commits theft of lotus roots. (13-95-70)

ज्ञातीनां गृहमध्यस्था सक्तूनत्तु दिनक्षये। अभाग्यावीरसूरस्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥१३-९५-७१॥

jñātīnāṁ gṛhamadhyasthā saktūn attu dinakṣaye. abhāgyā vīrasūrastu bisastainyaṁ karoti yā ॥13-95-71॥

[ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives; गृह-मध्यस्था (gṛha-madhyasthā) - dwelling in the middle of the house; सक्तून् (saktūn) - parched grains; अत्तु (attu) - should eat; दिन्-क्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day; अभाग्या (abhāgyā) - unfortunate; वीर-सूर-अस्तु (vīra-sūra-astu) - even if a hero's mother; बिस-स्तैन्यम् (bisa-stainyam) - theft of lotus roots; करोति (karoti) - commits; या (yā) - who;]

(Of relatives dwelling in the house, she should eat parched grains at the end of the day; the unfortunate, even if a hero's mother, who commits theft of lotus roots.)

A woman living among her relatives should eat parched grains at the end of the day; but the unfortunate woman, even if the mother of a hero, who commits the theft of lotus roots. (13-95-71)

गण्डोवाच॥

gaṇḍovāca॥

[गण्डः (gaṇḍaḥ) - Gaṇḍa; (proper noun; name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Gaṇḍa spoke;)

Gaṇḍa said;

अनृतं भाषतु सदा साधुभिश्च विरुध्यतु। ददातु कन्यां शुल्केन बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥१३-९५-७२॥

anṛtaṁ bhāṣatu sadā sādhubhiśca virudhyatu। dadātu kanyāṁ śulkena bisastainyaṁ karoti yā॥13-95-72॥

[अनृतं (anṛtam) - falsehood; भाषतु (bhāṣatu) - may speak; सदा (sadā) - always; साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ) - with the virtuous; च (ca) - and; विरुध्यतु (virudhyatu) - may oppose; ददातु (dadātu) - may give; कन्यां (kanyām) - daughter; शुल्केन (śulkena) - with bride-price; बिस (bisa) - lotus-stalk; स्तैन्यं (stainyaṁ) - theft; करोति (karoti) - does; या (yā) - who;]

(May she always speak falsehood; may she oppose the virtuous; may she give her daughter for a price; may she commit theft of lotus-stalk—whoever does (this). (13-95-72))

Whoever does this—may she always speak falsehood, may she oppose the virtuous, may she give her daughter for a price, and commit theft of lotus-stalks. (13-95-72)

साधयित्वा स्वयं प्राशेद्दास्ये जीवतु चैव ह। विकर्मणा प्रमीयेत बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥१३-९५-७३॥

sādhayitvā svayaṃ prāśed dāsye jīvatu caiva ha। vikarmaṇā pramīyeta bisastainyaṃ karoti yā ॥13-95-73॥

[साधयित्वा (sādhayitvā) - having accomplished; (from root √sādh, with gerund suffix); स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; himself; herself; itself; by oneself; प्राशेत् (prāśet) - should eat; may eat; (aorist optative of root √aś, to eat); दास्ये (dāsye) - to a servant; in the case of service; for a slave; जीवतु (jīvatu) - let (him/her) live; (third person singular imperative of √jīv, to live); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; ह (ha) - surely; indeed; विकर्मणा (vikarmaṇā) - by a wrongful act; by improper action; प्रमीयेत (pramīyeta) - should perish; may perish; (aorist optative passive, from pra-√mī, to perish); बिसस्तैन्यं (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus-stalks; (bisa = lotus-stalk, stainya = theft); करोति (karoti) - does; does (she); या (yā) - who; which (feminine singular nominative relative pronoun);]

(Having accomplished, oneself should eat; for the servant, let him live indeed. By a wrongful act, should perish—who does theft of lotus-stalks.)

One should eat only after earning oneself; let the servant merely live. Whoever steals lotus-stalks, by such wrongful act, shall perish. (13-95-73)

पशुसख उवाच॥

paśusakha uvāca॥

[पशुसख (paśusakha) - friend of animals; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(friend of animals said)

The friend of animals said:

दास्य एव प्रजायेत सोऽप्रसूतिरकिञ्चनः। दैवतेष्वनमस्कारो बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः ॥१३-९५-७४॥

dāsya eva prajāyeta so'prasūtirakiñcanaḥ। daivateṣvanamaskāro bisastainyam karoti yaḥ ॥13-95-74॥

[दास्य (dāsya) - into servitude; एव (eva) - only; प्रजायेत (prajāyeta) - is born; सः (saḥ) - he; अप्रसूतिः (aprasūtiḥ) - barren (one having no offspring); अकिञ्चनः (akiñcanaḥ) - destitute; दैवतेषु (daivateṣu) - towards the deities; अनमस्कारः (anamaskāraḥ) - not making reverence; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus-stalks; करोति (karoti) - does; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(Into servitude only is born he, barren, destitute; towards the deities not making reverence, lotus-stalk theft does, who.)

He who does not show reverence to the deities, and who steals lotus-stalks, is born only into servitude, remains childless and destitute. (13-95-74)

शुनःसख उवाच॥

śunaḥsakha uvāca॥

[शुनःसख (śunaḥsakha) - Śunahsakha; (proper name; 'friend of the dog';) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Śunahsakha said;)

Śunahsakha said.

अध्वर्यवे दुहितरं ददातु; च्छन्दोगे वा चरितब्रह्मचर्ये। आथर्वणं वेदमधीत्य विप्रः; स्नायीत यो वै हरते बिसानि ॥१३-९५-७५॥

adhvaryave duhitaram dadātu; chandōge vā caritabrahmacarye. ātharvaṇaṃ vedam adhītya vipraḥ; snāyīta yo vai harate bisāni ॥13-95-75॥

[अध्वर्यवे (adhvaryave) - to the adhvaryu priest; दुहितरं (duhitaram) - daughter; ददातु (dadātu) - let (one) give; च्छन्दोगे (chandōge) - to the chāndogya; वा (vā) - or; चरितब्रह्मचर्ये (caritabrahmacarye) - who has performed brahmacarya; आथर्वणं (ātharvaṇam) - the Atharva Veda; वेदम् (vedam) - Veda; अधीत्य (adhītya) - having thoroughly studied; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the learned man; स्नायीत (snāyīta) - may take the ceremonial bath; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; हरते (harate) - removes; बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus fibres;]

(Let (one) give the daughter to the adhvaryu priest; or to the chāndogya who has performed brahmacarya. Having thoroughly studied the Atharva Veda, the learned man, who indeed removes (i.e., takes away) lotus fibres, may take the ceremonial bath.)

Let a daughter be given to the adhvaryu priest, or to the chāndogya who has practiced brahmacarya; having studied the Atharva Veda, the learned man, who indeed removes the lotus fibres, may take the ceremonial bath. (13-95-75)

ऋषय ऊचुः॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ॥

[ऋषय (ṛṣaya) - sages; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]

(Sages said;)

The sages said;

इष्टमेतद्द्विजातीनां योऽयं ते शपथः कृतः। त्वया कृतं बिसस्तैन्यं सर्वेषां नः शुनःसख ॥१३-९५-७६॥

iṣṭam etad dvijātīnām yo'yaṃ te śapathaḥ kṛtaḥ। tvayā kṛtaṃ bisastainyaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ śunaḥsakha ॥13-95-76॥

[इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; एतत् (etat) - this; द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born; यः (yaḥ) - which; अयम् (ayam) - this; ते (te) - your; शपथः (śapathaḥ) - oath; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - the act of stealing lotus-fibres; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; नः (naḥ) - our; शुनःसख (śunaḥsakha) - O friend of dogs;]

(Desired this of the twice-born, which this your oath made; by you done the act of stealing lotus-fibres of all our, O friend of dogs.)

This is what the twice-born desire—this oath of yours has been made. The crime of stealing lotus-fibres from all of us has been committed by you, O friend of dogs. (13-95-76)

शुनःसख उवाच॥

śunaḥsakha uvāca॥

[शुनःसख (śunaḥsakha) - Śunahsakha; (proper noun; name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; (he/she/it said);]

(Śunahsakha spoke;)

Śunahsakha said.

न्यस्तमाद्यमपश्यद्भिर्यदुक्तं कृतकर्मभिः। सत्यमेतन्न मिथ्यैतद्बिसस्तैन्यं कृतं मया ॥१३-९५-७७॥

nyastam ādyam apaśyadbhir yad uktaṃ kṛtakarmabhiḥ. satyam etan na mithyaitad bisastainyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā ॥13-95-77॥

[न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed; आद्यम् (ādyam) - first; अपश्यद्भिः (apaśyadbhih) - by those who did not see; यत् (yat) - which; उक्तम् (uktam) - was said; कृतकर्मभिः (kṛtakarmabhiḥ) - by those who performed the act; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - true; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; एतत् (etat) - this; बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyaṃ) - theft of lotus fiber; कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done; मया (mayā) - by me;]

(Placed the first (item) by those who did not see, which was said by those who performed the act: this is true, not false; this theft of lotus fiber was done by me.)

The first placement, which was spoken of by those who performed the deed while others did not see, is true, not false—this theft of the lotus fiber was done by me. (13-95-77)

मया ह्यन्तर्हितानीह बिसानीमानि पश्यत। परीक्षार्थं भगवतां कृतमेतन्मयानघाः ॥ रक्षणार्थं च सर्वेषां भवतामहमागतः ॥१३-९५-७८॥

mayā hy antarhitāni iha bisāni imāni paśyata| parīkṣārthaṃ bhagavatāṃ kṛtam etan mayā anaghāḥ|| rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhavatām aham āgataḥ||13-95-78||

[मया (mayā) (mayā) - by me; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; अन्तर्हितानि (antarhitāni) (antarhitāni) - hidden; इह (iha) (iha) - here; बिसानि (bisāni) (bisāni) - lotus-stalks; इमानि (imāni) (imāni) - these; पश्यत (paśyata) (paśyata) - see; परीक्षार्थम् (parīkṣārtham) (parīkṣārtham) - for the sake of examination; भगवताम् (bhagavatām) (bhagavatām) - of the blessed ones; कृतम् (kṛtam) (kṛtam) - done; एतत् (etat) (etat) - this; मया (mayā) (mayā) - by me; अनघाः (anaghāḥ) (anaghāḥ) - O sinless ones; रक्षणार्थम् (rakṣaṇārtham) (rakṣaṇārtham) - for the sake of protection; च (ca) (ca) - and; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) (sarveṣām) - of all; भवताम् (bhavatām) (bhavatām) - of you; अहम् (aham) (aham) - I; आगतः (āgataḥ) (āgataḥ) - have come;]

(By me indeed these lotus-stalks here have been hidden, see. For the sake of examination of the blessed ones, this was done by me, O sinless ones. And for the sake of protection of all of you, I have come.)

I have hidden these lotus-stalks here myself, as you can see. O sinless ones, this has been done by me to test the blessed ones. And I have come for the protection of all of you. (13-95-78)

यातुधानी ह्यतिक्रुद्धा कृत्यैषा वो वधैषिणी। वृषादर्भिप्रयुक्तैषा निहता मे तपोधनाः ॥१३-९५-७९॥

yātudhānī hy atikruddhā kṛtyaiṣā vo vadhaiṣiṇī. vṛṣādarbhi-prayuktaiṣā nihatā me tapodhanāḥ ॥13-95-79॥

[यातुधानी (yātudhānī) - female demon; हि (hi) - indeed; अतिक्रुद्धा (atikruddhā) - greatly enraged; कृत्या (kṛtyā) - witch; destructive being; एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); वः (vaḥ) - your; वधैषिणी (vadhaiṣiṇī) - desiring to kill; वृषादर्भि-प्रयुक्ता (vṛṣādarbhi-prayuktā) - sent (prayuktā) by Vṛṣādarbhi; एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); निहता (nihata) - destroyed; मे (me) - my; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics (possessing the wealth of tapas, austerity);]

(The female demon, indeed greatly enraged, this witch, desiring your death, sent by Vṛṣādarbhi, this (one) has killed my ascetics.)

This greatly enraged female demon—this witch who wishes your death, and was sent by Vṛṣādarbhi—has slain my ascetics. (13-95-79)

दुष्टा हिंस्यादियं पापा युष्मान्प्रत्यग्निसम्भवा। तस्मादस्म्यागतो विप्रा वासवं मां निबोधत ॥१३-९५-८०॥

duṣṭā hiṃsyādiyaṃ pāpā yuṣmānpratyagnisambhavā। tasmādasmyāgato viprā vāsavaṃ māṃ nibodhata ॥13-95-80॥

[दुष्टा (duṣṭā) - wicked; (feminine nominative singular); हिंस्यात् (hiṃsyāt) - may harm; (3rd person singular optative of √hiṃs); इयं (iyaṃ) - this; (feminine nominative singular); पापा (pāpā) - sinful; (feminine nominative singular); युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you; (accusative plural); प्रत्यग्निसम्भवा (pratyagni-sambhavā) - arising against fire; (feminine nominative singular); तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; आगतः (āgataḥ) - come; (masculine nominative singular); विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O brāhmaṇas; (vocative plural); वासवं (vāsavam) - Indra; (accusative singular); माम् (mām) - me; (accusative singular); निबोधत (nibodhata) - know; (imperative 2nd person plural);]

(Wicked may harm this sinful (woman), you, arising against fire. Therefore I am come, O brāhmaṇas, Indra me know.)

This wicked and sinful (one) might harm you, being born of hostile fire; therefore, O brāhmaṇas, know me as Indra, who has come here. (13-95-80)

अलोभादक्षया लोकाः प्राप्ता वः सार्वकामिकाः। उत्तिष्ठध्वमितः क्षिप्रं तानवाप्नुत वै द्विजाः ॥१३-९५-८१॥

alobhād akṣayā lokāḥ prāptā vaḥ sārvakāmikāḥ. uttiṣṭhadhvam itaḥ kṣipraṃ tān avāpnuta vai dvijāḥ ॥13-95-81॥

[अलोभात् (alobhāt) - through absence of greed; अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained; वः (vaḥ) - to you; सार्वकामिकाः (sārvakāmikāḥ) - fulfilling all desires; उत्तिष्ठध्वम् (uttiṣṭhadhvam) - rise; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; तान् (tān) - those (worlds); अवाप्नुते (avāpnuta) - attain; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born Brahmins;]

(Through absence of greed, imperishable worlds fulfilling all desires have been attained for you. Rise from here quickly, indeed, twice-born Brahmins, attain those worlds.)

Because of your absence of greed, worlds that are imperishable and fulfilling all desires have been attained for you. So rise from here quickly and, indeed, O twice-born Brahmins, attain those worlds. (13-95-81)

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bhishma said;)

Bhishma said.

ततो महर्षयः प्रीतास्तथेत्युक्त्वा पुरंदरम्। सहैव त्रिदशेन्द्रेण सर्वे जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम् ॥१३-९५-८२॥

tato maharṣayaḥ prītās tathety uktvā puraṃdaram। sahaiva tridaśendreṇa sarve jagmus triviṣṭapam ॥13-95-82॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased; तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - having said 'so be it'; पुरंदरम् (puraṃdaram) - Purandara (Indra, the lord of the city); सह एव (saha eva) - together with; त्रिदशेन्द्रेण (tridaśendreṇa) - with the lord of the thirty (Indra); सर्वे (sarve) - all; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; त्रिविष्टपम् (triviṣṭapam) - to heaven (the abode of the gods);]

(Then the great sages, pleased, having said 'so be it' to Purandara, together with the lord of the thirty, all went to Triviṣṭapa (heaven).)

Then the great sages, pleased, said 'so be it' to Purandara and, together with the lord of the gods, all went to heaven. (13-95-82)

एवमेते महात्मानो भोगैर्बहुविधैरपि। क्षुधा परमया युक्ताश्छन्द्यमाना महात्मभिः ॥ नैव लोभं तदा चक्रुस्ततः स्वर्गमवाप्नुवन् ॥१३-९५-८३॥

evam ete mahātmānaḥ bhogaiḥ bahuvidhaiḥ api | kṣudhā paramayā yuktāḥ chand-yamānāḥ mahātmabhiḥ || na eva lobham tadā cakruḥ tataḥ svargam avāpnuvan ||13-95-83||

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एते (ete) - these; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones; भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - pleasures; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - of many kinds; अपि (api) - even; क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - with hunger; परमया (paramayā) - utmost; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; छन्द्यमानाः (chand-yamānāḥ) - being gratified; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; लोभम् (lobham) - greed; तदा (tadā) - then; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; अवाप्नुवन् (avāpnuvan) - they attained;]

(Thus these great-souled ones, with pleasures of many kinds even, endowed with utmost hunger, being gratified by the great-souled, did not indeed make greed then; thereafter they attained heaven.)

Thus, these great-souled ones, though endowed with many kinds of enjoyment and extreme hunger, and being gratified by other great-souled ones, never gave way to greed at that time; therefore, they attained heaven. (13-95-83)

तस्मात्सर्वास्ववस्थासु नरो लोभं विवर्जयेत्। एष धर्मः परो राजन्नलोभ इति विश्रुतः ॥१३-९५-८४॥

tasmātsarvāsvavasthāsu naro lobhaṃ vivarjayet। eṣa dharmaḥ paro rājannalobha iti viśrutaḥ ॥13-95-84॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all; अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - situations; नरः (naraḥ) - man; लोभं (lobham) - greed; विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - should avoid; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; परः (paraḥ) - supreme; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अलोभः (alobhaḥ) - absence of greed; इति (iti) - thus; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - is known;]

(Therefore, in all situations, man greed should avoid. This duty supreme, O king, absence of greed thus is known.)

Therefore, O king, a man should avoid greed in all situations. This absence of greed is known as the supreme duty. (13-95-84)

इदं नरः सच्चरितं समवायेषु कीर्तयेत्। सुखभागी च भवति न च दुर्गाण्यवाप्नुते ॥१३-९५-८५॥

idaṃ naraḥ sac-caritaṃ samavāyeṣu kīrtayet। sukhabhāgī ca bhavati na ca durgāṇy-avāpnute॥13-95-85॥

[इदं (idaṃ) - this; नरः (naraḥ) - man; सच्चरितं (sac-caritaṃ) - good conduct; समवायेषु (samavāyeṣu) - in gatherings; कीर्तयेत् (kīrtayet) - should recite; सुखभागी (sukhabhāgī) - one who obtains happiness; च (ca) - and; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अवाप्नुते (avāpnute) - obtains;]

(This man good conduct in gatherings should recite; happiness-obtaining and becomes, and not difficulties obtains. (13-95-85))

A man should recite this good conduct in gatherings; he becomes happy and does not encounter difficulties. (13-95-85)

प्रीयन्ते पितरश्चास्य ऋषयो देवतास्तथा। यशोधर्मार्थभागी च भवति प्रेत्य मानवः ॥१३-९५-८६॥

prīyante pitaraś cāsya ṛṣayo devatās tathā। yaśo dharmārthabhāgī ca bhavati pretya mānavaḥ॥13-95-86॥

[प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - are pleased; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - the ancestors; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of him; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages; देवताः (devatāḥ) - the gods; तथा (tathā) - thus; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; धर्मार्थभागी (dharmārthabhāgī) - sharer in the fruit of dharma; च (ca) - and; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after departing; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - the man;]

(Are pleased the ancestors and of him the sages, the gods thus. Fame, sharer in the fruit of dharma and becomes after departing, the man.)

The ancestors, sages, and gods are pleased with him; the man after death attains fame and shares in the fruit of righteousness. (13-95-86)