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संवर्त उवाच॥
saṁvarta uvāca॥
[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Saṁvarta said;)
Saṁvarta said.
कथमस्मि त्वया ज्ञातः केन वा कथितोऽस्मि ते। एतदाचक्ष्व मे तत्त्वमिच्छसे चेत्प्रियं मम ॥१४-७-१॥
kathamasmi tvayā jñātaḥ kena vā kathito'smi te. etadācakṣva me tattvamicchase cetpriyaṃ mama ॥14-7-1॥
[कथमस्मि (katham asmi) - how am I; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; ज्ञातः (jñātaḥ) - known; केन (kena) - by whom; वा (vā) - or; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - told; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; ते (te) - to you; एतत् (etat) - this; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; मे (me) - to me; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth; इच्छसे (icchase) - you desire; चेत् (cet) - if; प्रियं (priyam) - dear; मम (mama) - to me;]
(How am I known by you, or by whom am I told to you? This tell to me truly, if you desire (what is) dear to me.)
How did you come to know me, or by whom was I told to you? Tell me this truthfully, if you wish for my favor. (14-7-1)
सत्यं ते ब्रुवतः सर्वे सम्पत्स्यन्ते मनोरथाः। मिथ्या तु ब्रुवतो मूर्धा सप्तधा ते फलिष्यति ॥१४-७-२॥
satyaṃ te bruvataḥ sarve sampatsyante manorathāḥ। mithyā tu bruvato mūrdhā saptadhā te phaliṣyati ॥14-7-2॥
[सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ते (te) - your; ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - speaking; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सम्पत्स्यन्ते (sampatsyante) - shall attain success; मनोरथाः (manorathāḥ) - desires; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsehood; तु (tu) - but; ब्रुवतो (bruvato) - of one who speaks; मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head; सप्तधा (saptadhā) - into seven parts; ते (te) - his; फलिष्यति (phaliṣyati) - will split;]
(Truth your speaking all shall attain success desires. Falsehood but speaking head into seven parts his will split.)
If you speak the truth, all your desires shall be fulfilled; but if you speak falsehood, your head will split into seven parts. (14-7-2)
मरुत्त उवाच॥
marutta uvāca॥
[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta (proper noun; name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Marutta said;)
Marutta said.
नारदेन भवान्मह्यमाख्यातो ह्यटता पथि। गुरुपुत्रो ममेति त्वं ततो मे प्रीतिरुत्तमा ॥१४-७-३॥
nāradena bhavān mahyam ākhyāto hi aṭatā pathi। guruputro mama iti tvaṃ tato me prītiḥ uttamā ॥14-7-3॥
[नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada; भवान् (bhavān) - you; मम (mahyam) - to me; आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - declared; हि (hi) - indeed; अटता (aṭatā) - while going; पथि (pathi) - on the path; गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - the son of the preceptor; मम (mama) - my; इति (iti) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; मे (me) - to me; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; उत्तमा (uttamā) - greatest;]
(By Nārada, you to me were declared indeed while going on the path; ‘the son of the preceptor is mine’ thus, you; therefore, to me, greatest affection.)
Since you were introduced to me by Nārada as ‘my preceptor’s son’ while traveling on the path, therefore I have the greatest affection for you. (14-7-3)
संवर्त उवाच॥
saṁvarta uvāca॥
[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Saṁvarta said;)
Saṁvarta said.
सत्यमेतद्भवानाह स मां जानाति सत्रिणम्। कथयस्वैतदेकं मे क्व नु सम्प्रति नारदः ॥१४-७-४॥
satyam etad bhavān āha sa mām jānāti satriṇam। kathayasva etad ekaṃ me kva nu samprati nāradaḥ ॥14-7-4॥
[सत्यं (satyam) - truth; indeed; एतत् (etad) - this; भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful address); आह (āha) - said; सः (saḥ) - he; माम् (mām) - me; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; सत्रिणम् (satriṇam) - participant in a sacrificial session; कथय (kathaya) - tell; स्व (sva) - indeed; please; एतत् (etad) - this; एकम् (ekam) - one; मे (me) - to me; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; now; सम्प्रति (samprati) - at present; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada;]
(Truth, this you said; he knows me, the participant in the sacrifice. Tell indeed this one thing to me: where now, at present, is Nārada? (14-7-4))
What you have said is true—he knows me as a sacrificer. Please tell me this one thing: where at this moment is Nārada? (14-7-4)
मरुत्त उवाच॥
marutta uvāca॥
[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta; (a proper noun; name of a person;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' — to speak; perfect tense, 3rd person singular;);]
(Marutta said;)
Marutta said.
भवन्तं कथयित्वा तु मम देवर्षिसत्तमः। ततो मामभ्यनुज्ञाय प्रविष्टो हव्यवाहनम् ॥१४-७-५॥
bhavantaṃ kathayitvā tu mama devarṣisattamaḥ। tato mām abhyanujñāya praviṣṭo havyavāhanam ॥14-7-5॥
[भवन्तं (bhavantaṃ) - you; (to you; the revered one;) कथयित्वा (kathayitvā) - having spoken; (after telling;) तु (tu) - but; however; मम (mama) - to me; (my;) देवर्षिसत्तमः (devarṣisattamaḥ) - the best of divine sages; ततः (tataḥ) - then; thereafter; माम् (mām) - to me; अभ्यनुज्ञाय (abhyanujñāya) - having granted permission; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; हव्यवाहनम् (havyavāhanam) - the carrier of oblations; (the fire;);]
(Having spoken to you but, to me, the best of divine sages; then, having granted permission to me, entered the carrier of oblations.)
The best of divine sages, having spoken to you on my behalf, then granted me permission and entered the sacred fire. (14-7-5)
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (proper noun, name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke, uttered);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said;
श्रुत्वा तु पार्थिवस्यैतत्संवर्तः परया मुदा। एतावदहमप्येनं कुर्यामिति तदाब्रवीत् ॥१४-७-६॥
śrutvā tu pārthivasya etat saṁvartaḥ parayā mudā. etāvat aham api enam kuryām iti tadā abravīt ॥14-7-6॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king; एतत् (etat) - this; संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - action; accomplishment; परया (parayā) - with great; मुदा (mudā) - joy; एतावत् (etāvat) - so much; thus much; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; एनम् (enam) - this (person); कुर्याम् (kuryām) - may do; may accomplish; इति (iti) - thus; तदा (tadā) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - (he/she) spoke; said;]
(Having heard this action of the king, with great joy, "thus much I also may do to this (person)," then (he/she) spoke thus.)
But, having heard of this action of the king with great joy, (he/she) then said, "I too shall do thus much to this person." (14-7-6)
ततो मरुत्तमुन्मत्तो वाचा निर्भर्त्सयन्निव। रूक्षया ब्राह्मणो राजन्पुनः पुनरथाब्रवीत् ॥१४-७-७॥
tato maruttam-unmatto vācā nirbhartsayan-niva. rūkṣayā brāhmaṇo rājan-punaḥ punar-athābravīt ॥14-7-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - Marutta; उन्मत्तः (unmattaḥ) - disturbed; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; निर्भर्त्सयन् (nirbhartsayan) - rebuking; इव (iva) - as if; रूक्षया (rūkṣayā) - harsh; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brāhmaṇa; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then, Marutta, disturbed, with speech as if rebuking, with harshness, the brāhmaṇa, O king, again and again then said.)
Then Marutta, appearing agitated, repeatedly addressed the brāhmaṇa with harsh words, as if rebuking, O king. (14-7-7)
वातप्रधानेन मया स्वचित्तवशवर्तिना। एवं विकृतरूपेण कथं याजितुमिच्छसि ॥१४-७-८॥
vātapradhānena mayā svacittavaśavartinā। evaṃ vikṛtarūpeṇa kathaṃ yājitumicchasi॥14-7-8॥
[वातप्रधानेन (vātapradhānena) - by one predominated by vāta; मया (mayā) - by me; स्वचित्तवशवर्तिना (svacitta-vaśa-vartinā) - acting according to one's own mind; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विकृतरूपेण (vikṛta-rūpeṇa) - with distorted form; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; याजितुम् (yājitum) - to be sacrificed; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(By one predominated by vāta, by me, acting according to one's own mind, thus, with distorted form, how do you wish to be sacrificed?)
How do you wish to be sacrificed by me, predominated by vāta, acting according to my own mind, and thus with a distorted form? (14-7-8)
भ्राता मम समर्थश्च वासवेन च सत्कृतः। वर्तते याजने चैव तेन कर्माणि कारय ॥१४-७-९॥
bhrātā mama samarthaś ca vāsavena ca satkṛtaḥ। vartate yājane caiva tena karmāṇi kāraya ॥14-7-9॥
[भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; मम (mama) - my; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; च (ca) - and; वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Vāsava (Indra); च (ca) - and; सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored; वर्तते (vartate) - is engaged; याजने (yājane) - in sacrifice; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; कारय (kāraya) - cause (them) to be done;]
(Brother my capable and by Vāsava and honored is engaged in sacrifice and indeed; by him actions cause (them) to be done.)
My brother, who is capable and honored by Vāsava (Indra), is engaged in sacrifice; have those actions performed by him. (14-7-9)
गृहं स्वं चैव याज्याश्च सर्वा गृह्याश्च देवताः। पूर्वजेन ममाक्षिप्तं शरीरं वर्जितं त्विदम् ॥१४-७-१०॥
gṛhaṃ svaṃ caiva yājyaāś ca sarvā gṛhyāś ca devatāḥ। pūrvajena mama ākṣiptaṃ śarīraṃ varjitaṃ tv idam ॥14-7-10॥
[गृहं (gṛham) - house; स्वं (svam) - own; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; याज्याः (yājyaāḥ) - sacrificial; च (ca) - and; सर्वा (sarvāḥ) - all; गृह्याः (gṛhyāḥ) - household; च (ca) - and; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; पूर्वजेन (pūrvajena) - by the ancestor; मम (mama) - my; आक्षिप्तं (ākṣiptam) - abandoned; शरीरं (śarīram) - body; वर्जितं (varjitam) - excluded; तु (tu) - but; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(House own and certainly sacrificial and all household and deities; by the ancestor my abandoned body excluded but this.)
My house, my possessions, the sacrificial and all household deities have all been abandoned by my ancestor; but this body alone is left out (excluded from that abandonment). (14-7-10)
नाहं तेनाननुज्ञातस्त्वामाविक्षित कर्हिचित्। याजयेयं कथञ्चिद्वै स हि पूज्यतमो मम ॥१४-७-११॥
nāhaṃ tenānanugñātaḥ tvām āvikṣita karhicit। yājayeyam kathañcid vai sa hi pūjyatamo mama॥14-7-11॥
[न (na) - not; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; तेन (tena) - by him; अननुज्ञातः (ananugñātaḥ) - not permitted; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; आविक्षित (āvikṣita) - O Āvikṣita; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time; याजयेयं (yājayeyam) - I should cause to perform sacrifice; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way; वै (vai) - indeed; स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; पूज्यतमः (pūjyatamaḥ) - most worthy of reverence; मम (mama) - to me;]
(Not I, by him unpermitted, you, O Āvikṣita, at any time, I should cause to perform sacrifice in any way indeed; he indeed is most worthy of reverence to me.)
O Āvikṣita, I should never cause you to perform a sacrifice in any way without his permission; for he is the one most worthy of reverence for me. (14-7-11)
स त्वं बृहस्पतिं गच्छ तमनुज्ञाप्य चाव्रज। ततोऽहं याजयिष्ये त्वां यदि यष्टुमिहेच्छसि ॥१४-७-१२॥
sa tvaṃ bṛhaspatiṃ gaccha tam anujñāpya ca āvraja। tataḥ ahaṃ yājayiṣye tvām yadi yaṣṭum iha icchasi॥14-7-12॥
[स (sa) - he; (but here, as conjunction, 'then;' त्वम् (tvam) - you; बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods); गच्छ (gaccha) - go; तम् (tam) - him; अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission; च (ca) - and; आव्रज (āvraja) - return (come back); ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; याजयिष्ये (yājayiṣye) - shall cause to perform a sacrifice; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; यदि (yadi) - if; यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform a sacrifice; इह (iha) - here; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(Then you go to Bṛhaspati, having obtained his permission and return. Then I shall cause you to perform sacrifice, if here to perform you wish.)
So, you go to Bṛhaspati and, having obtained his permission, return here. Then I will conduct the sacrifice for you, if you wish to perform it here. (14-7-12)
मरुत्त उवाच॥
marutta uvāca॥
[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta; (a proper noun, name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (speaking in past tense, third person singular);]
(Marutta said;)
Marutta said.
बृहस्पतिं गतः पूर्वमहं संवर्त तच्छृणु। न मां कामयते याज्यमसौ वासववारितः ॥१४-७-१३॥
bṛhaspatiṃ gataḥ pūrvam ahaṃ saṃvarta tac chṛṇu। na māṃ kāmayate yājyam asau vāsavavāritaḥ ॥14-7-13॥
[बृहस्पतिं (bṛhaspatiṃ) - to Bṛhaspati; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; संवर्त (saṃvarta) - Saṃvarta; तत् (tat) - that; श्रुणु (śṛṇu) - hear; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; कामयते (kāmayate) - desires; याज्यम् (yājyam) - the sacrifice; असौ (asau) - he; वासववारितः (vāsavavāritaḥ) - prevented by Vāsava (Indra);]
(I, Saṃvarta, had gone previously to Bṛhaspati; that you hear. He, prevented by Vāsava, does not desire me (for) the sacrifice.)
I, Saṃvarta, had previously gone to Bṛhaspati; hear that. He, having been hindered by Vāsava, does not desire me for the sacrifice. (14-7-13)
अमरं याज्यमासाद्य मामृषे मा स्म मानुषम्। याजयेथा मरुत्तं त्वं मर्त्यधर्माणमातुरम् ॥१४-७-१४॥
amaraṃ yājhyam āsādya mām ṛṣe mā sma mānuṣam। yājayethā maruttaṃ tvaṃ martyadharmāṇam āturam ॥14-7-14॥
[अमरं (amaraṃ) - immortal; याज्यम् (yājhyam) - sacrificial; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained; having reached; माम् (mām) - me; ऋषे (ṛṣe) - O sage; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - ever; at all; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; mortal; याजयेथाः (yājayethāḥ) - cause to perform sacrifice; मरुत्तम् (maruttaṃ) - Marutta (proper noun); त्वम् (tvaṃ) - you; मर्त्यधर्माणम् (martyadharmāṇam) - possessing mortal nature; आतुरम् (āturam) - afflicted; distressed;]
(Having obtained the immortal sacrifice, O sage, do not ever cause me, as a human, to perform sacrifice; you cause Marutta, who possesses mortal nature and is afflicted, (to sacrifice).)
O sage, having attained the immortal sacrifice, do not ever have me perform a human sacrifice; you should have Marutta, who is of mortal nature and distressed, perform the sacrifice instead. (14-7-14)
स्पर्धते च मया विप्र सदा वै स हि पार्थिवः। एवमस्त्विति चाप्युक्तो भ्रात्रा ते बलवृत्रहा ॥१४-७-१५॥
spardhate ca mayā vipra sadā vai sa hi pārthivaḥ। evam astv iti cāpy ukto bhrātrā te balavṛtrahā ॥14-7-15॥
[स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes; च (ca) - and; मया (mayā) - by me; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; सदा (sadā) - always; वै (vai) - indeed; स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - certainly; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother; ते (te) - your; बलवृत्रहा (balavṛtrahā) - the destroyer of Vṛtra (Indra);]
(He competes with me, O brāhmaṇa, always indeed, he certainly, the king. "Let it be so"—thus also addressed by your brother, the slayer of Vṛtra.)
That king always rivals me, O brāhmaṇa; indeed, he does. When your brother, the slayer of Vṛtra, was thus addressed, he replied, "Let it be so." (14-7-15)
स मामभिगतं प्रेम्णा याज्यवन्न बुभूषति। देवराजमुपाश्रित्य तद्विद्धि मुनिपुङ्गव ॥१४-७-१६॥
sa mām abhigataṃ premṇā yājyavat na bubhūṣati. devarājam upāśritya tad viddhi munipuṅgava ॥14-7-16॥
[स (sa) - he; माम् (mām) - me; अभिगतं (abhigataṃ) - come near; approached; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with affection; याज्यवत् (yājyavat) - like a sacrificer; न (na) - not; बुभूषति (bubhūṣati) - desires (to grant); wishes (for); देवराजम् (devarājam) - the king of the gods; उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to; taking refuge in; तत् (tat) - that; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; understand; मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O foremost of sages;]
(He me approached with affection like a sacrificer not desires. The king of the gods having resorted to that know O foremost of sages.)
He, having approached me with affection like a sacrificer, does not desire (to grant). Know that, O foremost of sages, having resorted to the king of the gods. (14-7-16)
सोऽहमिच्छामि भवता सर्वस्वेनापि याजितुम्। कामये समतिक्रान्तुं वासवं त्वत्कृतैर्गुणैः ॥१४-७-१७॥
so'ham icchāmi bhavatā sarvasvena api yājitum। kāmaye samatikrāntum vāsavam tvat-kṛtaiḥ guṇaiḥ ॥14-7-17॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - desire; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; सर्वस्वेन (sarvasvena) - by all (your) wealth; अपि (api) - even; याजितुम् (yājitum) - to be caused to sacrifice; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; समतिक्रान्तुम् (samatikrāntum) - to surpass; वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra; त्वत्कृतैः (tvat-kṛtaiḥ) - by your accomplishments; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues;]
(He I desire by you by all (your) wealth even to be caused to sacrifice. I desire to surpass Indra by virtues accomplished by you.)
Therefore, I wish to have you conduct (a sacrifice) for me even with all your wealth; I desire to surpass Indra by virtues accomplished through you. (14-7-17)
न हि मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्गन्तुं ब्रह्मन्बृहस्पतिम्। प्रत्याख्यातो हि तेनास्मि तथानपकृते सति ॥१४-७-१८॥
na hi me vartate buddhir gantuṃ brahman bṛhaspatim। pratyākhyāto hi tenāsmi tathānapakṛte sati ॥14-7-18॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; वर्तते (vartate) - arises; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - idea; गन्तुम् (gantuṃ) - to go; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin; बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Bṛhaspati; प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनपकृते (anapakṛte) - though not offended; सति (sati) - since it is so;]
(Not indeed my arises idea to go, O Brahmin, (to) Bṛhaspati. Rejected indeed by him I am, thus though not offended, since it is so. (14-7-18))
Indeed, O Brahmin, no idea arises in me to go to Bṛhaspati, for I have been rejected by him, even though no fault was committed. (14-7-18)
संवर्त उवाच॥
saṁvarta uvāca॥
[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Saṁvarta said;)
Saṁvarta said.
चिकीर्षसि यथाकामं सर्वमेतत्त्वयि ध्रुवम्। यदि सर्वानभिप्रायान्कर्तासि मम पार्थिव ॥१४-७-१९॥
cikīrṣasi yathākāmaṃ sarvam etat tvayi dhruvam। yadi sarvān abhiprāyān kartāsi mama pārthiva॥14-7-19॥
[चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do; यथा-कामं (yathā-kāmaṃ) - as (you) desire; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain; यदि (yadi) - if; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अभिप्रायान् (abhiprāyān) - intentions; कर्तासि (kartāsi) - you accomplish; मम (mama) - my; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(You wish to do as (you) desire, all this is certain in you. If all intentions you accomplish of mine, O king.)
You wish to act as you please; all this is surely dependent on you. O king, if you carry out all my intentions. (14-7-19)
याज्यमानं मया हि त्वां बृहस्पतिपुरंदरौ। द्विषेतां समभिक्रुद्धावेतदेकं समर्थय ॥१४-७-२०॥
yājyamānaṃ mayā hi tvāṃ bṛhaspatipurandarau। dviṣetāṃ samabhikruddhāvetadekaṃ samarthaya ॥14-7-20॥
[याज्यमानं (yājyamānam) - being about to be sacrificed; (object; accusative singular masculine); मया (mayā) - by me; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वां (tvām) - you (accusative singular); बृहस्पतिपुरंदरौ (bṛhaspati-purandarau) - Bṛhaspati and Purandara (Indra); (dual nominative); द्विषेतां (dviṣetām) - may both hate; (dual optative); समभिक्रुद्धौ (samabhikruddhau) - both equally angry; (dual nominative); एतदेकं (etad-ekam) - this one thing; समर्थय (samarthaya) - accomplish; (imperative singular);]
(Being about to be sacrificed by me indeed you, Bṛhaspati and Purandara, may both hate, both equally angry; this one thing accomplish.)
Accomplish this one thing: let Bṛhaspati and Purandara, both equally angry, hate you, who is being about to be sacrificed by me. (14-7-20)
स्थैर्यमत्र कथं ते स्यात्स त्वं निःसंशयं कुरु। कुपितस्त्वां न हीदानीं भस्म कुर्यां सबान्धवम् ॥१४-७-२१॥
sthairyam atra kathaṁ te syāt sa tvaṁ niḥsaṁśayaṁ kuru। kupitas tvāṁ na hī dānīṁ bhasma kuryāṁ sabāndhavam॥14-7-21॥
[स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - steadfastness; अत्र (atra) - here; कथम् (katham) - how; ते (te) - to you; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; निःसंशयम् (niḥsaṁśayam) - without doubt; कुरु (kuru) - do; कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry; त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative); न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; भस्म (bhasma) - ashes; कुर्याः (kuryāṁ) - might make; स-बान्धवम् (sa-bāndhavam) - with relatives;]
(Steadfastness here how to you might be; he you without doubt do; angry you not indeed now ashes might make with relatives.)
How could you possess steadfastness here? That you should indeed make certain. Angry as I am, I could now turn you and your relatives to ashes without doubt. (14-7-21)
मरुत्त उवाच॥
marutta uvāca॥
[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta; (a proper name; name of a king;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke;);]
(Marutta said;)
Marutta said.
यावत्तपेत्सहस्रांशुस्तिष्ठेरंश्चापि पर्वताः। तावल्लोकान्न लभेयं त्यजेयं सङ्गतं यदि ॥१४-७-२२॥
yāvat tapet sahasrāṃśus tiṣṭhet aṃśu cāpi parvatāḥ। tāvat lokān na labheyaṃ tyajeyaṃ saṅgataṃ yadi॥14-7-22॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; till when; so long as; तपेत् (tapet) - shines (he should shine); सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṃśuḥ) - the thousand-rayed one (the sun); तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - remain; stand; अंशुः (aṃśuḥ) - ray; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also, even; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; as long; लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds; न (na) - not; लभेयं (labheyaṃ) - I would obtain; त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association; companionship; यदि (yadi) - if;]
(As long as the thousand-rayed one shines, as even the rays remain on the mountains, for so long, I would not obtain the worlds, if I should abandon the association.)
As long as the sun shines and its rays remain upon the mountains, I would not accept even all the worlds if I must abandon this companionship. (14-7-22)
मा चापि शुभबुद्धित्वं लभेयमिह कर्हिचित्। सम्यग्ज्ञाने वैषये वा त्यजेयं सङ्गतं यदि ॥१४-७-२३॥
mā cāpi śubhabuddhitvaṁ labheyam iha karhicit। samyagjñāne vaiṣaye vā tyajeyaṁ saṅgataṁ yadi॥14-7-23॥
[मा (mā) - let me not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - even; शुभबुद्धित्वं (śubhabuddhitvaṁ) - state of auspicious understanding; लभेयम् (labheyam) - may I attain; इह (iha) - here; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time; सम्यग्ज्ञाने (samyagjñāne) - in right knowledge; वैषये (vaiṣaye) - in the object; वा (vā) - or; त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - may I abandon; सङ्गतं (saṅgataṁ) - connection; यदि (yadi) - if;]
(Let me not, even, attain the state of auspicious understanding here at any time; in right knowledge or in the object, may I abandon the connection, if.)
Let me never attain even auspicious understanding here at any time, if I would ever abandon connection with right knowledge or with the object. (14-7-23)
संवर्त उवाच॥
saṁvarta uvāca॥
[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]
(Saṁvarta spoke;)
Saṁvarta said.
आविक्षित शुभा बुद्धिर्धीयतां तव कर्मसु। याजनं हि ममाप्येवं वर्तते त्वयि पार्थिव ॥१४-७-२४॥
āvikṣita śubhā buddhiḥ dhīyatām tava karmasu। yājanaṃ hi mama api evaṃ vartate tvayi pārthiva ॥14-7-24॥
[आविक्षित (āvikṣita) - O Āvikṣita; (name addressed); शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; धीयताम् (dhīyatām) - let it be applied; (let be placed;) तव (tava) - your; (in your;) कर्मसु (karmasu) - deeds; (actions;) याजनम् (yājanam) - sacrificial performance; (the act of sacrificing;) हि (hi) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; (of me;) अपि (api) - also; एवम् (evam) - thus; (in this way;) वर्तते (vartate) - is observed; (takes place;) त्वयि (tvayi) - by you; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King; (prince;);]
(O Āvikṣita, let auspicious intellect be applied in your deeds. For sacrifice indeed of me also thus is observed by you, O King.)
O Āvikṣita, may auspicious wisdom be applied to your actions. For the sacrificial rite that is mine is likewise performed by you, O King. (14-7-24)
संविधास्ये च ते राजन्नक्षयं द्रव्यमुत्तमम्। येन देवान्सगन्धर्वाञ्शक्रं चाभिभविष्यसि ॥१४-७-२५॥
saṁvidhāsye ca te rājan nakṣayaṁ dravyam uttamam। yena devān sagandharvāñ śakraṁ ca abhibhaviṣyasi ॥14-7-25॥
[संविधास्ये (saṁvidhāsye) - I will arrange; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - for you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - substance; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; येन् (yena) - by which; देवान् (devān) - the gods; सगन्धर्वान् (sagandharvān) - together with the Gandharvas; शक्रम् (śakram) - Śakra (Indra); च (ca) - and; अभिभविष्यसि (abhibhaviṣyasi) - you shall overcome;]
(I will arrange and for you, O king, imperishable excellent substance; by which the gods, together with the Gandharvas and Śakra, you shall overcome.)
O king, I will provide you with excellent, imperishable wealth, by which you shall surpass the gods, the Gandharvas, and even Śakra (Indra). (14-7-25)
न तु मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्धने याज्येषु वा पुनः। विप्रियं तु चिकीर्षामि भ्रातुश्चेन्द्रस्य चोभयोः ॥१४-७-२६॥
na tu me vartate buddhir dhane yājyeṣu vā punaḥ। vipriyaṁ tu cikīrṣāmi bhrātuś cendrasya cobhayoḥ॥14-7-26॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - to me; वर्तते (vartate) - arises; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention; धने (dhane) - in wealth; याज्येषु (yājyeṣu) - in sacrifices; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विप्रियं (vipriyam) - displeasing act; तु (tu) - but; चिकीर्षामि (cikīrṣāmi) - I intend to do; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of (my) brother; च (ca) - and; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both;]
(But not to me arises intention in wealth or in sacrifices again. But I intend to do a displeasing act to my brother and to Indra, both.)
But for me, no intention arises regarding wealth or sacrifices again. Rather, I intend to do something displeasing to both my brother and to Indra. (14-7-26)
गमयिष्यामि चेन्द्रेण समतामपि ते ध्रुवम्। प्रियं च ते करिष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१४-७-२७॥
gamayiṣyāmi cendreṇa samatām api te dhruvam। priyaṃ ca te kariṣyāmi satyam etad bravīmi te ॥14-7-27॥
[गमयिष्यामि (gamayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to attain; (future of gam, to go/make attain); च (ca) - and; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - with Indra (by means of Indra); समताम् (samatām) - equality; (accusative singular of samatā); अपि (api) - even; also; ते (te) - to you; (dative singular); ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; surely; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; that which is dear; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - for you; (dative singular); करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; (future of kṛ, to do); सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; truly; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; I utter; ते (te) - to you; (dative singular);]
(I will cause you to attain equality with Indra, certainly. And I will do what is dear to you. Truly, this I say to you.)
I will surely grant you equality with Indra, and I will do what is dear to you. This is the truth—I speak it to you. (14-7-27)
