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इन्द्र उवाच॥

indra uvāca॥

[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Indra said;)

Indra said.

एवमेतद्ब्रह्मबलं गरीयो; न ब्रह्मतः किञ्चिदन्यद्गरीयः। आविक्षितस्य तु बलं न मृष्ये; वज्रमस्मै प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम् ॥१४-१०-१॥

evam etad brahmabalaṃ garīyaḥ; na brahmataḥ kiñcid anyad garīyaḥ. āvikṣitasya tu balaṃ na mṛṣye; vajram asmai prahariṣyāmi ghoram ॥14-10-1॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रह्मबलम् (brahmabalam) - the power of Brahman; the power derived from sacred knowledge; गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - is greater; न (na) - not; ब्रह्मतः (brahmataḥ) - than (from) Brahman (sacred knowledge); किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; other; गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - greater; आविक्षितस्य (āvikṣitasya) - of Āvikṣita; तु (tu) - but; बलम् (balam) - power; न (na) - not; मृष्ये (mṛṣye) - I endure; I tolerate; वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt; अस्मै (asmai) - against him; to him; प्रहरिष्यामि (prahariṣyāmi) - I shall strike; घोरम् (ghoram) - fiercely; terrible;]

(Thus, this Brahman-power is greater; not than Brahman is anything else greater. Of Āvikṣita, but, power I do not tolerate; the thunderbolt against him I shall strike fiercely.)

Indeed, this power derived from Brahman is the greatest; nothing else is greater than Brahman. But I will not endure the strength of Āvikṣita; I will strike him fiercely with the thunderbolt. (14-10-1)

धृतराष्ट्र प्रहितो गच्छ मरुत्तं; संवर्तेन सहितं तं वदस्व। बृहस्पतिं त्वमुपशिक्षस्व राज; न्वज्रं वा ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम् ॥१४-१०-२॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra prahito gaccha maruttaṃ; saṃvartena sahitaṃ taṃ vadasva. bṛhaspatiṃ tvamupaśikṣasva rāja; nvajraṃ vā te prahariṣyāmi ghoram ॥14-10-2॥

[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; (proper noun); प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent; (having been sent); गच्छ (gaccha) - go; (imperative); मरुत्तम् (maruttaṃ) - to Marutta; (proper noun, accusative); संवर्तेन (saṃvartena) - with Samvarta; (proper noun, instrumental); सहितम् (sahitam) - accompanied; (having together); तं (taṃ) - him; (accusative); वदस्व (vadasva) - speak to; (imperative); बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Brihaspati; (proper noun, accusative); त्वम् (tvam) - you; (nominative); उपशिक्षस्व (upaśikṣasva) - instruct; (imperative, teach); राजन् (rājan) - O king; (vocative); नु (nu) - indeed; (particle); वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - to you; (dative); प्रहरिष्यामि (prahariṣyāmi) - I shall strike; (future, first person singular); घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; (accusative);]

(Dhritarashtra sent (you) go to Marutta; with Samvarta accompanied him speak to. Brihaspati you instruct, O king; indeed the thunderbolt or to you I shall strike terrible.)

Dhritarashtra has sent (you); go to Marutta, speak to him who is with Samvarta. Instruct Brihaspati, O king; otherwise, I shall strike you with a terrible thunderbolt. (14-10-2)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (the sage Vyāsa;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke;);]

(Vyāsa said;)

Vyāsa said.

ततो गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रो नरेन्द्रं; प्रोवाचेदं वचनं वासवस्य। गन्धर्वं मां धृतराष्ट्रं निबोध; त्वामागतं वक्तुकामं नरेन्द्र ॥१४-१०-३॥

tato gatvā dhṛtarāṣṭro narendraṃ; provācedaṃ vacanaṃ vāsavasya. gandharvaṃ māṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ nibodha; tvāmāgataṃ vaktukāmaṃ narendra ॥14-10-3॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - the king; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vasava (Indra); गन्धर्वम् (gandharvam) - Gandharva; माम् (mām) - me; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; निबोध (nibodha) - know; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; वक्तुकामम् (vaktukāmam) - desiring to speak; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king;]

(Then, having gone, Dhritarashtra spoke this speech of Vasava to the king: 'Know me as the Gandharva, Dhritarashtra, come to you desiring to speak, O king.' (14-10-3))

Then, having gone, Dhritarashtra spoke this message of Vasava to the king: 'O king, know me as the Gandharva Dhritarashtra, come to you wishing to speak.' (14-10-3)

ऐन्द्रं वाक्यं शृणु मे राजसिंह; यत्प्राह लोकाधिपतिर्महात्मा। बृहस्पतिं याजकं त्वं वृणीष्व; वज्रं वा ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम् ॥ वचश्चेदेतन्न करिष्यसे मे; प्राहैतदेतावदचिन्त्यकर्मा ॥१४-१०-४॥

aindraṁ vākyaṁ śṛṇu me rājasiṁha; yat prāha lokādhipatir mahātmā. bṛhaspatiṁ yājakaṁ tvaṁ vṛṇīṣva; vajraṁ vā te prahariṣyāmi ghoram ॥ vacaś ced etan na kariṣyase me; prāha etad etāvad acintyakarmā ॥14-10-4॥

[ऐन्द्रं (aindram) - related to Indra; वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - statement; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; मे (me) - from me; राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O lion among kings; यत् (yat) - which; प्राह (prāha) - spoke; लोकाधिपति: (lokādhipatiḥ) - lord of the world; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled; बृहस्पतिं (bṛhaspatiṁ) - Bṛhaspati; याजकं (yājakaṁ) - as the officiating priest; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; वज्रं (vajraṁ) - the thunderbolt; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - on you; प्रहरिष्यामि (praharīṣyāmi) - I shall hurl; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; वच: (vacaḥ) - word; चेत् (cet) - if; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; करिष्यसे (kariṣyase) - you will do; मे (me) - for me; प्राह (prāha) - he said; एतत् (etat) - this; एतावत् (etāvat) - so much; अचिन्त्यकर्मा (acintyakarmā) - whose deeds are inconceivable;]

("O lion among kings, hear from me the statement relating to Indra, which the great-souled lord of the world spoke: 'Choose Bṛhaspati as your officiating priest, or I shall hurl the terrible thunderbolt upon you.' If you do not do this word of mine, so much was spoken by him, whose deeds are inconceivable." (14-10-4))

"O lion among kings, listen to the statement relating to Indra that the great lord of the world spoke: 'Select Bṛhaspati as your officiating priest, or I will strike you with the terrible thunderbolt.' If you do not do what I have said, so much was declared by him of inconceivable deeds." (14-10-4)

मरुत्त उवाच॥

marutta uvāca॥

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

(Marut said;)

Marut said.

त्वं चैवैतद्वेत्थ पुरंदरश्च; विश्वेदेवा वसवश्चाश्विनौ च। मित्रद्रोहे निष्कृतिर्वै यथैव; नास्तीति लोकेषु सदैव वादः ॥१४-१०-५॥

tvaṃ caivaitadvettha puraṃdaraśca; viśvedevā vasavaścāśvinau ca. mitradrohe niṣkṛtirvai yathaiva; nāstīti lokeṣu sadaiva vādaḥ ॥14-10-5॥

[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; एतद् (etad) - this; वेत्थ (vettha) - know; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Purandara (Indra); च (ca) - and; विश्वेदेवा (viśvedevā) - all-gods (Viśvedevāḥ); वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; च (ca) - and; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - Ashvins; च (ca) - and; मित्रद्रोहे (mitradrohe) - in betrayal of friend; निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - expiation; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - just; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - exists; इति (iti) - thus; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; वादः (vādaḥ) - debate;]

(You and indeed Purandara, and Viśvedevās, and Vasus, and Ashvins also; in betrayal of friend expiation indeed just as not exists thus—in the worlds always (there is) debate.)

You, as well as Purandara, the Viśvedevās, the Vasus, and the Ashvins, all know this; regarding expiation for betrayal of a friend, there is always debate in the world as to whether it truly exists. (14-10-5)

बृहस्पतिर्याजयिता महेन्द्रं; देवश्रेष्ठं वज्रभृतां वरिष्ठम्। संवर्तो मां याजयिताद्य राज; न ते वाक्यं तस्य वा रोचयामि ॥१४-१०-६॥

bṛhaspatiryājayitā mahendraṃ; devaśreṣṭhaṃ vajrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭham। saṃvarto māṃ yājayitādya rājan; na te vākyaṃ tasya vā rocayāmi ॥14-10-6॥

[बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; (the preceptor of the gods); याजयिता (yājayitā) - priest who officiated the sacrifice; महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - Mahendra; (great Indra); देवश्रेष्ठम् (devaśreṣṭham) - best of the gods; वज्रभृताम् (vajrabhṛtām) - of the bearers of the thunderbolt; वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham) - most eminent; संवर्तः (saṃvartaḥ) - Saṃvarta; (the name of a sage); माम् (mām) - me; याजयिता (yājayitā) - should cause to be sacrificed (should perform the sacrifice through); अद्य (adya) - today; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; वा (vā) - or; रोचयामि (rocayāmi) - I am pleased with;]

(Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods), the sacrificer of Mahendra (the great Indra), the best of the gods, the most eminent of the bearers of the thunderbolt. Saṃvarta should make me perform the sacrifice today, O king; I do not find your statement or his pleasing.)

Bṛhaspati, who performed sacrifices for Mahendra, the best among the gods and foremost among those who bear the thunderbolt. Saṃvarta should make me perform the sacrifice today, O king; I am not pleased with your words or his. (14-10-6)

गन्धर्व उवाच॥

gandharva uvāca॥

[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(gandharva spoke;)

The gandharva said.

घोरो नादः श्रूयते वासवस्य; नभस्तले गर्जतो राजसिंह। व्यक्तं वज्रं मोक्ष्यते ते महेन्द्रः; क्षेमं राजंश्चिन्त्यतामेष कालः ॥१४-१०-७॥

ghoro nādaḥ śrūyate vāsavasya; nabhastale garjato rājasiṁha. vyaktaṁ vajraṁ mokṣyate te mahendraḥ; kṣemaṁ rājan cintyatām eṣa kālaḥ ॥14-10-7॥

[घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; नादः (nādaḥ) - sound; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava (Indra); नभस्तले (nabhastale) - in the sky; गर्जतः (garjataḥ) - roaring; राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O lion among kings; व्यक्तं (vyaktaṁ) - clearly; वज्रं (vajraṁ) - the thunderbolt; मोक्ष्यते (mokṣyate) - is about to be released; ते (te) - by him; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (great Indra); क्षेमं (kṣemaṁ) - well-being; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - should be considered; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कालः (kālaḥ) - time;]

(Terrible sound is heard of Vāsava; in the sky roaring O lion among kings. Clearly the thunderbolt is about to be released by him Mahendra. Well-being O king should be considered this time. (14-10-7))

A terrible sound of Indra is heard; O lion among kings, he is roaring in the sky. Clearly, Mahendra is about to release his thunderbolt. O king, your safety should be considered at this time. (14-10-7)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (proper name, sage who narrates the story); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Vyāsa said;)

Vyāsa said.

इत्येवमुक्तो धृतराष्ट्रेण राजा; श्रुत्वा नादं नदतो वासवस्य। तपोनित्यं धर्मविदां वरिष्ठं; संवर्तं तं ज्ञापयामास कार्यम् ॥१४-१०-८॥

ityevam ukto dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājā; śrutvā nādaṁ nadato vāsavasya. tapo-nityaṁ dharmavidāṁ variṣṭhaṁ; samvartaṁ taṁ jñāpayām āsa kāryam ॥14-10-8॥

[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this manner; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; राजा (rājā) - the king; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; नादम् (nādam) - the sound; नदतः (nadataḥ) - of the one roaring; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava (Indra); तपःनित्यं (tapo-nityam) - always engaged in austerities; धर्मविदां (dharmavidām) - of those who know dharma; वरिष्ठं (variṣṭham) - the foremost; संवर्तम् (samvartam) - Samvarta (proper name); तम् (tam) - him; ज्ञापयामास (jñāpayām āsa) - caused to be informed; कार्यं (kāryam) - the task;]

(Thus, having in this manner been addressed by Dhritarashtra, the king, having heard the sound of Vāsava roaring, (he) who is always engaged in austerities, the foremost among knowers of dharma, (Samvarta), him, caused to be informed of the task.)

Thus, when addressed in this manner by Dhritarashtra, the king, upon hearing the roar of Vāsava, caused the task to be conveyed to Samvarta, who is ever devoted to austerities and the foremost among those who know dharma. (14-10-8)

मरुत्त उवाच॥

marutta uvāca॥

[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta (proper noun; a king's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Marutta said;)

Marutta said.

इममश्मानं प्लवमानमारा; दध्वा दूरं तेन न दृश्यतेऽद्य। प्रपद्येऽहं शर्म विप्रेन्द्र त्वत्तः; प्रयच्छ तस्मादभयं विप्रमुख्य ॥१४-१०-९॥

imam aśmānaṃ plavamānam ārā; dadhvā dūraṃ tena na dṛśyate 'dya। prapadye 'haṃ śarma viprendra tvattaḥ; prayaccha tasmād abhayaṃ vipramukhya ॥14-10-9॥

[इमम् (imam) - this; अश्मानम् (aśmānam) - stone; प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating; आरा (ārā) - having come; दध्वा (dadhvā) - having crossed; दूरम् (dūram) - far; तेन (tena) - by that; न (na) - not; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I surrender; अहम् (aham) - I; शर्म (śarma) - refuge; विप्रेन्द्र (viprendra) - O foremost of Brāhmaṇas; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness; विप्रमुख्य (vipramukhya) - O chief of Brāhmaṇas;]

(Having come to this floating stone, having crossed far, by that (means) today I am not seen. I surrender (myself) for refuge, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas; therefore, O chief of Brāhmaṇas, grant me fearlessness.)

I have come to this floating stone, having crossed a great distance, and because of that I am not visible today. I seek refuge in you, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas; therefore, O chief of Brāhmaṇas, please grant me safety. (14-10-9)

अयमायाति वै वज्री दिशो विद्योतयन्दश। अमानुषेण घोरेण सदस्यास्त्रासिता हि नः ॥१४-१०-१०॥

ayam āyāti vai vajrī diśo vidyotayand aśa। amānuṣeṇa ghoreṇa sadasyās trāsitā hi naḥ ॥14-10-10॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this one; आयाति (āyāti) - approaches; वै (vai) - indeed; वज्री (vajrī) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; दिशः (diśaḥ) - quarters (of the sky); विद्योतयन् (vidyotayan) - illuminating; दश (daśa) - ten; अमानुषेण (amānuṣeṇa) - non-human; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - terrible; सदस्याः (sadasyāḥ) - assembly members; त्रासिताः (trāsitāḥ) - frightened; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - of us;]

(This one approaches indeed, the wielder of the thunderbolt, illuminating the ten quarters with (his) non-human terrible (form); indeed, the assembly members of us are frightened.)

Indeed, this wielder of the thunderbolt is approaching, illuminating the ten directions with a terrible, superhuman brilliance; the members of our assembly are truly frightened. (14-10-10)

संवर्त उवाच॥

saṁvarta uvāca॥

[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun; name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Saṁvarta said;)

Saṁvarta said.

भयं शक्राद्व्येतु ते राजसिंह; प्रणोत्स्येऽहं भयमेतत्सुघोरम्। संस्तम्भिन्या विद्यया क्षिप्रमेव; मा भैस्त्वमस्माद्भव चापि प्रतीतः ॥१४-१०-११॥

bhayaṃ śakrād vyetu te rājasiṃha; praṇotsye'haṃ bhayam etat sughoram. saṃstambhinyā vidyayā kṣipram eva; mā bhaiḥ tvam asmād bhava cāpi pratītaḥ ॥14-10-11॥

[भयं (bhayam) - fear; शक्रात् (śakrāt) - from Indra; व्येतु (vyetu) - may pass away; ते (te) - your; राजसिंह (rājasiṃha) - O king-lion; O royal lion; प्रणोत्स्येऽहम् (praṇotsye'ham) - I shall drive away; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; एतत् (etat) - this; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very terrible; संस्तम्भिन्या (saṃstambhinyā) - by restraining; विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; भव (bhava) - be; चापि (cāpi) - and also; प्रतीतः (pratītaḥ) - confident;]

(Fear from Indra may pass away your, O king-lion; I shall drive away this very terrible fear. By restraining knowledge quickly indeed; do not fear, you from this, be and also confident.)

O king-lion, may your fear of Indra be dispelled; I shall drive away this most terrible fear. By the restraining knowledge, and quickly too, do not be afraid—be confident from this as well. (14-10-11)

अहं संस्तम्भयिष्यामि मा भैस्त्वं शक्रतो नृप। सर्वेषामेव देवानां क्षपितान्यायुधानि मे ॥१४-१०-१२॥

ahaṃ saṃstambhayiṣyāmi mā bhaistvaṃ śakrato nṛpa। sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ kṣapitānyāyudhani me ॥14-10-12॥

[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; संस्तम्भयिष्यामि (saṃstambhayiṣyāmi) - I shall check; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; शक्रतः (śakrataḥ) - from Indra; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; सर्वेषामेव (sarveṣāmeva) - of all indeed; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; क्षपितानि (kṣapitāni) - destroyed; आयुधानि (āyudhani) - weapons; मे (me) - by me;]

(I shall check (restrain); do not fear, you, from Indra, O king. Of all indeed of the gods, destroyed weapons by me.)

O king, I shall restrain them; do not be afraid of Indra. I have destroyed the weapons of all the gods. (14-10-12)

दिशो वज्रं व्रजतां वायुरेतु; वर्षं भूत्वा निपततु काननेषु। आपः प्लवन्त्वन्तरिक्षे वृथा च; सौदामिनी दृश्यतां मा बिभस्त्वम् ॥१४-१०-१३॥

diśo vajraṃ vrajatāṃ vāyur etu; varṣaṃ bhūtvā nipatatu kānaneṣu. āpaḥ plavantv antarikṣe vṛthā ca; saudāminī dṛśyatāṃ mā bibhas tvam ॥14-10-13॥

[दिशः (diśaḥ) (diśaḥ) - directions; वज्रम् (vajram) (vajram) - thunderbolt; व्रजताम् (vrajatām) (vrajatām) - let it go; वायुः (vāyuḥ) (vāyuḥ) - wind; एतु (etu) (etu) - let it come; वर्षम् (varṣam) (varṣam) - rain; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) (bhūtvā) - having become; निपततु (nipatatu) (nipatatu) - let it fall; काननेषु (kānaneṣu) (kānaneṣu) - in forests; आपः (āpaḥ) (āpaḥ) - waters; प्लवन्तु (plavantu) (plavantu) - let them float; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) (antarikṣe) - in the sky; वृथा (vṛthā) (vṛthā) - in vain; च (ca) (ca) - and; सौदामिनी (saudāminī) (saudāminī) - lightning; दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) (dṛśyatām) - let it be seen; मा (mā) (mā) - not; बिभः (bibhaḥ) (bibhaḥ) - be afraid; त्वम् (tvam) (tvam) - you;]

(Let thunderbolt go to the directions, let wind come; having become rain, let it fall in the forests. Let the waters float in the sky and in vain; let lightning be seen, do not be afraid you. (14-10-13))

Let the thunderbolt move through the directions, let the wind arise; let rain descend into the forests. Let the waters float in the sky and idly; let lightning be seen, do not fear. (14-10-13)

अथो वह्निस्त्रातु वा सर्वतस्ते; कामं वर्षं वर्षतु वासवो वा। वज्रं तथा स्थापयतां च वायु; र्महाघोरं प्लवमानं जलौघैः ॥१४-१०-१४॥

atho vahnistrātu vā sarvataste; kāmaṃ varṣaṃ varṣatu vāsavo vā। vajraṃ tathā sthāpayatāṃ ca vāyuḥ; mahāghoraṃ plavamānaṃ jalaughaiḥ ॥14-10-14॥

[अथो (atho) - now indeed; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire; त्रातु (trātu) - may (he) protect; वा (vā) - or; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; ते (te) - you; कामम् (kāmam) - at will; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain; वर्षतु (varṣatu) - may it rain; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; वा (vā) - or; वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt; तथा (tathā) - likewise; स्थापयताम् (sthāpayatām) - let it be placed; च (ca) - and; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible; प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating; जलौघैः (jalaughaiḥ) - with floods of water;]

(Now indeed, may fire protect you from all sides or, at will, let Indra rain rain or, likewise, let the thunderbolt be placed, and (let) wind (bring) very terrible, floating with floods of water.)

Now then, may fire protect you on all sides, or let Indra rain as he wishes; likewise, let his thunderbolt be placed, and let the wind bring very terrible floods floating with waters. (14-10-14)

मरुत्त उवाच॥

marutta uvāca॥

[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Marutta spoke;)

Marutta said;

घोरः शब्दः श्रूयते वै महास्वनो; वज्रस्यैष सहितो मारुतेन। आत्मा हि मे प्रव्यथते मुहुर्मुहु; र्न मे स्वास्थ्यं जायते चाद्य विप्र ॥१४-१०-१५॥

ghoraḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate vai mahāsvano; vajrasyaiṣa sahito mārutena। ātmā hi me pravyathate muhurmuhu; rna me svāsthyaṃ jāyate cādya vipra ॥14-10-15॥

[घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; वै (vai) - indeed; महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - great roar; वज्रस्य (vajrasya) - of the thunderbolt; एष (eṣa) - this; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - combined; मारुतेन (mārutena) - with the wind; आत्मा (ātmā) - mind; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; प्रव्यथते (pravyathate) - is deeply disturbed; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuḥ) - again and again; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; स्वास्थ्यं (svāsthyaṃ) - well-being; जायते (jāyate) - arises; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa;]

(Terrible sound is heard indeed, great roar; of the thunderbolt, this combined with the wind. Mind indeed my is deeply disturbed again and again; not my well-being arises and today O brāhmaṇa.)

A terrible sound is indeed heard, a great roar; this is the thunderbolt combined with the wind. My mind is deeply disturbed again and again; no well-being arises for me today, O brāhmaṇa. (14-10-15)

संवर्त उवाच॥

saṁvarta uvāca॥

[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun, name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Saṁvarta said;)

Saṁvarta said.

वज्रादुग्राद्व्येतु भयं तवाद्य; वातो भूत्वा हन्मि नरेन्द्र वज्रम्। भयं त्यक्त्वा वरमन्यं वृणीष्व; कं ते कामं तपसा साधयामि ॥१४-१०-१६॥

vajrād ugrād vyetu bhayaṁ tavādya; vāto bhūtvā hanmi narendra vajram। bhayaṁ tyaktvā varam anyaṁ vṛṇīṣva; kaṁ te kāmaṁ tapasā sādhayāmi ॥14-10-16॥

[वज्रात् (vajrāt) - from the thunderbolt; उग्रात् (ugrāt) - from the fierce; व्येतु (vyetu) - let depart; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; तव (tava) - your; आद्य (ādya) - now; वातः (vātaḥ) - wind; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming; हन्मि (hanmi) - I strike; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; वरम् (varam) - boon; अन्यम् (anyam) - other; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; कं (kaṁ) - what; ते (te) - your; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; साधयामि (sādhayāmi) - I accomplish;]

(From the thunderbolt, from the fierce, let your fear now depart; becoming wind, O king, I strike the thunderbolt. Having abandoned fear, choose another boon; what desire of yours shall I accomplish by austerity? (14-10-16))

Let your fear of the thunderbolt and terror now depart; I, having become wind, O king, will shatter the thunderbolt. Cast off fear and ask for another boon; what desire of yours can I fulfill through my tapas? (14-10-16)

मरुत्त उवाच॥

marutta uvāca॥

[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta; (proper noun; name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]

(Marutta said;)

Marutta said.

इन्द्रः साक्षात्सहसाभ्येतु विप्र; हविर्यज्ञे प्रतिगृह्णातु चैव। स्वं स्वं धिष्ण्यं चैव जुषन्तु देवाः; सुतं सोमं प्रतिगृह्णन्तु चैव ॥१४-१०-१७॥

indraḥ sākṣātsahasābhyetu vipra; haviryajñe pratigṛhṇātu caiva. svaṁ svaṁ dhiṣṇyaṁ caiva juṣantu devāḥ; sutaṁ somaṁ pratigṛhṇantu caiva ॥14-10-17॥

[इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; सहसा (sahasā) - with force; अभ्येतु (abhyetu) - may he approach; विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin; हविः (haviḥ) - offering; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; प्रतिगृह्णातु (pratigṛhṇātu) - may he accept; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वं (svaṁ) - their own; स्वं (svaṁ) - their own; धिष्ण्यं (dhiṣṇyam) - seat; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जुषन्तु (juṣantu) - may they enjoy; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; सुतं (sutaṁ) - pressed; सोमं (somaṁ) - Soma; प्रतिगृह्णन्तु (pratigṛhṇantu) - may they accept; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed;]

(Indra directly with force may he approach, O Brahmin; offering in the sacrifice may he accept and indeed. Their own their own seat and indeed may the gods enjoy; pressed Soma may they accept and indeed.)

May Indra directly approach with force, O Brahmin; may he accept the offering in the sacrifice as well. May the gods enjoy their own seats, and may they also accept the pressed Soma. (14-10-17)

संवर्त उवाच॥

saṁvarta uvāca॥

[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta (proper noun, speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Saṁvarta said;)

Saṁvarta said.

अयमिन्द्रो हरिभिरायाति राज; न्देवैः सर्वैः सहितः सोमपीथी। मन्त्राहूतो यज्ञमिमं मयाद्य; पश्यस्वैनं मन्त्रविस्रस्तकायम् ॥१४-१०-१८॥

ayam indro haribhir āyāti rāj; na devaiḥ sarvaiḥ sahitaḥ somapīthī. mantrāhūto yajñam imaṃ mayādya; paśyasvainam mantravisrastakāyam ॥14-10-18॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this (one); इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; (proper noun); हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by the tawny horses; (instrumental plural of hari); आयाति (āyāti) - comes; arrives; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - with the gods; (instrumental plural of deva); सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; by all; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; together; सोमपीथी (somapīthī) - the drinker of Soma; (Indra); मन्त्राहूतः (mantrāhūtaḥ) - invoked by mantra; (called by hymn); यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the sacrifice; (accusative singular); इमम् (imam) - this; (accusative singular masculine); मया (mayā) - by me; (instrumental singular of aham); अद्य (adya) - today; पश्य (paśya) - see; behold; स्व (sva) - your; your own; एनम् (enam) - this; (accusative singular masculine); मन्त्रविस्रस्तकायम् (mantravisrastakāyam) - whose body is loosened by mantra; (mantra + visrasta + kāya);]

(This Indra comes by tawny horses, O King, with all the gods, accompanied, the drinker of Soma. Invoked by mantra, the sacrifice, this (which is) by me today, see your this (sacrifice) whose body is loosened by mantra. (14-10-18))

O King, this Indra, accompanied by the tawny horses and all the gods, the Soma-drinker, comes here. Invoked by mantra, see today this sacrifice performed by me—behold it, its body loosened by mantra. (14-10-18)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa (sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]

(Vyāsa spoke;)

Vyāsa said.

ततो देवैः सहितो देवराजो; रथे युक्त्वा तान्हरीन्वाजिमुख्यान्। आयाद्यज्ञमधि राज्ञः पिपासु; राविक्षितस्याप्रमेयस्य सोमम् ॥१४-१०-१९॥

tato devaiḥ sahito devarājo; rathe yuktvā tān harīn vājimukhyān। āyād yajñam adhi rājñaḥ pipāsu; rāvikṣitasya aprameyasya somam॥14-10-19॥

[ततः (tataḥ) (tataḥ) - then; देवैः (devaiḥ) (devaiḥ) - with the gods; सहितः (sahitaḥ) (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; देवराजः (devarājo) (devarājo) - the king of the gods; रथे (rathe) (rathe) - on the chariot; युक्त्वा (yuktvā) (yuktvā) - having yoked; तान् (tān) (tān) - those; हरीन् (harīn) (harīn) - horses; वाजिमुख्यान् (vājimukhyān) (vājimukhyān) - chief among horses; आयात् (āyāt) (āyāt) - he arrived; यज्ञम् (yajñam) (yajñam) - sacrifice; अधि (adhi) (adhi) - to; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) (rājñaḥ) - of the king; पिपासुः (pipāsuḥ) (pipāsuḥ) - desiring to drink; राविक्षितस्य (rāvikṣitasya) (rāvikṣitasya) - of Rāvikṣita; अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable; सोमम् (somam) (somam) - Soma;]

(Then, accompanied with the gods, the king of the gods, having yoked those horses chief among steeds to the chariot, arrived at the sacrifice to the king, desiring to drink Soma of Rāvikṣita, the immeasurable.)

Then, accompanied by the gods, the king of the gods, after having yoked those chief horses to his chariot, came to the sacrifice of King Rāvikṣita, desiring to drink the Soma of that immeasurable one. (14-10-19)

तमायान्तं सहितं देवसङ्घैः; प्रत्युद्ययौ सपुरोधा मरुत्तः। चक्रे पूजां देवराजाय चाग्र्यां; यथाशास्त्रं विधिवत्प्रीयमाणः ॥१४-१०-२०॥

tam āyāntaṃ sahitaṃ deva-saṅghaiḥ; pratyudyayau sa-purodhā maruttaḥ। cakre pūjāṃ deva-rājāya cāgryāṃ; yathā-śāstraṃ vidhivat prīyamāṇaḥ॥14-10-20॥

[तम् (tam) - him; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; सहितम् (sahitam) - together; देवसङ्घैः (deva-saṅghaiḥ) - with bands of gods; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - went forth to meet; सपुरोधा (sa-purodhā) - with his priest; मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship; देवराजाय (deva-rājāya) - to the king of gods; च (ca) - and; आग्र्याम् (āgryām) - excellent; यथाशास्त्रं (yathā-śāstraṃ) - according to the teaching; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - in the prescribed manner; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased;]

(Him approaching together with bands of gods, with his priest Marutta went forth to meet; performed worship to the king of gods, and excellent, according to the teaching, in the prescribed manner, being pleased.)

Marutta, accompanied by his priest, went forth to meet him as he was approaching together with the bands of gods; being pleased, he performed excellent worship to the king of gods in the prescribed manner according to the teaching. (14-10-20)

संवर्त उवाच॥

saṁvarta uvāca॥

[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Saṁvarta spoke;)

Saṁvarta said;

स्वागतं ते पुरुहूतेह विद्व; न्यज्ञोऽद्यायं संनिहिते त्वयीन्द्र। शोशुभ्यते बलवृत्रघ्न भूयः; पिबस्व सोमं सुतमुद्यतं मया ॥१४-१०-२१॥

svāgataṁ te puruhūteha vidva; nyajño'dyāyaṁ saṁnihite tvayīndra. śośubhyate balavṛtraghna bhūyaḥ; pibasva somaṁ sutamudyataṁ mayā ॥14-10-21॥

[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; पुरुहूत (puruhūta) - O much-invoked; इह (iha) - here; विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; अद्य (adya) - today; अयम् (ayam) - this; संनिहिते (saṁnihite) - present; त्वयि (tvayi) - with you; इन्द्र (indra) - O Indra; शोशुभ्यते (śośubhyate) - shines forth; बलवृत्रघ्न (balavṛtraghna) - O mighty Vṛtra-slayer; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - even more; पिबस्व (pibasva) - please drink; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; सुतम् (sutam) - pressed; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - offered; मया (mayā) - by me;]

(Welcome to you, O much-invoked (Indra), O wise one, here; today this sacrifice, with you being present, O Indra, shines forth even more, O mighty Vṛtra-slayer; please drink the Soma, pressed and offered by me.)

Welcome to you here, O much-invoked and wise Indra; today, this sacrifice shines even more with your presence, O strong slayer of Vṛtra. Please drink the Soma pressed and offered by me. (14-10-21)

मरुत्त उवाच॥

marutta uvāca॥

[मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta; (proper name, a king;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Marutta said;)

Marutta said.

शिवेन मां पश्य नमश्च तेऽस्तु; प्राप्तो यज्ञः सफलं जीवितं मे। अयं यज्ञं कुरुते मे सुरेन्द्र; बृहस्पतेरवरो जन्मना यः ॥१४-१०-२२॥

śivena māṃ paśya namaś ca te'stu; prāpto yajñaḥ saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ me. ayaṃ yajñaṃ kurute me surendra; bṛhaspater avaro janmanā yaḥ ॥14-10-22॥

[शिवेन (śivena) - by auspiciousness; by Śiva; by benevolence; मां (māṃ) - me; पश्य (paśya) - see; observe; नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance; homage; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; may it be; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; ritual; सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful; successful; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; मे (me) - my; अयम् (ayam) - this; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; ritual; कुरुते (kurute) - performs; makes; मे (me) - for me; सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O lord of gods; Indra; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati; अवरः (avaraḥ) - inferior; later born; जन्मना (janmanā) - by birth; यः (yaḥ) - who;]

(By auspiciousness see me, and homage also to you let it be; the sacrifice attained, my life (is) fruitful. This sacrifice for me performs, O lord of gods; who by birth is inferior to Bṛhaspati.)

See me with auspiciousness, and let there be homage to you; the sacrifice has been accomplished, my life is fruitful. This sacrifice is being performed for me by him who, by birth, is inferior to Bṛhaspati, O lord of gods. (14-10-22)

इन्द्र उवाच॥

indra uvāca॥

[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; (proper noun; name of the deity); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, aorist, parasmaipada, root 'vac');]

(Indra said;)

Indra said.

जानामि ते गुरुमेनं तपोधनं; बृहस्पतेरनुजं तिग्मतेजसम्। यस्याह्वानादागतोऽहं नरेन्द्र; प्रीतिर्मेऽद्य त्वयि मनुः प्रनष्टः ॥१४-१०-२३॥

jānāmi te gurum enaṃ tapodhanaṃ; bṛhaspater anujaṃ tigmatejasam। yasyāhvānād āgato'haṃ narendra; prītir me'dya tvayi manuḥ pranaṣṭaḥ ॥14-10-23॥

[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; ते (te) - your; गुरुम् (gurum) - guru; एनम् (enam) - this; तपोधनम् (tapodhanam) - ascetic-wealth (one rich in austerities); बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati; अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother; तिग्मतेजसम् (tigmatejasam) - of sharp splendor; यस्य (yasya) - by whose; आह्वानात् (āhvānāt) - from summons; आगतः (āgataḥ) - I have come; अहम् (aham) - I; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; मनुः (manuḥ) - mind; प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - is lost;]

(I know your guru, this ascetic-wealth, the younger brother of Bṛhaspati, of sharp splendor; by whose summons I have come, O king; my affection today, in you, my mind is lost.)

I know your guru—this ascetic endowed with austerities, the younger brother of Bṛhaspati, powerful in brilliance; summoned by him I have come, O king, but today my affection and regard for you is gone. (14-10-23)

संवर्त उवाच॥

saṁvarta uvāca॥

[संवर्त (saṁvarta) - Saṁvarta; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Saṁvarta said;)

Saṁvarta said.

यदि प्रीतस्त्वमसि वै देवराज; तस्मात्स्वयं शाधि यज्ञे विधानम्। स्वयं सर्वान्कुरु मार्गान्सुरेन्द्र; जानात्वयं सर्वलोकश्च देव ॥१४-१०-२४॥

yadi prītastvamasi vai devarāja; tasmātsvayaṃ śādhi yajñe vidhānam. svayaṃ sarvān kuru mārgān surendra; jānātvayaṃ sarvalokaśca deva ॥14-10-24॥

[यदि (yadi) - if; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; वै (vai) - indeed; देवराज (devarāja) - king of gods; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; स्वयं (svayam) - yourself; शाधि (śādhi) - direct; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; विधानम् (vidhānam) - arrangement; स्वयं (svayam) - yourself; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; कुरु (kuru) - make; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O lord of gods; जानातु (jānātu) - let know; अयम् (ayam) - this; सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all the worlds; च (ca) - and; देव (deva) - O god;]

(If pleased you are indeed, O king of gods; therefore, yourself direct the arrangement in the sacrifice. Yourself, make all the paths, O lord of gods; let this all the worlds and O god know.)

If you are indeed pleased, O king of the gods, then therefore you yourself direct the arrangements of the sacrifice. You yourself establish all the paths, O lord of the gods; let both this and all the worlds know, O god. (14-10-24)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vyāsa said;)

Vyāsa said.

एवमुक्तस्त्वाङ्गिरसेन शक्रः; समादिदेश स्वयमेव देवान्। सभाः क्रियन्तामावसथाश्च मुख्याः; सहस्रशश्चित्रभौमाः समृद्धाः ॥१४-१०-२५॥

evam-uktas tv āṅgirasena śakraḥ; samādideśa svayam eva devān। sabhāḥ kriyantām āvasathāś ca mukhyāḥ; sahasraśaś citrabhau māḥ samṛddhāḥ ॥14-10-25॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed; त्व (tva) - indeed; आङ्गिरसेन (āṅgirasena) - by Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati); शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; समादिदेश (samādideśa) - completely instructed; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एव (eva) - indeed; देवान् (devān) - the gods; सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assembly halls; क्रियन्ताम् (kriyantām) - let them be made; आवसथाः (āvasathāḥ) - residences; च (ca) - and; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - principal; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; चित्रभौमाः (citrabhaumāḥ) - wondrous on the earth; समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - prosperous;]

(Thus, having been addressed indeed by Āṅgirasa, Indra completely instructed himself indeed the gods. Assembly halls let them be made and residences principal, by thousands, wondrous on the earth, prosperous.)

Thus, when Indra had been addressed by Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati), he himself ordered the gods: "Let assembly halls and principal residences, wondrous and prosperous, be built in thousands upon the earth." (14-10-25)

कॢप्तस्थूणाः कुरुतारोहणानि; गन्धर्वाणामप्सरसां च शीघ्रम्। येषु नृत्येरन्नप्सरसः सहस्रशः; स्वर्गोद्देशः क्रियतां यज्ञवाटः ॥१४-१०-२६॥

kḷptasthūṇāḥ kurutārohaṇāni; gandharvāṇām apsarasāṃ ca śīghram। yeṣu nṛtyerann apsarasaḥ sahasraśaḥ; svargoddeśaḥ kriyatāṃ yajñavāṭaḥ ॥14-10-26॥

[कॢप्तस्थूणाः (kḷptasthūṇāḥ) - with prepared pillars; कुरुत (kuruta) - make; आरोहणानि (ārohaṇāni) - platforms; गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsarases; च (ca) - and; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; येषु (yeṣu) - on which; नृत्येरन् (nṛtyeran) - may dance; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsarases; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; स्वर्गोद्देशः (svargoddeśaḥ) - in imitation of heaven; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made; यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - sacrificial enclosure;]

(With prepared pillars, make platforms quickly for the Gandharvas and Apsarases, on which Apsarases may dance by thousands; let the sacrificial enclosure be made in imitation of heaven.)

Set up pillars and make platforms quickly for the Gandharvas and Apsarases, so that thousands of Apsarases may dance upon them; let the sacrificial enclosure be made as though it were heaven itself. (14-10-26)

इत्युक्तास्ते चक्रुराशु प्रतीता; दिवौकसः शक्रवाक्यान्नरेन्द्र। ततो वाक्यं प्राह राजानमिन्द्रः; प्रीतो राजन्पूजयानो मरुत्तम् ॥१४-१०-२७॥

ityuktās te cakrur āśu pratītāḥ; divaukasaḥ śakravākyān narendra. tato vākyaṃ prāha rājānam indraḥ; prīto rājan pūjayānaḥ maruttam ॥14-10-27॥

[इति-उक्ताः (iti-uktāḥ) - thus addressed; ते (te) - they; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; आशु (āśu) - quickly; प्रतीताः (pratītāḥ) - confident; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the dwellers of heaven; शक्र-वाक्यात् (śakra-vākyāt) - from Indra's speech; नर-इन्द्र (nara-indra) - O king of men; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word; प्राह (prāha) - said; राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूजयानः (pūjayānaḥ) - honoring; मरुत्तम् (maruttam) - Marutta;]

(Thus addressed, they quickly and confidently acted; the dwellers of heaven, from Indra's speech, O king of men. Then Indra, pleased, honoring Marutta, said a word to the king.)

Thus addressed, the celestial beings quickly and confidently acted as Indra had spoken, O king of men. Then Indra, pleased and honoring Marutta, spoke these words to the king. (14-10-27)

एष त्वयाहमिह राजन्समेत्य; ये चाप्यन्ये तव पूर्वे नरेन्द्राः। सर्वाश्चान्या देवताः प्रीयमाणा; हविस्तुभ्यं प्रतिगृह्णन्तु राजन् ॥१४-१०-२८॥

eṣa tvayāham iha rājan sametya; ye ca apy anye tava pūrve narendrāḥ. sarvāś ca anyā devatāḥ prīyamāṇā; havis tubhyaṃ pratigṛhṇantu rājan ॥14-10-28॥

[एष (eṣa) - this (person); त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अहम् (aham) - I; इह (iha) - here; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समेत्य (sametya) - having united; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अन्ये (anye) - other; तव (tava) - your; पूर्वे (pūrve) - former; नरेन्द्राः (narendrāḥ) - kings; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (feminine); देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; प्रीयमाणाः (prīyamāṇāḥ) - being pleased; हविः (havis) - offering (oblations); तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; प्रतिगृह्णन्तु (pratigṛhṇantu) - may they accept; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]

(This (person), having united with you here, O king; and those other former kings of yours also; and all other deities, being pleased, may accept the offering from you, O king.)

This person, having joined you here, O king, together with the other former kings of your line, and all other deities who are pleased, may accept the oblation from you, O king. (14-10-28)

आग्नेयं वै लोहितमालभन्तां; वैश्वदेवं बहुरूपं विराजन्। नीलं चोक्षाणं मेध्यमभ्यालभन्तां; चलच्छिश्नं मत्प्रदिष्टं द्विजेन्द्राः ॥१४-१०-२९॥

āgneyam vai lohitam ālabhantām; vaiśvadevaṃ bahurūpaṃ virājan. nīlaṃ caukṣāṇaṃ medhyam abhyālabhantām; calacchiśnaṃ matpradiṣṭaṃ dvijendrāḥ ॥14-10-29॥

[आग्नेयं (āgneyam) - belonging to Agni; वै (vai) - indeed; लोहितम् (lohitam) - red; आलभन्तां (ālabhantām) - they should offer; वैश्वदेवम् (vaiśvadevam) - belonging to Viśvedeva-s; बहुरूपम् (bahurūpam) - of many forms; विराजन् (virājan) - shining; नीलम् (nīlam) - dark (blue or black); च (ca) - and; उक्षाणम् (ukṣāṇam) - a bull; मेध्यम् (medhyam) - fit for sacrifice; अभ्यालभन्तां (abhyālabhantām) - they should specially offer; चलच्छिश्नम् (calacchiśnam) - one with moving penis; मत्प्रदिष्टम् (matpradiṣṭam) - prescribed by me; द्विजेन्द्राः (dvijendrāḥ) - O best of twice-borns;]

(Belonging to Agni, indeed, a red (animal) they should offer; to Viśvedeva-s, one of many forms, shining. A dark bull, fit for sacrifice, they should specially offer; one with moving penis, prescribed by me, O best of twice-borns.)

Let them offer a red animal for Agni, and for the Viśvedeva-s, an animal of many forms and radiance. A dark bull that is fit for sacrifice should be specially offered; an animal with a moving penis, as prescribed by me, O best of the twice-born. (14-10-29)

ततो यज्ञो ववृधे तस्य राज्ञो; यत्र देवाः स्वयमन्नानि जह्रुः। यस्मिञ्शक्रो ब्राह्मणैः पूज्यमानः; सदस्योऽभूद्धरिमान्देवराजः ॥१४-१०-३०॥

tato yajño vavṛdhe tasya rājño; yatra devāḥ svayam annāni jahruḥ. yasmiñ śakro brāhmaṇaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ; sadasyo'bhūdd harimān devarājaḥ ॥14-10-30॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - from that; then; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew; तस्य (tasya) - of that; his; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; यत्र (yatra) - where; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves; अन्नानि (annāni) - food offerings; जह्रुः (jahruḥ) - accepted; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by the Brāhmaṇas; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped; सदस्यः (sadasyaḥ) - member of the assembly; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; हरिमान् (harimān) - bearing a golden body; golden-complexioned; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of the gods; Indra;]

(Then the sacrifice of that king grew; where the gods themselves accepted food offerings. In which Śakra, being worshipped by Brāhmaṇas, as a member of the assembly became, golden-bodied, king of the gods. (14-10-30))

Then, the sacrifice of that king prospered; at which the gods themselves accepted the offerings. There, Śakra, worshipped by Brāhmaṇas, became a golden-bodied member of the assembly, the king of the gods. (14-10-30)

ततः संवर्तश्चित्यगतो महात्मा; यथा वह्निः प्रज्वलितो द्वितीयः। हवींष्युच्चैराह्वयन्देवसङ्घा; ञ्जुहावाग्नौ मन्त्रवत्सुप्रतीतः ॥१४-१०-३१॥

tataḥ saṁvartaścityagato mahātmā; yathā vahniḥ prajvalito dvitīyaḥ। havīṁṣyuccairāhvayandevasaṅghā; ñ juhāvāgnau mantravatsupratītaḥ ॥14-10-31॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Saṁvarta; चित्यगतः (cityagataḥ) - gone to the altar; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; यथा (yathā) - just as; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire; प्रज्वलितः (prajvalitaḥ) - blazing; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second; हवींषु (havīṁṣu) - among oblations; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - aloud; आह्वयन् (āhvayan) - invoked; देवसङ्घाः (devasaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of gods; जुहाव (juhāva) - offered (oblations); अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire; मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with mantra; सुप्रतीतः (supratītaḥ) - fully satisfied;]

(Then Saṁvarta, great-souled, gone to the altar, just as blazing fire, second, among oblations, aloud invoked assemblies of gods, offered (oblations) into the fire with mantra, fully satisfied.)

Then the great soul Saṁvarta, having gone to the altar, like a second blazing fire, among the oblations, loudly invoked the assemblies of gods and offered them into the fire with the mantras, being fully satisfied. (14-10-31)

ततः पीत्वा बलभित्सोममग्र्यं; ये चाप्यन्ये सोमपा वै दिवौकसः। सर्वेऽनुज्ञाताः प्रययुः पार्थिवेन; यथाजोषं तर्पिताः प्रीतिमन्तः ॥१४-१०-३२॥

tataḥ pītvā balabhit-somam agryaṃ; ye ca apy anye somapā vai divaukasaḥ। sarve-'anujñātāḥ prayayuḥ pārthivena; yathā-joṣam tarpitāḥ prītimantaḥ॥14-10-32॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; बलभित् (balabhit) - Indra; सोमम् (somam) - Soma (the sacred drink); अग्र्यं (agryam) - excellent; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अन्ये (anye) - others; सोमपाः (somapāḥ) - drinkers of Soma; वै (vai) - indeed; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the dwellers in heaven; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अनुज्ञाताः (anujñātāḥ) - permitted; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - departed; पार्थिवेन (pārthivena) - by the earthly king; यथा (yathā) - according as; जोषम् (joṣam) - willingly; तर्पिताः (tarpitāḥ) - having been satisfied; प्रीतिमन्तः (prītimantaḥ) - with satisfaction;]

(Then, having drunk the excellent Soma, Indra, and also the other Soma-drinkers indeed, the dwellers in heaven, all, having been permitted by the earthly king, departed, having been satisfied, with satisfaction, as they wished.)

Then, having drunk the excellent Soma, Indra and all the other Soma-drinking gods, the heavenly beings, having been permitted by the king, departed as they wished, satisfied and pleased. (14-10-32)

ततो राजा जातरूपस्य राशी; न्पदे पदे कारयामास हृष्टः। द्विजातिभ्यो विसृजन्भूरि वित्तं; रराज वित्तेश इवारिहन्ता ॥१४-१०-३३॥

tato rājā jātarūpasya rāśīn pade pade kārayāmāsa hṛṣṭaḥ| dvijātibhyo visṛjan bhūri vittaṃ rarāja vitteśa ivārihantā ॥14-10-33॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; जातरूपस्य (jātarūpasya) - of gold; राशीन् (rāśīn) - heaps; पदे पदे (pade pade) - at every step; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to be made; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - giving; भूरि (bhūri) - much; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; रराज (rarāja) - shone; वित्तेश (vitteśa) - the lord of wealth (Kubera); इव (iva) - like; अरिहन्ता (arihantā) - destroyer of enemies;]

(Then the king, joyful, caused heaps of gold to be made at every step; giving much wealth to the twice-born, he shone like Kubera, the destroyer of enemies.)

Joyfully, the king had heaps of gold made at every step; distributing abundant wealth to the twice-born, he shone like Kubera, the destroyer of foes. (14-10-33)

ततो वित्तं विविधं संनिधाय; यथोत्साहं कारयित्वा च कोशम्। अनुज्ञातो गुरुणा संनिवृत्य; शशास गामखिलां सागरान्ताम् ॥१४-१०-३४॥

tato vittaṃ vividhaṃ saṃnidhāya; yathotsāhaṃ kārayitvā ca kośam. anujñāto guruṇā saṃnivṛtya; śaśāsa gāmakhilāṃ sāgarāntām ॥14-10-34॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; विविधं (vividhaṃ) - various; संनिधाय (saṃnidhāya) - having collected; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāham) - according to ability; कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having had (it) made; च (ca) - and; कोशम् (kośam) - treasury; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the elder; संनिवृत्य (saṃnivṛtya) - having returned; शशास (śaśāsa) - he ruled; गाम् (gām) - the earth; अखिलां (akhilāṃ) - entire; सागर-अन्ताम् (sāgara-antām) - bounded by ocean;]

(Then, having collected various kinds of wealth; and, having prepared the treasury according to (his) ability; permitted by the elder, having returned; he ruled the entire earth bounded by the ocean.)

Then, having assembled various kinds of wealth and arranged the treasury as he was able, permitted by his elder and having returned, he ruled over the entire earth bounded by the ocean. (14-10-34)

एवङ्गुणः सम्बभूवेह राजा; यस्य क्रतौ तत्सुवर्णं प्रभूतम्। तत्त्वं समादाय नरेन्द्र वित्तं; यजस्व देवांस्तर्पयानो विधानैः ॥१४-१०-३५॥

evaṅ-guṇaḥ sambabhūva iha rājā; yasya kratau tat suvarṇam prabhūtam। tattvam samādāya narendra vittam; yajasva devān tarpayānaḥ vidhānaiḥ ॥14-10-35॥

[एवङ्गुणः (evaṅ-guṇaḥ) - thus-qualified; सम्बभूव (sambabhūva) - was born; इह (iha) - here; राजा (rājā) - king; यस्स्य (yasya) - whose; क्रतौ (kratau) - in the sacrifice; तत् (tat) - that; सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold; प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - abundant; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - that; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; यजस्व (yajasva) - sacrifice; देवान् (devān) - gods; तर्पयानः (tarpayānaḥ) - satisfying; विधानैः (vidhānaiḥ) - by rites;]

(Thus-qualified was born here a king; in whose sacrifice that gold (was) abundant. That having taken, O king, wealth; sacrifice to the gods, satisfying (them) by rites.)

Here, a king thus-endowed was born, in whose sacrifice there was abundant gold. Taking that wealth, O king, perform sacrifice to the gods, satisfying them with proper rites. (14-10-35)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (a proper name; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Vaiśampāyana spoke;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततो राजा पाण्डवो हृष्टरूपः; श्रुत्वा वाक्यं सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य। मनश्चक्रे तेन वित्तेन यष्टुं; ततोऽमात्यैर्मन्त्रयामास भूयः ॥१४-१०-३६॥

tato rājā pāṇḍavo hṛṣṭarūpaḥ; śrutvā vākyaṁ satyavatyāḥ sutasya. manaścakre tena vittena yaṣṭuṁ; tato’mātyair mantrayāmāsa bhūyaḥ ॥14-10-36॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu; often referring to Yudhiṣṭhira); हृष्टरूपः (hṛṣṭarūpaḥ) - glad in appearance; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वाक्यम् (vākyaṁ) - speech; सत्यवत्याः (satyavatyāḥ) - of Satyavatī; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; मनःचक्रे (manaścakre) - resolved in his mind; तेन (tena) - with that; वित्तेन (vittena) - wealth; यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to perform sacrifice; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - with ministers; मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - deliberated; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again;]

(Then the king Pāṇḍava, glad in appearance, having heard the speech of Satyavatī's son, resolved in his mind to perform sacrifice with that wealth. Then with ministers he deliberated again.)

Then King Yudhiṣṭhira of the Pāṇḍavas, gladdened by hearing the words of Satyavatī's son, resolved to perform a sacrifice with that wealth. Then he once again consulted with his ministers. (14-10-36)