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Book 01 – Chapter 037
BORI CE: 01-037-001 सूत उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-001 सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी श्रृंगी कोप समन्वितः मृतधारं गुरुं श्रुत्रा पर्यतप्यत मन्युना |
M. N. Dutt: Sauti said: Being thus addressed and having heard that his father was bearing a dead snake, the powerful Shringi grew exceedingly angry. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-002 स तं कृशमभिप्रेष्क्य सूनृतां वाचमुत्सृजन् |
MN DUTT: 01-041-002 स तं कृशमभिप्रेक्ष्य सूनृतां वाचमुत्सृजन् |
M. N. Dutt: Looking at Krisha, he softly asked him, “Why does my father bear a dead snake?” |
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BORI CE: 01-037-003 कृश उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-003 कृश उवाच राज्ञा परिक्षिता तात मृगयां परिधावता |
M. N. Dutt: Krisha said: O dear friend, when Parikshit was roving for the purpose of hunting, he placed the dead snake of the shoulder of your father. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-004 शृङ्ग्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-004 शृंग्युवाच किं मे पित्रा कृतं तस्य राज्ञोऽनिष्टं दुरात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: Shringi said : What harm was done by my father to that miscreant king? Tell me this, O Krisha and (you will then) see my ascetic powers. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-005 कृश उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-005 कृश उवाच स राजा मृगयां यातः परिक्षितभिमन्युजः |
M. N. Dutt: Krisha said: King Parikshit, the son of Abhimanyu, having wounded a fleet stag with an arrow while hunting, chased it alone. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-006 न चापश्यन्मृगं राजा चरंस्तस्मिन्महावने |
MN DUTT: 01-041-006 न चापश्यन्मृगं राजा चरंस्तस्मिन्महावने |
M. N. Dutt: He lost sight of the stag in the wilderness of the forest and seeing your father he accosted him. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-007 तं स्थाणुभूतं तिष्ठन्तं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमातुरः |
MN DUTT: 01-041-007 तं स्थाणुभूतं तिष्ठन्तं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमातुरः |
M. N. Dutt: But he (your father) was then observing the vow of silence. Oppressed by hunger, thirst and fatigue, the king repeatedly asked your father about the missing deer. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-008 स च मौनव्रतोपेतो नैव तं प्रत्यभाषत |
MN DUTT: 01-041-008 स च मौनव्रतोयेतो नैवं तं प्रत्यभाषत |
M. N. Dutt: But the Rishi, being then under the vow of silence, did not make any reply. Thereupon the king, becoming angry, placed the snake on his shoulder, taking it up with the end of his bow. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-009 शृङ्गिंस्तव पिताद्यासौ तथैवास्ते यतव्रतः |
MN DUTT: 01-041-009 शृंगिस्तव पिता सोऽपि तथैवास्ते यतव्रतः |
M. N. Dutt: O Shringi, your father, engaged in devotion, is still in that posture. The king has, however, gone away to his capital (Hastinapur), named after the elephant. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-010 सूत उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-010 सौतिरुवाच श्रुत्वैवमृषिपुत्रस्तु शवं स्कन्धे प्रतिष्ठितम् |
M. N. Dutt: Sauti said : Having heard that a dead snake had been placec. on his father's shoulder, the Rishi's son looked like a blazing fire, his eyes reddened with anger. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-011 आविष्टः स तु कोपेन शशाप नृपतिं तदा |
MN DUTT: 01-041-011 आविष्टः स हि कोपेन शशाप नृपतिं तदा |
M. N. Dutt: Inflamed with anger, the powerful Rishi, touching water, cursed the king thus, |
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BORI CE: 01-037-012 शृङ्ग्युवाच BORI CE: 01-037-013 तं पापमतिसंक्रुद्धस्तक्षकः पन्नगोत्तमः BORI CE: 01-037-014 सप्तरात्रादितो नेता यमस्य सदनं प्रति |
MN DUTT: 01-041-012 शृङ्गयुवाच योऽसौ वृद्धस्य तातस्य तथा कृच्छ्रगतस्य ह |
M. N. Dutt: Shringi said : He who has placed the dead snake on the shoulder of my old and lean father, that miscreant of a king, that insulter of the Brahmanas, the destroyer of the fame of the Kuru race, will be taken within seven days from to-day to the land of Yama: by the snake Takshaka, the powerful king of the serpents, stimulated by my words. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-015 सूत उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-041-013 सौतिरुवाच इति शप्त्वाऽतिसंक्रुद्धः शृंगी पितरमभ्यगात् |
M. N. Dutt: Sauti said: Having thus cursed the king from anger, Shringi went to his father and saw that he was sitting in the cow-shed, the dead snake (was still) on his shoulder. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-016 स तमालक्ष्य पितरं शृङ्गी स्कन्धगतेन वै |
MN DUTT: 01-041-014 स तमालक्ष्य पितरं शृङ्गी स्कन्धगतेन वै |
M. N. Dutt: Seeing that the dead snake was on the shoulder of his father, he was again inflamed with anger. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-017 दुःखाच्चाश्रूणि मुमुचे पितरं चेदमब्रवीत् |
MN DUTT: 01-041-015 दुःखाच्चाश्रूणि मुमुचे पितरं चेदमब्रवीत् |
M. N. Dutt: He shed tears in grief; and addressed his father thus, “O father, hearing the insult offered to you by the miscreant, |
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BORI CE: 01-037-018 राज्ञा परिक्षिता कोपादशपं तमहं नृपम् BORI CE: 01-037-019 सप्तमेऽहनि तं पापं तक्षकः पन्नगोत्तमः BORI CE: 01-037-020 तमब्रवीत्पिता ब्रह्मंस्तथा कोपसमन्वितम् BORI CE: 01-037-021 वयं तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य विषये निवसामहे BORI CE: 01-037-022 सर्वथा वर्तमानस्य राज्ञो ह्यस्मद्विधैः सदा BORI CE: 01-037-023 यदि राजा न रक्षेत पीडा वै नः परा भवेत् |
MN DUTT: 01-041-016 राज्ञा परिक्षिता कोपादशपन्तमहं नृपम् MN DUTT: 01-041-017 शमीक उवाच न मे प्रियं कृतं तात नैष धर्मस्तपस्विनाम् MN DUTT: 01-041-018 न्यायतो रक्षितास्तेन तस्य पापं न रोचये MN DUTT: 01-041-019 क्षन्तव्यं पुत्रधर्मो हि हतो हन्ति न संशयः MN DUTT: 01-041-020 न शक्नुयाम चरितुं धर्म पुत्र यथासुखम् |
M. N. Dutt: King Parikshit, I have cursed him from। anger, that wretch of the Kurus richly deserves। my potent curse. Within seven days from this date the king of snakes, Takshaka will take the sinner to the fearful house of Death." And the father said to the enraged son, Shamika said: O child, I am not pleased with your act. It is not proper for ascetics to act thus. We live in the domains of that king. We are righteously protected by him and therefore, we should not mind his faults, The reigning kings should always be pardoned by men like us. O son, if you destroy Dharma, (piety), Dharma will certainly destroy you. If the king. does not protect us, we meet with many afflictions. was O son, we cannot then perform our religious rites as we desire. Protected by virtuous kings, |
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BORI CE: 01-037-024 रक्ष्यमाणा वयं तात राजभिः शास्त्रदृष्टिभिः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-021 चरामो विपुलं धर्मं तेषां भागोऽस्ति धर्मतः |
M. N. Dutt: We achieve great merits; and a share of it always goes to such kings. Therefore, reigning kings are always to be forgiven; |
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BORI CE: 01-037-025 परिक्षित्तु विशेषेण यथास्य प्रपितामहः |
MN DUTT: 01-041-022 परिक्षित्तु विशेषेण यथाऽस्य प्रपितामहः |
M. N. Dutt: Specially Parikshit, who, like his great grandfather, protects us as a king should protect his subjects. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-026 तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना |
MN DUTT: 01-041-023 तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना |
M. N. Dutt: That penance-practising king oppressed by hunger and thirst and he did not know that I was observing the vow of silence. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-024 अराजके जनपदे दोषा जायन्ति वै सदा |
M. N. Dutt: Disasters always befall on a country where there is no king. The king punishes those who grow wicked. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-025 दण्डात्प्रतिभयं भूयः शान्तिरुत्पद्यते तदा |
M. N. Dutt: The fear of punishment brings in peace and men thus perform their duties and their rites undisturbed. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-026 राज्ञा प्रतिष्ठितो धर्मो धर्मात्स्वर्गः प्रतिष्ठितः |
M. N. Dutt: The king establishes dharma, and by dharma, one gains the kingdom of heaven. The king protects all sacrifices and the sacrifices please the celestials; |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-027 देवावृष्टिः प्रवर्तेत वृष्टेरोषधयः स्मृताः |
M. N. Dutt: The celestials cause rain and rain produces medicinal herbs; the medicinal herbs do immense good to mankind. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-028 मनुष्याणां च यो धाता राजा राज्यकरः पुनः |
M. N. Dutt: Manu said, “The ruler of the destiny of is equal to ten Veda-knowing Brahmanas.' |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-041-029 तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना |
M. N. Dutt: That penance-observing king, oppressed by hunger and thirst, has done this through ignorance of my vow. |
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BORI CE: 01-037-027 तस्मादिदं त्वया बाल्यात्सहसा दुष्कृतं कृतम् |
MN DUTT: 01-041-030 कस्मादिदं त्वया बाल्यात्सहसा दुष्कृतं कृतम् |
M. N. Dutt: Why have you, through childishness, done rashly this unrighteous action? O son, that king in no way deserves a curse from us. |
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