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Book 01 – Chapter 092
BORI CE: 01-092-001 वैशंपायन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-001 वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रतीपो राजाऽऽसीत् सर्वभूतहितः सदा |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said: There was a king, named Pratipa, engaged in doing good to all creatures. He spent many years in ascetic penances, going to the source of (the river)Ganga. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-002 तस्य रूपगुणोपेता गङ्गा श्रीरिव रूपिणी BORI CE: 01-092-003 अधीयानस्य राजर्षेर्दिव्यरूपा मनस्विनी |
MN DUTT: 01-097-002 तस्य रूपगुणोपेता गङ्गा स्त्रीरूपधारिणी |
M. N. Dutt: The accomplished and beautiful Ganga, in the form of a tempting woman, rose from the water and came to the king. That beautifulfeatured lady, that intelligent celestial maiden, endued with ravishing beauty, sat upon the right thigh of the king which was like a Shala tree. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-004 प्रतीपस्तु महीपालस्तामुवाच मनस्विनीम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-003 प्रतीपस्तु महीपालस्तामुवाच यशस्विनीम् |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon, the king Pratipa asked that famous "O fortunate lady, what good can I do to you and which you desire?" |
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BORI CE: 01-092-005 स्त्र्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-004 स्व्युवाच त्वामहं कामये राजन् भजमानां भजस्व माम् |
M. N. Dutt: The Maiden said: O king, I desire to have you. I offer myself, accept me. To reject a woman who is full of desire is never considered good by the wise. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-006 प्रतीप उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-005 प्रतीप उवाच नाहं परस्त्रियं कामाद् गच्छेयं वरवर्णिनी |
M. N. Dutt: Pratipa said: O beautiful lady, I never go to another man's wife out of lust. O fortunate maiden, this is my solemn vow. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-007 स्त्र्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-006 स्व्युवाच नाश्रेयस्यस्मि नागम्या न वक्तव्या च कर्हिचित् |
M. N. Dutt: The Maiden said : I am neither inauspicious, not ugly, nor a detestable maiden. I am a celestial damsel of great beauty, O king, I offer myself, accept me. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-008 प्रतीप उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-007 प्रतीप उवाच त्वया निवृत्तमेतत् तु यन्मां चोदयसि प्रियम् |
M. N. Dutt: Pratipa said : I have abstained from the course to which you would in ite me. If I break my vow, its sin wili destroy me. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-009 प्राप्य दक्षिणमूरुं मे त्वमाश्लिष्टा वराङ्गने |
MN DUTT: 01-097-008 प्राप्य दक्षिणमूरूं मे त्वमश्लिष्टा वराङ्गने |
M. N. Dutt: O beautiful lady, you have sat upon my right thigh. O timid girl, it is the seat for daughters and daughters-in-law. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-010 सव्यतः कामिनीभागस्त्वया स च विवर्जितः |
MN DUTT: 01-097-009 सव्योरुः कामिनीभोग्यस्त्वया स च विवर्जितः |
M. N. Dutt: The left thigh is the seat for the wife, but you have rejected it. Therefore, O best lady, I cannot accept you. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-011 स्नुषा मे भव कल्याणि पुत्रार्थे त्वां वृणोम्यहम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-010 स्नुषा मे भव सुश्रोणि पुत्रार्थं त्वां वृणोम्यहम् |
M. N. Dutt: O beautiful girl, be my daughter-in-law. I accept you for my son. The left thigh is for the wife which you have not accepted. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-012 स्त्र्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-097-011 स्त्र्युवाच एवमष्यस्तु धर्मज्ञ संयुज्येयं सुतेन ते |
M. N. Dutt: The Maiden said: O virtuous man, let it be as you say. Let me be united with your son. Out of respect for you, I shall be a wife of the famous Bharata race. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-013 पृथिव्यां पार्थिवा ये च तेषां यूयं परायणम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-012 पृथिव्यां पार्थिवा ये च तेषां यूयं परायणम् |
M. N. Dutt: You are the refuge of all the monarchs of the earth. I am incapable of reciting your qualifications even in one hundred years. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-014 स मे नाभिजनज्ञः स्यादाचरेयं च यद्विभो BORI CE: 01-092-015 एवं वसन्ती पुत्रे ते वर्धयिष्याम्यहं प्रियम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-013 कुलस्य ये वः प्रथितास्तत्साधुत्वमथोत्तमम् |
M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, the greatness and goodness of many celebrated monarchs of (your) this race is unlimited. But, O lord, this must be the term (of my becoming your daughter-in-law) that your son shall not be able to judge the propriety for my acts. Living thus with your son, I shall make him happy and do him good. He shall finally ascend heaven in consequence of his virtues and good conduct and of the sons I shall bear him. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-016 वैशंपायन उवाच BORI CE: 01-092-017 एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु प्रतीपः क्षत्रियर्षभः |
MN DUTT: 01-097-014 वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेत्युक्ता तु सा राजंस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said: O King, having said this, the celestial maiden then and there disappeared. The king also waited for the birth of his son, so that he could fulfil his promise. Some time after, the best of Kshatriyas, that light of the Kuru race, Pratipa, was engaged with his wife in ascetic penances with the desire of a son. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-018 तयोः समभवत्पुत्रो वृद्धयोः स महाभिषः |
MN DUTT: 01-097-015 तयोः समभवत् पुत्रो वृद्धयोः स महाभिषः |
M. N. Dutt: When they grew old, a son was born to them and this son was Mahabhisha. He was called Shantanu, because he was born when his father had controlled his passions by asceticism. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-019 संस्मरंश्चाक्षयाँल्लोकान्विजितान्स्वेन कर्मणा |
MN DUTT: 01-097-016 संस्मरंश्चाक्षयाँल्लोकान् विजातान् स्वेन कर्मणा |
M. N. Dutt: The best of Kurus, Shantanu, knowing that the regions of indestructible happiness could be gained only by virtuous deeds, devoted himself to virtue. When Shantanu grew up to be a youth, Pratipa told him- |
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BORI CE: 01-092-020 प्रतीपः शंतनुं पुत्रं यौवनस्थं ततोऽन्वशात् |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-021 त्वामाव्रजेद्यदि रहः सा पुत्र वरवर्णिनी BORI CE: 01-092-022 यच्च कुर्यान्न तत्कार्यं प्रष्टव्या सा त्वयानघ |
MN DUTT: 01-097-017 पुरा स्त्री मां समभ्यागाच्छान्तनो भूतये तव |
M. N. Dutt: "O Shantanu, some time before, a celestial damsel came to me for good. If you meet that beautiful celestial damsel in secret and if she solicits you to beget offspring on her, accept her as your wife. O sinless one, judge not the propriety of impropriety of anything she does. Ask not who she is, whom she belongs to and whence she comes. But accept her as your wife at my command." |
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BORI CE: 01-092-023 एवं संदिश्य तनयं प्रतीपः शंतनुं तदा |
MN DUTT: 01-097-018 वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं संदिश्य तनयं प्रतीपः शान्तनुं तदा |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : Having thus commanded his son Shantanu and installed him on his throne, that king, Pratipa, retired into a forest. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-024 स राजा शंतनुर्धीमान्ख्यातः पृथ्व्यां धनुर्धरः |
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: 01-097-019 स राजा शान्तनुर्धीमान् देवराजसमद्युतिः |
M. N. Dutt: That greatly intelligent king Shantanu, as effulgent as the king of the celestials, became a lover of hunting and passed much of his time in the woods. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-025 स मृगान्महिषांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्राजसत्तमः |
MN DUTT: 01-097-020 स मृगान् महिषांश्चैव विनिघ्नन् राजसत्तमः |
M. N. Dutt: That best of kings many deer and buffaloes. Wandering along the banks of the Ganges, he came upon a place frequented by Siddhas and Charanas. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-026 स कदाचिन्महाराज ददर्श परमस्त्रियम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-021 स कदाचिन्महाराज ददर्श परमां स्त्रियम् |
M. N. Dutt: There did the great king meet with one day a lovely damsel of blazing beauty like Sree herself. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-027 सर्वानवद्यां सुदतीं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-022 सर्वानवद्यां सुदतीं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम् |
M. N. Dutt: She was endowed with a faultless beauty and beautiful teeth. She was decked with celestial ornaments. She wore garments as fine and beautiful as the filaments of lotus. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-028 तां दृष्ट्वा हृष्टरोमाभूद्विस्मितो रूपसंपदा |
MN DUTT: 01-097-023 तां दृष्ट्वा हृष्टरोमाभूद् विस्मितो रूपसम्पदा |
M. N. Dutt: The king was surprised to see that damsel of great beauty; and his hair all over his body stood up in rapture. His steadfast gaze drank her charms, but it failed to satiate him. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-029 सा च दृष्ट्वैव राजानं विचरन्तं महाद्युतिम् |
MN DUTT: 01-097-024 सा च दृष्ट्वैव राजानं विचरन्तं महाद्युतिम् |
M. N. Dutt: The maiden also, seeing that king of great effulgence move about in great agitation, was moved and felt for him an affection and friendship. She gazed at him and longed to gaze at him more. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-030 तामुवाच ततो राजा सान्त्वयञ्श्लक्ष्णया गिरा BORI CE: 01-092-031 यक्षी वा पन्नगी वापि मानुषी वा सुमध्यमे |
MN DUTT: 01-097-025 तामुवाच ततो राजा सान्त्वयश्लक्ष्णया गिरा |
M. N. Dutt: The king then addressed her in sweet words. "O beautiful one, O beauty of slender waist, be you a lady of the Deva or Danavas race, be you a maiden of the race of the Gandharvas or the Apsaras, be you a damsel of the Yakshas or the Nagas, or be you a human female, I solicit you to be my wife. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 01-097-026 तामुवाच ततो राजा सान्त्वयश्लक्ष्णया गिरा |
M. N. Dutt: The king then addressed her in sweet words. "O beautiful one, O beauty of slender waist, be you a lady of the Deva or Danavas race, be you a maiden of the race of the Gandharvas or the Apsaras, be you a damsel of the Yakshas or the Nagas, or be you a human female, I solicit you to be my wife. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-032 एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञः सस्मितं मृदु वल्गु च BORI CE: 01-092-033 उवाच चैव राज्ञः सा ह्लादयन्ती मनो गिरा |
MN DUTT: 01-098-001 वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञः सस्मितं मृदु वल्गु च |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : Having heard these soft and sweet words of the smiling king, that faultless maiden remembered the promise she had made to the Vasus. She spoke to the king, sending a thrill of pleasure; (she said), “O protector of the world, I shall become your wife and obey your commands. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-034 यत्तु कुर्यामहं राजञ्शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् |
MN DUTT: 01-098-002 यत् तु कुर्यामहं राजञ्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् |
M. N. Dutt: But O king, you must not interfere in any of my acts, whether they be agreeable or disagreeable to you. You most not also speak to me in harsh words. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-035 एवं हि वर्तमानेऽहं त्वयि वत्स्यामि पार्थिव |
MN DUTT: 01-098-003 एवं हि वर्तमानेऽहं त्वयि वत्स्यामि पार्थिवा वारिता विप्रियं चोक्ता त्यजेयं त्वामसंशयम् |
M. N. Dutt: O king, so long you will act in the way I ask you to do, I shall live with you. But I shall certainly leave you as soon as you interfere with me or use harsh words towards me." |
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BORI CE: 01-092-036 तथेति राज्ञा सा तूक्ता तदा भरतसत्तम |
MN DUTT: 01-098-004 तथेति सा यदा तूक्ता तदा भरतसत्तम |
M. N. Dutt: The best of the Bharata race, the king said, "Be it so." Thereupon, the maiden was exceedingly glad to get that excellent king for her husband. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-037 आसाद्य शंतनुस्तां च बुभुजे कामतो वशी |
MN DUTT: 01-098-005 आसाद्य शान्तनुस्तां च बुभुजे कामतो वशी |
M. N. Dutt: King Shantanu also was exceedingly pleased to get her for his wife. He fully enjoyed her sweet company. Adhering to his promise, he refrained refrained from asking her anything. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-038 स तस्याः शीलवृत्तेन रूपौदार्यगुणेन च |
MN DUTT: 01-098-006 स तस्याः शीलवृत्तेन रूपौदार्यगुणेन च |
M. N. Dutt: The lord of the world, king Shantanu, became very much pleased with her beauty, conduct, magnanimity and attention to comforts. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-039 दिव्यरूपा हि सा देवी गङ्गा त्रिपथगा नदी BORI CE: 01-092-040 भाग्योपनतकामस्य भार्येवोपस्थिताभवत् |
MN DUTT: 01-098-007 दिव्यरूपा हि सा देवी गङ्गा त्रिपथगामिनी |
M. N. Dutt: That celestial lady, Ganga of the three courses, assuming a human form of exceeding beauty and excellent feature. Lived happily as the wife of Shantanu, having as the fruit of her virtues, obtained that best of kings, as effulgent as the king of the celestials. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-041 संभोगस्नेहचातुर्यैर्हावलास्यैर्मनोहरैः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-008 सम्भोगस्नेहचातुर्यैर्हावभावसमन्वितैः |
M. N. Dutt: She pleased the king with her attractiveness and love, with her affection and wits, her music and dance and king was exceedingly pleased with her. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-042 स राजा रतिसक्तत्वादुत्तमस्त्रीगुणैर्हृतः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-009 स राजा रतिसक्तत्वादुत्तमस्त्रीगुणैर्हतः |
M. N. Dutt: The king was so much sunk in the beauty of his wife, that months, seasons and years rolled away without his being conscious of them. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-043 रममाणस्तया सार्धं यथाकामं जनेश्वरः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-010 रममाणस्तया साधं यथाकामं नरेश्चरः |
M. N. Dutt: When the king was thus enjoying himself with his wife, eight sons were born to him. They were all like the celestial. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-044 जातं जातं च सा पुत्रं क्षिपत्यम्भसि भारत |
MN DUTT: 01-098-011 जातं जातं च सा पुत्रं क्षिपत्यम्भसि भारत |
M. N. Dutt: O descendant of the Bharata race, as soon as they were born, they were one after the other thrown into the river by Ganga, who said, when she threw them into the stream. “ This is done for your good.” |
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BORI CE: 01-092-045 तस्य तन्न प्रियं राज्ञः शंतनोरभवत्तदा |
MN DUTT: 01-098-012 तस्य तन्न प्रियं राज्ञः शान्तनोरभवत् तदा |
M. N. Dutt: The king Shantanu could not be pleased with such conduct, but he did not speak a word to her for the fear of losing her. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-046 अथ तामष्टमे पुत्रे जाते प्रहसितामिव |
MN DUTT: 01-098-013 अथैनामष्टमे पुत्रे जाते प्रहसतीमिव |
M. N. Dutt: When the eighth son was born and when Ganga was smiling (before she threw it into the river), the king, desiring to protect his son, said in sorrow- |
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BORI CE: 01-092-047 मा वधीः कासि कस्यासि किं हिंससि सुतानिति |
MN DUTT: 01-098-014 मा वधीः कस्य कासीति किं हिनत्सि सुतानिति |
M. N. Dutt: "Do not kill it. Who are you? To whom do you belong? Why do you kill your own sons? Murderess of your sons, you are earning great sins by your improper acts." |
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BORI CE: 01-092-048 स्त्र्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-098-015 गङ्गोवाच पुत्रकाम न ते हन्मि पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वर |
M. N. Dutt: Ganga said : As you desire for a son, I shall not kill this child. You have become the foremost of fathers. But there must be an end of my stay with you according to our agreement. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-049 अहं गङ्गा जह्नुसुता महर्षिगणसेविता |
MN DUTT: 01-098-016 अहं गङ्गा जह्वसुता महर्षिगणसेविता |
M. N. Dutt: I am Ganga, the daughter of Jahnu, worshipped by all great Rishis. I have so long lived with your for accomplishing the purpose of the celestials. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-050 अष्टेमे वसवो देवा महाभागा महौजसः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-017 इमेऽष्टौ वसवो देवा महाभागा महौजसः |
M. N. Dutt: These sons were the eight celestials, the illustrious and greatly effulgent Vasus. They had to assume human form in consequence of the curse of Vasistha. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-051 तेषां जनयिता नान्यस्त्वदृते भुवि विद्यते |
MN DUTT: 01-098-018 तेषां जनयिता नान्यस्त्वदृते भुवि विद्यते |
M. N. Dutt: There is none on earth who desires to be their progenitor. There is none among human females like me who may be their mother. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-052 तस्मात्तज्जननीहेतोर्मानुषत्वमुपागता |
MN DUTT: 01-098-019 तस्मात् तजननीहेतोर्मानुषत्वमुपागता |
M. N. Dutt: Therefore, I assumed the human form, to become their mother. You have acquired great regions of celestial bliss by becoming the progenitor of the eight Vasus. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-053 देवानां समयस्त्वेष वसूनां संश्रुतो मया |
MN DUTT: 01-098-020 देवानां समयस्त्वेष वसूनां संश्रुतो मया |
M. N. Dutt: My agreement with the celestials Vasus was that I should free them from their human birth as soon as each would be born. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-054 तत्ते शापाद्विनिर्मुक्ता आपवस्य महात्मनः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-021 तत् ते शापाद् विनिर्मुक्ता आपवस्य महात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: Thus have I freed them from the curse of the illustrious Rishi Apava (Vasistha.) Be blessed, I leave you now. Rear this child of rigid vows. |
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BORI CE: 01-092-055 एष पर्यायवासो मे वसूनां संनिधौ कृतः |
MN DUTT: 01-098-022 एष पर्यायवासो मे वसूनां संनिधौ कृतः |
M. N. Dutt: I promised to the Vasus to live with you so long (as I have lived). Let this child of mine be known by the name of Gangadatta. |
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