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Book 01 – Chapter 149
BORI CE: 01-149-001 कुन्त्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-161-001 कुत्युवाच न विषादस्त्वया कार्यों भयादस्मात् कथंचन |
M. N. Dutt: Kunti said : Do not grieve for this fear, I see a means by which you may be saved from the Rakshasas. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-002 एकस्तव सुतो बालः कन्या चैका तपस्विनी |
MN DUTT: 01-161-002 एकस्तव सुतो बालः कन्या चैका तपस्विनी |
M. N. Dutt: You have only one son who is of tender years; you have only one daughter, who is engaged in vows. I do not like that any of these or yourself or your wife should go. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-003 मम पञ्च सुता ब्रह्मंस्तेषामेको गमिष्यति |
MN DUTT: 01-161-003 मम पञ्च सुता ब्रह्मस्तेषामेको गमिष्यति |
M. N. Dutt: I have five sons; one of them will go carrying on your behalf your tribute to that sinful Rakshasas. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-004 ब्राह्मण उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-161-004 ब्राह्मण उवाच नाहमेतत् करिष्यामि जीवितार्थी कथंचन |
M. N. Dutt: The Brahmana said : I can never do this in order to live. I can not cause the death of a Brahmana and a guest for saving my own life. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-005 न त्वेतदकुलीनासु नाधर्मिष्ठासु विद्यते |
MN DUTT: 01-161-005 न त्वेतदकुलीनासु नाधर्मिष्ठासु विद्यते |
M. N. Dutt: Even those that are lowly born and sinful refuse to do this; one should sacrifice himself and children for the sake of a Brahmana. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-006 आत्मनस्तु मया श्रेयो बोद्धव्यमिति रोचये BORI CE: 01-149-007 ब्रह्मवध्या परं पापं निष्कृतिर्नात्र विद्यते |
MN DUTT: 01-161-006 आत्मनस्तु मया श्रेयो बोद्धव्यमिति रोचते |
M. N. Dutt: I consider this precept best for me and I like to follow it. Between the death of a Brahmana and of my own, I would prefer the latter. To kill a Brahmana is a great sin, of which there is no expiation. It is best for me to sacrifice myself reluctantly instead of sacrificing a Brahmana reluctantly. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-008 न त्वहं वधमाकाङ्क्षे स्वयमेवात्मनः शुभे |
MN DUTT: 01-161-007 न त्वहं वधमाकाक्षे स्वयमेवात्मनः शुभे |
M. N. Dutt: O blessed lady, in sacrificing myself, I do not commit the sin of self destruction. I shall commit no sin by being killed by another. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-009 अभिसंधिकृते तस्मिन्ब्राह्मणस्य वधे मया BORI CE: 01-149-010 आगतस्य गृहे त्यागस्तथैव शरणार्थिनः |
MN DUTT: 01-161-008 अभिसंधिकृते तस्मिन् ब्राह्मणस्य वधे मया |
M. N. Dutt: But if I deliberately kill a Brahmana, I shall commit a cruel and sinful act, from which I shall never escape. The learned men have said that the abandonment of one who has come to your house or who has sought your protection and the killing of one who seeks death at your hands are both cruel and sinful. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-011 कुर्यान्न निन्दितं कर्म न नृशंसं कदाचन BORI CE: 01-149-012 श्रेयांस्तु सहदारस्य विनाशोऽद्य मम स्वयम् |
MN DUTT: 01-161-009 कुर्यान्न निन्दितं कर्म न नृशंसं कथंचन |
M. N. Dutt: The high-souled men, learned in the precepts that should be adopted in distress and danger, formerly said that one should never perform a cruel and censurable act. It is best for me that I should myself perish to day with my wife. I shall never cause the death of a Brahmana. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-013 कुन्त्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-161-010 कुन्त्युवाच ममाप्येषा मतिर्ब्रह्मन् विप्रा रक्ष्या इति स्थिरा |
M. N. Dutt: Kunti said: O Brahmana, my form opinion is that Brahmanas must be protected always. if I have one hundred sons, none of them would be less dear to me. But this Rakshasa will not be able to kill my son. my son is powerful energetic and learned in Mantras. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-014 न चासौ राक्षसः शक्तो मम पुत्रविनाशने |
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: 01-149-015 राक्षसाय च तत्सर्वं प्रापयिष्यति भोजनम् |
MN DUTT: 01-161-011 राक्षसाय च तत् सर्वं प्रापयिष्यति भोजनम् |
M. N. Dutt: He will reach the food of the Rakshasa, but he will be able to save himself; this is my firm belief. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-016 समागताश्च वीरेण दृष्टपूर्वाश्च राक्षसाः |
MN DUTT: 01-161-012 समागताश्च वीरेण दृष्टपूर्वाश्च राक्षसाः |
M. N. Dutt: I had seen before that many powerful and huge Rakshasas came to my son and were killed at his hands. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-017 न त्विदं केषुचिद्ब्रह्मन्व्याहर्तव्यं कथंचन |
MN DUTT: 01-161-013 न त्विदं केषुचिद् ब्रह्मन् व्याहर्तव्यं कथंचन |
M. N. Dutt: O Brahmana, do not by any means disclose this to anybody; for then people, being curious and desirous of learning (their power), will trouble my sons. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-018 गुरुणा चाननुज्ञातो ग्राहयेद्यं सुतो मम |
MN DUTT: 01-161-014 गुरुणा चाननुज्ञातो ग्राहयेद् यत् सुतो मम |
M. N. Dutt: The opinion of the learned men is that if my son gives this knowledge (to others) without the assent of his preceptor, he will no longer be able to profit by it. |
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BORI CE: 01-149-019 वैशंपायन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 01-161-015 एवमुक्तस्तु पृथया स विप्रो भार्यया सह |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Pritha (Kunti) the Brahmana and his wife became exceedingly glad and assented to those nectar like words (of Kunti). |
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BORI CE: 01-149-020 ततः कुन्ती च विप्रश्च सहितावनिलात्मजम् |
MN DUTT: 01-161-016 ततः कुन्ती च विप्रश्च सहितावनिलात्मजम् |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon Kunti and the Brahmana went to the son of Anila (Bhima) and told him "Do this"; and he replied by saying “Be it so." |
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