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Book 03 – Chapter 126
BORI CE: 03-126-001 युधिष्ठिर उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-126-001 युधिष्ठिर उवाच मान्धाता राजशार्दूलस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः |
M. N. Dutt: Yudhishthira said: O great Brahmana, how was born that excellent king, that foremost of monarchs, the son of Yuvanashva, Mandhata, celebrated over the three worlds? |
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BORI CE: 03-126-002 यस्य लोकास्त्रयो वश्या विष्णोरिव महात्मनः |
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: 02-126-002 कथं चैनां परां काष्ठां प्राप्तवानमितद्युतिः |
M. N. Dutt: Here did that immeasurably effulgent one attain to the highest regal power, for all the three worlds were as much under his rule as they were under that of the high-souled Vishnu? |
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BORI CE: 03-126-003 यथा मान्धातृशब्दश्च तस्य शक्रसमद्युतेः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-003 एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं चरितं तस्यधीमतः |
M. N. Dutt: I am desirous to hear all about the life and achievements of that intelligent king. I should also like to hear when and how his name became Mandhata, belonging as it did to the greatly effulgent Indra and how that matchlessly powerful hero was born, you are greatly-skilled in the art of narrating all events, (narrate all this to me). |
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BORI CE: 03-126-004 लोमश उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-126-004 लोमश उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजन् राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: Lomasha said: O king, hear with attention how the name of Mandhata, that high-souled king, came to be famous all over the world. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-005 इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो युवनाश्वो महीपतिः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-005 इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभातो युवनाश्वो महीपतिः |
M. N. Dutt: The king Yuvanashva was born in the race of Ikshvaku. O ruler of earth, he performed many sacrifices in which Dakshinas (gifts) were large. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-006 अश्वमेधसहस्रं च प्राप्य धर्मभृतां वरः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-006 अश्वमेधसहस्रं च प्राप्यधर्मभृतां वरः |
M. N. Dutt: That foremost of all virtuous men, performed one thousand horse-sacrifices. He also performed many other sacrifices in which Dakshinas were in abundance. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-007 अनपत्यस्तु राजर्षिः स महात्मा दृढव्रतः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-007 अनपत्यस्तु राजर्षिः स महात्मा महाव्रतः |
M. N. Dutt: But that royal sage had no son and therefore that high-souled and greatly vow-observing king made over to his ministers the duties of the state and went to live in the forest. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-008 शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना संयोज्यात्मानमात्मना |
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: 02-126-008 शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना संयोज्यात्मानमात्मवान् |
M. N. Dutt: That high-souled king devoted himself to the pursuits, enjoined in the Shastras; and one day, O king, that monarch was much afflicted with observing a fast. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-009 तामेव रात्रिं राजेन्द्र महात्मा भृगुनन्दनः BORI CE: 03-126-010 संभृतो मन्त्रपूतेन वारिणा कलशो महान् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-009 पिपासाशुष्कहदयः प्रविवेशाश्रमं भृगोः |
M. N. Dutt: He was suffering from the pangs of hunger and his inner soul seemed perched with thirst. He then entered the hermitage of Bhrigu. O king of kings, on that very night, the great Rishi, who was the delight of Bhrigu's race, had performed a religious ceremony with the object of getting a son born to Sudyumana. A large vessel was there filled with water which was consecrated with mantras and which had been previously deposited there. The water was endued with the virtue of making the wife of Yuvanashava conceive a son equal to Indra. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-011 तं न्यस्य वेद्यां कलशं सुषुपुस्ते महर्षयः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-010 तं न्यस्य वेद्यां कलशं सुषुपुस्ते महर्षयः |
M. N. Dutt: Having been much fatigued by keeping up nights, those great Rishis placed that jar on the altar and went to sleep. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-012 शुष्ककण्ठः पिपासार्तः पानीयार्थी भृशं नृपः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-011 शुष्ककण्ठः पिपासातः पानीयार्थी भृशं नृपः |
M. N. Dutt: The king was suffering from thirst, his palate was dry and he was eagerly looking for water. Entering the hermitage, greatly tired as he was, he asked for water. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-013 तस्य श्रान्तस्य शुष्केण कण्ठेन क्रोशतस्तदा |
MN DUTT: 02-126-012 तस्य श्रान्तस्य शुष्केण कण्ठेन क्रोशतस्तदा |
M. N. Dutt: With fatigue and with a perched throat, he cried in a feeble voice which resembled like the inarticulate notes of a bird. Therefore none heard his voice. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-014 ततस्तं कलशं दृष्ट्वा जलपूर्णं स पार्थिवः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-013 ततस्तं कलशं दृष्ट्वा जलपूर्णं स पार्थिवः |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon the king, seeing the jar filled with water, quickly ran towards it. He drank the water and put the jar down. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-015 स पीत्वा शीतलं तोयं पिपासार्तो महीपतिः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-014 स पीत्वा शीतलं तोयं पिपासातॊ महीपतिः |
M. N. Dutt: That intelligent king, who was very thirsty, drank that cool water; his thirst being quenched he became greatly happy. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-016 ततस्ते प्रत्यबुध्यन्त ऋषयः सनराधिपाः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-015 ततस्ते प्रत्यबुध्यन्त मुनयः सतपोधनाः |
M. N. Dutt: Those ascetic Rishis then awoke from their sleep and all of them saw that the water of the jar was gone. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-017 कस्य कर्मेदमिति च पर्यपृच्छन्समागताः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-016 कस्य कर्मेदमिति ते पर्यपृच्छन् समागताः |
M. N. Dutt: The assembled all together and asked one another who had done this. Then Yuvanashva told the truth saying, “It was done by me.” |
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BORI CE: 03-126-018 न युक्तमिति तं प्राह भगवान्भार्गवस्तदा BORI CE: 03-126-019 मया ह्यत्राहितं ब्रह्म तप आस्थाय दारुणम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-017 न युक्तमिति तं प्राह भगवान् भार्गवस्तदा |
M. N. Dutt: The illustrious son of Bhrigu then said to hirn, O royal sage, O greatly powerful one, "It was not proper. This was kept with the object that a son may be born to you. It was endued with ascetic virtue. Having performed severe asceticism, I infused the virtue of my religious acts in this water, so that a son might be born to you. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-020 महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः BORI CE: 03-126-021 अनेन विधिना राजन्मयैतदुपपादितम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-018 महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः |
M. N. Dutt: O king, a son would have been bom to you would have been greatly strong, courageous, endued with the prowess of asceticism and who by his might would have even sent Indra to the abode of Yama. It was thus that this water was prepared by me. By drinking this water, O king, you have done what was not proper. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-022 न त्वद्य शक्यमस्माभिरेतत्कर्तुमतोऽन्यथा |
MN DUTT: 02-126-019 न त्वद्य शक्यमस्माभिरेतत् कर्तुमतोऽन्यथा |
M. N. Dutt: It is impossible now to turn back the incident which happened. What you have done was certainly ordained by Fate, |
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BORI CE: 03-126-023 पिपासितेन याः पीता विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृताः BORI CE: 03-126-024 विधास्यामो वयं तत्र तवेष्टिं परमाद्भुताम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-020 पिपासितेन याः पीता विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृताः |
M. N. Dutt: O great king, as you, being very thirsty, have drank the water prepared with sacred hymns which was filled with the virtue of my religious labours, you must bring forth out of your own body a son as described above. We shall perform for your sake a sacrifice of wonderful effect, so that you will bring forth a son equal to Indra. You will not feel any pain at the time of the delivery. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-025 ततो वर्षशते पूर्णे तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः BORI CE: 03-126-026 निश्चक्राम महातेजा न च तं मृत्युराविशत् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-021 ततो वर्षशते पूर्णे तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: When one hundred years passed away, a son, as effulgent as the sun, came out by rising the left side of that high-souled king. The greatly effulgent child came out, but king Yuvanashva did not die, it was no doubt a great wonder. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-027 ततः शक्रो महातेजास्तं दिदृक्षुरुपागमत् |
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: 02-126-022 ततः शक्रो महातेजास्तं दिदृक्षुरुपागमत् |
M. N. Dutt: Then greatly effulgent, Indra came there with the desire of seeing him. Thereupon the celestials asked Indra, “What is to be sucked by this boy?" |
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BORI CE: 03-126-028 मामयं धास्यतीत्येवं परिभाष्टः स वज्रिणा BORI CE: 03-126-029 प्रदेशिनीं शक्रदत्तामास्वाद्य स शिशुस्तदा |
MN DUTT: 02-126-023 प्रदेशिनी ततोऽस्यास्ये शक्रः समभिसंदधे |
M. N. Dutt: Then Indra gave his own fore finger into his mouth (to suck) and the wielder of thunder said, "he will suck me.” Thereupon the dwellers of heaven with Indra gave him the name Mandhata. Having sucked the fore-finger of Indra, he became greatly strong and he grew to be thirteen cubits. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-030 वेदास्तं सधनुर्वेदा दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चेश्वरम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-024 वेदास्तं सधनुर्वेदा दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चेश्वरम् |
M. N. Dutt: O great king, the whole of the sacred learning together with the holy science of arms was acquired by that greatly intelligent boy by the simple and unassisted power of his thought. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-031 धनुराजगवं नाम शराः शृङ्गोद्भवाश्च ये BORI CE: 03-126-032 सोऽभिषिक्तो मघवता स्वयं शक्रेण भारत |
MN DUTT: 02-126-025 आजगवं नामधनुः शराः शृङ्गोद्भवाश्च ये |
M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, the bow, celebrated all over the world by the name of Ajagava and a large number of arrows made of horn, also an impenetrable armour, all came to him on the same day. He was installed on the throne by Indra himself and he then conquered the three worlds in righteous way, as once Vishnu did by three steps. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-033 तस्याप्रतिहतं चक्रं प्रावर्तत महात्मनः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-026 तस्याप्रतिहतं चक्रं प्रावर्तत महात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: The wheel of that high-souled king's car was irresistible in its course. Gems and jewels came to that royal sage of their own accord. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-034 तस्येयं वसुसंपूर्णा वसुधा वसुधाधिप |
MN DUTT: 02-126-027 तस्यैवं वसुसम्पूर्णा वसुधा वसुधाधिप |
M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, this is the region which (once) belonged to him. It abounds in great wealth. He performed may sacrifices in which gifts were in abundance. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-035 चितचैत्यो महातेजा धर्मं प्राप्य च पुष्कलम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-028 चितचैत्यो महातेजाधर्मान् प्राप्य च पुष्कलान् |
M. N. Dutt: O king, that great, powerful and immeasurably effulgent king erected many sacred piles and performed greatly pious deeds, by which he obtained the privilege of sitting at Indra's side. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-036 एकाह्ना पृथिवी तेन धर्मनित्येन धीमता |
MN DUTT: 02-126-029 एकाहात् पृथिवी तेनधर्मनित्येनधीमता |
M. N. Dutt: That intelligent king conquered and ruled with virtuous laws the earth with cities and with the sea, the abode of gems. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-037 तस्य चित्यैर्महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-030 तस्य चैत्यैर्महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम् |
M. N. Dutt: O great king, the sacrificial grounds prepared by him were to be found all over the earth. There is not a single spot which is not marked with it. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-038 तेन पद्मसहस्राणि गवां दश महात्मना |
MN DUTT: 02-126-031 तेन पद्मसहस्राणि गवां दश महात्मना |
M. N. Dutt: O great king, that greatly powerful king is said to have given away to the Brahmanas ten thousand Padmas and kine. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-039 तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना |
MN DUTT: 02-126-032 तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना |
M. N. Dutt: When there was a draught extending for twelve years, disregarding the wielder of thunder, he caused rain to fall for the growth of crops. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-040 तेन सोमकुलोत्पन्नो गान्धाराधिपतिर्महान् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-033 तेन सोमकुलोत्पन्नो गान्धाराधिपतिर्महान् |
M. N. Dutt: The greatly powerful king of Gandhara, born in the Lunar dynasty, was terrible like the roaring clouds. Those that foolishly attacked him with arrows were immediately killed by him. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-041 प्रजाश्चतुर्विधास्तेन जिता राजन्महात्मना |
MN DUTT: 02-126-034 प्रजाश्चतुर्विधास्तेन त्राता राजन् कृतात्मना |
M. N. Dutt: O king, that intelligent king protected the four orders of the people and by virtue of his asceticism and religious rites the world was kept from harm by that greatly powerful king. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-042 तस्यैतद्देवयजनं स्थानमादित्यवर्चसः |
MN DUTT: 02-126-035 तस्यैतद् देवयजनं स्थानमादित्यवर्चसः |
M. N. Dutt: This is the place where he, as effulgent as the sun, performed sacrifices to the celestials. Look as it. Yonder it is in the middle of Kurukshetra. |
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BORI CE: 03-126-043 एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मान्धातुश्चरितं महत् |
MN DUTT: 02-126-036 एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं मान्धातुश्चरितं महत् |
M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, I have thus narrated to you all the great history of Mandhata, the manner in which he was born, a birth which was surely wonderful.” |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-126-037 वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स कौन्तेयो लोमशेन महर्षिणा |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata, having been thus addressed by the great Rishi Lomasha, the son of Kunti (Yudhishthira) asked other questions about Somaka. |
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