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Book 03 – Chapter 131
BORI CE: 03-131-001 श्येन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-001 श्येन उवाच धर्मात्मानं त्वाहुरेकं सर्वे राजन् महीक्षितः |
M. N. Dutt: The Hawk said: All the kings of earth call you virtuous. Therefore why do you perform an act which is not in accordance with Dharma? |
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BORI CE: 03-131-002 विहितं भक्षणं राजन्पीड्यमानस्य मे क्षुधा |
MN DUTT: 02-131-002 विहितं भक्षणं राजन् पीड्यमानस्य मे क्षुधा |
M. N. Dutt: O king, I am oppressed by hunger; do not withhold from me my ordained food on the belief that you are thus gaining virtue, whereas you are not. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-003 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-003 राजोवाच संत्रस्तरूपस्त्राणार्थी त्वत्तो भीतो महाद्विज |
M. N. Dutt: The King said: O great bird, this one is afflicted with the fear of you; and desirous of escaping from you it has come in a fury to me for protection. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-004 एवमभ्यागतस्येह कपोतस्याभयार्थिनः |
MN DUTT: 02-131-004 एवमभ्यागतस्येह कपोतस्याभयार्थिनः |
M. N. Dutt: O hawk, why do you not see that it is a great virtue for me not to give up this pigeon which has thus come to me? |
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BORI CE: 03-131-005 प्रस्पन्दमानः संभ्रान्तः कपोतः श्येन लक्ष्यते |
MN DUTT: 02-131-005 प्रस्पन्दमानः सम्भ्रान्तः कपोतः श्येन लक्ष्यते |
M. N. Dutt: O hawk, this pigeon is seen to tremble with fear; it is agitated, it has come to me for protection of its life. It is not proper for me to forsake it. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-131-006 यो हि कश्चिद् द्विजान् हन्याद् गां वा लोकस्य मातरम् शरणागतं च त्यजते तुल्यं तेषां हि पातकम् |
M. N. Dutt: He who kills a Brahmana and the mother of men (cow) and he who forsakes one who seeks his protection, both commit equal sin. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-006 श्येन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-007 श्येन उवाच आहारात् सर्वभूतानि सम्भवन्ति महीपते |
M. N. Dutt: The Hawk said : O ruler of earth, all creatures exist on food. The animals are nourished and sustained by food. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-007 शक्यते दुस्त्यजेऽप्यर्थे चिररात्राय जीवितुम् |
MN DUTT: 02-131-008 शक्यते दुस्त्यजेऽप्यर्थे चिररात्राय जीवितुम् |
M. N. Dutt: A man can live many days even after forsaking his dear ones, but be cannot live long after abstaining from food. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-008 भक्ष्याद्विलोपितस्याद्य मम प्राणा विशां पते |
MN DUTT: 02-131-009 भक्ष्याद् वियोजितस्याद्य मम प्राणा विशाम्पते |
M. N. Dutt: O king, my life will depart today if deprived of food. Leaving my body it would fearlessly go away to other ways. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-009 प्रमृते मयि धर्मात्मन्पुत्रदारं नशिष्यति |
MN DUTT: 02-131-010 प्रमृते मयिधर्मात्मन् पुत्रदारादि नक्ष्यति |
M. N. Dutt: O virtuous-minded one, at my death my wife and children will perish. By protecting the pigeon you do not (at all) protect many lives. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-010 धर्मं यो बाधते धर्मो न स धर्मः कुधर्म तत् |
MN DUTT: 02-131-011 धर्मं यो बाधतेधर्मो न सधर्मः कुधर्म तत् |
M. N. Dutt: The virtue, that stands in the way of another virtue, is (really) unrighteousness. O truthful king, that virtue true virtue which is not conflicting. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-011 विरोधिषु महीपाल निश्चित्य गुरुलाघवम् BORI CE: 03-131-012 गुरुलाघवमाज्ञाय धर्माधर्मविनिश्चये |
MN DUTT: 02-131-012 विरोधिषु महीपाल निश्चित्य गुरुलाघवम् |
M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, after comparing the opposing virtues and weighing their comparative merits, one ought to espouse that which is not opposing. Where there is no confliction, one should adopt that virtue which preponderates. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-013 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-013 राजोवाच बहुकल्याणसंयुक्तं भाषसे विहगोत्तम |
M. N. Dutt: The King said : O excellent bird, as you speak words fraught with good, (may I ask) are you the king of birds, Suparna (Garuda)? I have not the least doubt that you are learned in all the precepts of virtue. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-131-014 तथा हिधर्मसंयुक्तं बहु चित्रं च भाषसे |
M. N. Dutt: As you speak many and various words of virtue, I do not see there is anything in respect with it which you do not know. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-014 न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचिदिति त्वा लक्षयाम्यहम् |
MN DUTT: 02-131-014 तथा हिधर्मसंयुक्तं बहु चित्रं च भाषसे MN DUTT: 02-131-015 शरणैषिपरित्यागं कथं साध्विति मन्यसे |
M. N. Dutt: As you speak many and various words of virtue, I do not see there is anything in respect with it which you do not know. O bird, why do you consider, it virtuous to forsake one who seeks one's protection? Your attempt is only to search for food. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-015 आहारार्थं समारम्भस्तव चायं विहंगम |
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: 03-131-016 गोवृषो वा वराहो वा मृगो वा महिषोऽपि वा |
MN DUTT: 02-131-016 शक्यश्चाप्यन्यथा कर्तुमाहारोऽप्यधिकस्त्वया |
M. N. Dutt: You can appease you hunger with some other food which would be more plentiful. I am perfectly willing to procure for you any sort of food that would be palatable to you, whether it be an ox or a boar or a deer or a buffalo. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-017 श्येन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-017 श्येन उवाच न वराहं न चोक्षाणं न मृगान् विविधांस्तथा |
M. N. Dutt: The Hawk said: O great king, I am not desirous of eating a boar or an ox or any other kind of beasts. What have I to do with any other food? |
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BORI CE: 03-131-018 यस्तु मे दैवविहितो भक्षः क्षत्रियपुंगव |
MN DUTT: 02-131-018 यस्तु मे देवविहितो भक्षः क्षत्रियपुङ्गव |
M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, O best of Kshatriyas, give me therefore this pigeon which is the food ordained to me by the celestials. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-019 श्येनाः कपोतान्खादन्ति स्थितिरेषा सनातनी |
MN DUTT: 02-131-019 श्यनेः कपोतानत्तीति स्थितिरेषा सनातनी |
M. N. Dutt: O king, that the hawks eat the pigeons, is an eternal law. Do not get on a plantain tree not knowing its want of strength (to support you). |
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BORI CE: 03-131-020 राजोवाच |
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: 02-131-020 राजोवाच राष्ट्र शिबीनामृद्धं वै ददानि तव खेचर |
M. N. Dutt: The King said : Oranger of skies, I am willing to give you this kingdom of my dynasty and all wealth and also all that you desire to have, |
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BORI CE: 03-131-021 येनेमं वर्जयेथास्त्वं कर्मणा पक्षिसत्तम |
MN DUTT: 02-131-021 विनेनं पक्षिणं श्येन शरणार्थिनमागतम् |
M. N. Dutt: O hawk, O excellent bird, with the exception of giving up this pigeon which has come to me for protection. Tell me what I shall have to do for the deliverance of this bird, I shall not give you this pigeon. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-022 श्येन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-022 श्येन उवाच उशीनर कपोते ते यदि स्नेहो नराधिप |
M. N. Dutt: The Hawk said : O Ushinara, O ruler of men, if you have so much affection for the pigeon, then cut a portion of your flesh and weigh it against this pigeon. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-023 यदा समं कपोतेन तव मांसं भवेन्नृप |
MN DUTT: 02-131-023 यदा समं कपोतेन तव मांसं नृपोत्तम |
M. N. Dutt: O excellent king, when you flesh would be equal in weight with this pigeon, give it then to me and I shall be then satisfied. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-024 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-024 राजोवाच अनुग्रहमिमं मन्ये श्येन यन्माभियाचसे |
M. N. Dutt: The King said : O hawk, I consider your this request as a favour. I shall give you my own flesh weighing it against the pigeon. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-025 लोमश उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-025 लोमश उवाच उत्कृत्य स स्वयं मांसं राजा परमधर्मवित् |
M. N. Dutt: Lomasha said: O son of Kunti, O lord, cutting off his own flesh, that virtuous king weighed it against the pigeon. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-026 ध्रियमाणस्तु तुलया कपोतो व्यतिरिच्यते |
MN DUTT: 02-131-026 ध्रियमाणः कपोतस्तु मांसेनात्यतिरिच्यते |
M. N. Dutt: But when he found that the pigeon was more heavy than this flesh (thus cut and placed in the scale), the king Ushinara again cut (some more) flesh (from his body) and placed it (in the scale). |
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BORI CE: 03-131-027 न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समं धृतम् |
MN DUTT: 02-131-027 न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समंधृतम् |
M. N. Dutt: When portion after portion of his flesh had been added to weigh against the pigeon and no more flesh was left on his body, he then himself mounted on the scale. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-028 श्येन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-131-028 श्येन उवाच इन्द्रोऽहमस्मिधर्मज्ञ कपोतो हव्यवाडयम् |
M. N. Dutt: The Hawk said : O virtuous king, I am Indra. The pigeon is the carrier of the sacrificial Ghee (Agni). In order to test your virtuous merit, we came to your sacrificial grounds, |
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BORI CE: 03-131-029 यत्ते मांसानि गात्रेभ्य उत्कृत्तानि विशां पते |
MN DUTT: 02-131-029 यत् ते मांसानि गात्रेभ्य उत्कृत्तानि विशाम्पते |
M. N. Dutt: O king, as you have cut off your flesh from your body, your glory will be resplendent. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-030 यावल्लोके मनुष्यास्त्वां कथयिष्यन्ति पार्थिव |
MN DUTT: 02-131-030 यावल्लोके मनुष्यास्त्वां कथयिष्यन्ति पार्थिव |
M. N. Dutt: O king, as long as men will speak of you on earth, so long will your glory endure and eternal region would be reserved for you. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-031 लोमश उवाच |
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: 02-131-031 इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानमारुरोह दिवं पुनः |
M. N. Dutt: Lomasha said: Having said this to the king, he (Indra) again went to heaven. And the virtuous Ushinara also, after filling heaven and earth with the merit of his pious deeds, went to heaven in an effulgent form. O king, yonder is the residence of that illustrious king. |
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BORI CE: 03-131-032 अत्र वै सततं देवा मुनयश्च सनातनाः |
MN DUTT: 02-131-032 पश्यस्वैतन्मया सार्धं पुण्यं पापप्रमोचनम् |
M. N. Dutt: Behold it which is holy and capable of cleansing sins. O king, here are always seen the celestials and eternal Rishis and also virtuous and high-souled Brahmanas. |
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