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Book 03 – Chapter 278
BORI CE: 03-278-001 मार्कण्डेय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-001 मार्कण्डेय उवाच अथ मद्राधिपो राजा नारदेन समागतः |
M. N. Dutt: Markandeya said : OBharata, (one day) when that monarch, the king of the Madra, joined by Narada and seated in the midst of his court, was conversing with him. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-002 ततोऽभिगम्य तीर्थानि सर्वाण्येवाश्रमांस्तथा |
MN DUTT: 02-294-002 ततोऽभिगम्य तीर्थानि सर्वाण्येवाश्रमांस्तथा |
M. N. Dutt: Savitri, after visiting all the Tirthas and the hermitages, came to the abode of her father together with the ministers. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-003 नारदेन सहासीनं दृष्ट्वा सा पितरं शुभा |
MN DUTT: 02-294-003 नारदेन सहासीनं सा दृष्ट्वा पितरं शुभा |
M. N. Dutt: That auspicious one, seeing her father seated with Narada, bowed down to the feet of both with her head. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-004 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-004 नारद उवाच क्व गदाभूत् सुतेयं ते कुतश्चैवागता नृप |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: O king, where did this your daughter go to and where does she come from? Why do you not bestow this youthful (damsel) on a husband? |
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BORI CE: 03-278-005 अश्वपतिरुवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-005 अश्वपतिरुवाच कार्येण खल्वनेनैव प्रेषितायैव चागता |
M. N. Dutt: Ashyapati said : She was sent on that very business and she is just now come. Hear, O divine sage, from her, whom she has chosen for her husband. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-006 मार्कण्डेय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-006 मार्कण्डेय उवाच सा ब्रूहि विस्तरेणेति पित्रा संचोदिता शुभा |
M. N. Dutt: Markandeya said : That auspicious one, at the command of her father to relate everything in detail, regarded his words like those of a god and said thus, |
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BORI CE: 03-278-007 आसीच्छाल्वेषु धर्मात्मा क्षत्रियः पृथिवीपतिः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-007 सावित्र्युवाच आसीच्छाल्वेषु धर्मात्मा क्षत्रियः पृथिवीपतिः |
M. N. Dutt: Savitri said : There was, in Shalya, a pious Kshatriya king, Dyumatsena by name, who lost his eyes in course of time. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-008 विनष्टचक्षुषस्तस्य बालपुत्रस्य धीमतः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-008 विनष्टचक्षुषस्तस्य बालपुत्रस्य धीमतः |
M. N. Dutt: That intellectual (monarch) who had an only infant son, having lost his eyes, a neighbouring enemy who bore him an old grudge, taking advantage of his blindness, seized his kingdom. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-009 स बालवत्सया सार्धं भार्यया प्रस्थितो वनम् |
MN DUTT: 02-294-009 स बालवत्सया साधु भार्यया प्रस्थितो वनम् |
M. N. Dutt: (Deprived of his kingdom), he (Dyumatsena) accompanied by his wife with the infant at her breast, retired to the woods. And having gone to a great forest, he, observant of rigid vows, began to practise asceticism. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-010 तस्य पुत्रः पुरे जातः संवृद्धश्च तपोवने |
MN DUTT: 02-294-010 तस्य पुत्र पुरे जातः संवृद्धश्च तपोवने |
M. N. Dutt: His son, Satyavana (by name), born in the city and brought up in the hermitage, is my fit husband and I have wedded him in my mind. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-011 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-011 नारद उवाच अहो बत महत् पापं सावित्र्या नृपते कृतम् |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: Alas, O king, Savitri has done a very foolish act in as much as she, has through ignorance, chosen for her husband, Satyavana endued with (high) qualities. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-012 सत्यं वदत्यस्य पिता सत्यं माता प्रभाषते |
MN DUTT: 02-294-012 सत्यं वदत्यस्य पिता सत्यं माता प्रभाषते |
M. N. Dutt: It is because his father is (ever) truthful and his mother speaks the truth, that the Brahmanas have named him Satyavana (i.e. truthful). |
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BORI CE: 03-278-013 बालस्याश्वाः प्रियाश्चास्य करोत्यश्वांश्च मृन्मयान् |
MN DUTT: 02-294-013 बालस्याश्वाः प्रियाश्चास्य करोत्यश्वांश्च मृन्मयान् |
M. N. Dutt: In his boyhood he was very fond of horses, made horses of clay and painted them. Therefore he is (sometimes) called Chitrashva (i.e. one who paints horses) |
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BORI CE: 03-278-014 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-014 राजोवाच अपीदानी स तेजस्वी बुद्धिमान् वा नृपात्मजः |
M. N. Dutt: The King said: Is now the prince Satyavana, who is attached to his father, energetic, intelligent, forgiving and brave? |
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BORI CE: 03-278-015 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-015 नारद उवाच विवस्वानिव तेजस्वी बृहस्पतिसमो मतौ |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: He is energetic as Vibhavasu (the sun), wise as Brihaspati, heroic as Mahendra and forgiving as the earth. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-016 अश्वपतिरुवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-016 अश्वपतिरुवाच अपि राजात्मजो दाता ब्रह्मण्यश्चापि सत्यवान् |
M. N. Dutt: Ashvapati said : Is the king's son, Satyavana, charitable, devoted to the Brahmanas, handsome, largehearted and of amiable appearance? |
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BORI CE: 03-278-017 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-017 नारद उवाच सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य स्वशक्त्या दानतः समः |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said : With regard to charity commensurate with his means, he is equal to Rantideva, the son of Sankriti and he is as devoted to the Brahmanas and as truthful as Shibi, the son of Ushinara. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-018 ययातिरिव चोदारः सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-018 ययातिरिव चोदारः सोमवत् प्रियदर्शनः |
M. N. Dutt: The heroic Satyavana is equal to Yayati in magnanimity, is as lovely to look at as the moon and is as beautiful as either of the twin Ashvinis. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-019 स दान्तः स मृदुः शूरः स सत्यः स जितेन्द्रियः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-019 स दान्तः स मृदुः शूरः स सत्यः संयतेन्द्रियः |
M. N. Dutt: He is (moreover) possessed of self-restraint, is meek, heroic, truthful, of subdued senses, faithful to his friends, free from malice, modest and patient. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-020 नित्यशश्चार्जवं तस्मिन्स्थितिस्तस्यैव च ध्रुवा |
MN DUTT: 02-294-020 नित्यशश्चार्जवं तस्मिन् स्थितिस्तस्यैव च ध्रुवा |
M. N. Dutt: To be brief, men of great asceticism and of high character say that he (Satyavana) is ever plain and firm in honour. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-021 अश्वपतिरुवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-021 अश्वपतिरुवाच गुणैरुपेतं सर्वैस्तं भगवन् प्रब्रवीषि मे |
M. N. Dutt: Ashvapati said: O adorable one, you have described him as possessed of all noble qualities. Now tell me of his defects, if there be any. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-294-022 नारद उवाच एक एवास्य दोषो हि गुणानाक्रम्य तिष्ठति |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: He has only one defect which has eclipsed all his qualities and which even by the most vigorous exertions cannot be rooted out. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-022 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-023 एको दोषोऽस्ति नान्योऽस्य सोऽद्यप्रभृति सत्यवान् |
M. N. Dutt: He has only one defect and no other. Satyavana who has a little of life in store for him, will, within a year from this day, breathe his last. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-023 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-024 राजोवाच एहि सावित्रि गच्छस्व अन्यं वरय शोभने |
M. N. Dutt: The King said: O beautiful Savitri, go and seek another for your husband. He has a great defect which lies surpassing all his merits. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-024 यथा मे भगवानाह नारदो देवसत्कृतः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-025 यथा मे भगवानाह नारदो देवस्तकृतः |
M. N. Dutt: The divine Narada, who is honoured by the celestials, tells me that within a year, he, of short life, will give up the ghost. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-025 सावित्र्युवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-026 सावित्र्युवाच सकृदंशो निपतति सकृत् कन्या प्रदीयते |
M. N. Dutt: Savitri said: The die falls but once and the daughter can once be bestowed. The words "I bestow" are uttered but once and once only these three things occur. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-026 दीर्घायुरथ वाल्पायुः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा |
MN DUTT: 02-294-027 दीर्घायुरथवाल्पायुः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा |
M. N. Dutt: Whether his life be long or short, whether he be gifted with (noble) qualities or destitute of them, I have for once, chosen him for my husband and will not select any other a second time. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-027 मनसा निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो वाचाभिधीयते |
MN DUTT: 02-294-028 मनसा निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो वाचाभिधीयते |
M. N. Dutt: Having (first) settled a thing in mind, it is then expressed in words and is ultimately given effect to by (external) acts. My (own) mind is a proof of this. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-028 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-029 नारद उवाच स्थिरा बुद्धिर्नरश्रेष्ठ सावित्र्या दुहितुस्तव |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: O best of men, your daughter is firm in her resolve. It is impossible to wean her away from virtue. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-029 नान्यस्मिन्पुरुषे सन्ति ये सत्यवति वै गुणाः |
MN DUTT: 02-294-030 नान्यस्मिन् पुरुषे सन्ति ये सत्यवति वै गुणाः |
M. N. Dutt: The qualities that are present in Satyavana are wanting in any other person. Therefore I command the bestowal of your daughter (on Satyavana). |
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BORI CE: 03-278-030 राजोवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-031 राजोवाच अविचाल्यं तदुक्तं यत् तथ्यं भगवता वचः |
M. N. Dutt: The King said: The words of your respectable self are true and should never be dishonoured. Since O adorable one, you are my preceptor I will do as directed by you. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-031 नारद उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-032 नारद उवाच अविघ्नमस्तु सावित्र्याः प्रदाने दुहितुस्तव |
M. N. Dutt: Narada said: May your daughter Savitri, be given away without any obstruction. I shall now go away. May you be all happy. |
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BORI CE: 03-278-032 मार्कण्डेय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-294-033 मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा समुत्पत्य नारदस्त्रिदिवं गतः |
M. N. Dutt: Markandeya said : Saying this, Narada, soaring upwards, returned to heaven. And the king too began to ..jake preparations for the marriage of his daughter. |
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