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Book 13 – Chapter 050
BORI CE: 13-050-001 युधिष्ठिर उवाच |
MN DUTT: 09-050-001 युधिष्ठिर उवाच दर्शने कीदृशः स्नेहः संवासे च पितामह |
M. N. Dutt: Yudhishthira said What is the nature of the compassion or pity that is felt at seeing the misery of another? What is the nature of that compassion or sympathy that one feels for another on account of his living in the companionship of that other? What is the nature of the supreme blessedness of kine? You should, O grandfather explain all this to me. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-002 भीष्म उवाच |
MN DUTT: 09-050-002 भीष्म उवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तं महाद्युते |
M. N. Dutt: Bhishma said I shall, O you of great effulgence, recite to you in this connection an ancient narrative of a conversation between Nahusha and the Rishi Chyavana. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-003 पुरा महर्षिश्च्यवनो भार्गवो भरतर्षभ |
MN DUTT: 09-050-003 पुरा महर्षिश्च्यवनो भार्गवो भरतर्षभ |
M. N. Dutt: Formerly, O chief of Bharata's race, the great Rishi Chyavana of Bhrigu's race, always practising high vows, became desirous of leading for sometime the mode of life called Udavasa, and sed himself to commence it. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-004 निहत्य मानं क्रोधं च प्रहर्षं शोकमेव च |
MN DUTT: 09-050-004 निहत्य मानं क्रोधं च प्रहर्षं शोकमेव च |
M. N. Dutt: Renouncing pride, anger, joy and grief, the ascetic, pledging himself to observe that vow, set himself to live for twelve years, according to the rules of Udavasa. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-005 आदधत्सर्वभूतेषु विस्रम्भं परमं शुभम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-005 आदधत् सर्वभूतेषु विश्रम्भं परमं शुभम् |
M. N. Dutt: The Rishi inspired all creatures with trust. And he inspired similar confidence in all creatures living in water. The powerful ascetic resembled the Moon himself in his conduct to all. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-006 स्थाणुभूतः शुचिर्भूत्वा दैवतेभ्यः प्रणम्य च |
MN DUTT: 09-050-006 स्थाणुभूतः शुचिर्भूत्वा दैवतेभ्यः प्रणम्य च |
M. N. Dutt: Bowing to all the deities and having purged himself of all sins, he entered the water at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, and stood there like an inanimate post of wood. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-007 गङ्गायमुनयोर्वेगं सुभीमं भीमनिःस्वनम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-007 गङ्गायमुनयोर्वेगं सुभीमं भीमनिःस्वनम् |
M. N. Dutt: Placing his head against it, he bore the fierce and roaring current of the two rivers united together,—the current whose speed resembled that of the wind itself. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-008 गङ्गा च यमुना चैव सरितश्चानुगास्तयोः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-008 गङ्गे च यमुने चैव सरितश्च सरांसि च |
M. N. Dutt: Ganga and Yamuna, however, and the other rivers and lakes, whose waters unite together at the confluence at Prayaga, instead of afflicting the Rishi, went beyond him. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-009 अन्तर्जले स सुष्वाप काष्ठभूतो महामुनिः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-009 अन्तर्जलेषु सुष्वाप काष्ठभूतो महामुनिः |
M. N. Dutt: Assuming the attitude of a wooden post, the great Muni sometimes laid himself down in the water and slept at ease. And sometimes, O chief of Bharata's race the intelligent sage stood erect. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-010 जलौकसां स सत्त्वानां बभूव प्रियदर्शनः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-010 जलौकसां स सत्त्वानां बभूव प्रियदर्शनः |
M. N. Dutt: He became quite agreeable to all creatures living in water. Without the least fear, all these used to smell the Rishi's lips. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 09-050-011 तत्र तस्यासतः कालः समतीतोऽभवन्महान् |
M. N. Dutt: In this way, the Rishi passed a long time at that grand confluence of waters. One day, some fishermen came there. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-011 ततः कदाचित्समये कस्मिंश्चिन्मत्स्यजीविनः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-011 तत्र तस्यासतः कालः समतीतोऽभवन्महान् MN DUTT: 09-050-012 तं देशं समुपाजग्मुर्जालहस्ता महाद्युते |
M. N. Dutt: In this way, the Rishi passed a long time at that grand confluence of waters. One day, some fishermen came there. With nets in their hands, O you of great effuigence, those men came where the Rishi was. They were many in number and all of them were bent upon catching fish. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-012 निषादा बहवस्तत्र मत्स्योद्धरणनिश्चिताः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-013 व्यायता बलिनः शूराः सलिलेष्वनिवर्तिनः |
M. N. Dutt: Well-formed and broadchested, gifted with great strength and courage, and never returning in fear from water, those men who lived upon the earning by their nets, came there, resolved to catch fish. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-013 जालं च योजयामासुर्विशेषेण जनाधिप |
MN DUTT: 09-050-014 जालं ते योजयामासुनिःशेषेण जनाधिप |
M. N. Dutt: Arrived at that water which, contained many fish, those fishermen, O chief of the Bharatas, tied all their nets together. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-014 ततस्ते बहुभिर्योगैः कैवर्ता मत्स्यकाङ्क्षिणः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-015 ततस्ते बहुभिर्योगैः कैवर्ता मत्स्यकाक्षिणः |
M. N. Dutt: Desirous of fish, of fish, those innumerable Kaivartas, united together and surrounded a portion of the waters of Ganga and Yamuna with their nets. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-015 जालं सुविततं तेषां नवसूत्रकृतं तथा |
MN DUTT: 09-050-016 जालं सुविततं तेषां नवसूत्रकृतं तथा |
M. N. Dutt: Indeed, they threw upon the water their net which was made of new strings, capable of covering a large space, and having sufficient length and breadth. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-016 ततस्ते सुमहच्चैव बलवच्च सुवर्तितम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-017 ततस्ते सुमहच्चैव बलवच्च सुवर्तितम् |
M. N. Dutt: Getting down into the water, all of them began to drag with great force that net which was very large and had been wellspread over a large space. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-017 अभीतरूपाः संहृष्टास्तेऽन्योन्यवशवर्तिनः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-018 अभीतरूपाः मंहृष्टा अन्योन्यवशवर्तिनः |
M. N. Dutt: All of them were free from fear, cheerful, and fully determined to do one another's bidding. They had succeeded in catching a large number of fish and other aquatic animals. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-018 तथा मत्स्यैः परिवृतं च्यवनं भृगुनन्दनम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-019 तथा मत्स्यैः परिवृतं च्यवनं भृगुनन्दनम् |
M. N. Dutt: And as they dragged their net, o king, they easily dragged up Chyavana the son of Bhrigu, along with a large number of fish. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-019 नदीशैवलदिग्धाङ्गं हरिश्मश्रुजटाधरम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-020 नदीशैवलदिग्धाङ्गं हरिश्मश्रुजटाधरम् |
M. N. Dutt: His body was overgrown with the rivermoss. His beard and matted locks had become green. And all over his body could be seen conchs and other mollusca attached with their heads. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-020 तं जालेनोद्धृतं दृष्ट्वा ते तदा वेदपारगम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-021 तं जालेनोद्धृतं दृष्ट्वा ते तदा वेदपारगम् |
M. N. Dutt: Seeing that Rishi who was a master of the Vedas dragged up by them from the water, all the fishermen stood with joined hands and then laid themselves low on the ground and repeatedly bent their heads. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-021 परिखेदपरित्रासाज्जालस्याकर्षणेन च |
MN DUTT: 09-050-022 परिखेदपरित्रासाज्जालस्याकर्षणेन च |
M. N. Dutt: Through fear and pain caused by the dragging to the net, and on account of their being brought upon the land, the fishes caught in the net died. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-022 स मुनिस्तत्तदा दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यानां कदनं कृतम् |
MN DUTT: 09-050-023 स मुनिस्तत् तदा दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यानां कदनं कृतम् |
M. N. Dutt: Seeing that great onslaught of fishes, the ascetic became filled with compassion and sighed repeatedly. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-023 निषादा ऊचुः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-024 मत्स्य पुरुष उवाच अज्ञानाद् यत् कृतं पापं प्रसादं तत्र नः कुरु |
M. N. Dutt: The fishermen said We have perpetrated this sin unwillingly. Be pleased with us! What wish of yours shall we fulfil? Command us, ogreat ascetic. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-024 भीष्म उवाच |
MN DUTT: 09-050-025 भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तो मत्स्यमध्यस्थश्च्यवनो वाक्यमब्रवीत् |
M. N. Dutt: Bhishma said Thus addressed by them, Chyavana, from among that mass of fishes around him, said Do you with rapt attention hear what my most cherished wish is. |
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BORI CE: 13-050-025 प्राणोत्सर्गं विक्रयं वा मत्स्यैर्यास्याम्यहं सह |
MN DUTT: 09-050-026 प्राणोत्सर्ग विसर्ग वा मत्स्यैर्यास्यामम्यहं सह |
M. N. Dutt: I shall either die with these fishes or do ye sell me with them. I have lived with them for a long time within the water. I do not wish to leave them at such a time! |
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BORI CE: 13-050-026 इत्युक्तास्ते निषादास्तु सुभृशं भयकम्पिताः |
MN DUTT: 09-050-027 इत्युक्तास्ते निषादास्तु सुभृशं भयकम्पिताः |
M. N. Dutt: When he said these words to them, the fishermen became greatly terrified. With pale faces they went to king Nahusha and informed him of all that had occurred. |
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