Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 2 — Chapter 10
DB 2 10.1
परीक्षिन्मरणम् सूत उवाच तस्मिन्नेव दिने नाम्ना तक्षकस्तं नृपोत्तमम् । शप्तं ज्ञात्वा गृहात्तूर्णं निःसृतः पुरुषोत्तमः
parīkṣinmaraṇam sūta uvāca tasminneva dine nāmnā takṣakastaṃ nṛpottamam | śaptaṃ jñātvā gṛhāttūrṇaṃ niḥsṛtaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
The death of Parīkṣit. Sūta said: On that very day, one named Takṣaka, knowing that best of kings had been cursed, that foremost of beings swiftly went out from his house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.2
वृद्धब्राह्मणवेषेण तक्षकः पथि निर्गतः । अपश्यत्कश्यपं मार्गे व्रजन्तं नृपतिं प्रति
vṛddhabrāhmaṇaveṣeṇa takṣakaḥ pathi nirgataḥ | apaśyatkaśyapaṃ mārge vrajantaṃ nṛpatiṃ prati
Takṣaka set out on the road in the guise of an old brahmin, and saw Kaśyapa on the way, going toward the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.3
तमपृच्छत्पन्नगोऽसौ ब्राह्मणं मन्त्रवादिनम् । क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किञ्च कार्यं चिकीर्षति
tamapṛcchatpannago'sau brāhmaṇaṃ mantravādinam | kva bhavāṃstvarito yāti kiñca kāryaṃ cikīrṣati
That serpent asked the brahmin, the reciter of mantras: "Where is your honour going in haste, and what task do you wish to do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.4
कश्यप उवाच परीक्षितं नृपश्रेष्ठं तक्षकश्च प्रधक्ष्यति । तत्राहं त्वरितो यामि नृपं कर्तुमपज्वरम्
kaśyapa uvāca parīkṣitaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ takṣakaśca pradhakṣyati | tatrāhaṃ tvarito yāmi nṛpaṃ kartumapajvaram
Kaśyapa said: "Takṣaka will burn up Parīkṣit, the best of kings; I am going there in haste to make the king free of fever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.5
मन्त्रोऽस्ति मम विप्रेन्द्र विषनाशकरः किल । जीवयिष्याम्यहं तं वै जीवितव्येऽधुना किल
mantro'sti mama viprendra viṣanāśakaraḥ kila | jīvayiṣyāmyahaṃ taṃ vai jīvitavye'dhunā kila
I have a mantra, O chief of brahmins, that destroys poison; I shall indeed revive him, if he is to live now."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.6
तक्षक उवाच अहं स पन्नगो ब्रह्मंस्तं धक्ष्यामि महीपतिम् । निवर्तस्व न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं चिकित्सितुम्
takṣaka uvāca ahaṃ sa pannago brahmaṃstaṃ dhakṣyāmi mahīpatim | nivartasva na śaktastvaṃ mayā daṣṭaṃ cikitsitum
Takṣaka said: "I am that serpent, O brahmin; I shall burn that lord of earth. Turn back—you are not able to treat one bitten by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.7
कश्यप उवाच अहं दष्टं त्वया सर्प नृपं शप्तं द्विजेन वै । जीवयिष्याम्यसन्देहं कामं मन्त्रबलेन वै
kaśyapa uvāca ahaṃ daṣṭaṃ tvayā sarpa nṛpaṃ śaptaṃ dvijena vai | jīvayiṣyāmyasandehaṃ kāmaṃ mantrabalena vai
Kaśyapa said: "O serpent, the king bitten by you, cursed by the brahmin—I shall revive him without doubt, at will, by the power of mantra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.8
तक्षक उवाच यदि त्वं जीवितुं यासि मया दष्टं नृपोत्तमम् । मन्त्रशक्तिबलं विप्र दर्शय त्वं ममानघ
takṣaka uvāca yadi tvaṃ jīvituṃ yāsi mayā daṣṭaṃ nṛpottamam | mantraśaktibalaṃ vipra darśaya tvaṃ mamānagha
Takṣaka said: "If you are going to revive the best of kings when he is bitten by me, then show me the strength of your mantra's power, O sinless brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.9
धक्ष्याम्येनं च न्यग्रोधं विषदंष्ट्राभिरद्य वै । कश्यप उवाच जीवयिष्ये त्वया दष्टं दग्धं वा पन्नगोत्तम
dhakṣyāmyenaṃ ca nyagrodhaṃ viṣadaṃṣṭrābhiradya vai | kaśyapa uvāca jīvayiṣye tvayā daṣṭaṃ dagdhaṃ vā pannagottama
I shall now burn this banyan tree with my poison fangs." Kaśyapa said: "I shall revive what is bitten or burnt by you, O best of serpents."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.10
सूत उवाच अदशत्पन्नगो वृक्षं भस्मसाच्च चकार तम् । उवाच कश्यपं भूयो जीवयैनं द्विजोत्तम द्वितीयस्कन्धे परीक्षिन्मरणं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
sūta uvāca adaśatpannago vṛkṣaṃ bhasmasācca cakāra tam | uvāca kaśyapaṃ bhūyo jīvayainaṃ dvijottama dvitīyaskandhe parīkṣinmaraṇaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
Sūta said: The serpent bit the tree and reduced it to ashes; then it spoke again to Kaśyapa: "Revive this, best of the twice-born." — Chapter ten, called "The Death of Parīkṣit," in the second book.
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DB 2 10.11
दृष्ट्वा भस्मीकृतं वृक्षं पन्नगेन विषाग्निना । सर्वं भस्म समाहृत्य कश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
dṛṣṭvā bhasmīkṛtaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pannagena viṣāgninā | sarvaṃ bhasma samāhṛtya kaśyapo vākyamabravīt
Seeing the tree reduced to ashes by the serpent with the fire of its venom, Kaśyapa gathered up all the ash and spoke these words:
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DB 2 10.12
पश्य मन्त्रबलं मेऽद्य न्यग्रोधं पन्नगोत्तम । जीवयाम्यद्य वृक्षं वै पश्यतस्ते महाविष
paśya mantrabalaṃ me'dya nyagrodhaṃ pannagottama | jīvayāmyadya vṛkṣaṃ vai paśyataste mahāviṣa
"Behold today the power of my spells, best of serpents — the banyan! I now bring the tree to life, while you watch, O greatly venomous one."
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DB 2 10.13
इत्युक्त्वा जलमादाय कश्यपो मन्त्रवित्तमः । सिषेच भस्मराशिं तं मन्त्रितेनैव वारिणा
ityuktvā jalamādāya kaśyapo mantravittamaḥ | siṣeca bhasmarāśiṃ taṃ mantritenaiva vāriṇā
Having said this, Kaśyapa, the foremost of those who know spells, took up water and sprinkled that heap of ash with water over which spells had been recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.14
तद्वारिसेचनाज्जातो न्यग्रोधः पूर्ववच्छुभः । विस्मयं तक्षकः प्राप्तो दृष्ट्वा तं जीवितं नगम्
tadvārisecanājjāto nyagrodhaḥ pūrvavacchubhaḥ | vismayaṃ takṣakaḥ prāpto dṛṣṭvā taṃ jīvitaṃ nagam
From that sprinkling of water the banyan arose, lovely as before; Takṣaka was struck with amazement at seeing the tree brought back to life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.15
तमाह कश्यपं नागः किमर्थं ते परिश्रमः । सम्पादयामि तं कामं ब्रूहि वाडव वाञ्छितम्
tamāha kaśyapaṃ nāgaḥ kimarthaṃ te pariśramaḥ | sampādayāmi taṃ kāmaṃ brūhi vāḍava vāñchitam
The serpent said to that Kaśyapa: "For what purpose is this exertion of yours? I will accomplish that wish; tell (me) what you desire, brahmin."
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DB 2 10.16
कश्यप उवाच वित्तार्थी नृपतिं मत्वा शप्तं पन्नग निःसृतः । गृहादहं चोपकर्तुं विद्यया नृपसत्तमम्
kaśyapa uvāca vittārthī nṛpatiṃ matvā śaptaṃ pannaga niḥsṛtaḥ | gṛhādahaṃ copakartuṃ vidyayā nṛpasattamam
Kaśyapa said: "O serpent, desiring wealth, and knowing the king to be cursed, I set out from my house to help that best of kings with my knowledge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.17
तक्षक उवाच वित्तं गृहाण विप्रेन्द्र यावदिच्छसि पार्थिवात् । ददामि स्वगृहं याहि सकामोऽहं भवाम्यतः
takṣaka uvāca vittaṃ gṛhāṇa viprendra yāvadicchasi pārthivāt | dadāmi svagṛhaṃ yāhi sakāmo'haṃ bhavāmyataḥ
Takṣaka said: "Take wealth from me, chief of brahmins, as much as you wish (to have) from the king; I give it. Go to your own house — thereby I have my wish fulfilled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.18
सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कश्यपः परमार्थवित् । चिन्तयामास मनसा किं करोमि पुनः पुनः
sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kaśyapaḥ paramārthavit | cintayāmāsa manasā kiṃ karomi punaḥ punaḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that speech of his, Kaśyapa, who knew the highest truth, pondered in his mind again and again: "What shall I do?"
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DB 2 10.19
धनं गहीत्वा स्वगृहं प्रयामि यद्यहं पुनः । भविष्यति न मे कीर्तिर्लोके लोभसमाश्रयात्
dhanaṃ gahītvā svagṛhaṃ prayāmi yadyahaṃ punaḥ | bhaviṣyati na me kīrtirloke lobhasamāśrayāt
"If I take the money and go back to my own house, I shall have no fame in the world, because of my resorting to greed.
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DB 2 10.20
जीवितेऽथ नृपश्रेष्ठे कीर्तिः स्यादचला मम । धनप्राप्तिश्च बहुधा भवेत्पुण्यं च जीवनात्
jīvite'tha nṛpaśreṣṭhe kīrtiḥ syādacalā mama | dhanaprāptiśca bahudhā bhavetpuṇyaṃ ca jīvanāt
But if the best of kings lives, my fame would be unshakeable, and there would be manifold gain of wealth, and merit too from (his) living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.21
रक्षणीयं यशः कामं धिग्धनं यशसा विना । सर्वस्वं रघुणा पूर्वं दत्तं विप्राय कीर्तये
rakṣaṇīyaṃ yaśaḥ kāmaṃ dhigdhanaṃ yaśasā vinā | sarvasvaṃ raghuṇā pūrvaṃ dattaṃ viprāya kīrtaye
Renown is indeed to be guarded; fie on wealth without renown! Formerly Raghu gave away all he had to a brahmin for the sake of fame,
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DB 2 10.22
हरिश्चन्द्रेण कर्णेन कीर्त्यर्थं बहुविस्तरम् । उपेक्षेयं कथं भूपं दह्यमानं विषाग्निना
hariścandreṇa karṇena kīrtyarthaṃ bahuvistaram | upekṣeyaṃ kathaṃ bhūpaṃ dahyamānaṃ viṣāgninā
and (so did) Hariścandra and Karṇa, most extensively, for the sake of fame. How could I neglect a king who is being burned by the fire of venom?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.23
जीवितेऽद्य मया राज्ञि सुखं सर्वजनस्य च । अराजके प्रजानाशो भविता नात्र संशयः
jīvite'dya mayā rājñi sukhaṃ sarvajanasya ca | arājake prajānāśo bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ
If the king is kept alive by me today, there will be happiness for all the people; where there is no king the subjects perish — of this there is no doubt.
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DB 2 10.24
प्रजानाशस्य पापं मे भविष्यति मृते नृपे । अपकीर्तिश्च लोकेषु धनलोभाद्भविष्यति
prajānāśasya pāpaṃ me bhaviṣyati mṛte nṛpe | apakīrtiśca lokeṣu dhanalobhādbhaviṣyati
If the king dies, the sin of the destruction of the subjects will fall on me, and ill fame in the worlds will come to me because of greed for money."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.25
इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा ध्यानं कृत्वा स कश्यपः । गतायुषं च नृपतिं ज्ञातवाम्बुद्धिमत्तरः
iti sañcintya manasā dhyānaṃ kṛtvā sa kaśyapaḥ | gatāyuṣaṃ ca nṛpatiṃ jñātavāmbuddhimattaraḥ
Having thus reflected in his mind and practised meditation, that Kaśyapa, most intelligent, came to know that the king's lifespan was spent.
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DB 2 10.26
आसन्नमृत्युं राजानं ज्ञात्वा ध्यानेन कश्यपः । गृहं ययौ स धर्मात्मा धनमादाय तक्षकात्
āsannamṛtyuṃ rājānaṃ jñātvā dhyānena kaśyapaḥ | gṛhaṃ yayau sa dharmātmā dhanamādāya takṣakāt
Knowing by meditation that the king's death was at hand, that righteous Kaśyapa took the wealth from Takṣaka and went home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.27
निवर्त्य कश्यपं सर्पः सप्तमे दिवसे नृपम् । हन्तुकामो जगामाशु नगरं नागसाह्वयम्
nivartya kaśyapaṃ sarpaḥ saptame divase nṛpam | hantukāmo jagāmāśu nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam
Having turned Kaśyapa back, the serpent, wishing to kill the king on the seventh day, went swiftly to the city named after the Nāgas (Hāstinapura).
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DB 2 10.28
शुश्राव नगरस्यान्ते प्रासादस्थं परीक्षितम् । मणिमन्त्रौषधैः कामं रक्ष्यमाणमतन्द्रितम्
śuśrāva nagarasyānte prāsādasthaṃ parīkṣitam | maṇimantrauṣadhaiḥ kāmaṃ rakṣyamāṇamatandritam
At the edge of the city he heard that Parīkṣit was in his palace, being guarded vigilantly and abundantly with gems, spells and herbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.29
चिन्ताविष्टस्तदा नागो विप्रशापभयाकुलः । चिन्तयामास योगेन प्रविशेयं गृहं कथम्
cintāviṣṭastadā nāgo vipraśāpabhayākulaḥ | cintayāmāsa yogena praviśeyaṃ gṛhaṃ katham
Then the serpent, filled with anxiety and troubled by fear of the brahmin's curse, thought: "How may I enter the house by (some) device?"
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DB 2 10.30
वञ्जयामि कथं चैनं राजानं पापकारिणम् । विप्रशापाद्धतं मूढं विप्रपीडाकरं शठम्
vañjayāmi kathaṃ cainaṃ rājānaṃ pāpakāriṇam | vipraśāpāddhataṃ mūḍhaṃ viprapīḍākaraṃ śaṭham
"And how shall I deceive this evil-doing king — a fool struck down by a brahmin's curse, a rogue who inflicts injury on brahmins?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.31
पाण्डवानां कुले जातः कोऽपि नैतादृशो भवेत् । तापसस्य गले येन मृतः सर्पो निवेशितः
pāṇḍavānāṃ kule jātaḥ ko'pi naitādṛśo bhavet | tāpasasya gale yena mṛtaḥ sarpo niveśitaḥ
"No one born in the lineage of the Pāṇḍavas would be like this — one by whom a dead snake was placed on the neck of an ascetic!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.32
कृत्वा विगर्हितं कर्म जानन्कालगतिं नृपः । रक्षकान्भवने कृत्वा प्रासादमभिगम्य च
kṛtvā vigarhitaṃ karma jānankālagatiṃ nṛpaḥ | rakṣakānbhavane kṛtvā prāsādamabhigamya ca
"Having done a blameworthy deed, the king, knowing the course of time (i.e. his appointed hour), stationed guards in his residence and went up into his palace;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.33
मृत्युं वञ्चयते राजा वर्ततेऽद्य निराकुलः । तं कथं धक्षयिष्यामि विप्रवाक्येन चोदितः
mṛtyuṃ vañcayate rājā vartate'dya nirākulaḥ | taṃ kathaṃ dhakṣayiṣyāmi vipravākyena coditaḥ
"the king cheats death and today lives free from trouble. How shall I burn him, urged on as I am by the brahmin's word?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.34
न जानाति च मन्दात्मा मरणं ह्यनिवर्तनम् । तेनासौ रक्षकान्स्थाप्य सौधारूढोऽद्य मोदते
na jānāti ca mandātmā maraṇaṃ hyanivartanam | tenāsau rakṣakānsthāpya saudhārūḍho'dya modate
"And the dull-witted man does not know that death admits of no turning back; therefore, having posted guards, he takes his pleasure today, gone up onto his mansion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.35
यदि वै विहितो मृत्युर्दैवेनामिततेजसा । स कथं परिवर्तेत कृतैर्यत्नैस्तु कोटिभिः
yadi vai vihito mṛtyurdaivenāmitatejasā | sa kathaṃ parivarteta kṛtairyatnaistu koṭibhiḥ
"If death has been ordained by fate of immeasurable power, how could it be averted, even by ten million efforts made?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.36
पाण्डवस्य च दायादो जानन्मृत्युं गतं नृपः । जीवने मतिमास्थाय स्थितः स्थाने निराकुलः
pāṇḍavasya ca dāyādo jānanmṛtyuṃ gataṃ nṛpaḥ | jīvane matimāsthāya sthitaḥ sthāne nirākulaḥ
"And the king, the heir of the Pāṇḍava, though he knows that death has come, fixing his mind upon living, remains in his place untroubled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.37
दानपुण्यादिकं राजा कर्तुमर्हति सर्वथा । धर्मेण हन्यते व्याधिर्येनायुः शाश्वतं भवेत्
dānapuṇyādikaṃ rājā kartumarhati sarvathā | dharmeṇa hanyate vyādhiryenāyuḥ śāśvataṃ bhavet
"The king ought by all means to perform gift-giving, meritorious acts and the like; by dharma disease is destroyed, whereby life becomes lasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.38
नोचेन्मृत्युविधिं कृत्वा स्नानदानादिकाः क्रियाः । मरणं स्वर्गलोकाय नरकायान्यथा भवेतू
nocenmṛtyuvidhiṃ kṛtvā snānadānādikāḥ kriyāḥ | maraṇaṃ svargalokāya narakāyānyathā bhavetū
"Otherwise, having performed the rites for death — bathing, gift-giving and the rest — dying leads to the world of heaven; otherwise it would lead to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.39
द्विजपीडाकृतं पापं पृथग्वास्य च भूपतेः । विप्रशापस्तथा घोर आसन्ने मरणे किल
dvijapīḍākṛtaṃ pāpaṃ pṛthagvāsya ca bhūpateḥ | vipraśāpastathā ghora āsanne maraṇe kila
"And the sin the king committed by injuring a twice-born stands apart, and likewise the terrible brahmin's curse, with death indeed close at hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 10.40
न कोऽपि ब्राह्मणः पार्श्वे य एनं प्रतिबोधयेत् । वेधसा विहितो मृत्युरनिवार्यस्तु सर्वथा
na ko'pi brāhmaṇaḥ pārśve ya enaṃ pratibodhayet | vedhasā vihito mṛtyuranivāryastu sarvathā
"There is not any brahmin at his side who might awaken him to this; yet death ordained by the Creator is in every way unavoidable."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.41
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्पोऽसौ स्वान्नागान्निकटे स्थितान् । कृत्वा तापसवेषांस्तान्प्राहिणोत्सुभुजङ्गमान्
iti sañcintya sarpo'sau svānnāgānnikaṭe sthitān | kṛtvā tāpasaveṣāṃstānprāhiṇotsubhujaṅgamān
Having reflected thus, that serpent, making his own nāgas who stood nearby take on the guise of ascetics, sent those excellent snakes forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.42
फलमूलादिकं गृह्य राज्ञे नागोऽथ तक्षकः । स्वयं च कीटरूपेण फलमध्ये ससार ह
phalamūlādikaṃ gṛhya rājñe nāgo'tha takṣakaḥ | svayaṃ ca kīṭarūpeṇa phalamadhye sasāra ha
Then the nāga Takṣaka, taking fruits, roots and the like for the king, himself entered inside a fruit in the form of a worm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.43
निर्गतास्ते तदा नागाः फलान्यादाय सत्वराः । ते राजभवनं प्राप्य स्थिताः प्रासादसन्निधौ
nirgatāste tadā nāgāḥ phalānyādāya satvarāḥ | te rājabhavanaṃ prāpya sthitāḥ prāsādasannidhau
Then those nāgas set out in haste, taking the fruits; reaching the king's residence, they halted near the palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.44
रक्षकास्तापसान्दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुस्तच्चिकीर्षितम् । ऊचुस्ते भूपतिं द्रष्टुं प्राप्ताः स्मोऽद्य तपोवनात्
rakṣakāstāpasāndṛṣṭvā papracchustaccikīrṣitam | ūcuste bhūpatiṃ draṣṭuṃ prāptāḥ smo'dya tapovanāt
The guards, seeing the ascetics, asked what they wished to do. They said: "We have come today from the penance-grove to see the king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.45
अभिमन्युसुतं वीरं कुलार्कं चारुदर्शनम् । परिवर्धयितुं प्राप्ता मन्त्रैराथर्वणैस्तथा
abhimanyusutaṃ vīraṃ kulārkaṃ cārudarśanam | parivardhayituṃ prāptā mantrairātharvaṇaistathā
"to make the son of Abhimanyu — the hero, the sun of his line, fair to behold — prosper, by Atharvan mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.46
निवेदयध्वं राजानं दर्शनार्थागतान्मुनीन् । कृत्वाभिषेकान्यास्यामो दत्त्वा मिष्टफलानिच
nivedayadhvaṃ rājānaṃ darśanārthāgatānmunīn | kṛtvābhiṣekānyāsyāmo dattvā miṣṭaphalānica
"Announce to the king the sages who have come for the sake of (his) sight; having performed the consecrations and given sweet fruits, we shall depart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.47
भारतानां कुले वापि न दृष्टा द्वाररक्षकाः । न श्रुतं तापसानां तु राज्ञोऽसन्दर्शनं किल
bhāratānāṃ kule vāpi na dṛṣṭā dvārarakṣakāḥ | na śrutaṃ tāpasānāṃ tu rājño'sandarśanaṃ kila
"Never in the line of the Bhāratas have door-guards been seen, nor has it been heard that ascetics were not granted sight of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.48
आरोहामो वयं तत्र यत्र राजा परीक्षितः । आशीर्भिर्वर्धयित्वैनं दत्ताज्ञाः प्रव्रजामहे
ārohāmo vayaṃ tatra yatra rājā parīkṣitaḥ | āśīrbhirvardhayitvainaṃ dattājñāḥ pravrajāmahe
"We shall go up there where king Parīkṣit is; having blessed him with benedictions and having given (him) our command, we shall go on our way."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.49
सूत उवाच इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां तापसानां तु रक्षकाः । प्रत्यूचुस्तान् द्विजान्मत्वा निदेशं भूपतेर्यथा
sūta uvāca ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ tāpasānāṃ tu rakṣakāḥ | pratyūcustān dvijānmatvā nideśaṃ bhūpateryathā
Sūta said: Having heard this speech of those ascetics, the guards, taking them for brahmins, replied to them in accordance with the king's instruction:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.50
नाद्य वो दर्शनं विप्रा राज्ञः स्यादिति नो मतिः । श्वः सर्वतापसैरत्र त्वागन्तव्यं नृपालये
nādya vo darśanaṃ viprā rājñaḥ syāditi no matiḥ | śvaḥ sarvatāpasairatra tvāgantavyaṃ nṛpālaye
"Today, brahmins, there will be no audience with the king — such is our opinion. Tomorrow all the ascetics may come here into the king's residence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.51
अनारोहस्तु प्रासादो विप्राणां मुनिसत्तमाः । विप्रशापभयाद्राज्ञा विहितोऽस्ति न संशयः
anārohastu prāsādo viprāṇāṃ munisattamāḥ | vipraśāpabhayādrājñā vihito'sti na saṃśayaḥ
"But there is no ascending of the palace for brahmins, O best of sages; it has been ordained by the king out of fear of a brahmin's curse — there is no doubt of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.52
तदोचुस्तानथो विप्राः फलमूलजलानि च । विप्राशिषश्च राज्ञेऽथ ग्राहयन्तु सुरक्षकाः
tadocustānatho viprāḥ phalamūlajalāni ca | viprāśiṣaśca rājñe'tha grāhayantu surakṣakāḥ
Then the brahmins said to them: "Let the guards, then, have the fruits, roots and water, and the brahmins' blessings, conveyed to the king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.53
ते गत्वा नृपतिं प्रोचुस्तापसानागताञ्जनाः । राजोवाचानयध्वं वै फलमूलादिकं च यत्
te gatvā nṛpatiṃ procustāpasānāgatāñjanāḥ | rājovācānayadhvaṃ vai phalamūlādikaṃ ca yat
They went and told the king that ascetic people had come. The king said: "Bring in whatever there is of fruits, roots and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.54
पृच्छध्वं तापसान्कार्यं प्रातरागमनं पुनः । प्रणामं कथयध्वं मे नाद्य सन्दर्शनं मम
pṛcchadhvaṃ tāpasānkāryaṃ prātarāgamanaṃ punaḥ | praṇāmaṃ kathayadhvaṃ me nādya sandarśanaṃ mama
Ask the ascetics their business, and (tell them to) come again in the morning; report my salutation — today there is no meeting with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.55
ते गत्वाथ समादाय फलमूलादिकं च यत् । राज्ञे समर्पयामासुर्बहुमानपुरःसरम्
te gatvātha samādāya phalamūlādikaṃ ca yat | rājñe samarpayāmāsurbahumānapuraḥsaram
Then they went, took whatever there was of fruits, roots and the rest, and presented it to the king with great respect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.56
गतेषु तेषु नागेषु विप्रवेषावृतेषु च । फलान्यादाय राजासौ सचिवानिदमब्रवीत्
gateṣu teṣu nāgeṣu vipraveṣāvṛteṣu ca | phalānyādāya rājāsau sacivānidamabravīt
When those serpents, disguised in brahmin garb, had gone, that king took the fruits and said this to his ministers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.57
सुहृदो भक्षयन्त्वद्य फलान्येतानि सर्वशः । अद्म्यहं चैकमेतद्वै फलं विप्रार्पितं महत्
suhṛdo bhakṣayantvadya phalānyetāni sarvaśaḥ | admyahaṃ caikametadvai phalaṃ viprārpitaṃ mahat
"Let my friends eat all these fruits today; and I shall eat this one large fruit presented by the brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.58
इत्युक्त्वा तत्फलं दत्त्वा सुहृद्भ्यश्चोत्तरासुतः । करे कृत्वा फलं पक्वं ददार नृपतिः स्वयम्
ityuktvā tatphalaṃ dattvā suhṛdbhyaścottarāsutaḥ | kare kṛtvā phalaṃ pakvaṃ dadāra nṛpatiḥ svayam
Having said this and given that fruit — (rather, having given the others) to his friends — Uttarā's son, the king, took the ripe fruit in his hand and split it himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.59
विदारितं फलं राज्ञा तत्र कृमिरभूदणुः । स कृष्णनयनस्ताम्रो दृष्टो भूपतिना स्वयम्
vidāritaṃ phalaṃ rājñā tatra kṛmirabhūdaṇuḥ | sa kṛṣṇanayanastāmro dṛṣṭo bhūpatinā svayam
When the fruit was split open by the king, there was a tiny worm in it; it was black-eyed and coppery, and was seen by the king himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.60
तं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिः प्राह सचिवान्विस्मितानथ । अस्तमभ्येति सविता विषादद्य न मे भयम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatiḥ prāha sacivānvismitānatha | astamabhyeti savitā viṣādadya na me bhayam
Seeing it, the king spoke to his astonished ministers: "The sun is going to its setting; today I have no fear of poison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.61
अङ्गीकरोमि तं शापं कृमिको मां दशत्वयम् । एवमुक्त्वा स राजेन्द्रो ग्रीवायां संन्यवेशयत्
aṅgīkaromi taṃ śāpaṃ kṛmiko māṃ daśatvayam | evamuktvā sa rājendro grīvāyāṃ saṃnyaveśayat
I accept that curse — let this worm bite me." Having spoken thus, that lord of kings set it on his neck.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.62
अस्तं याते दिवानाथे धृतः कण्ठेऽथ कीटकः । तक्षकस्तु तदा जातः कालरूपी भयानकः
astaṃ yāte divānāthe dhṛtaḥ kaṇṭhe'tha kīṭakaḥ | takṣakastu tadā jātaḥ kālarūpī bhayānakaḥ
When the lord of day had gone to his setting, the little insect held at his throat became Takṣaka, dreadful, in the form of Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.63
राजा संवेष्टितस्तेन दष्टश्चापि महीपतिः । मन्त्रिणो विस्मयं प्राप्ता रुरुदुर्भृशदुःखिताः
rājā saṃveṣṭitastena daṣṭaścāpi mahīpatiḥ | mantriṇo vismayaṃ prāptā rurudurbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
The king was encircled by him, and the lord of the earth was bitten; the ministers, struck with amazement, wept, exceedingly grieved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.64
घोररूपमहिं वीक्ष्य दुद्रुवुस्ते भयार्दिताः । चुक्रुशू रक्षकाः सर्वे हाहाकारो महानभूत्
ghorarūpamahiṃ vīkṣya dudruvuste bhayārditāḥ | cukruśū rakṣakāḥ sarve hāhākāro mahānabhūt
Seeing the snake of terrible form, they fled, tormented by fear; all the guards cried out, and a great wailing arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.65
वेष्टितो भोगिभोगेन विनष्टबहुपौरुषः । नोवाच नृपतिः किञ्चिन्न चचालोत्तरासुतः
veṣṭito bhogibhogena vinaṣṭabahupauruṣaḥ | novāca nṛpatiḥ kiñcinna cacālottarāsutaḥ
Wrapped in the serpent's coil, his great manly strength destroyed, the king said nothing, nor did Uttarā's son move.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.66
उत्थिताग्निशिखा घोरा विषजा तक्षकाननात् । प्रजज्वाल नृपं त्वाशु गतप्राणं चकार ह
utthitāgniśikhā ghorā viṣajā takṣakānanāt | prajajvāla nṛpaṃ tvāśu gataprāṇaṃ cakāra ha
A dreadful flame of fire born of poison rose from Takṣaka's mouth; it blazed up and quickly made the king lifeless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.67
हत्वाशु जीवितं राज्ञस्तक्षको गगने गतः । जगद्दग्धं तु कुर्वाणं ददृशुस्तं जना इह
hatvāśu jīvitaṃ rājñastakṣako gagane gataḥ | jagaddagdhaṃ tu kurvāṇaṃ dadṛśustaṃ janā iha
Having swiftly destroyed the king's life, Takṣaka went into the sky; the people here saw him as though setting the world ablaze.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 10.68
स पपात गतप्राणो राजा दग्ध इव द्रुमः । चुकुशुश्च जनाः सर्वे मृतं दृष्ट्वा नराधिपम्
sa papāta gataprāṇo rājā dagdha iva drumaḥ | cukuśuśca janāḥ sarve mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā narādhipam
Lifeless, the king fell like a burnt tree; and all the people cried out, seeing the ruler of men dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition