Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 15
DB 3 15.1
मनोरमया भारद्वाजाश्रमं प्रति गमनम् व्यास उवाच संयुगे च सति तत्र भूपयोराहवाय समुपात्तशस्त्रयोः । क्रोधलोभवशयोः समं ततः सम्बभूव तुमुलस्तु विमर्दः
manoramayā bhāradvājāśramaṃ prati gamanam vyāsa uvāca saṃyuge ca sati tatra bhūpayorāhavāya samupāttaśastrayoḥ | krodhalobhavaśayoḥ samaṃ tataḥ sambabhūva tumulastu vimardaḥ
Manoramā's journey to Bhāradvāja's hermitage. Vyāsa said: When the battle was joined there between the two kings, who had taken up their weapons for combat and were both in the grip of anger and greed, then a tumultuous clash arose between them equally.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.2
संस्थितः स समरे धृतचापः पार्थिवः पृथुलबाहुयुधाजित् । संयुतः स्वबलवाहनादिकैराहवाय कृतनिश्चयो नृपः
saṃsthitaḥ sa samare dhṛtacāpaḥ pārthivaḥ pṛthulabāhuyudhājit | saṃyutaḥ svabalavāhanādikairāhavāya kṛtaniścayo nṛpaḥ
That broad-armed king Yudhājit stood firm in the battle holding his bow, joined by his own forces, mounts and the rest — a king resolved on combat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.3
वीरसेन इह सैन्यसंयुतः क्षात्रधर्ममनुसृत्य सङ्गरे । पुत्रिकात्मजहिताय पार्थिवः संस्थितः सुरपतेः समतेजाः
vīrasena iha sainyasaṃyutaḥ kṣātradharmamanusṛtya saṅgare | putrikātmajahitāya pārthivaḥ saṃsthitaḥ surapateḥ samatejāḥ
Here Vīrasena, accompanied by his army, following the kṣatriya law in battle, stood firm for the welfare of his daughter's son — a king equal in splendour to the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.4
स बाणवृष्टिं विससर्ज पार्थिवो युधाजितं वीक्ष्य रणे स्थितञ्च । गिरिं तडित्वानिव तोयवृष्टिभिः क्रोधान्वितः सत्यपराक्रमोऽसौ
sa bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ visasarja pārthivo yudhājitaṃ vīkṣya raṇe sthitañca | giriṃ taḍitvāniva toyavṛṣṭibhiḥ krodhānvitaḥ satyaparākramo'sau
Seeing Yudhājit standing in the battle, that king, filled with anger and of true valour, loosed a rain of arrows, as a thundercloud (assails) a mountain with rains of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.5
तं वीरसेनो विशिखैः शिलाशितैः समावृणोदाशुगमैरजिह्मगैः । चिच्छेद बाणैश्च शिलीमुखानसौ तेनैव मुक्तानतिवेगपातिनः
taṃ vīraseno viśikhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ samāvṛṇodāśugamairajihmagaiḥ | ciccheda bāṇaiśca śilīmukhānasau tenaiva muktānativegapātinaḥ
Vīrasena covered him over with stone-whetted arrows, swift-flying and going straight; and with (his own) arrows he cut apart the śilīmukha shafts released by that one, which fell with great speed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.6
गजरथतुरगाणां सम्बभूवातियुद्धं सुरनरमुनिसङ्घैर्वीक्षितञ्चातिघोरम् । विततविहगवृन्दैरावृतं व्योम सद्यः पिशितमशितुकामैः कामगृध्रादिभिश्च
gajarathaturagāṇāṃ sambabhūvātiyuddhaṃ suranaramunisaṅghairvīkṣitañcātighoram | vitatavihagavṛndairāvṛtaṃ vyoma sadyaḥ piśitamaśitukāmaiḥ kāmagṛdhrādibhiśca
There came about a tremendous battle of elephants, chariots and horses, most terrible, watched by throngs of gods, men and sages; at once the sky was covered with wide-spread flocks of birds — vultures and the like, eager to eat flesh at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.7
तत्राद्भुता क्षतजसिन्धुरुवाह घोरा वृन्देभ्य एव गजवीरतुरङ्गमाणाम् । त्रासावहा नयनमार्गगता नराणां पापात्मनां रविजमार्गभवेव कामम्
tatrādbhutā kṣatajasindhuruvāha ghorā vṛndebhya eva gajavīraturaṅgamāṇām | trāsāvahā nayanamārgagatā narāṇāṃ pāpātmanāṃ ravijamārgabhaveva kāmam
There a wondrous and dreadful river of blood flowed out from the very masses of elephants, heroes and horses, bringing terror when it came within men's sight, just as if it were (the river) born of the sun upon the road of the evil-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.8
कीर्णानि भिन्नपुलिने नरमस्तकानि केशावृतानि च विभान्ति यथैव सिन्धौ । तुम्बीफलानि विहितानि विहर्तुकामै- र्बालैर्यथा रविसुताप्रभवैश्च नूनम्
kīrṇāni bhinnapuline naramastakāni keśāvṛtāni ca vibhānti yathaiva sindhau | tumbīphalāni vihitāni vihartukāmai- rbālairyathā ravisutāprabhavaiśca nūnam
Strewn upon the broken bank, men's heads, covered with their hair, look just as gourd-fruits set out in a river by boys wanting to play — indeed, (by boys) sprung from the sun's daughter (i.e. on the Yamunā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 15.9
वीरं मृतं भुवि गतं पतितं रथाद्वै गृध्रः पलार्थमुपरि भ्रमतीति मन्ये । जीवोऽप्यसौ निजशरीरमवेक्ष्य कान्तं काङ्क्षत्यहोऽतिविवशोऽपि पुनः प्रवेष्टुम्
vīraṃ mṛtaṃ bhuvi gataṃ patitaṃ rathādvai gṛdhraḥ palārthamupari bhramatīti manye | jīvo'pyasau nijaśarīramavekṣya kāntaṃ kāṅkṣatyaho'tivivaśo'pi punaḥ praveṣṭum
A hero who has died, gone to the ground, fallen from his chariot — a vulture, I think, wheels above him for the flesh; and even his life-breath, beholding its own beloved body, longs, ah, though quite helpless, to enter it once again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.10
आजौ हतोऽपि नृवरः सुविमानरूढः स्वाङ्के स्थितां सुरवधूं प्रवदत्यभीष्टम् । पश्याधुना मम शरीरमिदं पृथिव्यां बाणाहतं निपतितं करभोरु कान्तम्
ājau hato'pi nṛvaraḥ suvimānarūḍhaḥ svāṅke sthitāṃ suravadhūṃ pravadatyabhīṣṭam | paśyādhunā mama śarīramidaṃ pṛthivyāṃ bāṇāhataṃ nipatitaṃ karabhoru kāntam
Even though slain in battle, the best of men, mounted on a fine celestial car, says what he wishes to the divine woman seated in his lap: "Look now at this body of mine on the earth, struck by arrows, fallen there, O tapering-thighed one — my beloved (body)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.11
एको हतस्तु रिपुणैव गतोऽन्तरिक्षं देवाङ्गनां समधिगम्य युतो विमाने । तावत्प्रिया हुतवहे सुसमर्प्य देहं जग्राह कान्तमबला सबला स्वकीया
eko hatastu ripuṇaiva gato'ntarikṣaṃ devāṅganāṃ samadhigamya yuto vimāne | tāvatpriyā hutavahe susamarpya dehaṃ jagrāha kāntamabalā sabalā svakīyā
One (warrior), slain by the enemy, went to the sky, and having reached a celestial woman was joined with her in a car; meanwhile his own wife, duly offering her body into the fire, seized her husband — a weak woman, now become strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.12
युद्धे मृतौ च सुभटौ दिवि सङ्गतौ ता- वन्योन्यशस्त्रनिहतौ सह सम्प्रयातौ । तत्रैव जघ्नतुरलं परमाहितास्त्रा- वेकाप्सरोऽर्थविहतौ कलहाकुलौ च
yuddhe mṛtau ca subhaṭau divi saṅgatau tā- vanyonyaśastranihatau saha samprayātau | tatraiva jaghnaturalaṃ paramāhitāstrā- vekāpsaro'rthavihatau kalahākulau ca
Two fine warriors who died in the fight, slain by each other's weapons, went off together and met in heaven; and there too they fought fiercely, with most hostile weapons, both ruined for the sake of a single apsaras and caught up in quarrel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.13
कश्चिद्युवा समधिगम्य सुराङ्गनां वै रूपाधिकां गुणवतीं किल भक्तियुक्तः । स्वीयान् गुणान्प्रविततान्प्रवदंस्तदाऽसौ तां प्रेमदामनुचकार च योगयुक्तः
kaścidyuvā samadhigamya surāṅganāṃ vai rūpādhikāṃ guṇavatīṃ kila bhaktiyuktaḥ | svīyān guṇānpravitatānpravadaṃstadā'sau tāṃ premadāmanucakāra ca yogayuktaḥ
A certain youth, having won a celestial woman of surpassing beauty and virtue who was indeed full of devotion, then, proclaiming his own manifold merits, and being skilled (in the art), followed her as with a cord of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 15.14
भौमं रजोऽतिविततं दिवि संस्थितञ्च रात्रिं चकार तरणिञ्च समावृणोद्यत् । मग्नं तदेव रुधिराम्बुनिधावकस्मात् प्रादुर्बभूव रविरप्यतिकान्तियुक्तः
bhaumaṃ rajo'tivitataṃ divi saṃsthitañca rātriṃ cakāra taraṇiñca samāvṛṇodyat | magnaṃ tadeva rudhirāmbunidhāvakasmāt prādurbabhūva ravirapyatikāntiyuktaḥ
The dust of the earth, spread far and standing in the sky, made night and covered over the sun; and when that same dust suddenly sank into the ocean of blood, the sun too appeared, full of exceeding brilliance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.15
कश्चिद्गतस्तु गगनं किल देवकन्यां सम्प्राप्य चारुवदनां किल भक्तियुक्ताम् । नाङ्गीचकार चतुरो व्रतनाशभीतो यास्यत्ययं मम वृथा ह्यनुकूलशब्दः मनोरमया भारद्वाजाश्रमं प्रति गमनं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
kaścidgatastu gaganaṃ kila devakanyāṃ samprāpya cāruvadanāṃ kila bhaktiyuktām | nāṅgīcakāra caturo vratanāśabhīto yāsyatyayaṃ mama vṛthā hyanukūlaśabdaḥ manoramayā bhāradvājāśramaṃ prati gamanaṃ nāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
And a certain one who had gone to the sky, though he obtained a god's daughter, lovely-faced and full of devotion, that clever one did not consent, fearing the ruin of his vow: "This one will depart; my agreeable speech is indeed in vain." — the fifteenth chapter, called 'Manoramā's journey to Bhāradvāja's hermitage'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 15.16
सङ्ग्रामे संवृते तत्र युधाजित्पृथिवीपतिः । जघान वीरसेनं तं बाणैस्तीव्रैः सुदारुणैः
saṅgrāme saṃvṛte tatra yudhājitpṛthivīpatiḥ | jaghāna vīrasenaṃ taṃ bāṇaistīvraiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ
When the battle had closed in there, Yudhājit, lord of the earth, struck down that Vīrasena with sharp, most cruel arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.17
निहतः स पपातोर्व्यां छिन्नमूर्धा महीपतिः । प्रभग्नं तद्बलं सर्वं निर्गतं च चतुर्दिशम्
nihataḥ sa papātorvyāṃ chinnamūrdhā mahīpatiḥ | prabhagnaṃ tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ nirgataṃ ca caturdiśam
Slain, that lord of the earth fell to the ground with his head severed; and all that army of his was shattered and fled in the four directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.18
मनोरमा हतं श्रुत्वा पितरं रणमूर्धनि । भयत्रस्ताथ सञ्जाता पितुर्वैरमनुस्मरन्
manoramā hataṃ śrutvā pitaraṃ raṇamūrdhani | bhayatrastātha sañjātā piturvairamanusmaran
When Manoramā heard that her father had been slain at the front of the battle, she was struck with fear, recalling her father's enmity (with Yudhājit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.19
हनिष्यति युधाजिद्वै पुत्रं मम दुराशयः । राज्यलोभेन पापात्मा सेति चिन्तापराभवत्
haniṣyati yudhājidvai putraṃ mama durāśayaḥ | rājyalobhena pāpātmā seti cintāparābhavat
"That ill-intentioned Yudhājit will surely kill my son — the evil-souled one, out of greed for the kingdom": such was the anxiety that overcame her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.20
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि पिता मे निहतो रणे । भर्ता चापि मृतोऽद्यैव पुत्रोऽयं मम बालकः
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi pitā me nihato raṇe | bhartā cāpi mṛto'dyaiva putro'yaṃ mama bālakaḥ
"What shall I do? Where shall I go? My father has been slain in battle, and my husband too is dead; this son of mine is just a child."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.21
लोभोऽतीव च पापिष्ठस्तेन को न वशीकृतः । किं न कुर्यात्तदाविष्टः पापं पार्थिवसत्तमः
lobho'tīva ca pāpiṣṭhastena ko na vaśīkṛtaḥ | kiṃ na kuryāttadāviṣṭaḥ pāpaṃ pārthivasattamaḥ
And greed is exceedingly wicked — who has not been mastered by it? What sin would even the best of kings not commit when possessed by it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.22
पितरं मातरं भ्रातॄन्गुरून्स्वजनबान्धवान् । हन्ति लोभसमाविष्टो जनो नात्र विचारणा
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ bhrātṝngurūnsvajanabāndhavān | hanti lobhasamāviṣṭo jano nātra vicāraṇā
A man overcome by greed kills father, mother, brothers, teachers, his own people and kinsmen — there is no doubt about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.23
अभक्ष्यभक्षणं लोभादगम्यागमनं तथा । करोति किल तृष्णार्तो धर्मत्यागं तथा पुनः
abhakṣyabhakṣaṇaṃ lobhādagamyāgamanaṃ tathā | karoti kila tṛṣṇārto dharmatyāgaṃ tathā punaḥ
Out of greed, one afflicted by craving eats what should not be eaten, goes to (women) who should not be approached, and likewise abandons dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.24
न सहायोऽस्ति मे कश्चिन्नगरेऽत्र महाबलः । यदाधारे स्थिता चाहं पालयामि सुतं शुभम्
na sahāyo'sti me kaścinnagare'tra mahābalaḥ | yadādhāre sthitā cāhaṃ pālayāmi sutaṃ śubham
I have no helper of great strength in this city, on whose support I might stand and protect my fine son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.25
हते पुत्रे नृपेणाद्य किं करिष्याम्यहं पुनः । न मे त्राताऽस्ति भुवने येन वै सुस्थिता ह्यहम्
hate putre nṛpeṇādya kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ | na me trātā'sti bhuvane yena vai susthitā hyaham
If my son is killed today by the king, what shall I do then? I have no protector in the world by whom I might be kept secure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.26
सापि वैरयुता कामं सपत्नी सर्वदा भवेत् । लीलावती न मे पुत्रे भविष्यति दयावती
sāpi vairayutā kāmaṃ sapatnī sarvadā bhavet | līlāvatī na me putre bhaviṣyati dayāvatī
And that co-wife too would surely be full of enmity at all times; Līlāvatī will not be compassionate toward my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.27
युधाजिति समायाते न मे निःसरणं भवेत् । ज्ञात्वा बालं सुतं सोऽद्य कारागारं नयिष्यति
yudhājiti samāyāte na me niḥsaraṇaṃ bhavet | jñātvā bālaṃ sutaṃ so'dya kārāgāraṃ nayiṣyati
When Yudhājit arrives there will be no escape for me; learning that my son is (only) a child, he will today take him to prison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.28
श्रूयते हि पुरेन्द्रेण मातुर्गर्भगतः शिशुः । कृन्तितः सप्तधा पश्चात्कृतास्ते सप्त सप्तधा
śrūyate hi purendreṇa māturgarbhagataḥ śiśuḥ | kṛntitaḥ saptadhā paścātkṛtāste sapta saptadhā
For it is heard that formerly Indra cut into seven the infant lying in its mother's womb, and afterwards those seven were made into seven each,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.29
प्रविश्य चोदरं मातुः करे कृत्वाल्पकं पविम् । एकोनपञ्चाशदपि तेऽभवन्मरुतो दिवि
praviśya codaraṃ mātuḥ kare kṛtvālpakaṃ pavim | ekonapañcāśadapi te'bhavanmaruto divi
having entered the mother's belly with a small thunderbolt taken in his hand; and they became the forty-nine Maruts in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.30
सपत्न्यै गरलं दत्तं सपत्न्या नृपभार्यया । गर्भनाशार्थमुद्दिश्य पुरैतद्वै मया श्रुतम्
sapatnyai garalaṃ dattaṃ sapatnyā nṛpabhāryayā | garbhanāśārthamuddiśya puraitadvai mayā śrutam
Poison was given to a co-wife by a co-wife, a king's queen, with the aim of destroying the fetus — this I have heard of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.31
जातस्तु बालकः पश्चाद्देहे विषयुतः किल । तेनासौ सगरो नाम विख्यातो भुवि मण्डले
jātastu bālakaḥ paścāddehe viṣayutaḥ kila | tenāsau sagaro nāma vikhyāto bhuvi maṇḍale
But the boy was born afterwards with the poison in his body, and for that reason he became renowned on the circle of the earth by the name Sagara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.32
जीवमानोऽथ भर्ता वै कैकेय्या नृपभार्यया । रामः प्रव्राजितो ज्येष्ठो मृतो दशरथो नृपः
jīvamāno'tha bhartā vai kaikeyyā nṛpabhāryayā | rāmaḥ pravrājito jyeṣṭho mṛto daśaratho nṛpaḥ
And while her husband was still alive, by Kaikeyī, a king's queen, Rāma the eldest was sent into exile, and King Daśaratha died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.33
मन्त्रिणस्त्ववशाः कामं ये मे पुत्रं सुदर्शनम् । राजानं कर्तुकामा वै युधाजिद्वशगाश्च ते
mantriṇastvavaśāḥ kāmaṃ ye me putraṃ sudarśanam | rājānaṃ kartukāmā vai yudhājidvaśagāśca te
As for the ministers who wish to make my son Sudarśana king, they are indeed powerless, and they are under Yudhājit's control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.34
न मे भ्राता तथा शूरो यो मां बन्धात्प्रमोचयेत् । महत्कष्टञ्च सम्प्राप्तं मया वै दैवयोगतः
na me bhrātā tathā śūro yo māṃ bandhātpramocayet | mahatkaṣṭañca samprāptaṃ mayā vai daivayogataḥ
Nor have I a brother so valiant as to release me from bondage; and great hardship has come upon me through the working of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.35
उद्यमः सर्वथा कार्यः सिद्धिर्दैवाद्धि जायते । उपायं पुत्ररक्षार्थं करोम्यद्य त्वरान्विता
udyamaḥ sarvathā kāryaḥ siddhirdaivāddhi jāyate | upāyaṃ putrarakṣārthaṃ karomyadya tvarānvitā
Effort must be made in every way, for success arises from fate; today, in haste, I will contrive a means to protect my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.36
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सा बाला विदल्लं चातिमानिनम् । निपुणं सर्वकार्येषु चिन्त्यं मन्त्रिवरोत्तमम्
iti sañcintya sā bālā vidallaṃ cātimāninam | nipuṇaṃ sarvakāryeṣu cintyaṃ mantrivarottamam
Having thought thus, that young woman (summoned) Vidalla, exceedingly proud, skilled in all affairs, thoughtful, the very best of ministers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.37
समाहूय तमेकान्ते प्रोवाच बहुदुःखिता । गृहीत्वा बालकं हस्ते रुदती दीनमानसा
samāhūya tamekānte provāca bahuduḥkhitā | gṛhītvā bālakaṃ haste rudatī dīnamānasā
and having called him aside in private, greatly grieved, taking the boy by the hand, weeping, with a wretched heart, she said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.38
पिता मे निहतः संख्ये पुत्रोऽयं बालकस्तथा । युधाजिद्बलवान् राजा किं विधेयं वदस्व मे
pitā me nihataḥ saṃkhye putro'yaṃ bālakastathā | yudhājidbalavān rājā kiṃ vidheyaṃ vadasva me
"My father has been slain in battle, and this son of mine is a child; Yudhājit is a powerful king. Tell me, what is to be done?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.39
तामुवाच विदल्लोऽसौ नात्र स्थातव्यमेव च । गमिष्यामो वने कामं वाराणस्याः पुनः किल
tāmuvāca vidallo'sau nātra sthātavyameva ca | gamiṣyāmo vane kāmaṃ vārāṇasyāḥ punaḥ kila
That Vidalla said to her: "One must simply not stay here. We shall go, if you please, to the forest, and then indeed to Vārāṇasī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 15.40
तत्र मे मातुलः श्रीमान्वर्तते बलवत्तरः । सुबाहुरिति विख्यातो रक्षिता स भविष्यति
tatra me mātulaḥ śrīmānvartate balavattaraḥ | subāhuriti vikhyāto rakṣitā sa bhaviṣyati
"There lives my prosperous and very powerful maternal uncle, renowned as Subāhu; he will be (our) protector."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.41
युधाजिद्दर्शनोत्कण्ठमनसा नगराद्बहिः । निर्गत्य रथमारुह्य गन्तव्यं नात्र संशयः
yudhājiddarśanotkaṇṭhamanasā nagarādbahiḥ | nirgatya rathamāruhya gantavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
"With your mind longing to see Yudhājit, you must go out from the city and mount a chariot — there is no doubt about this."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.42
इत्युक्ता तेन सा राज्ञी गत्वा लीलावतीं प्रति । उवाच पितरं द्रष्टुं गच्छाम्यद्य सुलोचने
ityuktā tena sā rājñī gatvā līlāvatīṃ prati | uvāca pitaraṃ draṣṭuṃ gacchāmyadya sulocane
Thus addressed by him, that queen went to Līlāvatī and said, "O fair-eyed one, I go today to see my father."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.43
इत्युक्त्वा रथमारुह्य सैरन्ध्रीसंयुता तदा । विदल्लेन च संयुक्ता निःसृता नगराद्बहिः
ityuktvā rathamāruhya sairandhrīsaṃyutā tadā | vidallena ca saṃyuktā niḥsṛtā nagarādbahiḥ
Having said this, she then mounted the chariot, accompanied by her maidservant and together with Vidalla, and went out from the city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.44
त्रस्ता ह्यार्तातिकृपणा पितुः शोकसमाकुला । दृष्ट्वा युधाजितं भूपं पितरं गतजीवितम्
trastā hyārtātikṛpaṇā pituḥ śokasamākulā | dṛṣṭvā yudhājitaṃ bhūpaṃ pitaraṃ gatajīvitam
Terrified, distressed, utterly wretched, overwhelmed with grief for her father, seeing King Yudhājit, her father, bereft of life —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.45
संस्कार्य च त्वरायुक्ता वेपमाना भयाकुला । दिनद्वयेन सम्प्राप्ता राज्ञी भागीरथीतटम्
saṃskārya ca tvarāyuktā vepamānā bhayākulā | dinadvayena samprāptā rājñī bhāgīrathītaṭam
and having performed the funeral rites, in haste, trembling, distraught with fear, in two days the queen reached the bank of the Bhāgīrathī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.46
निषादैलुण्ठिता तत्र गृहीतं सकलं वसु । रथञ्चापि गृहीत्वा ते निर्गता दस्यवः शठाः
niṣādailuṇṭhitā tatra gṛhītaṃ sakalaṃ vasu | rathañcāpi gṛhītvā te nirgatā dasyavaḥ śaṭhāḥ
There she was plundered by Niṣādas; all her wealth was seized, and having taken the chariot as well, those crooked robbers departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.47
रुदती सुतमादाय चारुवस्त्रा मनोरमा । निर्ययौ जाह्नवीतीरे सैरन्ध्रीकरलम्बिता
rudatī sutamādāya cāruvastrā manoramā | niryayau jāhnavītīre sairandhrīkaralambitā
Weeping, taking up her son, the lovely woman in beautiful garments went along the bank of the Jāhnavī, supported by her maidservant's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.48
आरुह्य च भयाच्छीघ्रमुडुपं सा भयाकुला । तीर्त्वा भागीरथीं पुण्यां ययौ त्रिकूटपर्वतम्
āruhya ca bhayācchīghramuḍupaṃ sā bhayākulā | tīrtvā bhāgīrathīṃ puṇyāṃ yayau trikūṭaparvatam
And out of fear she quickly boarded a raft; distraught with fear, having crossed the holy Bhāgīrathī, she went to the Trikūṭa mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.49
भारद्वाजाश्रमं प्राप्ता त्वरया च भयाकुला । संवीक्ष्य तापसांस्तत्र सञ्जाता निर्भया तदा
bhāradvājāśramaṃ prāptā tvarayā ca bhayākulā | saṃvīkṣya tāpasāṃstatra sañjātā nirbhayā tadā
In haste and distraught with fear she reached Bhāradvāja's hermitage; seeing the ascetics there, she then became free of fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.50
मुनिना सा ततः पृष्टा काऽसि कस्य परिग्रहः । कष्टेनात्र कथं प्राप्ता सत्यं ब्रूहि शुचिस्मिते
muninā sā tataḥ pṛṣṭā kā'si kasya parigrahaḥ | kaṣṭenātra kathaṃ prāptā satyaṃ brūhi śucismite
Then she was asked by the sage: "Who are you? Whose wife? How have you come here with such hardship? Tell the truth, O you of bright smile."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.51
देवी वा मानुषी वासि बालपुत्रा वने कथम् । राज्यभ्रष्टेव वामोरु भासि त्वं कमलेक्षणे
devī vā mānuṣī vāsi bālaputrā vane katham | rājyabhraṣṭeva vāmoru bhāsi tvaṃ kamalekṣaṇe
"Are you a goddess or a human woman? How (do you come) into the forest with a small son? O fair-thighed, lotus-eyed one, you appear as if fallen from a kingdom."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.52
एवं सा मुनिना पृष्टा नोवाच वरवर्णिनी । रुदती दुःखसन्तप्ता विदल्लं च समादिशत्
evaṃ sā muninā pṛṣṭā novāca varavarṇinī | rudatī duḥkhasantaptā vidallaṃ ca samādiśat
Thus questioned by the sage, the woman of lovely complexion did not speak; weeping, burning with sorrow, she directed Vidalla (to speak).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.53
विदल्लस्तमुवाचेदं ध्रुवसन्धिर्नृपोत्तमः । तस्य भार्या धर्मपत्नी नाम्ना चेयं मनोरमा
vidallastamuvācedaṃ dhruvasandhirnṛpottamaḥ | tasya bhāryā dharmapatnī nāmnā ceyaṃ manoramā
Vidalla said this to him: "Dhruvasandhi was the best of kings; this is his wife, his lawful consort, Manoramā by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.54
सिंहेन निहतो राजा सूर्यवंशी महाबलः । पुत्रोऽयं नृपतेस्तस्य नाम्ना चैव सुदर्शनः
siṃhena nihato rājā sūryavaṃśī mahābalaḥ | putro'yaṃ nṛpatestasya nāmnā caiva sudarśanaḥ
That king of the solar line, of great strength, was slain by a lion; this is that king's son, Sudarśana by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.55
अस्याः पितातिधर्मात्मा दौहित्रार्थं मृतो रणे । युधाजिद्भयसन्त्रस्ता सम्प्राप्ता विजने वने
asyāḥ pitātidharmātmā dauhitrārthaṃ mṛto raṇe | yudhājidbhayasantrastā samprāptā vijane vane
Her father, exceedingly righteous, died in battle for his daughter's son's sake; terrified with fear of Yudhājit, she has come into the deserted forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.56
त्वामेव शरणं प्राप्ता बालपुत्रा नृपात्मजा । त्राता भव महाभाग त्वमस्या मुनिसत्तम
tvāmeva śaraṇaṃ prāptā bālaputrā nṛpātmajā | trātā bhava mahābhāga tvamasyā munisattama
With her small son she, a king's daughter, has come to you alone for refuge; be her protector, O greatly fortunate one, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.57
आर्तस्य रक्षणे पुण्यं यज्ञाधिकमुदाहृतम् । भयतस्तस्य दीनस्य विशेषफलदं स्मृतम्
ārtasya rakṣaṇe puṇyaṃ yajñādhikamudāhṛtam | bhayatastasya dīnasya viśeṣaphaladaṃ smṛtam
In protecting one in distress the merit is declared greater than that of a sacrifice; and (protecting) one who is wretched from fear is held to yield a special fruit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.58
ऋषिरुवाच निर्भया वस कल्याणि पुत्रं पालय सुव्रते । न ते भयं विशालाक्षि कर्तव्यं शत्रुसम्भवम्
ṛṣiruvāca nirbhayā vasa kalyāṇi putraṃ pālaya suvrate | na te bhayaṃ viśālākṣi kartavyaṃ śatrusambhavam
The sage said: Dwell here without fear, good lady; guard your son, O you of good vows. O large-eyed one, you need feel no fear arising from enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.59
पालयस्व सुतं कान्तं राजा तेऽयं भविष्यति । नात्र दुःखं तथा शोकः कदाचित्सम्भविष्यति
pālayasva sutaṃ kāntaṃ rājā te'yaṃ bhaviṣyati | nātra duḥkhaṃ tathā śokaḥ kadācitsambhaviṣyati
Guard your beloved son; he will be your king. Here neither pain nor sorrow will ever arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.60
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता मुनिना राज्ञी स्वस्था सा सम्बभूव ह । उटजे मुनिना दत्ते वीतशोका तदावसत्
vyāsa uvāca ityuktā muninā rājñī svasthā sā sambabhūva ha | uṭaje muninā datte vītaśokā tadāvasat
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by the sage, the queen became composed; in a hut given by the sage she then dwelt, her sorrow gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 15.61
सैरन्ध्रीसहिता तत्र विदल्लेन च संयुता । सुदर्शनं पालयाना न्यवसत्सा मनोरमा
sairandhrīsahitā tatra vidallena ca saṃyutā | sudarśanaṃ pālayānā nyavasatsā manoramā
There, together with her maidservant and joined by Vidalla, that lovely (queen) dwelt, guarding Sudarśana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition