Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 22
DB 3 22.1
सुदर्शनशशिकलयोर्विवाहवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच श्रुत्वा सुतावाक्यमनिन्दितात्मा नृपांश्च गत्वा नृपतिर्जगाद । व्रजन्तु कामं शिविराणि भूपाः श्वो वा विवाहं किल संविधास्ये
sudarśanaśaśikalayorvivāhavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca śrutvā sutāvākyamaninditātmā nṛpāṃśca gatvā nṛpatirjagāda | vrajantu kāmaṃ śivirāṇi bhūpāḥ śvo vā vivāhaṃ kila saṃvidhāsye
The description of the marriage of Sudarśana and Śaśikalā. Vyāsa said: Having heard his daughter's words, the blameless-minded king went to the kings and said: "Let the kings go at will to their camps; tomorrow indeed I shall arrange the wedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.2
भक्ष्याणि पेयानि मयाऽर्पितानि गृह्णन्तु सर्वे मयि सुप्रसन्नाः । श्वो भावि कार्यं किल मण्डपेऽत्र समेत्य सर्वैरिह संविधेयम्
bhakṣyāṇi peyāni mayā'rpitāni gṛhṇantu sarve mayi suprasannāḥ | śvo bhāvi kāryaṃ kila maṇḍape'tra sametya sarvairiha saṃvidheyam
Let all, well pleased with me, accept the foods and drinks presented by me. Tomorrow the business is to take place; assembling here in this pavilion it must be arranged by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.3
नायाति पुत्री किल मण्डपेऽद्य करोमि किं भूपतयोऽत्र कामम् । प्रातः समाश्वास्य सुतां नयिष्ये गच्छन्तु तस्माच्छिविराणि भूपाः
nāyāti putrī kila maṇḍape'dya karomi kiṃ bhūpatayo'tra kāmam | prātaḥ samāśvāsya sutāṃ nayiṣye gacchantu tasmācchivirāṇi bhūpāḥ
My daughter is not coming to the pavilion today — what can I do here, O kings, at will? In the morning, having consoled my daughter, I shall bring her; therefore let the kings go to their camps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.4
न विग्रहो बुद्धिमतां निजाश्रिते कृपा विधेया सततं ह्यपत्ये । विधाय तां प्रातारिहानयिष्ये सुतां तु गच्छन्तु नृपा यथेष्टम्
na vigraho buddhimatāṃ nijāśrite kṛpā vidheyā satataṃ hyapatye | vidhāya tāṃ prātārihānayiṣye sutāṃ tu gacchantu nṛpā yatheṣṭam
The wise do not quarrel with one dependent on them; compassion must always be shown to one's child. Having persuaded her, in the morning I shall bring my daughter here; let the kings go as they please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.5
इच्छापणं वा परिचिन्त्य चित्ते प्रातः करिष्याम्यथ संविवाहम् । सर्वैः समेत्यात्र नृपैः समेतैः स्वयंवरः सर्वमतेन कार्यः
icchāpaṇaṃ vā paricintya citte prātaḥ kariṣyāmyatha saṃvivāham | sarvaiḥ sametyātra nṛpaiḥ sametaiḥ svayaṃvaraḥ sarvamatena kāryaḥ
"Or else, having pondered in (my) mind (your) wish and (my) pledge, I shall carry out the marriage in the morning. Let all the assembled kings come together here, and let the self-choice be conducted by the consent of all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 22.6
श्रुत्वा नृपास्तेऽवितथं विदित्वा वचो ययुः स्वानि निकेतनानि । विधाय पार्श्वे नगरस्य रक्षां चक्रुः क्रिया मध्यदिनोदिताश्च
śrutvā nṛpāste'vitathaṃ viditvā vaco yayuḥ svāni niketanāni | vidhāya pārśve nagarasya rakṣāṃ cakruḥ kriyā madhyadinoditāśca
Hearing (this) and knowing the speech to be not false, those kings went to their own dwellings; and having set a guard beside the city, they performed the rites enjoined for midday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.7
सुबाहुरप्यार्यजनैः समेत- श्चकार कार्याणि विवाहकाले । पुत्रीं समाहूय गृहे सुगुप्ते पुरोहितैर्वेदविदां वरिष्ठैः
subāhurapyāryajanaiḥ sameta- ścakāra kāryāṇi vivāhakāle | putrīṃ samāhūya gṛhe sugupte purohitairvedavidāṃ variṣṭhaiḥ
Subāhu too, joined by the noble folk, performed the duties at the time of the marriage, having summoned (his) daughter into a well-guarded house, together with the priests, the foremost of the knowers of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.8
स्नानादिकं कर्म वरस्य कृत्वा विवाहभूषाकरणं तथैव । आनाय्य वेदीरचिते गृहे वै तस्यार्हणां भूमिपतिश्चकार
snānādikaṃ karma varasya kṛtvā vivāhabhūṣākaraṇaṃ tathaiva | ānāyya vedīracite gṛhe vai tasyārhaṇāṃ bhūmipatiścakāra
Having had the bathing and the other rites of the bridegroom performed, and likewise the putting on of the wedding ornaments, and having had him brought into the house where the altar was built, the lord of the earth made his honouring (with due reception).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.9
सविष्टरं चाचमनीयमर्घ्यं वस्त्रद्वयं गामथ कुण्डले द्वे । समर्प्य तस्मै विधिवन्नरेन्द्र ऐच्छत्सुतादानमहीनसत्त्वः
saviṣṭaraṃ cācamanīyamarghyaṃ vastradvayaṃ gāmatha kuṇḍale dve | samarpya tasmai vidhivannarendra aicchatsutādānamahīnasattvaḥ
And having presented to him, according to rule, a seat, water for rinsing the mouth, the arghya offering, two garments, a cow, and two earrings, the king of undiminished courage wished to make the gift of (his) daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.10
सोऽप्यग्रहीत्सर्वमदीनचेताः शशाम चिन्ताऽथ मनोरमायाः । कन्यां सुकेशीं निधिकन्यकासमां मेने तदाऽऽत्मानमनुत्तमञ्च
so'pyagrahītsarvamadīnacetāḥ śaśāma cintā'tha manoramāyāḥ | kanyāṃ sukeśīṃ nidhikanyakāsamāṃ mene tadā''tmānamanuttamañca
He too, undespondent in mind, accepted everything; and then Manoramā's anxiety was stilled. He (Sudarśana) thought the fair-haired girl equal to a maiden of treasure, and himself unsurpassed at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.11
सुपूजितं भूषणवस्त्रदानै- र्वरोत्तमं तं सचिवास्तदानीम् । निन्युश्च ते कौतुकमण्डपान्त- र्मुदान्विता वीतभयाश्च सर्वे
supūjitaṃ bhūṣaṇavastradānai- rvarottamaṃ taṃ sacivāstadānīm | ninyuśca te kautukamaṇḍapānta- rmudānvitā vītabhayāśca sarve
Then the ministers led that best of bridegrooms, well honoured with gifts of ornaments and garments, into the interior of the festive pavilion — all of them filled with joy and freed from fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.12
स्त्रियश्च तां राजसुतां सुयाने । आरोप्य निन्युर्वरसन्निधानण् चतुष्कयुक्ते किल मण्डपे वै
striyaśca tāṃ rājasutāṃ suyāne | āropya ninyurvarasannidhānaṇ catuṣkayukte kila maṇḍape vai
And the women, having mounted that king's daughter on a fine palanquin, led (her) into the presence of the bridegroom, into the pavilion furnished with four (posts/pillars).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.13
अग्निं समाधाय पुरोहितः स हुत्वा यथावच्च तदन्तराले । आह्वाययत्तौ कृतकौतुकौ तु वधूवरौ प्रेमयुतौ निकामम्
agniṃ samādhāya purohitaḥ sa hutvā yathāvacca tadantarāle | āhvāyayattau kṛtakautukau tu vadhūvarau premayutau nikāmam
That priest, having established the fire and made the oblation as prescribed, in the space between them, had the two — bride and bridegroom, wearing the wedding-thread and abundantly full of love — called forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.14
लाजाविसर्गं विधिवद्विधाय कृत्वा हुताशस्य प्रदक्षिणाञ्च । तौ चक्रतुस्तत्र यथोचित्तं तत् सर्वं विधानं कुलगोत्रजातम्
lājāvisargaṃ vidhivadvidhāya kṛtvā hutāśasya pradakṣiṇāñca | tau cakratustatra yathocittaṃ tat sarvaṃ vidhānaṃ kulagotrajātam
Having duly performed the scattering of the parched grain and made the circumambulation of the fire, the two carried out there, as was fitting, all that ritual proper to their family and lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.15
शतद्वयं चाश्चयुजां रथानां सुभूषितं चापि शरौघसंयुतम् । ददौ नृपेन्द्रस्तु सुदर्शनाय सुपूजितं पारिबर्हं विवाहे
śatadvayaṃ cāścayujāṃ rathānāṃ subhūṣitaṃ cāpi śaraughasaṃyutam | dadau nṛpendrastu sudarśanāya supūjitaṃ pāribarhaṃ vivāhe
And the lord of kings gave to Sudarśana two hundred chariots yoked with horses, well adorned and supplied with masses of arrows, as the honoured wedding-gift at the marriage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.16
मदोत्कटान्हेमविभूषितांश्च गजान्गिरेः शृङ्गसमानदेहान् । शतं सपादं नृपसूनवेऽसौ ददावथ प्रेमयुतो नृपेन्द्रः
madotkaṭānhemavibhūṣitāṃśca gajāngireḥ śṛṅgasamānadehān | śataṃ sapādaṃ nṛpasūnave'sau dadāvatha premayuto nṛpendraḥ
And that lord of kings, filled with affection, then gave to the king's son a hundred and twenty-five elephants, rutting and adorned with gold, their bodies like the peaks of a mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.17
दासीशतं काञ्चनभूषितं च करेणुकानां च शतं सुचारु । समर्पयामास वराय राजा विवाहकाले मुदितोऽनुवेलम्
dāsīśataṃ kāñcanabhūṣitaṃ ca kareṇukānāṃ ca śataṃ sucāru | samarpayāmāsa varāya rājā vivāhakāle mudito'nuvelam
A hundred maidservants adorned with gold, and a hundred very fine she-elephants, the king, delighted, presented again and again to the bridegroom at the time of the marriage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.18
अदात्पुनर्दाससहस्रमेकं सर्वायुधैः सम्भृतभूषितञ्च । रत्नानि वासांसि यथोचितानि दिव्यानि चित्राणि तथाविकानि
adātpunardāsasahasramekaṃ sarvāyudhaiḥ sambhṛtabhūṣitañca | ratnāni vāsāṃsi yathocitāni divyāni citrāṇi tathāvikāni
He gave further one thousand servants, equipped and adorned with all weapons, and jewels and garments as was fitting, splendid and of varied kinds, and likewise woollen (garments).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.19
ददौ पुनर्वासगृहाणि तस्मै रम्याणि दीर्घाणि विचित्रितानि । सिन्धूद्भवानां तुरगोत्तमाना- मदात्सहस्रद्वितयं सुरम्यम्
dadau punarvāsagṛhāṇi tasmai ramyāṇi dīrghāṇi vicitritāni | sindhūdbhavānāṃ turagottamānā- madātsahasradvitayaṃ suramyam
He gave him also dwelling-houses, delightful, spacious and variously decorated; and he gave two thousand most excellent, very lovely horses born in the Sindhu country.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.20
क्रमेलकानाञ्च शतत्रयं वै प्रत्यादिशद्भारभृतां सुचारु । शतद्वयं वै शकटोत्तमानां तस्मै ददौ धान्यरसैः प्रपूरितम्
kramelakānāñca śatatrayaṃ vai pratyādiśadbhārabhṛtāṃ sucāru | śatadvayaṃ vai śakaṭottamānāṃ tasmai dadau dhānyarasaiḥ prapūritam
And he assigned three hundred very fine camels for carrying loads; and he gave him two hundred excellent carts filled with grain and liquids.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.21
मनोरमां राजसुतां प्रणम्य जगाद वाक्यं विहिताञ्जलिः पुरः । दासोऽस्मि ते राजसुते वरिष्ठे तद्ब्रूहि यत्स्यात्तु मनोगतं ते
manoramāṃ rājasutāṃ praṇamya jagāda vākyaṃ vihitāñjaliḥ puraḥ | dāso'smi te rājasute variṣṭhe tadbrūhi yatsyāttu manogataṃ te
Bowing to Manoramā, the king's daughter, with folded hands he spoke these words before (her): "I am your servant, O most excellent daughter of a king; tell me, then, whatever is in your mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.22
तं चारुवाक्यं निजगाद सापि स्वस्त्यस्तु ते भूप कुलस्य वृद्धिः । सम्मानिताऽहं मम सूनवे त्वया दत्ता यतो रत्नवरा स्वकन्या सुदर्शनशशिकलयोर्विवाहवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
taṃ cāruvākyaṃ nijagāda sāpi svastyastu te bhūpa kulasya vṛddhiḥ | sammānitā'haṃ mama sūnave tvayā dattā yato ratnavarā svakanyā sudarśanaśaśikalayorvivāhavarṇanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
She too spoke to him a gracious speech: "Blessing be to you, O king, and increase of your line! I am honoured, since by you your own daughter, best of jewels, has been given to my son." (Here ends) the twenty-second chapter, called the description of the marriage of Sudarśana and Śaśikalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.23
न बन्दिपुत्री नृप मागधी वा स्तौमीह किं त्वां स्वजनं महत्तरम् । सुमेरुतुल्यस्तु कृतः सुतोऽद्य मे सम्बन्धिना भूपतिनोत्तमेन
na bandiputrī nṛpa māgadhī vā staumīha kiṃ tvāṃ svajanaṃ mahattaram | sumerutulyastu kṛtaḥ suto'dya me sambandhinā bhūpatinottamena
"I am no bard's daughter, O king, nor a Magadha woman — why should I praise you here, who are my own kinsman and greater (than I)? For today my son has been made the equal of Sumeru by (my) becoming connected with (you), the best of kings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.24
अहोऽतिचित्रं नृपतेश्चरित्रं परं पवित्रं तव किं वदामि । यद्भ्रष्टराज्याय सुताय मेऽद्य दत्ता त्वया पूज्यसुता वरिष्ठा
aho'ticitraṃ nṛpateścaritraṃ paraṃ pavitraṃ tava kiṃ vadāmi | yadbhraṣṭarājyāya sutāya me'dya dattā tvayā pūjyasutā variṣṭhā
"Ah, most marvellous is the conduct of the king; supremely pure — what shall I say of you? — since today your revered and most excellent daughter has been given by you to my son, who has lost his kingdom."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.25
वनाधिवासाय किलाधनाय पित्रा विहीनाय विसैन्यकाय । सर्वानिमान्भूमिपतीन्विहाय फलाशनायार्थविवर्जिताय
vanādhivāsāya kilādhanāya pitrā vihīnāya visainyakāya | sarvānimānbhūmipatīnvihāya phalāśanāyārthavivarjitāya
To one who dwells in the forest, indeed to one without wealth, bereft of his father, without an army — passing over all these lords of the earth, to one who eats (only) fruits and is destitute of means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.26
समानवित्तेऽथ कुले बले च ददाति पुत्रीं नृपतिश्च भूयः । न कोऽपि मे भूपसुतेऽर्थहीने गुणान्वितां रूपवतीञ्च दद्यात्
samānavitte'tha kule bale ca dadāti putrīṃ nṛpatiśca bhūyaḥ | na ko'pi me bhūpasute'rthahīne guṇānvitāṃ rūpavatīñca dadyāt
A king gives his daughter, moreover, into (a family) of equal wealth, lineage, and strength; but no one would give me — to a king's son who is without wealth — a girl endowed with virtues and beautiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.27
वैरं तु सर्वैः सह संविधाय नृपैर्वरिष्ठैर्बलसंयुतैश्च । सुदर्शनायाथ सुताऽर्पिता मे किं वर्णये धैर्यमिदं त्वदीयम्
vairaṃ tu sarvaiḥ saha saṃvidhāya nṛpairvariṣṭhairbalasaṃyutaiśca | sudarśanāyātha sutā'rpitā me kiṃ varṇaye dhairyamidaṃ tvadīyam
Having made enmity with all the foremost kings possessed of armies, you have bestowed your daughter on Sudarśana who is mine — how shall I describe this steadfastness of yours?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.28
निशम्य वाक्यानि नृपः प्रहृष्टः कृताञ्जलिर्वाक्यमुवाच भूयः । गृहाण राज्यं मम सुप्रसिद्धं भवामि सेनापतिरद्य चाहम्
niśamya vākyāni nṛpaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ kṛtāñjalirvākyamuvāca bhūyaḥ | gṛhāṇa rājyaṃ mama suprasiddhaṃ bhavāmi senāpatiradya cāham
Hearing (her) words the king, delighted, with joined palms spoke again: "Take my well-renowned kingdom; and today I become (its) army-commander.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.29
नोचेत्तदर्धं प्रतिगृह्य चात्र सुतान्वितो राज्यफलानि भुङ्क्ष्व । विहाय वाराणसिकानिवासं वने पुरे वासमतो न मेऽस्ति
nocettadardhaṃ pratigṛhya cātra sutānvito rājyaphalāni bhuṅkṣva | vihāya vārāṇasikānivāsaṃ vane pure vāsamato na me'sti
Or if not, accepting half of it here, enjoy with your son the fruits of kingship; for apart from dwelling in Vārāṇasī, I have no dwelling, in forest or in city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.30
नृपास्तु सन्त्येव रुषान्विता वै गत्वा करिष्ये प्रथमं तु सान्त्वनम् । ततः परं द्वावपरावुपायौ नोचेत्ततो युद्धमहं करिष्ये
nṛpāstu santyeva ruṣānvitā vai gatvā kariṣye prathamaṃ tu sāntvanam | tataḥ paraṃ dvāvaparāvupāyau nocettato yuddhamahaṃ kariṣye
The kings are indeed filled with rage; going (to them) I shall first employ conciliation; after that the two other expedients; if not, then I shall make war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.31
जयाजयो दैववशो तथापि धर्मे जयो नैव कृतेऽप्यधर्मे । तेषां किलाधर्मवतां नृपाणां कथं भविष्यत्यनुचिन्तितं वै
jayājayo daivavaśo tathāpi dharme jayo naiva kṛte'pyadharme | teṣāṃ kilādharmavatāṃ nṛpāṇāṃ kathaṃ bhaviṣyatyanucintitaṃ vai
Victory and defeat depend on fate; yet victory (lies) in righteousness — never in unrighteousness, even when done. How will it turn out for those unrighteous kings, not having reflected (on this)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 22.32
आकर्ण्य तद्भाषितमर्थवच्च जगाद वाक्यं हितकारकं तम् । मनोरमा मानमवाप्य तस्मात् सर्वात्मना मोदयुता प्रसन्ना
ākarṇya tadbhāṣitamarthavacca jagāda vākyaṃ hitakārakaṃ tam | manoramā mānamavāpya tasmāt sarvātmanā modayutā prasannā
Having heard that meaningful speech of his, Manoramā, obtaining honour from him, wholly filled with joy and serene, spoke to him a beneficial word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.33
राजञ्छिवं तेऽस्तु कुरुष्व राज्यं त्यक्त्वा भयं त्वं स्वसुतैः समेतः । सुतोऽपि मे नूनमवाप्य राज्यं साकेतपुर्यां प्रचरिष्यतीह
rājañchivaṃ te'stu kuruṣva rājyaṃ tyaktvā bhayaṃ tvaṃ svasutaiḥ sametaḥ | suto'pi me nūnamavāpya rājyaṃ sāketapuryāṃ pracariṣyatīha
"King, may there be well-being for you; rule the kingdom, casting off fear, together with your own sons. And my son too, surely having gained a kingdom, will move about here in the city of Sāketa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.34
विसर्जयास्मान्निजसद्म गन्तुं शिवं भवानी तव संविधास्यति । न काऽपि चिन्ता मम भूप वर्तते सञ्चिन्तयन्त्या परमाम्बिकां वै
visarjayāsmānnijasadma gantuṃ śivaṃ bhavānī tava saṃvidhāsyati | na kā'pi cintā mama bhūpa vartate sañcintayantyā paramāmbikāṃ vai
Dismiss us to go to our own home; Bhavānī will bring about your welfare. I have no anxiety at all, O king, as I keep meditating on the supreme Mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.35
दोषा गता विविधवाक्यपदै रसालै- रन्योन्यभाषणपदैरमृतोपमैश्च । प्रातर्नृपाः समधिगम्य कृतं विवाहं रोषान्विता नगरबाह्यगतास्तथोचुः
doṣā gatā vividhavākyapadai rasālai- ranyonyabhāṣaṇapadairamṛtopamaiśca | prātarnṛpāḥ samadhigamya kṛtaṃ vivāhaṃ roṣānvitā nagarabāhyagatāstathocuḥ
The night passed with various savoury words and with mutual conversation like nectar. In the morning the kings, having learned that the marriage had been performed, filled with rage, having gone outside the city, spoke thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.36
अद्यैव तं नृपकलङ्कधरञ्च हत्वा बालं तथैव किल तं न विवाहयोग्यम् । गृह्णीम तां शशिकलां नृपतेश्च लक्ष्मीं लज्जामवाप्य निजसद्म कथं व्रजेम
adyaiva taṃ nṛpakalaṅkadharañca hatvā bālaṃ tathaiva kila taṃ na vivāhayogyam | gṛhṇīma tāṃ śaśikalāṃ nṛpateśca lakṣmīṃ lajjāmavāpya nijasadma kathaṃ vrajema
"This very day, having killed that bearer of disgrace to kings, and likewise that boy who is surely not fit for marriage, let us seize that Śaśikalā and the king's fortune; having incurred shame, how could we go to our own homes?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.37
शृण्वन्तु तूर्यनिनदान्किल वाद्यमाना- ञ्छङ्खस्वनानभिभवन्ति मृदङ्गशब्दाः । गीतध्वनिं च विविधं निगमस्वनञ्च मन्यामहे नृपतिनाऽत्र कृतो विवाहः
śṛṇvantu tūryaninadānkila vādyamānā- ñchaṅkhasvanānabhibhavanti mṛdaṅgaśabdāḥ | gītadhvaniṃ ca vividhaṃ nigamasvanañca manyāmahe nṛpatinā'tra kṛto vivāhaḥ
Listen to the sounds of the musical instruments being played; the sounds of the drums overwhelm the blasts of the conches; and the varied sound of singing and the sound of Vedic recitation — we think the marriage has been performed here by the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.38
अस्मान्प्रतार्य वचनैर्विधिवच्चकार वैवाहिकेन विधिना करपीडनं वै । कर्तव्यमद्य किमहो प्रविचिन्तयन्तु भूपाः परस्परमतिं च समर्थयन्तु
asmānpratārya vacanairvidhivaccakāra vaivāhikena vidhinā karapīḍanaṃ vai | kartavyamadya kimaho pravicintayantu bhūpāḥ parasparamatiṃ ca samarthayantu
Having deceived us with words, he duly performed the taking of the hand by the marriage rite. Alas, what is to be done today? Let the kings consider well and settle upon a common resolve."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.39
एवं वदत्सु नृपतिष्वथ कन्याकायाः कृत्वा विवाहविधिमप्रतिमप्रभावः । भूपान्निमन्त्रयितुमाशु जगाम राजा काशीपतिः स्वसुहृदैः प्रथितप्रभावैः
evaṃ vadatsu nṛpatiṣvatha kanyākāyāḥ kṛtvā vivāhavidhimapratimaprabhāvaḥ | bhūpānnimantrayitumāśu jagāma rājā kāśīpatiḥ svasuhṛdaiḥ prathitaprabhāvaiḥ
While the kings were speaking thus, the king, the lord of Kāśī, of matchless might, having performed the marriage rite of his daughter, went swiftly with his friends of renowned power to invite the kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.40
आगच्छन्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा नृपाः काशीपतिं तदा । नोचुः किञ्चिदपि क्रोधान्मौनमाधाय संस्थिताः
āgacchantaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpāḥ kāśīpatiṃ tadā | nocuḥ kiñcidapi krodhānmaunamādhāya saṃsthitāḥ
And seeing him, the lord of Kāśī, coming, the kings then said nothing at all out of anger, and remained keeping silence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.41
स गत्वा प्रणिपत्याह कृताञ्जलिरभाषत । आगन्तव्यं नृपैः सर्वैर्भोजनार्थं गृहे मम
sa gatvā praṇipatyāha kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata | āgantavyaṃ nṛpaiḥ sarvairbhojanārthaṃ gṛhe mama
He, having gone and bowed down, with joined palms said and spoke: "All the kings should come to my house for a meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.42
कन्ययाऽसौ वृतो भूपः किं करोमि हिताहितम् । भवद्भिस्तु शुभः कार्यो महान्तो हि दयालवः
kanyayā'sau vṛto bhūpaḥ kiṃ karomi hitāhitam | bhavadbhistu śubhaḥ kāryo mahānto hi dayālavaḥ
That king was chosen by the girl; what can I do, right or wrong? But you should do what is auspicious, for the great are compassionate."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.43
तन्निशम्य वचस्तस्य नृपाः क्रोधपरिप्लुताः । प्रत्यूचुर्भुक्तमस्माभिः स्वगृहं नृपते व्रज
tanniśamya vacastasya nṛpāḥ krodhapariplutāḥ | pratyūcurbhuktamasmābhiḥ svagṛhaṃ nṛpate vraja
Hearing that speech of his, the kings, overflowing with anger, replied: "We have eaten; go to your own house, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.44
कुरु कार्याण्यशेषाणि यथेष्टं सुकृतं कृतम् । नृपाः सर्वे प्रयान्त्वद्य स्वानि स्वानि गृहाणि वै
kuru kāryāṇyaśeṣāṇi yatheṣṭaṃ sukṛtaṃ kṛtam | nṛpāḥ sarve prayāntvadya svāni svāni gṛhāṇi vai
Do all your affairs as you please; the good deed has been done. Let all the kings go today, each to his own home."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.45
सुबाहुरपि तच्छ्रुत्वा जगाम शङ्कितो गृहम् । किं करिष्यन्ति संविग्नाः क्रोधयुक्ता नृपोत्तमाः
subāhurapi tacchrutvā jagāma śaṅkito gṛham | kiṃ kariṣyanti saṃvignāḥ krodhayuktā nṛpottamāḥ
Subāhu too, hearing that, went to his house apprehensive: what will those best of kings do, agitated and full of anger?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.46
गते तस्मिन्महीपालाश्चक्रुश्च समयं पुनः । रुद्ध्वा मार्गं ग्रहीष्यामः कन्यां हत्वा सुदर्शनम्
gate tasminmahīpālāścakruśca samayaṃ punaḥ | ruddhvā mārgaṃ grahīṣyāmaḥ kanyāṃ hatvā sudarśanam
When he had gone, the kings again made a pact: "Having blocked the road, we will seize the girl after killing Sudarśana."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 22.47
केचनोचुः किमस्माकं हन्त तेन नृपेण वै । दृष्ट्वा तु कौतुकं सर्वं गमिष्यामो यथागतम्
kecanocuḥ kimasmākaṃ hanta tena nṛpeṇa vai | dṛṣṭvā tu kautukaṃ sarvaṃ gamiṣyāmo yathāgatam
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 3 22.48
इत्युक्त्वा ते नृपाः सर्वे मार्गमाक्रम्य संस्थिताः । चकारोत्तरकार्याणि सुबाहुः स्वगृहं गतः
ityuktvā te nṛpāḥ sarve mārgamākramya saṃsthitāḥ | cakārottarakāryāṇi subāhuḥ svagṛhaṃ gataḥ
Having spoken thus, all those kings occupied the road and stood (waiting); Subāhu performed the subsequent rites and went to his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition