Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 11
DB 5 11.1
ताम्रकृतं देवीं प्रति विस्रंसनवचनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा महिषो मदविह्वलः । मन्त्रिवृद्धान् समाहूय राजा वचनमब्रवीत्
tāmrakṛtaṃ devīṃ prati visraṃsanavacanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā mahiṣo madavihvalaḥ | mantrivṛddhān samāhūya rājā vacanamabravīt
(Chapter title: The description of Tāmra's dissuading speech addressed to the Goddess.) Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, the Buffalo, overcome with intoxication, summoned the elder ministers and, as king, spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.2
राजोवाच मन्त्रिणः किं च कर्तव्यं विश्रब्धं ब्रूत मा चिरम् । आगता देवविहिता मायेयं शाम्बरीव किम्
rājovāca mantriṇaḥ kiṃ ca kartavyaṃ viśrabdhaṃ brūta mā ciram | āgatā devavihitā māyeyaṃ śāmbarīva kim
The king said: Ministers, what is to be done? Speak confidently, without delay. Has this illusion come contrived by the gods, or is it something like Śambara's magic?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.3
कार्येऽस्मिन्निपुणा यूयमुपायेषु विचक्षणाः । सामादिषु च कर्तव्यः कोऽत्र मह्यं ब्रुवन्तु च
kārye'sminnipuṇā yūyamupāyeṣu vicakṣaṇāḥ | sāmādiṣu ca kartavyaḥ ko'tra mahyaṃ bruvantu ca
You are skilled in this business and expert in the expedients; and among conciliation and the rest, which is to be adopted here — tell me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.4
मन्त्रिण ऊचुः सत्यं सदैव वक्तव्यं प्रियञ्च नृपसत्तम । कार्यं हितकरं नूनं विचार्य विबुधैः किल
mantriṇa ūcuḥ satyaṃ sadaiva vaktavyaṃ priyañca nṛpasattama | kāryaṃ hitakaraṃ nūnaṃ vicārya vibudhaiḥ kila
The ministers said: What is true and also agreeable should always be spoken, O best of kings; and surely what is beneficial should be done, after deliberation by the wise.
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DB 5 11.5
सत्यं च हितकृद्राजन्प्रियं चाहितकृद्भवेत् । यथौषधं नृणां लोके ह्यप्रियं रोगनाशनम्
satyaṃ ca hitakṛdrājanpriyaṃ cāhitakṛdbhavet | yathauṣadhaṃ nṛṇāṃ loke hyapriyaṃ roganāśanam
But the true may be beneficial, O king, while the agreeable may be harmful — just as in this world medicine, though unpleasant to men, destroys disease.
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DB 5 11.6
सत्यस्य श्रोता मन्ता च दुर्लभः पृथिवीपते । वक्तापि दुर्लभः कामं बहवश्चाटुभाषकाः
satyasya śrotā mantā ca durlabhaḥ pṛthivīpate | vaktāpi durlabhaḥ kāmaṃ bahavaścāṭubhāṣakāḥ
A hearer of truth, and one who heeds it, is hard to find, O lord of the earth; a speaker too is hard to find, while many indeed are flatterers.
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DB 5 11.7
कथं ब्रूमोऽत्र नृपते विचारे गहने त्विह । शुभं वाप्यशुभं वापि को वेत्ति भुवनत्रये
kathaṃ brūmo'tra nṛpate vicāre gahane tviha | śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ vāpi ko vetti bhuvanatraye
How then shall we speak here, O king, the deliberation being deep? Who in the three worlds knows what is auspicious and what inauspicious?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.8
राजोवाच स्वस्वमत्यनुसारेण ब्रुवन्त्वद्य पृथक्पृथक् । येषां हि यादृशो भावस्तच्छ्रुत्वा चिन्तयाम्यहम्
rājovāca svasvamatyanusāreṇa bruvantvadya pṛthakpṛthak | yeṣāṃ hi yādṛśo bhāvastacchrutvā cintayāmyaham
The king said: Let them speak now, each separately, according to his own judgment; whatever opinion each holds, hearing that, I shall consider.
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DB 5 11.9
बहूनां मतमाज्ञाय विचार्य च पुनः पुनः । यच्छ्रेयस्तद्धि कर्तव्यं कार्यं कार्यविचक्षणैः
bahūnāṃ matamājñāya vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ | yacchreyastaddhi kartavyaṃ kāryaṃ kāryavicakṣaṇaiḥ
Having learned the opinion of many and deliberated again and again, that which is best is to be done, the task performed by those expert in tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.10
व्यास उवाच तस्यैवं वचनं श्रुत्वा विरूपाक्षो महाबलः । उवाच तरसा वाक्यं रञ्जयन्पृथिवीपतिम्
vyāsa uvāca tasyaivaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā virūpākṣo mahābalaḥ | uvāca tarasā vākyaṃ rañjayanpṛthivīpatim
Vyāsa said: Hearing his speech thus, the mighty Virūpākṣa quickly spoke, gratifying the lord of the earth.
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DB 5 11.11
विरूपाक्ष उवाच राजन्नारी वराकीयं सा ब्रूते मदगर्विता । विभीषिकामात्रमिदं ज्ञातव्यं वचनं त्वया ताम्रकृतं देवीं प्रति विस्रंसनवचनवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः
virūpākṣa uvāca rājannārī varākīyaṃ sā brūte madagarvitā | vibhīṣikāmātramidaṃ jñātavyaṃ vacanaṃ tvayā tāmrakṛtaṃ devīṃ prati visraṃsanavacanavarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Virūpākṣa said: O king, that wretched woman speaks thus, puffed up with pride; you should understand this speech to be a mere scare-tactic. (Colophon:) The eleventh chapter, called "The account of Tāmra's slighting words spoken to the Goddess."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 11.12
को बिभेति स्त्रियो वाक्यैर्दुरुक्तै रणदुर्मदैः । अनृतं साहसं चेति जानन्नारीविचेष्टितम्
ko bibheti striyo vākyairduruktai raṇadurmadaiḥ | anṛtaṃ sāhasaṃ ceti jānannārīviceṣṭitam
Who is afraid of a woman's words, ill-spoken and recklessly boastful of battle, when he knows that a woman's behaviour is false and rash?
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DB 5 11.13
जित्वा त्रिभुवनं राजन्नद्य कान्ताभयेन वै । दीनत्वेऽप्ययशो नूनं वीरस्य भुवने भवेत्
jitvā tribhuvanaṃ rājannadya kāntābhayena vai | dīnatve'pyayaśo nūnaṃ vīrasya bhuvane bhavet
O king, having conquered the three worlds, if you were now to fear a woman, then even in (mere) faint-heartedness a hero would surely get infamy in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 11.14
तस्माद्याम्यहमेकाकी युद्धाय चण्डिकां प्रति । हनिष्ये तां महाराज निर्भयो भव साम्प्रतम्
tasmādyāmyahamekākī yuddhāya caṇḍikāṃ prati | haniṣye tāṃ mahārāja nirbhayo bhava sāmpratam
Therefore I shall go alone to fight against Caṇḍikā; I shall kill her, great king—be free of fear now.
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DB 5 11.15
सेनावृतोऽहं गत्वा तां शस्त्रास्त्रैर्विविधैः किल । निषूदयामि दुर्मर्षां चण्डिकां चण्डविक्रमाम्
senāvṛto'haṃ gatvā tāṃ śastrāstrairvividhaiḥ kila | niṣūdayāmi durmarṣāṃ caṇḍikāṃ caṇḍavikramām
Surrounded by the army I shall go and strike down with various weapons and missiles that Caṇḍikā, hard to endure, of fierce valour.
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DB 5 11.16
बद्ध्वा सर्पमयैः पाशैरानयिष्ये तवान्तिकम् । वशगा तु सदा ते स्यात्पश्य राजन् बलं मम
baddhvā sarpamayaiḥ pāśairānayiṣye tavāntikam | vaśagā tu sadā te syātpaśya rājan balaṃ mama
Having bound (her) with snake-nooses, I shall bring (her) into your presence; she will be forever subject to you—behold, O king, my strength.
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DB 5 11.17
व्यास उवाच विरूपाक्षवचः श्रुत्वा दुर्धरो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । सत्यमुक्तं वचो राजन् विरूपाक्षेण धीमता
vyāsa uvāca virūpākṣavacaḥ śrutvā durdharo vākyamabravīt | satyamuktaṃ vaco rājan virūpākṣeṇa dhīmatā
Vyāsa said: Hearing Virūpākṣa's words, Durdhara spoke: "What the wise Virūpākṣa has said, O king, is truly spoken."
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DB 5 11.18
ममापि वचनं श्लक्ष्णं श्रोतव्यं धीमता त्वया । कामातुरैषा सुदती लक्ष्यतेऽप्यनुमानतः
mamāpi vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ śrotavyaṃ dhīmatā tvayā | kāmāturaiṣā sudatī lakṣyate'pyanumānataḥ
But my smooth words too should be heard by you, who are wise: this fair-toothed woman appears, even by inference, to be sick with desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.19
भवत्येवंविधा कामं नायिका रूपगर्विता । भीषयित्वा वरारोहा त्वां वशे कर्तुमिच्छति
bhavatyevaṃvidhā kāmaṃ nāyikā rūpagarvitā | bhīṣayitvā varārohā tvāṃ vaśe kartumicchati
Indeed such is a heroine proud of her beauty: this fair-hipped one wishes, by frightening you, to bring you under her sway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.20
हावोऽयं मानिनीनां वै तं वेत्ति रसवित्तमः । वक्रोक्तिरेषा कामिन्याः प्रियं प्रति परायणम्
hāvo'yaṃ māninīnāṃ vai taṃ vetti rasavittamaḥ | vakroktireṣā kāminyāḥ priyaṃ prati parāyaṇam
This is the amorous gesture of proud women; the best connoisseur of sentiment knows it. This crooked speech of an amorous woman is (in fact) devotion toward her beloved.
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DB 5 11.21
वेत्ति कोऽपि नरः कामं कामशास्त्रविचक्षणः । यदुक्तं नाम बाणैस्त्वा वधिष्ये रणमूर्धनि
vetti ko'pi naraḥ kāmaṃ kāmaśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ | yaduktaṃ nāma bāṇaistvā vadhiṣye raṇamūrdhani
Is there any man skilled in the science of love who understands (this)?—namely what was said: "I shall slay you with arrows at the head of the battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 11.22
हेतुगर्भमिदं वाक्यं ज्ञातव्यं हेतुवित्तमैः । बाणास्तु मानिनीनां वै कटाक्षा एव विश्रुताः
hetugarbhamidaṃ vākyaṃ jñātavyaṃ hetuvittamaiḥ | bāṇāstu māninīnāṃ vai kaṭākṣā eva viśrutāḥ
This utterance is pregnant with a hidden reason, to be understood by the best of those who know reasons: for the arrows of proud women are well known to be just their sidelong glances.
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DB 5 11.23
पुष्पाञ्जलिमयाश्चान्ये व्यंग्यानि वचनानि च । का शक्तिरन्यबाणानां प्रेरणे त्वयि पार्थिव
puṣpāñjalimayāścānye vyaṃgyāni vacanāni ca | kā śaktiranyabāṇānāṃ preraṇe tvayi pārthiva
And others consist of handfuls of flowers, and words with hidden meanings. What power have any other arrows to be launched at you, O king?
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DB 5 11.24
तादृशीनां न सा शक्तिर्ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादिषु । ययोक्तं नेत्रबाणैस्त्वां हनिष्ये मन्द पार्थिवम्
tādṛśīnāṃ na sā śaktirbrahmaviṣṇuharādiṣu | yayoktaṃ netrabāṇaistvāṃ haniṣye manda pārthivam
Such women have no such power over Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara and the rest—she by whom it was said, "With eye-arrows I shall slay you, dull king!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.25
विपरीतं परिज्ञातं तेनारसविदा किल । पातयिष्यामि शय्यायां रणमय्यां पतिं तव
viparītaṃ parijñātaṃ tenārasavidā kila | pātayiṣyāmi śayyāyāṃ raṇamayyāṃ patiṃ tava
The opposite was understood by that man ignorant of sentiment—(namely her words:) "I shall fell your lord upon a bed made of battle."
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DB 5 11.26
विपरीतरतिकीडाभाषणं ज्ञेयमेव तत् । करिष्ये विगतप्राणं यदुक्तं वचनं तया
viparītaratikīḍābhāṣaṇaṃ jñeyameva tat | kariṣye vigataprāṇaṃ yaduktaṃ vacanaṃ tayā
That is surely to be understood as talk of the inverted love-play; and the words she spoke, "I shall make (him) bereft of breath"—
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DB 5 11.27
वीर्यं प्राणा इति प्रोक्तं तद्विहीनं न चान्यथा । व्यंग्याधिक्येन वाक्येन वरयत्युत्तमा नृप
vīryaṃ prāṇā iti proktaṃ tadvihīnaṃ na cānyathā | vyaṃgyādhikyena vākyena varayatyuttamā nṛpa
—virility is called "breath/life"; deprived of that, it is not otherwise. By a speech rich in suggestion, O king, this excellent woman is choosing (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 11.28
तद्वै विचारतो ज्ञेयं रसग्रन्थविचक्षणैः । इति ज्ञात्वा महाराज कर्तव्यं रससंयुतम्
tadvai vicārato jñeyaṃ rasagranthavicakṣaṇaiḥ | iti jñātvā mahārāja kartavyaṃ rasasaṃyutam
That indeed is to be known by reflection, by those expert in the treatises on sentiment; knowing this, great king, what is to be done should be joined with sentiment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.29
सामदानद्वयं तस्या नान्योपायोऽस्ति भूपते । रुष्टा वा गर्विता वापि वशगा मानिनी भवेत्
sāmadānadvayaṃ tasyā nānyopāyo'sti bhūpate | ruṣṭā vā garvitā vāpi vaśagā māninī bhavet
For her (the means are) the pair, conciliation and gift-giving; there is no other means, O lord of the earth: whether angry or proud, a proud woman comes under one's sway.
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DB 5 11.30
तादृशैर्मधुरैर्वाक्यैरानयिष्ये तवान्तिकम् । किं बहूक्तेन मे राजन् कर्तव्या वशवर्तिनी
tādṛśairmadhurairvākyairānayiṣye tavāntikam | kiṃ bahūktena me rājan kartavyā vaśavartinī
With such sweet words I shall bring her to your side. What need of much talk from me, O king—she must be made obedient to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.31
गत्वा मयाधुनैवेयं किङ्करीव सदैव ते । व्यास उवाव इत्थं निशम्य तद्वाक्यं ताम्रस्तत्त्वविचक्षणः
gatvā mayādhunaiveyaṃ kiṅkarīva sadaiva te | vyāsa uvāva itthaṃ niśamya tadvākyaṃ tāmrastattvavicakṣaṇaḥ
"Going now, I (shall make) her (yours), like a servant-girl, always yours." Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech thus, Tāmra, skilled in discerning the truth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 11.32
उवाच वचनं राजन्निशामय मयोदितम् । हेतुमद्धर्मसहितं रसयुक्तं नयान्वितम्
uvāca vacanaṃ rājanniśāmaya mayoditam | hetumaddharmasahitaṃ rasayuktaṃ nayānvitam
spoke these words: "Hear, O king, what is said by me — reasoned, in accord with dharma, full of savour, and joined with policy.
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DB 5 11.33
नैषा कामातुरा बाला नानुरक्ता विचक्षणा । व्यंग्यानि नैव वाक्यानि तयोक्तानि तु मानद
naiṣā kāmāturā bālā nānuraktā vicakṣaṇā | vyaṃgyāni naiva vākyāni tayoktāni tu mānada
This girl is not sick with desire, nor is she in love; she is shrewd. The words spoken by her are not at all suggestive (of love), O bestower of honour.
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DB 5 11.34
चित्रमत्र महाबाहो यदेका वरवर्णिनी । निरालम्बा समायाति चित्ररूपा मनोहरा
citramatra mahābāho yadekā varavarṇinī | nirālambā samāyāti citrarūpā manoharā
It is a marvel in this, O mighty-armed one, that a single woman of lovely colour comes here without support, of wondrous form, entrancing the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.35
अष्टादशभुजा नारी न श्रुता न च वीक्षिता । केनापि त्रिषु लोकेषु पराक्रमवती शुभा
aṣṭādaśabhujā nārī na śrutā na ca vīkṣitā | kenāpi triṣu lokeṣu parākramavatī śubhā
A woman with eighteen arms has neither been heard of nor seen by anyone in the three worlds — a beautiful one possessed of such prowess.
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DB 5 11.36
आयुधान्यपि तावन्ति धृतानि बलवन्ति च । विपरीतमिदं मन्ये सर्वं कालकृतं नृप
āyudhānyapi tāvanti dhṛtāni balavanti ca | viparītamidaṃ manye sarvaṃ kālakṛtaṃ nṛpa
And just as many weapons are held (by her), and mighty ones. I think all this is contrary (to nature), brought about by Time, O king.
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DB 5 11.37
स्वप्नानि दुर्निमित्तानि मया दृष्टानि वै निशि । तेन जानाम्यहं नूनं वैशसं समुपागतम्
svapnāni durnimittāni mayā dṛṣṭāni vai niśi | tena jānāmyahaṃ nūnaṃ vaiśasaṃ samupāgatam
Dreams of evil omen were indeed seen by me in the night; by that I know that surely destruction has come upon (us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.38
कृष्णाम्बरधरा नारी रुदती च गृहाङ्गणे । दृष्टा स्वप्नेऽप्युषःकाले चिन्तितव्यस्तदत्ययः
kṛṣṇāmbaradharā nārī rudatī ca gṛhāṅgaṇe | dṛṣṭā svapne'pyuṣaḥkāle cintitavyastadatyayaḥ
A woman clad in black garments, weeping in the courtyard of the house, was seen in a dream, and at dawn too; that (dream's) outcome must be pondered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.39
विकृताः पक्षिणो रात्रौ रोरुवन्ति गृहे गृहे । उत्पाता विविधा राजन् प्रभवन्ति गृहे गृहे
vikṛtāḥ pakṣiṇo rātrau roruvanti gṛhe gṛhe | utpātā vividhā rājan prabhavanti gṛhe gṛhe
Deformed birds cry out again and again in the night in house after house; portents of many kinds arise, O king, in house after house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.40
तेन जानाम्यहं नूनं कारणं किञ्चिदेव हि । यत्त्वां प्रार्थयते बाला युद्धाय कृतनिश्चया
tena jānāmyahaṃ nūnaṃ kāraṇaṃ kiñcideva hi | yattvāṃ prārthayate bālā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayā
By that I know that surely there is some (particular) cause for it — that this girl, resolved on battle, challenges you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.41
नैषास्ति मानुषी नो वा गान्धर्वी न तथासुरी । देवैः कृतेयं ज्ञातव्या माया मोहकरी विभो
naiṣāsti mānuṣī no vā gāndharvī na tathāsurī | devaiḥ kṛteyaṃ jñātavyā māyā mohakarī vibho
She is not human, nor a gandharva woman, nor likewise a demoness; she is to be understood as an illusion created by the gods, causing bewilderment, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.42
कातरत्वं न कर्तव्यं ममैतन्मतमित्यलम् । कर्तव्यं सर्वथा युद्धं यद्भाव्यं तद्भविष्यति
kātaratvaṃ na kartavyaṃ mamaitanmatamityalam | kartavyaṃ sarvathā yuddhaṃ yadbhāvyaṃ tadbhaviṣyati
Cowardice is not to be shown — this is my view, enough (of that); battle is by all means to be waged; what is to be, that will be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.43
को वेद दैवकर्तव्यं शुभं वाप्यशुभं तथा । अवलम्ब्य धिया धैर्यं स्थातव्यं वै विचक्षणैः
ko veda daivakartavyaṃ śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ tathā | avalambya dhiyā dhairyaṃ sthātavyaṃ vai vicakṣaṇaiḥ
Who knows what fate will do, whether auspicious or inauspicious? Taking firmness as support with the intellect, the wise should stand fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.44
जीवितं मरणं पुंसां दैवाधीनं नराधिप । कोऽपि नैवान्यथा कर्तुं समर्थो भुवनत्रये
jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ puṃsāṃ daivādhīnaṃ narādhipa | ko'pi naivānyathā kartuṃ samartho bhuvanatraye
The life and death of men depend on fate, O lord of men; no one at all in the three worlds is able to make it otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.45
महिष उवाच गच्छ ताम्र महाभाग युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः । तामानय वरारोहां जित्वा धर्मेण मानिनीम्
mahiṣa uvāca gaccha tāmra mahābhāga yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ | tāmānaya varārohāṃ jitvā dharmeṇa māninīm
Mahiṣa said: Go, Tāmra, greatly fortunate one, resolved upon battle; conquering that proud woman with fair hips, bring her by lawful means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.46
न भवेद्वशगा नारी संग्रामे यदि सा तव । हन्तव्या नान्यथा कामं माननीया प्रयत्नतः
na bhavedvaśagā nārī saṃgrāme yadi sā tava | hantavyā nānyathā kāmaṃ mānanīyā prayatnataḥ
If that woman should not come under your control in battle, she is to be slain; otherwise not — indeed she is to be honoured with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.47
वीरस्त्वमसि सर्वज्ञ कामशास्त्रविशारदः । येन केनाप्युपायेन जेतव्या वरवर्णिनी
vīrastvamasi sarvajña kāmaśāstraviśāradaḥ | yena kenāpyupāyena jetavyā varavarṇinī
You are a hero, all-knowing, expert in the treatises on love; by whatever means, the fair-hued one must be won.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.48
त्वरन्वीर महाबाहो सैन्येन महता वृतः । तत्र गत्वा त्वया ज्ञेया विचार्य च पुनः पुनः
tvaranvīra mahābāho sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ | tatra gatvā tvayā jñeyā vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Hasten, hero, mighty-armed one, surrounded by a great army; having gone there, you must find out, considering again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.49
किमर्थमागता चेयं ज्ञातव्यं तद्धि कारणम् । कामाद्वा वैरभावाच्च माया कस्येयमित्युत
kimarthamāgatā ceyaṃ jñātavyaṃ taddhi kāraṇam | kāmādvā vairabhāvācca māyā kasyeyamityuta
for what purpose she has come — that cause must be known: whether out of desire or out of enmity, and whose illusion this is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.50
आदौ तन्निश्चयं कृत्वा ज्ञातव्यं तच्चिकीर्षितम् । पश्चाद्युद्धं प्रकर्तव्यं यथायोग्यं यथाबलम्
ādau tanniścayaṃ kṛtvā jñātavyaṃ taccikīrṣitam | paścādyuddhaṃ prakartavyaṃ yathāyogyaṃ yathābalam
First making that determination, what she intends to do must be learned; afterwards battle is to be waged, as is fitting and according to strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.51
कातरत्वं न कर्तव्यं निर्दयत्वं तथा न च । यादृशं हि मनस्तस्याः कर्तव्यं तादृशं त्वया
kātaratvaṃ na kartavyaṃ nirdayatvaṃ tathā na ca | yādṛśaṃ hi manastasyāḥ kartavyaṃ tādṛśaṃ tvayā
"You must not be cowardly, nor yet pitiless; whatever her mind (proves to be), that is how you should act."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.52
व्यास उवाच इति तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा ताम्रः कालवशं गतः । निर्गतः सैन्यसंयुक्तः प्रणम्य महिषं नृपम्
vyāsa uvāca iti tadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā tāmraḥ kālavaśaṃ gataḥ | nirgataḥ sainyasaṃyuktaḥ praṇamya mahiṣaṃ nṛpam
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of his, Tāmra, gone under the sway of Death, bowed to King Mahiṣa and set out, accompanied by an army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.53
गच्छन्मार्गे दुरात्मासौ शकुनान्वीक्ष्य दारुणान् । विस्मयञ्च भयं प्राप यममार्गप्रदर्शकान्
gacchanmārge durātmāsau śakunānvīkṣya dāruṇān | vismayañca bhayaṃ prāpa yamamārgapradarśakān
As he went along the road, that evil-souled one, seeing dreadful birds that pointed out the road of Yama, felt both amazement and fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.54
सगत्वा तां समालोक्य देवीं सिंहोपरिस्थिताम् । स्तूयमानां सुरैः सर्वैः सर्वायुधविभूषिताम्
sagatvā tāṃ samālokya devīṃ siṃhoparisthitām | stūyamānāṃ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ sarvāyudhavibhūṣitām
Going there, he beheld the Goddess seated upon the lion, praised by all the gods, adorned with every weapon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.55
तामुवाच विनीतः सन् वाक्यं मधुरया गिरा । सामभावं समाश्रित्य विनयावनतः स्थितः
tāmuvāca vinītaḥ san vākyaṃ madhurayā girā | sāmabhāvaṃ samāśritya vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
and, being humble, he spoke words to her in a sweet voice, resorting to conciliation, standing bent low in deference.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.56
देवि दैत्येश्वरः शृङ्गी त्वद्रूपगुणमोहितः । स्पृहां करोति महिषस्त्वत्पाणिग्रहणाय च
devi daityeśvaraḥ śṛṅgī tvadrūpaguṇamohitaḥ | spṛhāṃ karoti mahiṣastvatpāṇigrahaṇāya ca
"O Goddess, the lord of the Daityas, the horned one, is infatuated by your beauty and qualities; Mahiṣa desires to take your hand (in marriage)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.57
भावं कुरु विशालाक्षि तस्मिन्नमरदुर्जये । पतिं तं प्राप्य मृद्वङ्गि नन्दने विहराद्भुते
bhāvaṃ kuru viśālākṣi tasminnamaradurjaye | patiṃ taṃ prāpya mṛdvaṅgi nandane viharādbhute
"Set your heart, O wide-eyed one, on him who is unconquerable by the immortals; gaining him as husband, O tender-limbed one, roam in the wondrous Nandana grove."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.58
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरं देहं प्राप्य सर्वसुखास्पदम् । सुखं सर्वात्मना ग्राह्यं दुःखं हेयमिति स्थितिः
sarvāṅgasundaraṃ dehaṃ prāpya sarvasukhāspadam | sukhaṃ sarvātmanā grāhyaṃ duḥkhaṃ heyamiti sthitiḥ
"Having obtained a body beautiful in every limb, the seat of all pleasure, pleasure is to be seized with one's whole being and pain is to be shunned — such is the rule."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.59
करभोरु किमर्थं ते गृहीतान्यायुधान्यलम् । पुष्पकन्दुकयोग्यास्ते कराः कमलकोमलाः
karabhoru kimarthaṃ te gṛhītānyāyudhānyalam | puṣpakandukayogyāste karāḥ kamalakomalāḥ
"O you whose thighs are (tapering) like an elephant's trunk, why have you taken up weapons at all? Your hands, soft as lotuses, are fit for a ball of flowers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.60
भ्रूचापे विद्यमानेऽपि धनुषा किं प्रयोजनम् । कटाक्षा विशिखाः सन्ति किं बाणैर्निष्प्रयोजनैः
bhrūcāpe vidyamāne'pi dhanuṣā kiṃ prayojanam | kaṭākṣā viśikhāḥ santi kiṃ bāṇairniṣprayojanaiḥ
"When the bow of your brows is already there, what use is a bow? Your sidelong glances are the arrows — what need of useless shafts?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.61
संसारे दुःखदं युद्धं न कर्तव्यं विजानता । लोभासक्ताः प्रकुर्वन्ति संग्रामञ्च परस्परम्
saṃsāre duḥkhadaṃ yuddhaṃ na kartavyaṃ vijānatā | lobhāsaktāḥ prakurvanti saṃgrāmañca parasparam
"In this world war, which gives pain, should not be waged by one who understands; it is those attached to greed who make battle with one another."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.62
पुष्पैरपि न योद्धव्यं किं पुनर्निशितैः शरैः । भेदनं निजगात्राणां कस्य तज्जायते मुदे
puṣpairapi na yoddhavyaṃ kiṃ punarniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | bhedanaṃ nijagātrāṇāṃ kasya tajjāyate mude
"One should not fight even with flowers, much less with sharpened arrows; the piercing of one's own limbs — in whom does that produce delight?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.63
तस्मात्त्वमपि तन्वङ्गि प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । भर्तारं भज मे नाथं देवदानवपूजितम्
tasmāttvamapi tanvaṅgi prasādaṃ kartumarhasi | bhartāraṃ bhaja me nāthaṃ devadānavapūjitam
"Therefore you too, O slender-limbed one, ought to show favour: take as your husband my lord, who is honoured by gods and Dānavas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.64
स तेऽत्र वाञ्छितं सर्वं करिष्यति मनोरथम् । त्वं पट्टमहिषी राज्ञः सर्वथा नात्र संशयः
sa te'tra vāñchitaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyati manoratham | tvaṃ paṭṭamahiṣī rājñaḥ sarvathā nātra saṃśayaḥ
"He will fulfil for you here every wish of your heart; you will be the crowned chief queen of the king — of this there is no doubt at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.65
वचनं कुरु मे देवि प्राप्स्यसे सुखमुत्तमम् । संग्रामे जयसन्देहः कष्टं प्राप्य न संशयः
vacanaṃ kuru me devi prāpsyase sukhamuttamam | saṃgrāme jayasandehaḥ kaṣṭaṃ prāpya na saṃśayaḥ
"Do as I say, O Goddess, and you will obtain the highest happiness; in battle victory is doubtful, but hardship comes without doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.66
जानासि राजनीतिं त्वं यथावद्वरवर्णिनि । भुंक्ष्व राज्यसुखं पूर्णं वर्षाणामयुतायुतम्
jānāsi rājanītiṃ tvaṃ yathāvadvaravarṇini | bhuṃkṣva rājyasukhaṃ pūrṇaṃ varṣāṇāmayutāyutam
"You know statecraft properly, O you of excellent complexion: enjoy the full happiness of kingship for myriads upon myriads of years."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 11.67
पुत्रस्ते भविता कान्तः सोऽपि राजा भविष्यति । यौवने क्रीडयित्वान्ते वार्धक्ये सुखमाप्स्यसि
putraste bhavitā kāntaḥ so'pi rājā bhaviṣyati | yauvane krīḍayitvānte vārdhakye sukhamāpsyasi
"A lovely son will be yours, and he too will become king; having played in youth, at the end, in old age, you will find happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition