Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 16
DB 5 16.1
महिषद्वारा देवीप्रबोधनम् व्यास उवाच तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधयुक्तो नराधिपः । दारुकं प्राह तरसा रथमानय मेऽद्भुतम्
mahiṣadvārā devīprabodhanam vyāsa uvāca teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhayukto narādhipaḥ | dārukaṃ prāha tarasā rathamānaya me'dbhutam
The Awakening of the Goddess by Means of Mahiṣa. Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of theirs, the king (of the Dānavas), filled with anger, quickly said to Dāruka: "Bring me my wondrous chariot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.2
सहस्रखरसंयुक्तं पताकाध्वजभूषितम् । आयुधैः संयुतं शुभ्रं सुचक्रं चारुकूबरम्
sahasrakharasaṃyuktaṃ patākādhvajabhūṣitam | āyudhaiḥ saṃyutaṃ śubhraṃ sucakraṃ cārukūbaram
yoked with a thousand asses, adorned with banners and flags, furnished with weapons, gleaming white, with good wheels and a lovely pole."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.3
सूतोऽपि रथमानीय तमुवाच त्वरान्वितः । राजन् रथोऽयमानीतो द्वारि तिष्ठति भूषितः
sūto'pi rathamānīya tamuvāca tvarānvitaḥ | rājan ratho'yamānīto dvāri tiṣṭhati bhūṣitaḥ
And the charioteer, having brought the chariot, said to him in haste: "O king, this chariot has been brought; adorned, it stands at the door,
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DB 5 16.4
सर्वायुधसमायुक्तो वरास्तरणसंयुतः । आनीतं तं रथं ज्ञात्वा दानवेन्द्रो महाबलः
sarvāyudhasamāyukto varāstaraṇasaṃyutaḥ | ānītaṃ taṃ rathaṃ jñātvā dānavendro mahābalaḥ
fitted with all weapons, provided with excellent coverings." Knowing that the chariot had been brought, the mighty lord of the Dānavas,
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DB 5 16.5
मानुषं देहमास्थाय संग्रामे गन्तुमुद्यतः । विचार्य मनसा चेति देवी मां प्रेक्ष्य दुर्मुखम्
mānuṣaṃ dehamāsthāya saṃgrāme gantumudyataḥ | vicārya manasā ceti devī māṃ prekṣya durmukham
taking on a human body, was ready to go to the battle; and he reflected in his mind thus: "The Goddess, seeing me ugly-faced,
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DB 5 16.6
शृङ्गिणं महिषं नूनं विमना सा भविष्यति । नारीणां च प्रियं रूपं तथा चातुर्यमित्यपि
śṛṅgiṇaṃ mahiṣaṃ nūnaṃ vimanā sā bhaviṣyati | nārīṇāṃ ca priyaṃ rūpaṃ tathā cāturyamityapi
horned, a buffalo, will surely be displeased. And beauty of form is dear to women, and cleverness too;
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DB 5 16.7
तस्माद्रूपं च चातुर्यं कृत्वा यास्यामि तां प्रति । यथा मां वीक्ष्य सा बाला प्रेमयुक्ता भविष्यति
tasmādrūpaṃ ca cāturyaṃ kṛtvā yāsyāmi tāṃ prati | yathā māṃ vīkṣya sā bālā premayuktā bhaviṣyati
therefore, assuming beauty and charm, I shall go to her, so that that girl, seeing me, will be filled with love;
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DB 5 16.8
ममापि च तदैव स्यात्सुखं नान्यस्वरूपतः । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा दानवेन्द्रो महाबलः
mamāpi ca tadaiva syātsukhaṃ nānyasvarūpataḥ | iti sañcintya manasā dānavendro mahābalaḥ
and only then will there be happiness for me too, not through any other form." Having thus reflected in his mind, the mighty lord of the Dānavas,
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DB 5 16.9
त्यक्त्वा तन्माहिषं रूपं बभूव पुरुषः शुभः । सर्वायुधधरः श्रीमांश्चारुभूषणभूषितः
tyaktvā tanmāhiṣaṃ rūpaṃ babhūva puruṣaḥ śubhaḥ | sarvāyudhadharaḥ śrīmāṃścārubhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
abandoning that buffalo form, became a handsome man, bearing all weapons, splendid, adorned with lovely ornaments,
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DB 5 16.10
दिव्याम्बरधरः कान्तः पुष्पबाण इवापरः । रथोपविष्टः केयूरस्रग्वी बाणधनुर्धरः
divyāmbaradharaḥ kāntaḥ puṣpabāṇa ivāparaḥ | rathopaviṣṭaḥ keyūrasragvī bāṇadhanurdharaḥ
wearing divine garments, lovely, like a second (god of the) flower-arrows, seated in the chariot, wearing armlets and a garland, bearing bow and arrows.
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DB 5 16.11
सेनापरिवृतो देवीं जगाम मदगर्वितः । मनोज्ञं रूपमास्थाय मानिनीनां मनोहरम्
senāparivṛto devīṃ jagāma madagarvitaḥ | manojñaṃ rūpamāsthāya māninīnāṃ manoharam
Surrounded by his army, puffed up with intoxication, he went to the Goddess, having assumed a charming form, captivating to proud women.
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DB 5 16.12
तमागतं समालोक्य दैत्यानामधिपं तदा । बहुभिः संवृतं वीरैर्देवी शङ्खमवादयत्
tamāgataṃ samālokya daityānāmadhipaṃ tadā | bahubhiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ vīrairdevī śaṅkhamavādayat
Seeing him, the lord of the Daityas, coming then, surrounded by many heroes, the Goddess blew her conch.
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DB 5 16.13
स शङ्खनिनदं श्रुत्वा जनविस्मयकारकम् । समीपमेत्य देव्यास्तु तामुवाच हसन्निव
sa śaṅkhaninadaṃ śrutvā janavismayakārakam | samīpametya devyāstu tāmuvāca hasanniva
Hearing that conch-blast, which caused amazement among people, he came near the Goddess and said to her, as if laughing:
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DB 5 16.14
देवि संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन्वर्तमानो जनः किल । नरो वाथ तथा नारी सुखं वाञ्छति सर्वथा
devi saṃsāracakre'sminvartamāno janaḥ kila | naro vātha tathā nārī sukhaṃ vāñchati sarvathā
"O Goddess, a person existing in this wheel of saṃsāra — whether man or likewise woman — desires happiness in every way.
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DB 5 16.15
सुखं संयोगजं नॄणां नासंयोगे भवेदिह । संयोगो बहुधा भिन्नस्तान्ब्रवीमि शृणुष्व ह
sukhaṃ saṃyogajaṃ nṝṇāṃ nāsaṃyoge bhavediha | saṃyogo bahudhā bhinnastānbravīmi śṛṇuṣva ha
For men, happiness arises from union; here there can be none where there is no union. Union is divided in many ways; I tell you of them — listen.
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DB 5 16.16
भेदान्सुप्रीतिहेतूत्थान्स्वभावोत्थाननेकशः । तत्र प्रीतिभवानादौ कथयामि यथामति पञ्चमस्कन्धे महिषद्वारा देवीप्रबोधनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
bhedānsuprītihetūtthānsvabhāvotthānanekaśaḥ | tatra prītibhavānādau kathayāmi yathāmati pañcamaskandhe mahiṣadvārā devīprabodhanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ
(There are) many kinds (of union), arising from causes of great affection and arising from (one's own) nature. Among these I shall first speak, as best I understand, of those in which affection arises. — In the fifth book, the sixteenth chapter, called "The Awakening of the Goddess by means of Mahiṣa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 16.17
मातापित्रोस्तु पुत्रेण संयोगस्तूत्तमः स्मृतः । भ्रातुर्भ्रात्रा तथा योगः कारणान्मध्यमो मतः
mātāpitrostu putreṇa saṃyogastūttamaḥ smṛtaḥ | bhrāturbhrātrā tathā yogaḥ kāraṇānmadhyamo mataḥ
The union of mother and father with a son is held to be the highest; likewise the union of brother with brother is, for (particular) reasons, considered middling.
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DB 5 16.18
उत्तमस्य सुखस्यैव दातृत्वादुत्तमः स्मृतः । तस्मादल्पसुखस्यैव प्रदातृत्वाच्च मध्यमः
uttamasya sukhasyaiva dātṛtvāduttamaḥ smṛtaḥ | tasmādalpasukhasyaiva pradātṛtvācca madhyamaḥ
Because it gives the very highest happiness, it is held to be the highest; and because it gives only a little happiness compared to that, (the other) is middling.
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DB 5 16.19
नाविकानां तु संयोगः स्मृतः स्वाभाविको बुधैः । विविधावृतचित्तानां प्रसङ्गपरिवर्तिनाम्
nāvikānāṃ tu saṃyogaḥ smṛtaḥ svābhāviko budhaiḥ | vividhāvṛtacittānāṃ prasaṅgaparivartinām
But the union of boatmen — whose minds are engaged in various ways and who shift about according to occasion — is held by the wise to be one arising from (mere) nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 16.20
अत्यल्पसुखदातृत्वात्कनिष्ठोऽयं स्मृतो बुधैः । अत्युत्तमस्तु संयोगः संसारे सुखदः सदा
atyalpasukhadātṛtvātkaniṣṭho'yaṃ smṛto budhaiḥ | atyuttamastu saṃyogaḥ saṃsāre sukhadaḥ sadā
Because it gives extremely little happiness, this is held by the wise to be the lowest; but the very highest union is the one that always gives happiness in worldly existence.
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DB 5 16.21
नारीपुरुषयोः कान्ते समानवयसो सदा । संयोगो यः समाख्यातः स एवात्युत्तमः स्मृतः
nārīpuruṣayoḥ kānte samānavayaso sadā | saṃyogo yaḥ samākhyātaḥ sa evātyuttamaḥ smṛtaḥ
The union which is declared to be always between a woman and a man who are dear to each other and of equal age — that alone is held to be the very highest.
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DB 5 16.22
अत्युत्तमसुखस्यैव दातृत्वात्स तथाविधः । चातुर्यरूपवेषाद्यैः कुलशीलगुणैस्तथा
atyuttamasukhasyaiva dātṛtvātsa tathāvidhaḥ | cāturyarūpaveṣādyaiḥ kulaśīlaguṇaistathā
Because it gives the very highest happiness, it is of that (highest) kind; by cleverness, beauty, dress and the rest, and likewise by family, character and virtues,
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DB 5 16.23
परस्परसमुत्कर्षः कथ्यते हि परस्परम् । तं चेत्करोषि संयोगं वीरेण च मया सह
parasparasamutkarṣaḥ kathyate hi parasparam | taṃ cetkaroṣi saṃyogaṃ vīreṇa ca mayā saha
mutual excellence is indeed spoken of, each with respect to the other. If you make that union with me, a hero,
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DB 5 16.24
अत्युत्तमसुखस्यैव प्राप्तिः स्यात्ते न संशयः । नानाविधानि रूपाणि करोमि स्वेच्छया प्रिये
atyuttamasukhasyaiva prāptiḥ syātte na saṃśayaḥ | nānāvidhāni rūpāṇi karomi svecchayā priye
then you will obtain the very highest happiness — of that there is no doubt. I take on forms of many kinds at my own will, dear one.
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DB 5 16.25
इन्द्रादयः सुराः सर्वे संग्रामे विजिता मया । रत्नानि यानि दिव्यानि भवनेऽस्मिन्ममाधुना
indrādayaḥ surāḥ sarve saṃgrāme vijitā mayā | ratnāni yāni divyāni bhavane'sminmamādhunā
Indra and all the other gods have been defeated by me in battle; and the divine jewels which are now in this house of mine —
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DB 5 16.26
भुंक्ष्व त्वं तानि सर्वाणि यथेष्टं देहि वा यथा । पट्टराज्ञी भवाद्य त्वं दासोऽस्मि तव सुन्दरि
bhuṃkṣva tvaṃ tāni sarvāṇi yatheṣṭaṃ dehi vā yathā | paṭṭarājñī bhavādya tvaṃ dāso'smi tava sundari
enjoy them all as you please, or give them away as you wish. Become today the chief queen; I am your servant, beautiful one.
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DB 5 16.27
वैरं त्यजेऽहं देवैस्तु तव वाक्यान्न संशयः । यथा त्वं सुखमाप्नोषि तथाहं करवाणि वै
vairaṃ tyaje'haṃ devaistu tava vākyānna saṃśayaḥ | yathā tvaṃ sukhamāpnoṣi tathāhaṃ karavāṇi vai
At your word I will give up my enmity with the gods — no doubt of it. I will act in whatever way you obtain happiness.
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DB 5 16.28
आज्ञापय विशालाक्षि तथाहं प्रकरोम्यथ । चित्तं मे तव रूपेण मोहितं चारुभाषिणि
ājñāpaya viśālākṣi tathāhaṃ prakaromyatha | cittaṃ me tava rūpeṇa mohitaṃ cārubhāṣiṇi
Command me, wide-eyed one, and I shall do just so. My mind is bewildered by your beauty, sweet-speaking one.
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DB 5 16.29
आतुरोऽस्मि वरारोहे प्राप्तस्ते शरणं किल । प्रपन्नं पाहि रम्भोरु कामबाणैः प्रपीडितम्
āturo'smi varārohe prāptaste śaraṇaṃ kila | prapannaṃ pāhi rambhoru kāmabāṇaiḥ prapīḍitam
I am stricken, fair-hipped one; I have surely come to you for refuge. Protect one who has taken refuge, plantain-thighed one, one tormented by the arrows of love.
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DB 5 16.30
धर्माणामुत्तमो धर्मः शरणागतरक्षणम् । त्वदीयोऽस्म्यसितापाङ्गि सेवकोऽहं कृशोदरि
dharmāṇāmuttamo dharmaḥ śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇam | tvadīyo'smyasitāpāṅgi sevako'haṃ kṛśodari
Of duties the highest duty is the protection of one who has come for refuge. I am yours, dark-eyed one; I am your servant, slender-waisted one.
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DB 5 16.31
मरणान्तं वचः सत्यं नान्यथा प्रकरोम्यहम् । पादौ नतोऽस्मि तन्वङ्गि त्यक्त्वा नानायुधानि ते
maraṇāntaṃ vacaḥ satyaṃ nānyathā prakaromyaham | pādau nato'smi tanvaṅgi tyaktvā nānāyudhāni te
My word is true until death; I shall not act otherwise. I bow at your feet, slender-limbed one, having laid aside my many weapons (before) you.
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DB 5 16.32
दयां कुरु विशालाक्षि तप्तोऽस्मि काममार्गणैः । जन्मप्रभृति चार्वङ्गि दैन्यं नाचरितं मया
dayāṃ kuru viśālākṣi tapto'smi kāmamārgaṇaiḥ | janmaprabhṛti cārvaṅgi dainyaṃ nācaritaṃ mayā
Show mercy, wide-eyed one; I am burned by the arrows of love. From my birth onward, fair-limbed one, I have never behaved abjectly,
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DB 5 16.33
ब्रह्मादीनीश्वरान्प्राप्य त्वयि तद्विदधाम्यहम् । चरितं मम जानन्ति रणे ब्रह्मादयः सुराः
brahmādīnīśvarānprāpya tvayi tadvidadhāmyaham | caritaṃ mama jānanti raṇe brahmādayaḥ surāḥ
even on encountering Brahmā and the other lords — yet to you I do that. Brahmā and the (other) gods know my conduct in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.34
सोऽप्यहं तव दासोऽस्मि मन्मुखं पश्य भामिनि । व्यास उवाच इति ब्रुवाणं तं दैत्यं देवी भगवती हि सा
so'pyahaṃ tava dāso'smi manmukhaṃ paśya bhāmini | vyāsa uvāca iti bruvāṇaṃ taṃ daityaṃ devī bhagavatī hi sā
Even I am your servant; look upon my face, lady. Vyāsa said: To that demon who spoke thus, that Goddess, the Blessed One,
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DB 5 16.35
प्रहस्य सस्मितं वाक्यमुवाच वरवर्णिनी । देव्युवाच नाहं पुरुषमिच्छामि परमं पुरुषं विना
prahasya sasmitaṃ vākyamuvāca varavarṇinī | devyuvāca nāhaṃ puruṣamicchāmi paramaṃ puruṣaṃ vinā
laughing, she of fair complexion spoke a word with a smile. The Goddess said: I do not desire a man, apart from the supreme Man (Puruṣa).
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DB 5 16.36
तस्य चेच्छास्म्यहं दैत्य सृजामि सकलं जगत् । स मां पश्यति विश्वात्मा तस्याहं प्रकृतिः शिवा
tasya cecchāsmyahaṃ daitya sṛjāmi sakalaṃ jagat | sa māṃ paśyati viśvātmā tasyāhaṃ prakṛtiḥ śivā
And if he wishes it, O demon, I create the whole world. He, the Self of all, looks upon me; I am his auspicious primal nature (prakṛti).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.37
तत्सान्निध्यवशादेव चैतन्यं मयि शाश्वतम् । जडाहं तस्य संयोगात्प्रभवामि सचेतना
tatsānnidhyavaśādeva caitanyaṃ mayi śāśvatam | jaḍāhaṃ tasya saṃyogātprabhavāmi sacetanā
By force of his nearness alone is there everlasting consciousness in me. I am inert (in myself); by union with him I come to be endowed with consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.38
अयस्कान्तस्य सान्निध्यादयसश्चेतना यथा । न ग्राम्यसुखवाञ्छा मे कदाचिदपि जायते
ayaskāntasya sānnidhyādayasaścetanā yathā | na grāmyasukhavāñchā me kadācidapi jāyate
Just as iron (becomes) animate through the nearness of a magnet. Never at any time does a desire for common pleasure arise in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.39
मूर्खस्त्वमसि मन्दात्मन् यत्स्त्रीसङ्गं चिकीर्षसि । नरस्य बन्धनार्थाय शृङ्खला स्त्री प्रकीर्तिता
mūrkhastvamasi mandātman yatstrīsaṅgaṃ cikīrṣasi | narasya bandhanārthāya śṛṅkhalā strī prakīrtitā
You are a fool, dull-minded one, in that you wish for union with a woman. A woman is declared to be a chain for the binding of a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.40
लोहबद्धोऽपि मुच्येत स्त्रीबद्धो नैव मुच्यते । किमिच्छसि च मन्दात्मन् मूत्रागारस्य सेवनम्
lohabaddho'pi mucyeta strībaddho naiva mucyate | kimicchasi ca mandātman mūtrāgārasya sevanam
Even one bound with iron may be released, but one bound by a woman is never released. And why, dull-minded one, do you desire the service of a house of urine?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.41
शमं कुरु सुखाय त्वं शमात्सुखमवाप्स्यसि । नारीसङ्गे महद्दुःखं जानन्किं त्वं विमुह्यसि
śamaṃ kuru sukhāya tvaṃ śamātsukhamavāpsyasi | nārīsaṅge mahadduḥkhaṃ jānankiṃ tvaṃ vimuhyasi
Practice calm for your happiness; from calm you will attain happiness. Knowing that in union with a woman there is great suffering, why are you deluded?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.42
त्यज वैरं सुरैः सार्धं यथेष्टं विचरावनौ । पातालं गच्छ वा कामं जीवितेच्छा यदस्ति ते
tyaja vairaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ vicarāvanau | pātālaṃ gaccha vā kāmaṃ jīvitecchā yadasti te
Give up enmity with the gods; roam the earth as you please. Or go to the netherworld at will, if you have any wish to live.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.43
अथवा कुरु संग्रामं बलवत्यस्मि साम्प्रतम् । प्रेषिताहं सुरैः सर्वैस्तव नाशाय दानव
athavā kuru saṃgrāmaṃ balavatyasmi sāmpratam | preṣitāhaṃ suraiḥ sarvaistava nāśāya dānava
Or else make war: I am strong at present. I have been sent by all the gods for your destruction, O Dānava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.44
सत्यं ब्रवीमि येनाद्य त्वया वचनसौहृदम् । दर्शितं तेन तुष्टास्मि जीवन्गच्छ यथासुखम्
satyaṃ bravīmi yenādya tvayā vacanasauhṛdam | darśitaṃ tena tuṣṭāsmi jīvangaccha yathāsukham
I speak truly: because today you have shown friendliness in speech, I am pleased by that; go alive, as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.45
सतां सप्तपदी मैत्री तेन मुञ्चामि जीवितम् । मरणेच्छास्ति चेद्युद्धं कुरु वीर यथासुखम्
satāṃ saptapadī maitrī tena muñcāmi jīvitam | maraṇecchāsti cedyuddhaṃ kuru vīra yathāsukham
The friendship of the good is (formed) in seven steps; therefore I release your life. But if you have a wish to die, then make war, hero, as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.46
हनिष्यामि महाबाहो त्वामहं नात्र संशयः । व्यास उवाच इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा दानवः काममोहितः
haniṣyāmi mahābāho tvāmahaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | vyāsa uvāca iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā dānavaḥ kāmamohitaḥ
I shall kill you, great-armed one — of this there is no doubt. Vyāsa said: Hearing these words of hers, the Dānava, deluded by desire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.47
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा मधुरं वचनं ततः । बिभेम्यहं वरारोहे त्वां प्रहर्तुं वरानने
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā madhuraṃ vacanaṃ tataḥ | bibhemyahaṃ varārohe tvāṃ prahartuṃ varānane
then spoke sweet words in a smooth voice: "I am afraid to strike you, O fair-hipped one, O lovely-faced one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.48
कोमलां चारुसर्वाङ्गीं नारीं नरविमोहिनीम् । जित्वा हरिहरादींश्च लोकपालांश्च सर्वशः
komalāṃ cārusarvāṅgīṃ nārīṃ naravimohinīm | jitvā hariharādīṃśca lokapālāṃśca sarvaśaḥ
a delicate woman, beautiful in every limb, a bewitcher of men — having conquered Hari, Hara and the rest, and the world-guardians altogether,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.49
किं त्वया सह युद्धं मे युक्तं कमललोचने । रोचते यदि चार्वङ्गि विवाहं कुरु मां भज
kiṃ tvayā saha yuddhaṃ me yuktaṃ kamalalocane | rocate yadi cārvaṅgi vivāhaṃ kuru māṃ bhaja
how is a battle with you fitting for me, lotus-eyed one? If it pleases you, fair-limbed one, make a marriage; be devoted to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.50
नोचेद् गच्छ यथेष्टं ते देशं यस्मात्समागता । नाहं त्वां प्रहरिष्यामि यतो मैत्री कृता त्वया
noced gaccha yatheṣṭaṃ te deśaṃ yasmātsamāgatā | nāhaṃ tvāṃ prahariṣyāmi yato maitrī kṛtā tvayā
If not, go as you please to the country from which you have come. I shall not strike you, since friendship has been made by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.51
हितमुक्तं शुभं वाक्यं तस्माद् गच्छ यथासुखम् । का शोभा मे भवेदन्ते हत्वा त्वां चारुलोचनाम्
hitamuktaṃ śubhaṃ vākyaṃ tasmād gaccha yathāsukham | kā śobhā me bhavedante hatvā tvāṃ cārulocanām
A beneficial, auspicious speech has been uttered (by you); therefore go as you please. What glory would there be for me in the end from killing you, lovely-eyed one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.52
स्त्रीहत्या बालहत्या च ब्रह्महत्या दुरत्यया । गृहीत्वा त्वां गृहं नूनं गच्छाम्यद्य वरानने
strīhatyā bālahatyā ca brahmahatyā duratyayā | gṛhītvā tvāṃ gṛhaṃ nūnaṃ gacchāmyadya varānane
The killing of a woman, the killing of a child, and the killing of a brahmin are hard to get past. Surely, taking you, I shall go home today, O lovely-faced one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.53
तथापि मे फलं न स्याद्बलाद्भोगसुखं कुतः । प्रब्रवीमि सुकेशि त्वां विनयावनतो यतः
tathāpi me phalaṃ na syādbalādbhogasukhaṃ kutaḥ | prabravīmi sukeśi tvāṃ vinayāvanato yataḥ
yet even so there would be no fruit for me — whence the pleasure of enjoyment by force? I speak to you, fair-haired one, bowed down in humility:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.54
पुरुषस्य सुखं न स्यादृते कान्तामुखाम्बुजात् । तत्तथैव हि नारीणां न स्याच्च पुरुषं विना
puruṣasya sukhaṃ na syādṛte kāntāmukhāmbujāt | tattathaiva hi nārīṇāṃ na syācca puruṣaṃ vinā
there is no happiness for a man without the lotus-face of a beloved; and just so, for women there would be none without a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.55
संयोगे सुखसम्भूतिर्वियोगे दुःखसम्भवः । कान्तासि रूपसम्पन्ना सर्वाभरणभूषिता
saṃyoge sukhasambhūtirviyoge duḥkhasambhavaḥ | kāntāsi rūpasampannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
In union there is the arising of happiness; in separation the arising of sorrow. You are a beloved endowed with beauty, adorned with every ornament.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.56
चातुर्यं त्वयि किं नास्ति यतो मां न भजस्यहो । तवोपदिष्टं केनेदं भोगानां परिवर्जनम्
cāturyaṃ tvayi kiṃ nāsti yato māṃ na bhajasyaho | tavopadiṣṭaṃ kenedaṃ bhogānāṃ parivarjanam
Is there no cleverness in you, since — alas! — you do not choose me? By whom has this renunciation of pleasures been taught to you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.57
वञ्चितासि प्रियालापे वैरिणा केनचित्त्विह । मुञ्चाग्रहमिमं कान्ते कुरु कार्यं सुशोभनम्
vañcitāsi priyālāpe vairiṇā kenacittviha | muñcāgrahamimaṃ kānte kuru kāryaṃ suśobhanam
You have been deceived here by some enemy with sweet talk. Give up this obstinacy, my dear, and do the deed that is truly fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.58
सुखं तव ममापि स्याद्विवाहे विहिते किल । विष्णुर्लक्ष्या सहाभाति सावित्र्या च सहात्मभूः
sukhaṃ tava mamāpi syādvivāhe vihite kila | viṣṇurlakṣyā sahābhāti sāvitryā ca sahātmabhūḥ
Surely happiness would be yours and mine too, once the marriage is performed. Viṣṇu shines together with Lakṣmī, and the Self-born (Brahmā) with Sāvitrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.59
रुद्रो भाति च पार्वत्या शच्या शतमखस्तथा । का नारी पतिहीना च सुखं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतम्
rudro bhāti ca pārvatyā śacyā śatamakhastathā | kā nārī patihīnā ca sukhaṃ prāpnoti śāśvatam
And Rudra shines with Pārvatī, and likewise the performer of a hundred sacrifices (Indra) with Śacī. What woman without a husband obtains lasting happiness?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.60
येन त्वमसितापाङ्गि न करोषि पतिं शुभम् । कामः क्वाद्य गतः कान्ते यस्त्वां बाणैः सुकोमलैः
yena tvamasitāpāṅgi na karoṣi patiṃ śubham | kāmaḥ kvādya gataḥ kānte yastvāṃ bāṇaiḥ sukomalaiḥ
Why is it, dark-eyed one, that you do not take an auspicious husband? Where has Kāma gone today, my dear — he who with his very tender arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.61
मादनैः पञ्चभिः कामं न ताडयति मन्दधीः । मन्येऽहमिव कामोऽपि दयावांस्त्वयि सुन्दरि
mādanaiḥ pañcabhiḥ kāmaṃ na tāḍayati mandadhīḥ | manye'hamiva kāmo'pi dayāvāṃstvayi sundari
the five maddening ones, does not strike you at will, the dull-witted one? I think, beautiful one, that Kāma too, like me, is merciful toward you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.62
अबलेति च मन्वानो न प्रेरयति मार्गणान् । मनोभवस्य वैरं वा किमप्यस्ति मया सह
abaleti ca manvāno na prerayati mārgaṇān | manobhavasya vairaṃ vā kimapyasti mayā saha
And thinking "she is a weak woman," he does not loose his arrows; or perhaps the mind-born god has some quarrel with me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.63
तेन च त्वय्यरालाक्षि न मुञ्चति शिलीमुखान् । अथवा मेऽहितैर्देवैर्वारितोऽसौ झषध्वजः
tena ca tvayyarālākṣi na muñcati śilīmukhān | athavā me'hitairdevairvārito'sau jhaṣadhvajaḥ
and for that reason, curved-eyed one, he does not release his shafts at you. Or else that fish-bannered one has been held back by the gods who are hostile to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.64
सुखविध्वंसिभिस्तेन त्वयि न प्रहरत्यपि । त्यक्त्वा मां मृगशावाक्षि पश्चात्तापं करिष्यसि
sukhavidhvaṃsibhistena tvayi na praharatyapi | tyaktvā māṃ mṛgaśāvākṣi paścāttāpaṃ kariṣyasi
and therefore he does not strike at you with those (arrows) that destroy happiness. Having rejected me, fawn-eyed one, you will afterwards feel remorse,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 16.65
मन्दोदरीव तन्वङ्गि परित्यज्य शुभं नृपम् । अनुकूलं पतिं पश्चात्सा चकार शठं पतिम् । कामार्ता च यदा जाता मोहेन व्याकुलान्तरा
mandodarīva tanvaṅgi parityajya śubhaṃ nṛpam | anukūlaṃ patiṃ paścātsā cakāra śaṭhaṃ patim | kāmārtā ca yadā jātā mohena vyākulāntarā
like Mandodarī, slender-limbed one, who abandoned an auspicious and agreeable king and afterwards took a deceitful man as husband — when she became afflicted with desire, her mind confused by delusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition