Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 2
DB 7 2.1
शर्यातिराजवर्णनम् ममाख्याहि महाभाग राज्ञां वंशं सुविस्तरम् । सूर्यान्वयप्रसूतानां धर्मज्ञानां विशेषतः
śaryātirājavarṇanam mamākhyāhi mahābhāga rājñāṃ vaṃśaṃ suvistaram | sūryānvayaprasūtānāṃ dharmajñānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
The Description of King Śaryāti. Tell me, O greatly blessed one, at full length the lineage of the kings, especially of those born in the solar line who knew the law.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.2
शृणु भारत वक्ष्यामि रविवंशस्य विस्तरम् । यथा श्रुतं मया पूर्वं नारदाद्ऋषिसत्तमात् सप्तमस्कन्धे शर्यातिराजवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
śṛṇu bhārata vakṣyāmi ravivaṃśasya vistaram | yathā śrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ nāradādṛṣisattamāt saptamaskandhe śaryātirājavarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
Listen, O Bhārata: I shall recount the extent of the solar line, as I heard it formerly from Nārada, the best of seers. In the seventh book, the second chapter, called "The Description of King Śaryāti."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.3
एकदा नारदH श्रीमान्सरस्वत्यास्तटे शुभे । आजगामाश्रमे पुण्ये विचरन्स्वेच्छया मुनिः
ekadā nāradaH śrīmānsarasvatyāstaṭe śubhe | ājagāmāśrame puṇye vicaransvecchayā muniḥ
Once the illustrious sage Nārada, wandering at his own will, came to a holy hermitage on the auspicious bank of the Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.4
प्रणम्य शिरसा पादौ तस्याग्रे संस्थितस्तदा । ततस्तस्यासनं दत्त्वा कृत्वार्हणमथादरात्
praṇamya śirasā pādau tasyāgre saṃsthitastadā | tatastasyāsanaṃ dattvā kṛtvārhaṇamathādarāt
Having bowed with his head to his feet, (I) then stood before him; then, giving him a seat and reverently making the offering of welcome,
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DB 7 2.5
विधिवत्पूजयित्वा तं उक्तवान्वचनं त्विदम् । पावितोऽहं मुनिश्रेष्ठ पूज्यस्यागमनेन वै
vidhivatpūjayitvā taṃ uktavānvacanaṃ tvidam | pāvito'haṃ muniśreṣṭha pūjyasyāgamanena vai
having worshipped him according to rule, (I) spoke these words: "I am purified, best of sages, by the coming of one worthy of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.6
कथां कथय सर्वज्ञ राज्ञां चरितसंयुताम् । राजानो ये समाख्याताः सप्तमेऽस्मिन्मनोः कुले
kathāṃ kathaya sarvajña rājñāṃ caritasaṃyutām | rājāno ye samākhyātāḥ saptame'sminmanoḥ kule
Tell the story, O all-knowing one, together with the deeds of the kings — those kings who are declared (to be) in the line of this seventh Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.7
तेषामुत्पत्तिरतुला चरितं परमाद्भुतम् । श्रोतुकामोऽस्म्यहं ब्रह्मन् सूर्यवंशस्य विस्तरम्
teṣāmutpattiratulā caritaṃ paramādbhutam | śrotukāmo'smyahaṃ brahman sūryavaṃśasya vistaram
Their origin is unequalled, their conduct most wonderful; I wish to hear, O brahman, the full extent of the Solar dynasty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.8
समाख्याहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ समासव्यासपूर्वकम् । इति पृष्टो मया राजन्नारदः परमार्थवित्
samākhyāhi muniśreṣṭha samāsavyāsapūrvakam | iti pṛṣṭo mayā rājannāradaḥ paramārthavit
Relate it, best of sages, both in brief and at length." Thus questioned by me, O king, Nārada, knower of the highest truth,
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DB 7 2.9
उवाच प्रहसन्प्रीतः समाभाष्य मुदान्वयम् । नारद उवाच - शृणु सत्यवतीसूनो राज्ञां वंशमनुत्तमम्
uvāca prahasanprītaḥ samābhāṣya mudānvayam | nārada uvāca - śṛṇu satyavatīsūno rājñāṃ vaṃśamanuttamam
pleased and smiling, having addressed (me) with gladness, spoke fittingly. Nārada said: Hear, son of Satyavatī, the most excellent lineage of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.10
पावनं कर्णसुखदं धर्मज्ञानादिभिर्युतम् । ब्रह्मा पूर्वं जगत्कर्ता नाभिपङ्कजसम्भवः
pāvanaṃ karṇasukhadaṃ dharmajñānādibhiryutam | brahmā pūrvaṃ jagatkartā nābhipaṅkajasambhavaḥ
purifying, pleasing to the ear, endowed with dharma, knowledge and the rest. Formerly Brahmā, the maker of the world, arose from the lotus of the navel
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DB 7 2.11
विष्णोरिति पुराणेषु प्रसिद्धः परिकीर्तितः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वकर्तासौ स्वयम्भूः सर्वशक्तिमान्
viṣṇoriti purāṇeṣu prasiddhaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | sarvajñaḥ sarvakartāsau svayambhūḥ sarvaśaktimān
of Viṣṇu — so is he famed and celebrated in the Purāṇas: all-knowing, the maker of all, self-born, possessed of all power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.12
तपस्तप्त्वा स विश्वात्मा वर्षाणामयुतं पुरा । सृष्टिकामः शिवां ध्यात्वा प्राप्य शक्तिमनुत्तमाम्
tapastaptvā sa viśvātmā varṣāṇāmayutaṃ purā | sṛṣṭikāmaḥ śivāṃ dhyātvā prāpya śaktimanuttamām
Having performed austerity for ten thousand years long ago, that Soul of the universe, desiring creation, having meditated on Śivā and obtained her supreme power,
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DB 7 2.13
पुत्रानुत्पदयामास मानसाञ्छुभलक्षणान् । मरीचिः प्रथिस्तेषामभवत्सृष्टिकर्मणि
putrānutpadayāmāsa mānasāñchubhalakṣaṇān | marīciḥ prathisteṣāmabhavatsṛṣṭikarmaṇi
begot mind-born sons of auspicious marks; among them Marīci was foremost in the work of creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.14
तस्य पुत्रोऽतिविख्यातः कश्यपः सर्वसम्मतः । त्रयोदशैव तस्यासन्भार्या दक्षसुताः किल
tasya putro'tivikhyātaḥ kaśyapaḥ sarvasammataḥ | trayodaśaiva tasyāsanbhāryā dakṣasutāḥ kila
His son was the very renowned Kaśyapa, esteemed by all; he had indeed thirteen wives, the daughters of Dakṣa.
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DB 7 2.15
देवाः सर्वे समुत्पन्ना दैत्या यक्षाश्च पन्नगाः । पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव तस्मात्सृष्टिस्तु काश्यपी
devāḥ sarve samutpannā daityā yakṣāśca pannagāḥ | paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva tasmātsṛṣṭistu kāśyapī
All the gods were born (from him), and the Daityas, the Yakṣas and the serpents, the beasts and the birds too; thus from him came the Kāśyapa creation.
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DB 7 2.16
देवानां प्रथितः सूर्यो विवस्वान्नाम तस्य तु । तस्य पुत्रः स विख्यातो वैवस्वतमनुर्नृपः
devānāṃ prathitaḥ sūryo vivasvānnāma tasya tu | tasya putraḥ sa vikhyāto vaivasvatamanurnṛpaḥ
Among the gods the renowned one was the Sun, Vivasvān by name; and his son was that famous king, Manu Vaivasvata.
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DB 7 2.17
तस्य पुत्रस्तथेक्ष्वाकुः सूर्यवंशविवर्धनः । नवाभवन्सुतास्तस्य मनोरिक्ष्वाकुपूर्वजाः
tasya putrastathekṣvākuḥ sūryavaṃśavivardhanaḥ | navābhavansutāstasya manorikṣvākupūrvajāḥ
And his son was Ikṣvāku, increaser of the Solar line; nine sons of that Manu there were, with Ikṣvāku as the eldest.
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DB 7 2.18
तेषां नामानि राजेन्द्र शृणुष्वैकमनाः पुनः । इक्ष्वाकुरथ नाभागो धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च
teṣāṃ nāmāni rājendra śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ punaḥ | ikṣvākuratha nābhāgo dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca
Hear their names again, O lord of kings, with a single mind: Ikṣvāku, then Nābhāga, Dhṛṣṭa, and Śaryāti,
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DB 7 2.19
नरिष्यन्तस्तथा प्रांशुर्नृगो दिष्टश्च सप्तमः । करूषश्च पृषध्रश्च नवैते मानवाः स्मृताः
nariṣyantastathā prāṃśurnṛgo diṣṭaśca saptamaḥ | karūṣaśca pṛṣadhraśca navaite mānavāḥ smṛtāḥ
likewise Nariṣyanta, Prāṃśu, Nṛga, and Diṣṭa the seventh, and Karūṣa and Pṛṣadhra — these nine are remembered as Manu's sons.
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DB 7 2.20
इक्ष्वाकुस्तु मनोः पुत्रः प्रथमः समजायत । तस्य पुत्रशतं चासीज्ज्येष्ठो विकुक्षिरात्मवान्
ikṣvākustu manoḥ putraḥ prathamaḥ samajāyata | tasya putraśataṃ cāsījjyeṣṭho vikukṣirātmavān
Ikṣvāku was born as Manu's first son; he had a hundred sons, of whom the eldest was the self-possessed Vikukṣi.
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DB 7 2.21
नवानां वंशविस्तारं संक्षेपेण निशामय । शूराणां मनुपुत्राणां मनोरन्तरजन्मनाम्
navānāṃ vaṃśavistāraṃ saṃkṣepeṇa niśāmaya | śūrāṇāṃ manuputrāṇāṃ manorantarajanmanām
Hear in brief the extent of the lineage of the nine — the heroic sons of Manu, born in Manu's own line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 2.22
नाभागस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूदम्बरीषः प्रतापवान् । धर्मज्ञः सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजापालनतत्परः
nābhāgasya tu putro'bhūdambarīṣaḥ pratāpavān | dharmajñaḥ satyasandhaśca prajāpālanatatparaḥ
Nābhāga's son was the majestic Ambarīṣa, knower of dharma, true to his word, devoted to protecting the people.
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DB 7 2.23
धृष्टात्तु धार्ष्टकं क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूतमजायत । संग्रामकातरं सम्यग्ब्रह्मकर्मरतं तथा
dhṛṣṭāttu dhārṣṭakaṃ kṣatraṃ brahmabhūtamajāyata | saṃgrāmakātaraṃ samyagbrahmakarmarataṃ tathā
But from Dhṛṣṭa arose the Dhārṣṭaka kṣatra, which became brahmin-like, shrinking from battle and wholly devoted to the works of a brahmin.
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DB 7 2.24
शर्यातेस्तनयश्चाभूदानर्तो नाम विश्रुतः । सुकन्या च तथा पुत्री रूपलावण्यसंयुता
śaryātestanayaścābhūdānarto nāma viśrutaḥ | sukanyā ca tathā putrī rūpalāvaṇyasaṃyutā
Śaryāti had a son named Ānarta, who was famous; and also a daughter, Sukanyā, endowed with beauty and loveliness.
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DB 7 2.25
च्यवनाय सुता दत्ता राज्ञाप्यन्धाय सुन्दरी । मुनिः सुलोचनो जातस्तस्याः शीलगुणेन ह
cyavanāya sutā dattā rājñāpyandhāya sundarī | muniḥ sulocano jātastasyāḥ śīlaguṇena ha
The beautiful daughter was given by the king to Cyavana, although he was blind; and from her, by her virtue of good conduct, was born the sage Sulocana.
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DB 7 2.26
विहितो रविपुत्राभ्यामश्विभ्यामिति नः श्रुतम् । जनमेजय उवाच सन्देहोऽयं महान् ब्रह्मन् कथायां कथितस्त्वया
vihito raviputrābhyāmaśvibhyāmiti naḥ śrutam | janamejaya uvāca sandeho'yaṃ mahān brahman kathāyāṃ kathitastvayā
(His sight) was restored by the two Aśvins, the sons of the Sun — so we have heard. Janamejaya said: This great doubt, O brahmin, (arises) in the story told by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 2.27
यद्राजा मुनयेऽन्धाय दत्ता पुत्री सुलोचना । कुरूपा गुणहीना वा नारी लक्षणवर्जिता
yadrājā munaye'ndhāya dattā putrī sulocanā | kurūpā guṇahīnā vā nārī lakṣaṇavarjitā
namely that the king gave his daughter Sulocanā to the blind sage. (One gives away) a woman who is ugly, devoid of virtues, or lacking auspicious marks —
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DB 7 2.28
पुत्री यदा भवेद्राजा तदान्धाय प्रयच्छति । ज्ञात्वान्धं सुमुखीं कस्माद्दत्तवान्नृपसत्तमः
putrī yadā bhavedrājā tadāndhāya prayacchati | jñātvāndhaṃ sumukhīṃ kasmāddattavānnṛpasattamaḥ
when a king has (such) a daughter, then he gives her to a blind man. Why then did that best of kings, knowing him to be blind, give (him) the fair-faced one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.29
कारणं ब्रूहि मे ब्रह्मन्ननुग्राह्योऽस्मि सर्वदा । सूत उवाच - इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा परीक्षितसुतस्य वै
kāraṇaṃ brūhi me brahmannanugrāhyo'smi sarvadā | sūta uvāca - iti rājño vacaḥ śrutvā parīkṣitasutasya vai
Tell me the reason, O brahmin; I am always one to be favoured (by you). Sūta said: Hearing these words of the king, the son of Parīkṣit,
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DB 7 2.30
द्वैपायनः प्रसन्नात्मा तमुवाच हसन्निव । व्यास उवाच - वैवस्वतसुतः श्रीमाञ्छर्यातिर्नाम पार्थिवः
dvaipāyanaḥ prasannātmā tamuvāca hasanniva | vyāsa uvāca - vaivasvatasutaḥ śrīmāñcharyātirnāma pārthivaḥ
Dvaipāyana, with a well-pleased mind, said to him, as if laughing: Vyāsa said: There was a glorious king named Śaryāti, son of Vivasvat's son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.31
तस्य स्त्रीणां सहस्राणि चत्वार्यासन्परिग्रहाः । राजपुत्र्यः सरूपाश्च सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः
tasya strīṇāṃ sahasrāṇi catvāryāsanparigrahāḥ | rājaputryaḥ sarūpāśca sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ
He had four thousand women as wives, all princesses, shapely, and endowed with all (auspicious) marks;
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DB 7 2.32
पत्न्यः प्रेमयुताः सर्वाः प्रिया राज्ञः सुसम्मताः । एका पुत्री तु तासां वै सुकन्या नाम सुन्दरी
patnyaḥ premayutāḥ sarvāḥ priyā rājñaḥ susammatāḥ | ekā putrī tu tāsāṃ vai sukanyā nāma sundarī
all these wives were loving, dear to the king and well esteemed. But among them there was one daughter, a beauty named Sukanyā,
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DB 7 2.33
पितुः प्रिया च मातॄणां सर्वासां चारुहासिनी । नगरान्नातिदूरेऽभूत्सरो मानससन्निभम्
pituḥ priyā ca mātṝṇāṃ sarvāsāṃ cāruhāsinī | nagarānnātidūre'bhūtsaro mānasasannibham
dear to her father and to all the mothers, and sweetly smiling. Not far from the city there was a lake resembling Mānasa,
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DB 7 2.34
बद्धसोपानमार्गं च स्वच्छपानीयपूरितम् । हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपशोभितम्
baddhasopānamārgaṃ ca svacchapānīyapūritam | haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ cakravākopaśobhitam
with built flights of steps, filled with clear water, thronged with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, adorned with cakravāka birds,
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DB 7 2.35
दात्यूहसारसाकीर्णं सर्वपक्षिगणावृतम् । पञ्चधाकमलोपेतं चञ्चरीकसुसेवितम्
dātyūhasārasākīrṇaṃ sarvapakṣigaṇāvṛtam | pañcadhākamalopetaṃ cañcarīkasusevitam
crowded with dātyūha and sārasa cranes, covered with flocks of all kinds of birds, possessed of five kinds of lotuses, well frequented by bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.36
पार्श्वतश्च द्रुमाकीर्णं वेष्टितं पादपैः शुभैः । सालैस्तमालैः सरलैः पुन्नागाशोकमण्डितम्
pārśvataśca drumākīrṇaṃ veṣṭitaṃ pādapaiḥ śubhaiḥ | sālaistamālaiḥ saralaiḥ punnāgāśokamaṇḍitam
and on its sides thick with trees, encircled by lovely trees — by sāla, tamāla and sarala trees, ornamented with punnāga and aśoka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.37
वटाश्वत्थकदम्बैश्च कदलीखण्डराजितम् । जम्बीरैर्बीजपूरैश्च खर्जूरैः पनसैस्तथा
vaṭāśvatthakadambaiśca kadalīkhaṇḍarājitam | jambīrairbījapūraiśca kharjūraiḥ panasaistathā
with banyan, aśvattha and kadamba trees, bright with clumps of plantains, with citrons, pomelos, date palms and jackfruit trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.38
क्रमुकैर्नारिकेलैश्च केतकैः काञ्चनद्रुमैः । यूथिकाजालकैः शुभ्रैः संवृतं मल्लिकागणैः
kramukairnārikelaiśca ketakaiḥ kāñcanadrumaiḥ | yūthikājālakaiḥ śubhraiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ mallikāgaṇaiḥ
with betel-nut and coconut palms, ketaka and campaka(?) golden trees, surrounded by bright clusters of yūthikā jasmine and masses of mallikā jasmine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.39
जम्ब्वाम्रतिन्तिणीभिश्च करञ्जकुटजावृतम् । पलाशनिम्बखदिरबिल्वामलकमण्डितम्
jambvāmratintiṇībhiśca karañjakuṭajāvṛtam | palāśanimbakhadirabilvāmalakamaṇḍitam
with rose-apple, mango and tamarind trees, covered with karañja and kuṭaja, adorned with palāśa, nimba, khadira, bilva and āmalaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.40
बभूव कोकिलारावः केकास्वनविराजितम् । तत्समीपे शुभे देशे पादपानां गणावृते
babhūva kokilārāvaḥ kekāsvanavirājitam | tatsamīpe śubhe deśe pādapānāṃ gaṇāvṛte
there was the cry of cuckoos, and (the place) was made splendid by the calls of peacocks. Near it, in a fine spot thronged with trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.41
भार्गवश्च्यवनः शान्तस्तापसः संस्थितो मुनिः । ज्ञात्वासौ विजनं स्थानं तपस्तेपे समाहितः
bhārgavaścyavanaḥ śāntastāpasaḥ saṃsthito muniḥ | jñātvāsau vijanaṃ sthānaṃ tapastepe samāhitaḥ
the sage Cyavana of Bhṛgu's line, tranquil, an ascetic, took up his abode; knowing the place to be uninhabited, he practised austerity with a concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.42
कृत्वा दृढासनं मौनमाधाय जितमारुतः । इन्द्रियाणि च संयम्य त्यक्ताहारस्तपोनिधिः
kṛtvā dṛḍhāsanaṃ maunamādhāya jitamārutaḥ | indriyāṇi ca saṃyamya tyaktāhārastaponidhiḥ
Having made his posture firm and taken up silence, having conquered his breath and restrained the senses, that treasury of austerity gave up food,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.43
जलपानादिरहितो ध्यायन्नास्ते पराम्बिकाम् । सवल्मीकोऽभवद्राजल्लँताभिः परिवेष्टितः
jalapānādirahito dhyāyannāste parāmbikām | savalmīko'bhavadrājalla~tābhiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ
and, without even drinking water, he remained meditating on the supreme Mother. He became covered by an anthill, O king, and enveloped by creepers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.44
कालेन महता राजन् समाकीर्णः पिपीलिकैः । तथा स संवृतो धीमान्मृत्पिण्ड इव सर्वतः
kālena mahatā rājan samākīrṇaḥ pipīlikaiḥ | tathā sa saṃvṛto dhīmānmṛtpiṇḍa iva sarvataḥ
After a long time, O king, he was covered over by ants, and thus the wise one was enveloped on all sides like a lump of clay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.45
कदाचित्स महीपालः कामिनीगणसंवृतः । आजगाम सरो राजन् विहर्तुमिदमुत्तमम्
kadācitsa mahīpālaḥ kāminīgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ | ājagāma saro rājan vihartumidamuttamam
Once that ruler of the earth, surrounded by a throng of lovely women, came, O king, to this excellent lake to amuse himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.46
शर्यातिः सुन्दरीवृन्दसंयुतः सलिलेऽमले । क्रीडासक्तो महीपालो बभूव कमलाकरे
śaryātiḥ sundarīvṛndasaṃyutaḥ salile'male | krīḍāsakto mahīpālo babhūva kamalākare
Śaryāti, that lord of the earth, together with a host of beautiful women, became absorbed in play in the clear water of the lotus-pond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.47
सुकन्या वनमासाद्य विजहार सखीवृता । सुमनांसि विचिन्वन्ती चञ्चला चञ्चलोपमा
sukanyā vanamāsādya vijahāra sakhīvṛtā | sumanāṃsi vicinvantī cañcalā cañcalopamā
Sukanyā, having reached the forest, roamed about surrounded by her companions, gathering flowers, restless, like a flash of lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.48
सर्वाभरणसंयुक्ता रणच्चरणनूपुरा । चंक्रममाणा वल्मीकं च्यवनस्य समासदत्
sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktā raṇaccaraṇanūpurā | caṃkramamāṇā valmīkaṃ cyavanasya samāsadat
Adorned with all her ornaments, with tinkling anklets on her feet, wandering about she came upon Cyavana's anthill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.49
क्रीडासक्तोपविष्टा सा वल्मीकस्य समीपतः । ददर्श चास्य रन्ध्रे वै खद्योत इव ज्योतिषी
krīḍāsaktopaviṣṭā sā valmīkasya samīpataḥ | dadarśa cāsya randhre vai khadyota iva jyotiṣī
Sitting down near the anthill, engrossed in play, she saw in a hole in it two lights, like fireflies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.50
किमेतदिति सञ्चिन्त्य समुद्धर्तुं मनो दधे । गृहीत्वा कण्टकं तीक्ष्णं त्वरमाणा कृशोदरी
kimetaditi sañcintya samuddhartuṃ mano dadhe | gṛhītvā kaṇṭakaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ tvaramāṇā kṛśodarī
Wondering "what is this?", she set her mind on digging them out, and the slender-waisted girl in haste took a sharp thorn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.51
सा दृष्टा मुनिना बाला समीपस्था कृतोद्यमा । विचरन्ती सुकेशान्ता मन्मथस्येव कामिनी
sā dṛṣṭā muninā bālā samīpasthā kṛtodyamā | vicarantī sukeśāntā manmathasyeva kāminī
That girl was seen by the sage, standing near him, engaged in her attempt, moving about with lovely locks, like the beloved of the god of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.52
तां वीक्ष्य सुदतीं तत्र क्षामकण्ठस्तपोनिधिः । तामभाषत कल्याणीं किमेतदिति भार्गवः
tāṃ vīkṣya sudatīṃ tatra kṣāmakaṇṭhastaponidhiḥ | tāmabhāṣata kalyāṇīṃ kimetaditi bhārgavaḥ
Seeing that fine-toothed girl there, the treasury of austerity, his throat withered, the Bhārgava addressed the fair one: "What is this?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.53
दूरं गच्छ विशालाक्षि तापसोऽहं वरानने । मा भिन्दस्वाद्य वल्मीकं कण्टकेन कृशोदरि
dūraṃ gaccha viśālākṣi tāpaso'haṃ varānane | mā bhindasvādya valmīkaṃ kaṇṭakena kṛśodari
"Go far off, wide-eyed one; I am an ascetic, O fair-faced one. Do not now pierce this anthill with a thorn, slender-waisted girl!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.54
तेनेदं प्रोच्यमानापि सा चास्य न शृणोति वै । किमु खल्विदमित्युक्त्वा निर्बिभेदास्य लोचने
tenedaṃ procyamānāpi sā cāsya na śṛṇoti vai | kimu khalvidamityuktvā nirbibhedāsya locane
Though this was said to her by him, she did not hear him at all; saying "What indeed is this?", she pierced his two eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.55
दैवेन नोदिता भित्त्वा जगाम नृपकन्यका । क्रीडन्ती शङ्कमाना सा किं कृतं तु मयेति च
daivena noditā bhittvā jagāma nṛpakanyakā | krīḍantī śaṅkamānā sā kiṃ kṛtaṃ tu mayeti ca
Urged on by fate, the king's daughter, having pierced (them), went off playing, yet suspecting: "But what have I done?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.56
चुक्रोध स तथा विद्धनेत्रः परममन्युमान् । वेदनाभ्यर्दितः कामं परितापं जगाम ह
cukrodha sa tathā viddhanetraḥ paramamanyumān | vedanābhyarditaḥ kāmaṃ paritāpaṃ jagāma ha
He, his eyes thus pierced, grew angry, filled with utmost wrath; tormented by the pain he fell into great distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.57
शकृन्मूत्रनिरोधोऽभूत्सैनिकानां तु तत्क्षणात् । विशेषेण तु भूपस्य सामात्यस्य समन्ततः
śakṛnmūtranirodho'bhūtsainikānāṃ tu tatkṣaṇāt | viśeṣeṇa tu bhūpasya sāmātyasya samantataḥ
At that very moment there arose in the soldiers a stoppage of stool and urine, and especially, on every side, in the king along with his ministers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.58
गजोष्ट्रतुरगाणां च सर्वेषां प्राणिनां तदा । ततो रुद्धे शकृन्मूत्रे शर्यातिर्दुःखितोऽभवत्
gajoṣṭraturagāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ tadā | tato ruddhe śakṛnmūtre śaryātirduḥkhito'bhavat
And then in the elephants, camels and horses, and in all living creatures; so when stool and urine were blocked, Śaryāti became miserable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.59
सैनिकैः कथितं तस्मै शकृन्मूत्रनिरोधनम् । चिन्तयामास भूपालः कारणं दुःखसम्भवे
sainikaiḥ kathitaṃ tasmai śakṛnmūtranirodhanam | cintayāmāsa bhūpālaḥ kāraṇaṃ duḥkhasambhave
The stoppage of stool and urine was reported to him by the soldiers; the king pondered the cause of the arising of this affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.60
विचिन्त्याह ततो राजा सैनिकान्स्वजनांस्तथा । गृहमागत्य चिन्तार्तः केनेदं दुष्कृतं कृतम्
vicintyāha tato rājā sainikānsvajanāṃstathā | gṛhamāgatya cintārtaḥ kenedaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
Then the king, having reflected, coming home stricken with worry, said to the soldiers and to his own people: "By whom has this evil deed been done?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.61
सरसः पश्चिमे भागे वनमध्ये महातपाः । च्यवनस्तापसस्तत्र तपश्चरति दुश्चरम्
sarasaḥ paścime bhāge vanamadhye mahātapāḥ | cyavanastāpasastatra tapaścarati duścaram
"On the western side of the lake, in the middle of the forest, the great ascetic, the penitent Cyavana, there performs austerity hard to perform.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.62
केनाप्यपकृतं तत्र तापसेऽग्निसमप्रभे । तस्मात्पीडा समुत्पन्ना सर्वेषामिति निश्चयः
kenāpyapakṛtaṃ tatra tāpase'gnisamaprabhe | tasmātpīḍā samutpannā sarveṣāmiti niścayaḥ
By someone an offence has there been done to that ascetic whose splendour equals fire; from that has arisen the affliction of all — this is (my) conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.63
तपोवृद्धस्य वृद्धस्य वरिष्ठस्य विशेषतः । केनाप्यपकृतं मन्ये भार्गवस्य महात्मनः
tapovṛddhasya vṛddhasya variṣṭhasya viśeṣataḥ | kenāpyapakṛtaṃ manye bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
I think an offence has been done by someone against the great-souled Bhārgava, who is grown great in austerity, aged, and especially most excellent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.64
ज्ञातं वा यदि वाज्ञातं तस्येदं फलमुत्तमम् । कैश्च दुष्टैः कृतं तस्य हेलनं तापसस्य ह
jñātaṃ vā yadi vājñātaṃ tasyedaṃ phalamuttamam | kaiśca duṣṭaiḥ kṛtaṃ tasya helanaṃ tāpasasya ha
Whether (done) knowingly or unknowingly, this is the supreme fruit of it. And by which wicked ones was this slighting of the ascetic committed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 2.65
इति पृष्टास्तमूचुस्ते सैनिका वेदनार्दिताः । मनोवाक्कायनितं न विद्मोऽपकृतं वयम्
iti pṛṣṭāstamūcuste sainikā vedanārditāḥ | manovākkāyanitaṃ na vidmo'pakṛtaṃ vayam
Thus questioned, those soldiers, tormented by the pain, said to him: "We know of no offence committed by mind, speech, or body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition