Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 9
DB 7 9.1
मान्धातोत्पत्तिवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच - कदाचिदष्टकाश्राद्धे विकुक्षिं पृथिवीपतिः । आज्ञापयदसंमूढो मांसमानय सत्वरम्
māndhātotpattivarṇanam vyāsa uvāca - kadācidaṣṭakāśrāddhe vikukṣiṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ | ājñāpayadasaṃmūḍho māṃsamānaya satvaram
The description of Māndhātā's birth. Vyāsa said: Once, at the Aṣṭakā śrāddha, the lord of the earth, not confused (in mind), commanded Vikukṣi: "Quickly bring meat,
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DB 7 9.2
मेध्यं श्राद्धार्थमधुना वने गत्वा सूतादरात् । उत्युक्तोऽसौ तथेत्याशु जगाम वनमस्त्रभृत्
medhyaṃ śrāddhārthamadhunā vane gatvā sūtādarāt | utyukto'sau tathetyāśu jagāma vanamastrabhṛt
pure (meat) fit for the śrāddha now, going into the forest." Thus addressed with respect by his father, he at once said "So be it" and went to the forest bearing his weapons.
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DB 7 9.3
गत्वा जघान बाणैः स वराहान्सूकरान्मृगान् । शशांश्चापि परिश्रान्तो बभूवाथ बुभूक्षितः
gatvā jaghāna bāṇaiḥ sa varāhānsūkarānmṛgān | śaśāṃścāpi pariśrānto babhūvātha bubhūkṣitaḥ
Having gone, he killed with arrows boars, hogs and deer, and hares also; then he became exhausted and hungry.
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DB 7 9.4
विस्मृता चाष्टका तस्य शशं चाददसौ वने । शेषं निवेदयामास पित्रे मांसमनुत्तमम्
vismṛtā cāṣṭakā tasya śaśaṃ cādadasau vane | śeṣaṃ nivedayāmāsa pitre māṃsamanuttamam
And the Aṣṭakā (rite) was forgotten by him, and he ate a hare there in the forest; the remainder, excellent meat, he presented to his father.
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DB 7 9.5
प्रोक्षणाय समानीतं मांसं दृष्ट्वा गुरुस्तदा । अनर्हमिति तज्ज्ञात्वा चुकोप मुनिसत्तमः
prokṣaṇāya samānītaṃ māṃsaṃ dṛṣṭvā gurustadā | anarhamiti tajjñātvā cukopa munisattamaḥ
Then the preceptor, seeing the meat brought for sprinkling, and knowing it to be unfit, grew angry — that best of sages.
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DB 7 9.6
भुक्तशेषं तु न श्राद्धे प्रोक्षणीयमिति स्थितिः । राज्ञे निवेदयामास वसिष्ठः पाकदूषणम्
bhuktaśeṣaṃ tu na śrāddhe prokṣaṇīyamiti sthitiḥ | rājñe nivedayāmāsa vasiṣṭhaḥ pākadūṣaṇam
"What is left over from eating is not to be sprinkled at a śrāddha" — such is the rule; Vasiṣṭha reported to the king the defilement of the offering.
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DB 7 9.7
पुत्रस्य कर्म तज्ज्ञात्वा भूपतिर्गुरुणोदितम् । चुकोप विधिलोपात्तं देशान्निःसारयत्ततः
putrasya karma tajjñātvā bhūpatirguruṇoditam | cukopa vidhilopāttaṃ deśānniḥsārayattataḥ
Learning of that deed of his son, told by the preceptor, the king grew angry and, because of the breach of the rule, drove him out of the country.
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DB 7 9.8
शशाप इति विख्यातो नाम्ना जातो नृपात्मजः । गतो वने शशादस्तु पितृकोपादसम्भ्रमः
śaśāpa iti vikhyāto nāmnā jāto nṛpātmajaḥ | gato vane śaśādastu pitṛkopādasambhramaḥ
The king's son came to be known by the name Śaśāda; and Śaśāda went to the forest because of his father's anger, unperturbed.
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DB 7 9.9
वन्येन वर्तयन्कालं नीतवान् धर्मतत्परः । पितर्युपरते राज्यं प्राप्तं तेन महात्मना सप्तमस्कन्धे मान्धातोत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
vanyena vartayankālaṃ nītavān dharmatatparaḥ | pitaryuparate rājyaṃ prāptaṃ tena mahātmanā saptamaskandhe māndhātotpattivarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
Devoted to dharma, he passed the time subsisting on forest produce; when his father had died, the kingdom was obtained by that great-souled one. — In the seventh book, the ninth chapter, called "The Description of Māndhātā's Birth."
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DB 7 9.10
शशादस्त्वकरोद्राज्यमयोध्यायाः पतिः स्वयम् । यज्ञाननेकशः पूर्णांश्चकार सरयूतटे
śaśādastvakarodrājyamayodhyāyāḥ patiḥ svayam | yajñānanekaśaḥ pūrṇāṃścakāra sarayūtaṭe
Śaśāda himself, as lord of Ayodhyā, ruled the kingdom; he performed many complete sacrifices on the bank of the Sarayū.
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DB 7 9.11
शशादस्याभवत्पुत्रः ककुत्स्थ इति विश्रुतः । तस्यैव नामभेदाद्वै इन्द्रवाहः पुरञ्जयः
śaśādasyābhavatputraḥ kakutstha iti viśrutaḥ | tasyaiva nāmabhedādvai indravāhaḥ purañjayaḥ
Śaśāda had a son renowned as Kakutstha; by a difference of his very names (he was also) Indravāha and Purañjaya.
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DB 7 9.12
जनमेजय उवाच - नामभेदः कथं जातो राजपुत्रस्य चानघ । कारणं ब्रूहि मे सर्वं कर्मणा येन चाभवत्
janamejaya uvāca - nāmabhedaḥ kathaṃ jāto rājaputrasya cānagha | kāraṇaṃ brūhi me sarvaṃ karmaṇā yena cābhavat
Janamejaya said: How did this difference of names come about for the prince, O sinless one? Tell me the whole reason, and by what deed it happened.
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DB 7 9.13
व्यास उवाच - शशादे स्वर्गते राजा ककुत्स्थ इति चाभवत् । [राज्यं चकार धर्मज्ञः पितृपैतामहं बलात् ।] एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवा दैत्यैः सर्वे पराजिताः
vyāsa uvāca - śaśāde svargate rājā kakutstha iti cābhavat | [rājyaṃ cakāra dharmajñaḥ pitṛpaitāmahaṃ balāt |] etasminnantare devā daityaiḥ sarve parājitāḥ
Vyāsa said: When Śaśāda had gone to heaven, (his son) became king, and he was called Kakutstha. [Knowing dharma, he ruled by force the kingdom of his father and grandfather.] Meanwhile all the gods were defeated by the demons.
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DB 7 9.14
जग्मुस्त्रिलोकाधिपतिं विष्णुं शरणमव्ययम् । तान्प्रोवाच महाविष्णुस्तदा देवान्सनातनः
jagmustrilokādhipatiṃ viṣṇuṃ śaraṇamavyayam | tānprovāca mahāviṣṇustadā devānsanātanaḥ
They went for refuge to Viṣṇu, the imperishable lord of the three worlds. Then the eternal, great Viṣṇu spoke to those gods.
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DB 7 9.15
विष्णुरुवाच - पार्ष्णिग्राहं महीपालं प्रार्थयन्तु शशादजम् । स हनिष्यति वै दैत्यान्संग्रामे सुरसत्तमाः
viṣṇuruvāca - pārṣṇigrāhaṃ mahīpālaṃ prārthayantu śaśādajam | sa haniṣyati vai daityānsaṃgrāme surasattamāḥ
Viṣṇu said: Let (you) request the king, the son of Śaśāda, (to be your) rear-guard ally; he will indeed slay the demons in battle, O best of gods.
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DB 7 9.16
आगमिष्यति धर्मात्मा साहाय्यार्थं धनुर्धरः । पराशक्तेः प्रसादेन सामर्थ्यं तस्य चातुलम्
āgamiṣyati dharmātmā sāhāyyārthaṃ dhanurdharaḥ | parāśakteḥ prasādena sāmarthyaṃ tasya cātulam
That righteous bowman will come for the sake of (your) aid; by the grace of the Supreme Power his strength is unequalled.
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DB 7 9.17
हरेः सुवचनाद्देवा ययुः सर्वे सवासवाः । अयोध्यायां महाराज शशादतनयं प्रति
hareḥ suvacanāddevā yayuḥ sarve savāsavāḥ | ayodhyāyāṃ mahārāja śaśādatanayaṃ prati
At Hari's good word all the gods, together with Vāsava, went, O great king, to Ayodhyā, to the son of Śaśāda.
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DB 7 9.18
तानागतान् सुरान् राजा पूजयामास धर्मतः । पप्रच्छागमने राजा प्रयोजनमतन्द्रितः
tānāgatān surān rājā pūjayāmāsa dharmataḥ | papracchāgamane rājā prayojanamatandritaḥ
The king honoured those gods who had come, as is proper; and the king, being alert, asked the purpose of their coming.
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DB 7 9.19
राजोवाच - धन्योऽहं पावितश्चास्मि जीवितं सफलं मम । यदागत्य गृहे देवा ददुश्च दर्शनं महत्
rājovāca - dhanyo'haṃ pāvitaścāsmi jīvitaṃ saphalaṃ mama | yadāgatya gṛhe devā daduśca darśanaṃ mahat
The king said: I am fortunate and I am purified; my life has borne fruit, since the gods have come to my house and granted (me) a great sight (of themselves).
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DB 7 9.20
ब्रुवन्तु कृत्यं देवेशा दुःसाध्यमपि मानवैः । करिष्यामि महत्कार्यं सर्वथा भवतां महत्
bruvantu kṛtyaṃ deveśā duḥsādhyamapi mānavaiḥ | kariṣyāmi mahatkāryaṃ sarvathā bhavatāṃ mahat
Let the lords of the gods tell (me) the deed (to be done), even one hard for men to accomplish; I shall do the great task, in every way, the great (task) of you (gods).
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DB 7 9.21
देवा ऊचुः - साहाय्यं कुरु राजेन्द्र सखा भव शचीपतेः । संग्रामे जय दैत्येन्द्रान्दुर्जयांस्त्रिदशैरपि
devā ūcuḥ - sāhāyyaṃ kuru rājendra sakhā bhava śacīpateḥ | saṃgrāme jaya daityendrāndurjayāṃstridaśairapi
The gods said: Give (us) aid, O lord of kings; be a friend of Śacī's husband; conquer in battle the demon-lords who are unconquerable even by the thirty (gods).
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DB 7 9.22
पराशक्तिप्रसादेन दुर्लभं नास्ति ते क्वचित् । विष्णुना प्रेरिताश्चैवमागतास्तव सन्निधौ
parāśaktiprasādena durlabhaṃ nāsti te kvacit | viṣṇunā preritāścaivamāgatāstava sannidhau
By the grace of the Supreme Power nothing anywhere is hard for you (to attain). Thus, urged by Viṣṇu, we have come into your presence.
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DB 7 9.23
राजोवाच - पार्ष्णिग्राहो भवाम्यद्य देवानां सुरसत्तमाः । इन्द्रो मे वाहनं तत्र भवेद्यदि सुराधिपः
rājovāca - pārṣṇigrāho bhavāmyadya devānāṃ surasattamāḥ | indro me vāhanaṃ tatra bhavedyadi surādhipaḥ
The king said: I shall today become the rear-guard ally of the gods, O best of gods, if Indra, the lord of the gods, will there be my mount.
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DB 7 9.24
संग्रामं तु करिष्यामि दैत्यैर्देवकृतेऽधुना । आरुह्येन्द्रं गमिष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्
saṃgrāmaṃ tu kariṣyāmi daityairdevakṛte'dhunā | āruhyendraṃ gamiṣyāmi satyametadbravīmyaham
I will indeed now make war with the demons for the gods' sake; mounting Indra I shall go. This that I say is the truth.
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DB 7 9.25
तदोचुर्वासवं देवाः कर्तव्यं कार्यमद्भुतम् । पत्रं भव नरेन्द्रस्य त्यक्त्वा लज्जां शचीपते
tadocurvāsavaṃ devāḥ kartavyaṃ kāryamadbhutam | patraṃ bhava narendrasya tyaktvā lajjāṃ śacīpate
Then the gods said to Vāsava: A wondrous deed must be done. Abandon shame, O husband of Śacī, and become the vehicle of the king of men.
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DB 7 9.26
लज्जमानस्तदा शक्रः प्रेरितो हरिणा भृशम् । बभूव वृषभस्तूर्णं रुद्रस्येवापरो महान्
lajjamānastadā śakraḥ prerito hariṇā bhṛśam | babhūva vṛṣabhastūrṇaṃ rudrasyevāparo mahān
Then Śakra, though ashamed, strongly urged on by Hari, at once became a bull, great, like another (bull) of Rudra.
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DB 7 9.27
तमारुरोह राजासौ संग्रामगमनाय वै । स्थितः ककुदि येनास्य ककुत्स्थस्तेन चाभवत्
tamāruroha rājāsau saṃgrāmagamanāya vai | sthitaḥ kakudi yenāsya kakutsthastena cābhavat
That king mounted him in order to go to the battle; since he sat upon the hump (kakud), he thereby became Kakutstha.
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DB 7 9.28
इन्द्रो वाहः कृतो येन तेन नाम्नेन्द्रवाहकः । पुरं जितं तु दैत्यानां तेनाभूच्च पुरञ्जयः
indro vāhaḥ kṛto yena tena nāmnendravāhakaḥ | puraṃ jitaṃ tu daityānāṃ tenābhūcca purañjayaḥ
Since Indra was made (his) mount, by that name he was Indravāhaka; and since the city of the demons was conquered, thereby he became Purañjaya.
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DB 7 9.29
जित्वा दैत्यान्महाबाहुर्धनं तेषां प्रदत्तवान् । पप्रच्छ चैवं राजर्षेरिति सख्यं बभूव ह
jitvā daityānmahābāhurdhanaṃ teṣāṃ pradattavān | papraccha caivaṃ rājarṣeriti sakhyaṃ babhūva ha
Having conquered the demons, the mighty-armed one gave away their wealth; and thus he asked (Indra?)—so friendship arose with the royal sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 9.30
ककुत्स्थश्चातिविख्यातो नृपतिस्तस्य वंशजाः । काकुत्स्था भुवि राजानो बभूवुर्बहुविश्रुताः
kakutsthaścātivikhyāto nṛpatistasya vaṃśajāḥ | kākutsthā bhuvi rājāno babhūvurbahuviśrutāḥ
And Kakutstha was a very renowned king; those born in his line, the Kākutsthas, became widely famed kings on earth.
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DB 7 9.31
ककुत्स्थस्याभवत्पुत्रो धर्मपत्न्यां महाबलः । अनेना विश्रुतस्तस्य पृथुः पुत्रश्च वीर्यवान्
kakutsthasyābhavatputro dharmapatnyāṃ mahābalaḥ | anenā viśrutastasya pṛthuḥ putraśca vīryavān
To Kakutstha there was born of his lawful wife a son of great strength, renowned as Anenā; and his son was Pṛthu, full of valour.
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DB 7 9.32
विष्णोरंशः स्मृतः साक्षात्पराशक्तिपदार्चकः । विश्वरन्धिस्तु विज्ञेयः पृथोः पुत्रो नराधिपः
viṣṇoraṃśaḥ smṛtaḥ sākṣātparāśaktipadārcakaḥ | viśvarandhistu vijñeyaḥ pṛthoḥ putro narādhipaḥ
He is held to be directly a portion of Viṣṇu, a worshipper of the station of the Supreme Power. And Viśvarandhi, a ruler of men, is to be known as the son of Pṛthu.
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DB 7 9.33
चन्द्रस्तस्य सुतः श्रीमान् राजा वंशकरः स्मृतः । तत्सुतो युवनाश्वस्तु तेजस्वी बलवत्तरः
candrastasya sutaḥ śrīmān rājā vaṃśakaraḥ smṛtaḥ | tatsuto yuvanāśvastu tejasvī balavattaraḥ
Candra was his son, the illustrious king, said to be the continuer of the line; and his son was Yuvanāśva, radiant and exceedingly strong.
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DB 7 9.34
शावन्तो युवनाश्वस्य जज्ञे परमधार्मिकः । शावन्ती निर्मिता तेन पुरी शक्रपुरीसमा
śāvanto yuvanāśvasya jajñe paramadhārmikaḥ | śāvantī nirmitā tena purī śakrapurīsamā
To Yuvanāśva was born Śāvanta, supremely righteous; by him was built the city Śāvantī, equal to the city of Indra.
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DB 7 9.35
बृहदश्वस्तु पुत्रोऽभूच्छावन्तस्य महात्मनः । कुवलयाश्वः सुतस्तस्य बभूव पृथिवीपतिः
bṛhadaśvastu putro'bhūcchāvantasya mahātmanaḥ | kuvalayāśvaḥ sutastasya babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ
Bṛhadaśva was the son of the great-souled Śāvanta; his son Kuvalayāśva became lord of the earth.
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DB 7 9.36
धुन्धुर्नामा हतो दैत्यस्तेनासौ पृथिवीतले । धुन्धुमारेति विख्यातं नाम प्रापातिविश्रुतम्
dhundhurnāmā hato daityastenāsau pṛthivītale | dhundhumāreti vikhyātaṃ nāma prāpātiviśrutam
By him that demon named Dhundhu was slain on the face of the earth, and he obtained the exceedingly renowned name known as "Dhundhumāra."
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DB 7 9.37
पुत्रस्तस्य दृढाश्वस्तु पालयामास मेदिनीम् । दृढाश्वस्य सुतः श्रीमान्हर्यश्व इति कीर्तितः
putrastasya dṛḍhāśvastu pālayāmāsa medinīm | dṛḍhāśvasya sutaḥ śrīmānharyaśva iti kīrtitaḥ
His son Dṛḍhāśva protected the earth; the illustrious son of Dṛḍhāśva is celebrated as Haryaśva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.38
निकुम्भस्तत्सुतः प्रोक्तो बभूव पृथिवीपतिः । बर्हणाश्वो निकुम्भस्य कुशाश्वस्तस्य वै सुतः
nikumbhastatsutaḥ prokto babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ | barhaṇāśvo nikumbhasya kuśāśvastasya vai sutaḥ
Nikumbha is said to have been his son, who became lord of the earth; Barhaṇāśva (was the son) of Nikumbha, and Kuśāśva was indeed his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.39
प्रसेनजित्कृशाश्वस्य बलवान्सत्यविक्रमः । तस्य पुत्रो महाभागो यौवनाश्वेति विश्रुतः
prasenajitkṛśāśvasya balavānsatyavikramaḥ | tasya putro mahābhāgo yauvanāśveti viśrutaḥ
Prasenajit (was the son) of Kṛśāśva, strong and of true valour; his son was the greatly fortunate one renowned as Yauvanāśva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.40
यौवनाश्वसुतः श्रीमान्मान्धातेति महीपतिः । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु प्रासादा येन निर्मिताः
yauvanāśvasutaḥ śrīmānmāndhāteti mahīpatiḥ | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ tu prāsādā yena nirmitāḥ
The illustrious son of Yauvanāśva was the king called Māndhātā, by whom a thousand and eight temples were built,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.41
भगवत्यास्तु तुष्ट्यर्थं महातीर्थेषु मानद । मातृगर्भे न जातोऽसावुत्पन्नो जनकोदरे
bhagavatyāstu tuṣṭyarthaṃ mahātīrtheṣu mānada | mātṛgarbhe na jāto'sāvutpanno janakodare
for the satisfaction of the Goddess, at the great sacred places, O giver of honour. He was not born from a mother's womb, but arose in his father's belly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.42
निःसारितस्ततः पुत्रः कुक्षिं भित्त्वा पितुः पुनः । राजोवाच - न श्रुतं न च दृष्टं वा भवता तदुदाहृतम्
niḥsāritastataḥ putraḥ kukṣiṃ bhittvā pituḥ punaḥ | rājovāca - na śrutaṃ na ca dṛṣṭaṃ vā bhavatā tadudāhṛtam
Then the son was brought out by splitting open his father's belly. The king said: What you have related has neither been heard nor seen (before).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.43
असंभाव्यं महाभाग तस्य जन्म यथोदितम् । विस्तरेण वदस्वाद्य मान्धातुर्जन्मकारणम्
asaṃbhāvyaṃ mahābhāga tasya janma yathoditam | vistareṇa vadasvādya māndhāturjanmakāraṇam
O greatly fortunate one, his birth as you have described is impossible; tell me now in detail the cause of Māndhātā's birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.44
राजोदरे यथोत्पन्नः पुत्रः सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरः । व्यास उवाच - यौवनाश्वोऽनपत्योऽभूद्राजा परमधार्मिकः
rājodare yathotpannaḥ putraḥ sarvāṅgasundaraḥ | vyāsa uvāca - yauvanāśvo'napatyo'bhūdrājā paramadhārmikaḥ
how the son, beautiful in every limb, was produced in the king's belly. Vyāsa said: King Yauvanāśva, supremely righteous, was without offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.45
भार्याणां च शतं तस्य बभूव नृपतेर्नृप । राजा चिन्तापरः प्रायश्चिन्तयामास नित्यशः
bhāryāṇāṃ ca śataṃ tasya babhūva nṛpaternṛpa | rājā cintāparaḥ prāyaścintayāmāsa nityaśaḥ
And that king had a hundred wives, O king; the king, given over to anxiety, brooded constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.46
अपत्यार्थे यौवनाश्वो दुःखितस्तु वनं गतः । ऋषीणामाश्रमे पुण्ये निर्विण्णः स च पार्थिवः
apatyārthe yauvanāśvo duḥkhitastu vanaṃ gataḥ | ṛṣīṇāmāśrame puṇye nirviṇṇaḥ sa ca pārthivaḥ
For the sake of offspring Yauvanāśva, grieving, went to the forest; and that ruler, despondent, (came) to the holy hermitage of the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.47
मुमोच दुःखितः श्वासांस्तापसानां च पश्यताम् । दृष्ट्वा तु दुःखितं विप्रा बभूवुश्च कृपालवः
mumoca duḥkhitaḥ śvāsāṃstāpasānāṃ ca paśyatām | dṛṣṭvā tu duḥkhitaṃ viprā babhūvuśca kṛpālavaḥ
Grieving, he let out sighs while the ascetics looked on; and seeing him sorrowful, the brahmins were filled with compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.48
तमूचुर्ब्राह्मणा राजन्कस्माच्छोचसि पार्थिव । किं ते दुःखं महाराज ब्रूहि सत्यं मनोगतम्
tamūcurbrāhmaṇā rājankasmācchocasi pārthiva | kiṃ te duḥkhaṃ mahārāja brūhi satyaṃ manogatam
The brahmins said to him: O king, why do you grieve, O ruler? What is your sorrow, great king? Tell truly what is in your mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.49
प्रतीकारं करिष्यामो दुःखस्य तव सर्वथा । यौवनाश्व उवाच - राज्यं धनं सदश्वाश्च वर्तन्ते मुनयो मम
pratīkāraṃ kariṣyāmo duḥkhasya tava sarvathā | yauvanāśva uvāca - rājyaṃ dhanaṃ sadaśvāśca vartante munayo mama
We shall by all means provide a remedy for your sorrow. Yauvanāśva said: Kingdom, wealth and good horses are mine, O sages;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.50
भार्याणां च शतं शुद्धं वर्तते विशदप्रभम् । नारातिस्त्रिषु लोकेषु कोऽप्यस्ति बलवान्मम
bhāryāṇāṃ ca śataṃ śuddhaṃ vartate viśadaprabham | nārātistriṣu lokeṣu ko'pyasti balavānmama
and I have a hundred pure wives of radiant beauty; I have no enemy in the three worlds who is strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.51
आज्ञाकरास्तु सामन्ता वर्तन्ते मन्त्रिणस्तथा । एकं सन्तानजं दुःखं नान्यत्पश्यामि तापसाः
ājñākarāstu sāmantā vartante mantriṇastathā | ekaṃ santānajaṃ duḥkhaṃ nānyatpaśyāmi tāpasāḥ
The vassal chiefs do my bidding, and so do the ministers; the one sorrow born of (the lack of) offspring — no other do I see, O ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.52
अपुत्रस्य गतिर्नास्ति स्वर्गो नैव च नैव च । तस्माच्छोचामि विप्रेन्द्राः सन्तानार्थं भृशं ततः
aputrasya gatirnāsti svargo naiva ca naiva ca | tasmācchocāmi viprendrāḥ santānārthaṃ bhṛśaṃ tataḥ
For one without a son there is no good course, and no heaven at all, none at all; therefore I grieve greatly, O best of brahmins, for the sake of offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.53
वेदशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञास्तापसाश्च कृतश्रमाः । इष्टिं सन्तानकामस्य युक्तां ज्ञात्वा दिशन्तु मे
vedaśāstrārthatattvajñāstāpasāśca kṛtaśramāḥ | iṣṭiṃ santānakāmasya yuktāṃ jñātvā diśantu me
"You ascetics, knowers of the true meaning of the Vedas and the sacred treatises, who have accomplished (great) exertions — knowing what sacrificial rite is fitting for one who desires offspring, prescribe it for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.54
कुर्वन्तु मम कार्यं वै कृपा चेदस्ति तापसाः । व्यास उवाच - तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राज्ञः कृपया पूर्णमानसाः
kurvantu mama kāryaṃ vai kṛpā cedasti tāpasāḥ | vyāsa uvāca - tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājñaḥ kṛpayā pūrṇamānasāḥ
"If you ascetics have compassion, then do accomplish my purpose." Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of the king, their minds filled with compassion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.55
कारयामासुरव्यग्रास्तस्येष्टिमिन्द्रदेवताम् । कलशः स्थापितस्तत्र जलपूर्णस्तु वाडवैः
kārayāmāsuravyagrāstasyeṣṭimindradevatām | kalaśaḥ sthāpitastatra jalapūrṇastu vāḍavaiḥ
they had performed for him, without delay, the sacrificial rite whose deity was Indra; and there a jar filled with water was set up by the brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.56
मन्त्रितो वेदमन्त्रैश्च पुत्रार्थं तस्य भूपतेः । राजा तद्यज्ञसदनं प्रविष्टस्तृषितो निशि
mantrito vedamantraiśca putrārthaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | rājā tadyajñasadanaṃ praviṣṭastṛṣito niśi
and it was consecrated with Vedic mantras for the sake of a son for that lord of the earth. The king, thirsty, entered that sacrificial hall at night,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.57
विप्रान्दृष्ट्वा शयानान्स पपौ मन्त्रजलं स्वयम् । भार्यार्थं संस्कृतं विप्रैर्मन्त्रितं विधिनोद्धृतम्
viprāndṛṣṭvā śayānānsa papau mantrajalaṃ svayam | bhāryārthaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ viprairmantritaṃ vidhinoddhṛtam
and seeing the brahmins asleep, he himself drank the mantra-water — (the water) prepared for the sake of his wife, consecrated by the brahmins with mantras and drawn up according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.58
पीतं राज्ञा तृषार्तेन तदज्ञानान्नृपोत्तम । व्युदकं कलशं दृष्ट्वा तदा विप्रा विशङ्किताः
pītaṃ rājñā tṛṣārtena tadajñānānnṛpottama | vyudakaṃ kalaśaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā viprā viśaṅkitāḥ
It was drunk by the king, afflicted with thirst, in ignorance of that, O best of kings. Then, seeing the jar without water, the brahmins were filled with misgiving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.59
पप्रच्छुस्ते नृपं केन पीतं जलमिति द्विजाः । राज्ञा पीतं विदित्वा ते ज्ञात्वा दैवबलं महत्
papracchuste nṛpaṃ kena pītaṃ jalamiti dvijāḥ | rājñā pītaṃ viditvā te jñātvā daivabalaṃ mahat
Those twice-born ones asked the king, "By whom was the water drunk?" Learning that it had been drunk by the king, and recognizing the great power of fate,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.60
इष्टिं समापयामासुर्गतास्ते मुनयो गृहान् । गर्भं दधार नृपतिस्ततो मन्त्रबलादथ
iṣṭiṃ samāpayāmāsurgatāste munayo gṛhān | garbhaṃ dadhāra nṛpatistato mantrabalādatha
they completed the rite, and those sages went to their homes. Then, by the power of the mantra, the king carried the embryo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.61
ततः काले स उत्पन्नः कुक्षिं भित्त्वाऽस्य दक्षिणाम् । पुत्रं निष्कासमायासुर्मन्त्रिणस्तस्य भूपतेः
tataḥ kāle sa utpannaḥ kukṣiṃ bhittvā'sya dakṣiṇām | putraṃ niṣkāsamāyāsurmantriṇastasya bhūpateḥ
Then, in time, he was born, splitting open the right side of his belly; the ministers of that lord of the earth had the son brought out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.62
देवानां कृपया तत्र न ममार महीपतिः । कं धास्यति कुमारोऽयं मन्त्रिणश्चुक्रुशुर्भृशम्
devānāṃ kṛpayā tatra na mamāra mahīpatiḥ | kaṃ dhāsyati kumāro'yaṃ mantriṇaścukruśurbhṛśam
There, by the grace of the gods, the king did not die. "Whom will this boy suck?" the ministers cried out loudly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 9.63
तदेन्द्रो देशिनीं प्रादान्मां धातेत्यवदद्वचः । सोऽभवद्बलवान् राजा मान्धाता पृथिवीपतिः । तदुत्पत्तिस्तु भूपाल कथिता तव विस्तरात्
tadendro deśinīṃ prādānmāṃ dhātetyavadadvacaḥ | so'bhavadbalavān rājā māndhātā pṛthivīpatiḥ | tadutpattistu bhūpāla kathitā tava vistarāt
Then Indra gave (him) his forefinger and spoke the words, "He shall suck me" (mām dhātā). He became a mighty king, Māndhātā, lord of the earth. Thus his birth, O protector of the earth, has been related to you at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition