Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 16
MBh 1 16.1
शौनक उवाच सौते त्वं कथयस्वेमां विस्तरेण कथां पुनः। आस्तीकस्य कवेः साधोः शुश्रूषा परमा हि नः॥
śaunaka uvāca saute tvaṃ kathayasvemāṃ vistareṇa kathāṃ punaḥ| āstīkasya kaveḥ sādhoḥ śuśrūṣā paramā hi naḥ||
Shaunaka said: O Sauti, once more relate to us in detail the history of the learned and virtuous Astika. Great is our curiosity to hear it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.2
मधुरं कथ्यते सौम्य श्लक्ष्णाक्षरपदं त्वया। प्रीयामहे भृशं तात पितेवेदं प्रभाषसे॥
madhuraṃ kathyate saumya ślakṣṇākṣarapadaṃ tvayā| prīyāmahe bhṛśaṃ tāta pitevedaṃ prabhāṣase||
O gentle one, you speak very sweetly with proper accent and emphasis. We are very much, pleased with your speech. You speak like your (late) father.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.3
अस्मच्छुश्रूषणे नित्यं पिता हि निरतस्तव। आचष्टैतद्यथाख्यानं पिता ते त्वं तथा वद॥
asmacchuśrūṣaṇe nityaṃ pitā hi niratastava| ācaṣṭaitadyathākhyānaṃ pitā te tvaṃ tathā vada||
Your father was always ready to please us. Tell us, therefore, the story that your father had related.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.4
सौतिरुवाच आयुष्मन्निदमाख्यानमास्तीकं कथयामि ते। यथाश्रुतं कथयतः सकाशाद्वै पितुर्मया॥
sautiruvāca āyuṣmannidamākhyānamāstīkaṃ kathayāmi te| yathāśrutaṃ kathayataḥ sakāśādvai piturmayā||
Sauti said: O long-lived ones, I shall narrate this story of Astika as I heard it from my father.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.5
पुरा देवयुगे ब्रह्म प्रजापतिसुते शुभे। आस्तां भगिन्यौ रूपेण समुपेतेद्धतेऽनघ॥
purā devayuge brahma prajāpatisute śubhe| āstāṃ bhaginyau rūpeṇa samupeteddhate'nagha||
O Brahmana, in the golden age Prajapati had two fair daughters. O sinless one, the two sisters were endued with great beauty.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.6
ते भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां कद्रूश्च विनता च ह। प्रादात्ताभ्यां वरं प्रीतः प्रजापतिसमः पतिः॥
te bhārye kaśyapasyāstāṃ kadrūśca vinatā ca ha| prādāttābhyāṃ varaṃ prītaḥ prajāpatisamaḥ patiḥ||
They were named Kadru and Vinata and they were the wives of Kashyapa. Their husband, who like Prajapati, having been pleased with them, gave each a boon
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.7
कश्यपो धर्मपत्नीभ्यां मुदा परमया युतः। वरातिसगं श्रुत्वैवं कश्यपादुत्तमं च ते॥
kaśyapo dharmapatnībhyāṃ mudā paramayā yutaḥ| varātisagaṃ śrutvaivaṃ kaśyapāduttamaṃ ca te||
Kashyapa derived much happiness from his wives. Hearing that their husband Kashyapa was willing to bestow on them boons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.8
हषार्दप्रतिमां प्रीतिं प्रापतुःस्म वरस्त्रियौ। वने कदूः सुतान्नागान्सहस्रं तुल्यवर्चसः॥
haṣārdapratimāṃ prītiṃ prāpatuḥsma varastriyau| vane kadūḥ sutānnāgānsahasraṃ tulyavarcasaḥ||
The most beautiful damsels felt a transport of joy. Kadru wished to have one thousand snakes as her sons, all of equal splendour.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.9
द्वौ पुत्रौ विनता वने कदूपुत्राधिको बले। तेजसा वपुषा चैव विक्रमेणाधिकौ च तौ॥
dvau putrau vinatā vane kadūputrādhiko bale| tejasā vapuṣā caiva vikrameṇādhikau ca tau||
Vinata asked for two sons, more in strength, energy, size and prowess than the sons of Kadru.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.10
तस्यै भर्ता वरं प्रादादत्यर्थं पुत्रमीप्सितम्। एवमस्त्विति तं चाह कश्यपं विनता तदा॥
tasyai bhartā varaṃ prādādatyarthaṃ putramīpsitam| evamastviti taṃ cāha kaśyapaṃ vinatā tadā||
On her did her husband bestow the boon of the desired sons; and Vinata said to him, “Be it so."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.11
यथावत्प्रार्थित लख्वा वरं तुष्टाऽभवत्तदा। कृतकृत्या तु विनता लब्ध्वा वीर्याधिको सुतौ॥
yathāvatprārthita lakhvā varaṃ tuṣṭā'bhavattadā| kṛtakṛtyā tu vinatā labdhvā vīryādhiko sutau||
Vinata, having got the boon as she requested, was much pleased and having obtained two greatly powerful sons, she regarded herself gratified.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.12
कदूश्च लब्ध्वा पुत्राणां सहस्रं तुल्यवर्चसाम्। धार्यो प्रयत्नतो गर्भावित्युक्त्वा स महातपाः॥ ते भार्ये वरसंतुष्टे कश्यपो वनशाविशत्।
kadūśca labdhvā putrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ tulyavarcasām| dhāryo prayatnato garbhāvityuktvā sa mahātapāḥ|| te bhārye varasaṃtuṣṭe kaśyapo vanaśāviśat|
Kadru also obtained one thousand sons, all of equal spiendour. “Bear the embryos carefully.” So saying the great ascetic Kashyapa went into the forest, leaving his two wives much gratified with his boons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.13
सौतिरुवाच कालेन महता कद्दूरण्डानां दशतीर्दश। जनयामास विप्रेन्द्र द्वे चाण्डे विनता तदा॥
sautiruvāca kālena mahatā kaddūraṇḍānāṃ daśatīrdaśa| janayāmāsa viprendra dve cāṇḍe vinatā tadā||
Sauti said: O best of Brahmanas, after a long time Kadru gave birth to one thousand eggs and Vinata two eggs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.14
तयोरण्डानि निदधुः प्रहृष्टाः परिचारिकाः। सोपस्वेदेषु भाण्डेषु पञ्चवर्षशतानि च॥
tayoraṇḍāni nidadhuḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ paricārikāḥ| sopasvedeṣu bhāṇḍeṣu pañcavarṣaśatāni ca||
Their maid servants kept them separately in warm vessels and thus five hundred years passed away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.15
ततः पञ्चशते काले कद्रूपुत्रा विनिःसृताः। अण्डाभ्यां विनतायास्तु मिथुनं न व्यदृश्यत॥
tataḥ pañcaśate kāle kadrūputrā viniḥsṛtāḥ| aṇḍābhyāṃ vinatāyāstu mithunaṃ na vyadṛśyata||
After five hundred years, the sons of Kadru came out of the eggs, but Vinata's eggs did not produce anything.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.16
ततः पुत्रार्थिनी देवी वीडिता च तपस्विनी। अण्डं बिभेद विनता तत्र पुत्रमपश्यत॥
tataḥ putrārthinī devī vīḍitā ca tapasvinī| aṇḍaṃ bibheda vinatā tatra putramapaśyata||
Thereupon the ascetic lady desiring the sons, Vinata, feeling shame, broke open one of the eggs and saw her offspring,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.17
अध्यर्धकायसंपन्नमितरेणाप्रकाशता। स पुत्रः क्रोधसंरब्धः शशापैनामिति श्रुतिः॥
adhyardhakāyasaṃpannamitareṇāprakāśatā| sa putraḥ krodhasaṃrabdhaḥ śaśāpaināmiti śrutiḥ||
As an embryo with the upper part developed, but the lower part undeveloped. Thereupon the child grew angry and cursed its mother, saying,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.18
योऽहमेवं कृतो मातस्त्वया लोभपरीतया। शरीरेणासमग्रेण तस्माद्दासी भविष्यसि॥
yo'hamevaṃ kṛto mātastvayā lobhaparītayā| śarīreṇāsamagreṇa tasmāddāsī bhaviṣyasi||
"O mother, as you have prematurely broken this egg and did not allow my body to be fully developed, being jealous (of Kadru), you will have to serve as the slave (of that very Kadru).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.19
पञ्चवर्षशतान्यस्या यया विस्पर्धसे सह। एष च त्वां सुतो मातर्दासीत्वान्मोचयिष्यति॥ यद्येनमपि मातस्त्वं मामिवाण्डबिभेदनात्। न करिष्यस्यनङ्गं वा व्यङ्गं वापि तपस्विनम्॥
pañcavarṣaśatānyasyā yayā vispardhase saha| eṣa ca tvāṃ suto mātardāsītvānmocayiṣyati|| yadyenamapi mātastvaṃ māmivāṇḍabibhedanāt| na kariṣyasyanaṅgaṃ vā vyaṅgaṃ vāpi tapasvinam||
O mother, if you wait with patience five hundred years and do not destroy the other egg, the illustrious child within it will deliver you from your slavery.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.20
प्रतिपालयितव्यस्ते जन्मकालोऽस्य धीरया। विशिष्टं बलमीप्सन्त्या पञ्चवर्षशतात्परः॥
pratipālayitavyaste janmakālo'sya dhīrayā| viśiṣṭaṃ balamīpsantyā pañcavarṣaśatātparaḥ||
O mother, if you are desirous of having your son strong, take tender care of the egg for five hundred years.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.21
एवं शप्त्वा ततः पुत्रो विनतामन्तरिक्षगः। अरुणो दृश्यते ब्रह्मन्प्रभातसमये यदा॥ आदित्यरथमध्यास्ते सारथ्यं समकल्पयत्। गरुडोऽपि यथाकालं जज्ञे पन्नगभोजनः॥
evaṃ śaptvā tataḥ putro vinatāmantarikṣagaḥ| aruṇo dṛśyate brahmanprabhātasamaye yadā|| ādityarathamadhyāste sārathyaṃ samakalpayat| garuḍo'pi yathākālaṃ jajñe pannagabhojanaḥ||
Thus cursing his mother Vinata, the child rose to the sky. O Brahmana, Aruna (this child) became the charioteer of the Sun and he is to be seen in the hour of the morning. At the stipulated time was also born the snake-eater Garuda.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 16.22
स जातमात्रो विनतां परित्यज्य खमाविशत्। आदास्यन्नात्मनो भोज्यमन्नं विहितमस्य यत्। विधात्रा भृगुशार्दूल क्षुधितः पतगेश्वरः॥
sa jātamātro vinatāṃ parityajya khamāviśat| ādāsyannātmano bhojyamannaṃ vihitamasya yat| vidhātrā bhṛguśārdūla kṣudhitaḥ patageśvaraḥ||
As soon as he was born, he left his mother and the king of the birds, being hungry, mounted on his wings to seek for the food assigned to him by the great Ordainer.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)