Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 174
MBh 3 174.1
नारद उवाच सुतोऽयं मातलि म शक्रस्य दयितः सुहृत्। शुचिः शीलगुणोपेतस्तेजस्वी वीर्यवान् बली॥
nārada uvāca suto'yaṃ mātali ma śakrasya dayitaḥ suhṛt| śuciḥ śīlaguṇopetastejasvī vīryavān balī||
Narada said This is the charioteer, named Matali, the dear friend of Shakra, pious, of good behaviour, possessed of good qualities, energetic, mighty and strong, O Aryaka.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.2
शक्रस्यायं सखा चैव मन्त्री सारथिरेव च। अल्पान्तरप्रभावश्च वासवेन रणे रणे॥
śakrasyāyaṃ sakhā caiva mantrī sārathireva ca| alpāntaraprabhāvaśca vāsavena raṇe raṇe||
He is the friend of Shakra, as also his minister and his charioteer and in successive battles it been found that there is little difference between him and Vasava in point strength.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.3
अश्यं हरिसहस्रेण युक्तं जैत्रं रथोत्तमम्। देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु मनसैव नियच्छति॥
aśyaṃ harisahasreṇa yuktaṃ jaitraṃ rathottamam| devāsureṣu yuddheṣu manasaiva niyacchati||
He drives, by his will force alone, the excellent car accustomed to victory in wars between the gods and Asuras, yoked to a thousand steeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.4
अनेन विजितानश्वैर्दो( जयति वासवः। अनेन बलभित् पूर्वं प्रहते प्रहरत्युत॥
anena vijitānaśvairdo( jayati vāsavaḥ| anena balabhit pūrvaṃ prahate praharatyuta||
Vasava gains victories in the sky by means of the horses trained by him and the vanquisher of Bala smotes who had previously been smitten by him,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.5
अस्य कन्या वरारोहा रूपेणासदृशी भुवि। सत्यशीलगुणोपेता गुणकेशीति विश्रुता॥
asya kanyā varārohā rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi| satyaśīlaguṇopetā guṇakeśīti viśrutā||
He has got a daughter of beautiful hips and unequaled this world in this world for beauty, devoted to truth well-bred and possessed of accomplishments, known by the name of Gunakeshi.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.6
तस्यास्य यत्नाच्चरतस्त्रैलोक्यममराते। सुमुखो भवत: पौत्रो रोचते दुहितुः पतिः॥
tasyāsya yatnāccaratastrailokyamamarāte| sumukho bhavata: pautro rocate duhituḥ patiḥ||
For her sake, he is searching carefully in the three worlds including the region of the gods, O illustrious one; and he selects Sumukha, your grandson, as the husband of his daughter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.7
यदि ते रोचते सम्यग् भुजगोत्तम मा चिरम्। क्रियतामार्यक क्षिप्रं बुद्धिः कन्यापरिग्रहे॥
yadi te rocate samyag bhujagottama mā ciram| kriyatāmāryaka kṣipraṃ buddhiḥ kanyāparigrahe||
If this suits you, O best of the serpents, then without delay, O Aryaka, make the necessary arrangement for the acceptance of his daughter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.8
यथा विष्णुकुले लक्ष्मीर्यथा स्वाहा विभावसोः। कुले तव तथैवास्तु गुणकेशी सुमध्यमा॥
yathā viṣṇukule lakṣmīryathā svāhā vibhāvasoḥ| kule tava tathaivāstu guṇakeśī sumadhyamā||
As Lakshmi in the family of Vishnu, Svaha in that of Agni, may the slender-waist Gunakeshi be same to your family.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.9
पौत्रस्यार्थं भवांस्तस्माद् गुणकेशी प्रतीच्छतु। सदृशी प्रतिरूपस्य वासवस्य शचीमिव॥
pautrasyārthaṃ bhavāṃstasmād guṇakeśī pratīcchatu| sadṛśī pratirūpasya vāsavasya śacīmiva||
Therefore do you accept for your grandson Gunakeshi, who equals, in point of beauty, Sachi, the queen of Vasava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.10
पितृहीनमपि ह्येनं गुणतो वरयामहे। बहमानाच्च भवतस्तथैवैरावतस्य च॥
pitṛhīnamapi hyenaṃ guṇato varayāmahe| bahamānācca bhavatastathaivairāvatasya ca||
Though he is without a father, yet for his accomplishment, do we select him and for the great respect in which yourself and the Airavata race generally are held.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.11
सुमुखस्य गुणैश्चैव शीलशौचदमादिभिः। अभिगम्य स्वं कन्यामयं दातुं समुद्यतः॥
sumukhasya guṇaiścaiva śīlaśaucadamādibhiḥ| abhigamya svaṃ kanyāmayaṃ dātuṃ samudyataḥ||
Coming here attracted by the accomplishments, good manners, purity of life and self-control of Sumukha, he himself ready to offer his daughter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.12
कण्व उवाच मातलिस्तस्य सम्मानं कर्तुमर्हो भवानपि। स तु दीनः प्रहृष्टश्च प्राह नारदमार्यकः॥
kaṇva uvāca mātalistasya sammānaṃ kartumarho bhavānapi| sa tu dīnaḥ prahṛṣṭaśca prāha nāradamāryakaḥ||
And it is proper that you should greet Matali with due honors. He (Aryaka) too being sorry and delighted at the same time said to Narada,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.13
क्रियमाणे तथा पौत्रे पुत्रे च निधनं गते। कथमिच्छामि देवर्षे गुणकेशी स्नुषां प्रति॥
kriyamāṇe tathā pautre putre ca nidhanaṃ gate| kathamicchāmi devarṣe guṇakeśī snuṣāṃ prati||
At his grandson being elected (for marriage) and at the death of his son. Aryaka said-"How can I desire, O Rishi, Gunakeshi for my daughter-in-law.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.14
आर्यक उवाच न मे नमैतद् बहुमतं महर्षे वचनं तव। सखा शक्रस्य संयुक्तः कस्यायं नेप्सितो भवेत्॥
āryaka uvāca na me namaitad bahumataṃ maharṣe vacanaṃ tava| sakhā śakrasya saṃyuktaḥ kasyāyaṃ nepsito bhavet||
These words of yours, O great Rishi, are not approved of by me. The cause is not want of respect for you; foe who would not desire a connection with the friend of Shaka?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.15
कारणस्य तु दौर्बल्याच्चिन्तयामि महामुने। अस्य देहकरस्तात मम पुत्रो महाद्युते॥ भक्षितौ वैनतेयेन दुःखार्तास्तेन वै वयम्। पुनरेव च तेनोक्तं वैनतेयेन गच्छता। मासेनान्येन सुमुखं भक्षयिष्य इति प्रभो॥
kāraṇasya tu daurbalyāccintayāmi mahāmune| asya dehakarastāta mama putro mahādyute|| bhakṣitau vainateyena duḥkhārtāstena vai vayam| punareva ca tenoktaṃ vainateyena gacchatā| māsenānyena sumukhaṃ bhakṣayiṣya iti prabho||
But, O great Muni, we hesitate owing to the unstable character of the cause; the author of his being, my son of great luster, has been enter up by the son of Vinata and for that reason we are struck with grief; and when the son of Vinata was going away he again said-After a month I shall eat the other one of this race) Sumukha.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.16
ध्रुवं तथा तद् भविता जानीमस्तस्य निश्चयम्। तेन हर्षः प्रणष्टो मे सुपर्णवचनेन वै॥
dhruvaṃ tathā tad bhavitā jānīmastasya niścayam| tena harṣaḥ praṇaṣṭo me suparṇavacanena vai||
It will surely happen so for I know his determination and for this reason is my cheerfulness lost by the words Suparna (Garuda)."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.17
कण्व उवाच मातलिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं बुद्धिरत्र कृता मया। जामातृभावेन वृतः सुमुखस्तव पुत्रजः॥
kaṇva uvāca mātalistvabravīdenaṃ buddhiratra kṛtā mayā| jāmātṛbhāvena vṛtaḥ sumukhastava putrajaḥ||
Kanva said Matali then said-"In this connection, a plan has been found by me; Sumukha born of your son is selected as my son-in-law.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.18
सोऽयं मया च सहितो नारदेन च पन्नगः। त्रिलोकेशं सुरपतिं गत्वा पश्यतु वासवम्॥
so'yaṃ mayā ca sahito nāradena ca pannagaḥ| trilokeśaṃ surapatiṃ gatvā paśyatu vāsavam||
Let this Naga therefore, accompanied by myself and Narada and going to the lord of the gods, the protector of the three worlds, see Vasava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.19
शेषेणैवास्य कार्यण प्रज्ञास्याम्यहमायुषः। सुपर्णस्य विधाते च प्रयतिष्यामि सत्तम॥
śeṣeṇaivāsya kāryaṇa prajñāsyāmyahamāyuṣaḥ| suparṇasya vidhāte ca prayatiṣyāmi sattama||
O best of your race, I shall try to foil the intentions of Suparna and as a last resource shall ascertain Sumukha's length of life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.20
सुमुखश्च मया सार्धं देवेशमभिगच्छतु। कार्यसंसाधनार्थाय स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु भुजंगम॥
sumukhaśca mayā sārdhaṃ deveśamabhigacchatu| kāryasaṃsādhanārthāya svasti te'stu bhujaṃgama||
Let Sumukha, along with myself, proceed to the lord of the gods for the attainment of this object and may you fare well, O serpent.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.21
ततस्ते सुमुखं गृह्य सर्व एव महौजसः। ददृशुः शक्रमासीनं देवराजं महाद्युतिम्॥
tataste sumukhaṃ gṛhya sarva eva mahaujasaḥ| dadṛśuḥ śakramāsīnaṃ devarājaṃ mahādyutim||
Then all of them, endued with great energy taking Sumukha along with them, proceeded and saw the king of gods, Shakra of great effulgence seated.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.22
संगत्या तत्र भगवान् विष्णुरासीच्चतुर्भुजः। ततस्तत् सर्वमाचख्यौ नारदो मातलिं प्रति॥
saṃgatyā tatra bhagavān viṣṇurāsīccaturbhujaḥ| tatastat sarvamācakhyau nārado mātaliṃ prati||
There in his company was the four armed Vishnu and there did Narada tell them all about Matali.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.23
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः पुरंदरं विष्णुरुवाच भुवनेश्वरम्। अमृतं दीयतामस्मै क्रियताममरैः समः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ puraṃdaraṃ viṣṇuruvāca bhuvaneśvaram| amṛtaṃ dīyatāmasmai kriyatāmamaraiḥ samaḥ||
Vaishampayana said Then did Vishnu thus speak to Purandara, the lord of the universe-Give unto him nectar and make him equal to the immortals.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.24
मातलि रदश्चैव सुमुखश्चैव वासव। लभन्तां भवतः कामात् काममेतं यथेप्सितम्॥
mātali radaścaiva sumukhaścaiva vāsava| labhantāṃ bhavataḥ kāmāt kāmametaṃ yathepsitam||
Let Matali Narada and Sumukha 0 Vasava, obtain through your pleasure (the fulfillment of) their desires which they cherish."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.25
पुरंदरोऽथ संचिन्त्य वैनतेयपराक्रमम्। विष्णुमेवाब्रवीदेनं भवानेन ददात्विति॥
puraṃdaro'tha saṃcintya vainateyaparākramam| viṣṇumevābravīdenaṃ bhavānena dadātviti||
Then Purandara, considering the strength of the son of Vinata, said to Vishnu these words-'Let it be given by your exalted self.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.26
विष्णुरुवाच ईशस्त्वं सर्वलोकानां चराणामचराश्च ये। त्वया दत्तमदत्तं कः कर्तुमुत्सहते विभो॥
viṣṇuruvāca īśastvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ carāṇāmacarāśca ye| tvayā dattamadattaṃ kaḥ kartumutsahate vibho||
Vishnu said You are the ruler of all the worlds and of mobile beings as also of those that are immobile; what is given by you, who would dare offend, O lord.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.27
प्रादाच्छक्रस्ततस्तस्मै पन्नगायायुरुत्तमम्। न त्वेनममृतप्राशं चकार बलवृत्रहा॥
prādācchakrastatastasmai pannagāyāyuruttamam| na tvenamamṛtaprāśaṃ cakāra balavṛtrahā||
Then did Shakra give to the serpent an excellent lease of life, but the slayer of Bala and Vritra did not make him drink nectar.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.28
लब्ध्वा वरं तु सुमुखः सुमुखः सम्बभूव ह। कृतदारो यथाकामं जगाम च गृहान् प्रति॥
labdhvā varaṃ tu sumukhaḥ sumukhaḥ sambabhūva ha| kṛtadāro yathākāmaṃ jagāma ca gṛhān prati||
Having obtained the (desired) boon Sumukha became possessed of a really pretty face taken wife, went, according to his desire, towards his home.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 174.29
नारदस्त्वार्यकश्चैव कृतकार्यों मुदा युतौ। अभिजग्मतुरभ्यर्च्य देवराजं महाद्युतिम्॥
nāradastvāryakaścaiva kṛtakāryoṃ mudā yutau| abhijagmaturabhyarcya devarājaṃ mahādyutim||
Narada and Aryaka being pleased at their success went away after worshipping the king of the gods endued with great luster.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)