Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 187

MBh 3 187.1

गालव उवाच महावीर्यो महीपाल: काशीनामीश्वरः प्रभुः। दिवोदास इति ख्यातो भैमसेनिनराधिपः॥

gālava uvāca mahāvīryo mahīpāla: kāśīnāmīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ| divodāsa iti khyāto bhaimaseninarādhipaḥ||

Galava said This lord, the king of the Kashis, is a ruler of the earth endued with great prowess, and this ruler of men is a descendant of Bhimasena and is known as Divodasa.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.2

तत्र गच्छावहे भद्रे शनैरागच्छ मा शुचः। धार्मिकः संयमे युक्तः सत्ये चैव जनेश्वरः॥

tatra gacchāvahe bhadre śanairāgaccha mā śucaḥ| dhārmikaḥ saṃyame yuktaḥ satye caiva janeśvaraḥ||

There shall I go, gentle lady; follow me with show steps and grieve not, for that ruler of men is virtuous, and ever attached to selfcontrol and truth,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.3

नारद उवाच तमुपागम्य स मुनिया॑यतस्तेन सत्कृतः। गालव: प्रसवस्यार्थं तं नृपं प्रत्यचोदयत्॥

nārada uvāca tamupāgamya sa muniyā̭yatastena satkṛtaḥ| gālava: prasavasyārthaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ pratyacodayat||

Narada said The ascetic to him was received with becoming honours and Galava urged that king to beget children.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.4

दिवोदास उवाच श्रुतमेतन्मया पूर्वं किमुक्त्वा विस्तरं द्विज। काक्षितो हि मयैषोऽर्थः श्रुत्वैव द्विजसत्तम॥

divodāsa uvāca śrutametanmayā pūrvaṃ kimuktvā vistaraṃ dvija| kākṣito hi mayaiṣo'rthaḥ śrutvaiva dvijasattama||

Divodasa said I have heard of all this already; what is the necessity of repeating all this in detail. As soon as I heard of this, O best among the twice-born, this object (children) was desired for by me.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.5

एतच्च मे बहुमतं यदुत्सृज्य नराधिपान्। मामेवमुपयातोऽसि भावि चैतदसंशयम्॥

etacca me bahumataṃ yadutsṛjya narādhipān| māmevamupayāto'si bhāvi caitadasaṃśayam||

This too is a mark of great respect for me that passing by many rulers of men you have come to me and without doubt this will be (i.e. your wishes shall be gratified.)

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.6

स एव विभवोऽस्माकमश्वानामपि गालव। अहमेप्येकमेवास्यां जनयिष्यामि पार्थिवम्॥

sa eva vibhavo'smākamaśvānāmapi gālava| ahamepyekamevāsyāṃ janayiṣyāmi pārthivam||

But in the matter of horses, my wealth is exactly like his (Haryashva) O Galava; and I too shall beget only one ruler of the earth on this girl.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.7

तथेत्युक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठः प्रादात् कन्यां महीपतेः। विधिपूर्वां च तां राजा कन्यां प्रतिगृहीतवान्॥

tathetyuktvā dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ prādāt kanyāṃ mahīpateḥ| vidhipūrvāṃ ca tāṃ rājā kanyāṃ pratigṛhītavān||

The foremost among the twice born, saying, be it so, gave that damsel to the ruler of earth and the king too accepted that girl after suitable ceremonies.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.8

रेमे स तस्यां राजर्षिः प्रभावत्यां यथा रविः। स्वाहायां च यथा वह्निर्यथा शच्यां च वासवः॥

reme sa tasyāṃ rājarṣiḥ prabhāvatyāṃ yathā raviḥ| svāhāyāṃ ca yathā vahniryathā śacyāṃ ca vāsavaḥ||

The royal Rishi than spotted with her as Ravi (the son) with Prabhavati, as Agni (fire) with Svaha, and as Vasava (Indra) with Sachi;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.9

यथा चन्द्रश्च रोहिण्यां यथा धूमोर्णया यमः। वरुणश्च यथा गौर्यां यथा चा धनेश्वरः॥

yathā candraśca rohiṇyāṃ yathā dhūmorṇayā yamaḥ| varuṇaśca yathā gauryāṃ yathā cā dhaneśvaraḥ||

And as Chandra (moon) with Rohini and as Yama (the god of death) with Urmila; as Varuna (the lord of the waters) with Gauri, and as Kubera (the lord of wealth) with Riddhi;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.10

यथा नारायणो लक्ष्यां जाह्रव्यां च यथोदधिः। यथा रुद्रश्च रुद्राण्यां यता वेद्यां पितामहः॥

yathā nārāyaṇo lakṣyāṃ jāhravyāṃ ca yathodadhiḥ| yathā rudraśca rudrāṇyāṃ yatā vedyāṃ pitāmahaḥ||

As Narayana with Lakshmi and as Udadhi (the ocean) with Jahnavi, as Rudra with Rudrani and as the grandsire with the goddess (Sarasvati);

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.11

अदृश्यन्त्यां च वासिष्ठो वसिष्ठश्चाक्षमालया। च्यवनश्च सुकन्यायां पुलस्त्यः संध्यया यथा॥

adṛśyantyāṃ ca vāsiṣṭho vasiṣṭhaścākṣamālayā| cyavanaśca sukanyāyāṃ pulastyaḥ saṃdhyayā yathā||

As the son of Vasishtha with Adrishyanli and Vasishtha with Akshamala; as Chyavana with Sukanya and as Pulastya with Sandhya,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.12

अगस्त्यश्चापि वैद( सावित्र्यां सत्यवान् यथा। यथा भृगुः पुलोमायामदित्यां कश्यपो यथा।॥

agastyaścāpi vaida( sāvitryāṃ satyavān yathā| yathā bhṛguḥ pulomāyāmadityāṃ kaśyapo yathā|||

As Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha, as Satyavana with Savitri, as Bhrigu with Puloma, as Kashyapa with Aditi;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.13

रेणुकायां यथाऽऽर्चीको हैमवत्यां च कौशिकः। बृहस्पतिश्च तारायां शुक्रश्च शतपर्वणा॥

reṇukāyāṃ yathā''rcīko haimavatyāṃ ca kauśikaḥ| bṛhaspatiśca tārāyāṃ śukraśca śataparvaṇā||

As Jamadagni, the son of Richika with Renuka as the son of Kushika (Vishvamitra) with the princess, Hemavati, as Brihaspati with Tara and Shukra with Shataparva;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.14

यथा भूम्यां भूमिपतिसर्वश्यां च पुरूरवाः। ऋचीकः सत्यवत्यां च सरस्वत्यां यथा मनुः॥

yathā bhūmyāṃ bhūmipatisarvaśyāṃ ca purūravāḥ| ṛcīkaḥ satyavatyāṃ ca sarasvatyāṃ yathā manuḥ||

As Bhumipati with Bhumi, as Pururavas with Urvashi, as Richika with Satyavati, and as Manu with Sarasvati;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.15

शकुन्तलायां दुष्यन्तो धृत्यां धर्मश्च शाश्वतः। दमयन्त्यां नलश्चैव सत्यवत्यां च नारदः॥

śakuntalāyāṃ duṣyanto dhṛtyāṃ dharmaśca śāśvataḥ| damayantyāṃ nalaścaiva satyavatyāṃ ca nāradaḥ||

As Dushyanta with Shakuntala, as the eternal Dharma with Dhirti, as Nala with Damayanti, and as Narada with Satyavati;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.16

जरत्कारुर्जरत्कार्वां पुलस्त्यश्च प्रतीच्यया। मेनकायां यथोर्णायुस्तुम्बुस्श्चैव रम्भया॥

jaratkārurjaratkārvāṃ pulastyaśca pratīcyayā| menakāyāṃ yathorṇāyustumbusścaiva rambhayā||

As Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, as Pulastya with Pratichya, as Urnayas with Menaka and as Tambura with Rambha;

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.17

वासुकिः शतशीर्षायां कुमार्यां च धनंजयः। वैदेह्यां च यथा रामो रुक्मिण्यां च जनार्दनः॥

vāsukiḥ śataśīrṣāyāṃ kumāryāṃ ca dhanaṃjayaḥ| vaidehyāṃ ca yathā rāmo rukmiṇyāṃ ca janārdanaḥ||

As Vasuki with Shatashirsha and as Dhananjaya with Kumari,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.18

तथा तु रममाणस्य दिवोदासस्य भूपतेः। माधवी जनयामास पुत्रमेकं प्रतर्दनम्॥

tathā tu ramamāṇasya divodāsasya bhūpateḥ| mādhavī janayāmāsa putramekaṃ pratardanam||

As Rama with the princess of Videha and as Janardana with Rukmini. Then to the king of the earth, Divodasa, sporting with her,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.19

अथाजगाम भगवान् दिवोदासं स गालवः। समये समनुप्राप्ते वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥

athājagāma bhagavān divodāsaṃ sa gālavaḥ| samaye samanuprāpte vacanaṃ cedamabravīt||

Madhvi did bear a son named Pratardana; and then to Divodasa came the great Rishi Galava.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.20

निर्यातयतु मे कन्यां भवांस्तिष्ठन्तु वाजिनः। यावदन्यत्र गच्छामि शुल्कार्थं पृथिवीपते॥

niryātayatu me kanyāṃ bhavāṃstiṣṭhantu vājinaḥ| yāvadanyatra gacchāmi śulkārthaṃ pṛthivīpate||

When the proper time came, he said these words "Return me my maiden but let the horses remain with you for the present,

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 187.21

दिवोदासोऽथ धर्मात्मा समये गालवस्य ताम्। कन्यां निर्यातयामास स्थितः सत्ये महीपतिः॥

divodāso'tha dharmātmā samaye gālavasya tām| kanyāṃ niryātayāmāsa sthitaḥ satye mahīpatiḥ||

As just now I shall go from here to another king of the earth for her dowry;" the virtuoussouled Divodasa in proper time gave back that damsel to Galava for that ruler of the earth was establish in truth.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)