Mahabharata — Volume VII (Dutt edition) — Chapter 155

MBh 7 155.1

नारद उवाच बन्धुत्वादथवा सख्याच्छाल्मले नात्र संशयः। पालयत्येव सततं भीमः सर्वत्रगोऽनिलः॥

nārada uvāca bandhutvādathavā sakhyācchālmale nātra saṃśayaḥ| pālayatyeva satataṃ bhīmaḥ sarvatrago'nilaḥ||

Narada said Forsooth, O Shalmali, the dreadful and irresistible god of wind always protects you friendliness.

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

MBh 7 155.2

न्यग्भावं परमं वायोः शाल्मले त्वमुपागतः। तवाहमस्मीति सदा येन रक्षति मारुतः॥

nyagbhāvaṃ paramaṃ vāyoḥ śālmale tvamupāgataḥ| tavāhamasmīti sadā yena rakṣati mārutaḥ||

It seems, O Shalmali, that a close intimacy exists between you and the Wind. It seems, you have said him these words, viz.,-I. am yours-and it is, therefore, that the Wind-god protects you.

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

MBh 7 155.3

न तं पश्याम्यहं वृक्षं पर्वतं वेश्म चेदृशम्। यं न वायुबलाद् भग्नं पृथिव्यामिति मे मतिः॥

na taṃ paśyāmyahaṃ vṛkṣaṃ parvataṃ veśma cedṛśam| yaṃ na vāyubalād bhagnaṃ pṛthivyāmiti me matiḥ||

I do not see the tree or mountain or palace in this world which may not, I think, be broken by the Wind.

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

MBh 7 155.4

त्वं पुनः कारणैनं रक्ष्यसे शाल्मले यथा। वायुना सपरीवारस्तेन तिष्ठस्यसंशयम्॥

tvaṃ punaḥ kāraṇainaṃ rakṣyase śālmale yathā| vāyunā saparīvārastena tiṣṭhasyasaṃśayam||

Forsooth, you stand here with all your branches and twigs and leaves, simply because, O Shalmali, you are protected by the Wind for some reason or reasons (unknown to us)!

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

MBh 7 155.5

शाल्मलिरुवाच न मे वायुः सखा ब्रह्मन्न बन्धुर्न च सुहृत्। परमेष्ठी तथा नैव येन रक्षति वानिलः॥ मे

śālmaliruvāca na me vāyuḥ sakhā brahmanna bandhurna ca suhṛt| parameṣṭhī tathā naiva yena rakṣati vānilaḥ|| me

The Wind, O twice-born one, is either my friend nor companion nor well-wisher. Nor is he iny great Creator that he should protect me.

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

MBh 7 155.6

मम तेजो बलं भीमं वायोरपि हि नारद। कलामष्टादशी प्राणैर्न मे प्राप्नोति मारुतः॥

mama tejo balaṃ bhīmaṃ vāyorapi hi nārada| kalāmaṣṭādaśī prāṇairna me prāpnoti mārutaḥ||

My terrific energy and power, O Narada, are the greater than the Wind's. In sooth, the strength of the Wind is only an eighteenth part of mine.

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

MBh 7 155.7

आगच्छन् परुषो वायुर्मया विष्टम्भितो बलात्। भञ्जन् दुमान् पर्वतांश्च यच्चान्यदपि किंचन॥

āgacchan paruṣo vāyurmayā viṣṭambhito balāt| bhañjan dumān parvatāṃśca yaccānyadapi kiṃcana||

When the Wind blows fearfully, tearing up trees and mountains and other things, I abate his strength by displaying mine.

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

MBh 7 155.8

स मया बहुशो भग्नः प्रभञ्जन् वै प्रभञ्जनः। तस्मान्न बिभ्ये देवर्षे क्रुद्धादपि समीरणात्॥

sa mayā bahuśo bhagnaḥ prabhañjan vai prabhañjanaḥ| tasmānna bibhye devarṣe kruddhādapi samīraṇāt||

Indeed, the Wind that breaks many things has himself been again and agair broken by me. Therefore, O celestial Rishi, I am not afraid of him even when he comes in fury.

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

MBh 7 155.9

नारद उवाच शाल्मले विपरीतं ते दर्शनं नात्र संशयः। न हि वायोर्बलेनास्ति भूतं तुल्यबलं क्वचित्॥

nārada uvāca śālmale viparītaṃ te darśanaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ| na hi vāyorbalenāsti bhūtaṃ tulyabalaṃ kvacit||

Narada said-O Shalmali, what you think seems to be quite the reverse of truth. There is no doubt in this. There is no created thing which is so strong as the Wind.

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

MBh 7 155.10

इन्द्रो यमो वैश्रवणो वरुणश्च जलेश्वरः। नैतेऽपि तुल्या मरुतः किं पुनस्त्वं वनस्पते॥

indro yamo vaiśravaṇo varuṇaśca jaleśvaraḥ| naite'pi tulyā marutaḥ kiṃ punastvaṃ vanaspate||

Even Indra, Yama, Vaishravana, of Varuna the king of the waters, is not equal to the god of wind in might. What to speak of you who are only a tree.

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

MBh 7 155.11

यच्च किंचिदिह प्राणी चेष्टते शाल्मले भुवि। सर्वत्र भगवान् वायुश्चेष्टाप्राणकरः प्रभुः॥

yacca kiṃcidiha prāṇī ceṣṭate śālmale bhuvi| sarvatra bhagavān vāyuśceṣṭāprāṇakaraḥ prabhuḥ||

The illustrious Wind-god is always the root of all the acts of creatures in this world, since it is he that is the giver of life.

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

MBh 7 155.12

एष चेश्यते सम्यक् प्राणिनः सम्यगायतः। असम्यगायतो भूयश्चेष्टते विकृतं नृषु॥

eṣa ceśyate samyak prāṇinaḥ samyagāyataḥ| asamyagāyato bhūyaśceṣṭate vikṛtaṃ nṛṣu||

When the god does his work properly, he makes all living creatures live at their ease. When, however, he does it improperly, calamities visit the Earth.

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

MBh 7 155.13

स त्वमेवंविधं वायुं सर्वसत्त्वभृतां वरम्। न पूजयसि पूज्यं तं किमन्यद् बुद्धिलाघवात्॥

sa tvamevaṃvidhaṃ vāyuṃ sarvasattvabhṛtāṃ varam| na pūjayasi pūjyaṃ taṃ kimanyad buddhilāghavāt||

What else can it be but weakness of understanding which induces you not to adore the god of wind, that foremost of beings in the universe, and worthy of adoration.

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

MBh 7 155.14

असारश्चापि दुर्मेधाः केवलं बहु भाषसे। क्रोधादिभिरवच्छन्नो मिथ्या वदसि शाल्मले॥

asāraścāpi durmedhāḥ kevalaṃ bahu bhāṣase| krodhādibhiravacchanno mithyā vadasi śālmale||

You are worthless and of a wicked understanding, you are but making an idleboast. Your intelligence being confounded by anger and other passions, you indulge in untruths, O Shalmali.

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

MBh 7 155.15

मम रोषः समुत्पन्नस्त्वय्येवं सम्प्रभाषति। ब्रवीम्येष स्वयं वायोस्तव दुर्भाषितं बहु॥

mama roṣaḥ samutpannastvayyevaṃ samprabhāṣati| bravīmyeṣa svayaṃ vāyostava durbhāṣitaṃ bahu||

I am certainly angry with you, for your giving vent to such words. I shall myself communicate to the Windgod all these derogatory words of yours.

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

MBh 7 155.16

चन्दनैः स्यन्दनैः शालैः सरलैर्देवदारुभिः। वेतसैर्धन्वनैश्चापि ये चान्ये बलवत्तराः॥

candanaiḥ syandanaiḥ śālaiḥ saralairdevadārubhiḥ| vetasairdhanvanaiścāpi ye cānye balavattarāḥ||

Chandanas, Syandanas, Shalas, Saralas, Devadarus, Vetasas and Dhanvanas and other noble trees that are far stronger than you, have never, you of wicked understanding, spoken such evil words against the Wind.

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

MBh 7 155.17

तैश्चापि नैवं दुर्बुद्धे क्षिप्तो वायुः कृतात्मभिः। तेऽपि जानन्ति वायोश्च बलमात्मन एव च॥ तस्मात् तं वै नमस्यन्ति श्वसनं तरुसत्तमाः।

taiścāpi naivaṃ durbuddhe kṣipto vāyuḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ| te'pi jānanti vāyośca balamātmana eva ca|| tasmāt taṃ vai namasyanti śvasanaṃ tarusattamāḥ|

All of them are cognisant of the power of the Wind as also the power that each of them possesses. For these reasons those foremost of trees respectfully salute that god.

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

MBh 7 155.18

त्वं तु मोहान्न जानीषे वायोर्बलमनन्तकम्। एवं तस्माद् गमिष्यामि सकाशं मातरिश्वनः॥

tvaṃ tu mohānna jānīṣe vāyorbalamanantakam| evaṃ tasmād gamiṣyāmi sakāśaṃ mātariśvanaḥ||

However, through folly, you are only unaware of the infinite power of the Wind, I shall, therefore, go to that god.

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