Mahabharata — Volume VIII (Dutt edition) — Chapter 184
MBh 8 184.1
भीष्म उवाच स वनानि विचित्राणि तीर्थानि च सरांसि च। अभिगच्छन् क्रमेण सम कंचिन्मुनिमुपस्थितः॥
bhīṣma uvāca sa vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca| abhigacchan krameṇa sama kaṃcinmunimupasthitaḥ||
Proceeding by many charming forests and lakes and sacred waters, the Brahmana at last arrived at the asylum of a certain ascetic.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.2
तं स तेन यथोद्दिष्टं नागं विप्रेण ब्राह्मणः। पर्यपृच्छद् यथान्यायं श्रुत्वैव च जगाम सः॥
taṃ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṃ nāgaṃ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ| paryapṛcchad yathānyāyaṃ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ||
Going there, he enquired of him, in proper words, about the Naga of whom he had heard from his guest, and instructed by him he pursued his journey.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.3
सोऽभिगम्य यथान्यायं नागायतनमर्थवित्। प्रोक्तवाहमस्मीति भोःशब्दालंकृतं वचः॥
so'bhigamya yathānyāyaṃ nāgāyatanamarthavit| proktavāhamasmīti bhoḥśabdālaṃkṛtaṃ vacaḥ||
With a clear idea of the object of his journey the Brahman then reached the house of the Naga. Entering it duly, he announced his arrival in proper words, saying,-Ho! who is there! I am a Brahmana come here as a guest!
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.4
तत् तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रूपिणी धर्मवत्सला। दर्शयामास तं विप्रं नागपत्नी पतिव्रता॥
tat tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rūpiṇī dharmavatsalā| darśayāmāsa taṃ vipraṃ nāgapatnī pativratā||
Hearing these words, the chaste wife of the Naga, endued with great beauty and devoted to the observance of all duties, showed herself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.5
सा तस्मै विधिवत् पूजां चक्रे धर्मपरायणा। स्वागतेनागतं कृत्वा किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्॥
sā tasmai vidhivat pūjāṃ cakre dharmaparāyaṇā| svāgatenāgataṃ kṛtvā kiṃ karomīti cābravīt||
Always attentive to the duties of hospitality, she adored the guest with due rites, and welcoming him, said,-What can I do for you?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.6
ब्राह्मण उवाच विश्रान्तोऽभ्यर्चितश्चास्मि भवत्या श्लक्ष्णया गिरा। द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भवति देवं नागमनुत्तमम्॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca viśrānto'bhyarcitaścāsmi bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā| draṣṭumicchāmi bhavati devaṃ nāgamanuttamam||
The Brahmana said O lady, I am sufficiently honoured by you with the sweet words you have said unto me. The fatigue of the journey has also been removed. I wish, O blessed lady, to see your excellent husband.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.7
एतद्धि परं कार्यमेतान्मे परमेप्सितम्। अनेन चार्थेनाम्यद्य सम्प्राप्त: पन्नागाश्रमम्॥
etaddhi paraṃ kāryametānme paramepsitam| anena cārthenāmyadya samprāpta: pannāgāśramam||
This is my great object. This is the one object of my desire. It is for this reason that I have come to-day to the house of the Naga your husband.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.8
नागभार्योवाच आर्यः सूर्यरथं वोढुं गतोऽसौ मासचारिकः। सप्ताष्टभिर्दिनैविप्र दर्शयिष्यत्यसंशयम्॥
nāgabhāryovāca āryaḥ sūryarathaṃ voḍhuṃ gato'sau māsacārikaḥ| saptāṣṭabhirdinaivipra darśayiṣyatyasaṃśayam||
The Wife of the Naga said Reverend Sir, my husband has gone to drag the car of the Sun for a month. O learned Brahmana, he return in fifteen days, and will, forsooth, appear before you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.9
एतद्विदितमार्यस्य विवासकरणं तव। भर्तुर्भवतु किं चान्यत् क्रियतां तद् वदस्व मे॥
etadviditamāryasya vivāsakaraṇaṃ tava| bharturbhavatu kiṃ cānyat kriyatāṃ tad vadasva me||
I have thus told you the reason of my husband's absence from home. Be that as it may, what else is there that I can do for you? Tell me this.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.10
ब्राह्मण उवाच अनेन निश्चयेनाहं साध्वि सम्प्राप्तवानिह। प्रतीक्षन्नागमं देवि वत्स्याप्यस्मिन् महावने॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca anena niścayenāhaṃ sādhvi samprāptavāniha| pratīkṣannāgamaṃ devi vatsyāpyasmin mahāvane||
The Brahmana said O chaste lady, I have come here with the object of seeing your husband. O reverend dame, I shall live in the adjacent forest, waiting for his return.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.11
सम्प्राप्तस्यैव चाव्यग्रमावेद्योऽहमिहागतः। ममाभिगमनं प्राप्तो वाच्यश्च वचनं त्वया॥
samprāptasyaiva cāvyagramāvedyo'hamihāgataḥ| mamābhigamanaṃ prāpto vācyaśca vacanaṃ tvayā||
When your husband returns, do kindly tell him that I have arrived at this place actuated by the desire of seeing him. You should also inform me of his return when that event takes place.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.12
अहमप्यत्र वत्स्यामि गोमत्याः पुलिने शुभे। कालं परिमिताहारो यथोक्तं परिपालयन्॥
ahamapyatra vatsyāmi gomatyāḥ puline śubhe| kālaṃ parimitāhāro yathoktaṃ paripālayan||
O blessed lady, I shall, till then, live on the banks of the Gomati, waiting for his return and living restricted diet.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.13
ततः स विप्रस्तां नागी समाधाय पुनः पुनः। तदेव पुलिनं नद्याः प्रययौ ब्राह्मणर्षभः॥
tataḥ sa viprastāṃ nāgī samādhāya punaḥ punaḥ| tadeva pulinaṃ nadyāḥ prayayau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ||
Having said this repeatedly to the wife of the Naga, the foremost of Brahmanas went to the banks of the Gomati for living there till the time of Naga's return. O blessed lady, I shall, till then, live on the banks of the Gomati, waiting for his return and living restricted diet.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 8 184.14
ततः स विप्रस्तां नागी समाधाय पुनः पुनः। तदेव पुलिनं नद्याः प्रययौ ब्राह्मणर्षभः॥
tataḥ sa viprastāṃ nāgī samādhāya punaḥ punaḥ| tadeva pulinaṃ nadyāḥ prayayau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ||
Having said this repeatedly to the wife of the Naga, the foremost of Brahmanas went to the banks of the Gomati for living there till the time of Naga's return.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)