Dushyanta Accepts Bharata

Verse 1 (1.100.1)

अथान्तरिक्षे दुष्यन्तं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यैर्मन्त्रिभिश्चाभिसंवृतम् ॥

athāntarikṣe duṣyantaṃ vāguvācāśarīriṇī | ṛtvikpurohitācāryairmantribhiścābhisaṃvṛtam

Then a bodiless voice from the sky spoke to Dushyanta, who sat surrounded by his officiating priests, his family priest, his teachers and his ministers:

Note on the text: Lines = 1.69.28ce of the critical edition. Speaker set to the narrator (the input carried none).

Verse 2 (1.100.2)

माता भस्त्रा पितुः पुत्रो यस्माज्जातः स एव सः । भरस्व पुत्रं दौष्यन्तिं सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥

mātā bhastrā pituḥ putro yasmājjātaḥ sa eva saḥ | bharasva putraṃ dauṣyantiṃ satyamāha śakuntalā

“The mother is only a bellows; the son belongs to the father, for he is the very man from whom he was born. Support your son, the child of Dushyanta. Shakuntala has spoken the truth.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment matched this verse to 1.90.31, where the same couplet recurs; in context it is 1.69.29. The second line is in the CE apparatus (1.69.29*672). Speaker set to the narrator (the voice is quoted within the narration).

Verse 3 (1.100.3)

सर्वेभ्यो ह्यङ्गमङ्गेभ्यः साक्षादुत्पद्यते सुतः । आत्मा चैव सुतो नाम तेनैव तव पौरव ॥

sarvebhyo hyaṅgamaṅgebhyaḥ sākṣādutpadyate sutaḥ | ātmā caiva suto nāma tenaiva tava paurava

A son springs directly from every limb of the body; the son is one’s own self. So he is yours, O Paurava.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.29*672).

Verse 4 (1.100.4)

आहितं ह्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं परिरक्ष इमं सुतम् । अनन्यां त्वं प्रतीक्षस्व मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥

āhitaṃ hyātmanā''tmānaṃ parirakṣa imaṃ sutam | ananyāṃ tvaṃ pratīkṣasva māvamaṃsthāḥ śakuntalām

Protect this son, your own self placed in her by yourself. Accept Shakuntala, who is devoted to no one else; do not slight her.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.29*672).

Verse 5 (1.100.5)

स्त्रियः पवित्रमतुलमेतद्दुष्यन्त धर्मतः । मासि मासि रजो ह्यासां दुरितान्यपकर्षति ॥

striyaḥ pavitramatulametadduṣyanta dharmataḥ | māsi māsi rajo hyāsāṃ duritānyapakarṣati

By dharma, Dushyanta, women are an incomparable means of purity: each month their flow carries away their sins.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.29*673).

Verse 6 (1.100.6)

ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि व्याजह्रुस्तं समन्ततः । आहितस्त्वत्तनोरेष मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥

tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni vyājahrustaṃ samantataḥ | āhitastvattanoreṣa māvamaṃsthāḥ śakuntalām

Then all beings spoke to him from every side: “This child was placed in her from your own body. Do not slight Shakuntala.”

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (quote mark). Corrected व्याजह्रस्तं → व्याजह्रुस्तं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ु of the perfect vyājahruḥ, as in the CE apparatus's vyājahrus taṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.29*673).

Verse 7 (1.100.7)

रेतोधाः पुत्र उन्नयति नरदेव यमक्षयात् । त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥

retodhāḥ putra unnayati naradeva yamakṣayāt | tvaṃ cāsya dhātā garbhasya satyamāha śakuntalā

A son, O god among men, lifts the father who gave the seed out of the realm of Yama. You are the one who begot this child; Shakuntala has spoken the truth.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment matched this verse to 1.90.32, where it recurs; in context it is 1.69.30.

Verse 8 (1.100.8)

पतिर्जायां प्रविशति स तस्यां जायते पुनः । अन्योन्यप्रकृतिर्ह्येषा मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥

patirjāyāṃ praviśati sa tasyāṃ jāyate punaḥ | anyonyaprakṛtirhyeṣā māvamaṃsthāḥ śakuntalām

The husband enters the wife and is born again from her; such is their nature, each part of the other. Do not slight Shakuntala.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.30*674).

Verse 9 (1.100.9)

जाया जनयते पुत्रमात्मनोऽङ्गाद्द्विधा कृतम् । तस्माद्भरस्व दुष्यन्त पुत्रं शाकुन्तलं नृप ॥

jāyā janayate putramātmano'ṅgāddvidhā kṛtam | tasmādbharasva duṣyanta putraṃ śākuntalaṃ nṛpa

The wife gives birth to the son, born from a man’s own body as though it were divided in two. Therefore, Dushyanta, support Shakuntala’s son, O king.

Verse 10 (1.100.10)

सुभूतिरेषा न त्याज्या जीवितं जीवयात्मजम् । शाकुन्तलं महात्मानं दुष्यन्त भर पौरवम् ॥

subhūtireṣā na tyājyā jīvitaṃ jīvayātmajam | śākuntalaṃ mahātmānaṃ duṣyanta bhara pauravam

This is good fortune and must not be cast away. Keep alive your son, who is your very life. Support the great-souled son of Shakuntala, Dushyanta — the Paurava prince.

Verse 11 (1.100.11)

भर्तव्योऽयं त्वया यस्मादस्माकं वचनादपि । तस्माद्भवत्वयं नाम्ना भरतो नाम ते सुतः ॥

bhartavyo'yaṃ tvayā yasmādasmākaṃ vacanādapi | tasmādbhavatvayaṃ nāmnā bharato nāma te sutaḥ

Since he is to be supported by you, at our word as well, let this son of yours be known by the name Bharata, “the one who is supported”.

Verse 12 (1.100.12)

भरताद्भारती कीर्तिर्येनेदं भारतं कुलम् । अपरे ये च पूर्वे च भारता इति तेऽभवन् ॥

bharatādbhāratī kīrtiryenedaṃ bhārataṃ kulam | apare ye ca pūrve ca bhāratā iti te'bhavan

From Bharata comes the fame of the Bharatas, and from him this Bharata line; those after him and those before him came to be called Bharatas.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). A variant of 1.69.49, where the critical edition gives the verse later, in the narration; Wikisource places it in the gods' speech.

Verse 13 (1.100.13)

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । पतिव्रतेति संहृष्टाः पुष्पवृष्टिं ववर्षिरे ॥

evamuktvā tato devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | pativrateti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ vavarṣire

Having said this, the gods and the sages rich in austerity, overjoyed, cried, “A faithful wife!” and rained down showers of flowers.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.33*675, which is also headed by Vaishampayana).

Verse 14 (1.100.14)

तच्छ्रुत्वा पौरवो वाक्यं व्याहृतं वै दिवौकसाम् । सिंहासनात्समुत्थाय प्रणम्य च दिवौकसः ॥

tacchrutvā pauravo vākyaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ vai divaukasām | siṃhāsanātsamutthāya praṇamya ca divaukasaḥ

Hearing these words spoken by the dwellers in heaven, the Paurava rose from his throne and bowed to the gods,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark, doubled danda). Corrected वे → वै (misprint in Wikisource; the particle vai, as in the critical edition). The first line = 1.69.34a; the second is in the CE apparatus (1.69.34*676).

Verse 15 (1.100.15)

पुरोहितममात्यांश्च संप्रहृष्टोऽब्रवीदिदम् । शृण्वन्त्वेतद्भवन्तोऽपि देवदूतस्य भाषितम् ॥

purohitamamātyāṃśca saṃprahṛṣṭo'bravīdidam | śṛṇvantvetadbhavanto'pi devadūtasya bhāṣitam

and, full of joy, said this to his family priest and his ministers: “All of you, hear what the messenger of the gods has said.

Note on the text: Lines = 1.69.34c and a variant of 1.69.35a.

Verse 16 (1.100.16)

शृण्वन्तु देवतानां च महर्षीणां च भाषितम् । अहमप्येवमेवैनं जानामि सुतमात्मजम् ॥

śṛṇvantu devatānāṃ ca maharṣīṇāṃ ca bhāṣitam | ahamapyevamevainaṃ jānāmi sutamātmajam

Hear the words of the gods and the great sages. I too know this boy to be my own son, just as they say.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark). The first line is in the CE apparatus (1.69.35*677); the second is a variant of 1.69.35c.

Verse 17 (1.100.17)

यद्यहं वचनादस्या गृह्णीयामिममात्मजम् । भवेद्धि शङ्का लोकस्य नैवं शुद्धो भवेदयम् ॥

yadyahaṃ vacanādasyā gṛhṇīyāmimamātmajam | bhaveddhi śaṅkā lokasya naivaṃ śuddho bhavedayam

Had I accepted him as my son on her word alone, the world would have had its doubts, and he would not have been held pure.”

Verse 18 (1.100.18)

तां विशोध्य तदा राजा देवैः सह महर्षिभिः । हृष्टः प्रमुदितश्चापि प्रतिजग्राह तं सुतम् ॥

tāṃ viśodhya tadā rājā devaiḥ saha maharṣibhiḥ | hṛṣṭaḥ pramuditaścāpi pratijagrāha taṃ sutam

Having had her cleared in this way by the gods and the great sages, the king, glad and delighted, accepted his son.

Verse 19 (1.100.19)

ततस्तस्य तदा राजा पितृकर्माणि सर्वशः । कारयामास मुदितः प्रीतिमानात्मजस्य ह । मूर्ध्नि चैनं समाघ्राय सस्नेहं परिषस्वजे ॥

tatastasya tadā rājā pitṛkarmāṇi sarvaśaḥ | kārayāmāsa muditaḥ prītimānātmajasya ha | mūrdhni cainaṃ samāghrāya sasnehaṃ pariṣasvaje

Then the joyful king, full of love for his son, had every rite that a father performs for his son carried out. He smelled the crown of the boy’s head and embraced him tenderly.

Note on the text: The first two lines are in the CE apparatus (1.69.37*678); the third = 1.69.38a.

Verse 20 (1.100.20)

सभाज्यमानो विप्रैश्च स्तूयमानश्च बन्दिभिः । मुदं स परमां लेभे पुत्रस्पर्शनजां नृपः ॥

sabhājyamāno vipraiśca stūyamānaśca bandibhiḥ | mudaṃ sa paramāṃ lebhe putrasparśanajāṃ nṛpaḥ

Honoured by the brahmins and praised by the bards, the king felt the supreme joy that comes from the touch of a son.

Note on the text: Lines = 1.69.38ce of the critical edition.

Verse 21 (1.100.21)

स्वां चैव भार्यां धर्मज्ञः पूजयामास धर्मतः । अब्रवीच्चैव तां राजा सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥

svāṃ caiva bhāryāṃ dharmajñaḥ pūjayāmāsa dharmataḥ | abravīccaiva tāṃ rājā sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ

The king, who knew dharma, honoured his own wife as dharma requires, and spoke to her these gentle words:

Verse 22 (1.100.22)

लोकस्यायं परोक्षस्तु संबन्धो नौ पुराऽभवत् । कृतो लोकसमक्षोऽद्य संबन्धो वै पुनः कृतः ॥

lokasyāyaṃ parokṣastu saṃbandho nau purā'bhavat | kṛto lokasamakṣo'dya saṃbandho vai punaḥ kṛtaḥ

“Our union took place before, out of the world’s sight; now it has been made again, in the sight of the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.40*679).

Verse 23 (1.100.23)

तस्मादेतन्मया तस्य तन्निमित्तं प्रभाषितम् ॥

tasmādetanmayā tasya tannimittaṃ prabhāṣitam

That is why I spoke to you as I did, and for that reason.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.40*680). A single line, as in the source.

Verse 24 (1.100.24)

शङ्केत वाऽयं लोकोऽथ स्त्रीभावान्मयि संगतम् । तस्मादेतन्मया चापि तच्छुद्ध्यर्थं विचारितम् ॥

śaṅketa vā'yaṃ loko'tha strībhāvānmayi saṃgatam | tasmādetanmayā cāpi tacchuddhyarthaṃ vicāritam

Otherwise the world might suspect that you joined with me out of a woman’s passion; so I weighed the matter, to clear you.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of 1.69.41a; the second a variant of 1.69.40c.

Verse 25 (1.100.25)

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चैव पृथग्विधाः । त्वां देवि पूजयिष्यन्ति निर्विशङ्कां पतिव्रताम् ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścaiva pṛthagvidhāḥ | tvāṃ devi pūjayiṣyanti nirviśaṅkāṃ pativratām

Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras of every kind will honour you, my queen, as a faithful wife beyond all suspicion.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark). Corrected वूजयिष्यन्ति → पूजयिष्यन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; व for प, as in the CE apparatus's pūjayiṣyanti). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.40*681).

Verse 26 (1.100.26)

पुत्रश्चायं वृतो राज्ये त्वमग्रमहिषी भव ॥

putraścāyaṃ vṛto rājye tvamagramahiṣī bhava

And this son has been chosen for the kingdom; you shall be the chief queen.

Note on the text: A variant of 1.69.41c; a single line, as in the source.

Verse 27 (1.100.27)

यच्च कोपनयात्यर्थं त्वयोक्तोऽस्म्यप्रियं प्रिये । प्रणयिन्या विशालाक्षि तत्क्षान्तं ते मया शुभे ॥

yacca kopanayātyarthaṃ tvayokto'smyapriyaṃ priye | praṇayinyā viśālākṣi tatkṣāntaṃ te mayā śubhe

And the harsh words you spoke to me in your great anger, dear one — loving as you are, large-eyed lady — I have forgiven you, fair one.

Note on the text: Corrected विशालाक्षितत्क्षान्तं → विशालाक्षि तत्क्षान्तं (word division; the vocative viśālākṣi is a separate word, as in the critical edition).

Verse 28 (1.100.28)

अनृतं वाप्यनिष्टं वा दुरुक्तं वातिदुष्कृतम् । त्वयाप्येवं विशालाक्षि क्षन्तव्यं मम दुर्वचः । क्षान्त्या पतिकृते नार्यः पातिव्रत्यं व्रजन्ति ताः ॥

anṛtaṃ vāpyaniṣṭaṃ vā duruktaṃ vātiduṣkṛtam | tvayāpyevaṃ viśālākṣi kṣantavyaṃ mama durvacaḥ | kṣāntyā patikṛte nāryaḥ pātivratyaṃ vrajanti tāḥ

Whatever false, unwelcome, harsh or very wicked words I spoke, you too, large-eyed one, must forgive. It is by forbearance towards their husbands that women attain the state of faithful wives.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.42*682).

Verse 29 (1.100.29)

एवमुक्त्वा तु राजर्षिस्तामनिन्दितगामिनीम् । अन्तःपुरं प्रवेश्याथ दुष्यन्तो महिषीं प्रियाम् ॥

evamuktvā tu rājarṣistāmaninditagāminīm | antaḥpuraṃ praveśyātha duṣyanto mahiṣīṃ priyām

Having said this, the royal sage Dushyanta brought his beloved queen, she of the flawless gait, into the inner apartments

Note on the text: A variant of 1.69.43a, with the readings of the CE apparatus (1.69.43*683).

Verse 30 (1.100.30)

वासोभिरन्नपानैश्च पूजयित्वा तु भारत । स मातरमुपस्थाय रथन्तर्यामभाषत ॥

vāsobhirannapānaiśca pūjayitvā tu bhārata | sa mātaramupasthāya rathantaryāmabhāṣata

and honoured her, O Bharata, with clothes, food and drink. Then he went to his mother Rathantari and said:

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). The first line is a variant of 1.69.43c; the second is in the CE apparatus (1.69.43*684).

Verse 31 (1.100.31)

मम पुत्रो वने जातस्तव शोकप्रणाशनः । ऋणादद्य विमुक्तोऽहं तव पौत्रेण शोभने ॥

mama putro vane jātastava śokapraṇāśanaḥ | ṛṇādadya vimukto'haṃ tava pautreṇa śobhane

“My son, born in the forest, will put an end to your grief. Today, through your grandson, fair lady, I am freed from my debt.

Note on the text: Corrected शोकप्रणशनः → शोकप्रणाशनः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ा, as in the CE apparatus's śokapraṇāśanaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 32 (1.100.32)

विश्वामित्रसुता चेयं कण्वेन च विवर्धिता । स्नुषा तव महाभागे प्रसीदस्व शकुन्तलाम् ॥

viśvāmitrasutā ceyaṃ kaṇvena ca vivardhitā | snuṣā tava mahābhāge prasīdasva śakuntalām

This is Vishvamitra’s daughter, raised by Kanva. She is your daughter-in-law, blessed lady; be gracious to Shakuntala.”

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 33 (1.100.33)

पुत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा पौत्रं सा परिषस्वजे । पादयोः पतितां तत्र रथन्तर्या शकुन्तलाम् ॥

putrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā pautraṃ sā pariṣasvaje | pādayoḥ patitāṃ tatra rathantaryā śakuntalām

Hearing her son’s words, she embraced her grandson. And as Shakuntala fell at her feet there, Rathantari

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 34 (1.100.34)

परिष्वज्य च बाहुभ्यां हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत् । उवाच वचनं सत्यं लक्षये लक्षणानि च ॥

pariṣvajya ca bāhubhyāṃ harṣādaśrūṇyavartayat | uvāca vacanaṃ satyaṃ lakṣaye lakṣaṇāni ca

embraced with both arms and shed tears of joy. She spoke words of truth: “I see the signs:

Note on the text: Corrected हर्षादश्रुण्यवर्तयत् → हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत् (misprint in Wikisource; short ु for the long ू of aśrūṇi, as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 35 (1.100.35)

तव पुत्रो विशालाक्षि चक्रवर्ती भविष्यति । तव भर्ता विशालाक्षि त्रैलोक्यविजयी भवेत् ॥

tava putro viśālākṣi cakravartī bhaviṣyati | tava bhartā viśālākṣi trailokyavijayī bhavet

your son, large-eyed one, will be an emperor, and your husband, large-eyed one, shall conquer the three worlds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 36 (1.100.36)

दिव्यान्भोगाननुप्राप्ता भव त्वं वरवर्णिनि । एवमुक्ता रथन्तर्या परं हर्षमवाप सा ॥

divyānbhogānanuprāptā bhava tvaṃ varavarṇini | evamuktā rathantaryā paraṃ harṣamavāpa sā

May you attain divine enjoyments, lovely lady.” Spoken to in this way by Rathantari, Shakuntala was filled with the greatest joy.

Note on the text: Corrected रथ्तर्या → रथन्तर्या (misprint in Wikisource; dropped न in the name Rathantari, as in verse 33 and the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 37 (1.100.37)

शकुन्तलां तदा राजा शास्त्रोक्तेनैव कर्मणा । ततोऽग्रमहिषीं कृत्वा सर्वाभरणभूषिताम् ॥

śakuntalāṃ tadā rājā śāstroktenaiva karmaṇā | tato'gramahiṣīṃ kṛtvā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām

Then the king, by the rite that the scriptures lay down, made Shakuntala his chief queen, adorned with every ornament.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.43*684).

Verse 38 (1.100.38)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा सैनिकानां च भूपतिः । दौष्यन्तिं च ततो राजा पुत्रं शाकुन्तलं तदा ॥

brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā sainikānāṃ ca bhūpatiḥ | dauṣyantiṃ ca tato rājā putraṃ śākuntalaṃ tadā

The lord of the earth gave wealth to the brahmins and to his soldiers. Then the king took Shakuntala’s son, the son of Dushyanta,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (quote mark). The first line is in the CE apparatus (1.69.43*684); the second is a variant of 1.69.44a.

Verse 39 (1.100.39)

भरतं नामतः कृत्वा यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् । भरते भारमावेश्य कृतकृत्योऽभवन्नृपः ॥

bharataṃ nāmataḥ kṛtvā yauvarājye'bhyaṣecayat | bharate bhāramāveśya kṛtakṛtyo'bhavannṛpaḥ

named him Bharata, and consecrated him as heir-apparent. Having laid the burden on Bharata, the king had done all that he had to do.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). The first line = 1.69.44c; the second is in the CE apparatus (1.69.44*686).

Verse 40 (1.100.40)

ततो वर्षशतं पूर्णं राज्यं कृत्वा नराधिपः । गत्वा वनानि दुष्यन्तः स्वर्गलोकमुपेयिवान् ॥

tato varṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ rājyaṃ kṛtvā narādhipaḥ | gatvā vanāni duṣyantaḥ svargalokamupeyivān

Then, after ruling the kingdom for a full hundred years, King Dushyanta went to the forest and reached the world of heaven.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.69.44*686).