Kanva Sends Shakuntala to Dushyanta

Verse 1 (1.96.1)

तं कुमारमृषिर्दृष्ट्वा कर्म चास्यातिमानुषम् । समयो यौवराज्याय इत्यनुध्याय स द्विजः ॥

taṃ kumāramṛṣirdṛṣṭvā karma cāsyātimānuṣam | samayo yauvarājyāya ityanudhyāya sa dvijaḥ

Seeing that boy and his more than human deeds, the twice-born sage reflected, "The time has come for him to be made heir apparent."

Note on the text: The first line = 1.68.9ab of the critical edition (aligned by hand); the second line differs (CE: "…abravīc ca śakuntalām"), and what follows to verse 48 is in the CE only as an apparatus passage.

Verse 2 (1.96.2)

शकुन्तलां समाहूय कण्वो वचनमब्रवीत् । शृणु भद्रे मम सुते मम वाक्यं शुचिस्मिते ॥

śakuntalāṃ samāhūya kaṇvo vacanamabravīt | śṛṇu bhadre mama sute mama vākyaṃ śucismite

Calling Shakuntala to him, Kanva said: "Listen, dear one, my daughter; hear my words, O bright-smiling one.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 3 (1.96.3)

पतिव्रतानां नारीणां विशिष्टमिति चोच्यते । पतिशुश्रूषणं पूर्वं मनोवाक्कायचेष्टितैः ॥

pativratānāṃ nārīṇāṃ viśiṣṭamiti cocyate | patiśuśrūṣaṇaṃ pūrvaṃ manovākkāyaceṣṭitaiḥ

For women devoted to their husbands, it is said, the foremost duty is service to the husband before all else, in thought, word, body and deed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 4 (1.96.4)

अनुज्ञाता मया पूर्वं पूजयैतद्व्रतं तव । एतेनैव च वृत्तेन पुण्याँल्लोकानवाप्य च ॥

anujñātā mayā pūrvaṃ pūjayaitadvrataṃ tava | etenaiva ca vṛttena puṇyām̐llokānavāpya ca

You were given leave by me before; now honour this vow of yours. By this very conduct you will win the worlds of merit,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 5 (1.96.5)

तस्यान्ते मानुषे लोके विशिष्टां लप्स्यसे श्रियम् । तस्माद्भद्रेऽद्य यातव्यं समीपं पौरवस्य ह ॥

tasyānte mānuṣe loke viśiṣṭāṃ lapsyase śriyam | tasmādbhadre'dya yātavyaṃ samīpaṃ pauravasya ha

and at the end of that you will obtain distinguished fortune in the world of men. So, dear one, you must go today to the side of the Paurava.

Note on the text: Corrected तप्स्यसे → लप्स्यसे (misprint in Wikisource; "you will obtain" fortune, as in the CE apparatus lapsyase). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 6 (1.96.6)

स्वयं नायाति मत्वा ते गतं कालं शुचिस्मिते । गत्वाऽऽराधय राजानं दुष्यन्तं हितकाम्यया ॥

svayaṃ nāyāti matvā te gataṃ kālaṃ śucismite | gatvā''rādhaya rājānaṃ duṣyantaṃ hitakāmyayā

He does not come of his own accord, though he must know your time has passed, O bright-smiling one. Go, then, and win the favour of King Dushyanta, seeking your own good.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 7 (1.96.7)

दौष्यन्तिं यौवराज्यस्थं दृष्ट्वा प्रीतिमवाप्स्यसि । देवतानां गुरूणां च क्षत्रियाणां च भामिनि ॥

dauṣyantiṃ yauvarājyasthaṃ dṛṣṭvā prītimavāpsyasi | devatānāṃ gurūṇāṃ ca kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca bhāmini

When you see Dushyanta's son established as heir apparent, you will know joy. With gods, with elders and with kshatriyas, O lady,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 8 (1.96.8)

भर्तॄणां च विशेषेण हितं संगमनं भवेत् । तस्मात्पुत्रि कुमारेण गन्तव्यं मत्प्रियेप्सया ॥

bhartṝṇāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa hitaṃ saṃgamanaṃ bhavet | tasmātputri kumāreṇa gantavyaṃ matpriyepsayā

and above all with husbands, association brings good. Therefore, daughter, you must go with the boy, as you wish to please me.

Note on the text: Corrected विशेषेम → विशेषेण (misprint in Wikisource; as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 9 (1.96.9)

प्रतिवाक्यं न दद्यास्त्वं शपिता मम पादयोः ॥

prativākyaṃ na dadyāstvaṃ śapitā mama pādayoḥ

You are not to answer me back; you are sworn by my feet."

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 10 (1.96.10)

एवमुक्त्वा सुतां तत्र पौत्रं कण्वोऽभ्यभाषत । परिष्वज्य च बाहुभ्यां मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय पौरवम् ॥

evamuktvā sutāṃ tatra pautraṃ kaṇvo'bhyabhāṣata | pariṣvajya ca bāhubhyāṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya pauravam

Having said this to his daughter there, Kanva spoke to his grandson, embracing the Paurava in both arms and smelling the crown of his head.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 11 (1.96.11)

सोमवंशोद्भवो राजा दुष्यन्त इति विश्रुतः । तस्याग्रमहिषी चैषा तव माता शुचिव्रता ॥

somavaṃśodbhavo rājā duṣyanta iti viśrutaḥ | tasyāgramahiṣī caiṣā tava mātā śucivratā

"There is a king born of the Lunar line, renowned as Dushyanta. This lady, your mother, pure in her vows, is his chief queen.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva (his words to the boy; the text prints no new speaker line).

Verse 12 (1.96.12)

गन्तुकामा भर्तृपार्श्वं त्वया सह सुमध्यमा । गत्वाऽभिवाद्य राजानं यौवराज्यमवाप्स्यसि ॥

gantukāmā bhartṛpārśvaṃ tvayā saha sumadhyamā | gatvā'bhivādya rājānaṃ yauvarājyamavāpsyasi

This slender-waisted lady wishes to go to her husband's side with you. Go, salute the king, and you will obtain the place of heir apparent.

Note on the text: Corrected राजनं → राजानं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign, as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 13 (1.96.13)

स पिता तव राजेन्द्रस्तस्य त्वं वशगो भव । पितृपैतामहं राज्यमातिष्ठस्व स्वभावतः ॥

sa pitā tava rājendrastasya tvaṃ vaśago bhava | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamātiṣṭhasva svabhāvataḥ

That lord of kings is your father; be obedient to him. Take up, as is your birthright, the kingdom of your fathers and forefathers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 14 (1.96.14)

तस्मिन्काले स्वराज्यस्थो मामनुस्मर पौरव ॥

tasminkāle svarājyastho māmanusmara paurava

And in that time, when you are established in your own kingdom, remember me, O Paurava."

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 15 (1.96.15)

अभिवाद्य मुनेः पादौ पौरवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । त्वं पिता मम विप्रर्षे त्वं माता त्वं गतिश्च मे ॥

abhivādya muneḥ pādau pauravo vākyamabravīt | tvaṃ pitā mama viprarṣe tvaṃ mātā tvaṃ gatiśca me

Saluting the sage's feet, the Paurava said: "You are my father, O brahmin seer; you are my mother, and you are my refuge.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 16 (1.96.16)

न चान्यं पितरं मन्ये त्वामृते तु महातपः । तव शुश्रूषणं पुण्यमिह लोके परत्र च ॥

na cānyaṃ pitaraṃ manye tvāmṛte tu mahātapaḥ | tava śuśrūṣaṇaṃ puṇyamiha loke paratra ca

I know no other father but you, O great ascetic. Serving you brings merit in this world and the next.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to the boy Sarvadamana (his words; the text prints no new speaker line).

Verse 17 (1.96.17)

शकुन्तला भर्तृकामा स्वयं यातु यथेष्टतः । अहं शुश्रूषणपरः पादमूले वसामि वः ॥

śakuntalā bhartṛkāmā svayaṃ yātu yatheṣṭataḥ | ahaṃ śuśrūṣaṇaparaḥ pādamūle vasāmi vaḥ

Let Shakuntala, who longs for her husband, go herself as she pleases. I will stay at your feet, devoted to your service.

Note on the text: Corrected सुश्रूषणपरः → शुश्रूषणपरः (misprint in Wikisource; स for श, as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Sarvadamana.

Verse 18 (1.96.18)

क्रीडां व्यालमृगैः सार्धं करिष्ये न पुरा यथा । त्वच्छासनपरो नित्यं स्वाध्यायं च करोम्यहम् ॥

krīḍāṃ vyālamṛgaiḥ sārdhaṃ kariṣye na purā yathā | tvacchāsanaparo nityaṃ svādhyāyaṃ ca karomyaham

I will not play with beasts of prey as I used to. Always intent on your command, I will keep to my Vedic study."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Sarvadamana.

Verse 19 (1.96.19)

एवमुक्त्वा तु संश्लिष्य पादौ कण्वस्य तिष्ठतः । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्ररुरोद शकुन्तला ॥

evamuktvā tu saṃśliṣya pādau kaṇvasya tiṣṭhataḥ | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā praruroda śakuntalā

Having said this, he clung to the feet of Kanva where he stood. Hearing his words, Shakuntala burst into tears,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 20 (1.96.20)

स्नेहात्पितुश्च पुत्रस्य हर्षशोकसमन्विता । निशाम्य रुदतीमार्तां दौष्यन्तिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

snehātpituśca putrasya harṣaśokasamanvitā | niśāmya rudatīmārtāṃ dauṣyantirvākyamabravīt

torn between joy and grief out of love for her father and for her son. Seeing her weeping and distressed, Dushyanta's son said:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 21 (1.96.21)

श्रुत्वा भगवतो वाक्यं किं रोदिषि शकुन्तले । गन्तव्यं काल्य उत्थाय भर्तृप्रीतिस्तवास्ति चेत् ॥

śrutvā bhagavato vākyaṃ kiṃ rodiṣi śakuntale | gantavyaṃ kālya utthāya bhartṛprītistavāsti cet

"You have heard the blessed one's words; why do you weep, Shakuntala? If you have love for your husband, you should rise at dawn and go."

Note on the text: Corrected भर्तृप्रीतिस्ववास्ति → भर्तृप्रीतिस्तवास्ति (misprint in Wikisource; स्व for स्त, giving तव अस्ति, as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Sarvadamana.

Verse 22 (1.96.22)

एकस्तु कुरुते पापं फलं भुङ्क्ते महाजनः । मया निवारितो नित्यं न करोषि वचो मम ॥

ekastu kurute pāpaṃ phalaṃ bhuṅkte mahājanaḥ | mayā nivārito nityaṃ na karoṣi vaco mama

"One alone commits the wrong, yet many reap its fruit. I always held you back, but you never did as I said.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). (Between the two lines the apparatus has a further line, "bhoktāras tatra mucyante…", which Wikisource lacks; not restored.)

Verse 23 (1.96.23)

निःसृतान्कुञ्जरान्नित्यं बाहुभ्यां संप्रमथ्य वै । वनं च लोडयन्नित्यं सिंहव्याघ्रगणैर्वृतम् ॥

niḥsṛtānkuñjarānnityaṃ bāhubhyāṃ saṃpramathya vai | vanaṃ ca loḍayannityaṃ siṃhavyāghragaṇairvṛtam

Day after day you seized the elephants that came out and crushed them with your arms, and you stirred up the forest crowded with lions and tigers;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 24 (1.96.24)

एवंविधानि चान्यानि कृत्वा वै पुरुनन्दन । रुषितो भगवांस्तात तस्मादावां विवासितौ ॥

evaṃvidhāni cānyāni kṛtvā vai purunandana | ruṣito bhagavāṃstāta tasmādāvāṃ vivāsitau

and because you did these and other such things, O joy of Puru's line, the blessed one grew angry, my child, and so the two of us are being sent away.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 25 (1.96.25)

नाहं गच्छामि दुष्यन्तं नास्मि पुत्र हितैषिणी । पादमूले वसिष्यामि महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ॥

nāhaṃ gacchāmi duṣyantaṃ nāsmi putra hitaiṣiṇī | pādamūle vasiṣyāmi maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ

I will not go to Dushyanta; I am not one to seek my own advantage, my son. I will live at the feet of the great sage of perfected soul."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 26 (1.96.26)

एवमुक्त्वा तु रुदती पपात मुनिपादयोः । एवं विलपतीं कण्वश्चानुनीय च हेतुभिः । पुनः प्रोवाच भगवानानृशंस्याद्धितं वचः ॥

evamuktvā tu rudatī papāta munipādayoḥ | evaṃ vilapatīṃ kaṇvaścānunīya ca hetubhiḥ | punaḥ provāca bhagavānānṛśaṃsyāddhitaṃ vacaḥ

Saying this, she fell weeping at the sage's feet. As she lamented thus, the blessed Kanva calmed her with reasons, and out of kindness he spoke to her again words for her good:

Note on the text: Three lines in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 27 (1.96.27)

शकुन्तले शृणुष्वेदं हितं पथ्यं च भामिनि । पतिव्रताभावगुणान्हित्वा साध्यं न किंचन ॥

śakuntale śṛṇuṣvedaṃ hitaṃ pathyaṃ ca bhāmini | pativratābhāvaguṇānhitvā sādhyaṃ na kiṃcana

"Shakuntala, listen to this counsel, good and wholesome, O lady: without the virtues of a faithful wife, nothing can be achieved.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 28 (1.96.28)

पतिव्रतानां देवा वै तुष्टाः सर्ववरप्रदाः । प्रसादं च करिष्यन्ति आपदो मोक्षयन्ति च ॥

pativratānāṃ devā vai tuṣṭāḥ sarvavarapradāḥ | prasādaṃ ca kariṣyanti āpado mokṣayanti ca

The gods are pleased with faithful wives and grant them every boon; they show them favour and free them from misfortune.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतिव्रतानां → पतिव्रतानां (misprint in Wikisource; intrusive र) and सर्वरप्रदाः → सर्ववरप्रदाः (misprint; dropped akshara), both as in the CE apparatus. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 29 (1.96.29)

पतिप्रसादात्पुण्यं च प्राप्नुवन्ति न चाशुभम् । तस्माद्गत्वा तु राजानमाराधय शुचिस्मिते ॥

patiprasādātpuṇyaṃ ca prāpnuvanti na cāśubham | tasmādgatvā tu rājānamārādhaya śucismite

By the husband's grace they gain merit and nothing ill befalls them. So go to the king and win his favour, O bright-smiling one."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 30 (1.96.30)

शकुन्तलां तथोक्त्वा वै शाकुन्तलमथाब्रवीत् । दौहित्रो मम पौत्रस्त्वमिलिलस्य महात्मनः ॥

śakuntalāṃ tathoktvā vai śākuntalamathābravīt | dauhitro mama pautrastvamililasya mahātmanaḥ

Having spoken thus to Shakuntala, he then said to Shakuntala's son: "You are my daughter's son, and grandson of the great-souled Ilila.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9).

Verse 31 (1.96.31)

शृणुष्व वचनं सत्यं प्रब्रवीमि तवानघ । मनसा भर्तृकामा वै वाग्भिरुक्त्वा पृथग्विधम् ॥

śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ satyaṃ prabravīmi tavānagha | manasā bhartṛkāmā vai vāgbhiruktvā pṛthagvidham

Listen to the truth I tell you, sinless one. In her heart she longs for her husband, though in words she says otherwise;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 32 (1.96.32)

गन्तुं नेच्छति कल्याणी तस्मात्तात वहस्व वै । शक्तस्त्वं प्रतिगन्तुं च मुनिभिः सह पौरव ॥

gantuṃ necchati kalyāṇī tasmāttāta vahasva vai | śaktastvaṃ pratigantuṃ ca munibhiḥ saha paurava

that gracious lady does not want to go, so you must take her, my child. You are able to make the journey together with the sages, O Paurava."

Note on the text: Removed a stray doubled danda and wiki quote mark (।।') at the end of the second line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.9). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 33 (1.96.33)

इत्युक्त्वा सर्वदमनं कण्वः शिष्यानथाब्रवीत् । शकुन्तलामिमां शीघ्रं सपुत्रामाश्रमादितः ॥

ityuktvā sarvadamanaṃ kaṇvaḥ śiṣyānathābravīt | śakuntalāmimāṃ śīghraṃ saputrāmāśramāditaḥ

Having said this to Sarvadamana, Kanva then said to his disciples: "Take this Shakuntala and her son quickly from the hermitage,

Note on the text: Corrected शीग्रं → शीघ्रं (misprint in Wikisource; CE śīghraṃ). The first line differs from 1.68.10ab of the critical edition (CE: "tasya tad balam ājñāya kaṇvaḥ śiṣyān uvāca ha"); the second line = 1.68.10cd with small variants (aligned by hand).

Verse 34 (1.96.34)

भर्तुः प्रापयताभ्याशं सर्वलक्षणपूजिताम् । नारीणां चिरवासो हि बान्धवेषु न रोचते ॥

bhartuḥ prāpayatābhyāśaṃ sarvalakṣaṇapūjitām | nārīṇāṃ ciravāso hi bāndhaveṣu na rocate

and bring her, who is honoured with every auspicious mark, to her husband's presence. For a woman to live long among her kinsfolk is not approved;

Note on the text: The first line corresponds to 1.68.10ef of the critical edition (CE: "bhartre prāpayatādyaiva…"), the second line = 1.68.11ab (aligned by hand). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 35 (1.96.35)

कीर्तिचारित्रधर्मघ्नस्तस्मान्नयत मा चिरम् ॥

kīrticāritradharmaghnastasmānnayata mā ciram

it destroys her good name, her conduct and her dharma. So take her without delay."

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource. Corrected कीर्तिचारित्रधर्म्नस् → कीर्तिचारित्रधर्मघ्नस् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped घ, CE kīrticāritradharmaghnas). = 1.68.11cd of the critical edition (aligned by hand). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 36 (1.96.36)

धर्माभिपूजितं पुत्रं काश्यपेन निशाम्य तु । काश्यपात्प्राप्य चानुज्ञां मुमुदे च शकुन्तला ॥

dharmābhipūjitaṃ putraṃ kāśyapena niśāmya tu | kāśyapātprāpya cānujñāṃ mumude ca śakuntalā

Seeing her son honoured by Kashyapa as dharma requires, and having received leave from Kashyapa, Shakuntala rejoiced.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`) and the speaker line "वैशंपायन उवाच", which Wikisource printed inside the verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 37 (1.96.37)

कण्वस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रतिगच्छेति चासकृत् । तथेत्युक्त्वा तु कण्वं च मातरं पौरवोऽब्रवीत् । किं चिरायसि मातस्त्वं गमिष्यामो नृपालयम् ॥

kaṇvasya vacanaṃ śrutvā pratigaccheti cāsakṛt | tathetyuktvā tu kaṇvaṃ ca mātaraṃ pauravo'bravīt | kiṃ cirāyasi mātastvaṃ gamiṣyāmo nṛpālayam

Hearing Kanva tell him again and again, "Go back," the Paurava said, "So be it," to Kanva, and said to his mother: "Why do you delay, mother? We will go to the king's palace."

Note on the text: Three lines in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 38 (1.96.38)

एवमुक्त्वा तु तां देवीं दुष्यन्तस्य महात्मनः । अभिवाद्य मुनेः पादौ गन्तुमैच्छत्स पौरवः ॥

evamuktvā tu tāṃ devīṃ duṣyantasya mahātmanaḥ | abhivādya muneḥ pādau gantumaicchatsa pauravaḥ

Having said this to the queen of great-souled Dushyanta, the Paurava saluted the sage's feet and made ready to go.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 39 (1.96.39)

शकुन्तला च पितरमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः । प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तदा पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

śakuntalā ca pitaramabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ | pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tadā pitaraṃ vākyamabravīt

Shakuntala too saluted her father with joined palms, walked around him keeping him to her right, and then said to her father:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 40 (1.96.40)

अज्ञानान्मे पिता चेति दुरुक्तं वापि चानृतम् । अकार्यं वाप्यनिष्टं वा क्षन्तुमर्हति तद्भवान् ॥

ajñānānme pitā ceti duruktaṃ vāpi cānṛtam | akāryaṃ vāpyaniṣṭaṃ vā kṣantumarhati tadbhavān

"If, thinking of you only as my father, I have in ignorance said anything harsh or untrue, or done anything improper or unwelcome, you should forgive it."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Shakuntala (the words are hers; the text prints no new speaker line).

Verse 41 (1.96.41)

एवमुक्तो नतशिरा मुनिर्नोवाच किंचन । मनुष्यभावात्कण्वोऽपि मुनिरश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥

evamukto nataśirā munirnovāca kiṃcana | manuṣyabhāvātkaṇvo'pi muniraśrūṇyavartayat

So addressed, the sage bowed his head and said nothing; sage though he was, Kanva shed tears, out of human feeling.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 42 (1.96.42)

अब्भक्षान्वायुभक्षांश्च शीर्णपर्णाशनान्मुनीन् । फलमूलाशिनो दान्तान्कृशान्धमनिसंततान् ॥

abbhakṣānvāyubhakṣāṃśca śīrṇaparṇāśanānmunīn | phalamūlāśino dāntānkṛśāndhamanisaṃtatān

Then the sage Kanva called together the hermits who lived on water, who lived on air, who ate fallen leaves, who lived on fruits and roots, self-restrained, gaunt, their veins standing out,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 43 (1.96.43)

व्रतिनो जटिलान्मुण्डान्वल्कलाजिनसंवृतान् । समाहूय मुनिः कण्वः कारुण्यादिदमब्रवीत् ॥

vratino jaṭilānmuṇḍānvalkalājinasaṃvṛtān | samāhūya muniḥ kaṇvaḥ kāruṇyādidamabravīt

men under vows, some with matted hair, some shaven, clad in bark and deerskin; and out of tenderness he said this to them:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11).

Verse 44 (1.96.44)

मया तु लालिता नित्यं मम पुत्री यशस्विनी । वने जाता विवृद्धा च न च जानाति किंचन ॥

mayā tu lālitā nityaṃ mama putrī yaśasvinī | vane jātā vivṛddhā ca na ca jānāti kiṃcana

"This glorious daughter of mine I have always cherished. She was born and grew up in the forest, and she knows nothing of the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 45 (1.96.45)

आश्रमात्तु पथा सर्वैर्नीयतां क्षत्रियालयम् । द्वितीययोजने विप्राः प्रतिष्ठानं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

āśramāttu pathā sarvairnīyatāṃ kṣatriyālayam | dvitīyayojane viprāḥ pratiṣṭhānaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

All of you, take her by the road from the hermitage to the abode of the kshatriya. Two yojanas off, brahmins, stands Pratishthana.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 46 (1.96.46)

प्रतिष्ठाने पुरे राजा शाकुन्तलपितामहः । अध्युवास चिरं कालमुर्वश्या सहितः पुरा ॥

pratiṣṭhāne pure rājā śākuntalapitāmahaḥ | adhyuvāsa ciraṃ kālamurvaśyā sahitaḥ purā

In the city of Pratishthana the king who was forefather of Shakuntala's son lived long ago, for a long time, together with Urvashi.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 47 (1.96.47)

अनूपजाङ्गलयुतं धनधान्यसमाकुलम् । प्रतिष्ठितं पुरवरं गङ्गायामुनसङ्गमे ॥

anūpajāṅgalayutaṃ dhanadhānyasamākulam | pratiṣṭhitaṃ puravaraṃ gaṅgāyāmunasaṅgame

Rich in watered lowlands and dry uplands, filled with wealth and grain, that finest of cities stands at the meeting of the Ganga and the Yamuna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 48 (1.96.48)

तत्र सङ्गममासाद्य स्नात्वा हुतहुताशनाः । शाकमूलफलाहारा निवर्तध्वं तपोधनाः । अन्यथा तु भवेद्विप्रा अध्वनो गमने श्रमः ॥

tatra saṅgamamāsādya snātvā hutahutāśanāḥ | śākamūlaphalāhārā nivartadhvaṃ tapodhanāḥ | anyathā tu bhavedviprā adhvano gamane śramaḥ

When you reach the confluence there, bathe, make your offerings into the fire, and, living on greens, roots and fruits, return, O ascetics. Otherwise, brahmins, the journey will weary you."

Note on the text: Three lines in Wikisource. Removed a stray doubled danda and wiki quote mark (।।') at the end of the last line. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.11). Speaker set to Kanva.

Verse 49 (1.96.49)

तथेत्युक्त्वा च ते सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्त महौजसः । शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य दुष्यन्तस्य पुरं प्रति ॥

tathetyuktvā ca te sarve prātiṣṭhanta mahaujasaḥ | śakuntalāṃ puraskṛtya duṣyantasya puraṃ prati

Saying, "So be it," all those mighty men set out toward Dushyanta's city, with Shakuntala going before them.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (`). The first line = 1.68.12ab of the critical edition; the second line is a recension variant (CE: "…saputrāṃ gajasāhvayam", toward Hastinapura).

Verse 50 (1.96.50)

गृहीत्वा चामरप्रख्यं पुत्रं कमललोचनम् । आजग्मुश्च पुरं रम्यं दुष्यन्ताध्युषितं वनात् ॥

gṛhītvā cāmaraprakhyaṃ putraṃ kamalalocanam | ājagmuśca puraṃ ramyaṃ duṣyantādhyuṣitaṃ vanāt

Taking with them the lotus-eyed son, who looked like one of the immortals, they came from the forest to the lovely city where Dushyanta lived.

Note on the text: The first line corresponds to 1.68.13ab of the critical edition with small variants (aligned by hand); the second line differs (CE: "ājagāma tataḥ śubhrā duḥṣantaviditād vanāt").

Verse 51 (1.96.51)

शकुन्तलां समादाय मुनयो धर्मवत्सलाः । ते वनानि नदीः शैलान्गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च ॥

śakuntalāṃ samādāya munayo dharmavatsalāḥ | te vanāni nadīḥ śailāngiriprasravaṇāni ca

Bringing Shakuntala with them, the sages, lovers of dharma, passed through forests, rivers, mountains and mountain springs,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 52 (1.96.52)

कन्दराणि नितम्बांश्च राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च । आश्रमाणि च पुण्यानि गत्वा चैव गतश्रमाः ॥

kandarāṇi nitambāṃśca rāṣṭrāṇi nagarāṇi ca | āśramāṇi ca puṇyāni gatvā caiva gataśramāḥ

caves and slopes, kingdoms and cities, and holy hermitages, and, untouched by weariness,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 53 (1.96.53)

शनैर्मध्याह्नवेलायां प्रतिष्ठानं समाययुः । तां पुरीं पुरुहूतेन ऐलस्यार्थे विनिर्मिताम् ॥

śanairmadhyāhnavelāyāṃ pratiṣṭhānaṃ samāyayuḥ | tāṃ purīṃ puruhūtena ailasyārthe vinirmitām

they slowly reached Pratishthana at the hour of midday: that city which Puruhuta (Indra) had built for the sake of Aila,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 54 (1.96.54)

परिघाट्टालकैर्मुख्यैरुपकल्पशतैरपि । शतघ्नीचक्रयन्त्रैश्च गुप्तामन्यैर्दुरासदाम् ॥

parighāṭṭālakairmukhyairupakalpaśatairapi | śataghnīcakrayantraiśca guptāmanyairdurāsadām

guarded by gate-bars and great watchtowers, by hundreds of engines, by shataghnis, wheeled machines and other devices, and hard for enemies to approach;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 55 (1.96.55)

हर्म्यप्रासादसंबाधां नानापण्यविभूषिताम् । मण्टपैः ससभै रम्यैः प्रपाभिश्च समावृताम् ॥

harmyaprāsādasaṃbādhāṃ nānāpaṇyavibhūṣitām | maṇṭapaiḥ sasabhai ramyaiḥ prapābhiśca samāvṛtām

crowded with mansions and palaces, bright with wares of every kind, encircled by pleasant pavilions with halls and by water-booths;

Note on the text: Corrected हर्म्यप्रसाद → हर्म्यप्रासाद (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign, "mansions and palaces", as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 56 (1.96.56)

राजमार्गेण महता सुविभक्तेन शोभिताम् । कैलासशिखराकारैर्गोपुरैः समलङ्कृताम् ॥

rājamārgeṇa mahatā suvibhaktena śobhitām | kailāsaśikharākārairgopuraiḥ samalaṅkṛtām

beautified by a great, well-laid-out royal road and adorned with gate-towers shaped like the peaks of Kailasa;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 57 (1.96.57)

द्वारतोरणनिर्यूहैर्मङ्गलैरुपशोभिताम् । उद्यानाम्रवणोपेतां महतीं सालमेखलाम् ॥

dvāratoraṇaniryūhairmaṅgalairupaśobhitām | udyānāmravaṇopetāṃ mahatīṃ sālamekhalām

graced with doorways, arches, turrets and auspicious emblems, set with gardens and mango groves, vast and girdled by a rampart;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 58 (1.96.58)

सर्वपुष्करिणीभिश्च उद्यानैश्च समावृताम् । वर्णाश्रमैः स्वधर्मस्थैर्नित्योत्सवसमाहितैः ॥

sarvapuṣkariṇībhiśca udyānaiśca samāvṛtām | varṇāśramaiḥ svadharmasthairnityotsavasamāhitaiḥ

surrounded by lotus pools of every kind and by parks; peopled by the classes and stages of life, each keeping to its own dharma, ever given to festivals,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 59 (1.96.59)

धनधान्यसमृद्धैश्च संतुष्टै रत्नपूजितैः । कृतयज्ञैश्च विद्वद्भिरग्निहोत्रपरैः सदा ॥

dhanadhānyasamṛddhaiśca saṃtuṣṭai ratnapūjitaiḥ | kṛtayajñaiśca vidvadbhiragnihotraparaiḥ sadā

rich in wealth and grain, content, honoured with gems; by learned men who had performed sacrifices and were ever devoted to the Agnihotra,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 60 (1.96.60)

वर्जिताकार्यकरणैर्दानशीलैर्दयापरैः । अधर्मभीरुभिः सर्वैः स्वर्गलोकजिगीषुभिः ॥

varjitākāryakaraṇairdānaśīlairdayāparaiḥ | adharmabhīrubhiḥ sarvaiḥ svargalokajigīṣubhiḥ

by people who shunned wrongful deeds, who were generous and compassionate, all of them fearful of unrighteousness and eager to win the world of heaven.

Note on the text: Corrected वर्जिता कार्यकरणैर् → वर्जिताकार्यकरणैर् (misprint in Wikisource; the compound वर्जित-अकार्य-करण, "who shun wrongful deeds", was split by a stray space, as in the CE apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 61 (1.96.61)

एवंविधजनोपेतमिन्द्रलोकमिवापरम् । तस्मिन्नगरमध्ये तु राजवेश्म प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

evaṃvidhajanopetamindralokamivāparam | tasminnagaramadhye tu rājaveśma pratiṣṭhitam

Filled with such people, it was like a second world of Indra. In the middle of that city stood the royal palace,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 62 (1.96.62)

इन्द्रसद्मप्रतीकाशं संपूर्णं वित्तसंचयैः । तस्य मध्ये सभा दिव्या नानारत्नविभूषिता ॥

indrasadmapratīkāśaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ vittasaṃcayaiḥ | tasya madhye sabhā divyā nānāratnavibhūṣitā

like the mansion of Indra and full of stores of treasure. In its midst was a splendid assembly hall adorned with many kinds of gems.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 63 (1.96.63)

तस्यां सभायां राजर्षिः सर्वालङ्कारभूषितः । ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैश्चापि मन्त्रिभिश्चापि संवृतः ॥

tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ rājarṣiḥ sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitaḥ | brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiścāpi mantribhiścāpi saṃvṛtaḥ

In that hall sat the royal sage, decked with every ornament, surrounded by brahmins, by kshatriyas and by ministers,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 64 (1.96.64)

संस्तूयमानो राजेन्द्रः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः । कार्यार्थिषु तदाऽभ्येत्य कृत्वा कार्यं गतेषु सः ॥

saṃstūyamāno rājendraḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ | kāryārthiṣu tadā'bhyetya kṛtvā kāryaṃ gateṣu saḥ

praised by sutas, magadhas and bards. When the petitioners had come before him and, their business done, had gone away, that lord of kings

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 65 (1.96.65)

सुखासीनोऽभवद्राजा तस्मिन्काले महर्षयः । शकुन्तानां स्वनं श्रुत्वा निमित्तज्ञास्त्वलक्षयन् ॥

sukhāsīno'bhavadrājā tasminkāle maharṣayaḥ | śakuntānāṃ svanaṃ śrutvā nimittajñāstvalakṣayan

sat at his ease. At that moment the great sages heard the cries of birds and, being skilled in omens, read them:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 66 (1.96.66)

शकुन्तले निमित्तानि शोभनानि भवन्ति नः । कार्यसिद्धिं वदन्त्येते ध्रुवं राज्ञी भविष्यसि । अस्मिंस्तु दिवसे पुत्रो युवराजो भविष्यति ॥

śakuntale nimittāni śobhanāni bhavanti naḥ | kāryasiddhiṃ vadantyete dhruvaṃ rājñī bhaviṣyasi | asmiṃstu divase putro yuvarājo bhaviṣyati

"Shakuntala, the omens are favourable for us. They foretell the success of our errand: surely you will be queen, and on this very day your son will become heir apparent."

Note on the text: Three lines in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Sages (the apparatus marks this speech ṛṣayaḥ).

Verse 67 (1.96.67)

वर्धमानपुरद्वारं तूर्यघोषनिनादितम् । शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य विविशुस्ते महर्षयः ॥

vardhamānapuradvāraṃ tūryaghoṣanināditam | śakuntalāṃ puraskṛtya viviśuste maharṣayaḥ

Placing Shakuntala before them, the great sages entered by the Vardhamana city gate, which rang with the sound of trumpets.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 68 (1.96.68)

प्रविशन्तं नृपसुतं प्रशशंसुश्च वीक्षकाः । वर्धमानपुरद्वारं प्रविशन्नेव पौरवः ॥

praviśantaṃ nṛpasutaṃ praśaśaṃsuśca vīkṣakāḥ | vardhamānapuradvāraṃ praviśanneva pauravaḥ

The onlookers praised the king's son as he entered; and the Paurava, as he passed through the Vardhamana city gate,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 69 (1.96.69)

इन्द्रलोकस्थमात्मानं मेने हर्षसमन्वितः ॥

indralokasthamātmānaṃ mene harṣasamanvitaḥ

was filled with delight and felt as if he stood in the world of Indra.

Note on the text: A single half-verse in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 70 (1.96.70)

ततो वै नागराः सर्वे समाहूय परस्परम् । द्रष्टुकामा नृपसुतं समपद्यन्त भारत ॥

tato vai nāgarāḥ sarve samāhūya parasparam | draṣṭukāmā nṛpasutaṃ samapadyanta bhārata

Then all the citizens called out to one another and gathered together, eager to see the king's son, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 71 (1.96.71)

देवतेव जनस्याग्रे भ्राजते श्रीरिवागता । जयन्तेनेव पौलोमी इन्द्रलोकादिहागता ॥

devateva janasyāgre bhrājate śrīrivāgatā | jayanteneva paulomī indralokādihāgatā

"She shines before the people like a goddess, like Shri herself come among us; like Pauloma (Shachi) with Jayanta, come here from the world of Indra."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 72 (1.96.72)

इति ब्रुवन्तस्ते सर्वे महर्षीनिदमब्रुवन् । अभिवादयन्तः सहिता महर्षीन्देववर्चसः ॥

iti bruvantaste sarve maharṣīnidamabruvan | abhivādayantaḥ sahitā maharṣīndevavarcasaḥ

Speaking thus, they all saluted together the great sages, radiant as gods, and said to them:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker corrected from the citizens to the narrator (the verse is narration; the apparatus marks vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ here).

Verse 73 (1.96.73)

अद्य नः सफलं जन्म कृतार्थाश्च ततो वयम् । एवं ये स्म प्रपश्यामो महर्षीन्सूर्यवर्चसः ॥

adya naḥ saphalaṃ janma kṛtārthāśca tato vayam | evaṃ ye sma prapaśyāmo maharṣīnsūryavarcasaḥ

"Today our birth has borne fruit and we have gained our purpose, since we behold great sages as radiant as the sun."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 74 (1.96.74)

इत्युक्त्वा सहिताः केचिदन्वगच्छन्त पौरवम् । हैमवत्याः सुतमिव कुमारं पुष्करेक्षणम् ॥

ityuktvā sahitāḥ kecidanvagacchanta pauravam | haimavatyāḥ sutamiva kumāraṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam

Having said this, some of them together followed the Paurava, the lotus-eyed boy who was like the son of Haimavati (Uma).

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 75 (1.96.75)

ये केचिदब्रुवन्मूढाः शाकुन्तलदिदृक्षवः । कृष्णाजिनेन संछन्नाननिच्छन्तो ह्यवेक्षितुम् ॥

ye kecidabruvanmūḍhāḥ śākuntaladidṛkṣavaḥ | kṛṣṇājinena saṃchannānanicchanto hyavekṣitum

But some foolish ones, eager to see Shakuntala's son and unwilling to look at the sages wrapped in black deerskins, said:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 76 (1.96.76)

पिशाचा इव दृश्यन्ते नागराणां विरूपिणः । विना सन्ध्यां पिशाचास्ते प्रविशन्ति पुरोत्तमम् ॥

piśācā iva dṛśyante nāgarāṇāṃ virūpiṇaḥ | vinā sandhyāṃ piśācāste praviśanti purottamam

"To the townsfolk these misshapen men look like goblins. Goblins they are, coming into this finest of cities even before twilight!

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Citizens (the words of the foolish townsfolk introduced in verse 75; the text prints no new speaker line).

Verse 77 (1.96.77)

क्षुत्पिपासार्दितान्दीनान्वल्कलाजिनवाससः । त्वगस्थिभूतान्निर्मांसान्धमनीसन्ततानपि ॥

kṣutpipāsārditāndīnānvalkalājinavāsasaḥ | tvagasthibhūtānnirmāṃsāndhamanīsantatānapi

Pinched with hunger and thirst, wretched, clad in bark and deerskin, mere skin and bone, fleshless, their veins standing out,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Citizens.

Verse 78 (1.96.78)

पिङ्गलाक्षान्पिङ्गजटान्दीर्घदन्तान्निरूदरान् । विशीर्षकानूर्ध्वहस्तान्दृष्ट्वा हास्यन्ति नागराः ॥

piṅgalākṣānpiṅgajaṭāndīrghadantānnirūdarān | viśīrṣakānūrdhvahastāndṛṣṭvā hāsyanti nāgarāḥ

tawny-eyed, with tawny matted locks, long teeth and sunken bellies, bare-headed, arms held aloft: the townsfolk will laugh when they see them."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Citizens.

Verse 79 (1.96.79)

एवमुक्तवतां तेषां गिरं श्रुत्वा महर्षयः । अन्योन्यं ते समाहूय इदं वचनमब्रुवन् ॥

evamuktavatāṃ teṣāṃ giraṃ śrutvā maharṣayaḥ | anyonyaṃ te samāhūya idaṃ vacanamabruvan

Hearing the talk of those who spoke thus, the great sages called to one another and said:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).

Verse 80 (1.96.80)

उक्तं भगवता वाक्यं न कृतं सत्यवादिना । पुरप्रवेशनं नात्र कर्तव्यमिति शासनम् ॥

uktaṃ bhagavatā vākyaṃ na kṛtaṃ satyavādinā | purapraveśanaṃ nātra kartavyamiti śāsanam

"We have not kept the word spoken by the blessed one, who speaks only truth. His command was that we must not enter the city.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Sages (their words; the text prints no new speaker line).

Verse 81 (1.96.81)

किं कारणं प्रवेक्ष्यामो नगरं दुर्जनैर्वृतम् । त्यक्तसङ्गस्य च मुनेर्नगरे किं प्रयोजनम् ॥

kiṃ kāraṇaṃ pravekṣyāmo nagaraṃ durjanairvṛtam | tyaktasaṅgasya ca munernagare kiṃ prayojanam

Why should we enter a city full of wicked people? What has a sage who has given up attachment to do with a city?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13). Speaker set to the Sages.

Verse 82 (1.96.82)

गमिष्यामो वनं तस्माद्गङ्गायामुनसङ्गमम् । एवमुक्त्वा मुनिगणाः प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् ॥

gamiṣyāmo vanaṃ tasmādgaṅgāyāmunasaṅgamam | evamuktvā munigaṇāḥ pratijagmuryathāgatam

"So we will go back to the forest, to the meeting of the Ganga and the Yamuna." Saying this, the bands of sages went back the way they had come.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; the CE gives this passage only in its apparatus, after 1.68.13).