Kadru Curses the Serpents; Vinata Loses the Wager

Verse 1 (13.23.1)

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं मातुः क्रुद्धायास्ते भुजङ्गमाः । कृच्छ्रेणैवान्वमोदन्त केचिद्धित्वा दिशो गताः ॥

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ mātuḥ kruddhāyāste bhujaṅgamāḥ | kṛcchreṇaivānvamodanta keciddhitvā diśo gatāḥ

Hearing the words of their enraged mother, those serpents either agreed with difficulty or left her and went off in all directions.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading "भीष्य उवाच" (with a stray backtick) printed as the first line of the verse text; it is made the speaker. (The heading itself is misprinted भीष्य for भीष्म.) Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 130-131, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0130-0131.

Verse 2 (13.23.2)

ये प्रतस्थुर्दिशस्तत्र क्रुद्धा तानशपद्भृशम् । भुजङ्गमानां माताऽसौ कद्रूर्वैरकरी तदा ॥

ye pratasthurdiśastatra kruddhā tānaśapadbhṛśam | bhujaṅgamānāṃ mātā'sau kadrūrvairakarī tadā

Those who set out for the quarters, the mother of the serpents, Kadru, hostile and angry, then cursed bitterly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 132-133, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0132-0133.

Verse 3 (13.23.3)

उत्पत्स्यति हि राजन्यः पाण्डवो जनमेजयः । चतुर्थो धन्विनां श्रेष्ठात्कुन्तीपुत्राद्धनञ्जयात् ॥

utpatsyati hi rājanyaḥ pāṇḍavo janamejayaḥ | caturtho dhanvināṃ śreṣṭhātkuntīputrāddhanañjayāt

"A kshatriya will be born, Janamejaya of the Pandava line, fourth in descent from Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti and the best of archers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 134-135, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0134-0135.

Verse 4 (13.23.4)

स सर्पसत्रमाहर्ता क्रुद्धः कुरुकुलोद्वहः । तस्मिन्सत्रेऽग्निना युष्मान्पञ्चत्वमुपनेष्यति ॥

sa sarpasatramāhartā kruddhaḥ kurukulodvahaḥ | tasminsatre'gninā yuṣmānpañcatvamupaneṣyati

That scion of the Kurus, in anger, will perform a serpent sacrifice, and in that sacrifice he will bring you to death by fire."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 136-137, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0136-0137.

Verse 5 (13.23.5)

एवं क्रुद्धाऽशपन्माता पन्नगान्धर्मचारिणः । गुरोः परित्यागकृतं नैतदन्यद्भविष्यति ॥

evaṃ kruddhā'śapanmātā pannagāndharmacāriṇaḥ | guroḥ parityāgakṛtaṃ naitadanyadbhaviṣyati

Thus the angry mother cursed the serpents, though they walked in dharma. What follows from forsaking one's elder cannot be otherwise.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 138-139, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0138-0139.

Verse 6 (13.23.6)

एवं शप्ता दिशः प्राप्ताः पन्नगा धर्मचारिणः । विहाय मातरं क्रुद्धा गता वैरकरीं तदा ॥

evaṃ śaptā diśaḥ prāptāḥ pannagā dharmacāriṇaḥ | vihāya mātaraṃ kruddhā gatā vairakarīṃ tadā

Cursed in this way, the righteous serpents went off to the quarters, leaving their mother, who was angry and had turned hostile.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 140-141, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0140-0141.

Verse 7 (13.23.7)

तत्र ये वृजिनं तस्या अनापन्ना भुजङ्गमाः । ते तस्य वाजिनो वाला बभूवुरसितप्रभाः ॥

tatra ye vṛjinaṃ tasyā anāpannā bhujaṅgamāḥ | te tasya vājino vālā babhūvurasitaprabhāḥ

But those serpents who had not incurred her ill will became the hairs of that horse's tail, dark in colour.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 142-143, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0142-0143.

Verse 8 (13.23.8)

तान्दृष्ट्वा वालधिस्थांश्च पुत्रान्कद्रूरथाब्रवीत् । विनतामथ संहृष्टा हयोऽसौ दृश्यतामिति ॥

tāndṛṣṭvā vāladhisthāṃśca putrānkadrūrathābravīt | vinatāmatha saṃhṛṣṭā hayo'sau dṛśyatāmiti

Seeing her sons set in the horse's tail, Kadru then said gladly to Vinata, "Let the horse be looked at.

Note on the text: Corrected हयोसौ → हयोऽसौ (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha; CE hayo 'sau). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 144-145, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0144-0145.

Verse 9 (13.23.9)

एकवर्णो न वा भद्रे पणो नौ सुव्यवस्थितः । उदकादुत्तरन्तं तं हयं चैव च भामिनि ॥

ekavarṇo na vā bhadre paṇo nau suvyavasthitaḥ | udakāduttarantaṃ taṃ hayaṃ caiva ca bhāmini

Whether it is of one colour or not, our wager stands firmly fixed, good lady. Let us see that horse, my fair one, as it comes up out of the water."

Note on the text: Corrected उतकादुत्तरन्तं → उदकादुत्तरन्तं (misprint in Wikisource; the form उतका is not a word; CE udakād uttarantaṃ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 146-147, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0146-0147.

Verse 10 (13.23.10)

सा त्ववक्रमतिर्देवी विनता जिह्मगामिनीम् । अब्रवीद्भगिनीं किञ्चिद्विहसन्तीव भारत ॥

sā tvavakramatirdevī vinatā jihmagāminīm | abravīdbhaginīṃ kiñcidvihasantīva bhārata

Then Vinata, the lady of straight mind, smiling slightly, said to her crooked-minded sister, O Bharata,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 148-149, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0148-0149.

Verse 11 (13.23.11)

हन्त पश्याव गच्छावः सुकृतो नौ पणः शुभे । दासी वा ते भविष्यामि त्वं वा दासी भविष्यसि ॥

hanta paśyāva gacchāvaḥ sukṛto nau paṇaḥ śubhe | dāsī vā te bhaviṣyāmi tvaṃ vā dāsī bhaviṣyasi

"Come, let us go and see; our wager is well made, fair one. Either I shall become your slave, or you will become mine."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 150-151, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0150-0151.

Verse 12 (13.23.12)

एवं स्थिरं पणं कृत्वा हयं ते तं ददर्शतुः । कृत्वा साक्षिणमात्मानं भगिन्यौ कुरुसत्तम ॥

evaṃ sthiraṃ paṇaṃ kṛtvā hayaṃ te taṃ dadarśatuḥ | kṛtvā sākṣiṇamātmānaṃ bhaginyau kurusattama

Having thus fixed the wager firmly, the two sisters, taking themselves as witnesses, went and saw that horse, O best of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 152-153, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0152-0153.

Verse 13 (13.23.13)

सा दृष्ट्वैव हयं मन्दं विनता शोककर्शिता । श्वेतं चन्द्रांशुवालं तं कालवालं मनोजवम् ॥

sā dṛṣṭvaiva hayaṃ mandaṃ vinatā śokakarśitā | śvetaṃ candrāṃśuvālaṃ taṃ kālavālaṃ manojavam

At the very sight of the horse, Vinata, dejected, was wasted with grief: it was white, bright as moonbeams, swift as thought, but black in the tail.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 154-155, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0154-0155.

Verse 14 (13.23.14)

तत्र सा व्रीलिता वाक्यं विनता साश्रुबिन्दुका । उवाच कालवालोऽयं तुरगो विजितं त्वया ॥

tatra sā vrīlitā vākyaṃ vinatā sāśrubindukā | uvāca kālavālo'yaṃ turago vijitaṃ tvayā

Ashamed there, tears on her face, Vinata said, "This horse has a black tail; you have won."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 156-157, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0156-0157.

Verse 15 (13.23.15)

दासी मां प्रेषय स्वार्थे यथा कामवशां शुभे । दास्यश्च कामकारा हि भर्तॄणां नात्र संशयः ॥

dāsī māṃ preṣaya svārthe yathā kāmavaśāṃ śubhe | dāsyaśca kāmakārā hi bhartṝṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

"Fair one, send me out on your own errands, as you wish, as one under your will; slaves, no doubt, act at their masters' pleasure."

Note on the text: Removed a stray quote mark (printed after the verse). Corrected भर्तृणां → भर्तॄणां (misprint in Wikisource; short ऋ in the genitive plural; CE bhartṝṇām). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 1A, lines 158-159, printed inline after 13.8.28 as 13.8.28d@001A_0158-0159.