Udanka Meets King Saudasa and Madayanti Asks for a Token

Verse 1 (14.57.1)

स तं दृष्ट्वा तथाभूतं राजानं घोरदर्शनम् । दीर्घश्मश्रुधरं नॄणां शोणितेन समुक्षितम् ॥

sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā tathābhūtaṃ rājānaṃ ghoradarśanam | dīrghaśmaśrudharaṃ nṝṇāṃ śoṇitena samukṣitam

Seeing the king in that state, terrible to behold, long-bearded and drenched with the blood of men,

Verse 2 (14.57.2)

चकार न व्यथां विप्रो राजा त्वेनमथाब्रवीत् । प्रत्युत्थाय महातेजा भयकर्ता यमोपमः ॥

cakāra na vyathāṃ vipro rājā tvenamathābravīt | pratyutthāya mahātejā bhayakartā yamopamaḥ

the Brahmin showed no distress. The king, radiant and as fearsome as Yama, rose and said to him:

Verse 3 (14.57.3)

दिष्ट्या त्वमसि कल्याण षष्ठे काले ममान्तिकम् । भक्ष्यं मृगयमाणस्य सम्प्राप्तो द्विजसत्तम ॥

diṣṭyā tvamasi kalyāṇa ṣaṣṭhe kāle mamāntikam | bhakṣyaṃ mṛgayamāṇasya samprāpto dvijasattama

"By good fortune, noble one, you have come to me at my sixth mealtime, best of Brahmins, as I search for food."

Note on the text: Speaker: these are the king's words, which fill the whole verse; Wikisource prints no new heading, so the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 4 (14.57.4)

राजन्गुर्वर्थिनं विद्धि चरन्तं मामिहागतम् । न च गुर्वर्थमुद्युक्तं हिंस्यमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥

rājangurvarthinaṃ viddhi carantaṃ māmihāgatam | na ca gurvarthamudyuktaṃ hiṃsyamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

"King, know that I am here on a journey for my teacher. The wise say one who is engaged on a teacher's errand should not be harmed."

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading "उदङ्ग उवाच" (a typo for उदङ्क); the speaker is Udanka.

Verse 5 (14.57.5)

षष्ठे काले ममाहारो विहितो द्विजसत्तम । न शक्यस्त्वं समुत्स्रष्टुं क्षुधितेन मयाऽद्य वै ॥

ṣaṣṭhe kāle mamāhāro vihito dvijasattama | na śakyastvaṃ samutsraṣṭuṃ kṣudhitena mayā'dya vai

"My meal is appointed for the sixth period, best of Brahmins. I cannot let you go today, hungry as I am."

Verse 6 (14.57.6)

एवमस्तु महाराज समयः क्रियतां तु मे । गुर्वर्थमभिनिर्वर्त्य पुनरेष्यामि ते वशम् ॥

evamastu mahārāja samayaḥ kriyatāṃ tu me | gurvarthamabhinirvartya punareṣyāmi te vaśam

"So be it, great king, but let a pact be made. When I have finished my teacher's task, I shall come back into your power."

Note on the text: Corrected महाराजि → महाराज (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign, the critical edition has "mahārāja").

Verse 7 (14.57.7)

संश्रुतश्च मया योऽर्थो गुरवे राजसत्तम । त्वदधीनः स राजेन्द्र तं त्वां भिक्षे नरेश्वर ॥

saṃśrutaśca mayā yo'rtho gurave rājasattama | tvadadhīnaḥ sa rājendra taṃ tvāṃ bhikṣe nareśvara

"The matter I promised my teacher, best of kings, depends on you, lord of kings, and so I beg it of you, lord of men."

Verse 8 (14.57.8)

ददासि विप्रमुख्येभ्यस्त्वं हि रत्नानि नित्यदा । दाता च त्वं नरव्याघ्र पात्रभूतः क्षिताविह । पात्रं प्रतिग्रहे चापि विद्धि मां नृपसत्तम ॥

dadāsi vipramukhyebhyastvaṃ hi ratnāni nityadā | dātā ca tvaṃ naravyāghra pātrabhūtaḥ kṣitāviha | pātraṃ pratigrahe cāpi viddhi māṃ nṛpasattama

"You give jewels to the foremost Brahmins always. You are a giver, tiger among men, and a worthy vessel on earth. Know that I too am a worthy vessel to receive, best of kings."

Note on the text: Three-line verse: lines = CE 14,056.008a, 008c, 008e. Line 1 reads "नित्यदा" where the CE has "sarvaśaḥ": recension variant, kept.

Verse 9 (14.57.9)

उपाहृत्य गुरोरर्थं त्वदायत्तमरिंदम । समयेनेह राजेन्द्र पुनरेष्यामि ते वशम् ॥

upāhṛtya gurorarthaṃ tvadāyattamariṃdama | samayeneha rājendra punareṣyāmi te vaśam

"When I have brought what my teacher needs, which rests on you, tamer of foes, I shall return into your power on the agreed terms, king of kings."

Verse 10 (14.57.10)

सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि नात्र मिथ्या कथञ्चन । अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ॥

satyaṃ te pratijānāmi nātra mithyā kathañcana | anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ me svaireṣvapi kuto'nyathā

"I promise you truly; there is no falsehood in this. I have never told an untruth before, even in idle talk; how could I now?"

Verse 11 (14.57.11)

यदि मत्तस्तवायत्तो गुर्वर्थः कृत एव सः । यदि चास्ति प्रतिग्राह्यं साम्प्रतं तद्वदस्व मे ॥

yadi mattastavāyatto gurvarthaḥ kṛta eva saḥ | yadi cāsti pratigrāhyaṃ sāmprataṃ tadvadasva me

"If the teacher's task depends on me, then it is as good as done. And if there is something for you to accept, tell me now."

Verse 12 (14.57.12)

प्रतिग्राह्यो मतो मे त्वं सदैव पुरुषर्षभ । सोहं त्वामनुसम्प्राप्तो भिक्षितुं मणिकुण्डले ॥

pratigrāhyo mato me tvaṃ sadaiva puruṣarṣabha | sohaṃ tvāmanusamprāpto bhikṣituṃ maṇikuṇḍale

"I have always held you to be one from whom I may accept gifts, best of men. So I have come to you to beg the two jewelled earrings."

Verse 13 (14.57.13)

पत्न्यास्ते मम विप्रर्षे उचिते मणिकुण्डले । वरयार्थं त्वमन्यं वै तं ते दास्यामि सुव्रत ॥

patnyāste mama viprarṣe ucite maṇikuṇḍale | varayārthaṃ tvamanyaṃ vai taṃ te dāsyāmi suvrata

"Those two fine jewelled earrings belong to my wife, sage among Brahmins. Choose something else, and I shall give you that, devout one."

Note on the text: Line 1 reads "उचिते" where the CE has "rucire" ("patnyās te mama viprarṣe rucire maṇikuṇḍale"): recension variant, kept.

Verse 14 (14.57.14)

अलं ते व्यपदेशेन प्रमाणं यदि ते वयम् । प्रयच्छ कुण्डले मह्यं सत्यवाग्भव पार्थिव ॥

alaṃ te vyapadeśena pramāṇaṃ yadi te vayam | prayaccha kuṇḍale mahyaṃ satyavāgbhava pārthiva

"Enough of such pretexts. If you trust our word, give me the earrings, king, and be true to your word."

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading "उदङ्ग उवाच" (a typo for उदङ्क); the speaker is Udanka.

Verse 15 (14.57.15)

इत्युक्तस्त्वब्रवीद्राजा तमुदङ्कं पुनर्वचः । गच्छ मद्वचनाद्देवीं ब्रूहि देहीति सत्तम ॥

ityuktastvabravīdrājā tamudaṅkaṃ punarvacaḥ | gaccha madvacanāddevīṃ brūhi dehīti sattama

Thus addressed, the king said to Udanka again, "Go and tell my queen in my name, 'Give them.'"

Note on the text: Line 1 is narration and line 2 the king's speech; the verse is kept whole under the narrator, as headed.

Verse 16 (14.57.16)

सैवमुक्ता त्वया नूनं मद्वाक्येन शुचिव्रता । प्रदास्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुण्डले ते न संशयः ॥

saivamuktā tvayā nūnaṃ madvākyena śucivratā | pradāsyati dvijaśreṣṭha kuṇḍale te na saṃśayaḥ

"Told so by you in my name, that pure-hearted lady will surely give you the earrings, best of Brahmins; there is no doubt."

Note on the text: Speaker: these are the king's words, which fill the whole verse; the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 17 (14.57.17)

क्व पत्नी भवतः शक्या मया द्रष्टुं नरेश्वर । स्वयं वाऽपि भवान्पत्नीं किमर्थं नोपसर्पति ॥

kva patnī bhavataḥ śakyā mayā draṣṭuṃ nareśvara | svayaṃ vā'pi bhavānpatnīṃ kimarthaṃ nopasarpati

"Where can I see your wife, lord of men? And why do you not go to her yourself?"

Verse 18 (14.57.18)

तां द्रक्ष्यति भवानद्य कास्मिंश्चिद्वननिर्झरे । षष्ठे काले न हि मया सा शक्या द्रष्टुमद्य वै ॥

tāṃ drakṣyati bhavānadya kāsmiṃścidvananirjhare | ṣaṣṭhe kāle na hi mayā sā śakyā draṣṭumadya vai

"You will see her today at some forest spring. At my sixth mealtime I cannot see her today."

Verse 19 (14.57.19)

उदङ्कस्तु तथोक्तः स जगाम भरतर्षभ । मदयन्तीं च दृष्ट्वा स ज्ञापयत्स्वप्रयोजनम् ॥

udaṅkastu tathoktaḥ sa jagāma bharatarṣabha | madayantīṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sa jñāpayatsvaprayojanam

Told this, Udanka went, O best of the Bharatas, and on seeing Madayanti he made known his errand.

Verse 20 (14.57.20)

सौदासवचनं श्रुत्वा ततः सा पृथुलोचना । प्रत्युवाच महाबुद्धिमुदङ्कं जनमेजय ॥

saudāsavacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ sā pṛthulocanā | pratyuvāca mahābuddhimudaṅkaṃ janamejaya

Hearing Saudasa's message, the wide-eyed queen replied to the very wise Udanka, Janamejaya:

Note on the text: Corrected महावुद्धिम् → महाबुद्धिम् (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब, the critical edition has "mahābuddhim").

Verse 21 (14.57.21)

एवमेतन्महाब्रह्मन्नानृतं वदसेऽनघ । अभिज्ञानं तु किञ्चित्त्वं समानयितुमर्हसि ॥

evametanmahābrahmannānṛtaṃ vadase'nagha | abhijñānaṃ tu kiñcittvaṃ samānayitumarhasi

"It is as you say, great Brahmin, and you speak no untruth, blameless one. But you must bring some token."

Note on the text: Speaker: Madayanti speaks from here to the end of the adhyaya; Wikisource prints no new heading, so the input carried Vaishampayana over.

Verse 22 (14.57.22)

इमे हि दिव्ये मणिकुण्डले मे । देवाश्च यक्षाश्च महर्षयश्च । तैस्तैरुपायैरपहर्तुकामा- । श्छिद्रेषु नित्यं परितर्कयन्ति ॥

ime hi divye maṇikuṇḍale me | devāśca yakṣāśca maharṣayaśca | taistairupāyairapahartukāmā- | śchidreṣu nityaṃ paritarkayanti

"These two divine jewelled earrings of mine: gods, yakshas and great sages, each by their own devices, are always watching for a lapse to carry them off."

Note on the text: Four-line verse (two half-verses in the CE: 14,056.022a, 022c). Line 2 reads "महर्षयश्च" where the CE has "mahoragāś ca", and line 3 "अपहर्तुकामा-" where the CE has "parihartukāmāś": recension variants, kept. The hyphen is as printed (the sentence continues in line 4). Speaker: Madayanti (see the note on verse 21).

Verse 23 (14.57.23)

निक्षिप्तमेतद्भुवि पन्नगास्तु । रत्नं समासाद्य परामृशेयुः । यक्षास्तथोच्छिष्टधृतं सुराश्च । निद्रावशाद्वा परिधर्षयेयुः ॥

nikṣiptametadbhuvi pannagāstu | ratnaṃ samāsādya parāmṛśeyuḥ | yakṣāstathocchiṣṭadhṛtaṃ surāśca | nidrāvaśādvā paridharṣayeyuḥ

"If this jewel is set down on the ground, serpents would seize it; yakshas would take it if it is worn while impure; and the gods might overpower the wearer in sleep."

Note on the text: Four-line verse (CE 14,056.023a, 023c). Line 4 reads "निद्रावशाद्वा" where the CE has "nidrāvaśaṃ tvā": recension variant, kept. Speaker: Madayanti.

Verse 24 (14.57.24)

छिद्रेष्वेतेष्विमे नित्यं ह्रियते द्विजसत्तम । देवराक्षसनागानामप्रमत्तेन धार्यते ॥

chidreṣveteṣvime nityaṃ hriyate dvijasattama | devarākṣasanāgānāmapramattena dhāryate

"In these moments of weakness, best of Brahmins, they are always carried off; they can be kept safe from gods, rakshasas and nagas only by one who is ever vigilant."

Note on the text: Corrected अप्रमत्तेनि → अप्रमत्तेन (misprint in Wikisource; wrong ending, the critical edition has "apramattena"). Wikisource's line 1 differs from CE 14,056.024a ("chidreṣv eteṣu hi sadā hy adhṛṣyeṣu dvijarṣabha"): recension variant, kept. Speaker: Madayanti.

Verse 25 (14.57.25)

एते दिवापि भासेते रात्रौ च द्विजसत्तम । नक्तं नक्षत्रताराणां प्रभामाक्षिप्य वर्तते ॥

ete divāpi bhāsete rātrau ca dvijasattama | naktaṃ nakṣatratārāṇāṃ prabhāmākṣipya vartate

"They shine by day and by night too, best of Brahmins; at night they outshine the radiance of the stars and constellations."

Note on the text: Corrected वर्ततः → वर्तते (misprint in Wikisource; no such verb form, the critical edition has "vartate"). Line 1 reads "भासेते" where the CE has "syandete": recension variant, kept. Speaker: Madayanti.

Verse 26 (14.57.26)

एते ह्यामुच्य भगवन्क्षुत्पिपासाभयं कुतः । विषाग्निश्वापदेभ्यश्च भयं जातु न विद्यते ॥

ete hyāmucya bhagavankṣutpipāsābhayaṃ kutaḥ | viṣāgniśvāpadebhyaśca bhayaṃ jātu na vidyate

"For one who wears them, revered sir, how could there be fear of hunger or thirst? From poison, fire or wild beasts no fear ever arises."

Note on the text: Corrected भगन् → भगवन् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped syllable, the critical edition has "bhagavan"). Speaker: Madayanti.

Verse 27 (14.57.27)

ह्रस्वेन चैते आमुक्ते भवतो ह्रस्वके तदा । अनुरूपेण चामुक्ते जायेते तत्प्रमाणके ॥

hrasvena caite āmukte bhavato hrasvake tadā | anurūpeṇa cāmukte jāyete tatpramāṇake

"When worn by a small person they become small, and when worn by one of another size they take on that very size."

Note on the text: Speaker: Madayanti.

Verse 28 (14.57.28)

एवंविधे ममैते वै कुण्डले परमार्चिते । त्रिषु लोकेषु विज्ञाते तदभिज्ञानमानय ॥

evaṃvidhe mamaite vai kuṇḍale paramārcite | triṣu lokeṣu vijñāte tadabhijñānamānaya

"Such are these two highly honoured earrings of mine, famed in the three worlds. Bring a token for them."

Note on the text: Speaker: Madayanti. The colophon of the adhyaya follows on the page.