Nakula's Tale of the Gleaner and His Gift of Flour

Verse 1 (14.92.1)

हन्त वः कथयिष्यामि दानस्य फलमुत्तमम् । न्यायलब्धस्य सूक्ष्मस्य विप्रदत्तस्य यद्द्विजाः ॥

hanta vaḥ kathayiṣyāmi dānasya phalamuttamam | nyāyalabdhasya sūkṣmasya vipradattasya yaddvijāḥ

O twice-born, now I shall tell you the highest fruit of a gift that is lawfully earned, small, and given to a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Wikisource adhyaya 92 corresponds to critical edition adhyaya 14.93 (the two divide this part of the Ashvamedhika Parva differently). Wikisource reads हन्त वः कथयिष्यामि दानस्य फलमुत्तमम् where the critical edition has हन्त वो वर्तयिष्यामि दानस्य परमं फलम् (recension variant, kept).

Verse 2 (14.92.2)

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे धर्मज्ञैर्बहुभिर्वृते । उञ्छवृत्तिर्द्विजः कश्चित्कापोतिरभवत्पुरा ॥

dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre dharmajñairbahubhirvṛte | uñchavṛttirdvijaḥ kaścitkāpotirabhavatpurā

Long ago, in the holy field of Kurukshetra, crowded with many who knew dharma, there lived a Brahmin who gleaned his food like a pigeon.

Verse 3 (14.92.3)

सभार्यः सहपुत्रेण सस्नुषस्तपसि स्थितः । बभूव शुक्लवृत्तः स धर्मात्मा नियतेन्द्रियः ॥

sabhāryaḥ sahaputreṇa sasnuṣastapasi sthitaḥ | babhūva śuklavṛttaḥ sa dharmātmā niyatendriyaḥ

He lived there in austerity with his wife, his son and his son's wife, a righteous man of pure livelihood, with his senses under control.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads बभूव शुक्लवृत्तः where the critical edition has वधूचतुर्थो वृद्धः (recension variant, kept).

Verse 4 (14.92.4)

षष्ठे काले सदा विप्रो भुङ्क्ते तैः सह संवृतः ॥

ṣaṣṭhe kāle sadā vipro bhuṅkte taiḥ saha saṃvṛtaḥ

That Brahmin ate, always together with them, only at the sixth mealtime.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: the single line = CE 14,093.004a, with तदा … सुव्रतः in the critical edition for सदा … संवृतः (recension variant, kept). Wikisource splits the critical edition's three-line verses 004–007 into couplets, so verses 4–9 map to CE 004a–007e in order.

Verse 5 (14.92.5)

षष्ठे काले कदाचित्तु तस्याहारो न विद्यते । भुङ्क्तेऽन्यस्मिन्कदाचित्स षष्ठे काले द्विजोत्तमः ॥

ṣaṣṭhe kāle kadācittu tasyāhāro na vidyate | bhuṅkte'nyasminkadācitsa ṣaṣṭhe kāle dvijottamaḥ

Sometimes even at the sixth mealtime he had nothing to eat; then that best of Brahmins would eat at some later sixth mealtime.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.004c and 004e.

Verse 6 (14.92.6)

कपोतधर्मिणस्तस्य दुर्भिक्षे सति दारुणे । नाविद्यत तदा विप्राः संचयस्तन्निबोधत ॥

kapotadharmiṇastasya durbhikṣe sati dāruṇe | nāvidyata tadā viprāḥ saṃcayastannibodhata

When a dreadful famine came, he, who lived like a pigeon, had no store of grain at all, O Brahmins; hear how it was.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.005a and 005c.

Verse 7 (14.92.7)

क्षीणौषधिसमावापो द्रव्यहीनोऽभवत्तदा । कालेकालेऽस्य सम्प्राप्ते नैव विद्येत भोजनम् ॥

kṣīṇauṣadhisamāvāpo dravyahīno'bhavattadā | kālekāle'sya samprāpte naiva vidyeta bhojanam

His stock of grain and herbs was exhausted and he was left without means; when the hour for a meal came, there was no food to be had.

Note on the text: Corrected क्षीणाषैदि → क्षीणौषधि (misprint in Wikisource; garbled; the critical edition has kṣīṇauṣadhisamāvāyo). Not auto-matched: first line = CE 14,093.005e (CE kṣīṇauṣadhisamāvāyo; Wikisource reads समावापो, kept as a recension variant); second line = CE 14,093.006a.

Verse 8 (14.92.8)

क्षुधापरिगताः सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्त तदा तु ते । उञ्छं तदा शुक्लपक्षे मध्यं तपति भास्करे ॥

kṣudhāparigatāḥ sarve prātiṣṭhanta tadā tu te | uñchaṃ tadā śuklapakṣe madhyaṃ tapati bhāskare

Tormented by hunger, they all set out then, to glean in the bright fortnight when the sun blazed at midday.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.006c and 007a.

Verse 9 (14.92.9)

उष्णार्तश्च क्षुधार्तश्च विप्रस्तपसि संस्थितः । उञ्छमप्राप्तवानेव ब्राह्मणः क्षुच्छ्रमान्वितः ॥

uṣṇārtaśca kṣudhārtaśca viprastapasi saṃsthitaḥ | uñchamaprāptavāneva brāhmaṇaḥ kṣucchramānvitaḥ

Scorched by heat and tormented by hunger, the Brahmin held firm in his austerity; yet he found no gleanings, and was worn down by hunger and fatigue.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.007c and 007e (the second line is a variant of 007e).

Verse 10 (14.92.10)

स तथैव क्षुधाविष्टः सार्धं परिजनेन ह । क्षपयामास तं कालं कृच्छ्रप्राणो द्विजोत्तमः ॥

sa tathaiva kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ sārdhaṃ parijanena ha | kṣapayāmāsa taṃ kālaṃ kṛcchraprāṇo dvijottamaḥ

Starving in just the same way, together with his household, that best of Brahmins barely kept himself alive through that time.

Note on the text: First line: CE 008a reads स तथैव क्षुधाविष्टः स्पृष्ट्वा तोयं यथाविधि; Wikisource's सार्धं परिजनेन ह is taken from CE 007e (recension variant, kept). Second line = CE 008c.

Verse 11 (14.92.11)

अथ षष्ठे गते काले यवप्रस्थमुपार्जयन् । यवप्रस्थं तु तं सक्तूनकुर्वन्त तपस्विनः ॥

atha ṣaṣṭhe gate kāle yavaprasthamupārjayan | yavaprasthaṃ tu taṃ saktūnakurvanta tapasvinaḥ

Then, when the sixth mealtime had passed, they obtained a prastha of barley, and those ascetics ground it into flour.

Verse 12 (14.92.12)

कृतजप्याह्निकास्ते तु हुत्वा चाग्निं यथाविधि । कुडवंकुडवं सर्वे व्यभजन्त तपस्विनः ॥

kṛtajapyāhnikāste tu hutvā cāgniṃ yathāvidhi | kuḍavaṃkuḍavaṃ sarve vyabhajanta tapasvinaḥ

Having finished their prayers and daily rites and offered oblations in the fire according to rule, those ascetics divided the flour among themselves, one kudava each.

Verse 13 (14.92.13)

अथागच्छद्द्विजः कश्चिदतिथिर्भुञ्जतां तदा । ते तं दृष्ट्वाऽतिथिं प्राप्तं प्रहृष्टमनसोऽभवन् ॥

athāgacchaddvijaḥ kaścidatithirbhuñjatāṃ tadā | te taṃ dṛṣṭvā'tithiṃ prāptaṃ prahṛṣṭamanaso'bhavan

Just then, as they were about to eat, a Brahmin arrived as a guest; seeing the guest come, they were glad at heart.

Verse 14 (14.92.14)

तेऽभिवाद्य सुखप्रश्नं पृष्ट्वा तमतिथिं तदा । विशुद्धमनसो दान्ताः श्रद्धादमसमन्विताः ॥

te'bhivādya sukhapraśnaṃ pṛṣṭvā tamatithiṃ tadā | viśuddhamanaso dāntāḥ śraddhādamasamanvitāḥ

They greeted the guest and asked after his welfare. Pure in mind, self-controlled, and endowed with faith and restraint,

Verse 15 (14.92.15)

अनसूया गतक्रोधाः साधवो वीतमत्सराः । त्यक्तमानमदक्रोधा धर्मज्ञा द्विजसत्तमाः ॥

anasūyā gatakrodhāḥ sādhavo vītamatsarāḥ | tyaktamānamadakrodhā dharmajñā dvijasattamāḥ

free from envy and anger, good and without malice, having given up pride, conceit and wrath, knowers of dharma and the best of the twice-born,

Verse 16 (14.92.16)

सब्रह्मचर्यं गोत्रं ते तस्य ख्यात्वा परस्परम् । कुटीं प्रवेशयामासुः क्षुधार्तमतिथिं तदा ॥

sabrahmacaryaṃ gotraṃ te tasya khyātvā parasparam | kuṭīṃ praveśayāmāsuḥ kṣudhārtamatithiṃ tadā

they told one another of their family lines and their Vedic studentship, and led the hungry guest into their hut.

Note on the text: Corrected सब्रह्यचर्यं → सब्रह्मचर्यं (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE sabrahmacaryaṃ).

Verse 17 (14.92.17)

इदमर्घ्यं च पाद्यं च बृसी चेयं तवानघ । शुचयः सक्तवश्चेमे नियमोपार्जिताः प्रभो । प्रतिगृह्णीष्व भद्रं ते मया दत्ता द्विजर्षभ ॥

idamarghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca bṛsī ceyaṃ tavānagha | śucayaḥ saktavaśceme niyamopārjitāḥ prabho | pratigṛhṇīṣva bhadraṃ te mayā dattā dvijarṣabha

"Here is water for your hands, water for your feet, and this is your seat of kusha grass, blameless one. These are pure flour, gained by our vows, lord. Accept them, and may it go well with you; I give them to you, best of Brahmins."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; direct speech of the gleaning Brahmin welcoming his guest; the page prints no heading.

Verse 18 (14.92.18)

इत्युक्तः प्रतिगृह्याथ सक्तूनां कुडवं द्विजः । भक्षयामास राजेन्द्र न च तुष्टिं जगाम सः ॥

ityuktaḥ pratigṛhyātha saktūnāṃ kuḍavaṃ dvijaḥ | bhakṣayāmāsa rājendra na ca tuṣṭiṃ jagāma saḥ

Thus addressed, the Brahmin accepted it and ate the kudava of flour, O king of kings, but he was not satisfied.

Verse 19 (14.92.19)

स उञ्छवृत्तिस्तं प्रेक्ष्य क्षुधापरिगतं द्विजम् । आहारं चिन्तयामास कथं तुष्टो भवेदिति ॥

sa uñchavṛttistaṃ prekṣya kṣudhāparigataṃ dvijam | āhāraṃ cintayāmāsa kathaṃ tuṣṭo bhavediti

The gleaner, seeing the guest still tormented by hunger, wondered what food would satisfy him.

Verse 20 (14.92.20)

तस्य भार्याऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मद्भागो दीयतामिति । गच्छत्वेष यथाकामं परितुष्टो द्विजोत्तमः ॥

tasya bhāryā'bravīdvākyaṃ madbhāgo dīyatāmiti | gacchatveṣa yathākāmaṃ parituṣṭo dvijottamaḥ

His wife said, "Let my share be given to him; let this best of Brahmins go away fully satisfied, as he wishes."

Verse 21 (14.92.21)

इति ब्रुवन्तीं तां साध्वीं भार्यां स द्विजसत्तमः । क्षुधापरिगतां ज्ञात्वा तान्सक्तून्नाभ्यनन्दत ॥

iti bruvantīṃ tāṃ sādhvīṃ bhāryāṃ sa dvijasattamaḥ | kṣudhāparigatāṃ jñātvā tānsaktūnnābhyanandata

As she spoke, that best of Brahmins, knowing his good wife was herself tormented by hunger, did not welcome the flour.

Note on the text: Corrected क्षउधापरिगतां → क्षुधापरिगतां (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel).

Verse 22 (14.92.22)

आत्मानुमानतो विद्वान्स तु विप्रर्षभस्तदा । जानन्वृद्धां क्षुधार्तां च श्रान्तां ग्लानां तपस्विनीम् । त्वगस्थिभूतां वेपन्तीं ततो भार्यामुवाच ह ॥

ātmānumānato vidvānsa tu viprarṣabhastadā | jānanvṛddhāṃ kṣudhārtāṃ ca śrāntāṃ glānāṃ tapasvinīm | tvagasthibhūtāṃ vepantīṃ tato bhāryāmuvāca ha

Reasoning from his own condition, the wise Brahmin, seeing her old, hungry, weary and worn, an ascetic woman reduced to skin and bone and trembling, then said to his wife:

Note on the text: Corrected त्वगस्थिभूता → त्वगस्थिभूतां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; accusative to agree with वेपन्तीं, CE tvagasthibhūtāṃ). Not auto-matched: first line = CE star passage 14,093.019d*0178_01 (after 019c, hence ce_ref 14.93.19); second and third lines = CE 14,093.020a and 020c.

Verse 23 (14.92.23)

अपि कीटपतङ्गानां मृगाणां चैव शोभने । स्त्रियो रक्ष्याश्च पोष्याश्च न त्वेवं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥

api kīṭapataṅgānāṃ mṛgāṇāṃ caiva śobhane | striyo rakṣyāśca poṣyāśca na tvevaṃ vaktumarhasi

"Fair one, even among insects, moths and beasts, the females are to be protected and fed. You should not speak like this."

Note on the text: Corrected पोष्पाश्च → पोष्याश्च (misprint in Wikisource; CE poṣyāś ca). Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the gleaning Brahmin's own speech to his wife; the page prints no heading (nor does the critical edition).

Verse 24 (14.92.24)

अनुकंप्यो नरः पत्न्या पुष्टो रक्षित एव च । प्रपतेद्यशसो दीप्तात्स च लोकान्न चाप्नुयात् ॥

anukaṃpyo naraḥ patnyā puṣṭo rakṣita eva ca | prapatedyaśaso dīptātsa ca lokānna cāpnuyāt

"A man who has to be pitied by his wife, who is fed and protected by her, falls from his blazing fame and does not win the worlds."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the gleaning Brahmin's own speech to his wife; the page prints no heading (nor does the critical edition).

Verse 25 (14.92.25)

धर्मकामार्थकार्याणि शुश्रूषाकुलसंततिः । दारेष्वधीनो धर्मश्च पितॄणामात्मनस्तथा ॥

dharmakāmārthakāryāṇi śuśrūṣākulasaṃtatiḥ | dāreṣvadhīno dharmaśca pitṝṇāmātmanastathā

"The tasks of dharma, pleasure and wealth, service, the continuance of the family, and the dharma owed to the ancestors and to oneself all depend upon one's wife."

Note on the text: Corrected दारेष्वदीनो → दारेष्वधीनो (misprint in Wikisource; दीन makes no sense here; CE dāreṣv adhīno). Corrected धर्मस्च → धर्मश्च (misprint in Wikisource; wrong sibilant). Not auto-matched: = CE star passage 14,093.022d*0179_01 and 0179_02 (after 022c, hence ce_ref 14.93.22). Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the gleaning Brahmin's own speech to his wife; the page prints no heading (nor does the critical edition).

Verse 26 (14.92.26)

न वेत्ति कर्मतो भार्यारक्षणे योऽक्षमः पुमान् । अयशो महदाप्नोति नारकांश्चैव गच्छति ॥

na vetti karmato bhāryārakṣaṇe yo'kṣamaḥ pumān | ayaśo mahadāpnoti nārakāṃścaiva gacchati

"A man who is unable to protect his wife does not know his duty by his deeds; he earns great disgrace and goes to the hells."

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE star passage 14,093.022d*0179_03 and 0179_04 (after 022c, hence ce_ref 14.93.22). Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the gleaning Brahmin's own speech to his wife; the page prints no heading (nor does the critical edition).

Verse 27 (14.92.27)

इत्युक्ता सा ततः प्राह धर्मार्थौ नौ समौ द्विज । सक्तुप्रस्थचतुर्भागं गृहाणेमं प्रसीद मे ॥

ityuktā sā tataḥ prāha dharmārthau nau samau dvija | saktuprasthacaturbhāgaṃ gṛhāṇemaṃ prasīda me

Thus addressed, she then said, "Our dharma and our aim are the same, O Brahmin. Take this quarter of a prastha of flour and be gracious to me."

Verse 28 (14.92.28)

सत्यं रतिश्च धर्मश्च स्वर्गश्च गुणनिर्जितः । स्त्रीणां पतिसमाधीनं काङ्क्षितं च द्विजर्षभ ॥

satyaṃ ratiśca dharmaśca svargaśca guṇanirjitaḥ | strīṇāṃ patisamādhīnaṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ ca dvijarṣabha

"Truth, delight, dharma, and heaven won by merit, and whatever else women desire, all depend upon the husband, best of Brahmins."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the Brahmin's wife is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 29 (14.92.29)

ऋतुर्मातुः पितुर्बीजं दैवतं परमं पतिः । भर्तुः प्रसादान्नारीणां रतिपुत्रफलं तथा ॥

ṛturmātuḥ piturbījaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ patiḥ | bhartuḥ prasādānnārīṇāṃ ratiputraphalaṃ tathā

"The season belongs to the mother and the seed to the father, but the husband is a woman's supreme god. By her husband's favour a woman has delight and the fruit of children."

Note on the text: Corrected ऋतुर्मातु → ऋतुर्मातुः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; CE ṛtur mātuḥ). Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the Brahmin's wife is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 30 (14.92.30)

पालनाद्धि पतिस्त्वं मे भर्ताऽसि भरणाच्च मे । पुत्रप्रदानाद्वरदस्तस्मात्सक्तून्प्रयच्छ मे ॥

pālanāddhi patistvaṃ me bhartā'si bharaṇācca me | putrapradānādvaradastasmātsaktūnprayaccha me

"You are my husband because you protect me, and my lord because you support me; you gave me sons and so are my benefactor. Therefore give the flour on my behalf."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the Brahmin's wife is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 31 (14.92.31)

जरापरिगतो वृद्धः क्षुधार्तो दुर्बलो भृशम् । उपवासपरिश्रान्तो यदा त्वमपि कर्शितः ॥

jarāparigato vṛddhaḥ kṣudhārto durbalo bhṛśam | upavāsapariśrānto yadā tvamapi karśitaḥ

"You are old, worn out by age, tormented by hunger, very weak and exhausted by fasting; you too are wasted away."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "नकुल" from an earlier heading; the Brahmin's wife is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 32 (14.92.32)

इत्युक्तः स तया सक्तून्प्रगृह्येदं वचोऽब्रवीत् । द्विज सक्तूनिमान्भूयः प्रतिगृह्णीष्व सत्तम ॥

ityuktaḥ sa tayā saktūnpragṛhyedaṃ vaco'bravīt | dvija saktūnimānbhūyaḥ pratigṛhṇīṣva sattama

Thus urged by her, he took the flour and said, "Brahmin, good sir, accept this flour as well."

Note on the text: Corrected द्विजि → द्विज (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; vocative).

Verse 33 (14.92.33)

स तान्प्रगृह्य भुक्त्वा च न तुष्टिमगमद्द्विजः । तमुञ्छवृत्तिरालक्ष्य ततश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥

sa tānpragṛhya bhuktvā ca na tuṣṭimagamaddvijaḥ | tamuñchavṛttirālakṣya tataścintāparo'bhavat

The guest took it and ate it, but the Brahmin was still not satisfied. Seeing this, the gleaner grew anxious.

Verse 34 (14.92.34)

सक्तूनिमान्प्रगृह्य त्वं देहि विप्राय सत्तम । इत्येव सुकृतं मन्ये तस्मादेतत्करोम्यहम् ॥

saktūnimānpragṛhya tvaṃ dehi viprāya sattama | ityeva sukṛtaṃ manye tasmādetatkaromyaham

"Good sir, take this flour and give it to the Brahmin. I count this alone as a good deed, and that is why I do this."

Verse 35 (14.92.35)

भवान्हि परिपाल्यो मे सर्वदैव प्रयत्नतः । साधूनां काङ्क्षितं यस्मात्पितुर्वृद्धस्य पालनम् ॥

bhavānhi paripālyo me sarvadaiva prayatnataḥ | sādhūnāṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ yasmātpiturvṛddhasya pālanam

"You must always be cared for by me with every effort, for it is what good people hold dear: the tending of an aged father."

Verse 36 (14.92.36)

पुत्रार्थो विहितो ह्येष वार्धके परिपालनम् । श्रुतिरेषा हि विप्रर्षे त्रिषु लोकेषु शाश्वती ॥

putrārtho vihito hyeṣa vārdhake paripālanam | śrutireṣā hi viprarṣe triṣu lokeṣu śāśvatī

"A son is meant for this, to care for his father in old age. This is an eternal teaching, O Brahmin sage, known in the three worlds."

Verse 37 (14.92.37)

प्राणाधारणमात्रेण शक्यं कर्तुं तपस्त्वया । प्राणो हि परमो धर्मः स्थितो देहेषु देहिनाम् ॥

prāṇādhāraṇamātreṇa śakyaṃ kartuṃ tapastvayā | prāṇo hi paramo dharmaḥ sthito deheṣu dehinām

"You can keep up your austerity only if you keep your life going; for life is the highest dharma, dwelling in the bodies of embodied beings."

Verse 38 (14.92.38)

अपि वर्षसहस्री त्वं बाल एव मतो मम । उत्पाद्य पुत्रं हि पिता कृतकृत्यो भवेत्सुतात् ॥

api varṣasahasrī tvaṃ bāla eva mato mama | utpādya putraṃ hi pitā kṛtakṛtyo bhavetsutāt

"Even if you were a thousand years old, you would still be a child to me. Having begotten a son, a father has done what was to be done, through his son."

Verse 39 (14.92.39)

बालानां क्षुद्बलवती जानाम्येतदहं प्रभो । वृद्धोऽहं धारयिष्यामि त्वं बली भव पुत्रक ॥

bālānāṃ kṣudbalavatī jānāmyetadahaṃ prabho | vṛddho'haṃ dhārayiṣyāmi tvaṃ balī bhava putraka

"I know, lord, that hunger is strong in the young. I am old and shall endure it; you must be strong, my child."

Verse 40 (14.92.40)

जीर्णेन वयसा पुत्र न मां क्षुद्बाधतेऽपि च । दीर्घकालं तपस्तप्तं न मे मरणतो भयम् ॥

jīrṇena vayasā putra na māṃ kṣudbādhate'pi ca | dīrghakālaṃ tapastaptaṃ na me maraṇato bhayam

"My son, my years are worn out, and hunger does not trouble me much. I have practised austerity for a long time, and I have no fear of death."

Verse 41 (14.92.41)

अपत्यमस्मि ते पुंसस्त्राणात्पुत्र इति स्मृतः । आत्मा पुत्रः स्मृतस्तस्मात्त्राह्यात्मानमिहात्मना ॥

apatyamasmi te puṃsastrāṇātputra iti smṛtaḥ | ātmā putraḥ smṛtastasmāttrāhyātmānamihātmanā

"I am your offspring; a man's son is called putra because he saves him. The son is held to be one's own self; therefore save yourself through your own self."

Verse 42 (14.92.42)

रूपेण सदृशस्त्वं मे शीलेन च दमेन च । परीक्षितश्च बहुधा सक्तूनादद्मि ते सुत ॥

rūpeṇa sadṛśastvaṃ me śīlena ca damena ca | parīkṣitaśca bahudhā saktūnādadmi te suta

"You are like me in looks, in character and in self-control, and I have tested you in many ways. I take your flour, my son."

Verse 43 (14.92.43)

इत्युक्त्वाऽऽदाय तान्सक्तून्प्रीतात्मा द्विजसत्तमः । प्रहसन्निव विप्राय स तस्मै प्रददौ तदा ॥

ityuktvā''dāya tānsaktūnprītātmā dvijasattamaḥ | prahasanniva viprāya sa tasmai pradadau tadā

With these words, the best of Brahmins took the flour, glad at heart, and gave it with a smile, as it were, to the Brahmin guest.

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; narration, which belongs to Nakula's account; the father's printed speech ended with the previous verse.

Verse 44 (14.92.44)

भुक्त्वा तानपि सक्तून्स नैव तुष्टो बभूव ह । उञ्छवृत्तिस्तु धर्मात्मा व्रीडामनुजगाम ह ॥

bhuktvā tānapi saktūnsa naiva tuṣṭo babhūva ha | uñchavṛttistu dharmātmā vrīḍāmanujagāma ha

But even after eating that flour, the guest was not satisfied, and the righteous gleaner was ashamed.

Note on the text: Corrected उच्छवृत्ति → उञ्छवृत्ति (misprint in Wikisource; wrong nasal; the gleaner is उञ्छवृत्ति). Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.040a and 040c; the second line is a variant (CE: उञ्छवृत्तिस्तु सव्रीडो बभूव द्विजसत्तमः). Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; narration, which belongs to Nakula's account; the father's printed speech ended with the previous verse.

Verse 45 (14.92.45)

तं वै वधूः स्थिता साध्वी ब्राह्मणप्रियकाम्यया । सक्तूनादाय संहृष्टा श्वशुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

taṃ vai vadhūḥ sthitā sādhvī brāhmaṇapriyakāmyayā | saktūnādāya saṃhṛṣṭā śvaśuraṃ vākyamabravīt

Then his daughter-in-law, a virtuous woman standing there and wishing to please the Brahmin, took the flour and said to her father-in-law in great joy:

Note on the text: Corrected ब्राह्मणिप्रिय → ब्राह्मणप्रिय (misprint in Wikisource; short-i stem is not a valid compound form; CE brāhmaṇapriyakāmyayā). Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; narration, which belongs to Nakula's account; the father's printed speech ended with the previous verse.

Verse 46 (14.92.46)

संतानात्तव संतानं मम विप्र भविष्यति । सक्तूनिमानतिथये गृहीत्वा सम्प्रयच्छ मे ॥

saṃtānāttava saṃtānaṃ mama vipra bhaviṣyati | saktūnimānatithaye gṛhītvā samprayaccha me

"From your line my line will continue, Brahmin. Take this flour and give it to the guest on my behalf."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; the daughter-in-law is speaking (verse 45 introduces her); the page prints no heading.

Verse 47 (14.92.47)

तव प्रसादान्निर्वृत्ता मम लोकाः किलाक्षयाः । पुत्रेण तानवाप्नोति यत्र गत्वा न शोचति ॥

tava prasādānnirvṛttā mama lokāḥ kilākṣayāḥ | putreṇa tānavāpnoti yatra gatvā na śocati

"By your favour the worlds that are mine are surely imperishable. Through a son one reaches those worlds where, once gone, one does not grieve."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; the daughter-in-law is speaking (verse 45 introduces her); the page prints no heading.

Verse 48 (14.92.48)

धर्माद्या हि यथा त्रेता वह्नित्रेता तथैव च । तथैव पुत्रपौत्राणां स्वर्गस्त्रेता किलाक्षयः ॥

dharmādyā hi yathā tretā vahnitretā tathaiva ca | tathaiva putrapautrāṇāṃ svargastretā kilākṣayaḥ

"Just as dharma and the rest form a triad, and just as the sacrificial fires form a triad, so, they say, the heaven of sons and grandsons is an imperishable triad."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; the daughter-in-law is speaking (verse 45 introduces her); the page prints no heading.

Verse 49 (14.92.49)

पितॄन्त्राणात्तारयति पुत्र इत्यनुशुश्रुम । पुत्रपौत्रैश्च नियतं साधुलोकानुपाश्नुते ॥

pitṝntrāṇāttārayati putra ityanuśuśruma | putrapautraiśca niyataṃ sādhulokānupāśnute

"We have heard that a son delivers his ancestors by saving them; through sons and grandsons one surely reaches the worlds of the righteous."

Note on the text: Corrected पितॄणात्तारयति → पितॄन्त्राणात्तारयति (misprint in Wikisource; syllables lost; CE pitṝṃs trāṇāt tārayati). Corrected सादुलोकानु → साधुलोकानु (misprint in Wikisource; dropped conjunct; CE sādhulokān). Speaker: the input carried over "पिता" from an earlier heading; the daughter-in-law is speaking (verse 45 introduces her); the page prints no heading.

Verse 50 (14.92.50)

वातातपविशीर्णाङ्गीं त्वां विवर्णां निरीक्ष्य वै । कर्शितां सुव्रताचारे क्षुधाविह्वलचेतसम् ॥

vātātapaviśīrṇāṅgīṃ tvāṃ vivarṇāṃ nirīkṣya vai | karśitāṃ suvratācāre kṣudhāvihvalacetasam

"Seeing you so dried out by wind and sun, drained of colour and wasted, O woman of fine vows, with your mind faint from hunger,"

Verse 51 (14.92.51)

कथं सक्तून्ग्रहीष्यामि भूत्वा धर्मोपघातकः । कल्याणवृत्ते कल्याणि नैव त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥

kathaṃ saktūngrahīṣyāmi bhūtvā dharmopaghātakaḥ | kalyāṇavṛtte kalyāṇi naiva tvaṃ vaktumarhasi

"how can I take the flour and become a destroyer of dharma? Woman of good conduct and blessed life, you should not speak so."

Verse 52 (14.92.52)

षष्ठे काले व्रतवतीं शौचशीलतपोन्विताम् । कृच्छ्रवृत्तिं निराहारां द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां कथं शुभे ॥

ṣaṣṭhe kāle vratavatīṃ śaucaśīlataponvitām | kṛcchravṛttiṃ nirāhārāṃ drakṣyāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ śubhe

"How, fair one, can I look upon you, a woman keeping her vows, pure, virtuous and austere, living in hardship at the sixth mealtime without any food?"

Verse 53 (14.92.53)

बाला क्षुधार्ता नारी च रक्ष्या त्वं सततं मया । उपवासपरिश्रान्ता त्वं हि बान्धवनन्दिनी ॥

bālā kṣudhārtā nārī ca rakṣyā tvaṃ satataṃ mayā | upavāsapariśrāntā tvaṃ hi bāndhavanandinī

"You are young, hungry, and a woman, and should always be protected by me. Worn out with fasting, you are the delight of your kin."

Verse 54 (14.92.54)

गुरोर्मम गुरुस्त्वं वै यतो दैवतदैवतम् । देवातिदेवस्तस्मात्त्वं सक्तूनादत्स्व मे प्रभो ॥

gurormama gurustvaṃ vai yato daivatadaivatam | devātidevastasmāttvaṃ saktūnādatsva me prabho

"You are the teacher of my teacher and the god of gods; therefore, lord, as one above the gods, take the flour from me."

Verse 55 (14.92.55)

देहः प्राणश्च धर्मश्च शुश्रूषार्थमिदं गुरोः । तव विप्र प्रसादेन लोकान्प्राप्स्यामहे शुभान् ॥

dehaḥ prāṇaśca dharmaśca śuśrūṣārthamidaṃ guroḥ | tava vipra prasādena lokānprāpsyāmahe śubhān

"This body, my life-breath and my dharma are all for the service of my elder. By your favour, Brahmin, we shall win blessed worlds."

Verse 56 (14.92.56)

अवेक्ष्या इति कृत्वाऽहं दृढभक्तेति वा द्विज । चिन्त्या ममेयमिति वा सक्तूनादानुमर्हसि ॥

avekṣyā iti kṛtvā'haṃ dṛḍhabhakteti vā dvija | cintyā mameyamiti vā saktūnādānumarhasi

"Whether you think I am one to be looked after, or that I am firmly devoted, or that this is a woman you are bound to care for, you ought to take the flour."

Verse 57 (14.92.57)

अनेन नित्यं साध्वी त्वं शीलवृत्तेन शोभसे । या त्वं धर्मव्रतोपेता गुरुवृत्तिमवेक्षसे ॥

anena nityaṃ sādhvī tvaṃ śīlavṛttena śobhase | yā tvaṃ dharmavratopetā guruvṛttimavekṣase

"It is by this conduct that you always shine, good woman: you who, devoted to dharma and vows, look after your elder."

Verse 58 (14.92.58)

तस्मात्सक्तून्ग्रहीष्यामि वधु नार्हसि वञ्चनाम् । गणयित्वा महाभागे त्वां हि धर्मभृतां वरे ॥

tasmātsaktūngrahīṣyāmi vadhu nārhasi vañcanām | gaṇayitvā mahābhāge tvāṃ hi dharmabhṛtāṃ vare

"So I shall take the flour. Daughter-in-law, you do not deserve to be disappointed. Fortunate one, I count you as the foremost among those who uphold dharma."

Verse 59 (14.92.59)

इत्युक्त्वा तानुपादाय सक्तून्प्रादाद्द्विजातये । ततस्तुष्टोऽभवद्विप्रस्तस्य साधोर्महात्मनः ॥

ityuktvā tānupādāya saktūnprādāddvijātaye | tatastuṣṭo'bhavadviprastasya sādhormahātmanaḥ

With these words he took the flour and gave it to the Brahmin guest, and the Brahmin was pleased with that good and great-souled man.

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; narration, which belongs to Nakula's account; the father-in-law's printed speech ended at verse 58.

Verse 60 (14.92.60)

प्रीतात्मा स तु तं वाक्यमिदमाह द्विजर्षभम् । वाग्मी तदा द्विजश्रेष्ठो धर्मः पुरुषविग्रहः ॥

prītātmā sa tu taṃ vākyamidamāha dvijarṣabham | vāgmī tadā dvijaśreṣṭho dharmaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ

Glad at heart, he spoke this speech to that best of Brahmins. That eloquent eminent Brahmin was Dharma himself in human form.

Note on the text: Corrected द्विजश्रेष्टो → द्विजश्रेष्ठो (misprint in Wikisource; wrong ṭ for ṭh). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; narration, which belongs to Nakula's account; the father-in-law's printed speech ended at verse 58.

Verse 61 (14.92.61)

शुद्धेन तव दानेन न्यायोपात्तेन धर्मतः । यथाशक्ति विसृष्टेन प्रीतोस्मि द्विजसत्तम ॥

śuddhena tava dānena nyāyopāttena dharmataḥ | yathāśakti visṛṣṭena prītosmi dvijasattama

"I am pleased, best of the twice-born, with your gift: pure, rightfully obtained, lawfully given, and offered according to your ability."

Note on the text: Corrected शुद्धेनि → शुद्धेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 62 (14.92.62)

अहो दानं घुष्यते ते स्वर्गे स्वर्गनिवासिभिः । गगनात्पुष्पवर्षं च पश्येदं पतितं भुवि ॥

aho dānaṃ ghuṣyate te svarge svarganivāsibhiḥ | gaganātpuṣpavarṣaṃ ca paśyedaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi

"Ah, your gift is proclaimed in heaven by those who dwell there. See this shower of flowers that has fallen from the sky onto the earth."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 63 (14.92.63)

सुरर्षिदेवगन्धर्वा ये च देवपुरःसराः । स्तुवन्तो देवदूताश्च स्थिता दानेन विस्मिताः ॥

surarṣidevagandharvā ye ca devapuraḥsarāḥ | stuvanto devadūtāśca sthitā dānena vismitāḥ

"The divine seers, gods and gandharvas, those who go before the gods, and the gods' messengers stand praising you, astonished at your gift."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 64 (14.92.64)

ब्रह्मर्षयो विमानस्था ब्रह्मलोकचराश्च ये । काङ्क्षन्ते दर्शनं तुभ्यं दिवं व्रज द्विजर्षभ ॥

brahmarṣayo vimānasthā brahmalokacarāśca ye | kāṅkṣante darśanaṃ tubhyaṃ divaṃ vraja dvijarṣabha

"The Brahmin seers in their celestial cars and those who move in the world of Brahma long to see you. Go to heaven, best of Brahmins."

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मलोकचरश्च → ब्रह्मलोकचराश्च (misprint in Wikisource; plural nominative needed; CE brahmalokagatāś ca). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 65 (14.92.65)

पितृलोकगताः सर्वे तारिताः पितरस्त्वया । अनागताश्च बहवः सुबहूनि युगान्युत ॥

pitṛlokagatāḥ sarve tāritāḥ pitarastvayā | anāgatāśca bahavaḥ subahūni yugānyuta

"All your ancestors who had gone to the world of the fathers have been delivered by you, and so will many who are yet to come, for very many ages."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 66 (14.92.66)

ब्रह्मचर्येण दानेन यज्ञेन तपसा तथा । अगह्वरेण धर्मेण तस्माद्गच्छ दिवं द्विज ॥

brahmacaryeṇa dānena yajñena tapasā tathā | agahvareṇa dharmeṇa tasmādgaccha divaṃ dvija

"By chastity, by giving, by sacrifice and austerity, and by a dharma without concealment: for these reasons go to heaven, Brahmin."

Note on the text: Corrected यज्ञेनि → यज्ञेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign). Corrected गच्च → गच्छ (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 67 (14.92.67)

श्रद्धया परया यस्त्वं तपश्चरसि सुव्रत । तस्माद्देवास्तवानेन प्रीता ब्राह्मणसत्तम ॥

śraddhayā parayā yastvaṃ tapaścarasi suvrata | tasmāddevāstavānena prītā brāhmaṇasattama

"Because you practise austerity with the highest faith, good Brahmin, the gods are pleased with you for this conduct, O best of Brahmins."

Note on the text: Corrected यरत्वं → यस्त्वं (misprint in Wikisource; CE yas tvaṃ). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 68 (14.92.68)

सर्वमेतद्धि यस्मात्ते दत्तं शुद्धेन चेतसा । कृच्छ्रकाले ततः स्वर्गो विजितः कर्मणा त्वया ॥

sarvametaddhi yasmātte dattaṃ śuddhena cetasā | kṛcchrakāle tataḥ svargo vijitaḥ karmaṇā tvayā

"Because you gave all this with a pure heart in a time of hardship, you have won heaven by your deed."

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Verse 69 (14.92.69)

क्षुधा निर्णुदति प्रज्ञां धर्मबुद्धिं व्यपोहति । क्षुधापरिगतज्ञानो धृतिं त्यजति चैव ह ॥

kṣudhā nirṇudati prajñāṃ dharmabuddhiṃ vyapohati | kṣudhāparigatajñāno dhṛtiṃ tyajati caiva ha

"Hunger drives out wisdom and carries off the sense of right; one whose mind is overcome by hunger loses even steadiness."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 70 (14.92.70)

बुभुक्षां जयते यस्तु स स्वर्गं जयते ध्रुवम् । यदा दानरुचिः स्याद्वै तदा धर्मो न सीदति ॥

bubhukṣāṃ jayate yastu sa svargaṃ jayate dhruvam | yadā dānaruciḥ syādvai tadā dharmo na sīdati

"One who conquers hunger surely conquers heaven. When a love of giving arises, dharma does not fail."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 71 (14.92.71)

अनवेक्ष्य सुतस्नेहं कलत्रस्नेहमेव च । धर्ममेव गुरुं ज्ञात्वा तृष्णा न गणिता त्वया ॥

anavekṣya sutasnehaṃ kalatrasnehameva ca | dharmameva guruṃ jñātvā tṛṣṇā na gaṇitā tvayā

"Setting aside love for your son and love for your wife, and knowing dharma alone as your teacher, you gave no weight to craving."

Note on the text: Corrected गुरं → गुरुं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 72 (14.92.72)

द्रव्यागमो नृणां सूक्ष्मः पात्रे दानं ततः परम् । कालः परतरो दानाच्छ्रद्धा चैव ततः परा ॥

dravyāgamo nṛṇāṃ sūkṣmaḥ pātre dānaṃ tataḥ param | kālaḥ parataro dānācchraddhā caiva tataḥ parā

"The gaining of wealth is a delicate matter for men; giving to a worthy recipient is higher than that; the right time is higher than the gift; and faith is higher still."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 73 (14.92.73)

स्वर्गद्वारं सुसूक्ष्मं हि नरैर्मोहान्न दृश्यते । स्वर्गार्गलं लोभकीलं रागगुप्तं दुरासदम् ॥

svargadvāraṃ susūkṣmaṃ hi narairmohānna dṛśyate | svargārgalaṃ lobhakīlaṃ rāgaguptaṃ durāsadam

"The door of heaven is exceedingly subtle, and men do not see it because of delusion. It is the bolt of heaven, pinned by greed, guarded by passion, and hard to approach."

Note on the text: Corrected माहान्नि → मोहान्न (misprint in Wikisource; CE mohān na). Corrected सङ्गर्गलं → स्वर्गार्गलं (misprint in Wikisource; unintelligible; CE svargārgalaṃ). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 74 (14.92.74)

तं तु पश्यन्ति पुरुषा जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रियाः । ब्राह्मणास्तपसा युक्ता यथाशक्ति प्रदायिनः ॥

taṃ tu paśyanti puruṣā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ | brāhmaṇāstapasā yuktā yathāśakti pradāyinaḥ

"Only those who have conquered anger and their senses see it: Brahmins rich in austerity who give according to their means."

Note on the text: Corrected जितदक्रोधा → जितक्रोधा (misprint in Wikisource; stray द). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 75 (14.92.75)

सहस्रशक्तिश्च शतं शतशक्तिर्दशापि च । दद्यादपश्च यः शक्त्या सर्वे तुल्यफलाः स्मृताः ॥

sahasraśaktiśca śataṃ śataśaktirdaśāpi ca | dadyādapaśca yaḥ śaktyā sarve tulyaphalāḥ smṛtāḥ

"One who has the power to give a thousand, one who can give a hundred, one who can give ten, and one who gives only water as he is able: all are held to win the same reward."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 76 (14.92.76)

रन्तिदेवो हि नृपतिरपः प्रादादकिंचनः । शुद्धेन मनसा विप्र नाकपृष्ठं ततो गतः ॥

rantidevo hi nṛpatirapaḥ prādādakiṃcanaḥ | śuddhena manasā vipra nākapṛṣṭhaṃ tato gataḥ

"King Rantideva, though he had nothing, gave water with a pure mind, and so reached the vault of heaven."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 77 (14.92.77)

न धर्मः प्रीयते तात दानैर्दत्तैर्महाफलैः । न्यायलब्धैर्यथा सूक्ष्मैः श्रद्धापूतैः स तुष्यति ॥

na dharmaḥ prīyate tāta dānairdattairmahāphalaiḥ | nyāyalabdhairyathā sūkṣmaiḥ śraddhāpūtaiḥ sa tuṣyati

"Dharma, dear one, is not pleased by great gifts of great fruit; he is pleased by small gifts, lawfully obtained and purified by faith."

Note on the text: Corrected श्रुद्धापूतैः → श्रद्धापूतैः (misprint in Wikisource; श्रद्धा). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 78 (14.92.78)

गोप्रदानसहस्राणि द्विजेभ्योऽदान्नृगो नृपः । एकां दत्त्वा स पारक्यां नरकं समपद्यत ॥

gopradānasahasrāṇi dvijebhyo'dānnṛgo nṛpaḥ | ekāṃ dattvā sa pārakyāṃ narakaṃ samapadyata

"King Nriga gave thousands of cows to Brahmins, yet he fell into hell for giving away a single cow that belonged to another."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 79 (14.92.79)

आत्ममांसप्रदानेन शिबिरौशीनरो नृपः । प्राप्य पुण्यकृताँल्लोकान्मोदते दिवि सुव्रतः ॥

ātmamāṃsapradānena śibirauśīnaro nṛpaḥ | prāpya puṇyakṛtām̐llokānmodate divi suvrataḥ

"King Shibi, son of Ushinara, gave his own flesh; he reached the worlds of the righteous and rejoices in heaven, firm in his vow."

Note on the text: Corrected शिबोरौशीनरो → शिबिरौशीनरो (misprint in Wikisource; sandhi of śibir auśīnaraḥ; CE śibir auśīnaro). Corrected मोदत → मोदते (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; CE modate). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 80 (14.92.80)

विभवेन नृणां पुण्यं यच्छक्त्या स्वार्जितं न तत् । न यज्ञैर्विविधैर्विप्र यथान्यायेन संचितैः ॥

vibhavena nṛṇāṃ puṇyaṃ yacchaktyā svārjitaṃ na tat | na yajñairvividhairvipra yathānyāyena saṃcitaiḥ

"The merit that men gain through wealth is the merit of what they give by their own strength out of what they have earned themselves. It does not come from sacrifices of many kinds, Brahmin, even those amassed in the proper way."

Note on the text: Corrected यच्छत्त्या → यच्छक्त्या (misprint in Wikisource; wrong conjunct). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 81 (14.92.81)

क्रोधाद्दानफलं हन्ति लोभात्स्वर्गं न गच्छति । न्यायवृत्तिर्हि तपसा दानवित्स्वर्गमश्नुते ॥

krodhāddānaphalaṃ hanti lobhātsvargaṃ na gacchati | nyāyavṛttirhi tapasā dānavitsvargamaśnute

"Anger destroys the fruit of a gift, and through greed one does not reach heaven. One who lives righteously and knows how to give, with austerity, attains heaven."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 82 (14.92.82)

न राजसूयैर्बहुभिरिष्ट्वा विपुलदक्षिणैः । न चाश्वमेधैर्बहुभिः फलं सममिदं तव ॥

na rājasūyairbahubhiriṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ | na cāśvamedhairbahubhiḥ phalaṃ samamidaṃ tava

"Not by many Rajasuya sacrifices performed with lavish gifts, nor by many horse sacrifices, is there a fruit equal to this gift of yours."

Note on the text: Corrected बहुभिरिष्टा → बहुभिरिष्ट्वा (misprint in Wikisource; gerund iṣṭvā, as in CE). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 83 (14.92.83)

सक्तुप्रस्थेन विजितो ब्रह्मलोकस्त्वयाऽक्षयः । विरजो ब्रह्मसदनं गच्छ विप्र यथासुखम् ॥

saktuprasthena vijito brahmalokastvayā'kṣayaḥ | virajo brahmasadanaṃ gaccha vipra yathāsukham

"By a prastha of flour you have won the imperishable world of Brahma. Go, Brahmin, as you please, to the stainless abode of Brahma."

Note on the text: Corrected यतासुखम् → यथासुखम् (misprint in Wikisource; wrong aspirate). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 84 (14.92.84)

सर्वेषां वो द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिव्यं यानमुपस्थितम् । आरोहत यथाकामं धर्मोस्मि द्विज पश्य माम् ॥

sarveṣāṃ vo dvijaśreṣṭha divyaṃ yānamupasthitam | ārohata yathākāmaṃ dharmosmi dvija paśya mām

"A heavenly chariot has come for all of you, best of Brahmins. Mount it as you wish. I am Dharma, Brahmin; look at me."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 85 (14.92.85)

बाधितो हि त्वया देहो लोके कीर्तिः स्थिरा च ते । सभार्यः सहपुत्रश्च सस्नुषश्च दिवं व्रज ॥

bādhito hi tvayā deho loke kīrtiḥ sthirā ca te | sabhāryaḥ sahaputraśca sasnuṣaśca divaṃ vraja

"You have mortified your body, and your fame in the world is lasting. Go to heaven with your wife, your son and your daughter-in-law."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; the guest, revealed in verse 60 to be Dharma, is speaking; the page prints no heading.

Verse 86 (14.92.86)

इत्युक्तवाक्ये धर्मे तु यानमारुद्य स द्विजः । सदारः ससुतश्चैव सस्नुषश्च दिवं गतः ॥

ityuktavākye dharme tu yānamārudya sa dvijaḥ | sadāraḥ sasutaścaiva sasnuṣaśca divaṃ gataḥ

When Dharma had spoken thus, the Brahmin boarded the chariot and went to heaven with his wife, his son and his daughter-in-law.

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 87 (14.92.87)

तस्मिन्विप्रे गते स्वर्गं ससुते सस्नुषे तदा । भार्याचतुर्थे धर्मज्ञे ततोऽहं निःसृतो बिलात् ॥

tasminvipre gate svargaṃ sasute sasnuṣe tadā | bhāryācaturthe dharmajñe tato'haṃ niḥsṛto bilāt

When that Brahmin had gone to heaven with his son and daughter-in-law, the four of them with his wife, I came out of my burrow, O knowers of dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected विपरे → विप्रे (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 88 (14.92.88)

ततस्तु सक्तुगन्धेन क्लेदेन सलिलस्य च । दिव्यपुष्पविमर्दाच्च साधोर्दानलवैश्च तैः ॥

tatastu saktugandhena kledena salilasya ca | divyapuṣpavimardācca sādhordānalavaiśca taiḥ

Then, from the smell of the flour, the wetness of the water, the crushing of the divine flowers, and the scattered crumbs of that good man's gift,

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.084a and 084c (Wikisource reads विमर्दाच्च for CE अवमर्दाच्च; recension variant, kept). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 89 (14.92.89)

विप्रस्य तपसा तस्य शिरो मे काञ्चनीकृतम् । तस्य सत्याभिसन्धस्य सक्तुदानेन चैव ह ॥

viprasya tapasā tasya śiro me kāñcanīkṛtam | tasya satyābhisandhasya saktudānena caiva ha

through the austerity of that Brahmin, my head was turned to gold, and through the gift of flour of that man of firm truth.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: first line = CE 14,093.084e; second line = CE 14,093.085a (Wikisource reads सक्तुदानेन for CE सूक्ष्मदानेन; recension variant, kept). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 90 (14.92.90)

शरीरार्धं च मे विप्राः शातकुंभमयं कृतम् । पश्यतेमं सुविपुलं तपसा तस्य धीमतः ॥

śarīrārdhaṃ ca me viprāḥ śātakuṃbhamayaṃ kṛtam | paśyatemaṃ suvipulaṃ tapasā tasya dhīmataḥ

Half of my body too, O Brahmins, was made of gold. Look at it, great and shining, through the austerity of that wise man.

Note on the text: Not auto-matched: = CE 14,093.085c and 085e (Wikisource reads पश्यतेमं for CE पश्यतेदं). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 91 (14.92.91)

कथमेवंविधं स्याद्वै पार्श्वमन्यदिति द्विजाः । तपोवनानि यज्ञांश्च हृष्टोऽभ्येमि पुनः पुनः ॥

kathamevaṃvidhaṃ syādvai pārśvamanyaditi dvijāḥ | tapovanāni yajñāṃśca hṛṣṭo'bhyemi punaḥ punaḥ

"How might my other side become like this?" I wondered, Brahmins, and so, glad at heart, I go again and again to penance groves and sacrifices.

Note on the text: Corrected हृष्टोऽभ्योमि → हृष्टोऽभ्येमि (misprint in Wikisource; CE hṛṣṭo 'bhyemi). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 92 (14.92.92)

यज्ञं त्वहमिमं श्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य धीमतः । आशया परया प्राप्तो न चाहं काञ्चनीकृतः ॥

yajñaṃ tvahamimaṃ śrutvā kururājasya dhīmataḥ | āśayā parayā prāpto na cāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ

When I heard of this sacrifice of the wise king of the Kurus, I came with the highest hope, but I was not turned to gold.

Note on the text: Corrected रुरुराजस्य → कुरुराजस्य (misprint in Wikisource; the king of the Kurus (Yudhishthira) is meant; CE kururājasya). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 93 (14.92.93)

ततो मयोक्तं तद्वाक्यं प्रहस्य ब्राह्मणर्षभाः । सक्तुप्रस्थेन यज्ञोऽयं संमितो नेति सर्वथा ॥

tato mayoktaṃ tadvākyaṃ prahasya brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ | saktuprasthena yajño'yaṃ saṃmito neti sarvathā

So I spoke those words, laughing, O foremost of Brahmins: "This sacrifice is in no way equal to a prastha of flour."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 94 (14.92.94)

सक्तुप्रस्थलवैस्तैर्हि तदाऽहं काञ्चनीकृतः । न हि यज्ञो महानेष सदृशस्तैर्मतो मम ॥

saktuprasthalavaistairhi tadā'haṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ | na hi yajño mahāneṣa sadṛśastairmato mama

"For by mere crumbs of that prastha of flour I was then turned to gold. This great sacrifice, in my view, is not equal to them."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Nakula's own narration and speech.

Verse 95 (14.92.95)

इत्युक्त्वा नकुलः सर्वान्यज्ञे द्विजवरांस्तदा । जगामादर्शनं तेषां विप्रास्ते च ययुर्गृहान् ॥

ityuktvā nakulaḥ sarvānyajñe dvijavarāṃstadā | jagāmādarśanaṃ teṣāṃ viprāste ca yayurgṛhān

With these words, the mongoose vanished from the sight of all those excellent Brahmins at the sacrifice, and the Brahmins went to their homes.

Note on the text: Corrected जगामादर्सनं → जगामादर्शनं (misprint in Wikisource; wrong sibilant). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Vaishampayana speaks to Janamejaya (the critical edition prints 'vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca' before CE 14.93.090); the page prints no heading.

Verse 96 (14.92.96)

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया परपुरंजय । यदाश्चर्यमभूत्तत्र वाजिमेधे महाक्रतौ ॥

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ mayā parapuraṃjaya | yadāścaryamabhūttatra vājimedhe mahākratau

"I have told you all of it, O conqueror of enemy cities: the wonder that took place at that great horse sacrifice."

Note on the text: Corrected वाचिमेधे → वाजिमेधे (misprint in Wikisource; CE vājimedhe). Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Vaishampayana speaks to Janamejaya (the critical edition prints 'vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca' before CE 14.93.090); the page prints no heading.

Verse 97 (14.92.97)

न विस्मयस्ते नृपते यज्ञे कार्यः कथञ्चन । ऋषिकोटिसहस्राणि तपोभिर्ये दिवं गताः ॥

na vismayaste nṛpate yajñe kāryaḥ kathañcana | ṛṣikoṭisahasrāṇi tapobhirye divaṃ gatāḥ

"You should not be astonished at the sacrifice in any way, O king; thousands of crores of sages have gone to heaven through austerity."

Note on the text: Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Vaishampayana speaks to Janamejaya (the critical edition prints 'vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca' before CE 14.93.090); the page prints no heading.

Verse 98 (14.92.98)

अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु संतोषः शीलमार्जवम् । तपो दमश्च सत्यं च प्रदानं चेति संमितम् ॥

adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu saṃtoṣaḥ śīlamārjavam | tapo damaśca satyaṃ ca pradānaṃ ceti saṃmitam

"Harmlessness toward all beings, contentment, good conduct, uprightness, austerity, self-control, truth and giving: these are counted as equal in worth."

Note on the text: The page also prints, after the colophon, a second <poem> block (a critical-edition-style reading of the same adhyaya, headed १४.९३) and a few commentary glosses; neither was added. Speaker: the input carried over "श्वशुर" from an earlier heading; Vaishampayana speaks to Janamejaya (the critical edition prints 'vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca' before CE 14.93.090); the page prints no heading.