The She-Dove's Lament and Her Entry into the Fire

Verse 1 (12.147.1)

ततो गते शाकुनिके कपोती प्राह दुःखिता । संस्मृत्य सा च भर्तारं रुदती शोककर्शिता ॥

tato gate śākunike kapotī prāha duḥkhitā | saṃsmṛtya sā ca bhartāraṃ rudatī śokakarśitā

Then, when the fowler had gone, the she-dove, stricken with grief, spoke; she wept as she remembered her husband, wasted with sorrow.

Note on the text: Corrected गतो → गते (misprint in Wikisource; the locative absolute with शाकुनिके needs गते, as in CE 12.144.1 gate śākunike). Line 2 differs from the CE (सा च भर्तारं रुदती शोककर्शिता against bhartāram atho rudatī śokamūrchitā); kept as a variant.

Verse 2 (12.147.2)

नाहं ते विप्रियं कान्त कदाचिदपि संस्मरे । सर्वाऽपि विधवा नारी बहुपुत्राऽपि शोचते ॥

nāhaṃ te vipriyaṃ kānta kadācidapi saṃsmare | sarvā'pi vidhavā nārī bahuputrā'pi śocate

"My beloved, I cannot recall that I ever did you any unkindness. Every widowed woman grieves, even one with many sons."

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: lines = CE 12.144.2a, 2c (सर्वाऽपि विधवा नारी बहुपुत्राऽपि शोचते against sarvā vai vidhavā nārī bahuputrāpi khecara). The page prints no speaker heading except Bhishma's at the head of the adhyaya; verses 2-8 are the she-dove's own words, so they are given to her.

Verse 3 (12.147.3)

शोच्या भवति बन्धूनां पतिहीना तपस्विनी । लालिताऽहं त्वया नित्यं बहुमानाच्च पूजिता ॥

śocyā bhavati bandhūnāṃ patihīnā tapasvinī | lālitā'haṃ tvayā nityaṃ bahumānācca pūjitā

"A woman without her husband, however austere her life, becomes a cause of pity to her kinsfolk. You cherished me always, and honoured me with great regard."

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 12.144.2e (śocyā bhavati bandhūnāṃ patihīnā manasvinī; तपस्विनी is a variant), line 2 = CE 12.144.3a (लालिताऽहं त्वया नित्यं बहुमानाच्च पूजिता against lālitāhaṃ tvayā nityaṃ bahumānāc ca sāntvitā).

Verse 4 (12.147.4)

वचनैर्मधुरैः स्निग्धैरसंक्लिष्टमनोहरैः । कन्दरेषु च शैलानां नदीनां निर्झरेषु च ॥

vacanairmadhuraiḥ snigdhairasaṃkliṣṭamanoharaiḥ | kandareṣu ca śailānāṃ nadīnāṃ nirjhareṣu ca

"With sweet and tender words, soothing and charming to the heart; and in the caves of the mountains, along the rivers and beside the waterfalls —"

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 12.144.3c (वचनैर्मधुरैः स्निग्धैः … with different wording after it), line 2 = CE 12.144.4a (kandareṣu ca śailānāṃ nadīnāṃ nirjhareṣu ca).

Verse 5 (12.147.5)

द्रुमाग्रेषु च रम्येषु रमिताऽहं त्वया सह । आकाशगमने चैव विहृताऽहं त्वया सुखम् । रमामि स्म पुरा कान्त तन्मे नास्त्यद्य मे प्रिय ॥

drumāgreṣu ca ramyeṣu ramitā'haṃ tvayā saha | ākāśagamane caiva vihṛtā'haṃ tvayā sukham | ramāmi sma purā kānta tanme nāstyadya me priya

"— and on the tops of lovely trees I took my delight with you. In our flights through the sky I roamed happily with you. I enjoyed all this in the past, beloved; now none of it is left to me, dear one."

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment. Three-line verse, as on the page (labelled 12-147-5a/b/c): line 1 = CE 12.144.4c (drumāgreṣu ca ramyeṣu ramitāhaṃ tvayā priya, with सह for priya); lines 2-3 correspond to CE 12.144.5a and 5c (ākāśagamane caiva sukhitāhaṃ tvayā sukham / vihṛtāsmi tvayā kānta tan me nādyāsti kiṃ cana), reworded.

Verse 6 (12.147.6)

मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता मितं सुतः । अमितस्य हि दातारं भर्तारं का न पूजयेत् ॥

mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrātā mitaṃ sutaḥ | amitasya hi dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ kā na pūjayet

"A father gives only a measured portion, a brother a measured portion, a son a measured portion; but a husband gives without measure. What woman would not honour such a giver?"

Verse 7 (12.147.7)

नास्ति भर्तृसमो नाथो नास्ति भर्तृसमं सुखम् । विसृज्य धनसर्वस्वं भर्ता वै शरणं स्त्रियाः ॥

nāsti bhartṛsamo nātho nāsti bhartṛsamaṃ sukham | visṛjya dhanasarvasvaṃ bhartā vai śaraṇaṃ striyāḥ

"There is no protector like a husband, no happiness like a husband. A husband, who would give up all his wealth for her, is a woman's refuge."

Verse 8 (12.147.8)

न कार्यमिह मे नाथ जीवितेन त्वया विना । पतिहीना तु का नारी सती जीवितुमुत्सहेत् ॥

na kāryamiha me nātha jīvitena tvayā vinā | patihīnā tu kā nārī satī jīvitumutsahet

"I have no use for life here without you, my lord. What virtuous woman, widowed of her husband, could bear to go on living?"

Verse 9 (12.147.9)

एवं विलप्य बहुधा करुणं सा सुदुःखिता । पतिव्रता संप्रदीप्तं प्रविवेश हुताशनम् ॥

evaṃ vilapya bahudhā karuṇaṃ sā suduḥkhitā | pativratā saṃpradīptaṃ praviveśa hutāśanam

Having lamented in many ways, pitifully, in great sorrow, the devoted wife entered the blazing fire.

Note on the text: Narration returns to Bhishma after the she-dove's speech (verses 2-8).

Verse 10 (12.147.10)

ततश्चित्राङ्गदधरं भर्तारं साऽन्वपद्यत । विमानस्थं सुकृतिभिः पूज्यमानं महात्मभिः ॥

tataścitrāṅgadadharaṃ bhartāraṃ sā'nvapadyata | vimānasthaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ pūjyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ

Then she rejoined her husband, who wore bright armlets and sat in a celestial car, honoured by the righteous great souls.

Verse 11 (12.147.11)

चित्रमाल्याम्बरधरं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । विमानशतकोटीभिरावृतं पुण्यकर्मभिः ॥

citramālyāmbaradharaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | vimānaśatakoṭībhirāvṛtaṃ puṇyakarmabhiḥ

He wore bright garlands and garments and was adorned with every ornament, surrounded by hundreds of crores of celestial cars carrying those of holy deeds.

Note on the text: The page prints a doubled daṇḍa after line 1 (भूषितम्।।); normalized to a single daṇḍa. Line 2 reads पुण्यकर्मभिः against CE puṇyakīrtibhiḥ (variant). After this verse the CE has a star passage (12.144.11d*0376_01-08, kapoto 'pi ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kapotīṃ ca surūpiṇīm …) that Wikisource does not have; not added.

Verse 12 (12.147.12)

ततः स्वर्गं गतः पक्षी विमानवरमास्थितः । कर्मणा पूजितस्तत्र रेमे स सह भार्यया ॥

tataḥ svargaṃ gataḥ pakṣī vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | karmaṇā pūjitastatra reme sa saha bhāryayā

Then the bird, seated in a splendid celestial car, went to heaven, and there, honoured for his deed, he took his delight with his wife.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: CE 12.144.12 (tataḥ svargagataḥ pakṣī bhāryayā saha saṃgataḥ / karmaṇā pūjitas tena reme tatra sa bhāryayā); Wikisource line 1 reads ततः स्वर्गं गतः पक्षी विमानवरमास्थितः (a variant), line 2 कर्मणा पूजितस्तत्र रेमे स सह भार्यया.