Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.187
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1.187.1
तापत्य इति यद्वाक्यमुक्तवानसि मामिह ।
तदहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तापत्यार्थं विनिश्चितम् ॥ १.१८७.१ ॥
The word 'Tāpatya' that you have just spoken to me here—I wish to know its exact meaning.
1.187.2
तपती नाम का चैषा तापत्या यत्कृते वयम् ।
कौन्तेया हि वयं साधो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥ १.१८७.२ ॥
This is Tapatī by name, the Tāpatyā, for whose sake we are the sons of Kuntī. O good sage, I wish to learn that truth.
1.187.3
एवमुक्तः स गन्धर्वः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनञ्जयम् ।
विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु श्रावयामास वै कथाम् ॥ १.१८७.३ ॥
Thus addressed, that Gandharva recounted the story to Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, renowned in the three worlds.
1.187.4
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि कथामेतां मनोरमाम् ।
यथावदखिलां पार्थ सर्वबुद्धिमतां वर ॥ १.१८७.४ ॥
Very well, O Pārtha, best of all the wise, I shall tell you this delightful tale completely and exactly as it is.
1.187.5
उक्तवानस्मि येन त्वां तापत्य इति यद्वचः ।
तत्तेऽहं कथयिष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना भव ॥ १.१८७.५ ॥
I will tell you the reason why I said to you the word 'Tāpatya'; listen with a single mind.
1.187.6
य एष दिवि धिष्ण्येन नाकं व्याप्नोति तेजसा ।
एतस्य तपती नाम बभूव सदृशी सुता ॥ १.१८७.६ ॥
He who pervades heaven with his radiance in the sky had a daughter named Tapatī, equal to him.
1.187.7
विवस्वतो वै देवस्य सावित्र्यवरजा विभो ।
विश्रुता त्रिषु लोकेषु तपती तपसा युता ॥ १.१८७.७ ॥
O mighty one, the youngest daughter of the god Vivasvat, younger sister of Sāvitrī, renowned in the three worlds, endowed with austerity, was Tapatī.
1.187.8
न देवी नासुरी चैव न यक्षी न च राक्षसी ।
नाप्सरा न च गन्धर्वी तथा रूपेण काचन ॥ १.१८७.८ ॥
No goddess, no asura woman, no yakṣa woman, no rākṣasa woman, no apsaras, no gandharva woman, indeed no other woman was her equal in beauty.
1.187.9
सुविभक्तानवद्याङ्गी स्वसितायतलोचना ।
स्वाचारा चैव साध्वी च सुवेषा चैव भामिनी ॥ १.१८७.९ ॥
She had well-proportioned, faultless limbs and white, long eyes; she was of good conduct, indeed a virtuous woman, finely adorned and graceful.
1.187.10
त तस्याः सदृशं कंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत ।
भर्तारं सविता मेने रूपशीलगुणश्रुतैः ॥ १.१८७.१० ॥
O Bhārata, Savitṛ (the Sun) thought that there was no one in the three worlds suitable for her as a husband, judging by her beauty, character, virtues and learning.
1.187.11
संप्राप्तयौवनां पश्यन्देयां दुहितरं तु ताम् ।
द्व्यष्टवर्षां तु तां श्यामां सविता रूपशालिनीम्।
नोपलेभे ततः शान्तिं संप्रदानं विचिन्तयन् ॥ १.१८७.११ ॥
Seeing his daughter come of age to be given in marriage, Savitṛ, pondering the giving away of that dark, radiant girl of sixteen years, found no peace.
1.187.12
अथर्क्षपुत्रः क्रान्तेय कुरूणामृषभो बली ।
सूर्यमाराधयामास नृपः संवरणस्तदा ॥ १.१८७.१२ ॥
Then King Saṃvaraṇa, son of Ṛkṣa, the bull among the Kurus, mighty, worshipped the Sun.
1.187.13
अर्ध्यमाल्योपहाराद्यैर्गन्धैश्च नियतः शुचिः ।
नियमैरुपवासैश्च तपोभिर्विविधैरपि ॥ १.१८७.१३ ॥
With arghya, garlands, offerings and the like, with fragrances, self-restrained and pure, by observances, by fasting, and by various austerities as well.
1.187.14
सुश्रूषुरनहंवादी शुचिः पौरवनन्दन ।
अंशुमन्तं समुद्यन्तं पूजयामास भक्तिमान् ॥ १.१८७.१४ ॥
Attentive in service, free from pride, pure, delight of the Pauravas, full of devotion, he worshipped Aṃśumān, the rising sun.
1.187.15
ततः कृतज्ञं धर्मज्ञं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि ।
तपत्याः सदृशं मेने सूर्यः संवरणं पतिम् ॥ १.१८७.१५ ॥
Then the sun considered Saṃvaraṇa, grateful, knower of dharma, incomparable in beauty on earth, a fit husband for Tapatī.
1.187.16
दातुमैच्छत्ततः कन्यां तस्मै संवरणाय ताम् ।
नृपोत्तमाय कौरव्य विश्रुताभिजनाय च ॥ १.१८७.१६ ॥
Then he wished to give that maiden to Saṃvaraṇa, the best of kings, of renowned lineage, O Kaurava.
1.187.17
यथा हि दिवि दीप्तांशुः प्रभासयति तेजसा ।
तथा भुवि महिपालो दीप्त्या संवरणोऽभवत् ॥ १.१८७.१७ ॥
As the bright-rayed sun shines forth in the sky with its brilliance, so Saṃvaraṇa became the protector of the earth, shining with splendour.
1.187.18
यथाऽर्चयन्ति चादित्यमुद्यन्तं ब्रह्मवादिनः ।
तथा संवरणं पार्थ ब्राह्मणावरजाः प्रजाः ॥ १.१८७.१८ ॥
As the expounders of the Veda worship the rising sun, so the people, younger than the Brahmins, worshipped Saṃvaraṇa, O Pārtha.
1.187.19
स सोममति कान्तत्वादादित्यमति तेजसा ।
बभूव नृपतिः श्रीमान्सुहृदां दुर्हृदामपि ॥ १.१८७.१९ ॥
He surpassed the moon in loveliness and the sun in brilliance, and that glorious king became dear to his friends and feared by his enemies alike.
1.187.20
एवंगुणस्य नृपतेस्तथावृत्तस्य कौरव ।
तस्मै दातुं मनश्चक्रे तपतीं तपनः स्वयम् ॥ १.१८७.२० ॥
O Kaurava, the sun-god Tapana himself resolved to give Tapatī to that king, who had such qualities and such conduct.
1.187.21
स कदाचिदथो राजा श्रीमानमितविक्रमः ।
चचार मृगयां पार्थ पर्वतोपवने किल ॥ १.१८७.२१ ॥
Once that glorious king of immeasurable valor went hunting, O Pārtha, in the forest near the mountain.
1.187.22
चरतो मृगयां तस्य क्षुत्पिपासासमन्वितः ।
ममार राज्ञः कौन्तेय गिरावप्रतिमो हयः ॥ १.१८७.२२ ॥
As the king roamed the hunt, O son of Kuntī, his incomparable horse, afflicted by hunger and thirst, died upon the mountain.
1.187.23
स मृताश्वश्चरन्पार्थ पद्भ्यामेव गिरौ नृपः ।
ददर्शासदृशीं लोके कन्यामायतलोचनाम् ॥ १.१८७.२३ ॥
O Pārtha, when his horse had died, the king wandered on foot on the mountain and saw a maiden of unmatched beauty in the world, with wide-spread eyes.
1.187.24
स एव एकामासाद्य कन्यां परबलार्दनः ।
तस्थौ नृपतिशार्दूलः पश्यन्नविचलेक्षणः ॥ १.१८७.२४ ॥
That tiger among kings, crusher of enemy forces, approached that one maiden and stood there, gazing at her with unwavering eyes.
1.187.25
स हि तां तर्कयामास रूपतो नृपतिः श्रियम् ।
पुनः संतर्कयामास रवेर्भ्रष्टामिव प्रभाम् ॥ १.१८७.२५ ॥
The king took her, in her beauty, to be Śrī herself; and again he considered her like a radiance fallen from the sun.
1.187.26
वपुषा वर्चसा चैव शिखामिव विभावसोः ।
प्रसन्नत्वेन कान्त्या च चन्द्ररेखामिवामलाम् ॥ १.१८७.२६ ॥
In her form and radiance she was like a flame of fire; in her clear serenity and splendour she was like a spotless line of the crescent moon.
1.187.27
गिरिपृष्ठे तु सा यस्मिन्स्थिता स्वसितलोचना ।
विभ्राजमाना शुशुभे प्रतिमेव हिरण्मयी ॥ १.१८७.२७ ॥
Standing on the mountain's peak, with her wide, dark-and-white eyes, she shone radiantly, like a golden image.
1.187.28
तस्या रूपेण स गिरिर्वेषेण च विशेषतः ।
ससवृक्षक्षुपलतो हिरण्मय इवाभवत् ॥ १.१८७.२८ ॥
Through her beauty, and especially her adornment, that mountain, with its trees, shrubs and creepers, became as if golden.
1.187.29
अवमेने च तां दृष्ट्वा सर्वलोकेषु योषितः ।
अवाप्तं चात्मनो मेने स राजा चक्षुषः फलं ॥ १.१८७.२९ ॥
Seeing her, he despised the women of all the worlds, and that king thought he had obtained the fruit of his eyes.
1.187.30
जन्मप्रभृति यत्किचिंद्दृष्टवान्स महीपतिः ।
रूपं न सदृशं तस्यास्तर्कयामास किंचन ॥ १.१८७.३० ॥
From birth onward, whatever the king had seen — no form, he judged, was equal to hers.
1.187.31
तया बद्धमनश्चक्षुः पाशैर्गुणमयैस्तदा ।
न चचाल ततो देशाद्बुबुधे न च किंचन ॥ १.१८७.३१ ॥
By her, his mind and eyes were then bound by snares made of qualities. He did not move from that place, nor did he perceive anything.
1.187.32
अस्या नूनं विशालाक्ष्याः सदेवासुरमानुषम् ।
लोकं निर्मथ्य धात्रेदं रूपमाविष्कृतं कृतम् ॥ १.१८७.३२ ॥
Surely this form of this wide-eyed woman was made by the Creator, who churned the world of gods, demons and men and revealed it.
1.187.33
एवं संतर्कयामास रूपद्रविणसंपदा ।
कन्यामसदृशीं लोके नृपः संवरणस्तदा ॥ १.१८७.३३ ॥
Thus, by the wealth of her beauty, King Saṃvaraṇa then judged the maiden to be unmatched in the world.
1.187.34
तां च दृष्ट्वैव कल्याणीं कल्याणाभिजनो नृपः ।
जगाम मनसा चिन्तां कामबाणेन पीडितः ॥ १.१८७.३४ ॥
Upon seeing that auspicious woman, the king of auspicious lineage sank into thought in his mind, afflicted by the arrow of desire.
1.187.35
दह्यमानः स तीव्रेण नृपतिर्मन्मथाग्निना ।
अप्रगल्भां प्रगल्भस्तां तदोवाच मनोहराम् ॥ १.१८७.३५ ॥
Burning with the fierce fire of love, the king then spoke to that charming maiden, who was shy yet bold.
1.187.36
काऽसि कस्यासि रम्भोरु किमर्थं चेह तिष्ठसि ।
कथं च निर्जनेऽरण्ये चरस्येका शुचिस्मिते ॥ १.१८७.३६ ॥
O Rambhorū, who are you, whose are you, and why do you stand here? O pure-smiling one, how do you wander alone in this deserted forest?
1.187.37
त्वं हि सर्वानवद्याङ्गी सर्वाभरणभूषिता ।
विभूषणमिवैतेषां भूषणानामभीप्सितम् ॥ १.१८७.३७ ॥
You are faultless in every limb, adorned with every ornament, as if you were the desired ornament of all ornaments.
1.187.38
न देवीं नासुरीं चैव न यक्षीं न च राक्षसीम् ।
न च भोगवतीं मन्ये न गन्धवीं न मानुषीम् ॥ १.१८७.३८ ॥
I do not think any goddess, asura woman, yakṣī, rākṣasī, Bhogavatī (serpent maiden), gandharva woman, or human woman is your equal.
1.187.39
या हि दृष्टा मया काश्चिच्छ्रुता वाऽपि वराङ्गनाः ।
न तासां सदृशीं मन्ये त्वामहं मत्तकाशिनि ॥ १.१८७.३९ ॥
Of the excellent women I have seen or even heard of, I think none is your equal, O radiant one of intoxicating splendour.
1.187.40
दृष्ट्वैव चारुवदने चन्द्रात्कान्ततरं तव ।
वदनं पद्मपत्राक्षं मां मथ्नातीव मन्मथः ॥ १.१८७.४० ॥
Having seen your face, lovelier than the moon, with eyes like lotus petals, O beautiful-faced one, Love churns me as if I were butter.
1.187.41
एवं तां स महीपालो बभाषे न तु सा तदा ।
कामार्तं निर्जनेऽरण्ये प्रत्यबाषथ किंचन ॥ १.१८७.४१ ॥
Thus the king spoke to her, but she then gave no answer at all; in the desolate forest she answered the love-stricken king with nothing.
1.187.42
ततो लालप्यमानस्य पार्थिवस्यायतेक्षणा ।
सौदामिनीव चाभ्रेषु तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ १.१८७.४२ ॥
Then, as the king lamented, the long-eyed woman vanished right there, like lightning among the clouds.
1.187.43
तामन्वेष्टुं स नृपतिः परिचक्राम सर्वतः ।
वनं वनजपत्राक्षीं भ्रमन्नुन्मत्तवत्तदा ॥ १.१८७.४३ ॥
To search for her, the king wandered everywhere; roaming the forest, seeking the lotus-petal-eyed woman, he then became like one maddened.
1.187.44
अपश्यमानः स तु तां बहु तत्र विलप्य च ।
निश्चेष्टः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठो मुहूर्तं स व्यतिष्ठत ॥ १.१८७.४४ ॥
Not seeing her, that best of kings, lamenting greatly there, stood motionless for a moment.