आर्यजुष्टमिदं वृत्तमिति विज्ञाय शाश्वतम्। सन्तः परार्थं कुर्वाणा नावेक्षन्ति प्रतिक्रियाः
Recognizing that this conduct, cherished by the noble, is eternal, the good act for the sake of others, not considering any recompense.
न च प्रसादः सत्पुरुषेषु मोघो न चाप्यर्थो नश्यति नापि मानः। यस्मादेतन्नियतं सत्सु नित्यं तस्मात्सन्तो रक्षितारो भवन्ति
Favour shown to the virtuous is never in vain, nor is wealth or honour lost; since this is always assured among the good, therefore the good become protectors.
यथायथा भाषसि धर्मसंहितं मनोनुकूलं सुपदं महार्थवत्। तथातथा मे त्वयि भक्तिरुत्तमा वरं वृणीष्वाप्रतिमं पतिव्रते
Just as you speak words filled with righteousness, pleasing to the mind, well-phrased and of great meaning, so does my highest devotion for you increase. Choose a boon, O peerless and faithful wife.
न तेऽपवर्गः सुकृताद्विना कृत- स्तथा यथाऽन्येषु वरेषु मानद। वरं वृणे जीवतु सत्यवानयं यथा मृता ह्येवमहं पतिं विना
For you, liberation is not granted apart from your own merit, as it is for others among those who choose boons, O giver of honour. I choose this boon: let Satyavan live; for without my husband, I am as one dead.
न कामये भर्तविनाकृता सुखं न कामये भर्तृविनाकृता दिवम्। नकामये भर्तविनाकृता श्रियं न भर्तृहीना व्यवसामि जीबितुम्
I do not desire happiness without my husband; I do not desire heaven without my husband; I do not desire prosperity without my husband; I cannot resolve to live deprived of my husband.
वरातिसर्गः शतपुत्रता मम त्वयैव दत्तो ह्रियते च मे पतिः। वरं वृणे जीवतु सत्यवानयं तवैव सत्यं वचनं भविष्यति
The boon of a hundred sons, granted by you, is given, yet my husband is being taken from me. I choose this boon: let Satyavan live; then your word will indeed be true.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तं पाशं मुक्त्वा वैवस्वतो यमः। धर्मराजः प्रहृष्टात्मा सावित्रीमिदमब्रवीत्
Having said 'So be it,' Yama, the son of Vivasvat, released that noose. The Lord of Dharma, his heart gladdened, spoke these words to Savitri.
एष भद्रे मया मुक्तो भर्ता ते कुलनन्दिनि। `तोषितोऽहं त्वया साध्वि वाक्यैर्धर्मार्तसंहितैः
This husband of yours, O bringer of joy to your lineage, has been released by me. I am pleased with you, O virtuous one, by your words filled with righteousness and meaning.
अरोगस्व नेयश्च सिद्धार्थः स भविष्यि। चतुर्वर्षशतायुश्च त्वया सार्धमवाप्स्यति
May you be free from illness, and may this Satyavan, having attained his purpose, live. He will attain a lifespan of four hundred years together with you.
इष्ट्वा यज्ञैश्च धर्मेण ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यति। त्वयि पुत्रशतं चैव सत्यवाञ्जनयिष्यति
Having performed sacrifices in accordance with righteousness, he will gain fame in the world; and Satyavan will beget a hundred sons upon you.
ते चापि सर्वे राजानः क्षत्रियाः पुत्रपौत्रिणः। ख्यातास्त्वन्नामधेयाश्चभविष्यन्तीह शाश्वताः
All those kings, Kshatriyas with sons and grandsons, will be renowned, bearing your name, and will remain celebrated here forever.
पितुश्च ते पुत्रशतं भविता तव मातरि। मालव्यां मालवा नाम शाश्वताः पुत्रपौत्रिणः। भ्रातरस्ते भविष्यन्ति क्षत्रियास्त्रिदशोपमाः
Your father will have a hundred sons by your mother; in Malava, the Malavas by name, with sons and grandsons, will be your brothers, Kshatriyas equal to the gods.
एवं तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा धर्मराजः प्रतापवान्। निवर्तयित्वा सावित्रीं स्वमेव भवनं ययौ
Thus, having granted her the boon, the glorious Lord of Dharma, after sending Savitri back, returned to his own abode.
सावित्र्यपि यमे याते भर्तारं प्रतिलभ्य च। जगाम तत्र यत्रास्या भर्तुः शावं कलेवरम्
After Yama departed, Savitri, having regained her husband, went to the place where her husband's lifeless body lay.
सा भूमौ प्रेक्ष्यभर्तारमुपसृत्योपगृह्य च। उत्सङ्गे शिर आरोप्य भूमावुपविवेश ह
Seeing her husband on the ground, she approached and embraced him, placed his head on her lap, and sat down on the earth.
संज्ञां चस पुनर्लब्ध्वा सावित्रीमभ्यभाषत। प्रोष्यागत इव प्रेम्णा पुनःपुनरुदीक्ष्यवै
Regaining consciousness, Satyavan spoke to Savitri, gazing at her again and again with love, as one returned from a journey.
सुचिरं बत सुप्तोस्मि किमर्थं नावबोधितः। क्व चासौ पुरुषः श्यामो योसौ मां संचकर्षह
How long I have slept! Why was I not awakened? Where is that dark-hued man who dragged me away?
सुचिरं त्वंप्रसुप्तोसि ममाह्के पुरुषर्षभ। गतः स भगवान्देवः प्रजासंयमनो यमः
You have slept for a long time in my lap, O best of men. That divine lord, Yama, the restrainer of beings, has departed.
विश्रान्तोसि महाभाग विनिद्रश्च नृपात्मज। यदि शक्यं समुत्तिष्ठ विगाढां पश्य शर्वरीम्
You have rested, O greatly fortunate one, and are now free from sleep, prince. If you are able, rise and look upon this deep night.
उपलभ्यततः संज्ञां सुखसुप्त इवोत्थितः। दिशः सर्वा वनान्तांश्च निरीक्ष्योवाच सत्यवान्
Then, regaining consciousness, Satyavan rose as if from a pleasant sleep, looked in all directions and at the forest's edge, and spoke.
फलाहारोस्मि निष्क्रान्तस्वया सह सुमध्यमे। ततः पाटयतः काष्ठं शरिसो मे रुजाऽभवत्
I went out to gather fruits, O slender-waisted one, together with you. Then, as I was splitting wood, pain arose in my head.
शिरोभितापसंतप्तः स्थातुं चिरमशक्नुवन्। तवोत्सङ्गे प्रसुप्तोस्मि इति सर्वं स्मरे शुभे
Tormented by burning pain in my head, I could not stand for long. I remember everything, O auspicious one: I fell asleep in your lap.
त्वयोपगूढस्य च मे निद्रयाऽपहृतं मनः। ततोऽपश्यं तमो घोरं पुरुषं च महौजसम्
As you embraced me, sleep stole away my mind. Then I saw a dreadful darkness and a mighty, radiant man.
तद्यदि त्वं विजानासि किं तद्ब्रूहि सुमध्यमे। स्वप्नो मे यदिवा दृष्टो यदि वा सत्यमेव तत्
If you know what that was, O slender-waisted one, tell me: was it a dream I saw, or was it truly real?
तमुवाचाथ सावित्री रजनी व्यवगाहते। श्वस्ते सर्वंयथावृत्तमाख्यास्यामि नृपात्मज
Then Sāvitrī said to him, as the night deepened: 'At dawn, O prince, I will tell you everything as it happened.'
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते पितरौ पश्य सुव्रत। विगाढा रजनी चेयं निवृत्तश्च दिवाकरः
Rise, rise, blessings to you! See your parents, O steadfast one. The night is deep, and the sun has set.
नक्तंचराश्चरन्त्येते हृष्टाः क्रूराभिभाषिणः। श्रूयन्ते पर्णशब्दाश्च मृगाणां चरतां वने
Now the night-wanderers roam, delighted and speaking harshly. The sounds of leaves and the movement of deer in the forest are heard.
एता घोरं शिवा नादान्दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम्। आस्थाय विरुवन्त्युग्राः कम्पयन्त्यो मनो मम
Those fierce ones, making dreadful and inauspicious sounds, are howling from the southwest, shaking my heart.
वनं प्रतिभयाकारं घनेन तमसा वृतम्। न विज्ञास्यसि पन्थानं गन्तुं चैव न शक्ष्यसि
The forest, covered in dense darkness, appears frightening. You will not recognize the path, nor will you be able to go.
अस्मिन्न वने दग्धे शुष्कवृक्षः स्थितो ज्वलन्। वायुना धम्यमानोत्र दृश्यतेऽग्निः क्वचित्क्वचित्
In this forest, dry trees stand as if burned, and here and there, fire is seen, fanned by the wind.