सोऽथ श्रुत्वापि तद्वाक्यं तस्या राजा स्मरन्नपि। अब्रवीन्न स्मरामीति त्वया भद्रे समागमम्
But even after hearing those words and remembering her, the king said, 'I do not remember our union, O gentle lady.'
मैथुनं च वृथा नाहं गच्छेयमिति मे मतिः। नाभिजानामि कल्याणि त्वया सह समागमम्
'I do not wish to engage in union in vain; this is my resolve. I do not recall, O blessed one, any union with you.'
धर्मार्थकामसंबन्धं न स्मरामि त्वया सह। गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा कामं यद्वापीच्छसि तत्कुरु
'I do not remember any connection of righteousness, wealth, or desire with you. Go or stay as you wish, or do whatever else you desire.'
संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षी स्फुरमाणोष्ठसंपुटा। कटाक्षैर्निर्दहन्तीव तिर्यग्राजानमैक्षत
Her eyes reddened with anger and indignation, her lips quivering, she glanced sideways at the king as if burning him with her gaze.
आकारं गूहमाना च मन्युना च समीरितम्। तपसा संभृतं तेजो धारयामास वै तदा
Concealing her expression and the agitation caused by anger, she restrained the energy she had gained through austerity.
सा मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा दुःखामर्षसमन्विता। भर्तारमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य यथान्यायं वचोऽब्रवीत्
After reflecting for a moment, filled with grief and indignation, she looked at her husband and spoke words in accordance with propriety.
जानन्नपि महाराज कस्मादेवं प्रभाषसे। न जानामीति निःशङ्कं यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा
'Though you know, O great king, why do you speak in this way? Without hesitation you say you do not know, just as an ordinary man would.'
तस्य ते हृदयं वेद सत्यस्यैवानृतस्य च। साक्षिणं बत कल्याणमात्मानमवमन्यसे
'Your heart knows both truth and falsehood. Alas, you disregard your own self, which is the witness, O blessed one.'
योऽन्यथा सन्तमात्मानन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते। किं तेन न कृतं पापं चोरेणात्मापहारिणा
'He who, being one thing, behaves as another—what sin has he not committed, like a thief who steals his own self?'
एकोऽहमस्मीति च मन्यसे त्वं न हृच्छयं वेत्सि मुनिं पुराणम्। यो वेदिता कर्मणः पापकस्य तस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोषि
'You think you are alone, but you do not know the ancient sage in your heart, who knows the deeds of sin; in his presence you commit wrong.'
धर्म एव हि साधूनां सर्वेषां हितकारणम्। नित्यं मिथ्याविहीनानां न च दुःखावहो भवेत्
'For righteousness alone is the cause of welfare for all the virtuous, always free from falsehood, and it does not bring sorrow.'
मन्यते पापकं कृत्वा न कश्चिद्वेत्ति मामिति। विदन्ति चैनं देवाश्च यश्चैवान्तरपूरुषः
'One thinks, having done evil, that no one knows me; but the gods know, as does the inner soul.'
आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलोऽनलश्च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च। अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च सन्ध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम्
The sun, the moon, the wind, and fire; the sky, the earth, the waters, the heart, and Yama; day and night, both twilights, and Dharma—all know the conduct of a man.
यमो वैवस्वतस्तस्य निर्यातयति दुष्कृतम्। हृदि स्थितः कर्मसाक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञो यस्य तुष्यति
Yama, son of Vivasvat, dispenses punishment for his evil deeds; the witness to his actions, the knower of the field who dwells in the heart, is pleased with the righteous.
न तुष्यति च यस्यैष पुरुषस्य दुरात्मनः। तं यमः पापकर्माणं निर्भर्त्सयति दुष्कृतम्
But if this inner witness is not pleased with a wicked man, then Yama reproaches that evil-doer for his misdeeds.
योऽवमत्यात्मनात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते। न तस्य देवाः श्रेयांसो यस्यात्मापि न कारणम्
He who disregards his own self and acts otherwise—such a man, for whom even his own self is not a cause, does not attain the blessings of the gods.
स्वयं प्राप्तेति मामेवं मावमंस्था पतिव्रताम्। अर्चार्हां नार्चयसि मां स्वयं भार्यामुपस्थिताम्
Do not think of me as easily obtained, nor look down upon your devoted wife; though worthy of worship, you do not honor me, your wife, who stands before you.
किमर्थं मां प्राकृतवदुपप्रेक्षसि संसदि। नखल्वहमिदं शून्ये रौमि किं न शृणोषि मे
Why do you treat me like an ordinary woman in this assembly? Surely, I am not speaking these words in vain—why do you not listen to me?
यदि मे याचमानाया वचनं न करिष्यसि। दुष्यन्त शतधा त्वद्य मूर्धा ते विफलिष्यति
If you do not fulfill the words I, who am pleading with you, speak, O Duṣyanta, then today your head will split into a hundred pieces.
जायां पतिः संप्रविश्य यदस्यां जायते पुनः। जायायास्तद्धि जायात्वं पौराणाः कवयो विदुः
When a husband unites with his wife and a child is born from her, that is truly her offspring—the ancient sages have declared this.
यदागमवतः पुंसस्तदपत्यं प्रजायते। तत्तारयति संतत्या पूर्वप्रेतान्पितामहान्
When a son is born to a man who follows the proper path, that son, by his lineage, delivers his forefathers and ancestors.
पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद्यस्मात्पितरं त्रायते सुतः। तस्मात्पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः पूर्वमेव स्वयंभुवा
A son saves his father from the hell called Put, and therefore he is called 'putra'—this was declared long ago by the Self-born.
पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयन्ति पौत्रेणानन्त्यमश्नुते। अथ पौत्रस्य पुत्रेण मोदन्ते प्रपितामहाः
By a son, men conquer the worlds; by a grandson, they attain endlessness; and by the son of a grandson, great-grandfathers rejoice.
सा भार्या या गृहे दक्षा सा भार्या या प्रजावती। सा भार्या या पतिप्राणा सा भार्या या पतिव्रता
She is a wife who is skilled in the household, she is a wife who bears children, she is a wife whose life is devoted to her husband, she is a wife who is faithful.
अर्धं भार्या मनुष्यस्य भार्या श्रेष्ठतमः सखा। भार्या मूलं त्रिवर्गस्य यः सभार्यः स बन्धुमान्
A wife is half of a man; a wife is his best friend; a wife is the root of the three aims of life; he who has a wife is truly connected.
भार्यावन्तः क्रियावन्तः सभार्या गृहमेधिनः। भार्यावन्तः प्रमोदन्ते भार्यावन्तः श्रियावृताः
Householders with wives perform their duties; those with wives are joyful; those with wives are endowed with prosperity.
सखायः प्रविविक्तेषु भवन्त्येताः प्रियंवदाः। पितरो धर्मकार्येषु भवन्त्यार्तस्य मातरः
In solitude, wives are pleasant companions; in matters of duty, they are like fathers; in times of distress, they are like mothers.
कान्तारेष्वपि विश्रामो जनस्याध्वनि कस्य वै। यः सदारः स विश्वास्यस्तस्माद्दाराः परा गतिः
Who, on a journey, finds rest even in the wilderness? He who has a wife is to be trusted; therefore, a wife is the highest refuge.
संसरन्तमभिप्रेतं विषमेष्वेकपातिनम्। भार्यैवान्वेति भर्तारं सततं या पतिव्रता
When a man is beset by difficulties and misfortune, it is only the devoted wife who always follows her husband.
प्रथमं संस्थिता भार्या पतिं प्रेत्य प्रतीक्षते। पूर्वप्रेतं तु भर्तारं पश्चात्साप्यनुगच्छति
The wife, having departed first, waits for her husband after death; but if the husband dies first, she follows him thereafter.