ततस्तत्सर्वमाचष्ट दुर्योधनविचेष्टितम्। भ्रातॄणां भीमसेनश्च महाबलपराक्रमः
Then Bhimasena, mighty in prowess, recounted to his brothers all the deeds of Duryodhana.
नागलोके च यद्वृत्तं गुणदोषमशेषतः। तच्च सर्वमशेषेण कथयामास पाण्डवः
And all that had happened in the world of the Nagas, both the merits and the faults, the Pandava narrated in full.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीममाह वचोऽर्थवत्। तूष्णीं भव न ते जल्प्यमिदं कार्यं कथंचन
Then King Yudhishthira spoke meaningful words to Bhima: 'Remain silent; under no circumstances should you speak of this matter.'
इतःप्रभृति कौन्तेयं रक्षतान्योन्यमादृताः। एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः
'From now on, O son of Kunti, let us protect one another with care.' Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed, righteous king Yudhishthira—
भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैरप्रमत्तोऽभवत्तदा। यदा त्ववगतास्ते वै पाण्डवास्तस्य कर्म तत्
—from that time became ever vigilant together with all his brothers; and when the Pandavas understood that deed, they—
नत्वेव बहुलं चक्रुः प्रयता मन्त्ररक्षणे। धर्मात्मा विदुरस्तेषां प्रददौ मतिमान्मतिम्
—did not make great efforts to guard their counsel; but the righteous Vidura, wise among them, gave them prudent advice.
दुर्योधनोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवं पुनरागतम्। निश्वसंश्चिन्तयंश्चैवमहन्यहनि तप्यते
And Duryodhana, seeing the Pandava returned once more, sighed and brooded, tormented day after day.
कुमारान्क्रीडमानांस्तान्दृष्ट्वा राजातिदुर्मदान्। गुरुं शिक्षार्थमन्विष्य गौतमं तान्न्यवेदयत्
Seeing those princes, so proud, playing together, the king sought out the teacher Gautama and entrusted them to him for instruction.
शरस्तम्बे समुद्भूतं वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगम्। `राज्ञा निवेदितास्तस्मै ते च सर्वे च निष्ठिताः।' अधिजग्मुश्च कुरवो धनुर्वेदं कृपात्तु ते
He, versed in the meaning of the Vedas and scriptures, was born from a clump of arrows; the king entrusted them to him, and all the Kurus learned the science of archery from Kripa.
कृपस्यापि मम ब्रह्मन्संभवं वक्तुमर्हसि। शरस्तम्बात्कथं जज्ञे कथं वाऽस्त्राण्यवाप्तवान्
O Brahman, you ought to tell me of Kripa's origin as well—how he was born from the clump of arrows, and how he obtained his weapons.
महर्षेर्गौतमस्यासीच्छरद्वान्नाम गौतमः। पुत्रः किल महाराज जातः सहशरैर्विभो
There was a great sage named Gautama, and his son, called Sharadvata, O king, was born together with arrows.
न तस्य वेदाध्ययने तथा बुद्धिरजायत। यथास्य बुद्धिरभवद्धनुर्वेदे परन्तप
He did not develop such an aptitude for study of the Vedas as he did for the science of archery, O subduer of foes.
अधिजग्मुर्यथा वेदास्तपसा ब्रह्मचारिणः। तथा स तपसोपेतः सर्वाण्यस्त्राण्यवाप ह
Just as the Vedas are mastered by students through ascetic discipline, so he, endowed with austerity, acquired all the weapons.
धनुर्वेदपरत्वाच्च तपसा विपुलेन च। भृशं सन्तापयामास देवराजं स गौतमः
Because of his devotion to the science of archery and his intense austerity, that Gautama greatly troubled the king of the gods.
ततो जालवतीं नाम देवकन्यां सुरेश्वरः। प्राहिणोत्तपसो विघ्नं कुरु तस्येति कौरव
Then, O Kaurava, the lord of the gods sent a celestial maiden named Jālavati, saying, 'Go and hinder his austerity.'
सा हि गत्वाऽऽश्रमं तस्य रमणीयं शरद्वतः। धनुर्बाणधरं बाला लोभयामास गौतमम्
She went to the beautiful hermitage of Śaradvata and began to entice Gautama, who was young and armed with bow and arrows.
तामेकवसनां दृष्ट्वा गौतमोऽप्सरसं वने। लोकेऽप्रतिमसंस्थानां प्रोत्फुल्लनयनोऽभवत्
Seeing that apsaras in the forest, clad in a single garment and of incomparable beauty in the world, Gautama's eyes widened.
धनुश्च हि शरास्तस्य कराभ्यामपतन्भुवि। वेपथुश्चास्य सहसा शरीरे समजायत
His bow and arrows fell from his hands to the ground, and suddenly a trembling arose in his body.
स तु ज्ञानगरीयस्त्वात्तपसश्च समर्थनात्। अवतस्थे महाप्राज्ञो धैर्येण परमेण ह
But, being possessed of great wisdom and strengthened by knowledge and austerity, he stood firm with supreme self-control.
यस्तस्य सहसा राजन्विकारः समदृश्यत। तेन सुस्राव रेतोऽस्य स च तन्नान्वबुध्यत
Yet, O King, because of the sudden change that appeared in him, his seed was released, though he was not aware of it.
धनुश्च सशरं त्यक्त्वा तथा कृष्णाजिनानि च। स विहायाश्रमं तं च तां चैवाप्सरसं मुनिः
Then, abandoning his bow and arrows, as well as his black deerskins, the sage left that hermitage and the apsaras as well.
जगाम रेतस्तत्तस्य शरस्तम्बे पपात च। शरस्तम्बे च पतितं द्विधा तदभवन्नृप
His seed fell there and landed on a clump of reeds; and, O King, what fell on the reed-clump became two.
तस्याथ मिथुं जज्ञे गौतमस्य शरद्वतः। `महर्षेर्गौतमस्यास्य ह्याश्रमस्य समीपतः।।' मृगयां चरतो राज्ञः शान्तनोस्तु यदृच्छया
Then, from that, a pair was born to Gautama Śaradvata, near the hermitage of the great sage Gautama, while King Śāntanu was out hunting by chance.
कश्चित्सेनाचरोऽरण्ये मिथुनं तदपश्यत। धनुश्च सशरं दृष्ट्वा तथा कृष्णाजिनानि च
A certain soldier wandering in the forest saw that pair, along with the bow, arrows, and black deerskins.
ज्ञात्वा द्विजस्य चापत्ये धनुर्वेदान्तगस्य ह। स राज्ञे दर्शयामास मिथुनं सशरं धनुः
Recognizing them as the offspring of the twice-born who had mastered the science of archery, he showed the pair, along with the bow and arrows, to the king.
स तदादाय मिथुनं राजा च कृपयान्वितः। आजगाम गृहानेव मम पुत्राविति ब्रुवन्
Taking up the pair, the king, filled with compassion, brought them home, saying, 'These are my children.'
ततः संवर्धयामास संस्कारैश्चाप्ययोजयत्। प्रातिपेयो नरश्रेष्ठो मिथुनं गौतमस्य तत्
Then that best of men, the son of Pratīpa, raised the pair of Gautama with proper rites and ceremonies.
कृपया यन्मया बालाविमौ संवर्धिताविति। तस्मात्तयोर्नाम चक्रे तदेव स महीपतिः। `तस्मात्कृप इति ख्यातः कृपी कन्या च साऽभवत्
Because I raised these two children out of compassion, the great king gave them names accordingly: thus the boy became known as Kṛpa, and the girl as Kṛpī.
पितापि गौतमस्तत्र तपसा ताववन्दित। आगत्य तस्मै गोत्रादि सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तदा
Then Gautama, their father, honored them there through his austerities, and coming to them, he revealed their lineage and all details.
कृपोऽपि च तदा राजन्धनुर्वेदपरोऽभवत्।' चतुर्विधं धनुर्वेदं शास्त्राणि विविधानि च
And Kṛpa, O King, became devoted to the science of archery, mastering the fourfold science of archery and various treatises.