माद्री युधाजितं पुत्रं ततो वै देवमीधुषम् अनमित्रम् अमित्राणां जेतारम् अपराजितम्
Madri bore the son Yudhajit, and then Devamidhuṣa; Anamitra was the unconquered victor of enemies.
अनमित्रसुतो निघ्नो निघ्नतो द्वौ बभूवतुः प्रसेनश् चाथ सत्राजिच् छत्रुसेनाजिताव् उभौ
Anamitra's son was Nighna; Nighna had two sons: Prasena and Satrajit, both conquerors of enemies.
प्रसेनो द्वारवत्यां तु निवसन् यो महामणिम् दिव्यं स्यमन्तकं नाम स सूर्याद् उपलब्धवान्
Prasena, residing in Dvaravati, obtained from the Sun the divine Syamantaka jewel, a great gem.
तस्य सत्राजितः सूर्यः सखा प्राणसमो ऽभवत् स कदाचिन् निशापाये रथेन रथिनां वरः
Satrajit, whose friend and very life was the Sun, once, at the end of night, the best of charioteers, set out in his chariot.
तोयकूलम् अपः स्प्रष्टुम् उपस्थातुं ययौ रविम् तस्योपतिष्ठतः सूर्यं विवस्वान् अग्रतः स्थितः
He went to the riverbank to touch the water, and as he approached, Vivasvan, the Sun, stood before him.
विस्पष्टमूर्तिर् भगवांस् तेजोमण्डलवान् विभुः अथ राजा विवस्वन्तम् उवाच स्थितम् अग्रतः
The Blessed Lord, radiant and surrounded by a circle of light, appeared clearly; then the king spoke to Vivasvan, standing before him.
यथैव व्योम्नि पश्यामि सदा त्वां ज्योतिषां पते तेजोमण्डलिनं देवं तथैव पुरतः स्थितम्
"Just as I always see you in the sky, O Lord of lights, shining with a circle of radiance, so now I see you standing before me."
को विशेषो ऽस्ति मे त्वत्तः सख्येनोपगतस्य वै एतच् छ्रुत्वा तु भगवान् मणिरत्नं स्यमन्तकम्
"What difference is there for me, who has approached you in friendship?" Hearing this, the Blessed Lord took the Syamantaka gem.
स्वकण्ठाद् अवमुच्याथ एकान्ते न्यस्तवान् विभुः ततो विग्रहवन्तं तं ददर्श नृपतिस् तदा
Then, removing the Syamantaka jewel from his own neck, the mighty one set it aside in a secluded place; and the king then saw him in bodily form.
प्रीतिमान् अथ तं दृष्ट्वा मुहूर्तं कृतवान् कथाम् तम् अभिप्रस्थितं भूयो विवस्वन्तं स सत्रजित्
Seeing him, the king was pleased and conversed with him for a while; as Vivasvan was about to depart, Satrajit again addressed him.
लोकान् भासयसे सर्वान् येन त्वं सततं प्रभो तद् एतन् मणिरत्नं मे भगवन् दातुम् अर्हसि
"O Lord, by whom you always illumine all the worlds, you ought to give me this jewel, O Blessed One, by which you shine."
ततः स्यमन्तकमणिं दत्तवान् भास्करस् तदा स तम् आबध्य नगरीं प्रविवेश महीपतिः
Then, at that time, Bhaskara gave the Syamantaka jewel; and the king, fastening it on, entered the city.
तं जनाः पर्यधावन्त सूर्यो ऽयं गच्छतीति ह स्वां पुरीं स विसिष्माय राजा त्व् अन्तःपुरं तथा
People ran after him, saying, "The Sun is going!" Amazed, the king entered his own city and also his inner chambers.
तं प्रसेनजितं दिव्यं मणिरत्नं स्यमन्तकम् ददौ भ्रात्रे नरपतिः प्रेम्णा सत्राजिद् उत्तमम्
That divine Syamantaka jewel, Prasenajit, the king lovingly gave to his excellent brother Satrajit.
स मणिः स्यन्दते रुक्मं वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशने कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यो न च व्याधिभयं ह्य् अभूत्
That jewel produced gold in the houses of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, rain fell in due season, and there was no fear of disease.
लिप्सां चक्रे प्रसेनस्य मणिरत्ने स्यमन्तके गोविन्दो न च तं लेभे शक्तो ऽपि न जहार सः
Govinda desired to obtain the Syamantaka jewel from Prasena, but though able, he did not take it nor seize it.
कदाचिन् मृगयां यातः प्रसेनस् तेन भूषितः स्यमन्तककृते सिंहाद् वधं प्राप वनेचरात्
Once, Prasena, adorned with the Syamantaka jewel, went hunting; because of the jewel, he was killed in the forest by a lion.
अथ सिंहं प्रधावन्तम् ऋक्षराजो महाबलः निहत्य मणिरत्नं तद् आदाय प्राविशद् गुहाम्
Then the mighty king of bears, seeing the lion running, slew it, took the jewel, and entered his cave.
ततो वृष्ण्यन्धकाः कृष्णं प्रसेनवधकारणात् प्रार्थनां तां मणेर् बद्ध्वा सर्व एव शशङ्किरे
Then the Vrishnis and Andhakas, suspecting Krishna because of Prasena's death, all began to accuse him regarding the jewel.
स शङ्क्यमानो धर्मात्मा अकारी तस्य कर्मणः आहरिष्ये मणिम् इति प्रतिज्ञाय वनं ययौ
Suspected thus, the righteous Krishna resolved, 'I will recover the jewel,' and, having made this vow, went to the forest.
यत्र प्रसेनो मृगयां व्यचरत् तत्र चाप्य् अथ प्रसेनस्य पदं गृह्य पुरुषैर् आप्तकारिभिः
Where Prasena went hunting, there the men who were trusted and diligent followed the trail of Prasena.
ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिवरं विन्ध्यं च गिरिम् उत्तमम् अन्वेषयन् परिश्रान्तः स ददर्श महामनाः
Searching the mountain rich with bears and the excellent Vindhya range, the great-minded one, weary, continued his quest.
साश्वं हतं प्रसेनं तु नाविन्दत च तन्मणिम् अथ सिंहः प्रसेनस्य शरीरस्याविदूरतः
He did not find Prasena, slain along with his horse, nor the jewel; but a lion was seen not far from Prasena’s body.
ऋक्षेण निहतो दृष्टः पदैर् ऋक्षस् तु सूचितः पदैस् तैर् अन्वियायाथ गुहाम् ऋक्षस्य माधवः
The lion, killed by a bear, was found; the bear’s tracks were clearly indicated, and Mādhava followed those tracks to the bear’s cave.
स हि ऋक्षबिले वाणीं शुश्राव प्रमदेरिताम् धात्र्या कुमारम् आदाय सुतं जाम्बवतो द्विजाः
There, in the bear’s cave, he heard a voice uttered by a woman, as she nursed Jāmbavat’s son, O twice-born ones.
क्रीडयन्त्या च मणिना मा रोदीर् इत्य् अथेरिताम्
As she played with the jewel, she said, 'Do not cry.'
सिंहः प्रसेनम् अवधीत् सिंहो जाम्बवता हतः सुकुमारक मा रोदीस् तव ह्य् एष स्यमन्तकः
'The lion killed Prasena; the lion was slain by Jāmbavat. Do not weep, gentle child; this Syamantaka is yours.'
व्यक्तितस् तस्य शब्दस्य तूर्णम् एव बिलं ययौ प्रविश्य तत्र भगवांस् तद् ऋक्षबिलम् अञ्जसा
Clearly hearing that voice, he swiftly entered the cave, and the Blessed One entered that bear’s cave directly.
स्थापयित्वा बिलद्वारे यदूंल् लाङ्गलिना सह शार्ङ्गधन्वा बिलस्थं तु जाम्बवन्तं ददर्श सः
He stationed the Yadus, along with the wielder of the plough, at the cave’s entrance, and inside the cave he saw Jāmbavat.
युयुधे वासुदेवस् तु बिले जाम्बवता सह बाहुभ्याम् एव गोविन्दो दिवसान् एकविंशतिम्
Vāsudeva fought with Jāmbavat in the cave, Govinda with his arms alone, for twenty-one days.