तस्य पुत्रो महान् आसीद् युवनाश्वो नराधिपः मान्धाता युवनाश्वस्य त्रिलोकविजयी सुतः
He had a great son, Yuvanāśva, lord of men; Māndhātṛ was the son of Yuvanāśva, conqueror of the three worlds.
तस्य चैत्ररथी भार्या शशबिन्दोः सुताभवत् साध्वी बिन्दुमती नाम रूपेणासदृशी भुवि
His wife was Caitrarathī, daughter of Śaśabindu, a virtuous woman named Bindumatī, unequalled in beauty on earth.
पतिव्रता च ज्येष्ठा च भ्रातॄणाम् अयुतस्य वै तस्याम् उत्पादयाम् आस मान्धाता द्वौ सुतौ द्विजाः
She was devoted to her husband and the eldest among ten thousand brothers; in her, Māndhātṛ begot two sons, O twice-born.
पुरुकुत्सं च धर्मज्ञं मुचुकुन्दं च पार्थिवम् पुरुकुत्ससुतस् त्व् आसीत् त्रसदस्युर् महीपतिः
Purukutsa, knower of righteousness, and the king Mucukunda; Purukutsa's son was Trasadasyu, lord of the earth.
नर्मदायाम् अथोत्पन्नः संभूतस् तस्य चात्मजः संभूतस्य तु दायादस् त्रिधन्वा रिपुमर्दनः
In the Narmadā was born Saṃbhūta, his son; and Saṃbhūta's heir was Tridhanvan, destroyer of foes.
राज्ञस् त्रिधन्वनस् त्व् आसीद् विद्वांस् त्रय्यारुणः प्रभुः तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम कुमारो ऽभून् महाबलः
King Tridhanvan's son was the learned and mighty Trayyaruṇa; his son was the powerful prince Satyavrata.
परिग्रहणमन्त्राणां विघ्नं चक्रे सुदुर्मतिः येन भार्या कृतोद्वाहा हृता चैव परस्य ह
With evil intent, he caused an obstacle to the marriage mantras, by which another man's wife, though already wed, was taken away.
बाल्यात् कामाच् च मोहाच् च साहसाच् चापलेन च जहार कन्यां कामार्तः कस्यचित् पुरवासिनः
Driven by desire, childishness, delusion, recklessness, and impulsiveness, he abducted the daughter of a certain townsman, overcome by passion.
अधर्मशङ्कुना तेन तं स त्रय्यारुणो ऽत्यजत् अपध्वंसेति बहुशो वदन् क्रोधसमन्वितः
Because of this sinful act, the priest of the three Vedas abandoned him, repeatedly declaring in anger, 'Let him be cast out!'
सो ऽब्रवीत् पितरं त्यक्तः क्व गच्छामीति वै मुहुः पिता च तम् अथोवाच श्वपाकैः सह वर्तय
Thus abandoned, he repeatedly asked his father, 'Where shall I go?' And his father replied, 'Live among the outcastes.'
नाहं पुत्रेण पुत्रार्थी त्वयाद्य कुलपांसन इत्य् उक्तः स निराक्रामन् नगराद् वचनात् पितुः
'I no longer desire a son through you, O defiler of the lineage,' he said; and so, by his father's command, he departed from the city.
न च तं वारयाम् आस वसिष्ठो भगवान् ऋषिः स तु सत्यव्रतो विप्राः श्वपाकावसथान्तिके
The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha did not restrain him; and so Satyavrata, O brāhmaṇas, dwelt near the settlement of the outcastes.
पित्रा त्यक्तो ऽवसद् वीरः पिताप्य् अस्य वनं ययौ ततस् तस्मिंस् तु विषये नावर्षत् पाकशासनः
Abandoned by his father, the hero lived there, and his father also went to the forest. Then, in that land, Indra withheld the rain.
समा द्वादश भो विप्रास् तेनाधर्मेण वै तदा दारांस् तु तस्य विषये विश्वामित्रो महातपाः
For twelve years, O brāhmaṇas, because of that sin, there was famine. In that land, Viśvāmitra, the great ascetic, with his family—
संन्यस्य सागरान्ते तु चकार विपुलं तपः तस्य पत्नी गले बद्ध्वा मध्यमं पुत्रम् औरसम्
Having renounced everything at the ocean's edge, he performed great austerity. His wife, binding their middle son by the neck—her own child—
शेषस्य भरणार्थाय व्यक्रीणाद् गोशतेन वै तं च बद्धं गले दृष्ट्वा विक्रयार्थं नृपात्मजः
In order to provide for the rest, she sold him for a hundred cows. Seeing him bound by the neck, to be sold, the prince—
महर्षिपुत्रं धर्मात्मा मोक्षयाम् आस भो द्विजाः सत्यव्रतो महाबाहुर् भरणं तस्य चाकरोत्
The righteous Satyavrata, mighty-armed, freed the sage's son, O brāhmaṇas, and took upon himself his support.
विश्वामित्रस्य तुष्ट्यर्थम् अनुकम्पार्थम् एव च सो ऽभवद् गालवो नाम गले बन्धान् महातपाः महर्षिः कौशिको धीमांस् तेन वीरेण मोक्षितः
For the satisfaction and compassion of Viśvāmitra, that great ascetic became known as Gālava, because of the bondage at the neck. The wise sage Kauśika was freed by that hero.
सत्यव्रतस् तु भक्त्या च कृपया च प्रतिज्ञया विश्वामित्रकलत्रं तु बभार विनये स्थितः
Satyavrata, through devotion, compassion, and his vow, supported Viśvāmitra's family, remaining steadfast in discipline.
हत्वा मृगान् वराहांश् च महिषांश् च वनेचरान् विश्वामित्राश्रमाभ्याशे मांसं वृक्षे बबन्ध च
Killing deer, boars, and buffaloes dwelling in the forest near Viśvāmitra's hermitage, he hung the meat on a tree.
उपांशुव्रतम् आस्थाय दीक्षां द्वादशवार्षिकीम् पितुर् नियोगाद् अवसत् तस्मिन् वनगते नृपे
Undertaking the silent vow and a twelve-year consecration, he remained, by his father's command, while the king dwelt in the forest.
अयोध्यां चैव राज्यं च तथैवान्तःपुरं मुनिः याज्योपाध्यायसंयोगाद् वसिष्ठः पर्यरक्षत
The sage Vasiṣṭha, with the help of priests and teachers, protected Ayodhyā, the kingdom, and the inner palace.
सत्यव्रतस् तु बाल्याच् च भाविनो ऽर्थस्य वै बलात् वसिष्ठे ऽभ्यधिकं मन्युं धारयाम् आस नित्यशः
But Satyavrata, due to his youth and the force of destiny, always harbored greater anger toward Vasiṣṭha.
पित्रा हि तं तदा राष्ट्रात् त्यज्यमानं प्रियं सुतम् निवारयाम् आस मुनिर् बहुना कारणेन न
When his beloved son was being expelled from the kingdom by his father, the sage did not restrain him, though there were many reasons to do so.
पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राणां निष्ठा स्यात् सप्तमे पदे न च सत्यव्रतस् तस्माद् धतवान् सप्तमे पदे
The completion of the marriage mantras is at the seventh step, but Satyavrata did not fulfill this; therefore, he was abandoned at the seventh step.
जानन् धर्मं वसिष्ठस् तु न मां त्रातीति भो द्विजाः सत्यव्रतस् तदा रोषं वसिष्ठे मनसाकरोत्
Knowing the law, Vasiṣṭha did not protect me—O twice-born ones! At that time, Satyavrata became angry with Vasiṣṭha in his mind.
गुणबुद्ध्या तु भगवान् वसिष्ठः कृतवांस् तथा न च सत्यव्रतस् तस्य तम् उपांशुम् अबुध्यत
But the venerable Vasiṣṭha, acting with discernment of virtue, did so; yet Satyavrata did not understand his silent intention.
तस्मिन्न् अपरितोषश् च पितुर् आसीन् महात्मनः तेन द्वादश वर्षाणि नावर्षत् पाकशासनः
Because of the great-souled father's dissatisfaction, for twelve years the rain-god did not send rain.
तेन त्व् इदानीं विहितां दीक्षां तां दुर्वहां भुवि कुलस्य निष्कृतिर् विप्राः कृता सा वै भवेद् इति
Thus, the difficult vow now undertaken on earth was performed as atonement for the family, O Brāhmaṇas, so that it might be fulfilled.
न तं वसिष्ठो भगवान् पित्रा त्यक्तं न्यवारयत् अभिषेक्ष्याम्य् अहं पुत्रम् अस्येत्य् एवंमतिर् मुनिः
The venerable Vasiṣṭha did not prevent him, though abandoned by his father, thinking, 'I myself will anoint his son.'