ब्रह्मस्वं नापहर्त्तव्यं पुरुषेण विजानता
A wise person must not take away the property of a Brahmin.
आयुर्जाने परिक्षीणं न चेदेतत्करिष्यति
If he does not act thus, his lifespan will be diminished.
स्वयं वा यदि सायुच्येद्विनशिष्यति पार्थिवः
If he himself gives it back, the king will perish.
शतायुषोर्ऽजुनादन्यः को न्विच्छति जिजीविषुः
Who, other than Arjuna of a hundred years, desires to live?
बद्ध्वा तां गां दृढैः पाशैर्विचकर्ष बलान्वितः
He tied that cow with strong ropes and dragged her with force.
रुरोध तं यथाशक्ति विकर्षन्तं पायस्विनीम्
He resisted, as best he could, the one dragging the milch cow.
जग्राह सुदृढं कण्ठे वाहुभ्यां तां महामुनिः
The great sage firmly seized her by the neck with both arms.
उत्सारयध्वमित्येनमादिदेश स्वसैनिकान्
He ordered his own soldiers, saying, 'Drive her away!'
भर्त्राज्ञया प्रसह्यैनं परिवव्रुः समन्ततः
By the king's command, they forcefully surrounded him on all sides.
ते समुत्सारयन् धेनोः सुदूरतरमन्तिकात्
They drove the cow far away from that place.
न चुक्रोधाक्रोधनत्वं सतो हि परमं धनम्
He did not become angry, for freedom from anger is the highest wealth of the virtuous.
जगत्सर्वं क्षयं तस्य चिन्तयन्न प्रचुक्रुधे
Thinking that the whole world would perish because of him, he did not grow angry.
रामेणाभूत्ततो नित्यं शान्त एव महातपाः
From then on, because of Rāma, the great ascetic always remained peaceful.
निपपात महातेजा धरण्यां गतचेतनः
The one of great splendor fell to the ground, losing consciousness.
किङ्करानादिशच्छीघ्रं धेनोरानयने बलात्
He quickly ordered the attendants to bring the cow by force.
कशाभिरभिहन्यन्त चकृषुश्च निनीषया
They struck her with whips and tried to drag her away by the wheels.
हन्यमाना भृशं तैश्च चुक्रुधे च पयस्विनी
Being harshly beaten by them, the milk-giving cow became enraged.
आकृष्य पाशान् सुदृढान् कृत्वात्मानममोचयत्
Pulling at the strong ropes, she freed herself.
हुंहारवं प्रकुर्वाणा सर्वतो ऽह्यपतद्रुषा
Making a loud 'hum' sound, she rushed violently in all directions.
राजमन्त्रिबलं सर्वं व्यद्रावयदमर्षिता
In her fury, she scattered the entire force of the king, his ministers, and his army.
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां गगनं प्रत्यपद्यत
While all beings looked on, she ascended into the sky.
प्रसह्य बद्ध्वा तद्वत्सं जग्मुरेवातिनिर्घृणाः
In the same way, the utterly merciless ones bound and took away the calf by force.
स पापस्तरसा राज्ञः सन्निधिं समुपागमत्
That sinful one quickly approached the presence of the king.
तद्व्रत्तान्तमशेषेण व्याचचक्षे ससाध्वसः
Trembling, he recounted the entire incident in detail.
उपोद्धातपादेर्ऽजुनोपाख्याने एकोनत्रिंशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
Chapter Twenty-Nine of the Arjuna Narrative in the Upoddhāta Section
उद्विग्नचेताः सुभृशं चिन्तयामास नैकधा
His mind greatly troubled, he began to ponder in many ways.
ब्रह्मस्वहरणे वाञ्छा तद्धत्या चातिगर्हिता
The desire to seize the Brahman's wealth, and the killing of that one, are both utterly condemned.
वचनं तर्हि तां जह्यां विमूढात्मा गतत्रपः
Then, should I abandon her words, being deluded in mind and devoid of shame?
स्वपुरं प्रतिचक्राम सबलः सानुगस्ततः
Then, with his forces and followers, he returned to his own city.
आश्रमात्सहसा राजन्विनिश्चक्राम रेणुका
Suddenly, O King, Reṇukā departed from the hermitage.