कीर्त्तिमांश्च महाभोजः सात्त्वतानां महारथः
Kīrtimān and Mahābhoja, the great chariot-warrior among the Sāttvatas.
गान्धारी चैव माद्री च धृष्टैर्भार्ये बभूवतुः
Gāndhārī and Mādrī became the wives of Dhṛṣṭa.
साद्री युधाजितं पुत्रं ततो मीढ्वांसमेव च
Sādrī bore a son Yudhājit, and then also Mīḍhvāṃsa.
अनमित्रसुतो निघ्नो निघ्नस्य द्वौ बभूवतुः
Anamitra’s son was Nighna, and Nighna had two sons.
तस्य सत्राजितः सूर्यः सखा प्राणसमो ऽभवत्
For Satrājit, the Sun became a friend, as dear as life itself.
तोयं कूलात्समुद्धर्तुमुपस्थातुं ययौरविम्
He went to the Sun in order to bring forth water from the riverbank.
सुस्पष्टमूर्त्तिर्भगवांस्तेजोमण्डलवान्विभुः
The Blessed Lord appeared with a clearly discernible form, radiant and resplendent.
यथैव व्योम्नि पश्यामि त्वामहं ज्योतिषां पते
Just as I see you in the sky, O Lord of lights, so do I now behold you.
को विशेषो विवस्वंस्ते सख्येनोपगतस्य वै
What difference is there, O shining one, when you have approached as a friend?
स्वकण्ठादवमुच्याथ बबन्ध नृपतेस्तदा
Then, removing it from his own neck, the king tied it at that time.
प्रीतिमानथ तं दृष्ट्वा मुहूर्त्तं कृतवान्कथाम्
Seeing him, pleased, he conversed with him for a moment.
प्रोवाचाग्निसवर्णं त्वां येन लोकः प्रपश्यति
He spoke: 'I give you this, shining like fire, by which the world beholds you.'
स्यमं तकं नाममणिं दत्तवांस्तस्य भास्करः
The Sun gave him the jewel named Syamantaka.
विस्मापयित्वाथ ततः पुरीमन्तःपुरं ययौ
Then, astonishing all, he entered the inner city.
ददौ भ्रात्रे नरपतिः प्रेम्णा सत्राजिदुत्तमम्
The king lovingly gave the excellent Syamantaka to his brother.
कामवर्षी च पर्जन्यो न च व्याधिभयं तथा
The rain-god showered as desired, and there was no fear of disease.
गोविन्दो न च तं लेभे शक्तो ऽपि न जहार च
Govinda did not obtain it, nor did he seize it, though able.
स्यमन्तककृते सिंहाद्वधं प्राप सुदारुणम्
Because of the Syamantaka, he met a terrible death at the hands of a lion.
आदाय च मणिं दिव्यं स्वबिलं प्रविवेश ह
And taking the divine jewel, he entered his own den.
मणिं गृध्नोस्तु मन्वानास्तमेव विशशङ्किरे
Thinking the vulture had the jewel, they suspected him.
अमृष्यमाणो भगवान्वनं स विचचार ह
Unable to bear it, the Blessed Lord wandered in the forest.
प्रसेनस्य पदं ग्राह्यं पुरं पौराप्तकारिभिः
The citizens, acting on information, traced Prasena's footsteps.
अन्वेषयत्परिश्रान्तः स ददर्श महामनाः
Exhausted from searching, that great-minded one beheld.
अथ सिंहः प्रसेनस्य शरीरस्याविदूरतः
Then, near the body of Prasena, there was a lion.
पदैरन्वेषयामास गुहामृक्षस्य यादवः
The Yadava began to follow the tracks toward the cave of the bear.
क्रीडयन्त्याथ मणिना मारोदीरित्युदीरितम्
Then, as she played with the jewel, it was said, 'Do not cry.'
प्रसेनमवधीत्सिंहः सिंहो जांबवता हतः
The lion killed Prasena, and the lion was slain by Jambavat.
व्यक्तीकृतश्च शब्दः स तूर्णं चापि ययौ बिलम्
That sound was made clear, and he quickly went to the cave.
प्रविश्य चापि भगवान्स ऋक्षबिलमञ्जसा
And the Blessed Lord entered the bear's cave directly.
युयुधे वासुदेवस्तु बिले जांबवता सह
There, Vāsudeva fought with Jāmbavat inside the cave.