तथैकमतिथिं कृत्वा श्राद्धदः स्वयमेव तु चकार मन्त्रवच्छ्राद्धं स्मरन्पितृपरायणः
In the same way, appointing one as a guest, the performer of the śrāddha himself conducted the ritual with mantras, remembering his father with devotion.
विना गवा वत्सको ऽपि गुरवे विनिवेदितः व्याघ्रेण निहता धेनुर् वत्सो ऽयं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
Without a cow, even a calf offered to the teacher—when the cow was killed by a tiger, it was said, 'Let this calf be accepted.'
एवं सा भक्षिता धेनुः सप्तभिस्तैस्तपोधनैः वैदिकं बलमाश्रित्य क्रूरे कर्मणि निर्भयाः
Thus, that cow was eaten; but those seven ascetics, relying on Vedic power, were fearless in that cruel act.
ततः कालावकृष्टास्ते व्याधा दाशपुरे ऽभवन् जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्तास्ते पितृभावेन भाविताः
Then, drawn by time, those hunters were born in Daśapura, having attained the state of remembering past births, their minds shaped by devotion to their fathers.
यत्कृतं क्रूरकर्मापि श्राद्धरूपेण तैस्तदा तेन ते भवने जाता व्याधानां क्रूरकर्मिणाम्
Because of that cruel act performed in the form of a śrāddha, they were born in the house of hunters, doers of cruel deeds.
पितॄणां चैव माहात्म्याज् जाता जातिस्मरास्तु ते ते तु वैराग्ययोगेन आस्थायानशनं पुनः
Yet, by the greatness of their fathers, they were born with memory of past lives; and through dispassion and yoga, they again undertook fasting.
जातिस्मराः सप्त जाता मृगाः कालञ्जरे गिरौ नीलकण्ठस्य पुरतः पितृभावानुभाविताः
Those seven, born with memory, became deer on Mount Kālanjara, before Nīlakaṇṭha, influenced by their devotion to their fathers.
तत्रापि ज्ञानवैराग्यात् प्राणानुत्सृज्य धर्मतः लोकैर् अवेक्ष्यमाणास्ते तीर्थान्ते ऽनशनेन तु
There too, through knowledge and dispassion, they gave up their lives righteously, observed by the people, at the end of a pilgrimage, by fasting.
मानसे चक्रवाकास्ते संजाताः सप्त योगिनः नामतः कर्मतः सर्वाञ् छृणुध्वं द्विजसत्तमाः
In the Mānasa lake, those seven became cakravāka birds, yogis by name and by deed; hear all their names, O best of twice-born.
सुमनाः कुमुदः शुद्धश् छिद्रदर्शी सुनेत्रकः सुनेत्रश्चांशुमांश्चैव सप्तैते योगपारगाः
Sumanā, Kumuda, Śuddha, Chidradarśī, Sunetraka, Sunetra, and Aṃśumān—these seven excelled in yoga.
योगभ्रष्टास्त्रयस्तेषां बभ्रमुश् चाल्पचेतनाः दृष्ट्वा विभ्राजमानं तम् उद्याने स्त्रीभिरन्वितम्
Of them, three fell from yoga and wandered with little awareness, seeing that one shining forth in the garden, surrounded by women.
क्रीडन्तं विविधैर्भावैर् महाबलपराक्रमम् पञ्चालान्वयसम्भूतं प्रभूतबलवाहनम्
Playing in various ways, possessing great strength and valor, born in the lineage of the Pāñcālas, with abundant power and vehicles.
राज्यकामो ऽभवच्चैकस् तेषां मध्ये जलौकसाम् पितृवर्ती च यो विप्रः श्राद्धकृत् पितृवत्सलः
Among those aquatic beings, one became desirous of kingship; and the brāhmaṇa, devoted to his father, who performed the śrāddha, was loving like a son to his father.
अपरौ मन्त्रिणौ दृष्ट्वा प्रभूतबलवाहनौ मन्त्रित्वे चक्रतुश्चेच्छाम् अस्मिन्मर्त्ये द्विजोत्तमाः
The other two, seeing the one with abundant power and vehicles, became ministers by their own wish among mortals, O best of brāhmaṇas.
तन्मध्ये ये तु निष्कामास् ते बभूवुर् द्विजोत्तमाः विभ्राजपुत्रस्त्वेको ऽभूद् ब्रह्मदत्त इति स्मृतः
Among them, those who were desireless became the best of brāhmaṇas; but one, the son of Vibhrāja, became known as Brahmadatta.
मन्त्रिपुत्रौ तथा चोभौ कण्डरीकसुबालकौ ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽभिषिक्तः सन् पुरोहितविपश्चिता
The two sons of ministers were Kaṇḍarīka and Subālaka; Brahmadatta was anointed king, with a learned priest as his advisor.
पञ्चालराजो विक्रान्तः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः योगवित्सर्वजन्तूनां रुतवेत्ताभवत्तदा
The king of Panchala was valiant, expert in all scriptures, knowledgeable in yoga among all creatures, and skilled in understanding their sounds.
तस्य राज्ञो ऽभवद्भार्या देवलस्यात्मजा शुभा संनतिर्नाम विख्याता कपिला याभवत्पुरा
That king's wife was the auspicious daughter of Devala, renowned as Samnati, who was once called Kapila.
पितृकार्ये नियुक्तत्वाद् अभवद्ब्रह्मवादिनी तया चकार सहितः स राज्यं राजनन्दनः
Because she was engaged in ancestral rites, she became a speaker of Brahman; together with her, the king's son ruled the kingdom.
कदाचिदुद्यानगतस् तया सह स पार्थिवः ददर्श कीटमिथुनम् अनङ्गकलहाकुलम्
Once, while the king was in the garden with her, he saw a pair of insects, agitated by the quarrel of love.
पिपीलिकामनुनयन् परितः कीटकामुकः पञ्चबाणाभितप्ताङ्गः सगद्गदमुवाच ह
The male insect, following the ant all around, his body scorched by the five arrows, spoke with faltering words.
न त्वया सदृशी लोके कामिनी विद्यते क्वचित् मध्यक्षामातिजघना बृहद्वक्षो ऽभिगामिनी
Nowhere in the world is there a lover like you; slender in the middle, with ample hips, broad-chested, and approaching.
सुवर्णवर्णा सुश्रोणी मञ्जूक्ता चारुहासिनी सुलक्ष्यनेत्ररसना गुडशर्करवत्सला
Golden-hued, beautiful-hipped, adorned with lovely garlands, charmingly smiling, with well-marked eyes and tongue, fond of sweet things like sugar and molasses.
भोक्ष्यसे मयि भुक्ते त्वं स्नासि स्नाते तथा मयि प्रोषिते सति दीना त्वं क्रुद्धे ऽपि भयचञ्चला
You eat when I eat, you bathe when I bathe; when I am away, you are sorrowful, and even when I am angry, you are fearful and restless.
किमर्थं वद कल्याणि सरोषवदना स्थिता सा तमाह सकोपा तु किम् आलपसि मां शठ
Tell me, O beautiful one, why do you stand with an angry face? She replied to him, with wrath: Why do you speak to me, O deceitful one?
त्वया मोदकचूर्णं तु मां विहाय विनेष्यता प्रदत्तं समतिक्रान्ते दिने ऽन्यस्याः समन्मथ
You gave me modaka powder, then abandoned me, and spent the day with another, inflamed by passion.
त्वत्सादृश्यान्मया दत्तम् अन्यस्यै वरवर्णिनि तदेकमपराधं मे क्षन्तुमर्हसि भामिनि
Because she resembled you, O beautiful one, I gave it to another; forgive me this one offense, O radiant lady.
नैतदेवं करिष्यामि पुनः क्वापीह सुव्रते स्पृशामि पादौ सत्येन प्रसीद प्रणतस्य मे
I will not do this again anywhere, O virtuous one; I touch your feet in truth—be gracious to me as I bow before you.
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सा प्रसन्नाभवत्ततः आत्मानम् अर्पयामास मोहनाय पिपीलिका
Hearing those words, she became pleased, and then the ant offered herself for enchantment.
ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽप्यशेषं तं ज्ञात्वा विस्मयम् आगमत् सर्वसत्त्वरुतज्ञत्वात् प्रसादाच् चक्रपाणिनः
Brahmadatta, knowing all this, was amazed, because of his knowledge of the sounds of all beings, granted by the grace of the wielder of the discus.