इति तस्मिन् स्थिते यातो मणिर् उड्डीय सिद्धयः । त्यजन्ति ह्य् अवमन्तारं शरा गुणम् इवोज्झिताः
So, while he remained there, the jewel flew away, and the attainments departed; indeed, powers abandon one who disrespects them, just as arrows fall away when the bowstring is released.
हृत्वा प्राक्सम्पदः पुंसस् स यातस् सिद्धयः किल । आगतास् सम्प्रयच्छन्ति सर्वं याता हरन्त्य् अलम्
Having previously taken away a person's wealth, those attainments departed; when they arrive, they bestow everything, but when they leave, they take it all away.
पुमान् भूयः क्रियायत्नं चक्रे रत्नेन्द्रसाधने । नोद्विजन्ते हि कार्येषु जना अध्यवसायिनः
The man once again made efforts and actions to obtain the supreme jewel; for people of determination are not disheartened in their undertakings.
ददर्शाथ कचद्रूपं काचखण्डम् अपण्डितः । हसद्भिर् वञ्चकैस् सिद्धैः पुरस् त्यक्तम् अलक्षितैः
Then, the unwise man saw a piece of glass in the form of a gem, which had been discarded by the accomplished ones, who, laughing, had left it behind unnoticed.
अयं चिन्तामणिर् इति मूढस् तस्मिन् स वस्तुताम् । बुबुधे मोहितो ह्य् अज्ञो मृदं हेमेति पश्यति
The deluded fool, thinking 'this is a wish-fulfilling gem,' is bewildered and ignorant; he sees mere clay and calls it gold.
अष्टौ षष्टिं द्विषन् मित्रं रज्जुं सर्पं स्थलं जलम् । चन्द्रौ द्वौ कुरुते चित्ते शिशोर् मोहो ऽमृतं विषम्
In the mind of a child, eight becomes sixty-eight, an enemy becomes a friend, a rope becomes a snake, dry land becomes water; two moons appear, nectar is seen as poison, and delusion reigns.
तं दग्धमणिम् आदाय प्राक्तनीं स श्रियं जहौ । सर्वं चिन्तामणेर् अस्मात् प्राप्यते किं धनैर् इति
Taking that burnt gem, he abandoned his former wealth, thinking, 'Everything can be obtained from this wish-fulfilling gem—what need is there for riches?'
देशो ऽयम् असुखो रूक्षो जनैः पापिभिर् आवृतः । किं तद् गेहं हतप्रायं के नाम मम बन्धवः
This land is unpleasant and harsh, filled with sinful people; what is that house, nearly destroyed, and who indeed are my relatives?
दूरं गत्वा यथाकामं सुखं तिष्ठामि सम्पदा । इत्य् आदाय मणिं मूढश् शून्यं काननम् आययौ
Going far away, I will live happily as I please, with prosperity—so thinking, the fool took the gem and went to an empty forest.
तत्र काचदलेनासौ तेन ताम् आपदं ययौ । कज्जलाद्रेर् इव निशा मौर्ख्यस्यैवाङ्ग या समा
There, because of that glass fragment, he fell into misfortune, just as night falls on a mountain of soot—such is the darkness of folly.
दुःखानि मौर्ख्यविभवेन भवन्ति यानि नैवापदा न च जरामरणेन तानि । सर्वापदां शिरसि तिष्ठति मौर्ख्यम् एकं कृष्णं जनस्य वपुषाम् इव केशजालम्
The sufferings that arise from the wealth of folly do not come from calamity, nor from old age or death; folly alone sits atop all misfortunes, black as a mass of hair on the bodies of people.
अथेमम् अपरं रम्यं वृत्तान्तं शृणु भूपते । परं प्रबोधनं बुद्धेस् साधो सदृशम् आत्मनः
Now, O king, listen to this other delightful tale, which is supremely awakening for the mind and worthy of a noble soul like yourself.
अस्ति विन्ध्यवने हस्ती महायूथपयूथपः । अगस्त्यरुद्धया वृद्ध्या विन्ध्येनेवैधितस् स्वतः
In the Vindhya forest there is an elephant, the chief of a great herd, who, like the Vindhya mountain halted by Agastya, has grown vast by his own nature.
वज्राश्रिविषमौ दीर्घौ स्तस् तस्य दशनौ शितौ । कल्पानलशिखातुल्यौ सुमेरून्मूलनक्षमौ
His two long tusks are sharp as thunderbolts and poisonous snakes, resembling the blazing tongues of the fire at the end of an age, capable of uprooting Mount Sumeru.
स बद्धो लोहजालेन हस्तिपेन च्छलादितः । मुनीन्द्रेणेव विन्ध्याद्रिर् उपेन्द्रेणेव वा बडिः
He was bound with iron chains and deceived by the elephant-keeper, just as the Vindhya mountain was restrained by the great sage, or the demon Baḍi was subdued by Upendra.
निबद्धो यन्त्रणापाशशस्त्रकुम्भार्पितो गजः । तां जगाम व्यथां वीरो न वाग्गोचरम् एति या
Imprisoned by fetters, ropes, and weapons, the elephant was placed in a pen; the suffering he endured was so great that it cannot be described in words.
रिपौ हस्तिपके दूराद् गुप्तं पश्यति वारणः । अयस्समुद्गके तस्मिन् निनाय दिवसत्रयम्
From a distance, the elephant saw his enemy, the keeper, hidden away; confined in that iron enclosure, he spent three days.
खेदान् निगडनिर्भेदयत्नवान् स झणज्झणम् । चकार किङ्किणीक्वाणम् उपोद्घातै रथो यथा
Straining to break the shackles, he made a jingling sound like anklets, as a chariot does when struck, from his efforts to shatter the iron bonds.
दन्ताभ्यां यत्नतस् ताभ्यां मुहूर्तद्वितयेन सः । बभञ्ज शृङ्खलाजालं स्वर्गार्गडम् इवासुरः
With both tusks, exerting himself, in the span of two moments, he broke the network of chains, as a demon would shatter the gates of heaven.
तं तस्य निगडच्छेदम् अपश्यद् दूरतो रिपुः । बडेस् स्वर्गावदलनं हरिर् मेरुतटाद् इव
From afar, his enemy saw him break the shackles, just as Hari beheld the demon Baḍi breaking through the gates of heaven from the slopes of Mount Meru.
तस्यावच्छिन्नपाशस्य मूर्ध्नि तालतरो रिपुः । पपाताक्रमतस् स्वर्गं हरिर् मेरोर् बडेर् इव
The enemy, whose bonds had been severed, fell from the top of the palm tree, just as Hari fell from Meru or Baḍa, striving for heaven.
स पतन् पादपान् मोहाद् अप्राप्य करिणश् शिरः । पपातोर्ध्व्यां फलं पक्वं वाताहतम् इवाकुलः
As he fell, blinded by delusion, he did not reach the elephant's head, but tumbled down in confusion, like a ripe fruit struck by the wind.
तं पुरः पतितं दृष्ट्वा महेभः करुणां ययौ । स्फुरत्स्फारगुणास् सन्तस् सन्ति तिर्यग्गताव् अपि
Seeing him fallen before him, the great elephant was moved to compassion; for even the noble, whose virtues are abundant, feel pity for those who have fallen low.
पतितं दलयामीति किं नाम मम पौरुषम् । वारणो ऽपीति कलयन् न जघान च तं रिपुम्
He thought, 'What strength is there in crushing one who has already fallen? It is not fitting for me, an elephant, to strike this enemy,' and so he did not kill him.
केवलं निगडव्यूहं विदार्याशु जगाम ह । विततं सेतुम् उत्सार्य विपुलौघ इवाम्भसः
He merely broke through the array of chains and swiftly departed, scattering the broad barrier like a mighty flood dispersing a dam.
तम् अनादृत्य मातङ्गो भङ्क्त्वा जालं जवाद् ययौ । विदार्य मेघसङ्घातं नभसीव दिवाकरः
Disregarding him, the elephant broke the net and hurried away, parting the mass of clouds in the sky like the sun.
गते गजे समुत्तस्थौ हस्तिपस् स्वस्थदेहधीः । गजेनैव समं तस्य व्यथा दूरतरं गता
When the elephant had gone, the mahout rose up, his body and mind restored; with the elephant's departure, his pain too had gone far away.
प्रोत्तालतालविटपात् स तथा पतितो ऽपि सन् । न भेदम् आप दुर्भेदा मन्ये देहा दुरात्मनाम्
Though he had fallen from the tall palm tree, he suffered no injury; I think the bodies of the wicked are indeed hard to break.
वर्धते प्रावृषीवाब्दः कुकार्येष्व् असतां बलम् । अतीवासीत् समुत्साही स गजाक्रमणे तदा
Just as the river swells in the rainy season, so does the strength of the wicked increase in wrongful deeds; at that time, he was exceedingly eager to attack the elephant.
वारणारिर् असिंहो ऽसौ गतेभो दुःखम् आययौ । आगत्योपगते ऽन्तर्धिं निधान इव निर्धनः
That enemy of the elephant, the lion, became distressed when the elephant departed; coming and finding him gone, he vanished like a poor man at an empty treasury.