Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit]
by C. H. Tawney | 2014 | 226,424 words | ISBN-13: 9789350501351
The Sanskrit edition of the Kathasaritsagara referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Somadeva and dating from the 12th century, the Kathasaritsagara (or Katha-sarit-sagara) represents an epic legend narrating the adventures of Naravahanadatta as he strives to become the destined emperor of the Vidyadharas. Alternative titles: (Kathāsaritsāgara, कथासरित्सागर, Kathā-sarit-sāgara)
Chapter 5
evamuktvā vararuciḥ punaretadavarṇayat |
kālena yoganando 'tha kāmādivaśamāyayau || 1 ||
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gajendra iva mattaśca nāpaikṣata sa kiṃcana |
akāṇḍapātopanatā kaṃ na lakṣmīr vimohayet || 2 ||
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acintayaṃ tataścāhaṃ rājā tāvadviśṛṅkhalaḥ |
tatkāryacintayākrāntaḥ svadharmo me 'vasīdati || 3 ||
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tasmādvaraṃ sahāyaṃ taṃ śakaṭālaṃ samuddhare |
kriyetā cedviruddhaṃ ca kiṃ da kuryānmayi sthite || 4 ||
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niścityaitanmayābhyarthya rājānaṃ so 'ndhakūpataḥ |
uddhṛtaḥ śakaṭālo 'tha mṛdavo hi dvijātayaḥ || 5 ||
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durjayo yoganando 'yaṃ sthite vararucāvataḥ |
āśraye vaitasīṃ vṛttiṃ kālaṃ tāvatpratīkṣitum || 6 ||
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iti saṃcintya sa prājñaḥ śakaṭālo madicchayā |
akarodrājakāryāṇi punaḥ saṃprāpya mantritām || 7 ||
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kadācidyoganando 'tha nirgato nagarādvahiḥ |
śliṣyatpañcāṅguliṃ hastaṃ gaṅgāmadhye vyalokayat || 8 ||
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kimetaditi papraccha māmāhūya sa tatkṣaṇam |
ahaṃ ca dve nijāṅgulyau diśi tasyāmadarśayam || 9 ||
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tena tasmiṃstirobhūte haste rājātivismayāt |
bhūyo 'pi tadapṛcchanmāṃ tataścāhaṃ tamabravam || 10 ||
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pañcabhirmilitaiḥ kiṃ yajjagatīha na sādhyate |
ityuktavānasau hastaḥ śvāṅgulīḥ pañca darśayan || 11 ||
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tato 'sya rājan naṅgulyāv ete dve darśite mayā |
aikacitye dvayoreva kimasādhyaṃ bhavediti || 12 ||
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ityukte gūḍhavijñāne samatuṣyattato nṛpaḥ |
śakaṭālo vyaṣīdacca madbuddhiṃ vīkṣya durjayām || 13 ||
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ekadā yoganandaśca dṛṣṭavānmahiṣīṃ nijām |
vātāyanāgrāt paśyantīṃ brāhmaṇātithimunmukham || 14 ||
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tanmātrādeva kupito rājā viprasa tasya saḥ |
ādiśadbadhamīrṣyā hi vivekaparipanthinī || 15 ||
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hantuṃ vadhyabhuvaṃ tasmin nīyamāne dvije tadā |
ahasadgatajīvo 'pi matsyo vipaṇimadhyagaḥ || 16 ||
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tadaiva rājā tadbuddhvā vadhaṃ tasya nyavārayat |
viprasya māmapṛcchacca matsyahāsasya kāraṇam || 17 ||
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nirūpya kathayāmyetadityuktvā nirgataṃ ca mām |
cintitopasthitaikānte sarasvatyevamabravīt || 18 ||
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asya tālataroḥ pṛṣṭhe tiṣṭha rātrābalakṣitaḥ |
atra śroṣyasi matsyasya hāsahetum asaṃśayam || 19 ||
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tacchrutvā niśi tatrāhaṃ gatvā tālopari sthitaḥ |
apaśyaṃ rākṣasīṃ ghorāṃ bālaiḥ putraiḥ sahāgatam || 20 ||
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sā bhakṣyaṃ yācamānāṃstānavādītpratipālyatām |
prātarvo vipramāṃsāni dāsyāmyadya hato na saḥ || 21 ||
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kasmātsa na hato 'dyeti pṛṣṭā tairabravītpunaḥ |
taṃ hi dṛṣṭva mṛto 'pīha matsyo hasitavāniti || 22 ||
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hasitaṃ kimu teneti pṛṣṭā bhūyaḥ sutaiśca sā |
avocadrākṣasī rājñaḥ sarvā rājño 'pi viplutāḥ || 23 ||
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sarvatrāntaḥpure hyatra strīrūpāḥ puruṣāḥ sthitāḥ |
hanyate 'naparādhas tu vipra ity ahasat timiḥ || 24 ||
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bhūtānāṃ pārthivātyarthanirvivekatvahāsinām |
sarvāntaścāriṇāṃ hyetā bhavantyeva ca vikriyāḥ || 25 ||
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etattasyā vacaḥ śrutvā tato 'pakrāntavāhanam |
prāptaśca matsyahāsasya hetuṃ rājñe nyavedayam || 26 ||
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prāpya cāntaḥpurebhyas tān strīrūpān puruṣāṃs tataḥ |
bahv amanyata māṃ rājā vadhādvipraṃ ca muktavān || 27 ||
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ityādi ceṣṭitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tasya rājño viśṛṅkhalam |
khinne mayi kadācicca tatrāgāccitrakṛnnavaḥ || 28 ||
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alikhat sa mahādevīṃ yoganandaṃ ca taṃ paṭe |
sajīvam iva taccitraṃ vākceṣṭārahitaṃ tv abhūt || 29 ||
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taṃ ca citrakaraṃ rājā tuṣṭo vittairapūrayat |
taṃ ca vāsagṛhe citrapaṭaṃ bhittāvakārayat || 30 ||
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ekadā ca praviṣṭasya vāsake tatra sā mama |
saṃpūrṇalakṣaṇā devī pratibhāti sma citragā || 31 ||
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lakṣaṇāntarasaṃbandhādabhyūhya pratibhāvaśāt |
athākārṣamahaṃ tasyāstilakaṃ mekhalāpade || 32 ||
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saṃpūrṇalakṣaṇāṃ tena kṛtvaināṃ gatavānaham |
praviṣṭo yoganando 'tha tilakaṃ taṃ vyalokayat || 33 ||
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kenāyaṃ racito 'treti so 'pṛcchacca mahattarān |
te ca nyavedayaṃstasmai kartāraṃ tilakasya mām || 34 ||
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devyā guptapradeśasthamimaṃ nānyo mayā vinā |
vetti tajjñātavānevamasau vararuciḥ katham || 35 ||
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channaḥ kṛto 'munā nūnaṃ mamāntaḥpuraviplavaḥ |
dṛṣṭavānata evāyaṃ strīrūpāṃstatra tānnarān || 36 ||
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iti saṃcintayāmāsa yoganandaḥ krudhā jvalan |
jāyante bata mūḍhānāṃ saṃvāda api tādṛśāḥ || 37 ||
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tataḥ svairaṃ samāhūya śakaṭālaṃ samādiśat |
tvayā vararucirvadhyo devīvidhvaṃsanāditi || 38 ||
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yathā jñāpayasītyuktvā śakaṭālo 'gamadbahiḥ |
acintayacca śaktiḥ syāddhantuṃ vararuciṃ na me || 39 ||
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divyabuddhiprabhāvo 'sābuddhartā ca mamāpadaḥ |
viprasya tadvaraṃ guptaṃ saṃprati svīkaromi tam || 40 ||
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iti niścitya so 'bhyetya rājñaḥ kopamakāraṇam |
vadhāntaṃ kathayitvā me śakaṭālo 'bravīttataḥ || 41 ||
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anyaṃ kaṃcitpravādāya hanmyahaṃ tvaṃ ca madgṛhe |
pracchannas tiṣṭha mām asmād rakṣituṃ kopanān nṛpāt || 42 ||
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iti tadvacanāc channas tadgṛhe 'vasthito 'bhavam |
sa cānyaṃ hatavān kaṃcin madvadhākhyātaye niśi || 43 ||
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evaṃ prayuktanītiṃ taṃ prītyāvocamahaṃ tadā |
eko mantrī bhavānyena hantuṃ māṃ na kṛtā matiḥ || 44 ||
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nahi hantumahaṃ śakyo rākṣaso mittramasti me |
dhyātamātrāgato viśvaṃ grasate sa madicchayā || 45 ||
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rājā tvihendradattākhyaḥ sakhā vadhyo na me dvijaḥ |
tacchrutvā so 'bravīnmantrī rakṣo me darśyatāmiti || 46 ||
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tato dhyātāgataṃ tasmi tadrakṣo 'hamadarśayam |
taddarśanācca vitrasto vismitaśca vabhūva saḥ || 47 ||
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rakṣasyantarhite tasmiñ śakaṭālaḥ sa māṃ punaḥ |
kathaṃ te rākṣaso mittraṃ saṃjāta iti pṛṣṭavān || 48 ||
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tato 'hamavadaṃ pūrvaṃ rakṣārthaṃ nagare bhraman |
rātrau rātrau kṣayaṃ prāpadekaiko nagarādhipaḥ || 49 ||
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tacchrutvā yoganando māmakaronnagarādhipam |
bhramaṃścāpaśyamatrāhaṃ bhramantaṃ rākṣasaṃ niśi || 50 ||
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sa ca māmavadadbrūhi vidyate nagare 'tra kā |
surūpā strīti tacchrutvā vihasyāhaṃ tamabravam || 51 ||
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yā yasyābhimatā mūrkha surūpā tasya sā bhavet |
tacchrutvaiva tvayaikena jito 'smītyavadatsa mām || 52 ||
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praśnamokṣādvadhottirṇaṃ māṃ punaścābravīdasau |
tuṣṭo 'smīti suhṛnme tvaṃ saṃnidhāsye ca te smṛtaḥ || 53 ||
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ityuktvāntarhite tasminyathāgatamagāmaham |
evam āpatsahāyo me rākṣaso mittratāṃ gataḥ || 54 ||
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ityuktavānahaṃ bhūyaḥ śakaṭālena cārthitaḥ |
gaṅgāmadarśayaṃ tasmai mūrtāṃ dhyānādupasthitām || 55 ||
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stutibhistoṣitā sā ca mayā devī tirodadhe |
babhūva śakaṭālaśca sahāyaḥ praṇato mayi || 56 ||
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ekadā ca sa mantrī māṃ guptasthaṃ khinnamabravīt |
sarvajñenāpi khedāya kimātmā dīyate tvayā || 57 ||
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kiṃ na jānāsi yadrājñāmavicāraratā dhiyaḥ |
acirācca bhavecchuddhistathā cātra kathaṃ śṛṇu || 58 ||
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ādityavarmanāmātra babhūva nṛpatiḥ purā |
śivavarmābhidhāno 'sya mantrī cābhūnmahāmatiḥ || 59 ||
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rājñastasyaikadā caikā rājñī garbhamadhārayat |
tadbuddhvā sa nṛpo 'pṛcchadityantaḥ purarakṣiṇaḥ || 60 ||
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varṣadvayaṃ praviṣṭasya vartate 'ntaḥpure 'tra me |
tadeṣā garbhasaṃbhūtiḥ kutaḥ saṃprati kathyatām || 61 ||
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athocuste praveśo 'tra puṃso 'nyasyāsti na prabho |
śivavarmā tu te mantrī praviśatyanivāritaḥ || 62 ||
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tacchrutvācintayadrājā nūnaṃ drohī sa eva me |
prakāśaṃ ca hate tasminnapavādo bhavenmama || 63 ||
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ityālocya sa taṃ yuktyā śivavarmāṇamīśvaraḥ |
sāmantasyāntikaṃ sakhyuḥ prāhiṇodbhogavarmaṇaḥ || 64 ||
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tadvadhaṃ tasya lekhena saṃdiśya tadanantaram |
nigūḍhaṃ sa nṛpastatra lekhahāraṃ vyasarjayat || 65 ||
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yāte mantriṇi saptāhe gate bhītyā palāyitā |
sā rājñī rakṣibhirlabdhā puṃsā strīrupiṇā saha || 66 ||
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ādityavarmā tadbuddhvā sānutāpo 'bhavattadā |
kiṃ mayā tādṛśo mantrī ghātito 'kāraṇāditi || 67 ||
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atrāntare sa ca prāpa nikaṭaṃ bhogavarmaṇaḥ |
śivavarmā sa copāgāllekhamādāya pūruṣaḥ || 68 ||
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vācayitvā ca taṃ lekhamekānte śivavarmaṇe |
śaśaṃsa vadhanirdeśaṃ bhogavarmā vidhervaśāt || 69 ||
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śivavarmāpy avocat taṃ sāmantaṃ mantrisattamaḥ |
tvaṃ vyāpādaya māṃ no cen nihanmyātmānam ātmanā || 70 ||
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tacchrutvā vismayāviṣṭo bhogavarmā jagāda tam |
kimetadbrūhi me vipra śāpito 'si na vakṣi cet || 71 ||
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atha vakti sma taṃ mantrī hanyeyaṃ yatra bhūpate |
tatra dvādaśa varṣāṇi deśe devo na varṣati || 72 ||
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tacchrutvā mantribhiḥ sārdhaṃ bhogavarmā vyacintayat |
duṣṭaḥ sa rājā deśasya nāśamasmākamicchati || 73 ||
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kiṃ hi tatra na santyeva vadhakā guptagāminaḥ |
tasmānmantrī na vadhyo 'sau rakṣyaḥ svātmavadhādapi || 74 ||
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iti saṃmantrya dattvā ca rakṣakān bhogavarmaṇā |
śivavarmā tato deśāt preṣito 'bhūt tataḥ kṣaṇāt || 75 ||
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evaṃ pratyāyayau jīvansa mantrī prajñayā svayā |
śuddhiścāsyānyato jātā nahi dharmo 'nyathā bhavet || 76 ||
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itthaṃ tavāpi śuddhiḥ syāttiṣṭha tāvadgṛhe mama |
kātyāyana nṛpo 'pyeṣa sānutāpo bhaviṣyati || 77 ||
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ityuktaḥ śakaṭālena cchanno 'haṃ tasya veśmani |
pratīkṣamāṇo 'vasaraṃ tānyahānyatyavāhayam || 78 ||
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tasyātha yoganandasya kāṇabhūteḥ kadācana |
putro hiraṇyaguptākhyo mṛgayāyai gato 'bhavat || 79 ||
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aśvavegātprayātasya kathaṃciddūramantaram |
ekākino vane tasya vāsaraḥ paryahīyata || 80 ||
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tataśca tāṃ niśāṃ netuṃ vṛkṣamārohati sma saḥ |
kṣaṇāttatraiva cārohadṛkṣaḥ siṃhena bhīṣitaḥ || 81 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā rājaputraṃ taṃ bhītaṃ mānuṣabhāṣayā |
mā bhaiṣīrmama mittraṃ tvamityuktvā nirbhayaṃ vyadhāt || 82 ||
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visrambhādṛkṣavākyena rājaputro 'tha suptavān |
ṛkṣastu jāgradevāsīdadhaḥ siṃho 'tha so 'bravīt || 83 ||
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ṛkṣaṃ mānuṣametaṃ me kṣipa yāvadvrajāmyaham |
ṛkṣastato 'bravītpāpa na mitraṃ ghātayāmyaham || 84 ||
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kramādṛkṣe prasupte ca rājaputre ca jāgrati |
punaḥ siṃho 'bravīdetamṛkṣaṃ me kṣipa mānuṣa || 85 ||
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tacchrutvātmabhayāttena siṃhasyārādhanāya saḥ |
kṣipto 'pi nāpataccitramṛkṣo daivaprabodhitaḥ || 86 ||
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mittradrohin bhavonmatta iti śāpam adāc ca saḥ |
tasya rājasutasyaitadvṛttāntāvagamāvadhim || 87 ||
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prāpyaiva svagṛhaṃ prātarunmatto 'bhūnnṛpātmajaḥ |
yoganandaśca taddṛṣṭvā viṣādaṃ sahasāgamat || 88 ||
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abravīcca sa kāle 'smiñ jīved vararucir yadi |
idaṃ jñāyeta tatsarvaṃ dhiṅ me tadvadhapāṭavam || 89 ||
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tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājñaḥ śakaṭālo vyacintayat |
hanta kātyāyanasyāyaṃ labdhaḥ kālaḥ prakāśane || 90 ||
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na so 'tra mānī tiṣṭheca rājā mayi ca viśvaset |
ityālocya sa rājānamabravīdyācitābhayaḥ || 91 ||
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rājannalaṃ viṣādena jīvanvararuciḥ sthitaḥ |
yoganandastato 'vādīddrutamānīyatāmiti || 92 ||
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athāhaṃ śakaṭālena yoganandāntikaṃ haṭhāt |
ānītas taṃ tathābhūtaṃ rājaputraṃ vyalokayam || 93 ||
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mittradrohaḥ kṛto 'nena devetyuktvā tathaiva saḥ |
sarasvatīprasādena vṛttāntaḥ kathito mayā || 94 ||
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tatastacchāpamuktena stuto 'haṃ rājasūnunā |
tvayā kathamidaṃ jñātamityapṛcchatsa bhūpatiḥ || 95 ||
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athāham avadaṃ rājaṃl lakṣaṇair anumānataḥ |
pratibhātaśca paśyanti sarvaṃ prajñāvatāṃ dhiyaḥ || 96 ||
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tadyathā tilako jñātastathā sarvamidaṃ mayā |
iti madvacanātso 'bhūdrājā lajjānutāpavān || 97 ||
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athānādṛtasatkāraḥ pariśuddhyaiva lābhavān |
svagṛhaṃ gatavānasmi śīlaṃ hi viduṣāṃ dhanam || 98 ||
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prāptasyaiva ca tatratyo jano 'rodītpuro mama |
abhyetya māṃ samudbhrāntamupavarṣo 'bravīttataḥ || 99 ||
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rājā hataṃ niśamya tvāmupakośāgnisādvapuḥ |
akarodatha mātuste śucā hṛdayamasphuṭat || 100 ||
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tac chrutvābhinavodbhūtaśokāvegavicetanaḥ |
sadyo 'ham apataṃ bhūmau vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ || 101 ||
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kṣaṇācca gatavānasmi pralāpānāṃ rasajñatām |
priyabandhuvināśotthaḥ śokāgniḥ kaṃ na tāpayet || 102 ||
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ā saṃsāraṃ jagatyasminnekā nityā hyanityatā |
tadetāmaiśvarīṃ māyāṃ kiṃ jānannapi muhyasi || 103 ||
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ityādibhir upāgatya varṣeṇa vacanair aham |
bodhito 'tha yathātattvaṃ kathaṃciddhṛtimāptavān || 104 ||
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tato viraktahṛdayastyaktvā sarvaṃ nibandhanam |
praśamaikasahāyo 'haṃ tapovanamaśiśriyam || 105 ||
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divaseṣvatha gacchatsu tattapovanamekadā |
ayodhyāta upāgacchadvipra eko mayi sthite || 106 ||
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sa mayā yoganandasya rājyavārtām apṛcchyata |
pratyabhijñāya māṃ so 'tha saśokamidamabravīt || 107 ||
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śṛṇu nandasya yadvṛttaṃ tatsakāśādgate tvayi |
labdhvāvakāśas tatrābhūc chakaṭālaś cireṇa saḥ || 108 ||
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sa cintayanvadhopāyaṃ yoganandasya yuktitaḥ |
kṣitiṃ khanantamadrākṣīccāṇakyākhyaṃ dvijaṃ pathi || 109 ||
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kiṃ bhuvaṃ khanasītyukte tena vipro 'tha so 'bravīt |
darbhamunmūlayāmyatra pādo hyetena me kṣataḥ || 110 ||
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tacchrutvā sahasā mantrī kopanaṃ krūraniścayam |
taṃ vipraṃ yoganandasya vadhopāyamamanyata || 111 ||
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nāma pṛṣṭvābravīttaṃ ca he brahmandāpayāmi te |
ahaṃ trayodaśīśrāddhaṃ gṛhe nandasya bhūpateḥ || 112 ||
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dakṣiṇātaḥ suvarṇasya lakṣaṃ tava bhaviṣyati |
bhokṣyase dhuri cānyeṣāmehi tāvadgṛhaṃ mama || 113 ||
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ityuktvā śakaṭālastaṃ cāṇakyamanayadgṛham |
śrāddhāhe 'darśayattaṃ ca rājñe sa śraddadhe ca tam || 114 ||
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tataḥ sa gatvā cāṇakyo dhuri śrāddha upāviśat |
subandhunāmā vipraśca tāmaicchaddhuramātmanaḥ || 115 ||
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tadgatvā śakaṭālena vijñapto nandabhūpatiḥ |
avādīnnāparo yogyaḥ subandhurdhuri tiṣṭhatu || 116 ||
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āgatyaitāṃ ca rājājñāṃ śakaṭālo bhayānataḥ |
na me 'parādha ityuktvā cāṇakyāya nyavedayat || 117 ||
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so 'tha kopena cāṇakyo jvalanniva samantataḥ |
nijāṃ muktvā śikhāṃ tatra pratijñāmakarodimām || 118 ||
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avaśyaṃ hanta nando 'yaṃ saptabhirdivasairmayā |
vināśyo bandhanīyā ca tato nirbhanyunā śikhā || 119 ||
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ityuktavantaṃ kupite yoganande palāyitam |
alakṣitaṃ svagehe taṃ śakaṭālo nyaveśayat || 120 ||
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tatropakaraṇe datte guptaṃ tenaiva mantriṇā |
sa cāṇakyo dvijaḥ kvāpi gatvā kṛtyāmasādhayat || 121 ||
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tadvaśādyoganando 'tha dāhajvaramavāpya saḥ |
saptame divase prāpte pañcatvaṃ samupāgamat || 122 ||
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hatvā hiraṇyaguptaṃ ca śakaṭālena tatsutam |
pūrvanandasute lakṣmīścandragupte niveśitā || 123 ||
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mantritve tasya cābhyarthya bṛhaspatisamaṃ dhiyā |
cāṇakyaṃ sthāpayitvā taṃ sa mantrī kṛtakṛtyatām || 124 ||
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manvāno yoganandasya kṛtavairapratikriyaḥ |
putraśokena nirviṇṇaḥ praviveśa mahadvanam || 125 ||
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iti tasya mukhācchrutvā viprasya sutarāmaham |
kāṇabhūte gataḥ khedaṃ sarvamālokya cañcalam || 126 ||
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khedāc cāham imāṃ draṣṭum āgato vindhyavāsinīm |
tatprasādena dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ smṛtā jātirmayā sakhe || 127 ||
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prāptaṃ divyaṃ ca vijñānaṃ mayoktā te mahākathā |
idānīṃ kṣīṇaśāpo 'haṃ yatiṣye dehamujjhitum || 128 ||
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tvaṃ ca saṃprati tiṣṭheha yāvadāyāti te 'ntikam |
śiṣyayukto guṇāḍhyākhyastyaktabhāṣātrayo dvijaḥ || 129 ||
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so 'pi hyahamiva krodhāddevyā śapto gaṇottamaḥ |
mālyavānnāma matpakṣapātī martyatvamāgataḥ || 130 ||
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tasmai maheśvaroktaiṣā kathanīyā mahākathā |
tataste śāpanirmuktistasya cāpi bhaviṣyati || 131 ||
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evaṃ vararucistatra kāṇabhūternivedya saḥ |
pratasthe dehamokṣāya puṇyaṃ badarikāśramam || 132 ||
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gacchandadarśa gaṅgāyāṃ so 'tha śākāśinaṃ munim |
tatsamakṣaṃ ca tasyarṣeḥ kuśenābhūtkarakṣatiḥ || 133 ||
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tato 'sya rudhiraṃ niryattena śākarasīkṛtam |
ahaṃkāraparīkṣārthaṃ kautukātsvaprabhāvataḥ || 134 ||
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taddṛṣṭvā hanta siddho 'smītyagāddarpamasau muniḥ |
tato vararuciḥ kiṃcidvihasyeva jagāda tam || 135 ||
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jijñāsanāya raktaṃ te mayā śākarasīkṛtam |
yāvannādyāpyahaṃkāraḥ parityaktastvayā mune || 136 ||
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jñānamārge hyahaṃkāraḥ parigho duratikramaḥ |
jñānaṃ vinā ca nāstyeva mokṣo vrataśatairapi || 137 ||
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svargastu na mumukṣūṇāṃ kṣayī cittaṃ vilobhayet |
tasmādahaṃkṛtityāgājjñāne yatnaṃ mune kuru || 138 ||
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vinīyaivaṃ muniṃ tena praṇatena kṛtastutiḥ |
taṃ badaryāśramoddeśaṃ śāntaṃ vararuciryayau || 139 ||
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atha sa nibiḍabhaktyā tatra devīṃ śaraṇyāṃ śaraṇamupagato 'sau martyabhāvaṃ mumukṣuḥ |
prakaṭitanijamūrtiḥ sāpi tasmai śaśaṃsa svayamanalasamutthāṃ dhāraṇāṃ dehamuktyai || 140 ||
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dagdhvā śarīramatha dhāraṇayā tayā taddivyāṃ gatiṃ vararuciḥ sa nijāṃ prapede |
vindhyāṭavībhuvi tataḥ sa ca kāṇabhūtir āsīdabhīpsitaguṇāḍhyasamāgamotkaḥ || 141 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Chapter 5
The Ocean of Story
by C.H. Tawney (2014)
Being C.H. Tawney's Translation of Somadeva's Katha Sarit Sagara (Kathasaritsagara): (Ten Volumes)
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Kathasaritsagar
by Kedarnath Sharma Saraswat (2005)
The Only Edition with the Sanskrit Text and its Hindi Translation (An Old and Rare Book) Set of 3 Vol.
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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)
Katha Sarit Sagar in Marathi
by H. A Bhave (1995)
Set of 5 Volumes; Published by Varada Books, Pune. 2256 pages (Throughout B/W Illustrations).
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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)
[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.
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Galpa Shono
by Abhijit Chattopadhyay (2014)
[গল্প শোনো] Galpa Shono: Bengali Translation of 'Suno Kahani From Katha Sarit Sagar'; 9788126015436; Published by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.
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