Mahabharat

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[ष] जरत्कारुर इति परॊक्तं यत तवया सूतनन्दन इच्छाम्य एतद अहं तस्य ऋषेः शरॊतुं महात्मनः ॥ १-३६-१ ॥

'Saunaka said, 'O son of Suta, I wish to understand the reason behind why the illustrious sage, whom you have referred to as Jaratkaru, received that name on earth.' ॥ 1-36-1 ॥

english translation

[Sa] jaratkArura iti paròktaM yata tavayA sUtanandana icchAmya etada ahaM tasya RSeH zaròtuM mahAtmanaH ॥ 1-36-1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

किं कारणं जरत्कारॊर नामैतत परथितं भुवि जरत्कारु निरुक्तं तवं यथावद वक्तुम अर्हसि ॥ १-३६-२ ॥

'Saunaka said, "For what reason is the name Jaratkaru commonly known on earth? Please explain the etymology of the name Jaratkaru as you understand it."' ॥ 1-36-2 ॥

english translation

kiM kAraNaM jaratkAròra nAmaitata parathitaM bhuvi jaratkAru niruktaM tavaM yathAvada vaktuma arhasi ॥ 1-36-2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

[स] जरेति कषयम आहुर वै दारुणं कारु संज्ञितम शरीरं कारु तस्यासीत तत स धीमाञ शनैः शनैः ॥ १-३६-३ ॥

'Sauti said, 'Jara is said to mean waste, and Karu implies huge. This Rishi's body had been huge, and he gradually reduced it by severe ascetic penances.' ॥ 1-36-3 ॥

english translation

[sa] jareti kaSayama Ahura vai dAruNaM kAru saMjJitama zarIraM kAru tasyAsIta tata sa dhImAJa zanaiH zanaiH ॥ 1-36-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कषपयाम आस तीव्रेण तपसेत्य अत उच्यते जरत्कारुर इति बरह्मन वासुकेर भगिनी तथा ॥ १-३६-४ ॥

'He engaged in intense austerity, and that is why he is called Jaratkaru. O Brahman, similarly, Vasuki's sister is named Jaratkaru.' ॥ 1-36-4 ॥

english translation

kaSapayAma Asa tIvreNa tapasetya ata ucyate jaratkArura iti barahmana vAsukera bhaginI tathA ॥ 1-36-4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एवम उक्तस तु धर्मात्मा शौनकः पराहसत तदा उग्रश्रवसम आमन्त्र्य उपपन्नम इति बरुवन ॥ १-३६-५ ॥

'The virtuous Saunaka, when he heard this, smiled and addressing Ugrasravas said, 'It is even so.' ॥ 1-36-5 ॥

english translation

evama uktasa tu dharmAtmA zaunakaH parAhasata tadA ugrazravasama Amantrya upapannama iti baruvana ॥ 1-36-5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript