Mahabharat
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अथाप्सरा मेनका सा तं गर्भं भृगुनन्दन उत्ससर्ज यथाकालं सथूलकेशाश्रमं परति ॥ १-८-६ ॥
'And Menaka, the celestial nymph of the Bhrigu lineage, when her time came, gave birth to a child near the hermitage of Sthulakesa.'॥ 1-8-6 ॥
english translation
athApsarA menakA sA taM garbhaM bhRgunandana utsasarja yathAkAlaM sathUlakezAzramaM parati ॥ 1-8-6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउत्सृज्य चैव तं गर्भं नद्यास तीरे जगाम ह कन्याम अमर गर्भाभां जवलन्तीम इव च शरिया ॥ १-८-७ ॥
'And leaving the newborn infant on the riverbank, O Brahmana, Menaka, the celestial nymph, devoid of compassion and shame, departed.'॥ 1-8-7 ॥
english translation
utsRjya caiva taM garbhaM nadyAsa tIre jagAma ha kanyAma amara garbhAbhAM javalantIma iva ca zariyA ॥ 1-8-7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतां ददर्श समुत्सृष्टां नदीतीरे महान ऋषिः सथूलकेशः स तेजस्वी विजने बन्धुवर्जिताम ॥ १-८-८ ॥
'And the Rishi, Sthulakesa, of great ascetic power, discovered the infant lying forsaken in a lonely part of the river-side.'॥ 1-8-8 ॥
english translation
tAM dadarza samutsRSTAM nadItIre mahAna RSiH sathUlakezaH sa tejasvI vijane bandhuvarjitAma ॥ 1-8-8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस तां दृष्ट्वा तदा कन्यां सथूलकेशॊ दविजॊत्तमः जग्राहाथ मुनिश्रेष्ठः कृपाविष्टः पुपॊष च ववृधे सा वरारॊहा तस्याश्रमपदे शुभा ॥ १-८-९ ॥
'Sthulakesa, the eminent sage, upon seeing the abandoned maiden, then, infused with compassion, graciously took her in his arms and nurtured her. The auspicious damsel grew up in the virtuous hermitage.'॥ 1-8-9 ॥
english translation
sa tAM dRSTvA tadA kanyAM sathUlakezò davijòttamaH jagrAhAtha munizreSThaH kRpAviSTaH pupòSa ca vavRdhe sA varAròhA tasyAzramapade zubhA ॥ 1-8-9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपरमदाभ्यॊ वरा सा तु सर्वरूपगुणान्विता ततः परमद्वरेत्य अस्या नाम चक्रे महान ऋषिः ॥ १-८-१० ॥
'She, excelling all in beauty and adorned with diverse virtues, was given the name Paramadvara by the great sage.'॥ 1-8-10 ॥
english translation
paramadAbhyò varA sA tu sarvarUpaguNAnvitA tataH paramadvaretya asyA nAma cakre mahAna RSiH ॥ 1-8-10 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript