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नारद उवाच । सूतोऽयं मातलिर्नाम शक्रस्य दयितः सुहृत् । शुचिः शीलगुणोपेतस्तेजस्वी वीर्यवान्बली॥५-१०२-१॥
Nārada said: “This charioteer is named Mātali—beloved and a trusted friend of Śakra (Indra). He is pure, endowed with good conduct and virtues, radiant, energetic, and strong.”
english translation
शक्रस्यायं सखा चैव मन्त्री सारथिरेव च । अल्पान्तरप्रभावश्च वासवेन रणे रणे॥५-१०२-२॥
“He is also Śakra’s companion, counsellor, and charioteer. In each engagement and stratagem, he acts in close coordination with Vāsava (Indra), with scarcely any interval between their actions.”
english translation
अयं हरिसहस्रेण युक्तं जैत्रं रथोत्तमम् । देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु मनसैव नियच्छति॥५-१०२-३॥
“He controls, by mind alone, that supreme victorious chariot yoked with a thousand bay steeds, in the conflicts between devas and asuras.”
english translation
अनेन विजितानश्वैर्दोर्भ्यां जयति वासवः । अनेन प्रहृते पूर्वं बलभित्प्रहरत्युत॥५-१०२-४॥
“With him—through horses already brought under control—Vāsava (Indra) achieves victory by his own arms. When this one strikes first, Balabhit (Indra, ‘slayer of Bala’) then delivers his decisive blows.”
english translation
अस्य कन्या वरारोहा रूपेणासदृशी भुवि । सत्त्वशीलगुणोपेता गुणकेशीति विश्रुता॥५-१०२-५॥
“He has a daughter, a distinguished young woman, unmatched on earth in beauty. Endowed with character, conduct, and virtues, she is renowned as Guṇakeśī.”
english translation