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किमागमनकृत्यं ते किं कुर्मः शासनं तव । आज्ञाप्या हि वयं सर्वे तव पुत्रास्तपोधने॥५-११९-२१॥
“For what purpose have you come, and what shall we do according to your command? Truly, we are all to be directed by you—your sons, O possessor of ascetic wealth.”
english translation
तेषां तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा माधवी परया मुदा । पितरं समुपागच्छद्ययातिं सा ववन्द च॥५-११९-२२॥
Hearing their words, Mādhavī, filled with great joy, approached her father Yayāti and paid him reverence.
english translation
दृष्ट्वा मूर्ध्ना नतान्पुत्रांस्तापसी वाक्यमब्रवीत् । दौहित्रास्तव राजेन्द्र मम पुत्रा न ते पराः । इमे त्वां तारयिष्यन्ति दिष्टमेतत्पुरातनम्॥५-११९-२३॥
Seeing the sons bow with heads lowered, the ascetic woman spoke: “O best of kings, these are your grandsons—my sons, not strangers to you. They will raise you from your fallen state; such is the ancient ordinance of destiny.”
english translation
अहं ते दुहिता राजन्माधवी मृगचारिणी । मयाप्युपचितो धर्मस्ततोऽर्धं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥५-११९-२४॥
“O king, I am your daughter Mādhavī, dwelling as a forest ascetic. I too have gathered dharma; please accept half of that merit.”
english translation
यस्माद्राजन्नराः सर्वे अपत्यफलभागिनः । तस्मादिच्छन्ति दौहित्रान्यथा त्वं वसुधाधिप॥५-११९-२५॥
“O king, since all people share in the ‘fruit’ of offspring, they therefore desire grandsons through daughters as well—just as you do, O lord of the earth.”
english translation