Mahabharat

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[नारद] अहॊ बत महत पापं सावित्र्या नृपते कृतम अजानन्त्या यद अनया गुणवान सत्यवान वृतः ।। ३-२७८-११ ।।

sanskrit

'Upon hearing these words of hers, Narada exclaimed, "Alas, O king! Savitri has committed a grave mistake. Unaware of his fate, she has chosen Satyavan — a youth endowed with every noble quality — as her husband!"' ।। 3-278-11 ।।

english translation

[nArada] ahò bata mahata pApaM sAvitryA nRpate kRtama ajAnantyA yada anayA guNavAna satyavAna vRtaH || 3-278-11 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/278/12

सत्यं वदत्य अस्य पिता सत्यं माता परभाषते ततॊ ऽसय बराह्मणाश चक्रुर नामैतत सत्यवान इति ।। ३-२७८-१२ ।।

sanskrit

'Truth dwells on his father’s lips, and his mother too speaks with unwavering truth. Therefore, the Brahmanas named the boy Satyavān, the embodiment of truth.' ।। 3-278-12 ।।

english translation

satyaM vadatya asya pitA satyaM mAtA parabhASate tatò 'saya barAhmaNAza cakrura nAmaitata satyavAna iti || 3-278-12 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/278/13

बालस्यावाः परियाश चास्य करॊत्य अश्वांश च मृन मयान चित्रे ऽपि च लिखत्य अश्वांश चित्राश्व इति चॊच्यते ।। ३-२७८-१३ ।।

sanskrit

'As a child, he loved horses dearly, molding them from clay and sketching their forms with care. And thus, for his fondness and skill, he came to be known as Chitraswa — 'he who draws horses.'' ।। 3-278-13 ।।

english translation

bAlasyAvAH pariyAza cAsya karòtya azvAMza ca mRna mayAna citre 'pi ca likhatya azvAMza citrAzva iti còcyate || 3-278-13 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/278/14

[राजा] अपीदानीं स तेजस्वी बुद्धिमान वा नृपात्मजः कषमावान अपि वा शूरः सत्यवान पितृनन्दनः ।। ३-२७८-१४ ।।

sanskrit

'The king then asked, "And is Prince Satyavān — the joy of his father — truly endowed with energy, intelligence, patience, and courage?"' ।। 3-278-14 ।।

english translation

[rAjA] apIdAnIM sa tejasvI buddhimAna vA nRpAtmajaH kaSamAvAna api vA zUraH satyavAna pitRnandanaH || 3-278-14 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/278/15

[नारद] विवस्वान इव तेजस्वी बृहस्पतिसमॊ मतौ महेन्द्र इव शूरश च वसुधेव कषमान्वितः ।। ३-२७८-१५ ।।

sanskrit

'Narada replied, 'Satyavān rivals the sun in energy, matches Bṛhaspati in wisdom, is as courageous as Indra, and as steadfast in forbearance as the Earth herself.'' ।। 3-278-15 ।।

english translation

[nArada] vivasvAna iva tejasvI bRhaspatisamò matau mahendra iva zUraza ca vasudheva kaSamAnvitaH || 3-278-15 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript