Skip to content

Progress:67.3%

x

भयं कच्छिन्न चास्मासु कुतश्चिद्विद्यते महत् । कुतोनिमत्तः शोकस्ते ब्रूहि सर्वहितैषिणि ॥ २-७४-२१

- 'Oh ! well wisher of all ( Kamadhenu ) fear not. Has any great calamity befallen us from any quarter? I hope not. What is the reason for your sorrow? Tell me'. [2-74-21]

english translation

एवमुक्ता तु सुरभिः सुरराजेन धीमता । प्रत्युवाच ततो धीरा वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदा ॥ २-७४-२२

On hearing the sagacious Indra, king of the gods, Kamadhenu, proficient in speech, calmly replied [2-74-22]

english translation

शान्तं पापं न वः किञ्चित्कुतश्चिदमराधिपः । अहं मग्नौ तु शोचामि स्वपुत्रौ विषमे स्थितौ ॥ २-७४-२३

- 'God forbid, Oh ! lord of the Immortals ( Indra ), no calamity has befallen you from any quarter. Only I am in trouble. I am weeping for these pair of bulls, my own sons who are in difficulty. [2-74-23]

english translation

एतौ दृष्ट्वा कृशौ दीनौ सूर्यरश्मिप्रतापितौ । बाध्यमानौ बलीवर्धौ कर्षकेण सुराधिप ॥ २-७४-२४

Oh ! lord of the gods ( Indra ) , when I see them scorched by the rays of the Sun, miserable, emaciated and weeping, beaten by a ploughman, I am immersed in grief. [2-74-24]

english translation

ममकायात्प्रसूतौ हि दुःखितौ भारपीडितौ । यौ दृष्ट्वा परितप्येऽहं नास्ति पुत्रसमः प्रियः ॥ २-७४-२५

These bulls were born from my body and they are oppressed by the burden. Having seen their anguish, I am extremely grieved. There is none so dear as a son.' [2-74-25]

english translation