We   are   under   the   care   and   control   of   our   father   and   we   are
not   independent.   May   you   seek   the   consent   of   our   father.   If
he   would   decide   to   offer   us   to   you,   it   is   your   good   luck   (3).
    
tEn   papan¤bÓDEn   vcn|   n   p#t£ÅCta   .
ev|   b#¤vÓÏy:   svaI:   Þm   vay¤na   ¢nhta   B¦Sm¯   ¡4¡

tEn

that

papan¤bÓDEn

following the unrighteous path

vcn|

words

n

not

p#t£ÅCta

agreeable to

ev|	as said above

b#¤vÓÏy:

speaking

svaI:

all

Þm:

are

vay¤na

by the god of wind

¢nhta:

punished

B¦Sm¯

severely

 
We,   who   spoke   in   the   above   manner,   have   been   severely
punished   by   that   wind   god,   who   did   not   lend   his   ears   to
the   righteous   advice   of   ours   but   who   had   taken   to
unrighteous   path'   (4).  
tasa|   t¤   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   raja   prmDa¢mIk:   .
p#Ïy¤vac   mhatEja   kÓyaStmn¤äOmm¯   ¡5¡

tasa|

their

t¤

indeed

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

raja

king

prmDa¢mIk:

highly righteous

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

mhatEja:

of great radiance

kÓyaSt|

the hundred maidens

An¤äOmm¯

unparalleled

 
That   king,   who   was   extremely   radiant   and   righteous,   having
listened   to   their   words,   replied   to   those   unparalleled   bevy
of   a   hundred   girls   (5).  
XaÓt|   Xmavta|   p¤æy:   ktIÛy|   s¤mht¯   k]tm¯   .
eEkmÏym¤pagØy   kl·avE¢Xt|   mm   ¡6¡

XaÓt|

patience

Xmavta|

among the patient

p¤æy:

O! Maidens!

ktIÛy|

what is to be done

s¤mht¯

fittingly

k]tm¯

done by you

eEkmÏy|

unity

upagØy

practising

kl|

lineage

c

also

AvE¢Xt|

has been honoured

mm

my

 
`O!   Daughters!   You   have   exhibited   patience   of   the   highest
degree,   as   is   wont   with   those   who   possess   tolerance.   Being
united   among   yourselves,   you   have   also   safeguarded   the
dignity   of   my   clan   (6).
  
AlÄðaraE   ¢h   nar£Na|   Xma   ¢h   p¤âxÞy   va   ¡7¡

AlÄðar:

enhancer of status

¢h

alone

nar£Na|

to women

Xma

patience

¢h

alone

p¤âxÞy

to men

va

also

It   is   well-known   that   for   both   women   and   men,   tolerance
is   indeed   an   ornament   (7).
 
ѤÝkr|   tÅc   v:   XaÓt|   ¢æOdSEx¤   ¢vSExt:   .
yaS£   v:   Xma   p¤æy:   svaIsam¢vSExt:   ¡8¡

ѤÝkr|

rare

tt¯

that

c

and

v:

your

XaÓt|

observing patience

¢æOdSEx¤

in the matter of the gods

¢vSExt:

specially

yaS£	of what nature

v:

to you

Xma

patience

p¤æy:

(my) Daughters!

svaIsa|

of all

A¢vSExt:

practised uniformly

On   your   part,in   respect   of   matters   relating   to   gods,   that
you   had   exhibited   tolerance   is   a   great   virtue.   O!   Daughters!
The   forbearance   all   of   you     together   have   shown   cannot   be
compared   to   anything   (8).
  
Xma   dan|   Xma   sÏy|   Xma   yåOà   p¤¢æOka:   .
Xma   yS:   Xma   DmI:   Xmaya|   ¢v¢¿t|   jgt¯   ¡9¡

Xma

patience

dan|

charity

Xma

patience

sÏy|

truth

yåO:

sacrifice

c

and

p¤¢æOka:

O! Maidens!

Xma

patience

yS:

fame

Xma

patience

DmI:	righteousness

Xmaya|

in patience

¢v¢¿t|

stands

jgt¯

the world

 
O!   Daughters!   Tolerance   is   charity,   tolerance   is   truth, tolerance   is   sacrifice,   tolerance   is   fame,   tolerance   is righteousness   and   the   universe   is   superimposed   on tolerance'   (9).  
¢vs¦Çy   kÓya:   kakt¯ÞT   raja   ¢æOdS¢v@m:   .
mÓæOåOaE   mÓæOyamas   p#dan|   sh   m¢ÓæO¢B:   . 
dESE   kalE   p#danÞy   sSE   p#¢tpadnm¯   ¡10¡

¢vs¦Çy

sending away

kÓya:

the maidens

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

raja

the king

¢æOdS¢v@m:

equalling the gods in valour

mÓæOåO:

knower of the nuances of consultation

mÓæOyamas

went into conclave

p#dan|

in the matter of gifting

sh	along with

m¢ÓæO¢B:

the ministers

dESE

place

kalE

time

p#danÞy

giving away in marriage (his daughters)

sSE

suitable

p#¢tpadnm¯

the act of

 
O!   Descendant   of   the   Kakutstha   clan!   Having   discharged
the   (hundred)   dames,   that   king   equal   to  the gods in valour
and   knowing   about   the   utility   of   counsel,   went   into   a
conclave   with   his   ministers   regarding   the   marriage,   the
time   and   place   therefor,   as   also   the   person   to   whom
they   may   be   offered   as   brides   (10).