kamDEn¤|   v¢s¿aE{¢p   yda   n   ÏyjtE   m¤¢n:   .
tda{Þy   Sbla|   ram   ¢váa¢mæOaE{ÓvkxIt      ¡ 1¡ 

kamDEn¤|

that wishyielding cow (Kamadhenu, i.e. Sabala)

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

A¢p

also

yda

when

n

not

ÏyjtE

gives up

m¤¢n:

sage

tda

then

AÞy

his

Sbla|

Sabala

ram

O! Rama!

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

AÓvkxIt

forcibly pulled

 
O!   Rama!   When   the   sage   and   seer   Vasishta   declined   to   give
away   Kamadhenu   (Sabala),   Viswamitra   forcibly   tried   to   drag
his   Sabala   away   (1).  
n£ymana   t¤   Sbla   ram   raMa   mhaÏmna   .
Ѥ:¢Kta   ¢cÓtyamas   âdt£   SaEkk¢SIta      ¡ 2¡

n£ymana

being pulled

t¤

verily

Sbla

Sabala

ram

O! Rama!

raåOa

by the king

mhaÏmna

famed in all the three worlds

Ѥ:¢Kta

in sorrow

¢cÓtyamas

thought to itself

âdt£

wailing

SaEkk¢SIta

writhing in grief

 
O!   Rama!   That   Sabala, being   thus   forcibly   taken   away   by   that
great   king,   in   a   state   of   sorrow-afflicted   mind,   thought   over
the   matter,   all   the   while   weeping   (2).  
p¢rÏy³a   v¢s¿En   ¢kmh|   s¤mhaÏmna    .
ya{h|   rajBzWd£na   ¢»yEy|   B¦SѤ:¢Kta   ¡3¡

p¢rÏy³a

abandoned

v¢s¿En

by Vasishta

¢k|

what

Ah|

I

s¤mhaÏmna

that greatly righteous soul

ya	that which

Ah|

I

rajBzW:

the king's soldiers

d£na	in a piteous state

¢»yEy|

being taken away forcibly

B¦SѤ:¢Kta

subject to great agony

 
`Being   taken   away   by   force   by   the   soldiers   of   the   king,   in  a
pitiable   state   and   steeped   in   sorrow,   am   I   being   abandoned   by
Vasishta, who is renowned in the   worlds   as   a high-souled   person ? (3)
 
¢k|   mya{pk]t|   tÞy   mhxIBaI¢vtaÏmn:     .
yÓmamnags|   B³a¢m¾a|   Ïyj¢t   Da¢mIk:   ¡ 4¡

¢k|

what

mya

by me

Apk]t|

offence

tÞy

for him

mhxI:

the great sage

Ba¢vtaÏmn:

all-knowing

yt¯

by what

ma|

me

Anags|

always pleasing

B³a|

devout

i¾a|

dear

Ïyj¢t

abandons

Da¢mIk:

this righteous person

 
Have   I   committed   any   offence   towards   that   great   sage, who   is
a   realised   one,   for   that   soul   of   righteousness   does   not come to
my   rescue,   though   I   am   dear   and   devoted   to   him   and
always   bent   upon   giving   him   pleasure?   (4)  
i¢t   s¢·Ót¢yÏva   t¤   ¢n:áÞy c p¤n: p¤n:   .
jgam   vEgEn   tda   v¢s¿|   prmaWjsm¯        ¡ 5¡

i¢t

thus

s¢·Ót¢yÏva

thinking within

t¤

inded

¢n:áÞy

sighing

c

and

p¤n:

again

p¤n:

and again

jgam

went

vEgEn

in haste

tda

then

v¢s¿|

to Vasishta

prmaWjsm¯

of great effulgence

Pondering   over   like   this   and   repeatedly   breathing   hard,   (it)   then
went   quickly   to   the   presence   of   Vasishta   of   great   prowess   (5).  
¢nD¥Iy   ta|Þtda   B¦ÏyaM¯ÅCtS:   SæO¤s¥dEn   .
jgama¢nlvEgEn   padm¥l|   mhaÏmn:          ¡ 6¡

¢nD¥Iy

shaking off

tan¯

those

tda

then

B¦Ïyan¯

servants

StS:	in hundreds

SæO¤s¥dEn

O! Scorcher of foes!

jgam

went

A¢nlvEgEn

with the speed of wind

padm¥l|

to the feet

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled one

 
O!   Destroyer   of   enemies!   Thus,   shaking   off   those   hundreds   of
soldiers,   (Sabala)   reached   the   feet   of   that   high-souled   (Vasishta)
one,   with   the   speed   of   wind   (6).
 
Sbla   sa   âdÓt£   c   @aESÓt£   cEdmb#v£t¯   .
v¢s¿Þyag#t:   ¢ÞTÏva   mEGѤÓѤ¢Bra¢vN£          ¡ 7¡

Sbla

Sabala

sa

she

âdÓt£

crying

c

and

@aESÓt£

wailing

c

and

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

said

v¢s¿Þy

of Vasishta

Ag#t:

in front

¢ÞTÏva

standing

mEGѤÓѤ¢Bra¢vN£

with the sound of the clash of clouds and celestial drums

 
That   Sabala   spoke   thus,   sobbing   and   crying   aloud,   positioning
in   front   of   Vasishta   and   with   a   voice   resembling   the clash of
clouds   and   the   celestial   drums   (7).  
Bgvn¯   ¢k|   p¢rÏy³a   Ïvya{h|   b#'N:   s¤t   .
yÞmad#ajBza   ma|   ¢h   nyÓtE   ÏvÏskaSt:     ¡ 8¡

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

¢k|

what

p¢rÏy³a

have been abandoned

Ïvya

by you

Ah|

I

b#'N:   s¤t

O! Son of Lord Brahma!

yÞmat¯

for what reason

rajBza:

the king's soldiers

ma|

me

¢h

indeed

nyÓtE

are leading away

Ïvt¯

your

skaSt:

protection

`O!   Son   of   Brahma!   O!   Lord!   Have   I   been   abandoned   by   you,
for   the   soldiers   of   the   king   are   taking   me   away   from   your
control?   '   (8)  
evm¤³Þt¤   b#'¢xI¢rd|   vcnmb#v£t¯        .
SaEksÓtçO¶dya|   Þvsar¢mv   Ѥ:¢Ktam¯   ¡ 9¡

ev|

thus

u³:

spoken

t¤

at once

b#'¢xI:

the Brahminical sage

id|

this

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

SaEksÓtçO¶dya|

the one with a heart writhing in grief

Þvsar|

coborn

iv

like

Ѥ:¢Ktam¯

steeped in sorrow

 
Being   spoken   to   thus,   that   Brahminical   sage   replied   to   her, who   was   like   a   sister   to   him   and   whose   heart   was   in   grief   and
who   was   in   deep   misery   (9).  
n   Ïva|   Ïyja¢m   SblE   na{¢p mE{pk]t| Ïvya .
ex   Ïva|   nytE   raja   blaÓmäOaE   mhabl:    ¡ 10¡

n

not

Ïva|

you

Ïyja¢m

(I) forsake

SblE	O! Sabala!

n

not

A¢p

also

mE

to me

Apk]t|

offence

Ïvya	by you (done)

ex:	this one (King Viswamitra)

Ïva|

you

nytE

leads

raja

king

blat¯

forcibly

mäO:

from me

mhabl:

of great strength

`I   am   not   abandoning   you,   O!   Sabala!   Nor   have you given me
any   offence.   This   king   who   is   of   great   might   is   taking   you
away   from   me   forcibly   (10).