The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.281.53
Mahābhārata 3.281.53
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.281.53
varātisargaḥ śataputratā mama tvayaiva datto hriyate ca me patiḥ |
varaṃ vṛṇe jīvatu satyavānayaṃ tavaiva satyaṃ vacanaṃ bhaviṣyati || 53 ||
Therefore, among other boons, I ask for this, may this Satyavan be restored to life! Deprived of my husband, I am as one dead! Without my husband, I do not wish for happiness. Without my husband, I do not wish for heaven itself. Without my husband, I do not wish for prosperity. Without my husband, I cannot make up my mind to live! Thou thyself hast bestowed on me the boon, namely, of a century of sons; yet thou takest away my husband! I ask for this boon, 'May Satyavan be restored to life, for by that thy words will be made true.'"
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit