Bhartṛhari K149

Ryder

            
            OH, MIGHT I END THE QUEST!
            
            I dug beneath the earth most greedily
            
              In search of hidden treasure;
            
            I smelted ore; I crossed the mighty sea,
            
              Forgetting every pleasure;
            
            I cringed to kings; and muddling all my brains
            
              With magic, lost my rest:
            
            But never got a penny for my pains;
            
              Oh, might I end the quest!

Tawney

            
            I've boldly crossed the stormy brine, I've striven kings to please,
            
            In grave-yards plied my midnight spells, nor cured that fell disease,
            
            Earth's bowels have I searched for wealth, and melted stones with fire,
            
            Thou see'st, no doit rewards my pains, then leave me now, Desire!

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            For buried treasures earth I bored,
            
            I smelted all a mountain's hoard,
            
            I crossed the outrageous boisterous seas,
            
            And for a king's content I sold my ease.
            
            By night I haunted the foul tomb
            
            With spells to waken from their doom
            
            The sleepers. — Did I e'er succeed
            
            A farthing ? — out upon thee, cursèd Greed!

Mādhavānanda

            
            उत्खातं निधिशङ्कया क्षितितलं ध्माता गिरेर्धातवो
            
              निस्तीर्ण: सरितां पतिर्नृपतयो यत्नेन संतोषिता: ।
            
            मन्त्राराधनतत्परेण मनसा नीता: श्मशाने निशा:
            
              प्राप्त: काणवराटकोऽपि न मया तृष्णे सकामा भव ।।३।।
            
            3. The earth have I digged into in quest of precious minerals, and metals from rocks have I smelted; the ocean have I crossed, and the favour of kings have I diligently sought; nights have I spent on burning grounds with my mind occupied with mantras and worship; (1) and not even a broken cowrie have I obtained; be satisfied, therefore, oh Desire!
            
            [1] This forms a part of the mysterious rites to be gone through by those who invoke supernatural agencies for obtaining riches.

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उत्खातं निधिशङ्कया क्षितितलं माता गिरेर्धातवो

निस्तीर्णः सरितां पतिर्नृपतयो यत्नेन संतोषिताः ।

मन्त्राराधनतत्परेण मनसा नीताः इमशाने निशा :

प्राप्तः काणवराटकोपि न मया तृष्णेधुना मुञ्च माम् ॥ ४ ॥

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IV . ( b ) ° तोषि ° ; ° झवेि ०. A. ° सेवि ० . M. ( ० ) निशा :; क्षपा : A. M. ( d )

● भुना मुख्य माम् ; सकामा भव . G. P. J. R. N. Bo.n.

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St. IV -निविशङ्कया = suspecting ( the existence of ) treasures .

Ramarshi renders शङ्का by अभिलाष , for which no authority is

given . ध्माता = अनिना दंग्बो : Ramarshi ; rightly , one of the meanings

of मा being भग्निसंयोग मन्त्राराधन & c . Ramarshi says मन्त्राञ्जप्वां दे

( original है ) क्ता आराध्य निधिं प्राप्स्यामीति भाषेनं रात्रयो निर्गमिता इत्यर्थः . But

it is difficult to get this sense out of the words as they stand .

मन्वाराभन , I think , means मन्त्रसाधन or मन्त्रासद्धि ; साधू and राधू are

synonymous roots , इमशान is the usual place for मन्त्रसाधन , Comp .

Chandakaus ika Act IV . काण = भन्न Rámarshi . - Sdrdalavikridita .

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उत्खातं निधिशङ्कया क्षितितलं ध्माता गिरेर्धातवो

निस्तीर्णः सरितां पतिर्नृपतयो यत्नेन संसेविताः ।

मन्त्राराधनतत्परेण मनसा नीताः श्मशाने निशाः

प्राप्तः काणवराटकोऽपि न मया तृष्णेऽधुना मा भव ॥ १४ ९ ॥

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149 ) W2 . 4 X 2 क्षितितले . A2B1 W2 Xit ध्याता ; Y7 धौता ( for ध्माता ) . - )

J1c . 8 विस्तीर्ण : A3 B2 युद्धेन संतोषिताः ; C D Eo . 2–4 . 5e F1 . 2 ( orig . ) 3. 4 ( m.v. as in text )

H I Jīt W X Y1B . 46.8 T G यत्नेन ( Jit यांतेन ) संतोषिताः ; J1c . 2.3 युद्धे समाराधिताः .

- 0 ) Jit Gst नीता . Eo . 3. 5t H2.3 W1 . 2 X Y 2. 3 T3 स्मशाने ● B1 Est Fam.v. क्षपाः ; Jit

X2 Gst निशा ; J10 निशां ; X 1 निषा ; I3 वने . 4 ) A3 Ba प्राप्तः काणकपर्दकोपि ; C

संप्राप्तो वराटको हि ; Eot . 21 लब्धः काणवराटकोपि ; X प्राप्तं काण . J3 तया ( for मया ) . ABD

Est_F4 , 5_J1c . 2 , 3 X [ 5 ] धुना मुंच मां ; CEstt . F1H I Jat W_Y2-4 T GM

सकामा भव ; E0 . 2 ( and Ec ) F8 [ 5 ] धुना मां त्यज ; F2 [ s ] धुना मुंचति ; Y1 ह्यकामा भव

( for ऽधुना मा भव ) .

BIS . 1170 ( 439 ) Bhartṛ . ed . Bohl . Haeb . and Galan 3. 5. lith . ed . II . 4 .

Yates Skt . Gram . p . 397. Halhed in Bohl . Subhāsh . 287 ; SRB . p . 77. 49 ; SRH .

175. 28 ( Bh . ) ; SRK . p . 66. 4 ( Bh . ) ; SHV . f . 76b . 861 ( Bh . ) ; SS . 35. 4 ; SK . 2 .

201 , 7. 24 ; SU . 1040 ( Bh . ) ; SN . 334 ; SSD . 4. f . 7a ; SSV . 1094 ; JSV . 140. 2 .