Exercise 45

A) Translate into Sanskrit (use the imperfect for the past tense):

१. सङ्घं भिनत्सि ॥ १ ॥
You split the (Buddhist) community.

२. किं महीमभुङ्क्त ॥ २ ॥
Have you enjoyed the earth?

३. किं राज्ञो दानमादत्थाः ॥ ३ ॥ (Or: ... राज्ञा ...)
Have you received a gift from the king?

४. साधो कस्माद्भयेभ्यो न बिभेषि ॥ ४ ॥
Holy man, why do you not fear dangers?

५. पितः कुत्र गच्छन्कुलं जहासि ॥ ५ ॥
Father, where are you going as you leave the family?

६. शूद्रे ऽपि धनिनो ब्राह्मणस्य गृहं भारमबिभः ॥ ६ ॥
Śūdra woman, have you perhaps carried the burden into the house of the rich Brāhmaṇa?

७. देवि कृतपुण्यस्य वैश्यस्य सुखेष्टिं पिपूर्याः ॥ ७ ॥
Goddess, you should fulfill the wish for happiness of the Vaiśya, who has done meritorious deeds.

८. हस्तिनो बन्धनानि न भञ्ज्यात ॥ ८ ॥ (Or: ... न भिन्द्यात ॥)
Elephants, you should not break the bonds.

९. नरसिंह कस्माद्ब्रह्मणि न समादधासि ॥ ९ ॥
You lion-like man, why do you not direct your attention entirely to the Absolute?

१०. कवे कच्चिल्लोकानमिमीथाः ॥ १० ॥
Have you, O poet, perhaps measured the worlds?

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B) Translate:

१. अर्जुन हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीं । तस्माद्भवता योध्यम् ॥ १ ॥
Arjuna, either you will be killed and attain heaven, or you will win and enjoy the earth. Therefore, fighting is to be done by you (you must fight).

२. भवति कथमनन्तदुःखमरुणत् ॥ २ ॥
Venerable one, how have you ended the infinite suffering?

३. ब्राह्मण किमग्नौ घृतमजुहोः ॥ ३ ॥
Brāhmaṇa, have you poured ghee into the sacrificial fire?

४. शत्रो शस्तेण जीवं न छिनत्सि ॥ ४ ॥
Enemy, with the sword you do not split the soul (life).

Fig.: हस्तिनो बन्धनानि न भञ्ज्यात । भिन्द्यात
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