युधिष्ठिर उवाच
सहदेव कथं तस्य समीपे विहरिष्यसि ॥
किं वा त्वं तात कुर्वाणः प्रच्छन्नो विचरिष्यसि ॥
सहदेव उवाच
गोसंख्याता भविष्यामि विराटस्य महीपतेः ॥
प्रतिषेद्धा च दोग्धा च संख्याने कुशलो गवाम् ॥
तन्तिपाल इति ख्यातो नाम्ना विदितम् अस्तु ते ॥
निपुणं च चरिष्यामि व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥
अहं हि भवता गोषु सततं प्रकृतः पुरा ॥
तत्र मे कौशलं कर्म अवबुद्धं विशां पते ॥
लक्षणं चरितं चापि गवां यच् चापि मङ्गलम् ॥
तत् सर्वं मे सुविदितम् अन्यच् चापि महीपते ॥
वृषभान् अपि जानामि राजन् पूजितलक्षणान् ॥
येषां मूत्रम् उपाघ्राय अपि वन्ध्या प्रसूयते ॥
सो ऽहम् एवं चरिष्यामि प्रीतिर् अत्र हि मे सदा ॥
न च मां वेत्स्यति परस् तत् ते रोचतु पार्थिव ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
sahadeva kathaṃ tasya samīpe vihariṣyasi ||
kiṃ vā tvaṃ tāta kurvāṇaḥ pracchanno vicariṣyasi ||
sahadeva uvāca
gosaṃkhyātā bhaviṣyāmi virāṭasya mahīpateḥ ||
pratiṣeddhā ca dogdhā ca saṃkhyāne kuśalo gavām ||
tantipāla iti khyāto nāmnā viditam astu te ||
nipuṇaṃ ca cariṣyāmi vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||
ahaṃ hi bhavatā goṣu satataṃ prakṛtaḥ purā ||
tatra me kauśalaṃ karma avabuddhaṃ viśāṃ pate ||
lakṣaṇaṃ caritaṃ cāpi gavāṃ yac cāpi maṅgalam ||
tat sarvaṃ me suviditam anyac cāpi mahīpate ||
vṛṣabhān api jānāmi rājan pūjitalakṣaṇān ||
yeṣāṃ mūtram upāghrāya api vandhyā prasūyate ||
so 'ham evaṃ cariṣyāmi prītir atra hi me sadā ||
na ca māṃ vetsyati paras tat te rocatu pārthiva ||
Yudhishthira asked: "Sahadeva, how will you live near him? What will you do, dear one, moving about in disguise?" Sahadeva answered: "I will become King Virata's cattle-counter, their protector and their milker; I am skilled in counting cows. Know that I will be known by the name Tantipala. I will act with skill; let the fever of your anxiety depart. In the past you always kept me with the cows, lord of the people; I have learned this craft well. The marks of cattle, their behavior, and whatever brings them good fortune -- all this is well known to me, and much else besides. I also know bulls of honored marks, lord: a barren cow need only smell their urine to conceive. So I will live; this work always brings me joy. No one else will recognize me; may this please you, king."
48d8b0a96227 · 发布于 2026年7月16日 17:58:59 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
Sahadeva takes on the care of cattle, and this is no accidental task. In the Vedic order cows are bound up with prosperity, sacrifice, and a peaceful life; to guard them is to uphold the very foundation of well-being.