तस्माच् चतुर्णां वंशानां स्थापयित्री सुता मम ॥
इयं सुरसुतप्रख्या सर्वधर्मोपचायिनी ॥
सदा देवमनुष्याणाम् असुराणां च गालव ॥
काङ्क्षिता रूपतो बाला सुता मे प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥
अस्याः शुल्कं प्रदास्यन्ति नृपा राज्यम् अपि ध्रुवम् ॥
किं पुनः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां द्वे चतुःशते ॥
स भवान् प्रतिगृह्णातु ममेमां माधवीं सुताम् ॥
अहं दौहित्रवान् स्यां वै वर एष मम प्रभो ॥
प्रतिगृह्य च तां कन्यां गालवः सह पक्षिणा ॥
पुनर् द्रक्ष्याव इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रतस्थे सह कन्यया ॥
tasmāc caturṇāṃ vaṃśānāṃ sthāpayitrī sutā mama ||
iyaṃ surasutaprakhyā sarvadharmopacāyinī ||
sadā devamanuṣyāṇām asurāṇāṃ ca gālava ||
kāṅkṣitā rūpato bālā sutā me pratigṛhyatām ||
asyāḥ śulkaṃ pradāsyanti nṛpā rājyam api dhruvam ||
kiṃ punaḥ śyāmakarṇānāṃ hayānāṃ dve catuḥśate ||
sa bhavān pratigṛhṇātu mamemāṃ mādhavīṃ sutām ||
ahaṃ dauhitravān syāṃ vai vara eṣa mama prabho ||
pratigṛhya ca tāṃ kanyāṃ gālavaḥ saha pakṣiṇā ||
punar drakṣyāva ity uktvā pratasthe saha kanyayā ||
Yayāti said: 'Therefore, here is my daughter, who will become the founder of four lineages. She resembles a daughter of the gods, upholds all dharma, and by her beauty is ever desired by gods, men, and asuras, O Gālava. Accept my young daughter. For her, kings will certainly give even a kingdom — what then to speak of four hundred black-eared horses? May your honor accept this daughter of mine, Mādhavī. Then I shall become possessed of a grandson through a daughter; this is the desired blessing for me, O lord.' Having accepted the maiden, Gālava, together with the bird, said, 'We shall meet again,' and set out on his way with her.
fabfb7b73b30 · 发布于 2026年7月17日 05:35:25 UTC
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Yayāti offers not money but Mādhavī, because through her Gālava's aim can be achieved. The verse shows at once the ancient social mechanism of bride-price and Yayāti's personal wish for a grandson. For the narrative, Mādhavī becomes a means of fulfilling the vow, yet her greatness is already marked: she is capable of establishing four lineages.