Text 10
sa samrāṭ kasya vā hetoḥ
pāṇḍūnāṁ māna-vardhanaḥ
prāyopaviṣṭo gaṅgāyām
anādṛtyādhirāṭ-śriyam
saḥ — he; samrāṭ — the Emperor; kasya — for what; vā — or; hetoḥ — reason; pāṇḍūnām — of the sons of Pāṇḍu; māna-vardhanaḥ — one who enriches the family; prāya-upaviṣṭaḥ — sitting and fasting; gaṅgāyām — on the bank of the Ganges; anādṛtya — neglecting; adhirāṭ — acquired kingdom; śriyam — opulences.
マハラージ・パリクシットは偉大な皇帝で、彼は手にした王国のすべての富を所有した。彼の評判は非常に高く、パンドゥ王朝の威光を彼が増していた。その彼がなぜにすべてを捨ててガンジス川の岸辺に座り、死が訪れるまで断食をしたのか？
Mahārāja Parīkṣit was the Emperor of the world and all the seas and oceans, and he did not have to take the trouble to acquire such a kingdom by his own effort. He inherited it from his grandfathers Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and brothers. Besides that, he was doing well in the administration and was worthy of the good names of his forefathers. Consequently there was nothing undesirable in his opulence and administration. Then why should he give up all these favorable circumstances and sit down on the bank of the Ganges, fasting till death? This is astonishing, and therefore all were eager to know the cause.