शान्तिमाप्नोति चैवाग्र्यां कर्मणा तेन शान्तनु: । समा द्वादश तद्राज्ये न ववर्ष यदा विभु: ॥ १४ ॥ शान्तनुर्ब्राह्मणैरुक्त: परिवेत्तायमग्रभुक् । राज्यं देह्यग्रजायाशु पुरराष्ट्रविवृद्धये ॥ १५ ॥
santim apnoti caivagryam karmana tena santanuh sama dvadasa tad-rajye na vavarsa yada vibhuh santanur brahmanair uktah parivettayam agrabhuk rajyam dehy agrajayasu pura-rastra-vivrddhaye
- santim
- youthfulness for sense gratification
- apnoti
- one gets
- ca
- also
- eva
- indeed
- agryam
- principally
- karmana
- by the touch of his hand
- tena
- because of this
- santanuh
- known as Santanu
- samah
- years
- dvadasa
- twelve
- tat-rajye
- in his kingdom
- na
- not
- vavarsa
- sent rain
- yada
- when
- vibhuh
- the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra
- santanuh
- Santanu
- brahmanaih
- by the learned brahmanas
- uktah
- when advised
- parivetta
- faulty because of being a usurper
- ayam
- this
- agra-bhuk
- enjoying in spite of your elder brother’s being present
- rajyam
- the kingdom
- dehi
- give
- agrajaya
- to your elder brother
- asu
- immediately
- pura-rastra
- of your home and the kingdom
- vivrddhaye
- for elevation
Because the King was able to make everyone happy for sense gratification, primarily by the touch of his hand, his name was Santanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for twelve years and the King consulted his learned brahminical advisors, they said, “You are faulty for enjoying the property of your elder brother. For the elevation of your kingdom and home, you should return the kingdom to him.”