कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

( १०६ ) besides this—the things enumerated in the first three lines of the verse तपः फलं—तपसः फलं the fruit of penance Shiva means to say that Parvati being already in possession of all those things, namely noble birth, excessive beauty, happiness of wealth and young age, for the acquisition of which people generally resort to practise penance, he failed to understand the cause of her penance and so asked the question 41. CHANGE OF VOICE :—प्रथमस्य वेधसः कुले प्रसृत्या ( भूयते ), वपुषा त्रिलोकसौन्दर्येण इव उदितेन ( भूयते ), ऐश्वर्य- सुखेन अमृग्येन ( भूयते ), वयसा नवेन ( भूयते ), अतः परं केन तपः फलेन भूयेत इति ( त्वया ) उच्यताम् ॥ ४१ ॥ HINDI TRANSLATION :—( मनुष्य जाति के ) प्रथम उत्पादक ब्रह्मा के वंश में ( तुम्हारा ) जन्म है, शरीर मानो तीनों लोकों की सुन्दरता एकत्रित हो गई हो, सम्पत्ति का सुख (तुम्हें) ढूँढना नहीं, आयु नई है, तो बताओ तो इससे बढ़ कर और क्या तपस्या का फल हो सकता है ? ॥ ४१ ॥ ENGLISH TRANSLATION —( Thy ) birth is in the family of Brahman, the first creator ; body is as if it were the manifestation of the ( collected ) beauty of the three worlds , happiness of affluence need not be sought after ( by thee ), age is fresh Then, please tell what else than these can be the fruit of penance ? 41 कु० सं०—३