A certain Yakṣa was cursed by his master for being neglectful of his duty,
And deprived of his great power, became depressed,
Separated from his wife for a year:
He made home in the hermitage of Rāmagiri mountain,
Where the water had been sanctified by the bathing of Janaka’s daughter Sītā
And where the trees give lovely shade. (1)

ある夜叉[ヤクシャ]が己の務めを怠り、主の呪いを受けた
一年の間　大いなる力を削がれ、妻から引き離される苦しみを与えられ
ジャナカの娘[シーター]の沐浴で聖別された水と
やさしき影をつくる木々のある、ラーマの山[ラーマギリ]に住んだ（一）

तं चेद्वायौ सरति सरलस्कन्धसंघट्टजन्मा

बाधेतोल्काक्षपितचमरीवालभारो दवाग्निः ।

अर्हस्येनं शमयितुमलं वारिधारासहस्रैर्

आपन्नार्तिप्रशमनफलाः संपदो ह्युत्तमानाम् ॥ ५३ ॥

When the wind blows on the mountain,
Camarī bird’s tail-feathers may catch fire from the bushfire
Caused by the thick branches of Sarala rubbing each other;
Then you must control it with a thousand of water-floods.
The great ones’ wealth is to fruit in the helping of those afflicted by pain.(53)

その山に、もしも風が吹きすさび　サララの幹が擦れ生じた山の火が
チャマリー鳥の尾羽を燃やして　苦しめるなら
きみは千の雨を以ってそれを鎮めるのだ
降りかかる苦難を払うことに、貴き者の富は実るのだから（五三）

हस्ते लीलाकमलमलकं बालकुन्दानुविद्धं

नीता रोध्रप्रसवरजसा पण्डुतामाननश्रीः ।

चूदापाशे नवकुरबकं चारु कर्णे शिरीषं

सीमन्ते च त्वदुपगमजं यत्र नीपं वधूनाम् ॥ ६५ ॥

There, in the women’s hand, is a red lotus to play with;
Her ringlet is adorned with young Kunda;
The grace of her face is made fair with the pollen of the Rodhra flowers;
On the braids at the head, fresh Kurabaka; on her hairs, lovely Śirīṣa;
And at the hairline, Nīpa which has sprung upon your approach. (65)

手には遊びの赤睡蓮[カマラ]　髪の一房は若きクンダの花で飾り
ロードゥラの花の粉は麗しき面[おもて]をほの白く染め
頭上の髪束には摘みたてのクラバカ　耳元には愛らしきシリーシャ
額の際にはきみの訪れに咲いたニーパの花を、女たちは（六五）

तस्याः किंचित्करधृतमिव प्राप्तवानीरशाखं

हृत्वा नीलं सलिलवसनं मुक्तरोधोनितम्बम् ।

प्रस्थानं ते कथमपि सखे लम्बमानस्य भावि

ज्ञातास्वादो विवृतजघनां को विहातुं समर्थः ॥ ४१ ॥

Like the lady river’s arms, Vānīra branches reach out
To take away her water clothes and expose her hip, the bank.
Of course passing there will be painful;
I know, it is hard, to leave a woman while knowing her taste. (41)

どこかしら　彼女の腕のよう、伸びたヴァーニーラの枝が掴む
青き水の衣を取り除けば、尻の岸辺が露になる
きみの去るのは、友よ、どうしたって、名残惜しくなるだろう
剥きだしの腰の味を知りながら、誰が離れられるというのか（四一）

हस्ते लीलाकमलमलकं बालकुन्दानुविद्धं

नीता रोध्रप्रसवरजसा पण्डुतामाननश्रीः ।

चूदापाशे नवकुरबकं चारु कर्णे शिरीषं

सीमन्ते च त्वदुपगमजं यत्र नीपं वधूनाम् ॥ ६५ ॥

There, in the women’s hand, is a red lotus to play with;
Her ringlet is adorned with young Kunda;
The grace of her face is made fair with the pollen of the Rodhra flowers;
On the braids at the head, fresh Kurabaka; on her hairs, lovely Śirīṣa;
And at the hairline, Nīpa which has sprung upon your approach. (65)

手には遊びの赤睡蓮[カマラ]　髪の一房は若きクンダの花で飾り
ロードゥラの花の粉は麗しき面[おもて]をほの白く染め
頭上の髪束には摘みたてのクラバカ　耳元には愛らしきシリーシャ
額の際にはきみの訪れに咲いたニーパの花を、女たちは（六五）

विश्रान्तः सन्व्रज वननदीतीरजातानि सिञ्चन्न्

उद्यानानां नवजलकनैर्यूथिकाजालकानि ।

गण्डस्वेदापनयनरुजाक्लान्तकर्णोत्पलानां

छायादानात्क्षणपरिचितः पुष्पलावीमुखानाम् ॥ २६ ॥

You will go after the rest, sprikling new water drops
On the buds of Yūthikā, in the gardens on the shore of the forest river.
Give shade and acquaint yourself with the flower-giving girls;
Utpala lotus by their ears are withered sadly from accepting cheak sweat.(26)

休めを終えたら進むんだ　新たなる水の雫で
森の川辺の園にある、ユーティカーの蕾に雨を降らしつつ
耳の睡蓮[ウトパラ]が頬の汗拭うことで傷み萎えた
花集める女の顔に　影を与え束の間親しみつつ（二十六）

रक्ताशोकश्चलकिसलयः केसरश्चात्र कान्तः

प्रत्यासन्नौ कुरबकवृतेर्माधवीमण्डपस्य ।

एकः सख्यास्तव सह मया वामपादाभिलाषी

काङ्क्षत्यन्यो वदनमदिरां दोहदच्छद्मनास्याः ॥ ७५ ॥

The red Aśoka tree’s fresh leaves are wavering and Kesara is lovely
Near the hedge of Kurabaka and the pavillion of Mādhavī.
The former longs for the left foot of your female friend my lover, just like me;
The latter desires her mouthful of wine, pretending it yearns to bloom.(75)

赤きアショーカは若葉を揺らし、ここで　ケーサラは愛らしく
クラバカの垣根　マーダヴィーのあずまやの傍で
一つはきみの女友だちの左足を、私とともに　切に望み
いま一つは彼女の口含んだ酒を　蕾もつものの望みにかこつけ欲す（七五）

गत्युत्कम्पादलकपतितैर्यत्रमन्दारपुष्पैः

कॢप्तच्छेद्यैः कनककमलैःकर्णविभ्रंशिभिश्च ।

मुक्तालग्नस्तनपरिमलैश्छिन्नसूत्रैश्च हारैर्

नैशो मार्गः सवितुरुदये सूच्यते कामिनीनाम् ॥ ७० ॥

When the sun’s aurora reaches, on the way are
Mandāra flowers fallen from ringlet;
Golden lotuses torn, falling off from ears;
And necklaces, their threads broken, scattering pearls fragrant from the perfume on breasts;
Which indicate the nightly path of the love-afflicted women. (70)

かの地では、結い髪からこぼれ落ちたマンダーラの花
耳から落ちて破けた金睡蓮[カマラ]
ちぎれた首飾りの、乳房の香油ふくんだ真珠が
日輪の昇る時、愛に溺れた女どもの夜道を教える（七〇）

तत्रागारं धनपतिगृहानुत्तरेणास्मदीयं

दूराल्लक्ष्यं तदमरधनुश्चारुणा तोरणेन ।

यस्योपान्ते कृतकतनयः कान्तया वर्धितो मे

हस्तप्राप्यस्तवकनमितो बालमन्दारवृक्षः ॥ ७२ ॥

At the north of the Wealth Lord Kubera’s palace,
Our abode will be recognised from faraway;
The splendid arched gate resembles a celestial bow.
The young Mandāra tree there is my adopted son,
Who leans so that his mother, my beloved’s, hands can reach the clustered blossoms. (72)

そこ、富の神クベーラ[ダナパティ]の宮の北に、我らが家はある
弓門の神の弓[にじ]の如き素晴らしさは　遠くからでも分かるだろう
その近く、我が愛しのひとの育てる養い子　若きマンダーラ樹は
花房が彼女の手に届くように、身を傾がせている（七二）

नीपं दृष्ट्वा हरितकपिशं केसरैरर्धरूढैर्

आविर्भूतप्रथममुकुलाः कन्दलीश्चानुकच्छम् ।

दग्धारण्येष्वधिकसुरभिं गन्धमाघ्राय चोर्व्याः

सारङ्गास्ते जललवमुचः सूचयिष्यन्ति मार्गम् ॥ २१ ॥

Nīpas appear green and red with the half-grown stamens;
The first buds of the Kandalīs emerge at the bank;
And the fragrance of the earth in the burnt wilderness increase;
Recognising them, the antelopes will show the path for you, the water-pourer. (21)

ニーパの花の芯が半ば伸びて、緑と赤をなすのを
そして岸辺で初めの蕾を生じさせたカンダリーを見て、
焼野にいやまし立ち上る大地の香を嗅いだ
鹿たちは示すだろう、水の雫もたらす きみの道を（二十一）

हस्ते लीलाकमलमलकं बालकुन्दानुविद्धं

नीता रोध्रप्रसवरजसा पण्डुतामाननश्रीः ।

चूदापाशे नवकुरबकं चारु कर्णे शिरीषं

सीमन्ते च त्वदुपगमजं यत्र नीपं वधूनाम् ॥ ६५ ॥

There, in the women’s hand, is a red lotus to play with;
Her ringlet is adorned with young Kunda;
The grace of her face is made fair with the pollen of the Rodhra flowers;
On the braids at the head, fresh Kurabaka; on her hairs, lovely Śirīṣa;
And at the hairline, Nīpa which has sprung upon your approach. (65)

手には遊びの赤睡蓮[カマラ]　髪の一房は若きクンダの花で飾り
ロードゥラの花の粉は麗しき面[おもて]をほの白く染め
頭上の髪束には摘みたてのクラバカ　耳元には愛らしきシリーシャ
額の際にはきみの訪れに咲いたニーパの花を、女たちは（六五）