pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्मै जयाशिषः पूर्वं यथान्यायं प्रयुज्य सः। उवाचैनं वचः काले शब्दसंपन्नया गिरा॥
English: He uttered blessings in proper time and addressed him in speech of correct accent and melodious sound.
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क उवाच अन्यस्मिन्करणीये तु कार्ये पार्थिवसत्तम। बाल्यादिवान्यदेव तवं कुरुषे नृपसत्तम॥
English: Uttanka said: O best of kings, you are spending your time like a child when a most important matter urgently demands your attention.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेण स राजा जनमेजयः। अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायं प्रत्युवाच द्विजोत्तमम्॥
English: Sauti said: Having been thus addressed by the Brahmana, king Janamejaya duly saluted him and said to the best of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच आसां प्रजानां परिपालनेन स्वं क्षत्रधर्मं परिपालयामि। प्रब्रूहि मे किं करणीयमद्य येनासि कार्येण समागतस्त्वम्॥
English: Janamejaya said : I perform the duties of my Kshatriya race, by looking after my these subjects. Tell me what is the business that I am to perform by which you are led to come here.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच स एवमुक्तस्तु नृपोत्तमेन द्विजोत्तमः पुण्यकृतां वरिष्ठः। उवाच राजानमदीनसत्वं स्वमेव कार्यं नृपते कुरुष्व॥
English: Sauti said : Having been thus addressed by the best of kings, Janamejaya, the best of Brahmanas, distinguished for good deeds, thus replied, "O king, the business is your own that demands your attention. Therefore do it."
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क उवाच तक्षकेण महीन्द्रेन्द्र येन ते हिंसित: पिता। तस्मै प्रतिकुरुष्व त्वं पन्नगाय दुरात्मने॥
English: Uttanka said : O king of kings, your father was killed by Takshaka, therefore take revenge on that vile serpent for the death of your noble father.
Sanskrit: कार्यकालं हि मन्येऽहं विधिदृष्टस्य कर्मणः। तद्गच्छापचिति राजन्पितुस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: The time has come, I say, for your taking vengeance, ordained by Fate. Go, O king and revenge the death of your noble father,
Sanskrit: ते ह्यनपराधी स दुष्टान्तरात्मना। पञ्चत्वमगमद्राजा वजाहत इव दुमः॥
English: Who was unoffending, but who died like a tree stricken by thunder, having been bitten by this vile serpent.
Sanskrit: बलदर्पसमुत्सितस्तक्षकः पन्नगाधमः। अकार्यं कृतवान्पापो योऽदशत्पितरं तव॥
English: The worst of the serpent race, Takshaka, being intoxicated with power, committed a wicked act when he bit your father.
Sanskrit: राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारममरप्रतिमं नृपम्। यियासुं कश्यपं चैव न्यवर्तयत पापकृत्॥
English: Wicked in his deeds, he even made Kashyapa run away when he was coming for the relief of your god-like father, the protector of the race of royal sages.
Sanskrit: हेतुमर्हसि तं पापं ज्वलिते हव्यवाहने। सर्पसत्रे महाराज त्वरितं तद्विधीयताम्॥
English: It is proper for you to burn the wicked wretch in the blazing fire of a Snake-Sacrifice. Therefore, O king, soon do the needful for it.
Sanskrit: एवं पितुश्चापचितिं कृतवांस्त्वं भविष्यसि। मम प्रियं च सुमहत्कृतं राजन् भविष्यति॥
English: You can thus revenge your father's death. O king, You can thus do me a great favour.
Sanskrit: कर्मणः पृथिवीपाल मम येन दुरात्मना। विघ्नः कृतो महाराज गुर्वर्थं चरतोऽनघ॥
English: O king of the world, my business was obstructed on one occasion by that wretch when I was going (to get a present for my preceptor.)
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतिस्तक्षकाय चुकोप है। उत्तङ्कवाक्यहविषा दीप्तोऽग्निर्हविषा यथा॥
English: Sauti said : The king, having heard these words, got angry on Takshaka. Uttanka's speech inflamed him as ghee does the sacrificial fire.
Sanskrit: अपृच्छत्स तदा राजा मन्त्रिणस्तान्सुदुःखितः। उत्तङ्कस्यैव सान्निध्ये पितुः स्वर्गगति प्रति॥
English: Even in the presence of Uttanka, he sorrowfully asked his ministers the particulars of his father's going to heaven (death).
Sanskrit: तदैव हि स राजेन्द्रो दुःखशोकाल्पुतोऽभवत्। यदैव वृत्तं पितरमुत्तङ्कादशृणोत्तदा॥
English: When he heard all the circumstances of his father's death from Uttanka, the king of kings was overcome with sorrow and pain.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः प्रववृते युद्धं कुरूणां भयवर्धनम्। संजयैः सह राजेन्द्र घोरं देवासुरोपमम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then took place the battle between the Kurus and the Srinjayas, O king, that was as fierce and awful as that between the celestials and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: नरा रथा गजौघाश्च सादिनश्च सहस्रशः। वाजिनश्च पराक्रान्ता: समाजग्मुः परस्परम्॥
English: Men and cars and elephants and elephantwarriors and horsemen by thousands and horses, all very powerful, encountered one another.
Sanskrit: गजानां भीमरूपाणां द्रवता निःस्वनो महान्। अश्रूयत यथा काले जलदानां नभस्तले॥
English: The loud noise of the rushing of dreadful elephants was then heard there, resembling the roars of the clouds in the sky in the rains.
Sanskrit: नागैरभ्याहता: केचित् सरथा रथिनोऽपतन्। व्यद्रवन्त रणे वीरा द्राव्यमाणा मदोत्कटैः॥
English: Some car-warriors, struck by elephants, were deprived of their cars. Dispersed by those infuriate animals, other brave heroes ran away.
Sanskrit: हयौधन पादरक्षांश्च रथिनस्तत्र शिक्षिताः। शरैः सम्प्रेषयामासुः परलोकाय भारत॥
English: Well-trained car-warriors, O Bharata, with their arrows, killed a number of cavalry and infantry that urged and protected the elephants.
Sanskrit: सादिनः शिक्षिता राजन् परिवार्य महारथान्। विचरन्तो रणेऽभ्यघ्नन् प्रासशक्तवृष्टिभिस्तथा।।६।
English: Well-trained horsemen, king, surrounding great car-warriors, moved about in the field, striking and slaying the latter with spears and draft and swords.
Sanskrit: धन्विनः पुरुषाः केचित् परिवार्य महारथान्। एकं बहव आसाद्य प्रययुर्यमसादनम्॥ नागान् रथवरांश्चान्ये परिवार्य महारथाः। सान्तरायोधिनं जघ्नुर्द्रवमाणं महारथम्॥
English: Some bowmen, surrounding great carwarriors, killed them. Encompassing elephant and great warriors of their own class, other great car-warriors killed some mighty one amongst them that fought in the field moving about on all sides.
Sanskrit: तथा च रथिनं क्रुद्धं विकिरन्तं शरान् बहून्। नागा जघ्नुर्महाराज परिवार्य समन्ततः॥
English: Similarly, O king, elephants, encircling individual car-warriors worked up with rage and shooting arrows, killed them.
Sanskrit: नागो नागमभिद्रुत्य रथी च रथिनं रणे। शक्तितोमरनाराचैर्निजने तत्र भारत॥
English: Elephant-warrior rushing against elephantwarrior and car-warrior against car-warrior, in that battle, killed each other with darts and lances and Narachas, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: पादातानवमृद्नन्तो रथवारणवाजिनः। रणमध्ये व्यदृश्यन्त कुर्वन्तो महादाकुलम्॥
English: Cars and elephants and horses, crushing foot-soldiers in the midst of battle, mad a confusion all over.
Sanskrit: हयाश्च पर्यधावन्त चामरैरुपशोभिताः। हंसा हिमवतः प्रस्थे पिबन्त इव मेदिनाम्॥
English: Adorned with yak-tails, horses rushed on all sides, looking like the swans found on the plains at the foot of Himavat. In their speed they seemed as if ready to devour the very earth.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु वाजिना भूमिः खुरैश्चित्रा विशाम्पते। अशोभत यथा नारी करजैः क्षतविक्षता॥
English: The field, O king, marked with the hoofs of horses, looked beautiful like a beautiful woman bearing the marks of (her lover's) nails on her person.
Sanskrit: वाजिनां खुरशब्देन रथनेमिस्वनेन च। पत्तीनां चापि शब्देन नागानां बृंहितेन च॥ वादित्राणां च घोषेण शङ्खानां निनदेन च। अभवन्नादिता भूमिर्निर्घातैरिव भारत॥
English: With the sound caused by the trampling of horses, the wheels of cars, the shouts of footsoldiers, the grunts of clephants, the beating of drums and other musical instruments and the blare of conchs, the earth began to resound as if with deafening peals of thunder.
Sanskrit: धनुषां कूजमानानां शस्त्रौघानां च दीप्यताम्। कवचानां प्रभाभिश्च न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन॥
English: On account of twanging bows and flashing swords and the glittering armour of the worriors everything was so confused there that nothing could be distinctly seen.
Sanskrit: बहवो बाहवश्छिन्ना नागराजकरोपमाः। उद्वेष्टन्ते विचेष्टन्ते वेगं कुर्वन्ति दारुणम्॥
English: Numerous arms, chooped off from human bodies and looking like the tusks of elephants, jumped up and moved furiously about.
Sanskrit: शिरोभिः पतितै ति पततां धरणीतले। च्युतानामिव तालेभ्यस्तालानां श्रूयते स्वनः॥
English: The sound, made, O monarch, by heads falling on the field of battle, resembled that made by the falling fruits of palmyra trees.
Sanskrit: शिरोभिः पतितै ति रुधिराद्रैर्वसुन्धरा। तपनीयनिभैः काले नलिनैरिव भारत॥ उद्वृत्तनयनैस्तैस्तु गतसत्त्वैः सुविक्षतैः। व्यभ्राजत मही राजन् पुण्डरीकैरिवावृता।॥
English: Covered with those lifeless heads with upturned eyes, that were exceedingly mangled the field of battle, O king, looked resplendent as if covered with full-blown lotuses.
Sanskrit: बाहुभिश्चन्दनादिग्धैः सकेयूरैर्महाधनैः। पतितै ति राजेन्द्र महाशक्रध्वजैरिव॥
English: With the fallen arms of the warriors smeared with sandal and adorned with rich Keyuras, the Earth looked resplendent as if strewn with the rich poles set up in Indra's honours.
Sanskrit: ऊरुभिश्च नरेन्द्राणां विनिकृत्तैर्महाहवे। हस्तिहस्तोपमैरन्यैः संवृतं तद् रणाङ्गणम्॥
English: The battle-field-was covered with the things of kings, cut off in that battle and looking like the trunk of elephants.
Sanskrit: कबन्धशतसंकीर्णं छत्रचामरसंकुलम्। सेनावनं तच्छुशुभे वनं पुष्पाचितं यथा॥
English: Covered with hundreds of headless trunks and strewn with umbrellas and yakyails, that vast army looked beautiful like a blossoming forest.
Sanskrit: तत्र योधा महाराज विचरन्तो ह्यभीतवत्। दृश्यन्ते रुधिराक्ताङ्गाः पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः॥
English: Then, on the field of battle, O monarch, warriors moved about fearlessly, their limbs bathed in blood and, therefore, looking like flowering Kinshukas.
Sanskrit: मातङ्गाश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त शरतोमरपीडिताः। पतन्तस्तत्र तत्रैव छिन्नाभ्रसदृशा रणे॥
English: Elephants also, wounded with arrows and lances, dropped down here and there like broken clouds dropped from the sky.
Sanskrit: गजानीकं महाराज वध्यमानं महात्मभिः। व्यदीर्यत दिशः सर्वा वातनुन्ना घना इव॥
English: O king, killed by great warriors, elephant divisions were dispersed in all directions like clouds scattered by the wind.
Sanskrit: ते गजा घनसंकाशा: पेतुरुा समन्ततः। वज्रनुन्ना इव बभुः पर्वता युगसंक्षये॥
English: Those elephants, resembling clouds dropped on the earth like mountai is clapped by a thunder, O lord, at the time of the universal dissolution.
Sanskrit: हयानां सादिभिः सार्धं पतितानां महीतले। राशयः स्म प्रदृश्यन्ते गिरिमात्रस्ततस्ततः॥
English: Horses with their drivers lay in masses on the ground like so many mountains.
Sanskrit: संजज्ञे रणभूमौ तु परलोकवहा नदी। शोणितोदा रथावर्ता ध्वजवृक्षास्थिशर्करा॥
English: A river was formed on the field o, battle, flowing towards the other world. Blood formed its waters and cars its eddies, Standards were its trees, the bones its pebbles.
Sanskrit: भुजनक्रा धनुःस्रोता हस्तिशैला हयोपला। मेदोमजाकर्दमिनी छत्रहंसा गदोडुपा॥
English: The arms were its alligators, bows its current, elephants its large rocks and its smaller ones. Fat and marrow constituted its mire, umbrellas its swans and maces its rafts.
Sanskrit: कवचोष्णीषसंच्छन्ना पताकारुचिरदुमा। चक्रचक्रावलीजुष्टा त्रिवेणूरगसंवृता॥
English: Abounding with armour and head-gears, banners formed its beautiful trees. Wheels formed its swarms of Chakravakas and it was covered with Trivenus and Dandas.
Sanskrit: शूराणां हर्षजननी भीरूणां भयवर्धनी। प्रावर्तत नदी रौद्रा कुरुसृञ्जयसंकुला॥
English: Filling the brave with joy and increasing the fears of the timid, that fierce river flowed the shores of which were filled with Kurus and Srinjayas.
Sanskrit: तां नदी परलोकाय वहन्तीमतिभैस्वाम्। तेरुहिननौभिस्तैः : शूराः परिधबाहवः॥
English: Those brave warriors, with arms resembling bludgeons, by the aid of their cars and animals, acting as rafts and boats crossed that dreadful river which flowed towards the region of the deed.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तदा युद्धे निर्मयादे विशाम्पते। चतुरङ्गक्षये घोरे पूर्वदेवासुरोपमे॥
English: During the course of that battle, O king, in which no consideration was showed by any body for any one and which with awful destruction of the four fold forces, resembled the battle between the celestials and the Asuras in the days of yore.
Sanskrit: व्याक्रोशन् बान्धवानन्ये तत्र तत्र परंतप। क्रोशाद्भिर्दयितैरन्ये भयार्ता न निवतिरे।॥
English: Some warriors, O scorcher of foes, loudly called upon their kinsmen and friends. Some, called upon by crying kinsmen, returned stricken with fear,
Sanskrit: निर्मर्यादे तथा युद्धे वर्तमाने भयानके। अर्जुनो भीमसेनश्च मोहयांचक्रतुः परान्॥
English: During the course of that fierce and dreadful battle, Arjuna and Bhimasena stupefied their foes.
Sanskrit: सा वध्यमाना महती सेना तव नराधिप। अमुह्यत्तत्र तत्रैव योषिन्मदवशादिव॥
English: Your army, O king thus destroyed, swooned away on the field, like a woman under the influence of liquor.
Sanskrit: मोहयित्वा च तां सेनां भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ। दध्मतुर्वारिजौ तत्र सिंहनादांश्च चक्रतुः॥
English: Having stupefied that army, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya blew their conchs and sent forth leonine roars.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैव तु महाशब्दं धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डीनौ। धर्मराजं पुरस्कृत्य मद्रराजमभिद्रुतौ॥
English: On hearing that loud sound Dhristadyumna and Shikhandin, placing king Yudhishthira at their head, rushed against the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: तत्राश्चर्यमपश्याम घोररूपं विशाम्पते। शल्येन सङ्गताः शूरा यदयुध्यन्त भागशः॥
English: Highly wonderful and terrible, O monarch, was the manner in which those heroes, in a body and separately, fought with Shalya.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रौ तु रभसौ कृतास्त्रौ युद्धदुर्मदौ। अभ्ययातां त्वरायुक्तौ जिगीषन्तौ परंतप॥
English: The two energetic sons of Madri, masters of weapons and invincible in battle, proceeded quickly against your army worked up with the desire of victory.
Sanskrit: ततो न्यवर्तत बलं तावकं भरतर्षभ। शरैः प्रणुन्नं बहुधा पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः॥
English: Then your army, O best of Bharata's race, wounded greatly with arrows by the Pandavas eager for victory, took to their heels in the battle.
Sanskrit: वध्यमाना चमूः सा तु पुत्राणां प्रेक्षतां तव। भेजे दिशो महाराज प्रणुन्ना शरवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Thus struck and dispersed by strong bowmen, O king, that army fled away on all sides in the presence of your sons.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारो महाञ्जज्ञे योधानां तव भारत। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाप्यासीद् द्रावितानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: Exclamations of Oh and Alas, O Bharata, arose from among your warriors while some illustrious Kshatriyas among the dispersed combatants, desirous of victory, cried out, saying-stop, stop.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाणां सहान्योन्यं संयुगे जयमिच्छताम्। प्राद्रवन्नेव सम्भग्नाः पाण्डवैस्तव सैनिकाः॥ त्यक्त्वा युद्धे प्रियान् पुत्रान् भ्रातृनथ पितामहान्। मातुलान् भागिनेयांश्च वयस्यानपि भारत॥
English: Despite it, your troops routed by the Pandavas, fled away leaving behind on the field, their dear sons and brothers and maternal uncles and sisters and relatives by marriage and other kinsmen.
Sanskrit: हयान् द्विपांस्त्वरयन्तो योधा जग्मुः समन्ततः। आत्मत्राणकृतोत्साहास्तावका भरतर्षभ॥
English: Driving their horses and elephants to a great speed, thousands of warriors fled away O foremost of Bharata's race, anxious to secure their personal safety only.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तात् पूर्वमुत्पन्नो महानात्मा महामतिः। आदिर्गुणानां सर्वेषां प्रथमः सर्ग उच्यते॥
English: From the unmanifest first originated the Great Soul, gifted with great intelligence, the source of all the qualities. That is said to be the first creation.
Sanskrit: महानात्मा मतिर्विष्णुर्जिष्णुः शम्भुश्च वीर्यवान्। बुद्धिः प्रज्ञोपलब्धिश्च तथा ख्यातिधृतिः स्मृतिः॥ पर्यायवाचकैः शब्दैर्महानात्मा विभाव्यते। तं जानन् ब्राह्मणो विद्वान् प्रमोहं नाधिगच्छति॥
English: The Great Soul has these synonymous words, the Great Soul, Intelligence, Vishnu, Jishnu, Shambhu of great valour, the Understanding, the means of acquiring knowledge, the means of perception, as also fame, courage, and memory. Knowing this, a learned Brahmana has never to meet with delusion.
Sanskrit: सर्वत:पाणिपादश्च सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखः। सर्वत:श्रुतिमाँल्लोके सर्वं व्याप्य स तिष्ठति॥
English: It has hands and feet on every side. It has ears on every side. It pervades every thing in the universe.
Sanskrit: महाप्रभावः पुरुषः सर्वस्य हृदि निश्चितः। अणिमा लघिमा प्राप्तिरीशानो ज्योतिरव्ययः॥
English: Of great power, that Being is stationed in the heart of all. Minuteness. Lightness, and Affluence, are his. His is the hard of all, and at one with effulgence, and knows not decay.
Sanskrit: तत्र बुद्धिविदो लोकाः सद्भावनिरताश्च ये। ध्यानिनो नित्ययोगाश्च सत्वसंधा जितेन्द्रियाः॥ ज्ञानवन्तश्च ये केचिदलुब्धा जितमन्यवः। प्रसन्नमनसो धीरा निर्ममा निरहंकृताः॥
English: In Him are all those who comprehend the nature of the understanding, all those who are devoted to goodness of disposition, all those who practise meditation, who are always devoted to Yoga, who are firm in truth. who have governed their senses, who are gifted with knowledge, who are freed from cupidity, who have conquered anger, who are of cheerful hcarts, who are gifted with wisdom, who are liberated from ideas of mine and thine, and who are devoid of cgoism.
Sanskrit: विमुक्ताः सर्व एवैते महत्त्वमुपयान्त्युत। आत्मनो महतो वेद यः पुण्यां गतिमुत्तमाम्॥
English: All these, shorn of all attachments attain to the status of Greatness. That, person who understands that holy and high goal, viz., the Great Soul becomes freed from delusion.
Sanskrit: अहंकारात् प्रसूतानि पहाभूतानि पञ्च वै। पृथिवी वायुराकाशमायो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम्॥
English: From Egoison were, indeed, born the five great elements. They are earth, air, ether, water and light numbering the fifth.
Sanskrit: तेषु भूतानि युज्यन्ते महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु। ते शब्दस्पर्शरूपेषु रसगन्धक्रियासु च॥
English: In these five great elements, in the matter of the operations of sound, touch, colour, taste, and smell, all creatures become deluded.
Sanskrit: महाभूतविनाशान्ते प्रलये प्रत्युपस्थिते। सर्वप्राणभृतां धीरा महदुत्पद्यते भयम्॥ स धीरः सर्वलोकेषु न मोहमधिगच्छति।
English: When at the close of the destruction of the grcat elements, the dissolution of the universe comes, O wisemen, a great fear possesses all living creatures. However, the man with self realisation and bold enough remains undeviated to that circumstances.
Sanskrit: विष्णुरेवादिसर्गेषु स्वयम्भूर्भवति प्रभुः॥ एवं हि यो वेद गुहाशय प्रभु परं पुराणं पुरुष विश्वरूपम्। हिरण्मयं बुद्धिमतां परां गतिं स बुद्धिमान् बुद्धिमतीत्य तिष्ठति॥
English: The self-create Vishnu becomes the Lord in the primary creations. He who thus knows the Lord lying in the cave, the Supreme, Ancient Being, of universal form, the golded one, the highest goal of all persons gifted with understanding, that intelligent man lives, transcending the understanding.
Sanskrit: हिरण्मयं बुद्धिमतां परां गतिं स बुद्धिमान् बुद्धिमतीत्य तिष्ठति॥
English: The self-create Vishnu becomes the Lord in the primary creations. He who thus knows the Lord lying in the cave, the Supreme, Ancient Being, of universal form, the golded one, the highest goal of all persons gifted with understanding, that intelligent man lives, transcending the understanding.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः काव्यो भृगुश्रेष्ठ समन्युरुपगम्य हा वृषपर्वाणमासीनमित्युवाचाविचारयन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The best of the Bhrigu race, the son of Kavi (Shukra) himself became angry. Coming to the place where Vrishaparva was seated he fearlessly addressed him thus-
Sanskrit: नाधर्मश्चरितो राजन् सद्यः फलति गौरिव। शनैरावय॑मानो हि कर्तुर्मूलानि कृन्तति॥
English: "O king, the sinful acts like the earth immediately do not bear fruit. But they do gradually and secretly cut away the roots of their doer.
Sanskrit: पुत्रेषु वा नतृषु वा न चेदात्मनि पश्यति। फलत्येव ध्रुवं पापं गुरुभुक्तमिवोदरे॥
English: Such fruits, are seen, either in one's ownself, or in one's son, or in one's grandson. Sin must bear fruits, like rich food they cannot be digested.
Sanskrit: यदधात यथा विप्रं कचमाङ्गिरसं तदा। अपापशीलं धर्मज्ञं शुश्रूषं मद्गृहे रतम्॥
English: As you killed the grandson of Rishi Angirasa, the Brahmana Kacha, who was virtuous, learned in religious precepts and attentive to duties, when he lived with me.
Sanskrit: वधादनहतस्तस्य वधाच दुहितुर्मम। वृषपर्वन् निबोधेदं त्यक्ष्यामि त्वां सबान्धवम्। स्थातुं त्वद्विषये राजन् न शक्ष्यामि त्वया सह॥
English: As you have mal-treated my daughter who did not deserve it, O Vrishaparva, know, I shall leave you and all your race. O king, for this reason I can no longer stay with you.
Sanskrit: अहो मामभिजानासि दैत्य मिथ्याप्रलपिनम्। यथेममात्मनो दोषं न नियच्छस्युपेक्षसे॥
English: Do not think, O Danava, that I am raving or I am a liar. You think very little of your faults and do not try to correct them.
Sanskrit: वृषपर्वोवाच नाधर्मं न मृषावादं त्वयि जानामि भार्गव। त्वयि धर्मश्च सत्यं च तत् प्रसीदतु नो भवान्॥ यद्यस्मानपहाय त्वमितो गच्छसि भार्गव। समुद्रं सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामो नान्यदस्ति परायणम्॥
English: Vrishaparva said : O son of Bhrigu, never I attributed to you falsehood or impiety. Virtue and truth ever dwell in you. Be gracious to me. O son of Bhrigu, if you really leave me and go away (from this place), we shall have then to go into the deep bottom of the ocean. There is no other alternative for us.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच समुद्रं प्रविशध्वं वा दिशो वा द्रवतासुराः। दुहितु प्रियं सोढुं शक्तोऽहं दयिता हि मे॥
English: Shukra said: O Asura, I care very little whether you go into the bottom of the sea, of fly away to all directions, I am incapable of bearing my daughter's grief.
Sanskrit: प्रसाद्यतां देवयानी जीवितं यत्र मे स्थितम्। योगक्षेमकरस्तेऽहमिन्द्रस्येव बृहस्पतिः॥
English: My life depends on her. Seek, O Asuras, to please her. As Brihaspati always seeks the good of Indra, so I seek your good with my ascetic powers.
Sanskrit: वृषपर्वोवाच यत् किंचिदसुरेन्द्राणां विद्यते वसु भार्गव। भुवि हस्तिगवाश्वं च तस्य त्वं मम चेश्वरः॥
English: Vrishaparva said : O son of Bhrigu, you are the absolute master of everything that belongs to the Asura chief in this world these elephants, kine and horses, nay even myself.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच यत् किंचिदस्ति द्रविणं दैत्येन्द्राणां महासुर। तस्येश्वरोऽस्मि यद्येषा देवयानी प्रसाद्यताम्॥
English: Shukra said: Ogreat Asura, if it is (really) true that I am the lord over all the wealth of the Asuras, then go and try to please Devayani.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तथेत्याह वृषपर्वा महाकविः। देवयान्यन्तिकं गत्वा तमर्थ प्राह भार्गवः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When the great son of Kavi (Shukra) was thus addressed by Vrishaparva, he went to Devayani and the son of Bhrigu told her all.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच यदि त्वमीश्वरस्तात राज्ञो वित्तस्य भार्गव नाभिजानामि तत् तेऽहं राजा तु वदतु स्वयम्॥
English: Devayani said : O son of Bhrigu, O father, if you are really the lord over the Asura king and all his wealth, then let the king come personally to me and speak it in my presence.
Sanskrit: वृषपर्वोवाच यं काममभिकामासि देवयानि शुचिस्मिते। तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रदास्यामि यदि वापि हि दुर्लभम्॥
English: Vrishaparva said : O Devayani, O lady of sweet smiles, whatever you desire to possess, however difficult it may be to get, I am willing to give you.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच दासी कन्यासहस्रेण शर्मिष्ठामभिकामये। अनु मां तत्र गच्छेत् सा यत्र दद्याच मे पिता॥
English: Devayani said : I desire to have Sharmishtha as my maidservant one thousand other damsels. She must also follow me to the house of him on whom my father will bestow me.
Sanskrit: वृषपर्वोवाच उत्तिष्ठ त्वं गच्छ धात्रि शर्मिष्ठां शीघ्रमानय। यं च कामयते कामं देवयानी करोतु तम्॥
English: Vrishaparva said : O nurse, go and bring quickly Sharmishtha here. Let her also act according to the desire of Devayani.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो धात्री तत्र गत्वा शर्मिष्ठां वाक्यमब्रवीत्। उत्तिष्ठ भद्रे शर्मिष्ठे ज्ञातीनां सुखमावह॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The nurse then went to Sharmishtha and told her, “O amiable Sharmishtha, rise and follow me.
Sanskrit: त्यजति ब्राह्मण: शिष्यान् देवयान्या प्रचोदितः। सायं कामयते कामं स कार्योऽद्य त्वयानघे॥
English: Accomplish the good of your race. Urged by Devayani, the Brahmana (Shukra) is about to leave his disciples (the Asuras). O sinless lady, you must do as Devayani desires."
Sanskrit: शर्मिष्ठोवाच यं सा कामयते कामं करवाण्यहमद्य तम्। यद्येवमाह्वयेच्छुक्रो देवयानीकृते हि माम्। मद्दोषान्मा गमच्छुक्रो देवयानी च मत्कृते॥
English: Sharmishtha said : I shall cheerfully do as Devayani desires. Both Shukra and Devayani, must not leave the Asuras through any fault of mine.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कन्यासहस्रेण वृता शिबिकया तदा। पितुर्नियोगात् त्वरिता निश्चक्राम पुरोत्तमात्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been commanded by her father, Sharmishtha with one thousand maidens came out of her father's excellent palace.