pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गदामुसलरुग्णानां भिन्नानां च वरासिभिः। दन्तिदन्तावभिन्नानां मृदितानां च दन्तिभिः॥ तत्र तत्र नरौघाणां क्रोशतामितरेतरम्। शुश्रुवुर्दारुणा वाचः प्रेतानामिव भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, crushed with maces and clubs, cut off with tempered swords pierced and grinned by the tusks of elephants, the combatants sent forth heart-rending wails as those of men doomed to hell.
Sanskrit: हयैरपि हयारोहाश्चामरापीडधारिभिः। हंसैरिव महावेगैरन्योन्यमभिविद्रुताः॥
English: Horsemen on fleet horses with tails like the plumes of swans, rushed upon me another.
Sanskrit: तैविमुक्ता महाप्रासा जाम्बूनदविभूषणाः। आशुगा विमलास्तीक्ष्णाः सम्पेतुर्भुजगोपमाः॥
English: Hurled by them, long fleet and polished and sharp-pointed darts, decked with gold, fell (on all sides) like so many snakes.
Sanskrit: अश्वैरच्यजवैः केचिदाप्लुत्य महतो स्थान्। शिरांस्याददिरे वीरा रथिनामश्वसादिनः॥
English: Some heroic horsemen on fleet steeds leaped up and cut off the heads of car-warriors who were seated on their cars.
Sanskrit: बहूनपि हयारोहान् भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः। रथी जघान सम्प्राप्य बाणगोचरमागतान्॥
English: A car-warrior, getting a body cavalry within shooting distance, killed many with straight arrows furnished with broad heads.
Sanskrit: नवमेघप्रतीकाशाश्चाक्षिप्य तुरगान् गजाः। पादैरेव विमृद्नन्ति मत्ताः कनकभूषणाः॥
English: Many infuriated elephants adorned with gold trappings and loO king like newly-risen clouds threw down the horses and crushed them with their legs.
Sanskrit: पाट्यमानेषु कुम्भेषु पार्श्वेष्वपि च वारणाः। प्रासैर्विनिहताः केचिद् विनेदुः परमातुराः॥
English: Being struck on their frontal globes and flanks, and mangled by lances, many elephants roared aloud in great agony.
Sanskrit: साश्वारोहान् हयान् कांश्चिदुन्मथ्य वरवारणाः। सहसा चिक्षिपुस्तत्र संकुले भैरवे सति॥
English: In the bewildering confusion of the melee, many elephants threw steeds with their riders and crushed them down.
Sanskrit: साश्वारोहान् विषाणाप्रैक्षिप्य तुरगान् गजाः। रथौघानभिमृद्नन्तः सध्वजानभिचक्रमुः॥
English: Overthrowing with their tusks steeds and their riders, some elephants roved about and crushed cars with their standards.
Sanskrit: पुंस्त्वादतिमदत्वाच्च केचित् तत्र महागजाः। साश्वारोहान् हयाञ्जघ्नुः करैः सचरणैस्तथा॥ अश्वारोहैश्च समरे हस्तिसादिभिरेव च।
English: Some huge male elephants, from excess of energy and with the temporal juice gushing down from their temples in large quantities, killed horses with their riders by their trunks and legs.
Sanskrit: प्रतिमानेषु गात्रेषु पार्श्वेष्वभि च वारणान्। आशुगा विमलास्तीक्ष्णाः सम्पेतुर्भुजगोपमाः॥
English: Polished, sharp-pointed and fleet arrows resembling snakes fell upon the heads, the temples and the flanks and the limbs of elephants.
Sanskrit: नराश्वकायान् निर्भिद्य लौहानि कवचानि च। निपेतुर्विमलाः शक्त्यो वीरबाहुभिरर्पिताः॥ महोल्काप्रतिमा घोरास्तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते। द्वीपिचर्मावनद्धैश्च व्याघ्रचर्मच्छदैरपि॥ विकोशैविमलैः खङ्गैरभिजग्मुः परान् रणे।
English: king, icarful, polished javelins resembling large meteoric lashes being hurled by heroic arms fell everywhere piercing through bodies of men and horses and cutting through coats of mail. Taking out their sharp swords from sheathes made of leopard's and tiger's skins, many killed their adversaries in battle.
Sanskrit: अभिप्लुतमभिक्रुद्धमेकपाविदारितम्॥ विदर्शयन्तः सम्पेतुः खगचर्मपरश्वधैः।
English: Many warriors, though attacked and their bodies cut open, fell upon their antagonists with swords, shields and battle-axes.
Sanskrit: केचिदाक्षिप्य करिणः शाश्वानपि रथान् करैः॥ विकर्षन्तो दिशः सर्वाः सम्पेतुः सर्वशब्दगाः।
English: Dragging down and overthrowing cars with their horses by their trunks, some elephants roved about in all directions, guided by the cries of those behind them.
Sanskrit: शङ्कुभिर्दारिताः केचित् सम्भिन्नाश्च परश्वधैः॥ हस्तिभिर्मुदिताः केचित् क्षुण्णाश्चान्ये तुरंगमैः। रथनेमिनिकृत्ताश्च निकृत्ताश्च परश्वधैः॥ व्याक्रोशन्त नरा राजंस्तत्र तत्र स्म बान्धवान्। पुत्रानन्ये पितृनन्ये भ्रातृ॑श्च सह बन्धुभिः॥ मातुलान् भागिनेयांश्च परानपि च संयुगे।
English: Some pierced by javelins, some cut down by battle-axes, some crushed by elephants, some trodden down by horses, some cut by the car-wheels and some by axes, O king, loudly called for their kinsmen. Some called upon their sons, some upon their fathers, some upon their brothers some upon their relatives, some upon their maternal uncles, some upon their sister's sons, and some upon their friends and others.
Sanskrit: विकीर्णान्त्राः सुबहवो भग्नसक्थाश्च भारत॥ बाहुभिश्चापरे छिन्नैः पार्थेषु च विदारिताः।
English: O descendant of Bharata, a large number of combatants lost their weapons, many had their thighs broken. Some were seen to cry piteously for their desire for life, with arms torn off or sides pierced or cut open.
Sanskrit: क्रन्दन्तः समदृश्यन्त तृषिता जीवितेप्सवः॥ तृषा परिगताः केचिदल्पसत्त्वा विशाम्पते।
English: O king, some having but little strength, and lying on the field of battle asked for water from excessive thirst.
Sanskrit: भूमौ निपतिताः संख्ये मृगयांचक्रिरे जलम्॥ रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्नाः क्लिश्यमानाश्च भारत। व्यनिन्दन भृशमात्मानं तव पुत्रांश्च संगतान्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, some, sweltering in blood and becoming greatly weakened, ensured themselves and your son assembled (in that battle).
Sanskrit: अपरे क्षत्रियाः शूराः कृतवैराः परस्परम्। नैव शस्त्रं विमुञ्चन्ति नैव क्रन्दन्ति मारिष॥
English: O exalted one, but there were others, the brave Kshatriyas, who having wounded one another, did not abandon their weapons nor did they set up any wails,
Sanskrit: तर्जयन्ति च संहृष्टास्तत्र तत्र परस्परम्। आदश्य दशनैश्चापि क्रोधात् सरदनच्छदम्॥ भृकुटीकुटिलैर्वक्त्रैः प्रेक्षन्ति च परस्परम्। अपरे क्लिश्यमानास्तु शरार्ता व्रणपीडिताः॥ निष्कूजाः समपद्यन्त दृढसत्त्वा महाबलाः। अन्ये च विस्थाः शूरा स्थमन्यस्य संयुगे।॥ प्रार्थयाना निपतिताः संक्षुण्णा वरवारणैः। अशोभन्त महाराज सपुष्पा इव किंशुकाः॥
English: There were some, who, lying on those places where they lay, roared in joy and bitting from wrath their own lips with their teeth, looked at one another with faces rendered fearful by the contraction of their eye-brows. Others, possessing great strength and tenacity, wounded with arrow, remained perfectly silent smarting under their pains. Other brave carwarriors, deprived of their own cars in battle and thrown down and wounded by huge elephants, asked to be taken up on the cars of others. O king, many looked beautiful like blossoming Kinshukas.
Sanskrit: सम्बभूवुरनीकेषु बहवो भैरवस्वनाः। वर्तमाने महाभीमे तस्मिन् वीरवरक्षये।॥ निजघान पिता पुत्रं पुत्रश्च पितरं रणे। स्वस्रीयो मातुलं चापि स्वस्रीयं चापि मातुलः॥
English: In that fearful battle, destructive of heroes, the father killed the son and the son killed the father, the sister's son killed the maternal uncle, the maternal uncle killed the sister's son Friends killed friends and kinsmen killed kinsmen.
Sanskrit: सखा सखायं च तथा सम्बन्धी बान्धवं तथा। एवं युयुधिरे तत्र कुरवः पाण्डवैः सह॥
English: Thus took place the great slaughter in that great battle between the Kurus and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथा तस्मिन् निर्मर्यादे भयानके। भीष्ममासाद्य पार्थानां वाहिनी समकम्पत॥
English: In that fearful and terrible battle in which no consideration was shown, the Pandavas (at last) began to waver before Bhishma.
Sanskrit: केतुना पञ्चतारेण तालेन भरतर्षभ। राजतेन महाबाहुरुच्छ्रितेन महारथे। बभौ भीष्मस्तदा राजश्चन्द्रमा इव मेरुणा॥
English: 0 best of the Bharata race, O king, the mighty-armed Bhishma, with his great standard made of silver and adorned with the device of a palmyra with five stars sitting upon his excellent car, shone like the moon on the Meru mountain.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच मेरोरथोत्तरं पार्श्व पूर्वं चाचक्ष्व संजय। निखिलेन महाबुद्धे माल्यवन्तं च पर्वतम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, O greatly intelligent one, tell me in detail about the country on the north and the east of the Meru and also about the Malyavat mountain.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य मेरोः पार्श्वे तथोत्तरे। उत्तराः कुरवो राजन् पुण्याः सिद्धनिषेविताः॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, on the south of the Nila mountain and on the north of the Meru are the sacred Northern Kurus where dwell the Siddhas,
Sanskrit: तत्र वृक्षा मधुफला नित्यपुष्पफलोपगाः। पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धीनि रसवन्ति फलानि च॥
English: The trees there bear sweet fruits, and are always covered with flowers and fruits. All the flowers are of the sweetest fragrance and all the fruits are of the best taste.
Sanskrit: सर्वकामफलास्तत्र केचिद् वृक्षा जनाधिप। अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र नराधिप॥
English: O king, some of the trees produce fruits as one desires to cat. There are some trees that are called "Milk-yielding".
Sanskrit: ये क्षरन्ति सदा क्षीरं षड्रसं चामृतोपमम्। वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्वाभरणानि च॥
English: They always produce milk and the six different kinds of food with the taste of ambrosia. They also produce cloths, and their fruits are ornaments.
Sanskrit: सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मकाञ्चनवालुका। सर्वर्तुसुखसंस्पर्शा निष्पङ्का च जनाधिप।
English: The whole ground is covered with gems and golden sands. A certain part of this region which is extremely delightful is seen to be as radiant as the ruby or the diamond or the Vaidurya gem or other jewels or of the hue of the lotus. O king, all the seasons there are charming, and no part of its ground ever for comes miry.
Sanskrit: पुध्यकरिण्यः शुभास्तत्र सुखस्पर्शा मनोरमाः॥ देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः।
English: Its tanks are charming, delicious and full of pure water. The men born there have all come down from the land of the celestial.
Sanskrit: शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः॥ मिथुनानि च जायन्ते स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः।
English: All are of pure birth and all are exceedingly handsome. Husband and wife are born there and women there are like the Apsaras in beauty.
Sanskrit: तेषां ते क्षीरिणां क्षीरं पिबन्त्यमृतसंनिभम्॥ मिथुनं जायते काले समं तच्च प्रवर्धते।
English: They drink the milk of these “Milkyielding” trees which is as sweet as the ambrosia. The pair grow up there equally.
Sanskrit: तुल्यरूपगुणोपेतं समवेषं तथैव च॥ एकैकमनुरक्तं च चक्रवाकसमं विभो।
English: O king, they, both possessing equal beauty, both possessing equal virtues, both wearing equal dresses, grow up in great love like a pair of Chakravakas (birds).
Sanskrit: निरामयाश्च ते लोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः॥ दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च। जीवन्ति ते महाराज न चान्योन्यं जहत्युत॥ भारुण्डा नाम शकुनास्तीक्ष्णतुण्डा महाबलाः। तान् निर्हरन्तीह मृतान् दरीषु प्रक्षिपन्ति च॥ उत्तराः कुरवो राजन् व्याख्यातास्ते समासतः।
English: The dwellers of this region are free from diseases. They are ever happy. O king, they live ten thousand and ten hundred years and they never abandon one another. A kind of birds called Bharunda of sharp beaks and of great strength takes them up when dead and throws them into the mountain caves. O king, I have now described to you the northern Kuru.
Sanskrit: मेरोः पार्श्वमहं पूर्वं वक्ष्याम्यथ यथातथम्॥ तस्य मूर्धाभिषेकस्तु भद्राश्वस्य विशाम्पते।
English: I shall now describe to you the eastern side of the mountain Meru. O king, of all the regions there, one called Bhadrashva is the foremost.
Sanskrit: भद्रसालवनं यत्र कालाम्रश्च महाद्रुमः॥ कालाम्रस्तु महाराज नित्यपुष्पफलः शुभः।
English: There is a large forest of Bhadrashva and also a very big tree called Kalamra. O king, this Kalamra is always full of fruits and flowers.
Sanskrit: दुमश्च योजनोत्सेधः सिद्धचारणसेवितः। तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेतास्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः।
English: It is a Yojana in height. It is adorned by the Siddhas and the Charanas. The men there are all while. They possess great energy and great strength.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाश्च सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः॥ चन्द्रप्रभाश्चन्द्रवर्णाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः।
English: The women possess the complexion like that of lillies. They are very beautiful and charming. They possess the radiance of the morn; they are as white as the morn. Their faces are like full moon.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रशीतलगायश्च नृत्यगीतविशारदाः॥ दश वर्षसहस्राणि तत्रायुर्भरतर्षभ।
English: Their bodies are as cool as the rays of the moon, They are all highly accomplished in singing and dancing. O foremost of the Bharata race the length of life here is ten thousand years.
Sanskrit: कालाम्ररसपीतास्ते नित्यं संस्थितयौवनाः॥ दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु।
English: They remain young for ever by drinking the juice of the Kalamra tree. On the north of the Nishadha.
Sanskrit: सुदर्शनो नाम महाञ्जम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः॥ सर्वकामफलः पुण्यः सिद्धचारणसेवितः।
English: There is a very large Jambu tree by name of Sudarshana which is eternal. When adorned by the Siddhas and Charanas, that sacred tree grants every desire.
Sanskrit: तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जम्बूद्वीप: सनातनः॥ योजनानां सहस्रं च शतं च भरतर्षभ। उत्सेधो वृक्षराजस्य दिवस्पृङ्मनुजेश्वरः॥ अरत्नीनां सहस्रं च शतानि दश पञ्च च। परिणाहस्तु वृक्षस्य फलानां रसभेदिनाम्॥ पतमानानि तान्युर्वी कुर्वन्ति विपुलं स्वनम्।
English: This country has been named Jambudvipa after the name of this tree. O best of the Bharata race, O ruler of men, this tree is in height one thousand and one hundred Yojanas. It touches the very heavens. The circumference of a fruit of that free which bursts by itself when ripe is eleven thousand and five hundred cubits. In falling on the ground, they make a very loud noise.
Sanskrit: मुञ्चन्ति च रसं राजेस्तस्मिन् रजतसंनिभम्॥ तस्या जम्ब्वाः फलरसो नदी भूत्वा जनाधिप।
English: O king, then they pour out a silvery juice on the ground. O king, that juice of the Jambu, becoming a river.
Sanskrit: मेरुं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा सम्प्रयात्युत्तरान् कुरून्।॥ तत्र तेषां मन:शान्तिन पिपासा जनाधिप। तस्मिन् फलरसे पीते न जरा बाधते च तान्॥ तत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषणम्। इन्द्रगोपकसंकाशं जायते भास्वरं तु तत्॥ तरुणादित्यवर्णाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः।
English: Passing round the Meru mountains comes to the country of the northern Kurus. If that juice is drunk, it gives peace of mind. No thirst is ever after felt. O king, old age never comes. A kind of gold called Jambunada is also produced there. They are used in making celestial weapons. They are very shining and look like the Indragopaka insccts. The men born there possess the complexion of the morning sun.
Sanskrit: तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे दृश्यते हव्यवाट् सदा॥ नाम्ना संवर्तको नाम कालग्निर्भरतर्षभ।
English: O best of the Bharata race on the summit of the Malyavan is always seen the fire called Samvartaka, the fire that blazes forth at the end of a Yoga to destroy the universe.
Sanskrit: तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे पूर्वपूर्वानुगण्डिका॥ योजनानां सहस्राणि पञ्चषण्माल्यवानथ।
English: o summit of the Malyavat, small mountains. O king, the Malyavat measures eleven thousand Yojanas.
Sanskrit: महारजतसंकाशा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥ ब्रह्मलोकच्युताः सर्वे सर्वे सर्वेषु साधवः।
English: The men born there possess complexion like gold. They have all descendent from the abode of Brahma, and thcy are all utterers of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: तपस्तप्यन्ति ते तीव्र भवन्ति झूर्ध्वरेतसः। रक्षणार्थं तु भूतानां प्रविशन्ते दिवाकरम्॥
English: The undergo severe asceticism. They have their passions under complete control. They all enter the sun for the protection of creation.
Sanskrit: षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि षष्टिरेव शतानि च। अरुणस्याग्रतो यान्ति परिवार्य दिवाकरम्॥
English: They are sixty six thousand in number. They proceed in front of Aruna and surrounded the sun.
Sanskrit: षष्टि वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिमेव शतानि च। आदित्यतापतप्तास्ते विशन्ति शशिमण्डलम्॥
English: Having been heated with the sun's rays for sixty six thousand years, they then enter the solar disc.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच स्पृष्टमात्रा तु पद्भ्यां सा गरुडेन बलीयसा। अभज्यत तरोः शाखां भग्नां चैकामधारयत्॥
English: Sauti said: The moment the branch of the tree was touched by the greatly powerful Garuda with his feet, it broke down. As it was about to fall, it was caught by him.
Sanskrit: तां भक्त्वा स महाशाखां स्मयमानो विलोकयन्। अथात्र लम्बतोऽपश्यद्वालखिल्यानधोमुखान्॥ ॥
English: As he cast his eyes in wonder on the broken branch of the tree, he saw that the Valakhilya Rishis were hanging form it, with their heads downwards.
Sanskrit: ऋषयो ह्यत्र लम्बन्ते न हन्यामिति तानृषीन्। तपोरतान्लम्बमानान्ब्रह्मर्षीनभिवीक्ष्य सः॥
English: Having seen the holy Rishis thus suspended, he said to himself, “These Rishis of great penances must not be killed.
Sanskrit: हन्यादेतान्संपतन्ती शाखेत्यथ विचिन्त्य सः। नखैदूंढतरं वीरः संगृह्य गजकच्छपौ॥
English: If the bough fell down, the Rishis will be killed.” Reflecting thus, the mighty bird held more firmly the elephant and the tortoise.
Sanskrit: स तद्विनाशसंत्रासादभिपत्य खगाधिपः। शाखामास्येन जग्राह तेषामेवान्ववेक्षया॥
English: The king of birds, from the fear of killing the Rishis and from the desire of saving them held the bough in his beaks and rose on his wings.
Sanskrit: अतिदैवं तु तत्तस्य कर्म दृष्ट्वा महर्षयः। विस्मयोत्कम्पहृदया नाम चक्रुर्महाखगे॥
English: The great Rishis, seeing this act which was beyond the powers of the celestials, was filled with wonder and they gave the great bird a name.
Sanskrit: गुरुं भारं समासाद्यड्डीन एष विहंगमः। गरुडस्तु खगश्रेष्ठस्तस्मात्पन्नगभोजनः॥
English: They said "As this great bird rises on its wings with a heavy burden, let the best of the birds, the eater of snakes, be called Garuda.”
Sanskrit: ततः शनैः पर्यपतत्पक्षैः शैलाप्रकम्पयन्। एवं सोऽभ्यपतद्देशान्बहून्सगजकच्छपः॥
English: Then shaking the mountains, the bird with the elephant and tortoise, slowly moved onward in the sky and when he was thus going he saw many countries underneath.
Sanskrit: दयार्थं बालखिल्यानां न च स्थानमविन्दत। स गत्वा पर्वतश्रेष्ठं गन्धमादनमञ्जसा॥
English: Wishing to save the Valakhilyas he could not find a (proper) place to sit on. At last he went to that best of mountains, called Gandhamadana.
Sanskrit: ददर्श कश्यपं तत्र पितरं तपसि स्थितम्। ददर्श तं पिता चापि दिव्यरूपं विहंगमम्॥
English: There he saw his father, Kashyapa, engaged in ascetic devotions. His father also saw that great bird of divine form.
Sanskrit: तेजोवीर्यबलोपेतं मनोमारुतरंहसम्। शैल,ङ्गप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम्॥
English: And of great splendour, strength and energy, as swift as the wind or the mind, huge as a mountain peak, a ready smiter as a curse of a Brahmana,
Sanskrit: अचिन्त्यमनभिध्येयं सर्वभूतभयंकरम्। महावीर्यधरं रौद्रं साक्षादग्निमिवोद्यतम्॥
English: Inconceivable, indescribable, fearful to all creatures possessed of great powers, terrible, as full of splendour as Agni himself.
Sanskrit: अप्रधृष्यमजेयं च देवदानवराक्षसैः। भेत्तारं गिरिशृङ्गाणां समुद्रजलशोषणम्॥
English: Incapable of being overcome by the Devas and Danavas, capable of splitting mountains and of sucking the ocean,
Sanskrit: लोकसंलोडनं घोरं कृतान्तसमदर्शनम्। तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य भगवान्कश्यपस्तदा। विदित्वा चास्य संकल्पमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Capable of destroying the three worlds and as fierce-looking as Yama himself. The greatly illustrious Kashyapa, seeing him approach and knowing his intention, thus addressed him,
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच पुत्र मा साहसं कार्षीर्मा सद्यो लप्स्यसे व्यथाम्। मा त्वां दहेयुः संक्रुद्धा वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः॥
English: Kashyapa said : My son, do not commit a rash act, for you will then have to suffer pain. The Valakhilyas, that support on the rays of the sun, if angry, can blast you.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततः प्रसादयामास कश्यपः पुत्रकारणात्। वालखिल्यान्महाभागांतपसा हतकल्मषान्॥
English: Sauti said: Therefore, Kashyapa for the snake of his son, propitiated the very glorious, exceedingly ascetic and sinless Valakhilyas.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच प्रजाहितार्थमारम्भो गरुडस्य तपोधनाः। चिकीर्षति महत्कर्म तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ॥
English: Kashyapa said : O great Rishis, the action of Garuda is for the good of all creatures. He is trying to accomplish a great act and therefore, you should give him permission.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्ता भगवता मुनयस्ते समभ्ययुः। मुक्त्वा शाखां गिरिं पुण्यं हिमवन्तंतपोऽर्थिनः॥
English: Sauti said: The great ascetics, having been thus addressed by the illustrious Kashyapa, quitting the bough, went to the sacred Himalayas to observe ascetic penances.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु पितरं विनतासुतः। शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः पर्यपृच्छत कश्यपम्॥
English: When the Rishis went away, the son of Vinata, his voice choked by the bough in his beaks, asked his father Kashyapa,
Sanskrit: भगवन्क्व विमुञ्चामि तरोः शाखामिमामहम्। वर्जितं मानुषैर्देशमाख्यातु भगवान्मम॥
English: "O illustrious one, where stall I throw this great bough of the tree? O illustrious one, point me a place free from men."
Sanskrit: ततो निःपुरुषं शैलं हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम्। अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैस्तस्याचख्यौ स कश्यपः॥
English: Kashyapa told him of a mountain without human beings, with caves and dales, always covered with snow and inaccessible by ordinary men even in thought.
Sanskrit: तं पर्वतं महाकुक्षिमुद्दिश्य स महाखगः! जवेनाभ्यपतत्तार्क्ष्य: सशाखागजकच्छपः॥
English: The great bird, carrying the bough, the elephant and the tortoise, proceeded in great speed towards that mountain of broad waist.
Sanskrit: न तां वध्री परिणहेच्छतचर्मा महातनुम्। शाखिनो महतीं शाखां यां प्रगृह्य ययौ खगः॥
English: The great bough with which the huge bird flew away could be girt round with a cord made of a hundred hides.
Sanskrit: स ततः शतसाहस्रं योजनान्तरमागतः। कालेन नातिमहता गरुडः पतगेश्वरः॥
English: The king of the birds, Garuda, flew away one hundred thousand Yojanas in the shortest time.
Sanskrit: स तं गत्वा क्षणेनैव पर्वतं वचनापितुः। अमुञ्चन्महतीं शाखां सस्वनं तत्र खेचरः॥
English: Going almost within a moment to the mountains as directed by his father, the bird let fall the great bough. And it fell with a great noise.
Sanskrit: पक्षानिलहतश्चास्य प्राकम्पत स शैलराट्। मुमोच पुष्पवर्षं च समागलितपादपः॥
English: That king of the mountains trembled, having been struck with the storm, raised by Garuda's wings. The trees thereon dropped showers of flowers.
Sanskrit: शृङ्गाणि च व्यशीर्यन्त गिरेस्तस्य समन्ततः। मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि शोभयन्ति महागिरिम्॥
English: And the peaks of that great mountain, decked with gems and gold, were loosened and fell down on all sides.
Sanskrit: शाखिनो बहवश्चापि शाखायाऽभिहतास्तया। काञ्चनैः कुसुमैर्भान्त विद्युत्त्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः॥
English: The falling bough struck down many trees, which, with golden flowers amid their dark leaves, looked like clouds charged with lightning.
Sanskrit: ते हेमविकचा भूमौ युताः पर्वतधातुभिः। व्यराजञ्छाखिनस्तत्र सूर्यांशुप्रतिरञ्जिताः॥
English: And these trees, bright as gold, falling down upon the ground and dyed with the mountain metals, looked as if they were bathed in the rays of the sun.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्य गिरेः शृङ्गमास्थाय स खगोत्तमः। भक्षयामास गरुडस्तावुभौ गजकच्छपौ॥
English: Then the best of birds sat on the summit of that mountain and ate both the elephant and the tortoise.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ भक्षयित्वा तु स तायः कूर्मकुञ्जरौ। ततः पर्वतकूटाग्रादुत्पपात महाजवः॥
English: The son of Tarkshya (Garuda), having thus eaten the elephant and the tortoise, rose on his wings from the top of that mountain summit.
Sanskrit: प्रावर्तन्ताथ देवानामुत्पाताभयशंसिनः। इन्द्रस्य वज्रं दयितं प्रजज्वाल भयात्ततः॥
English: Various evil omens appeared before the celestial foreboding fear. Indra's thunder-bolt blazed up in a fright.
Sanskrit: सधूमा न्यपतत्सार्चिर्दिवोल्का नभसश्च्युता। तथा वसूनां रुद्राणामादित्यानां च सर्वशः॥ साध्यानां मरुतां चैव ये चान्ये देवतागणाः। स्वं स्वं प्रहरणं तेषां परस्परमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Meteors with flames and smoke, loosened from the welkin, shot down during the day; and the weapons of the Vasus, the Rudras, la Adityas, the Sadhyas, the Maruts and of all other classes of celestials began to fight among one another.
Sanskrit: अभूतपूर्वं संग्रामे तदा देवासुरेऽपि च। वदुर्वाताः सनिर्घाता: पेतुरुल्काः सहस्रशः॥
English: Such things had never happened, not even during the war between the Devas and the Danavas. The winds blew with thunder; meteors fell in thousands;
Sanskrit: निरभ्रमेव चाकाशं प्रजगर्न महास्वनम्। देवानामपि यो देवः सोऽप्यवर्षत शोणितम्॥
English: The cloudless sky made a tremendous roar. Even he who was the god of the gods, dropped blood,
Sanskrit: मम्लुर्माल्यानि देवानां नेशुस्तेजांसि चैव हि। उत्पातमेघा रौद्राश्च ववृषुः शोणितं बहु॥
English: The garlands in the necks of the celestials grew pale and dim and their splendour was lost. And terrible masses of clouds vomited thick showers of blood.
Sanskrit: रजांसि मुकुटान्येषामुत्थिानि व्यघर्षयन्। ततस्त्राससमुद्विग्नः सह देवैः शतऋतुः। उत्पातान्दारुणान्पश्यन्नित्युवाच बृहस्पतिम्॥
English: The dust, raised by the winds, darkened the splendour of the coronets worn by the celestial. Thereupon, Indra with the other celestials, perplexed with fear on account of these evil omens, addressed Brihaspati thus.