pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यदि मे भगवन् प्रीतः पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षण॥ धर्मे सत्ये दमे चैव बुद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा। अभ्यासश्च भवेद् भक्त्या त्वयि नित्यं ममेश्वर॥
English: "O lotus-eyed deity, if your exalted self is pleased with me, O lord, then let my heart be always devoted to virtue, truth and contentment. Let my mind be always devoted to you."
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच सर्वमेतद्धि भविता मत्प्रसादात् तव द्विज। प्रतिभास्यति योगश्च येन युक्तो दिवौकसाम्॥ त्रयाणामपि लोकानां महत् कार्यं करिष्यसि।
English: (The deity replied), “O Brahmana, all this will happen to you through my favour. A Yoga will be manifest in you. Through its power you will perform a great act for the dwellers of heaven as also for the three worlds.
Sanskrit: उत्सादनार्थं लोकानां धुन्धुर्नाम महासुरः॥ तपस्यति तपो घोरं शृणु यस्तं हनिष्यति।
English: A great Asura, named Dhundhu, is now undergoing severe austerities in order to destroy the world. Hear who will kill him.
Sanskrit: राजा हि वीर्यवांस्तात इक्ष्वाकुरपराजितः॥ बृहदश्व इति ख्यातो भविष्यति महीपतिः। तस्य पुत्रः शुचिर्दान्तः कुवलाश्व इति श्रुतः॥
English: O child, a mighty and invincible king of the race of Ikshvaku, known by the name of Brihadashva, will be the ruler over earth. His son will be very illustrious, self-controlled and holy; he will be known by the name of Kuvalashva.
Sanskrit: स योगबलमास्थाय मामकं पार्थिवोत्तमः। शासनात् तव विप्रर्षे धुन्धुमारो भविष्यति। एवमुक्त्वा तु तं विप्रं विष्णुरन्तरधीयत॥
English: O foremost of Brahmanas, that best of kings will be endued with Yoga power derived from me. Commanded by you he will be the slayer of Dhundhu.” Having said this to that Brahmana Vishnu disappeared.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमुक्तः स विप्रस्तु धर्मव्याधेन भारत। कथामकथयद् भूयो मनसः प्रीतिवधनीम्॥
English: Markandeya said : O descendant of Bharata, having been thus addressed by that Brahmana, the virtuous fowler again began to speak (on things) so pleasing to the mind.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच महाभूतानि यान्याहुः पञ्च धर्मभृतां वर। एकैकस्य गुणान् सम्यक् पञ्चानामपि मे वद॥
English: The Brahmana said : O foremost of all virtuous men, it is said that there are five great elements. Will you describe to me in detail the properties of those five (elements)?
Sanskrit: व्याध उवाच भूमिरापस्तथा ज्योतिर्वायुराकाशमेव च। गुणोत्तराणि सर्वाणि तेषां वक्ष्यामि ते गुणान्॥
English: The Fowler said: The earth, water, fire, air and sky, all have properties enter-lapping each other. I shall describe them to you.
Sanskrit: भूमिः पञ्चगुणा ब्रह्मन्नुदकं च चतुर्गुणम्। गुणास्त्रयस्तेजसि च त्रयश्चाकाशवातयोः॥
English: O Brahmana, the earth has five qualities, water four, fire three and the air and the sky together three.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धश्च पञ्चमः। एते गुणाः पञ्च भूमेः सर्वेभ्यो गुणवत्तरा॥
English: Sound, touch, form, flavour and taste, these five qualities belong to earth.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसश्चापि द्विजोत्तम। अपामेते गुणा ब्रह्मन् कीर्तितास्तव सुव्रत॥
English: O foremost of Brahmanas, O twice-borm one, O vow-observing Rishi, sound, touch, form and taste have been described to you as the properties of water.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च तेजसोऽथ गुणास्त्रयः। शब्दः स्पर्शश्च वायौ तु शब्दश्चाकाश एव तु॥
English: Sound, touch and form are the three properties of fire; sound and touch are the two properties of the air; and sound is the property of the sky.
Sanskrit: एते पञ्चदश ब्रह्मन् गुणा भूतेषु पञ्चसु। वर्तन्ते सर्वभूतेषु येषु लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥
English: O Brahmana, these fifteen fifteen properties inherent in five elements, exist in all substances of which this universe is composed.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं नातिवर्तन्ते सम्यक् च भवति द्विजा यदा तु विषमं भावमाचरन्ति चराचराः॥ तदा देही देहमन्यं व्यतिरोहति कालतः। आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यन्ति जायन्ते चानुपूर्वशः॥
English: O Brahmana, they are not opposed to one another; they exist in proper combination. When this universe is thrown into a state of chaos then every corporeal being in proper time assumes another body. It perishes also in due order.
Sanskrit: तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः। यैरावृतमिदं सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्॥ इन्द्रियैः सृज्यते यद् यत् तत् तद् व्यक्तमिति स्मृतम्। तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं लिङ्गचाह्यमतीन्द्रियम्॥
English: There (everlastingly) exist the five elementary substances of which all the mobile and immobile world is composed. Whatever is perceptible by the senses is called Vyakta (manifest) and whatever is not perceptible by the senses is called Avyakta (not manifest).
Sanskrit: यथास्वं चाहकाण्येषां शब्दादीनामिमानि तु। इन्द्रियाणि यदा देही धारयन्निव तप्यते॥ लोके विततमात्मानं लोकं चात्मनि पश्यति। परावरज्ञो यः शक्तः स तु भूतानि पश्यति॥
English: When a person engages in Tapa after having duly subdued his senses which have their own proper objective play in the external conditions of sound, form, then he sees that his own spirit pervades the whole universe and the universe is also reflected in him.
Sanskrit: पश्यतः सर्वभूतानि सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा। ब्रह्मभूतस्य संयोगो नाशुभेनोपपद्यते॥ अज्ञानमूलं तं क्लेशमतिवृत्तस्य पौरुषम्। लोकवृत्तिप्रकाशेन ज्ञानमार्गेण गम्यते॥ अनादिनिधनं जन्तुमात्मयोनिं सदाव्ययम्। अनौपम्यममूर्तं च भगवानाह बुद्धिमान्॥
English: He who is bound to the bonds of his previous Karma, although learned in the highest spiritual wisdom, is cognizant only of his own soul's objective existence, but the person whose soul is never affected by the objective conditions around is never subject to ills, owing to its absorption in the primal spirit of Brahma. When a person has overcome illusion, his manly virtues consisting the essence of spiritual wisdom turn to spiritual enlightenment which illuminates the intelligence of all beings. Such a being is called by the omnipotent, the intelligent one who is without beginning and without end, selfexistence, immutable, incorporeal and incomparable.
Sanskrit: तपोमूलमिदं सर्वं यन्मां विप्रानुपृच्छसि। इन्द्रियाण्येव संयम्य तपो भवति नान्यथा॥
English: O Brahmana, what you have enquired of me is the result of self-discipline. This selfdiscipline can only be acquired by subduing the senses. It can not be acquired by any other means.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाण्येव तत् सर्वं यत् स्वर्गनरकावुभौ। निगृहीतविसृष्टानि स्वर्गाय नरकाय च॥
English: Heaven and hell both are dependent on our senses. When subdued, they lead us to heaven and when indulged in, they lead us to hell.
Sanskrit: एष योगविधिः कृत्स्नो यावदिन्द्रियधारणम्। एतन्मूलं हि तपसः कृत्स्नस्य नरकस्य च।॥
English: This subjugation of the senses is the highest means of attaining spiritual advancement; it is also at the root of all our spiritual degradation.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाणां प्रसङ्केन दोषमार्छन्त्यसंशयम। संनियम्य तु तान्येव ततः सिद्धिं समाप्नुयात्॥
English: By indulging in them, a person contracts vices and by bringing them under control, he attains salvation.
Sanskrit: घण्णामात्मनि नित्यानामैश्वर्यं योऽधिगच्छति। न स पापैः कुतोऽनर्थैर्युज्यते विजितेन्द्रियः॥
English: The self-controlled man who acquires over his six senses is never tainted with win; and consequently evil has no power over him.
Sanskrit: मात्मा नियन्तेन्द्रियाण्याहुरश्वान्। र्दान्तः सुखं याति रथीव धीरः॥
English: Man's body has been compared with a chariot, his soul with a charioteer and his senses with the horses. A skillful man drives about without confusion, like an able charioteer with well-broken horses.
Sanskrit: षण्णामात्मनि युक्तानामिन्द्रियाणां प्रमाथिनाम्। यो धीरो धारयेद् रश्मीन् स स्यात् परमसारथिः॥
English: That man is an excellent driver who knows how to patiently wield the reins of these and horses, namely the six senses inherent in our nature.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाणां प्रसृष्टानां हयानामिव वर्त्मसु। धृतिं कुर्वीत सारथ्ये धृत्या तानि जयेद् ध्रुवम्॥
English: When our senses become ungovernable like horses on the road, we must patiently rein them in, for with patience we are sure to get the better of them.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाणां विचरतां यन्मनोऽनु विधीयते। तदस्य हरते बुद्धिं नावं वायुरिवाम्भसि॥
English: When man's mind is overpowered by any one of these senses running wild, he loses his reason and becomes like a ship tossed by the tempest in the sea.
Sanskrit: येषु विप्रतिपद्यन्ते षट्सु मोहात् फलागमम्। तेष्वध्यवसिताध्यायी विन्दते ध्यानजं फलम्॥
English: Men are deceived by illusion in hoping to reap the fruit of those six things the effects of which are studied by persons of spiritual insight who thereby reap the fruits of their clear perception.
Sanskrit: श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच शृणु मूढ गुणान् कांश्चिद् ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्। ये त्वया कीर्तिता राजंस्तेभ्योऽथ ब्राह्मणो वरः।।।।
English: The God of wind said Hear, O deluded man, what the attributes are of Brahmanas who have all high souls. The Brahmana is superior to all those which, O king, you have named.
Sanskrit: त्यक्त्वा महीत्वं भूमिस्तु स्पर्धयाङ्गनृपस्य ह। नाश जगाम तां विप्रो व्यस्तम्भयत कश्यपः॥
English: Formerly, the Earth, indulging in a spirit of rivalry with the king of the Angas, forsook her character as Earth. The regenerate Kashyapa caused destruction to befall her by actually paralysing her.
Sanskrit: अजेया ब्राह्मणा राजन् दिवि चेह च नित्यदा। अपिबत् तेजसा ह्यापः स्वयमेवाङ्गिराः पुरा॥
English: The Brahmanas are always unconquerable, O king, in Heaven as also on Earth. Formerly, the great Rishi Angirasa, through his energy, drank off all the water.
Sanskrit: स ताः पिबन् क्षीरमिव नातृप्यत महामनाः। अपूरयन्महौघेन महीं सर्वां च पार्थिव॥
English: Having drunk off all the waters as if they were milk, the great Rishi did not feel yet his thirst to be satisfied. He, therefore, once more caused the Earth to be filled with water by raising a mighty wave.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नहं च क्रुद्ध वै जगत् त्यक्त्वा ततो गतः। व्यतिष्ठमग्निहोत्रे च चिरमङ्गिरसो भयात्॥
English: On another occasion, when Angirasa became enraged with me, I fled away, leaving the world, and lived for a long time concealed in the Agnihotra of the Brahmanas, through fear of that Rishi.
Sanskrit: अथ शप्तश्च भगवान् गौतमेन पुरन्दरः। अहल्यां कामयानो वै धर्मार्थं च न हिंसितः॥
English: The illustrious Purandara, an account of his having coveted the body of Ahalya, was cursed by Gautama, yet for the sake of Virtue and wealth, the Rishi did not destroy outright the king of the celestials.
Sanskrit: तथा समुद्रो नृपते पूर्णो मृष्टस्य वारिणः। ब्राह्मणैरभिशप्तश्च बभूव लवणोदकः॥
English: The Ocean, O king, that was full in former days of crystal water, cursed by the Brahmanas, become saline in taste.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णवर्णो निर्धूमः सङ्गतोर्ध्वशिखः कविः। क्रुद्धेनाङ्गिरसा शप्तो गुणैरेतैर्विवर्जितः॥
English: Even Agni who is goldhued, and who blazes with cffulgence when destitute of smoke, and whose flames uniting together, burn upwards, when cursed by the angry Angiras, became divested of all these qualities.
Sanskrit: महतश्चूर्णितान् पश्य ये हासन्त महोदधिम्। सुवर्णधारिणा नित्यमवशप्ता द्विजातिना॥
English: See, the sixty thousand sons of Sagara, who came here to worship the Ocean, have all been pulverised by the Brahmana Kapila of golden hue.
Sanskrit: समो न त्वं द्विजातिभ्यः श्रेयो विद्धि नराधिप। गर्भस्थान् ब्राह्मणान् सम्यङ् नमस्यति किल प्रभुः।।१०
English: You are not equal to the Brahmanas. Do you, O king, seek your own good. The Kshatriya of even great power bows to Brahmana children who are still in their mothers' wombs.
Sanskrit: दण्डकानां महद् राज्यं ब्राह्मणेन विनाशितम्। तालजंघं महाक्षत्रमौर्वेणैकेन नाशितम्॥
English: The large kingdom of the Dandakas was destroyed by a Brahmana. The powerful Kshatriya Talajangha was destroyed by a single Brahmana, viz., Aurva.
Sanskrit: त्वया च विपुलं राज्यं बलं धर्मे श्रुतं तथा। दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन प्राप्तं परमदुर्लभम्॥
English: You, too, have acquired a large kingdom, great might, religious merit, and learning, which are all difficult of acquirement, through the grace of Dattatreya.
Sanskrit: अग्निं त्वं यजसे नित्यं कस्माद् ब्राह्मणमर्जुन। स हि सर्वस्य लोकस्य हव्यवाट् किं न वेत्सि तम्।।
English: Why do yu, O Arjuna, adore Agni everyday who is a Brahmana? He is the bearer of sacrificial libations from every part of the universe. Are you ignorant of this fact.
Sanskrit: अथवा ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठमनुभूतानुपालकम्। कर्तारं जीवलोकस्य कस्माज्जानन् विमुह्यसे॥
English: Why, indeed, do you allow yourself to be stupefied by folly when you are not ignorant of the fact that a superior Brahmana is the protector of all creatures in the world and is, indeed, the creator of the living world?
Sanskrit: तथा प्रजापतिर्ब्रह्मा अव्यक्तः प्रभुरव्ययः। येनेदं निखिलं विश्वं जनितं स्थावरं चरम्॥
English: The Lord of all creatures, Brahman, unmanifest, gifted with power, and of unfading glory, who created this vast universe with its mobile and immobile creatures, (is Brahmana).
Sanskrit: अण्डजातं तु ब्रह्माणं केचिदिच्छन्त्यपण्डिताः। अण्डाद् भिन्नाद् बभुः शैला दिशोऽम्भ:पृथिवी दिवम्
English: Some ignorant persons there are, who say that Brahman was born of an Egg. From the original Egg, when it opened, mountains and the cardinal points and the waters and the Earth and the Heavens all came into existence.
Sanskrit: द्रष्टव्यं नैतदेवं हि कथं जायेदजो हि सः। स्मृतमाकाशमण्डं तु तस्माज्जातः पितामहः॥
English: No one had seen this birth of the creation. How then can Brahman be said to to have taken his birth from thc original Egg, when especially he is said to be Unborn? It is said that vast increate Space is the original Egg. It was from this in create Space that the Grandfather was born. If you
Sanskrit: तिष्ठेत् कथमिति ब्रूहि न किंचिद्धि तदा भवेत्। अहङ्कार इति प्रोक्तः सर्वतेजोगतः प्रभुः॥
English: ask, Whereon would the Grandfather, after his birth from increate Space, rest for there was then nothing else? The answer may be given thus. There is an existent Being of the name of Consciousness. That mighty Being is gifted with great energy.
Sanskrit: नास्त्यण्डमस्ति तु ब्रह्मा स राजा लोकभावनः। इत्युक्तः स तदा तूष्णीमभूद् वायुस्ततोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: There is no Egg. Brahman, however, is existent. He is the Creator of the universe and is its King! Thus addressed by the god of wind, king Arjuna remained silent.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ दुर्योधनो राजा समरे भीष्ममब्रवीत्। द्रोणं च रथशार्दूलं कृपं च सुमहारथम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then the king Duryodhana said in the battle field to Bhishma, Drona, the foremost of warriors and as also to the mighty car-warrior Kripa.
Sanskrit: उक्तोऽयमर्थ आचार्यो मया कर्णेन चासकृत्। पुनरेव प्रवक्ष्यामि न हि तृष्यामि तं ब्रुवन्॥
English: Both myself and Karna had said this to the preceptor. I mention it again for I am not satisfied with speaking (once).
Sanskrit: पराभूतैर्हि वस्तव्यं तैश्च द्वादश वत्सरान्। वने जनपदे ज्ञातैरेप एव पणो हि नः॥
English: This was the condition that if defeated at dice the Pandavas will live in woods and countries for twelve years unknown to us.
Sanskrit: तेषां न तावन्निर्वृत्तं वर्तते तु त्रयोदशम्। अज्ञातवासो बीभत्सुरथास्माभिः समागतः॥
English: The thirteenth year is still going on and not yet complete. Bibhatsu, who is living in disguise, has come to us.
Sanskrit: अनिवृत्ते तु निर्वासे यदि बीभत्सुरागतः। पुनादश वर्षाणि वने वत्स्यन्ति पाण्डवाः॥
English: Now if Bibhatsu comes before the term of exile is over, the Pandavas shall have to pass another twelve years in the forest.
Sanskrit: लोभाद् वा ते न जानीयुरस्मान् वा मोह आविशत्। हीनातिरिक्तमेतेषां भीष्मो वेदितुमर्हति॥
English: Whether by covetousness they have forgotten it or whether it is a mistake on our part, it is proper that Bhishma should calculate the shortness or excess (of the fixed period).
Sanskrit: अर्थानां च पुनद्वैध नित्यं भवति संशयः। अन्यथा चिन्तितो ह्यर्थः पुनर्भवति सोऽन्यथा।॥
English: Doubt always exists in one of the alternatives of an object; an object, thought of in one way, becomes another (in the end). Even persons, conversant with morality, are confounded in their own acts; (we have come) to fight with the Matsya's stationed in the north.
Sanskrit: उत्तरं मार्गमाणानां मत्स्यानां च युयुत्सताम्। यदि बीभत्सुरायातस्तदा कस्यापरानुमः॥ त्रिगर्तानां वयं हेतोर्मत्स्यान् योद्भुमिहागताः।
English: If however Bibhatsu has come what fault is ours? We have here to fight with the Matsya's on behalf of the Trigartas.
Sanskrit: मत्स्यानां विप्रकारांस्ते बहूनस्मानकीर्तयन्॥ तेषां भयाभिभूतानां तदस्माभिः प्रतिश्रुतम्। प्रथमं तैर्ग्रहीतव्यं मत्स्यानां गोधनं महत्। सप्तम्यामपराठे वै तथा तैस्तु समाहितम्॥
English: Various were the oppressions of the Matsya's described to us-and we promised them help, assailed with fear as they were. And the arrangement with them was that they should first, on the afternoon of the seventh lunar day, seize the great collection of the precious kine of the Matsya's.
Sanskrit: अष्टम्यां पुनरस्माभिरादित्यस्योदयं प्रति। इमा गावो ग्रहीतव्या गते मत्स्ये गवां पदम्॥
English: And at sun-rise of the eighth lunar day we should seize these kine when the king of Matsya's would be pursuing those seized first,
Sanskrit: ते वा गाश्चानयिष्यन्ति यदि वा स्युः पराजिताः। अस्मान् वा [पसंधाय कुर्युर्मत्स्येन संगतम्॥
English: It may be that they are bringing the kine, or being defeated are coming to us for negotiating peace with the Matsya's.
Sanskrit: अथवा तानपाहाय मत्स्यो जानपदैः सह। सर्वया सेनया साधु संवृतो भीमरूपया। आयातः केवलं रात्रिमस्मान् योद्भुमिहागतः॥ तेषामेव महावीर्यः कश्चिदेष पुरःसरः। असमाढोतुमिहायातो मत्स्यो वापि स्वयं भवेत्॥ यद्येष राजा मत्स्यानां यदि बीभत्सुरागतः। सर्योद्धव्यमस्माभिरिति नः समयः कृतः॥ अथ कस्मात् स्थिता ह्येते रथेषु रथसत्तमाः। भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपश्चैव विकर्णो द्रौणिरेव च॥ सम्भ्रान्तमनसः सर्वे काले ह्यस्मिन् महारथाः।
English: Or it may be that having driven them off, the king of Matsya's, leading his people and his army of fierce warriors, income to make upon us night attacks. Perhaps someone powerful amongst them or even the king of Matsya's himself is coming to defeat us. Be he the king of Matsya's or Bibhatsu, we must all fight with him. This is our condition. Why are all these leading car-warriors Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Vikarana and Drona's son now sitting panic-stricken on their cars?
Sanskrit: नान्यत्र युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽस्ति तथाऽऽत्मा प्रणिधीयताम्॥१७ आच्छिन्ने गोधनेऽस्माकमपि देवेन वज्रिणा। यमेन वापि संग्रामे को हास्तिनपुरं व्रजेत्॥ शरैरेभिः प्रणुनानां भग्नानां गहने वने। को हि जीवेत् पदातीनां भवेदश्वेषु संशयः॥ दुर्योधनवचः श्रुत्वा राधेयस्त्वब्रवीद् वचः। आचार्य पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्॥
English: There is no other help but fighting now. Make up your minds, therefore, Even, for seizing these precious kine, we have got to fight with the Divine holder of thunder-bolt or with Yama. Who is there that will be able to go to Hastinapur? Pierced by my shafts, when running away from the battle field through the woods, who amongst the infantry shall be able to escape with his life, while that of the cavalry is so doubtful? Keeping, the preceptor behind, do you make all arrangements.
Sanskrit: जानाति हि मतं तेषामतस्त्रासयतीह नः। अर्जुने चास्य सम्प्रीतिमधिकामुपलक्षये।॥
English: He knows their views and strikes terror into our minds. I perceive his affection for Arjuna is very great.
Sanskrit: तथा हि दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सुमुपायान्तं प्रशंसति। यथा सेना न भज्येत तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्॥ हृषितं ह्यपशृण्वाने द्रोणे सर्वं विघदृितम्।
English: Seeing him only come he sings the praises of Bibhatsu. Make such arrangements that our army may not break up. Every thing has been confused for Drona's having heard of his horses' neighs.
Sanskrit: अदेशिका महारण्ये ग्रीष्मे शत्रु वशं गताः। यथा न विभ्रमेत् सेना तथा नीतिविधीयताम्॥
English: Make such arrangement that these soldiers, coming to a distant country in the summer, and in the midst of this huge forest, may not be routed and vanquished by the enemy.
Sanskrit: इष्टा हि पाण्डवा नित्यमाचार्यस्य विशेषतः आसयनपरार्थाश्च कथ्यते स्म स्वयं तथा॥
English: The Pandavas are always the favourites of the preceptor. He betrays by his words that he is for others.
Sanskrit: अश्वानां हृषितं श्रुत्वा कः प्रशंसापरो भवेत्। स्थाने वापि व्रजन्तो वा सदा द्वेषन्ति वाजिनः।२५॥
English: Hearing only the neighs of horses who would ever praise a man? Whether walking or standing the horses neigh.
Sanskrit: सदा च वायवो वान्ति नित्यं वर्षति वासवः। स्तनयित्नोश्च निर्घोषः श्रूयते बहुशस्तथा॥
English: The winds always blow and Indra always showers rain and the roar of the clouds may be heard many times.
Sanskrit: किमत्र कार्यं पार्थस्य कथं वा स प्रशस्यते। अन्यत्र कामाद् द्वेषाद् वा रोषादस्मासु केवलात्॥
English: What has Partha to do with these and why should he be praised? It is so either for the desire of doing good to him or for hatred and anger towards us.
Sanskrit: आचार्या वै कारुणिकाः प्राज्ञाश्चापापदर्शिनः। नैते महाभये प्राप्ते सम्प्रष्टव्याः कथंचन॥
English: Preceptors are wise, virtuous and very kind to all creatures but they should not be consulted in hours of danger.
Sanskrit: प्रासादेषु विचित्रेषु गोष्ठीषूपवनेषु च। कथा विचित्राः कुर्वाणाः पण्डितास्तत्र शोभनाः।।२९।
English: It is in beautiful places, assemblies and gardens where beautiful speeches are to be made that the learned men seem to be in their proper places.
Sanskrit: बहून्याश्चर्यरूपाणि कुर्वाणा जनसंसदि। इज्यास्त्रे चोपसंधाने पण्डितास्तत्र शोभनाः॥
English: The learned shine in the concourse of men, where they perform many wonderful things and there where sacrificial vessels and their uses are necessary.
Sanskrit: परेषां विवरज्ञाने मनुष्यचरितेषु च। हस्त्यश्वरथचर्यासु खरोष्ट्राजाविकर्मणि।॥ गोधनेषु प्रतोलीषु वरद्वारमुखेषु च। अन्नसंस्कारदोषेषु पण्डितास्तत्र शोभनाः॥
English: In the knowledge of learning the weak points of others, in studying the characters of men, in the science of horses, elephants and cars, in treating the diseases of asses, camels, goats, sheep and kine, in making plans of buildings and gates, in pointing out the defects of food and drink the learned are truly in their elements.
Sanskrit: पण्डितान् पृष्ठतः कृत्वा परेषां गुणवादिनः। विधीयतां तता नीतिर्यथा वध्यो भवेत् परः॥
English: Leaving behind the learned who speak highly of the heroism of the enemy, do you so arrange that the enemy may be killed.
Sanskrit: गावश्च सम्प्रतिष्ठाप्य सेनां व्यूह्य समन्ततः। आरक्षाश्च विधीयन्तां यत्र योत्स्यामहे परान्॥
English: Keeping the kine secure arrange the army in battle array. Keep guards in proper places so that we may fight with the enemy.
Sanskrit: । नारद उवाच गयं चामूर्तरयसं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम। यो वै वर्षशतं राजा हुतशिष्टाशनोऽभवत्॥
English: Narada said O Srinjaya, we also heard of the death of king Gaya, the son of Amurtarajas, who for hundred years lived only upon remnants of the libations offered on fire.
Sanskrit: तस्मै ह्यग्निर्वरं प्रदात् ततो ववे वरं गयः। तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण व्रतेन नियमेन च॥ गुरूणां च प्रसादेन वेदानिच्छामि वेदितुम्। स्वधर्मेणाविहिंस्यान्यान् धनमिच्छामि चाक्षयम्॥
English: Thereat Agni offered to bestow boon on him; and thereupon Gaya asked for this boon saying, "I desire to acquaint myself with the contents of the Vedas, through ascetic penances, observance of Brahmacharya rites, vows and rules and also through the grace of my preceptors. I also desire to acquire inexhaustible wealth without transgressing the duties of the order which I belong to and without any injury to any one else.
Sanskrit: विप्रेषु ददतश्चैव श्रद्धा भवतु नित्यशः। अनन्यासु सवर्णासु पुत्रजन्म च मे भवेत्॥
English: I desire also the boon, that everyday I may give away devoutly my wealth to the Brahmanas. I wish also to beget sons upon females of my own order and not upon others.
Sanskrit: अन्नं मे ददतः श्रद्धा धर्मे मे रमतां मनः। अविनं चास्तु मे नित्यं धर्मकार्येषु पावक॥
English: Let devotion be the ruling feeling of my heart when I shall give away edibles; let also my mind delight in the fountain of righteousness. Let, O Agni, no difficulty overtake me when I engage myself in the performance of pious deeds."
Sanskrit: तथा भविष्यतीत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। गयो ह्यवाप्य तत् सर्वे धर्मेणारीनजीजयत्॥
English: "It shall be so", saying this, the God of Fire, disappeared even there. Then Gaya realising all those boons sought, began to obtain righteous victories over all his enemies.
Sanskrit: स दर्शपौर्णमासाभ्यां कालेष्वाग्रयणेन च। चातुर्मास्यैश्च विविधैर्यज्ञैश्चावाप्तदक्षिणैः॥
English: Then king Gaya celebrated for a full hundred years, various kinds of sacrifices with profuse Dakshinas, as also many other vows as Chaturmasya.
Sanskrit: अयजच्छ्रद्धया राजा परिसंवत्सरान् शतम्। गवां शतसहस्राणि शतमश्वशतानि च॥
English: Every year, in a century, the king gave unto the Brahmanas, with due devotion, hundred thousand kine, ten thousand horses.
Sanskrit: शतं निष्कसहस्राणि गवां चाप्ययुतानि षट्। उत्थायोत्थाय स प्रादात् परिसंवत्सरान् शतम्॥
English: And for several successive centuries he gave to the Brahmanas hundred thousand Nishkas and sixty-thousand kine, at the time of his rising.