pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति सर्वे प्राणा: प्राणभृतां शरीरे। मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम्॥
English: When I become extinct, all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures. When I move about they once more move about. Hence, I am the foremost. Behold I become extinct.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रालीयतोदान: पुनश्च प्रचचार ह। प्राणापानौ समानश्च व्यानश्चैव तमब्रुवन्।। उदान न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि व्यान एव वशे तव।॥
English: Then Udana, after having become extinct, began to once more move about. Prana and Apana and Samana and Vyana said to him, O Udana, you are not the foremost one among us. (Only) Vyana is under your dominion.
Sanskrit: व्राह्मण उवाच ततस्तानब्रवीद् ब्रह्मा समवेतान् प्रजापतिः। सर्वे श्रेष्ठा न वा श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यधर्मिणः॥
English: The Brahmana said To them assembled together, the Lord of creatures, Brahman, said, You are all foremost and not foremost. You are all gified with the attributes of one another.
Sanskrit: सर्वे स्वविषये श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यधर्मिणः। इति तानब्रवीत् सर्वान् समवेतान् प्रजापति॥
English: All are foremost in their own spheres, and all possess the attributes of one another! The Lord of all creatures, thus said to them, that were assembled together.
Sanskrit: एकः स्थिरश्चास्थिरश्च विशेषात् पञ्च वायवः। एक एव ममैवात्मा बहुधाप्युपचीयते॥
English: There is one that is unmoving, and one that is moving. On account of special attributes, there are five vital airs. My own self is one. That one accumulates into many forms.
Sanskrit: परस्परस्य सुहृदो भावयन्तः परस्परम्। स्वस्ति ब्रजत भद्रं वो धारयध्वं परस्परम्॥
English: Becoming friendly to one another, and pleasing one another, depart in depart in peace. Blessings to you, do you up hold one another.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धृष्टद्युमस्तु पाञ्चाल्यः पृष्ठतः कुरुनन्दनौ। अन्वगच्छत् तदा यान्तौ भार्गवस्य निवेशने॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When the two Kuru princes (Bhima and Arjuna) went towards the potter's house, the Panchala prince Dhrishtaduymna followed them.
Sanskrit: सोऽज्ञायमानः पुरुषानवधाय समन्ततः। स्वयमारान्निलीनोऽभूद् भार्गवस्य निवेशने॥
English: Having sent away all his attendants, he concealed himself unknown to the Pandavas in a place somewhere near the house of the potter.
Sanskrit: सायं च भीमस्तु रिपुप्रमाथी जिष्णुर्यमौ चापि महानुभावौ। भैक्षं चरित्वा तु युधिष्ठिराय निवेदयाञ्चकुरदीनसत्त्वाः॥
English: That grinder of foes, Bhima and Jishnu (Arjuna) and the high-souled twins returned in the evening from their begging tour; and they cheerfully offered everything to Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु कुन्ती दुपदात्मजां तामुवाच काले वचनं वदान्या। त्वमग्रमादाय कुरुष्व भद्रे बलिं च विप्राय च देहि भिक्षाम्॥
English: Thereupon the kind Kunti thus spoke to the daughter of the Panchala king, "O amiable girl, first take a portion of this (food) and offer it to the gods and give it away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ये चान्नमिच्छन्ति ददस्व तेभ्यः परिश्रिता ये परितो मनुष्याः। मधु चतुर्धा मम चात्मनश्च॥ अर्धं तु भीमाय च देहि भद्रे य एष नागर्षभतुल्यरूपः। गौरो युवा संहननोपपन्न एषो हि वीरो बहुभुक् सदैव॥
English: Feed (also) those that are hungry and give it to those that are our guests. Divide the rest into two portions. O amiable girl, give the half to Bhima, for this strong youth with fair complexion, a man like a king of elephants, this hero always eats much. Divide the other half into six equal parts, four for these youths (Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva) one for myself and the other for you.
Sanskrit: सा हृष्टरूपेव तु राजपुत्री। तस्या वचः साधु विशङ्कमाना। यथावदुक्तं प्रचकार साध्वी ते चापि सर्वे बुभुजस्तदन्नम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having these excellent words of her mother-in-law, the chaste princess, then cheerfully did all that she was directed to do. And they then all partook of the food.
Sanskrit: कुशैस्तु भूमौ शयनं चकार माद्रीपुत्रः सहदेवस्तरस्वी। यथा स्वकीयान्यजिनानि सर्वे संस्तीर्य वीराः सुषुपुर्धरण्याम्॥
English: Then the son of Madri, the ascetic Sahadeva, spread on the ground a bed of Kusha grass; thereupon those heroes all spread on it their deer-skins and then they laid themselves down to sleep.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्यशास्तामभितो दिशं तु शिरांसि तेषां कुरुसत्तमानाम्। कुन्ती पुरस्तात् तु बभूव तेषां पादान्तरे चाथ बभूव कृष्णा॥
English: The foremost of Kuru princes laid themselves down with their heads towards the south. Kunti laid herself down along the line of their heads and Krishna (Draupadi) along that of their feet.
Sanskrit: अशेत भूमौ सह पाण्डुपुत्रैः पादोपधानीव कृता कुशेषु। न तत्र दुःखं मनसापि तस्या न चावमेने कुरुपुङ्गवांस्तान्॥
English: Through she lay on Kusha grass and in the ground, like the nether pillow of the sons of Pandu, yet she felt no grief in her heart or any disrespect for those best of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: ते तत्र शूराः कथयान्बभूवुः कथा विचित्राः पृतनाधिकाराः। अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रथांश्च नागान् खङ्गान् गदाश्चापि परश्वधांश्च॥
English: son Then those heroes began to talk to one another on celestials weapons, cars, elephants, swords, arrows and battle axes. Their conversations were varied and were exceedingly interesting.
Sanskrit: तेषां कथास्ताः परिकीर्त्यमानाः पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतस्तदानीम्। शुश्राव कृष्णां च तदा विषण्णां ते चापि सर्वे ददृशुर्मनुष्याः॥
English: The of the Panchala king (Dhrishtaduymna) heard all that they said in their conversations; and all the men saw Krishna (Draupadi) in that state.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नो राजपुत्रस्तु सर्वं वृत्तं तेषां कथितं चैव रात्रौ। सर्वं राज्ञे दुपदायाखिलेन निवेदयिष्यंस्त्वरितो जगाम॥
English: (As soon as morning came), the prince Dhrishtaduymna set out in great haste towards the palace in order to report to the king Drupada in detail what he had heard in the night as talked by those heroes among one another.
Sanskrit: स्तान् पाण्डवानप्रतिविन्दमानः। धृष्टद्युम्नं पर्यपृच्छन्महात्मा क्व सा गता केन नीता च कृष्णा॥
English: The Panchala king was sad, because he did not know that those that had taken away his daughter were the Pandavas. The illustrious (king) asked Dhrishtaduymna in his return, "Where has Krishna gone? By whom has she been taken away?
Sanskrit: कचिन्न शूद्रेण न हीनजेन वैश्येन वा करदेनोपपन्ना। कच्चित् पदं मूर्ध्नि न परूदिग्धं कच्चिन्न माला पतिता श्मशाने॥
English: Has any Shudra, or any man of low birth, or any tribute paying Vaishya placed his dirty feet on my head (by taking her away)? Has the garland of flowers been thrown away on a burning place for dead bodies?
Sanskrit: वदस्व तत्त्वेन कच्चित् सवर्णप्रवरो मनुष्य उद्रिक्तवर्णोऽप्युत एव कच्चित्। कच्चिन्न वामो मम मूर्ध्नि पादः कृष्णाभिमर्शेन कृतोऽद्य पुत्र॥
English: O son, has any Kshatriya of high birth, or any one of the superior order (Brahmana) obtained my daughter? Has a man of low birth placed his left foot on my head by winning Krishna?
Sanskrit: कश्चिन्न तप्स्ये परमप्रतीतः। संयुज्य पार्थेन नरर्षभेण महानुभाव कोऽसौ विजेता दुहितुर्ममाद्य॥
English: I shall not be sorry, but shall be very much pleased if my daughter has been united with that best of men, Partha. O illustrious one, tell me truly who has today taken away my daughter?
Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्यस्य सुतस्य कच्चित्। कुरुप्रवीरस्य ध्रियन्ति पुत्राः। कच्चित् तु पार्थेन यवीयसाद्य धनुर्गृहीतं निहतं च लक्ष्यम्॥
English: Are the sons of that foremost of the Kurus, Vichitravirya's son (Pandu), alive? Was he Partha who took up the bow and shot the mark?"
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच शतायुरुक्तः पुरुषः शतवीर्यश्च जायते। कस्मान्नियन्ते पुरुषा बाला अपि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Man, it is said, is gifted with a period of life extending for a hundred years, and with great energy and power. Why then, O grandfather, do human beings die even in their youth?
Sanskrit: आयुष्मान् केन भवति अल्पायुर्वाऽपि मानवः। केन वा लभते कीर्ति केन वा लभते श्रियम्॥
English: By what does a man become longlived, and by what is his life shortened? Through what does a man acquire the fame that depends upon great deeds? Through what does one acquire wealth and prosperity?
Sanskrit: तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण जपहोमैस्तथौषधैः। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Is it by penances, or celibacy or silent recitation of sacred Mantras, or drugs? Is it by his deeds, or mind, or speech? Do you explain to me this, O grandfather.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्र तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वमनुपृच्छसि। अल्पायुर्येन भवति दीर्घायुर्वाऽपि मानवः॥
English: Bhishma said I shall tell you what you ask me. In fact, I shall tell you what the reason is for which one becomes short lived, and what the reason is for which one becomes longlived.
Sanskrit: येन वा लभते कीर्तिं येन वा लभते श्रियम्। यथा वर्तयन् पुरुषः श्रेयसा सम्प्रयुज्यते॥
English: I shall also explain to you the reason for which one succeeds in winning the fame that depends on great deeds, and the reason for which one succeeds in acquiring riches and prosperity. Indeed, I shall enlighten you about the manner in which one must live in order to be possessed of what is good for him. one own
Sanskrit: आचाराल्लभते ह्यायुराचराल्लभते श्रियम्। आचारात् कीर्तिमाप्नोति पुरुषः प्रेत्य चेह च॥
English: It is by conduct that one acquires a long life, and it is by conduct that one acquires riches and prosperity. Indeed, it is by conduct that one acquires the fame that depends upon great deeds both in this world and in the next.
Sanskrit: दुराचारो हि पुरुषो नेहायुर्विन्दते महत्। त्रसन्ति यस्माद् भूतानि तथा परिभवन्ति च॥
English: The man whose conduct is improper or wicked never acquires a long life. All creatures fear such a man and are oppressed by him.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् कुर्यादिहाचारं यदीच्छेद् भूतिमात्मनः। अपि पापशरीरस्य आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम्॥
English: If, therefore, wishes his advancement and prosperity, one should, in this world, follow the path of rightcousness and conduct himself properly. Good conduct succeeds in removing the inauspiciousness and misery of even one that is sinful.
Sanskrit: आचारलक्षणो धर्मः सन्तश्चारित्रलक्षणाः। साधूनां च यथावृत्तमेतदाचारलक्षणम्॥
English: Virtue is singled out by conduct. The good and virtuous are so on account of the conduct they follow. The marks, again, of good conduct are afforded by the deeds of those that are good Or righteous.
Sanskrit: अप्यदृष्टं श्रवादेव पुरुषं धर्मचारिणम्। भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वाणं तं जनाः कुर्वते प्रियम्॥
English: People regard that who righteously and who does good acts even if they only hear of him without actually seeing him.
Sanskrit: ये नास्तिका निष्क्रियाश्च गुरुशास्त्राभिलंघिनः। अधर्मज्ञा दुराचारारते भवन्ति गतायुधः॥
English: The atheists they who are destitute of all acts, they who are disobedient to preceptors and violate the injunctions of the scriptures, they who are unacquainted with and, therefore, unobservant of duties, and they who are wicked of conduct, become shortlived. man acts
Sanskrit: विशीला भिन्नमर्यादा नित्यं संकीर्णमैथुनाः। अल्पायुषो भवन्तीह नरा निरयगामिनः॥
English: They who are of improper conduct, they who violate all restraints, they who are unscrupulous about sexual congress, become shortlived here and have to go to Hell hereafter.
Sanskrit: सर्वलक्षणहीनोऽपि समुदाचारवान् नरः। श्रद्वधानोऽनसूयुश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति॥
English: Even those men live for a hundred years who, though destitute of all accomplishments, follow propriety and righteousness of conduct and become endued with faith and freed from malice.
Sanskrit: अक्रोधनः सत्यवादी भूतानामविहिसंकः। अनसूयुरजिह्मश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति॥
English: He who is free from anger, who is truthful in speech, who never does any injury to any creature in the universe, who is shorn of malice and crookedness and insincerity, succeeds in living for a hundred years.
Sanskrit: लोष्ठमर्दी तृणच्छेदी नखखादी च यो नरः। नित्योच्छिष्ट: संकुसुको नेहायुर्विन्दते महत्॥
English: He who always breaks little clods of carth, or tears up the grass that grows under his feet, or cuts off his nails with his teeth, or is always impure, or very restless, never succeeds in living long.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्म मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थो चानुचिन्तयेत्। उत्थायाचम्य तिष्ठेत पूर्वो संध्यां कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: One should wake up from sleep at the hour known as the Brahma Muhurta and then think of both religion and worldly profit. Getting up from bed, one should then wash his face and mouth, and joining his hands in an attitude of respect, then say the morning prayers.
Sanskrit: एवमेवापरां संध्या समुपासीत वाग्यतः। नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं नास्तं यान्तं कदाचन॥
English: In this way, one should when evening sets in say his evening prayers also, controlling speech the while. One should never look at the rising sun, nor at the setting sun.
Sanskrit: नोपसृष्टं न वारिस्थं न मध्यं नभसो गतम्। ऋषयो नित्यसंध्यत्वाद् दीर्घमायुरवाप्नुवन्॥
English: Nor should one look at the sun when he is in eclipse; nor at his image in the water, nor at midday when he is at the meridian. The Rishis, on account of their worshipping the two twilight's, with great regularity succeeded in acquiring longevity.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् तिष्ठेत् सदा पूर्वो पश्चिमां चैव वाग्यतः। ये न पूर्वामुपासन्ते द्विजाः संध्यां न पाश्चिमाम्॥ सर्वोस्तान् धार्मिको राजा शूद्रकर्माणि कारयेत्। परदारा न गन्तव्या सर्ववर्णेषु कर्हिचित्॥
English: Hence one should controlling speech, say his prayers regularly at the two twilight's. As regards those Brahmanas who do not say their prayers at the two twilight's, a righteous king should set them to perform such deeds as are ordained for the Shudras. Persons of every caste should never have sexual congress with other people's wives.
Sanskrit: न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किंचन विद्यते। यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम्॥
English: There is nothing that shortens life so: cffcctually as sexual union with other people's wives.
Sanskrit: यावन्तो रोमकूपाः स्युः स्त्रीणां गात्रेषु निर्मिताः। तावद् वर्षसहस्राणि नरकं पर्युपासते॥
English: The adulterer shall have to live in Hell for as many thousand years as the number of pores on the bodies of the women with whom he may cominit the offence.
Sanskrit: प्रसाधनं च केशानामञ्जनं दन्तधावनम्। पूर्वाह्न एव कार्याणि देवतानां च पूजनम्॥
English: One should dress one's hair, apply collyrium to one's eyes, and wash one's teeth, as also worship the celestials in the forenoon.
Sanskrit: पुरीषमूत्रे नोदीक्षेन्नाधितिष्ठेत् कदाचन। नातिकल्यं नातिसायं न च मध्यन्दिने स्थिते॥ नाज्ञातैः सह गच्छेत नैको न वृषलैः सह। पन्था देयो ब्राह्मणाय गोभ्यो राजभ्य एव च॥ वृद्धाय भारतप्ताय गर्भिण्यै दुर्बलाय च। प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वीत परिज्ञातान् वनस्पतीन्॥ चतुष्पथान् प्रकुर्वीत सर्वानेव प्रदक्षिणान्। मध्यन्दिने निशाकाले अर्धरात्रे च सर्वदा॥ चतुष्पथं न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च। उपानही च वस्त्रं च धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत्॥
English: One should not gaze at urine or faeces, or tread on it or touch it with one's feet. One should not see out on a journey at early dawn, or at midday, or in the evening twilight, or with a companion that is unknown, or with a Shudra, or alone. While passing along a road, one should standing aside, always give way to a Brahmana, to kine, to kings, to an old man, to one that is loaded with a burthen, to a woman big with child, or to one that is weak. When one meets a large tree that is known, one should walk round it. One should also, when coming upon the crossing of four roads, walk round it before pursuing his journey. At midday, or at midnight, or at night in general, or at the two twilight's, one should not proceed the crossings of the four roads. One should never wear sandals or clothes that have been worn by another.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मचारी च नित्यं स्यात् पादं पादेन नाक्रमेत्। अमावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सर्वशः॥ अष्टम्यां सर्वपक्षाणां ब्रह्मचारी सदा भवेत्। आक्रोशं परिवादं च पैशुन्यं च विवर्जयेत्॥
English: One should always observe the vow of celibacy, and should never cross his legs. One should observe the vow of celibacy on the day of the new moon, as also, on that of the full moon, as also on the eighth lunar day of both fortnights. One should never cat the flesh of animals not killed in sacrifices. One should never eat the flesh of the back of an animal. One should avoid censuring and calumniating others, as also all kinds of deceitful conduct.
Sanskrit: नारुन्तुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत। ययास्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत न तां वदेद् रुशती पापलोक्याम्॥
English: One should never cut others with wordy arrows. Indeed, one should never utter any cruel speech. One should never accept anything in gift from a person who is low and vulgar. One should never utter such words as pain other people or as are inauspicious or as are sinful.
Sanskrit: वाक्सायका वदनान्निष्पतन्ति यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि। परस्य वा मर्मसु ये पतन्ति तान् पण्डितो नावसृजेत् परेषु॥
English: Wordy arrows fall from the mouth. Pierced therewith, the victim grieves day and night. The wise man should never shoot them for cutting the vitals of other people.
Sanskrit: रोहते सायकैर्विद्धं वनं परशुना हतम्। वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम्॥
English: A forest, pierced with arrows or cut down with the axe, grows again. The man, however, who is pierced with words unwisely spoken, becomes the victim of wounds that fester and bring on death.
Sanskrit: कर्णिनालीकनाराचान् निर्हरन्ति शरीरतः। वाक्शल्यस्तु न निहर्तुं शक्यो हृदिशयो हि सः॥३४
English: Barbed arrows and Nalikas and broadheaded arrows are capable of being extracted from the body. Wordy arrows, however, are incapable of being extracted, for they lie einbedded in the very heart.
Sanskrit: हीनाङ्गानतिरिक्ताङ्गान् विद्याहीनान् विगर्हितान्। रूपद्रविणहीनांश्च सत्त्वहीनांश्च नाक्षिपेत्॥
English: One should not taunt a person who is defective of a limb or who has a limb in excess. or one who is shorn of learning, or one who is niserable, or one who is ugly or poor, or one who is shorn of strength.
Sanskrit: नास्तिक्यं वेदनिन्दां च देवतानां च कुत्सनम्। द्वेषस्तम्भोऽभिमानं च तैक्ष्ण्यं च परिवर्जयेत्॥
English: One should avoid atheism, vilifying the Vedas, censuring the celestials, malice, pride, arrogance, and harshness.
Sanskrit: परस्य दण्डं नोद्यच्छेत् क्रद्धो नैनं निपातयेत्। अन्यत्र पुत्राच्छिष्याच्च शिक्षार्थं ताडनं स्मृतम्॥
English: One should not angrily, take up the rod of punishment for laying it upon another. Only the son or the pupil, it has been said, can be mildly reprimanded for purposes of instruction.
Sanskrit: न ब्राह्मणान् परिवदेन्नक्षत्राणि न निर्दिशेत्। तिथिं पक्षस्य न ब्रूयात् तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते॥
English: One should not vilify Brahmanas; nor should point at the stars with one's fingers. If asked, one should not say what the lunation is on a particular day. By telling it, his life becomes shortened.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा मूत्रपुरीषे तु रथ्यामाक्रम्य वा पुनः। पादप्रक्षालनं कुर्यात् स्वाध्याये भोजने तथा॥
English: Having answered calls of nature or having walked over a road, one should wash his feet. One should also wash his feet before sitting to recite the Vedas or to eat any food.
Sanskrit: त्रीणि देवाः पवित्राणि ब्राह्मणानामकल्पयन्। अदृष्टमद्भिर्निर्णिक्तं यच्च वाचा प्रशस्यते॥
English: These are the three things which are considered as pure and sacred by the celestials and as such fit for the Brahmana's use, viz., that whose impurity is unknown, that which has been washed in water, and that which has been well spoken of.
Sanskrit: संयावं कृसरं मांसं शष्कुलीं पायसं तथा। आत्मार्थं न प्रकर्तव्यं देवार्थं तु प्रकल्पयेत्॥
English: Samayava, Krishana, meat, Shashakuli, and Payasa should never be cooked for one's ownself. Whenever cooked, these should be offered to the celestials.
Sanskrit: नित्यमग्निं परिचरेद् भिक्षां दद्याच्च नित्यदा। वाग्यतो दन्तकाष्ठं च नित्यमेव समाचरेत्॥
English: One should attend every day to his sacred fire. One should every day give alms. One should, controlling speech the while, clean his teeth with the tooth-stick.
Sanskrit: न चाभ्युदितशायी स्यात् प्रायश्चित्ती तथा भवेत्। मातापितरमुत्थाय पूर्वमेवाभिवादयेत्॥ आचार्यमथवाप्यन्यं तथायुर्विन्दते महत्। वर्जयेद् दन्तकाष्ठानि वर्जनीयानि नित्यशः॥
English: One should never be in bed when the sun is up. If one fails any day to be up with the sun, he should then perform an expiation. Rising from bed, one should first salute his parents, and preceptors, or other elders worthy of respect. By so doing one acquires a long life. The toothstick should be thrown off when done with, and a new one should be used every day.
Sanskrit: भक्षयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टानि पर्वस्वपि विवर्जयेत्। उदङ्मुखश्च सततं शौचं कुर्यात् समाहितः॥
English: One should eat food which is not forbidden in the scriptures, abstaining from food of every kind on days of the new moon and the full moon. One should, with senses controlled, answer calls of nature, facing the north.
Sanskrit: अकृत्वा देवपूजां च नाचरेद् दन्तधावनम्। अकृत्वा देवपूजां च नाभिगच्छेत् कदाचन। अन्यत्र तु गुरुं वृद्धं धार्मिकं वा विचक्षणम्॥ अवलोक्यो न चादर्शो मलिनो बुद्धिमत्तरैः।
English: One should not adore the celestials without having first washed his teeth. Without also adoring the celestials first, one should never repair to any person except his preceptor or one who is old in years or one who is righteous or one who is wise. Wise men should never see themselves in an unnolished or dirty mirror.
Sanskrit: न चाज्ञातां स्त्रियं गच्छेद् गर्भिणी वा कदाचन॥ उदक्शिरा न स्वपेत तथा प्रत्यक्शिरा न च।
English: One should never know a woman that is unknown or with one that is big with child.
Sanskrit: प्राक्शिरास्तु स्वपेद् विद्वानथवा दक्षिणाशिराः॥ न भग्ने नावशीर्णे च शयने प्रस्वपीत च।
English: One should never sleep with head turned towards the north or the west. One should not lie down upon a broken bedstead.
Sanskrit: नान्तर्धाने न संयुक्ते न च तिर्यक् कदाचन॥ न चापि गच्छेत् कार्येण समयाद् वापि नास्तिकैः।
English: One should not sleep on a bed without having examined it first with the help of a light. Nor should one sleep on a bed with another by his side. One should never sleep in a transverse direction. One should never make agreement with atheists or do anything in conjunction with them. an one
Sanskrit: आसनं तु पदाऽऽकृष्य न प्रसज्जेत् तथा नरः॥ न नग्न: कर्हिचित् स्नायान्न निशायां कदाचन।
English: One should never drag a seat with the foot and sit on it. One should never bathe in a nude state nor at night.
Sanskrit: स्नात्वा च नावमृज्येत गात्राणि सुविचक्षणः॥ न चानुलिम्पेदस्नात्वा स्नात्वा वासो न निधुनेत्।
English: An intelligent person should never allow his limbs to be rubbed or pressed after bathing. One should never smear unguents upon his body without having first gone through bath. Having bathed, one should never wave his cloth in the air.
Sanskrit: न चैवार्द्राणि वासांसि नित्यं सेवेत मानवः॥ सजश्च नावकृष्येत न बहिर्धारयीत च।
English: One should not wear wet clothes every day. One should never take off his body the garlands of flowers one may wear, Nor should wear such garlands over his outer garments.
Sanskrit: उदक्यया च सम्भाषां न कुर्वीत कदाचन॥ नोत्सृजेत पुरीषं च क्षेत्रे ग्रामस्य चान्तिके।
English: One should never even talk with a woman during the period of her menses. One should not answer a call of nature on a field or at place too near an inhabited village.
Sanskrit: उभे मूत्रपुरीषे तु नाप्से कुर्यात् कदाचन॥ अन्नं बुभुक्षमाणस्तु त्रिर्मुखेन स्पृशेदपः।
English: One should never answer a call of nature on a piece of water. One should first wash his mouth, thrice with water before eating any food.
Sanskrit: भुक्त्वा चान्नं तथैव त्रिर्द्धिः पुनः परिमार्जयेत्॥ प्राङ्मुखो नित्यमश्रीयाद् वाग्यतोऽन्नमकुत्सयन्।
English: Having finished his meals, one should wash his mouth thrice with water and twice again. One should eat, with face turned east wards, his food, controlling speech the while and without censuring the food that is caten.
Sanskrit: प्रस्कन्दयेच्च मनसा भुक्त्वा चाग्निमुपस्पृशेत्॥ आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुडक्ते यशस्य दक्षिणामुखः।
English: One should always leave a residue of the food that is placed before one for eating. Having finished his meals, one should mentally touch fire. If one eats with face turned eastwards, he becomes longlived. By eating with face turned south wards, one acquires great fame.
Sanskrit: धन्यं पश्चान्मुखे भुङ्क्ते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते उदङ्मुखः॥ अग्निमालभ्य तोयेन सर्वान् प्राणानुपस्पृशेत्।
English: By eating with face turned westwards, one acquires great riches. By eating with face turned northwards, one becomes truthful in specch. Having finished his meals, one should wash all the upper holes of one's body with water.
Sanskrit: गात्राणि चैव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितले तथा॥ नाधितिष्ठेत् तुषं जातु केशभस्मकपालिकाः।
English: Likewise, all the limbs, the navel, and the palms of the hands should be washed with water. One should never sit upon husk of corn or upon hair, or upon ashes, or upon bones.