pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अथ दक्षिणादूरोरुत्कृत्य स्वमांसपेशीं तुलया धारयत्। गुरुतर एव कपोत आसीत्॥
English: Thereupon he cut off a piece of flesh from his right thigh and weighed it with the pigeon, but the pigeon weighed heavier.
Sanskrit: पुनरन्यमुच्चकर्त गुरुतर एव कपोतः। एवं सर्व समधिकृत्य शरीरं तुलायामारोपयामासा तत् तथापि गुरुतर एव कपोत आसीत्॥
English: He cut off another piece of flesh, but still the pigeon weighed heavier. Then he cut off pieces of flesh from all parts of his body and placed them on the scale, but the pigeon still weighed heavier.
Sanskrit: अथ राजा स्वयमेव तुलामारुरोह। न च व्यलीकमासीद् राज्ञ एतद् वृत्तान्तं दृष्ट्वा त्रात इत्युक्त्वा प्रालीयत श्येनोऽथ राजा अब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon the king himself got on the scale; he did not feel the least grief for it. Seeing this the hawk then and there disappeared exclaiming "saved”. Thereupon the king said,
Sanskrit: कपोतं विद्युः शिबयस्त्वां कपोत पृच्छामि ते शकुने को नु श्येनः। नानीश्वर ईदृशं जातु कुर्यादेतं प्रश्नं भगवन् मे विचक्ष्व॥
English: "O bird, O pigeon, I ask you, let the Shivi people know who this hawk is. None except the lord of creation can do what he did. O exalted one, reply to my question.
Sanskrit: कपोत उवाच वैश्वानरोऽहं ज्वलनोधूमकेतुरथैव श्येनो वज्रहस्तः शचीपतिः। साधु ज्ञातुं त्वामृषभं सौरथेय नौ जिज्ञासया त्वत्सकाशं प्रपन्नौ॥
English: The Pigeon said: O son of Suratha, I am the smoke-bannered deity, Vaishvanara (Fire). The hawk is the husband of Sachi, the wielder of thunder (Indra). You are the foremost of men, we came to try you.
Sanskrit: यामेतां पेशीं मम निष्क्रयाय प्रादाद् भवानसिनोत्कृत्य राजन्। एतद् वो लक्ष्म शिवं करोमि हिरण्यवर्णं रुचिरं पुण्यगन्धम्॥
English: O king, these pieces of flesh that you have cut off from your body with your sword to save me, have made gashes in your body. I shall make these marks auspicious. They will be handsome, golden-coloured and sweet-scented.
Sanskrit: एतासां प्रजानां पालयिता यशस्वी सुरर्षीणामथ सम्मतो भृशम्। एतस्मात् पार्थात् पुरुषो जनिष्यति कपोतरोमेति च तस्य नाम॥
English: Earning great fame and being respected by ! the celestial, you will long rule over these men. A son will be born to you from your side who will be named Kapotaraman.
Sanskrit: कपोतरोमाणं शिबिनौद्भिदं पुत्रं प्राप्स्यसि नृप वृषसंहननं यशोदीप्यमानं द्रष्टासि शूरमृषभं सौरथानाम्॥
English: You will get out of your own body this son named Kapotaraman. You will see him become the foremost heroes of the Saurathas blazing in fame and possessing exceeding bravery and great beauty.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणः उवाच विवस्वतो गच्छति पर्ययेण वोढुं भवांस्तं रथमेकचक्रम्। आश्चर्यभूतं यदि तत्र किंचिद् दृष्टं त्वया शंसितुमर्हसि त्वम्॥
English: The Brahmana said You go for dragging the one-wheeled car of Vivasvat according to your turn. You should describe to me anything wonderful that you may have seen in those regions through which you pass.
Sanskrit: नाग उवाच आश्चर्याणामनेकानां प्रतिष्ठा भगवान् रविः। यतो भूताः प्रवर्तन्ते सर्वे त्रैलोक्यसम्मताः॥
English: The Naga said, The divine Sun is the refuge or home of numberless wonders. All the creatures that inhabit the three worlds have sprung from the Sun.
Sanskrit: यस्य रश्मिसहस्रेषु शाखास्विव विहंगमाः। वसन्त्याश्रित्य मुनयः संसिद्धा दैवतैः सह॥
English: Numberless Munis, crowned with ascetic success, together with all the gods, live in the rays of the Sun like birds perching on the branches of trees.
Sanskrit: यतो वायुर्विनिःसृत्य सूर्यरश्म्याश्रितो महान्। विजृम्भत्यम्बरे तत्र किमाश्चार्यमतः परम्॥
English: What, again, can be more wonderful than this that the powerful Wind, emanating from the Sun, takes refuge in his rays and thence yawns over universe?
Sanskrit: विभज्य तं तु विप्रर्षे प्रजानां हितकाम्यया। तोयं सृजति वर्षासु किमाश्चर्यमत: परम्॥
English: What can be more wonderful than this, O twice-born Rishi, that the Sun, dividing the Wind into many parts from desire of doing good to all creatures, creates rain that falls in the rain sea on?
Sanskrit: यस्य मण्डलमध्यस्थो महात्मा परमत्विषा। दीप्तः समीक्षते लोकान् किमाश्चर्यमतः परम्॥
English: What can be more wonderful than this the Supreme Soul, from within the solar disc, himself bathed in burning effulgence, looks upon the universe?
Sanskrit: शुक्रो नामासितः पादो यश्च वारिधरोऽम्बरे। तोयं सृजति वर्षासु किमाश्चर्यमतः परम्॥
English: What can be more wonderful than this that the Sun has a black ray which, changes itself into clouds charged with rain and pours showers of rain when the season comes?
Sanskrit: योऽष्टमासांस्तु शुचिना किरणेनोक्षितं पयः। प्रत्यादत्ते पुनः काले किमाश्चर्यमतः परम्॥
English: What can be more wonderful than this that drinking up for eight months the rain he pours down he pours it down again in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: यस्य तेजोविशेषेषु स्वयमात्मा प्रतिष्ठितः। यतो बीजं मही चेयं धार्यते सचराचरा॥
English: In certain rays of the Sun, the Soul of the universe said to live. From Him is the seed of all things, and it is He that supports the earth with all her mobile and immobile creatures.
Sanskrit: यत्र देवो महाबाहुः शाश्वतः पुरुषोत्तमः। अनादिनिधनो विप्र किमाश्चर्यमतः परम्॥
English: What can be more wonderful, O Brahmana, than this, that the foremost of Purushas, eternal and mighty-armed, endued with great effulgence, eternal, and without beginning and without end, lives in the Sun?
Sanskrit: आश्चर्याणामिवाश्चर्यमिदमेकं तु मे शृणु। विमले यन्मया दृष्टमम्बरे सूर्यसंश्रयात्॥
English: Listen, however, to one thing I shall tell you now. It is the wonder of wonders. I have seen it in the clear sky, on account of my nearless to the Sun.
Sanskrit: पुरा मध्याह्नसमये लोकांस्तपति भास्करे। प्रतदित्यप्रतीकाशः सर्वतः समदृश्यत्॥
English: In former times, one day at the hour of noon, while the Sun was shining in all his glory and giving heat to everything we saw a Being coming towards the Sun, who seemed to shine with effulgence that was equal to that of the Sun himself.
Sanskrit: स लोकांस्तेजसा सर्वान् स्वभासा निर्विभासयन्। आदित्याभिमुखोऽभ्येति गगनं पाटयन्निव॥
English: Making all the worlds shine up with his glory and filling them with his energy, he came, as I have already told you towards the Sun, rending the sky, as it were, for passing through it.
Sanskrit: हुताहुतिरिव ज्योतिर्व्याप्य तेजोमरीचिभिः। अनिर्देश्येन रूपेण द्वितीय इव भास्करः॥
English: The rays that came out of his body seemed to resemble the blazing effulgence of libations of clarified butter poured into the sacrificial fire. On account of his energy and splendour he could not he looked at. His form seemed to be indescribable. Indeed, he appeared to us to be like a second Sun.
Sanskrit: तस्याभिगमनप्राप्ती हस्तौ दत्तौ विवस्वता। तेनापि दक्षिणो हस्तो दत्तः प्रत्यर्चितार्थिना॥
English: As soon as he came near the Sun extended his two hands. For honouring the Sun in return, he also extended his right-hand.
Sanskrit: ततो भित्त्वैव गगनं प्रविष्टो रश्मिमण्डलम्। एकीभूतं च तत् तेजः क्षणेनादित्यतां गतम्॥
English: The latter the then, piercing through the sky, entered into the Sun's disc. Mingling then with the Sun's energy, he seemed to be changed into the Sun's self.
Sanskrit: तत्र नः संशयो जातस्तयोस्तेजः समागमे। अनयोः को भवेत् सूर्यो रथस्थो योऽयमागतः॥
English: When the two energies thus met together, we were so confounded that we could not any longer make out which was which. Indeed, we could not make out who was the Sun whom we bore on his car, and who was Being that we had seen coming through the sky.
Sanskrit: ते वयं जातसंदेहाः पर्यपृच्छामहे रविम्। क एष दिवमाक्रम्य गतः सूर्य इवापरः॥
English: Filled with confusion, we then addressed the Sun, saying,-O illustrious one, who is this Being who has mixed himself with you and has been charged into your second self.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममखिलं प्रब्रूहि भरतर्षभ। ऋद्धिमाप्नोति किं कृत्वा मनुष्य इह पार्थिव॥
English: Yudhishthira said O foremost one of Bharata's race, do you describe to me all the deities of the household mode and tell me all that a man should do in order to acquire prosperity in this world.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि पृरावृत्तं जनाधिप। वासुदेवस्य संवादं पृथिव्याश्चैव भारत॥
English: Bhishma said O Bharata, I shall, in this connection, recite to you the old story of Vasudeva and the goddess Earth.
Sanskrit: संस्तुत्य पृथिवीं देवीं वासुदेवः प्रतापवान्। पप्रच्छ भरतश्रेष्ठ मां त्वं यत् पृच्छसेऽद्य वै॥
English: The powerful Vasudeva, O excellent prince of Bharata's race, after singing the praises of the goddess Earth, accosted her about this very subject that you have required about.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममाश्रित्य मया वा मद्विधेन वा। किमवश्यं धरे कार्यं किं वा कृत्वा कृतं भवेत्॥
English: Vasudeva said Having adopted the domestic mode of life, what acts should I, or one like me, do and how are such acts to yield success. man
Sanskrit: पृथ्वी उवाच ऋषयः पितरो देवा मनुष्याश्चैव माधव। इज्याश्चैवार्चनीयाश्च यथा चैव निबोध मे॥
English: The Goddess Earth said O Madhava, the Rishis, the celestials the departed Manes, and men should be adored, and sacrifices should be performed by a householder.
Sanskrit: सदा यज्ञेन देवाश्च सदाऽऽतिथ्येन मानुषाः। छन्दतश्च यथा नित्यमर्हान् भुञ्जीत नित्यशः॥
English: Do you also learn this from me that the celestials are always pleased with sacrifices, and are pleased with hospitality. Therefore, the householder should please them with such objects as they desire.
Sanskrit: तेन पषिगणाः प्रीता भवन्ति मधुसूदन। नित्यमग्निं परिचरेदभुक्त्वा बलिकर्म च॥
English: By such acts, O destroyer of Madhu Rishis also are pleased. The householders, abstaining from food, should daily attend to his sacred fire and to his sacrificial offerings.
Sanskrit: कुर्यात् तथैव देवा वै प्रीयन्ते मधुसूदन। कुर्यादहरहः श्राद्धमन्नाद्येनोदकेन च॥ पयोमूलफलैर्वापि पितॄणां प्रीतिमाहरन्। सिद्धान्नाद् वैश्वदेवं वै कुर्यादग्नौ यथाविधि॥ अग्नीषोमं वैश्वदेवं धान्वन्तर्यमनन्तरम्। प्रजानां पतये चैव पृथग्योमो विधीयते॥
English: The celestials, O destroyer of Madhu, are pleased with such deeds. The householder should daily offer oblations of food and water, or of fruits, roots and water, for the satisfaction of the departed Manes, and give boiled food to the Vishvedevas, and oblations of clarified butter to Agni, Soma, and Dhanvantari.
Sanskrit: तथैव चानुपूर्वेण बलिकर्म प्रयोजयेत्। दक्षिणायां यमायेति प्रतीच्यां वरुणाय च॥ सोमाय चाप्युदीच्यां वै वास्तुमध्ये प्रजापतेः। धन्वन्तरे:प्रागुदीच्यां प्राच्यां शक्राय माधव॥
English: He should offer separate and distinct oblations of Prajapati. He should make sacrificial offerings duly; to Yama in the South, to Varuna in the West, to Soma in the North, to Prajapati within the homestead, to Dhanvantari in the North East, and to Indra in the East.
Sanskrit: मनुष्येभ्य इति प्राहुर्बलिं द्वारि गृहस्य वै। मरुद्भ्यो दैवतेभ्यश्च बलिमन्तर्गृहे हरेत्॥
English: He should offer food to men at the entrance of his house. These, O Madhava, are known as the Bali offerings. The Bali should be offered to the Maruts and the deities in the interior of one's house.
Sanskrit: तथैव विश्वेदेवेभ्यो बलिमाकाशतो हरेत्। निशाचरेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो बलिं नक्तं तथा हरेत्॥
English: To the Vishvedevas it should be offered in open air, and to the Rakshasas and evil spirits the offerings should be made at night.
Sanskrit: एवं कृत्वा बलिं सम्यग् दद्याद् भिक्षां द्विजाय वै। अलाभे ब्राह्मणस्याग्नावग्रमुद्धृत्य निक्षिपेत्॥
English: After making these offerings, the householder should make offerings to Brahmanas, and if no Brahmana be present, the first portion of the food should be thrown into the fire.
Sanskrit: यदा श्राद्धं पितृभ्योऽपि दातुमिच्छेत मानवः। तदा पश्चात् प्रकुर्वीत निवृत्ते श्राद्धकर्मणि॥
English: When a man wishes to offers Shraddha to his ancestors, he should, when the Shraddha ceremony is donc, please his ancestors and then make the Bali offerings duly.
Sanskrit: पितॄन् संतर्पयित्वा तु बलिं कुर्याद् विधानतः। वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्यात् पश्चाद् ब्राह्मणवाचनम्॥
English: He should then make offerings to the Vishwedevas. He should next invite Brahmanas, and then properly entertain guests arrived at his house, with food.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्नेन विशेषेण भोजयेदतिथीनपि। अर्चापूर्व महाराज ततः प्रीणाति मानवान्॥
English: By this act, O prince, are guests pleased. He who does not live in the house long, or, having come, goes away after a short time, is called guest.
Sanskrit: अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात् तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते। आचार्यस्य पितुश्चैव सख्युराप्तस्य चातिथेः॥ इदमस्ति गृहे मह्यमिति नित्यं निवेदयेत्।
English: To his preceptor, to his father, to his friend and to a guest, a householder should say, I have got this in my house to offer you today! And he should offer it accordingly every day.
Sanskrit: ते यद् वदेयुस्तत् कुर्यादिति धर्मो विधीयते॥ गृहस्थः पुरुषः कृष्ण शिष्टाशी च सदा भवेत्।
English: The house holder should do whatever they would order him to do. This is the established custom. The householder, O Krishna should take his food the last of all, after having offered food to all of them.
Sanskrit: राजत्विजं स्नातकं च गुरुं श्वशुरमेव च।॥ अर्चयेन्मधुपर्केण परिसंवत्सरोषितान्।
English: The householder should adore with offerings of honey, etc., his king his priest, his preceptor, and his fatherinlaw, as also Snataka Brahmanas even if they were to live in his house for whole year.
Sanskrit: श्वभ्यश्च श्वपचेभ्यश्च वयोभ्यश्चावपेद् भुवि। वैश्वदेवं हि नामैतत् सायंप्रातर्विधीयते॥
English: In the morning as well as in the evening, food should be offered on the ground to dogs, the cooks for dogs and birds. This is called the Vaishvedeva offerings.
Sanskrit: एतांस्तु धर्मान् गार्हस्थ्यान् यः कुर्यादनसूयकः। स इहर्षिवरान् प्राण्य प्रेत्य लोके महीयते॥
English: The householder, who performs these ceremonies with mind shorn of passion, obtains the blessings of the Rishis in this world, and after death acquires the heavenly regions.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच इति भूमेर्वचः श्रुत्वा वासुदेवः प्रतापवान्। तथा चकार सततं त्वमप्येवं सदाचर॥
English: Bhishma said Having heard all this from the goddess Earth, the powerful Vasudeva acted accordingly. Do you also act in the same way.
Sanskrit: एतद् गृहस्थधर्मं त्वं चेष्टमानो जनाधिप। इहलोके यशः प्राप्य प्रेत्य स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: By performing these duties of a householder. O king, you shall acquire fame in this world and Heaven after death?
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच स्मरन्ति वैरं रक्षांसि मायामाश्रित्य मोहिनीम्। हिडिम्बे व्रज पन्थानं त्वमिमं भ्रातृसेवितम्॥
English: Bhima said: woman even The Rakshasas revenge themselves on their enemy by alluring deceptions. Therefore, O Hidimba, go to the way that your brother has gone.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच क्रुद्धोऽपि पुरुषव्याघ्र भीम मा स्म स्त्रियं वधीः। शरीरगुप्त्यभ्यधिकं धर्मं गोपाय पाण्डव॥
English: Yudhisthira said: O best of men, O Bhima do not kill a in anger. O Pandava, the attainment of virtue is a higher duty than the protection of body.
Sanskrit: वधाभिप्रायमायान्तमधीस्त्वं महाबलम्। रक्षसस्तस्य भगिनी किं न: क्रुद्धा करिष्यति॥
English: You have killed the greatly powerful (Rakshasas) who came with the purpose of killing us. She is (but) his sister, what can she do to us, even if she is angry?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हिडिम्बा तु ततः कुन्तीमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। युधिष्ठिरं तु कौन्तेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ आर्ये जानासि यद् दुःखमिह स्त्रीणामनङ्गजम्। तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं भीमसेनकृतं शुभे॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon, Hidimba respectfully saluting Kunti and Yudhisthira with joined hands, spoke to Kunti thus, “O respected lady, you know the pangs that women suffer from the god of love. O blessed lady, I have received those (pangs) by Bhima.
Sanskrit: सोढं तत् परमं दुःखं मया कालप्रतीक्षया। सोऽयमभ्यागतः कालो भविता मे सुखोदयः॥
English: I have suffered these great pangs and I wait for the time (when it will be assuaged). That time has now come, when I expect that my happiness would come.
Sanskrit: मा ह्युयत्सृज्य सुहृदः स्वधर्म स्वजनं तथा। वृतोऽयं पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तव पुत्रः पतिः शुभे॥
English: O blessed lady, leaving my friends relatives and religion, I have chosen this best of men, this son of yours, as my husband.
Sanskrit: वीरेणाहं तथानेन त्वया चापि यशस्विनि। प्रत्याख्याता न जीवामि सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: O illustrious lady, if forsaken by this hero and yourself I shall not live any longer, I tell you this truly.
Sanskrit: तदर्हसि कृपां कर्तुं मयि त्वं वरवर्णिनि। मत्वा मूढेति तन्मा त्वं भक्ता वानुगतेति वा॥
English: O greatly beautiful lady, you should show compassion towards me, considering me foolish or very obedient to you.
Sanskrit: भानेन महाभागे संयोजय सुतेन ह। तमुपादाय गच्छेयं यथेष्टं देवरूपिणम्। पुनश्चैवानयिष्यामि विस्रम्भं कुरु मे शुभे॥
English: O greatly fortunate lady, unite me with my husband, your son. Let me go away at pleasure (wherever I like), taking this celestial like (hero). Trust me, O blessed lady, I shall bring him back to you all.
Sanskrit: अहं हि मनसा ध्याता सर्वान् नेष्यामि वः सदा। वृजिनात् तारयिष्यामि दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च॥ पृष्ठेन वो वहिष्यामि शीघ्रं गतिमभीप्सतः। यूयं प्रसादं कुरुत भीमसेनो भजेत माम्॥
English: Whenever you will think of me I will immediately come to you and carry you wherever you will command. I shall rescue you from danger over even and uneven grounds. I shall carry you on my back whenever you will desire to proceed with speed. Be gracious to me and make Bhimasena accept me.
Sanskrit: आपदस्तरणे प्राणान् धारयेद् येन तेन वा। सर्वमावृत्य कर्तव्यं तं धर्ममनुवर्तता॥
English: It is consonant with the precepts of religion that one should protect his life by any means. He, who seeks to do it, should not scruple about the means.
Sanskrit: आपत्सु यो धारयति धर्म धर्मविदुत्तमः। व्यसनं ह्येव धर्मस्य धर्मिणामापदुच्यते॥
English: He who keeps his virtue (even) in distress in the foremost of all virtuous men. Distress is the greatest danger to virtue and virtuous men.
Sanskrit: पुण्यं प्राणान् धारयति पुण्यं प्राणदमुच्यते। येन येनाचरेद् धर्मं तस्मिन् गर्दा न विद्यते॥
English: 'It is virtue that protect life and therefore virtue is called the giver of life. The means by which virtue is secured be censurable.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच एवमेतद् यथाऽऽत्थ त्वं हिडिम्बे नात्र संशयः। स्थातव्यं तु त्वया सत्ये यथा ब्रूयां सुमध्यमे॥
English: Yudhisthira said: Hidimba, there is no doubt of that what you say is true. O lady of slender waist, you must act as you have said (you want to do).
Sanskrit: स्नातं कृताछिकं भद्रे कृतकौतुकमङ्गलम्। भीमसेनं भजेथास्त्वं प्रागस्तगमनाद् रवेः॥
English: O blessed lady, when Bhimasena will finished ablutions, twilight prayer and the usual propitiatory rites you will then be adored by him till the sun sets.
Sanskrit: अहस्सु विहरानेन यथाकामं मनोजवा। अयं त्वानयितव्यस्ते भीमसेनः सदा निशि॥
English: O lady of mind like speed, sport with him at pleasure during the day. You must always bring Bhimasena back every night. can never
Sanskrit: ॥ वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेति तत् प्रतिज्ञाय भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम्। शृणु राक्षसि सत्येन समयं ते वदाम्यहम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having promised to do it by saying, “Be it so", Bhima said (to Hidimba), “O Rakshasi, listen to the agreement that I make with you.
Sanskrit: यावत् कालेन भवति पुत्रस्योत्पादन शुभे। तावत् कालं गमिष्यामि त्वया सह सुमध्यमे॥
English: O blessed lady, O lady of slender waist, I shall go (and stay) with you, so long you do not obtain a son."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेति तत् प्रतिज्ञाय हिडिम्बा राक्षसी तदा। भीमसेनमुपादाय सोर्ध्वमाचक्रमे ततः॥
English: Having promised this by saying, “Be it so," the Rakshasi Hidimba took Bhima upon her body and went up to the sky.
Sanskrit: प्रजज्ञे राक्षसी पुत्रं भीमसंनान्महाबलम्। विरूपाक्षं महावक्त्रं शरूकर्णं विभीषणम्॥
English: She then gave birth by Bhima a greatly strong son of terrible eyes and large mouth, of ears like arrows and of appearance fearful.
Sanskrit: भीमनादं सुताम्राष्ठं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं महाबलम्। महेष्वासं महावीर्यं महासत्त्वं महाभुजम्॥ महाजवं महाकायं महामायमरिंदमम्। दीर्घघोणं महोरस्कं विकटोबद्धपिण्डिकम्॥ अमानुषं मानुषजं भीमवेगं महाबलम्। यः पिशाचनतीत्यान्यान् बभूवातीव राक्षसान्॥
English: Of roaring voice, of lips brown as copper, of teeth sharp and keen. He was mighty armed, greatly energetic, exceedingly powerful and a great car warrior. Having long nose, broad chest, frightfully swelling calves, celerity of motion and excessive strength, he had nothing human in him, though born of a man. He excelled all the Pishachas and other such creatures and also the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: बालोऽपि यौवनं प्राप्तो मानुषेषु विशाम्पते। सर्वास्त्रेषु परं वीरः प्रकर्षमगमद् बली॥
English: He grew up to be a youth when he was a boy and that mighty hero soon acquainted high proficiency in all arms and weapons known amongst mankind.
Sanskrit: सद्यो हि गर्भान् राक्षस्यो लभन्ते प्रसवन्ति च। कामरूपधराश्चैव भवन्ति बहुरूपिकाः॥
English: The Rakshasas women give birth on the very day they conceive; they are capable of assuming any form at will and they change their forms (at will).
Sanskrit: प्रणम्य विकचः पादावगृहणात् स पितुस्तदा। मातुश्च परमेष्वासस्तौ च नामास्य चक्रतुः॥
English: That bad featured child, that mighty bowman, soon after his birth, bowed down to his mother and also to his father and touched their feet. They then named him.
Sanskrit: घटो हास्योत्कच इति माता तं प्रत्यभाषत। अब्रवीत् तेन नामास्य घटोत्कच इति स्म ह॥
English: His mother said, "This child's head is like a Ghata (water pot)." They then gave him the name of Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: अनुरक्तश्च तानासीत् पाण्डवान् स घटोत्कच। तेषां च दयितो नित्यमात्मनित्यो बभूव ह॥
English: Ghatotkacha was (very much) attached to the Pandavas. he became a great favourite with them, almost one of them.
Sanskrit: संवाससमयो जीर्ण इत्याभाष्य ततस्तु तान्। हिडिम्बा समयं कृत्वा स्वां गतिं प्रत्यपद्यत॥
English: Knowing that the period of her stay with the (Pandava) had come to an end, Hidimba making another agreement with them went away wherever she like.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचो महाकायः पाण्डवान् पृथया सह। अभिवाद्य यथान्यायमब्रवीच्च प्रभाष्य तान्॥ किं करोम्यहमार्याणां निःशङ्कं वदतानघाः। तं ब्रुवन्तं भैमसेनि कुन्ती वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereafter giant Ghatotkacha bowed down to the Pandavas with Kunti, and told them, O sinless great men, you may tell me what I have to do. Thus addressed by him, Kunti spoke to the scn of Bhima.
Sanskrit: त्वं कुरूणां कुले जातः साक्षाद् भीमसमो ह्यसि। ज्येष्ठः पुत्रोऽसि पञ्चानां साहाय्यं कुरु पुत्रक॥
English: You are born in the race of Kuru and are the same as Bhima. You are the eldest son of five. O son! help us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पृथयाप्येवमुक्तस्तु प्रणम्यैव वचोऽब्रवीत्। यथा हि रावणो लोके इन्द्रजिच्च महाबलः। वर्मवीर्यसमो लोके विशिष्टश्चाभवं नृषु॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus addressed by Kunti, he replied respectfully-Just as there are in this world Ravana and Meghanada who were very strong, so also I am gigantic and valorous among the men of this world; in fact I am greater than any.
Sanskrit: कृत्यकाल उपस्थास्ये पितृनिति घटोत्कचः। आमन्त्र्य रक्षसां श्रेष्ठः प्रतस्थे चोत्तरां दिशम्॥
English: That best Rakshasas, Ghatotkacha, promising to come when required for business, went away towards the north.
Sanskrit: स हि सृष्टो मघवता शक्तिहेतोर्महात्मना। कर्णस्याप्रतिवीर्यस्य प्रतियोद्धा महारथः॥
English: That great car warrior (Ghatotkacha) was created by the illustrious Indra as a proper antagonist of Karna of matchless power in consequence of the weapon (he gave him).
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच उत्तरेषु च कौरव्य द्वीपेषु श्रूयते कथा। एवं तत्र महाराज ब्रुवतश्च निबोध मे॥
English: Sanjaya said O descendant of Kuru, O great king, I shall tell you what is heard of the island in the north. Hear.
Sanskrit: घृततोय: समुद्रोऽत्र दधिमण्डोदकोऽपरः। सुरोदः सागरश्चैव तथान्यो जलसागरः॥
English: There is that ocean the water of which is Ghee. Next to it is the ocean, the water of which is curd. Next is the ocean, the water of which is wine, and then comes a ocean of water.
Sanskrit: परस्परेण द्विगुणा: सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप। पर्वताश्च महाराज समुद्रैः परिवारिताः॥
English: O king, the island are double in area of one another as they proceed further towards the north. O king, they are surrounded by these oceans.
Sanskrit: गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मान:शिलो महान्। पर्वतः पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो नृप॥
English: In the middle island, there is a large mountain called Goura which is made of red arsenic. O king, on the western island, there is a mountain, called Krishna; it is a favourite abode of Narayana.
Sanskrit: तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशवः। प्रसन्नश्चाभवत् तत्र प्रजानां व्यदधत् सुखम्॥
English: There Keshava protects celestial gems. From that place, when gracious, he bestows happiness on creatures.