pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भृगुरुवाच अमितानां महाशब्दो यान्ति भूतानि सम्भवम्। ततस्तेषां महाभूतशब्दोऽयमुपपद्यते॥
English: Bhrigu said All things which belong to the Infinite or the Vast are known by the name of Great. Therefore these five clements are called Great creatures.
Sanskrit: चेष्टा वायुः खमाकाशमूष्माग्निः सलिलं द्रवः। पृथिवी चात्र संघातः शरीरं पाञ्चभौतिकम्॥
English: Activity is wind. The sound is space. The heat that lives within it is fire. The liquid juices cc:itained in it are water. The solidified matter, viz., flesh and bones from the Earth. The bodies are thus made of the five elements.
Sanskrit: इत्येतैः पञ्चमिर्भूतैर्युक्तं स्थावरजङ्गमम्। श्रोत्रं घ्राणं रसः स्पर्शो दृष्टिश्चेन्द्रियसंज्ञिताः॥
English: All mobile and immobile objects are formed of these five elements. The five senses also made of the give clements. The car is formed of the properties of space. The nose of earth; the tongue of water; touch of wind; and eyes of tire.
Sanskrit: भरद्वाज उवाच पञ्चभिर्यदि भूतैस्तु युक्ताः स्थावरजङ्गमाः। स्थावराणां न दृश्यन्ते शरीरे पञ्च धातवः॥
English: Bharadwaja said If all mobile and immobile objects be made of these five elements, why is it that in all immobile objects those elements are not seen.
Sanskrit: अनूष्मणामचेष्टानां घनानां चैव तत्त्वतः। वृक्षाणां नोपलभ्यन्ते शरीरे पञ्च धातवः॥
English: Trees do not appear to have possessed any heat. They appear to have no motion. They are again formed of thick particles. The five elements are not seen in them.
Sanskrit: न शृण्वन्ति न पश्यन्ति न गन्धरसवेदिनः। न च स्पर्श विजानन्ति ते कथं पाञ्चभौतिकाः॥
English: Trees do not hear; they do not sec; they cannot smell or taste. They cannot touch. How then can they be regarded as formed of the five elements.
Sanskrit: अद्रवत्वादनग्नित्वादभूमित्वादवायुतः। आकाशस्याप्रमेयत्वाद् वृक्षाणां नास्ति भौतिकम्॥
English: It appears to me that for the absence of any liquid matter in them, of any heat, of any earth, of any wind, and of any empty space, trees cannot be considered as compounds of the five primary elements.
Sanskrit: भृगुरुवाच घनानामपि वृक्षाणामाकाशोऽस्ति न संशयः। तेषां पुष्पफलव्यक्तिर्नित्यं समुपपद्यते॥
English: Bhrigu said Forsooth, though possessed of density, trees have space within them. They always bear flowers and fruits.
Sanskrit: उष्मतो म्लायते पण त्वक् फलं पुष्पमेव च। म्लायते शीर्यते चापि स्पर्शस्तेनात्र विद्यते॥
English: They have heat within them for which leaf, bark, fruit, and flower are seen to fall off. They sicken and dry up. This indicates that they have perception of touch.
Sanskrit: वाय्वग्न्यशनिनिर्घोषैः फलं पुष्पं विशीर्यते। श्रोत्रेण गृह्यते शब्दस्तस्माच्छृण्वन्ति पादपाः॥
English: By sound of wind and fire and thunder, their fruits and flowers fall down. Sound is perceived through the ear. Trees have, therefore, ears and do hear.
Sanskrit: वल्ली वेश्यते वृक्षं सर्वतश्चैव गच्छति। न ह्यदृष्टेश्च मार्गोऽस्ति तस्मात् पश्यन्ति पादपाः॥
English: A creeper entwines a tree all around. A blind thing cannot see its way. Therefore it is evident that trees have vision.
Sanskrit: पुण्यापुण्यैस्तथा गन्धैर्दू पैश्च विविधैरपि। अरोगाः पुष्पिता: सन्ति तस्माज्जिघ्रन्ति पादपाः॥
English: Again trees regain vigour and put forth flowers for good and bad smell, of the sacred incense of all sorts. It is evident that trees have scent.
Sanskrit: पादैः सलिलपानाच्च व्याधीनां चापि दर्शनात्। व्याधिप्रतिक्रियत्वाच्च विद्यते रसनं दुमे॥
English: They draw water by their roots. They catch all sorts of diseases. Those diseases again are cured by various operations. From this it is clear that trees have perception of taste.
Sanskrit: वक्त्रेणोत्पलनालेन यथोर्ध्वं जलमाददेत्। तथा पवनसंयुक्तः पादैः पिबति पादपः॥
English: As one can draw water through the hole of a lotus-stalk, trees also, with the help of wind, drink through their roots.
Sanskrit: सुखदुःखयोश्च ग्रहणाच्छिन्नस्य च विरोहणात्। जीवं पश्यामि वृक्षाणामचैतन्यं न विद्यते॥
English: They are subject to pleasure and pain, and grow when cut or lopped off. These facts clearly prove that trees have life. They are not manimate.
Sanskrit: तेन तज्जलमादत्तं जरयत्यग्निमारुतौ। आहारपरिणामाच्च स्नेहो वृद्धिश्च जायते॥
English: Fire and wind cause the water thus drawn up to be digested. The tree grows and becomes humid proportionate to the quantity of the water taken up.
Sanskrit: जङ्गमानां च सर्वेषां शरीरे पञ्च धातवः। प्रत्येकशः प्रभिद्यन्ते यैः शरीरं विचेष्टते॥
English: In the bodies of all mobile things the five elements reside. The proportions are different in each. Mobile objects can move for these five elements.
Sanskrit: त्वद् च मांसं तथास्थीनि मज्जा स्नायुश्च पञ्चमम्। इत्येतदिह संघातं शरीरे पृथिवीमयम्॥
English: Skin, fresh, bones, marrow, and arteries and veins, that exist together in the body are formed of earth.
Sanskrit: तेजो ह्यग्निस्तथा क्रोधश्चक्षुरूष्मा तथैव च। अग्निर्जस्यते यश्च पञ्चाग्नेयाः शरीरिणः॥
English: Energy, anger, eyes, internal heat, and the heat which digests the good taken, these five, form the fire that exists in all embodied creatures.
Sanskrit: श्रोत्रं घ्राणं तथाऽऽस्यं च हृदयं कोष्ठमेव च। आकाशात् प्राणिनामेते शरीरे पञ्च धातवः॥
English: The cars, nostrils, mouth, heart, and Stomach, these five, form the element of space that exists in the bodies of living creatures.
Sanskrit: श्लेष्मा पित्तमथ स्वेदो वसा शोणितमेव च। इत्यापः पञ्चधा देहे भवन्ति प्राणिनां सदा॥
English: Phlegm, bile, sweat, fat, blood are the five kinds of water that exist in inobile bodies.
Sanskrit: प्राणात् प्रणीयते प्राणी व्यानाद् व्यायच्छतेतथा। गच्छत्यपानोऽधश्चैव समानो हृद्यवस्थितः॥
English: Through the vital breath called Prana, a living creature is capable of moving about. Through that called Vyana they act. That called Apana goes downward. That called Samana lives within the heart.
Sanskrit: उदानादुच्छ्वसिति च प्रतिभेदाच्च भाषते। इत्येते वायवः पञ्च चेश्यन्तीह देहिनम्॥
English: Through that called Udana one passes exertion and is enabled to speak by virtue of its going through (the lungs, the throat, and the mouth). These are the five sorts of vital airs that cause an embodied creature to live and Imove.
Sanskrit: भूमेर्गन्धगुणान् वेत्ति रसं चाभ्यः शरीरवान्। ज्योतिषा चक्षुषा रूपं स्पर्श वेत्ति च वाहिना॥
English: Through the earth-element an embodied creature perceives the properties of scent. From the water-element he perceives taste. From the fire-element as represented by the eyes, he perceives forms, and from the wind-element he perceives touch.
Sanskrit: गन्धः स्पृशो रसो रूपं शब्दश्चात्र गुणाः स्मृताः। तस्य गन्धस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तराभिहितान् गुणान्॥
English: Scent, touch, taste, vision and sound, are considered as the common properties of all mobile and immobile objects. I shall first describe the several sorts of scent.
Sanskrit: इष्टश्चानिष्टगन्धश्च मधुरः कटुरेव च। निर्हारी संहतः स्निग्धो रूक्षो विशद एव च॥
English: They are pleasant, unpleasant, sweet, pungent, far-reaching, varied, dry, indifferent.
Sanskrit: एवं नवविधो ज्ञेयः पार्थिवे गन्धविस्तरः। ज्योतिः पश्यति चक्षुर्त्या स्पर्श वेत्ति च वायुना॥
English: Scent which is formed of the earth element, consists of these nine sorts. Light is seen by the eyes, and touch through the wind-clement.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसञ्चापि गुणा: स्मृताः। रसज्ञानं तु वक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृण॥
English: Sound, touch, vision and taste are the properties of water. I shall describe fully that now the perception of taste. Listen to me.
Sanskrit: रसो बहुविधः प्रोक्त ऋषिभिः प्रथितात्मभिः। मधुरो लवणास्तिक्तः कषायोऽम्लः कटुस्तथा॥
English: Great Rishis have mentioned various sorts of taste. They are sweet, saltish, bitter, astringent, sour, and pungent.
Sanskrit: एष पड्विधविस्तारो रसो वारिमयः स्मृतः। शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च त्रिगुणं ज्योतिरुच्यते॥
English: These are the six sorts of taste belonging to the water-element. The light is the combind result of sound, touch and forin
Sanskrit: ज्योतिः पश्यति रूपाणि रूपं च बहुधा स्मृतम्। ह्रस्वो दीर्घस्तथा स्थूलश्चतुरस्रोऽनृवृत्तवान्॥ शुक्ल: कृष्णस्तथा रक्तः पीतो नीलारुणस्तथा। कठिनश्चिक्कणः श्लक्ष्ण: पिच्छिलो मृदुदारुणः॥
English: Through light one perceives forins. Form is of various kinds, Short, tall, thick square, round, white, black, red, blue, yellow, reddish, hard, bright, smooth, oily, soft and terrible.
Sanskrit: एवं पोडशविस्तारो ज्योतीरूपगुणः स्मृतः। शब्दस्पर्शी च विज्ञेयौ द्विगुणो वायुरित्युत॥ वायव्यस्तु गुणः स्पर्श: स्पर्शश्च बहुधा स्मृतः। उष्णः शीत: सुखो दुःखः स्निग्धो विशद एव च॥
English: These are the sixteen sorts of forin which forms the property of light or vision. The property of the wind element is touch. Touch is of various sorts; warm, cold, agreeable and disagrecable, indifferent, burning, mild, soft, light and heavy.
Sanskrit: तथा खरो मृदु रूक्षो लघुर्गुरुतरोऽपि च। एवं द्वादशधा स्पर्शो वायव्यो गुण उच्यते॥
English: Both sound and touch form the two properties of the wind-element. These are the eleven properties which belong to the wind.
Sanskrit: तत्रैकगुणमाकाशं शब्द इत्येव तत्स्मृतम्। तस्य शब्दस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तरं विविधात्मकम्॥
English: Space has only one property, namely sound. I shall now describe to you the different sorts of sound.
Sanskrit: षड्ज ऋषभगान्धारौ मध्यमो धैवतस्तथा। पञ्चमश्चापि विज्ञेयस्तथा चापि निषादवान्॥
English: They are the seven original notes called Shadaja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Maddhyaina, Dhaivata, Panchama, and Nishada.
Sanskrit: एष सप्तविधः प्रोक्तो गुण आकाशसम्भवः। ऐश्वर्येण तु सर्वत्र स्थितोऽपि पटहादिषु॥
English: These are the seven sorts of the property which belongs to space. Sound pervades like the Supreme Being the entire space though attached especially to drums drums and other instruments.
Sanskrit: मृदङ्गभेरीशङ्खानां स्तनयित्नो रथस्य च। यः कश्चिच्छ्रयते शब्दः प्राणिनोऽप्राणिनोऽपि वा। एतेषामेव सर्वेषां विषये सम्प्रकीर्तितः॥
English: Whatever sound is heard from small and large drums and conch-shells, and cloucis, and cars, and animate and inanimates creatures, are all contained in these seven sorts of sound already mentioned.
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधाकारः शब्द आकाशसम्भवः। आकाशजं शब्दमाहुरेभिर्वायुगुणैः सह॥ अव्याहतैश्चेतयते न वेत्ति विषमस्थितैः। आप्याय्यन्ते च ते नित्यं धातवस्तैस्तु धातुभिः॥
English: Thus sound, which is the property of space, is of various sorts. The learned have described sound to be born of space. When created by the various kinds of touch, which is the property of the wind, it may be heard. It cannot, however, be heard, when the different kinds of touch are not used. Mixed with their counter parts in the body, the elements increase and grow.
Sanskrit: आपोऽग्निर्मारुतश्चैव नित्यं जाग्रति देहिषु। मूलमेते शरीरस्य व्याप्य प्राणानिह स्थिताः॥
English: Water, fire, wind, always live in the bodies of living creatures. They form the roots of the body. Pervading the five vital airs they live in the body.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथार्जुन उवाचेदमधिक्षिप्त इवाक्षमी। अभिनीततरं वाक्यं दृढवादपराक्रमः॥ दर्शयन्नैन्द्रिरात्मानमुग्रमुग्रपराक्रमः। स्पयमानो महातेजाः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Like a person reluctant to forgive an insult, the highly energetic Arjuna of keen speech and prowess, betraying great fierceness and licking the corners of his mouth, said smilingly these
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच अहो दुःखमहो कृच्छ्रमहो वैक्लव्यमुत्तमम्। यत् कृत्वामानुषं कर्म त्यजेथाः श्रियमुत्तमाम्॥
English: 'O how painful, how distressing, I am sorry to see this great agitation of your heart, since having performed such a superhuman feat, you are deterinined to forsake the world,
Sanskrit: शत्रून् हत्वा महीं लब्ध्वा स्वधर्मेणोपपादिताम्। एवंविधं कथं सर्वं त्यजेथा बुद्धिलाघवात्॥
English: Having killed your enemies, and having the sovereignty of the Earth, which has been won ever by observing of the duties of your own order, why should you give up everything through fickleness of heart?
Sanskrit: क्लीबस्य हि कुतो राज्यं दीर्घसूत्रस्य वा पुनः। किमर्थं च महीपालानवधीः क्रोधमूर्छितः॥
English: Where on Earth has a eunuch or a procrastinating person acquired sovereignty? Why then did you beside yourself with anger, slay all the kings of the Earth.
Sanskrit: यो ह्याजिजीविषेद् भैक्ष्यं कर्मणा नैव कस्यचित्। समारम्भान् बुभूषेत हतस्वस्तिरकिंचनः। सर्वलोकेषु विख्यातो न पुत्रपशुसंहितः॥
English: He that would lead the life of a mendicant, cannot, by any act of his, enjoy the good things of Earth. Shorn of prosperity and other resources, he can never acquire fame on Earth or sons and animals.
Sanskrit: कापाली नृप पापिष्ठां वृत्तिमासाद्य जीवतः। संत्यज्य राज्यमृद्धं ते लोकोऽयं किं वदिष्यति॥
English: If, O king, abandoning this prosperous kingdom, you lead the wretched life of a mendicant, what will the world say of you?
Sanskrit: सर्वारम्भान् समुत्सृज्य हतस्वस्तिरकिंचनः। कस्मादाशंससे भक्ष्यं कर्तुं प्राकृतवत् प्रभो॥
English: Why do you say that leaving aside all the good things of the Earth, shorn of prosperity, and of resources, you will live like a mendicant and a vulgar person.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् राजकुले जातो जित्वा कृत्स्नां वसुंधराम्। धर्मार्थावखिलौ हित्वा वनं मौढ्यात् प्रतिष्ठसे॥
English: You are born in a royal family. Having conquered the whole Earth, do you foolishly wish to live in the forest after for-saking everything of virtue of profit?
Sanskrit: यदीमानि हवींषीह विमथिष्यन्त्यसाधवः। भवता विप्रहीणानि प्राप्तं त्वामेव किल्बिषम्॥
English: In your absence, dishonest men will despoil sacrifices. That sin will certainly contaminate you.
Sanskrit: आकिंचन्यं मुनीनां च इति वै नहुघोऽब्रवीत्। कृत्वा नृशंसं ह्यधने धिगस्त्वधनतामिह॥
English: Having perpetrated many wicked acts in a state of poverty, king Nahusha spoke ill of that state and said that poverty is for recluses.
Sanskrit: अश्वस्तनमृषीणां हि विद्यते वेद तद् भवान्। यं त्विमं धर्ममित्याहुर्धनादेष प्रवर्तते॥
English: To make no provision for the morrow is a practice that suits Rishis. You know this well! The religion of kings, however, depends entirely on wealth.
Sanskrit: धर्मं संहरते तस्य धनं हरति यस्य सः। ह्रियमाणे धने राजन् वयं कस्य क्षमेमहि॥
English: One who robs another of riches, robs him of his religion as well. Who amongst us, therefore, O king, would forgive an act of depriving us of our wealth.
Sanskrit: अभिशस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति दरिद्रं पावतः स्थितम्। दरिद्रं पातकं लोके न तच्छंसितुमर्हति॥
English: It is seen that a poor man, even when he stands hard by, is accused falsely. Poverty is a sin. You should not, therefore, speak high of poverty.
Sanskrit: पतितः शोच्यते राजन् निर्धनश्चापि शोच्यते। विशेष नाधिगच्छामि पतितस्याधनस्य च॥
English: A degraded man as also a poor man, O king, have both to rue their fate, I see no difference between these two.
Sanskrit: अर्थेभ्यो हि विवृद्धेभ्यः सम्भृतेभ्यस्ततस्ततः। क्रियाः सर्वाः प्रवर्तन्ते पर्वतेभ्य इवापगा:॥
English: The increased and deposited wealth like rivers from mountain begets all kinds of meritorious acts.
Sanskrit: अर्थाद् धर्मश्च कामश्च स्वर्गश्चैव नराधिप। प्राणयात्रापि लोकस्य विना ह्यर्थं न सिद्ध्यति॥
English: From wealth originate all religious acts, all pleasures, and heaven itself, O king, Without wealth, a man cannot find the very means of maintaining his life.
Sanskrit: अर्थेन हि विहीनस्य पुरुषस्याल्पमेधसः। विच्छिद्यन्ते क्रियाः सर्वा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा।॥
English: The acts of a person who, endued with little intelligence allows himself to be divested of wealth, are all dried up like shallow rivers in the summer.
Sanskrit: यस्यार्थास्तस्य मित्राणि यस्यार्थास्तस्य बान्धवाः। यस्यार्थाः स पुमॉल्लोके यस्यार्थाः स च पण्डितः।।
English: He who has wealth has friends. He who has wealth has kinsmen. He who has wealth is considered as a sincere man in the world. He who has wealth is regarded as a learned man.
Sanskrit: अधनेनार्थकामेन नार्थः शक्यो विधित्सितुम्। अर्थरर्था निबध्यन्ते गजैरिव महागजाः॥
English: If a person who has no wealth desires to accomplish a particular object, he meets with failure. Wealth Wealth accumulates wealth, like elephants capturing (wild) elephants.
Sanskrit: धर्मः कामश्च स्वर्गश्च हर्षः क्रोधः श्रुतं दमः। अर्थादेतानि सर्वाणि प्रवर्तन्ते नराधिप।॥
English: Religious acts, pleasures, joy, courage, anger, learning, and sense of dignity, all originate from wealth, O king.
Sanskrit: धनात् कुलं प्रभवति धनाद् धर्म प्रवर्धते। नाधनस्यास्त्ययं लोको न परः पुरुषोत्तम॥
English: Wealth begets family prestige. wealth multiples one's religious merit. He who is without wealth has neither this world, nor the next,O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: नाधनो धर्मकृत्यानि यथावदनुतिष्ठति। धनाद्धि धर्मः स्त्रवति शैलादभि नदी यथा॥
English: The man who has no wealth cannot celebrate religious acts, for these originate from wealth, like rivers from a mountain.
Sanskrit: यः कृशार्थः कृशगवः कृशभृत्यः कृशातिथिः। सवै राजन् कृशो नाम न शरीरकृशः कृशः॥
English: He whose limbs are lean is not truly a lean man, but he who is lean in respect of horses and kine and servants and guests is truly so.
Sanskrit: अवेक्षस्व यथान्यायं पश्य देवासुरं यथा। राजन् किमन्यज्जातीनां वधाद् गृद्ध्यन्ति देवताः॥
English: Judge truly, O kihg, and mark the conduct of the gods and the Danavas. O king, do the gods ever seek anything else than the destruction of their kinsmen (the Asuras)?
Sanskrit: न चेद्धर्तव्यमन्यस्य कथं तद्धर्ममारभेत्। एतावानेव वेदेषु निश्चयः कविभिः कृतः॥
English: If the appropriation of another's wealth be not regarded as right, how, O monarch, will kings practise virtue on this Earth? Learned men have, in the Vedas, laid down this injunction.
Sanskrit: अध्येतव्या त्रयी नित्यं भवितव्यं विपश्चिता। सर्वथा धनमाहार्यं यष्टव्यं चापि यत्नतः॥
English: The learned man have decreed that kings should live, reciting every day the three Vedas, seeking to acquire wealth, and carefully celebrating sacrifices with the wealth thus acquired.
Sanskrit: द्रोहाद् देवैरवाप्तानि दिवि स्थानानि सर्वशः। द्रोहात् किमन्यज्ज्ञातीनां गृद्ध्यन्ते येन देवताः॥
English: The gods, through civil war, have secured footing in the celestial region. When the very gods have won their prosperity through civil war, what fault can there be in such quarrels?
Sanskrit: इति देवा व्यवसिता वेदवादाश्च शाश्वताः। अधीयतेऽध्यापयन्ते यजन्ते याजयन्ति च॥ कृत्स्नं तदेव तच्छेरूयो यदप्याददतेऽन्यतः। न पश्यामोऽनपकृतं धनं किंचित् क्वचिद् वयम्॥
English: Verily the gods, even behave thus. The eternal precepts of the Vedas also approve of it. To learn, teach, sacrifice, and assist at others sacrifices,-these are our primary duties. The wealth that kings appropriate from others, becomes the instrument of their prosperity. Wealth is never acquired without doing some injury to others.
Sanskrit: एवमेव हि राजानो जयन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम्। जित्वा ममेयं ब्रुवते पुत्रा इव पितुर्धनम्॥
English: It is even thus that kings conquer this world. Having conquered, they are justified to regard that wealth as theirs, just as sons speak of the wealth of their fathers as their own, The royal sages that have gone to heaven have described this to be the duty of kings.
Sanskrit: राजर्षयोऽपि ते स्वर्यो धर्मो ह्येषां निरुच्यते। यथैव पूर्णादुदधेः स्यन्दन्त्यापो दिशो दश॥
English: Like water flowing on every direction from a rising ocean, wealth goes on all sides from the treasuries of kings.
Sanskrit: एवं राजकुलाद् वित्तं पृथिवीं प्रति तिष्ठति। आसीदियं दिलीपस्य नृगस्य नहुषस्य च।॥
English: This Earth formerly belonged to king Dvilipa, Nahusha, Ambarisha, and Mandhatri. She is now yours.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीषस्य मान्धातुः पृथिवी सा त्वयि स्थिता। स त्वां द्रव्यमयो यज्ञः सम्प्राप्तः सर्वदक्षिणः॥
English: You should, therefore, celebrate a great sacrifice with enough presents of all sorts and a sufficient quantity of the Earth's produce. If you do not perform that sacrifice, O king, then the sins of this kingdom will visit you.
Sanskrit: तं चेन्न यजसे राजन् प्राप्तस्त्वं राज्यकिल्बिषम्। येषां राजाऽश्वमेधेन यजते दक्षिणावता॥
English: Those subjects whose king performs a horse-sacrifice with enough presents, are all freed from sins and sanctified by witnessing the ablutions at the end of the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: उपेत्य तस्यावभृथे पूताः सर्वे भवन्ति ते। विश्वरूपो महादेवः सर्वमेधे महामखे। जुहाव सर्वभूतानि तथैवात्मानमात्मना॥
English: In a great sacrifice requiring libations of all kinds of flesh, Mahadeva himself, poured all creatures as sacrificial libations and then his own self.
Sanskrit: शाश्वतोऽयं भूतिपथो नास्यान्तमनुशुश्रुम। महान् दाशरथः पन्था मा राजन् कुपथं गमः॥
English: This is the eternal and holy road. Its fruits are never destroyed. This is the great road called Dasharatha. Abandoning it, 'O king, what other path would you follow"? called Dasharatha. Abandoning it, 'O king, what other path would you follow"?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इन्द्रप्रस्थे वसन्तस्ते जघ्नुरन्यान् नराधिपान्। शासनाद् धृराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञः शान्तनवस्य च॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When at the command of the king, Dhritarashtra and the son of Shantanu, (Bhishma), the Pandavas had taken up their abode at Indraprastha, they brought under their sway many other kings and monarchs.
Sanskrit: आश्रित्य धर्मराजानं सर्वलोकोऽवसत् सुखम्। पुण्यलक्षणकर्माणं स्वदेहमिव देहिनः॥
English: As a soul lives happily depending on the body blessed with auspicious marks and pious deeds, so all the subjects lived most happily, depending on Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: स समं धर्मकामार्थान् सिषेवे भरतर्षभ। त्रीनिवात्मसमान् बन्धून नीतिमानिव मानयन्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, he (Yudhishthira) served equally Dharma, Artha and Kama, as if each of them was a friend as dear to him as his own soul.
Sanskrit: तेषां समविभक्तानां क्षितौ देहवतामिव। बभौ धर्मार्थकामानां चतुर्थ इव पार्थिवः॥
English: It appeared as if the three pursuits, Dharma, Artha and Kama, became personified on earth; and with them the king shined as the fourth (pursuit).
Sanskrit: अध्येतारं परं वेदान् प्रयोक्तारं महाध्वरे। रक्षितारं शुभाँल्लोकान् लेभिरे तं जनाधिपम्॥
English: Having obtained him as their king, they obtained a monarch who was devoted to the study of the Vedas, who was a performer of great sacrifices and who was the protector of all good works.
Sanskrit: अधिष्ठानवती लक्ष्मीः परायणवती मतिः। वर्धमानोऽखिलो धर्मस्तेनासीत् पृथिवीक्षिताम्॥
English: (During his reign) Lakshmi became stationary and hearts became devoted to the Supreme Spirit. Virtue itself began to grow all over the world.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजा चतुर्भिराधिकं बभौ। प्रयुज्यमानैर्विततो वेदैरिव महाध्वरः॥
English: Surrounded by his four brothers the king looked as resplendent as a great sacrifice depending upon and assisted by the four Vedas.
Sanskrit: तं तु धौम्यादयो विप्राः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे। बृहस्पतीसमा मुख्याः प्रजापतिमिवामराः॥
English: Many learned Brahmanas with Dhaumya at their head, each equal to Brihaspati, waited upon the king, as the celestial wait upon the Lord of creation.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजे ह्यतिप्रीत्या पूर्णचन्द्र इवामले। प्रजानां रेमिरे तुल्यं नेत्राणि हृदयानि च॥
English: On account of the excessive affection of the people, both their hearts and eyes equally took great delight in Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) who was like a full moon without a stain.
Sanskrit: न त केवलदैवेन प्रजा भावेन रेमिरे। यद् बभूव मन:कान्तं कर्मणा स चकार तत्॥
English: The people took delight in him, not only because he was their king, but because they bore for him a great affection. The king also did not was agreeable to them.
Sanskrit: न ह्ययुक्तं न चासत्यं नासह्यं न च वाप्रियम्। भाषितं चारुभाषस्य जज्ञे पार्थस्य धीमतः॥
English: The sweet-speeched and greatly intelligent son of Pritha (Yudhishthira) never uttered any was improper, or untrue unbearable or disagreeable.
Sanskrit: स हि सर्वस्य लोकस्य हितमात्मन एव च। चिकीर्षन् सुमहातेजा रेमे भरतसत्तम।॥
English: or That greatly powerful and best king of the Varata race happily passed his days in seeking the good of every body, as if every one was his own self.
Sanskrit: तथा तु मुदिताः सर्वे पाण्डवा विगतज्वराः। अवसन् पृथिवीपालांस्तापयन्तः स्वतेजसा॥
English: (His brothers) the Pandavas brought by their great powers many kings under their sway; they passed their days in happiness, having nothing to disturb their peace.
Sanskrit: ततः कतिपयाहस्य बीभत्सुः कृष्णमब्रवीत्। उष्णानि कृष्ण वर्तन्तं गच्छावो यमुनां प्रति॥
English: After a few days, Vivatsu (Arjuna) thus spoke to Krishna, “O Krishna, the summer is come, let us go to the Yamuna.
Sanskrit: सुहृज्जनवृतौ तत्र विहृत्य मधुसूदन। सायाह्ने पुनरेष्यावो रोचतां ते जनार्दना॥
English: O Janardana, O slayer of Madhu, if you like, let us sport their with out friends and then return in the evening.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच कुन्तीमातर्ममाप्येतद् रोचते यद् वयं जले। सुहज रनवृतः पार्थ विहरेम यथासुखम्॥
English: Krishna said : O son of Kunti, this is also my wish. O Partha, let us sport with our friends in the waters( of the Yamuna).