pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच शृणु हन्त महाराज विधिना येन दृष्टवान्। शतक्रतुमहं देवं भगवन्तं च शङ्करम्॥
English: Arjuna rcplied Listen, O great king, in what manner I beheld the divine performer of hundred sacrifices and worshipful Shankara.
Sanskrit: विद्यामधीत्य तां राजस्त्वयोक्तामरिमर्दन। भवता च समादिष्टस्तपसे प्रस्थितो वनम्॥
English: O destroyer of foes, having studied that (branch of) learning as directed by you, I repaired to the forest at your command for practicing asceticism.
Sanskrit: भृगुतुङ्गमथो गत्वा काम्यकादास्थितस्तपः। एकरात्रोषितः कञ्चिदपश्यं ब्राह्मणं पथि॥
English: Having repaired from Kamyaktua Brigutunga and having spent there one night in practicing asceticism I met a Brahmana on the way.
Sanskrit: स मामपृच्छत् कौन्तेय क्वासि गन्ता ब्रवीहि मे। तस्मा अवितथं सर्वमब्रुवं कुरुनन्दन॥
English: He asked me 'O son of Kunti, tell me where you will go' O son of Kuru, thereupon, I related to him everything faithfully.
Sanskrit: स तथ्यं मम तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तम। अपूजयत मां राजन् प्रीतिमांश्चाभवन्मयि॥
English: O best of kings, hearing me narrate faithfully (everything) that Brahmana became well disposed towards me and, O king, greeted me.
Sanskrit: ततो मामब्रवीत् प्रीतस्तप आतिष्ठ भारत। तपस्वी नचिरेण त्वं द्रक्ष्यसे विबुधाधिपम्॥
English: And being pleased, he said to me "practice asceticism. By asceticism you will soon behold the lord of the gods.'
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं वचनात् तस्य गिरिमारुह्य शैशिरम्। तपोऽतप्यं महाराज मासं मूलफलाशनः॥
English: Then, following his instructions I ascended the mountain Saisira (Himalayas) and began to practice asceticism, living on fruits and roots in the (first) month.
Sanskrit: द्वितीयश्चापि मे मासो जलं भक्षयतो गतः। निराहारस्तृतीयेऽथ मासे पाण्डवनन्दन॥
English: (And), O son of Pandu, I spent the second month living on water only and in the third I ate nothing at all.
Sanskrit: अर्श्वबाहुश्चतुर्थं तु मासमस्मि स्थितस्तदा। न च मे हीयते प्राणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: In the fourth month I remained with upraised arms; and it is a wonder that my strength did not diminish.
Sanskrit: पञ्चमे त्वथ सम्प्राप्ते प्रथमे दिवसे गते। वराहसंस्थितं भूतं मत्समीपं समागमत्॥
English: And when the first day of the fifth month had passed away, there appeared before me a being having the appearance of a boar,
Sanskrit: निघ्नन् प्रोथेन पृथिवीं विलिखंचरणैरपि। सम्मार्जञ्जठरेणोर्वी विवर्तश्च मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Ploughing the earth with his mouth, striking (it) with his feet, rubbing the ground with his belly and roving constantly to and fro in a frightful manner.
Sanskrit: अनु तस्यापरं भूतं महत् कैरातसंस्थितम्। धनुर्बाणासिमत् प्राप्तं स्त्रीगणानुगतं तदा॥
English: He was followed by another great being, in the shape of a hunter, armed with bow, arrows and sword and accompanied by females.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहंधनुरादाय तथाक्षय्ये महेषुधी। अताडयं शरेणाथ तद् भूतं लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: Then, taking up my bow and two inexhaustible quivers, I pierced that creature, causing the hair stand on the end, with an arrow.
Sanskrit: युगपत् तं किरातस्तु विकृष्य बलवद्धनुः। अभ्याजने दृढतरं कम्पयत्रिव मे मनः॥
English: The hunter too, drawing his strong bow simultaneously (with me), wounded him more efficiently, as if making my mind tremble.
Sanskrit: स तु मामब्रवीद् राजन् मम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। मृगयाधर्ममुत्सृज्य किमर्थं ताडितस्त्वया॥
English: And he said to me, O King, "why have you, disregarding the rules of hunting aimed at the animal first struck by me?
Sanskrit: एष ते निशितैर्बाणैर्दप॑ हन्मि स्थिरो भव। सधनुष्मान् महाकायस्ततो मामभ्यभाषत॥
English: Stay (awhile), I will destroy your pride with these sharpened arrows." Then that hugebodied being taking up his bow rushed against me.
Sanskrit: ततो गिरिमिवात्यर्थमावृणोन्मां महाशरैः। तं चाहं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरम्॥
English: He then cnveloped me entirely with mighty arrows (just) as a mountain (is covered with a mighty shower). I too, surrounded him with a mighty shower of shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः शरैर्दीप्तमुखैर्यन्त्रितैरनुमन्त्रितैः। प्रत्यविध्यमहं तं तु वजैरिव शिलोच्चयम्॥
English: Then I pierced him with steady arrows of blazing points and inspired with mantras (just) as a mountain is pierced by a thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: तस्य तच्छतधा रूपमभवच्च सहस्रधा। तानि चास्य शरीराणि शरैरहमताडयम्॥
English: Thereupon his body became multiplied a hundred and a thousand times. (But) I pierced all his bodies with arrows.
Sanskrit: पुनस्तानि शरीराणि एकीभूतानि भारत। अदृश्यन्त महाराज तान्यहं व्यधमं पुनः॥
English: Again, O Bharata, O great king, seeing that all his bodies became merged into one, 1 struck at it a second time.
Sanskrit: अणुवृहच्छिरा भूत्वा बृहच्चाणुशिराः पुनः। एकीभूतस्तदा राजन् सोऽभ्यवर्तत मां युधि॥
English: He now assumed a diminutive body with large head and then a large body with a small head. And again assuming his former shape, he came before me to fight.
Sanskrit: यदाभिभवितुं बाणैर्न च शक्नोमि तं रणे। ततो महास्त्रमातिष्ठं वायव्यं भरतर्षभ॥
English: When, O most exalted of the Bharatas, I could not crush him with arrows in the combat, I aimed (at him) the mighty weapon presided over by the wind god.
Sanskrit: न चैनमशकं हन्तुं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्। तस्मिन् प्रतिहते चास्त्रे विस्मयो मे महानभूत्॥
English: (But) it was a wonder (to me) that I could not hurt him (even with that). And when that weapon produced no effect I was lost in great wonder.
Sanskrit: भूय एव महाराज सविशेषमहं ततः। अस्त्रपूगेन महता रणे भूतमवाकिरम्॥
English: Again O king, with a vigorous effort I covered him, in that encounter, with numerous mighty weapons.
Sanskrit: स्थूणाकर्णभयो जालं शरवर्षमथोल्बणम्। शलभास्त्रमश्मवर्ष समास्थायाहमभ्ययाम्॥
English: I then discharged at him. Sthunakarna, Varuna, Saravarsa, Ulvana, Salava and Asmavarsa weapons.
Sanskrit: जग्रास प्रसभं तानि सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि मे नृप। तेषु सर्वेषु जग्धेषु ब्रह्मास्त्रं महदादिशम्॥
English: But, O king, he instantly devoured all those weapons discharged by me. And when all those had been swallowed up, I aimed (at him) the weapon presided over by Brahma.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रज्वलितैर्बाणैः सर्वतः सोपचीयते। उपचीयमानश्च मया महास्त्रेण व्यवर्धत।॥
English: He was then completely covered with flaming arrows (issuing from that weapon) and when thus covered with that mighty weapon his body began to expand.
Sanskrit: तत: संतापिता लोका मत्प्रसूतेन तेजसा। क्षणेन हि दिशः खं च सर्वतो हि विदीपितम्॥
English: Then on account of the energy of that weapon discharged by me, all the world became oppressed and all the points and the firmament became suddenly illuminated.
Sanskrit: तदप्यस्त्रं महातेजाः क्षणेनैव व्यशातयत्। ब्रह्मास्त्रे तु हते राजन् भयं मां महदाविशत्॥
English: (But) that highly-energetic being instantly baffled even that weapon. And, O king, that weapon presided over by Brahma being destroyed, I was seized with a terrible fear.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहंधनुरादाय तथाक्षय्ये महेषुधी। सहसाभ्यहनं भूतं तान्यप्यस्त्राण्यभक्षयत्॥
English: Thereupon instantly taking up my bow and the inexhaustible quivers, I aimed at him, (but) that being devoured those weapons also.
Sanskrit: हतेष्वस्त्रेषु सर्वेषु भक्षितेष्वायुधेषु च। मम तस्य च भूतस्य बाहुयुद्धमवर्तत॥
English: All the weapons being (thus) baffled and devoured, that being and myself became engaged in a wrestling.
Sanskrit: व्यायाम मुष्टिभिः कृत्वा तलैरपि समागतैः। अपारयंश्च तद् भूतं निश्चेष्टमगमं महीम्॥
English: At first we dealt blows and then gave slaps; but unable to crush him, I (at last) fell down on the ground deprived of sensation.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य तद् भूतं तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। सह स्त्रीभिर्महाराज पश्यतो मेऽद्धृतोपमम्॥
English: Then, O great king, that being, giving forth a laugh, vanished with the women even at that very spot. And this struck me with wonder.
Sanskrit: एवं कृत्वा स भगवांस्ततोऽन्यद् रूपमास्थितः। दिव्यमेव महाराज वसानोऽद्भुतमम्बरम्॥
English: That divine being, having done this great king, appeared in another divine form, wearing a wonderful garment.
Sanskrit: हित्वा किरातरूपं च भगवांस्त्रिदशेश्वरः। स्वरूपं दिव्यमास्थाय तस्थौ तत्र महेश्वरः॥
English: (Then) that divine lord of the gods, Maheshvara, giving up the from of hunter, ance.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यत ततः साक्षाद् भगवान् गोवृषध्वजः। उमासहायो व्यालधृग् बहुरूपः पिनाकधूक्॥
English: (Then) that very divine being, the wielder of the Pinaka, capable of assuming many shapes, having the bull for his emblem and bearing serpents, appeared before me with Uma.
Sanskrit: स मामभ्येत्य समरे तथैवाभिमुखं स्थितम्। शूलपाणिरथोवाच तुष्टोऽस्मीति परंतप॥
English: He with the trident in his hand, coming up to me and seeing me ready for fight, O tormentor of foes, said "I am pleased (with you)."
Sanskrit: ततस्तद्धनुरादाय तूणौ चाक्षय्यसायको। प्रादान्ममैव भगवान्धारयस्वेति चाव्रवीत्॥
English: Then, holding (my) bow and the two arrowcase furnished with inexhaustible shafts, that divine one returned them to me saying "crave some boon.
Sanskrit: तुष्टोऽस्मि तव कौन्तेय ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते। यत् ते मनोगतं वीर तद् ब्रूहि वितराम्यहम्॥
English: O son of Kunti, I am pleased (with you). Say what I shall do for you. Tell me, O hero, what is your wish. I will fulfill it.
Sanskrit: अमरत्वमपाहाय ब्रूहि यत् ते मनोगतम्। ततः प्राञ्जलिरेदाहमस्त्रेषु गतमानसः॥
English: Tell me what it is that you cherish in your mind if it be not immortality." Thereupon with joined hands and with my mind bent on obtaining weapons,
Sanskrit: प्रणम्य मनसा शर्वं ततो वचनमाददे। भगवान् मे प्रसन्नश्चेदीप्सितोऽयं वरो मम॥
English: And adòring him inwardly, I said these words “O god, if you are pleased with me, I crave this boon, (viz.).
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणीच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं यानि देवेषु कानिचित्। ददानीत्येव भगवानब्रवीत् त्र्यम्बकश्च माम्॥
English: I am to have a knowledge of all the weapons presided over by the gods.” Then the god, Traymbaka, said to me" I will give (them).
Sanskrit: रौद्रमस्त्रं मदीयं त्वामुपस्थास्यति पाण्डव। प्रददौ च मम प्रीत: सोऽस्त्रं पाशुपतं महत्॥
English: O Pandava, my own weapon, Rudra, shall ever be present to you.” (And) being satisfied (with me) he granted that mighty weapon, Pashupatha.
Sanskrit: उवाच च महादेवो दत्त्वा मेऽस्त्रं सनातनम्। न प्रयोज्यं भवेदेतन्मानुषेषु कथञ्चन॥
English: Having bestowed upon me that eternal weapon, Mahadeva said “this (weapon) shall by no means be discharged against men.
Sanskrit: जगद् विनिर्दहेदेवमल्पतेजसि पातितम्। पीड्यमानेन बलवत् प्रयोज्यं स्याद्धनंजय॥
English: If hurled at a being of small energy it will burn up the universe. This powerful weapon can be discharged only when you will be hard pressed.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणां प्रतिघाते च सर्वथैव प्रयोजयेत्। तदप्रतिहतं दिव्यं सर्वास्त्रप्रतिषेधनम्॥
English: This celestials weapon, as baffling all the weapons, can at all times be discharged in order to ward off other weapons.
Sanskrit: मूर्तिमन्मे स्थितं पार्श्वे प्रसन्ने गोवृषध्वजे। उत्सादनममित्राणां परसेनानिकर्तनम्॥
English: The god Vrishadhvaja (one having the bull for his emblem) being thus pleased, there remained manifest by my side that (weapon) capable of annihilating enemies and destroying the hostile forces,
Sanskrit: दुरासदं दुष्प्रसह सुरदानवराक्षसैः। अनुज्ञातस्त्वहं तेन तत्रैव समुपाविशम्॥
English: Unrivalled and difficult to be endured by the gods, the Danavas and the Rakshasas. Commanded by him, I then sat down there,
Sanskrit: प्रेक्षतश्चैव मे देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: (And) in my very sight he disappeared at that very spot.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा दुर्योधनो वाक्यमप्रियं कुरुसंसदि। प्रत्युवाच महाबाहुं वासुदेवं यशस्विनम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Duryodhana, hearing in the assembly of the Kurus those words which he little liked, said in reply to Vasudeva of long arms and of great renown.
Sanskrit: प्रसमीक्ष्य भवानेतद् वक्तुमर्हति केशव। मामेव हि विशेषेण विभाष्य परिगर्हसे॥
English: "It is proper, that you should speak to me in this way after due consideration; but you speak, finding fault with me especially.
Sanskrit: भक्तिवादेन पार्थानामकस्मान्मधुसूदन। भवान् गर्हयते नित्यं किं समीक्ष्य बलाबलम्॥
English: Why do you, O slayer of Madhu, speak in terms of praise of the sons of Pritha and why are you ever finding fault with me without due consideration of the strength and weakness of our cause?
Sanskrit: भवान् क्षत्ता च वाप्याचार्यो वा पितामहः। मामेव परिगर्हन्ते नान्यं कंचन पार्थिवम्॥
English: You and Kshattri and the king, and the preceptor and the grandfather all find fault with me and not with any other king of the earth.
Sanskrit: न चाहं लक्षये कंचिद् व्यभिचारमिहात्मनः। अथ सर्वे भवन्तो मां विद्विषन्ति सराजकाः॥
English: But in this matter I do not find any unworthy conduct of myself but still all of you including the king hate me.
Sanskrit: न चाहं कंचिदत्यर्थमपराधमरिंदम। विचिन्तयन् प्रपश्यामि सुसूक्ष्ममपि केशव॥
English: I have not committed the slightest fault, O chastiser of foes, nor do I see any after a most minute and searching examination, OKeshava.
Sanskrit: प्रियाभ्युपगते द्यूते पाण्डवा मधुसूदन। जिताः शकुनिना राज्यं तत्र किं मम दुष्कृतम्॥
English: O slayer of Madhu, the Pandavas were defeated at a game of dice in which they engaged of their own will and their kingdom was won by Shakuni; what fault is there on my part in this matter?
Sanskrit: यत् पुनर्रविणं किंचित् तत्राजीयन्त पाण्डवाः। तेभ्य एवाभ्यनुज्ञातं तत् तदा मधुसूदन॥
English: Indeed, 0 slayer of Madhu, I ordered at the time for the return of the wealth which the Pandavas had lost in that case.
Sanskrit: अपराधो न चास्माकं यत् ते द्यूते पराजिताः। अजेया जयतां श्रेष्ठ पार्थाः प्रताजिता वनम्॥
English: It is not our fault that defeated at another game of dice-those invincible sons of Pritha-those foremost among victors were thus exiled into the forest.
Sanskrit: केन वाप्यपराधेन विरुद्ध्यन्त्यरिभिः सह। अशक्ताः पाण्डवाः कृष्ण प्रहृष्टाः प्रत्यमित्रवत्॥
English: By the imputation of what fault do they regard ourselves as their enemies-O Krishna? The Pandavas are weak and incapable but they yet cheering treat us as their enemies.
Sanskrit: किमस्माभिः कृतं तेषां कस्मिन् वा पुनरागसि। धार्तराष्ट्रान् जिघांसन्ति पाण्डवाः संजयैः सह॥
English: What has been done by us to them and for what injury again do those sons of Pandu united with this Srinjayas, try to slay the sons of Dhritarashtra?
Sanskrit: न चापि वयमुग्रेण कर्मणा वचनेन वा। प्रभ्रष्टाः प्रणमामेह भयादपि शतक्रतुम्॥
English: We will not, fearing harsh deeds or words, bow down out of fear even to the performer of a hundred sacrifices (Indra).
Sanskrit: न च तं कृष्ण पश्यामि क्षत्रधर्ममनुष्ठितम्। उत्सहेत युधा जेतुं यो नः शत्रुनिबर्हण॥
English: I do not see any body, O Krishna, following the duties of a Kshatriya who would i aspire to defeat us in battle, O chastiser of foes.
Sanskrit: न हि भीष्मकृपद्रोणाः सकर्णा मधुसूदन। देवैरपि युधा जेतुं शक्याः किमुत पाण्डवैः॥
English: Bhishma, Kripa and Drona, along with Karna, O slayer of Madhu, are incapable of being vanquished even by the gods, how can they be so by the sons of Pandu?
Sanskrit: स्वधर्ममनुपश्यन्तो यदि माधव संयुगे। अस्त्रेण निधनं काले प्राप्स्यामः स्वर्ग्यमेव तत्॥
English: If following the duties laid down by my religion, O Madhava, I fall down dead in the field killed by arms in the proper time, it will lead me to heaven.
Sanskrit: मुख्यश्चैवैष नो धर्मः क्षत्रियाणां जनार्दन। यच्छयीमहि संग्रामे शरतल्पगता वयम्॥
English: The principal duty of ours, Kshatriyas, O Janardana, is that we should lie down on a bed of arrows in the battle field.
Sanskrit: ते वयं वीरशयनं प्राप्स्यामो यदि संयुगे। अप्रणम्यैव शत्रूणां न नस्तप्स्यन्ति माधव॥
English: If we lie down like heroes in the battle without bowing before the enemies, then it is no matter for regret, O Madhava.
Sanskrit: कश्च जातु कुले जातः क्षत्रधर्मेण वर्तयन्। भयाद् वृत्तिं समीक्ष्यैवं प्रणमेदिह कर्हिचित्॥
English: Who is there, who born in a noble family and abiding by the rules of the Kshatriya class, seeing that his life is in danger would bow before any body?
Sanskrit: उद्यच्छेदेव न नमेदुद्यमो ह्येव पौरुषम्। अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेदिह कर्हिचित्॥
English: Keeping one's self erect now should not bow down, for energy or exertion itself is manliness; he may even break at his weak points but on no account should he bow before any body.
Sanskrit: इति मातङ्गवचनं परीप्सन्ति हितेप्सवः। धर्माय चैव प्रणमेद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च मद्विधः॥
English: This saying of Matanga is followed by those that desire their own good; men ſike me bow only to Brahmanas for the sake of virtue.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयन् कंचिदन्यं यावज्जीवं तथाऽऽचरेत्। एष धर्मः क्षत्रियाणां मतमेतच्च मे सदा॥
English: Without paying regard to any body else, throughout his life he should act thus, this is the duty of the Kshatriyas in my opinion and such has ever been my conduct.
Sanskrit: राज्यांशश्चाभ्यनुज्ञातो यो मे पित्रा पुराभवत्। न स लभ्यः पुनर्जातु मयि जीवति केशव॥
English: The share of the kingdom that was given them in early days will not be regained by them during my life time, O Keshava.
Sanskrit: यावच्च राजा ध्रियते धृतराष्ट्रो जनार्दन। न्यस्तशस्त्रा वयं ते वाप्युपजीवाम माधव। अप्रदेयं पुरा दत्तं राज्यं परवतो मम॥
English: O Janardana, so long as the position of a king is held by Dhritarashtra we shall live as his dependents with swords laid aside, O Madhava; this kingdom which ought not to have been given away was given away when I depended on others.
Sanskrit: अज्ञानाद् वा भयाद्वापि मयि बाले जनार्दन। न तदद्य पुनर्लभ्यं पाण्डवैर्वृष्णिनन्दन।॥
English: Out of ignorance or fear when I was a child, O Janardana; it is not now to be regained by the sons of Pandu, o delighted of the Vrishinis.
Sanskrit: ध्रियमाणे महाबाहौ मयि सम्प्रति केशव। तावदप्यपरित्याज्यं भूमेनः पाण्डवान् प्रति॥
English: So long as this is held by myself of long arms, O Keshava, I shall not leave aside which is pierced by the point of a sharp needle.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच प्रायशो राजलोकस्ते कथितो वदतां वर। वैवस्वतसभायां तु यथा वदसि मे प्रभो॥
English: Yudhishthira said O best of eloquent men, O lord, from your descriptions it appears that all the monarchs (of the earth) are in the Sabha of the son of Vaivasvata (Yama).
Sanskrit: वरुणस्य सभायां तु नागास्ते कथिता विभो। दैत्येन्द्राश्चापि भूयिष्ठाः सरितः सागरास्तथा॥
English: O lord, you have said that in the Varuna's Sabha are the Nagas, the chief Daityas, the rivers, and the oceans,
Sanskrit: तथा धनपतेर्यक्षा गुह्यका राक्षसास्तथा। गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव भगवांश्च वृषध्वजः॥
English: And in that of the lord of wealth (Kubera) the Yakshas, Guhyakas, Guhyakas, Rakshasas, Gandharvas, Apsaras, and the exalted Vishvadeva (Shiva).
Sanskrit: पितामहसभायां तु कथितास्ते महर्षयः। सर्वे देवनिकायाश्च सर्वशास्त्राणि चैव ह॥
English: You have said that in the Sabha of the Grandsire are the great Rishis, all the celestials, and all the Shastras.
Sanskrit: शक्रस्य तु सभायां तु देवाः संकीर्तिता मुने। उद्देशतश्च गन्धर्वा विविधाश्च महर्षयः॥
English: O Rishi, you have said that in the Sabha of Shakra (Indra) are the celestials, the Gandharvas and the various great Rishis.
Sanskrit: एक एव तु राजर्षिर्हरिश्चन्द्रो महामुने। कथितस्ते सभायां वै देवेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः॥
English: O great Rishi, you have said that one king namely the royal sage Harishchandra, is in the Sabha of the illustrious lord of the celestials.
Sanskrit: किं कर्म तेनाचरितं तपो वा नियतव्रतः। येनासौ सह शक्रेण स्पर्द्धते सुमहायशाः॥
English: What act, what asceticism, what steady vows were performed by that greatly famous (king) that he has alone become equal to Indra? are
Sanskrit: पितृलोकगतश्चैव त्वया विप्र पिता मम। दृष्टः पाण्डुर्महाभागः कथं वापि समागतः॥
English: O Brahmana, how did you meet with my father, the illustrious Pandu, now living in the region of the Pitris?
Sanskrit: किमुक्तवांश्च भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रतः। त्वत्तः श्रोतुं सर्वमिदं परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥
English: O exalted one, O Rishi of excellent vows, what did he tell you? Tell me all. I am filled with great curiosity to hear all this.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच यन्मां पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र हरिश्चन्द्रं प्रति प्रभो। तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं तस्य धीमतः॥
English: Narada said O king of kings, O lord, I shall tell you all about the greatness of the greatly intelligent Harishchandra which you ask me to narrate.
Sanskrit: (इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातस्त्रिशङ्कुर्नाम पार्थिवः। अयोध्याधिपतिर्वीरो विश्वामित्रेण संस्थितः।। तस्य सत्यवती नाम पत्नी केकयवंशजा। तस्यां गर्भः समभवद् धर्मेण कुरुनन्दन॥ सा च काले महाभागा जन्ममासं प्रविश्य वै। कुमारं जनयामास हरिश्चन्द्रमकल्मषम्॥ वै राजा हरिश्चन्द्रस्त्रैशङ्कव इति स्मृतः।) स राजा बलवानासीत् सम्राट् सर्वमहीक्षिताम्। तस्य सर्वे महीपालाः शासनावनताः स्थिताः॥
English: That king (Harishchandra) was very powerful and an Emperor over all the monarchs of the earth. All the kings of the world were under his sway.
Sanskrit: तेनैकं रथमास्थाय जैत्रं हेमविभूषितम्। शस्त्रप्रतापेन जिता द्वीपाः सप्त जनेश्वर॥
English: O king of men, riding alone on his car adorned with gold, he conquered all the seven islands (of the world) by the prowess of his weapons.
Sanskrit: स निर्जित्यमहीं कृत्स्ना सशैलवनकाननाम्। आजहार महाराज राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्॥
English: O great king, having conquered the whole of the earth with her mountains, forests and woods, he made preparation to perform a great Rajasuya sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तस्य सर्वे महीपाला धनान्याजह्वराज्ञया। द्विजानां परिवेष्टारस्तस्मिन् यज्ञे च तेऽभवन्॥
English: All the monarchs at his command brought wealth to that sacrifice. They became the distributors of food to the Brahmanas in that sacrifice.
Sanskrit: प्रादाच्च द्रविणं प्रीत्या याचकानां नरेश्वरः। यथोक्तवन्तस्ते तस्मिंस्ततः पञ्चगुणाधिकम्॥
English: The king (Harishchandra) in that sacrifice cheerfully gave away to the sacrificial Brahmanas wealth five times more than what each asked.
Sanskrit: अतर्पयच्च विविधैर्वसुभिर्ब्राह्मणांस्तदा। प्रसर्पकाले सम्प्राप्ते नानादिग्भ्यः समागतान्॥
English: At the conclusion of the sacrifice, the king gratified the Brahmanas that assembled there from various quarters with large presents of various kinds of wealth.
Sanskrit: भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च विविधैर्यथाकामपुरस्कृतैः। रत्नौघतर्पितैस्तुष्टैर्द्विजैश्च समुदाहृतम्। तेजस्वी च यशस्वी च नृपेभ्योऽभ्यधिकोऽभवत्॥
English: Having been gratified by various kinds of food and enjoyable things given to them to their fill and by the heaps of jewels distributed amongst them, the Brahmanas said: “The king Harishchandra has became superior to all the kings in energy and in renown".
Sanskrit: एतस्मात् कारणाद् राजन् हरिश्चन्द्रो विराजते। तेभ्यो राजसहस्रेभ्यस्तद् विद्धि भरतर्षभा॥
English: O king, O best of the Bharata race, know that for this reason, Harishchandra has shone more brightly than thousands of other kings.
Sanskrit: समाप्य च हरिश्चन्द्रो महायज्ञं प्रतापवान्। अभिषिक्तश्च शुशुभे साम्राज्येन नराधिप॥
English: O king, having concluded his great sacrifice, the mighty Harishchandra, being installed in his Empire, looked resplendent.
Sanskrit: ये चान्ये च महीपाला राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्। यजन्ते ते सहेन्द्रेण मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ।॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, all the kings that perform the great Rajasuya sacrifices pass their time in bliss in company with Indra.
Sanskrit: ये चापि निधनं प्राप्ताः संग्रामेष्वपलायिनः। ते तत् सदनमासाद्य मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ॥ ते
English: O best of the Bharata race, those kings, that give their lives on the field of battle without turning their backs, go to the abode (of Indra) and pass their time in felicity.
Sanskrit: तपसा ये च तीव्रण त्यजन्तीह कलेवरम्। तत् स्थानं समासाद्य श्रीमन्तो भान्ति नित्यशः॥२२
English: Those also that give up their lives after undergoing severe ascetic penances go to the same region and shine brightly there for ages.
Sanskrit: पिता च त्वाऽऽह कौन्तेय पाण्डुः कौरवनन्दन। हरिश्चन्द्रे श्रियं दृष्ट्वा नृपतौ जातविस्मयः॥
English: O son of Kunti, O descendant of Kuru, seeing the good fortune of Harishchandra and being much astonished at it, your father Pandu has told you something (through me).
Sanskrit: विज्ञाय मानुषं लोकमायान्तं मां नराधिप। प्रोवाच प्रणतो भूत्वा वदेथास्त्वं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: O king of men, knowing that I was coming to the world of men, he bowed to me and said, "Tell this to Yudhishthira,
Sanskrit: समर्थोऽसि महीं जेतुं भ्रातरस्ते स्थिता वशे। राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठमाहरस्वेति भारत॥
English: That he can subjugate the whole earth as his brothers are obedient to him". O descendant of Bharata, he said, “Let him perform the great Rajasuya sacrifice.
Sanskrit: त्वयीष्टवति पुत्रेऽहं हरिश्चन्द्रवदाशु वै। मोदिष्ये बहुलाः शश्वत् समाः शक्रस्य संसदि॥
English: He is my son, if he performs that sacrifice, I can go like Harishchandra to the region of Indra and pass my time there in everlasting bliss in company with Indra in his Sabha."
Sanskrit: एवं भवतु वक्ष्येऽहं तव पुत्रं नराधिपम्। भूलोकं यदि गच्छेयमिति पाण्डुमथाब्रवम्॥
English: O king, I told him thus (in reply), “If I go to the world of men, I shall speak to your son." I have told you what Pandu told me.