pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नारुन्तुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत। ययास्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत न तां वदेद्रुषती पापलोक्याम्॥
English: One should not cut the vitals of others. One should not utter cruel words. One should never receive scriptural lectures from a mean person. one should never utter such words as pain others, as make others miserable, and as lead to hell.
Sanskrit: वाक्सायका वदनानिष्पतन्ति यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि। परस्य नामर्मसु ते पतन्ति तान्पण्डितो नावसृजेत् परेषु॥
English: Wordy arrows fall from the lips. Pierced therewith one burns always. Those arrows do not cut any other part than the very vitals of the person aimed. Hence he who is a learned man, should never aim them at others.
Sanskrit: भृशं विध्येच्छम एवेह कार्यः। संरोष्यमाणः प्रतिहष्यते यः स आदत्ते सुकृतं वै परस्य॥
English: If a person deeply cuts a wise man with wordy arrows, the wise man should remain silent. The man who, though sought to be angered, rejoices without giving way to anger, takes away from the provoker all his merits,
Sanskrit: क्षेपायमाणमभिषगव्यलीकं निगृह्णाति ज्वलितं यश्च मन्युम्। अदुष्टचेता मुदितोऽनसूयुः स आदत्ते सुकृतं वै परेषाम्॥
English: That man of virtuous soul, who, full of joy and shom of malice, control his burning ire which, if indulged, would lead him to speak ill of others and verily become his enemy, takes away the merits of others.
Sanskrit: आक्रुश्यमानो न वदामि किंचित् क्षमाम्यहं ताड्यमानश्च नित्यम्। श्रेष्ठं ह्येतद् यत्क्षमामाहुरार्याः सत्यं तथैवार्जवमानृशंस्यम्॥
English: As for myself, I never answer when another speaks ill of me. If attacked, I always forgive the assault. The righteous hold that forgiveness, truth, sincerity and compassion are the foremost (of all virtues).
Sanskrit: वेदस्योपनिषत् सत्यं सत्यस्योपनिषद् दमः। दमस्योपनिषन्मोक्ष एतत् सर्वानुशासनम्॥
English: Truth is the essence of the Vedas. The essence of Truth is self-control. The essence of self-control is Liberation. This is the teaching of all the scriptures.
Sanskrit: वाचो वेगं मनसः क्रोधवेगं विधित्सावेगमुदरोपस्थवेगम्। स्तं मन्येऽहं ब्राह्मणं वै मुनिं च॥
English: I know that person as a Brahmana and Muni who governs the rising impulse of speech, the impulse of anger appearing in the mind, the impulse to thirst, and the impulses of the stomach and the organ of pleasure.
Sanskrit: स्तथा तितिक्षुरतितिक्षोर्विशिष्टः। स्तथाज्ञानाज्ज्ञानविद् वै विशिष्टः॥
English: One who does not give way to anger is superior to one who does. One who practises renunciation is superior to one who does nol. One who possesses the virtues of manhood is superior to one who has them not. One who has knowledge is superior to one who has not got it.
Sanskrit: आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रुश्येन्मन्युरेनं तितिक्षतः। आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति॥
English: Assailed with harsh words, one should not assail in return. Indeed, one who, under such circumstances, renounces anger, succeeds in burning the assailer and taking away all his merits.
Sanskrit: यो नात्युक्तः प्राह रूक्षं प्रियं वा यो वा हतो न प्रतिहन्ति धैर्यात्। स्तस्येह देवाः स्पृहयन्ति नित्यम्॥
English: That person who when attacked with harsh words, does not utter a harsh word in reply, who when lauded does not say what is pleasant to him who praise, who is gifted with such fortitude as not to strike in return when struck and not to even wish evil to the striker, finds his company always sought after by the gods.
Sanskrit: पापीयसः क्षमेतैव श्रेयसः सदृशस्य च। विमानितो हतोत्क्रुष्ट एवं सिद्धिं गमिष्यति॥
English: A sinful man should be forgiven as if he were righteous by one who is insulted, struck, and calumniated. By acting in this way one gains success.
Sanskrit: सदाहमार्यान्निभृतोऽप्युपासे न मे विधित्सोत्सहते न रोषः। न वाप्यहं लिप्समानः परैमि न चैव किंचिद् विषयेण यामि॥
English: Though all my objects have been fulfilled, yet I always wait respectfully on the righteous. I have no thirst. My anger has been suppressed. Seduced by covetousness I do not deviate from the path of virtue. I do not also approach any one with prayers for riches.
Sanskrit: नाहं शप्तः प्रतिशपामि कंचिद् दमं द्वारं ह्यमृतस्येह वेद्मिा गुह्यं ब्रह्म तदिदं ब्रवीमि न मानुषाच्छ्रेष्ठतरं हिं किंचित्॥
English: If cursed I do not curse in return. I know that self-control is the door of immortality. I disclose to you a great mystery. There is no position that is superior to that of humanity.
Sanskrit: निर्मुच्यमानः पापेभ्यो घनेभ्य इव चन्द्रमाः। विरजाः कालमाकाङ्क्षन् धीरो धैर्येण सिद्ध्यति॥
English: Freed from sin like the Moon from misty clouds, the wise man, shining in resplendence, acquires success by patiently waiting for his time.
Sanskrit: यः सर्वेषां भवति ह्यर्चनीय उत्सेधनस्तम्भ इवाभिजातः। यस्मै वाचं सुप्रसन्नां वदन्ति स वै देवान् गच्छति संयतात्मा॥
English: A person of controlled soul, who becomes the object of worship with all by becoming the foremost of the pillars of the universe, and to whom only agreeable words are addressed by all, acquires the companionship of the gods.
Sanskrit: न तथा वक्तुमिच्छन्ति कल्याणान् पुरुषे गुणान्। यथैषां वक्तमिच्छन्ति नैर्गुण्यमनुयुञ्जकाः॥
English: Revilers never speak of the merits of a person as readily as they speak of his demerits.
Sanskrit: यस्य वाङ्मनसीगुप्ते सम्यक् प्रणिहिते सदा। वेदास्तपश्च त्यागश्च स इदं सर्वमाप्नुयात्॥
English: That person whose speech and mind are properly controlled and always devoted to the Supreme, gets the fruits of the Vedas, Penances, and Renunciation.
Sanskrit: आक्रोशनविमानाभ्यां नाबुधान् बोधयेद् बुधः। तस्मान्न वर्धयेदन्यं न चात्मानं विहिंसयेत्॥
English: The wise man should never revile (in return) those who have no merit, by speaking out their dispraise and by insults. He should not extol others and should never injure themselves.
Sanskrit: अमृतस्येव संतृप्यदेवमानस्य पण्डितः। सुखं ह्यवमतः शेते योऽवमन्ता स नश्यति॥
English: The wise and learned man considers revilement as nectar. Reviled, he sleeps without anxiety. The reviler, on the other hand, meets with destruction.
Sanskrit: यत् क्रोधनो यजति यद् ददाति यद् वा तपस्तप्यति यज्जुहोति। वैवस्वतस्तद्धरतेऽस्य सर्वं मोघः श्रमो भवति हि क्रोधनस्य॥
English: The sacrifices that one celebrates angrily, the gifts one makes in angrily, the penances one practices angrily, and the offerings and libations one makes to the sacred fire angrily, are such that their merits are robbed by Yama. The toil of an angry man becomes entirely frutile.
Sanskrit: चत्वारि यस्य द्वाराणि सुगुप्तान्यमरोत्तमाः। उपस्थमुदरं हस्तौ वाक चतुर्थी स धर्मवित्॥
English: You foremost of immortals, that person is said to be conversant with virtue whose four doors, viz., the organ of generation, the stoinach, the two arms, and speech, are well governed.
Sanskrit: सत्यं दम ह्यार्जवमानृशंस्यं धृति तितिक्षामतिसेवमानः। मेकान्तशील्यूर्ध्वगतिर्भवेत् सः॥
English: That person who, always practising truth and self-control and sincerity and mercy and patience and renunciation, becomes devoted to the study of the Vedas, does not covet others possession, and pursues what is good with a singleness of purpose, succeeds in going to heaven.
Sanskrit: सर्वांश्चैनाननुचरन् वत्सवच्चतुरः स्तनान्। न पावनतमं किंचित् सत्यादध्यगमं क्वचित्॥
English: Like a calf sucking all the four teets of its dam's udders, one should devote himself to the practice of all these virtues. I do not know whether anything exists more sacred than Truth.
Sanskrit: आचक्षेऽहं मनुष्येभ्यो देवेभ्यः प्रतिसंचरन्। सत्यं स्वर्गस्य सोपानं पारावारस्य नौरिव॥
English: Having walked among both human beings and the gods, I say that Truth is the only means for reaching heaven even as a ship is the only means for crossing deep.
Sanskrit: यादृशैः संनिवसति यादृशांश्योपसेवते। यादृगिच्छेच्च भवितुं तादृग् भवति पूरुषः॥
English: A person becomes like those with whom he lives, and like those whom he respects, and like to what he wishes to be.
Sanskrit: यदि सन्तं सेवति यद्यसन्तं तपस्विनं यदि वा स्तेनमेव। वासो यथा रंगवशं प्रयाति तथा स तेषां वशमभ्युपैति॥
English: If a person waits respectfully on him who is good, or him who is otherwise, if he waits respectfully on a sage endued with ascetic merit or on a thief, passes under his control and gets his colour like a piece of cloth catching the dye in which it is washed.
Sanskrit: सदा देवाः साधुभिः संवदन्ते न मानुषं विषयं यान्ति द्रष्टुम्। रुच्चावचं विषयं यः स वेद॥
English: The gods always talk with those who are good and wise. They, therefore, never entertain the desire for even seeing the enjoyments in which men take pleasure. The person who knows that all objects of enjoyment are subject to changes, has few rivals, and is superior to the very Moon and Wind.
Sanskrit: अदुष्टं वर्तमाने तु हृदयान्तरपूरुषे। तेनैव देवाः प्रीयन्ते सतां मार्गस्थितेन वै॥
English: When the Purusha that lives in one's heart is pure, and walks in the path of the righteous, the gods take a pleasure in him.
Sanskrit: शिश्नोदरे ये निरताः सदैव स्तेना नरावाक्परुषाश्च नित्यम्। अपेतदोषानपि तान् विदित्वा दूराद् देवाः सम्परिवर्जयन्ति॥
English: The gods shun from a distance those who are always devoted to the gratification of their senses of pleasure and the stomach, who are given to thieving, and who always indulge in harsh words, even if they expiate their offences by performing the proper rites.
Sanskrit: न वै देवा हीनसत्त्वेन तोष्याः सर्वाशिना दुष्कृतकर्मणा वा। सत्यव्रता ये तु नराः कृतज्ञा धर्मे रतास्तैः सह सम्भजन्ते॥
English: The god are never gratified with one of mean soul, with one who observes no restraint in the matter of food, and with one who is of sinful deeds. On the other hand, the gods associate with those men who observe the vow of truth, who are grateful, and who are engaged in the practice of virtue.
Sanskrit: अव्याहृतं व्याहृताच्छ्रेय आहुः सत्यं वदेद् व्याहृतं तद् द्वितीयम्। वदेद् व्याहृतं तत् तृतीयं प्रियं धर्मं वदेद् व्याहृतं तच्चतुर्थम्॥
English: Silence is better than speech. To speak the truth is better than silence. To speak, again, truth what is connected with virtue is better than to speak the truth. To speak what, besides being true and righteous is agrecable, is better than to speak truth connected with virtue.
Sanskrit: साध्या ऊचुः केनायमावृतो लोकः केन वा न प्रकाशते। केन त्यजति मित्राणि केन स्वर्गं न गच्छति॥
English: The Saddhyas said, By what is this world covered? Why does one fail to shine? For what cause do people renounce their friends? Why do people fail to go to heaven.
Sanskrit: हंस उवाच अज्ञानेनावृतो लोको मात्सर्यान्न प्रकाशते। लोभात् त्यजति मित्राणि संगात् स्वर्ग न गच्छति॥
English: The world is covered by Ignorance. Men fail to shine on account of malice. People renounce friends, actuated by covetousness. Men fail to attain to heaven on account of attachment.
Sanskrit: साध्या ऊचुः कः स्विदेको रमते ब्राह्मणानां कः स्विदेको बहुभिर्जोषमास्ते। क: स्विदेको बलवान् दुर्बलोऽपि कः स्विदेषां कलह नान्ववैति॥
English: Who alone among the Brahmanas is always happy? Who alone amongst them can practise the vow of silence though living in the midst of many? Who alone amongst them, though weak, is still considered as strong? And who alone amongst them does not quarrel.
Sanskrit: हंस उवाच प्राज्ञ एको रमते ब्राह्मणानां प्राज्ञश्चैको बहुभिर्जोषमास्ते। प्राज्ञ एको बलवान् दुर्बलोऽपि प्राज्ञ एषां कलहं नान्ववैति॥
English: He alone amongst the Brahmanas who is endued with wisdom is always happy. He alone. amongst the Brahmanas who is endued with wisdom, succeeds in practising the vow of silence though living in the midst of many. He alone amongst the Brahmanas who is endued with wisdom, thought actually weak, is considered as strong. He alone amongst them who has wisdom succeeds in avoiding quarrel.
Sanskrit: साध्या ऊचुः किं ब्राह्मणानां देवत्वं किं च साधुत्वमुच्यते। असाधुत्वं च किं तेषां किमेषां मानुषं मतम्॥
English: The Saddhyas said Wherein lies the divinity of the Brahmanas? In what their purity? In what their impurity? And in what their status of humanity?
Sanskrit: हंस उवाच स्वाध्याय एषां देवत्वं व्रतं साधुत्वमुच्यते। असाधुत्वं परीवादो मृत्युर्मानुष्यमुच्यते॥
English: The Swan said The divinity of the Brahmanas consists in the study of the Vedas. Their purity is in their status of humanity?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच संवादं इत्ययं श्रेष्ठः साध्यानां परिकीर्तितः। क्षेत्रं वै कर्मणां योनिः सद्भावः सत्यमुच्यते॥
English: Bhishma said Thus have I recited to you the excellent discourse between the Saddhyas (and the Swan). The body is the origin of acts, and existence or individual Soul is truth.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते प्रययुर्हष्टा: प्रहष्टनरवाहनाः। रथघोषेण महता पूरयन्तो वसुंधराम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said They then started with cheerful hearts, and accompanied by men and animals all of whom and which wcrc cqually cheerful. They filled the whole Earth with the loud clatter of their whecls.
Sanskrit: संस्तूयमानाः स्तुतिभिः सूतमागधवन्दिभिः। स्वेन सैन्येन संवीता यथादित्याः स्वरश्मिभिः॥
English: Their praises sung by eulogists and Sutas and Magadhas and bards, and supported by their own army, they appeared like so many Suns adorned with their own rays.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि। बभौ युधिष्ठिरस्तत्र पौर्णमास्यामिवोडुराट्॥
English: With the white umbrella held over his head, king Yudhishthira shone with beauty like the lord of the stars on the night when he is at full.
Sanskrit: जयाशिषः प्रहृष्टानां नराणां पथि पाण्डवः। प्रत्यगृहाद् यथान्यायं यथावत् पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: That foremost of men, the eldest son of Pandu, accepted, with due forms, the blessings and cheers of his gladdened subjects as he went on his way.
Sanskrit: तथैव सैनिका राजन् राजानमनुयान्ति ये। तेषां हलहलाशब्दो दिवं स्तब्वा व्यतिष्ठत॥
English: About the soldiers who followed the king, their confused murmurs seemed to fill the entire sky.
Sanskrit: सरांसि सरितश्चैव वनान्युपवनानि च। अत्यक्रामन्महाराजो गिरिं चाप्यन्वपद्यत॥
English: That army crossed many lakes and rivers and forests and pleasure gardens. They at last came upon the mountains.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् देशे च राजेन्द्र यत्र तद् द्रव्यमुत्तमम्। चक्रे निवेशनं राजा पाण्डवः सह सैनिकैः।
English: Arrived at that region where that wealth was buried. O king, Yudhishthira fixed his camp with all his brothers and troops.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु तेषां द्विजशत्तमानां कृतोपवासा रजनी नरेन्द्रः। ऊषुः प्रतीताः कुशसंस्तरेषु यथाध्वरे प्रज्वलिता हुताशाः॥
English: Hearing those words of those foremost Brahmanas, the royal sons of Pandu passed that night, abstaining from all food, and lying confidently on beds of Kusha-grass, like burning fires in a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: ततो निशा सा व्यगमन्महात्मनां संशृण्वतां विप्रसमीरिता गिरः। ततः प्रभाते विमले द्विजर्षभा वचोऽब्रुवन् धर्मसुतं नराधिपम्॥
English: And the night wore away as they listened to the discourses of the learned Brahmanas. When the cloudless morning came, those foremost of Brahmanas addressed the royal son of Dharma, (saying as follows).
Sanskrit: कृप उवाच सदैव तव राधेय युद्धे क्रूरतरा मतिः। नार्थानां प्रकृति वेत्सि नानुबन्धमवेक्षसे॥
English: Kripa said O son of Radha, your crooked mind is always for the war. You do not understand the time and nature of things as well as their consequences.
Sanskrit: माया हि बहवः सन्ति शास्त्रमाश्रित्य चिन्तिताः। तेषां युद्धं तु पापिष्ठं वेदयन्ति पुराविदः॥
English: There are many contrivances mentioned in the scriptures. Of them persons acquainted with the past history have mentioned battle as the most sinful.
Sanskrit: देशकालेन संयुक्तं युद्धं विजयदं भवेत्। हीनकालं तदेवेह फलं न लभते पुनः। देशे काले च विक्रान्तं कल्याणाय विधीयते॥
English: It is only when undertaken in (proper) time and place that a battle produces success. This is not a favourable time and you will get no good fruit. Prowess, when manifested in proper hour and place, leads to well-being.
Sanskrit: आनुकूल्येन कार्याणामन्तरं संविधीयते। भारं हि रथकारस्य न व्यवस्यन्ति पण्डिताः॥ परिचिन्त्य त पार्थेन संनिपातो न नः क्षमः।
English: It is by favourable signs that the advisability of an action is determined upon. Learned men never act depending upon the words of a car maker. Taking all this into consideration it is not proper for us to enter into an encounter with Partha.
Sanskrit: एकः कुरूनभ्यगच्छदेक्श्चाग्निमतर्पयत्॥ एकश्च पञ्च वर्षाणि ब्रह्मचर्यमधारयत्।
English: Alone did he save the Kurus from the Gandharvas) and alone did he gìatify fire. And alone did he for five years lead the life of a Brahmacharin.
Sanskrit: एकः सुभद्रामारोप्य द्वैरथे कृष्णमाह्वयत्॥ एकः किरातरूपेण स्थितं रुद्रमयोधयत्।
English: Taking Subhadra on his car alone did he challenge Krishna to a duel. And alone did he fight with Rudra who came before him in the disguise of a hunter.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नेव वने पार्थो हतां कृष्णामवाजयत्॥ एकश्च पञ्च वर्षाणि शनादस्त्राण्यशिक्षत।
English: It was in this forest that he rescued Draupadi when she was being carried away (by Jayadratha). It is alone he that for five years studied the science of arms under Indra.
Sanskrit: एकः सोऽयमरि जित्वा कुरूणामकरोद् यशः॥ एको गन्धर्वराजानं चित्रसेनमरिंदमः। विजिग्ये तरसा संख्ये सेनां प्राप्य सुदुर्जयाम्॥ तथा निवातकवचाः कालखढाश्च दानवाः। दैवतैरप्यवध्यास्ते एकेन युधि पातिताः॥ एकेन हि त्वया कर्ण किं नामेह कृतं पुरा। एकैकेन यथा तेषां भूमिपाला वशे कृताः॥ इन्द्रोऽपि हि न पार्थेन संयुगे योद्धुमर्हति।
English: Defeating alone all the enemies he has spread the glory of the Kurus. Alone did that chastiser of foes defeat in battle Chitrasena, the king of the Gandharvas and in a moment his invincible army also. He defeated alone in battle the dreadful Nivatakavachas and Kalakhanjas who were both incapable of being slain even by the celestials. What however, O Karna, have you accomplished single-handed like any one of the sons of Pandu each of whom had vanquished many kings? Even Indra is unable to face Partha in battle.
Sanskrit: यस्तेनाशंसते योद्धं कर्तव्यं तस्य भेषजम्॥ आशीविषस्य क्रुद्धस्य पाणिमुद्यम्य दक्षिणम्। अवमुच्य प्रदेशिन्या दंष्ट्रामादातुमिच्छसि॥ अथवा कुद्द्वारं मत्तमेकं एव चरन् वने। अनङ्कुशं समारुह्य नगरं गन्तुमिच्छसि॥ समिद्धं पावकं चैव घृतमेदोवसाहुतम्। घृताक्तश्चारवासास्त्वं मध्येनोत्तर्तुमिच्छसि॥ आत्मानं कः समुद्बद्ध्य कण्ठे बद्ध्वा महाशिलम्।
English: He who wishes to fight with Arjuna should take some medicine. You desire to take out the fangs of an angry, venomous snake by stretching out your right hand and extending your fore-finger. Or going alone in the forest you wish to ride an infuriated elephant and go to a town without a hook in hand. Or rubbed over with clarified butter and clad in silken raiment you wish to go through a burning fire blazing with fat, tallow and clarified butter.
Sanskrit: समुद्रं तरते दोभ्यां तत्र किं नाम पौरुषम्॥ अकृतास्त्रः कृतास्त्रं वै बलवन्तं सुदुर्बलः। तादृशं कर्ण यः पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छेत् स दुर्मतिः॥ अस्माभिर्वेष निकृतो वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश। सिंहः पाशविनिर्मुक्तो न नः शेषं करिष्यति॥ एकान्ते पार्थमासीनं कूपेऽग्निमिव संवृतम्। अज्ञानादभ्यवस्कन्ध प्राप्ताः स्मो भयमुत्तमम्॥ सह युध्यामहे पार्थमागतं युद्धदुर्मदम्।
English: Who, binding himself hand and foot and tying a huge stone to his neck, would wish to swim across the ocean with his bare arms? What manliness is there? O Karna, a fool is he, who, without strength and skill in arms, desires to fight with Partha who is so powerful and skilled in weapons? Oppressed by us and freed from thirteen years' exile, will he not destroy us like a lion liberated from the noose? Having unknowingly come to a place where Partha lay hidden like fire we have been exposed to a great danger. Although dreadful in battle we should fight against him.
Sanskrit: सैन्यास्तिष्ठन्तु संनद्धा व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः॥ द्रोणो दुर्योधनो भीष्मो भवान् द्रौणिस्तथा वयम्। सर्वे युध्यामहे पार्थं कर्ण मा साहसं कृथाः॥ वयं व्यवसितं पार्थं वज्रपाणिमिवोद्यतम्। षड्रथाः प्रतियुध्येम तिष्ठेम यदि संहताः॥ व्यूढानीकानि सैन्यानि यत्ताः परमधन्विनः। युध्यामहेऽर्जुनं संख्ये दानवा इव वासवम्॥
English: Let our army, clad in coats of mail, stand here in battle array ready to strike. Let Drona, Duryodhana, Bhishma, yourself, Drona's son and ourselves all fight with Partha. Do not, O Karna, act rashly. If we six are united and set forth our energy we may fight with or stand before Partha, fierce like the wielder of thunderbolt. With our soldiers in battle array, we, great bowmen as we are, will fight carefully with Arjuna as the Danavas fought with Vasava.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच ये सर्पाः सर्पसत्रेऽस्मिन्पतिता हव्यवाहने। तेषां नामानि सर्वेषां श्रोतुमिच्छामि सूतज॥
English: Shaunaka said: O son of Suta, I desire to hear the names of those snakes, that fell into the fire of the Snakesacrifice.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच सहस्राणि बहून्यस्मिन्प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं बहुत्वाद्विजसत्तम॥
English: Sauti said: O best of the twice-born, they were many thousands, tens of thousands and millions and billions; so great was their number that I am unable even to count them.
Sanskrit: यथास्मृति तु नामानि पन्नगानां निबोध मे। उच्यमानानि मुख्यानां हुतानां जातवेदसि॥
English: As far as I remember, hear, I shall mention the names of the principal snakes that fell into the fire.
Sanskrit: वासुकेः कुलजातांस्तु प्राधान्येन निबोध मे। नीलरक्तान्सितान्योरान्महाकायान्विषोल्बणान्॥
English: Hear first the names of the chief ones of Vasuki's family, they were of colour, blue, red and white; they were of terrible forms, huge bodies and dreadfully poisonous.
Sanskrit: अवशान्मातृवाग्दण्डपीडितान्कृपणान्हुतान्। कोटिशो मानसः पूर्णः शल: पालो हलोमकः॥ पिच्छलः कौणपश्चक्रः कालवेगः प्रकालनः। हिरण्यबाहुः शरणः कक्षकः कालदन्तकः॥
English: Helpless and miserable, affected with their mother's curse, they all fell into that sacrificial fire as libations of ghee. (They were) Kotisha, Manasa, Purna, Shala, Pala, Halimaka, Pichchhala, Kaunapa, Chakra, Kalavega Prakalana, Hiranyabahu, Sharana Kakshaka and Kaladantaka.
Sanskrit: एते वासुकिजा नागाः प्रविष्टा हव्यवाहने। अन्ये च बहवो विप्र तथा वै कुलसंभवाः। प्रदीप्ताग्नौ हुताः सर्वे घोररूपा महाबलाः॥ तक्षकस्य कुले जातान्प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोध तान्।
English: These are the snakes, born of Vasuki, that fell into the fire. O Brahmana, numerous other fearful and powerful snakes, born in the family of Takshaka, were burnt in the blazing fire. Hear, I shall mention their names now.
Sanskrit: पुच्छाण्डको मण्डलकः पिण्डसेक्ता रभेणकः। उच्छिखः शरभो भङ्गो बिल्वतेजा विरोहणः॥ शिली शलकरो मूकः सुकुमारः प्रवेपनः। गरः शिशुरोमा च सुरोमा च महाहनुः॥
English: Puchchhandaka, Mandalaka, Pindasektta, Rabhenaka, Uchchhikha, Sharabha, Bhangas, Bilvatejas, Virohana, Shili, Shalakara, Mooka, Sukumara, Pravepana, Mudgara, Shishuroman, Suroman and Mahahanu.
Sanskrit: ए? तक्षकजा नागाः प्रविष्टा हव्यवाहनम्। पारावतः पारियातः पाण्डरो हरिणः कृशः॥ विहङ्गः शरभो मेदः प्रमोदः संहतापनः। ऐरावतकुलादेते प्रविष्टा हव्यवाहनम्॥
English: These snakes, born of Takshaka, fell into the fire. Paravata, Pariyata, Pandara, Harina, Krisha, Vihanga, Sharabha, Meda, Pramoda, Sanhatapan these, born in the family of Airvata, fell into the fire.
Sanskrit: कौरव्यकुलजान्नाञ्छृणु मे त्वं द्विजोत्तम। एरकः कुण्डलो वेणी वेणीस्कन्धः कुमारकः॥ बाहुकः शृङ्गवेश्च धूर्तकप्रातरातको। कौरव्यकुलजास्त्वेते प्रविष्टा हव्यवाहनम्॥
English: Now hear, O best of Brahmanas, the names of the snakes, born in the family of Kauravya, that I mention. Eraka, Kundala Veni, Veniskandha, Kumaraka, Bahuka, Shringavera, Dhurtaka, Pratara and Ataka, these, born in the Kauravya family, fell into the fire.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रकुले जाताञ्च्छणु नागान्यथातथम्। कीर्त्यमानान्मया ब्रह्मन्वातवेगान्विषोल्बणान्॥
English: Now hear, O Brahmana, I mention those born in the family of Dhritarashtra, they were all exceedingly powerful, as swift as the wind and full of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: शंकुकर्णः पिठरकः कुठारमुखसेचकौ। पूर्णाङ्गदः पूर्णमुखः प्रहासः शकुनिर्दरिः॥ अमाहठः कामठकः सुषेणो मानसोऽव्ययः। भैरवो मुण्डवेदाङ्गः पिशङ्गश्चोद्रपारकः रकः॥ ऋषभो वेगवान्नागः पिण्डारकमहाहनू। रक्ताङ्गः सर्वसारङ्गः समृद्धपटवासकौ॥ वराहको वीरणकः सुचित्रश्चित्रवेगिकः। पराशरस्तरुणको मणिः स्कन्धस्तथारुणिः॥
English: Shankukarna, Pitharaka, Kuthara Mukha, Sechaka, Purnangada, Purnamukha, Prahasa, Shakuni, Dari, Amahatha, Kamathaka, Sushena, Manasa, Avyaya, Bhairava, Mundavedanga, Pishanga, Udraparaka, Rishabha, Vegavana Naga, Pindaraka, Mahahanu, Rakttanga, Sarvasaranga, Samridha, Pata, Vasaka, Varahaka, Viranaka, Suchitra, Chitravegika, Parashara, Tarunka, Mani, Skandha and Aruni.
Sanskrit: इतिनागा मया ब्रह्मन्कीर्तिताः कीर्तिवर्धनाः। प्राधान्येन बहुत्वात्तु न सर्वे परिकीर्तिताः॥
English: O Brahmana, thus have I recited the names of the chief snakes, all famous for their great deeds. I have not been able to mention all, their number being countless.