pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न चात्र किंचिज्जेतव्यमजुनात्र प्रदृश्यते। उत्तराः कुरवो ह्येते नात्र युद्धं प्रवर्तते॥
English: O Arjuna, there is nothing to be seen here, there is nothing to be conquered here by you. The Northern Kurus live here, there cannot be any war here.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टोऽपि हि कौन्तेय नेह द्रक्ष्यसि किंचन। न हि मानुषदेहेन शक्यमत्राभिवीक्षितुम्॥
English: O son of Kunti, even if you enter this country, you will not be able to seen any thing, for nothing can be seen here with human eyes.
Sanskrit: अथेह पुरुषव्याघ्र किंचिदन्यच्चिकीर्षसि। तत् प्रब्रूहि करिष्यामो वचनात् तव भारत॥
English: O best of men, O descendant of Bharata, if however, you desire to have any thing else, tell us, we may do your bidding."
Sanskrit: ततस्तानब्रवीद् राजन्नर्जुनः प्रहसन्निवा पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षामि धर्मराजस्य धीमतः॥
English: Having been thus addressed, Arjuna smilingly thus spoke to them, “I desire the acquisition of the imperial dignity for the intelligent Dharamaraja Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: न प्रवेक्ष्यामि वो देशं विरुद्धं यदि मानुषैः। युधिष्ठिराय यत् किंचित् करपण्यं प्रदीयताम्॥
English: If this country is shut against human beings, I shall not enter it. Let something be given by you as tribute to Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च। क्षौमाजिनानि दिव्यानि तस्य ते प्रददुः करम्॥
English: Thereupon they gave him as tribute many celestials clothes and ornaments and many celestials silks and celestials skins.
Sanskrit: एवं स पुरुषव्याघ्रो विजित्य दिशमुत्तराम्। संग्रामान् सुबहून् कृत्वा क्षत्रियैर्दस्युभिस्तथा॥
English: It was thus that best of men (Arjuna) conquered the northern countries, and all the kings (of those countries); and he fought many battles both with the Kshatriyas and the robber tribes.
Sanskrit: स विनिर्जित्य राज्ञस्तान् करे च विनिवेश्य तु। धनान्यादाय सर्वेभ्यो रत्नानि विविधानि च॥
English: Having thus vanquished and subjugated many kings and countries, he exacted tributes from them all, and (he thus) obtained much wealth and many gems and jewels.
Sanskrit: हयांस्तित्तिरिकल्माषाञ्छुकपत्रनिभानपि। मयूरसदृशानन्यान् सर्वाननिलरंहसः॥
English: And many swift horses of the species called Tittiri and Kalmasha, and also many others with the colour of peacocks.
Sanskrit: वृतः सुमहता राजन् बलेन चतुरङ्गिणा। आजगाम पुनर्वीरः शक्रप्रस्थं पुरोत्तमम्॥
English: O king, surrounded by a large army of the four kinds of troops, the hero (at last) returned to the city of Indraprastha.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजाय तत् पार्थो धनं सर्वं सवाहनम्। न्यवेदयदनुज्ञातस्तेन राज्ञा गृहान् ययौ॥
English: Partha (Arjuna) offered to Dharmaraja all the wealth and the animals brought by him. Commanded by the king, the hero went to his chamber to take rest.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स नाहुषो राजा ययातिः पुत्रमीप्सितम्। राज्येऽभिषिच्य मुदितो वानप्रस्थोऽभवन्मुनिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having thus installed his dear son Puru on the throne, the son of Nahusha king Yayati, became very happy and accepted the Vanaprastha mode of life.
Sanskrit: उषित्वा च वने वासं ब्राह्मणैः संशितव्रतः। फलमूलाशनो दान्तस्तत: स्वर्गमितो गतः॥
English: He lived in the forest with the Brahmanas, becoming self-controlled and living on fruits and roots. Thus patiently bearing privations of all sorts, he at last ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: स गतः स्वर्निवासं तं निवसन् मुदितः सुखी। कालेन चातिमहता पुनः शक्रेण पातितः॥ निपतन् प्रच्युतः स्वर्गादप्राप्तो मेदिनीतलम्। स्थित आसीदन्तरिक्षे स तदेति श्रुतं मया॥
English: Having thus ascended heaven, the king lived there in bliss. But some time after, he was hurled down (from heaven) by Indra. I have heard that having thus fallen from heaven, he stayed in the sky and did not fall on the earth.
Sanskrit: तत एव पुनश्चापि गतः स्वर्गमिति श्रुतम्। राज्ञा वसुमता सार्धमष्टकेन च वीर्यवान्॥ प्रतर्दनेन शिबिना समेत्य किल संसदि।
English: I have heard that some tiine after, he again ascended heaven in company with greatly powerful Vasumana, Ashtaka, Pratardana and Shibi.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कर्मणा केन स दिवं पुनः प्राप्तो महीपतिः॥६।
English: Janamejaya said : I desire to hear in detail why that king, after entering heaven, was hurled down from it and why he again gained admittance.
Sanskrit: सर्वमेतदशेषेण श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः। कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र विप्रर्षिगणसंनिधौ॥ देवराजसमो ह्यासीद् ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः। वर्धनः कुरुवंशस्य विभावसुसमद्युतिः॥ तस्य विस्तीर्णयशसः सत्यकीर्तेर्महात्मनः। चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दिवि चेह च सर्वशः॥
English: O Brahmana, let this be narrated by you before all these Brahmana Rishis. The lord of the earth Yayati was like the king of the celestials (Indra). He was the progenitor of the exhaustive Kuru race; he was as effulgent as the sun. He was illustrious, world-wide famous and a man of wonderful achievements. I desire to hear in full the story of his life both here in this world and in heaven.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि ययातेरुत्तमां कथाम्। दिवि चेह च पुण्यार्थी सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: I shall narrate to you the excellent history of Yayati's exploits both here on earth and in heaven. The story is sacred and it destroys all the sins of those that hear it.
Sanskrit: ययाति हुषो राजा पूरूं पुत्रं कनीयसम्। राज्येऽभिषिच्य मुदितः प्रवव्राज वनं तदा॥ अन्त्येषु स विनिक्षिप्य पुत्रान् यदुपुरोगमान्। फलमूलाशनो राजा वने संन्यवसचिरम्॥
English: The son of Nahusha, king Yayati, having installed his youngest son Puru on the throne, went to the forest to lead the life of a recluse. He passed over the claims of his other sons with Yadu at their head and he lived in the forest on fruits and roots.
Sanskrit: शंसितात्मा जितक्रोधस्तर्पयन् पितृदेवताः अग्नींश्च विधिवत्रुह्वन् वानप्रस्थविधानतः॥
English: He brought his mind and his passions under complete control. He pleased the Pitris and celestial by performing sacrifices. He poured libations according to the prescribed rites of men leading the Vanaprastha.
Sanskrit: अतिथीन् पूजयामास वन्येन हविषा विभुः। शिलोच्छवृत्तिमास्थाय शेषान्नकृतभोजनः॥
English: The illustrious king entertained the guests and strangers with fruits of the forest and ghee. He supported himself by eating only the scattered corn seeds.
Sanskrit: पूर्ण वर्षसहस्रं च एवंवृत्तिरभूनृपः। अब्भक्षः शरदस्त्रिंशदासीनियतवाङ्गनाः॥ ततश्च वायुभक्षोऽभूत् संवत्सरमतन्द्रितः। तथा पञ्चाग्निमध्ये च तपस्तेपे स वत्सरम्॥ एकपादः स्थितश्चासीत् षण्मासाननिलाशनः। पुण्यकीर्तिस्ततः स्वर्गे जगामावृत्य रोदसी॥
English: The king thus passed full one thousand years. He passed thirty years, living on water only and observed the vow of silence with mind under complete control. He passed full one year in fasting, living on air alone and having no sleep. He passed another one year in the midst of four fires and the burning sun overhead. He stood for six months continually on one leg. (Having thus passed his life in austere penances), the king, (Yayati) the doer of sacred deeds, ascended heaven.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच पौरोगवो ब्रुवाणोऽहं बल्लवो नाम भारत। उपस्थास्यामि राजानं विराटमिति मे मतिः।।।।
English: Bhima said O Bharata, I shall present myself before the king Virata, calling myself a cook, named Ballava. This is my intention.
Sanskrit: सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलोऽस्मि महानसे। कृतपूर्वाणि यान्यस्य व्यञ्जनानि सुशिक्षितैः॥ तान्यप्यभिभविष्यामि प्रीतिं संजनयन्त्रहम्। आहरिष्यामि दारूणां निचयान् महतोऽपि च॥ यत् प्रेक्ष्य विपुलं कर्म राजा संयोक्ष्यते स माम्। अमानुषाणि कुर्वाणस्तानि कर्माणि भारत॥ राज्ञस्तस्य परे प्रेष्या मंस्यन्ते मां यथा नृपम्। भक्ष्यान्नरसपानानां भविष्यामि तथेश्वरः॥
English: I shall prepare his curries. I am expert in the business of the kitchen. I shall supercede even those experts who used to made curries for him before and I shall carry from biggest loads of wood and thus render every service; and the king, having seen that splendid work, will appoint me. O Bharata, beholding me doing these superhuman deeds the servants of the monarch will regard me as a king. Thus I shall be the lord of all sorts of food and drink.
Sanskrit: द्विपा वा बलिनो राजन् वृषभा वा महाबलाः। विनिग्राह्या यदि मया निग्रहीष्यामि तानपि॥ ये च केचिन्नियोत्स्यन्ति समाजेषु नियोधकाः। तानहं हि नियोत्स्यामि रतिं तस्य विवर्धयन्॥ न त्वेतान् युद्ध्यमानान् वै हनिष्यामि कथञ्चन। तथैतान् पातयिष्यामि यथा यास्यन्ति न क्षयम्॥
English: O king, if I am commanded to overpower the mighty elephants and powerful bulls I will do that. I will defeat those combatants who will fight against me in the lists in order to satisfy the monarch but I shall not kill those fighting heroes, but bring them down in such a way that they may not perish.
Sanskrit: आरालिको गोविकर्ता सूपकर्ता नियोधकः। आसं युधिष्ठिरस्याहमिति वक्ष्यामि पृच्छतः॥ आत्मानमात्मना रक्षश्चरिष्यामि विशाम्पते। इत्येतत् प्रतिजानामि विहरिष्याम्यहं यथा॥
English: On being asked, I shall say, “Formerly I was the cook, subduer of animals, maker of curries and wrestler of Yudhishthira. O lord of me, in whatever direction I shall went my way I shall take care of my own person. This much I promise.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच यमग्निर्ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा समागच्छन्नृणां वरम्। दिधक्षुः खाण्डवं दावं दाशार्हसहितं पुरा॥ महाबलं महाबाहुमजितं कुरुनन्दनम्। सोऽयं किं कर्म कौन्तेयः करिष्यति धनंजयः॥
English: Yudhishthira said What work will Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, perform, who is mighty, long armed, invincible, the foremost of men, and the joy of Kurus, and before whom formerly the fire-god, desirous of consuming the Khandava forest, appeared in the guise of a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: योऽयमासाद्य तं दावं तर्पयामास पावकम्। विजित्यैकरथेनेन्द्रं हत्वा पन्नगराक्षसान्॥ वासुकेः सर्पराजस्य स्वसारं हृतवांश्च यः। श्रेष्ठो यः प्रतियोधानां सोऽर्जुनः किं करिष्यति॥
English: What work will be performed by the best of dualists Arjuna, who having ascended the single chariot with Krishna, repaired to the forest and gratified the fire god after defeating and destroying the Pannagas and Rakshasas and who carried off the sister of the serpentking named Vasuki.
Sanskrit: सूर्यः प्रतपतां श्रेष्ठो द्विपदां ब्राह्मणो वरः। आशीविषश्च सर्पाणामग्निस्तेजस्विनां वरः॥ आयुधानां वरं वज्रं ककुद्मी च गवां वरः। ह्रदानामुदधिः श्रेष्ठः पर्जन्यो वर्षतां वरः॥ धृतराष्ट्रश्च नागानां हस्तिष्वैरावणो वरः। पुत्रः प्रियाणामधिको भार्या च सुहृदां वरा॥ यथैतानि विशिष्टानि जात्यां जात्यां वृकोदर। एवं युवा गुडाकेश: श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम्॥
English: The sun is the foremost of all shining bodies, the Brahmana is the foremost of all bipeds, the Ashivisha is the foremost of all serpents, the fire is the foremost of all bright substances, thunder is the foremost of all weapons, the humped bull is the foremost of its kind, the ocean is the foremost of all watery expanses, the Parjanya is the foremost of all rain clouds, Dhritarashtra is the foremost of all Nagas, Airavata is the foremost of all elephants, the son is the foremost of all beloved objects, and the wife is the foremost of all friends. O Vrikodara, as every species has its, best, so is the youthful Gudakesha the best of all archers.
Sanskrit: सोऽयमिन्द्रादनवरो वासुदेवान्महाद्युतिः। गाण्डीवधन्वा बीभत्सुः श्वेताश्वः किं करिष्यति॥
English: What office will be performed by Bibhatsu of great splendour, whose bow is Gandiva, and whose chariot is drawn by white horses and who is in no way inferior to Indra or Vasudeva himself?
Sanskrit: उषित्वा पञ्च वर्षाणि सहस्राक्षस्य वेश्मनि। अस्त्रयोगं समासाद्य स्ववीर्यान्मानुषाद्भुतम्। दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चाप्तानि देवरूपेण भास्वता॥ यं मन्ये द्वादशं रुद्रमादित्यानां त्रयोदशम्। वसूनां नवमं मन्ये ग्रहाणां दशमं तथा॥ यस्य बाहू समौ दी? ज्याघातकठिनत्वचौ। दक्षिणे चैव सव्ये च गवामिव वहः कृतः॥ हिमवानिव शैलानां समुद्रः सरितामिव। त्रिदशानां यथा शक्रो वसूनामिव हव्यवाट्॥ मृगाणामिव शार्दूलो गरुडः पततामिव। वरः संन्यमानानां सोऽर्जुनः किं करिष्यति॥
English: What office will be performed by Arjuna shining in celestial grace, who, having stayed for five years in the abode of the thousandeyed deity, acquired by his superhuman prowess, the art of using arms along with all the celestial weapons, and who is me-seems like the Rudra, thirteenth of the Adityas, ninth of the Vasus and the tenth of the Grahas, whose arms are symmetrical and long, having the skin rendered hard by repeated strokes of the bow string and knobs on which appear like the humps of bulls and who is the foremost of warriors as the Himavata of mountains, the sea of rivers, Shakra of the gods, Havyavahak (fire) of the Vasus, the tiger of the beasts, Garuda of the winged tribes.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच प्रतिज्ञा घण्ढकोऽस्मीति करिष्यामि महीपते। ज्याघातौ हि महान्तौ मे संवर्तुं नृप दुष्करौ॥
English: Arjuna said O ruler of the earth, I shall declare myself to be one of the neuter sex, but O king, it is very difficult to conceal the big strokes of the bow-string on my arms.
Sanskrit: वलयैश्छादयिष्यामि बाहू किणकृताविमौ। कर्णयोः प्रतिमुच्याहं कुण्डले ज्वलनप्रभे॥
English: However, I shall conceal with the bangles the marks of my arm caused by the bow-string.
Sanskrit: पिनद्धकम्बुः पाणिभ्यां तृतीयां प्रकृतिं गतः। वेणीकृतशिरा राजन् नाम्ना चैव बृहन्नला।॥ पठन्नाख्यायिकाश्चैव स्त्रीभावेन पुनः पुनः। रमयिष्ये महीपालमन्यांश्चान्तःपुरे जनान्॥
English: Having worn rings shining as fire on my ears and conch-bangles on my wrist, and dressing my hair in a bread on my head and taking the name of Brihannala I shall, O king, appear as one of the third sex, and please the king and others in the seraglio by reciting stories often and often as becomes a female.
Sanskrit: गीतं नृत्यं विचित्रं च वादिनं विविधं तथा। शिक्षयिष्याम्यहं राजन् विराटस्य पुरस्त्रियः॥
English: O king, I shall instruct the ladies of Virata's house in singing, delightful dancing and also in musical performances of sundry sorts.
Sanskrit: प्रजानां समुदाचारं बहु कर्म कृतं वदन। छादयिष्यामि कौन्तेय माययाऽऽत्मानमात्मना॥
English: And in reciting various good deeds and customs of people, I shall, O son of Kunti, conceal myself in disguise.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्य गेहे वै द्रौपद्याः परिचारिका। उषितास्मीति वक्ष्यामि पृष्टो राज्ञा च पाण्डव॥
English: O Pandava, on being asked by the king I shall say “I lived as a waiting maid of Draupadi in the palace of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: एतेन विधिना छन्नः कृतकेन यथानलः। विहरिष्यामि राजेन्द्र विराटभवने सुखम्॥
English: O great king, hiding myself by this counterfeiting means as fire is concealed by ashes, I shall happily pass my days in the palace of Virata.
Sanskrit: सनत्सुजात उवाच शोकः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च कामो मानः परासुता। ईर्ष्या मोहो विधित्सा च कृपाऽसूया जुगुप्सुता॥ द्वादशैते महादोषा मनुष्यप्राणनाशनाः।
English: Sanat-Sujata said Grief, anger, avarice, desire, vanity, idleness, malice, stupidity, love of gain, affection, jealousy and evil speech these twelve are great evils leading to the destruction of the life of man.
Sanskrit: एकैकमेते राजेन्द्र मनुष्यान् पर्युपासते। यैराविष्टो नरः पापं मूढसंज्ञो व्यवस्यति॥
English: Each of this, O chief among kings, awaits (opportunity for getting into its clutches) mankind. Man affected with them loses his senses and does sinful acts.
Sanskrit: स्पृहयालुरुचः पुरुषो वा वदान्यः क्रोधं बिभ्रन्मनसा वै विकत्थी। नृशंसधर्माः षडिमे जना वै प्राप्याप्यर्थं नोत सभाजयन्ते।॥
English: He who loves pleasure; he who is haughty; he who harsh of speech; he who talks too much; he who nurses and feeds anger in the heart and he who speaks ill of others-these six sorts of men of wicked disposition, having even gained their objects, do not treat others with politeness.
Sanskrit: सम्भोगसंविद् विषमोऽतिमानी दत्त्वा विकत्थी कृपणो दुर्बलश्च। बहुप्रशंसी वन्दितद्विट् सदैव सप्तैवोक्ताः पापशीला नृशंसाः॥
English: He who is too much attached enjoyment, he who boats after giving away, he to who speaks evil, he who is a miser, he who is (mentally) weak, he who praises himself too much and he who hates his wife-these seven are ever spoken of as vicious wrenches.
Sanskrit: धर्मश्च सत्यं च तपो दमश्च अमात्सर्यं ह्रीस्तितिक्षाऽनसूया। दानं श्रुतं चैव धृतिः क्षमा च महाव्रता द्वादश ब्राह्मणस्य॥
English: Righteousness, truth, asceticism, selfcontrol, contentment, modesty, patience, unselfishness, gifts, acquaintance with the holy books, wisdom, forgiveness, are the twelve great vows of a Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: यो नैतेभ्यः प्रच्यवेद् द्वादशभ्यः सर्वामपीमां पृथिवीं स शिष्यात्। त्रिभिभ्यिामेकतो वाऽर्थितो यो नास्य स्वमस्तीति च वेदितव्यम्॥
English: He, who does not deviate from these twelve, can rule even the whole of this earth. He who is graced with these two or even one, does not regard anything as solely his own.
Sanskrit: दमस्त्यागोऽथाप्रमाद इत्येतेष्वमृतं स्थितम्। एतानि ब्रह्ममुख्यानां ब्राह्मणानां मनीषिणाम्॥
English: Self-control, renunciation and knowledge-on these depends immortality. These are the attributes of those learned Brahmanas, who regard Brahma as the Prime Being.
Sanskrit: सद् वासद् वा परीवादो ब्राह्मणस्य न शस्यते। नरकप्रतिष्ठास्ते वै स्युर्य एव कुर्वते जनाः॥
English: True or false, speaking ill of others, is not proper for a Brahmana. People who do this have hell for their abode.
Sanskrit: मदोऽष्टादशदोषः स स्यात् पुरा योऽप्रकीर्तितः। लोकद्वेष्यं प्रातिकूल्यमभ्यसूया मृषा वचः॥
English: Mada has eighteen vices which have not before been described. (They are) hatred towards men, acting against the interests of others, speaking ill of others who do not deserve it, untruthfulness,
Sanskrit: कामक्रोधौ पारतन्त्र्यं परिवादोऽथ पैशुनम्। अर्थहानिर्विवादश्च मात्सर्यं प्राणिपीडनम्॥
English: Desire, anger, excessive reliance on others, blaming others, calumny, waste of wealth, true quarrels, imprudence, oppression on living beings.
Sanskrit: ईर्ष्या मोदोऽतिवादश्च संज्ञानाशोऽभ्यसूयिता। तस्मात् प्राज्ञो न माद्येत सदा ह्येतद् विगर्हितम्॥
English: Envy, ignorance, excessive speech, loss of the senses and the desire to harm others. Therefore should a wise man never yield to Mada. It is ever reprehensible.
Sanskrit: सौहृदे वै षड् गुणा वेदितव्याः प्रिये हृष्यन्त्यप्रिये च व्यथन्ते। स्यादात्मनः सुचिरं याचते यो ददात्ययाच्यमपि देयं खलु स्यात्। नभ्यर्थितश्चार्हति शुद्धभावः॥
English: In friendship, it should be known, are six virtues; they (friends) are delighted in (their friend's) prosperity and pained in their adversity; if a man asks for anything that ought not to be asked for, it is at once given.
Sanskrit: त्यक्तद्रव्यः संवसेन्नेह कामाद् भुङ्क्ते कर्म स्वाशिषं बाधते च॥
English: One (a friend) who is pure mind when asked, gives away every blessing that he enjoys his wealth, his son, himself, his wife even. A friend should not reside in the house of him whom he has given away everything but should live on what is earned by himself alone.
Sanskrit: द्रव्यवान् गुणवानेव त्यागी भवति सात्त्विकः। पञ्च भूतानि पञ्चभ्यो निवर्तयति तादृशः॥
English: The godly man of possessions and virtues, who wants to be thus endued with virtue, should turn away his five senses from their five objects.
Sanskrit: एतत् समृद्धमप्यूर्ध्वं तपो भवति केवलम्। सत्त्वात् प्रच्यवमानानां संकल्पेन समाहितम्॥
English: Such acquirement of noble qualities constitutes asceticism. These who practice these with patience attain to emancipation.
Sanskrit: यतो यज्ञाः प्रवर्धन्ते सत्यस्यैवावरोधनात्। मनसान्यस्य भवति वाचान्यस्याथ कर्मणा॥
English: Owing to having understood the nature of truth of which are directed all sacrifices, a certain class of men perform sacrifices by the mind (meditation), another by words (recitation of hymns) and another by actions.
Sanskrit: संकल्पसिद्धं पुरुषमसंकल्पोऽधितिष्ठति। ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण किञ्चान्यदपि मे शृणु॥
English: In a man, who knows Brahma through his attributes, resides truth; in one who knows him as himself (i.e. does not regard him as the sum total of certain attributes) it resides more completely. Hear me now on some other subjects.
Sanskrit: अध्यापयेन्महदेतद् यशस्यं वाचो विकाराः कवयो वदन्ति। अस्मिन् योगे सर्वमिदं प्रतिष्ठितं ये तद् विदुरमृतास्ते भवन्ति॥
English: This grand system of philosophy should be taught to those who desire to obtain Brahma; all other systems, are mere tissues of words, which wise men declare. On this philosophy all this universe stands and those who know it become immortal.
Sanskrit: न कर्मणा सुकृतेनैव राजन् सत्यं जयेज्जुहुयाद् वा यजेद् वा। नैतेन बालोऽमृत्युमभ्येति राजन् रति चासौ न लभत्यन्तकाले॥
English: By means of deeds well done, Oking, one cannot obtain Truth; whether he offers libations on the Homa fire or performs sacrificial ceremonies; the man of childlike simplicity does not obtain immortality. O king, nor does he obtain satisfaction in the end.
Sanskrit: तूष्णीमेक उपासीत चेष्टेत मनसाऽपि न। तथा संस्तुतिनिन्दाभ्यां प्रीतिरोषौ विवर्जयेत्॥
English: Bringing all the senses under control and alone one should seek Brahma; he should not work even by the mind and while so employed one should avoid joy and eager at praise and blame.
Sanskrit: अत्रैव तिष्ठन् क्षत्रिय ब्रह्माविशति पश्यति। वेदेषु चानुपूर्येण एतद् विद्वन् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Living a life according to this and doing one by one all that is prescribed in the Vedas, OKshatriya, does a man learn and see Brahma, O learned one, I tell you this.
Sanskrit: मनुरुवाच अक्षरात् खं ततो वायुस्ततो ज्योतिस्ततो जलम्। जलात् प्रसूता जगती जगत्यां जायते जगत्॥
English: From that eternal and undecaying. One first originated Space; from space came Wind; from wind came Light; from light came Water. From water originated the Universe; and from the universe, all things that exist in it.
Sanskrit: एतैः शरीरैर्जलमेव गत्वा जलाच्च तेजः पवनोऽन्तरिक्षम् खाद् वै निवर्तन्ति न भाविनस्ते मोक्षं च ते वै परमाप्नुवन्ति॥
English: The bodies of all (earthly) objects, thence to light or heat, thence to the wind, and thence to space. The who seek liberation have not to return from space. On the other hand, they attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: नोष्णं न शीतं मृदु नापि तीक्ष्णं नाम्लं कषायं मधुरं न तिक्तम्। न्न रूपवत्तत् परमस्वभावम्॥
English: The refuge of liberation, viz., Brahma, is neither hot, nor cold, neither mild nor fierce, neither sour nor astringent, neither sweet nor bitter. He is not endued with sound, or scent, or form. He transcends all these and everything, and is without size.
Sanskrit: स्पर्श तनुर्वेद रसं च जिह्वा घ्राणं च गन्धान् श्रवणौ च शब्दान्। रूपाणि चक्षुर्न च तत्परं यद् गृह्णन्त्यनध्यात्मविदो मनुष्याः॥
English: The skin perceives touch; the tongue, taste; the nose, scent; the ears, sounds; and the eye, forms. Men not conversant with Adhyatma succeed not in seeing what is above these.
Sanskrit: निवर्तयित्वा रसनां रसेभ्योः घ्राणं च गन्धाच्छ्रवणौ च शब्दात्। स्ततः परं पश्यति स्वं स्वभावम्॥
English: Having withdrawn the tongue from tastes, the nose from scents, the ears from sounds, and the eye from forms, one sees his ownself.
Sanskrit: यतो गृहीत्वा हि करोति यच्च यस्मिश्च तामारभते प्रवृत्तिम्। यस्मिश्च यद् केन च यश्च कर्ता यत् कारणं ते समुदायमाहुः॥
English: It has been said that which is the Cause of the actor, the act, the material with which the act is done, the place and the time of the act, and the inclinations and propensities about happiness and misery, is called the Self (or Soul).
Sanskrit: यद् व्याप्यभूद् व्यापकं साधकं च यन्मन्त्रवत् स्थास्यति चापि लोके। यः सर्वहेतुः परमात्मकारी तत् कारणं कार्यमतो यदन्यत्॥
English: That which permeates everything which does everything, that which exists in the universe even as the Mantras say, that which is the cause of all, that which is the highest of the high, and that which is One without a second and does all things, is the Cause. Every thing clse is effect.
Sanskrit: यथा हि कश्चित् सुकृतैर्मनुष्यः शुभाशुभं प्राप्नुतेऽथाविरोधात्। एवं शरीरेषु शुभाशुभेषु स्वकर्मजैनिमिदं निबद्धम्॥
English: It is seen that person, on account of the acts performed by him, reaps fruits both good and evil, which exist harmoniously. Indeed, as the good and evil fruits begotten by their own acts live together in the bodies of creatures which are their refuge, so Knowledge lives in the .body.
Sanskrit: यथा प्रदीप्तः पुरतः प्रदीपः प्रकाशमन्यस्य करोति दीप्यन्। तथेह पञ्चेन्द्रियदीपवृक्षा ज्ञानप्रदीप्ताः परवन्त एव॥
English: As a lighted lamp, while burning, sees other objects before it, so the five senses which are like lamps fixed on high trees, find out their respective objects when lighted by Knowledge.
Sanskrit: यथा च राज्ञा बहवो ह्यमात्याः पृथक् प्रमाणं प्रवदन्ति युक्ताः। तद्वच्छरीरेषु भवन्ति पञ्च ज्ञानैकदेशः परमः स तेभ्यः॥
English: As the various ministers of a king, in a body, give him advice so the five senses which exist in the body all obey Knowledge. The latter is superior to all of them.
Sanskrit: यथार्चिषोऽग्नेः पवनस्य वेगो मरीचयोऽर्कस्य नदीषु चापः। स्तद्वच्छरीराणि शरीरिणां तु॥
English: As the flames of fire, the current of the wind, the rays of the sun, and the waters of rivers, go and come, again and again, so the bodies of embodied creatures are going and coming repeatedly.