pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स विजित्य महीपालांश्चकार वशवर्तिनः। चचार च सतां धर्मं प्राप चानुत्तमं यशः॥
English: The son of Dushyanta (Bharata) brought under his sway all the kings of the world. He ruled his subjects virtuously and gained great fame.
Sanskrit: स राजा चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सार्वभौमः प्रतापवान्। ईजे च बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्यथा शक्रो मरुत्पतिः॥
English: That king (Bharata) was known by the name of Chakravarti and Sarvabhauma. He performed many sacrifices like Indra, the lord of the Marutas.
Sanskrit: याजयामास तं कण्वो विधिवद् भूरिदक्षिणम्। श्रीमान् गोविततं नाम वाजिमेधमवाप सः। यस्मिन् सहस्रं पद्मानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ॥
English: Kanva was the chief priest in those sacrifices and great offerings were made to the Brahmanas. The fortunate king performed both the cow and the horse-sacrifices. Bharata gave one thousand gold coins to Kanva as his sacrificial fee.
Sanskrit: भरताद् भारती कीर्तिर्यनदं भारतं कुलम्। अपरे ये च पूर्वे वै भारता इति विश्रुता॥
English: From this Bharata has followed this, "achievement of Bharata," from him has sprung this great race (of Bharata.) All kings that were born after him are called after his name.
Sanskrit: भरतस्यान्ववाये हि देवकल्पा महौजसः। बभूवुर्ब्रह्मकल्पाश्च बहवो राजसत्तमाः॥ येषामपरिमेयानि नामधेयानि सर्वशः। तेषां तु ते यथामुख्यं कीर्तयिष्यामि भारत। महाभागान् देवकल्पान् सत्यार्जवपरायणान्॥
English: And in this Bharata race were many godlike and greatly powerful best of monarchs. They were like Brahma himself. Their names are countless. O descendant of the Bharata race, I shall name only the chief ones, who were all blessed with great fortune and devoted to truth and honesty. They were all like the celestial.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अहो धर्मिष्ठता तात वृत्रस्यामिततेजसः। यस्य विज्ञानमतुलं विष्णोर्भक्तिश्च तादृशी॥
English: How great was the love of virtue possessed by Vritra of incomparable energy, whose knowledge was incomparable and whose devotion to Vishnu was so great.
Sanskrit: दुर्विज्ञेयं पदं तात विष्णोरमिततेजसः। कथं वा राजशार्दूल पदं तु ज्ञातवानसौ।२।।
English: The position occupied by Vishnu of immeasurable energy is difficult, of being perceived. How, O foremost of kings, could Vritra comprehend it?
Sanskrit: भवता कथितं ह्येतच्छ्रद्दधे चाहमच्युत। भूयस्तु मे समुत्पन्ना बुद्धिरव्यक्तदर्शनात्॥
English: You have described Vritra's acts. I too have heard you in full faith. Because, on account of my seeing that one point is unintelligible that my curiosity has been roused for asking you again.
Sanskrit: कथं विनिहतो वृत्रः शक्रेण पुरुषर्षभ। धार्मिको विष्णुभक्तश्च तत्त्वज्ञश्च पदान्वये॥
English: How, indeed, was Vritra, who was virtuous, devoted to Vishnu, gifted with knowledge of truth derivable from a just comprehension of the Upanishads and Vedanta, defeated by Indra, O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि पृच्छते भरतर्षभ। वृत्रस्तु राजशार्दूल यथा शक्रेण निर्जितः॥
English: O king of the Bharatas, remove this my doubt! Indeed, tell me, O foremost of kings, how Vritra was defeated by Shakra.
Sanskrit: यथा चैवाभवद् युद्धं तच्चाचक्ष्व पितामह। विस्तरेण महाबाहो परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥
English: O grandfather, O you of mighty arms, tell me fully how the battle took place. Great is my curiosity to hear it.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच रथेनेन्द्रः प्रयातो वै सार्धं देवगणैः पुरा। ददर्शाथाग्रतो वृत्रं धिष्ठितं पर्वतोपमम्॥
English: Bhishma said-In days of yore, Indra, accompanied by the celestial army, proceeded on his car, and saw the Asura Vritra stationed before him like a mountain.
Sanskrit: योजनानां शतान्यूज़ पञ्चोच्छ्रितमरिंदम्। शतानि विस्तरेणाथ त्रीण्येवाभ्यधिकानि वै॥
English: He was full five hundred Yojanas in height, 0 chastiser of enemies and three hundred Yojanas in circumference.
Sanskrit: तत् प्रेक्ष्य तादृशं रूपं त्रैलोक्येनापि दुर्जयम्। वृत्रस्य देवाः संत्रस्ता न शान्तिमुपलेभिरे॥
English: Seeing that form of Vritra, which was incapable of being defeated by the three worlds united together, the celestials became stricken with fear and full of anxiety.
Sanskrit: शक्रस्य तु तदा राजनूरुस्तम्भो व्यजायत। भयाद् वृत्रस्य सहसा दृष्ट्वा तद्रूपमुत्तमम्॥
English: Indeed, suddenly beholding that huge form of his enemy, O king, Indra was paralysed in the lower extremities.
Sanskrit: ततो नादः समभवद् वादित्राणां च निःस्वनः। देवासुराणां सर्वेषां तस्मिन् युद्धे ह्युपस्थिते॥
English: Then, on the eve of that great battle between the gods and the demons, there arose loud peals from both sides, and drums and other musical instruments were beaten and blown.
Sanskrit: अथ वृत्रस्य कौरव्य दृष्ट्वा शक्रमवस्थितम्। न सम्भ्रमो न भीः काचिदास्था वा समजायत॥
English: Seeing Indra stationed before him, you of Kuru's race, Vritra felt neither awe nor fear, nor was he disposed to collect all his energies for the battle.
Sanskrit: ततः समभवद् युद्धं त्रैलोक्यस्य भयंकरम्। शक्रस्य च सुरेन्द्रस्य वृत्रस्य च महात्मनः॥
English: Then the battle took place filling the three worlds with fear, between Indra the king of the gods and Vritra of great energy.
Sanskrit: असिभिः पट्टिशैः शूलैः शक्तितोमरमुद्गरैः। शिलाभिर्विविधाभिश्च कार्मुकैश्च महास्वनैः॥ शस्त्रैश्च विविधैर्दिव्यैः पावकोल्काभिरेव च। देवासुरैस्ततः सैन्यैः सर्वमासीत् समाकुलम्॥
English: The entire sky was covered by the warriors of both sides with swords, axes, lances, darts, spears and heavy clubs and rocks of various sizes and bows of loud sound and various sorts of celestial weapons and fires and burning brands.
Sanskrit: पितामहपुरोगाश्च सर्वे देवगणास्तथा। ऋषयश्च महाभागास्तद् युद्धं द्रष्टुमागमन्॥ विमानागौमहाराज सिद्धाश्च भरतर्षभ। गन्धर्वाश्च विमानागौरप्सरोभिः समागमन॥
English: All the deities led by the Grand-father, and all the highly-blessed Rishis, came to see the battle, on their best of cars; and the Siddhas, also, O foremost of Bharata's family, and the Gandharvas, with the Apsaras, on their own beautiful and foremost of cars, came there.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षमावृत्य वृत्रो धर्मभृतां वरः। अश्वमवर्षेण देवेन्द्रं समाकिरदतिद्रुतम्॥
English: Then Vritra, that foremost of virtuous persons, speedily overwhelmed the sky and the king of gods with a thick shower of rocks.
Sanskrit: ततो देवगणाः क्रुद्धाः सर्वतः शरवृष्टिभिः। अश्मवर्षमपोहन्त वृत्रप्रेरितमाहवे॥
English: Thereat, filled with ire the celestials dispelled with their showers of arrows that thick down-pour of rocks showered by Vritra in battle.
Sanskrit: वृत्रस्तु कुरुशार्दूल महामायो महाबलः। मोहयामास देवेन्द्र मायायुद्धेन सर्वशः॥
English: Then Vritra, O foremost of Kurus, endued with mighty strength and large powers of illusion, stupefied the king of illusion. was
Sanskrit: तस्य वृत्रार्दितस्याथ मोह आसीच्छतक्रतोः। रथन्तरेण तं तत्र वसिष्ठः समबोधयत्॥
English: When the god of hundred sacrifices, thus afflicted by Vritra, possessed by stupefaction, the sage Vashishtha restores him to his senses by chanting Samans.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच देवश्रेष्ठोऽसि देवेन्द्र दैत्यासरुनिबर्हण। त्रैलोक्यबलसंयुक्तः कस्माच्छक विषीदसि॥
English: Vashishtha said You are the foremost of the gods, O chief of the gods, O destroyer of Daityas and Asuras! The strength of the three worlds lies in you! Why, then, O Shakra, do you languish so!
Sanskrit: एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवश्चैव जगत्पतिः। सोमश्च भगवान् देवः सर्वे च परमर्षयः॥
English: See, there are Brahma and Vishnu, and Shiva, that lord of the universe, the illustrious and divine Soma, and all the great Rishis.
Sanskrit: माकार्षीः कश्मलं शक्र कश्चिदेवेतरो यथा। आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा जहि शत्रून् सुराधिप॥
English: Do not, O Indra, yield to weakness, like an ordinary mortal! Firmly determined on battle, kill your enemies, O king of the gods.
Sanskrit: एष लोकगुरुस्त्र्यक्षः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः। निरीक्षते त्वां भगवांस्त्यज मोहं सुराधिप॥
English: There, that lord of all the worlds, viz., the Three-eyed (Shiva), worshipped of all the worlds, is seeing you! Shake off this stupefaction, O king of the gods.
Sanskrit: एते ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः। स्तवेन शक्र दिव्येन स्तुवन्ति त्वां जयाय वै॥
English: There, those twice-born Rishis, headed by Brihaspati, are lauding you for your victory, in celestial hymns.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवं सम्बोध्यमानस्य वसिष्ठेन महात्मना। अतीव वासवस्यासीद् बलमुत्तमतेजसः॥
English: Bhishma said-While the highly energetic Vasava was thus being restored to senses by the great Vashishtha, his strength became greatly increased.
Sanskrit: ततो बुद्धिमुपागम्य भगवान् पाकशासनः। योगेन महता युक्तस्तां मायां व्यपकर्षत॥
English: The illustrious punisher of Paka then, depending upon his intelligence, had recourse to high Yoga and with its help removed these illusions of Vritra.
Sanskrit: ततोऽङ्गिरःसुतः श्रीमांस्ते चैव सुमहर्षयः। दृष्ट्वा वृत्रस्य विक्रान्तमुपागम्य महेश्वरम्॥ ऊचुर्वृत्रविनाशार्थं लोकानां हितकाम्यया।
English: Then Brihaspati, the son of Angiras, and those greatest of Rishis endued with great prosperity, seeing the prowess of Vritra, went to Mahadeva, and moved by the desire of benefiting the three worlds, urged him to kill the great Asura.
Sanskrit: ततो भगवतस्तेजो ज्वरो भूत्वा जगत्पतेः॥ समाविशत् तदा रौद्रो वृत्रं लोकपतिं तदा।
English: The energy of that illustrious lord of the universe thereupon assumed the nature of a fierce fever and entered the body of Vritra the lord of Asuras.
Sanskrit: विष्णुश्च भगवान् देवः सर्वलोकाभिपूजितः॥ ऐन्द्रं समाविशद् वज्रं लोकसंरक्षणे रतः।
English: The illustrious and divine Vishnu, worshipped of all the worlds, bent upon protecting the universe, entered the thunderbolt of Indra.
Sanskrit: ततो बृहस्पति/मानुपागम्य शतक्रतुम्। वसिष्ठश्च महातेजाः सर्वे च परमर्षयः॥ ते समासाद्य वरदं वासवं लोकपूजितम्। ऊचुरेकाग्रमनसो जहि वृत्रमिति प्रभो॥
English: Then the highly intelligent Brihaspati and Vashishtha of great energy and all the other foremost of Rishis, going to the God of hundred sacrifices, viz., the boon-giving Vasava, the worshipped of all the worlds, said to him kill forthwith Vritra, O powerful one.
Sanskrit: महेश्वर उवाच एष वृत्रो महाशक्र बलेन महता वृतः। विश्वात्मा सर्वगश्चैव बहुमायश्च विश्रुतः॥
English: Maheshvara said There, O Shakra, stands the great Vritra, accompanied by a great army. He is the soul of the universe, capable of going everywhere, gifted with great powers of illusion, and highly illustrious.
Sanskrit: तदेनमसुरश्रेष्ठं त्रैलोक्येनापि दुर्जयम्। जहि त्वं योगमास्थाय मावमंस्थाः सुरेश्वर॥
English: This foremost of Asuras is, therefore incapable of being defeated by even the threeworlds in a body. Helped by Yoga, do you kill him, O king of the celestials. Do not neglect him.
Sanskrit: अनेन हि तपस्तप्तं बलार्थममराधिप। षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि ब्रह्मा चास्मै वरं ददौ॥ महत्त्वं योगिनां चैव महामायत्वमेव च। महाबलत्वं च तथा तेजश्चाम्यं सुरेश्वर।॥
English: O king of the celestials, Vritra had practised, for full sixty thousand years, the severest penances for acquiring strength. Brahma gave him the boons he had prayed for, viz., the greatness that belongs to Yogins, large powers of illusion, enough of might, and superabundant energy.
Sanskrit: एतत् त्वां मामकं तेजः समाविशति वासव। व्यग्रमेनं त्वमप्येनं वज्रेण जहि दानवम्॥
English: I give you my energy, O Vasava! The Danava has now lost his coolness. Do you, therefore, kill him now with your thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: शक्र उवाच भगवंस्त्वप्रसादेन दितिजं सुदुरासदम्। वज्रेण निहनिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते सुरर्षभ॥
English: Shakra said Before your eyes, O foremost of gods, I shall, through your favour kill with my thunderbolt this invincible son Diti.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच आविश्यमाने दैत्ये तु ज्वरेणाथ महासुरे। देवतानामृषीणां च हर्षान्नादो महानभूत्॥
English: Bhishma said. When the great Asura or Daitya was possessed by that fever, the gods and the Rishis, filled with joy, sent up loud cheers.
Sanskrit: ततो दुन्दुभयश्चैव शङ्खाश्च सुमहास्वनाः। मुरजा डिण्डिमाश्चैव प्रावाद्यन्त सहस्रशः॥
English: At the same time drums, and conchs of loud blare, and kettle-drums and tabors in thousands began to beat and blow.
Sanskrit: असुराणां तु सर्वेषां स्मृतिलोपो महानभूत्। मायानाशश्च बलवान् क्षणेन समपद्यत॥
English: Suddenly all the Asuras lost in a body their memory. At that moment their powers of illusion, also, disappeared.
Sanskrit: तथाविष्टमथो ज्ञात्वा ऋशयो देवतास्तथा। स्तुवन्तः शक्रमीशानं तथा प्राचोदयन्त्रपि॥
English: Knowing the enemy to be thus possessed, the Rishis and gods lauded both Shakra and Ishana, and began to urge the former.
Sanskrit: रथस्थस्य हि शक्रस्य युद्धकाले महात्मनः। ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानस्य रूपमासीत् सुदुर्दृशम्॥
English: The form that Indra assumed on the eve of the battle, while seated on his car and while his praises were being lauded by the Rishis, became such that none could look at it without dread.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। यद् वृत्तं तीर्थयात्रायां शपथं प्रति तच्छृणु॥
English: Bhishina said Regarding it is cited the old history of the oaths on the occasion of a sojourn to the sacred waters.
Sanskrit: पुष्करार्थं कृतं स्तैन्यं पुरा भरतसत्तम। राजर्षिभिर्महाराज तथैव च द्विजर्षिभिः॥
English: O best of the Bharatas, the act of theft had been committed by Indra, and the oaths were taken by many royal and twiceborn Rishis.
Sanskrit: ऋषयः समेताः पश्चिमे वै प्रभासे समागता मन्त्रममन्त्रयन्त। चराम सर्वां पृथिवीं पुण्यतीर्थो तन्नः कामं हन्त गच्छाम सर्वे॥
English: Once upon a time, the Rishis, having assembled together, proceeded to the western Prabhasa. They held a consultation there which resulted in a determination on their part to sojourn to all sacred waters on Earth.
Sanskrit: स्तथा ह्यगस्त्यो नारदपर्वतौ च। भृगुर्वसिष्ठाः कश्यपो गौतमश्च विश्वामित्रो जमदग्निश्च राजन्॥
English: There were Shakra, Angirasa the highly learned Kavi, Agastya, Narada and Parvata; and Bhrigu and Vasishtha and Kashyapa and Gautama and Vishvamitra and Jamadagni, O king.
Sanskrit: ऋषिस्तथा गालवोऽथाष्टकश्च भरद्वाजोऽरुन्धती बालखिल्याः। शिबिर्दिलीपो नहुषोऽम्बरीषो राजा ययातिधुंधुमारोऽथ पूरुः॥
English: There were also the Rishi Galava, and Ashtaka and Bharadvaja and Arundhati and the Valakhilyas, and Shibi and Dilipa and Nahusha and Ambarisha and the royal Yayati and Dhundhumara and Puru.
Sanskrit: जग्मुः पुरस्कृत्य महानुभावं शतक्रतुं वृत्रहमं नरेन्द्राः। तीर्थानि सर्वाणि परिभ्रमन्तो माध्यां ययुः कौशिकी पुण्यतीर्थाम्॥
English: These foremost of men, headed the great performer of hundred sacrifices, the slayer of Vritra, sojourned to all the sacred waters one after another, and at last reached the highly sacred Kaushiki on the day of the full moon in the month of Magha.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषु तीर्थेष्ववधूतपापा जग्मुस्ततो ब्रह्मसरः सुपुण्यम्। देवस्य तीर्थे जलमग्निकल्पा विगाह्य ते भुक्तबिसप्रसूनाः॥
English: Having purified themselves of all sins by ablutions performed in all the sacred waters, they at last proceeded to the very sacred Brahmasara. Bathing in that lake, those Rishis gifted with fiery energy began to gather and eat the stalks of the lotus.
Sanskrit: नन्ये मृणालान्यखनंतस्त्र विप्राः। अथापश्यन् पुष्करं ते ह्रियन्तं ह्रदादरस्त्येन समुद्धृतं तत्॥
English: Amongst those Brahmanas, some had extracted the stalks of the louts and some the stalks of the Nymphoca stellata. Soon they found that the stalks extracted by Agastya had been taken away by somebody.
Sanskrit: तानाह सर्वानृषिमुख्यानगस्त्यः केनादत्तं पुष्करं सुजातम्। युष्माशङ्के पुष्करं दीयतां मे न वै भवन्तो हर्तुमर्हन्ति पद्मम्॥
English: The foremost of Rishis, Agastya, addressing them all, said, Who has taken away good stalks which I had extracted and deposited here? I suspect some one amongst you must have taken them. Let him who has taken them away return them to me. You should not thus misappropriate my stalks.
Sanskrit: मे शृणोमि कालो हिंसते धर्मवीर्य सोऽयं प्राप्तो वर्तते धर्मपीडा। पुराधर्मो वर्तते नेह यावत् तावद् गच्छामः सुरलोकं चिराय॥
English: It is heard that Time attacks the energy of virtue. That Time has come upon us. Hence, virtue is afflicted. It is proper that I should go to Heaven for good, before sin assails the world and establishes itself fully here.
Sanskrit: पुरा वेदान् ब्राह्मणा ग्राममध्ये घुष्टस्वरा वृषलान्श्रावयन्ति। पुरा राजा व्यवहारेण धर्मान् पश्यत्यहं परलोकं व्रजामि॥
English: Before the time comes when Brahmanas, loudly uttering the Vedas, within the precincts of villages and inhabited places, cause the Shudras hear them, before the time comes when kings offered against the rules of virtue from motives of policy, I shall go to the celestial region for good.
Sanskrit: पुरा वरान् प्रत्यवरान् गरीयसो यावन्नरा नावमंस्यन्ति सर्वे। तमोत्तरं यावदिदं न वर्तते तावद् व्रजामि परलोकं चिराय॥
English: Before men cease to regard the distinctions between the lower, the middle, and the higher classes, I shall go to the celestial region for good. Before Ignorance attacks the world and covers all things in darkness, I shall go to the celestial region for good.
Sanskrit: पुरा प्रपश्यामि परेण मान् बलीयसा दुर्बलान् भुज्यमानान्। तस्माद् यास्यामि परलोकं चिराय न हुत्सहे द्रष्टुमिह जीवलोकम्॥
English: Before the time comes when the strong begin to oppress the weak and treat them as slaves, I shall go to the celestial region for ever. Indeed, I dare not remain on Earth for seeing these things.
Sanskrit: तमाहुरार्ता ऋषयो महर्षि न ते वयं पुष्करं चोरयामः। मिथ्याभिषङ्गो भवता न कार्य: शपाम तीक्ष्णैः शपथैर्महर्षे ॥
English: The Rishis, much concerned at what he said, addressed that great ascetic and said-We have not stolen your stalks! You should not cherish these suspicions against us, O great Rishi, we shall take the most dreadful oaths.
Sanskrit: ते निश्चितास्तत्र महर्षयस्तु सम्पश्यन्तो धर्ममेतं नरेन्द्राः। ततोऽशपन्त शपथान् पर्ययेण सहैव ते पार्थिव पुत्रपौत्रैः॥
English: Having said these words, conscious as they were of their own innocence, and desirous of upholding the cause of virtue, those Rishis and royal sages then began to swear, one after another, the following oaths.
Sanskrit: भृगु उवाच प्रत्याक्रोशेदिहाक्रुष्टस्ताडितः प्रतिताडयेत्। खादेच्च पृष्ठमांसानि यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Bhrigu said Let him who has stolen your stalks censure when censured, assail when assail, and eat the flesh that is attached to the backbone of animals.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच अस्वाध्यायपरो लोके श्वानं च परिकर्षतु। पुरे च भिक्षुर्भवतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Vasishtha said Let him who has stolen your stalks neglect his Vedic studies, leash hounds, and having taken himself to the mendicani order live in a city or town.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच सर्वत्र सर्वं पणतु न्यासे लोभं करोतु च। कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Kashyapa said Let him who has stolen your stalks sell all things in all places, misappropriate trusts, and give false evidence!
Sanskrit: गौतम उवाच जीवत्वहंकृतो बुद्ध्या विषमेणासमेन सः। कर्षको मत्सरी चास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Gautama said Let him who has stolen your stalks live, all things, with an understanding that does not see all creatures with an equal eye, and always giving way to the influence of desire and anger. Let him be a cultivator of the soil, and let him be moved by malice.
Sanskrit: अङ्गिरा उवाच अशुचिर्ब्रह्मकूटोऽस्तु श्वानं च परिकर्षतु। ब्रह्महाऽनिकृतिश्चास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Angirasa said Let him who has stolen your stalks be always impure! Let him be a censurable Brahmana. Let him leash hounds. Let him be guilty of Brahmanicide. Let him be averse to expiations after having committed sin.
Sanskrit: धुन्धुमार उवाच अकृतज्ञस्तु मित्राणां शूद्रायां च प्रजायतु। एकः सम्पन्नमश्नातु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Dhundhumara said Let him who has stolen your stalks be ungrateful to his friends! Let him take birth in a Shudra woman! Let him eat alone any good food.
Sanskrit: पुरु उवाच चिकित्सायां प्रचरतु भार्यया चैव पुष्यतु। श्वशुरात्तस्य वृत्तिः स्याद् यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Puru said Let him who has stolen your stalks practise as a physician! Let him be supported by the earnings of his wife! Let him draw his maintenance from his fatherinlaw!
Sanskrit: दिलीप उवाच उदपानप्लवे ग्रामे ब्राह्मणो वृषलीपतिः। तस्य लोकान् स व्रजतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Dilipa said Let him who has stolen your stalks attain to those regions of misery an infamy which are reserved for that Brahmana who lives in a village having but one well and who knows a Shudra woman.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच वृथामांसं समश्नातु दिवा गच्छतु मैथुनम्। प्रेष्यो भवतु राज्ञश्च यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Shukra said Let him who has stolen your stalks eat the flesh of animals not killed in sacrifices! Let him have sexual union at daytime! Let him be a servant of the king.
Sanskrit: जमदग्निरुवाच अनध्यायेष्वधीयीत मित्रं श्राद्धे च भोजयेत्। श्राद्धे शूद्रस्य चाश्नीयाद् यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Jamadagni said Let him who has stolen your stalks study the Vedas of forbidden days or occasions. Let him feed friends at Shraddhas performed by him! Let him eat at the Shraddha of a Shudra.
Sanskrit: शिबिरुवाच अनाहिताग्निर्पियतां यज्ञे विघ् करोतु च। तपस्विभिर्विरुध्येच्च यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Shibi said Let him who has stolen you stalks die without having established a fire (for daily worship)! Let him be guilty of obstructing the celebration of sacrifices by others! Let him fall out with those who practise penances!
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अनृतौ च व्रती चैव भार्यायां स प्रजायतु। निराकरोतु वेदांश्च यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Yayati said Let him who has stolen your stalks be guilty of having sexual union with his wife when she is not in her season and when he is himself in the observance of a vow and bears matted locks on his head! Let him also disregard the Vedas!
Sanskrit: नहुष उवाच अतिथिर्गृहसंस्थोऽस्तु कामवृत्तस्तु दीक्षितः। विद्यां प्रयच्छतु भृतो यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Nahusha said Let him who has stolen your stalks live in domesticity after having betaken himself to the vow of mendicancy! Let him act in whatever way he pleases, after having performed the initiatory rites in view of a sacrifice or some solemn observance! Let him take pecuniary satisfaction for teaching his disciples.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीष उवाच नृशंसत्यक्तधर्मोऽस्तु स्त्रीषु ज्ञातिषु गोषु च। निहन्तु ब्राह्मणं चापि यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Ambarisha said Let him who has stolen your stalks be cruel and sinful in his conduct towards women and kinsmen and kine! Let him be guilty also of Brahmanicide!
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच गृहज्ञानी बहिःशास्त्रं पठतां विस्वरं पदम्। गरीयसोऽवजानातु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Narada said Let him who has stolen your stalks be one who identifies the body with the soul! Let him study the scriptures with an unworthy preceptor. Let him chaunt the Vedas, violating at each step the rules of orthoepy! Let him disregard all his elders.
Sanskrit: नाभाग उवाच अनृतं भाषतु सदा सद्भिश्चैव विरुध्यतु। शुल्केन तु ददत्कन्यां यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Nabhaga said Let him who has stolen your stalks always speak untruth and quarrel with those who are pious. Let him bestow his daughter in marriage after accepting a pecuniary satisfaction offered by his soninlaw.
Sanskrit: कविरुवाच पद्भ्यां स गां ताडयतु सूर्ये च प्रतिमेहतु। शरणागतं संत्यजतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Kavi said Let him who has stolen your stalks be guilty of striking a cow with his foot. Let him pass urine, facing the sun! Let him renounce the person who seeks shelter at his hands.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्र उवाच करोतु भृतकोऽवर्षं राज्ञश्चास्तु पुरोहितः। ऋत्विगस्तु ह्ययाज्यस्य यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Vishvamitra said Let him who has stolen your stalks become a servant who acts deceitfully towards his master! Let him be the priest of a king! Let him officiate as the sacrificial priest of one who should not be assisted at his sacrifices!
Sanskrit: पर्वत उवाच ग्रामे चाधिकृतः सोऽस्तु खरयानेन गच्छतु। शुनः कर्षतु वृत्त्यर्थे यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Parvata said Let him who has stolen your stalks be the head of a village. Let him make journeys on asses. Let him leash hounds for maintenance.
Sanskrit: भरद्वाज उवाच सर्वपापसमादानं नृशंसे नानृते च यत्। तत् तस्यास्तु सदा पापं यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Bharadvaja said Let him who has stolen your stalks be guilty of all the transgressions of him who is cruel in conduct and untruthful in speech.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच स राजास्त्वकृतप्रज्ञः कामवृत्तश्च पापकृत्। अधर्मेणाभिषास्तूर्वी यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Ashtaka said Let him who has stolen your stalks be a king shorn of wisdom, capricious and sinful in his conduct, and disposed to rule the Earth impiously.
Sanskrit: गालव उवाच पापिष्ठेभ्यो ह्यनर्हिः स नरोऽस्तु स्वपापकृत्। दत्त्वा दानं कीर्तयतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Galava said Let him who has stolen your stalks be more infamous than a sinful man. Let him be sinful in his deeds towards his kinsmen and relatives. Let him proclaim the gifts he makes to others.