pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: क्रमशस्त्ववधूयैनां तृतीयां वृत्तिमुत्तमाम्। संयोगव्रतखिन्नानां वानप्रस्थाश्रमौकसाम्॥
English: Gradually leading off the domestic mode, one should enter the third mode which is good. It is the mode which is followed by persons who living with their wives pain themselves by means of austerities. It is the mode followed by those who live in forest as hermits.
Sanskrit: श्रूयतां पुत्र भद्रं ते सर्वलोकाश्रमात्मनाम्। प्रेक्षापूर्वं प्रवृत्तानां पुण्यदेशनिवासिनाम्॥
English: Blessed be you, O son, listen to the duties observed by those who follow this mode of life in which are set forth the practices of all men and all modes of life. Listen, indeed, to the duties of those who live in sacred spots and who have adopted this mode after proper consideration.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच गृहस्थस्तु यदा पश्येद् वलीपलितमात्मनः। अपत्यस्यैव चापत्यं वनमेव तदा श्रयेत्॥
English: Vyasa said When the householder sees his body wrinkled and hair white on his head, and children of his children, he should then retire into the forest.
Sanskrit: तृतीयमायुषो भागं वानप्रस्थाश्रमे वसेत्। तानेवाग्नीन् परिचरेद् यजमानो दिवौकसः॥
English: He should pass the third portion of his life as Vanaprastha. He should worship those sacred fires to which he had attended while a householder. Desirous of performing sacrifices, he should also worship the gods.
Sanskrit: नियतो नियताहारः षष्ठभुक्तोऽप्रमत्तवान्। तदग्निहोत्रं ता गावो यज्ञाङ्गानि च सर्वशः॥
English: Observing vows and being sparing in diet, he should eat only once, during the sixth part of the day. He should be always careful. Adoring his fires, he should keep some kine, serving them dutifully. He should perform all the rituals of a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: अफालकृष्टं व्रीहियवं नीवारं विघसानि च। हींषि सम्प्रयच्छेत मखेष्वत्रापि पञ्चसु॥
English: He should live upon rice and wheat which grows indigenously, and upon other sorts of grains, growing wildly. He should eat the remnant after feeding guests. In the third mode of life, he should make offerings of clarified butter in the five celebrated Sacrifices.
Sanskrit: वानप्रस्थाश्रमेऽप्येताश्चतस्रो वृत्तयः स्मृताः। सद्य:प्रक्षालकाः केचित् केचिन्मासिकसंचयाः॥
English: Four courses of conduct have been laid down for the Vanaprastha mode of life. Some gather only what is necessary for the day. Some store up things for a month.
Sanskrit: वार्षिकं संचयं केचित् केचिद् द्वादशवार्षिकम्। कुर्वन्त्यतिथिपूजार्थं यज्ञतन्त्रार्थमेव वा॥
English: Some collect grain and other necessaries sufficient to last for twelve years. Hermits may act thus for adoring guests and performning sacrifices.
Sanskrit: अभ्रावकाशा वर्षासु हेमन्ते जलसंश्रयाः। ग्रीष्मे च पञ्च तपसः शश्वच्च मितभोजनाः॥
English: They should during the rains, expose themselves to rain and go to water during the autumn. In summer, they should sit in the midst of four fires with the sun burning overhead. Throughout the year, however, they should be sparing in deit.
Sanskrit: भूमौ विपरिवर्तन्ते तिष्ठन्ति प्रपदैरपि। स्थानासनैर्वर्तयन्ति सवनेष्वभिषिञ्चते॥
English: They should sit and sleep on the naked earth. They stand on only their toes. They should be satisfied with the bare earth and with small mats of grass. They perform their ablutions morning, noon, and evening.
Sanskrit: दन्तोलूखलिकाः केचिदश्मकुट्टास्तथा परे। शुक्लपक्षे पिबन्त्येके यवागू क्वथितां सकृत्॥
English: Some amongst them use only their teeth for cleaning grain. Others use only stones for the same, Some amongst them drink, only during the light fortnight, boiled very lightly, gruel of wheat (or other, grain).
Sanskrit: कृष्णपक्षे पिबन्त्यन्ये भुजते वा यथागतम्। मूलैरेके फलैरेके युष्पैरेके दृढव्रताः॥ वर्तयन्ति यथान्यायं वैखानसगतिं श्रिताः।
English: Others drink similar gruel only during the dark fortnight. Some eat what only comes of itself. Some practising rigid vows, live upon only roots, some upon only fruits, some upon only flowers, duly following the method followed by the Vaikhanashas.
Sanskrit: एताश्चान्याश्च विविधा दीक्षास्तेषां मनीषिणाम्॥ चतुर्थश्चौपनिषदो धर्म: साधारणः स्मृतः। वानप्रस्थाद् गृहस्थाच्च ततोऽन्यः सम्प्रवर्तते॥
English: These and various other observances are practised by those wise and pious men. The fourth mode of life is based upon the Upanishads. The duties prescribed for it may be observed in all the modes of life equally. Differing from the others this mode comes afler domestic and forest life.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नेव युगे तात विप्रैः सर्वार्थदर्शिभिः। अगस्त्यः सप्त ऋषयो मधुच्छन्दोऽघमर्षणः॥ सांकृतिः सुदिवा तण्डियथावासोऽकृतश्रमः। अहोवीर्यस्तथा काव्यस्ताण्ड्यो मेधातिथिर्बुधः॥ बलवान् कर्णनिर्वाक: शून्यपालः कृतश्रमः। एनं धर्म कृतवन्तस्ततः स्वर्गमुपागमन॥
English: In this very cycle, O son, many learned Brahmanas knowing the truths of all things, have been known to observe this mode. Agastya, the seven Rishis Madhuchchhandas, Aghamarshana, Sankriti, Sudivatandi who lived with her soever he pleased and was content to take what came (without ever secking for anything), Ahovirya, Kavya, Tandya, the learned medhatithi, the highly energetic Karnanirvaka, and Shunyapala who had worked hard (for acquiring Yoga powel), were the authors of this course of duties, and themselves practising them, have all gone to heaven.
Sanskrit: तात प्रत्यक्षधर्माणस्तथा यायावरा गणाः। ऋषीणामुग्रतपसां धर्मनैपुणदर्शिनाम्॥ अन्ये चापरिमेयाश्च ब्राह्मणा वनमाश्रिताः। वैखानसा वालखिल्याः सैकताश्च तथा परे॥ कर्मभिस्ते निरानन्दा धर्मनित्या जितेन्द्रियाः। गताः प्रत्यक्षधर्माणस्ते सर्वे वनमाश्रिताः॥
English: Many great Rishis, O son, who had the power to see immediately the fruits of their ascetic merit, those numberless ascetics who pass by the appellation of Yayavaras, many Rishis of very austere penances and endued with accurate knowledge about distinctions of duty, and many other Brahınanas too numerous to mention, adopted the forest mode of life. The Vaikhanasas, the Valikhilyas, the Saikatas, all of whom were given to austere penances, who were firm in virtue, who had controlled their senses, and who used to see the fruits of their penances immediately, adopted this mode of life and finally went to heaven.
Sanskrit: अनक्षत्रास्त्वनाधृष्या दृश्यन्ते ज्योतिषां गणाः। जरया च परिधनो व्याधिना च प्रपीडितः॥ चतुर्थे चायुषः शेषे वानप्रस्थाश्रमं त्यजेत्। सद्यस्कारां निरूप्येष्टिं सर्व वेदसदक्षिणाम्॥ आत्मयाजी सोऽऽत्मरतिरात्मक्रीडात्मसंश्रयः। आत्मन्यग्नीन् समारोप्य त्यक्त्वा सर्वपरिग्रहान्॥
English: Freed from fear and not counted with the stars and planets, these have become visible in the sky as luminaries. When the fourth or last part of life is got at, and when one is weakened by decrepitude and possessed by disease, one should leave off the forest mode of life. Performing a sacrifice capable of being completed in a single day and in which the sacrificial fee should be everything he has, he should himself perforin his own funeral rite. Withdrawn from every other object, he should devote himself to his own self, taking pleasure in himself, and depending also on his own self. He should put up all his sacrificial fires (thenceforth) upon his ownself, and sever all sorts of bonds and attachments.
Sanskrit: साधरकांश्च यजेद् यज्ञानिष्टीश्चैवेह सर्वदा। यदैव याजिनां यज्ञादात्मनीज्या प्रवर्तते।॥ त्रींश्चैवाग्नीन् यजेत् सम्यगात्मन्येवात्ममोक्षणात्। प्राणेभ्यो यजुषः पञ्च षट् प्राश्नीयादकुत्सयन्॥
English: He should always celebrate such sacrifices and rites as are completed in a single day. When, however, from performance of the (ordinary) sacrifices of sacrificers, the Sacrifice in Self begins, then for liberation he should sacrifice his own self in the three fires. Without linding fault with his food he should take five or six mouthfuls, offering them duly to the five vital airs uttering Mantras of the Yajurveda.
Sanskrit: केशलोमनखान् वाप्य वानप्रस्थो मुनिस्ततः। आश्रमादाश्रमं पुण्यं पूतो गच्छति कर्मभिः॥
English: Practising austerities while living like a forest recluse, one should shave off and having purified himself by acts, pass into the fourth and the last holy mode of life.
Sanskrit: अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो दत्त्वा यः प्रव्रजेद् द्विजः। लोकास्तेजोमयास्तस्य प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नुते॥
English: That twice-born one who enters the fourth mode of life, giving pledges of assurance to all creatures, succeeds in acquiring many effulgent regions hereafter and ultimately attains to the Infinite.
Sanskrit: सुशीलवृत्तो व्यपनीतकल्मषो न चेह नामुत्र च कर्तुमीहते। अरोषमोहो गतसंधिविग्रहो भवेदुदासीनवदात्मविन्नरः॥
English: Of excellent disposition and conduct, with sins all purged off the person who is conversant with his own self never wished to perform any act for either this or the other world. Shorn of anger, error, anxiety and without friendship, such a person live in this world like one having nothing to do with it.
Sanskrit: यमेषु चैवानुगतेषु न व्यथे स्वशास्त्रसूत्राहुतिमन्त्रविक्रमः। भवेद् यथेष्टागतिरात्मवेदिनि न संशयो धर्मपरे जितेन्द्रिये।॥
English: One in the (observance of Sannyasa) should not be unwilling in satisfying the duties included in Yama and those also that walk behind them. Such a person should live energetically according to the ordinances laid down his own mode, and leave off Vedic study and the sacred thread which marks his birth. Given to righteousness and having his senses under complete control, such a person endued with knowledge of self, attains forsooth, to the end for which he tries.
Sanskrit: रधिष्ठितं त्रीनधिवृत्तिमुत्तमम्। चतुर्थमुक्तं परमाश्रमं शृणु प्रकीर्त्यमानं परमं परायणम्॥
English: After the third is the fourth mode of life. It is very superior, and has numberless high virtues. In merit it reigns supreme over the three other modes of life. It is said to occupy the very highest place. Listen to me as I describe the duties belonging to that mode which is very supreme and which is the high refuge of all.
Sanskrit: कुन्ती उवाच एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि पाण्डवा कृतमुद्धर्षणं पूर्वं मया वः सीदतां नृपाः॥
English: Kunti said-What you say, O mighty-armed son of Pandu, is indeed, true! O kings, formerly, when you were all dispirited, indeed, I cxcited you all.
Sanskrit: द्यूतापहृतराज्यानां पतितानां सुखादपि। ज्ञातिभिः परिभूतानां कृतमुद्धर्षणं मया।॥
English: Seeing that your kingdom was taken away from you by a match at dice, seeing that you all fell from happiness, seeing that you were governed over by kinsmen, I instilled courage and high thoughts into your minds.
Sanskrit: कथं पाण्डोर्न नश्येत संततिः पुरुषर्षभाः। यशश्च वो न नश्येत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: O foremost of men, I encouraged you so that the sons of Pandu might not be lost, so that their fame might not be lost.
Sanskrit: यूयमिन्द्रसमाः सर्वे देवतुल्यपराक्रमाः। मा परेषां मुखप्रेक्षाः स्थेत्येवं तत् कृतं मया॥
English: You are all equal to Indra. Your prowess resembles that of the very celestials. I acted thus so that you might not live, depending upon others.
Sanskrit: कथं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो राजा त्वं वासवोपमः। पुनर्वने न दुःखी स्या इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: I instilled courage into your hearts so that you who are the foremost of all righteous persons, who are equal to Vasava, might not again go into the forest and live in misery.
Sanskrit: नागायुतसमप्राणः ख्यातविक्रमपौरुषः। नायं भीमोऽत्ययं गच्छेदिति चौद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: I instilled courage into your hearts so that this Bhima who has the strength of ten thousand elephants and whose prowess and manliness are widely known, might not sink into insignificance and ruin.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनादवरजस्तथायं वासवोपमः। विजयो नावसीदेत इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: I instilled courage into your hearts so that this Vijaya, who was born after Bhimasena, and who is equal to Vasava himself, might not be cheerless.
Sanskrit: नकुलः सहदेवश्च तथेमौ गुरुवर्तिनौ। क्षुधा कथं न सीदेतामिति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: I instilled courage into your hearts so that Nakula and Sahadeva, who are always devoted to their elders, may not be weakened and rendered cheerless by hunger.
Sanskrit: इयं च बृहती श्यामा तथात्यायतलोचना। वृथा सभातले क्लिष्टा मा भूदिति च तत् कृतम्॥
English: I acted thus in order that this lady of welldeveloped forms and of large eyes might not suffer the wrongs inflicted on her in the public hall without being avenged.
Sanskrit: प्रेक्षतामेव वो भीम वेपन्तीं कदलीमिव। स्त्रीधर्मिणीमरिष्टाङ्गी तथा द्यूतपराजिताम्॥ दुःशासनो यदा माद् दासीवत् पर्यकर्षत। तदैव विदितं मह्यं पराभूतमिदं कुलम्॥
English: Before you all, O Bhima, trembling all over like a plantain trce during her catamenial period, and after she had been won at dicc, Dushasana, through folly, dragged her as if she were a slave. I knew all this, Indeed, the family of Pandu had been subjugated (by focs).
Sanskrit: निषण्णाः कुरवश्चैव तदा मे श्वशुरादयः। सा दैवं नाथमिच्छन्ती व्यलपत् कुररी यथा॥
English: The Kurus, viz., my father-in-law and others, were cheerless when she, desirous of a protector, bewailed like a she-osprey.
Sanskrit: केशपक्षे परामृष्टा पापेन हतबुद्धिना। यदा दुःशासनेनैषा तदा मुह्याम्यहं नृपाः॥
English: When she was dragged by her fair locks by the sinful Dushasana without little intelligence, I lost my senses, O king.
Sanskrit: युष्मत्तेजोविवृद्ध्यर्थं मया हुद्धर्षणं कृतम्। तदानीं विदुलावाक्यैरिति तद् वित्त पुत्रकाः॥
English: Know, that for increasing your energy, I instilled that courage into your hearts by reciting the words of Vidula, O my sons.
Sanskrit: कथं न राजवंशोऽयं नश्येत् प्राप्य सुतान् मम्। पाण्डोरिति मया पुत्रास्तस्मादुद्धर्षणं कृतम्॥
English: I instilled courage into your hearts, O my sons, so that the family of Pandu, represented by my children, might not be lost.
Sanskrit: न तस्य पुत्राः पौत्रा वा क्षतवंशस्य पार्थिव।। लभन्ते सुकृताँल्लोकान् यस्माद् वंशः प्रणश्यति।।१६।
English: The sons and grandsons of that person who brings a family to infamy never succeed in acquiring the regions of the righteous. Indeed, the ancestors of the Kaurava race, were in danger of losing those happy regions which had become theirs.
Sanskrit: भुक्तं राज्यफलं पुत्रा भर्तुर्मे विपुलं पुरा। महादानानि दत्तानि पीतः सोमो यथाविधि॥
English: As for myself, O my sons, I have, before this, enjoyed the grcat fruits of that sovereignty which my husband had won. I have made large gifts. I have duly drunk the Soma-juice in sacrifice.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मफलार्थं वै वासुदेवमचूचुदम्। विदुलायाः प्रलापैस्तैः पालनार्थं च तत् कृतम्॥
English: It was not for my own sake that I had urged Vasudeva with the stirring words of Vidula. It was for your sake that I had asked you to follow that advice.
Sanskrit: नाहं राज्यफलं पुत्राः कामये पुत्रनिर्जितम्। पतिलोकानहं पुण्यान् कामये तपसा विभो॥
English: O my sons, I do not wish for the fruits of that sovereignty which has been acquired by my children. O you of great power, I wish to attain, by my penances, to those happy regions which have been acquired by my husband.
Sanskrit: श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः कुत्वा शुश्रूषां वनवासिनोः। तपसा शोषयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर कलेवरम्॥
English: By rendering obedient service to my fatherin-law and mother-in-law both of whom with to take up their residence in the forest, and by penances, I wish, O Yudhishthira, to exhaust my body.
Sanskrit: निवर्तस्व कुरुश्रेष्ट भीमसेनादिभिः सह। धर्मे ते धीयतां बुद्धिर्मनस्तु महदस्तु च॥
English: Do you cease to follow me, O foremost one of Kuru's race, along with Bhima and others. Let your understanding be always devoted to virtue. Let your mind be always great.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच एवमुक्तः स भगवाञ्छच्या तां पुनरब्रवीत्। विक्रमस्य न कालोऽयं नहुषो बलवत्तरः॥
English: Shalya said The god, being thus spoken to, thus addressed Sachi in reply-'This is not the time for (showing) strength, Nahusha is stronger.
Sanskrit: विवर्धितश्च ऋषिभिर्हव्यकव्यैश्च भाविनि। नीतिमत्र विधास्यामि देवि तां कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: He has grown up to his present position by the virtue of the offerings made him by the Rishis. In this instance, I shall prescribe a politic course and it is proper that it should be followed by you.
Sanskrit: गुह्यं चैतत् त्वया कार्यं नाख्यातव्यं शुभे क्वचित्। गत्वा नहुषमेकान्ते ब्रवीहि च सुमध्यमे॥
English: It should be done by you with secrecy and on no account should you give it out. O you of slender waist, go to Nahusha and speak thus to him.
Sanskrit: ऋषियानेन दिव्येन मामुपैहि जगत्पते। एवं तव वशे प्रीता भविष्यामीति तं वदा॥
English: "O lord of the universe, come near me riding a conveyance suitable for the gods and borne by Rishis. By thus showing yourself attached to me, shall I be pleased with you" speak thus to him.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा देवराजेन पत्नी सा कमलेक्षणा। एवमस्त्वित्यथोक्त्वा तु जगाम नहुषं प्रति॥
English: Being thus spoken to by the king of the gods his queen of lotus-like eyes, replied “Be it so" and went to Nahusha.
Sanskrit: नहुषस्तां ततो दृष्ट्वा सस्मितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। स्वागतं ते वरारोहे किं करोमि शुचिस्मिते॥
English: Nahusha surprised at seeing her, spoke these words-Welcome to you, O you of beautiful hips, what shall I do, O you of lovely smiles?
Sanskrit: भक्तं मां भज कल्याणि कमिच्छसि मनस्विनि। तव कल्याणि यत् कार्यं तत् करिष्ये सुमध्यमे॥
English: Accept me devoted to you; O blessed one, what do you wish, O maiden of independent spirit? O blessed one, O you of slender waist.
Sanskrit: न च व्रीडा त्वया कार्या सुश्रोणि मयि विश्वसेः। सत्येन वै शपे देवि करिष्ये वचनं तव॥
English: You need not be shy; O you of slender waist, have confidence in me. I swear by truth, O goddess, I shall do your bidding.
Sanskrit: इन्द्राण्युवाच यो मे कृतस्त्वया कालस्तमाकाङ्क्षे जगत्पते। ततस्त्वमेव भर्ता मे भविष्यसि सुराधिप॥
English: The queen of Indra said O lord of the world, I only want time-the favour that has already been accorded to me. After that you shall become my husband, O lord of the gods.
Sanskrit: कार्यं च हृदि मे यत् तद् देवराजावधारय। वक्ष्यामि यदि मे राजन् प्रियमेतत् करिष्यसि॥ वाक्यं प्रणयसंयुक्तं ततः स्यां वशगा तव।
English: The subject that is in my mind is this listen, O lord of the gods; I shall speak it to you, O king, fulfill my desire. The boon, that I demand of you, has connection with your love.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रस्य वाजिनो वाहा हस्तिनोऽथ रथास्तथा॥ इच्छाम्यहमथापूर्वं वाहनं ते सुराधिप। यन्न विष्णोर्न रुद्रस्य नासुराणां न रक्षसाम्॥
English: Indra had for his conveyance, horses, elephants and a car. I wish that you, O lord of the gods should have a conveyance, the like of which was never seen before, which was never owned by Vishnu, nor by Rudra, nor by the Asuras and the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: वहन्तु त्वां महाभागा ऋषयः संगता विभो। सर्वे शिबिकया राजन्नेतद्धि मम रोचते॥
English: O Lord, to see yourself being borne by the Rishis having good attributes, united together in a palankin, is my wish, oking.
Sanskrit: नासुरेषु न देवेषु तुल्यो भवितुमर्हसि। सर्वेषा तेज आदत्से स्वेन वीर्येण दर्शनात्। न ते प्रमुखतः स्थातुं कश्चिच्छक्नोति वीर्यवान्॥
English: You should not be (merely) equal to the Asuras or the gods. By your own strength do you absorb that of all beings the moment you set your eyes on them. No one can stand face to face with you, O you powerful being.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु नहुषः प्राहृष्यत् तदा किल। उवाच वचनं चापि सुरेन्द्रस्तामनिन्दिताम्॥
English: Shalya said Nahusha, being thus spoken to became well pleased and the king of the gods said these words to that blameless one.
Sanskrit: नहुष उवाच अपूर्वं वाहनमिदं त्वयोक्तं वरवर्णिनि। दृढं मे रुचितं देवि त्वद्वशोऽस्मि वरानने॥
English: Nahusha said 0 you of bright complexion, the conveyance spoken of by you has never before been in existence. I have taken a strong fancy to it O goddess. I am at your disposal, O lovely faced one.
Sanskrit: न ह्यल्पवीर्यो भवति यो वाहान् कुरुते मुनीन्। अहं तपस्वी बलवान् भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः॥
English: The one who makes the Rishis his bearers cannot be of little strength. I am a devotee, strong and lord of what has been, what is to be and what is.
Sanskrit: मयि क्रुद्धे जगन्न स्यान्मयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। देवदानवगन्धर्वाः किन्नरोरगराक्षसाः॥ न मे क्रुद्धस्य पर्याप्ताः सर्वे लोकाः शुचिस्मिते। चक्षुषा यं प्रपश्यामि तस्य तेजो हराम्यहम्॥
English: At my being angry the world will be annihilated; everything depends on me. The gods, the Danavas and the Gandharvas, the Kinnaras, the serpents and the Rakashasas, not all of these, not all the world even can stand against me when I am angry. Whoever I see by my eyes, his strength do I absorb.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् ते वचनं देवि करिष्यामि न संशयः। सप्तर्षयो मां वक्ष्यन्ति सर्वे ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा। पश्य महात्म्ययोगं मे ऋद्धिं च वरवर्णिनि॥
English: Therefore O goddess, shall I do your bidding, there is no doubt about it. Seven Rishis shall bear me, Brahmarshis all see, my powers and influence, having thus said to that goddess.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु तां देवीं विसृज्य च वराननाम्। विमाने योजयित्वा च ऋषीन् नियममास्थितान्॥ अब्रह्मण्यो बलोपेतो मत्तो मदबलेन च। कामवृत्तः स दुष्टात्मा वाहयामास तानृषीन्॥
English: Shalya said O king! O you of bright complexion and having dismissed that lovely face one, he yoked, to car, Rishis who used to observe the rules of their class. The habits of his life being unworthy of a Brahmana, having come to the possession of power, vain of his strength, willful and of a vicious nature, he made the Rishis carry him.
Sanskrit: नहुषेण विसृष्टा च बृहस्पतिमथाब्रवीत्। समयोऽल्पावशेषो मे नहुषेणेह यः कृतः॥
English: Being dismissed by Nahusha, she said to Brihaspati-“But little remains to fulfill in its entirety the boon granted by Nahusha.
Sanskrit: शक्रं मृगय शीघ्रं त्वं भक्तायाः कुरु मे दयाम्। बाढमित्येव भगवान् बृहस्पतिरुवाच ताम्॥
English: Be quick in hunting out Indra and do me who am devoted to you, a favour and the god Brihaspati said to her-"Be it so."
Sanskrit: न भेतव्य त्वया देवि नहुषाद् दुष्टचेतसः। न होष स्थास्यति चिरं गत एष नराधमः॥
English: The evil minded Nahusha need not be feared by you. He will not exist till eternity; indeed he is already gone.
Sanskrit: अधर्मज्ञो महर्षीणां वाहनाच्च ततः शुभे। इष्टिं चाहं करिष्यामि विनाशायास्य दुर्मतेः॥ शक्रं चाधिगमिष्यामि मा भैस्त्वं भद्रमस्तु ते।
English: He is regardless of virtue so to say, having employed the great Rishis as his bearer, O lovely lady; and I shall perform sacrifices for the destruction of this evil minded one. I shall approach Shakra. You need not have any fears, I wish you well.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रज्वाल्य विधिवज्जुहाव परमं हविः॥ बृहस्तपतिर्महातेजा देवराजोपलब्धये। हुत्वाग्निं सोऽब्रवीद् राजञ्छक्रमन्विष्यतामिति॥
English: Then having lighted up a fire he offered the best offerings in the prescribed form. Brihaspati of great strength, in order to get the gods, having made offerings to Agni (the God of fire) said to him-Oking search out Shakra.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्च भगवान् देवः स्वयमेव हुताशनः। स्त्रीवेषमद्भुतं कृत्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: From that place, the god (of fire) the consumer of offerings having himself assumed the wonderful form of a female vanished from sight.
Sanskrit: स दिशः प्रदिशश्चैव पर्वतानि वनानि च। पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च विचिन्त्याथ मनोगतिः। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण बृहस्पतिमुपागमत्॥
English: Having searched in all countries and provinces, mountains and forest, the earth and the sky, with the speed of the mind, he in a moment came back to Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: अग्निरुवाच बृहस्पते न पश्यामि देवराजमिह क्वचित्। आपः शेषाः सदा चापः प्रवेष्टुं नोत्सहाम्यहम्॥
English: The god of fire said O Brihaspati, nowhere, in this world do I see the king of the gods. The waters (alone) remain (to be searched). I have never been able to enter the waters.
Sanskrit: न मे तत्र गतिर्ब्रह्मन् किमन्यत् करवाणि ते! तमब्रवीद् देवगुरुरपो विश महायुते॥
English: I have no ingress there O Brahmana, what else shall I do for you. The preceptor of the gods said to him-"O you of great luster, enter the waters."
Sanskrit: अग्निरुवाच नापः प्रवेष्टुं शक्ष्यामि क्षयो मेऽत्र भविष्यति। शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोऽस्मि स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु महाद्युते॥
English: The god of fire said I cannot enter the water there I am destroyed. I throw myself under your protection. O you of great luster, I wish you well.
Sanskrit: अद्भयोऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतः क्षत्रमश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम्। तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति॥
English: From the waters rose fire, from the Brahmana, the Kshatriya and from stone, the iron. Its strength penetrates everywhere; only in its birth-place is it powerless.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच एवं हृतायां भार्यायां प्राप्य क्लेशमनुत्तमम्। प्रतिपद्य ततः कृष्णां किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः॥
English: Janamejaya said : Krishna being thus abducted the Pandavas experienced very great sorrow. What did they next do after having rescued her?