pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कृत्वा द्वादशधाऽऽत्मानं द्वादशादित्यतां गतः। संहृत्यैकार्णवं सर्वं त्वं शोषयसि रश्मिभिः॥
English: Dividing yourself into twelve parts and becoming as many suns, you then drink up the ocean with your rays.
Sanskrit: त्वामिन्द्रमाहुस्त्वं रुद्रस्त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं प्रजापतिः। त्वमग्निस्त्वं मनः सूक्ष्म प्रभुस्त्वं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्॥
English: You are called Indra, you are Vishnu, you are Rudra, (you are) Prajapati, you are fire, you are the subtle mind, you are the lord and the eternal Brahma.
Sanskrit: त्वं हंसः सविता भानुरंशुमाली वृषाकपिः। विवस्वान् मिहिरः पूषा मित्रोधर्मस्तथैव च॥ सहस्ररश्मिरादित्यस्तपनस्त्वं गवाम्पतिः। मार्तण्डोऽर्को रविः सूर्यः शरण्यो दिनकृत् तथा॥ दिवाकरः सप्तसप्तिर्धामकेशी विरोचनः। आशुगामी तमोघ्नश्च हरिताश्वश्च कीर्त्यसे॥
English: You are Hansa, you are Savitri, you are Bhanu, Anshumali, Vrishakapi, Vivasvana, Mihira, Pusha, Mitra and Dharma. You are thousand-rayed sun, you are Tapana, the lord of rays. You are Martanda, Arka, Ravi, Surya, Sharanga, the maker of the day. Dibakara, Saptasapti, Dhamakeshin, Virochana, Ashugami, Tamoghna and Haritashva.
Sanskrit: सप्तम्यामथवा षष्ठ्यां भक्त्या पूजां करोति यः। अनिविण्णोऽनहंकारी तं लक्ष्मीर्भजते नरम्॥
English: He who reverentially worships you on the sixth or the seventh lunar day with humility of mind obtains the grace of Lakshmi (goddess of wealth.)
Sanskrit: न तेषामापदः सन्ति नाधयो व्याधयस्तथा। ये तवानन्यमनसः कुर्वन्त्यर्चनवन्दनम्॥
English: Those that adore and worship you with undivided attention are delivered from all dangers, agonies and afflictions.
Sanskrit: सर्वरोगविरहिताः सर्वपापविवर्जिताः। तवद्भावभक्ताः सुखिनो भवन्ति चिरजीविनः॥
English: Those that believe you in everything becoming freed from all disease and all sins, grow happy in all their life.
Sanskrit: त्वं ममापनकामस्य सर्वातिथ्यं चिकीर्षतः। अन्नमन्नपते दातुमभितः श्रद्धयाहसि॥
English: O lord of all food, you should grant me abundance of food to entertain all my guests with reverence.
Sanskrit: ये च तेऽनुचराः सर्वे पादोपान्तं समाश्रिताः। माठरारुणदण्डाद्यास्तांस्तान् वन्देऽशनिक्षुभान्॥ क्षुभया सहिता मैत्री याश्चान्या भूतमातरः। ताश्च सर्वा नमस्यामि पान्तु मां शरणागतम्॥
English: I bow to all your followers that have taken your feet, (namely) Mathara, Aruna, Danda and others including Asani, Kshubha and others. I also bow to the celestials mothers of all creatures, namely Kshubha and Maitri and to the others of the class. Let them deliver me who am suppliant (at their feet).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स्तुतो महराजा भास्करो लोकभावनः। ततो दिवाकरः प्रीतो दर्शयामास पाण्डवम्। दीप्यमानः स्ववपुषा ज्वलनिव हुताशनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon the sun became gratified and that maker of day, self-luminous and blazing like fire, appeared before the Pandava (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: विवस्वानुवाच यत् तेऽभिलषितं किंचित् तत् त्वं सर्वमवाप्स्यसि। अहमन्नं प्रदास्यामि सप्त पञ्च च ते समाः॥
English: The Sun said: You shall get all that you desire to have. I shall provide you with food for all the twelve years (of your exile).
Sanskrit: गृहणीष्व पिठरं तानं मया दत्त नराधिप। यावद् वय॑ति पाञ्चाली पात्रेणानेन सुव्रत॥ फलमूलामिषं शाकं संस्कृतं यन्महानसे। चतुर्विधं तदन्नाद्यमक्षय्यं ते भविष्यति॥ इतश्चतुर्दशे वर्षे भूयो राज्यमवाप्स्यसि।
English: O king, accept this copper vessel that I present you. O man of excellent vows, so long the Panchala excellent vows, so long the Panchala Princess (Draupadi) will hold this vessel without partaking of it contents-fruits, roots, meat and vegetables, cooked in your kitchen-the four kinds of food, shall from this day be (there) inexhaustible. You shall regain your kingdom on the fourteenth year from this.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, the deity (Sun) then and there vanished away.
Sanskrit: इमं स्तवं प्रयतमनाः समाधिना पठेदिहान्योऽपि वरं समर्थयन्। तत् तस्य दद्याच्च रविर्मनीषितं तदाप्नुयाद् यद्यपि तत् सुदुर्लभम्॥
English: He, who with the desire of obtaining a boon, recites this hymn concentrating his mind with ascetic abstraction, obtains it from the sun, however difficult of acquisition it may be.
Sanskrit: यश्चेदंधारयेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद् वाप्यभीक्ष्णशः। पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रंधनार्थी लभतेधनम्। विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां पुरुषोऽप्यथवा स्त्रियः॥
English: A man or a woman that recites or hears this hymn day after day, if he or she is desirous of a son, obtains one; if desirous of wealth, cbtains it; and if desirous of learning, obtains it. The man or woman who always reads it in the two twlights (early morning and evening).
Sanskrit: उभे संध्ये पठेन्नित्यं नारी वा पुरुषो यदि। आपदं प्राप्य मुच्यते बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्॥
English: Is delivered from danger and is freed from the bonds. This hymn was given of old to the high-souled Shakra.
Sanskrit: एतद् ब्रह्मा ददौ पूर्वं शक्राय सुमहात्मने। शक्राच्च नारदः प्राप्तोधौम्यस्तु तदनन्तरम्। धौम्याद् युधिष्ठिरः प्राप्य सर्वान् कामानवाप्तवान्।७८।।
English: From Shakra it was obtained by Narada and from Narada by Dhaumya. Receiving it from Dhaumya, Yudhishthira obtained all that he desired.
Sanskrit: संग्रामे च जयेन्नित्यं विपुलं चाप्नुयाद् वसु। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति॥
English: It is by the virtue of the hymn one may win victory in a war and acquire immense wealth. Making one freed from all sins, it leads a man to the region of the sun.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच लब्ध्वा वरं तु कौन्तेयो जलादुत्तीर्यधर्मवित्। जचाद पादौधौम्यस्य भ्रातुंश्च परिषस्वजे॥
English: The virtuous son of Kunti (Yudhishthira), having obtained the boon, rose from the water. He then took hold of Dhaúmya's feet and then embraced his brothers.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्या सह संगम्य वन्द्यमानस्तया प्रभुः। महानसे तदानीं तु साधयामास पाण्डवः॥
English: O lord, the Pandava (Yudhishthira), going to the kitchen with Draupadi and being duly worshipped by her, began to cook food.
Sanskrit: संस्कृतं प्रसवं याति स्वल्पमन्नं चतुर्विधम्। अक्षय्यं वर्धते चान्नं तेन भोजयते द्विजान्॥
English: The food, however little that was cooked, becoming four kinds increased and become inexhaustible. Who them he (Yudhishthira) fed the Brahman.
Sanskrit: भुक्तवत्सु च विप्रेषु भोजयित्वानुजानपि। शेषं विघससंज्ञं तु पश्चाद् भुङ्क्ते युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: After the Brahmanas had been fed and his younger brothers also, Yudhishthira himself ate the food that remained and which was called Vighasa.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं भोजयित्वा शेषमश्नाति पार्षती। द्रौपद्यां भुज्यमानायां तदन्नं क्षयमेति च। एवं दिवाकरात् प्राप्य दिवाकरसमप्रभः॥ कामान् मनोऽभिलषितान् ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽददात् प्रभुः। पुरोहितपुरोगाश्च तिथिनक्षत्रपर्वसु। यज्ञियार्थाः प्रवर्तन्ते विधिमन्त्रप्रमाणतः॥
English: After Yudhishthira had partaken his food, the daughter of Prishata (Draupadi) took what remained. After Draupadi had taken her meal, the food became exhausted. The lord (Yudhishthira) as resplendent as the sun thus obtaining the boon from the sun, entertained the Brahmanas agrecable to their wishes. Obedient to his priest, he performed sacrifices with due Mantras and according to the ordinances and Shastras on auspicious lunar days, constellations and conjunctions.
Sanskrit: ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनाधौम्येन सह पाण्डवाः। द्विजसबै परिवृताः प्रययुः काम्यकं वनम्॥
English: Thereupon the Pandavas, blessed by the auspicious rites and, accompained by Dhaumya and surrounded by the Brahmanas, set out for the forest of Kamyaka.
Sanskrit: दमयन्त्युवाच गच्छ केशिनि जानीहि क एष रथवाहकः। उपविष्टो रथोपस्थे विकृतो हस्वबाहुकः॥
English: Damayanti said : OKeshini, do you go; and know who that charioteer is, sitting down on a side of the car, most unsightly and with short arms.
Sanskrit: अभ्येत्य कुशलं भद्रे मृदुपूर्वं समाहिता। पृच्छेथाः पुरुषं ह्येनं यथातत्त्वमनिन्दिते॥
English: O gentle one, O blameless one, approaching him and becoming careful, do you ask his welfare; and do you enquire all the particulars about this person.
Sanskrit: अत्र मे महती शङ्का भवेदेष नलो नृपः। यथा च मनसस्तुष्टिर्हदयस्य च निर्वृतिः॥
English: I am greatly afraid, lest this person be king Nala himself. For so great is the satisfaction of my mind, as also the easiness of my heart regarding this matter.
Sanskrit: ब्रूयाश्चैनं कथान्ते त्वं पर्णादवचनं यथा। प्रतिवाक्यं च सुश्रोणि बुद्ध्येथास्त्वमनिन्दिते॥
English: O one of beautiful waist, unblameable one, after you have finished your enquiry, tell him the words of Parnada and understand his reply to them.
Sanskrit: ततः समाहिता त्वा दूती बाहुकमब्रवीत्। दमयन्त्यपि कल्याणी प्रासादस्था [पैक्षत॥
English: Brihadashva said: Thereupon the female messenger carefully approached Bahuka and addressed him, while blessed Damayanti looked from her palace what would come to pass.
Sanskrit: केशिन्युवाच स्वागतं ते मनुष्येन्द्र कुशलं ते ब्रवीम्यहम्। दमयन्त्या वचः साधु निबोध पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Keshini said: O best of men, O excellent of persons, you are welcome! I wish you prosperity! Now listen to the words of Damayanti with attention.
Sanskrit: कदा वै प्रस्थिता यूयं किमर्थमिह चागताः। तत् त्वं ब्रूहि यथान्यायं वैदर्भी श्रोतुमिच्छति॥
English: When did you start! What did you come here for? Tell me all the particulars; for the daughter of the king of the Vidharbhas wishes to hear all about these.
Sanskrit: बाहुक उवाच राज्ञा कोसलेन श्रुतः स्वयंवरो महात्मना। द्वितीयो दमयन्त्या वै भविता श्व इति द्विजात्॥
English: Bahuka said: The high-souled monarch of Koshala had learnt from a Brahmana that there would be held a second Svayamvara of Damayanti.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैतत् प्रस्थितो राजा शतयोजनयायिभिः। हयैर्वातजवैर्मुख्यैरहमस्य च सारथिः॥
English: Hearing this, the monarch and myself as his charioteer, set out with excellent steeds, that are capable of travelling one hundred yojanas and that are as fleet as the wind itself.
Sanskrit: केशिन्युवाच अथ योऽसौ तृतीयो व: स कुतः कस्य वा पुनः। त्वं च कस्य कथं चेदं त्वयि कर्म समाहितम्॥
English: Keshini said: Whence is the third among you come? And, again, whose (son) is he? Whose (son) are you and how has this work been performed by you?
Sanskrit: बाहुक उवाच पुण्यश्लोकस्य वै सूतो वार्ष्णेय इति विश्रुतः। स नले विद्रुते भद्रे भाङ्गासुरिमुपस्थितः॥
English: Bahuka said : Indeed, he is the charioteer of righteous Nala; and is known by the name of Varshneya. O blessed one, after Nala had been deprived of his kingdom, he came to the royal son of Vangasura.
Sanskrit: अहमण्यश्वकुशलः सूतत्वे च प्रतिष्ठितः। ऋतुपर्णेन सारथ्ये भोजने च वृतः स्वयम्॥
English: I am too, well versed in the management of horses, and hence I have been appointed as a charicteer. King Rituparna himself appointed me to be his charioteer as well as his cook.
Sanskrit: केशिन्युवाच अथ जानाति वार्ष्णेयः क्व नु राजा नलो गतः। कथं च त्वयि वा तेन कथितं स्यात् तु बाहुक॥
English: Keshini said: O Bahuka, Varshneya perhaps knows where has king Nala gone. He also may have told you about him.
Sanskrit: बाहुक उवाच इहैव पुत्रौ निक्षिप्य नलस्य शुभकर्मणः। गतस्ततो यथाकाम नैष जानाति नैषधम्॥
English: Bahuka said: Having brought here the children of Nala, of golden deeds, he (Varshneya) then repaired to wherever he wished. Indeed, he does not know where the king of the Nishadhas is.
Sanskrit: न चान्यः पुरुषः कश्चिन्नलं वेत्ति यशस्विनि। गूढश्चरति लोकेऽस्मिन् नष्टरूपे महीपतिः॥
English: O glorious one, no other person knows the whereabouts of king Nala; for a king (in distress) roves about in the world unawares and with an unsightly appearance.
Sanskrit: आत्मैव त नलं वेद या चास्य तदनन्तरा। न हि वै स्वानि लिङ्गानि नलः शंसति कर्हिचित्॥
English: Nala's self only knows Nala; and she also knows him, who is his second self. Indeed, Nala never shows his own marks anywhere.
Sanskrit: केशिन्युवाच योऽसावयोध्यां प्रथमं गतोऽसौ ब्राह्मणस्तदा। इमानि नारीवाक्यानि कथयानः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Keshini said : The Brahmana, who had first gone to the city of Ayodhya, uttered again and again these expressions, suitable to the lips of a female:
Sanskrit: क्व नु त्वं कितवच्छित्त्वा वस्त्रार्धं प्रस्थितो मम। उत्सृज्य विपिने सुप्तामनुरक्तां प्रियां प्रिय॥
English: "O gambler, O dear one, where have you gone, tearing off half my garment and forsaking me, your devoted and beloved wife, asleep in the forest.
Sanskrit: सा वै यथा समादिष्टा तथाऽऽस्ते त्वत्प्रतीक्षिणी दह्यमाना दिवा रात्रौ वस्त्रार्धेनाभिसंवृता॥
English: Indeed, she herself, enjoined by you, remains there, expecting to receive you, clad only in half a piece of cloth and burning whole day and night in sorrow.
Sanskrit: तस्या रुदन्त्याः सततं तेन दुःखेन पार्थिव। प्रसादं कुरु मे वीर प्रतिवाक्यं वदस्व च॥
English: O monarch, O mighty one, as she is incessantly lamenting for that distress; so be you kind and give answer to her words.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तत् प्रियमाख्यानं प्रवदस्व महामते। तदेव वाक्यं वैदर्भी श्रोतुमिच्छत्यनिन्दिता॥
English: O high-minded one, do you recite that story agreeable to her, which words that blameless daughter of Vidharbha wishes to hear.”
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा प्रतिवचस्तस्य दत्तं त्वया किल। यत् पुरा तत् पुनस्त्वत्तो वैदर्भी श्रोतुमिच्छति॥
English: Hearing these words (as above), you formerly gave answer to the Brahmanas. As you did before, so do now; for the daughter of the king of the Vidharbhas wishes to hear them in detail.
Sanskrit: बृहदश्व उवाच एवमुक्तस्य केशिन्या नलस्य कुरुनन्दन। हृदयं व्यथितं चासीदश्रुपूर्णे च लोचने॥
English: Brihadashva said : O descendant of the Kuru race, hearing these words of Keshini, Nala's heart became afflicted with grief; and his eyes, too, were filled with tears.
Sanskrit: स निगृह्यात्मनो दुःखं दह्यमानो महीपतिः। वाष्पसंदिग्धया वाचा पुनरेवेदपद्रवीत्॥
English: Having suppressed his grief and burning with sorrow, the lord of the earth uttered again these words in a voice choked with tears.
Sanskrit: बाहुक उवाच वैषम्यमपि सम्प्राप्ता गोपायन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। आत्मानमात्मना सत्यो जितः स्वर्गो न संशयः॥
English: Bahuka said: Chaste women, falling in distress, protect themselves by their own efforts and thus doubtlessly obtain heaven.
Sanskrit: रहिता भर्तृभिश्चापि न क्रुध्यन्ति कदाचन। प्राणांश्चारित्रकवचान्धारयन्ति वरस्त्रियः॥
English: The women, that are the best, become never angry and hold their lives, protected by the armour of good character, even if they be left by their husbands.
Sanskrit: विषमस्थेन मूढेन परिभ्रष्टसुखेन च। यत् सा तेन परित्यक्ता तत्र न क्रोधुमर्हति॥
English: Because she has been abandoned by one, who himself has fallen in distress and who is foolish and deprived of all happiness. She, therefore, should not be angry.
Sanskrit: प्राणयात्रां परिप्रेप्सोः शकुनैर्हतवाससः। आधिभिर्दह्यमानस्य श्यामा न क्रोद्भुमर्हति॥
English: The lady of unchanging youth should not be angry with one, who deprived of his cloth by the birds, while seeking his food in the forest, is ever burning in grief.
Sanskrit: सत्कृतासत्कृता वापि पतिं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम्। राज्य भ्रष्टं श्रिया हीनं क्षुधितं व्यसनाप्लुतम्॥
English: Behaved well or badly, the lady should not be angry with her husband, when he is in that miserable condition (that he is deprived of his kingdom and happiness); and also he is overtaken by hunger and distress.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणस्तद् वाक्यं नलः परमदुर्मनाः। न वाष्यमशकत् सोढुं प्ररुरोद च भारत।॥
English: O Bharata, while speaking these words, Nala, afflicted with calamity, could not check the flow of his tears and began to weep bitterly.
Sanskrit: ततः सा केशिनी गत्वा दमयन्त्यै न्यवेदयत्। तत् सर्वं कथितं चैव विकारं तस्य चैव तम्॥
English: Thereupon Keshini went away and informed everything to Damayanti regarding that discourse (between herself and Nala), as also the overtaking of his calamity.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच नात्मानमनुशोचामि नेमान् भ्रातृन् महामुने। हरणं चापि राज्यस्य यथेमां दुपदात्मजाम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O great sage, I do not grieve so much for myself or for these my brothers or for the loss of my kingdom as (I do) for this daughter of Drupada.
Sanskrit: द्यूते दुरात्मभिः क्लिष्टा: कृष्णया तारिता वयम्। जयद्रथेन च पुनर्वनाच्चापि हृता बलात्॥
English: When the wicked-souled (sons of Dhritarashtra) gave us pain at the game of dice we were delivered by Krishna. (But) Jayadratha forcibly carried her off even from the forest.
Sanskrit: अस्ति सीमन्तिनी काचिद् दृष्टपूर्वापि वा श्रुता। पतिव्रता महाभागा यथेयं दुपदात्मजा॥
English: Have you ever seen or heard of a lady as highly fortunate and as devoted to her husband as the daughter of Dripada?
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन् कुलस्त्रीणां महाभाग्यं युधिष्ठिर। सर्वमेतद् यथा प्राप्तं सावित्र्या राजकन्यया।॥
English: Markandeya said : Hear, O king Yudhishthira, how the princess Savitri attained to all the high virtues of chaste ladies.
Sanskrit: आसीन्मनेषु धर्मात्मा राजा परमधार्मिकः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च महात्मा च सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रियः॥
English: Among the Madra there was a pious, exceedingly virtuous and a high-souled king devoted to the ministrations of the Brahmanas, firm in promise and of subdued passions.
Sanskrit: यज्वा दानपतिर्दक्षः पौरजानपदप्रियः। पार्थिवोऽश्वपति म सर्वभूतहिते रतः॥
English: This king, who was called Ashvapati was ever engaged in sacrifices, the foremost of the benevolent able loved by the people of the cities and provinces and was devoted to the welfare of all creatures.
Sanskrit: क्षमावाननपत्यश्च सत्यवान् विजितेन्द्रियः। अतिक्रान्तेन वयसा संतापमुपजग्मिवान्॥
English: But that truthful and self-controlled monarch having no offspring, was much pained when he was far advanced in years.
Sanskrit: अपत्योत्पादनार्थं च तीव्र नियममास्थितः। काले परिमिताहारो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः॥
English: And in order to be blessed with children, he observed rigid vows, partook of moderate food at the proper time, led the Brahmacharya (mode of) life and subdued his passions.
Sanskrit: हुत्वा शतसहस्रं स सावित्र्या राजसत्तमः। षष्ठे षष्ठे तदा काले बभूव मितभोजनः॥
English: That most exalted of kings (daily) offered ten thousand oblations to Savitri and partook of a moderate food at the sixth portion of the day.
Sanskrit: एतेन नियमेनासीद् वर्षाण्यष्टादशैव तु। पूर्णे त्वष्टादशे वर्षे सावित्री तुष्टिमभ्यगात्॥
English: He observed (all) these vows for eighteen years and when the eighteenth year was complete, Savitri was pleased with him.
Sanskrit: रूपिणी तु तदा राजन् दर्शयामास तं नृपम्। अग्निहोत्रात् समुत्थाय हर्षेण महतान्विता। उवाच चैनं वरदा वचनं पार्थिवं तदा॥
English: And O monarch, rising from the sacrificial fire with great delight, she appeared before the king and desirous of conferring boons addressed the monarch thus,
Sanskrit: सावित्र्युवाच ब्रह्मचर्येण शुद्धेन दमेन नियमेन च। सर्वात्मना च भक्त्या च तुष्टास्मि तव पार्थिव॥
English: Savitri said: "O king, I have been pleased with your Brahmacharya life, purity, self-control, observance of vows and all your endeavours and devotion.
Sanskrit: वरं वृणीष्वाश्वपते मद्रराज यदीप्सितम्। न प्रमादश्च धर्मेषु कर्तव्यस्ते कथञ्चन॥
English: O Ashvapati, O king of Madra, ask for whatever boon you desire. You should, however by no means disrespect virtue.
Sanskrit: अश्वपतिरुवाच अपत्यार्थः समारम्भः कृतो धर्मेप्सया मया। पुत्रा मे बहवो देवि भवेयुः कुलभावनाः॥
English: Ashvapati said : Desirous of attaining virtue, I have observed all these vows so that I may have children. O goddess, many numerous sons, woryour of my race, be born to me.
Sanskrit: तुष्टासि यदि मे देवि वरमेतं वृणोम्यहम्। संतानं परमो धर्म इत्याहुर्मां द्विजातयः॥
English: O goddess, if you are pleased with me, then I pray for this boon. The Brahmanas have told me that one attains to the crowning merit by having children.
Sanskrit: सावित्र्युवाच पूर्वमेव मया राजन्नभिप्रायमिमं तव। ज्ञात्वा पुत्रार्थमुक्तो वै भगवांस्ते पितामहः॥
English: Savitri said : Aware of your intentions before hand, I spoke about your sons to the divine Grandsire (Brahma).
Sanskrit: प्रसादाच्चैव तस्मात् ते स्वयम्भुविहिताद् भुवि। कन्या तेजस्विनी सौम्य क्षिप्रमेव भविष्यति॥
English: O virtuous one, you will, through the grace of that self-existent lord, have soon a highlyenergetic daughter on earth.
Sanskrit: उत्तरं च न ते किंचिद् व्याहर्तव्यं कथञ्चन। पितामहनिसर्गेण तुष्टा ह्येतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I gladly tell you all this at the command of the Grandsire; you need not, therefore, make any reply.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय सावित्र्या वचनं नृपः। प्रसादयामास पुनः क्षिप्रमेतद् भविष्यति॥
English: Markandeya said : The king then bowing assent to the words of Savitri and saying "be it so," pleased her again and said "may this soon happen."
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितायां सावित्र्यां जगाम स्वपुरं नृपः। स्वराज्ये चावसद् वीरः प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥
English: When Savitri had disappeared the king entered his own city. And that hero began to dwell in his kingdom and govern his subjects righteously.
Sanskrit: कस्मिंश्चित् तु गते काले स राजा नियतव्रतः। ज्येष्ठायां धर्मचारिण्यां महिष्यां गर्भमादधे॥
English: Some time having elapsed that king observant of vows, begot offspring in the womb of his eldest queen devoted to religion.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्र्यास्तु गर्भः स मालव्या भरतर्षभ। व्यवर्धत तदा शुक्ले तारापतिरिवाम्बरे॥
English: O best of the Bharata, the embryo in the womb of the princess Malavi began to increase like the lord of the stars in heaven, during the lighted fortnight.
Sanskrit: प्राप्ते काले तु सुषुवे कन्यां राजीवलोचनाम्। क्रियाश्च तस्या मुदितश्चक्रे च नृपसत्तमः॥
English: And at the proper time she gave birth to a daughter with eyes resembling lotus. And that best of kings gladly performed her natal rites.
Sanskrit: सावित्र्या प्रीतया दत्ता सावित्र्या हुत्या ह्यपि। सावित्रीत्येव नामास्याश्चक्रुर्विप्रास्तथा पिता॥
English: And as Savitri gladly gave (him) that daughter on account of the king (daily) offering her oblations, both her father and the Brahmanas named her Savitri.
Sanskrit: सा विग्रहवतीव श्रीळवर्धत नृपात्मजा। कालेन चापि सा कन्या यौवनस्था बभूव ह॥
English: The king's daughter (gradually) grew up like the very embodiment of Sri (Lakshmi). And that damsel, in time stepped into youth.
Sanskrit: तां सुमध्यां पृथुश्रोणी प्रतिमां काञ्चनीमिव। प्राप्तेयं देवकन्येति दृष्ट्वा सम्मेनिरे जनाः॥
English: Seeing that slender-waisted damsel of robust hips and looking like a golden image, people thought "we have got a goddess."
Sanskrit: तां तु पद्मपलाशाक्षीं ज्वलन्तीमिव तेजसा। न कश्चिद् वरयामास तेजसा प्रतिवारितः॥
English: And oppressed by her, energy none could marry that girl of lotus-like eyes who seemed as if blazing in splendour.
Sanskrit: अथोपोष्य शिर:स्नाता देवतामभिगम्य सा। हुत्वाग्नि विधिवद् विप्रान् वाचयामास पर्वणि॥
English: Then on a Parva day, Savitri, observing fasts, bathing her head and approaching the family deity caused the Brahmanas to offer oblations to the sacrificial fire in accordance with due rites.
Sanskrit: ततः सुमनसः शेषाः प्रतिगृह्य महात्मनः। पितुः समीपमगमद् देवी श्रीरिव रूपिणी॥
English: Then taking the flowers and garlands with which she worshipped the deity, Savitri looking like the very embodiment of Sri, repaired to her high-souled sire.
Sanskrit: साभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ शेषाः पूर्वं निवेद्य च। कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा नृपतेः पार्श्वमास्थिता।॥
English: And bowing down to the feet of her father and offering him those flowers and garlands, that highly beautiful damsel with joined-hands stood beside the king.
Sanskrit: यौवनस्थां तां दृष्ट्वा स्वां सुतां देवरूपिणीम्। अयाच्यमानां च वरैर्नृपतिर्दुःखितोऽभवत्॥
English: Seeing that his daughter (beautiful), as a goddess, attained her puberty and was not courted by suitors, the king became sorry.
Sanskrit: तु राजोवाच पुत्रि प्रदानकालस्ते न च कश्चिद् वृणोति माम्। स्वयमन्विच्छ भर्तारं गुणैः सदृशमात्मनः॥
English: The king said: Daughter, the time for giving you away is arrived. (But) none asks me (for your hand). Do you, (therefore) seek for a husband as qualified as you.
Sanskrit: प्रार्थितः पुरुषो यश्च स निवेद्यस्त्वया मम। विमृश्याहं प्रदास्यामि वरय त्वं यथेप्सितम्॥
English: Speak of that person, to me, whom you desire (for your husband). Choose, whom you like, for your husband. I will (afterwards) on (due) deliberation give you away (to him).
Sanskrit: श्रुतं हि धर्मशास्त्रेषु पठ्यमानं द्विजातिभिः। तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि गदतो मे वचः शृणु॥
English: Hear, O auspicious girl, as I tell you the words, which I have heard the twice-born ones to recite from the sacred books.
Sanskrit: अप्रदाता पिता वाच्यो वाच्यश्चानुपयन् पतिः। मृते भर्तरि पुत्रश्च वाच्यो मातुररक्षिता॥
English: That father who does not give away his daughter in marriage, is blamed. That husband who does not enjoy his wife during her courses is also blamed. And that son, who does not maintain his mother in her widowhood, meets with disgrace.
Sanskrit: इदं मे वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तुरन्वेषणो त्वर। देवतानां यथा वाच्यो न भवेयं तथा कुरु॥
English: Hearing these my words do you speedily go in search of a husband. Act in such a way that we may not be blamed by the gods.