pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: क्लिश् मानमनङ्गेन त्वत्संकल्पभवेन ह। तत् सम्प्राप्तं हि मां सुभु पुरा कालोऽतिवर्तते॥
English: Indeed he said O you of sweet smiles, know that I am Indra, arrived there for your sake! Know, O sweet lady that I am afflicted by the god of love provoked by your thoughts. O you of beautiful brows, I have come to you. Time passes away.
Sanskrit: तमेवंवादिनं शक्रं शुश्राव विपुलो मुनिः। गुरुपल्ल्याः शरीरस्थो ददर्श त्रिदशाधिपम्॥
English: These words that Indra spoke were heard by the ascetic Vipula. Remaining within the body of his preceptor's wife, he saw everything that took place.
Sanskrit: न शशाक च सा राजन् प्रत्युत्थातुमनिन्दिता। वक्तुं च नाशकद् राजन् विष्टब्धा विपुलेन सा॥
English: The lady of faultless beauty, though she heard what Indra said, was, however, unable to rise up for welcoming or honouring the king of the celestials. Her senses restrained by Vipula she could make no reply.
Sanskrit: आकारं गुरुपत्यास्तु स विज्ञाय भृगूद्वहः। निजग्राह महातेजा योगेन बलबत् प्रभो॥
English: Judging from the marks afforded by the body of his preceptor's wife that she was not reluctant to receive Indra with kindness, that scion of Bhrigu's race, of mighty energy restrained her limbs and senses all the more effectually, O king, by his Yogapowers.
Sanskrit: बबन्ध योगबन्धैश्च तस्याः सर्वेन्द्रियाणि सः। तां निर्विकारां दृष्ट्वा तु पुनरेव शचीपतिः॥ उवाच वीडितो राजस्तां योगबलमोहिताम्। एह्येहीति ततः सा तु प्रतिवक्तुमियेष तम्॥
English: With Yogafetters he bound up all her senses. Seeing her seated without any mark of agitation on her body, the husband of Sachi, abashed a little once more addressed that lady who was stupefied by the Yogapowers of her husband's disciple, in these words Come, come, O sweet lady! Then the lady tried to answer him. Vipula however, restrained the words that she intended to utter,
Sanskrit: स तां वाचं गुरोः पत्न्या विपुलः पर्यवर्तयत्। भो: किमागमने कृत्यमिति तस्यास्तु निःसृता॥
English: The words therefore, that actually dropped from her lips were What is the reason of your coming here? These words adorned with grammatical refinements, came out of her mouth that was as beautiful like the moon.
Sanskrit: वक्त्राच्छशाङ्कसदृशाद् वाणी संस्कारभूषणा। वीडिता सा तु तद्वाक्यमुक्त्वा परवशा तदा॥
English: Subject to the influence of another, she gave vent to these words, but became rather ashamed for uttering them. Hearing her, Purandara became highly disspirited.
Sanskrit: पुरन्दरश्च तत्रस्थो बभूव विमना भृशम्। स तद्वैकृतमालक्ष्य देवराजो विशाम्पते॥
English: Observing that awkward result, the king of the celestials, O monarch, having a thousand eyes, saw everything with his spiritual eye.
Sanskrit: अवैक्षत सहस्राक्षस्तदा दिव्येन चक्षुषा। स ददर्श मुनिं तस्याः शरीरान्तरगोचरम्॥
English: He then saw the ascetic living within the body of the lady. Indeed, the ascetic remained within the body of his preceptor's wife like an image or reflection on a mirror.
Sanskrit: प्रतिबिम्बमिवादशे गुरुपल्याः शरीरगम्। स तं घोरेण तपसा युक्तं दृष्ट्वा पुरन्दरः॥
English: Seeing the ascetic gifted with the terrible power of penances, Purandara, O king, fearing the Rishi's curse, trembled in fear.
Sanskrit: प्रावेपत सुसंत्रस्तः शापभीतस्तदा विभो। विमुच्य गुरुपत्नीं तु विपुलः सुमहातपाः। स्वकलेवरमाविश्य शक्रं भीतमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Vipula then gifted with great ascetic power, left the body of his preceptor's wife and returned to his own body that was lying near. Then he addressed the terrified Indra in the following words.
Sanskrit: विपुल उवाच अजितेन्द्रिय दुर्बुद्धे पापात्मक पुरन्दर। न चिरं पूजयिष्यन्ति देवास्त्वां मानुषास्तथा॥
English: Vipula said O wicked Purandara, O you of sinful mind, o wretch who have no control over your senses, neither the deities nor human beings will worship you for any length of time.
Sanskrit: किं तु तद्विस्मृतं शक न तन्मनसि ते स्थितम्। गौतमेनासि यन्मुक्तो भगाङ्कपरिचिह्नितः॥
English: Have you forgotten it, O Shakra does it not still dwell in your remembrance that Gautama had cursed you on account of which your body became disfigured with a thousand sexmarks, which owing to the Rishi's mercy, were after words changed into so many eyes.
Sanskrit: जाने त्वां बालिशमतिमकृतात्मानमस्थिरम्। मयेयं रक्ष्यते मूढ गच्छ पाप यथागतम्॥
English: I know that you are of an exceedingly foolish understanding that, your soul is impure and that you are of an exceedingly fickle mind. O fool, know that this lady is being protected by me. O sinful wretch, return whence you came.
Sanskrit: नाहं त्वामद्य मूढात्मन् दहेयं हि स्वतेजसा। कृपायमानस्तु न ते दग्धुमिच्छामि वासव॥
English: you of foolish soul, I do not reduce you today into ashes with my energy. Indeed, I am filled with mercy for you. It is for this that I do not, O Vasava, wish to burn you.
Sanskrit: स च घोरतमो धीमान् गुरुस्त्वं पापचेतसम्। दृष्ट्वा त्वां निर्दहेदद्य क्रोधदीप्तेन चक्षुषा॥
English: My preceptor gifted with great intelligence, is possessed of terrible power. With eyes blazing with anger, he would, if he saw you, have burnt your sinful self today.
Sanskrit: नैवं तु शक्र कर्तव्यं पुनर्मान्याच ते द्विजाः। मा गम: ससुतामात्यः क्षयं ब्रह्मबलार्दितः॥
English: You should not, O Shakra, do its like again. The Brahmanas should be respected by you. See that you do not, with your sons and counsellors, meet with destruction, afflicted by the power of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अमरोऽस्मीति यबुद्धि समास्थाय प्रवर्तसे। मावमंस्था न तपसा नसाध्यं नाम किंचन॥
English: You think that you are an immortal and that, therefore, are at liberty to act thus. Do not, however, dishonour the Brahmanas. Know that there is nothing unattainable by penance.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचनं शक्रो विपुलस्य महात्मनः। अकिंचिदुक्त्वा व्रीडार्तस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Bhishma said Hearing these words of the great Vipula, Shakra without saying anything, and covered with shame, disappeared.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तयाते तस्मिंस्तु देवशर्मा महातपाः। कृत्वा यज्ञं यथाकाममाजगाम स्वमाश्रमम्॥
English: A moment after he had gone away, Devasharman of great ascetic merit, having accomplished the sacrifice, he had intended to perform, returned to his own hermitage.
Sanskrit: आगतेऽथ गुरौ राजन् विपुल: प्रियकर्मकृत्। रक्षितां गुरवे भार्यां न्यवेदयदनिन्दिताम्॥
English: When his preceptor returned, Vipula who had done a good deed, gave to him his wife of faultless beauty whom he had successfully protected against the machination of Indra.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य च शान्तात्मा स गुरुं गुरुवत्सलः। विपुलः पर्युपातिष्ठद् यथापूर्वमशङ्कितः॥
English: O tranquil soul and full of respect for his preceptor, Vipula respectfully saluted him and stood before him with a fearless heart.
Sanskrit: विश्रान्ताय ततस्तस्मै सहासीनाय भार्यया। निवेदयामास तदा विपुलः शक्रकर्म तत्॥
English: After his preceptor had rested a while and when he was seated with his wife on the same seat, Vipula told him everything that Shakra had done.
Sanskrit: तच्छुत्वा स मुनिस्तुष्टो विपुलस्य प्रतापवान्। बभूव शीलवृत्ताभ्यां तपसा नियमेन च॥
English: Hearing these words of Vipula, that foremost of Munis, gifted with great prowess, became highly pleased with him for his conduct and disposition, his penances and his observances.
Sanskrit: वियुलस्य गुरौ वृत्तिं भक्तिमात्मनि तत्प्रभुः। धर्म च स्थिरतां दृष्ट्वा साधु साध्वित्यभाषत।॥
English: Observing Vipula's conduct towards himself his preceptor and his devotion also and marking his steadiness in virtue, the powerful Devasharman exclaimed-Excellent, excellent.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य च धर्मात्मा शिष्यं धर्मपरायणम्। वरेणच्छन्दयामास देवशर्मा महामतिः॥
English: The pious Devasharman receiving his virtuous disciple with a sincere welcome, honoured him with a boon.
Sanskrit: स्थितिं च धर्मे जग्राह स तस्माद् गुरुवत्सलः। अनुज्ञातश्च गुरुणा चचारानुत्तमं तपः॥
English: Indeed, Vipula, steady in virtue, obtained from his preceptor the boon that he would never swerve or fall away from virtue. Dismissed by his preceptor he left his house and practised the most severe austerities.
Sanskrit: तथैव देवशर्मापि सभार्यः स महातपाः। निर्भयो बलवृत्रमाच्चचार विजने वने।॥
English: Devasharman also of severe penances, with his wife, began from that day to live in those solitary woods, perfectly fearless of him who had killed Vala and Vritra.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच विपुलस्त्वकरोत् तीव्र तपः कृत्वा गुरोर्वचः। तपोयुक्तमथात्मानममन्यत स वीर्यवान्॥
English: Bhishma said Having satisfied his preceptor's command, Vipula practised the most severe penances. Gifted with great energy, he at last regarded himself as endued with sufficient ascetic merit.
Sanskrit: स तेन कर्मणा स्पर्धन् पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते। चचार गतभीः प्रीतो लब्धकीतिवरो नृप॥
English: Priding himself upon the feat he had performed, he he wandered fearlessly and contentedly over the Earth, O monarch, honoured by all as one possessed of great fame for what he had done.
Sanskrit: उभौ लोकौ जितौ चापि तथैवामन्यत प्रभुः। कर्मणा तेन कौरव्य तपसा विपुलेन च॥
English: The powerful Bhargava thought that he had conquered both the worlds by that feat of his as also by his severe penances.
Sanskrit: अथ काले व्यतिक्रान्ते कस्मिंश्चित् कुरुनन्दन। रुच्या भगिन्या आदान प्रभूतधनधान्यवत्॥
English: After sometime, O delighter of the Kurus, the time came for a ceremony of gifts to take place with respect to the sister of Ruchi. Profuse wealth and corn were to be given away in it.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दिव्या काचिद् वराङ्गना। बिभ्रती परमं रूपं जगामाथ विहायसा॥
English: Meanwhile a certain celestial damsel, gifted with great beauty, was passing through the skies.
Sanskrit: तस्याः शरीरात् पुष्पाणि पतितानि महीतले। तस्याश्रमस्याविदूरे दिव्यगन्धानि भारत॥
English: From her body as she passed through the sky, some flowers dropped down on the Earth. Those flowers of celestial fragrance fell on spot not far from the hermitage of Ruchi's husband.
Sanskrit: तान्यगृह्णात् ततो राजन् रुचिर्ललितलोचना। तदा निमन्त्रकस्तस्या अङ्गेभ्यः क्षिप्रमागमत्॥
English: As the flowers lay scattered on the ground, they were picked up by Ruchi of beautiful eyes. Soon after an invitation came to Ruchi from the country of the Angas.
Sanskrit: तस्या हि भगिनी तात ज्येष्ठा नाम्ना प्रभावती। भार्या चित्ररथस्याथ बभूवाङ्गेश्वरस्य वै॥
English: The sister, referred to above, of Ruchi, named Prabhavati was the wife of Chitraratha the king of the Angas.
Sanskrit: पिनह्य तानि पुष्पाणि केशेषु वरर्णिनी। आमन्त्रिता ततोऽगच्छद् रुचिरङ्गपतेर्गृहम्॥
English: Ruchi, of great beauty, having attached those flowers to her hair, went to the palace of the king of the Angas to answer the invitation she had received,
Sanskrit: पुष्पाणि तानि दृष्ट्वा तु तदाङ्गेन्द्रवराङ्गना। भगिनी चोदयामास पुष्पार्थे चारुलोचना॥
English: Seeing those flowers on her hair, the queen of the Angas having beautiful eyes, urged her sister to obtain some for her.
Sanskrit: सा भत्रे सर्वमाचष्ट रुचिः सुरुचिरानना। भगिन्या भाषितं सर्वमृषिस्तच्चाभ्यनन्दत॥
English: Ruchi of beautiful face, speedily informed her husband of that request of her sister. The Rishi accepted the prayer of his sisterinlaw.
Sanskrit: ततो विपुलमानाय्य देवशर्मा महातपाः। पुष्पार्थे चोदयामास गच्छ गच्छेति भारत॥
English: Summoning Vipula into his presence, Devasharman of severe penances commanded his disciple to bring him some flowers of the same sort, saying Go, go.
Sanskrit: विपुलस्तु गुरोर्वाक्यमविचार्य महातपाः। स तथेत्यब्रवीद् राजंस्तं च देशं जगाम ह॥
English: Accepting unhesitatingly the order of his preceptor, the great ascetic Vipula. O king, answered So be it! and then proceeded to that spot whence the lady Ruchi had picked up the flowers that were wanted by her sister.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् देशे तु तान्यासन् पतितानि नभस्तलात्। अम्लानान्यपि तत्रासन् कुसुमान्यपराण्यपि॥
English: Arrived at that place where the flowers had fallen from the sky, Vipula saw some others still lying scattered. They were all as fresh as if they had been newly plucked from the plants. None of them had faded away.
Sanskrit: स ततस्तानि जग्राह दिव्यानि रुचिराणि च। प्राप्तानि स्वेन तापसा दिव्यगन्धानि भारत॥
English: He took up those exquisitely beautiful celestial flowers. Possessed of celestial fragrance, O Bharata, Vipula got them there as the result of his severe penances.
Sanskrit: सम्प्राप्य तानि प्रीतात्मा गुरोर्वचनकारकः। तदा जगाम तूर्णं च चम्पां चम्पकमालिनीम्॥
English: The accomplisher of his his preceptor's command, having obtained them, he felt great delight and started quickly for the city of Champa adorned with festoons of Champaka flowers.
Sanskrit: स वने निर्जने तात ददर्श मिथुनं नृणाम्। चक्रवत् परिवर्तन्तं गृहीत्वा पाणिना करम्॥
English: As he went on, he saw on his way a human couple moving in a circle hand in hand.
Sanskrit: तत्रैकस्तूर्णमगमत् तत्पदे च विवर्तयन्। एकस्तु न तदा राजश्चक्रतुः कलहं ततः॥
English: One of them made a rapid step and thereby destroyed the cadence of the movement. Therefore, O king, a dispute arose between them.
Sanskrit: त्वं शीघ्रं गच्छसीत्येकोऽब्रवीन्नेति तथा परः। नेति नेति च तौ राजन् परस्परमथोचतुः॥
English: Indeed, one of them charged the other, saying You have taken a quicker step! The other answered No, Indeed, as each held his own opinion obstinately, each. O king asserted what the other denied, and denied what the other asserted.
Sanskrit: तयोर्विस्पर्धतोरेवं शपथोऽयमभूत् तदा। सहसोद्दिश्य विपलुं ततो वाक्यमथोचतुः॥
English: While thus quarrelling with each other with great assurance, an oath was then heard among them. Indeed, each of them suddenly named Vipula in what they uttered.
Sanskrit: आवयोरनृतं प्राह यस्तस्याभूद् द्विजस्य वै। विपुलस्य परे लोके या गतिः सा भवेदिति॥
English: Their oath was this That one among us two who speaks falsely, shall, in the next world, meet with the end which will be the twiceborn Vipula's.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विपुलो विषण्णवदनोऽभवत्। एवं तीव्रतापाश्चाहं कष्टश्चायं परिश्रमः॥ मिथुनस्यास्य किं मे स्यात् कृतं पापं यथा गतिः। अनिष्टा सर्वभूतानां कीर्तितानेन मेऽद्य वै॥
English: Hearing these words of theirs, Vipula's face became very sad. He began to commune with himself, I have practised severe penances. The dispute between this couple is hot. To me, again, it is painful. What sin have I committed that both these persons should refer to my end in the next world as the most painful one among those reserved for all creatures?
Sanskrit: एवं संचिन्तयन्नेव विपुलो राजसत्तम। अवाङ्मुखो दीनमना दध्यौ दुष्कृतमात्मनः॥
English: Thinking thus, Vipula, O best of kings, hung down his head, and with a dispirited mind began to recollect what sin he had done.
Sanskrit: ततः षडन्यान् पुरुषानक्षैः काञ्चनराजतैः। अपश्यद् दीव्यमानान् वै लोभहर्षान्वितांस्तथा॥ कुर्वतः शपथं तेन यः कृतो मिथुनेन तु। विपुलं वै समुद्दिश्य तेऽपि वाक्यमथाब्रुवन्॥
English: Proceeding a little way he saw six other men playing with dice made of gold and silver. Engaged in play, those individuals seerned to him to be so excited that the hairs on their bodies stood erect. They also were heard by Vipula to take the same oath that he had already heard the first couple to take. Indeed, their words had reference in the same way to Vipula.
Sanskrit: लोभमास्थाय योऽस्माकं विषमं कर्तुमुत्सहेत्। विपुलस्य परे लोके या गतिस्तामवाप्नुयात्॥
English: He, amongst us who, led by cupidity, will act in an unfair way, shall meet with that end which is reserved for Vipula in the next world.
Sanskrit: एतच्छुत्वा तु विपुलो नापश्यद् धर्मसंकरम्। जन्मप्रभृति कौरव्य कृतपूर्वमथात्मनः॥
English: Hearing these words, however, Vipula, although he tried earnestly to recollect, could not remember any sin of his from even his earliest years, O you of Kuru's race.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रदध्यौ तथा राजन्नग्नावग्निरिवाहितः। दह्यमानेन मनसा शापं श्रुत्वा तथाविधम्॥
English: Indeed, he began to burn like a fire placed in the midst of another fire. Hearing that curse, his mind burnt with grief.
Sanskrit: तस्य चिन्तयतस्तात बढ्यो दिननिशा ययुः। इदमासीन्मनसि स रुच्या रक्षणकारितम्॥
English: In this state of anxiety a long time was passed. At last he recollected the manner in which he had acted in protecting his preceptor's wife from the machinations of Indra.
Sanskrit: लक्षणं लक्षणेनैव वदनं वदनेन च। विधाय न मया चोक्तं सत्यमेतद् गुरोस्तथा॥
English: I had entered the body of that lady, placing limb within limb, face within face. Although I had acted in this way, I did not yet tell my preceptor the truth.
Sanskrit: एतदात्मनि कौरव्य दुष्कृतं विपुलस्तदा। अमन्यत महाभाग तथा तच्च न संशयः॥
English: This was the sin, O you of Kuru's race, which Vipula recollected in himself. Indeed, O blessed king, forsooth, that was the sin which he had actually committed.
Sanskrit: स चम्पां नगरीमेत्य पुष्पाणि गुरवे ददौ। पूजयामास च गुरुं विधिवत् स गुरुप्रियः॥
English: Coming to the city of Champa, he gave the flowers to his preceptor. Devoted to superiors and seniors, he adored his preceptor in due form.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य शिष्यं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। देवशर्मा महातेजा यत् तच्छृणु जनाधिप॥
English: Bhishma said Seeing his disciple returned from his mission, Devasharman of great energy addressed him in words which I shall recite to you, O king.
Sanskrit: देवशर्मन् उवाच किं ते विपुल दृष्टं वै तस्मिन् शिष्य महावने। ते त्वां जानन्ति विपुल आत्मा च रुचिरेव च॥
English: Devasharman said What have you seen, O Vipula, in course of your journey. O disciple, through the great forest? Then whom you have seen knew, you, O Vipula. I, as also my wife Ruchi, know how you had acted in the matter of protecting Ruchi.
Sanskrit: विपुल उवाच ब्रह्मर्षे मिथुनं किं तत् के च ते पुरुषा विभो। ये मां जानन्ति तत्त्वेन यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि।॥
English: Vipula said O twiceborn Rishi, who are those two whom I first saw? Who also are those other six whom I saw afterwards? All of them know me. Who indeed, are they to whom you prefer in your speech to me?
Sanskrit: देवशर्मन् उवाच यद् वै तन्मिथुनं ब्रह्मन्नहोरात्रं हि विद्धि तत्। चक्रवत् परिवर्तेत तत् ते जानाति दुष्कृतम्॥
English: Devasharman said The first couple, O twiceborn one, whom you saw, are, Day and Night. They are ceaselessly moving like a circle. Both of them know the sin you have committed.
Sanskrit: ये च ते पुरुषा विप्र अक्षैर्दीव्यन्ति हृष्टवत्। ऋतूंस्तानभिजानीहि ते ते जानन्ति दुष्कृतम्॥
English: Those other men (six in number) whom, O learned Brahmana, you saw playing cheerfully at dice, are the six Seasons. They also are acquainted with your sins.
Sanskrit: न मां कश्चिद् विजानीत इति कृत्वा न विश्वसेत्। नरो रहसि पापात्मा पापकं कर्म वै द्विज॥
English: Having committed a sin secretly, no sinful man should cherish the assuring thought that his sin is known only to himself and not to any one else.
Sanskrit: कुर्वाणं हि नरं कर्म पापं रहसि सर्वदा। पश्यन्ति ऋतवश्चापि तथा दिननिशेऽप्युत॥
English: When a man commits a sinful deed in secret, the Seasons as also Day and Night see it always.
Sanskrit: तथैव हि भवेयुस्ते लोकाः पापकृतो यथा। कृत्वा नाचक्षतः कर्म मम तच्च यथाकृतम्॥
English: Those regions that are reserved for the sinful shall be yours. What you had done, you did not tell me. That your sin was not known to any one, was your belief, and this conviction had filled you with joy.
Sanskrit: ते त्वां हर्षस्मितं दृष्ट्वा गुरोः कर्मानिवेदकम्। स्मारयन्तस्तथा प्राहुस्ते यथा श्रुतवान् भवान्॥
English: You did not inform your preceptor of the whole truth, choosing to hide from him a substantial portion. The Seasons, and Day and Night whom you have heard speak thus, thought it proper to remind you of your sin.
Sanskrit: अहोरात्रं विजानाति ऋतवश्चापि नित्यशः। पुरुषे पापकं कर्म शुभं वा शुभकर्मिणः॥
English: Day and Night and the Seasons, do know all the good and the bad deeds, that are in a man.
Sanskrit: तत् त्वया मम यत् कर्म व्यभिचाराद् भयात्मकम्। नाख्यातमिति जानन्तस्ते त्वामाहुस्तथा द्विज॥
English: They spoke to you in that way, O twice born one, because they have full knowledge of what you had done but which you had not the courage to inform me of, fearing you had done wrong.
Sanskrit: तेनैव हि भवेयुस्ते लोकाः पापकृतो यथा। कृत्वा नाचक्षत: कर्म मम यच्च त्वया कृतम्॥
English: For this reason you will visit the regions that are reserved for the sinful. You did not tell me what you had done.
Sanskrit: त्वयाशक्या च दुर्वृत्त्या रक्षितुं प्रमदा द्विजा न च त्वं कृतवान् किंचिदतः प्रीतोऽस्मि तेन ते॥
English: You were fully capable, O twiceborn one, of protecting my wife whose disposition, by nature is sinful. In doing what you did, you did not commit any sin I was for this, pleased with you.
Sanskrit: यदि त्वहं त्वां दुर्वृत्तमद्राक्षं द्विजसत्तम। शपेयं त्वामहं क्रोधान्न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, if I had known you to have acted wickedly, I would, without hesitation, have cursed you entirely.
Sanskrit: सज्जन्ति पुरुषे नार्य:पुंसां सोऽर्थश्च पुष्कलः। अन्यथारक्षतः शापोऽभविष्यत् ते मतिश्च मे॥
English: Women become united with men, Such union, is very desirable with men. You had, however, protected my wife in a different spirit. If you had acted otherwise, I would have cursed. Even this is what I think.
Sanskrit: रक्षिता च त्वया पुत्र मम चापि निवेदिता। अहं ते प्रीतिमांस्तात स्वस्थः स्वर्गं गमिष्यसि॥
English: You had, O son, protected my wife I have known the manner in which you had done it as if you had yourself informed me of it. I have,O son, become pleased with you. Relieved of all anxiety, you shall go to heaven.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा विपुलं प्रीतो देवशर्मा महानृषिः। मुमोद स्वर्गमास्थाय सहभार्यः सशिष्यकः॥
English: Having said these words to Vipula, the great Rishi Devasharman, ascended to Heaven with his wife and his disciple and began to pass his time there in great happiness.
Sanskrit: इदमाख्यातवांश्चापि ममाख्यानं महामुनिः। मार्कण्डेयः पुरा राजन् गङ्गाकूले कथान्तरे॥
English: In course of conversation, o king, on a former occasion, the great ascetic Markandeya had described to me this history on the banks of Ganga.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् ब्रवीमि पार्थ त्वां स्त्रियो रक्ष्याः सदैव च। उभयं दृश्यते तासु सततं साध्वसाधु च॥
English: I therefore, recite it to you. Women should always be protected by you. Amongst them both kinds are to be seen, that is those who are virtuous and those who are not so.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियः साध्व्यो महाभागाः सम्मता लोकमातरः। धारयन्ति महीं राजन्निमां सवनकाननाम्॥
English: The virtuous women are highly blessed. They are the mothers of the universe. They, it is, o king, that keep up the Earth with all her waters and forests.
Sanskrit: असाध्व्यश्चापि दुर्वृत्ताः कुलनाः पापनिश्चयाः। विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप॥
English: Those women who are sinful, who are of wicked conduct, who are the destroyer of their race, and who are wedded to sinful purposes, are capable of being ascertained by marks, expressive of the evil that is in them, which appear, O king, on their persons.
Sanskrit: एवमेतासु रक्षा वै शक्या कर्तुं महात्मभिः। अन्यथा राजशार्दूल न शक्या रक्षितुं स्त्रियः॥
English: It is thus that great persons are capable of protecting women. They cannot, O foremost of kings, be protected in any other way.
Sanskrit: एता हि मनुजव्याघ्र तीक्ष्णास्तीक्ष्णपराक्रमाः। नासामस्ति प्रियो नाम मैथुने सङ्गमेति यः॥
English: Women, O king are fierce. They are gifted with fierce prowess. They have none whom they love or like, so much as them that have sexual intercourse with them.
Sanskrit: एताः कृत्याश्च कार्याश्च कृताश्च भरतर्षभ। न चैकस्मिन् रमन्त्येताः पुरुषे पाण्डुनन्दन॥
English: Women are like those (Atharvan) Mantrams which destroy life. Even after they have consented to live with one, they are prepared to leave him joining others. They are never satisfied with one person of the opposite sex, O son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: नासां स्नेहो नरैः कार्यस्तथैवेर्ध्या जनेश्वर। खेदमास्थाय भुञ्जीत धर्ममास्थाय चैव ह॥
English: Men should not love them, Nor should they cherish any jealousy on account of them, O king! Only for the sake of virtue, men should enjoy their society, not with enthusiasm and attachment but with unwillingness and absence of attachment.
Sanskrit: निहन्यादन्यथाकुर्वन् नरः कौरवनन्दन। सर्वथा राजशार्दूल मुक्तिः सर्वत्र पूज्यते॥
English: By acting otherwise a man is sure to meet with destruction, O delighter of the Kurus. O foremost of kings, reason is respected at all times and under all circumstances.
Sanskrit: तेनैकने तु रक्षा वै विपुलेन कृता स्त्रियाः। नान्यः शक्तस्त्रिलोकेऽस्मिन् रक्षितुं नृप योषितम्।।२७
English: Only one man viz., Vipula, had succeeded in protecting woman. There is none else, o king, in the three worlds who can protect women.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच यन्मूलं सर्वधर्माणां स्वजनस्य गृहस्य च। पितृदेवातिथीनां च तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Tell me of that, O grandfather, which is the root of all duties, which is the root of kinsmen of home, of the departed manes and of guests.