pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शक्र उवाच वाक्येनानेन तुष्टोऽहं यत्त्वयोक्तमिहाण्डजा यमिच्छसि वरं मत्तस्तं गृहाण
English: Indra said: O oviparous One, I am highly pleased with what you have just now said. O best of birds, accept from me any boon you like to have.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं कदूपुत्राननुस्मरन्। स्मृत्वा चैवोपधिकृतं मातुर्दास्यनिमित्ततः॥
English: Sauti said : Being thus addressed, Garuda recollecting the sons of Kadru and the slavery of his mother by deception said,
Sanskrit: खगोत्तम॥ ईशोऽहमपि सर्वस्य करिष्यामि तु तेऽर्थिताम्। भवेयुर्भुजगाः शक्र मम भक्ष्या महाबलाः॥
English: “Though I have power to do everything over all creatures, yet, O Indra, I shall do your bidding. Let the mighty snakes be my food.”
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वाऽन्वगच्छत्तं ततो दानवसूदनः। देवदेवं महात्मानं योगिनामीश्वरं हरिम्॥
English: "Be it so." said the destroyer of the Danavas and he went to Hari, the god of gods, the great Soul, the lord of Yogis.
Sanskrit: स चान्वमोदत्तं चार्थं यथोक्तं गरुडेन वै। इदं भूयो वचः प्राह भगवांस्त्रिदशेश्वरः॥
English: He (Vishnu) sanctioned all that was said by Garuda. The illustrious lord of all the worlds thus spoke to him,
Sanskrit: हरिष्यामि विनिक्षिप्तं सोममित्यनुभाष्य तम्। आजगाम ततस्तूर्णं सुपर्णो मातुरन्तिकम्॥
English: "I shall take away the Soma when you will place it down." Having said this he bade farewell to Garuda, And Suparna (Garuda) went to the presence of his mother with great speed.
Sanskrit: अथ सर्पानुवाचेदं सर्वान्परमहष्टवत्। इदमानीतममृतं निक्षेप्स्यामि कुशेषु वः॥
English: He then said to all the snakes in joy, "Here have I brought the Ambrosia. I shall place it on the (sacred) Kusha grass.
Sanskrit: स्नाता मङ्गलसंयुक्तास्ततः प्राश्नीत पन्नगाः। भवद्भिरिदमासीनैर्यदुक्तं तद्वचस्तदा॥
English: O snakes, drink it after performing your ablutions and religious rites. I have done what you asked me to do.
Sanskrit: अदासी चैव मातेयमद्यप्रभृति चास्तु मे। यथोक्तं भवतामेतद्वचो मे प्रतिपादितम्॥ ततः स्नातुं गताः सर्पाः प्रत्युक्त्वा तं तथेत्युत। शक्रोप्यमृतमाक्षिप्य जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः॥
English: Therefore, as you promised, let my mother become free from this day," "Be it so," said the snakes and went to perform their ablutions. In the meantime, Indra taking up the Ambrosia, went away to heaven.
Sanskrit: अथागतास्तमुद्देशं सर्पाः सोमार्थिनस्तदा। स्नाताश्च कृतजप्याश्च प्रहृष्टाः कृतमङ्गलाः॥
English: The snakes, after performing their ablutions, their daily devotions and other sacred rites, came in joy to drink the Ambrosia.
Sanskrit: यत्रैतदमृतं चापि स्थापितं कुशसंस्तरे। तद्विज्ञाय हृतं सर्पाः प्रतिमाया कृतं च तत्॥
English: They saw that the Kusha grass on which the Ambrosia had been placed was empty. It had been taken away by a counter act of deception.
Sanskrit: सोमस्थानमिदं चेति दर्खास्ते लिलिहुस्तदा। ततो द्विधाकृता जिह्वाः सर्पाणां तेन कर्मणा॥
English: They began to lick with their tongues the Kusha grass in which the Ambrosia had been placed; and by that act, their tongues became divided into two.
Sanskrit: अभवंश्चामृतस्पर्शाद्दर्भास्तेऽथ पवित्रिणः। एवं तदमृतं तेन हृतमाहतमेव च। द्विजिह्वाश्च कृताः सर्पा गरुडेन महात्मना॥
English: The Kusha grass, from the contact of the Ambrosia, became sacred from that day. Thus did the illustrious Garuda bring the Ambrosia and bring it for the snakes, and thus were their tongues divided by what he did.
Sanskrit: ततः सुपर्णः परमप्रहर्षवान् विहृत्य मात्रा सह तत्र कानने। रहीनकीर्तिविनतामनन्दयत्॥
English: Then Suparna (Garuda) lived in that forest with his mother in great joy. The son of Vinata delighted his mother by becoming the eater of snakes, by being respected by all birds and by doing other great acts.
Sanskrit: इमां कथां यः शृणुयान्नरः सदा पठेत वा द्विजगणमुख्यसंसदि असंशयं त्रिदिवमियात्स पुण्यभाक् महात्मनः पतगपतेः प्रकीर्तनात्॥
English: He, who would listen to this story or read it to an assembly of Brahmanas, will must surely go to heaven, acquiring great merit from its recitation.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच भुजंगमानां शापस्य मात्रा चैव सुतेन च। विनतायास्त्वया प्रोक्तं कारणं सूतनन्दन॥
English: Shaunaka said : O son of Suta, you have told us why the snakes were cursed by their mother; and why Vinata also cursed her son.
Sanskrit: वरप्रदानं भा च कदूविनतयोस्तथा। नामनी चैव ते प्रोक्ते पक्षिणोर्वैनतेययोः॥
English: You have told us the bestowal of boons on Kadru and Vinata by their husband; you have also told us the names of the two sons of Vinata.
Sanskrit: पन्नगानां तु नामानि न कीर्तयसि सूतज। प्राधान्येनापि नामानि श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम्॥
English: O son of Suta, you have not told us the names of the snakes (the sons of Kadru). We are anxious to know at least the names of the chief ones.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच बहुत्वान्नामधेयानि पन्नगानां तपोधन। न कीर्तयिष्ये सर्वेषां प्राधान्येन तु मे शृणु॥
English: Sauti said: O Rishi, for fear of being lengthy, I shall not mention the names of all the snakes. But hear, I shall only mention the names of the chief ones.
Sanskrit: शेषः प्रथमतो जातो वासुकिस्तदनन्तरम्। ऐरावतस्तक्षकश्च कर्कोटकधनंजयौ॥ कालियो मणिनागश्च नागश्चापूरणस्तथा। नागस्तथापिञ्जरकः एलापत्रोऽथ वामनः॥ नीलानीलौ तथा नागौ कल्माषशबलौ तथा। आर्यकश्चोग्रकश्चैव नाग: कलशपोतकः॥ सुमनाख्यो दधिमुखस्तथा विमलपिण्डकः। आप्तः कर्कोटकश्चैव शंखो वालिशिखस्तथा॥ निष्टानको हेमगुहो नहुष: पिङ्गलस्तथा। बाह्यकर्णो हस्तिपदस्तथा मुद्गरपिण्डकः॥ कम्बलाश्वतरौ चापि नागः कालीयकस्तथा। वृत्तसंवर्तकौ नागौ द्वौ च पद्माविति श्रुतौ॥ नागः शंखमुखश्चैव तथा कूष्माण्डकोऽपरः। क्षेमकश्च तथा नागो नागः पिण्डारकस्तथा॥ करवीरः पुष्पदंष्ट्रो बिल्वको बिल्वपाण्डुरः। मूषकादः शंखशिराः पूर्णभद्रो हरिद्रकः॥ अपराजितौ ज्योतिकश्च पन्नगः श्रीवहस्तथा। कौरव्यो धृतराष्ट्रश्च शंखपिण्डश्च वीर्यवान्॥ विरजाश्चः सुबाहुश्च शालिपिण्डश्च वीर्यवान्। हस्तिपिण्डः पिठरकः सुमुखः कौणपाशनः।.१४॥ कुठरः कुञ्जरश्चैव तथा नागः प्रभाकरः। कुमुदः कुमुदाक्षश्च तित्तिरिर्हलिकस्तथा॥ कर्दमश्च महानागो नागश्च बहुमूलकः। कर्कराकर्करौ नागौ कुण्डोदरमहोदरौ॥
English: Shesha was born first and then Vasuki. (There were born) Airavata, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Dhananjaya, Kalakeya, Mani, Purana, Pinjaraka, Elapatara, Vamana, Nila, Anila, Kalamsha, Shabala, Aryaka, Ugraka, Kalashpotaka, Sumanakhya, Dadhimukha, Vimalapindaka, Apta, Karkotaka, Shankha, Valisikha, Nisthanaka, Hemaguha, Nahusha, Pingala, Bahyakarna, Hastipada, Mudgarapindaka, Kambala, Ashvatara, Kaliyaka, Vritta, Samvartaka, Padma, Mahapadma, Shankhamukha, Kushmandaka, Kshemaka, Pindaraka, Karavira, Pushpadanshtraka, Bilvaka, Bilvapandura, Mushakada, Shankhashiras, Purnabhadra, Haridraka, Aparajita, Jyotika, Srivaha, Kauravya, Dhritarashtra, Shankhapinda, Virajas, Subahu, Shalipinda, Prabhakara, Hastipinda, Pitharaka, Sumukha, Kaunapashana, Kuthara, Kunjara, Kumuda, Kumudakshya, Tittiri, Halika, Kardama, Bahumulaka, Karakara, Akarkara, Kundodara and Mahodara.
Sanskrit: एते प्राधान्यतो नागाः कीर्तिता द्विजसत्तम। बहुत्वान्नामधेयानामितरे नानुकीर्तिताः॥
English: O best of the twice-born, I have told you the names of the chief snakes. For fear of being tedious, I have not told you the names of the rest.
Sanskrit: एतेषां प्रसवो यश्च प्रसवस्य च संततिः। असंख्येयेति मत्वा तान्न ब्रवीमि तपोधन॥
English: O Rishi, the sons and the grandsons of the snakes were innumerable, therefore, I shall not mention their names to you.
Sanskrit: बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। अशक्यान्येव संख्यातुं पन्नगानां तपोधन॥
English: O Rishi, the number of snakes defies calculation in this world. There are many thousands and millions of the snakes.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच आख्याता भुजगास्तात वीर्यवन्तो दुरासदाः। शापं तं तेऽभिविज्ञाय कृतवन्तः किमुत्तरम्॥
English: Shaunaka said: O child, you have told us of many greatly powerful and unconquerable serpents. What did they do after hearing of the curse?
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तेषां तु भगवाञ्च्छेषः कदूं त्यक्त्वा महायशाः। उग्रं तपः समातस्थे वायुभक्षो यतव्रतः॥
English: Sauti said: Illustrious and famous Shesha, having left (his mother) Kadru, practised austere penances, living on air and rigidly observing vows.
Sanskrit: गन्धमादनमासाद्य बदर्यां च तपोरतः। गोकर्णे पुष्करारण्ये तथा हिमवतस्तटे॥
English: He practised his penances, going to Gandhamadana, Badari, Gokarna, the forest of Pushkara and the foot of the Himalayas.
Sanskrit: तेषु तेषु च पुण्येषु तीर्थेष्वायतनेषु च। एकान्तशीलो नियतः सततं विजितेन्द्रियः॥
English: He passed his days in these sacred places, rigidly observing his vows, completely controlling his passions and concentrating his mind.
Sanskrit: तप्यमानं तपो घोरं तं ददर्श पितामहः। संशुष्कमांसत्वक्स्नायुं जटाचीरधरं मुनिम्॥
English: The Grandsire saw him with knotted hair, clad in rags, his flesh, skin and sinews dried up owing to the austere penances he was practising.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत्सत्यधृतिं तप्यमानं पितामहः। किमिदं कुरुषे शेष प्रजानां स्वस्ति वै कुरु॥
English: The Grandsire, addressing that penancepractising ascetic, said, “O Shesha, what are you doing? let the welfare of the worlds also engage your thoughts.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि तीव्रण तपसा प्रजास्तापयसेऽनघ। ब्रूहि कामं च मे शेष यस्ते हृदि व्यवस्थितः॥
English: O sinless one, you are giving pain to all creatures by your austere penances. O Shesha, tell me the desire of your mind."
Sanskrit: शेष उवाच सोदर्या मम सर्वे हि भ्रातरो मन्दचेतसः। सह तै!त्सहे वस्तुं तद्भवाननुमन्यताम्॥
English: Shesha said: My brothers are all of wicked hearts. I do not wish to live with them. Kindly sanction this.
Sanskrit: अभ्यसूयन्ति सततं परस्परममित्रवत्। ततोऽहं तप आतिष्ठं नैतान्पश्येयमित्युत॥
English: They are jealous of one another like great enemies. I am, therefore, engaged in penances. I shall not even see them.
Sanskrit: न मर्षयन्ति ससुतां सततं विनतां च ते। अस्माकं चापरो भ्राता वैनतेयोऽन्तरिक्षगः॥
English: They never show any kindness for Vinata and her son, who is our other brother, the bird of the air.
Sanskrit: तं च द्विषन्ति सततं स चापि बलवत्तरः। वरप्रदानात्स पितुः कश्यपस्य महात्मनः॥
English: They always envy him. He too is much stronger than (all of us), owing to the boon granted by our father, the illustrious and noble Kashyapa.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं तपः समास्थाय मोक्ष्यामीदं कलेवरम्। कथं मे प्रेत्यभावेऽपि न तैः स्यात्सहसंगमः॥
English: Therefore, I am practising penances and I shall cast off this body of mine, so that I may not any association with them even after death.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तमेवं वादिनं शेषं पितामह उवाच ह। जानामि शेष सर्वेषां भ्रातृणां ते विचेष्टितम्॥
English: Sauti said : When Shesha thus spoke, the Grandsire told him, "O Shesha, I know the character of your brothers.
Sanskrit: मातुश्चाप्यपराधाद्वै भ्रातृणां ते महद्भयम्। कृतोऽत्र परिहारश्च पूर्वमेव भुजंगम॥
English: (And I know also) their great danger owing to their offence against their mother. O snake, a remedy has been already provided by me.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृणां तव सर्वेषां न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि। वृणीष्व च वरं मत्तः शेष यत्तेऽभिकांक्षितम्॥
English: You should not grieve for your brothers. O Shesha, whatever you desire to possess, ask it from me.
Sanskrit: दास्यामि हि वरं तेऽद्य प्रीतिर्मेपरमा त्वयि। दिष्ट्या बुद्धिश्च ते धर्मे निविष्टा पन्नगोत्तम। भूयो भूयश्च ते बुद्धिर्धर्मे भवतु सुस्थिरा॥
English: I am highly pleased with you and I shall grant you a boon today. O best of snakes, it is very good that your heart has been set on virtue. Let your heart be more and more firmly set on virtue."
Sanskrit: शेष उवाच एषः एव वरो देव कांक्षितो मे पितामह। धर्मे मे रमतां बुद्धिः शमे तपसि चेश्वर॥
English: Shesha said: Odivine Grandsire, O lord of all, I ask this boon. Let my heart always delight in virtue and in blessed penances.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच प्रीतोऽस्यनेन ते शेष दमेन च शमेन च। त्वया त्विदं वचः कार्यं मन्नियोगात्प्रजाहितम्॥ त्वं शेष सम्यक्
English: Brahma said :: O Shesha, I am highly pleased with your self-denial and love of peace. By my command let the following act be done by you for the good of all creatures.
Sanskrit: इमां महीं शैलवनोपपन्नां ससागरग्रामविहारपत्तनाम्। चलितां यथावत् संगृह्य तिष्ठस्व यथाऽचला स्यात्॥
English: Bearing properly and well, this earth which is so very unsteady, towns retreats and seas, with all her mountains and forests with her O Shesha, remain in the way as she may be steady.
Sanskrit: शेष उवाच महीपतिर्भूतपतिर्जगत्पतिः। तथा महीं धारयिताऽस्मि निश्चला प्रयच्छतां मे शिरसि प्रजापते॥
English: Shesha said: O divine lord of all creatures, O granter of boons, O lord of the earth,O the lord of every created thing, O the lord of the universe, I shall hold the earth steady, as you command. O Prajapati, place it upon my head.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच अधो महीं गच्छ भुजंगमोत्तम स्वयं तवैषा विवरं प्रदास्यति। इमां धरां धारयता त्वया हि मे महत्प्रियं शेषकृतं भविष्यति॥
English: Brahma said: O best of snakes, go underneath the earth. She herself will make a passage for you. O Shesha, you will certainly do what is highly valued by me by holding the earth (on your head.)
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तथैव कृत्वा विवरं प्रविश्य स प्रभुर्भुवो भुजगवराग्रजः स्थितः। बिभर्ति देवीं शिरसा महीमिमां समुद्रनेमिं परिगृह्य सर्वतः॥
English: Sauti said: The elder brother of the king of the snakes, entering into a hole, went to the other side of the earth. He held that goddess (earth) with her belt of seas all around her.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच शेषोऽसि नागोत्तम धर्मदेवो महीमिमां धारयसे यदेकः। अनन्तभोगैः परिगृह्य सर्वां यथाऽहमेवं बलभिद्यथा वा॥
English: Brahma said: O Shesha, O best of snakes, you are the Dharma, because you hold the earth alone with your infinite hoods, with every thing on her, what I myself and Indra can do.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच अधोभूमौ वसत्येवं नागोऽनन्तः प्रतापवान्। धारयन्वसुधामेकः शासनाद्ब्रह्मणो विभुः॥
English: Sauti said: Thus does the snake, Shesha, the greatly powerful lord Ananta, lives underneath the earth, alone supporting the world at the command of Brahma.
Sanskrit: सुपर्णं च सहायं वै भगवानमरोत्तमः। प्रादादनन्ताय तदा वैनतेयं पितामहः॥
English: Then the Grandsire, the illustrious lord of the immortals, gave Suparna (Garuda), the son of Vinata as Ananta's help.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच मातुः सकाशात्तं शापं श्रुत्वा वै पन्नगोत्तमः। वासुकिश्चिन्तयामास शापोऽयं न भवेत्कथम्॥
English: Sauti said: The best of snakes, Vasuki, hearing the curse of his mother, pondered over how to make it abortive.
Sanskrit: ततः स मन्त्रयामास भ्रातृभिः सह सर्वशः। ऐरावतप्रभृतिभिः सर्वधर्मपरायणैः॥
English: He held a consultation with all his brothers, Airavata and others, who were virtuous.
Sanskrit: वासुकिरुवाच अयं शापो यथोद्दिष्टो विदितं वस्तथाऽनघाः। तस्य शापस्य मोक्षार्थ मन्त्रयित्वा यतामहे॥
English: Vasuki said: O sinless ones, the curse on us is well known to you. We should try to neutralise it.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषामेव शापानां प्रतिधातो हि विद्यते। न तु मात्राभिशप्तानां मोक्षः क्व च न विद्यते॥
English: Remedies exist for all curses, but no remedy can avail those who are cursed by their mother.
Sanskrit: अव्ययस्याप्रमेयस्य सत्यस्य च तथाऽग्रतः। शप्ता इत्येव मे श्रुत्वा जायते हृदि वेपथुः॥
English: Hearing that this curse was uttered before the immutable, the infinite and the true one, my heart trembles.
Sanskrit: नूनं सर्वविनाशोऽयमस्माकं समुपागतः। न ह्येतां सोऽव्ययो देवः शपन्तीं प्रत्यषेधयत्॥
English: Our annihilation has certainly come; otherwise the immutable Lord should have prevented our mother from uttering the curse.
Sanskrit: तस्मात्संमन्त्रयामोऽद्य भुजंगानामनामयम्। यथा भवेद्धि सर्वेषां मा नः कालोऽत्यगादयम्॥
English: Therefore, let us consult today how we may secure the safety of the snakes. Let us not waste time.
Sanskrit: सर्व एव हि न स्तावबुद्धिमन्तो विचक्षणाः। अपि मन्त्रयमाणा हि हेतुं पश्याम मोक्षणे॥
English: You are all wise and discerning. We shall all consult together and find out a means of deliverance,
Sanskrit: यथा नष्टं पुरा देवा गूढमग्निं गुहागतम्। यथा स यज्ञो न भवेद्यथा वापि पराभवः। जनमेजयस्य सर्पाणां विनाशकरणाय वै॥
English: As did the celestials, in the days of yore, to regain the lost Agni who had concealed himself within a cave, cave, so that the sacrifice of Janamejaya for the destruction of the snakes may not take place and so that we may not meet with our destruction.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तथेत्युक्त्वा ततः सर्वे काद्रवेयाः समागताः। समयं चक्रिरे तत्र मन्त्रबुद्धिविशारदाः॥
English: Sauti said: Thus addressed, all the offspring of Kadru assembled together; they were all wise in counsel and they gave their opinions (one after the other.)
Sanskrit: एके तत्राब्रुवन्नागा वयं भूत्वा द्विजर्षभाः। जनमेजयं तु भिक्षामो यज्ञस्ते न भवेदिति॥
English: One party said, “We shall assume the guise of Brahmana Rishis and asked Janamejaya not to hold the sacrifice.”
Sanskrit: अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागास्तत्र पण्डितमानिनः। मन्त्रिणोऽस्य वयं सर्वे भविष्यामः सुसंमताः॥
English: Others, thinking themselves wise, said, "We shall all become his favourite counsellors.
Sanskrit: स नः प्रक्ष्यति सर्वेषु कार्येष्वर्थविनिश्चयम्। तत्र बुद्धिं प्रदास्यामो यथा यज्ञो निवर्त्यति॥
English: He will then certainly ask our advice in all things and we shall then give him such advice as may obstruct the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: स नो बहुमतानराजा बुध्या बुद्धिमतां वरः। यज्ञार्थं प्रक्ष्यति व्यक्तं नेति वक्ष्यामहे वयम्॥
English: The king, thinking us wise, will certainly ask our advice about his sacrifice and we shall say, "Don't hold it."
Sanskrit: दर्शयन्तो बहून्दोषान्प्रेत्य चेह च दारुणान्। हेतुभिः कारणैश्चैव यथा यज्ञो भवेन्न सः॥
English: We shall point him out many serious evils in this world and the next, with reasons and causes, so that the sacrifice may not take place.
Sanskrit: अथवाऽयमुपाध्यायः क्रतोस्तस्य भविष्यति। सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञो राजकार्यहिते रतः॥ तं गत्वा दशतां कश्चिद् भुजङ्गः स मरिष्यति। तस्मिन्मृते यज्ञकारे क्रतुः स न भविष्यति॥
English: (We can do this also); let one of the snakes by biting kill the persons, who will try to do good to the king and who will be wellacquainted with the rites of the Snake-sacrifice and who will be appointed as the sacrificial priest. And by his death, the sacrifice will not be completed.
Sanskrit: ये चान्ये सर्पसत्रज्ञा भविष्यन्त्यस्य चविजः। तांश्च सर्वान्दशिष्यामः कृतमेवं भविष्यति॥
English: We shall also bite those who are acquainted with the Snakes-sacrifice and who may be appointed as the Ritviks of the sacrifice. Thus we shall obtain our object."
Sanskrit: अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागा धर्मात्मानो दयालवः। अबुद्धिरेषा भवतां ब्रह्महत्या न शोभनम्॥
English: Some other snakes, who were kind hearted and virtuous, said, “Your this advice is not good. It is not proper to kill Brahmanas.”
Sanskrit: सम्यक्सद्धर्ममूला वै व्यसने शान्तिरुत्तमा। अधर्मोत्तरता नाम कृत्स्नं व्यापादयेज्जगत्॥
English: That remedy is proper in a danger which rests on righteousness. Unrighteousness finally destroys the world.”
Sanskrit: अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागाः समिद्धं जातवेदसम्। वनिर्वापयिष्यामो मेघा भूत्वा सविद्युतः॥
English: Other snakes said : “We shall extinguish the sacrificial fire by becoming clouds luminous with lightning and pouring down showers.
Sanskrit: स्रुग्भाण्डं निशि गत्वा च अपरे भुजगोत्तमाः। प्रमत्तानां हरन्त्वाशु विघ्न एवं भविष्यति॥
English: Other good snakes said, “Let us go in the night and steal away the vessel of the Soma. This will obstruct the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: यज्ञे वा भुजगास्तस्मिञ्छतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। जनान्दशन्तु वै सर्वे नैवं त्रासो भविष्यसि॥
English: Or let the snakes go in hundred and thousands to the sacrifice, bite every one and thus create a terror.
Sanskrit: अथवा संस्कृतं भोज्यं दूषयन्तु भुजंगमाः। स्वेन मूत्रपुरीषेण सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना॥
English: Or let the serpents defile the pure food with their urine and dung."
Sanskrit: अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र ऋत्विजोऽस्य भवामहे। यज्ञविघ्नं करिष्यामो दीयतां दक्षिणा इति॥
English: Others said, “Let us become the Ritviks of the king and obstruct the sacrifice by saying at the very outset, 'Give us our Dakshina."
Sanskrit: वश्यतां च गतोऽसौ नः करिष्यति योप्सितम्। अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र जले प्रकीडितं नृपम्॥
English: The king, being placed in our power, will do whatever we will ask him to do." Other said, “When the king will play in the waters,
Sanskrit: गृहमानीय बनीमः क्रतुरेवं भवेन्न सः। अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र नागाः पण्डितमानिनः॥
English: Let us carry him to our home and keep him bound, so that the sacrifice may not take place.” Others, thinking themselves wise, said,
Sanskrit: दशामस्तं प्रगृह्याशु कृतमेवं भविष्यति। छिन्नं मूलमनर्थानां मृते तस्मिन्भविष्यति॥
English: “Let us go to the king and bite him, so that our object may be accomplished. By his death the root of all evil will be destroyed.
Sanskrit: एषा नो नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिः सर्वेषामीक्षणश्रवः। अथ यन्मन्यसे राजन्दुतं तत्संविधीयताम्॥
English: O snake, that hears by the eyes, this is the final result of our deliberations. O king, do speedily what you think proper.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा समुदैक्षन्त वासुकिं पन्नगोत्तमम्। वासुकिश्चापि संचिन्त्य तानुवाच भुजङ्गमान्॥
English: Having said this, they all eagerly looked at the best of the snakes, Vasuki. And Vasuki, after reflecting a while, told the snakes,
Sanskrit: नैषा वो नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिमता कर्तु भुजंगमाः। सर्वेषामेव मे बुद्धिः पन्नगानां न रोचते॥
English: "O snakes, your this final determination does not seem worthy of adoption. The advice, that all give, are not to my liking.
Sanskrit: किं तत्र संविधातव्यं भवतां स्याद्धितं तु यत्। श्रेयः प्रसादनं मन्ये कश्यपस्य महात्मनः॥
English: What I suggest would be for your good! I think the favour of (our father) the illustrious Kashyapa can alone do us good.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातिवर्गस्य सौहार्दादात्मनश्च भुजंगमाः। न च जानाति मे बुद्धिः किंचित्कर्तुं वचो हि वः॥३३।
English: O snakes, my mind does not know which of your suggestions to adopt for the welfare of my race and mine.
Sanskrit: मयाहीदं विधातव्यं भवतां यद्धितं भवेत्। अनेनाहं भृशं तप्ये गुणदोषो मदाश्रयौ।॥
English: I should do that would be good to you all. It is this that makes me so anxious, for the credit and the discredit of the act will rest on me alone.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच सर्पाणां तु वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वेषामिति चेति च। वासुकेश्च वचः श्रुत्वा एलापत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Sauti said: Having heard the words that fell from the snakes and also what fell from Vasuki, Elapatra addressed them thus.
Sanskrit: न स यज्ञो न भविता न स राजा तथाविधः। जनमेजयः पाण्डवेयो यतोऽस्माकं महद्भयम्॥
English: "That sacrifice is not such as would be prevented and Janamejaya of the Pandava race, who is our great terror, is not such as he can be obstructed.
Sanskrit: देवेनोपहतो राजन्यो भवेदिह पूरुषः। स दैवमेवाश्रयते नान्यत्तत्र परायणम्॥
English: O King, he who is afflicted by Fate, has his recourse to Fate alone. Nothing else can be his refuge.
Sanskrit: तदिदं चैवमस्माकं भयं पन्नगसत्तमाः। दैवमेवाश्रयामोऽत्र शृणुध्वं च वचो मम॥
English: O best of the snakes, the root of our terror is Fate and therefore, Fate alone must be our refuge. Listen to what I say.
Sanskrit: अहं शापे समुत्सृष्टे समश्रौषं वचस्तदा। मातुरुत्संगमारूढो भयात्पन्नगसत्तमाः॥ देवानां पन्नगश्रेष्ठास्तीक्ष्णास्तीक्ष्णा इति प्रभो। पितामहमुपागम्य दुःखार्तानां महायुते॥
English: O best of the snakes, when that curse was uttered, I lay in fear, crouching on my mother's lap. O best of the snakes, O Lord, O snake of great splendour, I heard from that place the sorrowing gods speaking to the Grandsire saying,
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः का हि लब्ध्वा प्रियान्पुत्राञ्च्छपेदेवं पितामह। ऋते कद्दू तीक्ष्णरूपां देव देव तवाग्रतः॥
English: The celestials said: O Grandsire, O god of gods, who but Kadru, after getting such dear children, can curse them even in your presence!
Sanskrit: तथेति च वचस्तस्यास्त्वयाप्युक्तं पितामह। एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं कारणं यन्न वारिता॥
English: O Grandsire, you have also said, “Be it so." We wish to know the reason why you did not prevent her,
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच बहवः पन्नगास्तीक्ष्णा घोररूपा विषोल्बणाः। प्रजानां हितकामोऽहं न च वारितवांस्तदा।॥
English: Brahma said: The snakes have multiplied, they are cruel, terrible in form and deadly poisonous. I did not prevent Kadru (from uttering the curse) from the desire of doing good to all creatures.
Sanskrit: ये दन्दशूकाः क्षुद्राश्च पापाचारा विषोल्बणाः। तेषां विनाशो भविता न तु ये धर्मचारिणः॥
English: The poisonous serpents that have always the biting propensity, those that bite for little faults and those who are sinful, will be destroyed, but not those that are virtuous.
Sanskrit: यन्निमित्तं च भविता मोक्षस्तेषां महाभयात्। पन्नगानां निबोधध्वं तस्मिन्काले समागते॥
English: Hear, how the snakes may escape from this dreadful calamity when the time will come,
Sanskrit: यायावरकुले धीमान्भविष्यति महानृषिः। जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातस्तपस्वी नियतेन्द्रियः॥
English: There will be born in the race of Yayavaras, a great Rishi, known by the name of Jaratkaru, who will be intelligent, greatly ascetic and self-controlled.