pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नास्ति सम्भवो गुर्वर्थं दातुमिति॥
English: "It is not possible for me to give you this for your preceptor.
Sanskrit: स त्वं गच्छ वृषदर्भसकाशम्। राजा परमधर्मज्ञो ब्राह्मण तं भिक्षस्व। स ते दास्यति तस्यैतदुपांशुव्रतमिति॥
English: Therefore go to Vrishadarbha; he is, O Brahmana, a (very) virtuous king; go and beg of him. He will give you, for it is his vow."
Sanskrit: अथ ब्राह्मणो वृषदर्भसकाशं गत्वा अश्वसहस्रमयाचत्। स राजा तं कशेनाताडयत्॥ तं ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत्। किं हिस्यनागसं मामिति॥
English: Thereupon the Brahmana went TO Vrishadarbha and begged one thousand horses. That king (however) struck him with a whip. Then the Brahmana said, "I am innocent, why do you strike me thus?”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तं शपन्तं राजाऽऽह। विप्र कि यो न ददाति तुभ्यमुताहोस्विद् ब्राह्मण्यमेतत्॥
English: Having said this, he was going to curse the king, when the latter said,” Do you curse him who does not give you what you ask? Is this the conduct proper in a Brahmana?”
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच राजाधिराज तव समीपं सेदुकेन प्रेषितो भिक्षितुमागतः। तेनानुशिष्टेन मया त्वं भिक्षितोऽसि॥
English: Brahmana said : O king of kings, sent to you by Seduka I came to you to beg. For your bad conduct, I am going to curse you.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच पूर्वाह्ने ते दास्यामि यो मेऽद्य बलिरागमिष्यति। यो हन्यते कशया कथं मोघं क्षेपणं तस्य स्यात्॥
English: The king said : I shall now give by whatever tribute comes to me before the morning is expired. How can I send away a man empty-handed who has been whipped by me?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणाय दैवसिकामुत्पत्तिं प्रादात्। अधिकस्याश्वसहस्रस्य मूल्यमेवादादिति॥
English: Markandeya said : Having said this, he gave the Brahmana whatever came to him that day which was not more than the value of one thousand horses.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच भूय एव महाभाग्यं कथ्यतामित्यब्रवीत् पाण्डवो मार्कण्डेयम्। अथाचष्ट मार्कण्डेयः। अष्टकस्य वैश्वामित्रेरश्वमेधे सर्वे राजानः प्रागच्छन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The Pandavas again spoke thus to Markandeya, “Tell us again about the greatness (of the royal order)." And Markandeya said, "In the horse sacrifice of Ashtaka the descendant of Vishvamitra, all the kings came.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरश्चास्य प्रतर्दनो वसुमना: शिबिरौशीनर इति। स च समाप्तयज्ञो भ्रातृभिः सह रथेन प्रायात्। ते च नारदमागच्छन्तमभिवाद्यारोहतु भवान् स्थमित्यब्रुवन्॥
English: His brothers, Pratardana, Vasumana and Shibi, the son of Ushinara also came. When the sacrifice was over, he was going with his brother on a car when he saw Narada coming. They saluted him and said, “Come with us on this chariot.”
Sanskrit: तांस्तथेत्युक्त्वा रथमारुरोह। अथ तेषामेकः सुरर्षि नारदमब्रवीत्। प्रसाद्य भगवन्तं किचिदिच्छेयं प्रष्टुमिति॥
English: Saying "So be it" he got on the car. One of them, having gratified the celestial Rishi, the exalted Narada, said, 'All four of are blessed with long life and possess every virtue. We shall therefore go to a certain celestials region and live there for a long time. But who will among us fall down first? The Rishi said "This Ashtaka will fall first."
Sanskrit: पृच्छेत्यब्रवीदृषिः। सोऽब्रवीदायुष्मन्तः सर्वगुणप्रमुदिताः। अथायुष्मन्तं स्वर्गस्थानं चतुर्भिर्यातव्यं स्यात् कोऽवतरेत्। अयमष्टकोऽवतरेदित्यब्रवीदृषिः॥ किं कारणमित्यपृच्छत्। अथाचष्टाष्टकस्य गृहे मया उषितं स मां रथेनानुप्रावहदथापश्यमनेकानि गोसहस्राणि वर्णशो विविक्तानि तमहमपृच्छं कस्येमा गाव इति सोऽब्रवीत्। मया निसृष्टा इत्येतास्तेनैव स्वयं श्लाघति कथितेन। एषोऽवतरेदथ त्रिभिर्यातव्यं साम्प्रतं कोऽवतरेत्॥
English: He asked, "For what cause?” The Rishi said, "I lived for a few days in the palace of Ashtaka. He one day took me out of the city on his car. I saw there thousands of cows each distinguished by various colour. I asked him whose kine are these. He said, “I myself have made gifts of them.” By these words he flourished his own praise; for this reason he will fall (first). (He said), "we shall then remain, there who among us will fall first?”
Sanskrit: प्रतर्दन इत्यब्रवीदृषिः। तत्र किं कारणं प्रतर्दनस्यापि गृहे मयोषितं स मां रथेनानुप्रावहत्॥
English: The Rishi said, "Pratardana." "What is its cause?" "I also lived in the house of Pratardana. One day he took me in his car.
Sanskrit: अथैनं ब्राह्मणोऽभिक्षेताश्वं मे ददातु भवान् निवृत्तो दास्यामीत्यब्रवीद् ब्राह्मणं त्वरितमेव दीयतामित्यब्रवीद् ब्राह्मणस्त्वरितमेव स ब्राह्मणस्यैवमुक्त्वा दक्षिणं पार्श्वमददत्॥
English: While doing so, a Brahmana said to him, "Give me a horse.” He said, "After my return, I shall give you.” The Brahmana said, “Give it to me without any delay.” He then unyoked the horse on the right (side of the car) and gave it to him.
Sanskrit: अथान्योऽप्यश्वार्थी ब्राह्मण आगच्छत्। तथैव चैनमुक्त्वा वामपाणिमभ्यदादथ प्रायात् पुनरपि चान्योऽप्यश्वार्थी ब्राह्मण आगच्छत् त्वरितोऽथ तस्मै अपना वाम धुर्यमददत्॥
English: There came to him another Brahmana desiring to get a horse. Saying as before, he then unyoked the horse on the left (side of the car) and gave it to him. He then went on. But another Brahmana, desiring to get a horse again, came to him. He then gave him the horse yoked to the left front of his car.
Sanskrit: अथ प्रायात् पुनरन्य आगच्छदश्वार्थी ब्राह्मणस्तमब्रवीदतियातो दास्यामि त्वरितमेव त्वरितमेव मे दीयतामित्यब्रवीद् ब्राह्मणस्तस्मै दत्त्वाचं रथधुरं गृहणता व्याहृतं ब्राह्मणानां साम्प्रतं नास्ति किंचिदिति॥
English: When proceeding, another man desirous of getting a horse, also came to him. He said to the Brahmana, "On my return I shall give (you the horse).” But the Brahmana said, "Give it to me without delay.” He gave the Brahmana the only horse he had. He, then himself seizing the yoke of the car, began to drag it. He said, “There is now nothing (to give) to the Brahmanas."
Sanskrit: य एष ददाति चासूयति च तेन व्याहतेन तथावतरेत्। अथ द्वाभ्यां यातव्यमिति कोऽवतरेत्॥
English: The king had no doubt given away in charity), but he did it with detraction. For this reason he will fall (first). (He asked), “We shall then remain two, who among us will fall first?"
Sanskrit: वसुमना अवतरेदित्यब्रवीदृषिः॥
English: The Rishi said, “Vasumana will fall first."
Sanskrit: किं कारणमित्यपृच्छदधाचष्ट नारदः। अहं परिभ्रमन् वसुमनसो गृहमुपस्थितः॥
English: He asked "For what cause?” Narada said, “Wandering about I came to the house of Vasumana.
Sanskrit: स्वस्तिवचनमासीत् पुष्परथस्य प्रयोजनेन तमहमन्वगच्छं स्वस्तिवाचितेषु ब्राह्मणेषु रथो ब्राह्मणानां दर्शितः॥
English: He was engaged in the ceremony of Svastivachana for a flowery car, and at that time I came there. When the Brahmanas finished the Svastivachana ceremony, then the car became visible to them.
Sanskrit: तमहं रथं प्राशंसमथ राजाब्रवीद् भगवता रथः प्रशस्तः। एष भगवतो रथ इति॥
English: I praised that car and then the king spoke to me thus, "O exalted one, this car has been praised by you, let this car therefore by yours.”
Sanskrit: अथ कदाचित् पुनरप्यहमुपस्थितः पुनरेव च रथप्रयोजनमासीत्। सम्यगयमेष भगवत इत्येवं राजाब्रवीदिति पुनरेव तृतीयं स्वस्तिवाचनं समभावयमथ राजा ब्राह्मणानां दर्शयन् मामभिप्रेक्ष्याब्रवीत्। अथो भगवता पुष्परथस्य स्वस्तिवाचनानि सुष्ठु सम्भावितानि एतेन द्रोहवचनेनावतरेत्॥
English: Once upon a time, I again went to him. I went there because I was in need of a car and the king said, “It is yours.” For the third time I went to the king and praised a car. The king exhibited the flowery car to the Brahmanas and looking at me said, “O exalted one, you have enough praised the flowery car." He simply said this but he did not give it to me. For this he will fall down (from heaven).
Sanskrit: अथैकेन यातव्यं स्यात् कोऽवतरेत् पुनर्नारद आह शिबिर्यायादहमवतरेयमत्र किं कारणमित्यब्रवीत्। असावहं शिबिना समो नास्मि यतो ब्राह्मणः कश्चिदेनमब्रवीत्।।१६ शिबे अन्नार्यस्मीति तमब्रवीच्छिबिः कि क्रियतामाज्ञापयतु भवानिति॥
English: One said, "Between the one thus will go with you and you yourself who will go and who will fall? Narada again said, "Shibi will go, but I shall fall down. "He said "what is its cause?" Narada said-I am not the equal of Shibi. (One day) a Brahmana came to Shibi and spoke to him thus. “O Shibi, I have come to you for food," To him Shibi replied, "What shall I do, command me."
Sanskrit: अथैनं ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीद् य एष ते पुत्रो बृहद्गर्भो नाम एष प्रमातव्य इति तमेनं संस्कुरु अन्नं चोपपादय ततोऽहं प्रतीक्ष्य इति। ततः पुत्रं प्रमाथ्य संस्कृत्य विधिना साधयित्वा पाश्यामर्पयित्वा शिरसा प्रतिगृह्य ब्राह्मणममृगयत्॥
English: The Brahmana then said, “Your son Brihadgarbha should be killed and cooked by you for my food.” Thereupon I waited to see. He (Shibi) killed his son and cooking him in the proper way, placed it on a vessel and then taking it on his head he went to search for the Brahmana.
Sanskrit: अथास्य मृगयमाणस्य कश्चिदाचष्ट एष ते ब्राह्मणो नगरं प्रविश्य दहति ते गृहं कोशागारमायुधागारं स्त्र्यगारमश्वशालां हस्तिशालां च क्रुद्ध इति॥
English: When he was thus searching, some one spoke to him thus, “The Brahmana whom you search, having entered the city, is setting fire to your house in anger, setting fire to your treasure house, your arsenal, your apartment for females and to your stables for horses and those for elephant."
Sanskrit: अथ शिबिस्तथैवाविकृतमुखवर्णो नगरं प्रविश्य ब्राह्मणं तमब्रवीत् सिद्धं भगवन्नन्नमिति ब्राह्मणो न किंचिद् व्याजहार विस्मयादधोमुखश्चासीत्॥
English: Shibi heard all this without any change of colour in his face. Entering the city, he thus spoke to the Brahmana, "O exalted one, the food is ready.” Hearing this the Brahmana stood silent. From surprise he stood with down-cast looks.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रासादयद् ब्राह्मणं भगवन् भुज्यतामिति। मुहूर्तादुद्वीक्ष्य शिविमब्रवीत्॥
English: He then gratified the Brahmanas and said "O exalted one, eat." Looking at Shibi for a moment he said.
Sanskrit: त्वमेवैतदशानेति तत्राह तथेति शिबिस्तथैवाविमना महित्वा कपालमभ्युद्धार्य भोक्तुमैच्छत्॥
English: "Eat it yourself." Thereupon Shibi said, “Be it so", He then without the least hesitation took down the meat.
Sanskrit: अथास्य ब्राह्मणो हस्तमगृहणात्। अब्रवीचैनं जितक्रोधोऽसि न ते किञ्चिदपरित्याज्यं ब्राह्मणार्थे ब्राह्मणोऽपि तं महाभागं सभाजयत्॥
English: The Brahmana then caught hold of his hand and thus spoke to him, “You have (really) conquered anger. There is nothing which you cannot give to a Brahmana.” Then the Brahmana worshipped that greatly exalted one.
Sanskrit: स झुद्वीक्षमाणः पुत्रमपश्यदग्रे तिष्ठन्तं देवकुमारमिव पुण्यगन्धान्वितमलङ्कृतं सर्वं तमर्थं विधाय ब्राह्मणोऽन्तरधीयत॥
English: And as he (Shibi) looked in front, he saw his son standing before him like a celestials boy adorned with ornaments and full of fragrance all over his body. The Brahmana having done all this disappeared.
Sanskrit: तस्य राजर्षेर्विधाता तेनैव वेषेण परीक्षार्थमागत इति तस्मिन्नन्तर्हिते अमात्या राजानमुचूः। किं प्रेप्सुना भवता इदमेवं जानता कृतमिति॥
English: It was Vidhata himself who had thus come to try in disguise that royal sage. When he (Vidhata) had disappeared, the ministers thus spoke to the king, “You know everything, why did you then do all this?”
Sanskrit: शिविरुवाच नैवाहमेतद् यशसे ददानि न चार्थहेतोर्न च भोगतृष्णया। पापैरनासेवित एष मार्ग इत्येवमेतत् सकलं करोमि॥
English: Shibi said: It was not for fame or for wealth or from desire of acquiring any object of enjoyment that I did all this. This path is (never) sinful; it is for this I do all this,
Sanskrit: सद्भिः सदाध्यासितं तु प्रशस्तं तस्मात् प्रशस्तं श्रयते मतिमें। एतन्महाभाग्यवरं शिबेस्तु तस्मादहं वेद यथावदेतत्॥
English: The path trodden by the virtuous is laudable; my heart is always inclined to such a path. I know this noble example of Shibi's greatness; and therefore I have narrated it to you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच मार्कण्डेयमृषयः पाण्डवाः पर्यपृच्छन्नस्ति कश्चिद् भवतश्चिरजाततर इति॥शा
English: Vaishampayana said: The Rishis and the Pandavas again asked Markandeya, “Is there any who possesses longer life than you?”
Sanskrit: स तानुवाचास्ति खलु राजर्षिरिन्द्रद्युम्नो नाम क्षीणपुण्यस्त्रिदिवात् प्रच्युतः कीर्तिस्ते व्युच्छिन्नेति स मामुपातिष्ठदथ प्रत्यभिजानाति मां भवानिति॥
English: He told them, “Yes, there is a royal sage named Indradhyumna. His virtue being diminished, he fell from heaven crying "my achievements are lost.” He came to me and asked, “Do you know me?"
Sanskrit: तमहमब्रुवं कार्यचेष्टाकुलत्वान्न वयं वासायनिका ग्रामैकरात्रवासिनो प्रत्यभिजानीमोऽप्यात्मनोऽर्थानामनुष्ठानं न शरीरोपतापेनात्मनः समारभामो ऽर्थानामनुष्ठानम्॥
English: To him said I, “From our eager desire to acquire virtue we do not stay at one place. We live for one night only in one village or in one town. A man like us therefore can not possibly know who you are. The fasts and vows that we are to observe make us weak in body, therefore we are unable to follow worldly pursuits to earn wealth."
Sanskrit: अस्ति खलु हिमवति प्रावारको नामोलूकः प्रतिवसति। स मत्तश्चिरजातो भवन्तं यदि जानीयादितः प्रकृष्टे चाध्वनि हिमवांस्तत्रासौ प्रतिवसतीति॥
English: He said to me, "Is there any one who possesses a longer life than you?" I replied, "There lives an owl named Pravarakarna on the Himalayas. He is older than I. He may know you. The part of the Himalayas where he lives is far from this place."
Sanskrit: ततः स मामश्वो भूत्वा तत्रावहद् यत्र बभूवोलूकः। अथैनं स राजा पप्रच्छ प्रतिजानाति मां भवानिति॥
English: He became a horse and carried me to the place where that owl lived. Then he asked it, “Do you know me?”
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वाब्रवीदेनं नाभिजानामि भवन्तमिति स एवमुक्त इन्द्रद्युम्नः पुनस्तमुलूकमब्रवीद् राजर्षिः॥
English: It reflected for some time and then said, "No, I do not know you". Having been thus addressed, the royal sage Indradhyumna asked the owl,
Sanskrit: अथास्ति कश्चिद् भवतः सकाशाच्चिरजात इति स एवमुक्तोऽब्रवीदस्ति खल्विन्द्रद्युम्नं नाम सरस्तस्मिन् नाडीजलो नाम बकः प्रतिवसति सोऽस्मत्तश्चिरजाततरस्तं पृच्छेति तत इन्द्रद्युम्नो मां चोलूकमादाय तत् सरोऽगच्छद् यत्रासौ नाडीजचो नाम बको बभूव॥
English: "Is there any one who possesses a longer life than you?" Having been thus addressed, it said, “Yes, there is a lake called Indradhyumna; in it lives a crane named Nadijangha. He is older than we. You can ask him," Thereupon Indradhyumna taking both myself and the owl went to the lake where Nadijangha lived.
Sanskrit: सोऽस्माभिः पृष्टो भवानिममिन्द्रद्युम्नं राजानमभिजानातीति एवं मुहूर्त ध्यात्वाब्रवीनाभिजानाम्यहमिन्द्रद्युम्नं राजानमिति। ततः सोऽस्माभिः पृष्टः कश्चिद् भवतोऽन्यश्चिरजाततरोऽस्तीति। स नोऽब्रवीदस्ति खल्वस्मिन्नेव सरस्यकूपारो नाम कच्छपः प्रतिवसति। स मत्तश्चिरजाततरः। स यदि कथंचिदभिजानीयादिम राजानं तमकूपारं पृच्छध्वमिति॥
English: We asked the crane, “Do you know this king Indradhyumna.” He reflected for a moment and then said, "I do not know the king Indradyumna." Thereupon we asked him, “Is there any one more long-lived than you?" He said, “Yes. Here lives in this lake a tortoise named Akupara. He is older than I. He might know something of this king. Therefore ask Akupara."
Sanskrit: ततः स बकस्तमकूपारं कच्छपं विज्ञापयामास। अस्माकमभिप्रेतं भवन्तं किञ्चिदर्थमभिप्रष्टुं साध्वागम्यतां तावदिति तच्छ्रुत्वा कच्छपस्तस्मात् सरस उत्थायाभ्यगच्छद् यत्र तिष्ठामो वयं तस्य सरसस्तीरे आगतं चैनं वयमपृच्छाम भवानिन्द्रद्युम्नं राजानमभिजानातीति॥
English: Then that crane asked the tortoise Akupara. He said, "Our intention is to ask you something. Please come to us." Hearing this, the tortoise came out of the lake to the bank where we all were. When he came, we asked him, "Do you know this king Indradyumna?"
Sanskrit: न स मुहूर्तं ध्यात्वा बाष्पसम्पूर्णनयन उद्विग्नहृदयो वेपमानो विसंज्ञकल्पः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्। किमहमेनं प्रत्यभिज्ञास्यामीह ह्यनेन सहस्रकृत्वश्चितिषु यूपा आहिताः॥
English: He (tortoise) reflected for a moment. His eyes were filled with tears and his mind was much agitated. He trembled all over his body and became almost senseless. Then with joined hands he said, "Why don't I know this king? He placed sacrificial stakes one thousand time when kindling the sacrificial fire.
Sanskrit: सरचेदमस्य दक्षिणाभिर्दत्ताभिगोभिरतिक्रममाणाभिः कृतम्। अत्र चाहं प्रतिवसामीति॥
English: This lake was made by the feet of the king given away by this king to the Brahmanas as Dakshinas when the sacrifice was completed. I have lived here ever since.
Sanskrit: अथैतत् सकलं कच्छपेनोदाहृतं श्रुत्वा तदनन्तरं देवलोकाद् देवरथः प्रादुरासीद् वाचश्चाश्रूयन्तेन्द्रद्युम्नं प्रति प्रस्तुतस्ते स्वर्गो स्वर्गो यथोचितं स्थानं प्रतिपद्यस्व कीर्तिमानस्यव्यग्रो याहीति॥
English: When we were hearing all this from the tortoise, a celestials car came there from the celestials region and an invisible voice was heard which said, "Come and go to the place, you desire to obtain in heaven. Your achievements are great. Therefore cheerfully come to the place (set apart) for you.”
Sanskrit: भवन्ति चात्र श्लोकाःदिवं स्पृशति भूमिं च शब्दः पुण्यस्य कर्मणः। यावत् स शब्दो भवति तावत् पुरुष उच्यते॥
English: Here occur these Slokas, “The report of virtuous acts spreads all over the carth and it reaches heaven. As long as the report lasts so long it is said that he lives in heaven.
Sanskrit: अकीर्तिः कीर्त्यते लोके यस्य भूतस्य कस्यचित्। स पतत्यधमाँल्लोकान् यावच्छब्दः प्रकीर्त्यते॥
English: The man, the report of whose evil deeds is talked about, is said to fall down; and he lives in the lower region as long as that evil report lasts. me
Sanskrit: दनन्ताय नरः सदा। विहाय चित्तं पापिष्ठं धर्ममेव समाश्रयेत्॥
English: Therefore a man should be virtuous if he desires to obtain heaven. Abandoning a sinful mind, he should seek refuge in virtue.”
Sanskrit: इत्येतच्छ्रुत्वा स राजाब्रवीत् तिष्ठ तावद् यावदिमौ वृद्धौ यथास्थानं प्रतिपादयामीति॥
English: Having heard this, the king said, “Let the car stay here so long I do not take back the old persons from the places whence I brought them."
Sanskrit: स मां प्रावारकर्णं चोलूकं यथोचिते स्थाने प्रतिपाद्य तेनैव यानेन संस्थितो यथोचितं स्थानं प्रतिपेदे। तन्मयानुभूतं चिरजीविनेदृशमिति पाण्डवानुवाच मार्कण्डेयः॥
English: Having brought and the owl Pravarakarna to our respective places, he went away in that car to the place which was a fit region for him. Long-lived as I am saw all this. Vaishampayana said: Thus Markandeya told ail this to the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्चोचुः साधु शोभनं भवता कृतं राजानमिन्द्रद्युम्नं स्वर्गलोकाच्च्युतं स्वे स्थाने प्रतिपादयतेत्यथैतानब्रवीदसौ ननु देवकीपुत्रेणापि कृष्णेन कृष्णेन नरके मज्जामानो राजर्षिर्तृगस्तस्मात् कृच्छ्रात् पुनः समुद्धृत्य स्वर्ग प्रापित इति॥
English: The Pandavas said : O blessed one, you acted properly in causing king Indradhyumna who had fallen from heaven to regain it. He (Markandeya) said, “The son of Devaki Krishna also had thus rescued the royal sage Nriga who had fallen into hell. He caused him to regain heaven.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच इक्ष्वाको संस्थिते राजन् शशादः पृथिवीमिमाम्। प्राप्तः परमधर्मात्मा सोऽयोध्यायां नृपोऽभवत्॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, when Ikshvaku died, the greatly virtuous Shashada, becoming the king of Ayodhya began to rule over this earth.
Sanskrit: शशादस्य तु दायादः ककुत्स्थो नाम वीर्यवान्। अनेनाश्चापि काकुत्स्थः पृथुश्चानेनसः सुतः॥
English: Shashada had a powerful son, named Kakutstha. Kakutstha had a son named Anenas. Anenas had a son named Prithu.
Sanskrit: विष्वगश्वः पृथोः पुत्रस्तस्मादद्रिश्च जज्ञिवान्। अद्रेश्च युवनाश्वस्तु श्रावस्तस्यात्मजोऽभवत्॥
English: Prithu had a son named Vishvagashva and Vishvagashva begot a son, named Adri. Adri had a son called Yuvanashva and Yuvanashva begot Shravasta.
Sanskrit: तस्य श्रावस्तको ज्ञेयः श्रावस्ती येन निर्मिता। श्रावस्तकस्य दायादो बृहदश्वो महाबलः॥
English: From this Shravasta, the city called Shravasti was founded. The son of Shravasta was the greatly powerful Brihadashva.
Sanskrit: बृहदश्वस्य दायादः कुवलाश्व इति स्मृतः। कुवलाश्वस्य पुत्राणां सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः॥
English: The son of Brihadashva was known by the name Kuvalashva; Kuvalashva had twenty one thousand sons.
Sanskrit: सर्वे विद्यासु निष्णाता बलवन्तो दुरासदाः। कुवलाश्वश्च पितृतो गुणैरभ्यधिकोऽभवत्॥
English: All these sons were powerful and fierce, but they were learned. Kuvalashva became superior to his father in all qualifications.
Sanskrit: समये तं पिता राज्ये बृहदश्वोऽभ्यषेचयत्। कुवलाश्वं महाराज शूरमुत्तमधार्मिकम्॥
English: O great king, in due time his father Brihadashva installed that foremost of heroes and virtuous men, Kuvalashva, on the throne.
Sanskrit: पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीस्तु बृहदश्वो महीपतिः। जगाम तपसे धीमांस्तपोवनममित्रहा॥
English: Having thus made over the royal dignity to his son, that ruler of earth, that chastiser of foes and the greatly intelligent Brihadashva retired into a forest to perform asceticism.
Sanskrit: अथ शुश्राव राजर्षि तमुत्तको नराधिप। वनं सम्प्रस्थितं राजन् बृहदश्वं द्विजोत्तमः॥
English: O rulers of men, O king, when the royal sage Brihadashva was about to go away into the forest, that best of Brahmanas, Uttanka, heard of it.
Sanskrit: तमुत्तको महातेजाः सर्वास्त्रविदुषां वरम्। न्यवारयदमेयात्मा समासाद्य नरोत्तमम्॥
English: The greatly effulgent and the high-souled Uttanka came to that foremost of all wielder of arms, that best of men, (Brihadashva) and asked him not to do it.
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क उवाच भवता रक्षणं कार्यं तत् तावत् कर्तुमर्हसि। निरुद्विग्ना वयं राजंस्त्वत्प्रसादाद् भवेमहि॥
English: Uttanka said: O king, your duty is to protect men. You should perform your that duty. Let us be freed from all anxieties through your favour.
Sanskrit: त्वया हि पृथिवी राजन् रक्ष्यमाणा महात्मना। भविष्यति निरुद्विग्ना नारण्यं गन्तुमर्हसि॥
English: O king, the earth, being protected by your august self, will be freed from all anxieties. Therefore you should not retire into the forest.
Sanskrit: पालने हि महान् धर्मः प्रजानामिह दृश्यते। न तथा दृश्यतेऽरण्ये माभूत् ते बुद्धिरीदृशी॥
English: Great merit is the fruit of protecting men in this world. Such merit can never be acquired in a forest. Therefore, let not your heart have such an inclination
Sanskrit: ईदृशो न हि राजेन्द्र धर्मः क्वचन दृश्यते। प्रजानां पालने यो वै पुरा राजर्षिभिः कृतः॥
English: O king of kings, such a (great) merit is not seen in anything else as it is seen in the protection of men as done by the royal sages in the days of yore.
Sanskrit: रक्षितव्याः प्रजा राज्ञा तास्त्वं रक्षितुमर्हसि। निरुद्विग्नस्तपश्चर्तुं न हि शक्नोमि पार्थिव॥
English: O ruler of earth, the subjects should (always) be protected by the kings; you should therefore protect your people. I shall not be able to perform asceticism in peace.
Sanskrit: ममाश्रमसमीपे वै समेषु मरुधन्वसु। समुद्रो बालुकापूर्ण उज्जालक इति स्मृतः॥
English: Near my hermitage there is a large desert, a sea of sand, known by the name of Ujjalaka. It occupies a level country and it has no water.
Sanskrit: बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णो बहुयोजनमायतः। तत्र रौद्रो दानवेन्द्रो महावीर्यपराक्रमः॥ मधुकैटभयोः पुत्रो धुन्धुर्नाम सुदारुणः। अन्तर्भूमिगतो राजन् वसत्यमितविक्रमः॥
English: It extends many yojanas in length and breadth. There lives a fearful and greatly powerful Danava chief. He is the fearful son of Madhukaitabha and his name is Dhundhu. O king, this immeasurably powerful one lives underneath the ground.
Sanskrit: तं निहत्य महाराज वनं त्वं गन्तुमर्हसि। शेते लोकविनाशाय तप आस्थाय दारुणम्॥ त्रिदशानां विनाशाय लोकानां चापि पार्थिव।
English: O great king, kill him and then retire into the forest. He is now engaged in the severe penances with the intention of destroying the world and as well as the celestials.
Sanskrit: अवध्यो दैवतानां हि दैत्यानामथ रक्षसाम्॥ नागानामथ यक्षाणां गन्धर्वाणां च सर्वशः। अवाप्य स वरं राजन् सर्वलोकपितामहात्॥
English: O king, he has become incapable of being killed by the celestials, the Daityas, the Rakshasas, the Nagas, the Yakshas and the Gandharvas for his obtaining. O king, a boon from the Grandsire of all creatures.
Sanskrit: तं विनाशय भद्रं ते मा ते बुद्धिरतोऽन्यथा। प्राप्स्यसे महतीं कीर्ति शाश्वतीमव्ययां ध्रुवाम्॥
English: Kill him and be blessed. Let not your heart be led away to any other course. By killing him you will certainly achieve a great thing and also eternal and undying fame.
Sanskrit: क्रूरस्य तस्य स्वपतो बालुकान्तर्हितस्य च। संवत्सरस्य पर्यन्ते निःश्वासः सम्प्रवर्तते।॥ यदा तदा भूश्चलति सशैलवनकानना। तस्य निःश्वासवातेन रज उद्भूयते महत्॥ आदित्यपथमाश्रित्य सप्ताहं भूमिकम्पनम्। सविस्फुलिङ्गं सज्वालं धूममिश्रं सुदारुणम्॥ तेन राजन् न शक्नोमि तस्मिन् स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे तं विनाशय राजेन्द्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया॥
English: O king, when at the end of every year that wicked Asura, lying covered with sands, wakes up and begins to breathe, then the whole earth with her mountains, forests and woods begins to tremble. His breath raises up clouds of sands and covers the very sun. For seven days continually the earth trembles and sparks and flames of fire mixed with smoke spread all over the ground. For all this, O king, I cannot enjoy peace in my hermitage. O king of kings, kill him therefore for the good of the world.