pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वाणीवादाञ्छुकांश्चैव सारिकान् भृङ्कराजकान्। कोकिलाञ्छतपत्रांश्च सकोयष्टिककुक्कुभान्॥ मयूरान् कुक्कुटांश्चापि दात्यूहान् जीवजीवकान्। चकोरान् वानरान् हंसान् सारसांश्चक्रसाह्वयान्॥
English: And there were talking parrots, she-parrots, Bhringarajas, Kokilas, Shatapatras with Koyashtikas and Kukkubhas, and peacocks and cocks and Datyuhas and Jivajivakas and Chakoras and monkeys and swans and Sarasas and Chakravakas.
Sanskrit: समन्ततः प्रमुदितान् ददर्श सुमनोहरान्। क्वचिदप्सरसा संघान् गन्धर्वाणां च पार्थिव॥
English: Here and there he saw bevies of rejoicing Apsaras and conclaves of happy Gandharva, O monarch.
Sanskrit: कान्ताभिरपरांस्तत्र परिष्वक्तान् ददर्श ह। न ददर्श च तान् भूयो ददर्श च पुनर्नृपः॥
English: And he saw other Gandharvas at other places rejoicing with their dear wives. The king sometimes saw these sights and sometimes could not see them.
Sanskrit: गीतध्वनि सुमधुरं तथैवाध्यापनध्वनिम्। हंसान सुमधुरांश्चापि तत्र शुश्राव पार्थिवः॥
English: The king heard also sweet notes of Vocal music and the sweet voices of preceptors engaged in lecturing their disciples on the Vedas and the Scriptures. And the king also heard the harinonious notes of the geese sporting in the lakes.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वात्यद्भुतं राजा मनसाचिन्तयत् तदा। स्वप्नोऽयं चित्तविभ्रंश उताहो सत्यमेव तु॥
English: Seeing such highly wonderful spectacles, the king began to reflect inwardly, saying-ls this a dream? Or, is all this due to an alienation of my mind? Or is it all real.
Sanskrit: अहो सह शरीरेण प्राप्तोऽस्मि परमां गतिम्। उत्तरान् वा कुरून पुण्यानथवाप्यमरावतीम्॥
English: O, I have, without renouncing my body, attained to the beatitude of Heaven. This land is cither the sacred country of the UttaraKurus, or the abode, called Amaravati, of the king of the celestials.
Sanskrit: किंचेदं महदाश्चर्यं सम्पश्यामीत्यचिन्तयत्। एवं संचिन्तयन्नेव ददर्श मुनिपुङ्गवम्॥
English: 0, what are these wonderful spectacles that I see! Reflecting thus, the king at last saw that foremost of Rishis.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विमाने सौवर्णे मणिस्तम्भसमाकुले। महार्हे शयने दिव्ये शयानं भृगुनन्दनम्॥
English: In that golden palace having columns made of jewels and gems, the son of Bhrigu lay stretched on a costly and excellent bed.
Sanskrit: तमभ्ययात् प्रहर्षेण नरेन्द्रः सह भार्यया। अन्तर्हितस्ततो भूयश्च्यवनः शयनं च तत्॥
English: With his wife by his side, the king approached, with an exulting heart, the Rishi as he lay on that bed. Chyavana, however, speedily disappeared at this, with the bed itself upon which he lay.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यस्मिन् वनोद्देशे पुनरेव ददर्श तम्। कौश्यां वृस्यां समासीनं जपमानं महाव्रतम्॥
English: The king then saw the Rishi at another part of that forest, seated on a mat made of Kusha grass, and mentally engaged in the recital of some high Mantras.
Sanskrit: एवं योगबलाद् विप्रो मोहयामास पार्थिवम्। क्षणेन तद् वनं चैव ते चैवाप्सरसां गणाः॥ गन्धर्वाः पादपाश्चैव सर्वमन्तरधीयत।
English: Through his Yoga-power, thus did that Brahmana stupefy the king. In a moment that charming forest, those bevies of Apsaras, those bands of Gandharvas, those beautiful trees, all disappeared.
Sanskrit: निःशब्दमभवच्चापि गङ्गाकूलं पुनर्नृप॥ कुशवल्मीकभूयिष्ठं बभूव च यथा पुरा।
English: The bank of Ganga became as silent as usual, and appeared as before covers with Kusha grass and anthills.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा कुशिकः सभार्यस्तेन कर्मणा॥ विस्मयं परमं प्राप्तस्तद् दृष्ट्वा महदद्भुतम्।
English: Having seen that highly wonderful spectacle and its quick disappearance also, king Kushika, with his wife, became filled with wonder.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रोवाच कुशिको भार्यां हर्षसमन्वितः॥ पश्य भद्रे यथा भावाश्चित्रा दृष्टाः सुदुर्लभाः।
English: With a delighted heart, the king addressed his wife saying, see, O amiable one, the various agreeable scenes and sights, occurring nowhere else, which we two have just seen.
Sanskrit: प्रसादाद् भृगुमुख्यस्य किमन्यत्र तपोबलात्॥ तपसा तदवाप्यं हि यत् तु शक्यं मनोरथैः।
English: All this is due to the favour of Bhrigu's son and the power of his penances. By penances one attains all which cherishes in his imagination.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यराज्यादपि हि तप एव विशिष्यते॥ तपसा हि सुतप्तेन शक्यो मोक्षस्तपोबलात्। अहो प्रभावो ब्रह्मर्षेश्च्यवनस्य महात्मनः॥ इच्छयैष तपोवीर्यादन्याँल्लोकान् सृजेदपि।
English: Penances are superior to even the kingdom of the three worlds. With penances wellperformed, Liberation itself may be acquired. Mark the power of the great and celestial Rishi Chyavana derived from his penances! He can. at his pleasure, create even other'worlds.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणा एव जायेरन् पुण्यवाग्बुद्धिकर्मणः॥ उत्सहेदिह कृत्वैव कोऽन्यो वै च्यवनादृते।
English: Only Brahmanas are born in this world for uttering and understanding sacred deeds. Who else save Chyavana could do all this?
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्लभं लोके राज्यं हि सुलभं नरैः॥ ब्राह्मण्यस्य प्रभावाद्धि रथे युक्तौ स्वधुर्यवत्।
English: Sovereignty may be acquired easily. But the dignity of a Brahmana is not attainable. It was through the power of a Brahmana that we were harnessed to a car like wellbroken animals.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं चिन्तयानः स विदितश्च्यवनस्य वै॥ सम्प्रेक्ष्योवाच नृपति क्षिप्रमागम्यतामिति।
English: These thoughts that passed through the king's mind, became known to Chyavana. Ascertaining the king's thoughts, the Rishi addressed him and saidCome here quickly.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः सहभार्यस्तु सोऽभ्यगच्छन्महामुनिम्॥ शिरसा वन्दनीयं तमवन्दत च पार्थिवः।
English: Thus addressed, the king and the queen approached the great ascetic, and bending their heads they adored him who were worthy of adoration.
Sanskrit: तस्याशिषः प्रयुज्याथ स मुनिस्तं नराधिपम्॥ निषीदेत्यब्रवीद् धीमान् सान्त्वयन् पुरुषर्षभः।
English: Uttering a benediction upon the king, the Rishi, gifted with great intelligence, O king, comforted the king and saidSit down on that seat.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रकृतिमापन्नो भार्गवो नृपते नृपम्॥ उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तर्पयन्निव भारत। राजन् सम्यग् जितानीह पञ्च पञ्च स्वयं त्वया।।३५ मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि कृच्छ्रान्मुक्तोऽसि तेन वै।
English: After this, O monarch, the son of Bhrigu, without guile or insincerity of any sort, pleased the king with many soft words, and then saido king, you have completely subjugated the five organs of action and the five organs of knowledge with the mind as their sixth. For this you have come out unhurt from the fiery ordeal I had prepared for you.
Sanskrit: सम्यगाराधितः पुत्र त्वया प्रवदतां वर॥ न हि ते वृजिनं किंचित् सुसूक्ष्ममपि विद्यते।
English: I have been properly honoured and adored, O son, by you, O foremost of all persons gifted with speech. You have no sin, not even a minute one, in you.
Sanskrit: अनुजानीहि मां राजन् गमिष्यामि यथागतम्॥ प्रीतोऽस्मि तव राजेन्द्र वस्श्च प्रतिगृह्यताम्।
English: Give me leave, o king, for I shall now proceed to the place I came from. I have been highly pleased with you, O king. Pray accept the boon I am ready to give!
Sanskrit: कुशिक उवाच अग्निमध्ये गतेनेव भगवन् संनिधौ मया।॥ वर्तितं भृगुशार्दूल यन्न दग्धोऽस्मि तद् बहु।
English: Kushika said Before you, O holy one, I have stood like one staying in the midst of a fire. That I have not yet, O chief of Bhrigu's race, been reduced to ashes is sufficient.
Sanskrit: एष एव वरो मुख्यः प्राप्तो मे भृगुनन्दन॥ यत् प्रीतोऽसि मया ब्रह्मन् कुलं त्रातं च मेऽनघ।
English: Even this is the highest boon that I have got, O delighter of Bhrigu! That you have been pleased by me, O Brahmana, and that I have succeed in rescuing my race from destruction, O sinless one, are in my case the best boons.
Sanskrit: एष मेऽनुग्रहो विप्र जीविते च प्रयोजनम्॥ एतद् राज्यफलं चैव तपसश्च फलं मम।
English: This I consider, O learned Brahmana, as a distinct mark of your favour. The object of my life has been accomplished. Even this is what I consider the very object of my sovereignty. This is the highest fruit of my penances.
Sanskrit: यदि त्वं प्रीतिमान् विप्र मयि वै भृगुनन्दन॥ अस्ति मे संशयः कश्चित् तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि॥
English: If, O learned Brahmana, you have been pleased with me, O delighter of Bhrigu, then do you remove some doubts which are in my mind.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच मुह्यामीव निशम्याध चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः। हीनां पार्थिवसंघातैः श्रीमद्भिः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said I am stupefied, O grandfather, to hear your words! Thinking that the Earth is now destitute of a very large number of kings all of whom were gifted with great prosperity, my heart becomes filled with grief.
Sanskrit: प्राप्य राज्यानि शतशो महीं जित्वाथ भारत। कोटिशः पुरुषान् हत्वा परितप्ये पितामह॥
English: Having conquered the Earth and acquired hundreds of kingdoms, O Bharata, I turn with grief, O grandfather, at the thought of the millions of men I have killed.
Sanskrit: का नु तासां वरस्त्रीणां समवस्था भविष्यति। या हीनाः पतिभिः पुत्रैर्मातुलैर्भ्रातृभिस्तथा॥
English: Alas, what will the condition be of those foremost ladies who have been deprived by us of husbands and sons and maternal uncles and brothers?
Sanskrit: वयं हि तान् कुरून् हत्वा ज्ञातींश्च सुहृदोऽपि वा। अवाक्शीर्षाः पतिष्यामो नरके नात्र संशयः॥
English: Having killed those Kurus our kinsmen, that is, and our friends and wellwisherswe shall have to sink in hell with heads hanging downwards. There is no doubt of this.
Sanskrit: शरीरं योक्तुमिच्छामि तपसोग्रेण भारत। उपदिष्टमिहेच्छामि तत्त्वतोऽहं विशाम्पते॥
English: I wish, O Bharata, to afflict my body with, severe, penances. With that end in view, O king. I wish to receive instructions from you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्य तद् वाक्यं श्रुत्वा भीष्मो महामनाः। परीक्ष्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या युधिष्ठिरमभाषत॥
English: Vaishampayana said The great Bhishma, hearing these words of Yudhishthira, reflected upon them acutely with the help of his understanding, and addressed Yudhishthira in reply.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच शृणु वक्ष्यामि यत् त्वयि। या गतिः प्राप्यते येन प्रेत्यभावे विशाम्पते॥
English: Bhishma said Hear what I say to you. It is highly wonderful and is a great mystery. The subject is the ends that creatures acquire after death as the rewards of particular acts or courses of conduct they follow.
Sanskrit: तपसा प्राप्यते स्वर्गस्तपसा प्राप्यते यशः। आयुः प्रकृर्षो भोगाश्च लभ्यन्ते तपसा विभो॥
English: One goes to Heaven by penances. By penances one acquires fame. By penances, O mighty king, one lives long and gets all articles of enjoyment.
Sanskrit: रहस्यमद्भुतं चैव ज्ञानं विज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपं सम्पत् तथैव च। सौभाग्यं चैव तपसा प्राप्यते भरतर्षभ।॥
English: By penances one acquires knowledge, science, health and freedom from disease, beauty of person, prosperity and blessedness, O chief of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: धनं प्राप्नोति तपसा मौनेनाज्ञां प्रयच्छति। उपभोगांस्तु दानेन ब्रह्मचर्येण जीवितम्॥ अहिंसायाः फलं रूपं दीक्षाया जन्म वै कुले। फलमूलाशिनां राज्यं स्वर्गः पर्णाशिनां भवेत्॥
English: By penances one acquires riches. By observing the vow of silence one succeeds in bringing the whole world under his sway. By making gifts one gets all kinds of enjoyable articles. By observing the rite of Diksha one acquires birth in a good and high family. Those who spend their lives living upon only fruits and roots succeed in acquiring kingdom and sovereignty. Those who live upon the leaves of plants and trees as their food succeed in going to Heaven.
Sanskrit: पयोभक्षो दिवं याति दानेन द्रविणाधिकः। गुरुशुश्रूषया विद्या नित्यश्राद्धेन संततिः॥
English: One who live upon water only attains to Heaven. By making gifts one simply increases his wealth. By serving with reverence his preceptor, acquires learning. By performing Shraddhas every day in honour of his Departed Manes, one acquires a large number of children.
Sanskrit: गवाढ्यः शाकदीक्षाभिः स्वर्गमाहुस्तृणाशिनाम्। स्त्रियस्त्रिषवणं स्नात्वा वायुं पीत्वा क्रतुं लभेत्॥
English: By observing Diksha upon potherbs and vegetables, one acquires a large number of kine. Those who live upon grass and straw succeed in going to Heaven. By bathing thrice every day with necessary rites, one acquires a large number of waves. By drinking the air alone, one acquires residence in the regions of Prajapati.
Sanskrit: नित्यस्नायी भवेद् दक्षः संध्ये तु द्वे जपन् द्विजः। मरूं साधयतो राजन् नाकपृष्ठमनाशके॥
English: one The Brahmana who bathes every day and recites sacred Mantras in the two twilights, becomes possessed of the position of Daksha himself. By adoring the deities in a forest or desert, one acquires a kingdom or sovereignty, and by observing the vow of relinquishing the body by a long fast, one goes to the celestial region.
Sanskrit: स्थण्डिले शयमानानां गृहाणि शयनानि च। चीरवल्कलवासोभिर्वासांस्याभरणानि च।॥
English: One having penances for wealth and always passing his days in Yoga obtains good beds and seats and Vehicles. Renouncing the body by entering a burning fire, one becomes an object of respect in the region of Brahman.
Sanskrit: शय्यासनानि यानानि योगयुक्ते तपोधने। अग्निप्रवेशे नियतं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते॥
English: Those who lie on the hard and bare ground acquire houses and beds. Those who clothe themselves in rags and barks get good dresses and ornaments.
Sanskrit: रसानां प्रतिसंहारात् सौभाग्यमिह विन्दति। आमिषप्रतिसंहारात् प्रजा ह्यायुष्मती भवेत्॥
English: By avoiding the several agreeable tastes one succeeds in winning great prosperity. By abstaining from meat and fish, one gets longlived children.
Sanskrit: उदवासं वसेद् यस्तु स नराधिपतिर्भवेत्। सत्यवादी नररेष्ठ दैवतैः सह मोदते॥
English: One who passes sometime in Udavasa, mode of life, becomes the very lord of the celestial region. The man who speaks the truth, O best of men, succeeds in sporting happily with the celestials themselves.
Sanskrit: कीर्तिर्भवति दानेन तथाऽऽरोग्यमहिंसया। द्विजशुश्रूधया राज्यं द्विजत्वं चापि पुष्कलम्॥
English: By making gifts one acquires great fame on account of his high achievements. By abstention from cruelty, one acquires health and freedom from disease. By serving the Brahmanas with respect, one acquires kingdom and sovereignty, and the high position of a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: पानीयस्य प्रदानेन कीर्तिर्भवति शाश्वती। अन्नस्य तु प्रदानेन तृप्यन्ते कामभोगतः॥
English: By making gifts of water and other drinks, one acquires eternal fame on account of high achievements. By making gifts of food, one acquires various articles of enjoyment.
Sanskrit: सान्त्वदः सर्वभूतानां सर्वशोकैर्विमुच्यते। देवशुश्रूषया राज्यं दिव्यं रूपं नियच्छति॥
English: One who gives peace to all creatures, (by refraining to do them any injury), becomes freed from every region. By serving the gods, one obtains a kingdom and celestial beauty,
Sanskrit: दीपालोकप्रदानेन चक्षुष्मान् भवते नरः। प्रेक्षणीयप्रदानेन स्मृति मेधां च विन्दति।॥
English: By presenting lights at places which are dark and frequented by men, one acquires a good eyesight. By giving away good and beautiful objects, one acquires a good memory and understanding.
Sanskrit: गन्धमाल्यप्रदानेन कीर्तिर्भवति पुष्कला। केशश्मश्रु धारयतामग्र्या भवति संततिः॥
English: By distributing scents and garlands, one acquires farreaching fame. Those who abstain from shaving off their hair and beards, get excellent children.
Sanskrit: उपवासं च दीक्षां च अभिषेकं च पार्थिव। कृत्वा द्वादशवर्षाणि वीरस्थानाद् विशिष्यते॥
English: By observing fasts and initiation and baths, O Bharata, for twelve years one acquires a region which is superior to that attainable by unreturning heroes.
Sanskrit: दासीदासमलङ्करान् क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च। ब्रह्मदेयां सुतां दत्त्वा प्राप्नोति मनुजर्षभ॥
English: By conferring one's daughter on an eligible bridegroom according to the Brahma form, one gets, O best of men, male and female slaves and ornaments and fields and houses.
Sanskrit: क्रतुभिश्चोपवासैश्च त्रिदिवं याति भारत। लभते च शिवं ज्ञानं फलपुष्पप्रदो नरः॥
English: By celebrating sacrifices and observing fasts, one goes to the celestial region, O Bharata. The man who gives away fruits and flowers succeeds in gaining sacred knowledge.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णशृङ्गैस्तु विराजितानां गवां सहस्रस्य नरः प्रदानात्। मित्येवमाहुर्दिवि देवसंघाः॥
English: The man who gives away a thousand kine with horns bedecked with gold, succeeds in acquiring Heaven. This has been declared by the very deities in a celestial assemblage.
Sanskrit: प्रयच्छते यः कपिलां सवत्सां कांस्योपदोहां कनकाग्रशृङ्गीम्। तैस्तैर्गुणैः कामदुहास्य भूत्वा नरं प्रदातारमुपैति सा गौः॥
English: One who gives away a Kapila cow with her calf, with a brazen pot for milking, with horns bedecked with gold, and possessed of various other accomplishments, obtains the fruition of all his desires from that cow.
Sanskrit: स्तावत् कालं प्राप्य स गोप्रदानात्। मासप्तमं तारयते परत्र॥
English: Such a person, on account of that act of gift, lives in the celestial region for as many years as there are hairs on the body of the cow and rescues in the next world his sons and grandsons and all his family to the seventh degree.
Sanskrit: सदक्षिणां काञ्चनारुशृङ्गी कांस्योपदोहां द्रविणोत्तरीयाम्। धेनुं तिलानां ददतो द्विजाय लोका वसूनां सुलभा भवन्ति॥
English: That man gets to the regions of the Vasus who gives away a cow with horns beautifully decorated with gold, accompanied with a brazen jar for milking, along with a piece of cloth embroidered with gold, a measure of sesame and a sum of money as gift.
Sanskrit: स्वकर्मभिर्मानवं संनिरुद्धं तीव्रान्धकारे नरके पतन्तम्। महार्णवे नौरिव वायुयुक्ता दानं गवां तारयते परत्र॥
English: A gift of kine rescues the giver in the next world when he finds himself falling into the deep darkness of hell and fettered by his own deeds in this world, like a boat with sails that have caught the air rescuing a person drowning in the ocean.
Sanskrit: यो ब्रह्मदेयां तु ददाति कन्यां भूमिप्रदानं च करोति विप्रे। ददाति चान्नं विधिवच्च यश्च स लोकमाप्नोति पुरंदरस्य॥
English: He who confers a daughter according to the Brahma form upon an eligible person, or who makes a gift of land to a Brahmana, or who gives food according to due rites, succeeds in attaining to the region of Indra.
Sanskrit: नैवेशिकं सर्वगुणोपपन्नं ददाति वै यस्तु नरो द्विजाय। स्वाध्यायचारित्र्यगुणान्विताय तस्यापि लोकाः कुरुघूत्तरेषु॥
English: That man who presents a house, furnished with every sort of furniture to Brahmana given to Vedic studies and endued with every accomplishment and good behaviour, lives in the country of UttaraKurus.
Sanskrit: धुर्यप्रदानेन गवां तथा वै लोकानवाप्नोति नरो वसूनाम्। स्वर्गाय चाहस्तु हिरण्यदानं ततो विशिष्टं कनकप्रदानम्॥
English: By making gifts of draft bullocks, a person acquires the region of the Vasus. Gift of gold secures Heaven. Gift of pure gold yields greater merit still.
Sanskrit: छत्रप्रदानेन गृहं वरिष्ठं यानं तथोपानहसम्प्रदाने। वस्त्रप्रदानेन फलं स्वरूपं गन्धप्रदानात् सुरभिर्नरः स्यात्॥
English: By making gift of an umbrella, one acquires a palatial residence. By making gift of a pair of sandals or shoes, one acquires good cars, The reward of cloths, is personal beauty, and by making gifts of scents, one gets a fragrant body in next life.
Sanskrit: पुष्पोपगं वाथ फलोपंग वा यः पादपं स्पर्शयते द्विजाया सश्रीकमृद्धं बहुरत्नपूर्ण लभत्ययत्नोपगतं गृहं वै॥
English: One who gives flowers and fruits and plants and trees to a Brahmana, acquires, without any toil, a palatial residence containing beautiful women and plenty of riches.
Sanskrit: भक्ष्यानपानीयरसप्रदाता सर्वान् समाप्नोति रसान् प्रकामम्। प्रतिश्रयाच्छादनसम्प्रदाता प्राप्नोति तान्येव न संशयोऽत्र॥
English: The giver of food and drink of different tastes and other articles of enjoyment succeeds in acquiring profuse supply of such articles. The giver, again, of houses and cloths get articles of a similar nature. There is no doubt in this.
Sanskrit: स्रग्धूपगन्धाननुलेपनानि स्नानानि माल्यानि च मानवो यः। स्तथाभिरूपश्च नरेन्द्र लोके॥
English: That person who makes gifts of garlands and incense and scents and unguents and the articles needed by men after a bath, and garlands to Brahmanas, becomes freed from cvery disease and, possessed of personal beauty, sports in joy in the region reserved for great kings.
Sanskrit: बीजैरशून्यं शयनैरुपेतं दद्याद् गृहं यः पुरुषो द्विजाय। पुण्याभिरामं बहुरत्नपूर्ण लभत्यधिष्ठानवरं स राजन्॥
English: That man, O king, who presents to a Brahmana a house that is stored with grain, furnished with beds, full of riches, auspicious, and delightful, acquires a palatial residence.
Sanskrit: सुगन्धचित्रास्तरणोपधानं दद्यान्नरो यः शयनं द्विजाय। रूपान्वितां पक्षवती मनोज्ञां भार्यामयत्नोपगतां लभेत् सः।
English: He who gives to a Brahmana a good bed perfumed with fragrant scents, covered with an excellent sheet, and pillows, gets without any effort on his part a beautiful wife, belonging to a respectable family and of agreeable manners.
Sanskrit: पितामहस्यानवरो वीरशायी भवेन्नरः। नाधिकं विद्यते यस्मादित्याहुः परमर्षयः॥
English: The man who takes to a hero's bed on the field of battle becomes the equal of the Grandfather Brahman himself. There is no end that is higher than this. Even this is what the great Rishis have said,
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रीतात्मा कुरुनन्दनः। नाश्रमेऽरोचयद् वासं वीरमार्गाभिकाझ्या॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these words of his grandfather, Yudhishthira, the delighter of the Kurus, became anxious to get the end reserved for heroes and no longer expressed any disgust for leading a domestic mode of life.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरः प्राह पाण्डवान् पुरुषर्षभा पितामहस्य यद् वाक्यं तद् वो रोचत्विति प्रभुः।।४३
English: Then, O foremost of men, Yudhishthira, addressing all the other sons of Pandu, said to them Let the words which our grandfather has said, command your faith.'
Sanskrit: ततस्तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे द्रौपदी च यशस्विनी। युधिष्ठिरस्य तद् वाक्यं बाढमित्यभ्यपूजयन्॥
English: At this, all the Pandavas with the famous Draupadi amongst them, highly spoke of the words of Yudhishthira and said, yes.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच आरामाणां तडागानां यत् फलं कुरुपुङ्गवा तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तोऽद्य भरतर्षभ॥
English: Yudhishthira said I wish, O Bharata, chief to hear from you what the rewards are, O best of the Kurus, of the planting of trees and the digging of tanks.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच सुप्रदर्शा बलवती चित्रा धातुविभूषिता। उपेता सर्वभूतैश्च श्रेष्ठा भूमिरिहोच्यते॥
English: Bhishma said A piece of land on a best sight, fertile, situate in the midst of charming adorned with various kinds of metals, and inhabited by all sorts of creatures, Is considered as the foremost of spots.
Sanskrit: तस्याः क्षेत्रविशेषाश्च तडागानां च बन्धनम्। औदकानि च सर्वाणि प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः॥
English: A particular portion of such land should be chosen for digging a tank. I shall tell you, in due order, the different kinds of tanks. I shall also tell you what kinds of tanks. I shall also tell you what the merits also are of the digging of tanks.
Sanskrit: तडागानां च वक्ष्यामि कृतानां चापि ये गुणाः। त्रिषु लाकेषु सर्वत्र पूजनीयस्तडागवान्॥
English: The man who causes a tank to be dug becomes entitled to the respect and adoration of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: अथवा मित्रसदनं मैत्रं मित्रविवर्धनम्। कीर्तिसंजननं श्रेष्ठं तडागानां निवेशनम्॥
English: A tank full of water is as agreeable and beneficial as the house of a friend. It is gratifying to the Sun himself. It also helps the growth of the celestials. It is the foremost of all things that lead to fame.
Sanskrit: धर्मस्यार्थस्य कामस्य फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः। तडागसुकृतं देशे क्षेत्रमेकं महाश्रयम्॥ चतुर्विधानां भूतानां तडागमुपलक्षयेत्। तडागानि च सर्वाणि दिशन्ति श्रियमुत्तमाम्॥
English: The wise have said that the excavation of a tank brings on Virtue, Profit and Pleasure. A tank is said to be properly excavated, if it is made on a piece of land that is inhabited by respectable persons. A tank is said to be necessary for all the four purposes of living creatures. Thanks, again, are considered as forming the excellent beauty of a country.
Sanskrit: देवा मनुष्यगन्धर्वा: पितरोरगराक्षसाः। स्थावराणि च भूतानि संश्रयन्ति जलाशयम्॥
English: The celestials, human beings, Gandharvas. Departed Manes Uragas, Rakshasas, and even immobile beings, all resort to a tank full of water as their refuge.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् तांस्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तडागे ये गुणाः स्मृताः। या च तत्र फलावाप्तिर्ऋषिभिः समुदाहृता॥
English: I shall, therefore, recite to you the merits attached to tanks as described by great Rishis, and the rewards in store for persons who cause them to be excavated.
Sanskrit: वर्षाकाले तडागे सलिलं यस्य तिष्ठति। अग्निहोत्रफलं तस्य फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: The wise have said that man acquires the merit of an Agnihotra sacrifice in whose tank water is held in the season of rains.