pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स जायमानो विगृहीतमात्रः संज्ञामधिष्ठाय ततो मनुष्यः। स श्रोत्राभ्यां वेदयतीह शब्दं स वै रूपं पश्यति चक्षुषा च॥ घ्राणेन गन्धं जिह्वयाथो रसं च त्वचा स्पर्श मनसा वेद भावम्। इत्यष्टकेहोपहितं हि विद्धि महात्मनां प्राणभृतां शरीरे॥
English: He then develops in course of time into the embryo. He is then furnished with the visible organisation. Coming out of the womb in course of time, he becomes conscious of his existence. He then becomes sensible of sound by his ears, of colour and form by his eyes, of scent by his nose, of taste by his tongue, of touch by his whole body and of ideas by his mind. O Ashtaka, it is thus that the gross and visible body develops from the subtle essence.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच यः संस्थितः पुरुषो दह्यते वा निखन्यते वापि निकृष्यते वा। अभावभूतः स विनाशमेत्य केनात्मना चेतयते परस्तात्॥
English: Ashtaka said: The body is burnt, buried of otherwise destroyed after death. Reduced to nothing on one's death, by what principle is one again revived.
Sanskrit: भवन्ति पापा ययातिरुवाच हित्वा सोऽसून् सुप्तवन्निष्टनित्वा पुरोधाय सुकृतं दुष्कृतं वा। अन्यां योनि पवनाग्रानुसारी हित्वा देहं भजते राजसिंह॥
English: Yayati said : O lion of kings, the man who dies, assumes a subtle form, but he retains the consciousness of all his acts as if in a dream. He then assumes some other form with a quicker speed than that of air.
Sanskrit: पुण्यां योनि पुण्यकृतो व्रजन्ति पापां योनि पापकृतो व्रजन्ति। कीटाः पतङ्गाश्च न मे विवक्षास्ति महानुभाव॥ चतुष्पदा द्विपदाः षट्पदाश्च तथाभूता गर्भभूता भवन्ति। आख्यातमेतन्निखिलेन सर्वं भूयस्तु किं पृच्छसि राजसिंह॥
English: The virtuous attain to a superior and the vicious to an inferior form of existence. The vicious becomes worms and insects. O illustrious one, I have nothing more to say. I have told you, how beings are born by the development of their embryonic formas quadrupeds, bipeds and six-footed creatures. What more will you ask me?
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच किंस्वित् कृत्वा लभते तात लोकान् मर्त्यः श्रेष्ठांस्तपसा विद्यया वा। च्छुभाँल्लोकान् येन गच्छेत् क्रमेण॥
English: Ashtaka said: O sire, how does a man attain to those higher regions whence there is no return to earthly life again? Is it by asceticism or knowledge? How does a man attain to the region of the highest bliss? As I ask you, tell me all.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच तपश्च दानं च शमो दमश्च हीरार्जवं सर्वभूतानुकम्पा। स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य वदन्ति सन्तो द्वाराणि सप्तैव महान्ति पुंसाम्। नश्यन्ति मानेन तमोऽभिभूताः पुंसः सदैवेति वदन्ति सन्तः॥
English: Yayati said ; The wise say that there are seven gates through which admission might be gained to heaven. These are asceticism, gift, tranquility of mind, self-command, modesty, simplicity and kindness. A person loses all this in consequence of vanity.
Sanskrit: अधीयानः पण्डितं मन्यमानो यो विद्यया हन्ति यशः परेषाम्। तस्यान्तवन्तश्च भवन्ति लोका न चास्य तद् ब्रह्म फलं ददाति॥
English: The man who, having acquired knowledge, regards himself as learned and destroys, the reputation of others by his learning, never goes to the region of the highest bliss. It does not also give him the power of attaining to Brahma.
Sanskrit: चत्वारि कर्माण्यभयंकराणि भयं प्रयच्छन्त्ययथाकृतानि। मानाग्निहोत्रमुत मानमौनं मानेनाधीतमुत पानयज्ञः॥
English: Study, taciturnity, worship before fire and sacrifices, these are the four means through which fear is removed. But when these four are mixed with vanity, they cause fear instead of removing it.
Sanskrit: न मानमान्यो मुदमाददीत न संतापं प्राप्नुयाचावमानात्। सन्तः सतः पूजयन्तीह लोके नासाधवः साधुबुद्धिं लभन्ते॥ इति दद्यामित यज इत्यधीय इति व्रतम्। इत्येतानि भयान्याहुस्तानि वानि सर्वशः॥
English: The wise should never feel pride in receiving honours, nor should they be sorry if insulted. For it is the wise alone that honour the wise; the wicked and vicious can never act like the virtuous. I have given so much, I have performed so many sacrifices, I have studied so much, I have observed so many vows, such vanity and pride are the roots of all fear. Therefore, it must be abandoned by all means.
Sanskrit: ये चाश्रयं वेदयन्ते पुराणं मनीषिणो मानसमार्गरुद्धम्। तद्वः श्रेयस्तेन संयोगमेत्य परां शान्तिं प्राप्नुयुः प्रेत्य चेह॥
English: Those learned men who accept as their only support the unchangeable and inconceivable Brahma, Brahma that showers blessings on persons virtuous as you are, enjoy perfect peace here in this world and hereafter in heaven.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच कतरस्त्वनयोः पूर्वं देवानामेति सात्मताम्। उभयोर्धावतो राजन् सूर्याचन्द्रमसोरिव॥
English: Ashtaka said: O king, who does amongst the two, namely the ascetic and the man of knowledge, first attain to the communion with Brahma, although both exerting like the sun and the moon!
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अनिकेतो गृहस्थेषु कामवृत्तेषु संयतः। ग्राम एव वसन् भिक्षुस्तयोः पूर्वतरं गतः॥
English: Yayati said : He who is a man of knowledge and who is self controlled, though living among the householders with various sorts of desires, attains to salvation first.
Sanskrit: अवाप्य दीर्घमायुस्तु यः प्राप्तो विकृतिं चरेत्। तप्यते यदि तत् कृत्वा चरेत् सोऽन्यत् तपस्ततः॥
English: Those that devote themselves to Yoga meditation take time to acquire that knowledge, for by practice alone they divest themselves from the idea of duality.
Sanskrit: पापानां कर्मणां नित्यं बिभियाद् यस्तु मानवः। सुखमप्याचरन् नित्यं सोऽत्यन्तं सुखमेधते॥ र्यः सेवतेऽधर्ममनर्थबुद्धिः। स्तदार्जवं स समाधिस्तदार्यम्॥
English: Then again, if a man devoted to Yoga do not find sufficient time to attain to success in one's one life, he is benefited in his next life by the progress already made. But the man of knowledge ever sees the indestructible Unity, therefore he, though emerged in worldly enjoyments, is never affected in the heart.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच केनासि हूतः प्रहितोऽसि राजन् युवा स्रग्वी दर्शनीयः सुवर्चाः। मुताहोस्वित् पार्थिवं स्थानमस्ति॥
English: Ashtaka said: O king, you are young, you are handsome, you are decorated with celestial garlands, your splendour is great. From what place have you come and where do you go? Whose messenger are you? Are you going to earth?
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच इमं भौमं नरकं क्षीणपुण्यः प्रवेष्टुमुर्वी गगनाद् विप्रहीणः। उक्त्वाहं वः प्रपतिष्याम्यनन्तरं त्वरन्ति मां लोकपा ब्रह्मणो ये॥
English: Yayati said : As I have lost my religious virtues, I am falling into the Bhauma,(earth) hell. I shall go there after finishing my talk with you. The Lokapalas are commanding me even now to hasten thither.
Sanskrit: स्ते गंगता गुणवन्तस्तु सर्वे। शक्राच लब्धो हि वरो मयैष पतिष्यता भूमितलं नरेन्द्र॥
English: O king, I have obtained the following boon from Indra. Though I shall fall on earth, yet I shall fall among wise and virtuous men.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच पृच्छामि त्वां मा प्रपत प्रपातं यदि लोकाः पार्थिव सन्ति मेऽत्र। यद्यन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि स्थिताः क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये॥
English: Ashtaka said : O king, I believe, you know every thing. I ask you, is there any region for myself either in heaven or in the firmament? If there be any, you shall not fall.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यावत् पृथिव्यां विहितं गवावं सहारण्यैः पशुभिः पार्वतैश्च। तावल्लोका दिवि ते संस्थिता वै तथा विजानीहि नरेन्द्रसिंह॥
English: Yayati said : O best of kings, there are many regions for you to enjoy in heaven, as many as the kine and horses of earth, as the animals in the wilderness and the hills.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच तांस्ते ददामि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ये मे लोका दिवि राजेन्द्र सन्ति स्तानाक्रम क्षिप्रमपेतमोहः॥
English: Ashtaka said: O king, I give to you all those regions in heaven or in the firmament that are for me to enjoy. Therefore, though falling, you must not fall. Take them soon, wherever they may be, in heaven or in the firmament. Let your sorrow cease.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच नास्मद्विधो ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मविच प्रतिग्रहे वर्तते राजमुख्य। स्तथाददं पूर्वमहं नरेन्द्र॥
English: Yayati said : O best of kings, a Brahma-knowing Brahmana alone can accept gifts and not men like ourselves. O king, I myself have given away (many gifts) to Brahmanas, as I should do.
Sanskrit: नाब्राह्मणः कृपणो जातु जीवेद् याच्यापि स्याद् ब्राह्मणी वीरपत्नी। सोऽहं नैवाकृतपूर्वं चरेयं विधिसमानः किमु तत्र साधु॥
English: Let no man, who is not a Brahmana and no woman who is the wife of a hero, earn infamy by accepting gifts. I have always desired to perform virtuous acts on earth. What I have never done before, how shall I do it now and accept a gift?
Sanskrit: प्रतर्दन उवाच पृच्छामि त्वां स्पृहणीयरूप प्रतर्दनोऽहं यदि मे सन्ति लोकाः। यद्यन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये॥
English: Pratardana said : O handsome one, I am Pratardana by name. I ask you, is there any region for me in heaven or in the firmament to enjoy as fruits of my virtues? You know everything.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच सन्ति लोका बहवस्ते नरेन्द्र अप्येकैकः सप्तसप्ताप्यहानि। स्ते नान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति॥
English: Yayati said : O king, innumerable regions, as effulgent as the solar disc and full of great felicity, await you. If you live only for seven days in each, they will never be exhausted.
Sanskrit: प्रतर्दन उवाच तांस्ते ददानि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ये मे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु। स्तानाक्रम क्षिप्रमपेतमोहः॥
English: Pratardana said : I give to you all of them. Therefore, though falling, you must not fall. Let all the regions for me to enjoy be yours, whether they may be in heaven or in the firmament. Take them soon and let your sorrow cease.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच न तुल्यतेजाः सुकृतं कामयेत् योगक्षेमं पार्थिव पार्थिवः सन्। श्चरेनृशंसं न हि जातु राजा॥
English: Yayati said : O king, no king of equal energy should ever desire to accept in gift the religious merits of another king acquired by Yoga. No king, if wise, should act in a censurable way, though afflicted with calamity.
Sanskrit: धर्म्य मार्ग यतमानो यशस्यं कुर्यानृपो धर्ममवेक्षमाणः। न मद्विधो धर्मबुद्धिः प्रजानन् कुर्यादेवं कृपणं मां यथाऽऽत्थ॥
English: A king should keep his eyes fixed on virtue and walk in the path of piety and thus increase his fame. A virtuous man like me, who know what are his duties, should not act so meanly as you ask me to do.
Sanskrit: विधिसमानः किमु तत्र साधु। ब्रुवाणमेनं नृपतिं ययाति नृपोत्तमो वसुमानब्रवीत् तम्॥
English: When others, desirous of acquiring religious merit, do not accept gifts, how can I do it what they do not? When the best of kings, Yayati, said this, he was thus addressed by Vasuman.
Sanskrit: वसुमानुवाच यद्यस्ति लोको दिवि मे नरेन्द्र। यद्यन्तरिक्षे प्रथितो महात्मन् क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये॥
English: Vasuman said: I am Vasuman, the son of Ushadashva. I ask you, O king, is there any region for me to enjoy either in heaven or in the firmament, as fruits of my virtuous acts? O high-souled one, you know all holy regions.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यदन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी दिशश्च यत्तेजसा तपते भानुमांश्च। लोकास्तावन्तो दिवि संस्थिता वै ते नान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति॥
English: Yayati said : The extensive regions, as extensive as those in the firmament, on earth and ten points of heaven that are illuminated by the sun, are all waiting for you.
Sanskrit: वसुमानुवाच तांस्ते ददानि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ये मे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु। क्रीणीष्वैतांस्तृणकेनापि राजन् प्रतिग्रहस्ते यदि धीमन् प्रदुष्टः॥
English: Vasuman said : I give them all to you. Let those regions that are mine be all yours. O king, if it is improper for you to accept them in gift, then pur hase them with a straw.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच न मिथ्याहं विक्रयं वै स्मरामि वृथा गृहीतं शिशुकाच्छङ्कमानः। विधिसमानः किमु तत्र साधु॥
English: Yayati said : I do not remember to have ever bought or sold any thing in an unfair way. This has also never been done by other kings. How shall I do it then?
Sanskrit: वसुमानुवाच तांस्त्वं लोकान् प्रतिपद्यस्व राजन् मया दत्तान् यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते। अहं न तान् वै प्रतिगन्ता नरेन्द्र सर्वे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु॥
English: Vasuman said: O king, if to purchase them be considered by you improper, take them from me as gifts. I for myself speak, that I shall never go to those regions that are for me. Let thein, therefore, be yours.
Sanskrit: शिबिरुवाच पृच्छामि त्वां शिबिरौशीनरोऽहं ममापि लोका यदि सन्तीह तात। यद्यन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये॥
English: Sibi said : I am Sibi, the son of Ushinara. I ask you, O king, O sire, is there any region in heaven or in the firmament for me to enjoy? You know every region that one may enjoy as the fruit of his religious merit.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं वाचा हृदयेनापि साधून् परीप्समानान् नावमंस्था नरेन्द्र। तेनानन्ता दिवि लोकाः श्रितास्ते विद्युदूपाः स्वनवन्तो महान्तः॥
English: Yayati said: You have never disregarded either in mind or by speech the honest and the virtuous men that ever applied to you. There are infinite worlds for you to enjoy in heaven, all blazing like lightning.
Sanskrit: शिबिरुवाच तांस्त्वं लोकान् प्रतिपद्यस्व राजन् मया दत्तान् यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते। न चाहं तान् प्रतिपत्स्ये ह दत्त्वा यत्र गत्वा नानुशोचन्ति धीराः॥
English: Sibi said : If you consider their purchase as improper, I give them to you as gifts. O king, take them all. I shall never go to the region where the wise never feel the least grief.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच स्ते चाप्यनन्ता नरदेव लोकाः। तथाद्य लोके न रमेऽन्यदत्ते तस्माच्छिबे नाभिनन्दामि देयम्॥
English: Yayati said : O Sibi, you have indeed obtained for yourself infinite worlds, possessed as you are of the prowess of Indra. But I do not wish to enjoy regions given to me by others. Therefore, I cannot accept your gifts.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच न चेदेकैकशो राजंल्लोकान् नः प्रतिनन्दसि। सर्वे प्रदाय भवते गन्तारो नरकं वयम्॥
English: Ashtaka said: O king, each of us has expressed our desire to give you the regions that each of us has acquired by his religious merits. You refuse to accept them. We leave them for you and we shall now descend into the earth-hell.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यदोऽहं तद् यदध्वं सन्तः सत्याभिनन्दिनः। अहं तन्नाभिजानामि यत् कृतं न मया पुरा॥
English: Yayati said : You are all truth-loving and wise. Give me that which I desire to have. I shall not be able to do what I have not done before.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच कस्यैते प्रतिदृश्यन्ते रथाः पञ्च हिरण्मयाः। यानारुह्य नरो लोकानभिवाञ्छति शाश्वतान्॥
English: Ashtaka said : To whom does these fine cars belong that we see before us? Do men ride on them who go to the regions of everlasting bliss?
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच युष्मानेते वहिष्यन्ति रताः पञ्च हिरण्मयाः। उच्चैः सन्तः प्रकाशन्ते ज्वलन्तोऽग्निशिखा इव॥
English: Yayati said : These fine golden cars, as blazing as fire and displaying great glory, will carry you to regions of bliss.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच आतिष्ठस्व रथान् राजन् विक्रमस्व विहायसम्। वयमप्यनुयास्यामो यदा कालो भविष्यति॥
English: Ashtaka said: O king, get on these cars and go to heaven. We shall also follow you in time.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच सरिदानी गन्तव्यं सह स्वर्गजितो वयम्। एष नो विरजाः पन्था दृश्यते देवसद्मनः॥
English: Yayati said: We can now all go together. All of us have conquered heaven . Behold, the glorious path to heaven becomes visible.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तेऽधिरुह्य स्थान् सर्वे प्रयाता नृपसत्तमाः। आक्रमन्तो दिवं भाभिर्धर्मेणावृत्य रोदसी॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Illuminating the whole firmament by the glory of their virtues, those excellent kings got on those cars and set out in order to get admittance into heaven.
Sanskrit: अष्टक उवाच अहं मन्ये पूर्वमेकोऽस्मि गन्ता सखा चेन्द्रः सर्वथा मे महात्मा। मेकोऽत्यगात् सर्ववेगेन वाहान्॥
English: Ashtaka said: I always thought that Indra was my special friend and that I shall, of all others, first obtain admittance into heaven. But how is it that Sibi, the son of Ushinara, has already left us behind?
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अददद् देवयानाय यावद् वित्तमविन्दता उशीनरस्य पुत्रोऽयं तस्माच्छ्रेष्ठो हि वः शिबिः॥ दानं तपः सत्यमथापि धर्मो ही: श्रीः क्षमा सौम्यमथो विधित्सा। राजन्नेतान्यप्रमेयाणि राज्ञः शिबेः स्थितान्यप्रतिमस्य बुद्ध्या॥ एवंवृत्तो ह्रीनिषेवश्च यस्मात् तस्माच्छिबिरत्यगाद् वै रथेन।
English: Yayati said : This son of Ushinara had given all he possessed to attain to the region of Brahma. Therefore, he is the foremost among all of you. Shibi's liberality, asceticism, truth, virtue, modesty, good fortune, forgiveness, amiability and desire of performing good acts, have been so great that none can measure them. The king Sibi is crowned with righteousness and is bashful, therefore he is foremost among all of us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच मातामहं कौतुकेनेन्द्रकल्पम्॥ पृच्छामि त्वां नृपते ब्रूहि सत्यं कुतश्च कश्चासि सुतश्च कस्य। कृतं त्वया यद्धि न तस्य कर्ता लोके त्वदन्यः क्षत्रियो ब्राह्मणो वा॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Ashtaka, impelled by curiosity, again asked his maternal grandfather, who was like Indra himself, “O king, I ask you, tell me truly, whence have you come? Who are you? and whose son are you?
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच ययातिरस्मि नहुषस्य पुत्रः पूरोः पिता सार्वभौमस्त्विहासम्। गुह्यं चार्थं मामकेभ्यो ब्रवीमि मातामहोऽहं भवतां प्रकाशम्॥
English: Yayati said: I tell you truly, I am Yayati, the son of Nahusha and the father of Puru. I was a Sarvabhauma (Universal monarch) on earth. You are my kinsmen. I am your maternal grandfather.
Sanskrit: सर्वामिमां पृथिवीं निर्जिगाय प्रादामहं छादनं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः। स्तदा देवाः पुण्यभाजो भवन्ति॥
English: Having conquered the whole earth, I gave clothes to the Brahmanas. I gave them also one hundred horses fit for sacrificial offerings. For such pious acts the celestials become propitious to those that perform them.
Sanskrit: अदामहं पृथिवीं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः पूर्णामिमामखिलां वाहनेन। स्तदाददं गाः शतमर्बुदानि।२४॥
English: gave also to Brahmanas this whole earth with her horses, elephants, kine, gold and all kinds of wealth. I gave away also one hundred Arbudas, the excellent milk cows.
Sanskrit: सत्येन वै द्यौश्च वसुन्धरा च तथैवाग्निर्चलते मानुषेषु। न मे वृथा व्यहृतमेव वाक्यं सत्यं हि सन्तः प्रतिपूजयन्ति॥
English: The firmament and earth still exist owing to my truth and virtue. Fire and burns owing to my truth and virtue. Never a word has been uttered by me which is not true. The wise, therefore, adore truth.
Sanskrit: यदष्टक प्रब्रवीमीह सत्यं प्रतर्दनं चौषदश्विं तथैवा सर्वे च लोका मुनयश्च देवाः सत्येन पूज्या इति मे मनोगतम्॥
English: O Ashtaka, all that I have told you, Pratardana and Vasuman, the son of Uşadasva is the truth itself. I know that all the worlds, all the Rishis and all the celestials are adorable only because Truth characterises them all.
Sanskrit: यो नः स्वर्गजितः सर्वान् यथा वृत्तं निवेदयत्। अनुसूयुर्द्विजायेभ्यः स लभेन्नः सलोकताम्॥
English: He who will duly read to the good Brahmanas, the account of our ascension to heaven without malice shall himself attain to the same worlds with us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं राजा स महात्मा ह्यतीव स्वैर्दोहित्रैस्तारितोऽमित्रसाहः। त्यक्त्वा महीं परमोदारकर्मा स्वर्गं गतः कर्मभिर्व्याप्य पृथ्वीम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus ascended to heaven that illustrious man (Yayati) of great achievements. Rescued by his kinsmen, he left the earth and filled the three worlds with the fame of his deeds.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच भगवच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि पूरोर्वंशकरान् नृपान्। यद्वीर्यान् यादृशांश्चापि यावतो यत्पराक्रमान्॥
English: Janamejaya said : Adorable Sir, I desire to hear the history of those kings who were descended from Puru. Tell me what powers and what achievements each possessed?
Sanskrit: न ह्यस्मिन् शीलहीनो वा निर्वीर्यो वा नराधिपः। प्रजाविरहितो वापि भूतपूर्वः कथंचन॥
English: I have heard that in the dynasty of Puru there was not a single king who was deficient in good behaviour or in prowess. There was none who has no sons.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्रथितवृत्तानां राज्ञां विज्ञानशालिनाम्। चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि विस्तरेण तपोधन॥
English: O great ascetic, I desire to hear in detail the account of these kings who were endued with great learning and who possessed all accomplishments.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। पूरोर्वंशधरान् वीराज्छक्रप्रतिमतेजसः। भूरिद्रविणविक्रान्तान् सर्वलक्षणपूजितान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: As you ask me I shall tell you all about the heroic kings of Puru's royal dynasty, who were all equal to Indra in power. They possessed great affluence and commanded the respect of all, on account of their many accomplishments.
Sanskrit: प्रवीरेश्वररौद्राश्वास्त्रयः पुत्रा महारथाः। पूरोः पौष्ट्यामजायन्त प्रवीरो वंशकृत् ततः॥
English: Puru begot on his wife Paushti three great car-warriors, namely Pravira, Ishvara and Raudrashva. Amongst these three, Pravira kept up the line.
Sanskrit: मनस्युरभवत् तस्माच्छूरसेनीसुतः प्रभुः। पृथिव्याश्चतुरन्ताया गोप्ता राजीवलोचनः॥
English: Pravira begot on his wife Shuraseni, a son named Manasyu. This lotus-eyed king had his sovereignty over the whole earth bounded by the four seas.
Sanskrit: शक्तः संहननो वाग्मी सौवीरीतनयास्त्रयः। मनस्योरभवन् पुत्राः शूराः सर्वे महारथाः॥
English: Manasyu begot on his wife Sauviri three sons, namely Shakta, Sanhanana and Vagmi; they were all great heroes and car-warriors.
Sanskrit: अन्वम्भानुप्रभृतयो मिश्रकेश्यां मनस्विनः। रौद्राश्वस्य महेष्वासा दशाप्सरसि सूनवः॥ यज्वानो जज्ञिरे शूराः प्रजावन्तो बहुश्रुताः। सर्वे सर्वास्त्रविद्वांसः सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः॥
English: The wise and virtuous Raudrashva begoi on Apsara Mishrakeshi ten sons who were all great bow-men. They were great heroes and performed many sacrifices in honour of the celestial; they were learned in all the Shastras and were virtuous. All of them begot sons.
Sanskrit: ऋचेयुरथ कक्षेयुः कृकणेयुश्च वीर्यवान्। स्थण्डिलेयुर्वनेयुश्च जलेयुश्च महायशाः॥ तेजेयुर्बलवान् धीमान् सत्येयुश्चेन्द्रविक्रमः। धर्मेयुः संनतेयुश्च दशमो देवविक्रमः॥
English: They were Richeyu, Kaksheyu, powerful Krikaneyu, Sthandileyu, Vaneyu, greatly famous Jaleyu, intelligent and strong Tejeyu, Indra-like powerful Satyeyu, Dharmeyu and celestial-like powerful Sannateyu.
Sanskrit: अनाधृष्टिरभूत् तेषां विद्वान् भुवि तथैकराट्। ऋचेयुरथ विक्रान्तो देवानामिव वासवः॥
English: Amongst them all, Richeyu became the sole lord of the whole earth and was known by the name of Anadhrishti. He was in prowess like Indra.
Sanskrit: अनाधृष्टिसुतस्त्वासीद् राजसूयाश्वमेधकृत्। मतिनार इति ख्यातो राजा परमधार्मिकः॥
English: Anadhrishti had a son, named Matinara who became a very virtuous king and greatly famous. He performed both Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices.
Sanskrit: मतिनारसुता राजश्चत्वारोऽमितविक्रमाः। तंसुर्महानतिरथो दुह्यश्चाप्रतिमद्युतिः॥
English: Matinara had four greatly powerful sons, namely Tansu, Mahan, Atiratha and immeasurably glorious Druhyu.
Sanskrit: तेषां तंसुर्महावीर्यः पौरवं वंशमुद्वहन्। आजहार यशो दीप्तं जिगाय च वसुन्धराम्॥
English: Amongst them, greatly powerful Tansu became the perpetuator of Puru's line. He subjugated the whole earth and gained great fame and splendour.
Sanskrit: ईलिनं तु सुतं तंसुर्जनयामास वीर्यवान्। सोऽपि कृत्स्नामिमां भूमिं विजिग्ये जयतां वरः॥
English: Tansu begot a greatly powerful son, named Ilina. He also became the foremost of all conquerors and subjugated the whole world.
Sanskrit: रथन्तर्यां सुतान् पञ्च पञ्चभूतोपमांस्ततः। ईलिनो जनयामास दुष्यन्तप्रभृतीन् नृपान्॥
English: Ilina begot on his wife, Rathantari, five sons, Dushyanta being the eldest. They were all as great in power as the five elements.
Sanskrit: दुष्यन्तं शूरभीमौ च प्रवसुं वसुमेव च। तेषां श्रेष्ठोऽभवद् राजा दुष्यन्तो जनमेजय॥
English: (They were) Dushyanta, Shura, Bhima, Pravasu and Vasu. O Janamejaya, amongst them the eldest Dushyanta became king.
Sanskrit: दुष्यन्ताद् भरतो जज्ञे विद्वाञ्छाकुन्तलो नृपः। तस्माद् भरतवंशस्य विप्रतस्थे महद् यशः॥
English: Dushyanta begot on his wife, Shakuntala, a learned son, named Bharata who became king. From him was the Bharata dynasty and from his spread its great fame.
Sanskrit: भरतस्तिसृषु स्त्रीषु नव पुत्रानजीजनत्। नाभ्यनन्दत तान् राजा नानुरूपा ममेत्युत॥
English: Bharata begot on his three wives nine sons, but none of them was like his father and Bharata was not satisfied with any of them.
Sanskrit: ततस्तान् मातरः क्रुद्धाः पुत्रान् निन्युर्यमक्षयम्। ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य वितथं पुत्रजन्म तत्॥
English: Thereupon their mothers, becoming angry, killed them all. Therefore, the procreation of that great king was in vain.
Sanskrit: ततो महद्भिः क्रतुभिरीजानो भरतस्तदा। लेभे पुत्रं भरद्वाजाद् भुमन्युं नाम भारत॥
English: The king then performed a great sacrifice and obtained a son, named Bhumanyu through the grace of Bharadvaja.
Sanskrit: ततः पुत्रिणमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा पौरवनन्दनः। भुमन्युं भरतश्रेष्ठ यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयत्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, the descendant of Puru, regarding himself as really possessing a son, installed him as his heir-apparent.