pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्त्वा दुहितरं क्रुद्धः शशाप यस्मात् त्वया राजानो विप्रलब्धा बहवस्तस्माद ब्रह्मण्यानि तवापत्यानि भविष्यन्त्यानृतिकत्वात् तवेति॥
English: Having said this, he thus cursed his daughter in anger, “As you have deceived many kings, for your this untruthful conduct, your sons will be haters of Brahmanas."
Sanskrit: स च राजा तामुपलभ्य तस्यां सुरतगुणानिवद्धहृदयो लोकत्रयैश्वर्यमिवोपलभ्य हर्षेण वाष्पकलया वाचा प्रणिपत्याभिपूज्य मण्डूकराजमब्रवादनुगृहीतोऽस्मीति।।
English: Having obtained her, the king became greatly enamoured of her for her great accomplishments. Feeling that he had, as it were, obtained the sovereignty of the three worlds, he bowed down his head to the king of the frogs. Honouring him in due form he thus spoke with his voice choked with tears of joy, "I have been much favoured."
Sanskrit: स च मण्डूकराजो दुहितरमनुज्ञाप्य यथागतमगच्छत्॥
English: The king of the frogs, then biding farewell to his daughter, went away whence he had come.
Sanskrit: अथ कस्यचित् कालस्य तस्यां कुमारास्त्रयस्तस्य राज्ञः सम्बभूवुः शलो दलो बलश्चेति। ततस्तेषां ज्येष्ठं शलं समये पिता राज्येऽभिषिच्य तपसि धृतात्मा वनं जगाम्॥
English: After sometime, the king begot on her three sons. They were named, Shala, Dala and Bala. Sometime after, the king, their father, installing the eldest son on the throne, went to a forest with the desire of practising asceticism.
Sanskrit: अथ कदाचिच्छलो मृगयामनुचरन् मृगमासाद्य रथेनान्वधावत्॥
English: One day Shala, when out in hunting, saw a deer and pursued it on his car.
Sanskrit: सूतं चोवाच शीघ्रं मां वहस्वेति स तथोक्तः सूतो राजानमब्रवीत्॥
English: He spoke to the charioteer “Drive me faster.” Having been thus addressed the charioteer said to the king,
Sanskrit: न क्रियतामनुबन्धो नैष शक्यस्त्वया मृगोऽयं ग्रहीतुं यद्यपि ते रथे युक्तौ वाम्यौ स्यातामिति।।ततोऽब्रवीद् राजा सूतमाचक्ष्व मे वाम्यौ हन्मि च त्वामिति। स एवमुक्तो राजभयभीत: सूतो वामदेवशापभीतश्च सन् नाचख्यौ राज्ञे। ततः पुनः स राजा खङ्गमुद्यम्य शीघ्रं कथयस्वेति तमाह हनिय॑ त्वामिति। स तदाऽऽह राजभयभीतः सूतो वामदेवस्याश्चौ वाम्यौ मनोजवाविति॥
English: "Do not entertain such a purpose. This deer is incapable of being caught by you. If however Vami horses were yoked to your chariot, then you could have caught it.” Thereupon the king said to the charioteer. Tell me all about the Vami horses or else I shall kill you,” Having been thus addressed by the king, the charioteer became greatly frightened. He was afraid of the king, he was also afraid of the Vamadeva; and therefore he did not tell the king anything. Thereupon the king uplifting his sword again said to him. “Tell me soon or I will certainly kill you.” Being afraid of the king, the charioteer said, “Vami horses are those that belong to Vamadeva, they are as fleet as the mind.
Sanskrit: अथैनमेवं ब्रुवाणमब्रवीद् राजा वामदेवाश्रमं प्रयाहीति स गत्वा वामदेवाश्रमं तमृषिमब्रवीत्॥
English: When he said this, the king thus spoke to him, "go (at once) to the hermitage of Vamadeva." Having gone to the hermitage of Vamadeva, he thus spoke to that Rishi,
Sanskrit: भगवन् मृगो मे विद्धः पलायते सम्भावयितुमर्हसि वाम्यौ दातुमिति। तमब्रवीदृषिर्ददानि ते वाम्यौ कृतकार्येण भवता ममैव वाम्यौ निर्यात्यौ क्षिप्रमिति। स च तावश्वौ प्रतिगृह्यानुज्ञाप्य ऋषिं प्रायाद् वामीप्रयुक्तेन रथेन मृगं प्रतिगच्छंश्चाब्रवीत् सूतमश्वरत्नाविमावयोग्यौ ब्राह्मणानां नैतौ प्रतिदेयौ वामदेवायेत्युक्त्वा मृगमवाप्य स्वनगरमेत्याश्वावन्तः पुरेऽस्थापयत्॥
English: "O exalted one, a deer shot by me is flying away. You should make me capable of catching it by giving me your pair of Vami horses. The Rishi replied, "I give you my pair of Vami horses; but after accomplishing your object, you must soon return them to me." Having taken those horses and having obtained the Rishi's permission, the king yoked the paid of Vami horses to his car and then pursued the deer. When he had left the hermitage, he thus spoke to his charioteer. “There (two) jewels of horses the Brahmanas (by no means) deserve to possess. They must not be returned to Vamadeva.” Having said this and caught the deer, he returned to his capital and kept the Vami horses in the inner apartments of his palace.
Sanskrit: अथर्षिश्चिन्तयामास तरुणो राजपुत्रः कल्याणं पत्रमासाद्य रमते न प्रतिनिर्यातयत्यहो कष्टमिति॥
English: Thereupon the Rishi reflected, “This prince is young. Having obtained an excellent pair of horses, he is sporting with them in great joy without returning them to me. Alas! What a pity!"
Sanskrit: स मनसा विचिन्त्य मासि पूर्णे शिष्यमब्रवीत्॥ गच्छात्रेय राजानं ब्रूहि यदि पर्याप्तं निर्यातयोपाध्यायवाम्याविति। स गत्वैवं तं राजानमब्रवीत् तं राजा प्रत्युवाच राज्ञामेतद्वाहनमनर्हा ब्राह्मणा रत्नानामेवंविधानां किं ब्राह्मणानामश्वैः कार्यं साधु गम्यताम्॥
English: Having thus thought in his mind, he spoke to one of his disciples after full one month had passed away. “O Atreya, go and ask the king what he had done with the Vami horses. He should return them to your preceptor. He went to the king and spoke to him as instructed. Thereupon the king replied, “These two horses deserve (only) to be possessed by kings. The Brahmanas do not deserve to possess jewels of such value. What business have Brahmanas with horses? Go back with contentment."
Sanskrit: स गत्वैतदुपाध्यायाचष्ट तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनमप्रियं वामदेवः क्रोधपरीतात्मा स्वयमेव राजानमभिगम्याश्वार्थमचोदयन्न चाददद् राजा॥
English: Going back he told all to the preceptor. Having heard this sad news, Vamadeva was filled with wrath and he himself went to the king and asked for his horses. But he declined to give him what he asked.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच प्रयच्छ वाम्यौ मम पार्थिव त्वं कृतं हि ते कार्यमाभ्यामशक्यम्। मा त्वा वधीद् वरुणो घोरपाशौब्रह्मक्षत्रस्यान्तरे वर्तमानम्॥
English: Vamadeva said: O king, give me my Vami horses. By them you have accomplished something which was impossible to be accomplished by you. By transgressing the practices of both the Brahmanas and the Kshatriyas, do not cause your own death by the terrible curse of Varuna.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच अनड्वाहौ सुव्रतौ साधु दान्तावेतद् विप्राणां वाहनं वामदेव। ताभ्यां याहि त्वं तत्र कामो महर्षे छन्दांसि वै त्वादृशं संवहन्ति॥
English: The king said : O Vamadeva, these two excellent, well trained and docile bulls are fit animals for Brahmanas. Go with them wherever you like. Even the Vedas carry person, like you, (what will you do with horses)?
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच छन्दांसि वै मादृशं संवहन्ति लोकेऽमुष्मिन् पार्थिव यानि सन्ति। अस्मिन्स्तु लोके मम यानमेतदस्मद्विधानामपरेषां च राजन्॥
English: Vamadeva said : O king, the Vedas indeed carry persons like us, but that is in the next world. But in this world animals like these (horses) carry me and also men like me and also all others,
Sanskrit: राजोवाच चत्वारस्त्वां वा गर्दभाः संवहन्तु श्रेष्ठाश्वतर्यो हरयो वातरंहाः। तैस्त्वं याहि क्षत्रियस्यैष वाहो ममैव वाम्यौ न तवैतौ हि विद्धि॥
English: The king said: Let four asses carry you or four mules of the best kind or four horses as fleet as the wind. Go away with these, the pair of Vami horses deserve to be possessed only by the Kshatriyas. Therefore, know that those (Vami horses) are not yours.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच घोरं व्रतं ब्राह्मणस्यैतदाहुरेतद् राजन् यदिहाजीवमानः। अयस्मया घोररूपा महान्तश्चत्वारो वा यातुधानाः सुरौद्राः। मया प्रयुक्तास्त्वद्वधमीप्समाना वहन्तु त्वां शितशूलाश्चतु॥
English: Vamadeva said: O king, very severe vows have been ordained for the Brahmanas. If I have observed them, then let. four fearful and mightyRakshasas of terrible appearance and iron body pursue you at my command and kill you and then carry you on their sharp lances after cutting up your body into four parts.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच ये त्वां विदुर्ब्राह्मणं वामदेव वाचा हन्तुं मनसा कर्मणा वा। ते त्वां सशिष्यमिह पातयन्तु मद्वाक्यनुन्नाः शितशूलासिहस्ता:॥
English: The king said: O Vamadeva, let those that are armed with bright lances and swords and that know you to be a Brahmana who desires to take life in thought, word and deed, at my command cut you down with all your disciples,
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच ममैतौ वाम्यौ प्रतिगृह्य राजन् पुनर्ददानीति प्रपद्य त्वम्। प्रयच्छ शीघ्रं मम वाम्यौ त्वमश्वौ यद्यात्मानं जीवितुं ते क्षमं स्यात्॥
English: Vamadeva said: O king, when you receive from me these Vami horses, you had said, I will return them." Therefore give me back my Vami horses, so that you can save your life.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच न ब्राह्मणेभ्यो मृगया प्रसूता न त्वानुशास्म्यद्यप्रभृति हसत्यम्। तवैवाज्ञां सम्प्रणिधाय सर्वां तथा ब्रह्मन् पुण्यलोकं लभेयम्॥
English: The king said: Hunting is ordained for the Kshatriyas. I do not punish you for your untruthfulness. O Brahmana, obeying all your commands, I shall obtain the blessed region.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच नानुयोगा ब्राह्मणानां भवन्ति मे वाचा राजन् मनसा कर्मणा वा। स्तेन श्रेष्ठो भवति हि जीवमानः॥
English: Vamadeva said : A Brahmana can never be punished in thoughts, words or deeds. That learned man who succeeds by ascetic austerities on knowing a Brahmana to be so does not attain to prominence in this world.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमुक्ते वामदेवेन राजन् समुत्तस्थू राक्षसा घोररूपाः। तैः शूलहस्तैर्वध्यमानः स राजा प्रोवाचेदं वाक्यमुच्चैस्तदानीम्॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, when the king had been thus addressed by Vamadeva, there rose four fearful-featured Rakshasas. As they with up lifted lances in their hands came to the king with the intention of killing him, he thus cried aloud,
Sanskrit: विधेया मे यदि चेमे विशोऽपि। नोत्स्रक्ष्येऽहं वामदेवस्य वाम्यौ नैवंविधाधर्मशीला भवन्ति॥
English: "O Brahmana, if all the Ikshvakus, if Dala (my brother), if all these Vaishyas tell me, even then I will not give up these Vami horses to Vamadeva, for these men can never (then) be virtuous."
Sanskrit: हतो जगामाशु महीं क्षितीशः। मिक्ष्वाकवो वै दलमभ्यषिञ्चन्॥
English: When he was thus speaking, they (the Rakshasas) killed him and that lord of earth fell on the ground. Thereupon learning in the death of the king, the Ikshvakus installed Dala on the throne."
Sanskrit: राज्ये तदा तत्र गत्वा स विप्रः प्रोवाचेदं वचनं वामदेवः। मेवं राजन् सर्वधर्मेषु दृष्टम्॥
English: Then the Brahmana Vamadeva went to his kingdom and spoke thus to the king Dala, “O king, it has been ordained in all the Shastras that men should give away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: विभेषि चेत् त्वमधर्मान्नरेन्द्र प्रयच्छ मे शीघ्रमेवाद्य वाम्यौ। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वामदेवस्य वाक्यं स पार्थिवः सूतमुवाच रोषात॥
English: O king, if you fear sin, then give me my Vami horses back without any delay." Having heard these words of Vamadeva, that king spoke thus to the charioteer in anger,"
Sanskrit: एकं हि मे सायकं चित्ररूपं दिग्धं विषेणाहर संगृहीतम्। येन विद्धो वामदेवः शयीत संदश्यमानः श्वभिरार्तरूपः॥
English: Bring me one of those beautiful but poisonous arrows that are kept with you, so that pierced by it, Vamadeva may lie prostrate on the ground in pain and be torn by the dogs.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच जानामि पुत्रं दशवर्षं तवाह जातं महिष्यां श्येनजितं नरेन्द्र। स्तूर्णं प्रियं सायकै?ररूपैः॥
English: Vamadeva said: O ruler of men, I know you have a son ten years old, born of Shyenajita, your queen, Urged by my word, soon kill your that beloved boy by these fearful arrows
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच वन्तःपुरे राजपुत्रं जघाना स सायकस्तिग्मतेजा विसृष्टः श्रुत्वा दलस्तत्र वाक्यं बभाषे॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, when Vamadeva had said this, the (arrows) killed the prince in the inner apartment. Hearing that he had been killed by his arrows, Dala spoke these words.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच इक्ष्वाकवो हन्त चरामि वः प्रियं निहन्मीमं विप्रमद्य प्रमथ्य। आनीयतामपरस्तिग्मतेजाः पश्यध्वं मे वीर्यमद्य क्षितीशाः॥
English: The king said: O Ikshvakus, I shall today of your good. I will with great force kill this Brahmana. Bring me another of my greatly effulgent arrows. O rulers of earth, behold my prowess today.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच यत् त्वमेनं सायकं घोररूपं विषेण दिग्धं मम संदधासि। न त्वेतं त्वं शरवर्षं विमोक्तुं संधातुं वा शक्यसे मानवेन्द्र॥
English: Vamadeva said : This fearful and poisonous arrow that you aim at me, O ruler of men, you shall not be able to aim or to shoot,
Sanskrit: राजोवाच इक्ष्वाकवः पश्यत मां गृहीतं न वै शक्नोम्येष शरं विमोक्तुम्। न चास्य कर्तुं नाशमभ्युत्सहामि आयुष्मान् वै जीवतु वामदेवः॥
English: The king said: O Ikshvakus, behold, I am incapable of shooting the arrow that has been taken by me; I fail to kill this Brahmana. Let Vamadeva be blessed with a long life.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच संस्पृश्यैनां महिषी सायकेन ततस्तस्मादेनसो मोक्ष्यसे त्वम्। ततस्तथा कृतवान् पार्थिवस्तु ततो मुनि राजपुत्री बभाषे॥
English: Vamadeva said: Touching your queen with this arrow, you may cleanse yourself off this sin. After that the king did as he was directed and then the princess spoke thus to the Rishi.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्र्युवाच यथा युक्ता वामदेवाहमेनं दिने दिने संदिशन्ती नृशंसम्। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो मृगयती सूनृतानि तथा ब्रह्मन् पुण्यलोकं लभेयम्॥
English: The Queen said : O Vamadeva, let me be able to instruct duly this foolish, husband of mine from day to day imparting to him words of grave import. Let me always wait upon and serve the Brahmanas; and by this, O twice born one, let me acquire the sacred regions after death.
Sanskrit: वामदेव उवाच त्वया त्रातं राजकुलं शुभेक्षणे वरं वृणीष्वाप्रतिमं ददानि ते। प्रशाधीमं स्वजनं राजपुत्रि इक्ष्वाकुराज्यं सुमहच्चाप्यनिन्द्ये॥
English: Vamadeva said : O princess, O beautiful-eyed lady, you have saved this royal dynasty. Ask of me a matchless boon. I will grant you whatever you ask. O faultless lady; rule over your these kinsmen and over the kingdom of the Ikshvakus.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्र्युवाच वरं वृणे भगवंस्त्वेवमेष विमुच्यतां किल्बिषादद्य भर्ता। शिवेन चाध्याहि सपुत्रबान्धवं वरो वृतो ह्येष मया द्विजावय॥
English: The Queen said: O exalted one, this is the boon I ask, that my husband may now be freed from his sin and that you may think well of his son and kinsmen. O foremost of Brahmanas, this is the boon I ask.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच स्तथास्त्विति प्राह कुरुप्रवीर। ततः स राजा मुदितो बभूव वाम्यौ चास्मै प्रददौ सम्प्रणम्य॥
English: Markandeya said : Having heard her these words, O foremost of the Kurus, the Rishi said, “Be it so." Thereupon that king, becoming exceedingly happy and bowing to the great Rishi, gave him his Vami horses.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच मार्कण्डेयमृषयो ब्राह्मणा युधिष्ठिश्च पर्यपृच्छन्नृषिः केन दीर्घायुरासीद् बको मार्कण्डेयस्तु तान् सर्वानुवाच॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The Rishis, the Brahmanas and Yudhishthira then asked Markandeya how the Rishi Baka was (so) long-lived. Markandeya thus spoke to them all.
Sanskrit: महातपा दीर्घायुश्च बको दीर्घायुश्च बको राजन् नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥
English: “The greatly ascetic royal sage Baka was long-lived; you need not enquire of its reason."
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौन्तेया भ्रातृभिः सह भारत। मार्कण्डेयं पर्यपृच्छधर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, having heard this, the son of Kunti Dharmaraja Yudhishthira with his brothers thus again asked Markandeya.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि महाभाग बाको दाल्भ्यो महातपाः। प्रियः सखा च शक्रस्य चिरजीवी च सत्तम॥
English: “We have heard that both the high-souled Baka and Dalbha were immortal; and these (two) Rishis, held in universal reverence, were the friends of the lord of the celestial (Indra).
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छामि भगवन् बकशक्रसमागमम्। सुखदुःखसमायुक्तं तत्त्वेन कथयस्व मे॥
English: O exalted one, I desire to hear the account of the meetings of Indra and Baka which is both full of joy as well as grief. Tell me all this in detail.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच वृत्ते देवासुरे राजन् संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। त्रयाणामपि लोकानामिन्द्रो लोकाधिपोऽभवत्॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, when the fearful war between the Devas and the Asuras was over, Indra became the lord of all the worlds.
Sanskrit: सम्यग् वर्षति पर्जन्ये सस्यसम्पद उत्तमाः। निरामयाः सुधर्मिष्ठाः प्रजाधर्मपरायणाः॥
English: The clouds copiously rained and people had an abundance of harvests. They had no malice or ill will, they were devoted to the duties of their own order. They were all devoted to virtue.
Sanskrit: मुदितश्च जनः सर्वः स्वधर्मेषु व्यवस्थितः। ता: प्रजा मुदिताः सर्वा दृष्टवा बलनिषूदनः॥
English: Adhering to the duties of their own order, people became very happy. Having seen all people happy, the slayer of Bala,
Sanskrit: ततस्तु मुदितो राजन् देवराजः शतक्रतुः। ऐरावतं समास्थाय ताः पश्यन् मुदिताः प्रजाः॥
English: O king, the lord of the celestials Indra himself became very happy. Seated on his (elephant) Airavata, he saw his happy subjects.
Sanskrit: आश्रमांश्च विचित्रांश्च नदीश्च विविधाः शुभाः। नगराणि समृद्धानि खेटान् जनपदांस्तथा॥
English: (He also saw) various hermitages and many auspicious rivers, prosperous towns, villages and rural regions, all enjoying plenty in everything.
Sanskrit: प्रजापालनदक्षांश्च नरेन्द्रान्धर्मचारिणः। उदपानं प्रपा वापी तडागानि सरांसि च॥ नाना ब्रह्मसमाचारैः सेवितानि द्विजोत्तमैः। ततोऽवतीर्य रम्यायां पृथ्व्यां राजञ्छतक्रतुः॥
English: (He also saw) kings devoted to virtue and skillful in protecting their subjects; also tanks and reservoirs, wells and lakes and small ponds all full of water and adorned with the foremost of Brahmanas engaged in the observance of various excellent O king, then descending on the charming earth, Shatakratu (Indra). VOWS.
Sanskrit: तत्र रम्ये शिवे देशे बहुवृक्षसमाकुले। पूर्वस्यां दिशि रम्यायां समुद्राभ्याशतो नृप॥
English: When, O king, towards a blessed country abounding in numerous trees and situated in the region of the east near the sea.
Sanskrit: तत्राश्रमपदं रम्यं मृगद्विजनिषेवितम्। तत्राश्रमपदे रम्ये बकं पश्यति देवराट्॥
English: It was a charming hermitage frequented by beasts and birds. The king of the celestials saw in that charming hermitage Baka.
Sanskrit: बकस्तु दृष्ट्वा देवेन्द्रं दृढं प्रीतमनाभवत्। पाद्यासनार्घ्यदानेन फलमूलैरथार्चयत्॥
English: Baka also seeing the chief of the celestials became exceedingly happy. He received him with the offer of Argha and water to wash his feet and also fruits and roots.
Sanskrit: सुखोपविष्टो वरदस्ततस्तु बलसूदनः। ततः प्रश्नं बकं देव उवाच त्रिदशेश्वरः॥
English: Having comfortably seated himself, the boon-giving, slayer of Bala, the king of the heaven, asked Baka the following questions.
Sanskrit: शतं वर्षसहस्राणि मुने जातस्य तेऽनघ। समाख्याहि मम ब्रह्मन् किं दुःखं चिरजीविनाम्॥
English: Indra said: O Rishi, O sinless one, you have lived for one hundred thousand years. O Brahmana, tell me what are the sorrows of those who live forever.
Sanskrit: बक उवाच अप्रियैः सह संवासः प्रियैश्चापि विनाभवः। असद्भिः सम्प्रयोगाश्च तद् दुःखं चिरजीविनाम्॥
English: Baka said : To live with persons who are disagreeable, to be separated with persons that are agreeable and beloved, to associate with the wicked, these are the evils which they that are immortal have to bear.
Sanskrit: पुत्रदारविनाशोऽत्र ज्ञातीनां सुहृदामपि। परेष्वायत्तताकृच्छ, किं नु दुःखतरं ततः॥
English: What could be greater evil than (to witness) that death of sons and wives, of kinsmen and friends and than the pain of dependence on others.
Sanskrit: नान्यद् दुःखतरं किञ्चिल्लोकेषु प्रतिभाति मे अथैविहीनः पुरुषः परैः सम्परिभूयते॥
English: I believe there is no more pitiable sight in the world than that of men destitute of wealth being insulted by others (who possess wealth).
Sanskrit: अकुलानां कुले भावं कुलीनानां कुलक्षयम्। संयोगं विप्रयोगं च पश्यन्ति चिरजीविनः॥
English: The acquisition of family dignity by those who do not possess it and the loss of family dignity by those who possess it, unions and disunion's, these are to be witnessed by one who lives forever.
Sanskrit: अपि प्रत्यक्षमेवैतत् तव देव शतक्रतो। अकुलानां समृद्धानां कथं कुलविपर्ययः॥
English: O deity Shatakratu, those that have no family dignity gain wealth, what could be greater reverses of family dignity than this? All this you are to see happening before yours eyes (if your live forever).
Sanskrit: देवदानवगन्धर्वमनुष्योरगराक्षसाः। प्राप्नुवन्ति विपर्यासं किं नु दुःखतरं ततः॥
English: What can be a greater sorrow than to witness) the reverses of the celestials, the Danavas, the Gandharvas, men, the Nagas and the Rakshasas?
Sanskrit: कुले जाताश्च क्लिश्यन्ते दौष्कुलेयवशानुगाः। आढ्यैर्दरिद्राश्चाक्रान्ता: किं नु दुःखतरं ततः॥
English: They that are nobly born suffer affliction by coming under the subjection of low-born men; the poor are insulted by the rich, what can be a greater sorrow than (all) this?
Sanskrit: लोके वैधर्म्यमेतत् तु दृश्यते बहुविस्तरम्। हीनज्ञानाश्च हृष्यन्ते क्लिश्यन्ते प्राज्ञकोविदाः॥ बहुदुःखपरिक्लेशं मानुष्यमिह दृश्यते।
English: Innumerable instances of such contradictory dispensations are seen in the world (by one who lives forever). The foolish and the ignorant are happy while the learned and the wise are miserable. Many instances of misery are seen among men in this world.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच पुनरेव महाभाग देवर्षिगणसेवित॥ समाख्याहि मम ब्रह्मन् किं सुखं चिरजीविनाम्।
English: Indra said: O greatly exalted one, tell me what are the joys of those that live forever, joys adored by the celestials and the Rishis?
Sanskrit: बक उवाच अष्टमे द्वादशे वापि शाकं यः पचते गृहे॥
English: Baka said: He who cooks even leaves at the eighth and twentieth part of the day.
Sanskrit: कुमित्राण्यनपाश्रित्य किं वै सुखतरं ततः। यत्राहानि न गण्यन्ते नैनमाहुर्महाशनम्॥
English: And he who has no wicked friend, who is happier than he? He in whose case the day is not counted is not called voracious.
Sanskrit: अपि शाकं पचानस्य सुखं वै मघवन् गृहे। अर्जितं स्वेन वीर्येण नाप्यपाश्रित्य कञ्चन॥ फलशाकमपि श्रेयो भोक्तुं शकृपणं गृहे। परस्य तु गृहे भोक्तुः परिभूतस्य नित्यशः॥ सुमृष्टमपि न श्रेयो विकल्पोऽयमतः सताम्। श्ववत् कोलालपो यस्तु परान्नं भोक्तुमिच्छति॥ धिगस्तु तस्य तद् भुक्तं कृपणस्य दुरात्मनः। यो दत्त्वातिथिभूतेभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च द्विजोत्तमः॥
English: O Maghavan, even he is happy who cooks only little leaves (for his food). Earned by his own efforts, he who eats even fruits and leaves in his own house deserves to be respected. He, who eats in another's house the food given to him in contempt, even if that food be rich and palatable, does a thing which is hateful. Therefore the wise cry "fie" on the food that a mean wretch like a dog or a Rakshasa eats at another's house. If after feeding the guests and the servants and offering food to the Pitris, an excellent Brahmana.
Sanskrit: शिष्टान्यन्नानि यो भुङ्क्ते किं वै सुखतरं ततः। अतो मृष्टतरं नान्यत् पूतं किञ्चिच्छतक्रतो॥
English: Eats what remains, there can be none happier than he. O Shatakratu, there is nothing sweeter or holier.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा यस्त्वतिथिभ्यो वै भुङ्क्ते तेनैव नित्यशः। यावतो ह्यन्धसः पिण्डानश्नाति सततं द्विजः॥ तावतां गोसहस्राणां फलं प्राप्नोति दायकः। यदेनो यौवनकृतं तत् सर्वं नश्यतेध्रुवम्॥
English: Than that food which such a person takes after having fed the guests with its first portion. Each mouthful that the Brahmana eats after having fed the guests produces the fruit of giving away one thousand kine. Whatever sins might have been committed by him in his childhood are all destroyed.
Sanskrit: सदक्षिणस्य भुक्तस्य द्विजस्य तु करे गतम्। यद् वारि वारिणा सिञ्चत् तद्ध्येनस्तरते क्षणात्॥
English: If the water that is in the hands of a Brahmana who has been fed and honoured with Dakshina be sprinkled (on the feeder), then all his sins are instantly destroyed.
Sanskrit: एताश्चान्याश्च वै बह्वीः कथयित्वा कथाः शुभाः। बकेन सह देवेन्द्र आपृच्छय त्रिदिवं गतः॥
English: Markandeya said : Having talked over this and various other auspicious things with Baka, the chief of the celestial went to heaven.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच भूय एव महाभाग्यं कथ्यतामित्यब्रवीत् पाण्डवः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The Pandavas again said, “Tell us again of the greatness (of the Kshatriyas).
Sanskrit: अथाचष्ट मार्कण्डेयो महाराज वृषदर्भसेदुकनामानौ राजानौ नीतिमार्गरतावस्त्रोपास्त्रकृतिनौ॥
English: Markandeya said, "O great king, there were two kings, named Vrishadarbha and Seduka. Both of them were learned in the precepts of morality and skillful in the weapons of offence and defence.
Sanskrit: सेदुको वृषदर्भस्य बालस्यैव उपांशुव्रतमभ्यजानात् कुप्यमदेयं ब्राह्मणस्य॥
English: Seduka knew that Vrishadarbha had from his boyhood a mental vow, namely that he would never give no other metal to a Brahmana except gold and silver.
Sanskrit: अथ तं सेदुकं ब्राह्मणः कश्चिद् वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्न आशिषं दत्त्वा गुर्वर्थी भिक्षितवान्॥
English: Once upon a time, a Brahmana having completed his study of the Vedas, came to Seduka; and uttering a benediction upon him he begged (wealth for his preceptor);
Sanskrit: अश्वसहस्रं मे भवान् ददात्विति तं सेदुको ब्राह्मणमब्रवीत्॥
English: Saying “Give me one thousand horses." Seduka spoke to the Brahmana,