pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अहं तु सर्वांस्तनयाननुजानामि ते नृप। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत। क्षिप्रमानय तं पापं राज्यलुब्धं सुयोधनम्॥
English: I too allow all your sons, O ruler of men." Hearing this Dhritarashtra said to Vidura “Bring that wicked Suyodhana covetous of the kingdom soon,
Sanskrit: सहमित्रं सहामात्यं ससोदर्यं सहानुगम्। शक्नुयां यदि पन्थानमवतारयितुं पुनः॥
English: Along with his friends, with his ministers, with his brothers and with his followers. I shall see again if can get him along the right path."
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनं क्षत्ता पुन: प्रावेशयत् सभाम्। अकामं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं राजभिः परिवारितम्॥
English: Then did Kshattri again cause Duryodhana to enter the council chamber, unwilling as he was along with his brothers, and surrounded by the kings.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनं राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत। कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च राजभिश्चापि संवृतम्॥
English: Then did the Dhritarashtra to Duryodhana and Karna and Dushasana and the kings who surrounded them.
Sanskrit: नृशंस पापभूयिष्ठ क्षुद्रकर्मसहायवान्। पापैः सहायैः संहत्य पापं कर्म चिकीर्षसि॥
English: "O you of inhuman, of exceeding sinfulness, having for your supporters only men of small deeds, united with wicked men, you want to perpetrate a wicked deed.
Sanskrit: अशक्यमयशस्यं च सद्धिश्चापि विगर्हितम्। यथा त्वादृशको मूढो व्यवस्येत् कुलपांसनः॥
English: This intended act of yours is incapable of being performed, tending to infamy and disapproved by the honest in fact this is a thing which a fool and the cause of infamy to the race like you would attempt.
Sanskrit: त्वमिमं पुण्डरीकाक्षमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम्। पापैः सहायैः संहत्य निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छसि॥
English: This one with lotus eyes, who can not be vanquished, in fact who is hard to stand save against, you want to capture, being united with your wicked supporters.
Sanskrit: यो न शक्यो बलात् कर्तुं देवैरपि सवासवैः। तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे मन्द बालश्चन्द्रमसं यथा।॥
English: Him who cannot be forcibly seized even by the gods under the leadership of Vasava, you want to capture to like a child desiring to grasp the moon.
Sanskrit: तेवैर्मनुष्यैर्गन्धर्वैरसुरैरुरगैश्च यः। न सोढुं समरे शक्यस्तं न बुद्ध्यसि केशवम्॥
English: You do not know that Keshava is incapable of being fought with in battle by the gods, the human beings, the Gandharvas, the Asuras and the Nagas.
Sanskrit: दुर्गाह्यः पाणिना वायुर्दुस्पर्शः पाणिनाशशी। दुर्धरा पृथिवी मूर्धा दुर्ग्राह्यः केशवोबलात्॥
English: Keshava is hard to capture by force even as air is incapable of being captured by living beings, as moon is incapable of being grasped by living beings and as the earth held on the head."
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ते धृतराष्ट्रेण क्षत्तापि विदुरोऽब्रवीत्। दुर्योधनमभिप्रेत्य धार्तराष्ट्रपमर्षणम्॥
English: This being said Dhritarashtra the Kshatta Vidura too said, with his eyes on the wrathful son of Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच दुर्योधन निबोधेदं वचनं मम साम्प्रतम्। सौभद्वारे वानरेन्द्रो द्विविदो नाम नामतः। शिलावर्षेण महता छादयामास केशवम्॥
English: Vidura said “O Duryodhana, listen now to these words of mine At the gates of Saubha did the chief of monkeys, Dvivida by name, covered Keshava with a heavy down pour of stones.
Sanskrit: ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम्। ग्रहीतुं नाशकच्चैनं तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
English: Being desirous of capturing Madhava by force, he made every effort to do it to capture him by force.
Sanskrit: प्राग्ज्योतिषगतं शौरि नरकः सह दानवैः। ग्रहीतुं नाशकत् तत्र तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
English: Naraka, along with all the Danavas, could not capture Shouri who had gone to Pragjyotisha and you want to capture him by force.
Sanskrit: अनेकयुगवर्षायुर्निहत्य नरकं मृधे। नीत्वा कन्यासहस्राणि उपयेमे यथाविधि॥
English: Slaying in battle Naraka who had lived for many thousands of years he brought away his thousand daughters and married them with the usual rites.
Sanskrit: निर्मोचने षट् सहस्रा: पाशैर्बद्धा महासुराः। चहीतुं नाशकंश्चैनं तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
English: In the city if Nirmochana sixty thousand great Asuras could not capture him with their nooses and you want to capture him by force.
Sanskrit: अनेन हि हता बाल्ये पूतना शकुनी तथा। गोवर्धनो धारितश्च गवार्थं भरतर्षभ।४६॥
English: When he was but a child, Putana and Shakuni were slain by him and the Govardhana mountain was held up by him for the protection of the cows, O best among the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: अरिष्टो धेनुकश्चैव चाणूरश्च महाबलः। अश्वराजश्च निहतः कंसश्चारिष्टमाचरन्॥
English: Arishta and Dhenuka as also Chanura of Great; strength and Ashvaraja were slain by him.
Sanskrit: जरासंधश्च वक्त्रश्च शिशुपालश्च वीर्यवान्। बाणश्च निहतः संख्ये राजानश्च निषूदिताः॥
English: Jarasandha, and Vakra and Shishupala of great heroism and Vana were slain by him in battle as also several other kings.
Sanskrit: वरुणो निर्जितो राजा पावकश्वामितौजसा। पारिजातं च हरता जितः साक्षाच्छचीपतिः॥
English: The Varuna too was defeated as also fire of immeasurable energy and even the lord of Sachi himself was overpowered when robbing the Parijat flower.
Sanskrit: एकार्णवे च स्वफता निहतौ मधुकैटभौ। जन्मान्तरमुपागम्य हयग्रीवस्तथा हतः॥
English: White lying asleep on the all spreading ocean by were Madhu and Kaitabha slain and in another birth was Hayagriva slain.
Sanskrit: अयं कर्ता न क्रियते कारणं चापि पौरुषे। यद् यदिच्छेदयं शौरिस्तत् तत् कुर्यादयत्नतः॥
English: He is the doer of everything but himself is not created and he is the cause of all power. This Shouri can perform without any effort whatever he wishes
Sanskrit: तं न बुद्ध्यसि गोविन्दं घोरविक्रममच्युतम्। आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं तेजोराशिमनिन्दितम्॥
English: You do not know and fully understand this Achyuta, this Govinda of Fierce prowess; he is endued with unblamable energy like an angry serpent.
Sanskrit: प्रधर्षयन् महाबाहुं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्। पतङ्गोऽग्निमिवासाद्य सामात्यो न भविष्यसि॥
English: In your a tempt to vanquish Krishna of long arms and of unwearied actions you will with your ministers be reduced to the condition of worms perishing by meeting with fire. A...nrn
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विदुरेणैवमुक्तस्तु केशवः शत्रुपूगहा। दुर्योधनं धार्तराष्ट्रमभ्यभाषत वीर्यवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said This being said Vidura, Keshava the killer of his crowds of enemies, endued with prowess, said to Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: एकोऽहमिति यन्मोहान्मन्यसे मां सुयोधन। परिभूय सुदुर्बुद्धे ग्रहीतुं मां चिकीर्षसि॥
English: "O Suyodhana, since you think me to be alone out of your folly, you want to effect my capture by overpowering me, O you of very little intellect.
Sanskrit: इहैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे तथैवान्धकवृष्णयः। इहादित्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवश्च महर्षिभिः॥
English: Here are all the Pandavas as also all the Andhakas and the Vrishnis; here are the Adityas, the Rudras and the Vasus along with the great Rishis."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा जहासोच्चैः केसवः परवीरहा। अस्य संस्मयतः शौरेविद्युदूपा महात्मनः॥
English: Saying this Keshava, the slayer of the heroes of his enemies, laughed aloud and at his laughter the body of the great-souled one became like lightning.
Sanskrit: अङ्गुष्ठमात्रास्त्रिदशा मुमुचुः पावकार्चिषः। तस्य ब्रह्मा ललाटस्थो रुद्रो वक्षसि चाभवत्॥
English: And from his body issued forth gods of the measures of the thumb but having the rays of fire and Brahma was found to be his brow and Rudra on his breast.
Sanskrit: लोकपाला भुजेष्वासन्नग्निरास्यादजायत। आदित्याश्चैव साध्याश्च वसवोऽथाश्विनावपि॥
English: The supporters of the universe were seated on his arms and from his mouth sprang up fire. The Adityas and the Sadhyas, the Vasus and the Ashvinas.
Sanskrit: मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण विश्वेदेवास्तथैव च। बभूवुश्चैकरूपाणि यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्॥
English: The Maruts along with Indra as also the gods of the universe of the same form, as also Yakshas, Gandharvas and Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: प्रादुरास्तां तथा दो• संकर्षणधनंजयौ। दक्षिणेऽथार्जुनो धन्वी हली रामश्च सव्यतः॥
English: Issued out thence. In the same way from his two eyes sprang up Sankarshana and Dhananjaya. In his right stood Arjuna the bowman and in his left stood Rama with the plough.
Sanskrit: भीमो युधिष्ठिरश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पृष्ठतः। अन्धका वृष्णयश्चैव प्रद्युम्नप्रमुखास्ततः॥
English: Behind him were Bhima and Yudhishthira as also the two sons of Madri and still behind them were the Andhakas and the Vrishnis headed by Pradyumna.
Sanskrit: अग्रे बभूवुः कृष्णस्य समुद्यतमहायुधाः। शङ्खचक्रगदाशक्तिशाईलागलनन्दकाः॥
English: In front of Krishna were the order chiefs with their great arms upraised. The conch, the dice, the dice the mace, the Shakti, the bow Sharnga, the plough, the Nandaka.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यन्तोद्यतान्येव सर्वप्रहरणानि च। नानाबाहुषु कृष्णस्य दीप्यमानानि सर्वशः॥
English: Were seen upraised and all other arms of offence blazing in all directions in the many hands of Krishna.
Sanskrit: नेत्राभ्यां नस्ततश्चैव श्रोत्राभ्यां चसमन्ततः। प्रादुरासन् महारौद्राः सधूमाः पावकार्चिषः॥
English: From his two eyes and from his two ears and his nose issued forth continually the great Rudra himself in the shape of sparks of fires accompanied with smoke.
Sanskrit: रोमकूपेषु च तथा सूर्यस्येव मरीचयः। तं दृष्ट्वा घोरमात्मानं केशवस्य महात्मनः॥
English: From the poor of his skin issued in the same way something like the rays of the sun; seeing that frightful appearance of the greatsouled Keshava.
Sanskrit: न्यमीलयन्त नेत्राणि राजानस्त्रस्तचेतसः। ऋते द्रोणं च भीष्मं च विदुरं च महामतिम्॥
English: The kings, with their hearts, struck with fear, shut their eyes with the exception of Drona, Bhishma and Vidura of great intelligence.
Sanskrit: संजयं च महाभागमृषींश्चैव तपोधनान्। प्रादात् तेषां स भगवान् दिव्यं चक्षुर्जनार्दनः॥
English: And Sanjaya of great power. And those Rishis whose only wealth consisted in devotion for the lord Janardana, gave them celestial sight.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्य माधवस्य सभातले। देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवर्षं पपात च॥
English: Seeing that great wonderful appearance of Madhava in the inside of the Assembly-hall celestial drums were sounded and there was a downpour of flowers.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच त्वमेव पुण्डरीकाक्ष सर्वस्य जगतो हितः। तस्मात् त्वं यादवश्रेष्ठ प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Dhritarashtra said "You are the doer of good to the entire world, O you of lotus eyes, therefore it is proper that you should bless me, you foremost among the Yadavas.
Sanskrit: भगवन् मम नेत्राणामन्तर्धानं वृणे पुनः। भवन्तं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि नान्यं द्रष्टुमिहोत्सहे॥
English: O lord, I again pray for the restoration of my eyes, for I want to see you and I desire not to see anything else."
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुधृतराष्ट्र जनार्दनः। अदृश्यमाने नेत्रे द्वे भवेतां कुरुनन्दन॥
English: Then did Janardana of long arms say to Dhritarashtra "O delighter of the Kurus, let your eyes, with which you can not see, have sight restored to them.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतं महाराज धृतराष्ट्रश्च चक्षुषी। लब्धवान् वासुदेवाच्च विश्वरूपदिदृक्षया॥
English: And wonder it was, Ogreat king that Dhritarashtra got his eyes which he gained in consequence of his desire to behold the universal form of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: लब्धचक्षुषमासीनं धृतराष्ट्र नराधिपाः। विस्मिता ऋषिभिः सार्धं तुष्टुवुर्मधुसूदनम्॥
English: The rulers of men, struck with wonder at the restoration eyesight to the sitting Dhritarashtra propitiated the slayer of Madhu.
Sanskrit: चचाल च मही कृत्स्ना सागरचापि चुक्षुभे। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः पार्थिवा भरतर्षभ॥
English: And the whole earth moved together and the waters of the sea were agitated and the rulers of the earth were struck with great wonder, O best among the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः संजहार वपुः स्वकम्। तां दिव्यामद्भुतां चित्रामृद्धिमत्तामरिंदमः॥
English: Then did that best among men, that chastiser of foes, cast off that form and wonderful, which was diverse looking and was endued with prosperity.
Sanskrit: ततः सात्यकिमादाय पाणौ हार्दिक्यमेव च। ऋषिभिस्तैरनुज्ञातो निर्ययौ मधुसूदनः॥
English: Then taking Satyaki by his hand and also the son of Hridika the slayer of Madhu went out, with the permission of those Rishis.
Sanskrit: ऋषयोऽन्तर्हिता जग्मुस्ततस्ते नारदादयः। तस्मिन् कोलाहले वृत्ते तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then did those Rishis, Narada and others vanished from sight, lost in the confusion, which followed that.
Sanskrit: तं प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य कौरवाः सह राजभिः। अनुजग्मुर्नरव्याघ्रं देवा इव शतक्रतुम्॥
English: Seeing him go out, the sons of Kuru along with the other kings, followed that best among men like the gods following the performer of a hundred sacrifices.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयन्नमेयात्मा सर्वं तद् राजमण्डलम्। निश्चकाम ततः शौरिः सधूम इव पावकः॥
English: Shouri, of immeasurable soul, however without thinking of that entire assembly of kings (that followed him), went out like fire accompanied with smoke.
Sanskrit: ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किङ्किणीकिना। हेमजालविचित्रेण लधुना मेघनादिना॥
English: With his white chariot and large, furnished with tinkling balls and ornamented with gold, with wheels clattering like the roaring of clouds,
Sanskrit: सूपस्करेण शुभ्रेण वैयाघेण वरूथिना। शैब्यसुग्रीवयुक्तेन प्रत्यदृश्यत दारुकः॥
English: Which was also covered with white tiger skins, and to which were yoked his excellent horses, among which was Shaivya he saw Daruka.
Sanskrit: तथैव रथमास्थाय कृतवर्मा महारथः। वृष्णीनां सम्मतो वीरो हार्दिक्यः समदृश्यत॥
English: He also the great car-warrior Kritavarman, the son of Hridika, the respected hero of the Vrishnis seated on the chariot.
Sanskrit: उपस्थितरथं शौरि प्रयास्यन्तमरिंदमम्। धृतराष्ट्रो महाराजः पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत॥
English: The great king Dhritarashtra again said to Shouri, that chastiser of foes, who was about to depart on the chariot which was ready before him.
Sanskrit: यावद् बलं मे पुत्रेषु पश्यतस्तेजनार्दन। प्रत्यक्षं ते न ते किंचितं परोक्षं शत्रुकर्शन॥
English: “The influence I wield over my sons you have seen, O Janardana; you have been a saw witness to that; nothing has happened behind your back, O chastiser of foes.
Sanskrit: कुरूणां शममिच्छन्तं यतमानं च केशव। विदित्वैतामवस्था मे नाभिशङ्कितुमर्हसि॥
English: Desirous of the peace of Kurus, I have lost my respect; 0 Keshava, knowing these circumstances it is not proper that you should suspect me.
Sanskrit: न मे पापोऽस्त्यभिप्रायः पाण्डवान् प्रति केशव। ज्ञातमेव हितं वाक्य यन्मयोक्तः सुयोधनः॥
English: I have no wicked intention against the sons of Pandu, O Keshava; for the words I said to Suyodhana are known to you.
Sanskrit: जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे राजानश्चैव पार्थिवाः। शमे प्रयतमानं मां सर्वयत्नेन माधव॥
English: All the Kurus know, as also these kings, these rulers of the earth, that I have attempted to bring about peace with all earnestness, O Madhava.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुधृतराष्ट्र जनार्दनः। द्रोणं पितामह भीष्मं क्षत्तारं बाह्निकं कृपम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then did Janardana of long arms say to Dhritarashtra and to Drona and to Duryodhana's grand-father Bhishma, and to the Kshattri, and to Balhika and to Kripa.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षमेतद् भवतां यद् वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि। यथा चाशिष्टवन्मन्दो रोषादद्य समुत्थितः॥
English: "Your exalted selves are witnesses to what transpired in the assembly of the Kurus; how today that fool, like an uneducated and unmannerly fellow, got up from his seat.
Sanskrit: वदत्यनीशमात्मानं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। आपृच्छे भवतः सर्वान् गमिष्यामि युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: And how the ruler of the of the earth Dhritarashtra says that he is powerless in the matter; with the permission of you all I shall now go to Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: आमन्त्र्य प्रस्थितं शौरिं रथस्थं पुरुषर्षभ। अनुजग्मुर्महेष्वासाः प्रवीरा भरतर्षभाः॥
English: Those mighty bowmen, those heroes, those foremost among the Bharatas followed that best of men, Shouri who was departing in his chariot after taking leave of them.
Sanskrit: भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपः क्षत्ता धृतराष्ट्रोऽथ बाह्निकः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च युयुत्सुश्च महारथः॥
English: Those heroes were Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Kshattri, Dhritarashtra, Balhika, Ashvathama, Vikarna and the great car-warrior Yuyutsu.
Sanskrit: ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किङ्किणीकिना। कुरूणां पश्यतां दुष्टुं स्वसारं स पितुर्ययौ॥
English: Then in that white chariot and large, furnished with thinking bells he went to the sister of his father, the Kurus looking at him. Those mighty bowmen, those heroes, those foremost among the Bharatas followed that best of men, Shouri who was departing in his chariot after taking leave of them.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रविश्याथ गृहं तस्याश्चरणावभिवाद्य च। आचख्यौ तत् समासेन यद् वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then having entered her abode and saluted her feet he described in brief to her what had happened in that assembly of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच उक्तं बहुविधं वाक्यं ग्रहणीयं सहेतुकम्। ऋषिभिश्चैव च मया न चासौ तद् गृहीतवान्।॥
English: Vasudeva said Many sorts of speech were made, all of them being acceptable and consistent with reason, by myself and the Rishis but he did not accept these.
Sanskrit: कालपक्वमिदं सर्वं सुयोधनवशानुगम्। आपृच्छे भवतीं शीघ्रं प्रयास्ये पाण्डवान् प्रति॥
English: All these, the followers of Suyodhana, have reached the end of their time and with vas.
Sanskrit: किं वाच्याः पाण्डवेयास्ते भवत्या वचनान्मया। तद् ब्रूहि त्वं महाप्राज्ञे शुश्रूषे वचनं तव॥
English: What should be said by me to those sons of Pandu, by your command, tell me, O you of great wisdom; I desire to hear your words.
Sanskrit: कुन्त्युवाच ब्रूयाः केशव राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। भूयास्ते हीयते धर्मो मा पुत्रक वृथा कृथाः॥
English: Kunti said O Keshava, tell that virtuous-souled king Yudhishthira; “Virtue is fast leaving your; do not act vainly, my dear son.
Sanskrit: श्रोत्रियस्येव ते राजन् मन्दकस्याविपश्चितः। अनुवाकहता बुद्धिर्धर्ममेवैकमीक्षते॥
English: Like an ignorant student of the Veda, 0 king, understanding the literal meaning but not catching the spirit you have been rendered ignorant of the laws of worldly good and like a fool you have been lost; the literal meaning of the Vedas being too much impressed on you, your intellect follows only virtue.
Sanskrit: अङ्गोवेक्षस्व धर्मं त्वं यथा सृष्टः स्वयम्भुवा। बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियाः सृष्टा बाहुवीर्योपजीविनः॥
English: Consider your own duties for which you were created by him who is born of himself; the Kshatriya has been created from the arms and by the exercise of his arms must he live.
Sanskrit: क्रूराय कर्मणे नित्यं प्रजानां परिपालने। शृणु चात्रोपमामेकां या वृद्धेभ्यः श्रुता मया॥
English: For all hard deeds and for the protection of subjects he has been created; hear in this connection an example which has been heard hy me from old people.
Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्दस्य राजर्षेरददत् पृथिवीमिमाम्। पुरा वैश्रवणः प्रीतो न चासौ तद् गृहीतवान्॥
English: To Muchukunda, the royal Rishi Vaisravana, being gratified, gave this earth but he did accept it.
Sanskrit: बाहुवीर्यार्जितं राज्यमश्नीयामिति कामये। ततो वैश्रवणः प्रीतो विस्मितः समपद्यत॥
English: I desire to get a kingdom, which shall have been earned by the prowess of my arms; then was Vaisravana still more gratified and was struck with wonder.
Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्दस्ततो राजा सोऽन्वशासद् वसुन्धराम्। बाहुवीर्यार्जितां सम्यक् क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः॥
English: Then after that did the king Muchukunda rule over this earth which he earned by the prowess of his arms following closely the duties of a Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: यं हि धर्म चरन्तीह प्रजा राज्ञा सुरक्षिताः। चतुर्थं तस्य धर्मस्य राजा विन्देत भारत॥
English: The one-fourth of the entire virtue earned by subjects well protected by the king in this world goes to the king, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: दण्डनीतिः स्वधर्मेण चातुर्वर्ण्य नियच्छति। प्रयुक्ता स्वामिना सम्यगधर्मेभ्यश्च यच्छति॥
English: The penal code enforced by Lord in a proper way makes the four orders lead lives in their own proper spheres and makes the king himself earn virtue, desire and salvation.
Sanskrit: दण्डनीत्यां यदा राजा सम्यक् कात्स्न्र्येन वर्तते। तदा कृतयुगं नाम कालः श्रेष्ठः प्रवर्तते॥
English: If the king property follows the penal code in its entirety then the best of age called Krita Yuga regions.
Sanskrit: कालो वा कारणं राज्ञो राजा वा कालकारणम्। इति ते संशयो मा भूद् राजा कालस्य कारणम्॥
English: Oking, do not linger in doubt as to whether the age that nature of the king or whether it is the king that rules that is the cause of the prevalence of a particular period. The king is the cause of the age.
Sanskrit: राजा कृतयुगस्रष्टा त्रेताया द्वापरस्य च। युगस्य च चतुर्थस्य राजा भवति कारणम्॥
English: The king is the creator or maker of the Krita Yuga, as also of the Treta and Dvapara and the king becomes the cause as well of the fourth Yuga.
Sanskrit: कृतस्य करणाद् राजा स्वर्गमत्यन्तमश्नुते। त्रेतायाः करणाद् राजा स्वर्ग नात्यन्तमश्नुते॥
English: Owing to causing the Krita Yuga to prevail, a king enjoys exceedingly the fruits of heaven and owing to causing the Treta Yuga he enjoys moderately the fruits of heaven.
Sanskrit: प्रवर्तनाद् द्वापरस्य यथाभागमुपाश्नुते। कले प्रवर्तनाद् राजा पापमत्यन्तमजुते॥
English: Owing to causing the Dvapara Yuga to prevail he has also a due share of these fruits but owing to causing the Kali Yuga to prevail, the king attains excessive misery.
Sanskrit: ततो वसति दुष्कर्मा नरके शाश्वतीः समाः। राजदोषेण हि जगत् स्पृश्यते जगतः स च॥
English: Then that doer of wicked deeds resides, in hell for eternity; the earth is affected by the sins of the king while he too is affected by the earth's sins.
Sanskrit: राजधर्मानवेक्षस्व पितृपैतामहोचितान्। नैतद् राजर्षिवृत्तं हि यत्र त्वं स्थातुमिच्छसि॥
English: Duly following the examples of your father and grandfather, observe the duty or a king-this is not the life of a royal Rishi in which you desire to live.
Sanskrit: न कि वैक्लव्यसंसृष्ट आनृशंस्ये व्यवस्थितः। प्रजापालनसम्भूतं फलं किंचन लब्धवान्॥
English: He, that is affected by weakness of mind or heart and follows the Path of compassion, does not gain any portion of the fruits due to the protection of subjects.
Sanskrit: न ह्येतामाशिष पाणडुर्न चाहं न पितामहः। प्रयुक्तवन्तः पूर्वं ते यया चरसि मेधया।॥
English: Pandu, nor myself, nor your grandfather blessed you then formerly for that you should follow the course you are adopting.
Sanskrit: यज्ञो दानं तपः शौर्यं प्रज्ञा संतानमेव च। माहात्म्यं बलमोजश्च नित्यमाशंसितं मया॥
English: The performance of sacrificial rites, liberality, devotion, heroism, greatness, might and energy, were ever expected of you by me.
Sanskrit: नित्यं स्वाहा नित्यं दद्युर्मानुषदेवताः। दीर्घमायुर्धनं पुत्रान् सम्यगाराधिताः शुभाः॥
English: Svadha, and Svaha as also the blessings of a life, wealth, sons are ever given by gods and men, when duly gratified.
Sanskrit: पुत्रेष्वाशासते नित्यं पितरो दैवतानि च। दानमध्ययनं यज्ञं प्रजानां परिपालनम्॥
English: The parents, and even the gods always expect liberality, study, sacrificial rites and the protection of subjects, of their sons.
Sanskrit: एतद् धर्म्यमधर्म्यं वा जन्मनैवाभ्यजायथाः। ते तु वैद्याः कुले जाता अवृत्त्या तात पीडिताः॥
English: Whether this be virtue or not, you are to practice them in consequence of this your birth; but my children, though wise and born in a high family, are without the means of earning their living and in fact they are persecuted by others.
Sanskrit: यत्र दानपतिं शूरं क्षुधिताः पृथिवीचराः। प्राप्य तुष्टाः प्रतिष्ठन्ते धर्मः कोऽभ्यधिकस्ततः॥
English: Who earns greater virtue than he who is a hero and the foremost among the gift makers, coming in contract with whom hungry beings of the earth have their hunger satisfied?
Sanskrit: दानेनान्यं बलेनान्यं तथा सूनृतया परम्। सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयाद् राज्यं प्राप्येह धार्मिकः॥
English: Some by means of gifts, others by means of force, a third by means of truth, should be attached to his own side by a virtuous man who has obtained a kingdom.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणः प्रचरेद् भैक्षं क्षत्रिय: परिपालयेत्। वैश्यो धनार्जनं कुर्याच्छूद्रः परिचरेच्च तान्॥
English: A Brahmana should live on alms, a Kshatriya should protect his subjects, a Vaishya should acquire wealth and a Shudra should serve all these other orders.
Sanskrit: भैक्षं विप्रतिषिद्धं ते कृषिःवोपपद्यते। क्षत्रियोऽसि क्षतात् त्राता बाहुवीर्योपजीविता॥
English: The life of a bigger is not suited to you, nor does agriculture seem fit; you are Kshatriya, the Saviour of the oppressed and should live by the prowess of your arms.
Sanskrit: पित्र्यमंशं महाबाहो निमग्नं पुनरुद्धर। साम्ना भेदेन दानेन दण्डेनाथ नयेन वा॥ । नु
English: O you of long arms, earn again your paternal wealth which is lost, by means of conciliation, dispute, gifts, punishment, or by diplomacy.
Sanskrit: इतो दुःखतरं किं यदहं हीनबान्धवा। परपिण्डमुदीक्षे वै त्वां सूत्वाऽमित्रनन्दन॥
English: What can be more sorrowful than this-that I, deprived of friends and supporters, should live on the food of others, having given birth to you, O delighter of friends.