pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मधुच्छन्दश्च भगवान् देवरातश्च वीर्यवान्। अक्षीणश्च शकुन्तश्च भ्रुः कालपथस्तथा॥ याज्ञवल्क्यश्च विख्यातस्तथा स्थूणो महाव्रतः। उलूको यमदूतश्च वल्गुजङ्घश्च भगवान् गालवश्च महानृषिः। ऋषिर्वज्रस्तथा ख्यातः सालंकायन एव च॥ लीलाढ्यो नारदश्चैव तथा कूर्चामुखः स्मृतः। वादुलिर्मुसलश्चैव वक्षोग्रीवस्तथैव च॥
English: The worshipful Madhuchchhanda and the powerful Devrat, Akshina, Shakunta, Vabhru, Kalapatha, the celebrated Yajnavalkya, Sthuna of great vows, Uluka, Mudgala, and the sage Saindhavayana, the illustrious Valgujangha and the great Rishi Galava, Ruchi, the celebrated Vajra, as also Salankayana, Liladhya, and Narada, the one known as Kurchamukha, and Vahuli Mushala as also Vakshogriva.
Sanskrit: आंघ्रिको नैकदृक् चैव शिलायूपः शितः शुचिः। चक्रको मारुतन्तव्यो वातमोऽथाश्वलायनः॥ श्यामायनोऽश्च गार्यश्च जाबालिः सुश्रुतस्तथा। कारीषिरथ संश्रुत्यः परपौरवतन्तवः॥ महानृषिश्च कपिलस्तथर्षिस्ताडकायनः। तथैव चोपगहनस्तथर्षिश्चासुरायणः॥ मार्दमर्षिर्हिरण्याक्षो जङ्गारिर्बाभ्रवायणिः। भूतिर्विभूतिः सूतश्च सुरकृत् तु तथैव च॥ अरालि चिकाचैव चाम्पेयोज्जयनौ तथा। नवतन्तुर्बकनखः सेयनो यतिरेव च॥ अम्भोरुहश्चास्मत्स्यः शिरीषी चाथ गार्दभिः। उर्जयोनिरुदापेक्षी नारदी च महानृषिः॥ विश्वामित्रात्मजाः सर्वे मुनयो ब्रह्मवादिनः। तथैव क्षत्रियो राजन् विश्वामित्रो महातपाः॥ ऋचीकेनाहितं ब्रह्म परमेतद् युधिष्ठिर। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ॥ विश्वामित्रस्य वै जन्म सोमसूर्याग्नितेजसः।
English: Anghrika, Naikadrik, Shilayupa, Shita, Suchi, Chakraka, Marutantavya, Vataghna, Ashvalayana and Shyamayana, Gargya, and Javali, as also Sushruta, Karishi, Sangshrutya, and Par Paurava, and Tantu, the great sage Kapila, Tarakayana, Upagahana, Asurayani, Margama, Hiranyaksha, Janghari, Bhavravayani, and Suti, Bibhuti, Suta, Surakrit, Arani, Nachika, Champeya, Ujjayana, Navatantu, Vakanakhs, Sayana, Vati, Ambhoruha, Amatsyhin, Shirishin, Gardhavi, Urjjayoni, Udapekshin, and the great Rishi Naradin these ascetics were all sons of Vishvamitra and were versed in the knowledge of Brahma. O king Yudhishthira, the greatly austere and pious Vishvamitra, although a Kshatriya, became a Brahmana for Richika having placed the energy of supreme Brahma (in the charu), O foremost prince of Bharata's family! I have now described to you, in full, the story of the birth of Vishvamitra who was gifted with the birth of Vishvamitra who was gifted with the energy of the sun, the moon, and the firegod.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्र च संदेहो भूयस्ते राजसत्तम। तत्र तत्र च मां ब्रूहि च्छेत्तास्मि तव संशयम्॥
English: 0 best of kings, if you have any doubt about any other subject, please let me know it, so that I may remove it.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। दैवे पुरुषकारे च किंस्विच्छ्रेष्ठतरं भवेत्॥
English: Yudhishthira said Of Exertion and Destiny, tell me O learned sire who are versed in all the scriptures, which is the more potent?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। वसिष्ठस्य च संवादं ब्रह्मणश्च युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Bhishma said This ancient story of the conversation of Vasishtha and Brahman. O Yudhishthira, explain this matter.
Sanskrit: दैवमानुषयोः किंस्वित् कर्मणोः श्रेष्ठमित्युत। पुरा वसिष्ठो भगवान् पितामहमपृच्छत॥
English: In days of yore the worshipful Vasishta enquired of Brahman as to which among these two, viz., the Karma of a creature acquired in this life, or that acquired in pristine lives (and called Destiny), is the more powerful in shaping his life.
Sanskrit: ततः पद्मोद्भवो राजन् देवदेवः पितामहः। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यमर्थवद्धेतुभूषितम्॥
English: Then, O king, the great god Brahman, who had originated from the primeval lotus. answered him in these sweet and wellreasoned pregnant words.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच नाबीजं जायते किंचिन्न बीजेन विना फलम्। बीजाद् बीजं प्रभवति बीजादेव फलं स्मृतम्॥
English: Brahmana said Nothing springs into existence without seed. Without seed, fruits do not grow. From seeds originate other seeds. Hence are fruits known to be sprung from seeds.
Sanskrit: यादृशं वपते बीजं क्षेत्रमासाद्य कर्षकः। सुकृते दुष्कृते वापि तादृशं लभते फलम्॥
English: According to the good or bad seed that the husbandman sows in his field, he reaps good or bad fruits.
Sanskrit: यथा बीजं विना क्षेत्रमुप्तं भवति निष्फलम्। तथा पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिध्यति॥
English: As, unsown with seed, the soil, through tilled, becomes fruitless, so, without personal Exertion, Destiny is of no use.
Sanskrit: क्षेत्रं पुरुषकारस्तु दैवं बीजमुदाहृतम्। क्षेत्रबीजसमायोगात् ततः सस्यं समृद्ध्यते॥
English: One's own deeds are like the soil, and Destiny is compared to the seed. The harvest grows from the union of the soil and seed.
Sanskrit: कर्मणः फलनिर्वृत्तिं स्वयमश्नाति कारकः। प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते लोके कृतस्यापकृतस्य च॥ शुभेन कर्मणा सौख्यं दुःखं पापेन कर्मणा। कृतं फलति सर्वत्र नाकृतं भुज्यते क्वचित्॥
English: It is seen every day in the world that the doer reaps the fruit of his good and evil acts; that happiness results from goods deeds, and pain is the outcome of evil ones; that acts, when done, always fructify; and that, if not done, no fruit arises.
Sanskrit: कृती सर्वत्र लभते प्रतिष्ठां भाग्यसंयुताम्। अकृती लभते भ्रष्टः क्षते क्षारावसेचनम्॥
English: A man of (good) act gains merits with good fortune, while and idler loses his estate, and reaps evil like the infusion of alkaline matter injected into a wound.
Sanskrit: तपसा रूपसौभाग्यं रत्नानि विविधानि च। प्राप्यते कर्मणा सर्वे न दैवादकृतात्मना॥
English: By firm application, one acquires beauty, fortune, and all sorts of riches. Everything can be obtained by Exertion: but nothing can be gained through Destiny only, by a man who lacks personal Exertion.
Sanskrit: तथा स्वर्गश्च भोगश्च निष्ठा या च मनीषिता। सर्वं पुरुषकारेण कृतेनेहोपलभ्यते॥
English: One attains to heaven, and all the object of enjoyment, as also the fulfilment of his heart's desires, by wellapplied personal Exertion.
Sanskrit: ज्योतींषि त्रिदशा नागा यक्षाश्चन्द्राकमारुताः। सर्वे पुरुषकारेण मानुष्याद् देवतां गताः॥
English: All the luminaries in the sky, all the gods, the Nagas, and the Rakshasas, as also the Sun and the Moon and the Winds, have acquired their high status by evolution from man's status, by dint of their own action.
Sanskrit: अर्थो वा मित्रवर्गा वा ऐश्वर्यं वा कुलान्वितम्। श्रीश्चापि दुर्लभा भोक्तुं तथैवाकृतकर्मभिः॥
English: Riches, friends, prosperity coming down from generatica to generation, as also the sweets of life, are difficult of attainment by those who want Exertion.
Sanskrit: शौचेन लभते विप्रः क्षत्रियो विक्रमेण तु। वैश्यः पुरुषकारेण शूद्रः शुश्रूषया श्रियम्॥
English: The Brahmana acquires prosperity by holy living, the Kshatriya by prowess, the Vaishya by manly exertion, and the Shudra by service.
Sanskrit: नादातारं भजन्त्यर्था न क्लीबं नापि निष्क्रियम्। नाकर्मशीलं नाशूरं तथा नैवातपस्विनम्॥
English: The stingy, the impotent, or the idler do not acquire riches and other objects of enjoyment. Nor are these ever acquired by the man who is not active or inanly or devoted to the exercise of religious austerities.
Sanskrit: येन लोकास्त्रयः सृष्टा दैत्याः सर्वाश्च देवताः। स एष भगवान् विष्णुः समुद्रे तप्यते तपः॥
English: Even he, the worshipful Vishnu, who created the three worlds with the Daityas and all the gods, even He is engaged in austere penances in the heart of the deep.
Sanskrit: स्वं चेत् कर्मफलं न स्यात् सर्वमेवाफलं भवेत्। लोको दैवं समालक्ष्य उदासीनो भवेन्ननु॥
English: If one's Karma bore no fruit, then all actions would become fruitless and depending on desting men should become idlers.
Sanskrit: अकृत्वा मानुषं कर्म यो दैवमनुवर्तते। वृथा श्राम्यति सम्प्राप्य पतिं क्लीबमिवाङ्गना॥
English: He who, without following the human modes of action follows Destiny only, acts in vain, like the woman who has an impotent husband.
Sanskrit: न तथा मानुषे लोके भयमस्ति शुभाशुभे। तथा त्रिदशलोके हि भयमन्येन जायते॥
English: The apprehension of good or evil in this world is not Destiny be unfavourable as his apprehension of the same in the other world if Exertion be wanting while here. SO great if
Sanskrit: कृतः पुरुषकारस्तु दैवमेवानुवर्तते। न दैवमकृते किंचित् कस्यचिद् दातुमर्हति॥
English: Man's powers, if properly applied only follow his Destiny, but Destiny alone cannot produce any good where Exertion is wanting.
Sanskrit: यथा स्थानान्यनित्यानि दृश्यन्ते दैवतेष्वपि। कथं कर्म विना दैवं स्थास्यति स्थापयिष्यतः॥
English: When it is seen that even in the celestial regions, the position of the gods themselves is unstable, how would the gods maintain their own position or that of other of others without proper Karma.
Sanskrit: न दैवतानि लोकेऽस्मिन् व्यापार यान्ति कस्यचित्। व्यासङ्गं जनयन्त्युग्रमात्माभिभवशङ्कया।॥
English: The gods do not always approve of the good actions of others in this world, for, fearing their own defeat, they try to thwart the acts of others.
Sanskrit: ऋषीणां देवतानां च सदा भवति विग्रहः। कस्य वाचा ह्यदैवं स्याद्यतो दैवं प्रवर्तते॥
English: There is a constant rivalry between the gods and the Rishis, and if they all have to go through their Karma, still it can never be said that there is no such thing as Destiny, for it is the latter that introduces all Karma.
Sanskrit: कथं तस्य समुत्पत्तिर्यतो दैवं प्रवर्तते। एवं त्रिदशलोकेऽपि प्राप्यन्ते बहवो गुणाः॥
English: How does Karma originate, if Destiny is the principal motive power of human action? By this means, many virtues are accumulated in the celesiial regions.
Sanskrit: आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः। आत्मैव ह्यात्मन: साक्षी कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च।॥
English: One's own self is his friend and his enemy too, as also the witness of one's good and evil deeds.
Sanskrit: कृतं चाप्यकृतं किंचित् कृते कर्मणि सिद्ध्यति। सुकृतं दुष्कृतं कर्म न यथार्थे प्रपद्यते॥
English: Good and evil appear through Karma. Good and evil acts do not produce sufficient results.
Sanskrit: देवानां शरणं पुण्यं सर्वं पुण्यैरवाप्यते। पुण्यशीलं नरं प्राप्य किं दैवं प्रकरिष्यति॥
English: Virtue is the refuge of the gods, and by virtue everything is acquired. Destiny thwarts not the man who has acquired virtue and righteousness.
Sanskrit: पुरा ययातिर्विभ्रष्टश्च्यावितः पतितः क्षितौ। पुनरारोपितः स्वर्गं दौहित्रैः पुण्यकर्मभिः॥
English: In days of yore, Yayati, falling from his high position in heaven, descended on the Earth but was again restored to the celestial regions by the good deeds of his pious grandsons.
Sanskrit: पुरूरवाश्च राजर्षिर्द्विजैरभिहितः पुरा। ऐल इत्यभिविख्यातः स्वर्गं प्राप्तो महीपतिः॥
English: The royal sage Pururavas, well known as the descendant of lla, attained to heaven through the intercession of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधादिभिर्यज्ञैः सत्कृत: कोसलाधिपः। महर्षिशापात् सौदासः पुरुषादत्वमागतः॥
English: Saudasa, the king of Koshala, though dignified by the performance of Ashvamedha and other sacrifices, came by the status of a maneating Rakshasa, through the course of a great Rishi.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा च रामश्च मुनिपुत्रौ धनुर्धरौ। न गच्छतः स्वर्गलोकं सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा॥
English: Ashvatthaman and Rama, though both warriors and Sons of Ascetics, failed to acquired heaven by virtue of their own actions in this world.
Sanskrit: वसुर्यज्ञशतैरिष्ट्वा द्वितीय इव वासवः। मिथ्याभिधानेनैकेन रसातलतलं गतः॥
English: Vasu, though he celebrated a hundred sacrifices, like a second Vasava, was sent to the nethermost regions, for making a single false statement.
Sanskrit: बलिवैरोचनिर्बद्धो धर्मपाशेन दैवतैः। विष्णोः पुरुषकारेण पातालसदनः कृतः॥
English: Bali, the son of Virochana, virtuous bound by his promise, was sent to the regions under the Earth, by the prowess of Vishnu.
Sanskrit: शक्रस्योद्रम्य चरणं प्रस्थितो जनमेजयः। द्विजस्त्रीणां वधं कृत्वा किं दैवेन न वारितः॥
English: Was not Janamejaya, who followed the footprints of Shakra, for slaying a Brahmana woman, checked and put down by the gods?.
Sanskrit: अज्ञानाद् ब्राह्यणं हत्वा स्पृष्टो बालवधेन च। वैशम्पायनविप्रर्षिः किं दैवेन न वारितः॥
English: Was not the twiceborn Rishi Vaishampayana too, who killed a Brahmana in ignorance, and was polluted by the slaughter of a child, put down by the gods?
Sanskrit: गोप्रदानेन मिथ्या च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महामखे। पुरा नृगश्च राजर्षिः कृकलासत्वमागतः॥
English: In days of yore the royal sage Nriga became changed into a lizard. He had made gifts of kine into the Brahmanas at his great sacrifice, but this did not help him.
Sanskrit: धुन्धुमारश्च राजर्षिः सत्रेष्वेव जरां गतः। प्रीतिदायं परित्यज्य सुष्वाप स गिरिव्रजे॥
English: The royal sage Dhundhumara was possessed by decrepitude even while engaged in celebrating his sacrifices, and foregoing all the merits thereof the merits thereof he fell asleep at Girivraja.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवानां हृतं राज्यं धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः। पुनः प्रत्याहृतं चैव न दैवाद् भुजसंश्रयात्॥
English: The Pandavas too regained their lost kingdom, of which they had been deprived by the powerful sons of Dhritarashtra, not through the influence of the Fates, but by recourse of their own heroism.
Sanskrit: तपोनियमसंयुक्ता मुनयः संशितव्रताः। किं त दैवबलाच्छापमुत्सृजन्ते न कर्मणा॥
English: Do the ascetics of rigid vows, and given to the practice of austere penances, denounce their curses by the help of any supernatural power or only in the exercise of their own power attained by individual acts?
Sanskrit: पापमुत्सृजते लोके सर्वं प्राप्य सुदुर्लभम्। लोभमोहसमापन्नं न दैवं चायते नरम्॥
English: If possessed by the wicked, all the good which is gained with difficulty in this world, is soon lost to them. Destiny does not help the man that is full of spiritual ignorance and avarice.
Sanskrit: यथाग्निः पवनोद्भूतः सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि महान् भवेत्। तथा कर्मसमायुक्तं दैवं साधु विवर्धते॥
English: Even as small fire, when fanned by the wind, becomes highly powerful, so does Destiny, when helped by individual Exertion, becomes greatly potent.
Sanskrit: यथा तैलक्षयाद् दीपः प्रह्रासमुपगच्छति। तथा कर्मक्षयाद् दैवं प्रहासमुपगच्छति॥
English: As by the diminution of oil in the lamp its light is put out, so does the influence of Destiny, by the abatement of one's acts.
Sanskrit: विपुलमपि धनौघं प्राप्य भोगान् स्त्रियो वा पुरुष इह न शक्तः कर्महीनो हि भोक्तम्। सुनिहितमपि चार्थं दैवतै रक्ष्यमाणं पुरुष इह महात्मा प्राप्नुते नित्ययुक्तः॥
English: Having obtained riches, and woman and all the enjoyments of this world, the, man who is not hardworking is unable to enjoy them long, but the great man, diligent in Exertion, can find riches buried deep in the Earth and watched over by the Fates.
Sanskrit: व्ययगुणमपि साधुं कर्मणा संश्रयन्ते भवति मनुजलोकाद् देवलोको विशिष्टः। बहुतरसुसमृद्ध्या मानुषाणां गृहाणि। पितृवनभवनाभं दृश्यते चामराणाम्॥
English: The good man who is prodigal is sought by the gods for his good conduct, the celestial world being better than the world of men, but the house of miser though full of riches is looked upon by the gods as the house of the dead.
Sanskrit: न च फलति विकर्मा जीवलोक न दैवं व्यपनयति विमार्गं नास्ति दैवे प्रभुत्वम्। गुरुमिव कृतमय्यं कर्म संयाति दैवं नयति पुरुषकारः संचितस्तत्र तत्र॥
English: The inan who does not cxert himself is never contented in this world, nor can Destiny change the course of a man who has gone wrong. There is no power inherent in Destiny. As the pupil follows the preceptor, so does one's action, guided by Destiny, follows his own personal exertion. Where one's own exertion is displayed, there only Destiny, shows its hand.
Sanskrit: एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया वै मुनिसत्तम। फलं पुरुषकारस्य सदा संदृश्य तत्त्वतः॥
English: best of ascetics, I have thus described all the merits of personal Exertion, having always known in their true significance.
Sanskrit: अभ्युत्थानेन दैवस्य समारब्धेन कर्मणा। विधिना कर्मणा चैव स्वर्गमार्गमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: By the influence of Destiny, and by showing personal Exertion, do men attain to heaven. The combined help of Destiny and Exertion, becomes fruitful.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच के पूज्या: के नमस्कार्याः कान् नमस्यसि भारत। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व येभ्यः स्पृहयसे नृप॥
English: Yudhishthira said Who are deserving of adoration? Who are they to whom one may bow? Who are they, O Bharata, to whom you would lower your head? Who, again, are they whom you like? Tell me all this, O prince.
Sanskrit: उत्तमापद्रतस्यापि यत्र ते वर्तते मनः। मनुष्यलोके सर्वस्मिन् यदमुत्रेह चाप्युत॥
English: What is that upon which your mind turn when affliction overwhelms you. Do you describe to me what is beneficial here, that is, in this region of human beings, as also hereafter.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स्पृहयामि द्विजातिभ्यो येषां ब्रह्म परं धनम्। येषां स्वप्रत्ययः स्वर्गस्तपः स्वाध्यायसाधनम्॥
English: Bhishma said I like those twiceborn persons whose highest wealth is Brahma, whose heaven is their knowledge of the soul, and whose penances are formed by their diligent study of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: येषां बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च पितृपैतामहीं धुरम्। उद्वहन्ति न सीदन्ति तेभ्यो वै स्पृहयाम्यहम्॥
English: My heart longs for those in whose family persons young and old diligently bear the, ancestral burthens without languishing under them.
Sanskrit: विद्यास्वभिविनीतानां दान्तानां मृदुभाषिणाम्। श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नानां सदाक्षरविदां सताम्॥ संसत्सु वदतां तात हंसानामिव संघशः। मङ्गल्यरूपा रुचिरा दिव्यजीमूतनिःस्वनाः॥ सम्यगुच्चरिता वाचः श्रूयन्ते हि युधिष्ठिर। शुश्रूषमाणे नृपतौ प्रेत्य चेह सुखावहाः॥
English: Brahmanas well-trained in several branches of knowledge, self-controlled, mild-speeched, conversant with the scriptures, well-bchaved, possessed of the knowledge of Brahma, and righteous in conduct, discourse in respectable assemblies like flights of swans. They in a voice deep as the muttering of clouds give vent to auspicious, sweet, excellent, and wellpronounced words, O Yudhishthira. In the courts of monarchs, they spoke these words fraught with happiness both temporal and spiritual, themselves being received with honour and attention and served with respect by those kings.
Sanskrit: ये चापि तेषां श्रोतारः सदा सदसि सम्मताः। विज्ञानगुणसम्पन्नास्तेभ्यश्च स्पृहयाम्यहम्॥
English: Indeed, my heart longs after them who endued with knowledge and all desirable attributes, and honoured by others, listen to such words when uttered in assemblies or the courts of kings.
Sanskrit: सुसंस्कृतानि प्रयताः शुचीनि गुणवन्ति च। ददत्यन्नानि तृप्त्यर्थं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो युधिष्ठिर॥
English: My heart, O king, always yearns after them who, for the satisfaction of Brahmanas, O Yudhishthira, give to them, with devotion, food that is well-cooked and clean and wholesome.
Sanskrit: ये चापि सततं राजंस्तेभ्यश्च स्पृहयाम्यहम्। शक्यं ह्येवाहवे योद्धं न दातुमनसूयितम्॥
English: It is easy to fight in battle, but not so to make a gift without pride or vanity.
Sanskrit: शूरा वीराच शतशः सन्ति लोके युधिष्ठिर। येषां संख्यायमानानां दानशूरो विशिष्यते॥
English: In this world, O Yudhishthira, there are hundreds of brave men and heroes. While counting them, he who is a hero in gifts should be considered as superior.
Sanskrit: धन्यःस्यां यद्धहं भूयः सौम्य ब्राह्मणकोऽपि वा। कुले जातो धर्मगतिस्तपोविद्यापरायणः॥
English: O amiable one, if I had been even a vulgar Brahmana I would have considered myself as very great, not to speak of one born in a good family, gifted with righteousness of conduct, and given to penances and learning.
Sanskrit: मे त्वत्तः प्रियतरो लोकेऽस्मिन् पाण्डुनन्दन। त्वत्तश्चापि प्रियतरा ब्राह्मणा भरतर्षभ॥
English: There is no one, O son of Pandu, in this world, who is dearer to me than you, O chief of Bharats's race, but Brahmans are dearer to me than you.
Sanskrit: यथा मम प्रियतमास्त्वत्तो प्रियाः कुरूत्तम। तेन सत्येन गच्छेयं लोकान् यत्र स शान्तनुः॥
English: And since, O best of the Kurus, the Brahmanas are very much dearer to me than you, it is by that truth that I expect to go to all those regions of happiness which have been gained by my father Shantanu.
Sanskrit: न मे पिता प्रियतरो ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तथाभवत्। न मे पितुः पिता वापि ये चान्येऽपि सुहृज्जनाः।।१५
English: Neither my father, nor my grandfather, nor any one else connected with me by blood, is dearer to me than the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: न हि मे वृजिनं किंचिद् विद्यते ब्राह्मणेष्विह। अणु वा यदि वा स्थूलं विद्यते साधुकर्मसु॥
English: I do not expect any fruit, small or great, from my adoration of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: कर्मणा मनसा वापि वाचा वापि परंतप। यन्मे कृतं ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तेनाद्य न तपाम्यहम्॥
English: On account of what I have done to the Brahmanas in thought, word, and deed, I do not feel any pain now.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मण्य इति मामाहस्तया वाचाऽस्मि तोषितः। एतदेव पवित्रेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः परमं स्मृतम्॥
English: People used to call me as one devoted to the Brahmanas. This address always pleased me highly. To do good to the Brahmanas is the most sacred of all sacred duties.
Sanskrit: पश्यामि लोकानमलाञ्छुचीन् ब्राह्मणयायिनः। तेषु मे तात गन्तव्यमह्नाय च चिराय च॥
English: I see many regions of beatitude waiting for me who have respectfully followed the Brahmanas. Very soon shall I go to these regions for good, O son.
Sanskrit: यथा भर्नाश्रयो धर्मः स्त्रीणां लोके युधिष्ठिर। स देवः सा गतिर्नान्या क्षत्रियस्य तथा द्विजाः॥
English: In this world, O Yudhishthira, the duties of women depend upon their husbands. To a woman, verily, the husband is the god and he is the highest end for which she should try. As the husband to wife, so are the Brahmanas to Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियः शतवर्षी च दशवर्षी द्विजोत्तमः। पितापुत्रौ च विज्ञेयौ तयोर्हि ब्राह्मणो गुरुः॥
English: If there be a Kshatriya hundred years old and a good Brahmana child of only ten years, the latter should be considered as a father and the former as a son, for among the two, the Brahmana is superior.
Sanskrit: नारी तु पत्यभावे वै देवरं कुरुते पतिम्। पृथिवी ब्राह्मणालाभे क्षत्रियं कुरुते पतिम्॥
English: A woman, in the absence of her husband, takes his younger brother for her lord; so the Earth, not having obtained Brahmana, made the Kshatriya her king.
Sanskrit: पुत्रवच्च ततो रक्ष्या उपास्या गुरुवच्च ते। अग्निवच्चोपचर्या वै ब्राह्मणाः कुरुसत्तम॥
English: The Brahmanas should be protected like sons and adored like fathers or preceptors. Indeed, O best of the Kurus, they served reverentially as people wait with respect upon their sacrificial or Homa fires.
Sanskrit: ऋजून् सतः सत्यशीलान् सर्वभूतहिते रतान्। आशीविषानिव क्रूद्धान् द्विजान् परिचरेत् सदा॥
English: The Brahmanas are gifted with simplicity and righteousness. They are given to truth. They are always engaged in the behalf of all creatures. Yet when angry they are like snakes of dreadful venom. They should, for these reasons, be always waited upon and served with respect and humility.
Sanskrit: तेजसस्तपसश्चैव नित्यं बिभ्येद् युधिष्ठि। उभे चैते परित्याज्ये तेजश्चैव तपस्तथा॥
English: One should, O Yudhishthira, always fear these two, viz., Energy and Penances. Both these should be shirked or kept at a distance.
Sanskrit: व्यवसायस्तयोः शीघ्रमुभयोरेव विद्यते। हन्युः क्रुद्धा महाराज ब्राह्मणा ये तपस्विनः॥
English: The effects of both are quick, There is this superiority, however, of Penances, viz., that Brahmanas gifted with Penances, O king, can, if angry, kill the object of their anger.
Sanskrit: भूयः स्यादुभयं दत्तं ब्राह्मणाद् यदकोपनात्। कुर्यादुभयतः शेषं दत्तशेषं न शेषयेत्॥
English: Even greatest Energy and Penances, become neutralised if applied against a Brahmana who has conquered anger. If the two that is, Energy and Penances-be set against each other, then both of them would be destroyed. Again when Energy, is set against Penances, it is sure to be destroyed without leaving a remnant. Penances applied against Energy cannot be destroyed completely.
Sanskrit: दण्डपाणिर्यथा गोषु पालो नित्यं हि रक्षयेत्। ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म च तथा क्षत्रियः परिपालयेत्॥
English: As the herdsman, stick in hand, protects the herd, so should the Kshatriya always protect the Vedas and the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: पितेव पुत्रान् रक्षेथा ब्राह्मणान् धर्मचेतसः। गृहे चैषामवेक्षेथाः किंस्विदस्तीति जीवनम्॥
English: The Kshatriya should protect all pious Brahmanas as a father protects his sons. He should always look after the houses of the Brahmanas for finding out that the means of subsistence may not be wanting.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ब्राह्मणानां तु ये लोकाः प्रतिश्रुत्य पितामह। न प्रयच्छन्ति मोहात् ते के भवन्ति महाद्युते॥
English: Yudhishthira said O grandfather, O you of great splendour, what do those men become who, through stupefaction of intellect, do not make gifts to Brahmanas after having promised to make those gifts?
Sanskrit: एतन्मे तत्त्वतो ब्रूहि धर्मे धर्मभृतां वर। प्रतिश्रुत्य दुरात्मानो न प्रयच्छन्ति ये नराः॥
English: O foremost of all righteous persons, do tell me what the duties are in this matter. Indeed, what becomes the end of those wicked men who do not give after having promised to give.