pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: पिपासाशुष्कहदयः प्रविवेशाश्रमं भृगोः। तामेव रात्रिं राजेन्द्र महात्मा भृगुनन्दनः॥ इष्टिं चकार सौद्युम्नेर्महर्षिः पुत्रकारणात्। सम्भृतो मन्त्रपूतेन वारिणा कलशो महान्॥ तत्रातिष्ठत राजेन्द्र पूर्वमेव समाहितः। यत् प्राश्य प्रसवेत् तस्य पत्नी शक्रसमं सुतम्॥
English: He was suffering from the pangs of hunger and his inner soul seemed perched with thirst. He then entered the hermitage of Bhrigu. O king of kings, on that very night, the great Rishi, who was the delight of Bhrigu's race, had performed a religious ceremony with the object of getting a son born to Sudyumana. A large vessel was there filled with water which was consecrated with mantras and which had been previously deposited there. The water was endued with the virtue of making the wife of Yuvanashava conceive a son equal to Indra.
Sanskrit: तं न्यस्य वेद्यां कलशं सुषुपुस्ते महर्षयः। रात्रिजागरणाच्छ्रान्तान् सौद्युम्नि: समतीत्य तान्॥
English: Having been much fatigued by keeping up nights, those great Rishis placed that jar on the altar and went to sleep.
Sanskrit: शुष्ककण्ठः पिपासातः पानीयार्थी भृशं नृपः। तं प्रविश्याश्रमं शान्तः पानीयं सोऽभ्ययाचत्॥
English: The king was suffering from thirst, his palate was dry and he was eagerly looking for water. Entering the hermitage, greatly tired as he was, he asked for water.
Sanskrit: तस्य श्रान्तस्य शुष्केण कण्ठेन क्रोशतस्तदा। नाश्रौषीत् कश्चन तदा शकुनेरिव वाशतः॥
English: With fatigue and with a perched throat, he cried in a feeble voice which resembled like the inarticulate notes of a bird. Therefore none heard his voice.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं कलशं दृष्ट्वा जलपूर्णं स पार्थिवः। अभ्यद्रवत वेगेन पीत्वा चाम्भो व्यवासृजत्॥
English: Thereupon the king, seeing the jar filled with water, quickly ran towards it. He drank the water and put the jar down.
Sanskrit: स पीत्वा शीतलं तोयं पिपासातॊ महीपतिः। निर्वाणमगमद्धीमान् सुसुखी चाभवत् तदा॥
English: That intelligent king, who was very thirsty, drank that cool water; his thirst being quenched he became greatly happy.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते प्रत्यबुध्यन्त मुनयः सतपोधनाः। निस्तोयं तं च कलशं ददृशुः सर्व एव ते॥
English: Those ascetic Rishis then awoke from their sleep and all of them saw that the water of the jar was gone.
Sanskrit: कस्य कर्मेदमिति ते पर्यपृच्छन् समागताः। युवनाश्वो ममेत्येवं सत्यं समभिपद्यत॥
English: The assembled all together and asked one another who had done this. Then Yuvanashva told the truth saying, “It was done by me.”
Sanskrit: न युक्तमिति तं प्राह भगवान् भार्गवस्तदा। सुतार्थं स्थापिता ह्यापस्तपसा चैव सम्भृताः॥ मया पत्राहितं ब्रह्म तप आस्थाय दारुणम्। पुत्रार्थं तव राजर्षे महाबलपराक्रम॥
English: The illustrious son of Bhrigu then said to hirn, O royal sage, O greatly powerful one, "It was not proper. This was kept with the object that a son may be born to you. It was endued with ascetic virtue. Having performed severe asceticism, I infused the virtue of my religious acts in this water, so that a son might be born to you.
Sanskrit: महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः। यः शक्रमपि वीर्येण गमयेद् यमसादनम्॥ अनेन विधिना राजन् मयैतदुपपादितम्। अभक्षणं त्वया राजन् न युक्तं कृतमद्य वै॥
English: O king, a son would have been bom to you would have been greatly strong, courageous, endued with the prowess of asceticism and who by his might would have even sent Indra to the abode of Yama. It was thus that this water was prepared by me. By drinking this water, O king, you have done what was not proper.
Sanskrit: न त्वद्य शक्यमस्माभिरेतत् कर्तुमतोऽन्यथा। नूनं दैवकृतं ह्येतद् यदेवं कृतवानसि॥
English: It is impossible now to turn back the incident which happened. What you have done was certainly ordained by Fate,
Sanskrit: पिपासितेन याः पीता विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृताः। आपस्त्वया महाराज मत्तपोवीर्यसम्भृताः॥ ताभ्यस्त्वमात्मना पुत्रमीदृशं जनयिष्यसि। विधास्यामो वयं तत्र तवेष्टिं परमाद्भुताम्॥ यथा शक्रसमं पुत्रं जनयिष्यसि वीर्यवान्। गर्भधारण वापि न खेदं समवाप्स्यसि॥
English: O great king, as you, being very thirsty, have drank the water prepared with sacred hymns which was filled with the virtue of my religious labours, you must bring forth out of your own body a son as described above. We shall perform for your sake a sacrifice of wonderful effect, so that you will bring forth a son equal to Indra. You will not feel any pain at the time of the delivery.
Sanskrit: ततो वर्षशते पूर्णे तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः। वाम पार्श्व विनिर्भिद्य सुतः सूर्य इव स्थितः॥ निश्चक्राम महातेजा न च तं मृत्युराविशत्। युवनाश्वं नरपतिं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: When one hundred years passed away, a son, as effulgent as the sun, came out by rising the left side of that high-souled king. The greatly effulgent child came out, but king Yuvanashva did not die, it was no doubt a great wonder.
Sanskrit: ततः शक्रो महातेजास्तं दिदृक्षुरुपागमत्। ततो देवा महेन्द्रं तमपृच्छन्धास्यतीति किम्॥
English: Then greatly effulgent, Indra came there with the desire of seeing him. Thereupon the celestials asked Indra, “What is to be sucked by this boy?"
Sanskrit: प्रदेशिनी ततोऽस्यास्ये शक्रः समभिसंदधे। मामयंधास्यतीत्येवं भाषिते चैव वज्रिणा॥ मान्धातोति च नामास्य चक्रुः सेन्द्रा दिवौकसः।।३१। प्रदेशिनीं शक्रदत्तामास्वाद्य स शिशुस्तदा। अवर्धत महातेजाः किकून् राजंस्त्रयोदश॥
English: Then Indra gave his own fore finger into his mouth (to suck) and the wielder of thunder said, "he will suck me.” Thereupon the dwellers of heaven with Indra gave him the name Mandhata. Having sucked the fore-finger of Indra, he became greatly strong and he grew to be thirteen cubits.
Sanskrit: वेदास्तं सधनुर्वेदा दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चेश्वरम्। उपतस्थुर्महाराजध्यातमात्रस्य सर्वशः॥
English: O great king, the whole of the sacred learning together with the holy science of arms was acquired by that greatly intelligent boy by the simple and unassisted power of his thought.
Sanskrit: आजगवं नामधनुः शराः शृङ्गोद्भवाश्च ये। अभेद्यं कवचं चैव सद्यस्तमुपशिश्रियुः॥ सोऽभिषिक्तो मघवता स्वयं शक्रेण भारत। धर्मेण व्यजयल्लोकांस्त्रीन् विष्णुरिव विक्रमैः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, the bow, celebrated all over the world by the name of Ajagava and a large number of arrows made of horn, also an impenetrable armour, all came to him on the same day. He was installed on the throne by Indra himself and he then conquered the three worlds in righteous way, as once Vishnu did by three steps.
Sanskrit: तस्याप्रतिहतं चक्रं प्रावर्तत महात्मनः। रत्नानि चैव राजर्षि स्वयमेवोपतस्थिरे॥
English: The wheel of that high-souled king's car was irresistible in its course. Gems and jewels came to that royal sage of their own accord.
Sanskrit: तस्यैवं वसुसम्पूर्णा वसुधा वसुधाधिप। तेनेष्टं विविधैर्यज्ञैर्बहुभिः स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः॥
English: O ruler of earth, this is the region which (once) belonged to him. It abounds in great wealth. He performed may sacrifices in which gifts were in abundance.
Sanskrit: चितचैत्यो महातेजाधर्मान् प्राप्य च पुष्कलान्। शक्रस्यार्धासनं राजंल्लब्धवानमितद्युतिः॥
English: O king, that great, powerful and immeasurably effulgent king erected many sacred piles and performed greatly pious deeds, by which he obtained the privilege of sitting at Indra's side.
Sanskrit: एकाहात् पृथिवी तेनधर्मनित्येनधीमता। विजिता शासनादेव सरत्नाकरपत्तना॥
English: That intelligent king conquered and ruled with virtuous laws the earth with cities and with the sea, the abode of gems.
Sanskrit: तस्य चैत्यैर्महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम्। चतुरन्ता मही व्याप्ता नासीत् किंचिदनावृतम्॥
English: O great king, the sacrificial grounds prepared by him were to be found all over the earth. There is not a single spot which is not marked with it.
Sanskrit: तेन पद्मसहस्राणि गवां दश महात्मना। ब्राह्मणानां महाराज दत्तानीति प्रचक्षते॥
English: O great king, that greatly powerful king is said to have given away to the Brahmanas ten thousand Padmas and kine.
Sanskrit: तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना। वृष्टं सस्यविवृद्ध्यर्थं मिषतो वज्रपाणिनः॥
English: When there was a draught extending for twelve years, disregarding the wielder of thunder, he caused rain to fall for the growth of crops.
Sanskrit: तेन सोमकुलोत्पन्नो गान्धाराधिपतिर्महान्। गर्जन्निव महामेघः प्रमथ्य निहतः शरैः॥
English: The greatly powerful king of Gandhara, born in the Lunar dynasty, was terrible like the roaring clouds. Those that foolishly attacked him with arrows were immediately killed by him.
Sanskrit: प्रजाश्चतुर्विधास्तेन त्राता राजन् कृतात्मना। तेनात्मतपसा लोकास्तापिताश्चातितेजसा॥
English: O king, that intelligent king protected the four orders of the people and by virtue of his asceticism and religious rites the world was kept from harm by that greatly powerful king.
Sanskrit: तस्यैतद् देवयजनं स्थानमादित्यवर्चसः। पश्य पुण्यतमे देशे कुरुक्षेत्रस्य मध्यतः॥
English: This is the place where he, as effulgent as the sun, performed sacrifices to the celestials. Look as it. Yonder it is in the middle of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं मान्धातुश्चरितं महत्। जन्म चाचयं महीपाल यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
English: O ruler of earth, I have thus narrated to you all the great history of Mandhata, the manner in which he was born, a birth which was surely wonderful.”
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स कौन्तेयो लोमशेन महर्षिणा। पप्रच्छानन्तरं भूयः सोमकं प्रति भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata, having been thus addressed by the great Rishi Lomasha, the son of Kunti (Yudhishthira) asked other questions about Somaka.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथंवीर्यः स राजाभूत् सोमको वदतां वर। कर्माण्यस्य प्रभावं च श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O foremost of speakers, what was the prowess of the king, Somaka. I desire to hear an exact account of his achievements and prowess.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच युधिष्ठिरासीनृपतिः सोमको नामधार्मिकः। तस्य भार्याशतं राजन् सदृशीनामभूत् तदा।॥
English: Lomasha said: O king, O Yudhishthira, there was a virtuous king, named Somaka. He had one hundred wives, all suitably matched to him.
Sanskrit: स वै यत्नेन महता तासु पुत्रं महीपतिः। कंचित्रासादयामास कालेन महता ह्यपि॥
English: Though a long period of time passed away and though he took great care, yet he could not succeed in getting a son.
Sanskrit: कदाचित् तस्य वृद्धस्य घटमानस्य यत्नतः। जन्तु म सुतस्तस्मिन् स्त्रीशते समजायत॥
English: One day when he had (already) grown old, he tried every means to have a son and (at last) a son was born to him by once of that one hundred wives. He was named Jantu.
Sanskrit: तं जातं मातरः सर्वाः परिवार्य समासत। सततं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा कामभोगान् विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, all those mothers sat round their son; and every one of them gave him such objects as might give him enjoyments and pleasure.
Sanskrit: ततः पिपीलिका जन्तुं कदाचिददशत् स्फिचि। स दष्टो व्यनदन्नादं तेन दुःखेन बालकः॥
English: One day an ant stung the boy at his hip and the boy screamed out on account of the pain caused by the sting.
Sanskrit: ततस्ता मातरः सर्वाः प्राक्रोशन् भृशदुःखिताः। प्रवार्य जन्तुं सहसा स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्॥
English: The mothers were greatly distressed to find the child stung by the ant; and they stood round him and began to cry as loudly as the boy.
Sanskrit: तमार्तनादं सहसा शुश्राव स महीपतिः। अमात्यपर्षदो मध्ये उपविष्टः सहर्विजा॥
English: When he was seated with his ministers and his family priest that ruler of earth suddenly heard that great screaming (of the women).
Sanskrit: ततः प्रस्थापयामास किमेतदिति पार्थिवः। तस्मै क्षत्ता यथावृत्तमाचचक्षे सुतं प्रति॥
English: The king sent for information as to what it was about. And the royal usher then explained to him what had happened to his son.
Sanskrit: त्वरमाणः स चोत्थाय सोमकः सह मन्त्रिभिः। प्रविश्यान्तःपुरं पुत्रमाश्वासयदरिंदमः॥
English: Somaka rose with his ministers and hastened towards the female apartments. O chastiser of foes, on going there, he consoled his son.
Sanskrit: सान्त्वयित्वा तु तं पुत्रं निष्क्रम्सयान्त:पुरानृपः। ऋत्विजा सहितो राजन् सहामात्य उपाविशत्॥
English: Having comforted his son and come out from the female apartments, the king sat down with his family priest and ministers.
Sanskrit: सोमक उवाच धिगस्त्विहैकपुत्रत्वमपुत्रत्वं वरं भवेत्। नित्यातुरत्वाद् भूतानां शोक एवैकपुत्रता॥
English: Somaka said: Fie on having one son! I would rather be a sonless man. To all beings, liable as they are to diseases, it is but a trouble to have only one son.
Sanskrit: इदं भार्याशतं ब्रह्मन् परीक्ष्य सदृशं प्रभो। पुत्रार्थिना मया वोढं न तासां विद्यते प्रजा॥
English: O Brahmanas, O lord, with the intention of getting sons, I married all these one hundred wives after carefully examining them whether they were suitable to me. But they have none.
Sanskrit: एकः कथंचिदुत्पन्नः पुत्रो जन्तुरयं मम। यतमानासु सर्वासु किं नु दुःखमतः परम्॥
English: Having tried every means and put forth great efforts they have (at last) given birth to this one single son, Jantu. What greater grief can there be than this!
Sanskrit: वयश्च समतीतं मे सभार्यस्य द्विजोत्तमा आसां प्राणा: समायत्ता मम चात्रैकपुत्रके॥
English: O excellent Brahmana, I am grown old in years and so are my wives. This only one son is like the breadth of their nostrils; so is he to me.
Sanskrit: स्यात्तु कर्म तथा युक्तं येन पुत्रशतं भवेत्। महता लघुना वापि कर्मणा दुष्करेण वा॥
English: Is there any such (religious) ceremony by celebrating which one may get one hundred sons? Tell me whether it is great or it is small, whether it is easy or it is difficult to perform.
Sanskrit: ऋत्विगुवाच अस्ति चैतादृशं कर्म येन पुत्रशतं भवेत्। यदि शक्नोषि तत् कर्तुमथ वक्ष्यामि सोमक।।१७।
English: Ritvija said : There is a ceremony by which a man may get one hundred sons. O Somaka, if you are able to perform it, (then tell me); I shall explain it to you?
Sanskrit: सोमक उवाच कार्यं वा यदि वाकार्यं येन पुत्रशतं भवेत्। कृतमेवेति तद् विद्धि भगवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे॥
English: Somaka said: Whether it is a good or an evil deed, you may consider that the ceremony by which one hundred sons may be born as already performed, O exalted one explain it to me.
Sanskrit: ऋत्विगुवाच यजस्व जन्तुना राजंस्त्वं मया वितते क्रतौ। ततः पुत्रशतं श्रीमद् भविष्यत्यचिरेण ते॥
English: Ritvija said : O king, I shall perform this sacrifice, but you must sacrifice in it your son Jantu. Then one hundred handsome sons will be born to you.
Sanskrit: वपायां हूयमानायांधूममाघ्राय मातरः। ततस्ताः सुमहावीर्याञ्जनयिष्यन्ति ते सुतान्।॥ तस्यामेव तु ते जन्तुर्भविता पुनरात्मजः। उत्तरे चास्य सौवर्णं लक्ष्म पार्श्वे भविष्यति॥
English: When Jantu's fat will be put into the fire as an offering to the celestials, the mothers your wives will have to take a smell of that smoke. ! And thus they would give birth to a number of courageous and strong sons. Jantu also will again be born in the womb of his (former) mother. On this back there will appear a mark of gold.
Sanskrit: सोमक उवाच ब्रह्मन् यद् यद् यथा कार्यं तत् कुरुष्व तथा तथा। पुत्रकामतया सर्वं करिष्यामि वचस्तव॥
English: Somaka said: O Brahmana, whatever is to be performed, do exactly as it is necessary, I desire to get a number of sons; I shall do all as asked by you.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तत: स याजयामास सोमकं तेन जन्तुना। मातरस्तु बलात् पुत्रमपाकर्षः कृपान्विताः॥
English: Lomasha said: Thereupon he performed that sacrifice in which Jantu was offered as a victim. But the mothers out of affection forcibly dragged the son.
Sanskrit: हा हताः स्मेति वाशन्त्यस्तीव्रशोकसमाहताः। रुदन्त्यः करुणं वापि गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे करे॥
English: They cried, "Alas! Oh!” And they were affected with great grief and they caught hold of Jantu by his right hand and wept piteously.
Sanskrit: सव्ये पाणौ गृहीत्वा तु याजकोऽपि स्म कर्षति। कुररीणामिवार्तानां समाकृष्य तु तं सुतम्॥ विशस्य चैनं विधिवद् वपामस्य जुहाव सः। वपायां हूयमानायां गन्धमाघ्राय मातरः॥ आर्ता निपेतुः सहसा पृथिव्यां कुरुनन्दन। सर्वाश्च गर्भानलभंस्ततस्ताः परमाङ्गनाः॥
English: But the Ritvija held the boy by the right hand and pulled him. Like female ospreys they screamed in agony. But the priest dragged the boy, killed him and in due form made an offering of his fat. O descendant of Kuru, while the fat was made an offering (to the sacrificial fire) the, aggrieved mothers smelt its smell and they all suddenly fell on the ground. Then all those beautiful women conceived.
Sanskrit: ततो दशसु मासेषु सोमकस्य विशाम्पते। जज्ञे पुत्रशतं पूर्ण तासु सर्वासु भारत॥
English: O king, O descendant of Bharata, at the end of the tenth month, full one hundred sons were born to Somaka.
Sanskrit: जन्तुर्येष्ठः समभवज्जनित्र्यामेव पार्थिव। स तासामिष्ट एवासीन्न तथा ते निजाः सुताः॥
English: O king, Jantu became the eldest son and he was born to his former mother. He became the most beloved of all those women but not so were their own sons.
Sanskrit: तच्च लक्षणमस्यासीत् सौवर्णं पार्श्व उत्तरे। तस्मिन् पुत्रशते चावयः स बभूव गुणैरपि॥
English: He had that golden mark on his back; and among all those one hundred sons, he was superior to all in everything.
Sanskrit: ततः स लोकमगमत् सोमकस्य गुरुः परम्। अथ काले व्यतीते तु सोमकोऽप्यगमत् परम्॥ अथ तं नरके घोरे पच्यमानं ददर्श सः। तमपृच्छत् किमर्थं त्वं नरके पच्यसे द्विज॥
English: Then that great preceptor of Somaka died, so did Somaka also after sometime. He saw his priest being grilled in a terrible hell. He then asked him, “O Brahmana, why are you being grilled in this hell!
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीद् गुरुः सोऽथ पच्यमानोऽग्निना भृशम्। त्वं मया याजितो राजंस्तस्येदं कर्मणः फलम्॥ एतच्छ्रुत्वा स राजर्षिर्धर्मराजमथाब्रवीत्। अहमत्र प्रवेक्ष्यामि मुच्यतां मम याजकः॥ मत्कृते हि महाभागः पच्यते नरकाग्निना।
English: Thereupon the preceptor, greatly being grilled in the (hell fire) thus spoke to him, “O king, it is the result of my performing your sacrifice.” Having heard this, that royal sage thus spoke to the god of justice? “I shall enter (this fire). Set free my priest. This greatly exalted man is grilled in the hell fire on my account.
Sanskrit: धर्म उवाच नान्यः कर्तुः फलं राजन्नुपभुङ्क्ते कदाचन। इमानि तव दृश्यन्ते फलानि वदतां वर॥
English: Dharmaraja said : O king, O foremost of speakers, one cannot suffer or enjoy for another person's acts. These are the fruits of your acts. See them here.
Sanskrit: सोमक उवाच पुण्यान्न कामये लोकानृतेऽहं ब्रह्मवादिनम्। इच्छाम्यहमनेनैव सह वस्तुं सुरालये॥ नरके वाधर्मराज कर्मणास्य समो ह्यहम्। पुण्यापुण्यफलं देव सममस्त्वावयोरिदम्॥
English: Somaka said: I do not desire to go to the region of bliss without this Brahmana here. O Dharmaraja, I desire to live with him. O god, my act is identical with that done by him and therefore the fruits of our acts must be the same.
Sanskrit: धर्मराज उवाच यद्येवमीप्सितं राजन् भुड्क्ष्वास्य सहितः फलम्। तुल्यकालं सहानेन पश्चात् प्राप्स्यसि सद्गतिम्॥
English: Dharmaraja said : O king, if this be your wish, then taste with him the fruits of that act, as long as he is to do. After that you will obtain the blessed state.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच स चकार तथा सर्वं राजा राजीवलोचनः। क्षीणपापश्च तस्मात् स विमुक्तो गुरुणा सह॥
English: Lomasha said: That lotus-eyed king did all that (was asked by Dharmaraja). When his sins were washed, he was made free with his preceptor.
Sanskrit: लेभे कामाशुभान् राजन् कर्मणा निर्जितान् स्वयम्। सह तेनैव विप्रेण गुरुणा स गुरुप्रियः॥
English: O king, that lover of his preceptor secured for his preceptor by his meritorious acts all those blessings of which he was entitled.
Sanskrit: एष तस्याश्रमः पुण्यो य एषोऽग्रे विराजते। क्षान्त उष्यात्र षड्रात्रं प्राप्नोति सुगतिं नरः॥
English: This is his sacred hermitage, situated before us. The man who passes six nights here with controlled passions obtains the blessed state.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नपि राजेन्द्र वत्स्यामो विगतज्वराः। षड्रात्रं नियतात्मानः सज्जीभव कुरूद्वह॥
English: O king of kings, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, being free from excitement and controlling our passions, we must spend six nights here. Therefore be ready.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच अस्मिन् किल स्वयं राजन्निष्टवान् वै प्रजापतिः। सत्रमिष्टीकृतं नाम पुरा वर्षसहस्रिकम्॥
English: Lomasha said: O king, here did Prajapati himself perform a sacrifice in the days of yore. It was called Ishtikrita which occupied one thousands years.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीषश्च नाभाग इष्टवान् यमुनामनु। यत्रेष्ट्वा दश पद्मानि सदस्येभ्योऽभिसृष्टवान्॥
English: The son of Nabhaga, Ambrisha, performed a sacrifice near the Yumuna in which he gave away ten padmas (of gold coins) to the Sadasyas.
Sanskrit: यज्ञैश्च तपसा चैव परां सिद्धिमवाप सः। देशश्च नाहुषस्यायं यज्वनः पुण्यकर्मणः॥ सार्वभौमस्य कौन्तेय ययातेरमितौजसः। स्पर्धमानस्य शक्रेण तस्येदं यज्ञवास्त्विह॥
English: O son of Kunti, he obtained the greatest success by his sacrifices and asceticism; this is the place where the king of all kings, the immeasurably powerful Yayati, the son of Nahusha, performed his sacrifices. He competed with Indra and he performed his sacrifices here.
Sanskrit: पश्य नानाविधाकारैरग्निभिर्निचितां महीम्। मज्जन्तीमिव चाक्रान्तां ययातेर्यज्ञकर्मभिः॥
English: Behold how the ground is studded with places for sacrificial altars of all sorts. (Behold), the earth appears as if she is sinking under the preasure of Yayati's good works.
Sanskrit: एषा शम्येकपत्रा या सरकं चैतदुत्तमम्। पश्य रामह्रदानेतान् पश्य नारायणाश्रमम्॥
English: Here is the Shami tree which has but one; single leaf; this is an excellent work. Behold the lake of Rama and the hermitage of Narayana.
Sanskrit: एतच्च कपुत्रस्य योगैर्विचरतो महीम्। प्रसर्पणं महीपाल रौप्यायाममितौजसः॥
English: O ruler of earth, this is the path which was followed by immeasurably effulgent son of Richika who roamed over the earth practising Yoga on the banks of the Raupya.
Sanskrit: अत्रानुवंशं पठतः शृणु मे कुरुनन्दन। उलूखलैराभरणैः पिशाची यदभाषत॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, hear what a Pishacha woman, adorned with pestles as her ornaments, said as I was reciting the table of genealogy.
Sanskrit: युगन्धरे दधि प्राश्य उषित्वा चाच्युतस्थले। तद्वद् भूतलये स्नात्वा सपुत्रा वस्तुमर्हसि॥
English: (She said), "Having eaten curd Yugandhara and lived in Achyutasthala and at also bathed in Bhutalya you should live with your sons.
Sanskrit: एकरात्रमुषित्वेह द्वितीयं यदि वत्स्यसि। एतद् वै ते दिवावृत्तं रात्रौ वृत्तमतोऽन्यथा॥
English: Having spent here the first night, if you pass the second night here, the events of the nighttime will then be different from the day-time.
Sanskrit: अद्य चात्र निवत्स्यामः क्षपां भरतसत्तम। द्वारमेतत् तु कौन्तेय कुरुक्षेत्रस्य भारत॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, O descendant of Bharata, O son of Kunti, we shall today live here. This is the gate of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: अत्रैव नाहुषो राजा राजन् क्रतुभिरिष्टवान्। ययातिर्बहुरत्नौधैर्यवेन्द्रो मुदमभ्यगात्॥
English: O king, here did king Yayati, the son of Nahusha, perform sacrifices in which gifts of gems were in great abundance and by which Indra was much gratified.
Sanskrit: एतत प्लक्षावतरणं यमुनातीर्थमुत्तमम्। एतद् वै नाकपृष्ठस्य द्वारमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: This is Plakshavatarana, an excellent tirtha in the Yamuna. The learned men call it the gate of heaven.
Sanskrit: अन्न सारस्वतैर्यज्ञैरीजानाः परमर्षयः। यूपोलूखलिकास्तात गच्छन्त्यवभृथप्लवम्॥
English: O child, after performing the Sarasvata sacrifice and using the sacrificial stakes as their pestles, the great Rishis perform here these ablutions prescribed at the end of a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: अत्र वै भरतो राजा राजन् क्रतुभिरिष्टवान्। हयमेधेन यज्ञेन मेध्यमश्वमवासृजत्॥ असकृत् कृष्णसारङ्गंधर्मेणाप्य च मेदिनीम्। अत्रैव पुरुषव्याघ्र मरुत्तः सत्रमुत्तमम्॥ प्राप चैवर्षिमुख्येन संवर्तेनाभिपालितः। अत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र सर्वा ल्लोकान् प्रपश्यति। पूयते दुष्कृताच्चैव अत्रापि समुपस्पृश॥
English: O monarch, king Bharata performed sacrifices here. To perform a horse-sacrifice, he here set free the horse which was the intended victim and which was marked with black strips. He ruled the earth with righteousness. O foremost of men, here did Maruta, protected by Samvarata the foremost of Rishis, succeed in performing excellent sacrifices. O king of kings, bathing here one obtains all the regions. He is purified from all his evil deeds. Therefore bathe at this place.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्र सभ्रातृकः स्नात्वा स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः। लोमशं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Being praised by the great Rishis he (Yudhishthira) bathed there with his brothers. Then that foremost of the Pandavas thus spoke to Lomasha.
Sanskrit: सर्वाल्लोकान् प्रपश्यामि तपसा सत्यविक्रम। इहस्थः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं पश्यामि श्वेतवाहनम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said: O greatly powerful Rishis, I see all the worlds by virtue of asceticism. I also see that foremost of the Pandavas Svetavahana (Arjuna).