pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: चारुसर्वानवद्याङ्गि पद्येन्दुप्रतिमानने। न ह्यहं त्वदृते भीरु शक्ष्यामि खलु जीवितुम्॥
English: O lady of beautiful and faultless features, O lady with the face like the lotus or the moon, O timid lady, I shall certainly be unable to live without you.
Sanskrit: कामः कमलपत्राक्षि प्रतिविध्यति मामयम्। तस्मात् कुरु विशालाक्षि मय्यनुक्रोशमङ्गने॥
English: O lotus eyed lady, O lady of large eyes, the god of love is incessantly piercing me, be merciful towards me.
Sanskrit: भक्तं मामसितापाङ्गिन परित्यक्तुमर्हसि। त्वं हि मां प्रीतियोगेन त्रातुमर्हसि भाविनि॥
English: O black eyed lady, you should not abandon me. O handsome lady, you should relieve me from such affliction by giving me your love.
Sanskrit: त्वदर्शनकृतस्नेहं मनश्चलति मे भृशम्। न त्वां दृष्ट्वा पुनश्चान्यां द्रष्टुं कल्याणि रोचते॥
English: O blessed beauty, at the very first sight, my heart has been captivated by you. My mind wanders. Seeing you, I do not like to cast my eyes on any other woman.
Sanskrit: प्रसीद वशगोऽहं ते भक्तं मां भज भाविनि। दृष्ट्वैव त्वां वरारोहे मन्मथो भृशमङ्गने॥
English: O beautiful maiden, be merciful, I am your obedient (slave), (I am) your adorer; accept me. O beautiful lady, O large-eyed maiden, as soon as I saw you, he god of love,
Sanskrit: अन्तर्गतं विशालाक्षि विध्यति स्म पतत्रिभिः। मन्मथाग्निसमुद्धतं दाहं कमललोचने॥
English: Entered my heart and he is piercing me with his arrows. O large eyed lady, O lotuseyed beauty, the great fire of desire is burning within me.
Sanskrit: प्रीतिसंयोगयुक्ताभिरद्भिः प्रह्लादयस्व मे। पुष्पायुधं दुराधर्ष प्रचण्डशरकार्मुकम्॥ त्वदर्शनसमुद्भूतं विध्यन्तं दुस्सहैः शरैः। उपशामय कल्याणि आत्मदानेन भाविनि॥
English: Extinguish that fire by throwing on it the water of your love. O beautiful lady, pacify, by becoming mine, the irrepressible god of love that has appeared here (in my heart) armed with bow and arrows; he pierces me incessantly with his sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन मामुपेहि वराङ्गने। विवाहानां हि रम्भोरु गान्धर्वः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते॥
English: O beautiful featured maiden, O lady of tapering hips, marry me according to the Gandharva form, for of all kinds of marriage the Gandharva form has been said to be the best."
Sanskrit: तपत्युवाच नाहमीशाऽऽत्मनो राजन् कन्या पितृमती ह्यहम्। मयि चेदस्ति ते प्रीतिर्याचस्व पितरं मम॥
English: Tapati said: O king, I am not the mistress of my ownself. Know me to be a maiden living under the control of my father. If you really love me, ask me of my father.
Sanskrit: यथा हि ते मया प्राणा: संगृहीता नरेश्वर। दर्शनादेव भूयस्त्वं तथा प्राणान् ममाहरः॥
English: O king, you say that your heart has been robbed by me; but you too have robbed my heart at the first sight.
Sanskrit: न चाहमीशा देहस्य तस्मान्नृपतिसत्तम। समीपं नोपगच्छामि न स्वतन्त्रा हि योषितः॥
English: O best of kings, I am not the mistress of my body; therefore I do not go near you. Women are never independent.
Sanskrit: का हि सर्वेषु लोकेषु विश्रुताभिजनं नृपम्। कन्या नाभिलषेन्नाथं भर्तारं भक्तवत्सलम्॥
English: Is there any girl in the three worlds who would not desire for her husband such a king as you, kind to all your dependents and born of a noble race.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेवं गते काले याचस्व पितरं मम। आदित्यं प्रणिपातेन तपसा नियमेन च॥
English: Therefore, when the opportunity comes, ask me of my father Aditya with due salutation, ascetic penances and vows.
Sanskrit: स चेत् कामयते दातुं तव मामरिसूदन। भविष्याम्यद्य ते राजन् सततं वशवर्तिनी॥
English: O king, O chastiser of foes, if my father bestows me on you then asked, I shall ever be your obedient (wife).
Sanskrit: अहं हि तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता। अस्य लोकप्रदीपस्य सवितुः क्षत्रियर्षभ॥
English: My name is Tapati, I am the younger sister of Savitri. O best of Kshatriyas, I am the daughter of Surya, the illuminator of the Universe.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्व उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ततस्तूर्णं जगामोर्ध्वमनिन्दिता। स तु राजा पुनर्भूमौ तत्रैव निपपात ह॥
English: The Gandharva said : Having said this, that faultless (maiden) soon ascended the skies; on this the king again fell down on the ground.
Sanskrit: अन्वेषमाणः सबलस्तं राजानं नृपोत्तमम्। अमात्यः सानुयात्रश्च तं ददर्श महावने॥
English: In searching that best of kings, that monarch's ministers and attendants saw him there in that state in the great forest.
Sanskrit: क्षितौ निपतितं काले शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छ्रितम्। तं हि दृष्टवा महेष्वासं निरस्तं पतितं भुवि॥ बभूव सोऽस्य सचिवः सम्प्रदीप्त इवाग्निना। त्वरया चोपसंगम्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमः॥
English: Seeing that excellent king, that great bowman, lying forsaken on the ground like a rain bow dropped from the sky, his chief minister became like one brunt by a flame of fire. Coming hastily to him with affection and respect,
Sanskrit: तं समुत्थापयामास नृपतिं काममोहितम्। भूतलाद् भूमिपालेशं पितेव पतितं सुतम्॥
English: As a father rises up the son fallen (on the ground) he raised up the king, lying senseless on the ground having been deprived of his senses by desire.
Sanskrit: प्रज्ञया वयसा चैव वृद्धः कीर्त्या नयेन च। अमात्यस्तं समुत्थाप्य बभूव विगतज्वरः॥
English: Old the wisdom as in age and in achievements as in policy, the minister became easy of mind when he raised him up.
Sanskrit: उवाच चैनं कल्याण्या वाचा मधुरयोत्थितम्। मा भर्मनुजशार्दूल भद्रमस्तु तवानघ॥
English: He spoke to him these words, both sweet and beneficial, “O best of men, do not fear, O sinless one,, be blessed."
Sanskrit: क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तं तर्कयामास वै नृपम्। पतितं पातनं संख्ये शात्रवाणां महीतले॥
English: The minister through the king, that destroyer of hostile forces, had been lying on the ground being overcome with hunger, thirst and fatigue.
Sanskrit: वारिणा च सुशीतेन शिरस्तस्याभ्यषेचयत्। अस्फुटन्मुकुटं राज्ञः पुण्डरीकसुगन्धिना॥
English: He sprinkled on the crewless head of the king cold water fragrant, with the perfume of lotus.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रत्यागतप्राणस्तद् बलं बलवान् नृपः। सर्वं विसर्जयामास तमेकं सचिवं विना॥
English: Thereupon, the mighty king regained his consciousness; he then sent away all his attendants except that one minister.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्याज्ञया राज्ञो विप्रतस्थे महद् बलम् स तु राजा गिरिप्रस्थे तस्मिन् पुनरुपाविशत्॥
English: When that large number of attendants had gone away at the command of the king, the king again sat down on the mountain breast.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् गिरिवरे शुचिर्भूत्वा कृताञ्जलिः। आरिराधयिषुः सूर्यं तस्थावर्ध्वमु तौ॥
English: Then the king becoming pure and folding his hands, worshipped Surya with his face turned upwards on that best of mountains.
Sanskrit: जगाम मनसा चैव वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्। पुरोहितममित्रघ्नस्तदा संवरणो नृपः॥
English: That chastiser of foes, the king Samvarana, also mentally thought of his priest, that excellent Rishi, Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: नक्तं दिनमथैकत्र स्थिते तस्मिञ्जनाधिपे। अथाजगाम विप्रर्षिस्तदा द्वादशमेऽहनि॥
English: The king remained there four days and nights without intermission; and on the twelfth day the Brahmana Rishi (Vasishtha) came to him.
Sanskrit: स विदित्वैव नृपतिं तपत्या हृतमानसम्। दिव्येन विधिना ज्ञात्वा भावितात्मा महानृषिः॥
English: That great self-controlled Rishi knew by his ascetic power that the king's heart was stolen by Tapati.
Sanskrit: तथा तु नियतात्मानं तं नृपं मुनिसत्तमः। आबभाषे स धर्मात्मा तस्यैवार्थचिकीर्षया॥
English: As soon as that virtuous-minded and the best of Rishis knew this, he became desirous of benefiting the king and gave him his assurances.
Sanskrit: स तस्य मनुजेन्द्रस्य पश्यतो भगवानृषिः। अर्ध्वमाचक्रमे द्रष्टुं भास्करं भास्करद्युतिः॥
English: In the very sight of the king, the illustrious Rishi ascended the sky in order to see Surya, he himself being as effulgent as that luminary.
Sanskrit: सहस्रांशुं ततो विप्रः कृताञ्जलिरुपस्थितः। वसिष्ठोऽहमिति प्रीत्या स चात्मानं न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Thereupon, the Brahmana (Vasishtha) came with joined hands to the deity of one thousand rays and he then introduced himself by saying, “I am Vasishtha."
Sanskrit: तमुवाच महातेजा विवस्वान् मुनिसत्तमम्। महर्षे स्वागतं तेऽस्तु कथयस्व यथेप्सितम्॥
English: Then the greatly effulgent Vivasvata thus spoke to that excellent Brahmana, "O great Rishi, welcome to you. Tell me what is your desire.
Sanskrit: यदिच्छसि महाभाग मत्तः प्रवदतां वर। तत् ते दद्यामभिप्रेतं यद्यपि स्यात् सुदुष्करम्॥
English: O greatly fortunate man, O foremost of all eloquent men, whatever you desire to have, I shall give you however difficult it may be to give."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स तेनर्षिर्वसिष्ठः प्रत्यभाषत। प्रणिपत्य विवस्वन्तं भानुमन्तं महातपाः॥
English: Having been thus addressed after duly bowing down his head to him the Rishi Vasishtha of great ascetic merit, thus replied to Vivasvata.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच यैषा ते तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता। तां त्वां संवरणस्यार्थे वरयामि विभावसो॥
English: Vasishtha said: O Vivasvata, I ask to you for Samvarana your daughter, named Tapati, the younger sister of Savitri.
Sanskrit: स हि राजा बृहत्कीर्तिर्धमार्थविदुदारधीः। युक्तः संवरणो भर्ता दुहितुस्ते विहंगम॥
English: He (Samvarana) is a mighty king with great achievements; he is learned in the mysteries of religion and he is high-minded. O ranger of sky, Samvarana is the fittest husband for your daughter.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तदा तेन ददानीत्येव निश्चितः। प्रत्यभाषत तं विप्रं प्रतिनन्द्य दिवाकरः॥
English: The Gandharva said : Having been thus addressed, Divakara (Surya) resolved upon bestowing (his daughter on Samvarana) and saluting the Rishi thus replied,
Sanskrit: वरः संवरणो राज्ञां त्वमृषीणां वरो मुने। तपती योषितां श्रेष्ठा किमन्यदपवर्जनात्॥
English: "O Rishi! Samvarana is the best of kings; you are (also) the best of all Rishis; Tapati is (surely) the best of all women; what else could be done but to bestow her (on Samvarana)?
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वानवद्यागी तपती तपनः स्वयम्। ददौ संवरणस्यार्थे वसिष्ठाय महात्मने॥
English: Then Tapana himself gave to the illustrious Vasishtha (his daughter) Tapati of perfectly faultless features, so that she might be bestowed on Samvarana.
Sanskrit: प्रतिजग्राह तां कन्यां महर्षिस्तपती तदा। वसिष्ठोऽथ विसृष्टस्तु पुनरेवाजगाम ह॥
English: The great Rishi Vivasvata accepted that maiden Tapati and taking leave of Surya he came back to the place,
Sanskrit: यत्र विख्यातकीर्तिः स कुरूणामृषभोऽभवत्। स राजा मन्मथाविष्टस्तद्गतेनान्तरात्मना॥
English: Where that best of the Kurus, the king of celebrated achievements, was. That king who had been possessed of desire and whose heart was completely fixed on her (Tapati)
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा च देवकन्यां तां तपती चारुहासिनीम् वसिष्ठेन सहायान्तीं संहृष्टोऽभ्यधिकं बभौ॥
English: Became exceedingly glad on seeing that celestials maiden Tapati of sweet smiles led towards him by Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: रुरुचे साधिकं सुभूरापतन्ती नभस्तलात्। सौदामिनीव विभ्रष्टा द्योतयन्ती दिशस्त्विषा॥
English: That maiden of fair eye-brows came down from the sky as lighting comes down from the clouds illuminating the ten points of heaven.
Sanskrit: कृच्छ्राद् द्वादशरात्रे तु तस्य राज्ञः समाहिते। आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा वसिष्ठोः भगवानृषिः॥
English: The illustrious Rishi of pure soul Vasishtha came to that king when his vow of the twelfth night was over.
Sanskrit: तपसाऽऽराध्य वरदं देवं गोपतिमीश्वरम्। लेभे संवरणो भार्यां वसिष्ठस्यैव तेजसा॥
English: Thus Samvarana obtained (Tapati) as his wife by worshipping the propitious lord (Surya) by ascetic penances and by the help of the great effulgence of Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् गिरिश्रेष्ठे देवगन्धर्वसेविते। जग्राह विधिवत् पाणिं तपत्याः स नरर्षभः॥
English: That best of kings accepted the hands of Tapati in due form on the breast of that mountain frequented by the celestials and the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तस्मिन्नेव धराधरे। सोऽकामयत राजर्षिविहर्तुं सह भार्यया॥
English: The royal sage (Samvarana) with the permission of Vasishtha desired to sport with his wife on that mountain.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरे च राष्ट्रे च वनेषूपवनेषु च। आदिदेशे महीपालस्तमेव सचिवं तदा॥
English: He ordered the minister to rule over his capital, his kingdom, his woods and forests.
Sanskrit: नृपति त्वभ्यनुज्ञाप्य वसिष्ठोऽथापचक्रमे। सोऽथ राजा गिरौ तस्मिन् विजहारामरो यथा॥
English: Then bidding farewell to the king, Vasishtha left him and went away. Thereupon, the king sported on that mountain like a celestials.
Sanskrit: ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि काननेषु वनेषु च। रेमे तस्मिन् गिरौ राजा तथैव सह भार्यया॥
English: The king sported with his wife in the woods and forests on that mountain for twelve (long) years.
Sanskrit: तस्य राज्ञः पुरे तस्मिन् समा द्वादश सत्तम। न ववर्ष सहस्राक्षो राष्ट्रे चैवास्य भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, for those twelve years the god of one thousand eyes (Indra) did nor pour any rains on the capital and the kingdom of that king.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्यामनावृष्ट्यां प्रवृत्तायामरिंदम। प्रजाः क्षयमुपाजग्मुः सर्वाः सस्थाणुजङ्गमाः॥
English: O chastiser of foes, when that season of draught commenced, all the people together with plants, corns and animals began to die.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तथाविधे काले वर्तमाने सुदारुणे। नावश्यायः पपातोल् ततः सम्यानि नारुहन्॥
English: During that terrible season (of draught) not even a drop of dew fell on the earth and (consequently) no corn was grown.
Sanskrit: ततो विभ्रान्तमनसो जनाः क्षुद्भयपीडिताः। गृहाणि सम्परित्यज्य वभ्रमुः प्रदिशो दिशः॥
English: Thereupon the people, affected with the fear of hunger, left their houses in despair and fled in all directions.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् पुरे राष्ट्रे त्यक्तदारपरिग्रहाः। परस्परममर्यादाः क्षुधार्ता जजिरे जनाः॥
English: The famished people of the city and the country abandoned their wives and children and grew reckless of one another.
Sanskrit: तत् क्षुधातैर्निराहारैः शवभूतैस्तथा नरैः। अभवत् प्रेतराजस्य पुरं प्रेतैरिवावृतम्॥
English: The people being affected with hunger and starvation, became like dead skeletons, and the city looked like the land of the king of the dead full of ghostly beings.
Sanskrit: ततस्तत् तादृशं दृष्ट्वा स एव भगवानृषिः। अभ्यवर्षत धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः॥
English: Thereupon, seeing the kingdom in such a state, the illustrious Rishi, the best of ascetics. the virtuous-minded Vasishtha, thought of remedying the evil.
Sanskrit: तं च पार्थिवशार्दूलमानयामास तत् पुरम्। तपत्या सहितं राजन् व्युषितं शाश्वतीः समाः। ततः प्रवृष्टस्तत्रासीद् यथापूर्वं सुरारिहा॥
English: O king, he brought back that best of kings (Samvarana) with his wife (Tapati) to that city, after he had passed many years with her.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् नृपतिशार्दूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनः। प्रववर्ष सहस्राक्षः सस्यानि जनयन् प्रभुः॥ ततः सराष्ट्र मुमेदे तत् पुरं परया मुदा। तेन पार्थिवमुख्येन भावितं भावितात्मना॥
English: When that best of kings again entered his capital, the state of things became as before, the god of one thousand years, the slayer of Asuras, poured rain in abundance; and he caused corn to grow. Thus being revived by that virtuous-minded and that best of kings (Samvarana), the capital and the country became exceedingly glad.
Sanskrit: ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि पुनरीजे नराधिपः। तपत्या सहितः पल्या यथा शच्या मरुत्पतिः॥
English: Thereupon the king with his wife Tapati performed sacrifices for twelve years, as Indra did with (his wife) Shachi.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्व उवाच एवमासीन्महाभागा तपती नाम पौर्विकी। तव वैवस्वती पार्थ तापत्यस्त्वं यया मतः॥
English: O Partha, this is the history of the greatly blessed Tapati of old, the daughter of Vivasvata, It is for her you are Tapatya.
Sanskrit: तस्यां संजनयामास कुरुं संवरणो नृपः। तपत्यां तपतां श्रेष्ठ तापत्यस्त्वं ततोऽर्जुन॥
English: O Arjuna, the king Samvarana beget on Tapati a son, named Kuru. Born in the race of Tapati, you are called Tapatya.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स गन्धर्ववचः श्रुत्वा तत् तदा भरतर्षभ। अर्जुनः परया भक्त्या पूर्णचन्द्र इवाबभौ॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Hearing these words of the Gandharva, that best of the Bharata race, Arjuna, was filled with devotion (towards him) and he stood as manifest as the full moon.
Sanskrit: उवाच च महेष्वासो गन्धर्वं कुरुसत्तमः। जातकौतूहलोऽतीव वसिष्ठस्य तपोबलात्॥
English: His curiosity being excited by what he heard of Vasishtha's ascetic power, that best of the Kurus, that great bowman, thus spoke to the Gandharva,
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ इति तस्यैतदृषेर्नाम त्वयेरितम्। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं यथावत् तद् वदस्व मे॥
English: "I desire to hear the history of the Rishi whom you have mentioned by the name of Vasishtha. Tell me all about him in detail.
Sanskrit: य एष गन्धर्वपते पूर्वेषां नः पुरोहितः। आसीदेतन्ममाचक्ष्व क एष भगवानृषिः॥
English: O chief of the Gandharvas, tell me who this illustrious Rishi was, he who was the priest of our forefathers."
Sanskrit: गन्धर्व उवाच ब्रह्मणो मानसः पुत्रो वसिष्ठोऽरुन्धतीपतिः। तपसा निर्जितौ शश्वदजेयावमरैरपि॥ कामक्रोधावुभौ यस्य चरणौ संववाहतुः। इन्द्रियाणां वशकरो वशिष्ट इति चोच्यते॥
English: The Gandharva said : Vasishtha was the Brahma's son born of his mind; and he was the husband of Arundhati. Ever difficult of being conquered even by the celestials. Desire and Anger, having been conquered by his ascetic penances, shampooed his feet. He was so highsouled that he did not exterminate the Kushikas.
Sanskrit: यस्तु नोच्छेदनं चक्रे कुशिकानामुदारधीः। विश्वामित्रापराधेन धारयन् मन्युमुत्तमम्॥
English: Though the excellent Rishi's anger was excited by Vishvamitra, though he was afflicted at the loss of his sons, though he was powerful, yet he appeared to be powerless.
Sanskrit: पुत्रव्यसनसंतप्तः शक्तिमानप्यशक्तवत्। विश्वामित्रविनाशाय न चक्रे कर्म दारुणम्॥ मृतांश्च पुनराहर्तं शक्त पुत्रान् यमक्षयात्। कृतान्तं नातिचक्राम वेलामिव महोदधिः॥
English: He did not perform any dreadful deed for destroying Vishvamitra. Like the great ocean which does not cross its shore, he did not transgress the law of Yama by bringing back his sons from the land of the dead. It is by obtaining this self controlled and illustrious (Rishi), the kings,
Sanskrit: यं प्राप्य विजितात्मानं महात्मानं नराधिपाः। इक्ष्वाकवो महीपाला लेभिरे पृथिवीमिमाम्॥१०
English: (Namely) Ikshaku and others, became the lords over the whole earth. Getting the excellent Rishi Vasishtha as their priest,
Sanskrit: पुरोहितमिमं प्राप्य वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्। ईजिरे क्रतुभिश्चैव नृपास्ते कुरुनन्दने।११॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, o best of the Pandavas, these kings performed many great sacrifices. That Brahmarshi performed the priestly duty of all these excellent kings, as Brihaspati did that of the celestials.
Sanskrit: स हि तान् याजयामास सर्वान् नृपतिसत्तमान्। ब्रह्मर्षिः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ बृहस्पतिरिवामरान्॥
English: Therefore, seek to appoint as your priest an accomplished Brahmana in whose heart virtue predominates and who is learned in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् धर्मप्रधानात्मा वेदधर्मविदीप्सितः। ब्राह्मणो गुणवान् कश्चित् पुरोधाः प्रतिदृश्यताम्॥ क्षत्रियेणाभिजातेन पृथिवीं जेतुमिच्छता। पूर्वं पुरोहितः कार्यः पार्थ राज्याभिवृद्धये॥
English: O Partha, a Kshatriya of noble birth should first appoint a priest, if he is (at all) desirous of extending his dominions by conquering the earth. He, who is desirous of conquering the earth, should have a Brahmana before him.
Sanskrit: महीं जिगीषता राज्ञा ब्रह्म कार्यं पुरस्सरम्। तस्मात् पुरोहितः कश्चिद् गुणवान् विजितेन्द्रियः। विद्वान् भवतु वो विप्रो धर्मकामार्थतत्त्ववित्॥
English: Therefore, let an accomplished and learned Brahmana, who has conquered his senses and who is learned in Dharma, Artha and Kama, be your priest.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच किंनिमित्तमभूद वैरं विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयोः। वसतोराश्रमे दिव्ये शंस नः सर्वमेव तत्॥
English: Arjuna said: How the hostility between Vishvamitra and Vasishtha, both of whom lived in celestials hermitages? Tell us all this in detail. arose
Sanskrit: गन्धर्व उवाच इदं वासिष्ठमाख्यानं पुराणं परिचक्षते। पार्थं सर्वेषु लोकेषु यथावत् तन्निबोध मे॥
English: The Gandharva said : O Partha, this history of Vasishtha is considered as a Purana in all the worlds. Listen to me as I recite it in detail.
Sanskrit: कान्यकुब्जे महानासीत् पार्थिवो भरतर्षभ। गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके कुशिकस्यात्मसम्भवः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, there was a great king in Kanyakubja; known in the world by the name of Gadhi, he was the son of Kushika.
Sanskrit: तस्य धर्मात्मनः पुत्रः समृद्धबलवाहनः। विश्वामित्र इति ख्यातो बभूव रिपुमर्दनः॥
English: His son was know by the name of Vishvamitra. That chastiser of foes, Vishvamitra, was virtuous-minded; and he had a large army of troop and beasts of burdens.
Sanskrit: स चचार सहामात्यो मृगयां गहने वने। मृगान् विध्यन् वराहांश्च रम्येषु मरुधन्वसु॥
English: He wandered with his ministers in the deep forest for the purpose of hunting Killing deer and boars, he roamed through the charming marshes.
Sanskrit: व्यायामकर्शितः सोऽथ मृगलिप्सुः पिपासितः। आजगाम नरश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं प्रति॥
English: Being (one day) fatigued and thirsty by the exercise of the hunt that best of men, came to the hermitage of Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठभागृषिः। विश्वामित्रं नरश्रेष्ठं प्रतिजग्राह पूजया॥
English: Seeing him coming, the illustrious and blessed Rishi, Vasishtha, advanced to salute that best of men, Vishvamitra.
Sanskrit: पाद्यार्थ्याचमनीयैस्तं स्वागतेन च भारत। तथैव परिजग्राह वन्येन हविषा तदा॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, he (Vasishtha) worshipped him (Vishvamitra) by asking his welfare, by offering Arghya and water to wash his face and feet and by collected forest fruits and ghee.
Sanskrit: तस्याथ कामधुग् धेनुर्वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। उक्ता कामान् प्रयच्छेति सा कामान् दुह्यते सदा॥
English: The illustrious Rishi had a Kamadhenu, (a cow yielding every thing as desired.) when she was addressed by saying "Give” she always gave what was desired.
Sanskrit: ग्राम्यारण्याश्चौषधीश्च दुदुहे पय एव च। षड्रसं चामृतनिभं रसायनमनुत्तमम्॥ भोजनीयानि पेयानि भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च। लेह्यान्यमृतकल्पानि चोप्याणि च तथार्जुन॥ रत्नानि च महार्हाणि वासांसि विविधानि च। तैः कामैः सर्वसम्पूर्णैः पूजितश्च महीपतिः॥ सामात्यः सबलश्चैव तुतोष स भृशं तदा।
English: O Arjuna, the Rishi received from her various wild fruits and grown corn of gardens and fields, milk, many excellent nutritious was viands filled with six different kinds of juice which was like ambrosia itself, various other kinds of enjoyable things of ambrosial taste, things for drinking and eating, for lapping and sucking and many precious gems and various costly robes. With these desirable objects in profusion, the king (Vishvamitra) worshipped. And he with his ministers and troops was became exceedingly glad.
Sanskrit: षडुन्नतां सुपा.सं पृथुपञ्चसमावृताम्॥ मण्डूकनेत्रा स्वाकारां पीनोधसमनिन्दिताम्। सुबालधिं शकुकर्णां चारुशृङ्गां मनोरमाम्॥
English: He (Vishvamitra) became very much astonished to see that cow which had six elevated limbs, beautiful flanks and hips, fine broad limbs, limbs, frog-like prominent eyes, beautiful size, high udders, faultless make, straight and up-lifted ears, handsome horns and well-developed head and neck.
Sanskrit: पुष्टायतशिरोग्रीवां विस्मितः सोऽभिवीक्ष्य ताम्। अभिनन्द्य स तां राजा नन्दिनी गाधिनन्दनः॥
English: O prince, that king, the son of Gadhi, was exceedingly gratified with all that he saw and very much praising (the cow) Nandini he thus spoke to the Rishi (Vasishtha),
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च भृशं तुष्टः स राजा तमृषि तदा। अर्बुदेन गवां ब्रह्मन् मम राज्येन वा पुनः॥ नन्दिनी सम्प्रयच्छस्व भुक्ष्व राज्यं महामुने।
English: "O Brahmana, O great Rishi, give me (your) Nandini (cow) in exchange of ten thousand kine, or of my kingdom. Give her to me and enjoy my kingdom.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच देवतातिथिपित्रर्थं याज्यार्थं च पयस्विनी॥ अदेया नन्दिनीयं वै राज्येनापि तवानघ।
English: Vasishtha said: O sinless one, this milk-giving cow is kept by me for the purposes of the celestials, the Pitris and the guests and for my scarifies. Nandini cannot he given to you) in exchange of even your kingdom.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्र उवाच क्षत्रियोऽहं भवान् विप्रस्तपस्स्वाध्यायसाधनः॥ ब्राह्मणेषु कुतो वीर्यं प्रशान्तेषु धृतात्मसु।
English: Vishvamitra said : I am a Kshatriya and your respected self is a Brahmana devoted to study and asceticism. Is there prowess in Brahmanas who are peaceful and have their souls under control?
Sanskrit: अर्बुदेन गवां यसत्वं न ददासि ममेप्सितम्॥ स्वधर्मं न प्रहास्यामि नेष्यामि च बलेन गाम्।
English: When you do not give me what I desire to have in exchange of ten thousand kine, I shall not abandon the duty of my race (that of the Kshatriya). I will take your cow by force.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच बलस्थश्चासि राजा च बाहुवीर्यश्च क्षत्रियः॥ यथेच्छसि तथा क्षिप्रं कुरु मा त्वं विचारय।
English: Vasishtha said: You are a powerful king, you are a Kshatriya possessing great strength of arms; do what you desire without delay and without stopping to consider over it.