pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अवराणां समानानां शिष्याणां च समाचरेत्। पापमाचक्षते नित्यं हृदयं पापकर्मिणः॥
English: Such a word can be used to those who are inferior, or equal, or to disciples. A sinful man always speaks of the sins he has committed.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानपूर्वकृतं कर्म च्छादयन्ते ह्यसाधवः। ज्ञानपूर्वं विनश्यन्ति गूहमाना महाजने॥
English: Those men, who have deliberately committed sins, meet with destruction by trying to conceal them from the good. Indeed, the confirmed sinners try to conceal their sinful deeds from others.
Sanskrit: न मां मनुष्याः पश्यन्ति न मां पश्यन्ति देवताः। पापेनाभिहितः पापः पापमेवाभिजायते॥
English: Such persons think that their sins are seen neither by men nor the celestials. The sinful man, laden with his sins, takes birth in a miserable order of being.
Sanskrit: यथा वा षिको वृद्धिं दिनभेदे प्रतीक्षते। धर्मेण पिहितं पापं धर्ममेवाभिवर्धयेत्॥
English: The sins of such a man continually grow, even as the interest charged by an usurer daily multiplies itself. If having committed a sin, one seeks to have it covered by virtue, that sin becomes destroyed and leads to virtue instead of to other sins.
Sanskrit: यथा लवणमम्भोभिराप्लुतं प्रविलीयते। प्रायश्चित्तहतं पापं तथा सद्यः प्रणश्यति॥
English: If a quantity of water be poured upon salt, the latter is immediately dissolved. So when expiation is performed, sin is dissipated.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् पापं न गूहेत गूहमानं विवर्धयेत्। कृत्वा तत् साधुष्वाख्येयं ते तत् प्रशमयन्त्युत॥
English: For these reasons one should never conceal a sin. Concealed, it is sure to increase, Having committed a sin, one should confess it before the good. They would then destroy it forthwith.
Sanskrit: आशया संचितं द्रव्यं कालेनैवोपभुज्यते। अन्ये चैतत् प्रपद्यन्ते वियोगे तस्य देहिनः॥
English: If one does not enjoy in good time what he has stored with hope, the result is that the stored wealth passes into another man's hands after the death of him who has stored it.
Sanskrit: मानसं सर्वभूतानां धर्ममाहुर्मनीषिणः। तस्मात् सर्वाणि भूतानि धर्ममेव समासते॥
English: The wise have said that the mind of every creature is the true test of virtue Hence, all creatures in this world have an innate tendency to achieve virtue.
Sanskrit: एक एव चरेद् धर्मे न धर्मध्वजिको भवेत्। धर्मवाणिजका ह्येते ये धर्ममुपभुञ्जते॥
English: One should achieve virtue alone singlehanded. Indeed, one should not proclaim himself virtuous and walk with the standard of virtue upraised for purposes of show. They are said to be traders in virtue who practice it for enjoying its fruits.
Sanskrit: अर्चेद् देवानदम्भेन सेवेतामायया गुरून्। निधिं निदध्यात् पारत्र्यं यात्रार्थे दानशब्दितम्॥
English: One should worship the celestials without giving way to sentiments of pride. Similarly, one should serve his preceptor without deceit. or One should make arrangements for securing to himself invaluable riches in the next world which consists in gifts made here to worthy; persons. One should make arrangements for securing to himself invaluable riches in the next world which consists in gifts made here to worthy; persons.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच नाभागधेयः प्राप्नोति धनं सुबलवानपि। भागधेयान्वितस्त्वर्थान् कृशो बालश्च विन्दति॥
English: Yudhishthira said It is seen that if a person happens to be unfortunate, he fails to acquire riches how greatsoever his strength. On the other hand, if he happens to be fortunate, he amasses riches, even if he be a weak or a foolish wight.
Sanskrit: नालाभकाले लभते प्रयत्नेऽपि कृते सति। लाभकालेऽप्रयत्नेन लभते विपुलं धनम्॥
English: When, again, the time does not come for acquisition, one cannot make an acquisition, even if he tries his best. When, however, the time comes for acquisition, one acquires great wealth without any exertion.
Sanskrit: कृतयत्नाफलाश्चैव दृश्यन्ते शतशो नराः। अयत्नेनैधमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते बहवो जनाः॥
English: Hundreds of men may be seen who gain no result even when they try their best. Many persons, again, are seen to make acquisitions without any exertion.
Sanskrit: यदि यत्नो भवेन्मर्त्यः स सर्वे फलमाप्नुयात्। नालभ्यं चोपलभ्येत नृणां भरतसत्तम॥ प्रयत्नं कृतवन्तोऽपि दृश्यन्ते ह्यफला नराः।
English: If riches were the result of exertion, then one could, with exertion, acquire it forthwith. Among men, that which is not to be attained, O chief of the Bharatas, is never attained. Men are seen to fail in gaining results even if they try their best.
Sanskrit: मार्गत्यायशतैरथानमार्गश्चापरः सुखी॥ अकार्यमसकृत् कृत्वा दृश्यन्ते ह्यधना नराः।
English: One may be seen to seek riches by hundreds of means (and yet failing to acquire it); while another, without at all seeking it, gets it. Men may be seen doing evil deeds continually (for wealth) and yet they do not gain it.
Sanskrit: धनयुक्ताः स्वकर्मस्था दृश्यन्ते चापरेऽधनाः॥ अधीत्य नीतिशास्त्राणि नीतियुक्तो न दृश्यते।
English: Others get wealth without doing any evil act whatever. Others, again, who follow the duties assigned to them by the scripture, are without wealth. One may be seen to be without any knowledge of the science of ethics and polity even after he has studied all the treatises on that science.
Sanskrit: अनभिज्ञश्च साचिव्यं गमित: केन हेतुना॥ विद्यायुक्तो ह्यविद्यश्च धनवान् दुर्मतिस्तथा।
English: One, again, may be seen appointed as the prime minister of a king without having at all studied the moral and political sciences. A learned man may be seen who has wealth. An ignorant man may be seen having wealth. Both kinds of men, again, may be seen who has wealth.
Sanskrit: यदि विद्यामुपाश्रित्य नरः सुखमवाप्नुयात्॥ न विद्वान् विद्यया हीनं वृत्त्यर्थमुपसंश्रयेत्।
English: If by the acquisition of learning one could acquire the happiness of riches then no man of learning could be found living, for the very means of his livelihood, under the protection of one shorn of learning.
Sanskrit: यथा पिपासां जयति पुरुषः प्राप्य वै जलम्॥ इष्टार्थो विद्यया ह्येव न विद्यां प्रजहेन्नरः।
English: Indeed, if one could obtain, by the acquisition of learning, all desirable objects like a thirsty individual having his thirst satisfied upon getting water, then none in this world would have shown idleness in acquiring learning.
Sanskrit: नाप्राप्तकालो म्रियते विद्धः शरशतैरपि। तृणाग्रेणापि संस्पृष्टः प्राप्ताकालो न जीवति॥
English: If one's time has not come, one does not die even if cut with hundreds of shafts. On the other hand, one dies if his hour has come, even if it be a blade of grass with which he is struck.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ईहमानः समारम्भान् यदि नासादयेद् धनम्। उग्रं तपः समारोहेन ह्यनुप्तं प्ररोहति॥
English: Bhishma said If one, by performing arduous works, fails to acquire wealth, he should then practise severe austeritics. Unless seeds be sown, no crops appear.
Sanskrit: दानेन भोगी भवति मेधावी वृद्धसेवया। अहिंसया च दीर्घायुरिति प्राहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: It is by making gifts that one gets numerous objects of enjoyment; one becomes endued with intelligence and wisdom by waiting upon the elders. The wise have said that one becomes longlived by practising the duty of abstention from cruelty to all creatures.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् दद्यान याचेत पूजयेद् धार्मिकानपि। सुभाषी प्रियकृच्छान्तः सर्वसत्त्वाविहिंसकः॥
English: Hence, one should make gifts and not solicit and one should adore individuals. Indeed one should be sweet-speeched towards all, and always do what is agreeable to others. One should seek to attain to purity; one should always abstain from doing injury 10 any crcature,
Sanskrit: यदा प्रमाणं प्रसवः स्वभावश्च सुखासुखे। दंशकीटपिपीलानां स्थिरो भव युधिष्ठिर॥
English: It is but proper, O Yudhishthira, that you should be possessed by peaceful sentiments, since their deeds and Nature are the ruling causes of happiness and misery to even insects and ants.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच कार्यते यच्च क्रियते सच्चासच्च कृताकृतम्। तत्राश्वसीत सत्कृत्वा असत्कृत्वा न विश्वसेत्॥
English: Bhishma said If one does good deeds or causes others to do them, he should then expect to attain to the merits of virtue; likewise if one does evil deeds and causes others to do them, he should never expect to attain to the merits of virtue.
Sanskrit: काल एव सर्वकाले निग्रहानुग्रहौ ददत्। बुद्धिमाविश्य भूतानां धर्माधर्मो प्रवर्तते॥
English: At all times, it is Time, which entering the understanding of all creatures, sets them to deeds of virtue or sin and then confers happiness or misery upon them.
Sanskrit: यदा त्वस्य भवेद् बुद्धिर्धर्मार्थस्य प्रदर्शनात्। तदाश्वसीत धर्मात्मा दृढबुद्धिर्न विश्वसेत्॥
English: When a person, seeing the fruits of virtue understands virtue to be superior, it is then that he inclines towards virtue and puts faith in il. One, however, whose understanding is not firm, cannot place faith in it.
Sanskrit: एतावन्मात्रमेतद्धि भूतानां प्राज्ञलक्षणम्। कालयुक्तोऽप्युभयविच्छेषं युक्तं समाचरेत्॥
English: As regards faith in virtue, it is this. To place faith in virtue is the mark of the wisdom of all persons. One, who is acquainted with what should be done and what should not be done, with a view to opportuneness, should, with care and devotion, do what is right.
Sanskrit: यथा झुपस्थितैश्वर्याः प्रजायन्ते न राजसाः। एवमेवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पूजयन्तीह धार्मिकाः॥
English: Those virtuous men, who have in this life been blessed with riches acting of their own accord, take particular care of their souls so that they may not, in their next lives, have to take birth as persons with the quality of darkness predominating in them.
Sanskrit: न ह्यधर्मतयाधर्मे दद्यात् काल: कथंचन। तस्माद् विशुद्धमात्मानं जानीयाद् धर्मचारिणम्॥
English: Time can never make the cause of misery. One should, therefore, know that the soul which is virtuous is certainly pure.
Sanskrit: स्प्रष्टुमप्यसमर्थो हि ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्। अधर्म: संततो धर्मे कालेन परिरक्षितम्॥
English: As regards sin, it may be said that, even when it is very great it is incapable of even touching virtue which is always protected by time and which shines like a burning fire.
Sanskrit: कार्यावेतौ हि धर्मेण धर्मो हि विजयावहः। त्रयाणामपि लोकानामालोकः कारणं भवेत्॥
English: These are the two results achieved by virtue, viz., the purity of the soul and unsusceptibility of being touched by iniquity Indeed virtue is fraught with victory. Its effulgence is so great that it lights up the three worlds.
Sanskrit: न तु कश्चिन्नयेत् प्राज्ञो गृहीत्वैव करे नरम्। उच्यमानस्तु धर्मेण धर्मलोकभयच्छले॥
English: A wise man cannot catch holds of a sinful person and forcibly make him pious. When seriously urged to act piously the sinful only act with hypocrisy, moved by fear.
Sanskrit: शूद्रोऽहं नाधिकारो मे चातुराश्रम्यसेवने। इति विज्ञानमपरे नात्मन्युपदधत्युत॥
English: Even the righteous among the Shudras never betake themselves to such hypocrisy under the pretext that persons of the Shudra order are not permitted to live according to any of the four prescribed modes.
Sanskrit: विशेषेण च वक्ष्यामि चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य लिङ्गत्तः। पञ्चभूतशरीराणां सर्वेषां सदृशात्मनाम्॥
English: I shall tell you particularly what the duties truly are of the four castes. So far as their bodies concerned, the individuals, belonging to all the four casts, have five primal elements for heir constituent ingredients; they are all the same substance in this matter. are
Sanskrit: लोकधर्मे च धर्मे च विशेषकरणं कृतम्। यथैकत्वं पुनर्यान्ति प्राणिनस्तत्र विस्तरः॥
English: For all that, their practices relating to life or the world and the duties of virtue, vary despite these distinctions, and sufficient liberty of action is left to them by which all individuals may attain to an equality of condition.
Sanskrit: अध्रुवो हि कथं लोकः स्मृतो धर्मः कथं ध्रुवः। यत्र कालो ध्रुवस्तात तत्र धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: The regions of happiness which represent the results or rewards of virtue are not eternal, for they are destined to come to an end. Virtue, however, is eternal When the cause is eternal, why is the effect not so? The answer to this is as follows. Only that virtue is eternal which is not prompted by the desire of fruit or reward.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां तुल्यदेहानां सर्वेषां सदृशात्मनाम्। कालो धर्मेण संयुक्तः शेष एव स्वयं गुरुः॥
English: All men are equal as regards their physical organism. All of them, again, have souls which are equal in nature. When dissolution comes, all else dissolves away. What remains is the desire for acquiring virtue. That, indeed, reappears (in next life) of itself.
Sanskrit: एवं सति न दोघोऽस्ति भूतानां धर्मसेवने। तिर्यग्योनावपि सतां लोक एव मतो गुरुः॥
English: When such is the result, the inequality of condition, seen among human beings, cannot be considered in any way anomalous. So also, it is seen that those crcatures that belong to the intermediate orders of existence are equally subject, about their acis, to the influence of example.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच शरतल्पगतं भीष्मं पाण्डवोऽथ कुरूद्वहः। युधिष्ठिरो हितं प्रेप्सुरपृच्छत् कल्मषापहम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Desirous of acquiring the merit which destroys sins that perpetuator of Kuru's race, viz., Yudhishthira the son of Pandu, questioned Bhishma who was lying on a bed of arrows saying.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच किं श्रेयः पुरुषस्येह किं कुर्वन् सुखमेधते। विपाप्मा स भवेत् केन किं वा कल्मषनाशनम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said What, indeed, is beneficial for a person in this world? What is that by doing which one may acquire happiness? By what may one be purged of all his sins? Indeed, what is that which destroys sins?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्मै शुश्रूषमाणाय भूयः शान्तनवस्तदा। दैवं वंशं यथान्यायमाचष्ट पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Vaishampayana said On this subject, the royal son of Shantanu, ( foremost of men, duly recited the names of the celestials to Yudhishthira who was desirous of hearing.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अयं दैवतवंशो वै ऋषिवंशसमन्वितः। त्रिसंध्यं पठितः पुत्र कल्मषापहरः परः॥
English: Bhishma said O son, the following names of the celestials with those of the Rishis, if duly recited morning, noon, and evening, destroy all sins.
Sanskrit: यदह्ना कुरुते पापमिन्द्रियैः पुरुषश्चरन्। बुद्धिपूर्वमबुद्धिर्वा रात्रौ यच्चापि संध्ययोः॥ मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः कीर्तयन् वै शुचिः सदा। नान्धो न बधिरः काले कुरुते स्वस्तिमान् सदा॥
English: Acting with the help of his senses, whatever sins one may commit by day or by night or by the two twilight's, willingly or unwillingly, one is sure to be cleansed therefrom and become thoroughly pure by reciting these names. One, man never that takes those names, has never to become blind or deaf indeed, by taking those names, one always succeeds in getting what is beneficial.
Sanskrit: तिर्यग्योनि न गच्छेच्च नरकं संकराणि च। न च दुःखभयं तस्य मरणे स न मुह्यति॥
English: Such a never takes birth in the intermediate order of being never goes to hell and never becomes a human being of any of the mixed castes. He has never to fear any calamity. When death comes, he becomes stupefied.
Sanskrit: देवासुरगुरुर्देवः सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः। अचिन्त्योऽथाप्यनिर्देश्यः सर्वप्राणो ह्ययोनिजः॥
English: The master of all the celestials and Apsaras, resplendent with effulgence, adored of all creatures, inconceivable, indescribable, the life of all living beings, and unborn is the Grandfather Brahman, that Lord of the universe. His chaste wife is Savittri. Then comes that origin of the Vedas, the creator Vishnu, otherwise called Narayana of immeasurable power.
Sanskrit: कीर्तयानो नरो ह्येतान् मुच्यते सर्वकिल्विषैः। स्तुवंश्च प्रतिनन्दंश्च मुच्यते सर्वतो भयात्॥
English: The man, who takes the names of these, becomes purged of all his sins. By singing their praises and pleasing them, one becomes freed from every fear.
Sanskrit: सर्वसंकरपापेभ्यो देवतास्तवनन्दकः। देवतानन्तरं विप्रांस्तपः सिद्धास्तपोऽधिकान्॥
English: Indeed, the man, who delights in singing the hymns in laudation of the deities, becomes purged of all such sins as lead to birth in impure orders.
Sanskrit: कीर्तितान् कीर्तयिष्यामि सर्वपापप्रमोचनान्। यवक्रीतोऽथ रैभ्यश्च कक्षीवानौशिजस्तथा॥ भृग्वङ्गिरास्तथा कण्वो मेधातिथिरथ प्रभुः। बी च गुणसम्पन्न: प्राची दिशमुपाश्रिताः॥
English: After this recital of the deities, I shall name those learned Brahmanas crowned with ascetic merit and success and capable of purifying one of every sin. They are Yavakrita and Raibhya and Kakshivat and Aushija, and Bhrigu and Angirasa and Kanva and the powerful Medhatithi, and Varhi endued with every accomplishment. These all belong to the Eastern region.
Sanskrit: भद्रां दिशं महाभागा उल्मुचुः प्रमुचुस्तथा। मुमुचुश्च महाभागः स्वस्त्यात्रेयश्च वीर्यवान्॥ मित्रावरुणयोः पुत्रस्तथागस्त्यः प्रतापवान्। दृढायुश्चोर्ध्वबाहुश्च विश्रुतावृषिसत्तमौ॥
English: Others, viz., Unmuchu, Pramuchu, Mumuchu, all highly blessed, the highly energetic Svastyatreya, the highly powerful Agastya, the son of Mitra and Varuna; Dridhayu and Urdhavahu, those two foremost and celebrated of Rishis, these live in the Southern quarter.
Sanskrit: पश्चिमां दिशमाश्रित्य य एधन्ते निबोध तान्। उषङ्गुः सह सोदर्यैः परिव्याधश्च वीर्यवान्॥ ऋर्षिर्दीर्घतमाश्चैव गौतमः काश्यपस्तथा। एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव महानृषिः॥ अत्रेः पुत्रश्च धर्मात्मा तथा सारस्वतः प्रभुः। उत्तरां दिशमाश्रित्य य एधन्ते निबोध तान्॥
English: Listen now to me as I name those Rishis who live in the Western quarter. They are Ushangu with his uterine brothers, greatly energetic, Dirghatamas, Gautama, Kashyapa, Ekata, Dvita, Trita, the righteous-souled son of Atri (viz., Durvasa). and and the powerful Sarasvati, Listen now to me as I name those Rishis who adore the celestial in sacrifices, living in the Northern region.
Sanskrit: अत्रिर्वसिष्ठः शक्तिश्च पाराशर्यश्च वीर्यवान्। विश्वामित्रो भरद्वाजो जमदग्निस्तथैव च।॥ ऋचीकपुत्रो रामश्च ऋषिरौद्दालकिस्तथा। श्वेतकेतुः कोहलश्च विपुलो देवलस्तथा॥ देवशर्मा च धौम्यश्च हस्तिकाश्यप एव च। लोमशो नाचिकेतश्च लोकहर्षण एव च॥ ऋषिरुग्रश्चवाश्चैव भार्गवश्च्यवनस्तथा।
English: They are Atri, Vasishtha, Shakti, Parashara's son Vyasa of Great energy; Vishvamitra, Bharadvaja, Jamadagni, the son of Richika, Rama, Auddalaka, Shvetaketu, Kohala, Vipula, Devala Devasharian, Dhaumya, Hastikashyapa, Lomasha, Nachiketa, Lomaharshana, Ugrashravas, and Bhrigu's son Chyavana. This is the number of Rishis gifted with Vedic learning.
Sanskrit: एष वै समवायश्च ऋषिदेवसमन्वितः॥ आद्यः प्रकीर्तितो राजन् सर्वपापप्रमोचनः।
English: They are primeval Rishis, O king, whose names, if taken, are capable of purifying one of every sin. After this I shall recite the names of the principle kings.
Sanskrit: तल्यमुत्थाय यो नित्यं संध्ये द्वेस्तमयोदये। पठेच्छुचिरनावृत्तः स धर्मफलभाग् भवेत्॥
English: That man, who rising carly in the morning, takes the names of these kings at the two twilight's, viz., at sunset and sunrise, with a pure body and mind and without distracted attention, wins great religious merit.
Sanskrit: देवा देवर्षयश्चैव स्तुता राजर्षयस्तथा। पुष्टिमायुर्यशः स्वर्गे विधास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः॥
English: One should sing the praises of the celestial Rishis, and the royal sages and say, These lord of the creation will ordain my growth, longevity and fame.
Sanskrit: मा विनं मा च मे पापं मा च मे परिपन्थिनः। ध्रुवो जयो मे नित्यः स्यात् परत्र च शुभा गतिः।।६२।
English: Let no calamity visit me, let no sin define me, and let there be no opponents or enemies of mine. Forsooth, I will always have victory and an auspicious end hereafter.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा कुरुन् सर्वान् भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा। तूष्णीं बभूव कौरव्यः स मुहूर्तमरिंदम॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said so to all the Kurus, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, remained silent for some time, O chastiscr of enemies.
Sanskrit: धारयामास चात्मानं धरणासु यथाक्रमम्। तस्योर्ध्वमगमन् प्राणाः संनिरुद्धा महात्मनः॥
English: He then held forth his lifebreaths successively in those parts of his body which are indicated in Yoga. The vital airs of that great one, restrained duly, then rose up.
Sanskrit: इदमाश्चर्यमासीच्च मध्ये तेषां महात्मनाम्। सहितैर्ऋषिभिः सर्वैस्तदा व्यासादिभिः प्रभो॥
English: Those parts of the body of Shantanu's son, on account of the adoption of Yoga from which the vital airs went up, became soreless one after another.
Sanskrit: यद्ययन्मुञ्चति गात्रं हि स शान्तनुसुतस्तदा। तत् तद् विशल्यं भवति योगयुक्तस्य तस्य वै॥
English: In the midst of those great persons, including those great Rishis headed by Vyasa, the sight seemed to be a strange one, O king.
Sanskrit: क्षणेन प्रेक्षतां तेषां विशल्यः सोऽभवत् तदा। तद् दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः सर्वे वासुदेवपुरोगमाः॥ सह तैर्मुनिभिः सर्वैस्तदा व्यासादिभिर्नृप।
English: Within a short time, the eniire body of Bhishma became arrowless and soreless. Seeing it, all those great personages, headed by Vasudeva, and all the ascetics with Vyasa, became filled with wonder.
Sanskrit: संनिरुद्धस्तु तेनात्मा सर्वेष्वायतनेषु च॥ जगाम भित्त्वा मूर्धानं दिवमभ्युत्पपात ह।
English: The vital airs, restrained and unable to escape through any of the outlets, at last passed through the crown of the head and proceeded upwards to Heaven.
Sanskrit: देवदुन्दुभिनादश्च पुष्पवर्षेः सहाभवत्॥ सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव साधु साध्विति हर्षिताः।
English: The celestial kettledrums began to play and floral showers were rained down. The Siddhas and regenerate Rishis, filled with delight, exclaimed, Excellent, Excellent.
Sanskrit: महोल्केव च भीष्मस्य मूर्धदेशाज्जनाधिप।॥ निःसृत्याकाशमाविश्य क्षणेनान्तरधीयता
English: The vital airs of Bhishma, piercing through the crown of his head, shot up through the sky like a large metcor and soon became invisible.
Sanskrit: एवं स राजशार्दूल नृपः शान्तनवस्तदा॥ समयुज्यत कालेन भरतानां कुलोद्वहः।
English: O great king, thus did Shantanu's son, that pillar of Bharata's race, unite himself with eternity.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वादाय दारुणि गन्यांश्च विविधान् बहून्॥ चितां चक्रुर्महात्मान पाण्डवा विदुरस्तथा।
English: Then the great Pandavas and Vidura, taking a large quantity of wood and various kinds of fragrant scents, made a funeral pyre.
Sanskrit: युयुत्सुश्चपि कौरव्य प्रेक्षकास्त्वितरेऽभवन्॥ युधिष्ठिरच गाङ्गेयं विदुरश्च महामतिः। छादयामासतुरुभौ क्षौमैर्माल्यैश्च कौरवम्॥ धारयामास तस्याथ युयुत्सुच्छत्रमुत्तमम्।
English: Yuyutsu and others stood as spectators of the preparations. Then Yudhishthira and the great Vidura wrapped Bhishma body with silken cloth and floral garlands. Yuyutsu held an excellent uinbrella over it.
Sanskrit: चामरव्यजने शुभ्रे भीमसेनार्जुनावुभौ॥ उष्णीषे परिगृहीतां माद्रीपुत्रावुभौ तथा।
English: Bhimasena and Arjuna both held in their hands a couple of pure white yaktails. The two sons of Madri held two headgears in their hands.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियः कौरवनाथस्य भीष्मं कुरुकुलोद्वहम्॥ तालवृन्तान्युपादाय पर्यवीजन्त सर्वशः। ततोऽस्य विधिवच्चक्रुः पितृमेधं महात्मनः॥ यजनं बहुशश्चाग्नौ जगुः सामानि सामगाः।
English: Yudhishthira and Dhritarashtra stood at the feet of the body, taking up palmyra fans, the wives of the lord of the Kurus stood around the body and began to fan it softly. The Pitri sacrifice of the great Bhishma was then duly performed. Many libations were poured upon the sacred fire. The singers of Samans sang many Samans.
Sanskrit: ततश्चन्दनकाष्ठैश्च तथा कालीयकैरपि।॥ कालागुरुप्रभृतिभिर्गन्धैश्चोच्वाचैस्तथा। समवच्छाद्य गाङ्गेयं सम्प्रज्वाल्य हुताशनम्॥ अपसव्यमकुर्वन्त धृतराष्ट्रमुखाश्चिताम्।
English: Then covering the body of Ganga's son with sandal wood and black aloe and the dark wood and other fragrant fuel, and setting ire to the same, the Kurus, with Dhritarashtra and others, stood on the right side of the funeral pyre.
Sanskrit: संस्कृत्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठं गाङ्गेयं कुरुसत्तमाः॥ जग्मुर्भागीरथीं पुण्यामृषिजुष्टां कुरूद्वहाः।
English: Having thus cremated the body of the son of Ganga those foremost ones of Kuru's race proceeded the sacred Bhagirathi, accompanied by the Rishis.
Sanskrit: अनुगम्यमाना व्यासेन नारदेनासितेन च॥ कृष्णेन भरतस्त्रीभिर्ये च पौरा: सभागताः।
English: They were followed by Vyasa, Narada, Asita, Krishna, by the ladies of the Bharata family, as also by such of the citizens of Hastinapur as had come to the place.
Sanskrit: उदकं चक्रिरे चैव गाङ्गेयस्य महात्मनः॥ विधिवत् क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठाः स च सर्वो जनस्तदा।
English: to All of them, the foremost of the Kshatriyas, arrived at the sacred river, duly offered Oblations of water to the great son of Ganga.
Sanskrit: ततो भगीरथी देवी तनयस्योदके कृते॥ उत्थाय सलिलात् तस्माद् रूदती शोकविहला।
English: After those oblations of water had been offered by them to her son the goddess Bhagirathi, rose up from the river, weeping and distracted by sorrow.
Sanskrit: परिदेवयती नत्र कौरवानभ्यभाषत॥ निबोधत यथावृत्तमुच्यमानं मयाऽनघाः।
English: In the midst of her lamentations, she addressed the Kurus, saying, You sinless ones, listen to me as I say to you all that took place.