pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कुलीनान् सचिवान् कृत्वा वेदविद्यासमन्वितान्। प्रशाधि पृथिवीं राजन् प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥
English: Appointing high-born men with Vedic knowledge as your ministers, do you govern the Earth, protecting your subjects piously.
Sanskrit: विहीनं कर्मणान्यायं यः प्रगृह्णाति भूमिपः। उपायस्याविशेषज्ञं तद् वै क्षत्रं नपुंसकम्॥
English: That Kshatriya who, innocent of the established customs and contrivances, improperly taxes his people, is considered as a eunuch of his order.
Sanskrit: नैवोग्रं नैव चानुग्रं धर्मेणेह प्रशस्यते। उभयं न व्यतिक्रामेदुग्रो भूत्वा मृदुर्भव॥
English: A king should neither be severe nor mild. If he rules fairly he deserves praise. A king should not renounce both that qualities; on the other hand, becoming severe when (it is necessary), he should be mild when it is necessary to be so.
Sanskrit: कष्टः क्षत्रियधर्मोऽयं सौहृदं त्वयि मे स्थितम्। उग्रकर्मणि सृष्टोऽसि तस्माद् राज्यं प्रशाधि वै॥
English: The observance of Kshatriya duties is highly difficult. I love you greatly. You are created for the performance of severe acts. Therefore, do you rule kingdom.
Sanskrit: अशिष्टनिग्रहो नित्यं शिष्टस्य परिपालनम्। एवं शुक्रोऽब्रवीद् धीमानापत्सु भरतर्षभ।॥
English: The highly intelligent Shakra has said that in times of distress the great duty of a king is to punish the wicked and protect the good.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अस्ति चेदिह मर्यादा यामन्यो नाभिलवयेत्। पृच्छामि त्वां सतां श्रेष्ठ तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Is there any such rule (regarding royal duties) which should, under no circumstances) be violated? I ask you this, O foremost of virtuous persons! Tell me, O grandfather.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ब्राह्मणानेव सेवेत विद्यावृद्धास्तपस्विनः। श्रुतचारित्रवृत्ताढ्यान् पवित्रं ह्येतदुत्तमम्॥
English: Bhishma said One should always adore Brahmanas respected for learning, devoted to penances, and observant of Vedic injunctions. This, indeed, is a high and sacred duty.
Sanskrit: या देवतासु वृत्तिस्ते सास्तु विप्रेषु नित्यदा। क्रुद्धैर्हि विप्रैः कर्माणि कृतानि बहुधा नृप॥
English: You should always treat the Brahmanas like the gods. The Brahmanas, if enraged, can inflict pains in a variety of ways, O King.
Sanskrit: प्रीत्या यशो भवेन्मुख्यमप्रीत्या परमं भयम्। प्रीत्या ह्यमृतवद् विप्राः क्रुद्धाश्चैव विषं यथा।॥
English: If they be pleased, you will win high fame. If otherwise, great will be your fear. If pleased, the Brahmanas become like ambrosia. If enraged, they become like poison.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वषास्त्रविशारद। शरणं पालयानस्य यो धर्मस्तं वदस्व मे।।।
English: Yudhishthira said O grandfather, O you of great wisdom, O you who are a master of scriptures, tell me what the merit is of one who supports a person seeking his protection.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच महान् धर्मो महाराज शरणागतपालने। अर्हः प्रष्टुं भवांश्चैव प्रश्नं भरतसत्तम॥
English: Bhishma said Great is the merit, O king, in supporting a suppliant. It is worthy of you, O best of the Bharatas, to ask such a question.
Sanskrit: शिबिप्रभृतयो राजन् राजानः शरणागतान्। परिपाल्य महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः॥
English: Those great kings of yore, viz., Shivi and others, o king, acquired supreme heavenly bliss by having supported suppliants.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते च कपोतेन शत्रुः शरणमागतः। पूजितश्च यथान्यायं स्वैश्च मांसैर्निमन्त्रितः॥
English: We have heard that a pigeon received reverentially a suppliant enemy according to due rites and even fed him with his own flesh.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथं कपोतेन पुरा शत्रुः शरणमागतः। स्वमांसं भोजितः कां च गति लेभे स भारत॥
English: Yudhishthira said How, indeed, did a pigeon in days of yore feed a suppliant enemy with his own flesh? What end, O Bharata, did he win by such conduct.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन् कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्। नृपतेर्मुचुकुन्दस्य कथितां भार्गवेण वै॥
English: Listen, O king, to this most Beautiful story which cleanses the hearer of every sin, and which Bhrigu's son (Rama) had recited to king Muchukunda.
Sanskrit: पार्थ मुचुकुन्दो नराधिपः। भार्गवं परिपप्रच्छ प्रणतः पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: This very question, O son of Pritha, had been put humbly to Bhrigu's son by Muchukunda.
Sanskrit: इममर्थं पुरा तस्मै शुश्रूषमाणाय भार्गवोऽकथयत् कथाम्। इमां यथा कपोतेन सिद्धिः प्राप्ता नराधिप॥
English: The son of Bhrigu described this story to him of how a pigeon, O king, won success.
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच धर्मनिश्चयसंयुक्तां कामार्थसहितां कथाम्। शृणुष्वावहितो राजन् गदतो मे महाभुज॥
English: The sage said O mighty-armed king, listen to me as I describe to you this story containing lessons of Virtue, profit, and Desire.
Sanskrit: कश्चित् क्षुद्रसमाचारः पृथिव्यां कालसम्मितः। विचचार महारण्ये घोरः शकुनिलुब्धकः॥
English: A wicked and dreadful fowler, resembling the Destroyer himself, used in days of yore to wander through the great wilderness.
Sanskrit: काकोल इव कृष्णाङ्गो रक्ताक्षः कालसम्मितः। दीर्घजको ह्रस्वपादो महावक्त्रो महाहनुः॥
English: He was black as a raven and his eyes were blood red. He looked like Yama himself. He had long legs, short feet, large mouth, and protruding cheeks.
Sanskrit: नैव तस्य सुहृत् कश्चिन्न सम्बन्धी न बान्धवाः। स हि तैः सम्परित्यक्तस्तेन रौद्रेण कर्मणा॥
English: He had no friend, no relative, no kinsman. He had been discarded by them all for the exceedingly cruel life he led.
Sanskrit: नरः पापसमाचारस्त्यक्तव्यो दूरतो बुधैः। आत्मानं योऽभिसंधत्ते सोऽन्यस्य स्यात् कथं हितः।।१३।
English: Indeed, a wicked man should be shunned from a distance by the wise, for he who injures his ownself cannot be expected to do others good.
Sanskrit: ये नृशंसा दुरात्मानः प्राणिप्राणहरा नराः। उद्वेजनीया भूतानां व्याला इव भवन्ति ते॥
English: Those cruel and wicked men who destroy the lives of other creatures are always like venomous snakes, a source of trouble to all creatures.
Sanskrit: वै क्षारकमादाय द्विजान् हत्वा वने सदा। चकार विक्रयं तेषां पतङ्गानां जनाधिप॥
English: Taking his nets with him, and killing birds in the forests, he used to sell the meat, О king.
Sanskrit: एवं तु वर्तमानस्य तस्य वृत्तिं दुरात्मनः। अगमत् सुमहान् कालो न चाधर्ममबुध्यत॥
English: Thus working, the wicked wretch lived for many long years without ever understanding the sinfulness of his life.
Sanskrit: तस्य भार्यासहायस्य रममाणस्य शाश्वतम्। दैवयोगविमूढस्य नान्या वृत्तिररोचत॥
English: He was in the habit of sporting with his wife in the forest for many long years in the pursuit of this profession, and stupefied by destiny, he liked no other profession.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचित् तस्थाय वनस्थस्य समन्ततः। पातयन्निव वृक्षांस्तान् सुमहान् वातसम्भ्रमः॥
English: One day as he was wandering through the forest carrying on his business a great storm took place that shook the trees, almost uprooting them.
Sanskrit: मेघसंकुलमाकाशं विद्युन्मण्डलमण्डितम्। संछन्नस्तु मुहूर्तेन नौसाथैरिव सागरः॥
English: In a moment dense masses of clouds set in the sky, accompanied with lightning and presenting the view of a sea covered with merchant boats and vessels.
Sanskrit: वारिधारासमूहेन सम्प्रविष्टः शतक्रतुः। क्षणेन पूरयामास सलिलेन वसुन्धराम्॥
English: The god of a hundred sacrifices having entered the clouds with a profuse supply of rain, the Earth became flooded with water in a moment.
Sanskrit: ततो धाराकुले काले सम्भ्रमन् नष्टचेतनः। शीतार्तस्तद् वनं सर्वमाकुलेनान्तरात्मना॥
English: While the rain fell in torrents, the flower lost his sense from fear. Trembling with cold and stricken with fear, he roamed through the forest.
Sanskrit: नैव निम्न स्थलं वापि सोऽविन्दत विहङ्गहा। पूरितो हि जलौघेन तस्य मार्गो वनस्य च॥
English: He could not find any elevated spot (which was not under water). The paths of the forest were all under water.
Sanskrit: पक्षिणो वर्षवेगेन हता लीनास्तदाभवन्। मृगसिंहवराहाच स्थलमाश्रित्य शेरते॥
English: For the force of the rain, many birds dropped down dead on the ground. Securing some elevated spots they had found, lions and bears and to her animals lay down to rest.
Sanskrit: महता वातवर्षेण त्रासितास्ते वनौकसः। भयार्ताश्च क्षुधार्ताश्च बभ्रमुः सहिता वने॥
English: All the dwellers of the forest were stricken with fear for that dreadful storm and rain. Terrified and hungry, they roved through the forest in small and large packs.
Sanskrit: स तु शीतहतैर्गात्रैर्न जगाम न तस्थिवान्। ददर्श पतितां भूमौ कपोती शीतविह्वलाम्॥
English: With limbs benumbed by cold, the fowler, however, could neither stop where he was, nor could he move. While in this state he saw shepigeon lying on the ground, benumbed with cold.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वाऽऽर्तोऽपि हि पापात्मा स तां पञ्जरकेऽक्षिपत्। स्वयं दुःखाभिभूतोऽपि दुःखमेवाकरोत् परे॥ पापात्मा पापकारित्वात् पापमेव चकार सः।
English: Beholding the birds, the sinful person, though he himself himself was in better circumstances, picked her up and put her in a cage. Himself afflicted with distress, he did not hesitate to overwhelm a fellow-creature with painful affliction.
Sanskrit: सोऽपश्यत् तरुखण्डेषु मेघनीलवनस्पतिम्॥ सेव्यमानं विहङ्गौघैश्छायावासफलार्थिभिः।
English: Indeed, through force of habit alone, the wretch committed that sin even at such a time. He then saw in midst of that wood a huge tree blue as the clouds. no
Sanskrit: धात्रा परोपकाराय स साधुरिव निर्मितः॥ अथाभवत् क्षणेनैव वियद् विमलतारकम्।
English: It was the refuge of numberless birds seeking shade and shelter, as if it were placed there by the Creator for the behoof of all creatures like a good man in the world.
Sanskrit: महत्सर इवोत्फुल्लं कुमुदच्छरितोदकम्॥ ताराढ्यं कुमुदाकारमाकाशं निर्मलं बहु।
English: Soon the sky cleared and became spangled with myriads of stars appearing like a splendid lake smiling with blooming lilies.
Sanskrit: घनैर्मुक्तं नभो दृष्ट्वा लुब्धकः शीतविह्वलः॥ दिशो विलोकयामास विगाढां प्रेक्ष्य शर्वरीम्।
English: Looking at the clear sky, rich with stars, the fowler began to advance, still trembling with cold. Seeing the sky cleared of clouds, he looked around and finding that he had already been benighted, he began to think.
Sanskrit: दूरतो मे निवेशश्च अस्माद् देशादिति प्रभो॥ कृतबुद्धिर्द्धमे तस्मिन् वस्तुं तां रजनी ततः।
English: My house is at a great distance from where I am!-He then thought of passing the night under the shade of that tree.
Sanskrit: साञ्जलिः प्रणतिं कृत्वा वाक्यमाह वनस्पतिम्॥ शरणं यामि यान्यस्मिन् दैवतानि वनस्पतौ।
English: Bowing down to it with clasped hands, he addressed that king of the forest, saying,-I seek refuge with all the gods who have this tree for their resting place.
Sanskrit: स शिलायां शिरः कृत्वा पर्णान्यास्तीर्य भूतले। दुःखेन महताऽऽविश्स्ततः सुष्वाप पक्षिहा॥
English: Having said so, he spread some leaves for a bed, and laid himself down on it, placing his head on a stone. In spite of his being overwhelmed with affliction, the man soon fell asleep.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अथ वृक्षस्य शाखायां विहङ्गः ससुहज्जनः। दीर्घकालोषितो राजंस्तत्र चित्रतनूरुहः॥
English: In one of the branches of that tree, a pigeon having beautiful feather, o king, lived for many years with his family.
Sanskrit: तस्य कल्पगता भार्या चरितुं नाभ्यवर्तत। प्राप्तां च रजनीं दृष्ट्वा स पक्षी पर्यतप्यत॥
English: That morning his wife had gone out in quest of food but had not yet come back. Seeing the approach of night and his wife still not returning, the bird began be bewail, saying
Sanskrit: वातवर्ष महच्चासीन्न चागच्छति मे प्रिया। किं नु तत् कारणं येन साद्यापि न निवर्तते॥
English: O, what a great storm and a terrible shower took place to-day! Alas, you have come not come back yet, O dear wife! Woe is on me, what must be the cause of her not returning yet.
Sanskrit: अपि स्वस्ति भवेत् तस्याः प्रियाया मम कानने। तया विरहितं हीदं शून्यमद्य गृहं मम॥
English: In cverything right with that dear wife of mine in the forest? Separated from her, this my home appears to me void.
Sanskrit: पुत्रपौत्रवधूभृत्यैराकीर्णमपि सर्वतः। भार्याहीनं गृहस्थस्य शून्यमेव गृहं भवेत्॥
English: A house-holder's home, even if filled with sons, grandsons daughters-in-law and servants, is regarded empty if there is no housewife.
Sanskrit: न गृहं गृहमित्याहुहिणी गृहमुच्यते। गृहं तु गृहिणीहीनमरण्यसदृशं मतम्॥
English: One's house is not his home; one's wife only is his home. a house without the wife is desolate like a forest.
Sanskrit: यदि सा रक्तनेत्रान्ता चित्राङ्गी मधुरस्वरा। अद्य नायाति मे कान्ता न कार्यं जीवितेन मे॥
English: If that dear wife of mine, having red eyes, variegated plumes, and sweet voice, does not return to-day, my life itself will have no value.
Sanskrit: न भुक्के मय्यभुक्ते या नास्नाते स्नाति सुव्रता। नातिष्ठत्युपतिष्ठेत शेते च शयिते मयि॥
English: Practising most excellent vows, she never eats before I eat, and never bathes before I bathe. She never sits before I sit down, and never lies before I lie down.
Sanskrit: हृष्टे भवति सा हृष्टा दुःखिते मयि दुःखिता। प्रोषिते दीनवदना क्रुद्धे च प्रियवादिनी॥
English: She rejoices when I rejoice, and becomes sorry when I am sorry. She is cheerless when I am away, and she is all sweetness when I am angry.
Sanskrit: पतिव्रता पतिगतिः पतिप्रियहिते रता। यस्य स्यात् तादृशी भार्या धन्यः स पुरुषो भुवि।।१०।
English: Always devoted to her husband and ever relying upon him, she always did what was agreeable to and beneficial for her lord. Indeed, such a person deserves praise on Earth who has such a wife.
Sanskrit: सा हि श्रान्तं क्षुधार्तं च जानीते मां तपस्विनी। अनुरक्ता स्थिरा चैव भक्ता स्निग्धा यशस्विनी॥
English: That amiable creature knows that I am worn out and hungry. Devoted to me and firm in her love, my genial wife is devout in her adoration to me.
Sanskrit: वृक्षमूलेऽपि दयिता यस्य तिष्ठति तद् गृहम्। प्रासादोऽपि तया हीनः कान्तार इति निश्चितम्॥
English: Even the food of a tree is one's home, if he lived there with his wife as a companion. Without one's wife, even a palace is a desolate forest.
Sanskrit: धर्मार्थकामकालेषु भार्या पुंसः सहायिनी। विदेशगमने चास्य सैव विश्वासकारिका॥
English: One's wife is his companion in all his acts of virtue, profit and desire. When one starts for a strange country his wife is his trusted companion.
Sanskrit: भार्या हि परमो ह्यर्थः पुरुषस्येह पठ्यते। असहायस्य लोकेऽस्मिल्लोकयात्रासहायिनी॥
English: It is said that the wife is the richest treasure of her husband. In this world the wife is the only companion of her husband in all the worldly affairs.
Sanskrit: तथा रोगाभिभूतस्य नित्यं कृच्छ्रगतस्य च। नास्ति भार्यासमं किंचिन्नरस्यार्तस्य भेषजम्॥
English: One, who is suffered from disease and surrounded with many troubles, his wife is the best of panaceas and good medicine in sickness of that person.
Sanskrit: नास्ति भार्यासमो बन्धुर्नास्ति भार्यासमा गतिः। नास्ति भार्यासमो लोके सहायो धर्मसंग्रह॥
English: There is no friend like wife. There is no refuge better than the wife. There is no better associate in the world than the wife in acts undertaken for the acquisition of religious merit.
Sanskrit: यस्य भार्या गृहे नास्ति साध्वी च प्रियवादिनी। अरण्यं तेन गन्तव्यं यथारण्यं तथा गृहम्॥
English: He who has not in his house a wife, chaste and of sweet speech, should go to the forest. For such a one there is no difference between a home and a forest.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवं विलपतस्तस्य श्रुत्वा तु करुणं वचः। गृहीता शकुनिभेन कपोती वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Bhishma said Hearing these piteous cries of the pigeon on the tree, the she-pigeon caught by the fowler began to say aside thus.
Sanskrit: अहोऽतीव सुभाग्याहं यस्या मे दयितः पतिः। असतो वा सतो वापि गुणानेवं प्रभाषते॥
English: Whether I have any inerit or not, indeed, there is no limit to my good fortune when my dear husband thus speaks of me.
Sanskrit: न सा स्त्री ह्यभिमन्तव्या यस्यां भर्ता न तुष्यति। तुष्टे भर्तरि नारीणां तुष्टाः स्युः सर्वदेवताः॥ अग्निसाक्षिकमित्येव भर्ता वै दैवतं परम्।
English: She is no wife with whom her husband is not pleased. If their husbands are pleased with women all the gods also become pleased with them. Since the marriage union takes place in the presence of fire, the husband is the wife's greatest god.
Sanskrit: दावाग्निनेव निर्दग्धा सपुष्पस्तवका लता॥ भस्मीभवति सा नारी यस्या भर्ता न तुष्यति।
English: That wife with whom her husband is not pleased is reduced to ashes, like a creeper adorned with flowers in a forest fire.
Sanskrit: इति संचिन्त्य दुःखार्ता भर्तारं दुःखितं तदा॥ कपोती लुब्धकेनापि गृहीता वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
English: Having thought thus, the she-pigeon, stricken with woe, and encaged by the fowler, thus spoke to her woe-stricken husband.
Sanskrit: हन्त वक्ष्यामि ते श्रेयः श्रुत्वा तु कुरु तत् तथा॥ शरणागतसंत्राता भव कान्त विशेषतः।
English: I shall say what is now good for you. Hearing me follow my advice, O dear husband, be you the rescuer of a suppliant.
Sanskrit: एष शाकुनिकः शेते तव वासं समाश्रितः॥ शीतार्तश्च क्षुधार्तश्च पूजामस्मै समाचर।
English: This fowler lies here by your house stricken with cold and hunger. Treat him hospitably.
Sanskrit: ये हि कश्चिद् द्विजं हन्याद् गां च लोकस्य मातरम्।।८ शरणागतं च यो हन्यात् तुल्यं तेषां च पातकम्।
English: The sin that a person commits by killing a Brahmana or that mother of the world, viz., a cow, is equal to what one commits by allowing suppliant to die.
Sanskrit: अस्माकं विहिता वृत्तिः कापोती जातिधर्मतः॥ सान्याय्याऽत्मवता नित्यं त्वद्विधेनानुवर्तितुम्।
English: You are endued with the knowledge of self. You should, therefore, follow that course which has been ordained for us as pigeons on account of our birth.
Sanskrit: यस्तु धर्मं यथाशक्ति गृहस्थो ह्यनुवर्तते॥ स प्रेत्य लभते लोकानक्षयानिति शुश्रुम।
English: We have heard that the house-holder who practises virtue according to his abilities, acquires hereafter endless regions of bliss.
Sanskrit: स त्वं संतानवानद्य पुत्रवानसि च द्विज॥ तत् स्वदेहे दयां त्यक्त्वा धर्मार्थी परिगृह्य च। पूजामस्मै प्रयुक्ष्व त्वं प्रीयेतास्य मनो यथा।॥
English: You have sons. You have progeny. O bird, casting off all love for your own body, therefore, and for acquiring virtue and profit, adore this fowler so that he may be pleased.
Sanskrit: मत्कृते मा च संतापं कुर्वीथास्त्वं विहङ्गम। शरीरयात्राकृत्यर्थमन्यान् दारानुपैष्यसि॥
English: Do not, O bird, grieve for me. You may live, marrying other wives.
Sanskrit: इति सा शकुनी वाक्यं पञ्जरस्था तपस्विनी। अतिदुःखान्विता प्रोक्त्वा भर्तारं समुदैक्षत॥
English: The amiable she-pigeon, laden with sorrow, and casting her eyes upon her husband from the fowler's cage within which she had been put, said these words to him.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स पल्या वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मयुक्तिसमन्वितम्। हर्षेण महता युक्तो वाक्यं व्याकुललोचनः॥
English: Bhishma said Hearing these words of morality and reason spoken by his wife, the pigeon was filled with great delight and his eyes were bathed in tears of joy.
Sanskrit: तं वै शाकुनिकं दृष्ट्वा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा। स पक्षी पूजयामास यत्नात् तं पक्षिजीविनम्॥
English: Seeing that fowler whose profession was to kill birds, the pigeon honoured him scrupulously according to scriptural rites.
Sanskrit: उवाच स्वागतं तेऽद्य ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते। संतापश्च न कर्तव्यः स्वगृहे वर्तते भवान्॥
English: Addressing him, he said,-You are welcome to-day. Tell me what I shall do for you. You should not repent. This is your home.
Sanskrit: तद् ब्रवीतु भवान् क्षिप्रं किं करोमि किमिच्छसि। प्रणयेन ब्रवीमि त्वां त्वं हि नः शरणागतः॥
English: Tell me quickly what I am to do and what is your pleasure. I ask you this in good spirit, for you have sought protection of us.
Sanskrit: अरावप्युचितं कार्यमातिथ्यं गृहमागते। छेत्तुमप्यागते छायां नोपसंहरते दुमः॥
English: Hospitality should be shown to even one's enemy when the latter comes to his house. The tree does not withdraw its shade from even the person who comes for cutting it down.
Sanskrit: शरणागतस्य कर्तव्यमातिथ्यं हि प्रयत्नतः। पञ्चयज्ञप्रवृत्तेन गृहस्थेन विशेषतः॥
English: One should, with diligence do the duties of hospitality towards a person who seeks shelter. Indeed, one is particularly bound to do so if he leads the life of a house-holder that consists of the five sacrifices.
Sanskrit: पञ्चयज्ञांस्तु यो मोहान्न करोति गृहाश्रमे। तस्य नायं न च परो लोको भवति धर्मतः॥
English: If one, while living like a house-holder, does, not from want of judgement, celebrate the five sacrifices, one loses, as laid down in the scriptures, both this and the next world.
Sanskrit: तद् ब्रूहि मां सुविश्रब्धो यत् त्वं वाचा वदिष्यसि! तत् करिष्याम्यहं सर्वं मा त्वं शोके मनः कृथाः॥
English: Tell me then clearly and confidently what your wishes are. I will accomplish them all. Do not think of grieving.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा शकुनेर्लुब्धकोऽब्रवीत्। वाधते खलु मे शीतं संत्राणं हि विधीयताम्॥
English: Hearing these words of the bird, the fowler replied to him, saying,-I am benumbed with cold. Just make arrangements for warming me.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तत: पक्षी पर्णान्यास्तीर्य भूतले। यथाशक्त्या हि पर्णेन ज्वलनार्थं दुतं ययौ॥
English: Thus addressed, the bird collected a number of dry leaves on the ground, and taking a leaf in his beaks quickly went away for fetching fire.
Sanskrit: स गत्वाङ्गारकर्मान्तं गृहीत्वाग्निमथागतम्। स संदीप्तं महत् कृत्वा तमाह शरणागतम्। प्रतापय सुविश्रब्धः स्वगात्राण्यकुतोभयः॥ ततः शुष्केषु पर्णेषु पावकं सोऽप्यदीपयत्॥
English: Going where fire is kept, he got a little fire and returned. He then set fire to those dry leaves, and when they blazed up into a powerful fire, he said to his guest, Do you with confidence and fearlessness warm your limbs.
Sanskrit: स तथोक्त स्तथेत्युक्त्वा लुब्धो गात्राण्यतापयत्। अग्निं प्रत्यागतप्राणस्ततः प्राह विहङ्गमम्॥ हर्षेण महताऽऽविष्टो वाक्यं व्याकुललोचनः। तथेमं शकुनिं दृष्ट्वा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥ दत्तमाहारमिच्छामि त्वया क्षुद् बाधते हि माम्। स तद्वचः प्रतिश्रुत्य वाक्यमाह विहङ्गमः॥ न मेऽस्ति विभवो येन नाशयेयं क्षुधां तव। उत्पन्नेन हि जीवामो वयं नित्यं वनौकसः॥
English: Thus addressed, the fowler said-So be it:-and began to warm his stiffened limbs. Regaining as if his life, the fowler said to his host,-Hunger is distressing me. I wish you to give me some food! — Hearing his words the bird said,-I have nothing in store by which you may satisfy your hunger. We, dwellers of the forest, always live upon what we get every day.
Sanskrit: संचयो नास्ति चास्माकं मुनीनामिव भोजने। इत्युक्त्वा तं तदा तत्र विवर्णवदनोऽभवत्॥
English: Like the ascetics of the forest we never amass for the morrow!-Having said so, the bird's face grew pale.
Sanskrit: कथं न खलु कर्तव्यमिति चिन्तापरस्तदा। बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ गर्हयन् वृत्तिमात्मनः॥
English: He began to think aside as to what he should do and mentally blamed his own mode of living.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्ताल्लब्धसंज्ञस्तु स पक्षी पक्षिघातिनम्। उवाच तर्पयिष्ये त्वां मुहूर्त प्रतिपालय॥
English: Soon, however, his mind became clear. Addressing the destroyer of birds, he said,-I shall please you!-Wait for a moment!
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा शुष्कपर्णस्तु समुज्ज्वाल्य हुताशनम्। हर्षेण महताऽऽविष्टः स पक्षी वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितृणां च महात्मनाम्। श्रुतः पूर्वं मया धर्मो महानतिथिपूजने॥
English: Saying these words he lighted up a fire with the help of some dry leaves, and filled with joy, said,-I heard formerly from great Rishis, gods and Pitris that there is great merit in honouring a guest.
Sanskrit: कुरुष्वानुग्रहं सौम्य सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते। निश्चिता खलु मे बुद्धिरतिथिप्रतिपूजने॥
English: O amiable one, be kind to me. To tell you the truth my heart is bent upon honouring you my guest.
Sanskrit: ततः कृतप्रतिज्ञो वै स पक्षी प्रहसनिव) तमग्निं त्रि:परिक्रम्य प्रविवेश महामतिः॥
English: Having thus made up his mind, the great bird, with a smiling face, thrice went round that fire and then entered its flames.
Sanskrit: अग्निमध्ये प्रविष्टं तु लुब्धो दृष्ट्वा तु पक्षिणम्। चिन्तयामास मनसा किमिदं वे मया कृतम्॥
English: Seeing the bird enter that fire, the fowler began to think! and asked himself,-What have I done.
Sanskrit: अहो मम नृशंसस्य गर्हितस्य स्वकर्मणा। अधर्मः सुमहान् घोरो भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: Alas, dreadful will be the sin, the outcome of my own acts. I am highly ruthless and blameable.
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधं भूरि विललाप स लुब्धकः। गार्हयन् स्वानि कर्माणि द्विजं दृष्ट्वा तथागतम्॥
English: Indeed, seeing the bird lay down his life, the fowler, considering his own acts, began to bewail thus piteously.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततः स लुब्धकः पश्यन् क्षुधयापि परिप्लुतः। कपोतमग्निपतितं वाक्यं पुनरुवाच ह॥ किमीदृशं नृशंसेन मया कृतमबुद्धिना। भविष्यति हि मे नित्यं पातकं कृतजीविनः॥
English: Beholding the pigeon fall into the fire, the fowler filled with compassion once more said,-Alas, cruel and senseless that I am, what have I done! I am, forsooth, a mean wretch! Great will be my sin which will last for ever.
Sanskrit: स विनिन्दंस्तथाऽऽत्मानं पुनः पुनरुवाच ह। अविश्वास्यः सुदुर्बुद्धिः सदा निकृतिनिश्चयः॥
English: Thus censuring himself he began to say again and again,-I do not deserve any credit! My understanding is wicked! I am ever sinful!