pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा साधुकारो महानभूत्। ऋषीणामुग्रतपसां यमुनातीरवासिनाम्॥
English: Hearing his words, the sages of fierce austerities inhabiting the banks of the Yamunā, broke out into a peal of plandits.
Sanskrit: ऊचुश्चैव महात्मानो हर्षेण महता वृताः। उपपत्रं नरश्रेष्ठ तवैव भुवि नान्यतः॥
English: And those high-souled ones, exceedingly rejoiced, said: On earth, O crown of men, this can only be expected from you and nobody else.
Sanskrit: बहवः पार्थिवा राजन्नातिक्रान्ता महाबलाः। कार्यस्य गौरवं मत्वा प्रतिज्ञां नाभ्यरोचयन्॥
English: Many kings wielding great power have passed away who, having regard to the (possible) gravity of the undertaking, could not bring themselves to promise anything before hand.
Sanskrit: त्वया पुनर्ब्राह्मणगौरवादियं कृता प्रतिज्ञा ह्यनवेक्ष्य कारणम्। ततश्च कर्ता ह्यसि नात्र संशयो महाभयात्त्रातुमृषींस्त्वमर्हसि ॥
English: But, without knowing the task, you have bound yourself by a promise for the glory of the Brahmanas. And you, without doubt, will succeed in effecting the work; and it behove you to deliver the sages from a mighty fright.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा च काकुत्स्थं प्रशस्य च पुनः पुनः। पुनरेवापरं वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनः॥
English: Having thus addressed Satrughna, Rāma again and again praised him and said.
Sanskrit: इमान्यश्वसहस्राणि चत्वारि पुरुषर्षभ। रथानां द्वे सहस्रे च गजानां शतमुत्तमम्॥ अन्तरापणवीथ्यश्च नानापण्योपशोभिताः। अनुगच्छन्तु काकुत्स्थं तथैव नटनर्तकाः॥
English: O foremost of men, let four thousand horses, two thousand chariots, one hundred excellent elephants, shops with various articles and songsters follow you.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य नियतं पुरुषर्षभ। आदाय गच्छ शत्रुघ्न पर्याप्तधनवाहनः॥
English: O foremost of men, O Śatrughna, do you proceed with Niyuta gold and silver coins and necessary riches and conveyances.
Sanskrit: बलं च सुभृतं वीर हृष्टतुष्टमनुद्धतम्। संभाषासंप्रदानेन रञ्जयस्व नरोत्तम॥ न ह्यास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति न दारा न च बान्धवाः। सुप्रीतो भृत्यवर्गस्तु यत्र तिष्ठति राघव॥
English: Do you so act, O hero, that soldiers might be well-fed and delighted and be not annoyed with you. Do you please them with sweet words, for the servants, when they face enemies, have not with them friends or wives—and so they are pleased, O Rāghava when they receive sufficient food and presents.
Sanskrit: अतो हृष्टजनाकीर्णां प्रस्थाप्य महतीं चमूम्। एक एव धनुष्पाणिर्गच्छ त्वं मधुनो वनम्।७।। यथा त्वां न प्रजानाति गच्छन्तं युद्धकाङ्क्षिणम्। लवणस्तु मधोः पुत्रस्तथा गच्छेरशङ्कितम्॥
English: O Śatrughna, having sent before a huge and well contended army do you proceed afterwards to Madhuvana. You should proceed so fearlessly that Madhu's son Lavaņa might not know that you were going for encounter.
Sanskrit: न तस्य मृत्युरन्योऽस्ति कश्चिद्धिपुरुषर्षभ। दर्शनं योऽभिगच्छेत स वध्यो लवणेन हि॥
English: O foremost of men, he shall not be slain by any other expedient than that I have acquainted yourself with. If he can perceive before, whoever that enemy might be, Lavana shall forsooth destroy him.
Sanskrit: स ग्रीष्म अपयाते तु वर्षारात्र उपागते। हन्यास्त्वं लवणं सौम्य स हि कालोऽस्य दुर्मतेः॥
English: When rains shall set in after the expiration of the present summer you should slay him for that is the proper time for destroying that viciousminded one.
Sanskrit: महर्षीस्तु पुरत्कृत्य प्रयान्तु तव सैनिकाः। यथा ग्रीष्मवशेषेण तरेयुर्जाह्नवीजलम्॥ तत्र स्थाप्य बलं सर्वं नदीतीरे समाहितः। अग्रतो धनुषा सार्धं गच्छ त्वं लघुविक्रम ॥
English: Let the soldiers only now proceed with ascetics before them; the summer has not as yet fully expired and this is the time, when they shall, without any trouble, be able to cross the Gangā. Afterwards having encamped your army on the other side of the Gangā you should alone proceed speedily with your bow.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण शत्रुघ्नस्तान्महाबलान्। सेनामुख्यान्समानीय ततो वाक्यमुवाच ह॥ एते वो गणिता वासा यत्र तत्र निवत्स्यथ। स्थातव्यं चाविरोधेन यथा बाधा न कस्यचित्॥
English: Hearing those words of Rāma and summoning all his highly powerful and leading warriors Satrughna said "Do you all proceed and halt at those places which are well known to you. Do not oppress any body."
Sanskrit: तथा तांस्तु समाज्ञाप्य प्रस्थाप्य च महद्बलम्। कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च कैकेयीं चाभ्यवादयत्।।१५
English: Having thus ordered the powerful warriors the highly powerful Śatrughna bowed to Kausalyā, Sumitrā and Kaikeyi.
Sanskrit: रामं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शिरसाभिप्रणम्य च। लक्ष्मणं भरतं चैव प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः॥ पुरोहितं वसिष्ठं च शत्रुघ्नः पयतात्मवान्। रामेण चाभ्यनुज्ञातः शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुतापनः। प्रदक्षिणमथो कृत्वा निर्जगाम महाबलः॥
English: Thereupon having circumambulated with folded hands Rāma, Lakşmaņa and Bharata he reverentially saluted the feet of the priests. And then with Rāma's permission and having gone round him the highly powerful Śatrughna issued out.
Sanskrit: निर्याप्य सेनामथ सोऽग्रतस्तदा गजेन्द्रवाजिप्रवरौघसंकुलाम्। उपास्यमानः स नरेन्द्रपार्श्वतः प्रतिप्रयातो रघुवंशवर्धनः॥
English: Having thus despatched before a huge army consisting of selected elephants and horses, Śatrughna, the enhancer of the glory of Raghu's race, took farewell from Rāma. And all showed him proper respect.
Sanskrit: प्रस्थाप्य च बलं सर्वं मासमात्रोषितः पथि। एक एवाशु शत्रुघ्नो जगाम त्वरितं तदा॥
English: Having thus despatched his army and waited at Ayodhya for a month Śatrughna, the slayer of enemies, proceeded alone.
Sanskrit: द्विरात्रमन्तरे शूर उष्य राघवनन्दनः। वाल्मीकेराश्रमं पुण्यमगच्छद्वासमुत्तमम्॥
English: Having spent two nights on his way he arrived at the holy and picturesque hermitage of the great ascetic Vālmīki.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं वाल्मीकिं मुनिसत्तमम्। कृताञ्जलिरथो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: And having bowed to that high-souled Muni Vālmīki, he with folded palms, said thus.
Sanskrit: भगवन्वस्तुमिच्छामि गुरोः कृत्यादिहागतः। श्वः प्रभाते गमिष्यामि प्रतीची दारुणां दिशम्॥
English: "O illustrious Sir, I wish to wait here this day; I have come here for some business of our master Rāma. To-morrow morning I shall proceed to the dreadful West.”
Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्नस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुङ्गवः। प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं स्वागतं ते महायशः॥ स्वमाश्रममिदं सौम्य राघवाणां कुलस्य वै। आसनं पाद्यमयं च निर्विशङ्कः प्रतीच्छ मे॥
English: Hearing the words of the high-souled Śatrughna, Vālmīki, the foremost of ascetics, replied saying: “O you of great renown, do you wait here without any hesitation. O gentle one, this hermitage belongs to the descendants of the Raghu face. Do you fearlessly take your seat and water to wash your feet.”
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य तदा पूजां फलमूलं च भोजनम्। भक्षयामास काकुत्स्थस्तृप्तिं च परमां गतः॥
English: Thereupon taking water to wash his feet and feeding upon fruits and roots Satrughna attained to great delight.
Sanskrit: स भुक्त्वा फलमूलं च महर्षि तमुवाच ह। पूर्वा यज्ञविभूतीयं कस्याश्रमसमीपतः।।।।।
English: After eating the fruits and roots he asked the great ascetic Vālmīki saying: “O great ascetic, to whom belong the articles of sacrifice in the east near this hermitage?”
Sanskrit: तत्तस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा वाल्मीकिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। शत्रुघ्न शृणु यस्येदं बभूवायतनं पुरा ॥
English: Whereto Vālmīki replied “Satrughna, hear I shall tell you, whose sacrificial ground was this in the days of yore.
Sanskrit: युष्माकं पूर्वको राजा सौदासस्तस्य भूपतेः। पुत्रो वीर्यसहो नाम वीर्यवानतिधार्मिकः॥
English: There was a king by the name of Saudāsa, one of your ancestors. His son Vīryasaha was a highly powerful and pious king.
Sanskrit: स बाल एव सौदासो मृगयामुपचक्रमे। चञ्चूर्यमाणं ददृशे स शूरो राक्षसद्वयम्॥ शार्दूलरूपिणौ घोरौ मृगान्बहुसहस्रशः। भक्षमाणावसंतुष्टौ पर्याप्ति नैव जग्मतुः॥
English: The heroic Saudāsa was fond of hunting from his boyhood. Once on a time while a hunting, he espied two Rākṣasas in the forest. He had heard about them many times before: they were in the shape of tigers and of a dreadful figure and were not satisfied with devouring many thousand deer.
Sanskrit: स तु तौ राक्षसौ दृष्ट्वा निर्मूगं च वनं कृतम्। क्रोधेन महताविष्टो जधानैकं महेषुणा॥
English: King Saudāsa saw those two Rākşasas and found the forest divested of all creatures. And enraged in consequence thereof he slew one of them.
Sanskrit: विनिपात्य तमेकं तु सौदासः : पुरुषर्षभः। विज्वरो विगतामर्षो हतं रक्षो छुदैक्षत ॥ निरीक्षमाणं तं दृष्ट्वा सहायं तस्य रक्षसः। संतापमकरोद्धोरं सौदासं चेदमब्रवीत्॥ यस्मादनपराधं तं सहायं मम जनिवान्। तस्मात्तवापि पापिष्ठ प्रदास्यामि प्रतिक्रियाम्॥
English: Having slain him and here at ease, Saudasa, the foremost of men, began to eye that Rākşasas. His mate, greatly aggrieved, said to him. “O vicious one, you have, without any fault, siain my companion, I shall therefore mete out becoming punishment to you."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु तद्रक्षस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। कालपर्याययोगेन राजा मित्रसहोऽभवत्॥
English: Having said this the Rākşasa vanished therefrom. Thereupon in time the prince Mitrasaha became king.
Sanskrit: राजापि यजते यज्ञमस्याश्रमसमीपतः। अश्वमेधं महायज्ञं तं वसिष्ठोऽप्यपालयत्॥
English: Saudása engaged in celebrating a mighty horse-sacrifice in the vicinity of this hermitage. Vasiștha officiated as a priest at that sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तत्र यज्ञो महानासीद्बहुवर्षगणायुतः। समृद्धः परया लक्ष्म्या देवयज्ञसमोऽभवत्॥
English: It continued for many Ayuta years. For immense riches the sacrifice appeared like one performed by the celestials.
Sanskrit: अथावसाने यज्ञस्य पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्। वसिष्ठरूपी राजानमिति होवाच राक्षसः॥
English: Thereupon when the sacrifice was about to be finished the aforesaid Rākşasa, remembering his former enmity, assumed the shape of Vasiştha and said to the king Saudāsa.
Sanskrit: अद्य यज्ञावसानान्ते सामिष भोजनं मम। दीयतामिति शीघ्रं वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥
English: O king, today the sacrifice shall end; do therefore, without any delay, feed me with meat.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा व्याहृतं वाक्यं रक्षसा ब्रह्मरूपिणा। सूदान्संस्कारकुशलानुवाच पृथिवीपतिः॥
English: Hearing the words of the Rākşasa in the guise of a Brāhmaṇa, the king ordered his expert cooks, saying.
Sanskrit: हविष्यं सामिषं स्वादु यथा भवति भोजनम्। तथा कुरुत शीघ्रं वै परितुष्येद्यथा गुरुः॥
English: "Do you soon prepare such dishes of meat as may satisfy my preceptor Vasiştha."
Sanskrit: शासनात्पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य सूदः संभ्रान्तमानसः। तच्च रक्षः पुनस्तत्र सूदवेषमथाकरोत्॥ स मानुषमयो मांसं पार्थिवाय न्यवेदयत्। इदं स्वादु हविष्यं च सामिषं चानमाहृतम्॥ स भोजनं वसिष्ठाय पत्न्या सार्धमुपाहरत्। मदयन्त्या नरश्रेष्ठ सामिषं रक्षसा हृतम्॥ ज्ञात्वा तदामिषं विप्रो मानुषं भोजनागतम्। क्रोधेन महताविष्टो व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥
English: Having been ordered by the king the cooks reverentially went away and the Rākşasas assuming their shape brought before the king dishes. The king and queen Madayantſ offered those dishes to the ascetic Vasistha, who, after being treated to them, perceived that there was human flesh, terribly enraged and said.
Sanskrit: यस्मात्त्वं भोजनं राजन्ममैतद्दातुमिच्छसि। तस्माद्भोजनमेतत्ते भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: "O king, let this be your food which you have offered me; this shall not prove otherwise."
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धस्तु सौदासस्तोयं जग्राह पाणिना। वसिष्ठं शप्तुमारेभे भार्या चैनमवारयत्॥ राजन्प्रभुर्यतोऽस्माकं वसिष्ठो भगवानृपिः। प्रतिशप्तुं न शक्तस्त्वं देवतुल्यं पुरोधसम्॥
English: Being enraged on hearing it the king Saudāsa took water in his palms and was about to imprecate Vasiștha, when his queen, preventing him said. “O king, the illustrious great ascetic Vasiştha is our preceptor and priest and so you should not imprecate him."
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधमयं तोयं तेजोबलसमन्वितम्। व्यसर्जयत धर्मात्मा ततः पादौ सिषेच च॥ तेनास्य राज्ञस्तौ पादौ तदा कल्माषतां गतौ। तदाप्रभृति राजासौ सौदासः सुमहायशाः॥ कल्माषपादः संवृत्तः ख्यातश्चैव तथा नृपः।
English: Hearing those words of his queen, the king Saudāsa, threw off that powerful water on his own feet which at once became dark. From that time the illustrious king Saudása became also known by the name of Kalmāşapāda.
Sanskrit: स राजा सह पत्न्या वै प्रणिपत्य मुहुर्मुहुः। पुनर्वसिष्ठं प्रोवाच यदुक्तं ब्रह्मरूपिणा॥
English: Thereupon the king with his spouse again and again bowed to Vasistha's feet and informed him of what the Rākşasa had done under the guise of a Brāhmana.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य रक्षसा विकृतं च तत्। पुनः प्रोवाच राजानं वसिष्ठः पुरुषर्षभम्॥ मया रोषपरीतेन यदिदं व्याहृतं वचः। नैतच्छक्यं वृथा कर्तुं प्रदास्यामि च ते वरम्॥ कालो द्वादश वर्षाणि शापस्यान्तो भविष्यति। मत्प्रासादाच्च राजेन्द्र अतीतं न स्मरिष्यसि॥
English: Hearing the words of the king and being apprised that this wife vile act had been done by the Rākşasa, Vasiștha said, “O king, even what I have said angrily shall not prove futile. However I confer upon you this boon that after twelve years you shall be freed from this curse, and by my favour you shall cherish no recollection of your condition extending ever those twelve years."
Sanskrit: एवं स राजा तं शापमुपभुज्यारिसूदनः। प्रतिलेभे पुना राज्यं प्रजाश्चैवान्वपालयत्॥
English: Having thus suffered the consequences of the curse, Saudasa, the slayer of enemies, again obtained his kingdom an governed his subjects.
Sanskrit: तस्य कल्माषपादस्य यज्ञस्यायतनं शुभम्। आश्रमस्य समीपेऽस्मिन्यन्मां पृच्छसि राघव॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, the sacrificial ground of which you have asked me, belongs to the king Saudasa.
Sanskrit: तस्य तां पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य कथां श्रुत्वा सुदारुणाम्। विवेश पर्णशालायां महर्षिमभिवाद्य च॥
English: Having thus heard the dreadful; story of the king Saudāsa and saluted the ascetic Vālmīki, Śatrughna entered a thatched cottage.
Sanskrit: यामेव रात्रि शत्रुघ्नः पर्णशालां समाविशत्। तामेव रात्रि सीतापि प्रसूता दारकद्वयम्॥
English: On the same night ſatrughna housed himself in a thatched cottage Sitā gave birth to twin sons.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्धरात्रसमये बालका मुनिदारकाः। वाल्मीके प्रियमाचख्युः सीतायाः प्रसवं शुभम्॥ भगवरामपत्नी सा प्रसूता दारकद्वयम्। ततो रक्षां महातेजः कुरु भूतविनाशिनीम्॥
English: In the midnight the Muni boys came to Vālmīki and communicated to him this auspicious intelligence, saying. “O illustrious Sir, the beloved spouse of Rāma has given birth to two sons; do you so protect them that evil spirits not injure them."
Sanskrit: तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महर्षिः समुपागमत्। बालचन्द्रप्रतीकाशौ देवपुत्रौ महौजसौ॥ जगाम तत्र हृष्टात्मा ददर्श च कुमारको। भूतघ्नीं चाकरोत्ताभ्यां रक्षा रक्षोविनाशिनीम्॥
English: Hearing those words the highly effulgent Vālmīki went there and attained to great on beholding those two highly effulgent sons, resembling the newly risen sun and the celestials. Thereupon he made arrangements against the oppression of ghosts and goblins.
Sanskrit: कुशमुष्टिमुपादाय लवं चैव तु स द्विजः। वाल्मीकिः प्रददौ ताभ्यां रक्षां भूतविनाशिनीम्॥
English: Thereupon taking Kuśa (the upper part of the grass) and Lava (the lower part) the great ascetic Vālmīki made those arrangements.
Sanskrit: यस्तयोः पूर्वजो जातः स कुशैर्मन्त्रसत्कृतैः। निर्मार्जनीयस्तु तदा कुश इत्यस्य नाम तत्॥ यश्चावरो भवेत्ताभ्यां लवेन सुसमाहितः। निर्मार्जनीयो वृद्धाभिलवेति च स नामतः॥ एवं कुशलवौ नाम्ना तावुभौ यमजातको। मत्कृताभ्यां च नामभ्यां ख्यातियुक्तौ भविष्यतः॥
English: And giving Kuśa sanctified by Mantras to the hands of elderly women he said, “do you rub the person of the elder boy with these”; and giving them Lava he said “do you rub the person of the younger brother with this. And according to this I shall name the first Son Kuśa and the second Lava; and by those names they shall be celebrated on earth.”
Sanskrit: तां रक्षां जगृहुस्तां च मुनिहस्तात्समाहिताः। अकुर्वश्च ततो रक्षा तयोविगतकल्मषाः॥ तथा तां क्रियमाणां च वृद्धाभिर्गोत्रनाम च।
English: Thereupon reverentially taking from the hands of Vālmīki and Kuśa Lava, the means of protection, the elderly ladies engaged in guarding them.
Sanskrit: संकीर्तनं च रामस्य सीतायाः प्रसवौ शुभौ॥ अर्धरात्रे तु शत्रुघ्नः शुश्राव सुमहत्प्रियम्। पर्णशालां ततो गत्वा मातर्दिष्ट्येति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing the Sītā without any trouble had given birth to two sons and elderly female ascetics had been engaged in protecting them and bearing the chanting of Råma's glories in the midnight, Satrughna thought within himself.
Sanskrit: तदा तस्य प्रहृष्टस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः। व्यतीता वार्षिकी रात्रिः श्रावणी लघुविक्रमा॥
English: "Blessed it is that Sītā has given birth to two sons.” And with this joy the live long night of Śrāvaņa passed away in no time.
Sanskrit: प्रभाते सुमहावीर्यः कृत्वा पौर्वाहिणकी क्रियाम्। मुनि प्राञ्जलिरामन्त्र्य ययौ पश्चान्मुखः पुनः॥
English: Having performed the morning rites after the expiration of the night and taken farewell from the ascetic Vālmīki, Lakşmaņa proceeded towards the west.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा यमुनातीरं सप्तरात्रोषितः पथि। ऋषीणां पुण्यकीर्तीनामाश्रमे वासमभ्ययात्॥
English: And having spent seven nights he at last arrived at the hermitage of the pious Rși living on the banks of the Yamuna.
Sanskrit: स तत्र मुनिभिः सार्धं भार्गवप्रमुखैर्नृपः। कथाभिरभिरूपाभिर्वासं चक्रे महायशाः॥ स काञ्चनाद्यैर्मुनिभिः समेतै रघुप्रवीरो रजनी तदानीम् कथाप्रकारैर्बहुभिर्महात्मा विरामयामास नरेन्द्रसूनुः।।१७।
English: Taking shelter there be engaged in pleasant conversation with Cyavana (son of Bhrgu), and other ascetics. Having remained there for the night and talked with those ascetics the highsouled, heroic Raghu prince Śatrughna was greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: अथ रात्र्यां प्रवृत्तायां शत्रुघ्नो भृगुनन्दनम्। पप्रच्छ च्यवनं विप्रं लवणस्य यथाबलम्॥ शूलस्य च बलं ब्रह्मन्के च पूर्वं विनाशिताः। अनेन शूलमुख्येन द्वन्द्वयुद्धमुपागताः॥
English: Thereupon when the night set in Śatrughna accosted Bhrgu's son Cyavana saying, “O Brāhmaṇa how powerful is Lavaņa? And what is the strength of his dart? What persons before had been destroyed by this dart in conflict?”
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजाश्च्यवनो रघुनन्दनम्॥
English: Hearing the words of the high-souled descendant of Raghu, Satrughna, the highly effulgent Cyavana replied saying.
Sanskrit: असंख्येयानि कर्माणि यान्यस्य रघुनन्दन। इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवे यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व मे॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, Lavaņa has accomplished many works by this dart; among them, hear, what Māndhāta, born in the race of Iksawaku, did.
Sanskrit: अयोध्यायां पुरा राजा युवनाश्वसुतो बली। मांधाता इति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान्॥
English: The early king of Ayodhyā was known over the three worlds under the name of Māndhātā. He was the son of Yuvanāśva, highly powerful and strong.
Sanskrit: स कृत्वा पृथिवीं कृत्स्ना शासने पृथिवीपतिः। सुरलोकमितो जेतुमुद्योगमकरोनृपः॥
English: Having brought the whole world under his subjection the king Māndhātā engaged in the conquest of the celestial region.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रस्य च भयं तीव्र सुराणां च महात्मनाम्। मांधातरि कृतोद्योगे देवलोकजिगीषया॥
English: He having been engaged in making preparations to conquer the world of gods—the celestial chief Indra with other immortals was greatly terrified.
Sanskrit: अर्धासनेन शक्रस्य राज्यार्धेन च पार्थिवः। वन्द्यमानः सुरगणैः प्रतिज्ञामध्यरोहत।।।। तस्य पापमभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाकशासनः। सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यमुवाच युवनाश्वजम्॥
English: With this promise, the king Mândhāta went into the celestial region that he would occupy the half of Indra's throne and kingdom and the celestials would adore him. Being apprised of this vicious intention of his, Indra, the slayer of Pāka, consoled him in sweet words, saying.
Sanskrit: राजा त्वं मानुषे लोके न तावत्पुरुषर्षभ। अकृत्वा पृथिवीं वश्यां देवराज्यमिहेच्छसि॥
English: O foremost of men, even in the land of men, you have not been able to become the real king. Without perfectly subjugating the earth how do you wish to lord over the celestial kingdom?
Sanskrit: यदि वीर समग्रा ते मेदिनी निखिला वशे। देवराज्यं कुरुष्वेह सभृत्यबलवाहनः॥
English: If the whole world is under your subjection, O hero, be you, with the whole host of your servants and soldiers, installed on the celestial throne.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रमेवं ब्रुवाणं तं मांधाता वाक्यमब्रवीत्। क्व मे शक्र प्रतिहतं शासनं पृथिवीतले॥
English: Indra having said this, the high-souled Māndhātā replies: O Sakra, who on this earth, has disobeyed my commands.?
Sanskrit: तमुवाच सहस्राक्षो लवणो नाम राक्षसः। मधुपुत्रो मधुवने न तेऽऽज्ञां कुरुतेऽनघ॥
English: Whereto Indra replied o sinless one, the night-ranger, Lavana, Madhu's son, living in Madhuvana, is not under your control.
Sanskrit: तच्छुत्वा विप्रियं घोरं सहस्राक्षेण भाषितम्। वीडितोऽवाङ्मुखो राजा व्याहतुं न शशाक ह॥
English: Hearing those dreadful and unpleasant words from Indra, the king lowered his head in shame and became silent.
Sanskrit: आमन्त्र्य तु सहस्राक्षं प्रायात्किचिदवाङ्मुखः। पुनरेवागमच्छीमानिमं लोकं नरेश्वरः॥ स कृत्वा हृदयेऽमर्ष सभृत्यबलवाहनः। आजगाम मधोः पुत्रं वशे कर्तुमरिंदमः॥
English: Thereupon, having welcomed Indra in that way, he left there and returned earth. O slayer of enemies, with an angry heart, army and conveyance he went to subjugate Madhu's son Lavaņa and sent an emissary inviting him to battle.
Sanskrit: स काङ्खमाणो लवणं युद्धाय पुरुषर्षभः। दूतं संप्रेषयामास सकाशं लवणस्य सः॥ स गत्वा विप्रियाण्याह बहूनि मधुनः सुतम्। वदन्तमेवं तं दूतं भक्षयामास राक्षसः॥
English: The ambassador, having gone there, addressed many unpleasant words to Lavaņa and the nightranger devoured him.
Sanskrit: चिरायमाणे दूते तु राजा क्रोधसमन्वितः। अर्दयामास तद्रक्षः शरवृष्ट्या समन्ततः॥
English: On the other hand finding the delay of his return the king Māndhāta, enraged, began to assail the Raksasa Lavaņa with arrows from all sides.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य तद्रक्षः शूलं जग्राह पाणिना। वधाय सानुबन्धस्य मुमोचायुधमुत्तमम्॥
English: Laughing wild Lavaņa took up the dart in his hand and discharged it to destroy the king with his followers.
Sanskrit: तच्छूलं दीप्यमानं तु सभृत्यबलवाहनम्। भस्मीकृत्वा नृपं भूमौ लवणस्यागमत्करम्॥
English: Thereupon growing powerful the dart reduced the king with his servants and army into ashes and returned to Lavaņa.
Sanskrit: एवं स राजा सुमहान्हतः सबलवाहनः। शूलस्य तु बलं सौम्य अप्रमेयमनुत्तमम्॥
English: In this wise the high-souled king Māndhāta, with his huge army, was slain. O gentle hero, incomparable and great is the strength of the dart..
Sanskrit: श्वः प्रभाते तु लवणं वधिष्यसि न संशयः। अगृहीतायुधं क्षिप्रं ध्रुवो हि विजयस्तव॥
English: Forsooth you shall slay Lavaņa next morning. Certain is your victory if Lavana cannot take up his dart.
Sanskrit: लोकानां स्वस्ति चैवं स्यात्कृते कर्मणि च त्वया। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं लवणस्य दुरात्मनः॥ शूलस्य च बलं घोरमप्रमेयं नरर्षभ। विनाशश्चैव मांधातुर्यत्नेनाभूच्च पार्थिव ॥
English: People shall be at ease if you can bring about the destruction of Lavaņa. O foremost of men, I shall then describe to you the incomparable and dreadful prowess of the vicious-souled Lavaņa and his dart. O king, with great exertions did Lavaņa slay Māndhāta and not easily.
Sanskrit: त्वं श्वः प्रभाते लवणं महात्मन् वधिष्यसे नात्र तु संशयो मे। शूलं विना निर्गतमामिषार्थे ध्रुवो जयस्ते भविता नरेन्द्र॥
English: O high-minded one, next morning you shall surely destroy Lavaņa. He shall issue our for flesh without taking his dart. And at that time, O lord of man, you shall, forsooth, be crowned with victory.
Sanskrit: कथां कथयतस्तेषां जयं चाकाङ्क्षतां शुभम्। व्यतीता रजनी शीघ्रं शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः॥
English: They being thus engaged in conversation regarding his achieving victory without any danger Satrughna in no time passed the night.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभाते विमले तस्मिन्काले स राक्षसः। निर्गतस्तु पुराद्वीरो भक्ष्याहारप्रचोदितः॥
English: The clear morning having arrived, that time the heroic Lavana issued out of his city to collect food.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीर उत्तीर्य यमुना नदीम्। ती। मधुपुरद्वारि धनुष्पाणिरतिष्ठत॥
English: In the meantime having crossed the river Yamunā, the heroic Satrughna, with bow in his hands, stood at the gate of Madhu's city.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्धदिवसे प्राप्ते क्रूरकर्मा स राक्षसः। आगच्छद्बहुसाहस्रं प्राणिनां भारमुद्वहन्।॥ ततो ददर्श शत्रुघ्नं स्थितं द्वारि धृतायुधम्। तमुवाच किमनेन करिष्यसि॥ ततो रक्षः ईदृशानां सहस्राणि सायुधानां नराधम। भक्षितानि मया रोषात्कालेनानुगतो ह्यसि॥
English: There upon returning in the noon with many thousand animals, the night-ranger Lavana, of dreadful actions, espied Satrughna standing at the gate with a weapon in his hand. Thereupon he said: What shall you do with this weapon? O vile wight, enraged I have devoured many thousand persons holding weapons like you. I now perceive you have also been possessed by Kala.
Sanskrit: आहारश्चाप्यसंपूर्णो ममायं पुरुषाधम। स्वयं प्रविष्टोऽद्य मुखं कथमासाद्य दुर्मते॥
English: O vile man, I am fully fed. How shall you, of your own accord, enter into my mouth?