pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: विपाप्मानो महात्मानो विप्रेभ्यः प्रददुर्वसु। तपस्विजनजुष्टां च ततो वेदी प्रजापतेः॥ जग्मुः पाण्डुसुता राजन् ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत। तत्र ते न्यवसन् वीरास्तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम्॥ संतर्पयन्तः सततं वन्येन हविषा द्विजान्।
English: Having been thus cleansed of all their sins, those high-souled heroes gave much wealth to the Brahmanas. O descendant of Bharata, then the son of king, O Pandu went to the (sacrificial altar) Vedi of the Creator, ever adored by the ascetics. There lived those heroes and performed excellent asceticism. Always gratifying the Brahmanas with the offer of fruits and ghee.
Sanskrit: ततो महीधरं जग्मुर्धर्मज्ञेनाभिसंस्कृतम्॥ राजर्षिणा पुण्यकृता गयेनानुपमद्युते। नगो गयशिरो यत्र पुण्या चैव महानदी॥ वानीरमालिनी रम्या नदी पुलिनशोभिता। दिव्यं पवित्रकूटं च पवित्रंधरणीधरम्॥ ऋषिजुष्टं सुपुण्यं तत् तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरोत्तमम्। अगस्त्यो भगवान् यत्र गतो वैवस्वतं प्रति॥
English: Then they went to Mahidhara, consecrated by the virtuous. Royal sage Gaya of matchless effulgence. Here stands the hill called Gayasira and where flows the sacred great river. With charming banks adorned with bushes of cane plants. On that celestials and sacred hill of holy peaks. Is the highly sacred Tirtha called Brahmasara adored by the Rishis, where Agastya went to the high-souled Vivasvata.
Sanskrit: उवास च स्वयं तत्रधर्मराजः सनातनः। सर्वासां सरितां चैव समुद्भेदो विशाम्पते॥
English: And where dwelt the eternal king of justice (Yama) himself. O king, all the rivers have taken their rise from it.
Sanskrit: यत्र संनिहितो नित्यं महादेवः पिनाकधृक्। तत्र ते पाण्डवा वीराश्चातुर्मास्यैस्तदेजिरे॥ ऋषियज्ञेन महता यत्राक्षयवटो महान्।
English: The wielder of Pinaka, the great god (Shiva) is always near it. The heroic Pandavas performed there the vow called Chaturmasa, according to the rites of the Rishi Jagma. Here is also the great banian tree called Akshayavata.
Sanskrit: अक्षये देवयजने अक्षयं यत्र वै फलम्॥
English: Any sacrifice performed there produces ever-lasting merit.
Sanskrit: ते तु तत्रोपवासांस्तु चक्रुनिश्चितमानसाः। ब्राह्मणास्तत्र शतशः समाजग्मुस्तपोधनाः॥
English: They (the Pandavas) began to fast there with subdued mind. And there came to them hundreds of ascetic Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: चातुर्मास्येनायजन्त आर्षेण विधिना तदा। तत्र विद्यातपोवृद्धा ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। कथां प्रचक्रिरे पुण्यां सदसिस्था महात्मनाम्॥
English: Those Brahmanas, learned in the Vedas and old in knowledge, also performed the vow called Chaturmasa according to the rites ordained by the Rishis and they, becoming he court of the illustrious heroes talked on various subjects.
Sanskrit: तत्र विद्याव्रतस्तातः कौमारं व्रतमास्थितः। शमथोऽकथयद् राजन्नामूर्तरयसं गयम्॥
English: O king, the learned and vow-observing and celebrated Samatha spoke of Gaya, the son of Amurtaya.
Sanskrit: शमथ उवाच अमूर्तरयसः पुत्रो गयो राजर्षिसत्तमः। पुण्यानि यस्य कर्माणि तानि मे शृणु भारत॥
English: Samatha said: The son of Amurtaya is Gaya, the foremost of royal sages. O descendant of Bharata, listen to me, as I recite his virtuous deeds.
Sanskrit: यस्य यज्ञो बभूवेह बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः। यत्रानपर्वता राजशतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥ घृतकुल्याश्च दध्नश्च नद्यो बहुशतास्तथा। व्यञ्जनानां प्रवाहाश्च महार्हाणां सहस्रशः॥
English: O king, here it was that he performed many sacrifices, in which food and gifts were in abundance and in which cooked rice was in hundreds and thousands of mountains. Ghee and curds were in hundreds of lakes and rivers and richly cooked curries in thousands of streams.
Sanskrit: अहन्यहनि चाप्येवं याचतां सम्प्रदीयते। अन्ये च ब्राह्मणा राजन् भुञ्जतेऽन्नं सुसंस्कृतम्॥
English: O king, day after they were given away to all that asked for them. Besides Brahmanas were fed with food which was pure.
Sanskrit: तत्र वै दक्षिणाकाले ब्रह्मघोषो दिवं गतः। न च प्रज्ञायते किंचिद् ब्रह्मशब्देन भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, when the time for distributing Dakshina (gift) came, the chanting of the Vedas reached heaven. Nothing else could be heard for that chanting of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: पुण्येन चरता राजन् भूर्दिशः खं नभस्तथा। आपूर्णमासीच्छब्देन तदप्यासीन्महाद्भुतम्॥ यत्र स्म गाथा गायन्ति मनुष्या भरतर्षभ। अन्नपानैः शुभैस्तृप्ता देशे देशे सुवर्चसः॥
English: O king, those sacred sounds filled earth, the points of the firmament, the sky and the heaven itself; and great wonders were seen. O best of Bharata race, greatly gratified with the food and the drink, men went about singing the following verse in various countries.
Sanskrit: गयस्य यज्ञे के त्वद्य प्राणिनो भोक्तुमीप्सवः। तत्र भोजनशिष्टस्य पर्वताः पञ्चविंशतिः॥
English: “Who is there among creatures that desires to day to eat more in the sacrifice of Gaya? There are still twenty-five mountains of food (uneaten).
Sanskrit: न तत् पूर्वे जनाचक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे। गयो यदकरोद् यज्ञे राजर्षिरमितद्युतिः॥
English: What the immeasurably effulgent royal sage Gaya has done was never done by any man before or will be done by any man in future.
Sanskrit: कथं तु देवा हविषा गयेन परितर्पिताः। पुनः शक्ष्यन्त्युपादातुमन्यैर्दत्तानि कानिचित्॥
English: The celestials have been so very much fed with the Ghee that Gaya has offered them that they are not able to take anything more offered by any one else.
Sanskrit: सिकता वा यथा लोके यथा वा दिवि तारकाः। यथा वा वर्षतोधारा असंख्येयाः स्म केनचित्। तथा गणयितुं शक्या गययज्ञे न दक्षिणाः॥
English: As sand-grains on earth, as stars in the sky, as the drops of falling rains cannot be counted by any body, so will none be able to count the Dakshina given away in Gaya's sacrifice.”
Sanskrit: एवंविधा: सुबहवस्तस्य यज्ञा महीपतेः। बभूवुरस्य सरसः समीपे कुरुनन्दन॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, O king, many such sacrifices of his were performed on the banks of this lake.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सम्प्रस्थितो राजा कौन्तेयो भूरिदक्षिणः। अगस्त्याश्रममासाद्य दुर्जयायामुवास हा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then the of Kunti, the king (Yudhishthira), distinguished for his large gifts, son came to the hermitage of Agastya and lived at Durjaya.
Sanskrit: तत्रैव लोमशं राजा पप्रच्छ वदतां वरः। अगस्त्येनेह वातापिः किमर्थमुपशामितः॥
English: That foremost of eloquent men, the king (Yudhishthira) asked Agastya why Vatapi was killed there by him,
Sanskrit: आसीद्वा किं प्रभावश्च स दैत्यो मानवान्तकः। किमर्थं चोदितो मन्युरगस्त्यस्य महात्मनः॥
English: And what was the prowess of that meneating Daitya and why the anger of that highsouled (Rishi) was excited against him.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच इल्वलो नाम दैतेय आसीत् कौरवनन्दन। मणिमत्यां पुरि पुरा वातापिस्तस्य चानुजः॥
English: Lomasha said: O descendant of Kuru, there was a Daitya, named Ilvala in the days of yore in the city of Manimati. He had a younger brother, called Vatapi.
Sanskrit: स ब्राह्मणं तपोयुक्तमुवाच दितिनन्दनः। पुत्रं मे भगवानेकमिन्द्रतुल्यं प्रयच्छतु॥
English: That son of Diti (one day) spoke to an ascetic Brahmana, (saying), “O exalted one, give me a son equal to Indra.”
Sanskrit: तस्मै स ब्राह्मणो नादात् पुत्रं वासवसम्मितम्। चुक्रोध सोऽसुरस्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य ततो भृशम्॥
English: As that Brahmana did not give him a son equal to Indra, that Asura got exceedingly angry against that Brahmana.
Sanskrit: तदाप्रभृति राजेन्द्र इल्वलो ब्रह्महासुरः। मन्युमान् भ्रातरं छागं मायावी ह्यकरोत् ततः॥
English: O king of kings, from that day the Asura Ilvala became a destroyer of Brahmanas. Endued as he was with the power of illusion, he made his brother a goat.
Sanskrit: मेघरूपी च वातापि: कामरूप्यभवत् क्षणात्। संस्कृत्य च भोजयति ततो विप्रं जिघांसति॥
English: Vatapi who was capable of assuming any form at will at once assumed the form of a goat. After being cooked that food was given to the Brahmanas in order to kill them.
Sanskrit: स चाह्वयति यं वाचा गतं वैवस्वतक्षयम्। स पुनर्देहमास्थाय जीवन् स्म प्रत्यदृश्यत॥
English: For he, whom he (Ilvala) summoned with his voice, would at once come back to him if he had gone even to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: ततो वातापिमसुरं छागं कृत्वा सुसंस्कृतम्। तं ब्राह्मणं भोजयित्वा पुनरेव समाह्वयत्॥
English: Thus having transformed Vatapi into a goat and after having cooked his flesh, he fed the Brahmanas and summoned him (back) again.
Sanskrit: तामिल्वलेन महता स्वरेण वाचमीरिताम्। श्रुत्वातिमायो बलवान् क्षिप्रं ब्राह्मणकण्टकः॥
English: That powerful (Asura) endued with great power of illusion, that thorn to the Brahmanas, hearing the words loudly uttered by Ilvala,
Sanskrit: तस्य पार्श्व विनिर्भिद्य ब्राह्मणस्य महासुरः। वातापिः प्रहसन् राजन् निश्चक्राम विशाम्पते॥
English: That great Asura Vatapi, O king, O ruler of earth, would laughingly come out ripping open the sides of these Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: एवं स ब्राह्मणान् राजन् भोजयित्वा पुनः पुनः। हिंसयामास दैतेय इल्वलो दुष्टचेतनः॥
English: O king, having thus fed the Brahmanas again and again, the wicked-minded Daitya Ilvala destroyed the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्यश्चापि भगवानेतस्मिन् काल एव तु। . पितृन् ददर्श गर्ने वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान्॥
English: The exalted Agastya in the mean-while saw his (dead) ancestors hanging in a pit with their head downwards.
Sanskrit: सोऽपृच्छल्लम्बमानांस्तान् भवन्त इव कम्पिताः। संतानहेतोरिति ते प्रत्यूचुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः॥
English: He asked them who were thus hanging, "What is the matter with you?" And those Brahmanas replied, “It is for the want offspring.”
Sanskrit: ते तस्मै कथयामासुर्वयं ते पितरः स्वकाः। गर्तमेतमनुप्राप्ता लम्बामः प्रसवार्थिनः॥
English: They told him, “We are your forefathers. We are thus hanging in this pit for the want of offspring.
Sanskrit: यदि नो जनयेथास्त्वमगस्त्यापत्यमुत्तमम्। स्यान्नोऽस्मान्निरयान्मोक्षस्त्वं च पुत्राप्नुया गतिम्॥
English: O Agastya, if you beget an excellent son for us, we may then be saved from this hell and you too can acquire the blessed state obtainable by begetting offspring."
Sanskrit: स तानुवाच तेजस्वी सत्यधर्मपरायणः। करिष्ये पितरः कामं व्येतु वो मानसो जवरः॥
English: To them replied that powerful Rishi observant of truth and morality, "O Pitris. I shall accomplish your desire and remove the fever of your mind.”
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसवसंतानं चिन्तयन् भगवानृषिः। आत्मनः प्रसवस्यार्थे नापश्यत् सदृशी स्त्रियम्॥
English: Then that illustrious Rishi began to think how to perpetuate his race. He did not find a fit wife in whom he can take his birth as his son.
Sanskrit: स तस्य तस्य सत्त्वस्य तत् तदङ्गमनुत्तमम्। संगृह्य तत्समैरङ्गैर्निर्मिमे स्त्रियमुत्तमाम्॥
English: He then, taking those parts of creatures that are considered beautiful, created an excellent woman with them.
Sanskrit: स तां विदर्भराजस्य पुत्रार्थं तप्यतस्तपः। निर्मितामात्मनोऽर्थाय मुनिः प्रादान्महातपाः॥
English: That greatly ascetic Rishi then gave that woman created for him to the king of Vidarbha who was performing great asceticism to beget an offspring.
Sanskrit: सा तत्र जज्ञे सुभगा विद्युत् सौदामनी यथा। विभ्राजमाना वपुषा व्यवर्धत शुभानना।॥
English: Taking her birth there, that exalted girl of beautiful face, as effulgent as the lightning, began to grow in body day after day.
Sanskrit: जातमात्रां च तां दृष्ट्वा वैदर्भः पृथिवीपतिः। प्रहर्षेण द्विजातिभ्यो न्यवेदयत भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, as soon as she was born, seeing her, that ruler of earth, the king of Vidharbha communicated it to the Brahmanas in great joy.
Sanskrit: अभ्यनन्दन्त तां सर्वे ब्राह्मणा वसुधाधिप। लोपामुद्रेति तस्याश्च चक्रिरे नाम ते द्विजाः॥
English: O ruler of earth, all those Brahmanas blessed her and those twice born ones gave her the name of Lopamudra.
Sanskrit: ववृधे सा महाराज बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम्। अप्स्विवोत्पलिनी शीघ्रमग्नेरिव शिखा शुभा।॥
English: O king, possessed with great beauty that blessed girl began to grow quickly like a lotus in water or the blazing flame in a fire.
Sanskrit: तां यौवनस्थां राजेन्द्र शतं कन्याः स्वलंकृताः। दास्यः शतं च कल्याणीमुपातस्थुर्वशानुगाः॥
English: O king of kings, when she grew youthful, one hundred damsels adorned with ornaments and also one hundred maid-servants, remaining at her command always, waited upon that blessed girl.
Sanskrit: सा स्म दासीशतवृता मध्ये कन्याशतस्य च। आस्ते तेजस्विनी कन्या रोहिणीव दिवि प्रभा॥
English: Surrounded by these one hundred maidservants and remaining in the midst of these one hundred damsels, that effulgent damsel shone, as the brilliant Rohini (star) in the sky.
Sanskrit: यौवनस्थामपि च तां शीलाचारसमन्विताम्। न वव्रे पुरुषः कश्चिद् भयात् तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: When she grew youthful, even then for the fear of the illustrious king none dared ask for her hand, endued as she was with good and excellent manners.
Sanskrit: सा तु सत्यवती कन्या रूपेणाप्सरसोऽप्यति। तोषयामास पितरं शीलेन स्वजनं तथा॥
English: That truthful maiden possessed of beauty like that of an Apsara pleased her father and relatives with her good conduct.
Sanskrit: वैदर्भी तु तथायुक्तां युवतीं प्रेक्ष्य वै पिता। मनसा चिन्तयामास कस्मै दद्यामिमां सुताम्॥
English: Seeing her attain to puberty, her father, the king of Vidharbha thought in his mind, "To whom shall I give my this daughter?”
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच यदा त्वमन्यतागस्त्यो गार्हस्थ्ये तां क्षमामिति। तदाभिगम्य प्रोवाच वैदर्भ पृथिवीपतिम्॥
English: Lomasha said : When Agastya thought that she had become fit for leading a domestic life, he went to the ruler of the earth, the king of Vidarbha and spoke to him thus.
Sanskrit: राजन् निवेशे बुद्धिर्मे वर्तते पुत्रकारणात्। वरये त्वां महीपाल लोपामुद्रां प्रयच्छ मे॥
English: O king, I have a mind to lead a domestic life for the sake of begetting offspring. O ruler of carth, therefore bestow on me Lopamudra; I solicit her.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स मुनिना महीपालो विचेतनः। प्रत्याख्यानाय चाशक्तः प्रदातुं चैव नैच्छत॥
English: Having been thus addressed by the Rishi, that king fainted away. He was unable to refuse, though he was unwilling to give.
Sanskrit: ततः स भार्यामभ्येत्य प्रोवाच पृथिवीपतिः। महर्षिर्वीर्यवानेष क्रुद्धः शापाग्निना दहेत्॥
English: That ruler of earth then, going to his wife, said, "The great Rishi possesses great power. If angry, he can consumne us by the fire of his curse.
Sanskrit: तं तथा दुःखितं दृष्ट्वा सभार्यं पृथिवीपतिम्। लोपामुद्राभिगम्येदं काले वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing the king with his wife afflicted with sorrow, Lopamudra coming to them at that time spoke these words.
Sanskrit: न मत्कृते महीपाल पीडामभ्येतुमर्हसि। प्रयच्छ मामगस्त्याय वाह्यात्मानं मया पितः॥
English: "O ruler of earth, you should not grieve on my account. O father, bestow me on Agastya and save yourself by giving me away."
Sanskrit: दुहितुर्वचनाद् राजा सोऽगस्त्याय महात्मने। लोपामुद्रां ततः प्रादाद् विधिपूर्वं विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, at the request of his daughter that king then bestowed Lopamudra on the illustrious Agastya with all due rites.
Sanskrit: प्राप्य भार्यामगस्त्यस्तु लोपामुद्रामभाषत। महार्हाण्युत्सृजैतानि वासांस्याभरणानि च॥
English: Having received Lopamudra as his wife, Agastya thus spoke to her. “Throw away these costly robes and ornaments."
Sanskrit: ततः सा दर्शनीयानि महार्हाणि तनूनि च। समुत्ससर्ज रम्भोरुर्वसनान्यायतेक्षणा॥ ततश्चीराणि जग्राह वल्कलान्यजिनानि च। समानवतचर्या च बभूवायतलोचना॥
English: Thereupon that large-eyed damsel of Rambha-like thighs threw away her costly and handsome robes of fine texture. That largeeyed lady then dressing herself in bark, skin and rags, became equal to her husband in vows and acts.
Sanskrit: गङ्गाद्वारमथागम्य भगवानृषिसत्तमः। उग्रमातिष्ठत तपः सह पल्यानुकूलया॥
English: Coming to the source of the Ganges that exalted one, that foremost of Rishis, began to perform severe austerities with his helpful wife.
Sanskrit: सा प्रीता बहुमानाच्च पतिं पर्यचरत् तदा। अगस्त्यश्च परां प्रीति भार्यायामचरत् प्रभुः॥
English: She being much pleased began to serve her. husband with great respect and the exalted Agastya also showed great love towards his wife.
Sanskrit: ततो बहुतिथे काले लोपामुद्रां विशाम्पते। तपसा द्योतितां स्नातां ददर्श भगवानृषिः॥ स तस्याः परिचारेण शौचेन च दमेन च। श्रिया रूपेण च प्रीतो मैथुनायाजुहाव ताम्॥
English: After a long time, O king, the illustrious Rishi one day saw Lopamudra, blazing in ascetic splendour, coming after a bath in her season. Being pleased with her service, with her purity, with her self-control, with her grace and beauty, he summoned her for the purpose of living with her.
Sanskrit: ततः सा प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा लज्जमानेव भाविनी। तदा सप्रणयं वाक्यं भगवन्तमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon that lady in love and bashfulness spoke thus with joined hands to the exalted one.
Sanskrit: असंशयं प्रजाहेतोर्भार्यां पतिरविन्दत। या तु त्वयि मम प्रीतिस्तामृषे कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: "The husband certainly narries a wife for the purpose of offspring. But O Rishi, you should show towards me that love which I bear for you.
Sanskrit: यथा पितुर्गृहे विप्र प्रासादे शयनं मम। तथाविधे त्वं शयने मामुपैतुमिहार्हसि॥
English: O Brahmana, you should come to me on a bed like the one in which I used to lie in my father's house, his palace.
Sanskrit: इच्छामि त्वां स्रग्विणं च भूषणैश्च विभूषितम्। उपसर्तुं यथाकामं दिव्याभरणभूषिता॥
English: I desire that you should be adorned with garlands of flowers and I too should be adorned with those celestials ornaments that I like.
Sanskrit: अन्यथा नोपतिष्ठेयं चीरकाषायवासिनी। नैवापवित्रो विप्रर्षे भूषणोऽयं कथंचन॥
English: O foremost of Brahmanas, I can not go to you with these rags dyed in red; to wear ornaments is never unholy.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच न तेधनानि विद्यन्ते लोपामुद्रे तथा मम। यथाविधानि कल्याणि पितुस्तव सुमध्यमे॥
English: Agastya said: O Lopamudra, O blessed girl, O slenderwaisted maiden, I have not wealth like what your father possesses.
Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रोवाच ईशोऽसि तपसा सर्वं समाहर्तुं तपोधन। क्षणेन जीवलोके यद् वसु किंचन विद्यते॥
English: Lopamudra said : O great ascetic, by your ascetic prowess you can in a moment bring here all the wealth that exists in the world of men.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच एवमेतद् यथाऽऽत्य त्वं तपोव्ययकरं तु तत्। यथा तु मे न नश्येत तपस्तन्मां प्रचोदय।॥
English: Agastya said: It is true what you say. But it would (simply) waste my ascetic merit. Bid me so do that which may not waste my ascetic merit.
Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रोवाच अल्पावशिष्टः कालोऽयमृतोर्मम तपोधन। न चान्यथाहमिच्छामि त्वामुपैतुं कथंचन॥
English: Lopamudra said : O great ascetic, my season will not last long. I do not desire to live with you at any other time.
Sanskrit: न चापिधर्ममिच्छामि विलोप्तुं तु कथंचन। एवं तु मे यथाकाम सम्पादयितुमर्हसि॥
English: I never also desire to diminish your virtue in any way. You should therefore do what I desire without injuring your virtue.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच यद्येष कामः सुभगे तव बुद्ध्या विनिश्चितः। हर्तुं गछाम्यहं भद्रे चर काममिह स्थिता॥
English: Agastya said: O blessed girl, O fortunate one, if you make this resolve in your mind, then I will go out in search of wealth. Mean-while here as you like.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच ततो जगाम कौरव्य सोऽगस्त्यो भिक्षितुं वसु। श्रुतर्वाणं महीपालं यं वेदाभ्यधिकं नृपः॥
English: Lomasha said: O descendant of Kuru, then Agastya wept out to beg wealth from the king Shrutarvana who was considered to be richer than other kings.
Sanskrit: स विदित्वा तु नृपतिः कुम्भयोनिमुपागतम्। विषयान्ते सहामात्यः प्रत्यगृहणात् सुसत्कृतम्॥
English: Having learnt of the arrival of the pot-born Rishi on the frontier of his kingdom, the king went out with his ministers and received the holy man with all respects.
Sanskrit: तस्मै चार्घ्यं यथान्यायमानीय पृथिवीपतिः। प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतो भूत्वा पप्रच्छागमनेऽर्थिताम्॥
English: Having duly offered the Arghya, the king with joined hands, submissively inquired the reason of the Rishi's arrival.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच वित्तार्थिनमनुप्राप्तं विद्धि मां पृथिवीपते। यथाशक्त्यविहिंस्यान्यान् संविभागं प्रयच्छ मे॥
English: Agastya said : O lord of earth, know, I have come to you for wealth. Give me a portion of your wealth according to your ability.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तत आयव्ययौ पूर्णौ तस्मै राजा न्यवेदयत्। अतो विद्वन्नुपादत्स्व यदत्र वसु मन्यसे॥
English: Lomasha said: Telling him that his income and expenditure were the same, that king said "Take from my wealth whatever you please to take."
Sanskrit: तत आयव्ययौ दृष्ट्वा समौ सममतिर्द्विजः। सर्वथा प्राणिनां पीडामुपादानादमन्यत॥
English: Having seen that his income and expenditure are the same, that Rishi who always saw both sides with equal eyes thought that if he took anything (from that king's wealth), he would injure creatures.
Sanskrit: स श्रुतर्वाणमादाय नश्वमगमत् ततः। स च तौ विषयस्यान्ते प्रत्यगृहणाद् यथाविधि॥ तयोरय॑ च पाद्यं च ब्रनश्वः प्रत्यवेदयत्। अनुज्ञाप्य च पप्रच्छ प्रयोजनमुपक्रमे॥
English: Taking therefore Shrutarvana with him, he went to Bradhnashva. Having learnt of their arrival at the frontier of his kingdom he received them duly by offering them Arghya and water to wash their feet. He then with their permission inquired the reason of their coming.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच वित्तकामाविह प्राप्तौ विद्ध्यावां पृथिवीपते। यथाशक्त्यविहिस्यान्यान् संविभागं प्रयच्छ नौ॥
English: Agastya said : O ruler of earth, know, I have come to you for wealth. Give me a portion of your wealth according to your ability,
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तत आयव्ययौ पूर्णौ ताभ्यां राजा न्यवेदयत्। अतो ज्ञात्वा तु गृहणीतं यदत्र व्यतिरिच्यते॥
English: Lomasha said: Thereupon the king, telling them that his income and the expenditure are the same, said “Knowing this, take from my wealth whatever you please to take."
Sanskrit: तत आयव्ययौ दृष्ट्वा समौ सममतिर्द्विजः। सर्वथा प्राणिनां पीडामुपादानामन्यत॥
English: Having seen that his income and expenditure were the same, the Rishi who always saw both sides with equal eyes thought if he took any thing from him he would injure other creatures.
Sanskrit: पौरुकुत्सं ततो जग्मुस्त्रसदस्युं महाधनम्। अगस्त्यश्च श्रुतर्वा च ब्रधनश्वश्च महीपतिः॥
English: Then Agastya, Shrutarvana and the king Bradnashva all went to Purukutsa's son Trasadasya of great wealth.
Sanskrit: त्रसदस्युस्तु तान् दृष्ट्वा प्रत्यगृहणाद् यथाविधि। अभिगम्य महाराज विषयान्ते महामनाः॥ अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायमिक्ष्वाकू राजसत्तमः। समस्तांश्च ततोऽपृच्छत् प्रयोजनमुपक्रमे॥
English: O great king, having learnt of their arrival at the frontier of his kingdom, the high-minded Trasadasyu went out and received them duly. That foremost of kings of the Ikshvaku race, having duly worshipped them, asked the reason of their coming.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच वित्तकामानिह प्राप्तान् विद्धि नः पृथिवीपते। यथाशक्त्यविहिंस्यान्यान् संविभागं प्रयच्छ नः॥
English: Agastya said: O ruler of earth, know, that I have come to you for wealth. Give me a portion of your wealth according to your ability.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तत आयव्ययौ पूर्णौ तेषां राजा न्यवेदयत्। एतज्ज्ञात्वा ह्यपादध्वं यदत्र व्यतिरिच्यते॥ तत् आयव्ययौ दृष्ट्वा समौ सममतिर्द्विजः। सर्वथा प्राणिनां पीडामुपादानादमन्यत॥
English: Lomasha said: Telling them that his income and expenditure were the same that king said, “knowing this take from my wealth whatever you please to take. Having seen that his income and expenditure were the same, the Rishi who saw both sides with equal eyes thought that if he took anything, he would injure other creatures.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वे समेत्याथ ते नृपास्तं महामुनिम्। इदमूचुर्महाराज समवेक्ष्य परस्परम्॥
English: O great king, then all those monarchs looking at one another and speaking all together thus spoke to the great Rishi.
Sanskrit: अयं वै दानवो ब्रह्मन्निल्वलो वसुमान् भुवि। तमतिक्रम्य सर्वेऽद्य वयं चार्थामहे वसु॥
English: O Brahmana, there is a Danava on earth named Ilvala who of all persons possesses the largest wealth. Let us all go to day to him and ask wealth from him.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तेषां तदासीदुचितमिल्वलस्यैव भिक्षणम्। ततस्ते सहिता राजनिल्वलं समुपाद्रवन्॥
English: O king, the suggestion to beg wealth from Ilyala appeared to them proper; and they all then went to Ilvala.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच इल्वलस्तान् विदित्वा तु महर्षिसहितान् नृपान्। उपस्थितान् सहामात्यो विषयान्ते ह्यपूजयत्॥
English: Lomasha said: Having learnt that those kings with the great Rishi had arrived at the frontier of his kingdom. Ilvala with all his relatives went out and worshipped them duly.
Sanskrit: तेषां ततोऽसुरश्रेष्ठस्त्वातिथ्यमकरोत् तदा। सुसंस्कृतेन कौरव्य भ्रात्रा वातापिना यदा॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, that foremost of Asuras received them with hospitality and entertained them with well cooked meat of his brother Vatapi (in the form of a goat).
Sanskrit: ततो राजर्षयः सर्वे विषण्णा गतचेतसः। वातापिं संस्कृतं दृष्ट्वा मेषभूतं महासुरम्॥
English: Thereupon seeing Vatapi, the great Asura cooked, all the royal sages were filled with grief and became as senseless.