pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आश्वासयन्तं भरतं जाबालिब्राह्मणोत्तमः। उवाच रामं धर्मज्ञं धर्मापेतमिदं वचः॥
English: As Rāma cognizant of righteousness was thus encouraging Bharata, Jābāli, best of Brāhmaṇas, addressed him in words divorced from morality, saying.
Sanskrit: साधु राघव मा भूत् ते बुद्धिरेवं निरर्थिका। प्राकृतस्य नरस्येव ह्यार्यबुद्धेस्तपस्विनः॥
English: O Rāghava, endowed with a noble understanding and leading a life of asceticism, do not suffer your intellect to entertain inanities, like any low person.
Sanskrit: कः कस्य पुरुषो बन्धुः किमाप्यं कस्य केनचित्। एको हि जायते जन्तुरेक एव विनश्यति॥ तस्मान्माता पिता चेति राम सज्जेत यो नरः। उन्मत्त इव स ज्ञेयो नास्ति कश्चिद्धि कस्यचित्॥
English: Who is whose friend ? And to what is one entitled and by virtue of what relation? And who is such ? Since a creature is born alone and dies alone, a person that cherishes his father and mother with affection, must, O Rāma, be looked upon as a madman.
Sanskrit: यथा ग्रामान्तरं गच्छन् नरः कश्चिद् बहिर्वसेत्। उत्सृज्य च तमावासं प्रतिष्ठेतापरेऽहनि॥ एवमेव मनुष्याणां पिता माता गृहं वसु। आवासमात्रं काकुत्स्थ सज्जन्ते नात्र सज्जनाः॥
English: No individual has any one (in the world). As on the eve of setting out for another country, a person stays somewhere (outside the village he lives in), and the next day goes away, renouncing that abode, even such are a man's father and mother, house and wealth. O Kākutstha, worthy people never bear affection towards a mere abode.
Sanskrit: पित्र्यं राज्यं समुत्सृज्य स नार्हसि नरोत्तम। आस्थातुं कापथं दुःखं विषमं बहुकण्टकम्॥
English: Therefore, O best of men, leaving your ancestral kingdom, you ought not to abide in the disagreeable forest filled with dangers and difficulties.
Sanskrit: समृद्धायामयोध्यायामात्मानमभिषेचय। एकवेणीधरा हित्वा नगरी सम्प्रतीक्षते॥
English: Do you get yourself sprinkled in the prosperous Ayodhyā. The city expects you wearing a single woven braid.
Sanskrit: राजभोगाननुभवन् महार्हान् पार्थिवात्मज। विहर त्वमयोध्यायां यथा शक्रस्त्रिविष्टपे॥
English: O king's son, enjoying costly regal pleasures, do you sport in Ayodhyā, like Sakra in the celestial regions.
Sanskrit: न ते कश्चिद् दशरथस्त्वं च तस्य न कश्चन। अन्यो राजा त्वमन्यस्तु तस्मात् कुरु यदुच्यते॥
English: Dasaratha is none to you, and you too are none's to Dasaratha. He is quite other than your sire; and you have no connection with him. Therefore, do you act as I tell you.
Sanskrit: बीजमात्रं पिता जन्तोः शुक्रं शोणितमेव च। संयुक्तमृतुमन्मात्रा पुरुषस्येह जन्म तत्॥
English: A father is merely an instrumental cause (touching the generation of his child). A father's semen coming in contact with a mother's blood, at the time befitting conception, a person is brought into being.
Sanskrit: गतः स नृपतिस्तत्र गन्तव्यं यत्र तेन वै। प्रवृत्तिरेषा भूतानां त्वं तु मिथ्या विहन्यसे॥
English: The king has gone the way he should. This is the nature of all creatures. But you for naught deny yourself (the manliness of monarchical power).
Sanskrit: अर्थधर्मपरा ये ये तांस्ताशोचामि नेतरान्। ते हि दुःखमिह प्राप्य विनाशं प्रेत्य लेभिरे॥
English: Those that disregarding interest are devoted to virtue, do I mourn, and not others; for having suffered misery here, they in the end meet with extinction.
Sanskrit: अष्टकापितृदेवत्यमित्ययं प्रसृतो जनः। अन्नस्योपद्रवं पश्य मृतो हि किमशिष्यति॥
English: People engage in Aştaka* in behalf of ancestors and deities. Behold the waste of edibles. Does any dead person feed? *The lunar days and months for propitiating the manes.
Sanskrit: यदि भुक्तमिहान्येन देहमन्यस्य गच्छति। दद्यात् प्रवसतां श्राद्धं न तत् पथ्यशनं भवेत्॥
English: If food partaken by one is transferred to the body of another, offer Śrāddha to one going to a distant and, that shall serve for his provender on the way.
Sanskrit: दानसंवनना ह्येते ग्रन्था मेधाविभिः कृताः। यजस्व देहि दीक्षस्व तपस्तप्यस्व संत्यज ॥
English: Works (on morality) enjoining, Worship,' 'Give away,' 'Be initiated,' 'Observe rites,' "Renounce', have been composed by intelligent persons, for inducing people to be charitable.
Sanskrit: स नास्ति परमित्येतत् कुरु बुद्धिं महामते। प्रत्यक्षं यत् तदातिष्ठ परोक्षं पृष्ठतः कुरु॥
English: O magnanimous one, assure yourself there is no hereafter. Do you remain grounded in the evident, turning your back on what is beyond our ken.
Sanskrit: सतां बुद्धिं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वलोकनिदर्शिनीम्। राज्यं स त्वं निगृह्णीष्व भरतेन प्रसादितः॥
English: Placing in front the intellect of the good, and approved by all, do you, propitiated by Bharata, accept the monarchy.
Sanskrit: जाबालेस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः। उवाच परया सूक्त्या बुद्ध्याविप्रतिपत्रया।॥
English: Hearing Jāvāli's words, Rāma having truth for prowess, by help of an exceedingly subtle intellect uninfluenced (under the exhortations of that sage), said.
Sanskrit: भवान् मे प्रियकामार्थं वचनं यदिहोक्तवान्। अकार्यं कार्यसंकाशमपथ्यं पथ्यसंनिभम् ॥
English: What you, wishing for my welfare, have dwelt upon, though wearing the guise of a good action, is really not such; and though appearing to be beneficent, is really calculated to entail misery.
Sanskrit: निर्मर्यादस्तु पुरुषः पापाचारसमन्वितः। मानं न लभते सत्सु भिन्नचारित्रदर्शनः॥
English: The person that with his sinful acts sticking to him, walk astray, as well as he that hold up (to others) different patterns of character (from those recommended by scripture), does not win honour with the good.
Sanskrit: कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम्। चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम्॥
English: One's character (fashioned according to scripture) shows whether one is high-born or base, heroic or vainly priding himself on his manliness, pure or impure.
Sanskrit: अनार्यस्त्वार्यसंस्थानः शौचाद्धीनस्तथा शुचिः। लक्षण्यवदलक्षण्यो दुःशीलः शीलवानिव ॥
English: (But by adopting the code of conduct inculcated by you), a mean character may appear as a noble one, one bereft of purity may appear pure, an inauspicious individual may seem auspicious, and one of vile ways may appear honest.
Sanskrit: अधर्मं धर्मवेषेण यद्यहं लोकसंकरम्। अभिपत्स्ये शुभं हित्वा क्रियां विधिविवर्जिताम्॥ कश्चेतयानः पुरुषः कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः। बहु मन्येत मां लोके दुर्वृत्तं लोकदूषणम्।७।।
English: If I adopt this unrighteous course, calculated to produce confusion of castes, and do acts not recognized by scripture, I shall, renouncing good, have to reap only evil. Then what man possessed of consciousness and capable of discriminating between right and wrong, shall honour me, given to wicked ways and deserving of universal reprehension?
Sanskrit: कस्य यास्याम्यहं वृत्तं केन वा स्वर्गमाप्नुयाम्। अनया वर्तमानोऽहं वृत्त्या हीनप्रतिज्ञया॥
English: Whose is this course (that you asked me to follow)? And by what way shall I attain heaven, by following the present course, which would make me give up my vow?
Sanskrit: कामवृत्तोऽन्वयं लोकः कृत्स्नः समुपवर्तते। यद्वृत्ताः सन्ति राजानस्तद्वृत्ताः सन्ति हि प्रजाः॥
English: When I have (first) myself set up desire as my standard of action, the entire body of the people shall follow me: subjects take to the ways that have been adopted by their sovereigns.
Sanskrit: सत्यमेवानृशंसं च राजवृत्तं सनातनम्। तस्मात् सत्यात्मकं राज्यं सत्ये लोकः प्रतिष्ठितः॥
English: This eternal regal morality founded in kindness towards the subjects, is verily true. Hence a kingdom is essentially based upon truth; and this world itself is established in truth.
Sanskrit: ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च सत्यमेव हि मेनिरे। सत्यवादी हि लोकेऽस्मिन् परं गच्छति चाक्षयम्॥
English: Saints and celestials for certain regard truth alone. In this world a truthful person attains the regions of Brahma.
Sanskrit: उद्विजन्ते यथा सनिरादनृतवादिनः! धर्मः सत्यपरो लोके मूलं सर्वस्य चोच्यते॥
English: Untruthful persons harass people as much as serpents. In this world virtue, which is said to be the root of everything, is itself established in truth.
Sanskrit: सत्यमेवेश्वरो लोके सत्ये धर्मः सदाश्रितः। सत्यमूलानि सर्वाणि सत्यानास्ति परं पदम्॥
English: In this world, truth is the Lord; in truth is established righteousness. Everything has truth for its basis. No condition is superior to truth.
Sanskrit: दत्तमिष्टं हुतं चैव तप्तानि च तपांसि च। वेदाः सत्यप्रतिष्ठानास्तस्मात् सत्यपरो भवेत्॥
English: The Veda, which inculcates gift, sacrifice homa, and asceticism, is based on truth. I never or
Sanskrit: एकः पालयते लोकमेकः पालयते कुलम्। मज्जत्येको हि निरय एकः स्वर्गे महीयते॥
English: One protects men, another his family; one is plunged in hell, another is honoured in heaven.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं पितुर्निदेशं तु किमर्थं नानुपालये। सत्यप्रतिश्रवः सत्यं सत्येन समयीकृतम्॥
English: Why should I not then obey the mandate of my father? My father was of truthful promise and of righteous ways and with the object of observing his promise, he laid on me this (for faithful performance).
Sanskrit: नैव लोभान्न मोहाद् वा न चाज्ञानात् तमोऽस्वितः। सेतुं सत्यस्य भेत्स्यामि गुरोः सत्यप्रतिश्रवः॥
English: Having promised to my superior with an oath, shall through covetousness forgetfulness or pride rive the bridge of truth.
Sanskrit: असत्यसंधस्य सतश्चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः। नैव देवा न पितरः प्रतीच्छन्तीति नः श्रुतम्॥
English: We have heard that the gods and the Pitrs do not accept offerings from one inclined to untruth, or who is unsteady and of volatile faculties.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यगात्ममिमं धर्मं सत्यं पश्याम्यहं ध्रुवम्। भारः सत्पुरुषैश्चीर्णस्तदर्थमभिनन्द्यते॥
English: This duty of maintaining truth, whose influence radiates all over one's soul, I certainly find to be the prime one; and this burthen has (ere this) been borne by worthy people. And it is for this that I reverence the same.
Sanskrit: क्षात्रं धर्ममहं त्यक्ष्ये ह्यधर्मं धर्मसंहितम्। क्षुदैर्नृशंसैलुब्धैश्च सेवितं पापकर्मभिः॥
English: I abjure that Ksatriya morality which, wearing the garb of righteousness, is in fact impiety, and which is pursued by the low-minded, or the wicked, or the covetous, or the sinful.
Sanskrit: कायेन करते पापं मनसा सम्प्रधार्य तत्। अनृतं जिह्वया चाहं त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम्॥
English: A person commits a sin by means of his physique, but after he has accurately cast it in his mind; and he has also spoken an untruth with his tongue. Thus a sin is threefold.
Sanskrit: भूमिः कीर्तिर्यशो लक्ष्मीः परुषं प्रार्थयन्ति हि। सत्यं समनुवर्तन्ते सत्यमेव भजेत् ततः॥
English: The earth and fame and renown and auspiciousness pay court to the truthful person. The good follow truth, therefore even truth is to be sought by all).
Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठं ह्यनार्यमेव स्याद् यद् भवानवधार्य माम्। आह युक्तिकरैर्वाक्यैरिदं भद्रं कुरुष्व ह॥
English: Therefore the seemingly excellent thing that you, after having well ascertained it, have said to me in words informed with reason, 'You had rather do this', appears to me wanting in nobility.
Sanskrit: कथं ह्यहं प्रतिज्ञाय वनवासमिमं गुरोः। भरतस्य करिष्यामि वचो हित्वा गुरोर्वचः॥
English: How, after having promised to my superior this exile of mine, shall I act up to Bharata's words, setting aside those of my superior?
Sanskrit: स्थिरा मया प्रतिज्ञाता प्रतिज्ञा गुरुसंनिधौ। प्रहृष्टमानसा देवी कैकेयी चाभवत् तदा॥
English: I having remained firm in the promise I had made to my superior, that noble lady, Kaikeyi, became exceedingly delighted.
Sanskrit: वनवासं वसनेव शुचिनियतभोजनः। मूलपुष्पफलैः पुण्यैः पितॄन् देवांश्च तर्पयन्॥
English: Living in the forest, pure, with regulated fare, I shall, propitiating the gods and the Pits with fruits, flowers and roots, (fulfil my vow).
Sanskrit: संतुष्टपञ्चवर्गोऽहं लोकयात्रां प्रवाहये। अकुहः श्रद्दधानः सन्कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः॥
English: Satisfying the five classes,* I shall, retaining my simplicity and my religious faith and being able to distinguish between right and wrong, pass away the term (of banishment). * Prakrāmam, The commentator says that the word means, Cāndrāyaṇa and other rites.
Sanskrit: कर्मभूमिमिमां प्राप्य कर्तव्यं कर्म यच्छुभम्। अग्निर्वायुश्च स्मश्च कर्मणां फलभागिनः॥
English: Having come to this scene of action, one should do that which is proper. Even Agni and Vāyu and Soma reap the fruits of their own acts.
Sanskrit: शतं क्रतूनामाहृत्य देवराट् त्रिदिवं गतः। तपांस्युग्राणि चास्थाय दिवं प्राप्ता महर्षयः॥
English: Having acquired the appellation of Satakratu, the sovereign of the celestials has gone to heaven; and, having performed rigid austerities, the Maharșis have attained the celestial regions.'
Sanskrit: अमृष्यमाणः पुनरुग्रतेजा निशम्य तन्नास्तिकवाक्यहेतुम्। अथाब्रवीत् तं नृपतेस्तनूजो विगर्हमाणो वचनानि तस्य॥
English: Having heard of the reasons couched in that atheristical speech which he could not allow to pass without stricture, that one of fierce energy, the king's son, censuring what Jāvāli had said, again spoke.
Sanskrit: सत्यं च धर्मं च पराक्रमं च भूतानुकम्पां प्रियवादितां च। द्विजातिदेवातिथिपूजनं च पन्थानमाहुत्रिदिवस्य सन्तः॥
English: Truth, righteousness, prowess, kindness to creatures, fair spokeness, and worship of the twice-born ones, gods and guests, these have by the pious been styled the ways to heaven.
Sanskrit: तेनैवमाज्ञाय यथावदर्थमेकोदयं सम्प्रतिपद्य विप्राः। धर्मं चरन्तः सकलं यथावत् कानन्ति लोकागममप्रमत्ताः॥
English: Having duly heard that these are capable of conferring the summum bonum, and also come to the same conclusion by reasoning, Vipras, adequately and competely observing morality with the utmost care, are eagerly desirous of attaining those regions.
Sanskrit: निन्दाम्यहं कर्म कृतं पितुस्तद् यस्त्वामगृह्णाद् विषमस्थबुद्धिम्। बुद्ध्यानयैवंविधया चरन्तं सुनास्तिकं धर्मपथादपेतम्॥
English: I blame this act of my father's, viz., that he took (for his (for his priest) one of perverse understanding, who range by help of such an intellect, who is frightfully atheistic, and who has swerved from the path of righteousness.
Sanskrit: यथा हि चोरः स तथा हि बुद्धस्तथागतं नास्तिकमत्र विद्धि। तस्माद्धि यः शक्यतमः प्रजानां स नास्तिके नाभिमुखो बुधः स्यात्॥
English: As a thief is, so is a Buddha, and know that in this matter, an atheist is in a like predicament. Therefore, such an one, when capable of being punished like a thief for the good of the people, should be punished like a thief; and let no Brāhamaņa ever speak with an atheist.
Sanskrit: त्वत्तो जनाः पूर्वतरे द्विजाश्च शुभानि कर्माणि बहूनि चक्रुः। छित्त्वा सदेमं च परं च लोकं तस्माद् द्विजाः स्वस्ति कृतं हुतं च ॥
English: Other Brāhmaṇas than yourself, superior to you, have, severing this world as well as the next, performed various excellent acts.
Sanskrit: धर्मे रताः सत्पुरुषैः समेतास्तेजस्विनो दानगुणप्रधानाः। अहिंसका वीतमलाश्च लोके भवन्ति पूज्या मुनयः प्रधानाः॥
English: Therefore those Brahmanas, a men, who have spared life and in other ways practised morality, and have also given away in charity, performed austerities and served others, (perform sacrifices in consonance with Vedas). And principal ascetics engaged in religion, surrounded by the good, possessed of energy, having charity for their foremost attribute, void of envy, and their hearts free from all stain, are honoured in this world.
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवन्तं वचनं सरोषं रामं महात्मानमदीनसत्त्वम्। उवाच पथ्यं पुनरास्तिकं च सत्यं वचः सानुनयं च विप्रः॥
English: When the magnanimous Rama of undiminished strength had wrathfully said this, that Vipra with supplications again spoke words fraught with morality and high spiritual truth.
Sanskrit: न नास्तिकानां वचनं ब्रवीम्यहं न नास्तिकोऽहं न च नास्ति किंचन। समीक्ष्य कालं पुनरास्तिकोऽभवं भवेय काले पुनरेव नास्तिकः॥
English: I do not speak the language of atheists; nor am I an atheist; nor yet is it true that there is nothing (hereafter). On the occasion of things having reference to the next world being performed, I am again a believer, and on the occasion of things' connection with this world being taken in hand, I am an atheist once again.
Sanskrit: स चापि कालोऽयमुपागतः शनैर्यथा मया नास्तिकवागुदीरिता। निवर्तनार्थं तव राम कारणात् प्रसादनार्थं च मयैतदीरितम्॥
English: O Rāma, the time has gradually drawn nigh when for the purpose of making you turn back, it is necessary that I should speak the language of atheism. But pacifying you, I have (again) spoken this (i.e. I am a believer).
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धमाज्ञाय रामं तु वसिष्ठः प्रत्युवाच ह। जाबालिरपि जानीते लोकस्यास्य गतागतिम् ॥
English: Knowing that Rāma was wroth, Vasiştha said, Jābāli knows the departure of the creature to the next world and their return thence.
Sanskrit: निवर्तयितुकामस्त त्वामेतद् वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इमां लोकसमुत्पत्तिं लोकनाथ निबोध मे॥
English: Anxious of making the turn back, he had spoken thus. Do you now, O lord of the world, learn the genesis of creatures from me.
Sanskrit: सर्वं सलिलमेवासीत् पृथिवी तत्र निर्मिता। ततः समभवद् ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूर्दैवतैः सह॥
English: Water was everywhere. The earth was constructed therein. Then sprang the self-create Brahmā along with all the celestials.
Sanskrit: स वराहस्ततो भूत्वा प्रोज्जहार वसंधराम्। असृजच्च जगत् सर्वं सह पुत्रैः कृतात्मभिः॥
English: Having become a boar, he raised up the earth, and along with his sons of subdued souls created everything.
Sanskrit: आकाशप्रभवो ब्रह्मा शाश्वतो नित्य अव्ययः। तस्मान्मरीचिः संजज्ञे मरीचेः कश्यपः सुतः॥
English: Brahma eternal, existing through all time and incapable of decay, sprang from the sky. From him Marici came into being, and Kaśyapa is Marici's son.
Sanskrit: विवस्वान् कश्यपाज्जज्ञे मनुर्वैवस्वतः स्वयम्। स तु प्रजापतिः पूर्वमिक्ष्वाकुस्तु मनो सुतः॥ यस्येयं प्रथमं दत्ता समृद्धा मनुना मही। तमिक्ष्वाकुमयोध्यायां राजानं विद्धि पूर्वकम्॥
English: Vivasvat drew his birth from Kaśyapa, and Manu from Vivasvat. Manu was formerly known as Prajāpati. Ikṣvāku is son to Manu; and this world was first conferred upon Ikşvāku by Manu. Do you know Ikşvāku as the first kind in Ayodhyā.
Sanskrit: इक्ष्वाकोस्तु सुतः श्रीमान् कुक्षिरित्येव विश्रुतः। कुक्षेरथात्मजो वीर विकुक्षिरुदपद्यत ॥
English: The graceful Kukşi is known as the son of Iksvāku. And, O hero, Kuksi's son was Vikuksi.
Sanskrit: विकुक्षेस्तु महातेजा बाणः पुत्रः प्रतापवान्। बाणस्य च महाबाहुरनरण्यो महातपाः॥
English: Vikukși had the powerful Bāņa possessed of exceeding energy for his son. Bāna had the mighty-armed Anaranya of high austerities for his son.
Sanskrit: नानावृष्टिर्बभूवास्मिन् न दुर्भिक्षः सतां वरे। अनरण्ये महाराजे तस्करो वापि कश्चन॥
English: During the time of that foremost of righteous person, the monarch Anaranya, drought or famine did not occur (in Ayodhyā); nor were there any thieves at that time.
Sanskrit: अनरण्यान्महाराज पृथू राजा बभूव ह। तस्मात् पृथोर्महातेजास्त्रिशङ्कुरुदपद्यत॥
English: O mighty king, from Anaranya sprang king Pșthu. From Pệthu sprang Trišanku of mighty energy.
Sanskrit: स सत्यवचनाद् वीरः सशरीरो दिवं गतः। त्रिशङ्कोरभवत् सूनुर्धन्धुमारो महायशाः॥ धुन्धुमारान्महातेजा युवनाश्वो व्यजायत। युवनाश्वसुतः श्रीमान् मान्धाता समपद्यत॥ मान्धातुस्तु महान् नाः सुसंधिरुदपद्यत। सुसंधेरपि पुत्रौ द्वौ ध्रुवसंधिः प्रसेनजित्॥
English: This hero by virtue of his truth telling went to heaven in person. Trisanku had the famous Dhundhumāra for his son; and from Dhundhumāra Yuvanāśva born. Yuvanāśva's son was the handsome Māndhătā; was and from Māndhātā Susandhi came into being. Susandhi had two sons; Dhruvasandhi and Prasenajit.
Sanskrit: यशस्वी ध्रुवसंधेस्तु भरतो रिपुसूदनः। भरतात् तु महाबाहोरसितो नाम जायत॥ यस्यैते प्रतिराजान उदपद्यन्त शत्रवः। हैहयास्तालजङ्घाश्च शूराश्च शशबिन्दवः॥
English: Dhruvasandhi had the illustrious Bharata, destroyer of foes (for his son) From Bharata sprang Asita, to whom sprang these hostile kings as foes, Haihayas, Tālajanghas and Sasabindus, heroes all.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु सर्वान् प्रतिव्यूह्य युद्धे राजा प्रवासितः। स च शैलवरे रम्ये बभूवाभिरतो मुनिः॥
English: Having engaged with them in battle, the king was excited (by them). And on the romantic Himavat, he become engaged in asceticism.
Sanskrit: द्वे चास्य भार्ये गर्भिण्यौ बभूवतुरिति श्रुतिः। तत्र चैका महाभागा भार्गवं देववर्चसम्॥ ववन्दे पद्मपत्राक्षी काङ्गिणी पुत्रमुत्तमम्। एका गर्भविनाशाय सपत्न्यै गरलं ददौ॥
English: It is said that at the time, his two wives were gone with child. There one of the exalted ladies having eyes resembling lotus petals saluted Bhrgu's son furnished with the splendour of a celestial, desirous of having an excellent son. Another administered poison to the other for destroying her foetus.
Sanskrit: भार्गवश्च्यवनो नाम हिमवन्तमुपाश्रितः। तमृषि साभ्युपागम्य कालिन्दी त्वभ्यवादयत्॥
English: Bhrgu's son named Cyavana was at that time staying in Himavat. Appearing before the sage, Kalindi saluted him.
Sanskrit: स तामभ्यवदत् प्रीतो वरेप्सुं पुत्रजन्मनि । पुत्रस्ते भविता देवि महात्मा लोकविश्रुतः॥ धार्मिकश्च सुभीमश्च वंशकर्तारिसूदनः।
English: Thereupon he returned the greeting that had been made by that lady anxious to secure a boon for the birth of a son. You, shall, O lady get a son of mighty soul, who shall be celebrated among men; and who shall be pious and powerful, the perpetuator of his race and destroyer of enemies
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा मुनिं तमनुमान्य च ॥ पद्मपत्रसमानाक्षं पद्मगर्भसमप्रभम्। ततः सा गृहमागम्य पत्नी पुत्रमजायत ॥
English: Hearing this, that noble lady having gone round him and paid in respect to the ascetic went to her home and gave birth to a son furnished with eyes resembling lotus petals, and of sheen like that of the inside of a lotus.
Sanskrit: सपन्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया। गरेण सह तेनैव तस्मात् स सगरोऽभवत्॥
English: And because her co-wife, had given her poison for destroying her foetus, and as in consequence of this, he had come in contact with poison, he came to be allied Sagara.
Sanskrit: स राजा सगरो नाम यः समुद्रमखानयत्। इष्टा पर्वणि वेगेन त्रासयान इमाः प्रजाः॥
English: The name of that king is Sagara, who having been initiated in a sacrifice excavated the ocean, frightening the people with the vehemence of his operations.
Sanskrit: असमञ्जस्तु पुत्रोऽभूत् सगरस्येति नः श्रुतम्। जीवनेव स पित्रा तु निरस्तः पापकर्मकृत्॥
English: Asamañja is known to have been the son of Sagara. This wicked man while yet in life, was banished by his father.
Sanskrit: अंशुमानपि पुत्रोऽभूदसमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान्। दिलीपोंऽशुमतः पुत्रो दिलीपस्य भगीरथः॥
English: Asamanja's son was the puissant Ansumat. Dilipa is the son of Ansumat and Dilipa's son is Bhagiratha.
Sanskrit: भगीरथात् ककुत्स्थश्च काकुत्स्था येन तु स्मृताः। ककुत्स्थस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् रघुर्येन तु राघवाः॥
English: From Bhagiratha sprang Kakutstha; from whom the Kākutsthas came to be well known. Kakutstha had Raghu for his son; after whom have been named the Rāghavas.
Sanskrit: रघोस्तु पुत्रस्तेजस्वी प्रवृद्धः पुरुषादकः। कल्माषपादः सौदास इत्येवं प्रथितो भुवि॥
English: Raghu's son is the energetic Pravědha, who are human beings. He is known on earth under such names as Kalmāşapāda, Saudāsa.
Sanskrit: कल्माषपादपुत्रोऽभूच्छङ्खणस्त्विति नः श्रुतम्। सहसैन्यो व्यनीनशत्॥ यस्तु तद्वीर्यमासाद्य
English: We have heard that Kalmāșapāda's son was Śarkhaņa, who having been endowed with prowess, found destruction along with his forces.
Sanskrit: शङ्खणस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूच्छूरः श्रीमान् सुदर्शनः। सुदर्शनस्याग्निवर्ण अग्निवर्णस्य शीघ्रगः॥
English: Sarkhana's son was the beautiful and heroic Sudarśana. Sudarśana's son was Agnivarṇa and Agnivarna's, Sighraga.
Sanskrit: शीघ्रगस्य मरुः पुत्रो मरोः पुत्रः प्रशुश्रुवः। प्रशुश्रुवस्य पुत्रोऽभूदम्बरीषो महामतिः॥
English: Śighraga's son was Maru, and Maru's Praśuśruva. Praśuśruva's son the magnanimous Ambarisa.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीषस्य पुत्रोऽभूनहुषः सत्यविक्रमः। नहुषस्य च नाभागः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः॥
English: Ambarīşa's son was Nahuşa having truth for his prowess. Nahușa's son was the exceedingly virtuous Nābhaga.
Sanskrit: अजश्च सुव्रतश्चैव नाभागस्य सुताबुभौ। अजस्य चैव धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथः सुतः॥
English: Nābhāga had two sons, Aja and Suvrata. Aja's son was the virtuous king Dasaratha.
Sanskrit: तस्य ज्येष्ठोऽसि दायादो राम इत्यभिविश्रुतः। तद् गृहाण स्वकं राज्यमवेक्षस्व जगन्नृप ॥
English: His eldest son are you celebrated under the name of Rāma. Do you receive your own kingdom and look after the world.
Sanskrit: इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः। पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राजाऽभिषिच्यते॥
English: Among the Ikșwākus, the first born becomes the sovereign. The first born existing, an inferior son cannot be installed in the kingdom.
Sanskrit: स राघवाणां कुलधर्ममात्मनः सनातनं नाद्य विहन्तुमर्हसि। प्रभूतरत्नामनुशाधि मेदिनी प्रभूतराष्ट्रां पितृवन्महायशः॥
English: It therefore does not today behove you to depart from the ever existing morality of the descendants of Raghu. Do you rule this earth filled with gems, and furnished with high fame, do you like to a father govern her containing many kingdoms.