pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नित्यं प्रोष्ठपदाभ्यां च शुक्रे धनपतौ तथा। मनुष्येभ्यः समादत्ते शुक्रश्चित्तार्जितं धनम्॥
English: On a Friday when either of the two constellations is ascendant, Agni, creating wealth by dint of his will, confers it upon mankind for multiplying the possessions of the giver of riches (Kubera).
Sanskrit: अजैकपादहिर्बुध्यै रक्ष्यते धनदेन च। एवं न शक्यते लब्धुमलब्धव्यं द्विजर्षभ। ऋते च धनमश्वानां नावाप्तिर्विद्यते तव।॥
English: That wealth is guarded by the Ajaikapada and the Ahibrudhnyas as also by the giver of wealth (Kubera): such being the case, O best among the twice-born, it is very difficult to get that wealth.
Sanskrit: स त्वं याचात्र राजानं कंचिद् राजर्षिवंशजम्। अपीड्य राजा पौरान् हि यो नौ कुर्यात् कृतार्थिनौ॥
English: Except by wealth there exists possibility of your getting the horses. Such being the case do you ask some king born in some family of royal Rishi who can make us successful without oppressing his subjects.
Sanskrit: अस्ति सोमान्ववाये मे जातः कश्चिन्नृपः सखा। अभिगच्छावहे तं वै तस्यास्ति विभवो भुवि॥
English: There is a king born in the dynasty of the moon, who is my friend and we shall approach him for he has great wealth in this world.
Sanskrit: ययाति म राजर्षिर्नाहुषः सत्यविक्रमः। स दास्यति मया चोक्तो भवता चार्थितः स्वयम्॥
English: He is the royal Rishi named Yayati, son of Nahusha, who is of truly great strength, and he will himself give (what we want, when he is asked you and (your suit is) recommended by me. no
Sanskrit: विभवश्चास्य सुमहानासीद् धनपतेरिव। एवं गुस्धन विद्वन् दानेनैव विशोधय॥
English: His wealth is as great as that of the lord of riches and O learned man, repay your debt by accepting this large wealth as present.
Sanskrit: तथा तौ कथयन्तौ च चिन्तयन्तौ च यत् क्षमम्। प्रतिष्ठाने नरपतिं ययातिं प्रत्युपस्थितौ॥
English: Thus conversing and thus thinking on what could be done they came to the palace of Yayati, the lord of men.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य च सत्कारैरर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं वरम्। पृष्टश्चागमने हेतुमुवाच विनतासुतः॥
English: Having accepted the usual warm welcome and Arghya a and water for washing the feet etc. they were asked the reason of their coming and the son of Vinata thus explained the reasons:
Sanskrit: अयं मे नाहुष सखा गालवस्तपसो निधिः। विश्वामित्रस्य शिष्योऽभूत् वर्धाण्ययुतशो नृप॥
English: O you born in the race of Nahusha, this is my friend Galava, the ocean of austerities who became the pupil of Vishvamitra for many tens of thousands years, Oruler of men.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं तेनाभ्यनुज्ञात उपकारेप्सया द्विजः। तमाह भगवन् किं ते ददानि गुरुदक्षिणाम्॥
English: This twice born one, then being commanded to go away by Vishvamitra, with a view to give him a present said to him; O lord, the time has come when I should make some final present to my spiritual guide.
Sanskrit: असकृत् तेन चोक्तेन किंचिदागतमन्युना। अयमुक्तः प्रयच्छेति जानता विभवं लघु॥
English: Knowing that his means were small he did not ask for anything but being addressed again and again, was thus commanded: You who have said this, make me this present.
Sanskrit: एकतः श्यामकर्णानां शुभ्राणां शुद्धजन्मनाम्। अष्टौ शतानि मे देहि हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम्॥
English: Give me eight hundred horses white as the rays of the moon, of good birth and black of one ear.
Sanskrit: गुर्वर्थो दीयतामेष यदि गालव मन्यसे। इत्येवमाह सक्रोधो विश्वामित्रस्तपोधनः॥
English: Make this present to your spiritual guide if you think fit, O Galava. Thus did the great ascetic Vishvamitra address him in anger.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं शोकेन महता तप्यमानो द्विजर्षभः। अशक्तः प्रतिकर्तुं तद् भवन्तं शरणं गतः॥
English: This best among the twice born, is for this reason, being consumed by heavy grief being unable to redeem his pledge and therefore he has come under your protection.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य नरव्याघ्र त्वत्तो भिक्षां गतव्यथः। कृत्वापवर्ग गुरवे चरिष्यति महत् तपः॥
English: Having accepted from you along, O you best among men and thus being beyond the reach of sorrow after fulfilling his pledge to his spiritual guide, he will practice great asceticism.
Sanskrit: तपसः संविभागेन भवन्तमपि योक्ष्यते। स्वेन राजर्षितपसा पूर्णं त्वां पूरयिष्यति॥
English: With a portion of the fruit of his austerities will you also be rewarded for with his own devotion will he enrich you, O royal Rishi, who are rich in earthly treasures.
Sanskrit: यावन्ति रोमाणि हये भवन्तीह नरेश्वर। तावन्तो वाजिनो लोकान् प्राप्नुवन्ति महीपते॥
English: As many hairs as there are in the bodies of horses, O lord of men, so many horses will you obtain in this world, O lord of the earth.
Sanskrit: पात्रं प्रतिग्रहस्यायं दातुं पात्रं तथा भवान्। शो क्षीरमिवासिक्तं भवत्वेतत् तथोपमम्॥
English: He is a fit party to receive gifts and you too are a fit party to make presents, and the present that you now make to him will be like milk kept in deposit in a conch shell (available at any moment).
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच हर्यश्वस्त्वब्रवीद् राजा विचिन्त्य बहुधा ततः। दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य प्रजाहेतोर्नृपोत्तमः॥
English: Narada said The king Haryashva, the best among rulers of men, having thought in his mind for a long time, said having drawn a long and hot sigh about the birth of a son.
Sanskrit: उन्नतेषूनता षट्सु सूक्ष्मा सूक्ष्मेषु पञ्चसु। गम्भीरा त्रिषु गम्भीरेष्वियं रक्ता च पञ्चसु॥
English: “Those six limbs that ought to be elevated are elevated (in this girl) and the seven ought to be slender are so; the three that ought to be deep are deep and the five that ought to be red are red.
Sanskrit: बहुदेवासुरालोका बहुगन्धर्वदर्शना। बहुलक्षणसम्पन्ना बहुप्रसवधारिणी॥
English: She is fit be looked at by many gods, Asuras and men and by many Gandharvas and she is endued with many auspicious signs and capable of bringing forth many children.
Sanskrit: समर्थेयं जनयितुं चक्रवर्तिनमात्मजम्। ब्रूहि शुल्कं द्विजश्रेष्ठ समीक्ष्य विभवं मम॥
English: I am competent to beget on her a son who will be an emperor; speak about the dowry, O foremost the twice born, having paid due regard to the state of my wealth.
Sanskrit: गालव उवाच एकतः श्यामकर्णानां शतान्यष्टौ प्रयच्छ मे। हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां देशजानां वपुष्मताम्॥
English: Galava said Give me eight hundred horses, white as the moon, born in this country, and with plump bodies, cach having one ear black.
Sanskrit: ततस्तव भवित्रीयं पुत्राणां जननी शुभा। अरणीव हुताशानां योनिरायतलोचना॥
English: Then will this blessed maiden with large eyes, be the mother of your children as the fire stick is mother of fire.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा हर्यश्वः काममोहितः। उवाच गालव दीनो राजर्षिर्ऋषिसत्तमम्॥
English: Narada said The king Haryashva, that royal sage, hearing these words, senseless with passion, said sorrowfully to that best among the Rishis.
Sanskrit: द्वे मे शते संनिहिते हयानां यद्विधास्तव। एष्टव्याः शतशस्त्वन्ये चरन्ति मम वाजिनः॥
English: “The kind of horses that you require, two hundred only I have; got; hundreds of other breeds of horses, all worthy of sacrifice, are roaming about (in my kingdom)
Sanskrit: सोऽहमेकमपत्यं वै जनयिष्यामि गालव। अस्यामेतं भवान् काम सम्पादयतु मे वरम्॥
English: Such being the case, I shall beget but one child on this damsel, O Galava; kindly act up to this request of mine."
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सा कन्या गालवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। मम दत्तो वरः कश्चित् केनचिद् ब्रह्मवादिना॥
English: Hearing these words, the damsel said to Galava: “A boon has granted to me by a certain being conversant with Brahma,
Sanskrit: प्रसूत्यन्ते प्रसूत्यन्ते कन्यैव त्वं भविष्यसि। स त्वं ददस्व मां राज्ञे प्रतिगृह्य हयोत्तमान्॥
English: That after giving birth to each child I shall again be a virgin; therefore do you offer me to this king accepting these best of horses.
Sanskrit: नृपेभ्यो हि चतुर्थ्यस्ते पूर्णान्यष्टौ शतानि मे। भविष्यन्ति तथा पुत्रा मम चत्वार एव च।॥
English: By going to four kings in succession you will get the full complement of eight hundred (horse) and I too shall have four sons.
Sanskrit: क्रियतामुपसंहारो गुर्वर्थं द्विजसत्तम। एषा तावन्मम प्रज्ञा यथा वा मन्यसे द्विज॥
English: Give me up therefore in order that you may be able to redeem the pledge made to your spiritual guide; so do I think with my humble wisdom and you can you can as you like.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु स मुनिः कन्यया गालवस्तदा। हर्यश्वं पृथिवीपालमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: was The Muni Galava, being thus addressed by that said these words to the lord of the earth, Haryashva.
Sanskrit: इयं कन्या नरश्रेष्ठ हर्यश्व प्रतिगृह्यताम्। चतुर्भागेन शुल्कस्य जनयस्वैकमात्मजम्॥
English: Accept this maiden, O Haryashva, O foremost among men, by the offer of a fourth part of her dowry and beget on her but one child."
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य स तां कन्यां गालवं प्रतिनन्द्य च। समये देशकाले च लब्धवान् सुतमीप्सितम्॥
English: He, having accepted that girl and having pleased Galava, got the wished for son at the proper time and place.
Sanskrit: ततो वसुमना नाम वसुभ्यो वसुमत्तरः। वसुप्रख्यो नरपतिः स बभूव वसुप्रदः॥
English: The prince thereafter named Vasumanas who in wealth was richest and lived to be a king as wealthy as one of the Vasus himself and a giver of wealth.
Sanskrit: अथ काले पुनर्धीमान् गालवः प्रत्युपस्थितः। उपसंगम्य चोवाच हर्यश्वं प्रीतमानसम्॥
English: In proper time, the wise Galava again presented himself there and having approached Haryashva said to him whose desire had been satisfied.
Sanskrit: जातो नृप सुतस्तेऽयं बालो भास्करसंनिभः। कालो गन्तुं नरश्रेष्ठ भिक्षार्थमपरं नृपम्॥
English: "O ruler of men, you have begotten this son, a boy similar to the sun in effulgence and it is time for me to go another ruler of men to ask for alms."
Sanskrit: हर्यश्वः सत्यवचने स्थितः स्थित्वा च पौरुषे। दुर्लभत्वाद्धयानां च प्रददौ माधवीं पुनः॥
English: Haryashva, who was ever ready to abide by his words and who made manliness the basis of his action, gave back Madhvi as he could not procure all the horses himself.
Sanskrit: माधवी च पुनर्दीप्तां परित्यज्य नृपश्रियम्। कुमारी कामतो भूत्वा गालवं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयात्॥
English: Madhvi, too abandoning that effulgent royal propriety, become a maiden again of her own will and followed Galava.
Sanskrit: त्वय्येव तावत् तिष्ठन्तु हया इत्युक्तवान् द्विजः। प्रययौ कन्यया सार्धं दिवोदासं प्रजेश्वरम्॥
English: "Let the horse remain with you for the present, in company with the maiden, to Divodasa, the ruler of men.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच तथैव तां श्रियं त्यक्त्वा कन्या भूत्वा यशस्विनी। माधवी गालवं विप्रमभ्ययात् सत्यसंगरा॥
English: Narada said In that way having abandoned that prosperity, the renowned lady Madhvi once more becoming a maiden and according to her promise followed the regenerate Rishi Galava.
Sanskrit: गालवो विमृशन्नेव स्वकार्यगतमानसः। जगाम भोजनगरं द्रष्टुमौशीनरं नृपम्॥
English: Galava, whose mind was centered in the accomplishment of his own purpose, after due deliberation, went to the city of the Bhojas to see the ruler of men, the son of Ushinara.
Sanskrit: तमुवाचाथ गत्वा स नृपतिं सत्यविक्रमम्। इयं कन्या सुतौ द्वौ ते जनयिष्यति पार्थिवौ॥
English: And going to that ruler of men endued with true prowess he said "This damsel will bear you two sons who will be kings of the earth.
Sanskrit: अस्यां भवानवाप्तार्थो भविता प्रेत्य चेह च। सोमार्कप्रतिसंकाशौ जनयित्वा सुतौ नृप॥
English: By this means, you will gain your object after death, as also in this world, having begotten two sons, O ruler of men, equal in effulgence to the moon and the sun.
Sanskrit: शुल्कं तु सर्वधर्मज्ञ हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम्। एकतः श्यामकर्णानां देयं मह्यं चतुःशतम्॥
English: The dowry is, O you conversant with all virtue, that you should give me four hundred horses like the rays of the moon and having one ear black.
Sanskrit: गुर्वर्थोऽयं समारम्भो न हयैः कृत्यमस्ति मे। यदि शक्यं महाराज क्रियतामविचारितम्॥
English: For the sake of my spiritual guide that do I make these efforts for the horses and it is not for myself; if you are prepared to act thus, O great king, do what I have said without any reflection or hesitation.
Sanskrit: अनपत्योऽसि राजर्षे पुत्रौ जनय पार्थिव। पितृन् पुत्रप्लवेन त्वमात्मानं चैव तारय॥
English: You are without children, O royal Rishi; beget then two sons, O ruler of the earth, and by means of these rafts in the shape of sons do you obtain salvation for yourself and for your ancestors.
Sanskrit: न पुत्रफलभोक्ता हि राजर्षे पात्यते दिवः। न याति नरकं घोरं यथा गच्छन्त्यनात्मजाः॥
English: A man, enjoying the fruit of begetting a son, O royal Rishi, never falls down from heaven and never goes to the terrific hell where goes he who has no child."
Sanskrit: एतच्चान्यच्च विविधं श्रुत्वा गालवभाषितम्। उशीनरः प्रतिवचो ददौ तस्य नराधिपः॥
English: Having heard all this and many other things said by Galava the ruler of men Ushinara gave him this answer.
Sanskrit: श्रुतवानस्मि ते वाक्यं यथा वदसि गालव। विधिस्तु बलवान् ब्रह्मन् प्रवणं हि मनो मम॥
English: “I have heard what you say and know what you intend to say, O Galava; but O Brahman, the lord has all the power in such matters for my heart inclines to do what you say.
Sanskrit: शते द्वे तु ममाश्वानामीदृशानां द्विजोत्तम। इतरेषां सहस्राणि सुबहूनि चरन्ति मे॥
English: But two hundred only of horses of this breed I have; of other sorts thousands are roving about in my territories.
Sanskrit: अहमष्येकमेवास्यां जनयिष्यामि गालव। पुत्रं द्विज गतं मागं गमिष्यामि परैरहम्॥
English: I too shall beget only one son on her, O Galava, and, O twice born one I shall go along the course followed by others in this matter.
Sanskrit: मूल्येनापि समं कुर्यां तवाहं द्विजसत्तम। पौरजानपदार्थं तु ममार्थो नात्मभोगतः॥
English: In the matter of dowry too, I shall act like them, O best among the twice born; my wealth is the property of my subjects and not for my own enjoyment.
Sanskrit: कामतो हि धनं राजा पारक्यं यः प्रयच्छति। न स धर्मेण धर्मात्मन् युज्यते यशसा न च॥
English: The king, who out of desire, spends the wealth of others, is never connected with virtue, o virtuous-souled one, nor with renown.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं प्रतिग्रहीष्यामि ददात्वेतां भवान् मम। कुमारी देवग भामेकपुत्रभवाय मे॥
English: Therefore shall I accept (the maiden); you please give her to me so that a son may be born to me in the womb of her who bears god-like children."
Sanskrit: तथा तु बहुधा कन्यामुक्तवन्तं नराधिपम्। उशीनरं द्विजश्रेष्ठो गालवः प्रत्यपूजयत्॥
English: The best among the twice-born, Galava then worshipped the king of men, who spoke in that strain many other things by bestowing upon him that maiden.
Sanskrit: उशीनरं प्रतिग्राह्य गालवः प्रययौ वनम्। रेमे स तां समासाद्य कृतपुण्य इव श्रियम्॥
English: And having given her to Ushinara, Galava went to the forest and he (Ushinara) spotted in her company like a virtuous man enjoying his prosperity,
Sanskrit: कन्दरेषु च शैलानां नदीनां निझरेषु च। उद्योनेषु विचित्रेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च॥
English: In caverns of mountains, and near the sources of rivers, in buildings with windows, and in secluded chambers;
Sanskrit: हर्येषु रमणीयेषु प्रासादशिखरेषु च। वातायनविमानेषु तथा गर्भगृहेषु च॥
English: In variegated gardens, and in forests and pleasure gardens, in beautiful palaces and on tops of houses.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य समये जज्ञे पुत्रो बालरविप्रभः। शिबिर्नाम्नाभिविख्यातो यः स पार्थिवसत्तमः॥
English: Then was born to him in due time a son who was a boy similar in effulgence to the sun; he lived to be an excellent ruler of the earth known by the name Shivi.
Sanskrit: उपस्थाय स तं विप्रो गालवः प्रतिगृह्य च। कन्यां प्रयातस्तां राजन् दृष्टवान् विनतात्मजम्॥
English: The twice born Galava having then presented himself to him and having taken back the maiden went away and saw the son of Vinata.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच स तु राजा पुनस्तस्याः कर्तुकामः स्वयंवरम्। उपगम्याश्रमपदं गङ्गायमुनसंगमे॥
English: Narada said The king (Yayati) too, being desirous of giving her (Madhvi) a husband by Svayamvara, went to the hermitage at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna,
Sanskrit: गृहीतमाल्यदामां तां रथमारोप्य माधवीम्। पूर्यदुश्च भगिनीमाश्रमे पर्यधावताम्॥
English: Making, Madhvi seated on a chariot with garlands and flowers on her person; Puru and Yadu too followed their sister to the hermitage.
Sanskrit: नागयक्षमनुष्याणां गन्धर्वमृगपक्षिणाम्। शैलद्रुमवनौकानामासीत् तत्र समागमः॥
English: There, in that hermitage, came together Nagas, Yakshas, and human beings, Gandharvas, animals and birds and dwellers of mountains, woods and forests.
Sanskrit: नानापुरुषदेश्यानामीश्वरैश्च समाकुलम्। ऋषिभिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैश्च समन्तादावृतं वनम्॥
English: There was also a concourse of the kings of many countries and the forest, that surrounded the hermitage, was filled with Rishis equal (in asceticism) to Brahma himself.
Sanskrit: निर्दिश्यमानेषु तु सा वरेषु वरवर्णिनी। वरानुत्क्रम्य सर्वांस्तान् वरं वृतवती वनम्॥
English: The lady, of good complexion, being directed to choose a husband, passed over all these husbands and selected the forest as her husband.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्य रथात् कन्या नमस्कृत्य च बन्धुषु। उपगम्य वनं पुण्यं तपस्तेपे ययातिजा॥
English: Getting down from the chariot, the damsel saluted her friends and having gone to the sacred forest, the lady born of Yayati, practiced austerities,
Sanskrit: उपवासैश्च विविधैर्दीक्षाभिर्नियमैस्तथा। आत्मनो लघुतां कृत्वा बभूव मृगचारिणी॥
English: By observing fasts and different sorts of religions rites, as also ceremonies. She reduced her body and adopted the life of a deer.
Sanskrit: वैदूर्याङ्कुरकल्पानि मृदूनि हरितानि च। चरन्तीश्लक्ष्णशष्पाणि तिक्तानि मधुराणि च॥
English: Subsisting on sweet and green grass resembling the blades of the Vaidurya gem and which were both sweet and bitter,
Sanskrit: स्रवन्तीनां च पुण्यानां सुरसानि शुचीनि च। पिबन्ती वारिमुख्यानि शीतानि विमलानि च॥
English: And drinking the best of holy waters of sacred fountains which was sweet, pure and cool,
Sanskrit: वनेषु मृगवासेषु व्याघ्रविप्रोषितेषु च। दावाग्निविप्रयुक्तेषु शून्येषु गहनेषु च॥
English: And roaming in thick forests from which the kings of animals (lions) and tigers had been exiled and in deserts which had no conflagration in them,
Sanskrit: चरन्ती हरिणैः सार्धं मृगीव वनचारिणी। चचार विपुलं धर्मं ब्रह्मचर्येण संवृतम्॥
English: In company with deer and adopting their mode of life she earned much religious merit, by practicing Brahmacharya.
Sanskrit: ययातिरपि पूर्वेषां राज्ञां वृत्तमनुष्ठितः। बहुवर्षसहस्रायुर्युयुजे कालधर्मणा॥
English: Yayati, too following the mode of life of the kings before him, lived for a thousand years and then paid the debt of nature.
Sanskrit: पूर्यदुश्च द्वौ वंशे वर्धमानौ नरोत्तमौ। ताभ्यां प्रतिष्ठितो लोके परलोके च नाहुषः॥
English: The two best among men Puru and Yadu perpetuating the family were established (as king) in this world and the son of Nahusha in the next.
Sanskrit: महीपते नरपतिर्ययातिः स्वर्गमास्थितः। महर्षिकल्पो नृपतिः स्वर्गाग्रयफलभुग विभुः॥
English: O monarch, dwelling in heaven Yayati, resembling a great Rishi, enjoyed the choicest blessings of heaven.
Sanskrit: बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये काले बहुगुणे गते। राजर्षिषु निषण्णेषु महीयस्सु महर्धिषु॥
English: After many thousands of years had elapsed in great happiness and while seated among royal Rishis of great luster and renown.
Sanskrit: अवमेने नरान् सर्वान् देवानृषिगणांस्तथा। ययातिर्मूढविज्ञानो विस्मयाविष्टचेतनः॥
English: Yayati, with his senses stupefied and his intellect beside himself, insulted all the human beings and the gods and the body of Rishis.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं बुबुधे देवः शक्रो बलनिषूदनः। ते च राजर्षयः सर्वे धिग्धिगित्येवमब्रुवन्॥
English: Then did the god Shakra, the slayer of Vala, perceived his folly and all those royal Rishis said-fie, fie.
Sanskrit: विचारश्च समुत्पन्नो निरीक्ष्य नहुषात्मजम्। को न्वयं कस्य वा राज्ञः कथं वा स्वर्गमागतः॥
English: And seeing the son of Nahusha, enquiries were made, who is he, what king's son is he, and how did he come to heaven?
Sanskrit: कर्मणा केन सिद्धोऽयं क्व वाऽनेन तपश्चितम्। कथं वा ज्ञायते स्वर्गे केन वा ज्ञायतेऽप्युत॥
English: By which deeds did he obtain salvation? In what forest did he practice asceticism? How is he known in heaven and by whom, is he so known?
Sanskrit: एवं विचारयन्तस्ते राजानं स्वर्गवासिनः। दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुरन्योन्यं ययातिं नृपतिं प्रति॥
English: The dwellers of heaven made such enquiries about the king among themselves pointing to Yayati, the ruler of men.
Sanskrit: विमानपालाः शतशः स्वर्गद्वाराभिरक्षिणः। पृष्टा आसनपालाश्च न जानीमेत्यथाब्रुवन्॥
English: The hundreds of the charioteers of heaven and hundreds of the fate keepers of heaven and the persons who had the seats of heaven in their charge being asked about the matter, saidwe do not know.
Sanskrit: सर्वे ते दावृतज्ञाना नाभ्यजानन्त तं नृपम्। स मुहूर्तादथ नृपो हतौजाश्चाभवत् तदा॥
English: None of them was then in proper senses and did know that ruler of men, and speedily was that ruler of men shorn of his heavenly effulgence.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच अथ प्रचलितः स्थानादासनाच्च परिच्युतः। कम्पितेनेव मनसा धर्षितः शोकवह्निना॥
English: Narada said Being thus turned out from his place in heaven) and deprived of his seat there, his heart trembling and consumed by the fire of grief.
Sanskrit: म्लानस्रग्भ्रष्टविज्ञानः प्रभ्रष्टमुकुटाङ्गदः। विघूर्णन् स्रस्तसर्वाङ्गः प्रभ्रष्टाभरणाम्बरः॥
English: With his garlands rendered pale, his senses taking leave of him, deprived of his crown and other ornaments, with his head reeling and his entire body relaxed and robbed of his robes and ornaments,
Sanskrit: अदृश्यमानस्तान् पश्यन्नपश्यंश्च पुनः पुनः। शून्यः शून्येन मनसा प्रपतिष्यन् महीतलम्॥
English: Incapable of being known, and now seeing and again not seeing those gods he fell down to the earth below with his mind in despair and his intellect a blank.
Sanskrit: किं मया मनसा ध्यातमशुभं धर्मदूषणम्। येनाहं चलित: स्थानादिति राजा व्यचिन्तयत्॥
English: "What inauspicious and sinful thought was entertained by me in my mind, in consequence of which I have been turned out from my place in heaven?” Thus did the king think within himself.
Sanskrit: ते तु तत्रैव राजानः सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसस्तथा। अपश्यन्त निरालम्बं तं ययाति परिच्युतम्॥
English: All the kings who were there (in heaven) as also those who had obtained salvation and the Apasaras laughed at Yayati being hurled down from heaven and falling down, having you support to cling to.
Sanskrit: अथैत्य पुरुषः कश्चित् क्षीणपुण्यनिपातकः। ययातिमब्रवीद् राजान् देवराजस्य शासनात्॥
English: Then did some officers whose duty it was to hurl down men, whose religious merit had been rewarded by a sufficiently long term of residence in heaven, coming there said to Yayati, "O king, by command of the king among the gods,
Sanskrit: अतीव मदमत्तस्त्वं न कंचिन्नावमन्यसे। मानेन भ्रष्टः स्वर्गस्ते नाहस्त्वं पार्थिवात्मज॥
English: You are exceedingly intoxicated with vanity and there is no body you have not insulted and owing to this vanity you are no longer fit for heaven, O you born of a king.
Sanskrit: न च प्रज्ञायसे गच्छ पतस्वेति तमब्रवीत्। पतेयं सत्स्विति वचस्त्रिरुक्त्वा नहुषात्मजः॥
English: No one knows you here too, therefore down you and fall down.” “I shall fall among the good” the son of Nahusha said these words three times.
Sanskrit: पतिष्यंश्चिन्तयामास गतिं गतिमतां वरः। एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नैमिषे पार्थिवर्षभान्॥
English: While falling that foremost of those who had attained salvation thought of the course of his fall (and the place he should fall on in the end.)
Sanskrit: चतुरोऽपश्यत नृपस्तेषां मध्ये पपात ह। प्रतर्दनो वसुमनाः शिबिरौशीनरोऽष्टकः॥
English: At this time he saw four kings and fell among them. They were Pratardana, Vasumanas, Shibi the son of Ushinara and Ashtaka.
Sanskrit: वाजपेयेन यज्ञेन तर्पयन्ति सुरेश्वरम्। तेषामध्वरजं धूमं स्वर्गद्वारमुपस्थितम्॥
English: Who were gratifying the lord of the gods by the performance of the sacrificial ceremony known Vajapeya. And the smoke proceeding from that sacrificial ceremony had gone to the very gates of heaven.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुपजिघ्रन् वै निपपात महीं प्रति। भूमौ स्वर्गे च सम्बद्धां नदी धूममयीमिव। गङ्गां गामिव गच्छन्तीमालम्ब्य जगतीपतिः॥
English: Yayati fell towards the earth smelling that river of smoke which connected as it were the earth with the heaven.
Sanskrit: श्रीमत्स्ववभृथाग्रयेषु चतुर्पु प्रतिबन्धुषु। मध्ये निपतितो राजा लोकपालोपमेषु सः॥
English: The lord, of the earth following the course of that smoke which was moving like the Ganga in heaven, came among those foremost of the performers of sacrifices who were his own relatives;
Sanskrit: चतुषू हुतकल्पेषु राजसिंहमहाग्निषु। पपात मध्ये राजर्षिर्ययाति: पुण्यसंक्षये॥
English: as Among those who were like the supporters of the earth; among those four who were as lions among kings and like the great fire in sacrificial ceremonies the king Yayati fell.