pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अस्या हितं भवेद् यच्च मम चापि हितं भवेत्। क्रियातां तत् सुरश्रेष्ठा नहि दास्याम्यहं शचीम्॥
English: What will be of benefit to her will also be of benefit to me. Do that then, O chief among the gods. I shall not give up Sachi.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच अथ देवाः सगन्धर्वा गुरुमाहुरिदं वचः। कथं सुनीतं नु भवेन्मन्त्रयस्व बृहस्पते॥
English: Shalya said Then the gods with the Gandharvas said to their preceptor O Brihaspati, deliberate on what will be good policy.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच नहुषं याचतां देवी किंचित् कालान्तरं शुभा। इन्द्राणी हितमेतद्वि तथाऽस्माकं भविष्यति॥
English: Brihaspati said Let this auspicious goddess ask time of Nahusha; this will be of benefit to herself and the same to us.
Sanskrit: बहुविनः सुराः कालः कालः कालं नयिष्यति। गर्वितो बलवांश्चापि नहुषो वरसंश्रयात्॥
English: O God, time is full of impediments. Time will lead time (i.e. we are in the dark as to what will happen hereafter). Nahusha is haughty and powerful alike by virtue of the boon granted him.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच ततस्तेन तथोक्ते तु प्रीता देवास्तथाऽब्रुवन्। ब्रह्मन् साध्विदमुक्तं ते हितं सर्वदिवौकसाम्॥
English: Shalya said Being thus addressed by Brihaspati the gods became well pleased and said-O Brahmanas, it is well said by you; this will be of benefit to all the denizens of heaven.
Sanskrit: एवमेतद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ देवी चेयं प्रसाद्यताम्। ततः समस्ता इन्द्राणी देवाश्चाग्निपुरोगमाः। ऊचुर्वचनमव्यग्रा लोकानां हितकाम्यया॥
English: O chief among the twice born, this is so. Let us propitiate this goddess. Then all the gods headed by Indra addressed these quiet words to the queen of Indra, through a desire to do good to the worlds.
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः त्वया जगदिदं सर्वं धृतं स्थावजङ्गमम्। एकपल्यसि सत्या च गच्छस्व नहुषं प्रति॥
English: The gods said This entire world, with all its movable and immovable, is held by you, you are an only wife and truthful; go to Nahusha.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रं त्वामभिकामश्च विनशिष्यति पापकृत्। नहुषो देवि शक्रश्च सुरेश्वर्यमवाप्स्यति॥
English: That doer of vicious deeds Nahusha, desirous of you, O goddess, will soon be destroyed and Shakra will regain the lordship of the gods.
Sanskrit: एवं विनिश्चयं कृत्वा इन्द्राणी कार्यसिद्धये। अभ्यगच्छत सव्रीडा नहुषं घोरदर्शनम्॥
English: Making herself sure on this point, the queen of Indra went with bashful looks to Nahusha (now) fearful to look at, for the accomplishment of the object.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तां नहुषश्चापि वयोरूपसमन्विताम्। समहष्यत दुष्टात्मा कामोपहतचेतनः॥
English: And Nahusha seeing her, possessed of youth and beauty, became pleased; the consciousness of that vicious soul was stricken with passion.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच अथैनां रूपिणि साध्वीमुपातिष्ठदुपश्रुतिः। तां वयोरूपसम्पन्नां दृष्ट्वा देवीमुपस्थिताम्॥
English: Shalya said Then did beautiful Upashruti appear before the chaste one. Ard seeing the goddess possessed of youth and beauty appear before her.
Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी सम्प्रहृष्टात्मा सम्पूज्यनामथाब्रवीत्। इच्छामि त्वामहं ज्ञातुं का त्वं ब्रूहि वरानने॥
English: The Queen of Indra became well-pleased and having propitiated her, thus spoke-O you of a beautiful face, 'I want to know you, tell me who you are.'
Sanskrit: उपश्रुतिरुवाच उपश्रुतिरहं देवि तवान्तिकमुपागता। दर्शनं चैव सम्प्राप्ता तव सत्येन भाविनि॥
English: Upashruti said I am, O goddess, Upashruti, who have come to you. O you of noble mind, I have appeared in your sight through your truthfulness.
Sanskrit: पतिव्रता च युक्ता च यमेन नियमेन च। दर्शयिष्यामि ते शक्रं देवं वृत्रनिषूदनम्॥
English: You are chest, you observe all the rules of life and you possess the power self control. I shall show you the god Shakra the slayer of Vritra.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रमन्वेहि भद्रं ते द्रक्ष्यसे सुरसत्तमम्। ततस्तां प्रहितां देवीमिन्द्राणी सा समन्वगात्॥
English: I wish you well, follow me soon, you shall see the best among the gods. Then did the goddess the queen of Indra, follow her w went in advance.
Sanskrit: देवारण्यान्यतिक्रम्य पर्वतांश्च बहूंस्ततः। हिमवन्तमतिक्रम्य उत्तरं पार्श्वमागमत्॥
English: Having gone through many forests of the gods and many mountains and having crossed the Himavat, the northern side was reached by them.
Sanskrit: समुद्रं च समासाद्य बहुयोजनविस्तृतम्। आससाद महाद्वीपं नानादुमलतावृतम्॥
English: And having crossed the sea which extended over many yojanas they came to a large island which was covered by many trees and creepers.
Sanskrit: तत्रापश्यत् सरो दिव्यं नानाशकुनिभिर्वृतम्। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तावदेवायतं शुभम्॥
English: They there saw a lake, suitable for the gods frequented by many birds and which extended over a hundred yojanas in length and a similar space in breadth.
Sanskrit: तत्र दिव्यानि पद्मानि पञ्चवर्णानि भारत। षट्पदैरुपगीतानि प्रफुल्लानि सहस्रशः॥
English: And saw there, O son of Bharata thousands of beautiful lotuses of five colours full blown and around which the bees hummed.
Sanskrit: सरसस्तस्य मध्ये तु पद्मिनी महती शुभा। गौरेणोन्नतनालेन पद्मेन महता वृता॥
English: Having penetrated into a particular lotus and entered into stalk, along with her (Sachi) they there saw the performer of a hundred sacrifices who had entered the stalk.
Sanskrit: पद्मस्य भित्त्वा नालं च विवेश सहिता तया। विसतन्तुप्रविष्टं च तत्रापश्यच्छतक्रतुम्॥
English: Seeing her lord staying there in a diminutive form, the goddess too assumed a diminutive form and so did Upashruti.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा च सुसूक्ष्मेण रूपेणावस्थितं प्रभुम्। सूक्ष्मरूपधरा देवी बभूवोपश्रुतिश्च सा॥
English: Beholding there Indra in a form of very minute, goddesses Upashruti and Indrani also became in the form of minuteness.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रं तुष्टाव चेन्द्राणी विश्रुतैः पूर्वकर्मभिः। स्तूयमानस्ततो देवः शचीमाह पुरन्दरः॥
English: And the queen of Indra propitiated Indra by reciting the deeds done by him in olden days and the god Purandara, being thus propitiated, said to Sachi.
Sanskrit: किमर्थमसि सम्प्राप्ता विज्ञातश्च कथं त्वहम्। ततः सा कथयामास नहुषस्य विचेष्टितम्॥
English: With what object have you come here and by what means came you to know that I was here. Then did she narrate the attempt of Nahusha.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रत्वं त्रिषु लोकेषु प्राप्य वीर्यसमन्वितः। दाविष्टश्च दुष्टात्मा मामुवाच शतक्रतो॥
English: Having obtained the lordship of the three worlds and so being vain of his strength and being haughty the evil minded one asked me to attend on him, Operformer of a hundred sacrifices.
Sanskrit: उपतिष्ठेति स. क्रूरः कालं च कृतवान् मम। यदि न त्रास्यसि विभो करिष्यति स मां वशे॥
English: And the evil minded one has granied me time (to do his bidding). If you do not save me, O lord, he will bring me under his sway.
Sanskrit: एतेन चाहं सम्प्राप्ता द्रुतं शक्र तवान्तिकम्। जहि रौद्रं महाबाहो नहुषं पापनिश्चयम्॥
English: For this reason have I come to you so soon O Shakra, O you with long arms slay Nahusha of wicked purposes.
Sanskrit: प्रकाशयात्मनाऽऽत्मानं दैत्यदानवसूदन। तेजः समाप्नुहि विभो देवराज्यं प्रशाधि च॥
English: O you slayer of Daityas and Danavas, hide no longer your ownself. O lord, assume your own strength and rule the kingdom of the gods.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच त्वमग्ने सर्वदेवानां मुखं त्वमसि हव्यवाट्। त्वमन्तः सर्वभूतानां गूढश्चरसि साक्षिवत्॥
English: Brihaspati said O Agni, you are within all beings and concealed there you act like a witness.
Sanskrit: त्वामाहुरेकं कवयस्त्वामाहुस्त्रिविधं पुनः। त्वया त्यक्तं जगच्चेदं सद्यो नश्येद्भुताशन॥
English: The poets sang of you as the one and then again as the three. O you consumer of offerings, bereft of you this world is at once annihilated.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा तुभ्यं नमो विप्राः स्वकर्मविजितां गतिम्। गच्छन्ति सह पत्नीभिः सुतैरपि च शाश्वतीम्॥
English: The Brahmanas, having bowed down to you, go away along with their wives and sons, to the eternal region, which has been won by the merit of their own deeds.
Sanskrit: त्वमेवाग्ने हव्यवाहस्त्वमेव परमं हविः। जयन्ति सत्रैस्त्वामेव यज्ञैश्च परमाध्वरे॥
English: You are, O god of fire, the receiver of offering and you are yourself the best offering. They worship you in a sacrificial ceremony by the best offerings.
Sanskrit: सृष्ट्वा लोकांस्त्रीनिमान् हव्यवाह प्राप्ते काले पचसि पुनः समिद्धः। स्त्वमेवाग्ने भवसि पुनः प्रतिष्ठा॥
English: O you receiver of offerings, having created the three worlds in due time you again in due time consume them in an enkindled form; you are, O god of fire, the progenitor of the entire world and you again annihilate it.
Sanskrit: त्वामग्ने जलदानाहुर्विद्युतश्च मनीषिणः। दहन्ति सर्वभूतानि त्वत्तो निष्क्रम्य हेतयः॥
English: Wise people called you, O Agni, the giver of water and lightning and flames coming out from you support all beings.
Sanskrit: त्वय्यापो निहिताः सर्वास्त्वयि सर्वमिदं जगत्। न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु पावक॥
English: Water depends on you, everything and this entire world; o you purifying element, there is not the least thing unknown to you in these three worlds.
Sanskrit: स्वयोनि भजते सर्वो विशस्वापोऽविशङ्कितः। अहं त्वां वर्धयिष्यामि ब्राझैर्मन्त्रैः सनातनैः॥
English: Everything accepts that which comes from it, enter the waters without any fear. I shall make you strong by reciting eternal hymns relating to Brahma.
Sanskrit: एवं स्तुतो हव्यवाट् स भगवान् कविरुत्तमः। बृहस्पतिमथोवाच प्रीतिमान् वाक्यमुत्तमम्। दर्शयिष्यामि ते शक्रं सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Thus propitiated, the bearer of offerings, the god, the best among poets, said to Brihaspati, these good words indicating satisfaction. “I shall show you Shakra. I speak this truly.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच प्रविश्यापस्ततो वह्निः ससमुद्राः सपल्वलाः। आससाद सरस्तच्च गूढो यत्र शतक्रतुः॥
English: Shalya said Agni (the god of fire) thus having entered the waters including the seas and the small lakes, came to the lake where Shakra lay in disguise.
Sanskrit: अथ तत्रापि पद्मानि विचिन्वन् भरतर्षभ। अपश्यत् स तु देवेन्द्र बिसमध्यगतं स्थितम्॥
English: And there searching among the lotuses, O you foremost in the race of Bharata, he saw at last the king of gods, in one of the stalks.
Sanskrit: आगत्य च ततस्तूर्णं तमाचष्ट बृहस्पतेः। अणुमात्रेण वपुषा पद्मतन्त्वाश्रितं प्रभुम्॥
English: And then coming back quickly he gave that information to Brihaspati, namely that the lord having assumed a diminutive form was lying within a lotus.
Sanskrit: गत्वा देवर्षिगन्धर्वैः सहितोऽथ बृहस्पतिः। पुराणैः कर्मभिर्देवं तुष्टाव बलसूदनम्॥
English: Brihaspati, then having gone (there) along with the Devarshis and Gandharvas, propitiated the slayer of Bala by reciting his deeds of olden days.
Sanskrit: महासुरे हतः शक्र नमुचिर्दारुणस्त्वया। शम्बरच बलश्चैव तथोभौ घोरविक्रमौ॥
English: 0 Shakra, the great Asura, Namuchi of great power has been slain by you; so are Shambara and Bala, both of great prowess.
Sanskrit: शथक्रतो विवर्धस्व सर्वाञ्छत्रुन् निषूदय। उत्तिष्ठ शक्र सम्पश्य देवर्षीश्च समागतान्॥
English: O you performer of a hundred sacrifices, gain in strength and slay all enemies; rise up Shakra and see the Devarshis come to you.
Sanskrit: महेन्द्र दानवान् हत्वा लोकास्त्रातास्त्वया विभो। अपां फेन समासाद्य विष्णुतेजोऽतिबृंहितम्। त्वया वृत्रो हतः पूर्वं देवराज जगत्पते॥
English: O Great Indra, having slain the Danavas, you have saved the worlds. O Lord, having got the foam of the waters and with the assistance of the strength of Vishnu, you have killed Vritra before this; o you king of the gods, 0 you lord of the universe.
Sanskrit: स्त्वया समं विद्यते नेह भूतम्। त्वया धार्यन्ते सर्वभूतानि शक्त त्वं देवानां महिमानं चकर्थ॥
English: You are the saviour of all beings and worthy of beings and worthy of being propitiated by them. There is no being is this world equal to you. All the beings and support by you, O Shakra and you created the greatness of the gods.
Sanskrit: पाहि सर्वांश्च लोकांश्च महेन्द्र बलमाप्नुहि। एवं संस्तूयमानश्च सोऽवर्धत शनैः शनैः॥
English: O great Indra, rule over all three worlds and grow in strength. Being thus propitiated he, by slow degrees, increased (in strength).
Sanskrit: स्वं चैव वपुरास्थाय बभूव स बलान्वितः। अब्रवीच्च गुरुं देवो बृहस्पतिमवस्थितम्॥
English: Having gained his own form he became endowed with strength and the god thus addressed his preceptor who was standing before him.
Sanskrit: किं कार्यमवशिष्टं वो हतस्त्वाष्ट्रो महासुरः। वृत्रश्च सुमहाकायो यो वै लोकाननाशयत्॥
English: What is there still remaining to be done. The great Asura, the son of Tvashtri, has been killed and so has been Vritra of large stature who destroyed the three worlds.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच मानुषो नहुषो राजा देवर्षिगणतेजसा। देवराज्यमनुप्राप्तः सर्वान् नो बाधते भृशम्॥
English: Brihaspati said The human being Nahusha, through the influence of the Devarshis, having gained the kingdom of gods, is very much inflecting us.
Sanskrit: कथं च नहुषो राज्यं देवानां प्राप दुर्लभम्। तपसा केन वा युक्तः किंवीर्यो वा बृहस्पते।॥
English: Indra said How did Nahusha obtain the kingdom of the gods, which is hard to gain; with what strength of devotion is he endued, what is his power, O Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच देवा भीताः शक्रमकामयन्त त्वया त्यक्तं महदैन्द्रं पदं तत्। तदा देवाः पितरोऽथर्षयश्च गन्धर्वमुख्याश्च समेत्य सर्वे॥
English: Brihaspati said Yourself having left the celebrated position of Indra, the gods became anxious and wished for a Shakra; and at that time the gods, the Pitris, the Rishis and the chief among the Gandharvas all united together.
Sanskrit: गत्वाब्रुवन् नहुषं तत्र शक्र त्वं नो राजा भव भुवनस्य गोप्ता। तानब्रवीनहुषो नास्मि शक्त आप्यायध्वं तपसा तेजसा माम्॥
English: And going, O Shakra, to Nahusha they said-Be you king, the protector of the worldNahusha said to them-I am not capable of being your king); infuse in me, strength with the virtue of devotion.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तैर्वर्धितश्चापि देव राजाभवन्नहुषो घोरवीर्यः। त्रैलोक्ये च प्राप्य राज्य महर्षीन् कृत्वा वाहान् याति लोकान् दुरात्मा॥
English: The gods being thus spoken to, infused strength into Nahusha (now) of great strength and, he became the king; having got the kingdom of the three worlds, he has made the great Rishis his bears and the wicked-minded one is now roaming about the worlds.
Sanskrit: तेजोहरं दृष्टिविषं सुधोरं मा त्वं पश्येर्नहुषं वै कदाचित्। देवाश्च सर्वे नहुषं भृशार्ता न पश्यन्ते गूढरूपाश्चरन्तः॥
English: Never do you look at Nahusha who absorbs all energy and whose gaze is as very subtle as poison. The gods too, being very much afraid of Nahusha, do not look at him and roam about in concealment.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच एवं वदत्यङ्गिरसां वरिष्ठे बृहस्पतौ लोकपालः कुबेरः। वैवस्वतश्चैव यमः पुराणो देवश्च सोमो वरुणचाजगाम॥
English: Shalya said While Brihaspati, that best among the race of Angira, was yet speaking, Kubera, the ruler of the world and Yama, the son of Vivasvata and the aged god Soma and Varuna came there.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या त्वाष्ट्रो निहतश्चैव वृत्रः। दिष्ट्या च त्वां कुशलिनमक्षतं च पश्यामो वै निहतारिं च शक्र।।२८।'
English: They having come there spoke thus to the great Indra-"it is lucky that the son of Tvashtri has been killed and Vritra; it is lucky that we see you, O Shakra, safe and sound and without any would, with all your enemies slain.
Sanskrit: स तान् यथावच्च हि लोकपालान् समेत्य वै प्रीतमना महेन्द्रः। उवाच चैनान प्रतिभाष्य शक्रः संचोदयिष्यन्नहुषस्यान्तरेण॥
English: And he, the great Indra, with a glad heart having greeted the assembled rulers of the world each with suitable words, said to them, with a view to cutwit Nahusha.
Sanskrit: स्तत्र साह्यं दीयतां मे भवद्भिः। ते चाब्रुवन् नहुष घोररूपो दृष्टीविषस्तस्य विभीम ईश॥
English: "Nahusha, the king of the gods is of a terrible form; therefore assistance to me must be rendered by you.” They too said-"Nahusha is terrible-looking and we fear, O lord, his poisonous gaze.
Sanskrit: स्ततो वयं भागमर्हाम शक्र। र्यमः कुबेरच मयाऽभिषेकम्॥
English: If you overthrow the king Nahusha, then O Shakra, it is only fitting that we too shall be entitled to our share (of the glory).” Indra said-you, O lord of waters and Kubera and Yama be crowed king along with me.
Sanskrit: सम्प्राप्नुवन्त्वद्य सहैव दैवतै रिपुं जयाम तं नहुषं घोरदृष्टिम्। ततः शक्रं ज्वलनोऽप्याह भागं प्रयच्छ मह्यं तव साह्यं करिष्ये। तमाह शक्रो भविताग्ने तवापि चेन्द्राग्न्योर्वे भाग एको महाक्रतौ॥
English: Coming together, shall we this day, with the aid of the gods, win victory over our enemy, Nahusha, of terrific gaze. Then the god of fire said to Shakra-"give me a share, I shall render you assistance" and Indra said to him; "O God of fire, you too shall get a share; in large sacrificial ceremonies, there will be but one share for Indra and Agni."
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच एवं संचिन्त्य भगवान् महेन्द्रः पाकशासनः। कुबेरं सर्वयक्षाणां धनानां च प्रभुं तथा॥ वैवस्वतं पितृणां च वरुणं चाप्यपां तथा। आधिपत्यं ददौ शक्रः संचिन्त्य वरदस्तथा॥
English: Shalya said Thus thinking, the god, the great Indra, the chastiser of the Paka, the giver of boons, with due deliberation, gave to Kubera the lordship of all the Yakshas and treasures and to the son of Vivasvata that over the Pitris and to Varuna that over the waters.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच अथ संचिन्तयानस्य देवराजस्य धीमतः। नहुषस्य वधोपायं लोकपालैः सदैवतैः॥ तपस्वी तत्र भगवानगस्त्यः प्रत्यदृश्यत। सोऽब्रवीदर्घ्य देवेन्द्रं दिष्ट्या वै वर्धते भवान्॥ विश्वरूपविनाशेन वृत्रासुरवधेन च। दिष्ट्याद्य नहुषो भ्रष्टो देवराज्यात् पुरंदर। दिष्ट्या हतारिं पश्यामि भवन्तं बलसूदन॥
English: Shalya said While the wise king of the gods was fixing on means of killing Nahusha, along with the ruler of the worlds and the gods, the ascetic, who had the six attributes of a godly being, Agastya, appeared there and having delay greeted the king of the gods, said-It is fortunate that you are gaining in strength, having already killed the great Aşura who had assumed a universal form; it is fortunate, O Purandara the Nahusha is this day ousted from the kingdom of heaven; it is fortunate, O slayer of Bala, that I see you with all your enemies, killed.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच स्वागतं ते महर्षेऽस्तु प्रीतोऽहं दर्शनात् तव। पाद्यमाचमनीयं च गामर्थ्य च प्रतीच्छ मे॥
English: Indra said Welcome to you, O great Rishi; I am pleased at seeing you; be so good as to accept from me water for washing your feet and your face and also the things suitable for your worship and a cow.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच पूजितं चोपविष्टं तमासने मुनिसत्तमम्। पर्यपृच्छत देवेशः प्रहृष्टो ब्राह्मणर्षमम्॥
English: Shalya said That best among the Rishis being duly worshipped and seated on a seat, the chief of the gods, well pleased, asked that best among the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छामि भगवन् कथ्यमानं द्विजोत्तम। परिभ्रष्टः कथं स्वर्गान्नहुषः पापनिश्चयः॥
English: O you best among the twice born, having the six attributes, narrate how Nahusha of vicious purpose came to be ousted from heaven. I want to hear that.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच शृणु शक्र प्रियं वाक्यं यथा राजा दुरात्मवान्। स्वर्गाद् भ्रष्टो दुराचारो नहुषो बलदर्पितः॥
English: Agastya said Listen, O Shakra, to this story as to how the vicious-souled Nahusha, of bad habits, vain of his strength, has been ousted from heaven.
Sanskrit: श्रमाश्चि वहन्तस्तं नहुषं पापकारिणम्। देवर्षयो महाभागास्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमला:॥ पप्रच्छुर्नहुषं देव संशयं जयतां वर। य इमे ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ता मन्त्रा वै प्रोक्षणे गवाम्॥ एते प्रमाणं भवत उताहो नेति वासव। नहुषो नेति तानाह तमसा मूढचेतनः॥
English: The Devarshis of great attributes and the Brahmarshis of spotless fame wearied with bearing Nahusha, the doer of vicious deeds, asked him (Nahusha), O best of victors, if the hymns prescribed to be chanted by Brahma, at the time of sprinkling the cows, were authentic. And also if he believed in their authenticity, told them that it was not authentic.
Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचुः अधर्मे सम्प्रवृत्तस्त्वं धर्मं न प्रतिपद्यसे। प्रमाणमेतदस्माकं पूर्वं प्रोक्तं महर्षिभिः॥
English: The Rishis said You are going along the path of vice; you do not act virtuously. “That they are authentic" has before been said by our great Rishis.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच ततो विवदमानः स मुनिभिः सह वासव। अथ मामस्पृशन्मूर्ध्नि पादेनाधर्मपीडितः॥
English: Agastya said Then, O Vasava, he began quarreling with the Rishis and then the one, ruled by vice, touched my head with his feet.
Sanskrit: तेनाभूद्धततेजाश्च नि:श्रीकश्च महीपतिः। ततस्तं तमसाऽऽविग्नमवोचं भृशपीडितम्॥
English: By that act did the king lose his strength and became shorn of prosperity; and then as he was agitated and oppressed with fear and had lost the power of speech, I said-
Sanskrit: यस्मात् पूर्वैः कृतं राजन् ब्रह्मर्षिभिरनुष्ठितम्। अदुष्टं दूषयसि मे यच्च मूर्ध्यस्पृशः पदा॥ यच्चापि त्वमृषीन् मूढ ब्रह्मकल्पान् दुरासदान्॥ वाहान् कृत्वा वाहयसि तेन स्वर्गाद्धतप्रभः। ध्वसं पाप परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणपुण्यो महीतले॥
English: Since, O king, you call into question, the hymns authorized by our ancestors and chanted by Brahmarshis and since you have touched me with your feet and since, O fool, you have your conveyance carried by Rishis equal to Brahma and unapproachable, whom you have made your bearers, therefore be shorn of your power. O Vice, be destroyed and turned out of heaven, go you to the earth where there is little virtue.
Sanskrit: दशवर्षसहस्राणि सर्परूपधरो महान्। विचरिष्यसि पूर्णेषु पुनः स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: For ten thousand years, assuming the form of a large snake, shall you roam about and at the completion of that period shall you again get into heaven.
Sanskrit: एवं भ्रष्टो दुरात्मा स देवराज्यादरिंदम। दिष्ट्या वर्धामहे शक्र हतो ब्राह्मणकण्टकः॥
English: The wicked-souled one was thus turned out of the kingdom of the gods, O you subduer of foes. It is lucky, O Shakra, that we are now on the ascendant and that thorn, of the Brahmanas, has been killed.
Sanskrit: त्रिविष्टपं प्रपद्यस्व पाहि लोकाञ्छचीपते। जितेन्द्रियो जितामित्रः स्तयूमानो महर्षिभिः॥
English: O you lord of Sachi, go you to heaven and rule over the world, after conquering your senses and subduing your enemies and being propitiated by the great Rishis.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच ततो देवा भृशं तुष्टा महर्षिगणसंवृताः। पितरश्चैव यक्षाच भुजगा राक्षसास्तथा॥ गन्धर्वा देवकन्याच सर्वे चाप्सरसां गणाः। सरांसि सरितः शैलाः सागराश्च विशाम्पते॥
English: Shalya said Then the gods were highly pleased, along with the great Rishis and the Pitris and the Yakshas and the Rakshasas and the Gandharvas and the celestial nymphs and all the fairies; and all the tanks and the lakes and the mountains and the rivers rejoiced.
Sanskrit: उपागम्याब्रुवन् सर्वे दिष्ट्या वर्धसि शत्रुहन्। हतश्च नहुषः पापो दिष्ट्यागस्त्येन धीमता। दिष्ट्या पापसमाचारः कृतः सर्पो महीतले॥
English: They all coming there said-it is fortunate, Oslayer of enemies, that you are on the ascendant; it is fortunate that the vicious Nahusha has been killed by the wise Agastya; it is fortunate that being of vicious habits has been turned into a snake in the earth.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच युयुधानस्ततो वीरः सात्वतानां महारथः। महता चतुरङ्गेण बलेनागाद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then did the hero Yuyudhana of the Satvata race, of great prowess, come to Yudhishthira with a large army containing all the four elements.
Sanskrit: तस्य योधा महावीर्या नानादेशसमागताः। नानाप्रहरणा वीराः शोभयाञ्चक्रिरे बलम्॥
English: His warriors of great strength, came from many countries and heroes, holding many suits of weapons, beautified the army.
Sanskrit: परश्वधैर्भिन्दिपालैः शूलतोमरमुद्गरैः। परिधैर्यष्टिभिः पाशैः करवालैश्च निर्मलैः॥ खगकार्मुकनियूँहैः शरैश्च विविधैरपि। तैलधौतैः प्रकाशद्भिसदाऽशोभत वै बलम्॥
English: That army was ever beautiful for it had in it, battle axes, missiles, spears, lances, mallets, clubs, staves, cords, stainless, swords and daggers and arrows of various kinds all of the best sort.
Sanskrit: तस्य मेघप्रकाशस्य सौवर्णैः शोभितस्य च। बभूव रूपं सैन्यस्य मेघस्येव सविद्युतः॥
English: The appearance of that army with those weapons was like the clouds with lightning.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिणी तु सा सेना तदा यौधिष्ठिरं बलम्। प्रविश्यान्तर्दधे राजन् सागरं कुनदी यथा॥
English: And that army, numbering an Akshauhini when it became incorporated with Yudhishthira's army, vanished as it were, O king, as does a small river when it falls into the sea.
Sanskrit: तथैवाक्षौहिणी गृह्य चेदीनामृषभो बली। धृष्टकेतुरुपागच्छत् पाण्डवानमितौजसः॥
English: And in the same way did Dhrishtaketu, who was powerful as the best of the Chedis come with an army, an Akshauhini in number, to the Pandavas, of immeasurable strength.
Sanskrit: मागधश्च जयत्सेनो जारासन्धिर्महाबलः। अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यस्य धर्मराजमुपागमत्॥
English: And Jayatsena of great strength, son of Jarasandh, king of Magadha, came to the virtuous king with an army counting an Akshauhini.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्ड्यो राजेन्द्र सागरानूपवासिभिः। वृतो बहुविधैर्योधैर्युधिष्ठिरमुपागमत्॥
English: In the same way, Pandya, O chief among kings, came to Yudhishthira surrounded by many warriors who had colonized along the sea.