pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कर्णः प्रहृष्टस्तु उपसंगम्य वासवम्। अमोघां शक्तिमभ्येत्य वव्रे सम्पूर्णमानसः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Thereupon, Karna gladly approached Vasava. And desirous of obtaining an infallible dart, he, with his purposes (nearly) gratified spoke.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच वर्मणा कुण्डलाभ्यां च शक्तिं मे देहि वासव। अमोघां शत्रुसंघानां घातिनी पृतनामुखे॥
English: Karna said: In exchange for my armour and ear-rings, O Vasava, bestow on me an infallible dart, destructive of hostile forces when drawn up in battle-array.
Sanskrit: ततः संचिन्त्य मनसा मुहूर्तमिव वासवः। शक्त्यर्थं पृथिवीपाल कर्णं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon, O lord of the earth, Vasava reflecting a moment with in his mind for the dart, spoke to Karna these words.
Sanskrit: कुण्डले मे प्रयच्छस्व वर्म चैव शरीरजम्। गृहाण कर्ण शक्तिं त्वमनेन समयेन च॥
English: Bestow on me your ear-rings and the armour born with your body and (then) O Karna, take the dart under the (following) condition.
Sanskrit: अमोघा हन्ति शतशः शत्रून् मम करच्युता। पुनश्च पाणितमभ्येति मम दैत्यान् विनिघ्नतः॥
English: This infallible dart, when I am engaged in slaughtering the Daityas, hurled by my hand kills hundreds of enemies and then returns to my hand.
Sanskrit: सेयं तव करप्राप्ता हत्वैकं रिपुमूर्जितम्। गर्जन्तं प्रतपन्तं च मामेवैष्यति सूतज॥
English: But, O charioteer's son, hurled by your hand, it shall kill one powerful enemy (of yours), roaring and hot as fire and shall then return to me.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच एकमेवाहमिच्छामि रिपुं हन्तुं महाहवे। गर्जन्तं प्रतपन्तं च यतो मम भयं भवेत्॥
English: Karna said: I am desirous of killing in mighty encounter (only) one enemy, roaring and furious, who may strike terror into me.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच एकं हनिष्यसि रिपुं गर्जन्तं बलिनं रणे। त्वं तु यं प्रार्थयस्येकं रक्ष्यते स महात्मना॥
English: Indra said: You will kill one powerful and roaring enemy in battle. But he whom you seek (to kill) is protected by a high-souled being.
Sanskrit: यमाहुर्वेदविद्वांसो वरार्हमपराजितम्। नारायणमचिन्त्यं च तेन कृष्णेन रक्ष्यते॥
English: He is protected by Krishna who is styled by those learned in the Vedas, the unvanquished Boar and the inconceivable Narayana.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच एवमप्यस्तु भगवन्नेकवीरवधे मम। अमोघां देहि मे शक्तिं यथा हन्यां प्रतापिनम्॥
English: Karna said: Notwithstanding it is so, O adorable one, give me an infallible dart, destructive of a heroic person, wherewith I can kill a mighty (foe).
Sanskrit: उत्कृत्य तु प्रदास्यामि कुण्डले कवचं च ते। निकृत्तेषु तु गात्रेषु न मे बीभत्सता भवेत्॥
English: Cutting the ear-rings and the mail from my body, I will give them to you. But let not my limbs, thus wounded, look ugly.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच न ते बीभत्सता कर्ण भविष्यति कथञ्चन। व्रपाश्चैव न गात्रेषु यस्त्वं नानृतमिच्छसि॥
English: Indra said: O Karna, since you are are desirous of observing the truth, you will not look ugly nor will there be any scars on your body.
Sanskrit: यादृशस्ते पितुर्वर्णस्तेजश्च वदतां वर। तादृशेनैव वर्णेन त्वं कर्ण भविता पुनः॥
English: O best of speakers, O Karna, you will be again endued with the complexion and energy of your father.
Sanskrit: विद्यमानेषु शस्त्रेषु यद्यमोघामसंशये। प्रमत्तो मोक्ष्यसे चापि त्वय्येवैषा पतिष्यति॥
English: If you hurl this infallible dart maddened with rage when your life is not in danger and when you have other weapons with you, then it shall fall upon yourself.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच संशयं परमं प्राप्य विमोक्ष्ये वासवीमिमाम्। यथा मामात्थ शक्र त्वं सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Karna said : I tell you truly, O Shakra, that according to your directions I will hurl this Vasavi weapon only when my life is in great jeopardy.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां प्रतिगृह्य विशाम्पते। शस्त्रं गृहीत्वा निशितं सर्वगात्राण्यकृन्तत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then, O lord of the earth, accepting that blazing dart, Karna began to cut off his body with sharp weapons.
Sanskrit: ततो देवा मानवा दानवाश्च निकृन्तन्तं कर्णमात्मानमेवम्। न ह्यस्यासीन्मुखजो वै विकारः॥
English: The gods, the mortals and the Danavas, seeing Karna cut off his own body, began to roar like lions, because no signs of contortions were visible on his face.
Sanskrit: ततो दिव्या दुन्दुभयः प्रणेदुः पपातोच्चैः पुष्पवर्षं च दिव्यम्। दृष्ट्वा कर्णं शस्त्रसंकृत्तगात्रं मुहुश्चापि स्मयमानं नृवीरम्॥
English: Seeing that hero among men, Karna, smile again and again even while cutting off his body, the celestials drums began to sound and celestials flowers were showered (upon his head).
Sanskrit: ततश्छित्त्वा कवचं दिव्यमङ्गात् तथैवार्दै प्रददौ वासवाय। तथोत्कृत्य प्रददौ कुण्डले ते कर्णात् तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन कर्णः॥
English: Then Karna cutting off his excellent mail from his body, when it was still wet, gave it to Vasava, And he also cut off his ear-rings from his ear and give them to him. It is on this account that he was styled Karna.
Sanskrit: ततः शक्रः प्रहसन् वञ्चयित्वा कर्णं लोके यशसा योजयित्वा। कृतं कार्यं पाण्डवानां हि मेने ततः पश्चाद् दिवमेवोत्पपात॥
English: Thus deceiving Karna but making him famous in the world, Shakra smilingly considered that he had accomplished the purpose of the Pandavas. He then soared to the heavens.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा कर्णं मुषितं धार्तराष्ट्रा दीनाः सर्वे भग्नदर्पा इवासन्। तां चावस्थां गमितं सूतपुत्रं श्रुत्वा पार्था जहषुः काननस्थाः॥
English: Hearing that Karna was thus deceived, all the sons of Dhritarashtra were dejected and became (as dispirited) as if their pride was wounded. The Parthas, (on the other hand) hearing that the son of Suta was reduced to such a state rejoiced (greatly).
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच क्वस्था वीराः पाण्डवास्ते बभूवुः। कुतश्चैते श्रुतवन्तः प्रियं तत्। किं वाकार्पर्द्वादशेऽब्दे व्यतीते तन्मे सर्वं भगवान् व्याकरोतु॥
English: Janamejaya said : Where did the heroic Pandavas dwell (at that time) and from whom did they receive this joyful news and what did they do after the twelve years of their exile? O adorable one, relate all this to me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच लम्वा कृष्णां सैन्धवं द्रावयित्वा विप्रैः सार्धं काम्यकादाश्रमात् ते। मार्कण्डेयाच्छृतवन्तः पुराणं देवर्षीणां चरितं विस्तरेण॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Those heroic men having rescued Krishna, chastised the chief of the Sindhus, heard from Markandeya the old storied about the celestials and the Rishis and passed the entire period of their painful forest life, returned from their hermitage in Kamyaka to the sacred Dvaiytavana together with the Brahmanas, their cars, followers, charioteers, the citizens (who had followed them to the forest) and their COWS.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स ददर्श हतान् भ्रातृन् लोकपालानिव च्युतान्। युगान्ते समनुप्राप्ते शक्रप्रतिमगौरवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : He (Yudhishthira) then beheld his brothers, glorious as Shakra himself, lying dead like the Lokapalas dropped down form their regions at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: विनिकीर्णधनुर्बाणं दृष्ट्वा निहतमर्जुनम्। भीमसेनं यमौ चैव निर्विचेष्टान् गतायुषः॥ स दीर्घमुष्णं नि:श्वस्य शोकवाष्पपरिप्लुतः। तान् दृष्ट्वा पतितान् भ्रातृन् सर्वांश्चिन्तासमन्वितः॥ धर्मपुत्रो महाबाहुर्विललाप सुविस्तरम्।
English: Seeing Arjuna dead with his bow and arrow lying scattered and also Bhimasena and the twins lying motionless with life extinct, Yudhishthira breathing out a long and hot sigh was bathed in tears caused by grief. Afflicted with anxiety at beholding all his brothers lying dead. The mighty-armed son of Dharma gave bent to a great profusion of grief
Sanskrit: ननु त्वया महाबाहो प्रतिज्ञातं वृकोदरा॥ सुयोधनस्य भेत्स्यामि गदया सक्थिनी रणे। व्यर्थं तदद्य मे सर्वं त्वयि वीर निपातिते॥ महात्मनि महाबाहो कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धने।
English: He said, "O mighty-armed Vrikodara, you swore, I will break the thighs of Duryodhana with mace in battle.' O Bhima, since you are dead all that has become to no purpose to me.
Sanskrit: मनुष्यसम्भवा वाचो विधर्मिण्य: प्रतिश्रुताः॥ भवतां दिव्यवाचस्तु ता भवन्तु कथं मृषा।
English: O high-minded and mighty-armed enhancer of the glory of the Kurus, human promises may not be fulfilled, but how is it that celestials words with regard to you have proved untrue?
Sanskrit: देवाश्चापि यदावाचन सूतके त्वां धनंजय॥ सहस्राक्षादनवरः कुन्ति पुत्रस्तवेति वै। उत्तरे पारियात्रे च जगुर्भूतानि सर्वशः॥ विप्रणष्टां श्रियं चैषामाहर्ता पुनरञ्जसा। नास्य जेता रणे कश्चिदजेता नैष कस्यचित्॥
English: O Dhananjaya, when you were born, the very gods themselves said, “O Kunti, this son of yours shall in no way be inferior to the thousand-eyed deity.” And in the northern r'aripatra mountain all the beings sang, “The prosperity these have been deprived of, by enemies, shall surely be recovered by this one. There shall be no vanquisher of him in battle and there shall be none whom he will not be able to conquer."
Sanskrit: सोऽयं मृत्युवंश यातः कथं जिष्णुमहाबलः। अयं ममाशां संहत्य शेते भूमौ धनंजयः॥ आश्रित्य यं वयं नाथं दुःखान्येतानि सेहिम।
English: How is it, then, that this highly powerful Jishnu has been subject to death? Why does that Dhananjaya lie dead on the ground destroying all my hopes, depending on whom we have gone through all these miseries?
Sanskrit: रणे प्रमत्तौ वीरौ च सदा शत्रुनिबर्हणौ॥ कथं रिपुवशं यातौ कुन्तीपुत्रौ महाबलौ। यौ सर्वास्त्राप्रतिहतौ भीमसेनधनंजयौ॥
English: Why have these two highly powerful and heroic sons of Kunti, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya, furious in battle, who always destroyed their enemies and whom no weapons could resist, been subjugated by the enemy?
Sanskrit: अश्मसारमयं नूनं हृदयं ममम दुहृदः। यमौ यदेतौ दृष्ट्वाद्य पतितौ नावदीर्यते॥
English: Surely this vile heart of me is made of the essence of marble, since seeing these twins lying dead today it is not riven.
Sanskrit: शास्त्रज्ञा देशकालज्ञास्तपोयुक्ताः क्रियान्विताः। अकृत्वा सदृशं कर्म किं शेध्वं पुरुषर्षभाः॥
English: Why do you, O most exalted of men, versed in the Shastras, acquainted with the rules of proper time and place, performers of religious rites, lie dead without performing acts 'worthy of you?
Sanskrit: अविक्षतशरीराश्चाप्यप्रमृष्टशरासनाः। असंज्ञा भुवि संगम्य किं शेध्वमपराजिताः॥
English: O unvanquished ones, with your bodies unwounded and bows untouched, why do you lie insensible embracing the earth”?
Sanskrit: सानूनिवारेः संसुप्तान् दृष्ट्वा भ्रातृन् महामतिः। सुखं प्रसुप्तान् प्रस्विनः खिन्नः कष्टां दशां गतः॥
English: And that large hearted one, beholding his brothers sweetly asleep as (they slept peacefully) on the plateaus of mountains perspired profusely, became sorely afflicted and was reduced to a piteous plight,
Sanskrit: एवमेवेदमित्युक्त्वा धर्मात्मा स नरेश्वरः। शोकसागरमध्यस्थो दध्यौ कारणमाकुलः॥
English: That virtuous souled lord of men, saying "it is so," and drowned in the sea of sorrow and with an agitated heart, began to think of the cause of his brothers' death.
Sanskrit: इतिकर्तव्यतां चेति देशकालविभागवित्। नाभिपेदे महाबाहुश्चिन्तयानो महामतिः॥
English: And though that high-minded one of mighty arms, acquainted with the divisions of time and place, pondered much, he could not settle what he should do.
Sanskrit: अथ संस्तभ्य धर्मात्मा तदाऽऽत्मानं तपोयुतः। एवं विलप्य बहुधा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Thus lamenting profusely, the virtuous minded son of Tapa or Dharma, Yudhishthira, pacified his soul.
Sanskrit: बुद्ध्या विचिन्तयामास वीराः केन निपातिताः॥
English: And began, by the exercise of his intelligence, to ponder thus “by whom these warriors have been slain?
Sanskrit: नैषां शस्त्रप्रहारोऽस्ति पदं नेहास्ति कस्यचित्। भूतं महदिदं मन्ये भ्रातरो येन मे हताः॥
English: There are no strokes of weapons on their bodies nor are there any foot prints of any body. I consider he is a mighty being who has slain my brothers.
Sanskrit: एकाचं चिन्तयिष्यामि पीत्वा वेत्स्यामि वा जलम्। स्यात् तु दुर्योधनेनेदमुपांशुविहितं कृतम्॥ गान्धारराजरचितं सततं जिह्मबुद्धिना। यस्य कार्यमकार्यं वा सममेव भवत्युत॥ कस्तस्य विश्वसेद् वीरो दुष्कृतेकृतात्मनः। अथवा पुरुषैर्गुढैः प्रयोगोऽयं दुरात्मनः॥
English: I will reflect on this with concentration or I will try to know of it after drinking water. Perhaps the crooked-minded Duryodhana with whom good and evil are alike has got it (the tark) destruc.ive of life, made by the king of Gandhara. What cool-headed person can trust that wicked minded man ever bent on evil deeds? Or perhaps that wicked souled one has caused it to be made by some secret messengers of his."
Sanskrit: भवेदिति महाबुद्धिर्बहुधा तदचिन्तयत्। तस्यासीन्न विषेणेदमुदकं दूषितं यथा॥
English: Thus that highly intellectual one gave way to many thoughts. But he could, in no way, persuade himself that the water was prisoned,
Sanskrit: मृतानामपि चैतेषां विकृतं नैव जायते। मुखवर्णाः प्रसन्ना मे भ्रातृणामित्यचिन्तयत्॥
English: For, though dead, their features had undergone no change. And he thought "the colour on the face of my brothers is still lively.
Sanskrit: एकैकशश्चौघबलानिमान् पुरुषसत्तमान्। कोऽन्यः प्रतिसमासेत कालान्तकयमादृते॥
English: Each of these foremost of men is possessed of the force of a water fall. Who else, therefore, can vanquish them except that being who carries away every thing in proper time."
Sanskrit: एतेन व्यवसायेन तत् तोयं व्यवगाढवान्। गाहमानश्च तत् तोयमन्तरिक्षात् स शुश्रुवे॥
English: Thinking it to be certain, he plunged into that water. And as he got into it he heard these words from the firmament.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच अहं बकः शैवलमत्स्यभक्षो नीता मया प्रेतवशं तवानुजाः। त्वं पञ्चमो भविता राजपुत्र न चेत् प्रश्नान् पृच्छतो व्याकरोषि॥
English: The Yaksha said: I am a crane living on moss and fish. Your younger brothers have been, by me, brought under the control of death. If, O king's son, you do not answer the questions put by me, you shall be the fifth victim.
Sanskrit: मा तात साहसं कार्षीर्मम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। प्रश्नानुक्त्वा तु कौन्तेय ततः पिब हरस्व च॥
English: O child, do not attempt this. It has been possessed by me before. First! answer my questions and then drink water kind take it away.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच रुद्राणां वा वसूनां वा मरुतां वा प्रधानभाक्। पृच्छामि को भवान् देवो नैतच्छकुनिना कृतम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said : Are you the foremost of the Rudras or the Vasus or the Marutas? I ask you what god you are. It is not possible for a bird to have done this.
Sanskrit: हिमवान् पारियात्रश्च विन्ध्यो मलय एव च। चत्वारः पर्वताः केन पातिता भूरितेजसः॥
English: Who has felled these four mountains of great energy viz. Himavat, Pariyatra, Vindhya and Malaya?
Sanskrit: अतीव ते महत् कर्म कृतं च बलिनां वर। यान् न देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुराश्च न राक्षसाः॥
English: O strongest of those endued with strength, you have (indeed) achieved a very great feat in as much as neither the celestials, nor the Gandharvas nor the Asuras, nor the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: विषहेरन् महायुद्धे कृतं ते तन्महाद्भुतम्। न ते जानामि यत् कार्यं नाभिजानामि काक्षितम्॥
English: Could stand them in mighty conflict. (Therefore) what you have done is highly marvellous. Neither am I aware of what is your business nor do I know of your intentions.
Sanskrit: कौतूहलं महज्जातं साध्वसं चागतं मम। येनास्म्युद्विग्नहदयः समुत्पन्नशिरोज्वरः॥ पृच्छामि भगवंस्तस्मात् को भवानिह तिष्ठति।
English: I am very curious (to learn all this) and am terrified also. For which my heart is troubled and my head is racked. Therefore, O adorable one, I ask you who you are that are staying here.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच यक्षोऽहमस्मि भद्रं ते नास्मि पक्षी जलेचरः॥ मयैते निहताः सर्वे भ्रातरस्ते महौजसः।
English: The Yaksha said : I am a Yaksha and not an aquatic bird. All hail to you. It is I who have slain your greatly energetic brothers.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तामशिवां श्रुत्वा वाचं स परुषाक्षराम्॥ यक्षस्य ब्रुवतो राजन्नुपक्रम्य तदा स्थितः। विरूपाक्षं महाकायं यक्षं तालसमुच्छ्रयम्॥ ज्वलनार्कप्रतीकाशमधृष्यं पर्वतोपमम्। वृक्षमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं ददर्श भरतर्षभः॥ मेघगम्भीरनादेन तर्जयन्तं महास्वनम्।
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon, hearing those inauspicious words couched in harsh letters, which the Yaksha was speaking, he (Yudhishthira), O king, approaching him stood there. And that best of the Bharatas saw that huge-bodied Yaksha endued with unnatural eyes, tall as a palm tree, blazing like the sun or the fire, irresistible, huge as a rock, staying on a tree and uttering deep loud roars like the rumbling of the clouds.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच इमे ते भ्रातरो राजन् वार्यमाणा मयासकृत्॥ बलात् तोयं जिहीर्षन्तस्ततो वै मृदिता मया। न पेयमुदकं राजन् प्राणानिह परीप्सता॥ पार्थ मा साहसं कार्मिम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। प्रश्नानुक्त्वा तु कौन्तेय ततः पिब हरस्व च।॥
English: The Yaksha said: These brothers of you, O king, though again and again forbidden by me. Wanted to take away water by force. I have therefore killed them. He that has a love for his life ought not, O king, to drink this water. O Partha, do not attempt it. This (pond) has been taken possession of by me before. O son of Kunti, answering my questions, you may drink and take away water.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच न चाहं कामये यक्ष तव पूर्वपरिग्रहम्। कामं नैतत् प्रशंसन्ति सन्तो हि पुरुषाः सदा॥ यदात्मना स्वमात्मानं प्रशंसे पुरुषर्षभ। यथाप्रज्ञं तु ते प्रश्नान् प्रतिवक्ष्यामि पृच्छ माम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O Yaksha, I do not want what you have already taken possession of. Virtuous persons never like, that one should extol his own self, O most exalted of creatures. I shall answer your questions according to my knowledge. Ask me.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किं स्विदादित्यमुन्नयति के च तस्याभितश्चराः। कश्नमस्तं नयति कस्मिश्च प्रतितिष्ठति॥
English: The Yaksha said: What is that which makes Aditya, (the sun) rise? Who remain near him? Who does make him set? (And) in what is he established?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ब्रह्मादित्यमुन्नयति देवास्तस्याभितश्चराः। धर्मश्चास्तं नयति च सत्ये च प्रतितिष्ठति॥
English: Yudhishthira said: It is Brahma that makes the sun rise. The celestials remain near him. Dharma makes him set. And he is established in truth.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच केनस्विच्छ्रोत्रियो भवति केनस्विद् विन्दते महत्। केनस्विद् द्वितीयवान् भवति राजन् केन च बुद्धिमान्।४७
English: The Yaksha said : What makes one Shrotriya (learned) By what does one attain to what is very exalted? what makes one have a second And, by what, O king, one becomes wise?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच श्रुतेन श्रोत्रियो भवति तपसा विन्दते महत्। धृत्या द्वितीयवान् भवति बुद्धिमान् वृद्धसेवया॥
English: Yudhishthira said : By the Shruti (i.e. the study of the Vedas) one becomes learned. By asceticism one attains to what is very exalted. Intelligence makes one have a second. Ministration to the old makes one wise.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किं ब्राह्मणानां देवत्वं कश्च धर्मः सतामिव। कश्चैषां मानुषो भावः किमेषामसतामिव॥
English: The Yaksha said : What is the divine attribute of the Brahmanas? What virtuous practices of theirs resemble those of the pious? What is their human attribute? And what (practices) of theirs resemble those of the impious?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच स्वाध्याय एषां देवत्वं तप एषां सतामिव। मरणं मानुषो भावः परिवादोऽसतामिव॥
English: Yudhishthira said : The study of the Vedas is their divine attribute. Their asceticism is like the virtuous practices of the pious. Death is their human attribute. And slander (by them) is like the behaviour of the impious.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किं क्षत्रियाणां देवत्वं कश्च धर्मः सतामिव। कश्चैषां मानुषो भावः किमेषामसतामिव।॥
English: The Yaksha said: What is the divine quality of the Kshatriyas? What practice of theirs resembles the behaviour of the pious? What is their human attribute? And what (practice) on their part resembles that of the impious?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच इष्वस्त्रमेषां देवत्वं यज्ञ एषां सतामिव। भयं वै मानुषो भावः परित्यागोऽसतामिव॥
English: Yudhishthira said : It is the arrows ard weapons that constitute their divinity. Sacrifices (on their part) resemble the virtuous practices of the pious. Fear is their human attribute. And their abandoning (the distraced) is like the practice of the impious.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किमेकं यज्ञियं साम किमेकं यज्ञियं यजुः। का चैषां वृणुते यज्ञं कां यज्ञो नातिवर्तते॥
English: The Yaksha said: What is that one thing) which is the sacrificial Soma? What is that which constitutes the sacrificial Yaju? What is that which sacrifice can not do without?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच प्राणो वै यज्ञियं साम मनो वै यज्ञियं यजुः। ऋगेका वृणुते यज्ञं तां यज्ञो नातिवर्तते॥
English: Yudhishthira said: Life is the sacrificial Soma; mind is the sacrificial Yaju; it is Rich which accompanies sacrifice and without which sacrifice can not do.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्विदावपतां श्रेष्ठं किंस्विन्निवपतां वरम्। किंस्वित् प्रतिष्ठमानानां किंस्वित् प्रसवतां वरम्॥
English: The Yaksha said : What thing is the best with regard to the cultivators? What is of the greatest value to those that seek prosperity? And what is of the highest value to those that bring forth?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच वर्षमावपतां श्रेष्ठं बीजं निवपतां वरम्। गाव: प्रतिष्ठमानानां पुत्रः प्रसवतां वरः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: Rain is the best thing to the cultivators; seed is of the great value to the sowers; cow is the best thing to those that seek prosperity and son is of the greatest value to those that bring forth.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच इन्द्रियार्थाननुभवन् बुद्धिमॉल्लोकपूजितः। सम्मतः सर्वभूतानामुच्छ्वसन् को न जीवति॥
English: The Yaksha said : Is there any person, endowed with intelligence, worshipped by the world, respected by all the creatures, who, though enjoying the objects of senses and breathing, is not alive?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितृणामात्मनश्च यः। न निर्वपति पञ्चानामुच्छ्वसन् न स जीवति॥
English: Yudhishthira said : That person, who does not satisfy the gods, the guests, the servants, the Pitris and his own self, though breathing, is not alive.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्विद् गुरुतरं भूमेः किस्विदुच्चतरं च खात्। किंस्विच्छीघ्रतरं वायोः किंस्विद् बहुतरं तृणात्॥
English: The Yaksha said : What thing is weightier than the earth? What is it that is higher than the sky? What is fleeter than the wind? And what is more numerous than the grass?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच माता गुरुतरा भूमेः खात् पितोच्चतरस्तथा। मनः शीघ्रतरं वाताच्चिन्ता बहुतरी तृणात्॥
English: Yudhishthira said: The mother is weightier than the earth; the father is higher than the sky; the mind is fleeter than the wind; and the thoughts are more numerous than the grass.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्वित् सुप्तं न निमिषति किंस्विज्जातं न चोपति। कस्यस्विद्धदयं नास्ति किंस्विद् वेगेन वर्धते॥
English: The Yaksha said: What is that which does not close the eyes while sleeping? What is it that has no heart? And what is it that swells with its own force?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच मत्स्यः सुप्तो न निमिषत्यण्डं जातं न चोपति। अश्मनो हृदयं नास्ति नदी वेगेन वर्धते॥
English: Yudhishthira replied Fishes do not close their eyes while sleeping. Eggs do not move after birth. A stone has no heart. And a stream swells with its own force.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्वित् प्रवसतो मित्रं किंस्विन्मित्रं गृहे सतः। आतुरस्य च किं मित्रं किंस्विन्मित्रं मरिष्यतः॥
English: The Yaksha asked Who is the friend of an exile? Who is the friend of a householder? Who is the friend of a sick person and who of a dying one?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच सार्थः प्रवसतो मित्रं भार्या मित्रं गृहे सतः। आतुरस्य भिषमित्रं दानं मित्रं मरिष्यतः॥
English: Yudhishthira replied The friend of an exile is his companion; that of a householder is his wife; that of a sick person is his physician and that of a dying one is charity.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच कोऽतिथिः सर्वभूतानां किंस्विद् धर्मं सनातनम्। अमृतं किंस्विद् राजेन्द्र किंस्वित् सर्वमिदं जगत्॥
English: The Yaksha said: Who is the guest of all the creatures? What is the eternal religion? O king of kings, what is Amrita? And what is this entire universe?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अतिथिः सर्वभूतानामग्निः सोमो गवामृतम्। सनातनोऽमृतो धर्मो वायुः सर्वमिदं जगत्॥
English: Yudhishthira replied Agni is the guest of all creatures; the milk of the cows is Amrita; Homa with Amrita is the eternal religion; and air is this entire universe.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्विदेको विचरते जातः को जायते पुनः। किंस्विद्धिमस्य भैषज्यं किंस्विदावपनं महत्॥
English: The Yaksha said : What is it what wanders alone? What is it that is born again after its birth? What is the antidote to cold? And what is the largest field?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच सूर्य एको विचरते चन्द्रमा जायते पुनः। अग्निहिमस्य भैषज्यं भूमिरावपनं महत्॥
English: Yudhishthira said: It is the sun that wanders alone. The moon is reborn (after her birth). Agni (fire) is the antidote to cold and the earth is the largest field.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किंस्विदेकपदं धर्म्य किंस्विदेकपदं यशः। किंस्विदेकपदं स्वर्णं किंस्विदेकपदं सुखम्॥
English: The Yaksha asked What is the crowning refuge of religion? What of renown? What is the highest refuge of heaven and what of happiness?