pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच परवन्तो वयं राजंस्त्वयि सर्वे सहानुगाः। यथा वक्ष्यसि नः प्रीत्या तत् करिष्यामहे वयम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said: O king, I with all my brothers, am now dependent on you. We shall all gladly do what you will command us to do.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽब्रवीद् वासुदेवो गमनं रोचते मम। यथा वा मन्यते राजा दुपदः सर्वधर्मवित्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon Vasudeva said, “I am of opinion that they should go. But we must all abide by the opinion of the king Drupada who is learned in all the precepts of virtue."
Sanskrit: दुपद उवाच यथैव मन्यते वीरो दाशार्हः पुरुषोत्तमः। प्राप्तकालं महाबाहुः सा बुद्धिनिश्चिता मम॥ यथैव हि महाभागाः कौन्तेया मम समाप्रतम्। तथैव वासुदेवस्य पाण्डुपुत्रा न संशयः॥
English: Drupada said : Having considered all the circumstances, I certainly agree with the foremost of men, the heroic and mighty armed Dasharaha (Krishna). There is no doubt the illustrious sons of Kunti, the Pandavas, are now to me as they are to Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: न तद् ध्यायति कौन्तेयः पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। यथैषां पुरुषव्याघ्रः श्रेयो ध्यायति केशवः॥
English: The son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, himself does not seek the welfare of the Pandavas so much as this foremost of men Keshava (Krishna) does.
Sanskrit: वैशाम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते समनुज्ञाता दुपदेन महात्मना। पाण्डवाश्चैव कृष्णश्च विदुरश्च महीपते॥ आदाय द्रौपदी कृष्णां कुन्तीं चैव यशस्विनीम्। सविहारं सुर जग्मुर्नगरं नागसाह्वयम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, having been commanded by the illustrious Drupada, the Pandavas, Krishna and Vidura. Taking with them the daughter of Drupada, Krishna and the illustrious Kunti, journeyed in pleasure towards the city of Hastinapur.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा चाप्यागतान् वीरान् धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। प्रतिग्रहाय पाण्डूनां प्रेषयामास कौरवान्॥
English: The king, Dhritarashtra, learning that those heroes (the Pandavas) had arrived, sent out the Kurus to receive them.
Sanskrit: विकर्णं च महेष्वासं चित्रसेनं च भारत। द्रोणं च परमेष्वासं गौतमं कृपमेव च।॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Vikarna, the great bowmen Chitrasena, the foremost of bowmen Drona and the son of Gautama Kripa (went out to receive them).
Sanskrit: तैस्ते परिवृता वीराः शोभमाना महाबलाः। नगरं हास्तिनपुरं शनैः प्रविविशुस्तदा॥ कौतूहलेन नगरं दीप्यमानमिवाभवत्। तत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शोकदुःखविनाशनाः॥ तत उच्चावचा वाचः पौरैः प्रियचिकीर्षुभिः। उदीरिता अशृण्वंस्ते पाण्डवा हृदयंगमाः॥
English: Surrounded by those (illustrious men), those mighty heroes (the Pandavas), their splendour (many times) increased, slowly entered the city of Hastinapur. The city became radiant with the curious sight-seers of the city. Those foremost of men, the dispelled of grief and sorrow. The Pandavas, dear to the hearts of the people, heard as they proceeded, various exclamations which the citizens, ever desirous of obeying the wishes of those princes, loudly uttered.
Sanskrit: अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रः पुनरायाति धर्मवित्। यो नः स्वानिव दायादान् धर्मेण परिरक्षति॥
English: They exclaimed, “Here return that best of men (Yudhishthira), learned in the precepts of virtue. He always protects us as if we are his nearest relatives.
Sanskrit: अद्य पाण्डुर्महाराजो वनादिव जनप्रियः। आगतः प्रियमस्माकं चिकीर्षुर्नात्र संशयः॥
English: It seems as if the great king Pandu, ever beloved of his subjects, returns to-day from the forest to do what is agreeable to us.
Sanskrit: किं नु नाद्य कृतं तात सर्वेषां नः परं प्रियम्। यन्नः कुन्तीसुता वीरा नगरं पुनरागताः॥
English: What good is not done to us today when the heroic sons of Kunti returns to our city?
Sanskrit: यदि दत्तं यदि हुतं विद्यते यदि नस्तपः। तेन तिष्ठन्तु नगरे पाण्डवाः शरदां शतम्॥ ततस्ते धृतराष्र्ण्य भीष्मस्य च महात्मनः। अन्येषां च तदर्हाणां चक्रुः पादाभिवन्दनम्॥
English: If we have ever given away in charity, if we have ever poured libations of ghee on the (sacrificial) fire, if we have any ascetic merit, let the Pandavas live in our city for one hundred years." They (the Pandavas) worshipped the feet of Dhritarashtra, as also those of Bhishma and also the feet of every body else that deserved the honour.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं सर्वेण नगरेण च। न्यविशन्ताथ वेश्मानि धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्॥
English: They inquired after the welfare of all the citizens. They then entered the palace assigned to them at the command of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: विश्रान्तास्ते महात्मान: कंचित् कालं महाबलाः। आहूता धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शांतनवेन च॥
English: When those illustrious and greatly strong heroes had taken rest for some time, they were summoned by the king Dhritarashtra and the son of Shantanu (Bhishma.)
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच भ्रातृभिः सह कौन्तेय निबोध गदतो मम। पुनर्वो विग्रहो मा भूत् खाण्डवप्रस्थमाविश॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: O sun of Kunti, (Yudhishthira), listen with your brothers to what I say. Go to Khandavaprastha, so that no difference may arise again.
Sanskrit: न च वो वसतस्तत्र कश्चिच्छक्तः प्रबाधितुम्। संरक्ष्यमाणान् पार्थेन त्रिदशानिव वज्रिणा॥ अर्धं राज्यस्य सम्प्राप्य खाण्डवप्रस्थमाविश।
English: If you live there, none will be able to injure you. Taking half of the kingdom, live at Khandavaprastha protected by Partha (Arjuna), as the celestials are by the wielder of the thunder (Indra).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतिगृह्य तु तद् वाक्यं नृपं सर्वे प्रणम्य च॥ प्रतस्थिरे ततो घोरं वनं तन्मनुजर्षभाः। अर्धं राज्यस्य सम्प्राप्य खाण्डवप्रस्थमाविशन्॥ ततस्ते पाण्डवास्तत्र गत्वा कृष्णपुरोगमाः। मण्डयां चक्रिरे तद् वै परं स्वर्गवदच्युताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Agreeing to what the king said, those best of men worshipped the kings and started for that fearful forest. Receiving half of the kingdom, the Pandavas entered the Khandavaprastha, Krishna being at the head of the procession. Thereafter, the infallible Pandavas accompanied by Krishna, and by going to that place made it as glorious as heaven.
Sanskrit: ततः पुण्ये शिवे देशे शान्तिं कृत्वा महारथाः। नगरं मापयामासुद्वैपायनपुरोगमाः॥
English: Those great car-warriors, selecting with the assistance of Dvaipayana a sacred and auspicious place, performed the propitiatory ceremonies and measured out a piece of land to found a city.
Sanskrit: सागरप्रतिरूपाभिः परिखाभिरलंकृतम्। प्राकारेण च सम्पन्नं दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठता॥ पाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशेन हिमरश्मिनिभेन च। शुशुभे तत् पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर्भोगवती यथा॥
English: It was surrounded by a most as wide as the sea and by wall rising high up to the sky. It was as white as the white clouds or the rays of the moon. Those foremost of cities looked resplendent like the city of Bhogavati of the Nagas.
Sanskrit: द्विपक्षगरुडप्रख्यारैः सौधैश्च शोभितम्। गुप्तमभ्रचयप्रख्यैर्गोपुरैर्मन्दरोपमैः॥ विविधैरपि निर्विः शस्त्रोपेतैः सुसंवृतैः। शक्तिभिश्चावृतं तद्धि द्विजिलैरिव पन्नगैः॥ तल्पैश्चाभ्यासिकैर्युक्तं शुशुभे योधरक्षितम्। तीक्ष्णारूशशतघ्नीभिर्यन्त्रजालैश्च शोभितम्॥
English: It was adorned with mansions having windows like the out-stretched wings of Garuda. It was protected with gates looking like the clouds and they were as high as the Mandara mountain; the weapons of the enemy could not make any impression on them. They were almost covered with darts and other missiles like the double tongued snakes. The turrets were filled with armed men and the walls were lined with warriors. It was wellstocked with various weapons of attack; there were thousands of sharp hooks and Shataghanis (a sort of weapon) and numerous other machines; there were also many iron wheels planted on them. With these were adorned that best of cities.
Sanskrit: आयसैश्च महाचक्रैः शुशुभे तत् पुरोत्तमम्। सुविभक्तमहारथ्यं देवतावाधवर्जितम्॥ विरोचमानं विविधैः पाण्डुरैर्भवनोत्तमैः। तत् त्रिविष्टपसंकाशमिन्द्रप्रस्थं व्यरोचत॥
English: The streets were all wide and excellently laid out. Adorned with innumerable white mansions, the city looked like Amaravati (the celestials city); it looked like a mass clouds charged with lightings. It came to be called Indraprastha.
Sanskrit: मेघवृन्दमिवाकाशे विद्धं विद्युत्समावृतम्। तत्र रम्ये शिवे देशे कौरव्यस्य निवेशनम्॥
English: In a delightful and auspicious place stood the palace of those descendants of Kuru (the Pandavas). It was full of every kind of wealth like the palace of the celestials) treasurer (Kubera) himself.
Sanskrit: शुशुभे धनसम्पूर्ण धनाध्यक्षक्षयोपमम्। तत्रागच्छन् द्विजा राजन् सर्ववेदविदां वराः॥ निवासं रोचयन्ति स्म सर्वभाषाविस्तथा। वणिजश्चाययुस्तत्र नानादिग्भ्यो धनार्थिनः॥
English: O king, there came with the desire of living (in that city) numerous Brahmanas learned in all the Vedas and conversant with every language. There came also from every direction numerous merchants with the desire of earning wealth.
Sanskrit: सर्वशिल्पविदस्तत्र वासायाभ्यागमंस्तदा। उद्यानानि च रम्याणि नगरस्य समन्ततः॥ आप्रैराम्रातकैनीपैरशोकैश्चम्पकैस्तथा। पुन्नागैर्नागपुष्पैश्च लकुचैः पनसैस्तथा॥ शालतालतमालैश्च बकुलैश्च सकेतकैः। मनोहरैः सुपुष्पैश्च फलभारावनामितैः॥
English: There also came with the desire of living (in that city) numerous men well-skilled in all arts. Around the city were laid out many charming gardens with Amras, Amratakas, Kadambas, Ashokas, Champakas, Punnagas, Nagas, Lakuchas, Panasas, Salas, Talas, Tamalas, Bakulas and Ketakas. They were all beautiful and blossoming; they bent down with the weight of their fruits.
Sanskrit: प्राचीनामलकैलॊधेरकोलैश्च सुपुष्पितैः। जम्बूभिः पाटलाभिश्च कुब्जकैरतिमुक्तकैः॥ करवीरैः पारिजातैरन्यैश्च विविधैर्दुमैः। नित्यपुष्पफलोपेते नाद्विजगणायुतैः॥
English: The Amlokas, Lodhras, blossoming Ankolas, Jambus, Patalas, Kubjakas, Atimuktakas, Karaviras, Parijatas and various other tress were there. All adorned with flowers and fruits and thronged with birds of various kinds.
Sanskrit: मत्तवहिणसंघुष्टकोकिलैश्च सदामदैः। गृहैरादर्शविमलैर्विविधैश्च लतागृहैः॥ मनोहरैचित्रगृहैस्तथाजगतिपर्वतैः। वापीभिर्विविधाभिश्च पूर्णाभिः परमाम्भसा॥ सरोभिरतिरम्यैश्च पद्मोत्पलसुगन्धिभिः। हंसकारण्डवयुतैश्चक्रवाकोपशोभितैः॥ रम्याश्च विविधास्तत्र पुष्करिण्यो वनावृताः। तडागानि च रम्याणि बृहन्ति सुबहूनि च॥
English: These verdant groves were resounded with the notes of the maddened peacocks and Kokilas. There were various pleasure houses bright as mirrors and innumerable bowers of creepers, charming artificial hillocks, many lakes full to the brim with crystal water and delightful tanks fragrant with lotuses and lilies and adorned with swans, ducks and Chakravakas. There many tanks overgrown with fine aquatic plants and various large and beautiful pounds. were
Sanskrit: तेषां पुण्यजनोपेतं राष्ट्रमाविशतां महत्। पाण्डवानां महाराज शश्वत् प्रीतिरवर्धत्॥
English: O great king, the joy of the Pandavas increased from day to day in consequence of their residence in that large kingdom which was inhabited by pious men.
Sanskrit: तत्र भीष्मेण राज्ञा च धर्मप्रणयने कृते। पाण्डवाः समपद्यन्त खाण्डवप्रस्थवासिनः॥
English: Thus inconsequence of the virtuous conduct of Bhishma and the king (Dhritarashtra) the Pandavas became the dwellers of Khandavaprastha.
Sanskrit: पञ्चभिस्तैर्महेष्वासैरिन्द्रकल्पैः समन्वितम्। शुशुभे तत् पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर्भोगवती यथा॥
English: Adorned with those excellent and great bow-men, each like an Indra himself, that best of cities looked like Bhogavati with the Nagas.
Sanskrit: तां निवेश्य ततो वीरो रामेण सह केशवः। ययौ द्वारवती राजन् पाण्डवानुमते तदा॥
English: O king, having settled the Pandavas there, the heroic Krishna, on obtaining their leave, came back with Rama to Dvaravati.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच एवं सम्प्राप्य राज्यं तदिन्द्रप्रस्थं तपोधन। अत ऊर्ध्वं महात्मानः किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः॥ सर्व एव महासत्त्वा मम पूर्वपितामहाः। द्रौपदी धर्मपत्नी च कथं तानन्ववर्तत।॥
English: Janamejaya said : O ascetic, what did those illustrious men, the high-souled ones, my grandsires, the Pandavas, do after obtaining the kingdom of Indraprastha? How did their wedded wife Draupadi obey them all?
Sanskrit: कथं च पञ्च कृष्णायामेकस्यां ते नराधिपाः। वर्तमाना महाभागा नाभिद्यन्त परस्परम्॥
English: How was it that no dissension arose amongst those illustrious rulers of men, though attached to one wife Krishna?
Sanskrit: श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वं विस्तरेण तपोधन। तेषां चेष्टितमन्योन्यं युक्तानां कृष्णया सह॥
English: O ascetic Rishi, I desire to hear everything in detail as regards their conduct towards one another after their union with Krishna.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञाता: कृष्णया सह पाण्डवाः। रेमिरे खाण्डवप्रस्थे प्राप्तराज्या: परंतपाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having obtained their kingdom at the command of Dhritarashtra, those chastisers of foes, the Pandavas, sported with Krishna at Indraprastha.
Sanskrit: प्राप्य राज्यं महातेजाः सत्यसंधो युधिष्ठिरः। पालयामास धर्मेण पृथिवीं भ्रातृभिः सह॥
English: Having obtained the kingdom, the ever truthful greatly effulgent Yudhishthira with his brothers virtuously ruled the kingdom.
Sanskrit: जितारयो महाप्रज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः। मुदं परमिकां प्राप्तास्तत्रोषुः पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥
English: Having defeated all their foes, the greatly wise and ever devoted to truth and virtue, the sons of Pandu lived there in great happiness.
Sanskrit: कुर्वाणां पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभाः। आसांचक्रुर्महार्हेषु पार्थिवेष्वासनेषु च॥
English: Those of men, seated on costly royal seats, discharged all the duties of government.
Sanskrit: अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्वेव महात्मसु। नारदस्त्वथ देवर्षिराजगाम यदृच्छया॥
English: When (one day) those illustrious heroes so seated, there came to them the celestials Rishi Narada in course of his travels.
Sanskrit: तमागतमृर्षि दृष्ट्वा प्रत्युद्गम्याभिवाद्यच। आसनं रुचिरं तस्मै प्रददौ स्वं युधिष्ठिरः। देवर्षेरुपविष्टस्य स्वयमर्थ्य यथाविधि॥ प्रादाद् युधिष्ठिरो धीमान् राज्यं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्। प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजामृषिः प्रीतमनास्तदा॥
English: Yudhishthira gave him his own excellent seat. When the celestials Rishi was seated, the wise Yudhishthira duly offered him the Arghya with his own hands. The Rishi accepted the worship and became very much pleased.
Sanskrit: आशीभिर्वर्धयित्वा च तमुवाचास्यतामिति। निषसादाभ्यनुज्ञातस्ततो राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Uttering benedictions on him, he (the Rishi) asked him (Yudhishthira) to take his seat. Thus commanded, the king Yudhishthira took his seat.
Sanskrit: कथयामास कृष्णायै भगवन्तमुपस्थितम्। श्रुत्वैतद् द्रौपदी चापि शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहिता॥
English: He sent words to Krishna informing her of the arrival of the high-souled (Rishi). Hearing it, Draupadi, after properly purifying herself.
Sanskrit: जगाम तत्र यत्रास्ते नारदः पाण्डवैः सह। तस्याभिवाद्य चरणौ देवर्षेर्धर्मचारिणी॥
English: Went there where Narada was with the Pandavas. And that lady of virtuous deeds worshipped his feet.
Sanskrit: कृताञ्जलिः सुसंवीता स्थिताथ दुपदात्मजा। तस्याश्चापि स धर्मात्माः सत्यवागृषिसत्तमः॥
English: Then the daughter of Drupada, being properly covered with her veil, stood before him with joined hands. That virtuous, truthful and excellent Rishi.
Sanskrit: आशिषो विविधाः प्रोच्य राजपुत्र्यास्तु नारदः। गम्यतामिति होवाच भगवांस्तामनिन्दिताम्॥
English: The illustrious Rishi Narada, after uttering various benedictions on the princess and saying that faultless lady, “Go," sent her away.
Sanskrit: गतायामथ कृष्णायां युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान्। विविक्ते पाण्डवान् सर्वानुवाच भगवानृपिः॥
English: When Krishna retired, the illustrious Rishi thus spoke to the Pandavas with Yudhishthira at their head.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच पाञ्चाली भवतामेका धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी। यथा वो नात्र भेदः स्यात् तथा नीतिविधीयताम्॥
English: Narada said: The illustrious princess of Panchala is the wedded wife of all of you establish a rule amongst yourselves so that no dissension may arise amongst you.
Sanskrit: सुन्दोपसुन्दौ हि पुरा भ्रातरौ सहितावुभौ। आस्तामवध्यावन्येषां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौ॥
English: There were in the days of yore two brothers, celebrated throughout the three words by the names of Sunda and Upasunda; they were incapable if being killed by any one else except one by the other.
Sanskrit: एकराज्यावेकगृहावेकश्यायसनाशनौ। तिलोत्तमायास्तौ हेतोरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः॥
English: They ruled the same kingdom, lived in the same house, slept on the same bed, sat on the same seat and ate off the same dish, yet they killed each other for the sake of Tilottama.
Sanskrit: रक्ष्यतां सौहृदं तस्मादन्योन्यप्रीतिभावकम्। यथा वो नात्र भेदः स्यात् तत् कुरुष्व युधिष्ठिर॥
English: O Yudhishthira, therefore preserve your friendship for one another and do that which may not produce dissension amongst you.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ कस्य पुत्रौ महामुने। उत्पन्नश्च कथं भेदः कथं चान्योन्यमनताम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O great Rishi, whose sons were Sunda and Upasunda? How did their dissension arise and why did they kill each other?
Sanskrit: अप्सरा देवकन्या वा कस्य चैषा तिलोत्तमा। यस्याः कामेन सम्मत्तौ जघ्नतुस्तौ परस्परम्॥
English: Whose daughter was the Apsara, the celestials maiden Tilottama? Maddened by whose love they killed each other?
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण तपोधन। श्रोतुमिच्छामहे ब्रह्मन् परं कौतूहलं हि नः॥
English: O ascetic, O Brahmana, I desire to hear all this in detail as it happened. Our curiosity has become very great.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच शृणु मे विस्तरेणेममितिहासं पुरातनम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितः पार्थ यथावृत्तं युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Narada said : O son of Pritha, Yudhishthira, listen to it with your brothers, as I narrate this old story exactly as every thing happened.
Sanskrit: महासुरस्यान्ववाये हिरण्यकशिपोः पुरा। निकुम्भो नाम दैत्येन्द्रस्तेजस्वी बलवानभूत्॥
English: In the days of yore there was a Danava chief, named Nikumbha, who was energetic and strong and who was born in the race of Hiranyakashipu.
Sanskrit: तस्य पुत्रौ महावी? जातौ भीमपराक्रमौ। सुन्दोपसुन्दौ दैत्येन्द्रौ दारुणौ क्रूरमानसौ॥
English: Two sons were born to him, named Sunda and Upasunda, both of them being chiefs of the Danavas and both of them being very energetic and powerful, very fearful and wicked-minded.
Sanskrit: तावेकनिश्चयौ दैत्यावेककार्यार्थसम्मतौ। निरन्तरमवर्तेतां समदुःखसुखावुभौ॥
English: Those two Danavas were both of the same resolution and always engaged in performing the same work and in achieving the same end. They were ever the same to each other in weal and in woe.
Sanskrit: विनान्योन्यं न भुञ्जाते विनान्योन्यं न जल्पतः। अन्योन्यस्य प्रियकरावन्योन्यस्य प्रियंवदौ॥
English: Each speaking and doing what was agreeable to each other, the brothers never ate unless they were together and never went anywhere unless together.
Sanskrit: एकशीलसमाचारौ द्विधैवैकोऽभवत् कृतः। तौ विवृद्धौ महावीर्यो कार्येष्वप्येकनिश्चयौ॥
English: Of exactly the same dispositions and habits, they seemed to be one individual divided into two parts. Possessing great energy and the same resolution in every thing, the brothers thus gradually grew up.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यविजयार्थाय समाधायैकनिश्चयम्। दीक्षां कृत्वा गतौ विन्ध्यं तावुनं तेपतुस्तपः॥
English: Always entertaining the same purpose and ever desiring of subjugating the three worlds, the brothers went after due initiation to the mountains of Vindhya; and going there, they performed served penances.
Sanskrit: तौ त दीर्पण कालेन तपोयुक्तौ बभूवतुः। क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तौ जटावल्कलधारिणौ।
English: Exhausted with hunger and thirst with matted locks on their heads and attired in barks of trees, They performed penances for a very long time till at last they received sufficient ascetic merits.
Sanskrit: मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गौ वायुभक्षौ बभूवतुः। आत्ममांसानि जुह्वन्तौ पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रविष्ठितौ। ऊर्ध्ववाहू चानिमिषौ दीर्घकालं धृतव्रतौ॥
English: Besmearing themselves with dirts from head to foot, living on air alone and standing on the toes of their own legs, they poured into fire pieces of flesh from their own body. With arms upraised and fixed eyes, they observed their vows for a long period.
Sanskrit: तयोस्तपःप्रभावेण दीर्घकालं प्रतापितः। धूमं प्रमुमुचे विन्ध्यस्तद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: (During the course of their ascetic penances), a wonderful incident happened. The Vindhya mountain, heated by their ascetic penance for many long years, began to emit vapours from every part of its body.
Sanskrit: ततो देवा भयं जग्मुरुयं दृष्ट्वा तयोस्तपः। तपोविधातार्थमथो देवा विनानि चक्रिरे॥
English: Thereupon, seeing their severe penances the celestials were alarmed. The celestials threw many obstacles for impeding their asceticism.
Sanskrit: रत्नैः प्रलोभयामासुः स्त्रीभिश्चोभौ पुनः पुनः। न च तौ चक्रतुर्भङ्गं व्रतस्य सुमहाव्रतौ॥
English: They again and again tempted them with gems and jewels and the most handsome maidens. But those two (brothers), firmly engaged in asceticism, did not break their VOWS,
Sanskrit: अथ मायां पुनर्देवास्तयोश्चक्रुर्महात्मनोः। भगिन्यो मातरो भार्यास्तयोश्चात्मजनस्तथा।॥ प्रपात्यमाना विस्रस्ताः शूलहस्तेन रक्षसा। भ्रष्टाभरणकेशान्ता भ्रष्टाभरणवाससः॥ अभिभाष्य ततः सर्वास्तौ त्राहीति विचुक्रुशुः। न च तौ चक्रतुर्भङ्गं व्रतस्य सुमहाव्रतौ॥
English: Then the celestials celestials displayed Maya (delusion) before those (two) illustrious Rishis. It appeared to them as if their sisters, mothers, wives and other relatives, with dishevelled hair, ornaments and robes, were running towards them in terror, pursued and struck down by a Rakshasas who had a lance in his hands. It appeared as if they were all crying, "O save us! O save us.” But even this could not break the vows of those two great vowobserving Rishis.
Sanskrit: यदा क्षोभं नोपयाति नार्तिमन्यतरस्तयोः। ततः स्त्रियस्ता भूतं च सर्वमन्तरधीयत॥
English: When all this did not produce any impression on any of the two (Rishis), then the women and all the other apparitions vanished (into space).
Sanskrit: ततः पितामहः साक्षादभिगम्य महासुरौ। वरेणच्छन्दयामास सर्वलोकहितः प्रभुः॥
English: Thereupon the Grandsire (Brahma) himself came to those two heroes and the Lord who seeks the welfare of all, asked them to solicit the boon they desired,
Sanskrit: ततः सुन्दोपसुन्दौ तौ भ्रातरौ दृढविक्रमौ। दृष्ट्वा पितामहं देवं तस्थतुः प्राञ्जली तदा॥ ऊचतुश्च प्रभुं देवं ततस्तौ सहितौ तदा। आवयोस्तपसानेन यदि प्रीतः पितामहः॥ मायाविदावस्त्रविदौ बलिनौ कामरूपिणौ। उभावप्यमरौ स्यावः प्रसन्नो यदि नौ प्रभुः।॥
English: Then try two greatly powerful brothers, Sunda and Upasunda, rose from their seat on seeing the Grandsire and they stood before him with joined hands. They both together spoke thus to that celestials Lord, "O Grandsire, if you are pleased with our worship. And, O lord, if you are propitious to us, let us then possess the knowledge of all weapons and of all powers of Maya (delusion); let us possess great strength and assume any form at will; let us be immortal.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच ऋतेऽमरत्वं युवयोः सर्वमुक्तं भविष्यति। अन्यद् वृणीतं मृत्योश्च विधानममरैः समम्॥
English: Brahma said: Except being immortal, you two will be all that you desire. Ask for some death by which you may be equal to the immortals.
Sanskrit: प्रभविष्याव इति यन्महदभ्युद्यतं तपः। युवयोर्हेतुनानेन नामरत्वं विधीयते॥
English: As you have performed these severe penances from the desire of sovereignty alone, I cannot bestow on you the boon of immortality.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यविजयार्थाय भवद्भ्यामास्थितं तपः। हेतुनानेन दैत्येन्द्रौ न वा कामं करोम्यहम्॥
English: You have undergone your ascetic penances for the subjugation of the three worlds; O chiefs of the Danavas, it is for this I cannot grant you what you desire.
Sanskrit: सुन्दोपसुन्दावूचतुः त्रिषु लोकेषु यद् भूतं किंचित् स्थावरजङ्गमम्। सर्वस्मान्नो भयं न स्यादृतेऽन्योन्यं पितामह॥
English: Sunda and Upasunda said : O Grandsire, let us then have no fear from any created thing, mobile or immobile in the three worlds, except only from each other.
Sanskrit: पितामह उवाच यत् प्रार्थितं यथोक्तं च काममेतद् ददानि वाम्। मृत्योर्विधानमेतच्च यथावद् वा भविष्यति॥
English: The Grandsire said : I great you what you have asked, said and desired. Your death is fixed according to your own desire.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच ततः पितामहो दत्त्वा वरमेतत् तदा तयोः। निवर्त्य तपसस्तौ च ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह॥
English: Narada said: Having granted them this boon, the Grandsire made them desist from their asceticism; and he then went away to the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: लब्ध्वा वराणि दैत्येन्द्रावथ तौ भ्रातरावुभौ। अवध्यौ सर्वलोकस्य स्वमेव भवनं गतौ॥
English: Having received those boons, those two brothers, the chiefs of Danavas, became nonslayable by any creature in the universe. They then returned to their own home.
Sanskrit: तौ तु लब्धवरौ दृष्ट्वा कृतकामौ मनस्विनौ। सर्वः सुहृज्जनस्ताभ्यां प्रहर्षमुपजग्मिवान्॥
English: Seeing those intelligent beings successful in their desire and crowned with success as regards the boon, their friends and relatives became exceedingly glad.