pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: महिषी युवराजाभ्यां श्रोतव्यं बहुशस्तथा। वीरं जनयते पुत्रं कन्यां वा राज्यभागिनीम्॥
English: It should be heard by the crown-princes with their wives, for then, they would beget a heroic son or a daughter who occupies a throne.
Sanskrit: धर्मशास्त्रमिदं पुण्यमर्थशास्त्रमिदं परम्। मोक्षशास्त्रमिदं प्रोक्तं व्यासेनामितबुद्धिना॥
English: It is the Dharma Shastra, it is also the sacred Artha Shastra, it is also the great Moksha Shastra, said Vyasa of immeasurable intelligence.
Sanskrit: संप्रत्याचक्षते चेदं तथा श्रोष्यन्ति चापरे। पुत्राः शुश्रूषवः सन्ति प्रेष्याश्च प्रियकारिणः॥
English: It is recited in the present age and will be recited in future ages. He, who hears it, gets sons and survivors, who perform their favourite works.
Sanskrit: शरीरेण कृतं पापं वाचा च मनसैव च। सर्वं संत्यजति क्षिप्रं य इदं शृणुयान्नरः॥
English: He who hears it escapes immediately from all his sins that are committed by him in body, word or mind.
Sanskrit: भरतानां महज्जन्म शृण्वतामनसूयताम्। नास्ति व्याधिभयं तेषां परलोकभयं कुतः॥
English: He who hears the history of the Bharata race without being fault-finding, can have no fear from diseases, let alone the fear of the other world.
Sanskrit: धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं स्वयं तथैव च। कृष्णद्वैपायनेनेदं कृतं पुण्यचिकीर्षुणा॥ कीर्ति प्रथयता लोके पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। अन्येषां क्षत्रियाणां च भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम्॥ सर्वविद्यावदातानां लोके प्रथितकर्मणाम्। य इदं मानवो लोके पुण्यार्थे ब्राह्मणाञ्छुचीन्॥ श्रावयेत महापुण्यं तस्य धर्मः सनातनः। कुरूणां प्रथितं वंशं कीर्तयन्सततं शुचिः॥
English: In order to extend the fame of the highsouled Pandavas and other Kshatriyas, learned in all branches of knowledge, high-spirited and already famous in the world for their great deeds, Krishna Dvaipayana, moved by the desire of benefiting the world, has composed this excellent, sacred and big work which spreads one's fame and gives one a long life. He who, from the desire of acquiring virtue, causes this history to be heard in this world by holy Brahmanas, gains inexhaustible virtue. He who recites the history of the Kurus, becomes immediately pure and holy.
Sanskrit: वंशमाप्नोति विपुलं लोके पूज्यतमो भवेत्। योऽधीते भारतं पुण्यं ब्राह्मणो नियतव्रतः॥
English: He acquires large family and becomes respected in the world. The Brahmana, who reads the holy Bharata, regularly,
Sanskrit: चतुरो वार्षिकामासान्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। विज्ञेयः स च वेदानां पारगो भारतं पठन्॥
English: For the four rainy months of the year, is cleansed of all his sins. He, who has read the Bharata, may be regarded as one who has studied the Vedas.
Sanskrit: देवा राजर्षयो ह्यत्र पुण्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा। कीर्त्यन्ते धूतपाप्मानः कीर्त्यते केशवस्तथा॥
English: In it have been described the celestials, the royal sages, the holy and regenerate Rishis, the sinless Keshava (Krishna).
Sanskrit: भगवांश्चापि देवेशो यत्र देवी च कीर्त्यते। अनेकजननो यत्र कार्तिकेयस्य संभवः॥
English: The god of gods, (Mahadeva) the goddess Parvati, the birth of Kartikeya, who had many mothers,
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणानां गवां चैव माहात्म्यं यत्र कीर्त्यते। सर्वश्रुतिसमूहोऽयं श्रोतव्यो धर्मबुद्धिभिः॥
English: And the greatness of Brahmanas and kine. It is a collection of all Shrutis and a work worthy to be heard by virtuous-minded men.
Sanskrit: य इदं श्रावयेद्विद्वान्ब्राह्मणानिह पर्वसु। धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्गो ब्रह्म गच्छति शाश्वतम्॥
English: The learned man, who recites it to Brahmanas during the sacred Parvas (lunar changes), is cleansed of all his sins and being victorious over heaven (not caring for it) attains to an union with Brahma.
Sanskrit: श्रावयेद्ब्राह्मणाञ्च्छ्राद्धे यश्चमं पादमन्ततः। अक्षय्यं तस्य तच्छ्राद्धमुपावर्तेपितृनिह॥
English: He who causes even a single line of it to be heard by Brahmanas at a Shraddha, that Shraddha becomes inexhaustible and the Pitris (ancestors) become gratified with food presented to them.
Sanskrit: अह्ना यदेनः क्रियते इन्द्रियैर्मनसापि वा। ज्ञानादज्ञानतो वापि प्रकरोति नरश्च यत्॥
English: The sins that are committed daily by our senses and by our mind and those that are committed knowingly or unknowingly by any man.
Sanskrit: तन्महाभारताख्यानं श्रुत्वैव प्रविलीयते। भरतानां महज्जन्म महाभारतमुच्यते॥
English: Are all destroyed by hearing the Mahabharata, The history of the great births of the Bharata princes is called Mahabharata.
Sanskrit: निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। भरतानां यतश्चायमितिहासो महाद्भुतः॥
English: He who knows the etymology of the name (Bharata is cleansed of all his sins. As this history of the Bharata race is wonderful.
Sanskrit: महतो ह्येनसो मान्मोचयेदनुकीर्तितः। त्रिभिर्वपलब्धकामः कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः॥
English: Therefore, when recited, it purifies men from their sins. The Rishi Krishna Dvaipayana completed it in three years.
Sanskrit: नित्योत्थितः शुचिः शक्तो महाभारतमादितः। तपो नियममास्थाय कृतमेतन्महर्षिणा॥
English: Rising daily (in the morning), purifying himself (by ablutions) and performing all his religious (he composed this Mahabharata).
Sanskrit: तस्मान्नियमसंयुक्तैः श्रोतव्यं ब्राह्मणैरिदम्। कृष्णप्रोक्तामिमां पुण्यां भारतीमुत्तमां कथाम्॥
English: Therefore, the Brahmanas should hear, with prescribed rules, this holy history, this excellent narration of Bharata, composed by Krishna (Dvaipayana.)
Sanskrit: श्रावयिष्यन्ति ये विप्रा ये च श्रोष्यन्ति मानवाः। सर्वथा वर्तमाना वै न ते शोच्याः कृताकृतैः॥
English: The Brahmanas who recite it for others to hear it and those who hear it, in whatever state duties, they may be, can never be affected by the fruits of good or bad deeds.
Sanskrit: नरेण धर्मकामेन सर्वः श्रोतव्य इत्यपि। निखिलेनेतिहासोऽयं ततः सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: The man, who is desirous of acquiring virtue, should hear it all. It is equal to all histories in the world and he who hears it acquires purity of heart.
Sanskrit: न तां स्वर्गगति प्राप्य तुष्टिं प्राप्नोति मानवः। यां श्रुत्वैव महापुण्यमितिहासमुपाश्नुते॥
English: The bliss that one enjoys in attaining heaven is scarcely equal to that which one derives from hearing this greatly holy history.
Sanskrit: शृण्वञ्च्छ्राद्धः पुण्यशीलः श्रावयंश्चेदमद्भुतम्। नरः फलमवाप्नोति राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः॥
English: The virtuous man, who hears or causes it to be heard with reverence, obtains the fruits of a Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifice.
Sanskrit: यथा समुद्रो भगवान्यथा मेरुर्महागिरिः। उभौ ख्यातौ रत्ननिधी तथा भारतमुच्यते॥
English: This Bharata is said to be a mine of gems, as the illustrious ocean or the great mountain Meru.
Sanskrit: इदं हि वेदैः समितं पवित्रमपि चोत्तमम्। श्रव्यं श्रुतिसुखं चैव पावनं शीलवर्धनम्॥
English: This (Bharata) is sacred and excellent and it equals the Vedas in sanctity. It is worthy of being heard, it is pleasing to the ear, it is sincleansing and virtue-increasing.
Sanskrit: य इदं भारतं राजन्वाचकाय प्रयच्छति। तेन सर्वा मही दत्ता भवेत्सागरमेखला॥
English: O king, he who gives a copy of Mahabharata to one who asks for it, does give (not a copy of a book, but) the whole of the earth having a belt of seas.
Sanskrit: पारिक्षितकथां दिव्यां पुण्याय विजयाय च। कथ्यमानां मया कृत्स्नां शृणु हर्षकरीमिमाम्॥
English: O son of Parikshit, this pleasant and sacred history that secures victory, (to the hearer), I shall now recite to you in full, Listen to it.
Sanskrit: त्रिभिर्वर्षेः सदोत्थायी कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः। महाभारतमाख्यानं कृतवानिदमद्भुतम्॥
English: The Rishi Krishna Dvaipayana, regularly rising (every morning) for three years, composed this wonderful history, called Mahabharata.
Sanskrit: धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च मोक्षे च भरतर्षभ। यदिहास्ति तदन्यत्र यन्नेहास्ति न तत्क्वचित्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, whatever about Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha, that is contained in this Bharata, may be met with elsewhere; but whatever is not in it, is not to be found anywhere.
Sanskrit: वैशंपायन उवाच राजोपरिचरो नाम धर्मनित्यो महीपतिः। बभूव मृगयां गन्तुं सदा किल धृतव्रतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : There was a king, ever devoted to virtue, named Uparichara. He was very much addicted to hunting.
Sanskrit: स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसुः पौरवनन्दनः। इन्द्रोपदेशाज्जग्राह रमणीयं महीपतिः॥
English: That son of Paurava, (Uparichara) called also Vasu, directed by Indra, conquered the beautiful and excellent kingdom of Chedi.
Sanskrit: तमाश्रमे न्यस्तशस्त्रं निवसन्तं तपोनिधिम्। देवाः शक्रपुरोगा वै राजानमुपतस्थिरे॥
English: The king, sometime after, giving up the use of arms and dwelling in a secluded retreat, practised severe asceticism. The celestials with Indra at their head one day came to the king.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रत्वम) राजायं तपसेत्यनुचिन्त्य वै। तं सान्त्वेन नृपं साक्षात्तपसः संन्यवर्तयन्॥
English: Believing that he sought to be the king of the celestials by practising severe austerities, the celestials, appearing before him, succeeded with sweet words in winning him from his asceticism.
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः न संकीर्यंत धर्मोऽयं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते। त्वया हि धर्मो विधृतः कृत्स्नं धारयते जगत्॥
English: The celestials said: O king of the world, you should see that piety may not sustain a diminution in your hands. Protected by you, piety will protect the universe.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच लोके धर्म पालय त्वं नित्ययुक्तः समाहितः। धर्मयुक्तस्ततो लोकान्पुण्यान्पश्यसि शाश्वतान्॥
English: Indra said: Protect attentively and rigidly piety on earth. Protecting virtue on earth, you will see many sacred regions (in after-life).
Sanskrit: दिविष्ठस्य भुविष्ठस्त्वं सखाभूतो मम प्रियः। रम्यः पृथिव्यां यो देशस्तमावस नराधिप।॥ पशव्यश्चैव पुण्यश्च प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्। स्वारक्ष्यश्चैव सौम्यश्च भोग्यैर्भूमिगुणैर्युतः॥
English: Though I belong to heaven and you to earth, yet you are my friend and you are dear to me. O king of men, live in that place in earth which is delightful, which is full of animals, wealth and com, which is sacred, which is well-protected like heaven and which is blessed with fertility, which has agreeable climate and every object of enjoyment.
Sanskrit: अर्थवानेष देशो हि धनरत्नादिभिर्युतः। वसुपूर्णा च वसुधा वस चेदिषु चेदिप॥
English: O king of Chedi, this Chedi, your kingdom, is full of riches, gems and precious stones. It contains much mineral wealth. You dwell there.
Sanskrit: धर्मशीला जनपदाः सुसंतोषाश्च साधवः। न च मिथ्याप्रलापोऽत्र स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा॥
English: The cities in this kingdom are all devoted to virtue. The people are honest and contented. They never speak falsehood even in jest.
Sanskrit: न च पित्रा विभज्यन्ते पुत्रा गुरुहिते रताः। युञ्जते धुरि नो गाश्च कृशान्संधुक्षयन्ति च॥
English: The sons never divide their wealth here with their fathers. They are always mindful of their parent's welfare. Lean kine are never yoked to the plough or to the cart engaged in carrying merchandise.
Sanskrit: सर्वे वर्णाः स्वधर्मस्थाः सदा चेदिषु मानद। न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचित्रिषु लोकेषु यद्भवेत्॥
English: They are all well-fed and fat. O reverencer of the celestials, the four castes are engaged in doing their respective duties in Chedi. Let nothing in the three worlds remain unknown to you.
Sanskrit: दैवोपभोग्यं दिव्यं त्वामाकाशे स्फाटिकं महत्। आकाशगं त्वां महत्तं विमानमुपपत्स्यते॥
English: I shall give you an excellent and great crystal car, which the celestials alone possess and which is capable of carrying you through the sky.
Sanskrit: त्वमेकः सर्वमत्र्येषु विमानवरमास्थितः। चरिष्यस्युपरिस्थो हि देवो विग्रहवानिव॥
English: You only, among all mortals on earth, will ride on that best of cars and go through the sky like a celestial, though possessing a physical body.
Sanskrit: ददामि ते वैजयन्तीं मालामम्लानपङ्कजाम्। धारयिष्यति संग्रामे या त्वां शस्त्रैरविक्षतम्॥
English: I shall also give you a victory producing garland of unfading lotuses, wearing which you shall not be wounded by weapons.
Sanskrit: लक्षणं चैतदेवेह भविता ते नराधिप। इन्द्रमालेति विख्यातं धन्यमप्रतिमं महत्॥
English: O king of men, this excellent, matchless and great garland, widely known as Indra's garland, will be your distinctive badge.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच यष्टिं च वैणवीं तस्मै ददौ वृत्रनिषूदनः। इष्टप्रदानमुद्दिश्य शिष्टानां प्रतिपालिनीम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The slayer of Vitra (Indra) gave him also a bamboo-stick to protect the honest and the peaceful.
Sanskrit: तस्याः शक्रस्य पूजार्थं भूमौ भूमिपतिस्तदा। प्रवेशं कारयामास गते संवत्सरे सदा॥
English: After the expiration of a year, the king planted it on the ground for the purpose of worshipping the giver, (Indra.)
Sanskrit: ततःप्रभृति चाद्यापि यष्टेः क्षितिपसत्तमैः प्रवेशः क्रियते राजन्यथा तेन प्रवर्तितः॥
English: O king, from that day up to this day, all kings, following the example of Vasu, began to plant a bamboo-stick on the ground to worship Indra.
Sanskrit: अपरेधुस्तस्याः क्रियतेऽत्युच्छ्रयो नृपः। अलंकृतायाः पिटकैर्गन्धमाल्यैश्च भूषणैः॥
English: After planting the stick, they cover it with golden cloths, perfume it with scents and decorate it with garlands and various ornaments.
Sanskrit: माल्यदामपरिक्षिप्ता विधिवक्रियतेऽपि च। भगवान्पूज्यते चाऽत्र हंसरूपेण चेश्वरः॥ स्वयमेव गृहीतेन वसोः प्रीत्या महात्मनः। स तां पूजा महेन्द्रस्तु दृष्ट्वा देवःकृतां शुभाम्॥ वसुना राजमुख्येन प्रीतिमानब्रवीत्प्रभुः। ये पूजयिष्यन्ति नरा राजानश्च महं मम॥
English: The god Indra was thus worshipped in due form with garlands and ornaments. The god, assuming the form of a swan, came himself to accept the worship thus offered. The great Indra was much pleased to see the auspicious worship thus made by Vasu, the best of kings and said to him, “ Those men and kings who will worship me,
Sanskrit: कारयिष्यन्ति च मुदा यथा चेदिपतिर्नृपः। तेषां श्रीविजयश्चैव सराष्ट्राणां भविष्यति॥
English: And will observe this my festival like the king of Chedi, will gain wealth and victory for their countries and kingdoms.
Sanskrit: तथा स्फीतो जनपदो मुदितश्च भविष्यति। एवं महात्मना तेन महेन्द्रेण नराधिप॥ वसुः प्रीत्या मघवता महाराजोऽभिसत्कृतः। उत्सवं कारयिष्यन्ति सदा शक्रस्य ये नराः॥
English: Their cities will also expand and will be ever in joy.” O king, Vasu, the great monarch, was thus blessed by the high-souled chief of the celestials, Maghavat Indra. Those men, who cause this festival of Indra to be observed.
Sanskrit: भूमिरत्नादिभिर्दानैस्तथा पूज्या भवन्ति ते। वरदानमहायज्ञैस्तथा शक्रोत्सवेन च॥
English: With the gifts of lands, gems and precious stones, like king Vasu, become much respected in the worlds.
Sanskrit: संपूजितो मघवता वसुश्चेदीश्वरो नृपः। पालयामास धर्मेण चेदिस्थः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥ इन्द्रप्रीत्या चेदिपतिश्चकारेन्द्रमहं वसुः। पुत्राश्चाऽस्य महावीर्याः पञ्चासन्नमितौजसः॥
English: Vasu, the King of Chedi, thus being blessed by Indra and bestowing boons and performing great sacrifices, continued to observe the festival of Indra. He had five greatly powerful and immeasurably effulgent sons.
Sanskrit: नानाराज्येषु च सुतान्स सम्राडभ्यषेचयत्। महारथो मागधानां विश्रुतो यो बृहद्रथः॥
English: The emperor (Vasu) installed his sons in many kingdoms. His illustrious son Brihadratha, a great car-warrior, was installed in the kingdom of Magadha.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यग्रहः कुशाम्बश्च यमाहुर्मणिवाहनम्। मावेल्लश्च यदुश्चैव राजन्यश्चापराजितः॥
English: His other sons were Pratyagraha and Kushamba, who was also called Manivahana. Two others were Mavella and Yadu who was greatly powerful and invincible in battle.
Sanskrit: एते तस्य सुता राजन् राजर्षर्भूरितेजसः। न्यवेशयन्नामभिः स्वैस्ते देशांश्च पुराणि च॥
English: O king, these were the sons of that greatly effulgent royal sage. The five sons founded kingdoms and cities after their names.
Sanskrit: वासवाः पञ्च राजानः पृथग्वंशाश्च शाश्वताः। वसन्तमिन्द्रप्रासादे आकाशे स्फाटिके च तम्॥
English: And they thus created separate dynasties that lasted for long ages. When he travelled through space in the crystal car,
Sanskrit: उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं गन्धर्वाप्सरसो नृपम्। राजोपरिचरेत्येवं नाम तस्याथ विश्रुतम्॥
English: The Gandharvas and Apsaras came to adore that illustrious man. And because he moved through the upper regions (in his car), he was called Uparichara.
Sanskrit: पुरोपवाहिनीं तस्य नदीं शुक्तिमती गिरिः। अरौत्सीच्चेतनायुक्तः कामात्कोलाहल: किल॥
English: The river by name Shuktimati, which flowed by his capital, was once stopped by a living mountain called Kolahala, who was maddened by lust.
Sanskrit: गिरि कोलाहलं तं तु पदा वसुरताडयत्। निश्चक्राम ततस्तेन प्रहारविवरेण सा॥
English: The mountain Kolahala was kicked by Vasu and the river came out of the embrace of the mountain by the indentation caused by his kick.
Sanskrit: तस्यां नद्यां स जनयन्मिथुनं पर्वतः स्वयम्। तस्माद्विमोक्षणात्प्रीता नदी राज्ञे न्यवेदयत्॥
English: From this embrace of the mountain, the river gave birth to a twin, a son and a daughter and the river, grateful to Vasu, gave them both to him.
Sanskrit: यः पुमानभवत्तत्र तं स राजर्षिसत्तमः। वसुर्वसुप्रदश्चक्रे सेनापतिमरिंदमः॥
English: The best of royal sages and the giver of wealth and the punisher of enemies, (Vasu) made the son of the river the generalissimo of his army.
Sanskrit: चकार पत्नी कन्यां तु तथा तां गिरिकां नृपः। वसोः पत्नी तु गिरिका कामकालं न्यवेदयत्॥ ऋतुकालमनुप्राप्ता स्नाता पुंसवने शुचिः। तदहः पितरश्चैनमूचुर्जहि मृगानिति॥
English: The king made the daughter of the river who was called Girika his wife; and Girika, the wife of Vasu, purifying herself by a bath when her season of impurity came, told her state to her husband. But that very day the ancestors of Vasu came to him;
Sanskrit: तं राजसत्तमं प्रीतास्तदा मतिमतांवर। स पितॄणां नियोगं तमनतिक्रम्य पार्थिवः॥
English: And they asked that best of kings and foremost of wise men to kill deer to perform their Shraddha; and the King, thinking that the command of his ancestors should not be disobeyed,
Sanskrit: चकार मृगयां कामी गिरिकामेव संस्मरन्। अतीवरूपसंपन्नां साक्षाछियमिवापराम्॥
English: Went out to hunt (the deer), thinking of Girika who was exceedingly beautiful and was like Sree herself.
Sanskrit: अशोकैश्चम्पकैशूतैरनेकैरतिमुक्तकैः। पुन्नागैः कर्णिकारैश्च बकुलैर्दिव्यपाटलैः॥
English: There were in the forest in which the king went to hunt) many Ashoka, Champaka, Chutas, Atimuktas, Punnagas, Karnikaras, Bakula, Divya-patala.
Sanskrit: पाटलैर्नारिकेलैश्च चन्दनैश्चार्जुनैस्तथा। एतै रम्यैर्महावृक्षैः पुण्यैः स्वादुफलैर्युतम्॥
English: Patala, Narikela, Chandana, Arjuna and various other beautiful, sacred and great trees, full of fragrant flowers and sweet fruits.
Sanskrit: कोकिलाकुलसंनादं मत्तभ्रमरनादितम्। वसन्तकाले तत्तस्य वनं चैत्ररथोपमम्॥
English: The whole forest was maddened by the sweet notes of Kokilas and echoed with the hum of intoxicated bees. It was the season of spring and the forest in which the king was roaming was as beautiful as the gardens of Kubera.
Sanskrit: मन्मथाभिपरीतात्मा नापश्यगिरिकां तदा। अपश्यन्कामसंतप्तश्चरमाणो यदृच्छया॥
English: The king was filled with desire, but he did not find Girika by him. Maddened by desire the king roamed here and there; and he saw,
Sanskrit: पुष्पसंच्छन्नशाखाग्रं पल्लवैरुपशोभितम्। अशोकं स्तबकैश्छन्नं रमणीयमपश्यत॥
English: A beautiful Ashoka tree, decked with immense foliage and its branches so covered with flowers that they can not be seen.
Sanskrit: अधस्तात्तस्य छायायां सुखासीनो नराधिपः। मधुगन्धैश्च संयुक्तं पुष्पगन्धमनोहरम॥
English: The king comfortably seated himself under its cool shade and enjoyed the sweet fragrance of the flowers mixed with the fragrance of honey.
Sanskrit: वायुना प्रेर्यमाणस्तु धूम्राय मुदमन्वगात्। तस्य रेतः प्रचस्कन्द चरतो गहने वने॥
English: He breathed the delicious breeze blowing slowly all over the forest. He became so much semen excited. So, the semen of the king discharged in that forest.
Sanskrit: स्कन्नमात्रं च तद्रेतो वृक्षपत्रेण भूमिपः। प्रतिजग्राह मिथ्या मे न पतेद्रेत इत्युत॥ इदं मिथ्या परिस्कन्नं रेतो मे न भवेदिति। ऋतुश्च तस्याः पत्न्या मे न मोघः स्यादिति प्रभुः।। ५१
English: Having discharged the semen, the king Uparichara collected that semen on the leaf of a tree, to save its utility. The king thought that his semen might not be wasted and also the time of the menses of his wife would not pass uselessly.
Sanskrit: संचिन्त्यैवं तदा राजा विचार्य च पुनः पुनः। अमोघत्वं च विज्ञाय रेतसो राजसत्तमः॥ शुक्रप्रस्थापने काले महिष्याः प्रसमीक्ष्य वै। अभिमन्त्र्याथ तच्छुक्रमारात्तिष्ठन्तमाशुगम्॥
English: Thinking on it repeatedly the king Vasu firmly determinded to make the infalliable. After looking for the proper time to send it to his wife, he consecrated by mantras the semen which was very strong for the origin of any progeny.
Sanskrit: सूक्ष्मधर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञो गत्वा श्येनं ततोऽब्रवीत्। मपियार्थमिदं सौम्य शुक्रं मम गृहं नय॥
English: The king, learned in the subtle truths of Dharma, Artha and Kama, saw a swift hawk resting very near him. He addressed the bird thus.
Sanskrit: गिरिकायाः प्रयच्छाशु तस्या ह्यार्तवमद्य वै। गृहीत्वा तत् तदा श्येनस्तूर्णमुत्पत्य वेगवान्॥
English: "O amiable one, take this to my wife Girika and give it to her. She is now in her season. The swift hawk took it from the king and flew rapidly through the sky.
Sanskrit: जवं परममास्थाय प्रदुद्राव विहंगमः। तमपश्यदथायान्तं श्येनं श्येनस्तथापरः॥ अभ्यद्रवच्च तं सद्यो दृष्ट्वैवामिषशङ्कया।
English: When he was thus flying through the sky, he was seen by another hawk and thinking that he was carrying some meat he flew at him.
Sanskrit: तुण्डयुद्धमथाकाशे तावुभौ संप्रचक्रतुः। युध्यतोरपतद्रेतस्तच्चापि यमुनाम्भसि॥
English: The two birds fought together with their beaks and when they were thus fighting, the seed fell into the waters of the Yamuna.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्रिकेति विख्याता ब्रह्मशापाद्वराप्सराः। मीनभावमनुप्राप्ता बभूव यमुनाचरी॥
English: There in the Yamuna lived an Apsara, known by the name Adrika, who dwelt in the water of the river as a fish, as the result of the curse of Brahma on her.
Sanskrit: श्येनपादपरिभ्रष्टं तद्वीर्यमथ वासवम्। जग्राह तरसोपेत्य साद्रिका मत्स्यरूपिणी॥
English: The fish, Adrika, rapidly came to the spot where Vasu's seed fell from the claws of the hawk and she swallowed it at once.
Sanskrit: कदाचिदपि मत्सीं तां बबन्धुर्मत्स्यजीविनः। मासे च दशमे प्राप्ते तदा भरतसत्तम॥
English: Some time after, this fish (Adrika) was caught by the fisherinen. O best of the Bharata race, it was the tenth month after she swallowed the seed.
Sanskrit: उज्जहरुदरात्तस्याः स्त्री पुमांसं च मानुषम्। आश्चर्यभूतं तद्गत्वा राज्ञेऽथ प्रत्यवेदयन्॥
English: There came out from the stomach of this fish two children of human, form, one a boy and the other was a girl. The fishermen were very much astonished (to see this wonderful phenomenon) and they went to king Uparichara (Vasu).
Sanskrit: काये मत्स्या इमौ राजन्संभूतौ मानुषाविति। तयोः पुमांसं जग्राह राजोपरिचरस्तदा॥
English: They said, "O king, these two, (the boy and the girl) have been born in the womb of a fish. The king Uparichara took the male child.
Sanskrit: स मत्स्यो नाम राजासीद्धार्मिकः सत्यसंगरः। साप्सरा मुक्तशापा च क्षणेन समपद्यत॥
English: That child became afterwards the virtuous and powerful monarch, named Matsya. The Apsara was also released from her form as soon as the children were born,
Sanskrit: या पुरोक्ता भगवता तिर्यग्योनिगता शुभा। मानुषौ जनयित्वा त्वं शापमोक्षमवाप्स्यति॥
English: Because she had been told before by the illustrious one that she would be released from her piscatorial form after giving birth to two human children.
Sanskrit: ततः सा जनयित्वा तौ विशस्ता मत्स्यघातिना। संत्यज्य मत्स्यरूपं सा दिव्यं रूपमवाप्य च॥
English: Now according to these words, having given birth to the two children and being killed by the fishermen, she left the form of the fish and assumed her own celestial form.
Sanskrit: सिद्धर्षिचारणपथं जगामाथ वराप्सराः। सा कन्या दुहिता तस्या मत्स्या मत्स्यसगन्धिनी॥
English: The excellent Apsara then rose on the path trodden by Siddhas. Rishis and Charanas. The fish-smelling daughter of the fish-form Apsara.
Sanskrit: राज्ञा दत्ता च दाशाय कन्येयं ते भवत्विति। रूपसत्वसमायुक्ता सर्वैः समुदितागुणैः॥
English: Was then given by the king to the fishermen, saying. “Let this (child) be your daughter.” She was gifted with great beauty and possessed of every virtue.
Sanskrit: सा तु सत्यवती नाम मत्स्यघात्यभिसंश्रयात्। आसीत्सा मत्स्यगन्धैव कंचित्कालं शुचिस्मिता॥
English: That girl of sweet smiles, was known by the name of Satyavati; but owing to her association with fishermen, she was for years of fishy smell.
Sanskrit: शूश्रूषार्थं पितुर्नावं वाहयन्तीं जले च ताम्। तीर्थयात्रां परिक्रामन्नपश्यद्वै पराशरः॥
English: Wishing to serve her father (the fisherman), she plied a boat on the waters of the Yamuna. Parashara when going on a pilgrimage, saw her one day.
Sanskrit: अतीवरूपसंपन्नां सिद्धानामपि काक्षिताम्। दृष्ट्वैव स च तां धीमांश्चकमे चारुहासिनीम्॥
English: She was exceedingly beautiful, an object of desire with even a Siddha. As soon as the wise Rishi saw the girl of sweet smiles, he desired to have her.