pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यशो धर्मं च कीर्तिं च पालयन् स्वर्गमाप्स्यसि। लभन्तां पाण्डवा राज्यं शमं गच्छन्तु
English: Protect your good name, your virtue and your fame. You will then be able to obtain heaven. Let the Pandavas have their kingdom and let the entire Kuru race have the peace.”
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवति विप्रेन्द्र धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। आक्षिप्य वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यं चैवाब्रवीत् पुनः॥
English: When that foremost of Brahmanas (Vyasa) was thus speaking in a sorrowful tone, the son of Ambika, accomplished in speech, king Dhritarashtra, thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच यथा भवान् वेत्ति तथैव वेत्ता भावाभावौ विदितौ मे यथार्थो। कौरवाः॥ स्वार्थे हि सम्मुह्यति तात लोको मां चापि लोकात्मकमेव विद्धि॥
English: Dhritarashtra said My knowledge of life and death is the same as yours. The truth of this is well known to me. But men lose (good) judgement in things which concern their interest. O sire, know me to be an ordinary man.
Sanskrit: प्रसादये त्वामतुलप्रभावं त्वं नो गतिर्दर्शयिता च धीरः। न चापि ते मद्वशगा महर्षे न चाधर्मं कर्तुमर्हा हि मे मतिः॥ त्वं हि धर्मप्रवृत्तिश्च यशः कीर्तिश्च भारती। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च मान्यश्चापि पितामहः॥
English: O Rishi of immeasurable power. I pray to you to extend your power towards us. You have your soul under complete control, you are my preceptor and guide. O great Rishi, my sons do not obey me. My mind is not inclined to commit sin. You are the instrument of the fame, the achievements and virtue of the Bharata race. You are the respected grandfather of both the Kurus and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच वैचित्रवीर्य नृपते यत् ते मनसि वर्तते। अभिधत्स्व यथाकामं छेत्ताऽस्मि तव संशयम्॥
English: Vyasa said O son of Vichitravirya, tell me openly what is in your mind. I shall remove your doubts.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच यानि लिङ्गानि संग्रामे भवन्ति विजयिष्यताम्। तानि सर्वाणि भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O reverend sir, I desire to hear from you all those signs that happier before those that become victorious in battle.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच प्रसन्नभाः पावक ऊर्ध्वरश्मिः प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखो विधूमः। पुण्या गन्धाश्चाहुतीनां प्रवान्ति जयस्यैतद् भाविनो रूपमाहुः॥
English: Vyasa said The sacred fire assumes a cheerful luster. Its light rises upwards. Its flames bend towards the right. It blazes forth without any smoke. The libations poured in it produce sweet fragrance. These are said to be the indications of future success.
Sanskrit: गम्भीरघोषाश्च महास्वनाश्च शङ्खा मृदङ्गाश्च नदन्ति यत्र। विशुद्धरश्मिस्तपनः शशी च जयस्यैतद् भाविनो रूपमाहुः॥
English: The conchs and cymbals produce deep and loud sounds, the sun and the moon give forth pure rays. These are said to be the indications of future success.
Sanskrit: इष्टा वाचः प्रसृता वायसानां सम्प्रस्थितानां च गमिष्यतां च। ये पृष्ठतस्ते त्वरयन्ति राजन् ये चाग्रतस्ते प्रतिषेधयन्ति॥
English: Flying or sitting crows utter agreeable cries. Those warriors that are behind urge those that are in front to advance.
Sanskrit: कल्याणवाचः शकुना राजहंसाः शुकाः क्रौञ्चा: शतपत्राश्च यत्र। प्रदक्षिणाश्चैव भवन्ति संख्ये ध्रुवं जयस्तत्र वदन्ति विप्राः॥
English: When vultures, swans, parrots, cranes, and woodpeckers utter delightful cries and go towards the right, the Brahmanas say that victory in such cases is certain.
Sanskrit: अलङ्कारैः कवचैः केतुभिश्च सुखप्रणादैहेषितैर्वा हयानाम्। भ्राजिष्मती दुष्प्रतिवीक्षणीया येषां चमूस्ते विजयन्ति शत्रून्॥
English: Those, whose ornaments, armours and standards and their bright shields become incapable of being stared at, always conquei their enemies.
Sanskrit: हृष्टा वाचस्तथा सत्त्वं योधानां यत्र भारत। न म्लायन्ति सजश्चैव ते तरन्ति रणोदधिम्॥
English: Those, that send forth cheerful shouts, o descendant of Bharata, those warriors, whose courage is not damped and whose garlands do not fade, always cross the ocean of battle.
Sanskrit: इष्टा वाचः प्रविष्टस्य दक्षिणाः प्रविविक्षतः। पश्चात् संधारयन्त्यर्थमग्रे च प्रतिषेधिका:॥
English: Those who wishing to enter into the ranks of the foe, utter even kind words and those who warn the foe before striking always obtain victory.
Sanskrit: शब्दरूपरसस्पर्शगन्धाश्चाविकृताः शुभाः। सदा हर्षश्च योधानां जयतामिह लक्षणम्॥
English: When the objects of hearing, seeing, tasting, touching and smelling do not undergo any change and become auspicious and if there is joy amongst the warriors at all time, it indicates victory.
Sanskrit: अनुगा वायवो वान्ति तथाऽभ्राणि वयांसि च। अनुप्लवन्ति मेघाश्च तथैवेन्द्रधनूंषि च॥
English: O king, these are the indications of victory, namely the winds, the clouds and the birds all become favourable, and the clouds and rainbows that pour beneficial showers.
Sanskrit: एतानि जयमानानां लक्षणानि विशाम्पते। भवन्ति विपरीतानि मुमूर्पूणा जनाधिप॥
English: O king, these are the indications that armies would secure success, while, O king, all these become quite the conirary in the case of those that are on the point of death.
Sanskrit: अल्पायां वा महत्यां वा सेनायामिति निश्चयः। हर्षो योधगणस्यैको जयलक्षणमुच्यते॥
English: Whether the army be small or large cheerfulness of its soldiers is said to be a certain sign of its winning victory.
Sanskrit: एको दीर्णो दारयति सेनां सुमहतीमपि। तां दीर्णामनुदीर्यन्ते योधाः शूरतरा
English: One soldier, struck with panic, can cause a large army to be alarmed and to take to flight, it causes even the bravest of warriors to be frightened.
Sanskrit: अपि॥ शक्या समाधातुं संनिपाते दुर्निवा तदा चैव प्रभग्ना महती चमूः। अपामिव महावेगास्त्रस्ता मृगगणा इव॥
English: If a large ariny is once broken up and rouled, it cannot be easily rallied like a herd of deer in a fright or a mighty current of waters (in rains).
Sanskrit: नैव महाचमूः। दीर्णामित्येव दीर्यन्ते सुविद्वांसोऽपि भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, if a large army is once routed, it is incapable of being rallied; on the other hand, seeing it dispersed, even wellskilled warriors become confounded.
Sanskrit: भीतान् भग्नांश्च सम्प्रेक्ष्य भयं भूयोऽभिवर्धते। प्रभग्ना सहसा राजन् दिशो विद्रवते चमूः॥
English: Secing soldiers struck with panic and flying, the panic spreads also in other directions. O king, in such cases the whole army is soon broken up and all fly in all directions.
Sanskrit: नैव स्थापयितुं शक्या शूरैरपि महाचमूः। सत्कृत्य महतीं सेनां चतुरङ्गां महीपतिः।
English: O king, when an army is routed, even brave leaders at the head of large divisions of the army consisting of four kinds of troops can not rally them.
Sanskrit: उपायपूर्वं मेधावी यतेत सततोत्थितः॥ उपायविजयं श्रेष्ठमाहुर्भेदन मध्यमम्। जघन्य एष विजयो यो युद्धेन विशाम्पते॥
English: It is said that the success that is obtained by negotiations and other means is the best. That which is secured by creating disunion (amongst the enemy) is but indifferent. O king, the success that is secured by battle is the worst.
Sanskrit: महादोष: संनिपातस्तस्याद्यः क्षय उच्यते। परस्परज्ञाः संहृष्टा व्यवधूताः सुनिश्चिताः॥ पञ्चाशदपि ये शूरा मृद्नन्ति महतीं चमूम्। अपि वा पञ्च षट् सप्त विजयन्त्यनिवर्तिनः॥
English: There are many evils in battle; the first and the foremost is slaughter. Even fifty brave men who know one another, who are not dispirited, who are free from family ties and who are firmly resolved can defeat a large ariny. Even fire, six or seven, who do not retreat can obtain victory.
Sanskrit: न वैनतेयो गरुडः प्रशंसति महाजनम्। दृष्ट्वा सुपर्णोऽपचितिं महत्या अपि भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Vinata's son Garuda never asks the assistance of many followers when he sees even a large number of birds.
Sanskrit: न बाहुल्येन सेनाया जयो भवति नित्यशः। अध्रुवो हि जयो नाम दैवं चात्र परायणम्। जयवन्तो हि संग्रामे कृतकृत्या भवन्ति हि॥
English: Therefore the strength of number of an army is not always the cause of victory. Victory is always uncertain. It depends on chance. Even those that obtain victory have to suffer loss.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ययौ व्यासो धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते। धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having thus spoken to Dhritarashtra Vyasa went away. Having heard these words, Dhritarashtra also reflected in silence.
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा विनिःश्वस्य मुहुर्मुहुः। संजय संशितात्मानमपृच्छद् भरतर्षभ।॥
English: Having reflected for a moment, he sighed again and again. O foremost of the Bharata race, the king then thus spoke to the selfcontrolled Sanjaya.
Sanskrit: संजयेमे महीपालाः शूरा युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। अन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नन्ति शस्त्रैरुच्चावचैरिह॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, these kings, these rulers of carth, so brave and so cheerful in battle, are eager to strike one another with various kinds of weapon.
Sanskrit: पार्थिवाः पृथिवीहेतोः समभित्यज्य जीवितम्। न वा शाम्यन्ति निघ्नन्तो वर्धयन्ति यमक्षयम्॥
English: They are not to be restrained. They striking one another and giving up their lives will increase the population of the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: भौममैश्वर्यमिच्छन्तो न मृष्यन्ते परस्परम्। मन्ये बहुगणा भूमिस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Being desirous to obtain prosperity of earth, they cannot bear the sight of one another. I therefore think that the earth must possess many attributes. O Sanjaya, tell me all this.
Sanskrit: बहूनि च सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। कोट्यश्च लोकवीराणां समेताः कुरुजाङ्गले॥
English: Many thousands, many millions, many tens of millions, many hundreds of millions of warriors have assembled at Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: देशानां च परीमाणं नगराणां च संजय। श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन यत एते समागताः॥
English: O Sanjaya, I desire to hear in great detail about the situations and dimensions of those countries and cities from which they have come.
Sanskrit: दिव्यबुद्धिप्रदीपेन युक्तस्त्वं ज्ञानचक्षुषा। प्रभावात् तस्य विप्रर्व्यासस्यामिततेजसः॥
English: Through the grace of that immeasurably powerful Rishi Vyasa, you now possess the lamp of celestial vision and the eye of knowledge.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच यथाप्रज्ञं महाप्राज्ञ भौमान् वक्ष्यामि ते गुणान्। शास्त्रचक्षुरवेक्षस्व नमस्ते भरतर्षभ॥
English: Sanjaya said O greatly wise one, I shall narrate to you the merits of the earth according to my knowledge. See them with your eye of scriptural wisdom. O foremost of the Bharata race, I bow to you.
Sanskrit: द्विविधानीह भूतानि चराणि स्थावराणि च। त्रसानां त्रिविधा योनिरण्डस्वेदजरायुजाः॥
English: Creatures in this world are of two kinds, namely mobile and immobile. Mobile creatures are three kinds, namely O viperous O viviparous O heat and damp produced.
Sanskrit: त्रसानां खलु सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठा राजन् जरायुजाः। जरायुजानां प्रवरा मानवाः पशवश्च ये॥
English: O king, among mobile creatures, those that are viviparous are certainly the foremost. Among viviparous man is certainly the foremost, and next to man is animal.
Sanskrit: नानारूपधरा राजेस्तेषां भेदाश्चतुर्दश। वेदोक्ताः पृथिवीपाल येषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥
English: O king, animals of various forms are of fourteen kinds. O king, O lord of earth, these fourteen are the domestic and wild animals mentioned in the Vedas and on which the sacrifice rests.
Sanskrit: ग्राम्याणां पुरुषाः श्रेष्ठाः सिंहाश्चारण्यवासिनाम्। सर्वेषामेव भूतानामन्योन्येनोपजीवनम्॥
English: Among creatures that are domestic man is the foremost; lions are the foremost of all wild animals. All creatures keep themselves up by living upon one another.
Sanskrit: उद्भिज्जाः स्थावराः प्रोक्तास्तेषां पञ्चैव जातयः। वृक्षगुल्मलतावल्लयस्त्वक्सारास्तृणाजातयः॥
English: The immovable are cailed Udbhijas. They have five species (Jati). These are-tree, shrub, creeper, plants (valli) and tvaksara (bamboo etc.). These all species are in the category (class) of straws.
Sanskrit: तेषां विंशतिरेकोना महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु। चतुर्विंशतिरुद्दिष्टा गायत्री लोकसम्मता॥
English: Mobile and immobile creatures are thus of nineteen kinds. Their universal constituents are five. Thus they are twenty four in all. They are called Gayatri as is well known to all.
Sanskrit: य एतां वेद गायत्री पुण्यां सर्वगुणान्विताम्। तत्त्वेन भरतश्रेष्ठ स लोके न प्रणश्यति॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, he who knows these to be the true sacred Gayatri which possesses every virtue, is not liable to worldly destruction.
Sanskrit: अरण्यवासिनः सप्त सप्तैषां ग्रामवासिनः। सिंहा व्याघ्रा वराहाच महिषा वारणास्तथा॥
English: Seven are wild and seven domestic. O king, lions, tigers, boars, buffaloes, elephants, bears, and monkeys are wild.
Sanskrit: ऋक्षाश्च वानराश्चैव सप्तारण्याः स्मृता नृप। गौरजाविमनुष्याश्च अश्वाश्वतरगर्दभाः॥ एते ग्राम्या: समाख्याताः पशवः सप्त साधुभिः। एते वै पशवो राजन् ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश॥
English: ) Cows, goats, sheep, men, horses, mules and donkey i.e. seven animals are considered to be domestic by the learned men. O king! Thus, the grand total of village dweller and forest dwellers (Vanavasi) is fourteen in number i.e. these are fourteen animals.
Sanskrit: भूमौ च जायते सर्वं भूमौ सर्वं विनश्यति। भूमिः प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां भूमिरेव सनातनम्॥
English: Every thing rises from the earth and when destroyed every thing goes into her. The earth is the stay and the refuge of all creatures. The earth is eternal.
Sanskrit: यस्य भूमिस्तस्य सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्। तत्रातिगृद्धा राजानो विनिघ्नन्तीतरेतरम्॥
English: He who possesses the earth possesses the entire universe with its mobile and immobile creatures. It is for this kings long to possess the earth and thus kill one another.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच नदीनां पर्वतानां च नामधेयानि संजय। तथा जनपदानां च ये चान्ये भूमिमाश्रिताः॥ प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्या मम सर्वतः। निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, O man learned in the measures of all things, tell me in detail the names of rivers and mountains and of provinces and all other things that are on earth and the dimensions of the whole earth and of the forest.
Sanskrit: भूमेरेते गुणा: संजय उवाच पञ्चेमानि महाराज महाभूतानि संग्रहात्। जगतीस्थानि सर्वाणि समान्याहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: Sanjaya said O king of kings, the wise call all things in the universe as equal in consequences of the presence of the five elements (in them).
Sanskrit: भूमिरापस्तथा वायुरग्निराकाशमेव च। गुणोत्तराणि सर्वाणि तेषां भूमिः प्रधानतः॥ शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धश्च पञ्चमः। प्रोक्ता ऋषिभिस्तत्त्ववेदिभिः॥
English: These elements are the ether, air, fire, water, and earth. Their attributes are sound, touch, vision, taste and smell. Every one of these elements possesses the attributes and the attributes of things that come to it. Therefore the earth is the foremost of all, possessing as it does the attributes of all the other four. Thus say the Rishis who know the truth.
Sanskrit: चत्वारोऽप्सु गुणा राजन् गन्धस्तत्र न विद्यते। शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च तेजसोऽथ गुणास्त्रयः।
English: O king, there are four attributes in water. It has no scent. Fire has three attributes, namely sound, touch and vision.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च वायोस्तु आकाशे शब्द एव तु॥ एते पञ्च गुणा राजन् महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु! वर्तन्ते सर्वलोकेषु येषु भूताः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥
English: Air has only sound and touch whereas ether has sound alone. O king, these five attributes exist in the five principle elements.
Sanskrit: हेमकूटात् परं चैव हरिवर्षं प्रचक्षते। अन्योन्यं नाभिवर्तन्ते साम्यं भवति वै यदा॥
English: On which depend all creatures in the universe for their existence. They do not depend on each other when there is equipoise.
Sanskrit: यदा तु विषमीभावमाविशन्ति परस्परम्। तदा देहैर्देहवन्तो व्यतिरोहन्ति नान्यथा॥
English: When these (elements), not existing in the natural state, exist with one another, then all creatures without any deviation spring into life with various sorts of bodies.
Sanskrit: अचिन्त्याः खलु ये आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यन्ति जायन्ते चानुपूर्वशः। सर्वाण्यपरिमेयाणि तदेषां रूपमैश्वरम्॥
English: The elements are destroyed in the order of the one succeeding the one that proceeds. They also spring into existence, one arising from one before it. All these are immeasurable, their forms being Brahma himself.
Sanskrit: तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः। तेषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते॥
English: Creatures consisting of the five elements are seen in the universe. Men try to know their proportions by exercising their reason.
Sanskrit: भावा न तास्तर्केण साधयेत्। प्रकृतिभ्यः परं यत् तु तदचिन्त्यस्य लक्षणम्॥
English: Those matters that are inconceivable can never be solved by reason. What is above nature is an indication that it is inconceivable.
Sanskrit: सुदर्शनं प्रवक्ष्यामि द्वीपं तु कुरुनन्दन। परिमण्डलो महाराज द्वीपोऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, I shall now describe to you the island called Sudarshana. O king, this island is circular like a wheel.
Sanskrit: नदीजलप्रतिच्छन्नः पर्वतैश्चाभ्रसंनिभैः। पुरैश्च विविधाकारै रम्यैर्जनपदैस्तथा॥
English: It abounds in rivers and other waters, in mountains that look like masses of clouds, and in cities and in many charming provinces.
Sanskrit: वृक्ष पुष्पफलोपेतैः सम्पन्नधनधान्यवान्। लवणेन समुद्रेण समन्तात् परिवारितः॥
English: It is full of trecs covered with flowers and fruits and with crops of various kinds and with many other rich things. It is surrounded on all sides with the salt sea.
Sanskrit: यथा हि पुरुषः पश्येदादर्श मुखमात्मनः। एवं सुदर्शनद्वीपो दृश्यते चन्द्रमण्डले॥
English: As a man can see his face in a mirror, so is the island called Sudarshana seen in the lunar disc.
Sanskrit: द्विरंशे पिप्पलस्तत्र द्विरंशे च शशो महान्। सर्वौषधिसमावायः सर्वतः परिवारितः॥
English: Two of its parts appear like a pipal tree, the two others look like a large hare. It is surrounded on all sides with the various kinds of plants.
Sanskrit: आपस्ततोऽन्यो विज्ञेयाः शेषः संक्षेप उच्यते। ततोऽन्य उच्यते चायमेनं संक्षेपतः शृणु॥
English: Beside these portions, the rest is all water. I shall describe them to you shortly. Hear what I now describe in brief.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच उक्तो द्वीपस्य संक्षेपो विधिवद् बुद्धिमंस्त्वया। तत्त्वज्ञश्चासि सर्वस्य विस्तरं ब्रूहि संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, you are intelligent, you know the truth, you have duly given me in brief the description of the island. Tell us now of the island in detail.
Sanskrit: यावान् भूम्यवकाशोऽयं दृश्यते शशलक्षणे। तस्य प्रमाणं प्रब्रूहि ततो वक्ष्यसि पिप्पलम्॥
English: Tell us now of the dimension of that portion of the land that looks like a hare. You may then describe the portion that looks like the pipal tree.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं राज्ञा स पृष्टस्तु संजयो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
English: Having thus said by the king, Sanjaya spoke these words:
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रागायता महाराज षडेते वर्षपर्वताः। अवगाढा [भयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ॥
English: Sanjaya said Stretching from east to west, there are six mountains that are all equal and that extend from the eastern to the western sea.
Sanskrit: हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च निषधश्च नगोत्तमः। नीलश्च वैदूर्यमयः श्वेतश्च शशिसंनिभः॥
English: They are named Himavat, Hemakut that foremost of mountains Nishadha, Nila that abounds in Vaidurya gems, Shveta, as white as the moon,
Sanskrit: सर्वधातुविचित्रश्च शृङ्गवान् नाम पर्वतः। एते वै पर्वता राजन् सिद्धचारणसेविताः॥
English: And Shringavat which is made of all kinds of metals. O king, these are the six mountains ever frequented by the Siddhas and the Charanas.
Sanskrit: एषामन्तरविष्कम्भो योजनानि सहस्रशः। तत्र पुण्या जनपदास्तानि वर्षाणि भारत॥
English: The space between them extends cne thousand Yojanas. There are many delightful kingdoms thereon. O descendant of Bharata, these divisions are called Varshas.
Sanskrit: वसन्ति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः। इदं तु भारतं वर्षं ततो हैमवतं परम्॥
English: In all these kingdoms live creatures of various kinds. This is the Varsha called after Bharata, Next to it the Varsha called after Himavat.
Sanskrit: हेमकूटात् परं चैव हरिवर्षं प्रचक्षते। दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु॥
English: The land that is beyond Hemakuta is called Harivarsha; south of the Nila mountain and the north of the Nishadha.
Sanskrit: प्रागायतो महाभाग माल्यवान् नाम पर्वतः। ततः परं माल्यवतः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः॥
English: Is a mountain, O king, called Malyavat that extends from east to west. Beyond Malyavat is the mountain called the Gandhamadana.
Sanskrit: परिमण्डलयोर्मध्ये मेरुः कनकपर्वतः। आदित्यतरुणाभासो विधूम इव पावकः॥
English: Between these two (mountains) is a round mountain called Meru which is made of gold. It is as effulgent as the morning sun; it is like fire without smoke.
Sanskrit: योजनानां सहस्राणि चतुरशीतिरुच्छ्रितः। अधस्ताच्चतुरशीतिर्योजनानां महीपते॥
English: It is eighty-four thousand Yojanas high. O king, its depth is eighty-four thousand Yojanas.
Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमधश्च तिर्यक् च लोकानावृत्य तिष्ठति। तस्य पार्श्वेष्वमी द्वीपाश्चत्वारः संस्थिता विभो॥
English: It stands carrying the worlds above, below and transversely. O lord, by the side of Meru are situated four islands.
Sanskrit: भद्राश्वः केतुमालश्च जम्बूद्वीपश्च भारत। उत्तराश्चैव कुरवः कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः॥
English: Namely Bhadrashva, Ketumala, Jambudvipa also called Bharata, and Uttara Kuru which is the abode of the pious.
Sanskrit: विहगः सुमुखो यस्तु सुपर्णस्यात्मजः किल। स वै विचिन्तयामास सौवर्णान् वीक्ष्य वायसान्॥
English: The bird Sumukha, the son of Suparna (Garuda), seeing that all the birds on the Meru were of golden plumage, reflected.
Sanskrit: मेरुरुत्तममध्यानामधमानां च पक्षिणाम्। अविशेषकरो यस्मात् तस्मादेनं त्यजाम्यहम्॥
English: "I shall go away from this mountain, because there is no difference there between good, indifferent and bad birds".
Sanskrit: तमादित्योऽनुपर्येति सततं ज्योतिषां वरः। चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो वायुश्चैव प्रदक्षिणः॥
English: That foremost of luminaries, the sun, always goes round the Meru, so does the moon with his attendant constellations so does also Vayu.
Sanskrit: स पर्वतो महाराज दिव्यपुष्पफलान्वितः। भवनैरावृतः सर्वैर्जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतैः॥
English: O king, that mountain possesses celestial fruits and flowers; it is covered all over with houses made of burnished gold.
Sanskrit: तत्र देवगणा राजन् गन्धर्वासुरराक्षसाः। अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः शैले क्रीडन्ति सर्वदा॥
English: O king, there on that mountain the celestial, the Gandharvas, the Asuras and the Rakshasas with the Apasaras always come to sport.
Sanskrit: तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्चापि सुरेश्वरः। समेत्य विविधैर्यज्ञैर्यजन्तेऽनेकदक्षिणैः॥
English: There Brahma, Rudra, and Shakra the lord of the celestial, meet together and perform various kinds of sacrifices with large Dakshinas.
Sanskrit: तुम्बुरु रदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहूः। अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तवैः॥
English: Tamburu, and Narada, Vishvavasu and the Hahas and the Huhus went there and adored the foremost of the celestial with various hymns.
Sanskrit: सप्तर्षयो महात्मानः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः। तत्र गच्छन्ति भद्रं ते सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि॥
English: The illustrious seven Rishis and Kashyapa, the lord of creatures, go there on every Parva day.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव मूर्धन्युशनाः काव्यो दैत्यैर्महीपते। इमानि तस्य रत्नानि तस्येमे रत्नपर्वताः॥
English: On the summit of that mountain, Ushanas, otherwise called the Poet, sports with the Dailyas. The jewels and gems and all precious stones belong to Meru.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् कुबेरो भगवांश्चतुर्थं भागमश्नुते। ततः कलांशं वित्तस्य मनुष्येभ्यः प्रयच्छति॥
English: A fourth part of them is enjoyed by Kubera. Only a sixteenth part he gives away to men to be enjoyed by them.
Sanskrit: पार्श्वे तस्योत्तरे दिव्यं सर्वर्तुकुसुमैश्चितम्। कर्णिकारवनं रम्यं शिलाजालसमुद्गतम्॥
English: On the northern side of Meru there is a charming and beautiful forest of Karnikaras. It is ever covered with the flowers of every season. It occupies a range of hills.
Sanskrit: तत्र साक्षात् पशुपतिर्दिव्यैर्भूतैः समावृतः। उमासहायो भगवान् रमते भूतभावनः॥
English: There sports the illustrious Pashupati, the creator of all things, surrounded by his celestial attendants and accompanied by Uma.
Sanskrit: कर्णिकारमयीं मालां बिभ्रत्पादावलम्बिनीम्। त्रिभित्रैः कृतोद्योतस्त्रिभिः सूर्यैरिवोदितैः॥
English: He wears a garland of Karnikars flowers round his neck which reaches down his feet and which blazes with radiance with his three eyes resembling three suns.
Sanskrit: तमुग्रतपसः सिद्धाः सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः। पश्यन्ति न हि दुर्वृत्तैः शक्यो द्रष्टुं महेश्वरः॥
English: The Siddhas who are truthful, who are of excellent vows and austere asceticism can see him. Maheshvara is incapable of being seen by men of bad conduct.
Sanskrit: तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात् क्षीरधारा नरेश्वर। विश्वरूपापरिमिता भीमनिर्घातनि:स्वनः॥ पुण्या पुण्यतमैर्जुष्टा गङ्गा भागीरथी शुभा। प्लवन्तीव प्रवेगेन ह्रदे चन्द्रमसः शुभे॥
English: O king, from the summit of that mountain issues forth like a stream of milk the sacred and immeasurable Ganga of universal form resorted to by the pious. She falls with great force and fearful noise in the charming lake of Chandramas.