pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्यां चोत्पादयामास विदुरः कुरुनन्दनः। पुत्रान् विनयसम्पन्नानात्मनः सदृशान् गुणैः॥
English: The descendant of Kuru, Vidura, begot on her children as gentle and accomplished as he himself was.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः पुत्रशतं जज्ञे गान्धार्यां जनमेजय। धृतराष्ट्रस्य वैश्यायामेकश्चापि शतात् परः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: O Janamejaya, one hundred sons of Dhritarashtra were born in the womb of Gandhari. Besides these one hundred sons, one more was born by a Vaishya wife.
Sanskrit: पाण्डोः कुन्त्यां च मात्र्यां च पुत्राः पञ्च महारथाः। देवेभ्यः समपद्यन्त संतानाय कुलस्य
English: Pandu had by his wives) Kunti and Madri five sons, all great car warriors, who were all begotten by celestial for the perpetuation of the (Kuru) dynasty.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कथं पुत्रशतं जज्ञे गान्धार्यां द्विजसत्तम। कियता चैव कालेन तेषामायुश्च किं परम्॥ वै॥
English: Janamejaya said : O best of the twice born, why did Gandhari give birth to one hundred sons? In how many years (they were born)? What was their period of life?
Sanskrit: कथं चैकः स वैश्यायां धृतराष्ट्रसुतोऽभवत्। कथं च सदृशी भार्यां गान्धारी धर्मचारिणीम्॥ आनुकूल्ये वर्तमानां धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यवर्तत।
English: How did Dhritarashtra beget a son on a Vaishya wife? How did Dhritarashtra behave towards his loving, obedient and virtuous wife, Gandhari?
Sanskrit: कथं च शप्तस्य सतः पाण्डोस्तेन महात्मना।॥ समुत्पन्ना दैवतेभ्यः पुत्राः पञ्च महारथाः। एतद् विद्वन् यथान्यायं विस्तरेण तपोधन॥
English: How were born the five sons of Pandu, those great car warriors, through cursed by the high-souled man (the Rishi in the form of deer)?
Sanskrit: कथयस्व न मे तृप्तिः कथ्यमानेषु बन्धुषु।
English: O ascetic, tell me all this in detail. I am not satiated with hearing the accounts of my friends and relatives.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच क्षुच्छ्रमाभिपरिग्लानं द्वैपायनमुपस्थितम्॥ तोषयामास गान्धारी व्यासस्तस्यै वरं ददौ।
English: Vaishampayana said : One day Gandhari gratified Dvaipayana who came hungry and fatigued. Vyasa granted her a boon.
Sanskrit: सा वब्रे सदृशं भर्तुः पुत्राणां शतमात्मनः॥ ततः कालेन सा गर्भ धृतराष्ट्रादवाग्रहीत्।
English: (Namely) that she should have one hundred sons like her husband. Sometime after she conceived by Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: संवत्सरद्वयं तं तु गान्धारी गर्भमाहितम्॥ अप्रजा धारयामास ततस्तां दुःखमाविशत्।
English: She bore the burden in her womb for two years without being delivered; she was, therefore, much afflicted with grief.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा कुन्तीसुतं जातं बालार्कसमतेजसम्॥ उदरस्यात्मनः स्थैर्यमुपलभ्यान्वचिन्तयम्। अज्ञातं धृतराष्ट्रस्य यत्नेन महता ततः॥ सोदरं घातयामास गान्धारी दुःखमूर्च्छिता। ततो जज्ञे मांसपेशी लोहाष्ठीलेव संहता॥
English: She heard that a son was born to Kunti, as effulgent as the morning sun. Being sorry that in her case the time of bearing the child in the womb was too long and being deprived of reason by grief, she stuck her womb with violence without the knowledge of Dhritarashtra. Thereupon was brought forth a hard mass of flesh like an iron ball.
Sanskrit: द्विवर्षसम्भृता कुक्षौ तामुत्स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे। अथ द्वैपायनो ज्ञात्वा त्वरितः समुपागमत्॥
English: She bone in her womb for two years. To seeing hard mass of flesh, she decided to throw it. Dvaipayana, knowing it, soon came to her.
Sanskrit: तां स मांसमयीं पेशीं ददर्श जपतां वरः। ततोऽब्रवीत् सौबलेयीं किमिदं ते चिकीर्षितम्॥ सा चात्मनो मतं सत्यं शशंस परमर्षये।
English: The best of ascetics (Vyasa) saw that mass of flesh and asked the daughter of Subala, “What have you done?” And she (Gandhari) told her real feeling to the great Rishi.
Sanskrit: गान्धार्युवाच ज्येष्ठं कुन्तीसुतं जातं श्रुत्वा रविसमप्रभम्॥ दुःखेन परमेणेदमुदरं घातितं मया। शतं च किल पुत्राणां वितीर्णं मे त्वया पुरा॥ इयं मे मांसपेशी जाता पुत्रशताय वै।
English: Gandhari said : Having heard that Kunti had first given birth to a son, as effulgent as the sun. I struck at my womb in grief. You granted me the boon that I should get one hundred sons. But a ball of flesh has come out in the place of one hundred sons.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच एवमेतत् सौबलेयि नैतज्जात्वन्यथा भवेत्॥
English: Vyasa said : O daughter of Subala, it is even so. My words can never be futile.
Sanskrit: वितथं नोक्तपूर्वं मे स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा। घृतपूर्णं कुण्डशतं क्षिप्रमेव विधीयताम्॥ सुगुप्तेषु च देशेषु रक्षा चैव विधीयताम्। शीताभिरद्भिरष्ठीलामिमां च परिषेचय॥
English: I have not spoken an untruth even in jest, why then will my words be futile! Let one hundred jars, filled with ghee, be brought in the proper way; let them be placed at a concealed place and let cool water be sprinkled on this ball of flesh.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सा सिच्यमाना त्वष्ठीला बभूव शतधा तदा। अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्राणां गर्भाणां पृथगेव तु॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The ball of fresh, being thus sprinkled with water, became divided into hundred parts. They separately became hundred parts, each about the size of the thumb.
Sanskrit: एकाधिकशतं पूर्णं यथायोगं विशाम्पते। मांसपेश्यास्तदा राजन् क्रमश: कालपर्ययात्॥
English: O king, that ball of fresh in time became gradually one hundred and one separate parts.
Sanskrit: ततस्तांस्तेषु कुण्डेषु गर्भानवदधे तदा। स्वानुगुप्तेषु देशेषु रक्षां वै व्यदधात् ततः॥
English: These were then placed into the jars, filled with ghee and they were placed at a concealed spot and were carefully watched.
Sanskrit: शशंस चैव भगवान् कालेनैतावता पुनः। उद्घाटनीयान्येतानि कुण्डानीति च सौबलीम्॥
English: The illustrious (Vyasa) then said to the daughter of Subala that she should open the covers of the jars after full two years.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् व्यासस्तथा प्रतिनिधाय च। जगाम तपसे धीमान् हिमवन्तं शिलोच्चयम्॥
English: Having said this and having made these arrangements, the illustrious and wise Vyasa went to the Himalayas mountains to perform his penances.
Sanskrit: जज्ञे क्रमेण चैतेन तेषां दुर्योधनो नृपः। जन्मतस्तु प्रमाणेन ज्येष्ठो राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: King Duryodhana was then in time born from them (the parts of the fleshy ball). According to the order of birth, Yudhisthira was the eldest.
Sanskrit: तदाख्यातं तु भीष्माय विदुराय च धीमते। यस्मिन्नहनि दुर्धर्षो जज्ञे दुर्योधनस्तदा॥ तस्मिन्नेव महाबाहुर्जज्ञे भीमोऽपि वीर्यवान्। स जातमात्र एवाथ धृतराष्ट्रसुतो नृप॥ रासभारावसदृशं रुराव च ननाद च। तं खरा: प्रत्यभाषन्त गृध्रगोमायुवायसाः॥
English: The news of Duryodhana's birth was carried to Bhishma and the wise Vidura. On the day when haughty Duryodhana was born, on that very day was born mighty armed and greatly powerful Bhima. O king, as soon as that son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) was born, he roared and brayed like an ass, Hearing that sound, the arsons vultures, jackals and crows spontaneously cried.
Sanskrit: वाताश्च प्रववुश्चापि दिग्दाहश्चाभवत् तदा। ततस्तु भीतवद् राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥ समानीय बहून् विप्रान् भीष्मं विदुरमेव च। अन्यांश्च सुहृदो राजन् कुरून् सर्वांस्तथैव च॥
English: Strong wind began to blow and fires regard in every direction. Thereupon, the frightened king Dhritarashtra summoning many Brahmanas, Bhishma, Vidura and other friends, relatives and Kurus, said-
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरो राजपुत्रो ज्येष्ठो नः कुलवर्धनः। प्राप्तः स्वगुणतो राज्यं न तस्मिन् वाच्यमस्ति नः।३१।।
English: “The eldest of the princes, Yudhisthira is the perpetuator of your race. He has acquired the kingdom by virtue of his birth. We have nothing to say to this.
Sanskrit: अयं त्वनन्तरस्तस्मादपि राजा भविष्यति। एतद् विब्रूत मे तथ्यं यदत्र भविता ध्रुवम्॥
English: "But will my son be able to become king after hi“? Tell me what is right and lawful.
Sanskrit: वाक्यस्यैतस्य निधने दिक्षु सर्वासु भारत। क्रव्यादाः प्राणदान् घोराः शिवाश्चाशिवशसिनः॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, jackals and other carnivorous animals began to how! ominously from all sides.
Sanskrit: लक्षयित्वा निमित्तानि तानि घोराणि सर्वशः। तेऽब्रुवन् ब्राह्मणा राजन् विदुश्च महामतिः॥ यथेमानि निमित्तानि घोराणि मनुजाधिप। उत्थितानि सुते जाते ज्येष्ठे ते पुरुषर्षभ॥ व्यक्तं कुलान्तकरणो भवितैष सुतस्तव। तस्य शान्तिः परित्यागे गुप्तावपनयो महान्॥
English: O king, seeing these frightful ominous signs, the assembled Brahmanas and the high minded Vidura said, “O king, O best of men, when these fearful ominous signs are seen at the birth of your eldest son. It is evident he will be exterminator of your race. The prosperity of the race depends upon his abandonment. There must be great calamity in keeping him.
Sanskrit: शतमेकोनमप्यस्तु पुत्राणां ते महीपते। त्यजैनमेकं शान्तिं चेत् कुलस्येच्छसि भारत॥
English: O king, if you abandon him, there still remain ninety nine sons of yours. O descendant of the Bharata race, if you desire the good of your dynasty, abandon him.
Sanskrit: एकेन कुरु वै क्षेमं कुलस्य जगतस्तथा। त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत्॥ ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत्। स तथा विदुरेणोक्तस्तैश्च सर्वैद्विजोत्तमैः॥ न चकार तथा राजा पुत्रस्नेहसमन्वितः। ततः पुत्रशतं पूर्ण धृतराष्ट्रस्य पार्थिव॥
English: Do good to the world and to your own race by abandoning him. It is said that an individuals should be abandoned for the sake of the family; a family should be abandoned for the sake of a village; a village should be abandoned for the sake of a country and the world should be abandoned for the sake of the soul.” Having been thus addressed by Vidura and the Brahmanas, the king, out of affection (for the son) did not act accordingly.
Sanskrit: मासमात्रेण संजज्ञे कन्या चैका शताधिका। गान्धार्यां क्लिश्यमानायामुदरेण विवर्धता॥ धृतराष्ट्र महाराज वैश्या पर्यचरत् किल। तस्मिन् संवत्सरे राजन् धृतराष्ट्रन्महायशाः॥ जज्ञे धीमांस्ततस्तस्यां युयुत्सुः करणो नृप। एवं पुत्रशतं जज्ञे धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः॥ महारथानां वीराणां कन्या चैका शताधिका। युयुत्सुश्च महातेजा वैश्यापुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥
English: O king, there were born within a month one hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and also a daughter above and over that one hundred. When Gandhari was effected with her advanced pregnancy, a Vaishya maid servant was engaged to attended upon Dhritarashtra. O king, during that year, was begotten on her by Dhritarashtra illustrious and greatly intelligent son, who was afterwards named Yuyutsu, also called Karana. Thus were begotten by the wise Dhritarashtra one hundred sons, who were all heroes and (thus also was born) greatly powerful Yuyutsu born at a Vaishya woman. an
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणामादितः कथितं त्वया। ऋषेः प्रसादात् तु शतं न च कन्या प्रकीर्तिता॥
English: Janamejaya said : You have told me from the beginning all about the birth of Dhritarashtra's one hundred sons, the result of the boon granted by the Rishi, but you have not told me (the particular of the birth) of the daughter.
Sanskrit: वैश्यापुत्रो युयुत्सुश्च कन्या चैका शताधिका। गान्धारराजदुहिता शतपुत्रेति चानघ॥ उक्ता महर्षिणा तेन व्यासेनामिततेजसा। कथं त्विदानी भगवन् कन्यां त्वं तु ब्रवीषि मे॥
English: O sinless one, you have said that over and above one hundred sons, there was another son, named Yuyutsu, born of a Vaishya woman and also a daughter by Gandhari. The daughter of the king of Gandhara would get one hundred sons. O illustrious man, so said the great Rishi Vyasa of immeasurable effulgence. How do you then tell me that a daughter was born (over and above the hundred)?
Sanskrit: यदि भागशतं पेशी कृता तेन महर्षिणा। न प्रजास्यति चेद् भूयः सौबलेयी कथंचन॥ कथं तु सम्भवस्तस्या दुःशलाया वदस्व मे। यथावदिह विप्रः परं मेऽत्र कुतूलहम्॥
English: The ball of flesh was divided by the great Rishi into only one hundred parts and the daughter of Subala (Gandhari) did not conceive at any other time. How then was born Duhshala? O Brahmana Rishi, tell me this; my curiosity is very great.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच साध्वयं प्रश्न उद्दिष्टः पाण्डवेय ब्रवीमि ते। तां मांसपेशी भगवान् स्वयमेव महातपाः॥ शीताभिरद्धिरासिच्य भागं भागमकल्पयत्। यो यथा कल्पितो भागस्तं तं धात्र्या तथा नृप॥ घृतपूर्णेषु कुण्डेषु एकैकं प्राक्षिपत् तदा। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे साध्वी गान्धारी सृदृढव्रता॥ दुहितुः स्नेहसंयोगमनुध्याय वराङ्गना। मनसाचिन्तयद् देवी एतत् पुत्रशतं मम॥ भविष्यति न संदेहो न ब्रवीत्यन्यथा मुनिः। ममेयं परमा तुष्टिर्दुहिता मे भवेद् यदि॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Pandu, your question is just. I shall tell you how it happened. The great ascetic, the illustrious Rishi himself, sprinkled that ball of fresh with cool water and begin to divide it into hundred parts, O king, as it was being divided into parts, the nurse began to take them up and put them one by one into the jars filled with ghee. In the meanwhile the beautiful and chaste Gandhari of rigid vows, feeling the affection for a daughter. Reflected in her mind, there is no doubt that I shall have one hundred sons. The Rishi had said this and it cannot be otherwise. If a daughter is born to me over and above my one hundred sons, I shall be exceedingly happy.
Sanskrit: एका शताधिका बाला भविष्यति कनीयसी। ततो दौहित्रजाल्लोकादबाह्योऽसौ पतिर्मम॥
English: My husband may then go to those worlds that the possession of a daughter's sons confers on a man.
Sanskrit: अधिका किल नारीणां प्रीतिर्जामातृजा भवेत्। यदि नाम ममापि स्याद् दुहितैका शताधिका॥ कृतकृत्या भवेयं वै पुत्रदौहित्रसंवृता। यदि सत्यं तपस्तप्तं दत्तं वाप्यथवा हुतम्॥ गुरवस्तोषिता वापि तथास्तु दुहिता मम। एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम्॥ व्यभजत् स तदा पेशी भगवानृषिसत्तमः। गणयित्वा शतं पूर्णमंशानामाह सौबलीम्॥
English: Every woman feels a very great affection for her son-in-law. If, therefore, I get a daughter over and above my one hundred sons, then surrounded by sons and daughter's sons, I shall feel myself supremely happy. If I have truly performed penances, if I have ever given in charity, if I have ever performed Homa, if ever I have respected my superiors, lets a daughter be born to me." All this time that best of Rishis, the illustrious Krishna Dvaipayana himself was dividing that ball of flesh. Counting full one hundred parts, he said to the daughter of Subala (Gandhari).
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच पूर्णं पुत्रशतं त्वेतन्न मिथ्या वागुदाहृता। दौहित्रयोगाय भाग एकः शिष्टः शतात् परः। एषा ते सुभगा कन्या भविष्यति यथेप्सिता॥
English: "Here are your one hundred sons, I did not speak to you anything that was not true. Here is a part over and above one hundred which will give you a daughter's son. From this will be born an amiable and fortunate daughter, as you have desired."
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यं घृतकुम्भं च समानाय्य महातपाः। तं चापि प्राक्षिपत् तत्र कन्यामागं तपोधनः॥ एतत् ते कथितं राजन् दुःशलाजन्म भारत। ब्रूहि राजेन्द्र किं भूयो वर्तयिष्यामि तेऽनघ।॥
English: Then that great ascetic, bringing another jar filled with ghee, placed the part into it for the purpose of daughter, O descendant of the Bharata race, thus have I narrated to you all about the birth of Dushala. O sinless one, tell me what more am I to narrate.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तं व्यतीतमतिक्रम्य राजा स्वमिव बान्धवम्। सभार्यः शोकदुःखार्तः पर्यदेवयदातुरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : After the death of the deer, the king (Pandu) like a friend (of his) wept bitterly with his wives, being much afflicted with grief.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरुवाच सतामपि कुले जाताः कर्मणा वत दुर्गतिम्। प्राप्नुवन्त्यकृतात्मानः कामजालविमोहिताः॥
English: Pandu said: The wicked men, though born in virtuous families, being illuded with passions, become overwhelmed with misery as the fruit of their own acts.
Sanskrit: शश्वद्धर्मात्मना जातो बाल एव पिता मम। जीवितान्तमनुप्राप्तः कामात्मैवेति नः श्रुतम्॥ ।
English: I have heard that my father, though begotten by a virtuous man, died when he was still a youth, only because a slave of lust.
Sanskrit: तस्य कामात्मनः क्षेत्रे राज्ञः संयतवागृषिः। कृष्णद्वैपायन: साक्षाद् भगवान् मामजीजनत्॥
English: In the field of that lustful king, I was begotten by Krishna Dvaipayana of truthfull speech who was like Brahma himself.
Sanskrit: तस्याद्य व्यसने बुद्धिः संजातेयं ममाधमा। त्यक्तस्य देवैरनयान्मृगयां परिधावतः॥
English: (Being the son of such a man) with my heart devoted to sin I lead wandering life in pursuit of deer. The gods have all forsaken me.
Sanskrit: मोक्षमेव व्यवस्यामि बन्धो हि व्यसनं महत्। सुवृत्तिमनुवर्तिष्ये तामहं पितुरव्ययाम्॥
English: I shall now seek for salvation; my heart is a great slave of passion. The great impediments to salvation is the desire to beget children. I shall now adopt Brahmacharya, following the example of my father.
Sanskrit: अतीव तपसाऽऽत्मानं योजयिष्याम्यसंशयम्। तस्मादेकोऽहमेकाकी एकैकस्मिन् वनस्पतौ॥ चरन् भैक्ष्यं मुनिर्मुण्डश्चरिष्याम्याश्रमानिमान्। पांसुना समवच्छन्नः शून्यागारकृतालयः॥ वृक्षमूलनिकेतो वा त्यक्तसर्वप्रियाप्रियः।
English: I shall certainly bring my passions under complete control by severe asceticism. Forsaking my wives and other relatives and shaving my head, I shall alone wander over the earth, begging my food from the lords of the forests (tree). Forsaking every object of affection and aversion and covering my body with dust, I shall make the shelter of trees and deserted houses my home.
Sanskrit: न शोचन् न प्रहृष्यंश्च तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः॥ निराशीर्निर्नमस्कारो निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः।
English: I shall never yield to the influence of sorrow or joy; I shall regard praise and blame in the same light; I shall not seek benedictions or bows. I shall be in peace with all; I shall not accept gifts.
Sanskrit: न चाप्यवहसन् कच्चिन्न कुर्वन् भृकुटी क्वचित्॥ प्रसन्नवदनो नित्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतः।
English: I shall not mock any one; I shall not contract my brow at any body; I shall be ever cheerful; and I shall be devoted to the good of all creatures.
Sanskrit: जङ्गमाजङ्गमं सर्वमविहिंसंश्चतुर्विधम्॥ स्वासु प्रजास्विव सदा समः प्राणभृतां प्रति।
English: I shall not harm any of the four orders of the creation, either mobile or immobile. I shall treat them all equally, as if they are my own children.
Sanskrit: एककालं चरन् भैक्ष्यं कुलानि दश पञ्च वा॥ असम्भवे वा भक्ष्यस्य चरन्ननशनान्यपि।
English: I shall daily beg my food from only five or ten families. If it is impossible to get food thus, I shall remain fasting I shall rather go with little food then to ask a man twice.
Sanskrit: अल्पमल्पं च भुञ्जानः पूर्वालाभे न जातुचित्॥ अन्यान्यपि चरँल्लोभादलाभे सप्त पूरयन्। अलाभे यदि वा लाभे समदर्शी महातपाः॥
English: If I do not obtain food after completing my round of seven or ten houses, I shall not enlarge my round out of covetousness. Whether I obtain or fail to obtain alms, I shall remain a great ascetic equally unmoved.
Sanskrit: वास्यैकं तक्षतो बाहुं चन्दनेनैकमुक्षतः। नाकल्याणं न कल्याणं चिन्तयन्नुभयोस्तयोः॥ न जिजीविषुवत् किंचिन्न मुमूर्षुवदाचरन्। जीवितं मरणं चैव नाभिनन्दन् न च द्विषन्॥
English: The cutting off my one arm with an axe and the smearing of the other with sandal, both will be equally regarded by me as the same. I shall not desire good from one or evil from the other. I shall not be pleased with life or displeased with death. I shall neither wish to live or fear to die.
Sanskrit: याः काश्चिज्जीवता शक्याः कर्तुमभ्युदयक्रियाः। ताः सर्वाः समतिक्रम्य निमेषादिव्यवस्थिताः॥ तासु चाष्यनवस्थासु त्यक्तसर्वेन्द्रियक्रियः। सम्परित्यक्तधर्मार्थः सुनिर्णिक्तात्मकल्मषः॥
English: Washing my heart of all sins, I shall certainly transcend those sacred rites productive of happiness that men perform at inauspicious moments. I shall also abstain from all acts of Dharma and Artha and from all those acts those that lead to the gratification of senses.
Sanskrit: निर्मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो व्यतीतः सर्ववागुराः। न वशे कस्यचित् तिष्ठन् सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः॥
English: Being freed from all sins and snares of the world, I shall be as free as the wind.
Sanskrit: एतया सततं धृत्या चरन्नेवंप्रकारया। देहं संस्थापयिष्यामि निर्भयं मार्गमास्थितः॥
English: Acting always in this way and treading in the path of fearlessness, I shall at last lay down my life.
Sanskrit: नाहं सुकृपणे मार्गे स्ववीर्यक्षयशोचिते। स्वधर्मात् सततापेते चरेयं वीर्यवर्जितः॥
English: I am destitute of the power of begetting children. I shall not certainly deviate from the line of duty, in order to tread in the vile path of the world which is full of misery.
Sanskrit: सत्कृतोऽसत्कृतो वापि योऽन्यं कृपणचक्षुषा। उपैति वृत्तिं कामात्मा स शुनां वर्तते पथि॥
English: Whether respected or disrespected by the world, that man, who, being desireless, becomes full of desire, behaves like a dog.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा सुदुःखार्तो निःश्वासपरमो नृपः। अवेक्षमाणः कुन्तीं च माद्रीं स समभाषत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The king, having said this in sorrow, signed and looking at (his wives) Kunti and Madri said-
Sanskrit: कौसल्या विदुरः क्षत्ता राजा च सह बन्धुभिः। आर्या सत्यवती भीष्मस्ते च राजपुरोहिताः॥ ब्राह्मणाश्च महात्मानः सोमपाः संशितव्रताः। पौरवृद्धाश्च ये तत्र निवसन्त्यस्मदाश्रयाः। प्रसाद्य सर्वे वक्तव्याः पाण्डुः प्रव्रजितो वनम्॥
English: After gratifying all, tell the princess of Koshala, Vidura, the king with all his friends mother Satyavati, Bhishma, the royal priests, the high-souled, Soma drinking Brahmans of rigid vows and those old men who live under our protection that 'Pandu has retired into a forest'.
Sanskrit: निशम्य वचनं भर्तुर्वनवासे धृतात्मनः। तत्समं वचनं कुन्ती माद्री च समभाषताम्॥
English: Having heard these words of their husband who had fixed his mind to retire into a forest, both Kunti and Madri addressed him in these proper words.
Sanskrit: अन्येऽपि ह्याश्रमाः सन्ति ये शक्या भरतर्षभ। आवाभ्यां धर्मपत्नीभ्यां सह तप्तुं तपो महत्॥
English: “O best of the Bharata race, there are many other Ashramas (modes of life) in which you can perform with us, your lawfully wedded wives, great asceticism.
Sanskrit: शरीरस्यापि मोक्षाय स्वयं प्राप्य महाफलम्। त्वमेव भविता भर्ता स्वर्गस्यापि न संशयः॥
English: In which you can obtain the salvation of your body, you may obtain heaven as your reward. As the great fruit (of your action) you can certainly become the lord of heaven.
Sanskrit: प्रणिधायेन्द्रियग्रामं भर्तृलोकपरायणे। त्यक्तकामसुखे ह्यावां तप्स्यावो विपुलं तपः॥
English: We shall also perform great asceticism with our husband, controlling our passions and abandoning all desires and pleasures.
Sanskrit: यदि चावां महाप्राज्ञ त्यक्ष्यसि त्वं विशाम्पते। अद्यैवावां प्रहास्यावो जीवितं नात्र संशयः॥
English: O greatly learned man, if you abandon us, we shall then certainly give up our lives to day.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरुवाच यदि व्यवसितं ह्येतद् युवयोधर्मसंहितम्। स्ववृत्तिमनुवर्तिष्ये तामहं पितुरव्ययाम्॥
English: Pandu said: If your this determination be conformable to virtue, then I shall with you both follow the imperishable path of my father.
Sanskrit: त्यक्त्वा ग्राम्यसुखाहारं तप्यमानो महत् तपः। वल्कली फलमूलाशी चरिष्यामि महावने॥
English: Abandoning the luxuries of village and towns, robed in barks of trees and living on fruits and roots and practicing the severest asceticism, I shall roam in the great forest.
Sanskrit: अग्नौ जुह्वन्नुभौ कालावुभौ कालावुपस्पृशन्। कृशः परिमिताहारश्चीरचर्मजटाधरः॥
English: Bathing in the morning and in the evening, I shall perform the Homa. I shall reduce my body by eating sparingly; I shall wear rags and skins; I shall carry matted hair on my head.
Sanskrit: शीतवातातपसहः क्षुत्पिपासानवेक्षकः। तपसा दुश्चरेणेदं शरीरमुपशोषयन्॥ एकान्तशीली विमृशन् पक्वापक्वेन वर्तयन्। पितॄन् देवांश्च वन्येन वाग्भिरद्धिश्च तर्पयन्।३५॥
English: Exposing myself to heat and cold and disregarding hunger and thirst, I shall reduce my body by performing most difficult asceticism. I shall live on fruits, ripe or unripe; I shall be in contemplation; I shall worship the Pitris and the celestial with speech and with the fruit of the forest.
Sanskrit: वानप्रस्थजनस्यापि दर्शनं कुलवासिनाम्। नाप्रियाण्याचरिष्यामि किं पुनर्गमवासिनाम्॥
English: I shall not see the dwellers of cities or the dwellers of forest. I shall not even harm them (the dwellers of forest), not to speak of the dwellers of villages.
Sanskrit: एवमारण्यशास्त्राणामुग्रमुग्रतरं विधिम्। काइक्षमाणोऽहमास्थास्ये देहस्यास्या समापनात्॥
English: I shall thus perform the severest practices of Vanaprastha, performing the severer ones gradually, till lay down my body.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्येवमुक्त्वा भार्ये ते राजा कौरवनन्दनः। ततश्चूडामणि निष्कमङ्गदे कुण्डलानि च॥ वासांसि च महार्हाणि स्त्रीणामाभरणानि च। प्रदाय सर्वं विप्रेभ्यः पाण्डुः पुनरभाषत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this to his wives, the descendant of Kuru, the king (Pandu), gave his jewel of the diadem, his necklace of precious gold, his bracelets, his car rings, his valuable robes and the ornaments of the ladies to the Brahmanas. He then said-