pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कुर्वीत पितृदैवत्यं धर्माणि च समाचरेत्। यजेच्च विद्वान् विधिवत् त्रिवर्गं चाप्युपाचरेत्॥
English: One possessed of knowledge should perform the rites laid down for the Pitris and the gods, perforin all religious duties, celebrate sacrifices, judiciously pursue religion, profit and pleasure.
Sanskrit: संनिमज्जेज्जगदिदं गम्भीरे कालसागरे। जरामृत्युमहाग्राहे न कश्चिदवबुध्यते॥
English: Alas, no one perceives that the world is sinking in the deep ocean of Time which is infested with those huge crocodiles called decrepitude and death.
Sanskrit: आयुर्वेदमधीयानाः केवलं सपरिग्रहाः। दृश्यन्ते बहवो वैद्या व्याधिभिः समभिप्लुताः॥
English: Many physicians are seen suffering from a disease along with all the members of their families, although they have carefully read the science of Life.
Sanskrit: ते पिबन्तः कषायांश्च सीषि विविधानि च। न मृत्युमतिवर्तन्ते वेलामिव महोदधिः॥
English: Taking bitters and various sorts of oily drugs, they cannot go beyond death as the ocean cannot transcend its continents.
Sanskrit: रसायनविदश्चैव सुप्रयुक्तरसायनाः। दृश्यन्ते जरया भग्ना नगा नागैरिवोत्तमैः॥
English: Despite the wise application of chemical compounds, men well-versed in chemistry, are seen to be broken down by decrepitude like trees broken down by elephants.
Sanskrit: तथैव तपसोपेताः स्वाध्यायाभ्यसने रताः। दातारो यज्ञशीलाश्च न तरन्ति जरान्तकौ॥
English: Likewise, persons endued with ascetic merit, devoted to study of the Vedas, practising charity and frequently celebrating sacrifices. cannot escape the hands of decrepitude and death.
Sanskrit: न शहानि निवर्तन्ते न मासा न पुनः समाः। जातानां सर्वभूतानां न पक्षा न पुनः क्षपाः॥ केनचित्।
English: as Neither years, nor months, nor fortnights, nor days, nor nights that have once gone away do ever return to creatures who are born.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं विपुलमध्वानं कालेन ध्रुवमध्रुवः। नरोऽवशः समभ्येति सर्वभूतनिषेवितम्॥
English: Man, whose existence is so transitory is compelled, in course of Time, whether he will or no, to come upon this inevitable and broad path of all creatures.
Sanskrit: देहो वा जीवतोऽभ्येति जीवो वाभ्येति देहतः। पथि सङ्गममभ्येति दारैरन्यैश्च बन्धुभिः॥
English: Whether the body originates from the creature, or the creature originates from the body, one's union, however, with wives and other friends is like that of travellers in an inn.
Sanskrit: नायमत्यन्तसंवासो लभ्यते जातु अपि स्वेन शरीरेण किमुतान्येन केनचित्॥
English: One cannot obtain another his companion for ever. One cannot obtain such union even with his own body. How then can it be secured with any one else?
Sanskrit: क्व नु तेऽद्य पिता राजन् क्व नु तेऽद्य पितामहाः। न त्वं पश्यसि तानद्य न त्वां पश्यन्ति तेऽनघ॥
English: Where, O king, is your father, to-day and where your grandfathers? You do not see them to-day and they do not see you. O sinless one.
Sanskrit: न चैव पुरुषो द्रष्टा स्वर्गस्य नरकस्य च। आगमस्तु सतां चक्षुर्नृपते तमिहाचर॥
English: No person can see either heaven or hell. The sacred books, however, are the eyes of the virtuous. O king, regulate your conduct according to the scriptures.
Sanskrit: चरितब्रह्मचर्यो हि प्रजायेत यजेत च। पितृदेवमनुष्याणामानृण्यादनसूयकः॥
English: With a pure heart, one should lead the life of Brahmacharya and then procreate children and then celebrate sacrifices for satisfying the debt one owes of the Pitris, the gods and men.
Sanskrit: स यज्ञशीलः प्रजने निविष्टः प्रारब्रह्मचारी प्रविविक्तचक्षुः। आराधयेत् स्वर्गमिमं च लोकं परं च मुक्त्वा हृदयव्यलीकम्॥
English: Celebrating sacrifices and engaged in begetting (children),. after having first observed the vow of Brahmacharya, one who has eyes of wisdom shaking off all anxiety of heart, should seek heaven, this world, and his own soul.
Sanskrit: समं हि धर्मं चरतो नृपस्य द्रव्याणि चाभ्याहरतो यथावत्। प्रवृत्तधर्मस्य यशोऽभिवर्धते सर्वेषु लोकेषु चराचरेषु॥
English: That virtuous king who tries judiciously for acquiring Heaven and Earth and who takes his own share of earthly goods as sanctioned in the scriptures, acquires a reputation that spreads over all the worlds and among all creatures mobile and immobile.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमाज्ञाय विदेहराजो वाक्यं समग्रं परिपूर्णहेतुः। र्ययौ गृहं स्वं प्रति शान्तशोकः॥
English: Having heard these words pregnant with reason, the king of the Videhas of clear understanding became freed from grief, and taking Ashma's leave proceeded towards his house.
Sanskrit: तथा त्वमप्यच्युत मुञ्च शोर्क मुत्तिष्ठ शक्रोपम हर्षमेहि। क्षात्रेण धर्मेण मही जिता ते तां भुक्ष्व कुन्तीसुत मावमंस्था॥
English: O you of unfading glory, cast off your sorrow and rise up. You are equal to Shakra himself. Cheer up your heart. The Earth has been conquered by you by means of Kshatriya duties. Enjoy here, O son of Kunti, and do not disobey my words?"
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अव्याहरति राजेन्द्रे धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे। गुडाकेशो हृषीकेशमभ्यभाषत पाण्डवः॥
English: "That highest of kings, viz., Yudhishthira the son of Dharma, still rentained silent and Pandu's son Arjuna addressed Krishna and spoke as follows.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ज्ञातिशोकाभिसंतप्तो धर्मपुत्रः परंतपः। एष शोकार्णवे मग्नस्तमाश्वासय माधव॥
English: Arjuna said 'This scorcher of foes, viz., Dharma's son, is grieving for his slain kinsmen. Solace him, O Madhava.
Sanskrit: सर्वे स्म ते संशयिताः पुनरेव जनार्दन। अस्य शोकं महाबाहो प्रणाशयितुमर्हसि॥
English: Again, O Janardana, all of us have fallen into great calamity, You should, O mightyarmed one, remove his sorrow.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु गोविन्दो विजयेन महात्मना। पर्यवर्तत राजानं पुण्डरीकेक्षणोऽच्युतः॥
English: Vaishampayana continued : Thus accosted by the great Arjuna, the lotus-eyed Govinda of unfading glory looked towards the king.
Sanskrit: अनतिक्रमणीयो हि धर्मराजस्य केशवः। बाल्यात् प्रभृति गोविन्दः प्रीत्या चाभ्यधिकोऽर्जुनात्॥
English: Yudhishthira could never disobey Keshava. From his infancy Govinda was dearer to Yudhishthira than Arjuna himself.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रगृह्य महाबाहुर्भुजं चन्दनभूषितम्। शैलस्तम्भोपमं शौरिरुवाचाभिविनोदयन्॥
English: Taking up the king's hand bedecked with sandal-paste and looking like a column of marble, the mighty-armed Krishna began to speak, cheering up all his hearers.
Sanskrit: शुशुभे वदनं तस्य सुदंष्ट्र चारुलोचनम्। व्याकोशमिव विस्पष्टं पद्मं सूर्य इवोदिते॥
English: His face, adorned with beautiful teeth and eyes, shone like a full-blown lotus at sunrise.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच मा कृथाः पुरुषव्याघ्र शोकं त्वं गात्रशोषप न हि ते सुलभा भूयो ये हतास्मिन् रणाजिरे॥
English: Vasudeva said Do not, O foremost of men, so grieve as will reduce your body. They who have been killed in this battle will by no mean be got back.
Sanskrit: स्वपलब्धा यथा लाभा वितथाः प्रतिबोधने। एवं ते क्षत्रिया राजन् ये व्यतीता महारणे॥
English: Those Kshatriyas, O king, that have been killed in this great battle, are like objects that one gets in his dreams and which disappear when one awakes.
Sanskrit: सर्वेऽप्यभिमुखाः शूरा विजिता रणशोभिन:। नैषां कश्चित् पृष्ठतो वा पलायन् वापि पातितः॥
English: All of them were heroes and ornaments of the field. They were defeated while attacking their enemies. No one amongst them was killed with wounds on the back or while flying away.
Sanskrit: सर्वेत्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मनः प्राणान् युद्ध्वा वीरा महामृधे। शस्त्रपूता दिवं प्राप्ता न ताञ्छोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: All of them, having fought with heroes in great battle and having thrown off their lifebreaths then, have, purified by weapons, proceeded to heaven. You should not grieve for them.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रधर्मरताः शूरा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः। प्राप्ता वीरगतिं पुण्यां तान् न शोचितुमर्हसि॥ मृतान् महानुभावांस्त्वं श्रुत्वैव पृथिवीपतीन्।
English: Always following the duties of Kshatriyas, endued with courage, well read in the Vedas and their branches, all of them have attained to that blissful region which is obtainable by heroes. You should not grieve for them after hearing those high-souled kings of Earth, of ancient days, that departed from this world.
Sanskrit: अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्॥ संजयं पुत्रशोकार्तं यथायं नारदोऽब्रवीत्।
English: Regarding it is cited the old discourse of Narada before Srinjaya when the latter was greatly stricken with grief on account of the death of his sons.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच सुखदुःखैरहं त्वं च प्रजाः सर्वाश्च संजय॥ अविमुक्ता मरिष्यामस्तत्र का परिदेवना।
English: Narada said Subject to happiness and misery myself, yourself, and all creatures, Srinjaya, shall have to die. What cause then is there for grief.
Sanskrit: महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु॥ गच्छावधानं नृपते ततो दुःखं प्रहास्यसि।
English: Listen to me as I describe the great bliss of (some) ancient kings. Hear me with rapt attention. You will then O king, cast off your sorrow.
Sanskrit: मृतान् महानुभावांस्त्वं श्रुत्वैव पृथिवीपतीन्॥ शममानय संतापं शृणु विस्तरशश्च मे।
English: Listening to the story of those high souled kings, lessen your sorrow. Hear me as I recite fully their stories to you.
Sanskrit: क्रूरग्रहाभिशमनमायुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम्॥ अग्रिमाणां क्षितिभुजामुपादानं मनोहरम्।
English: By listening to the charming and delightful history of those kings of ancient times, unfavourable stars may be propitiated and longevity may be increased.
Sanskrit: आविक्षितं मरुत्तं च मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम॥ यस्य सेन्द्राः सवरुणा बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः। देवा विश्वसृजो राज्ञो यज्ञमीयुर्महात्मनः॥ यः स्पर्धयायजच्छकं देवराजं पुरंदरम्।
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that there was a king of the name of Marutta who was the son of Avikshit. He also met with death. The gods with Indra and Varuna and Brihaspati at their head came to the sacrifice, called Vishvasrij, celebrated by that great king. Challenging Shakra the king of the gods, that king defeated him in battle.
Sanskrit: शक्रप्रियैषी यं विद्वान् प्रत्याचष्ट बृहस्पतिः॥ संवर्तो याजयामास यवीयान् स बृहस्पतेः।
English: To do Indra a good turn the learned Brihaspati refused to officiate at Marutta's sacrifice. Thereupon Samvarta, the younger brother of Brihaspati, complied with the king's request.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् प्रशासति महीं नृपतौ राजसत्तम। अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी विबभौ चैत्यमालिनी॥
English: During the reign of that king, O best of kings, Earth produced crops without being tilled and was adorned with various kinds of ornaments.
Sanskrit: आविक्षितस्य वै सत्रे विश्वेदेवाः सभासदः। मरुतः परिवेशरः साध्याश्चासन् महात्मनः॥
English: In the sacrifice of that king, the Vishvedevas were the courtiers, the Maruts acted as distributors (of food and presents) and the great Saddhyas were also present.
Sanskrit: मरुद्गणा मरुत्तस्य यत् सोममपिबंस्ततः। देवान् मनुष्यान् गन्धर्वानत्यरिच्यन्त दक्षिणाः॥
English: In that sacrifice of Marutta, the Maruts drank Soma. The presents of the king excelled (in value) those ever made by the gods, the Gandharvas and men.
Sanskrit: स चन्ममार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: When even that king, O Srinjaya who was superior to you in religious merit, knowledge, renunciation, and wealth, and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son.
Sanskrit: सुहोत्रं चैवातिथिनं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। यस्मिन् हिरण्यं ववृषे मघवा परिवत्सरम्॥
English: There was another king of the name of Suhotra the son of Atithi. We hear, O Srinjaya, that even he met with death. During his reign Indra showered gold for one whole year upon his kingdom.
Sanskrit: सत्यनामा वसुमती यं प्राप्यासीज्जनाधिपम्। हिरण्यमवहन् नद्यस्तस्मिञ्जनपदेश्वरे॥ कूर्मान् कर्कटकान् नक्रान् मकराञ्छिशुकानपि। नदीष्वपातयद् राजन् मघवा लोकपूजितः॥
English: Obtaining that king for her master the Earth became, in sooth, Vasumati (endued with wealth). The rivers, during the administration of that king, bore golden tortoises, crabs, alligators, sharks, and porpoises, for the worshipful Indra, O king had showered these upon them.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यान् पातितान् दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यान् मकरकच्छपान्। सहस्रशोऽथ शतशस्ततोऽस्मयदथोऽतिथिः॥
English: Seeing those innumerable golden fishes and sharks and tortoises, Atithi's son was filled with wonder.
Sanskrit: तद्धिरण्यमपर्यन्तमावृतं कुरुजाङ्गले। ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्य: समार्पयत्॥
English: Collecting that vast wealth of gold that covered the Earth, Suhotra celebrated a sacrifice at Kurujangala and distributed it amongst the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: When that king, O Srinjaya, who surpassed you in the four attributes of religious, merit, knowledge, renunciation, and wealth, and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
Sanskrit: अदक्षिणमयज्वानं श्वैत्य संशाम्य मा शुचः। अङ्गं बृहद्रथं चैव मृतं संजय शुश्रुम॥
English: Your son never celebrated a sacrifice and never made presents. Knowing this, console your mind and do not grieve. We hear also, O Srinjaya, that Brihadratha the king of the Angas, met with death.
Sanskrit: यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां श्वेतानश्वानवासृजत्। सहस्रं च सहस्राणां कन्या हेमपरिष्कृतः॥ ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत्।
English: He gave away a hundred thousand horses. He gave away as presents also a hundred thousand maidens, adorned with golden ornaments in a sacrifice he celebrated.
Sanskrit: यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां गजानां पद्ममालिनाम्॥ ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत्। शतं शतसहस्राणि वृषाणां हेममालिनाम्॥ गवां सहस्रानुचरं दक्षिणामत्यकालयत्। अङ्गस्य यजमानस्य तदा विष्णुपदे गिरौ॥ अमाद्यदिन्द्रः सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः। यस्य चक्षेषु राजेन्द्र शतसंख्येषु वै पुरा॥ देवान् मनुष्यान् गन्धर्वानत्यरिच्यन्त दक्षिणाः। न जातो जनिता नान्यः पुमान् यः सम्प्रदास्यति॥ यदङ्गः प्रददौ वित्तं सोमसंस्थासु सप्तसु।
English: He gave away as presents a hundred thousand elephants also of the best breed in another sacrifice celebrated by him. He gave away as presents a hundred millions also of bulls adorned with golden chains, with thousands of kine while the king of Anga performed his sacrifice by the hill called Vishnupada, Indra became intoxicated with the Soma he drank, and the Brahmanas with the presents they obtained. In the hundreds of sacrifices, o monarch, which this king performed of old, the sacrificial presents far surpassed those ever made by the gods, the Gandharvas, and men, No other man was born, or will ever be born, that gave or will give away so much wealth as was distributed by the king of the Angas in the seven sacrifices he celebrated in which Soma juice was given.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया॥ पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
English: When O Srinjaya, this Brihadratha even, who was your superior in the four attributes and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
Sanskrit: शिबिमौशीनरं चैव मृतं सुंजय शुश्रुम॥ य इमां पृथिवीं सर्वां चर्मवत्समवेश्यत्।
English: We hear also, O Srinjaya, that Shivi the son of Ushinara, met with death. That king governed the entire Earth as one holds, the leathern shield in his hand.
Sanskrit: महता रथघोषेण पृथिवीमनुनादयन्॥ एकच्छत्रां महीं चक्रे जैत्रेणैकरथेन यः।
English: Riding on a single car, which was crowned with success in every battle, king Shivi caused the whole Earth to resound with the rattle of his wheels and brought all kings under subjection.
Sanskrit: यावदस्य गवाश्वं स्यादारण्यैः पशुभिः सह॥ तावतीः प्रददौ गाः स शिबिरौशीनरोऽध्वरे।
English: Ushinara's son Shibi distributed, in a sacrifice, all the kine and horses he had, both domestic and wild.
Sanskrit: न वोढारं धुरं तस्य कश्चिन्मेने प्रजापतिः॥ न भूतं न भविष्यं च सर्वराजसु संजय। अन्यत्रौशीनराच्छैब्याद् राजर्षेरिन्द्रविक्रमात्॥ अदक्षिणमयज्वानं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
English: Brahma himself thought that no one amongst the kings of the past or the future had or could have borne the burden, O Srinjaya, the Ushinara's son Shibi, that best of kings and that most powerful hero, equal to that of Indra himself bore. Do not, therefore, grieve for your son who never celebrated any sacrifice nor made any present.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार संजय, चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: Indeed, O Srinjaya, when Shivi, who was far superior to your in four attributes and who was purer than your son met with death, do not grieve for your son, who is dead.
Sanskrit: भरतं चैव दौष्यन्तिं मृतं संजय शुश्रुमा शाकुन्तलं महात्मानं भूरिद्रविणसंचयम्॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that the great Bharata also the son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, who had a vast and well-replenished treasury met with death.
Sanskrit: यो बद्ध्वा त्रिशतं चाश्वान् देवेभ्यो यमुनामनु। सरस्वती विंशतिं च गङ्गामनु चतुर्दश॥ अश्वमेधसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च। इष्टवान् स महातेजा दौष्यन्तिर्भरतः पुरा॥
English: Dedicating three hundred horses to the gods on the banks of Yamuna, twenty on the banks of Sarasvati, and fourteen on the banks of Ganga, that highly energetic king, in days of old, (celebrated this order) a thousand Horsesacrifices and a hundred Rajasuyas. In days of yore, effulgent Bharata, the son of Dushyanta celebrated sacrifices.
Sanskrit: भरतस्य महत् कर्म सर्वराजसु पार्थिवाः। स्वं मर्त्या इव बाहुभ्यां नानुगन्तुमशक्नुवन्॥
English: No one amongst the kings of the Earth can imitate the great deeds of Bharata, as on man can, by the power of his arms rise up into the sky.
Sanskrit: परं सहस्राद् यो बद्धान् हयान् वेदीवितत्य च। सहस्रं यत्र पद्यानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ॥
English: Erecting numerous sacrificial altars, he presented numberless horses and immense riches to the sage Kanva.
Sanskrit: रामं दाशरथिं चैव मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। योऽन्वकम्पत वै नित्यं प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान्॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that Rama also, the son of Dasharatha, met with death. He always treated his subjects like his own begotten sons.
Sanskrit: विधवा यस्य विषये नानाथा: काश्चनाभवन्। सदैवासीत् पितृसमो रामो राज्यं यदन्वशात्॥
English: In his kingdom there were no widows and none that was helpless. Indeed, Rama while governing his kingdom always followed his father Dasharatha.
Sanskrit: कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यः सस्यानि समपादयत्। नित्यं सुभिक्षमेवासीद् रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: The clouds, pouring rain in season, caused the crops to grow profusely. During his regime, food was always abundant in his kingdom.
Sanskrit: प्राणिनो नाप्सु मज्जन्ति नान्यथा पावकोऽदहत्। रुजाभयं न तत्रासीद् रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: No death occurred by drowning or by fire. As long as Rama ruled it, there was no fear in his kingdom of any ailment.
Sanskrit: आसन् वर्षसहस्त्रिण्यस्तथा वर्षसहस्रकाः। अरोगा: सर्वसिद्धार्था रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: Every man lived for a thousand years, and every man was fortunate enough to have a thousand children. During Rama's reign, all men enjoyed health and obtained the fruition of their wishes.
Sanskrit: नान्योऽन्येन विवादोऽभूत् स्त्रीणामपि कुतो नृणाम्। धर्मनित्याः प्रजाश्चासन् रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: Even the women did not quarrel with one another, what to speak of men? During his reign his subjects were always devoted to virtue.
Sanskrit: संतुष्टाः सर्वसिद्धार्था निर्भयाः स्वैरचारिणः। नराः सत्यव्रताश्चासन् रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: During Rama's regime all men contented, obtained the fruition of their desire, and were fearless, free, and truthful.
Sanskrit: नित्यपुष्पफलाश्चैव पादपा निरुपद्रवाः। सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥
English: The trees always bore flowers and fruits and suffered form no accidents. Every cow gave milk filling a drona-full milk.
Sanskrit: स चतुर्दशवर्षाणि वने प्रोष्य महातपाः। दशाश्वमेधान् जारूथ्यानाजहार निरर्गलान्॥
English: Having lived for fourteen years in that forest practising severe penances, Rama were celebrated ten Horse-sacrifices to which the freest access was given to all.
Sanskrit: युवा श्यामो लोहिताक्षो मातङ्ग इव यूथपः। आजानुबाहुः सुमुखः सिंहस्कन्धो महाभुजः॥
English: Youthful and having a dark complexion, and red eyes, he looked like the leader of an elephantine herd. With arms extending down to his knees and of beautiful face, his shoulders were like those of a lion and the power of his arms was great.
Sanskrit: दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च। अयोध्याधिपतिर्भूत्वा रामो राज्यमकारयत्॥
English: Seated on the throne of Ayodhya, he ruled for ten thousand and ten hundred years.
Sanskrit: भगीरथं च राजानं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। यस्येन्द्रो वितते यज्ञे सोमं पीत्वा मदोत्कटः॥ असुराणां सहस्राणि बहूनि सुरसत्तमः। अजयद् बाहुवीर्येण भगवान् पाकशासनः॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that king Bhagiratha also died. In one of the sacrifices of that king inebriate with drinking the Soma juice, Indra, the worshipful chastiser of Paka and the king of the gods, defeated by the strength of his arms, many thousands of Asuras.
Sanskrit: यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां कन्या हेमविभूषिताः। ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत्॥
English: King Bhagiratha, in one of the sacrifices he celebrated, gave away a million of maidens bedecked with ornaments of gold.
Sanskrit: सर्वा रथगताः कन्या रथाः सर्वे चतुर्युजः। शतं शतं रथे नागाः पद्मिनो हेममालिनः॥
English: Each of those maidens sat upon a car to each of which were yoked four horses. With each car were a hundred elephants, all of the best breed and adorned with golden trappings. to
Sanskrit: सहस्रमश्वा एकैकं हस्तिनं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः। गवां सहस्रमश्वेऽश्वे सहस्रं गव्यजाविकम्॥
English: Behind each elephant were a thousand horses, and behind each horse a thousand kine, and behind each cow a thousand goats and sheep.
Sanskrit: उपह्वरे निवसतो यस्याङ्के निषसाद ह। गङ्गा भागीरथी तस्मादुर्वशी चाभवत् पुरा॥
English: Ganga, named (from before) Bhagirathi sat upon the lap of this king living near (her stream), and therefore, passed by the name of Urvashi.
Sanskrit: भूरिदक्षिणमिक्ष्वाकुं यजमानं भगीरथम्। त्रिलोकपथगा गङ्गा दुहितृत्वमुपेयुषी॥
English: The Ganga who had three courses had agreed to be the daughter of Bhagiratha of Ikshvaku's race, race, who always celebrated sacrifices with enough presents the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: दिलीपं च महात्मानं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। यस्य कर्माणि भूरीणि कथयन्ति द्विजातयः॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that the great Dilipa also met with death. The Brahmanas take pleasure in recounting his innumerable deeds.
Sanskrit: य इमां वसुसम्पूर्णां वसुधां वसुधाधिपः। ददौ तस्मिन् महायज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः॥
English: In one of his great sacrifices that king, gave away with full heart the entire Earth, abounding with wealth, to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: यस्येह यजमानस्य यज्ञे यज्ञे पुरोहितः। सहस्रं वारणान् हैमान् दक्षिणामत्यकालयत्॥
English: In each sacrifice celebrated by him, the chief priest received as sacrificial fee a thousand elephants made of gold. seven was
Sanskrit: यस्य यज्ञे महानासीद् यूपः श्रीमान् हिरण्मयः। तं देवाः कर्म कुर्वाणाः शक्रज्येष्ठा उपाश्रयन्॥
English: In one of his sacrifices, the stake was made of gold and and looked highly beautiful. Performing the duties assigned to them, the gods having Shakra for their king, used to seek refuge with that king.
Sanskrit: चषाले यस्य सौवर्णे तस्मिन् यूपे हिरण्मये। ननृतुर्देवगन्धर्वाः षट् सहस्राणि सप्तधा॥ अवादयत् तत्र वीणां मध्ये विश्वावसुः स्वयम्। सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त मम वादयतीत्ययम्॥
English: Upon that highly effulgent golden stake decked with a ring, six thousand gods and Gandharvas danced in joy, and Vishvavasu himself, in their midst played on his Vina the notes according to the rules of concordance. Such the nature of Vishvavasu's music that every creature, wherever he might be, thought that the great Gandharva was playing to him alone.
Sanskrit: एतद् राज्ञो दिलीपस्य राजानो नानुचक्रिरे। यस्येभा हेमसंछन्नाः पथि मत्ताः स्म शेरते॥
English: No other king could imitate the deeds of king Dilipa. The elephants of that king, intoxicated and adorned with golden trappings used to lie down on the roads.
Sanskrit: राजानं शतधन्वानं दिलीपं सत्यवादिनम्। येऽपश्यन् सुमहात्मानं तेऽपि स्वर्गजितो नराः॥
English: Those men went to heaven who could obtain a glance even of the great king Dwilipa who was ever truthful in speech and whose bow could bear a hundred enemies powerful like a hundred Anantas.
Sanskrit: त्रयः शब्दा न जीर्यन्ते दिलीपस्य निवेशने। स्वाध्यायघोषो ज्याघोषो दीयतामिति वै त्रयः॥
English: Three sounds never ceased in Dwilipa's mansion, viz., the sound of Vedic recitations, the twang of bows, and cries of Let it be given.
Sanskrit: मान्धातारं यौवनाश्वं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। यं देवा मरुतो गर्भ पितुः पार्थादपाहरन्॥
English: Yuvanashva's son Mandhatri also, O Srinjaya, we have heard, met with death. The celestials named Maruts took out that child from his father's stomach through one of its sides.
Sanskrit: समृद्धो युवनाश्वस्य जठरे यो महात्मनः। पृषदाज्योद्भवः श्रीमास्त्रिलोकविजयी नृपः॥
English: Born from a quantity of clarified butter that had been purified by Mantras Mandhatri was born in the stomach of the great Yuvanashva. Highly prosperous, king Mandhatri vanquished the three worlds.