pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यो वै दर्पात् संहननोपपन्नः। सुदुर्बलः पर्वतमाविहन्ति। तस्यैव पाणिः सनखो विदीर्यते न चैव शैलस्य हि दृश्यते व्रणः॥
English: That weak man, who in the pride of his strength strikes a blow at a mountain, only hurts his hands and nails. He can not wound the mountains.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच सर्वे राज्ञो मैथिलस्य मैनाकस्येव पर्वताः। निकृष्टभूता राजानो वत्सा अनडुहो यथा॥
English: As all other mountains are inferior to the Mainakas, as calves are inferior to the ox, so are all the others kings of the earth inferior to the king of Mithila.
Sanskrit: यथा महेन्द्रः प्रवरः सुराणां नदीषु गङ्गा प्रवरा यथैव। तथा नृपाणां प्रवरस्त्वमेको बन्दिं समभ्यानय मत्सकाशम्॥
English: As Indra is the foremost of the celestials, as Ganga is the foremost of all rivers so are you the foremost of all kings. Cause Bandi to appear before me.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच जातक्रोधो बन्दिनमाह राजन्। उक्ते वाक्ये चोत्तरं मे ब्रवीहि वाक्यस्य चाप्युत्तरं ते ब्रवीमि॥
English: Lomasha said: O king, having said this and becoming greatly angry with Bandi, Ashtavakra began to roar in the assembly. He said, “Answer my questions, I shall answer yours.”
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच एक एवग्निर्बहुधा समिध्यते एकः सूर्यः सर्वमिदं विभाति। एको वीरो दोवराजऽरिन्ता यमः पितृणामीश्वरश्चैक एव॥
English: Bandi said: Fire is only one which blazes in various forms, One is the sun that illuminates the universe, One is the hero, Indra, the lord of the celestials who destroys all enemies, One is Yama, the sole lord of the Pitris.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच द्वाविन्द्राग्नी चरतो वै सखायौ द्वौ देवर्षी नारदपर्वतौ च। द्वावश्विनौ द्वे रथस्यापि चक्रे भार्यापती द्वौ विहितौ विधात्रा॥
English: Ashtavakra said : The two friends, Agni and Indra, move together; the celestials sages are Two Narada and Parvata, the Ashvins are Two, the wheels of a car are two. It is Two, husband and wife, that live together as ordained by the deity.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच त्रिः सूयते कर्मणा वै प्रजेयं त्रयो युक्ता वाजपेयं वहन्ति। अध्वर्यवस्त्रिसवनानि तन्वते त्रयो लोकास्त्रीणि ज्योतींषि चाहुः॥
English: Bandi said: Three kinds of being are born as the results of their acts, Three are the Vedas that perform the Vajapeya sacrifice; at three different times the Adhvaryus commence sacrifice, three also are the divine lights.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच चतुष्टयं ब्राह्मणानां निकेतं चत्वारो वर्णा यज्ञमिमं वहन्ति। दिशश्चतस्रो वर्णचतुष्टयं च चतुष्पदा गौरपि शश्वदुक्ता॥
English: Ashtavakra said: Four are the Ashrams of the Brahmanas; four orders perform sacrifices; four are the cardinal points; four is the number of letters and four also are the legs of a cow.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच र्यज्ञाः पञ्चैवाप्यथ पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि। दृष्टा वेदे पञ्चचूडाप्सराश्च लोके ख्यातं पञ्चनदं च पुण्यम्॥
English: Bandi said: Five is the number of fires; five are the feet of Punkti (a meter); five are the sacrifices; it is said in the Vedas that five locks are on the heads of the Apsaras and five are the sacred rivers in the world.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच षडाधाने दक्षिणामाहुरेके षट् चैवेमे ऋतवः कालचक्रम्। षडिन्द्रियाण्युत षट् कृत्तिकाश्च षट् साद्यस्काः सर्ववेदेषु दृष्टाः॥
English: Ashtavakra said: Six cows are paid as Dakshina on establishing the sacred fire; six are the seasons belonging to the wheel of time, six stars constitute the constellation Kirtika and the Vedas say six the number of Sadyaska sacrifice.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच सप्त ग्राम्याः पशवः सप्त वन्याः सप्तच्छन्दांसि क्रतुमेकं वहन्ति। सप्तर्षयः सप्त चाप्यर्हणानि सप्ततन्त्री प्रथिता चैव वीणा॥
English: Bandi said : Seven is the number of domestic animals, seven also is the number of wild animals; seven meters are used in completing a sacrifice; seven are the Rishis, seven are the forms of paying homage and seven, are the strings of the Binda.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच अष्टौ शाणाः शतमानं वहन्ति तथाष्टपादः शरभः सिंहघाती। अष्टौ वसूशुश्रुम देवतासु यूपश्चाष्टास्त्रिर्विहितः सर्वयज्ञे।॥
English: Ashtavakra said: Eight are the bags that hold hundred-fold, eight is the number of the Sarava, which preys upon lions, eight are the Vasus among the celestials and eight are the angles of a Yupa (stake) in a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच नवैवोक्ताः सामिधेन्यः पितृणां तथा प्राहुर्नवयोगं विसर्गम्। नवाक्षरा बृहती सम्प्रदिष्टा नवयोगो गणनामेति शश्वत्॥
English: Bandi said: Nine is the number of the Mantras used in kindling the fire in a sacrifice to the Pitris: nine are the fixed functions in the progresses of creation, nine letters compose the foot of Vrihati (a meter) and nine also are numbers (in calculation).
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच दिशो दशोक्ताः पुरुषस्य लोके सहस्रमाहुर्दशपूर्णं शतानि। दशैव मासान् बिभ्रति गर्भवत्यो दशैरका दश दाशा दशार्हाः॥
English: Ashtavakra said : Ten is the number of the cardinal points; ten times hundred make a thousand; ten is the number of months of a woman's conception, ten are the teachers of true knowledge and ten are the haters of knowledge and ten again who are capable of obtaining it.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच मेकादशैवात्र भवन्ति यूपाः। एकादश प्राणभृतां विकारा एकादशोक्ता दिवि देवेषु रुद्राः॥
English: Eleven are the enjoyable objects, eleven is the number of Yupas (sacrificial stake), eleven are the natural states of all living creatures, eleven are the Rudras among the celestials in heaven.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच जगत्याः पादो द्वादशैवाक्षराणि। द्वादशाहः प्राकृतो यज्ञ उक्तो द्वादशादित्यान् कथयन्तीहधीराः॥
English: Twelve are the months in a year; twelve letters compose a foot of Yayati (a meter) twelve are the sacrifices and the learned say twelve is the number of the Adityas.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच त्रयोदशी तिथिरुक्ता प्रशस्ता त्रयोदशद्वीपवती मही च।
English: Bandi said : Thirteen lunar days are most auspicious and thirteen islands exist on earth.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा विरराम बन्दी। श्लोकस्यार्धं व्याजहाराष्टवक्रः।
English: Lomasha said : Having said this Bandi stopped. Thereupon Ashtavakra supplied the other half of the Sloka.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच त्रयोदशाहानि ससार केशी त्रयोदशादीन्यतिच्छन्दांसि चाहुः॥
English: Ashtavakra said: Thirteen sacrifices are presided over by Keshi and thirteen are devoured by Atichandas of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: स्तूष्णीभूतं सूतपुत्रं निशम्या मष्टावक्रं चाप्युदीर्यन्तमेव॥ तस्मिंस्तथा संकुले वर्तमाने स्फीते यज्ञे जनकस्योत राज्ञः। विप्राः सर्वे प्राञ्जलयः प्रतीताः॥
English: Lomasha said: Having seen Ashtavakra speaking and Suta's son sitting silent and pensive and with head down-cast, all men raised up great uproar in the assembly. When the tumult thus rose in the king Janaka's great sacrifice, the Brahmanas i became very much pleased and with joined hands they came to Ashtavakra and paid him homage.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच अनेनैव ब्राह्मणाः शुश्रुवांसो वादे जित्वा सलिले मज्जिताः प्राक्। तानेवधर्मानयमद्य बन्दी प्राप्नोतु गृह्याप्सु निमज्जयैनम्॥
English: Defeating the Brahmanas in controversy Bandi threw them into the waters. Let Bandi meet with the same fate to day. Seize him and drown him in the water.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच स्तत्रास सत्रं द्वादशवार्षिकं वै। सत्रेण ते जनक तुल्यकालं तदर्थं ते प्रहिता मे द्विजाच्याः॥
English: O Janaka, I am the son of king Varuna. Simultaneously with your sacrifice, there (underneath the sea) has been commenced (by Varuna) a sacrifice extending over twelve years. Therefore I have sent there those chief Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ते तु सर्वे वरुणस्योत यज्ञं द्रष्टुं गता इह आयान्ति भूयः। अष्टावक्रं पूजये पूजनीयं यस्य हेतोर्जनितारं समेष्ये॥
English: They had all gone to see Varuna's sacrifice. Behold they are (all) coming. I pay homage to the revered Ashtavakra by whose favour I shall today join him who has begotten me.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच विप्राः समुद्राम्भसि मज्जिता ये वाचा जिता मेधया वा विदानाः। तां मेधया वाचमथोज्जहार यथा वाचमवचिन्वन्ति सन्तः॥
English: Ashtavakra said: Defeating the Brahmanas either by words or subtlety, he has thrown them into the waters of the sea. By dint of my intellect I have to day have rescued them.
Sanskrit: अग्निर्दहञ्जातवेदाः सतां गृहान् विसर्जयस्तेजसा न स्मधाक्षीत्। बालेषु पुत्रेषु कृपणं वदत्सु तथा वाचमवचिन्वन्ति सन्तः॥
English: As Agni (fire) who knows the character of both the good and the bad, leaves unscorched those that are honest, so do good men judge the assertions of even boys, though they lack in the power of speech.
Sanskrit: श्लेष्मातकी क्षीणवर्चाः शृणोषि उताहो त्वां स्तुतयो मादयन्ति। हस्तीव त्वं जनक विनुद्यमानो न मामिकां वाचमिमां शृणोषि।॥
English: O Janaka, you are hearing my words as if you have been stupified by eating the fruit of Sleshmataki tree. You have been robbed of your sense by flattery. Therefore though you are pierced by my words as an elephant by the goad, you do not heed them.
Sanskrit: जनक उवाच ममानुषी दिव्यरूपोऽसि साक्षात्। अजैषीर्यद् बन्दिनं त्वं विवादे निसृष्ट एष तव कामोऽद्य बन्दी॥
English: Janaka said: I listen to your words which are excellent and superhuman. Your appearance also appears to me as superhuman. As you "have to day defeated Bandi, I place even him at your disposal.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र उवाच नानेन जीवता कश्चिदर्थो मे बन्दिना नृप। पिता यद्यस्व वरुणो मज्जयैनं जलाशये॥
English: Ashtavakra said : O king, if Bandi remains alive, he would come to no use of mine. If his father is really Varuna, let him be drowned in the sea.
Sanskrit: बन्धुवाच अहं पुत्रो वरुणस्योत राज्ञो न मे भयं विद्यते मज्जितस्य। मष्टावक्रश्चिरनष्टं कहोडम्॥
English: Bandi said: I am the son of the king Varuna. I have therefore no fear to be drowned. Even at this very moment Ashtavakra would see his longlost father Kahoda.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच ततस्ते पूजिता विप्रा वरुणेन महात्मना। उदतिष्ठंस्ततः सर्वे जनकस्य समीपतः॥
English: Lomasha said : Then rose before Janaka all the Brahmanas, after they been duly worshipped by the illustrious Varuna.
Sanskrit: कहोड उवाच इत्यर्थमिच्छन्ति सुताञ्जना जनक कर्मणा। यदहं नाशकं कर्तुं तत् पुत्रः कृतवान् मम॥
English: Kahoda said: O Janaka, it is for this reason men desire for sons by performing virtuous acts. That in which I failed has been done by my son.
Sanskrit: उताबलस्य बलवानुत बालस्य पण्डितः। उत वाविदुषो विद्धान् पुत्रो जनक जायते॥
English: O Janaka, weak men may have strong sons, fools may have intelligent sons and the illiterate may have learned sons.
Sanskrit: शितेन ते परशुना स्वयमेवान्तको नृप। शिरांस्यपाहरत्वाजौ रिपूणां भद्रमस्तु ते॥
English: Bandi said: O king, it is with your sharp axe that Yama severs the heads of his enemies. May prosperity attend you.
Sanskrit: महदौक्थ्यं गीयते साम चावयं सम्यक् सोमः पीयते चात्र सत्रे। शुचीन् भगान् प्रतिजगृहुश्च हृष्टाः साक्षाद् देवा जनकस्योत राज्ञः॥
English: In this sacrifice of king Janaka, the chief hymns relating to the Uktha rites are sung and the Soma juice is properly drunk. The celestials themselves with cheerful hearts accept their sacred portions.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच समुत्थितेष्वथ सर्वेषु राजन् विप्रेषु तेष्वधिकं सुप्रभेषु। अनुज्ञातो जनकेनाथ राज्ञा विवेश तोयं सागरस्योत बन्दी॥
English: Lomasha said: O king, when all the Brahmanas rose (from the waters), their splendour was much enhanced; Bandi with the permission of king Janaka then entered the ocean.
Sanskrit: अष्टावक्र: पितरं पूजयित्वा सम्पूजितो ब्राह्मणैस्तैर्यथावत्। प्रत्याजगामाश्रममेव चावयं जित्वा सौतिं सहितो मातुलेन॥
English: Ashtavakra then worshipped his father and he himself was (also) worshipped by the Brahmanas. Having thus defeated Suta's son, he returned with his uncle to his excellent hermitage.
Sanskrit: ततोऽष्टावक्रमातुरथान्तिके पिता नदीं समङ्गां शीघ्रमिमां विशस्व। प्रोवाच चैनं स तथा विवेश समैरङ्गैश्चापि बभूव सद्यः॥
English: Thereupon in the presence of his mother, his father said, "Speedily enter into the water of this river Samanga." Being thus told, he entered. And immediately all his (crooked) limbs were made straight.
Sanskrit: नदी समङ्गा च बभूव पुण्या यस्यां स्नातो मुच्यते किल्बिषाद्धिा त्वमप्येनां स्नानपानावगाहैः सभ्रातृकः सहभार्यो विशस्व॥
English: From that day that river became known by the name of Samanga and it became capable of cleansing sins. He who bathes in it is cleansed of all sins. Therefore enter with your brothers and wife into its water.
Sanskrit: अत्र कौन्तेय सहितो भ्रातृभिस्त्वं सुखोषितः सह विप्रैः प्रतीतः। र्मया साधू चरितस्याजमीढ॥
English: O son of Kunti, O descendant of Ajamira, being intent on good deeds, you will perform many other virtuous acts by living happily here with your brothers and the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एषा मधुविला राजन् समङ्गा सम्प्रकाशते। एतत् कर्दमिलं नाम भरतस्याभिषेचनम्॥
English: Lomasha said: O king, here is visible the river Samanga which is also called Madhubela. Yonder is Kardamela, the bathing place of Bharata.
Sanskrit: अलक्ष्म्या किल संयुक्तो वृत्रं हत्वा शचीपतिः। आप्लुतः सर्वपापेभ्यः समझायां व्यमुच्यत॥
English: When the lord of Sachi, (Indra) became devoid of his prosperity in consequence of killing Vritra, he was cleansed of his sins by bathing in the Samanga.
Sanskrit: एतद् विनशनं कुक्षौ मैनाकस्य नरर्षभ। अदितिर्यत्र पुत्रार्थं तदन्नमपचत् पुरा॥
English: O foremost of men, here is the spot where the Mainaka has sunk into the interior of the earth. It is therefore called Vinasana. In order to obtain sons Aditi in the days of yore cooked his famous food.
Sanskrit: एनं पर्वतराजानमारुह्य भरतर्षभाः। अयशस्यामसंशब्द्यामलक्ष्मी व्यपनोत्स्यथ॥
English: O foremost of men, ascend this lofty mountain and put an end to your inglorious misery which is not worthy of uttering.
Sanskrit: एते कनखला राजन्तृषीणां दयिता नगाः। एषा प्रकाशते गङ्गा युधिष्ठिर महानदी।॥
English: O king, yonder is the Kanakhala mountain, the favourite resort of the Rishis, O Yudhishthira, yonder is the great river Ganga.
Sanskrit: सनत्कुमारो भगवानत्र सिद्धिमगात् पुरा। आजमीढावगायैनां सर्वपापैः प्रमोक्ष्यसे॥
English: Here in the days of yore the holy sage Sanatkumara attained ascetic auccess. O descendant of Ajmira, if you bathe in it, you will be cleansed of all your sins.
Sanskrit: अपां ह्रदं च पुण्याख्यं भृगुतुङ्गं च पर्वतम्। उष्णीगङ्गे च कौन्तेय सामात्यः समुपस्पृश॥
English: O son of Kunti, touch with your ministers this lake, called Punya and this Bhrigutunga (mountain) and also these two rivers called Tashniganga.
Sanskrit: आश्रमः स्थूलशिरसो रमणीयः प्रकाशते। अत्र मानं च कौन्तेय क्रोधं चैव विवर्जय॥
English: O son of Kunti, yonder is the charming hermitage of Sulasherasha. Abandon your anger and sense of self-importance.
Sanskrit: एष रैभ्याश्रमः श्रीमान् पाण्डवेय प्रकाशते। भारद्वाजो यत्र कविर्यवक्रीतो व्यनश्यत॥
English: O son of Pandu, yonder is the beautiful hermitage of Raivya where died the son of Bharadvaja, Yavakrit, learned in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथं युक्तोऽभवदृषिर्भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। किमर्थं च यवक्रीतः पुत्रोऽनश्यत वै मुनेः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: How did the mighty sage Yavakrit, the son of the ascetic Bharadvaja, acquire profound knowledge in the Vedas. How also did he die?
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं यथावृत्तं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः। कर्मभिर्देवकल्पानां कीर्त्यमानै शं रमे॥
English: I desire to learn all this as they happened. I take delight in hearing the accounts of the celestials-like men.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच भरद्वाजश्च रैभ्यश्च सखायौ सम्बभूवतुः। तावूषतुरिहात्यन्तं प्रीयमाणावनन्तरम्॥
English: Lomasha said : Bharadvaja and Raivya were two friends. They both lived here always taking the greatest pleasure in each other's company.
Sanskrit: रैभ्यस्य तु सुतावास्तामर्वावसुपरावसू। आसीद् यवक्रीः पुत्रस्तु भरद्वाजस्य भारत॥
English: Raivya had two sons, named Arvavasu and Pravashu. O descendant of Bharata, Bharadvaja had only one son named Yavakrit.
Sanskrit: रैभ्यो विद्वान् सहापत्यस्तपस्वी चेतरोऽभवत्। तयोश्चाप्यतुला कीर्तिर्बाल्यात् प्रभृति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Raivya and his sons became learned and the other (Bharadvaja) became an ascetic. From their childhood their friendship was matchless.
Sanskrit: यवक्री: पितरं दृष्ट्वा तपस्विनमसत्कृतम्। दृष्ट्वा च सत्कृतं विप्रै रैभ्यं पुत्रैः सहानघ॥ पर्यतप्यत तेजस्वी मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुतः। तपस्तेपे ततो घोरं वेदज्ञानाय पाण्डव॥
English: O sinless one, seeing that his father who practised asceticism was slighted by the Brahmanas, while Raivya with his sons was greatly respected by them, the high-spirited Yavakrit was overwhelmed with sorrow and became pale. O son of Pandu, he underwent severe austerities in order to get the knowledge of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: स समिद्धे महत्यग्नौ शरीरमुपतापयन्। जनयामास संतापमिन्द्रस्य सुमहातपाः॥
English: He exposed his body to a flaming fire. By thus practising great asceticism he filled Indra with great anxiety.
Sanskrit: तत इन्द्रो यवक्रीतमुपगम्य युधिष्ठिर। अब्रवीत् कस्य हेतोस्त्वमास्थितस्तप उत्तमम्॥
English: O Yudhishthira, thereupon Indra went to him and thus spoke to him, 'Why have you been engaged in the severe austerities?
Sanskrit: यवक्रीत उवाच द्विजानामनधीत वै वेदाः सुरगणार्चित। प्रतिभान्त्विति तप्येऽहमिदं परमकं तपः॥
English: Yavakrit said : O worshipped of the celestials, I am engaged in the severe asceticism, because I desire to possess such knowledge of the Vedas as has never been acquired by any Brahmana.
Sanskrit: स्वाध्यायार्थ समारम्भो ममायं पाकशासन। तपसा ज्ञातुमिच्छामि सर्वज्ञानानि कौशिक॥
English: O chastiser of Paka, O Kaushika, my this attempt is for obtaining the knowledge of the Vedas. By the force of my asceticism, I desire to acquire all sorts of knowledge.
Sanskrit: कालेन महता वेदाः : शक्या गुरुमुखाद् विभो। प्राप्तुं तस्मादयं यत्नः परमो मे समास्थितः॥
English: O lord, the knowledge of the Vedas that are to be learnt from teachers, requires long time to acquire. Therefore I am engaged in this great attempt.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच अमार्ग एष विप्रर्षे येन त्वं यातुमिच्छसि। किं विघातेन ते विप्र गच्छाधीहि गुरोर्मुखात्॥
English: Indra said: O Brahmana Rishi, the way you have adopted is not the proper way. O Brahmana, why will you destroy yourself? Go and learn (the Vedas) from a preceptor.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एवमुक्त्वा गतः शक्रो यवक्रीरपि भारत। भूय एवाकरोद् यत्नं तपस्यमितविक्रमः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, having said this, Sakra (Indra) departed and Yavakrit of immeasurable prowess again engaged himself in asceticism.
Sanskrit: घोरेण तपसा राजस्तप्यमानो महत् तपः। संतापयामास भृशं देवेन्द्रमिति नः श्रुतम्॥
English: O king we have heard that by thus undergoing severe asceticism, he again greatly agitated the lord of the celestials.
Sanskrit: तं तथा तप्यमानं तु तपस्तीव्र महामुनिम्। उपेत्य बलभिद् देवो वारयामास वै पुनः॥
English: The slayer of Bala, the deity (Indra) again came to that great Rishi who was engaged in that great austerity and forbade him to do it.
Sanskrit: अशक्योऽर्थः समारब्धो नैतद् बुद्धिकृतं तव। प्रतिभास्यन्ति वै वेदास्तव चैव पितुश्च ते॥
English: Indra said: You are doing all this with the intention that the knowledge of the Vedas might be manifest in you and in your father, but your attempt can never be successful. Your this act is not welladvised.
Sanskrit: यवक्रीत उवाच न चैतदेवं क्रियते देवराज ममेप्सितम्। महता नियमेनाहं तप्स्ये घोरतरं तपः॥
English: Yavakrit said : O king of the celestials, if you will not do what I desire, I shall, then, by observing stricter vows, practise still more severe austerities.
Sanskrit: समिद्धेऽग्नावुपकृत्याङ्गमङ्गं होष्यामि वा मघवंस्तन्निबोध। यद्येतदेवं न करोषि कामं ममेप्सितं देवराजेह सर्वम्॥
English: O king of the celestials, know that if you do not fulfill all my desires, I shall then cut off my limbs and offer them as a sacrifice to a blazing fire.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच निश्चयं तमभिज्ञाय मुनेस्तस्य महात्मनः। प्रतिवारणहेत्वर्थं बुद्ध्या संचिन्त्य बुद्धिमान्॥
English: Lomasha said: Having known the firın resolution of that high-souled Rishi, that intelligent deity (Indra) reflected (for a moment) and hit upon a means by which to dissuade him.
Sanskrit: तत इन्द्रोऽकरोद् रूपं ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः। अनेकशतवर्षस्य दुबर्लस्य सयक्ष्मणः॥
English: Thereupon Indra assumed the garb of an ascetic Brahmana, who was many hundred years of age and who was weak and consumptive.
Sanskrit: यवक्रीतस्य यत् तीर्थमुचितं शौचकर्मणि। भागीरथ्यां तत्र सेतुं बालुकाभिश्चकार स:॥
English: He began to construct a dam of sands at thai spot of the Bhagirathi where Yavakrit used to go to perform his ablutions.
Sanskrit: यदास्य वदतो वाक्यं न स चक्रे द्विजोत्तमः। बालुकाभिस्ततः शक्रो गङ्गां समभिपूरयन्॥
English: As that foremost of Brahmanas paid no heed to the words of Sakra (Indra), he therefore began to fill Ganga with sands.
Sanskrit: वालुकामुष्टिमनिशं भागीरथ्यां व्यसर्जयत्। सेतुमभ्यारभच्छको यवक्रीतं निदर्शयन्॥
English: Without stopping for a moment, he threw handfuls of sands into the Bhagirathi and to construct the dam thus attracting the notice of the Rishi.
Sanskrit: तं ददर्श यवक्रीतो यत्नवन्तं निबन्धने। प्रहसंश्चाब्रवीद् वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुङ्गवः॥
English: When that foremost of Rishis, Yavakrit, saw him thus earnestly engaged in bridging (the Ganges), he broke out into a loud laughter and thus spoke.
Sanskrit: किमिदं वर्तते ब्रह्मन् किं च ते ह चिकीर्षितम्। अतीव हि महान् यत्नः क्रियतेऽयं निरर्थकः॥
English: Yavakrit said: O Brahmana, what are you doing? What is your intention? Why are you in vain making this great attempt?
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच बन्धिष्ये सेतुना गङ्गां सुखः पन्था भविष्यति। क्लिश्यते हि जनस्तात तरमाणः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Indra said: O sire, I am trying to bridge the Ganga, so that a comfortable way may be made across it. People meet with great inconvenience in again and again crossing and recrossing it.
Sanskrit: यवक्रीत उवाच नायं शक्यस्त्वया बड़े महानोघस्तपोधन। अशक्याद् विनिवर्तस्व शक्यमर्थं समारभ॥
English: Yavakrit said : O ascetic, you cannot bridge this mighty river. O Brahmana, desist from what is impracticable; attempt some thing practicable.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच यथैव भवता चेदं तपो वेदाथमुद्यतम्। अशक्यं तद्वदस्माभिरयं भारः समाहितः॥
English: Indra said: I have undertaken this heavy task, as you have engaged yourself in these great austerities to obtain the knowledge of the Vedas, an attempt which can never be successful.
Sanskrit: यवक्रीत उवाच यथा तव निरर्थोऽयमारम्भस्त्रिदशेश्वर। तथा यदि ममापीदं मन्यसे पाकशासन॥
English: Yavakrit said : O lord of the celestials, O chastiser of Paka, if you consider these my attempts as fruitless, as yours are,
Sanskrit: क्रियतां यद् भवेच्छक्यं त्वया सुरगणेश्वर। वरांश्च मे प्रयच्छान्यान् यैरन्यान् भवितास्म्यति॥
English: O lord of the celestials, be pleased to do for me what is practicable. Favour me with boons by which I may excel all other men.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच तस्मै प्रादाद् वरानिन्द्र उक्तवान् यान् महातपाः। प्रतिभास्यन्ति ते वेदाः पित्रा सह यथेप्सिताः॥
English: Lomasha said : Indra granted him boons as was asked by the great ascetic. He said, "as you desire it, the Vedas will be manifest in you as well as in your father.
Sanskrit: यच्चान्यत् काक्षसे कामं यवक्रीर्गम्यतामिति। स लब्धकामः पितरं समेत्याथेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Your all other desires also will be fulfilled." Having thus obtained all that he desired, he came to his father and said,
Sanskrit: यवक्रीत उवाच प्रतिभास्यन्ति वै वेदा मम तातस्य चोभयोः। अति चान्यान् भविष्यावो वरा लब्धास्तदा मया॥
English: O father, the Vedas will be manifest in you as well as in me. In have obtained boons by which we shall excel all other men.
Sanskrit: भरद्वाज उवाच दपस्ते भविता तात वसल्लब्ध्वा यथेप्सितान्। स दर्पपूर्णः कृपणः क्षिप्रमेव विनक्ष्यसि॥
English: Bharadvaja said : O son, as you have obtained all that you desired, you (as a matter of course) will (now) be proud. And when you will be filled with pride, destruction will soon overtake you.
Sanskrit: अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमा गाथा देवैरुदाहृताः। मुनिरासीत् पुरा पुत्र बालधिर्नाम वीर्यवान्॥
English: O son, there is a story told by the celestials as an instance (of this). In the days of yore there was a greatly powerful Rishi, named Valadhi.
Sanskrit: स पुत्रशोकादुद्विग्नस्तपस्तेपे सुदुष्करम्। भवेन्मम सुतोऽमर्त्य इति तं लब्धवांश्च सः॥
English: Being afflicted with grief for the death of his son, he performed great asceticism, to get a child who would be immortal. He obtained such a son.
Sanskrit: तस्य प्रसादो वै देवैः कृतो न त्वमरैः समः। नामयो विद्यते मर्यो निमित्तायुर्भविष्यति॥
English: But the celestials, though very much favourably disposed towards him, did not still make his son immortal like the celestials. They said that on no condition a mortal can be made immortal.
Sanskrit: बालधिरुवाच यथेमे पर्वताः शश्वत् तिष्ठन्ति सुरसत्तमाः। अक्षयास्तन्निमित्तं मे सुतस्यायुभविष्यति॥
English: Valadhi said: O foremost of the celestials, these mountains are existing for an ever-lasting time; indestructible as they are, they will be the instrumental of my son's immortality.