pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अप्रियो यः पुरुषो निष्ठुरो हि क्षुद्रः क्षेप्ता क्षमिणंश्चाक्षमावान्॥ हन्यामहं तादृशानां शतानि क्षमाम्यहं क्षमया कालयोगात्।
English: The forgiving always forgive a mean and a cruel person who performs unpleasant deeds. I can slay a hundred like you, but I forgive you for my forgiving nature and the necessity of the time.
Sanskrit: अवोचस्त्वं पाण्डवार्थेऽप्रियाणि प्रधर्षयन् मां मूढवत् पापकर्मन्॥ मय्यार्जवे जिामतिर्हतस्त्वं मित्रद्रोही साप्तपदं हि मैत्रम्।
English: You are the perpetrator of evil deeds. You have, like a fool, for the sake of the Pandavas, remonstrated with me and spoken many unpleasant things. You have said these to me who am innocent. Cursed you are, an injurer of friendship is seven paced.
Sanskrit: कालस्त्वयं प्रत्युपयाति दारुणो दुर्योधनो युद्धमुपागमद् यत्॥ स्तन्मन्यसे यत्र नैकान्त्यमस्ति।
English: The present moment, that has arrived, is really dreadful for Duryodhona has come to battle. I always wish to see his ends accomplished. But you are acting in such a vay that it appears you have no friendship for the Kuru king.
Sanskrit: मित्रं मिन्देन्दतेः प्रीयतेर्वा संत्रायतेर्मिनुतेर्मोदतेर्वा॥ ब्रवीमि ते सर्वमिदं ममास्ति तचापि सर्वं मम वेत्ति राजा।
English: He is a friend who gladdens his friend, pleases him, protects him, honors him and shares in his joy. I have got all these qualities; the king himself knows it.
Sanskrit: शत्रुः शदेः शासतेर्वा श्यतेर्वा शृणातेर्वा श्वसतेः सीदतेर्वा॥ उपसर्गाद् बहुधा सूदतेश्च प्रा येण सर्वं त्वयि तच मह्यम्।
English: Whereas he who destroys, remonstrates with, sharpens his weapons, makes us to sigh and cheerless and wrongs us in many ways is our enemy. All these marks are to be seen in you and you display them all against us.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनर्थं तव च प्रियार्थं यशोऽर्थमात्मार्थमपीश्वरार्थम्॥ तस्मादहं पाण्डववासुदेवौ योत्स्ये यत्नात् कर्म तत् पश्य मेऽद्य।
English: For the sake of Duryodhana, for the sake of doing what is agreeable to you, for the sake of fame, for the sake of myself and the God, I will vigorously fight with Partha and Vasudeva. Behold today my feats.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणि पश्याद्य ममोत्तमानि ब्राह्माणि दिव्यान्यथ मानुषाणि॥ आसादयिष्याम्यहमुग्रवीर्य द्विपो द्विपं मत्तमिवातिमत्तः।
English: Behold today all my excellent weapons, Brahma, celestial and human, I will like today that highly powerful heroes like an infuriate elephants slaying another such.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रं ब्राह्मं मनसा युध्यजेयं क्षेप्स्ये पायाप्रमेयं जयाय। तेनापि मे नैव मुच्येत युद्धे न चेत् पतेद् विषमेमेऽद्य चक्राम्॥
English: For my victory I will hurl today that highly powerful Brahma weapon at Partha will my mind alone. Arjuna will never be able to escape that weapon if only the wheels of my car do not sink in the earth in battle today.
Sanskrit: वैवस्वताद् दण्डहस्ताद्वरुणाद् वापि पाशिनः। सगदाद् वा धनपतेः सवज्राद् वापि वासवात्॥ अन्यस्मदपि कस्माचिदमित्रादाततायिनः। इति शल्य विजानीहि यथा नाहं विभेम्यतः।। तस्मान्न मे भयं पार्थान्नापि चैव जनार्दनात्॥
English: Know this, O Shalya, that I will not even fear Yama armed with his rod or Varuna armed with his noose, or Kubera armed with his mace, or Vasava armed with his thunder-bolt or any other cnemy who may come forward to kill me.
Sanskrit: सहं युद्धं हि मे ताभ्यां साम्पराये भविष्यति। तदाचिद् विजयस्यामस्त्रहेतोरटन्नृप॥
English: There I have no fear from Partha or Janardana. There shall take place an encounter between me and them both in the battle.
Sanskrit: अज्ञानाद्धि क्षिपन् बाणान् घोररूपान् भयानकान्। होमधेन्वा वत्समस्य प्रमत्त इषुणाहनम्॥ चरन्तं विजने शल्य ततोऽनुव्याजहार माम्। यस्मात् त्वया प्रमत्तेन होमधेन्वा हतः सुतः॥
English: O king, while wandering about to set arrows my Vijaya bow I myself unconsciously killed with an arrows the calf of a Brahmana's Homa I began discharging dreadful shafts while it was roaming in the dense forest. The Brahmana then addressed me, saying-
Sanskrit: श्वभ्रे ते पततां चक्रमिति मां ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत्। युध्यमानस्य संग्रामे प्राप्तस्यैकायनं भयम्॥
English: Since you have carelessly killed the offspring of my Homa cow, the wheel of your car will sink into the earth and at the time of war your heart will be possessed by fear.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् बिभेमि बलवद् ब्राह्मणव्याहतादहम्। एते हि सोमराजान ईश्वराः सुखदुःखयो॥ अदां तस्मै गोसहस्रं बलीवर्दाश्च षट्शतान्। प्रसादं न लभे शल्य ब्राह्मणान्मद्रकेश्वर॥
English: I always stand in great fear of these words of the Brahmana. The kings of the Lunar dynasty, the lords of people's happiness and on COW as misery, offered him a thousand kine and six hundred bovine bulls. Still with such a gift O Shalya, O king Madra, the Brahmana was not grated.
Sanskrit: ईषादन्तान् सप्तशतान् दासीदासशतानि च। ददतो द्विजमुख्यो मे प्रसादं न चकार सः॥
English: I then offered him seven hundred elephants of huge tusks and many hundreds of male and female slaves. And still that best of Brahmanas was not satisfied.
Sanskrit: कृष्णानां श्वेतवत्सानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश। आहरं न लभे तस्मात् प्रसाद द्विजसत्तमात्॥
English: Offering him then full fourteen thousand black kine each with a white calf I could not obtain the grace of that best of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ऋद्धं गृहं सर्वकामैर्यच मे वसु किंचन। तत् सर्वमस्मै सत्कृत्य प्रयच्छामि न चेच्छति॥
English: Then I offered him a beautiful palace abounding in all objects of desire, in fact, whatever riches I had but still he refused to accept the gift.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्मा याचन्तमपराधं प्रयत्नतः। व्याहृतं यन्मया सूत तत् तथा न तदन्यथा॥
English: He then said to nie who had offered him and thus implored his forgiveness.” What I have said, O Suta, will surely take place. It can never be otherwise.
Sanskrit: अनुतोक्तं प्रजां हन्यात् ततः पापमवाप्नुयाम्। तस्माद् धर्माभिरक्षार्थ नानृतं तक्तुमुत्सहे॥
English: False words will destroy creatures and the sin will come upon me. Therefore for preserving virtue I dare not speak an untruth.
Sanskrit: मा त्वं ब्रह्मगति हिंस्याः प्रायश्चित्तं कृतं त्वया। मद्वाक्यं नानृतं लोके कश्चित् कुर्यात् समानुहि॥
English: You shall not destroy the means of Brahmana's livelihood. There is none on earth who can falsify my words. Accept my words and this will be an atonement for your sin,
Sanskrit: इत्येतत्ते मया प्रोक्तं क्षिप्तेनापि सुहृत्तया। जानामि त्वां विक्षिपन्तं जोषमास्स्वोत्तरं शृणु।॥
English: Although chastised by you still for your friendship I have spoken out all this to you. I know you who are chastising me thus. Be silent and hear what I will speak 11OW. know you who are chastising me thus. Be silent and hear what I will speak 11OW.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः पुनर्महाराज मद्रराजमरिंदमः। अभ्यभाषत राधेयः संनिवार्योत्तरं वचः। ॥
English: Sanjaya said Once more, O great king, thus silencing the king of Madras, the son of Radha, the chastiser of foes, said to him.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वं निदर्शनार्थं मां शल्य जल्पितवानसि। नाहं शक्यस्त्वया वाचा बिभीषयितुमाहवे॥
English: As a rejoinder to what you have said to me, O Shalya, by way of examples I tell you that I am not to be frightened by you in battle with your words.
Sanskrit: यदि मां देवताः सर्वा योधयेयुः सवासवाः। तथापि मे भयं न स्यात् किमु पार्थात् सकेशवात्॥
English: If all the gods with Vasava come to fight with me I will not fear them what to speak of my fear from Partha and Kesava.
Sanskrit: नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यो वामात्रेण कथंचन। अन्यं जानिहि यः शक्यस्त्वया भीषयितुं रणे।॥
English: I am not to be frightened by mere words. O Shalya, he, whom you will be able to frighten in battle, is some other person.
Sanskrit: नीचस्य बलमेतावत् पारुष्यं यत्त्वमात्थ माम्। अशक्तो मद्गुणान् वक्तुं वल्गसे बहु दुर्मते॥
English: You have addressed many unpleasant words to me. Therein lies the strength of a mean person, O you of wicked soul; you can speak of my merits and so you say many unpleasant words.
Sanskrit: न हि कर्णः समुद्भूतो भयार्थमिह मद्रका विक्रमार्थमहं जातो यशोऽर्थं च तथाऽऽत्मनः॥
English: Karna is not born for fear in battle, O Madraka. I am rather born to display my valour and achieve glory for my own self.
Sanskrit: सखिभावेन सौहार्दान्मित्रभावेन चैव हि। कारणैस्त्रिभिरेतैस्त्वं शल्य जीवसि साम्प्रतम्॥
English: Out of friendship for you, out of my affection and on account of your being an ally-for these three reasons, you still live, O Shalya.
Sanskrit: राशंश्च धार्तराष्ट्रस्य कार्यं सुमहदुद्यतम्। मयि तचाहितं शल्य तेन जीवसि मे क्षणम्॥
English: A great work is now to be done for the king Dhritarashtra. This work depends on me, O Shalya and therefore you live for a moment,
Sanskrit: कृतंश्च समयः पूर्वं क्षन्यव्यं विप्रियं तव। ऋते शल्यसहस्रेण विजयेयमहं परान्। मित्रद्रोहस्तु पापीयानिति जीवसि साम्प्रतम्॥
English: I made this agreement with you formerly that I would forgive you for all your unpleasant words. This agreement I will observe and for this you still live. Without a thousand Shalyas I will vanquish my enemies. The injurer of a friend is sinful. It is for this you live for the present.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच परान् प्रति। ननु प्रलापाः कफ्ते यान् ब्रवीपि ऋते कर्णसहस्रेण शक्या जेतुं परे युधि॥
English: Shalya said These are but your ravings, O Karna that you give vent to with regard to your enemies. But I can without a thousand Karnas defeat my foe in battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तथा ब्रुवन्तं परुषं कर्णो मद्रधिपं तदा। परुषं द्विगुण भूयः प्रोवाचाप्रियदर्शनम्॥
English: Sanjaya said To the king of Madras, who was speaking such harsh words Karna, of unpleasant looks, spoke words again twice as harsh.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच इदं तु ते त्वमेकाग्रः शृणु मद्रजनाधिप। शंनिधौ धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रोच्यमानं मया श्रुतम्॥
English: Karna said O king of Madras, listen attentively to what I heard recited in the presence of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: देशांश्च विविधांश्चित्रान् पूर्ववृत्तांश्च पार्थिवान्। ब्राह्मणः कथयन्ति स्म धृतराष्ट्रनिवेशने॥
English: In Dhritarashtra's house the Brahmanas used to describe many pleasant regions and the lives of many ancient kings.
Sanskrit: तत्र वृद्धः पुरावृत्ताः कथा कश्चिद् द्विजोत्तमः। वाहीकदेशं मद्रांश्च कुत्सयन् वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: One aged and leading Brahmana among them, while recounting the ancient historian, said thus blaring the Balhikas and Madrakas.
Sanskrit: बहिष्कृता हिमवता गङ्गया च बहिष्कृताः। शरस्वत्या यमुनया कुरक्षेत्रेण चापि ये॥ पञ्चानां सिन्धुषष्ठानां नदीनां येऽन्तराश्रिताः। तान् धर्मबाह्यानशुचीन वाहीकानपि वर्जयेत्॥
English: One should always avoid the impure and impious Balhikas who live away from Himavat and Ganga, Sarasvati, Yamuna and Kurukshetra and the Sindhu with its five tributaries.
Sanskrit: गोवर्धनो नाम वटः सुभद्रं नाम चत्वरम्। एतद् राजकुलद्वारमाकुमारात् स्मराम्यहम्॥
English: I remember from my youth that a slaughter ground for kine and the cellars for wine mark out the gates of the palaces of Balhika kings.
Sanskrit: कार्येणात्यर्थगूढेन वाहीकेषूषितं मया। तत एषां समाचारः संवासाद् विदितो मम॥
English: For some secret work I had to live with them. On account of this living I know them very well.
Sanskrit: शाकलं नाम नगरमापगा नाम निम्नगा। जर्त्तिका नाम वाहीकास्तेषां वृत्तं सुनिन्दतम्॥
English: There is a town of the name of Shakala, a river by the name of Apaga and a clan of the Balhikas known as Jarttikas. Their conduct is very reprehensible.
Sanskrit: धाना गौड्यासवं पीत्वा गोमांसं लशुनैः सह। अपूपमांसवाट्यानामाशिनः शीलवर्जिताः॥
English: They drink the liquor Ganda and eat friend barley with it. They also eat beef with garlics. They also take flour with meat and boiled rice that is bought of others. They are shorn of all good practices.
Sanskrit: गायन्त्यथ च नृत्यन्ति स्त्रियो मत्ता विवाससः। नगरागारवप्रेषु बहिर्माल्यानुलेपनाः॥ मत्तावगीतैर्विविधैः खरोष्ट्रनिनदोपमैः। अनावृता मैथुने ताः कामचाराश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Their women all drink and are nude and laugh and dance, outside the walls of the houses in cities, with garlands and unguents, singing under the influence of liquor various obscene songs like the bray of the ass or the bleat of lambs. They freely mix and intercourse with all. Inebrite they address one another with endearing terms.
Sanskrit: आहुरन्योन्यसूक्तानि प्रब्रुवाणा मदोत्कटाः। हे हते हे हतेत्येव स्वामिभर्तृहतेति च॥
English: The fallen Balhika women, unobservant of restrictions even on sacred days, dance and exclaim “Alas! our husband, our lord is dead!"
Sanskrit: आक्रोशन्त्यः प्रनृत्यन्ति व्रात्याः पर्वस्वसंयता। तासां किलावलिप्तानां निवसन् कुरुजाङ्गले॥
English: One of those wicked Balhikas who lived amongst them and and for time in Kurujangala burst out with cheerless heart saying-
Sanskrit: कश्चिद् वाहीकदुष्टानां नातिहष्टमना जगौ। सा नूनं बृहती गौरी सूक्ष्मकम्बलवासिनी॥
English: "Surely that big and fair (Balhika maiden) dressed in her blankets is thinking of me her Balhika lover, who am living in Kurujangala at the time of her going to bed.
Sanskrit: मामनुस्मरती शेते वाहीकं कुरुजाङ्गले। शतद्रुकामहं तीर्खा तां च रम्यामिरावतीम्॥ गत्वा स्वदेश द्रक्ष्यामि स्थूलशङ्खा शुभाः स्त्रियः। मनः शिलोजवलापाङ्गयो गौर्यस्त्रिककुदाञ्जनाः॥
English: some Crossing the Sutlej, the charming Iravati and coming to my own country when shall I look at those beautiful women with thick frontal bones, with shining circles of red arsenic on their foreheads, with tinges of red, black collyrium on their eyes and their beautiful forms dressed in blankets and skins and themselves uttering shrill cries?
Sanskrit: कम्बलजिनसंवीता क्रन्दन्त्यः प्रियदर्शनाः। मृदङ्गानकशङ्खानां मर्दलानां च निःस्वनैः॥
English: When shall I be happy in the company of those inebriate women amid the sound of drums and kettle-drums and conches sweet as the brays of asses and cries of camels and mules?
Sanskrit: खरोष्ट्राश्वतरैश्चैव मत्ता यास्यामहे सुखम्। शमीपीलुकरीराणां वनेषु सुखवमसु॥
English: When shall I be in the midst of those women who live on cakes of flour and meat and balls of barley and skimmed milk in the forest having pleasant paths of Shami, Pilu and Karira?
Sanskrit: अपूपान् सक्तुपिण्डांश्चं प्राश्नन्तो मथितान्वितान्। पथि सुप्रबला भूत्वा कदा सम्पततोऽध्वगान्॥ चेलापहारं कुर्वाणस्ताडयिष्याम भूयसः।
English: When shall I, surrounded by my countrymen, muster strong on the high roads, fall upon the passers by, carry away their robes and attires and beat them repeatedly?
Sanskrit: एवंशीलेषु व्रात्येषु वाहीकेषु दुरात्मसु॥ कश्चेतयानो निवसेनमुहूर्तमपि मानवः।
English: What man is there who will live willingly even for a moment in the midst of Bahikas who are so fallen, wicked and of fraudulent conduct?
Sanskrit: ईदृशा ब्राह्मणेनोक्ता वाहीका मोघचारिणः॥ येषां षड्भागहर्ता त्वमुभयोः शुभपापयोः।
English: Thus did the Brahmanas describe the vile Balhikas, a sixty of whose merit and demerit, you possess, O Shalya.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणः साधुरुत्तरं पुनरुक्तवान्॥ वाहीकेष्वविनीतेषु प्रोत्यमानं निबोध तत्।
English: Having said this the pious Brahmana said some thing about the wicked Bahikas. Hear what I say.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म राक्षसी गाति सदा कृष्णचतुर्दशीम्॥ नगरे शाकले स्फीते आहत्य निशि दुन्दुभि।
English: In the large and populous city of Shakala a Rakshasa woman used to sing on every fourteenth day of the dark half of the month in accompaniment with a drum.
Sanskrit: कदा वाहेयिका गाथा: पुनर्गास्यामि शाकले।॥ गव्यस्य तृप्ता मांसस्य पीत्वा गौडं सुरासवम्। गौरीभिः सह नारीभिहतीभिः स्वलंकृताः॥ पलाण्डुगंडूषयुतान् खादन्ती चैडकान् बहून्। वाराहं कौक्कुटं मांसं गव्यं गार्दभमौष्ट्रिकम्॥ ऐडं च ये न खादन्ति तेषां जन्म निरर्थकम्।
English: When shall I next sing the songs of the Bahikas in this town of Shakala having fed me full with beef and drunk the Gada liquor. Decked with ornaments when shall I with these huge women and maidens feed upon a large number of sheep, a quantity of pork and beef and the meat of fowls, asses and camels. In vain do they live who do not eat the sheep.
Sanskrit: इति गायन्ति ये मत्ताः सीधुना शाकलाश्च ये॥ सबालवृद्धाः क्रन्दनन्तस्तेषु धर्मः कथं भवेत्।
English: Thus O Shalya, the young and old inhabitants of Sakala, sing and cry under the influence of liquor. How can there by virtue among such people?
Sanskrit: इति शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते॥ यदन्योऽप्युक्तवानस्मान् ब्राह्मणः कुरुसंसदि।
English: You should know this. I will now recount to you again what another Brahmana said to us in the Kuru court.
Sanskrit: पञ्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र पीलुवनान्युत॥ शतर्दुश्च विपासा च तृतीयैरावती तथा। चन्द्रभागा वितस्ता च सिन्धुषष्टा बहिर्गिरेः॥ आरट्टा नाम ते देशा नष्टधर्मा न तान् व्रजेत्।'
English: There where the forests of Pilus stand and the five rivers Shatadru, Vipasha, Iravati, Chandrabhaga and Vitasta and which have the Sindhu for their sixty flow there in those region is situated the Province called the Arattas distant from Himavat. The Province is shorn of virtue and religion. No one should there.
Sanskrit: व्रात्यानां दासमीयानां वाहीकानामयज्वनाम्॥ न देवाः प्रतिगृह्णन्ति पितरो ब्राह्मणास्तथा। तेषां प्रनष्टधर्माणां वाहीकानामिति श्रुतिः॥
English: The celestials, the ancestral manes and the Brahmanas never accept gifts from fallen persons, from those that are begotten by Sudras upon women of other castes and from Bahikas who never perform Yajnas and are greatly irreligious.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेन तथा प्रोक्तं विदुषा साधुसंसदि। काष्ठकुण्डेषु वाहीका मृन्मयेषु च भुञ्जते॥ सक्तुमद्यावलिप्तेषु श्वावलीढेषु निघृणाः। आविकं चौष्टिकं चैव क्षीरं गार्दभमेव च॥ तद्विकारांश्च वाहीका: खादन्ति च पिबन्ति च।
English: This the learned Brahmana also said in the Kuru Court. The Balhikas, who have no feelings of revulsion, take their food in deep wooden vessels, earthen plates in vessels that have been licked by dogs and those that have been stained with pounded barely and other corn. They drink the milk of sheep, camels and asses and cat curds and other preparations of those various kinds of milk.
Sanskrit: पुत्रसंकरिणो जाल्माः सर्वान्नक्षीरभोजनाः॥ आरट्टा नाम वाहीका वर्जनीया विपश्चिता।
English: There is a number of bastards among those fallen people. There is no food or no milk that they do not take. The ignorant Aratta Bahikas should always be avoided.
Sanskrit: हन्त शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते॥ यदन्योऽप्युक्तवान् मह्यं ब्राह्मणः कुरुसंसदि।
English: You should always know this, O Shalya. I will now speak to you what another Brahmana said in the Kuru court.
Sanskrit: युगन्धरे पयः पीत्वा प्रोष्य चाप्यच्युतस्थले॥ तद्वद् भूतिलये स्नात्वा कथं स्वर्ग गमिष्यति।
English: How can a man attain to the celestial region having drunk milk in the town called Yugandhara and lived in the place called Achyutastala and bathed in the spot called Bhutilaya.
Sanskrit: पञ्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र निःसृत्य पर्वतात्॥ आरट्टा नाम दीका न तेष्वार्योद्वयहं वसेत्।
English: No respectable man should live even for two days where the five rivers flow just after issuing from the mountains and where live Aratta Balhikas.
Sanskrit: बहिश्च नाम हीच विपाशानां पिशाचकौ॥ तयोरपत्यं वाहीका नैषा सृष्टिः प्रजापतेः। ते कथं विविधान् धर्मान् ज्ञास्यन्ते हीनयोनयः॥
English: There are two Pishachas in the river Vipasha named Bahi and Hika. The Bahikas are the offspring of those two Pishchas. They are not creatures created by God. Being of such a low birth how can they know the duties laid down in the scriptures?
Sanskrit: कारस्करान्माहिषकान् कुरण्डान् केरलांस्तथा। कर्कोटकान् वीरकांश्च दुर्धर्माचं विवर्जयेत्॥
English: The Karaskaras, the Mahishkas, the Kurandas, the Keralas, the Karkotakas, the Virakas and other people who have no religion should always be avoided by men.
Sanskrit: इति तीर्थानुसारं राक्षसी काचिदब्रवीत्। एकरात्रशयी गेहे महोलूखलमेखला॥
English: A Rakshasa woman of huge hips, thus spoke to a Brahman, who once went to that country for bathing in a sacred water and passed a single night there.
Sanskrit: आरट्टा नाम ते देशा वाहीकं नाम तज्जलम्। ब्राह्मणापसदा यत्र तुल्यकालाः प्रजापतेः॥
English: This Province passes under the name of Arattas. And the people who live there are called Balhikas. The Brahmanas of the lowest order also live there from a very ancient time.
Sanskrit: वेदा न तेषां वेद्यंश्च यज्ञा यजनमेव च। व्रात्यानां दासमीयानामन्नं देवा न भुञ्जते॥
English: They are ignorant of the Vedas and void of knowledge. They do not perform Yajnas nor can help others in them. They are all fallen and many of them have been begotten by Sudras upon other caste girls; the gods never accept gifts from them.
Sanskrit: प्रस्थला मद्रगान्धारा आरट्टा नामतः खशाः। वसातिसिन्धुसौवीरा इति प्रायोऽतिकुत्सिताः॥
English: The Prasthalas, the Madras, the Gandharvas, the Arattas, Khasas, the Vasatis, the Sindhus and the Sauviras also follow these reprehensible practices. upon other caste girls; the gods never accept gifts from them.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच हन्त शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। उच्यमानं मया सम्यक् त्वमेकाग्रमनाः शृणु।॥
English: Karna said You should know all this, O Shalya, I shall again speak. Hear attentively what I say.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणः किल नो गेहमध्यगच्छत् पुरातिथिः। आचारं तत्र सम्प्रेक्ष्य प्रीतो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Once on a time a Brahmana came to our houses as a guest. he was highly pleased with
Sanskrit: मया हिमवतः शृङ्गमेकेनाध्युषितं चिरम्। दृष्टांश्च बहवो देशा नानाधर्मसमावृताः॥
English: I lived for a long time alone on a summit of the Himalaya mountain, since then I have seen various countries following various religions.
Sanskrit: न च केन च धर्मेण विरुध्यन्ते प्रजा इमाः। सर्व हि तेऽब्रुवन् धर्मं यदुक्तं वेदपारगैः॥
English: But I have never seen a country where all the people are irreligious, All the races I have met with recognise as religion what has been declared by persons conversant with the Vedas.
Sanskrit: अटता तु ततो देशान् नानाधर्मसमाकुलान्। आगच्छता महाराज वाहीकेषु निशामितम्॥
English: Wandering through various countries following diverse religions, I came at last O king, among the Vahikas. There I heard,
Sanskrit: तत्र वै ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा ततो भवति क्षत्रियः। वैश्यः शूद्रश्च वाहीकस्ततो भवति नापितः॥
English: That one at first becomes a Brahmana and then becomes a Kshatriya, A Vahika after that will become a Vaishya, then a Sudra and then a barber.
Sanskrit: नापितंश्च ततो भूत्वा पुनर्भवति ब्राह्मणः। द्विजो भूत्वा च तत्रैव पुनर्दासोऽभिजायते॥
English: Having become a barber he will again become a Brahmana. Attaining again to the position of a Brahmana he will again become a slave.
Sanskrit: भवन्त्येककुले विप्राः प्रसृष्टा: कामचारिणः। गान्धारा मद्रकांश्चैव वाहीकांचाल्पचेतसः॥
English: One member of a family becomes a Brahmana, All others falling off from virtue act as they please. The Govharas, the Madrakas and the little-witted Vahikas are such.
Sanskrit: एतन्मया श्रुतं तत्र धर्मसंकरकारकम्। कृत्स्त्रामटित्वा पृथिवीं वाहीकेषु विपर्ययः॥
English: Having wandered over the entire earth I heard of these sinful practices and irregularities amongst the Vahikas.
Sanskrit: हन्त शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमे ते। यदप्यन्योऽबवीद् वाक्यं वाहीकानां च कुत्सितम्॥१०
English: You should know this, O Shalya; I will speak to you again these words blaming the Vahikas which another person said to me.
Sanskrit: सती पुरा हृता काचिदारट्टात् किल दस्युभिः। अधर्मतंश्योपयाता सा तानभ्यशपत् ततः॥
English: In the days of yore a chaste woman of the country of Aratta was abducted by robbers; they violated her, on which she imprecated a
Sanskrit: बालां बन्धुमती यन्मामधर्मेणोपगच्छथ। तस्मानार्यो भविष्यन्ति बन्धक्यो वै कुलस्य च॥
English: As you have sinfully ravished a girl who has no husband all the women of your families will become unchaste.
Sanskrit: न चैवास्मात् प्रमोक्षध्वं घोरात् पापानराधमाः। तस्मात् तेषां भागहरा भागिनेया न सूनवः॥
English: You villains, you will never escape the consequences of this great iniquity. It is for this O Shalya, that the sisters sons of the Arattas become their heirs and not their own sons,
Sanskrit: कुरवः सहपञ्चाला: शाल्वा मत्स्याः सनैमिषाः। कोसलाः काशपौण्ड्राश्च कालिङ्गा मागधास्तथा।॥ चेदयंश्च महाभागा धर्मं जानान्ति शाश्वतम्। नानादेशेषु सन्तंश्च प्रायो बाह्यलयादृते॥
English: Kauravas with the Panchalas, the Shalyas, the Matsyas, the Naimishas, the Koshalas, the Kashapaunctras, the Kalingas, the Maghadas and the Chedis, who are all blessed, are conversant with the eternal religion. Even the wicked of every country know what religion is; the Balhikas are however divested of piety.
Sanskrit: आ मत्स्येभ्यः कुरुपञ्चालदेश्या आ नैमिषाचेदयो ये विशिष्टाः। धर्म पुराणमुपजीवन्ति सन्तो मद्रादृते पाञ्चनदांश्च जिह्यान्॥
English: The Matsyas, the Kurus, the Panchalas, the Naimishas and all other respectable races know the eternal truths of religion. This cannot be said of the Madrakas and the wily people that live in the land of the five rivers.