pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तो मतङ्गस्तु प्रतिप्रायाद् गृहं प्रति। तमागतपभिप्रेक्ष्य पिता वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥ मया त्वं यज्ञसंसिद्धौ नियुक्तो गुरुकर्मणि। कस्मात् प्रतिनिवृत्तोऽसि कच्चिन्न कुशलं तव॥
English: Bhishma said Thus addressed by the she ass Matanga returned home. Seeing him return. his father said I had engaged you in the difficult task of gathering the requisites of my intended sacrifice! Why have you returned without having accomplished your charge? Is it that you are not all right?
Sanskrit: मतङ्ग उवाच अन्त्ययोनिरयोनिर्वा कथं स कुशली भवेत्। कुशलं तु कुतस्तस्य यस्येयं जननी पितः॥
English: Matanga said How can he who belongs to no definite order of birth, or to low caste be regarded as all right and happy? How O father, can that person be happy whose mother is impure.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्यां वृषलाज्जातं पितर्वेदयतीव माम्। अमानुषी गर्दभीयं तस्मात् तप्स्ये तपो महत्॥
English: O father, this sheass, who seems to be more than a human being, tells me that I have been begotten upon a Brahman woman by a Shudra. I shall for this reason, practise the severest penances.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा स पितरं प्रतस्थे कृतनिश्चयः। ततो गत्वा महारण्यमतपत् सुमहत् तपः॥
English: Having said these words to his father, and firmly resolved upon what he had said, he went to the great forest and began to practise the austerest of penances.
Sanskrit: ततः स तापयामास विबुधास्तपसान्वितः। मतङ्गः सुखसम्प्रेप्सुः स्थानं सुचरितादपि॥
English: Beginning those penances for the purpose of happily acquiring the dignity of a Brahmana Matanga began to scorch the very gods by the severity of his asceticism,
Sanskrit: तं तथा तपसा युक्तमुवाच हरिवाहनः। मतङ्ग तप्स्यसे किं त्वं भोगानुत्सृज्य मानुषान्॥
English: The king of the celestials, viz., Indra, appeared to him thus practising penances and said Why, O Matanga, do you pass your time in such grief, abstaining from all sorts of human enjoyments.
Sanskrit: वरं ददामि ते हन्त वृणीष्व त्वं यदिच्छसि। यच्चाप्यवाप्यं हृदि ते सर्वं तद् ब्रूहि माचिरम्॥
English: I shall give you boons. Do you name the boons. Do not delay, but tell me what is in your mind. Even if it be unattainable, I Shall yet bestow it on you.
Sanskrit: मतङ्ग उवाच ब्राह्मण्यं कामयानोऽहमिदमारब्धवांस्तपः। गच्छेयं तदवाप्येह वर एष वृतो मया॥
English: Matanga said Desirous of acquiring the dignity of a Brahmana I have begun to practise these penances. After having obtained it, I shall go home. Even this is the boon I pray for.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं तमुवाच पुरंदरः। मतङ्ग दुर्लभमिदं विप्रत्वं प्रार्थ्यते त्वया॥
English: Bhishma said Hearing these words of his, Purandara said to him The dignity of a Brahmana, O Matanga, which you wish to acquire, cannot be won by you.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्यं प्रार्थयानस्त्वमप्राप्यमकृतात्मभिः। विनशिष्यसि दुर्बुद्धे तदुपारम माचिरम्॥
English: It is true, you wish to acquire it, but then it cannot be won by persons of impure souls. O you of foolish understanding, you are sure to meet with destruction if you persist in this pursuit. Desist, therefore, from this vain attempt forthwith.
Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठतां सर्वभूतेषु तपोऽर्थे नातिवर्तते। तदग्र्यं प्रार्थयानस्त्वमचिराद् विनशिष्यसि॥
English: This object of your desire viz., the dignity of Brahmana, which is the foremost of everything, cannot be even acquired by penances. Therefore by coveting that foremost dignity, you will surely meet with destruction.
Sanskrit: देवतासुरमर्येषु यत् पवित्रं परं स्मृतम्। चण्डालयोनौ जातेन न तत् प्राप्यं कथंचन॥
English: One born as a Chandala can never acquire that dignity which is considered as the most sacred among the celestials and Asuras and human beings. once
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तो मतङ्गस्तु संशितात्मा यतव्रतः। अतिष्ठदेकपादेन वर्षाणां शतमच्युतः॥
English: Bhishma said Thus addressed by Indra, Matanga of restrained vows and wellcontrolled soul, stood for a century of years on one foot, O you of unfading glory.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच ततः शक्रः पुनरेव महायशाः। ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्लभं तात प्रार्थयानो न लप्स्यसे॥
English: Highly illustrious Shakra more appeared before him and addressing him said The dignity of a Brahmana, O child, is unattainable. Although you covet it. It is impossible for you to obtain it.
Sanskrit: मतङ्ग परमं स्थानं प्रार्थयन् विनशिष्यसि। मा कृथाः साहसं पुत्र नैष धर्मपथस्तव॥
English: O Matanga, by coveting that very great dignity you are sure to meet with destruction. Do not, O son, betray such rashness. This is not a righteous path for you to follow.
Sanskrit: न हि शक्यं त्वया प्राप्तुं ब्राह्मण्यमिह दुर्मते। अप्राप्यं प्रार्थयानो हि नचिराद् विनशिष्यसि॥
English: O you of foolish understanding, it is impossible for you to obtain it in this world, Verily, by coveting that which is unattainable you are sure to meet with destruction forthwith.
Sanskrit: मतङ्ग परमं स्थानं वार्यमाणोऽसकृन्मया। चिकीर्षस्येव तपसा सर्वथा न भविष्यसि॥
English: I am repeatedly forbidding you. By trying, however, to attain that high dignity by the help of your penances, despite my repeated admonitions, you are sure to meet with destruction.
Sanskrit: तिर्यग्योनिगतः सर्वो मानुष्यं यदि गच्छति। स जायते पुल्कसो वा चण्डालो वाप्यसंशयः॥
English: From a brute life one gains the status of humanity. If born as a human being, he is sure to be born as a Pukkasha or a Chandala.
Sanskrit: पुल्कसः पापयोनिर्वा यः कश्चिदिह लक्ष्यते। स तस्यामेव सुचिरं मतङ्ग परिवर्तते॥
English: Verily, one having taken birth in that sinful caste, viz., Pulkasa, one, O Matanga, has to wander in it for a very long time.
Sanskrit: ततो दशशते काले लभते शूद्रतामपि। शूद्रयोनावपि ततो बहुशः परिवर्तते॥
English: Passing a period of one thousand years in that order one is next born as a Shudra. In the Shudra order, again, one has to wander for a long time.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्रिंशद्गुणे काले लभते वैश्यतामपि। वैश्यतायां चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते॥
English: After thirty thousand years one is born as a Vaishya. There in that order, one has to pass a very long time.
Sanskrit: ततः षष्टिगुणे काले राजन्यो नाम जायते। ततः षष्टिगुणे काले लभते ब्रह्मबन्धुताम्॥ ब्रह्मबन्धुश्चिरं कालं ततस्तु परिवर्तते।
English: After a time that is sixty times longer than what has been stated as the period of Shudra birth, one becomes a Kshatriya. In the Kshatriya order one has to pass a very long time. After a time that is measured by multiplying the period last referred to by sixty, one is born as a fallen Brahmana. In this order one has to wander for a long period.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु द्विशते काले लभते काण्ड पृष्ठताम्॥ काण्डपृष्ठिश्चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते।
English: After a time measured by multiplying the period last named by two hundred, one is born in the race of such a Brahmana as lives by the profession of arms. There in that order one has to wander for a long period.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु त्रिंशते काले लभते जपतामपि॥ तं च प्राप्य चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते। ततश्चतुःशते काले श्रोत्रियो नाम जायते। श्रोत्रियत्वे चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते॥
English: After a time measured by multiplying the period last name by three hundred, one is born in the race of a Brahmana that is given to the recitation of the Gayatri and other sacred Mantras. There, in that order, one has to wander for a long period. After a time measured by multiplying the period last named by four hundred, one is born in the race of such a Bralımana who knows the entire Vedas and the scriptures. There, in that order, one has to wander for a very long period.
Sanskrit: तदेवं शोकहर्षी तु कामद्वेषौ च पुत्रका अतिमानातिवादौ च प्रविशेते द्विजाधमम्॥
English: While wandering in that existence, joy and grief, desire and hatred vanity and evil speech, scck to enter into him and make a wretch of him.
Sanskrit: तांश्चज्जयति शत्रून् स तदा प्राप्नोति सद्गतिम्। अथ ते वै जयन्त्येनं तालाग्रादिव पात्यते॥
English: If he succeeds in subjugating those foes, he then acquires a high end. If, on the other hand, those enemies succeed in subjugating him, he falls down from that high position like a person falling down on the ground from the high top of a palmyra tree.
Sanskrit: मतङ्ग सम्प्रधायँवं यदहं त्वामचूचुदम्। वृणीष्व काममन्यं त्वं ब्राह्मण्यं हि सुदुर्लभम्॥
English: Knowing this for certain, O Matanga that I say to you do you name some other boon, for the status of a Brahmana is incapable of being acquired by you.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच के पूज्या वै त्रिलोकेऽस्मिन् मानवा भरतर्षभ। विस्तरेण तदाचक्ष्व न हि तृप्यामि कथ्यतः॥
English: Yudhishthira said What men, O chief of Bharata's race are worthy of homage in the three worlds? Tell me this in detail, I am never satiated with hearing you describe these topics.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। नारदस्य च संवादं वासुदेवस्य चोभयोः॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old discourse between Narada and Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: नारदं प्राञ्जलिं दृष्ट्वा पूजयानं द्विजर्षभान्। केशवः परिपप्रच्छ भगवन् कान् नमस्यसि॥ बहुमानपरस्तेषु भगवन् यान् नमस्यसि। शक्यं चेच्छ्रोतुमस्माभिर्बुह्येतद् धर्मवित्तम॥
English: Seeing Narada on one occasion adoring many foremost of Brahmanas with joined hands, Keshava addressed him, saying Whom do you worship? Whom amongst these Brahmanas, O holy one, do you worship with so great respect? If it is capable of being heard by me, I wish then to hear it. Do O foremost of righteous men, tell me this.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच शृणु गोविन्द यानेतान् पूजयाम्यरिमर्दन। त्वत्तोऽन्यः कः पुमाल्लोके श्रोतुमेतदिहार्हति॥
English: Narada said Hear, O Govinda, as to who those are whom I am adoring, Ogrinder of enemies What other person is there in the world who is worthier than you to hear this?
Sanskrit: वरुणं वायुमादित्यं पर्जन्यं जातवेदसम्। स्थाणुं स्कन्दं तथा लक्ष्मी विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमेव च॥
English: I adore them o powerful one, who constantly worship Varuna and Vayu and Aditya, and Parjanya and the deity of Fire and Sthanu and Skanda and Lakshmi and Vishnu and the Brahmanas, and the lord of speech, and the Moon, and the Waters, and the Earth and the goddess Sarasvati,
Sanskrit: वाचस्पतिं चन्द्रमसमपः पृथ्वी सरस्वतीम्। सततं ये नमस्यन्ति तान् नमस्याम्यहं विभो॥ तपोधनान् वेदविदो नित्यं वेदपरायणान्। महार्हान् वृष्णिशार्दूल सदा सम्पूजयाम्यहम्।।८
English: O foremost of Vrishni's race, I always adore those Brahmanas who are are endued with penances, who are conversant with the Vedas who are always given to Vedic study, and who are possessed of great worth.
Sanskrit: अभुक्त्वा देवकार्याणि कुर्वते येऽविकत्थनाः। संतुष्टाश्च क्षमायुक्तास्तान् नमस्याम्यहं विभो॥
English: O powerful one, I bow down my head to those persons who are freed from boastfulness, who perform with an empty stomach, the rites in honour of the deities, who are always contended with what they have, and who are gifted with forgiveness.
Sanskrit: सम्यग् यजन्ति ये चेष्टीः क्षान्ता दान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः। सत्यं धर्मे क्षितिं गाश्च तान् नमस्यामि यादव।॥
English: I adore them, O Yadava, who are performers of sacrifices, who are forgiving in nature, and selfcontrolled, who are masters of their own senses, who worship truth and virtue, and who give away land and kine to good Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशनाः। असंचयाः क्रियावन्तस्तान् नमस्यामि यादव॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava, who are devoted to the observance of penances, who live in forests, who live upon fruits and roots who never store anything for the morrow, and who perform all the acts and rites laid down in the scriptures.
Sanskrit: ये भृत्यभरणे शक्ताः सततं चातिथिव्रताः। भुञ्जते देवशेषाणि तान् नमस्यामि यादव।॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava, who feed and cherish their servants who are always hospitable to guests and who eat only the residue of what is offered to the deities.
Sanskrit: ये वेदं प्राप्य दुर्धर्षा वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मचारिणः। याजनाध्यापने युक्ता नित्यं तान् पूजयाम्यहम्॥
English: I worship them who have become irresistible by studying the Vedas, who are eloquent in discoursing on the scriptures, who are observant of the vow of Brahmacharya, and who are always devoted to the duties of officiating at the sacrifices of others and of teaching disciples.
Sanskrit: प्रसन्नहृदयाश्चैव सर्वसत्त्वेषु नित्याः। आपृष्ठतापात् स्वाध्याये युक्तास्तान् पूजयाम्यहम्।।१४
English: I adore them that are endued with mercy towards all creatures and who study the Vedas till their back are heated by the Sun.
Sanskrit: गुरुप्रसादे स्वाध्याये यतन्तो ये स्थिरव्रताः। शुश्रूषवोऽनसूयन्तस्तान् नमस्यामि यादव॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava, who try to acquire the grace of their preceptors, who labour in the acquisition of their Vedas, who are firm in the observance of vows, who wait with dutiful obedience, upon their preceptors and seniors, and who are free from malice and envy.
Sanskrit: सुव्रता मुनयो ये च ब्राह्मणाः सत्यसंगराः। वोढारो हव्यकव्यानां तान् नमस्यामि यादव॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava, who are observant of excellent vows, who practise silence, who have knowledge of Brahma, who are firm in truth, who are givers of libations of clarified butter and oblations of meat.
Sanskrit: भैक्ष्यवर्यासु निरताः कृशा गुरुकुलाश्रयाः। निर्धना ये तु तान् नमस्यामि यादव।॥
English: I bow to them, O, Yadava, who live upon elemosynary alms, who are emaciated for want of adequate food and drink, who have lived in the houses of their preceptors, who are averse to and destitute of all enjoyments and who are poor in Earthly possessions.
Sanskrit: निर्ममा निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्वा निहीका निष्प्रयोजनाः। ये वेदं प्राप्य दुर्धर्षा वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मवादिनः॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava, who have no affection for things of this Earth, who do not quarrel with others, who do not clothe themselves, who have no wants, who have become irresistible through the acquisition of the Vedas, eloquent in the exposition of virtue, and that are utterers of Brahma.
Sanskrit: अहिंसानिरता ये च ये च सत्यव्रता नराः। दान्ताः शमपराश्चैव तान् नमस्यामि केशव॥ निःसुखा
English: I bow to them who are given to the practice of the duty of mercy towards all creatures who are firm in the observance of truth, who are self controlled, and who are peaceful in their conduct.
Sanskrit: देवतातिथिपूजायां युक्ता ये गृहमेधिनः। कपोतवृत्तयो नित्यं तान् नमस्यामि यादव॥
English: I bow to them, O Yadava who are devoted to the worship of gods and guests, who are observant of the domestic mode of life and that follow the practice of pigeons about collecting their food.
Sanskrit: येषां त्रिवर्गः कृत्येषु वर्तते नोपहीयते। शिष्टाचारप्रवृत्ताश्च तान् नमस्याम्यहं सदा॥
English: I always bow to those persons, who while doing all their works have an eye on the threefold objects of life, and who are observant of truth and righteous behaviour.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणाः श्रुतसम्पन्ना ये त्रिवर्गमनुष्ठिताः। अलोलुपाः पुण्यशीलास्तान् नमस्यामि केशव॥
English: I bow to them, O Keshava, who are conversant with Brahma, who are gifted with knowledge of the Vedas, who are attentive to the threefold objects of life, who are free from cupidity, and who are righteous in their behaviour.
Sanskrit: अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च सुधाभक्षश्च ये सदा। व्रतैश्च विविधैर्युक्तास्तान् नमस्यामि माधव॥
English: I bow to them, O Madhava, who live upon water only, or upon air alone, or upon the residue of the food that is offered to deities and guests, and who practise all sorts of excellent VOWS.
Sanskrit: अयोनीनग्नियोनींश्च ब्रह्मयोनींस्तथैव च। सर्वभूतात्मयोनींश्च तान् नमस्याम्यहं सदा॥
English: I always adore them who have no wives, who have wives and the domestic fire, who are the refuge of the Vedas, and who are the refuge of all creatures in the universe.
Sanskrit: नित्यमेतान् नमस्यामि कृष्ण लोककरानृषीन्। लोकज्येष्ठान् कुलज्येष्ठांस्तमोघ्नॉल्लोकभास्करान्॥
English: I always bow to those Rishis. O Krishna, who are the creators of the universe, who are the elders of the universe, who are the eldest members of the race or the family, who are dispellers of the darkness of ignorance, and who are the best of all persons in the universe.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् त्वमपि वार्ष्णेय द्विजान् पूजय नित्यदा। पूजिताः पूजनार्हा हि सुखं दास्यन्ति तेऽनघ।॥
English: For these reasons, do you also O scion of Vrishni's race, adore every day those twiceborn persons of whom I speak. Worthy as they are of reverent worship, they will when adored confer happiness on you, O sinless one,
Sanskrit: अस्मिल्लोके सदा ह्येते परत्र च सुखप्रदाः। चरन्ते मान्यमाना वै प्रदास्यन्ति सुखं तव।॥
English: Those persons of whom I speak are always givers of happiness in this world as well as in the next. Respected by all, they move about in this world, and, if adored by you are sure to grant you happiness.
Sanskrit: ये सर्वातिथयो नित्यं गोषु च ब्राह्मणेषु च। नित्यं सत्ये चाभिरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who are hospitable to all persons who come to them as guests, and who are always devoted to Brahmanas and kine as also to truth succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: नित्यं शमपरा ये च तथा ये चानसूयकाः। नित्यस्वाध्यायिनो ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who are always devoted to peacefulness of conduct as also they who are shorn of malice and envy, and they who are always attentive to the study of the Vedas, succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: सर्वान् देवान् नमस्यन्ति ये चैकं वेदमाश्रिताः। श्रद्दधानाश्च दान्ताश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who bow to all the deities, they who follow one Veda as their refuge, they who are possessed of faith and are self controlled, succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: तथैव विप्रप्रवरान् नमस्कृत्य यतव्रताः। भवन्ति ये दानरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who adore the foremost of Brahmanas with reverence and are firm in the observance of excellent vows and practise the virtue of charity succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: तपस्विनश्च ये नित्यं कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः। तपसा भावितात्मानो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who are engaged in the practice of penances, they who are always observant of the vow of celibacy, and they whose souls have been purified by penances, succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितॄणां चार्चने रताः। शिष्टान्नभोजिनो ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: The who are devoted to the worship of the gods and guests and dependants as also of the departed manes and they who eat the residue of the food that is offered to deities departed manes guests and dependants succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: अग्निमाधाय विधिवत् प्रणता धारयन्ति ये। प्राप्ताः सोमाहुतिं चैव दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते॥
English: They who, having lighted the domestic fire, duly keep it burning and adore it with reverence, and they who have duly poured libations in Somasacrifices, succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments.
Sanskrit: मातापित्रोणुरुषु च सम्यग् वर्तन्ति ये सदा। यथा त्वं वृष्णिशार्दूलेत्युक्त्वैवं विरराम सः॥
English: They who behave properly towards their mothers and fathers and preceptors and other elders even as you, O foremost of the Vrishnis, do behave, (succeed in crossing all calamities and impediments)! Having said these words the celestial Rishi ceased speaking.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तस्मात् त्वमपि कौन्तेय पितृदेवद्विजातिथीन्। सम्यक् पूजयसे नित्यं गतिमिष्टामवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Bhishma continued For these reasons, do you also, O son of Kunti, always adore with reverence the deities the departed manes the Brahmanas and guests arrived at your palace, and as the outcome of such conduct you are to acquire a desirable end! sure the departed manes the Brahmanas and guests arrived at your palace, and as the outcome of such conduct you are to acquire a desirable end! sure
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। त्वत्तोऽहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि धर्मे भरतसत्तम॥
English: Yudhishthira said O grandfather, O you of great wisdom, O you who are conversant with all branches of knowledge, I wish to hear you discourse on topics connected with duty and Virtue.
Sanskrit: शरणागतं ये रक्षन्ति भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्। किं तस्य भरतश्रेष्ठ फलं भवति तत्त्वतः॥
English: Tell me truly, O chief of Bharata's race, what the merits are of those persons who grant protection to living creatures of the four castes when these pray for protection.
Sanskrit: इदं शृणु महाप्राज्ञ धर्मपुत्र महायशः। इतिहासं पुरावृत्तं शरणार्थे महाफलम्॥
English: Bhisham said: O Dharma's son of great wisdom and widespread fame, listen to this old, history regarding the great merit of granting protection to others when protection is humbly sought.
Sanskrit: प्रपात्यमान: श्येनेन कपोतः प्रियदर्शनः। वृषदर्भ महाभागं नरेन्द्रं शरणं गतः॥
English: Once on a time, a beautiful pigeon, pursued by a hawk dropped down from the skies and sought the protection of the highly blessed king Vrishadarbha.
Sanskrit: स तं दृष्ट्वा विशुद्धात्मा त्रासादङ्कमुपागतम्। आश्वास्याश्वसिहीत्याह न तेऽस्ति भयमण्डज॥
English: The pure-souled, king beholding the pigeon take refuge in his lap from fear, comforted him, saying, Be comforted, O bird! You have no fear!
Sanskrit: भयं ते सुमहत् कस्मात् कुत्र किं वा कृतं त्वया। येन त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तो विसंज्ञो भ्रान्तचेतनः॥
English: Whence have you taken such great fright? What and where have you done it in consequence of which you have lost your senses in fear and are more dead than alive?
Sanskrit: नवनीलोत्पलापीडचारुवर्ण सुदर्शन। दाडिमाशोकपुष्पाक्ष मा त्रसस्वाभयं तव॥
English: Your colour, O beautiful bird, resembles that of a fresh blown blue lotus. Your eyes are of the hue of the pomegranate or the Ashoka flower! Do not fear, I command you, be comforted!
Sanskrit: मत्सकाशमनुप्राप्तं न त्वां कश्चित् समुत्सहेत्। मनसा ग्रहणं कर्तुं रक्षाध्यक्षपुरस्कृतम्॥
English: When you have sought my protection, know that no one will have the courage to even think of catching you, who have such a protector to take care of your body.
Sanskrit: काशिराज्यं तदद्यैव त्वदर्थं जीवितं तथा। त्यजेयं भव विश्रब्धः कपोत न भयं तव॥
English: I shall, for your sake give up today the very kingdom of the Kashis and, if necessary my life too! Be comforted, therefore, do no fear, O pigeon.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच ममैतद् विहितं भक्ष्यं च राजंस्त्रातुमर्हसि। अतिक्रान्तं च प्राप्तं च प्रयत्नाच्चोपपादितम्॥
English: The hawk said This bird has been ordained to be my food. You should not, O king, protect him from me! I have pursued this bird and have got him. Indeed, with great exertion have I got at him at last.
Sanskrit: मासं च रुधिरं चास्य मज्जा मेदश्च मे हितम्। परितोषकरो ह्येष मम मास्याग्रतो भव॥
English: His flesh and blood and marrow and fat will be of great good to me. This bird will be the means of pleasing me greatly. Do not, O king place yourself between him and me in this way.
Sanskrit: तृष्णा मे बाधतेऽत्युग्रा क्षुधा निर्दहतीव माम्। मुञ्चैनं न हि शक्ष्यामि राजन् मन्दयितुं क्षुधाम्॥
English: I have been possessed by a terrible thirst and hunger is knawing my bowels, Release the bird and cast him off. I am unable to bear the pains of hunger any longer.
Sanskrit: मया ह्यनुसृतो ह्येष मत्पक्षनखविक्षतः। किंचिदुच्छ्वासनिःश्वासं न राजन् गोप्तुमर्हसि॥
English: I pursued him as my prey. See, his body is bruised and torn by me with my wings and talons. Look his breath has become very weak. You should not, O king, protect him from me!
Sanskrit: यदि स्वविषये राजन् प्रभुस्त्वं रक्षणे नृणाम्। खेचरस्य तृषार्तस्य न त्वं प्रभुरथोत्तम॥
English: In the exercise of that power which properly belongs to you, you are indeed, competent to interfere in protecting human beings when sought to be destroyed by human beings. But you have no power over a skyranging bird stricken with thirst.
Sanskrit: यदि वैरिषु भृत्येषु स्वजनव्यवहारयोः। विषयेष्विन्द्रयाणां च आकाशे मा पराक्रम॥
English: Your power may extend over your enemies, your servants, your relatives, the disputes that take place between your subjects. Indeed it may extend over every part of your dominions and over also your own senses. Your power, however, does, not extend over the sky.
Sanskrit: प्रभुत्वं हि पराक्रम्य सम्यक् पक्षहरेषु ते। यदि त्वमिह धर्मार्थी मामपि द्रष्टुमर्हसि॥
English: Displaying your prowess over such enemies as act against your wishes, you may establish your rule over them. Your rule, however, does not extend over the skyranging birds. Indeed if you have been desirous of acquiring merit (by protecting this pigeon), It is your duty to look at me also!
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच श्रुत्वा श्येनस्य तद् वाक्यं राजर्षिविस्मयं गतः। सम्भाव्य चैनं तद्वाक्यं तदर्थी प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Bhishma said Hearing these words of the hawk, the royal sage became stricken with wonder. Without disregarding these words of his, the king, desirous of attending to his comforts, replied to him, saying the following words.