pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तेन शप्तोऽसि राजेन्द्र पितुरज्ञातमद्य वै। मृत्युस्तव भविष्यति॥
English: O king of kings, you have been to-day cursed by him without the knowledge of his father. Takshaka will be your death after seven nights from this day.
Sanskrit: तत्र रक्षां कुरुष्वेति पुनः पुनस्थाऽब्रवीत्। तदन्यथा न शक्यं च कर्तुं केनचिदप्युत॥
English: Shamika repeatedly asked his son to save you, but there is none to falsify his curse.
Sanskrit: न हि शक्नोति तं यन्तुं पुत्रं कोपसमन्वितम्। ततोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन तव राजन्हितार्थिना॥
English: As he has been unable to pacify his angry son, therefore, O king, I have been sent by him to you for your good.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इति श्रुत्वा वचो घोरं स राजा कुरुनन्दनः। पर्यतप्यत तत्पापं कृत्वा राजा महातपाः॥
English: Sauti said : Having heard these terrible words and recollecting his own sinful act, the king, the descendant of the Kuru race, a great ascetic himself, grew exceedingly sorry.
Sanskrit: तं च मौनव्रतं श्रुत्वा वने मुनिवरं तदा। भूय एवाभवद्राजा शोकसंतप्तमानसः॥
English: Having heard that the best of the Rishi (Shamika) had been observing the vow of silence, he was doubly afflicted with sorrow.
Sanskrit: अनुक्रोशात्मतां तस्य शमीकस्यावधार्य च। पर्यतप्यत भूयोऽपि कृत्वा तत्किल्बिषं मुनेः॥
English: Seeing also the great kindness shown to him by the Rishi and recollecting his own great act, the king became very penitent.
Sanskrit: न हि मृत्युं तथा राजा श्रुत्वा वै सोऽन्वतप्यत। अशोचदमरप्रख्यो यथा कृत्वेह कर्म तत्॥
English: The king, who looked like a celestial, did not grieve so much for hearing that he would die, as for having done that (insulting) act to the Rishi.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं प्रेषयामास राजा गौरमुखं तदा। भूयः प्रसादं भगवान्करोत्विह ममेति वै॥
English: The king then sent away Gaurmukha, saying "Let the adored Rishi be gracious to me!”
Sanskrit: तस्मिंश्च गतमात्रेऽथ राजा गौरमुखे तदा। मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रयामास सह संविग्नमानसः॥
English: When Gaurmukha had gone away the king in great anxiety consulted with all his ministers without delay.
Sanskrit: संमन्त्र्य मन्त्रिभिश्चैव स तथा मन्त्रतत्त्ववित्। प्रासादं कारयामास एकं स्तम्भं सुरक्षितम्॥
English: Having consulted with his ministers, the king himself, wise in counsels, caused a palace to be erected on a pillar, guarded day and night by men.
Sanskrit: रक्षां च विदधे तत्र भिषजश्चौषधानि च। ब्राह्मणान्मन्त्रसिद्धांश्च सर्वतो वै न्ययोजयत्॥
English: For his protection, he placed all around the palace, physicians, medicines and Brahmanas skilled in Mantras.
Sanskrit: राजकार्याणिः तत्रस्थः सर्वाण्येवाकरोच्च सः। मन्त्रिभिः सह धर्मज्ञः समन्तात्परिरक्षितः॥
English: Thus being protected on all sides, the king discharged his royal duties, surrounded by his virtuous ministers.
Sanskrit: न चैनं कश्चिदारूढं लभते राजसत्तमम्। वातोऽपि निश्चरंस्तत्र प्रवेशे विनिवार्यते॥
English: None could approach that best of kings there (in that palace.) Even air could not go there, being prevented from entering.
Sanskrit: प्राप्ते च दिवसे तस्मिन्सप्तमे द्विजसत्तमः। काश्यपोऽभ्यागमद्विद्वांस्तं राजानं चिकित्सितुम्॥
English: When the seventh day came, the best of Brahmanas, Kashyapa, was coming with the intention of treating the king, (if bitten by the snake).
Sanskrit: श्रुतं हि तेन तदभूद्यथा तं राजसत्तमम्। तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठो नेष्यते यमसादनम्॥
English: He had heard all that had happened; he had heard that the best of snakes, Takshaka would take the king to Yama's, abode.
Sanskrit: तं दष्टं पन्नगेन्द्रेण करिष्येऽहमपज्वरम्। तत्र मेऽर्थश्च धर्मश्च भवितेति विचिन्तयन्॥
English: He thought, “I will cure the king bitten by the best of the snakes. By this I may gain both wealth and virtue."
Sanskrit: तं ददर्श स नागेन्द्रस्तक्षकः काश्यपं पथि। गच्छन्तमेकमनसं द्विजो भूत्वा वयोतिगः॥
English: The king of the snakes, Takshaka, saw on the way, Kashyapa, going with the intention of curing the king. He appeared before him in the form of an old Brahmana.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं मुनिपुंगवम्। क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति॥
English: Thereupon the king of the snakes spoke to the best of the Rishis, Kashyapa, saying, “Where are you going with such speed? What is the business upon which you are going
Sanskrit: काश्यप उवाच नृपं कुरुकुलोत्पन्न परिक्षितमरिन्दमम्। तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठस्तेजसाऽद्य प्रधक्ष्यति॥
English: Kashyapa said: The best of snakes, Takshaka, will to-day burn the chastiser of his enemies, king Parikshit of the Kuru race;
Sanskrit: तं दष्टं पन्नगेन्द्रेण तेनाग्निसमतेजसम्। पाण्डवानां कुलकरं राजानममितौजसम्। गच्छामि त्वरितं सौम्य सद्यः कर्तुमपज्वरम्॥
English: O amiable man, I am going in haste without loss of time, to cure that king of immeasurable prowess, the sole representative of the Kuru race, when he will be bitten by the king of snakes, who is as powerful as Agni.
Sanskrit: तक्षक उवाच अहं स तक्षको ब्रह्मं स्तं धक्ष्यामि महीपतिम्। निवर्तस्व न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं चिकित्सितुम्॥
English: Takshaka said: O Brahmana, I am that very Takshaka, who will kill that king of the earth, Stop, you cannot cure one who is bitten by me.
Sanskrit: काश्यप उवाच अहं तं नृपतिं गत्वा त्वया दष्टमपज्वरम्। करिष्यामीति मे बुद्धिर्विद्याबलसमन्विता॥
English: Kashyapa said : I am possessed with the power of learning. Going there, I am sure I shall cure the king bitten by you.
Sanskrit: तक्षक उवाच यदि दष्टं मयेह त्वं शक्तः किंचिच्चिकित्सितुम्। ततो वृक्षं मया दष्टमिमं जीवय काश्यप॥
English: Takshaka said : O Kashyapa, if you are able to cure any creature bitten by me, then revive this tree bitten by me.
Sanskrit: परं मन्त्रबलं यत्ते तद्दर्शय यतस्व च। न्यग्रोधमेनं धक्ष्यामि पश्यतस्ते द्विजोत्तम॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, I burn this banian tree in your sight. Try your best; and show me your skill in Mantras of which you have just spoken.
Sanskrit: काश्यप उवाच दश नागेन्द्र वृक्षं त्वं यद्येतदभिमन्यसे। अहमेनं त्वया दष्टं जीवयिष्ये भुजंगम॥
English: Kashyapa said: O snake, if you are so minded, bite (the tree then). I shall revive it, though bitten by you.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्तः स नागेन्द्रः काश्यपेन महात्मना। अदशवृक्षमभ्येत्य न्यग्रोधं पन्नगोत्तमः॥
English: Sauti said : The king of the snakes, thus addressed by the illustrious Kashyapa, bit that banian tree.
Sanskrit: स वृक्षस्तेन दष्टस्तु पन्नगेन महात्मना। आशीविषविषोपेतः प्रजज्वाल समन्ततः॥
English: The tree, bitten by the illustrious snake and having embibed his poison, blazed up all around.
Sanskrit: तं दग्ध्वा स नगं नागः काश्यपं पुनरब्रवीत्। कुरु यत्नं द्विजश्रेष्ठ जीवयैनं वनस्पतिम्॥
English: Having thus burnt the tree, the snake spoke again to Kashyapa, "O best of Brahmanas, try your best and let this lord of the forest (the banian tree) be revived."
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच भस्मीभूतं ततो वृक्षं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य तेजसा। भस्म सर्वं समाहृत्य काश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: The tree was reduced to ashes by the poison of the king of snakes. But taking up the ashes, Kashyapa spoke these words.
Sanskrit: विद्याबलं पन्नगेन्द्र पश्य मेऽद्य वनस्पतौ। अहं संजीवयाम्येनं पश्यतस्ते भुजंगम॥
English: "O king of snakes, behold my power of learning in this lord of the forest. O snake, I shall revive it in your very presence.”
Sanskrit: ततः स भगवान्विद्वान्काश्यपो द्विजसत्तमः। भस्मराशीकृतं वृक्षं विद्यया समजीवयत्॥
English: And then that best of Brahmanas, the illustrious and learned Kashyapa, revived by his learning the tree which was reduced to a heap of ashes.
Sanskrit: अंकुरं कृतवांस्तत्र ततः पर्णद्वयान्वितम्। पलाशिनं शाखिनं च तथा विटपिनं पुनः॥
English: He first created the sprout, he then created two leaves in it. He then made the stem, then the branches and then the full-grown tree with leaves and all.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा जीवितं वृक्षं काश्यपेन महात्मना। उवाच तक्षको ब्रह्मन्नैतदत्यद्भुतं त्वयि॥
English: Seeing that the tree was really revived by the illustrious Kashyapa, Takshaka said, “O Brahmana, it is not (at all) wonderful.
Sanskrit: द्विजेन्द्र यद्विषं हन्या मम वा मद्विधस्य वा। कं त्वमर्थमभिप्रेप्सुर्यासि तत्र तपोधन॥
English: That you should destroy my poison or the poison of others like me. O king of Brahmanas, O Rishi, wishing to gain what wealth, are you bent on going there?
Sanskrit: यत्तेभिलषितं प्राप्तुं फलं तस्मान्नृपोत्तमात्। अहमेव प्रदास्यामि तत्ते यद्यपि दुर्लभम्॥
English: I shall give you the wealth you hope to get from the best of kings, however difficult may it be get it.
Sanskrit: विप्रशापाभिभूते च क्षीणायुषि नराधिपे। घटमानस्य ते विप्र सिद्धिः संशयिता भवेत्॥
English: O Brahmana, your success is doubtful, for that king is affected with a Brahmana's curse and the period of his life is also shortened.
Sanskrit: ततो यशः प्रदीप्तं ते त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्। निरंशुरिव धर्मांशुरन्तर्धानमितो व्रजेत्॥
English: Your blazing fame, that has overspread the three worlds, will (then) disappear the sun deprived of his splendour.
Sanskrit: काश्यप उवाच धनार्थी याम्यहं तत्र तन्मे देहि भुंजगम। ततोऽहं विनिवर्तिष्ये स्वापतेयं प्रगृह्य वै॥
English: Kashyapa said : I go there for wealth. Give it to me, o snake, so that I may go back receiving it from you.
Sanskrit: तक्षक उवाच यावद्धनं प्रार्थयसे तस्माद्राज्ञस्ततोऽधिकम्। अहमेव प्रदास्यामि निवर्तस्व द्विजोत्तम॥
English: Takshaka said : O best of Brahmanas, I shall give you wealth more than you hope to get from the king. Therefore do not go. w
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तक्षकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा काश्यपो द्विजसत्तमः। प्रदध्यौ सुमहातेजा राजानं प्रति बुद्धिमान्॥
English: Sauti said: Having heard what Takshaka said, the best of Brahmanas, the wise and greatly powerful Kashyapa, sat in meditation.
Sanskrit: दिव्यज्ञानः स तेजस्वी ज्ञात्वा तं नृपतिं तदा। क्षीणायुषं पाण्डवेयमपावर्तत काश्यपः॥ लब्ध्वा वित्तं मुनिवरस्तक्षकाद्यावदीप्सितम्। निवृत्ते काश्यपे तस्मिन्समयेन महात्मनि॥
English: The greatly powerful man (Kashyapa), ascertaining by his ascetic powers that the period of the life of the king of the Pandava race had really run out, went back, after receiving from Takshaka as much wealth as he desired to possess. On the great Rishi Kashyapa's departure, Takshaka went with speed towards Hastinapur.
Sanskrit: जगाम तक्षकस्तूर्णं नगरं नागसाह्वयम्। अथ शुश्राव गच्छन्स तक्षको जगतीपतिम्॥ मन्त्रैर्गदैविषहरै रक्ष्यमाणं प्रयत्नतः।
English: Takshaka heard, on his way, that the king of the world was living very carefully, protected by poison-neutralising Mantras and medicines.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच स चिन्तयामास तदा मायायोगेन पार्थिवः। मया वञ्चयितव्योऽसौ क उपायो भवेदिति॥
English: Thereupon the snake reflected, saying. “The king must be deceived by me by my Maya (power of delusion). But what must be the means?"
Sanskrit: ततस्तापसरूपेण प्राहिणोत्स भुजंगमान्। फलदर्भोदकं गृह्य राज्ञे नागोऽथ तक्षकः॥
English: Takshaka then sent some snakes in the guise of Brahmanas with fruits Kusha grass and water as presents.
Sanskrit: तक्षक उवाच गच्छध्वं यूयमव्यग्रा राजानं कार्यवत्तया। फलपुष्पोदकं नाम प्रतिग्राहयितुं नृपम्॥
English: Takshaka said: thus Go you all to the king, saying that you have urgent business and showing no impatience, as if you want to make him a present of the fruits, flowers and water.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ते तक्षकसमादिष्टास्तथा चक्रुर्भुजंगमाः। उपनिन्युस्तथा राज्ञे दर्भानापः फलानि च॥
English: Sauti said: The snakes, commanded by Takshaka, did (as they were ordered to do) They took to the king, Kusha grass, water and fruits.
Sanskrit: तच्च सर्वं स राजेन्द्रः प्रतिजग्राह वीर्यवान्। कृत्वा तेषां च कार्याणि गम्यतामित्युवाच तान्॥
English: The greatly powerful king of kings accepted their presents and when their business was finished, he said, “Now retire."
Sanskrit: गतेषु तेषु नागेषु तापसच्छद्मरूपिषु। अमात्यान्सुहृदश्चैव प्रोवाच स नराधिपः॥ भक्षयन्तु भवन्तो वै स्वादूनीमानि सर्वशः॥
English: When those disguised snakes had gone away, the king addressed his ministers and “Eat with me all these fruits of excellent taste, brought by the ascetics."
Sanskrit: तापसैरुपनीतानि फलानि सहिता मया। ततो राजा ससचिवः फलान्यादातुमैच्छत॥
English: Empelled by Fate and the words of the Rishi, the king with his ministers desired to eat those fruits.
Sanskrit: विधिना संप्रयुक्तो वै ऋषिवाक्येन तेन तु। यस्मिन्नेव फले नागस्तमेवाभक्षयत्स्वयम्॥ ततो भक्षयतस्तस्य फलात्कृमिरभुदणुः। ह्रस्वकः कृष्णनयनस्तामवर्णोऽथ शौनक।॥
English: He himself ate the fruit within which Takshaka lay hidden. O Shaunaka, when he was eating the fruit, there appeared from the fruit an ugly insect, of shape scarcely discernible, of black eyes and coppery colour. The best of kings, taking up the insect, said to his councillors,
Sanskrit: स तं गृह्य नृपश्रेष्ठः सचिवानिदमब्रवीत्। अस्तमभ्येति सविता विषादद्य न मे भयम्॥ सत्यवागस्तु स मुनिः कृमिर्मी दशतामयम्। तक्षको नाम भूत्वा वै तथा परिहृतं भवेत्॥
English: “The sun is setting. I have no longer any fear from the poison today. Therefore, let this insect, becoming Takshaka, bite me, so that my sinful act be expitiated and the word of the ascetic may be true. And those councillors, impelled by Fate, approved of the speech of the king.
Sanskrit: ते चैनमन्ववर्तन्त मन्त्रिणः कालचोदिताः। एवमुक्त्वा स राजेन्द्रो ग्रीवायां संनिवेश्य ह॥
English: The monarch smiled and placed the insect on his head. His hour (of death) having come, he lost his senses.
Sanskrit: कृमिकं प्राहसत्तूर्णं मुमूर्षुर्नष्टचेतनः। प्रहसन्नेव भोगेन तक्षकेण त्ववेष्ट्यत॥ तस्मात्फलाद्विनिष्क्रय यत्तद्राज्ञे निवेदितम्। वेष्टयित्वा च वेगेन विनद्य च महास्वनम्। अदशत्पृथिवीपालं तक्षकः पन्नगेश्वरः॥
English: And when the king was smiling, Takshaka, who has come out of the fruit that was offered to the king, coiled himself round the neck of the king. Uttering a tremendous roar, the king of the snakes immediately bit that protector of the world.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ते तथा मन्त्रिणो दृष्ट्वा भोगेन परिवेष्टितम्। विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे रुरुदुर्भृशदुःखिताः॥
English: Sauti said. The ministers, seeing their king in the coils of Takshaka, became pale with fear and they wept in great grief.
Sanskrit: तं तु नादं ततः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रिणस्ते प्रदुद्रुवुः। अपश्यन्त तथा यान्तमाकाशे नागमद्भुतम्॥ सीमन्तमिव कुर्वाणं नभसः पद्मवर्चसम्। तक्षकं पन्नगश्रेष्ठं भृशं शोकपरायणाः॥
English: Hearing the roars of Takshaka the ministers all fled. And as they were running away, they saw the king of the snakes the wonderful serpent Takshaka, going away through the sky like a streak with the colour of the lotus. His coursing through the sky looked like the vermillion line in the middle of the dark masses of a lady's hair.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु ते तद्गृहग्निना वृतं प्रदीप्यमानं विषजेन भोगिनः। भयात्परित्यज्य दिश: प्रपेदिरे पपात राजाऽशनिताडितो यथा॥
English: The palace, in which the king was living, blazed up with the poison of the snake. The ministers left it and fled in fear and the king fell down if struck by lightning.
Sanskrit: ततो नृपे तक्षकतेजसा हते प्रयुज्य सर्वाः परलोकसत्क्रियाः। शुचिर्द्विजो राजपुरोहितस्तदा तथैव ते तस्य नृपस्य मन्त्रिणः॥
English: When thus the king fell with the poison of Takshaka, the ministers, with the royal priest and holy Brahmanas performed all his last rites.
Sanskrit: नृपं शिशुं तस्य सुतं प्रचक्रिरे समेत्य सर्वे पुरवासिनो जनाः। नृपं यमाहुस्तममित्रघातिनं कुरु प्रवीरं जनमेजयं जनाः॥
English: All the citizens of the capital met together and placed the young son of the deceased king on the throne. They called that chastiser of foes, the hero of the Kuru race, Janamejaya.
Sanskrit: स बाल एवार्यमतिर्नृपोत्तमः सहैव तैर्मन्त्रिपुरोहितैस्तदा। शशास राज्यं कुरपुंगवाग्रजो यशाऽस्य वीरः प्रपितामहस्तथा॥
English: That best of kings, Janamejaya, though he was but a boy, was very intelligent and wise. With his ministers and priest, the eldest son of Parikshit, the best of the Kuru race, ruled his kingdom [as powerfully and well] as his grandfather (Yudhishthira)
Sanskrit: ततस्तु राजनममित्रतापनं समीक्ष्य ते तस्य नृपस्य मन्त्रिणः। सुवर्णवर्माणमुपेत्य काशिपं वपुष्टमार्थं वरयांप्रचक्रमुः॥
English: Seeing that the young king could now keep his enemies in check, his ministers, went to Suvarnavarmana, the king of Kashi and asked him to give his daughter, Vapushtama in marriage with him.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा प्रददौ वपुष्टमां कुरुप्रवीराय परीक्ष्य धर्मतः। स चापि तां प्राप्य मुदायुतोऽभवन् न चान्यनारीषु मनोदधे क्वचित्॥
English: The king of Kashi, after due enquiries bestowed with ordained rights his daughter Vapushtama on the mighty hero of the Kuru race. And he too was exceedingly happy to get her. He did not give his heart to any other women at any time.
Sanskrit: सरःसु फुल्लेषु वनेषु चैव प्रसन्नचेता विजहार वीर्यवान्। तथा स राजन्यवरो विजह्रिवान् यथोर्वशी प्राप्य पुरा पुरूरवाः॥
English: The greatly powerful hero roamed happily in pursuit of pleasures in lakes, in woods and in flowery fields. He passed his time in pleasure as Pururava of olden time did on receiving Urvashi.
Sanskrit: वपुष्टमा चापि वरं पतिव्रता प्रतीतरूपा समवाप्य भूपतिम्। भावेन रामा रमयांबभूव विहारकालेष्ववरोधसुन्दरी॥
English: When he thus passed his days in pursuit of pleasure, ever-renowned for her beauty, devoted to her husband, the fairest of the fair, Vapushtama, having gained a desirable husband, pleased him with the excess of her love.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतस्तिन्नेव काले तु जरत्कारुर्महातपाः। चचार पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां यत्र सायंगृहो मुनिः॥
English: Sauti said: About this time, the great ascetic Jaratkaru, becoming a Yatra-Sayan Griha, roamed over the world.
Sanskrit: चरन्दीक्षां महातेज दुश्चरामकृतात्मभिः। तीर्थेष्वाप्लवनं कृत्वा पुण्येषु विचचार ह॥
English: The greatly powerful Rishi roamed about, bathing in various sacred waters and practising various vows, difficult to be practised by others.
Sanskrit: वायुभक्षो निराहारः शुष्यन्नहरहर्मुनिः। स ददर्श पितॄन् गर्ने लम्बमानानधोमुखान्॥
English: The Rishi lived on air and was completely free from all worldly desires, thus becoming daily lean and emaciated. Thus did he see his ancestors, hanging in the hole, their heads downwards.
Sanskrit: एकतन्त्ववशिष्टं वै वीरणस्तम्बमाश्रितान्। तं तन्तुं च शनैराखुमाददानं बिलेशयम्॥
English: By a cord of Virana roots, having only one thread entire. Even that one thread was gradually being eaten away by the rat, living in that hole.
Sanskrit: निराहारान्कृशान्दीनान्गर्ते स्वत्राणमिच्छतः। उपसृत्य स तान्दीनान्दीनरूपोऽभ्यभाषत।॥
English: They were in the hole without food; they were emaciated, pitiable and eagerly desirous of emancipation. Jaratkaru, in humble guise, came near these pitiable ones and asked them,
Sanskrit: के भवन्तोऽवलम्बन्ते वीरणस्तम्बमाश्रिताः। दुर्बलं खादितैर्मूलैराखुना बिलवासिना॥ वीरणस्तम्बके मूलं यदप्येकमिह स्थितम्। तदप्ययं शनैराखुरादत्ते दशनैः शितैः॥
English: "Who are you that are hanging by the cord of Virana roots, of which the single weak root that is still left is gradually being eaten away by the rat that lives in this hole.
Sanskrit: छेत्स्यतेऽल्पावशिष्टत्वादेतदप्यचिरादिव। ततस्तु पतितारोऽत्र गर्ने व्यक्तमधोमुखाः॥
English: The little that remains of the single thread will soon be cut away, It is quite evident that you will then fall into the pit with your heads downwards.
Sanskrit: तस्य मे दुःखमुत्पन्नं दृष्ट्वा युष्मानधोमुखान्। कृच्छ्रमापदमापन्नान्प्रियं किं करवाणि वः॥
English: I have been moved with pity, seeing that you hang with your faces downwards and that you are overtaken by a great calamity. What good can I do to you?
Sanskrit: तपसोऽस्य चतुर्थेन तृतीयेनाथवा पुनः। अर्धेन वापि निस्त मापदं ब्रूत मा चिरम्॥
English: Tell me without delay whatever your this great calamity can be relived with a fourth, or a third or even a half of my this asceticism.
Sanskrit: अथवाऽपि समग्रेण तरन्तु तपसा मम। भवन्तः सर्व एवेह काममेवं विधीयताम्॥
English: O relieve yourselves even with the whole of my asceticism. I consent to it. Do as you please.
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः वृद्धो भवान्ब्रह्मचारी यो न स्त्रातुमिहेच्छसि। न तु विप्रार्य तपसा शक्यते तद्व्यपोहितुम्॥
English: The Ancestors said: O Venerable Brahmachari, you wish to relieve us. But, O best of the twice-bom, you cannot relieve us with your asceticism.
Sanskrit: अस्ति नस्तात तपसः फलं प्रवदतां वर। संतानप्रक्षयाद्ब्रह्मन्यताम निरयेऽशुचौ॥
English: O child, O best of speakers, we have also the fruits of our asceticism, but O Brahmana, we are falling down into this hell for the want of offspring.
Sanskrit: संतानं हि परो धर्म एवमाह पितामहः। लम्बतामिह नस्तात न ज्ञानं प्रतिभाति वै॥
English: The Grandsire has said, 'the offspring is the great Dharma.' O child, hanging as we are in this hole, our intellect has grown dim.
Sanskrit: यैन त्वां नाभिजानीमो लोके विख्यातपौरुषम्। वृद्धो भवान्महाभागो यो नः शोच्यान्सुदुःखितान्॥
English: Therefore we cannot know you, although you are known for your greatness all over the world. You are venerable, you are of good fortune, you sorrowfully grieve for us.
Sanskrit: शोचते चैव कारुण्याच्छुणु ये वै वयं द्विजा यायावरा नाम वयमृषयः संशितव्रताः॥
English: Hear, O Brahmana, who we are and for whom you are lamenting. We are Rishis of the name of Yayavara of rigid vows.
Sanskrit: लोकात्पुण्यादिह भ्रष्टाः संतानप्रक्षयान्मुने। प्रनष्टं नस्तपस्तीनं न हि नस्तन्तुरस्ति वै॥
English: O Rishi, we have fallen from a holy region for want of offspring. Our great penances have not been destroyed, therefore, we have still one cord left (to hang from.)
Sanskrit: अस्ति त्वेकोऽद्य नस्तन्तुः सोऽपि नास्ति यथा तथा। मन्दभाग्योऽल्पभाग्यानां तप एकं समास्थितः॥ जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः। नियतात्मा महात्मा च सुव्रतः सुमहातपाः॥
English: We have only one thread (son) now, but it matters little whether he is or he is not. Unfortunate we are! We have a thread in one, known as Jaratkaru, well-read in the Vedas and Vedangas, who has adopted asceticism. He is high-souled, he has his senses under complete control, he is a man of rigid vows, a great ascetic.
Sanskrit: तेन स्म तपसो लोभात्कृच्छ्रमापादिता वयम्। न तस्यभार्या पुत्रो वा बान्धवो वाऽस्ति कश्चन।॥
English: But from his temptation for the merits of asceticism we have been reduced to this state. He was no wife and no son, no friend, no relatives.
Sanskrit: तस्माल्लम्बामहे गर्ने नष्टसंज्ञा ह्यनाथवत्। स वक्तव्यस्त्वया दृष्टो ह्यस्माकं नाथवत्तया॥
English: This is the reason why we hang in this hole, our consciousness gone, like one having no one to look after. If you meet him, tell him out of kindness for us,
Sanskrit: पितरस्तेऽवलम्बन्ते गर्ते दीना अधोमुखाः। साधु दारान्कुरुष्वेति प्रजामुत्पादयेति च॥
English: “Your ancestors are hanging in grief with their faces downwards. O holy man, take a wife and beget offspring.
Sanskrit: कुलतन्तुर्हि नः शिष्टस्त्वमेवैकस्तपोधन। यस्त्वं पश्यसि नो ब्रह्मवीरणस्तम्बमाश्रितान्॥
English: O Rishi, O holy man, you are the only thread in the line of your ancestors.” O Brahmana, the Virana root that you see and on which we hang,
Sanskrit: एषोऽस्माकं कुलस्तम्ब आस्ते स्वकुलवर्धनः। यानि पश्यसि वै ब्रह्मन्मूलानीहास्य वीरुधः॥ एते नस्तन्तवस्तात कालेन परिभक्षिताः। यत्त्वेतत्पश्यसि ब्रह्मन्मूलमस्याधभक्षितम्॥
English: Is the cord representing our race. O Brahmana, these threads of the Virana roots which you see eaten up (by the rat) are we ourselves, who have been eaten up by Time. This root which you see half eaten,
Sanskrit: यत्र लम्बामहे गर्ने सोऽप्येकस्तप आस्थितः। यमाटुं पश्यसि ब्रह्मन्काल एष महाबलः॥
English: And by which we are hanging in this hole is he who has adopted asceticism. The rat which you see is Time of infinite strength.
Sanskrit: स तं तपोरतं मन्दं शनैः क्षपयते तुदन्। जरत्कारुं तपोलब्धं मन्दात्मानमचेतसम्॥
English: He (Time) is slowly killing the wretch Jaratkaru, engaged in asceticism, having been tempted by its merits but wanting in prudence and heart.
Sanskrit: न हि नस्तत्तपस्तस्य तारयिष्यति सत्तम। छिन्नमूलान्परिभ्रष्टान्कालोपहतचेतसः॥
English: O excellent one, his asceticism cannot save us. The roots being torn, falling off from heavens, deprived of consciousness by Time.
Sanskrit: अधः प्रविष्टान्पश्यास्मान्यथा दुष्कृतिनस्तथा। अस्मासु पतितेष्वत्र सह सर्वैः सबान्धवैः॥
English: Behold like sinful wretches we are going downwards. On our going with all our relatives down into this hole,
Sanskrit: छिन्नः कालेन सोऽप्यत्र गत्वा वै नरकं ततः। तपोऽवाप्यथवा यज्ञो यच्चान्यत्पावनं महत्॥
English: Eaten up by Time, he too will sink with us into hell. Whether it is asceticism, or sacrifice, or other holy acts,
Sanskrit: तत्सर्वमपरं तात न संतत्या समं मतम्। स तात दृष्ट्वाबूयास्तं जरत्कारुं तपोधन॥
English: O child, they are inferior and cannot be equal to a son. O child, seeing all this, tell every thing to the Rishi Jaratkaru.
Sanskrit: यथा दृष्टमिदं चात्र त्वयाख्येयमशेषतः। यथा दाराप्रकुर्यात्स पुत्रानुत्पादयेद्यथा॥
English: O Brahmana, becoming our saviour, you should, out of kindness towards us, tell him in detail all that you have seen, so that it might induce him to take a wife and beget offspring.