pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच त्वरितं देवयान्याथ संदिष्टं पितुरात्मनः। सर्वं निवेदयामास धात्री तस्मै यथातथम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Devayani quickly sent a maid-servant to her father. The maid told Shukra all that had happened.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैव च सा राजानं दर्शयामास भार्गवः। दृष्ट्वैव चागतं शुक्रं ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः। ववन्दे ब्राह्मणं काव्यं प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतः स्थितः॥
English: Having heard this, the son of Bhrigu went to see the king. The king of the world Yayati, seeing that Shukra was coming, bowed to him. He worshipped and adored that Brahmana and stood before him with joined hands to receive his commands.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच राजायं नाहुषस्तात दुर्गमे पाणिमग्रहीत्। नमस्ते देहि मामस्मै लोके नान्यं पतिं वृणे॥
English: Devayani said : O father, this is the son of Nahusha. He took hold of my hand when I was in difficulty (thrown into the well), Bestow me on him. I shall not marry any other man in the world.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच वृतोऽनया पतिर्वीर सुतया त्वं ममेष्टया। गृहाणेमां मया दत्तां महिषीं नहुषात्मज॥
English: Shukra said: O splendidly courageous king, you have been accepted by my dear daughter as her husband. I bestow her on you. Therefore, O son of Nahusha, accept her as your wife.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अधर्मो न स्पृशेदेष महान् मामिह भार्गव। वर्णसंकरजो ब्रह्मन्निति त्वां प्रवृणोम्यहम्॥
English: Yayati said : O Brahmana, I solicit the boon by which the sin of my begetting a mixed caste may not touch me.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच अधर्मात् त्वां विमुञ्चामि वृणु त्वं वरमीप्सितम्। अस्मिन् विवाहे मा म्लासीरहं पापं नुदामि ते॥
English: Shukra said: I shall absolve you from the sin (of begetting a mixed caste). Fear not to marry her. grant you absolution.
Sanskrit: वहस्व भार्यां धर्मेण देवयानीं सुमध्यमाम्। अनया सह सम्प्रीतिमतुलां समवाप्नुहि॥
English: Maintain virtuously your wife, Devayani of beautiful slender waist. Let great happiness be yours in her company.
Sanskrit: इयं चापि कुमारी ते शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी। सम्पूज्या सततं राजन् मा चैनां शयने ह्वयेः॥
English: O king, this maiden, Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vrishaparva, should always be respected by you. But you must no call her to your bed.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तो ययातिस्तु शुक्रं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। शास्त्रोक्तविधिना राजा विवाहमकरोच्छुभम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Shukra, the king walked round the Brahmana. The king then performed the auspicious ceremony of inarriage according to the rites of the ordinance.
Sanskrit: सम्पूजितश्च शुक्रेण दैत्यैश्च नृपसत्तमः। जगाम स्वपुरं हृष्टोऽनुज्ञातोऽथ महात्मना॥
English: Having received from Shukra a rich treasure in Devayani with Sharmishtha and two thousand maidens. That best of kings, being duly honoured by Shukra and the Asuras, returned to his capital, after receiving the commands of the illustrious of Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा कुमारं जातं तु देवयानी शुचिस्मिता। चिन्तयामास दुःखार्ता शर्मिष्ठां प्रति भारत॥ अभिगम्य च शर्मिष्ठा देवयान्यब्रवीदिदम्।
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of the Bharata race, when Devayani heard of the birth of this boy, she ! became very sorry and Sharmishtha became an object of her sad reflections. Going to Sharmishtha, Devayani thus spoke to her.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच किमिदं वृजिनं सुभ्र कृतं वै कामलुब्धया।॥
English: Devayani said: O girl of fair-eye-brows, what sin is this you have committed out of lust!
Sanskrit: शर्मिष्ठोवाच ऋषिरभ्यागतः कश्चिद् धर्मात्मा वेदपारगः। स मया वरदः कामं याचितो धर्मसंहितम्॥
English: Sharmishtha said: A Rishi of virtuous mind, learned in the Vedas, came to me. He was capable of granting boons and he was solicited by me to grant my wishes based on virtue.
Sanskrit: नाहमन्यायत: काममाचरामि शुचिस्मिते। तस्मादृषेर्ममापत्यमिति सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: O lady of sweet smiles, I would never seek the fulfillment of my desires by sinful means. I tell you truly, this child was begotten by a Rishi.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच शोभनं भीरु यद्येवमथ स ज्ञायते द्विजः। गोत्रनामाभिजनतो वेत्तुमिच्छामि तं द्विजम्॥
English: Devayani said: O timid maiden, it is all right if that is the case. If you know the lineage, the name and the family of that Brahmana, tell me I wish to hear them. my
Sanskrit: शर्मिष्ठोवाच तपसा तेजसा चैव दीप्यमानं यथा रविम्। तं दृष्ट्वा मम सम्प्रष्टुं शक्तिर्नासीच्छुचिस्पिते॥
English: Sharmishtha said : O lady of sweet smiles, that Rishi was as effulgent in asceticism and energy as the sun. Seeing him, I had no power of making these enquiries.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच यद्येतदेवं शर्मिष्ठे न मन्युर्विद्यते मम। अपत्यं यदि ते लब्धं ज्येष्ठाच्छ्रेष्ठाच वै द्विजात्॥
English: Devayani said : O Sharmishtha, If this be true, if you have received this your son from such a great Brahmana, I have then no cause for anger.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अन्योन्यमेवमुक्त्वा तु सम्प्रहस्य च ते मिथः। जगाम भार्गवी वेश्म तथ्यमित्यवजग्मुषी॥
English: Vaishampayana said: They talked and laughed with each other and then they separated, (Devayani) the daughter of the Bhrigu race going to her mansion and believing what Sharmishtha told her.
Sanskrit: ययातिर्देवयान्यां तु पुत्रावजनयनृपः। यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव शक्रविष्णू इवापरौ॥
English: O king, Yayati begot on Devayani two more sons (namely) Yadu and Turvasu, who were like Indra and Vishnu.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेव तु राजर्षेः शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी। दुह्यं चानुं च पूरुं च त्रीन् कुमारानजीजनत्॥
English: The daughter of Vrishaparva, Sharmishtha, by that royal sage gave birth to three sons in all, namely Druhyu, Anu and Puru.
Sanskrit: ततः काले तु कस्मिंश्चिद् देवयानी शुचिस्मिता। ययातिसहिता राजञ्जगाम रहितं वनम्॥
English: O king, one day Devayani of sweet smiles went with Yayati into a solitary part of the royal park.
Sanskrit: ददर्श च तदा तत्र कुमारान् देवरूपिणः। कुमारान् पर्यपृच्छता क्रीडमानान् सुविश्रब्धान् विस्मिता चेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: There she saw three children of celestial beauty, playing with perfect ease. She was surprised and thus spoke to the king.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच कस्यैते दारका राजन् देवपुत्रोपमाः शुभाः। वर्चसा रूपतश्चैव सदृशा मे मतास्तव॥
English: Devayani said : O king, whose children are these, so handsome, so like the children of the celestial? They are exactly like you in splendour and beauty.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं पृष्ट्वा तु राजानं
English: Vaishampayana said : Having asked the king, she asked the children.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच किं नामधेयं वंशो व: पुत्रकाः कश्च वः पिता। प्रब्रूत मे यथातथ्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तं ह्यहम्॥
English: Devayani said : O children, what if your lineage! Who is your father? Answer me truly. I desire to know all.
Sanskrit: तेऽदर्शयन् प्रदेशिन्या तमेव नृपसत्तमम्। शर्मिष्ठा मातरं चैव तथाऽऽचख्युश्च दारकाः॥
English: The children then pointed to the king with their fingers and said that Sharmishtha was their mother.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा सहितास्ते तु राजानमुपचक्रमुः। नाभ्यनन्दत तान् राजा देवयान्यास्तदान्तिके॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, they came to the king to clasp his knees. But the king dared not caress them before Devayani.
Sanskrit: रुदन्तस्तेऽथ शर्मिष्ठामभ्ययुर्बालकास्ततः। श्रुत्वा तु तेषां बालानां सव्रीड इव पार्थिवः॥
English: The boys wept in grief and they left the place, going towards their mother. The king became very much abashed of this conduct of the boys.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु तेषां बालानां प्रणयं पार्थिवं प्रति। बुद्ध्वा च तत्त्वं सा देवी शर्मिष्ठामिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing the affection of the boys towards the king, (Devayani) understood all. All the addressed Sharmishtha thus :
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच मदधीना सती कस्मादकार्षीविप्रियं मम। तमेवासुरधर्मं त्वमास्थिता न बिभेषि मे॥
English: Devayani said : How have you dared to do me an injury, dependant as you are on me? Do you not fear to have recourse once more to your Asura conduct?
Sanskrit: शर्मिष्ठोवाच यदुक्तमृषिरित्येव तत् सत्यं चारुहासिनि। न्यायतो धर्मतश्चैव चरन्ती न बिभेमि ते॥
English: Sharmishtha said: O lady of sweet smiles! all that I told you about the Rishi is quite true. My acts were according to the precepts of virtue and right.
Sanskrit: यदा त्वया वृतो भर्ता वृत एव तदा मया। सखीभर्ता हि धर्मेण भर्ता भवति शोभने॥ पूज्यासि मम मान्या च ज्येष्ठा च ब्राह्मणी ह्यसि। त्वत्तोऽपि मे पूज्यतमो राजर्षिः किं न वेत्थ तत्॥
English: Therefore, I am not afraid of you. When you chose the king as your husband, I too did the same. O beautiful lady, a friend's husband is one's own husband according to the precept of religion. You are a daughter of a Brahmana and therefore you deserve my greatest worship and regard. Do you no know that this royal sage (Yayati) is the object of greater esteem to me?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा तस्यास्ततो वाक्यं देवयान्यब्रवीदिदम्। राजन् नाघेह वत्स्यामि विप्रियं मे कृतं त्वया।॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard these words, Devayani said, "O king, you have wronged me, I will not live here any longer."
Sanskrit: सहसोत्पतितां श्यामां दृष्ट्वा तां साश्रुलोचनाम्। तूर्णं सकाशं काव्यस्य प्रस्थितां व्यथितस्तदा॥
English: Having said this, she with tearful eyes quickly rose to go away to her father. And the king was grieved to see her thus angry.
Sanskrit: अनुवव्राज सम्भ्रान्तः पृष्ठतः सान्त्वयन् नृपः। न्यवर्तत न चैव स्म क्रोधसंरक्तलोचना॥
English: He became very much alarmed; and he followed her, trying to appease her wrath. But she did not return. Her eyes were red in anger.
Sanskrit: आविब्रुवन्ती किंचित् सा राजानं साश्रुलोचना। अचिरादेव सम्प्राप्ता काव्यस्योशनसोऽन्तिकम्॥
English: She did not speak a word to the king, but she, with her eyes full of tears, soon reached her father, Ushanas, the son of Kavi.
Sanskrit: सा तु दृष्ट्वैव पितरमभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थिता। अनन्तरं ययातिस्तु पूजयामास भार्गवम्॥
English: Seeing her father, she made to him due salutation and stood before him. Yayati also came immediately after her and he saluted and worshipped the son of Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच अधर्मेण जितो धर्मः प्रवृत्तमधरोत्तरम्। शर्मिष्ठयातिवृत्तास्मि दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः॥
English: Devayani said: O father, virtue has been defeated by vice. The low have risen and the high have fallen. I have been insulted by the daughter of Vrishaparva.
Sanskrit: त्रयोस्यां जनिताः पुत्रा राज्ञानेन ययातिना। दुर्भगाया मम द्वौ तु पुत्रौ तात ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Three sons have been begotten on her by this king Yayati. O father, unfortunate am I! I have got only two sons.
Sanskrit: धर्मज्ञ इति विख्यात एष राजा भृगूद्वह। अतिक्रान्तश्च मर्यादां काव्यैतत् कथयामि ते॥
English: O son of Bhrigu, this king is renowned for his knowledge in religion and virtue. But, O son of Kavi, I tell you, he has fallen from the path of virtue.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच धर्मज्ञः सन् महाराज योऽधर्ममकृथाः प्रियम्। तस्माजरा त्वामचिराद् धर्षयिष्यति दुर्जया।। ३१!
English: Shukra said: ( king, as you have made vice your favourite pursuit, though well-acquainted with the precepts of virtue, terrible decrepitude will overtake you.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच ऋतुं वै याचमानाया भगवन् नान्यचेतसा। दुहितुर्दानवेन्द्रस्य धर्म्यमेतत् कृतं मया॥ ऋतुं वै याचमानाया न ददाति पुमानृतुम्। भ्रूणहेत्युच्यते ब्रह्मन् स इह ब्रह्मवादिभिः॥ अभिकामां स्त्रियं यश्च गम्यां रहसि याचितः। नोपैति स च धर्मेषु भ्रूणहेत्युच्यते बुधैः॥
English: Yayati said: Adorable Rishi, I was solicited by the daughter of the Danava king to make her season fruitful. I did grant her prayer from a sense of virtue. O Rishi, men learned in the Vedas say that he, who does not grant the prayer of a woman in season, commits the sin of killing an embryo. He, who, being solicited in secret by a woman full of desire and in season, does not grant her wishes, loses virtue. The learned say that he becomes a killer of embryo.
Sanskrit: इत्येतानि समीक्ष्याहं कारणानि भृगूद्वह। अधर्मभयसंविग्नः शर्मिष्ठामुपजग्मिवान्॥
English: O son of Bhrigu, for these reason and being afraid of committing a sin, I went to Sharmishtha.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच नन्वहं प्रत्यवेक्ष्यस्ते मदधीनोऽसि पार्थिवा मिथ्याचारस्य धर्मेषु चौर्यं भवति नाहुष॥
English: Shukra said: O king, you are dependent on me. You should have waited to receive my command. O son of Nahusha, having acted falsely in the matter of your duty, you have committed the sin of theft.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच क्रुद्धेनोशनसा शप्तो ययाति हुषस्तदा। पूर्व वयः परित्यज्य जरां सद्योऽन्वपद्यत॥
English: Vaishampayana said :; Thus being cursed by the angry Ushanas, Yayati, the son of Nahusha, was then deprived of his youth and terrible decrepitude soon overcame him.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अतृप्तो यौवनस्याहं देवयान्यां भृगूद्वह। प्रसादं कुरु मे ब्रह्मञ्जरेयं न विशेच माम्॥
English: Yayati said : O son of Bhrigu, I have not been as yet satiated with youth of Devayani. Therefore, O Brahmana, be graceful to Let not decrepitude overcome me. me.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच नाहं मृषा द्रवीभ्येतज्जरां प्राप्तोऽसि भूमिप। जरां त्वेतां त्वमन्यस्मिन् संक्रामय यदीच्छसि॥
English: Shukra said : I never speak an untruth, O king, (see), you have been immediately attacked by old age. But if you like, you can transfer this decrepitude to some other man.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच राज्यभाक् स भवेद् ब्रह्मन् पुण्यभाक् कीर्तिभाक् तथा। यो मे दद्याद् वयः पुत्रस्तद् भवाननुमन्यताम्॥
English: Yayati said : O Brahmana, let this be ordered by you that, the son of mine who will accept my this old age will enjoy my kingdom and gain both virtue and fame.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच संक्रामयिष्यसि जरां यथेष्टं नहुषात्मज। मामनुध्याय भावेन न च पापमवाप्स्यसि॥ वयो दास्यति ते पुत्रो यः स राजा भविष्यति। आयुष्मान् कीर्तिमांश्चैव बह्वपत्यस्तथैव च॥
English: Shukra said: O son of Nahusha, remembering me you will be able to transfer your this decrepitude to whomever you like. Your that son who will give you his youth will become your successor on the throne. He will have long life, widespread fame and a large progeny.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच जरां प्राप्य ययातिस्तु स्वपुरं प्राप्य चैव हि। पुत्रं ज्येष्ठं वरिष्ठं च यदुमित्यब्रवीद् वचः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus attacked by old age, Yayati returned to his capital. He summoned his eldest and accomplished son Yadu and thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच जरा वली च मां तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः। काव्यस्योशनसः शापान च तृप्तोऽस्मि यौवने॥
English: Yayati said : O child; Old age, wrinkles and white hair have come over to me by the curse the son of Kavi who is called Ushanas. But I am not yet satiated with youth.
Sanskrit: त्वं यदो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। यौवनेन त्वदीयेन चरेयं विषयानहम्॥ पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु पुनस्ते यौवनं त्वहम्। दत्त्वा स्वं प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानं जरया सह।॥
English: O Yadu, take you upon yourself my this decrepitude and consequent old age. I shall then enjoy with your youth. When one thousand years will be completed, I shall return to you your youth and take back my decrepitude and its consequent weakness,
Sanskrit: यदुरुवाच जरायां बहवो दोषाः पानभोजनकारिताः। तस्माजरां न ते राजन् ग्रहीष्य इति मे मतिः॥
English: Over are Yadu said: There are many inconveniences in old age about eating and drinking. Therefore, O king, I shall not take your decrepitude upon me. This is my determination.
Sanskrit: सितश्मश्रुनिरानन्दो जरया शिथिलीकृतः। बलीसंगतगात्रस्तु दुर्दर्शो दुर्बलः कृशः॥ अशक्तः कार्यकरणे परिभूत: स यौवतैः। सहोपजीविभिश्चैव तां जरां नाभिकामये॥
English: White hair, cheerlessness, relaxation of nerves, wrinkles, all the body, deformities, weakness, leanness, inability of work, these the consequences of decrepitude. Even friends and dependants forsake an old decrepit man.
Sanskrit: सन्ति ते बहवः पुत्रा मत्तः प्रियतरा नृप। जरां ग्रहीतुं धर्मज्ञ तस्मादन्यं वृणीष्व वै॥
English: O king, you have many sons, some of them are dearer to you (than I). O virtuous man, ask some other son of yours to take upon him your decrepitude.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं मे हृदयाजातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि। तस्मादराज्यभाक् तात प्रजा तव भविष्यति॥
English: Yayati said : O son, you have sprung from my heart, but you do not give me your youth. Therefore, your children will never be ruling kings.
Sanskrit: तुर्वसो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। यौवनेन चरेयं वै विषयांस्तव पुत्रक॥
English: O Turvasu, take upon yourself my decrepitude and consequent weakness. I wish to enjoy the pleasures of life with your youth.
Sanskrit: पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु पुनर्दास्यामि यौवनम्। स्वं चैव प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानं जरया सह॥
English: After the expiration of one thousand years, I shall return, to you, your youth and take back my decrepitude and its consequent weakness.
Sanskrit: तुर्वसुरुवाच न कामये जरां तात कामभोगप्रणाशिनीम्। बलरूपान्तकरणां बुद्धिप्राणप्रणाशिनीम्॥
English: Turvasu said : O father, I do not like old age. It destroys all pleasures and enjoyments, strength and beauty, the intellect and the memory, nay even life.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं मे हृदयाजातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि। तस्मात् प्रजा समुच्छेदं तुर्वसो तव यास्यसि॥
English: Yayati said : You are born from my heart, but you do not give me your youth. Therefore, O Turvasu, your line will be extinct.
Sanskrit: संकीर्णचारधर्मेषु प्रतिलोमचरेषु च। पिशिताशिषु चान्त्येषु मूढ राजा भविष्यसि॥ गुरुदारप्रसक्तेषु तिर्यग्योनिगतेषु च। पशुधर्मेषु पापेषु म्लेच्छेषु त्वं भविष्यसि॥
English: You shall be the foolish king of those whose practise and precepts will be impure, whose women of superior birth will give birth to children by men of inferior birth, who will live on meat, who will be mean, who will not hesitate to appropriate the wives of their superiors, who will be like birds and beasts in their practise and who will be sinful and Mlecchas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स तुर्वसुं शप्त्वा ययातिः सुतमात्मनः। शर्मिष्ठायाः सुतं दुह्युमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having thus cursed his son Turvasu, Yayati spoke to Sharmishtha's son Druhyu thus:
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच दुह्यो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम्। जरां वर्षसहस्रं मे यौवनं स्वं ददस्व च॥
English: Yayati said : O Druhyu, take upon yourself for one thousand years my decrepitude, destructive of beauty and complexion. Give me your youth.
Sanskrit: पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु पुनर्दास्यामि यौवनम्। स्वं चादास्यामि भूयोऽहं पाप्मानं जरया सह॥
English: After the expiration of one thousand years, I shall return to you your youth and take back my own decrepitude.
Sanskrit: दुखुरुवाच न गजं न रथं नाश्वं जीर्णो भुङ्क्तेन च स्त्रियम्। वाक्सङ्गश्चास्य भवति तां जरां नाभिकामये॥
English: Druhyu said: O king, one, if he is decrepit, cannot enjoy elephants, cars, horses or women. His voice also becomes indistinct. Therefore, I do no desire (to take upon myself) your old age.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं मे हृदयाजातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि। तस्माद् द्रुह्यो प्रियः कामो न ते सम्पत्स्यते क्वचित्।२०
English: Yayati said : O son, you are sprung from my heart, but you refuse to give me your youth. Therefore, your cherished wishes will never be fulfilled.
Sanskrit: यत्राश्वरथमुख्यानामश्वानां स्याद् गतं न च। हस्तिनां पीठकानां च गर्दभानां तथैव च॥ बस्तानां च गवां चैव शिबिकायास्तथैव च। उडुपप्लवसंतारो यत्र नित्यं भविष्यति। अराजा भोजशब्दं त्वं तत्र प्राप्स्यसि सान्वयः॥
English: You shall be a king only in name. You shall rule over a region where there will be no roads, no passages for horses, cars, elephants, asses, goats, bullocks, palanquins and other good vehicles, where the only means of locomotion will be rafts and floats. In such a place you will live with all your friends.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच अनो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। एकं वर्षसहस्रं तु चरेयं यौवनेन ते॥
English: Yayati said: O Anu, take my decrepitude and its consequent weakness. I shall enjoy the pleasures of life for one thousand years with your youth.
Sanskrit: अनुरुवाच जीर्ण: शिशुवदादत्तेऽकालेऽत्रमशुचिर्यथा। न जुहोति च कालेऽग्निं तां जरां नाभिकामये।॥
English: Anu said: Those that are decrepit eat like children and they are always impure. They cannot pour libations on sacrificial fire at the proper time. Therefore, I do not like to take upon myself your old age.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं मे हृदयाजातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि। जरादोषस्त्वया प्रोक्तस्तस्मात् त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे॥ प्रजाश्च यौवनप्राप्ता विनाशिष्यन्त्यनो तव। अग्निप्रस्कन्दनपरस्त्वं चाप्येर्वं भविष्यसि॥
English: Yayati said : O son, you have sprung from my heart, but you do not give me your youth. As you find so many faults with decrepitude, decrepitude will overcome you. Your sons will die as soon as they will attain to their youth. You shall not be able to perform any sacrifice before fire.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच पूरो त्वं मे प्रियः पुत्रस्त्वं वरीयान् भरिष्यसि। जरा वली च मां तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः॥
English: Yayati said : O Puru, you are my youngest and dearest son, you will become the foremost of them. Old age, wrinkles and white hair, O child, have come over me.
Sanskrit: काव्यस्योशनसः शापान्न च तृप्तोऽस्मि यौवने। पूरो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। कंचित् कालं चरेयं वै विषयान् वयसा तव॥ पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु पुनर्दास्यामि यौवनम्। स्वं चैव प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानं जरया सह॥
English: On account of the curse of the son of Kavi, who is called Ushanas. But I am not yet satiated with youth. O Puru, take my decrepitude upon you and consequent weakness. I shall enjoy the pleasures of life for one thousand years with your youth. After the expiration of one thousand years, I shall return to you your youth and take my own decrepitude.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच पूरुः पितरपञ्जसा। यथाऽऽत्य मां महाराज तत् करिष्यामि ते वचः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed the king, Puru replied to him with all humility. (He said:) “O great king, I shall do as you command me to do.
Sanskrit: प्रतिपत्स्यामि ते राजन् पाप्मानं जरया सह। गृहाण यौवनं मत्तश्चर कामान् यथेप्सितान्॥
English: O king, I shall take upon myself your old age and its consequent weakness. Take my youth and enjoy as you like the pleasures of life.
Sanskrit: जरयाहं प्रतिच्छन्नो वयोरूपधरस्तव। यौवनं भवते दत्त्वा चरिष्यामि यथाऽऽत्थ माम्॥
English: "Attacked by your old age, deprived of youth and beauty, I shall at your command live and give you my youth.”
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच पूरो प्रीतोऽस्मि ते वत्स प्रतिश्चेदं ददामि ते। सर्वकामसमृद्धा ते प्रजा राज्ये भविष्यति॥
English: Yayati said : O Puru, my child, I am much pleased with you. I grant you the following boon with great pleasure. "The people of your kingdom will have all their desires fulfilled."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ययातिस्तु स्मृत्वा काव्यं महातपाः। संक्रामयामास जरां तदा पूरौ महात्मनि॥
English: Having said this, Yayati remembered the great ascetic, the son of Kavi (Shukra) and transferred his decrepitude to the body of the high-souled Puru.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पौरवेणाथ वयसा ययातिनहुषात्मजः। प्रीतियुक्तो नृपश्रेष्ठश्चचार विषयान् प्रियान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having thus received the youth of Puru, Yayati the son of Nahusha, that best of kings, was exceedingly delighted. He again indulged in the pleasures of life.
Sanskrit: यथाकामं यथोत्साहं यथाकालं यथासुखम्। धर्माविरुद्धं राजेन्द्र यथार्हति स एव हि॥
English: He enjoyed himself to the full extent of his desires and to the full limit of his powers, as much as he desired and as the seasons called forth. But, O king, he did nothing against the precepts of religion.
Sanskrit: देवानतर्पयद् यज्ञैः श्राद्धस्तद्वत् पितृनपि। दीनाननुग्रहैरिष्टैः कामैश्च द्विजसत्तमान्॥
English: He pleased the celestials, by performing sacrifices, the Pitris by Shraddhas, the poor by charities and the good Brahmana by fulfilling their desires.
Sanskrit: अतिथीनन्नपानैश्च विशश्च परिपालनैः। आनृशंस्येन शूद्रांश्च दस्यून संनिग्रहेण च॥ धर्मेण च प्रजाः सर्वा यथावदनुरञ्जयन्। ययातिः पालयामास साक्षादिन्द्र इवापरः॥
English: The guests by food and drink, the Vaishyas by protection, the Shudras by kindness and the robbers by proper punishments, Yayati pleased all classes of his subjects by ruling over them virtuously like Indra.
Sanskrit: स राजा सिंहविक्रान्तो युवा विषयगोचरः। अविरोधेन धर्मस्य चचार सुखमुत्तमम्॥
English: That king was as powerful as the lion. He was young and enjoyed all the pleasures of life. He enjoyed unlimited happiness without violating the precepts of religion.