pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः स च हृषीकेशः स च राजा युधिष्ठिरः। कृपादयश्च ते सर्वे चत्वारः पाण्डवाश्च ते॥ रथैस्तैर्नगरप्रख्यैः : पताकाध्वजशोभितैः। ययुराशु कुरुक्षेत्रं वाजिभिः शीघ्रगामिभिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then Hrishikesha, and king Yudhishthira, and all those persons headed by Kripa, and the four Pandavas, riding on those cars resembling fortified cities and adorned with stands and banners, quickly went to Kurukshetra with the help of their quick-coursing horses.
Sanskrit: तेऽवतीर्य कुरुक्षेत्र केशमज्जास्थिसंकुलम्। देहन्यासः कृतो यत्र क्षत्रियैस्तैर्महात्मभिः॥
English: They descended on that field of Kuru, which was covered with hair, marrow and bones, and where millions of great Kshatriyas had died.
Sanskrit: गजाश्वदेहास्थिचयैः पर्वतैरिव संचितम्। नरशीर्षकपालैश्च शङ्कुरिव च सर्वशः॥
English: It also contained many hills made of the bodies and bones of elephants and horses, and human heads and skulls were scattered over it like conch-shells.
Sanskrit: चितासहस्रप्रचितं वर्मशस्त्रसमाकुलम्। आपानभूमिं कालस्य तथा भुक्तोज्झितामिव॥
English: interspersed with thousands of funeral pyres and containing masses of armour and weapons, the vast field looked like the drinking site of the Destroyer himself used and left of late.
Sanskrit: भूतसंघानुचरितं रक्षोगणनिषेवितम्। पश्यन्तस्ते कुरुक्षेत्रं ययुराशु महारथाः।॥
English: The powerful car-warriors quickly proceeded, seeing the field of battle haunted by crowds of spirits and thronged with Rakshasas,
Sanskrit: गच्छन्नेव महाबाहुः स वै यादवनन्दनः। युधिष्ठिराय प्रोवाच जामदग्न्यस्य विक्रमम्॥
English: While proceeding, the powerful Keshava, that delighter of all the Yadavas, spoke to Yudhishthira about the prowess of Jamadagni's son.
Sanskrit: अमी रामहृदाः पञ्च दृश्यन्ते पार्थ दूरतः। तेषु संतर्पयामास पितॄन् क्षत्रियशोणितैः॥
English: 'Yonder, at a distance, O Partha' are the five lakes of Rama. There Rama offered oblations of Kshatriya blood to his departed manes.
Sanskrit: त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो वसुधां कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां प्रभुः। इहेदानीं ततो रामः कर्मणो विरराम ह॥
English: It was here that the powerful Rama, having freed the Earth of Kshatriyas for twenty-one times, accomplished his task.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच त्रि:सप्तकृत्वः पृथिवी कृता निःक्षत्रिया पुरा। रामेणेति तथाऽऽत्थ त्वमत्र मे संशयो महान्॥
English: Yudhishthira said I have doubt very much of what you say about Rama's having twenty-one times rooted the Kshatriyas in days of yore.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रबीजं यथा दग्धं रामेण यदुपुङ्गव। कथं भूयः समुत्पत्तिः क्षत्रस्यामितविक्रम॥
English: When the very Kshatriya seed was burnt by Rama, O foremost of the Yadus, how was the Kshatriya order revived?
Sanskrit: महात्मना भगवता रामेण यदुपुङ्गव। कथमुत्सादितं क्षत्रं कथं वृद्धिमुपागतम्॥
English: How, O best of the Yadus, was the Kshatriya order exterminated by the illustrious and great Rama, and how did it again grow?
Sanskrit: महता रथयुद्धेन कोटिशः क्षत्रिया हताः। तथाभूच्च मही कीर्णा क्षत्रियैर्वदतां वर॥
English: In dreadful car-encounters millions of Kshatriyas were killed. The Earth, O foremost of orators, was covered with the corpses of Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: किमर्थं भार्गवेणेदं क्षत्रमुत्सादितं पुरा। रामेण यदुशार्दूल कुरुक्षेत्रे महात्मना॥ एतन्मे छिन्धि वार्ष्णेय संशयं तार्क्ष्यकेतन। आगमो हि परः कृष्ण त्वत्तो नो वासवानुज॥
English: Why was the Kshatriya order thus rooted out in day of old by Rama, the great descendant of Bhrigu, oforemost of the Yadus. O Vrishni hero, remove this doubt of mine, O Garuda-fanned hero. O Krishna, O younger brother of Vasudeva, the highest knowledge is from you.'
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो यथावत् स गदाग्रजः प्रभुः शशंस तस्मै निखिलेन तत्त्वतः। युधिष्ठिरायाप्रतिमौजसे तदा यथाभवत् क्षत्रियसंकुला मही॥
English: Vaishampayana said The powerful elder brother of Gada then described fully to Yudhishthira everything that had taken place, as to how the Earth had become filled with Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच शृणु कौन्तेय रामस्य प्रभावो यो मया श्रुतः। महर्षीणां कथयतां विक्रमं तस्य जन्म च।।।।
English: Vasudeva said Listen, O son of Kunti, to the story of Rama's energy and powers and birth as I heard from great Rishis discoursing upon the subject.
Sanskrit: यथा च जामदग्न्येन कोटिशः क्षत्रिया हताः। उद्भूता राजवंशेषु ये भूयो भारते हताः॥
English: Listen to the story of how millions of Kshatriyas were killed by Jamadagni's son and how those that were born again in the various royal houses in Bharata were again killed.
Sanskrit: जह्रोरजस्तु तनयो बलाकाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः। कुशिको नाम धर्मज्ञस्तस्य पुत्रो महीपते।॥
English: Jahnu had a son named Rajas. Rajas had a son named Balakashva. King Balakashva had a pious son named Kushika.
Sanskrit: अग्र्यं तपः समातिष्ठत् सहस्राक्षसमो भुवि। पुत्रं लभेयमजितं त्रिलोकेश्वरमित्युत॥
English: Resembling the thousand-eyed Indra on Earth, Kushika, practised the austerest of penances from desire of getting the lord of the three worlds for a son.
Sanskrit: तमुग्रतपसं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः। समर्थं पुत्रजनने स्वयमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Seeing him engaged in the hardest of penances and capable of begetting a son, the thousand-eyed Purandara himself inspired the king with his energy.
Sanskrit: पुत्रत्वमगमद् राजस्तस्य लोकेश्वरेश्वरः। गाधिर्नामाभवत् पुत्रः कौशिकः पाकशासनः॥
English: The great lord of the three worlds, viz., the chastiser of Paka, o king, then became Kushika's son known by the name of Gadhi.
Sanskrit: तस्य कन्याभवद् राजन् नाम्ना सत्यवतीप्रभो। तां गाधिर्भुगुपुत्राय सर्चीकाय ददौ प्रभुः॥
English: Gadhi had a daughter, O king, by the name of Satyavati. The powerful Gadhi married her to Richika a descendant of Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: तस्याः प्रीतः स शौचेन भार्गवः कुरुनन्दन! पुत्रार्थं अपयामास चरुं गाधेस्तथैव च॥
English: Her husband of Bhrigu's race, O delighter of the Kurus, became highly pleased with her for the purity of her conduct. He cooked charu the sacrificial food of milk and rice for giving to Gandhi a son.
Sanskrit: आहूयोवाच तां भार्यां सर्चीको भार्गवस्तदा। उपभोज्यश्चरुरयं त्वया मात्राप्ययं तव॥
English: Calling his wife, Richika of Bhrigu's race, said,This portion of the sanctified food should be taken by you, and this (the other) portion by your mother.
Sanskrit: तस्या जनिष्यते पुत्रो दीप्तिमान् क्षत्रियर्षभः। अजय्यः क्षत्रियैर्लोके क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनः॥
English: An energetic son will be born of her who will be the foremost of the Kshatriyas, Invincible by Kshatriyas on Earth, he will be the destroyer of the foremost of Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: तवापि पुत्रं कल्याणि धृतिमन्तं शमात्मकम्। तपोऽन्वितं द्विजश्रेष्ठं चरुरेष विधास्यति॥
English: As regards you, O blessed lady, this portion of the food will give you a son of great wisdom, a personification of tranquillity, endued with ascetic penances, and the foremost of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा तां भार्यां सर्चीको भृगुनन्दनः। तपस्यभिरतः श्रीमाजगामारण्यमेव हि॥
English: Having said these words to his wife, the blessed Richika of Bhrigu's race, setting his heart on penances, entered into the woods.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु तीर्थयात्रापरो नृपः। गाधिः सदारः सम्प्राप्तः सर्चीकस्याश्रमं प्रति॥
English: About this time, king Gandhi, making a pilgrimage to the sacred waters, arrived with his queen at the hermitage of Richika.
Sanskrit: चरुद्वयं गृहीत्वा च राजन् सत्यवती तदा। भर्तुर्वाक्यं तदाव्यग्रा मात्रे हृष्टा न्यवेदयत्॥
English: O king, thereupon taking the two portions of the sanctified food, Satyavati cheerfully and quickly, represented the words of her husband to her inother.
Sanskrit: माता तु तस्याः कौन्तेय दुहिने स्वं चकं ददौ। तस्याश्चरुमथाज्ञानादात्मसंस्थं चकार ह॥
English: The queen-mother, O son of Kunti, gave the portion reserved for herself to her daughter, and herself took unwittingly the portion intended for the latter.
Sanskrit: अथ सत्यवती गर्भ क्षत्रियान्तकरं तदा। धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शनम्॥
English: Thereupon Satyavati, her body blazing with lustre, conceived a child of dreadful form intended to become the exterminator of the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: तामृचीकस्तदा दृष्ट्वा तस्या गर्भगतं द्विजम्। अब्रवीद् भृगुशार्दूलः स्वां भार्यां देवरूपिणीम्॥
English: Seeing the Brahmana child lying within her womb, that foremost of the Bhrigus said to his wife of heavenly beauty these wordsमात्रासि व्यंसिता भद्रे चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना।
Sanskrit: भविष्यति हि ते पुत्रः क्रूरकर्मात्यमर्षणः॥ उत्पत्स्यति च ते भ्राता ब्रह्मभूतस्तपोरतः।
English: You have been imposed upon by your mother, O blessed lady, by the substitution of the sanctified food. Your son will become a man of cruel deeds and vindictive heart. Your brother again (born of your mother) will be Brahmana ever devoted to ascetic penances.
Sanskrit: विश्वं हि ब्रह्म सुमहच्चरौ तव समाहितम्॥ क्षत्रवीर्यं च सकलं तव मात्रे समर्पितम्।
English: The seed of the supreme and universal Brahma had been placed into the sanctified food intended for you, while into that intended for your mother had been placed the sum-total of Kshatriya energy.
Sanskrit: विपर्ययेण ते भद्रे नैतदेवं भविष्यति॥ मातुस्ते ब्राह्मणो भूयात् तव च क्षत्रियः सुतः।
English: On account of the substitution of the two parts, O blessed lady, that which had been intended will not happen. Your mother will got a Brahmana child while you will get a son that will become a Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: सैवमुक्ता महाभागा भ; सत्यवती तदा॥ पपात शिरसा तस्मै वेपन्ती चाब्रवीदिदम्। नार्होऽसि भगवन्नद्य वक्तुमेवंविधं वचः। ब्राह्मणापसदं पुत्रं प्राप्स्यसीति हि मां प्रभो॥
English: Thus addressed by her husband the highly blessed Satyavati bent down her head to his feet and tremblingly said,-You should not, O holy one, speak such words to me, viz.,-You will obtain a wretch among Brahmanas for your son.
Sanskrit: ऋचीक उवाच नैष संकल्पितः कामो मया भद्रे तथा त्वयि। उग्रकर्मा समुत्पन्नश्चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना॥
English: Richika said This was not intended by me, o blessed lady, for you. A son of terrific deeds has been conceived by you for the substitution of the sanctified food.
Sanskrit: सत्यवत्युवाच इच्छल्लोकानपि मुने सृजेथाः किं पुनः सुतम्। शामात्मकमजुं पुत्रं दातुमर्हसि मे प्रभो॥
English: If you wish, O sage, you can create other worlds, what shall I say of a child? You should, O powerful one, give me a son who will be pious and peaceful.
Sanskrit: ऋचीक उवाच नोक्तपूर्वानृतं भद्रे स्वैरेष्वपि कदाचन। किमुताग्निं समाधाय मन्त्रवच्चरुसाधने॥
English: Richika said 'I had never uttered even in jest, O blessed lady, an untruth. What need then be said of a time for preparing sanctified food with the help of Vedic formulae after lighting a fire?
Sanskrit: दृष्टमेतत् पुरा भद्रे ज्ञातं च तपसा मया। ब्रह्मभूतं हि सकलं पितुस्तव कुलं भवेत्॥
English: It was ordained of yore by destiny, O lovely damsel. I have known it all by my penances. All the descendants of your father will be endued with Brahmanic virtues.
Sanskrit: सत्यवत्युवाच काममेवं भवेत् पौत्रो ममेह तव च प्रभो। शमात्मकमहं पुत्रं लभेयं जपतां वर॥
English: O powerful one, let our grandson be such, but, O foremost of ascetics, let me have a quiet son.
Sanskrit: ऋचीक उवाच पुत्रे नास्ति विशेषो मे पौत्रे च वरवर्णिनि। यथा त्वयोक्तं वचनं तथा भद्रे भविष्यति॥
English: Richika said O fair lady, I see no distinction, between a son and a grandson. It will be, O lovely lady, as you say.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच ततः सत्यवती पुत्रं जनयामास भार्गवम्। तपस्यभिरतं शान्तं जमदग्निं यतव्रतम्॥
English: Vasudeva said, Then Satyavati gave birth to a son in Bhrigu's race who was devoted to penances and peaceful occupations, viz., Jamadagni of regulated vows.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रं च दायादं गाधिः कुशिकनन्दनः। यः प्राप ब्रह्मसमितं विश्वैर्ब्रह्मगुणैर्युतम्॥
English: Kaushika's son Gadhi begot a son named Vishvamitra. Possessed of every attribute of a Brahmana, that son though a Kshatriya by birth was equal to a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: ऋचीको जनयामास जमदग्निं तपोनिधिम्। सोऽपि पुत्रं ह्यजनयज्जमदग्निः सुदारुणम्॥
English: Richika (thus) beget Jamadagni, that sea of penances. Jamadagni begot a son of dreadful deeds.
Sanskrit: सर्वविद्यान्तगं श्रेष्ठं धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्। रामं क्षत्रियहन्तारं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम्॥
English: The foremost of men, that son mastered all the sciences, including that of arms. Like a burning fire, that son was Rama, the exterminator of the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: तोषयित्वा महादेवं पर्वते गन्धमादने। अस्त्राणि वरयामास परशुं चातितेजसम्॥
English: Having satisfied Mahadeva the mountains of Gandhamadana, he begged from that deity for weapons, especially the axe of fierce power in his hands.
Sanskrit: स तेनाकुण्ठधारेण ज्वलितानलवर्चसा। कुठारेणाप्रमेयेण लोकेष्वप्रतिमोऽभवत्॥
English: For that peerless axe of fiery splendour and irresistible sharpness, he became unequalled on Earth.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कृतवीर्यात्मजो बली। अर्जुनो नाम तेजस्वी क्षत्रियो हैहयाधिपः॥ दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन राजा बाहुसहस्रवान्। चक्रवर्ती महातेजा विप्राणामाश्वमेधिके॥ ददौ स पृथिवीं सर्वां सप्तद्वीपां सपर्वताम्। स्वबाह्वस्त्रबलेनाजौ जित्वा परमधर्मवित्॥
English: Meanwhile the powerful son of Kritavirya, the king of the Haihayas, endued with great power, highly pious, and possessed of a on thousand arms through the favour of the great Rishi) Dattatreya, having conquered in battle, by the strength of his own arms, the entire Earth with her mountains and seven islands, became a very powerful sovereign and (at iast) gave away the Earth to the Brahmanas in a house-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तृषितेन च कौन्तेय भिक्षितश्चित्रभानुना। सहस्रबाहुर्विक्रान्तः प्रादाद् भिक्षामथाग्नये॥
English: Once begged by the thirsty god of fire, O son of Kunti, the thousand-armed king of great prowess gave alms to that deity.
Sanskrit: ग्रामान् पुराणि राष्ट्राणि घोषांश्चैव तु वीर्यवान्। जज्वाल तस्य बाणाग्राच्चित्रभानुर्दिधक्षया।॥
English: Originating from the point of his arrow, the highly powerful god of fire, desirous of consuming (what was offered) burnt villages and towns and kingdoms and hamlets of cowherds.
Sanskrit: स तस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य प्रभावेण महौजसः। ददाह कार्तवीर्यस्य शैलानथ वनस्पतीन्॥
English: Through the prowess of that foremost of inen, viz., the powerful Kartavirya, the god of fire consumed mountains and great forests.
Sanskrit: स शून्यमाश्रमं रम्यमापवस्य महात्मनः। ददाह पवनेनेद्धश्चित्रभानुः सहैहयः॥
English: Helped by the king of the Haihayas the god of fire, increased more by the wind, consumed the uninhabited but the charming hermitage of the high-souled Apava.
Sanskrit: आपवस्तु ततो रोषाच्छशापार्जुनमच्युत। दग्धेऽऽश्रमे महाबाहो कार्तवीर्येण वीर्यवान्॥ त्वया न वर्जितं यस्मान्नमेदं हि महद् वनम्। दग्धं तस्माद् रणे रामो बाहूंस्ते छेत्स्यतेऽर्जुन॥
English: O mighty-armed king, seeing his hermitage consumed by the powerful Kshatriya, the highly energetic Apava cursed that monarch in anger, saying,-Since, O Arjuna, without reserving these my woods, you have burnt them, therefore, Rama (of Bhrigu's race), will cut your thousand arins.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनस्तु महातेजा बली नित्यं शमात्मकः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च दाता शूरश्च भारत॥ नाचिन्तयत् तदा शापं तेन दत्तं महात्मना। तस्य पुत्रास्तु बलिनः शापेनासन् पितुर्वर्धे॥ निमित्तादवलिप्ता वै नृशंसाश्चैव सर्वदा। जमदग्निधेन्वास्ते वत्समानिन्युर्भरतर्षभ॥ अज्ञातं कार्तवीर्येण हैहेयेन्द्रेण धीमता। तनिमित्तमभूद् युद्धं जामदग्नेर्महात्मनः॥
English: The powerful Arjuna, however, of great prowess, always devoted to peace, ever obedient to Brahmanas and ready to protect all classes, and charitable brave, O Bharata, did not think of that curse imprecated on him by that great Rishi. His powerful sons, always proud and cruel, on account of that curse, became the indirect cause of his death. The princes, O foremost of Bharata's race, caught and brought away the calf of Jamadagani's Homa COW, against the knowledge of Kartavirya the king of the Haihayas. For this reason a dispute took place between the great Jamadagni and the Haihayas.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनस्य बाहूंस्तांश्छित्त्वा रामो रुषान्वितः। तं भ्रमन्तं ततो वत्सं जामदग्न्यः स्वमाश्रमम्॥ प्रत्यानयत राजेन्द्र तेषामन्तःपुरात् प्रभुः।
English: The powerful Rama, the son of Jamadagni, filled with anger cut off the arms of Arjuna and brought back, O king, his father's calf which was grazing within the inner appointment of the king's mansion.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनस्य सुतास्ते तु सम्भूयाबुद्धयस्तदा॥ गत्वाऽऽश्रममसम्बुद्धा जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः। अपातयन्त भल्लाप्रैः शिरः कायान्नराधिप।॥ समित्कुशार्थं रामस्य निर्यातस्य यशस्विनः।
English: Then the foolish sons of Arjuna, going in a body to the hermitage of the great Jamadagni, cut with their lances, O king, the head of that Rishi from off his trunk while the celebrated Rama had gone out for fetching sacred fuel and grass.
Sanskrit: ततः पितृवधामर्षाद् रामः परममन्युमान्॥ निःक्षत्रियां प्रतिश्रुत्य महीं शस्त्रमगृह्वत।
English: Worked up with anger at the death of his father and filled with vengeance, Rama vowed to rid the Earth of Kshatriyas and took up arms.
Sanskrit: ततः स भृगुशार्दूलः कार्तवीर्यस्य वीर्यवान्॥ विक्रम्य निजघानाशु पुत्रान् पौत्रांश्च सर्वशः।
English: Then that foremost of the Bhrigus, endued with great energy, displaying his prowess, quickly killed all the sons and grandsons of Kartavirya.
Sanskrit: स हैहयसहस्राणि हत्वा परममन्युमान्॥ चकार भार्गवो राजन् महीं शोणितकर्दमाम्।
English: Killing thousand of Haihayas in anger, the descendant of Bhrigu, o king, covered the Earth with blood.
Sanskrit: स तथाऽऽशु महातेजाः कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां महीम्।।५४। कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो वनमेव जगाम ह।
English: Highly energetic, he speedily freed the Earth of all Kshatriyas. Filled then with pity, he retired into the woods.
Sanskrit: ततो वर्षसहस्रेषु समतीतेषु केषुचित्॥ क्षेपं सम्प्राप्तवांस्तत्र प्रकृत्या कोपन: प्रभुः।
English: Afterwards, after the expiry of some thousands of years, the powerful Rama, who was angry by nature, was accused of cowardice.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रस्य पौत्रस्तु रैभ्यपुत्रो महातपाः।। परावसुर्महाराज क्षिप्त्वाऽऽह जनसंसदि। ये ते ययातिपतने यज्ञे सन्तः समागताः॥ प्रतर्दनप्रभृतयो राम किं क्षत्रिया न ते।
English: The grandson of Vishvamitra and son of Raivya, possessed of great ascetic merit, named Paravasu, O king, began to accuse Rama publicly, saying,-O Rama, were not those pious men, viz., Pratardana and others, who were assembled at a sacrifice at the time of Yayati's death, Kshatriyas by birth?
Sanskrit: मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञो राम त्वं कत्थसे जनसंसदि॥ भयात् क्षत्रियवीराणां पर्वतं समुपाश्रितः।
English: You are not truthful, O Rama! You simply brag before people. For fear of Kshatriya heroes you have betaken yourself to the mountains.
Sanskrit: सा पुनः क्षत्रियशतैः पृथिवी सर्वतः स्तृता॥ परावसोर्वचः श्रुत्वा शस्त्रं जग्राह भार्गवः।
English: Hearing these words of Paravashu, the descendant of Bhrigu, once more took up arms and once more covered the Earth with hundreds of Kshatriya bodies.
Sanskrit: ततो ये क्षत्रिया राजन् शतशस्तेन वर्जिताः॥ ते विवृद्धा महावीर्याः पृथिवीपतयोऽभवन्।
English: Those Kshatriyas, however, king counting by hundreds, that were not killed by Rama, multiplied (in time) and became powerful monarchs on Earth.
Sanskrit: स पुनस्ताञ्जघानाशु बालानपि नराधिप॥ गर्भस्थैस्तु मही व्याप्ता पुनरेवाभवत् तदा।
English: Rama once more killed them quickly, not sparing even the very children, O king. The Earth again was covered with the bodies of Kshatriya children of premature birth.
Sanskrit: जातं जातं स गर्भं तु पुनरेव जघान ह॥ अरक्षंश्च सुतान् कांश्चित् तदा क्षत्रिययोषितः।
English: As soon as Kshatriya children were born, Rama killed them. Some Kshatriya ladies, however, succeeded in hiding their children from Rama.
Sanskrit: त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां प्रभुः॥ दक्षिणामश्वमेधान्ते कश्यपायाददत् ततः।
English: Having made the Earth shorn of Kshatriyas for twenty-one times, the powerful Bhargava, at the completion of a horse-sacrifice, gave away the Earth the Earth as sacrificial present to Kashyapa.
Sanskrit: स क्षत्रियाणां शेषार्थं करेणोद्दिश्य कश्यपः॥ स्रुक्प्रग्रहवता राजंस्ततो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। गच्छ तीरं समुद्रस्य दक्षिणस्य महामुने॥ न ते मद् विषये राम वस्तव्यमिह कर्हिचित्।
English: For preserving the residence of the Kshatriyas, Kashyapa, O king, pointing with his hand that still held the sacrificial ladle, said these words,-Ogreat sage, go to the shores of the southern ocean. You should not, O Rama, live within my kingdom.
Sanskrit: ततः शूर्पारकं देशं सागरस्तस्य निर्ममे॥ सहसा जामदग्न्यस्य सोऽपरान्तमहीतलम्।
English: At these words, Ocean all on a sudden made for Jamadagni's son, on his other shore, a region called Surparaka.
Sanskrit: कश्यपस्तां महाराज प्रतिगृह्य वसुन्धराम्॥ कृत्वा ब्राह्मणसंस्थां वै प्रविष्टः सुमहद् वनम्।
English: Kashyapa also, O king, having accepted the Earth in gift, and made a present of it to the Brahmanas, entered into woods.
Sanskrit: ततः शूद्राश्च वैश्याश्च यथा स्वैरप्रचारिणः॥ अवर्तन्त द्विजाग्र्याणां दारेषु भरतर्षभ।
English: Then Shudras and Vaishyas, began wilfully to know, O foremost of Bharata's race, the wives of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अराजके जीवलोके दुर्बला बलवत्तरैः॥ पीड्यन्ते न हि विप्रेषु प्रभुत्वं कस्यचित् तदा।
English: When anarchy begins on Earth, the weak are oppressed by the strong, and no man is master of his own possessions.
Sanskrit: ततः कालेन पृथिवी पीड्यमाना दुरात्मभिः॥ विपर्ययेण तेनाशु प्रविवेश रसातलम्। अरक्ष्यमाणा विधिवत् क्षत्रियैर्धर्मरक्षिभिः॥
English: By the course of Time, the earth was assailed by wicked men. Unprotected duly by the virtuous Kshatriyas, and oppressed by the wicked for that disorder, the Earth quickly sank to the lowest depths.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा द्रवतीं तत्र संत्रासात् स महामनाः। ऊरुणा धारयामास कश्यपः पृथिवीं ततः॥ धृता तेनोरुणा येन तेनोर्वाति मही स्मृता।
English: Seeing the Earth sinking from fear, the great Kashyapa held her on his lap; and because the great Rishi held her on his lap (uru) therefore is the Earth known by the name of Urvi.
Sanskrit: रक्षणार्थं समुद्दिश्य ययाचे पृथिवी तदा॥ प्रसाद्य कश्यपं देवी वरयामास भूमिपम्।
English: The goddess Earth for securing protection, pleased Kashyapa and begged of him a king.
Sanskrit: पृथिव्युवाच सन्ति ब्रह्मन् मया गुप्ताः स्त्रीषु क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः॥ हैहयानां कुले जातास्ते संरक्षन्तु मां मुने।
English: The Earth said-There are, O Rishi, some leading Kshatriyas concealed by me among women. They were born in the family of the Haihayas. Let them, O sage, protect me.
Sanskrit: अस्ति पौरवदायादो विदूरथसुतः प्रभो॥ ऋक्षैः संवर्धितो विप्र ऋक्षवत्यथ पर्वते।
English: There is another person of Puru's family, viz., Viduratha's son, O powerful one, who has been brought up among bears in the Rikshavat mountains.
Sanskrit: तथानुकम्पमानेन यज्वनाथामितौजसा॥ पराशरेण दायादः सौदासस्याभिरक्षितः।
English: Another, viz., the son of Saudasa, has been protected, through pity, by the highly energetic Parashara ever engaged in sacrifices.
Sanskrit: सर्वकर्माणि कुरुते शूद्रवत् तस्य स द्विजः॥ सर्वकर्मेत्यभिख्यातः स मां रक्षतु पार्थिवः।
English: Though born in the family of a twice-born one, yet like a Shudra he does everything for that Rishi and has, therefore been named servant of all work.
Sanskrit: शिबिपुत्रो महातेजा गोपतिर्नाम नामतः॥ वने संवर्धितो गोभिः सोऽभिरक्षतु मां मुने।
English: Shivi's energetic son Gopati, has, been brought up in the forest among kine. Let him, O sage, protect me.
Sanskrit: प्रतर्दनस्य पुत्रस्तु वत्सो नाम महाबलः॥ वत्सैः संवर्धितो गोष्ठे स मां रक्षतु पार्थिवः।
English: Pratradana's highly powerful son named Vatsa has been brought up among calves in a cowpen. Let that Kshatriya protect me.
Sanskrit: दधिवाहनपौत्रस्तु पुत्रो दिविरथस्य च॥ गुप्तः स गौतमेनासीद् गङ्गाकूलेऽभिरक्षितः।
English: Dadhivahana's grandson and Diviratha's son was kept hidden on the banks of Ganga by the sage Gautama.
Sanskrit: बृहद्रथो महातेजा भूरिभूतिपरिष्कृतः॥ गोलाङ्गलैर्महाभागो गृध्रकूटेऽभिरक्षितः।
English: His name is Brihadratha. Possessed of great energy and endued with numerous accomplishments, that blessed princes has been protected by wolves and the mountains of Griddhrakuta.
Sanskrit: मरुत्तस्यान्ववाये च रक्षिता: क्षत्रियात्मजाः॥ मरुत्पतिसमा वीर्ये समुद्रेणाभिरक्षिताः।
English: Many Kshatriyas of the race of Marutta have been protected. Equally energetic like the lord of Maruts, they have been brought up by Ocean.
Sanskrit: एते क्षत्रियदायादास्तत्र तत्र परिश्रुताः॥ धोकारहेमकारादिजातिं नित्यं समाश्रिताः। यदि मामभिरक्षन्ति ततः स्थास्यामि निश्चला॥
English: These children of the Kshatriyas have been heard of as housing in different places. They are residing with artisans and goldsmiths. If they protect me I shall then remain unmoved.
Sanskrit: एतेषां पितरश्चैव तथैव च पितामहाः। मदर्थं निहता युद्धे रामेणाक्लिश्कर्मणा॥ तेषामपचितिश्चैव मया कार्या महामुने।
English: Their fathers and grandfathers have been killed for my sake by the highly powerful Rama. It is my duty, O great sage, to see that their funeral rites are properly performed.