pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: लोकाः स्वस्था भविष्यन्ति तस्मिन् विनिहतेऽसुरे त्वं हि तस्य विनाशाय पर्याप्त इति मे मतिः॥
English: When this Asura will be killed, the three worlds will be in peace and happiness. My opinion is that you are quite competent to kill him.
Sanskrit: तेजसा तव तेजश्च विष्णुराप्याययिष्यति। विष्णुना च वरो दत्तः पूर्वं मम महीपते॥ यस्तं महासुरं रौद्रं वधिष्यति महीपतिः। तेजस्तं वैष्णवमिति प्रवेक्ष्यति दुरासदम्॥
English: Your energy will be increased by that of Vishnu, the ruler of earth. A boon was granted by Vishnu in the days of yore. Namely that he who will kill this fearful and great Asura would be pervaded by the matchless energy of Vishnu himself.
Sanskrit: तत् तेजस्त्वं समाधाय राजेन्द्र भुवि दुःसहम्। तं निषूदय राजेन्द्र दैत्यं रौद्रपराक्रमम्॥
English: O king of kings, bearing that (Vishnu) energy which is hardly to be borne by any other on earth, kill this Daitya of fearful power.
Sanskrit: न हि धुन्धुर्महातेजास्तेजसाल्पेन शक्यते। निर्दग्धुं पृथिवीपाल स हि वर्षशतैरपि॥
English: The greatly powerful Dhundhu, O ruler of earth, is incapable of being killed by any other man, even if that man tries for one hundred years to kill him.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच स एवमुक्तो राजर्षिरुत्तङ्केनापराजितः। उत्तवं कौरवश्रेष्ठ कृताञ्जलिरथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Markandeya said : Having been thus addressed by Uttanka, O foremost of the Kurus, that invincible royal sage spoke thus to Uttanka with joined hands.
Sanskrit: न तेऽभिगमनं ब्रह्मन् मोघमेतद् भविष्यति। पुत्रो ममायं भगवन् कुवलाश्व इति स्मृतः॥ धृतिमान् क्षिप्रकारी च वीर्येणाप्रतिमो भुवि।
English: "O Brahmana, your this visit will not be in vain. O holy one, my this son, known by the name of Kuvalashva, is both active and steady; and he is also matchless in prowess on earth.
Sanskrit: प्रियं च ते सर्वमेतत् करिष्यति न संशयः॥ पुत्रैः परिवृतः सर्वैः शूरैः परिघबाहुभिः। विसर्जयस्व मां ब्रह्मन् न्यस्तशस्त्रोऽस्मि साम्प्रतम्॥
English: He will certainly accomplish that which is pleasing to you. Surrounding by his brave sons all of whom possess arms like maces. O Brahmana, give me leave to depart, for I have now abandoned all weapons."
Sanskrit: तथास्त्विति च तेनोक्तो मुनिनामिततेजसा। स तमादिश्य तनयमुत्तङ्काय महात्मने॥ क्रियतामिति राजर्षिर्जगाम वनमुत्तमम्।
English: Having been thus addressed by him, that immeasurably, effulgent Rishi said, "So be it." And the royal sage, after ordering his son to obey the command of the high-souled Uttanka, retired into an excellent forest.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच क एष भगवन् दैत्यो महावीर्यस्तपोधन॥ कस्य पुत्रोऽथ नप्ता वा एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्।
English: Yudhishthira said: O exalted one, O great ascetic, who was this greatly powerful Daitya? Whose son and whose grandson was he? I desire to know all this.
Sanskrit: एवं महाबलो दैत्यो न श्रुतो मे तपोधन॥ एतदिच्छामि भगवन् याथातथ्येन वेदितुम्। सर्वमेव महाप्राज्ञ विस्तरेण तपोधन॥
English: O great ascetic, I never heard of this greatly powerful Daitya. O exalted Rishi, O greatly wise one, O great ascetic, I desire to know all this in detail with all its true particulars.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्निदं सर्वं यथावृत्तं नराधिप। कथ्यमानं महाप्राज्ञ विस्तरेण यथातथम्॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, O ruler of men, O greatly wise one, hear all this as I narrate it in detail with all its true particulars.
Sanskrit: एकार्णवे तदा लोके नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे। प्रणष्टेषु च भूतेषु सर्वेषु भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, when the world became one great ocean and all mobile and immobile creatures were killed,
Sanskrit: प्रभवं लोककर्तारं विष्णुं शाश्वतमव्ययम्। यमाहुर्मुनयः सिद्धाः सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्॥ सुष्वाप भगवान् विष्णुरप्सु योगत एव सः। नागस्य भोगे महति शेषस्यामिततेजसः॥
English: He who is the source and creator of the universe, the eternal and undeteriorating Vishnu, whom the Rishis endued with ascetic success call the lord of all the worlds, that being of great sanctity, then lay in Yoga sleep on the wide hood of the snake Shesha of immeasurably energy.
Sanskrit: लोककर्ता महाभाग भगवानच्युतो हरिः। नागभोगेन महता परिरभ्य महीमिमाम्॥
English: The creator of the universe, the greatly blessed one, the exalted and undeteriorating Hari, lay on the hood of the snake encircling the whole world.
Sanskrit: स्वपतस्तस्य देवस्य पद्मं सूर्यसमप्रभम्। नाभ्यां विनिःसृतं दिव्यं तत्रोत्पन्नः पितामहः॥ साक्षाल्लोकगुरुर्ब्रह्मा पद्मे सूर्यसमप्रभः।
English: When he (thus) lay asleep, a lotus as beautiful and effulgent as the sun sprang from his navel. From the sun-like effulgent lotus sprang the Grandsire.
Sanskrit: चतुर्वेदश्चतुर्मूर्तिस्तथैव च चतुर्मुखः॥ स्वप्रभावाद् दुराधर्षो महाबलपराक्रमः।
English: That lord of the worlds, Brahma, who is the four Vedas, who has four forms and four faces and who possesses great strength and prowess.
Sanskrit: कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य दानवौ वीर्यवत्तमौ॥ मधुश्च कैटभश्चैव दृष्टवन्तौ हरिं प्रभुम्। शयानं शयने दिव्ये नागभोगे महाद्युतिम्॥ बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णे बहुयोजनमायते। किरीटकौस्तुभधरं पीतकौशेयवाससम्॥ दीप्यमानं श्रिया राजंस्तेजसा वपुषा तथा। सहस्रसूर्यप्रतिममद्भुतोपमदर्शनम्॥
English: Once upon a time the two greatly powerful Danavas, Madhu and Kaitabha saw the lord Hari of great effulgence adorned with a crown and the Kaustubha gem and clad in purple silk robe, lying stretched for many yojanas on that excellent celestials bed furnished by the hood of the snake which itself lay extended far and wide blazing in its own beauty and lustre which resembled like one thousand suns concentrated in one mass.
Sanskrit: विस्मयः सुमहानासीन्मधुकैटभयोस्तथा। दृष्ट्वा पितामहं चापि पद्म पद्मनिभेक्षणम्॥ वित्रासयेतामथ तौ ब्रह्माणममितौजसम्। वित्रस्यमानो बहुशो ब्रह्मा ताभ्यां महायशाः॥ अकम्पयत् पद्मनालं ततोऽबुध्यत केशवः। अथापश्यत गोविन्दो दानवौ वीर्यवत्तरौ॥
English: Madhu and Kaitabha became greatly astonished on seeing the lotus-eyed Grandsire sitting on the lotus. They then began to terrify Brahma of immeasurable prowess. The illustrious Brahma, frightened by them, began to tremble on his seat. At his trembling, the stalk of the lotus began to tremble and thus Keshava awoke and he saw those two greatly effulgent Danavas.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तावब्रवीद् देवः स्वागतं वां महाबलौ। ददामि वां वरं श्रेष्ठं प्रीतिमर्हि मम जायते॥
English: Seeing them the deity said to them, "O mighty heroes, be welcome. I am gratified with you. I shall therefore give you some excellent boons."
Sanskrit: तौ प्रहस्य हृषीकेशं महादौ महाबलौ। प्रत्यबूतां महाराज सहितौ मधुसूदनम्॥
English: O great king, those two greatly proud and powerful Danavas then laughingly replied to Hrishikesha, that slayer of Madhu,
Sanskrit: आवां वरय देव त्वं वरदौ स्वः सुरोत्तम। दातारौ स्वो वरं तुभ्यं तद् ब्रवीह्यविचारयन्॥
English: "O deity, O foremost of the celestials, ask some boons from us. We are inclined to grant you some boons that you think proper.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रतिगृहणे वरं वीरावीप्सितश्च वरो मम। युवां हि वीर्यसम्पन्नौ न वामस्ति समः पुमान्॥ वध्यत्वमुपगच्छेतां मम सत्यपराक्रमौ। एतदिच्छाम्यहं कामं प्राप्तुं लोकहिताय वै॥
English: The Deity said: I shall accept a boon from you. There is a boon which I desire (to have from you). Both of you are indeed endued with very great prowess. There is none equal to you (on earth). O heroes of matchless prowess, allow yourselves to be killed by me. This is what I desire to do for the good of the world.
Sanskrit: मधुकैटभावूचतुः अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं नौ स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा। सत्ये धर्मे च निरतौ विद्ध्यावां पुरुषोत्तम॥
English: Madhu Kaitabha said: foremost of Purushas, we have never before spoken an untruth, not even in joke, what to speak of the other occasions? Know that we are always firm in truth and morality.
Sanskrit: बले रूपे च शौर्ये च न शमे च समोऽस्ति नौ। धर्मे तपसि दाने च शीलसत्त्वदमेषु च॥
English: There is none equal to us in strength, in appearance, in beauty, in virtue, in asceticism, in charity, in conduct, in goodness and in selfcontrol.
Sanskrit: उपप्लवो महानस्मानुपावर्तत केशव। उक्तं प्रतिकुरुष्व त्वं कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः॥
English: O Keshava, a great danger has overtaken us. Therefore do what you say. None can prevail over Time.
Sanskrit: आवामिच्छावहे देव कृतमेकं त्वया विभो। अनावृतेऽस्मिन्नाकाशे वधं सुरवरोत्तम॥
English: O deity, O lord, O foremost of all the celestials, there is one thing, however, which we want to be done by you. You must kill us at a place which is absolutely uncovered.
Sanskrit: पुत्रत्वमधिगच्छाव तव चापि सुलोचन। वर एष वृतो देव तद् विद्धि सुरसत्तम॥ अनृतं मा भवेद् देव यद्धि नौ संश्रुतं तदा।
English: O exalted one, O deity, O divine being, we desire to become your sons. Know this is the boon that we desire to get from you. Let not that which you spoke first be false.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच बाढमेवं करिष्यामि सर्वमेतद् भविष्यति॥
English: The Deity said : Be it so. I shall do as you desire. Every thing will happen as you wish.
Sanskrit: स विचिन्त्याथ गोविन्दो नापश्यद् यदनावृतम्। अवकाशं पृथिव्यां वा दिवि वा मधुसूदनः॥ स्वकावनावृतावूरू दृष्ट्वा देववरस्तदा। मधुकैटभयो राजन् शिरसी मधुसूदनः। चक्रेण शितधारेण न्यकृन्तत महायशाः॥
English: Then Govinda (Vishnu) reflected; but he could not find any uncovered place. When the slayer of Madhu could not find such a place, either in heaven or on carth, that foremost of the celestials then saw. his thighs absolutely uncovered. And there, ( king, the slayer of Madhu, cut off the heads of Madhu and Kaitabha with his sharp discus.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच धुन्धुर्नाम महाराज तयोः पुत्रो महाद्युतिः। स तपोऽतप्यत महन्महावीर्यपराक्रमः॥
English: Markandeya said : great monarch, they (Madhu and Kaitabha) had a son, Dhundhu by name, who was most illustrious and possessed of immense power and energy; and who also observed severe asceticism.
Sanskrit: अतिष्ठदेकपादेन कृशो धमनिसंततः। तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतो वरं वव्रे स च प्रभुम्॥
English: He remained for a time, standing on one leg; and became lean as the skeleton. Much pleased Brahmana granted him a boon, which he asked of the Lord in the following way:
Sanskrit: देवदानवयक्षाणां सर्पगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। अवध्योऽहं भवेयं च वर एष वृतो मया।॥
English: "Such a boon is asked by me, as will render me incapable of being killed by either the celestials, the Danavas the Yakshas or by the snakes, Gandharvas or Rakshasas.'
Sanskrit: एवं भवतु गच्छेति तमुवाच पितामहः। स एवमुक्तस्तत्पादौ मूर्धा स्पृश्य जगाम ह॥
English: The grandsire answered him, saying, "So be it and do you go away". Having been thus addressed, he touched his feet by his head and went away.
Sanskrit: स तु धुन्धुर्वरं लब्वा महावीर्यपराक्रमः। अनुस्मरन् पितृवधं दुतं विष्णुमुपागमत्॥
English: The most courageous and energetic Dhundhu, too, speedily advanced to Vishnu, after gaining this boon and also recollecting the murder of his father (by that god). at
Sanskrit: स तु देवान् सगन्धर्वान् जित्वा धुन्धुरमर्षणः। बबाध सर्वानसकृद् विष्णुं देवांश्च वै भृशम्॥
English: The unconquerable Dhundhu first defeated all the celestials as well as the Gandharvas; and then he began to cruelly oppress the other celestials with Vishnu at their head.
Sanskrit: समुद्रे बालुकापूर्णे उज्जालक इति स्मृते। आगम्य च स दुष्टात्मा तं देशं भरतर्षभ।॥ बाधते स्म परं शक्त्या तमुत्तकाश्रमं विभो। अन्तर्भूमिगतस्तत्र बालुकान्तर्हितस्तथा॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, that wickedminded one came to a country where there was an ocean of sands, known by the name of Ujjalaka. O illustrious one, he, lying in an under-ground cave excavated in the bed of sands, greatly harassed the asylum of Uttanka.
Sanskrit: मधुकैटभयोः पुत्रो धुन्धुर्भीमपराक्रमः। शेते लोकविनाशाय तपोबलमुपाश्रितः॥
English: The fearfully powerful son of Madhu and Kaitabha, Dhundhu, laid himself there (in that cave), performing severe religious austerities, with a view to destroy the three worlds.
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्कस्याश्रमाभ्याशे निःश्वसन् पावकार्चिषः। एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु राजा सबलवाहनः॥ उत्तङ्कविप्रसहितः : कुवलाश्वो महीपतिः। पुत्रैः सह महीपालः प्रययौ भरतर्षभ॥
English: While, at this time, he was taking his breath, resting very close to the asylum of the Uttanka, who was like the fire in effulgence, then O ruler of the earth, O foremost of the Bharata race, the great king Kuvalashva departed to that country with the Brahmanas, Uttanka and all his sons.
Sanskrit: सहस्ररेकविंशत्या पुत्राणामरिमर्दनः। कुवलाश्वो नरपतिरन्वितो बलशालिनाम्॥
English: The repressor of enemies, the ruler of men, Kuvalashva was accompanied by the most powerful sons, who were twenty-one thousand in number.
Sanskrit: तमाविशत् ततो विष्णुर्भगवांस्तेजसा प्रभुः। उत्तङ्कस्य नियोगेन लोकानां हितकाम्यया।॥
English: Thereupon at the injunction of Uttanka, the omnipotent Lord Vishnu, imparted to him his own energy, with the object of doing good to the three worlds.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे दिवि शब्दो महानभूत्। एष श्रीमानवध्योऽद्य धुन्धुमारो भविष्यति॥
English: When the haughty one was gone away, a loud noise was heard in the heaven, uttering the words-'this invincible hero will this day be the slayer of Dhundhu.'
Sanskrit: दिव्यैश्च पुष्पैस्तं देवाः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्। देवदुन्दुभयश्चापि नेदुः स्वयमनीरिताः॥
English: The celestials showered heaven-grown flowers upon him from the sky; as also the divine kettle-drums played spontaneously without cessation.
Sanskrit: शीतश्च वायुः प्रववौ प्रयाणे तस्य धीमतः। विपांसुलां महीं कुर्वन् ववर्ष च सुरेश्वरः॥
English: While that intelligent one was proceeding onwards, cool breezes began to blow and showers were poured forth by the chief of the gods, making the earth free from dusts.
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षे विमानादि देवतानां युधिष्ठिर। तत्रैव समदृश्यन्त धुन्धुर्यत्र महासुरः॥
English: O Yudhishthira, the cars of the gods were seen on the sky just when the great Asura, Dhundhu, was below the heaven.
Sanskrit: कुवलाश्वस्य धुन्धोश्च युद्धकौतूहलान्विताः। देवगन्धर्वसहिताः समवैक्षन् महर्षयः॥
English: Propelled by curiosity the celestials with the Gandharvas, as well as the great sages, beheld from heaven the combat between Kuvalashva and Dhundhu.
Sanskrit: नारायणेन कौरव्य तेजसाऽऽप्यायितस्तदा। स गतो नृपतिः क्षिप्रं पुत्रैस्तैः सर्वतो दिशम्॥ अर्णवं खानयामास कुवलाश्वो महीपतिः।
English: O son of the Kuru race, thereupon that ruler of men, supplied with the energy of Narayana went speedily in all directions with all of his sons. Kuvalashva, excavated that sea of sands.
Sanskrit: कुवलाश्वस्य पुत्रैश्च तस्मिन् वै बालुकार्णवे॥ सप्तभिर्दिवसैः खात्वा दृष्टो धुन्धुर्महाबलः।
English: While the sons of Kuvalashva were digging that sea, they found out, after seven days, the greatly powerful Dhundhu.
Sanskrit: आसीद् घोरं वपुस्तस्य बालुकान्तर्हितं महत्॥ दीप्यमानं यथा सूर्यस्तेजसा भरतर्षभ।
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, the monstrous body of that hero lay in the interior of those sands and shone as the sun in splendour.
Sanskrit: ततो धुन्धुर्महाराज दिशमावृत्य पश्चिमाम्॥ सुप्तोऽभूद् राजशार्दूल कालानलसमद्युतिः।
English: Thereupon O great monarch, Dhundhu lay asleep, occupying the whole of the western point of the horizon; and he looked effulgent like the all-destroying fire.
Sanskrit: कुवलाश्वस्य पुत्रैस्तु सर्वतः परिवारितः॥ अभिद्रुतः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गदाभिर्मुसलैरपि। पट्टिशैः परियैः प्रासैः खङ्गैच विमलैः शितैः॥ स वध्यमानः संक्रुद्धः समुत्तस्थौ महाबलः। क्रुद्धश्चाभक्षयत् तेषां शस्त्राणि विविधानि च।॥
English: Then the ruler of the earth, and entirely surrounded as he was by all the sons of Kuvalashva. He was also assaulted with the sharp arrows, the maces and clubs, as well as with the axes, iron spikes, shafts and sharp and bright swords. Having been thus wounded, the greatly powerful one rose up in anger; and swallowed up all the various sorts of weapons in great excitement.
Sanskrit: आस्याद् वमन् पावकं स संवर्तकसम तदा। तान् सर्वान् नृपतेः पुत्रानदहत् स्वेन तेजसा॥
English: Thereupon he vomited from his mouth the fire, that was like the Samvartaka (appearing at the end of the Yoga); and he burnt the sons of the king by these his own flames.
Sanskrit: मुखजेनाग्निना क्रुद्धो लोकानुद्वर्तयन्निव। क्षणेन राजशार्दूल पुरेव कपिलः प्रभुः॥ सगरस्यात्मजान् क्रुद्धस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्।
English: Surrounding the three worlds with the fire emitted from his mouth, the wrathful one seemed in a moment to be a miracle like Lord Kapila of old, who consumed the sons of Sagara (by the fire of his wrath).
Sanskrit: तेषु क्रोधाग्निदग्धेषु तदा भरतसत्तम॥ तं प्रबुद्धं महात्मानं कुम्भकर्णमिवापरम्। आससाद महातेजाः कुवलाश्वो महीपतिः॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, after the sons were thus consumed by the fire of wrath, the ruler of earth, Kuvalashva, endued with great energy, approached that high-souled one (Asura) who, now awake, was like a second Kumbhakarna.
Sanskrit: तस्य वारि महाराज सुस्राव बहु देहतः। तदापीय ततस्तेजो राजा वारिमयं नृप॥ योगी योगेन वछि च शमयामास वारिणा।
English: O great king, a current of water flowed copiously from the body of the monarch, who now extinguished those flames, O king, by that stream of water endued with the Yuga prowess, he extinguished the fire by the stream of water flowing from his body.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मास्त्रेण च राजेन्द्र दैत्यं क्रूरपराक्रमम्॥ ददाह भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकभवाय वै। सोऽस्त्रेण दग्ध्वा राजर्षिः कुवलाश्वो महासुरम्॥ सुरशत्रुममित्रघ्नं त्रैलोक्येश इवापरः।
English: O best of kings he then repressed the evilspirited Daitya by the weapon, called Brahma, with the object of benefiting the three words. O best of the Bharata race, thus having been repressed by that weapon the great Asura, who was the enemy of the gods, as well as the chastiser of all foes, the sage-like king, Kuvalashva became a second chief of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: धुन्धोर्वधात् तदा राजा कुवलाश्वो महामनाः॥ धुन्धुमार इति ख्यातो नाम्नाप्रतिरथोऽभवत्।
English: And from that day the lofty-minded king Kuvalashva became known by the name of Dhundhumara and was thought to be unconquerable on account of his slaying Dhundhu.
Sanskrit: प्रीतैश्च त्रिदशैः सर्वैमहर्षिसहितैस्तदा॥ वरं वृणीष्वेत्युक्तः स प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतस्तदा। अतीव मुदितो राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon all the celestials as well as the great sages became highly gratified with him. Having been solicited by them to take a boon from them, he folded his hands and bowed down to them; and, O king, being highly delighted, he addressed them, saying,
Sanskrit: दद्यां वित्तं द्विजावयेभ्यः शत्रूणां चापि दुर्जयः। सख्यं च विष्णुना मे स्याद् भूतेष्वद्रोह एव च॥
English: 'Grant me the boon that I may give wealth to the best of the Brahmanas and that I may be unconquerable in respect to all enemies; and I may have friendship with Vishnu; and that I may not entertain any animosity against any body.
Sanskrit: धर्मे रतिश्च सततं स्वर्गे वासस्तथाक्षयः। तथास्त्विति ततो देवैः प्रीतैरुक्तः स पार्थिवः॥ ऋषिभिश्च सगन्धर्वैरुक्तङ्केन च धीमता। सम्भाष्य चैनं विविधैराशीर्वादैस्ततो नृप॥
English: That I may have heart always turned towards virtue; and also that I may have an everlasting abode in heaven.' Thereupon the celestials, with the sages and Gandharvas, as also with the intelligent 'Uttanka, highly gratified, said to the king "So be it," O monarch, then they also saluted him with various other blessings.
Sanskrit: देवा महर्षयश्चापि स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे। तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टा युधिष्ठिर तदाभवन्॥
English: The celestials as well as the great sages departed to their respective residences. O Yudhishthira, then the king (Kuvalashva) had still three son left.
Sanskrit: दृढाश्वः कपिलाश्वश्च चन्द्राश्वश्चैव भारत। तेभ्यः परम्परा राजनिक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम्॥ वंशस्य सुमहाभाग राज्ञाममिततेजसाम्।
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, they (the sons) were called Dridhashva, Kapilashva and Chandrashva, from whom, O king, has sprung the line of greatly powerful kings belonging to that most illustrious race of Ikshyaku.
Sanskrit: एवं स निहतस्तेन कुवलाश्वेन सत्तम॥ धुन्धुर्नाम महादैत्यो मधुकैटभयोः सुतः। कुवलाश्वश्च नृपतिधुन्धुमार इति स्मृतः॥
English: O blessed one, O the most excellent, thus was slain by Kuvalashva. The great Daitya, Dhundhu, the son of Madhu and Kaitabha. The king Kuvalashva, too, came to be known by the name of Dhundhumara.
Sanskrit: नाम्ना च गुणसंयुक्तस्तदाप्रभृति सोऽभवत्। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥ धौन्धुमारमुपाख्यानं प्रथितं यस्य कर्मणा।
English: By his assuming this appellation, he really became, from that time forward, one of innumerable virtues. Now I have related to you the whole account, which you asked me. By this act of his (Kuvalashva's) the story of Dhundhu's death has become famous.
Sanskrit: इदं तु पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णो:समनुकीर्तनम्॥ शृणुयाद् यः स धर्मात्मा पुत्रवांश्च भवेन्नरः। आयुष्मान् भूतिमांश्चैव श्रुत्वा भवति पर्वसु। न च व्याधिभयं किंचित् प्राप्नोति विगतज्वरः॥
English: For it has been associated with the glory of Vishnu. The person, who listens to this history becomes virtuous; and also father of children; and listening to it on the holy days, he becomes blessed with longevity and good fortune. Becoming delivered from all diseases, he even gets no fear of indisposition.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा मार्कण्डेयं महाद्युतिम्। पप्रच्छ भरतश्रेष्ठ धर्मप्रश्नं सुदुर्विदम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O best of the Bharata race, thereupon king Yudhishthira asked the most enlightened Markandeya a question that is too difficult to be understood.
Sanskrit: श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन् स्त्रीणां माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र सूक्ष्मं धर्म्यं च तत्त्वतः॥
English: O you that are possessed of great energy, I desire to listen to the best account of a woman's greatness, O Brahmanas, you relate to me in detail the principles of pure morality.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षमिह विप्रर्षे देवा दृश्यन्ति सत्तम। सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ वायुः पृथिवी वह्निरेव च॥
English: O Brahmanical sages, O foremost of men, the sun, the moon, the earth and the fire look like the deities in their embodied forms.
Sanskrit: पिता माता च भगवन् गुरुरेव च सत्तम्। यच्चान्यद् देवविहितं तच्चापि भृगुनन्दन॥
English: O holy one, O excellent one, O descendant of the Bhrigu race, the father, the mother and the preceptor-these and others, as ordained by the celestials, also appear as deities.
Sanskrit: मान्या हि गुरवः सर्वे एकपत्न्यस्तथा स्त्रियः। पतिव्रतानां शुश्रूषा दुष्करा प्रतिभाति मे॥
English: All venerable persons are to be respected, as also the women who are devoted to one husband. The service, that chaste women offer to their husbands, seems to me to be very difficult.
Sanskrit: पतिव्रतानां माहात्म्यं वक्तुमर्हसि नः प्रभो। निरुद्ध्य चेन्द्रियग्रामं मनः संरुध्य चानघ॥ पतिं दैवतवच्चापि चिन्तयन्त्यः स्थिता हि याः। भगवन् दुष्करं त्वेतत् प्रतिभाति मम प्रभो॥ मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषा स्त्रीणां भर्तरि च द्विजा स्त्रीणां धर्मात् सुघोराद्धि नान्यं पश्यामि दुष्करम्॥
English: O lord, it behoves you to relate to us the excellency of chaste women, who, O blameless one, putting a check upon all their senses and even restraining their minds, always think their husbands as gods. O holy one, O lord, O Brahmana, the worship that sons offer to their fathers and mothers and also what wives render to their husbands, appears to me be fraught with difficulty. In fact, I do not find anything more difficult than the duties of chaste women (to their husbands).
Sanskrit: साध्वाचाराः स्त्रियो ब्रह्मन् यत् कुर्वन्ति सदाऽऽदृताः। दुष्करं खलु कुर्वन्ति पितरं मातरं च वै॥
English: O Brahmanas, what the wives of good behaviours perform carefully ſin respect to their husbands) and also what the sons do to their father and mother, are indeed, highly difficult.
Sanskrit: एकपल्यश्च या नार्यो याश्च सत्यं वदन्त्युत। कुक्षिणा दश मासांश्च गर्भं संधारयन्ति याः॥
English: To those women who are attached to one lord; and those who speak the truth; and those who conceive in their womb a child for full ten months;
Sanskrit: नार्यः कालेन सम्भूय किमद्भुततरं ततः। संशयं परमं प्राप्य वेदनामतुलामपि॥
English: And to those women also who in due time are subject to great troubles and suffer extraordinary pains, what is more wonderful than these?
Sanskrit: प्रजायन्ते सुतान् नार्यो दुःखेन महता विभो। पुष्णन्ति चापि महता स्नेहेन द्विजपुङ्गव॥
English: O worshipful one, women give birth to their children with great pain to themselves; and, O foremost of the Brahmanas they bring them up with great affection.
Sanskrit: याश्च क्रूरेषु सत्त्वेषु वर्तमाना जुगुप्सिताः। स्वकर्म कुर्वन्ति सदा दुष्करं तच्च मे मतम्॥
English: That the persons, who are desirous of doing evils to others and who are always engaged in cruel deeds, discharge their duties, is, in my opinion, highly difficult.