pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः। सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरीजाना: कुमारा: शशबिन्दवः॥
English: All of them, (on occasions of battle) used to don golden coats of mail; and all were excellent bowmen. All those of Shashabindu accomplished the Horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तानश्वमेधे राजेन्द्रो ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽददत् पिता। शतं शतं रथगजा एकैकं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः॥
English: That foremost of kings, their father gave them away to the Brahmanas as sacrificial peasants, at his own sacrifice. Each of those princes was followed by hundreds upon hundreds of car-warriors and elephants.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्रं तदा कन्यास्तपनीयस्वलंकृताः। कन्यां कन्यां शतं नागा नागे नागे शतं रथाः॥
English: And beautiful dansels adorned with ornaments of gold. With each damsel were a sons hundred elephants and with each elephant a hundred chariots.
Sanskrit: रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा बलिनो हेममालिनः। अश्वे अश्वे गोसहस्रं गवां पञ्चाशदाविकाः॥
English: With each car were a hundred horses adorned with chains of gold and with each horse a thousand cows. With each cow were fifty goats.
Sanskrit: एतद् धनमपर्याप्तमश्वमेधे महामखे। शशबिन्दुमहाभागो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत॥
English: This uncountable wealth was gifted by the prosperous and respected king Sasabindu to Brahmins in the great offering Ashvamedha arranged once by him.
Sanskrit: वाश्चि यूपा यावन्त अश्वमेधे महामखे। ते तथैव पुनश्चान्ते तावन्तः काञ्चनाऽभवन्॥
English: In that great Horse-sacrifice of his, he gave away unlimited wealth and in other sacrifices also he gave away equal amount of gold.
Sanskrit: भक्ष्यानपाननिचयाः पर्वताः क्रोशमुच्छ्रिताः। तस्याश्वमेधे निर्वृत्ते राज्ञः शिष्टास्त्रयोदश॥
English: There were piles of edibles, foods and confectionery of the height of two full miles. And when the Horse-sacrifices of the king was over thirteen such piles remained (un-used).
Sanskrit: तुष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा शान्तविघ्नामनामयाम्। शशबिन्दुरिमां भूमिं चिरं भुक्त्वा दिवं गतः॥
English: Having ruled for many years over his kingdom, where the people were well-fed, satisfied and free from diseases and where all kinds of evils rooted out, king Shashabindu ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच सांकृति रन्तिदेवं च मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम। यस्य द्विशतसाहस्रा आसन् सूदा महात्मनः॥
English: Narada said O Srinjaya, we heard also that Sankriti's son Rantideva, who had two hundred-thousand cooks of high-soul, had to undergo death.
Sanskrit: गृहानभ्यागतान् विप्रानतिथीन् परिवेषकाः। पक्वापक्वं दिवारानं वरान्नममृतोपमम्॥
English: These cooks of his, used to distribute raw and cooked food and vast amount of wealth, day and night, to the Brahmanas that repaired to Ratindeva's mansion as guests.
Sanskrit: न्यायेनाधिगतं वित्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत। वेदानधीत्य धर्मेण यश्चके द्विषतो वशे॥
English: He gave away unto the Brahmanas his wealth acquired through fair means. Having studied the Vedas he subdued his foes in fair combats.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेभ्योददनिष्कान् सौवर्णान् स प्रभावतः। तुभ्यं निष्कं तुभ्यं निष्कमिति ह स्म प्रभाषते॥
English: He always gave away golden Nishkas to the Brahmanas saying. "I give you Nishkas, I give you Nishkas."
Sanskrit: तुभ्यंतुभ्यमिति प्रदानिष्कान् निष्कान् सहस्रशः। ततः पुनः समाश्वास्य निष्कानेव प्रयच्छति॥
English: "To you, to you,” saying these words he gave thousands of Nishkas away to the Brahmanas. Then again, comforting them, he gave them Nishkas.
Sanskrit: अल्पं दत्तं मयाद्येति निष्ककोटि सहस्रशः। एकाला दास्यति पुनः कोऽन्यस्तत् सम्प्रदास्यति॥
English: Having given away in the course of a single day, a Koti of Nishkas, he used to say, “I have his day given away a very small number of coins", thus thinking, he would again give away Nishkas. What other person can give away such enormous quantity of wealth?
Sanskrit: द्विजपाणिवियोगेन दुःखं मे शाश्वतं महत्। भविष्यति न संदेह एवं राजाददद् वसु॥
English: That king used to give away wealth, thinking-"If I do not give wealth into the hands of the Brahmanas, great and everlasting sorrow will surely fall in my share."
Sanskrit: सहस्रशश्च सौवर्णान् वृषभान् गोशतानुगान्। साष्टं शतं सुवर्णानां निष्कमाहुर्धनं तथा॥ अध्यर्धमासमददद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यः शतं समाः। अग्निहोत्रोपकरणं यज्ञोपकरणं च यत्॥
English: For a hundred years, twice a month, he gave away unto thousands of Brahmanas a golden bull each followed by a herd of hundred cows and eight hundred pieces of Nishkas. All the articles necessary for his Agnihotra sacrifice and for his other sacrifices.
Sanskrit: ऋषिभ्यः करकान् कुम्भान् स्थालीः पिठरमेव च। शयनासनयानानि प्रासादांश्च गृहाणि च॥ वृक्षांश्च विविधान् दद्यादन्नानि च धनानि च। सर्वे सौवर्णमेवासीद् रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः॥
English: He gave away to the sages, including karakas and jars for water and plates and dishes and beds, carpets, conveyances, palaces and dwelling houses. And various sorts of trees and diverse kinds of edibles and viands. All the utensils and articles of the intelligent Ratindeva were made of gold.
Sanskrit: तत्रास्य गाथा गायन्ति ये पुराणविदो जनाः। रन्तिदेवस्य तां दृष्ट्वा समृद्धिमतिमानुषीम्॥
English: Seeing then the super-human prosperity of king Ratindeva, those that were conversant with the history of past ages sang this song.
Sanskrit: नैतादृशं दृष्टपूर्वे कुबेरसदनेष्वपि। धनं च पूर्यमाणं नः किं पुनर्मनुजेष्विति॥
English: We have not seen such vast treasures even in the mansion of Kubera (the Plutus of Hindu mythology), what to speak of the treasures of men?
Sanskrit: व्यक्तं वस्वोकसारेयमित्यूचुस्तत्र विस्मिताः।
English: People then wonderingly used to say-"It is evident that the kingdom of Ratindeva, the son of Sankrita, is made of gold.
Sanskrit: सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमतिथिर्वसेत्॥ आलभ्यन्त तदा गावः सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः।
English: On such nights when guests used to assemble in the mansion of Ratindeva, twentyone thousand cows used to be sacrificed (for feeding them).
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म सूदाः क्रोशन्ति सुपृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः॥ सूपं भूविहमश्नीध्वं नाद्य मासं यथा पुरा।
English: And the cooks of the king, adorned with jewelled ear-rings used to cry out (to the guests) saying-“Drink as much soup as you can, for there is not so much meat today as there was the other day."
Sanskrit: रन्तिदेवस्य यत् किंचित् सौवर्णमभवत् तदा॥ तत् सर्वे वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत।
English: Whatever of gold Ratindeva possessed, then, was given away to the Brahmanas in the course of one of his sacrifices.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं तस्य हव्यानि प्रतिगृह्णन्ति देवताः॥ कव्यानि पितरः काले सर्वकामान् द्विजोत्तमाः।
English: The gods in person used to accept the libations of butter poured on the fire for them, And the ancestral manes used similarly to accept food that was offered to them in proper time. The Brahmanas, the best of their sects, used to obtain from him all the objects of their desire.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया॥ पुत्रात् पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः। अयज्वानमदाक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत्॥
English: When, O Srinjaya, even such a king had to undergo Death, who was superior to you in respect of the four cardinal virtues. And consequently was superior to your son, you should not lament for your son who performed no sacrifice and made no sacrificial gifts, saying-'O Shvaitya'.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच पृथु वैन्यं च राजानं मृतं सृज्जय शुश्रुम। यमभ्यषिञ्चन् साम्राज्ये राजसूये महर्षयः॥
English: Narada said We heard also, O Srinjaya, that Vena's son Prithu, who was installed as the emperor of the world by the mighty sages on the celebration of his Rajasuya-sacrifice, had also to suffer death.
Sanskrit: यत्नतः प्रथितेत्यूचुः सर्वानभिभवन् पृथुः। क्षतान्नस्त्रास्यते सर्वानित्येवं क्षत्रियोऽभवत्॥
English: Having vanquished all his foes with great efforts, he consolidated his empire, for which he came to be called Prithu (or the celebrated). He became a true Kshatriya, owing to his protecting his subjects from wounds and injuries.
Sanskrit: पृथु वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्ट्वा रक्ताः स्मेति यदब्रुवन्। ततो राजेति नामास्य अनुरागादजायत॥
English: Beholding Vena's son Prithu, his subjects said, “We are delighted and in consequence of the affection of his subjects which he enjoyed, he came to be called Raja.
Sanskrit: अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी आसीद् वैन्यस्य कामधुक्। सर्वाः कामदुघा गावः पुटके पुटके मधु॥
English: The Earth yielded corn without being cultivated and for Vena's son Prithu she fulfilled all his desires. The cows also yielded milk whenever desired and every lotus-bud was filled with honey.
Sanskrit: आसन् हिरण्मया दर्भाः सुखस्पर्शाः सुखावहाः। तेषां चौराणि संवीताः प्रजास्तेष्वेव शेरते॥
English: The sacred Kusha grass were all made of gold and were delicate to the touch and otherwise delightful. The people used to wear cloths made of this grass and they used to lie down on beds composed of them.
Sanskrit: फलान्यमृतकल्पानि स्वादूनि च मधूनि च। तेषामासीत् तदाहारो निराहाराश्च नाभवन्॥
English: Fruits, nectareous, tasteful and delicate, then became their chief edible; and none went without food.
Sanskrit: अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्य ह्यकुतोभयाः। न्यवसन्त यथाकामं वृक्षेषु च गुहासु च॥
English: In his kingdom men lived free from all diseases, their desires were all crowned with fruition, they entertained no fear. They lived on trees and in caves, as it pleased them.
Sanskrit: प्रविभागो न राष्ट्राणां पुराणां चाभवत् तदा। यथासुखं यथाकामं तथैता मुदिताः प्रजाः॥
English: His dominions and his cities were not divided into smaller sections and countries. There his subjects lived delightedly, as it suited their desire or convenience.
Sanskrit: तस्य संस्तम्भिता ह्यापः समुद्रमभियास्यतः। पर्वताश्च ददुर्मार्ग ध्वजभङ्गश्च नाभवत्॥
English: When king Prithu repaired to the sea, its waves become solidified. The very mountains opened a way for him and his standard never broke (being obstructed by any thing).
Sanskrit: तं वनस्पतयः शैला देवासुरनरोरगाः। सप्तर्षयः पुण्यजना गन्धवाप्सरसोऽपि च॥ पितरश्च सुखासीनमभिगम्येदमब्रुवन्। सम्राडसि क्षत्रियोऽसि राजा गोप्ता पितासि नः॥ देह्यस्मभ्यं महाराज प्रभुः सन्नीप्सितान् वरान्। यैर्वयं शाश्वतीस्तृप्तीवर्तयिष्यामहे सुखम्॥
English: Him seated at his ease, the mighty trees of the forest, the gods of the mountains, the celestials, the Asuras, the men and the replies the seven sages, sages, the holy ascetics, the Gandharvas, the Apsaras and the ancestral manes, approaching said these words-"You are our Emperor, you protect us from injuries, you are ever our delighter, saviour and father. Give us, O mighty monarch, O Master, the boons we desire to have-boons through whose virtue we may live in happiness and plenty, for eternal years.
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा पृथुर्वैन्यो गृहीत्वाऽऽजगवं धनुः। शरांश्चाप्रतिमान् घोरांश्चिन्तयित्वाब्रवीन्महीम्॥
English: Then saying yea' to all their prayers, Vena's son Prithu took up his Ajagava bow and several dreadful arrows, whose equals existed not; then thinking for a while, he
Sanskrit: एह्येहि वसुधे क्षिप्रं क्षरैभ्यः काक्षितं पयः। ततो दास्यामि भद्रं ते अन्नं यस्य यथेप्सितम्॥
English: "Come, come, O Earth, quickly give these my subjects the milk they desire. Good betide you; from the milk you shall shed, I desire to give my subjects the edibles they wish to have.
Sanskrit: वसुधोवाच दुहितृत्वेन मां वीर संकल्पयितुमर्हसि। तथेत्युक्वा पृथुः सर्वे विधानमकरोद् वशी॥
English: The Earth said "O Hero, it behoves you to look upon me as your own daughter." Saying, “So be it” the self-controlled Prithu, then arranged for (milking the Earth).
Sanskrit: ततो भूतनिकायास्तां वसुधां दुदुहुस्तदा। तां वनस्पतयः पूर्वं समुत्तस्थधुक्षवः॥
English: Then the whole assemblage of creatures begin to milk the Earth (successively). The mighty trees of the forest then first approached her, desirous of milking her.
Sanskrit: साऽतिष्ठद् वत्सला वत्संदोग्धृपात्राणि चेच्छती। वत्सोऽभूत पुष्पितः शालः प्लक्षो दोग्धाऽभवत् तदा।।
English: There then stood the highly affectionate Earth (as a cow), looking for a calf, a milker and a pot wherein to keep the milk. Then the flowering Shala tree became the calf and the Plaksha became the milker.
Sanskrit: छिन्नप्ररोहणं दुग्धं पात्रमौदुम्बरं शुभम्। उदयः पर्वतो वत्सो मेरुर्दोगधा महागिरिः॥
English: Torn buds become the milk and the auspicious fig tree became the milk-pot. (Next the mountains appeared to milk her) The Eastern hill then became the calf and the mighty Meru-mountain became the milkman.
Sanskrit: रत्नान्योषधयो दुग्धं पात्रमश्ममयं तथा। दोग्धा चासीत् तदा देवो दुग्धमूर्जस्करं प्रियम्॥
English: Jewels and precious stones and the Osadhis became the milk and the stones became the milk-jar. Next the celestials became the milkers and everything capable of imparting energy became the milk.
Sanskrit: असुरा दुदुहुर्मायामामपात्रे तु ते तदा। दोग्धा द्विमूधातत्रासीद् वत्सश्चासीद् विरोचनः॥
English: Next the Asuras milked urine from the Earth, in unbaked earthen jars. Dvimurdha (the two-headed) then became the milker and Virochana became the calf.
Sanskrit: कृर्षि च सस्यं च नरा दुदुहुः पृथिवीतले। स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्वत्सस्तेषां दोग्धाऽभवत् पृथुः॥
English: Next the men milked her when products of cultivation and crops became the milk; the selfcreate Manu became the calf and Prithu the milker, on this occasion.
Sanskrit: अलाबुपात्रे च तथा विषं दुग्धा वसुंधरा। धृतराष्ट्रोऽभवद् दोग्धा तेषां वत्सस्तु तक्षकः॥
English: Next the snakes milked her and they received poison for milk in in gourds. Dhritarashtra became the milker and Takshaka became the calf.
Sanskrit: सप्तर्षिभिर्ब्रह्म दुग्धा तथा चाक्लिष्टकर्मभिः। दोग्धा बृहस्पतिः पात्रं छान्दो वत्सश्च सोमराट्॥
English: The seven sages untiring in work, next milked her and obtained the knowledge of the Supreme Brahma for the milk. Then Brihaspati became the milker the Vedas became the milkpot and the Somarat became the calf,
Sanskrit: अन्तर्धानं चामपात्रे दुग्धा पुण्यजनैर्विराट्। दोग्धा वैश्रवणस्तेषां वत्सश्चासीद् वृषध्वजः॥
English: The Rakshasas milking her, in a jar of unbaked Earth, obtained the power of disappearing at will. Their milker Vaishravana and Vrishadhvaja was their calf.
Sanskrit: पुण्यगन्धान् पद्मपात्रे गन्धर्वाप्सरसोऽदुहन्। वत्सश्चित्ररथस्तेषां दोग्धा विश्वरुचिः प्रभुः॥
English: The Apsaras and the Gandharvas milked her of holy fragrance and received it in lotuspetals. Chitraratha became their calf and the lord Visvaruchi became their milker.
Sanskrit: स्वधां रजतपात्रेषु दुदुहुः पितरश्च ताम्। वत्सो वैवस्वतस्तेषां यमो दोग्धाऽन्तकस्तदा॥
English: The ancestral manes milked her of Svadhas in pots of silver. Vaivasvata became their calf and the Destroyer (Yama) himself became their milker.
Sanskrit: एवं निकायैस्तैर्दुधा पयोऽभीष्टं हि सा विराट्। यैर्वर्तयन्ति ते ह्यद्य पात्रैर्वत्सैश्च नित्यशः॥
English: Thus was the Earth milked by that entire host of creatures, who obtained for milk all objects of their respective desire. The very was calves and the pots, with whose help they milked could be seen even today.
Sanskrit: यज्ञैश्च विविधैरिष्ट्वा पृथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान्। संतर्पयित्वा भूतानि सर्वैः कामैर्मनः प्रियैः॥
English: Then Vena's son Prithu, possessed of prowess, celebrated various sacrifices and he gratified the hearts of creature with objects desired by them.
Sanskrit: हैरण्यानकरोद् राजा ये केचित् पार्थिवा भुवि। तान् ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रायच्छदश्वमेधे महामखे॥
English: The king caused all objects obtaining of the face of the Earth to be made of gold and on the occasion of his great Horse-sacrifice, he gave them away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: षष्टिनागसहस्राणि षष्टिनागशतानि च। सौवर्णानकरोद् राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च तान् ददौ॥
English: The king caused sixty-six thousands images of elephants to be made of gold and he gave them away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: इमां च पृथिवीं सर्वां मणिरत्नविभूषिताम्। सौवर्णीमकरोद् राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च तां ददौ॥
English: The entire Earth adorned with jewels and gems, the king caused to be covered over with gold and he then gave her away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार सृज्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः। अयज्वानमदाक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येतयुदाहरत्॥
English: When, O Srinjaya, even such a king, who was superior to you in respect of the four virtues and consequently much more superior to your son, you should not lament for your son who performed no sacrifices and made no sacrificial gifts-saying, 'O Shvaitya'.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच रामो महातपाः शूरो वीरलोकनमस्कृतः। जामदग्नयोऽष्यतियशा अवितृप्तो मरिष्यति॥
English: Narada said Even the heroic Rama that illustrious ascetic adored by the heroes of the world, that son of Jamadagni, of great renown, died with his desires unsatiated.
Sanskrit: यः स्माद्यमनुपर्येति भूमिं कुर्वन्निमां सुखाम्। न चासीद् विक्रिया यस्यप्राप्य श्रियमनुत्तमाम्॥
English: Making this Earth abound in all kinds of happiness, he caused the primeval Yuga to set in. He was not perverted, having obtained cxcellent affluence.
Sanskrit: यः क्षत्रियैः परामृष्टे वत्से पितरि चाब्रुवन्। ततोऽवधीत् कार्तवीर्यमजितं समरे परैः॥
English: When a calf belonging to him when stolen and when his father was slain by the Kshatriyas, he took a vow saying that he would relieve the Earth of her burden of Kshatriyas. Thereafter he slew Kartavirya who was never before defeated in battle by his foes.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाणां चतुःषष्टिमयुतानि. सहस्रशः। तदा मृत्योः समेतानि एकेन धनुषाऽजयत्॥
English: Single-handed and with a single bow, he vanquished and dispatched to the abode of Death, four and sixty times ten thousand Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मद्विषां चाथ तस्मिन् सहस्राणि चतुर्दश। पुनरन्यानि जग्राह दन्तक्रूरं जघान ह॥
English: In that slaughter were included fourteen thousand Kshatriyas all contemners of the Brahmanas. Then again he slew slew many Kshatriyas of the Dantakrura country.
Sanskrit: सहस्रं मुसलेनाहन् सहस्रमसिनाऽवधीत्। उद्बन्धनात् सहस्रं च सहस्रमुदके धृतम्॥
English: He slew a thousand Kshatriyas with his bludgeon, a thousand with his sword and a thousand of the Kshatriyas also by hanging them.
Sanskrit: दन्तान्भक्त्वा सहस्रस्य कर्णान् नासान्यकृन्तत। ततः सप्तसहस्राणां कटुधूपमपाययत्॥
English: He splitted the teeth and cu-off nose and ears of one thousand Kshatriyas and forcibly made seven thousand kings to sip the bitter Dhupa (herb).
Sanskrit: शिष्टान् बद्ध्वा च हत्वा वै तेषां मूर्ध्नि विभिद्य च। गुणावतीमुत्तरेण खाण्डवाद् दक्षिणेन च। गिर्यन्ते शतसाहस्रा हैहयाः समरे हताः॥
English: Remaining of them were tied and slain by clashing their heads. At north from Gunavati and at south from Khandava forest, hundreds and thousands of Haihaya kings were slain in the battle field.
Sanskrit: सरथाश्वगजा वीरा निहतास्तत्र शेरते। पितुर्वधामर्षितेन जामदग्न्येन धीमता॥
English: Heroes with their chariots, steeds and elephants, lay slain on the field of battle, by the intelligent son of Jamadagni, who had been exasperated by the death of his father.
Sanskrit: निजघ्ने दशसाहस्रान् रामः परशुना तदा। न ह्यमृष्यत ता वाचो यास्तै शमुदीरिताः॥ भृगो रामाभिधावेति यदाक्रन्दन् द्विजोत्तमाः।
English: Then Rama slew with his axe ten thousand Kshatriyas. He then could not bear the hot words uttered by his enraged adversaries. When the twice-born sects exclaimed saying, 'O Rama, descendant of Bhrigu's race.
Sanskrit: ततः काश्मीरदरदान् कुन्तिक्षुद्रकमालवान्॥ अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गांश्च विदेहांस्ताम्रलिप्तकान्। रक्षावाहान् वीतिहोत्रांस्त्रिगर्तान् मार्तिकावतान्॥ शिबीनन्यांश्च राजन्यान् देशान् देशान् सहस्रशः। निजघान शितैर्बाणैर्जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Then the puissant son of Jamadgni proceeding against the Kashmiras, the Daradas, the Kuntis, the Kshudrakas, the Malavas, the Angas, the Vangas, the Kalingas, the Videhas, the Tamraliptakas, the Rakshavahan, the Vitihotras, the Trigartas, the Martikavatas the Sini and other kingly races, thousands in number, inhabiting various countries, slew them all with his arrows of exceeding sharpness.
Sanskrit: कोटीशतसहस्राणि क्षत्रियाणां सहस्रशः। इन्द्रगोपकवर्णस्य बन्धुजीवनिभस्य च।॥ रुधिरस्य परीवाहैः पूरयित्वा करांसि च। सर्वानष्टादश द्वीपान् वशमानीय भार्गवः॥ ईजे क्रतुशतैः पुण्यैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः।
English: Going from country to country, he slew thousands and crores of Kshatriyas creating a deluge of blood and filling many lakes with it, which was as red as Indra Gopakas or the wild fruit known as Bandhu-jiva and also bringing under his sway all the eighteen division of the earth, that descendant of Bhrigu's race. Celebrated a hundred holy sacred sacrifices in which he gave away profuse sacrificial presents.
Sanskrit: वेदीमष्टनलोत्सेधां सौवर्णो विधिनिर्मिताम्॥ सर्वरत्नशतैः पूर्णो पताकाशतमालिनीम्। ग्राम्यारण्यैः पशुगणैः सम्पूर्णं च पहीमिमाम्॥ रामस्य जामदग्न्यस्य प्रतिजग्राह कश्यपः।
English: The sacrificial altar, ful} eighteen Nalas high and made entirely of gold and erected duly. And filled with diverse kinds of gems and jewels and adorned with hundreds of pennons, as also this earth abounding in domestic and wild animals were accepted by Kasyapa as sacrificial presents offered to him by Rama.
Sanskrit: ततः शतसहस्राणि द्विपेन्द्रान् हेमभूषणान्॥ निर्दस्युं पृथिवीं कृत्वा शिष्टेष्टजनसंकुलाम्। कश्यपाय ददौ रामो हयमेधे महामखे॥
English: The son of Jamadagni, Rama also gave him many thousands of huge elephants adorned with golden ornaments. Freeing the earth from the robbers that infested her and making her full of innocent and amiable people, Rama gave her away to Kasyapa at his great Horsesacrifice.
Sanskrit: त्रि:सप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां प्रभुः। इष्ट्वा क्रतुशतैर्वीरो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत॥
English: That lord, that hero having relieved the earth, for twenty-one times, of her burdens of the Kshatriya population and having celebrated a hundred sacrifices, gave her away to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: सप्तद्वीपां वसुमती मारीचोऽगृह्णत द्विजः। रामं प्रोवाच निर्गच्छ वसुधातो ममाज्ञया॥
English: The earth with her seven grand divisions were bestowed by him upon the twice-born son of Maricha (Kasyapa). Then the the latter addressed Rama saying-"Go you out of this Earth, at my command".
Sanskrit: स कश्यपस्य वचनात् प्रोत्सार्य सरितां पतिम्। इषुपाते युधां श्रेष्ठः कुर्वन् ब्राह्मणशासनम्॥ अध्यावसद् गिरिश्रेष्ठं महेन्द्रं पर्वतोत्तमम्।
English: At the words of Kasyapa, that best of warriors obedient to the Brahmanas' command, caused, by the fall of his arrows, the very occan to roll back; then going to the foremost of mountains, namely, the Mahendra mountain, he continued to live there.
Sanskrit: एवं गुणशतैर्युक्तो भृगूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः॥ जामदग्न्यो ह्यतियशा मरिष्यति महाद्युतिः।
English: Even that enhancer of the glory of the Bhrigu race that one endowed with desirable qualities that son of Jamadagni, of illustrious renown and great effulgence, had to die.
Sanskrit: त्वया चतुर्भद्रतरः पुत्रात् पुण्यतरस्तव॥ अयज्वानमदाक्षिण्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
English: O Srinjaya, Superior to you in respect to the four virtues and also to your son, even that one did die. Therefore you should not weep for your son, who perforined no sacrifice and made no sacrificial gifts.
Sanskrit: एते चतुर्भद्रतरास्त्वया भद्रशताधिकाः। मृता नरवरश्रेष्ठ मरिष्यन्ति च सृञ्जय॥
English: These foremost and best of men, all superior to you in respect of the four virtues and in respect of many other meritorious qualities, had to suffer death, O Srinjaya.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच पुण्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं श्रुत्वा षोडशराजकम्। अव्याहरन्नरपतिस्तूष्णीमासीत् स सृञ्जयः॥
English: Vyasa said Having heard these holy stories of the sixteen kings, capable of enhancing the duration of the listener's life, king Srinjayas said nothing and remained silent for a while.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत् तथाऽऽसीनं नारदो भगवानृषिः। श्रुतं कीर्तयतो मह्यं गृहीतं ते महाद्युते॥
English: Then to him thus sitting silent, the almighty sage Narada said-"O you of great effulgence, you have heard the stories just now related by me and have comprehended their signification.
Sanskrit: आहोस्विदन्ततो नष्टं श्राद्धं शूद्रीपताविव। स एवमुक्तःप्रत्याह प्राञ्जलिः सृञ्जयस्तदा।॥
English: Or are all these lost on you, like a sraddha performed by a twice-born one having a female of the Sudra caste for his wife.” Thus spoken to, Srinjaya replied to him with folded palms, sayingएतच्छ्रुत्वा महाबाहो धन्यमाख्यानमुत्तमम्।
Sanskrit: राजर्षीणां पुराणानां यज्वनां दक्षिणावताम्॥
English: "O you rich in the wealth of asceticism, having heard these best and laudable stories of ancient royal sages, all of whom celebrated great sacrifices with profuse presents unto the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: विस्मयेन ते शोके तमसीवार्कतेजसा। विपाप्मास्यव्यथोपेतो ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम्॥
English: All my sorrow have been driven away by wonder, like darkness being dispelled by the radiance of the sun. I have now been purged of all my sins; and I do not feel any pain now. Tell me what shall I do.