Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 63

BndP 2 63.1

अष्टौ तु समवायस्तु वीरा संमूर्छना तथा । कस्यनासुतराचैव स्वरशाखा प्रकीर्त्तिता ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,६२।४४ ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवचरिते गान्धर्वलक्षणं नाम द्विषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ ६२॥ सूत उवाच कुकुद्मिननस्तु तं लोकं रैवतस्य गतस्य ह । त्दृता पुण्यजनैः सर्वा राक्षसैः साकुशस्थली

aṣṭau tu samavāyastu vīrā saṃmūrchanā tathā / kasyanāsutarācaiva svaraśākhā prakīrttitā // bndp_2,62.44 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyamabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde bhārgavacarite gāndharvalakṣaṇaṃ nāma dviṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 62// sūta uvāca kukudminanastu taṃ lokaṃ raivatasya gatasya ha / tdṛtā puṇyajanaiḥ sarvā rākṣasaiḥ sākuśasthalī

Eight are the combinations, and the heroic (vīrā?) and the saṃmūrchanā likewise; and 'kasya nāsutarā' (?) — thus the branch of the notes has been proclaimed. Thus (ends) the sixty-second chapter, called 'The Marks of Gāndharva (Music)', in the Bhārgava-carita, in the third Upodghāta-pāda of the Middle Section of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu. Sūta said: When Raivata had gone to that world, Kakudmin('s?) Kuśasthalī was seized entirely by the Puṇyajanas, the rākṣasas.

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BndP 2 63.2

तद्वै भ्रातृशतं तस्य धार्मिकस्य महात्मनः । निबध्यमानं नाराचैर्विदिशः प्राद्रवद्भयात्

tadvai bhrātṛśataṃ tasya dhārmikasya mahātmanaḥ / nibadhyamānaṃ nārācairvidiśaḥ prādravadbhayāt

Then that hundred of brothers of that righteous, great-souled one, being bound (i.e. pinned) by iron arrows, fled in terror to the intermediate directions.

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BndP 2 63.3

तेषां तु तद्भयक्रान्तक्षत्रियाणां च विद्रुताम् । अन्ववायस्तु सुमहांस्तत्र तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः

teṣāṃ tu tadbhayakrāntakṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vidrutām / anvavāyastu sumahāṃstatra tatra dvijottamāḥ

And of those kshatriyas who had scattered, overcome by that fear, there arose a very great lineage in this place and that, O best of the twice-born.

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BndP 2 63.4

शार्याता इति विख्याता दिक्षु सर्वासु धर्मिकाः । धृष्टस्य धर्ष्टिकं सर्वं रणधृष्टं बभूव ह

śāryātā iti vikhyātā dikṣu sarvāsu dharmikāḥ / dhṛṣṭasya dharṣṭikaṃ sarvaṃ raṇadhṛṣṭaṃ babhūva ha

Renowned as the Śāryātas, righteous, (they spread) in all directions. All of Dhṛṣṭa's (progeny) became Dhārṣṭaka, bold in battle.

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BndP 2 63.5

त्रिसाहस्रं तु स गणः क्षत्रियाणां महात्मनाम् । नभगस्य च दायादो नाभादो नाम वीर्यवान्

trisāhasraṃ tu sa gaṇaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahātmanām / nabhagasya ca dāyādo nābhādo nāma vīryavān

That host of great-souled kshatriyas numbered three thousand. And Nabhaga's heir was the valiant one named Nābhāda.

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BndP 2 63.6

अंबरीषस्तु नाभागिर्विरूपस्तस्य चात्मजः । पृषदश्वो विरूपस्य तस्य पुत्रो रथीतरः

aṃbarīṣastu nābhāgirvirūpastasya cātmajaḥ / pṛṣadaśvo virūpasya tasya putro rathītaraḥ

Ambarīṣa was Nābhāgi, and his son was Virūpa; Virūpa's son was Pṛṣadaśva, and his son was Rathītara.

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BndP 2 63.7

एते क्षत्रप्रसूता वै पुनश्चाङ्गिरसः स्मृताः । रथीतराणां प्रवराः क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातयः

ete kṣatraprasūtā vai punaścāṅgirasaḥ smṛtāḥ / rathītarāṇāṃ pravarāḥ kṣetropetā dvijātayaḥ

These, though born of kshatriya stock, are again reckoned as Āṅgirasas: they are the foremost of the Rathītaras, twice-born (begotten) in another's field.

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BndP 2 63.8

क्षुवतस्तु मनोः पूर्वमिक्ष्वाकुरभिनिःसृतः । तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीदिक्ष्वाकोर्भूरिदक्षिमम्

kṣuvatastu manoḥ pūrvamikṣvākurabhiniḥsṛtaḥ / tasya putraśataṃ tvāsīdikṣvākorbhūridakṣimam

From Manu, as he sneezed, Ikṣvāku formerly issued forth; and Ikṣvāku had a hundred sons of great skill.

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BndP 2 63.9

तेषां श्रेष्ठो विकुक्षिस्तु निमिर्दण्डश्च ते त्रयः । शकुनिप्रमुखास्तस्य पुत्राः पञ्चाशतस्तु ते

teṣāṃ śreṣṭho vikukṣistu nimirdaṇḍaśca te trayaḥ / śakunipramukhāstasya putrāḥ pañcāśatastu te

The best among them were Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍa — those three. And fifty of his sons, headed by Śakuni,

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BndP 2 63.10

उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारो महीक्षितः । चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च दक्षिणस्यां तु वै दिशि

uttarāpathadeśasya rakṣitāro mahīkṣitaḥ / catvāriṃśattathāṣṭau ca dakṣiṇasyāṃ tu vai diśi

were rulers of the earth, protectors of the northern region; and forty-eight in the southern direction,

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BndP 2 63.11

विराटप्रमुखास्ते च दक्षिणापथरक्षिणः । इक्ष्वाकुस्तु विकुक्षिं वै अष्टकायामथा दिशत्

virāṭapramukhāste ca dakṣiṇāpatharakṣiṇaḥ / ikṣvākustu vikukṣiṃ vai aṣṭakāyāmathā diśat

headed by Virāṭa, were the guardians of the southern region. Now Ikṣvāku appointed Vikukṣi for the Aṣṭakā rites.

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BndP 2 63.12

राजोवाच । मांसमानय श्राद्धे त्वं मृगान्हत्वा महाबल । श्राद्धं मम तु कर्त्तव्यमष्टकानां न संशयः

rājovāca / māṃsamānaya śrāddhe tvaṃ mṛgānhatvā mahābala / śrāddhaṃ mama tu karttavyamaṣṭakānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ

The king said: Bring meat for the śrāddha, having killed deer, O mighty one; for the śrāddha of the Aṣṭakās must be performed by me, without doubt.

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BndP 2 63.13

स गतो मृगयां चैव वचनात्तस्य धीमतः । मृगान्सहस्रकान्हत्वा परिश्रान्तश्च वीर्यवान्

sa gato mṛgayāṃ caiva vacanāttasya dhīmataḥ / mṛgānsahasrakānhatvā pariśrāntaśca vīryavān

At the word of that wise one he went to the hunt, and the valiant one, having killed deer by the thousand, grew exhausted.

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BndP 2 63.14

भक्षयच्छशकं तत्र विकुक्षिर्मृगयां गतः । आगते हि विकुक्षै तु समांसे महसैनिके

bhakṣayacchaśakaṃ tatra vikukṣirmṛgayāṃ gataḥ / āgate hi vikukṣai tu samāṃse mahasainike

There Vikukṣi, gone hunting, ate a hare; and when Vikukṣi had returned with the meat, (he) of the great army

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BndP 2 63.15

वसिष्ठं चोदयामास मांस प्रोक्षयतामिति । तथेति चोदितो राज्ञा विधिवत्तदुपस्थितम्

vasiṣṭhaṃ codayāmāsa māṃsa prokṣayatāmiti / tatheti codito rājñā vidhivattadupasthitam

urged Vasiṣṭha: 'Let the meat be consecrated.' Being so urged by the king, (Vasiṣṭha said) 'So be it,' and (approached) what was duly set before him.

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BndP 2 63.16

स दृष्ट्वोपहतं मांसं क्रुद्धो राजानमब्रवीत् । अनेनोपहतं मांसं पुत्रेण तव पार्थिव

sa dṛṣṭvopahataṃ māṃsaṃ kruddho rājānamabravīt / anenopahataṃ māṃsaṃ putreṇa tava pārthiva

Seeing the meat defiled, he angrily said to the king: 'This meat has been defiled by this son of yours, O king.

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BndP 2 63.17

शशभक्षाददुष्टं वै नैव मांसं महाद्युते । शशो दुरात्मना पूर्वममना भक्षितो ऽनघ

śaśabhakṣādaduṣṭaṃ vai naiva māṃsaṃ mahādyute / śaśo durātmanā pūrvamamanā bhakṣito 'nagha

The meat is by no means unspoiled, because of the eating of the hare, O greatly radiant one; for the hare was first eaten by the evil-minded, thoughtless one, O sinless one.

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BndP 2 63.18

तेन मांसमिदं दुष्टं पितॄणां नृपसत्तम । इक्ष्वाकुस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो विकुक्षिमिदमब्रवीत्

tena māṃsamidaṃ duṣṭaṃ pitṝṇāṃ nṛpasattama / ikṣvākustu tataḥ kruddho vikukṣimidamabravīt

By him this meat of the ancestors has been spoiled, O best of kings.' Then Ikṣvāku, angered, said this to Vikukṣi:

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BndP 2 63.19

पितृकर्मणि निर्दिष्टो मया च मृगयां गतः । शशं भक्षयसे ऽरण्ये निर्घृणः पूर्वमद्य तु

pitṛkarmaṇi nirdiṣṭo mayā ca mṛgayāṃ gataḥ / śaśaṃ bhakṣayase 'raṇye nirghṛṇaḥ pūrvamadya tu

'Appointed by me to the rite for the fathers, and gone to the hunt, you, pitiless, ate a hare in the forest — before (the offering), (and) today too.

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BndP 2 63.20

तस्मात्परित्यजामि त्वां गच्छ त्वं स्वेन कर्मणा । एवमिक्ष्वाकुणा त्यक्तो वसिष्ठवचनात्सुतः

tasmātparityajāmi tvāṃ gaccha tvaṃ svena karmaṇā / evamikṣvākuṇā tyakto vasiṣṭhavacanātsutaḥ

Therefore I abandon you; go, (and live) by your own deeds.' Thus the son was abandoned by Ikṣvāku at Vasiṣṭha's word.

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BndP 2 63.21

इक्ष्वाकौसंस्थिते तस्मिञ्छशादः पृथिवीमिमाम् । प्राप्तः परगधर्मात्मा स चायोध्याधिपो ऽभवत्

ikṣvākausaṃsthite tasmiñchaśādaḥ pṛthivīmimām / prāptaḥ paragadharmātmā sa cāyodhyādhipo 'bhavat

When that Ikṣvāku had passed away, Śaśāda obtained this earth, he whose nature was to (uphold) the highest dharma, and he became lord of Ayodhyā.

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BndP 2 63.22

तदाकरोत्स राज्यं वै वसिष्ठपरिनोदितः । ततस्तेनैनसा पूर्णो राज्यावस्थो महीपतिः

tadākarotsa rājyaṃ vai vasiṣṭhaparinoditaḥ / tatastenainasā pūrṇo rājyāvastho mahīpatiḥ

Then, urged on by Vasiṣṭha, he ruled the kingdom; and thereafter, filled with that sin, the lord of the earth remained established in kingship.

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BndP 2 63.23

कालेन गतवान्सो ऽथ शकृन्मूत्रतरङ्गितम् । ज्ञात्वैवमेतदाख्यानं ना विधिर्भक्षयेद्बुधः

kālena gatavānso 'tha śakṛnmūtrataraṅgitam / jñātvaivametadākhyānaṃ nā vidhirbhakṣayedbudhaḥ

In time he then went to (a hell) rippling with dung and urine. Knowing just this account, the wise man should not eat (meat) contrary to rule.

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BndP 2 63.24

मांसभक्षयितामुत्र यस्य मांसमिहाद्म्यहम् । एतन्मांसस्य मांसत्वं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः

māṃsabhakṣayitāmutra yasya māṃsamihādmyaham / etanmāṃsasya māṃsatvaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ

He whose flesh I eat here will be an eater of my flesh in the other world: this, the thoughtful declare, is the 'meat-ness' of meat.

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BndP 2 63.25

शशादस्य तु दायादः ककुत्स्थो नाम वीर्यवान् । इन्द्रस्य वृषभूतस्य ककुत्स्थो जयते पुरा

śaśādasya tu dāyādaḥ kakutstho nāma vīryavān / indrasya vṛṣabhūtasya kakutstho jayate purā

Now Śaśāda's heir was the valiant one named Kakutstha; of old Kakutstha was victorious (mounted) on Indra, who had become a bull.

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BndP 2 63.26

पूर्वमाडीबके युद्धे ककुत्स्थस्तेन संस्मृतः । अनेनास्तु ककुत्स्थस्य पृथुश्चानेन स स्मृतः

pūrvamāḍībake yuddhe kakutsthastena saṃsmṛtaḥ / anenāstu kakutsthasya pṛthuścānena sa smṛtaḥ

Formerly, in the battle at Āḍībaka, Kakutstha was called to mind by him (Indra); and by him Pṛthu too, (son) of Kakutstha, was called to mind.

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BndP 2 63.27

दृषदश्वः पृथोः पुत्रस्तस्मादन्ध्रस्तु वीर्यवान् । अन्ध्रात्तु युवनाश्वस्तु शावस्तस्तस्य चात्मजः

dṛṣadaśvaḥ pṛthoḥ putrastasmādandhrastu vīryavān / andhrāttu yuvanāśvastu śāvastastasya cātmajaḥ

Dṛṣadaśva was Pṛthu's son; from him (came) the valiant Andhra; from Andhra, Yuvanāśva, and his son was Śāvasta.

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BndP 2 63.28

जज्ञे श्रावस्तको राजा श्रावस्ती येन निर्मिता । श्रावस्तस्य तु दायादो बृहदश्वो महायशाः

jajñe śrāvastako rājā śrāvastī yena nirmitā / śrāvastasya tu dāyādo bṛhadaśvo mahāyaśāḥ

King Śrāvastaka was born, by whom Śrāvastī was built; and Śrāvasta's heir was the greatly renowned Bṛhadaśva.

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BndP 2 63.29

बृहदश्वसुतश्चापि कुवलाश्व इति श्रुतः । यस्तु धुन्धुवधाद्राजा धुन्धुमारत्वमागतः

bṛhadaśvasutaścāpi kuvalāśva iti śrutaḥ / yastu dhundhuvadhādrājā dhundhumāratvamāgataḥ

And Bṛhadaśva's son was known as Kuvalāśva, the king who by slaying Dhundhu came to be called Dhundhumāra.

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BndP 2 63.30

ऋषय ऊचुः धुन्धोर्वधं महाप्राज्ञ घोतुमिच्छाम विस्तरात् । यदर्थं कुवलाश्वस्य धुन्धुमारत्वमागतम्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ dhundhorvadhaṃ mahāprājña ghotumicchāma vistarāt / yadarthaṃ kuvalāśvasya dhundhumāratvamāgatam

The sages said: Greatly wise one, we wish to hear in full of the slaying of Dhundhu, on account of which Kuvalāśva came to be Dhundhumāra.

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BndP 2 63.31

सूत उवाच कुवलाश्वस्य पुत्राणां सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः । सर्वे विद्यासु निष्णाता बलवन्तो दुरासदाः

sūta uvāca kuvalāśvasya putrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇyekaviṃśatiḥ / sarve vidyāsu niṣṇātā balavanto durāsadāḥ

Sūta said: Kuvalāśva had twenty-one thousand sons, all thoroughly versed in the branches of knowledge, strong, and hard to assail.

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BndP 2 63.32

बभूवुर्धार्मिकाः सर्वे यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः । कुवलाश्वं महावीर्यं शूरमुत्तमधार्मिकम्

babhūvurdhārmikāḥ sarve yajvāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ / kuvalāśvaṃ mahāvīryaṃ śūramuttamadhārmikam

They were all righteous, performers of sacrifice, giving ample gifts. Kuvalāśva, of great might, a hero, supremely righteous—

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BndP 2 63.33

बृहदश्वो ह्यभ्यषिञ्चत्तस्मिन्राज्ये नराधिपः । पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीस्तु वनं राजा विवेश ह

bṛhadaśvo hyabhyaṣiñcattasminrājye narādhipaḥ / putrasaṃkrāmitaśrīstu vanaṃ rājā viveśa ha

—him Bṛhadaśva, the ruler of men, consecrated in that kingdom; and having transferred his royal fortune to his son, the king entered the forest.

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BndP 2 63.34

बृहदश्वं महाराजं शूरमुत्तमधार्मिकम् । प्रयास्यन्तमुतङ्कस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिः प्रत्यवारयत्

bṛhadaśvaṃ mahārājaṃ śūramuttamadhārmikam / prayāsyantamutaṅkastu brahmarṣiḥ pratyavārayat

But Uttaṅka, the brahmin sage, held back the great king Bṛhadaśva, a hero and supremely righteous, as he was about to set out.

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BndP 2 63.35

उत्तङ्क उवाच भवता रक्षणं कार्यं तत्तावत्कर्त्तुमर्हति । निरुद्विग्नस्तपस्छर्तुं न हि शक्रो ऽपि पार्थिव

uttaṅka uvāca bhavatā rakṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ tattāvatkarttumarhati / nirudvignastapaschartuṃ na hi śakro 'pi pārthiva

Uttaṅka said: Protection must be given by you; that much you ought to do. For not even Śakra, O prince, can perform austerities unless free of alarm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.36

ममाश्रमसमीपेषु मेरोर्हि परितस्तु वै । समुद्रो वालुकापूर्णस्तत्र तिष्ठति भूपते

mamāśramasamīpeṣu merorhi paritastu vai / samudro vālukāpūrṇastatra tiṣṭhati bhūpate

In the vicinity of my hermitage, all around Meru, O lord of the earth, there stands a sea filled with sand.

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BndP 2 63.37

देवतानामवध्यस्तु महाकायो महाबलः । अन्तर्भूमिगतस्तत्र वालुकान्तर्हितो महान्

devatānāmavadhyastu mahākāyo mahābalaḥ / antarbhūmigatastatra vālukāntarhito mahān

There, unslayable by the gods, huge of body, of great strength, hidden within the earth and concealed by the sand, the great one—

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BndP 2 63.38

राक्षसस्य मधोः पुत्रो धुन्धुर्नाम महासुरः । शेते लोकविनाशाय तप आस्थाय दारुणम्

rākṣasasya madhoḥ putro dhundhurnāma mahāsuraḥ / śete lokavināśāya tapa āsthāya dāruṇam

—the son of the demon Madhu, a great asura named Dhundhu, lies asleep, having undertaken terrible austerity for the destruction of the worlds.

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BndP 2 63.39

संवत्सरस्य पर्यन्ते स निश्वासं विमुञ्चति । यदा तदा मही तत्र चलति स्म सकानना

saṃvatsarasya paryante sa niśvāsaṃ vimuñcati / yadā tadā mahī tatra calati sma sakānanā

At the close of a year he lets out a breath; and when he does, then the earth there trembles with its forests.

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BndP 2 63.40

तस्य निश्वासवातेन रज उद्धूयते महत् । आदित्यपथमावृत्य सप्ताहं भूमिकंपनम्

tasya niśvāsavātena raja uddhūyate mahat / ādityapathamāvṛtya saptāhaṃ bhūmikaṃpanam

By the wind of his breathing a great mass of dust is blown up, covering the path of the sun, and there is an earthquake for seven days—

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BndP 2 63.41

सविस्फुलिङ्गं सज्वारं सधूममतिदारुणम् । तेन राजन्न शक्नोमि तस्मिन्स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे

savisphuliṅgaṃ sajvāraṃ sadhūmamatidāruṇam / tena rājanna śaknomi tasminsthātuṃ sva āśrame

—with sparks, with fever(-heat), with smoke, exceedingly terrible; because of that, O king, I am unable to stay there in my own hermitage.

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BndP 2 63.42

तं वारय महाबाहो लोकानां हितकाम्यया । तेजस्ते सुमहद्विष्मुस्तेजसाप्याययिष्यति

taṃ vāraya mahābāho lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā / tejaste sumahadviṣmustejasāpyāyayiṣyati

Restrain him, O mighty-armed one, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds. Your energy is very great, we know; (Viṣṇu) will further augment it with (his own) energy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.43

लोकाः स्वस्था भवन्त्वद्य तस्मिन्विनिहते सुरे । त्वं हि तस्य वधार्थाय समर्थः पृथिवीपते

lokāḥ svasthā bhavantvadya tasminvinihate sure / tvaṃ hi tasya vadhārthāya samarthaḥ pṛthivīpate

Let the worlds today become secure, once that demon is slain; for you, O lord of the earth, are capable of killing him.

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BndP 2 63.44

विष्णुना च वरो दत्तो मम पूर्व यतो ऽनघ । न हि धुन्धुर्महावीर्यस्तेजसाल्पेन शाक्यते

viṣṇunā ca varo datto mama pūrva yato 'nagha / na hi dhundhurmahāvīryastejasālpena śākyate

And a boon was formerly granted to me by Viṣṇu, O sinless one; for Dhundhu of great might cannot (be burnt) by a small energy —

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BndP 2 63.45

निर्दग्धुं पृथिवीपालैरपि वर्षशतैरपि । वीर्यं हि सुमहत्तस्य देवैरपि दुरासदम्

nirdagdhuṃ pṛthivīpālairapi varṣaśatairapi / vīryaṃ hi sumahattasya devairapi durāsadam

— cannot be burnt up by the rulers of the earth even in hundreds of years; for his valour is very great, hard to approach even for the gods.

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BndP 2 63.46

एवमुक्तस्तु राजर्षिरुत्तङ्केन महात्मना । कुवलाश्वं तु तं प्रादात्तस्मिन् धुन्धुनिवारणे

evamuktastu rājarṣiruttaṅkena mahātmanā / kuvalāśvaṃ tu taṃ prādāttasmin dhundhunivāraṇe

Thus addressed by the great-souled Uttaṅka, the royal sage gave over Kuvalāśva for that restraining of Dhundhu.

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BndP 2 63.47

भगवन्न्यस्तशस्भो ऽहमयं तु तनयो मम । भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ धुन्धुमारो न संशयः

bhagavannyastaśasbho 'hamayaṃ tu tanayo mama / bhaviṣyati dvijaśreṣṭha dhundhumāro na saṃśayaḥ

"Reverend sir, I have laid down my weapons; but this son of mine, O best of the twice-born, will become the slayer of Dhundhu — there is no doubt."

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BndP 2 63.48

स तमादिश्य तनयं धुन्धुमाग्णमच्युतम् । जगाम स वनायैव तपसे शंसितव्रतः

sa tamādiśya tanayaṃ dhundhumāgṇamacyutam / jagāma sa vanāyaiva tapase śaṃsitavrataḥ

Having thus appointed his son to (the killing of) Dhundhu, he, of unshaken (resolve), went off to the forest for austerity, with his vow determined.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.49

कुवलाश्वस्तु धर्मात्मा पितुर्वचनमाश्रितः । सहक्रैरेकविंशत्या पुत्राणां सह पार्थिवः

kuvalāśvastu dharmātmā piturvacanamāśritaḥ / sahakrairekaviṃśatyā putrāṇāṃ saha pārthivaḥ

But the righteous Kuvalāśva, relying on his father's word, that prince, together with his twenty-one thousand sons,

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BndP 2 63.50

प्रायादुत्तङ्कसहितो धुन्धोस्तस्य निवारणे । तमाविशत्ततो विष्णुर्भगवान्स्वेन तेजसा

prāyāduttaṅkasahito dhundhostasya nivāraṇe / tamāviśattato viṣṇurbhagavānsvena tejasā

set out, accompanied by Uttaṅka, to restrain that Dhundhu; and then the Lord Viṣṇu entered into him with his own energy,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.51

उत्तङ्कस्य नियोगात्तु लोकानां हितकाम्यया । तस्मिन्प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे दिवि शब्दो महानभूत्

uttaṅkasya niyogāttu lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā / tasminprayāte durdharṣe divi śabdo mahānabhūt

at Uttaṅka's bidding, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds. When that unassailable one had set out, a great sound arose in the sky:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.52

अद्य प्रभृत्येष नृपो धुन्धुमारो भविष्यति । दिव्यैः पुष्पैश्च तं देवाः संमतात्समवाकिरन्

adya prabhṛtyeṣa nṛpo dhundhumāro bhaviṣyati / divyaiḥ puṣpaiśca taṃ devāḥ saṃmatātsamavākiran

"From today onward this king will be Dhundhumāra (the slayer of Dhundhu)"; and the gods, in agreement, showered him with divine flowers.

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BndP 2 63.53

देवदुन्दुभयश्चैव प्रणेदुर्हि तदा भृशम् । स गत्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तनयैः सह वीर्यवान्

devadundubhayaścaiva praṇedurhi tadā bhṛśam / sa gatvā puruṣavyāghrastanayaiḥ saha vīryavān

And the drums of the gods resounded loudly then. That tiger among men, the valorous one, having gone (there) together with his sons,

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BndP 2 63.54

समुद्रं खानयामास वालुकापूर्णमव्ययम् । तस्य पुत्रैः खनद्भिश्च वालुकान्तर्हितस्तदा

samudraṃ khānayāmāsa vālukāpūrṇamavyayam / tasya putraiḥ khanadbhiśca vālukāntarhitastadā

had the sea, filled with sand, imperishable, dug up. And as his sons were digging, then, hidden within the sand,

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BndP 2 63.55

धुन्धुरासादितस्तत्र दिशमाश्रित्य पश्चिमाम् । मुखजेनाग्निना क्रुद्धो लोकानुद्वर्तयन्निव

dhundhurāsāditastatra diśamāśritya paścimām / mukhajenāgninā kruddho lokānudvartayanniva

Dhundhu was reached there, occupying the western quarter, enraged, as if uprooting the worlds with the fire born from his mouth.

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BndP 2 63.56

वारि सुस्राव चोगेन महोदधिरिवोदये । सोमस्य सो ऽसुरश्रेष्ठो धारोर्मिकलिलो महान्

vāri susrāva cogena mahodadhirivodaye / somasya so 'suraśreṣṭho dhārormikalilo mahān

And he poured out water with force, like the great ocean at the rising of the moon — that foremost of demons, huge, a churning mass of streams and waves.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.57

तस्य पुत्रास्तु निर्दग्धास्त्रय उर्वरिता मृधे । ततः स राजातिबलो राक्षसं तं महाबलम्

tasya putrāstu nirdagdhāstraya urvaritā mṛdhe / tataḥ sa rājātibalo rākṣasaṃ taṃ mahābalam

Three of his sons were burnt up; (the rest) were left over in the battle. Then that king of surpassing strength (approached) that mighty demon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.58

आससाद महातेजा धुन्धुं बन्धुनिबर्हणम् । तस्य वारिमयं वेगमपि वत्स नराधिपः

āsasāda mahātejā dhundhuṃ bandhunibarhaṇam / tasya vārimayaṃ vegamapi vatsa narādhipaḥ

He of great splendour approached Dhundhu, the destroyer of kinsmen. And even his watery onrush, my child, the lord of men —

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BndP 2 63.59

योगी योगेन वह्निं च शमयामास वारिणा । निरस्यन्तं महाकायं बलेनोदकराक्षसम्

yogī yogena vahniṃ ca śamayāmāsa vāriṇā / nirasyantaṃ mahākāyaṃ balenodakarākṣasam

— being a yogin, by yoga he quelled the fire with water. (Then) the great-bodied water-demon, casting (it) forth by force —

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BndP 2 63.60

उत्तङ्कं दर्शयामास कृतकर्मा नराधिपः । उत्तङ्कश्च वरं प्रादात्तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने

uttaṅkaṃ darśayāmāsa kṛtakarmā narādhipaḥ / uttaṅkaśca varaṃ prādāttasmai rājñe mahātmane

The lord of men, his deed accomplished, showed (it) to Uttaṅka; and Uttaṅka granted a boon to that great-souled king:

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BndP 2 63.61

ददतश्चाक्षयं वित्तं शत्रुभिश्चाप्य धुष्यताम् । धर्मे रतिं च सततं स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम्

dadataścākṣayaṃ vittaṃ śatrubhiścāpya dhuṣyatām / dharme ratiṃ ca satataṃ svarge vāsaṃ tathākṣayam

inexhaustible wealth for one giving (it), and to be unassailable by enemies, and constant delight in dharma, and likewise an unending dwelling in heaven,

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BndP 2 63.62

पुत्राणां चाक्षयांल्लोकान्स्वर्गे ये रक्षसा हताः । तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टा दृढाश्वो ज्येष्ठ उच्यते

putrāṇāṃ cākṣayāṃllokānsvarge ye rakṣasā hatāḥ / tasya putrāstrayaḥ śiṣṭā dṛḍhāśvo jyeṣṭha ucyate

"...and imperishable worlds for (my) sons who were slain by the rākṣasa" — in heaven. Three sons of his survived; Dṛḍhāśva is said to be the eldest.

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BndP 2 63.63

भद्राश्वः कपिलाश्वश्च कनीयांसौ तु तौ स्मृतौ । धैन्धुमारिर्दृढाश्वश्च हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः

bhadrāśvaḥ kapilāśvaśca kanīyāṃsau tu tau smṛtau / dhaindhumārirdṛḍhāśvaśca haryaśvastasya cātmajaḥ

Bhadrāśva and Kapilāśva are recorded as the two younger ones. Dṛḍhāśva was the son of Dhundhumāra, and Haryaśva was his son.

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BndP 2 63.64

हर्यश्वस्य निकुंभो ऽभूत्क्षात्रधर्मरतः सदा । संहताश्वो निकुंभस्य सुतो रणविशारदः

haryaśvasya nikuṃbho 'bhūtkṣātradharmarataḥ sadā / saṃhatāśvo nikuṃbhasya suto raṇaviśāradaḥ

Haryaśva's (son) was Nikumbha, ever devoted to the duty of a kṣatriya; Nikumbha's son was Saṃhatāśva, skilled in battle.

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BndP 2 63.65

कृशाश्वश्चाकृताश्वश्च संहताश्वसुतावुभौ । तस्य पत्नी हैमवती सती माता दृषद्वती

kṛśāśvaścākṛtāśvaśca saṃhatāśvasutāvubhau / tasya patnī haimavatī satī mātā dṛṣadvatī

Kṛśāśva and Akṛtāśva were both sons of Saṃhatāśva; his wife was Haimavatī, the virtuous woman Dṛṣadvatī by name, the mother,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.66

विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु पुत्रश्चास्य प्रसेनजित् । युवनाश्वसुतस्तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu putraścāsya prasenajit / yuvanāśvasutastasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

renowned in the three worlds; and her son was Prasenajit. His son was Yuvanāśva, famed in the three worlds.

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BndP 2 63.67

अत्यन्तधार्मिका गौरी तस्य पत्नी पतिव्रता । अभिशस्ता तु सा भर्त्रा नदी सा बाहुदा कृता

atyantadhārmikā gaurī tasya patnī pativratā / abhiśastā tu sā bhartrā nadī sā bāhudā kṛtā

His wife was Gaurī, exceedingly righteous and devoted to her husband; but she, being cursed by her husband, was made into the river Bāhudā.

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BndP 2 63.68

तस्यास्तु गौरिकः पुत्रश्चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह । मान्धाता यौवनाश्वो वै त्रैलोक्यविजयी नृपः

tasyāstu gaurikaḥ putraścakravartī babhūva ha / māndhātā yauvanāśvo vai trailokyavijayī nṛpaḥ

And her son was Gaurika, who became a universal emperor: Māndhātṛ, son of Yuvanāśva, the king who conquered the three worlds.

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BndP 2 63.69

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं श्लोकं पौराणिका द्विजाः । यावत्सूर्य उदयते यावच्च प्रतितिष्ठति

atrāpyudāharantīmaṃ ślokaṃ paurāṇikā dvijāḥ / yāvatsūrya udayate yāvacca pratitiṣṭhati

On this point too the brahmins versed in the Purāṇas recite this verse: "As far as the sun rises, and as far as it sets,

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BndP 2 63.70

सर्वं तद्यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते । तस्य चैत्ररथी भार्या शशबिन्दोः सुताभवत्

sarvaṃ tadyauvanāśvasya māndhātuḥ kṣetramucyate / tasya caitrarathī bhāryā śaśabindoḥ sutābhavat

all that is called the domain of Māndhātṛ, son of Yuvanāśva." His wife was the Caitrarathī, who was the daughter of Śaśabindu,

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BndP 2 63.71

साध्वी बिन्दुमती नाम रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । पतिव्रता च ज्येष्ठा च भातॄणामयुतस्य सा

sādhvī bindumatī nāma rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi / pativratā ca jyeṣṭhā ca bhātṝṇāmayutasya sā

a virtuous woman named Bindumatī, unequalled on earth in beauty; she was devoted to her husband and was the eldest of ten thousand brothers.

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BndP 2 63.72

तस्यामुत्पादयामास मान्धाता त्रीन्सुतन्प्रभुः । पुरुकुत्समंबरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च विश्रुतम्

tasyāmutpādayāmāsa māndhātā trīnsutanprabhuḥ / purukutsamaṃbarīṣaṃ mucukundaṃ ca viśrutam

Upon her the lord Māndhātṛ begot three sons: Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and the renowned Mucukunda.

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BndP 2 63.73

अंबरीषस्य दायादो युवनाश्वो ऽपरः स्मृतः । नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः संभूतस्तस्य चात्मजः

aṃbarīṣasya dāyādo yuvanāśvo 'paraḥ smṛtaḥ / narmadāyāṃ samutpannaḥ saṃbhūtastasya cātmajaḥ

Ambarīṣa's heir is recorded as another Yuvanāśva; his son was Saṃbhūta, born on the Narmadā.

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BndP 2 63.74

संभूतस्यात्मजः पुत्रो ङ्यनरण्यः प्रतापवान् । रावणेन हतो येन त्रैलोक्यं विजितं पुरा

saṃbhūtasyātmajaḥ putro ṅyanaraṇyaḥ pratāpavān / rāvaṇena hato yena trailokyaṃ vijitaṃ purā

Saṃbhūta's own son was the mighty Anaraṇya, who was slain by Rāvaṇa, by whom the three worlds were once conquered.

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BndP 2 63.75

तेन दृश्योनरण्यस्य हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः । हर्यश्वात्तु दृषद्वत्यां जज्ञे च सुमतिर्नृपः

tena dṛśyonaraṇyasya haryaśvastasya cātmajaḥ / haryaśvāttu dṛṣadvatyāṃ jajñe ca sumatirnṛpaḥ

By him (Rāvaṇa) Anaraṇya (was slain?); Haryaśva was his son; and from Haryaśva, upon Dṛṣadvatī, was born king Sumati.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.76

तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्राजा त्रिधन्वा नाम धार्मिकः । आसीत्त्रिधन्वनश्चापि विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुणिः प्रभुः

tasya putro 'bhavadrājā tridhanvā nāma dhārmikaḥ / āsīttridhanvanaścāpi vidvāṃstrayyāruṇiḥ prabhuḥ

His son was a king named Tridhanvan, a righteous man; and Tridhanvan's (son) was the learned lord Trayyāruṇi.

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BndP 2 63.77

तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम कुमारो ऽभून्महाबलः । तेन भार्या विदर्भस्य त्दृता हत्वा दिवौकसः

tasya satyavrato nāma kumāro 'bhūnmahābalaḥ / tena bhāryā vidarbhasya tdṛtā hatvā divaukasaḥ

His son was a prince named Satyavrata, of great strength; by him the wife of (the king of) Vidarbha was carried off, having struck down the dwellers of heaven(?).

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BndP 2 63.78

पाणिग्रहणमन्त्रेषु निष्टानं प्रापितेष्विह । कामाद्बलाच्च मोहाच्च संहर्षेण बलेन च

pāṇigrahaṇamantreṣu niṣṭānaṃ prāpiteṣviha / kāmādbalācca mohācca saṃharṣeṇa balena ca

when the mantras of the taking of the hand had here been brought to their conclusion — out of lust, out of force, out of delusion, out of excitement and by strength,

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BndP 2 63.79

भाविनोर्ऽथस्य च बलात्तत्कृतं तेन धीमता । तमधर्मेण संयुक्तं पिता भय्यारुणो ऽत्यजत्

bhāvinor'thasya ca balāttatkṛtaṃ tena dhīmatā / tamadharmeṇa saṃyuktaṃ pitā bhayyāruṇo 'tyajat

and by the force of what was destined to be, that was done by him, wise though he was; his father Trayyāruṇa abandoned him as one bound to unrighteousness.

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BndP 2 63.80

अपध्वंसेति बहुशो वदन्क्रोधसमन्वितः । पितरं सो ऽब्रवीदेकः क्व गच्छामीति वै मुहुः

apadhvaṃseti bahuśo vadankrodhasamanvitaḥ / pitaraṃ so 'bravīdekaḥ kva gacchāmīti vai muhuḥ

Saying "Get out!" over and over, filled with anger (the father drove him off); and he, alone, said to his father again and again, "Where am I to go?"

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BndP 2 63.81

पिता चैनमथोवाच श्वपाकैः सह वर्त्तय । नाहं पुत्रेण पुत्रार्थी त्वयाद्य कुलपांसन

pitā cainamathovāca śvapākaiḥ saha varttaya / nāhaṃ putreṇa putrārthī tvayādya kulapāṃsana

And the father then said to him: "Live with the dog-cookers. I want no son in you today, you defiler of the family."

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BndP 2 63.82

इत्युक्तः स निराक्रामन्नगराद्वचना द्विभोः । न चैनं वारयामास वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः

ityuktaḥ sa nirākrāmannagarādvacanā dvibhoḥ / na cainaṃ vārayāmāsa vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ

Addressed thus, he went out from the city at the lord's (his father's) word; and Vasiṣṭha, the venerable seer, did not restrain him.

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BndP 2 63.83

स तु सत्यव्रतो धीमाञ्श्वपाकावसथान्तिके । पित्रा त्यक्तो ऽवसद्धीरः पिता चास्य वनं ययौ

sa tu satyavrato dhīmāñśvapākāvasathāntike / pitrā tyakto 'vasaddhīraḥ pitā cāsya vanaṃ yayau

But that wise Satyavrata, abandoned by his father, steadfast, dwelt near the dwelling of the dog-cookers; and his father went to the forest.

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BndP 2 63.84

तस्मिंस्तु विषये तस्य नावर्षत्पाकशासनः । समा द्वादश संपूर्मास्तेनाधर्मेण वै तदा

tasmiṃstu viṣaye tasya nāvarṣatpākaśāsanaḥ / samā dvādaśa saṃpūrmāstenādharmeṇa vai tadā

And in his (the father's) realm the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra) did not rain; twelve full years (passed thus) then, because of that unrighteousness.

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BndP 2 63.85

दारांस्तु तस्य विषये विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । संन्यस्य सागरानूपे चचार विपुलं तपः

dārāṃstu tasya viṣaye viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ / saṃnyasya sāgarānūpe cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ

And Viśvāmitra of great austerity, having left his wife in that (king's) territory, practised vast austerity on the shore-land of the ocean.

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BndP 2 63.86

तस्य पत्नी गले बद्ध्वा मध्यमंपुत्रमौरसम् । शिष्टानां भरणार्थाय व्यक्रीणाद्गोशतेन वै

tasya patnī gale baddhvā madhyamaṃputramaurasam / śiṣṭānāṃ bharaṇārthāya vyakrīṇādgośatena vai

His wife, binding her own middle son by the neck, sold (him) for a hundred cows for the sake of maintaining the remaining (children).

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BndP 2 63.87

तं तु बद्धं गले दृष्टवा विक्रयार्थं नरोत्तमः । महर्षिपुत्रं धर्मात्मा मोक्षयामास सुव्रतः

taṃ tu baddhaṃ gale dṛṣṭavā vikrayārthaṃ narottamaḥ / maharṣiputraṃ dharmātmā mokṣayāmāsa suvrataḥ

But that best of men, righteous and of good vows, seeing him bound by the neck for the purpose of sale, the son of the great seer, set him free.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.88

सत्यव्रतो महाबुद्धिर्भरणं तस्य चाकरोत् । विश्वामित्रस्य तुष्ट्यर्थमनुकंपार्थमेव च

satyavrato mahābuddhirbharaṇaṃ tasya cākarot / viśvāmitrasya tuṣṭyarthamanukaṃpārthameva ca

And Satyavrata of great intelligence provided for his maintenance, both to please Viśvāmitra and out of compassion.

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BndP 2 63.89

सो ऽभवद्गालवो नाम गले बद्धो महातपाः । महर्षिः कौशिकस्तात तेन वीरेण मोक्षितः

so 'bhavadgālavo nāma gale baddho mahātapāḥ / maharṣiḥ kauśikastāta tena vīreṇa mokṣitaḥ

He became (known as) Gālava by name, the one of great austerity who had been bound by the neck—the great seer, son of Kuśika's line, my dear, released by that hero.

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BndP 2 63.90

तस्य व्रतेन भक्त्या च कृपया च प्रतिज्ञया । विश्वामित्रकलत्रं च बभार विनये स्थितः

tasya vratena bhaktyā ca kṛpayā ca pratijñayā / viśvāmitrakalatraṃ ca babhāra vinaye sthitaḥ

By his (Satyavrata's) vow, by his devotion, by his compassion and by his promise—and, remaining in discipline, he also supported Viśvāmitra's wife.

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BndP 2 63.91

हत्वा मृगान्वराहांश्च महिषांश्च जलेचरान् । विश्वामित्राश्रमाभ्यासे तन्मांसमनयत्ततः

hatvā mṛgānvarāhāṃśca mahiṣāṃśca jalecarān / viśvāmitrāśramābhyāse tanmāṃsamanayattataḥ

Killing deer, boars, buffaloes, and water-creatures, he then brought that meat to the vicinity of Viśvāmitra's hermitage.

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BndP 2 63.92

उपांशुव्रतमास्थाय दीक्षां द्वादशवार्षिकीम् । पितुर्नियोगादभजन्नृपे तु वनमास्थिते

upāṃśuvratamāsthāya dīkṣāṃ dvādaśavārṣikīm / piturniyogādabhajannṛpe tu vanamāsthite

Having undertaken the vow of silence, he observed a twelve-year consecration at his father's command, while the king had gone to the forest.

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BndP 2 63.93

अयोध्यां चैव राष्ट्रं च तथैवान्तः पुरं पुनिः । याज्योत्थान्यायसंयोगाद्वसिष्ठः पर्यरक्षत

ayodhyāṃ caiva rāṣṭraṃ ca tathaivāntaḥ puraṃ puniḥ / yājyotthānyāyasaṃyogādvasiṣṭhaḥ paryarakṣata

And Vasiṣṭha protected Ayodhyā and the kingdom, and likewise the inner apartments, again, by virtue of his connection as officiating priest and the (proper) procedure.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.94

सत्यव्रतः सुबाल्यात्तु भाविनोर्ऽथस्य वै बलात् । वसिष्ठे ऽभ्यधिकं मन्युं धारयामास मन्युना

satyavrataḥ subālyāttu bhāvinor'thasya vai balāt / vasiṣṭhe 'bhyadhikaṃ manyuṃ dhārayāmāsa manyunā

But Satyavrata, out of great childishness and by the force of what was destined to happen, in his wrath harboured an excessive anger against Vasiṣṭha.

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BndP 2 63.95

पित्रा तु तं तदा राष्ट्रात्परित्यक्तं स्वमात्मजम् । न वारयामास मुनिर्वसिष्ठः कारणेन वै

pitrā tu taṃ tadā rāṣṭrātparityaktaṃ svamātmajam / na vārayāmāsa munirvasiṣṭhaḥ kāraṇena vai

When his own son was then cast out of the kingdom by his father, the sage Vasiṣṭha did not prevent it, for a reason.

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BndP 2 63.96

पाणिग्रहममन्त्राणां निष्ठा स्यात्सप्तमे पदे । एवं सत्यव्रतस्तां वै हृतवान्सप्तमे पदे

pāṇigrahamamantrāṇāṃ niṣṭhā syātsaptame pade / evaṃ satyavratastāṃ vai hṛtavānsaptame pade

For those who take the hand (in marriage) without mantras, the completion would occur at the seventh step; thus Satyavrata carried her off at the seventh step.

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BndP 2 63.97

जानन्धर्मान्वसिष्ठस्तु नवमन्त्रानिहेच्छति । इति सत्यव्रतो रोषं वसिष्ठे मनसाकरोत्

jānandharmānvasiṣṭhastu navamantrānihecchati / iti satyavrato roṣaṃ vasiṣṭhe manasākarot

But Vasiṣṭha, knowing the laws, wishes for new mantras here—so thinking, Satyavrata conceived anger against Vasiṣṭha in his mind.

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BndP 2 63.98

गुणबुद्ध्या तु भगवान्वसिष्ठः कृतवांस्तपः । न तु सत्यव्रतो ऽबुध्यदुपांशुव्रतमस्य वै

guṇabuddhyā tu bhagavānvasiṣṭhaḥ kṛtavāṃstapaḥ / na tu satyavrato 'budhyadupāṃśuvratamasya vai

But the venerable Vasiṣṭha performed austerity with regard for (Satyavrata's) merits; yet Satyavrata did not understand this vow of silence of his.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.99

तस्मिंस्तु परमो रोषः पितुरासीन्महात्मनः । तेन द्वादश वर्षाणि नावर्षत्पाकशासनः

tasmiṃstu paramo roṣaḥ piturāsīnmahātmanaḥ / tena dvādaśa varṣāṇi nāvarṣatpākaśāsanaḥ

And against him (Satyavrata) the great-souled father's anger was extreme; because of that the Chastiser of Pāka did not rain for twelve years.

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BndP 2 63.100

तेन त्विदानीं वहता दीक्षां तां दुर्वहां भुवि । कुलस्य निष्कृतिः स्वस्य सृतेयं च भवेदिति

tena tvidānīṃ vahatā dīkṣāṃ tāṃ durvahāṃ bhuvi / kulasya niṣkṛtiḥ svasya sṛteyaṃ ca bhavediti

"But now, by his bearing that consecration hard to bear on earth, there would be expiation for his own family, and this deliverance."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.101

ततो वसिष्ठो भगवान्पित्रा त्यक्तं न वारयत् । अभिषेक्ष्याम्यहं नष्टे पश्चादेनमिति प्रभुः

tato vasiṣṭho bhagavānpitrā tyaktaṃ na vārayat / abhiṣekṣyāmyahaṃ naṣṭe paścādenamiti prabhuḥ

Then the venerable Vasiṣṭha did not restrain him who had been abandoned by his father, (thinking) "I, the lord, will consecrate him afterwards, when (the father) is gone."

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BndP 2 63.102

स तु द्वादशवर्षाणि दीक्षां तामुद्वहन्बली । अविद्यमाने मांसे तु वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः

sa tu dvādaśavarṣāṇi dīkṣāṃ tāmudvahanbalī / avidyamāne māṃse tu vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ

But he, the strong one, upholding that consecrated observance for twelve years — when there was no meat (available) for the great-souled Vasiṣṭha —

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BndP 2 63.103

सर्वकामदुघां धेनुं स ददर्श नृपात्मजः । तां वै क्रोधाच्च मोहाच्च श्रमच्चैव क्षुधान्वितः

sarvakāmadughāṃ dhenuṃ sa dadarśa nṛpātmajaḥ / tāṃ vai krodhācca mohācca śramaccaiva kṣudhānvitaḥ

that son of the king saw the cow that yields all desires; and out of anger, out of delusion, out of exhaustion, and being afflicted with hunger,

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BndP 2 63.104

दस्युधर्मगतो दृष्ट्वा जघान बलिनां वरः । सतु मांसं स्वयं चैव विश्वामित्रस्य चात्मजान्

dasyudharmagato dṛṣṭvā jaghāna balināṃ varaḥ / satu māṃsaṃ svayaṃ caiva viśvāmitrasya cātmajān

having fallen into the way of a robber, on seeing (her) that best of the strong slew her; and the flesh he (ate) himself and (gave) to Viśvāmitra's sons —

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BndP 2 63.105

भोजयामास तच्छ्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्तं तदात्यजत् । प्रोवाच चैव भगवान्वसिष्ठस्तं नृपात्मजम्

bhojayāmāsa tacchrutvā vasiṣṭhastaṃ tadātyajat / provāca caiva bhagavānvasiṣṭhastaṃ nṛpātmajam

— he fed (them). Hearing that, Vasiṣṭha then abandoned him; and the lord Vasiṣṭha spoke to that prince:

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BndP 2 63.106

पातयेयमहं क्रूर तव शङ्कुम पोह्य वै । यदि ते त्रीणि शङ्कूनि न स्युर्हि पुरुषाधम

pātayeyamahaṃ krūra tava śaṅkuma pohya vai / yadi te trīṇi śaṅkūni na syurhi puruṣādhama

"I would strike you down, cruel one, driving out your spike — if you did not have three spikes, O lowest of men."

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BndP 2 63.107

पितुश्चापारितोषेण गुरोर्देगध्रीवधेन च । अप्रोक्षितोपयोगाच्च त्रिविधस्ते व्यतिक्रमः

pituścāpāritoṣeṇa gurordegadhrīvadhena ca / aprokṣitopayogācca trividhaste vyatikramaḥ

"By not satisfying your father, by killing the guru's milch-cow, and by consuming (flesh) not ritually consecrated — threefold is your transgression."

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BndP 2 63.108

एवं स त्रीणि शङ्कूनि दृष्ट्वा तस्य महातपाः । त्रिशङ्कुरिति होवाच त्रिशङ्कुस्तेन स स्मृतः

evaṃ sa trīṇi śaṅkūni dṛṣṭvā tasya mahātapāḥ / triśaṅkuriti hovāca triśaṅkustena sa smṛtaḥ

Thus, seeing these three spikes in him, the great ascetic said "Triśaṅku!"; and by that (name) he is remembered as Triśaṅku.

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BndP 2 63.109

विश्वामित्रस्तु दाराणामागतो भरणे कृते । ततस्तस्मै वरं प्रादात्तदा प्रीतस्त्रिशङ्कवे

viśvāmitrastu dārāṇāmāgato bharaṇe kṛte / tatastasmai varaṃ prādāttadā prītastriśaṅkave

But Viśvāmitra, when he had come (back) and the maintenance of his wives had been carried out, was then pleased and granted him, Triśaṅku, a boon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.110

छन्द्यमानो वरेणाथ गुरुं वव्रेनृपात्मजः । सशरीरो व्रजे स्वर्गमित्येवं याचितो वरः

chandyamāno vareṇātha guruṃ vavrenṛpātmajaḥ / saśarīro vraje svargamityevaṃ yācito varaḥ

Then, being urged (to choose) a boon, the prince chose (him as) his teacher; the boon asked for was this: "May I go to heaven with my body."

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BndP 2 63.111

अनावृष्टिभये तस्मिञ्जाते द्वादशवार्षिके । अभिषिच्य राज्ये पित्र्ये योजयामास तं मुनिः

anāvṛṣṭibhaye tasmiñjāte dvādaśavārṣike / abhiṣicya rājye pitrye yojayāmāsa taṃ muniḥ

When that twelve-year terror of drought had arisen, the sage consecrated him and installed him in his father's kingdom.

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BndP 2 63.112

मिषतां देवतानां च वसिष्ठस्य च कौशिकः । सशरीरं तदा तं वै दिवमारोपयत्प्रभुः

miṣatāṃ devatānāṃ ca vasiṣṭhasya ca kauśikaḥ / saśarīraṃ tadā taṃ vai divamāropayatprabhuḥ

While the gods and Vasiṣṭha looked on, the lord Kauśika then raised him up, with his body, to heaven.

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BndP 2 63.113

मिषतस्तु वसिष्ठस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् । अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं श्लोकं पौराणिका जनाः

miṣatastu vasiṣṭhasya tadadbhutamivābhavat / atrāpyudāharantīmaṃ ślokaṃ paurāṇikā janāḥ

While Vasiṣṭha looked on, that was, as it were, a marvel; on this too the men versed in the old lore recite this verse:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.114

विश्वामित्रप्रसादेन त्रिशङ्कुर्दिविराजते । देवैः सार्द्धं महातेजानुग्रहात्तस्य धीमतः

viśvāmitraprasādena triśaṅkurdivirājate / devaiḥ sārddhaṃ mahātejānugrahāttasya dhīmataḥ

"By Viśvāmitra's grace Triśaṅku shines in heaven together with the gods, the greatly splendid one, through the favour of that wise man."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.115

तस्य सत्यरता नाम भार्या कैकयवंशजा । कुमारं जनयामास हरिश्चन्द्रमकल्मषम्

tasya satyaratā nāma bhāryā kaikayavaṃśajā / kumāraṃ janayāmāsa hariścandramakalmaṣam

His wife, named Satyaratā, born in the Kaikaya line, bore a son, the faultless Hariścandra.

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BndP 2 63.116

स तु राजा हरिश्चन्द्रस्त्रैशङ्कव इति श्रुतः । अहर्ता राजसूयस्य सम्रडिति परिश्रुतः

sa tu rājā hariścandrastraiśaṅkava iti śrutaḥ / ahartā rājasūyasya samraḍiti pariśrutaḥ

That king Hariścandra was known as Traiśaṅkava; he performed the Rājasūya and was renowned as "Samrāj".

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BndP 2 63.117

हरिश्चन्द्रस्य तु सुतो रोहितो नाम वीर्यवान् । हरितो रोहितस्याथ चञ्चुर्हरीत उच्यते

hariścandrasya tu suto rohito nāma vīryavān / harito rohitasyātha cañcurharīta ucyate

Hariścandra's son was the valorous one named Rohita; then Harita (was the son) of Rohita; Cañcu is called (the son) of Harita.

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BndP 2 63.118

विनयश्च सुदेवश्च चञ्चुपुत्रौ बभूवतुः । चैता सर्वस्य क्षत्रस्य विजयस्तेन स स्मृतः

vinayaśca sudevaśca cañcuputrau babhūvatuḥ / caitā sarvasya kṣatrasya vijayastena sa smṛtaḥ

Vinaya and Sudeva were Cañcu's two sons. ... the conquest of all the kṣatra; therefore he is remembered (as Vijaya).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.119

रुरुकस्तनयस्तस्य राजा धर्मार्थकोविदः । रुरुकात्तु वृकः पुत्रस्तस्माद्बाहुर्विजज्ञिवान्

rurukastanayastasya rājā dharmārthakovidaḥ / rurukāttu vṛkaḥ putrastasmādbāhurvijajñivān

His son was Ruruka, a king skilled in dharma and artha; from Ruruka came the son Vṛka, and from him was born Bāhu.

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BndP 2 63.120

हैहयैस्तालजङ्घैश्च निरस्तो व्यसनी नृपः । शकैर्यवनकांबोजैः पारदैः पह्लवैस्तथा

haihayaistālajaṅghaiśca nirasto vyasanī nṛpaḥ / śakairyavanakāṃbojaiḥ pāradaiḥ pahlavaistathā

That king, given to vice, was driven out by the Haihayas and Tālajaṅghas, and by the Śakas, Yavanas, Kāmbojas, Pāradas and Pahlavas as well.

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BndP 2 63.121

नात्यर्थं धार्मिको ऽभूत्स धर्म्ये सति युगे तथा । सगरस्तु सुतो बाहोर्जज्ञे सह गरेण वै

nātyarthaṃ dhārmiko 'bhūtsa dharmye sati yuge tathā / sagarastu suto bāhorjajñe saha gareṇa vai

He was not exceedingly righteous, although the age was one of righteousness; and Sagara, the son of Bāhu, was born together with poison (gara).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.122

भृगोराश्रममासाद्य ह्यौर्वैण परिरक्षितः । अग्नेयमस्त्रं लब्ध्वा तु भार्गवात्सगरो नृपः

bhṛgorāśramamāsādya hyaurvaiṇa parirakṣitaḥ / agneyamastraṃ labdhvā tu bhārgavātsagaro nṛpaḥ

Having reached Bhṛgu's hermitage, he was protected by Aurva; and King Sagara, having obtained the fiery weapon from the Bhārgava,

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BndP 2 63.123

जघान पृथिवीं गत्वा तालजङ्घान्सहैहयान् । शकानां पह्लवानां च धर्मं निरसदच्युतः

jaghāna pṛthivīṃ gatvā tālajaṅghānsahaihayān / śakānāṃ pahlavānāṃ ca dharmaṃ nirasadacyutaḥ

went and slew upon the earth the Tālajaṅghas together with the Haihayas; and the unfallen (king) cast out the customs of the Śakas and the Pahlavas,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.124

क्षत्रियाणां तथा तेषां पारदानां च धर्मवित् । ऋषय ऊचुः कथं स सगरो राजा गरेण सह जज्ञिवान्

kṣatriyāṇāṃ tathā teṣāṃ pāradānāṃ ca dharmavit / ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ sa sagaro rājā gareṇa saha jajñivān

and likewise of those Kṣatriyas and of the Pāradas, he who knew dharma. The sages said: How was that King Sagara born together with poison?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.125

किमर्थं वा शकादीनां क्षत्रियाणां महौजसाम् । धर्मान्कुलोचितान्क्रुद्धो राजा निरसदच्युतः

kimarthaṃ vā śakādīnāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahaujasām / dharmānkulocitānkruddho rājā nirasadacyutaḥ

And for what reason did the unfallen king in anger cast out the customs proper to the lineage of the Śakas and the other Kṣatriyas of great might?

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BndP 2 63.126

सुत उवाच बाहोर्व्यसनिनस्तस्य त्दृतं राज्यं पुरा किल । हैहयैस्तालजङ्घैश्च शकैः सार्द्धं समागतैः

suta uvāca bāhorvyasaninastasya tdṛtaṃ rājyaṃ purā kila / haihayaistālajaṅghaiśca śakaiḥ sārddhaṃ samāgataiḥ

Suta said: Formerly, indeed, the kingdom of that Bāhu, who was addicted to vices, was seized by the Haihayas and the Tālajaṅghas together with the Śakas, who had joined forces.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.127

यवनाः पारदाश्चैव कांबोजाः पह्लवास्तथा । हैहयार्थं पराक्रान्ता एते पञ्च गणास्तदा

yavanāḥ pāradāścaiva kāṃbojāḥ pahlavāstathā / haihayārthaṃ parākrāntā ete pañca gaṇāstadā

The Yavanas, the Pāradas, the Kāmbojas and likewise the Pahlavas — these five hosts then made their assault for the sake of the Haihayas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.128

त्दृतराज्यस्तदाबाहुः संन्यस्य स तदा गृहम् । वनं प्रविश्य धर्मात्मा सह पत्न्या तपो ऽचरत्

tdṛtarājyastadābāhuḥ saṃnyasya sa tadā gṛham / vanaṃ praviśya dharmātmā saha patnyā tapo 'carat

Then Bāhu, his kingdom taken from him, gave up his home, and that righteous man, entering the forest, practised austerities together with his wife.

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BndP 2 63.129

कदाचिदप्यकल्पः स तोयार्थं प्रस्थितो नृपः । वृद्धत्वाद्दुर्बलत्वाच्च ह्यन्तरा स ममार च

kadācidapyakalpaḥ sa toyārthaṃ prasthito nṛpaḥ / vṛddhatvāddurbalatvācca hyantarā sa mamāra ca

Once the king, being unfit (for it), set out to fetch water, and because of old age and weakness he died on the way.

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BndP 2 63.130

पत्नी तु यादवी तस्य सगर्भा पृष्ठतो ऽप्यगात् । सपत्न्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया

patnī tu yādavī tasya sagarbhā pṛṣṭhato 'pyagāt / sapatnyā tu garastasyai datto garbhajighāṃsayā

But his wife, a Yādava woman, pregnant, followed after him; and poison had been given to her by a co-wife out of a wish to destroy the embryo.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.131

सा तु भर्तुश्चितां कृत्वा वह्निं तं समारोहयत् । और्वस्तं भार्गवो दृष्ट्वा कारुण्याद्धि न्यवर्त्तयत्

sā tu bhartuścitāṃ kṛtvā vahniṃ taṃ samārohayat / aurvastaṃ bhārgavo dṛṣṭvā kāruṇyāddhi nyavarttayat

She, having made her husband's funeral pyre, was about to mount that fire; but Aurva the Bhārgava, seeing her, out of compassion turned her back.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.132

तस्याश्रमे तु गर्भं सा गरेण च तदा सह । व्यजायत महाबाहुं सगरं नाम धर्मिकम्

tasyāśrame tu garbhaṃ sā gareṇa ca tadā saha / vyajāyata mahābāhuṃ sagaraṃ nāma dharmikam

And in his hermitage she then gave birth to the embryo together with the poison — a mighty-armed, righteous (son) named Sagara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.133

और्वस्तु जातकर्मादीन्कृत्वा तस्य महात्मनः । अध्याप्य वेदाञ्छास्त्राणि ततो ऽस्त्रं प्रत्यपादयत्

aurvastu jātakarmādīnkṛtvā tasya mahātmanaḥ / adhyāpya vedāñchāstrāṇi tato 'straṃ pratyapādayat

And Aurva, having performed the birth rites and the rest for that great one, and having taught him the Vedas and the sciences, then imparted to him the weapon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.134

ततः शकान्स यवनान्कांबोजान्पारदांस्तथा । पह्लवांश्चैव निःशेषान्कर्तुं व्यवसितो नृपः

tataḥ śakānsa yavanānkāṃbojānpāradāṃstathā / pahlavāṃścaiva niḥśeṣānkartuṃ vyavasito nṛpaḥ

Then the king resolved to make an end of the Śakas, the Yavanas, the Kāmbojas, the Pāradas and the Pahlavas, leaving none.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.135

ते हन्यमाना वीरेण सगरेण महात्मना । वसिष्ठं शरणं सर्वे संप्राप्ताः शरणैषिणः

te hanyamānā vīreṇa sagareṇa mahātmanā / vasiṣṭhaṃ śaraṇaṃ sarve saṃprāptāḥ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ

Being slain by the hero Sagara, the great-souled one, they all came to Vasiṣṭha for refuge, seeking protection.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.136

वसिष्ठो वीक्ष्य तान्युक्तान्विनयोन महामुनिः । सगरं वारयामास तेषां दत्त्वाभयं तथा

vasiṣṭho vīkṣya tānyuktānvinayona mahāmuniḥ / sagaraṃ vārayāmāsa teṣāṃ dattvābhayaṃ tathā

The great sage Vasiṣṭha, seeing them joined with humility, granted them safety and so restrained Sagara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.137

सगरः स्वां प्रतिज्ञां च गुरोर्वाक्यं निशम्य च । जघान धर्मं वै तेषां वेषान्यत्वं चकार ह

sagaraḥ svāṃ pratijñāṃ ca gurorvākyaṃ niśamya ca / jaghāna dharmaṃ vai teṣāṃ veṣānyatvaṃ cakāra ha

Sagara, having considered both his own vow and the word of his teacher, destroyed their dharma and made their dress different.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.138

अर्द्धं शाकानां शिरसो मुण्डयित्वा व्यसर्जयत् । यवनानां शिरः सर्वं कांबोजानां तथैव च

arddhaṃ śākānāṃ śiraso muṇḍayitvā vyasarjayat / yavanānāṃ śiraḥ sarvaṃ kāṃbojānāṃ tathaiva ca

Having shaved half the head of the Śakas, he let them go; and the whole head of the Yavanas, and likewise of the Kāmbojas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.139

पारदा मुक्तकेशाश्च पह्लवाः श्मश्रुधारिणः । निःस्वाध्यायवषट्काराः कृतास्तेन महात्मना

pāradā muktakeśāśca pahlavāḥ śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ / niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārāḥ kṛtāstena mahātmanā

The Pāradas were made to wear loose hair and the Pahlavas to wear beards, and by that great one they were made devoid of Vedic recitation and the vaṣaṭ-call.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.140

शका यवन कांबोजाः पह्लवाः पारदैः सह । कलिस्पर्शा महिषिका दार्वस्छोलाः खशास्तथा

śakā yavana kāṃbojāḥ pahlavāḥ pāradaiḥ saha / kalisparśā mahiṣikā dārvascholāḥ khaśāstathā

The Śakas, Yavanas, Kāmbojas, Pahlavas together with the Pāradas, the Kalisparśas, the Mahiṣikas, the Dārvas, the Colas and the Khaśas —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.141

सर्वे ते क्षत्रियगणा धर्मस्तेषां निराकृतः । वसिष्ठवचनात्पूर्वं सगरेण महात्मना

sarve te kṣatriyagaṇā dharmasteṣāṃ nirākṛtaḥ / vasiṣṭhavacanātpūrvaṃ sagareṇa mahātmanā

all these hosts of Kṣatriyas: their dharma was cast aside long ago by the great-souled Sagara at Vasiṣṭha's word.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.142

स धर्मविजयी राजा विजित्येमां वसुन्धराम् । अश्वं वै चारयामास वाजिमेधाय दीक्षितः

sa dharmavijayī rājā vijityemāṃ vasundharām / aśvaṃ vai cārayāmāsa vājimedhāya dīkṣitaḥ

That king, victorious by righteousness, having conquered this earth, set a horse loose to roam, being consecrated for the horse-sacrifice.

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BndP 2 63.143

तस्य चारयतः सो ऽश्वः समुद्रे पूर्वदक्षिणे । वेलासमीपे ऽपहृतो भूमिं चैव प्रवेशितः

tasya cārayataḥ so 'śvaḥ samudre pūrvadakṣiṇe / velāsamīpe 'pahṛto bhūmiṃ caiva praveśitaḥ

As it roamed, that horse of his was carried off near the shore in the south-eastern sea, and was made to enter the earth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.144

स तं देशं सुतैः सर्वैः खानयामास पार्थिवः । आसेदुश्च ततस्तस्मिन्खनन्तस्ते महार्मवे

sa taṃ deśaṃ sutaiḥ sarvaiḥ khānayāmāsa pārthivaḥ / āseduśca tatastasminkhanantaste mahārmave

That prince had that region dug up by all his sons; and as they dug there, they came upon the great ocean.

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BndP 2 63.145

तमादिपुरुषं देवं हरिं कृष्णं प्रजापतिम् । विष्णुं कपिलरूपेण हंसं नारायणं प्रभुम्

tamādipuruṣaṃ devaṃ hariṃ kṛṣṇaṃ prajāpatim / viṣṇuṃ kapilarūpeṇa haṃsaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum

(They came upon) him, the primal Person, the god Hari, Kṛṣṇa, the lord of creatures, Viṣṇu in the form of Kapila, the Swan, Nārāyaṇa, the master.

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BndP 2 63.146

तस्य चक्षुः समासाद्य तेजस्तत्प्रतिपद्यते । दग्धाः पुत्रास्तदा सर्वेचत्वारस्त्ववशेषिताः

tasya cakṣuḥ samāsādya tejastatpratipadyate / dagdhāḥ putrāstadā sarvecatvārastvavaśeṣitāḥ

Meeting his eye, that fiery energy takes effect; then all the sons were burnt up, and only four were left over.

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BndP 2 63.147

बर्हिकेतुः सुकेतुश्च तथा धर्मरथश्च यः । शूरः पञ्चजनश्चैव तस्य वंशकराः प्रभोः

barhiketuḥ suketuśca tathā dharmarathaśca yaḥ / śūraḥ pañcajanaścaiva tasya vaṃśakarāḥ prabhoḥ

Barhiketu, Suketu, and he who is Dharmaratha, and Śūra and Pañcajana—these were the continuers of that lord's line.

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BndP 2 63.148

प्रादाच्च तस्य भगवान्हरिर्नारायणो वरान् । अक्षयत्वं स्ववंशस्य वाजिमेधशतं तथा

prādācca tasya bhagavānharirnārāyaṇo varān / akṣayatvaṃ svavaṃśasya vājimedhaśataṃ tathā

And the Lord Hari Nārāyaṇa granted him boons: the imperishability of his own line, and a hundred horse-sacrifices,

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BndP 2 63.149

विभुः पुत्रं समुद्रं च स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम् । तं समुद्रो ऽश्वमादाय ववन्दे सरितांपतिः

vibhuḥ putraṃ samudraṃ ca svarge vāsaṃ tathākṣayam / taṃ samudro 'śvamādāya vavande saritāṃpatiḥ

and (that) the mighty ocean (should be) his son, and an unending dwelling in heaven. Then the ocean, lord of rivers, taking the horse (back to him), paid him homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.150

सागरत्वं च लेभे स कर्मणा तेन तस्य वै । तं चाश्वमेधिकं सो ऽश्वं समुद्रात्प्राप्य पार्थिवः

sāgaratvaṃ ca lebhe sa karmaṇā tena tasya vai / taṃ cāśvamedhikaṃ so 'śvaṃ samudrātprāpya pārthivaḥ

And by that deed of his (the ocean) obtained its state of being 'sāgara' (belonging to Sagara). And that prince, having got back from the ocean that horse meant for the sacrifice,

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BndP 2 63.151

आजहाराश्वमेधानां शतं चैव पुनः पुनः । षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि दग्धान्यस्य रुषा विभो

ājahārāśvamedhānāṃ śataṃ caiva punaḥ punaḥ / ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi dagdhānyasya ruṣā vibho

performed a hundred horse-sacrifices, again and again. Sixty thousand of his sons were burnt up in wrath, O lord.

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BndP 2 63.152

तेषां नारायणं तेजः प्रविष्टानि महात्मनाम् । पुत्राणां तु सहस्राणि षष्टिस्तु इति नः श्रुतम्

teṣāṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tejaḥ praviṣṭāni mahātmanām / putrāṇāṃ tu sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭistu iti naḥ śrutam

Those great-souled sons—sixty thousand of them—entered the fiery energy of Nārāyaṇa: so we have heard.

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BndP 2 63.153

ऋषय ऊचुः सगरस्यात्मजा नाना कथं जाता महाबलाः । विक्रान्ताः षष्टिसाहस्रा विधिना केन वा वद

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sagarasyātmajā nānā kathaṃ jātā mahābalāḥ / vikrāntāḥ ṣaṣṭisāhasrā vidhinā kena vā vada

The sages said: How were Sagara's sons born in such numbers, mighty in strength, valorous, sixty thousand? By what means? Tell (us).

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BndP 2 63.154

सुत उवाच द्वेपत्न्यौ सगरस्यास्तां तपसा दगधकिल्बिषे । ज्येष्ठा विदर्भदुहिता केशिनी नाम नामतः

suta uvāca dvepatnyau sagarasyāstāṃ tapasā dagadhakilbiṣe / jyeṣṭhā vidarbhaduhitā keśinī nāma nāmataḥ

Suta said: Sagara had two wives, their impurity burnt away by austerity; the elder was the daughter of (the king of) Vidarbha, Keśinī by name.

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BndP 2 63.155

कनीयसी तु या तस्यपत्नी परमधर्मिणी । अरिष्टनेमिदुहिता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि

kanīyasī tu yā tasyapatnī paramadharmiṇī / ariṣṭanemiduhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi

But she who was his younger wife, supremely devoted to duty, was the daughter of Ariṣṭanemi, unequalled on earth in beauty.

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BndP 2 63.156

और्वस्ताभ्यां वरं प्रादात्तपसाराधितः प्रभुः । एका जनिष्यते पुत्रं वंशकर्त्तारमीप्सितम्

aurvastābhyāṃ varaṃ prādāttapasārādhitaḥ prabhuḥ / ekā janiṣyate putraṃ vaṃśakarttāramīpsitam

Aurva, the lord, propitiated by (their) austerity, gave the two of them a boon: one shall bear a son, the desired continuer of the line;

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BndP 2 63.157

षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि द्वितीया जनयिष्यति । मुनेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा केशिनी पुत्रमेककम्

ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi dvitīyā janayiṣyati / munestu vacanaṃ śrutvā keśinī putramekakam

the second shall bring forth sixty thousand sons. Hearing the sage's words, Keśinī (chose) a single son,

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BndP 2 63.158

वंशस्य कारणं श्रेष्ठं जग्राह नृप संसदि । षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि सुपर्णभगिनी तथा

vaṃśasya kāraṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ jagrāha nṛpa saṃsadi / ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi suparṇabhaginī tathā

the excellent cause of the line's continuance—she took (that), O king, in the assembly; and likewise the sister of Suparṇa (chose) the sixty thousand sons.

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BndP 2 63.159

महाभागा प्रमुदिता जग्राह सुमतिस्तथा । अथ काले गते ज्येष्ठा ज्येष्ठं पुत्रं व्यजायत

mahābhāgā pramuditā jagrāha sumatistathā / atha kāle gate jyeṣṭhā jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ vyajāyata

Greatly blessed and delighted, Sumati took (that boon). Then, when time had passed, the elder gave birth to the elder son,

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BndP 2 63.160

असमञ्ज इति ख्यातं काकुत्स्थं सगरात्मजम् । सुमतिस्त्वपि जज्ञे वै गर्भतुंबं यशस्विनी

asamañja iti khyātaṃ kākutsthaṃ sagarātmajam / sumatistvapi jajñe vai garbhatuṃbaṃ yaśasvinī

the son of Sagara, the Kākutstha known as Asamañja; and glorious Sumati indeed brought forth a gourd of an embryo.

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BndP 2 63.161

षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणां तुंबमध्याद्विनिस्सृताः । घृतपूर्णेषु कुंभेषु तान्गर्भान्यदधात्ततः

ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇāṃ tuṃbamadhyādvinissṛtāḥ / ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kuṃbheṣu tāngarbhānyadadhāttataḥ

Sixty thousand sons came out from the middle of the gourd; then he placed those embryos in pots filled with ghee.

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BndP 2 63.162

धात्रीश्चैकैकशः प्रादात्तावतीः पोषणे नृपः । ततो नवसु मासेषु समुत्तस्थुर्यथासुखम्

dhātrīścaikaikaśaḥ prādāttāvatīḥ poṣaṇe nṛpaḥ / tato navasu māseṣu samuttasthuryathāsukham

And the king gave nurses, one for each, just so many, for their rearing; then in nine months they arose (from the jars) with ease.

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BndP 2 63.163

कुमारास्ते महाभागाः सगरप्रीतिवर्द्धनाः । कालेन महाता चैव यैवनं समुपाश्रिताः

kumārāste mahābhāgāḥ sagaraprītivarddhanāḥ / kālena mahātā caiva yaivanaṃ samupāśritāḥ

Those greatly fortunate princes, increasing Sagara's joy, in the course of much time attained youth.

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BndP 2 63.164

केशिन्यास्तनयो यो ऽन्यः सगरस्यात्मसंभवः । असमञ्ज इति ख्यातो वर्हिकेतुर्महाबलः

keśinyāstanayo yo 'nyaḥ sagarasyātmasaṃbhavaḥ / asamañja iti khyāto varhiketurmahābalaḥ

The other son of Keśinī, sprung from Sagara himself, was known as Asamañja, called Barhiketu, of great strength.

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BndP 2 63.165

पौराणामहिते युक्तः पित्रा निर्वासितः पुरात् । तस्य पुत्र्ॐऽशुमान्नाम असमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान्

paurāṇāmahite yuktaḥ pitrā nirvāsitaḥ purāt / tasya putroṃ'śumānnāma asamañjasya vīryavān

Being engaged in what was harmful to the townspeople, he was banished from the city by his father; the son of that Asamañja was named Aṃśumān, and he was valorous.

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BndP 2 63.166

तस्य पुत्रस्तु धर्मात्मा दिलीप इति विश्रुतः । दिलीपात्तु महातेजा वीरो जातो भगीरथः

tasya putrastu dharmātmā dilīpa iti viśrutaḥ / dilīpāttu mahātejā vīro jāto bhagīrathaḥ

His son was righteous-souled, renowned as Dilīpa; and from Dilīpa was born the hero Bhagīratha of great splendour,

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BndP 2 63.167

येन गङ्गा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा विमानैरुपशोभिता । इहानीता सुरेशाद्वै दुहितृत्वे च कल्पिता

yena gaṅgā saricchreṣṭhā vimānairupaśobhitā / ihānītā sureśādvai duhitṛtve ca kalpitā

by whom the Gaṅgā, best of rivers, adorned with celestial cars, was brought here from the lord of the gods, and was made (his) daughter.

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BndP 2 63.168

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं श्लोकं पौराणिका जनाः । भगीरथस्तु तां गङ्गामानयामास कर्मभिः

atrāpyudāharantīmaṃ ślokaṃ paurāṇikā janāḥ / bhagīrathastu tāṃ gaṅgāmānayāmāsa karmabhiḥ

On this too the men versed in the Purāṇas recite this verse: "Bhagīratha brought that Gaṅgā (here) by his deeds."

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BndP 2 63.169

तस्माद्भागीरथी गङ्गा कथ्यते वंशवित्तमैः । भगीरथसुतश्चापि श्रुतो नाम बभूवह

tasmādbhāgīrathī gaṅgā kathyate vaṃśavittamaiḥ / bhagīrathasutaścāpi śruto nāma babhūvaha

Therefore the Gaṅgā is called Bhāgīrathī by the best knowers of genealogies. And Bhagīratha's son was one named Śruta.

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BndP 2 63.170

नाभागस्तस्य दायादो नित्यं धर्मपरायणः । अम्बरीषः सुतस्तस्य सिंधुद्वीपस्ततो ऽभवत्

nābhāgastasya dāyādo nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇaḥ / ambarīṣaḥ sutastasya siṃdhudvīpastato 'bhavat

His heir was Nābhāga, ever devoted to dharma; his son was Ambarīṣa, and from him came Sindhudvīpa.

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BndP 2 63.171

पूर्वे वंशपुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् । नाभागेरंबरीषस्य भुजाभ्यां परिपालिता

pūrve vaṃśapurāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam / nābhāgeraṃbarīṣasya bhujābhyāṃ paripālitā

It is heard that the ancients who knew the genealogical Purāṇas sing thus: "Guarded by the two arms of Ambarīṣa, son of Nābhāga,

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BndP 2 63.172

बभूव वसुधात्यर्थं तापत्रयविवर्जिता । अयुतायुः सुतस्तस्य सिंधुद्वीपस्य वीर्यवान्

babhūva vasudhātyarthaṃ tāpatrayavivarjitā / ayutāyuḥ sutastasya siṃdhudvīpasya vīryavān

the earth became exceedingly free of the three afflictions." The valorous son of that Sindhudvīpa was Ayutāyus.

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BndP 2 63.173

अयुतायोस्तु दायाद ऋतुपर्णो महायशाः । दिव्याक्षहृदयज्ञो ऽसौ राजा नलसखो बली

ayutāyostu dāyāda ṛtuparṇo mahāyaśāḥ / divyākṣahṛdayajño 'sau rājā nalasakho balī

Ayutāyus's heir was Ṛtuparṇa of great fame; he was the king who knew the divine secret of dice, the friend of Nala, mighty.

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BndP 2 63.174

नलौ द्वाविति विख्यातौ पुराणेषु दृढव्रतौ । वीरसेनात्मजश्चैव यश्चेक्ष्वाकुकुलोद्वहः

nalau dvāviti vikhyātau purāṇeṣu dṛḍhavratau / vīrasenātmajaścaiva yaścekṣvākukulodvahaḥ

Two Nalas are thus famed in the Purāṇas, both firm in their vows: the son of Vīrasena, and the one who is the upholder of the Ikṣvāku line.

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BndP 2 63.175

ऋतुपर्णस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत्सर्वकामो जनेश्वरः । सुदासस्तस्य तनयो राजा इन्द्रसखो ऽभवत्

ṛtuparṇasya putro 'bhūtsarvakāmo janeśvaraḥ / sudāsastasya tanayo rājā indrasakho 'bhavat

Ṛtuparṇa's son was Sarvakāma, lord of men; his son was king Sudāsa, who became Indra's friend.

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BndP 2 63.176

सुदासस्य सुतः प्रोक्तः सौदासो नाम पार्थिवः । ख्यातः कल्माषपादो वै नाम्ना सित्रसहश्च सः

sudāsasya sutaḥ proktaḥ saudāso nāma pārthivaḥ / khyātaḥ kalmāṣapādo vai nāmnā sitrasahaśca saḥ

Sudāsa's son is said to be the king named Saudāsa; he was known as Kalmāṣapāda, and by name Mitrasaha.

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BndP 2 63.177

वसिष्ठस्तु महातेजाः क्षेत्रे कल्माषपादके । अश्मकं जनयामास त्विक्ष्वाकुकुलवृद्धये

vasiṣṭhastu mahātejāḥ kṣetre kalmāṣapādake / aśmakaṃ janayāmāsa tvikṣvākukulavṛddhaye

But Vasiṣṭha of great splendour begot Aśmaka in the field (i.e. wife) of Kalmāṣapāda, for the increase of the Ikṣvāku line.

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BndP 2 63.178

अश्मकस्यौरसो यस्तु मूलकस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् । अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं मूलकं वै नृपं प्रति

aśmakasyauraso yastu mūlakastatsuto 'bhavat / atrāpyudāharantīmaṃ mūlakaṃ vai nṛpaṃ prati

Aśmaka's own-bodied son was Mūlaka, who was his son. On this too they recite this (verse) concerning king Mūlaka:

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BndP 2 63.179

स हि रामभयाद्राजा स्त्रीभिः परिवृतो ऽवसत् । विवस्त्रस्त्राणमिच्छन्वै नारीकवच ईश्वरः

sa hi rāmabhayādrājā strībhiḥ parivṛto 'vasat / vivastrastrāṇamicchanvai nārīkavaca īśvaraḥ

"For that king, out of fear of Rāma, dwelt surrounded by women; naked, wishing for protection, that lord (was called) Nārīkavaca ('woman-armoured')."

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BndP 2 63.180

मूलकस्यापि धर्मात्मा राजा शतरथः स्मृतः । तस्माच्छतरथाज्जज्ञे राजा त्विडविडो बली

mūlakasyāpi dharmātmā rājā śatarathaḥ smṛtaḥ / tasmācchatarathājjajñe rājā tviḍaviḍo balī

Mūlaka's son too, the righteous-souled king, is remembered as Śataratha; and from that Śataratha was born the mighty king Iḍaviḍa.

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BndP 2 63.181

आसीत्त्वैडविडः श्रीमान्कृशशर्मा प्रतापवान् । पुत्रो विश्वसहस्रस्य पुत्रीकस्यां व्यजायत

āsīttvaiḍaviḍaḥ śrīmānkṛśaśarmā pratāpavān / putro viśvasahasrasya putrīkasyāṃ vyajāyata

The son of Iḍaviḍa was the glorious, majestic Kṛśaśarman; (he,) the son of Viśvasaha, was born of a daughter appointed as son.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.182

दिलीपस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत्खट्वाङ्ग इति विश्रुतः । येन स्वर्गादिहागत्य मुहूर्त्तं प्राप्य जीवितम्

dilīpastasya putro 'bhūtkhaṭvāṅga iti viśrutaḥ / yena svargādihāgatya muhūrttaṃ prāpya jīvitam

His son was Dilīpa, renowned as Khaṭvāṅga, by whom, having come here from heaven and having obtained life for (only) a moment,

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BndP 2 63.183

त्रयो ऽभिसंहिता लोका बुद्ध्या सत्येन चैव हि । दीर्घबाहुः सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत

trayo 'bhisaṃhitā lokā buddhyā satyena caiva hi / dīrghabāhuḥ sutastasya raghustasmādajāyata

the three worlds were secured by (his) wisdom and by truth. His son was Dīrghabāhu, and from him Raghu was born.

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BndP 2 63.184

अजः पुत्रो रघोश्चापि तस्माज्जज्ञे स वीर्यवान् । राजा दशरथो नाम इक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः

ajaḥ putro raghoścāpi tasmājjajñe sa vīryavān / rājā daśaratho nāma ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ

Aja was Raghu's son, and from him was born that valorous king named Daśaratha, the delight of the Ikṣvāku line.

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BndP 2 63.185

रामो दाशरथिर्वीरो धर्मज्ञो लोकविश्रुतः । भरतो लक्ष्मणश्चैव शत्रुघ्नश्च महाबलः

rāmo dāśarathirvīro dharmajño lokaviśrutaḥ / bharato lakṣmaṇaścaiva śatrughnaśca mahābalaḥ

Rāma, son of Daśaratha, the hero, knower of dharma, famed in the world; and Bharata and Lakṣmaṇa, and Śatrughna of great strength.

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BndP 2 63.186

माधवं लवणं हत्वा गत्वा मधुवनं च तत् । शत्रुघ्रेन पुरी तत्र मथुरा विनिवेशिता

mādhavaṃ lavaṇaṃ hatvā gatvā madhuvanaṃ ca tat / śatrughrena purī tatra mathurā viniveśitā

Having slain Lavaṇa, the descendant of Madhu, and having gone to that Madhu forest, the city Mathurā was there established by Śatrughna.

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BndP 2 63.187

सुबाहुः शूरसे नश्च शत्रुघ्नस्य सुतावुभौ । पालयामासतुस्तौ तु वैदेह्यौ मथुरां पुरीम्

subāhuḥ śūrase naśca śatrughnasya sutāvubhau / pālayāmāsatustau tu vaidehyau mathurāṃ purīm

Subāhu and Śūrasena were the two sons of Śatrughna; and those two, born of Vaidehī women, ruled the city of Mathurā.

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BndP 2 63.188

अङ्गदश्चन्द्रकेतुश्च लक्ष्मणस्यात्मजावुभौ । हिमवत्पर्वतस्यान्ते स्फीतौ जनपदौ तयोः

aṅgadaścandraketuśca lakṣmaṇasyātmajāvubhau / himavatparvatasyānte sphītau janapadau tayoḥ

Aṅgada and Candraketu were both sons of Lakṣmaṇa; their two flourishing territories were at the border of the Himavat mountain.

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BndP 2 63.189

अङ्गदस्याङ्गदाख्याता देशे कारयते पुरी । चन्द्रकेतोस्तु विख्याता चन्द्रचक्रा पुरी शुभा

aṅgadasyāṅgadākhyātā deśe kārayate purī / candraketostu vikhyātā candracakrā purī śubhā

Aṅgada's city, called Aṅgadā, he had built in (that) region; and Candraketu's was the well-known, lovely city Candracakrā.

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BndP 2 63.190

भरतस्यात्मजौ वीरौ तक्षः पुष्कर एव च । गान्धारविषये सिद्धे तयोः पुर्यो महात्मनोः

bharatasyātmajau vīrau takṣaḥ puṣkara eva ca / gāndhāraviṣaye siddhe tayoḥ puryo mahātmanoḥ

Bharata's two sons were the heroes Takṣa and Puṣkara; the cities of those two great-souled ones were in the prosperous Gandhāra country.

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BndP 2 63.191

तक्षस्य दिक्षु विख्याता नाम्ना तक्षशिला पुरी । पुष्करस्यापि वीरस्य विख्याता पुष्करावती

takṣasya dikṣu vikhyātā nāmnā takṣaśilā purī / puṣkarasyāpi vīrasya vikhyātā puṣkarāvatī

Takṣa's city, famed in (all) directions, was named Takṣaśilā; and of Puṣkara too, the hero, the famous Puṣkarāvatī.

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BndP 2 63.192

गाथां चैवात्र गायन्ति ये पुराण विदो जनाः । रामेण बद्धां सत्यार्थां महात्म्यात्तस्य धीमतः

gāthāṃ caivātra gāyanti ye purāṇa vido janāḥ / rāmeṇa baddhāṃ satyārthāṃ mahātmyāttasya dhīmataḥ

And here those people who know the ancient lore sing a song, composed by Rāma, true in its sense, (arising) from the greatness of that wise one.

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BndP 2 63.193

श्यामो युवा लोहिताक्षो दीप्तास्यो मीतभाषितः । आजानुबाहुः सुमुखः सिंहस्कन्धो महाभुजः

śyāmo yuvā lohitākṣo dīptāsyo mītabhāṣitaḥ / ājānubāhuḥ sumukhaḥ siṃhaskandho mahābhujaḥ

Dark, youthful, red-eyed, with a radiant face, measured in speech, with arms reaching to the knees, fair-faced, lion-shouldered, of mighty arms —

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BndP 2 63.194

दशवर्षसहस्राणि रामो राज्यमकारयत् । ऋक्सामयजुषां घोषो यो घोषश्च महास्वनः

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rāmo rājyamakārayat / ṛksāmayajuṣāṃ ghoṣo yo ghoṣaśca mahāsvanaḥ

For ten thousand years Rāma exercised kingship; the loud sound which was the chanting of the Ṛk, Sāma and Yajus verses,

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BndP 2 63.195

अव्युच्छिन्नो ऽभवद्राज्ये दीयतां भुज्यतामिति । जनस्थाने वसन्कार्यं त्रिदशानां चकार सः

avyucchinno 'bhavadrājye dīyatāṃ bhujyatāmiti / janasthāne vasankāryaṃ tridaśānāṃ cakāra saḥ

was unbroken in his kingdom, (as was the cry) "let it be given, let it be enjoyed." Dwelling in Janasthāna he did the work of the thirty (gods).

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BndP 2 63.196

तमागस्कारिणं पूर्वं पौलस्त्यं मनुजर्षभः । सीतायाः पदमन्विच्छन्निजघान महायशाः

tamāgaskāriṇaṃ pūrvaṃ paulastyaṃ manujarṣabhaḥ / sītāyāḥ padamanvicchannijaghāna mahāyaśāḥ

That offender of old, the descendant of Pulastya, the bull among men, greatly renowned, slew while searching out the trace of Sītā.

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BndP 2 63.197

सत्त्ववान्गुणसंपन्नो दीप्यमानः स्वतेजसा । अतिसूर्यं च वह्निं च रामो दाशरथिर्बभौ

sattvavānguṇasaṃpanno dīpyamānaḥ svatejasā / atisūryaṃ ca vahniṃ ca rāmo dāśarathirbabhau

Full of strength, endowed with (good) qualities, blazing with his own splendour, Rāma the son of Daśaratha shone beyond the sun and the fire.

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BndP 2 63.198

एवमेष महाबाहोस्तस्य पुत्रौ बभूवतुः । कुशो लव इति ख्यातो तयोर्देशौ निबोधत

evameṣa mahābāhostasya putrau babhūvatuḥ / kuśo lava iti khyāto tayordeśau nibodhata

Thus that mighty-armed one had two sons, known as Kuśa and Lava; learn now of the countries of those two.

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BndP 2 63.199

कुशस्य कोशला राज्यं पुरी चापि कुशस्थली । रम्या निवेशिता तेन विन्ध्यपर्वतसानुषु

kuśasya kośalā rājyaṃ purī cāpi kuśasthalī / ramyā niveśitā tena vindhyaparvatasānuṣu

Kuśa's kingdom was Kosalā, and his city Kuśasthalī, a lovely (city) established by him on the slopes of the Vindhya mountain.

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BndP 2 63.200

उत्तराकोशले राज्य लवस्य च महात्मनः । श्रावस्तिर्लोकविख्याता कुशवंशं निबोधत

uttarākośale rājya lavasya ca mahātmanaḥ / śrāvastirlokavikhyātā kuśavaṃśaṃ nibodhata

And the kingdom of great-souled Lava was in northern Kosala, (with) the world-famed Śrāvastī. Now learn of the lineage of Kuśa.

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BndP 2 63.201

कुशस्य पुत्रो धर्मात्मा ह्यतिथिः सुप्रियातिथिः । अतिथेरपि विख्यातो निषधो नाम पार्थिवः

kuśasya putro dharmātmā hyatithiḥ supriyātithiḥ / atitherapi vikhyāto niṣadho nāma pārthivaḥ

Kuśa's son was the righteous Atithi, very fond of guests; and of Atithi too there was a famous king named Niṣadha.

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BndP 2 63.202

निषधस्य नलः पुत्रो नलस्य तु नाभाः सुतः । नभसः पुण्डरीकस्तु क्षेम धन्वा ततः स्मृतः

niṣadhasya nalaḥ putro nalasya tu nābhāḥ sutaḥ / nabhasaḥ puṇḍarīkastu kṣema dhanvā tataḥ smṛtaḥ

Niṣadha's son was Nala, and Nala's son was Nabha; Nabha's (son) was Puṇḍarīka, and from him Kṣemadhanvan is recorded.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BndP 2 63.203

क्षेमधन्वसुतो राजा देवानीकः प्रतापवान् । आसीदहीनगुर्नाम देवानीकात्मजः प्रभुः

kṣemadhanvasuto rājā devānīkaḥ pratāpavān / āsīdahīnagurnāma devānīkātmajaḥ prabhuḥ

Kṣemadhanvan's son was the majestic king Devānīka; Devānīka's son was the lord named Ahīnagu.

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BndP 2 63.204

अहीन गोस्तु दायादः पारियात्रो महायशाः । दलस्तस्यात्मजश्चापि तस्माज्जज्ञे बलो नृपः

ahīna gostu dāyādaḥ pāriyātro mahāyaśāḥ / dalastasyātmajaścāpi tasmājjajñe balo nṛpaḥ

Ahīnagu's heir was the greatly renowned Pāriyātra; Dala was his son, and from him was born king Bala.

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BndP 2 63.205

उलूको नाम धर्मात्मा बलपुत्रो बभूव ह । वज्रनाभः सुतस्तस्य शङ्खणस्तस्य चात्मजः

ulūko nāma dharmātmā balaputro babhūva ha / vajranābhaḥ sutastasya śaṅkhaṇastasya cātmajaḥ

Bala's son was one righteous in soul named Ulūka; his son was Vajranābha, and his son was Śaṅkhaṇa.

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BndP 2 63.206

शङ्खणस्य सुतो विद्वान् व्युषिताश्व इति श्रुतः । व्युषिताश्वसुतश्चापि राजा विश्वसहः किल

śaṅkhaṇasya suto vidvān vyuṣitāśva iti śrutaḥ / vyuṣitāśvasutaścāpi rājā viśvasahaḥ kila

Śaṅkhaṇa's son was the learned one known as Vyuṣitāśva; and Vyuṣitāśva's son, they say, was king Viśvasaha.

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BndP 2 63.207

हिरण्यनाभः कौशल्यो वरिष्ठस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् । पौष्यञ्जेश्च स वै शिष्यः स्मृतः प्राच्येषु सामसु

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyo variṣṭhastatsuto 'bhavat / pauṣyañjeśca sa vai śiṣyaḥ smṛtaḥ prācyeṣu sāmasu

His son was Hiraṇyanābha of Kosala, the most excellent one; and he is remembered as the pupil of Pauṣyañji in the eastern Sāmans.

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BndP 2 63.208

शतानि संहितानां तु पञ्च यो ऽधीतवांस्ततः । तस्मादधिगतो योगो याज्ञवल्क्येन धीमता

śatāni saṃhitānāṃ tu pañca yo 'dhītavāṃstataḥ / tasmādadhigato yogo yājñavalkyena dhīmatā

He it was who studied five hundred saṃhitās; from him the yoga was obtained by the wise Yājñavalkya.

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BndP 2 63.209

पुष्पस्तस्य सुतो विद्वान्ध्रुवसंधिश्च तत्सुतः । सुदर्शनस्तस्य सुतो ह्यग्निवर्मः सुदर्शनात्

puṣpastasya suto vidvāndhruvasaṃdhiśca tatsutaḥ / sudarśanastasya suto hyagnivarmaḥ sudarśanāt

His son was the learned Puṣpa, and his son was Dhruvasaṃdhi; his son was Sudarśana, and from Sudarśana (came) Agnivarman.

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BndP 2 63.210

अग्निवर्णस्य शीघ्रस्तु शीघ्रकस्य मरुः स्मृतः । मरुस्तु योगमास्थाय कलापग्राममास्थितः

agnivarṇasya śīghrastu śīghrakasya maruḥ smṛtaḥ / marustu yogamāsthāya kalāpagrāmamāsthitaḥ

Agnivarṇa's (son) was Śīghra, and Śīghraka's (son) is recorded as Maru; and Maru, having taken up yoga, settled in the village of Kalāpa.

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BndP 2 63.211

एकोनविंशप्रयुगे क्षत्रप्रावर्त्तकः प्रभुः । प्रभुसुतो मरोः पुत्रः सुसंधिस्तस्य चात्मजः

ekonaviṃśaprayuge kṣatraprāvarttakaḥ prabhuḥ / prabhusuto maroḥ putraḥ susaṃdhistasya cātmajaḥ

In the nineteenth (coming) yuga the lord (Maru will be) the restorer of the kṣatriya line; Prabhu was Maru's son, and Susaṃdhi was his son.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.212

सुसंधेश्च तथा मर्षः सहस्वान्नाम नामतः । आसीत्सहस्वतः पुत्रो राजा विश्रुतवानिति

susaṃdheśca tathā marṣaḥ sahasvānnāma nāmataḥ / āsītsahasvataḥ putro rājā viśrutavāniti

And of Susaṃdhi likewise (the son was) Marṣa, Sahasvān by name; Sahasvān's son was the king called Viśrutavān.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BndP 2 63.213

तस्यासीद्विश्रुतवतः पुत्रो राजा बृहद्बलः । एते हीक्ष्वाकुदायादा राजानः शतशः स्मृताः

tasyāsīdviśrutavataḥ putro rājā bṛhadbalaḥ / ete hīkṣvākudāyādā rājānaḥ śataśaḥ smṛtāḥ

Of that Viśrutavān the son was king Bṛhadbala. These heirs of Ikṣvāku, kings by the hundreds, are recorded (in tradition).

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BndP 2 63.214

वंशे प्रधाना ये तस्मिन्प्राधान्येन तु कीर्त्तिताः । पठन्सम्यगिमां सृष्टिमादित्यस्य विवस्वतः

vaṃśe pradhānā ye tasminprādhānyena tu kīrttitāḥ / paṭhansamyagimāṃ sṛṣṭimādityasya vivasvataḥ

Those who were foremost in that lineage have been proclaimed according to their pre-eminence. Reciting rightly this creation-account of Āditya Vivasvat,

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