Harivamsha — Chapter 118
HV 118.1
इत्य् एवम् आश्वासयतो राजानं जनमेजयम् अतीतानागतं वाक्यम् ऋषेः परिषदा श्रुतम्
ity evam āśvāsayato rājānaṃ janamejayam atītānāgataṃ vākyam ṛṣeḥ pariṣadā śrutam
As he was thus consoling king Janamejaya, the sage's speech about the past and the future was heard by the assembly.
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HV 118.2
अमृतस्येव चास्वादः प्रभा चन्द्रमसो यथा अतर्पयत तच् छोत्रं महर्षेर् वाङ्मयो रसः
amṛtasyeva cāsvādaḥ prabhā candramaso yathā atarpayata tac chotraṃ maharṣer vāṅmayo rasaḥ
Like the taste of nectar, like the radiance of the moon, that flavour made of the great sage's speech satisfied the ear.
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HV 118.3
धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तं करुणं वीरहर्षणम् रमणीयं तद् आख्यानं कृत्स्नं परिषदा श्रुतम्
dharmārthakāmasaṃyuktaṃ karuṇaṃ vīraharṣaṇam ramaṇīyaṃ tad ākhyānaṃ kṛtsnaṃ pariṣadā śrutam
Joined with dharma, artha and kāma, moving, thrilling to heroes, delightful — that narrative was heard in full by the assembly.
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HV 118.5
केचिद् अश्रूणि मुमुचुः श्रुत्वा दध्युस् तथापरे इतिहासं तम् ऋषिणा पाराशर्येण दर्शितम् ॥ ह्व्_११८।४ अतीतानागतं यद् वै मुनिनोक्तं द्विजर्षभ । सदस्यान्तो ऽभ्यनुज्ञाय कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् पुनर् द्रक्ष्याम इत्य् उक्त्वा जगाम भगवान् ऋषिः
kecid aśrūṇi mumucuḥ śrutvā dadhyus tathāpare itihāsaṃ tam ṛṣiṇā pārāśaryeṇa darśitam // HV_118.4 atītānāgataṃ yad vai muninoktaṃ dvijarṣabha | sadasyānto 'bhyanujñāya kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam punar drakṣyāma ity uktvā jagāma bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
Some shed tears, and others pondered, on hearing that account set forth by the seer, the son of Parāśara — // (118.4) that past and future which was spoken by the sage, O bull among the twice-born. Having taken leave of the members of the assembly and having also circumambulated them, and having said "We shall meet again," the venerable seer departed.
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HV 118.6
अनुजग्मुस् ततः सर्वे प्रयान्तम् ऋषिसत्तमम् लोके प्रवदतां श्रेष्ठं शिष्टाः सर्वे तपोधनाः
anujagmus tataḥ sarve prayāntam ṛṣisattamam loke pravadatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ śiṣṭāḥ sarve tapodhanāḥ
Then all followed the best of seers as he departed — all the disciplined ones rich in austerity followed him who was foremost among speakers in the world.
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HV 118.7
याते भगवति व्यासे विप्राः सह महर्षिभिः ऋत्विजः पार्थिवाश् चैव प्रतिजग्मुर् यथागतम्
yāte bhagavati vyāse viprāḥ saha maharṣibhiḥ ṛtvijaḥ pārthivāś caiva pratijagmur yathāgatam
When the venerable Vyāsa had gone, the brahmins together with the great seers, the officiating priests, and the kings too went back as they had come.
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HV 118.8
पन्नगानां सुघोराणां कृत्वा तां वैरयातनाम् जगाम रोषम् उत्सृत्य राजा विषम् इवोरगः
pannagānāṃ sughorāṇāṃ kṛtvā tāṃ vairayātanām jagāma roṣam utsṛtya rājā viṣam ivoragaḥ
Having exacted that vengeance upon the terrible serpents, the king went off, having released his anger as a snake releases its venom.
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HV 118.9
होत्राग्निदीप्तशिरसं परित्राय च तक्षकम् आस्तीको ऽप्य् आश्रमपदं जगाम च महामुनिः
hotrāgnidīptaśirasaṃ paritrāya ca takṣakam āstīko 'py āśramapadaṃ jagāma ca mahāmuniḥ
And having rescued Takṣaka, whose head was scorched by the sacrificial fire, the great sage Āstīka too went to his hermitage.
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HV 118.10
राजापि हास्तिनपुरं प्रविवेश जनावृतः अन्वशासच् च मुदितस् तदा प्रमुदिताः प्रजाः
rājāpi hāstinapuraṃ praviveśa janāvṛtaḥ anvaśāsac ca muditas tadā pramuditāḥ prajāḥ
The king too, surrounded by the people, entered Hāstinapura, and delighted he ruled his subjects, who were then greatly delighted.
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HV 118.11
कस्यचित् त्व् अथ कालस्य स राजा जनमेजयः दीक्षितो वाजिमेधाय विधिवद् भूरिदक्षिणः
kasyacit tv atha kālasya sa rājā janamejayaḥ dīkṣito vājimedhāya vidhivad bhūridakṣiṇaḥ
Then after some time that king Janamejaya was consecrated for a horse sacrifice according to rule, with abundant priestly fees.
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HV 118.12
संज्ञप्तम् अश्वं तत्रास्य देवी काश्या वपुष्टमा संविवेशोपगम्याथ विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
saṃjñaptam aśvaṃ tatrāsya devī kāśyā vapuṣṭamā saṃviveśopagamyātha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
There his queen, Vapuṣṭamā of Kāśi, approached the immolated horse and lay down beside it, by the rite prescribed in the ordinance.
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HV 118.13
तां तु सर्वानवद्याङ्गीं चकमे वासवस् तदा संज्ञप्तम् अश्वं आविश्य तया मिश्रीबभूव सः
tāṃ tu sarvānavadyāṅgīṃ cakame vāsavas tadā saṃjñaptam aśvaṃ āviśya tayā miśrībabhūva saḥ
But Vāsava then desired her, whose limbs were wholly faultless; entering the immolated horse, he united with her.
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HV 118.14
तस्मिन् विकारे जनिते विदित्वा तत्त्वतश् च तत् असंज्ञप्तो ऽयम् अश्वस् ते ध्वंसेत्य् अध्वर्युम् अब्रवीत्
tasmin vikāre janite viditvā tattvataś ca tat asaṃjñapto 'yam aśvas te dhvaṃsety adhvaryum abravīt
When that alteration had occurred, and knowing it as it truly was, he said to the adhvaryu: "This horse of yours is not properly immolated — be gone!"
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HV 118.15
अध्वर्युर् ज्ञानसंपन्नस् तदिन्द्रस्य विचेष्टितम् कथयामास राजर्षेः शशाप स पुरंदरम्
adhvaryur jñānasaṃpannas tadindrasya viceṣṭitam kathayāmāsa rājarṣeḥ śaśāpa sa puraṃdaram
The adhvaryu, endowed with knowledge, related to the royal seer that doing of Indra's; and he cursed Puraṃdara.
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HV 118.16
यद्य् अस्ति मे यज्ञफलं तपो वा रक्षतः प्रजाः फलेन तेन सर्वेण ब्रवीमि श्रूयताम् इदम्
yady asti me yajñaphalaṃ tapo vā rakṣataḥ prajāḥ phalena tena sarveṇa bravīmi śrūyatām idam
"If I have any fruit of sacrifice, or austerity from protecting my subjects, by all that fruit I say this — let it be heard:
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HV 118.17
अद्यप्रभृति देवेन्द्रम् अजितेन्द्रियम् अस्थिरम् क्षत्रिया वाजिमेधेन न यक्ष्यन्तीति शौनक
adyaprabhṛti devendram ajitendriyam asthiram kṣatriyā vājimedhena na yakṣyantīti śaunaka
From today on, kṣatriyas shall not worship with a horse sacrifice the lord of the gods, who is unrestrained in his senses and unsteady" — so, O Śaunaka.
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HV 118.18
ऋत्विजश् चाब्रवीत् क्रुद्धः स राजा जनमेजयः दौर्बल्यं भवताम् एतद् यद् अयं धर्षितः क्रतुः
ṛtvijaś cābravīt kruddhaḥ sa rājā janamejayaḥ daurbalyaṃ bhavatām etad yad ayaṃ dharṣitaḥ kratuḥ
And that king Janamejaya, enraged, said to the officiating priests: "This is your weakness, that this rite has been violated.
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HV 118.19
विषये मे न वस्तव्यं ध्वंसध्वं सह बान्धवैः इत्य् उक्तास् तत्यजुर् विप्रास् तं नृपं जातमन्यवः
viṣaye me na vastavyaṃ dhvaṃsadhvaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ ity uktās tatyajur viprās taṃ nṛpaṃ jātamanyavaḥ
You must not dwell in my realm — be gone, together with your kinsmen!" Thus addressed, the brahmins, their anger aroused, abandoned that king.
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HV 118.20
अमर्षाद् अन्वशासच् च पत्नीशालागताः स्त्रियः राजा परमधर्मज्ञस् तदासौ जनमेजयः । असतीं वपुष्टमाम् एतां निर्वासयत मे गृहात् यया मे चरणो मूर्ध्नि भस्मरेणूषितः कृतः
amarṣād anvaśāsac ca patnīśālāgatāḥ striyaḥ rājā paramadharmajñas tadāsau janamejayaḥ | asatīṃ vapuṣṭamām etāṃ nirvāsayata me gṛhāt yayā me caraṇo mūrdhni bhasmareṇūṣitaḥ kṛtaḥ
And out of indignation that king Janamejaya, who knew the highest law, then gave orders to the women who had come to the wives' hall: "Expel from my house this unchaste Vapuṣṭamā, by whom my foot was set upon my head like the dust of ashes."
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HV 118.21
शौण्डीर्यं मे ऽनया भग्नं यशो मानश् च दूषितः नैनां द्रष्टुम् अपीच्छामि परिक्लिष्टाम् इव स्रजम्
śauṇḍīryaṃ me 'nayā bhagnaṃ yaśo mānaś ca dūṣitaḥ naināṃ draṣṭum apīcchāmi parikliṣṭām iva srajam
"My pride has been broken by her, and my fame and honour defiled; I do not even wish to look at her, like a garland that has been crushed.
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HV 118.23
न स्वादु सो ऽश्नाति नरः सुखं स्वपिति वा रहः अन्वास्ते यः प्रियां भार्यां परेण मृदिताम् इह ॥ ह्व्_११८।२२ पुनर् नैवोपभुञ्जन्ति श्वावलीढं हविर् यथा । एवम् उच्चैः प्रभाषन्तं क्रुद्धं पारिक्षितं नृपम् गन्धर्वराजः प्रोवाच विश्वावसुर् इदं वाचः
na svādu so 'śnāti naraḥ sukhaṃ svapiti vā rahaḥ anvāste yaḥ priyāṃ bhāryāṃ pareṇa mṛditām iha // HV_118.22 punar naivopabhuñjanti śvāvalīḍhaṃ havir yathā | evam uccaiḥ prabhāṣantaṃ kruddhaṃ pārikṣitaṃ nṛpam gandharvarājaḥ provāca viśvāvasur idaṃ vācaḥ
That man does not eat with relish nor sleep happily in private who here lives beside a beloved wife who has been crushed by another. (22) They do not again consume it, as with an oblation licked by a dog." To the enraged king, the son of Parikṣit, who was speaking thus loudly, the gandharva king Viśvāvasu spoke these words:
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HV 118.24
त्रियज्ञशतयज्वानं वासवस् त्वां न मृष्यति न दुष्यतीयं पत्नी ते विहितेयं वपुष्टमा
triyajñaśatayajvānaṃ vāsavas tvāṃ na mṛṣyati na duṣyatīyaṃ patnī te vihiteyaṃ vapuṣṭamā
"Vāsava does not tolerate you, the performer of three hundred sacrifices; this wife of yours is not defiled — this Vapuṣṭamā was ordained (for this).
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HV 118.25
रम्भा नामाप्सरा देवी काशिराजसुता मता सैषा योषिद्वरा राजन् रत्नभूतानुभूयताम्
rambhā nāmāpsarā devī kāśirājasutā matā saiṣā yoṣidvarā rājan ratnabhūtānubhūyatām
She is the apsaras goddess named Rambhā, held to be the daughter of the king of Kāśi; this best of women, O king, is a jewel — let her be enjoyed.
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HV 118.26
यज्ञे विवरम् आसाद्य विघ्नम् इन्द्रेण ते कृतम् यज्वा ह्य् असि कुरुश्रेष्ठ समृद्ध्या वासवोपमः
yajñe vivaram āsādya vighnam indreṇa te kṛtam yajvā hy asi kuruśreṣṭha samṛddhyā vāsavopamaḥ
Finding an opening in the sacrifice, an obstruction was made by Indra for you; for you are a sacrificer, O best of the Kurus, equal to Vāsava in prosperity.
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HV 118.27
बिभेत्य् अभिभवाच् छक्रस् तव क्रतुफलैर् नृप तस्माद् आवर्तितश् चैव क्रतुर् इन्द्रेण ते विभो
bibhety abhibhavāc chakras tava kratuphalair nṛpa tasmād āvartitaś caiva kratur indreṇa te vibho
Śakra is afraid of being overpowered by the fruits of your rites, O king; therefore, mighty one, your rite was turned aside by Indra.
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HV 118.28
मायैषा वासवेनेह प्रयुक्ता विघ्नम् इच्छता यज्ञे विवरम् आसाद्य संज्ञप्तं दृश्य वाजिनम् रतिम् इन्द्रेण रम्भायां मन्यसे यां वपुष्टमाम्
māyaiṣā vāsaveneha prayuktā vighnam icchatā yajñe vivaram āsādya saṃjñaptaṃ dṛśya vājinam ratim indreṇa rambhāyāṃ manyase yāṃ vapuṣṭamām
This was an illusion employed here by Vāsava, who wanted an obstruction: finding a gap in the sacrifice, the horse was seen as though slaughtered; and that lovemaking with Indra which you take to have been with Vapuṣṭamā was with Rambhā.
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HV 118.29
अथ ते गुरवः शप्तास् त्रियज्ञशतयाजिनः भ्रंशितस् त्वं च विप्राश् च फलाद् इन्द्रसमाद् इह त्वत्तश् चैव सुदुर्धर्षात् त्रियज्ञशतयाजिनः
atha te guravaḥ śaptās triyajñaśatayājinaḥ bhraṃśitas tvaṃ ca viprāś ca phalād indrasamād iha tvattaś caiva sudurdharṣāt triyajñaśatayājinaḥ
Then your teachers, offerers of three hundred sacrifices, were cursed, and you and the brahmins were made to fall here from a fruit equal to Indra's — (this out of fear) of you, most hard to assail, offerers of three hundred sacrifices.
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HV 118.30
बिभेति हि सदा त्वत्तो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ऽपि वासवः एकेन वै तद् उभयं तीर्णं शक्रेण मायया
bibheti hi sadā tvatto brāhmaṇebhyo 'pi vāsavaḥ ekena vai tad ubhayaṃ tīrṇaṃ śakreṇa māyayā
For Vāsava is always afraid of you, and of the brahmins too; both of those (fears) were got past by Śakra alone, by illusion.
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HV 118.31
स एष सुमहातेजा विजिगीषुः पुरंदरः कथम् अन्यैर् अनाचीर्णं नप्तुर् दारान् अतिक्रमेत्
sa eṣa sumahātejā vijigīṣuḥ puraṃdaraḥ katham anyair anācīrṇaṃ naptur dārān atikramet
This very Puraṃdara, of vast splendour and eager for victory — how would he violate his grandson's wife, a thing not practised by others?
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HV 118.32
यथैव हि परा बुद्धिः परो धर्मः परो दमः यथैव परमैश्वर्यं कीर्तिश् च हरिवाहने तथैव तव दुर्धर्ष त्रियज्ञशतयाजिनः
yathaiva hi parā buddhiḥ paro dharmaḥ paro damaḥ yathaiva paramaiśvaryaṃ kīrtiś ca harivāhane tathaiva tava durdharṣa triyajñaśatayājinaḥ
For just as there is supreme intelligence, supreme dharma, supreme self-restraint, and just as there is supreme lordship and fame in him who is borne by the bay horses, so it is with you, unassailable one, offerers of three hundred sacrifices.
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HV 118.33
मा वासवं मा च गुरुम् आत्माणं मा वपुष्तमाम् गच्छ दोषेण कालो हि सर्वथा दुरतिक्रमः
mā vāsavaṃ mā ca gurum ātmāṇaṃ mā vapuṣtamām gaccha doṣeṇa kālo hi sarvathā duratikramaḥ
Do not impute fault to Vāsava, nor to the teacher, nor to yourself, nor to the most beautiful (Vapuṣṭamā); for time is in every way hard to get past.
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HV 118.34
ऐश्वर्येणाश्वम् आविश्य देवेन्द्रेणाभिरोषितः आनुकूल्येन देवस्य वर्तितव्यं सुखार्थिना
aiśvaryeṇāśvam āviśya devendreṇābhiroṣitaḥ ānukūlyena devasya vartitavyaṃ sukhārthinā
Having entered the horse by his lordly power, (you were) made the object of the king of the gods' wrath; one who wants ease must conduct himself in accord with the god.
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HV 118.35
दुस्तरं प्रतिकूलं हि प्रतिस्रोत इवाम्भसः स्त्रीरत्नम् उपभुङ्क्ष्वेमाम् अपापां विगतज्वरः
dustaraṃ pratikūlaṃ hi pratisrota ivāmbhasaḥ strīratnam upabhuṅkṣvemām apāpāṃ vigatajvaraḥ
For what is against the current is hard to cross, like (swimming) against the stream of water; enjoy this jewel of a woman, who is without sin, your distress gone.
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HV 118.36
अपापास् त्यज्यमाना वै शपेयुर् अपि योषितः अदुष्टास् तु स्त्रियो राजन् दिव्यास् तु सविशेषतः
apāpās tyajyamānā vai śapeyur api yoṣitaḥ aduṣṭās tu striyo rājan divyās tu saviśeṣataḥ
Sinless women, when abandoned, may even curse; and undefiled women, O king, especially divine ones.
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HV 118.37
भानोः प्रभा शिखा वह्नेर् वेदीहोत्रे तथाहुतिः परामृष्टाप्य् असंरक्ता नोपदुष्यन्ति योषितः
bhānoḥ prabhā śikhā vahner vedīhotre tathāhutiḥ parāmṛṣṭāpy asaṃraktā nopaduṣyanti yoṣitaḥ
(Like) the sun's light, the flame of fire, the altar, the offering-priest, and the oblation, women, even if touched, are not defiled if they were not attached.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 118.38
ग्राह्या लालयितव्याश् च पूज्याश् च सततं बुधैः शीलवत्यो नमस्कार्याः पूज्याः स्त्रिय इव स्त्रियः
grāhyā lālayitavyāś ca pūjyāś ca satataṃ budhaiḥ śīlavatyo namaskāryāḥ pūjyāḥ striya iva striyaḥ
Women of good conduct are to be accepted, to be cherished, and always to be honoured by the wise, to be bowed to, to be revered — women as women (deserve).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 118.39
एवं स विश्वावसुनानुनीतः प्रसादम् आगम्य वपुष्टमायाम् चकार मिथ्याव्यतिशङ्कितात्मा शान्तिं परां तत्र स धर्मजुष्टाम्
evaṃ sa viśvāvasunānunītaḥ prasādam āgamya vapuṣṭamāyām cakāra mithyāvyatiśaṅkitātmā śāntiṃ parāṃ tatra sa dharmajuṣṭām
Thus, conciliated by Viśvāvasu, coming to graciousness toward Vapuṣṭamā, he — whose mind had been wrongly filled with suspicion — there attained the highest peace, in keeping with dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.40
श्रमम् अभिविनिवर्त्य मानसं स समभिलषज्जनमेजयो यशः स्वम् विषयम् अनुशशास धर्मबुद्धिर् मुदितमना रमयन् वपुष्टमां ताम्
śramam abhivinivartya mānasaṃ sa samabhilaṣajjanamejayo yaśaḥ svam viṣayam anuśaśāsa dharmabuddhir muditamanā ramayan vapuṣṭamāṃ tām
Having driven away the weariness of his mind, Janamejaya, desiring his own fame, ruled his realm, his thought set on dharma, glad at heart, delighting that Vapuṣṭamā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.41
न च विरमति विप्रपूजनान् न च विनिवर्तति यज्ञशीलनात् न च विषयपरिरक्षणाच् च्युतो ऽसौ न च परिगर्हति वपुष्टमां च
na ca viramati viprapūjanān na ca vinivartati yajñaśīlanāt na ca viṣayaparirakṣaṇāc cyuto 'sau na ca parigarhati vapuṣṭamāṃ ca
He does not cease from honouring the brahmins, nor does he turn back from the practice of sacrifice, nor has he fallen away from guarding his realm, nor does he reproach Vapuṣṭamā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.43
विधिविहितम् अशक्यम् अन्यथा हि कर्तुम् यद् ऋषिर् अचिन्त्यतपाः पुराब्रवीत् सः न च तद् अशक्यम् अन्यथा हि कर्तुम् । इति नरपतिर् आत्मवांस् तदासौ तद् अनुविचिन्त्य बभूव वीतमन्युः ॥ ह्व्_११८।४२ इति नृपतिर् अदीनविक्रमस् तद् अनुविचिन्त्य बभूव निर्वृतः । इदं महाकाव्यम् ऋषेर् महात्मनः पठन् नृणां पूज्यतमो भवेन् नरः प्रकृष्टम् आयुः समवाप्य दुर्लभं लभेत सर्वज्ञफलं च केवलम्
vidhivihitam aśakyam anyathā hi kartum yad ṛṣir acintyatapāḥ purābravīt saḥ na ca tad aśakyam anyathā hi kartum | iti narapatir ātmavāṃs tadāsau tad anuvicintya babhūva vītamanyuḥ // HV_118.42 iti nṛpatir adīnavikramas tad anuvicintya babhūva nirvṛtaḥ | idaṃ mahākāvyam ṛṣer mahātmanaḥ paṭhan nṛṇāṃ pūjyatamo bhaven naraḥ prakṛṣṭam āyuḥ samavāpya durlabhaṃ labheta sarvajñaphalaṃ ca kevalam
What is ordained by (divine) arrangement cannot be made otherwise — so said long ago that seer of unimaginable austerity — nor can it be made otherwise: so that self-possessed lord of men, having reflected on it, became free of anger. // Thus the king of undiminished valour, having reflected on it, became content. A man who recites this great poem of the great-souled seer becomes most worthy of honour among men; having obtained a long life, he would gain the hard-won and unmixed fruit of omniscience.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 118.44
शतक्रतोः कल्मषविप्रमोक्षणं पठन् इदम् मुच्यति कल्मषान् नरः तथैव कामान् विविधान् समश्नुते समाप्तकामश् च चिराय नन्दति
śatakratoḥ kalmaṣavipramokṣaṇaṃ paṭhan idam mucyati kalmaṣān naraḥ tathaiva kāmān vividhān samaśnute samāptakāmaś ca cirāya nandati
Reciting this (account of) the release of the Hundred-Sacrificer from his stain, a man is freed from stain, and likewise obtains desires of many kinds, and, his desires fulfilled, rejoices for a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.45
यथा हि पुष्पप्रभवं फलं द्रुमात् ततः प्रजायन्ति पुनश् च पादपाः तथा महर्षिप्रभवा इमा गिरः प्रवर्धयन्ते तम् ऋषिं प्रवर्तिताः
yathā hi puṣpaprabhavaṃ phalaṃ drumāt tataḥ prajāyanti punaś ca pādapāḥ tathā maharṣiprabhavā imā giraḥ pravardhayante tam ṛṣiṃ pravartitāḥ
For just as fruit arises from the flower on a tree, and from it trees are born again, so these words, arising from the great seer, when set going increase that seer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.46
पुत्रान् अपुत्रो लभते सुवर्चसश् च्युतः पुनर् विन्दति चात्मनः स्थितिम् व्याधिं न चाप्नोति चिरं च बन्धनं क्रियां च पुण्यां लभते गुणान्वितः
putrān aputro labhate suvarcasaś cyutaḥ punar vindati cātmanaḥ sthitim vyādhiṃ na cāpnoti ciraṃ ca bandhanaṃ kriyāṃ ca puṇyāṃ labhate guṇānvitaḥ
A sonless man obtains splendid sons; one fallen finds again his own standing; he does not meet with disease or long imprisonment, and, endowed with virtues, he attains meritorious action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.47
पतिम् उपलभते च सत्सु कन्या श्रवणम् उपेत्य शुभा मुनेस् तु वाचः जनयति च सुतान् गुणैर् उपेतान् रिपुजनमर्दनवीर्यशालिनश् च
patim upalabhate ca satsu kanyā śravaṇam upetya śubhā munes tu vācaḥ janayati ca sutān guṇair upetān ripujanamardanavīryaśālinaś ca
And an auspicious maiden, on hearing the sage's words, obtains a husband among the good, and bears sons endowed with virtues and possessed of valour that crushes hostile folk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.48
विजयति वसुधां च क्षत्रवृत्तिर् धनम् अतुलं लभते द्विषज्जयं च विपुलम् अपि धनं लभेच् च वैश्यः सुगतिम् इयाच् छ्रवणाच् च शूद्रजातिः
vijayati vasudhāṃ ca kṣatravṛttir dhanam atulaṃ labhate dviṣajjayaṃ ca vipulam api dhanaṃ labhec ca vaiśyaḥ sugatim iyāc chravaṇāc ca śūdrajātiḥ
One whose occupation is that of a kṣatriya conquers the earth and gains unequalled wealth and victory over foes; a vaiśya too gains abundant wealth, and one of the śūdra class attains a good destination by hearing (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.49
पुराणम् एतच् चरितं महात्मनाम् अधीत्य बुद्धिं लभते च नैष्ठिकीम् विहाय दुःखानि विमुक्तसङ्गः स वीतरागो विचरेद् वसुंधराम्
purāṇam etac caritaṃ mahātmanām adhītya buddhiṃ labhate ca naiṣṭhikīm vihāya duḥkhāni vimuktasaṅgaḥ sa vītarāgo vicared vasuṃdharām
Having studied this ancient (purāṇic) account of the great-souled ones, one gains the final, unwavering understanding; abandoning sorrows, his attachments loosed and his passion gone, he may wander over the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.50
इत्य् एतद् आख्यानम् उदाहृतं वः प्रतिस्मरन्तो द्विजमण्डलेषु स्थैर्येण जातेन पुनः स्मरन्तः सुखं भवन्तो विचरन्तु लोकम्
ity etad ākhyānam udāhṛtaṃ vaḥ pratismaranto dvijamaṇḍaleṣu sthairyeṇa jātena punaḥ smarantaḥ sukhaṃ bhavanto vicarantu lokam
Thus this narrative has been set forth for you; recalling it in the assemblies of the twice-born, and remembering it again with the steadiness that has arisen (in you), may you wander the world in happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 118.51
इति चरितम् इदं महात्मनाम् ऋषिकृतम् अद्भुतवीर्यकर्मणाम् कथितम् इदं हि समासविस्तरैः किम् अपरम् इच्छसि किं ब्रवीमि ते
iti caritam idaṃ mahātmanām ṛṣikṛtam adbhutavīryakarmaṇām kathitam idaṃ hi samāsavistaraiḥ kim aparam icchasi kiṃ bravīmi te
Thus this account of the great-souled ones of wondrous valour and deeds, composed by the sage, has been told, in brief and at length. What else do you wish? What shall I tell you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition