Harivamsha — Chapter 15
HV 15.1
तस्मिन्न् अन्तर्हिते देवे वचनात् तस्य वै विभो चक्षुर् दिव्यं सविज्ञानं प्रादुर् आसीन् ममानघ
tasminn antarhite deve vacanāt tasya vai vibho cakṣur divyaṃ savijñānaṃ prādur āsīn mamānagha
When that god had vanished, by his word, O mighty one, a divine eye together with (its) knowledge appeared in me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.2
ततो ऽहं तान् अपश्यं वै ब्राह्मणान् कौशिकात्मजान् आपगेय कुरुक्षेत्रे यान् उवाच विभुर् मम
tato 'haṃ tān apaśyaṃ vai brāhmaṇān kauśikātmajān āpageya kurukṣetre yān uvāca vibhur mama
Then I saw those brahmins, the sons of Kauśika, in Kurukṣetra, O son of the river, of whom the mighty one had spoken to me.
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HV 15.3
ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽभवद् राजा यस् तेषां सप्तमो द्विजः पितृवर्तीति विख्यातो नाम्ना शीलेन कर्मणा
brahmadatto 'bhavad rājā yas teṣāṃ saptamo dvijaḥ pitṛvartīti vikhyāto nāmnā śīlena karmaṇā
He who was the seventh brahmin among them became king Brahmadatta, renowned as 'Pitṛvartin' by name, by character, and by deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.5
शुकस्य कन्या कृत्वी तं जनयाम् आस पार्थिवम् अणुहात् पार्थिवश्रेष्ठात् काम्पिल्ये नगरोत्तमे ॥ ह्व्_१५।४ यथोवाच महाभागो मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः । तस्य वंशम् अहं राजन् कीर्तयिष्यामि तच् छृणु । अणुहः कस्य वै पुत्रः कस्मिन् काले बभूव ह राजा धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो यस्य पुत्रो महायशाः
śukasya kanyā kṛtvī taṃ janayām āsa pārthivam aṇuhāt pārthivaśreṣṭhāt kāmpilye nagarottame // HV_15.4 yathovāca mahābhāgo mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ | tasya vaṃśam ahaṃ rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chṛṇu | aṇuhaḥ kasya vai putraḥ kasmin kāle babhūva ha rājā dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho yasya putro mahāyaśāḥ
Kṛtvī, the daughter of Śuka, bore that prince to Aṇuha, the best of princes, in Kāmpilya, the finest of cities. // (15.4) As the greatly fortunate Mārkaṇḍeya of great austerity told it, so, O king, I shall recount his lineage: hear it. Whose son was Aṇuha, and in what age was he — that king, best of the upholders of dharma, whose son was of great fame?
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HV 15.6
ब्रह्मदत्तो नरपतिः किंवीर्यश् च बभूव ह कथं च सप्तमस् तेषां संबभूव नराधिपः
brahmadatto narapatiḥ kiṃvīryaś ca babhūva ha kathaṃ ca saptamas teṣāṃ saṃbabhūva narādhipaḥ
And of what valour was king Brahmadatta? And how did the seventh of them become a ruler of men?
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HV 15.7
न ह्य् अल्पवीर्याय शुको भगवांल् लोकपूजितः कन्यां प्रदद्याद् योगात्मा कृत्वीं कीर्तिमतीं प्रभुः
na hy alpavīryāya śuko bhagavāṃl lokapūjitaḥ kanyāṃ pradadyād yogātmā kṛtvīṃ kīrtimatīṃ prabhuḥ
For the blessed Śuka, honoured by the world, of yogic soul, the lord, would not have given his daughter, the illustrious Kṛtvī, to one of little valour.
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HV 15.8
एतद् इच्छाम्य् अहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महाद्युते ब्रह्मदत्तस्य चरितं तद् भवान् वक्तुम् अर्हति
etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahādyute brahmadattasya caritaṃ tad bhavān vaktum arhati
This I wish to hear in detail, O greatly radiant one: the deeds of Brahmadatta — that you ought to tell.
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HV 15.9
यथा च वर्तमानास् ते संसारेषु द्विजातयः मार्कण्डेयेन कथितास् तद् भवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे
yathā ca vartamānās te saṃsāreṣu dvijātayaḥ mārkaṇḍeyena kathitās tad bhavān prabravītu me
And how those twice-born ones fared as they passed through (their successive) rounds of birth, as told by Mārkaṇḍeya — that let your honour tell me.
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HV 15.10
प्रतीपस्य स राजर्षे तुल्यकालो नराधिपः पितामहस्य मे राजन् बभूवेति मया श्रुतम्
pratīpasya sa rājarṣe tulyakālo narādhipaḥ pitāmahasya me rājan babhūveti mayā śrutam
That lord of men was contemporary with the royal sage Pratīpa, my grandfather, O king — so I have heard.
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HV 15.11
ब्रह्मदत्तो महाराजो योगी राजर्षिसत्तमः रुतज्ञः सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतहिते रतः
brahmadatto mahārājo yogī rājarṣisattamaḥ rutajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
Brahmadatta, the great king, a yogin, the best of royal sages, knew the cries of all beings and was devoted to the welfare of all beings.
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HV 15.12
सखा हि गालवो यस्य योगाचार्यो महायशाः शिक्षां उत्पाद्य तपसा क्रमो येन प्रवर्तितः कण्डरीकश् च योगात्मा तस्यैव सचिवो ऽभवत्
sakhā hi gālavo yasya yogācāryo mahāyaśāḥ śikṣāṃ utpādya tapasā kramo yena pravartitaḥ kaṇḍarīkaś ca yogātmā tasyaiva sacivo 'bhavat
For his friend was Gālava, a teacher of yoga of great renown, by whom, having produced instruction, the method was set going through austerity; and Kaṇḍarīka, whose self was yoga, became that same (king's) counsellor.
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HV 15.13
जात्यन्तरेषु सर्वेषु सहायाः सर्व एव ते सप्तजातिषु सप्तैव बभूवुर् अमितौजसः यथोवाच महातेजा मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः
jātyantareṣu sarveṣu sahāyāḥ sarva eva te saptajātiṣu saptaiva babhūvur amitaujasaḥ yathovāca mahātejā mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ
In all their other births they were companions, every one of them; through seven births there were just those seven, of measureless power — so said Mārkaṇḍeya of great splendour and great austerity.
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HV 15.15
तस्य वंशम् अहं राजन् कीर्तयिष्यामि तच् छृणु ब्रह्मदत्तस्य पौराणं पौरवस्य महात्मनः ॥ ह्व्_१५।१४ बृहत्क्षत्रस्य दायादः सुहोत्रो नाम धार्मिकः । सुहोत्रस्यापि दायादो हस्ती नाम बभूव ह । तेनेदं निर्मितं पूर्वं पुरं वै हस्तिनापुरम् ॥ हस्तिनश् चापि दायादास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः । अजमीढो द्विमीढश् च पुरमीढस् तथैव च । अजमीढस्य धूमिन्यां जज्ञे बृहदिषुर् नृप । पुरुमित्रस्य दायादो राजा बृहदिषुर् नृप बृहद्धनुर् बृहदिषोः पुत्रस् तस्य महायशाः आसीद् बृहदिषोः पुत्रो बृहद्धर्मेति विश्रुतः । बृहद्धर्मेति विख्यातो राजा परमधार्मिकः
tasya vaṃśam ahaṃ rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chṛṇu brahmadattasya paurāṇaṃ pauravasya mahātmanaḥ // HV_15.14 bṛhatkṣatrasya dāyādaḥ suhotro nāma dhārmikaḥ | suhotrasyāpi dāyādo hastī nāma babhūva ha | tenedaṃ nirmitaṃ pūrvaṃ puraṃ vai hastināpuram || hastinaś cāpi dāyādās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ | ajamīḍho dvimīḍhaś ca puramīḍhas tathaiva ca | ajamīḍhasya dhūminyāṃ jajñe bṛhadiṣur nṛpa | purumitrasya dāyādo rājā bṛhadiṣur nṛpa bṛhaddhanur bṛhadiṣoḥ putras tasya mahāyaśāḥ āsīd bṛhadiṣoḥ putro bṛhaddharmeti viśrutaḥ | bṛhaddharmeti vikhyāto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
I shall recount his lineage, O king; listen to it — the ancient (lineage) of Brahmadatta, the great-souled descendant of Puru. // (15.14) Bṛhatkṣatra's heir was the righteous one named Suhotra; and Suhotra's heir was one named Hastin — by him was this city, Hastināpura, built of old. And Hastin had three heirs, supremely righteous: Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha, and likewise Puramīḍha. Of Ajamīḍha, by Dhūminī, was born Bṛhadiṣu, O king. Purumitra's heir was King Bṛhadiṣu, O king; Bṛhadiṣu's son was Bṛhaddhanu of great renown; Bṛhadiṣu had a son famed as Bṛhaddharma; known as Bṛhaddharma, a supremely righteous king.
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HV 15.16
सत्यजित् तस्य तनयो विश्वजित् तस्य चात्मजः पुत्रो विश्वजितश् चापि सेनजित् पृथिवीपतिः
satyajit tasya tanayo viśvajit tasya cātmajaḥ putro viśvajitaś cāpi senajit pṛthivīpatiḥ
His son was Satyajit, and his son Viśvajit; and Viśvajit's son was Senajit, lord of the earth.
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HV 15.17
पुत्राः सेनजितश् चासंश् चत्वारो लोकसंमताः रुचिरः श्वेतकाश्यश् च महिम्नारस् तथैव च वत्सश् चावन्तको राजा यस्यैते परि वत्सकाः
putrāḥ senajitaś cāsaṃś catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ ruciraḥ śvetakāśyaś ca mahimnāras tathaiva ca vatsaś cāvantako rājā yasyaite pari vatsakāḥ
And Senajit had four sons, esteemed by the world: Rucira, Śvetakāśya, and likewise Mahimnāra, and King Vatsa the Avantaka, whose (descendants) these Vatsakas are all around.
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HV 15.19
रुचिरस्य तु दायादः पृथुषेणो महायशाः पृथुषेणस्य पारस् तु पारान् नीपो ऽथ जज्ञिवान् ॥ ह्व्_१५।१८ पारस्य तनयः श्रीमान् नीपो नाम महायशाः । नीपस्यैकशतं तात पुत्राणाम् अमितौजसाम् महारथानां राजेन्द्र शूराणां बाहुशालिनाम् नीपा इति समाख्याता राजानः सर्व एव ते
rucirasya tu dāyādaḥ pṛthuṣeṇo mahāyaśāḥ pṛthuṣeṇasya pāras tu pārān nīpo 'tha jajñivān // HV_15.18 pārasya tanayaḥ śrīmān nīpo nāma mahāyaśāḥ | nīpasyaikaśataṃ tāta putrāṇām amitaujasām mahārathānāṃ rājendra śūrāṇāṃ bāhuśālinām nīpā iti samākhyātā rājānaḥ sarva eva te
But Rucira's heir was Pṛthuṣeṇa of great renown; Pṛthuṣeṇa's (son) was Pāra, and from Pāra was then born Nīpa. // (15.18) Pāra's son was the illustrious one of great renown named Nīpa. Nīpa had a full hundred sons, my dear, of measureless power, great chariot-warriors, O lord of kings, heroes strong of arm; and all those kings were called the Nīpas.
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HV 15.20
तेषां वंशकरो राजा नीपानां कीर्तिवर्धनः काम्पिल्ये समरो नाम स चेष्टसमरो ऽभवत्
teṣāṃ vaṃśakaro rājā nīpānāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ kāmpilye samaro nāma sa ceṣṭasamaro 'bhavat
Their lineage-continuer, the king who increased the fame of the Nīpas, was named Samara, in Kāmpilya; and he was one whose battles went as he wished.
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HV 15.21
समरस्य पुरः पारः सदश्व इति ते त्रयः पुत्राः परमधर्मज्ञाः पारपुत्रः पृथुर् बभौ
samarasya puraḥ pāraḥ sadaśva iti te trayaḥ putrāḥ paramadharmajñāḥ pāraputraḥ pṛthur babhau
Samara's three sons were Paras, Pāra, and Sadaśva, supreme knowers of dharma; Pāra's son Pṛthu shone forth.
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HV 15.22
पृथोस् तु सुकृतो नाम सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा जज्ञे सर्वगुणोपेतो विभ्राजस् तस्य चात्मजः
pṛthos tu sukṛto nāma sukṛteneha karmaṇā jajñe sarvaguṇopeto vibhrājas tasya cātmajaḥ
Pṛthu's (son) was named Sukṛta, born here by (his) good deed, endowed with all virtues; and his son was Vibhrāja.
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HV 15.23
विभ्राजस्य तु पुत्रो ऽभूद् अणुहो नाम पार्थिवः बभौ शुकस्य जामाता कृत्वीभर्ता महायशाः
vibhrājasya tu putro 'bhūd aṇuho nāma pārthivaḥ babhau śukasya jāmātā kṛtvībhartā mahāyaśāḥ
Vibhrāja's son was the king named Aṇuha; he shone as Śuka's son-in-law, the husband of Kṛtvī, of great renown.
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HV 15.24
पुत्रो ऽणुहस्य राजर्षिर् ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽभवत् प्रभुः योगात्मा तस्य तनयो विष्वक्सेनः परंतपः
putro 'ṇuhasya rājarṣir brahmadatto 'bhavat prabhuḥ yogātmā tasya tanayo viṣvaksenaḥ paraṃtapaḥ
Aṇuha's son was the royal sage Brahmadatta, the mighty lord, whose self was yoga; his son was Viṣvaksena, scorcher of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.26
विभ्राजः पुनर् आजातः सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा ब्रह्मदत्तस्य तनयो विष्वक्सेन इति श्रुतः ॥ ह्व्_१५।२५ चक्षुषी तस्य निर्भिन्ने पक्षिण्या पूजनीयया । सुचिरोषितया राजन् ब्रह्मदत्तस्य वेश्मनि । अथास्य पुत्रस् त्व् अपरो ब्रह्मदत्तस्य जज्ञिवान् । विष्वक्सेन इति ख्यातो महाबलपराक्रमः । विष्वक्सेनस्य पुत्रो ऽभूद् दण्डसेनो महीपतिः भल्लाटश् च कुमारो ऽभूद् राधेयेन हतः पुरा
vibhrājaḥ punar ājātaḥ sukṛteneha karmaṇā brahmadattasya tanayo viṣvaksena iti śrutaḥ // HV_15.25 cakṣuṣī tasya nirbhinne pakṣiṇyā pūjanīyayā | suciroṣitayā rājan brahmadattasya veśmani | athāsya putras tv aparo brahmadattasya jajñivān | viṣvaksena iti khyāto mahābalaparākramaḥ | viṣvaksenasya putro 'bhūd daṇḍaseno mahīpatiḥ bhallāṭaś ca kumāro 'bhūd rādheyena hataḥ purā
Vibhrāja was born again here by (his) good deed: he is known as Viṣvaksena, the son of Brahmadatta. // (15.25) His two eyes were pierced out by a bird worthy of honour, which had long dwelt, O king, in Brahmadatta's house. Then another son of his, of Brahmadatta, was born, known as Viṣvaksena, of great strength and valour. Viṣvaksena's son was King Daṇḍasena, and there was the prince Bhallāṭa, slain long ago by the son of Rādhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 15.27
दण्डसेनात्मजः शूरो महात्मा कुलवर्धनः भल्लाटपुत्रो दुर्बुद्धिर् अभवज् जनमेजयः
daṇḍasenātmajaḥ śūro mahātmā kulavardhanaḥ bhallāṭaputro durbuddhir abhavaj janamejayaḥ
Daṇḍasena's son was a hero, great-souled, an increaser of the family; Bhallāṭa's son was the ill-minded Janamejaya.
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HV 15.28
स तेषाम् अभवद् राजा नीपानाम् अन्तकृन् नृपः उग्रायुधेन यस्यार्थे सर्वे नीपा विनाशिताः
sa teṣām abhavad rājā nīpānām antakṛn nṛpaḥ ugrāyudhena yasyārthe sarve nīpā vināśitāḥ
He became the king of those Nīpas, a king who brought about their end — for whose sake all the Nīpas were destroyed by Ugrāyudha.
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HV 15.29
उग्रायुधः स चोत्सिक्तो मया विनिहतो युधि दर्पान्वितो दर्परुचिः सततं चानये रतः
ugrāyudhaḥ sa cotsikto mayā vinihato yudhi darpānvito darparuciḥ satataṃ cānaye rataḥ
And that Ugrāyudha, grown insolent, was struck down by me in battle — filled with arrogance, delighting in arrogance, and constantly bent on misconduct.
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HV 15.30
उग्रायुधः कस्य सुतः कस्मिन् वंशे ऽथ जज्ञिवान् किमर्थं चैव भवता निहतस् तद् ब्रवीहि मे
ugrāyudhaḥ kasya sutaḥ kasmin vaṃśe 'tha jajñivān kimarthaṃ caiva bhavatā nihatas tad bravīhi me
Whose son was Ugrāyudha, and in what lineage was he born? And for what reason was he slain by you? Tell me that.
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HV 15.31
अजमीढस्य दायादो विद्वान् राजा यवीनरः धृतिमांस् तस्य पुत्रस् तु तस्य सत्यधृतिः सुतः
ajamīḍhasya dāyādo vidvān rājā yavīnaraḥ dhṛtimāṃs tasya putras tu tasya satyadhṛtiḥ sutaḥ
Ajamīḍha's heir was the learned King Yavīnara; his son was Dhṛtimān, and his son was Satyadhṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.32
जज्ञे सत्यधृतेः पुत्रो दृढनेमिः प्रतापवान् दृढनेमिसुतश् चापि सुधर्मा नाम पार्थिवः
jajñe satyadhṛteḥ putro dṛḍhanemiḥ pratāpavān dṛḍhanemisutaś cāpi sudharmā nāma pārthivaḥ
To Satyadhṛti was born a son, the majestic Dṛḍhanemi; and Dṛḍhanemi's son was a king named Sudharman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.33
आसीत् सुधर्मणः पुत्रः सार्वभौमः प्रजेश्वरः सार्वभौम इति ख्यातः पृथिव्यां एकराट् तदा
āsīt sudharmaṇaḥ putraḥ sārvabhaumaḥ prajeśvaraḥ sārvabhauma iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ekarāṭ tadā
Sudharman's son was Sārvabhauma, lord of the people; known as "Sārvabhauma," he was then sole sovereign on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.34
तस्यान्ववाये महति महान् पौरवनन्दनः महतश् चापि पुत्रस् तु नाम्ना रुक्मरथः स्मृतः ॥ पुत्रो रुक्मरथस्यापि सुपार्श्वो नाम पार्थिवः । सुपार्श्वतनयश् चापि सुमतिर् नाम धार्मिकः । जज्ञे संनतिमान् राजा संनतिर् नाम वीर्यवान्
tasyānvavāye mahati mahān pauravanandanaḥ mahataś cāpi putras tu nāmnā rukmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ || putro rukmarathasyāpi supārśvo nāma pārthivaḥ | supārśvatanayaś cāpi sumatir nāma dhārmikaḥ | jajñe saṃnatimān rājā saṃnatir nāma vīryavān
In his great line (was born) Mahat, the delight of the Pauravas; and Mahat's son is remembered by the name Rukmaratha. Rukmaratha's son too was a king named Supārśva; and Supārśva's son was the righteous one named Sumati. (To him) was born the mighty king Saṃnati, called Saṃnatimān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.37
तस्य वै संनतेः पुत्रः कार्तो नाम महाबलः शिष्यो हिरण्यनाभस्य कौसल्यस्य महात्मनः । चतुर्विंशतिधा तेन प्रोक्तास् ताः सामसंहिताः । स्मृतास् ते प्राच्यसामानः कार्ता नाम्ना तु सामगाः ॥ कार्तिर् उग्रायुधः सो ऽथ वीरः पौरवनन्दनः । बभूव येन विक्रम्य पृषतस्य पितामहः नीपो नाम महाराज पाञ्चालाधिपतिर् हतः ॥ ह्व्_१५।३५ उग्रायुधस्य दायादः क्षेम्यो नाम महायशाः ॥ क्षेम्यात् सुवीरो नृपतिः सुवीरात् तु नृपंजयः । नृपंजयाद् बहुरथ इत्य् एते पौरवाः स्मृताः । स चाप्य् उग्रायुधस् तात दुर्बुद्धिर् वैरकृत् सदा प्रदीप्तचक्रो बलवान् नीपान्तकरणो ऽभवत् ॥ ह्व्_१५।३६ उग्रायुधस् तु दुर्बुद्धिः स्त्रैणो दुष्टः सदाभवत् । राजकन्यां जहाराथ मुनिपत्नीप्रधर्षकः । स दर्पपूर्णो हत्वाजौ नीपान् अन्यांश् च पार्थिवान् पितर्य् उपरते मह्यं श्रावयाम् आस किल्बिषम्
tasya vai saṃnateḥ putraḥ kārto nāma mahābalaḥ śiṣyo hiraṇyanābhasya kausalyasya mahātmanaḥ | caturviṃśatidhā tena proktās tāḥ sāmasaṃhitāḥ | smṛtās te prācyasāmānaḥ kārtā nāmnā tu sāmagāḥ || kārtir ugrāyudhaḥ so 'tha vīraḥ pauravanandanaḥ | babhūva yena vikramya pṛṣatasya pitāmahaḥ nīpo nāma mahārāja pāñcālādhipatir hataḥ // HV_15.35 ugrāyudhasya dāyādaḥ kṣemyo nāma mahāyaśāḥ || kṣemyāt suvīro nṛpatiḥ suvīrāt tu nṛpaṃjayaḥ | nṛpaṃjayād bahuratha ity ete pauravāḥ smṛtāḥ | sa cāpy ugrāyudhas tāta durbuddhir vairakṛt sadā pradīptacakro balavān nīpāntakaraṇo 'bhavat // HV_15.36 ugrāyudhas tu durbuddhiḥ straiṇo duṣṭaḥ sadābhavat | rājakanyāṃ jahārātha munipatnīpradharṣakaḥ | sa darpapūrṇo hatvājau nīpān anyāṃś ca pārthivān pitary uparate mahyaṃ śrāvayām āsa kilbiṣam
Now Saṃnati's son was named Kārta, of great strength, a pupil of the great-souled Hiraṇyanābha of Kosala. By him the Sāma collections were set forth in twenty-four divisions; those are remembered as the Eastern Sāmans, and the singers as "Kārtas" by name. Then Kārti's (son) was Ugrāyudha, the hero, delight of the Pauravas, by whom, advancing in valour, the grandfather of Pṛṣata, the king named Nīpa, lord of the Pāñcālas, was slain, O great king. Ugrāyudha's heir was named Kṣemya, of great fame; from Kṣemya (came) King Suvīra, and from Suvīra Nṛpaṃjaya; from Nṛpaṃjaya Bahuratha—these are remembered as the Pauravas. And that Ugrāyudha, my son, was of evil mind, ever making enmity; with his blazing discus, strong, he became the destroyer of the Nīpas. Ugrāyudha, of evil mind, was always woman-mad and wicked; he carried off a king's daughter and violated the wives of sages. Full of arrogance, having slain in battle the Nīpas and other kings, when my father had died he had his offensive (message) proclaimed to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.38
माम् अमात्यैः परिवृतं शयानं धरणीतले उग्रायुधस्य राजेन्द्र दूतो ऽभ्येत्य वयो ऽब्रवीत्
mām amātyaiḥ parivṛtaṃ śayānaṃ dharaṇītale ugrāyudhasya rājendra dūto 'bhyetya vayo 'bravīt
As I lay on the ground surrounded by my counsellors, O lord of kings, Ugrāyudha's messenger came and said these words to me:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.39
अद्य त्वं जननीं भीष्म गन्धकालीं यशस्विनीं स्त्रीरत्नं मम भार्यार्थे प्रयच्छ कुरुपुंगव
adya tvaṃ jananīṃ bhīṣma gandhakālīṃ yaśasvinīṃ strīratnaṃ mama bhāryārthe prayaccha kurupuṃgava
"Today, Bhīṣma, hand over your mother, the illustrious Gandhakālī, that jewel among women, to be my wife, O bull of the Kurus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.40
एवं राज्यं च ते स्फीतं बलानि च न संशयः त्वया राज्ये च ते स्थितिम् । चतुरङ्गयुतान्य् अद्य । प्रदास्यामि यथाकामम् अहं वै रत्नभाग् भुवि
evaṃ rājyaṃ ca te sphītaṃ balāni ca na saṃśayaḥ tvayā rājye ca te sthitim | caturaṅgayutāny adya | pradāsyāmi yathākāmam ahaṃ vai ratnabhāg bhuvi
"In this way your kingdom will be prosperous and your armies too, no doubt; and (I will secure) your standing in the kingdom. Today I will give you, as you wish, (forces) complete with the four divisions—for I indeed hold a share of the treasures of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 15.41
राष्ट्रस्येच्छसि चेत् स्वस्ति प्राणानां वा कुलस्य वा शासने मम तिष्ठस्व न हि ते शान्तिर् अन्यथा
rāṣṭrasyecchasi cet svasti prāṇānāṃ vā kulasya vā śāsane mama tiṣṭhasva na hi te śāntir anyathā
"If you wish well-being for your realm, or for your life, or for your family, abide under my rule; otherwise there is no peace for you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.43
अधः प्रस्तारशयने शयानस् तेन चोदितः दूतान्तरितम् एतद् वै वाक्यम् अग्निशिखोपमम् ॥ ह्व्_१५।४२ शरीरं मे ऽदहत् तस्य वाक्यं चैतद् दुरात्मनः । ततो ऽहं तस्य दुर्बुद्धेर् विज्ञाय मतम् अच्युत आज्ञप्तवान् वै संग्रामे सेनाध्यक्षांश् च सर्वशः
adhaḥ prastāraśayane śayānas tena coditaḥ dūtāntaritam etad vai vākyam agniśikhopamam // HV_15.42 śarīraṃ me 'dahat tasya vākyaṃ caitad durātmanaḥ | tato 'haṃ tasya durbuddher vijñāya matam acyuta ājñaptavān vai saṃgrāme senādhyakṣāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ
As I lay below on a bed of strewn grass, urged on by him, this speech, conveyed through a messenger and like a tongue of flame— (15.42) this speech of that evil-souled one burned my body. Then, O Acyuta, having understood the intention of that evil-minded one, I gave orders to all my army commanders for battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.44
मम प्रज्वलितं चक्रं निशाम्यैतत् सुदुर्जयम् शत्रवो विद्रवन्त्य् आजौ दर्शनाद् एव भारत
mama prajvalitaṃ cakraṃ niśāmyaitat sudurjayam śatravo vidravanty ājau darśanād eva bhārata
"Seeing this blazing discus of mine, very hard to conquer, enemies flee in battle at the mere sight of it, O Bhārata."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.45
विचित्रवीर्यं बालं च मदपाश्रयम् एव च दृष्ट्वा क्रोधपरीतात्मा युद्धायैव मनो दधे
vicitravīryaṃ bālaṃ ca madapāśrayam eva ca dṛṣṭvā krodhaparītātmā yuddhāyaiva mano dadhe
And seeing that Vicitravīrya was a child and given over to intoxication, my mind, filled with anger, was set on nothing but war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.46
निगृहीतस् तदाहं तु सचिवैर् मन्त्रकोविदैः ऋत्विग्भिर् देवकल्पैश् च सुहृद्भिर् नरपुंगव
nigṛhītas tadāhaṃ tu sacivair mantrakovidaiḥ ṛtvigbhir devakalpaiś ca suhṛdbhir narapuṃgava
But then I was restrained by my ministers skilled in counsel, and by priests god-like (in stature), and by friends, O bull among men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.47
स्निग्धैश् च शास्त्रविद्भिश् च संयुगस्य निवर्तने कारणं श्रावितश् चास्मि युक्तरूपं तदानघ
snigdhaiś ca śāstravidbhiś ca saṃyugasya nivartane kāraṇaṃ śrāvitaś cāsmi yuktarūpaṃ tadānagha
and by affectionate men versed in the treatises, (all urging me) to turn back from the battle; and a fitting reason was then made known to me, O sinless one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.48
प्रवृत्तचक्रः पापो ऽसौ त्वं चाशौचगतः प्रभो न चैष प्रथमः कल्पो युद्धं नाम कदाचन
pravṛttacakraḥ pāpo 'sau tvaṃ cāśaucagataḥ prabho na caiṣa prathamaḥ kalpo yuddhaṃ nāma kadācana
"That wicked man has his discus in motion, and you, lord, are in a state of impurity; and war is never the first course of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.49
ते वयं साम पूर्वं वै दानं भेदं तथैव च प्रयोक्ष्यामस् ततः शुद्धो दैवतान्य् अभिवाद्य च
te vayaṃ sāma pūrvaṃ vai dānaṃ bhedaṃ tathaiva ca prayokṣyāmas tataḥ śuddho daivatāny abhivādya ca
"We shall first employ conciliation, then gift-giving, and likewise sowing division; then, purified and having saluted the deities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.50
कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विप्रैर् हुत्वाग्नीन् वाच्य च द्विजान् ब्राह्मणैर् अभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रयास्यसि जयाय वै
kṛtasvastyayano viprair hutvāgnīn vācya ca dvijān brāhmaṇair abhyanujñātaḥ prayāsyasi jayāya vai
"with the rite of blessing performed by the brahmins, having offered in the fires and honoured the twice-born with words, and given leave by the brahmins, you shall march out to victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.51
अस्त्राणि न प्रयोज्यानि न प्रवेश्यश् च संगरः आशौचे वर्तमानेन वृद्धानाम् इति शासनम्
astrāṇi na prayojyāni na praveśyaś ca saṃgaraḥ āśauce vartamānena vṛddhānām iti śāsanam
"Weapons are not to be used, and battle is not to be entered, by one who abides in a state of impurity—such is the ruling of the elders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.52
सामदानादिभिः पूर्वम् अपि भेदेन वा ततः तं हनिष्यसि विक्रम्य शम्बरं मघवान् इव
sāmadānādibhiḥ pūrvam api bhedena vā tataḥ taṃ haniṣyasi vikramya śambaraṃ maghavān iva
"First by conciliation, gifts and the rest, or else afterwards by division, you will slay him by your valour, as Maghavan slew Śambara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.53
प्राज्ञानां वचनं काले वृद्धानां च विशेषतः श्रोतव्यम् इति तच् छ्रुत्वा निवृत्तो ऽस्मि नराधिप
prājñānāṃ vacanaṃ kāle vṛddhānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ śrotavyam iti tac chrutvā nivṛtto 'smi narādhipa
"The word of the wise, and especially of the elders, is to be heeded at the proper time"—hearing that, I turned back, O ruler of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.54
ततस् तैः स क्रमः सर्वः प्रयुक्तः शास्त्रकोविदैः तस्मिन् काले कुरुश्रेष्ठ कर्म चारब्धम् उत्तमम्
tatas taiḥ sa kramaḥ sarvaḥ prayuktaḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ tasmin kāle kuruśreṣṭha karma cārabdham uttamam
Then that whole sequence (of measures) was applied by those men versed in the treatises, and at that time, O best of the Kurus, an excellent undertaking was begun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.55
स सामादिभिर् अप्य् आदाव् उपायैः शास्त्रचिन्तकैः अनुनीयमानो दुर्बुद्धिर् अनुनेतुं न शक्यते
sa sāmādibhir apy ādāv upāyaiḥ śāstracintakaiḥ anunīyamāno durbuddhir anunetuṃ na śakyate
Though at first he was conciliated by the experts in the treatises with the means beginning with gentle persuasion, that evil-minded one could not be brought around.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.57
प्रवृत्तं तस्य तच् चक्रम् अधर्मनिरतस्य वै परदाराभिलाषेण सद्यस् तात निवर्तितम् ॥ ह्व्_१५।५६ न हीदृशम् अनायुष्यं लोके किंचन विद्यते । यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम् । न त्व् अहं तस्य जाने वै निवृत्तं चक्रम् उत्तमम् हतं स्वकर्मणा तत् तु पूर्वं सद्भिश् च निन्दितम्
pravṛttaṃ tasya tac cakram adharmaniratasya vai paradārābhilāṣeṇa sadyas tāta nivartitam // HV_15.56 na hīdṛśam anāyuṣyaṃ loke kiṃcana vidyate | yādṛśaṃ puruṣasyeha paradāropasevanam | na tv ahaṃ tasya jāne vai nivṛttaṃ cakram uttamam hataṃ svakarmaṇā tat tu pūrvaṃ sadbhiś ca ninditam
That discus of his, who was devoted to unrighteousness, once set in motion, was at once turned back, dear one, because of his lust for another's wife. // For there is nothing in the world so life-shortening as a man's resorting here to the wife of another. But I did not know that his supreme discus had turned back; yet he was slain by his own deed, which had before been censured by the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.58
कृतशौचः शरावापी रथी निष्क्रम्य वै पुरात् कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विप्रैः प्रायोधयम् अहं रिपुम्
kṛtaśaucaḥ śarāvāpī rathī niṣkramya vai purāt kṛtasvastyayano vipraiḥ prāyodhayam ahaṃ ripum
Having performed the purifications, with quiver full of arrows, mounted on a chariot, I went out from the city, and, the auspicious rite having been done for me by the brahmins, I fought with the enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.59
ततः संसर्गम् आगम्य बलेनास्त्रबलेन च त्र्यहम् उन्मत्तवद् युद्धं देवासुरम् इवाभवत्
tataḥ saṃsargam āgamya balenāstrabalena ca tryaham unmattavad yuddhaṃ devāsuram ivābhavat
Then, having come to close engagement, with force and with the force of missiles, for three days the fighting went on as if in a frenzy, like that of gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.60
स मयास्त्रप्रतापेन निर्दग्धो रणमूर्धनि पपाताभिमुखः शूरस् त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् अरिंदम
sa mayāstrapratāpena nirdagdho raṇamūrdhani papātābhimukhaḥ śūras tyaktvā prāṇān ariṃdama
He, burnt up by the blaze of my missile, fell at the head of the battle facing (me), that hero, giving up his life, O subduer of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.61
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे तात काम्पिल्यात् पृषतो ऽभ्ययात् हते नीपेश्वरे चैव हते चोग्रायुधे नृपे
etasminn antare tāta kāmpilyāt pṛṣato 'bhyayāt hate nīpeśvare caiva hate cogrāyudhe nṛpe
In this interval, dear one, Pṛṣata came from Kāmpilya, when the lord of the Nīpas was slain and when king Ugrāyudha was slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.63
आहिच्छत्रं स्वकं राज्यं पित्र्यं प्राप्य महाद्युतिः द्रुपदस्य पिता राजन् ममैवानुमते तदा ॥ ह्व्_१५।६२ ततो ऽभूद् द्रुपदो राजा द्रोणस् तेन निराकृतः । ततो ऽर्जुनेन तरसा निर्जित्य द्रुपदं रणे अहिच्छत्रं सकाम्पिल्यं द्रोणायाथापवर्जितम्
āhicchatraṃ svakaṃ rājyaṃ pitryaṃ prāpya mahādyutiḥ drupadasya pitā rājan mamaivānumate tadā // HV_15.62 tato 'bhūd drupado rājā droṇas tena nirākṛtaḥ | tato 'rjunena tarasā nirjitya drupadaṃ raṇe ahicchatraṃ sakāmpilyaṃ droṇāyāthāpavarjitam
Having obtained Ahicchatra, his own ancestral kingdom, that man of great splendour, the father of Drupada, O king, then with my very consent. // Then Drupada became king, and Droṇa was slighted by him. Then, Drupada having been swiftly defeated in battle by Arjuna, Ahicchatra together with Kāmpilya was made over to Droṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 15.64
प्रतिगृह्य ततो द्रोण उभयं जयतां वरः काम्पिल्यं द्रुपदायैव प्रायच्छद् विदितं तव
pratigṛhya tato droṇa ubhayaṃ jayatāṃ varaḥ kāmpilyaṃ drupadāyaiva prāyacchad viditaṃ tava
Then Droṇa, best of the victorious, having accepted both, gave Kāmpilya to Drupada himself — this is known to you.
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HV 15.65
एष ते द्रुपदस्यादौ ब्रह्मदत्तस्य चैव ह वंशः कार्त्स्न्येन वै प्रोक्तो वीरस्योग्रायुधस्य च
eṣa te drupadasyādau brahmadattasya caiva ha vaṃśaḥ kārtsnyena vai prokto vīrasyogrāyudhasya ca
This lineage of Drupada, and of Brahmadatta, and of the hero Ugrāyudha, has thus been told to you in full from the beginning.
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HV 15.66
अतस् ते वर्तयिष्ये ऽहम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् गीतं सनत्कुमारेण मार्कण्डेयाय पृच्छते
atas te vartayiṣye 'ham itihāsaṃ purātanam gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mārkaṇḍeyāya pṛcchate
Next I shall relate to you an ancient tale, sung by Sanatkumāra to Mārkaṇḍeya when he asked.
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HV 15.67
श्राद्धस्य फलम् उद्दिश्य नियतं सुकृतस्य च तन्निबोध महाराज सप्तजातिषु भारत
śrāddhasya phalam uddiśya niyataṃ sukṛtasya ca tannibodha mahārāja saptajātiṣu bhārata
Concerning the certain fruit of the śrāddha rite and of good deeds — learn that, great king, (as it worked out) through seven births, O Bhārata.
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