Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 114
MkP 114.1
खनित्रचरित्रवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच तस्य तस्यां सुनन्दायां पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे । प्रांशुः प्रवीरः शूरश्च सुचक्रो विक्रमः क्रमः
khanitracaritravarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tasya tasyāṃ sunandāyāṃ putrā dvādaśa jajñire | prāṃśuḥ pravīraḥ śūraśca sucakro vikramaḥ kramaḥ
Description of the deeds of Khanitra. Mārkaṇḍeya said: To him twelve sons were born of that Sunandā: Prāṃśu, Pravīra, Śūra, Sucakra, Vikrama, Krama,
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MkP 114.2
बली बलाकश्चण्डश्च प्रचण्डश्च सुविक्रमः । सुनयश्च महाभागाः सर्वे संग्रामजित्तमाः
balī balākaścaṇḍaśca pracaṇḍaśca suvikramaḥ | sunayaśca mahābhāgāḥ sarve saṃgrāmajittamāḥ
Balin, Balāka, Caṇḍa, Pracaṇḍa, Suvikrama and Sunaya — all of them greatly fortunate, and most excellent conquerors in battle.
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MkP 114.3
तेषां ज्येष्ठो महावीर्यः प्रांशुरासीन्नराधिपः । इतरे भृत्यवत्तस्य बभूवुर्वशवर्त्तिनः
teṣāṃ jyeṣṭho mahāvīryaḥ prāṃśurāsīnnarādhipaḥ | itare bhṛtyavattasya babhūvurvaśavarttinaḥ
The eldest of them was Prāṃśu, of great valour, a ruler of men; the others became subject to his will, like servants.
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MkP 114.4
तस्य यज्ञे द्विजत्यक्तैरनेकैर्द्रव्यराशिभिः । न्यूनवर्णविसृष्टैश्च सत्यनामा वसुन्धरा
tasya yajñe dvijatyaktairanekairdravyarāśibhiḥ | nyūnavarṇavisṛṣṭaiśca satyanāmā vasundharā
At his sacrifice, through the many heaps of goods left over by the twice-born and given away by the lower classes, the earth became true to her name ("holder of wealth").
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MkP 114.5
सम्यक्पालयतस्तस्य प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् । योऽभूद्धनचयः कोशे तेन निष्पादितास्तु ये
samyakpālayatastasya prajāḥ putrānivaurasān | yo'bhūddhanacayaḥ kośe tena niṣpāditāstu ye
As he rightly protected his subjects like sons of his own body, there was such an accumulation of wealth in his treasury, and by it were performed those
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MkP 114.6
क्रतवः शतं सहस्रास्ते तेषां संख्या न विद्यते । अयुताद्येन कोटीभिर्न च पद्मादिभिर्मुने
kratavaḥ śataṃ sahasrāste teṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate | ayutādyena koṭībhirna ca padmādibhirmune
sacrifices — a hundred, a thousand; their number is not to be reckoned, not by tens of thousands nor by crores nor by padmas and the rest, O sage.
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MkP 114.7
प्रजातिस्तस्य षुत्रोऽभूद्यस्य यज्ञे शतक्रतुः । अवाप्य तृप्तिमतुलां यज्ञभागैः सुरैः सह
prajātistasya ṣutro'bhūdyasya yajñe śatakratuḥ | avāpya tṛptimatulāṃ yajñabhāgaiḥ suraiḥ saha
His son was Prajāti, at whose sacrifice the Hundred-Sacrificer (Indra), having attained unequalled satisfaction from the sacrificial portions together with the gods,
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MkP 114.8
दानवानां सुवीर्याणां जघान नवतीर्नव । बलं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठो जम्भं चासुरसत्तमम्
dānavānāṃ suvīryāṇāṃ jaghāna navatīrnava | balaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭho jambhaṃ cāsurasattamam
slew ninety-nine of the very valiant Dānavas, and Bala, the foremost of the strong, and Jambha, the best of the Asuras;
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MkP 114.9
अन्यांश्च सुमहावीर्यानाजघानामरद्विषः । प्रजातेस्तनयाः पञ्च खनित्रप्रमुखा मुने
anyāṃśca sumahāvīryānājaghānāmaradviṣaḥ | prajātestanayāḥ pañca khanitrapramukhā mune
and he slew other exceedingly valiant foes of the immortals. Prajāti's sons were five, headed by Khanitra, O sage.
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MkP 114.11
स्वधर्माभिरतो नित्यं वृद्धसेवी बहुश्रुतः । वाग्मी विनयसम्पन्नः कृतास्त्रोऽप्यविकत्थनः
svadharmābhirato nityaṃ vṛddhasevī bahuśrutaḥ | vāgmī vinayasampannaḥ kṛtāstro'pyavikatthanaḥ
(He was) ever devoted to his own duty, a servant of elders, deeply learned, eloquent, endowed with good conduct, trained in weapons yet not boastful,
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MkP 114.12
सर्वलोकप्रियो नित्यमुवाचैतदहर्निशम् । नन्दन्तु सर्वभूतानि स्निह्यन्तु विजनेष्वपि
sarvalokapriyo nityamuvācaitadaharniśam | nandantu sarvabhūtāni snihyantu vijaneṣvapi
dear to all the world; and day and night he spoke thus: "May all beings rejoice, may they feel affection even in solitary places.
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MkP 114.13
स्वस्त्यस्तु सर्वभूतेषु निरातङ्कानि सन्तु च । मा व्याधिरस्तु भूतानामाधयो न भवन्तु च
svastyastu sarvabhūteṣu nirātaṅkāni santu ca | mā vyādhirastu bhūtānāmādhayo na bhavantu ca
May there be well-being among all beings, and may they be free from terror; may there be no disease for beings, and may no mental afflictions arise.
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MkP 114.14
मैत्रीमशेषभूतानि पुष्यन्तु सकले जने । शिवमस्तु द्विजातीनां प्रीतिरस्तु परस्परम्
maitrīmaśeṣabhūtāni puṣyantu sakale jane | śivamastu dvijātīnāṃ prītirastu parasparam
May all beings without exception foster friendliness among all people; may there be welfare for the twice-born, may there be mutual affection.
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MkP 114.15
समृद्धिः सर्ववर्णानां सिद्धिरस्तु च कर्मणाम् । भो लोकाः सर्वभूतेषु शिवा वोऽस्तु सदा मतिः
samṛddhiḥ sarvavarṇānāṃ siddhirastu ca karmaṇām | bho lokāḥ sarvabhūteṣu śivā vo'stu sadā matiḥ
May there be prosperity for all the classes, and success in their works. O you people, may your mind always be benevolent toward all beings.
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MkP 114.16
यथात्मनि यथा पुत्रे हितमिच्छथ सर्वदा । तथा समस्तभूतेषु वर्त्तध्वं हितबुद्धयः
yathātmani yathā putre hitamicchatha sarvadā | tathā samastabhūteṣu varttadhvaṃ hitabuddhayaḥ
As you always wish good for yourself and for your son, so conduct yourselves with intent on the good among all beings.
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MkP 114.17
एतद्वो हितमत्यन्तं को वा कस्यापराध्यते । यत्करोत्यहितं किञ्चित्कस्यचिन्मूढमानसः
etadvo hitamatyantaṃ ko vā kasyāparādhyate | yatkarotyahitaṃ kiñcitkasyacinmūḍhamānasaḥ
This is your utmost good. And who indeed offends against whom? For whatever harm a man of deluded mind does to anyone,
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MkP 114.18
तं समभ्येति तन्न्यूनं कर्तृगामिफलं यतः । इति मत्वा समस्तेषु भो लोका हितबुद्धयः
taṃ samabhyeti tannyūnaṃ kartṛgāmiphalaṃ yataḥ | iti matvā samasteṣu bho lokā hitabuddhayaḥ
that comes back upon him undiminished, since the fruit goes to the doer. Knowing this, O you people, be intent on the good of all beings;
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MkP 114.19
सन्तु मा लौकिकं पापं लोकाः प्राप्स्यथ वै बुधाः । यो मेऽद्य स्निह्यते तस्य शिवमस्तु सदा भुवि
santu mā laukikaṃ pāpaṃ lokāḥ prāpsyatha vai budhāḥ | yo me'dya snihyate tasya śivamastu sadā bhuvi
so be it — you will not incur worldly sin, O wise people. Whoever now bears affection for me, may there always be welfare for him on earth."
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MkP 114.21
समस्तगुणसम्पन्नः श्रीमानब्जदलेक्षणः । तेन ते भ्रातरः प्रीत्या पृथग्राज्येषु योजिताः
samastaguṇasampannaḥ śrīmānabjadalekṣaṇaḥ | tena te bhrātaraḥ prītyā pṛthagrājyeṣu yojitāḥ
Endowed with all virtues, glorious, with eyes like lotus petals — by him those brothers were affectionately installed in separate kingdoms,
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MkP 114.22
स्वयं च पृथिवीमेतां बुभुजे सागराम्बराम् । प्राच्यां तेन कृतः शौरिर्दक्षिणस्यामुदावसुः
svayaṃ ca pṛthivīmetāṃ bubhuje sāgarāmbarām | prācyāṃ tena kṛtaḥ śaurirdakṣiṇasyāmudāvasuḥ
and he himself enjoyed this earth bounded by the ocean. In the east he set Śauri, in the south Udāvasu,
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MkP 114.23
दिशि प्रतीच्यां मुनय उत्तरस्यां महारथाः । तेषां तस्य च भूपस्य पृथग्गोत्राः पुरोहिताः
diśi pratīcyāṃ munaya uttarasyāṃ mahārathāḥ | teṣāṃ tasya ca bhūpasya pṛthaggotrāḥ purohitāḥ
in the western quarter the Munis, in the north the Mahārathas. For them and for that king the household priests were of different gotras,
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MkP 114.24
बभूवुर्मुनयश्चैव मन्त्रिवंशक्रमागताः । शौरेरत्रिकुलोद्भूतः सुहोत्रो नाम वै द्विजः
babhūvurmunayaścaiva mantrivaṃśakramāgatāḥ | śaureratrikulodbhūtaḥ suhotro nāma vai dvijaḥ
And there were sages who had come down through the succession of the ministerial line. Of Śauri (the priest was) a twice-born named Suhotra, sprung from the family of Atri.
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MkP 114.25
उदावसोः कुशावर्त्तो गौतमान्वयजोऽभवत् । काश्यपः प्रमतिर्नाम सुनयस्य पुरोहितः
udāvasoḥ kuśāvartto gautamānvayajo'bhavat | kāśyapaḥ pramatirnāma sunayasya purohitaḥ
Udāvasu's (priest) was Kuśāvarta, born in the line of Gautama; Sunaya's priest was a Kāśyapa named Pramati.
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MkP 114.26
महारथस्य वासिष्ठः पुरोधाऽभून्महीभृतः । बुभुजुस्ते स्वराज्यानि चत्वारोऽपि नराधिपाः
mahārathasya vāsiṣṭhaḥ purodhā'bhūnmahībhṛtaḥ | bubhujuste svarājyāni catvāro'pi narādhipāḥ
The priest of the earth-bearing king Mahāratha was a descendant of Vasiṣṭha. All four of these rulers of men enjoyed their own kingdoms.
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MkP 114.27
खनित्रश्चाधिपस्तेषामशेषवसुधाधिपः । तेषु भ्रातृष्वशेषेषु खनित्रः स महीपतिः
khanitraścādhipasteṣāmaśeṣavasudhādhipaḥ | teṣu bhrātṛṣvaśeṣeṣu khanitraḥ sa mahīpatiḥ
And Khanitra was their overlord, master of the whole earth. Among all those brothers, that king Khanitra —
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MkP 114.28
प्रजासु च समस्तासु पुत्रेष्विव सदा हितः । एकदा मन्त्रिणा शौरिः स प्रोक्तो विश्ववेदिना
prajāsu ca samastāsu putreṣviva sadā hitaḥ | ekadā mantriṇā śauriḥ sa prokto viśvavedinā
— was always intent on the good of all his subjects as though they were his sons. Once that descendant of Śūra was addressed by his minister Viśvavedin (the all-knowing one):
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MkP 114.29
विविक्ते पृथिवीपाल किञ्चिद्वक्तव्यमस्ति नः । यस्येयं पृथिवी कृत्स्ना यस्य भूपा वशानुगाः
vivikte pṛthivīpāla kiñcidvaktavyamasti naḥ | yasyeyaṃ pṛthivī kṛtsnā yasya bhūpā vaśānugāḥ
"In private, O protector of the earth, we have something to say. He to whom this whole earth belongs, whose subject kings follow his will —
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MkP 114.31
तत्पुत्राश्चाल्पकास्तस्मात्तत्पौत्राश्चाल्पकाल्पकाः । कालेन ह्रासमासाद्य पुरुषात्पुरुषान्तरम्
tatputrāścālpakāstasmāttatpautrāścālpakālpakāḥ | kālena hrāsamāsādya puruṣātpuruṣāntaram
— his sons are of lesser (power) than he, and his grandsons less still; suffering diminution with time from one man to the next,
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MkP 114.32
कृष्योपजीविनो भूप भवन्तीति तदन्वयाः । नोद्धारं कुरुते भ्राता भ्रातृस्नेहबलार्पणः
kṛṣyopajīvino bhūpa bhavantīti tadanvayāḥ | noddhāraṃ kurute bhrātā bhrātṛsnehabalārpaṇaḥ
his descendants come to live by farming, O king. A brother takes no share for himself, since he surrenders his strength to brotherly affection.
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MkP 114.33
स्नेहः कः पृथिवीपाल परयोर्भ्रातृपुत्रयोः । तत्पुत्रयोः परतरा मतिर्भवति पार्थिव
snehaḥ kaḥ pṛthivīpāla parayorbhrātṛputrayoḥ | tatputrayoḥ paratarā matirbhavati pārthiva
What affection, O protector of the earth, is there between the sons of two distant brothers? And toward their sons the mind grows yet more distant, O prince.
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MkP 114.34
तत्पुत्रः केन कार्येण प्रीतियुक्तो भविष्यति । अथवा येन तेनैव सन्तोषं कुरुते नृपः
tatputraḥ kena kāryeṇa prītiyukto bhaviṣyati | athavā yena tenaiva santoṣaṃ kurute nṛpaḥ
By what deed will his son come to be affectionate? Or else, the king is content with just anything whatever.
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MkP 114.35
क्रियते तत्किमर्थं तु भूपैर्मन्त्रिपरिग्रहः । भुज्यते सकलं राज्यं मया ते मन्त्रिणा सता
kriyate tatkimarthaṃ tu bhūpairmantriparigrahaḥ | bhujyate sakalaṃ rājyaṃ mayā te mantriṇā satā
Then for what purpose is the retaining of ministers by kings? The whole kingdom is being enjoyed by me, since I am your minister.
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MkP 114.36
तत्किं मुधा धारयसे सन्तोषं कुरुते यदि । कार्यनिष्पादकं राज्यं करणं कर्तुरिष्यते
tatkiṃ mudhā dhārayase santoṣaṃ kurute yadi | kāryaniṣpādakaṃ rājyaṃ karaṇaṃ karturiṣyate
So why do you keep (us) to no purpose, if you are content? A kingdom, which accomplishes the task, is sought by the agent as his instrument.
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MkP 114.37
राज्यलब्धुश्च ते कार्यं त्वं कर्त्ता करणं वयम् । सोऽस्माभिः करणै राज्यं पितृपैतामहं कुरु ।। फलप्रदा भविष्यामः परलोकेन ते वयम्
rājyalabdhuśca te kāryaṃ tvaṃ karttā karaṇaṃ vayam | so'smābhiḥ karaṇai rājyaṃ pitṛpaitāmahaṃ kuru || phalapradā bhaviṣyāmaḥ paralokena te vayam
The winning of a kingdom is your task; you are the agent, we the instruments. Therefore, with us as your instruments, make the kingdom your father's and forefathers'. We shall be the bearers of fruit for you, together with the world beyond.
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MkP 114.38
राजोवाच ज्येष्ठो भ्राता महीपालो वयं तस्यानुजा यतः । ततः स भुङ्क्ते पृथिवीं वयं चाल्पवसुन्धराम्
rājovāca jyeṣṭho bhrātā mahīpālo vayaṃ tasyānujā yataḥ | tataḥ sa bhuṅkte pṛthivīṃ vayaṃ cālpavasundharām
The king said: The eldest brother is the ruler of the earth, since we are his younger brothers; therefore he enjoys the earth and we but a little land.
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MkP 114.39
वयं तु भ्रातरः पञ्च पृथ्वी चैका महामते । अतोऽस्याः पृथगैश्वर्यं कथं कृत्स्नं भविष्यति
vayaṃ tu bhrātaraḥ pañca pṛthvī caikā mahāmate | ato'syāḥ pṛthagaiśvaryaṃ kathaṃ kṛtsnaṃ bhaviṣyati
But we brothers are five and the earth is one, O great-minded one; so how can there be separate lordship over the whole of it?
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MkP 114.41
सर्वाधिपत्यः सर्वेभ्यो भव त्वमखिलेश्वरः । यतन्ते च यथाहं ते तेषामपि हि मन्त्रिणः
sarvādhipatyaḥ sarvebhyo bhava tvamakhileśvaraḥ | yatante ca yathāhaṃ te teṣāmapi hi mantriṇaḥ
Be you sovereign over all, lord of the entire (earth); and their ministers too strive (for their masters) just as I do for you.
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MkP 114.42
राजोवाच ज्येष्ठो राजा यथा प्रीत्या भजतेऽस्मान्सुतानिव । कथं तस्य करिष्यामि ममत्वं जगतीगतम्
rājovāca jyeṣṭho rājā yathā prītyā bhajate'smānsutāniva | kathaṃ tasya kariṣyāmi mamatvaṃ jagatīgatam
The king said: Since the eldest king cherishes us with affection like sons, how shall I direct against him a claim of ownership extending to the earth?
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MkP 114.43
विश्ववेद्युवाच राज्ये स्थितः पूजयेथा ज्येष्ठं भूपार्हणैर्धनैः । कनिष्ठज्येष्ठता केयं राज्यं प्रार्थयतां नृणाम्
viśvavedyuvāca rājye sthitaḥ pūjayethā jyeṣṭhaṃ bhūpārhaṇairdhanaiḥ | kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā keyaṃ rājyaṃ prārthayatāṃ nṛṇām
Viśvavedin said: Once established in the kingdom, you may honour your eldest brother with wealth fit for kings. What is this business of junior and senior among men who seek a kingdom?
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MkP 114.44
मार्कण्डेय उवाच तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाते भूभुजा तेन सत्तम । विश्ववेदी ततो मन्त्री तद् भ्रातॄननयद्वशम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatheti ca pratijñāte bhūbhujā tena sattama | viśvavedī tato mantrī tad bhrātṝnanayadvaśam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: And when that king had assented, saying "So be it," O best of men, then the minister Viśvavedin brought the brothers under his sway.
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MkP 114.45
तेषां पुरोहितांश्चैव आत्मनः शान्तिकादिषु । नियोजयामास ततः खनित्रस्याभिचारके
teṣāṃ purohitāṃścaiva ātmanaḥ śāntikādiṣu | niyojayāmāsa tataḥ khanitrasyābhicārake
And their priests he then engaged in propitiatory and similar rites for himself, and in sorcery against Khanitra.
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MkP 114.46
विभेद तस्य निभृतान्सामदानादिभिस्तथा । चक्रे च परमोद्योगं निजदण्डप्रभावने
vibheda tasya nibhṛtānsāmadānādibhistathā | cakre ca paramodyogaṃ nijadaṇḍaprabhāvane
He split off (Khanitra's) loyal adherents by conciliation, gifts and the rest, and made the utmost effort to increase the power of his own rule.
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MkP 114.47
आभिचारिकमत्युग्रमहन्यहनि कुर्वताम् । पुरोधसां चतुर्णां च जज्ञे कृत्याचतुष्टयम्
ābhicārikamatyugramahanyahani kurvatām | purodhasāṃ caturṇāṃ ca jajñe kṛtyācatuṣṭayam
As the four house-priests performed the exceedingly fierce black-magic rite day after day, a set of four kṛtyās (destructive spirits) was born.
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MkP 114.48
विकरालं महावक्त्रमतिभीषणदर्शनम् । समुद्यतमहाशूलं प्रभूतमतिदारुणम्
vikarālaṃ mahāvaktramatibhīṣaṇadarśanam | samudyatamahāśūlaṃ prabhūtamatidāruṇam
(Each was) gaping-jawed, huge-mouthed, most terrifying to look upon, with a great uplifted spear, massive and exceedingly cruel.
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MkP 114.49
ततस्तदागतं तत्र खनित्रो यत्र पार्थिवः । निरस्तं चाप्यदुष्टस्य तस्य पुण्यचयेन तत्
tatastadāgataṃ tatra khanitro yatra pārthivaḥ | nirastaṃ cāpyaduṣṭasya tasya puṇyacayena tat
Then it came there where king Khanitra was; and it was driven off by the accumulated merit of that blameless man.
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MkP 114.51
ततो निहन्त्या निर्दग्धाः कृत्यया ते पुरोहिताः । विश्ववेदी तथा मन्त्री स शौरेर्दुष्टमन्त्रदः
tato nihantyā nirdagdhāḥ kṛtyayā te purohitāḥ | viśvavedī tathā mantrī sa śaurerduṣṭamantradaḥ
Then those house-priests were burned up by the kṛtyā that (turned to) slay (them), and so too Viśvavedin, the minister, he who gave the wicked counsel to Śauri.
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MkP 114.114
तेषां खनित्रो राजाभूत्प्रख्यातो निजविक्रमैः । स शान्तः सत्यवाक्छूरः सर्वप्राणिहिते रतः यश्च मां द्वेष्टि लोकेऽस्मिन्सोऽपि भद्राणि पश्यतु । एवं स्वरूपः पुत्रोऽभूत्खनित्रस्तस्य भूपते स राजा तस्य पुत्रश्च तत्पौत्राश्चान्वयस्ततः । इतरे भ्रातरस्तस्य प्राक्त्वल्पविषयाधिपाः विश्ववेद्युवाच एवमेतद्भवत्वत्र यद्येका वसुधा नृप । तां त्वमेवाभिपद्यस्व ज्येष्ठः शास्तु यथा भवान् कृत्याचतुष्टयं तेषु निपपात दुरात्मसु । पुरोहितेषु भूपानां तथा वै विश्ववेदिनि इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे खनित्रचरित्रे चतुर्दशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
teṣāṃ khanitro rājābhūtprakhyāto nijavikramaiḥ | sa śāntaḥ satyavākchūraḥ sarvaprāṇihite rataḥ yaśca māṃ dveṣṭi loke'sminso'pi bhadrāṇi paśyatu | evaṃ svarūpaḥ putro'bhūtkhanitrastasya bhūpate sa rājā tasya putraśca tatpautrāścānvayastataḥ | itare bhrātarastasya prāktvalpaviṣayādhipāḥ viśvavedyuvāca evametadbhavatvatra yadyekā vasudhā nṛpa | tāṃ tvamevābhipadyasva jyeṣṭhaḥ śāstu yathā bhavān kṛtyācatuṣṭayaṃ teṣu nipapāta durātmasu | purohiteṣu bhūpānāṃ tathā vai viśvavedini iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe khanitracaritre caturdaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Among them Khanitra became king, renowned for his own feats of valour; he was tranquil, truthful in speech, brave, devoted to the good of all living beings. "And whoever hates me in this world, let him too see good things" — of such a character was the son Khanitra of that king, O lord of the earth. He was king, and his son, and his grandsons, the lineage thereafter; but his other brothers were from the first rulers of small territories. Viśvavedin said: Let it be thus in this matter, O king, since the earth is one; do you yourself take possession of it — let the eldest rule, as you are. The set of four kṛtyās fell upon those evil-souled ones, the house-priests of the kings, and likewise upon Viśvavedin. Thus the hundred and fourteenth chapter in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the story of Khanitra.
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