Matsya Purana — Chapter 48
MtP 48.1
तुर्वसोस्तु सुतो गर्भो गोभानुस्तस्य चात्मजः गोभानोस्तु सुतो वीरस् त्रिसारिरपराजितः
turvasostu suto garbho gobhānustasya cātmajaḥ gobhānostu suto vīras trisāriraparājitaḥ
Turvasu's son was Garbha, and his son was Gobhānu; and Gobhānu's son was the hero Trisāri, the unconquered.
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MtP 48.2
करंधमस्तु त्रैसारिर् भरतस्तस्य चात्मजः दुष्यन्तः पौरवस्यापि तस्य पुत्रो ह्य् अकल्मषः
karaṃdhamastu traisārir bharatastasya cātmajaḥ duṣyantaḥ pauravasyāpi tasya putro hy akalmaṣaḥ
And Karaṃdhama was the son of Trisāri, and Bharata was his son; Duṣyanta too, of the Paurava (line), was his son, a stainless man.
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MtP 48.3
एवं ययातिशापेन जरासंक्रमणे पुरा तुर्वसोः पौरवं वंशं प्रविवेश पुरा किल
evaṃ yayātiśāpena jarāsaṃkramaṇe purā turvasoḥ pauravaṃ vaṃśaṃ praviveśa purā kila
Thus, by Yayāti's curse, at the time of the transferring of old age long ago, (the line) of Turvasu entered the Paurava lineage in olden days, so it is said.
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MtP 48.4
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादो वरूथो नाम पार्थिवः वरूथात्तु तथाण्डीरः संधानस्तस्य चात्मजः
duṣyantasya tu dāyādo varūtho nāma pārthivaḥ varūthāttu tathāṇḍīraḥ saṃdhānastasya cātmajaḥ
But Duṣyanta's heir was a king named Varūtha; and from Varūtha came Aṇḍīra, and Saṃdhāna was his son.
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MtP 48.5
पाण्ड्यश्च केरलश्चैव चोलः कर्णस्तथैव च तेषां जनपदाः स्फीताः पाण्ड्याश्चोलाः सकेरलाः
pāṇḍyaśca keralaścaiva colaḥ karṇastathaiva ca teṣāṃ janapadāḥ sphītāḥ pāṇḍyāścolāḥ sakeralāḥ
And (his sons were) Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Cola, and likewise Karṇa; their territories are prosperous — the Pāṇḍyas, the Colas, along with the Keralas.
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MtP 48.6
द्रुह्योस्तु तनयौ शूरौ सेतुः केतुस्तथैव च सेतुपुत्रः शरद्वांस्तु गन्धारस्तस्य चात्मजः
druhyostu tanayau śūrau setuḥ ketustathaiva ca setuputraḥ śaradvāṃstu gandhārastasya cātmajaḥ
Druhyu's two sons were heroes, Setu and likewise Ketu; Setu's son was Śaradvat, and Gandhāra was his son.
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MtP 48.7
ख्यायते यस्य नाम्नासौ गन्धारविषयो महान् आरट्टदेशजास्तस्य तुरगा वाजिनां वराः
khyāyate yasya nāmnāsau gandhāraviṣayo mahān āraṭṭadeśajāstasya turagā vājināṃ varāḥ
By whose name that great country of Gandhāra is known; its horses, born in the Āraṭṭa land, are the best of steeds.
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MtP 48.8
गन्धारपुत्रो धर्मस्तु घृतस्तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् घृताच्च विदुषो जज्ञे प्रचेतास्तस्य चात्मजः
gandhāraputro dharmastu ghṛtastasyātmajo 'bhavat ghṛtācca viduṣo jajñe pracetāstasya cātmajaḥ
Gandhāra's son was Dharma, and Ghṛta was his son; and from Ghṛta was born Viduṣa, and Pracetas was his son.
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MtP 48.9
प्रचेतसः पुत्रशतं राजानः सर्व एव ते म्लेच्छराष्ट्राधिपाः सर्वे उदीचीं दिशम् आश्रिताः
pracetasaḥ putraśataṃ rājānaḥ sarva eva te mleccharāṣṭrādhipāḥ sarve udīcīṃ diśam āśritāḥ
Pracetas had a hundred sons, all of them kings, all lords of barbarian realms, established in the northern quarter.
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MtP 48.10
अनोश्चैव सुता वीरास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः सभानरश्चाक्षुषश्च परमेषुस् तथैव च
anoścaiva sutā vīrās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ sabhānaraścākṣuṣaśca parameṣus tathaiva ca
And Anu's sons were three heroes, supremely righteous: Sabhānara, Cākṣuṣa, and likewise Parameṣu.
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MtP 48.11
सभानरस्य पुत्रस्तु विद्वान्कोलाहलो नृपः कोलाहलस्य धर्मात्मा संजयो नाम विश्रुतः
sabhānarasya putrastu vidvānkolāhalo nṛpaḥ kolāhalasya dharmātmā saṃjayo nāma viśrutaḥ
And Sabhānara's son was the learned king Kolāhala; Kolāhala's (son) was the righteous one renowned by the name of Saṃjaya.
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MtP 48.12
संजयस्याभवत्पुत्रो वीरो नाम पुरंजयः जनमेजयो महाराज पुरंजयसुतो ऽभवत्
saṃjayasyābhavatputro vīro nāma puraṃjayaḥ janamejayo mahārāja puraṃjayasuto 'bhavat
Saṃjaya had a son, a hero named Puraṃjaya; and Janamejaya, O great king, was Puraṃjaya's son.
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MtP 48.13
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेर् महाशालो ऽभवत्सुतः आसीद् इन्द्रसमो राजा प्रतिष्ठितयशाभवत्
janamejayasya rājarṣer mahāśālo 'bhavatsutaḥ āsīd indrasamo rājā pratiṣṭhitayaśābhavat
Of the royal sage Janamejaya, Mahāśāla was the son; he was a king equal to Indra, and his fame was firmly established.
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MtP 48.14
महामनाः सुतस्तस्य महाशालस्य धार्मिकः सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो जज्ञे चक्रवर्ती महामनाः
mahāmanāḥ sutastasya mahāśālasya dhārmikaḥ saptadvīpeśvaro jajñe cakravartī mahāmanāḥ
The son of that Mahāśāla was Mahāmanas, a righteous man; Mahāmanas was born lord of the seven continents, a universal sovereign.
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MtP 48.15
महामनास्तु द्वौ पुत्रौ जनयामास विश्रुतौ उशीनरं च धर्मज्ञं तितिक्षुं चैव ताव् उभौ
mahāmanāstu dvau putrau janayāmāsa viśrutau uśīnaraṃ ca dharmajñaṃ titikṣuṃ caiva tāv ubhau
And Mahāmanas begot two renowned sons: Uśīnara, knower of dharma, and Titikṣu — those two.
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MtP 48.16
उशीनरस्य पत्न्यस्तु पञ्च राजर्षिसम्भवाः भृशा कृशा नवा दर्शा या च देवी दृषद्वती
uśīnarasya patnyastu pañca rājarṣisambhavāḥ bhṛśā kṛśā navā darśā yā ca devī dṛṣadvatī
Uśīnara's wives were five, born of royal sages: Bhṛśā, Kṛśā, Navā, Darśā, and the lady Dṛṣadvatī.
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MtP 48.17
उशीनरस्य पुत्रास्तु तासु जाताः कुलोद्वहाः तपसा ते तु महता जाता वृद्धस्य धार्मिकाः
uśīnarasya putrāstu tāsu jātāḥ kulodvahāḥ tapasā te tu mahatā jātā vṛddhasya dhārmikāḥ
Uśīnara's sons, born of them, were upholders of the family; and they, righteous ones, were born to him when he was old, through great austerity.
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MtP 48.18
भृशायास्तु नृगः पुत्रो नवाया नव एव च कृशायास्तु कृशो जज्ञे दर्शायाः सुव्रतो ऽभवत् दृषद्वत्याः सुतश्चापि शिबिर् औशीनरो नृपः
bhṛśāyāstu nṛgaḥ putro navāyā nava eva ca kṛśāyāstu kṛśo jajñe darśāyāḥ suvrato 'bhavat dṛṣadvatyāḥ sutaścāpi śibir auśīnaro nṛpaḥ
Of Bhṛśā the son was Nṛga, and of Navā, Nava; of Kṛśā, Kṛśa was born; of Darśā came Suvrata; and of Dṛṣadvatī the son was King Śibi, son of Uśīnara.
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MtP 48.19
शिबेस्तु शिबयः पुत्राश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः पृथुदर्भः सुवीरश्च केकयो भद्रकस्तथा
śibestu śibayaḥ putrāś catvāro lokaviśrutāḥ pṛthudarbhaḥ suvīraśca kekayo bhadrakastathā
Śibi's sons were the Śibis, four, renowned in the world: Pṛthudarbha, Suvīra, Kekaya, and Bhadraka.
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MtP 48.20
तेषां जनपदाः स्फीताः केकया भद्रकास्तथा सौवीराश्चैव पौराश्च नृगस्य केकयास्तथा
teṣāṃ janapadāḥ sphītāḥ kekayā bhadrakāstathā sauvīrāścaiva paurāśca nṛgasya kekayāstathā
Their territories were prosperous: the Kekayas and likewise the Bhadrakas, the Sauvīras and the Pauras, and Nṛga's the Kekayas as well.
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MtP 48.21
सुव्रतस्य तथाम्बष्ठा कृशस्य वृषला पुरी नवस्य नवराष्ट्रं तु तितिक्षोस्तु प्रजां शृणु
suvratasya tathāmbaṣṭhā kṛśasya vṛṣalā purī navasya navarāṣṭraṃ tu titikṣostu prajāṃ śṛṇu
Of Suvrata, likewise, (the land of) the Ambaṣṭhas; of Kṛśa, the city Vṛṣalā; of Nava, the Navarāṣṭra. Now hear the offspring of Titikṣu.
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MtP 48.22
तितिक्षुरभवद्राजा पूर्वस्यां दिशि विश्रुतः बृहद्रथः सुतस्तस्य तस्य सेनो ऽभवत्सुतः
titikṣurabhavadrājā pūrvasyāṃ diśi viśrutaḥ bṛhadrathaḥ sutastasya tasya seno 'bhavatsutaḥ
Titikṣu became a king renowned in the eastern quarter; his son was Bṛhadratha, and his son was Sena.
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MtP 48.23
सेनस्य सुतपा जज्ञे सुतपस्तनयो बलिः जातो मानुषयोन्यां तु क्षीणे वंशे प्रजेच्छया
senasya sutapā jajñe sutapastanayo baliḥ jāto mānuṣayonyāṃ tu kṣīṇe vaṃśe prajecchayā
Of Sena was born Sutapas, and Sutapas' son was Bali, who was born in a human womb out of desire for offspring when the line had dwindled.
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MtP 48.24
महायोगी तु स बलिर् बद्धो बन्धैर्महात्मना पुत्रानुत्पादयामास क्षेत्रजान्पञ्च पार्थिवान्
mahāyogī tu sa balir baddho bandhairmahātmanā putrānutpādayāmāsa kṣetrajānpañca pārthivān
That Bali, a great yogin, bound with bonds by the great-souled one, begot five sons, kings, born to (another's) field.
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MtP 48.25
अङ्गं स जनयामास वङ्गं सुह्मं तथैव च पुण्ड्रं कलिङ्गं च तथा बालेयं क्षेत्रमुच्यते बालेया ब्राह्मणाश्चैव तस्य वंशकराः प्रभो
aṅgaṃ sa janayāmāsa vaṅgaṃ suhmaṃ tathaiva ca puṇḍraṃ kaliṅgaṃ ca tathā bāleyaṃ kṣetramucyate bāleyā brāhmaṇāścaiva tasya vaṃśakarāḥ prabho
He begot Aṅga, Vaṅga, and Suhma likewise, and Puṇḍra and Kaliṅga; thus (their land) is called the Bāleya field; and the Bāleya brahmins too are the continuers of his line, O lord.
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MtP 48.26
बलेश्च ब्रह्मणा दत्तो वरः प्रीतेन धीमतः महायोगित्वमायुश्च कल्पस्य परिमाणकम्
baleśca brahmaṇā datto varaḥ prītena dhīmataḥ mahāyogitvamāyuśca kalpasya parimāṇakam
And by Brahmā, being pleased, a boon was given to the wise Bali: the state of a great yogin, and a lifespan measured by a kalpa,
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MtP 48.27
संग्रामे चाप्यजेयत्वं धर्मे चैवोत्तमा मतिः त्रैकाल्यदर्शनं चैव प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा
saṃgrāme cāpyajeyatvaṃ dharme caivottamā matiḥ traikālyadarśanaṃ caiva prādhānyaṃ prasave tathā
and unconquerability in battle, and supreme understanding in dharma, and the seeing of the three times, and pre-eminence in offspring,
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MtP 48.28
जयं चाप्रतिमं युद्धे धर्मे तत्त्वार्थदर्शनम् चतुरो नियतान्वर्णान् स वै स्थापयिता प्रभुः
jayaṃ cāpratimaṃ yuddhe dharme tattvārthadarśanam caturo niyatānvarṇān sa vai sthāpayitā prabhuḥ
and matchless victory in war, and the perception of the true meaning in dharma; and he, the lord, would be the establisher of the four fixed classes.
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MtP 48.29
तेषां च पञ्च दायादा वङ्गाङ्गाः सुह्मकास्तथा पुण्ड्राः कलिङ्गाश्च तथा अङ्गस्य तु निबोधत
teṣāṃ ca pañca dāyādā vaṅgāṅgāḥ suhmakāstathā puṇḍrāḥ kaliṅgāśca tathā aṅgasya tu nibodhata
And their five heirs were the Vaṅgas, Aṅgas, and the Suhmakas, the Puṇḍras and the Kaliṅgas; now learn of Aṅga.
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MtP 48.30
कथं बलेः सुता जाताः पञ्च तस्य महात्मनः किंनाम्नी महिषी तस्य जनिता कतम ऋषिः
kathaṃ baleḥ sutā jātāḥ pañca tasya mahātmanaḥ kiṃnāmnī mahiṣī tasya janitā katama ṛṣiḥ
How were the five sons of that great-souled Bali born? What was the name of his chief queen, and which sage begot (them)?
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MtP 48.31
कथं चोत्पादितास्तेन तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम् माहात्म्यं च प्रभावं च निखिलेन वदस्व तत्
kathaṃ cotpāditāstena tannaḥ prabrūhi pṛcchatām māhātmyaṃ ca prabhāvaṃ ca nikhilena vadasva tat
And how were they generated by him? Tell that to us who ask; and tell fully his greatness and his power.
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MtP 48.32
अथोशिज इति ख्यात आसीद्विद्वानृषिः पुरा पत्नी वै ममता नाम बभूवास्य महात्मनः
athośija iti khyāta āsīdvidvānṛṣiḥ purā patnī vai mamatā nāma babhūvāsya mahātmanaḥ
Now, formerly there was a learned sage known as Uśija; this great-souled one had a wife named Mamatā.
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MtP 48.33
उशिजस्य यवीयान्वै भ्रातृपत्नीमकामयत् बृहस्पतिर्महातेजा ममतामेत्य कामतः
uśijasya yavīyānvai bhrātṛpatnīmakāmayat bṛhaspatirmahātejā mamatāmetya kāmataḥ
Uśija's younger (brother), Bṛhaspati of great splendour, desired his brother's wife, and approached Mamatā out of desire.
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MtP 48.34
उवाच ममता तं तु देवरं वरवर्णिनी अन्तर्वत्न्यस्मि ते भ्रातुर् ज्येष्ठस्य तु विरम्यताम्
uvāca mamatā taṃ tu devaraṃ varavarṇinī antarvatnyasmi te bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya tu viramyatām
But Mamatā, of lovely complexion, said to him, her husband's brother: "I am pregnant by your elder brother; let (this) be desisted from.
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MtP 48.35
अयं तु मे महाभाग गर्भः कुप्येद्बृहस्पते औशिजो भ्रातृजन्यस्ते सोपाङ्गं वेदमुद्गिरन्
ayaṃ tu me mahābhāga garbhaḥ kupyedbṛhaspate auśijo bhrātṛjanyaste sopāṅgaṃ vedamudgiran
O greatly fortunate Bṛhaspati, this embryo of mine, Uśija's son, your brother's child, would be angered — he who is reciting the Veda with its ancillary parts.
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MtP 48.36
अमोघरेतास्त्वं चापि न मां भजितुमर्हसि अस्मिन्न् एवं गते काले यथा वा मन्यसे प्रभो
amogharetāstvaṃ cāpi na māṃ bhajitumarhasi asminn evaṃ gate kāle yathā vā manyase prabho
"And you too are one whose seed is never in vain; you ought not to lie with me. At such a time as this has come — or (do) as you think fit, O lord."
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MtP 48.37
एवमुक्तस्तथा सम्यग् बृहत्तेजा बृहस्पतिः कामात्मा स महात्मापि न मनः सो ऽभ्यवारयत्
evamuktastathā samyag bṛhattejā bṛhaspatiḥ kāmātmā sa mahātmāpi na manaḥ so 'bhyavārayat
Thus rightly addressed, Bṛhaspati of great splendour — his mind set on desire — great-souled though he was, did not hold back his mind.
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MtP 48.38
संबभूवैव धर्मात्मा तया सार्धमकामया उत्सृजन्तं तु तद्रेतोवाचं गर्भो ऽभ्यभाषत
saṃbabhūvaiva dharmātmā tayā sārdhamakāmayā utsṛjantaṃ tu tadretovācaṃ garbho 'bhyabhāṣata
That one of righteous nature simply united with her, who was unwilling; but as he was releasing that seed, the (child) in the womb spoke a word.
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MtP 48.39
भो तात वाचामधिप द्वयोर्नास्तीह संस्थितिः अमोघरेतास्त्वं चापि पूर्वं चाहमिहागतः
bho tāta vācāmadhipa dvayornāstīha saṃsthitiḥ amogharetāstvaṃ cāpi pūrvaṃ cāhamihāgataḥ
"Ho, father, lord of speech! There is no room here for two. And you are one whose seed is never in vain, and I have come here first."
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MtP 48.40
सो ऽशपत्तं ततः क्रुद्ध एवमुक्तो बृहस्पतिः पुत्रं ज्येष्ठस्य वै भ्रातुर् गर्भस्थं भगवानृषिः
so 'śapattaṃ tataḥ kruddha evamukto bṛhaspatiḥ putraṃ jyeṣṭhasya vai bhrātur garbhasthaṃ bhagavānṛṣiḥ
Then Bṛhaspati, thus addressed, the venerable seer, being angry, cursed him — the son of his elder brother, still in the womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.41
यस्मात्त्वमीदृशे काले गर्भस्थो ऽपि निषेधसि मामेवमुक्तवांस्तस्मात् तमो दीर्घं प्रवेक्ष्यसि
yasmāttvamīdṛśe kāle garbhastho 'pi niṣedhasi māmevamuktavāṃstasmāt tamo dīrghaṃ pravekṣyasi
"Since at such a time you forbid (me), even while in the womb, and have spoken to me in this way, therefore you shall enter into long darkness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.42
ततो दीर्घतमा नाम शापादृषिरजायत अतो ऽंशजो बृहत्कीर्तिर् बृहस्पतिरिवौजसा
tato dīrghatamā nāma śāpādṛṣirajāyata ato 'ṃśajo bṛhatkīrtir bṛhaspatirivaujasā
Thereupon, from the curse, a seer named Dīrghatamas ("Long-darkness") was born; hence he was born of a portion (of Bṛhaspati), of great renown, like Bṛhaspati in energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.43
ऊर्ध्वरेतास्ततो ऽसौ वै वसते भ्रातुराश्रमे स धर्मान्सौरभेयांस्तु वृषभाच्छ्रुतवांस्ततः
ūrdhvaretāstato 'sau vai vasate bhrāturāśrame sa dharmānsaurabheyāṃstu vṛṣabhācchrutavāṃstataḥ
Then he, keeping his seed drawn upward, dwelt in his brother's hermitage; and there he heard from a bull the duties of the offspring of Surabhi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.44
तस्य भ्राता पितृव्यो यश् चकार भरणं तदा तस्मिन्निवसतस्तस्य यदृच्छातस्तु वै वृषः
tasya bhrātā pitṛvyo yaś cakāra bharaṇaṃ tadā tasminnivasatastasya yadṛcchātastu vai vṛṣaḥ
His brother, who was (also) his paternal uncle, provided then for his maintenance; and while he was dwelling in that (hermitage), a bull came by chance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.45
यज्ञार्थमाहृतान्दर्भांश् चचार सुरभीसुतः जग्राह तं दीर्घतमाः शृङ्गयोस्तु चतुष्पदम्
yajñārthamāhṛtāndarbhāṃś cacāra surabhīsutaḥ jagrāha taṃ dīrghatamāḥ śṛṅgayostu catuṣpadam
and the son of Surabhi grazed upon the darbha grasses gathered for the sacrifice; Dīrghatamas seized that four-footed one by the two horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.46
तेनासौ निगृहीतश्च न चचाल पदात्पदम् ततो ऽब्रवीद्वृषस्तं वै मुञ्च मां बलिनां वर
tenāsau nigṛhītaśca na cacāla padātpadam tato 'bravīdvṛṣastaṃ vai muñca māṃ balināṃ vara
Held fast by him, he could not move a step from the spot; then the bull said to him, "Release me, best of the strong!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.47
न मयासादितस्तात बलवांस्त्वत्समः क्वचित् मम चान्यः समो वापि न हि मे बलसंख्यया मुञ्च तातेति च पुनः प्रीतस्ते ऽहं वरं वृणु
na mayāsāditastāta balavāṃstvatsamaḥ kvacit mama cānyaḥ samo vāpi na hi me balasaṃkhyayā muñca tāteti ca punaḥ prītaste 'haṃ varaṃ vṛṇu
Nowhere, my friend, have I met one strong and equal to you, nor is there another equal to me — for there is no reckoning my strength. Release me, friend!" — and again, "I am pleased with you; choose a boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.48
एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीदेनं जीवन्मे त्वं क्व यास्यसि एष त्वां न विमोक्ष्यामि परस्वादं चतुष्पदम्
evamukto 'bravīdenaṃ jīvanme tvaṃ kva yāsyasi eṣa tvāṃ na vimokṣyāmi parasvādaṃ catuṣpadam
Thus addressed, he said to him: "While I live, where will you go? I shall not release you, four-footed one, eater of another's property."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.49
नास्माकं विद्यते तात पातकं स्तेयमेव च भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं तथा चैव पेयापेयं तथैव च
nāsmākaṃ vidyate tāta pātakaṃ steyameva ca bhakṣyābhakṣyaṃ tathā caiva peyāpeyaṃ tathaiva ca
"For us, my friend, there is no sin, nor theft either, nor what may be eaten and not eaten, nor likewise what may be drunk and not drunk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.50
द्विपदां बहवो ह्य् एते धर्म एष गवां स्मृतः कार्याकार्ये न वागम्यागमनं च तथैव च
dvipadāṃ bahavo hy ete dharma eṣa gavāṃ smṛtaḥ kāryākārye na vāgamyāgamanaṃ ca tathaiva ca
These many (rules) belong to the two-footed; this is held to be the dharma of cattle: there is no thing to be done and not to be done, nor likewise approaching and not approaching (women).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.51
गवां धर्मं तु वै श्रुत्वा संभ्रान्तस्तु विसृज्य तम् शक्त्यान्नपानदानात्तु गोपतिं संप्रसादयत्
gavāṃ dharmaṃ tu vai śrutvā saṃbhrāntastu visṛjya tam śaktyānnapānadānāttu gopatiṃ saṃprasādayat
But hearing the dharma of cattle, bewildered, he released him, and with gifts of food and drink, as far as he was able, he conciliated the lord of cattle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.52
प्रसादिते गते तस्मिन् गोधर्मं भक्तितस्तु सः मनसैव समादध्यौ तन्निष्ठस्तत्परो हि सः
prasādite gate tasmin godharmaṃ bhaktitastu saḥ manasaiva samādadhyau tanniṣṭhastatparo hi saḥ
When that one, conciliated, had gone, he pondered the cow-dharma with devotion in his mind alone, for he was fixed on it and intent upon it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.53
ततो यवीयसः पत्नीं गौतमस्याभ्यपद्यत कृतावलेपां तां मत्वा सो ऽनड्वानिव न क्षमः
tato yavīyasaḥ patnīṃ gautamasyābhyapadyata kṛtāvalepāṃ tāṃ matvā so 'naḍvāniva na kṣamaḥ
Then he approached the wife of his younger (kinsman) Gautama; thinking her to be insolent, he, like a bull, showed no restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.54
गोधर्मं तु परं मत्वा स्नुषां तामभ्यपद्यत निर्भर्त्स्य चैनं रुद्ध्वा च बाहुभ्यां सम्प्रगृह्य च
godharmaṃ tu paraṃ matvā snuṣāṃ tāmabhyapadyata nirbhartsya cainaṃ ruddhvā ca bāhubhyāṃ sampragṛhya ca
Holding the cow-dharma to be supreme, he approached her, his daughter-in-law; and she, rebuking him and stopping him and seizing him fast with both arms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.55
भाव्यमर्थं तु तं ज्ञात्वा माहात्म्यात्तमुवाच सा विपर्ययं तु त्वं लब्ध्वा अनड्वानिव वर्तसे
bhāvyamarthaṃ tu taṃ jñātvā māhātmyāttamuvāca sā viparyayaṃ tu tvaṃ labdhvā anaḍvāniva vartase
knowing by her greatness of soul the thing that was to come about, said to him: "Having got things reversed, you behave like a bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.56
गम्यागम्यं न जानीषे गोधर्मात्प्रार्थयन्सुताम् दुर्वृत्तं त्वां त्यजाम्यद्य गच्छ त्वं स्वेन कर्मणा
gamyāgamyaṃ na jānīṣe godharmātprārthayansutām durvṛttaṃ tvāṃ tyajāmyadya gaccha tvaṃ svena karmaṇā
"You do not know who may be approached and who may not; following the custom of cattle you solicit your own daughter. Ill-behaved as you are, I abandon you today — go your way by your own deeds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.57
काष्ठे समुद्गे प्रक्षिप्य गङ्गाम्भसि समुत्सृजत् यस्मात्त्वमन्धो वृद्धश्च भर्तव्यो दुरधिष्ठितः
kāṣṭhe samudge prakṣipya gaṅgāmbhasi samutsṛjat yasmāttvamandho vṛddhaśca bhartavyo duradhiṣṭhitaḥ
Having thrown (him) into a wooden chest, she set (him) adrift in the water of the Gaṅgā, (saying) "Since you are blind and old, needing to be supported, and badly placed..."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.58
तमुह्यमानं वेगेन स्रोतसो ऽभ्याशमागतः जग्राह तं स धर्मात्मा बलिर् वैरोचनिस्तदा
tamuhyamānaṃ vegena srotaso 'bhyāśamāgataḥ jagrāha taṃ sa dharmātmā balir vairocanistadā
As he was being carried along by the force of the current, Bali the son of Virocana, that righteous one, came near and seized him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.59
अन्तःपुरे जुगोपैनं भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च तर्पयन् प्रीतश्चैव वरेणैव च्छन्दयामास वै बलिम्
antaḥpure jugopainaṃ bhakṣyabhojyaiśca tarpayan prītaścaiva vareṇaiva cchandayāmāsa vai balim
He kept him in the inner apartments, gratifying (him) with foods hard and soft; and (the sage), pleased, invited Bali to choose a boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.60
तस्माच्च स वरं वव्रे पुत्रार्थे दानवर्षभः संतानार्थं महाभागभार्यायां मम मानद पुत्रान्धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञान् उत्पादयितुमर्हसि
tasmācca sa varaṃ vavre putrārthe dānavarṣabhaḥ saṃtānārthaṃ mahābhāgabhāryāyāṃ mama mānada putrāndharmārthatattvajñān utpādayitumarhasi
And from him that bull among Dānavas chose a boon for the sake of a son: "For the sake of offspring, O greatly fortunate one, O giver of honour, you should beget upon my wife sons who know the truth of dharma and artha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.61
एवमुक्तो ऽथ देवर्षिस् तथास्त्वित्युक्तवान् प्रभुः स तस्य राजा स्वां भार्यां सुदेष्णां नाम प्राहिणोत् अन्धं वृद्धं च तं ज्ञात्वा न सा देवी जगाम ह
evamukto 'tha devarṣis tathāstvityuktavān prabhuḥ sa tasya rājā svāṃ bhāryāṃ sudeṣṇāṃ nāma prāhiṇot andhaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca taṃ jñātvā na sā devī jagāma ha
Addressed thus, the divine seer, the lord, said "So be it." That king sent to him his own wife, Sudeṣṇā by name; but knowing him to be blind and old, that lady did not go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.62
शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां तस्माव् अन्धाय प्राहिणोत्तदा तस्यां कक्षीवदादींश्च शूद्रयोनाव् ऋषिर् वशी
śūdrāṃ dhātreyikāṃ tasmāv andhāya prāhiṇottadā tasyāṃ kakṣīvadādīṃśca śūdrayonāv ṛṣir vaśī
Then she sent to that blind man a śūdra nurse-woman; and upon her the self-controlled seer (begot) Kakṣīvat and the others in a śūdra womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.63
जनयामास धर्मात्मा शूद्रान् इत्येवमादिकम् उवाच तं बली राजा दृष्ट्वा कक्षीवदादिकान्
janayāmāsa dharmātmā śūdrān ityevamādikam uvāca taṃ balī rājā dṛṣṭvā kakṣīvadādikān
...the righteous one begot, śūdras and such like. Seeing Kakṣīvat and the rest, the mighty king Bali said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.64
प्रवीणान् ऋषिधर्मस्य चेश्वरान् ब्रह्मवादिनः विद्वान् प्रत्यक्षधर्माणां बुद्धिमान् वृत्तिमाञ्छुचीन्
pravīṇān ṛṣidharmasya ceśvarān brahmavādinaḥ vidvān pratyakṣadharmāṇāṃ buddhimān vṛttimāñchucīn
(seeing them) skilled in the duty of seers, masters, expounders of brahman, learned, of dharma made visible, intelligent, of (good) conduct, and pure —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.65
ममैव चेति होवाच तं दीर्घतमसं बलिः नत्युवाच मुनिस्तं वै ममैवमिति चाब्रवीत्
mamaiva ceti hovāca taṃ dīrghatamasaṃ baliḥ natyuvāca munistaṃ vai mamaivamiti cābravīt
"They are mine indeed," said Bali to Dīrghatamas; but the sage said "No" to him, and declared, "They are mine."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.66
उत्पन्नाः शूद्रयोना तु भवच्छन्दे सुरोत्तम अन्धं वृद्धं च मां ज्ञात्वा सुदेष्णा महिषी तव प्राहिणोद् अवमानान्मे शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां नृप
utpannāḥ śūdrayonā tu bhavacchande surottama andhaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca māṃ jñātvā sudeṣṇā mahiṣī tava prāhiṇod avamānānme śūdrāṃ dhātreyikāṃ nṛpa
"They were born in a śūdra womb, by your own wish, O best of gods. Knowing me to be blind and old, your queen Sudeṣṇā, out of contempt for me, sent a śūdra nurse-woman, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.67
ततः प्रसादयामास बलिस् तमृषिसत्तमम् बलिः सुदेष्णां तां भार्यां भर्त्सयामास दानवः
tataḥ prasādayāmāsa balis tamṛṣisattamam baliḥ sudeṣṇāṃ tāṃ bhāryāṃ bhartsayāmāsa dānavaḥ
Then Bali conciliated that best of seers; and Bali the Dānava reproached his wife Sudeṣṇā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.68
पुनश्चैनाम् अलंकृत्य ऋषये प्रत्यपादयत् तां स दीर्घतमा देवीं तथा कृतवतीं तदा
punaścainām alaṃkṛtya ṛṣaye pratyapādayat tāṃ sa dīrghatamā devīṃ tathā kṛtavatīṃ tadā
And having adorned her again, he made her over to the seer; and Dīrghatamas (said) then to that lady, who had acted so:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.69
दध्ना लवणमिश्रेण त्व् अभ्यक्तं मधुकेन तु लिह माम् अजुगुप्सन्ती आपादतलमस्तकम् ततस्त्वं प्राप्स्यसे देवि पुत्रान्वै मनसेप्सितान्
dadhnā lavaṇamiśreṇa tv abhyaktaṃ madhukena tu liha mām ajugupsantī āpādatalamastakam tatastvaṃ prāpsyase devi putrānvai manasepsitān
"Lick me, without showing disgust, from the soles of the feet to the head, smeared with curd mixed with salt and with honey; then, lady, you will obtain the sons desired in your heart."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.70
तस्य सा तद्वचो देवी सर्वं कृतवती तदा तस्य सापानम् आसाद्य देवी परिहरत्तदा
tasya sā tadvaco devī sarvaṃ kṛtavatī tadā tasya sāpānam āsādya devī pariharattadā
That lady then did all that he had said; but when she came to his anus, the lady avoided it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.71
तामुवाच ततः सो ऽथ यत्ते परिहृतं शुभे विनापानं कुमारं तु जनयिष्यसि पूर्वजम्
tāmuvāca tataḥ so 'tha yatte parihṛtaṃ śubhe vināpānaṃ kumāraṃ tu janayiṣyasi pūrvajam
Then he said to her: "Since the anus was avoided by you, fair one, you will give birth to a first-born boy without an anus."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.72
नार्हसि त्वं महाभाग पुत्रं मे दातुमीदृशम् तोषितश्च यथाशक्ति प्रसादं कुरु मे प्रभो
nārhasi tvaṃ mahābhāga putraṃ me dātumīdṛśam toṣitaśca yathāśakti prasādaṃ kuru me prabho
"You ought not, greatly fortunate one, to give me such a son. You have been gratified to the best of (my) power — show me your favour, lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.73
तवापचाराद्देव्येष नान्यथा भविता शुभे नैव दास्यति पुत्रस्ते पौत्रौ वै दास्यते फलम्
tavāpacārāddevyeṣa nānyathā bhavitā śubhe naiva dāsyati putraste pautrau vai dāsyate phalam
"Because of your offence, lady, this will not be otherwise, fair one. Your son will not yield fruit, but the two grandsons will yield fruit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.74
तस्यापानं विना चैव योग्यभावो भविष्यति तस्माद् दीर्घतमाङ्गेषु कुक्षौ स्पृष्ट्वेदम् अब्रवीत्
tasyāpānaṃ vinā caiva yogyabhāvo bhaviṣyati tasmād dīrghatamāṅgeṣu kukṣau spṛṣṭvedam abravīt
"And even without his anus he will be fit." Therefore, touching Dīrghatamas on the limbs, on the belly, she said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.75
प्राशितं यद्यदङ्गेषु न सोपस्थं शुचिस्मिते तेन तिष्ठन्ति ते गर्भे पौर्णमास्याम् इवोडुराट्
prāśitaṃ yadyadaṅgeṣu na sopasthaṃ śucismite tena tiṣṭhanti te garbhe paurṇamāsyām ivoḍurāṭ
"Whatever was licked upon the limbs but not the genitals, O you of pure smile — by that they abide in your womb, like the lord of stars on the full-moon night."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.76
भविष्यन्ति कुमारास्तु पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः तेजस्विनः सुवृत्ताश्च यज्वानो धार्मिकाश्च ते
bhaviṣyanti kumārāstu pañca devasutopamāḥ tejasvinaḥ suvṛttāśca yajvāno dhārmikāśca te
"There will be five princes, like the sons of gods — brilliant, of good conduct, performers of sacrifice, and righteous."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.77
तदंशस्तु सुदेष्णाया ज्येष्ठः पुत्रो व्यजायत अङ्गस्तथा कलिङ्गश्च पुण्ड्रः सुह्मस्तथैव च
tadaṃśastu sudeṣṇāyā jyeṣṭhaḥ putro vyajāyata aṅgastathā kaliṅgaśca puṇḍraḥ suhmastathaiva ca
A portion of him was born as Sudeṣṇā's eldest son: Aṅga, and also Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Suhma as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.78
वङ्गराजस्तु पञ्चैते बलेः पुत्राश्च क्षेत्रजाः इत्येते दीर्घतमसा बलेर्दत्ताः सुतास्तथा
vaṅgarājastu pañcaite baleḥ putrāśca kṣetrajāḥ ityete dīrghatamasā balerdattāḥ sutāstathā
and Vaṅga the king — these five were the kṣetraja sons of Bali; thus these sons were given to Bali by Dīrghatamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.79
प्रतिष्ठामागतानां हि ब्राह्मण्यं कारयंस्ततः ततो मानुषयोन्यां स जनयामास वै प्रजाः
pratiṣṭhāmāgatānāṃ hi brāhmaṇyaṃ kārayaṃstataḥ tato mānuṣayonyāṃ sa janayāmāsa vai prajāḥ
For, causing brahminhood (to be conferred) upon those who had attained established standing, he then indeed begot offspring in a human womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.80
ततस्तं दीर्घतमसं सुरभिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् विचार्य यस्माद्गोधर्मं प्रमाणं ते कृतं विभो
tatastaṃ dīrghatamasaṃ surabhirvākyamabravīt vicārya yasmādgodharmaṃ pramāṇaṃ te kṛtaṃ vibho
Then Surabhi spoke this word to that Dīrghatamas: "Since, after due consideration, you have made the cow's law an authority, O lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.81
शक्त्या चानन्ययास्मासु तेन प्रीतास्मि ते ऽनघ तस्मात्तुभ्यं तमो दीर्घम् आघ्रायापनुदामि वै
śaktyā cānanyayāsmāsu tena prītāsmi te 'nagha tasmāttubhyaṃ tamo dīrgham āghrāyāpanudāmi vai
and (that) with undivided energy toward us — for that I am pleased with you, O faultless one; therefore, by smelling you, I remove from you the long darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.82
बार्हस्पत्यस्तथैवैष पाप्मा वै तिष्ठति त्वयि जरां मृत्युं तमश्चैव आघ्रायापनुदामि ते
bārhaspatyastathaivaiṣa pāpmā vai tiṣṭhati tvayi jarāṃ mṛtyuṃ tamaścaiva āghrāyāpanudāmi te
Likewise this evil deriving from Bṛhaspati stands in you; old age, death, and darkness I dispel from you by smelling you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.83
सद्यः स घ्रातमात्रस्तु असितो मुनिसत्तमः आयुष्मांश्च वपुष्मांश्च चक्षुष्मांश्च ततो ऽभवत्
sadyaḥ sa ghrātamātrastu asito munisattamaḥ āyuṣmāṃśca vapuṣmāṃśca cakṣuṣmāṃśca tato 'bhavat
At once, merely by being smelled, that Asita, the best of sages, became long-lived, well-formed, and possessed of sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.84
गो ऽभ्याहते तमसि वै गौतमस्तु ततो ऽभवत् काक्षीवांस्तु ततो गत्वा सह पित्रा गिरिव्रजम्
go 'bhyāhate tamasi vai gautamastu tato 'bhavat kākṣīvāṃstu tato gatvā saha pitrā girivrajam
Since the darkness was struck away by the cow (go), he thereupon became Gautama; then Kākṣīvān went with his father to Girivraja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.85
दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा पितुर्वै स ह्य् उपविष्टश्चिरं तपः ततः कालेन महता तपसा भावितस्तु सः
dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā piturvai sa hy upaviṣṭaściraṃ tapaḥ tataḥ kālena mahatā tapasā bhāvitastu saḥ
Having seen and touched (the feet) of his father, he sat down to long austerity; then, after a great time, purified by austerity, he,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.86
विधूय मातृजं कायं ब्राह्मण्यं प्राप्तवान्विभुः ततो ऽब्रवीत्पिता तं वै पुत्रवानस्म्यहं त्वया
vidhūya mātṛjaṃ kāyaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ prāptavānvibhuḥ tato 'bravītpitā taṃ vai putravānasmyahaṃ tvayā
shaking off the body born of his mother, the mighty one attained brahminhood; then his father said to him: "Through you I am one who has a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.87
सत्पुत्रेण तु धर्मज्ञ कृतार्थो ऽहं यशस्विना मुक्त्वात्मानं ततो ऽसौ वै प्राप्तवान्ब्रह्मणः क्षयम्
satputreṇa tu dharmajña kṛtārtho 'haṃ yaśasvinā muktvātmānaṃ tato 'sau vai prāptavānbrahmaṇaḥ kṣayam
By a good and glorious son, O knower of dharma, I am one whose purpose is fulfilled"; then, releasing himself, he attained the abode of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.88
ब्राह्मण्यं प्राप्य काक्षीवान् सहस्रमसृजत्सुतान् कौष्माण्डा गौतमाश्चैव स्मृताः काक्षीवतः सुताः
brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpya kākṣīvān sahasramasṛjatsutān kauṣmāṇḍā gautamāścaiva smṛtāḥ kākṣīvataḥ sutāḥ
Having attained brahminhood, Kākṣīvān begot a thousand sons; the Kauṣmāṇḍas and the Gautamas are remembered as the sons of Kākṣīvān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.89
इत्येष दीर्घतमसो बलेर्वैरोचनस्य च समागमो वः कथितः संततिश्चोभयोस्तथा
ityeṣa dīrghatamaso balervairocanasya ca samāgamo vaḥ kathitaḥ saṃtatiścobhayostathā
Thus this meeting of Dīrghatamas and of Bali the son of Virocana has been told to you, and likewise the progeny of them both.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.90
बलिस्तानभिनन्द्याह पञ्च पुत्रानकल्मषान् कृतार्थः सो ऽपि धर्मात्मा योगमायावृतः स्वयम्
balistānabhinandyāha pañca putrānakalmaṣān kṛtārthaḥ so 'pi dharmātmā yogamāyāvṛtaḥ svayam
Bali, congratulating those five stainless sons, spoke (to them); and he too, his purpose accomplished, righteous in soul, himself veiled by the magic of yoga,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.91
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कालापेक्षः स वै प्रभुः तत्राङ्गस्य तु दायादो राजासीद्दधिवाहनः
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ kālāpekṣaḥ sa vai prabhuḥ tatrāṅgasya tu dāyādo rājāsīddadhivāhanaḥ
invisible to all beings, awaiting his time — that lord (remained). Now there, the heir of Aṅga was King Dadhivāhana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.92
दधिवाहनपुत्रस्तु राजा दिविरथः स्मृतः आसीद् दिविरथापत्यं विद्वान्धर्मरथो नृपः
dadhivāhanaputrastu rājā divirathaḥ smṛtaḥ āsīd divirathāpatyaṃ vidvāndharmaratho nṛpaḥ
And the son of Dadhivāhana is remembered as King Diviratha; the offspring of Diviratha was the learned king Dharmaratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.93
स हि धर्मरथः श्रीमांस् तेन विष्णुपदे गिरौ सोमः शुक्रेण वै राज्ञा सह पीतो महात्मना
sa hi dharmarathaḥ śrīmāṃs tena viṣṇupade girau somaḥ śukreṇa vai rājñā saha pīto mahātmanā
For that illustrious Dharmaratha — by him soma was drunk on the mountain Viṣṇupada together with the great-souled Śukra, the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 48.94
अथ धर्मरथस्याभूत् पुत्रश्चित्ररथः किल तस्य सत्यरथः पुत्रस् तस्माद्दशरथः किल
atha dharmarathasyābhūt putraścitrarathaḥ kila tasya satyarathaḥ putras tasmāddaśarathaḥ kila
Now Dharmaratha had a son, Citraratha, it is said; his son was Satyaratha, and from him came Daśaratha, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.95
लोमपाद इति ख्यातस् तस्य शान्ता सुताभवत् अथ दाशरथिर् वीरश् चतुरङ्गो महायशाः
lomapāda iti khyātas tasya śāntā sutābhavat atha dāśarathir vīraś caturaṅgo mahāyaśāḥ
He was known as Lomapāda; his daughter was Śāntā. Then the son of Daśaratha, the hero Caturaṅga of great fame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.96
ऋष्यशृङ्गप्रसादेन जज्ञे स्वकुलवर्धनः चतुरङ्गस्य पुत्रस्तु पृथुलाक्ष इति स्मृतः
ṛṣyaśṛṅgaprasādena jajñe svakulavardhanaḥ caturaṅgasya putrastu pṛthulākṣa iti smṛtaḥ
By the grace of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga there was born (to him a son), the increaser of his own line; and Caturaṅga's son is remembered as Pṛthulākṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.97
पृथुलाक्षसुतश्चापि चम्पनामा बभूव ह चम्पस्य तु पुरी चम्पा पूर्वं या मालिनी भवत्
pṛthulākṣasutaścāpi campanāmā babhūva ha campasya tu purī campā pūrvaṃ yā mālinī bhavat
And Pṛthulākṣa's son was one named Campa; and Campa's city was Campā, which formerly was Mālinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.98
पूर्णभद्रप्रसादेन हर्यङ्गो ऽस्य सुतो ऽभवत् यज्ञे विभाण्डकाच्चास्य वारणः शत्रुवारणः
pūrṇabhadraprasādena haryaṅgo 'sya suto 'bhavat yajñe vibhāṇḍakāccāsya vāraṇaḥ śatruvāraṇaḥ
By the grace of Pūrṇabhadra, Haryaṅga became his son; and at his sacrifice, from Vibhāṇḍaka, an elephant that warded off enemies—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.99
अवतारयामास महीं मन्त्रैर्वाहनमुत्तमम् हर्यङ्गस्य तु दायादो जातो भद्ररथः किल
avatārayāmāsa mahīṃ mantrairvāhanamuttamam haryaṅgasya tu dāyādo jāto bhadrarathaḥ kila
—he brought down to the earth by mantras that excellent mount. And of Haryaṅga the heir born was, it is said, Bhadraratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.100
अथ भद्ररथस्यासीद् बृहत्कर्मा जनेश्वरः बृहद्भानुः सुतस्तस्य तस्माज्जज्ञे महात्मवान्
atha bhadrarathasyāsīd bṛhatkarmā janeśvaraḥ bṛhadbhānuḥ sutastasya tasmājjajñe mahātmavān
Then Bhadraratha had Bṛhatkarmā, a lord of men; his son was Bṛhadbhānu, and from him was born the great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.101
बृहद्भानुस्तु राजेन्द्रो जनयामास वै सुतम् नाम्ना जयद्रथं नाम तस्माद्बृहद्रथो नृपः
bṛhadbhānustu rājendro janayāmāsa vai sutam nāmnā jayadrathaṃ nāma tasmādbṛhadratho nṛpaḥ
And Bṛhadbhānu, that chief of kings, begot a son named Jayadratha; from him (came) king Bṛhadratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.102
आसीद्बृहद्रथाच्चैव विश्वजिज्जनमेजयः दायादस्तस्य चाङ्गो वै तस्मात्कर्णो ऽभवन्नृपः
āsīdbṛhadrathāccaiva viśvajijjanamejayaḥ dāyādastasya cāṅgo vai tasmātkarṇo 'bhavannṛpaḥ
And from Bṛhadratha came Viśvajit Janamejaya; his heir was Aṅga, and from him came king Karṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.103
कर्णस्य वृषसेनस्तु पृथुसेनस्तथात्मजः एते ऽङ्गस्यात्मजाः सर्वे राजानः कीर्तिता मया विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्याच्च पूरोस्तु शृणुत द्विजाः
karṇasya vṛṣasenastu pṛthusenastathātmajaḥ ete 'ṅgasyātmajāḥ sarve rājānaḥ kīrtitā mayā vistareṇānupūrvyācca pūrostu śṛṇuta dvijāḥ
Karṇa's sons were Vṛṣasena and likewise Pṛthusena. All these kings, the descendants of Aṅga, have been proclaimed by me at length and in order; but now, O twice-born ones, hear of Puru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.104
कथं सूतात्मजः कर्णः कथमङ्गस्य चात्मजः एतद् इच्छामहे श्रोतुम् अत्यन्तकुशलो ह्य् असि
kathaṃ sūtātmajaḥ karṇaḥ kathamaṅgasya cātmajaḥ etad icchāmahe śrotum atyantakuśalo hy asi
How is Karṇa the son of a charioteer (sūta), and how the son of Aṅga? This we wish to hear, for you are exceedingly skilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.105
बृहद्भानुसुतो जज्ञे राजा नाम्ना बृहन्मनाः तस्य पत्नीद्वयं ह्य् आसीच् छैब्यस्य तनये ह्य् उभे यशोदेवी च सत्या च तयोर्वंशं च मे शृणु
bṛhadbhānusuto jajñe rājā nāmnā bṛhanmanāḥ tasya patnīdvayaṃ hy āsīc chaibyasya tanaye hy ubhe yaśodevī ca satyā ca tayorvaṃśaṃ ca me śṛṇu
Bṛhadbhānu's son was born a king named Bṛhanmanas. He had two wives, both daughters of Śaibya, Yaśodevī and Satyā; hear from me the line of the two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.106
जयद्रथं तु राजानं यशोदेवी ह्य् अजीजनत् सा बृहन्मनसः सत्या विजयं नाम विश्रुतम्
jayadrathaṃ tu rājānaṃ yaśodevī hy ajījanat sā bṛhanmanasaḥ satyā vijayaṃ nāma viśrutam
Yaśodevī bore king Jayadratha; and Satyā (bore) to Bṛhanmanas the renowned one named Vijaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.107
विजयस्य बृहत्पुत्रस् तस्य पुत्रो बृहद्रथः बृहद्रथस्य पुत्रस्तु सत्यकर्मा महामनाः
vijayasya bṛhatputras tasya putro bṛhadrathaḥ bṛhadrathasya putrastu satyakarmā mahāmanāḥ
Vijaya's son was Bṛhat; his son was Bṛhadratha; and Bṛhadratha's son was the high-minded Satyakarmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 48.108
सत्यकर्मणो ऽधिरथः सूतश्चाधिरथः स्मृतः यः कर्णं प्रतिजग्राह तेन कर्णस्तु सूतजः तच्चेदं सर्वमाख्यातं कर्णं प्रति यथोदितम्
satyakarmaṇo 'dhirathaḥ sūtaścādhirathaḥ smṛtaḥ yaḥ karṇaṃ pratijagrāha tena karṇastu sūtajaḥ taccedaṃ sarvamākhyātaṃ karṇaṃ prati yathoditam
From Satyakarmā (came) Adhiratha, and Adhiratha is remembered as a sūta, he who took Karṇa up (as his own); therefore Karṇa is sūta-born. Thus all this has been related concerning Karṇa, as it was told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition