Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 31
VaP 2 31.1
।।ऋषयः ऊचुः।। मरुतेन कथं कन्या राज्ञे दत्ता महात्मना। किंवीर्याश्च महात्मानो जाता मरुतकन्यकाः
||ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ|| marutena kathaṃ kanyā rājñe dattā mahātmanā| kiṃvīryāśca mahātmāno jātā marutakanyakāḥ
The seers said: How was the maiden given to the king by great-souled Maruta? And of what valour were the great-souled ones born of Maruta's daughters?
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VaP 2 31.2
।।सूत उवाच।। आहवन् तं मरुत्सोममन्नकामः प्रजेश्वरम्। मासि मासि महातेजाः षष्टिसंवत्सरान्नृपः
||sūta uvāca|| āhavan taṃ marutsomamannakāmaḥ prajeśvaram| māsi māsi mahātejāḥ ṣaṣṭisaṃvatsarānnṛpaḥ
Sūta said: Desiring food, that king of great splendour offered to the lord of creatures the marut-soma, month after month, for sixty years.
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VaP 2 31.3
तेन ते मरुतस्तस्य मरुत्सोमेन तोषिताः। अक्षय्यान्नं ददुः प्रीताः सर्वकामपरिच्छदम्
tena te marutastasya marutsomena toṣitāḥ| akṣayyānnaṃ daduḥ prītāḥ sarvakāmaparicchadam
By that marut-soma of his the Maruts were gratified, and being pleased they gave him inexhaustible food, furnished with every desirable thing.
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VaP 2 31.4
अन्नं तस्य सकृत्पक्वमहोरात्रे न क्षीयते। कोटिशो दीयमानं च सूर्य्यस्योदयनादपि
annaṃ tasya sakṛtpakvamahorātre na kṣīyate| koṭiśo dīyamānaṃ ca sūryyasyodayanādapi
His food, once cooked, is not exhausted in a day and a night, even though it be given away by the crore from the rising of the sun (onward).
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VaP 2 31.5
मित्राज्योतिस्तु कन्यायां मरुतस्य च धीमतः। तस्माज्जाता महासत्त्वा धर्मज्ञा मोक्षदर्शिनः
mitrājyotistu kanyāyāṃ marutasya ca dhīmataḥ| tasmājjātā mahāsattvā dharmajñā mokṣadarśinaḥ
But Mitrājyotis (was begotten) upon the daughter of wise Maruta; from him were born great-natured ones, knowers of dharma, seers of liberation,
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VaP 2 31.6
संन्यस्य गृहधर्माणि वैराग्यं समुपस्थिताः। यतिधर्ममवाप्येह ब्रह्मभूयाय ते गताः
saṃnyasya gṛhadharmāṇi vairāgyaṃ samupasthitāḥ| yatidharmamavāpyeha brahmabhūyāya te gatāḥ
who, having renounced the duties of the household, took to dispassion; and having attained here the dharma of the ascetic, they went to become one with brahman.
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VaP 2 31.7
अनपायस्ततो जातस्तदा धर्मप्रदत्तवान्। क्षत्रधर्मस्ततो जातः प्रतिपक्षो महातपाः
anapāyastato jātastadā dharmapradattavān| kṣatradharmastato jātaḥ pratipakṣo mahātapāḥ
From him was born Anapāya, who then bestowed dharma; from him was born Kṣatradharma, (and then) Pratipakṣa of great austerity.
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VaP 2 31.8
प्रतिपक्षसुतश्चापि सञ्जयो नाम विश्रुतः। सञ्जयस्य जयः पुत्रो विजयस्तस्य जग्मिवान्
pratipakṣasutaścāpi sañjayo nāma viśrutaḥ| sañjayasya jayaḥ putro vijayastasya jagmivān
And Pratipakṣa's son was the renowned one named Sañjaya; Sañjaya's son was Jaya, and his was Vijaya, who went (his way).
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VaP 2 31.9
विजयस्य जयः पुत्रस्तस्य हर्यन्द्वतः स्मृतः । हर्यन्दुतस्ततो राजा सहदेवः प्रतापवान्
vijayasya jayaḥ putrastasya haryandvataḥ smṛtaḥ | haryandutastato rājā sahadevaḥ pratāpavān
Vijaya's son was Jaya; his (son) is recorded as Haryandvata; then from Haryandu (came) the mighty king Sahadeva.
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VaP 2 31.10
सहदेवस्य धर्मात्मा अदीन इति विश्रुतः। अदीनस्य जयत्सेनस्तस्य पुत्रोऽथ संकृतिः
sahadevasya dharmātmā adīna iti viśrutaḥ| adīnasya jayatsenastasya putro'tha saṃkṛtiḥ
Sahadeva's (son) was the righteous one renowned as Adīna; Adīna's was Jayatsena, and his son then was Saṃkṛti.
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VaP 2 31.11
संकृतेरपि धर्मात्मा कृतधर्मा महायशाः। इत्येते क्षत्र धर्माणो नहुषस्य निबोधत
saṃkṛterapi dharmātmā kṛtadharmā mahāyaśāḥ| ityete kṣatra dharmāṇo nahuṣasya nibodhata
And of Saṃkṛti (was born) the righteous Kṛtadharmā of great fame. These are the Kṣatradharmas; (now) learn of Nahuṣa.
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VaP 2 31.12
नहुषस्य तु दायादाः षडिन्द्रोपमतेजसः। उत्पन्नाः पितृकन्यायां विरजायां महौजसः
nahuṣasya tu dāyādāḥ ṣaḍindropamatejasaḥ| utpannāḥ pitṛkanyāyāṃ virajāyāṃ mahaujasaḥ
But Nahuṣa's heirs were six, of energy like Indra's, mighty ones, begotten in Virajā, the daughter of the Fathers.
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VaP 2 31.13
यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायातिः पञ्च तुद्वयः। यतिर्ज्येष्ठस्तु तेषां वै ययातिस्तु ततोऽवरः
yatiryayātiḥ saṃyātirāyātiḥ pañca tudvayaḥ| yatirjyeṣṭhastu teṣāṃ vai yayātistu tato'varaḥ
Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyāti—five and two more(?). Yati was the eldest of them, and Yayāti next after him.
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VaP 2 31.14
काकुत्स्थकन्यां गां नाम लेभे पत्नीं यतिस्तदा। संयातिर्मो क्षमास्थाय ब्रह्मभूतोऽभवन्मुनिः
kākutsthakanyāṃ gāṃ nāma lebhe patnīṃ yatistadā| saṃyātirmo kṣamāsthāya brahmabhūto'bhavanmuniḥ
Then Yati obtained as wife the daughter of Kākutstha named Gā; Saṃyāti, taking his stand on liberation, became a sage merged in brahman.
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VaP 2 31.15
तेषां मध्ये तु पञ्चानां ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः। देवयानिमुशनसः सुतां भार्यामवाप ह
teṣāṃ madhye tu pañcānāṃ yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ| devayānimuśanasaḥ sutāṃ bhāryāmavāpa ha
But among those five, Yayāti, lord of the earth, obtained as wife Devayānī, the daughter of Uśanas.
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VaP 2 31.16
शर्मिष्ठा मासुरीं चैव तनयां वृषपर्वणः। यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव देवयानिर्व्यजायत
śarmiṣṭhā māsurīṃ caiva tanayāṃ vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ| yaduṃ ca turvasuṃ caiva devayānirvyajāyata
(And there was) Śarmiṣṭhā, the Asura woman, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan; and Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu.
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VaP 2 31.17
द्रुह्युञ्चानुञ्च पूरुञ्च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी । अजीजनन्महावीर्यान् सुतान्देवसुतोपमान्
druhyuñcānuñca pūruñca śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī | ajījananmahāvīryān sutāndevasutopamān
Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, bore Druhyu, Anu and Pūru, sons of great valour, like the sons of gods.
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VaP 2 31.18
रथन्तस्मै ददौ रुद्रः प्रीतः परमभास्वरम्। असङ्गं काञ्चनं दिव्यमक्षयौ च महेषुधी
rathantasmai dadau rudraḥ prītaḥ paramabhāsvaram| asaṅgaṃ kāñcanaṃ divyamakṣayau ca maheṣudhī
Rudra, well pleased, gave him a supremely brilliant chariot, unobstructed, golden, divine, and two great inexhaustible quivers.
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VaP 2 31.19
युक्तं मनो जवैरश्वैर्येन कन्यां समुद्वहत्। स तेन रथमुख्येन जिगाय च ततो महीम्
yuktaṃ mano javairaśvairyena kanyāṃ samudvahat| sa tena rathamukhyena jigāya ca tato mahīm
(It was) yoked with horses (swift) as thought in speed, with which he carried off the maiden; and with that foremost of chariots he then conquered the earth.
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VaP 2 31.20
ययातिर्युधि दुर्द्धर्षो देवदानवमानवैः । पौरवाणां नृपाणाञ्च सर्वेषां सोऽभवद्रथः
yayātiryudhi durddharṣo devadānavamānavaiḥ | pauravāṇāṃ nṛpāṇāñca sarveṣāṃ so'bhavadrathaḥ
Yayāti was hard to assail in battle by gods, dānavas and men; that chariot belonged to the Pauravas and to all their kings.
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VaP 2 31.21
योवत्सुदेशप्रभवः कौरवो जनमेजयः। कुरोः पुत्रस्य राज्ञस्तु राज्ञः पारिक्षितस्य ह। जगाम स रथो नाशं शापाद्गार्ग्यस्य धीमतः
yovatsudeśaprabhavaḥ kauravo janamejayaḥ| kuroḥ putrasya rājñastu rājñaḥ pārikṣitasya ha| jagāma sa ratho nāśaṃ śāpādgārgyasya dhīmataḥ
(It belonged also to) Janamejaya the Kaurava, who arose in the region of Vatsu(deśa); (and) of King Kuru's son, of King Pārikṣita — that chariot came to destruction through the curse of the wise Gārgya.
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VaP 2 31.22
गार्ग्यस्य हि सुतं बालः स राजा जनमेजयः। दुर्बुद्धिर्हिंसयामास लोहगन्धं नराधिपम्
gārgyasya hi sutaṃ bālaḥ sa rājā janamejayaḥ| durbuddhirhiṃsayāmāsa lohagandhaṃ narādhipam
For that King Janamejaya, while a boy, of evil mind, had Gārgya's son, Lohagandha, a ruler of men, killed.
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VaP 2 31.23
स लोहगन्धो राजर्षिः परिधावन्नितस्ततः। पौरजानपदैस्त्यक्तो न लेभे शर्म कर्हिचित्
sa lohagandho rājarṣiḥ paridhāvannitastataḥ| paurajānapadaistyakto na lebhe śarma karhicit
That royal sage Lohagandha, running about here and there, abandoned by the townsfolk and the country people, never obtained any refuge.
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VaP 2 31.24
ततः स दुःखसन्तप्तो नालभत्संविदं क्वचित्। शशाप हेतुकमृषिं शरण्यं व्यथितस्तदा
tataḥ sa duḥkhasantapto nālabhatsaṃvidaṃ kvacit| śaśāpa hetukamṛṣiṃ śaraṇyaṃ vyathitastadā
Then he, burned with grief, found no counsel anywhere; distressed, he then cursed the sage Hetuka, who (should have been) a giver of shelter.
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VaP 2 31.25
ईन्द्रोतो नाम विख्यातो योऽसौ मुनिरुदारधीः। योजयामास चेन्द्रोतः शौनको जनमेजयम्। अश्वमेधेन राजानं पावनार्थं द्विजोत्तमः
īndroto nāma vikhyāto yo'sau munirudāradhīḥ| yojayāmāsa cendrotaḥ śaunako janamejayam| aśvamedhena rājānaṃ pāvanārthaṃ dvijottamaḥ
There was one renowned by the name of Indrota, a sage of noble mind; and Indrota Śaunaka, the best of the twice-born, engaged King Janamejaya in a horse-sacrifice for the sake of purification.
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VaP 2 31.26
स लोहगन्धो व्यनशत्तस्यावसथमेत्य ह। स च दिव्यो रथस्तस्माद्वसोश्चेदिपतेस्तथा
sa lohagandho vyanaśattasyāvasathametya ha| sa ca divyo rathastasmādvasoścedipatestathā
That iron-smell perished when he came to his (the sage's) dwelling; and that divine chariot (passed) from him to Vasu, lord of Cedi.
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VaP 2 31.27
ततः शक्रेण तुष्टेन लेभे तस्माद्बृहद्रथः। ततो हत्वा जरासन्धं भीमस्तं रथमुत्तमम्। प्रददौ वासुदेवाय प्रीत्या कौरवनन्दनः
tataḥ śakreṇa tuṣṭena lebhe tasmādbṛhadrathaḥ| tato hatvā jarāsandhaṃ bhīmastaṃ rathamuttamam| pradadau vāsudevāya prītyā kauravanandanaḥ
Then Bṛhadratha obtained it from him, through Śakra being pleased; and afterwards, having slain Jarāsandha, Bhīma, the joy of the Kauravas, gave that excellent chariot to Vāsudeva out of affection.
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VaP 2 31.28
स जरां प्राप्य राजर्षिर्ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। पुत्रं ज्येष्ठं वरिष्ठञ्च यदुमित्यब्रवीद्वचः
sa jarāṃ prāpya rājarṣiryayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ| putraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhañca yadumityabravīdvacaḥ
That royal sage Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, having reached old age, spoke these words to his eldest and best son, Yadu:
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VaP 2 31.29
जरावली च मां तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः । काव्यस्योशनसः शापान्न च तृप्तोऽस्मि यौवने
jarāvalī ca māṃ tāta palitāni ca paryaguḥ | kāvyasyośanasaḥ śāpānna ca tṛpto'smi yauvane
"Wrinkles of age, my son, and grey hairs have come upon me, through the curse of Uśanas the son of Kavi; and I am not sated with youth."
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VaP 2 31.30
त्वं यदो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। जरां मे प्रतिगृह्णीष्व तं यदुः प्रत्युवाच ह
tvaṃ yado pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha| jarāṃ me pratigṛhṇīṣva taṃ yaduḥ pratyuvāca ha
"You, Yadu, take on this affliction together with the old age; receive my old age from me." To him Yadu replied:
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VaP 2 31.31
अनिर्दिष्टा मया भिक्षा ब्राह्मणस्य प्रतिश्रुता । सा च व्यायामसाध्या वै न ग्रहीष्यामि ते जराम्
anirdiṣṭā mayā bhikṣā brāhmaṇasya pratiśrutā | sā ca vyāyāmasādhyā vai na grahīṣyāmi te jarām
"An alms not specified (in advance) was promised by me to a brahmin, and that is to be accomplished by bodily effort; I shall not take your old age."
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VaP 2 31.32
जराया बहवो दोषा पानभोजनकारिणः। तस्माज्जरान्न ते राजन् ग्रहीतुमहमुत्सहे
jarāyā bahavo doṣā pānabhojanakāriṇaḥ| tasmājjarānna te rājan grahītumahamutsahe
"Old age has many defects for one who eats and drinks; therefore, O king, I cannot bring myself to take on your old age."
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VaP 2 31.33
सितश्मश्रुधरो दीनो जरया शिथिलीकृतः। बली सन्नतगात्रश्च दुर्द्दशो दुर्बलाकृतिः
sitaśmaśrudharo dīno jarayā śithilīkṛtaḥ| balī sannatagātraśca durddaśo durbalākṛtiḥ
"(An old man is) wretched, wearing a white beard, made slack by age, wrinkled and bent of limb, hard to look at, of feeble appearance,
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VaP 2 31.34
अशक्तः कार्यकरणे परिभूतस्तु यौवने। महोपभीतिभिश्चैव तां जरान्नाभिकामये
aśaktaḥ kāryakaraṇe paribhūtastu yauvane| mahopabhītibhiścaiva tāṃ jarānnābhikāmaye
incapable of doing work, and slighted by the young; and because of great terrors too, I do not desire that old age."
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VaP 2 31.35
सन्ति ते बहवः पुत्रा मत्तः प्रियतरा नृप। प्रतिगृह्णन्तु धर्मज्ञ पुत्रमन्यं वृणीष्व वै
santi te bahavaḥ putrā mattaḥ priyatarā nṛpa| pratigṛhṇantu dharmajña putramanyaṃ vṛṇīṣva vai
"You have many sons dearer to you than I, O king; let (one of) them accept it — O knower of dharma, choose some other son."
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VaP 2 31.36
स एवमुक्तो यदुना तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः। उवाच वदतां श्रेष्छो ज्येष्ठं तं गर्हयन् सुतम्
sa evamukto yadunā tīvrakopasamanvitaḥ| uvāca vadatāṃ śreṣcho jyeṣṭhaṃ taṃ garhayan sutam
Thus addressed by Yadu, (the king,) filled with fierce anger — the best of speakers — spoke, reproaching that eldest son:
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VaP 2 31.37
आश्रमः कश्च वान्योऽस्ति को वा धर्मविधिस्तव। मामनादृत्य दुर्बुद्धे यदात्थ नवदेशिक
āśramaḥ kaśca vānyo'sti ko vā dharmavidhistava| māmanādṛtya durbuddhe yadāttha navadeśika
"And what other stage of life is there (for you), or what rule of duty is yours, that, disregarding me, O evil-minded one, you speak (thus) like some newcomer with novel doctrine?"
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VaP 2 31.38
एवमुक्त्वा यदुं राजा शशापैनं स मन्युमान् । यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि
evamuktvā yaduṃ rājā śaśāpainaṃ sa manyumān | yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi
Having spoken thus, the king, full of wrath, cursed this Yadu: "Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give your own youth (to me) —
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VaP 2 31.39
तस्मान्न राज्यभाग् मूढ प्रजा ते वै भविष्यति। तुर्वसो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह
tasmānna rājyabhāg mūḍha prajā te vai bhaviṣyati| turvaso pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"— therefore, fool, you shall have no share in the kingdom; your offspring shall be (such as that). Turvasu, do you take on the evil together with the old age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.40
तुर्वसुरुवाच।। न कामये जरां तात सामभोगप्रणाशिनीम्। जराया बहवो दोषाः पानभोजनकारिणः। तस्माज्जरां न ते राजन् ग्रहीतुमहमुत्सहे
turvasuruvāca|| na kāmaye jarāṃ tāta sāmabhogapraṇāśinīm| jarāyā bahavo doṣāḥ pānabhojanakāriṇaḥ| tasmājjarāṃ na te rājan grahītumahamutsahe
Turvasu said: "I do not desire old age, father, which destroys the enjoyment of pleasures. Old age has many faults, affecting drink and food. Therefore, O king, I cannot bring myself to take on your old age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.41
ययातिरुवाच।। यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वन्न प्रयच्छसि। तस्मात् प्रजा समुच्छेदं तुर्वसो तव यास्यति
yayātiruvāca|| yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svanna prayacchasi| tasmāt prajā samucchedaṃ turvaso tava yāsyati
Yayāti said: "Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give your own youth, therefore, Turvasu, your offspring will go to utter destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.42
असङ्कीर्णा च धर्मेण प्रतिलोमवरेषु च। पिशितादिषु चान्येषु मूढ राजा भविष्यसि
asaṅkīrṇā ca dharmeṇa pratilomavareṣu ca| piśitādiṣu cānyeṣu mūḍha rājā bhaviṣyasi
"And, fool, you will be king over (people) unmixed with dharma and (given) to marriages against the natural order, and among eaters of flesh and others."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.43
गुरु दारप्रसक्तेषु तिर्यग्योनिगतेषु वा। पशुधर्मेषु म्लेच्छेषु भविष्यति न संशयः
guru dāraprasakteṣu tiryagyonigateṣu vā| paśudharmeṣu mleccheṣu bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"(Your kingship) will be among those attached to their teachers' wives, or those who couple with animals, among those whose ways are those of beasts, among barbarians — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.44
सूत उवाच। एवन्तु तुर्वसुं शप्त्वा ययातिः सुतमात्मनः। शर्मिष्ठायाः सुतं द्रुह्युमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca| evantu turvasuṃ śaptvā yayātiḥ sutamātmanaḥ| śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ sutaṃ druhyumidaṃ vacanamabravīt
The Sūta said: Having thus cursed Turvasu, his own son, Yayāti spoke this word to Druhyu, Śarmiṣṭhā's son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.45
द्रुह्यो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम्। जरां वर्षसहस्रं वै यौवनं स्वन्ददस्व मे
druhyo tvaṃ pratipadyasva varṇarūpavināśinīm| jarāṃ varṣasahasraṃ vai yauvanaṃ svandadasva me
"Druhyu, do you take on old age, which destroys complexion and beauty, for a thousand years, and give me your own youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.46
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे ते प्रतिदास्यामि यौवनम्। स्वञ्चादास्यामि बूयोऽहं पाप्मानं जरया सह
pūrṇe varṣasahasre te pratidāsyāmi yauvanam| svañcādāsyāmi būyo'haṃ pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"When the thousand years are complete I shall give your youth back to you, and I shall take back my own evil together with the old age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.47
द्रुह्युरुवाच।। न गजं न रथं नाश्वं जीर्णो भुङ्क्ते न च स्त्रियम् ।। न सङ्गश्चास्य भवति न जरां तेन कामये
druhyuruvāca|| na gajaṃ na rathaṃ nāśvaṃ jīrṇo bhuṅkte na ca striyam || na saṅgaścāsya bhavati na jarāṃ tena kāmaye
Druhyu said: "An aged man enjoys neither elephant nor chariot nor horse, nor a woman; nor is there any union for him — for that reason I do not desire old age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.48
ययातिरुवाच।। यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वन्न प्रयच्छसि। तस्माद् द्रुह्यो प्रियः कामो न ते सम्पत्स्यते क्वचित्
yayātiruvāca|| yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svanna prayacchasi| tasmād druhyo priyaḥ kāmo na te sampatsyate kvacit
Yayāti said: "Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give your own youth, therefore, Druhyu, no cherished desire of yours will ever be fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.49
नौप्लवोत्तरसञ्चारस्तत्र नित्यं भविष्यति। अराजभ्राजवंशस्त्वं तत्र नित्यं भविष्यसि
nauplavottarasañcārastatra nityaṃ bhaviṣyati| arājabhrājavaṃśastvaṃ tatra nityaṃ bhaviṣyasi
"There, movement across (the water) will always be by boat-crossing; and there you will always be of a lineage that does not shine as kings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.50
अनो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह। एवं वर्षसहस्रन्तु चरेयं यौवनेन ते
ano tvaṃ pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha| evaṃ varṣasahasrantu careyaṃ yauvanena te
"Anu, do you take on the evil together with the old age; thus, for a thousand years, I would move about with your youth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.51
अनुरुवाच।। जीर्णः शिशुवरं दत्ते जरया ह्यशुचिः सदा।। न जुहोति स कालेऽग्नि तां जरान्नाबिकामये
anuruvāca|| jīrṇaḥ śiśuvaraṃ datte jarayā hyaśuciḥ sadā|| na juhoti sa kāle'gni tāṃ jarānnābikāmaye
Anu said: "An aged man behaves like a child, and through old age is always impure; he does not offer the fire-oblation at the proper time — for that reason I do not desire old age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.52
ययातिरुवाच।। यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वन्न प्रयच्छसि। जरादोषस्त्वयोक्तोऽयं तस्मात्ते प्रतिपत्स्यते
yayātiruvāca|| yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svanna prayacchasi| jarādoṣastvayokto'yaṃ tasmātte pratipatsyate
Yayāti said: "Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give your own youth, this fault of old age which you have described shall therefore befall you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.53
प्रजा च यौवनं प्राप्ता विनशिष्यत्यतस्तव। अग्निप्रस्कन्दनपरस्त्वं चाप्येव भविष्यसि
prajā ca yauvanaṃ prāptā vinaśiṣyatyatastava| agnipraskandanaparastvaṃ cāpyeva bhaviṣyasi
"And your offspring, on reaching youth, will perish because of this; and you too will become one intent on falling into the fire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.54
पूरो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानञ्जरया सह। जरावली च मान्तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः
pūro tvaṃ pratipadyasva pāpmānañjarayā saha| jarāvalī ca māntāta palitāni ca paryaguḥ
"Pūru, do you take on the evil together with the old age. The wrinkles of age, dear son, and grey hairs have overtaken me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.55
काव्यस्योशनसः शापान्न च तृप्तोऽस्मि यौवने। कञ्चित्कालञ्जरेयं वै विषयान् वयसा तव
kāvyasyośanasaḥ śāpānna ca tṛpto'smi yauvane| kañcitkālañjareyaṃ vai viṣayān vayasā tava
"through the curse of Uśanas, son of Kavi, and I am not sated with youth. For some time, indeed, I would enjoy the objects of pleasure with your youth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.56
पूर्णें वर्षसहस्रे ते प्रतिदास्यामि यौवनम्। स्वञ्चैव प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानञ्जरया सह
pūrṇeṃ varṣasahasre te pratidāsyāmi yauvanam| svañcaiva pratipatsyāmi pāpmānañjarayā saha
When a full thousand years (has passed), I shall give you back your youth; and I myself shall take back my evil along with the old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.57
सूत उवाच।। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच पुत्रः पितरमञ्जसा। यथानुमन्यसे तात करिष्यामि तथैव च
sūta uvāca|| evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca putraḥ pitaramañjasā| yathānumanyase tāta kariṣyāmi tathaiva ca
Sūta said: Addressed thus, the son at once answered his father: "As you wish, father, so I shall do.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.58
प्रतिपत्स्यामि ते राजन् पाप्मानं जरया सह। गृहाण यौवनं मत्तश्चर कामान् यथेप्सितान्
pratipatsyāmi te rājan pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha| gṛhāṇa yauvanaṃ mattaścara kāmān yathepsitān
I shall take upon myself, O king, your evil along with the old age. Take youth from me and enjoy pleasures as you desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.59
जरयाहं प्रतिच्छन्नो वयोरूपधरस्तव। यौवनं भवते दत्त्वा चरिष्यामि यथार्तवत्
jarayāhaṃ praticchanno vayorūpadharastava| yauvanaṃ bhavate dattvā cariṣyāmi yathārtavat
Concealed by old age, bearing your age and form, having given youth to you, I shall live as is proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.60
ययातिरुवाच।। पूरो प्रीतोऽस्मि भद्रन्ते प्रीतश्चेदं ददामि ते। सर्वकामसमृद्धा ते प्रजा राज्ये भविष्यति
yayātiruvāca|| pūro prīto'smi bhadrante prītaścedaṃ dadāmi te| sarvakāmasamṛddhā te prajā rājye bhaviṣyati
Yayāti said: Pūru, I am pleased; blessings on you; being pleased I grant you this: your subjects in the kingdom will be prosperous in all their desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.61
सूत उवाच।। पूरोरनुमतो राजा ययातिः स्वां जरान्ततः। संक्रामयामास तदा प्रसादाद्भार्गवस्य तु
sūta uvāca|| pūroranumato rājā yayātiḥ svāṃ jarāntataḥ| saṃkrāmayāmāsa tadā prasādādbhārgavasya tu
Sūta said: With Pūru's consent, King Yayāti then transferred his own old age (to him), by the favour of the Bhārgava (Śukra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.62
यौवनेनाथ वयसा ययातिरनहुषात्मजः । प्रीतियुक्तो नरश्रेष्ठश्चचार विषयान् स्वकान्
yauvanenātha vayasā yayātiranahuṣātmajaḥ | prītiyukto naraśreṣṭhaścacāra viṣayān svakān
Then, with youthful age, Yayāti son of Nahuṣa, best of men, filled with delight, enjoyed his own pleasures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.63
यथाकामं यथोत्साहं यथाकालं यथासुखम्। धर्म्माविरोधाद्राजेन्द्रो यथार्हति स एव हि
yathākāmaṃ yathotsāhaṃ yathākālaṃ yathāsukham| dharmmāvirodhādrājendro yathārhati sa eva hi
as he wished, as he had zest, according to the time, as was pleasant — that lord of kings, without conflict with dharma, just as is fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.64
देवानतर्पयद्यज्ञैः पितॄञ्छ्राद्धैस्तथैव च। दीनांश्चानुग्रहैरिष्टैः कामैश्च द्विजसत्तमान्
devānatarpayadyajñaiḥ pitṝñchrāddhaistathaiva ca| dīnāṃścānugrahairiṣṭaiḥ kāmaiśca dvijasattamān
He satisfied the gods with sacrifices and the ancestors likewise with śrāddha rites, the poor with favours, and the best of the twice-born with desired gifts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.65
अतिथीनन्नपानैश्च वैश्यांश्च परिपालनैः। आनृशंस्येन शूद्रांश्च दस्यून् संनिग्रहेण च
atithīnannapānaiśca vaiśyāṃśca paripālanaiḥ| ānṛśaṃsyena śūdrāṃśca dasyūn saṃnigraheṇa ca
and guests with food and drink, the Vaiśyas with protection, the Śūdras with kindness, and robbers with restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.66
धर्म्मेण च प्रजाः सर्व्वा यथावदनुरञ्जयन्। ययातिः पालयामास साक्षादिन्द्र इवापरः
dharmmeṇa ca prajāḥ sarvvā yathāvadanurañjayan| yayātiḥ pālayāmāsa sākṣādindra ivāparaḥ
And gratifying all his subjects duly with dharma, Yayāti protected (them) like a second Indra in person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.67
स राजा सिंहविक्रान्तो युवा विषयगोचरः। अविरोधेन धर्मस्य चचार सुखमुत्तमम्
sa rājā siṃhavikrānto yuvā viṣayagocaraḥ| avirodhena dharmasya cacāra sukhamuttamam
That king, of lion-like valour, young, moving in the realm of the senses, without conflict with dharma, enjoyed the highest happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.68
स मार्गमाणः कामानामन्तर्दोषनिदर्शनात्। विश्वासहेतो रेमे वै वैब्राजे नन्दने वने
sa mārgamāṇaḥ kāmānāmantardoṣanidarśanāt| viśvāsaheto reme vai vaibrāje nandane vane
Seeking (them out), because of the perception of the inner fault of desires, for the sake of confidence he took his pleasure in the Vaibhrāja and Nandana groves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.69
अपश्यत्स यदा तां वै वर्द्धमानां नृपस्तदा। गत्वा पूरोः सकाशं वै स्वां जरा प्रत्यपद्यत
apaśyatsa yadā tāṃ vai varddhamānāṃ nṛpastadā| gatvā pūroḥ sakāśaṃ vai svāṃ jarā pratyapadyata
When that king saw it (desire) increasing, then, going into Pūru's presence, he took back his own old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.70
स सम्प्राप्य तु तान् कामांस्तृप्तः खिन्नश्च पार्थिवः। कालं वर्षसहस्रं वै सस्मार मनुजाधिपः।
sa samprāpya tu tān kāmāṃstṛptaḥ khinnaśca pārthivaḥ| kālaṃ varṣasahasraṃ vai sasmāra manujādhipaḥ|
But having obtained those pleasures, sated and weary, the ruler, lord of men, remembered the time — the thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.71
परिसङ्ख्याय कालञ्च कलाकाष्ठास्तथैव च। पूर्णं मत्त्वा ततः कालं पूरुं पुत्रमुवाच ह
parisaṅkhyāya kālañca kalākāṣṭhāstathaiva ca| pūrṇaṃ mattvā tataḥ kālaṃ pūruṃ putramuvāca ha
And having reckoned up the time, and likewise the kalās and kāṣṭhās, then deeming the time full, he spoke to his son Pūru:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.72
यथासुखं यथोत्साहं यथाकालमरिंदम। सेविता विषयाः पुत्र यौवनेन मया तव
yathāsukhaṃ yathotsāhaṃ yathākālamariṃdama| sevitā viṣayāḥ putra yauvanena mayā tava
"As was pleasant, as I had zest, according to the time, O subduer of foes, the pleasures have been enjoyed by me, my son, with your youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.73
पूरो प्रीतोऽस्मि भद्रं ते गृहाण त्वं स्वयौवनम्। राष्ट्रञ्च नृपं पूरुं पुत्रं कनीयसम्। ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा वर्णा इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
pūro prīto'smi bhadraṃ te gṛhāṇa tvaṃ svayauvanam| rāṣṭrañca nṛpaṃ pūruṃ putraṃ kanīyasam| brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇā idaṃ vacanamabruvan
Pūru, I am pleased, blessings on you; take back your own youth — and the kingdom." ... the younger son Pūru as king ... the classes headed by the brahmins spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.74
प्रतिपेदे जरां राजा ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। यौवनं प्रतिपेदे च पूरुः स्वं पुनरात्मनः
pratipede jarāṃ rājā yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ| yauvanaṃ pratipede ca pūruḥ svaṃ punarātmanaḥ
King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, took on old age, and Pūru took back his own youth for himself again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.75
अभिषेक्तुकामञ्च नृपं पूरुं पुत्रं कनीयसम्। ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा वर्णा इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
abhiṣektukāmañca nṛpaṃ pūruṃ putraṃ kanīyasam| brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇā idaṃ vacanamabruvan
And when (Yayāti) wished to consecrate his younger son Pūru as king, the classes headed by the brahmins spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.76
कथं शुक्रस्य नप्तारं देवयान्याः सुतं प्रभो। श्रेष्ठं यदुमतिक्रम्य पूरो राज्यं प्रदास्यसि
kathaṃ śukrasya naptāraṃ devayānyāḥ sutaṃ prabho| śreṣṭhaṃ yadumatikramya pūro rājyaṃ pradāsyasi
“How, O lord, will you pass over Yadu, the best (of them), the grandson of Śukra and the son of Devayānī, and give the kingdom to Pūru?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.77
यदुर्ज्येष्ठस्तव सुतो जातस्तमनु तुर्वसुः। शर्मिष्ठायाः सुतो द्रुह्युस्तनोऽनुः पूरुरेव च
yadurjyeṣṭhastava suto jātastamanu turvasuḥ| śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ suto druhyustano'nuḥ pūrureva ca
Yadu was born as your eldest son, and after him Turvasu; Śarmiṣṭhā's sons are Druhyu, then Anu, and Pūru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.78
कथं ज्येष्ठानतिक्रम्य कनीयान् राज्यमर्हति । अतः सम्बोधयामि त्वां धर्म्मं समनुपालय
kathaṃ jyeṣṭhānatikramya kanīyān rājyamarhati | ataḥ sambodhayāmi tvāṃ dharmmaṃ samanupālaya
How can a younger (son), passing over the elder ones, deserve the kingdom? Therefore we admonish you: uphold the law fully.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.79
ययातिरुवाच।। ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा वर्णाः सर्वे श्रृण्वन्तु मे वचः। ज्येष्टं प्रति यथा रार्ष्ट्रं न देयं मे कथञ्चन
yayātiruvāca|| brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇāḥ sarve śrṛṇvantu me vacaḥ| jyeṣṭaṃ prati yathā rārṣṭraṃ na deyaṃ me kathañcana
Yayāti said: “Let all the classes, with the brahmins at their head, hear my words, as to how the realm is on no account to be given by me to the eldest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.80
माता पित्रोर्वचनकृत्स हि पुत्रः प्रशस्यते । मम ज्येष्ठेन यदुना नियोगो नानुपालितः
mātā pitrorvacanakṛtsa hi putraḥ praśasyate | mama jyeṣṭhena yadunā niyogo nānupālitaḥ
For that son is praised who carries out the word of mother and father. By my eldest, Yadu, my charge was not observed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.81
प्रतिकूलं पितुर्यश्च न स पुत्रः सतां मतः। स पुत्रः पुत्रवद् यश्च वर्त्तते पितृमातृषु
pratikūlaṃ pituryaśca na sa putraḥ satāṃ mataḥ| sa putraḥ putravad yaśca varttate pitṛmātṛṣu
And he who is opposed to his father is not held by the good to be a son; he is a son who behaves as a son toward father and mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.82
यदुनाहमवज्ञातस्तथा तुर्वसुनापि च। द्रुह्युणा चानुना चैवमप्यवज्ञा कृता भृशम्
yadunāhamavajñātastathā turvasunāpi ca| druhyuṇā cānunā caivamapyavajñā kṛtā bhṛśam
I was disregarded by Yadu, and likewise by Turvasu; and by Druhyu and Anu too disrespect was shown in full measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.83
पूरुणा तु कृतं वाक्यं मानितश्च विशेषतः। कनीयान् मम दायादो जरा येन धृता मम। सर्वकामः सर्वकृतः पूरुणा पुत्रकारिणा
pūruṇā tu kṛtaṃ vākyaṃ mānitaśca viśeṣataḥ| kanīyān mama dāyādo jarā yena dhṛtā mama| sarvakāmaḥ sarvakṛtaḥ pūruṇā putrakāriṇā
But by Pūru my word was done, and I was honoured especially. The younger one is my heir, by whom my old age was borne; by Pūru, acting as a son, every wish (of mine) and everything (I asked) was fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.84
शुक्रेण च वरो दत्तः काव्ये नोशनसा स्वयम्। पुत्रो यस्त्वानुवर्त्तेत स राजा ते महामते
śukreṇa ca varo dattaḥ kāvye nośanasā svayam| putro yastvānuvartteta sa rājā te mahāmate
And a boon was granted by Śukra, by Kāvya Uśanas himself: ‘Whichever son should follow you, he shall be king, O greatly wise one.’
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.85
भवतोऽनुमतोप्येवं पूरु राष्ट्रेऽभिषिच्यताम् । यःपुत्रो गुणसम्पन्नो मातापित्रोर्हितः सदा। सर्वमर्हति कल्याणं कनीयानपि स प्रभुः
bhavato'numatopyevaṃ pūru rāṣṭre'bhiṣicyatām | yaḥputro guṇasampanno mātāpitrorhitaḥ sadā| sarvamarhati kalyāṇaṃ kanīyānapi sa prabhuḥ
With your consent too, let Pūru thus be consecrated over the realm.” “Whichever son is endowed with virtues and always devoted to the welfare of his mother and father, he deserves every good thing; though younger, he is the master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.86
अर्हः पूरुरिदं राष्ट्रं यः प्रियः प्रियकृत्तव। वरदानेन शुक्रस्य न शक्यं वक्तुमुत्तरम्
arhaḥ pūruridaṃ rāṣṭraṃ yaḥ priyaḥ priyakṛttava| varadānena śukrasya na śakyaṃ vaktumuttaram
Pūru deserves this realm, he who is dear to you and does what is dear to you; because of Śukra's granting of the boon, no reply can be spoken.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.87
पौरजानपदैस्तुष्टैरित्युक्तो नाहुषस्तदा। अभिषिच्य ततः पूरुं स्वराष्ट्रे सुतमात्मनः
paurajānapadaistuṣṭairityukto nāhuṣastadā| abhiṣicya tataḥ pūruṃ svarāṣṭre sutamātmanaḥ
Thus addressed by the townsmen and country-folk, who were satisfied, Nāhuṣa then consecrated his own son Pūru in his own realm,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.88
दिशि दक्षिणपूर्वस्यां तुर्वसुं तु न्यवेशयत्। दक्षिणापरतो राजा यदुं श्रेष्ठं न्यवेशयत्
diśi dakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ turvasuṃ tu nyaveśayat| dakṣiṇāparato rājā yaduṃ śreṣṭhaṃ nyaveśayat
and he settled Turvasu in the south-eastern quarter; the king settled Yadu, the eldest, in the south-west,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.89
प्रतीच्यामुत्तरस्याञ्च द्रुह्युञ्चानुञ्च तावुभौ। सप्तद्वीपां ययातिस्तु जित्त्वा पृथ्वीं ससागराम्। व्यभजत् पञ्चधा राजा पुत्रेभ्यो नाहुषस्तदा
pratīcyāmuttarasyāñca druhyuñcānuñca tāvubhau| saptadvīpāṃ yayātistu jittvā pṛthvīṃ sasāgarām| vyabhajat pañcadhā rājā putrebhyo nāhuṣastadā
and both Druhyu and Anu in the west and the north. Yayāti, having conquered the earth of seven continents together with its oceans, king Nāhuṣa then divided it fivefold among his sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.90
तैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना। यथाप्रदेशं धर्मज्ञैर्धर्म्मेण प्रतिपाल्यते
tairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā sapattanā| yathāpradeśaṃ dharmajñairdharmmeṇa pratipālyate
By them, knowers of the law, this whole earth of seven continents with its towns is guarded according to the law, each in his own region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.91
एवं विसृज्य पृथिवीं पुत्रेभ्यो नाहुषस्तदा। पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीस्तु प्रीतिमानभवन्नृपः
evaṃ visṛjya pṛthivīṃ putrebhyo nāhuṣastadā| putrasaṃkrāmitaśrīstu prītimānabhavannṛpaḥ
Having thus made over the earth to his sons, Nāhuṣa then—his royal fortune transferred to his sons—the king became content.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.92
धनुर्न्यस्य पृषत्कांश्च राज्यञ्चैव सुतेषु तु। प्रीतिमानभवद्राजा भारमावेश्य बन्धुषु
dhanurnyasya pṛṣatkāṃśca rājyañcaiva suteṣu tu| prītimānabhavadrājā bhāramāveśya bandhuṣu
Laying aside his bow and arrows and the kingdom too upon his sons, the king became content, having placed the burden on his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.93
अत्र गाथा महाराज्ञा पुरा गीता ययातिना। योऽभिप्रेत्याहरन् कामान् कूर्मोङ्गानीव सर्वशः
atra gāthā mahārājñā purā gītā yayātinā| yo'bhipretyāharan kāmān kūrmoṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ
On this there is a song sung long ago by the great king Yayāti: “He who, having considered (it), draws in his desires wholly, as a tortoise its limbs—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.94
न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति। हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānāmupabhogena śāmyati| haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivarddhate
Desire is never appeased by the enjoyment of desires; like the black-tracked one (fire) with an oblation, it only grows the more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.95
यत् पृथिव्यां व्रीहियवं हिरण्यं पशवः स्त्रियः । नालमेकस्य तत्सर्वमिति पश्यन्न मुह्यति
yat pṛthivyāṃ vrīhiyavaṃ hiraṇyaṃ paśavaḥ striyaḥ | nālamekasya tatsarvamiti paśyanna muhyati
Whatever rice and barley, gold, cattle and women there are on earth—all that is not enough for one man: seeing thus, one is not deluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.96
यदा तु कुरुते भावं सर्व्वभूतेषु पावकम्। कर्म्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा
yadā tu kurute bhāvaṃ sarvvabhūteṣu pāvakam| karmmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā
But when he forms a purifying disposition toward all beings, in deed, in mind and in speech, then he attains brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.97
यदा परान्न बिभेति यदा त्वस्मान्न बिभ्यति। यदा नेच्छति न द्वेष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा
yadā parānna bibheti yadā tvasmānna bibhyati| yadā necchati na dveṣṭi brahma sampadyate tadā
When he does not fear others, and when others do not fear him, when he neither desires nor hates, then he attains brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.98
या दुस्त्यजा दुर्म्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यति जीर्य्यतः। दोषाप्राणान्तिको रागस्तां तृष्णान्त्यजतः सुखम्
yā dustyajā durmmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryyataḥ| doṣāprāṇāntiko rāgastāṃ tṛṣṇāntyajataḥ sukham
That which the ill-minded cannot give up, which does not age as one ages, that faulty passion that lasts till the breath ends — happiness belongs to him who abandons that thirst.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.99
जीर्य्यन्ति जीर्यतः कोशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जर्यितः। जीविताशा धनाशा च जीर्य्यतोपि न जीर्यति
jīryyanti jīryataḥ kośā dantā jīryanti jaryitaḥ| jīvitāśā dhanāśā ca jīryyatopi na jīryati
As a man ages his stores age, as he grows old his teeth age; but the hope for life and the hope for wealth do not age even in one who is aging.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.100
यच्चाकामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत् सुखम्। तृष्णास्य च सुखस्यैव कलां नार्हति षोडशीम्
yaccākāmasukhaṃ loke yacca divyaṃ mahat sukham| tṛṣṇāsya ca sukhasyaiva kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm
Whatever pleasure there is in the world from (the fulfilment of) desire, and whatever great heavenly pleasure there is, they are not worth a sixteenth part of the happiness of the extinction of thirst.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 31.101
एवमुक्त्वा स राजर्षिः सदारः प्रस्थितो वनम्। भृगुतुङ्गे तपस्तप्त्वा तत्रैव च महायशाः। पालयित्वा व्रतशतं तत्रैव स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्
evamuktvā sa rājarṣiḥ sadāraḥ prasthito vanam| bhṛgutuṅge tapastaptvā tatraiva ca mahāyaśāḥ| pālayitvā vrataśataṃ tatraiva svargamāpnuyāt
Having spoken thus, that royal sage set out for the forest together with his wife; and having performed austerity at Bhṛgutuṅga, that greatly renowned one, having kept a hundred vows there, attained heaven in that very place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.102
तस्य वंशास्तु पञ्चैते पुण्या देवर्षिसत्कृताः। यैर्व्याप्ता पृथिवी कृत्स्ना सूर्यस्येव गभस्तिभिः
tasya vaṃśāstu pañcaite puṇyā devarṣisatkṛtāḥ| yairvyāptā pṛthivī kṛtsnā sūryasyeva gabhastibhiḥ
These five lineages of his are meritorious and honoured by the divine sages, by whom the whole earth was pervaded as by the rays of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 31.103
धन्यः प्रजावानायुष्मान् कीर्तिमांश्च भवेन्नरः। ययातेश्चरितं सर्वं पठञ्छृण्वन् द्विजोत्तमः
dhanyaḥ prajāvānāyuṣmān kīrtimāṃśca bhavennaraḥ| yayāteścaritaṃ sarvaṃ paṭhañchṛṇvan dvijottamaḥ
That best of twice-born men who recites or hears the whole story of Yayāti becomes fortunate, rich in offspring, long-lived and famous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition