1764 verses · verified Sanskrit text · IAST · English translation
lomaharṣaṇaputra ugraśravāḥ sūtaḥ paurāṇiko naimiṣāraṇye śaunakasya kulapater dvādaśavārṣike satre
“Ugrashrava Sauti, the son of Lomaharshana, well-versed in the Puranas, came one day to the Naimisha forest, where the sages were sitting at the twelve-year sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
samāsīnān abhyagacchad brahmarṣīn saṃśitavratān vinayāvanato bhūtvā kadā cit sūtanandanaḥ
“Ugrashrava Sauti, the son of Lomaharshana, well-versed in the Puranas, came one day to the Naimisha forest, where the sages were sitting at the twelve-year sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
tam āśramam anuprāptaṃ naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ uvāca tān ṛṣīn sarvān dhanyo vo 'smy adya darśanāt veda vaiyāsikīḥ sarvāḥ kathā dharmārthasaṃhitāḥ vakṣyāmi vo dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ śṛṇvantv adya tapodhanāḥ tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ citrāḥ śrotuṃ kathās tatra parivavrus tapasvinaḥ
“Bowing humbly, Sauti greeted the assembled Brahmarshis, who welcomed him and asked whence he had come and where he had spent his time; accomplished in speech, he answered them fittingly. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
abhivādya munīṃs tāṃs tu sarvān eva kṛtāñjaliḥ apṛcchat sa tapovṛddhiṃ sadbhiś caivābhinanditaḥ
“Bowing humbly, Sauti greeted the assembled Brahmarshis, who welcomed him and asked whence he had come and where he had spent his time; accomplished in speech, he answered them fittingly. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣv eva tapasviṣu nirdiṣṭam āsanaṃ bheje vinayāl lomaharṣaṇiḥ
“Bowing humbly, Sauti greeted the assembled Brahmarshis, who welcomed him and asked whence he had come and where he had spent his time; accomplished in speech, he answered them fittingly. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
sukhāsīnaṃ tatas taṃ tu viśrāntam upalakṣya ca athāpṛcchad ṛṣis tatra kaś cit prastāvayan kathāḥ
“Bowing humbly, Sauti greeted the assembled Brahmarshis, who welcomed him and asked whence he had come and where he had spent his time; accomplished in speech, he answered them fittingly. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
kuta āgamyate saute kva cāyaṃ vihṛtas tvayā kālaḥ kamalapatrākṣa śaṃsaitat pṛcchato mama evaṃ pṛṣṭo 'bravīt samyag yathāval lomaharṣaṇiḥ vākyaṃ vacanasaṃpannas teṣāṃ tu caritāśrayam tasmin sadasi vistīrṇe munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām
“Bowing humbly, Sauti greeted the assembled Brahmarshis, who welcomed him and asked whence he had come and where he had spent his time; accomplished in speech, he answered them fittingly. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
sūta uvāca janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ sarpasatre mahātmanaḥ samīpe pārthivendrasya samyak pārikṣitasya ca
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktāḥ supuṇyā vividhāḥ kathāḥ kathitāś cāpi vidhivad yā vaiśaṃpāyanena vai
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
śrutvāhaṃ tā vicitrārthā mahābhāratasaṃśritāḥ bahūni saṃparikramya tīrthāny āyatanāni ca
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
samantapañcakaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam gatavān asmi taṃ deśaṃ yuddhaṃ yatrābhavat purā pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
didṛkṣur āgatas tasmāt samīpaṃ bhavatām iha āyuṣmantaḥ sarva eva brahmabhūtā hi me matāḥ
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
asmin yajñe mahābhāgāḥ sūryapāvakavarcasaḥ kṛtābhiṣekāḥ śucayaḥ kṛtajapyā hutāgnayaḥ bhavanta āsate svasthā bravīmi kim ahaṃ dvijāḥ
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
purāṇasaṃśritāḥ puṇyāḥ kathā vā dharmasaṃśritāḥ itivṛttaṃ narendrāṇām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām śrutaṃ me bhāratākhyānaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam janamejayena pṛṣṭaḥ san vaiśaṃpāyana uktavān ṛṣīṇām agratas tatra dharmiṣṭhānāṃ mahātmanām vyāsadevājñayā tatra yad vaiśaṃpāyanas tadā śrutaṃ vai bhāratākhyānaṃ vedārthaiś copabṛṃhitam tatra me viditaṃ sarvaṃ bhāratākhyānam āditaḥ
“Sauti said that he had heard at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice the sacred stories composed by Krishna-Dwaipayana and recited by Vaisampayana, that he had wandered to many holy places and come to Samantapanchaka, the field of the Kuru-Pandava battle, desiring to see the sages; and he offered to recite the sacred histories. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ dvaipāyanena yat proktaṃ purāṇaṃ paramarṣiṇā surair brahmarṣibhiś caiva śrutvā yad abhipūjitam
“The Rishis replied that the Purana first promulgated by the great Rishi Dvaipayana is a sacred work possessing subtle meanings and gleaned from the Vedas, and they declared their desire to hear that history, the holy Bharata, as cheerfully recited by Vaisampayana at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
tasyākhyānavariṣṭhasya vicitrapadaparvaṇaḥ sūkṣmārthanyāyayuktasya vedārthair bhūṣitasya ca
“The Rishis replied that the Purana first promulgated by the great Rishi Dvaipayana is a sacred work possessing subtle meanings and gleaned from the Vedas, and they declared their desire to hear that history, the holy Bharata, as cheerfully recited by Vaisampayana at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
bhāratasyetihāsasya puṇyāṃ granthārthasaṃyutām saṃskāropagatāṃ brāhmīṃ nānāśāstropabṛṃhitām
“The Rishis replied that the Purana first promulgated by the great Rishi Dvaipayana is a sacred work possessing subtle meanings and gleaned from the Vedas, and they declared their desire to hear that history, the holy Bharata, as cheerfully recited by Vaisampayana at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
janamejayasya yāṃ rājño vaiśaṃpāyana uktavān yathāvat sa ṛṣis tuṣṭyā satre dvaipāyanājñayā
“The Rishis replied that the Purana first promulgated by the great Rishi Dvaipayana is a sacred work possessing subtle meanings and gleaned from the Vedas, and they declared their desire to hear that history, the holy Bharata, as cheerfully recited by Vaisampayana at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
vedaiś caturbhiḥ samitāṃ vyāsasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ saṃhitāṃ śrotum icchāmo dharmyāṃ pāpabhayāpahām
“The Rishis replied that the Purana first promulgated by the great Rishi Dvaipayana is a sacred work possessing subtle meanings and gleaned from the Vedas, and they declared their desire to hear that history, the holy Bharata, as cheerfully recited by Vaisampayana at Janamejaya's snake-sacrifice. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
sūta uvāca ādyaṃ puruṣam īśānaṃ puruhūtaṃ puruṣṭutam ṛtam ekākṣaraṃ brahma vyaktāvyaktaṃ sanātanam
“Sauti bowed to the primordial Isana, the incorruptible Brahma, Vishnu and Hari the ruler of all things moveable and immoveable, and declared that he would recite the sacred thoughts of the illustrious Vyasa, adding that the Narayana-story is the most fruitful of all and that there is none equal to Narayana. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
asac ca sac caiva ca yad viśvaṃ sadasataḥ param parāvarāṇāṃ sraṣṭāraṃ purāṇaṃ param avyayam
“Sauti bowed to the primordial Isana, the incorruptible Brahma, Vishnu and Hari the ruler of all things moveable and immoveable, and declared that he would recite the sacred thoughts of the illustrious Vyasa, adding that the Narayana-story is the most fruitful of all and that there is none equal to Narayana. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
maṅgalyaṃ maṅgalaṃ viṣṇuṃ vareṇyam anaghaṃ śucim namaskṛtya hṛṣīkeśaṃ carācaraguruṃ harim
“Sauti bowed to the primordial Isana, the incorruptible Brahma, Vishnu and Hari the ruler of all things moveable and immoveable, and declared that he would recite the sacred thoughts of the illustrious Vyasa, adding that the Narayana-story is the most fruitful of all and that there is none equal to Narayana. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
maharṣeḥ pūjitasyeha sarvaloke mahātmanaḥ pravakṣyāmi mataṃ kṛtsnaṃ vyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ namo bhagavate tasmai vyāsāyāmitatejase yasya prasādād vakṣyāmi nārāyaṇakathām imām sarvāśramābhigamanaṃ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam na tathā phaladaṃ sūte nārāyaṇakathā yathā nāsti nārāyaṇasamaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati etena satyavākyena sarvārthān sādhayāmy aham
“Sauti bowed to the primordial Isana, the incorruptible Brahma, Vishnu and Hari the ruler of all things moveable and immoveable, and declared that he would recite the sacred thoughts of the illustrious Vyasa, adding that the Narayana-story is the most fruitful of all and that there is none equal to Narayana. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
ācakhyuḥ kavayaḥ ke cit saṃpraty ācakṣate pare ākhyāsyanti tathaivānye itihāsam imaṃ bhuvi
“Some bards have already published this history, some teach it now and others will promulgate it hereafter; it is a great source of knowledge, embellished with elegant expressions, and Vyasa, seated on a darbha mat in a cave of the holy Himalaya, purified himself and beheld all things. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
idaṃ tu triṣu lokeṣu mahaj jñānaṃ pratiṣṭhitam vistaraiś ca samāsaiś ca dhāryate yad dvijātibhiḥ
“Some bards have already published this history, some teach it now and others will promulgate it hereafter; it is a great source of knowledge, embellished with elegant expressions, and Vyasa, seated on a darbha mat in a cave of the holy Himalaya, purified himself and beheld all things. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
alaṃkṛtaṃ śubhaiḥ śabdaiḥ samayair divyamānuṣaiḥ chandovṛttaiś ca vividhair anvitaṃ viduṣāṃ priyam puṇye himavataḥ pāde medhye giriguhālaye viśodhya dehaṃ dharmātmā darbhasaṃstaram āśritaḥ śuciḥ saniyamo vyāsaḥ śāntātmā tapasi sthitaḥ bhāratasyetihāsasya dharmeṇānvīkṣya tāṃ gatim praviśya yogaṃ jñānena so 'paśyat sarvam antataḥ
“Some bards have already published this history, some teach it now and others will promulgate it hereafter; it is a great source of knowledge, embellished with elegant expressions, and Vyasa, seated on a darbha mat in a cave of the holy Himalaya, purified himself and beheld all things. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
niṣprabhe 'smin nirāloke sarvatas tamasāvṛte bṛhad aṇḍam abhūd ekaṃ prajānāṃ bījam akṣayam
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yugasyādau nimittaṃ tan mahad divyaṃ pracakṣate yasmiṃs tac chrūyate satyaṃ jyotir brahma sanātanam
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
adbhutaṃ cāpy acintyaṃ ca sarvatra samatāṃ gatam avyaktaṃ kāraṇaṃ sūkṣmaṃ yat tat sadasadātmakam
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yasmāt pitāmaho jajñe prabhur ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ brahmā suraguruḥ sthāṇur manuḥ kaḥ parameṣṭhy atha
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
prācetasas tathā dakṣo dakṣaputrāś ca sapta ye tataḥ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prābhavann ekaviṃśatiḥ
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
puruṣaś cāprameyātmā yaṃ sarvam ṛṣayo viduḥ viśvedevās tathādityā vasavo 'thāśvināv api
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yakṣāḥ sādhyāḥ piśācāś ca guhyakāḥ pitaras tathā tataḥ prasūtā vidvāṃsaḥ śiṣṭā brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
rājarṣayaś ca bahavaḥ sarvaiḥ samuditā guṇaiḥ āpo dyauḥ pṛthivī vāyur antarikṣaṃ diśas tathā
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
saṃvatsarartavo māsāḥ pakṣāhorātrayaḥ kramāt kṣaṇā lavā muhūrtāś ca nimeṣā yugaparyayāḥ yac cānyad api tat sarvaṃ saṃbhūtaṃ lokasākṣikam
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yad idaṃ dṛśyate kiṃ cid bhūtaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam punaḥ saṃkṣipyate sarvaṃ jagat prāpte yugakṣaye
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yathartāv ṛtuliṅgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye dṛśyante tāni tāny eva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
evam etad anādyantaṃ bhūtasaṃhārakārakam anādinidhanaṃ loke cakraṃ saṃparivartate
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
trayastriṃśatsahasrāṇi trayastriṃśacchatāni ca trayastriṃśac ca devānāṃ sṛṣṭiḥ saṃkṣepalakṣaṇā
“When the world was destitute of light and enveloped in total darkness, there came into being the mighty egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings, called Mahadivya, wherein was the eternal Brahma; from it came Brahma, the Prajapatis, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Yakshas, Sadhyas, Pisachas, Guhyakas and Pitris, with the wise Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, and so the waters, heavens, earth, air, years, seasons and all things were produced. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
divasputro bṛhadbhānuś cakṣur ātmā vibhāvasuḥ savitā ca ṛcīko 'rko bhānur āśāvaho raviḥ
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
putrā vivasvataḥ sarve mahyas teṣāṃ tathāvaraḥ devabhrāṭ tanayas tasya tasmāt subhrāḍ iti smṛtaḥ
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
subhrājas tu trayaḥ putrāḥ prajāvanto bahuśrutāḥ daśajyotiḥ śatajyotiḥ sahasrajyotir ātmavān
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
daśa putrasahasrāṇi daśajyoter mahātmanaḥ tato daśaguṇāś cānye śatajyoter ihātmajāḥ
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
bhūyas tato daśaguṇāḥ sahasrajyotiṣaḥ sutāḥ tebhyo 'yaṃ kuruvaṃśaś ca yadūnāṃ bharatasya ca
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
yayātīkṣvākuvaṃśaś ca rājarṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ saṃbhūtā bahavo vaṃśā bhūtasargāḥ savistarāḥ
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
bhūtasthānāni sarvāṇi rahasyaṃ trividhaṃ ca yat vedayogaṃ savijñānaṃ dharmo 'rthaḥ kāma eva ca
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
dharmakāmārthaśāstrāṇi śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca lokayātrāvidhānaṃ ca saṃbhūtaṃ dṛṣṭavān ṛṣiḥ nītir bharatavaṃśasya vistaraś caiva sarvaśaḥ
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
itihāsāḥ savaiyākhyā vividhāḥ śrutayo 'pi ca iha sarvam anukrāntam uktaṃ granthasya lakṣaṇam saṃkṣepeṇetihāsasya tato vakṣyāmi vistaram
“The generation of the Devas was thirty-three thousand, thirty-three hundred and thirty-three; the text traces the descendants of the sun and the families of the Kurus, Yadus, Bharata, Yayati and Ikshwaku, and declares that the threefold mystery - the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana, and Dharma, Artha and Kama - was seen by the Rishi. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
vistīryaitan mahaj jñānam ṛṣiḥ saṃkṣepam abravīt iṣṭaṃ hi viduṣāṃ loke samāsavyāsadhāraṇam
“The Rishi Vyasa published this mass of knowledge in both a detailed and an abridged form; some read the Bharata beginning with the initial mantra, others with the story of Astika or of Uparichara, while some Brahmanas study the whole, and men of learning display their knowledge of the institutes in commenting on the composition. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
manvādi bhārataṃ ke cid āstīkādi tathāpare tathoparicarādy anye viprāḥ samyag adhīyate
“The Rishi Vyasa published this mass of knowledge in both a detailed and an abridged form; some read the Bharata beginning with the initial mantra, others with the story of Astika or of Uparichara, while some Brahmanas study the whole, and men of learning display their knowledge of the institutes in commenting on the composition. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”