Mahabharat
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[वै] परतिगृह्य तु तद वाक्यं नृपं सर्वे परणम्य च परतस्थिरे ततॊ घॊरं वनं तन मनुजर्षभाः अर्धं राज्यस्य संप्राप्य खाण्डव परस्थम आविशन ॥ १-१९९-२६ ॥
'Vaisampayana continued, 'Concurring with Dhritarashtra's proposal, those heroic men, after worshipping the king, departed from Hastinapura. Satisfied with their share of the kingdom, they settled in Khandavaprastha, which was then a wild and uninhabited wilderness.' ॥ 1-199-26 ॥
english translation
[vai] paratigRhya tu tada vAkyaM nRpaM sarve paraNamya ca paratasthire tatò ghòraM vanaM tana manujarSabhAH ardhaM rAjyasya saMprApya khANDava parasthama Avizana ॥ 1-199-26 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततस ते पाण्डवास तत्र गत्वा कृष्ण पुरॊगमाः मण्डयां चक्रिरे तद वै पुरं सवर्गवद अच्युताः ॥ १-१९९-२७ ॥
'Therefore, the Pandavas, accompanied by Krishna, proceeded to that city and founded Indraprastha, which shone like heaven itself, O infallible one.' ॥ 1-199-27 ॥
english translation
tatasa te pANDavAsa tatra gatvA kRSNa purògamAH maNDayAM cakrire tada vai puraM savargavada acyutAH ॥ 1-199-27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततः पुण्ये शिवे देशे शान्तिं कृत्वा महारथाः नगरं मापयाम आसुर दवैपायन पुरॊगमाः ॥ १-१९९-२८ ॥
'Those mighty car warriors, with the assistance of Dwaipayana, selected a sacred and auspicious region. They performed propitiatory ceremonies and measured out a piece of land for their city.' ॥ 1-199-28 ॥
english translation
tataH puNye zive deze zAntiM kRtvA mahArathAH nagaraM mApayAma Asura davaipAyana purògamAH ॥ 1-199-28 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसागरप्रतिरूपाभिः परिखाभिर अलंकृतम पराकरेण च संपन्नं दिवम आवृत्य तिष्ठता ॥ १-१९९-२९ ॥
'Adorned with moats resembling the ocean and fortified with ramparts, it stood as if it reached the heavens.' ॥ 1-199-29 ॥
english translation
sAgarapratirUpAbhiH parikhAbhira alaMkRtama parAkareNa ca saMpannaM divama AvRtya tiSThatA ॥ 1-199-29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशेन हिमराशि निभेन च शुशुभे तत पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर भॊगवती यथा ॥ १-१९९-३० ॥
'White as fleecy clouds or moonbeams, that foremost of cities shone resplendently, resembling Bhogavati, the capital of the nether kingdom, adorned with Nagas.' ॥ 1-199-30 ॥
english translation
pANDurAbhraprakAzena himarAzi nibhena ca zuzubhe tata purazreSThaM nAgaira bhògavatI yathA ॥ 1-199-30 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript