Mahabharat

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[व] राजॊपरिचरॊ नाम धर्मनित्यॊ महीपतिः बभूव मृगयां गन्तुं स कदा चिद धृतव्रतः ॥ १-५७-१ ॥

'Vaisampayana said, 'There was a king of the name of Uparichara. That monarch was devoted to virtue. He was very much addicted also to hunting.'' ॥ 1-57-1 ॥

english translation

[va] rAjòparicarò nAma dharmanityò mahIpatiH babhUva mRgayAM gantuM sa kadA cida dhRtavrataH ॥ 1-57-1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसुः पौरवनन्दनः इन्द्रॊपदेशाज जग्राह गरहणीयं महीपतिः ॥ १-५७-२ ॥

'That king of the Paurava race, called also Vasu, conquered the excellent and delightful kingdom of Chedi under instructions from Indra.' ॥ 1-57-2 ॥

english translation

sa cediviSayaM ramyaM vasuH pauravanandanaH indròpadezAja jagrAha garahaNIyaM mahIpatiH ॥ 1-57-2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तम आश्रमे नयस्तशस्त्रं निवसन्तं तपॊ रतिम देवः साक्षात सवयं वज्री समुपायान महीपतिम ॥ १-५७-३ ॥

'Bringing him to the hermitage, where the one devoted to penance resided, the divine Indra himself, the wielder of the thunderbolt, approached the king.' ॥ 1-57-3 ॥

english translation

tama Azrame nayastazastraM nivasantaM tapò ratima devaH sAkSAta savayaM vajrI samupAyAna mahIpatima ॥ 1-57-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इन्द्रत्वम अर्हॊ राजायं तपसेत्य अनुचिन्त्य वै तं सान्त्वेन नृपं साक्षात तपसः संन्यवर्तयत ॥ १-५७-४ ॥

'After some time, the king renounced the use of weapons and, residing in a secluded hermitage, engaged in rigorous austerities. The gods, led by Indra, approached the monarch, thinking that he aspired to the leadership of the gods through his intense penance.' ॥ 1-57-4 ॥

english translation

indratvama arhò rAjAyaM tapasetya anucintya vai taM sAntvena nRpaM sAkSAta tapasaH saMnyavartayata ॥ 1-57-4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

[ईन्द्र] न संकीर्येत धर्मॊ ऽयं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते तं पाहि धर्मॊ हि धृतः कृत्स्नं धारयते जगत ॥ १-५७-५ ॥

'The gods spoke, "O ruler of the earth, ensure that virtue does not decline on the earthly realm! Safeguarded by you, virtue will reciprocate by protecting the entire universe."' ॥ 1-57-5 ॥

english translation

[Indra] na saMkIryeta dharmò 'yaM pRthivyAM pRthivIpate taM pAhi dharmò hi dhRtaH kRtsnaM dhArayate jagata ॥ 1-57-5 ॥

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