Mahabharat

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[ज] ययातिः पूर्वकॊ ऽसमाकं दशमॊ यः परजापतेः कथं स शुक्रतनयां लेभे परमदुर्लभाम ।। १-७१-१ ।।

sanskrit

'Janamejaya inquired, 'O sage of profound asceticism, narrate to me how Yayati, our forebear, tenth in descent from Prajapati, succeeded in marrying Sukra's daughter, a maiden deemed beyond reach.'' ।। 1-71-1 ।।

english translation

[ja] yayAtiH pUrvakò 'samAkaM dazamò yaH parajApateH kathaM sa zukratanayAM lebhe paramadurlabhAma || 1-71-1 ||

hk transliteration

एतद इच्छाम्य अहं शरॊतुं विस्तरेण दविजॊत्तम आनुपूर्व्या च मे शंस पूरॊर वंशकरान पृथक ।। १-७१-२ ।।

sanskrit

'I desire to hear of it in detail. Tell me also, one after another, of those monarchs separately who were the founders of dynasties.' ।। 1-71-2 ।।

english translation

etada icchAmya ahaM zaròtuM vistareNa davijòttama AnupUrvyA ca me zaMsa pUròra vaMzakarAna pRthaka || 1-71-2 ||

hk transliteration

[व] ययातिर आसीद राजर्षिर देवराजसमद्युतिः तं शुक्रवृष पर्वाणौ वव्राते वै यथा पुरा ।। १-७१-३ ।।

sanskrit

'Vaisampayana replied, 'The illustrious monarch Yayati shone with a brilliance akin to Indra himself. In response to your inquiry, O Janamejaya, I shall narrate how both Sukra and Vrishaparvan conferred upon him...' ।। 1-71-3 ।।

english translation

[va] yayAtira AsIda rAjarSira devarAjasamadyutiH taM zukravRSa parvANau vavrAte vai yathA purA || 1-71-3 ||

hk transliteration

तत ते ऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि पृच्छतॊ जनमेजय देवयान्याश च संयॊगं ययातेर नाहुषस्य च ।। १-७१-४ ।।

sanskrit

'Thus, I will narrate to you, Janamejaya, as you have inquired, The union of Devayani and Yayati, the son of Nahusha.' ।। 1-71-4 ।।

english translation

tata te 'haM saMpravakSyAmi pRcchatò janamejaya devayAnyAza ca saMyògaM yayAtera nAhuSasya ca || 1-71-4 ||

hk transliteration

सुराणाम असुराणां च समजायत वै मिथः ऐश्वर्यं परति संघर्षस तरैलॊक्ये सचराचरे ।। १-७१-५ ।।

sanskrit

'Between the celestials and the Asuras, there happened frequent encounters for the sovereignty of the three worlds with everything in them.' ।। 1-71-5 ।।

english translation

surANAma asurANAM ca samajAyata vai mithaH aizvaryaM parati saMgharSasa tarailòkye sacarAcare || 1-71-5 ||

hk transliteration