Mahabharat

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इन्द्र वाच मा भैस्त्वं शीघ्रमेतद्‌ वै कुरुष्व वचनं मम । मत्प्रसादाद्धि ते शस्त्र वजकल्पं भविष्यति ॥ ५-९-३१ ॥

Indra
said,
‘Do
not
be
afraid.
Swiftly
act
according
to
my
words. Through
my
favours,
your
weapon
will
become
as
strong
as
the
vajra.’

english translation

indra vAca mA bhaistvaM zIghrametad‌ vai kuruSva vacanaM mama । matprasAdAddhi te zastra vajakalpaM bhaviSyati ॥ 5-9-31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तक्षोवाच क॑ भवन्तमहं विद्यां घोरकर्माणमद्य वै । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तत्वेन कथयस्व मे ॥ ५-९-३२ ॥

(The
woodcutter
replied,
)‘I
must
know
who you
are
and
why
you
have
performed
this
terrible
deed
today.
I
wish
to
hear
all
this.
Tell
me
everything accurately.’

english translation

takSovAca ka॑ bhavantamahaM vidyAM ghorakarmANamadya vai । etadicchAmyahaM zrotuM tatvena kathayasva me ॥ 5-9-32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इन्द्र रवाच अहमिन्द्रो देवराजस्तक्षन्‌ विदितमस्तु ते । कुरुष्वैतद्‌ यथोक्तं मे तक्षन्‌ मात्र विचारय ॥ ५-९-३३ ॥

Indra
said,
‘O
woodcutter!
I
am
Indra.
Know
me
to
be
the
king
of
the
gods.
Act
according
to
my words.
O
woodcutter!
Do
not
reflect
on
this.’

english translation

indra ravAca ahamindro devarAjastakSan‌ viditamastu te । kuruSvaitad‌ yathoktaM me takSan‌ mAtra vicAraya ॥ 5-9-33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तक्षोवाच क्रूरेण नापत्रपसे कथं शक्रेह कर्मणा । ऋष्िपुत्रमिमं हत्वा ब्रह्म॒हत्याभयं न ते ॥ ५-९-३४ ॥

The
woodcutter
replied,
‘O
Shakra!
How
is
it
that
you
are
not ashamed
of
this
cruel
deed?
Having
killed
the
son
of
a
rishi,
are
you
not
scared
of
the
sin
that
comes
from
killing
a brahmana?’

english translation

takSovAca krUreNa nApatrapase kathaM zakreha karmaNA । RSiputramimaM hatvA brahma॒hatyAbhayaM na te ॥ 5-9-34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शक्र उवाच पश्चाद्‌ धर्म चरिष्यामि पावनार्थ सुदुश्चरम्‌ । शत्रुरेष महावीरयों वज्ेण निहतो मया ॥ ५-९-३५ ॥

Indra
said,
'To
purify
myself,
I
will
perform
an
extremely
difficult
task
of
dharma
later.
This
was
an extremely
valorous
enemy
and
I
have
killed
him
with
my
vajra.
'

english translation

zakra uvAca pazcAd‌ dharma cariSyAmi pAvanArtha suduzcaram‌ । zatrureSa mahAvIrayoM vajeNa nihato mayA ॥ 5-9-35 ॥

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