जज्ञे बाहुसहस्रं वै इच्छतस्तस्य धीमतः रथो ध्वजश्च संजज्ञ इत्येवमनुशुश्रुम
At the wish of that wise one, a thousand arms were indeed born; his chariot and banner also came into being—so we have heard.
दश यज्ञसहस्राणि राज्ञां द्वीपेषु वै तदा निरर्गलानि वृत्तानि श्रूयन्ते तस्य धीमतः
Ten thousand sacrifices, unobstructed, are said to have been performed by that wise king on the islands.
सर्वे यज्ञा महाराज्ञस् तस्यासन् भूरिदक्षिणाः सर्वे काञ्चनयूपास्ते सर्वाः काञ्चनवेदिकाः
All the sacrifices of that great king were abundant in gifts; all had golden sacrificial posts and all had golden altars.
सर्वे देवैः समं प्राप्तैर् विमानस्थैरलंकृताः गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च नित्यमेवोपशोभिताः
All were adorned together with gods who had arrived in their aerial chariots, and were always beautified by Gandharvas and Apsarases.
तस्य यज्ञे जगौ गाथां गन्धर्वो नारदस्तथा कार्तवीर्यस्य राजर्षेर् महिमानं निरीक्ष्य सः
At his sacrifice, the Gandharva Nārada sang a song, beholding the greatness of the royal sage Kārtavīrya.
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति क्षत्रियाः यज्ञैर्दानैस्तपोभिश्च विक्रमेण श्रुतेन च
Surely, the Kṣatriyas will not attain the path of Kārtavīrya—by sacrifices, gifts, austerities, valor, or learning.
स हि सप्तसु द्वीपेषु खड्गी चक्री शरासनी रथी द्वीपान्यनुचरन् योगी पश्यति तस्करान्
For he, bearing sword, discus, bow, and arrows, and riding a chariot, traversed the seven islands as a yogi, watching over thieves.
पञ्चाशीतिसहस्राणि वर्षाणां स नराधिपः स सर्वरत्नसम्पूर्णश् चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह
That lord of men reigned for eighty-five thousand years, becoming a universal emperor filled with all precious gems.
स एव पशुपालो ऽभूत् क्षेत्रपालः स एव हि स एव वृष्ट्या पर्जन्यो योगित्वादर्जुनो ऽभवत्
He himself became a herdsman, a protector of fields, and by his yogic power, he became Arjuna, the bringer of rain.
यो ऽसौ बाहुसहस्रेण ज्याघातकठिनत्वचा भाति रश्मिसहस्रेण शारदेनेव भास्करः
He, with a thousand arms hardened by the string of the bow, shines with a thousand rays like the autumn sun.
एष नागं मनुष्येषु माहिष्मत्यां महाद्युतिः कर्कोटकसुतं जित्वा पुर्यां तत्र न्यवेशयत्
This illustrious one, having conquered the serpent Karkoṭaka’s son among men at Māhiṣmatī, settled him in that city.
एष वेगं समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले भजेत वै क्रीडन्नेव सुखोद्भिन्नः प्रतिस्रोतो महीपतिः
This king, in the rainy season, would playfully cross the rushing current of the ocean, delighting in the opposing stream.
ललता क्रीडता तेन प्रतिस्रग्दाममालिनी ऊर्मिभ्रुकुटिसंत्रासाच् चकिताभ्येति नर्मदा
As he sported on the shore, adorned with a garland of rival flowers, the Narmadā, frightened by the frown of his waves, approached timidly.
एको बाहुसहस्रेण वगाहे स महार्णवम् करोत्युद्वृत्तवेगां तु नर्मदां प्रावृडुद्धताम्
He alone, with a thousand arms, plunges into the great ocean and makes the Narmadā, swollen by the rains, surge with force.
तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण क्षोभ्यमाणे महोदधौ भवन्त्यतीव निश्चेष्टाः पातालस्था महासुराः
When the great ocean is agitated by his thousand arms, the mighty demons dwelling in the netherworld become utterly motionless.
चूर्णीकृतमहावीचिलीनमीनमहातिमिम् मारुताविद्धफेनौघम् आवर्ताक्षिप्तदुःसहम्
He churns the ocean with his thousand arms, scattering great waves, submerging fish and whales, and tossing up masses of foam struck by the wind, making it impassable.
करोत्यालोडयन्नेव दोःसहस्रेण सागरम् मन्दरक्षोभचकिता ह्य् अमृतोत्पादशङ्किताः
He stirs the ocean as if churning it with his thousand arms, so that the gods, startled like at the churning of Mandara, suspect the birth of nectar.
तदा निश्चलमूर्धानो भवन्ति च महोरगाः सायाह्ने कदलीखण्डा निर्वातस्तिमिता इव
Then the great serpents become motionless, their heads still, like banana trunks at sunset, stilled by the wind.
एवं बद्ध्वा धनुर्ज्यायाम् उत्सिक्तं पञ्चभिः शरैः लङ्कायां मोहयित्वा तु सबलं रावणं बलात्
Thus, having strung his bow and set it with five arrows, he bewildered Ravana and his army in Lanka by force.
निर्जित्य बद्ध्वा चानीय माहिष्मत्यां बबन्ध च ततो गत्वा पुलस्त्यस्तु ह्य् अर्जुनं संप्रसादयन्
Having conquered and bound him, he brought him to Mahishmati and imprisoned him; then Pulastya went to Arjuna, seeking to appease him.
मुमोच रक्षः पौलस्त्यं पुलस्त्येनेह सान्त्वितम् तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण बभूव ज्यातलस्वनः
Pulastya, having soothed Arjuna, released the Rakshasa; from his thousand arms arose the sound of the bowstring.
युगान्ताभ्रसहस्रस्य आस्फोटस्त्वशनेरिव अहो बत विधेर्वीर्यं भार्गवो ऽयं यदाछिनत्
It was like the thunderclap of a thousand clouds at the end of an age, or the crash of Indra’s bolt; alas, such is the power of fate, that Bhargava struck him down.
तद्वै सहस्रं बाहूनां हेमतालवनं यथा यत्रापवस्तु संक्रुद्धो ह्य् अर्जुनं शप्तवान्प्रभुः
That thousand arms, shining like golden palm trees, were severed there; enraged, the lord cursed Arjuna.
यस्माद्वनं प्रदग्धं वै विश्रुतं मम हैहय तस्मात्ते दुष्करं कर्म कृतमन्यो हरिष्यति
Because you, Haihaya, burned my renowned forest, therefore another will accomplish this difficult deed and take it from you.
छित्त्वा बाहुसहस्रं ते प्रथमं तरसा बली तपस्वी ब्राह्मणश्च त्वां स वधिष्यति भार्गव
Having first cut off your thousand arms with force, a powerful and ascetic Brahmin of the Bhargava line will slay you.
तस्य रामस्तदा त्व् आसीन् मृत्युः शापेन धीमतः वरश्चैव तु राजर्षेः स्वयमेव वृतः पुरा
At that time, Rama became his death by the curse of the wise, and this boon was formerly chosen by the royal sage himself.
तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीत् पञ्च तत्र महारथाः कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्मात्मानो महाबलाः
He had a hundred sons, among whom five were great chariot-warriors, skilled in weapons, strong, valiant, righteous, and mighty.
शूरसेनश्च शूरश्च धृष्टः क्रोष्टुस्तथैव च जयध्वजश्च वैकर्ता अवन्तिश्च विशांपते
O lord of men, Shurasena, Shura, Dhrishta, Kroshtri, Jayadhvaja, Vaikarta, and Avanti were among them.
जयध्वजस्य पुत्रस्तु तालजङ्घो महाबलः तस्य पुत्रशतान्येव तालजङ्घा इति श्रुताः
Jayadhvaja’s son was the mighty Talajangha; his own sons, known as the Talajanghas, numbered a hundred.
तेषां पञ्च कुलाः ख्याता हैहयानां महात्मनाम् वीतिहोत्राश्च शार्यातो भोजाश्चावन्तयस्तथा
Among those great Haihayas, five clans are renowned: the Vitihotras, Sharyatas, Bhojas, Avantis, and Vritihotras.