द्वितीय एष विप्रेंद्र महारौरवसंज्ञितः
The second, O foremost of Brahmins, is called Maharaurava.
रोरूयमाणैर्दाहार्तैः पच्यमानै र्हविर्भुजा
There, the suffering, burning, and wailing ones are cooked and devoured by fierce beings.
तृतीयोंऽधतमोनाम नरकः सुभयावहः
The third hell is called Andhatama, bringing terrible fear.
दुष्टेन चक्षुषा दृष्टाः परदारा नराधमैः
The lowest of men who look at the wives of others with wicked eyes—
चतुर्थोऽयं प्रतप्ताख्यो नरकः संप्रकीर्तितः
This fourth hell is known as Pratapata.
यैः कृता सततं निंदा गुरुदेवतपस्वि नाम्
It is for those who constantly slander teachers, gods, and ascetics.
एषोऽन्यः पंचमो नाम सुप्रसिद्धो विदारकः
This is another, the fifth, well-known as Vidaraka.
प्राणांतिकं पुरा दत्तं यैर्दुःखं प्राणिनां नरैः ६.२६.
Those men who once caused mortal suffering to living beings—
बीभत्सुरिति विख्यातः सप्तमो नरकाधमः
The seventh hell is infamous as Bibhatsu.
राजगामि च पैशुन्यं यैः कृतं सुदुरात्मभिः
Those evil-hearted ones who carried tales to the king—
कुत्सितोनाम विख्यातो द्विजायं चाष्टमोऽधमः
The eighth hell, known as Kutsita, is infamous for twice-born men.
गुरुदेवातिथिभ्यश्च स्वभृत्येभ्यो विशेषतः
Especially for those who wrong teachers, gods, guests, and their own servants.
एष दुर्गमनामा च नवमो द्विजसत्तम
This ninth hell is called Durgama, O best of twice-born.
एकसार्थप्रयाताय क्षुत्क्षामायावसीदते
It is for one who lets a starving traveler, emaciated by hunger, perish.
दशमोऽयं सुविख्यातो नरको नामदुः सहः
This tenth hell is well-known as Duhsaha.
ये पापाः परदारेषु रक्ता मिष्टामिषेषु वा
Those sinners who are attached to others' wives or to delicious meats—
एकादशोऽपरश्चायमाकर्षाख्यः प्रकीर्तितः
This is the eleventh, called Akarsha.
स्त्रीविप्रगुरुदेवानां वित्तं चाश्नंति ये नराः ६.२६.
Those men who consume the wealth of women, Brahmins, teachers, or gods—
संदंशो द्वादशश्चायं तथाऽभक्ष्यप्रभक्षकाः
This twelfth hell is called Samdamsa, for those who eat forbidden food.
एष त्रयोदशोनाम सुविख्यातो नियंत्रकः
This thirteenth hell is well-known as Niyantraka.
न्यासापहारकाः पापास्तत्र बद्धाश्च बंधनैः
Those sinful ones who steal sacred objects are bound there with fetters.
तथा चतुर्दशोनाम नरकोऽधोमुखः स्थितः
Likewise, there is a hell called 'Fourteen', situated facing downward.
अत्र चाधोमुखा बद्धा वृक्षशाखावलंबिताः
Here, those bound face downward, hanging from the branches of trees.
यूकामत्कुणदंशाद्यैः संकीर्णोऽयं द्विजोत्तम
This place is infested with lice, bugs, and biting insects, O best of twice-born.
कूटसाक्ष्यरतानां च तथैवानृतवादिनाम्
It is likewise for those devoted to false testimony and those who speak lies.
एष षोडश उद्दिष्टो नरको नाम क्षुद्रदः
This sixteenth hell is named 'Kṣudrada', as has been described.
तथा सप्तदशश्चायं क्षाराख्यो नरकः स्मृतः ६.२६.
Similarly, the seventeenth hell is known as 'Kṣāra', so it is remembered.
व्रतभंगकरा ये च ये च पाषण्डिनो नराः
Those who break vows and those men who are heretics,
एष चाष्टादशो नाम कथितश्च निदाघकः
This eighteenth hell is called 'Nidāgha', as has been told.
दूषयंति च ये शास्त्रं काव्यं विप्रं च कन्यकाम्
Those who corrupt scripture, poetry, a Brahmin, or a maiden,