The Origin of the Sword: Rudra and the Danavas

Verse 1 (12.164.1)

कथान्तरमथासाद्य खड्गयुद्धविशारदः । नकुलः शरतल्पस्थमिदमाह पितामहम् ॥

kathāntaramathāsādya khaḍgayuddhaviśāradaḥ | nakulaḥ śaratalpasthamidamāha pitāmaham

Then, at a pause in their talk, Nakula, who was skilled in fighting with the sword, said this to his grandsire lying on the bed of arrows:

Note on the text: Corrected स्वङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the sword is खड्ग, CE khaḍgayuddha). Corrected पितामहाम् → पितामहम् (misprint in Wikisource; accusative singular masculine, CE pitāmaham). Speaker heading printed on the page as वैशंपायन उवाच; spelled वैशम्पायन (standard spelling).

Verse 2 (12.164.2)

धनुः प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठमितिवादः पितामह । मतस्तु मम धर्मज्ञः खड्ग एव सुसंशितः ॥

dhanuḥ praharaṇaṃ śreṣṭhamitivādaḥ pitāmaha | matastu mama dharmajñaḥ khaḍga eva susaṃśitaḥ

"Grandsire, it is commonly said that the bow is the best of weapons. But in my judgment, O knower of dharma, it is the well-whetted sword.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 3 (12.164.3)

छिन्ने च कार्मुके राजन्प्रक्षीणेषु शरेषु च । खड्गेन शक्यते योद्धुमात्मानं परिरक्षितुम् ॥

chinne ca kārmuke rājanprakṣīṇeṣu śareṣu ca | khaḍgena śakyate yoddhumātmānaṃ parirakṣitum

When the bow is cut apart and the arrows are spent, O king, a man can still fight with the sword and protect himself.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)). Not matched by the alignment: line 1 is a variant of CE 12.160.3a (viśīrṇe kārmuke rājan prakṣīṇeṣu ca vājiṣu) and line 2 of CE 12.160.3c (khaḍgena śakyate yuddhe sādhv ātmā parirakṣitum); Wikisource reads छिन्ने … योद्धुमात्मानं. Both are good Sanskrit, so the Wikisource reading is kept.

Verse 4 (12.164.4)

शरासनधरांश्चैव गदाशक्तिधरांस्तदा । एकः खड्गधरो वीरः समर्थः प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥

śarāsanadharāṃścaiva gadāśaktidharāṃstadā | ekaḥ khaḍgadharo vīraḥ samarthaḥ pratibādhitum

Against men who carry bows, maces and spears, a single hero with a sword in his hand is able to hold them all back.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 5 (12.164.5)

अत्र मे संशयश्चैव कौतूहलमतीव च । किंस्वित्प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धेषु पार्थिव ॥

atra me saṃśayaścaiva kautūhalamatīva ca | kiṃsvitpraharaṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarvayuddheṣu pārthiva

Here I have a doubt, and a great curiosity as well: which weapon, O king, is the best in all battles?

Verse 6 (12.164.6)

कथं चोत्पादितः खड्गः कस्मै चार्थाय केन वा । पूर्वाचार्यं च खड्गस्य प्रब्रवीहि पितामह ॥

kathaṃ cotpāditaḥ khaḍgaḥ kasmai cārthāya kena vā | pūrvācāryaṃ ca khaḍgasya prabravīhi pitāmaha

How was the sword brought into being, for what purpose, and by whom? Tell me, grandsire, who was the first teacher of the sword."

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)). Corrected प्रव्रवीहि → प्रब्रवीहि (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब, CE prabrūhi).

Verse 7 (12.164.7)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः । स्वरकौशलसंयुक्तं सूक्ष्मचित्रार्थवत्सुखम् ॥

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādrīputrasya dhīmataḥ | svarakauśalasaṃyuktaṃ sūkṣmacitrārthavatsukham

Hearing these words of the wise son of Madri, spoken with skilful intonation, subtle, rich in varied meaning, and pleasing,

Note on the text: Speaker heading printed on the page as वैशंपायन उवाच; spelled वैशम्पायन (standard spelling).

Verse 8 (12.164.8)

ततस्तस्योत्तरं वाक्यं स्वरवर्णोपपादितम् । शिक्षया चोपपन्नाय द्रोणशिष्याय पृच्छते ॥

tatastasyottaraṃ vākyaṃ svaravarṇopapāditam | śikṣayā copapannāya droṇaśiṣyāya pṛcchate

a reply perfect in tone and syllable was then made to him as he asked, a pupil of Drona, well grounded in the training of speech and arms.

Verse 9 (12.164.9)

उवाच सर्वधर्मज्ञो धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः । शरतल्पगतो भीष्मो नकुलाय महात्मने ॥

uvāca sarvadharmajño dhanurvedasya pāragaḥ | śaratalpagato bhīṣmo nakulāya mahātmane

Bhishma, the knower of all dharma, master of the science of the bow, lying on his bed of arrows, spoke to the great-souled Nakula.

Verse 10 (12.164.10)

तत्त्वं शृणुष्व माद्रेय यथैतत्परिपृच्छसि । प्रबोधितोऽस्मि भवता धातुमानिव पर्वतः ॥

tattvaṃ śṛṇuṣva mādreya yathaitatparipṛcchasi | prabodhito'smi bhavatā dhātumāniva parvataḥ

Hear the truth, son of Madri, about what you ask. You have roused me, as one rouses a mountain rich in ores.

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Verse 11 (12.164.11)

सलिलैकार्णवं तात पुरा सर्वमभूदिदम् । अप्रज्ञातमनाकाशमनिर्देश्यमहीतलम् ॥

salilaikārṇavaṃ tāta purā sarvamabhūdidam | aprajñātamanākāśamanirdeśyamahītalam

In the beginning, my child, all this was a single ocean of water, with nothing to be discerned, no sky, and no earth or ground that could be pointed to,

Note on the text: The remaining two lines of the input row numbered 11 (see verse 10). Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 12.160.11a; line 2 is a variant of CE 12.160.11c (niṣprakampam anākāśam anirdeśyamahītalam; Wikisource अप्रज्ञातमनाकाशम्…), kept as a recension variant.

Verse 12 (12.164.12)

तमस्संवृतमस्पर्शमतिगम्भीरदर्शनम् । निःशब्दं चाप्रमेयं च तत्र जज्ञे पितामहः ॥

tamassaṃvṛtamasparśamatigambhīradarśanam | niḥśabdaṃ cāprameyaṃ ca tatra jajñe pitāmahaḥ

wrapped in darkness, beyond touch, terrible to look upon in its depth, soundless and immeasurable. There the Grandsire was born.

Verse 13 (12.164.13)

सोऽसृजद्वायुमग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान् । आकाशमसृजच्चोर्ध्वमधो भूमिं च नैर्ऋतिम् ॥

so'sṛjadvāyumagniṃ ca bhāskaraṃ cāpi vīryavān | ākāśamasṛjaccordhvamadho bhūmiṃ ca nairṛtim

That mighty one created wind, fire and the sun; he created the sky above, and below it the earth and the realm of Nirriti.

Note on the text: Corrected आकाशममृजच्चोर्ध्वमध्नो → आकाशमसृजच्चोर्ध्वमधो (misprint in Wikisource; no such verb form as अमृजत् here and अध्नो is not a word; CE asṛjat … adho).

Verse 14 (12.164.14)

ततः सचन्द्रतारं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा । संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान् ॥

tataḥ sacandratāraṃ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahāṃstathā | saṃvatsarānahorātrānṛtūnatha lavānkṣaṇān

Then he made the moon and stars, the constellations and the planets, and likewise the years, the days and nights, the seasons, and the small measures of time, the lavas and kshanas.

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Verse 15 (12.164.15)

ततः शरीरं लोकस्थं स्थापयित्वा पितामहः । जनयामास भगवान्पुत्रानुत्तमतेजसः ॥

tataḥ śarīraṃ lokasthaṃ sthāpayitvā pitāmahaḥ | janayāmāsa bhagavānputrānuttamatejasaḥ

Then, having established the body that rests in the worlds, the blessed Grandsire brought forth sons of supreme radiance:

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Verse 16 (12.164.16)

मरीचिं भृगुमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् । वसिष्ठाङ्गिरसौ चोभौ भरद्वाजं तथैव च ॥

marīciṃ bhṛgumatriṃ ca pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum | vasiṣṭhāṅgirasau cobhau bharadvājaṃ tathaiva ca

Marichi, Bhrigu, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, both Vasishtha and Angiras, and Bharadvaja as well.

Note on the text: Split from the input row numbered 16 (see verse 14). Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 12.160.16c (… rudraṃ ca prabhum īśvaram; Wikisource भरद्वाजं तथैव च), kept.

Verse 17 (12.164.17)

प्रजापतिस्तथा दक्षः कन्याः षष्टिमजीजनात् । ताश्च ब्रह्मर्षीन्सर्वान्प्रजार्थं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥

prajāpatistathā dakṣaḥ kanyāḥ ṣaṣṭimajījanāt | tāśca brahmarṣīnsarvānprajārthaṃ pratipedire

Then the lord of creatures, Daksha, begot sixty daughters, and those daughters went to all the brahmin-sages for the sake of offspring.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मर्पीन् → ब्रह्मर्षीन् (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, CE brahmarṣayaḥ).

Verse 18 (12.164.18)

ताभ्यो विश्वानि भूतानि देवाः पितृगणास्तथा । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव रक्षासि विविधानि च ॥

tābhyo viśvāni bhūtāni devāḥ pitṛgaṇāstathā | gandharvāpsarasaścaiva rakṣāsi vividhāni ca

From them came all beings: the gods and the hosts of the ancestors, the gandharvas and apsaras, and rakshasas of many kinds,

Verse 19 (12.164.19)

पतत्रिमृगमीनाश्च गावश्चैव महोरगाः । नानाकृतिबलाश्चान्ये जलक्षितिविचारिणः ॥

patatrimṛgamīnāśca gāvaścaiva mahoragāḥ | nānākṛtibalāścānye jalakṣitivicāriṇaḥ

birds, beasts and fishes, cattle, and great serpents, and others of many forms and strengths that move in the water and on the land;

Verse 20 (12.164.20)

उद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाश्चैव साण्डजाश्च जरायुजाः । जज्ञे तात जगत्सर्वं तथा स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥

udbhijjāḥ svedajāścaiva sāṇḍajāśca jarāyujāḥ | jajñe tāta jagatsarvaṃ tathā sthāvarajaṅgamam

those that spring from the earth, those born of sweat, the egg-born and the womb-born. Thus, dear child, the whole world arose, moving and unmoving.

Note on the text: Corrected अज्ञे → जज्ञे (misprint in Wikisource; the verb is जज्ञे "arose", CE jajñe).

Verse 21 (12.164.21)

अतः सर्गमिमं कृत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः । शाश्वतं वेदपठितं धर्मं च जुजुषे पुनः ॥

ataḥ sargamimaṃ kṛtvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ | śāśvataṃ vedapaṭhitaṃ dharmaṃ ca jujuṣe punaḥ

Having made this creation, the Grandsire of all the worlds then took delight again in eternal dharma, as recited in the Veda.

Note on the text: Corrected अश्वतं → शाश्वतं (misprint in Wikisource; a syllable has dropped out, CE śāśvataṃ). Corrected जुजुपे → जुजुषे (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष (जुजुषे, "took delight in")).

Verse 22 (12.164.22)

तस्मिन्धर्मे स्थिता देवाः सहाचार्यपुरोहिताः । आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः ससाध्या मरुदश्विनः ॥

tasmindharme sthitā devāḥ sahācāryapurohitāḥ | ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sasādhyā marudaśvinaḥ

In that dharma stood the gods together with their teachers and priests: the Adityas, Vasus and Rudras, with the Sadhyas, the Maruts and the Ashvins;

Note on the text: Restored स्मन्धर्मे → तस्मिन्धर्मे (the start of the line is lost in Wikisource; restored from CE 12.160.22a tasmin dharme). Restored ---त्या → आदित्या (letters lost in Wikisource ("---"); restored from CE 12.160.22c ādityā). Split from the input row numbered 23: the input merged the page's verses 22 and 23 into one row (leaving a stray inline number "22"); split at the page's own verse-end mark. Lines = CE 12.160.22a, 22c.

Verse 23 (12.164.23)

भृग्वत्र्यङ्गिरसः सिद्धाः कश्यपश्च तपोधनाः । वसिष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा नारदपर्वतौ ॥

bhṛgvatryaṅgirasaḥ siddhāḥ kaśyapaśca tapodhanāḥ | vasiṣṭhagautamāgastyāstathā nāradaparvatau

Bhrigu, Atri and the Angirases, the Siddhas, and Kashyapa, rich in austerity; Vasishtha, Gautama and Agastya; and Narada and Parvata;

Note on the text: Restored भृ---त्र्यङ्गिरसः → भृग्वत्र्यङ्गिरसः (letters lost in Wikisource ("---"); restored from CE 12.160.23a bhṛgvatryaṅgirasaḥ). Restored वष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा → वसिष्ठगौतमागस्त्यास्तथा (a syllable lost in Wikisource; restored from CE 12.160.23c vasiṣṭhagautamāgastyās). Split from the input row numbered 23 (see verse 22). Lines = CE 12.160.23a, 23c.

Verse 24 (12.164.24)

ऋषयो बालखिल्याश्च प्रभासाः सिकतास्तथा । घृताचाः सोमवायव्या वैश्वानरमरीचिपाः ॥

ṛṣayo bālakhilyāśca prabhāsāḥ sikatāstathā | ghṛtācāḥ somavāyavyā vaiśvānaramarīcipāḥ

the sages, the Valakhilyas, the Prabhasas and the Sikatas, the Ghritachas, the Somavayavyas, and the Vaishvanaras and Marichipas;

Note on the text: Restored क्रयो → ऋषयो (not a word in context, the start of the line is damaged; restored from CE 12.160.24a ṛṣayo). Restored घृगाच्या → घृताचाः (not a word, damaged; restored from CE 12.160.24c ghṛtācāḥ).

Verse 25 (12.164.25)

अकृष्टाश्चैव हंसाश्च ऋषयो वाऽग्नियोनयः । वानप्रस्थाः पृश्नयश्च स्थिता ब्रह्मानुशासने ॥

akṛṣṭāścaiva haṃsāśca ṛṣayo vā'gniyonayaḥ | vānaprasthāḥ pṛśnayaśca sthitā brahmānuśāsane

the Akrishtas and the Hamsas, the sages born of fire, the forest-dwellers and the Prishnis: all of them stood under Brahma's rule.

Note on the text: Restored करूपाश्चैव → अकृष्टाश्चैव (not a word in context, damaged; restored from CE 12.160.25a akṛṣṭāś caiva). Restored ---पप्रस्थाः → वानप्रस्थाः (letters lost in Wikisource ("---"); restored from CE 12.160.25c vānaprasthāḥ (the page note also gives वानप्रस्थाः as the झ. reading)). In the critical edition line 1 reads akṛṣṭāś caiva haṃsāś ca; Wikisource's करूपाश्चैव is damaged and has been restored to that reading.

Verse 26 (12.164.26)

दानवेन्द्रास्त्वतिक्रम्य तत्पितामहशासनम् । धर्मस्यापनयं चक्रुः क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः ॥

dānavendrāstvatikramya tatpitāmahaśāsanam | dharmasyāpanayaṃ cakruḥ krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ

But the lords of the danavas, transgressing the Grandsire's command, filled with anger and greed, set about undoing dharma.

Verse 27 (12.164.27)

हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव हिरण्याक्षो विरोचनः । शम्बरो विप्रचित्तिश्च प्रह्लादो नमुचिर्बलिः ॥

hiraṇyakaśipuścaiva hiraṇyākṣo virocanaḥ | śambaro vipracittiśca prahlādo namucirbaliḥ

Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Virochana, Shambara, Vipracitti, Prahlada, Namuci and Bali,

Verse 28 (12.164.28)

एते चान्ये च बहवः सगणा दैत्यदानवाः । धर्मसेतुमतिक्रम्य रेमिरेऽधर्मनिश्चयाः ॥

ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sagaṇā daityadānavāḥ | dharmasetumatikramya remire'dharmaniścayāḥ

these and many other daityas and danavas, each with his following, crossed the dam of dharma and revelled, set on adharma.

Verse 29 (12.164.29)

सर्वे तुल्याभिजातीया यथा देवास्तथा वयम् । इत्येवं हेतुमास्थाय स्पर्धमानाः सुरर्षिभिः ॥

sarve tulyābhijātīyā yathā devāstathā vayam | ityevaṃ hetumāsthāya spardhamānāḥ surarṣibhiḥ

"We are all of equal birth; as the gods are, so are we." Taking this as their reason, and vying with the gods and the sages,

Verse 30 (12.164.30)

न प्रियं नाप्यनुक्रोशं चक्रुर्भूतेषु भारत । त्रीनुपायानतिक्रम्य दण्डेन रुरुधुः प्रजाः ॥

na priyaṃ nāpyanukrośaṃ cakrurbhūteṣu bhārata | trīnupāyānatikramya daṇḍena rurudhuḥ prajāḥ

they showed no kindness or compassion toward living beings, O Bharata. Passing over the three expedients, they kept the people down by force.

Verse 31 (12.164.31)

न जग्मुः संविदं तैश्च दर्पादसुरसत्तमाः । अथ वै भगवान्ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः ॥

na jagmuḥ saṃvidaṃ taiśca darpādasurasattamāḥ | atha vai bhagavānbrahmā sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ

Those proud chiefs of the asuras would not come to terms with them. Then the blessed Brahma, honoured by all the worlds,

Note on the text: Lines: line 1 = CE 12.160.30e (na jagmuḥ saṃvidaṃ taiś ca darpād asurasattamāḥ); line 2 is a variant of CE 12.160.31a (atha vai bhagavān brahmā brahmarṣibhir upasthitaḥ; Wikisource … सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः).

Verse 32 (12.164.32)

तदा हिमवतः पृष्ठे सुरम्ये पद्मतारके । शतयोजनविस्तारे मणिमुक्ताचयाचिते ॥

tadā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe suramye padmatārake | śatayojanavistāre maṇimuktācayācite

on the back of the Himalaya, in a lovely place called Padmataraka, a hundred yojanas wide and strewn with jewels and pearls,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.31c, 32a.

Verse 33 (12.164.33)

तस्मिन्गिरिवरे पुत्र पुष्पितद्रुमकानने । तस्थौ स विबुधश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मा लोकार्थसिद्धये ॥

tasmingirivare putra puṣpitadrumakānane | tasthau sa vibudhaśreṣṭho brahmā lokārthasiddhaye

on that best of mountains, my son, in a grove of flowering trees, took his place, that foremost of the gods, Brahma, for the success of the world's purpose.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.32c, 32e.

Verse 34 (12.164.34)

ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत्प्रभुः । विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथोक्तेनोपपादितम् ॥

tato varṣasahasrānte vitānamakarotprabhuḥ | vidhinā kalpadṛṣṭena yathoktenopapāditam

At the end of a thousand years the lord set up a sacrificial enclosure, laid out by the rule seen in the kalpa texts and as prescribed,

Verse 35 (12.164.35)

ऋषिभिर्यज्ञपटुभिर्यथावत्कर्मकर्तृभिः । मरुद्भिः परिसंकीर्णं दीप्यमानैश्च पावकैः ॥

ṛṣibhiryajñapaṭubhiryathāvatkarmakartṛbhiḥ | marudbhiḥ parisaṃkīrṇaṃ dīpyamānaiśca pāvakaiḥ

thronged with sages skilled in sacrifice who performed the rites as is proper, with the Maruts, and with blazing fires,

Verse 36 (12.164.36)

काञ्चनैर्यज्ञभाण्डैश्च भ्राजिष्णुभिरलंकृतम् । वृतं देवगणैश्चैव प्रबभौ यज्ञमण्डलम् ॥

kāñcanairyajñabhāṇḍaiśca bhrājiṣṇubhiralaṃkṛtam | vṛtaṃ devagaṇaiścaiva prababhau yajñamaṇḍalam

adorned with golden sacrificial vessels that gleamed, and surrounded by hosts of gods: the sacrificial ground shone,

Verse 37 (12.164.37)

तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम् । अत्र घोरतमं वृत्तमृषीणां मे परिश्रुतम् ॥

tathā brahmarṣibhiścaiva sadasyairupaśobhitam | atra ghoratamaṃ vṛttamṛṣīṇāṃ me pariśrutam

and was graced by brahmin-sages as members of the assembly. There a most dreadful event took place, which I have heard from the sages.

Verse 38 (12.164.38)

चन्द्रमा विमलं व्योम यथाऽभ्युदिततारकम् । विदार्याग्निं तथा भूतमुत्थितं श्रूयते तदा ॥

candramā vimalaṃ vyoma yathā'bhyuditatārakam | vidāryāgniṃ tathā bhūtamutthitaṃ śrūyate tadā

Like the moon in a clear sky among the risen stars, a being is said to have risen then, splitting the sacrificial fire.

Verse 39 (12.164.39)

नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं कृशोदरम् । प्रांशुमुद्धर्षणं चापि तथैव ह्यमितौजसम् ॥

nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ kṛśodaram | prāṃśumuddharṣaṇaṃ cāpi tathaiva hyamitaujasam

He was dark as a blue lotus, with sharp fangs and a lean belly, tall, terrifying, and of boundless might.

Note on the text: Corrected लोनीत्पल → नीलोत्पल (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed, CE nīlotpala).

Verse 40 (12.164.40)

अस्मिन्नुत्पद्यमाने च प्रचचाल वसुंधरा । महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे स महोदधिः ॥

asminnutpadyamāne ca pracacāla vasuṃdharā | mahormikalilāvartaścukṣubhe sa mahodadhiḥ

As he arose, the earth shook, and the great ocean, with its huge waves and whirlpools, was stirred up.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रचचास → प्रचचाल (misprint in Wikisource; स for ल, CE pracacāla). Corrected महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्रुक्षुभे → महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे (misprint in Wikisource; श्रु for श्चु, CE cukṣubhe).

Verse 41 (12.164.41)

पेतुश्चोत्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः । अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ । मुहुर्मुहुश्च भूतानि प्राव्यथन्त भयात्तथा ॥

petuścotkā mahotpātāḥ śākhāśca mumucurdrumāḥ | aprasannā diśaḥ sarvāḥ pavanaścāśivo vavau | muhurmuhuśca bhūtāni prāvyathanta bhayāttathā

Meteors fell, great portents appeared, and the trees shed their branches. All the quarters were clouded, an ill-boding wind blew, and again and again the creatures trembled with fear.

Verse 42 (12.164.42)

ततः स तुमुलं दृष्ट्वा तद्भूतं समुपस्थितम् । महर्षिसुरगन्धर्वानुवाचेदं पितामहः ॥

tataḥ sa tumulaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadbhūtaṃ samupasthitam | maharṣisuragandharvānuvācedaṃ pitāmahaḥ

Then, seeing that fearful being standing before him, the Grandsire said to the great sages, the gods and the gandharvas:

Verse 43 (12.164.43)

मयैवं चिन्तितं भूतमसिर्नामैष वीर्यवान् । रक्षणार्थाय लोकस्य वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥

mayaivaṃ cintitaṃ bhūtamasirnāmaiṣa vīryavān | rakṣaṇārthāya lokasya vadhāya ca suradviṣām

"I conceived this being in my mind. He is called the Sword, a mighty one, made for the protection of the world and the slaying of the enemies of the gods."

Verse 44 (12.164.44)

ततस्तद्रूपमुत्सृज्य बभौ निस्त्रिंश एव सः । विमलस्तीक्ष्णधारश्च कालान्तक इवोद्यतः ॥

tatastadrūpamutsṛjya babhau nistriṃśa eva saḥ | vimalastīkṣṇadhāraśca kālāntaka ivodyataḥ

Then, giving up that form, he shone as the sword itself, spotless and keen-edged, raised up like Death the ender.

Note on the text: Corrected तद्रुपमुत्सृज्य → तद्रूपमुत्सृज्य (misprint in Wikisource; short vowel in रूप).

Verse 45 (12.164.45)

ततस्तं नीलकण्ठाय रुद्रायर्षभकेतवे । ब्रह्मा ददावसिं तीक्ष्णमधर्मप्रतिवारणम् ॥

tatastaṃ nīlakaṇṭhāya rudrāyarṣabhaketave | brahmā dadāvasiṃ tīkṣṇamadharmaprativāraṇam

Then Brahma gave that keen sword, the restrainer of adharma, to Rudra, the blue-throated, whose banner bears the bull.

Verse 46 (12.164.46)

ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो ब्रह्मर्षिगणपूजितः । प्रगृह्यासिममेयात्मा रूपमन्यच्चकार ह ॥

tataḥ sa bhagavānrudro brahmarṣigaṇapūjitaḥ | pragṛhyāsimameyātmā rūpamanyaccakāra ha

Then the blessed Rudra, honoured by the hosts of brahmin-sages, whose nature is beyond measure, took up the sword and assumed another form:

Note on the text: Corrected प्रगृह्मासिम → प्रगृह्यासिम (misprint in Wikisource; ह्म for ह्य, CE pragṛhyāsim).

Verse 47 (12.164.47)

चतुर्बाहुः स्पृशन्मूर्ध्ना भूमिष्ठोऽपि दिशो दश । ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्महाबाहुर्मुखाज्ज्वालाः समुत्सृजन् ॥

caturbāhuḥ spṛśanmūrdhnā bhūmiṣṭho'pi diśo daśa | ūrdhvadṛṣṭirmahābāhurmukhājjvālāḥ samutsṛjan

four-armed, though standing on the ground touching the ten quarters with his head, his eyes turned upward, mighty-armed, pouring flames from his mouth,

Verse 48 (12.164.48)

विकुर्वन्बहुधा वर्णान्नीलपाण्डुरलोहितान् । बिभ्रत्कृष्णाजिनं वासो हेमप्रवरतारकम् ॥

vikurvanbahudhā varṇānnīlapāṇḍuralohitān | bibhratkṛṣṇājinaṃ vāso hemapravaratārakam

changing his hues in many ways, blue, pale and red, and wearing a black antelope skin set with stars of fine gold.

Note on the text: Lines: line 1 = CE 12.160.46e; line 2 = CE 12.160.47a.

Verse 49 (12.164.49)

नेत्रं चैकं ललाटस्थं भास्करप्रतिमं महत् । शुशुभाते सुविमले द्वे नेत्रे कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥

netraṃ caikaṃ lalāṭasthaṃ bhāskarapratimaṃ mahat | śuśubhāte suvimale dve netre kṛṣṇapiṅgale

On his forehead was one great eye, like the sun, and his other two eyes, dark and tawny, shone clear.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.47c, 47e.

Verse 50 (12.164.50)

ततो देवो महादेवः शूलपाणिर्भगाक्षिहा । संप्रगृह्य तु निस्त्रिंशं कालाग्निसमवर्चसम् ॥

tato devo mahādevaḥ śūlapāṇirbhagākṣihā | saṃpragṛhya tu nistriṃśaṃ kālāgnisamavarcasam

Then the god Mahadeva, trident in hand, destroyer of Bhaga's eyes, took up the sword, blazing like the fire of time,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.48a, 48c.

Verse 51 (12.164.51)

त्रिकूटं चर्म चोद्यम्य सविद्युतमिवाम्बुदम् । चचार विविधान्मार्गान्दानवान्तचिकीर्षया । विधुन्वन्नसिमाकाशे तथा युद्धचिकीर्षया ॥

trikūṭaṃ carma codyamya savidyutamivāmbudam | cacāra vividhānmārgāndānavāntacikīrṣayā | vidhunvannasimākāśe tathā yuddhacikīrṣayā

raised his three-peaked shield, like a cloud with lightning, and ranged by many paths, wishing to make an end of the danavas, brandishing the sword in the sky, eager for battle.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.49a, 49c, 49e (line 2 is a variant of 49c).

Verse 52 (12.164.52)

तस्य नादं विनदतो महाहासं च मुञ्चतः । बभौ प्रतिभयं रूपं तदा रुद्रस्य भारत ॥

tasya nādaṃ vinadato mahāhāsaṃ ca muñcataḥ | babhau pratibhayaṃ rūpaṃ tadā rudrasya bhārata

As he roared aloud and let out a great laugh, O Bharata, that form of Rudra became terrifying.

Verse 53 (12.164.53)

तद्रूपधारिणं रुद्रं रौद्रकर्मचिकीर्षया । निशाम्य दानवाः सर्वे हृष्टाः समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥

tadrūpadhāriṇaṃ rudraṃ raudrakarmacikīrṣayā | niśāmya dānavāḥ sarve hṛṣṭāḥ samabhidudruvuḥ

Seeing Rudra in that form, bent on terrible deeds, all the danavas rushed at him, exulting.

Verse 54 (12.164.54)

अश्मभिश्चाम्यवर्षन्त प्रदीप्तैश्च तथोल्मुकैः । घोरैः प्रहरणैश्चान्यैः क्षुरधारैरयस्मयैः ॥

aśmabhiścāmyavarṣanta pradīptaiśca tatholmukaiḥ | ghoraiḥ praharaṇaiścānyaiḥ kṣuradhārairayasmayaiḥ

They rained stones on him, and blazing brands, and other dreadful weapons, razor-edged and made of iron.

Verse 55 (12.164.55)

ततस्तु दानवानीकं संप्रणेतृकमप्युत । खड्गं दृष्ट्वा बलाधूतं प्रमुमोह चचाल च ॥

tatastu dānavānīkaṃ saṃpraṇetṛkamapyuta | khaḍgaṃ dṛṣṭvā balādhūtaṃ pramumoha cacāla ca

Then the army of the danavas, though it had its leaders, seeing the sword, was shaken by its force; it reeled, bewildered.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 56 (12.164.56)

चित्रं शीघ्रपदत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिपाणिनम् । तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे ॥

citraṃ śīghrapadatvācca carantamasipāṇinam | tamekamasurāḥ sarve sahasramiti menire

Because he moved so swiftly and so wondrously, sword in hand, all the asuras took that one man for a thousand.

Verse 57 (12.164.57)

छिन्दन्भिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्प्रमथन्नपि । अचरद्वैरिसङ्घेषु दावाग्निरिव कक्षगः ॥

chindanbhindanrujankṛntandārayanpramathannapi | acaradvairisaṅgheṣu dāvāgniriva kakṣagaḥ

Cutting, splitting, breaking, hewing, tearing and crushing, he ranged among the hosts of his enemies like a forest fire through dry grass.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रथमन्नपि → प्रमथन्नपि (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed (प्रमथन् "crushing"), CE pramathann api).

Verse 58 (12.164.58)

असिवेगप्रभग्नास्ते छिन्नबाहूरुवक्षसः । उत्तमाङ्गप्रकृत्ताश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महाबलाः ॥

asivegaprabhagnāste chinnabāhūruvakṣasaḥ | uttamāṅgaprakṛttāśca petururvyāṃ mahābalāḥ

Shattered by the force of the sword, their arms, thighs and chests cut through and their heads sliced off, those mighty ones fell upon the earth.

Verse 59 (12.164.59)

अपरे दानवा भग्नाः खड्गधारावपीडिताः । अन्योन्यमभिनर्दन्तो दिशः संप्रतिपेदिरे ॥

apare dānavā bhagnāḥ khaḍgadhārāvapīḍitāḥ | anyonyamabhinardanto diśaḥ saṃpratipedire

Other danavas, broken and tormented by the edge of the sword, bellowing to one another, fled in all directions.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 60 (12.164.60)

भूमिं केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानपरे तथा । अपरे जग्मुराकाशमपरेऽम्भः समाविशन् ॥

bhūmiṃ kecitpraviviśuḥ parvatānapare tathā | apare jagmurākāśamapare'mbhaḥ samāviśan

Some entered the earth, others the mountains; others went to the sky, and others plunged into the water.

Note on the text: Corrected जग्मुराकासमपरे → जग्मुराकाशमपरे (misprint in Wikisource; स for श, CE ākāśam).

Verse 61 (12.164.61)

तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे । बभूव भूः प्रतिभया मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥

tasminmahati saṃvṛtte samare bhṛśadāruṇe | babhūva bhūḥ pratibhayā māṃsaśoṇitakardamā

When that great and exceedingly dreadful battle had come about, the earth, terrible to see, became a mire of flesh and blood.

Verse 62 (12.164.62)

दानवानां शरीरैश्च पतितैः शोणितोक्षितैः । समाकीर्णा महाबाहो शैलैरिव सकिंशुकैः ॥

dānavānāṃ śarīraiśca patitaiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ | samākīrṇā mahābāho śailairiva sakiṃśukaiḥ

Strewn with the fallen bodies of the danavas, drenched in blood, O mighty-armed, it looked like hills covered with flowering kimshuka trees.

Verse 63 (12.164.63)

रुधिरेण परिक्लिन्ना प्रबभौ वसुधा तदा । रक्तार्द्रवसना श्यामा नारीव मदविह्वला ॥

rudhireṇa pariklinnā prababhau vasudhā tadā | raktārdravasanā śyāmā nārīva madavihvalā

Soaked with blood, the earth then shone like a dark woman in garments wet with red, reeling with intoxication.

Note on the text: Split from the input row numbered 64: the input merged the page’s verses 63 and 64 into one row (leaving a stray inline number "63"); split at the page’s own verse-end marks. The backtick marks around the verse (the page prints it in `…`, as an interpolation) are removed. Lines = CE 12.160.61a, 61c.

Verse 64 (12.164.64)

स रुद्रो दानवान्हत्वा कृत्वा धर्मोत्तरं जगत् । रौद्रं रूपमथाक्षिप्य चक्रे रूपं शिवं शिवः ॥

sa rudro dānavānhatvā kṛtvā dharmottaraṃ jagat | raudraṃ rūpamathākṣipya cakre rūpaṃ śivaṃ śivaḥ

Having slain the danavas and made the world one where dharma prevails, Rudra, the auspicious, cast off his terrible form and took again his gentle, auspicious form.

Note on the text: Corrected रुपम → रूपम (misprint in Wikisource; short vowel in रूप). Split from the input row numbered 64 (see verse 63); this verse keeps the second half of the row.

Verse 65 (12.164.65)

ततो महर्षयः सर्वे सर्वे देवगणास्तथा । जयेनाद्भुतकल्पेन देवदेवमथास्तुवन् ॥

tato maharṣayaḥ sarve sarve devagaṇāstathā | jayenādbhutakalpena devadevamathāstuvan

Then all the great sages and all the hosts of the gods praised the God of gods for his wondrous victory.

Verse 66 (12.164.66)

ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो दानवक्षतजोक्षितम् । असिं धर्मस्य गोप्तारं ददौ सत्कृत्य विष्णवे ॥

tataḥ sa bhagavānrudro dānavakṣatajokṣitam | asiṃ dharmasya goptāraṃ dadau satkṛtya viṣṇave

Then the blessed Rudra, with respect, gave to Vishnu the sword, spattered with the blood of the danavas, the guardian of dharma.

Verse 67 (12.164.67)

विष्णुर्मरीचये प्रादान्मरीचिर्भार्गवाय तम् । महर्षिभ्यो ददौ खड्गमृषयो वासवाय च ॥

viṣṇurmarīcaye prādānmarīcirbhārgavāya tam | maharṣibhyo dadau khaḍgamṛṣayo vāsavāya ca

Vishnu gave it to Marichi, and Marichi to Bhargava; he gave the sword to the great sages, and the sages gave it to Vasava.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 68 (12.164.68)

महेन्द्रो लोकपालेभ्यो लोकपालास्तु पुत्रक । मनवे सूर्यपुत्राय ददुः खड्गं सुविस्तरम् ॥

mahendro lokapālebhyo lokapālāstu putraka | manave sūryaputrāya daduḥ khaḍgaṃ suvistaram

Mahendra gave it to the guardians of the worlds, and the guardians of the worlds, my son, gave the long sword to Manu, the son of the Sun.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)). Corrected लोकपाला तु → लोकपालास्तु (misprint in Wikisource; a letter dropped, CE lokapālās tu).

Verse 69 (12.164.69)

ऊचुश्चैनं तथा वाक्यं मानुषाणां त्वमीश्वरः । असिना धर्मगर्भेण पालयस्व प्रजा इति ॥

ūcuścainaṃ tathā vākyaṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ tvamīśvaraḥ | asinā dharmagarbheṇa pālayasva prajā iti

And they said to him: "You are the lord of men; protect the people with this sword, whose womb is dharma."

Verse 70 (12.164.70)

धर्मसेतुमतिक्रान्ताः स्थूलसूक्ष्मार्थकारणात् । विभज्य दण्डं रक्ष्याः स्युर्धर्मतो न यदृच्छया ॥

dharmasetumatikrāntāḥ sthūlasūkṣmārthakāraṇāt | vibhajya daṇḍaṃ rakṣyāḥ syurdharmato na yadṛcchayā

"Those who cross the bounds of dharma, for reasons great or small, should be dealt with by assigning punishment according to dharma, and not at one's whim.

Verse 71 (12.164.71)

दुर्वाचा निग्रहो दण्डो हिरण्यबहुलस्तथा । व्यङ्गता च शरीरस्य वधो नाल्पस्य करणात् ॥

durvācā nigraho daṇḍo hiraṇyabahulastathā | vyaṅgatā ca śarīrasya vadho nālpasya karaṇāt

Reproof by harsh words, punishment, a heavy fine in gold, maiming of the body, and death, but never death for a slight cause.

Verse 72 (12.164.72)

असेरेतानि रूपाणि दुर्वाचादीनि निर्दिशेत् । असेरेवं प्रमाणानि परमाण्यभ्यतिक्रमात् ॥

aseretāni rūpāṇi durvācādīni nirdiśet | aserevaṃ pramāṇāni paramāṇyabhyatikramāt

These are the forms of the sword, to be laid down beginning with harsh words; and so the measures of the sword grow most severe as the transgression is greater."

Note on the text: Corrected दुर्वारादीनि नि दशेत् → दुर्वाचादीनि निर्दिशेत् (misprint in Wikisource; "नि दशेत्" is not a word and दुर्वार- misreads दुर्वाच-; CE durvācādīni nirdiśet, and the page note gives दुर्वागादीनि निर्दिशेत् as the ट. ड. reading).

Verse 73 (12.164.73)

अभिषिच्याथ पुत्रं स्वं प्रजानामधिपं ततः । मनुः प्रजानां रक्षार्थं क्षुपाय प्रददावसिम् ॥

abhiṣicyātha putraṃ svaṃ prajānāmadhipaṃ tataḥ | manuḥ prajānāṃ rakṣārthaṃ kṣupāya pradadāvasim

Then Manu, having installed his own son as lord of the people, gave the sword to Kshupa for the protection of the people.

Verse 74 (12.164.74)

क्षुपाज्जग्राह चेक्ष्वाकुरिक्ष्वाकोश्च पुरूरवाः । आयुश्च तस्माल्लेभे तं नहुषश्च ततो भुवि ॥

kṣupājjagrāha cekṣvākurikṣvākośca purūravāḥ | āyuśca tasmāllebhe taṃ nahuṣaśca tato bhuvi

Ikshvaku received it from Kshupa, and Pururavas from Ikshvaku; Ayu got it from him, and then Nahusha on earth.

Note on the text: Corrected तस्माल्लोभे तं → तस्माल्लेभे तं (misprint in Wikisource; लोभे for लेभे ("obtained"), CE lebhe).

Verse 75 (12.164.75)

ययातिर्नहुषाच्चापि पूरुस्तस्माच्च लब्धवान् । आधूर्तश्च गयस्तस्मात्ततो भूमिशयो नृपः ॥

yayātirnahuṣāccāpi pūrustasmācca labdhavān | ādhūrtaśca gayastasmāttato bhūmiśayo nṛpaḥ

Yayati got it from Nahusha, and Puru from him; then Adhurta, and from him Gaya, and after that King Bhumishaya.

Verse 76 (12.164.76)

भरतश्चापि दौष्यन्तिर्लेभे भूमिशयादसिम् । तस्माल्लेभे च धर्मज्ञो राजन्नैलबिलस्तथा ॥

bharataścāpi dauṣyantirlebhe bhūmiśayādasim | tasmāllebhe ca dharmajño rājannailabilastathā

Bharata, the son of Dushyanta, received the sword from Bhumishaya, and from him in turn the dharma-knowing Ailabila received it, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected तस्माल्लोभे च → तस्माल्लेभे च (misprint in Wikisource; लोभे for लेभे ("obtained"), CE lebhe).

Verse 77 (12.164.77)

ततस्त्वैलबिलाल्लेभे धुन्धुमारो नरेश्वरः । धुन्धुमाराच्च काम्भोजो मुचुकुन्दस्ततोऽभजत् ॥

tatastvailabilāllebhe dhundhumāro nareśvaraḥ | dhundhumārācca kāmbhojo mucukundastato'bhajat

Then from Ailabila the lord of men Dhundhumara received it; from Dhundhumara, Kamboja; and from him Muchukunda took it.

Verse 78 (12.164.78)

मुचुकुन्दान्मरुत्तश्च मरुत्तादपि रैवतः । रैवताद्युवनाश्वश्च युवनाश्वात्ततो रघुः ॥

mucukundānmaruttaśca maruttādapi raivataḥ | raivatādyuvanāśvaśca yuvanāśvāttato raghuḥ

From Muchukunda, Marutta; from Marutta, Raivata; from Raivata, Yuvanashva; and from Yuvanashva, Raghu.

Verse 79 (12.164.79)

इक्ष्वाकुवंशजस्तस्माद्धरिणाश्वः प्रतापवान् । हरिणाश्वादसिं लेभे शुनकः शुनकादपि ॥

ikṣvākuvaṃśajastasmāddhariṇāśvaḥ pratāpavān | hariṇāśvādasiṃ lebhe śunakaḥ śunakādapi

From him, the mighty Harinashva, born in the line of Ikshvaku; Shunaka received the sword from Harinashva, and then from Shunaka,

Verse 80 (12.164.80)

उशीनरो वै धर्मात्मा तस्माद्भोजाः सयादवाः । यदुभ्यश्च शिबिर्लेभे शिबेश्चापि प्रतर्दनः ॥

uśīnaro vai dharmātmā tasmādbhojāḥ sayādavāḥ | yadubhyaśca śibirlebhe śibeścāpi pratardanaḥ

the righteous Ushinara; from him the Bhojas with the Yadavas; Shibi received it from the Yadus, and Pratardana from Shibi.

Verse 81 (12.164.81)

प्रतर्दनादष्टकश्च रुशदश्वोऽष्टकादपि । रुशदश्वाद्भरद्वाजो द्रोणस्तस्मात्कृपस्ततः । ततस्त्वं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं परमासिमवाप्तवान् ॥

pratardanādaṣṭakaśca ruśadaśvo'ṣṭakādapi | ruśadaśvādbharadvājo droṇastasmātkṛpastataḥ | tatastvaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ paramāsimavāptavān

From Pratardana, Ashtaka; from Ashtaka, Rushadashva; from Rushadashva, Bharadvaja; from him Drona, and then Kripa; and then you, with your brothers, obtained the supreme sword.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 12.160.79a, 79c, 79e.

Verse 82 (12.164.82)

कृत्तिकास्तस्य नक्षत्रमसेरग्निश्च दैवतम् । रोहिण्यो गोत्रमस्याथ रुद्राश्च गुरुसत्तमाः ॥

kṛttikāstasya nakṣatramaseragniśca daivatam | rohiṇyo gotramasyātha rudrāśca gurusattamāḥ

Its constellation is Krittika, and its deity is Agni; the Rohinis are its clan, and the Rudras are its foremost teachers.

Verse 83 (12.164.83)

असेरष्टौ हि नामानि रहस्यानि निबोध मे । पाण्डवेय सदा यानि कीर्तयँल्लभते जयम् ॥

aseraṣṭau hi nāmāni rahasyāni nibodha me | pāṇḍaveya sadā yāni kīrtayam̐llabhate jayam

Now learn from me the eight secret names of the sword, son of Pandu, by reciting which one always wins victory.

Verse 84 (12.164.84)

असिर्विशसनः खड्गस्तीक्ष्णचर्मा दुरासदः । श्रीगर्भो विजयश्चैव धर्मपालस्तथैव च ॥

asirviśasanaḥ khaḍgastīkṣṇacarmā durāsadaḥ | śrīgarbho vijayaścaiva dharmapālastathaiva ca

Asi, Vishasana, Khadga, Tikshnacharma, Durasada, Shrigarbha, Vijaya, and Dharmapala.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)).

Verse 85 (12.164.85)

अग्र्यः प्रहरणानां च खड्गो भुवि परिश्रुतः । महेश्वरप्रणीतश्च पुराणे निश्चयं गतः । एतानि चैव नामानि पुराणे निश्चितानि वै ॥

agryaḥ praharaṇānāṃ ca khaḍgo bhuvi pariśrutaḥ | maheśvarapraṇītaśca purāṇe niścayaṃ gataḥ | etāni caiva nāmāni purāṇe niścitāni vai

The sword is the chief of weapons, renowned on earth, devised by Maheshvara, and established as such in the Purana. And these names, too, are fixed in the Purana.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग (misprint in Wikisource; the word is खड्ग (CE khaḍga)). Split from the input row numbered 86: the input merged the page’s verses 85 and 86 into one row (leaving a stray inline number "85"); split at the page’s own verse-end marks. Backtick and quote marks around line 3 (`…`) removed. Line 3 is the CE star passage 12.160.083d*0421_01 (etāni caiva nāmāni purāṇe niścitāni vai); lines 1-2 are CE 12.160.83a, 83c (line 1 differs: CE agryaḥ praharaṇānāṃ ca khaḍgo mādravatīsuta).

Verse 86 (12.164.86)

पृथुस्तूत्पादयामास धनुराद्यमरिंदमः । तेनेयं पृथिवी दुग्धा सस्यानि सुबहून्यपि । धर्मेण च यथापूर्वं वैन्येन परिरक्षिता ॥

pṛthustūtpādayāmāsa dhanurādyamariṃdamaḥ | teneyaṃ pṛthivī dugdhā sasyāni subahūnyapi | dharmeṇa ca yathāpūrvaṃ vainyena parirakṣitā

But it was Prithu, the subduer of foes, who first produced the bow. By it this earth was milked of her many crops, and she was protected by Vainya according to dharma, as she had been before.

Note on the text: Split from the input row numbered 86 (see verse 85). Lines: line 1 = CE 12.160.84a; line 2 corresponds to the CE star passage 12.160.084b*0422_01 (teneyaṃ pṛthivī dugdhā sasyāni subahūny api); line 3 is a variant of CE 12.160.84c (… vainyena parirakṣitā).

Verse 87 (12.164.87)

तदेतदार्षं माद्रेय प्रमाणं कर्तुमर्हसि । असेश्च पूजा कर्तव्या सदा युद्धविशारदैः ॥

tadetadārṣaṃ mādreya pramāṇaṃ kartumarhasi | aseśca pūjā kartavyā sadā yuddhaviśāradaiḥ

This, son of Madri, is the tradition of the sages; you should take it as authority. And the sword should always be honoured by those skilled in war.

Verse 88 (12.164.88)

इत्येष प्रथमः कल्पो मया ते कथितः पुनः । एवमेवासिसर्गोऽयं यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥

ityeṣa prathamaḥ kalpo mayā te kathitaḥ punaḥ | evamevāsisargo'yaṃ yathāvadbharatarṣabha

Such is the first account, best of the Bharatas, that I have told you once more; and this, exactly so, is how the sword came into being.

Verse 89 (12.164.89)

सर्वथा तमिह श्रुत्वा खड्गस्यागममुत्तमम् । लभते पुरुषः कीर्तिं प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नुते ॥

sarvathā tamiha śrutvā khaḍgasyāgamamuttamam | labhate puruṣaḥ kīrtiṃ pretya cānantyamaśnute

Hearing in full this excellent account of the origin of the sword, a man gains fame here and, after death, attains the endless.

Note on the text: Corrected स्वङ्गस्य → खड्गस्य (misprint in Wikisource; CE khaḍga). Corrected कीर्ति प्रेत्य → कीर्तिं प्रेत्य (misprint in Wikisource; the anusvara of the accusative has dropped, CE kīrtiṃ).