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उक्तवाक्यं तु राजानं कृपया कुशिकात्मजः ।
अब्रवीन्मधुरं वाक्यं साक्षाच्चण्डालरूपिणम् ॥

Summary AI The son of Kuśika (Viśvāmitra), out of compassion, spoke sweet words to King Triśaṅku, who had addressed him and was visibly transformed into the form of a caṇḍāla.

M N Dutt When the king had spoken thus, Kausika's son, moved with pity, said these sweet words to the king who had undergone Candāla-hood.

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इक्ष्वाको स्वागतं वत्स जानामि त्वां सुधार्मिकम् ।
शरणं ते भविष्यामि मा भैषीर्नृपपुंगव ॥

Summary AI "Welcome, O scion of Ikṣvāku! I know you to be highly righteous. O best of kings, I shall be your refuge; do not fear," said Viśvāmitra.

M N Dutt O descendant of Ikşvāku, have you had a pleasant journey? I know you well, O highly virtuous one. Refuge will I grant you, so fear not, O best of monarchs.

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अहमामन्त्रये सर्वान्महर्षीन्पुण्यकर्मणः ।
यज्ञसाह्यकरान्राजंस्ततो यक्ष्यसि निर्वृतः ॥

Summary AI "O King, I shall invite all the meritorious great sages to assist in the sacrifice; then, being at ease, you shall perform the ritual."

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गुरुशापकृतं रूपं यदिदं त्वयि वर्तते ।
अनेन सह रूपेण सशरीरो गमिष्यसि ॥

Summary AI "With this very form that you possess due to your preceptor's curse, you shall ascend to heaven in your physical body."

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हस्तप्राप्तमहं मन्ये स्वर्गं तव नरेश्वर ।
यस्त्वं कौशिकमागम्य शरण्यं शरणं गतः ॥

Summary AI "O lord of men, since you have sought refuge in Viśvāmitra, who is worthy of providing it, I consider heaven to be already within your reach."

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एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः पुत्रान्परमधार्मिकान् ।
व्यादिदेश महाप्राज्ञान्यज्ञसंभारकारणात् ॥

Summary AI Having spoken thus, the highly effulgent Viśvāmitra commanded his righteous and wise sons to make preparations for the sacrifice.

M N Dutt Having said this, that exceedingly energetic one ordered his highly virtuous and profoundly wise sons to provide the sacrificial necessaries.

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सर्वाञ्शिष्यान्समाहूय ।
वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥

Summary AI Calling all his disciples together, the sage spoke these words to them.

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सर्वानृषिवरान्वत्सा आनयध्वं ममाज्ञया ।
सशिष्यान्सुहृदश्चैव सर्त्विजः सुबहुश्रुतान् ॥

Summary AI "My children, by my command, bring all the eminent sages along with their disciples, friends, and highly learned priests."

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यदन्यो वचनं ब्रूयान्मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः ।
तत्सर्वमखिलेनोक्तं ममाख्येयमनादृतम् ॥

Summary AI "If anyone, prompted by the force of my message, speaks words of disrespect, all those statements must be reported to me in their entirety."

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तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दिशो जग्मुस्तदाज्ञया ।
आजग्मुरथ देशेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥

Summary AI Upon hearing his command, they went in all directions. Subsequently, the expounders of the Vedas arrived from all regions.

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ते च शिष्याः समागम्य मुनिं ज्वलिततेजसम् ।
ऊचुश्च वचनं सर्वे सर्वेषां ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥

Summary AI Those disciples returned and together reported the responses of all the expounders of the Vedas to the sage of blazing brilliance.

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श्रुत्वा ते वचनं सर्वे समायान्ति द्विजातयः ।
सर्वदेशेषु चागच्छन्वर्जयित्वा महोदयम् ॥

Summary AI "Hearing your words, all the Brahmins from all lands are coming, with the exception of Mahodaya."

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वासिष्ठं तच्छतं सर्वं क्रोधपर्याकुलाक्षरम् ।
यदाह वचनं सर्वं शृणु त्वं मुनिपुंगव ॥

Summary AI "O best of sages, hear the words spoken by the hundred sons of Vasiṣṭha, which were filled with angry syllables."

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क्षत्रियो याजको यस्य चण्डालस्य विशेषतः ।
कथं सदसि भोक्तारो हविस्तस्य सुरर्षयः ॥

Summary AI "How can the gods and celestial sages partake of sacrificial offerings in an assembly where a Kṣatriya is the priest, especially for a caṇḍāla?"

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ब्राह्मणा वा महात्मानो भुक्त्वा चण्डालभोजनम् ।
कथं स्वर्गं गमिष्यन्ति विश्वामित्रेण पालिताः ॥

Summary AI "How will the high-souled Brahmins, protected by Viśvāmitra, attain heaven after consuming food provided by a caṇḍāla?"

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एतद्वचनं नैष्ठुर्यमूचुः संरक्तलोचनाः ।
वासिष्ठा मुनिशार्दूल सर्वे ते समहोदयाः ॥

Summary AI "O tiger among sages, all those sons of Vasiṣṭha, along with Mahodaya, spoke these harsh words with eyes reddened by rage."

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तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वेषां मुनिपुंगवः ।
क्रोधसंरक्तनयनः सरोषमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

Summary AI Hearing those words from all of them, the best of sages, his eyes bloodshot from anger, spoke this with fury.

M N Dutt Hearing this speech of his sons, that best of anchorets, with eyes reddened with anger, said.

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यद्दूषयन्त्यदुष्टं मां तप उग्रं समास्थितम् ।
भस्मीभूता दुरात्मानो भविष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥

Summary AI "Because those wicked souls defame me, an innocent man established in fierce penance, they will undoubtedly be reduced to ashes."

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अद्य ते कालपाशेन नीता वैवस्वतक्षयम् ।
सप्तजातिशतान्येव मृतपाः सन्तु सर्वशः ॥

Summary AI "Dragged today to the abode of Vaivasvata by the noose of Time, let them be born for seven hundred births as those who feed on corpses."

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श्वमांसनियताहारा मुष्टिका नाम निर्घृणाः ।
विकृताश्च विरूपाश्च लोकाननुचरन्त्विमान् ॥

Summary AI "Let those pitiless ones, deformed and hideous, wander these worlds as Muṣṭikas, subsisting constantly on the meat of dogs."

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महोदयश्च दुर्बुद्धिर्मामदूष्यं ह्यदूषयत् ।
दूषिटः सर्वलोकेषु निषादत्वं गमिष्यति ॥

Summary AI And the evil-minded Mahodaya has indeed defiled me, who am blameless. Condemned in all the worlds, he shall attain the state of a Niṣāda.

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प्राणातिपातनिरतो निरनुक्रोशतां गतः ।
दीर्घकालं मम क्रोधाद्दुर्गतिं वर्तयिष्यति ॥

Summary AI Devoted to the slaughter of living beings and having become merciless, he shall experience a miserable state for a long duration due to my wrath.

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एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं विश्वामित्रो महातपाः ।
विरराम महातेजा ऋषिमध्ये महामुनिः ॥

Summary AI Having spoken these words, the great sage Viśvāmitra, possessed of immense penance and great luster, fell silent in the midst of the ṛṣis.

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