pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूतः क्रोधेन दीप्तो ज्वलनप्रकाशः। दृष्ट्वा च मद्राधिपतिं स्म तूर्णं समभ्यधावत् तमरिं बलेन॥
English: Deprived of his car and horses, king Yudhishthira, looked like a blazing fire for the anger with which he was then excited. Beholding the king of the Madras before him, he rushed towards that foe with great force.
Sanskrit: गोविन्दवाक्यं त्वरितं विचिन्त्य दधे मतिं शल्यविनाशनाय। स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूतो रथे तिष्ठशक्तिमेवाभ्यकाक्षत्॥
English: Recollecting the words of Govinda, he quickly set his heart on the destruction of Shalya. Indeed, king Yudhishthira, staying on his steedless and driverless car, waited to take up a dart.
Sanskrit: तचापि शल्यस्य निशम्य कर्म महात्मनो भागमथाविशिष्टम्। कृत्वा मनः शल्यवधे महात्मा यथोक्तमिन्द्रावरजस्य चक्रे॥
English: Beholding that feat of Shalya and thinking that the person who had been allotted to him as his share was not yet killed the son of Pandu firmly made up his mind to do what Indra's younger brother had advised him to do.
Sanskrit: स धर्मराजो मणिहेमदण्डां जग्राह शक्तिं कनकप्रकाशाम्। नेत्रे च दीप्ते सहसा विवृत्य मद्राधिपं क्रुद्धमना निरैक्षत्॥
English: King Yudhishthira took up a dart whose handle was made of gold and set with gems and which was bright like gold. Rolling his wide open eyes, he looked at the king of Madras, his heart filled with anger.
Sanskrit: निरीक्षितोऽसौ नरदेव राज्ञा पूतात्मना निहतकल्मषेण। आसीन यह भस्मसान्मद्रराज स्ततद्भुतं मे प्रतिभाति राजन्॥
English: Thus looked at, O god among men, by that king of pure and sinless soul the king of the Madras was not reduced to ashes. This was indeed wonderful, O monarch.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु शक्तिं रुचिरोग्रदण्डां मणिप्रवेकोज्ज्वलितां प्रदीप्ताम्। चिक्षेप वेगात् सुभृशं महात्मा मद्राधिपाय प्रवरः कुरूणाम्॥
English: The chief of the Kurus then hurled with great force at the king of the Madras that blazing dart of beautiful and fierce handle set with gems and corals.
Sanskrit: दीप्तामथैनां प्रहितां बलेन सविस्फुलिङ्गां सहसा पतन्तीम्। प्रेक्षन्त सर्वे कुरवः समेता दिवो युगान्ते महतीमिवोल्काम्॥
English: All the Kauravas beheld that blazing dart sending forth scintillations of fire as it passed through the sky after having been discharged with great force, like a large meteor dropping from the sky at the end of the cycle.
Sanskrit: तां कालरात्रीमिव पाशहस्तां यमस्य धात्रीमिव चोग्ररूपाम्। स ब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमाममोघां ससर्ज यत्तो युधि धर्मराजः॥
English: King Yudhishthira, in that battle, carefully discharged that dart which resembled the Death-night armed with the dreadful noose or the dreadful mother of Yama himself and which like the Brahmana's curse, was of sure effect.
Sanskrit: रभ्यर्चिता पाण्डुसुतैः प्रयत्नात्। सांवर्तकग्निप्रतिमां ज्वलन्ती कृत्यामथर्वाङ्गिरसीमिवोग्राम्॥
English: Carefully the sons of Pandu had always worshipped that weapon with scents, garland, seats and the best food and drinks. That weapon seemed to born like the Samvartaka fire and was as dreadful as a rite performed according to the Atharvan of Angirasa.
Sanskrit: ईशानहेतोः प्रतिनिर्मितां तां त्वष्ट्रा रिपूणामसुदेहभक्ष्याम्। भूम्यन्तरिक्षादिजलाशयानि प्रसह्य भूतानि निहन्तुमीशाम्॥
English: Made by Tashtri the celestial architect for the use of Shiva it destroyed the vital airs and the bodies of all foes. It could destroy by its force the earth, the sky and all the reservoirs of water and animals of every description.
Sanskrit: घण्टापताकामणिवज्रनाला वैदूर्यचित्रां तपनीयदण्डाम्। त्वष्ट्रा प्रयत्नान्नियमेन क्लृप्तां ब्रह्मद्विषामन्तकरीममोघाम्॥
English: Adorned with bells, flags, gems, diamonds, lapis lazuli and equipt with a golden handle, the celestial Architect himself had made it with great care after having practised many vows. This fatal weapon was destructive of all haters of Brahma.
Sanskrit: बलप्रयत्नादधिरूढवेगां मन्त्रैश्च घोरैरभिमन्त्र्य यत्नात्। ससर्ज मार्गेण च तां परेण वधाय मद्राधिपतेस्तदानीम्॥
English: Having inspired it with many mantras and impregnated it with terrible velocity by the exercise of great power and care, king Yudhishthira hurled it by the best path for the destruction of the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: हतोऽसि पापेत्यभिगर्जमानो रुद्रोऽन्धकायान्तकरं यथेषुम्। प्रसार्य बाहुं सुदृढं सुपाणिं क्रोधेन नृत्यन्निव धर्मराजः॥
English: Saying in a loud voice the words-"you are killed, O wretch”-the king hurled it, even as Rudra had, in days of yore, shot his arrow for the destruction of the Asura Andhaka, extending his strong arm adorned with a beautiful hand and dancing in anger.
Sanskrit: तां सर्वशक्त्या प्रहितां सुशक्तिं युधिष्ठिरेणाप्रतिवार्यवीर्यम्। प्रतिग्रहायाभिननर्द शल्यः सम्यग्धुतामग्निरिवाज्यधाराम्॥
English: Shalya cried aloud and tried to catch that excellent dart of great energy hurled by Yudhishthira with all his strength even as a fire laps forth for catching the clarified butter poured over it.
Sanskrit: मुरो विशालं च तथैव भित्त्वा। विवेश गां तोयमिवाप्रसक्ता यशो विशालं नृपतेर्दहन्ती॥
English: Cutting through his very vitals and his fair and broad chest, that dart entered the Earth as easily as it would water without the slightest obstruction and carrying away the world-wide reputation of Shalya.
Sanskrit: नासाक्षिकर्णास्यविनिःसृतेन प्रक्यन्दता च व्रणसम्भवेन। संसिक्तगात्रो रुधिरेण सोऽभूत् क्रौञ्चो यथा स्कन्दहतो महाद्रिः॥
English: Covered with the blood that came out of his nostrils, cyes, ears and mouth and that which flowed from his wound, he looked like the huge Krauncha mountain when it was pierced by Skanda.
Sanskrit: प्रसार्य वाहू च रथाद् गतो गां संछिन्नवर्मा कुरुनन्दनेन। महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा वज्राहतं शृङ्गमिवाचलस्य॥
English: His armour having been cut off by Yudhishthira the illustrious Shalya, strong as Indra's elephant, stretching his arms, dropped down on the Earth, like a mountain summit clapped by a thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: बाहू प्रसार्यभिमुखो धर्मराजस्य मद्रराट्। ततो निपतितो भूमाविन्द्रध्वज इवोच्छ्रितः॥ स तथा भिन्नसर्वाङ्गो रुधिरेण समुक्षितः।
English: Stretching his arms, the king of the Madras fell down on the Earth, with his face directed towards king Yudhishthira like Indra's pole dropped down on the ground.
Sanskrit: प्रत्युद्गत इव प्रेम्णा भूम्या स नरपुङ्गवः॥ प्रियया कान्तया कान्तः पतमान इवोरसि।
English: Like a dear wife advancing to reserve her dear husband about to fall on her breast, the Earth as if, out of affection, rose a little for receiving that best of men as he fell down with wounded limbs covered with blood.
Sanskrit: चिरं भुक्त्वा वसुमती प्रियां कान्तामिव प्रभुः॥ सर्वैरङ्गैः समानिश्लष्य प्रसुप्त इव चाभवत्।
English: Having enjoyed long the Earth like a dear wife, the powerful Shalya, now to sleep on the Earth's breast, embraced her.
Sanskrit: धर्म्य धर्मात्मना युद्धे निहतो धर्मसूनुना॥ सम्यग्घुत इव स्विष्टः प्रशान्तोऽग्निरिवाध्वरे।
English: Slain by Dharma's son in a fair fight, Shalya shone like fire lying extinguished on the sacrificial altar.
Sanskrit: शक्त्या विभिन्नह्रदयं विप्रविद्धायुधध्वजम्॥ संशान्तमपि मद्रेशं लक्ष्मी व विमुञ्चति।
English: Though deprived of his weapons and standard and though his heart had been cut and slain still his body was not shorn of beauty.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरश्चापमादायेन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्॥ व्यधमद् द्विषतः संख्ये खगराडिव पन्नगान्। देहान् सुनिशितैर्भल्लै रिपूणां नाशयन् क्षणात्॥
English: Taking up his bow resplendent like Indra's bow then Yudhishthira began to destroy his foes in that battle like Garuda killing snakes. With the greatest speed he began to cut off the bodies of his enemies with the keen arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः पार्थस्य बाणौघेरावृताः सैनिकास्तव। निमीलिताक्षाः क्षिण्वन्तो भृशमन्योन्यमर्दिताः॥ क्षरन्तो रुधिरं देहैर्विपन्नायुधजीविताः।
English: Your troops were entirely covered with the showers of arrows that the son of Pritha then shot. Possessed with fear and with eyes shut, they began to strike one another. With their bodies bathed in blood they were deprived of their offensive and defensive arins and divested of their vital-breaths.
Sanskrit: ततः शल्ये निपतिते मद्रराजानुजो युवा॥ भ्रातुस्तुल्यो गणैः सर्वै रथी पाण्डवमभ्ययात्।
English: Upon the fall of Shalya, the youthful younger brother of the king of the Madras who equal his brother in every accomplishment and who was a great carwarrior, proceeded against Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: विव्याध च नरश्रेष्ठो नाराचैर्बहुभिस्त्वरन्॥ हतस्यापचितिं भ्रातुश्चिकीर्षुर्युद्धदुर्मदः।
English: Invincible in battle and desirous of satisfying the last dues of his brother, that foremost of men struck speedily the Pandava with many arrows.
Sanskrit: तं विव्याधशुगैः षड्भिर्धर्मराजस्त्वरनिव॥ कार्मुकं चास्य चिच्छेद क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजमेव च।
English: King Yudhishthira immediately struck him with six arrows. He then cut off the bow and the standard of his antagonist with two razorfaced arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन सुदृढेन शितेन च॥ प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः।
English: Then with a blazing and keen arrow of great power and broad heat, he cut off the head of his foe who stood before him. was to
Sanskrit: सकुण्डलं तद् ददृशे पतमानं शिरो रथात्॥ पुण्यक्षयमनुप्राप्य पतन् स्वर्गादिव च्युतः।
English: That head adorned with ear-rings was seen to fall down from the car like a denizen of heaven falling down on the exhaustion of his virtues.
Sanskrit: तस्यापकृत्तशीर्षं तु शरीरं पतितं रथात्॥ रुधिरेणावसिक्ताङ्गं दृष्ट्वा सैन्यमभज्यत।
English: Beholding his headless trunk, bathed in blood, fallen down from his car, the Kaurava troops were dispersed.
Sanskrit: विचित्रकवचे तस्मिन् हते मद्रनृपानुजे॥ हाहाकारं प्रकुर्वाणाः कुरवोऽभिप्रदुद्रुवः।
English: Indeed, upon the destruction of the younger brother of the Madras clad in beautiful armour, the Kurus bewailed and fled away quickly.
Sanskrit: शल्यानुजं हतं दृष्ट्वा तावकास्त्यक्तजीविताः॥ वित्रेसुः पाण्डवभयाद् रजोध्वस्तास्तदा भृशम्।
English: Beholding Shalya's younger brother killed your troops, hopeless of their lives; were pursued by the fear of the Pandavas and fled, coated with dust.
Sanskrit: तांस्तथा भज्यमानांस्तु कौरवान् भरतर्षभ॥ शिनेर्नप्ता किरन् बाणैरभ्यवर्तत सात्यकिः।
English: Then Shini's grandson Satyaki, O foremost of Bharatas, shooting his arrows, proceeded against the frightened Kauravas in the course of their fight.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तं महेष्वासं दुष्प्रसह्य दुरासदम्॥ हार्दिक्यस्तवरितो राजन् प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत्।
English: The Hridika's son, O king, quickly and fearlessly opposed that invincible warrior, that irresistible and powerful bowman, as he proceeded against them.
Sanskrit: तौ समेतौ महात्मानौ वार्ष्णेयौ वरवाजिनौ॥ हार्दिक्यः सात्यकिश्चैव सिंहाविव बलोत्कटौ।
English: Those two illustrious and invincible Vrishni heroes, Hridika's son and Satyaki, encountered each other like two enraged lions.
Sanskrit: इषुभिर्विमलाभासैश्छादयन्तौ परस्परम्॥ अर्चिभिरिव सूर्यस्व दिवाकरसमप्रभौ।
English: Both effulgent like the sun, they covered each other with burning arrows resplendent like the rays of the sun.
Sanskrit: चापमार्गबलोद्धतान् मार्गणान् वृष्णिसिंहयोः॥ आकाशगानपश्याम पतङ्गानिव शीघ्रगान्।
English: The arrows of those two Vrishni chiefs, shot off their bows, appeared like swiftlycoursing insects in the sky.
Sanskrit: सात्यकि दशभिविद्ध्वा हयांश्चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः॥७४ चापमेकेन चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यो नतपर्वणा।
English: Piercing Satyaki with ten arrows and his horses with three, the son of Hridika cut off his bow with a straight arrow.
Sanskrit: तन्निकृत्तं धनुः श्रेष्ठमपास्य शिनिपुङ्गवः॥ अन्यदादत्त वेगेन वेगवत्तरमायुधम्।
English: Casting off his bow which was thus cut off, that heroe, quickly took up another that was stronger than the first.
Sanskrit: तदादाय धनुः श्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठः सर्वधन्विनाम्॥ हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे।
English: Having taken up that best of bows, that first of bowmen struck the son of Hridika with ten arrows on the chest.
Sanskrit: ततो रथं युगेषां च च्छित्त्वा भल्लैः सुसंयतैः॥ अश्वांस्तस्यावधीत् तूर्णमूभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी।
English: Then cutting off his car and the shaft of that car with many well-aimed arrows, Satyaki quickly killed the horses of his antagonist and his two Parshni drivers.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं विरथं दृष्ट्वा कृपः शारद्वतः प्रभो॥ अपोवाह ततः क्षिप्रं रथमारोप्य वीर्यवान्।
English: O Lord, Saradvat, seeing Hridika's son made carless, the valiant Kripa then, the son Saradvat of speedily carried him away, on his car.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजे हते राजन् विरथे कृतवर्मणि॥ दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत् पराङ्मुखम्।
English: The king of the Madras being slain and upon Kritavarma having been made carless, the entire arıny of Duryodhana fled away from the battle field.
Sanskrit: तत् परे नान्वबुध्यन्त सैन्येन रजसा वृते॥ बलं तु हतभूयिष्ठं तत् तदाऽऽसीत् पराङ्मुखम्।
English: At this time the army was covered with a cloud of dust. We could not perceive anything. The major portion, however, of your army were killed. They, who remained alive, took to their heels from the battle-field.
Sanskrit: ततो मुहूर्तात् तेऽपश्यन् रजो भीमं समुत्थितम्॥ विविधैः शोणितस्रावैः प्रशान्तं पुरुषर्षभ।
English: Soon it was seen that the cloud of dust was suppressed, O foremost of men, on account of the streams of blood that flowed on all sides.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो दृष्ट्वा भग्नं स्वबलमन्तिकात्॥ जवेनापततः पार्थानेकः सर्वानवारयत्।
English: Then seeing his army routed Duryodhana, alone, resisted all the Parthas advancing furiously.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवान् सरथान् दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम्॥ आनर्तं च दुराधर्षं शितैर्बाणैरवारयत्। तं परे नाभ्यवर्तन्त मा मृत्युमिवागतम्॥
English: Beholding the Pandavas on their cars as also Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata and the invincible Satyaki, the Kuru king struck them with sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: अथान्यं रथमास्थाय हार्दिक्योऽपि न्यवर्तत। ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथः॥
English: The enemy (at that time) could not approach him, like mortals fearing to approach the Death standing before thein. Meanwhile the son of Hridika, riding upon another car, advanced there.
Sanskrit: चतुर्भिनिजघानाश्वान् पत्रिभिः कृतवर्मणः। विव्याध गौतमं चापि षड्भिर्भल्लैः सुतेजनैः॥
English: The great car-warrior Yudhishthira then quickly killed the four horses of Kritavarman with four arrows and struck the son of Gotama with six broad-headed powerful arrows.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा ततो राज्ञा हताश्वं विरथीकृतम्। तमपोवाह हार्दिक्यं स्वरथेन युधिष्ठिरात्॥
English: Then Ashvatthaman, taking upon his car, the son of Hridika who had been deprived of his horses by the (Pandava) king, took him away from Yudhishthira's presence.
Sanskrit: ततः शारद्वतः षड्भिः प्रत्यविद्ध्यद् युधिष्ठिरम्। विव्याध चाश्वान्निशितैस्तस्याष्टाभिः शिलीमुखैः॥
English: The son of Sharadvata struck Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows and his horses also with cight keen arrows.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्महाराज युद्धशेषमवर्तत। तव दुर्मत्रिते राजन् सह पुत्रस्य भारत॥
English: Thus, O king, the battle raged on all sides on account of the evil policy of yourself and your soni, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् महेष्वासधरे विशस्ते संग्राममध्ये कुरुपुङ्गवेन। पार्थाः समेताः परमप्रहृष्टाः शङ्खान् प्रदधुमुर्हतमीक्ष्य शल्यम्॥
English: After the destruction of that foremost of bow men on the field of battle by that foremost of Kuru's race, the Parthas, beholding Shalya slain, in a body filled with great joy, blew their conchs.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं च प्रशशंसुराजौ पुरा कृते वृत्रवधे यथेन्द्रम्। चक्रुश्च नानाविधवाद्यशब्दान् निनादयन्तो वसुधा समेताः॥
English: And all of them praised Yudhishthira in that battle, even as the celestials, in days of yore, had praised Indra after the destruction of Vritra. And they beat and blew various kinds of musical instruments, making the Earth resound on all sides.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु समुत्कृष्टेषु मारिष। ताड्यमानासु भेरीषु मृदङ्गेषु नदत्सु च॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus when the troops had been excellently disposed of in that array, Osire and when Bheris were sounded and Mridangas struck up.
Sanskrit: अनीकानां च संह्रादे वादित्राणां च निःस्वने। प्रध्यापितेषु शोषु संनादे लोमहर्षणे॥
English: When the soldiers uttered loud war-cries and musical instruments emitted tremendous din, when conchs were blown and horripilating roars were heard.
Sanskrit: अभिहारयत्सु शनकैर्भरतेषु युयुत्सुषु। रौद्रे मुहूर्ते सम्प्राप्ते सव्यसाची व्यदृश्यत॥
English: When the field slowly became over-spread with Bharata heroes desirous of battle and when the hour known as Roudra arrived, Savyasachin (Arjuna) made his appearance on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: बलानां वायसानां च पुरस्तात् सव्यसाचिनः । बहुलानि सहस्रणि प्राक्रीडंस्तत्र भारत॥
English: Then, O Bharata, many thousands of ravens and crows flew sportively in front of Arjuna's car.
Sanskrit: मृगाश्च घोरसंनादः शिवाश्चाशिवदर्शनाः। दक्षिणेन प्रयातानामस्माकं प्राणदंस्तथा॥
English: Various animals of fearful yells and jackals of dreadful appearance, began to how in our right as we proceeded to battle.
Sanskrit: सनिर्घाता ज्वलन्त्यश्च पेतुरुल्काः सहस्रशः। चचाल च मही कृत्स्ना भये घोरे समुत्थिते॥
English: Thousands of meteors, with harsh sounds and blazing tails, began to drop down; on the dreadful occasion, the whole Earth began to quake and tremble.
Sanskrit: विष्वग्वाताः सनिर्घाता रूक्षाः शर्करकर्षिणः। ववुरायाति कौन्तेये संग्रामे समुपस्थिते॥
English: Dry winds accompanied by deep sounds and driving pebbles and gravel, began to blow when Kunti's son made his appearance before the commencement of the battle.
Sanskrit: नाकुलिश्च शतानीको धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पाण्डवानामनीकानि प्राज्ञौ तौ व्यूहतुस्तदा॥
English: Then Shatanika the son of Nakula and Dhristadyumna the son of Prishata, these two warriors endued with great wisdom began to array in order the numerous divisions of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: ततो रथसहस्रेण द्विरदानां शतेन च। त्रिभिरश्वसहस्त्रैश्च पदातीनां शतैः शतैः॥ पार्षतः। अध्यर्धमात्रे धनुषां सहस्रे तनयस्तव। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां स्थित्वा दुर्मर्षणोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Supported by a thousand cars, a hundred elephants, three thousand horses and ten thousand foot-soldiers and covering a part of the field measuring fifteen hundred bows, your son Durmarshana stationed himself in the very
Sanskrit: अद्य गाण्डीवधन्वानं तपन्तं युद्धदुर्मदम्। अहमावारयिष्यामि वेलेव मकरालयम्॥
English: Like the banks resisting the waves of the swelling main, even I myself will this day hold in check the wielder of the Gandiva bow, that slayer of foes, that hero who is irrepressible in battle.
Sanskrit: अद्य पश्यन्तु संग्रामे धनंजयममर्षणम्। विषक्तं मयि दुर्धर्षमश्मकूटमिवाश्मनि॥
English: Today let people see the irate and indomitable Dhananjaya collide with me, even like a mass of stone against another story mass.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठध्वं स्थनो यूयं संग्राममभिकाक्षिणः। युध्यामि संहतानेतान् यशो मानं च वर्धयन्॥
English: Stay, O you car-warriors that long to join in the fray! Single-handed, will I fight with the assembled Pandavas, for enhancing my glory and my fame
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवन्महाराज महात्मा स महामतिः। महेष्वासैर्वतो राजन् महेष्वासो व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Having thus (spoken, O mighty monarch, that illustrious site of generous intellect, that fierce bowmen, stood, king, being surrounded by many excellent car-warriors.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तक इव क्रुद्धः सवज्र इव वासवः। दण्डपाणिगि मह्यो मृत्युः कालेन चोदितः॥
English: Then, ikt, the enraged Destroyer or like Vasata arnted with the thunderbolt or like the unbearate'r god of Death wielding his bludgeon and lét loose by time.
Sanskrit: शूलपाणिरिवाक्षोभ्यो वरुणः पाशवानिव। युगान्कांग्नरिवार्चिष्मान् प्रधक्ष्यन् वै पुनः प्रजाः॥
English: Or like Siva with trident and unruffled or like Varuna armed with the noose or like the blazing fire appearing at the end of a Yuga for consuming the creation.
Sanskrit: क्रोधामर्षबलोद्भूतो निवातकवचान्तकः। जयो जेता स्थितः सत्ये पारयिष्यन् महाव्रतम्॥
English: That slayer of the Nivatakavachas, inflamed with rage and swelling with his energies, the ever victorious Jaya attached to truth and intent on accomplishing his great vow.
Sanskrit: आमुक्तकवचः खड्गी जाम्बूनदकिरीटभृत्। शुभ्रमाल्याम्बरधरः स्वगदश्चारुकुण्डलः॥
English: Cased in mail and armed with a sword, graced with a golden diadem, decorated with garlands of white flowers and attired in white garments, his arms decked with charming Angadas and ears with resplendent ear-rings.
Sanskrit: रथप्रवरमास्थाय नरो नारायणानुगः। विधुन्वन् गाण्डिवं संख्ये बभौ सूर्य इवोदितः॥
English: Riding on his own best of chariots, the embodied Nara accompanied by Narayana, shaking his Gandiva bow in battle appeared shining and dazzling like the risen sun.
Sanskrit: सोऽग्रानीकस्य महत इषुपाते धनंजयः। व्यवस्थाप्य रथं राजशङ्ख दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥
English: Then Dhananjaya endued with great might, O king, stopping his chariot before the van of his troops where the thickest downpour of arrows was expected blew his conch.
Sanskrit: अथकृष्णोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तः पार्थेन सह मारिष। प्राध्यापयत् पाञ्चजन्यं शङ्ख प्रवरमोजसा॥
English: Thereupon the undaunted Krishna also, O sire, with Pritha's son, blew with force that most excellent conch of his, known as the Panchajanya.
Sanskrit: तयोः शङ्खपणादेन तव सैन्ये विशाम्पते। आसन् संहृष्टरोमाणः कम्पिता गतचेतसः॥
English: Then at that blare of the conchs, O ruler of men, the soldiers of your army had the hair of their body erect and they trembled and were confounded.
Sanskrit: यथा त्रस्यन्ति भूतानि सर्वाण्यशनिनिः स्वनात्। तथा शङ्खप्रणादेन वित्रेसुस्तव सैनिकाः॥
English: At the blare of their conchs, your troops took right even as creatures become frightened at the rumbling of the thunder.
Sanskrit: प्रसुस्रवुः शकृन्मूत्रं वाहनानि च सर्वशः। एवं सवाहनं सर्वमाविग्नमभवद् बलम्॥
English: All the beasts discharged urine and excreta. Your whole army with its animals seized with anxiety.
Sanskrit: सीदन्ति स्म नरा राजशङ्खशब्देन मारिष। विसंज्ञाश्चाभवन् केचित् केचिद् राजन् वितत्रसु॥
English: O sire, O monarch, in consequence of the blare of those two conchs, all men were deprived of their strength. And some of our array the were filled with fear and some lost their consciousness.
Sanskrit: ततः कपिमहानादं सह भूतैर्ध्वजालयैः। अकरोद्ध व्यादितास्यश्च भीषयंस्तव सैनिकान्॥
English: Then frightening your soldiers, the ape of Arjuna's banner with other creatures thereon, opening its mouth, uttered a terrible roar.
Sanskrit: ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च मृदङ्गाश्चानकैः सह। पुनरेवाभ्यहन्यन्त तव सैन्यप्रहर्षणाः॥
English: Then conchs, horns, cymbals and Anakas, were sounded and blown for inspiring energy into your troops.
Sanskrit: नानावादित्रसंहादैः श्वैडितास्फोटिताकुलैः। सिंहनादैः समुत्कुष्टैः समाधूतैर्महारथैः॥
English: Then din thus produced, became mixed up with the din produced by various musical instruments, by the shouts of warriors and by the slappings of their armpits, by the war-cries of the great car-warriors, as they challenged one another.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तु तुमुले शब्दे भीरूणां भयवर्धने। अतीव हृष्टो दाशार्हमब्रवीत् पाकशासनिः॥
English: Thus when that tremendous din arose there din that enhanced the fear of the cowards the son of Pakashasani became filled with joy; and addressing the descendant of the Dasarha race, he then thus spoke.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच प्राचेतसस्य दक्षस्य कथं वैवस्वतेऽन्तरे। विनाशमगमद् ब्रह्मन् हयमेधः प्रजापतेः॥
English: Janamejaya said How, O Brahmana, was the Horse-sacrifice of the Prajapati Daksha, the son of Prachetas, destroyed during the time of Vaivasvata Manu?
Sanskrit: देव्या मन्युकृतं मत्वा क्रुद्धः सर्वात्मकः प्रभुः। प्रसादात् तस्य दक्षेण स यज्ञः संधित: कथम्। एतद् वेदितुमिच्छेयं तन्मे ब्रूहि यथातथम्॥
English: Understanding that the goddess Uma had become filled with ire and grief, the powerful Mahadeva, who is the soul of all things, yielded to anger. How, again, through his grace, was Daksha enabled to gather again the divided limbs of that Sacrifice? I wish to know all this, Tell me all this, O Brahmana, truely as it took place.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पुरा हिमवतः पृष्ठे दक्षो वै यज्ञमाहरत्। गङ्गाद्वारे शुभे देशे ऋषिसिद्धनिषेविते॥
English: Vaishampayana said, In days of yore Daksha made arrangements for celebrating a Sacrifice on the breast of Himavat in that sacred region inhabited by Rishis and Siddhas where the Ganges comes out of the mountains.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वाप्सरसाकीर्णे नानादुमलतावृते। ऋषिसङ्घः परिवृतं दक्षं धर्मभृतां वरम्॥ पृथिव्यामन्तरिक्षे च ये च स्वर्लोकवासिनः। सर्वे प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा उपतस्थुः प्रजापतिम्॥
English: Over-grown with trees and creepers of various sorts, that place abounded with Gandharvas and Apsaras. Sorrounded by numbers of Rishis, Daksha, that best of virtuous men, that progenitor of creatures, was attended by the denizens of the Earth, the sky, and the celestial region, with their hands joined together in respect.