pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथं मृदौ कथं तीक्ष्णे महापक्षे च पार्थिव। आदौ वर्तेत नृपतिस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Tell me, O grandfather, how should a king treat a mild foe, one who is fierce, and one who has many allies and a large army.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। बृहस्पतेश्च संवादमिन्द्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर॥
English: 'Regarding it is cited, O Yudhishthira the old discourse between Brihaspati and Indra.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पति देवपतिरभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। उपसंगम्य पप्रच्छ वासवः परवीरहा।॥
English: Once on a time, that destroyer of hostile heroes, viz., Vasava, the king of the gods, joining his hands, approached Brihaspati, and saluting him, said these words.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच अहितेषु कथं ब्रह्मन् प्रवर्तेयमतन्द्रितः। असमुच्छिद्य चैवैतान् नियच्छेयमुपायतः॥
English: Indra said How, O twice-born one, should I treat my enemies? How should I subdue them by various contrivances, without rooting them out?
Sanskrit: सेनयोर्व्यतिषङ्गेण जयः साधारणो भवेत्। किंकुर्वाणं न मां जह्याज्ज्वलिता श्रीः प्रतापिनी॥
English: In a collision between two arinies, victory may be achieved by either side. In what way should I behave so that this shining prosperity that I have acquired and that scorches all my enemies, may not leave me?
Sanskrit: ततो धर्मार्थकामानां कुशलः प्रतिभानवान्। राजधर्मविधानज्ञः प्रत्युवाच पुरंदरम्॥
English: Thus addressed, Brihaspati, skilled in Virtue, Profit, and Pleasure, endued with a knowledge of royal duties, and great intelligence, answered Indra as follows.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच न जातु कलहेनेच्छेन्नियन्तुमपकारिणः। बालैरासेवितं ह्येतद् यदम! यदक्षमा॥
English: One should never wish to vanquish his enemies by quarrel. Worked up with anger and shom of forgiveness, boys only seek quarrel.
Sanskrit: न शत्रुर्विवृतः कार्यो वधमस्याभिकाङ्गता। क्रोधं भयं च हर्षं च नियम्य स्वयमात्मनि॥
English: One who wishes for the destruction of a foe, should not make that foe careful. On the other hand, one should never display one's anger or fear or joy. He should conceal these within his own heart.
Sanskrit: अमित्रमुपसेवेत विश्वस्तवदविश्वसन्। प्रियमेव वदेन्नित्यं नाप्रियं किंचिदाचरेत्॥
English: Without trusting one's foe in reality, one should treat him in such a way as if he trusted him completely. One should always speak sweet words to one's enemies and never do anything that is disagreeable.
Sanskrit: विरमेच्छुष्कवैरेभ्यः कण्ठायासांश्च वर्जयेत्। यथा वैतंसिको युक्तो द्विजानां सदृशस्वनः॥ तान् द्विजान् कुरुते वश्यांस्तथा युक्तो महीपतिः। वशं चोपनयेच्छन् निहन्याच्च पुरंदर॥
English: One should avoid useless acts of hostility as also insolent speech. As a fowler, carefully uttering cries like those of the birds he wishes to catch, or destroy, captures and brings them under his control, even so should a king, O Purandara, bring his enemies under subjection and then kill them if he likes.
Sanskrit: न नित्यं परिभूयारीन् सुखं स्वपिति वासव। जागर्येव हि दुष्टात्मा संकरेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः॥
English: Having defeated one's enemies, one should not sleep at ease. A wicked enemy rises up against like a fire carelessly extinguished reappearing itself.
Sanskrit: न संनिपातः कर्तव्यः सामान्ये विजये सति। विश्वास्यैवोपसन्नार्थो वशे कृत्वा रिपुः प्रभो॥
English: When victory may be achieved by either side, a hostile collision of arms should be avoided. Having made an enemy feel security, one should subdue him and active one's end.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रधार्य सहामात्यैर्मन्त्रविद्भिर्महात्मभिः। उपेक्ष्यमाणोऽवज्ञातो हृदयेनापराजितः॥ अथास्य प्रहरेत् काले किंचिद्विचलिते पदे। दण्डं च दूषयेदस्य पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः॥
English: Having consulted his ministers and intelligent persons conversant with policy, an enemy that is disregarded and neglected, never owning submission at heart, strikes the disregarder at the proper season, especially when the latter takes a false step. By engaging trustworthy agents of his own, such an enemy would also make the other's forces inefficient by creating disunion.
Sanskrit: आदिमध्यावसानज्ञः प्रच्छन्नं च विधारयेत्। बलानि दूषयेदस्य जानन्नेव प्रमाणतः॥ भेदेनोपप्रदानेन संसृजेदौषधैस्तथा। न त्वेवं खलु संसर्गं रोचयेदरिभिः सह॥
English: Knowing the beginning, the middle, and the end of his enemy, a king should secretly entertain feelings of hostility towards them. He should corrupt the forces of his enemy, determine everything by positive evidence, creating disunion, making gifts, and administering poison. A king should never live with his foes.
Sanskrit: दीर्घकालमपीक्षेत निहन्यादेव शात्रवान्। कालाकाङ्क्षीहि क्षपयेद् यथा विश्रम्भमाप्नुयुः॥ न सद्योऽरीन् विहन्याच्च द्रष्टव्यो विजयो ध्रुवः।
English: A king should wait long and then kill his enemies. Indeed, he should wait, for the opportunity, so that he might attack his enemy at a time when the latter would not expect him in the least. A king should never kill a large number of the enemy's army, although he should certainly do that which would secure him decisive victory.
Sanskrit: न शल्यं वा घटयति न वाचा कुरुते व्रणम्॥ प्राप्ते न प्रहरेत् काले न च संवर्तते पुनः। हन्तुकामस्य देवेन्द्र पुरुषस्य रिपून् प्रति॥
English: The king should never do such an injury to his enemy as would remain in the latter's heart. Nor should he afflict him with wordy darts and arrows. If the opportunity comes, he should strike him, without letting it slip. In this way, O king of the gods, should a king, desirous of killing his foes, treat them.
Sanskrit: यो हि कालो व्यतिक्रामेत् पुरुषं कालकाक्षिणम्। दुर्लभः स पुनस्तेन कालः कर्मचिकीर्षुणा॥
English: If an opportunity, with respect to the man who waits for it, once goes away it can never be secured again by the person desirous of acting.
Sanskrit: ओजश्च जनयेदेव संगृह्णन् साधुसम्मतम्। अकाले साधयेन्मित्रं न च प्राप्ते प्रपीडयेत्॥
English: Acting according to the advice of the wise, a king should only break the strength of his enemy. He should never, when the opportunity is not favourable, try to achieve his end. Nor should he, when the opportunity arises, persecute his enemy.
Sanskrit: विहाय कामं क्रोधं च तथाहंकारमेव च। युक्तो विवरमन्विच्छेदहितानां पुनः पुनः॥
English: Giving up lust, anger and pride, the king should carefully and continually watch for the shortcomings of his foes,
Sanskrit: मार्दवं दण्ड आलस्यं प्रमादश्च सुरोत्तम। मायाः सुविहिताः शक्र सादयन्त्यविचक्षणम्॥
English: His own mildness, the hardship of his punishments, his inactivity and carelessness. O king of the gods, and the deceitful means well applied (by his foes), ruin a foolish king.
Sanskrit: निहत्यैतानि चत्वारि मायां प्रति विधाय च। ततः शक्नोति शत्रूणां प्रहर्तुमविचारयन्॥
English: That king who can overcome these four shortcomings and counteract the deceitful expedients of his enemies, succeeds, forsooth, in smiting them all.
Sanskrit: यदैवैकेन शक्येत गुह्यं कर्तुं तदाचरेत्। यच्छन्ति सचिवा गुह्यं मिथो विश्रावयन्त्यपि॥
English: When only one minister is capable to perform a secret object, the king should consult with that one minister only regarding such secret object. Many ministers, if consulted, try to throw the burden of the task upon the another's shoulders and even give out that object which should be kept close.
Sanskrit: अशक्यमिति कृत्वा वा ततोऽन्यैः संविदं चरेत्। ब्रह्मदण्डमदृष्टेषु दृष्टेषु चतुरङ्गिणीम्॥
English: If consultation with one is not proper, then only should the king consult with many. When enemies are not seen, he should invoke divine punishment upon them; when seen, the army, consisting of fourfold forces, should be set in motion.
Sanskrit: भेदं च प्रथमं युज्यात् तूष्णीं दण्डं तथैव च। काले प्रयोजयेद् राजा तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तदा तदा॥
English: The king should first use the means of creating disunion, as also those of conciliation. When the time for each particular means arrives, that particular expedient should be made use of.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपातं च गच्छेत काले शत्रोर्बलीयसः। युक्तोऽस्य वधमन्विच्छेदप्रमत्तः प्रमाद्यतः॥
English: Occasionally the king should even prostrate himself before a powerful enemy. It is again desirable that acting with every care, he should try to bring about the victor's destruction when the latter becomes careless.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपातेन दानेन वाचा मधुरया ब्रूवन्। अमित्रमपि सेवेत न च जातु विशङ्कयेत्।।३
English: By prostrating one's self, by giving tribute, by uttering sweet words, one should humble one's self before a more powerful king. One should never do anything that may create the suspicions of one's powerful enemy.
Sanskrit: स्थानानि शङ्कितानां च नित्यमेव विवर्जयेत्। न च तेष्वाश्वसेद् राजा जाग्रतीह निराकृताः॥
English: The weaker king should, under such circumstances, carefully avoid every act that may create suspicion. A victorious king, again, should not trust his defeated enemies, for the vanquished always remain alert.
Sanskrit: न ह्यतो दुष्करं कर्म किंचिदस्ति सुरोत्तमा यथा विविधवृत्तानामैश्वर्यममराधिप।॥
English: There is nothing, O best of gods, that is more difficult to be done than the acquisition of prosperity, O king of gods, by restless persons.
Sanskrit: तथा विविधवृत्तानामपि सम्भव उच्यते। यतते योगमास्थाय मित्रामित्रं विचारयेत्॥
English: The very existence of restless persons is dangerous. Kings should, therefore, with minute attention, determine their friends, and enemies.
Sanskrit: मृदुमप्यवमन्यन्ते तीक्ष्णादुद्विजते जनः मा तीक्ष्णो मा मृदुर्भूस्त्वं तीक्ष्णो भव मृदुर्भव॥
English: A mild king is always disregarded. If he becomes fierce, i.e., strikes people with fear. Therefore do not be fierce. Do not, again, be mild. But be both fierce and mild.
Sanskrit: यथा वप्रे वेगवति सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके। नित्यं विवरणाद् बाधस्तथा राज्यं प्रमाद्यतः॥
English: As a rapid current ceaselessly washes away the high bank and causes large landslips, so carelessness and mistake bring about the ruination of a kingdom.
Sanskrit: न बहूनभियुञ्जीत यौगपद्येन शात्रवान्। साम्ना दानेन भेदेन दण्डेन च पुरंदर॥ एकैकमेषां निष्पिष्य शिष्टेषु निपुणं चरेत्। न तु शक्तोऽपि मेधावी सर्वानेवारभेन्नृपः॥
English: Never attack many enemies simultaneously. By using the means of conciliation, or of gift, or of creation of disunion. O Purandara, they should be assailed one by one. The victor may treat peacefully the remnant. An intelligent king, even if competent for it, should not begin to crush all simultaneously.
Sanskrit: यदास्यान्महती सेना हयनागरथाकुला। पदातियन्त्रबहुला अनुरक्ता षडगिनी॥ यदा बहुविधां वृद्धिं मन्येत प्रतिलोमतः। तदा विवृत्य प्रहरेद् दस्यूनामविचारयन्॥
English: When a king happens to have a large army consisting of sixfold forces and enough of horse, elephant, cars, foot, and engines, all devoted to him, when he thinks himself superior to his enemies in many respects upon a fair comparison, then should he openly strike the enemy without hesitation.
Sanskrit: न सामदण्डोपनिषत् प्रशस्यते न मार्दवं शत्रुषु यात्रिकं सदा। न सस्यघातो न च संकरक्रिया न चापि भूयः प्रकृतेर्विचारणा॥
English: If the enemy be strong, the adoption of a policy of conciliation is not good. On the other hand, punishment by secret means should be inflicted. Such enemies shouid not be treated mildly, repeated attacks, destruction of crops, poisoning of wells and tanks, and suspicion regarding the seven branches of administration, should be made.
Sanskrit: मायाविभेदानुपसर्जनानि तथैव पापं न यशःप्रयोगात्। आप्तैर्मनुष्यरूपचारयेत पुरेषु राष्ट्रेषु च सम्प्रयुक्तान्॥
English: The king should, on such occasions, adopt various kinds of deception, various expedients for setting his foes against one another, and various kinds of hypocrisy. He should also, through trusted agents, learn the doings of his enemies in their cities and provinces.
Sanskrit: पुरापि चैषामनुसृत्य भूमिपाः पुरेषु भोगानखिलान् जयन्ति। पुरेषु नीति विहितां यथाविधि प्रयोजयन्तो बलवृत्रसूदन॥
English: Kings, O killer of Vala and Vritra, pursuing their enemies and entering their towers, seize and appropriate the best things that are to be had there, and adopt proper measures of policy in their own cities and dominions.
Sanskrit: प्रदाय गूढानि वसूनी राजन् प्रच्छिद्य भोगानवधाय च स्वान्। दुष्टान् स्वदोषैरिति कीर्तयित्वा पुरेषु राष्ट्रेषु च योजयन्ति॥
English: Presenting them wealth privately, and confiscating their properties publicly, without, however, injuring them materially, and proclaiming that they are all wicked men who have suffered for their own misdeeds, kings should despatch their agents to the cities and provinces of their enemies.
Sanskrit: तथैव चान्यैरपि शास्त्रवेदिभिः स्वलंकृतैः शास्त्रविधानदृष्टिभिः। सुशिक्षितैर्भाष्यकथाविशारदैः परेषु कृत्यामुपधारयेच्च॥
English: At the same time, in their own cities, they should, through other persons well-read in scriptures, endued with every accomplishment, acquainted with the injunctions of the sacred books; and possessed of learning, cause incantations, and foe-destroying rites to be performed.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच कानि लिङ्गानि दुष्टस्य भवन्ति द्विजसत्तम। कथं दुष्टं विजानीयामेतत् पृष्टो वदस्व मे॥
English: What are the marks, O best of the twiceborn, of a wicked person! Accosted by me, tell me how am I to know who is wicked!
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिरुवाच परोक्षमगुणानाह सद्गुणानभ्यसूयते। परैर्वा कीर्त्यमानेषु तूष्णीमास्ते पराङ्मुखः॥
English: Brihaspati said A wicked person is he who speaks of the faults of others at their back, who is filled with envy on seeing the accomplishments of others, and who remains silent when the merits of other people are described before him, being most unwilling to join them.
Sanskrit: तूष्णीम्भावेऽपि विज्ञेयं न चेद्भवति कारणम्। निःश्वासं चोष्ठसंदंशं शिरसश्च प्रकम्पनम्॥
English: Mere silence is no mark of wickedness on such occasions. A wicked person breathes heavily, bites his lips, and snakes his head.
Sanskrit: करोत्यभीक्ष्णं संसृष्टमसंसृष्टश्च भाषते। अदृष्टितो न कुरुते दृशे नैवाभिभाषते॥
English: Such a person always mixes in society and talks irrelevantly. Such a man never does what he promises, when the person to whom he has given the assurance does not observe him. When this man observes him, the wicked man does not even refer to the subject.
Sanskrit: पृथगेत्य समश्नाति नेदमद्य यथाविधि। आसने शयने याने भावा लक्ष्या विशेषतः॥
English: The wicked man eats alone, and finds fault with the food placed before him, saying.-All is not right to-day, as before. His true nature comes out when sitting, lying down, and riding.
Sanskrit: आर्तिराते प्रिये प्रीतिरेतावन्मित्रलक्षणम्। विपरीतं तु बोद्धव्यमरिलक्षणमेव तत्॥
English: Lamenting in times of sorrow and rejoicing in times of joy are the marks of a friend, Contrary actions from the indications of an enemy.
Sanskrit: एतान्येव यथोक्तानि बुध्येथास्त्रिदशाधिप। पुरुषाणां प्रदुष्टानां स्वभावो बलवत्तरः॥
English: Keep in your heart these sayings, O king of the gods! The nature of wicked men can never be concealed.
Sanskrit: इति दुष्टस्य विज्ञानमुक्तं ते सुरसत्तम। निशम्य शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थं यथावदमरेश्वर॥
English: I have now told you, O foremost of gods, what are the marks of a wicked person. Having listened to the truths given but in the scriptures, follow them duly, O king of the gods!
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स तद्वचः शत्रुनिबर्हणे रत स्तथा चकारावितथं बृहस्पतेः। चचार काले विजयाय चारिहा वशं च शत्रूननयत् पुरंदरः॥
English: Bhishma said Having heard these words of Brihaspati, Purandara, engaged in defeating his foes, followed them strictly. Bent upon victory, that destroyer of foes, when the opportunity came, followed these instructions and subdued all his enemies!'
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच निर्याय नगराच्छूरा व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः। त्रिगर्तानस्पृशन् मत्स्याः सूर्ये परिणते सति॥
English: Vaishampayana said Issuing out from the city, those heroic repressors, the Matsya's, arranged in battle array, met the Trigartas when the sun had passed the meridian.
Sanskrit: ते त्रिगर्ताश्च मत्स्याश्च संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः। अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तो गोषु गृद्धा महाबलाः॥
English: The mighty and powerful Trigartas and Matsya's, both worked up with ire and irrepressible in battle, desirous of possessing kine, sent up a loud war-cry.
Sanskrit: भीमाश्च मत्तमातङ्गास्तोमराङ्कुशनोदिताः। ग्रामणीयैः समारूढाः कुशलैर्हस्तिसादिभिः॥
English: Terrible and infuriated elephants, mounted by skillful heroes of both sides, were urged on with spikes and hooks.
Sanskrit: तेषां समागमो घोरस्तुमुलो लोहमर्षणः। घ्नतां परस्परं राजन् यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः॥ देवासुरसमो राजन्नासीत् सूर्येऽवलम्बति। पदातिरथनागेन्द्रहयारोहबलौघवान्॥
English: The combat that took place, O king, when the sun was declining, between the infantry and cavalry, chariots and elephants of both sides, resembling that which took place in the days of yore between the gods and demons, was dreadful, fierce, hair-stirring and calculated to increase the dominion of Yama.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभ्यापततां निघ्नतां चेतरेतरम्। उदतिष्ठद् रजो भौम प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥
English: As the combatants rushed on slaying each other there arose a thick cloud of dust in which nothing could be seen.
Sanskrit: पक्षिणश्चापतन् भूमौ सैन्येन रजसाऽऽवृताः। इषुभिर्व्यतिसर्पद्भिरादित्योऽन्तरधीयत॥
English: Covered with dust raised by the soldiers the birds began to drop down on earth and the sun himself disappeared behind the thick cloud of arrows.
Sanskrit: खद्योतैरिव संयुक्तमन्तरिक्षं व्यराजत। रुक्मपृष्ठानि चापानि व्यतिषिक्तानि धन्विनाम्॥ पततां लोकवीराणां सव्यदक्षिणमस्यताम्। रथा रथैः समाजग्मुः पादातैश्च पदातयः॥
English: The sky shone resplendent as if with (a number of) fire-flies. Changing their bows feathered in gold from one hand to another, the heroes began to smite each other discharging their shafts right and left. The charioteers fought with charioteers, the infantry fought with infantry.
Sanskrit: सादिनः सादिभिश्चैव गजैश्चापि महागजाः। असिभिः पदृिशैः प्रासैः शक्तिभिस्तोमरैरपि॥
English: The cavalry with cavalry and elephants with mighty elephants. With sword axes, Prasas, Shaktis, and Tomaras,
Sanskrit: संरब्धाः समरे राजन् निजघ्नुरितरेतरम्। निघ्नन्तः समरेऽन्योन्यं शूराः परिघबाहवः॥
English: They, enraged, O king, struck each other in the encounter. Although these mighty armed heroes struck each other,
Sanskrit: न शेकुरभिसंरब्धाः शूरान् कर्तुं पराङ्मुखान्। कृत्तोत्तरोष्ठं सुनसं कृत्तकेशमलंकृतम्॥ अदृश्यत शिरश्छिन्नं रजोध्वस्तं सकुण्डलम्। अदृश्यंस्तत्र गात्राणि शरैश्छिन्नानि भागशः॥ शालस्कन्धनिकाशानि क्षत्रियाणां महामृधे। नागभोगनिकाशैश्च बाहुभिश्चन्दनोक्षितैः॥ आस्तीर्णा वसुधा भाति शिरोभिश्च सकुण्डलैः। रथिनां रथिभिश्चात्र सम्प्रहारोऽभ्यवर्तत॥
English: None of them succeeded in weakening the other. And severed heads, some with beautiful noses, some with upper lips wounded, some adorned with ear-rings, some cut into twain about the well-arranged hair, were seen rolling in the field covered with dust. And in that battle field were seen the limbs of Kshatriya heroes cut off by shafts and lying like trunks of Sala trees. And spread over with heads adorned with car-rings and arms smeared with sandal looking like the bodies of snakes the battlefield appeared in beauty. The charioteers approached the charioteers striking each other.
Sanskrit: सादिभिः सादिनां चापि पदातीनां पदातिभिः। उपाशाम्यद् रजो भौमं रुधिरेण प्रसर्पता॥
English: The cavalry (encountered) the cavalry and the infantry the infantry and the dreadful dust was drenched by the over-spreading blood.
Sanskrit: कश्मलं चाविशद् घोरं निर्मर्यादमवर्तत। उपाविशन् गरुत्मन्तः शरैर्गाढं प्रवेजिताः। अन्तरिक्षे गतिर्येषां दर्शनं चाप्यरुध्यत॥ ते जन्तः समरेऽन्योन्यं शूराः परिघबाहवः। न शेकुरभिसंरब्धाः शूरान् कर्तुं पराङ्मुखान्॥ शतानीकः शतं हत्वा विशालक्षश्चतुःशतम्। प्रविष्टौ महतीं सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महारथौ॥
English: There arose a dreadful combat shorn of all considerations. And having their course and vision obstructed by the shower of arrows the vultures began to come down. Although these mighty-armed heroes struck cach other in the battle none of them could overpower his antagonist. Shatanika slaying a hundred, and Vishalaksha a four hundred,
Sanskrit: तौ प्रविष्टौ महासेनां बलवन्तौ मनस्विनौ। आर्छतां बहुसंरब्धौ केशाकेशि रथारथिः॥
English: These two mighty car-warriors entered into the huge army of Trigartas. And having entered into the great army those two intelligent and powerful.
Sanskrit: लक्षयित्वा त्रिगर्तानां तौ प्रविष्टौ रथव्रजम्। अग्रतः सूर्यदत्तश्च मदिराक्षश्च पृष्ठतः॥
English: (Heroes) (began an encounter) hand-tohand, hair to hair and car to car. And marking they entered into the collection of cars belonging to the Trigartas.
Sanskrit: विराटस्तत्र संग्रामे हत्वा पञ्चशतान् रथान्। हयानां च शतान्यष्टौ हत्वा पञ्च महारथान्॥
English: Destroying five hundred cars in that encounter with Suryadatta before and Madiraksha after him,
Sanskrit: चरन् स विविधान् मार्गान् रथेन रथसत्तमः। त्रिगर्तानां सुशर्माणमार्च्छद् रुक्मरथं रणे॥
English: And slaying eight hundred horses, five mighty car-warriors, that foremost of charioteers began to display many manuvaeres in that field of battle.
Sanskrit: तौ व्यवाहरतां तत्र महात्मानौ महाबलौ। अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तौ गोष्ठेषु वृषभाविव॥
English: He then came upon Susharma, the king of Trigartas mounted on a golden chariot; there those two high-souled and highly powerful (heroes) struck (each other)
Sanskrit: ततो राजा त्रिगर्तानां सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः। मत्स्य समायाद् राजानं द्वैरथेन नरर्षभः॥
English: Roaring like two bulls in a pasture. Thereupon the king of Trigartas, Susharman, irrepressible in battle,
Sanskrit: ततो स्थाभ्यां रथिनौ व्यतीयतुरमर्षणौ। शरान् व्यसृजतां शीघ्रं तोयधारा घना इव॥
English: That foremost of men invited the king of Matsya to a single combat on the chariot. Thereupon those two car-warriors, worked up with fury, rushed upon each other in their cars.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं चापि संरब्धौ विचेस्तुरमर्षणौ। कृतास्त्रौ निशितैर्बाणैरसिशक्तिगदाभृतौ॥
English: They discharged arrows quickly like clouds pouring torrents of rain. Enraged with each other the (two) wrathful (heroes) moved about,
Sanskrit: ततो राजा सुशर्माणं विव्याध दशभिः शरैः। पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिश्चास्य विव्याध चतुरो हयान्॥
English: Skilled in weapons, and armed with sharpened arrows, swords, shaktis and maces. Then the king pierced Susharman with ten arrows,
Sanskrit: तथैव मत्स्यराजानं सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः। पञ्चाशता शितैर्बाणैर्विव्याध परमास्त्रवित्॥ ततः सैन्यं महाराज मत्स्यराजसुशर्मणोः। नाभ्यजानात् तदान्योन्यं सैन्येन रजसाऽऽवृतम्॥३
English: Each of his four horses also with five arrows. Susharma too, irrepressible in battle and acquainted with the use of fatal weapons, pierced, the king of Matsya with fifty sharpened arrows. Then, Ogreat king, on account of the dust in the field of battle, the soldiers of both Susharma and the king of Matsya could not recognise each other.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच जनमेजयः पारिक्षितः सह भ्रातृभिः भ्रातृभिः कुरुक्षेत्रे दीर्घसत्रमुपास्ते। तस्य भ्रातरस्त्रयः श्रुतसेन। उग्रसेनो भीमसेन इति। तेषु तत्सत्रमुपासीनेष्वागच्छत्सारमेयः॥
English: Sauti said: The son of Parikshit, Janamejaya, with his brothers, was attending his long sacrifice in the field of Kurukshetra. His brothers were three, namely-Shrutasena, Ugrasena and Bhimasena. When they were sitting at the sacrifice, there came the son of Sarama.
Sanskrit: जनमेजयस्य भ्रातृभिरभिहतो भ्रातृभिरभिहतो रोरूयमाणो मातुः समीपमुपागच्छत्॥
English: He, being beaten by the brothers of Janamejaya, went to his mother weeping.
Sanskrit: पुत्रदुःखार्ता तं माता रोरूयमाणमुवाच 'किं रोदिषि, केनास्यभिहत' इति॥
English: His mother, seeing him weep, asked him, “Why are you weeping, who has beaten you?"
Sanskrit: प्रत्युवाच-'जनमेजयस्य भ्रातृभिरभिहतोऽस्मि' इति॥
English: Being thus questioned, he replied to his mother, “I have been beaten by the brothers of Janamejaya."
Sanskrit: तं माता प्रत्युवाच-'व्यक्तं त्वया तत्रापराद्धम्, येनास्यभिहतः' इति॥
English: And then his mother said, "You must have committed some fault, for which you have been beaten.'
Sanskrit: स तां पुनरुवाच 'नापराध्यामि, किंचिन्नावेक्षे, हवींषि नावलिह' इति॥
English: He replied, “I committed no fault. I did not lick the sacrificial ghee, I did not cast even a look at it."
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा माता सरमा तत्सत्रमुपागच्छत्, यत्र स जनमेजयः सह भ्रातृभिर्दीर्घसत्रमुपास्ते॥
English: Hearing this her mother, being very sorry for the affliction of his son, went to the place where Janamejaya with his brothers were attending his long sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तया क्रुद्धया तत्रोक्त 'अयं मे पुत्रो न किंचिदपराध्यति, नावेक्षते, हवींषि, नावलेढि, किमर्थमभिहतः' इति॥
English: She angrily addressed Janamejaya thus, “My son did not commit any fault. He did not lick your sacrificial ghee, he did not even look at it. Why did you then beat him?”
Sanskrit: न किंचिदुक्तवन्तस्ते सा तानुवाच 'यस्मादयमभिहतो ऽनपकारी, तस्माददृष्टं त्वां भयमागमिष्यति' इति।॥
English: They did not (condescend) to reply to her. On this she said, “ As you beat my son who did not commit any fault, so will evil come to you when you least expect it."