pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: देवांश्च प्रणमेत् स्नातो गुरुश्चाप्यभिवादयेत्॥ अनिमन्त्रितो न गच्छेत यज्ञं गच्छेत दर्शकः। अनर्चिते ह्यनायुष्यं गमनं तत्र भारत॥ न चैकेन परिव्रज्यं न गन्तव्यं तथा निशि।
English: Indeed, one should bathe before adoring the celestials and reverentially saluting the preceptor. One should never go to a sacrifice unless invited. Indeed, one may go there without an invitation, if he wishes to only see how the sacrifice is conducted. If one goes to a sacrifice without an invitation and if one does not on that account, receive proper adoration from the sacrificer, his life becomes shortened. One should never go alone on a journey to foreign parts. Nor should one ever go alone to any place at night.
Sanskrit: अनागतायां संध्यायां पश्चिमायां गृहे वसेत्॥ मातुः पितुर्गुरूणां च कार्यमेवानुशासनम्। हितं चाप्यहितं चापि न विचार्यं नरर्षभ॥ धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च यत्नः कार्यो नराधिप।
English: Before evening sets in, one should return to his house and remain within it. One should always obey the commands of his parents and preceptor, without at all judging whether those commands are good or not. One should, O king, attend carefully of the Vedas and the military science.
Sanskrit: हस्तिपृष्ठेऽश्वपृष्ठे च रथचर्यासु चैव ह॥ यत्नवान् भव राजेन्द्र यत्नवान् सुखमेधते।
English: Do then, O king, carefully attend to the practice of riding an elephant, a horse and a warchariot. The man who attends to these with care, succeeds in acquiring happiness.
Sanskrit: अप्रधृष्यश्च शत्रूणां भृत्यानां स्वजनस्य च॥ प्रजापालनयुक्तश्च न क्षतिं लभते क्वचित्।
English: Such a king succeeds in becoming unconquerable by enemies, and govern his servants and kinsmen without any of them being able to subjugate him. The king who attains to such a position and who carefully attends to the duty of protecting his subjects, has never to incur any loss.
Sanskrit: युक्तिशास्त्रं च ते ज्ञेयं शब्दशास्त्रं च भारत॥ गान्धर्वशास्त्रं च कला: परिज्ञेया नराधिप।
English: You should, O king, be proficient in logic, as also the science of words, the science of music and the four and the sixty branches of knowledge known by the name of Kala.
Sanskrit: पुराणमितिहासाश्च तथाख्याऽऽनानि यानि च॥ महात्मनां च चरितं श्रोतव्यं नित्यमेव ते।
English: One should every day hear the Puranas and the histories and all the other narratives that cxist, as also the biographies of all great men.
Sanskrit: पत्नी रजस्वला या च नाभिगच्छन्न चाह्वयेत्॥ स्नातां चतुर्थे दिवसे रात्रौ गच्छेद् विचक्षणः।
English: When one's wife is in her season, one should never know her, nor even summon her for conversation. A wise man may take her into his company on the fourth day after the bath of purification.
Sanskrit: पञ्चमे दिवसे नारी षष्ठेऽहनि पुमान् भवेत्॥ एतेन विधिना पत्नीमुपगच्छेत पण्डितः।
English: If one holds sexual union on the fifth day from the first appearance of the cataminal flow he gets a daughter. By holding it on the sixth day, he gets a son. A wise man should, in the matter of sexual intercourse attend to this rule.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिमित्राणि पूजनीयानि सर्वशः॥ यष्टव्यं च यथाशक्ति यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः।
English: Kinsmen and relatives by marriage and friends should all be treated with respect. One should, to the best of his power, worship the celestials in sacrifices, giving away various kinds of articles as sacrificial presents.
Sanskrit: अत उर्ध्वमरण्यं च सेवितव्यं नराधिप॥ एष ते लक्षणोद्देश आयुष्याणां प्रकीर्तितः।
English: After the period laid down for the domestic mode of life, one should, O king, become a hermit. I have thus told you briefly all the characteristics of persons who succeed in living long.
Sanskrit: शेषस्त्रविद्यवृद्धेभ्यः प्रत्याहार्यो युधिष्ठिर॥ आचारो भूतिजनन आचारः कीर्तिवर्धनः।
English: What I have not told you should be heard by you from the mouths of persons well-versed in the three Vedas, O Yudhishthira. You should know that conduct is the root of prosperity. Conduct increases fame.
Sanskrit: आचाराद् वर्धते ह्यायुराचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम्॥ आगमानां हि सर्वेषामाचारः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते।
English: It is conduct which prolongs life. It is conduct which destroys all calamitics and evils. Conduct has been said to be superior 10 all the branches of knowledge.
Sanskrit: आचारप्रभवो धर्मो धर्मादायुर्विवर्धते॥ एतद् यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वयं स्वस्त्ययनं महत्। अनुकम्प्य सर्ववर्णान् ब्रह्मणा समुदाहृतम्॥
English: It is conduct which begets virtue, and it is virtue which prolongs life. Conduct gives fame, long life, and Heaven. Conduct is the most efficacious rite of propitiating the celestials. The self-create Brahman himself has said that one should show mercy to all orders of men.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ संशयो मे महानयम्। संछेत्तव्यस्त्वया राजन् भवान् कुलकरो हि नः॥
English: Yudhishthira said O grandfather, O you of great wisdom, I have one great doubt which perplexes me! You should, O king, remove it! You are a promoter of our family.
Sanskrit: पुरुषाणामयं तात दुर्वृत्तानां दुरात्मनाम्। कथितो वाक्यसंचारस्ततो विज्ञापयामि ते॥
English: You have described to us the slanderous speeches uttered by wicked men of bad conduct. I desire, however, to question you further.
Sanskrit: यद्धितं राज्यतन्त्रस्य कुलस्य च सुखोदयम्। आयत्यां च तदात्वे च क्षेमवृद्धिकरं च यत्॥ पुत्रपौत्राभिरामं च राष्ट्रवृद्धिकरं च यत्। अन्नपाने शरीरे च हितं यत्तद् ब्रवीहि मे॥
English: That which is beneficial to a kingdom, that which yields happiness to the family of kings, that which yields good and advancement in the future and the present, that which is good regarding food, drink and the body, are topics upon which I wish you to dwell.
Sanskrit: अभिषिक्तो हि यो राजा राष्ट्रस्थो मित्रसंवृतः। ससुहृत्समुपेतो वा स कथं रजयेत् प्रजाः॥
English: How should a king, who has been put on the throne occupy it, surrounded by friends, ministers and servants, please his subjects?
Sanskrit: यो ह्यसत्प्रग्रहरतिः स्नेहरागबलात्कृतः। इन्द्रियाणामनीशत्वादसज्जनबुभूषकः॥ तस्य भृत्या विगुणतां यान्ति सर्वे कुलोद्गताः। न च भृत्यफलैरथैः स राजा सम्प्रयुज्यते॥
English: That king, who, taken away by his natural propensities and proclivities, become devoted to evil companions, and flatters wicked men for his being under the influence of his senses, find all servants of good birth and blood displeased with him. Such a king never gets those objects the accomplishment of which depends upon one's having a number of good servants about him.
Sanskrit: एतन्मे संशयस्यास्य राजधर्मान् सुदुर्विदान्। बृहस्पतिसमो बुद्ध्या भवान् शंसितुमर्हति॥
English: You, who are equal to Brihaspati himself in intelligence, should describe to me these duties of kings which are difficult to be ascertained and thereby resolve my doubt.
Sanskrit: शंसिता पुरुषव्याघ्र त्वन्नः कुलहिते रतः। क्षत्ता चैको महाप्राज्ञो यो नः शंसति सर्वदा॥
English: You, O foremost of men, are ever engaged in encompassing the good of our family. For this reason you always describe to us on the duties of the kings. Endued with great wisdom, Vidura also gives always valuable instruction.
Sanskrit: त्वत्तः कुलहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राज्यहितोदयम्। अमृतस्याव्ययस्येव तृप्तः स्वप्स्याम्यहं सुखम्॥
English: Hearing instructions from you which are productive of good to our family and kingdom, I shall be able to live happily like a person pleased with having drunk the immortal nectar.
Sanskrit: कीदृशाः संनिकर्षस्था भृत्याः सर्वगुणान्विताः। कीदृशैः किं कुलीनैर्वा सह यात्रा विधीयते॥
English: What classes of servants are to be considered as inferior and what as possessing all accomplishments? Helped by what class of servants or by servants of what kind of birth, should a king rule?
Sanskrit: न ह्येको भृत्यरहितो राजा भवति रक्षिता। राज्यं चेदं जनः सर्वस्तत्कुलीनोऽभिकाङ्क्षति॥
English: If the king choose to act alone and without servants, he can never protect his people. All persons, however, of high birth wish for the acquisition of sovereignty? us
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच न च प्रशास्तुं राज्यं हि शक्यमेकेन भारत। असहायवता तात नैवार्थाः केचिदप्युत॥ लब्धुं लब्धा ह्यपि सदा रक्षितुं भरतर्षभ।
English: Bhishma said The king, O Bharata, cannot along govern his kingdom. Without servants to help him, he cannot accomplish any object. Even if he gains any object, he cannot retain it.
Sanskrit: यस्य भृत्यजन: सर्वो ज्ञानविज्ञानकोविदः॥ हितैषी कुलजः स्निग्धः स राज्यफलमश्नुते॥
English: That king, whose servants are all gifted with knowledge and wisdom, who always seek the well being of their master, and who are of high birth and quiet disposition, enjoys the happiness of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिणो यस्य कुलजा असंहार्याः सहोषिताः। नृपतेर्मतिदाः सन्तः सम्बन्धज्ञानकोविदाः॥ अनागतविधातार: कालज्ञानविशारदाः। अतिक्रान्तमशोचन्तः स राज्यफलम श्नुते॥
English: That king, whose ministers are all born in respectable families, incapable of being alienated from him, who always live with him, who always give advice to their master, who are endued with wisdom and goodness, who have a knowledge of all things, who can provide for future events and contingencies, who have a good knowledge of the virtues of time, and who never regret for the past, succeeds in enjoying the happiness of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: समदुःखसुखा यस्य सहायाः प्रियकारिणः। अर्थचिन्तापराः सत्याः स राज्यफलमश्नुते॥
English: That king, whose servants partake of his sorrows and joys, who always do what he likes, who always try to accomplish their maser's objects, and all of whom are faithful, enjoys the happiness of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: जनपदः संनिकर्षगतः सदा। अक्षुद्रः सत्पथालम्बी स राजा राज्यभाग्भवेत्॥ यस्य नार्तो
English: That king, whose subjects are always happy and magnanimous, and who always went to path of the righteous, enjoys the happiness of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: कोशाख्यपटलं यस्य कोशवृद्धिकरैर्नरैः। आप्तैस्तुष्टैश्च सततं चीयते स नृपोत्तमः॥
English: He is the best of kings, the various sources of whose revenue are managed and supervised by contented and trustworthy men who know fully the means of multiplying the finances.
Sanskrit: कोष्ठागारमसंहावैराप्तैः संचयतत्परैः। पात्रभूतैरलुब्धैश्च पाल्यमानं गुणी भवेत्॥
English: That king acquires great riches and merit whose repositories and barns are looked after by trustworthy, devoted, and uncovetous and scrupulous servants always always bent upon gathering.
Sanskrit: व्यवहारश्च नगरे यस्य कर्मफलोदयः। दृश्यते शंखलिखितः स धर्मफलभाङ् नृपः॥
English: That king in whose city justice is administered properly which leads to the fining the plaintiff or the defendant, if his case is untrue, and in which criminal laws are administered after the manner of Shankha and Likhita, acquires the merit of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: संगृहीतमनुष्यश्च यो राजा राजधर्मवित्। षड्वर्गं प्रतिगृह्णाति स धर्मफलमश्नुते॥
English: That king, who wins over subjects by kindness, who is master of the duties of kings, and who is mindful of six cardinal objects, acquires the merit of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच धर्माधर्मविमुक्तं यद् विमुक्तं सर्वसंशयात्। जन्ममृत्युविमुक्तं च विमुक्तं पुण्यपापयोः॥ यच्छिवं नित्यमभयं नित्यमक्षरमव्ययम्। शुचि नित्यमनायासं तद् भवान् वक्तुमर्हति॥
English: You should, O grandfather, describe to me what is freed from duty and its reverse, what is freed from every doubt, what is above birth and death, as also virtue and sin, what is auspiciousness, what is eternal fearlessness, what is Eternal and Indestructible, and Immutable, what is always Pure, and what is ever free from exertion.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम्। याज्ञवल्क्यस्य संवादं जनकस्य च भारत॥ याज्ञवल्क्यमृषिश्रेष्ठं दैवरातिर्महायशाः। पप्रच्छ जनको राजा प्रश्न प्रश्नविदां वरम्॥
English: Bhishma said O Bharata, referring to this matter I shall recite to you the old discourse between Yajnavalkya and Janaka. Once on a time the famous king Daivarati of Janaka's race, truthfully understanding the meaning of all questions, put this question to Yajnavalkya, that foremost of Rishis.
Sanskrit: जनक उवाच कतीन्द्रियाणि विप्रर्षे कति प्रकृतयः स्मृताः। किमव्यक्तं परं ब्रह्म तस्माच्च परतस्तु किम्॥ प्रभवं चाप्ययं चैव कालसंख्यां तथैव च। वक्तुमर्हसि विप्रेन्द्र त्वदनुग्रहकाङ्क्षिणः॥
English: Janaka said ( regenerate Rishi, how many kinds of senses are there? How many kinds also are there of Nature? What is the Unmanifest and highest Brahma? What is higher than Brahmana? What is Birth and what Death? What are the limits of Age? You should, O foremost of Brahmanas, describe all these subjects to me who seek your favour.
Sanskrit: अज्ञानात् परिपृच्छामि त्वं हि ज्ञानमयोनिधिः। तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि सर्वमेतदसंशयम्॥
English: I am ignorant while you are an Ocean of knowledge. Hence, I ask you. Verily, I wish to hear you describe all these subject.
Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच श्रूयतामवनीपाल यदेतदनुपृच्छसि। योगानां परमं ज्ञानं सांख्यानां च विशेषतः॥
English: Hear, O king, what I say in answer to these questions of yours. I shall give you the high knowledge which Yogins prize, and especially that which is possessed by the Sankhyas.
Sanskrit: न तवाविदितं किंचिन्मां तु जिज्ञासते भवान्। पृष्टेन चापि वक्तव्यमेष धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: Nothing is unknown to you. Still you ask me. One, however, who is questioned, should answer. This is the eternal practice.
Sanskrit: अष्टौ प्रकृतयः प्रोक्ता विकाराश्चापि षोडश। तत्र तु प्रकृतीरष्टौ प्राहुरध्यात्मचिन्तकाः॥
English: Eight principles have been called by the name of Nature, while sixteen have been called changes. Of Manifest, there are seven. These are of views of those persons who are conversant with the spiritual science.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तं च महान्तं च तथाहङ्कार एव च। पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम्॥ एताः प्रकृतयस्त्वष्टौ विकारानपि मे शृणु। श्रोत्रं त्वक्चैव चक्षुश्च जिह्वा घ्राणं च पञ्चमम्॥ शब्दः स्पर्शच रूपं च रसो गन्धस्तथैव च। वाक् च हस्तौ च पादौ च पायुर्मेद्रं तथैव च॥
English: The Unmanifest, Greatness, Consciousness and the five subtile elements of Earth, Wind, Ether, water, and Light, these eight are known by the name of Nature. Listen now to the enumeration of those called changes. They are the ear, the skin, the eye, the tongue' and the nose; and sound, touch, form, taste, and scent, as also speech, the two arins, the two feet, the lower duct (within the body), and the organ of pleasure.
Sanskrit: एते विशेषा राजेन्द्र महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु। बुद्धीन्द्रियाण्यथैतानि सविशेषाणि मैथिल॥
English: The ten commencing with sound, and originating from the five great principles, are called Vishesha. The five senses of knowledge are called Savishesha, O king of Mithila.
Sanskrit: मनः षोडशकं प्राहुरध्यात्मगतिचिन्तकाः। त्वं चैवान्ये च विद्वांसस्तत्त्वबुद्धिविशारदाः॥
English: Persons conversant with the spiritual science consider the Mind as the sixteenth. This is agreeable to your own views as also to those of other learned men well acquainted with the truths about principles.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्ताच्च महानात्मा समुत्पद्यति पार्थिव। प्रथमं सर्गमित्येतदाहुः प्राधानिकं बुधाः॥
English: From the Unmanifest, O king, originates the Greatness. The learned say this to be the first creation relating to Nature.
Sanskrit: महतश्चाप्यहङ्कार उत्पन्नो हि नराधिप। द्वितीयं सर्गमित्याहुरेतद् बुद्ध्यात्मकं स्मृतम्॥
English: From Greatness, O king of men, originates Consciousness. This has been designated the second creation having the Understanding for its essence.
Sanskrit: अहङ्काराच्च सम्भूतं मनो भूतगुणात्मकम्। तृतीयः सर्ग इत्येष आहङ्कारिक उच्यते॥
English: From Consciousness has originated the Mind which is the essence of sound and the others that are the qualities of ether and the rest. This is the third creation, relating to Consciousness.
Sanskrit: मनसस्तु समुद्भूता महाभूता नराधिप। चतुर्थं सर्गमित्येतन्मानसं विद्धि मे मतम्॥
English: From Mind have originated the great elements, O king! This is the fourth creation called mental.
Sanskrit: शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धस्तथैव च। पञ्चमं सर्गमित्याहुभौतिकं भूतचिन्तकाः॥
English: Persons conversant with the principal elements hold that Sound and Touch and Form and Taste and Scent are the fifth creation, relating to the Great elements.
Sanskrit: चक्षुश्च जिह्वा घ्राणं च पञ्चमम्। सर्गं तु षष्ठमित्याहुर्बहुचिन्तात्मकं स्मृतम्॥
English: The creation of the Ear, the Skin, the Eye, the Tongue, and the Scent, forms the sixth and is considered as having for its essence multiplicity of thought.
Sanskrit: अधः श्रोत्रेन्द्रियग्राम उत्पद्यति नराधिप। सप्तमं सर्गमित्याहुरेतदैन्द्रियकं स्मृतम्॥
English: The senses that come after the Ear and the others then originate, O king. This is called seventh creation and relates to the senses of knowledge.
Sanskrit: श्रोत्रं त्व त्वक् चैव ऊर्ध्वं स्रोतस्तथा तिर्यगुत्पद्यति नराधिप। अष्टमं सर्गमित्याहुरेतदार्जवकं स्मृतम्॥
English: Then, O king, come the vital air that rises upwards and those that go downwards. This is the eighth creation and called Arjjva (straight).
Sanskrit: तिर्यस्रोतस्त्वधःस्रोत उत्पद्यति नराधिप। नवमं सर्गमित्याहुरेतदार्जवकं बुधाः॥
English: Then come those vital airs which move transversely in the lower parts of the body and also that called Apana passing downwards. This, the ninth creation, is also called Arjjava, O king.
Sanskrit: एतानि नव सर्गाणि तत्त्वानि च नराधिप। चतुर्विंशतिरुक्तानि यथाश्रुतिनिदर्शनात्॥
English: These nine kinds of creation, and these principles, O king, which are twenty-four in number, are described to you according to what has been laid down in the scriptures.
Sanskrit: अत ऊर्ध्वं महाराज गुणस्यैतस्य तत्त्वतः। महात्मभिरनुप्रोक्तां कालसंख्यां निबोध मे॥
English: After this, O king, listen to me as I tell you the durations of time as said by the learned regarding these principles or attributes.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ततो निवातकवचाः सर्वे वेगेन भारत। अभ्यद्रवन् मां सहिताः प्रगृहीतायुधा रणे।॥
English: Arjuna said: Then, O Bharata, furnished with arms, all the Nivatakavacha flew in a body towards me furiously in battle,
Sanskrit: आच्छाद्य स्थपन्थानमुत्क्रोशन्तो महारथाः। आवृत्य सर्वतस्ते मां शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्।॥
English: Those mighty car-warriors obstructing the course of the car and uttering loud yells and surrounding me on all sides, enveloped me with downpours of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरे महावीर्याः शूलपट्टिशपाणयः। शूलानि च भुशुण्डीश्च मुमुचुर्दानवा मयि॥
English: Then other demons, of great strength armed with spears and Pattishas, hurled at me spears and Bhushundis.
Sanskrit: तच्छूलवर्ष सुमहद् गदाशक्तिसमाकुलम्। अनिशं सृज्यमानं तैरपतन्मद्रथोपरि॥
English: That continuous discharge of spears together with maces and clubs fell upon my car.
Sanskrit: अन्ये मामभ्यधावन्त निवातकवचा युधि। शितशस्त्रायुधा रौद्राः कालरूपाः प्रहारिणः॥
English: Other dreadful and terrible-looking Nivatakavachas, dexterous in hurling (weapons) and armed with sharpened weapons and bows, rushed at me in fight.
Sanskrit: तानहं विविधैर्बाणैर्वेगवद्भिरजिह्मगैः। गाण्डीवमुक्तैरभ्यनमेकैकं दशभिर्मधे॥
English: I (on my part) in the encounter, discharging several fleet arrows coursing straight, from the Gandiva, pierced each of them with ten (shafts).
Sanskrit: ते कृता विमुखाः सर्वे मत्प्रयुक्तैः शिलाशितैः। ततो मातलिना तूर्णं हयास्ते सम्प्रचोदिताः॥
English: (And) I drove them back by those arrows of mine sharpened on stones. Then those horses being swiftly driven by Matali,
Sanskrit: मार्गान् बहुविधांस्तत्र विचेरुर्वातरंहसः। सुसंयता मातलिना प्रामनन्त दितेः सुतान्॥
English: Careered through several courses with the spread of the wind and being dexterously guided by Matali, trampled upon the sons of Diti.
Sanskrit: शतं शतास्ते हरयस्तस्मिन् युक्ता महारथे। शान्ता मातलिना यत्ता व्यचरन्नल्पका इव॥
English: (And) Though that mighty car was yoked with hundreds of horses, yet being skillfully driven by Matali, as they began to move, it seemed as if they were a few only.
Sanskrit: तेषां चरणपातेन स्थनेमिस्वनेन च। मम बाणनिपातैश्च हतास्ते शतशोऽसुराः॥
English: By the press of their hoofs and by the thundering noise of the car-wheels and by the discharge of my arrows hundreds of demons fell dead.
Sanskrit: गतासवस्तथैवान्ये प्रगृहीतशरासनाः। हतसारथयस्तत्र व्यकृष्यन्त तुरंगमैः॥
English: Others, holding their bows in their hands, even when deprived of life and their charioteers being slain, were carried (hither and thither) by the horses.
Sanskrit: ते दिशो विदिशः सर्वे प्रतिरुध्य प्रहारिणः। अभ्यघ्नन् विविधैः शस्त्रैस्ततो मे व्यथितं मनः॥
English: (And) all those dexterous in striking, obstructing all sides and directions, became engaged in the fight with various weapons, at which my mind was distressed.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं मातलेौर्यमपश्यं परमाद्भुतम्। अश्वांस्तथा वेगवतो यदयत्नादधारयत्॥
English: Then the prowess of Matali appeared highly wonderful to me in that he guided the swift steeds with ease.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं लघुभिश्चित्रैरस्त्रैस्तानसुरान् रणे। चिच्छेद सायुधान् राजन् शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: O king, then, in the fight, I cut off the Danavas by hundreds and thousands who were furnished with arms, by various swift weapons.
Sanskrit: एवं मे चरतस्तत्र सर्वयत्नेन शत्रुहन्। प्रीतिमानभवद् वीरो मातलिः शक्रसारथिः॥
English: O destroyer of foes, the heroic charioteer of Shakra, Matali, seeing me thus course there (on the field of battle) exerting my utmost, became well pleased (with me).
Sanskrit: वध्यमानास्ततस्तैस्तु हयैस्तेन रथेन च। अगमन् प्रक्षयं केचित्र्यवर्तन्त तथा परे॥ स्पर्धमाना इवास्माभिर्निवातकवचा रणे। शरवर्षेः शरार्तं मां महद्भिः प्रत्यवारयन्॥
English: Then, some (of the Danavas) crushed by the horses and the car, met with destruction and some gave up fighting; while others, in the encounter, challenged by us and afflicted with arrows, opposed me by heavy downpour of shafts.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं लघुभिश्चित्रैर्ब्रह्मास्त्रपरिमन्त्रितैः। व्यधर्म सायकैराशु शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Thereupon, I began to consume them with hundreds and thousands of ornamented swift arrows inspired with Mantras relating to the weapon of Brahma.
Sanskrit: ततः सम्पीडयमानास्ते क्रोधाविष्टा महारथाः। अपीडयन् मां सहिताः शरशूलासिवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Then those mighty demons sore pressed by me and fired with anger, afflicted me with simultaneous discharge of clubs, darts and swords.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमस्त्रमातिष्ठं परमं तिग्मतैजसम्। दयितं देवराजस्य माधवं नाम भारत॥
English: O Bharata, I then, took up that favourite weapon of the lord of the gods, named, Madhava, possessed of exceedingly fiery energy.
Sanskrit: ततः खङ्गास्त्रिशूलांश्च तोमरांश्च सहस्रशः। अस्त्रवीर्येण शतधा तैर्मुक्तानहमच्छिदम्॥
English: Then by the power of that weapon, I cut, to a hundred pieces, the swords, tridents and thousands of Tomaras hurled by them.
Sanskrit: छित्त्वा प्रहरणान्येषां ततस्तानपि सर्वशः। प्रत्यविध्यमहं रोषाद् दशभिर्दशभिः शरैः॥
English: Having destroyed their weapons, wrathfully pierced each of them with ten arrows.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवाद्धि तदा संख्ये यथा भ्रमरपक्तयः। निष्पतन्ति महाबाणास्तन्मातलिरपूजयत्॥
English: And the fact that on the battle field mighty arrows like (thick flights of black bees), were discharged from the Gandiva, was admired by Matali.
Sanskrit: तेषामपि तु बाणास्ते तन्मातलिरपूजयत्। अवाकिरन् मां बलवत् तानहं व्यधमं शरैः॥
English: And the skillfulness with which displaying prowess, I cut off, with my shafts, their arrows which completely surrounded me, drew admiration from Matali.
Sanskrit: वध्यमानास्ततस्ते तु निवातकवचाः पुनः। शरवर्षैर्महद्भिर्मां समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Being struck, those Nivatakavachas again completely surrounded me with a mighty discharge of arrows.
Sanskrit: शरवेगानिहत्याहमस्त्रैरस्त्रैविघातिभिः। ज्वलद्भिः परमैः शी।स्तानविध्यं सहस्रशः॥
English: Having arrested the career of their shafts by excellent, fleet and blazing weapons inspired with mantras, capable of destroying (other) weapons, I pierced them by thousands.
Sanskrit: तेषां छिन्नानि गात्राणि विसृजन्ति स्म शोणितम्। प्रावृषीवाभिवृष्टानि शृङ्गाण्यथधराभृताम्॥
English: Like waters running down from the summit of mountains, in the rainy season, blood began to flow from their mangled bodies.
Sanskrit: इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शर्वेगवद्भिरजिह्मगैः। मद्बाणैर्वध्यमानास्ते समुद्विग्नाः स्म दानवाः॥
English: Smitten by mighty, fleet and straightcoursing arrows having the touch of the thunderbolt hurled by Indra, those Danavas became greatly agitated.
Sanskrit: शतधा भिन्नदेहास्ते क्षीणप्रहरणौजसः। ततो निवातकवचा मामयुध्यन्त मायया॥
English: Their bodies were cut to a hundred pieces and their weapons lost their energy. Then those Nivatakavachas began fighting with me by the help of illusion.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच वसत्सु वै द्वैतवने पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। अनुकीर्णं महारण्यं ब्राह्मणैः समपद्यत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The high-minded Pandavas while residing in the forest of Dvaita that great forest was filled with Brahmanas.