pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: दृष्टिं भूसङ्कटां कृत्वा वासुदेवो न्यपातयत्। अोन्नतशरीरस्य रूपमासीनृपस्य तु॥
English: Sitting on his haunches and supporting himself on his two arms, he contracted his eyebrows and looked angrily at Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धस्याशीविषस्येव च्छिन्नपुच्छस्य भारत। प्राणान्तकरिणी घोरां वेदनामप्यचिन्तयन्॥
English: Duryodhana whose body was half raised, looked like a poisonous snake, O Bharata, shorn of its tail.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनो वासुदेवं वाग्भिरुग्राभिरार्दयत्। कंसदासस्य दायाद न ते लज्जाऽस्त्यनेन वै॥ अधर्मेण गदायुद्धे यदहं विनिपातितः। ऊरू भिन्धीति भीमस्य स्मृति मिथ्या प्रयच्छता॥ किं न विज्ञातमेतन्मे यदर्जुनमवोचथाः।
English: Forgetting his poignant and unbearable pains, Duryodhana began to assail Vasudeva with keen and bitter words. 'O son of Kansa's slave, it seems you have no shame, for you have forgotten that I have been struck down most unfairly, according to the rules of inacefighting? It was you who unfairly caused this act by reminding Bhima about the breaking of my thighs. Do you think I did not mark it when Arjuna (under your advice) hinted to it to Bhima?
Sanskrit: घातयित्वा महीपालानृजुयुद्धान् सहस्रशः॥ जिलैरुपायैर्बहुभिर्न ते लज्जा न ते घृणा।
English: Having caused the destruction of thousands of kings, who always fought fairly through various kinds of unfair means, do you not feel any shame or abhorrence for those acts?
Sanskrit: अहन्यहनि शूराणां कुर्वाणः कदनं महत्॥ शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य घातितस्ते पितामहः।
English: Having daily bought about a great carnage of heroic warriors, you at last caused the grandshire to be slain by placing Shikhandin to the front.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्नः सनामानं हत्वा नागं सुदुते॥ आचार्यो न्यासितः शस्त्रं किं तन्न विदितं मया।
English: Having again caused an elephant of the same name of Ashvatthama to be killed, O you of vicious principle, you made the preceptor lay aside his weapons. Do you think that this is not known to me?
Sanskrit: स चानेन नृशंसेन धृष्टद्युम्नेन वीर्यवान्॥ पात्यमानस्वया दृष्टो न चैनं त्वमवारयः।
English: While again that brave hero was about to be killed by this cruel Dhristadyumna, you did not dissuade the latter!
Sanskrit: वधार्थं पाण्डपुत्रस्य याचितां शक्तिमेव च॥ घटोत्कचे व्यंसयतः कस्त्वत्तः पापकृत्तमः।
English: The dart that had been begged (of Shakra as a boon) by Karna for the destruction of Arjuna, was baffled by you through Ghatotkacha! Who is there that is more sinful than you?
Sanskrit: छिन्नहस्तः प्रायगतस्तथा भूरिश्रवा बली॥ त्वयाऽभिसृष्टेन हतः शैनेयेन महात्मना।
English: Likewise powerful Bhurishravas, with one of his arms cut off and while observing the Praya vow, was caused to be slain by you through the great Satyaki.
Sanskrit: कुर्वाणश्चोत्तमं कर्म कर्णः पार्थजिगीषया॥ व्यंसनेनाश्वसेनस्य पन्नगेन्द्रस्य वै पुनः।
English: Karna had done a great feat for defeating Partha. You frustrated the object of Ashvasena, the son of that prince of snakes (viz., Takshaka).
Sanskrit: पुनश्च पतिते चक्रे व्यसनार्तः पराजितः॥ पातितः समरे कर्णश्चक्रव्यग्रोऽग्रणीनृणाम्।
English: When again the wheel of Karna's car sank in mire and Karna was assisted with calamity and almost defeated on that account, and-when, he became anxious to free his wheel—you caused that Karna to be then slain!
Sanskrit: यदि मां चापि कर्णं च भीष्मद्रोणौ च संयुतौ॥ ऋजुना प्रतियुध्येथा न ते स्याद् विजयो ध्रुवम्।
English: If he had fought me and Karna and Bhisma and Drona by fair means, victory then, forsooth, would never had been yours.
Sanskrit: त्वया पुनरनार्येण जिह्ममार्गेण पार्थिवाः॥ स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठन्तो वयं चान्ये च घातिताः।
English: By adopting the most wily and unfair means you have caused the death of many kings observant of the duties of their order and of ourselves as well.'
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच हतस्त्वमसि गान्धारे सभ्रातृसुतबान्धवः॥ सगणः ससुहचैव पापं मार्गमनुष्ठितः।
English: Vasudeva said You, O son of Gandhari, have been killed with your brothers, sons, kinsmen, friends, and followers, for the sinful path you followed.
Sanskrit: तवैव दुष्कृतैर्वीरौ भीष्मद्रोणौ निपातितौ॥ कर्णश्च निहतः संख्ये तव शीलानुवर्तकः।
English: Through your deeds those two heroes, viz., Bhishma and Drona, have been killed. Karna has been slain for having followed your conduct !
Sanskrit: याच्यमानं मया मूढ पित्र्यमंशं न दित्ससि॥ पाण्डवेभ्यः स्वराज्यं च लोभाच्छकुनिनिश्चयात्।
English: Requested by me, O fool, you did not, from avarice, give the Pandavas their paternal share, under the advice of Shakuni.
Sanskrit: विषं ते भीमसेनाय दत्तं सर्वे च पाण्डवाः॥ प्रदीपिता जतुगृहे मात्रा सह सुदुर्मते।
English: You gave poison to Bhimasena! You, O wicked man, tried to burn all the Pandavas with their mother at the palace of lace!
Sanskrit: सभायां याज्ञसेनी च कृष्टा द्यूते रजस्वला॥ तदैव तावद् दुष्टात्मन् वध्यस्त्वं निरपत्रप।
English: While gambling, you insulted the daughter of Yajnasena, while in her season, in the midst of assembly! Shameless as you are, you should have been killed there and then!
Sanskrit: अनक्षज्ञं च धर्मज्ञं सौबलेनाक्षवेदिना॥ निकृत्या यत् पराजैषीस्तस्मादसि हतो रणे।
English: Through Subala's son an expert in dice, you unfairly defeated the virtuous Yudhishthira who was unskilled in gambling! For that are killed.
Sanskrit: जयद्रथेन पापेन यत् कृष्णा केशिता वने॥ यातेषु मृगयां चैव तृणबिन्दोरथाश्रमम्।
English: Through the sinful Jayadratha again, Krishna was on another occasion insulted when the Pandavas, her lords, had gone out a thunting towards the hermitage of Trinavindu! you
Sanskrit: अभिमन्युश्च यद् बाल एको बहुभिराहवे॥ त्वद्दोषैनिहतः पाप तस्मादसि हतो रणे।
English: Causing Abhimanyu, who was a child and alone, to be surrounded by many, you did kill that hero. For this sin, O sinful wretch, you are slain!
Sanskrit: यान्यकार्याणि चास्माकं कृतानीति प्रभाषसे॥ वैगुण्येन तवात्यर्थं सर्वं हि तदनुष्ठितम्।
English: All those sinful deeds which you attribute to us have in reality been perpetrated by you in consequence of your sinful nature!
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतेरुशनसो नोपदेशः श्रुतस्त्वया॥ वृद्धा नोपासिताश्चैव हितं वाक्यं न ते श्रुतम्।
English: You had never listened to the advice of Brihaspati and Ushanas! You had never respected the old! You had never heard the beneficial words!
Sanskrit: लोभेनातिबलेन त्वं तृष्णया च वशीकृतः॥ कृतवानस्यकार्याणि विपाकस्तस्य भुज्यताम्।
English: Possessed by ungovernable covetousness and thirst of gain, you committed many unrighteous acts. Suffer now the consequences thereof.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच अधीतं विधिवद् दत्तं भूः प्रशास्ता ससागरा॥ मूर्ध्नि स्थितममित्राणां को नु स्वन्ततरो पया।
English: Duryodhana said I have made various studies, made presents according to the ordinance, governed the wide Earth with her seas, and trumpeted over the heads of my fees. Who is there so fortunate as myself?
Sanskrit: यदिष्टं क्षत्रबन्धूनां स्वधर्ममनुपश्यताम्॥ तदिदं निधनं प्राप्तं को नु स्वन्ततरो मया।
English: That end again which is sought by Kshatriya observant of the duties of their own order, viz., death in battle, I have also met with mine. Who, therefore, is so fortunate as myself?
Sanskrit: देवार्हा मानुषा भोगाः प्राप्ता असुलभा नृपैः॥ ऐश्वर्यं चोत्तमं प्राप्त: को नु स्वन्ततरो मया।
English: I have enjoyed pleasures, such as were worthy of the very gods and such as could with difficulty, be obtained by other kings. I have attained the highest prosperity. Who then is so fortunate as myself?
Sanskrit: ससुहृत् सानुगश्चैव स्वर्गं गन्ताहमच्युत॥ यूयं निहतसंकल्पाः शोचन्तो वर्तयिष्यथ॥
English: With all my well-wishers, and my younger brothers, I am going to heaven! As regards yourselves, with your baffled purposes and racked with grief, live you in this unhappy world.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अस्य वाक्यस्य निधने कुरुराजस्य धीमतः॥ अपतत् सुमहद् वर्षं पुष्पाणां पुण्यगन्धिनाम्। अवादयन्त गन्धर्वा वादिनं सुमनोहरम्॥ जगुश्चाप्सरसो राज्ञो यशःसम्बद्धमेव च। सिद्धाश्च मुमुचुर्वाचः साधु साध्विति पार्थिव॥ ववौ च सुरभिर्वायुः पुण्यगन्धो मृदुः सुखः। व्यराजंश्च दिशः सर्वा नभो वैदूर्यसंनिभम्॥
English: Sanjaya continued After the intelligent king of the Kurus, have said these words, a thick shower of fragrant flowers dropped from the sky. The Gandharvas beat many charming musical instruments. The Apsaras in a chorus sang the glory of king Duryodhana. The Siddhas cried-Praise to king Duryodhana! Sweet and delicious breezes mildly blew on all sides. All the quarters became clear and the firmament looked blue as the lapis lazuli.
Sanskrit: अयद्भुतानि ते दृष्ट्वा वासुदेवपुरोगमाः। दुर्योधनस्य पूजां तु दृष्ट्वा व्रीडामुपागमन्॥
English: Beholding these good signs, and this worship offered to Duryodhana, the Pandavas, with Vasudeva at their head, were put to shame.
Sanskrit: हतांश्चाधर्मतः श्रुत्वा शोकार्ताः शुशुचुर्हि ते। भीष्मं द्रोणं तथा कर्णं भूरिश्रवसमेव च॥
English: Hearing the invisible voice the Bhishma and Drona and Karna and Bhurishravas were killed unfairly, they were afflicted with remorse and wept in grief.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु चिन्तापरान् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान् दीनचेतसः। प्रोवाचेदं वचः कृष्णो मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः॥ नैष शक्योऽतिशीघ्रास्त्रस्ते च सर्वे महारथाः। ऋजुयुद्धेन विक्रान्ता हन्तुं युष्माभिराहवे॥
English: Seeing the Pandavas stricken with anxiety and grief. Krishna addressed them in a voice deep as that of the clouds or the drum, saying-''All of them were great car-warriors and quick hands in weapons! If you had displayed all your prowess, even then you could never have killed them in battle by a fair fight.
Sanskrit: नैष शक्यः कदाचित् तु हन्तु धर्मेण पार्थिवः। ते वा भीष्ममुखाः सर्वे महेष्वासा महारथाः॥
English: King Duryodhana also could never be killed in a fair fight! The same is the case with all those powerful car-warriors led led by Bhishma.
Sanskrit: मयानेकैरूपायैस्तु मायायोगेन चासकृत्। हतास्ते सर्व एवाजौ भवतां हितमिच्छता॥
English: For doing you good, I repeatedly applied my illusory powers and caused them to be killed by various means in battle.
Sanskrit: यदि नैवंविधं जातु कुर्यां जिह्ममहं रणे। कुतो वो विजयो भूयः कुतो राज्यं कुतो धनम्॥
English: If I had note adopted such deceitful ways in battle, you would never have been victorious, nor could have gained kingdom or wealth.
Sanskrit: ते हि सर्वे महात्मानश्चत्वारोऽतिरथा भुवि। न शक्या धर्मतो हन्तुं लोकपालैरपि स्वयम्॥
English: Those four were very great warriors and regarded as Atirathas in the world. The very Regents of the Earth could not kill them in fair fight.
Sanskrit: तथैवायं गदापाणिर्धार्तराष्ट्रो गतकमः। न शक्यो धर्मतो हन्तुं कालेनापीह दण्डिना॥
English: Likewise, the son of Diritarashtra, when armed with the mace, could not be killed in fair fight by Yama himself, armed with his bludgeon.
Sanskrit: न च वो हृदि कर्तव्यं यदयं घातितो रिपुः। मिथ्यावध्यास्तथोपायैर्बहवः शत्रवोऽधिकाः॥
English: Ye should not mind that this enemy of yours has been killed deceitfully. When the number of one's enemics becomes great, then destruction should be brought about by wily ways.
Sanskrit: पूर्वैरनुगतो मार्गो देवैरसुरघातिभिः। सद्धिश्चानुगतः पन्थाः स सर्वैरनुगम्यते॥
English: The gods themselves, in killing the Asuras, have followed by the celestials, may be followed by all.
Sanskrit: कृतकृत्याश्च सायाह्ने निवासं रोचयामहे। साश्चनागरथाः सर्वे विश्रमामो नराधिपाः॥
English: We have been crowned with success. It is evening. We had better retire to our tents. Let us all, you kings, take rest, with our horses and elephants and cars!'
Sanskrit: वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा तदानीं पाण्डवैः सह। पञ्चाला भृशसंहृष्टा विनेदुः सिंहसंघवत्॥
English: Hearing these words of Vasudeva, the Pandavas and the Panchalas filled with joy, roared like a number of lions.
Sanskrit: ततः प्राध्यापयशङ्खान् पाञ्चजन्यं च माधवः। हृष्टा दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा निहतं पुरुषर्षभ।७१॥
English: All of them blew their conchs and Madhava himself blew his Panchajanya, seeing Duryodhana struck down in battle.'
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच संनिवृत्ते जनौघे तु शाल्वो म्लेच्छगणाधिपः। अभ्यवर्तत संक्रुद्धः पाण्डवानां महद् बलम्॥ आस्थाय सुमहानागं प्रभिन्नं पर्वतोपमम्। दृप्तमरावतप्रख्यममित्रगणमर्दनम्॥
English: Sanjaya said After the (Kuru) army had been gathered Shalya, the king of the Mlechchhas, filled with rage, rushed against the large army of the Pandavas, riding on a gigantic clephant, with temporal juice trickling, looking like a hill, elated with pride, resembling Airavata himself and capable of crushing large numbers of foes.
Sanskrit: योऽसौ महान्भद्रकुलप्रसूतः सुपूजिते धार्तराष्ट्रेण नित्यम्। सुकल्पितः शास्त्रविनिश्चयज्ञैः सदोपवाह्यः समरेषु राजन्॥
English: Shalya's animal was of a good breed, was always adored by Dhritarashtra's sons and was properly equipped and properly trained for battle, O king, by persons well conversant with the science of elephant training. Riding on that elephant, that foremost of kings looked like the morning sun at the close of summer.
Sanskrit: तमास्थितो राजवरो बभूव यथोदयस्थः सविता क्षपान्ते। भ्युद्ययौ पाण्डुसुतान्समेतान्॥
English: Riding that best of elephants, O king, he went against the Pandavas and began to strike them on all sides with keen and dreadful arrows resembling Indra's thunder in force.
Sanskrit: महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः सुघोरैः। ततः शरान् वै सृजतो महारणे योधांश्च राजन् नयतो यमालयम्॥
English: While he discharged his arrows in that battle and killed the hostile warriors neither the Kauravas nor the Pandavas could mark any defect in him, even as the Daityas, O king, could not notice any in Vasava, the wielder of the thunder, in the days of yore while he killed them.
Sanskrit: नास्यान्तरं ददृशुः स्वे परे वा यथा पुरा वज्रधरस्य दैत्याः। दैत्याः पुरा वासवस्येव राजन्॥ ते पाण्डवाः सोमकाः सृञ्जयाश्च तमेकनागं ददृशुः समन्तात्। सहस्रशो वै विचरन्तमेकं यथा महेन्द्रस्य गजं समीपे॥
English: The Pandavas, the Somakes and the Srinjayas, saw one elephant look like a thousand elephants moving around them as the enemies of the gods had in days of yore seen the elephant of Indra in battle.
Sanskrit: संद्राव्यमाणं तु बलं परेषां परीतकल्पं विबभौ समन्ततः। नैवावतस्थे समरे भृशं भयाद् विमृद्यमानं तु परस्परं तदा॥
English: The army so driven by thai elephant seemed as if trapped from all sides. It could not stay for moments in the battle-field on account of sheer fright. All soldiers started crushing in hue and cry over mutual pull and push.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभग्ना सहसा महाचमू: सा पाण्डवी तेन नराधिपेन। दिशश्चतस्रः सहसा विधाविता गजेन्द्रवेगं तमपारयन्ती॥
English: Agitated by that animal, the hostile army looked life-less. Unable to stand in battle, they then fled away in great fear, crushing one another. Then the huge army of the Pandavas, routed by king Shalya, suddenly fled on all sides unable to stand the vigor of that elephant.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा च तां वेगवतीं प्रभग्नां सर्वे त्वदीया युधि योधमुख्याः। अपूजयस्ते तु नराधिपं तं दध्मुश्च शङ्खाशशिसंनिकाशान्॥
English: Seeing the Pandava army routed and flying away quickly all your leading warriors worshipped king Shalya and blew their moonwhite conchs.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा निनादं त्वथ कौरवाणां हर्षाद् विमुक्तं सह शङ्खशब्दैः। सेनापतिः पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां पाञ्चालपुत्रो ममृषे न कोपात्॥
English: Hearing the war-cries of the Kauravas uttered in joy and the blare of their conchs, the commander of the Pandava and the Srinjaya forces, viz., the Panchala prince Dhrishtadyumna could not, from wrath, bear it.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तं वै द्विरदं महात्मा प्रत्युद्ययौ त्वरमाणो जयाय। जम्भो यथा शक्रसमागमे वै नागेन्द्रमैरावणमिन्द्रवाह्यम्॥
English: The illustrious Dhrishtadyumna then quickly proceeded for defeating that elephant, as the Asura Jainbha had proceed against Airavata, the carrier of Indra, while he fought with Indra.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा तु दृष्ट्वा पाञ्चालपुत्रं युधि राजसिंहः। तं वै द्विपं प्रेषयामास तूर्णं वधाय राजन् दुपदात्मजस्य॥
English: Beholding the king of the Pandavas proceed against him, Shalya, the foremost of kings, quickly urged his elephant, O king, for the destruction of Drupada's son.
Sanskrit: मविध्यदग्निप्रतिमैः पृषत्कैः कर्मारधौतैर्निशितैर्व्वलद्भि ाराचमुख्यैस्त्रिभिरुपवेगैः॥
English: Seeing the animal approaching the latter struck it with three best arrows, polished, keen, blazing, powerful and resembling fire itself in effulgence and force.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरान् पञ्चशतान् महात्मा नाराचमुख्यान् विससर्ज कुम्भे। स तैस्तु विद्धः परमद्विपो रणे तदा परावृत्य भृशं प्रदुद्रुवे॥
English: Then that illustrious hero struck the animal on the trunk with five other whetted and best arrows. Struck therewith, that prince of elephants, turning away from the battle, ran quickly away.
Sanskrit: तं नागराजं सहसा प्रणुन्नं विद्राव्यमाणं विनिवर्त्य शाल्वः। तोत्राङ्कुशैः प्रेषयामास तूर्णं पाञ्चालराजस्य रथं प्रदिश्य॥
English: Suddenly checking that foremost of elephants which had been greatly wounded and compelled to retreat Shalya, however, caused it to turn back and with hooks and keen lances urged it forward against the car of the Panchala king, pointing it out to the infuriate animal.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वाऽऽपतन्तं सहसा तु नागं धृष्टद्युम्नः स्वरथाच्छ्रीघ्रमेव। गदां प्रगृह्योग्रजवेन वीरो भूमिं प्रपन्नो भयविह्वलाङ्गः॥
English: Beholding the animal rushing forcibly at him, the heroic Dhrishtadyumna, taking up a mace, quickly leaped down on the Earth from his car, his limbs benumbed with fear.
Sanskrit: स तं रथं हेमविभूषिताङ्गं साश्वं ससूतं सहसा विमृद्या उत्क्षिप्य हस्तेन नदन् महाद्विपो विपोथयामास वसुन्धरातले॥
English: That huge elephant, meanwhile, suddenly crushing that gold-decked car with its horses and driver, raised it up in the air with his trunk and then dashed it down on the Earth.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतं च दृष्ट्वा तदार्दितं नागवरेण तेना तमभ्यधावत् सहसा जवेन भीमः शिखण्डी च शिनेश्च नप्ता॥
English: Beholding the driver of Panchala king thus crushed by that best of elephants. Bhima and Shikhandin and the grandson of Shini rushed with great force against that animal.
Sanskrit: शरैश्च वेगं सहसा निगृह्य तस्याभितो व्यापततो गजस्य। स संगृहीतो रथिभिर्गजो वै चचाल तैर्वार्यमाणाश्च संख्ये॥
English: With their arrows they quickly restrained that animal. Thus restrained by them in battle, the elephant began to tremble.
Sanskrit: ततः पृषत्कान् प्रववर्ष राजा सूर्यो यथा रश्मिजालं समन्तात्। तैराशुगैर्वध्यमाना रथौधाः प्रदुद्रुवुः सहितास्तत्र तत्र॥
English: Meanwhile king Shalya began to discharge arrows like the Sun shedding his rays on all sides. Struck with those arrows, the (Pandava) car-warriors began to fly away.
Sanskrit: तत् कर्म शाल्वस्य समीक्ष्य सर्वे पाञ्चालपुत्रा नृप सृञ्जयाश्च। हाहाकारैर्नादयन्ति स्म युद्धे द्विपं समन्ताद् रुरुधुनराग्र्याः॥
English: Beholding that feat of Shalya, the Panchalas, the Srinjayas and the Matsyas. O king, bewailed aloud in that battle. All those foremost of men however, surrounded the animal entirely.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालपुत्रस्त्वरितस्तु शूरो गदां प्रगृह्याचलशृङ्गकल्पाम्। ससम्भ्रमं भारत शत्रुघाती जवेन वीरोऽनुससार नागम्॥
English: Then, taking up his mace resembling the crest of a mountain, the brave Panchalas appeared there. Fearlessly, O king, that hero, that striker of foes, rushed quickly against the clephant.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु नागं धरणीधराभं मदं स्रवन्तं जलदप्रकाशम्। गदां समाविद्ध्य भृशं जघान पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतस्तरस्वी॥ तु तदा गजेन्द्रे
English: The active prince of the Panchala, approaching, began to strike with his mace that animal which was huge as a hill and which shed temporal juice like a mass of pouring clouds.
Sanskrit: स भिन्नकुम्भः सहसा विनद्य मुखात् प्रभूतं क्षतजं विमुञ्चन्। पपात नागो धरणीधराभः क्षितिप्रकम्पाञ्चलितो यथाऽद्भिः॥
English: Its trunk cut open, the animal cried aloud; and vomiting enough blood, the animal, huge as a hill, suddenly dropped down as a mountain falling down during an earthquake.
Sanskrit: निपात्यमाने हाहाकृते तव पुत्रस्य सैन्ये। स शाल्वराजस्य शिनिप्रवीरो जहार भल्लेन शिरः शितेन॥
English: While that best of elephants was falling down and while your son's ariny were bewailing at the spectacle, that best of warriors among the Shinis cut off the head of king Shalya with a sharp and broad-headed arrow.
Sanskrit: हृतोत्तमाङ्गो युधि सात्वतेन पपात भूमौ सह नागराज्ञा। यथाद्रिशृङ्गं सुमहत् प्रणुन्नं वज्रेण देवाधिपचोदितेन॥
English: His head having been sundered by the Satwata hero, Shalya dropped down on the Earth along with his best of elephants, like a mountain summit suddenly clapped by the thunder-bolt discharged by the best of the celestials.
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क उवाच ब्रूहि केशव तत्वेन त्वमध्यात्ममनिन्दितम्। श्रुत्वा श्रेयोऽभिधास्यामि शापं वा ते जनार्दन॥
English: Utanka said Do you, O Keshava, tell ine that faultless spiritual science. Having heard your discourse I shall ordain what is for your good or imprecate a curse to you O Janardana!
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच तमो रजश्च सत्वं च विद्धि भावान् मदाश्रयान्। तथा रुदान् वसून् वापि विद्धि मत्प्रभवान् द्विज॥
English: Vasudeva said Know that the three qualities of Ignorance, Darkness and Goodness exist, depending on me as their refuge. So also, O twice-born one, know that the Rudras and the Vasus have originated from me.
Sanskrit: मयि सर्वाणि भूतानि सर्वभूतेषु चाप्यहम्। स्थित इत्यभिजानीहि मा तेऽभूदत्र संशयः॥
English: In me are all creatures, and in all creatures do I exist know this. Let no doubt arise in your mind about this.
Sanskrit: तथा दैत्यगणान् सर्वान् यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसान्। नागानप्सरसश्चैव विद्धि मत्प्रभवान् द्विज॥
English: So also, O twice-born one, know that all the tribes of the Daityas, all the Yakshas, Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Nagas, Apsaras, have originated from me.
Sanskrit: सदसच्चैव यत् प्राहुरव्यक्तं व्यक्तमेव च। अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव सर्वमेतन्मदात्मकम्॥
English: Whatever has been called existent and nonexistent, whatever is manifest, and notmanifest, whatever is destructible and indestructible, all have me for their soul.
Sanskrit: ये चाश्रमेषु वै धर्माश्चतुर्धा विदिता मुने। वैदिकानि च सर्वाणि विद्धि सर्वं मदात्मकम्॥
English: Those fourfold courses of duty which, O ascetic, are known to attach to the (four) modes of life, and all the Vedic duties, have me for their soul.
Sanskrit: असच्च सदसच्चैव यद् विश्वं सदसत् परम्। मत्तः परतरं नास्ति देवदेवात् सनातनात्॥
English: Whatever is non-existent, whatever is existent and non-existent, and whatever is above that which is existent and not existent, all these which form the universe-are from me. There is nothing higher (or beyond) me who am the eternal god of gods.
Sanskrit: ओङ्कारप्रमुखान् वेदान् विद्धि मां त्वं भृगूद्वह। यूपं सोमं चरुं होमं त्रिदशाप्यायनं मखे॥ होतारमपि हव्यं च विद्धि मां भृगुनन्दन। अध्वर्युः कल्पकश्चापि हविः परमसंस्कृतम्॥ उद्गाता चापि मां स्तौति गीतघोषैर्महाध्वरे। प्रायश्चित्तेषु मां ब्रह्मशान्तिमङ्गलवाचकाः॥ स्तुवन्ति विश्वकर्माणं सततं द्विजसत्तम।
English: O perpetuator of Bhrigu's race, know that all the Veda beginning with the original syllable) One are at one with me. Know, O son of Bhrigu's race, that I am the sacrificial stake; I am the Soma (drunk in sacrifices); I am the Charu (cooked in sacrifices for being offered to the deities); I am the Homa (that is performed); I am those deeds which sacrificers perform for pleasing the celestials; I am even the pourer of the sacrificial libation; and I am the Havi or libation that is poured. I am the Adhvaryu. I am the Kalpaka; and I am the highly sanctified sacrificial Havi. It is me whom the Udgatri, in the great sacrifice, hymns by the sound of his songs. In all rites of expiation, O Brahmana, the utters of auspicious Mantras and bencdictions fraught with peace sing my praises who am the artificer, o foremost of twice-born ones, of the universe.
Sanskrit: मम विद्धि सुतं धर्ममग्रजं द्विजसत्तम॥ मानसं दयितं विप्र सर्वभूतदयात्मकम्।
English: Know, O best of twice-born persons, that Dharma is my eldest-born offspring, originated from my mind, O learned Brahmana, whose essence is for all creatures.
Sanskrit: तत्राहं वर्तमानैश्च निवृत्तैश्चैव मानवैः॥ बह्वीः संसरमाणो वै योनीर्वामि सत्तम। धर्मसंरक्षणार्थाय धर्मसंस्थापनाय च॥
English: Constantly changing myself, I take birth in various wombs. O best of men, for upholding that son of mine, with the help of men now existing in or departed from the world. Indeed, I do this for protecting Virtue and for establishing it.
Sanskrit: तैस्तैर्वेषैश्च रूपैश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु भार्गव। अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा शक्रोऽथ प्रभवाप्ययः॥
English: In those forms that I assume for the purpose, I am known, O son of Bhrigu's race, in the three worlds as Vishnu and Brahman and Shakra. I am the origin and I am the destruction of all things.
Sanskrit: भूतग्रामस्य सर्वस्य स्रष्टा संहार एव च। अधर्मे वर्तमानानां सर्वेषामहमच्युतः॥
English: I am the creator of al existent objects and I am their destroyer. Knowing no change myself, I am the destroyer of all those creatures that live in sinfulness.