pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्। व्यपेतभी: प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य॥
English: Have no fear or perplexity of mind at seeing my this fearful form. Freed from fear, with a joyful heart, behold my other form.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः। आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा॥
English: Sanjaya said Having said all this to Arjuna, Vasudeva once more showed him his own ordinary form. The high-souled One, once more assuming his gentle form, comforted Arjuna who was much agitated.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तव सौम्यं जनार्दन। इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः॥
English: Arjuna said Seeing your this gentle human form, o Janardana, I have come to my right mind and to my normal state.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम। देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाक्षिणः॥
English: The great one said 'The form of mine, which you have (just now) seen, is difficult to be seen. Even the celestial are always eager to see my this great form.
Sanskrit: नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो दुष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा।॥
English: Not by the study of the Vedas, not by penances, gifts or sacrifices, can I be seen in this form of mine which you have seen.
Sanskrit: भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन। ज्ञातुं द्रष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप॥
English: But by exclusive devotion to me, O Arjuna, O chastiser of foes, I can, in this form, be known, truly seen and attained to.
Sanskrit: मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः। निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव॥
English: O Arjuna, he who does everything for Me, who has only Me for his supreme objects, who has only Me for his supreme objects, who is freed from all attachments and who is without enmity towards any beings, comes to Me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो घोरतरः शब्दो वन समभवत् तदा। भीमसेनार्जुनौ दृष्ट्वा क्षत्रियाणाममर्षिणाम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Thereupon on beholding Bhimasena and Arjuna, the Kshatriyas, inflated, sent up a terrible shout in that forest.
Sanskrit: तेषां ध्वजाचाण्यभिवीक्ष्य राजा स्वयं दुरात्मा नरपुङ्गवानाम्। जयद्रथो याज्ञसेनीमुवाच रथे स्थितां भानुमती हतौजाः॥
English: Beholding the standards of those foremost of Kurus the wicked-minded king Jayadratha, losing all heart, said to Yajnaseni, who was seated on the car and was shining in her effulgence.
Sanskrit: आयान्तीमे पञ्च रथा महान्तो मन्ये च कृष्णे पतयस्तवैते। सा जानती ख्यापय नः सुकेशि परं परं पाण्डवानां रथस्थम्॥
English: "Five great heroes are coming, O Krishna, me-thinks they are your husbands; as you know them well, O you of fair hairs, point out which of them rides which car?
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच रनायुष्यं कर्म कृत्वातिघोरम्। एते वीराः पतयो मे समेता न वः शेषः कश्चिदिहास्ति युद्धे॥
English: Draupadi said : "Having committed such an henious deed that will shorter your life, of what use, O fool, it will be now to know the names of those great heroes; as my heroic husbands have come, none of you shall be left alive in battle.
Sanskrit: आख्यातव्यं त्वेव सर्वं मुमूर्षोर्मया तुभ्यं पृष्टया धर्म एषः। न मे व्यथा विद्यते त्वद्भयं वा सम्पश्यन्त्याः सानुजं धर्मराजम्॥
English: Still, as you, being on the point of death, have asked me, I shall relate it for such is the duty; seeing Dharmaraja with his younger brothers I have not the slightest anxiety or fear from you.
Sanskrit: यस्य ध्वजाचे नदतो मृदङ्गो नन्दोपनन्दौ मधुरौ युक्तरूपौ। एतं स्वधर्मार्थविनिश्चयज्ञं सदा जनाः कृत्यवन्तोऽनुयान्ति॥
English: (He) at whose flag-staff, two beautiful and sonorous tabors, Nanda and Upananda are always played upon, knows very well the propriety of his own acts. Successful men always follow him.
Sanskrit: य एष जाम्बूनदशुद्धगौरः प्रचण्डघोणस्तनुरायताक्षः। एतं कुरुश्रेष्ठतमं वदन्ति युधिष्ठिरं धर्मसुतं पति मे॥
English: He has a complexion like the colour of pure gold, high nose, large eyes and is of a thin make; people call my husband Yudhishthira, the son of Dharına and the foremost of Kurus.
Sanskrit: अप्येष शत्रोः शरणागतस्य दद्यात् प्राणान् धर्मचारी नृवीरः। परेह्येनं मूढ जवेन भूतये त्वमात्मनः प्राञ्जलिन्यस्तशस्त्रः॥
English: That pious, heroic man gives life even to his enemy who seeks his shelter; therefore, O fool, leaving off your weapons and with folded hands, run quickly to him for your own safety.
Sanskrit: अथाप्येनं पश्यसि यं रथस्थं महाभुजं शालमिव प्रवृद्धम्। संदष्टौष्ठं भृकुटीसंहतभ्रवं वृकोदरो नाम पतिर्ममैषः॥
English: The one, whom you see seated on the car, with long arms and tall as the Shala tree biting his lips, contracting his forehead so as to bring his two eye-brows close together, is my husband by name Vrikodara.
Sanskrit: आजानेया बलिनः साधु दान्ता महाबलाः शूरमुदावहन्ति। एतस्य कर्माण्यतिमानुषाणि भीमेति शब्दोऽस्य गतः पृथिव्याम्॥
English: Plump, strong, well-trained and powerful horses of best breed draw that heroe's chariot; his actions are super-human; he is known on earth by the name of Bhima.
Sanskrit: नास्यापराद्धाः शेषमवाप्नुवन्ति नायं वैरं विस्मरते कदाचित्। वैरस्यान्तं संविधायोपयाति पश्चाच्छान्तिं न च गच्छत्यतीव॥
English: Those who offend him are never allowed to live; he never forgets his enemy; on come pretext or other he takes revenge; and even after that he is not pacified.
Sanskrit: धनुर्धरात्र्यो धृतिमान् यशस्वी जितेन्द्रियो वृद्धसेवी नृवीरः। भ्राता च शिष्यश्च युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजयो नाम पतिर्ममैषः॥
English: That foremost of bow-men, intelligent, illustrious, self-controlled and reverencing the old and heroic among men, is the brother and disciple of Yudhishthira. He is my husband by name Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: यो वै न कामान्न भयान्न लोभात् त्यजेद् धर्मं न नृशंसं च कुर्यात्। स एष वैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः कुन्तीसुतः शत्रुसहः प्रमाथी॥
English: He never relinquishes virtue out of fear, lust or anger; he never commits a cruel decd; that son of Kunti has the energy of fire, can withstand every enemy and represses his foes.
Sanskrit: यः सर्वधर्मार्थविनिश्चयज्ञो भयार्तानां भयहर्ता मनीषी। यस्योत्तमं रूपमाहुः पृथिव्यां यं पाण्डवाः परिरक्षन्ति सर्वे॥ प्राणैर्गरीयांसमनुव्रतं वै स एष वीरो नकुलः पतिर्म।
English: The other youth, proficient in Dharma and Artha, who always removes the fear of the afraid, who is gifted with high wisdom, who is protected by all the sons of Pandu, who is dearer to them even than their life, for his unflinching devotion, is my husband, the heroic Nakula.
Sanskrit: यः खड्गयोधी लघुचित्रहस्तो महांश्च धीमान् सहदेवोऽद्वितीयः॥ यस्याद्य कर्म द्रक्ष्यसे मूढसत्त्व शतक्रतोर्वा दैत्यसेनासु संख्ये। शूरः कृतास्त्रो मतिमान् मनस्वी प्रियङ्करो धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञः॥
English: That intelligent and great one, having Sahadeva for the second, is light-handed and an expert in the use of swords. O stupid man, you shall see to day his exploits in battle like those of Indra in the army of Daityas. Heroic, well-skilled in weapon, intelligent, wise, ever satisfying the king, the son of Dharma,
Sanskrit: य एष चन्द्रार्कसमानतेजा जघन्यजः पाण्डवानां प्रियश्च। बुद्ध्या समो यस्य नरो न विद्यते वक्ता तथा सत्सु विनिश्चयज्ञः॥
English: Effulgent like the rays of the moon, the favourite and the youngest born of the Pandavas, equal to whom in intelligence no man exists or in eloquence in the midst of the assembly of the wise.
Sanskrit: स एष शूरो नित्यममर्षणपश्च धीमान् प्राज्ञः सहदेवः पतिर्म। त्यजेत् प्राणान् प्रविशेद्धव्यवाह न त्वेवैष व्याहरेद् धर्मबाह्यम्॥ सदा मनस्वी क्षत्रधर्मे रतश्च कुन्त्याः प्राणैरिष्टतमो नृवीरः।
English: Heroic, ever wrathful, intelligent and wise, Sahadeva is my husband. He would rather rush into fire or give up his life than say anything against religion and morals. That high-minded one always abides by the duties of the Kshatriyas, is dearer than her life to Kunti and heroic among men.
Sanskrit: विशीर्यन्तीं नावमिवार्णवान्ते रत्नाभिपूर्णां मकरस्य पृष्ठे॥ सेनां तवेमां हतसर्वयोधां विक्षोभितां द्रक्ष्यसि पाण्डुपुत्रैः।
English: When the sons of Pandu will kill your heroes in battle you will see your army in the wretched condition of a ship on the sea wrecked with its freight of jewels on the back of a whale.
Sanskrit: इत्येते वै कथिताः पाण्डुपुत्रा यांस्त्वं मोहादवमन्य प्रवृत्तः। यद्येतेभ्यो मुच्यसेऽरिष्टदेहः पुनर्जन्म प्राप्स्यसे जीव एव॥
English: I have thus described to you the prowess of the Pandavas, foolishly disregarding whom you have acted so. If you can escape unhurt from them you will then obtain a new lease of life.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स्त्यक्त्वा त्रस्तान् प्राञ्जलींस्तान् पदातीन्। रथानीकं शरवर्षान्धकारं चक्रुः क्रुद्धाः सर्वतः संनिगृह्य॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then those five sons of Pritha, cach like Indra himself, growing angry and leaving the terrified foot-soldiers only who were begging for mercy, attacked furiously on all sides the charioteers darkening the very air with a thick shower of shafts they discharged.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अचलो वृषकश्चैव सहितौ भ्रातरावुभौ। रथौ तव दुराधर्षी शत्रून् विध्वंसयिष्यतः॥
English: Bhishma said Achala and Vrishaka are two Rathas on your side who are hard to vanquish; both the brothers, united together, will destroy your enemies.
Sanskrit: बलवन्तौ नरव्याघ्रौ दृढक्रोधौ प्रहारिणौ। गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौ महाबलौ॥
English: These two best among men are mighty, inveterate in their hatred and smiters (of enemies); they are the foremost among the Gandharis, young, handsome and endued with great strength.
Sanskrit: सखा ते दयितो नित्यं य एष रणकर्कशः। उत्साहयति राजंस्त्वां विग्रहे पाण्डवैः सह॥
English: But this one who is ever your dear friend, who vaunts of bravery in battle and who encourages you, O king in your dispute with the Pandavas,
Sanskrit: परुषः कत्थनो नीचः कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तव। मन्त्री नेता च बन्धुश्च मानी चात्यन्तमुच्छ्रितः॥
English: This man vain and mean, Karna, the son of Vikartana, who is your adviser guide and friend, and who has been placed in too elevated a position by you,
Sanskrit: एष कर्णो न चाप्यतिरथो रणे। वियुक्तः कवचेनैष सहजेन विचेतनः॥ कुण्डलाभ्यां च दिव्याभ्यां वियुक्तः सततं घृणी। अभिशापाच्च रामस्य ब्राह्मणस्य च भाषणात्॥
English: This Karna is neither a Rathi nor an Atiratha in battle. Though ever generous he has been deprived of his celestial earrings. All this is owing to the curse of Rama (his preceptor) and the words of a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: करणानां वियोगाच्च तेन मेऽर्धरथो मतः। नैष फाल्गुनमासाद्य पुनर्जीवन् विमोक्ष्यसे॥
English: Owing to his being without his natural coat of mail he a Ratha in my opinion; and having once come across Falguna he will not escape him with life.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीत् पुनर्दोणः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। एवमेतद् यथाऽऽत्य त्वं न मिथ्यास्ति कदाचन॥
English: Then did Drona, the foremost among all wielders, of say as a rejoinder: "It is so; what you say is never false.
Sanskrit: नैव रथः रणे रणेऽभिमानी च विमुखश्चापि दृश्यते। घृणी कर्णः प्रमादी च तेन मेऽर्धरथो मतः॥
English: In each battle is he boastful and in each he is seen to be backward. Karna is kind and also becomes confounded; he is therefore in my opinion, to half a Ratha."
Sanskrit: एतच्चछ्रुत्वा तु राधेयः क्रोधादुत्फाल्य लोचने। उवाच भीष्मं राधेयस्तुदन् वाग्भिः प्रतोदवत्॥१०
English: Hearing this, the son of Radha, expanding his eyes in wrath, said to Bhishma piercing him with his hook of words.
Sanskrit: पितामह यथेष्टं मां वाक्शरैरुपकृन्तसि। अनागसं सदा द्वेषादेवमेव पदे पदे॥
English: "O grandfather, at your pleasure, do you pierce me by your arrows of words; at every step do you thus treat me out of your aversion for me, though I have committed no sin.
Sanskrit: मर्षयामि च तत् सर्वं दुर्योधनकृतेन वै। त्वं तु मां मन्यसे मन्दं यथा कापुरुषं तथा॥
English: I tolerate all his however for the sake of Duryodhana,; you deem me to be behind others (in fight) and a coward.
Sanskrit: भवानर्धरथो मह्यं मतो वै नात्र संशयः। सर्वस्य जगतश्चैव गाङ्गेयो न मृषा वदेत्॥
English: In my opinion you too are only half a Ratha, there is no doubt about this. O son of Ganga, I do not speak an untruth when I say that you are an enemy of the entire universe.
Sanskrit: कुरूणामहितो नित्यं न च राजाऽवबुध्यते। को हि नाम समानेषु राजसूदारकर्मसु॥
English: You are ever devoted to what is to the injury of the Kurus, But the king knows it not. Who else is there who would seek to sap the energy of these kings that are equal and create discord among them,
Sanskrit: तेजोवधमिमं कुर्याद् विभेदयिषुराहवे। यथा त्वं गुणविद्वेषादपरागं चिकीर्षसि॥
English: As you desire to do owing to your hatred towards these that endued with accomplishments. Neither age, nor wealth, nor friends,
Sanskrit: न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तैर्न च बन्धुभिः। महारथत्वं संख्यातुं शक्यं क्षत्रस्य कौरव॥
English: are Can entitle a Kshatriya to be included in the category of Maharathas, O Kaurava. It is well-know a Kshatriya is superior by virtue of his strength and that the twice-born are superior by virtue of their learning.
Sanskrit: बलज्येष्ठं स्मृतं क्षत्रं मन्त्रज्येष्ठा द्विजातयः। धनज्येष्ठाः स्मृता वैश्याः शूद्रास्तु वयसाधिकाः॥
English: It is also well-known that Vaishyas are superior by virtue of their wealth and that Sudras are superiors by virtue of their years. Speak for yourself then, as you please, your list of Rathas and Atirathas.
Sanskrit: यथेच्छकं स्वयं ब्रूया रथानतिरथांस्तथा। कामद्वेषसमायुक्तो मोहात् प्रकुरुते भवान्॥
English: Actuated by desire and hatred and acting from ignorance you have enumerated the heroes. O Duryodhana of long arms, it is for you to judge properly. May you fare well.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन महाबाहो साधु सम्यगवेक्ष्यताम्। त्यज्यतां दुष्टभावोऽयं भीष्मः किल्बिषकृत् तव॥
English: Abandon this wicked Bhishma of unrighteous nature for, O ruler of men, discord once being in your own army it will be difficult to bring union again.
Sanskrit: भिन्ना हि सेना नृपते दुःसंधेया भवत्युत। मौला हि पुरुषव्याघ्र किमु नानासमुत्थिताः॥
English: This remark applies to your main army, judge then about the subsidiary forces which have been raised from several sources.
Sanskrit: एषां द्वैधं समुत्पन्नं योधानां युधि भारत। तेजोवधो नः क्रियते प्रत्यक्षेण विशेषतः॥
English: This discord has entered among warriors, already, 0 Bharata; in our very presence he saps our energies.
Sanskrit: रथानां क्क च विज्ञानं क्व च भीष्मोऽल्पचेतनः। अहमावारयिष्यामि पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्॥
English: How vast is the difference between the task of estimating the might of Rathas and Bhishma of little intellect. I will meet the armies of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य माममोधेषु गमिष्यन्ति दिशो दश। पाण्डवाः सहपञ्चालाः शार्दूलं वृषभा इव॥
English: Standing against me who are infallible they will be routed in ten directions, the Pandavas with the Panchalas, like bulls meeting with a tiger.
Sanskrit: क्व च युद्धं विमर्दो वा मन्त्रे सुव्याहतानि च। क्व च भीष्मो गतवया मन्दात्मा कालचोदितः॥
English: How vast is the difference between real fight, the clash of weapons, good advice, uttered in sweet sounding words on one side and Bhishma who is past the prime of life, of wicked soul and who is urged by fate.
Sanskrit: एकाकी स्पर्धते नित्यं सर्वेण जगत सह। न चान्यं पुरुषं कंचिन्मन्यते मोघदर्शनः॥
English: Alone he even boasts to fight with the entire universe, and endued with false vision he does not regard any other man as a human being.
Sanskrit: श्रोतव्यं खलु वृद्धानामिति शास्त्रनिदर्शनम्। न त्वेव ह्यतिवृद्धानां पुनर्बाला हि ते मताः॥
English: Certainly, it has been laid down in our holy books that the words of the aged should be listened to, but it does not apply to those who are very old for they are held to be boys.
Sanskrit: अहमेको हनिष्यामि पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। सुयुद्धे राजशार्दूल यशो भीष्मं गमिष्यति॥
English: Alone I shall slay the army of the sons of Pandu in a fair fight. The fame however of this will go to Bhishma, O best among kings.
Sanskrit: कृतः सेनापतिस्त्वेष त्वया भीष्मो नराधिप। सेनापतौ यशो गन्ता न तु योधान् कथंचन॥
English: By you, O ruler of men, has Bhishma been appointed the commander and all fame goes to the leader and never to an individual soldier.
Sanskrit: नाहं जीवति गाङ्गेये योत्स्ये राजन् कथंचन। हते भीष्मे तु योद्धास्मि सर्वैरेव महारथैः॥
English: O king, never shall I fight as long as the son of Ganga is alive. When Bhishma is killed I shall fight with all the car-warriors."
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच समुद्यतोऽयं भारो मे सुमहान् सागरोपमः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य संग्रामे वर्षपूगाभिचिन्तितः॥
English: Bhishma said The great burden (the impending fight) vast as the ocean is ready to fall on me, a calamity which I had foreseen for a series of years,
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नभ्यागते काले प्रतप्ते लोमहर्षणे। मिथो भेदो न मे कार्यस्तेन जीवसि सूतज॥
English: Now is come that time, that fight the result of which makes our hairs stand on end. It is not my concern to create dispute among ourselves. It is for this that you now live, O you born of a Suta.
Sanskrit: न ह्यहं त्वद्य विक्रम्य स्थविरोऽपि शिशोस्तव। युद्धश्रद्धामहं छिन्द्यां जीवितस्य च सूतज॥
English: For though I am now aged and you but young I shall rend asunder your desire for battle and that of your own life, O you born of a Suta.
Sanskrit: जामदग्न्येन रामेण महास्त्राणि विमुञ्चता। न मे व्यथा कृता काचित् त्वं तु मे किं करिष्यसि॥३३
English: The weapons hurled at me by Rama the son of Jamadagni did not pain me, What can you do to me then?
Sanskrit: कामं नैतत् प्रशंसन्ति सन्तः स्वबलसंस्तवम्। वक्ष्यामि तु त्वां संतप्तो निहीनकुलपांसन।॥
English: Good men do not approve of this praise of one's own might. I speak thus (on this occasion) for I have lost my temper O vile one; the stain of your family.
Sanskrit: समेतं पार्थिवं क्षत्रं काशिराजस्वयंवरे। निर्जित्यैकरथेनैव याः कन्यास्तरसा हृताः॥
English: In the election of a bridegroom by the daughters of Kashiraja, I, after defeating all the rulers of the earth united together, took away those girls by force.
Sanskrit: ईदृशानां सहस्राणि विशिष्टानामथो पुनः। मयैकेन निरस्तानि ससैन्यानि रणाजिरे॥
English: Thousands of such kings, well known names too, along with their armies, were stopped in the battle by me alone.
Sanskrit: त्वां प्राप्य वैरपुरुषं कुरूणामनयो महान्। उपस्थितो विनाशाय यतस्व पुरुषो भव॥
English: Having come across yourself, an illustrated man, the Kurus have come upon a great disaster; try to mete out destruction and be a man.
Sanskrit: युद्ध्यस्व समरे पार्थं येन विस्पर्धसे सहा द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां विनिर्मुक्तमस्माद् युद्धात् सुदुर्मते॥
English: In the battle, fight with son of Pritha, whom you are now challenging and I sha'l see how you escape out of that fight, O you of exceedingly wicked intelligence."
Sanskrit: तमुवाच ततो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रः प्रतापवान्। मां समीक्षस्व गाङ्गेय कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम्॥
English: Then did the royal son of Dhritarashtra, endued with fame say to him, Look to me, O son of Ganga; the task which has devolved on you is great.
Sanskrit: चिन्त्यतामिदमेकाग्रं मम निःश्रेयसं परम्। उभावपि भवन्तौ मे महत् कर्म करिष्यतः॥
English: Think with your entire heart of my interests; both of you will do great deeds for me.
Sanskrit: भूयश्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि परेषां रथसत्तमान्। ये चैवातिरथास्तत्र ये चैव रथयूथपाः॥
English: Again do I desire to hear about the best of the car-warriors of the enemy, those who are Atirathas in that side and those that can lead numbers of chariots.
Sanskrit: बलाबलममित्राणां श्रोतुमिच्छामि कौरव। प्रभातायां रजन्यां वै इदं युद्धं भविष्यति॥
English: O son of Kuru, I desire to hear of the strength and weakness of the enemies for the fight is to take place at the dawn of night.”
Sanskrit: गान्धार्युवाच काम्बोजं पश्य दुर्धर्षं काम्बोजास्तरणोचितम्। शयानमृषभस्कन्धं हतं पांसुषु माधव॥
English: Gandhari said Behold that irresistible king of Kambojas, that bull-necked hero lying in the dust, O Madhava, though worthy of sleeping comfortable on Kamboja blankets.
Sanskrit: यस्य क्षतजसंदिग्घौ बाहू चन्दनभूषितौ। अवेक्ष्य करुणं भार्या विलपत्यतिदुःखिता॥
English: Stricken with great sorrow, his wife is weeping bitterly at sight of his arms covered with blood, which, however, formerly used to be smeared with sandal-paste.
Sanskrit: इमौ तौ परिघप्रख्यौ बाहू शुभतलाङ्गुली। ययोर्विवरमापन्नां न रतिर्मा पुराजहात्॥
English: Indeed, the beautiful lady exclaims,-Even now adorned with beautiful palms and fingers, these two arins of yours resemble a couple of spiked maces, entering into whose clasp joy never felt me for a moment.
Sanskrit: कां गतिं तु गमिष्यामि त्वया हीना जनेश्वर। हतबन्धुरनाथा च वेपन्ती मधुरस्वरा॥
English: How shall I fare, O king, when I am deprived of you.-Possessing a sweet voice, the Kamvoja queen is weeping helplessly and trembling with emotion.
Sanskrit: आतपे लाम्यमानानां विविधानामिव स्रजाम्। कान्तानामपि नारीणां श्रीर्जहाति न वै तनूः॥
English: Look at that bevy of fair ladies there. Although tired with toil and worn out with heat, yet beauty does not leave them like the beauty of the garlands worn by the celestials although exposed to the Sun.
Sanskrit: शयानमभितः शूरं कालिङ्गं मधुसूदन। पश्य दीप्ताङ्गदयुगप्रतिनद्धमहाभुजम्॥
English: Behold, O destroyer of Madhu, the heroic king of the Kalingas lying there on the ground, with his mighty arms bedecked with a couple of Angadas.
Sanskrit: मागधानामधिपति जयत्सेनं जनार्दन। आवार्यं सर्वतः पत्न्यः प्ररुदत्यः सुविह्वलाः॥
English: Behold, O Janarddana, those Magadha ladies crying and standing around Jayastsena the king of the Magadhas.
Sanskrit: आसामायतनेत्राणां सुस्वराणां जनार्दन। मनःश्रुतिहरो नादो मनो मोहयतीव मे॥
English: The charming and sweet cries of those large-eyed and sweet-voiced damsels, O Krishna, are stupefying my heart greatly.
Sanskrit: प्रकीर्णवस्त्राभरणा रुदत्यः शोककर्शिताः। स्वास्तीर्णशयनेपिता मागध्यः शेरते भुवि॥
English: Having all their ornaments displaced, crying, and stricken with sorrow, alas, those ladies of Magadha, worthy of sleeping on costly beds, are now lying down on the naked earth.
Sanskrit: कोसलानामधिपतिं राजपुत्रं बृहद्बलम्। भर्तारं परिवार्यताः पृथक् प्ररुदिताः स्त्रियः॥
English: Surrounding their lord, the king of the Kosalas, viz., prince Vrihadvala, those other ladies are crying aloud.
Sanskrit: अस्य गात्रगतान् बाणान् कार्णिबाहुबलार्पितान्। उद्धरन्त्यसुखाविष्टा मूर्छमानाः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Engaged in taking out from his person the with which it was pierced by Abhimanyu with the full force of his arms, those ladies are again and again losing their consciousness.
Sanskrit: आसां सर्वानवद्यानामातपेन परिश्रमात्। प्रम्लाननलिनाभानि भान्ति वक्त्राणि माधव॥
English: The faces of those beautiful damsels, O Madhava, exhausted with toil and scorched by thc rays of the Sun, are appearing like faded lotuses.
Sanskrit: द्रोणेन निहताः शूराः शेरते रुचिराङ्गदाः। धृष्टद्युम्नसुताः सर्वे शिशवो हेममालिनः॥
English: arrows There, the brave sons of Dhrishtadyurnna, young in age, and bedecked with garlands of gold and beautiful Angadas, are lying, killed by Drona.
Sanskrit: रथाग्न्यगारं चापार्चिःशरशक्तिगदेन्धनम्। द्रोणमासाद्य निर्दग्धाः शलभा इव पावकम्॥
English: Like insects on a burning fire, they have all been consumed by falling upon Drona whose car was the chamber of fire, having the bow for its flames and arrows and darts and maces for its fuel.
Sanskrit: तथैव निहताः शूराः शेरते रुचिराङ्गदाः। द्रोणेनाभिमुखाः सर्वे भ्रातरः पञ्च केकयाः॥
English: Likewise, the five brave Kekaya brothers, adorned with beautiful Angadas, are lying on effort killed by Drona and with their faces turned towards that hero.
Sanskrit: तप्तकाञ्चनवर्माणस्तालध्वजरथव्रजाः। भासयन्ति महीं भासा ज्वलिता इव पावकाः॥
English: Their coats of mail, stinging like molten gold, and their tall standards and cars and garlands all made of gold, are shedding a bright lustre on the Earth like so many burning fires.
Sanskrit: द्रोणेन दुपदं संख्ये पश्य माधव पातितम्। महाद्विपमिवारण्ये सिंहेन महता हतम्॥
English: Look, O Madhava, at king Drupada overthrown in battle by Drona, like mighty elephant in the forest killed by a huge lion.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालराज्ञो विमलं पुण्डरीकाक्ष पाण्डुरम्। आतपत्रं समाभाति शरदीव निशाकरः॥
English: The bright and white umbrella, of the king of the Panchalas, shines, O lotus-eyed one, like the moon in the autumnal sky.
Sanskrit: एतास्तु द्रुपदं वृद्धं स्नुषा भार्याश्च दुःखिताः। दग्ध्वा गच्छन्ति पाञ्चाल्यं राजानमपसव्यतः॥
English: Having burnt his body on the funeral pyre, the daughter-in-law and the wives of the old king, stricken with sorrow, are proceeding, keeping the pyre to their right.
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुं महात्मानं चेदिपुङ्गवमङ्गनाः। द्रोणेन निहतं शूरं हरन्ति हतचेतसः॥
English: There, those ladies, beside themselves with sorrow, are removing the brave and great bowman, viz., Dhrishtaketu, that foremost of the Chedis, killed by Drona.