pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कुशस्तम्बः कुशद्वीपे मध्ये जनपदैः सह। सम्पूज्यते शाल्पलिश्च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नृप॥
English: O king, along with the kingdoms in these islands, Kusha grass in Kushadvipa and the Salami tree is Shalmalikadvipa are worshipped.
Sanskrit: क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाक्रोञ्चो गिरी रत्नचयाकरः। सम्पूज्यते महाराज चातुर्वर्येन नित्यदा॥
English: O king, in the Krauncha island the mountain called Maha Krauncha which is a mine of all kinds of gems is always worshipped by all the four orders of men.
Sanskrit: गोमन्तः पर्वतो राजन् सुमहान् सर्वधातुकः। यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान् कमललोचनः॥ मोक्षिभिः संगतो नित्यं प्रभुर्नारायणो हरिः। कुशद्वीपे तु राजेन्द्र पर्वतो विद्रुमैश्चितः॥
English: O king, there is the mountain called Gomanta which is huge in size and which consists of all kinds of metals. On its summit lives Narayana Hari with those they have obtained salvation, graced with prosperity and possessed of eyes like lotus. O great king, in Kushadvipa there is another mountain abounding in corals.
Sanskrit: स्वनाम नामा दुर्धर्षो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः। द्युतिमान् नाम कौरव्य तृतीयः कुमुदो गिरिः॥
English: It is called after the island, this mountain is made of gold and it is inaccessible. O descendant of Kuru, there is another greatly effulgert mountain called Kumuda.
Sanskrit: चतुर्थः पुष्पवान् नाम पञ्चमस्तु कुशेशयः। षष्ठो हरिगिरि म षडेते पर्वतोत्तमाः॥
English: The fourth mountain there is called Pushpavati, the fifth Kusheshaya, the sixty Harigiri. These are the six chief mountains.
Sanskrit: तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः सर्वभागशः। औद्भिदं प्रथम वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम्॥
English: The intervening spaces between one another of these six mountains increases in the ratio of one to two, as they proceed further and further towards the north. This first Varsha is called Audbhida, the second is Venumandala.
Sanskrit: तृतीयं सुरथाकारं चतुर्थं कम्बलं स्मृतम्। धृतिमत् पञ्चमं वर्ष षष्ठं वर्ष प्रभाकरम्॥
English: The third is Suratha, the fourth is Kambala, the fifth is called Dhritimat, and the sixth is named Prabhakara.
Sanskrit: सप्तमं कापिलं वर्ष सप्तैते वर्षलम्भकाः। एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः प्रजाश्च जगतीश्वरः॥ विहरन्ते रमन्ते च न तेषु म्रियते जनः। न तेषु दस्यवः सन्ति प्लेच्छजात्योऽपि वा नृप।।१५।
English: The seventh is called Kapila. These are the Seven successive Varshas. The celestial and the Gandharvas and other creatures of the universe take pleasure to sport in them. The dwellers of these Varshas never die. O king, there is not any robber or any Mlecchha race there.
Sanskrit: गौरप्रायो जनः सर्वः सुकुमारश्च पार्थिव।. अवशिष्टेषु सर्वेषु वक्ष्यामि मनुजेश्वर॥ यथाश्रुतं महाराज तदव्यग्रमनाः शृणु। क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाराज क्रौञ्चो नाम महागिरिः॥
English: O king, all the dwellers are generally white in complexion. They are very delicate. O ruler of men, I shall describe all that has been heard by me. O king, hear with attention. O great king, there is a great mountain called Krauncha in the Krauncha island.
Sanskrit: क्रौञ्चात् परो वामनको वामनादन्धकारकः। अन्धकारात् परो राजन् मैनाकः पर्वतोत्तमः॥
English: Next to Krauncha is Vamanaka, next to Vamanaka is Andhakaraka, next to Andhakaraka is that foremost of all mountains which is called Mainaka.
Sanskrit: मैनाकात् परतो राजन् गोविन्दो गिरिरुत्तमः। गोविन्दात् परतो राजन् निबिडो नाम पर्वतः॥ परस्तु द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कम्भो वंशवर्धन। देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु।॥
English: O king, next to Mainaka is that best of mountains called Govinda, next to Govinda is the Nibida mountain. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the intervening spaces between one another of these mountains increase in the ratio of one to two. I shall speak of the countries that are situated there. Hear as I tell of them.
Sanskrit: क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः। मनोनुगात् परश्चोष्णो देशः कुरुकुलोद्वह॥
English: The country near Krauncha is called Kushala, that near Vainana is Manonuga that next to Manonuga, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, is called Ushna.
Sanskrit: उष्णात् परः प्रावरकः प्रावारादन्धकारकः। अन्धकारकदेशात् तु मुनिदेशः परः स्मृतः॥
English: Next to Ushna is Pravaraka, next to Pravarka is Andhakaraka, next to Andhakaraka is named Munidesha,
Sanskrit: मुनिदेशात् परश्चैव प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः। सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रायो जनाधिप॥
English: Next to Munidesha is Dundubhisvana frequented by the Siddhas and the Charanas. O king, the people of this regions are white.
Sanskrit: एते देशा महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेविताः। पुष्करे पुष्करो नाम पर्वतो मणिरत्नवान्॥
English: O king, all these countries are inhabited by the celestial and the Gandharvas. In Pushkara (island) there is a mountain called Pushkara, full of gems and jewels.
Sanskrit: तत्र नित्यं प्रभवति स्वयं देवः प्रजापतिः। तं पर्युपासते नित्यं देवाः सर्वे महर्षयः॥
English: There dwells the divine creator of the worlds himself. All the celestial and great Rishis always worship bim.
Sanskrit: वाग्भिर्मनोऽनुकूलाभिः पूजयन्तो जनाधिप। जम्बूद्वीपात् प्रवर्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधान्युत॥
English: With gratifying words and respectful adoration. o king, various gems from Jambudvipa are used there.
Sanskrit: द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां कुरुसत्तम। ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन प्रजानां हि दमेन च॥ आरोग्यायुःप्रमाणाभ्यां द्विगुणं द्विगुणं ततः। एको जनपदो राजन् द्वीपेष्वेतेषु भारत।
English: O king, in all these islands Brahmacharya, truth, self-control, also health and length of life are in the ratio of one to two as the island are more and more remote northwards. O king, O descendant of Bharata, the land in all these islands is but one country.
Sanskrit: उक्ता जनपदा येषु धर्मश्चैकः प्रदृश्यते॥ ईश्वरो दण्डपुद्यम्य स्वयमेव प्रजापतिः। द्वीपानेतान् महाराज रक्षस्तिष्ठति नित्यदा॥ स राजा स शिवो राजन् स पिता प्रपितामहः।
English: For it is said to be the one country in which is scen but one religion. The supreme lord of creation himself, lifting up the rod of chastisement always lives there and protects! these islands. O king,. he is their ruler, he is their source of happiness, he is their father, he is their grandfather.
Sanskrit: गोपायति नरश्रेष्ठ प्रजाः सजडपण्डिताः॥ भोजनं चात्र कौरव्य प्रजाः स्वयमुपस्थितम्। सिद्धमेव महाबाहो तद्धि भुञ्जन्ति नित्यदा॥ ततः परं समा नाम दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः।
English: O foremost of men, it is he who protects there all mobile and immobile creatures. O descendant of Kuru, cooked food comes there of itself and all creatures eat it every day. O mighty-armed hero, next to these regions is seen the region named Shyama.
Sanskrit: चतुरस्र महाराज त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु मण्डलम्॥ तत्र तिष्ठन्ति कौरव्य चत्वारो लोकसम्मताः। दिग्गजा भरतश्रेष्ठ वामनरावतादयः॥ सुप्रतीकस्तथा राजन् प्रभिन्नकरटामुखः!
English: It is like a star in shape having four corners. O king, it has thirty three Mandalas. ) descendant of Kuru, there live four great clephants adored by all, o best among the Bharata race, they are Vamana, Airavata, Supratika with rent temples and also another.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं परिमाणं तु न संख्यातुमिहोत्सहे॥ असंख्यातः स नित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा।
English: I cannot venture to calculate the proportions of these four elephants. Their length, breadth and thickness have ever remained umascertained.
Sanskrit: तत्र वै वायवो वान्ति दिग्भ्यः सर्वाभ्य एव हि॥ असम्बद्धा महाराज तान् निगृह्णन्ति ते गजाः। पुष्करैः पद्मसंकाशैविकसद्भिर्महाप्रभैः॥ शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान् मुञ्चन्ति नित्यशः।
English: O king, winds blow in these regions irregularly from all directions. These winds are scized by these elephants with the tips of their trunks, which are like to lotus in complexion, which are very bright and which they are capable of drawing up in this way. As soon as they scize them, they let them out.
Sanskrit: श्वसद्भिर्मुच्यमानास्तु दिग्गजैरिह मारुताः॥ आगच्छन्ति महाराज ततस्तिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजाः।
English: O king, having been thus let out by these clephants, these winds come over to this earth, and for their coming creatures breathe and live.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच परो वै विस्तरोऽत्यर्थं त्वया संजय कार्तितः॥ दर्शितं द्वीपसंस्थानमुत्तरं ब्रूहि संजय।
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, you have told me in detail about the first subject. You have also told me the position of the islands. O Sanjaya tell me now the rest.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच उक्ता द्वीपा महाराज ग्रहं वै शृणु तत्त्वतः॥ स्वर्भानोः कौरवश्रेष्ठ यावदेव प्रमाणतः।
English: Sanjaya said O great king, I have described to you all the islands. O Kuru chief, now hear what I say about the heavily bodies and about Svarbhanu.
Sanskrit: परिमण्डलो महाराज स्वर्भानुः श्रूयते ग्रहः॥ योजनानां सहस्राणि विष्कम्भो द्वादशास्य वै।
English: O king, it is hcard by us that the planet Svarbhanu is a globe. Its diameter is twelve thousand Yojanas.
Sanskrit: परिणाहेन षट्त्रिंशद् विपुलत्वेन चानघ॥ पष्टिमाहुः शतान्यस्य बुधाः पौराणिकास्तथा।
English: And because because it is very large, its circumference is forty two thousand Yojanas. O sinless one, thus say the learned men of old.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रमास्तु सहस्राणि राजन्नेकादश स्मृतः॥ विष्कम्भेण कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु मण्डलम्। एकोनषष्टिविष्कम्भं शीतरश्मेर्महात्मनः॥ सूर्यस्त्वष्टौ सहस्राणि द्वे चान्ये कुरुनन्दन। विष्कम्भेण ततो राजन् मण्डलं त्रिंशता समम्॥ अष्टपञ्चाशतं राजन् विपुलत्वेन चानघ। श्रूयते परमोदारः पतगोऽसौ विभावसुः॥ एतत् प्रमाणमर्कस्य निर्दिष्टमिह भारत।
English: O king, the diameter of the moon is said to be cleven thousand Yojanas. O Kuru chief, the circumference of our this famous planet of cool rays is said to be thirty-cight thousand and nine hundred Yojanas. O descendant of Kuru, we have heard that the diameter of the beneficent, fast-going and light-giving sun is ten thousand and Yojanas, and O king, its circumference is thirty-five thousand cight hundred miles, O sinless one, O descendant of Bharata, these are all the calculations of Arka.
Sanskrit: स राहुश्छादयत्येतौ यथाकालं महत्तया॥ चन्द्रादित्यौ महाराज संक्षेपोऽयमुदाहृतः।
English: The planet Rahu on account of its great bulk covers both the sun and the moon in due tiine (during eclipses). I tell you all this in brief.
Sanskrit: इत्येतत् ते महाराज पृच्छतः शास्त्रचक्षुषा॥ सर्वमुक्तं यथातत्त्वं तस्माच्छममवाप्नुहि।
English: O great king, with the help of the eye of science, I have told you all that you asked me. Be blessed.
Sanskrit: यथोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्तं सनिर्माणमिदं जगत्॥ तस्मादाश्वस कौरव्य पुत्रं दुर्योधनं प्रति।
English: I shall now tell you of the construction of the universe as narrated in the Shastras. Therefore, O descendant of Kuru, pacify your son Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वेदं भरतश्रेष्ठ भूमिपर्व मनोनुगम्॥ श्रीमान् भवति राजन्यः सिद्धार्थः साधुसम्मतः।
English: O best of the Bharata race, hearing this delightful Bhumi Parva, a Kshatriya obtains prosperity, the fruition of all his desires and approbation of the pious.
Sanskrit: आयुर्बलं च कीर्तिश्च तस्य तेजश्च वर्धते॥ यः शृणोति महीपाल पर्वणीदं यतव्रतः। प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य तथैव च पितामहाः॥ इदं तु भारतं वर्षं यत्र वर्तामहे वयम्। पूर्वैः प्रवर्तितं पुण्यं तत् सर्वं श्रुतवानसि॥
English: The king who hears this on the full-moon or the new-incon day and observes the vows with care, obtains long life, fame, and prowess. His ancestral manes become pleased. You have now heard of all the merits that flow from this Bharata Varsha in which we live.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। शतक्रतोश्च संवादं नमुचेश्च युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is also cited the old discourse between him of a hundred sacrifices and the Asura Namuchi,OYudhisthira.
Sanskrit: श्रिया विहीनमासीनमक्षोभ्यमिव सागरम्। भवाभवज्ञं भूतानामित्युवाच पुरंदरः॥
English: When the Asura Namuchi, who knew well the birth and the death of all creatures was sitting, shorn of prosperity but undisturbed at heart like the huge ocean in perfect stillness, Purandara addressed him these words-..
Sanskrit: नमुचि रुवाच बद्धः पाशैश्चयुतः स्थानाद् द्विषतां वशमागतः। श्रिया विहीनो नमुचे शोचस्याहो न शोचसि॥
English: Namuchi said *Fallen off from your place, fettered with cords, brought under the influence of your enemies, and shorn of prosperity, do you, O Namuchi, grieve or live cheerfully.'
Sanskrit: अनिवार्येण शोकेन शरीरं चोपतप्यते। अमित्राश्च प्रहष्यन्ति शोके नास्ति सहायता॥
English: ‘By indulging in such sorrow as cannot be avoided one only wastes his body any cheering his enemies. Then, again, no one can lighten another's sorrow by putting any portion of it upon oneself. For these reasons, O Shakra, I do not grieve. All this that you see has one end.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्छक न शोचामि सर्वं ह्येवेदमन्तवत्। संतापाद् भ्रश्यते रूपं संतापाद् भ्रश्यते श्रियः॥
English: Indulgence in sorrow mars personal beauty, prosperity, life, and virtue itself, O king of the gods.
Sanskrit: संतापाद भ्रश्यते चायुर्धर्मश्चैव सुरेश्वर। विनीय खलु तद् दुःखमागतं वैमनस्यजम्॥ ध्यातव्यं मनसा हृद्यं कल्याणं संविजानता।
English: Forsooth, suppressing that sorrow which comes upon oneself and which is begotten by a weak mind, one endued with true knowledge should reflect in his mind of that which yields the highest good not which lives in the heart itself.
Sanskrit: यदा यदा हि पुरुषः कल्याणे कुरुते मनः। तदा तस्य प्रसिध्यन्ति सर्वार्था नात्र संशयः॥
English: When one sets his mind upon what is for one's highest good, forsooth, the result that all his objects are accomplished.
Sanskrit: एकः शास्ता न द्वितीयोऽस्ति शास्ता गर्भे शयानं पुरुषं शास्ति शास्ता। तेनायुयुक्तः प्रवणादिवोदकं यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा वहामि॥
English: There is One Ordainer, and no second. His sway extends the embryo. Controlled by the great Ordainer I go on as He moves me on, like water running along a downward path.
Sanskrit: भवाभवौ त्वभिजानन् गरीयो ज्ञानाच्छ्रेयो न तु करोमि। आशासु धासु परासु कुर्वन् यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा वहामि॥
English: Knowing what is existence and what liberation, and understanding also that the latter is superior to the former, I do not, however, try to attain to it. Doing virtuous and sinful acts I go on as He moves me on.
Sanskrit: यथा यथास्य प्राप्तव्यं प्राप्नोत्येव तथा तथा। भवितव्यं यथा यच्च भवत्येव तथा तथा॥
English: One gets those things that are ordained to be got. That which is to happen actually takes place.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्रैव संयुक्तो धात्रा गर्भे पुनः पुनः। तत्र तत्रैव वसति न यत्र स्वयमिच्छति॥
English: Over even One has repeatedly to live in such wombs in which one is placed by the Ordainer. He has no choice in the matter.
Sanskrit: भावो योऽयमनुप्राप्तो भवितव्यमिदं मम। इति यस्य सदा भावो न स मुह्येत् कदाचन॥
English: That person never feels himself stupefied, who when placed in any particular condition, accepts it as that which he was ordained to be placed in.
Sanskrit: पर्यायैर्हन्यमानानामभियोक्तो न विद्यते। दुःखमेतत् तु यद् द्वेष्टा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते॥
English: Men are affected by pleasure and pain that come by turns in Time. There is no personal agency in this matter. In this lies sorrow.
Sanskrit: ऋषींश्च देवांश्च महासुरांश्च त्रैविद्यवृद्धांश्च वने मुनींश्च। कानापदो नोपनमन्ति लोके परावरज्ञास्तु न सम्भ्रमन्ति॥
English: Who is there amongst Rishis, gods, great Asuras, persons fully conversant with the three Vedas, and hermits living in the forest, whom calamities do not approach? Those, however, who know well, the Soul and not-Soul never fear calamities.
Sanskrit: न पण्डितः क्रुद्ध्यति नाभिपद्यते न चापि संसीदति न प्रहष्यति। न चार्थकृच्छ्रव्यसनेषु शोचते स्थितः प्रकृत्या हिमवानिवाचलः॥
English: The wise person, naturally standing immovable like Himavat, never yields to anger; never allows himself to be addicted to the objects of the senses; never suffers pain in sorrow or rejoices in happiness. When overwhelmed with even great afflictions, such a person never grieves.
Sanskrit: यमर्थसिद्धिः परमा न मोहयेत् तथैव काले व्यसनं न मोहयेत्। सुखं च दुःखं च तथैव मध्यम निषेवते यः स धुरंधरो नरः॥
English: That person is, indeed, a great man whom even great success cannot gladden and even great calamities cannot stupefy, and who bears pleasure and pain, and that which is between them both, with an unaffected mind.
Sanskrit: यां यामवस्थां पुरुषोऽधिगच्छेत् तस्यां रमेतापरितप्यमानः। एवं प्रवृद्धं प्रणुदन्मनोज संतापनीयं सकलं शरीरात्॥
English: A person should always be cheerful and not sorry into whatever condition he may fall, thus should a person remove his increasing sorrow which is born in his mind and that is (if not removed) sure to give pain.
Sanskrit: न तत्सदः सत्परिवत् सभा च सा प्राप्य यां न कुरुते सदा भयम्। धर्मतत्त्वमवगाह्य बुद्धिमान् योऽभ्युपैति स धुरंधरः पुमान्॥
English: That concourse of learned men engaged in the discussion of the ethics of both the Shrutis and the Smritis is not a good assembly,-indeed, that does not deserve to be called so,-entering which a wicked man is not stricken with fear. That men is the foremost of his sex, who having made a proper enquiry after righteousness acts according to the conclusions to which he arrives.
Sanskrit: प्राज्ञस्य कर्माणि दुरन्वयानि न वै प्राज्ञो मुह्यति मोहकाले। स्तावत् कृच्छ्रामापदं प्राप्य वृद्धः॥
English: The acts of a wise man are not easily understood. A wise man is never stupefied when afflictions overtake him. Even if he falls away from his position like Gautama in his old age, on account of the direst calamity, he does not allow himself to be stupefied.
Sanskrit: न मन्त्रबलवीर्येण प्रज्ञया पौरुषेण च। न शीलेन न वृत्तेन तथा नैवार्थसम्पदा। अलभ्यं लभते मर्त्यस्तत्र का परिदेवना॥
English: Can a person by Mantras, strength, energy, wisdom, prowess, behaviour, conduct, or wealth, acquire that which has not been ordained to be acquired by him? What sorrow then is there if a person cannot acquire that which he seeks at heart.
Sanskrit: यदेवमनुजातस्य धातार विदधुः पुरा। तदेवानुचरिष्यामि किं ते मृत्युः करिष्यति॥
English: Before I was born, the ordainers had ordained that I am to do and suffer. I am fulfilling what was thus ordained for me. What then can death do to me.
Sanskrit: लब्धव्यान्येव लभते गन्तव्यान्येव गच्छति। प्राप्तव्यान्येव चाप्नोति दुःखानि च सुखानि च॥
English: One gets only what has been ordained. One goes whence he was ordained to go. Those sorrows and joys only are obtained that are ordained so.
Sanskrit: एतद् विदित्वा कात्र्येन यो न मुह्यति मानवः। कुशली सर्वदुःखेषु स वै सर्वधनो नरः॥
English: That man who, knowing this well, does not allow himself to be stupefied, and who is contented with both happiness and misery, is considered as the foremost of his sex.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सैवं विलय करुणं सोन्मादेव तपस्विनी। उत्तरा न्यपतद् भूमौ कृपणा पुत्रगृद्धिनी॥
English: Vaishampayana said The helpless Uttara, desirous of getting back her child, having thus bewailed, dropped down in sorrow on the earth like demented creature.
Sanskrit: तां तु दृष्ट्वा निपतितां हतपुत्रपरिच्छदाम्। चुक्रोश कुन्ती दुःखार्ता सर्वाश्च भरतस्त्रियः॥
English: Sceing the princess fallen on the earth deprived of her son and with her body uncovered, Kunti as also all the (other) Bharata-ladies, deeply afflicted, began to weep aloud.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तमिव राजेन्द्र पाण्डवानां निवेशनम्। अप्रेक्षणीयमभवदार्तस्वनविनादितम्॥
English: Resounding with the voice of lamentation the palace of the Pandavas, O king, was soon converted into a house of sorrow where nobody could remain.
Sanskrit: सा मुहूर्ते च राजेन्द्र पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिता। कश्मलाभिहता वीर वैराटी त्वभवत् तदा॥
English: Greatly stricken with grief on account of her son, Virata's daughter, O king, seemed to be struck down for sometime by sorrow and cheerlessness.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य तु सा संज्ञामुत्तरा भरतर्षभ। अङ्कमारोष्य तं पुत्रमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Regaining consciousness, O chief of Bharata's race, Uttara took up her child on her lap and said these words.
Sanskrit: धर्मज्ञस्य सुतः स त्वमधर्मे नावबुध्यसे। यस्त्वं वृध्णिप्रवीरस्य कुरुषे नाभिवादनम्॥
English: You are the child of one who knew every duty. Are you not conscious then of the sin you commit, since you do not salute this foremost one of the Vrishni's race?
Sanskrit: पुत्र गत्वा मम वचो ब्रूयास्त्वं पितरं त्विदम्। दुर्मरं प्राणिनां वीर कालेऽप्राप्ते कथंचन॥ याहं त्वया विनायेह पत्या पुत्रेण चैव ह। मर्तव्ये सति जीवामि हतस्वस्तिरकिंचना॥
English: O son, going to your father tell him these words of mine, viz., It is difficult for living creatures to die before their time comes, because through refit of you, my husband, and now deprived of my child also, I am yet alive when I should die, unendued as I am with everything auspicious and everything valuable.
Sanskrit: अथवा धर्मराज्ञाहमनुज्ञाता महाभुज। भक्षयिष्ये विषं घोरं प्रवेक्ष्ये वा हुताशनम्॥
English: O mighty-armed one, with the permission of king Yudhishthira the just. I shall swallow some dreadful poison or cast myself on the burning fire.
Sanskrit: अथवा दुर्मरं तात यदिदं मे सहस्रधा। पतिपुत्रविहीनाया हृदयं न विदीर्यते॥
English: O father, difficult of destruction is my heart since, though I am deprived of husband and child, that heart of mine does not brcak into a thousand pieces.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठ पुत्र पश्येमां दुःखिता प्रपितामहीम्। आर्तामुपप्लुतां दीनां निमग्नां शोकसागरे॥
English: Rise, O son, and see this your afflicted great grandmother! She is deeply stricken with grief, bathed in tears, exceedingly cheerless, and plunged in an ocean of sorrow.
Sanskrit: आर्यांच पश्य पाञ्चालीं सात्वती च तपस्विनीम्। मां च पश्य सुदुःखार्तो व्याधविद्धां मृगीमिव॥
English: See the reverend princess of Panchala, and the helpless princess of the Sattata race! Look at myself, exceedingly afflicted with grief, and resembling a deer pierced by a hunter.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठ पश्य वदनं लोकनाथस्य धीमतः। पुण्डरीकपलाशाक्षं पुरेव चपलेक्षणम्॥
English: Rise, O child, and look at the face of this king, who is gifted with great wisdom, and possessed of eyes like lotus-petals and resembling your father of restless glances.
Sanskrit: एवं विप्रलपन्तीं तु दृष्ट्वा निपतितां पुनः। उत्तरां तां स्त्रियः सर्वाः पुनरुत्थापयंस्ततः॥
English: Seeing Uttara, whey bewailed thus, fallen on the earth, all those ladies, raising her, caused her to sit up.
Sanskrit: उत्थाय च पुनधैर्यात् तदा मत्स्यपतेः सुता। प्राञ्जलिः पुण्डरीकाक्षं भूमावेवाभ्यवादयत्॥
English: Having sat up, the daughter of the king of the Matsyas, summoning her patience, joined her hands in respect and touched the earth with her head for saluting Keshava having eyes like lotus petals.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा स तस्या विपुलं विलापं पुरुषर्षभः। उपस्पृश्य ततः कृष्णो ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रत्यसंहरत्॥
English: Hearing those heart-rending lamentations of hers, that foremost of persons touched water and withdrew the (force of the Brahmaweapon.
Sanskrit: प्रतिजज्ञे च दाशार्हस्तत्य जीवितमच्युतः। अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा सर्वे विश्रावयञ्जगत्॥ न ब्रवीम्युत्तरे मिथ्या सत्यमेतद् भविष्यति। एष संजीवयाम्येनं पश्यतां सर्वदेहिनाम्॥
English: That hero of undecaying glory, belonging to the race of the Dasharhas, promised to revive the child. Then he of pure soul, said these words in the hearing of the whole universe, 'O Uttara, I never utter a falsehood. My words will prove true. I shall revive this child before all creatures.
Sanskrit: नोक्तपूर्वं मया मिथ्या स्वैरेष्वपि कदाचन। न च युद्धात् परावृत्तस्तथा संजीवतामयम्॥
English: Never before have I uttered a falschood even in just. Never have I turned back from battle. (By the merit of those deeds) let this child revive.
Sanskrit: यथा मे दयितो धर्मो ब्राह्मणश्च विशेषतः। अभिमन्योः सुतो जातो मृतो जीवत्वयं तथा॥
English: As virtue is dear to me, as Brahmanas are especially dear to me, let Abhimanyu's son, who is born dead, revive.
Sanskrit: यथाहं नाभिजानामि विजये तु कदाचन। विराधं तेन सत्येन मृतो जीवत्वयं शिशुः॥
English: Never has a misunderstanding arisen between me and my friend Vijaya. Let this dead child revive by that truth.
Sanskrit: यथा सत्यं च धर्मश्च मयि नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ। तथा मृतः शिशुरयं जीवतादभिमन्युजः॥
English: As truth and virtue are always established in me, let this dead child of Abhimanyu revive.
Sanskrit: यथा कंसश्च केशी च धर्मेण निहतौ मया। तेन सत्येन बालोऽयं पुनः संजीवतामयम्॥
English: As Kansa and Keshi have been righteously killed by me, let this child revive today by that truth.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन स बालो भरतर्षभ। शनैः शनैर्महाराज प्रास्पन्दत सचेतनः॥
English: After these words uttered by Vasudeva, that child, O foremost one of Bharata's family, became animal and began gradually to move, O king. were
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स मोक्षमनुचिन्त्यैव शुकः पितरमभ्यगात्। प्राहाभिवाद्य च गुरुं श्रेयोऽर्थी विनयान्वितः॥ मोक्षधर्मेषु कुशलो भगवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे। यथा मे मनसः शान्तिः परमा सम्भवेत् प्रभो॥
English: Bhishma said “Thinking of Liberation, Shuka approached his father, and possessed as he was of humility and desirous of acquiring his highest good, he saluted his great preceptor and said,-You are well-versed in the Religion of Liberation. Do you, O illustrious one, describe it to me, so that I may enjoy supreme tranquillity of mind, O powerful one.