pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: क्षत्रिया वैश्यवर्गा वा शूद्रा वापि कुटुम्बिनः। कच्चित् स्त्रीबालवृद्धं ते न शोचति न याचते॥ जामयः पूजिताः कच्चित् तव गेहे नरर्षभ।
English: Do the Kshatriyas and Vaishyas and Shudras also within your kingdom and all your relatives, perform their respective duties? I hope the women, the children, and the old, among your subjects, do not grieve (under distress) and not beg (the necessaries of life).
Sanskrit: कच्चिद् राजर्षिवंशोऽयं त्वामासाद्य महीपतिम्॥ यथोचितं महाराज यशसा नावसीदति। इत्येवंवादिनं तं स न्यायवित् प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Are the ladies of your households duly honoured in your house, O best of men? I hope, O king. that this race of royal sages, having to you for their king, have not fallen away from fame and glory?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कुशलप्रश्नसंयुक्तं कुशलो वाक्यकर्मणि। कच्चित् ते वर्धते राजस्तपो दमशमौ च ते॥
English: Vaishampayana said To the old king who said so, Yudhishthira, knowing morality and justice and well-skilled in acts and speech, spoke as follows, putting some questions about his well-being.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अपि मे जननी चेयं शुश्रूषुर्विगतक्लमा। अथास्याः सफलो राजन् वनवासो भविष्यति॥
English: Yudhishthira said Does your peace, O king, your self-control, your tranquility of heart, grow? Is this my mother able to serve you without fatigue and trouble.
Sanskrit: इयं च माता ज्येष्ठा मे शीतवातावकर्शिता। घोरेण तपसा युक्ता देवी कच्चिन्न शोचति॥ हतान् पुत्रान् महावीर्यान् क्षत्रधर्मपरायणान्। नापध्यापति वा कच्चिदस्मान् पापकृतः सदा॥
English: Will, O king, her residence in the forest yield fruit? I hope this queen, who is my eldest mother, who is emaciated with (exposure to cold and wind and the toil of walking, and who is now given to the practice of serve austerities, no longer yields to grief for her children of great energy, of all whoin performing the duties of the Kshatriyas, have been killed on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: क्व चासौ विदुरो राजन् नेमं पश्यामहे वयम्। सञ्जयः कुशली चायं कच्चिन्नु तपसि स्थिरः॥
English: Does she accuse us. sinful wretches, who are responsible for their destruction? Where is Vidura, O king? We do not see him here. I hope this Sanjaya, performing penances, is in peace and happiness.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं धृतराष्ट्रो जनाधिपम्। कुशली विदुरः पुत्र तपो घोरं समाश्रितः॥ वायुभक्षो निराहारः कृशो धमनिसन्ततः। कदाचिद् दृश्यते विप्रैः शून्येऽस्मिन् कानने क्वचित्॥
English: Thus addressed, Dhritarashtra, answered king Yudhishthira, saying, O son, Vidura is well. He is practising austere penances living on air alone, for he abstains from all other food. He is emaciated and his arteries and nerves have become visible. Sometimes he is seen in this empty forest by Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं ब्रुवतस्तस्य जटी वीटामुखः कृशः। दिग्वासा मलदिग्धाङ्गो वनरेणुसमुक्षितः॥
English: While Dhritarashtra was saying this. Vidura was seen at a distance. He had matted locks on his head, and gravel's in his mouth, and was greatly emaciated. He was perfectly naked. his body was besmeared all over with fifth, and with the dust of various wild flowers,
Sanskrit: दूरादालक्षितः क्षत्ता तत्राख्यातो महीपतेः। निवर्तमानः सहसा राजन् दृष्ट्वाऽऽश्रमं प्रति॥
English: When Kshatta, was seen from a distance, the fact was communicated to Yudhishthira. Vidura suddenly stopped, O king, loO king towards the retreat.
Sanskrit: तमन्वधावन्नृपतिरेक एव युधिष्ठिरः। प्रविशन्तं वनं घोरं लक्ष्यालक्ष्यं क्वचित् क्वचित् ।।
English: King Yudhishthira pursued him alone, as he ran and entered the deep forest, sometimes seen and sometimes not seen by the pursuer.
Sanskrit: भो भो विदुर राजाहं दयितस्ते युधिष्ठिरः। इति ब्रुवन्नरपतिस्तं यत्नादभ्यधावत॥
English: He said aloud, 'O Vidura, O Vidura, I am king Yudhishthira, your favourite-Exclaiming thus, Yudhishthira, with great exertion, followed Vidura.
Sanskrit: ततो विविक्त एकान्ते तस्थौ बुद्धिमतां वरः। विदुरो वृक्षमाश्रित्य कच्चितत्र वनान्तरे॥
English: Having reached a solitary spot in the forest that foremost of intelligent men, viz., Vidura, stood still, learning against a tree.
Sanskrit: तं राजा क्षीणभूयिष्ठमाकृतीमात्रसूचितम्। अभिजज्ञे महाबुद्धिं महाबुद्धियुधिष्ठिरः॥
English: He was greatly emaciated. He retained only the shape of a human being. Yudhishthira of great intelligence recognised him, however.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरोऽहमस्मीति वाक्यमुक्त्वाग्रतः स्थितः। विदुरस्य श्रवे राजा तं च प्रत्यभ्यपूजयत्॥
English: Standing before him, Yudhishthira addressed him saying, 'I am Yudhishthira.' Indeed, adoring Vidura properly., Yudhishthira said these words in the hearing of Vidura.
Sanskrit: ततः सोऽनिमिषो भूत्वा राजानं तमुदैक्षत। संयोज्य विदुरस्तस्मिन् दृष्टिं दृष्ट्या समाहितः॥
English: Meanwhile Vidura looked at the king steadfastly. Casting his look thus on the king, he stood motionless in Yoga.
Sanskrit: विवेश विदुरो धीमान् गात्रैर्गात्राणि चैव ह। प्राणान् प्राणेषु च दधदिन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियेषु च॥
English: Endued with great intelligence, he then (by his Yoga-power) entered the body of Yudhishthira, limb by limb. He united his vital airs with those of the king, and his senses with the king's senses.
Sanskrit: स योगबलमास्थाय विवेश नृपतेस्तनुम्। विदुरो धर्मराजस्य तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव॥
English: Indeed, with the help of Yoga-power, Vidura, burning with energy, thus entered the body of king Yudhishthira the just.
Sanskrit: विदुरस्य शरीरं तु तथैव स्तब्धलोचनम्। वृक्षाश्रितं तदा राजा ददर्श गतचेतनम्॥
English: Meanwhile the body of Vidura continued to lean against the tree with eyes fixed. The king soon saw that life had fled out of it.
Sanskrit: बलवन्तं तथाऽऽत्मानं मेने बहुगुणं तदा। धर्मराजो महातेजास्तच्च सस्मार पाण्डवः॥ पौराणामात्मनः सर्वं विद्यावान् स विशाम्पते। योगधर्मं महातेजा व्यासेन कथितं यथा॥
English: At the same time, he felt that he himself had become stronger than before and that he had gained many additional virtues and accomplishments. Gifted with great learning and energy, O monarch, Pandu's son, king Yudhishthira the just, then recollected his own state before his birth among men, Possessed of mighty energy, he had heard of Yoga practice from Vyasa.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजश्च तत्रैव संचस्कारयिषुस्तदा। दग्धुकामोऽभवद् विद्वानथ वागभ्यभाषत॥ भो भो राजन्न दग्धव्यमेतद् विदुरसंज्ञकम्। कलेवरमिहैवं ते धर्म एष सनातनः॥
English: King Yudhishthira the just, endued with great learning, became desirous of doing the last rites to the body of Vidura, and wished to cremate it duly. An invisible voice was then heard, saying, 'O king, this body which belonged to him called Vidura should not be cremated. In him is your body also. He is the eternal deity of Virtue.
Sanskrit: लोकाः सान्तानिका नाम भविष्यन्त्यस्य भारत। यतिधर्ममवाप्तोऽसौ नैष शोच्यः परंतप॥
English: Those happy regions which pass by the name of Santanika will be his, O Bharata. he performed the duties of Yatis. You should not, O scorcher of enemies, grieve for him at all.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो धर्मराज: स विनिवृत्य ततः पुनः। राज्ञो वैचित्रवीर्यस्य तत् सर्वं प्रत्यवेदयत्॥
English: Thus addressed, king Yudhishthira the just returned from the place, and represented everything to the royal son of Vichitravirya.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा द्युतिमान् स च सर्वो जनस्तदा। भीमसेनादयश्चैव परं विस्मयमागताः॥
English: At this, that effulgent king, all those men, and Bhimasena and others, became filled with wonder.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रीतिमान् राजा भूत्वा धर्मजमब्रवीत्। आपो मूलं फलं चैव ममेदं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥ यदर्थो हि नरो राजस्तदर्थोऽस्यातिथिः स्मृतः।
English: Hearing what had taken place, king Dhritarashtra became pleased and then, addressing the son of Dharma, said, 'Do you accept from me these gifts of water and roots and fruits! It has been said, O king, that one's guest should take what one takes himself.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तथेत्येवं प्राह धर्मात्मजो नृपम्॥ फलं मूलं च बुभुजे राज्ञा दत्तं सहानुजः।
English: Thus addressed, Dharma's son answered armed king ate the fruits and roots which he gave.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते वृक्षमूलेषु कृतवासपरिग्रहाः। तां रात्रिमवसन् सर्वे फलमूलजलाशनाः॥
English: Then they all spread their beds under a tree and passed that night thus having eaten fruits and roots and drunk the water that the old monarch had given them.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एवमुक्तः सुपर्णेन तथ्यं वचनमुत्तमम्। विमृश्यावहितो राजा निश्चित्य च पुनः पुनः॥
English: Narada said Being thus addressed by Suparna in excellent words conducive to his benefit and think calmly on these words and considering them again and again,
Sanskrit: यष्टा क्रतुसहस्राणां दाता दानपतिः प्रभुः। ययातिः सर्वकाशीश इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: The performer of a thousand sacrifices and the lord who, in gifts, was the prince of givers, Yayati, the ruler of all the Kashis said these words,
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा प्रियसखं टायं गालवं च द्विजर्षभम्। निदर्शनं च तपसा भिक्षा श्लाघ्यां च कीर्तिताम्॥
English: With his eye on his dear friend Tarkshya, as also on the best among the twice-born, Galava, and considering the alms asked for by a devotee as described to him as a highly praiseworthy example,
Sanskrit: अतीत्य च नृपानन्यानादित्यकुलसम्भवान्। मत्सकाशमनुप्राप्तावेतां बुद्धिमवेक्ष्य च॥
English: And especial considering that they had come to him passing over the kings born in the solar race.
Sanskrit: अद्य मे सफलं जन्म तारितं चाद्य मे कुलम्। अद्यायं तारितो देशो मम तार्क्ष्य त्वयानघ।॥
English: To-day is my birth blessed and my race absolved from sins; to-day is this country, over which I rule, freed from sins by you, O Tarkshya, who are sinless.
Sanskrit: वक्तुमिच्छामि तु सखे यथा जानासि मां पुरा। न तथा वित्तवानस्मि क्षीणं वित्तं च मे सखे।॥
English: O friend, I want to tell you however that I am not the same wealthy man that you knew me to be in days of old. O friend, my wealth has been diminished
Sanskrit: न च शक्तोऽस्मि ते कर्तुं मोघमागमनं खग। न चाशामस्य विप्रर्षेवितथीकर्तुमुत्सहे॥ तत् तु दास्यामि यत् कार्यमिदं सम्पादयिष्यति। अभिगम्य हताशो हि निवृत्तो दहते कुलम्॥
English: But at the same time I am unable to make your coming here useless, 0 wanderer of the heavens; nor do I dare frustrate the hopes entertained by the regenerate Rishi; I shall therefore give that which will accomplish this purposes of his.
Sanskrit: नातः परं वैनतेय किंचित् पापिष्ठमुच्यते। यथाशानाशनाल्लोके देहि नास्तीति वा वचः॥
English: A man, who having come to another with a hope and returns with that hope frustrated, consumes the entire race; and O son of Vinata, it is said that nothing is more
Sanskrit: हताशो ह्यकृतार्थः सन् हतः सम्भावितो नरः। हिनस्ति तस्य पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्चाकुर्वतो हितम्॥
English: Capable than the saying of a man, in this world "I have not got it" to a man who comes to him entertaining a hope in him. The man, who is unsuccessful in his suit and whose hopes are frustrated,
Sanskrit: तस्माच्चतुर्णां वंशानां स्थापयित्री सुता मम। इयं सुरसुतप्रख्या सर्वधर्मोपचायिनी॥
English: Slays the sons and grandsons of the man who dose not do him good. Therefore this daughter of mine, who will be perpetuator of four races,
Sanskrit: प्रदास्यन्ति नृपा सदा देवमनुष्याणामसुराणां च गालव। कादिक्षता रूपतो बाला सुता मे प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
English: This one resembling the daughter of a god and the promoter of every virtue and who is ever solicited by the gods, human beings and Asuras, O Galava,
Sanskrit: अस्याः शुल्कं राज्यमपि ध्रुवम्। किं पुनः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां द्वे चतुः शते॥
English: For her beauty do you accept. Rulers of men will surely you even their kingdom as her dowry,
Sanskrit: स भवान् प्रतिगृह्णातु ममैतां माधवीं सुताम्। अहं दौहित्रवान् स्यां वै वर एष मम प्रभो॥
English: Not to speak of twice four hundred horses each with a black ear; therefore do you accept this daughter of mine, Madhvi.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य च तां कन्यां गालवः सह पक्षिणा। पुनर्द्रक्ष्याव इत्युक्त्वा प्रतस्थे सह कन्यया॥
English: The only boon that I ask for, O lord, is that I may have a grandson by her.” Having taken that girl with them Galava with the bird,
Sanskrit: उपलब्धमिदं द्वारमश्वानामिति चाण्डजः। उक्त्वा गालवमापृच्छ्य जगाम भवनं स्वकम्॥
English: And saying "we see you again” went away. Saying: “The means for obtaining the horses has now been gained," the one born of an egg too
Sanskrit: गते पतगराजे तु गालवः सह कन्यया। चिन्तयानः क्षमं दाने राज्ञां वै शुल्कतोऽगमत्॥
English: Went away, after for the permission of Galava, to his own place. And the king of birds having gone away Galava along with that maiden,
Sanskrit: सोऽगच्छन्मनसेक्ष्वाकुं हर्यश्वं राजसत्तमम्। अयोध्यायां महावीर्यं चतुरङ्गबलान्वितम्॥
English: Began to think about the king who could offer suitable dowry for her and in his mind decided to go to that best among the kingsHaryashva, of the race of Ikshvaku.
Sanskrit: कोशधान्यबलोपेतं प्रियपौरं द्विजप्रियम्। प्रजाभिकामं शाम्यन्तं कुर्वाणं तप उत्तमम्॥
English: He ruled over Ayodhya, was endued with great over Ayodhya, was endued with great prowess and had an army with four divisions and had also in his possession enough of treasures and coins, who was dear to his subject and to whom the twice born were also dear,
Sanskrit: तमुवागम्य विप्रः स हर्यश्वं गालवोऽब्रवीत्। कन्येयं मम राजेन्द्र प्रसवैः कुलवर्धिनी॥
English: Who desirous of the peace of his subjects was practicing excellent austerities. The regenerate Rishi Galava, Having approached him, Haryashva, said to him:
Sanskrit: इयं शुल्केन भार्यार्थं हर्यश्व प्रतिगृह्यताम्। शुल्कं ते कीर्तयिष्यामि तच्छ्रुत्वा सम्प्रधार्यताम्॥
English: "This girl in my possession, O chief among kings, increases a race by bringing forth children, O Haryashva; accept her by offering a dowry. I shall describe to you what dowry, to offer and hearing that you decide it."
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच नापदामस्ति मर्यादा न निमित्तं न कारणम्। धर्मस्तु विभजत्यर्थमुभयोः पुण्यपापयोः॥
English: Yudhishthira said : There is no limit to misfortunes and neither their effects nor their causes can be ascertained. It is Dharma who distributes the fruits of both virtue and sin.
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच प्रातिकाम्यनयत् कृष्णां सभायां प्रेष्यवत् तदा। न मया निहतस्तत्र तेन प्राप्ताः स्म संशयम्॥
English: Bhima said: We have met with this disaster, because I did not slay Pratikami when he dragge Krishna into the assembly hall like a slave.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच वाचस्तीक्ष्णास्थिभेदिन्यः सूतपुत्रेण भाषिताः। अतितीव्रा मया क्षान्तास्तेन प्राप्ताः स्म संशयम्॥
English: Arjuna said: As I did not present those very sharp and biting words, piercing the very bones, uttered by the son of Suta, so we have met with this calamity.
Sanskrit: सहदेव उवाच शकुनिस्त्वां यदाजैषीदक्षद्यूतेन भारत। स मया न हतस्तत्र तेन प्राप्ताः स्म संशयम्॥
English: Sahadeva said : This calamity, O Bharata, has overtaken us because I did not kill Shakuni when he defeated you at the game of dice.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा नकुलं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। आरुह्य वृक्षं माद्रेय निरीक्षस्व दिशो दश॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then, king Yudhishthira said to Nakula "O son of Madri, climbing this tree look around the ten points.
Sanskrit: पानीयमन्तिके पश्य वृक्षांश्चाप्युदकाश्रितान्। एते हि भ्रातरः श्रान्तास्तव तात पिपासिताः॥
English: O affectionate one, as these your brothers are fatigued and thirsty, so see whether any water or trees growing by water-side, are near.”
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा शीघ्रमारुह्य पादपम्। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठमभिवीक्ष्य समन्ततः॥
English: Nakula too saying “be it so" soon ascended a tree. And casting his looks around said to his eldest brother thus,
Sanskrit: पश्यामि बहुलान् राजन् वृक्षानुदकसंश्रयान्। सारसानां च निदिमत्रोदकमसंशयम्॥
English: "O king, I see numerous trees growing near water and also hear the cries of the Sarasas. Therefore, surely water must be somewhere here."
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीत् सत्यधृतिः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। गच्छ सौम्य ततः शीघ्रं तूणैः पानीयमानय॥
English: Thereupon, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, firm in truth, said "O beautiful one, do go (there) and soon bring water in the quivers."
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा भ्रातुर्येष्ठस्य शासनात्। प्राद्रवद् यत्र पानीयं शीघ्रं चैवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Saying “be it so" Nakula, at the command of his eldest brother, quickly, proceeded towards the spot where the water was and soon reached it.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा विमलं तोयं सारसैः परिवारितम्। पातुकामस्ततो वाचमन्तरिक्षात् स शुश्रुवे॥
English: And seeing the transparent water surrounded by cranes, as he was desirous of drinking of it, he heard these words from the firmament.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच मा तात साहसं कार्मिम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। प्रश्नानुक्त्वा तु माद्रेय ततः पिब हरस्व च॥
English: The Yaksha said: O child, do not venture to do this. I have got possession of it before. O son of Madri, first answer my questions and then drink of it and carry it away.
Sanskrit: अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक्यं नकुलः सुपिपासितः। अपिबच्छीतलं तोयं पीत्वा च निपपात ह॥
English: Nakula, (however), who was very thirsty, disregarding these words, drank the cool water. But as (soon) as he drank it he fell dead.
Sanskrit: चिरायमाणे नकुले कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं वीरं सहदेवमरिंदमम्॥
English: Seeing Nakula's delay, Yudhishthira the son of Kunti, said to his heroic brother Sahadeva, the tormentor of his foes,
Sanskrit: भ्राता हि चिरयातो नः सहदेव तवाचजः। तथैवानय सोदर्यं पानीयं च त्वमानय॥
English: “O Sahadeva, our brother (Nakula) who was born (just) before you, has been long out. Go and bring him and also water.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तथेत्युक्त्वा तां दिशं प्रत्यपद्यत। ददर्श च हतं भूमौ भ्रातरं नकुलं तदा॥
English: Saying “be it so,” Sahadeva proceeded towards that direction and he then beheld his brother Nakula lying dead on the ground.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्तस्तृषया च प्रपीडितः। अभिदुद्राव पानीयं ततो वागभ्यभाषत॥
English: Sorely afflicted at the death of his brother and oppressed with thirst, as he made for the water he heard these words.
Sanskrit: मा तात साहसं कार्मिम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। प्रश्नानुक्त्वा यथाकामं पिवस्व च हरस्व च॥
English: "O child, do not venture this. It has been before obtained possession by me. First answer my questions and then drink water and carry it away.”
Sanskrit: अनाहृत्य तु तद् वाक्यं सहदेवः पिपासितः। अपिबच्छीतलं तोयं पीत्वा च निपपात ह॥
English: Sahadeva, as he was thirsty, despising those words drank the cool water and as he drank he fell dead.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीत् स विजयं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। भ्रातरौ ते चिरगतौ बीभत्सो शत्रुकर्शन॥
English: Then Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, said to Vijaya (Arjuna) “O Vivatsu, O tormentor of foes, your brothers (Nakula and Sahadeva) have been long out.
Sanskrit: तौ चैवानय भद्रं ते पानीयं च त्वमानय। त्वं हि नस्तात सर्वेषां दुःखितानामपाश्रयः॥
English: May you be in peace. Go and bring them and also water. O affectionate one, you are the refuge of all of us when in distress."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो गुडाकेशः प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः। आमुक्तखङ्गो मेधावी तत् सरः प्रत्यपद्यत॥
English: Thus spoken to, the intellectual Gudakesha taking up his bow together with arrows and his naked sword soon proceeded towards that lake.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरुषशार्दूलो पानीयहरणे गतौ। तौ ददर्श हतौ तत्र भ्रातरौ श्वेतवाहनः॥
English: (Having arrived at that lake), Shvetavahana beheld his two brothers, those most valiant of men, who came to fetch water, lying dead.
Sanskrit: प्रसुप्ताविव तौ दृष्ट्वा नरसिंहः सुदुःखितः। धनुरुद्यम्य कौन्तेयो व्यलोकयत् तद् वनम्॥
English: And that lion amongst men, beholding them as if buried in slumber, became very afflicted, And then the son of Kunti upraising his bow looked around that forest.
Sanskrit: नापश्यत् तत्र किञ्चित् स भूतमस्मिन् महावने। सव्यसाची ततः श्रान्तः पानीयं सोऽभ्यधावत॥
English: But he beheld no creature in that great forest. And oppressed with fatigue, Savyasachi made for the water.
Sanskrit: अभिधावंस्ततो वाक्यमन्तरिक्षात् स शुश्रुवे। किमासीदसि पानीयं तच्छक्यं बलात् त्वया।॥
English: And as he rushed (towards the water) he heard these words from the firmament “Why are you coming towards the water You will not। be able to drink of it forcibly.
Sanskrit: कौन्तेय यदि प्रश्नांस्तान् मयोक्तान् प्रतिपत्स्यसे। ततः पास्यसि पानीयं हरिष्यसि च भारत॥
English: O son of Kunti, O Bharata, if you can answer the questions put by me, then you may drink of the water and take it away.”
Sanskrit: वारितस्त्वब्रवीत् पार्थो दृश्यमानो निवारय। यावद् बाणैर्विनिर्भिन्नः पुन:वं वदिष्यसि॥
English: Thus forbidden, Partha said "come to my presence and then prevent me. You will not speak again in this strain when I will rive you with darts."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थः शरैरस्त्रानुमन्त्रितैः। प्रववर्ष दिशः कृत्स्ना: शब्दवेधं च दर्शयन्॥
English: Saying this, Partha displaying his skill in hitting at an invisible object by sound alone, entirely covered all the sides by discharges of arrows inspired with the mantras,
Sanskrit: कर्णिनालीकनाराचानुत्सृजन् भरतर्षभ। स त्वमोघानिषून मुक्त्वा तृष्णायाभिप्रपीडितः॥
English: O best of the Bharatas, oppressed with thirst, he began to hurl barbed darts, javelins, Narachas and numerous infallible arrows.
Sanskrit: अनेकैरिषुसङ्घातैरन्तरिक्षे ववर्ष ह।
English: And he discharged at the firmament innumerable darts.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच किं विघातेन ते पार्थ प्रश्नानुक्त्वा ततः पिब॥
English: The Yaksha said: Partha, your exertions are to no purpose, (First) answer my questions and then drink
Sanskrit: अनुक्त्वा च पिबन् प्रश्नान् पीत्वैव न भविष्यसि। एवमुक्तस्ततः पार्थः सव्यसाची धनंजयः॥ अवज्ञायैव तां वाचं पीत्वैव निपपात ह।
English: If however you drink before answering my questions, you will die as soon as you will drink. Thus addressed, the son of Pritha, Dhananjaya who could draw his bow by his left hand. Disregarding those words, as he drank, fell dead.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीद् भीमसेनं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिः॥ नकुलः सहदेवश्च बीभत्सुश्च परंतप! चिरं गतास्तोयहेतोर्न चागच्छन्ति भारत॥ तांश्चैवानय भद्रं ते पानीयं च त्वमानय।
English: Then, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti spoke to Bhimsena, “O tormentor of foes, O Bhimasena Nakula, Sahadeva and Vivatsu have been long out to fetch water and they have not come as yet. You are to bring them as well as water.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तथेत्युक्त्वा तं देशं प्रत्यपद्यत॥ यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्रा भ्रातरोऽस्य निपातिताः। तान् दृष्ट्वा दुःखितो भीमस्तृषया च प्रपीडितः॥
English: May you be blessed.” Saying “be it so" Bhimasena proceeded towards that place, where his brothers, those most valiant of men, lay dead. Afflicted at seeing them (dead) and oppressed with thirst.
Sanskrit: अमन्यत महाबाहुः कर्म तद् यक्षरक्षसाम्। स चिन्तयामास तदा योद्धव्यं ध्रुवमद्य वै॥
English: That mighty-armed one considered (within himself). “This act must have been done by some Yaksha or Rakshasa." And he thought (further) “I will have surely to fight today.
Sanskrit: पास्यामि तावत् पानीयमिति पार्थो वृकोदरः। ततोऽभ्यधावत् पानीयं पिपासुः पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Let me therefore, (first) drink water.” Then, Vrikodara, the son of Pritha and the best of the Bharatas, desirous of drinking, rushed towards the water.
Sanskrit: यक्ष उवाच मा तात साहसं कार्मिम पूर्वपरिग्रहः। प्रश्नानुक्त्वा तु कौन्तेय ततः पिब हरस्व च॥
English: The Yaksha said: O child, do not attempt it. It has already been in my possession, (first) answer my questions and then drink water and carry it away (for your brother).
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तदा भीमो यक्षेणामिततेजसा। अनुक्त्वैव तु तान् प्रश्नान् पीत्वैव निपपात ह॥
English: Thus addressed by that Yaksha of unrivalled energy, soon as Bhima without answering his questions, drank of it, he fell down dead.
Sanskrit: ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा प्रचिन्त्य पुरुषर्षभः। समुत्थाय महाबाहुर्दह्यमानेन चेतमा॥ व्यपेतजननिर्घोषं प्रविवेश महावनम्। रुरुभिश्च वराहैश्च पक्षिभिश्च निषेवितम्॥
English: Then that best of men, the royal son of Kunti of mighty arms, whose heart was burning in grief, after much deliberation rose up and entered that mighty forest where no sound of human voice could be heard. It was inhabited by rurus, boars and birds.
Sanskrit: नीलभास्वरवर्णश्च पादैपरुपशोभितम्। भ्रमरैरुपगीतं च पक्षिभिश्च महायशाः॥
English: Adorned with trees of blue and bright colours and ringing with the hum of bees and warbling of birds. And that highly renowned.
Sanskrit: स गच्छन् कानने तस्मिन् हेमजालपरिष्कृतम्। ददर्श तत् सरः श्रीमान् विश्वकर्मकृतं यथा॥
English: And illustrious one, entering into the forest saw that lake beautified with gold-coloured filaments, looking as if it had been made by the Architect of the universe.
Sanskrit: उपेतं नलिनीजालैः सिन्धुवारैः सवेतसैः। केतकैः करवीरैश्च पिप्पलैश्चैव संवृतम्। श्रमार्तस्तदुपागम्य सरो दृष्ट्वाथ विस्मितः॥
English: Adorned with rows of lotuses, Sindhuvara flowers together with cane trees and covered all over with Ketakas, Karaviras and Pippalas. Oppressed with fatigue, he approached that lake and was wonder-struck at what he saw.