pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कथं वाग्निं जुहुयां पूजये वा कस्मिन् काले केनधर्मो न नश्येत्। एतत् सर्वं सुभगे प्रब्रवीहि यथा लोकान् विरजाः संचरेयम्॥
English: When and how must one offer oblations to the fire and when must he worship, so that his virtue may not be destroyed? O blessed lady, tell me all, so that I may live in this world without any passion, craving or desire.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं पृष्टा प्रीतियुक्तेन तेन शुश्रूषुमीक्ष्योत्तमबुद्धियुक्तम्। तालुं विप्रंधर्मयुक्तं हितं च सरस्वती वाक्यमिदं बभाषे॥
English: Markandeya said : Thus questioned by that cheerful Rishi and having seen him eager to learn and at the same time possessed of great intelligence, Sarasvati spoke these virtuous and beneficial words to the Brahmana Tarkshya.
Sanskrit: सरस्वत्युवाच यो ब्रह्म जानाति यथाप्रदेश स्वाध्यायनित्यः शुचिरप्रमत्तः। सवै पारं देवलोकस्य गन्ता सहामरैः प्राप्नुयात् प्रीतियोगम्॥
English: Sarasvati said : He who knows Brahma, he who perceives the Supreme with purity and equanimity goes to the celestials region and obtains the supreme bliss with the immortals.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म रम्या विपुला विशोकाः सुपुष्पिताः पुष्करिण्यः सुपुण्याः। अकर्दमा मीनवत्यः सुतीर्था हिरण्मयैरावृताः पुण्डरीकैः॥
English: Many large, beautiful and sacred lakes are there, abounding in fishes, flowers and golden lotuses. They are like holy shrines and their very sight drives away all grief.
Sanskrit: तासां तीरेष्वासते पुण्यभाजो महीयमानाः पृथगप्सरोभिः। हिरण्यवर्णाभिरतीव हृष्टाः॥
English: Pious men, specially adored by the Apsaras, who are viriuous, well-adorned and goldencomplexioned, live in contentment on the banks of these lakes,
Sanskrit: परं लोकं गोप्रदास्त्वाप्नुवन्ति दत्त्वानड्वाहं सूर्यलोकं व्रजन्ति। वासो दत्त्वा चान्द्रमसं तु लोकं दत्त्वा हिरण्यममरत्वमेति॥
English: He who gives away cows (to the Brahmanas here) goes to the highest region. By giving bullocks he goes to the solar region, by giving ciothes he goes to the lunar region and by giving gold he goes to the region of the immortals.
Sanskrit: धेनुं दत्त्वा सुप्रभां सुप्रदोहां कल्याणवत्सामपलायिनीं च। स्तावद् वर्षाण्यासते देवलोके॥
English: He who gives away a beautiful cow with a fine calf, a cow which is easily milked and which does not run away lives in the celestials region as many years as there are hairs on the body of that cow.
Sanskrit: अनड्वाहं सुव्रतं यो ददाति हलस्य वोढारमनन्तवीर्यम्। धुरन्धरं बलवन्तं युवानं प्राप्नोति लोकान् दशधेनुदस्य॥
English: He who gives a fine, strong, powerful and young bullock which is capable of drawing the plough and of carrying burdens goes to the region obtained by men who give away ten kine.
Sanskrit: ददाति यो वै कपिलां सचैलां कांस्योपदोहां द्रविणैरुत्तरीयैः। तैस्तैर्गुणैः कामदुहाथ भूत्वा नरं प्रदातारमुपैति सा गौः॥
English: When a man gives away a well-caparisoned Kapila cow with money and with a bronze milk pot, he finds that cow, becoming a giver of boons, has come to his side by her own distinguished qualities,
Sanskrit: स्तावत् फलं भवति गोप्रदाने। मासप्तमं तारयते परत्र॥
English: He who gives away cows obtains so many merits as are the number of hair on the body of those cows. He also saves (from hell) his sons, grandsons and ancestors up to the seventh generation (upwards and downwards).
Sanskrit: सदक्षिणां काञ्चनचारुशृङ्गी कांस्योपदोहां द्रविणैरुत्तरीयैः। धेनुं तिलानां ददतो द्विजाय लोका वसूनां सुलभा भवन्ति।॥
English: He, who presents to a Brahmana sesame made up in the form of a cow having horns made of gold with money and a brazen milk pail, goes easily to the region of the Vasus.
Sanskrit: स्वकर्मभिर्दानसंनिरुद्ध तीव्रान्धकारे नरके सम्पतन्तम्। महार्णवे नौरिव वातयुक्ता दानं गवां तारयते परत्र॥
English: A man by his own acts falls into the dark depth of the lower region infested by evil spirits, as a ship (goes down) tossed by the tempest on the high sea. But gift of kine saves him in the next world.
Sanskrit: यो ब्राह्मदेयां तु ददाति कन्यां भूमिप्रदानं च करोति विप्रे। ददाति दानं विधिना च यश्च स लोकमाप्नोति पुरंदरस्य॥
English: He who gives his daughter in marriage in the Brahma form, who gives away land to the Brahmanas and duly makes other presents goes to the region of Purandara.
Sanskrit: यः सप्त वर्षाणि जुहोति तार्क्ष्य हव्यं त्वग्नौ नियतः साधुशीलः। सप्तावरान् सप्त पूर्वान् पुनाति पितामहानात्मना कर्मभिः स्वैः॥
English: O Tarkshya, the virtuous man who continually offers oblations to the sacred fire for seven years sanctifies by his this action his seven generations upwards and downwards,
Sanskrit: तार्क्ष्य उवाच माचक्ष्व मे पृच्छतश्चानुरूपे। त्वयानुशिष्टोऽहमिहाद्य विद्यां यदग्निहोत्रस्य व्रतं पुराणम्॥
English: Tarkshya said: O beautiful lady, tell me who ask you the rules of the Agnihotra as explained in the Vedas. I shall learn from you the timehonoured rules for perpetually keeping the sacred fire.
Sanskrit: सरस्वत्युवाच ब्रह्मविज्जुहुयानाविपश्चित्। बुभुत्सवः शुचिकामा हि देवा नाश्रद्दधानाद्धि हविर्जुषन्ति॥
English: Goddess Sarasvati explained that "O Sage! the person impure physically and mentally both viz who has unwashed hands, denied of conscious on Vedas and inexperienced to dealing with the essence of Vedas is unentitled to offer the oblation in the fire. The Gods are always interested to know the deposition of others, they prefer sanctity and this is the reason they do not accept the oblations offered by a man without obeisance.
Sanskrit: नाश्रोत्रियं देवहव्ये नियुञ्ज्यान्मोघं पुरा सिञ्चति तादृशो हि। अपूर्वमश्रोत्रियमाह ता न तादृग् जुहुयादग्निहोत्रम्॥
English: A man having no expertise in Vedic hymns should not be appointed in the work of offering the oblations to gods, because it proves merely a futile exercise. O tearkshya! such a mari nor properly known to Veda is considered as alien to the offering projects. Hence, he is liot entitled to join with Agnihotra.
Sanskrit: कृशाश्च ये जुह्वति श्रद्दधानाः सत्यव्रता हुतशिष्टाशिनश्च। वै गवां लोकं प्राप्य ते पुण्यगन्धं पश्यन्ति देवं परमं चापि सत्यम्॥
English: The people sacrosanct in heart by virtues of observing the austerity, who execute offering in their day to day exercise, accept only residual to the offering ; Access to the abode of cows field with pleasing fragrance and their eyes see a supreme soul, the truth.
Sanskrit: तार्क्ष्य उवाच क्षेत्रज्ञभूतां परलोकभावे कर्मोदये बुद्धिमतिप्रविष्टाम्। प्रज्ञां च देवीं सुभगे विमृश्य पृच्छामि त्वां का ह्यसि चारुरूपे॥
English: Tarkshya said: O Goddess! having attracting complexion you are in the form of soul and the supreme wisdom inserted in metaphysics and the topics related to the consequence of action. You too are a goddess of conscience Assuming you in this both forms I ask the real identity of yours.
Sanskrit: सरस्वत्युवाच अग्निहोत्रादहमभ्यागतास्मि विप्रर्षभाणां संशयच्छेदनाय। त्वत्संयोगादहमेतब्रुवं भावे स्थिता तथ्यमर्थं यथावत्॥
English: Sarasvati said : O sage! I am Sarasvati in the form of learning, came duly summon by the offering made by Brahmanas with a purpose of alleviating your lurking doubts. You are devotee, hence I have explained the above said topics solemnly because I exist in the internal disposition of devotees.
Sanskrit: तार्थ्य उवाच न हि त्वया सदृशी काचिदस्ति विभ्राजसे ह्यतिमात्रं यथा श्रीः। रूपं च ते दिव्यमनन्तकान्ति प्रज्ञां च देवीं सुभगे बिभर्षि॥
English: Tar enquired again O nice goddess! nobody here is worth comparison with you. You are perceived luminating like goddess Lakshmi. Your complexion with this supreme radiance is a divine one. You also hold the divine conscience concomitant to it. (I am curious to know its reason).
Sanskrit: सरस्वत्युवाच श्रेष्ठानि यानि द्विपदां वरिष्ठ यज्ञेषु विद्वन्नुपपादयन्ति। तैरेव चाहं सम्प्रवृद्धा भवामि चाप्यायिता रूपवती च विप्र॥
English: Sarasvati replied: O scholar! you really are great man. O great Bhramin! my divine complexion is due to noble deeds of performed by the persons engrossed with offering or accumulating the best thing to their account which automatically satiates and gives radiance to me.
Sanskrit: यच्चापि द्रव्यमुपयुज्यते ह वानस्पत्यमायसं पार्थिवं वा। दिव्येन रूपेण च प्रज्ञया च तेनैव सिद्धिरिति विद्धि विद्वन्॥
English: scholar! put it properly in your understanding that the offerings made by Brahmins are consisting of the wooden products like Shruva, fuel, the glittering items like gold etc. and physical items like Brihi etc. These all items as a gross effect provide me with divine complexion and conscience both.
Sanskrit: तार्क्ष्य उवाच इदं श्रेयः परमं मन्यमाना व्यायच्छन्ते मुनयः सम्प्रतीताः। आचक्ष्व मे तं परमं विशोकं मोक्षं परं यं प्रविशन्तिधीराः। सांख्या योगा परमं यं विदन्ति परं पुराणं तमहं न वेद्मि॥
English: O Goddess! kindly describe that supreme position of emancipation where is left no place for agony for which sake the great sages imposed due checks on their sensories and the people of high degree patience inter into. This is because that supreme position as perceived to the yogis having expertise in Samkhya and Karma. I am absolutely alien to that element of emancipation.
Sanskrit: सरस्वत्युवाच तं वै परं वेदविदः प्रपन्नाः परं परेभ्यः प्रथितं पुराणम्। स्तपोधना वीतशोका विमुक्ताः॥
English: Sarasvati replied : Position of Brahman all immortal is for which the yogis observed regular perseverance and consider austerity as only wealth and ultimately get-read of the net work of agony as a result of taking over that supreme position. The experts in Vedas shelter to that very supreme position.
Sanskrit: तस्याथ मध्ये वेतसः पुण्यगन्धः सहाशाखो विपुलो विभाति। तस्य मूलात् सरितः प्ररवन्ति मधूदकप्रावणा: सुपुण्याः॥
English: A huge tree of cane in the form of cosmos within that supreme Brahman is existed. Its branches are unending and represent the luxuries and the words etc. are the fragrant giving the material pleasures added with this tree. The root to that cosmos formed tree is Avidya (ignorance). A number of reverse flowing continuously are in the form of temptation and luxuries. These rivers are emanated from the root of that ignorance. These rivers appear attractive having pure water with fragrance extraneously and float the satiating matters like water and as sweet as honey.
Sanskrit: शाखां शाखां महानद्यः संयान्ति सिकताशयाः। धानापूपा मांसशाकाः सदा पायसकर्दमाः॥
English: However, these all are incapable to give any fruitful result like fried barley, field with a number of pores like sweet bread, impure as the flesh, void like dry vegetable and generate malice to the heart and mind not lesser than marsh inspite of appearing like sweet dish, These are distinct to each other like sand particles and these flow inside the branches of that cane tree (Calamus).
Sanskrit: यस्मिन्नग्निमुखा देवाः सेन्द्राः सहमरुद्गणाः। ईजिरे क्रतुभिः श्रेष्ठैस्तत् पदं परमं मम॥
English: O sage! the supreme position belongs to me which is duly worshipped by Indra, Agni and Vayu and other gods including Maruts through arranging several offerings in order to attain that supreme position known as Brahman.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच न भेतव्यं महाराज न शोच्या भवता वयम्। समर्थाः स्म पराञ्जेतुं बलिनः समरे विभो॥
English: Duryodhana said There is nothing to fear, O great king; nor should you grieve for us. We are capable, O king, of winning victory over our battle, O king.
Sanskrit: वने प्रवाजितान् पार्थान् यदाऽऽयान्मधुसूदनः। महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना॥ केकया धृष्टकेतुश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। राजानश्चान्वयुः पार्थान् बहवोऽन्येऽनुयायिनः॥
English: When the slayer of Madhu came to the sons of Pritha wandering in exile in the forest with a large army capable of subjugating the kingdom of the enemies and when Kaikeya, Dhrishtaketu, Dhrishtadyumna of the race of Prishata and many other kings followed them to the sons of Pritha.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रप्रस्थस्य चादूरात् समाजग्मुर्महारथाः। व्यगर्हयंश्च संगम्य भवन्तं कुरुभिः सह॥
English: And when not far from Indraprastha there assembled together the car-warriors and having joined together, they blamed you along with the Kurus.
Sanskrit: ते युधिष्ठिरमासीनमजिनैः प्रतिवासितम्। कृष्णप्रधानाः संहत्य पर्युपासन्त भारत॥ प्रत्यादानं च राज्यस्य कार्यमूचुर्नराधिपाः। भवतः सानुबन्धस्य समुच्छेदं चिकीर्षवः॥
English: And when they, with Krishna at their head, paid homage to Yudhishthira, who was wearing deer skin, O Bharata, and when the rulers of men spoke of giving back the duties of a king (to Yudhishthira) and they longed to bring about the overthrow of yourself with all your followers.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा चैवं मयोक्तास्तु भीष्मद्रोणकृपास्तदा। ज्ञातिक्षयभयाद् राजन् भीतेन भरतर्षभ॥ ततः स्थास्यन्ति समये पाण्डवा इति मे मतिः। समुच्छेदं हि नः कृत्स्नं वासुदेवश्चिकीर्षति॥
English: Then were Bhishma, Drona and Kripa thus addressed by me, who heard this, through fear of the ruin of our cousins, Oking, "That the sons of Pandu will abide by the terms agreed to, is my opinion; our destruction does the son of Vasudeva desire.
Sanskrit: ऋते च विदुरात् सर्वे यूयं वध्या मता मम। धृतराष्ट्रस्तु धर्मज्ञो न वध्यः कुरुसत्तमः॥
English: That with the exception of Vidura, will you be slain, is my opinion; and Dhritarashtra, who knows the nature of virtue-that best one among the Kurus cannot possibly be slain.
Sanskrit: समुच्छेदं च कृत्स्नं नः कृत्वा तात जनार्दनः। एकराज्यं कुरूणां स्म चिकीर्षति युधिष्ठिरे॥
English: O dear, having effected our extinction, Janardana desires to bestow on Yudhishthira the entire kingdom of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: तत्र किं प्राप्तकालं नः प्रणिपातः पलायनम्। प्राणान् वा सम्परित्यज्य प्रतियुध्यामहे परान्॥
English: When the time comes, what should we do? Surrender or fly or shall we fight against the enemies and give up (all hopes of) our lives.
Sanskrit: प्रतियुद्धे तु नियतः स्यादस्माकं पराजयः। युधिष्ठिरस्य सर्वे हि पार्थिवा वशवर्तिनः॥
English: In a fight against them, defeat shall surely be ours; all the rulers are on the side of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: विरक्तराष्ट्राश्च वयं मित्राणि कुपितानि नः। धिक्कृताः पार्थिवैः सर्वैः स्वजनेन च सर्वशः॥
English: On their being dispossessed of their kingdom, our friends are angry with us; and we are reviled by all the kings and by all our kinsmen.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपाते न दोषोऽस्ति सन्धिनः शाश्वतीः समाः। पितरं त्वेव शोचामि प्रज्ञानेनं जनाधिपम्॥
English: There is no objection to our surrender; for men or our position seek peace from a long time; but I grieve for my father, that lord of men, who has his wisdom only for his eyes.
Sanskrit: मत्कृते दुःखमापन्नं क्लेशं प्राप्तमनन्तकम्। कृतं हि तव पुत्रैश्च परेषामवरोधनम्। मत्प्रियार्थं पुरैवैतद् विदितं ते नरोत्तम॥
English: And who may for my doings be beset with troubles and endless woes. The enemies were opposed by your sons simply for our good; which is known to you before, O best among men.
Sanskrit: ते राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य सामात्यस्य महारथाः। वैरं प्रतिकरिष्यन्ति कुलोच्छेदन पाण्डवाः॥
English: The sons of Pandu, these mighty carwarriors, will have their revenge for their wrongs by the extinction of the race of the king Dhritarashtra with that of his ministers.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणोऽब्रवीद् भीष्मः कृपो द्रौणिश्च भारत। मत्वा मां महतीं चिन्तामास्थितं व्यथितेन्द्रियम्॥
English: Then did Drona and Bhima and Kripa and the son of Drona thus speak, O Bharata, thinking me to be in the midst of great anxiety and with the senses tortured.
Sanskrit: अभिदुग्धाः परे चेन्नो न भेतव्यं परंतप। असमर्थाः परे जेतुमस्मान् युधि समास्थितान्॥
English: The enemies ready to fight need not be feared, 0 subduer of foes; for the foes when in the battle field are incapable of conquering us.
Sanskrit: एकैकशः समर्थाः स्मो विजेतुं सर्वपार्थिवान्। आगच्छन्तु विनेष्यामो दर्पमेषां शितैः शरैः॥
English: Each one of us by himself can conquer all the rulers of the earth. Let them come; we shall curb their pride by sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: पुरैकेन हि भीष्मेण विजिताः सर्वपार्थिवाः। मृते पितर्यतिक्रुद्धो रथेनैकेन भारत॥
English: In days of old, all the rulers of the earth were conquered by the single Bhima seated on the single car, extremely wrathful on the death of his father.
Sanskrit: जघान सुबहूंस्तेषां संरब्धः कुरुसत्तमः। ततस्ते शरणं जग्मुर्देवव्रतमिमं भयात्॥
English: That best one among the race of the Kurus, wrathful, killed many among them (enemies); them they out of fear sought the protection of this Devavrata.
Sanskrit: स भीष्मः सुसमर्थोऽयमस्माभिः सहितो रणे। परान् विजेतुं तस्मात् ते व्येतु भीर्भरतर्षभ॥
English: That Bhishma is well capable to fight along with us and to conquer to enemies; therefore, O bull among the race of Bharata, let your fears be dispelled.
Sanskrit: इत्येषां निश्चयो ह्यासीत् तत्कालेऽमिततेजसाम्। पुरा परेषां पृथिवी कृतस्नाऽऽसीद् वशवर्तिनी॥
English: Such was the determination, at that time, of these ones of immeasurable prowess. In days of old the earth was under the possession of the enemies.
Sanskrit: अस्मान् पुनरमी नाद्य समर्था जेतुमाहवे। छिन्नपक्षाः परे ह्यद्य वीर्यहीनाश्च पाण्डवाः॥
English: Now they are not capable of again conquering us; the Pandavas are now shorn of their wings and devoid of strength.
Sanskrit: अस्मत्संस्था च पृथिवी वर्तते भरतर्षभ। एकार्थाः सुखदुःखेषु समानीताश्च पार्थिवाः॥
English: The earth, too, O bull among the race of Bharata, is now under our subjection and the rulers of the earth assembled are of the same mind with me in happiness or misery.
Sanskrit: अप्यग्नि प्रविशेयुस्ते समुद्रं वा परंतप। मदर्थं पार्थिवाः सर्वे तद् विद्धि कुरुसत्तम॥
English: O subduer of foes, for my sake, the rulers of the earth, can enter into fireor even the ocean; know this, O you best among the race of Kurus.
Sanskrit: उन्मत्तमिव चापि त्वां प्रहसन्तीह दुःखितम्। विलपन्तं बहुविधं भीतं परविकत्थने॥
English: In this case they laugh at you, who are grieved and like one insane and giving vent to many sorts of lamentations, struck with fear by the descriptions of the enemies.
Sanskrit: एषां ह्येकैकशो राज्ञां समर्थः पाण्डवान् प्रति। आत्मानं मन्यते सर्वो व्येतु ते भयमागतम्॥
English: Each of these kings by himself are capable of opposing the Pandavas. Every one considers himself all in all. Let the fear which has come on you be dispelled,
Sanskrit: जेतुं समग्रां सेनां मे वासवोऽपि न शक्नुयात्। हन्तुमक्षय्यरूपेयं ब्रह्मणोऽपि स्वयम्भुवः॥
English: To conquer my entire army, which is endless, cannot be annihilated even by Brahma, who is born of himself.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरः पुरं हित्वा पञ्च ग्रामान् स याचति। भीतो हि मामकात् सैन्यात् प्रभावाच्चैव मे विभो।।३०
English: That Yudhishthira foregoing his claims to the entire kingdom begs only five villages; he is afraid of my army and my prowess, O Lord.
Sanskrit: समर्थं मन्यसे यच्च कुन्तीपुत्रं वृकोदरम्। तन्मिथ्या न हि मे कृत्स्नं प्रभावं वेत्सि भारत॥
English: The impression you have of the might of Vrikodara, the son of Kunti, has no foundation; you do not know my prowess, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: मत्समो हि गदायुद्धे पृथिव्यां नास्ति कश्चन। नासीत् कश्चिदतिक्रान्तो भवति न च कश्चन॥
English: My equal in a fight with the mace, there is none in the world; there has been none my equal, nor will there be any.
Sanskrit: युक्तो दुःखोषितश्चाहं विद्यापारगतस्तथा। तस्मान्न भीमान्नान्येभ्यो भयं मे विद्यते क्वचित्॥
English: Suffering a lot of troubles and employing myself earnestly to my task, have I lived at the abode of my preceptor and learnt my lessons; therefore have I not the slightest fear from Bhima, nor from any other.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनसमो नास्ति गदायामिति निश्चयः। संकर्षणस्य भद्रं ते यत् तदैनमुपावसम्॥
English: In a fight with the mace there is none equal to Duryodhana-this is sure; for he used to live with Sankarshana (his preceptor), good betide you.
Sanskrit: युद्धे संकर्षणसमो बलेनाभ्यधिको भुवि। गदाप्रहारं भीमो मे न जातु विषहेद् युधि।॥
English: In a fight I am Sankarshana's equal and in strength there is none my equal in the world; Bhima will not be able to bear the blows of my mace in battle.
Sanskrit: एकं प्रहारं यं दद्यां भीमाय रुषितो नृप। स एवैनं नयेद् घोरः क्षिप्रं वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: Being enraged, the one blow that I shall deal Bhima, o king, will strike him severely and speedily send him to the palace of death.
Sanskrit: इच्छेयं च गदाहस्तं राजन् दुष्टुं वृकोदरम्। सुचिरं प्रार्थितो ह्येष मम नित्य मनोरथः॥
English: I am desirous, O king, to see Vrikodara with the mace in his hand; this has been prayed for by me for a long time, this has ever been the desire of my heart.
Sanskrit: गदया निहतो ह्याजौ मया पार्थो वृकोदरः। विशीर्णगात्रः पृथिवीं परासुः प्रपतिष्यति॥
English: Struck by me with the mace, Vrikodara, the son of Pritha, will fall lifeless on the ground with his body smashed.
Sanskrit: गदाप्रहाराभिहतो हिमवानपि पर्वतः। सकृन्मया विदीर्येत गिरिः शतसहस्रधा॥
English: Struck by a blow from my mace, even the Himavat mountain can be split up into a hundred thousand pieces.
Sanskrit: स चाप्येतद् विजानाति वासुदेवार्जुनौ तथा। दुर्योधनसमो नास्ति गदायामिति निश्चयः॥
English: It is very well known to both Vasudeva and Arjuna that it is certain that in a fight with the mace there is none equal to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: तत् ते वृकोदरमयं भयं व्येतु महाहवे। व्यपनेष्याम्यहं ह्येनं मा राजन् विमना भव॥
English: There let your fear proceeding from Vrikodara be dispelled; for I shall kill this one. Do not, O king, yield to grief.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् मया हते क्षिप्रमर्जुनं बहवो रथाः। तुल्यरूपा विशिष्टाश्च क्षेप्स्यन्ति भरतर्षम॥
English: He being slain by me, many car-warriors, educed with similar qualities, speedily throw down Arjuna, o bull among the race of Bharata.
Sanskrit: भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपो द्रौणिः कर्णो भूरिश्रवास्तथा। प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः शल्यः सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः॥
English: Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Drona's son and Bhurishrava, Shalya, the king of the Pragjyotish and Jayadratha, the king of the Sindhus,
Sanskrit: एकैक एषां शक्तस्तु हन्तुं भारत पाण्डवान्। समेतास्तु क्षणैनैतान् नेष्यन्ति यमसादनम्। समग्रा पार्थिवो सेना पार्थमेकं धनंजयम्॥
English: Each one of these by himself is competent to kill the Pandavas, O Bharata, Acting together they will in an instant bring them to the abode of death.
Sanskrit: कस्मादशक्ता निर्जेतुमिति हेतुर्न विद्यते। शरवातैस्तु भीष्मेण शतशो निचितोऽवशः॥
English: There is no reason why the entire army of the kings on one side is incapable of conquering the single Dhananjaya. Covered by arrows shot by Bhishma a hundred times.
Sanskrit: द्रोणद्रौणिकृपैश्चैव गन्ता पार्थो यमक्षयम्। पितामहोऽपि गाङ्गेयः शान्तनोरधि भारत॥
English: And by Drona, his son and Kripa, this son of Pritha will go to the region of the dead. Born of Ganga, our grandfather, too, is superior to the son of Shantanu, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशो जज्ञे देवैरपि सुदुःसहः। न हन्ता विद्यते चापि राजन् भीष्मस्य कश्चन॥
English: Like a Brahmarshi ( a devotee of the first rank and order) he was born among men and is hard to be vanquished even by the gods. There is no slayer of Bhishma, Oking.
Sanskrit: पित्रा ह्युक्तः प्रसन्नेन नाकामस्त्वं मरिष्यसि। ब्रह्मर्षेच भरद्वाजाद् द्रोणो द्रोण्यामजायत॥
English: This boon was granted by his father who was gratified-'You will not die without your own desire. Drona was born of the Brahmarshi Bharadvaja in a water pot.
Sanskrit: द्रोणाज्जज्ञे महाराज द्रौणिश्च परमास्त्रवित्। कृपश्चाचार्यमुख्योऽयं महर्षे!तमादपि॥
English: From Drona was born his son, well acquainted with the use of arins. This Kripa, too, is the foremost among the preceptors and was born of the great Rishi Gautama.
Sanskrit: शरस्तम्बोद्भवः श्रीमानवध्य इति मे मतिः। अयोनिजास्त्रयो होते पिता माता च मातुलः॥
English: This one, endued with prosperity and born in a clump of heath, is incapable of being killed, such is my impression. Then, too, the father, mother and maternal uncle of Ashvathaman did not take their birth in a woman's womb.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्नो महाराज स च शूरः स्थितो मम। सर्व एते महाराज देवकल्पा महारथाः॥
English: That hero, too, is on my side. All these, o great king, are car-warriors equal to the gods themselves.
Sanskrit: शक्रस्यापि व्यथां कुर्युः संयुगे भरतर्षभ। नैतेषामर्जुनः शक्त एकैकं प्रति वीक्षितुम्॥
English: They are capable even of giving trouble to Shakra himself in battle. Arjuna is not capable even of gazing at any of them by himself.
Sanskrit: सहितास्तु नरव्याघ्रा हनिष्यन्ति धनंजयम्। भीष्मद्रोणकृपाणां च तुल्यः कर्णो मतो मम॥
English: And these tigers among men united together will kill Dhananjaya. Bhishma, Drona and Kripa together are equal to Karna, such is my opinion.
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञातश्च रामेण मत्समोऽसीति भारत। कुण्डले रुचिरे चास्तां कर्णस्य सहजे शुभे॥
English: He has been told by Rama-you are equal to me, O Bharata. Two beautiful and blessed ear-rings Karna had from his very birth.
Sanskrit: ते शच्यर्थं महेन्द्रेण याचितः स परंतपः। अमोघया महाराज शक्त्या परमभीमया॥
English: These two were asked by the great Indra himself for the sake of Sachi, O subduer of foes, in exchange, O great king of greatly terrific strength and infallible.