pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कर्कशैः प्रवरैर्योधैः कार्णायसतनुच्छैः। सन्ति गोयोनयश्चात्र सन्ति वानरयोनयः॥ अनेकयोनयश्चान्ये तथा मानुषयोनयः। अनीकं समवेतानां धूम्रवर्णमुदीर्यते॥ म्लेच्छाना पापकर्तृणा हिमदुर्गनिवासिनाम्। एतद् दुर्योधनो लब्ध्वा समग्रं राज मण्डलम्॥
English: Possessed of strong limbs, cased in armours and all excellent fighters. There are, amongst them persons born of the cow, of the ape, or of diverse other creatures, including those born of men; that division of the sinful Mlechchas assembled together and come from the strongholds of the Himavat hill, appear to be like volumes of smoke from this distance. Obtaining these and numerous other Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: कृपं च सौमदत्तिं च द्रोणं च रथिनां वरम्। सिन्धुराजं तथा कर्णमवमन्यत पाण्डवान्॥
English: As also Kripa and Somadatta's son and that foremost of car-warriors viz., Drona and the ruler of the Sindhus and Karna, as partisans, Duryodhana disregards the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: कृतार्थमथ चात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः। ते तु सर्वेऽद्य सम्प्राप्ता मम नाराचगोचरम्॥
English: He also thinks himself to be already crowned with success, being impelled by Fate. But today, all these warriors, coming within the reach of my Narachas.
Sanskrit: न विमोक्ष्यन्ति कौन्तेय यद्यपि स्युर्मनोजवाः। तेन सम्भाविता नित्यं परवीर्योपजीविना॥
English: Will not escape alive, O son of Kunti, even if they he gifted with the fleetness of the mind. Always held in honour by king Duryodhana ever-depending on the prowess of others.
Sanskrit: विनाशुमुपयास्यन्ति मच्छरौघनिपीडिताः। ये त्वेते रथिनो राजन् दृश्यन्ते काञ्चनध्वजाः॥
English: They shall today meet with their destruction, being sorely afflicted by my arrowy showers. O king, those other warrior owning golden standards, whom you can see.
Sanskrit: एते दुर्वारणा नाम काम्बोजा यदि ते श्रुताः। शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च धनुर्वेद च निष्ठिताः॥
English: They are known the irresistible Kambojas. They are brave, learned and practised in the use of the bow;
Sanskrit: संहताश्च भृशं ह्येते अन्योन्यस्य हितैषिणः। अक्षौहिण्यश्च संरब्धा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारत॥
English: They are arranged in serried file and are resolved to stand firmly by one another. These Akshauhini of troops belonging to the sons of Dhritarashtra, all inspired with rage. as are
Sanskrit: यत्ता मदर्थे तिष्ठन्ति कुरुवीराभिरक्षिताः। अप्रमत्ता महाराज मामेव प्रत्युपस्थिताः॥
English: And expectantly looking for me, awaiting my arrival, being supported by numerous Kuru heroes. They are all coolheaded, O monarch and long to receive me.
Sanskrit: तानहं प्रमथिष्यामि तृणानीव हुताशनः। तस्मात् सर्वानुपासंगान् सर्वोपकरणानि च॥ रथे कुर्वन्त ते राजन् यथावद् रथकल्पकाः। अस्मिस्तु किल सम्म ग्राह्यं विविधमायुधम्॥
English: Them shall I consume, like fire consuming a heap of grass. Let, therefore, o king, those who are versed in equipping chariots, equip my chariot with numerous quivers and all other implements of war and let these weapons be placed in proper places. Weapons of diverse kinds will have to be used in the terrible fight that will commence, ere long.
Sanskrit: यथोपदिष्टमाचार्यैः कार्यः पञ्चगुणो रथः। काम्बोजैर्हि समेष्यामि तीक्ष्णैराशीविषोपमैः॥
English: Let the chariot be stuffed with necessaries, five times more then what the professors of military science direct, in as much as, I shall have to encounter the united Kambojas resembling fierce snakes of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: नानाशस्त्रसमावायैर्विविधायुधयोधिभिः। किरातैश्च समेष्यामि विषकल्पैः प्रहारिभिः॥
English: I shall also have to engage with the Kiratas armed with various implements of war, who resemble virulent poison, who accomplished in striking down.
Sanskrit: लालितैः सततं राज्ञा दुर्योधनहितैषिभिः। शकैश्चापि समेष्यामि शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः॥
English: Who have been favoured by the king and who in consequence, ever desire to achieve the good of Duryodhana. I shall also encounter the Shakas who resemble Indra himself in prowess.
Sanskrit: अग्निकल्पैर्दुराधर्षः प्रदीप्तैरिव पावकैः। तथान्यैर्विविधैर्योधैः कालकल्पैर्दुरासदैः॥
English: Who are fierce as fire and difficult of being repressed like a raging conflagration. I shall have also to meet numerous other warriors, all irresistible and resembling Death himself. are
Sanskrit: समेष्यामि रणे राजन् बहुभिर्युद्धदुर्मदैः। तस्माद् वैवाजिनो विश्रान्ताः शुभलक्षणाः॥
English: I shall have to encounter, O king, countless indomitable warriors. For these reasons, let excellent steeds of the best breed and graced with auspicious marks be harnessed to my chariot, after they had drank their fill and been groomed properly.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच उपावृत्ताश्च पीताश्च पुनर्युज्ययन्तु मे रथे। तस्य सर्वानुपासंगान् सर्वोपकरणानि च॥
English: Sanjaya said Then king Yudhishthira directed quivers full of shafts and various other kinds of weapons and all other necessaries, to be placed in the chariot of Satyaki.
Sanskrit: रथे चास्थापयद् राजा शस्त्राणि विविधानि च। ततस्तान् सर्वतो युक्तान् सदश्वांश्चतुरो जनाः॥
English: Then people caused the four excellent steed yoked to his car to drink juicy and intoxicating liquors.
Sanskrit: रसवत् पाययामासुः पानं मदसमीरणम्। पीतोपवृत्तान् स्नातांश्च जग्धान्नान् समलंकृतान्॥
English: Having caused those four steeds to slake their thirsts and walk and bathe and eat and having decked them with garlands of gold, men plucked the arrows out of their bodies;
Sanskrit: विनीतशल्यांस्तुरगांश्चतुरो हेममालिनः। तान् युक्तान् रुक्मवर्णाभान् विनीत्व्शीघ्रगामिनः॥
English: Those animals that had been unharnessed for these operations, that were of golden hue, well-trained, endued with great fleetness, cheerful and extremely docile, were gain properly yoked to his chariot.
Sanskrit: संहृष्टमनसोऽव्यग्रान् विधिवत्कल्पितान् रथे। महाध्वजेन सिंहेन हेमकेसरमालिना॥ संवृते केतकैमैर्मणिवद्विमचित्रितैः पाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशाभिः पताकाभिरलंकृते॥ हेमदण्डोच्छ्रितच्छत्रे बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदे। योजयामास विधिवद्धेमभाण्डविभूषितान्॥ दारुकस्यानुजो भ्राता सूतस्यस्य प्रियः सस्त्रा। न्यवेदयद् रथं युक्तं वासवस्येव मातलिः॥
English: On the top of that chariot was mounted a tall standard bearing the device of a lion of golden manes. The standard was decked with banners of the hue of white clouds and it was graced with golden circles and pearls and corals. An umbrella with a huge golden staff was also placed upon that car that was groaning under the burden of weapons. When those horses decked with golden caparisons had been yoked to the car, the younger brother of Daruka, who was Satyaki's friend and charioteer came and represented to him that the car was ready, even as Matali informs Indra about the equipment of his car.
Sanskrit: ततः स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः। स्नातकानां सहस्त्रस्य स्वर्णनिष्कानथो ददौ॥
English: Then Satyaki, having taken a bath and having purified himself and having under gone every auspicious ceremony gave away to the Snataka Brahmanas thousand of golden Nikshasas.
Sanskrit: आशीर्वादैः परिष्वक्तः सात्यकिः श्रीमतांवरः। ततः स मधुपर्कार्हः पीत्वा कैलातकं मधु॥ लोहिताक्षो बभौ तत्र मदविह्वललोचनः। आलभ्य वीरकांस्यं च हर्षेण महतान्वितः॥
English: Then blessed with the benedictions the latter pronounced upon him, that foremost handsome looking men. That hero worthy of adoration, having drunk Kailataka honey, appeared exceedingly beautiful with reddened eyes rolling in intoxication. Having touched a brazen mirror and being highly delighted, he became filled the double his ordinary energy and looked like the blazing fire.
Sanskrit: द्विगुणीकृततेजा हि प्रज्वलन्निव पावकः। उत्सङ्गे धनुरादाय सशरं रथिनां वरः॥
English: Taking upon his shoulder his bow and arrows that best of car-warriors, covered in mail and adorned with ornaments, made the twice-born perform the rites of propitiation on his behalf. ones
Sanskrit: कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विप्रैः कवची समलंकृतः। लाजैर्गन्धैस्तथा माल्यैः कन्याभिश्चाभिनन्दितः॥ युधिष्ठिरस्य चरणावभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। तेन मूर्धन्युपाघ्रात आरुरोह महारथम्॥ ततस्ते वाजिनो हृष्टाः सुपुष्टाः वातरंहसः। अजय्या जैत्रमूहुस्तं विकुर्वाणाः स्म सैन्धवाः॥
English: Handsome damsels then adored him by covering him with a shower of fried paddy, perfumes and garlands of flowers. Thereafter that brave warrior with folded palms worshipped Yudhishthira's feet; whereupon the latter smelt his head. Having undergone all these ceremonies he mounted his chariot. Thereafter those horses, cheerful, plump, of the fleetness of the wind. Invincible in battle and of the Sindhu breed, were on the point of dragging that excellent chariot of Satyaki. Bhimasena also similarly, honoured by the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि धर्मराजेन पूजितः। प्रायात् सात्यकिना सार्धभिवाद्य युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Set out with Satyaki, after having duly saluted the king (Yudhishthira). Beholding these two scorchers of foes cast their glances on your army.
Sanskrit: तौ हृष्टवा प्रविविक्षन्तौ तव सेनामरिंदमौ। संयत्तास्तावकाः सर्वे तस्थुट्टैणपुरोगमाः॥
English: All your warriors ranged against them with Drona at their head, stood still and motionless. Then beholding Bhima accoutered in mail follow him from behind.
Sanskrit: संनद्धमनुगच्छन्तं दृष्टवा भीमं स सात्यकिः। अभिनन्द्याब्रवीद् वीरस्तदा हर्षकरं वचः॥ त्वं भीम रक्ष राजानमेतत् कार्यतमं हि ते। अहं भित्त्वा प्रवक्ष्यामि कालपक्वमिदं बलम्॥
English: The heroic Satyaki saluting him said these delightful words. Then Satyaki with his person filled with delight, spoke these very words addressing Bhima-"O Bhima, do you protect the king, even this is your duty. I will proceed along penetrating through this host whose hour has come;
Sanskrit: आयत्यां च तदात्वे च श्रेयो राज्ञोऽभिरक्षणम्। जानीषे मम वीर्ये त्वं तव चाहमरिंदम॥
English: At present and in all future periods, it should be your first duty to protect the king. You know my prowess and I all know yours, O Subduer of foe.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् भीम निवर्तख मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम्। तथोक्तः सात्यकिं प्राह व्रज त्वं कार्यसिद्धये॥
English: Therefore, O Bhima, turn back, if you, desire to do my good.” Thus spoken to Bhima replied to Satyaki saying “Go you then and be victorious and successful!
Sanskrit: अहं राज्ञः करिष्यामि रक्षां पुरुषसत्तम। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भीमेसनं स माधवः॥
English: O foremost of men, I will protect the king to the best of my prowess." "Being thus addressed he of Madhu's race, replied to Bhimasena sayingगच्छ गच्छ ध्रुवं पार्थ ध्रुवो हि विजयो मम।
Sanskrit: यन्मे गुणानुरक्तश्च त्वमद्य वशमास्थितः॥
English: "Turn back, turn back, O son of Pritha; my victory today is certain in as much as you, won over by my merits, are now intent to carry out my wishes.
Sanskrit: निमित्तानि च धन्यानि यथा भीम वदन्ति माम्। निहते सैन्धवे पापे पाण्डवेन महात्मना॥
English: These auspicious omens also indicate my victory. When the sinful ruler of the Sindhus will be slain by the high-souled son of Pandu (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: परिष्वजिष्ये राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। एतावदुक्त्वा भीमं तु विसृज्य च महायशाः॥ सम्प्रेक्षत् तावकं सैन्यं व्याघ्रो मृगगणानिव।
English: I shall embrace the illustrious king viz., Yudhishthira.” Having thus spoken to Bhima, the high-famed Satyaki left him. He then cast his eyes on your troops like a tiger looking at herds of deer.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा प्रविविक्षन्तं सैन्यं तव जनाधिप॥ भूय एवाभवन्मूढं सुभृशं चाप्यकम्पत। ततः प्रयातः सहसा तव सैन्यं स सात्यकिः॥ दिहक्षुरर्जुनं राजन् धर्मराजस्य शासनात्।
English: once more O ruler of men, beholding him look at your army, your soldiers became confounded and they began to tremble. Thereafter Satyaki suddenly assailed your troops, desirous of meeting Arjuna, commanded by the virtuous king Yudhishthira to do so. once more O ruler of men, beholding him look at your army, your soldiers became confounded and they began to tremble. Thereafter Satyaki suddenly assailed your troops, desirous of meeting Arjuna, commanded by the virtuous king Yudhishthira to do so.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा तु दृष्ट्वा बहु तत्र देवीं रोरूयमाणां कुररीमिवार्ताम्। नोचुर्वचः साध्वथ वाप्यसाधु महीक्षितो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भीताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Through the kings present there saw the lady (Draupadi) crying piteously in affliction like a female osprey, yet they, out of the fear for the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana), did not utter a word good or evil.
Sanskrit: स्तूष्णीभूतान् धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः। स्मयन्निवेदं वचनं बभाषे पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतां तदानीम्॥
English: Seeing the sons and grandsons of kings sitting silent, the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) smiled and spoke thus to the daughter of the Panchala king.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच तिष्ठत्वयं प्रश्न उदारसत्त्वे भीमेऽर्जुने सहदेवे तथैव। पत्यौ च ते नकुले याज्ञसेनि वदन्त्वेते वचनं त्वत्प्रसूतम्॥
English: Duryodhana said O Yajnaseni, the question you have asked depends on the greatly powerful Bhima, on Arjuna, on Nakula and on Sahadeva. Let them answer your question.
Sanskrit: अनीश्वरं विब्रुवन्त्वार्यमध्ये युधिष्ठिरं तव पाञ्चालि हेतोः। कुर्वन्तु सर्वे चानृतं धर्मराज पाञ्चालि त्वं मोक्ष्यसे दासभावात्॥
English: O Panchali, let them for them for your sake declare in the midst of these most noblemen (present here) that Yudhisthira is not their lord and that he is a liar; you will then be freed from the slavery.
Sanskrit: धर्मे स्थितो धर्मसुतो महात्मा स्वयं चेदं कथयत्विन्द्रकल्पः। ईशो वा ते ह्यनीशोऽथ वैष वाक्यादस्य क्षिप्रमेकं भजस्व॥
English: Let the illustrious son of Dharma (Yudhisthira), ever devoted to virtue, who is like Indra himself, declare whether he is or is not your lord. At his words, accept us or accept the Pandavas without (further) delay.
Sanskrit: सर्वे हीमे कौरवेयाः सभायां दुःखान्तरे वर्तमानास्तवैव। न विब्रुवन्त्यार्यसत्त्वा यथावत् पतींश्च ते समवेक्ष्याल्पभाग्यान्॥
English: All the Kurus present in this assembly are floating in the sea of your affliction. They are endued with magnanimity and looking at your husbands they are unable to answer your question.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सभ्याः कुरुराजस्य तस्य वाक्यं सर्वे प्रशशंसुस्तथोच्चैः। चेलावेधांश्चापि चक्रुर्नदन्तो हाहेत्यासीदपि चैवार्तनादः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these words of the Kuru king (Duryodhana), all persons present in the assembly loudly applauded him. Some shouting approvingly made signs to one another by motions of their eyes and lips and some made sounds of distress such as "Oh," "Alas."
Sanskrit: द्धर्षश्चासीत् कौरवाणां सभायाम्। सर्वे चासन् पार्थिवाः प्रीतिमन्तः कुरुश्रेष्ठं धार्मिकं पूजयन्तः॥
English: Hearing his these delightful words, the Kurus present in the assembly become exceedingly glad. All the kings, becoming much pleased, applauded the virtuous chief of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं च ते सर्वे समुदैक्षन्त पार्थिवाः। किं नु वक्ष्यति धर्मज्ञ इति साचीकृताननाः॥
English: All the kings, turning their faces sideways, looked at Yudhisthira, learned in the precepts of morality, and they all became curious to learn what he would say,
Sanskrit: किं नु वक्ष्यति बीभत्सुरजितो युधि पाण्डवः। भीमसेनो यमौ चोभौ भृशं कौतूहलान्विताः॥
English: And they became curious to learn also invincible Pandavas, Bibhatsa (Arjuna), Bhimasena and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) would say.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नपरते शब्दे भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम्। प्रगृह्य रुचिरं दिव्यं भुजं चन्दनचर्चितम्॥
English: When the noise was silenced, Bhimasena, waving his strong and well armed arms smeared with sandal paste, thus spoke (in the assembly).
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच योष गुरुरस्माकं धर्मराजो महामनाः। न प्रभुः स्यात् कुलस्यास्य न वयं मर्षयेमहि॥
English: Bhima said If our this Guru (superior), this high-souled Dharmaraja, were not our lord, we would not have pardoned this (Kuru) race.
Sanskrit: ईशो नः पुण्यतपसां प्राणानामपि चेश्वरः। मन्यतेऽजितमात्मानं यद्येष विजिता वयम्॥
English: He is the lord of our all religions and ascetic merits, he is the lord even of our lives. If he considers himself won, then we are all won.
Sanskrit: न हि मुच्येत मे जीवन् पदा भूमिमुपस्पृशन्। मर्त्यधर्मा परामृश्य पाञ्चाल्या मूर्धजानिमान्॥
English: If it were not so, who is there amongst creatures that touch the earth with his feet or amongst the mortals that would escape from me with life after having touched the hair of the Panchala princess?
Sanskrit: पश्यध्वं ह्यायतौ वृत्तौ भुजौ मे परिघाविव। तयोरन्तरं प्राप्य मुच्येतापि शतक्रतुः॥
English: Look at my powerful and well formed arms like two iron clubs, if once within them, even Shatakratu (Indra) cannot escape.
Sanskrit: धर्मपाशसितस्त्वेवं नाधिगच्छामि संकटम्। गोरवेण विरुद्धश्च निग्रहादर्जुनस्य च॥
English: Bound by the ties of virtue, for the reverence that is due to our elder brother and repeatedly urged by Arjuna to remain silent, I am doing nothing awful.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजनिसृष्टस्तु सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगानिव। धार्तराष्ट्रानिमान् पापान् निष्पिधेयं तलासिभिः॥
English: If I am once commanded by Dharmaraja (Yudhisthira), I would, by making my slaps do the work of swords, kill these sinful sons of Dhritarashtra as a lion kills a number of small animals.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तमुवाच तदा भीष्मो द्रोणो विदुर एव च। क्षम्यतामिदमित्येवं सर्वं सम्भाव्यते त्वयि॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon Bhisma, Drona, and Vidura spoke thus to Bhima, “Forbear, everything is possible in you."
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच समागतस्य रामेण पुनरेवातिदारुणम्। अन्येधुस्तुमुलं युद्धं तदा भरतसत्तम॥
English: Bhishma said O best among the Bharatas, the next day a hard and terrible fight took place with Rama who had come back.
Sanskrit: ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यनेकशः। अयोजयत् स धर्मात्मा दिवसे दिवसे विभुः॥
English: On that occasion did that virtuous souled hero, conversant with celestial weapons, hurl at me, day by day, many celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: तान्यहं तत्प्रतीघातैरस्त्रैरस्त्राणि भारत। व्यधमं तुमुले युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्॥
English: Those weapons I met by weapons capable of meeting them, o Bharata, in that terrific struggle, casting off hopes of life which is so hard to sacrifice.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रैरस्त्रेषु बहुधा हतेष्वेव च भारत। अक्रुध्यत महातेजास्त्यक्तप्राणः स संयुगे॥
English: When in this way many weapons were neutralized and baffled by other weapons, O Bharata, Rama, of great energy, fought in that battle with me, casting off hopes of life.
Sanskrit: ततः शक्तिं प्राहिणोद् घोरूपामस्त्रे रुद्ध जामदग्न्यो महात्मा। कालोत्सृष्टां प्रज्वलितामिवोल्का संदीप्तानां तेजसा व्याप्य लोकम्॥
English: Seeing his weapons thus baffled then did the great-souled son of Jamadagni hurl at me the fire weapon called Shakti with its extremely ablaze and shining like a meteor which came to have been shot by Death himself and which pervaded the earth with its effulgence.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं तामिषुभिर्दीप्यमानां समायान्तीमन्तकालार्कदीप्ताम्। छित्त्वा त्रिधा पातयामास भूमौ ततो ववौ पवनः पुण्यगन्धिः॥
English: I too cut asunder that blazing weapon which was coming against me like the blazing sun at the time of the destruction of the universe and felled it to the earth cut up into three pieces by my felled it to the earth cut of into three pieces by my arrows: then did sweetsmelling breeze blow about me.
Sanskrit: तस्यां छिन्नायां क्रोधदीप्तोऽथ रामः शक्ती?राः प्राहिणोद् द्वादशान्याः। तासां रूपं भारत नोत शक्यं तेजस्वित्वाल्लाघवाच्चैव वक्तुम्॥
English: That one being cut asunder, Rama excited with wrath, hurled twelve other fierce weapons at me. Their appearance, O Bharata, I cannot describe owing to their effulgence and speed.
Sanskrit: किं त्वेवाहं विह्वलः सम्प्रदृश्य दिग्भ्यः सर्वास्ता महोल्का इवाग्नेः। नानारूपास्तेजसोग्रेण दीप्ता यथाऽऽदित्या द्वादश लोकसंक्षये॥
English: How indeed can I do so? I was struck with fear at seeing all those arrows flying towards me from diverse directions and assuming diverse forms and blazing with effulgence as the twelve suns that rise at the time of the destruction of the universe.
Sanskrit: ततो जालं बाणमयं विवृत्तं संदृश्य भित्त्वा शरजालेन राजन्। द्वादशेषून् प्राहिणवं रणेऽहं ततः शक्तीरप्यधमं घोररूपाः॥
English: Seeing myself surrounded by a net of arrows, I neutralized them by another net of arrows from myself, O king and then in that battle, I shot twelve arrows by which I neutralized even those terrible looking arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो राजञ्जामदग्न्यो महात्मा शक्ती?रा व्याक्षिपद्धेमदण्डाः। विचित्रिताः काञ्चनपट्टनद्धा यथा महोल्का ज्वलितास्तथा ताः॥
English: Then did the great souled of Jamadagni, O king, hurl at me fierce arrows having golden handles which were variegated and furnished with golden wings. They were blazing like great meteors.
Sanskrit: ताश्चाप्युचाश्चमर्णा वारयित्वा खड्ड्रेनाजौ पातयित्वा नेरन्द्र। बाणैर्दिव्यैर्जामदग्न्यस्य संख्ये दिव्यानश्वानभ्यवर्ष ससूतान्॥
English: These too, O chief among men, I caused to fall to the ground with the heel of my sword and shield and then shot forth celestial arrows at the celestial horses of Rama and his charioteer in that battle.
Sanskrit: निर्मुक्तानां पन्नागानां सरूपा दृष्ट्वा शक्तीहेमचित्रा निकृत्ताः। प्रादुश्चक्रे दिव्यमस्त्रं महात्मा क्रोधाविष्टो हैहयेशप्रमाथी॥
English: son Seeing those arrows, decked with gold, flying at him like serpents let loose from their holes, the great-souled smiter of the lord of the Haihayas became excited with wrath and again brought forth celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: ततः श्रेण्यः शलभानामिवोग्राः समापेतुर्विशिखाना प्रदीप्ताः। समाचिनोच्चापि भृशं शरीरं हयान् सूतं सरथं चैव मह्यम्॥
English: Then did a cluster of blazing and fierce arrows looking like a swarm of locusts completely overwhelm my body and my horses and chariot.
Sanskrit: रथः शरैर्मे निचितः सर्वतोऽभूत् तथा वाहाः सारथिश्चैव राजन्। युगं रथेषां च तथैव चक्रे तथैवाक्षः शरकृत्तोऽथ भग्नः॥
English: By those arrows were my chariot, and all the horses and the charioteer completely covered. The yoke, shaft, wheels and wheel spoken were all broken by the force of that downpour of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् बाणवर्षे व्यतीते शरौघेण प्रत्यवर्षं गुरुं तम्। स विक्षतो मार्गणैर्ब्रह्मराशिदेहादसक्तं मुमुचे भूरि रक्तम्॥
English: That down pour of arrows having been finished, I too showered arrows on my preceptor. The mass of Brahmic merit pierced with the shower of arrows began to give forth copious discharges of blood.
Sanskrit: स्तथैवाहं सुभृशं गाढविद्धः। ततो युद्धं व्यरमच्चापरावे भानावस्तं प्रति याते महीध्रम्॥
English: But in the same measure as Rama was overwhelmed with my arrows, was I also pierced hard with his. When the sun set in the afternoon behind the hills in the west, our combat came to an end.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स श्वेतपर्वतं वीरः समतिक्रम्य वीर्यवान्। देशं किम्पुरुषावासं दुमपुत्रेण रक्षितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said After having crossed the white mountains, that greatly powerful hero conquered the country of the Kimpurushas which was ruled by Drumaputra.
Sanskrit: महता संनिपातेन क्षत्रियान्तकरेण ह। अजयत् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः करे चैनं न्यवेशयत्॥
English: After a great battle in which great was the slaughter of Kshatriyas, that best of the Pandavas brought the country under his complete control.
Sanskrit: तं जित्वा हाटकं नाम देशं गुह्यकरक्षितम्। पाकशासनिरव्यग्रः सहसैन्यः समासदत्॥
English: Having conquered this country the son of Indra with a determined mind and with a large number of troops, subjugated the country, named Hataka, ruled by the Guhyakas.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु सान्त्वेन निर्जित्य मानसं सर उत्तमम्। ऋषिकुल्यास्तथा सर्वा ददर्श कुरुनन्दनः॥
English: Having subjugated them by a policy of conciliation, that descendant of Kuru saw that excellent lake, called Manasa. He saw also various other lakes and tanks sacred to the Rishis.
Sanskrit: सरो मानसमासाद्य हाटकानभितः प्रभुः। गन्धर्वरक्षितं देशमजयत् पाण्डवस्ततः॥
English: Having arrived at the Manasa (lake), the lord Pandava (Arjuna) conquered the regions, ruled by the Gandharvas the regions that lay around the Hataka countries.
Sanskrit: तत्र तित्तिरिकल्माषान् मण्डूकाख्यान् हयोत्तमान्। लेभे स करमत्यन्तं गन्धर्वनगरात् तदा॥
English: The victor (Arjuna) took from the city of the Gandharvas as his tribute many excellent horses, called Tittiri, Kalmasha and Manduka.
Sanskrit: उत्तरं कुरुवर्षं तु समासाद्य पाण्डवः। इयेष जेतुं तं देशं पाकशासननन्दनः॥
English: Wishing to conquer that country, the son of Indra, the Pandava (Arjuna), came to the country of North Harivarsha.
Sanskrit: तत एनं महावीर्यं महाकाया महाबलाः। द्वारपाला: समासाद्य हृष्टाः वचनमब्रुवन्॥
English: Thereupon some greatly powerful strong and huge-bodied frontier guards came to him and his cheerfully spoke to him.
Sanskrit: पार्थ नेदं त्वया शक्यं पुरं जेतुं कथंचन। उपावर्तस्व कल्याण पर्याप्तमिदमच्युत॥
English: "O Partha, this country cannot be conquered by you. If you seek your good return from this place. O Achyuta, your conquests are already enough.
Sanskrit: इदं पुरं यः प्रविशेद् ध्रुवं न स भवेन्नरः। प्रीयामहे त्वया वीर पर्याप्तो विजयस्तव॥
English: He that enters this country, if he is human, is sure to perish. We are pleased with you, your conquests are (already) too many.