pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गाहमानमनीकानि मातङ्गमिव यूथपम्। महेष्वासं पराक्रान्तं नरव्याघ्रमवारयन्॥
English: That foremost of men, fierce bowman, endued with prowess, who resembled the infurrite leader of an elephant and who seemed to plunge into the ranks of your troops.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। अन्योन्यं वै प्रार्थयतां योधानामर्जुनस्य च॥
English: Then the battle that raged between all those warriors on one side and Arjuna on the other, became exceeding fierce and hair-stirring, inasmuch as each desired to meet the other.
Sanskrit: जयद्रथवधप्रेप्सुमायान्तं पुरुषर्षभम्। न्यवारयन्त सहिताः क्रिया व्याधिमिवोत्थितम्॥
English: Then like medicines checking a raging malady, the Kaurava warriors firmly united together began to check that foremost of men proceeding onwards for the slaughter of Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: त्रिगतैरभवद् युद्धं कृतवैरैः किरीटिनः। महारथसमाज्ञातैर्हतानां पुत्रनप्तृभिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said A battle took place between the diademdecked (Arjuna) and the sons and grandsons of the Trigartas whose hostility the Pandavas had incurred before and all of whom were wellknown as powerful car-warriors.
Sanskrit: ते समाज्ञाय सम्प्राप्तं यज्ञियं तुरगोत्तमम्। विषयान्तं ततो वीरा दंशिताः पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Having learn that, that foremost of horses, which was intended for the sacrifice, had come to their kingdom, those heroes, accoutring themselves in coats mail, surrounded Arjuna.
Sanskrit: रथिनो बद्धतूणीराः सदश्वैः तूणीरा: सदश्वैः समलंकृतैः। परिवार्य हयं राजन् ग्रहीतुं सम्प्रचक्रमुः॥
English: Mounted on their cars, drawn by excellent and well-decked steeds and with quivers on their backs, they surrounded that horse, O king, and tried to capture it.
Sanskrit: ततः किरीटी संचिन्त्य तेषां तत्र चिकीर्षितम्। वारयामास तान् वीरान् सान्त्वपूर्वमरिंदमः॥
English: Thinking of that attempt of theirs, the diadem-decked Arjuna, forbade those heroes, with conciliatory words, ochastiser of enemies.
Sanskrit: तदनादृत्य ते सर्वे शरैरभ्यहनस्तदा। तमोरजोभ्यां संछन्नांस्तान् किरीटी न्यवारयत्॥
English: Disregarding Arjuna's message, they attacked him with their arrows. The diadem decked Arjuna resisted those warriors who were under the control of darkness and passion.
Sanskrit: तानब्रवीत् ततो जिष्णुः प्रहसन्निव भारत। निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञाः श्रेयो जीवितमेव च॥
English: Jishnu, addressed them smilingly and said, 'Desist, you unrighteous ones! Life is a blessing.'
Sanskrit: स हि वीरः प्रयास्यन् वै धर्मराजेन वारितः। हतबान्धवा न ते पार्थ हन्तव्याः पार्थिवा इति॥
English: At the time of his starting, he had been earnestly ordered by king Yudhishthira the just not to kill those Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had been killed before on the field of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: स तदा तद् वचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः। तान् निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्त चापि ते॥
English: Remembering these behest's of king Yudhishthira the just who was gifted with great intelligence, Arjuna asked the Trigartas to forbear. But they disregarded Arjuna's injunction.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्रिगर्तराजानं सूर्यवर्माणमाहवे। विचित्य शरजालेन प्रजहास धनंजयः॥
English: Then Arjuna defeated Suryavarman, the king of the Trigartas, in battle, by shooting countless arrows at him and laughed in scorn.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते रथघोषेण स्थनेमिस्वनेन च। पूरयन्तो दिशः सर्वा धनंजयमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: The Trigarta warriors, however filling the ten points with the sound of their cars and carwheels, rushed towards Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: सूर्यवर्मा ततः पार्थे शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। शतान्यमुञ्चद् राजेन्द्र लध्वस्त्रमभिदर्शयन्॥
English: Then Suryavarman, showing great lightness of hand, pierced Dhananjaya with hundreds of straight arrows, O king!
Sanskrit: तथैवान्ये महेष्वासा ये च तस्यानुयायिनः। मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि धनंजयवधैषिणः॥
English: The other great bowmen, who followed the king and who were all desirous of bringing about the destruction of Dhananjaya, shot showers of arrows on him.
Sanskrit: स तान् ज्यामुखनिर्मुक्तैर्बहुभिः सुबहूशरान्। चिच्छेद पाण्डवो राजंस्ते भूमौ न्यपतंस्तदा॥
English: With numberless arrows shot from his own bowstring, the son of Pandu, O king, cut off those clouds of arrows upon which they fell down.
Sanskrit: केतुवर्मा तु तेजस्वी तस्यैवावरजो युवा। युयुधे भ्रातुराय पाण्डवेन यशस्विना॥
English: Gifted with great energy, Ketuvarman, the younger brother of Suryavarman, and gifted with youthful vigour, fought, for the sake of his brother, against Pandu's son endued with great fame.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य केतुवर्माणमाहवे। अभ्यन्निशितैर्वाणैर्बीभत्सुः परवीरहा।॥
English: Seeing Ketuvarman approaching towards him for battle, Bibhatsu, that destroyer of hostile heroes, killed him with many sharppointed arrows.
Sanskrit: केतुवर्मण्यभिहते धृतवर्मा महारथः। रथेनाशु समुत्पत्य शरैर्जिष्णुमवाकिरत्॥
English: Upon Ketuvarmana's fall, the powerful carwarrior Dlıritavarman, rushing on his car towards Arjuna, showered a perfect downpour of arrows on him.
Sanskrit: तस्य तां शीघ्रतामीक्ष्य तुतोषातीव वीर्यवान्। गुडाकेशो महातेजा बालस्य धृतवर्मणः॥
English: Seeing that lightness of hand shown by the youth Dhritavarman, Gudakesha of great energy and great prowess became highly pleased with him.
Sanskrit: न संदधानं ददृशे नाददानं च तं तदा। किरन्तमेव स शरान् ददृशे पाकशासनिः॥
English: The son of Indra could not see when the young warrior took out his arrows and when he placed them on his bowstring aiming at him. He only saw showers of arrows in the air.
Sanskrit: स तु तं पूजयामास धृतवर्माणमाहवे। मनसा तु मुहूर्तं वै रणे समभिहर्षयन्॥
English: For a brief space of time, Arjuna pleased his enemy and mentally admired his heroism and skill.
Sanskrit: तं पन्नगमिव क्रुद्धं कुरुवीरः स्मयन्निवा प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुः प्राणैर्न व्यपरोपयत्॥
English: The Kuru hero, smiling the while, fought with that youth who took after an angry snake. The mighty-armed Dhananjaya, glad as he was in seeing the courage of Dhritavarman, did not take his life.
Sanskrit: स तथा रक्ष्यमाणो वै पार्थेनामिततेजसा। धृतवर्मा शरं दीप्त मुमोच विजये तदा॥
English: While, however, Partha of immeasurable energy fought mildly with him without wishing to kill him, Dhritavarman shot a burning arrow at him.
Sanskrit: स तेन विजयस्तूर्णमासीद् विद्धः करे भृशम्। मुमोच गाण्डिवं मोहात् तत् पपाताथ भूतले॥
English: Deeply pierced in the hand by that arrow, Vijaya became stupefied and his bow Gandiva dropped down on the Earth from his relaxed grasp.
Sanskrit: धनुषः पततस्तस्य सव्यसाचिकराद् विभो। बभूव सदृशं रूपं शक्रचापस्य भारत॥
English: The from of that bow, O king, when it fell from the grasp of Arjuna, resembled, O Bharata, that of the bow of Indra.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विपतिते दिवये महाधनुषि पार्थिवः। जहास सस्वनं हास धृतवर्मा महाहवे॥
English: When that great and celestial bow dropped down, O king, Dhritavarman laughed loudly in battle.
Sanskrit: ततो रोषार्दितो जिष्णुः प्रमृत्य रुधिरं करात्। धनुरादत्त तद् दिव्यं शरवर्ववर्ष च॥
English: At this, Jishnu, worked up with rage wiped the blood from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवस्पृगभवत् तदा। नानाविधानां भूतानां तत्कर्माणि प्रशंसताम्॥
English: Then a loud and confused noise arose, filling the sky and touching the very heavens, as it were, from various creatures who spoke highly of that feat of Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं कालान्तकयमोपमम्। जिष्णुं त्रैगर्तका योधाः परीताः पर्यवारयन्॥ अभिसृत्य परीप्सार्थं ततस्ते धृतवर्मणः। परिववर्गुडाकेशं तत्राद्ध्यद् धनंजयः॥
English: Seeing Jishnu inflamed with wrath and loO king like Yama himself as he appears as the end of the cycle, the Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman. Seeing himself surrounded by his enemies, Arjuna became more angry than before.
Sanskrit: ततो योधान् जघानाशु तेषां स दश चाष्ट च। महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैरायसैर्बहुभिः शरैः॥
English: He then quickly despatched eighteen of their foremost warriors with many arrows of hard iron which resembled the arrows of the great Indra himself.
Sanskrit: तान् सम्प्रभग्नान् सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वमाणो धनंजयः। शरैराशीविषाकारैर्जधान स्वनवद्धसन्॥
English: The Trigarta warriors then began to fly. Seeing them retreat, Dhananjaya, quickly shot many shafts at them which resembled angry snakes of dreadful poison, and laughed aloud.
Sanskrit: ते भग्नमनसः सर्वे त्रैगर्तकमहारथाः। दिशोऽभिदुद्रुवू राजन् धनंजयशरार्दिताः॥
English: The powerful car-warriors of the Trigarlas, with dispirited hearts, fled in all directions, greatly afflicted by Dhananjaya with his arrows.
Sanskrit: तमूचुः पुरुषव्याघ्रं संशप्तकनिषूदनम्। तवास्म किंकराः सर्वे सर्वे वै वशगास्तव॥
English: They then addressed that foremost of men, that destroyer of the Samsaptaka army, saying, 'We are your slaves! We yield to you.
Sanskrit: आज्ञापयस्व नः पाथै प्रह्वान् प्रेष्यानवस्थितान्। करिष्यामः प्रियं सर्वं तव कौरवनन्दन॥
English: Do you command us, O Partha! Lo, we wait here as the most docile of your servants! O delighter of the Kurus, we shall execute all your commands.'
Sanskrit: एतदाज्ञाय वचनं सर्वोस्तानब्रवीत् तदा। जीवितं रक्षत नृपाः शासनं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
English: Hearing these words expressive of their submission, Dhananjaya said them, 'Do you, O kings, save your lives, to and accept my dominion.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच नेह पश्यामि विबुधा राधेयममितौजसम्। भ्रातरौ च महात्मानौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ॥ जुहुवुर्ये शरीराणि रणवह्नौ महारथाः। राजानो राजपुत्राश्च ये मदर्थे हता रणे॥
English: Yudhishthira said “You deities, I do not see here Radha's son of incomparable prowess, as also my largehearted brothers, and and Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, those great car-warriors who poured their bodies (as libations on the fire of battle, those kings and princess who met with death for my sake in battle.
Sanskrit: क्व ते महारथाः सर्वे शार्दूलसमविक्रमाः। तैरप्ययं जितो लोकः कच्चित् पुरुषसत्तमैः॥
English: Where are those great car-warriors who possessed of the prowess of tigers? Have those foremost of men gained this region?
Sanskrit: यदि लोकानिमान् प्राप्तास्ते च सर्वे महारथाः। स्थितं वित्त हि मां देवा: सहितं तैर्महात्मभिः॥
English: If thosc great car-warriors have obtained these regions, than only do you know, O good, that I shall live here with those greet ones.
Sanskrit: कच्चिन्न तैरवाप्तोऽयं नृपैर्लोकोऽक्षयः शुभः। न तैरहं विना रंस्ये भ्रातृभिर्जातिभिस्तथा॥
English: If this auspicious and eternal region has not becn gained by those kings, then, know, O gods, that without those brothers and kinsmen of mine, I shall not live here.
Sanskrit: मातुर्हि वचनं श्रुत्वा तदा सलिलकर्मणि। कर्णस्य क्रियतां तोयमिति तप्यामि तेन वै॥
English: At the time of celebrating the water rites (after the battle), I heard my mother say, Do you offer oblations of water to Karna! I am burning with grief.
Sanskrit: इदं च परितप्यामि पुनः पुनरहं सुराः। यन्मातुः सदृशौ पादौ तस्याहममितात्मनः॥ दृष्ट्वैव तौ नानुगतः कर्णं परबलार्दनम्। न ह्यस्मान् कर्णसहितान् जयेच्छक्रोऽपि संयुगे॥
English: I grieve also continually at this, O gods that when I marked the resemblance between the feet of my mother and those of Karna of high soul, I did not immediately place myself under the orders of that destroyer of hostile ranks! Ourselves joined with Karna, Shakra himself would have been unable to defeat in battle.
Sanskrit: तमहं यत्र तत्रस्थं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि सूर्यजम्। अविज्ञातो मया योऽसौ घातितः सव्यसाचिना॥
English: Wherever may that child of the sum be, I wish to see him. Alas, not knowing his relationship with us, I caused him to be killed by Arjuna.
Sanskrit: भीमं च भीमविक्रान्तं प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियं मम। अर्जुनं चेन्द्रसंकाशं यमौ चैव यमोपमौ॥ द्रष्टुमिच्छामि तां चाहं पाञ्चालीं धर्मचारिणीम्। न चेह स्थातुमिच्छामि सत्यमेवं ब्रवीमि वः॥
English: Bhima also of dreadful prowess and dearer to me than my life. Arjuna too, resembling Indra himself, the twins also who resembled the Destroyer the Destroyer himself in prowess, I wish to see ! I wish to see the princess of Panchala, of good conduct, I wish not to stay here. I tell you the truth.
Sanskrit: किं मे भ्रातृविहीनस्य स्वर्गेण सुरसत्तमाः। यत्र ते मम स स्वर्गो नायं स्वर्गो मतो मम॥
English: O foremost of the deities, what is Heaven to me if I am separated from my brothers? That is Heaven where those brothers of mine are. This in my opinion, is not Heaven.
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः यदि वै तत्र ते श्रद्धा गम्यतां पुत्र मा चिरम्। प्रिये हि तव वर्तामो देवराजस्य शासनात्॥
English: The Deities said If you wish to be there, go them, O son, forthwith, At the command of the king of the celestials, we are ready to do what you like.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन इत्युक्त्वा तं ततो देवा देवदूतमुपादिशन्। युधिष्ठिरस्य सुहृदो दर्शयेति परंतप॥ ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा देवदूतश्च जग्मतुः। सहितौ राजशार्दूल यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभाः॥
English: Having said so, the celestials then ordered the celestial messenger, o destroyer of enemies, saying, 'Do you show to Yudhishthira his friends and kinsmen, Then the royal son of Kunti and the celestial messenger went together, O fore-most of kings to that place where those chiefs of men were.
Sanskrit: अग्रतो देवदूतश्च ययौ राजा च पृष्ठतः। पन्थानमशुभं दुर्गं सेवितं पापकर्मभिः॥
English: The celestial messenger went first, followed by the king. The path was difficult and trodden by men of sinful deeds.
Sanskrit: तमसा संवृतं घोरं केशशैवलशाद्वलम्। युक्तं पापकृतां गन्धैर्मीसशोणितकर्दमम्॥ दंशोत्पातकभल्लूकमक्षिकामशकावृतम्। इतश्चेतश्च कुणपैः समन्तात् परिवारितम्॥
English: It was covered with thick darkness, and covered with hair and moss forming its grassy vesture. Polluted with the blood, it was filled with gad-flies and stinging bees and gnats and was endangered by the inroads of grisly bars. Rotting corpses lay here and there.
Sanskrit: अस्थिकेशसमाकीर्णं कृमिकीटसमाकुलम्। ज्वलनेन प्रदीप्तेन समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम्॥
English: Overspread with bones and hair, it was noisesome with worms and insects. It was bounded all along with a burning fire.
Sanskrit: अयोमुखैश्च काकाद्यैर्गुधैश्च समभिद्रुतम्। सूचीमुखैस्तथा प्रेतैर्विथ्यशैलोपमैर्वृतम्॥
English: It was infested by crows and other birds and vultures, tall having beaks of iron, as also by evil spirits with long mouths pointed like needles. And it was filled with inaccessible fastness like the Vindhya mountains,
Sanskrit: मेदोरुधिरयुक्तैश्च च्छिन्नबाहूरुपाणिभिः। निकृत्तोदरपादैश्च तत्र तत्र प्रवेरितैः॥
English: Human corpses were scattered over it, smeared with fat and blood, with arms and thighs out off, or with entrails torn out and legs severed.
Sanskrit: स तत्कुणपदुर्गन्धमशिवं लोमहर्षणम्। जगाम राजा धर्मात्मा मध्ये बहु विचिन्तयन्॥
English: Along that path so disagreeable with the stench of corpses and awful with other incidents, the righteous-souled king went filled with various thoughts.
Sanskrit: ददर्शोष्णोदकैः पूर्णा नदीं चापि सुदुर्गमाम्। असिपत्रवनं चैव निशितं क्षुरसंवृतम्॥
English: He saw a river full of boiling water and therefore difficult to cross as also a forest of trees whose leaves were sharp swords and razors.
Sanskrit: करम्भवालुकास्तप्ता आयसीश्च शिलाः पृथक्। लोहकुम्भीश्च तैलस्य क्वाथ्यमानाः समन्ततः॥
English: There were plains full of fine white sand highly heated, and rocks and stones made of iron. There were many jars of iron all around, with boiling oil in them.
Sanskrit: कूटशाल्मलिकं चापि दुःस्पर्श तीक्ष्णकण्टकम्। ददर्श चापि कौन्तेयो यातनाः पापकर्मिणाम्॥
English: Many a Kuta-shalmalika was there with sharp thorns, and therefore, greatly painful to the touch. The son of Kunti saw also the tortures inflicted upon sinful men.
Sanskrit: स तं दुर्गन्धमालक्ष्य देवदूतमुवाच ह। कियदध्वानमस्माभिर्गन्तव्यमिममीदृशम्॥
English: Seeing that inauspicious region full of every sort of fouiness, Yudhishthira asked the celestial messenger, saying, How far shall we go along a path like this?
Sanskrit: क्व च ते भ्रातरो मह्यं तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि। देशोऽयं कश्च देवानामेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्॥
English: You should tell me where those brothers, of mine are. I wish also to know what region is this of the celestials.
Sanskrit: स संनिववृते श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य भाषितम्। देवदूतोऽब्रवीच्चैनमेतावद् गमनं तव॥
English: Hearing these words of king Yudhishthira, the just, the celestial messenger stopped in his course and replied, saying, Thus far is your way.
Sanskrit: निवर्तितव्यो हि मया तथासम्युक्तो दिवौकसैः। यदि श्रान्तोऽसि राजेन्द्र त्वमथागन्तुमर्हसि॥
English: The dwellers of the celestial region ordered me that having come thus far, I am to stop! If you are tired, O king of kings, you may return with me. was sorrow
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु निर्विण्णस्तेन गन्धेन मूर्च्छितः। निवर्तने धृतमनाः पर्यावर्तत भारत॥
English: Yudhishthira, however sorely disconsolate and stupefied by the foul stench. Resolved to return, O Bharata, he retraced his steps.
Sanskrit: स संनिवृत्तो धर्मात्मा दुःखशोकसमाहतः। शुश्राव तत्र वदतां दीना वाचः समन्ततः॥
English: Stricken with and grief, the righteous-souled king turned back. Directly then he heard piteous cries all around.
Sanskrit: भो भो धर्मज राजर्षे पुण्याभिजन पाण्डव। अनुग्रहार्थमस्माकं तिष्ठ तावन्मुहूर्तकम्॥
English: O son Dharma, O royal sage, O you of holy birth, o son of Pandu, do you say a moment of favouring us.
Sanskrit: आयाति त्वयि दुर्धर्षे वाति पुण्यः समीरणः। तव गन्धानुगस्तात येनास्मान् सुखमागमत्॥
English: At your approach, O invincible one, a delightful breeze has begun to blow, bearing the sweet smell of your body. We have been greatly relieved at this.
Sanskrit: ते वयं पार्थ दीर्घस्य कालस्य पुरुषर्षभ। सुखमासादयिष्यामस्त्वां दृष्ट्वा राजसत्तम॥
English: O foremost of king seeing you, O first of men, we have been highly pleased O son of Pritha, let that happiness last longer through your stay here for a few moments more.
Sanskrit: संतिष्ठस्व महाबाहो मुहूर्तमपि भारत। त्वयि तिष्ठति कौरव्य यातनास्मान् न बाधते॥
English: Do you remain here, O Bharata, for even a short time! As long as you are here O you of Kuru's race, tortures cease to afflict us.
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधा वाचः कृपणा वेदनावताम्। तस्मिन् देशे स शुश्राव समन्ताद् वदतां नृप॥
English: This king, heard there these and many similar words, uttered piteously by persons in distress, reaching his ears from all sides.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा दयावान् दीनभाषिणाम्। अहो कृच्छ्रमिति प्राह तस्थौ स च युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Hearing those words of beings in distress, Yudhishthira of compassionate heart exclaimed aloud, Alas, how pain-full! and the king stood still.
Sanskrit: स ता गिरः पुरस्ताद् वै श्रुतपूर्वा पुनः पुनः। ग्लानानां दुःखितानां च नाभ्यजानत पाण्डवः॥
English: The words of those woe-begone and afflicted persons seemed to the son of Pandu to be uttered in voices that he had heard before although he could not, then recognise thein.
Sanskrit: अबुध्यमानस्ता वाचो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। उवाच के भवन्तो वै किमर्थमिह तिष्ठथ॥
English: Unable to recognise the voice, Dharma's son, Yudhishthira, enquired, saying, who are you? Why also do you stay here?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तास्ते ततः सर्वे समन्तादवभाषिरे। कर्णोऽहं भीमसेनोऽहमर्जुनोऽहमिति प्रभो॥
English: Thus addressed, they answered him from all sides, saying, I am Karna! I am Bhimasena! I am Arjuna!
Sanskrit: नकुलः सहदेवोऽहं धृष्टद्युम्नोऽहमित्युत। द्रौपदी द्रौपदेयाश्च इत्येवं ते विचुक्रुशुः॥
English: I am Nakula, I am Sahadeva! I am Dhrishtadyumna! I am Draupadi! We are the sons of Draupadi! thus O king did those voice speak.
Sanskrit: ता वाचः स तदा श्रुत्वा तद्देशसदृशीर्नृप। ततो विममृशे राजा किं त्विदं दैवकारितम्॥
English: Hearing those cries, O king, uttered in voice of pain suitable to that place, the royal Yudhishthira asked himself, What perverse destiny is this?
Sanskrit: किं तु तत् कलुषं कर्म कृतमेभिर्महात्मभिः। कर्णेन द्रौपदेयैर्वा पाञ्चाल्या वा सुमध्यया॥ य इमे पापगन्धेऽस्मिन् देशे सन्ति सुदारुणे। नाहं जानामि सर्वेषां दुष्कृतं पुण्यकर्मणाम्॥
English: What are those sinful deeds which were committed by those grcat beings, viz., Karna and the sons of Draupadi and the slenderwaisted princess of Panchala, so that they have been compelled to live in this region of fetid smell and great distress. I am not aware of any sin that can be attributed to these persons of auspicious deeds.
Sanskrit: किं कृत्वा धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रो राजा सुयोधनः। तथा श्रिया युतः पापैः सह सर्वैः पदानुगैः॥
English: What is that deed by doing which Dhritarashtra's son king Suyodhana with all his sinful followers, has acquired such prosperity?
Sanskrit: महेन्द्र इव लक्ष्मीवानास्ते परमपूजितः। कस्येदानी विकारोऽयं य इमे नरकं गताः॥
English: Gifted with prosperity like that of the great Indra himself, he is reverently worshipped. What is that deed for which these (high-souled ones) have fallen into Hell?
Sanskrit: सर्वधर्मविदः शूराः सत्यागमपरायणाः। क्षत्रधर्मरताः सन्तो यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः॥
English: All of them knew duty, were heroes, were devoted to truth and the Vedas; were observant of Kshatriya practices, were righteous in their decds; were performers of sacrifices; and givers of large presents to Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: किं नु सुप्तोऽस्मि जागर्मि चेतयामि न चेतये। अहोचित्तविकारोऽयं स्याद् वा मे चित्तविभ्रमः॥
English: Am I asleep or awake? Am I conscious or unconscious? Or, is all this an aberration of the intellect?
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधं राजा विममर्श युधिष्ठिरः। दुःखशोकसमाविष्टश्चिन्ताव्याकुलितेन्द्रियः॥
English: Overwhelmed by sorrow and grief, and with his senses ruffled by anxiety, king Yudhishthira indulged in such thoughts for a long time.
Sanskrit: क्रोधमाहारयच्चैव तीव्र धर्मसुतो नृपः। देवांश्च गर्हयामास धर्मं चैव युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The royal son of Dharma was them filled with righteous indigatio. Indeed, Yudhishthira then censured the celestials as also Dharma himself.
Sanskrit: स तीव्रगन्धसंतप्तो देवदूतमुवाच ह। गम्यतां तत्र येषां त्वं दूतस्तेषामुपान्तिकम्॥
English: Afflicted by the very foul smell, he addressed the celestial messenger, saying, Return to the presence of those whose messenger you are.
Sanskrit: न ह्यहं तत्र यास्यामि स्थितोऽस्मीति निवेद्यताम्। मत्संश्रयादिमे दूताः सुखिनो भ्रातरो हि मे॥
English: Tell them that I shall not return to where they are, but shall stay even here, since, on account of my companionship, these afflicted brothers of mine have become comforted.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तदा दूतः पाण्डुपुत्रेण धीमता। जगाम तत्र यत्रास्ते देवराजः शतक्रतुः॥
English: Thus addressed by the intelligent son of Pandu, the celestial messenger returned to the place where the king of the celestials was, viz., he of a hundred sacrifices.
Sanskrit: निवेदयामास च तद् धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम्। यथोक्तं धर्मपुत्रेण सर्वमेव जनाधिप॥
English: He represented to hiin the of Yudhishthira. Indeed, O king, he informed Indra of all that Dharma's son had said. acts
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच । एवं ते मत्स्यनगरे प्रच्छन्नाः कुरुनन्दनाः। अत ऊर्ध्वं महावीर्याः किमकुर्वत वै द्विजः॥
English: Janamejaya said O twice-born one, living thus disguised in the city of the Matsyas what did the Kuru's sons of exceeding might do.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं मत्स्यस्य नगरे प्रच्छन्नाः कुरुनन्दनाः। आराधयन्तो राजानं यदकुर्वत तच्छृणु॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hear, what the descendants of Kuru did living thus disguised in the city of the Matsyas and serving the king thereof.
Sanskrit: तृणबिन्दुप्रसादाच्च धर्मस्य च महात्मनः। अज्ञातवासमेवं तु विराटनगरेऽवसन्॥
English: By the grace of the ascetic Trinabindu and of the high-souled Dharma they began to live incognito in the city of Virata.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरः सभास्तारो मत्स्यानामभवत् प्रियः। तथैव च विराटस्य सपुत्रस्य विशाम्पते॥
English: Yudhishthira as a courtier made himself a favorite to Virata and his son, as well as to all the Matsyas, O lord of people.
Sanskrit: स ह्यक्षहृदयज्ञस्तान् क्रीडयामास पाण्डवः। अक्षवत्यां यथाकामं सूत्रबद्धानिव द्विजान्॥
English: Well versed in the mysteries of the dice he caused him to play at dice in the dice-hall in accordance with his pleasure like the birds bound by the string.
Sanskrit: अज्ञातं च विराटस्य विजित्य वसु धर्मराट्। भ्रातृभ्यः पुरुषव्याघ्रो यथार्ह सम्प्रयच्छति॥
English: That best of men, the king of justice (Yudhishthira) having won the wealth of Virata duly distributed it without the knowledge of the monarch among his brothers.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनोऽपि मांसानि भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च। अतिसृष्टानि मत्स्येन विक्रीणीते युधिष्ठिरे॥
English: Bhimsena also sold to Yudhishthira, the meat and the viands of various sorts which were given by the king of the Matsyas.
Sanskrit: वासांसि परिजीर्णानि लब्धान्यन्तःपुरेऽर्जुनः। विक्रीणानस्च सर्वेभ्यः पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रयच्छति॥
English: Arjuna parted with the worn out clothes by sale, which he obtained from women's quarters, to the other sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: सहदेवोऽपि गोपानां वेषमास्थाय पाण्डवः। दधि क्षीरं घृतं चैव पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रयच्छति॥
English: Sahadeva also, who had assumed the dress of a cow-herd, distributed to them curds, milk and clarified butter.