pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: द्रोणो हि बलवाश्रेष्ठः कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः। पञ्चालास्ते महेष्वासं प्रत्यविध्यन् कथं रणे॥
English: Drona was a warrior of superior skill; he was endued with strength, accomplished in the use of weapons and indomitable in battle. How was it then possible for the Panchalas to pierce that hero in battle?
Sanskrit: पद्धवैरास्ततो द्रोणे धनंजयजयैषिणा। भारद्वाजसुतस्तेषु दृढवैरो महारथः॥
English: Solicitious of Dhanajaya's victory, the Panchalas were Drona's implacable foes, so also that mighty car-warrior the son of Bharadvaja was an inveterate enemy of theirs.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनश्चापि यचक्रे सिन्धुराजवधं प्रति। तन्मे सर्व समाचक्ष्व कुशलो ह्यसि संजय॥
English: O Sanjaya, skilful as you are in narration, tell me all that in detail which Arjuna did for bringing about the slaughter of the Sindhu king.
Sanskrit: संजय उताच आत्मापराधात् सम्भूतं व्यसनं भरतर्षभ। प्राप्य प्राकृतवद् वीर न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: Sanjaya said O foremost of the Bharatas, it behoves you not to lament like an ordinary person, when you are overtaken, O hero, by a calamity which owes its origin to your own misconduct.
Sanskrit: पुरा यदुच्यसे प्राज्ञैः सुहृद्भिर्विदुरादिभिः। मा हार्षीः पाण्डवान् राजनिति तन्न त्वया श्रुतम्॥
English: Formerly, many of your well-wishers including the wise Vidura, advised you saying, "O king, do not forsake the sons of Pandu's but to those advices you paid no heed."
Sanskrit: सुहृदां हितकामानां वाक्यं यो न शृणोति ह। समहद् व्यसनं प्राप्य शोचते वैयथाभवान्॥
English: He that sets at nought the advices of wellwishing friends, weeps like yourself when a calamity overtakes him.
Sanskrit: याचितोऽसि पुरा राजन् दाशार्हेण शमं प्रति। न च तं लब्धवान् कामं त्वत्तः कृष्णोमहायशाः॥
English: O king, the descendant of the Dasarha race entreated you for the conclusion of peace. But the highly-renowned Krishna then did not obtain that boon at your hands.
Sanskrit: तव निगुर्णतां ज्ञात्वा पक्षपातं सुतेषु च। द्वैधीभावं तथा धर्मे पाण्डवेषु च मत्सरम्॥५ तव जिह्ममभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाण्डवान् प्रति। आप्रिलापांश्च बहून् मनुजाधिपसत्तम॥
English: Knowing your worthlessness, your partiality for your sons, your duplicity in virtue, your animosity against the sons of Pandu and ascertaining your crooked intentions against them and listening to many of your incoherent and delirious bewailings, 0 foremost of kings.
Sanskrit: सर्वलोकस्य तत्त्वज्ञः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः। वासुदेवस्ततो युद्धं कुरूणामकरोन्महत्॥
English: That puissant lord of all the worlds, that one conversant with the truth of everything in the worlds, namely, the son of Vasudeva, caused the drums of war to be sounded among the Kurus.
Sanskrit: आत्मापराधात् सुमहान् प्राप्तस्ते विपुलः क्षयः। नैनं दुर्योधने दोषं कर्तुमर्हसि मानद॥
English: This awful destruction has overtaken you through your own faults; O giver of honour, it behoves you not to lay all blames on the shoulders of Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: न हि ते सुकृतं किंचिदादौ मध्ये च भारत। दृश्यते पृष्ठतश्चैव त्वन्मूलो हि पराजयः॥
English: As these incidents developed themselves, no good action was performed by you either in the beginning, in the middle or in the end, O Bharata. The defeat that can be anticipated now, is entirely owing to your fault.
Sanskrit: तस्मादवस्थितो भूत्वा ज्ञात्वा लोकस्य निर्णयम्। शृणु युद्धं यथावृत्तं घोरं देवासुरोपमम्॥
English: Therefore, knowing as you do, the fate of this world, quietly and attentively hear how the battle that resembled that between the gods and the Asuras, took place.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टे तव सैन्यं त शैनेय सत्यविक्रमे। भीमसेनमुखाः पार्थाः प्रतीयुर्वाहिनीं तव॥
English: When Sini's grandson of invincible prowess had entered into your troops, the troops of the Parthas headed by Bhimasena, fell upon your troops.
Sanskrit: आगच्छतस्तान् सहसा क्रुद्धरूपान् सहानुगान्। दधारैको रणे पाण्डून् कृतवर्मा महारथः॥
English: Then the mighty car-warrior Kritavarman, single-headed, received in that battle, the enraged Pandava troops who had been rushing to the battle with their followers.
Sanskrit: यथोद्वत्तं वारयते वेला वै सलिलार्णवम्। पाण्डुसैन्यं तथा संख्ये हार्दिक्यः समवारयत्॥
English: Just as the banks resist the surging waves of the sea, so did the son of Hridika resist the Pandava troops in battle.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमम्। यदेनं सहिताः पार्था नातिचक्रमुराहवे॥
English: Then we beheld the wonderful prowess of Hridika's son inasmuch as the united divisions of the Parthas were unable to bear him down in battle.
Sanskrit: ततो भीमस्त्रिभिर्विद्धवा कृतवर्माणमाशुगैः। शङ्ख दध्मौ महाबाहुर्हर्पयन् सर्वपाण्डवान्॥
English: Thereupon the mighty-armed Bhima piercing Kritavarman with three swift-coursing arrows, blew his conch-shell, imparting thereby delight unto the Pandava troops.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तु विंशत्या धर्मराजश्च पञ्चभिः। शतेन नकुलश्चापि हार्दिक्यं समविध्यत॥
English: Then Sahadeva pierced Hridika's son with twenty, Yudhishthira the virtuous with five and Nakula with a hundred shafts.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या सप्तभिश्च घटोत्कचः। धृष्टद्युम्नस्त्रिभिश्चापि कृतवर्माणमार्दयत्॥
English: The son of Draupadi pierced him with three and seventy, Ghatotkacha with seven and Dhristadyumna pierced Kritavarman with three arrows.
Sanskrit: विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव याज्ञसेनिश्च पञ्चभिः। शिखण्डी चैव हार्दिक्यं विद्धवा पञ्चभिराशुगैः॥
English: Virata, Drupada and Yajnaseni each pierced him with five shafts, Sikhandin also pierced Hridika's son with five swift flying arrows.
Sanskrit: पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या सायकानां हसन्निव। कृतवर्मा ततो राजन् सर्वतस्तान् महारथान्॥ एकैकं पञ्चभिर्विद्धवा भीमं विव्याध सप्तभिः। धनुर्ध्वजं चास्य तथा रथाद् भूमावपातयत्॥
English: He then once more smilingly pierced him with twenty shafts. Thereupon, Oking, Kritavarman piercing each of these mighty carwarriors separately with five shafts, pierced Bhima with another seven shafts. Then he felled from the latter's car his standard and cutoff his bow.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महारथः। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः सप्तत्या निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Then that mighty car-warrior making haste and burning with rage, pierced Bhima whose bow had been severed, on the breast, with seventy sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो बलवान् हार्दिक्यस्य शरोत्तमैः। चचाल स्थमध्यस्थः क्षितिकम्पे यथाचलः॥
English: That hero (Bhima) endued with prowess, thus deeply pierced by the excellent shafts of Hridika's son, began to tremble in the terrace of his car, like a mountain shaking during an earthquake.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं तथा दृष्ट्वा धर्मराजपुरोगमाः। विसृजन्तः शरान् राजन् कृतवर्माणमार्दयन्॥
English: Beholding Bhima thus involved in a dangerous situation, O king, the Pandava warriors headed by Yudhishthira, began to afflict Kritavarman by shooting numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: तं कथा कोष्ठकीकृत्य रथवंशेन मारिष। विव्यधुः सायकैईष्टा रक्षार्थ मारुतेर्पधे॥
English: Then impaling Kritavarman within a circle of chariots, the Pandava warriors, O sire, filled with delight, began to wound him with their arrows, out of a desire for rescuing the son of Maruta.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां भीमसेनो महाबलः। शक्तिं जग्राह समरे हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम्॥
English: Thereafter the highly puissant Bhimasena regaining his senses, grasped, in that battle, a dreadful lance of golden staff and iron head.
Sanskrit: चिक्षेप च रथात् तूर्ण कृतवर्मरथं प्रति। सा भीमभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा॥
English: Then he huried from his own car that lance at the car of Kritavarman, with great force. That lance hurled by the arm of Bhima and resembling a snake that had recently cast off its slough.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्माणमभितः प्रजज्वाल सुदारुणा। तामापतन्ती सहसा युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभाम्॥
English: began to burn dreadfully as it coursed towards Kritavarman. Then as that lance, effulgent like the fire that appears at the end of a Yugu, was coursing swiftly towards.
Sanskrit: द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां हार्दिक्यो निजघान द्विधा तदा। सा छिन्ना पतिता भूमौ शक्तिः कनकभूषणा॥
English: The son of Hridika, he cut it in twain with a couple of arrows. That dart decked with golden ornaments, thus severed, fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: द्योतयन्ती दिशो राजन् महोल्केव नभश्चयुता। शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा भीमश्चुक्रोध वैभृशम्॥
English: And, O king, it there began to illumine the points of the compass like a mighty meteor dropping from the heavens. Thereat Bhima beholding his lance baffled, became excited to the highest pitch of fury.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय वेगवत् सुमहास्वनम्। भीमसेनो रणे क्रुद्धो हार्दिक्यं समवारयत्॥
English: Thereafter, taking up another bow of great toughness and emitting loud twang, the enraged Bhimasena in that battle began to resist the son of Hridika.
Sanskrit: अथैनं पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजधान स्तनान्तरे। भीमो भीमबलो राजंस्त्व दुर्मत्रितेन च॥
English: Then, Oking, Bhima of awful prowess, pierced Kritavarman, on the centre of his breast, with five arrows. All this is the result of your wicked policy.
Sanskrit: भोजस्तु क्षतसर्वाङ्गो भीमसेनेन मारिष। रक्ताशोक इवोत्फुल्लो व्यभ्राजत रणाजिरे॥
English: Then, O sire, the ruler of the Bhojas wounded on all parts of his body, appeared on the field of battle like a red Ashoka tree covered with blossoms.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धस्त्रिभिर्बाणैभीमसेनं हसन्निव। अभिहत्य दृढं युद्धे तान् सर्वान् प्रत्यविध्यत॥
English: Thereafter Kritavarman inflamed with rage, smilingly striking Bhimasena with three arrows, began, in return, to pierce the other warriors (with his arrows).
Sanskrit: त्रिभिस्त्रिभिर्महेष्वासो यतमानान् महारथान्। तेऽपि तं प्रत्यविध्यन्त सप्तभिः सप्तभिः शरैः॥
English: That mighty bowman then pierced those car-warriors exerting their best in battle, each with three shafts. They then also pierced him in return, each with seven shafts.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनस्ततः क्रुद्धः क्षुरप्रेण महारथः। धनुश्चिच्छेद समरे प्रहसन्निव सात्वतः॥
English: Then that mighty car-warrior of the Satvata race, inflamed with rage, smilingly cut-off the bow of Sikhandin with a razor-headed arrow.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी तु ततः क्रुद्धश्छिन्ने धनुषि सत्वरः। असिं जग्राह समरे शतचन्द्रं च भाखरम्॥
English: Thereupon on the severance of his bow, Sikhandin burning with rage and hastening as much as possible, took up a sword and a buckler decked with hundreds of moons.
Sanskrit: भ्रामयित्वा महचर्म चामीकरविभूषितम्। तमसिं प्रेषयामास कृतवर्मरथं प्रति॥
English: Whirling that mighty sword decked with gold, Sikhandin hurled it at the chariot of Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: स तस्य सशरं चापं छित्त्वा राजन् महानसिः। अभ्यगाद् धरणी राजंश्च्युतं ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात्॥
English: O king, then that mighty sword, cutting off his bow with arrows placed on its string, dropped, O king, on the ground like a luminous body falling down from the skies.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु त्वरमाणं महारथाः। विव्यधुः सायकैर्गाढं कृतवर्माणमाहवे॥
English: Meanwhile many mighty car-warriors, making haste began to pierce Kritavarman deeply and quickly with their arrows.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय त्यक्त्वा तच महद् धनुः। विशीर्ण भरतश्रेष्ठ हार्दिक्याः परवीरहा॥
English: Then, O foremost of the Bharatas, taking up a fresh bow and leaving the one cut-off, that slayer of hostile heroes, namely Hridika's son.
Sanskrit: विव्याध पाण्डवान् युद्धे त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः। शिखण्डिनं च विव्याध त्रिभिः पञ्चभिरेव च॥
English: Pierced the Pandavas in battle, each with three straight-flying arrows. He then pierced Sikhandin at first with three and then with five arrows.
Sanskrit: धनुरन्यत् समादाय शिखण्डी तु महायशाः। अवारयन् कूर्मनखैराशुगैर्हकित्मजम्॥
English: Then the highly renowned Sikhandin also, taking up another bow, covered the son of Hridika with swift-flying arrows. Furnished with heads resembling the mouth of tortoises.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो रणे राजन् हृदिकस्यात्मसम्भवः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन याज्ञसेनिं महारथम्॥
English: Then, O king, the son of Hridika, excited with wrath, in that battle, quickly rushed upon that mighty car-warrior that son of Yajnasena.
Sanskrit: भीष्मस्य समरे राजन् मृत्योर्हतुं महात्मनः। विदर्शयन् बलं शूरः शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम्॥
English: Who had been, Oking, the cause of death of the illustrious Bhima. Then the heroic Kritavarman displaying his prowess fell upon Sikhandin like a tiger falling upon an elephant.
Sanskrit: तौ दिशां गजसंकाशौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ। समापेततुरन्योन्यं शरसङ्घररिंदमौ॥
English: Then those to subduers of foes, resembling two elephants guarding the points of the compass and looking like two blazing fires, attacked each other with their showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: विधुन्वानौ धनुःश्रेष्ठे संदधानौ च सायकान्। विसृजन्तौ च शतशो गभस्तीनिव भास्वरौ॥
English: They stretched their two excellent bows and placed many arrows on their bow-strings. Like two suns shooting numerous rays, they also shot myriad arrows.
Sanskrit: तापयन्तौ शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरन्योन्यं तौ महारथौ। युगान्तप्रतिमौ वीरौ रेजतुर्भास्कराविव॥
English: Those two mighty car-warriors afflicting one another with their sharp-arrows, appeared beautiful like two suns that rise at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा च समरे याज्ञसेनिं महारथम्। विद्ध्वेषुभिस्त्रिसप्तस्या पुनर्विव्याघ सप्तभिः॥
English: In that battle then, Kritavarman pierced that mighty car-warrior the son of Yajanasena at first with seventy three and then again with seven arrowS.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। विराज्य सशरं चापं मूर्च्छयाभिपरिप्लुतः॥
English: Thus deeply pierced and extremely pained, the latter squatted down on the terrace of his car; and he lost hold of his arrows and bow and was overwhelmed with a swoon.
Sanskrit: तं विषण्णं रणे दृष्ट्वा तावकाः पुरुषर्षभ। हार्दिक्यं पूजयामासुर्वासांस्यादुधुवुश्च ह॥
English: Then your troops, O foremost of men, beholding Sikhandin cheerless in battle, began to applaud Hridika's son and they waived their garments in the air.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनं तथा ज्ञात्वा हार्दिक्यशरपीडितम्। अपोवाह रणाद् यन्ता त्वरमाणो महारथम्॥
English: Then knowing Sikhandin to be afflicted sore with the arrows of the son of Hridika, his driver, in all haste, carried that mighty carwarrior away from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: सादितं तु रथोपस्थे दृष्ट्वा पार्थाः शिखण्डिनम्। परिव्रवू रथैस्तूर्णं कृतवर्माणमाहवे॥
English: Beholding Sikhandin overthrown on the terrace of his car, the Parthas in that battle quickly surrounded Kritavarman with their chariots.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे कृतवर्मा महारथः। यदेकः समरे पार्थान् वारयामास सानुगान्॥
English: Then the mighty car-warrior Kritavarman filled his enemies with wonder, in asmuch as the alone succeeded in resisting the sons of Pritha and their followers in battle.
Sanskrit: पार्थाञ्जित्वाजयचेदीन् पञ्चालान् सृञ्जयानपि। केकयांश्च महावीर्यान् कृतवर्मा महारथः॥
English: Conquering the Parthas, the mighty carwarrior Kritavarman vanquished the Chedis, the Panchaias, the Srinjayas and the valourous Kekayas.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमानाः समरे हार्दिक्येन स्म पाण्डवाः। इतश्चेतश्च धावन्तो नैव चक्रुतिं रणे॥
English: Thus slaughtered by Hridika's son in battle, the Pandavas began to run hither and thither and they could not then fight steadily.
Sanskrit: जित्वा पाण्डुसुतान् युद्धे भीमसेनपुरोगमान्। हार्दिक्यः समरेऽतिष्ठद् विधूम इव पावकः॥
English: Conquering the son of Pandu viz., Bhimasena in battle, Hridika's son then remained on the field, like a blazing fire free from even a single curl of smoke.
Sanskrit: ते द्राव्यमाणाः समरे हार्दिक्येन महारथाः। विमुखाः समपद्यन्त शरवृष्टिभिरार्दिताः॥
English: Those mighty car-warriors routed by the son of Hridika, were compelled to turn their faces leack, afflicted as they were with incessant showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच वनं प्रविष्टष्वथ पाण्डवेषु प्रज्ञाचक्षुस्तप्यमानोऽम्बिकेयः। धर्मात्मानं विदुरमगाधबुद्धिं सुखासीनो वाक्यमुवाच राजा॥
English: Vaishampayana said: After the departure of the Pandavas to the forest, the son of Ambika (Dhritarashtra) whose knowledge was his eye, became exceedingly sorrowful. The King, seated at his case, thus spoke to the virtuous minded and highly intelligent Vidura.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच प्रज्ञा च ते भार्गवस्येव शुद्धा धर्म च त्वं परमं वेत्थ सूक्ष्मम्। समश्च त्वं सम्मतः कौरवाणां पथ्यं चैषां मम चैव ब्रवीहि॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: Your intelligence is as great as that of Bhargava (Shukra), you know all the subtleties of holy Dharma. You look on all the Kurus with and equal eye. Tell me what is good for me and for them (the Kurus).
Sanskrit: एवंगते विदुर यदद्य कार्य पौराश्च मे कथमस्मान् भजेरन्। स्तत्त्वं ब्रूयाः साधु कार्याणि वेत्सि॥
English: O Vidura, things having taken this course, what should be done by us? I low can we secure the adoration of the citizens? How can we avoid the danger of total annihilation? Tell us what we should do); for you are conversant with all excellent expedients.
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच त्रिवर्गोऽयंधर्ममूलो नरेन्द्र राज्यं चेदंधर्ममूलं वदन्ति। धर्मे राजन् वर्तमानः स्वशक्त्या पुत्रान सर्वान् पाहि पाण्डोः सुतांश्च॥
English: Vidura said: O king, Trivarga (Dharma, Artha and Kama) has its foundation on virtue and the sages says that a kingdom also stands on virtue as its basis. O king, therefore cherish with virtue and to your best power on your own sons and those of Pandu.
Sanskrit: स वैधर्मो विप्रलब्धः सभायां पापात्मभिः सौबलेयप्रधानैः। आहूय कुन्तीसुतमक्षवत्यां पराजैषीत् सत्यसंधं सुतस्ते॥
English: Virtue was destroyed by the wicked souls (the Kuru princes) with Subala's son (Shakuni) at their head when your sons invited the virtuous Yudhishthira to play and defeated him at dice.
Sanskrit: छेषस्याहं परिपश्याम्युपायम्। मुक्तो लोके प्रतितिष्ठेत साधु॥
English: I see this expiation of this dead of utter iniquity. O chief of the Kurus, your son (Duryodhana) may win by it a praise among good men.
Sanskrit: तद् वै सर्वं पाण्डुपुत्रा लभन्तां यत् तद् राजन्नभिसृष्टं त्वयाऽऽसीत्। एषधर्मः परमो यत् स्वकेन राजा तुष्येन्न परस्वेषु गृध्येत्॥
English: Let the Pandavas have what is to may given to them by you. The king's morality is that a king should remain content with his own and never covet the possessions of others.
Sanskrit: यशो न नश्येज्ज्ञातिभेदश्च न स्याद् धर्मो न स्यानैव चैवं कृते त्वाम्। एतत् कार्यं तव सर्वप्रधान तेषां तुष्टिः शकुनेश्चावमानः॥
English: Your good name would not thus suffer; family dissension's would not thus ensue; you will have then no unrighteous act. This is your first duty, (namely) to grace the Pandavas and to disgrace Shakuni.
Sanskrit: देतद् राजंस्त्वरमाणः कुरुष्व। तथैतदेवं न करोषि राजन् ध्रुवं कुरूणां भविता विनाशः॥
English: O king, if you wish to restore to you sons the good fortune they have lost this speedily act as I say, O king, if you do not act thus, the Kurus will be soon destroyed.
Sanskrit: न हि क्रुद्धो भीमसेनोऽर्जुनो वा शेषं कुर्याच्छात्रवाणामनीके। येषां योद्धा सव्यसाची कृतास्त्रो धनुर्येषां गाण्डिवं लोकसारम्॥ येषां भीमो बाहुशाली च योद्धा तेषां लोके किं नु न प्राप्यमस्ति। उक्तं पूर्वं जातमात्रे सुते ते मया यत् ते हितमासीत् तदानीम्॥
English: For neither Bhimasena nor Arjuna, if angry, will leave any of the enemies unslain. What is there in the world which is unattainable to those who have amongst their warriors Savyasachi Arjuna well-skilled in war, who possesses the Gandiva, the most powerful of all weapons in the world and who have the mighty Bhimasena warrior.
Sanskrit: पुत्रं त्यजेममहितं कुलस्य हितं परं न च तत् त्वं चकर्थ। मेवं कर्ता परितप्तासि पश्चात्॥
English: I told you formerly as soon as the son was born, “Abandon this inauspicious child of yours. The good of your race is in it (abandoning).” But you did not accept my advice, if you did as I advised to do, you would not have repented.
Sanskrit: यद्येतदेवमनुमन्ता सुतस्ते सम्प्रीयमाणः पाण्डवैरेकराज्यम्। न चेन्निगृहणीष्व सुतं सुखाय॥
English: If your son consent to reign just and in peace with the sons of Pandu, you will thus pass your days in happiness and you will not have to repent.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनं त्वहितं वै निगृह्य पाण्डोः पुत्रं कुरुष्वाधिपत्ये। अजातशत्रुर्हि विमुक्तरागो धर्मेणेमां पृथिवीं शास्तु राजन्॥ दुःशासनो
English: Putting aside Duryodhana invite the son of Pandu (Yudhishthira) in the sovereignty. Let Ajatashatru (Yudhishthira) who is free from passion, rule the earth virtuously.
Sanskrit: ततो राजन् पार्थिवाः सर्व एव वैश्या इवास्मानुपतिष्ठन्तु सद्यः। दुर्योधनः शकुनिः सूतपुत्रः प्रीत्या राजन् पाण्डुपुत्रान् भजन्तु॥
English: O king, all the monarchs of the world then like Vaisyas will pay homage to us. O king, let Duryodhana, Shakuni and Suta's son (Karna) gladly wait upon the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: याचतु भीमसेनं सभामध्ये दुपदस्यात्मजां च। युधिष्ठिरं त्वं परिसान्त्वयस्व राज्ये चैनं स्थापयस्वाभिपूज्य॥
English: Let Dushasana ask pardon of Bhimasena and of the daughter of Draupada (Draupadi) in open court. After pacifying Yudhishthira, place him on the throne with all respects.
Sanskrit: मेतत् कृत्वा कृतकृत्योऽसि राजन्॥
English: O king, asked by you, who else can I advise? If you do this, you will do what is proper.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच मिह प्रोक्तं पाण्डवान् प्राप्य मां च। मेतत् सर्वं मम नावैति चेतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: O Vidura, the worlds you have spoken in this assembly with reference to the Pandavas and myself are for their and not my good. My mind does not approve this.
Sanskrit: इदं त्विदानी गत एव निश्चितं तेषामर्थे पाण्डवानां यदास्थ! तेनाद्य मन्ये नासि हितो ममेति कथं हि पुत्रं पाण्डवार्थे त्यजेयम्॥
English: How have you settled all this in your mind. When you have spoken all this on behalf of the Pandavas. I perceive you are not at all friendly to me. How can I leave my son for the sake of sons of Pandu?
Sanskrit: असंशयं तेऽपि ममैव पुत्रा दुर्योधनस्तु मम देहात् प्रसूतः। स्वं वै देहं परहेतोस्त्यजोत को नु ब्रूयात् समतामन्ववेक्ष्य॥
English: There is no doubt they (the Pandavas) too are my sons, but Duryodhana has spring from my (own) body. Speaking partially how will you advise me to replace my own body for the sake of others?
Sanskrit: स मां जिह्यं विदुर सर्वं ब्रवीषि मानं च तेऽहमधिकंधारयामि। यथेच्छकं गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा त्वं सुसान्त्व्यमानाप्यसती स्त्री जहाति॥
English: Vidura, though I hold you in great esteem, (yet I must say) all that you have said is crooked. Stay (here) or go (away) as you please. However an unchaste wife is assured, she forsakes her husband.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच दन्तर्वेश्म सहसोत्थाय राजन्। नेदमस्तीत्यथ विदुरो भाषमाणः सम्प्राद्रवद् यत्र पार्था बभूवुः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, having said this, Dhritarashtra suddenly rose and went into the inner apartments. Saying "this race is doomed", Vidura (also) went away where the sons of Fandu were.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अस्मानभिातांस्तात भयार्ताञ्छरणैषिणः। कौरवान् विषमप्राप्तान् कथं ब्रूयास्त्वमीदृशम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O child, why do you speak these cruel words to these frightened Kurus who are now in adversity and who have come to us for protection?
Sanskrit: यदा तु भवन्ति भेदा ज्ञातीनां कलहाश्च वृकोदर। प्रसक्तानि च वैराणि कुलधर्मो न नश्यति॥
English: O Vrikodara, dissensions and disputes often take place among those that are connected in blood. Such hostilities always exist, but for it family honour is never suffered to be destroyed.
Sanskrit: कश्चिज्ज्ञातीनां बाह्यः पोथयते कुलम्। न मर्षयन्ति तत् सन्तो बाह्येनाभिप्रधर्षणम्॥
English: If any stranger seeks to destroy the honour of a family, they that are good never tolerate such insult to be offered by the stranger.
Sanskrit: जानात्येष हि दुर्बुद्धिरस्मानिह चिरोषितान्। स एवं परिभूयास्मानकादिदमप्रियम्॥
English: The wretched minded one (Gandharva king) knows that we are living here for some time. (Even knowing this), he has disregarded us and has done this which is disagreeable to us.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्य ग्रहणाद् गन्धर्वेण बलात् प्रभो। स्त्रीणां बाह्याभिमर्शाच्च हतं भवति नः कुलम्॥
English: O exalted one, from this forcible seizure of Duryodhana and from this insult offered to the ladies of our family by a stranger, our family honour is destroyed,
Sanskrit: शरणं च प्रपन्नानां त्राणार्थं च कुलस्य च। उत्तिष्ठत नरव्याघ्राः सज्जीभवत मा चिरम्॥
English: O foremost of men, arise and arm yourselves without the least delay to rescue those that have sought protection and also to save the honour of our family.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनश्च यमौ चैव त्वं च वीरापराजितः। मोक्षयध्वं नरव्याघ्रा ह्रियमाणं सुयोधनम्॥
English: Let Arjuna and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) and yourself and also those that are brave and invincible (at once go and) rescue Duryodhana who is even now being taken away as a prisoner.