pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गदप्रद्युम्नसाम्बाश्च चारुदेष्णश्च वीर्यवान्। उल्मुको निशद्दश्चैव वीरश्चाङ्गावहस्तथा॥
English: Gada, Pradyumna, Samba, the greatly energetic Charudeshna Ulmuka, Nishatha, the brave Angavaha.
Sanskrit: वृष्णयो निखिलाश्चान्ये समाजग्मुर्महारथाः। एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानो मध्यदेशजाः॥
English: And numerous other Vrishnis, all great car-warriors, came to that sacrifice. These and many other kings of the middle country
Sanskrit: आजग्मुः पाण्डुपुत्रस्य राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्। ददुस्तेषामावसथान् धर्मराजस्य शासनात्॥
English: Came to that great Rajasuya sacrifice of the son of Pandu. At the command of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), houses assigned to them all. were
Sanskrit: बहुभक्ष्यान्वितान् राजन् दीर्घिकावृक्षशोभितान्। तथा धर्मात्मजः पूजां चक्रे तेषां महात्मनाम्॥
English: O king! (these houses) were full of various kinds of eatables; they were adorned with tanks and tall trees. There is those houses the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira) worshipped all those illustrious (monarchs).
Sanskrit: सत्कृताश्च यथोद्दिष्टाञ्जग्मुरावसथान् नृपाः। कैलासशिखर प्रख्यान् मनोज्ञान् द्रव्यभूषितान्॥
English: Having been duly worshipped by the king, they retired to the houses assigned to them. Those houses were like the cliffs of Kailasa, they were delightful and adorned with every king of furniture.
Sanskrit: सर्वतः संवृतानुच्चैः प्राकारैः सुकृतैः सितैः। सुवर्णजालसंवीतान् मणिकुट्टिमभूषितान्॥
English: They were enclosed on all sides with wellbuilt, high and white-washed walls. Their windows were cover with net works of gold and their interior was adorned with strings of pearls.
Sanskrit: सुखारोहणसोपानान् महासनपरिच्छदान्। स्रग्दामसमवच्छन्नानुत्तमागुरुगन्धिनः॥
English: Their stairs were easy of ascent, and their floors were all covered with costly carpets. They were all adorned with garlands of flowers and perfumed with excellent aloes.
Sanskrit: हंसेन्दुवर्णसदृशानायोजनसुदर्शनान्। असम्बाधान् समद्वारान् युतानुच्चावचैर्गुणैः॥
English: Being white as the snow or the moon, they looked exceedingly beautiful even from the distance of a Yojana. Their doors were all uniformly made, and they were wide enough to admit a crowd of persons (all at once).
Sanskrit: बहुधातुनिबद्धाङ्गान् हिमवच्छिखरानिव। विश्रान्तास्ते ततोऽपश्यन् भूमिपा भूरिदक्षिणम्॥ वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिर्धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरम्। तत् सदः पार्थिवैः कीर्णं ब्राह्मणैश्च महर्षिभिः। भाजते स्म तट राजन् नाकपृष्ठं यथामरैः॥
English: Made of many metals, they looked like the peaks of the Himalayas. After resting for a while (in these mansions) all those kings saw the great. Dakshina giving Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, surrounded by numerous Sadasyas. O king, the sacrificial ground, crowded with kings, (Brahmanas and great Rishis, looked as beautiful as heaven crowded with the celestials.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः कर्णः कुरुषु प्रदुतेषु वरूथिना श्वेतहयेन राजन्। पाञ्चालपुत्रान् व्यधमत् सूतपुत्रो महेषुभिर्वात इवाभ्रसंघान्॥
English: Sanjaya said O monarch, after the Kurus had been routed (by Arjuna) on whose car were attached white horses, Karna-the son of Suta, like the high wind dispersing the clouds, went on slaughtering the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: सूतं रथादञ्जलिकैर्निपात्य जघान चाश्वाञ्जनमेजयस्या रवाकिरद् धनुषी चाप्यकृन्तत्॥
English: With Anjalika weapons he brought down the driver of Janamejaya from the car and broke down the bows of Satanikas Sutasoma covered them with broad-headed arrows.
Sanskrit: जघानाश्वांस्तरसा तस्य संख्ये। हत्वा चाश्वान् सात्यकेः सूतपुत्रः कैकेयपुत्रं न्यवधीद् विसोकम्॥
English: Then he, striking Dhristadyumna with six arrows, almost instantly knocked down his and Satyaki's horses and then in quick succession killed Vishoka-the Kaikeya prince.
Sanskrit: तमभ्यधावनिहते कुमारे कैकेयसेनापतिरुप्रकर्मा। शरैर्विधुिन्वन् भृशमुग्रवेगैः कर्णात्मजं चाप्यहनत् प्रसेनम्॥
English: Then the Kaikeya General Ugrakarman, seeing the Kaikeyas prince thus killed rushed on towards Karna and moving forward his bow repeatedly began to distress Karna's son Prasena with many powerful shafts.
Sanskrit: तस्यार्धचन्द्रस्त्रिभिरुचकर्त प्रहस्य बाहू तच शिरश्च कर्णः। स स्यन्दनाद् गामगमद् गतासुः परश्वधैः शाल इवावरुग्णः॥
English: Then Karna, with three crescent-like shafts, severed his head and arms from the body and like a Sala tree cut down by an axe he (Ugrakarman) fell down lifeless from his car.
Sanskrit: हताश्वमञ्जोगतिभिः प्रसेनः शिनिप्रवीरं निशितैः पृषत्कैः। प्रच्छाद्य नृत्यन्निव कर्णपुत्रः शैनेयबाणाभिहतः पपात॥
English: Then Prasena, if dancing with excitement, assailed the steedless grandson of Shini (Satyaki) with many straight arrows, by was in return killed by the grandson of Shini.
Sanskrit: पुत्रे हते क्रोधपरीतचेताः कर्णः शिनीनामृषभं जिघांसुः। हतोऽसि शैनेय इति ब्रुवन् स व्यवासृजद् बाणममित्रसाहम्॥
English: Karna, filled with vengeance at the death of his son and wishing to slay that foremost of Shinis addressed him, “consider yourself a dead man" and struck him with a deadly arrow.
Sanskrit: तमस्य चिच्छेद शरं शिखण्डी त्रिभिस्त्रिभिश्च प्रतुतोद् कर्णम्। शिखण्डिनः कार्मुकं च ध्वजं च छित्त्वा क्षुगभ्यां न्यपतत् सुजातः॥
English: as But Shikhandin severed that arrow with three shafts and with three other distressed Karna; then the wrathful son of Suta with two razor-like shafts struck off the bows, arrows and banners of Shikhandi.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनं षड्भिरविध्यदुग्रो धार्टद्युम्नेः स शिरश्चोचकर्त। तथाभिनत् सुतसोमं शरेण सुसंशितेनाधिरथिर्महात्मा॥
English: With six other powerful arrows hit Shikhandi himself and killed Dhristadyumna's son; and the noble son of Adhiratha also struck Sutasoma with a very sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: अथाक्रन्दे तुमुले वर्तमाने धार्टद्युम्ने निहते तत्र कृष्णः। अपाञ्चाल्यं क्रियते याहि पार्थ कर्ण जहीत्यब्रवीद् राजसिंह॥
English: O most powerful of monarchs, in that terrible fight loud lamentations were heard as the son of Dhristadumnya fell down and Krishna, hearing that, addressed Partha and said, “Partha go and kill Karna for he is destroying the whole Panchala race."
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्याशु नरप्रवीरो रथं रथेनाधिरथेगाम्। रभ्याहतानां रथयूथपेन॥
English: Then in order to save the Panchalas from the fear of that great car-warrior, Karna, he (Arjuna) advanced on his car towards the chariot of the son of Adhiratha with a smile in his lips.
Sanskrit: विस्फार्य गाण्डीवमथोग्रघोषं ज्यया समाहत्य तले भृशं च। बाणान्धकारं सहसैव कृत्वा जघान नागाश्वरथध्वजांश्च॥
English: Then rubbing his palm on the bow-string with a very loud twang he stretched out the Gandiva and suddenly made the Earth look dark by covering the sun with showers of arrows and also killed hosts of men, horses and elephants and destroyed many banners.
Sanskrit: प्रतिश्रुतिः प्राचरदन्तरिक्ष गुहा गिरीणामपतन् वयांसि। यन्मण्डलज्येन विजृम्भामाणो रौद्रे मुहुर्तेऽभ्यपतत् किरीटी॥
English: At that fearful moment, when Kiritin (the diadem-decked Arjuna) greatly excited, with the Gandiva in his hands, bent almost to a circle, assailed his enemies the loud twang of his bow resounded through the skies and the birds being afraid took refuge in caves and mountains.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनोऽनुययौ रथेन पृष्ठे रक्षन् पाण्डवमेकवीरः। तौ राजपुत्रौ त्वरितौ रथाभ्यां कर्णाय यातावरिभिर्विषक्तौ॥
English: The redoubtable Bhimasena followed Arjuna on his car guarding the rear and both the princes fighting their way on their respective cars advanced fast towards Karna.
Sanskrit: तत्रान्तरे श्चक्रे युद्धं सोमकान् सम्प्रमृद्गन्। रथाश्वमातङ्गगणाञ्जघान प्रच्छादयामास शरैर्दिशश्च॥
English: In the meantime the son of Suta had been fighting terribly-he repeatedly thrashed the Somakas and and killed killed large numbers of elephants, horses and car-warriors; in fact he covered the atmosphere with his shafts.
Sanskrit: तमुत्तमौजा जनमेजयश्च क्रुद्धौ युधामन्युशिखण्डिनौ च। कण बिभिदुः सहिताः पृषत्कैः संनर्दमानाः सह
English: Then Uttamaujas, Janamejaya, the wrathful Yudhamanyu, Shikhandin and Prishatha's son Dhristadumnya all in a body fiercely attacked Karna with many weapons and with loud roars.
Sanskrit: ते पञ्च पाञ्चालरथप्रवीरा वैकर्तनं कर्णमभिद्रवन्तः। पार्षतेन।॥ धैर्यात् कृतात्मानमिवेन्द्रियार्थाः॥
English: As the objects of senses cannot extract the purity out of a holy man, so those five best Panchala warriors, though they tried their utmost, could not shake Vaikartana (Karna) from off his car.
Sanskrit: स्तूर्ण पताकाश्च निकृत्य बाणैः। कर्णस्ततः सिंह इवोन्ननाद॥
English: Karna, with his arrows very soon rending asunder their bows, arrows, drivers and banners and striking each of them with five arrows, gave vent to a loud shout that resembled the roar of a lion.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्यस्तानभिनिध्नतश्च ज्याबाणहस्तस्य धनुःस्वेनन। त्यनीव मत्वा जनता व्यषीदत्॥
English: When Karna was thus distressing his enemies with his bow and arrows in hand the whole world, with its mountains and trees, seemed to spilt into pieces by the loud twang of his bow and people became afraid.
Sanskrit: स शक्रचापप्रतिमेन धन्वना भृशायतेनाधिरथिः शरान् सृजन्। बभौ रणे दीप्तमरीचिमण्डलो यथांशुमाली परिवेषवांस्तथा॥
English: The son of Adhiratha, with his large bow like that of Shakra fully drawn, went on throwing his arrows; indeed in that fight he looked brilliant like the sun with his firing rays in the midst of his corona.
Sanskrit: च्छितैः शरैः षड्भिरथोत्तमौजसम्। गैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः सोमकपार्षतात्मजौ॥
English: Suta's son then struck Shikhandin with twelve keen shafts, Uttamaujas with six and Yudhamanyu, Janmeyaya and Dhristadyumna with three each.
Sanskrit: पराजिताः पञ्च महारथास्तु ते महाहवे सूतसुतेन मारिष। निरुद्यमास्तस्थुरमित्रनन्दना यथेन्द्रियार्थात्मवता पराजिताः॥
English: O respected king, as the objects of senses are conquered by a holy man of abstinence, so those five great warriors, overpowered by Suta's son in that dreadful fight, became confounded and inactive to the great delight of their enemy.
Sanskrit: निमज्जतस्तानथ कर्णसागरे विपन्ननावो वणिजो यथार्णवे। उद्दधिरे नौभिरिवार्णवाद् स्थैः सुकल्पितैद्रौपदिजाः स्वमातुलान्॥
English: As ship-wrecked merchants are saved from drowning in a deep sea by means of other ships, so did the sons of Draupadi, with the help of their cars, save their maternal uncles from sinking under the pressure of Karna's weapons who resembled the sea.
Sanskrit: निकृत्य कर्णप्रहितानिघून बहून। स्तवात्मजं ज्येष्ठमविध्यदष्टभिः॥
English: Then the most powerful of the Shinis (Satyaki) cut-off all the sharp arrows of Karna and struck him with many sharp arrows purely made of iron and your eldest son, Duryodhana, with eight.
Sanskrit: कृपोऽथ भोजश्च तवात्मजस्तथा स्वयं च कर्णो निशितैरताडयत्। स तैश्चतुर्भिर्युयुधे यदूत्तमो दिगीश्वरैर्दैत्यपतिर्यथा तथा॥
English: Then Kripa, the Bhoja king, your son and Karna himself assaulted Satyaki in return with many sharp arrows, but that best of Yadu's race fought with those four great warriors as did the king of Daityas with the regents of the four quarters.
Sanskrit: समाततेनेष्वसनेन कूजता भृशायतेनामितबाणवर्षिणा। बभूव दुर्धर्षतरः स सात्यकिः शरन्नभोमध्यगतो यथा रविः॥
English: As in autumn the Sun shines brilliantly in the sky, so with his outstretched bow, which was sounding loudly and sending forth arrows unrestrainedly, Satyaki became hard to face.
Sanskrit: पुनः समास्थाय रथान् सुदंशिताः शिनिप्रवीरं जुगुपुः परंतपाः। समेत्य पाञ्चालमहारथा रणे मरुद्गणाः शक्रमिवारिनिग्रहे॥
English: As the Maruts helped Shakra (Indra) when he distressed his enemies, so the great Panchala car-warriors-the distressers of their enemies-all clothed in coats of mail, collected together, getting back upon their cars and protected that greatest man of the line of Shini.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभवद् युद्धमतीव दारुणं तवाहितानां तव सैनिकैः सह। रथाश्चमातङ्गविनाशनं तथा यथा सुराणामसुरैः पुराभवत्॥
English: Many elephants, horses and men were then killed in that fight that took place between your enemies and your troops and it caged as hot and fierce as was the great battle which ensued between the Gods and the Asuras, in days of yore.
Sanskrit: रथा द्विपा वाजिपदातयस्तथा भवन्ति नानाविधशस्त्रवेष्टिताः। विनेदुराती व्यसवोऽपतंस्तथा॥
English: All the infantry, car-warriors, elephants and steeds distressed with various weapons and struck by each other they began to move about sending forth dolorous cries of woe; some tumbled while other dropped down dead as they moved.
Sanskrit: तथागते भीममभीस्तवात्मजः ससार राजावरजः किरशरैः। तमभ्यधावत् त्वरितो वृकोदरो महारुरुं सिंह इवाभिपोदिवान्॥
English: At that time your son Dushasana, the younger brother of the king, boldly going up to Bhimasena, shot hosts of shafts against him and Vrikodara like a lion taking his leap upon a big Ruru (deer) swiftly made a rush towards him.
Sanskrit: ततस्तयोयुद्धमतीव दारुणं प्रदीव्यतोः प्राणदुरोदरं द्वयोः। रूदग्रयोः शम्बरशक्रयोर्यथा॥
English: As in days of yore Shakra and Shamvara fight with each other, so did those two brave warriors, both panting for revenge, fight with each other making their very lives the wager of the fight.
Sanskrit: निजघ्नतुस्तावितरेतरं भृशम्। सकृत्प्रभिन्नाविव वासितान्तरे महागजौ मन्मथसक्तचेतसौ॥
English: As two lustful elephants fight for a sheelephant with fatty secretions streaming down their bodies, so did they strike each other with powerful and piercing shafts.
Sanskrit: तवात्मजस्याथ वृकोदरस्त्वरन् धनुः क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजमेव चाच्छिनत्। ललाटमप्यस्य बिभेद पत्रिणा शिराश्च कायात् प्रजहार सारथेः॥
English: Then Vrikodara with two razor-like shafts struck off the banner and the bow and the arrows of your son and with another winged arrow he hurt him on the forehead and with a fourth, he severed the head his charioteer.
Sanskrit: स राजपुत्रोऽन्यदवाय कार्मुकं वृकोदरं द्वादशभिः पराभिनत्। स्वयं नियच्छंस्तुरगानजिह्मगैः शरैश्च भीमं पुनरष्यवीवृषत्॥
English: Prince Dushasana, taking up another bow, hit Bhima with twelve arrows and taking hold of the reins of his horses rained upon Bhima hosts of shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः शरं सूर्यमरीचिसप्रभं सुवर्णवज्रोत्तमरत्नभूषितम्। महेन्द्रवज्राशनिपातदुःसहं मुमोच भीमाङ्गविदारणक्षमम्॥
English: Then Dushasana sent against Bhima an arrow worked with gold, diamond and other valuable gems and brilliant as the sun's rays, deadly and powerful as Indra's thunder.
Sanskrit: स तेन निर्विद्धतनुर्वृकोदरो निपातितः स्त्रस्ततनुर्गतासुवत्। प्रसार्य बाहू रथवर्यमाश्रितः पुनः स संज्ञामुपलभ्य चानदत्॥
English: Vrikodara being struck by that weapon with outstretched arms fell down on his car like one dead and powerless, but again regaining his senses he began to roar like a lion.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच आपस्य मुदिता भार्या सहस्य परमा प्रिया। भूपतिर्भुवभर्ता च जनयत् पावकं परम्॥ भूतानां चापि सर्वेषां यं प्राहुः पावकं पतिम्। आत्मा भुवनभर्तेति सान्वयेषु द्विजातिषु॥
English: Markandeya said : Mudita, the favourite wife of the fire named Svaha, live in water. Svaha who was the lord of the sky, begot on his that wife a greatly sacred fire named Adbhuta. There is a tradition among the Brahmanas, namely that this fire is the ruler and the inner soul of all creatures.
Sanskrit: महतां चैव भूतानां सर्वेषामिह यः पतिः। भगवान् स महातेजा नित्यं चरति पावकः॥ अग्निहपति म नित्यं यज्ञेषु पूज्यते। हुतं वहति यो हव्यमस्य लोकस्य पावकः॥
English: That fire is adorable and effulgent, he is the lord of all the Bhutas here. And that fire under the name of Grihapati is always worshipped at all sacrifices and conveys all the oblations that are made in this world.
Sanskrit: अपां गर्भो महाभागः सत्त्वभुग् यो महाद्भुतः। भूपतिर्भुवभर्ता च महतः पतिरुच्यते॥
English: That great son of Svaha, the great Adbhuta fire, is the soul of the waters and the prince and the regent of the sky and the lord of everything great.
Sanskrit: दहन् मृतानि भूतानी तस्याग्निर्भरतोऽभवत्। अग्निष्टोमे च नियतः क्रतुश्रेष्ठो भरस्य तु॥
English: His son, the Bharata fire, consumes the dead bodies of all creatures. His first Kratu is known as Niyata at the performance of Agnishtoma.
Sanskrit: स वह्निः प्रथमो नित्यं देवैरन्विष्यते प्रभुः। आयान्तं नियतं दृष्ट्वा प्रविवेशार्णवं भयात्॥
English: That mighty chief fire (Svaha) is always missed by the celestials, for when he sees Niyata coming towards him, he hides himself in the sea for fear.
Sanskrit: देवास्तत्रापि गच्छन्ति मार्गमाणा यथादिशम्। दृष्ट्वा त्वग्निरथर्वाणं ततो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing him in every direction, the celestials could not find him out and seeing Atharvan, the fire thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: देवानां वह हव्यं त्वमहं वीर सुदुर्बलः। अथ त्वं गच्छ मध्वक्षं प्रियमेतत् कुरुष्व मे॥
English: "O hero, carry the oblations for the celestials. I am unable to do it for the want of strength. Becoming the red-eyed fire, be good enough to do me this favour."
Sanskrit: प्रेष्य चाग्निरथर्वाणमन्यं देशं ततोऽगमत्। मत्स्यास्तस्य समाचख्युः क्रुद्धस्तानग्निरब्रवीत्। भक्ष्या वै विविधैर्भावैर्भविष्यथ शरीरिणाम्॥
English: Having thus spoken to Atharvan, the fire went away to some other place. But his place of concealment was divulged by the fish, Upon them he passed this course in anger.
Sanskrit: अथर्वाणं तथा चापि हव्यवाहोऽब्रवीद् वचः।११।।
English: You shall be the food of all creatures in various ways." Then the fire spoke to Atharvan (again as he did before).
Sanskrit: अनुनीयमानो हि भृशं देववाक्याद्धि तेन सः। नैच्छद् वोढुं हविः सोढुं शरीरं चापि सोऽत्यजत्॥
English: Though entreated by the celestials, he did not agree to continue to carry the oblations. He then became insensible and abandoned his body.
Sanskrit: स तच्छरीरं संत्यज्य प्रविवेश धरां तदा। भूमिं स्पृष्टासृजद् धातून पृथक् पृथगतीव हि॥ पूयात् स गन्धं तेजश्च अस्थिभ्यो देवदारु च। श्लेष्मणः स्फाटिकं तस्य पित्तान्मारकतं तथा॥ यकृत् कृष्णायसं तस्य त्रिभिरेव वभुः प्रजाः। नखास्तस्याभ्रपटलं शिराजलानि विदुमम्॥
English: Leaving his material body, he entered into the nether world. Coming in contact with the earth, he created different force and perfume arose from his puss, the Deodar tree from his bones, grass from this phlegm, the Marakata jewel from his bile and the black iron from his liver. All the worlds have been established with these three substances. The clouds were made from his nails and corals from his arteries,
Sanskrit: शरीराद् विविधाश्चान्ये धातवोऽस्याभवन् नृप। एवं त्यक्त्वा शरीरं च परमे तपसि स्थितः॥
English: O King, various other metals were produced from his body. Thus leaving his material body, he lay absorbed in meditation.
Sanskrit: भृग्वङ्गिरादिभिर्भूयस्तपसोत्थापितस्तदा। भृशं जज्वाल तेजस्वी तपसाऽऽप्यायित: शिखी।॥
English: He was roused by the penance of Bhrigu and Angirasa. The mighty Agni, thus gratified by their penance, blazed forth in great effulgence.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा ऋषि भयाच्चापि प्रविवेश महार्णवम्। तस्मिन् नष्टे जगद् भीतमथर्वाणमथाश्रितम्। अर्चयामासुरेवैनमथर्वाणं सुरादयः॥
English: But seeing the Rishi, he in fear again entered the great ocean. When he thus disappeared, all the worlds were filled with fear and came to Atharvan for protection. The celestials and others then began to adore Atharvan.
Sanskrit: अथर्वा त्वसृजल्लोकानात्मनाऽऽलोक्य पावकम्। मिषतां सर्वभूतानामुन्ममाथ महार्णवम्॥ एवमग्निर्भगवता नष्टः पूर्वमथर्वणा। आहूतः सर्वभूतानां हव्यं वहति सर्वदा॥
English: Atharvan overhauled the whole sea and (at last) finding Agni, he himself (then) began the creation. Thus the fire was destroyed and rescued from the sea. thus was he revived by the exalted Atharvan; and thus from that time he always carries the oblations of all creatures.
Sanskrit: एवं त्वजनयद् धिष्ण्यान् वेदोक्तान् विबुधान् बहून्। विचरन् विविधान् देशान् भ्रममाणस्तु तत्र वै॥
English: Living in the sea and travelling in various countries, he produced the various fires mentioned in the Shastras.
Sanskrit: सिन्धुनदं पञ्चनदं देविकाथ सरस्वती। गङ्गा च शतकुम्भा च सरयूर्गण्डसाह्वया॥ चर्मग्वती मही चैव मेध्या मेधातिथिस्तदा। ताम्रवती वेत्रवती नद्यस्तिस्रोऽथ कौशिकी॥ तमसा नर्मदा चैव नदी गोदावरी तथा। वेणोपवेणा भीमा च वडवा चैव भारत॥ भारती सुप्रयोगा च कावेरी मुर्मुरा तथा। तुड़वेणा कृष्णवेणा कपिला शोण एव च॥ एता नद्यस्तु धिष्ण्यानां मातरो याः प्रकीर्तिताः।
English: The river Sindhu, the five rivers, the Devika, the Sarasvati, the Ganga, the Shatakumbha, the Sarayu, the Gandaki, the Charmnavati, the Mahi, the Medhya, the Medhatithi, the three rivers Tamravati, the Vetravati, the Kaushiki, the Tamasa, the Narmada, the Godavari, the Vena, the Upavena, the Bhima, the Vadava, the Bharati, the Suprayoga, the Kaveri, the Murmura, the Tungavena, the Krishnavena, the Kapila and the Sonabhadra, these rivers are said to be the mothers of the fires.
Sanskrit: अद्भुतस्य प्रिया भार्या तस्य पुत्रो विभूरसिः॥ यावन्तः पावकाः प्रोक्ताः सोमास्तावन्त एव तु। अत्रेचाप्यन्वये जाता ब्रह्मणो मानसाः प्रजाः॥
English: Adbhuta had a wife named Priya and Vibhurasi was his eldest son. There are as many kinds of Soma sacrifices as the number of fires mentioned. All these fires were first born from the spirit of Brahma, but they also sprung from the race of Atri.
Sanskrit: अत्रिः पुत्रान् स्रष्टुकामस्तानेवात्मन्यधारयत्।२८॥ तस्य तद्ब्रह्मणः कार्यान्निर्हरन्ति हुताशनाः।
English: He in his own mind conceived these sons in order to extend the creation. These fires all sprung from his Brahmic body.
Sanskrit: एवमेते महात्मानः कीर्तितास्तेऽग्नयो मया।॥ अप्रमेया यथोत्पन्नाः श्रीमन्तस्तिमिरापहाः।
English: I have thus narrated to you the history of the origin of the (different) fires. They are great, effulgent and matchless in prowess; and they are the destroyer of darkness.
Sanskrit: अद्भुतस्य तु माहात्म्यं यथा वेदेषु कीर्तितम्॥ तादृशं विद्धि सर्वेषामेको ह्येषु हुताशनः।
English: Know that the prowess of all fires is the same as that of the Adbhuta fire as described in the Vedas. All these fires are one and the same.
Sanskrit: एक एवैष भगवान् विज्ञेयः प्रथमोऽङ्गिराः॥ बहुधा निःसृतः कायाज्ज्योतिष्टोमः क्रतुर्यथा।
English: This adorable and exalted being, the firstborn fire, must be considered as all the fires, for like the Jyotishtoma sacrifice, he came out of Angira's body in various forms.
Sanskrit: इत्येष वंशः सुमहानग्नीनां कीर्तितो मया। योऽर्चितो विविधैर्मन्त्रैर्हव्यं वहति देहिनाम्॥
English: I have thus told you the history of the great Agni race. When duly worshipped with hymns they carry the oblations of all creatures to the celestials.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच तां तूपयातो राजेन्द्र शाल्व: सौभपतिस्तदा। प्रभूतनरनागेन बलेनोपविवेश ह॥
English: Krishna said : O king of kings, the lord of Saubha Shalva, came to the city of Dvarka with numerous men, elephants and soldiers.
Sanskrit: समे निविष्टा सा सेना प्रभूतसलिलाशये। चतुरङ्गबलोपेता शाल्वराजाभिपालिता॥
English: The army, headed by king Shalva, consisting of four kinds of troops, occupied a level ground where there was plentiful supply of water.
Sanskrit: वर्जयित्वा श्मशानानि देवताऽऽयतनानि च। वल्मीकांश्चैत्यवृक्षांश्च तन्निविष्टमभूद् बलम्॥
English: Avoiding cremation-grounds, temples of gods, sacred trees and grounds covered with ant-hills, his army occupied every other places.
Sanskrit: अनीकानां विभागेन पन्थानः संवृताऽभवन्। प्रवणाय च नैवासञ्छाल्वस्य शिविरे नृप।॥
English: O king, the roads (leading to Dvarka) were all blocked up by the (various) divisions of his army and the secret passages (from the city) were also all blocked up by the encampment of Shalva's troops.
Sanskrit: सर्वायुधसमोपेतं सर्वशस्त्रविशारदम्। रथनागाश्वकलिलं पदातिध्वजसंकुलम्॥ तुष्टपुष्टबलोपेतं वीरलक्षणलक्षितम्। विचित्रध्वजसन्नाहं विचित्ररथकार्मुकम्॥ संनिवेश्य च कौरव्य द्वारकायां नरर्षभ। अभिसारयामास तदा वेगेन पतगेन्द्रवत्॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, O best of men, like the king of birds (Garuda), he rushed upon Dvarka, with his army, equipped with every kind of weapons, skilled in all arms, furnished with numerous chariots, elephants and cavalry, full of pennons and banners and strengthened with well-paid, well-fed and greatly powerful foot soldiers who bore every mark of heroism and who used wonderful chariots and bows.
Sanskrit: तदापतन्तं संदृश्य बलं शाल्वपतेस्तदा। निर्याय योधयामासुः कुमारा वृष्णिनन्दनाः॥
English: Seeing the army of the king Shalva approached, the youthful princes of the Vrishni race sallied out with the desire of giving him battle.
Sanskrit: असहन्तोऽभियानं तच्छाल्वराजस्य कौरव। चारुदेष्णश्च साम्बश्च प्रद्युम्नश्च महारथः॥ ते रथैर्दशिताः सर्वे विचित्राभरणध्वजाः। संसक्ताः शाल्वराजस्य बहुभिर्योधपुङ्गवैः॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, without being able to bear the pride of king Shalva, Charudeshna, Samba and the great car-warrior, Pradyumna. Clad in armour and adorned with ornaments with color flying, sallied out on their chariots, with the desire of meeting the numerous great warriors of king Shalva.
Sanskrit: गृहीत्वा कार्मुकं साम्बः शाल्वस्य सचिवं रणे। योधयामास संहृष्टः क्षेमवृद्धिं चमूपतिम्॥
English: Samba, taking up his bow, eagerly attacked on the field of battle Kshemavriddhi, the minister and the commander of Shalva's army.