pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत: प्रवीराः पाण्डूनामभ्यधावन्नमर्षिताः। युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्तः कर्णमभ्यर्दयञ्छरैः॥
English: Then to rescue the king many leading Pandava warriors fell upon Karna in great anger and began to assail him with their arrows.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च युयुत्सुः पाण्डव एव च। धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रका॥ यमौ च भीमसेनश्च शिशुपालस्य चात्मजः। कारूषा मत्स्यशेषाश्च केकथाः काशिकोसलाः॥ एते च त्वरिता वीरा वसुषेणमताडयन्।
English: Satyaki, Chekitana, Yuyutshu, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi, the Prabhadrakas, the twins, Bhimasena, Shishupala, the Karushas, the Matsys, the Kaikeyas the Kashis and the Kosalas, all those valiant and highly active warriors assailed Vasushena.
Sanskrit: जनमेजयश्च पाञ्चाल्यः कर्णं विव्याध सायकैः॥ वाराहाकर्णनाराचैर्नालीकैर्निशितैः शरैः। वत्सदन्तैर्विपाठैश्च क्षुरप्रैश्चटकामुखैः॥ नानाप्रहरणैश्चोत्रै रथहस्तश्वसादिभिः। सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवत् कर्णं परिवार्य जिघांसया॥
English: The Panchala prince Janamejaya then struck Karna with many arrows. Encircling Karna with a view to kill him they all rushed upon him with various arrows, such as boareared, Narachas, Nalika, Nishat, calf-toothed, Vipatha, razor shaped, with diverse other weapons chariots horses, elephants.
Sanskrit: स पाण्डवानां प्रवरैः सर्वतः समभिद्रुतः। उदीरयन् ब्राह्ममस्त्रं शरैरापूरयद् दिशः॥
English: Thus assailed on all sides by the leading Pandava warriors Karna invoked the assistance of the Brahma weapon and filled all the quarters with his arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः शरमहज्वालौ वीर्योष्मा कर्णपावकः। निर्दहन् पाण्डववनं वीरः पर्यचरद् रणे॥
English: Like burning fire having arrows for its scorching flame Karna fought on consuming that forest of Pandava troops.
Sanskrit: स संधाय महास्त्राणि महेष्वासा महामनाः। प्रहस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य शरैश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्॥
English: Aiming some powerful weapons and laughing the noble Karna, the great bowman, sundered the bow of that best of men, Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: तत: संधाय नवति निमेषान्नतपर्वणाम्। बिभेद कवचं राज्ञो रणे कर्णः शितैः शरै॥
English: Thereupon aiming ninety straight arrows within the twinkling of an eye Karna cut-off, with those sharp arrows, the armour of his antagonist.
Sanskrit: तद् वर्म हेमविकृतं रत्नचित्रं बभौ पतत्। सविद्युदभ्रं सवितुः श्लिष्टं वातहतं यथा॥
English: Made of gold and set with jewels that armour looked beautiful as if it fell down like the cloud driven by the wind and smitten by the rays of the sun.
Sanskrit: तदङ्गात् पुरुषेन्द्रस्य भ्रष्टं वर्म व्यरोचत। रत्नलंकृत चित्रैर्व्यभ्रं निशि यथा नभः॥ छिन्नवर्मा शरैः पार्थो रुधिरेण समुक्षितः।
English: The armour, adorned with jewels fallen off the body of that foremost of men, appeared like the sky in the night bespangled with stars. Having his armour sundered with those arrows the son of Pritha covered with blood.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वायसीं शक्तिं चिक्षेपाधिरथिं प्रति॥ तां ज्वलन्तीमिवाकाशे शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तभिः। सा छिन्ना भूमिमगमन्महेष्वासस्य सायकैः॥
English: He hurled in anger at the son of Adhiratha a dart made of iron. He too cut of that (dart) shining in the sky with seven arrows; sundered with shafts by that great bowman it reached the earth.
Sanskrit: ततो बाह्वोर्ललाटे च हृदि चैव युधिष्ठिरः। चतुर्भिस्तोमरैः कर्णं ताडयित्वानदन्मुदा॥
English: Then striking Karna with four lances on his two arms, forehead and chest Yudhishthira again and again sent up loud shouts.
Sanskrit: उद्भिनरुधिरः कर्णः क्रुद्धः सर्प इव श्वसन्। ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन त्रिभिर्विव्याध पाण्डवम्॥ इषुधी चास्य चिच्छेद रथं च तिलशोऽच्छिनत्।
English: Then blood gushed out from Karna wounds. Then filled with anger breathing like a snake he cut-off his enemy's standard and struck Pandava with three Bhallas. He also cutoff his two quivers and car into pieces.
Sanskrit: कालवालास्तु ये पार्थं दन्तवर्णावहन् हयाः॥ तैर्युक्तं रथमास्थाय प्रायाद् राजा पराङमुखः।
English: Riding on the car drawn by horses white as teeth and having black hairs which used to bear Partha the king fled away from the battle-field.
Sanskrit: एवं पार्थोऽभ्युपायात् स निहतः पाणिंसारथिः॥ अशक्नुवन् प्रमुखतः स्थातुं कर्णस्य दुर्मनाः।
English: Unable to stand before Karna, thus did the son of Pritha, with his charioteer Parshin slain, cheerlessly fly away.
Sanskrit: अभिद्रुत्य तु राधेयः पाण्डुपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥ वज्रच्छत्रांकुशैर्मतस्यैर्ध्वजकूर्मम्बुजादिभिः। लक्षणैरुपपन्नेन पाण्डुना पाण्डुनन्दनम्॥ पवित्रीकर्तुमात्मानं स्कन्धे संस्पृश्य पाणिना। ग्रहीतुमिच्छन् स बलात् कुन्तीवाक्यं च सोऽस्मरत्॥
English: It seemed at the time when Karna, the son of Radha was chasing Yudhishthira as if he is intended to catch him forcibly so as to touch him on should with his fair colour hand having lucky marks as thunderbolt, umbrella, goad, fish, flag, tortoise and lotus etc. in order to attain purity. In the meantime, a memory of commitment he had made once before Kunti, chained his racing feet.
Sanskrit: तं शल्यः प्राह मा कर्ण गृहीथाः पार्थिवोत्तमम्। गृहीतमात्रो हत्वा त्वां मा करिष्यति भस्मसात्॥
English: King Shalya in the meantime made Karna alert by saying-"O Karna! Don't' touch king Yudhishthira at all nonetheless you should burn in the fire erupted due to anger within him. You touch may cause of death for you.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत प्रहसन् राजन् कुत्सयन्निव पाण्डवम्। कथं नाम कुले जातः क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितः॥ प्रजह्यात् समरं भीतः प्राणान् रक्षन् महाहवे। न भवान् क्षत्रधर्मेषु कुशलो हीति मे मतिः॥
English: O king, said, smiling and censuring the son of Pandu-"In what family are you born? You are to observe the duties of a Kshatriya. Why do you leave the battle-field in haste, to save your life? Methinks, you do not know the duties of a Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मे बले भवान् युक्तः स्वाध्याये यज्ञकर्मणि। मा स्म युद्ध्यस्व कौन्तेय मा स्म वीरान् समासदः॥
English: O son of Kunti, Endued with Brahma force, you are better fitted for the study of the Vedas and sacrificial rites.
Sanskrit: मा चैतानप्रियं ब्रूहि मा वै व्रज महारणम्। वक्तव्या मारिषान्से तु न वक्तव्यास्तु मादृशाः॥
English: Do not, O son of Kunti, fight again. Do not approach heroes and use harsh words towards them and do not go to great battles.”
Sanskrit: मादृशान् विद्वावन् युद्धे एतदन्यच्च लप्स्यसे। स्वगृहं गच्छ कौन्तेय यत्र तौ केशवार्जुनौ॥ न हि त्वां समरे राजन् हन्यात् कर्णः कथञ्चन।
English: This and another pains you would have to bear for inflicting harsh words upon the people like me. Hence, O son of Kunti, either go back to your home or march only in company of Sri Krishna and Arjuna. "O king! Karna will not slaughter you in battle-field."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थ विसृज्य च महाबलः॥ न्यहनत् पाण्डवीं सेनां वज्रहस्त इवासुरीम्।
English: Having said this and left off the son of Pritha the highly powerful Karna began to slay Pandava like the holder of thunder-bolt, the army of Asuras.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपायाद् दुतं राजन् वीडन्निव नरेश्वरः॥ अथापयति राजानं मत्वान्वीयुस्तमच्युतम्। चेदिपाण्डवपञ्चालाः सात्यक्श्चि महारथः॥ द्रौपदेयास्तथा शूरा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ।
English: Then the king Yudhishthira, O king, took to his heels quickly in great shame. Seeing the king take to his heels, the Chedis, the Pandavas, the Panchalas and the powerful carwarrior Satyaki, the heroic sons of Draupadi and the twin sons of Madri followed him of eternal glory.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरानीकं दृष्ट्वा पराङ्मुखम्॥ कुरुभिः सहिता वीरः प्रहृष्टः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्।
English: Thereupon beholding the retreat of the army of Yudhishthira the heroes pursued them in great delight.
Sanskrit: भेरीशङ्गमृदङ्गानां कार्मुकाणां च निःस्वनः॥ बभूव धार्तराष्ट्राणां सिंहनादरवस्तथा।
English: Then there arose the leonine shout of the sons of Dhritarashtra accompanied by the sound of bugles, conch, mridangas and the twang of bows.
Sanskrit: कर्ण: युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौरव्य रथमारुद्य सत्वरम्॥ श्रुतकीर्तेर्महाराज दृष्ट्वान् कर्णविक्रमम्।
English: O king, his horses become tired so getting upon quickly the car of Srutakirti, Yudhishthira began to witness the prowess of Karna.
Sanskrit: काल्यमानं बलं दृष्ट्वा धमराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥ स्वान् योधानब्रवीत् क्रुद्धो निघ्नतैतान् किमासत।
English: Then beholding his own army slain the pious king Yudhishthira said to his own warriors-"Kill them; why do you sit idle?"
Sanskrit: ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञाताः पाण्डवानां महारथः॥ भीमसेनमुखाः सर्वे पुत्रास्ते प्रत्युपाद्रवन्।
English: Thereupon obtaining the command of the king all the mighty car-warriors of the Pandavas headed by Bhimasena rushed upon your sons.
Sanskrit: अभवत् तुमुलः शब्दो योधानां तत्र भारत॥ रथहस्त्यश्वपत्तीनां शस्त्राणां च ततस्ततः।
English: O Bharata, then there arose a great tumult of the warriors, chariots, elephants, horses, infantry and weapons.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठत प्रहरत प्रेताभिपततेति च॥ इति ब्रुवाणा ह्यन्योन्यं जघ्नुर्योधा महारणे।
English: “Rise, strike, face the foe" uttering those words the warriors killed one another in that great battle.
Sanskrit: अभ्रच्छायेव तन्नासीच्छरवृष्टिभिरम्बरे॥ समावृतैर्नरवरैर्निनद्भिरितरेतरम्।
English: On account of the showers of arrows discharged by them a shadow as that of clouds seemed to spread over the field abounding in the best of men killing those weaker then they.
Sanskrit: विपताकध्वच्छत्रा व्यश्वसूतायुधा रणे॥ व्यङ्गाङ्गावयवाः पेतुः क्षितौ क्षीणा:क्षितीश्वराः।
English: Deprived of their standards, flags, umbrellas, horses, drivers, weapons, armas and other limbs, the kings, weakened, fell down on earth.
Sanskrit: प्रवणादिव शैलानां शिखराणि द्विपोत्तमाः॥ सारोहा निहताः पेतुर्ववभिन्ना इवाद्रयः।
English: Resembling mountain summits, the best of elephants with their drivers slain, fell down like mountains clapped by thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: छिन्नभिन्नविपर्यस्तैर्वर्मालङ्कारभूषणैः॥ सारोहास्तुरगाः पेतुर्हरवीराः सहस्रशः।
English: With their armours and other equipments torn and shattered thousands of horses and warriors fell down.
Sanskrit: विप्रविद्धायुधाश्चैव द्विरदाश्वरथैर्हताः॥ प्रतिवीरैश्च सम्म पत्तिसंघाः सहस्रशः।
English: There fell in battle thousands of foot soldiers with their limbs wounded by weapons and deprived by hostile combatants of their elephants, horses and cars.
Sanskrit: विशालायतताम्राक्षैः पद्मेन्दुसदृशाननैः॥ शिरोभियुद्धशौण्डानां सर्वतः संवृत्ता मही। यथा भुवि तथा व्योम्नि नि:स्वनं शुश्रुवुर्जनाः॥ विमानैरप्सरः सङ्गैर्गीतवादिनि:स्वनैः।
English: The earth was covered all over with heads of heroes, dreadful in battle, with expansive coppery eyes and with faces resembling the lotus or the moon. People heard on the earth as well as in the sky noise proceeding, from the singing and music of the band of Apsaras going in celestial cars.
Sanskrit: हतानभिमुखान् वीरान् वीरैः शतसहस्रशः॥ आरोप्यारोप्य गच्छन्ति विमानेष्वप्सरोगणाः।
English: Having placed on their cars thousands of heroes slain in battle the Apsara went on.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं प्रत्यक्षं स्वर्गलिप्सया॥ प्रहष्टमनसः शूराः क्षिप्रं जघ्नुः परस्परम्।
English: Beholding that wonderful spectacle the heroes, desirous of attaining to heaven, quickly and delightedly killed one another.
Sanskrit: रथिनो रथिभिः सार्धं चित्र युयुधुराहवे॥ पत्तयः पत्तिभिर्नागा: सह नागैर्हयैर्हयाः।
English: In that battle the car-warriors fought wondrously with car-warriors, the infantry with infantry, the elephants with elephants and horses with horses.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे गजवादिनरक्षये॥ सैन्येन रजसा व्याप्ते स्वे स्वाञ्जघ्नुः परे परान्।
English: When the battle, destructive of elephants, horses and men, thus raged on the field was enshrouded with dust raised by the troops; the enemies then killed enemies and friends killed friends.
Sanskrit: कचाकचि युद्धमासीद् दन्तादन्ति नखानखि॥ मुष्टियुद्धं नियुद्धं च देहपाप्मासुनाशनम्।
English: Then there took place a skirmish destructive of life and sins-the warriors dragging one another by their locks, biting one another with their teeth, tearing one another with their nails and striking one another with their clenched fists and fighting with one another with bare arms.
Sanskrit: तथा वर्तति संग्रामे गजवाजिनरक्षये॥ नराश्वनागदेहेभ्यः प्रसृता लोहितापगा। गजाश्वनरदेहान् सा व्युवाह पतितान् बहून्॥
English: As that battle, destructive of elephants, horses and men, raged on fiercely a river of blood flew from the bodies of men, horses and elephants. That stream carried away many bodies of men, horses and elephants that fell there.
Sanskrit: नराश्वगजसम्बाधे नराश्वगजसादिनाम्। लोहितोदा महाघोरा मांसशोणितकर्दमा॥ नराश्वगजदेहानां सा वहन्ती भीरुभीषणा।
English: In that huge army abounding in men, horses and elephants, the river, formed by the blood of men, horses and elephants, became miry with flesh and that highly terrible river, striking terror into the timid, carried away the bodies of men, horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: तस्याः पारमपारं च व्रजन्ति विजयैषिणः॥ गाधेन चोप्लवन्तश्च निमज्योन्मज्य चापरे।
English: Some, desirous of victory, crossed it. Some plunged into its depths and some rose above its surface.
Sanskrit: तु लोहितदिग्धाङ्गा रक्तवर्मायुधाम्बराः॥ शस्त्रुस्तस्यां पपुश्चास्यां मम्लुश्च भरतर्षभ।
English: Their limbs, weapons and robes became all besmeared with blood. O foremost of Bharatas, some bathed in it, some drank its liquid.
Sanskrit: ते रथानश्वान् नरान नागानायुधाभरणानि च॥ वसनान्यथ वर्माणि वध्यमानान् हतानापि। भूमि खं द्यां दिशश्चैव प्रायः पश्याम लोहिताः॥
English: We saw the cars, horses, men, elephants, armours, ornaments, robes, coats of mail, earth, sky and heaven and all directions were all seen dyed in red colour.
Sanskrit: लोहित्य तु गन्धेन स्पर्शेन च रसेन च। रूपेण चातिरक्तेन शब्देन च विसर्पता॥ विषादः सुमहानासीत् प्राय: सैन्यस्य भारत।
English: With the smell, the touch, the taste, the exceedingly redness of the blood and its gushing sound almost of the warriors became very cheerless.
Sanskrit: तत् तु विप्रहतं सैन्यं भीमसेनमुखास्तदा॥ भूयः समाद्रवनं वीराः सात्यकिप्रमुखास्तदा।
English: The Pandava heroes headed by Bhimasena and Satyaki again attacked fiercely on Kaurava's army already destroyed in its considerable fraction.
Sanskrit: तेषामापततां वेगमविषह्यं निरीक्ष्य च॥ पुत्राणां ते महासैन्यमासीद् राजन् पराङ्मुखम्।
English: Beholding the irrepressible force of their attack, the army of your sons, O king, turned their back.
Sanskrit: तत् प्रकीर्णरथाश्वेभं नरवाजिसमाकुलम्॥ विध्वस्तवर्मकवचं प्रविद्धायुधकार्मुकम्। व्यद्रवत् तावकं सैन्यं लोड्यमानं समन्ततः। सिंहार्दितमिवारण्ये यथा गजकुलं तथा॥
English: With armours and coats of mail, displaced, weapons and bows loosened from their hands, your army, abounding in cars, horses, elephants and men, fled away in all directions, being agitated by the enemy as a herd of elephants in the forest is afflicted by lions.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच न निकृत्या न दम्भेन ब्रह्मन्निच्छामि जीवितुम्। नाधर्मयुक्तानिच्छेयमर्थान् सुमहतोऽप्यहम्॥
English: I do not wish, O Brahmana, to support life by deceit or fraud. I do not seek wealth, however profuse, which is to be acquired by unfair means.
Sanskrit: पुरस्तादेव भगवन् मयैतदपवर्जितम्। येन मां नाभिशङ्केत येन कृत्स्नं हितं भवेत्॥ आनृशंस्येन धर्मेण लोके ह्यस्मिन् जिजीविषुः। नाहमेतदलं कर्तुं नैतत् त्वय्युपपद्यते॥
English: In the very beginning of our present discourse I excepted these means. By adopting only such means as would not incur censure, such means as would benefit me in every respect, by doing only such acts as are not harmful, I wish to live in this world! I cannot follow these ways which you point out to me! Indeed, these instructions do not become you!
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच उपपन्नस्त्वमेतेन यथा क्षत्रिय भाषसे। प्रकृत्या ह्युपपन्नोऽसि बुद्ध्या वा बहुदर्शनः॥
English: The sage said-These words, O Kshatriya. which you give vent to, point you out as a pious men. Indeed, you are pious by nature and understanding, O you of great experience.
Sanskrit: उभयोरेव वामर्थे यतिष्ये तव तस्य च। संश्लेषं वा करिष्यामि शाश्वतं पनपायिनम्॥
English: I shall try for the good of you both. I shall create a union, between you and that king, which should be eternal and cannot be broken.
Sanskrit: त्वादृशं कि कुले जातमनृशंसं बहुश्रुतम्। अमात्यं को न कुर्वीत राज्यप्रणयकोविदम्॥
English: Who is there that would not like to have a minister like you who are born of a noble family, who abstain from all unfair acts and cruelties, who are highly learned, and who are well versed in the art of government and of conciliation.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वं प्रच्यावितो राज्याद् व्यसनं चोत्तमं गतः। आनृशंस्येन वृत्तेन क्षत्रियेच्छसि जीवितुम्॥
English: I say this, O Kshatriya, because, though bereft of kingdom and plunged into great distress, still you wish to follow a pious course.
Sanskrit: आगन्ता मद्गहं तात वैदेहः सत्यसंगरः। अथाहं तं नियोक्ष्यामि तत् करिष्यत्यसंशयम्॥
English: The king of the Videhas, ever devoted to truth, will come to my residence soon. For sooth, he will do what I will request him to do.
Sanskrit: तत आहूय वैदेहं मुनिर्वचनमब्रवीत्। अयं राजकुले जातो विदिताभ्यन्तरो मम॥
English: Bhishma said Thereafter, inviting the king of the Videhas, the sage said these words to him,-This person is of royal birth. I know his very heart.
Sanskrit: आदर्श इव शुद्धात्मा शारदश्चन्द्रमा यथा। नास्मिन् पश्यामि वृजिनं सर्वतो मे परीक्षितः॥
English: His soul is as pure as the surface of a mirror or the disc of the autumnal moon. He has been perfectly examined by me. I do not see any shortcoming in him.
Sanskrit: तेन ते संधिरेवास्तु विश्वसास्मिन् यथा मयि। न राज्यमनमात्येन शक्यं शास्तुमपि त्र्यहम्॥
English: Let there be friendship between him and you. Do you place confidence in him as in myself. A king who has no capable minister cannot govern his kingdom even for three days.
Sanskrit: अमात्यः शूर एव स्याद् बुद्धिसम्पन्न एव वा। ताभ्यां चैवोभयं राजन् पश्य राज्यप्रयोजनम्॥
English: The minister should be brave and highly intelligent. By these two qualities one may conquer both the worlds. Mark, O king, these two qualities well, since they are necessary for governing a kingdom.
Sanskrit: धर्मात्मनां क्व चिल्लोके नान्यास्ति गतिरीदृशी। महात्मा राजपुत्रोऽयं सतां मार्गमनुष्ठितः॥
English: Pious kings have no such refuge as a minister endued with such attributes. This great person is of royal birth. He always treads the path of the righteous.
Sanskrit: सुसंगृहीतस्त्वेवैष त्वया धर्मपुरोगमः। संसेव्यमानः शत्रूस्ते गृह्णीयान्महतो गणान्॥
English: This one, who always follows righteousness, has been a valuable acquisition. If treated by you with respect, he will subdue your enemies.
Sanskrit: यद्ययं प्रतियुद्ध्येत् त्वां स्वकर्म क्षत्रियस्य तत्। जिगीषमाणस्त्वां युद्धे पितृपैतामहे पदे॥ त्वं चापि प्रतियुद्ध्येथा विजिगीषुव्रते स्थितः। अयुध्वैव नियोगान्मे वशे कुरु हिते स्थितः॥
English: If he engages in battle with you, he will do what as a Kshatriya he should do. Indeed, if, following the conduct of his ancestors, he fights for conquering you, it will be your duty to fight him, for as a Kshatriya it is your duty to conquer antagonists. Without engaging in battle, however, do you, at my behest, employ him under you from desire of benefiting yourself.
Sanskrit: स त्वं धर्ममवेक्षस्व हित्वा लोभमसाम्प्रतम्। न च कामान्न च द्रोहात् स्वधर्मं हातुमर्हसि॥
English: Have your eyes on righteousness, casting off covetousness. You should not abandon the duties of your order from lust or from desire of battle.
Sanskrit: नैव नित्यं जयस्तात नैव नित्वं पराजयः। तस्माद् भोजयतिव्यश्च भोक्तव्यश्च परो जनः॥
English: Victory, O sire, is not certain. Defeat also is not certain. Knowing this, peace should be made with an cnemy by giving him food and other things of enjoyment.
Sanskrit: आत्मन्यपि च संदृश्यावुभौ जयपराजयौ। निःशेषकारिणां तात निःशेषकरणाद् भयम्॥
English: One may witness victory and defeat his own case. They, who seek to root out an cnemy, are sometimes exterminated themselves in their endeavours!
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं वचनं ब्राह्मणर्षभम्। प्रतिपूज्याभिसत्कृत्य पूजार्हमनुमान्य च॥ यथा ब्रूयान्महाप्राज्ञो यथा ब्रूयान्महाश्रुतः। श्रेयस्कामो यथा ब्रूयादुभयोरेव तत् क्षमम्॥ यद् यद् वचनमुक्तोऽस्मि करिष्यामि च तत् तथा। एतद्धि परमं श्रेयो न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा॥
English: Thus accosted, king Janaka, properly saluting and honouring that foremost of Brahınanas worthy of every honour, replied to him, saying,-You are highly learned and wise. What you have said from desire of benefiting us, is certainly advantageous for both of us. Such a course of conduct is highly beneficial to us. I do not hesitate to say this!
Sanskrit: ततः कौसल्यमाहूय मैथिलो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। धर्मतो नीतितश्चैव लोकश्च विजितो मया॥
English: Then, addressing the prince of Koshala, the king of Videha said these words,-Following Kshatriya duties as also with the help of policy, I have conquered the world.
Sanskrit: अहं त्वया चात्मगुणैर्जितः पार्थिवसत्तम। आत्मानमनवज्ञाय जितवद् वर्ततां भवान्॥
English: I have, however, O best of kings, been conquered by you with your good qualities. Without feeling any sense of humiliation, live you with me as a victor.
Sanskrit: नावमन्यामि ते बुद्धिं नावमन्ये च पौरुषम्। नावमन्ये जयामिति जितवद् वर्ततां भवान्।॥
English: I honour you intelligence, and I honour your power. I do not disregard you, saying that I have conquered you. On the other hand, live you with me as a victor.
Sanskrit: यथावत् पूजितो राजन् गृहं गन्तासि मे भृशम्। ततः सम्पूज्य तौ विप्रं विश्वस्तौ जग्मतुर्ग्रहान्॥
English: Honoured duly by me, o king, you will go to my house-Both the kings then adored that Brahmana, and trusting each other, proceeded to the capital of Mithila.
Sanskrit: वैदेहस्त्वथ कौसल्यं प्रवेश्य गृहमञ्जसा। पाद्यार्घ्यमधुपर्केस्तं पूजाहँ प्रत्यपूजयत्॥
English: Making the prince of Koshala enter his house, the king of the Videhas honoured hiin, who was worthy of every honour, with offerings of water to wash his feet, honey and curds and the usual articles.
Sanskrit: ददौ दुहितरं चास्मै रत्नानि विविधानि च। एष राज्ञां परो धर्मोऽनित्यौ जयपराजयौ॥
English: King Janaka also conferred upon his guest his own daughter and various kinds of gems and jewels. This is the greatest duty of king; victory and defeat are both uncertain."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। वनं यियासतां विप्रास्तस्थुर्भिक्षाभुजोऽचतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When that night passed away and morning appeared, those Brahmanas, who supported themselves by alms, stood before those doers of exalted deeds (the Pandavas) who were on the point of entering the forest.
Sanskrit: तानुवाच ततो राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठरः। वयं हि हृतसर्वस्वा हृतराज्या हृतश्रियः॥ फलमूलाशनाहारा वनं गच्छाम दुःखिताः। वनं च दोषबहुलं बहुव्यालसरीसृपम्॥
English: Thereupon the of Kunti, king Yudhishthira, thus spoke to them, “We are robbed to our kingdom, prosperity and everything. Living on fruits, roots and meat we go to the forest in sorrow. The forest is full of dangers and it abounds in reptiles and beasts of prey.
Sanskrit: परिक्लेशश्च वो मन्येध्रुवं तत्र भविष्यति। ब्राह्मणानां परिक्लेशो दैवतान्यपि सादयेत्। किं पुनर्मामितो विप्रा निवर्तध्वं यथेष्टतः॥
English: It appears to me that you will have to suffer much privations and misery there. The sufferings of the Brahmanas may overwhelm even the celestials, what to speak of me! O Brahmanas, go back wherever you like.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणा ऊचु: गतिर्या भवतां राजस्तां वयं गन्तुमुद्यताः। नार्हस्यस्मान् परित्यक्तुं भक्तान् सद्धर्मदर्शिनः॥
English: The Brahmanas said: O king, we are ready to go where you are going. You should not abandon us who are devoted to you and who follow the path of the true religion.
Sanskrit: अनुकम्पां हि भक्तेषु देवता ह्यपि कुर्वते। विशेषतो ब्राह्मणेषु सदाचारावलम्बिषु॥
English: The celestials have compassion on their devotees, specially on the Brahmanas whose conduct is pure.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ममापि परमा भक्तिर्ब्राह्मणेषु सदा द्विजाः। सहायविपरिभ्रंशस्त्वयं सादयतीव माम्॥ आहरेयुरिमे येऽपि फलमूलमधूनि च। त इमे शोकजैर्दुःखैर्धातरो मे विमोहिताः॥ द्रौपद्या विप्रकर्षण राज्यापहरणेन च। दुःखार्दितानिमान् क्लेशैर्नाहं योक्तुमिहोत्सहे॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O Brahmanas, I have always great devotion towards the Brahmanas. But this destitution has overwhelmed me. My these brothers who are to procure fruits and roots and the deer are stupified with grief for the afflictions that have overtaken them and for the distress of Draupadi and for the loss of our kingdom. Alas, as they are distressed, I cannot employ them in painful tasks!
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः अस्मत्पोषणजा चिन्ता मा भूत् ते हृदि पार्थिव। स्वयमाहत्य चान्नानि त्वानुयास्यामहे वयम्॥
English: The Brahmanas said : O king, do not allow any anxiety for our maintenance to find a place in your heart. Procuring our food ourselves, we shall follow you.
Sanskrit: अनुध्यानेन जप्येन विधास्यामः शिवं तव। कथाभिश्चाभिरम्याभिः सह रंस्यामहे वयम्॥
English: And we shall do you good by meditation and prayers and we shall entertain you with pleasant conversation and we shall ourselves be cheered in return.