pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अरुन्धती उवाच श्वश्र्वापवाद वदतु भर्तुर्भवतु दुर्मनाः। एका स्वादु समश्नातु या ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Arundhati said Let her who has stolen your stalks speak ill of her motherinlaw. Let her dislike her husband. Let her eat alone any good food that comes to her house.
Sanskrit: बालखिल्या ऊचुः एकपादेन वृत्त्यर्थं ग्रामद्वारे स तिष्ठतु। धर्मज्ञस्त्यक्तधर्मास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: The Balakhilyas said Let him who has stolen your stalks stand on one foot at the entrance of a village. Let him, while knowing all duties, be guilty of every transgression.
Sanskrit: शुनःसख उवाच अग्निहोत्रमनादृत्य स सुखं स्वपतु द्विजः। परिव्राट् कामवृत्तोऽस्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Shunasakha said Let him who has stolen your stalks be a Brahmana who sleeps happily having neglected his daily Homa. Let him, after becoming a religious mendicant, act in any way he likes, without observing any control.
Sanskrit: सुरभ्युवाच बालजेन निदानेन कांस्यं भवतु दोहनम्। दुह्यते परवत्सेन या ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Surabhi said Let her who has stolen your stalks be milked, with he, (hind) legs bound with a rope of human hair, and with the help of a calf not her own, and, while milked, let her be held in vessel of white brass.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच र्नानाविधैर्बहुभिः कौरवेन्द्र। सहस्राक्षो देवराट् सम्प्रहृष्टः समीक्ष्य तं कोपनं विप्रमुख्यम्॥
English: Bhishma said After the Rishis and the royal sages had taken various oaths, O Kuru king, the thousand eye chief of the celestials, filled with joy, looked at the angry Rishi Agastya.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीन्मघवा प्रत्ययं स्वं समाभाष्य तमृषि जातरोषम्। ब्रह्मर्षिर्देवर्षिनृपर्षिमध्ये यं तं निबोधेह ममाद्य राजन्॥
English: Addressing the Rishi who was very angry at the disappearance of his lotus stalks, Indra thus declared what was passing in his mind. Hear, O king, the words Indra spoke in the midst of those twiceborn and celestial Rishis and royal sages.
Sanskrit: शक्र उवाच अध्वर्यवे दुहितरं ददातु छन्दोगे वा चरितब्रह्मचर्ये। अथर्वणं वेदमधीत्य विप्रः स्नायीत यः पुष्करमाददाति॥
English: Shakra said Let him who has stolen your stalks acquire the merit of him who bestows his daughter in marriage upon a Brahmana who has duly observed the vow of Brahmacharya or who has duly studied the Samans and the Yajushes. Let him also have the merit of one who takes the final bath after completing his study of the Atharva Veda.
Sanskrit: सर्वान् वेदानधीयीत पुण्यशीलोऽस्तु धार्मिकः। ब्रह्मणः सदनं यातु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्॥
English: Let him who has stolen your stalks acquire the mcrit of having studied all the Vedas. Let him be observant of all duties and rightcous in his conduct. Indeed, let him go to the region of Brahman.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्य उवाच आशीर्वादस्त्वया प्रोक्तः शपथो बलसूदन। दीयतां पुष्करं मह्यमेष धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: Agastya said You have, O destroyer of Vala, uttered a benediction instead of a course. Give them to me, for that is eternal duty.
Sanskrit: इन्द्र उवाच न मया भगवॅल्लोभाद्भुतं पुष्करमद्य वै धर्मांस्तु श्रोतुकामेन हतं न क्रोद्भुमर्हसि॥
English: Indra said O holy one, I did not remove your stalks, moved by cupidity. Indeed, I removed them from desire of hearing this assembly recite what the duties are that we should observe. You should not yield to anger.
Sanskrit: धर्मश्रुतिसमुत्कर्षो धर्मसेतुरनामयः। आर्षो वै शाश्वतो नित्यमव्ययोऽयं मया श्रुतः॥
English: Duties are the foremost of Shrutis. Duties form the eternal path. I have listened to this discourse of the Rishis (on duties) that is eternal and immutable, and that is above all change.
Sanskrit: तदिदं गृह्यतां विद्वन् पुष्करं द्विजसत्तम। अतिक्रमं मे भगवन् क्षन्तुमर्हस्यनिन्दित॥
English: Do you then, foremost of learned Brahmanas, take back these stalks of yours. O holy one, you should forgive my transgression, (you who are free from every fault.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तः स महेन्द्रेण तपस्वी कोपनो भृशम्। जग्राह पुष्करं धीमान् प्रसन्नश्चाभवन्मुनिः॥
English: Bhishma said Thus addressed by the king of the celestials, the ascetics viz., Agastya, who had been very angry, took back his stalks. Gifted with intelligence, the Rishi became cheerful.
Sanskrit: प्रययुस्ते ततो भूयस्तीर्थानि वनगोचराः। पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु तथा गात्राण्याप्लावयन्त ते॥
English: After this, those dwellers of the forest went to various other sacred waters. Indeed, going to those sacred waters they performed their ablutions everywhere.
Sanskrit: आख्यानं य इदं युक्तः पठेत् पर्वणि पर्वणि। न मूर्ख जनयेत् पुत्रं न भवेच्च निराकृतिः॥
English: The man who reads this discourse with rapt attention on every Parva day, will not beget an ignorant and wicked son. He will never be shorn of fearing
Sanskrit: न तमापत् स्पृशेत् काचिद् विज्वरो न जरावहः। विरजाः श्रेयसा युक्तः प्रेत्य स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: No calamity will ever befall him. He will, besides, be free from every sort of sorrow. He will never suffer from decrepitude and decay. Freed from stains and evil of every sort, and gifted with merit, he is sure to acquire Heaven,
Sanskrit: यश्च शास्त्रमधीयीत ऋषिभिः परिपालितम्। स गच्छेद् ब्रह्मणो लोकमव्ययं च नरोत्तम॥
English: He who studies this Shastra observed by the Rishis, is sure, O king, to attain to the eternal region of Brahman that is full of happiness.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच विद्रुतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा वध्यमानं महात्मभिः। क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टः पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते॥
English: Sanjaya said Beholding his own army carnaged by highsouled warriors, your son, O ruler of men, was excited to the highest pitch of fury.
Sanskrit: अभ्येत्य सहसा कर्णं द्रोणं च जयतां वरम्। अमर्षवशमापन्नो वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then quickly approaching Karna and Drona that foremost of victorious heroes and burning with rage, he eloquent in speech, spoke these wordsभवद्भ्यामिह संग्रामः क्रुद्धाभ्यां सम्प्रवर्तितः।
Sanskrit: आहवे निहतं दृष्ट्वा सैन्धवं सव्यसाचिना॥
English: Beholding the ruler of the Sindhus slain in battle by Savyasachin, you two, filled with rage, caused this battle to go on.
Sanskrit: निहन्यमानां पाण्डूनां बलेन मम वाहिनीम्। भूत्वा तद्विजये शतावशक्ताविव पश्यतः॥
English: Though competent to slay the Pandava troops, still you are beholding the slaughter of my troops by them with great in-difference.
Sanskrit: यद्यहं भवतोस्त्याज्यो न वाच्योऽस्मि तदैव हि। आवां पाण्डुसुतान् संख्ये जेष्याव इति मानदौ॥ तदैवाहं वचः श्रुत्वा भवद्भ्यामनुसम्मतम्। नाकरिष्यमिदं पार्वैरं योधविनाशनम्॥
English: If you now abandon me, you should have told me of it in the beginning. We two shall vanquish the sons of Pandu in battle even these were the words, you said to me, o you givers of honor. Hearing those words of yours, I then allowed these proceedings. Otherwise I would never have provoked these hostilities with the Parthas-hostilities that are so destructive of heroic combatants.
Sanskrit: यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो भवद्भ्यां पुरुषर्षभौ। युध्यतामनुरूपेण विक्रमेण सुविक्रमौ॥
English: If, O foremost of men, I do not deserve to be forsaken by you, then do you fight according to the measure of your prowess, O you that are possessed of great prowess.
Sanskrit: वाक्प्रतोदेन तौ वीरौ प्रणुनौ तनयेन ते। प्रावर्तयेतां संग्रामं घट्टिताविव पन्नगौ॥
English: Thus pierced with the goad of speech by your son, those two heroes once more engaged in battle like two snakes poked with sticks.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वलोकधनुर्धरौ। शैनेयप्रमुखान् पार्थानभिदुदुवतू रणे॥
English: Then those two foremost of car-warriors, the best of all human bowmen, rushed against the Parthas headed by the grandson of Shini and others.
Sanskrit: तथैव सहिताः पार्थाः सर्वसैन्येन संवृताः। अभ्यवर्तन्त तौ वीरौ नर्दमानौ मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Similarly the Parthas supported by their own troops, rushed upon those two heroes, who were roaring repeatedly.
Sanskrit: अथ द्रोणो महेष्वासो दशभिः शिनिपुङ्गवम्। अविध्यत् त्वरितं क्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः॥
English: Then the enraged Drona that best of all wielders of weapons, quickly pierced that foremost of the descendants of Shini with ten sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: कर्णश्च दशभिर्बाणैः पुत्रश्च तव सप्तभिः। दशभिर्वृषसेनश्च सौबलश्चापि सप्तभिः॥
English: Karna pierced him with ten shafts, your son with seven, Vrishasena with ten and Subala's son with seven arrows.
Sanskrit: एते कौरव संक्रन्दे शैनेयं पर्यवाकिरन्। दृष्ट्वा न समरे द्रोणं निघ्नन्तं पाण्डवी चमूम्॥
English: Those hosts of the Kurus together with those warriors, began to shower arrows on the grandson of Shini. Then beholding Drona slaughter the Pandava hosts.
Sanskrit: विव्यधुः सोमकास्तूर्णं समन्ताच्छरवृष्टिभिः। तत्र द्रोणोऽहरत् प्राणान् क्षत्रियानां विशाम्पते॥
English: The Somakas from all side began to pierce him with showers of arrows. Then Drona snatched out of the Kshatriyas their lives, O ruler of men.
Sanskrit: रश्मिभिर्भास्करो राजंस्तमांसीव समन्ततः। द्रोणेन वध्यमानानां पञ्चालानां विशाम्पते॥
English: Like the sun dispelling darkness with his rays. O ruler of men, when the Panchalas were being slaughtered by Drona.
Sanskrit: शुश्रुवे तुमुलः शब्दः क्रोशतामितरेतरम्। पुत्रानन्ये पितॄनन्ये भ्रातृनन्ये च मातुलान्॥
English: A dreadful sound was heard as they challenged one another aloud. Some leaving their sons, some their fathers, some their brothers and some their uncles.
Sanskrit: भागिनेयान् वयस्यांश्च तथा सम्बन्धिबान्धवान्। उत्सृज्योत्सृज्य गच्छन्ति त्वरिता जीवितेप्सवः॥
English: Some their nephews, their companions and their friends and some their relatives, fled in all quickness, desirous of saving their own lives.
Sanskrit: अपरे मोहिता मोहात् तमेवाभिमुखा ययुः। पाण्डवानां रणे योधाः परलोकं गताः परे॥
English: Others, on the other hand, were confounded that they rushed even towards Drona himself. Indeed many warriors of the Pandava host were then dispatched to the other world.
Sanskrit: सा तथा पाण्डवी सेना पीड्यमाना महात्मन। निशि सम्प्राद्रवद् राजन्नुत्सृज्योल्काः सहस्रशः॥
English: Thus afflicted by that high-souled warrior, the Pandava army began to fly in all directions in that night, throwing down their blazing flambeaus.
Sanskrit: पश्यतो भीमसेनस्य विजयस्याच्युतस्य च। यमयोधर्मपुत्रस्य पार्षतस्य च पश्यतः॥
English: Even before the very sight of Bhimsena and Achyuta and the twins and the virtuous Yudhishthira and the son of Prishata. some SO
Sanskrit: तमसा संवृते लोके न प्राज्ञायत किंचन। कौरवाणां प्रकाशेन दृश्यन्ते विद्रुताः परे॥
English: Then the troops were shrouded in darkness and nothing could be discerned. Only the flight of the foe could be determined through the light that the torches of the Kauravas shed.
Sanskrit: द्रवमाणं तु तत् सैन्यं द्रोणकर्णी महारथौ। जघ्नतुः पृष्ठतो राजन् किरन्तौ सायकान् बहून्॥
English: And as the army of the Pandavas was routed, the mighty warriors Karna and Drona, O king, pursued them from behind discharging numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालेषु प्रभग्नेषु क्षीयमाणेषु सर्वतः। जनार्दनो दीनमनाः प्रत्यभाषत फाल्गुनम्॥
English: When the Panchala ranks were broken down and reduced in number, Janaraddana cheerless at heart addressed Phalguna sayingद्रोणकर्णौ महेष्वासावेतौ पार्षतसात्यकी।
Sanskrit: पञ्चालांश्चैव सहितौ जघ्नतुः सायकै शम्॥
English: "Let Parsata and Satyaki supported by the Panchala troops rush against the mighty Drona and Karna, shooting as they proceed numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: एतयोः शरवर्षेण प्रभग्ना नो महारथाः। वार्यमाणापि कौन्तेय पृतना नावतिष्ठते॥
English: This mighty army of ours has been broken and routed by the showers of the enemies' shafts; and though checked in their flight, they could into again be sufficiently rallied.
Sanskrit: तां तु विद्रवतीं दृष्ट्वा ऊचतुः केशवार्जुनौ। मा विद्रवत वित्रस्ता भयं त्यजत पाण्डवाः॥
English: beholding their troops fly away Kesava and Arjuna then addressed them thus-'Do you not flight from fear! Discard all your fears, O Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तावावां सर्वसैन्यैश्च व्यूहैः सम्यगुदायुधैः। द्रोणं च सूतपुत्रं च प्रयतावः प्रबाधितुम्॥
English: Supported by all the troops and disposing them of in perfect order, we two with weapons upraised are even now dashing against Drona and Suta's son with a view to fight with them."
Sanskrit: एतौ हि बलिनौ शूरौ कृतास्रो जितकाशिनौ। उपेक्षितौ तव बलैर्नाशयेतां निशामिमाभ्॥
English: O Dhananjaya! Do whatever you consider matching with the specific circumstance and appropriate in respect of slaughtering Karna in the battle.
Sanskrit: तयोः संवदतोरेवं भीमकर्मा महाबलः। आयाद् वृकोदरः शीघ्रं पुनरावर्त्य वाहिनीम्॥
English: O majesty! Arjuna in response to the advice given by Yudhishthira said to Sri Krishna! O god! King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti is frightened of the valour shown by Karna, the son of Radha today.
Sanskrit: वृकोदरमथायान्तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र जनार्दनः। पुनरेवाब्रवीद् राजन् हर्षयन्निव पाण्डवम्॥
English: Then Janaradana seeing Vrikodora advance, once more addressed Pandus' son Arjuna in these words as if for cheering him the while.
Sanskrit: एष भीमो रणश्लाघी वृतः सोमकपाण्डवैः। अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन द्रोणकर्णी महारथौ॥
English: Yonder does the proud Bhima supported by the Somakas and Pandavas rush furiously against Drona and Karna, those two fierce bow-men.
Sanskrit: एतेन सहितौ युद्ध्य पञ्चालैश्च महारथैः। आश्वासनार्थं सैन्यानां सर्वेषां पाण्डुनन्दन॥
English: Supported by these and by the mighty carwarrior of the Panchalas, do you proceed to the fight fore-assuring your troops, O delighter of Pandu.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावुभौ माधवपाण्डवौ। द्रोणकर्णी समासाद्य घिष्ठितौ रणमूर्धनि॥
English: Thereafter those two foremost of men, the son of Pandu and the scion of Madhu's race, encountering Drona and Karna, took up their station in the van of their army.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततस्तत् पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत्। ततो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च परान् ममृदतुर्युधि॥
English: Sanjaya said Thereupon the mighty army of king Yudhishthira once more returned to the spot where Drona and Karna where crushing their enemies.
Sanskrit: स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलो निशि प्रत्यभवन्महान्। यथा सागरयो राजश्चन्द्रोदयविवृद्धयोः॥
English: A tremendous clash was then produce on that part of the field, like to that, O monarch, which takes place when two oceans swelling under the influence of the moon dash against each other.
Sanskrit: तत उत्सृज्य पाणिभ्यां प्रदीपांस्तव वाहिनी। युयुधे पाण्डवैः सार्धमुन्मत्तवदसंकुला॥
English: Then your soldiers throwing aside the flambeaus, with both their hands fought furiously with the Pandavas, like so many mad people.
Sanskrit: रजसा तमसा चैव संवृते भृशदारुणे। केवलं नामगोत्रेण प्रायुध्यन्त जयैषिणः॥
English: When the field was thus covered with nocturnal darkness and dust, the combatants fought during that dreadful battle, guided only by the names they uttered (in their challenge.
Sanskrit: अश्रूयन्त हि नामानि श्राव्यमाणानि पार्थिवैः। प्रहरद्भिर्महाराज स्वयंवर इवाहवे॥
English: The names of contending kings as they challenged one another were then heard there, O king, like to what takes places during a Sayamvara,
Sanskrit: निःशब्दमासीत् सहसा पुनः शब्दो महानभूत्। क्रुद्धानां युध्यमानानां जीयतां जयतामपि॥
English: Sometimes as awful silence reigned over the field; next moment there was heard a tremendous din caused by enraged contending warriors and by the victorious and the vanquished.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्र स्म दृश्यन्ते प्रदीपज्ञः कुरुसत्तमा तत्र तत्र स्म शूरास्ते निपतन्ति एतगवत्॥
English: Wherever the flambeaus were seen to blaze, thither the combatants rushed, like so many insects rushing upon a flame of light.
Sanskrit: तथा संयुध्यमानानां विगाढासीन्महानिशा। पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र कौरवाणां च सर्वशः॥
English: Thus when the Kouravas and the Pandavas were fighting with one another the dreadful night deepened into deadness, Bharata.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच धर्मराजस्य तद् वाक्यं निशम्य शिनिपुङ्गवः। स पार्थाद् भयमाशंसन् परित्यागान्महीपतेः॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing those words of the very virtuous king Yudhishthira, that foremost of the Sinis, became afraid of the reproach he would incur at Arjuna's hands, it he would leave the king.
Sanskrit: अपवाद ह्यात्मनश्च लोकात् पश्यन् विशेषतः। ते मां भीतमिति ब्रूयुरायान्तं फाल्गुनं प्रति॥
English: But seeing certainly of an imputation of cowardice by the people (if he were to disobey the words of Yudhishthira), he thus thought within himself. “Let not men say that I am afraid of proceeding to the rescue of Arjuna.
Sanskrit: निश्चित्य बहुधैवं स सात्यकियुद्धदुर्मदः। धर्मराजमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Thus thinking over the matter in various ways, that foremost of men, the invincible Satyaki, spoke these words to the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: कृतां चेन्मन्यसे रक्षां स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु विशाम्पते। अनुयास्यामि बीभत्सुं करिष्ये वचनं तव॥
English: May good betide you, O king. If you think that these arrangements will be sufficient to ensure your safety, O ruler of men, then I shall go towards Vibhatsu and carry out your command.
Sanskrit: न हि मे पाण्डवात् कश्चित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते। यो मे प्रियतरो राजन् सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: There is nothing dearer to my soul in the three worlds, then that son of Pandu (Arjuna). This I tell you in all earnestness.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं पदवीं यास्ये संदेशात् तव मानद। त्वत्कृते न च मे किंचिदकर्तव्यं कथंचन॥
English: O bestower of honor, with your permission, I will follow his track. There is nothing that I shall not do for your sake.
Sanskrit: यथा हि मे गुरोर्वाक्यं विशिष्टं द्विपदां वर। तथा तवापि वचनं विशिष्टतरमेव मे॥
English: 0 best of men, the commands of my preceptor are ever worthy of my attention. But your words are all the more so.
Sanskrit: प्रिये हि तव वर्तते भ्रातरौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ। तयोः प्रिये स्थितं चैव विद्धि मां राजपुङ्गव॥
English: The brothers Krishna and Arjuna are ever engaged in achieving your good; O best of all kings, know me also to be devoted to your welfare.
Sanskrit: तवाज्ञां शिरसा गृह्य पाण्डवार्थमहं प्रभो। भित्त्वेदं दुर्भिदं सैन्यं प्रयास्ये परपुङ्गव॥
English: Holding your behest on my head, I will, O lord, proceed piercing this impenetrable army, for rendering help, O best of men, to that son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: द्रोणानीकं विशाम्येष क्रुद्धो झष इवार्णवम्। तत्र यास्यामि यत्रासौ राजन् राजा जयद्रथः॥
English: Here shall, I plunge into the divisions of Drona, excited as I am with rage. I shall then dart through it like a fish through the ocean, O king, to the spot where king Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: यत्र सेनां समाश्रित्य भीतस्तिष्ठति पाण्डवात् गुप्तो रथवरश्रेष्ठैद्रौणिकर्णकृपादिभिः॥
English: Stays, protected by his troops and trembling in fear of the son of Pandu and depending upon those feremost of car-warriors viz., Drona's son, Karna, Kripa and others.
Sanskrit: इतस्त्रियोजनं मन्ये तमध्वानं विशाम्पते। यत्र तिष्ठति पार्थोऽसौ जयद्रथवधोद्यतः॥
English: This distance, O king, between this place and the spot where Arjuna is exerting himself for the slaughter of Jayadratha, measures full three Yojanas.
Sanskrit: त्रियोजनगतस्यापि तस्य यास्याम्यहं पदम्। आसैन्धववधान राजन् सुदृढेनान्तरात्मना॥
English: But through Partha is three Yojanas away from this place, yet I shall pursue his track with a firm heart and support him till the slaughter of Jayadratha in accomplished.
Sanskrit: अनादिष्टस्तु गुरुणा को नु युध्येत मानवः। आदिष्टस्तु यथा राजन् को न युध्येत मादृशः॥
English: Unless commanded by his preceptors, what man goes to battle with his enemies? When again commanded, O king, like myself, by his preceptors, what man is there that would not fight?
Sanskrit: अभिजानामि तं देशं यत्र यास्याम्यहं प्रभो। हलशक्तिगदाप्रासचर्मखड्गटितोमरम्॥
English: I know the spot, O king, whither I have to go. Teeming as it does with plough-shares, lances, maces darts, bludgeons.
Sanskrit: इष्वस्रवरसम्बाधं क्षोभयिष्ये बलार्णवम्। यदेत। कुञ्जरानीकं साहस्रमनुपश्यसि॥
English: Arrows and other weapons, I shall still agitate this ocean-like host. This elephant division, numbering a thousand elephants strong, that you see.
Sanskrit: कुलमाञ्जनकं नाम यत्रैते वीर्यशलिनः। आस्थिता बहुभिर्लेच्छैर्युद्धशौण्डैः प्रहारिभिः॥
English: All belonging to the breed known as Arjuna and all possessed of great prowess and ridden by numerous Mlechchas delighting in battle and skilled in smiting down.
Sanskrit: नागा मेघनिभा राजन् क्षरन्त इव तोयदाः। नैते जातु निवर्तेरन् प्रेषिता हस्तिसादिभिः॥
English: These elephants shedding the temporal juice like clouds pouring rain, they never turn back when goaded on by those on their backs.
Sanskrit: अन्यत्र हि वधादेषां नास्ति राजन् पराजयः। अथ यान् रथिनो राजन् सहस्रमनुपश्यसि॥
English: They cannot be defeated unless they are slaughtered, Oking. Then again you carwarriors thousands strong in number, whom you can see.
Sanskrit: एते रुक्मरथा नाम राजपुत्रा महारथाः। रथेष्वस्रेषु निपुणा नागेषु च विशाम्पते॥
English: Are of royal extraction and are all recongnised as Maharathas. All of them are of golden chariots. They accomplished in the use of weapons, in fighting upon cars and on the backs of elephants, O king!
Sanskrit: धनुर्वेद गताः पारं मुष्टियुद्धे च कोविदाः। गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञा नियुद्धकुशलास्तथा॥
English: Masters in the art of bowmanship, they are well-skilled in fighting with their fist also. They are skilled in fighting with maces and also in close quarters.
Sanskrit: खड्गप्रहरणे युक्ताः सम्पाते चासिचर्मणोः। शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च स्पर्धन्ते च परस्परम्॥
English: They are equally active in fighting with the sword and falling upon the foe with sword and buckler. They are courageous, learned and inspired with a desire for outvieing one another. Owners are
Sanskrit: नित्यं हि समरे विजिगीषन्ति मानवान्। कर्णेन विहिता राजन् दुःशासनमनुव्रताः॥
English: O king, they every day conquer countless warriors. They are under Karna's commanded and devotedly follow Dushasana.
Sanskrit: एतांस्तु वासुदेवोऽपि रथोदारान् प्रशंसति। सततं प्रियकामाश्च कर्णस्यैते वशे स्थिताः॥
English: Even Vasudeva's son praises these men as mighty car-warriors. Always solicitous of doing good to the Kurus, they are obedient to Karna.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव वचनाद् राजन् निवृत्ताः श्वेतवाहनात्। ते न क्लान्ता न च श्रान्ता दृढावरणकार्मुकाः॥
English: Returning, at Karna's command, from their pursuit of Arjuna of white steeds and so unfatigued and in-exhausted, those brave warriors, accoutered in impenetrable mail and armed with tough bows.
Sanskrit: मदर्थेऽधिष्ठिता नूनं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्। एतान् प्रमथ्य संग्रामे प्रियार्थे तव कौरव॥
English: Are made to wait for me at Duryodhana's command. For your good, O foremost descendant of the Kuru race, crushing these warriors in battle.
Sanskrit: प्रयास्यामि ततः पश्चात् पदवीं सव्यसाचिनः। यांस्त्वेतानपरान् राजन् नागान् सप्त शतानिमान्॥
English: I will follow from behind the track laid open by Savyasachin. Those other elephants, O monarch, full seven hundred in number.
Sanskrit: प्रेक्षसे वर्मसंछन्नान् किरातैः समधिष्ठितान्। किरातराजो यान् प्रादाद् द्विरदान् सव्यसाचिनः॥ स्वलंकृतांस्तदा प्रेष्यानिच्छञ्जीवितमात्मनः। आसन्नेते पुरा राजस्व कर्मकरा दृढम्॥
English: That you can see, all covered with armours, ridden by Kiratas and adorned with ornaments, were formerly presented by the king of the Kiratas, together with many servants, to Savyasachin; O King these were at first engaged in doing your good.
Sanskrit: त्वामेवाद्य युयुत्सन्ते पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम्। एषामेते महामात्राः किराता युद्धदुर्मदाः॥ हस्तिशिक्षाविदश्चैव सर्वे चैवाग्नियोनयः। एते विनिर्जिता: संख्ये संग्रामे सव्यसाचिना॥
English: Behold the changes brought about by time, in as mush as, they are now ranged to fight against you. The Kiratas indomitable, in battle are their guides. Skillful in guiding elephants and all sprung from fire, they were all unitedly defeated in battle by Savyasachin.
Sanskrit: मदर्थमद्य संयत्ता दुर्योधवशानुगा: एतान् हत्वा शरे राजन् किरातान् युद्धदुर्मदान्॥
English: Obedient to the commands of Duryodhana, they are bow waiting unitedly to receive me, Slaying, O king, these Kiratas indomitable in battle, by means of these shafts.
Sanskrit: सैन्धवस्य वधे यत्तमनुयास्यामि पाण्डवम्। ये त्वेते सुमहानागा अञ्जनस्य कुलोद्भवाः॥
English: I will follow in the track of Pandu's son intent on the slaughter of the Sindhu king. Those other elephants sprung from the race of the Anjanas.
Sanskrit: कर्कशाश्च विनीताश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः। जाम्बूनदमयैः सर्वे वर्मभिः सुविभूषिताः॥
English: Of tough hide, well-trained and shedding secretions from their temples and mouth and covered with armours made entirely of gold.
Sanskrit: लब्धलक्ष्या रणे राजन्नैरावणासमा युधि। उत्तरात् पर्वतादेते तीक्ष्णैर्दुस्युभिरास्थिताः॥
English: Those elephants are all very useful in battle and equal to Airavat himself. These have come from the northern hills and are mounted by fierce robbers.