pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच इहैवैतांस्त्वहं सर्वान् हन्मि शत्रून् समागतान्। अथ निष्क्रम्य राजेन्द्र समूलान् हन्मि भारत॥
English: Bhima said O king of kings, shall I here at once kill all these foes assembled together, or o descendant of Bharata, shall I destroy them all by the roots outside the palace?
Sanskrit: किं नो विवदितेनेह किमुक्तेन च भारत। अद्यैवैतान् निहन्मीह प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, what need is there for discussion in this matter) or what need is there for (your) command? I shall kill all these (men) even now, and O king, (then) rule the whole earth without a rival,
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा भीमसेनस्तु कनिष्ठैर्धातृभिः सह। मृगमध्ये यथा सिंहो मुहुर्मुहुरुदैक्षत॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this Bhima with his younger brothers repeatedly cast his angry glances around as a lion does towards a herd of small animals.
Sanskrit: सान्त्व्यमानो वीक्षमाणः पार्थेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा। खिद्यत्येव महाबाहुरन्तर्दाहेन वीर्यवान्॥
English: Partha (Arjuna) of pure deeds pacified him with appealing looks, but the mighty armed and powerful (Bhima) began to burn in the fire of his anger.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धस्य तस्य स्रोताभ्यः कर्णादिभ्ये नराधिप। सधूमः सस्फुलिङ्गज्रिर्चः पावकः समजायत॥
English: O king, fire with smokes, sparks and flames began to issue out of his ears and other senses, so much angry he became.
Sanskrit: भृकुटीकृतदुष्प्रेक्ष्यमभवत् तस्य तन्मुखम्। युगान्तकाले सम्प्राप्ते कृतान्तस्येव रूपिणः॥
English: His face became terrible to look at in consequence of his furrowed brows as that of Yama himself at the time of universal destruction.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तमावार्य बाहुना बाहुशालिनम्। मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं जोषमास्स्वेति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, thereupon Yudhisthira embracing him with his arms asked the mighty armed hero to forbear, telling him “Be not so. Remain in silence and peace." And
Sanskrit: निवार्य च महाबाहुं कोपसंरक्तलोचनम्। पितरं समुपातिष्ठद् धृतराष्ट्रं कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Having pacified the mighty armed (Bhima) with eyes red in anger, the king (Yudhisthira) approached his sire Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच बाणे तस्मिन् निकृत्ते तु धृष्टद्युम्ने च मोक्षिते। तेन वृष्णिप्रवीरेण युयुधानेन संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said After that arrows shot by Drona had been severed and Dhristadyumna rescued by Yuyudhana that foremost of the Vrishnis, o Sanjaya.
Sanskrit: अमर्षितो महेष्वासः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। नरव्याघ्रः शिनेः पौत्रे द्रोणः किमकरोद् युधि॥
English: What did the fierce bowman Drona, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, inflamed with wrath, do to the grandson of Sini that foremost of men?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सम्प्रद्रुतः क्रोधविषो व्यादितास्यशरासनः। तीक्ष्णधारेषुदशनः शितनाराचदंष्ट्रवान्॥ संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षो महोरग इव श्वसन्। नरवीरः प्रमुदितः शौणैरश्वैर्महाजवैः॥ उत्पतद्भिरिवाकाशे क्रामद्भिरिव पर्वतम्। रुक्मपुङ्खाञ्छरानस्यन् युयुधानमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then Drona, like a huge snake having wrath for his poison, the stretched bow for his wide open mouth, sharp Narachas for his teeth, whetted arrows for his fangs, with woves coppery in rage and breathing like a furnacethat undaunted warrior, borne by his fleet steeds of crimson hue that appeared to soar high into the heavens or get at the summit of the highest of mountains, advanced against Yuyudhana, scattering right and left his arrows furnished with golden wings.
Sanskrit: शरपातमहावर्षं रथघोषबलाहकम्। कार्मुकाकर्षविक्षेपं नाराचबहुविद्युतम्॥ शक्तिखड्गाशनिधरं क्रोधवेगसमुत्थितम्। द्रोणमेघमनावार्य हयमारुतचोदितम्॥
English: Beholding the irresistible Drona-cloud having showers of arrows for its watery downpour, the rattle of Chariot-wheels for its rumbling noise, the stretched bow for its volume, numerous Narachas for its flashes of lightning, darts and scimitars for its thunder, wrath for the violent wind going before it and steeds for the hurricane driving it forward.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वैवाभिपतन्तं तं शूरः परपुरंजयः। उवाज सूतं शैनेयः प्रहसन् युद्धदुर्मदः॥
English: Make towards himself, that subjugator of hostile towns, the invincible and heroic grandson of Sini, smilingly addressing his charioteer said
Sanskrit: एनं वै ब्राह्मणं शूरं स्वकर्मण्यनवस्थितम्। आश्रयं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञो दुःखभयापहम्॥
English: Against this heroic Brahmana fallen off from all his duties, who is the refuge of the Dhritarashtras and the despeller of the sorrow and anxiety of their king,
Sanskrit: शीघ्रं प्रजवितैरश्वैः प्रत्युद्याहि प्रहृष्टवत्। आचार्यं राजपुत्राणां सततं शूरमानिनम्॥
English: Who is also he preceptor of all the princes and is ever boastful of his prowess, do rush cheerfully and quickly, being borne by steeds urged to the top of their speed?
Sanskrit: ततो रजतसंकाशा माधवस्य हयोत्तमाः। द्रोणस्याभिमुखाः शीघ्रमगच्छन् वातरंहसः॥
English: Thereupon those best of steeds of argentine hue and of the fleetness of the wind, belonging that descendant of Madhus race, flew in all haste, towards Drona in that battle.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ द्रोणशैनेयो युयुधाते परंतपौ। शरैरनेकसाहस्रेस्ताडयन्तौ परस्परम्॥
English: Then those two afflicters of foes Drona and Yuyudhana began to fight with each other, striking each other with many a thousand shafts.
Sanskrit: इषुजालावृतं व्योम चक्रतुः पुरुषर्षभौ। पूरयामासतुर्वीरावुभौ दश दिशः शरैः॥
English: Those two foremost of men enshrouded the Welkin in a net-work of arrows and those two heroes filled the ten points of the compass with their arrowy discharges.
Sanskrit: मेघाविवातपायाये धाराभिरितरेतरम्। न स्म सूर्यस्तदा भाति न ववौ च समीरणः॥
English: Like two clouds at the expiration of summer pouring their contents on the Earth, they poured their showers of arrows on each other; the sun did not shine then, nor did the wind bow.
Sanskrit: इषुजालावृतं घोरमन्धकारं समन्ततः। अनाधृष्यमिवान्येषां शूराणामभवत् तदा॥
English: In consequence of these showers of arrows filling the firmament, in impenetrable and deep gloom created there that became unbearable to the other warriors.
Sanskrit: इपूणां संनिपातेन शब्दो धाराभिघातजः॥ शुश्रुवे शक्रमुक्तानामशनीनामिव स्वनः।
English: The sound produced by the clashing of the showers of arrows shot by them, was heard there to resemble the rumble of the thunderbolt hurled by Indra himself,
Sanskrit: नाराचैर्व्यतिविद्धानां शराणां रूपमाबभौ॥ आशीविषविदष्टानां सर्पाणामिव भारत।
English: The appearances of heroic warriors pierced with Narachas looked, O Bharata, like those of snakes of virulent poison, bit by other snakes.
Sanskrit: तयोर्ध्यातलनिर्घोषः शुश्रुवे युद्धशौण्डयोः॥ अजस्रं शैलशृङ्गाणां वज्रेणाहन्यतामिव।
English: The sound produced by the palm-strokes and twanging bows of those two accomplished warriors, was heard there. To resemble the sound that is produced by the incessant striking of the bolt of heaven on mountain summits.
Sanskrit: उभयोस्तौ रथौ राजंस्ते चाश्वास्तौ च सारथी॥ रुक्मपुकैः शरैश्छिन्नाश्चित्ररूपा बभुस्तदा।
English: The chariots of both those heroes, O king and their horses and charioteers being pierced with shafts of golden wings, became beautiful to look at.
Sanskrit: निर्मलानामजिह्यानां नाराचानां विशाम्पते॥ निर्मुक्ताशीविषाभानां सम्पातोभूत् सुदारुणः।
English: O ruler of men, of effulgent and straightgoing Narachas, the down-pour was terrible and it resembled a shower of snakes of virulent poison, that have just cast off their slough.
Sanskrit: उभयोः पतिते छत्रे तथैव पतितो ध्वजौ॥ उभौ रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गावुभौ च विजयैषिणौ।
English: The umbrellas of both those warriors were felled and their standards were also cut down. Both of them were bespattered with blood and both were desirous of obtaining victory.
Sanskrit: नवद्भिः शोणितं गात्रैः प्रस्रुताविव वारणौ॥ अन्योन्यमभ्यविध्येतां जीवितान्तकरैः शरैः।
English: With bodies steeped in blood and looking like two elephants in rut. They began to pierce each other with arrows capable of destroying life.
Sanskrit: गर्जितोत्कृष्टसंनादाः शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनाः॥ उपारमन् महाराज व्याजहार न कश्चन।
English: The din of battle caused by war-cries, shouts, roars and the sound of drums and the blare of conchs ceased, O mighty monarch, for none then uttered anything.
Sanskrit: तूष्णीम्भूतान्यनीकानि योधा युद्धादुपारमन्॥ ददर्श द्वैरथं ताभ्यां जातकौतूहलो जनः।
English: The troops became silent and warriors withdrew from the fight, filled with curiosity, men began to behold that single combat between those two heroes.
Sanskrit: रथिनो हस्तियन्तारो हयारोहा: पदातयः॥ अवैक्षन्ताचलैत्रः परिवार्य नरर्षभौ।
English: Car-warriors, elephant-drivers, horsemen and foot-soldiers surrounding those two foremost of men, began to witness that combat with fixed eyes.
Sanskrit: हस्त्यनीकान्यतिष्ठन्त तथानीकानि वाजिनाम्॥ तथैव रथवाहिन्यः प्रतिव्यूह्य व्यवस्थिताः।
English: The elephant-division as also the horse division stood still, so also the car-divisions stood still, arranging themselves in battle array.
Sanskrit: मुक्ताविद्रुमचित्रैश्च मणिकाञ्चनभूषितैः॥ ध्वजैराभरणैश्चित्रैः कवचैश्च हिरण्मयैः। वैजयन्तीपताकाभिः परिस्तोमाङ्गकम्बलैः॥ विमलैर्निशितैः शस्त्रैर्हयानां च प्रकीर्णकैः। जातरूपमयीभिश्च राजनीतिभश्च मूर्धसु॥ गजानां कुम्भमालाभिर्दन्तवेष्टैश्च भारत। सबलाकाः सखद्योताः सैरावतशतह्रदाः॥ अदृश्यन्तोष्णपर्याये मेघानामिव वागुराः।
English: Adorned with diverse kinds of pearls and corals, decked with jewels and gold adorned with standards and ornaments, with armour made of gold, with flags and pennons, with the precious caparisons of elephants, with fine blankets with effulgent and whetted weapons, with Chamaras decked with gold and silver, with warriors on the backs and necks of horse and elephants with garlands round the frontal globes of elephants and with circlets round their tusks, ( Bharata, the Kuru and the Pandava troops then looked like masses of clouds at the close of the summer seasons, decked with rows of cranes and numerous fireflies underneath them and beautified with rainbows and flashes of lightning.
Sanskrit: अपश्यन्नस्मदीयाश्च ते च यौधिष्ठिराः स्थिताः॥ तद् युद्धं युयुधानस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः।
English: O king, Our troops, as also those belonging to Yudhishthira, beheld that combat between Yuyudhana and the illustrious Drona.
Sanskrit: विमानाग्रगता देवा ब्रह्मसोमपुरोगमाः॥ सिद्धचारणसंघाश्च विद्याधरमहोरगाः।
English: Coming there on their sky-ranging cars, the gods headed by Brahma and Soma and hosts of Siddhas and Charanas and Vidyadharas and mighty reptiles, all saw that combat.
Sanskrit: गतप्रत्यागताक्षेपैश्चिौरस्त्रविघातिभिः॥ विविधैर्विस्मयं जग्मुस्तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः।
English: The backward and forward movements and the modes of fighting, o king, of those two foremost of heroes, filled all of them with wonder.
Sanskrit: हस्तलाघवमस्त्रेषु दर्शयन्तौ महाबलौ॥ अन्योन्यमभिविध्येतां शरैस्तौ द्रोणसात्यकी।
English: Displaying great lightness of hands, those two mighty heroes, namely Drona and Satyaki, pierced each other with each other's arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणस्य दाशार्हः शरांश्चिच्छेद संयुगे॥ पत्रिभिः सुदृढराशु धनुश्चैव महाद्युतेः।
English: Thereafter in that battle he of the Dasharha race cut-off the arrows shot by Drona with his strong and winged shafts; as also the bow of that highly effulgent warrior.
Sanskrit: निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भारद्वाजोऽपरं धनुः॥ सज्यं चकार तदपि चिच्छेदास्य च सात्यकिः। ततस्त्वरन् पुनर्दोणो धनुर्हस्तो व्यतिष्ठत॥ सज्यं सज्यं धनुश्चास्य चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः।
English: But in a wink's time, the son of Bharadvaja fixed the string on another bow; but that also Satyaki cut-off quickly. But again Drona stood ready with a bow in hand. As often however Drona strung his bow so often did Satyaki cut it off and this he did for full sixty-three times.
Sanskrit: एवमेकशतं छिन्नं धनुषां दृढधन्विना॥ न चान्तरं तयोर्दृष्टं संधाने छेदनेऽपि च।
English: Satyaki with his formidable bow cut-off one hundred bows of Acharya. However, it was strange to guess the difference between two functions i.e. when Acharya shoot the arrow and when Satyaki cut-off it.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य संयुगे द्रोणो दृष्ट्वा कर्मातिमानुषम्॥ युयुधानस्य राजेन्द्र मनसैतदचिन्तयत्।
English: Thereupon in that battle, Drona beholding that superhuman feat thought in his mind thus.
Sanskrit: एतदस्त्रबलं रामे कार्तवीर्ये धनंजये॥ भीष्मे च पुरुषव्याघ्र यदिदं सात्वतां वरे। तं चास्य मनसा द्रोणः पूजयामास विक्रमम्॥
English: Achieved by Yuyudhana, O king-'This force of weapon that I see in this foremost of the Satvata race is possible only in Rama, in Kartavirya, in Dhananjaya and in Bhishma'. So, Drona praised the prowess of that hero in his mind.
Sanskrit: लाघवं वासवस्येव सम्प्रेक्ष्य द्विजसत्तमः। तुतोषास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठस्तथा देवाः सवासवाः॥
English: Then that foremost of the regenerate ones, that best of all wielders of weapons, namely Drona, as also the celestials with Indra himself at their head, were highly gratified at seeing the lightness of hands displayed by Satyaki, which resembled that of Vasava himself.
Sanskrit: न तामालक्षयामासुर्लघुतां शीघ्रचारिणः। गन्धर्वाश्च विशाम्पते॥ सिद्धाचारणसंघाश्च विदुयॊणस्य कर्म तत्।
English: O ruler of men neither the gods nor the Gandharvas ever before beheld the like of that lightress of hands now displayed by the swiftly-moving Yuyudhana. Although they, the Siddhas and the Charanas, were cognisant of the feats of which Drona was capable.
Sanskrit: देवाश्च युयुधानस्य ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः॥ अस्त्रैरस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो योधयामास भारत।
English: Then taking up another bow, Drona that crusher of Kshatriyas that foremost of those acquainted with the use of weapons, O Bharata, placed some weapons on its string.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्त्राण्यस्त्रमायाभिः प्रतिहत्य स सात्यकिः॥ जघान निशितैर्बाणैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्।
English: But repulsing Drona's weapons with the illusion of his own weapons, Satyaki pierced Drona with exceedingly sharp arrows; that indeed appeared marvellous.
Sanskrit: तस्यातिमानुषं कर्म दृष्ट्वान्यैरसमं रणे॥ युक्तं योगेन योगज्ञास्तावकाः समपूजयन्।
English: Beholding that superhuman feat achieved by him in battle-feat which was incapable of being achieved by others and which displayed great tact, those amongst your warriors who were judges of skill, highly praised it.
Sanskrit: यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकिः॥ तमाचार्योऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तोऽयोधयच्छत्रुतापनः
English: Whatsoever weapon Drona discharged, Satyaki also discharged the same. Beholding this, scorcher of foes namely the preceptor fought with Satyaki diffidently.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः॥ वधाय युयुधानस्य दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत्।
English: Thereupon, O mighty monarch, that one who had reached the end of all military sciences, being inflamed with wrath invoked into existence a celestial weapon slaughtering Yuyudhana.
Sanskrit: तदाग्नेयं महाघोरं रिपुघ्नमुपलक्ष्य सः॥ दिव्यमस्त्रं महेष्वासो वारुणं समुदैरयत्।
English: Beholding that dreadful and fiery dart capable of slaying the foe and of celestial make, that fierce bowman Satyaki invoked into existence the Varuna weapon.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारो महानासीद् दृष्ट्वा दिव्यास्त्रधारिणौ॥ न विचेरुस्तदाकाशे भूतान्याकाशगाम्यपि।
English: Beholding them both using celestial weapons, the troops uttered loud cries of Alas weapon for and Oh; then the denizens of the air ceased to range through the sky.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रे ते वारुणाग्नेये ताभ्यां बाणसमाहिते॥ न यावदभ्यपद्येतां व्यावर्तदथ भास्करः।
English: When the Varuna and Agneva weapons were placed on their bow strings just at that moment, the lustrous orb of day went below the horizon.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः॥ नकुलः सहदेवश्च पर्यरक्षन्त सात्यकिम्।
English: Thereupon, king Yudhishthira and Bhimasena and the son of Pandu, (Arjuna) and Nakula and Sahadeva, rushed to the rescue of Satyaki.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नमुखैः सार्ध विराटश्च सकेकयः॥ मत्स्याः शाल्वेयसेनाश्च द्रोणमाजग्मुरञ्जसा।
English: Other warriors headed by Dhristadyumna and accompanied by Virata and his divisions so also the Matsyas and Shalvas quickly advanced upon Drona.
Sanskrit: द्रोणमभ्युपपद्यन्त दुःशासनं पुरस्कृत्य राजपुत्राः सहस्रशः॥ सपनैः परिवारितम्।
English: Thousands of princes, on the other hand, headed by Dushasana proceeded to help Drona who had been thoroughly encompassed by the foe.
Sanskrit: ततो युद्धमभूद् राजेस्तेषां तव च धन्विनाम्॥ रजसा संवृते लोके शरजालसमावृते।
English: Thereat, O king, the fight between your warriors and those of the Pandava, commenced anew. Then the earth became enveloped in a cloud of dust and in a net-work of arrows.
Sanskrit: सर्वमाविग्नमभवन्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन। सैन्येन रजसा ध्वस्ते निर्मर्यादमवर्तत॥
English: Everything being covered, nothing could any longer be distinguished. Thus when the troops were overwhelmed with dust, the battle raged in utter disregard of all rules of combat.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतिज्ञाय तु दुष्यन्ते प्रतियाते शकुन्तलाम्। गर्भं सुषाव वामोरू: कुमारममितौजसम्॥ त्रिषु वर्षेषु पूर्णेषु दीप्तानलसमद्युतिम्। रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतं दौष्यन्ति जनमेजय॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When Dushyanta went away from the hermitage, making the (above) promises to Shakuntala, she gave birth to a boy of immeasurable energy. When the child grew only three years old, he became in splendour as blazing as the blazing fire. O Janamejaya, he was endued with great beauty, magnanimity and all accomplishments.
Sanskrit: जातकर्मादिसंस्कारं कण्वः पुण्यकृतां वरः। विधिवत् कारयामास वर्धमानस्य धीमतः॥
English: The best of pious men, Kanvas, performed all the rites ordained by the scriptures on that intelligent boy who began to grow up day by day.
Sanskrit: दन्तैः शुकैः शिखरिभिः सिंहसंहननो महान्। चक्राङ्कितकरः श्रीमान् महामूर्धा महाबलः॥
English: The boy was gifted with sharp, strong and pearly teeth; he was strong enough to kill lions, he had all auspicious signs on his palms, he had a broad forehead, he was beautiful and strong.
Sanskrit: कुमारो देवगर्भाभः स तत्राशु व्यवर्धत। षड्वर्ष एव बालः स कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति॥ सिंहव्याघ्रान् वराहांश्च महिषांश्च गजांस्तथा। बबन्ध वृक्षे बलवानाश्रमस्य समीपतः॥
English: Like a celestial child, he began daily to grow up. When he grew six years old, he was so strong that he seized and bound tigers, boars, buffaloes and elephants to the trees that stood near the hermitage.
Sanskrit: आरोहन् दमयंश्चैव क्रीडंश्च परिधावति। ततोऽस्य नाम चक्रुस्ते कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः॥ अस्त्वयं सर्वदमनः सर्वं हि दमयत्यसौ। स सर्वदमनो नाम कुमारः समपद्यत॥ विक्रमेणौजसा चैव बलेन च समन्वितः।
English: He rode on some of these wild beasts; he seized some of them and sometimes he pursued some of them in playful mood. The dwellers of the hermitage of Kanva, (finding all this), gave him a name. (They said,) “As he subjugated all beasts, let him be called Sarvadamana". Thus the prince came to be called Sarvadamana, endued as he was with great strength, energy and powers.
Sanskrit: तं कुमारमृषिर्दृष्ट्वा कर्म चास्यातिमानुषम्॥ समयो यौवराज्यायेत्यब्रवीच शकुन्तलाम्।
English: Seeing the extraordinary acts of the boy, the Rishi (Kanva) told Shakuntala that the time had come when he should be installed as the heir-apparent.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् बलमाज्ञाय कण्वः शिष्यानुवाच ह॥ शकुन्तलामिमां शीघ्रं सहपुत्रामितो गृहात्। भर्तुः प्रापयतागारं सर्वलक्षणपूजिताम्॥
English: Seeing the great strength of the boy, Kanva spoke to his disciples thus, "Take Shakuntala with her son from the hermitage to the house of her husband, blessed with all auspicious signs."
Sanskrit: नारीणां चिरवासो हि बान्धवेषु न रोचते। कीर्तिचारित्रधर्मजस्तस्मान्नयत मा चिरम्॥
English: "It is not fit for women to live for ever in the house of their paternal or maternal relations. Such residence destroys their good name, good conduct and virtue. Therefore, take her to her husband's house without delay."
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्त महौजसः। शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य दुष्यन्तस्य पुरं प्रति॥
English: The greatly effulgent disciples (of Kanva), having promised to do it, started with Shakuntala and her son towards the city of Hastinapur.
Sanskrit: गृहीत्वामरगर्भाभं पुत्रं कमललोचनम्। आजगाम ततः सुभूर्दुष्यन्तं विदिताद् वनात्॥
English: That beauty of fair eye-brows, taking her lotus-eyed son of celestial beauty with her, left the forest where she had first met Dushyanta.
Sanskrit: अभिसृत्य च राजानं विदिता च प्रवेशिता। सह तेनैव पुत्रेण बालार्कसमतेजसा॥
English: Having sent words, she entered the royal court with her son, as effulgent as the morning sun. And she was then introduced to him.
Sanskrit: निवेदयित्वा ते सर्वे आश्रमं पुनरागताः। पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमब्रवीच शकुन्तला॥
English: The disciples of the Rishi, having told the king everything, returned to the hermitage. And Shakuntala, after duly worshipping the
Sanskrit: शकुन्तलोवाच अयं पुत्रस्त्वया राजन् यौवराज्येऽभिषिच्यताम्। त्वया ह्ययं सुतो राजन् मय्युत्पन्नः सुरोपमः। यथासमयमेतस्मिन् वर्तस्व पुरुषोत्तम॥
English: Shakuntala said : O King, this is your son. Let him be installed as your heir-apparent. O King, this god-like boy was begotten by you on me. O best of men, fulfil now the promise you made of me.
Sanskrit: यथा मत्सङ्गमे पूर्वं यः कृतः समयस्त्वया। तं स्मरस्व महाभाग कण्वाश्रमपदं प्रति॥
English: O illustrious man, call to your mind the agreement you made with me on the occasion of our marriage at the hermitage of Kanva.
Sanskrit: सोऽथ श्रुत्वैव तद् वाक्यं तस्या राजा स्मरन्नपि। अब्रवीन्न स्मरामीति कस्य त्वं दुष्टतापसि॥
English: Having heard her words, the King remembered everything, but he said, “I remember nothing. O wicked ascetic woman, to whom do you belong?"
Sanskrit: धर्मकामार्थसम्बन्धं न स्मरामि त्वया सह। गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा कामं यद् वापीच्छसि तत् कुरु॥
English: "I do not remember to have any connection with you with regard to (either) Dharma, Artha and Kama. Go or stay or do whatever you please."
Sanskrit: सैवमुक्ता वरारोहा वीडितेव तपस्विनी। नि:संज्ञेव च दुःखेन तस्थौ स्थूणेव निश्चला॥
English: Thus being addressed, the beautiful ascetic lady was filled with shame. She lost her consciousness from grief and she stood like a wooden post.
Sanskrit: संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षी स्फुरमाणौष्ठसम्पुटा। कटाक्षैर्निर्दहन्तीव तिर्यग् राजानमैक्षत॥
English: Soon became her eyes red like copper; her lips began to quiver; she cast upon the king her (angry) glances which seemed to burn him.
Sanskrit: आकारं गूहमानां च मन्युना च समीरिता। तपसा सम्भृतं तेजो धारयामास वै तदा।॥
English: Her rising anger and blazing fire of her asceticism she kept down with a great effort.
Sanskrit: सा मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा दुःखामर्षसमन्विता। भर्तारमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धा वचनमब्रवीत्॥ जानन्नपि महाराज कस्मादेवं प्रभाषसे। न जानामीति निःशङ्कं यथान्यः प्राकृतो जनः॥
English: Collecting her thought in a moment, she thus addressed her husband looking straight at him in grief and in anger. “O great king, knowing everything, how can you, like a mean and inferior man, say that you know nothing'?
Sanskrit: अत्र ते हृदयं वेद सत्यस्यैवानृतस्य च। कल्याणं वद साक्ष्येण माऽऽत्मानमवमन्यथाः॥
English: Your heart is the witness to the truth or to the falsehood of my words. Therefore, speak the truth and do not degrade yourself.
Sanskrit: योऽन्यथा सन्तमात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते। किं तेन न कृतं पापं चौरेणात्मापहारिणा॥
English: He, who has one thing in his mind, but represents another thing to others, is a thief and a robber of his own self. What sin is he not capable of committing?
Sanskrit: एकोऽहमस्मीति च मन्यसे त्वं न हृच्छयं वेत्सि मुनि पुराणम्। यो वेदिता कर्मणः पापकस्य तस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोपि॥
English: You think that you alone know what you did. But do you not know that the great Omniscient One dwells in your heart. He knows all your sins and you sin in his presence.
Sanskrit: मन्यते पापकं कृत्वा न कश्चिद् वेत्ति मामिति। विदन्ति चैनं देवाश्च यश्चैवान्तरपूरुषः॥
English: Man, when sinning, thinks that no one sees him. But he is seen by the celestials and by the Deity who dwells in every heart.
Sanskrit: आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलानलौ च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च। अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च संध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम्॥
English: The sun, the moon, the air, the fire, the earth, the sky, the water, the heart, Yama, the day, the night, the twilight and Dharma see every act of man.
Sanskrit: यमो वैवस्वतस्तस्य निर्यातयति दुष्कृतम्। हृदि स्थितः कर्मसाक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञो यस्य तुष्यति॥
English: Yama, the son of Vivasvata, takes no account of the sins of that man with whom the Deity, the witness of all acts, remains pleased.
Sanskrit: न तु तुष्यति यस्यैष पुरुषस्य दुरात्मनः। तंयमः पापकर्माणं वियातयति दुष्कृतम्॥
English: But that sinner, with whom the great Deity is not pleased, is punished by Yama for his wicked deeds.