pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततः स तोयदो भूत्वा नील: सेन्द्रायुधो दिवि॥ अश्मवृष्टिभिरत्युग्रः सूतपुत्रमवाकिरत्।
English: Thereafter the Rakshasa becoming a blue cloud decked with the rain-bow began to cover the son of Suta with a fierce shower of stones.
Sanskrit: अथ संधाय वायव्यमस्रमस्रविदां वरः॥ व्यधमत् कालमेघं तं कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषः।
English: Then that foremost of all persons versed in the use of weapons, viz., Karna, the son of Vikartana, discharging the Vayavya weapon destroyed that blue cloud.
Sanskrit: स मार्गणगणैः कर्णो दिशः प्रच्छाद्य सर्वशः॥ जघानास्रं महाराज घटोत्कचसमीरितम्।
English: Then, O king, covered the quarters of the compass with his arrows, Karna baffled the weapons shot by Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य समरे भैमसेनिर्महाबलः॥ प्रादुश्चक्रे महामायां कर्णं प्रति महारथम्।
English: Then the highly puissant son of Bhimasena smiling the while invoked into existence an allpowerful illusion against that mighty carwarrior viz., Karna.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा पुनरायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्॥ घटोत्कचमसम्भ्रान्तं राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतम्।
English: Beholding then that foremost of carwarriors viz., Ghatotkacha, dauntlessly approach him surrounded by a large number of Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमैः॥ गजस्थैश्च रथस्थैश्च वाजिपृष्ठगतैस्तथा।
English: That resembled lion and tigers and infuriate powerful elephants, mounted on elephants, some on chariots and some on horses.
Sanskrit: नानाशस्रधरैोरै नाकवचभूषणैः॥ वृतं घटोत्कचं क्रूरैर्मरुद्भिरिव वासवम्।
English: All bearing various kinds of weapons and wearing diverse kinds of armour and ornaments indeed beholding Ghatotkacha surrounded by these fearful Rakshasas like Vasava by the Marutas.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा कर्णो महेष्वासो योधयामास राक्षसम्॥ घटोत्कचस्ततः कर्णं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः।
English: The mighty bowman Karna began to fight with him fiercely. Then Ghatotkacha piercing Karna with five arrows.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णपुलाञ्छत्रुघ्नान् खेचरान् राक्षसान् प्रति॥ तद् बाणैरर्दितं यूथं रक्षसां पीनवक्षसाम्।
English: Furnished with golden wings, capable of slaying foes and ranging through the welkin at those Rakshasas. Afflicted with those shafts that host of broad-chested Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: सिंहनेवादितं वन्यं गजानामाकुलं कुलम्॥ विघम्य राक्षसान् बाणैः साश्वसूतगजान् विभुः।
English: Appeared agitated like a host of wild elephants attacked by a lion. Burning with his arrows the Rakshasas and their horses, charioteer and elephant, O lord.
Sanskrit: ददाह भगवान् वह्निर्भूतानीव युगक्षये॥ स हत्वा राक्षसी सेनां शुशुभे सूतनन्दनः।
English: The heroic Karna appeared like the god of fire burning down creatures at the end of a Yuga. Slaying that Rakshasa host, the son of Suta appeared beautiful.
Sanskrit: पुरेव त्रिपुरं दग्ध्वा दिवि देवा महेश्वरः॥ तेषु राजसहस्रेषु पाण्डवेयेषु मारिष।
English: Like the god Maheshvara after he had destroyed Tripura in the days of yore. Among the thousands of king belonging to the Pandavas, O sire.
Sanskrit: नैनं निरीक्षितुमपि कश्चिच्छक्नोति पार्थिवः॥ ऋते घटोत्कचाद् राजन् राक्षसेन्द्रान्महाबलात्। भीमवीर्यबलोपेतात् क्रुद्धाद वैवस्वतादिव॥ तस्य क्रुद्धस्य नेत्राभ्यां पावकः समजायत। महोल्काभ्यां यथा राजन् सार्चिषः स्नेहबिन्दवः॥ तलं तलेन संहत्य संदश्य दशनच्छदम्।
English: There was none who could then even look at Karna. O ruler of men, except the powerful Ghatotkacha, that foremost of Rakshasas who was possessed of terrible energy and mighty and who burning with wrath, then looked like the himself. Excited as he was with wrath flames of fire seemed to issue out of his eyes, like burning drops of oil from a pair of flambeaus; then striking his palms against each other and biting his nether lip.
Sanskrit: रथमास्थाय च पुनर्मायया निर्मितं तदा॥ युक्तं गजनिभैर्वाहैः पिशाचवदनैः खरैः।
English: The Rakshasa was seen to ride a car the creation of his own illusion to which were yoked asses looking like elephants and having the heads of Pisachas.
Sanskrit: स सूतमब्रवीत् क्रुद्धः सूतपुत्राय मां वह॥ स ययौ घोररूपेण रथेन रथिनां वरः। द्वैरथं सूतपुत्रेण पुनरेव विशाम्पते॥
English: Then excited with rages he addressed his charioteer saying, “Take me near the son of Suta.” Then that foremost of car-warriors riding on that chariot of fearful aspect.
Sanskrit: स चिक्षेप पुनः क्रुद्धः सूतपुत्राय राक्षसः। अष्टचक्रां महाघोरामशनि रुद्रनिर्मिताम्॥ द्वियोजनसमुत्सेधां योजनायामविस्तराम्। आयसीं निचितां शूलैः कदम्बमिव केसरैः॥
English: An Asani of dreadful appearance furnished with eight wheels and manufactured by Rudra himself. Placing his bow on his car and jumping down on the earth.
Sanskrit: तामवप्लुत्य जग्राह कर्णो न्यस्य महद् धनुः। चिक्षेप चैनां तस्यैव स्यन्दनात् सोऽवपुप्लुवे॥ साश्वसूतध्वजं यानं भस्म कृत्वा महाप्रभा।
English: And hurled it back at Ghatotkacha. The latter however had jumped down from his car. Meanwhile that highly resplendent weapon burning down the Rakshasa's car with its charioteer, horses and standard.
Sanskrit: विवेश वसुधां भित्त्वा सुरास्तत्र विसिस्मियुः॥ कर्ण तु सर्वभूतानि पूजयामासुरञ्जसा।
English: Entered the earth, piercing through her bowels, thereby filling the gods with wonder. Then all creatures applauded Karna.
Sanskrit: यदवप्लुत्य जग्राह देवसृष्टां महाशनिम्॥ एवं कृत्वा रणे कर्ण आरुरोह रथं पुनः।
English: Inasmuch as he succeeded in grasping the Asani of celestial make, having jumped down from his car. Having achieved this feat, Karna again ascended his car.
Sanskrit: ततो मुमोच नाराचान् सूतपुत्रः परंतप॥ अशक्यं कर्तुमन्येन सर्वभूतेषु मानद। यदकार्षीत् तदा कर्णः संग्रामे भीमदर्शने॥ स हन्यमानो नाराचैर्धाराभिरिव पर्वतः।
English: Thereafter that afflicter of foes, namely the son of Suta began to shoot his arrows. O giver of honour what Karna then achieved in that battle of fierce aspect was incapable of being achieved by any other creatures. Then struck with his Narachas like a mountain by showers of rain.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वनगराकारः पुनरन्तरधीयत॥ एवं स वै महाकायो मायया लाघवेन च। अस्राणि तानि दिव्यानि जघान रिपुसूदनः॥ निहन्यमानेष्वस्रेषु मायया तेन रक्षसा। असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा कर्णस्तद् रक्षः प्रत्ययुध्यत॥ निहन्यमानेष्वस्रेषु मायया तेन रक्षसा।
English: Ghatotkacha of aerial from once more disappeared from the view. Fighting in this way, the huge Rakshasa, the slayer of foes, destroyed the celestial weapons of Karna, by means of high agility and illusive powers. Thus although his weapons were destroyed by the illusive powers of that Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा कर्णस्तद् रक्षः प्रत्ययुध्यत॥ ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भैमसेनिर्महाबलः।
English: Karna dauntlessly fought on with him. Thereupon the highly puissant son of Bhima, O king, being worked up with rage.
Sanskrit: चकार बहुधाऽऽत्मानं भीषयाणो महारथान्॥ ततो दिग्भ्यः समापेतुः सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षवः। अग्निजिह्वाश्च भुजगा विहगाश्चाप्ययोमुखाः॥ स कीर्यमाणो विशिखैः कर्णचापच्युतैः शरैः।
English: Multiplied himself many times thereby inspiring terror in to the hearts of mighty carwarriors. Thereafter from all the points of the compass lions, tigers, hyenas, fire-tongued snakes and iron-beaked rangers of the sky, began to issue out. Covered with the swiftlyflying arrows shot from Karna's bow.
Sanskrit: नागराडिव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥ राक्षसाश्च पिशाचाश्च यातुधानास्तथैव च।
English: That gigantic Rakshasa looking like the prince of mountains, disappeared then and there. Then numerous Rakshasas, Pisachas, Yatudhanas and.
Sanskrit: शालावृकाश्च बहवो वृकाश्च विकृताननाः॥ ते कर्णं क्षपयिष्यन्तः सर्वतः समुपाद्रवन्।
English: Peaks of wolves and leopards of frightful aspects, rushed upon Karna for devouring him.
Sanskrit: अथैनं वाग्भिरुग्राभिस्रासयांचक्रिरे तदा॥ उद्यतैर्बहुभि।रैरायुधैः शोणितोक्षितैः।
English: These then tried to frighten Karna by their fierce yells. With many dreadful weapons ready for use and steeped in blood.
Sanskrit: तेषामनेकैरेकैकं कर्णो विव्याध सायकैः॥ प्रतिहत्य तु तां मायां दिव्येनास्त्रेण राक्षसीम्।
English: Karna pierced each of those monsters. Then with a celestial weapons baffling that illusion of the Rakshasa,
Sanskrit: आजघान हयानस्य शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ ते भग्ना विक्षताङ्गाश्च भिन्नपृष्ठाश्च सायकैः।
English: He wounded the former's fierce steeds with arrows of depressed knots. Those steeds thus maimed and deprived of their limbs and with their backs lacerated with Karna's arrows.
Sanskrit: वसुधामन्वपद्यन्त पश्यतस्तस्य रक्षसः॥ स भग्नमायो हैडिम्ब कर्णं वैकर्तनं तदा। एष ते विदधे मृत्युमित्युक्त्वान्तरधीयत॥
English: Fell down on the earth, even before the eyes of that Rakshasa. The son of Hidimba seeing his illusions baffled once more made himself invincible, speaking thus to Vikartana's son-"I will presently compass your slaughter."
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच महानपनयः सूत ममैवात्र विशेषतः। स इदानीमनुप्राप्तो मन्ये संजय शोचतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said I see, O son of a charioteer, that mine has been the greatest fault in this matter; O Sanjaya, the consequences have now overtaken me, grieve though I may!
Sanskrit: यद् गतं तद् गतमिति ममासीन्मनसि स्थितम्। इदानीमत्र किं कार्य प्रकरिष्यामि संजय॥
English: Hitherto I thought that what is gone for good. But, O Sanjaya, what measures is gone should now be adopted.
Sanskrit: यथा ह्येष क्षयो वृत्तो ममापनयसम्भवः। वीराणां तन्ममाचक्ष्व स्थिरीभूतोऽस्मि संजय॥
English: I have now become calm, O Sanjaya; relate to me how this slaughter of heroes is went onslaughter that owes its origin to my evil policy.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच कर्णभीमौ महाराज पराक्रान्तौ महाबलौ। बाणवर्षाण्यसृजतां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ॥
English: Sanjaya said O mighty monarch, then the two powerful heroes Karna and Bhima began to pour showers of arrows, like two rain clouds pouring their contents.
Sanskrit: भीमनामाङ्किता बाणा: स्वर्णपुलाः शिलाशिताः। विविशुः कर्णमासाद्य च्छिन्दन्त इव जीवितम्॥
English: Then gold-winged arrows, whetted on stone and engraved with the name of Bhima, reaching Karna, penetrated thought him cutting him to the very quick.
Sanskrit: तथैव कर्णनिर्मुक्ता:शरा बर्हिणवाससः। छादयाञ्चकिरे वीरं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Similarly Bhima was pierced hundreds and thousands of times by the arrows shot by Karna, that resembled snakes of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: तयोः शरैर्महाराज सम्पतद्भिः समन्ततः। बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां संक्षोभः सागरोत्तरः॥
English: An agitation like that produced in the ocean, was then produced in your troops by the arrows of them both, falling on all sides.
Sanskrit: भीमचापच्युतैर्बाणैस्तव सैन्यमरिंदम। अवध्यत चमूमध्ये घोरैराशीविषोपमैः॥
English: O subduer of foes, shot from Bhima's bow, shafts resembling dreadful snakes, began to slay your troops amidst your own army.
Sanskrit: वारणैः पतितै राजन् वाजिभिश्च नरैः सह। अदृश्यत मही कार्णा वातभग्नैरिव दुमैः॥
English: With fallen elephants, horses and men, the Earth became covered and looked as if covered with trees broken by the force of the wind.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमानाः समरे भीमचापच्युतैः शरैः। प्राद्रवंस्तावका योधाः किमेतदिति चाब्रुवन्॥
English: Wounded with the arrows shot from Bhima's bow, your troops then began to fly away from the field saying what is it?
Sanskrit: ततो व्युदस्तं तत सैन्यंसिन्धुसौवीरकौरवम्। प्रोत्सारितं महावेगैः कर्णपाण्ड्योः शरैः॥
English: That host composed of the Sindhus, the Souviras and the Kauravas, afflicted and wounded with the terrible shafts of Bhima and
Sanskrit: शूरा हतभूयिष्ठा हताश्वरथवारणाः। उत्सृज्य भीमकर्णौ च सर्वतो व्यद्रवन् दिशः॥
English: Then those heroes, with their ranks thinned and their horses and elephants slain, fled in all directions, leaving Bhima and Karna on the field.
Sanskrit: नूनं पार्थार्थमेवास्मान् मोहयन्ति दिवौकसः। यत् कर्णभीमप्रभवैर्वध्यते नो बलं शरैः॥
English: 'Indeed for the sake of the Parthas even the gods are robbing us of our senses, inasmuch as those arrows shot both by Bhima and Karna and slaying us.'
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणा योधास्ते तावका भयपीडिताः। शरपातं समुत्सृज्य स्थिता युद्धदिदृक्षवः॥
English: Speaking such words, your warriors, struck with panic as they were, stood at a distance out of the range of arrows, for witnessing the combat.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रावर्तत नदी घोररूपा रणाजिरे। शूराणां हर्षजननी भीरूणां भयवर्धिनी॥
English: Then on the field of battle a terrible river started up into existence and began to flow there adding to the joy of heroes and to the feat of the cowards.
Sanskrit: वारणाश्वमनुष्याणां रुधिरौघसमुद्भवा। संवृता गतसत्त्वैश्च मनुष्यगजवाजिभिः॥
English: It caused by the blood of elephants, horses and men. Covered with the lifeless bodies of men, elephants and horses;
Sanskrit: सानुकर्षपताकैश्च द्विपाश्वरथभूषणैः। स्यन्दनैरपविद्धैश्च भग्नचक्राक्षकूबरैः॥
English: With flag-staffs and car-bottoms; with ornaments of cars, elephants and steeds; with shattered chariots, wheels, axels and Kuvaras;
Sanskrit: जातरूपपरिष्कारैर्धनुर्भिः सुमहाखनैः। सुवर्णपु?रिषुभिर्नाराचैश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: With gold-decked bows of fierce twang and with thousands of arrows and darts furnished with wings of gold.
Sanskrit: कर्णपाण्डवनिर्मुक्तैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नगैः। प्रासतोमरसंघातैः खङ्गैश्च सपरश्वधैः॥
English: Shot by Bhima and Karna and resembling snakes just freed from their sloughs; with numerous lances, javelins, swords and battle axes.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णविकृतैश्चापि गदामुसलपट्टिशैः। ध्वजैश्च विविधाकारैः शक्तिभिः परिधैरपि॥
English: With maces and clubs and axes all adorned with gold; with standards of various descriptions and darts and piked bludgeons;
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हते तस्मिन् महावीर्ये सौभद्रे रथयूथपे। विमुक्तस्थसंनाहाः सर्वे निक्षिप्तकार्मुकाः॥ उपोपविष्टा राजानं परिवार्य युधिष्ठिरम्। तदेव युद्धं ध्यायन्तः सौभद्रगतमानसाः॥
English: Sanjaya said When that hero that leader of a car-division viz., Subhadra's son had been slain in battle, leaving their cars and doffing their coats of mail and throwing aside their bows, all the Pandavas sat surrounding king Yudhishthira. They were then brooding upon their grief with their hearts occupied with the thought of the deceased son of Subhadra.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा विललाप सुदुःखितः। अभिमन्यौ हते वीरे भ्रातुः पुत्रेमहारथे॥
English: Then upon the death of the brother's son, the heroic and mighty car-warrior Abhimanyu, king Yudhishthira began to lament totally unmanned by grief.
Sanskrit: द्रोणानीकमसम्बाधं मम प्रियचिकीर्षया। भित्त्वा व्यूहं प्रविष्टोऽसौ गोमध्यमिव केसरी॥
English: Desirous of doing an act agreeable to me, he (Abhimanyu) penetrated the array of Drona with the least difficulty, like a lion penetrating into the midst of a herd of kine.
Sanskrit: यस्य शूरा महेष्वासाः प्रत्यनीकगता रणे। प्रभग्ना विनिवर्तन्ते कृतास्त्रा युद्धदुर्मदाः॥
English: Meeting with him in battle, fierce bowmen, endowed with heroism, accomplished in the use of weapons and incapable of being easily defeated in battle, were compelled to turn back.
Sanskrit: अत्यन्तशत्रुरस्माकं येन दुःशासनः क्षिप्रं ह्यभिमुखः संख्ये विसंज्ञो विमुखीकृतः॥
English: Our implacable enemy Dushasana having encountered him in battle, was quickly compelled by his shafts to retreat, being nearly deprived of his senses.
Sanskrit: स तीर्खा दुस्तरं वीरो द्रोणनीकमहार्णवम्। प्राप्य दौःशासनिं कार्णिः प्राप्तो वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: Having crossed the ocean-like host of Drona's troops difficult of being defeated, that nephew of Krishna was despatched to Death's mansion, upon encountering the son of Dushasana.
Sanskrit: कथं द्रक्ष्यामि कौन्तेयं सौभद्रे निहतेऽर्जुनम्। सुभद्रां वा महाभागां प्रियं पुत्रमपश्यतीम्॥
English: Oh, now that Abhimanyu is slain, how shall I look upon Kunti's son Arjuna or upon the auspicious Subhadra bereft of her that dearloved son!
Sanskrit: किंस्विद् वयमपेतार्थमश्लिष्टमसमञ्जसम्। तावुभौ प्रतिवक्ष्यामो हृषीकेशधनंजयौ॥ शरैः।
English: What meaningless, disjointed and incoherent words shall we have to say today to both Hrishikesha and Dhananjaya!
Sanskrit: अहमेव सुभद्रायाः केशवार्जुनयोरपि। प्रियकामो जयाकाक्षी कृतवानिदमप्रियम्॥
English: It is myself, desirous of my own good and intent on victory, that have done this injury to Subhadra, Arjuna and Keshava!
Sanskrit: न लुब्धो बुध्यते दोषाँ ल्लोभान्मोहात् प्रवर्तते। मधुलिप्सुर्हि नापश्यं प्रपातमहमीदृशम्॥
English: A covetous man never finds his own shortcomings; and it is from folly, that covetousness proceeds. Desirous of collecting the honey, I could not see that such a fall threatened me.
Sanskrit: यो हि भोज्ये पुरुकार्यो यानेषु शयनेषु च। भूषणेषु च सोऽस्माभिर्बालो युधि पुरस्कृतः॥
English: He who was a mere boy and who should have been indulged with good food, conveyance, beds and ornaments, alas, even such a boy was placed by us in the thick of battle!
Sanskrit: कथं हि बालस्तरुणो युद्धानामविशारदः। सदश्व इव सम्बाधे विषमे क्षेममर्हति॥
English: Like a steed of spirited mettle that sacrifices itself rather than obey the reins, how could that boy of tender years, unskilled in the modes of warfare reap good in such a perilous situation?
Sanskrit: नो चेद्धि वयमप्येनं महीमनु शयीमहि। बीभत्सोः कोपदीप्तस्य दग्धाः कृपणचक्षुषा॥
English: Alas, after him, today we also shall lay ourselves down on the field of battle, being consumed by the glances of grief cast by Vibhatsu inflamed with rage.
Sanskrit: अलुब्धो मतिमान् ह्रीमान् क्षमावान् रूपवान् बली। वपुष्मान् मानकृद् वीरः प्रियः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ यस्य श्लाघन्ति विबुधाः कर्माण्यूर्जितकर्मणः। निवातकवचाञ्जने कालकेयांश्च वीर्यवान्॥ महेन्द्रशत्रवो येन हिरण्यपुरवासिनः। अक्ष्णोनिमेषमात्रेण पौलोमाः सगणा हताः॥ परेभ्योऽप्यभयार्थिभ्यो यो ददात्यभयं विभुः। तस्यास्माभिर्न शकितस्त्रातुमप्यात्मजो बली॥
English: Arjuna is free from covetousness, intelligent, bashful, forbearing, handsome, powerful, endowed with well-developed limbs, respectful to the elders, heroic, amiable and devoted to truth; the feats of that one of fierce deeds even the gods applaud; that one of puissant energy slew Nivatakavachas and also the Kalakeyas; by him were the opponents of the great Indra, the dwellers of the golden cities, viz., the Paulamas slain with their followers, within the twinkling of any eye; that lord gives assurance of safety to those who seek to be protected from their enemies. Alas, today, we have not been competent through fear, to save the son even of that one!
Sanskrit: तु सुमहत् प्राप्तं धार्तराष्ट्रान् महाबलान्। पार्थः पुत्रवधात् क्रुद्धः कौरवाशोषयिष्यति॥
English: Surely a great fear has overtaken the mighty host of the son of Dhritarashtra. Filled with rage at the slaughter of his son the son of Pritha (Arjuna) without doubt extirpate the Kauravas.
Sanskrit: क्षुद्रः क्षुद्रसहायश्च स्वपक्षक्षयमातुरः। व्यक्तं दुर्योधनो दृष्ट्वाशोचन् हास्यति जीवितम्॥
English: It is also evident that the mean-minded Duryodhana, having mean counselors, that destroyer of his own partisans, seeing the destruction of the troops and overtaken by grief, shall give up his life.
Sanskrit: न मे जयः प्रीतिकरो न राज्यं न चामरत्वं न सुरैः सलोकता। इमं समीक्ष्याप्रतिवीर्यपौरुषं निपातितं देववरात्मजात्मजम्॥
English: Beholding this son of Indra's son endowed with unequalled energy and prowess fallen on the field of battle, neither victory, nor kingdom, nor immortality, nor equality of rank with the celestials, does afford me the least joy.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच अशोच्यत्वं कुतस्तस्य यस्या भर्ता युधिष्ठिरः। जानन् सर्वाणि दुःखानि किं मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
English: Draupadi said Whence can there be a freedom of grief to her who has Yudhishthira for her husband? Knowing all my griefs do you ask me?
Sanskrit: यन्मां दासीप्रवादेन प्रातिकामी तदानयत्। सभापरिषदो मध्ये तन्मां दहति भारत।।२
English: The grief, when Pratikami dragged me in the court in the midst of the courtiers calling me a slave, burns me still, C Bharata,
Sanskrit: पार्थिवस्य सुता नाम का नु जीवति मादृशी। अनुभूयेदृशं दुःखमन्यत्र द्रौपदी प्रभो॥
English: What other princess like me, would live enduring such a hard misery?
Sanskrit: वनवासगतायाश्च सैन्धवेन दुरात्मना। परामर्शो द्वितीयो वै सोढुमुत्सहते तु का॥
English: Who else except me has so much energy as to suffer the insult offered by the wicked prince of Sindhu during our stay in the forest?
Sanskrit: मत्स्यराजसमक्षं तु तस्य धूर्तस्य पश्यतः। कीचकेन परामृष्टा का नु जीवति मादृशी॥
English: Who else like me, can live having been kicked by Kichaka in the very presence of the wicked king of the Matsya's?
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधैः क्लेशैः क्लिश्यमानां च भारत। न मां जानासि कौन्तेय किं फलं जीवितेन मे॥
English: O Bharata, of what use is the life to me, when you, O son of Kunti, do not think of me, who have been afflicted with various woes like these?
Sanskrit: योऽयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कीचको नाम भारत। सेनानी: पुरुषव्याघ्रः श्यालः परमदुर्मतिः॥ स मां सैरन्ध्रवेषेण वसन्ती राजवेश्मनि। नित्यमेवाह दुष्टात्मा भार्या मम भवेति वै॥
English: O Bharata, the most wicked-minded one of vile nature, known by the name Kichaka, who is the leader of his forces, addresses we, everyday, O best men, while living in the royal palace in the guise of a Sairandhri, saying "do you become my wife."
Sanskrit: तेनोपमन्त्र्यमाणाया वधाहेण सपत्नहन्। कालेनेव फलं पक्वं हृदयं मे विदीर्यते॥
English: O slayer of foes, thus addressed by him deserving destruction, my heart is bursting like a fruit ripened in due time.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं च विगर्हस्व ज्येष्ठं दुर्दूतदेविनम्। यस्यास्मि कर्मणा प्राप्ता दुःखमेतदनन्तकम्॥
English: You should pass censure on your eldest brother who is sorely addicted to the despicable game of dice, through whose act alone I have received this endless woe.
Sanskrit: को हि राज्यं परित्यज्य सर्वस्वं चात्मना सह। प्रव्रज्यायैव दीव्येत विना दुर्दूतदेविनम्॥
English: Who else, except him, addicted sore to gambling, would play, renouncing kingdom and every thing including his self, in order to lead a life in the forest?
Sanskrit: यदि निष्कसहस्रेण यच्चान्यत् सारवद् धनम्। सायम्प्रातरदेविष्यदपि संवत्सरान् बहून्॥ रुक्मं हिरण्यं वासांसि यानं युग्यमजाविकम्। अश्वाश्वतरसङ्घांश्च न जातु क्षयमावहेत्॥
English: If he had played morning and evening for many years together pawning Nishkas by thousands and other treasures of value, still his silver and gold robes and cars, teams and goats, and sheep and horses and mules would have hardly suffered any diminution.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं द्यूतप्रवादेन श्रियः प्रत्यवरोपितः। तूष्णीमास्ते यथा मूढः स्वानि कर्माणि चिन्तयन्।।१४।
English: But deprived of fortune by rivalry of dice he now holds silence like a fool meditating over his own misdeeds.
Sanskrit: दश नागसहस्राणि हयानां हेममालिनाम्। यं यान्तमनुयान्तीह सोऽयं द्यूतेन जीवति॥
English: It is he, who while going out, was followed by ten thousand elephants, adorned with golden garlands, and he now supports himself by gambling at dice.
Sanskrit: रथाः शतसहस्राणि नृपाणाममितौजसाम्। उपासन्त महाराजमिन्द्रप्रस्थे युधिष्ठिरम्॥ शतं दासीसहस्राणां यस्य नित्यं महानसे। पात्रीहस्तं दिवारात्रमतिथीन् भोजयन्त्युत॥ एष निकसहस्राणि प्रदाय ददतां वरः। द्यूतजेन ह्यनर्थेन महता समुपाश्रितः॥
English: That great king, Yudhishthira, the best of the charitable, whom the kings by hundreds of thousands endowed with unparalleled power worshipped at the city of Indraprastha, at whose kitchen a hundred thousand maids, with plate in hand used to feed every day, day and night, numbers of guests, and who used to give away in charity a thousand nishkas, is also overpowered by great calamity caused by gambling.
Sanskrit: एवं हि स्वरसम्पन्ना बहवः सूतमागधाः। सायम्प्रातरुपातिष्ठन् सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलः॥
English: Many bards and eulogists gifted with musical voice, and decked with bright ear-rings beset with gems, worshipped him morning and evening.
Sanskrit: सहस्रमृषयो यस्य नित्यमासन् सभासदः। तपःश्रुतोपसम्पन्नाः सर्वकामैरुपस्थिताः॥ अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिनः। त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान् बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः॥ अप्रतिग्राहिणां चैव यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम्। दश चापि सहस्राणि सोऽयमास्ते नरेश्वरः॥
English: That Yudhishthira, who had a number of sages versed in the Vedas, gifted with ascetic merit, and having all their wishes complied with, as his daily courtiers, and who maintained eighty-eight thousands of wedded snatakas, to each of whom there were assigned maids thirty in number, as well as ten thousand yatis abstaining from accepting any thing in shape of gift and having their vital seed totally drawn up, that lord of men lives in such a plight.
Sanskrit: आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशं संविभागस्तथैव च। यस्मिन्नेतानि सर्वाणि सोऽयमास्ते नरेश्वरः॥
English: That lord of men, who is free from cruelty, full of compassion and used to give every one his legitimate due, is, inspite of all these excellent attributes, destined to live in such a guise.