pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा दुहितरं तथा वृद्धांश्च मन्त्रिणः। व्यादिदेशानुयात्रं च गम्यतां चेत्यचोदयत्॥
English: Markandeya said : Addressing thus his daughter and his old ministers, (the king) gave orders to make preparations (for their departure) and said "go".
Sanskrit: साभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ वीडितेव मनस्विनी। पितुर्वचनमाज्ञाय निर्जगामाविचारितम्॥
English: (Thereupon), she, (gentle and meek) as a fernale ascetic, bashfully bowing down to the feet of her father, set out without hesitation, in obedience to the commands of her sire.
Sanskrit: सा हैमं रथमास्थाय स्थविरैः सचिवैर्वृता। तपोवनानि रम्याणि राजर्षीणां जगाम ह॥
English: Seated on a car of gold and surrounded by the ministers, she visited the delightful hermitage of the royal sages.
Sanskrit: मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवादनम्। वनानि क्रमशस्तात सर्वाण्येवाभ्यगच्छत॥
English: O son, there bowing down to the feet of the elders and the revered, she visited all the forests one after the other.
Sanskrit: एवं तीर्थेषु सर्वेषु धनोत्सर्गं नृपात्मजा। कुर्वती द्विजमुख्यानां तं तं देशं जगाम ह॥
English: Thus giving away riches in all the Tirthas, the king's daughter travelled over all those places inhabited by the foremost of the twiceborn ones.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच धर्मात्मानं त्वाहुरेकं सर्वे राजन् महीक्षितः। सर्वधर्मविरुद्धं त्वं कस्मात् कर्म चिकीर्षसि॥
English: The Hawk said: All the kings of earth call you virtuous. Therefore why do you perform an act which is not in accordance with Dharma?
Sanskrit: विहितं भक्षणं राजन् पीड्यमानस्य मे क्षुधा। मा रक्षीधर्मलोभेनधर्ममुत्सृष्टवानसि॥
English: O king, I am oppressed by hunger; do not withhold from me my ordained food on the belief that you are thus gaining virtue, whereas you are not.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच संत्रस्तरूपस्त्राणार्थी त्वत्तो भीतो महाद्विज। मत्सकाशमनुप्राप्तः प्राणगृनुरयं द्विजः॥
English: The King said: O great bird, this one is afflicted with the fear of you; and desirous of escaping from you it has come in a fury to me for protection.
Sanskrit: एवमभ्यागतस्येह कपोतस्याभयार्थिनः। अप्रदाने परंधर्मं कथं श्येन न पश्यसि॥
English: O hawk, why do you not see that it is a great virtue for me not to give up this pigeon which has thus come to me?
Sanskrit: प्रस्पन्दमानः सम्भ्रान्तः कपोतः श्येन लक्ष्यते। मत्सकाशं जीवितार्थी तस्य त्यागो विगर्हितः॥
English: O hawk, this pigeon is seen to tremble with fear; it is agitated, it has come to me for protection of its life. It is not proper for me to forsake it.
Sanskrit: यो हि कश्चिद् द्विजान् हन्याद् गां वा लोकस्य मातरम् शरणागतं च त्यजते तुल्यं तेषां हि पातकम्॥
English: He who kills a Brahmana and the mother of men (cow) and he who forsakes one who seeks his protection, both commit equal sin.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच आहारात् सर्वभूतानि सम्भवन्ति महीपते। आहारेण विवर्धन्ते तेन जीवन्ति जन्तवः॥
English: The Hawk said : O ruler of earth, all creatures exist on food. The animals are nourished and sustained by food.
Sanskrit: शक्यते दुस्त्यजेऽप्यर्थे चिररात्राय जीवितुम्। न तु भोजनमुत्सृज्य शक्यं वर्तयितुं चिरम्॥
English: A man can live many days even after forsaking his dear ones, but be cannot live long after abstaining from food.
Sanskrit: भक्ष्याद् वियोजितस्याद्य मम प्राणा विशाम्पते। विसृज्य कायमेष्यन्ति पन्थानमकुतोभयम्॥
English: O king, my life will depart today if deprived of food. Leaving my body it would fearlessly go away to other ways.
Sanskrit: प्रमृते मयिधर्मात्मन् पुत्रदारादि नक्ष्यति। रक्षमाणः कपोतं त्वं बहून् प्राणान् न रक्षसि॥
English: O virtuous-minded one, at my death my wife and children will perish. By protecting the pigeon you do not (at all) protect many lives.
Sanskrit: धर्मं यो बाधतेधर्मो न सधर्मः कुधर्म तत्। अविरोधात् तु योधर्मः सधर्मः सत्यविक्रम॥
English: The virtue, that stands in the way of another virtue, is (really) unrighteousness. O truthful king, that virtue true virtue which is not conflicting.
Sanskrit: विरोधिषु महीपाल निश्चित्य गुरुलाघवम्। न बाधा विद्यते यत्र तंधर्म समुपाचरेत्॥ गुरुलाघवमादायधर्माधर्मविनिश्चये। यतो भूयास्ततो राजन् कुरुष्वधर्मनिश्चयम्॥
English: O ruler of earth, after comparing the opposing virtues and weighing their comparative merits, one ought to espouse that which is not opposing. Where there is no confliction, one should adopt that virtue which preponderates.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच बहुकल्याणसंयुक्तं भाषसे विहगोत्तम। सुपर्णः पक्षिराट् किं त्वंधर्मज्ञश्चास्यसंशयम्॥
English: The King said : O excellent bird, as you speak words fraught with good, (may I ask) are you the king of birds, Suparna (Garuda)? I have not the least doubt that you are learned in all the precepts of virtue.
Sanskrit: तथा हिधर्मसंयुक्तं बहु चित्रं च भाषसे। न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचिदिति त्वां लक्षयाम्यहम्॥
English: As you speak many and various words of virtue, I do not see there is anything in respect with it which you do not know.
Sanskrit: शरणैषिपरित्यागं कथं साध्विति मन्यसे। आहारार्थं समारम्भस्तव चायं विहंगम॥
English: O bird, why do you consider, it virtuous to forsake one who seeks one's protection? Your attempt is only to search for food.
Sanskrit: शक्यश्चाप्यन्यथा कर्तुमाहारोऽप्यधिकस्त्वया। गोवृषो वा वराहो वा मृगो वा महिषोऽपि वा। त्वदर्थमद्य क्रियतां यच्चान्यदिह काक्षसि॥
English: You can appease you hunger with some other food which would be more plentiful. I am perfectly willing to procure for you any sort of food that would be palatable to you, whether it be an ox or a boar or a deer or a buffalo.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच न वराहं न चोक्षाणं न मृगान् विविधांस्तथा। भक्षयामि महाराज किं ममान्येन केनचित्॥
English: The Hawk said: O great king, I am not desirous of eating a boar or an ox or any other kind of beasts. What have I to do with any other food?
Sanskrit: यस्तु मे देवविहितो भक्षः क्षत्रियपुङ्गव। तमुत्सृज महीपाल कपोतमिममेव मे॥
English: O ruler of earth, O best of Kshatriyas, give me therefore this pigeon which is the food ordained to me by the celestials.
Sanskrit: श्यनेः कपोतानत्तीति स्थितिरेषा सनातनी। मा राजन् सारमज्ञात्वा कदलीस्कन्धमाश्रया२०॥
English: O king, that the hawks eat the pigeons, is an eternal law. Do not get on a plantain tree not knowing its want of strength (to support you).
Sanskrit: राजोवाच राष्ट्र शिबीनामृद्धं वै ददानि तव खेचर। यं वा कामयसे कामं श्येन सर्वं ददानि ते॥
English: The King said : Oranger of skies, I am willing to give you this kingdom of my dynasty and all wealth and also all that you desire to have,
Sanskrit: विनेनं पक्षिणं श्येन शरणार्थिनमागतम्। येनेमं वर्जयेथास्त्वं कर्मणा पक्षिसत्तम। तदाचक्ष्व करिष्यामि न हि दास्ये कपोतकम्॥
English: O hawk, O excellent bird, with the exception of giving up this pigeon which has come to me for protection. Tell me what I shall have to do for the deliverance of this bird, I shall not give you this pigeon.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच उशीनर कपोते ते यदि स्नेहो नराधिप। आत्मनो मांसमुत्कृत्य कपोततुलयाधृतम्॥
English: The Hawk said : O Ushinara, O ruler of men, if you have so much affection for the pigeon, then cut a portion of your flesh and weigh it against this pigeon.
Sanskrit: यदा समं कपोतेन तव मांसं नृपोत्तम। तदा देयं तु तन्मह्यं सा मे तुष्टिर्भविष्यति॥
English: O excellent king, when you flesh would be equal in weight with this pigeon, give it then to me and I shall be then satisfied.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच अनुग्रहमिमं मन्ये श्येन यन्माभियाचसे। तस्मात् तेऽद्य प्रदास्यामि स्वमांसं तुलयाधृतम्॥
English: The King said : O hawk, I consider your this request as a favour. I shall give you my own flesh weighing it against the pigeon.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच उत्कृत्य स स्वयं मांसं राजा परमधर्मवित्। तोलयामास कौन्तेय कपोतेन समं विभो॥
English: Lomasha said: O son of Kunti, O lord, cutting off his own flesh, that virtuous king weighed it against the pigeon.
Sanskrit: ध्रियमाणः कपोतस्तु मांसेनात्यतिरिच्यते। पुनश्चोत्कृत्य मांसानि राजा प्रादादुशीनरः॥
English: But when he found that the pigeon was more heavy than this flesh (thus cut and placed in the scale), the king Ushinara again cut (some more) flesh (from his body) and placed it (in the scale).
Sanskrit: न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समंधृतम्। तत उत्कृत्तमांसोऽसावारुरोह स्वयं तुलाम्॥
English: When portion after portion of his flesh had been added to weigh against the pigeon and no more flesh was left on his body, he then himself mounted on the scale.
Sanskrit: श्येन उवाच इन्द्रोऽहमस्मिधर्मज्ञ कपोतो हव्यवाडयम्। जिज्ञासमानौधर्म त्वां यज्ञवाटमुपागतौ॥
English: The Hawk said : O virtuous king, I am Indra. The pigeon is the carrier of the sacrificial Ghee (Agni). In order to test your virtuous merit, we came to your sacrificial grounds,
Sanskrit: यत् ते मांसानि गात्रेभ्य उत्कृत्तानि विशाम्पते। एषा ते भास्वती कीर्तिर्लोकानभिभविष्यति॥
English: O king, as you have cut off your flesh from your body, your glory will be resplendent.
Sanskrit: यावल्लोके मनुष्यास्त्वां कथयिष्यन्ति पार्थिव। तावत् कीर्तिश्च लोकाश्च स्थास्यन्ति तव शाश्वताः।।
English: O king, as long as men will speak of you on earth, so long will your glory endure and eternal region would be reserved for you.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानमारुरोह दिवं पुनः। उशीनरोऽपिधर्मात्माधर्मेणावृत्य रोदसी॥ विभ्राजमानो वपुषाप्यारुरोह त्रिविष्टपम्। तदेतत् सदनं राजन् राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Lomasha said: Having said this to the king, he (Indra) again went to heaven. And the virtuous Ushinara also, after filling heaven and earth with the merit of his pious deeds, went to heaven in an effulgent form. O king, yonder is the residence of that illustrious king.
Sanskrit: पश्यस्वैतन्मया सार्धं पुण्यं पापप्रमोचनम्। तत्र वै सततं देवा मनुयश्च सनातनाः। दृश्यन्ते ब्राह्मणै राजन् पुण्यवद्भिर्महात्मभिः॥
English: Behold it which is holy and capable of cleansing sins. O king, here are always seen the celestials and eternal Rishis and also virtuous and high-souled Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्रापि तपसि श्रेष्ठे वर्तमानः स वीर्यवान्। सिद्धचारणसव्रनां बभूव प्रियदर्शनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : That greatly powerful man (Pandu; was there engaged in the best of asceticism) and he soon became the favorite of all the Siddhas and Charanas.
Sanskrit: शुश्रूषुरनहंवादी संयतात्मा जितेन्द्रियः। स्वर्यं गन्तुं पराक्रान्तः स्वेन वीर्येण भारत॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, he was devoted to the service of his preceptors; he was free from vanity; he was self controlled and master over his passions. The powerful man went to heaven by his own prowess.
Sanskrit: केषांचिदभवद् भ्राता केषांचिदभवत् सखा। ऋषयस्त्वपरे चैनं पुत्रवत् पर्यपालयन्॥
English: He became the brother of some and the friend of others, the others again treated him as their own son.
Sanskrit: स तु कालेन महता प्राप्य निष्कलुषं तपः। ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशः पाण्डुर्बभूव भरतर्षभ।॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, after a long time Pandu acquired those great and sinless ascetic merits, by which he became like a Brahmarshi.
Sanskrit: अमावस्यां तु सहिता ऋषयः संशितव्रताः। ब्रह्मणं द्रष्टुकामास्ते सम्प्रतस्थुर्महर्षयः॥
English: On a new moon day the Rishis of rigid vows assembled together and were about to start with the desire of seeing Brahma.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रयातानृषीन् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुर्वचनमब्रवीत्। भवन्तः क्व गमिष्यन्ति ब्रूत मे वदतां वराः॥
English: Seeing the Rishis about to start, Pandu said, "O best of eloquent men, tell me where you are going."
Sanskrit: ऋषयः ऊचुः समवायो महानद्य ब्रह्मलोके महात्मनाम्। देवानां च ऋषीणां च पितृणां च महात्मनाम्। वयं तत्र गमिष्यामो द्रष्टुकामाः स्वयम्भुवम्॥
English: The Rishi said : There will be a great assemblage of highsouled celestial Rishis and Pitris in the abode of Brahma. We shall go there; we are desirous of seeing the self created (Brahma).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डुरुत्थाय सहसा गन्तुकामो महर्षिभिः। स्वर्गपारं तितीर्घः स शतशृङ्गादुदङ्मुखः॥ प्रतस्थे सह पत्नीभ्यामब्रुवंस्तं च तापसाः। उपर्युपरि गच्छन्तः शैलराजमुदङ्मुखाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Pandu suddenly rose with the desire of going with the Rishis and reaching the heaven. When he was about to start with his two wives in a northerly direction from the mountains with the hundred peaks, the ascetics addressed him thus.
Sanskrit: दृष्टवन्तो गिरौ रम्ये दुर्गान् देशान् बहून् वयम्। विमानशतसम्बाधां गीतस्वरनिनादिताम्॥ आक्रीडभूमिं देवानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा। उद्यानानि कुबेरस्य समानि विषमाणि च॥
English: "In our northward march, ascending the king of mountains, higher and higher we have seen many delightful and inaccessible regions, on the breast of the hill. (We have seen) the retreats of the celestials, Gandharvas and Apsaras, with hundreds of places resounding with the sweet note of celestial music. (We have seen) the gardens of Kubera, laid out on even and uneven grounds.
Sanskrit: महानदीनितम्बांश्च गहनान् गिरिगह्वरान्। सन्ति नित्यहिमा देशा निर्वृक्षमृगपक्षिणः॥
English: (We have seen) the banks of great rivers and mountain caverns. There are regions (on that mountain) everlastingly covered with snow and devoid of birds and beasts and trees.
Sanskrit: सन्ति क्वचिन्महादर्यो दुर्गाः काश्चिद् दुरासदाः। नातिक्रामेत पक्षी यान् कुत एवेतरे मृगाः॥
English: There are some places, where are very dangerous caves that they are perfectly inaccessible and unfit for habitation. Not to speak of other creatures, even birds can not cross them.
Sanskrit: वायुरेको हि यात्यत्र सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। गच्छन्त्यौ शैलराजेऽस्मिन् राजपुत्र्यौ कथं त्विमे॥ न सीदेतामदुःखा मा गमो भरतर्षभ।
English: "The only thing that can go there is air and only beings, Siddhas and great Rishis. O best of the Bharata race, these princesses are unaccustomed to hardship; how will they ascend those heights of the king of mountains? Therefore, do not come with us.'
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरुवाच अप्रजस्य महाभागा न द्वारं परिचक्षते॥ स्वर्गे तेनाभितप्तोऽहमप्रजस्तु ब्रवीमि वः। पित्र्यादृणादनिर्मुक्तस्तेन तप्ये तपोधनाः॥
English: Pandu said: O greatly fortunate ones, it is said that there is no heaven for a sonless. I am sonless. I speak to you in sorrow. O great ascetics, I am sorry, because I have not been able to free myself from the debt I owe to my forefathers.
Sanskrit: देहनाशे ध्रुवो नाशः पितॄणामेष निश्चयः। ऋणैश्चतुर्भिः संयुक्ता जायन्ते मानवा भुवि॥
English: In the dissolution of my body, my ancestors are sure to perish. Men are born in this world with four debts.
Sanskrit: पितृदेवर्षिमनुजैर्देयं तेभ्यश्च धर्मतः। एतानि तु यथाकालं यो न बुध्यति मानवः॥ न तस्य लोकाः सन्तीति धर्मविद्भिः प्रतिष्ठितम्। यज्ञैस्तु देवान् प्रीणाति स्वाध्यायतपसा मुनीन्।॥
English: (The name of debts) namely the debts due to the ancestors, the celestials, the Rishis and other men. They must be discharged with virtue. It has been established by the learned men that no regions of bliss exist for those who neglect to pay in due time these debts. The celestial are paid (gratified) by sacrifices, the Rishis by study and meditation.
Sanskrit: पुत्रैः श्राद्धैः पितॄश्चापि आनृशंस्येन मानवान्। ऋषिदेवमनुष्याणां परिमुक्तोऽस्मि धर्मतः॥ त्रयाणामितरेषां तु नाश आत्मनि नश्यति। पित्र्यादृणादनिर्मुक्त इदानीमस्मि तापसाः॥
English: The Pitris by begetting children and performing Shraddha and the other men by humanity and kindness, I have virtuously discharged my debts to the celestials, Rishis and other men. But there are those (Pitris) who are sure to perish at the dissolution of my body. O ascetics, I am not as yet free from the debt I owe to my ancestors.
Sanskrit: इह तस्मात् प्रजाहेतोः प्रजायन्ते नरोत्तमाः। यथैवाहं पितुः क्षेत्रे जातस्तेन महर्षिणा॥ तथैवास्मिन् मम क्षेत्रे कथं वै सम्भवेत् प्रजा।
English: The best of men were born to beget children to discharge that debt. As I was begotten by the great Rishi on the field of my father, so should children be begotten on my soil (wives).
Sanskrit: ऋषयः ऊचुः अस्ति वै तव धर्मात्मान् विद्मो देवोपमं शुभम्॥ अपत्यमनघं राजन् वयं दिव्येन चक्षुषा। देवोद्दिष्टं नरव्याघ्र कर्मणेहोपपादय॥
English: The Rishis said : O virtuous minded man, O king, there is progeny for you that will be sinless, greatly fortunate and like the celestial themselves. We see this with our prophetic eyes. O best of kings, therefore, accomplish the purposes of the celestials by your acts.
Sanskrit: अक्लिष्टं फलमव्यग्रो विन्दते बुद्धिमान् नरः। तस्मिन् दृष्टे फले राजन् प्रयत्न कर्तुमर्हसि॥ अपत्यं गुणसम्पन्नं लब्धा प्रीतिकरं ह्यसि।
English: The intelligent man who acts with deliberation always obtains good fruits. Therefore, O king, you should exert yourself. The fruits you will obtain is visible. You will surely obtain accomplished and agreeable sons.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा तापसवचः पाण्डुश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥ आत्मनो मृगशापेन जानन्नुपहतां क्रियाम्। सोऽब्रवीद् विजने कुन्ती धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनीम्। अपत्योत्पादने यत्नमापदि त्वं समर्थय॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard these words of the ascetics and remembering the loss of his procreative power owing to the curse of the deer, Pandu began to reflect. He told his lawfully wedded wife, illustrious Kunti, in private, “Try to raise offspring at this emergency.
Sanskrit: अपत्यं नाम लोकेषु प्रतिष्ठा धर्मसंहिता। इति कुन्ति विदुर्धीराः शाश्वतं धर्मवादिनः॥ इष्टं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं नियमश्च स्वनुष्ठितः। सर्वमेवानपत्यस्य न पावनमिहोच्यते॥
English: O Kunti, the wise expounders of the eternal religion say that son is the source of virtuous fame in the three worlds, Sacrifices, gifts in charity, ascetic penances and carefully observed vows, do not free a sonless man from his sins.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमेवं विदित्वैतत् प्रपश्यामि शुचिस्मिते। अनपत्यः शुभाँल्लोकान् न प्राप्स्यामीति चिन्तयन्।३०।
English: O lady of sweet smiles, knowing all this, I am certain that sonless as I am, I shall not obtain the regions of felicity.
Sanskrit: मृगाभिशापान्नष्टं मे जननं ह्यकृतात्मनः। नृशंसकारिणो भीरु यथैवोपहतं पुरा॥
English: O timid lady, as I was formerly addicted to cruel acts and led a vicious life, I have lost my power of procreation by the curse of the deer.
Sanskrit: इमे वै बन्धुदायादाः षट् पुत्रा धर्मदर्शने। षडेवाबन्धुदायादाः पुत्रास्ताञ्छृणु मे पृथे।॥
English: O Pritha, the religious books mention of six kinds of sons who are both heirs and kinsmen and six kinds more who are not heirs, but kinsmen. I shall speak of them; listen to me.
Sanskrit: स्वयंजातः प्रणीतश्च तत्समः पुत्रिकासुतः। पौन वश्च कानीनः भगिन्यां यश्च जायते॥ दत्तः क्रीतः कृत्रिमश्च उपगच्छेत् स्वयं च यः। सहोढो ज्ञातिरेताच हीनयोनिधृतश्च यः॥
English: (They are), Aurasa (the son begotten by one's own self on his own wife), Pranita (the son begotten on one's own wife by an accomplished person), Parikrita (the son begotten on one's wife by a man for a pecuniary consideration), Paunarbhava (the son begotten on a wife after her husband's death), Kanin (the son born in the maidenhood), Kunda (the son born of a women who had intercourse with four persons), Datta (the son given by another), Krita (the son bought from another), Upakrita (the son coming to one out of gratitude), Svayam upagata (the son coming himself to give him away), Sahodha (the son born of a pregnant bride), Hina Yonidhrita (the son born of a wife of a lower caste.)
Sanskrit: पूर्वपूर्वतमाभावं मत्वा लिप्सेत वै सुतम्। उत्तमादवराः पुंसः काङ्क्षन्ते पुत्रमापदि॥
English: On the failure of getting offspring of the first class, the mother should try to get the offspring of the next class and so on. At the time of emergency (failure of offspring), men raise up sons by their accomplished younger brothers.
Sanskrit: अपत्यं धर्मफलदं श्रेष्ठं विन्दन्ति मानवाः। आत्मशुक्रादपि पृथे मनुः स्वायम्भुवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: O Pritha, the self created Manu has said that men, failing to obtain son of their own, might raise up excellent virtue giving sons by others.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् प्रहेष्याम्यद्य त्वां हीनः प्रजननात् स्वयम्। सदृशाच्छ्रेयसो वा त्वं विद्ध्यपत्यं यशस्विनि॥
English: As I am destitute of the power of procreation, I command you to raise illustrious offspring by some men equal or superior to me.
Sanskrit: शृणु कुन्ति कथामेतां शारदण्डायिनी प्रति। सा वीरपत्नी गुरुणा नियुक्ता पुत्रजन्मनि॥
English: O Kunti, hear the history of that wife of a hero, the daughter of Sharadandayana, who raised offspring at the command of her lord.
Sanskrit: पुष्येण प्रयता स्नाता निशि कुन्ति चतुष्पथे। वरयित्वा द्विजं सिद्धं हुत्वा पुंसवनेऽनलम्।
English: O Kunti, after the bath when her season came, she went in the night to a place where four roads met. Worshipping a Brahmana who was crowned with ascetic success, she poured libations in the fire of Punsavana.
Sanskrit: कर्मण्यवसिते तस्मिन्सा तेनैव सहावसत्। तत्र त्रीञ्जनयामास दुर्जयादीन्महारथान्॥
English: After performing this, she lived with him; and thus were begotten on her three sons, Durjaya being the eldest.
Sanskrit: तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि ब्राह्मणात्तपसाधिकात्। मन्नियोगाद्यत क्षिप्रमपत्योत्पादनं प्रति॥
English: O greatly fortunate lady, like her you too at my command raise offspring by some Brahmana who is superior to me in ascetic merits.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सु विशाम्पते। कर्णो वैकर्तनो युद्धे वारयामास भारत॥
English: Sanjaya said Karna, the son of Vikartana, O king, checked in battle the great car-warrior Shahadeva who was advancing with the desire of slaying Drona.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तु राधेयं विद्ध्वा नवभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध दशभिर्विशिखैनतपर्वभिः॥२॥
English: Shahadeva, also piercing the son of Radha with nine arrows, pierced him again in that encounter with nine straight (shafts).
Sanskrit: तं कर्णः प्रतिविव्याध शतेन नतपर्वणाम्। सज्यं चास्य धनुः शीघ्रं चिच्छेद लघुहस्तवत्॥
English: Karna (also) pierced him in return with a hundred straight arrows and then with great light-handedness quickly cut-off his stringed bow.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। कर्णं विव्याध विंशत्या तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Thereupon the puissant son of Madri taking up another bow, pierced Karna with twenty shafts and this appeared wonderful.
Sanskrit: तस्य कर्णो हयान हत्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन द्रुतं निन्ये यमक्षयम्॥
English: (Then) Karna, having destroyed his horses with straight shafts, quickly sent his charioteer, with a broad-headed dart, to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: विस्थः सहदेवस्तु खङ्ग चर्म समाददे। तदप्यस्य शरैः कर्णो व्यधमत् प्रहसन्निव॥
English: Made carless (thus), Shahadeva then took up a scimitar and a shield. But (Karma) cut-off those (things) also with a smile.
Sanskrit: अथ गुर्वी महाघोरां हेमचित्रां महागदाम्। प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो वैकर्तनरथं प्रति॥
English: Thereupon the highly-puissant Shahadeva, in that engagement, hurled a heavy and formidable mace ornamented with gold, at the car of the son of Vikartana.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती सहसा सहदेवप्रचोदिताम्। व्यष्टम्भयच्छरैः कर्णो भूमौ चैनामपातयत्॥
English: Karna, however, cut-off with shafts that mace which, hurled by the Shahadeva, was making for him with great force and caused it to fall on the ground.
Sanskrit: गदां विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा सहदेवस्त्वरान्वितः। शक्तिं चिक्षेप कर्णाय तामप्यस्याच्छिनच्छरैः॥
English: Seeing that his cut-off, Shahadeva, with great haste, hurled a dart at mace was Karna. But that too was cut-off with arrows (by Karna).
Sanskrit: ससम्भ्रमं ततस्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य रथोत्तमात्। सहदेवो महाराज दृष्ट्वा कर्णं व्यवस्थितम्॥
English: The son of Madri, then, speedily jumping down from his excellent car and burning with indignation, as it were, at the sight of Karna stationed (before him).
Sanskrit: रथचक्रं प्रगृह्याजौ मुमोचाधिरथिं प्रति। तदापतद् वै सहसा कालचक्रमिवोद्यतम्॥
English: And taking up a car-wheel, discharged it at the son of Adhiratha. That (wheel), which was careering impetuously (towards him), like the upraised wheel of Death.
Sanskrit: शरैरनेकसाहस्रैराच्छिनत् सूतनन्दनः। तस्मिस्तु निहते चक्रे सूतजेन महात्मना।॥
English: Was cut-off by the charioteer's son with many thousands arrows. The car-wheel being thus cut to pieces, Shahadeva then, O worshipful sire.
Sanskrit: ईषादण्डकयोक्त्रांश्च युगानि विविधानि च। हस्त्यङ्गानि तथाश्वांश्च मृतांश्च पुरुषान् बहून्॥ चिक्षेप कर्णमुद्दिश्य कर्णस्तान् व्यधमच्छरैः। स निरायुधमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा साद्रवतीसुतः॥
English: Aiming at Karna, hurled at him the shaft of his car, the harnesses of his steeds, the yokes of cars, the limbs of elephants and horses and also dead human bodies. (But) Karna destroyed all these with shafts. Well aware that he had no weapons (to fight with), the son of Madri, that is.
Sanskrit: वार्यमाणस्तु विशिखैः सहदेवो रणं जहौ। तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयो मुहूर्ताद् भरतर्षभ।॥
English: Shahadeva, resisted with arrows (by Karna) withdrew from the battle. The son of Radha, (however), pursuing (and overtaking) him quickly in a moment, O best of the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत् प्रहसन् वाक्यं सहदेवं विशाम्पते। मा युध्यस्व रणेऽधीर विशिष्टै रथिभिः सह॥
English: Addressed these very cruel words with a smile, to Shahadeva-"O iro, do not engage in fight with superior car-warriors.