pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तावुभैः समरे शूरौ शरकण्टकिनौ तदः। व्यराजेता महाराज कण्टकैरिव शाल्मलीः॥
English: Then, O great king, both the heroes pierced with shafts (sticking to their bodies) looked beautiful like a couple of Salmali trees (covered) with prickly thorns.
Sanskrit: सुजिप्तां प्रेक्षमाणौ च राजन् विवृतलोचनौ। क्रोधसंरक्तनयनौ निर्दहन्तौ परस्परम्॥
English: O king, looking delightedly at each other with expanded eyes which became red in wrath, they seemed to consume each other (with their fiery glances).
Sanskrit: श्यालस्तु तव संक्रुद्धो माद्रीपुत्रं हसन्निव। कर्णिनैकेन विव्याध हृदये निशितेन ह॥
English: Inflamed with wrath, your brother-in-law, pierced, as it were with a smile, the son of Madri in the chest with keen and barbed dart.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु भृशं विद्धः श्यालेन तव धन्विना। निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं चाविशन्महत्॥
English: Your brother-in-law wielder of bow, wounded Nakula extremely. He fell down on his chariot and filled with very grief.
Sanskrit: अत्यन्तवैरिणं दृप्तं दृष्ट्वा शत्रु तथागतम्। ननाद शकुनी राजंस्तपान्ते जलदो यथा॥
English: Beholding his bitter and haughty foe in that (pitiable) plight, Shakuni roared there like the clouds at the end of summer.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां नकुलः पाण्डुनन्दनः। अभ्ययात् सौबलं भूयो व्यात्तानन इवान्तकः॥
English: Then, Nakula, the son of Pandu, recovering his senses once again rushed against the son of Subala like death itself with gaping mouth.
Sanskrit: संक्रुद्धः शकुनि षष्ट्या विव्याध भरतर्षभा पुनश्चैनं शतेनैव नाराचानां स्तनान्तरे॥
English: He, (then), O best of the Bharatas, wrathfully pierced Shakuni with six (arrows) and again with a hundred long shafts, in the centre of the chest.
Sanskrit: अथास्य सशरं चापं मुष्टिदेशेऽच्छिनत् तदा। ध्वजं च त्वरितं छित्त्वा रथाद् भूमावपातयत्॥
English: (He then cut-off) his bow with the arrow fixed (on the string) into two fragments, at the points at which it is grasped. (Then), quickly cutting off his standard, (he) caused it to fall from his car to the ground.
Sanskrit: विशिखेन च तीक्ष्णेन पीतेन निशितेन च। ऊरू निर्भिद्य चैकेन नकुलः पाण्डुनन्दनः॥
English: Nakula, the son of Pandu, (then), having pierced his thigh with a sharpened, will tempered and keen dart.
Sanskrit: श्येनं सपक्षं व्याधेन पातयामास तं तदा। सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्॥
English: Caused him to fall down as a hunter (causes) a winged hawk to drop down. O great king, (thus) pierced deeply, he sark down on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: ध्वजयष्टिं परिक्तिश्य कामुकः कामिनी यथा। तं विसंज्ञं निपतितं दृष्ट्वा श्यालं तवानघ॥
English: Clasping the flag-staff, like a lustful person (embracing) his lady-love. O sinless one, seeing your brother-in-law lose his senses and drop down.
Sanskrit: अपोवाह रथेनाशु सारथिर्ध्वजिनीमुखात्। ततः संचुक्रुशुः पार्था ये च तेषां पदानुगाः॥
English: His charioteer quickly carried him away on his car from the van of battle. Then sons of Pritha and all those who followed them gave utterance to a loud roar.
Sanskrit: निर्जित्य च रणे शत्रु नकुलः शत्रुतापनः। अब्रवीत् सारथिं क्रुद्धो द्रोणानीकाय मां वह॥
English: On the defeat of his foe in battle, Nakula. the scorcher of foes, said to his charioteer "convey me towards Drona's division."
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा माद्रीपुत्रस्य सारथिः। प्रायात् तेन तदा राजन् यत्र द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Hearing those words of the son of Madri, his charioteer, conveyed him to the spot where, O king, Drona took his stand.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनं तु समरे द्रोणप्रेप्सुं विशाम्पते। कृपः शारद्वतो यत्तः प्रत्यगच्छत् सवेगितः॥
English: Kripa, the son of Saradvata, rushed with great impetuosity and resoluteness, against the highly-powerful Sikhandi who was advancing in order to slay Drona.
Sanskrit: गौतमं द्रुतमायान्तं द्रोणानीकमरिंदमम्। विव्याध नवभिर्भल्लैः शिखण्डी प्रहसन्निव॥
English: Sikhandi, the subduer of foes, pierced as it were with a smile the son of Goutama advancing furiously (again him) towards the vicinity of Drona, with nine arrows.
Sanskrit: तमाचार्यो महाराज विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या पुत्राणां प्रियकृत् तव॥
English: The preceptor, devoted to the welfare of your sons, having, O great monarch, pierced him with five shafts, struck him again with twenty (more).
Sanskrit: महद् युद्धं तयोरासीद् घोररूपं भयानकम्। यथा देवासुरे युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयोः॥
English: (Then), O lord of the earth, the encounter that ensued between them was as dreadful as that between the (Asura) Samvara and the lord of the immortals in the war between the celestials and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: शरजालावृतं व्योम चक्रतुस्तौ महारथौ। मेघाविव तपापाये वीरौ समरदुर्मदौ॥
English: Invincible in battle, those two heroic and great car-warrior covered the firmament with arrowy nets like the clouds (covering the sky) at the end of summer,
Sanskrit: प्रकृत्या घोररूपं तदासीद् घोरतरं पुनः। रात्रिश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ योधानां युद्धशालिनाम्॥
English: That night which was naturally of a terrible aspect became more dreadful, o best of the Bharatas, to the combatants engaged in battle.
Sanskrit: कालरात्रिनिभा ह्यासीद् घोररूपा भयानका। शिखण्डी तु महाराज गौतमस्य महद् धनुः॥ अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद सज्यं सविशिखं तदा। तस्य क्रुद्धः कृपो राजशक्तिं चिक्षेप दारुणाम्॥
English: That awfully-dreadful night striking terror (into very heart) seemed to be the death-night (of all the combatants). Then, O great monarch, Shikandi cut-off the great bow of the son of Goutama with a crescent-shaped (dart) and poured down sharpened arrows (at him). Kripa, then, O monarch, excited with rage, hurled a formidable dart.
Sanskrit: स्वर्णदण्डामकुण्ठाग्रां कर्मारपरिमार्जिताम्। तामापतन्तीं चिच्छेद शिखण्डी बहुभिः शरैः॥
English: Furnished with a golden handle, having keen point and polished by a black-smith. (But) Shikhandin severed it, as it was making for him, with ten darts.
Sanskrit: साऽपतन्मेदिनी दीप्ता भासयन्ती महाप्रभा। अथान्यद् धनुरादाय गौतमो रथिनां वरः॥
English: That dart ornamented with gold, dropped down to the ground. Thereupon, the son of Goutama, that best of speakers, taking up a fresh bow.
Sanskrit: प्राच्छादयच्छितैर्बाणैर्महाराज शिखण्डिनम्। च च्छाद्यमानः समरे गौतमेन यशस्विना॥
English: Covered Shikhandin, Ogreat monarch, with sharpened arrows. (Thus) covered (with shafts) by the high-souled son of Goutama in that battle.
Sanskrit: न्यषीदत रथोपस्थे शिखण्डी रथिनां वरः। सीदन्तं चैनमालोक्य कृपः शारद्वतो युधि॥
English: Shikhandin, the foremost of car-warriors, sank down exhausted on the terrace of his car. Kripa, the son of Saradvata, seeing himself exhausted in that engagement.
Sanskrit: आजघ्ने बहुभिर्वाणैर्जिघांसन्निव भारत। विमुखं तु रणे दृष्ट्वा याज्ञसेनिं महारथम्॥
English: Struck him with numerous arrows, 0 Bharata, (actuated) with the desire of slaying him. Witnessing defeat of that great carwarrior, the son of Jajnasena in battle.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाला: सोमकाश्चैव परिव्रवुः समन्ततः। तथैव तव पुत्राश्च परिवर्द्धिजोत्तमम्॥
English: The Panchalas as well as the Somakas surrounded him on all sides (for rescuing him). In like manner, your sons also surrounded that excellent Brahmana.
Sanskrit: महत्या सेनया सार्धं ततो युद्धमवर्तत। स्थानां च रणे राजन्नन्योन्यमभिधावताम्॥
English: With a vast force. Then there took place a battle again, o king, between car-warriors engaged in striking one another.
Sanskrit: बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो मेघानां गर्जतामिव। द्रवतां सादिनां चैव गजानां च विशाम्पते। ३६॥
English: And O lord of the earth, O Bharata, there arose a tumultuous uproar, like the roar of the clouds, as the horse-man and elephants rushed against.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभितो राजन् क्रूरमायोधनं बभौ। पत्तीनां द्रवतां चैव पादशब्देन मेदिनी॥
English: And slaughtered one another. The battle, the. 0 monarch, became terrific. In consequence of the tread of foot-soldiers rushing along, the earth.
Sanskrit: अकम्पत महाराज भयत्रस्तेव चाङ्गना। रथिनो रथमारुह्य प्रदुता वेगवत्तरम्॥
English: O great king, began to tremble like an affrighted lady. Ascending their cars, carwarriors rushed furiously against.
Sanskrit: अगृह्णन् बहवो राजशलभान् वायसा इव। तथा गजान् प्रभिन्नांश्च सम्प्रभिन्ना महागजाः॥ तस्मिन्नेव पदे यत्ता निगृह्णन्ति स्म भारत। सादी सादिनपासाद्य पत्तयश्च पदातिनम्॥
English: And, O king, attacked numerous (other carwarriors), as crows (attack) winged insects. In the same manner, elephants, with the juice trickling down their bodies, resolutely attacked great elephants (of the opposite side) with juice trickling down their bodies, O Bharata. Horsemen approaching horsemen and foot soldiers (approaching) foot soldiers.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य रणेऽन्योन्यं संरब्धा नातिचक्रमुः। धावतां द्रवतां चैव पुनरावर्ततामपि॥ बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां शब्दः सुविपुलो निशि। दीप्यमानाः प्रदीपाश्च रथवारणवाजिषु॥
English: In that battle, angrily encountered one another, without getting the better of one another. Terrific indeed as the sound caused by the rush, retreat and return of the combatants at dead of night. (Innumerable) blazing lamps placed upon cars, elephants and horses.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यन्त महाराज महोल्का इव खाच्च्युताः। सा निशा भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रदीपैरवभासिता॥
English: Looked, O great king, like large meteors drooping from the firmament. O foremost of the Bharatas, that night blazed up by those lamps.
Sanskrit: दिवसप्रतिमा राजन् बभूव रणमूर्धनि। आदित्येन यथा व्याप्तं तमो लोके प्रणश्यति॥
English: Looked as (bright as) day, O king, on the field of battle. As the sun dispels dense darkness hanging all over.
Sanskrit: तथा नष्टं तमो घोरं दीपैर्दीप्तरितस्ततः। द्योश्चैव पृथिवी चापि दिशश्च प्रदिशस्तथा॥
English: So that pitchy darkness pervading the field of battle was destroyed by those blazing lamps. The firmament, the earth, the cardinal and the minor points.
Sanskrit: रजसा तमसा व्याप्ता द्योतिताः प्रभया पुनः। अस्त्राणां कवचानां च मणीनां च महात्मनाम्॥
English: (Hitherto) buried in darkness and dust, again blazed with the lustre (of those lamps). The lustre of weapons, armours and gems belonging to the high-souled (combatants).
Sanskrit: अन्तर्दधुः प्रभाः सर्वा दीपैस्तैरवभासिताः। तस्मिन् कोलाहले युद्धे वर्तमाने निशामुखे॥
English: Was cast into shade by the light of those blazing (lamps), when during that night, the battle was raging hot and furious.
Sanskrit: न किंचिद् विदुरात्मानमयमस्मीति भारत। अवधीत् समरे पुत्रं पिता भरतसत्तम्॥
English: No one of the combatants could distinguish the men of his party, O Bharata. (And) O best of the Bharatas, in (that) battle, father killed (his) son.
Sanskrit: पुत्रश्च पितरं मोहात् सखायं च सखा तथा। स्वस्नीयं मातुलश्चापि स्वस्रीयश्चापि मातुलम्॥
English: Son (his) father and kinsmen (killed kinsmen, friends (slew) friends and maternal uncles (killed) sister's sons, through ignorance.
Sanskrit: स्वे स्वान् परे परांश्चापि निजत्रुरितरेतरम्। निर्मर्यादमभूद् युद्धं रात्रौ भीरुभयानकम्॥
English: (And) O Bharata, warrior killed warriors of the same party and enemies killed their own O king, in that awful nocturnal engagement (the combatants) lost all regard for one another. men.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ब्राह्मणस्वानि ये मन्दा हरन्ति भरतर्षभ। नृशंसकारिणो मूढाः क्व ते गच्छन्ति मानवाः॥
English: Yudhishthira said Where do those foolish, wretched, and sinful men go, O king, who steal misappropriate such articles as belong to Brahmanas? or
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। चाण्डालस्य च संवादं क्षाबन्धोश्च भारत॥
English: Bhishma said I shall, about it, O Bharata, recite to you the conversation between a Chandala and a low Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: वृद्धरूपोऽसि चाण्डाल बालवच्च विचेष्टसे। श्वखराणां रज:सेवी कस्मादुद्विजसे गवाम्॥
English: This Kshatriya said You seem, O Chandala, to be old in years, but your conduct appears to be like that of a boy! Your body is besmeared with the dust raised by dogs and asses, but without minding thal dust you are anxious about the little drops of milk that have fallen upon you persons.
Sanskrit: साधुभिर्गर्हितं कर्म चाण्डालस्य विधीयते। कस्माद् गोरजसाध्वस्तमपां कुण्डे निषिञ्चसि॥
English: It is plain that such acts as are censured by the pious are ordained for the Chandala. Why, indeed, do you seek to wash off the spots of milk from your body.
Sanskrit: चाण्डाल उवाच ब्राह्मणस्य गवां राजन् हियतीनां रजः पुरा। सोममुध्वंसयामास तं सोमं येऽपिबन् द्विजाः॥ दीक्षितश्च स राजापि क्षिप्रं नरकमाविशत्। सह तैर्याजकैः सर्वैर्ब्रह्मस्वमुपजीव्य तत्॥
English: The Chandala said Formerly, O king, certain kine belonging to a Brahmana were stolen, While they were being carried away, some milk from their udders dropped upon a number of Soma plants that grew by the roadside. Those Brahmanas who drank the juice of the plants thus bedewed with milk, as also the king who celebrated the sacrifice in which that Soma was drunk, had to sink in hell. Indeed, for having thus appropriated something belonging to a Brahmana, the king with all the Brahmanas who had helped him had to go to hell.
Sanskrit: येऽपि तत्रापिबन् क्षीरं घृतं दधि च मानवाः। ब्राह्मणाः सहराजन्याः सर्वे नरकमाविशन्॥
English: All those men also, Brahmanas and Kshatriyas, who drank milk or clarified butter or curds, in the palace of the king who had stolen the Brahmana's kine, had to fall into hell.
Sanskrit: जनस्ताः पयसा पुत्रांस्तथा पौत्रान् विधुवन्तीः। पशूनवेक्षमाणाश्च साधृवृत्तेन दम्पती॥
English: The stolen kine also, shaking their bodies, killed with their milk the sons and grandsons of those who had stolen them, as also the king and the queen although the latter treated the animals, with great care and attention.
Sanskrit: अहं तत्रावसं राजन् ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः। तासां मे रजसा ध्वस्त भैक्षमासीन्नराधिप॥
English: As for myself, O king, I used to live the life of a celibate in that place where these kine were placed after they had been stolen away. The food I had got by begging became sprinkled over with the milk of those kine.
Sanskrit: चाण्डालोऽहं ततो राजन् भुक्त्वा तदभवं नृप। ब्रह्मस्वहारी च नृपः सोऽप्रतिष्ठां गतिं ययौ।॥
English: Having taken that food, O Kshatriya, I have, in this life, become a Chandala. The king who had stolen the kine belonging to a Brahmana came by a wretched end.
Sanskrit: तस्माद्धरेन विप्रस्वं कदाचिदपि किंचन। ब्रह्मस्वं रजसा ध्वस्तुं भुक्त्वा मां पश्य यादृशम्॥
English: Hence, one should never steal or appropriate anything belonging to a Brahmana. Mark, to what state I am reduced on account of my having eaten food that had been sprinkled over with milk belonging to a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् सोमोऽप्यविक्रेयः पुरुषेण विपश्चिता। विक्रयं त्विह सोमस्य गर्हयन्ति मनीषिणः॥
English: It is for this reason that Soma plants should never be destroyed by wise men. They who sell the Soma plant are held in low esteem by the wise.
Sanskrit: ये चैनं क्रीणते तात ये च विक्रीणते जनाः। ते त वैवस्वतं प्राप्य रौरवं यान्ति सर्वशः॥
English: Indeed, O son, they who purchase Soma and they who sell it, both sink in the hell called Raurava after death.
Sanskrit: सोमं तु रजसा ध्वस्तं विक्रीणन् विधिपूर्वकम्। श्रोत्रियो वाधुषी भूत्वा न चिरं स विनश्यति॥
English: That man who, possessing a knowledge of the Vedas, duly sells Soma, becomes in his next life a usurer and speedily meets with destruction.
Sanskrit: नरकं त्रिंशतं प्राप्य स्वविष्ठामुपजीवति। श्रुचर्यामभिमानं च सखिदारे च विप्लवम्॥ तुलया धारयन् धर्ममभिमान्यतिरिच्यते। श्वानं वै पापिनं पश्य विवर्णं हरिण कृशम्॥
English: For threehundred times he has to sink into hell and become changed into an animal which subsists upon human excreta. Serving a low person, pride, and rape upon a friend's wife, if weighed against one another in a balance, would show that pride, which is above all restraints, is the heaviest. Mark this dog, so sinful and disagreeably pale and lean.
Sanskrit: अभिमानेन भूतानामिमां गतिमुपागतम्। अहं वै विपुले तात कुले धनसमन्विते॥ अन्यस्मिजन्मनि विभो ज्ञानविज्ञानपारगः। अभवं तत्र जानानो ह्येतान् दोषान् मदात् सदा॥ संरब्ध एव भूतानां पृष्ठमांसमभक्षयम्। सोऽहं तेन च वृत्तेन भोजनेन च तेन वै॥ इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्तः पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम्। आदीप्तमिव चैलान्तं भ्रमरिव चार्दितम्॥ धावमानं सुसंरब्धं पश्य मां रजसान्वितम्। स्वाध्यायैस्तु महात्पापं हरन्ति गृहमेधिनः॥ दानैः पृथग्विधैश्चापि यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिणः। तथा पापकृतं विप्रमाश्रमस्थं महीपते॥ सर्वसङ्गविनिर्मुक्तं छन्दांस्युत्तारयन्त्युत। अहं हि पापयोन्यां वै प्रसूतः क्षत्रियर्षभ। निश्चयं नाधिगच्छामि कथं मुच्येयमित्युत॥
English: It is through pride that living creatures come by such a miserable end. As for myself, I was born in a large family in a former birth of mine, O lord, and I was a perfect master of all branches of knowledge and al the sciences. I knew the immensity of all these faults, but moved by pride, I became blinded and ate the i meat attached to the vertebral columns of animals. On account of such conduct and such food, I have come by this state. Mark, the। reverses engendered by Time! Like a person whose cloth has caught fire at one end, or who is pursued by bees, see, I am running, filled with fear, and smeared with dust! The householders are rescued from all sins by a study of the wise. O Kshatriya, a sinful Brahmana becomes rescued from all his sins by a study of the Vedas, if he becomes a forestreclusc and abstains from attachment of every kind. O chief of Kshatriyas, I am, in this life, born in sinful caste.
Sanskrit: जातिस्मरत्वं च मम केनचित् पूर्वकर्मणा। शुभेन येन मोक्षं वै प्राप्तुमिच्छाम्यहं नृप।॥
English: I cannot see clearly how I may succeed in purifying myself from all sins. On account of some meritorious deed of a former life, I have not lost the memory of my previous births.
Sanskrit: त्वमिमं सम्प्रपन्नाय संशयं ब्रूहि पृच्छते। चाण्डालत्वात् कथमहं मुच्येयमिति सत्तम॥
English: O king, I throw myself on your mercy! I ask you. Do you remove my doubt. By what auspicious course of conduct should I wish to acquire my liberation? O foremost of men, by what means shall I succeed in getting rid of my Chandalahood.
Sanskrit: राजन्य उवाच चाण्डाल प्रतिजानीहि येन मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि। ब्राह्मणार्थे त्यजन् प्राणान् गतिमिष्टामवाप्स्यसि॥
English: The Kshatriya said Know, O Chandala, the means by which you may be able to acquire liberation. By renouncing your life for the sake of a Brahmana, you may come by a desirable end.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा शरीरं क्रव्याद्भयो रणाग्नौद्विजहेतुकम्। हत्वा प्राणान् प्रमोक्षस्ते नान्यथा मोक्षमर्हसि॥
English: By throwing your body on the fire of battle as a libation to the beasts and birds of prey for the sake of a Brahmana, indeed, by renouncing your life thus, you may achieve liberation. By no other means will you succeed in acquitting it.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तः स तदा तेन ब्रह्मस्वार्थे परंतप। हत्वा रणमुखे प्राणान् गतिमिष्टामवाप ह॥
English: Bhishma said Thus accosted, that Chandala, O scorcher of enemies, poured his lifebreaths as a libation on the fire of battle for the sake of protecting a Brahmana's riches and as the result of that act attained to a very desirable end.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् रक्ष्यं त्वया पुत्र ब्रह्मस्वं भरतर्षभ। यदीच्छसि महाबाहो शाश्वतीं गतिमात्मनः॥
English: Hence, O son, you should always protect the property of the Brahmanas, if, O chicf of Bharata's race, you wish, O you of mighty arms, an end consisting of eternal happiness. Hence, O son, you should always protect the property of the Brahmanas, if, O chicf of Bharata's race, you wish, O you of mighty arms, an end consisting of eternal happiness.
Sanskrit: शुक्र उवाच यः परेषां नरो नित्यमतिवादांस्तितिक्षते। देवयानि विजानीहि तेन सर्वमिदं जितम्॥ उच्यते॥ यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधं निगृह्णाति हयं यथा। स यन्तेत्युच्यते सद्भिर्न यो रश्मिषु लम्बते॥२१.
English: Shukra said: O Devayani, know that the man who does not regard the evil words of others, conquers every thing. The wise men call him a true charioteer who holds tightly the reins of his horses. He is a true man who subdues his rising anger.
Sanskrit: यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधमक्रोधेन निरस्यति। देवयानि विजानीहि तेन सर्वमिदं जितम्॥
English: O Devayani, know that he who subdues the rising anger by his feeling of non-anger, conquers everything on earth.
Sanskrit: यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधं क्षमयेह निरस्यति। यथोरगस्त्वचं जीर्णा स वै पुरुष
English: He who subdues his rising anger by forgiveness like the casting off the slough of a snake is called a true man.
Sanskrit: यः संधारयते मन्यु योऽतिवादांस्तितिक्षते। यश्च तप्तो न तपति दृढं सोऽर्थस्य भाजनम्॥
English: He who subdues his anger, he who does not regard the bad words of others, he who is not angry even when there is a cause, certainly acquires the four objects for which we live (namely Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.)
Sanskrit: यो यजेदपरिश्रान्तो मासि मासि शतं समाः। न क्रुद्धेयद् यश्च सर्वस्य तयोरक्रोधनोऽधिकः॥
English: Between the two men, one performing sacrifices continually every month for one hundred years and one who does not feel any anger, the man who does not feel any anger is the greater man.
Sanskrit: यत् कुमाराः कुमार्यश्च वैरं कुर्युरचेतसः। न तत् प्राज्ञोऽनुकुर्वीत न विदुस्ते बलाबलम्॥
English: Boys and girls, who are incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, quarrel among one another. The wise never imitate them.
Sanskrit: देवयान्युवाच वेदाहं तात बालापि धर्माणां यदिहान्तरम्। अक्रोधे चातिवादे च वेद चापि बलाबलम्॥
English: the power Devayani said: O father, I know, though I am a girl, what are duties and virtues. I also know the difference between anger and forgiveness and of each.
Sanskrit: शिष्यस्याशिष्यवृत्तेस्तु न क्षन्तव्यं बुभूषता। तस्मात् संकीर्णवृत्तेषु वासो मम न रोचते॥
English: But when a pupil behaves disrespectfully towards his tutor, he should never be forgiven by the preceptor, if he wants to benefit him. Therefore, I do not desire to live in a country where the people are so bad.
Sanskrit: पुमांसो ये हि निन्दन्ति वृत्तेनाभिजनेन च। न तेषु निवसेत् प्राज्ञः श्रेयोऽर्थी पापबुद्धिषु॥
English: The wise man who desire the good of all, should not live among men who are sinfully inclined and she always speak ill of men of high birth and good behaviour.
Sanskrit: ये त्वेनपभिजानन्ति वृत्तेनाभिजनेन वा। तेषु साधुषु वस्तव्यं स वासः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते॥
English: It is said to be the best place to live where high birth and good conduct are known and respected and where men know our birth and behaviour.
Sanskrit: वाग् दुरुक्तं महाघोरं दुहितुर्वृषपर्वणः। मम मनाति हृदयमग्निकाम इवारणिम्॥
English: The cruel words of the daughter of Vrishaparva burn my heart, as men, desirous of kindling a fire, burn the dry woods.
Sanskrit: यः सपत्नश्रियं दीप्तां हीनश्रीः पर्युपासते। मरणं शोभनं तस्य इति विद्वज्जना विदुः॥
English: I think nothing is more painful in the three worlds than to adore one's enemies, who are blessed with good fortune, whereas he possesses none. The learned men have said that death would be preferable to such a man.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं चैव वासुदेवं च सात्वतम्। लोकप्रवीरौ तिष्ठन्तौ खाण्डवस्य समीपतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon that Brahmana thus spoke to Arjuna and Vasudeva of Satvata race," You two, who are now staying so near the Khandava, are two foremost of men.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणो बहुभोक्तास्मि भुञ्जेऽपरिमितं सदा। भिक्षे वार्ष्णेयपार्थो वामेकां तृप्तिं प्रयच्छतम्॥
English: I am a voracious Brahmana that eats much. o descendants of Vrishni and Pritha, I ask you to gratify me by giving me sufficient foot.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तौ तमब्रूतां ततस्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ। केनान्नेन भवांस्तृप्येत् तस्यान्नस्य यतावहे॥
English: Having been thus addressed, Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna) thus spoke to him, “ Tell us what food will gratify you. We shall try to give it to you."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स भगवानब्रवीत् तावुभौ ततः। भाषमाणौ तदा वीरौ किमन्नं क्रियतामिति॥
English: Having been thus addressed, the illustrious Brahmana thus spoke to those two heroes who were enquiries what kind of food he wanted.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच नाहमन्नं बुभुक्षे वै पावकं मां निबोधतम्। यदन्नमनुरूपं मे तद् युवां सम्प्रयच्छतम्॥
English: The Brahmana said ; I do not wish to eat ordinary food. Know that I am Agni (fire). Give me that food which suits me.
Sanskrit: इदमिन्द्रः सदा दावं खाण्डवं परिरक्षति। न च शक्रोम्यहं दग्धुं रक्ष्यमाणं महात्मना॥
English: This Khandava (forest) is every protected by Indra. I always fail to consume it, because it is ever protected by that illustrious god.
Sanskrit: वसत्यत्र सखा तस्य तक्षकः पन्नगः सदा। सगणस्तत्कृते दावं परिरक्षति वज्रभृत्॥
English: There lives in this forest) his friend the Naga Takshaka with his relatives and followers. It is for him that the wilder of thunder (Indra) protects it.
Sanskrit: तत्र भूतान्यनेकानि रक्षतेऽस्य प्रसङ्गतः। तं दिधक्षुर्न शक्नोमि दग्धुं शक्रस्य तेजसा॥
English: Many other creatures are also protected by him (in this forest) for the sake of Takshaka. Although I am ever desirous of consuming it, I cannot do it for Indra's prowess.