pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सर्वे वर्णा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मजाश्च सर्वे नित्यं व्याहरन्ते च ब्रह्मा तत्त्वं शास्त्रं ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या ब्रवीमि सर्वं विश्वं ब्रह्म चैतत् समस्तम्॥
English: All orders of men are Brahmanas. All originate from Brahman. All All men utter Brahma. Helped by an understanding that is derived from and directed to Brahma, I preach this science treating of Nature and Soul. Indeed this whole universe is Brahma.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मास्यतो ब्राह्मणाः सम्प्रसूता बाहुभ्यां वै क्षत्रियाः सम्प्रसूताः। नाभ्यां वैष्याः पादतश्चापि शूद्राः। सर्वे वर्णा नान्यथा वेदितव्याः॥
English: From the mouth of Brahman originated the Brahmanas; from his arms, the Kshatriyas; from his navel, the Vaishyas, and from his feet, the Shudras. All the orders should be considered as differing from one another.
Sanskrit: अज्ञानतः कर्मयोनि भजन्ते तां तां राजंस्ते तथा यान्त्यभावम्। तथा वर्णा ज्ञानहीनाः पतन्ते घोरादज्ञानात्प्राकृतं योनिजालम्॥
English: Actuated by Ignorance, all men meet with death and go, O king, by birth which is the cause of acts. Shorn of Knowledge, all orders of men, dragged by terrible Ignorance, fall into varied orders of being on account of the principles that originate from Nature.
Sanskrit: तस्माज्ज्ञानं सर्वतो मार्गितव्यं सर्वत्रस्थं चैतदुक्तं मया ते। तत्स्थो स्तस्मै नित्यं मोक्षमाहुर्नरेन्द्र॥
English: Therefore, all should, by every means, try to acquire Knowledge. I have told you that every person is entitled to took for its acquisition. One who is endued with Knowledge, as Brahmana. Others, are possessed of knowledge. Hence, this science of a Liberation is always open to them all. The Wise, O king, have said this.
Sanskrit: यत् ते पृष्टं तन्मया चोपदिष्ट याथातथ्यं तद्विशोको भवस्व। राजन् गच्छस्वैतदर्थस्य पारं सम्यक् प्रोक्तं स्वस्ति ते त्वस्तु नित्यम्॥
English: The questions you had put to me, have all been answered by me according to the truth. Do you, therefore, renounce all grief. Go you to the other end of this enquiry. Your questions were good. Blessings on your head for ever.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स एवमनुशास्तस्तु याज्ञवल्क्येन धीमता। प्रीतिमानभवद् राजा मिथिलाधिपतिस्तदा॥
English: Thus instructed by the intelligent Yajanavalkya, the king of Mithila become filled with joy.
Sanskrit: गते मुनिवरे तस्मिन् कृते चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। दैवरातिर्नरपतिरासीनस्तत्र मोक्षवित्॥ गोकोटिं स्पर्शयामास हिरण्यं तु तथैव च। रत्नाञ्जलिमथैकं च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ तदा॥
English: The king honoured that foremost of ascetics by going round his body. Dismissed by the king, he left his court. King Daivarati, having acquired the knowledge of the religion of Liberation, took his seat, and touching a million kine and a quantity of gold, of gems and jewels, gave them away to a number of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: विदेहराज्यं च तदा प्रतिष्ठाप्य सुतस्य वै। यतिधर्ममुपासंश्चाप्यवसन्मिथिलाधिपः॥
English: Installing his son in the sovereignty of the Videhas, the old king began to lead the life of a Yati.
Sanskrit: सांख्यज्ञानमधीयानो योगशास्त्रं च कृत्स्नशः। धर्माधर्मं च राजेन्द्र प्राकृतं परिगर्हयन्॥
English: Taking no notice of all ordinary duties, the king began to study the science of the Sankhyas and the Yogins in full.
Sanskrit: अनन्त इति कृत्वा स नित्यं केवलमेव च। धर्माधर्मों पुण्यपापे सत्यासत्ये तथैव च॥ जन्ममृत्यू च राजेन्द्र प्राकृतं तदचिन्तयत्। व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्य कर्मेदमिति नित्यं नराधिप॥
English: Considering himself to the Infinite, he began to reflect on only the Eternal and Independent One. He renounced all ordinary duties, Virtue and Vice, Truth and Falsehood, Birth and Death, and all other things relating to the principles produced by Nature.
Sanskrit: पश्यन्ति योगाः सांख्याश्च स्वशास्त्रकृतलक्षणाः। इष्टानिष्टविमुक्तं हि तस्थौ ब्रह्म परात्परम्॥
English: Both Sankhyas and Yogins, according to the teachings of their sciences, consider this universe as the outcome of the action of the Manifest and the Unmanifest.
Sanskrit: नित्यं तदाहुर्विद्वांसः शुचि तस्माच्छुचिर्भव। दीयते यच्च लभते दत्तं यच्चानुमन्यते॥
English: The learned say that Brahma is freed from good and evil, is self-dependent, the highest of the high, Eternal, and Pure. Do you, therefore, O king, become Pure.
Sanskrit: ददाति च नरश्रेष्ठ प्रतिगृह्णाति यच्च ह। ददात्यव्यक्त इत्येतत् प्रतिगृह्णाति तच्च वै॥ आत्मा ह्येवात्मनो ह्येकः कोऽन्यस्तस्मात्परो भवेत्। एवं मन्यस्व सततमन्यथा मा विचिन्तय॥
English: The giver, the receiver of the gift, the gift itself, and that what is ordered to be given away, are all to be deemed as the unmanifest Soul. The Soul is the Soul's possession. Who, therefore, can be a stranger to one? Do you think always in this way. Never think otherwise.
Sanskrit: यस्याव्यक्तं न विदितं सगुणं निर्गुणं पुनः। तेन तीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च सेवितव्या विपश्चिता॥
English: He who does not know what is Nature possessed of qualities and what is Soul transcending qualities, only he, not possessed as he is of knowledge, repairs to sacred waters and cerebrates sacrifices.
Sanskrit: न स्वाध्यायैस्तपोभिर्वा यज्ञैर्वा कुरुनन्दन। लभतेऽव्यक्तिकं स्थानं ज्ञात्वा व्यक्तं महीयते॥
English: Not by study of the Vedas, not by penances, not by sacrifices, O son of Kuru, can one acquire the status of Brahma. Only when one succeeds in apprehending the Supreme or Unmanifest, he is respected.
Sanskrit: तथैव महतः स्थानमाहङ्कारिकमेव च। अहङ्कारात् परं चापि स्थानानि समवाप्नुयात्॥
English: They who wait upon Mahat acquires the regions of Mahat. They who wait upon Consciousness, go to the spot that belongs to Consciousness. They who wait upon what is higher, acquire higher places.
Sanskrit: ये त्वव्यक्तात् परं नित्यं जानते शास्त्रतत्पराः। जन्ममृत्युविमुक्तं च विमुक्तं सदसच्च यत्॥
English: Those persons learned in the scriptures, who succeed in apprehending eternal Brahma which is higher than Unmenifest nature, can acquire that which is above birth and death, which is free from qualities, and which is both existent and non-existent.
Sanskrit: एतन्मयाऽऽप्तं जनकात् पुरस्तात् तेनापि चाप्तं नृप याज्ञवल्क्यात्। ज्ञानं विशिष्टं न तथा हि यज्ञा ज्ञानेन दुर्गं तरते न यज्ञैः॥
English: I got all this knowledge from Janaka. The latter had got it from Yajnavalkya. Knowledge is very superior. Sacrifices cannot compare with it. With the help of Knowledge one succeeds in crossing the world's ocean which is beset with difficulties and dangers. One can never cross that by means of sacrifices.
Sanskrit: दुर्गं जन्म निधनं चापि राजन् न भौतिकं ज्ञानविदो वदन्ति यज्ञैस्तपोभिर्नियमैर्ऋतैश्च दिवं समासाद्य पतन्ति भूमौ॥
English: Birth and death, and other obstacles, O king, men of knowledge say, one cannot get over by ordinary exertion. Men acquire heaven through sacrifices, penances, observances. But they have again to drop down therefrom on the Earth. vows, and
Sanskrit: तस्मादुपासस्व परं महच्छुचि शिवं विमोक्षं विमलं पवित्रम्। मुपास्य वै तत्त्वमृषिर्भविष्यसि॥
English: Do you, therefore, worship with reverence that which is Supreme, most pure, blessed, stainless, and sacred, and which is above all states. By apprehending Soul, O king, and by celebrating the Sacrifice which consists in the acquisition of Knowledge, you will really be wise.
Sanskrit: यदुपनिषदमुपाकरोत् तथासौ जनकनृपस्य पुरा हि याज्ञवल्क्यः। च्छुभममृतत्वमशोकमर्च्छति॥
English: In former time, Yajnavalkya did that good to king Janaka which comes from a study of the Upanishads. The Eternal and Immutable Supreme was the subject which the great Rishi had described to the king of Mithila. It enabled him to attain to that Brahma which is auspicious and immortal, and which is above all sorts of sorrows.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच दौष्यन्तिं भरतं चापि मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम। कर्माण्यसुकराण्यन्यैः कृतवान् यः शिशुर्वने॥
English: Narada said O Srinjaya, we heard that Dushyanta's son Bharata, who, when a child, performed in the woods many feats difficult of being performed by others, had also to suffer death.
Sanskrit: हिमावदातान् यः सिंहान् नखदंष्ट्रायुधान् बली। निर्वीर्यास्तरसा कृत्वा विचकर्ष बबन्ध च॥
English: Possessed of great prowess, he used quickly to deprive the very lions armed with teeth and claws, of all their ferocity and dragged them and bound them at his own pleasure.
Sanskrit: क्रूरांश्चोग्रतरान् व्याघ्रान् दमित्वा चाकरोद्वशे। मन:शिला इव शिलाः संयुक्ता जतुराशिभिः॥ व्यालादींश्चातिबलवान् सुप्रतीकान् गजानपि। दंष्ट्रासु गृह्य विमुखाशुष्कासयानकरोद् वशे॥
English: He used to tame down the very tigers, more ferocious and more ruthless than the lions. Seizing various beasts of prey and even prodigious elephants dyed with red chalksolution and bespattered with other liquid minerals, by their teeth and tusks, that highly powerful one used to bring them to his subjection causing their throats to become parched up and compelling them to fly away.
Sanskrit: महिषानप्यतिबलो बलिनो विचकर्ष ह। सिंहानां च सुदृप्तानां शतान्याकर्षयद् बलात्॥
English: Endued with great strength he used to drag down the mightiest of buffaloes. Through his prowess, he tamed hundreds of ferocious lions.
Sanskrit: बलिनः सृमरान् खड्गान् नानासत्त्वानि चाप्युत। कृच्छ्रप्राणं वने बद्ध्वादमयित्वाप्यवासृजत्॥
English: And powerful tigers and horned rhinoceroses and other animals. Binding them by their necks and twisting the ropes (around their necks) to an inch of their lives, he used to release them.
Sanskrit: तं सर्वदमनेत्याहुर्द्विजास्तेनास्य कर्मणा। तं प्रत्यषेधज्जननी मा सत्त्वानि विजीजहि॥
English: For those feats of his, the regenerate sages residing there used to call him Sarvadamana (or the subduer of all). But at last his mother forbade him do so, saying-'Do not torture animals thus.'
Sanskrit: सोऽश्वमेधशतेनेष्ट्वा यमुनामनु वीर्यवान्। त्रिशताश्वान् सरस्वत्यां गङ्गामनु चतुःशतान्॥
English: Possessed of great energy, he celebrated a hundred Horse-sacrifices on the banks of the river Yamuna, three hundred such sacrifices on the banks of the Sarasvati and four hundred such on the banks of the Ganges.
Sanskrit: सोऽश्वमेधसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च। पुनरीजे महायज्ञैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः॥
English: Having accomplished all those sacrifices he once more performed a thousand great Horsesacrifices and a hundred such Rajasuya, in which he made profuse gifts to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यामिष्ट्वा विश्वजिता अपि। वाजपेयसहस्राणां सहस्रश्च सुसंवृतैः॥
English: He performed also such other sacrifices, as the Agnisthoma, the Atiratra, the Vektha, the Visvajit and thousands of Vajapeyas.
Sanskrit: इष्ट्वा शाकुन्तलो राजा तर्पयित्वा द्विजान् घनैः। सहस्रं यत्र पद्यानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ॥ जाम्बूनदस्य शुद्धस्य कनकस्य महायशाः। यस्य यूपः शतव्यामः परिणाहेन काञ्चनः॥ समागम्य द्विजैः सार्धे सेन्ट्रैर्देवैः समुच्छ्रितः। अलंकृतान् राजमानान् सर्वरत्नैर्मनोहरैः॥ हैरण्यानश्वान् द्विरदान् स्थानुष्ट्रानजाविकम्। दासीदासंघनं धान्यं गाः सवत्साः पयस्विनीः॥ ग्रामान् गृहांश्च क्षेत्राणि विविधांश्च परिच्छदान्। कोटीशतायुतांश्चैव ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत॥ चक्रवर्ती ह्यदीनात्मा जितारिॉजितः परैः। स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया॥
English: Then the royal son of Sakuntala gratified the Brahmanas with the present of riches; then Bharata of illustrious fame gave ten thousand billions of coins made of the purest gold to Kanwa (who had reared his mother). The gods with Indra at their head, accompanied by the twice-born ones, coming to this sacrifices, set up his sacrificial stake made wholly of gold and measuring hundred vyamas in width. The royal Bharata of magnanimous soul, that conqueror of his foes, that sovereign ever unsubdued by his enemies gave away unto the Brahimanas, charming steeds, elephants and chariots, adorned with gold and embossed with gems of the first water of all sorts and camels and goats and sheep and male and female servants, wealth, grain, milch-cows with calves and villages, houses and fields and garments of various kinds, countless in number. When, O Srinjaya, even such a king had to suffer death who was superior to you in respect to the four cardinal virtues.
Sanskrit: पुत्रात् पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः। अयज्वानमदाक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत्॥
English: And consequently to your son, you should not lament for your son who performed no sacrifice and made no sacrificial gifts saying, 'O Shvaitya.'
Sanskrit: नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम्। देवी सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरेयत्।।
English: Having saluted Narayana and Nara the best of male beings, as also Sarasvati the goddess of Learning let us cry success.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच षट्त्रिंशे त्वथ सम्प्राप्ते वर्षे कौरवनन्दनः। ददर्श विपरीतानि निमित्तानि युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said, When the thirty-sixth year (after the battle) arrived, the delighter of the Kurus, viz., Yudhishthira, saw many unusual portents.
Sanskrit: ववुर्ताताश्च निर्घाता रूक्षाः शर्करवर्षिणः। अपसव्यानि शकुना मण्डलानि प्रचक्रिरे॥
English: Winds, dry and strong, and showering gravel blew from all sides. Birds began to wheel, making circles from right to left.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यगूहुर्महानद्यो दिशो नीहारसंवृताः। उल्काश्चाङ्गारवर्षिण्यः प्रापतन् गगनाद् भुवि॥
English: The great rivers ran in opposite courses. The horizon on every side seemed to be always covered with fog. Meteors, showering coals, dropped on the Earth from the sky.
Sanskrit: आदित्यो रजसा राजन् समवच्छन्नमण्डलः। विरश्मिरुदये नित्यं कबन्धैः समदृश्यत॥
English: The Sun's disc, O king, seemed to be always covered with dust. At its rise, the Sun was shorn of splendour and seemed to be crossed by headless trunks.
Sanskrit: परिवेषाश्च दृश्यन्ते दारुणाश्चन्द्रसूर्ययोः। त्रिवर्णिः श्यामरुक्षान्तास्तथा भस्मारुणप्रभाः॥
English: Terrible circles of light were seen every day around both the Sun and the Moon. These circles showed three colours. Their edges seemed to be black and rough and ashy-red in color.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च बहव उत्पाता भयशंसिनः। दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजन् हृदयोद्वेगकारकाः॥
English: These and many other omens, fore shadowing fear and danger, were seen, o king and struck the hearts of men with anxiety.
Sanskrit: कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। शुश्राव वृष्णिचक्रस्य मौसले कदनं कृतम्॥
English: A little while after the Kuru king Yudhishthira heard of the wholesale destruction of the Vrishnis on account of the iron bolt.
Sanskrit: विमुक्तं वासुदेवं च श्रुत्वा रामं च पाण्डवः। समानीयाब्रवीद् भ्रातृन् किं करिष्याम इत्युत॥
English: The son of Pandu, hearing that only Vasudeva and Rama had escaped alive, summoned his brothers and consulted with them as to what they should do.
Sanskrit: परस्परं समासाद्य ब्रह्मदण्डबलात् कृतान्। वृष्णीन् विनष्टांस्ते श्रुत्वा व्यथिताः पाण्डवाभवन्॥
English: Meeting with one another they became greatly stricken with surrow upon hearing that the Vrishnis had met with destruction through the Brahmana's rod of Punishment.
Sanskrit: निधनं वासुदेस्य समुद्रस्येव शोषणम्। वीरा न श्रद्दधुस्तस्य विनाशं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः॥
English: These heroes could not believe the death of Vasudeva, like the drying up of the ocean. In fact, they could not believe the destruction of the holder of Sharnga.
Sanskrit: मौसलं ते समाश्रित्य दुःखशोकसमन्विताः। विषण्णा हतसंकल्पाः पाण्डवाः समुपाविशन्॥
English: Inforined of the incident about the iron bolt, the Pandavas, became stricken with grief and sorrow. In fact, they sat down, utterly cheerless and stricken with blank despair.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कथं विनष्टा भगवन्नन्धका वृष्णिभिः सह। पश्यतो वासुदेवस्य भोजाश्चैव महारथाः॥
English: Indeed, O holy one, how was it that the Andhakas along with the Vrishnis, and those great car-warriors, viz., the Bhojas, met with destruction before the very eyes of Vasudeva?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच घट्त्रिंशेऽथ ततो वर्षे वृष्णीनामनयो महान्। अन्योन्यं मुसलैस्ते तु निजघ्नुः कालचोदिताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said When the thirty-sixth year arrived (after the great battle) a great calamity overtook the Vrishnis. Moved by Time, they all met with destruction on account of the iron bolt.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच केनानुशप्तास्ते वीराः क्षयं वृष्ण्यन्धका गताः। भोजाश्च द्विजवर्य त्वं विस्तरेण वदस्व मे॥
English: Crused by whom did those heroes, viz., the Vrishnis, Andhakas and the Bhojas, met with destruction? O foremost of twice-born persons, do you fully explain all this to me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विश्वामित्रं च कण्वं च नारदं च तपोधनम्। सारणप्रमुखा वीरा ददृशुभरकां गतान्॥
English: One day, the Vrishni heroes numbering Sarana amongst them; saw Vishvamitra and Kanwa and Narada arrived at Dwraka.
Sanskrit: ते तान् साम्बं पुरस्कृत्य भूषयित्वा स्त्रियं यथा। अब्रुवन्नुपसंगम्य दैवदण्डनिपीडिताः॥ इयं स्त्री पुत्रकामस्य बभ्रोरमिततेजसः। ऋषयः साधु जानीत किमियं जनयिष्यति॥
English: Afflicted by the rod of punishment held by the celestials, those heroes causing Shamba to be disguised like a woman, approached those ascetics and said, “This one is the wife of Vabhru of great energy who is desirous of having a son. You Rishis, do you know for certain what this one will produce?'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तास्ते तदा राजन् विप्रलम्भप्रधर्षिताः। प्रत्यब्रुवंस्तान् मुनयो यत् तच्छृणु नराधिप॥ वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय मुसलं घोरमायसम्। वासुदेवस्य दायादः साम्बोऽयं जनयिष्यति॥
English: Hear now, O king, what those ascetics, attempted to be thus imposed on, said, “This heir of Vasudeva, by name Shamba, will produce a dreadful iron bolt for the destruction of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas.
Sanskrit: येन यूयं सुदुर्वृत्ता नृशंसा जातमन्यवः। उच्छेत्तारः कुलं वृत्स्नमृते रामजनार्दनौ॥
English: O wicked and cruel ones, intoxicated with pride, through that iron bolt you will become the exterminators of your family with the exception of Rama an Janardana.
Sanskrit: समुद्रं यास्यति श्रीमांस्त्यक्त्वा देहं हलायुधः। जरा कृष्णं महात्मानं शयानं भुवि भेत्स्यति॥
English: The blessed hero armed with the plough will enter the ocean renouncing his body, while a hunter of the name of Jara will pierce the great Krishna while lying on the ground.'
Sanskrit: इत्यब्रुवन्त ते राजन् प्रलब्धास्तैर्दुरात्मभिः। मुनयः क्रोधरक्ताक्षाः समीक्ष्याथ परस्परम्॥ तथोक्त्वा मुनयस्ते तु ततः केशवमभ्ययुः।
English: Attempted to be deceived by those wicked ones, those ascetics, with eyes red in anger, looked at each other and uttered those words. Having said so they then went to see Keshava.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीत् तदा वृष्णीश्रुत्वैवं मधुसूदनः॥ अन्तज्ञो मतिमांस्तस्य भवितव्यं तथेति तान्।
English: The destroyer of Madhu, informed of what had occurred, summoned all the Vrishnis and told them of it. Gifted with great intelligence and fully acquainted with what the end of his family would be he simply said that that which was destined would surely take place.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ह्रषीकशः प्रविवेश पुरं तदा॥ कृतान्तमन्यथा नैच्छत् कर्तुं स जगतः प्रभुः।
English: Hrishikesha having said so, entered his palace. The Lord of the universe did not wish to ordain otherwise.
Sanskrit: श्वोभूतेऽथ ततः साम्बो मुसलं तदसूत वै॥ येन वृष्ण्यन्धककुले पुरुषा भस्मसात् कृताः।
English: When the next day came, Shamba actually produced an iron bolt through which all the individuals in the family of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas became reduced to ashes.
Sanskrit: वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय किंकरप्रतिमं महत्॥ असूत शापजं घोरं तच्च राज्ञे न्यवेदयन्।
English: Indeed, for the destruction of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, Shambas brought forth, through that curse, a dreadful iron bolt that looked like a huge messenger of death. The fact was duly reported to the king.
Sanskrit: विषण्णरूपस्तद् राजा सूक्ष्मं चूर्णमकारयत्॥ तच्चूर्णं सागरे चापि प्राक्षिपन् पुरुषा नृप।
English: In great distress of mind, the king (Ugrasena) caused that iron bolt to be reduced into fine powder. Men were engaged, O king, to cast that powder into the sea.
Sanskrit: अघोषयंश्च नगरे वचनादाहुकस्य ते॥ जनार्दनस्य रामस्य बभ्रोश्चैव महात्मनः। अद्यप्रभृति सर्वेषु वृष्ण्यन्धककुलेष्विह॥ सुरासवो न कर्तव्यः सर्वैर्नगरवासिभिः। यश्च नोऽविदितं कुर्यात् पेयं कश्चिन्नरः क्वचित्॥ जीवन् स शूलमारोहेत् स्वयं कृत्वा सबान्धवः।
English: At the command of Ahuka, of Janardana, of Rama, and of great Vabhru, it was, again, proclaimed throughout the city, that from that day, among all the Vrishnis and the Andhakas one should manufacture wines and intoxicating liquors of any kind, and that whoever would secretly manufacture wines no and spirits should be impaled alive with all his kinsmen.
Sanskrit: ततो राजभयात् सर्वे नियमं चक्रिरे तदा। नराः शासनमाज्ञाय रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः॥
English: Through fear of the king, and knowing that it the order of Rama also of unimpeachable deeds, all the citizen bound themselves by a rule and abstained from manufacturing wines and spirits. was
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच ज्येष्ठानज्येष्ठतां तेषां नामानि च पृथक् पृथक्। धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणामानुपूर्व्यात् प्रकीर्तय॥
English: Janamejaya said : O Lord, tell me the names of all the sons of Dhritarashtra beginning from the eldest, according to the order of their births. Vaishampayana said :
Sanskrit: सर्वे त्वतिरथाः शूराः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः। सर्वे वेदविदश्चैव सर्वे सर्वास्त्रकोविदाः॥
English: They were all heroes and Atirathas, they were all learned in the science of war. They were all well acquainted with the Vedas and experts in using all kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषामनुरूपाश्च कृता दारा महीपते। धृतराष्ट्रेण समये परीक्ष्य विधिवत्रुप॥ दुःशलां चापि समये धृतराष्ट्रो नराधिपः। जयद्रथाय प्रददौ विधिना भरतर्षभ॥
English: O king, worthy wives were selected for them at the proper time and after due examinations by king Dhritarashtra. O best of the Bharata race, king Dhritarashtra bestowed Dushala at the proper time and with due rites on Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो युधिष्ठिरो द्रोणं दृष्ट्वाऽन्तिकमुपागतम्। महता शरवर्षेण प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing Yudhishthira approach him, Drona received him with a continuous downpour of arrows, like one undaunted.
Sanskrit: ततो हलहलाशब्द आसीद् यौधिष्ठिरे बले। जिघृक्षपि महासिंहे गजालामिव यूथपम्॥
English: Thereupon a very great confusion arose in the army of Yudhishthira which resembled that which prevails in a herd of elephants when the leader is attacked by a lion.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं ततः शूरः सत्यजित् सत्यविक्रमः। युधिष्ठिरमभिप्रेप्सुराचार्यं समुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Then the heroic Satyajit of prowess invincible, beholding Drona thc preceptor desirous of capturing Yudhishthira, rushed at him with fury.
Sanskrit: तत आचार्यपाञ्चाल्यौ युयुधाते महाबलौ। विक्षोभयन्तौ तत् सैन्यमिन्द्रवैरोचनाविव॥
English: Then the war-like Acharya and the prince of the Panchalas fought with one another, agitating the armies hostile to each, like Indra and the son of Virochana.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणं महेष्वासः सत्यजित् सत्यविक्रमः। अविध्यन्निशिताग्रेण परमास्त्रं विदर्शयन्॥
English: Then the mighty warrior Satyajit of prowess invincible, displaying excellent weapons, pierced Drona with a keen-pointed shaft.
Sanskrit: तथास्य सारथेः पञ्च शरान् सर्पविषोपमान्। अमुञ्चदन्तकप्रख्यान् सम्मुमोहास्य सारथिः ॥
English: Thereafter he discharged at the charioteers of Drona, five arrows deadly as the venom of snakes and each resembling Death himself. (Struck by those arrows) the charioteer lost all consciousness.
Sanskrit: अथास्य सहसाविध्यद्धयान् दशभिराशुगैः। दशभिर्दशभिः क्रुद्ध उभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी॥
English: Then he suddenly pierced Drona's horses with ten swift-going-arrows. Thereafter wrought up with ire, he pierced the two Parshni-drivers of Drona with ten shafts each.
Sanskrit: मण्डलं तु समावृत्य विचरन् पृतनामुखे। ध्वजं चिच्छेद च क्रुद्धो द्रोणस्यामित्रकर्षणः॥
English: Then at the head of his division he wheeled in circular motion riding on his chariot. Then filled with rage he cut down the flag-staff of Drona, the grinder of foes.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्तु तत् समालोक्य चरितं तस्य संयुगे। मनसा चिन्तयामास प्राप्तकालमरिंदमः॥
English: Then that crusher of foes, Drona, seeing these feats of his enemy in battle, thought in his mind that his (foe's) hour was come.
Sanskrit: ततः सत्यजितं तीक्ष्णैर्दशभिर्मर्मभेदिभिः। अविध्यच्छीघ्रमाचार्यश्छित्त्वास्य सशरं धनुः॥
English: Then having severed the bow of his enemy Satyajit along with arrows placed on it, the preceptor Drona pierced him with ten whetted shafts capable of penetrating to the very vitals.
Sanskrit: स शीघ्रतरमादाय धनुरन्यत् प्रतापवान्। द्रोणमभ्यहनद् राजंस्त्रिशता कङ्कपत्रिभिः॥
English: Thereupon that puissant hero (Satyajit), O monarch, having speedily grasped another bow, struck Drona with thirty arrows furnished with Kanka-feathers.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा सत्यजिता द्रोणं ग्रस्यमानमिवाहवे। वृकः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैः पाञ्चाल्यो द्रोणमार्दयत्॥
English: When the great warrior Vrika saw Satyajit badly gripped within the ambit of arrows shot by Dronacharya, he shot several hundred acute arrows and injured severally Dronacharya.
Sanskrit: संछाद्यमानं समरे द्रोणं दृष्ट्वा महारथम्। चुक्रुशुः पाण्डवा राजन वस्त्रााणि दुधुवुश्च ह॥
English: Beholding Drona thus resisted in that battle by Satyajit, O monarch, the Pandavas shouted forth and waived their garments.