pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नाह्ना पूरयितुं शक्यां न मासैर्भरतर्षभ। अपूर्यां पूरयन्निच्छामायुषापि न शक्नुयात्॥
English: One's desires, O foremost of Bharata's race, cannot be satisfied in a day, or in many months. Desire, which cannot be satisfied, is not satisfied in one's whole life.
Sanskrit: यथेद्धः प्रज्वलत्यग्निरसमिद्धः प्रशाम्यति।। अल्पाहारतया त्वग्निं शमयौदर्यमुत्थितम्॥
English: Fire, when fed with fuel, is lighted up; when not so fed, it is put out. Do you, therefore, put out with little food the fire in your stomach when it appears.
Sanskrit: आत्मोदरकृतेऽप्राज्ञः करोति विघसं बहु। जयोदरं पृथिव्या ते श्रेयो निर्जितया जितम्॥
English: He who is shorn of wisdom seeks much food for his stomach. Govern your stomach first (After conquering the Death, you will acquire what is for your permanent good.
Sanskrit: मानुषान् कामभोगांस्त्वमैश्वर्यं च प्रशंससि। अभोगिनोऽबलाश्चैव यान्ति स्थानमनुत्तमम्॥७॥
English: You speak highly of your worldly desires and enjoyinents and prosperity. But those who have renounced all enjoyments and reduced their bodies by penances obtain blissful regions.
Sanskrit: योगः क्षेमश्च राष्ट्रस्य धर्माधर्मों त्वयि स्थितौ। मुच्यस्व महतो भारात् त्यागमेवाभिसंश्रय॥
English: The acquisition and preservation of kingdom is attended with both fair and foul of your means. The desire for them is in you. Free yourself, however, from your great burdens, and practise Renunciation.
Sanskrit: एकोदरकृते व्याघ्रः करोति विघसं बहु। तमन्येऽप्युपजीवन्ति मन्दा लोभवशा मृगाः॥
English: The tiger, for filling one stomach of his, kills many animals. Other weak animals moved by covetousness live upon the tiger's prey.
Sanskrit: विषयान् प्रतिसंगृह्य संन्यासं कुरुते यतिः। न च तुष्यन्ति राजानः पश्य बुद्ध्यन्तरं यथा॥
English: If kings, accepting worldly possessions, practise Renunciation, they can never acquire contentinent. Mark the Joss understanding.
Sanskrit: पत्राहारैरश्मकुट्टैर्दन्तोलूखलिकैस्तथा। अब्भक्षैर्वायुभक्षैश्च तैरयं नरको जितः॥
English: They, however, who live no leaves of trees, or use two stones only at their teeth alone for husking their grain, or live upon water only or air alone, can conquer hell.
Sanskrit: यस्त्विमां वसुधां कृत्स्ना प्रशासेदखिलां नृपः। तुल्याश्मकाञ्चनो यश्च स कृतार्थो न पार्थिवः॥
English: Of the two, the king who rules this wide unbounded Earth, and the person who regards gold and pebbles in the same light, the latter is said to have attained the object of his life and not the former.
Sanskrit: संकल्पेषु निरारम्भो निराशो निर्ममो भव। अशोकं स्थानमातिष्ठ इह चामुत्र चाव्ययम्॥
English: Relying, therefore, upon that which is the eternal source of joy both here and hereafter, leave off all actions and attachment thereto.
Sanskrit: निरामिषा न शोचन्ति शोचसि त्वं किमामिषम्। परित्यज्यामिषं सर्वं मृषावादात् प्रमोक्ष्यसे॥
English: They who have given up desire and enjoyment have never to grieve. You, however, grieve for enjoyments. Abandoning desire and enjoyment, you may succeed in freeing yourself from false specch.
Sanskrit: पन्थानौ पितृयानश्च देवयानश्च विश्रुतौ। ईजानाः पितृयानेन देवयानेन मोक्षिणः॥
English: There are but two well-known roads (for : us), viz., the road of the Pitris and that of the celestials. They who celebrate sacrifices go by the Pitri-path, while they who want salvation, go by the celestial path.
Sanskrit: तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण स्वाध्यायेन महर्षयः। विमुच्य देहांस्ते यान्ति मृत्योरविषयं गताः॥
English: By penances, by Brahmacharya, by study, the great Rishis, casting off their bodies, go to regions which are above the power of Death.
Sanskrit: आमिषं बन्धनं लोके कर्मेहोक्तं तथामिषम्। ताभ्यां विमुक्तः पापाभ्यां पदमाप्नोति तत् परम्॥
English: Worldly enjoyments are called fetters. They have also been called Action Freed from the sinful fetters of action, one attains to the highest end.
Sanskrit: अपि गाथां पुरा गीतां जनकेन वदन्त्युत। निर्द्वन्द्वेन विमुक्तेन मोक्षं समनुपश्यता॥
English: A verse was sung (of old) by Janaka who was liberated from the pairs of opposites, from desire and enjoyments, and observed the religion of Moksha.
Sanskrit: अनन्तं बत मे वित्तं यस्य मे नास्ति किञ्चन। मिथिलायां प्रदीप्तायां न मे दह्यति किञ्चन॥
English: The verse is,-My wealth is boundless, yet I have nothing. If the whole of Mithila were burnt to ashes, nothing of mine will be burnt.
Sanskrit: प्रज्ञाप्रासादमारुह्य अशोचशोचतो जनान्। जगतीस्थानिवाद्रिस्थो मन्दबुद्धीनवेक्षते॥
English: As a person from the summit of a hill looks down upon men on the plain below, so he that has got up on the top of the edifice of knowledge, sees people grieving for things which are not worth mourning for. He, however, who is of foolish understanding, does not mark this.
Sanskrit: दृश्यं पश्यति यः पश्यन् स चक्षुष्मान् स बुद्धिमान्। अज्ञातानां च विज्ञानात् सम्बोधाद् बुद्धिरुच्यते।।२शा
English: He who, really sees all visible things, is said to have eyes and understanding. The faculty of understanding is known as such, because of the knowledge and comprehension it gives of unknown and incomprehensible things.
Sanskrit: यस्तु वाचं विजानाति बहुमानमियात् स वै। ब्रह्मभावप्रपन्नानां वैद्यानां भावितात्मनाम्॥
English: He who understands the sayings of persons who are learned, who are of purified souls, and who have attained to a state of Brahma, secures great honours.
Sanskrit: यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति। तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
English: When a person regards creatures of innumerable varieties to be all of one and the same and to be but various emanations of the same essence, he is then said to have attained Brahma.
Sanskrit: ते जनास्तां गतिं यान्ति नाविद्वांसोऽल्पचेतसः। नाबुद्धयो नातपसः सर्वं बुद्धौ प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: Those who have acquired this high state of culture attain to that supreme and blissful end, and not they who have not acquired knowledge, or they who are of weak understanding, or they who are bereft of understanding, or they who do not practise penances. Indeed, everything rest on the understanding.
Sanskrit: होत्रवाहन उवाच रामं द्रक्ष्यसि भद्रे त्वं जामदग्न्यं महावने। उग्रे तपसि वर्तन्तं सत्यसंधं महाबलम्॥
English: Hotravahana said “You will see Rama, the son of Jamadagni, devoted to truth and endued with great strength in the great forest, practicing hard asceticism.
Sanskrit: महेन्द्रं वै गिरिश्रेष्ठं रामो नित्यमुपास्ति ह। ऋषयो वेदविद्वांसो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा।।
English: Rama ever dwells on that highest among the mountains, called Mahendra. Rishis conversant with the Vedas and Gandharavas and Apsaras also live there.
Sanskrit: तत्र गच्छस्व भद्रं ते ब्रूयाश्चैनं वचो मम। अभिवाद्य च तं मूर्धां तपोवृद्धं दृढव्रतम्॥
English: Go there and may you fare well. Tell him these words of mine after saluting that old devotee of firm vows by bowing down your head.
Sanskrit: ब्रूयाचैनं पुनर्भद्रे यत् ते कार्यं मनीषितम्। मयि संकीतिते रामः सर्वं तत् ते करिष्यति॥
English: Tell him what you want, gentle ladyhearing my name Rama will do all you ask of him.
Sanskrit: मम रामः सखा वत्से प्रीतियुक्तः सुहृच्च मे। जमदग्निसुतो वीरः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः॥
English: Rama is my friend, child, and he is my well-wisher and is highly pleased with me that hero, the son Jamadagni and the foremost of all wielders of weapons.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवति कन्यां तु पार्थिवे होत्रवाहने। अकृतव्रणः प्रादुरासीद् रामस्यानुचरः प्रियः॥
English: While Hotravahana that ruler of the earth was thus speaking to that girl, the devoted follower of Rama, Akritavrana, presented himself there.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे समुत्तस्थुः सहस्रशः। स च राजा वयोवृद्धः सृञ्जयो होत्रवाहनः॥
English: Then did all those Rishis by thousands as also Hotravahana, the king of the Srinjayas, old in years, stand up.
Sanskrit: ततो दृष्ट्वा कृतातिथ्यमन्योन्यं ते वनौकसः। सहिता भरतश्रेष्ठ निषेदुः परिवार्य तम्॥
English: Seeing him those dwellers of the forest united together did him the rites of hospitality and then sat down surrounding him, O chief among the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते कथयामासुः कथास्तास्ता मनोरमाः। धन्या दिव्याश्च राजेन्द्र प्रीतिहर्षमुदा युताः॥
English: Then they began to converse cheerfully and delightfully on subjects that delighted one's heart and which were blessed and divine, O chief among kings.
Sanskrit: ततः कथान्ते राजर्षिर्महात्मा होत्रवाहनः। राम श्रेष्ठं महर्षीणामपृच्छदकृतव्रणम्॥
English: Then at the end of the conversation, the royal sage Hotravahana, endued with a large soul, asked Akritavrana about Rama the foremost among the great Rishis.
Sanskrit: क्व सम्प्रति महाबाहो जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। अकृतव्रण शक्यो वै दुष्टुं वेदविदां वरः॥
English: “Where can I see at present the mighty son of Jamadagni, O you of long arms, 0 Akritavrana, that foremost among those conversant with the Vedas.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच भवन्तमेव सततं रामः कीर्तयति प्रभो। सृञ्जयो मे प्रियसखो राजर्षिरिति पार्थिव॥
English: Akritavrana said Rama ever speaks of you, my lord, saying: The royal sage Srinjaya, that ruler of the earth, is my dear friend.
Sanskrit: इह रामः प्रभाते श्वो भवितेति मतिर्मम। द्रष्टास्येनमिहायान्तं तवं दर्शनकाझ्या॥
English: I think Rama will be here on the morrow. You will see him come here owing to your desire for seeing him.
Sanskrit: इयं च कन्या राजर्षे किमर्थं वनमागता। कस्य चेयं तव च का भवतीच्छामि वेदितुम्॥
English: O royal sage, why is the lady come to the forest, whose daughter is she and what is she to you? I desire to know it.
Sanskrit: होत्रवाहन उवाच दौहित्रीयं मम विभो काशिराजसुता प्रिया। ज्येष्ठा स्वयंवरे तस्थौ भगिनीभ्यां सहानघ॥
English: Hotravahana said She is my grand child, my lord, the beloved daughter of the king of the Kashis. O sinless one, she was desirous of choosing her own husband along with her two sisters.
Sanskrit: इयमम्बेति विख्याता ज्येष्ठा काशिपतेः सुता। अम्बिकाम्बालिके कन्ये कनीयस्यौ तपोधन॥
English: This eldest daughter of the ruler of the Kashis is known as Amba and, O you whose only wealth is devotion, his two younger daughters are called Ambika and Ambalika.
Sanskrit: समेतं पार्थिवं क्षत्रं काशिपूर्यां ततोऽभवत्। कन्यानिमित्तं विप्रर्षे तत्रासीदुत्सवो महान्॥
English: Then was there assembled in the city of Kashi, the entire body of Kshatriya rulers of the earth and there were great rejoicing there, O regenerate Rishi of those princes.
Sanskrit: ततः किल महावीर्यो भीष्मः शान्तनवो नृपान्। अधिक्षिप्य महातेजास्तिस्रः कन्या जहारताः॥
English: Then did Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, endued with great heroism and energy overthrowing all those rulers of the earth, take away the three girls by force.
Sanskrit: निर्जित्य पृथिवीपालानथं भीष्मो गजाह्वयम्। आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा कन्याभिः सह भारतः॥
English: Bhishma of sinless soul, having conquered those rulers of the earth came to the city called after the elephant in company with those girls, OBharata.
Sanskrit: सत्यवत्यै निवेद्याथ विवाहं समनन्तरम्। भ्रातुर्विचित्रवीर्यस्य समाज्ञापयत प्रभुः॥
English: That lord after submitting the case to Satyavati ordered for the wedding of his brother Vichitravirya.
Sanskrit: तं तु वैवाहिकं दृष्ट्वा कन्येयं समुपार्जितम्। अब्रवीत् तत्र गाङ्गेयं मन्त्रिमध्ये द्विजर्षभ॥
English: This girl, seeing all the arrangements made for the wedding, said there to the son of Ganga in the midst of his councillors, O best among the twice-born.
Sanskrit: मया शाल्वपतिर्वीरो मनसाभिवृतः पतिः। न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ दातुं भ्रात्रेऽन्यमानसाम्॥
English: The heroic king of Shalva has been chosen by me as my husband; O you conversant with virtue, it is not proper that you should give me, who am desirous of another, up in your brother.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं भीष्मः सम्मन्त्र्य सह मन्त्रिभिः। निश्चित्य विससर्जेमां सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥
English: Bhishma, hearing those words and consulting with his ministers, came to a decision and following the opinion of Satyavati sent her away,
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञाता तु भीष्मेण शाल्वं सौभपतिं ततः। कन्येयं मुदिता तत्र काले वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Permitted by Bhishma this girl rejoicing went to Shalva the lord of Saubha in due time and said these words:
Sanskrit: विसर्जिताऽस्मि भीष्मेण धर्मं मां प्रतिपादय। मनसाभिवृतः पूर्वं मया त्वं पार्थिवर्षभ॥
English: I have been dismissed by Bhishma; act righteously towards me for you had before been chosen by me as my husband, O best among the rulers of the earth.
Sanskrit: प्रत्याचख्यौ च शाल्वोऽस्याश्चारित्रस्याभिशङ्कितः। सेयं तपोवनं प्राप्ता तापस्येऽभिरता भृशम्॥
English: Shalva, however being suspicious about her character, rejected her and she, coming to this hermitage, has become greatly bent on practicing asceticism.
Sanskrit: मया च प्रत्यभिज्ञाता वंशस्य परिकीर्तनात्। अस्य दुःखस्य चोत्पत्तिं भीष्ममेवेह मन्यते॥
English: She was recognized by me owing to her describing her parentage and she thinks Bhishma as the origin of this calamity of hers.
Sanskrit: अम्बोवाच भगवन्नेवमेवेह यथाऽऽह पृथिवीपतिः। शरीरकर्ता मातुर्मे सृञ्जयो होत्रवाहनः॥
English: Amba said O lord, it is even as this ruler of the earth has said; the progenitor of my mother's self is this Hotravahana of the Srinjaya race.
Sanskrit: न झुत्सहे स्वनगरं प्रतियातुं तपोधन। अपमानभयाच्चैव व्रीडया च महामुने॥
English: I do not desire to go back to my father's city, O you whose wealth consists in asceticism, from fear of disgrace and out of shame, O great Muni.
Sanskrit: यत् तु मां भगवान् रामो वक्ष्यति द्विजसत्तम। तन्मे कार्यतमं कार्यमिति मे भगवन् मतिः॥
English: 0 best among the twice-born, it is my opinion that what the lord Rama points out to me would be my supreme duty, my lord.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच निनदन्तं तथा तं तु भीमसेनं महाबलम्। मेघस्तनितनिर्घोष के वीराः पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said What heroes of my army resisted the mighty Bhimasena when he was thus roaring like clouds surcharged with thunder?
Sanskrit: न हि पश्याम्यहं तं वै त्रिषु लोकेषु कंचन। क्रुद्धस्य भीमसेनस्य यस्तिष्ठेदग्रतो रणे॥
English: O Sanjaya, I do not find that warrior in the three worlds, who can, stand before Bhimasena when he is excited with rage.
Sanskrit: गदां युयुत्समानस्य कालस्येवेह संजय। न हि पश्याम्यहं युद्धे यस्तिष्ठेदग्रतः पुमान्॥
English: I do not, O son, find that warrior who can stand before Bhima when in battle with his mace uplifted, he stands like Death incarnate.
Sanskrit: रथं रथेन यो हन्यात् कुञ्जरं कुञ्जरेण च। कस्तस्थ समरे स्थाता साक्षादपि पुरंदरः॥
English: He that slays elephants with elephants, destroys cars with cars, who will stand before that Bhima not excepting Indra of hundredsacrifices?
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धस्य भीमसेनस्य मम पुत्रान् जिघांसतः। दुर्योधनहिते युक्ताः समतिष्ठन्त केऽग्रतः॥
English: Who amongst those devoted to the interests of Duryodhana, would withstand Bhimasena in battle, excited as he was with wrath and engaged in slaughtering my sons?
Sanskrit: भीमसेनदवाग्नेस्तु मम पुत्रांस्तृणोपमान्। प्रधक्षतो रणमुखे केऽतिष्ठन्नग्रतो नराः॥
English: Or What persons, stood before the Bhimaconflagration when it was engaged in consuming the heaps of straw and grass constituted by my sons?
Sanskrit: काल्यमानांस्तु पुत्रान् मे दृष्ट्वा भीमेन संयुगे। कालेनेव प्रजाः सर्वाः के भीमं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Who were they that surrounded Bhima in battle, beholding him crush my sons one after another, like Death's self-destroying all creatures?
Sanskrit: न मेऽर्जुनाद् भयं तादृक् कृष्णान्नापि च सात्वतात्। हुतभुग्जन्मनो नैव यादृग्मीमाद् भयं मम॥
English: I do not fear Arjuna or Krishna or Satyaki him born of the sacrificial fire (Dhrishtadyumna) so much as I do Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: भीमवह्नेः प्रदीप्तस्य मम पुत्रान् दिधक्षतः। के शूराः पर्यवर्तन्त तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: O Sanjaya relate to me, what heroes advanced against the blazing Bhima-fire which so greatly consumed by sons?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तथा तु नर्दमानं तं भीमसेनं महाबलम्। तुमुलेनैव शब्देन कर्णोऽप्यभ्यद्रवद्बली॥
English: Sanjaya said When the mighty car-warrior Bhimasena was thus roaring, the mighty Karna rushed at him, himself uttering a loud shout (in response).
Sanskrit: व्याक्षिपन् सुमहचातमतिमात्रममर्षणः। कर्णः सुयुद्धमाकाङ्क्षन् दर्शयिष्यन् बलं मृधे॥
English: Unable to bear the roar of Bhima, he began to twang his bow capable of withstanding a great strain. Then the mighty Karna, out of a । desire for battle displaying his strength.
Sanskrit: रुरोध मार्ग भीमस्य वातस्येव महीरुहः। भीमोऽपि दृष्ट्वा सावेगं पुरो वैकर्तनं स्थितम्॥
English: Checked the career of Bhima; then beholding the son of Vikartana stand before him with hostile intentions, Vrikodara.
Sanskrit: चुकोप बलवद्वीरश्चिक्षेपास्य शिलाशितान्। तान् प्रत्यगृह्णात् कर्णोऽपि प्रतीपं प्रापयच्छरान्॥
English: Became inflamed with wrath; and that mighty hero discharged at him numerous shafts whetted on stone. Karna received all those shafts and sped many in return.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सवर्याधानां यततां प्रेक्षतां तदा। प्रावेपन्निव गात्राणि कर्णभीमसमागमे॥ रथिनां सादिनां चैन तयोः :श्रुत्वा तलखनम्। भीमसेनस्य निनदं श्रुत्वा घोरं रणाजिरे॥
English: In that battle between Bhima and Karna, hearing the sound of their Palm-strokes, the limbs of on-looking and fighting warriors and horsemen and elephants, began to tremble. Hearing the deafening roars uttered by Bhimasena on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: खं च भूमिं च संरुद्धां मेनिरे क्षत्रियर्षभाः। पुनरिण नादेन पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः॥
English: The foremost of the Kshatriyas regarded the welkin and the earth to be filled completely by its echo. Then again at the dreadful cries uttered by the illustrious son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: समरे सर्वयोधानां धनूंष्यभ्यपतन् क्षितौ। शस्त्राणि न्यपतन् दोर्थ्यः केषांचिचासवोऽद्रवन्॥ वित्रस्तानि च सर्वाणि शकृन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रवुः। वाहनानि च सर्वाणि बभूवुर्विमनांसि च॥ प्रादुरासन् निमित्तानि घोराणि सुबहून्युत।
English: The bows of all the warriors fell down on the earth. Then, O mighty monarch, seized with, panic and dejected, the steeds and elephants, repeatedly discharged urine and excreta. Numerous dreadful omens of evil then appeared to view.
Sanskrit: गृध्रकङ्कबलैश्चासीदन्तरिक्षं समावृतम्॥ तस्मिन् सुतुमले राजन् कर्णभीमसमागमे।
English: During that fierce fight between Karna and Bhimasena, the sky became covered with flights of vultures and Kankas.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णस्तु विंशत्या शराणां भीममार्दयत्।॥ विव्याध चास्य त्वरितः सूतं पञ्चभिराशुगैः।
English: Karna then pierced Bhima with twenty arrows and next swifty pierced the latter's charioteer with five arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रहस्य भीमसेनोऽपि कर्ण प्रत्याद्रवद् रणे॥ सायकानां चतुःष्ट्या क्षिप्रकारी महायशाः।
English: Then the highly puissant Bhimasena endued with great activity smilingly sped at Karna in that battle a set of sixty-four arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य कर्णो महेष्वासः सायंकाश्चतुरोऽक्षिपत्॥ असम्प्राप्तांश्च तान् भीमः सायकैर्नप्तपर्वभिः।
English: Then at him, O mighty monarch, Karna shot four arrows. But before these arrows could reach him, with nine arrows of depressed knots, Bhima.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेद बहुधा राजन् दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्॥ तं कर्णश्छादयामास शरवातैरनेकशः।
English: Cut them in numerous parts, displaying at the same time his great lightness of hands. Karna then shrouded him in a net-work of numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: संछाद्यमानः कर्णेन बहुधा पाण्डुनन्दनः॥ चिच्छेद चापं कर्णस्य मुष्टिदेशे महारथः।
English: Thus although shrouded by Karna on all sides, that mighty car-warrior that son of Pandu, cut-off the bow of Karna near his grasp.
Sanskrit: विव्याध चैनं बहुभिः सायकैर्नतपर्वभिः॥ अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सज्यं कृत्वा च सूतजः।
English: He then pierced him with many arrows of close knots. Then taking up another bow and stringing it, the son of the charioteer.
Sanskrit: विव्याध समरे भीमं भीमकर्मा महारथः॥ तस्य भीमो भृशं क्रुद्धस्त्रीशरान् नतपर्वणः।
English: That mighty car-warrior of dreadful deeds, pierced Bhima in battle (with many arrows). Thereat highly enraged, with three arrows of depressed knots, Bhima..
Sanskrit: निचखानोरसि क्रुद्धः सूतपुत्रस्य वेगतः॥ तैः कर्णोऽराजत शरैरुरोर्मध्यगतैस्तदा।
English: Struck with force on the breast of the son of the charioteer. With those arrows struck on the centre of his breast, Karna appeared beautiful like.
Sanskrit: महीधर इवोदग्रस्त्रिशृङ्गो भरतर्षभ।॥ सुस्राव चास्य रुधिरं विद्धस्य परमेषुभिः।
English: A mighty mountain with its three peaks towering high. Pierced as he was with those excellent arrows, streams of blood began to flow down his person.
Sanskrit: धातुप्रस्यन्दिनः शैलाद् यथा गैरिकधातवः॥ किंचिद् विचलितः कर्णः सुप्रहाराभिपीडितः।
English: Like streams of liquefied red chalk flowing down the sides of a mountain. Afflicted with that might wound inflicted by Bhima, Karna was a little flurried.
Sanskrit: आकर्णपूर्णमाकृष्य भीमं विव्याध सायकैः॥ चिक्षेप च पुनर्बाणाशतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
English: Then fixing an arrow on his bow, O sire, he pierced Bhima therewith; and then shot arrows by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: स शरैरर्दितस्तेन कर्णेन दृढधन्विना। धनुर्ध्यामच्छिनत् तूर्ण भीमस्तस्य क्षुरेण ह॥
English: Thus through then quickly covered with arrows by that resolute bowman namely Karna, yet that son of Pandu smilingly cut-off the bow-string of the former.
Sanskrit: सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत्। वाहांश्च चतुरस्तस्य व्यंसूश्चक्रे महारथः॥
English: Then with a broad-headed shaft, Bhima dispatched Karna's charioteer to the abode of Death; then that mighty car-warrior deprived the latter's steeds of their lives.
Sanskrit: हताश्वात् तु रथात् कर्णः समाप्लुत्य विशाम्पते। स्यन्दनं वृषसेनस्य तूर्णमापुप्लुवे भयात्॥
English: Jumping down from the car of which the steeds were slain, O ruler of men, the mighty car-warrior Karna ascended the chariot of Vrisasena.
Sanskrit: निर्जित्य त रणे कर्ण भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्। ननाद बलवान् नादं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम्॥
English: Then the valiant Bhima, having defeated Karna uttered a loud war-cry, that resembled the roar of the rain-cloud Parjannya.
Sanskrit: तस्य तं निन्दं श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टोऽभूद् युधिष्ठिरः। कर्ण पराजितं मत्वा भीमसेनेन संयुगे॥
English: Hearing that roar of his, Yudhishthira became filled with delight, as he thought that Karna had been defeated, O Bharata by Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: समन्ताच्छङ्कुनिनदं पाण्डुसेनाकरोत् तदा। शत्रुसेनाध्वनि श्रुत्वा तावका ह्यनदन् भृशम्॥
English: Then the Pandava troops simultaneously blew their conchs. Hearing that sound of challenge emitted by the enemy, your own troops shouted aloud.
Sanskrit: स शङ्खबाणनिनदैर्हर्षाद् राजा स्ववाहिनीम्। चक्रे युधिष्ठिरः संख्ये हर्षनादैश्च संकुलाम्॥ गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपत् पार्थः कृष्णोऽप्यन्जमवादयत्। तमन्तर्धाय निनदं भीमस्य नदतो ध्वनिः। अश्रूयत तदा राजन् सर्वसैन्येषु दारुणः॥
English: Pritha's son, (Arjuna) then twanged his bow and Krishna blew his water-born conch. But drowning all those sounds, the shout of Bhima rose and
Sanskrit: ततो व्यायच्छतामस्त्रैः पृथक् पृथगजिह्मगैः। मृदुपूर्व तु राधेयो दृढपूर्व तु पाण्डवः॥
English: Was heard by all your troops, O sire. Then those two combatants, viz., Karma and Bhima each struck the other with straight-flying arrows. The son of Radha shot his shaft mildly, but the son of Pandu shot those of his with great vehemence.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच शरतल्पगतं भीष्मं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम्। उपगम्य महाप्राज्ञः पर्यपृच्छद् युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Approaching Bhishma venerable in years viz., Bhishma, who was then lying on his bed of arrows, the highly wise Yudhishthira put the following questions.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अङ्गानां रूपसौभाग्यं प्रियं चैव कथं भवेत्। धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तः सुखभागी कथं भवेत्॥
English: Yudhishthira said How, O grandfather does one acquire beauty of form and prosperity and sweetness of disposition? How, indeed, does one acquire religious meril and wealth and pleasure? How does one win happiness?
Sanskrit: सुभगो दर्शनीयश्च ज्ञानभाग्यथ जायते। जायते परिपूर्णाङ्गः पौर्णमास्येव चन्द्रमाः॥
English: As the fruit of that vow one acquires prosperity, personal beauty and that good luck which brings about knowledge. Indeed, onc becomes on account of such a vow, as full of attribute as the full Moon hiinself.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रज्वलिते वह्नौ शाईकास्ते सुदुःखिताः। व्यथिताः परमोद्विग्ना नाधिजग्मुः परायणम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: When the fire blazed up the Sharangakas became very much distressed. Afflicted with anxiety, they did not fine any means of escape.
Sanskrit: निशम्य पुत्रकान् बालान् माता तेषां तपस्विनी। जरिता शोकदुःखाती विललाप सुदुःखिता॥
English: Their ascetic mother Jarita, full of grief and sorrow, seeing that her sons were too young to escape, wept and lamented in grief.
Sanskrit: जरितोवाच अयमग्निर्दहन् कक्षमित आयाति भीषणः। जगत् संदीपयन् भीमो मम दुःखविवर्धनः॥
English: Jarita said : Alas, the terrible fire, the enhancer of my misery, is coming towards us, illuminating the whole universe and burning the forest.