pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अपरे प्रद्रुता नागा भयत्रस्ता विशाम्पते। भ्रेमुर्दिशो यथा पूर्वं वने दावाग्निसंवृताः॥
English: Other huge elephants scorched with the burning heat fled and careered in fear in battlefield as if in a forest set on fire.
Sanskrit: दुमाणां शिखराणीव दावदग्धानि मारिष। अश्ववृन्दान्यदृश्यन्त रथवृन्दानि भारत॥
English: O Sire, divisions of steeds and hosts of cars were seen there burnt like the tops of trees during a forest conflagration.
Sanskrit: अपतन्त रथौघाश्च तत्र तत्र सहस्रशः। तत् सैन्यं भयसंविग्नं ददाह युधि भारत॥
English: Thousands and thousands of car divisions then fell on that field; and ( Bharata, the illustrious God of fire then consumed that army of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि संवर्तक इवानलः। दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवीं सेनां दह्यमानां महाहवे॥
English: Like the Samvartaka fire consuming all creatures at the end of a Yuga. Beholding the Pandava troops consumed in that terrible battle.
Sanskrit: प्रहृष्टास्तावका राजन् सिंहनादान् विनेदिरे। ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि नानालिङ्गानि भारत॥
English: Your warriors became filled with joy and they uttered loud and defiant war-cries. Then ) Bharata, thousands of drums of various sorts.
Sanskrit: तूर्णमाजजिरे हृष्टास्तावका जितकाशिनः। कृत्स्ना ह्यक्षौहिणी राजन् सव्यसाची च पाण्डवः।। ३४
English: Were quickly struck up by your troops when victory then appeared sure. The complete host of the Panavas and Sabyasachin himself O king.
Sanskrit: तमसा संवृते लोके नादृश्यन्त महाहवे। नैव नस्तादृशं राजन् दृष्टपूर्वं न च श्रुतम्॥ यादृशं द्रोणपुत्रेण सृष्टमस्रममर्षिणा। अर्जुनस्तु महाराज ब्राह्ममस्रमुदैरयत्॥
English: Could not be seen in that dreadful battle in consequence of the darkness that then enveloped the world; O king, we neither heard of, nor beheld the like of the that weapon that a a the revengeful son of Drona then invoked into existence. Thereupon, O mighty monarch, Arjuna invoked into existence the Brahma weapon.
Sanskrit: सर्वासप्रतिघातार्थं विहितं पद्मयोनिना। ततो मुहूर्तादिव तत् तमो व्युपशशाम ह॥
English: That had been created by lotus-born Brahma for baffling all weapons. Then in a moment only that darkness was dispelled.
Sanskrit: प्रववौ चानिलः शीतो दिशश्च विमला बभुः। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कृत्स्नामक्षौहिणी हताम्॥
English: Cold breeze began to blow and the points of the compass became clear and bright. We then beheld wonderful sight, namely, Askshouhini of the Pandavas laid bow.
Sanskrit: अनभिज्ञेयरूपां च प्रदग्धामस्रतेजसा। ततो वीरौ महेष्वासौ विमुक्तौ केशवार्जुनौ॥
English: Their forms could not be distinguished, so horribly were they scorched by the energy of Ashvatthaman's weapon. Then the two heroic bowmen, Kesava and Arjuna, freed from that darkness.
Sanskrit: सहितौ प्रत्यदृश्येतां नभसीव तमोनुदौ। ततो गाण्डीवधन्वा च केशवश्चाक्षतावुभौ॥
English: Appeared like the two dispellers of darkness, the Sun and the Moon, rising in conjunction. The wielder of the Gandiva and Kesava were not at all wounded or injured.
Sanskrit: सपताकध्वजहयः सानुकर्षवरायुधः। प्रबभौ स रथो मुक्तस्तावकानां भयंकरः॥
English: Freed from that fie with their car, their banners and flags and steeds and excellent weapons, they the shone resplendent inspiring terrors at the heart of your troops.
Sanskrit: ततः किलकिलाशब्दः शङ्खभेरीस्वनैः सह। पाण्डवानां प्रहृष्टानां क्षणेन समजायत॥
English: Then from among the Pandava troops filled with delight, various confused sounds of life mingled with the sounds of drums and the blast of conchs.
Sanskrit: हताविति तयोरासीत् सेनयोरुभयोर्मतिः। तरसाभ्यागतौ दृष्ट्वा सहितौ केशवार्जुनौ॥
English: Both the armies had thought Kesava and Arjuna to be destroyed. Beholding Kesava and Arjuna (freed from that fire of the weapon and that darkness) and seeing them quickly reappear.
Sanskrit: तावक्षतौ प्रमुदितौ दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ। दृष्टवा प्रमुदितान् पार्थांस्त्वदीया व्यथिता भृशम्॥
English: Both uninjured and cheerful and blowing their excellent conches, the Pandava troops were filled with delight whilst those of yours were greatly pained.
Sanskrit: विमुक्तौ च महात्मानौ दृष्ट्वा द्रौणिः सुदुःखितः। मुहूर्तं चिन्तयामास किं त्वेतदिति मारिष॥
English: Then Drona's son also beholding those illustrious warriors free and un-injured, became cheerless and O sire, for a moment only be thought. 'What is this?'
Sanskrit: चिन्तयित्वा तु राजेन्द्र ध्यानशोकपरायणः। निःश्वसन् दीर्घमुष्णं च विमनाश्चाभवत् ततः॥
English: Thus reflecting, O king and over-whelmed with grief and anxious contemplation and sighing hot and heavily, he became cheerless in mind.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रौणिर्धनुस्त्यक्त्वा रथात् प्रस्कन्ध वेगितः। धिग् धिक् सर्वमिदं मिथ्येत्युक्त्वा सम्प्राद्रवद् रणात्।।
English: Then Drona's son throwing aside his bow and leaping down with agility from his car, fled from the field of battle-saying-"O Fie, 0 fie, everything is un-true.
Sanskrit: ततः स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदावासमकल्मषम्। वेदव्यासं सरस्वत्यावासं व्यासं ददर्श ह॥
English: Then as he was flying, he came across the sinless Vyasa, that compiler of the Vedas, that receptacle of Sarasvati, that habitation of the Vadas, who possess the hue of rain clouds.
Sanskrit: तं द्रौणिरग्रतो दृष्ट्वा स्थितं कुरुकुलोद्वह। सन्नकण्ठोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यमभिवाद्य सुदीनवत्॥
English: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, then Drona's son beholding him stand before him, saluted and then in a voice choked in grief nor
Sanskrit: भो भो माया यदृच्छा वा न विद्यः किमिदं भवेत्। असं त्विदं कथं मिथ्या मम कश्च व्यतिक्रमः॥
English: O sire, O sire, is this an illusion or a caprice (on the part of the weapon)? I do not know what this may be? Why has this weapon been repulsed? What has been my fault in the method of its invocation?
Sanskrit: अधरोत्तरमेतद् वा लोकानां वा पराभवः। यदिमौ जीवतः कृष्णौ कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः॥
English: Or is it something beyond the natural order of things or is it the defeat of the three worlds, inasmuch as the two Krishnas are still alive. Time indeed, is irresistible.
Sanskrit: नासुरा न च गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः। न सर्पा यक्षपतगा न मनुष्याः कथंचन॥
English: Neither Asuras, nor Gandharvas, Pisachas, nor Rakshasa, nor Snakes, nor Jakshas, nor insects, nor men.
Sanskrit: उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुमेतदस्रं मयेरितम्। तदिदं केवलं हत्वा शान्तमक्षौहिणी ज्वलत्॥
English: Dare baffle this weapon invoked by me. This weapon however has become pacified having slain only one Akshauhini of troops.
Sanskrit: सर्वघाति मया मुक्तमत्रं परमदारुणम्। केनेमौ मर्त्यधर्माणौ नावधीत् केशवार्जुनौ॥
English: I discharged this fierce weapon capable of slaying all things but why and how then did it not siay Kesava and Arjuna both possessed of attributes of the human kind.
Sanskrit: एतत् प्रब्रूहि भगवन् मया पृष्टो यथातथम्। श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन सर्वमेतन्महामुने॥
English: O you possessor of the six qualities the Bhagas, explain to me all this truly as I have questioned you on the matter. O great sage, I want to hear the truth about the subject.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच महान्तमेवमथ मां यं त्वं पृच्छसि विस्मयात्। तं प्रवक्ष्यामि ते सर्वं समाधाय मनः शृणु॥
English: Vyasa said What you have asked me from curiosity is a matter of great significance. I shall speak to you everything. Hear me attentively.
Sanskrit: योऽसौ नारायणो नाम पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजः। अजायत च कार्यार्थं पुत्रो धर्मस्य विश्वकृत्॥
English: He that is called Narayana is the most ancient of the ancient; that creator of the worlds took his birth as the son of Dharma for accomplishing a certain mission.
Sanskrit: स तपस्तीव्रमातस्थे शिशिरं गिरिमास्थितः। ऊर्वबाहुर्महातेजा ज्वलनादित्यसंनिभः॥
English: On the Himalaya hills, he performed severe austerities; possessed of great energy and resembling the Sun or the fire, he stood there with his arms upraised.
Sanskrit: षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च। अशोषयत् तदाऽऽत्मानं वायुभक्षोऽम्बुजेक्षणः॥
English: Endowed with eyes like lotus petals he reduced his bodily strength, by the observance of austerities for six and sixty thousand years living all the while upon air only.
Sanskrit: अथापरं तपस्तप्त्वा द्विस्ततोऽन्यत् पुनर्महत्। द्यावापृथिव्योर्विवरं तेजसा समपूरयत्॥
English: Again undergoing severe austerities of another kind for twice that period, he filled the space intervening between heaven and earth with his energy.
Sanskrit: स तेन तपसा तात ब्रह्मभूतो यदाभवत्। ततो विश्वेश्वरं योनि विश्वस्य जगतः पतिम्॥ ददर्श भृशदुर्धर्षं सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतम्। अणीयांसमणुभ्यश्च बृहद्भ्यश्च बृहत्तमम्॥
English: When in virtue of those austerities, O son, he became equal to Brahma: he then obtained a sight of that master, origin and Protector, of the universe, the Lord of all the gods, the paramount Deity, who is highly difficult of being looked at; who is smaller then the smallest and larger than the largest;
Sanskrit: रुद्रमीशानवृषभं हरं शम्भुं कपर्दिनम्। चेकितानं परां योनि तिष्ठतो गच्छतश्च ह॥
English: Who is denominated the Rudra, who is the Lord of all the superior ones, who is called Hara and Shambhu; who wears matted looks on his head; who imparts vital energy to the all beings, who is the primordial cause of all the mobile and immobile things.
Sanskrit: दुर्वारणं दुर्दशं तिग्ममन्यु महात्मानं सर्वहरं प्रचेतसम्। दिव्यं चापमिषुधी चाददानं हिरण्यवर्माणमनन्तवीर्यम्॥
English: Who is incapable of being resisted and of dreadful aspect, who possesses fierce anger and magnanimous soul, who is the all-destroyer and of generous heart, who bears the celestial bow and a pair of quivers, who is covered in a golden coat of mail and whose energy.
Sanskrit: पिनाकिनं वज्रिणं दीप्तशूलं परश्वधि गदिनं चायतासिम्। शुभंजटिलं मुसलिनं चन्द्रमौलिं व्याघ्राजिनं परिघिणं दण्डपाणिम्॥
English: Who wields the Pinaka, who is armed with the thunderbolt, the blazing trident, the battle axe, mace and a large sword. Whose eye-brows are fair, whose locks are matted, who wields the heavy bludgeon, who bears the moon on his forehead, who is clad in tiger-skin and who is armed with the heavy short club.
Sanskrit: शुभाङ्गदं नागयज्ञोपवीतं विश्वैगणैः शोभितं भूतसंधैः। एकीभूतं तपसा संनिधानं वयोऽतिगैः सुष्टुतमिष्टवाग्भिः॥
English: Who is furnished with beautiful Angadas, who has got snakes round his neck in the shape of the sacred thread, who is surrounded by various creatures and numerous ghosts of the universe, who is the One, who is the receptacle of ascetic rites and who is greatly admired by persons of venerable age.
Sanskrit: जलं दिशं खं क्षितिं चन्द्रसूर्यो तथा वाय्वग्नी प्रमिमाणं जगच। नालं द्रष्टुं यं जना भिन्नवृत्ता ब्रह्मद्विषघ्नममृतस्य योनिम्॥
English: Who is water, heaven, sky, earth, sun, moon, wind and fire and who is the measure of the duration of the universe. Beings of evil mode of life can never obtain a sight of that unborn one, that slayer of ali contemners of Brahmanas, that origin of immorality.
Sanskrit: यं पश्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः साधुवृत्ताः क्षीणे पापे मनसा वीतशोकाः। तं निष्पतन्तं तपसा धर्ममीड्यं तद्भक्त्या वै विश्वरूपं ददर्श। दृष्ट्वा चैनं वामनोबुद्धिदेहै: संहष्टात्मा मुमुदे वासुदेवः॥ अक्षमालापरिक्षिप्तं ज्योतिषां परमं निधिम्। ततो नारायणो दृष्ट्वा ववन्दे विश्वसम्भवम्॥
English: Only Brahmanas of pious mode of life, when purged of their sins and liberated from the influence of grief's obtain a sight of him, in their mind. Through the merits of his severe ascetic austerities Narayana beheld that undeteriorating, that most venerable one, that Being having the universe for his form. Beholding that best receptacle of all kinds of splendour, that divinity with a garland of Akshasas round his neck, Vasudeva with gratified soul became filled with delight, which he tried to express by his words, heart and understanding and body. Then Narayana worshipped that divine Lord, that primordial cause of the universe.
Sanskrit: वरदं पृथुचावड्या पार्वत्या सहितं प्रभुम्। क्रीडमानं महात्मानं भूतसङ्घगणैर्वृतम्॥
English: That giver of boons, that lord of illustrious soul engaged in sporting with the beautifullimbed Parvati and surrounded by hosts of ghost.
Sanskrit: अजमीशानमव्यक्तं कारणात्मानमच्युतम्। अभिवाद्याथ रुद्राय सद्योऽन्धकनिपातिने। पद्माक्षस्तं विरूपाक्षमभितुष्टाव भक्तिमान्॥
English: That unborn one and paramount. lord, that unmanifest one, that essence of all causes and that undeteriorating one ; then Narayana of eyes like lotus petals, having saluted Rudra, that 'slayer of Andhaka, reverentially began to praise that god of three-eyes. from you.
Sanskrit: श्रीनारायण उवाच त्वत्सम्भूता भूतकृतो वरेण्य गोप्तारोऽस्य भुवनस्यादिदेव। आविश्येमां धरणीं येऽभ्यरक्षन्। पुरा पुराणी तव देवसृष्टिम्॥
English: Narayana said O most adorable one, O first of all the gods, the creators (the Prajapatis) who are protectors of the world and who having entered the earth, your first creation-had, O lord, protected it before, having all sprung
Sanskrit: सुरासुरान् नागरक्षः पिशाचान् नरान् सुपर्णानथ गन्धर्वयक्षान्। पृथग्विधान् भूतसंघांश्च विश्वां स्त्वत्सम्भूतान् विद्म सर्वांस्तथैव। ऐन्द्रं याम्यं वारुणं वैत्तपाल्यं पैत्रं त्वाष्ट्रं कर्म सौम्यं च तुभ्यम्॥
English: The celestials, the Asuras, the Nagas, the Rakshasas, the Pisachas, human beings, birds, the Gandharvas, Yakshas and all other creatures, with the whole of this universe, we know have all originated from you.
Sanskrit: रूपं ज्योतिः शब्द आकाशवायुः स्पर्शः स्वाद्यं सलिलं गन्ध उर्वी। कालो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म च ब्राह्मणाश्च त्वत्सम्भूतं स्थास्नु चरिष्णु चेदम्॥
English: All acts done for gratifying Indra, Yama, Varuna, Kubera, the Pitris and Tashtri and the Moon, all are done to propitiate you. Form and light, sound and the etherial space, wind and touch, taste and water, scent and earth.
Sanskrit: अद्भ्यः स्तोका यान्ति यथा पृथक्त्वं ताभिश्चैक्यं संक्षये यान्ति भूयः। एवं विद्वान् प्रभवं चाप्ययं च मत्वा भूतानां तव सायुज्यमेति॥
English: Time, Brahma and the Vedas and the Brahmanas and all the mobile and immobile creatures have all sprung from you. Vapours rising up from expanses of water are turned into rain drops and which falling upon the earth, are separated from one another. When the hour of the universal dissolution comes, those separated individual drops once more : unite together and make the earth one vast sheet of water.
Sanskrit: दिव्यामृतौ मानसौ द्वौ सुपर्णी वाचा शाखाः पिप्पलाः सप्त गोपाः। दशाप्यन्ये ये पुरं धारयन्ति त्वया सृष्टास्त्वं हि तेभ्यः परोहि॥
English: He who is conversant with the nature of things, thus observing the origin and destruction of all things from you, comprehends your unity and oneness. Two birds (Isvara and Jiva), four Ashvathas with their branches (the Vedas and the auxiliaries), the seven guardians (the five elements and the heart and the understanding).
Sanskrit: भूतं भव्यं भविता चाप्यधृष्यं त्वत्सम्भूता भुवनानीह विश्वा। भक्तं च मां भजमानं भजस्व मा रीरिषो मामहिताहितेन॥
English: And the then others (the ten senses) that constitute the city, the body) have all been created by you; but you are separate from and independent of them all; the past, the present and the future, beyond the sway of any body, have all originated from you, as also the seven worlds and this universe.
Sanskrit: आत्मानं त्वामात्मनोऽनन्यबोधं विद्वानेवं गच्छति ब्रह्म शुक्रम्। अस्तौषं त्वां तव सम्मानमिच्छन् विचिन्वन् वै सदृशं देववर्य। नभिष्टुतः प्रविकार्षीश्च मायाम्॥
English: Out of a desire for paying homage O you, I am euiogising you, with a view to ascertain your real nature, O you that are beyond the comprehension of all gods. Worshipped by me, accord me the boons I desire to have, although they may be difficult of being acquired. Do not allow your illusion to shade you from me.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच तस्मै वरानचिन्त्यात्मा नीलकण्ठः पिनाकधृत्। अर्हते देवमुख्याय प्रायच्छदृषिसंस्तुतः॥
English: Vyasa said Then that god of inconceivable soul, possessed of blue throat and the wielder of the Pinaka bow, that divinity always eulogised by the sages, accorded boons to Vasudeya, who deserved then all.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच मत्प्रसादान्मनुष्येषु देवगन्धर्वयोनिषु। अप्रमेयबलात्मा त्वं नारायण भविष्यसि॥
English: The auspicious Lord said O Narayana, through my grace, among human beings, among the celestials and the Gandharavas, you shall be one whose soul and strength will be immeasurable.
Sanskrit: न च त्वां प्रसहिष्यन्ति देवासुरमहोरगाः। न पिशाचा न गन्धर्वा न यक्षा न च राक्षसाः॥
English: The celestials, the Asuras and the mighty serpents the Pisachas, the Gandharvas, men and Rakshasas, none among these will be able to withstand you (in battle).
Sanskrit: न सुपर्णास्तथा नागा न च विश्वे वियोनिजाः। न कश्चित् त्वां च देवोऽपि समरेषु विजेष्यति॥
English: Neither Suparna, nor any Naga, nor any other creature born in the universe, nor even any of the gods shall be able to vanquish you in battle.
Sanskrit: न शस्त्रेण न वज्रेण नाग्निना न च वायुना। न चाट्टैण न शुष्केण ब्रसेन स्थावरेण च॥ कश्चित् तव रुजां कर्ता मत्प्रसादात् कथंचना अवि वै समरं गत्वा भविष्यसि ममाधिकः॥
English: By weapons or thunder-bolt or fire or wind or with any object that is wet or dry or with any mobile and or immobile things.
Sanskrit: एवमेते वरा लब्धाः पुरस्ताद् विद्धि शौरिणा। स एष देवश्चरति मायया मोहयञ्जगत्॥
English: None will be able to cause you pain, in consequence of my grace. You will be superior in battle even to me, if perchance you ever fight with me.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव तपसा जातं नरं नाम महामुनिम्। तुल्यमेतेन देवेन तं जानीह्यर्जुनं सदा॥
English: From the ascetic observances of the great Narayana, a mighty sage, called by the name of Nara was born. This latter is equal to the god Narayana himself. Know that Nara to be Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तावेतौ पूर्वदेवानां परमोपचितावृषी। लोकयात्राविधानार्थं संजायेते युगे युगे॥
English: These two sages, said to be older than the older gods, take their births in every Yuga for carrying on the easy rule of the universe.
Sanskrit: तथैव कर्मणा कृत्स्नं महतस्तपसोऽपि च। तेजो मन्युं च विभ्रत्त्वं जातो रौद्रो महामते॥
English: You endued in energy and wrath also, O you of generous heart, have sprung from a portion of Rudra, through the merits of all your pious deeds and as a consequence of high ascetic austerities.
Sanskrit: स भवान् देववत् प्राज्ञो ज्ञात्वा भवमयं जगत्। अवाकर्षस्त्वमात्मानं नियमैस्तत्प्रियेप्सया॥
English: Being embodied, your intelligent self considered the world to be pervaded by Mahadeva; and then for propitiating that god you emaciated your body by the observance of hard vows.
Sanskrit: शुभ्रमत्र भवान् कृत्वा महापुरुषविग्रहम्। ईजिवांस्त्वं जपैोमैरुपहारैश्च मानद॥
English: Creating a white image of that foremost of male beings, O Bestower of honor, you adored him with homage, offerings and reiterating prayers.
Sanskrit: जन्मकर्ततपोयोगास्तयोस्तव च पुष्कलाः। ताभ्यां लिङ्गेऽर्चितो देवस्त्वयार्चायां युगे युगे॥ सर्वरूपं भवं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गे योऽर्चयति प्रभुम्।
English: Thus adored by you, the god became gratified on you in your previous life; and he then accorded to you, O learned one, excellent boons that you cherished in your heart.
Sanskrit: आत्मयोगाश्च तस्मिन् वै शास्त्रयोगाश्च शाश्वताः॥ एवं देवा यजन्तो हि सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः।
English: In him are eternally present Atma Yuga and the undeteriorating Sashtra Yoga. The celestials, the Sidhas and the foremost sages all adore him.
Sanskrit: प्रार्थयन्ते परं लोके स्थाणुमेकं स सर्वकृत्॥ स एष रुद्रभक्तश्च केशवो रुद्रसम्भवः। कृष्ण एव हि यष्टव्यो यज्ञैश्चैव सनातनः॥
English: With a view to obtain that highest object in the world viz., Sthanu or Mahadeva; He is the creator of all. The eternal Krishna ought to be adored in all sacrifices.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतभवं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गमर्चति यः प्रभोः। तस्मिन्नभ्यधिकां प्रीतिं करोति वृषभध्वजः॥
English: Knowing the Phallic from of Siva to be the origin of all forms, the lord Kesava adores him. The god having the bull for him emblem entertains great respect for Kesava.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः। नमश्चकार रुद्राय बहु मेने च केशवम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing those words of his, that mighty carwarrior viz., the son of Drona, saluted Rudra and conceived a great regard for Kesava.
Sanskrit: हृष्टरोमा च वश्यात्मा सोऽभिवाद्य महर्षये। वरूथिनीमभिप्रेक्ष्य ह्यवहारमकारयत्॥
English: That one of controlled soul bowed also to that mighty sage (Krishna) and had the downs of his body erect. Then looking at his own divisions he withdrew them from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रत्यवहारोऽभूत् पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते। कौरवाणां च दीनानां द्रोणे युधि निपातिते॥
English: Thereupon, O ruler of men, the Pandava and the Kaurava troops were both withdrawn, the latter highly defeated in consequence of the overthrow of Drona.
Sanskrit: युद्धं कृत्वा दिनान् पञ्च द्रोणो हत्वा वरूथिनीम्। ब्रह्मलोकं गतो राजन् ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः॥
English: Fighting only for the days and spreading carnage among the Pandava troops, o king, that Brahmana Drona, conversant with the contents of all the Vedas, attained to the posthumous region of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तस्य दूतेन दुपदस्य तदा नृप। चोरस्येव गृहीतस्य न प्रावर्तत भारती॥
English: Bhishma said Thus addressed by that messenger, O king, the king Drupada, like a thief caught (red handed), could not utter a word.
Sanskrit: स यत्नमकरोत् तीव्र सम्बन्धिन्यनुमानने। दूतैर्मधुरसम्भाषैर्न तदस्तीति संदिशन्॥
English: He made great efforts, for the purpose of pacifying his son's (daughter) father-in-law, by means of messengers, instructing them to say sweetly and persuasively, 'It is not so.'
Sanskrit: स राजा भूय एवाथ ज्ञात्वा तत्त्वमथागमत्। कन्येति पाञ्चालसुतां त्वरमाणो विनिर्ययौ।॥
English: That king (Hiranyavarman), thereupon once more ascertained the real fact, that the offspring of the king of the Panchalas was a daughter, and went forth (out of his city) without delay.
Sanskrit: ततः सम्प्रेषयामास मित्राणाममितौजसाम्। दुहितुर्विप्रेलम्भं तं धात्रीणां वचनात् तदा॥
English: He then sent information to all his friends (who were) of immeasurable strength, regarding the deception that had been practiced upon his daughter, according to the massage of the nurses.
Sanskrit: ततः समुदयं कृत्वा बलानां राजसत्तमः। अभियाने मतिं चक्रे दुपदं प्रति भारत॥
English: Then that best of kings, having mustered a large army, formed the resolution of marching against the king Drupada, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: ततः सम्मन्त्रयामास मन्त्रिभिः स महीपतिः। हिरण्यवर्मा राजेन्द्र पाञ्चाल्यं पार्थिवं प्रति॥
English: Then that ruler of the earth, Hiranyavarman held a consultation with his ministers, O great king (as to the course to be taken) against the king of the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: तत्र वै निश्चितं तेषामभूद् राज्ञां महात्मनाम्। तथ्यं भवति चेदेतत् कन्या राजन् शिखण्डिनी॥ बद्ध्वा पञ्चालराजानमानयिष्यामहे गृहम्। अन्यं राजानमाधाय पञ्चालेषु नरेश्वरम्॥
English: It was then and there resolved with certainly among those high-souled kings "If this be really true that Shikhandin is a daughter, O king, then having bound the king of the Panchalas, we shall drag him (here) and having installed another king who will rule over the people,
Sanskrit: घातयिष्याम नृपतिं पाञ्चालं सशिखण्डिनम्॥ तत् तदाऽनृतमाज्ञाय पुनर्वृतान्नराधिपः। प्रास्थापयत् पार्षताय निहन्मीति स्थिरो भव॥
English: We will slay thịś king of the Panchalas along with Shikhandin. Knowing this to be the fixed resolve the king (Hiranyavarman) once more sent messengers to the son of Prishata, (with the message). “I shall slay you, wait a little."
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स हि प्रकृत्या वै भीतः किल्बिषी च नराधिपः। भयं तीव्रमनुप्राप्तो दुपदः पृथिवीपतिः॥
English: Bhishma said That king was by nature not courageous, and was quiet. King Drupada, through a ruler of the earth, was dreadfully alarmed.
Sanskrit: विसृज्य दूतान् दाशार्णे दुपदः शोकमूर्छितः। समेत्य भार्या रहिते वाक्यमाह नराधिपः॥
English: Having despatched messengers of the Dasharna king, king Drupada, fainting with grief, approached his wife in secret and spoke these words.
Sanskrit: भयेन महताऽऽविष्टो हृदि शोकेन चाहतः। पाञ्चालराजो दयितां मातरं वै शिखण्डिनः॥
English: Being filled, as the Panchala king was, with great fear and struck with grief at his heart, he said to the beloved mother of Shikhandin.
Sanskrit: अभियास्यति मां कोपात् सम्बन्धी सुमहाबलः। हिरण्यवर्मा नृपतिः कर्षमाणो वरूथिनीम्॥
English: “My son's father-in-law, king Hiranyavarman, having mustered a large army, is advancing against me with anger, powerful as he is.
Sanskrit: किमिदानीं करिष्यावो मूढौ कन्यामिमां प्रति। शिखण्डी किल पुत्रस्ते कन्येति परिशङ्कितः॥
English: Fools that we both (of us) are, what are we to do now, as regards this daughter of ours? Your son Shikhandin is very much suspected to be a daughter.
Sanskrit: इति संचिन्त्य यत्नेन समित्रः सबलानुगः। वञ्चितोऽस्मीति मन्वानो मां किलोद्धर्तुमिच्छति॥
English: Under this suspicion, (king Hiranyavarman), thinking, I have been deceived, wants to slay me with his friends and army carefully mustered.