pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न हि दुर्बलदग्धस्य कुले किंचित् प्ररोहति। आमूलं निर्दहन्त्येव मा स्म दुर्बलमासदः॥
English: In a family scorched by the eyes of the Weak, no children are born. Such eyes burn the family to its very roots. Do not, therefore, treat the weak inimically.
Sanskrit: अबलं वै बलाच्छ्रेयो यच्चातिबलवबलम्। बलस्याबलदग्धस्य न किंचिदवशिष्यते॥
English: Weakness is more powerful than even the greatest Power, for that Power which is scorched by Weakness is absolutely rotted out.
Sanskrit: विमानितो हतः क्रुश्स्त्रातारं चेन विन्दति। अमानुषकृतस्तत्र दण्डो हन्ति नराधिपम्॥
English: If a person, who has been humiliated or struck, fails, while crying for help, to get a protector, divine punishment over takes the king and brings about his fall.
Sanskrit: मा स्म तात रणे स्थित्वा भुञ्जीथा दुर्बलं जनम्। मा त्वां दुर्बलचक्षूषि दहन्त्वग्निरिवाश्रयम्॥
English: Do not, 'O sire, while excersing Power, take wealth from the Weak, Take care that the eyes of the Weak do not burn you like a burning fire.
Sanskrit: यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यश्रूणि रोदताम्। तानि पुत्रान् पशून् नन्ति तेषां मिथ्याभिशंसनात्॥
English: The tears shed by weeping men afflicted with falsehood kill the children and animals of those that have uttered those lies.
Sanskrit: यदि नात्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत् पौत्रेषु नप्तृषु। न हि पापं कृतं कर्म सद्यः फलति गौरिव॥
English: Like a cow a sinful act does not yield immediate truits. If the fruit is not seen in the perpetrator himself, it is seen in his son or in his grand-son or daughter's son.
Sanskrit: यत्राबलो वध्यमानस्त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति। महान् दैवकृतस्तत्र दण्डः पतति दारुणः॥
English: When a Weak person fails to find a protector the great rod of divine punishment overtakes the king.
Sanskrit: युक्ता यदा जानपदा भिक्षन्ते ब्राह्मणा इव। अभीक्ष्णं भिक्षुरूपेण राजानं मन्ति तादृशाः॥
English: When all the subjects of a king are compelled by distress to live like Brahmanas, by begging, such mendicancy brings destruction upon the king.
Sanskrit: राज्ञो यदा जनपदे बहवो राजपूरुषाः। अनयेनोपवर्तन्ते तद् राज्ञः किल्बिषं महत्॥
English: When all the officers of the king living in the provinces unite together and act unfairly, the king is then said to bring about a state of unredeeming evil upon his kingdom.
Sanskrit: यदा युक्त्या नयेदर्थान् कामादर्थवशेन वा। कृपणं याचमानानां तद् राज्ञो वैशसं महत्॥
English: When the officers of the king extort money, hy unfair mean, or acting from lust or avarice, from persons pitcously praying for mercy, a great destruct' on, jorsooth, be.ails the king.
Sanskrit: महान् वृक्षो जायते वर्धते च तं चैव भूतानि समाश्रयन्ति। यदा वृक्षश्छिद्यते दह्यते च तदाश्रया अनिकेता भवन्ति॥
English: A huge tree, just growing, assumes large proportions, Numberless creatures then come and seek its shelter. When, however, it is cut down or burnt, those who had taken its shelter become all houseless.
Sanskrit: यदा राष्ट्रे धर्ममयं चरन्ति संस्कारं वा राजगुणं ब्रुवाणा:। तैरेवाधर्मश्चरितो धर्ममोहात् तूर्णं जह्यात् सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च॥
English: When the denizens of a kingdom perform pious acts and all religious rites, and praise the good qualities, of the king, the latter acquires riches. When, however, the residents, out of ignorance forsake righteousness and act unrighteously, the king suffers from misery.
Sanskrit: यत्र पापा ज्ञायमानाश्चरन्ति सतां कलिविन्दते तत्र राज्ञः। स्तदा राज्यं वर्धते भूमिपस्य॥
English: When sinful men of known acts are allowed to move among the righteous, Kali then overtakes the kings of those kingdoms. When the king punishes all wicked people, his kingdom prospers.
Sanskrit: यश्चामात्यान् मानयित्वा यथार्थ मन्त्रे च युद्धे च नृपो नियुङ्ग्यात्। विवर्धते तस्य राष्ट्र नृपस्य भुक्के महीं चाप्यखिलां चिराय॥
English: Forsooth, the kingdom of that king certainly prospers who honours his ministers and employs them in policy and in battles. Such a king enjoys the wide Earth or ever.
Sanskrit: यच्चापि सुकृतं कर्म वाचं चैव सुभाषिताम्। समीक्ष्य पूजयन् राजा धर्मं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्॥
English: That king who duly honours at good acts and good speeches acquires great merit.
Sanskrit: संविभज्य यदा भुक्के नामात्यानवमन्यते। निहन्ति बलिनं दृप्तं स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: The enjoyment of good things with others, paying proper honours to the ministers, and subjugations of persons who are proud of their strength, are the great duty of a king.
Sanskrit: त्रायते हि यदा सर्वं वाचा कायेन कर्मणा। पुत्रस्यापि न मृष्येच्च स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Protecting all men by words, body, and deeds, and never forgiving even his offending son himself, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: संविभज्य यदा भुक्के नृपतिर्दुर्बलान् नरान्। तदा भवन्ति बलिनः स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: The maintenance of the Weak by sharing with them the things he has and thereby increasing their strength, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: यदा रक्षति राष्ट्राणि यदा दस्यूनपोहति। यदा जयति संग्रामे स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Protection of the kingdom, extermination of robbers, and conquest form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: पापमाचरतो यत्र कर्मणा व्याहृतेन वा। प्रियस्यापि न मृष्येत स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Not to forgive a person, however dear if he has committe an offence, by act or word, forms the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: यदा शारणिकान् राजा पुत्रवत् परिरक्षति। भिनत्ति च न मर्यादां स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Protecting those who seek refuge with him as he would protect his own children, and never depriving one of the honours to which he is entitled, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: यदाऽऽप्तदक्षिणैर्यज्ञैर्यजते श्रद्धयान्वितः। कामद्वेषावनादृत्य स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Adoring the gods, with devotion in sacrifices completed by presents, and subduing lust and envy, from the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: कृपणानाथवृद्धानां यदाश्रु परिमार्जति। हर्ष संजनयन् नृणां स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Wiping the tears of the distressed, the helpless, and the old, and filling them with joy, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: विवर्धयति मित्राणि तथारीश्चापि कर्षति। सम्पूजयति साधूंश्च स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Advancing friends, weakening enemies, and honouring the good, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: सत्यं पालयति प्रीत्या नित्यं भूमिं प्रयच्छति। पूजयेदतिथीन् भृत्यान् स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Cheerfully adhering to truth, always making presents of land, entertaining guests, and maintaining dependents, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: निग्रहानुग्रहौ चोभौ यत्र स्यातां प्रतिष्ठितौ। अस्मिन् लोके परे चैव राजा स प्राप्नुते फलम्॥
English: That king who favours those who deserve favours, and punishes those who deserve chastisement, acquires great merit both here and hereafter.
Sanskrit: यमो राजा धार्मिकाणां मान्धातः परमेश्वरः। संयच्छन् भवति प्राणानसंयच्छंस्तु पातुकः॥
English: The king is Yama himself. He is, O Mandhatri, the god (incarnate) to all righteous persons. By controlling his senses he acquires great riches. By not subduing them he commits sin.
Sanskrit: ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यान् सत्कृत्यानवमन्य च। यदा सम्यक् प्रगृह्णाति स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते॥
English: Paying proper honours to Ritwijas and priests and preceptors, and doing them good, form the duty of the king.
Sanskrit: यमो यच्छति भूतानि सर्वाण्येवाविशेषतः। तथा राज्ञानुकर्तव्यं यन्तव्या विधिवत् प्रजाः॥
English: Yama governs all creatures without any distinction. The king should imitate him in his conduct by restraining all his subjects duly.
Sanskrit: सहस्राक्षेण राजा हि सर्वथैवोपमीयते। स पश्यति च यं धर्म स धर्मः पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: The king is said to resemble the Thousandeyed (Indra). O foremost of men, that which is regarded by the king as Righteousness is accepted as such by all.
Sanskrit: अप्रमादेन शिक्षेथाः क्षमां बुद्धिं धृति मतिम्। भूतानां चैव जिज्ञासा साध्वसाधु च सर्वदा॥
English: You should diligently cultivate forgiveness, intelligence, patience and the love of all creatures. You should also determine the strength and weakness of all men and learn to distinguish between right and wrong.
Sanskrit: संग्रहः सर्वभूतानां दानं च मधुरं वचः। पौरजानपदाचैव गोप्तव्यास्ते यथासुखम्॥
English: You should behave properly towards all creatures, make gifts, the utter agreeable and sweet words. You should maintain the residents of your city and the provinces in happiness.
Sanskrit: न जात्वदक्षो नृपतिः प्रजाः शक्नोति रक्षितुम्। भारो हि सुमहांस्तात राज्यं नाम सुदुष्करम्॥
English: A king, who is not clever, can never protect his subjects. Sovereignty, O sire, is a very heavy burden.
Sanskrit: तद्दण्डविन्नृपः प्राज्ञः शूरः शक्नोति रक्षितुम्। न हि शक्यमदण्डेन क्लीबेनाबुद्धिनापि वा॥
English: Only that king who is endued with wisdom and courage, and who is a master of the science of punishment, can protect a kingdom. He, on the other hand, who is devoid of energy and intelligence, and who is not versed in the great science, cannot bear the burden of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: अभिरूपैः कुले जातैर्दक्षैर्भक्तैर्बहुश्रुतैः। सर्वा बुद्धीः परीक्षेपास्तापसाश्रमिणामपि॥
English: Helped by ministers of beautiful features and good birth, clever in business, devoted to their masters, and highly learned, you should examine the hearts and acts of all men including the very hermits.
Sanskrit: अतस्त्वं सर्वभूतानां धर्मं वेत्स्यसि वै परम्। स्वदेशे परदेशे वा न ते धर्मो विनक्षयति॥
English: Behaving thus, you will be able to learn the duties of all orders of men. This will help you in observing your own duties whether when you are in your country or when you go to other kingdoms.
Sanskrit: तस्मादर्थाच्च कामाच्च धर्म एवोत्तरो भवेत्। अस्मिल्लोके परे चैव धर्मात्मा सुखमेधते॥
English: Amongst these three objects, viz., Virtue, Profit, and Pleasure, Virtue is the foremost. He, who is of virtuous soul, acquires great happiness both here and hereafter.
Sanskrit: त्यजन्ति दारान् पुत्रांश्च मनुष्याः परिपूजिताः। संग्रहश्चैव भूतानां दानं च मधुरा च वाक्॥ अप्रमादश्च शौचं च राज्ञो भूतिकरं महत्। एतेभ्यश्चैव मान्धातः सततं मा प्रमादिथाः॥
English: If men are treated with honour, they can abandon their very wives and sons. By winning over good men, by gifts, sweet words, carefulness, and purity of conduct, a king may acquire for himself great prosperity. Do not, therefore, O Mandhatri, be negligent of these qualities and acts.
Sanskrit: अप्रमत्तो भवेद् राजा छिद्रदर्शी परात्मनोः। नास्यच्छिद्रं परः पश्येच्छिद्रेषु परमन्वियात्॥
English: The king should never neglect to look after his own weak points as also after those of his foes. He should act in such a way that his enemies may not be able to discover his weak points, and he should himself assail them when theirs are seen.
Sanskrit: एतद् वृत्तं वासवस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च। राजर्षीणां च सर्वेषां तत् त्वमप्यनुपालय॥
English: In this way Vasava, and Yama, and Varuna and all the great royal sages have acted. Do you follow the same conduct.
Sanskrit: तत् कुरुष्व महाराज वृत्तं राजर्षिसेवितम्। आतिष्ठ दिव्यं पन्थानमह्नाय पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Do you, O great king, follow the conduct of those royal sages. Do you soon, O foremost of Bharata's race, follow this heavenly road.
Sanskrit: धर्मवृत्तं हि राजानं प्रेत्य चेह च भारत। देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वाः कीर्तयन्ति महौजसः॥
English: The gods, the Rishis, the Pitris, and the Gandharvas, possessed of great energy, chant the praises, both here and hereafter, of that king who is righteous!
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स एवमुक्तो मान्धाता तेनोतथ्येन भारत। कृतवानविशङ्कश्च एकः प्राप च मेदिनीम्॥
English: Bhishma said nus spoken to by Utatthya, O Bharata, Mandhatri unhesitatingly did as he as he was directed, and became the soul king of the wide Earth.
Sanskrit: भवानपि तथा सम्यङ्मान्धातेव महीपते। धर्म कृत्वा महीं रक्ष स्वर्गे स्थानमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Do you also, O king, act righteously like Mandhatri. You will then, after ruling the Earth, live in heaven!
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच एवमग्राह्यके तस्मिज्ञातिसम्बन्धिमण्डले। मित्रेष्वमित्रेष्वपि च कथं भावो विभाव्यते॥
English: Yudhishthira said If one cannot thus win over one's kinsmen and relatives, the intending friends become foes. How should one, then, behave so that the hearts of both friends and enemies may be won?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। संवादं वासुदेवस्य सुरर्षेर्नारदस्य च॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old history of a discourse between Vasudeva and the divine saint Narada.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच नासुहृत् परमं मन्त्रं नारदार्हति वेदितुम्। अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत् पण्डितो वाप्यनात्मवान्॥
English: Once on a time Vasudeva said-Neither an illiterate and foolish friend, nor a learned friend of fickle mind, deserves, O Narada, to know one's secret counsels.
Sanskrit: स ते सौहृदमास्थाय किञ्चिद् वक्ष्यामि नारद। कृत्स्नं बुद्धिबलं प्रेक्ष्य सम्पृच्छेस्त्रिदिवंगम॥
English: Relying on your friendship for me, I shall say something to you, O sage! O you who can go to heaven at your pleasure, one should speak to another if he is convinced of the intelligence of that other.
Sanskrit: दास्यमैश्वर्यवादेन ज्ञातीनां न करोम्यहम्। अर्धं भोक्तास्मि वाग्दुरुक्तानि च क्षमे॥
English: I never behave with slavish tendency towards my kinsmen by flattering speeches about their prosperity, I give them half of what I have, and forgive their evil words.
Sanskrit: अरणीमग्निकामो वा मनाति हृदयं मम। वाचा दुरुक्तं देवर्षे तन्मे दहति नित्यदा॥
English: As a fire-stick is grinded by a person who seeks to get fire, so my heart is grinded by my kinsmen with their cruel words. Indeed, O celestial Rishi, those cruel words consume my heart every day.
Sanskrit: बलं संकर्षणे नित्यं सौकुमार्य पुनर्गदे। रूपेण मत्तः प्रद्युम्नः सोऽसहायोऽस्मि नारद॥
English: Power lives in Sankarshana; mildness in Gada; and as regards Pradyumna, he excels even myself in beauty. Still I am helpless, O Narada!
Sanskrit: अन्ये हि सुमहाभागा बलवन्तो दुरुत्सहाः। नित्योत्थानेन सम्पन्ना नारदान्धकवृष्णयः॥
English: Many others among the Andhakas and the Vrishnis are endued with great prosperity, might, daring courage and constant perseverance.
Sanskrit: यस्य न स्युर्न वै स स्याद् यस्य स्युः कृत्स्नमेव तत्। द्वाभ्यां निवारितो नित्यं वृणोम्येकतरं न च॥
English: He, with whom they do not side, meets with destruction. He, on the other hand, with whom they side, acquires everything. Dissuaded by both Ahuka and Akrura, I do not side either of them.
Sanskrit: स्यातां यस्याहुकाक्रूरौ किं नु दुःखतरं ततः। यस्य चापि न तौ स्यातां किं नु दुःखतरं ततः॥
English: What can be more distressing for a person than to have both Ahuka and Akrura on his side? What, again, is more painful for one than not to have both of them on his side?
Sanskrit: सोऽहं कितवमातेव द्वयोरपि महामते। एकस्य जयमाशंसे द्वितीयस्यापराजयम्॥
English: I am like the mother of two brothers gambling against each other, praying for victory to both.
Sanskrit: ममैवं क्लिश्यमानस्य नारदोभयतः सदा। वक्तुमर्हसि यच्छ्रेयो ज्ञातीनामात्मनस्तथा॥
English: I am thus, O Narada, afflicted by both. You should tell me that which is for the behoof of both myself and my kinsmen.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच आपदो द्विविधाः कृष्ण बाह्याश्चाभ्यन्तराश्च ह। प्रादुर्भवन्ति वार्ष्णेय स्वकृता यदि वान्यतः॥
English: Narada said Calamities, O Krishna, are of two sorts, viz., external and internal. They are begotten, O you of Vrishni's race, by one's own acts or by the acts of others.
Sanskrit: सेयमाभ्यन्तरा तुभ्यमापत् कृच्छा स्वकर्मजा। अक्रूरभोजप्रभवा सर्वे ह्येते त्वदन्वयाः॥
English: The calamity that has now overtaken you is an internal one and is begotten of your own acts. Valadeva and others, of the Bhoja race, are partisans of Akrura, and have sided him either for wealth, or for mere caprice, or actuated by words or by hatred. As for you, you have given away wealth obtained by you to another.
Sanskrit: अर्थहेतोहि कामाद् वा वाचा बीभत्सयापि वा। आत्मना प्राप्तमैश्वर्यमन्यत्र प्रतिपादितम्॥ कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्ज्ञातिवृन्दं सहायवन्। न शक्यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमनमिव त्वया॥
English: Though having many friends, you have, however, by your own act, invited calamity over your head. You cannot take back that wealth, even as one cannot swallow again the food that he has vomited himself.
Sanskrit: बभूग्रसेनयो राज्यं नाप्तुं शक्यं कथंचन। ज्ञातिभेदभयात् कृष्ण त्वया चापि विशेषतः॥
English: The kingdom cannot be taken back from Babhru and Ugrasena. You, O Krishna, cannot, in particular, take it back from fear of creating intestine feuds.
Sanskrit: तच्च सिध्येत् प्रयत्लेन कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। महाक्षयं व्ययो वा स्याद् विनाशो वा पुनर्भवेत्॥
English: Supposing the attempt succeeds, it will do so after move trouble and after the achievement of the most difficult works. A great slaughter and a great loss of wealth will take place, perhaps, even total destruction.
Sanskrit: अनायसेन शस्त्रेण मृदुना हृदयच्छिदा। जिह्वामुद्धर सर्वेषां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च॥
English: Use then a weapon which is not made of steel, which is very mild and yet capable of piercing all hearts. Sharpening that weapon again and again rectify the tongues of your kinsmen!
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच अनायसं मुने शस्त्रं मृदु विद्यामहं कथम्। येनैषामुद्धरे जिह्वां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च।॥
English: Vasudeva said What is that weapon, O sage, which is not made of steel, which is mild, which still cuts all hearts, and which I must use for correcting the tongues of my kinsmen?
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच शक्त्यान्नदानं सततं तितिक्षार्जवमार्दवम्। यथार्हप्रतिपूजा च शस्त्रमेतदनायसम्॥
English: Narada said The giving of food to the best of your ability, forgiveness, sincerity, mildness, and honour to whom honour is due,-these make a weapon which is not made of steel.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातीनां वक्तुकामानां कटुकानि लघूनि च। गिरा त्वं हृदयं वाचं शमयस्व मनांसि च॥
English: With soft words alone turn away the anger of kinsmen about to utter cruel words, and please their hearts and minds and slanderous words.
Sanskrit: नामहापुरुषः कश्चिन्नानात्मा नासहायवान्। महतीं धुरमाधत्ते तामुद्यम्योरसा वह॥
English: None who is not a great man with purified soul and endued with accomplishments and having friends can bear a heavy burden. Take up this great weight and bear it on your shoulders.
Sanskrit: सर्व एव गुरुं भारमनड्वान वहते समे। दुर्गे प्रतीतः सुगवो भारं वहति दुर्वहम्॥
English: All oxen can carry heavy loads on a level road. The stronger ones only among them can carry such loads on a difficult road.
Sanskrit: भेदाद् विनाशः संघानां संघमुख्योऽसि केशव। यथा त्वां प्राप्य नोत्सीदेदयं संघस्तथा कुरु॥
English: Disunion will create destruction which will befall all the Bhojas and the Vrishnis! You, O Keshava, are the foremost of them. Do you act in such a way that the Bhojas and the Vrishnis may not meet with destruction.
Sanskrit: नान्यत्र बुद्धिक्षान्तिभ्यां नान्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात्। नान्यत्र धनसंत्यागाद् गणः प्राज्ञेऽवतिष्ठते॥
English: Nothing but intelligence and forgiveness, control of the senses, and liberality, reside in a person of wisdom.
Sanskrit: धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वपक्षोद्भावनं सदा। ज्ञातीनामविनाशः स्याद् यथा कृष्ण तथा कुरु॥
English: The advancement of one's own race is always praiseworthy and glorious and conducive to long life. Do you, O Krishna, act in such a way that destruction may not overtake your kinsmen.
Sanskrit: आयत्यां च तदात्वे च न तेऽस्त्यविदितं प्रभो। पाड्गुण्यस्य विधानेन यात्रायानविधौ तथा॥
English: Use of the six qualities and riding on car (at the time of war), there is nothing about policy and art of war, O lord, which you do not know?
Sanskrit: यादवाः कुकुरा भोजाः सर्वे चान्धकवृष्णयः। त्वय्यासक्ता महाबाहो लोका लोकेश्वराश्च ये॥ उपासते हि त्वबुद्धिमृषयश्चापि माधव।
English: The Yadavas, the Kukuras, the Bhojas, the Andhakas, and the Vrishni, all depend on you even as all the worlds and all the regents of their quarters, O mighty-armed one! The Rishis, O Madhava always pray for your advancement.
Sanskrit: त्वं गुरुः सर्वभूतानां जानीषे त्वं गतागतम्। त्वामासाद्य यदुश्रेष्ठमेधन्ते यादवाः सुखम्॥
English: You are the lord of all creatures. You know the past, the present, and the future. You are the foremost of all the Yadavas. Depending on you, they expect to live happily.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं तदभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं जनमेजय। यत्र दुःखान्वितो राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Thus, O Janamejaya, did that terrible battle take place. King Dhritarashtra, in great sorrow, said thus about it.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच रामं संनिहितं दृष्ट्वा गदायुद्ध उपस्थिते। मम पुत्रः कथं भीम प्रत्ययुध्यत संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said Beholding Rama approach that spot, when the mace-fight was about to take place, how, O Sanjaya, did my son fight with Bhima?'
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच रामसांनिध्यमासाद्य पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। युद्धकामो महाबाहुः समहष्यत वीर्यवान्॥
English: Sanjaya said Beholding the presence of Rama, your valiant son Duryodhana of mighty arms, desirous of battle, was gladdened.
Sanskrit: दृष्टवा लागलिनं राजा प्रत्युत्थाय च भारत। प्रीत्या परमया युक्तः समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि॥ आसनं च ददौ तस्मै पर्यपृच्छदनामयम्।
English: Seeing Vala, king Yudhishthira, O Bharata, stood up and duly and gladly honored him. He gave him a seat and enquired after his welfare.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठरं रामो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥ मधुरं धर्मसंयुक्तं शूराणां हितमेव च। मया श्रुतं कथयतामृषीणां राजसत्तम॥ कुरुक्षेत्रं परं पुण्यं पावनं स्वर्गमेव च। दैवतैऋषिभिर्जुष्टं ब्राह्मणैश्च महात्मभिः॥
English: Rama then answered Yudhisthira, in these sweet and righteous words, viz.-I have heard it said by the Rishis, O best of kings, that Kurukshetra is a highly sacred and sindestroying spot, equal to heaven itself, worshipped of gods and Rishis and great Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: तत्र वै योत्स्यमाना य देहं त्यक्ष्यन्ति मानवाः। तेषां स्वर्गे ध्रुवो वासः शक्रेण सह मारिष॥
English: Those men that renounce their bodies, while engaged in battle on this field, are sure to live in heaven with Shakra himself.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् समन्तपञ्चकमितो याम द्रुतं नृप। प्रथितोत्तरवेदी सा देवलोके प्रजापतेः॥
English: I shall for this, O king, speedily proceed to Samantapancka. In the celestial region that spot is known as the northern (sacrificial) altar of Brahman, the Lord of all creatures.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् महापुण्यतमे त्रैलोक्यस्य सनातने। संग्रामे निधनं प्राप्य ध्रुवं स्वर्गे भविष्यति॥
English: He that breathes his last in battle on that eternal and most sacred of spots in the three worlds, will surely obtain heaven,
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा महाराज कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। समन्तपञ्चकं वीरः प्रायादभिमुखः प्रभुः॥
English: Saying-So be it-O king, Kunti's brave son, lord Yudhishthira, proceeded towards Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। पद्भ्यामपर्षी द्युतिमानगच्छत् पाण्डवैः सह।१२।।
English: King Duryodhana also, taking up his gigantic mace, angrily went on foot with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तथाऽऽयान्तं गदाहस्तं वर्मणा चापि दंशितम्। अन्तरिक्षचरा देवाः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥ वातिकाचारणा ये तु दृष्ट्वा ते हर्षमागताः। स पाण्डवैः परिवृतः कुरुराजस्तवात्मजः॥ मत्तस्येव गजेन्द्रस्य गतिमास्थाय सोऽव्रजत्। ततः शङ्खनिनादेन भेरीणां च महास्वनैः॥ सिंहनादैश्च शूराणां दिशः सर्वाः प्रपूरिताः।
English: While going thus, armed with mace and clad in armour, the celestial in the sky applauded him, saying-Excellent, excellent! Sceing the Kuru king, the Charanas became filled with delight. Surrounding by the Pandavas, your son, the Kuru king proceeded, like an infuriate elephant. All the points of the compass were filled with the blare of conchs and the sounds of drums and the leonine roars of heroes.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते तु कुरुक्षेत्रं प्राप्ता नरवरोत्तमाः॥ प्रतीच्यभिमुखं देशं यथोद्दिष्टं सुतेन ते।
English: Proceeding with face westwards to the appointed spot, with your son (in their midst), they spread themselves on all sides when they reached it.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्याः स्वयनं तीर्थमुत्तमम्॥ तस्मिन् देशे त्वनिरिणे ते तु युद्धमरोचयन्।
English: That was an excellent Tirtha on the southern side of the Sarasvati. The ground there was not sandy, and was therefore, selected for the battle.
Sanskrit: ततो भीमो महाकोटिं गदां गृह्याथ वर्मभृत्॥ बिभ्रद्रूपं महाराज सदृशं हि गरुत्मतः।
English: Clad in armour, and armed with his gigantic thick mace Bhima, O king, assumed the form of mighty Garuda.
Sanskrit: अवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः संख्ये काञ्चनवर्मभृत्॥ रराज राजन् पुत्रस्ते काञ्चनः शैलराडिव।
English: With head-gear on his head, and wearing a golden armour licking the corners of his mouth, O king, with eyes redened in wrath, and breathing hard, your son on that field, O king, shone like the golden Sumeru.
Sanskrit: वर्मभ्यां संयतौ वीरौ भीमदुर्योधनावुभौ॥ संयुगे च प्रकाशेते संरब्धाविव कुञ्जरौ।
English: Those two heroes Bhima and Duryodhana, wearing armour appeaered like two elephants with anger, in battle field.