pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नकुलोऽपि धनं लब्ध्वा कृते कर्मणि वाजिनाम्। तुष्टे तस्मिन् नरपतौ पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रयच्छति॥
English: Nakula also gave the wealth to his brothers which he acquired from the king who was satisfied with him for his tending the horses.
Sanskrit: कृष्णा तु सर्वान् भर्तृस्तान् निरीक्षन्ती तपस्विनी। यथा पुनरविज्ञाता तथा चरति भामिनी॥
English: In the form of ascetic and very charmful draupadi served their husband, so nobody can identify their reality.
Sanskrit: एवं सम्पादयन्तस्ते तदान्योन्यं महारथाः। विराटनगरे चेरुः पुनर्गर्भधृता इव॥
English: They, the mighty warriors, then looking after the interest of one another, lived in the city of Virata in such a manner, as if they were once more in the house of their mother.
Sanskrit: साशङ्का धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भयात् पाण्डुसुतास्तदा। प्रेक्षमाणास्तदा कृष्णामूषुश्छन्ना नराधिप॥
English: Then the sons of Pandu, the lords of men, appending evil from the sons of Dhritarashtra, continued to live there in disguise keeping vigilant eyes upon their wife Krishna.
Sanskrit: अथ मासे चतुर्थे तु ब्रह्मणः सुमहोत्सवः। आसीत् समृद्धो मत्स्येषु पुरुषाणां सुसम्मतः॥
English: Then in the fourth month there happened a great festival, in honor of the divine Brahma, slender in form and highly valued by people, in the city of the Matsya's.
Sanskrit: तत्र मल्लाः समापेतुर्दिग्भ्यो राजन् सहस्रशः। समाजे ब्रह्मणो राजन् यथा पशुपतेरिव॥
English: 0 king, there came, by thousands, wrestlers from all quarters in that field of festivity in honour of the divine Brahma, as also on the occasion of a festival held in honor of Shiva.
Sanskrit: महाकाया महावीर्याः कालखजा इवासुराः। वीर्योन्मत्ता बलोदग्रा राज्ञा समभिपूजिताः॥
English: They were of colossal forms and of exceeding might, like the demons named Kalakhanjas; they were maddened with their latent power; furious with their prowess and highly honored by the king.
Sanskrit: सिंहस्कन्धकटिग्रीवाः स्वावदाता मनस्विनः। असकृल्लब्धलक्षास्ते रङ्गे पार्थिवसंनिधौ॥
English: Their shoulders, waists and necks were like those of lions, their bodies were free from dirt, and their hearts were large. Many times before they achieved success in the lists in the very august presence of the king.
Sanskrit: तेषामेको महानासीत् सर्वमल्लानथाह्वयत्। आवल्गमानं तं रङ्गे नोपतिष्ठति कश्चन॥
English: Amongst them there was one who was the greatest of all and challenged all other combatants to a wrestle; there was none that ventured to encounter him as he strided over in the arena.
Sanskrit: यदा सर्वे विमनसस्ते मल्ला हतचेतसः। अथ सूदेन तं मल्लं योधयामास मत्स्यराट्।॥
English: When all the wrestlers stood stupefied and dejected in spirit then the king of the Matsyas made him fight with his cook.
Sanskrit: नोद्यमानस्तदा भीमो दुःखेनैवाकरोन्मतिम्। न हि शक्नोति विवृते प्रत्याख्यातुं नराधिपम्॥
English: Impelled by the king, Bhima made up his mind with reluctance, for it was not in his power to openly disobey the royal mandate.
Sanskrit: ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः शार्दूलशिथिलश्चरन्। प्रविवेश महारङ्गं विराटमभिपूजयन्॥
English: Then that the best of men, having worshipped the king Virata, entered the spacious arena with listless steps like those of a lion.
Sanskrit: बबन्ध कक्षां कौन्तेयस्ततः संहर्षयञ्जनम्। ततस्तु वृत्रसंकाशं भीमो मल्लं समाह्वयत्॥
English: Then Bhima, the son of Kunti, girded up his lions and caused the delight of the spectators. There he summoned the wrestler of distinguished prowess named Jimuta resembling Vritra himself. were
Sanskrit: जीमूतं नाम तं तत्र मल्लं प्रख्यातविक्रमम्। तावुभौ सुमहोत्साहावुभौ भीमपराक्रमौ॥ मत्ताविव महाकायौ वारणौ षष्टिहायनौ। ततस्तौ नरशार्दूलो बाहुयुद्धं समीयतुः॥
English: Both of them were of exceeding energy and of terrible prowess, and they both were like a couple of infuriated elephants of gigantic form each being sixty years old. Then those two best of men became engaged in hand-tohand fight.
Sanskrit: वीरौ परमसंहृष्टावन्योन्यजयकाक्षिणौ। आसीत् सुभीमः सम्पातो वज्रपर्वतयोरिव॥
English: Those two heroic combatants exceedingly cheerful, each being desirous of gaining victory over the other; exceedingly terrible was the encounter between them, just like the clash of the thunderbolt against the mountain.
Sanskrit: उभौ परमसंहृष्टौ बलेनातिबलावुभौ। अन्योन्यस्यान्तरं प्रेप्सू परस्परजयैषिणौ॥
English: Both of them were exceedingly powerful and were highly pleased with each other's strength; each of them was desirous of winning the victory over the other and was vigilant to take advantage of his rival's lapse.
Sanskrit: उभौ परमसंहष्टौ मत्ताविव महागजौ। कृतप्रतिकृतैश्चित्रैर्बाहुभिश्च सुसरूटैः।
English: Both of them were exceedingly delighted and resembled a couple of infuriated elephants of huge forms; and various were the manners of their attack and defence shown by means of their clenched fists.
Sanskrit: संनिपातावधूतैश्च प्रमौथोन्मथनैस्तथा॥ क्षेपणैर्मुष्टिभिश्चैव वराहोद्भूतनि:स्वनैः।
English: They fought in a manner that each dashed against the other, threw his rival far off his stand, each crushed the other down, and pressed him hard on the ground, each showing the other off exchanged blows, and each whirled the other round with his head downward and threw him away with a loud noise.
Sanskrit: तलैर्वज्रनिपातैश्च प्रसृष्टाभिस्तथैव च॥ शलाकानसखपातैश्च पादोद्भूतैश्च दारुणैः।
English: With their palms each gave a good slap to the other, striking as hard as the thunder bolt and with outstretched fingers they slapped each other. They thrust spear like nails into each other's person; each gave violent kicks to the other.
Sanskrit: जानुभिश्चाश्मनिर्घोषैः शिरोभिश्चावघदनैः॥ तद् युद्धमभवद् घोरमशस्त्रं बाहुतेजसा।
English: They struck knee against knee, dashed head against head, producing the crash of one stone against another. That was the furious combat without weapons, sustained chiefly by the might of their arms.
Sanskrit: बलप्राणेन शूराणां समाजोत्सवसंनिधौ॥ अरज्यत जन: सर्वः सोत्क्रुष्टनिनदोत्थितः।
English: By both physical and mental energy of the two heroic combatants, as represented in the presence of people assembled in the arena on the occasion of the festivity, all the spectators were extremely delighted, and their delight was manifested by joyous shouts given out at intervals.
Sanskrit: बलिनोः संयुगे राजन् वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥ प्रकर्षणाकर्षणयोरभ्याकर्षविकर्षणैः। आकर्षतुरधान्योन्यं जानुभिश्चापि जघतुः॥ महता भर्त्सयन्तौ परस्परम्।
English: O king, in the wrestling of the two mighty persons, resembling Vitra and Vasava respectively, they pulled, pressed, whirled and hurried down each other and struck each other with their knees and expressed their hatred for each other in loud voices.
Sanskrit: व्यूढोरस्कौ दीर्घभुजौ नियुद्धकुशलावुभौ। बाहुभिः समसज्जेतामायसैः परिधैरिव॥
English: Then they both of expansive chest, and long arms, and expert in wrestling began to fight with their arms resembling huge bolts of iron.
Sanskrit: चकर्ष दोर्ध्यामुत्पात्य भीमो मल्लममित्रहा। निनदन्तमभिक्रोशन् शार्दूल इव वारणम्॥ ततः शब्देन
English: Bhima, the slayer of enemies, seized, with a big seized, his vociferous rival wrestler by the arms and drew him near even as the lion seizes the elephant.
Sanskrit: समुद्यम्य महाबाहूर्धामयामास वीर्यवान्। ततो मल्लाच मत्स्याश्चं विस्मयं चक्रिरे परम्॥
English: Then the mighty-armed Bhima of great prowess raised him up and began to whirl him round; then all the athlete and the people of the Matsya's, who had assembled on the occasion, were greatly astonished.
Sanskrit: भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं गतसत्त्वमचेतनम्। प्रत्यपिंषन्महाबाहुर्मल्लं भुवि वृकोदरः॥
English: Then having whirled him round and round a hundred times, the mighty armed Vrikodara inade him utterly insensible and threw him down lifeless on the ground.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे जीमूते लोकविश्रूते। विराटः परमं हर्षमगच्छद् बान्धवैः सह॥
English: That distinguished athlete Jimuta being slain, Virata and his friends were exceedingly delighted.
Sanskrit: प्रहर्षात् प्रददौ वित्तं बहु राजा महामनाः। बल्लवाय महारङ्गे यथा वैश्रवणस्तथा॥
English: In his great joy the high-minded king gave away to Ballava plenty of riches in the shape of a reward on the very field of combat with as much liberality as that of Kubera.
Sanskrit: एवं स सुबहून् मल्लान् पुरुषांश्च महाबलान्। विनिघ्नन् मत्स्यराजस्य प्रीतिमाहरदुत्तमाम्॥
English: Having thus slain numerous athletes and many other persons of great strength he received the great favour of the king of the Matsya's.
Sanskrit: यदास्य तुल्यः पुरुषो न कश्चित् तत्र विद्यते। ततो व्याप्रैश्च सिंहैश्च द्विरदैश्चाप्ययोधयत्॥
English: When there was found no one such as to stand equal to him the king made him fight with tigers and lions and elephants.
Sanskrit: पुनरन्तःपुरगतः स्त्राणां मध्ये वृकोदरः। योध्यते स विराटेन सिंहैर्मत्तैर्महाबलैः॥
English: Again the king made Vrikodara fight with furious lions of exceeding strength in the assembly of the ladies of the harem.
Sanskrit: बीभत्सुरपि गीतेन स्वनृत्येन च पाण्डवः। विराटं तोषयामास सर्वाश्चान्तःपुरस्त्रियः॥
English: Bibhatsu, the son of Pandu, pleased Virata and all the ladies of the harem by singing and dancing.
Sanskrit: अश्वैर्विनीतैर्जवनस्तत्र तत्र समागतः। तोषयामास राजानं नकुलो नृपसत्तमम्॥ तस्मै प्रदेयं प्रायच्छत् प्रीतो राजा धनं बहु।
English: Nakula pleased the king, the best of kings by showing him the fast-going and well-trained horses and the king, pleased gave him a plenty of money as a reward.
Sanskrit: विनीतान् वृषभान् दृष्ट्वा सहदेवस्य चाभितः। धनं ददौ बहुविधं विराटः पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Beholding a herd of well-trained bullocks around Sahadeva, Virata the best of men, gave him wealth of various kinds.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदी प्रेक्ष्य तान् सर्वान् क्लिश्यमानान् महारथान्। नातिप्रीतमना राजन् निःश्वासपरमाभवत्॥
English: O king, beholding all these mighty warriors suffer pain, Draupadi felt herself dejected in mind and had recourse to constant sighs.
Sanskrit: एवं ते न्यवसंस्तत्र प्रच्छन्नाः पुरुषर्षभाः। कर्माणि तस्य कुर्वाणा विराटनृपतेस्तदा॥
English: Those best among men began to live there in disguise rendering services to the king Virata.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कथितो धार्तराष्ट्राणामार्षः सम्भव उत्तमः। अमनुष्यो मनुष्याणां भवता ब्रह्मवादिना॥
English: Janamejaya said : O utterer of Brahma, you have recited the excellent account of the extraordinary births of the sons of Dhritarashtra on earth, the result of the Rishi grace.
Sanskrit: नामधेयानि चाप्येषां कथ्यमानानि भागशः। त्वत्तः श्रुतानि मे ब्रह्मन् पाण्डवानां च कीर्तय॥
English: O Brahmana, you have also told me their names according to their order of birth. I have heard all this from you. (Now) tell me all about the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: ते हि सर्वे महात्मानो देवराजपराक्रमाः। त्वथैवांशावतरणे देवभागाः प्रकीर्तिताः॥
English: While reciting the incarnations of the celestials, the Asuras and beings of other classes on earth, you said that the illustrious men, the Pandavas, as powerful as the king of the celestials, were all incarnate portions of the celestials themselves.
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुमतिमानुषकर्मणाम्। तेषामाजननं सर्वं वैशम्पायन कीर्तय॥
English: I desire to hear all about those beings of extraordinary achievements, beginning from the moments of their births. O Vaishampayana, narrate to me all their achievements.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच राजा पाण्डुर्महारण्ये मृगव्यालनिषेविते। चरन् मैथुनधर्मस्थं ददर्श मृगयूथपम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, one day Pandu, while roaming in that great forest abounding in deer and other fierce animals, saw a large deer, the leader of its herd, coupling with its mate.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां च मृगीं तं च रुक्मपुडखैः सुपत्रिभिः। निर्विभेद शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पाण्डुः पञ्चभिराशुगैः॥
English: Seeing them, Pandu pierced both with five of his sharp and swift arrows, winged with golden feathers.
Sanskrit: स च राजन् महातेजा ऋषिपुत्रस्तपोधनः। भार्यया सह तेजस्वी मृगरूपेण संगतः॥
English: O king, it was a greatly effulgent ascetic, the son of a Rishi (in the form of that deer) this effulgent man was with his wife who was a deer.
Sanskrit: संसक्तश्च तया मृग्या मानुषीमीरयन् गिरम्। क्षणेन पतितो भूमौ विललापाकुलेन्द्रयः॥
English: Wounded by Pandu while with the mate, he fell down on the ground in a moment and uttered cries that were human. He began to weep bitterly.
Sanskrit: मृग उवाच काममन्युपरीता हि बुद्ध्या विरहिता अपि। वर्जयन्ति नृशंसानि पापेष्वपि रता नराः॥ न विधिं ग्रसते प्रज्ञा प्रज्ञां तु ग्रसते विधिः। विधिपर्यागतानान् प्राज्ञो न प्रतिपद्यते॥
English: The deer said: Even men, who are slaves of lust and anger, who are devoid of reason and who are ever sinful, never commit such a cruel act. Man's individual judgment does not prevail against the ordinance; the ordinance (always) prevails against individual judgment. The wise men never sanction anything discountenanced by the ordinance.
Sanskrit: शश्वद्धर्मात्मना मुख्ये कुले जातस्य भारत। कामलोभाभिभूतस्य कथं ते चलिता मतिः॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race you are born in a dynasty that has ever been virtuous. How is it that you have lost your reason, over powered by passion.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरुवाच शत्रूणां या वधे वृत्तिः सा मृगाणां वधे स्मृता। राज्ञां मृग न मां मोहात् त्वं गर्हयितुमर्हसि॥
English: Pandu said : O deer, kings behave in the matter of killing the animals of your species (deer) as they do in the matter of killing their foes. Therefore, you should not, reprove me out of ignorance.
Sanskrit: अच्छद्मना मायया च मृगाणां वध इष्यते। स एव धर्मो राज्ञां तु तद्धि त्वं किं नु गर्हसे॥
English: Animals of your species are killed by open or covert means. This is the practice of kings. Then why do you reprove me?
Sanskrit: अगस्त्यः सत्रमासीनश्चकार मृगयामृषिः। आरण्यान् सर्वदेवेभ्यो मृगान् प्रेषन् महावने॥ प्रमाणदृष्टधर्मेण कथमस्मान् विगर्हसे। अगस्त्यस्याभिचारेण युष्माकं विहितो वधः॥
English: The Rishi Agastya, while engaged in a (great) sacrifice, hunted, he deer in the great forest and offered every one of them to the celestial. Agastya performed the Homa with the fat of the deer. You have been killed according to such precedents. Why then do you reprove me?
Sanskrit: मृग उवाच न रिपून् वै समुद्दिश्य विमुञ्चन्ति नराः शरान्। रन्ध्र एषां विशेषेण वधः काले प्रशस्यते॥
English: The deer said : Man do not throw their arrows even at their enemies when they are unprepared. There is a time for doing it; to kill at such a time is not censurable.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरुवाच प्रमत्तमप्रमत्तं वा विवृतं जन्ति चौजसा। उपायैर्विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैः : कस्मान्मृग विगर्हसे॥
English: Pandu said: It is well known that men kill deer by various means, without (the least) regard whether they are prepared or unprepared; O deer, you should not, therefore, reprove me.
Sanskrit: मृग उवाच नाहं जन्तं मृगान् राजन् विगर्हे चात्मकारणात्। मैथुनं तु प्रतीक्ष्यं मे त्वयेहाद्यानृशंस्यतः॥
English: The deer said: O king, I do not blame you, because you have killed a deer, or because you have done me an injury. Instead of doing such a cruel act, you should have waited till the completion of my intercourse.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतहिते काले सर्वभूतेप्सिते तथा। को हि विद्वान् मृगं हन्याच्चरन्तं मैथुनं वने॥
English: The intercourse is agreeable to all creatures; it is productive of good to all. What man of learning is there who kills a deer engage in intercourse in the forest?
Sanskrit: अस्यां मृग्यां च राजेन्द्र हर्षान्मैथुनमाचरम्। पुरुषार्थफलं कर्तुं तत् त्वया विफलीकृतम्॥
English: O king, I was joyfully engaged in intercourse with this mate to beget offspring. You have made my that effort futile.
Sanskrit: पौरवाणां महाराज तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। वंशे जातस्य कौरव्य नानुरूपमिदं तव॥
English: O great king, being born in the Puru dynasty, ever famous for its pure acts and being a descendant of the Kuru race, you should not have committed such an act.
Sanskrit: नृशंसं कर्म सुमहत् सर्वलोकविगर्हितम्। अस्वय॑मयशस्यं चाप्यधर्मिष्ठं च भारत॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, this act is yours is extremely cruel, it deserves universal excretion, it is infamous and sinful and will certainly lead (you) to hell.
Sanskrit: स्त्रीभोगानां विशेषज्ञः शास्त्रधर्मार्थतत्त्ववित्। नार्हस्त्वं सुरसंकाश कर्तुमस्वय॑मीदृशम्॥
English: You are well acquainted with the pleasure of intercourse; you are also learned in the Shastras and the precepts of religion. You are like a celestial, you should not have committed such an act, unworthy of heaven.
Sanskrit: त्वया नृशंसकर्तारः पापाचाराश्च मानवाः। निग्राह्याः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ त्रिवर्गपरिवर्जिताः॥
English: O best of kings, your duty is to chastise those who act cruelly, who are engaged in sinful practices and who are devoid of the precepts of religion (Dharma, Artha and Kama.)
Sanskrit: किं कृतं ते नरश्रेष्ठ मामिहानागसं जता। मुनिं मूलफलाहारं मृगवेषधरं नृप॥ वसमानमरण्येषु नित्यं शमपरायणम्। त्वयाहं हिंसितो यस्मात् तस्मात् त्वामप्यहं शपे॥
English: O best of men, O king, what have I done that you have killed me? I am a Rishi who lives on fruits and roots though in the form of a deer! I live in the forest always being disposed to peace. As you have killed me, I shall certainly curse you.
Sanskrit: द्वयोर्नृशंसकर्तारमवशं काममोहितम्। जीवितान्तकरो भाव एवमेवागमिष्यति॥
English: Cruel as you have been to a couple, death shall certainly overtake you as soon as you will feel the influence of desire.
Sanskrit: अहं कि किंदमो नाम तपसा भावितो मुनिः। व्यपत्रपन्मनुष्याणां मृग्यां मैथुनमाचरम्॥ मृगो भूत्वा मृगैः सार्धं चरामि गहने वने। न तु ते ब्रह्महत्येयं भविष्यत्यविजानतः॥
English: I am an ascetic Rishi, named Kindama. I was engaged in intercourse with this deer out of shame of men. Assuming the form of a deer I roam in the deep forest in company with other female deer. The sin of killing a Brahmana, (however), will not be yours, for you have done it not knowing me (to be Brahmana).
Sanskrit: मृगरूपधरं हत्वा मामेवं काममोहितम्। अस्य तु त्वं फलं मूढ प्राप्स्यसीदृशमेव हि॥
English: As you have killed me in the form of a deer when I was full of desire, so you, O foolish man, will certainly meet with the fate that has befallen me.
Sanskrit: प्रियया सह संवासं प्राप्य कामविमोहितः। त्वमप्यस्यामवस्थायां प्रेतलोकं गमिष्यसि॥
English: When you will go to your dear one, full of desire as was the case with me, you will, at that time, certainly go to the land of the dead.
Sanskrit: अन्तकाले हि संवासं यया गन्तासि कान्तया। प्रेतराजपुरं प्राप्तं सर्वभूतदुरत्ययम्। भक्त्या मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ सैव त्वानुगमिष्यति॥
English: Your wife with whom you will join at your last moments will also go with you with reverence and affection to the ever unavoidable land of the dead.
Sanskrit: वर्तमानः सुखे दुःखं यथाहं प्रापितस्त्वया। तथा त्वां च सुखं प्राप्तं दुःखमभ्यागमिष्यति॥
English: As I have been plunged into grief when I was happy, so you will also be afflicted with grief when in happiness.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा सुदुःखार्तो जीवितात् स व्यमुच्यत। मृगः पाण्डुश्च दुःखार्तः क्षणेन समपद्यत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, the deer, affected with grief, gave up his life; and Pandu also was plunged in grief in a moment.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सत्यवती दीना कृपणा पुत्रगृद्धिनी। पुत्रस्य कृत्वा कार्याणि स्नुषाभ्यां सह भारत॥ समाश्वास्य स्नुषे ते च भीष्मं शस्त्रभृतां वरम्। धर्मं च पितृवंशं च मातृवंशं च भाविनी। प्रसमीक्ष्य महाभागा गाङ्गेयं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ शान्तनोधर्मनित्यस्य कौरव्यस्य यशस्विनः। त्वयि पिण्डश्च कीर्तिश्च संतानं च प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The unfortunate and miserable Satyavati, plunged in grief for her son, performed with her daughters-in-law the obsequial rites of her son. The amiable lady then consoled her two daughters-in-law and the foremost of all wielders of arms Bhishma; Then turning her mind on virtue and on the paternal and maternal lines, the illustrious lady thus addressed the son of Ganga. "The funeral cake, the achievements and the perpetuation of the Kuru dynasty and of the line of the illustrious and virtuous Shantanu all depend upon you.
Sanskrit: यथा कर्म शुभं कृत्वा स्वर्गोपगमनं ध्रुवम्। यथा चायुर्बुवं सत्ये त्वयि धर्मस्तथा ध्रुवः॥
English: As the attainment of heaven is certain from good deeds, as long life is certain from truth, so virtue is certainly inseparable from you.
Sanskrit: वेत्थ धर्मांश्च धर्मज्ञ समासेनेतरेण च। विविधास्त्वं श्रुतीर्वेत्थ वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः॥
English: O virtuous man, you are well acquainted with the precepts of virtue, both in abstract and in detail. You are learned in the various Shrutis and in all the branches of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: व्यवस्थानं च ते धर्मे कुलाचारं च लक्षये। प्रतिपत्तिं च कृच्छ्रेषु शुक्राङ्गिरसयोरिव॥
English: I know you are like Indra and Angiras in firmness, in virtuous, in preserving familycustoms and in the presence of mind.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् सुभृशमाश्वस्य त्वयि धर्मभृतां वर। कार्ये त्वां विनियोक्ष्यामि तच्छुत्वा कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Therefore, O best of virtuous men, greatly relying on you, I shall appoint you to do a certain act. Hearing it, you should do it.
Sanskrit: मम पुत्रस्तव भ्राता वीर्यवान् सुप्रियश्च ते। बाल एव गतः स्वर्गमपुत्रः पुरुषर्षभ॥ इमे महिष्यौ भ्रातुस्ते काशिराजसुते शुभे। रूपयौवनसम्पन्ने पुत्रकामे च भारत॥ तयोरुत्पादयापत्यं संतानाय कुलस्य नः। मन्नियोगान्महाबाहो धर्मं कर्तुमिहार्हसि॥
English: O descendant of Bharata race, the wives of your brother, the beautiful daughters of the king of Kashi, both possessing beauty and youth, are desirous of offspring. O best of men, my son and your brother, endued with great prowess and dear to you, has gone to heaven when he was a boy. O mighty-armed hero, therefore, beget at my perpetuation of our dynasty. You should perform this virtuous act.
Sanskrit: राज्ये चैवाभिषिच्यस्व भारताननुशाधि च। दारांश्च कुरु धर्मेण मा धर्मेण मा निमन्जी: पितामहान्॥
English: "Install yourself on the throne of the kingdom and rule the domain of the Bharatas. Marry wife according to the rites. Do not sink your ancestors in hell."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथोच्यमानो मात्रा स सुहृद्धिश्च परंतपः। इत्युवाचाथ धर्मात्मा धर्म्यमेवोत्तरं वचः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus addressed by his mother, relatives and friends, the chastiser of foes, the virtuousminded (Bhishma) said the following comfortable to the dictates of virtues.
Sanskrit: असंशयं परो धर्मस्त्वया मातरुदाहृतः। राज्यार्थे नाभिषिञ्चयं नोपेयां जातु मैथुनम्। त्वमपत्यं प्रति च मे प्रतिज्ञां वेत्थ वै पराम्॥ जानासि च यथावृत्तं शुल्कहेतोस्त्वदन्तरे। स सत्यवति सत्यं ते प्रतिजानाम्यहं पुनः॥
English: "O mother, what you say is certainly sanctioned by religion. But you know my vow as regards begetting children. () mother Satyavati, you know also what took place in connection with thy bestowal. I now repeat the pledge I once gave.
Sanskrit: परित्यजेयं त्रैलोक्यं राज्यं देवेषु वा पुनः। यद् वाप्यधिकमेताभ्यां न तु सत्यं कथंचन॥
English: I can renounce the three worlds, I can renounce the kingdom of heaven or anything that may be greater than the both, but I can never renounce truth.
Sanskrit: त्यजेच पृथिवी गन्धमापश्च रसमात्मनः। ज्योतिस्तथा त्यजेद् रूपं वायुः स्पर्शगुणं त्यजेत्॥ प्रभां समुत्सृजेदर्को धूमकेतुस्तथोप्मताम्। त्यजेच्छब्दं तथाऽऽकाशं सोमः शीतांशुतां त्यजेत्॥१७।
English: Earth may renounce her scent, water may renounce its moisture, light may renounce its attribute of exhibiting forms, the wind may renounce its attribute of being perceivable by the touch. The sun may renounce its glory, comet its heat, the sky its sound, moon its cool rays.
Sanskrit: विक्रमं वृत्रहा जह्याद् धर्मं जह्याच धर्मराट्। न त्वहं सत्यमुत्स्स्रष्टुं व्यवसेयं कथंचन॥
English: The slayer of Vitra (Indra) may renounce his prowess and the king of justice his impartiality, but I cannot renounce truth.”
Sanskrit: माता सत्यवती भीष्ममुवाच तदनन्तरम्॥ जानामि ते स्थितिं सत्ये परां सत्यपराक्रमा इच्छन् सृजेथास्त्रील्लोकानन्यांस्त्वं स्वेन तेजसा॥ जानामि चैवं सत्यं तन्मदर्थे यच्च भाषितम्। आपद्धर्मं त्वमावेक्ष्य वह पैतामही धुरम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by her son, endued with great effulgence, mother Satyavati, then replied to Bhishma, "O hero whose strength is truth, I know you are devoted to truth. If you like, you can create another three worlds out of your great energy. I know what was your vow on my account. But taking into your consideration the emergency, bear the burden of duty you own towards your ancestors.
Sanskrit: यथा ते कुलतन्तुश्च धर्मश्च न पराभवेत्। सुहृदश्च प्रहष्येरंस्तथा कुरु परंतप॥
English: "O chastiser of foes, act in a way so that virtue is not destroyed and so that the thread of our race is not broken and our friends and relatives may not grieve.”
Sanskrit: लालप्यमानां तामेवं कृपणां पुत्रगृद्धिनीम्। धर्मादपेतं ब्रुवतीं भीष्मो भूयोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Having been thus again and again urged by his miserable and son-bereaved mother (Satyavati), with words inconsistent with virtue, Bhishma said-