pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: विध्वस्तकवचाः सर्वे कांदिशीका विचेतसः॥ अन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नन्तो वीक्षमाणा भयाद् दिशः।
English: Deprived of weapons and coats of mail, all of them were bewildered and know not where to fly. Looking on all sides, many of them began to kill one another.
Sanskrit: मामेव नूनं बीभत्सुर्मामेव च वृकोदरः॥ अभियातीति मन्वाना: पेतुर्मम्लुश्च भारत। अश्वानन्ये गजानन्ये स्थानन्ये महारथाः॥ आरुह्य जवसम्पन्ना पादातान् प्रजहुर्भयात्।
English: Many fell down or became pale, thinking-It is ine whom Vibhatsu is pursuing!—It is me whoin Vrikodara is pursuing!-Some riding on quick horses, some on fleet cars and some on fleet elephants, many great car-warriors fled away from fear, leaving behind the footsoldiers.
Sanskrit: कुञ्जरैः स्यन्दना भग्नाः सादिनश्च महारथैः॥ पदातिसंघाश्चाश्वोधैः पलायद्भिर्भृशं हताः।
English: Cars were broken by elephants, horsemen were crushed by great car warriors and the foot were smashed and slain by bodies of horse, as they fled away from the field of action.
Sanskrit: व्यालतस्करसंकीर्णे सार्थहीना यथा वने॥ तथा त्वदीया निहते सूतपुत्रे तदाभवन्।
English: After the fall of the Suta's son, your troops became like straggling travellers in a forest abounding with robbers and beasts of prey.
Sanskrit: हतारोहास्तथा नागाश्छिन्नहस्तास्तथापरे॥ सर्वं पार्थमयं लोकमपश्यन् वै भयार्दिताः।
English: Some elephants whose riders had been killed and others whose trunks had been cut off, stricken with fear, saw the entire universe full of Partha.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रेक्ष्य द्रवतः सर्वान् भीमसेनभयार्दितान्॥ दुर्योधनोऽथ स्वं सूतं हा हा कृत्वैवमब्रवीत्। नातिक्रमिष्यते पार्थो धनुष्पाणिमवस्थितम्॥ जघने युद्धमानं मां तूर्णमश्वान् प्रचोदय।
English: Beholding his troops flying away in fear of Bhimasena, Duryodhana, then, with cries of Oh and Alas, addressed his driver, saying-If I stand it the rear of the army, armed with my bow, Partha then will never be able to go beyond me. Drive quickly the horses, therefore.
Sanskrit: समरे युद्धमानं हि कौन्तेयं मां धनंजयः॥ नोत्सहेताप्यतिक्रान्तुं वेलामिव महार्णवः।
English: When I will display my courage in battle Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, will not dare go beyond ine like the ocean never venturing to transgress its banks,
Sanskrit: अद्यार्जुनं सगोविन्दं मानिनं च वृकोदरम्॥ निहत्य शिष्टाशत्रूश्च कर्णस्यानृण्यमाप्नुयाम्। तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य शूरार्यसदृशं वचः॥ सूतो हेमपरिच्छन्नाशनैरश्वानचोदयत्।
English: Today, killing Arjuna with Govinda and the proud Vrikodara and the rest of my enemies. I will free myself from the debt I owe to Karna.”—Hearing these words of the Kuru king worthy of an honorable man, his driver slowly urged those horse adorned with trappings of gold.
Sanskrit: गजाश्वरथहीनास्तु पादाताश्चैव मारिष॥ पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्राः प्राद्रवशनकैरिव।
English: At the time many brave warriors, deprived of elephants and horscs and cars and five and twenty thousand foot, procecded slowly for battle.
Sanskrit: तान् भीमसेनः संक्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥ बलेन चतुरङ्गेण परिक्षिप्याहनच्छरैः।
English: Then Bhimasena, worked up with wrath and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata, encircling those soldiers with the help of four kinds of forces destroyed them with arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रत्ययुध्यंस्तु ते सर्वे भीमसेनं सपार्षतम्॥ पार्थपार्षतयोश्चान्ये जगृहुस्तत्र नामनी।
English: All of them fought vigorously with Bhima and Prishata's son. Many amongst them challenged the two Pandava herocs mentioning their naimes.
Sanskrit: अक्रुद्ध्यत रणे भीमस्तैर्मधे प्रत्यवस्थितैः॥ सोऽवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं गदापाणिरयुध्यता
English: Surrounded by them in battle, Bhima became angry with them. Quickly getting down from his car, he began to fight, with his mace.
Sanskrit: न तान् रथस्थो भूमिष्ठान् धर्मापेक्षी वृकोदरः॥ योधयामास कौन्तेयो भुजवीर्यमुपाश्रितः।
English: Depending on the might of his own arms, Vrikodara, the son of Kunti, who was on his car, observing the rules of fair fight, did not fight with those focs who were struck down on earth.
Sanskrit: जातरूपपरिच्छन्नां प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्॥ न्यवधीत् तावकान् सर्वान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः।
English: Armed with his heavy mace made entirely of iron and adorned with gold and resembling the Destroyer himself at the end of Yuga, Bhima slew them all like Yama destroying crcatures with his club.
Sanskrit: पदातयो हि संरब्धास्त्यक्तजीवितबान्धवाः॥ भीममभ्यद्रवन् संख्ये पतङ्गा इव पावकम्।
English: These foot-soldiers, worked up with great anger, having lost their friends and kinsmen, were prepared to cast away their lives and rushed in that battle towards Bhima like insects towards a blazing fire.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य भीमसेनं ते संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः॥ विनेदुः सहसा दृष्ट्वा भूतग्रामा इवान्तकम्।
English: Indeed those warriors, stricken with fear and invincible in battle, approaching Bhimasena, suddenly died like living creatures at the look of the Destroyer.
Sanskrit: श्येनवद् व्यचरद् भीमः खड्डेन गदया तथा॥ पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रास्तावकानां व्यपोथयत्।
English: Armed with sword and mace, Bhima inoved on like a hawk and killed your twenty-five thousand warriors.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीकं भीमः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं पुरस्कृस्य पुनस्तस्थौ महाबलः।
English: Having killed that brave division, the powerful Bhima, of invincible prowess, once more stood, with Dhrishtadyumna before him.
Sanskrit: धनंजयो स्थानीकमन्वपद्यत वीर्यवान्॥ माद्रीपुत्रो च शकुनि सात्यकिश्च महाबलः।
English: In the meantime the highly energetic Dhananjaya proceeded towards the car-division of the Kurus. The twin sons of Madri and the mighty car-warrior Satyaki, all strong, cheerfully rushed against Shakuni for slaying him.
Sanskrit: जवेनाभ्यपतन् हृष्टा नन्तो दौर्योधनं बलम्॥ तस्याश्ववाहान् सुवहूंस्ते निहत्य शितैः शरैः। तमन्वधावंस्त्वरितास्तत्र युद्धमवर्तत॥
English: Having slain with keen the numerous cavalry of Shakuni, those Pandava heroes quickly proceeded against Shakuni himself, whereupon a fierce encounter took place.
Sanskrit: ततो धनंजयो राजन् रथानीकमगाहत। विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपन् धनुः॥
English: Then Dhananjaya, O king, penetrated into the midst of the car-detachment of the Kauravas, expanding his bow Gandiva known over the three worlds.
Sanskrit: कृष्णसारथिमायन्तं दृष्ट्वा श्वेतहयं रथम्। अर्जुनं चापि योद्धारं त्वदीयाः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Beholding that car having white horses yoked to it and Krishna for its driver coming arrows towards them, with Arjuna as the warrior on it, your troops fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: विप्रहीनरथाश्वाश्च शरैश्च परिवारिताः। पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्राः पार्थमार्छन् पदातयः॥
English: Deprived of cars and horses and struck with arrows from every side, five and twenty thousand foot-soldiers proceeded towards Partha and surrounded him.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीकं पञ्चालानां महारथः। भीमसेनं पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत॥
English: Then that mighty car-warriors amongst the Panchalas, viz., Dhrishtadyumna with Bhimasena at the head quickly killed them and gained victory.
Sanskrit: महाधनुर्धरः श्रीमानमित्रगणमर्दनः। पुत्रः पाञ्चालराजस्य धृष्टद्युम्नो महायशाः॥
English: The son of the Panchala king, viz., the celebrated Dhrishtadyumna, was a great bowman possessed of great beauty and a repressor of foes.
Sanskrit: पारावतसवर्णाश्वं कोविदारवरध्वजम्। धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे दृष्ट्वा त्वदीयाः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Seeing Dhrishtadyumna to whose car were yoked steeds white as pigeons and whose standard was made of lofty Kovidara, your troops fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: गान्धारराजं शीघ्रास्त्रमनुसृत्य यशस्विनौ। अचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्येतां माद्रीपुत्रौ ससात्यकी॥
English: The celebrated sons of Madri, with Satyaki among them, followed by the Gandhara king who was quick in the use of weapons, soon appeared befoie us.
Sanskrit: चेकितानः शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाश्च मारिष । हत्वा त्वदीयं सुमहत् सैन्यं शङ्खानथाधमन्॥
English: Chekitana and Shikhandhin and the five sons of Draupadi, having killed a large number of your troops, blew their conchs.
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे तावकान् प्रेक्ष्य द्रवतो वै पराङ्मुखान्। अभ्यधावन्त निघ्नन्तो वृषाञ्जित्वा वृषा इव॥
English: Seeing all your troops flying away from the field, those Pandava heroes pursued and killed them like bulls pursuing defeated bulls.
Sanskrit: सेनावशेषं तं दृष्ट्वा तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवः। अवस्थितं सव्यसाची चुक्रोध बलावन्नृप॥
English: Then the mighty Savyasachin, the son of Pandu, beholding the remaining portion of your army still fighting was filled with anger, O king.
Sanskrit: तत एनं शरै राजन् सहसा समवाकिरत्। रजसा चोद्गतेनाथ न स्म किंचन दृश्यते॥
English: Suddenly, O monarch, he covered the remnant of your army with arrows. The dust, however, that was then raised, covered the sky, for which we could not see anything.
Sanskrit: अन्धकारीकृते लोके शरीभूते महीतले। दिशः सर्वा महाराज तावकाः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Darkness also spread over the place and the field of battle was covered with arrows. Your troops, O monarch, then fled away in fear on all sides.
Sanskrit: भज्यमानेषु सर्वेषु कुरुराजो विशाम्पते। परेषामात्मनश्चैव सैन्ये ते समुपाद्रवत्॥
English: When his army was thus broken, the Kuru king, O monarch, rushed against both friends and foes.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः सर्वानाजुहावाथ पाण्डवान्। युद्धाय भरतश्रेष्ठ देवानिव पुरा बलिः॥
English: Then Duryodhana challenged all the Pandavas to battle, O chief of Bharata's race, like the Asura Vali in days of yore challenging all the celestials.
Sanskrit: त एनमभिगर्जन्तं सहिताः समुपाद्रवन्। नानाशस्त्रसृजः क्रुद्धा भर्त्सयन्तो मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: The Pandavas then, collected in a body and filled with rage, chastising him repeatedly and discharging various weapons, proceeded against Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तस्तानरीन् व्यधमच्छरैः। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम्॥ यदेनं पाण्डवाः सर्वे न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम्। नातिदूरापयातं च कृतबुद्धिः पलायने॥ दुर्योधनः स्वकं सैन्यमपश्यद् भृशविक्षतम्। ततोऽवस्थाप्य राजेन्द्र कृतबुद्धिस्तवात्मजः॥ हर्षयन्निव तान् योधास्ततो वचनमब्रवीत्। न तं देशं प्रपश्यामि पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च॥ यत्र यातान्न वो हन्युः पाण्डवाः किं सृतेन वः।
English: The latter, however, fearlessly struck his foes with arrows. The prowess of your sons was exceedingly wonderful, since all the Pandavas together were unable to overcome him. At this time Duryodhana saw his troops, exceedingly mangled with shafts and about to fiy away. Rallying them then, O monarch, your son, resolved on battle battle and desirous of gladdening them, addressed those warriors saying "I do not see a place on plain or mountain whither if you fly, the Pandavas will not kill you! What use then in flight?
Sanskrit: स्वल्पं चैव बलं तेषां कृष्णौ च भृशविक्षतौ॥ यदि सर्वेऽत्र तिष्ठामो ध्रुवं नो विजयो भवेत्।
English: The Pandava army has now been reduced to a small number. The two Krishna have been greatly wounded. If all of us make a stand here, we are sure to gain victory.
Sanskrit: विप्रयातांस्तु वो भिन्नान् पाण्डवाः कृतकिल्विषान्।। ५३ अनुसृत्य हनिष्यन्ति श्रेयोः न समरे वधः।
English: If, however, you fly away, the Pandavas, pursuing you, will slay you all. Death in battle, therefore, conduces to our good.
Sanskrit: सुखः सांग्रामिको मृत्युः क्षत्रधर्मेण युध्यताम्॥ मृतो दुःखं न जानीते प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नुते।
English: Death in the field of battle while fighting according to Kshatriya custom, is welcome. Such death begets no grief. By meeting with such a death, a person enjoys eternal happiness in the other world.
Sanskrit: शृण्वन्तु क्षत्रिया: सर्वे यावन्तोऽत्र समागताः॥ द्विषतो भीमसेनस्य वशमेष्यथ विद्रुताः। पितामहैराचरितं न धर्मं हातुमर्हथ॥
English: Let all the Kshatriyas assembled here me. It were better that they should submit to the angry Bhimasena than that they should neglect the duties practiced by them from the days of their fore-fathers.
Sanskrit: नान्यत् कर्मास्ति पापीयः क्षत्रियस्य पलायनात्। न युद्धधर्माच्छेयान् हि पन्थाः स्वर्गस्य कौरवाः॥
English: There is no act more sinful for a Kshatriya than to fly away from the battle-field. You Kauravas, there is no greater path to heaven than the duty of battle.
Sanskrit: सुचिरेणार्जिताँल्लोकान् सद्यो युद्धात् समश्रुते। तस्य तद् वचनं राज्ञः पूजयित्वा महारथाः॥ पुनरेवामभ्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाः पाण्डवान् प्रति। पराजयममृष्यन्तः कृतचित्ताश्च विक्रमे॥
English: The warrior acquires in a day the blissful regions of the other world that take many long years for others to acquire."-Obeying those words of the king, Kshatriya car-warriors once more rushed against the Pandavas, unable to put up with their discomfiture and firinly resolved to display their prowess.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं पुनरेव सुदारुणम्। तावकानां परेषां च देवासुररणोपमम्॥
English: Then began a battle once more that was highly terrific, between your troops and the enemy, that resembled the one between the gods and demons.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरपुरोगांश्च सर्वसैन्येन पाण्डवान्। अन्वधावन्महाराज पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव॥
English: Your son Duryodhana then, O monarch, with all his troops, rushed against the Pandavas with Yudhishthira at the head.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच यत् तत् तदा महद् ब्रह्मल्लँलोमशो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इन्द्रस्य वचनादेव पाण्डुपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥ यच्चापि ते भयं तीव्र न च कीर्तयसे क्वचित्। तच्चाप्यपहरिष्यामि धनंजय इतो गते॥ किं न तज्जपतां श्रेष्ठ कर्णं प्रति महद् भयम्। आसीन्न च स धर्मात्मा कथयामास कस्यचित्।।३।
English: Janamejaya said : O Brahmana, (you say) at that time, Lomasha conveyed to Yudhishthira, the son Pandu, a message from Indra in these words of grave consequence, “I will remove that great terror which you do not reveal to any one when Dhananjaya departs from this place," now tell me, O best of devotees, what this great fear was which Yudhishthira entertained in respect of Karna and why he did not reveal it to any one.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अहं ते राजशार्दूल कथयामि कथामिमाम्। पृच्छतो भरतश्रेष्ठ शुश्रूषस्व गिरं मम॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O best of kings, I will relate that history to you, as asked by you. O best of the Bharatas, listen to my words.
Sanskrit: द्वादशे समतिक्रान्ते वर्षे प्राप्ते त्रयोदशे। पाण्डूनां हितकृच्छक्र: कर्ण भिक्षितुमुद्यतः॥
English: On the expiration of the twelfth year of their forest life when the thirteenth had set in, Shakra, the well-wisher of the Pandavas, resolved to ask Karna for his ear-rings.
Sanskrit: अभिप्रायमथो ज्ञात्वा महेन्द्रस्य विभावसुः। कुण्डलार्थे महाराज सूर्यः कर्णमुपागतः॥
English: But Vibhavasu (the sun) aware of the intentions of Mahendra about the ear-rings, O mighty Monarch, appeared before Karna.
Sanskrit: महार्हे शयने वीरं स्पास्तरणसंवृते। शयानमतिविश्वस्तं ब्रह्मण्यं सत्यवादिनम्॥
English: And when that truthful hero, devoted to the Brahmanas, was comfortably lying down on a costly bed furnished with a rich sheet.
Sanskrit: स्वप्नान्ते निशि राजेन्द्र दर्शयामास रश्मिवान्। कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टः पुत्रस्नेहाच्च भारत॥
English: The resplendent god, the sun, O king of kings, moved with great kindness consequent on paternal affection, showed himself, at night, in a dream, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणो वेदविद् भूत्वा सूर्यो योगर्द्धिरूपवान्। हितार्थमब्रवीत् कर्णं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः॥
English: And by his devotional power, wearing the shape of a handsome Brahmana, well read in the Vedas, the Sun addressed Karna for his welfare, these sweet words.
Sanskrit: कर्ण मद्वचनं तात शृणु सत्यभृतां वर। ब्रुवतोऽद्य महाबाहो सौहृदात् परमं हितम्॥
English: "O son, O Karna, O foremost of the truthful, O mighty-armed one, listen to these highly beneficial words of mine that I tell you today out of affection for you.
Sanskrit: उपायास्यति शक्रस्त्वां पाण्डवानां हितेप्सया। ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना कर्ण कुण्डलापजिहीर्षया॥
English: O Karna, Shakra with the desire of doing good to the Pandavas will come to you in the disguise of a Brahmana in order to have your ear-rings.
Sanskrit: विदितं तेन शीलं ते सर्वस्य जगतस्तथा। यथा त्वं भिक्षितः सद्भिर्ददास्येव न याचसे॥
English: This noble conduct on your part that when asked by the pious you give away to them whatsoever they ask but never beg, is known to Shakra himself and the world at large.
Sanskrit: तु वै त्वं हि तात ददास्येव ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयाचितम्। वित्तं यच्चान्यदप्याहुन प्रत्याख्यासि कस्यचित्॥
English: O son, you bestow on the Brahmanas wealth or any other thing asked by them and never refuses anything to any one.
Sanskrit: त्वां चैवंविधं ज्ञात्वा स्वयं पाकशासनः। आगन्ता कुण्डलार्थाय कवचं चैव भिक्षितुम्॥
English: The vanquisher (of the Asura) Paka, who is well aware of this, will come to you in person, in order to beg your ear-rings and armour.
Sanskrit: तस्मै प्रयाचमानाय न देये कुण्डले त्वया। अनुनेयः परं शक्त्या श्रेय एतद्धि ते परम्॥
English: When he will ask for the ear-rings, you must not part with them but entreat him to the best of your power to make him desist; because that will tend to your greatest good.
Sanskrit: कुण्डलार्थे ब्रुवंस्तात कारणैर्बहुभिस्त्वया। अन्यैर्बहुविधैर्वित्तैः सन्निवार्यः पुनः पुनः॥
English: O son, when he will tell you about the earrings, you will, by showing various reasons, refuse him over and over again and offer him various other sorts of riches.
Sanskrit: रत्नैः स्त्रीभिस्तथा गोभिर्धनैर्बहुविधैरपि। निदर्शनैश्च बहुभिः कुण्डलेप्सुः पुरन्दरः॥
English: And you will try to appease Purandara, desirous of getting the ear-rings, by offering gems, women, cows, various sorts of riches and by citing precedents.
Sanskrit: यदि दास्यसि कर्ण त्वं सहजे कुण्डले शुभे। आयुषः प्रक्षयं गत्वा मृत्योर्वशमुपैष्यसि॥
English: If, O Karna, you part with those auspicious ear-rings with which you were born, your life will be shortened and you will be subject to death.
Sanskrit: कवचेन समायुक्तः कुण्डलाभ्यां च मानद। अवध्यस्त्वं रणेऽरीणामिति विद्धि वचो मम॥
English: O bestower of honours, arrayed in your armour and ear-rings you will be unslayable by your enemies in battle. Know these my words to be certain.
Sanskrit: अमृतादुत्थितं ह्येतदुभयं रत्नसम्भवम्। तस्माद् रक्ष्यं त्वया कर्ण जीवितं चेत् प्रियं तव॥
English: These two jewelled ear-rings have derived their origin from ambrosia. Therefore, they should be carefully preserved by you, if you have any love for your life.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच को मामेवं भवान् प्राह दर्शयन् सौहृदं परम्। कामया भगवन् ब्रूहि को भवान् द्विजवेषधृक्॥
English: Karna said: Who are you, that, showing so great an affection for me, are addressing me thus? Tell me, O god, if you desire, who you are in the shape of a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच अहं तात सहस्रांशुः सौहृदात् त्वां निदर्शये। कुरुष्वैतद् वचो मे त्वमेतच्छ्रेयः परं हि ते॥
English: The Brahmana said : O child, I am the god of hundred rays (sun). Out of affection I give you this advice. Act in obedience to my advice as it is highly beneficial to you.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच श्रेय एव ममात्यन्तं यस्य मे गोपतिः : प्रभुः। प्रवक्ताद्य हितान्वेषी शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥
English: Karna said : It is (no doubt) highly fortunate for me that the lord god of splendour, desirous of my welfare, speaks to me today. Listen to my words.
Sanskrit: प्रसादये त्वां वरदं प्रणयाच्च ब्रवीम्यहम्। न निवार्यो व्रतास्मादहं यद्यस्मि ते प्रियः॥
English: I am adoring you, who are the giver of boons and out of love am saying to you this. If I am at all dear to you, I should not be prevented (by you) from observing this vow.
Sanskrit: व्रतं वै मम लोकोऽयं वेत्ति कृत्स्नं विभावसो। यथाहं द्विजमुख्येभ्यो दद्यां प्राणानपि ध्रुवम्॥
English: O Vibhavasu, all the world is aware of this vow on my part that I am surely ever ready to give my very life to the best of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: यद्यागच्छति मां शक्रो ब्राह्मणच्छद्यना वृतः। हितार्थं पाण्डुपुत्राणां खेचरोत्तम भिक्षितुम्॥ दास्यामि विबुधश्रेष्ठ कुण्डले वर्म चोत्तमम्। न मे कीर्तिः प्रणश्येत त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता।॥
English: If, O best of sky-rangers, Shakra disguised as a Brahmana comes to me to beg (the earrings) for the good of the sons of Pandu, then, O best of the celestials, I will give the car-rings and the excellent armour. In that case my renown which has spread over the three worlds, will not be at a discount.
Sanskrit: मद्विधस्य यशस्यं हि न युक्तं प्राणरक्षणम्। युक्तं हि यशसा युक्तं मरणं लोकसम्मतम्॥
English: It is not at all proper for men like us to save life by a degrading act. Death coupled with honour and meeting with the approbation of the world is preferable.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमिन्द्राय दास्यामि कुण्डले सह वर्मणा। यदि मां बलवृत्रघ्नो भिक्षार्थमुपयास्यति॥
English: Therefore I will give the ear-rings together with the armour to Indra. If the slayer of Bala and Vritra comes to me to beg.
Sanskrit: हितार्थं पाण्डुपुत्राणां कुण्डले मे प्रयाचितुम्। तन्मे कीर्तिकरं लोके तस्याकीर्तिर्भविष्यति॥
English: The ear-rings for the good of the sons of Pandu, then the whole world will be redolent of my fame and will proclaim his infamy.
Sanskrit: वृणोमि कीर्ति लोके हि जीवितेनापि भानुमन्। कीर्तिमानश्नुते स्वर्ग हीनकीर्तिस्तु नश्यति॥
English: O Brahmana, I long for renown in this world even at the sacrifice of my life. Men having renown attain to heaven while those having none are lost.
Sanskrit: कीर्तिर्हि पुरुषं लोके संजीवयति मातृवत्। अकीर्तिर्जीवितं हन्ति जीवतोऽपि शरीरिणः॥
English: Even like a mother fame keeps people alive; but a man given to in famy is as good as dead even though his frame be not destroyed.
Sanskrit: अयं पुराणः श्लोको हि स्वयं गीतो विभावसो। धात्रा लोकेश्वर यथा कीर्तिरायुर्नरस्य ह॥
English: O Vibhavasu, O lord of the worlds, that fame is the very life of man is evident from the (following) ancient sloka (verse) sung by the creator himself.
Sanskrit: पुरुषस्य परे लोके कीतिरेव परायणम्। इह लोके विशुद्धा च कीर्तिरायुर्विवर्द्धनी॥
English: "In the next world fame leads men to supreme bliss while in this pure fame prolongs life."
Sanskrit: सोऽहं शरीरजे दत्त्वा कीर्ति प्राप्स्यामि शाश्वतीम् दत्त्वा च विधिवद् दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि।॥ हुत्वा शरीरं संग्रामे कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। विजित्य च परानाजौ यशः प्राप्स्यामि केवलम्॥
English: So, I will win an everlasting renown by giving (my car-rings) born with my body. By duly bestowing on the Brahmanas (gifts) sanctioned by ordinances, by sacrificing my life in battle on performing unachievable feats and by conquering my enemies I will win nothing but fame.
Sanskrit: भीतानामभयं दत्त्वा संग्रामे जीवितार्थिनाम्। वृद्धान् बालान् द्विजातींश्च मोक्षयित्वा महाभयात्॥ प्राप्स्यामि परमं लोके यशः स्वर्ग्यमनुत्तमम्। जीवितेनापि मे रक्ष्या कीर्तिस्तद् विद्धि मे व्रतम्॥
English: By sparing the affrighted in battle who crave their lives and delivering old men, children and the twicc-born ones, from great danger, I will win a great renown in this world and have access to the highest heaven (in the next).
Sanskrit: सोऽहं दत्त्वा मघवते भिक्षामेतामनुत्तमाम्। ब्राह्मणच्छदिने देव लोके गन्ता परां गतिम्॥
English: Know this to be my solemn determination that I will preserve my fame even at the sacrifice of my very life.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः। दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्॥
English: The great one said Fearlessness, purity of heart, perseverance, Yoga meditation, gifts, self restraint, sacrifice, study of the Vedas, penances, uprightness.
Sanskrit: अहिंसां सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्। दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्॥
English: Non-doing of injury, truth, freedom from anger, renunciation, tranquility, freedom from fault-finding, compassion for all, absence of covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of restlessness.
Sanskrit: तेजः क्षमाः धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता। भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत॥
English: Vigor, forgiveness, firmness, cleanliness, absence of quarrel sameness, freedom from vanity, O Bharata, all these belong to him who is god-like.
Sanskrit: दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च। अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्॥
English: Hypocrisy, pride, conceit, wrath, rudeness, and ignorance, O Partha, belong to him who is demoniac.
Sanskrit: दैवी सम्पद् विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता। मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव॥
English: Godliness is considered to be the means for emancipation, and demoniacness for bondage of births. You need not grieve, O son of Pandu, for Dushasana you are born to be god-like.
Sanskrit: द्वौ भूतस! लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च। दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे शृणु॥ प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः। न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते॥
English: There are two kinds of created beings in this world, namely God-like and demoniac. The God-like has been fully described by me. Now hear from me, Partha, something of the demoniac. Persons of demoniac nature know now what is action and what is inaction. Neither purity, nor good conduct, nor truth exists in them.
Sanskrit: असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्। अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत् कामहैतुकम्॥
English: The demoniac say, the universe is void of truth, of a guiding principle and of a ruler. They say universe has been produced only by the union of one another and by lust.