pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततस्ते ज्ञापयामासुधृतराष्ट्रस्य नागराः। पाण्डवानग्निना दग्धानमात्यं च पुरोचनम्॥
English: The citizens then sent words Dhritarashtra to inform that the Pandavas along with counsellor Purochana had been burnt to death.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु धृतराष्ट्रस्तद् राजा सुमहदप्रियम्। विनाशं पाण्डुपुत्राणां विललाप सुदुःखितः॥
English: Hearing the great evil news of the death of the sons of Pandu, the king Dhritarashtra bewailed in great sorrow.
Sanskrit: अद्य पाण्डुम॒तो राजा मम भ्राता महायशाः। तेषु वीरेषु दग्धेषु मात्रा सह विशेषतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: King Pandu, my illustrious brother, has (indeed) died to day, when those heroes (the Pandavas) with their mother have been burnt to death.
Sanskrit: गच्छन्तु पुरुषाः शीघ्रं नगरं वारणावतम्। सत्कारयन्तु तान् वीरान् कुन्तिराजसुतां च ताम्॥
English: O man, go quickly to the city of Varanavata and perform the funeral rites of those heroes and of the daughter of the king of Kunti (Bhoja).
Sanskrit: कारयन्तु च कुल्यानि शुभानि च बृहन्ति च। ये च तत्र मृतास्तेषां सुहृदो यान्तु तानपि॥
English: Let also the bones of the deceased be sanctified by the usual rites and let all the beneficial and great acts be performed. Let the friends and relatives of those that have been burnt to death also go there.
Sanskrit: एवं गते मया शक्यं यद् यत् कारयितुं हितम्। पाण्डवानां च कुन्त्याश्च तत् सर्वं क्रियतां धनैः॥ एवमुक्त्वा ततश्चक्रे ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः। उदकं पाण्डुपुत्राणां धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः॥
English: Let also all other beneficial acts that ought to be performed by us for the Pandavas and Kunti be accomplished by spending wealth. Having said this, the son of Ambika, Dhritarashtra, surrounded by his relatives, offered oblations of water to the manes of the sons of Pandu,
Sanskrit: रुरुदुः सहिताः सर्वे भृशं शोकपरायणाः। हा युधिष्ठिर कौरव्य हा भीम इति चापरे॥
English: Being greatly afflicted with sorrow, he wept with all others! (saying,) Yudhisthira!" "O descendant of Kuru!" others cried, “O Bhima!"
Sanskrit: हा फाल्गुनेति चाप्यन्ये हा यमाविति चापरे। कुन्तीमार्ताश्च शोचन्त उदकं चक्रिरे जनाः॥
English: Others again, “O Falguni!" some again, "O the twins!” “O mother Kunti!” They thus bewailed and gave oblations of water.
Sanskrit: अन्ये पौरजनाश्चैवमन्वशोचन्त पाण्डवान्। विदुरस्त्वल्पशश्चक्रे शोकं वेद परं हि सः॥
English: The other citizens also bewailed for the Pandavas. But Vidura did not bewail much, for he knew the truth.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्चापि निर्गत्य नगराद् वारणावतात्। नदीं गङ्गामनुप्राप्ता मातृषष्ठा महाबलाः॥
English: Leaving the city of Varanavata, the greatly strong Pandavas, altogether six in number with their mother, reached the river Ganges.
Sanskrit: दाशानां भुजवेगेन नद्याः स्रोतोजवेन च। वायुना चानुकूलेन तूर्णं पारमवाप्नुवन्॥
English: Aided by the strength of arms of the boatmen and by the rapidity of the current and favourable wind, they then speedily reached the opposite bank.
Sanskrit: ततो नावं परित्यज्य प्रययुर्दक्षिणां दिशम्। विज्ञाय निशि पन्थानं नक्षत्रगणसूचितम्॥
English: They then left the boat and proceeded towards the south, fin ding their way in the dark by the light of the stars.
Sanskrit: यतमाना वनं राजन् गहनं प्रतिपेदिरे। ततः श्रान्ताः पिपासार्ता निद्रान्धाः पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥ पुनरूचुर्महावीर्यं भीमसेनमिदं वचः। इतः कष्टतरं किं नु यद् वयं गहने वने। दिशश्च न विजानीमो गन्तुं चैव न शक्नुमः॥
English: O king, afternoon much suffering, they at last reached a dense forest. The sons of Pandu became tired, thirsty and sleepy. Yudhisthira thus spoke to the greatly energetic Bhimasena, “What could be more painful then our being in a dense forest! We do not know the directions; we are incapable of proceeding further.
Sanskrit: तं च पापं न जानीमो यदि दग्धः पुरोचनः। कथं तु विप्रमुच्येम भयादस्मादलक्षिताः॥
English: We do not know whether the sinful Purochana has or has not been burnt to death. How shall we escape from the dangers unobserved by others!
Sanskrit: पुनरस्मानुपादाय तथैव व्रज भारत। त्वं हि नो बलवानेको यथा सततगस्तथा॥
English: "O descendant of Bharata, take us on you again and proceed as before. You alone amongst us are strong and (you are) as swift as wind."
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन भीमसेनो महाबलः। आदाय कुन्तीं भ्रातूंश्च जगामाशु महाबलः॥
English: Having been thus addressed by the king of virtue (Yudhisthira), the greatly strong Bhimasena took his brothers and Kunti (on his body) and walked on.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्र तेषु शयानेषु हिडिम्बो नाम राक्षसः। अविदूरे वनात् तस्माच्छालवृक्षं समाश्रितः॥श।
English: Vaishampayana said : Nor far from the place where they (the Pandavas) slept there was a Rakshasas, named Hidimba, living on a Sala tree.
Sanskrit: क्रूरो मानुषमांसादो महावीर्यपराक्रमः। प्रावृड्जलधरश्यामः पिङ्गाक्षो दारुणाकृतिः॥ दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः पिशितेप्सुः क्षुधादितः। लम्बस्फिग्लम्बजद्दरो रक्तश्मश्रुशिरोरुहः॥ महावृक्षगलस्कन्धः शरूको बिभीषणः। यदृच्छया तानपश्यत् पाण्डुपुत्रान् महारथान्॥
English: (He was) greatly energetic and powerful, black as the clouds of the rainy season, hungry and eager for human flesh of cruel and terrible visage, of long shanks and large belly, locks and beard, red in colour of shoulder broad as the neck of the large tree of ears like arrow and of features frightful and hideous. When casting his glance at pleasure all around (the place), he saw the great car warriors, the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: विरूपरूपः पिङ्गाक्षः करालो घोरदर्शनः। पिशितेप्सुः क्षुधार्तश्च तानपश्यद् यदृच्छया॥
English: Ugly featured, red eyed, fearful and terrible looking, hungry and thirsty he looked around at pleasure and he saw them in that state.
Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वाङ्गुलिः स कण्डूयन् धुन्वन् रूक्षान् शिरोरुहान् जृम्भमाणो महावक्त्रः पुनः पुनरवेक्ष्य च॥ हष्टो मानुषमांसस्य महाकायो महाबलः। आघ्राय मानुषं गन्धं भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत्॥ उपपन्नश्चिरस्याद्य भक्षोऽयं मम सुप्रियः। स्नेहस्रवान् प्रस्रवति जिह्वा पर्येति मे सुखम्॥
English: Yawning wistfully, shaking his dry and grizzly locks pointed upwards and scratching them with his finger the large mouthed cannibal repeatedly looked at the sleeping sons of Pandu. Of huge body and great strength of complexion like a mass of clouds, of teeth long and sharp pointed, of face emitting a sort of lustre, he was ever pleased with the human food. Smelling the scent of man, he spoke thus to his sister, “It is after a long time that my most favourite food has come to me. My tongue is moist with saliva in anticipating the relish of such food.
Sanskrit: अष्टौ दंष्ट्राः सुतीक्ष्णाग्राश्चिरस्यापातदुस्सहाः। देहेषु मज्जयिष्यामि स्निग्धेषु पिशितेषु च।॥
English: My eight teeth are sharp pointed and incapable of being resisted by anything. I shall dip them into the most delicious meat.
Sanskrit: आक्रम्य मानुषं कण्द्दमाच्छिद्य धमनीमपि। उष्णं नवं प्रपास्यामि फेनिलं रुधिरं बहु॥
English: Attacking the human throat and (human) arteries also. I shall drink a plentiful quantity of hot, fresh and frothy blood.
Sanskrit: गच्छ जानीहि के त्वेते शेरते वनमाश्रिताः। मानुषो बलवान् गन्धो घ्राणं तर्पयतीव मे॥
English: Go and ascertain who these (men) are, lying asleep in this forest. The strong scent of man pleases my nostrils.
Sanskrit: हत्वैतान् मानुषान् सर्वानानयस्व ममान्तिकम्। अस्मद्विषयसुप्तेभ्यो नैतेभ्यो भयमस्ति ते॥
English: Killing all these men, bring them to me. They are asleep in my dominion. There is no fear for you.
Sanskrit: एषामुत्कृत्य मांसानि मानुषाणां यथेष्टतः। भक्षयिष्याव सहितौ कुरु तूर्णं वचो मम॥
English: Tearing a plentiful flesh from these men. We shall then both eat (the meat). You immediately obey my command.
Sanskrit: भक्षयित्वा च मांसानि मानुषाणां प्रकामतः। नृत्याव सहितावायां दत्ततालावनेकशः॥
English: Eating to our will the flesh of these men, we shall dance together to various tones.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता हिडिम्बा तु हिडिम्बेन तदा वने। भ्रातुर्वचनमाज्ञाय त्वरमाणेव राक्षसी॥ जगाम तत्र यत्र स्म पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ। ददर्श तत्र सा गत्वा पाण्डवान् पृथया सह। शयानान् भीमसेनं च जाग्रतं त्वपराजितम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by Hidimba in the forest, Hidimba. The female Rakshasas, went at the command of her brother, O best of the Bharata race, to the place where the Pandavas were. Going there she saw the Pandavas with Pritha asleep and the invincible Bhimasena sitting awake.
Sanskrit: दृष्टैव भीमसेनं सा शालपोतमिवोद्गतम्। राक्षसी कामयामास रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि॥
English: Seeing Bhimasena who resembled a Sala tree and who was matchless in beauty, the Rakshasi was filled with desire.
Sanskrit: अयं श्यामो महाबाहुः सिंहस्कन्धो महाद्युतिः। कम्बुग्रीवः पुष्कराक्षो भर्ता युक्तो भवेन्मम॥
English: She thought, “His colour is like the heated gold; he is mighty armed, he is leonine shouldered, he is greatly effulgent, he is conch necked and he is lotus eyed, he is fit to be my husband.
Sanskrit: नाहं भ्रातृवचो जातु कुर्यां क्रूरोपसंहितम्। पतिस्नेहोऽतिबलवान् न तथा भ्रातृसौहृदम्॥ मुहूर्तमेव तृप्तिश्च भवेद् भ्रातुर्ममैव च। हतैरेतैरहत्वा तु मोदिष्ये शाश्वतीः समाः॥
English: I shall not away the cruel commands of my brother. A woman's love for her husband is greater then that of her brother. If I kill him, my brother's and my pleasure will be momentary, but if I do not kill him, I shall for ever enjoy with hi.”
Sanskrit: सा कामरूपिणी रूपं कृत्वा मानुषमुत्तमम्। उपतस्थे महाबाहुं भीमसेनं शनैः शनैः॥ लज्जमानेव ललना दिव्याभरणभूषिता। स्मितपूर्वमिदं वाक्यं भीमसेनमथाब्रवीत्॥ कुतस्त्वमसि सम्प्राप्तः कश्चासि पुरुषर्षभ। क इमे शेरते चेह पुरुषा देवरूपिणः॥
English: She was capable of assuming any from at will. She assumed an excellent human form and came slowly to the mighty armed Bhimasena. Being decked with celestial ornaments, she came to Bhimasena in bashfui demeanour and with smiles on her lips. She said, "O best of men, whence have you come her and who are you? Who are these celestial like men that are asleep here?
Sanskrit: केयं वै बृहती श्यामा सुकुमारी तवानघ। शेते वनमिदं प्राप्य विश्वस्ता स्वगृहे यथा॥
English: O sinless one, who is this delicate lady of transcendent beauty sleeping so trustfully here in this forest, as if she is in her own house?
Sanskrit: नेदं जानाति गहनं वनं राक्षससेवितम्। वसति ात्र पापात्मा हिडिम्बो नाम राक्षसः॥
English: Do you not know that this dense forest is the abode of Rakshasas. Here dwells the wicked-minded Rakshasas named Hidimba.
Sanskrit: तेनाहं प्रेषिता भ्रात्रा दुष्टभावेन रक्षसा। बिभक्षयिषता मांसं युष्माकममरोपम॥
English: O celestial like man, I have been sent here by my brother, that Rakshasas, with the cruel intention of eating your flesh.
Sanskrit: साहं त्वामभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य देवगर्भसमप्रभम्। नान्यं भर्तारमिच्छामि सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I tell you truly that seeing you as effulgent as a celestial, I do not desire anybody else to be my husband except you.
Sanskrit: एतद् विज्ञाय धर्मज्ञ युक्तं मयि समाचर। कामोपहतचित्ताङ्गी भजमानां भजस्व माम्॥
English: O learned man in all the precepts of virtue, do to me what is proper. My heart and body are both pierced by Kama (god of love). I am desirous of making you mine; make me yours.
Sanskrit: त्रास्यामि त्वां महाबाहो राक्षसात् पुरुषादकात्। वत्स्यावो गिरिदुर्गेषु भर्ता भव ममानघ।॥
English: O mighty armed hero, I shall rescue you from the Rakshasas who eats human flesh. O sinless one, become my husband. we shall live on the breasts of mountains.
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षचरी ह्यस्मि कामतो विचरामि च। अतुलामाप्नुहि प्रीतिं तत्र तत्र मया सह॥
English: I can travel in the sky and I do so at pleasure. You may enjoy with incomparable pleasure in those place."
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच मातरं भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठं सुखसुप्तान् कथं त्विमान्। परित्यजेत को वद्य प्रभवन्निह राक्षसि॥
English: me Bhima said: O Rakshasi, like a self controlled Rishi, who can leave his mother, elder and younger brothers, sleeping happily (here)?
Sanskrit: को हि सुप्तानिमान् भ्रातॄन् दत्त्वा राक्षसभोजनम्। मातरं च नरो गच्छेत् कामात इव मद्विधः॥
English: What man like me would leave his sleeping mother and brother and as food for a Rakshasas in order gratify his lust?
Sanskrit: राक्षस्युवाच यत् ते प्रियं तत् करिष्ये सर्वानेतान् प्रबोधय। मोक्षयिष्याम्यहं कामं राक्षसात् पुरुषादकात्॥
English: The Rakshasi said : Awake them all. I shall do what is agreeable to you. I shall rescue you all from my cannibal brother.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच सुखसुप्तान् वने भ्रातृन् मातरं चैव राक्षसि। न भयाद् बोधयिष्यामि भ्रातुस्तव दुरात्मनः॥
English: Bhima said: O Rakshasi, for the fear of your wicked minded brother, I shall not awaken my mother and brothers, sleeping comfortably in the forest.
Sanskrit: न हि मे राक्षसा भीरु सोढुं शक्ताः पराक्रमम्। न मनुष्या न गन्धर्वा न यक्षाश्चारुलोचने॥
English: O timid girl, the Rakshasas are never able to withstand my prowess. O beautiful eyed one, no man, no Gandharva and no Yaksha (can also withstand it.)
Sanskrit: गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा भद्रे यद् वापीच्छसि तत् कुरु तं वा प्रेषय तन्वङ्गि भ्रातरं पुरुषादकम्॥
English: O amiable girl, go or stay or do what you like, or O delicate shaped lady, send your cannibal brother (to me.)
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तां विदित्वा चिरगतां हिडिम्बो राक्षसेश्वरः। अवतीर्य दुमात् तस्मादाजगामाशु पाण्डवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Seeing her delay (in returning), the king of the Rakshasas, Hidimba, got down from the tree and came where the Pandavas were.
Sanskrit: लोहिताक्षो महाबाहुरूर्ध्वकेशो महाननः। मेघसंघातवर्मा च तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो भयानकः॥
English: (He was) of red eyed and strong arms, of standing hair and large mouth, of colour like clouds, of sharp teeth and fearful appearance.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं दृष्टैव तथा विकृतदर्शनम्। हिडिम्बोवाच वित्रस्ता भीमसेनमिदं वचः॥
English: Seeing this frightful creature alike from the tree, Hidimba became alarmed and thus spoke
Sanskrit: आपतत्येष दुष्टात्मा संक्रुद्धः पुरुषादकः। साहं त्वां भ्रातृभिः सार्धं यद् ब्रवीमि तथा कुरु॥
English: "The wicked minded cannibal is coming in anger. Do with your brothers what I ask you.
Sanskrit: अहं कामगमा वीर रक्षोबलसमन्विता। आरुहेमां मम श्रोणि नेष्यामि त्वां विहायसा॥
English: O hero, endued as I am with the prowess of Rakshasas, I am capable of going anywhere at will. Get upon my hips; I shall carry you through the sky.
Sanskrit: प्रबोधयैतान् संसुप्तान् मातरं च परंतप। सर्वानेव गमिष्यामि गृहीत्वा वो विहायसा॥
English: O chastiser of foes, awake your mother and others, sleeping in comfort. Taking them all, I shall go through the sky".
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच मा भैस्त्वं पृथुसुश्रोणि नैष कश्चिन्मयि स्थिते। अहमेनं हनिष्यामि प्रेक्षन्त्यास्ते सुमध्यमे॥
English: Bhima said: O lady of fair hips, fear nothing. I am certain that so long I am here, there is no Rakshasa who can harm any of these (men). O lady of slender waist, I shall kill this (cannibal) before your very sight.
Sanskrit: नायं प्रतिबलो भीरू राक्षसापसदो मम। सोढुं युधि परिस्पन्दमथवा सर्वराक्षसाः॥
English: O timid girl, this worst of Rakshasas is not a worthy antagonist of mine, nay all the Rakshasas can never with stand my great prowess in battle.
Sanskrit: पश्य बाहू सुवृत्तौ मे हस्तिहस्तनिभाविमौ। ऊरू परिघसंकाशौ संहतं चाप्युरो महत्॥
English: Behold my arms each like a trunk of an elephant. (Behold) my thighs like two iron clubs. (Behold) my chest, broad and adamantine.
Sanskrit: विक्रमं मे यथेन्द्रस्य साद्य द्रक्ष्यसि शोभने। मावमंस्थाः पृथुश्रोणि मत्वा मामिह मानुषम्॥
English: O beautiful girl, you shall see to day my Indra like prowess. O lady of fair hips, do not consider me weak, thinking that I am a human being.
Sanskrit: हिडिम्बोवाच नावमन्ये नरव्याघ्र त्वामहं देवरूपिणम्। दृष्टप्रभावस्तु मया मानुषेष्वेव राक्षसः॥
English: Hidimba said: O best of men, you are like a celestial. I do not consider you weak. but I have seen the prowess that Rakshasas exert on men.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा संजल्पतस्तस्य भीमसेनस्य भारत। वाचः शुश्राव ताः क्रुद्धो राक्षसः पुरुषादकः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: O descendant of Bharata, the angry cannibal the Rakshasas hear these words of Bhima thus talking there.
Sanskrit: अवेक्षमाणस्तस्याश्च हिडिम्बो मानुषं वपुः। स्रग्दामपूरितशिखं समग्रेन्दुनिभाननम्॥ सुभूनासाक्षिकेशान्तं सुकुमारनखत्वचम्। सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं सुसूक्ष्माम्बरवाससम्॥
English: He saw Hidimba in human form, her head decked with garlands of flowers and her face like the full moon. Her eyebrows, nose, eyes and ringlets were all of the handsome description and her nail and complexion were of the most delicate colour. She was decked with all kinds of ornaments and attired in fine transparent robes.
Sanskrit: तां तथा मानुषं रूपं बिभ्रती सुमनोहरम्। पुंस्कामा शरूमानस्च चुक्रोध पुरुषादकः॥
English: Seeing her in that charming human form the cannibal thought that she was lustful and became (very) angry.
Sanskrit: संक्रुद्धो राक्षसस्तस्या भगिन्याः कुरुसत्तम्। उत्फाल्य विपुले नेत्रे ततस्तामिदमब्रवीत्॥ को हि मे भोक्तुकामस्य विजं चरित दुर्मतिः। न विभेषि हिडिम्बे किं मत्कोपाद् विप्रमोहिता।१७।।
English: O best of the Kurus, becoming angry with his sister, the Rakshasas expanded his large eyes and thus spoke to her, "What foolish creature throws obstacle on my way when I am hungry; O Hidimba, have you become so senseless as not to fear my anger?
Sanskrit: धिक् त्वामसति पुंस्कामे मम विप्रियकारिणि। पूर्वेषां राक्षसेन्द्राणां सर्वेषामयशस्करि॥
English: O unchaste women, fie on you! you do me an injury out of lust! You are ready to sacrifice the honours of all the chief Rakshasas, your ancestors!
Sanskrit: यानिमानाश्रिताकार्षीर्विप्रियं सुमहन्मम। एष तानद्य वै सर्वान् हनिष्यामि त्वया सह॥
English: I shall kill you with all those for whose sake you are trying to do me a great injury."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा हिडिम्बां स हिडिम्बो लोहितेक्षणः। वधायाभिपपातैनान् दन्तैर्दन्तानुपस्पृशन्॥
English: Having addressed Hidimba thus Hidimba with red eyes, his teeth pressing against teeth, ran at her with the intention of killing her.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य भीमः प्रहरतां वरः। भर्त्सयामास तेजस्वी तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: The best of all wielders of weapons Bhima, seeing him rush at her, reproached him by saying "stop, stop."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच भीमसेनस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसं प्रहसन्निव। भगिनीं प्रति संक्रुद्धमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ किं ते हिडिम्ब एतैर्वा सुखसुप्तैः प्रबोधितैः। मामासादय दुर्बुद्धे तरसा त्वं नराशन॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Seeing the Rakshasas angry with his sister, Bhimasena smiled (in scom) and spoke thus, O Hidimba why do you awaken these (men) sleeping in comfort? O wicked-minded (Rakshasa), come to me first without loss of time.
Sanskrit: मय्येव प्रहरेहि त्वं न स्त्रियं हन्तुमर्हसि। विशेषतोऽनपकृते परेणापकृते सति॥
English: Smite me first; you should not kill woman, specially when she has been sinned against instead of sinning.
Sanskrit: न हीयं स्ववशा बाला कामयत्यद्य मामिह। चोदितैषा ह्यनङ्गेन शरीरान्तरचारिणा॥
English: This girl is not in her own control in becoming lustful towards me. She has been moved by the god of love who pervades every living form.
Sanskrit: भगिनी तव दुर्वृत्त रक्षसां वै यशोहर। त्वन्नियोगेन चैवेयं रूपं मम समीक्ष्य च॥ कामय.यद्य मां भीरुस्तव नैषापराध्यति। अनङ्गेन कृते दोघे नेमां गर्हितुमर्हसि॥
English: o wicked creature, O you the most infamous of your class, your sister came here at your command. Seeing my person, she desire me. The timid girl has done you no harm. It is the fault of the god of love and therefore, you should not injure her.
Sanskrit: मयि तिष्ठति दुष्टात्मन् न स्त्रियं हन्तुमर्हसि। संगच्छस्व मया सार्धमेकेनैको नराशन॥
English: O wicked wretch, you should not kill a woman when I am here. O cannibal, come with me (to a distance) and fight singly with me.
Sanskrit: अहमेको नयिष्यामि त्वामद्य यमसादनम्। अद्य मद्वलनिष्पिष्टं शिरो राक्षस दीर्यताम्। कुञ्जरस्येव पादेन विनिष्पिष्टं बलीयसः॥
English: I shall singly (fight with you) and send you to day to the land of the dead. O Rakshasa, your head will be pounded to pieces, being pressed by my strength.
Sanskrit: अद्य गात्राणि ते कङ्काः श्येना गोमायवस्तथा। कर्षन्तु भुवि संहृष्टा निहतस्य मया मृधे॥
English: As if pressed by the trend of a mighty elephant. When you will be killed by me in battle your body will be to day torn by hawks, herons and jackals, in glee.
Sanskrit: क्षणेनाद्य करिष्येऽहमिदं वनमराक्षसम्। पुरा यद् दूषितं नित्यं त्वया भक्षयता नरान्॥
English: I shall in a moment make this forest free of all Rakshasas, so long polluted by you by eating men.
Sanskrit: अद्य त्वां भगिनी रक्षः कृष्यमाणं मयासकृत्। द्रक्ष्यत्यद्रिप्रतीकाशं सिंहेनेव महाद्विपम्॥
English: O Rakshasas, your sister will see today that I shall drag you, huge though your are like a mountain, as a lion drags an elephant.
Sanskrit: निराबाधास्त्वयि हते मया राक्षसांसन। वनमेतच्चरिष्यन्ति पुरुषा वनचारिणः॥
English: O worst of Rakshasas, when you will be killed by me men frequenting this forest will live safely and without fear.
Sanskrit: हिडिम्ब उवाच गर्जितेन वृथा किं ते कत्थितेन च मानुष। कृत्वैतत् कर्मणा सर्वं कत्येथा मा चिरं कृथाः॥
English: Hidimba said : O man, what is the need of your this vaunting and boasting? Accomplish all this first and then you my vaunt. Therefore, do not make any delay.
Sanskrit: बलिनं मन्यसे यच्चाप्यात्मानं सपराक्रमम्। ज्ञास्यस्यद्य समागम्य मयाऽऽत्मानं बलाधिकम्॥ न तावदेतान् हिंसिष्ये स्वपन्त्वेते यथासुखम्। एष त्वामेव दुर्बुद्धे निहन्म्यद्याप्रियंवदम्॥ पीत्वा तवासृग् गात्रेभ्यस्ततः पश्चादिमानपि। हनिष्यामि ततः पश्चादिमां विप्रियकारिणीम्॥
English: You know yourself to be strong and endued with prowess. In your encounter with me to-day, you shall now rightly know with what is your (real) strength. I shall not kill these (your brothers) till then. Let them sleep at their pleasure. o foolish man, I shall first kill you who speaks such evil words. After drinking your blood, I shall then kill these (your brothers) and then kill this (my sister) who has done me an injury.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ततो बाहुं प्रगृह्य पुरुषादकः। अभ्यद्रवत संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, the cannibal, outstretching his arms, ran in great wrath towards that chastiser of foes, Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: तस्याभिद्रवतस्तूर्णं भीमो भीमपराक्रमः। वेगेन प्रहितं बाहुं निजग्राह हसन्निव॥
English: The greatly powerful Bhima soon sized the extended arms (of the rushing Rakshasas) with great force, as if in sport.
Sanskrit: निगृह्य तं बलाद् भीमो विस्फुरन्तं चकर्ष ह। तस्माद् देशाद् धनूंष्यष्टौ सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा॥
English: Then seizing the struggling Rakshasas with violence, Bhima dragged him away from that place full thirty two cubits, as a lion drags a small deer.
Sanskrit: ततः स राक्षसः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवेन बलार्दितः। भीमेसनं समालिङ्ग्य व्यनदद् भैरवं रवम्॥
English: Thereupon the Rakshasas, becoming an angry, clasped the Pandava Bhima with great force and he sent forth a terrible yell.
Sanskrit: पुनर्भीमो बलादेनं विचकर्ष महाबलः। मा शब्दः सुखसुप्तानां भ्रातृणां मे भवेदिति॥
English: The greatly strong Bhima then dragged him again (further away) with (great) force, so that his comfortably sleeping brothers might not awake by his yell.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं तौ समासाद्य विचकर्षतुरोजसा। हिडिम्बो भीमसेनश्च विक्रमं चक्रतुः परम्॥
English: Clasping and dragging each other with great force, both Bhimasena and Hidimba displayed their great prowess.
Sanskrit: बभञ्जतुस्तदा वृक्षाल्लताश्चाकर्षतुस्तदा। मत्ताविव च संरब्धौ वारणौ षष्टिहायनौ॥
English: Fighting like two large elephants mad with rage, they broke down the trees and tore off the creepers that grew around.
Sanskrit: तयोः शब्देन महता विबुद्धास्ते नरर्षभाः। सह प्रात्रा च ददृशुर्हिडिम्बामग्रतः स्थिताम्॥
English: By the great noise (of the fight) those best of men (the Pandavas) woke up with their mother and they saw Hidimba sitting before them.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रबुद्धास्ते हिडिम्बाया रूपं दृष्ट्वातिमानुषम्। विस्मिताः पुरुषव्याघ्रा बभूवुः पृथया सह॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Rising from sleep, those best of men (the Pandavas) with their mother were filled with astonishment on seeing the extraordinary beauty of Hidimba.
Sanskrit: ततः कुन्ती समीक्ष्यैनां विस्मिता रूपसम्पदा। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं शनैः॥ कस्य त्वं सुरगर्भाभे का वासि वरवर्णिनि। केन कार्येण सम्प्राप्ता कुतश्चागमनं तव॥
English: Thereupon being astonished with her beauty, Kunti slowly addressed in sweet orders and give her all assurance. "O celestial beautiful maid, O beautiful one, who and whose are you? For what business have you come here and from what place have you come?
Sanskrit: यदि वास्य वनस्य त्वं देवता यदि वाप्सराः। आचक्ष्व मम तत् सर्वं किमर्थं चेह तिष्ठसि॥
English: Are you the deity of this forest or (are you) an Apsara? Tell me all why you are sitting here."
Sanskrit: हिडिम्बोवाच यदेतत् पश्यसि वनं नीलमेघनिभं महत्। निवासो राक्षसस्यैष हिडिम्बस्य ममैव च॥
English: Hidimba said: The blue cloud like great forest that you see is the abode of mine and that of my brother, Rakshasas Hidimba.