pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यत्र कुत्सा प्रयोक्तव्या भीष्म बालतरैनरैः। तमिमं ज्ञानवृद्धः सन् गोपं संस्तोतुमिच्छसि॥
English: O Bhishma, how do you, superior as you are in knowledge, desire to praise the cowherd (Krishna) whose evil repute is told even by men with childish intelligence,
Sanskrit: यद्यनेन हतो बाल्ये शकुनिश्चित्रमत्र किम्। तौ वाश्ववृषभौ भीष्म यौ न युद्धविशारदौ॥
English: O Bhishma, if he (Krishna) has killed a vulture in his childhood, what is there to praise in that feat? What is there also in his killing of Ashva and Vrishabha, both of whom were ignorant of the science of war?
Sanskrit: चेतनारहितं काष्ठं यद्यनेन निपातितम्। पादेन शकटं भीष्म तत्र किं कृतमद्भुतम्॥
English: O Bhishma, what is there wonderful if this (Krishna) threw down by a kick an inanimate piece of wood, namely a car?
Sanskrit: वल्मीकमात्रः सप्ताहं यद्यनेन धृतोऽचलः। तदा गोवर्धनो भीष्म न तच्चित्रं मतं मम॥
English: O Bhishma, in my opinion there was nothing remarkable in this one's holding for a week the Govardhana hill which is like an anthill.
Sanskrit: भुक्तमेतेन बह्वन्नं क्रीडता नगमूर्धनि। इति ते भीष्म शृण्वानाः परे विस्मयमागताः॥
English: O Bhishma, "while sporting on the hills, this one ate a large quantity of food,” hearing these words of yours, many have been much astonished.
Sanskrit: यस्य चानेन धर्मज्ञ भुक्तमन्नं बलीयसः। स चानेन हतः कंस इत्येतन्न महाद्भुतम्॥
English: O (Bhishma) learned in the precepts of religion, what could be more wonderful than this one's killing Kansa, by whose food he became fattened and strong.
Sanskrit: न ते श्रुतमिदं भीष्म नूनं कथयतां सताम्। यद् वक्ष्ये त्वामधर्मज्ञं वाक्यं कुरुकुलाधम॥
English: O Bhishma, O wretch of the Puru race, you are ignorant of the precepts of religion. You have not heard from the pious men what I would now tell you.
Sanskrit: स्त्रीषु गोषु न शस्त्राणि पातयेद् ब्राह्मणेषु च। यस्य चान्नानि भुञ्जीत यत्र च स्यात् प्रतिश्रयः॥ इति सन्तोऽनुशासन्ति सज्जनं धर्मिणः सदा। भीष्म लोके हि तत् सर्वं वितथं त्वयि दृश्यते॥
English: The pious men always instruct good men not to use weapons against women, kine, Brahmanas and the men whose food has been partaken, and also those whose shelter has been enjoyed. O Bhishma, it appears all this teaching has been thrown away on you.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानवृद्धं च वृद्धं च भूयांसं केशवं मम। अजानत इवाख्यासि संस्तुवन् कौरवाधम॥
English: Owretch of the Kuru race, wishing to praise Keshava (Krishna), you describe him before me as great and superior in knowledge and age, as if I know nothing.
Sanskrit: गोनः स्त्रीनश्च सन् भीष्म त्वद्वाक्याद् यदि पूज्यते। एवंभूतश्च यो भीष्म कथं संस्तवमर्हति॥
English: O Bhishma, if at your word one who has killed women and kine be worshipped, what then is to become of this teaching? O Bhishma, how can he deserve praise who is such?
Sanskrit: असौ मतिमतां श्रेष्ठो य एथ जगतः प्रभुः। सम्भावयति चाप्येवं त्वद्वाक्याच्च जनार्दनः। एवमेतत् सर्वमिति तत् सर्वं वितथं ध्रुवम्॥
English: "This one is the foremost of all wise men," and "This one is the lord of the universe," hearing these words of yours, Janardana (Krishna) believes that they are all true. But they are surely all false.
Sanskrit: न गाथागाथिनं शास्ति बहु चेदपि गायति। प्रकृति यान्ति भूतानि भूलिङ्गशकुनिर्यथा॥
English: The verses that a chaunter chaunts, though he chants them often, would produce no impression on him. every creature acts according to his own disposition like the bird Bhulinga.
Sanskrit: नूनं प्रकृतिरेषा ते जघन्या नात्र संशयः। अति पापीयसी चैषा पाण्डवानामपीष्यते॥ येषामर्थ्यतमः कृष्णस्त्वं च येषां प्रदर्शकः। धर्मवांस्त्वमधर्मज्ञः सतां मार्गादवप्लुतः॥
English: There is not the least doubt that your disposition is very mean. It appears the Pandavas also who consider Krishna as deserving of worship and who have you for their leader are of sinful dispositions. Though you possess the knowledge of virtue, yet you have fallen from the path of virtue.
Sanskrit: को हि धर्मिणमात्मानं जानज्ञानविदां वरः। कुर्याद् यथा त्वया भीष्म कृतं धर्ममवेक्षता॥
English: O Bhishma, who will so act as you have from the motives of virtue, knowing himself to be virtuous and superior in knowledge?
Sanskrit: चेत् त्वं धर्मं विजानासि यदि प्राज्ञा मतिस्तव। अन्यकामा हि धर्मज्ञा कन्यका प्राज्ञमानिना। अम्बा नामेति भद्रं ते कथं सापहृता त्वया॥ तां त्वयापि हृतां भीष्म कन्यां नैषितवान् यतः। भ्राता विचित्रवीर्यस्ते सतां मार्गमनुष्ठितः॥
English: O Bhishma, if you know Dharına, if your mind is guided by wisdom, why was that virtuous maiden Amba, who desired to have another for her husband, was forcibly carried away by you? Your brother Vichitravirya who followed the path of the pious men,
Sanskrit: दारयोर्यस्य चान्येन मिषतः प्राज्ञमानिनः। तव जातान्यपत्यानि सज्जनाचरिते पथि।॥
English: Knowing her state of mind, did not marry her, though she was brought by you. Proud as you are of your virtue, in your very sight sons were begotten by another on the widow of your brother according to the ways of the pious.
Sanskrit: को हि धर्मोऽस्ति ते भीष्म ब्रह्मचर्यमिदं वृथा। यद् धारयसि मोहाद् वा क्लीबत्वाद् वा न संशयः।।
English: O Bhishma, where is your virtue? your Brahmacharya is in vain. Your celibacy is no doubt the result of your ignorance or impotence.
Sanskrit: न त्वहं तव धर्मज्ञ पश्याम्युपचयं क्वचित्। न हि ते सेविता वृद्धा य एवं धर्ममब्रवीः॥
English: O (Bhishma), learned in Dharma, I do not see your prosperity. You who thus preach moralịty does not seem to have ever waited upon the old.
Sanskrit: इष्टं दत्तमधीतं च यज्ञाश्च बहुदक्षिणाः। सर्वमेतदपत्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्॥
English: Worship, gift, study, large-Dakshina giving sacrifices, these all are not equal to sixteenth part of that merit which is obtained by the possession of a son.
Sanskrit: व्रतोपवासैर्बहुभिः कृतं भवति भीष्म यत्। सर्वं तदनपत्यस्य मोघं भवति निश्चयात्॥
English: O Bhishma, the merit that is obtained by observing many vows and fasts surely goes all in vain if one is childless.
Sanskrit: सोऽनपत्यश्च वृद्धश्च मिथ्याधर्मानुसारकः। हंसवत् त्वमपीदानीं ज्ञातिभ्यः प्राप्नुया वधम्॥
English: You are childless, you are old, you are an expounder of false morality. Like the swan in ne the story, you shall now be killed by your own relatives.
Sanskrit: एवं हि कथयन्त्यन्ये नरा ज्ञानविदः पुरा। भीष्म यत् तदहं सम्यग् वक्ष्यामि तव शृण्वतः॥
English: O Bhishma, the learned men have said this (story) of old. I shall presently narrate it in full in your hearing.
Sanskrit: वृद्धः किल समुद्रान्ते कश्चिद्वंसोऽभवत् पुरा। धर्मवागन्यथावृत्तः पक्षिणः सोऽनुशास्ति च॥
English: In the days of yore there lived an old swan on the coast of the sea. He always spoke of morality and used to instruct all the birds, but his conduct was otherwise.
Sanskrit: धर्मं चरत माधर्ममिति तस्य वचः किल। पक्षिणः शुश्रुवुर्भीष्म सततं सत्यवादिनः॥
English: O Bhishma, “Practice virtue and forego sin", these were the words that the truthful (birds) heard him say.
Sanskrit: अथास्य भक्ष्यमाजहः समुद्रजलचारिणः। अण्डजा भीष्म तस्मान्ये धर्मार्थमिति शुश्रुम॥
English: O Bhishma, it has been heard by us that oviparous creatures, (all) dwelling in the sea, brought him food for the sake of virtue.
Sanskrit: ते च तस्य समभ्याशे निक्षिप्याण्डानि सर्वशः। समुद्राम्भस्यमज्जन्त चरन्तो भीष्म पक्षिणः। तेषामण्डानि सर्वेषां भक्षयामास पापकृत्॥
English: O Bhishma, all those birds left their eggs with him, ranged and dived in the waters of the sea. But that sinful wretch ate them (eggs) all.
Sanskrit: स हंसः सम्प्रमत्तानामप्रमत्तः स्वकर्मणि। ततः प्रक्षीयमाणेषु तेषु तेष्वण्डजोऽपरः। अशङ्कत महाप्राज्ञः स कदाचिद् ददर्श ह॥
English: That swan, always attentive to his own purpose, ate the eggs foolishly trusted to him, Some time after seeing the eggs decreased in number, another greatly intelligent bird suspected him, and one day he saw him (eat those eggs).
Sanskrit: ततः स कथयामास दृष्ट्वा हंसस्य किल्बिषम्। तेषां परमदुःखार्तः स पक्षी सर्वपक्षिणाम्॥
English: Having witnessed the sinful act of the swan, that bird spoke of it to all the other birds in great sorrow.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्ट्वा पक्षिणस्ते समीपगाः। निजघ्नुस्तं तदा हंसं मिथ्यावृत्तं कुरूद्वह॥
English: O excellent Puru, then all those birds, witnessing with their own eyes the act of the (old), swan, came to him, and they then killed that wretch of false conduct.
Sanskrit: ते त्वां हंससधर्माणमपीमे वसुधाधिपाः। निहन्युर्भीष्म संक्रुद्धाः पक्षिणस्तं यथाण्डजम्॥
English: O Bhishma, your conduct is like that of the old swan. These kings might kill you in anger as the birds killed the old swan.
Sanskrit: गाथामप्यत्र गायन्ति ये पुराणविदो जनाः। भीष्म यां तां च ते सम्यक् कथयिष्यामि भारत॥३९।
English: 0. Bhishma, the Purana-knowing men mention a proverb as regard this occurrence. O descendant of Bharata, I shall repeat it to you in detail.
Sanskrit: अन्तरात्मन्यभिहते रौषि पत्ररथाशुचि। अण्डभक्षणकर्मैतत् तव वाचमतीयते॥
English: It is this “O bird, though your heart is affected, yet you preach. But your this sinful act of eating the eggs transgresses of your speeches".
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच नैषा चेदिपतेर्बुद्धिर्यया त्वाऽऽह्वयतेऽच्युतम्। नूनमेष जगद्धर्तुः कृष्णस्यैव विनिश्चयः॥
English: Bhishma said The desire, that cause the Chedi king to call you, whose strength deterioration to fight, is hardly is his own wish. knows no This is surely the purpose of Krishna himself, who is the lord of the universe.
Sanskrit: को हि मां भीमसेनाद्य क्षितावर्हति पार्थिवः। क्षेप्तुं कालपरीतात्मा यथैष कुलपांसनः॥
English: O Bhimasena, what king was there on earth who could abuse me as this wretch of his race, who has been already taken for his own by Death, has done today.
Sanskrit: एष ह्यस्य महाबाहुस्तेजोऽशश्च हरेधुंवम्। तमेव पुनरादातुमिच्छत्युत तथा विभुः॥
English: This mighty armed (hero) is certainly a portion of Hari's (Krishna) energy. The lord (Krishna) wishes to take back to himself his that energy.
Sanskrit: येनेष कुरुशार्दूल शार्दूल इव चेदिराट्। गर्जत्यतीव दुर्बुद्धिः सर्वानस्मानचिन्तयन्।॥
English: O best of the Kuru race, for this reason (only) this wicked-minded and tiger like Chedi king roars in this way without caring little for any of us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो न ममृषे चैद्यस्तद् भीष्मवचनं तदा। उवाच चैनं संक्रुद्धः पुनर्भीष्ममथोत्तरम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having heard these words of Bhishma, the Chedi king could not brook them. He thus replied to Bhishma in great wrath.
Sanskrit: शिशुपाल उवाच द्विषतां नो भीष्मैष प्रभावः केशवस्य यः। यस्य संस्तववक्ता त्वं वन्दिवत् सततोत्थितः॥
English: Shishupala said O Bhishma, when always rising from your seat you are praising his like a (professional) chaunter, let our enemies possess that prowess which is possessed by this Keshava (Krishna).
Sanskrit: संस्तवे च मनो भीष्मे परेषां रमते यदि। तदा संस्तौषि राज्ञस्त्वमिमं हित्वा जनार्दनम्॥
English: O Bhishma, if your mind takes pleasure in praising others, then praise these kings (present) here, and leave of Janarddana (Krishna).
Sanskrit: दरदं स्तुहि बाह्रीकमिमं पार्थिवसत्तमम्। जायमानेन येनेयमभवद् दारिता मही॥
English: Praise this best of kings Danda, the monarch of Valhika, who, as soon as he was born, rent this earth.
Sanskrit: वङ्गाङ्गविषयाध्यक्षं सहस्राक्षसमं बले। स्तुहि कर्णमिमं भीष्म महाचापविकर्षणम्॥
English: O Bhishma, praise this Karna, the king of Anga and Banga, who is like Indra in strength, who draws the great bow.
Sanskrit: यस्येमे कुण्डले दिव्ये सहजे देवनिर्मिते। कवचं च महाबाहो बालार्कसदृशप्रभम्॥
English: Who is adorned with the celestials earrings of heavenly make and with the armour possessing the splendour of the rising sun, with (both of) which he was born.
Sanskrit: वासवप्रतिमो येन जरासंधोऽतिदुर्जयः। विजितो बाहुयुद्धेन देहभेदं च लम्भितः॥
English: And who vanquished and mangled in a wrestling match the greatly invincible Jarasandha equal to Vasava (Indra).
Sanskrit: द्रोणं द्रौणिं च साधु त्वं पितापुत्रौ महारथौ। स्तुहि स्तुत्यावुभौ भीष्म सततं द्विजसत्तमौ॥
English: O Bhishma, praise always Drona and his son (Ashvathama),who are, both father and son, worthy of praise, who are great carwarriors, and who are best of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ययोरन्यतरो भीष्म संक्रुद्धः सचराचराम्। इमां वसुमती कुर्यान्निःशेषामिति मे मतिः॥
English: O Bhishma, it is my opinion that if they are enraged, either of the two can annihilate this earth with all its mobile and immobile creatures.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य हि समं युद्धे न पश्यामि नराधिपम्। नाश्वत्थाम्न: समं भीष्म न च तौ स्तोतुमिच्छसि।।१४।
English: O Bhishma, I do not see any king who is equal to Drona or Ashvathama in battle. Why do you not desire to praise them?
Sanskrit: पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां यो वै प्रतिसमो भवेत्। दुर्योधनं त्वं राजेन्द्रमतिक्रम्य महाभुजम्॥
English: Passing over Duryodhana who is the mighty-armed king of kings, and who is unrivalled on earth girt with the seas.
Sanskrit: जयद्रथं च राजानं कृतास्त्रं दृढविक्रमम्। दुमं किम्पुरुषाचार्यं लोके प्रथितविक्रमम्। अतिक्रम्य महावीर्यं किं प्रशंससि केशवम्॥
English: Also king Jayadratha, who is accomplished in weapons and who is of great prowess; and also Druma, the preceptor of the Kimpurushas, who is renowned on earth for his prowess.
Sanskrit: वृद्धं च भारताचार्यं तथा शारद्वतं कृपम्। आत्क्रम्य महावीर्यं किं प्रशंससि केशवम्॥
English: And also old Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, who is the preceptor of the Bharata race, passing over these greatly powerful men, why do you praise Keshava (Krishna)?
Sanskrit: धनुर्धराणां प्रवरं रुक्मिणं पुरुषोत्तमम्। आत्क्रम्य महावीर्यं किं प्रशंससि केशवम्॥
English: Passing over that foremost of bowmen, that excellent man,, the greatly powerful Rukmin, why do you praise Keshava?
Sanskrit: भीष्मकं च महावीर्यं दन्तवनं च भूमिपम्। भगदत्तं यूपकेतुं जयत्सेनं च मागधम्॥
English: Passing over the greatly energetic Bhishmaka, and the king Dantavakra, and also Bhagadatta celebrated for his many sacrificial stakes, the king of Magadha Jayacsena.
Sanskrit: विराटदुपदौ चोभौ शकुनि च बृहद्बलम्। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ पाण्ड्यं श्वेतमथोत्तरम्॥
English: And also Drupada and Virata, Shakuni and Brihadbala, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, Pandya, Shveta, Uttama.
Sanskrit: शङ्ख च सुमहाभागं वृषसेनं च मानिनम्। एकलव्यं च विक्रान्तं कालिङ्गं च महारथम्॥
English: The greatly prosperous Shankha, the proud Vrishasena, the powerful Ekalavya, the great car-warrior the king of Kalinga, passing over all these powerful men, why do you praise Keshava?
Sanskrit: अतिक्रम्य महावीर्यं किं प्रशंससि केशवम्। शल्यादीनपि कस्मात् त्वं न स्तौषि वसुधाधिपान्। स्तवाय यदि ते बुद्धिवर्तते भीष्म सर्वदा॥
English: O Bhishma, if your mind is always eager to praise others, why do you not praise Shalya and other rulers of the earth?
Sanskrit: क हि शक्यं मया कर्तुं यद् वृद्धानां त्वया नृप। पुरा कथयतां नूनं न श्रुतं धर्मवादिनाम्॥
English: O king, what am I capable of doing (giving you good advice) when you have never before heard any thing from the virtuous men who are learned in the precepts of virtue?
Sanskrit: आत्मनिन्दाऽऽत्मपूजा च परनिन्दा परस्तवः। अनाचरितमार्याणां वृत्तमेतच्चतुर्विधम्॥
English: O Bhishma, have you not heard that reproach and glorification of self and reproach and glorification of others are not the practices of those who are respectable?
Sanskrit: यदस्त्वयमिमं शश्वन्मोहात् संस्तौषि भक्तितः। कंशवं तच्च ते भीष्म न कश्चिदनुमन्यते॥
English: O Bhishma, there is none who approves your conduct in thus continually praising this Keshava, who is unworthy of any praise; you (surely) do it from ignorance alone.
Sanskrit: कथं भोजस्य पुरुषे वर्गपाले दुरात्मनि। समावेशयसे सर्वं जगत् केवलकाम्यया॥
English: How can you from your desire alone establish the whole universe in this wicked minded slave and cow-heard of Vraja.
Sanskrit: अथ चैषा न ते बुद्धिः प्रकृतिं याति भारत। मयैव कथितं पूर्वं भूलिङ्गशकुनिर्यथा।॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, perhaps your inclination is not conformable to your true nature, like that of the bird Bhulinga, the story of which has been already told by me.
Sanskrit: भूलिङ्गशकुनि म पार्श्वे हिमवतः परे। भीष्म तस्या सदा वाचः श्रूयन्तेऽर्थविगर्हिताः॥
English: O Bhishma, there was a bird, called Bhulinga living on the other side of the Himalayas. His words were always without any meaning.
Sanskrit: मा साहसमितीदं सा सततं वाशते किल। साहसं चात्मनातीव चरन्ती नावगुध्यते॥
English: "Never act rashly” was what he always said, but he never knew that he himself always acted rashly.
Sanskrit: सा हि मांसार्गलं भीष्म मुखात् सिंहस्य खादतः। दन्तान्तरविलग्नं यत् तदादत्तेऽल्पचेतना॥
English: O Bhishma, that foolish bird used to pick from the lion's mouth the pieces of flesh sticking between its teeth when the lion was engaged in eating.
Sanskrit: इच्छतः सा हि सिंहस्य भीष्म जीवत्यसंशयम्। तद्वत् त्वमप्यधर्मिष्ठ सदा वाचः प्रभाषसे॥
English: O Bhishma, that bird surely lived at the pleasure of the lion. O sinful wretch, you always speak like that bird.
Sanskrit: इच्छतां भूमिपालानां भीष्म जीवस्य संशयम्। लोकविद्विष्टकर्मा हि नान्योऽस्ति भवता समः॥
English: O Bhishma, surely you live at the pleasure of these kings. There is none else like you who is engaged in doing things contrary to the opinions of all.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततश्चेदिपते: श्रुत्वा भीष्मः स कटुकं वचः। उवाचेदं वचो राजश्चेदिराजस्य शृण्वतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said O king, having heard these rude and harsh words of the Chedi king, Bhishma spoke thus in the hearing of the king of Chedi.
Sanskrit: इच्छतां किल नामाहं जीवाम्येषां महीक्षितान्। सोऽहं न गणयाम्येतांस्तृणेनापि नराधिपान्॥
English: Bhishma said Truly am I alive at the pleasure of these rulers of earth. But I do not consider these kings as equal to even straws.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते तु भीष्मेण ततः संचक्रुशुर्नृपाः। केचिज्जहषिरे तत्र केचिद् भीष्मं जगहिरे॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having been thus addressed by Bhishma, the kings became full of anger. Some amongst them stood erect and some began to reproach Bhishma.
Sanskrit: केचिदूचुर्महेष्वासाः श्रुत्वा भीष्मस्य तद् वचः। पापोऽवलिप्तो वृद्धश्च नायं भीष्मोऽर्हति क्षमाम्॥
English: Having heard these words of Bhishma, some of these great bowmen said, “This sinful wretch, Bhishma, though old, is exceedingly boastful. He deserves no pardon.
Sanskrit: हन्यतां दुर्मतिर्भीष्मः पशुवत् साध्वयं नृपाः। सर्वैः समेत्य संरब्धैर्दह्यता वा कटाग्निना॥
English: Therefore, O kings, let this wicked minded Bhishma be killed like an animal, or let us master all together, and let him be burnt in a fire made of straw".
Sanskrit: इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा ततः कुरुपितामहः। उवाच मतिमान् भीष्मस्तानेव वसुधाधिपान्॥
English: Having heard their these words, the grandsire of the Kurus, the intélligent Bhishma, then thus spoke to the kings.
Sanskrit: उक्तस्योक्तस्य नेहान्तमहं समुपलक्षये। यत् तु वक्ष्यामि तत् सर्वं शृणुध्वं वसुधाधिपाः॥
English: Bhishma said O rulers of earth, I do not see the ends of our speeches, for words may be answered with words. Therefore, listen to what I say.
Sanskrit: पशुवद् घातनं वा मे दहनं वा कटाग्निना। क्रियतां मूर्ध्नि वो न्यस्तं मयेदं सकलं पदम्॥
English: Whether I may be killed by you like an animal or be burnt in a fire made of straw, say, I place my foot on the head of all.
Sanskrit: एष तिष्ठति गाविन्दः पूजितोऽस्माभिरच्युतः। यस्य वस्त्वरते बुद्धिर्मरणाय स माधवम्॥ कृष्णमाह्वयतामद्य युद्धे चक्रगदाधरम्। यादवस्यैव देवस्य देहं विशतु पातितः॥
English: Here is Govinda (Krishna) who knows no deterioration. Him have we worshipped. Let him, who is willing to meet a speedy death call today to battle Madhava, Krishna, the wielder of discus and club, falling (in the battle), let him enter and mix with the body of this Deity.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः श्रुत्वैव भीष्मस्य चेदिराडुरुविक्रमः। युयुत्सुर्वासुदेवेन वासुदेवमुवाच हः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having heard these words of Bhishn:a, the greatly powerful Chedi King, being desirous of fighting with Vasudeva (Krishna), thus spoke to Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: आह्वये त्वां रणं गच्छ मया साधु जनार्दन। यावदद्य निहन्मि त्वां सहितं सर्वपाण्डवैः॥
English: Shishupala said O Janardana, I challenge you. Come, fight me with till I kill you today with all the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: सह त्वया हि मे वध्याः सर्वथा कृष्ण पाण्डवाः। नृपतीन् समतिक्रम्य यैरराजा त्वमर्चितः॥
English: O Krishna, the Pandavas also deserve to be killed by me with you, for they having passed over all these kings, have worshipped you who are not a king.
Sanskrit: ये त्वां दारमराजानं बाल्यादर्चन्ति दुर्मतिम्। अनर्हमर्हवत् कृष्ण वध्यास्त इति मे मतिः॥
English: O Krishna, it is my opinion that those, that have from childishness worshipped you, as if you deserve it, although you are unworthy of worship, you being only a slave and a wretch and not a king, deserve to be killed by me.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूलस्तस्थौ गर्जनमर्षणः। एवमुक्तस्ततः कृष्णो मृदुपूर्वमिदं वचः। उवाच पार्थिवान् सर्वान् स समक्षं च वीर्यवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this, that best of men (Shishupala) stood up and roared in anger. When he ceased (talking), Krishna spoke these words in a soft voice to all the kings in the presence of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: एष नः शत्रुरत्यन्तं पार्थिवाः सात्वतीसुतः। सात्वतानां नृशंसात्मा न हितोऽनपकारिणाम्॥
English: Krishna said O kings, this cruel-hearted man who is the son of a lady of the Satvata race is a great enemy of the Satvata race. Though we never seek to injure him, yet he always seek to do us injury.
Sanskrit: प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं यातानस्माज्ञात्वा नृशंसकृत्। अदहद् द्वारकामेष स्वस्रीयः सन् नराधिपाः॥
English: O king, hearing that we had gone to the city of Pragjyotisha, this wretch of cruel deeds came and burnt Dwarka, though he is the son of my aunt (father's sister).
Sanskrit: क्रीडतो भोजराजस्य एष रैवतके गिरौ। हत्वा बद्ध्वा च तान् सर्वानुपायात् स्वपुरं पुरा॥
English: When the Bhoja king was sporting on the Raivataka hill, he killed many of that king''. attendant and carried away many in chains to his own city.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधे हयं मेध्यमुत्सृष्टं रक्षिभिर्वृतम्। पितुर्मे यज्ञविघ्नार्थमहरत् पापनिश्चयः॥
English: This wretch, sinful in all his purposes, in order to obstruct my father's sacrifice, stole the horse of the horse-sacrifice which was let loose under armed guards.
Sanskrit: सौवीरान् प्रति यातां च बभ्रोरेष तपस्विनः। भार्यामभ्यहरन्मोहादकामां तामितो गताम्॥
English: This wretch, prompted by sinful motives, though she was unwilling, stole the wife of saintly Babhru (Akura), when she was on her way from Dwarka to the country of the Sauviras.
Sanskrit: एष मायाप्रतिच्छन्नः करूषार्थं तपस्विनीम्। जहार भद्रां वैशाली मातुलस्य नृशंसकृत्॥
English: This wretch, ever intent to injure his maternal uncle, ravished in the disguise of the king of Karusha the saintly Bhadra, the princess of Vishala, who was the intended bride of the
Sanskrit: पितृष्वसुः कृते दुःखं सुमहन्मर्षयाम्यहम्। दिष्ट्या हीदं सर्वराज्ञां संनिधावद्य वर्तते॥
English: I have patiently born all these for the sake of my father's sister. It is, however, very fortunate that (today) all this has happened before all these kings.
Sanskrit: पश्यन्ति हि भवन्तोऽद्य मय्यतीव व्यतिक्रमम्। कृतानि तु परोक्षं मे यानि तानि निबोधत॥
English: Look, Sirs, at the hostility that he bears towards me. Known also all that he has done against me at my back.
Sanskrit: इमं त्वस्य न शक्ष्यामि क्षन्तुमद्य व्यतिक्रमम्। अवलेपाद् वधार्हस्य समग्रे राजमण्डले॥
English: He deserves to be killed by me only on account of the great pride that he has displayed today before all these kings. I am hardly able to pardon him to day for the injuries he has done me.
Sanskrit: रुक्मिण्यामस्य मूढस्य प्रार्थनाऽऽसीन्मुमूर्षतः। न च तां प्राप्तवान् मूढः शूद्रो वेदश्रुतीमिव॥
English: Desirous as he was of a speedy death, this fool had (once) desired to possess Rukmani (Krishna's wife), but the fool did not obtain her, as a Shudra cannot get a hearing of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमादि ततः सर्वे सहितास्ते नराधिपाः। वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा चेदिराजं व्यगर्हयन्॥ जातु त्वदन्यो
English: Vaishampayana said Having heard these words of Vasudeva, all the kings assembled there, began to reproach the Chedi King.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा शिशुपाल् प्रतापवान्। जहास स्वनवद्धासं वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह॥
English: Having heard these words, the powerful Shishupala laughed aloud and spoke these words.
Sanskrit: मत्पूर्वां रुक्मिणी कृष्ण संसत्सु परिकीर्तयन्। विशेषतः पार्थिवेषु व्रीडां न कुरुषे कथम्॥
English: Shishupala said O Krishna, are you not ashamed to talk in this assembly, specially before all these kings, of Rukinani who had been intended for me.
Sanskrit: मन्यमानो हि कः सत्सु पुरुषः परिकीर्तयेत्। अन्यपूर्वां स्त्रियं मधुसूदनः॥
English: O slayer of Madhu, who else is there but you who, regarding himself a man, would say in the midst of respectable men that his wife was intended for some body else?