pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: प्रसाद्य पाण्डवान् सर्वानाज्ञापयत मोक्षणे। अथागम्य तमुद्देशं पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः॥ सान्त्वपूर्वमयाचन्त शक्ताः सन्तो महारथाः। यदा चास्मान् न मुमुचुर्गन्धर्वाः सान्त्विता अपि॥
English: Conciliating all the Pandavas ordered them to rescue us. Thereupon those foremost of men, the Pandavas, overtaking them (the Gandharvas), asked them in sweet words to release us, although they were able to rescue us by force. But when they refused to release us in sweet words.
Sanskrit: ततोऽरर्जुनश्च भीमश्च यमजौ न बलोत्कटौ। मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि गन्धर्वान् प्रत्यनेकशः॥
English: Then the greatly powerful Bhima, Arjuna and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) hurled on the Gandharvas a great shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: अथ सर्वे रणं मुक्त्वा प्रयाताः खेचरा दिवम्। अस्मानेवाभिकर्षन्तो दीनान् मुदितमानसाः॥
English: Thereupon those rangers of skies, abandoning the fight fled through the sky and dragged our poor-selves after them in great joy.
Sanskrit: ततः समन्तात् पश्यामः शरजालेन वेष्टितम्। अमानुषाणि चास्त्राणि प्रमुञ्चन्तं धनंजयम्॥
English: Then we saw a net-work of arrows all around us spread out by Dharmaraja who was shooting extraordinary weapons on the enemy.
Sanskrit: समावृता दिशो दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवेन शितैः शरैः। धनंजयसखाऽऽत्मानं दर्शयामास वै तदा॥
English: Seeing all directions covered with a net work of sharp arrows shot by the Pandavas, that friend of Dhananjaya (the Gandharva king) appeared before him,
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनः पाण्डवेन समाश्लिष्य परस्परम्। कुशलं परिपप्रच्छ तैः पृष्टश्चाप्यनामयम्॥ ते समेत्य तथान्योन्यं सन्नाहान् विप्रमुच्य च। एकीभूतास्ततो वीरा गन्धर्वाः सह पाण्डवैः। अपूजयेतामन्योन्यं चित्रसेनधनंजयौ॥
English: Then Chitrasena and the Pandava (Arjuna) embraced each other and enquired after each other's health. The other Pandavas were also embraced by him in return. They also enquired about one another's welfare. The heroic Gandharvas then casting aside their armours and weapons mixed freely with the Pandavas. Then Chitrasena and Dharmaraja worshipped each other with great respect and regard.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच चित्रसेनं समागम्य प्रहसनर्जुनस्तदा। इदं वचनकक्लीबमब्रवीत् परवीरहा॥
English: Duryodhana said : That slayer of hostile army, Arjuna, then came to Chitrasena and he smilingly spoke these manly words.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृनर्हसि मे वीर मोक्तुं गन्धर्वसत्तम। अनर्हधर्षणा हीमे जीवमानेषु पाण्डुषु॥
English: "O hero, O foremost of the Gandharvas, you should release my brothers. They are not to be insulted so long the Pandavas are alive."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु गन्धर्वः पाण्डेवन महात्मना। उवाच यत् कर्ण वयः मन्त्रयन्तो विनिर्गताः॥ द्रष्टारः स्म सुखाद्धीनान् सदारान् पाण्डवानिति।
English: Having been thus addressed by the illustrious son of Pandu, O Karna, the Gandharva told him of the (secret) counsel with which we came, namely we had gone there for seeing the Pandavas, with their wife in the greatest misery.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नुच्चार्यमाणे तु गन्धर्वेण वचस्तथा॥ भूमेर्विवरमन्वैच्छं प्रवेष्टुं व्रीडयान्वितः।
English: When these counsels of ours were disclosed by the Gandharva, I desired then in great shame to enter the earth.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरमथागम्य गन्धर्वाः सह पाण्डवैः॥ अस्महुर्मन्त्रितं तस्मै बद्धांश्चास्मान् न्यवेदयन्।
English: The Gandharva then accompanied by the Pandavas went to Yudhishthira describing to him our (secret) counsels, bound as we were, he made us over to him.
Sanskrit: स्त्रीसमक्षमहं दीनो बद्धः शत्रुवशं गतः॥ युधिष्ठिरस्योपहृतः किं नु दुःखमतः परम्।
English: Alas, what greater sorrow could be mine than that I should thus be offered as tribute to Yudhishthira in the very sight of our women, myself in chains and in great misery and also under the complete control of our enemies!
Sanskrit: ये मे निराकृता नित्यं रिपुर्येषामहं सदा॥ तैर्मोक्षितोऽहं दुर्बुद्धिर्दत्तं तैरेव जीवितम्।
English: Alas, they that were ever persecuted by me, they that were my everlasting enemies, released me from captivity! Wretch that I am, I am indebted to them for my life!
Sanskrit: प्राप्त: स्यां यद्यहं वीर वधं तस्मिन् महारणे॥ श्रेयस्तद् भविता मह्यं नैवंभूतस्य जीवितम्।
English: O hero, if I had met with my death in that great battle that would have been far better than that I have obtained my life in this way.
Sanskrit: भवेद् यशः पृथिव्यां मे ख्यातं गन्धर्वतो वधात्॥ प्राप्ताश्च पुण्यलोकाः स्युर्महेन्द्रसदनेऽक्षयाः।
English: If I would have been killed by the Gandharvas, my fame would have spread over the earth. I would have then obtained holy regions of everlasting happiness in the abode of Indra.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वद्य मे व्यवसितं तच्छृणुध्वं नरर्षभाः॥ इह प्रायमुपासिष्ये यूयं व्रजत वै गृहान्।
English: O foremost of men, listen to me now as to what I intend to do. I shall stay here fasting, all of you go back home.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरश्चैव मे सर्वे यान्त्वद्य स्वपुरं प्रति॥ कर्णप्रभृतयश्चैव सुहृदो बान्धवाश्च ये। दुःशासनं पुरस्कृत्य प्रयान्वद्य पुरं प्रति॥
English: Let all my brothers also go to their own city (Hastinapur). Let all our relatives and friends headed by Dushasana go back to the city.
Sanskrit: न ह्यहं सम्प्रयास्यामि पुरं शत्रुनिराकृतः। शत्रुमानापहो भूत्वा सुहृदां मानकृत् तथा॥
English: Insulted as I am by the enemy I shall never again return to that city; I was ever respected and feared by my enemy, I who ever enhanced the respect of my friends and relatives,
Sanskrit: स सुहृच्छोकदो जातः शत्रूणां हर्षवर्धनः। वारणाह्वयमासाद्य किं वक्ष्यामि जनाधिपम्॥
English: Have now become a source of sorrow to my friends and joy to my enemies. Having gone to Hastinapura, what shall I say to the king (Dhritarashtra)?
Sanskrit: भीष्मद्रोणौ कृपद्रौणी विदुरः संजयस्तथा। बाह्रीकः सौमदत्तिश्च ये चान्ये वृद्धसम्मताः॥ ब्राह्मणाः श्रेणिमुख्याश्च तथोदासीनवृत्तयः। किं मां वक्ष्यन्ति किं चापि प्रतिवक्ष्यामि तानहम्॥
English: What will Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, the son of Drona (Ashvathama), Vidura, Sanjaya, the son of Balhika (king), the son of Somadatta and the other revered chiefs and also the chief men of independent professions say to me and what shall I say to them in return?
Sanskrit: रिपूणां शिरसि स्थित्वा तथा विक्रम्य चोरसि। आत्मदोषात् परिभ्रष्टः कथं वक्ष्यामि तानहम्॥
English: Having hitherto stayed over the heads of my enemies, having hitherto trod upon their breasts, I have been now degraded from my position. What shall I say to them (now)?
Sanskrit: दुर्विनीता: श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव च। तिष्ठन्ति न चिरं भद्रे यथाहं मदगर्वितः॥
English: Like me who was puffed up with vanity, insolent men, even obtaining prosperity, knowledge and affluence, are never blessed for any length of time.
Sanskrit: अहो नाहमिदं कर्म कष्टं दुश्चरितं कृतम्। स्वयं दुर्बुद्धिना मोहाद् येन प्राप्तोऽस्मि संशयम्॥
English: Alas, led by folly I have done a highly improper and wicked act, for which, fool that I am, I have now fallen into such distress.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् प्रायमुपासिष्ये हि शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम्। चेतयानो हि को जीवेत् कृच्छ्राच्छत्रुभिरुद्धतः॥
English: I shall therefore die of starvation; I shall not be able to live. Rescued by one's own enemy, what man of manliness could dragon (a miserable) existence?
Sanskrit: शत्रुभिश्चावहसितो मानी पौरुषवर्जितः। याण्डवैविक्रमाढ्यैश्च सावमानमवेक्षितः॥
English: Proud as I am, the enemy has laughed at me when they found me deprived of all manliness. The Pandavas, who possessed great prowess (joyously) looked at me who was then in the greatest possible misery."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं चिन्तापरिगतो दुःशासनमथाब्रवीत्। दुःशासन निबोधेदं वचनं मम भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When he was thus bewailing, he thus spoke to Dushasana, "O Dushasana, O descendant of Bharata, hear my words.
Sanskrit: प्रतीच्छ त्वं मया दत्तमभिषेकं नृपो भव। प्रशाधि पृथिवीं स्फीतां कर्णसौबलपालिताम्॥
English: Accepting this installation offered by me, becorne king. Rule over the earth protected by Karna and the son of Subala.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृन् पालय विस्रब्धं मरुतो वृत्रहा यथा। बान्धवाश्चोपजीवन्तु देवा इव शतक्रतुम्॥
English: As the slayer of Vritra (Indra) cherishes the arutas, so cherish our brothers in such a way as they may trust you. Let your friends and relatives depend on you as the celestials depend on you as the celestials depend on Shatakratu (Indra).
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेषु सदा वृत्तिं कुर्वीथाश्चाप्रमादतः। बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव भवेथस्त्वं गतिः सदा॥
English: Always bestow pensions on Brahmanas; be always the refuge of your friends and relatives.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातींश्चाप्यनुपश्येथा विष्णुर्देवगणान् यथा। गुरवः पालनीयास्ते गच्छ पालय मेदिनीम्॥ नन्दयन् सुहृदः सर्वान् शात्रवांश्चावभर्सयन्। कण्ठे चैनं परिष्वज्य गम्यतामित्युवाच ह॥
English: As Vishnu looks after the celestials, you should also look after all your poor and helpless relatives. Always cherish your Gurus. Go, rule the earth, gladdening all your friends and chastising all your enemies." Clasping his neck he said, “Go."
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा दीनो दुःशासनोऽब्रवीत्। अश्रुकण्ठः सुदुःखार्तः प्राञ्जलिः प्रणिपत्य च॥ सगद्गदमिदं वाक्यं भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठमात्मनः। प्रसीदेत्यपतद् भूमौ दूयमानेन चेतसा॥ दुःखितः पादयोस्तस्य नेत्रजं जलमुत्सृजन्। उक्तवांश्च नरव्याघ्रो नैतदेवं भविष्यति॥
English: Having heard his words, Dushasana in great misery and grief said to his eldest brother with joined hands, with bent down head and with voice choked in tears, “Relent.” Saying this, he fell down on the earth in the greatest possible misery. In sorrow and grief that foremost of men shed tears on the feet of his brother and thus spoke to him, “This can never be done.
Sanskrit: विदीर्येत् सकला भूमियोश्चापि शकलीभवेत्। रविरात्मप्रभा जह्यात् सोमः शीतांशुतां त्येजत्॥ वायुः शैयमथो जह्याद्धिमवांश्च परिव्रजेत्। शुष्येत् तोयं समुद्रेषु वह्निरप्युष्णतां त्येजत्॥ न चाहं त्वदृते राजन् प्रशासेयं वसुन्धराम्। पुनः पुनः प्रसीदेति वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह॥
English: The earth may split, the heavens may fall down in pieces, the sun may lose his rays, the moon may abandon her coolness, the wind may forsake its speed, the Himalayas may be moved from its site, the waters of the ocean may dry up and fire may lose its heat; But, ( king, I cannot rule the earth without you.” He again and again said, “Relent," "Relent".
Sanskrit: त्वमेव नः कुले राजा भविष्यसि शतं समाः। एवमुक्त्वा स राजानं सुस्वरं प्ररुरोद ह॥
English: “You alone shall be king in our race, for one hundred years.” Having said this, he loudly wept before the king.
Sanskrit: पादौ संस्पृश्य मानार्हो भ्रातुर्येष्ठस्य भारत। तथा तौ दुःखितौ दृष्ट्वा दुःशासनसुयोधनौ।॥ अधिगम्य व्यधाविष्टः कर्णस्तौ प्रत्यभाषत। विषीदथः किं कौरव्यौ बालिश्यात् प्राकृताविव॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, catching, the feet of his eldest brother who deserved worship from him. Having seen Dushasana in great grief and Duryodhana in greatest possible misery, Karna came to them and said, “O Kuru princes, why do you childishly weep like ordinary people?
Sanskrit: न शोकः शोचमानस्य विनिवर्तेत कर्हिचित्। यदा च शोचतः शोको व्यसनं नापकर्षति॥
English: Men can never by weeping drive away their grief. Weeping can never remove one's own grief.
Sanskrit: सामर्थ्य किं ततः शोके शोचमानौ प्रपश्यथः। धृतिं गृहणीतमा शत्रून् शोचन्तौ नन्दयिष्यथः॥
English: What do you gain by thus giving way to sorrow? Summon patience. Do not grieve and thus give joy to your enemies.
Sanskrit: कर्तव्यं हि कृतं राजन् पाण्डवैस्तव मोक्षणम्। नित्यमेव प्रियं कार्यं राज्ञो विषयवासिभिः॥
English: O king, the Pandavas did only their duty in rescuing you. Those that reside in the dominions of the king should always do what is agreeable to the king.
Sanskrit: पाल्यमानास्त्वया ते हि निवसन्ति गतज्वराः। नार्हस्येवंगते मन्युं कर्तुं प्राकृतवद् यथा॥
English: Under your protection, the Pandavas are residing in your dominion in great happiness. You should not indulge in sorrow like ordinary people.
Sanskrit: विषण्णास्त्व सोदर्यास्त्वयि प्रायं समास्थिते। उत्तिष्ठ व्रज भद्रं ते समाश्वासय सोदरान्॥
English: 'Behold, your brothers are all sad and miserable on seeing you resolved to die by starvation. Be blessed. Rise up and come to your city and console your brothers.'
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच राजन्नाधावगच्छामि तवेह लघुसत्त्वताम्। किमत्र चित्रं यद् वीर मोक्षितः पाण्डवैरसि॥
English: Karna said.: O king, your today's conduct is childish. O hero, what is to be wondered at in all this, that you were rescued by the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: सद्यो वशं समापन्नः शत्रूणां शत्रुकर्शन। सेनाजीवैश्च कौरव्य तथा विषयवासिभिः॥
English: When you were defeated by the foe. O chastiser of foes, O descendant of Kuru, those that reside in the dominion of the king, specially the warriors.
Sanskrit: अज्ञातैर्यदि वा ज्ञातैः कर्तव्यं नृपतेः प्रियम्। प्राय: प्रधानाः पुरुषाः क्षोभयन्त्यरिवाहिनीम्॥ निगृह्यन्ते च युद्धेषु मोक्ष्यन्ते चैव सैनिकैः। सेनाजीवाश्च ये राज्ञां विषये सन्ति मानवाः॥ तैः सङ्गम्य नृपार्थाय यतितव्यं यथातथम्। यद्येवं पाण्डवै राजन् भवद्विषयवासिभिः॥ यदृच्छया मोक्षितोऽसि तत्र का परिदेवना। न चैतत् साधु यद् राजन् पाण्डवास्त्वां नृपोत्तमम्॥
English: Should always do what is agreeable to the king, whether they happen to be known to the king or unknown to him. Often happens that even the foremost of men who are capable of crushing the enemy are often defeated by them; under such circumstances they are often rescued by their troops. The warriors living in a king's dominion should always combine and try their utmost for their king. If, therefore, O king, the Pandavas who live in your dominion have rescued you, what is there to be sorry for? O foremost of kings, O monarch, it was not proper for the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: स्वसेनया सम्प्रयान्तं नानुयान्ति स्म पृष्ठतः। शूराश्च बलवन्तश्च संयुगेष्वपलायिनः॥ भवतस्ते सहाया वै प्रेष्यतां पूर्वमागताः। पाण्डवेयानि रत्नानि त्वमद्याप्युपभुञ्जसे॥ सत्त्वस्थान् पाण्डवान् पश्य न ते प्रायमुपाविशन् उत्तिष्ठ राजन् भद्रं ते न चिरं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: That they did not follow you when you marched to battle at the head of your troops. They have long before come under your power by becoming your slaves. Endued as they are with courage and prowess and incapable as they are to turn back from the field of battle they are bound to help you. You are now enjoying all the rich possessions of the Pandavas; O king, see, the Pandavas are yet active. They have not resolved to die by fasting. Rise, () king, be blessed; you should not grieve.
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव नृपते राज्ञो विषयवासिभिः। प्रियाण्याचरितव्यानि तत्र का परिदेवना॥
English: O lord of men, it is the certain duty of those who live in a king's dominion to do which is agreeable to that king, what is there then to be Sorry for?
Sanskrit: मद्वाक्यमेतद् राजेन्द्र यद्येवं न करिष्यसि। स्थास्यामीह भवत्पादौ शुश्रूषन्नरिमर्दन॥
English: O king of kings, O chastiser of foes, if you do not act as I say, I shall then stay here and serve at your feet with all respect.
Sanskrit: नोत्सहे जीवितुमहं त्वविहीनो नरर्षभ। प्रायोपविष्टस्तु नृप राज्ञां हास्यो भविष्यसि॥
English: O forernost of men, O king, I do not desire to live without you. If you resolve to die by fasting, you will simply be the laughing-stock of all other kings.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। नैवोत्यातुं मनश्चक्रे स्वर्गाय कृतनिश्चयः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Karna, king Duryodhana, being firmly resolved to die, determined not to rise from the place where he sat.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रायोपविष्टं राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। उवाच सान्त्वयन् राजञ्छकुनिः सौबलस्तदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, seeing Duryodhana who is always incapable of putting up with an insult, seated with the determination of dying by starvation, the son of Subala, Shakuni, spoke thus.
Sanskrit: शकुनिरुवाच सम्यगुक्तं हि कर्णेन तच्छ्रुतं कौरव त्वया। मया हृतां श्रियं स्फीतां तां मोहादपहाय किम्॥ त्वमल्पबुद्ध्या नृपते प्राणानुत्स्रष्टुमर्हसि। अथवाप्यवगच्छामि न वृद्धाः सेवितास्त्वया।॥
English: Shakuni said: O descendant of Kuru, you have heard that Karna has said. His words are indeed full of wisdom. O king, why should you foolishly throw away the great prosperity that I won for you by abandoning your life today through mere silliness? It appears to me today that you never waited upon (wise) old men.
Sanskrit: यः समुत्पतितं हर्ष दैन्यं वा न नियच्छति। स नश्यति श्रियं प्राप्य पात्रमाममिवाम्भसि॥
English: Like an unburnt earthen vessel in water, he, who is incapable of controlling sudden occasions of joy or grief, is lost even if he obtains prosperity.
Sanskrit: अतिभीरुमतिक्लीबं दीर्घसूत्रं प्रमादिनम्। व्यसनाद् विषयाक्रान्तं न भजन्ति नृपं प्रजाः॥
English: The king who is entirely destitute of courage, no has no spark of manliness, who is the slave of procrastination and who is addicted to sensual pleasures is never respected by his subjects.
Sanskrit: सत्कृतस्य हि ते शोको विपरीते कथं भवेत्। मा कृत शोभनं पाथैः शोकमालम्ब्य नाशया।६।।
English: Befitted as you have been, whence is this unseasonable grief of yours? Do not undo this graceful act done by the sons of Pritha by indulging in grief.
Sanskrit: यत्र हर्षस्त्वया कार्यः सत्कर्तव्याश्च पाण्डवाः। तत्र शोचसि राजेन्द्र विपरीतमिदं तव।॥
English: O king of kings, when you should express your joy and reward the Pandavas, you are grieving. Your this behaviour is very inconsistent.
Sanskrit: प्रसीद मा त्यजात्मानं तुष्टश्च सुकृतं स्मर। प्रयच्छ राज्यं पार्थानां यशो धर्ममवाप्नुहि॥
English: Be cheerful; do not abandon your life. But with a very pleased heart think of the good work they have done to you. Give back to the sons of Pritha their kingdom and win both virtue and renown by your this act.
Sanskrit: क्रियामेतां समाज्ञाय कृतज्ञस्त्वं भविष्यसि। सौभ्रानं पाण्डवैः कृत्वा समवस्थाप्य चैव तान्॥ पित्र्यं राज्यं प्रयच्छैषां ततः सुखमवाप्स्यसि।
English: Establishing brotherly relations with the Pandavas, become their friends and make them your friends, give them back their paternal kingdom, for you will then be happy.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच शकुनेस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा दुःशासनमवेक्ष्य च।॥ पादयोः पतितं वीरं विकृतं भ्रातृसौहृदम्। बाहुभ्यां साधुजाताभ्यां दुःशासनमरिंदमम्॥ उत्थाप्य सम्परिष्वज्य प्रीत्याजिघ्नत मूर्धनि।
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard the words of Shakuni and having seen Dushashana lying at the feet of the king (Duryodhana) unmanned by fraternal affection, the king raised Dushashana and clasping him in his well formed arms he smelt his head.
Sanskrit: कर्णसौबलयोश्चापि संश्रुत्य वचनान्यसौ॥ निर्वेदं परमं गत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। व्रीडयाभिपरीतात्मा नैराश्यमगमत् परम्॥
English: Having heard the words of Karna and Subala's son (Shakuni), the king Duryodhana was overwhelmed with shame. He lost heart more than ever and utter despair overtook his soul.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा सुहृदश्चैव समन्युरिदमब्रवीत्। न धर्मधनसौख्येन नैश्चर्येण न चाज्ञया॥ नैव भोगैश्च मे कार्यं मा वहन्यत गच्छत। निश्चितेयं मम मतिः स्थिता प्रायोपवेशने॥ गच्छध्वं नगरं सर्वे पूज्याश्च गुरवो मम।
English: Having heard all that his friends said, he thus again spoke in sorrow, "I have nothing more to do with virtue, wealth, friendship, affluence, sovereignty and enjoyments. Do not oppose me; leave me all of you. I am firmly resolved to abandon my life by fasting. Go back to the city and worship all my Gurus with respect."
Sanskrit: त एवमुक्ताः प्रत्यूचू राजानमरिमर्दनम्॥ या गतिस्तव राजेन्द्र सास्माकमपि भारत। कथं वा सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामस्त्वविहीनाः पुरं वयम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by him, they thus replied to that royal chastiser of foes, “O king of kings, O descendant of Bharata, the course that is yours is also ours. How can we enter the city without you?”
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स सुहृद्भिरमात्यैश्च भ्रातृभिः स्वजनेन च। बहुप्रकारमप्युक्तो निश्चयान्न विचाल्यते॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Though addressed in all manner of ways by his friends and counsellors and brothers and relatives, the king waved not from his firm resolve.
Sanskrit: दर्भास्तरणमास्तीर्य निश्चयाद् धृतराष्ट्रजः। संस्पृश्यापः शुचिर्भूत्वा भूतले समुपस्थितः॥ कुशचीराम्बरधरः परं नियममास्थितः। वाग्यतो राजशार्दूलः स स्वर्गगतिकाम्यया॥ मनसोपचितिं कृत्वा निरस्य च बहिः क्रियाः।
English: In accordance with his resolve, he spread Kusha grass on the ground and purifying himself by touching water, he sat down on it. Clad in rags and Kusha grass, he engaged in observing the greatest vow. That foremost of kings, with the desire of going to heaven, stopped all speech. He began to pray and worship internally and he suspended all external intercourse.
Sanskrit: अथ तं निश्चयं तस्य बुद्ध्वा दैतेयदानवाः॥ पातालवासिनो रौद्राः पूर्वं देवैर्विनिर्जिताः। ते स्वपक्षक्षयं तं तु ज्ञात्वा दुर्योधनस्य वै॥ आह्वानाय तदा चक्रुः कर्म वैतानसम्भवम्। बृहस्पतत्युशनोक्तैश्च मन्त्रैर्मन्त्रविशारदाः॥ अथर्ववेदप्रोक्तैश्च याश्योपनिषदि क्रिया:। मन्त्रजप्यसमायुक्तास्तास्तदा समवर्तयन्॥
English: On learning his resolve, the sons of Diti and the Danavas, who live in the nether region and who were once defeated by the celestials, fearing that their party would be destroyed without Duryodhana, began a sacrifice with fire to summon him before them. Mantraknowing men then commenced with the formulae of Brihaspati and Ushana. Those rites that are indicated in the Atharvaveda and the Upanishadas and which are capable of being achieved by mantras and prayers.
Sanskrit: जुह्वत्यग्नौ हविः क्षीरं मन्त्रवत् सुसमाहिताः। ब्राह्मणा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः सुदृढव्रताः॥ कर्मसिद्धौ तदा तत्र जृम्भमाणा महाद्भुता। कृत्या समुत्थिता राजन् किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Brahmanas of rigid vows well-versed in the Vedas and their branches began with great and deep meditation to pour libations of ghee and milk into the fire with mantras. After those rites were completed, a strange goddess, O king, rose up saying, "What shall I do?"
Sanskrit: आहुदैत्याश्च तां तत्र सुप्रीतेनान्तरात्मना। प्रायोपविष्टं राजानं धार्तराष्ट्रमिहानय॥
English: With well-pleased hearts the Daityas commanded her by saying, “Bring here the king, the son of Dhritarashtra, who is now engaged in a vow of fasting."
Sanskrit: तथेति च प्रतिश्रुत्य सा कृत्या प्रययौ तदा। निमेषादगमच्चापि यत्र राजा सुयोधनः॥
English: Thus commanded, she went away saying, "So be it.” In a moment she came to the place where the king, Duryodhana, was.
Sanskrit: समादाय च राजानं प्रविवेश रसातलम्। दानवानां मुहूर्ताच्च तमानीतं न्यवेदयत्। तमानीतं नृपं दृष्ट्वा रात्रौ संगत्य दानवाः॥ प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे किंचिदुत्फुल्ललोचनाः। साभिमानमिदं वाक्यं दुर्योधनमथाब्रुवन्॥
English: Taking up the king, she brought him to the nether world and within a moment she came back to the Danavas and told them (that she had brought the king). Seeing the king brought before them in their assembly in the night, the Danavas. With well-pleased hearts and with expanded eyes in delight, thus spoke these flattering words to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच वसमानेषु पार्थेषु वने तस्मिन् महात्मसु। धार्तराष्ट्रा महेष्वासाः किमकुर्वत सत्तमाः॥
English: Janamejaya said : When the illustrious sons of Pritha were living in the forest, what did those foremost of men and mighty bow-men, the the sons of Dhritarashtra do?
Sanskrit: कर्णो वैकर्तनश्चैव शकुनिश्च महाबलः। भीष्मद्रोणकृपाश्चैव तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि॥
English: What did the son of the sun, Karna and the powerful Shakuni and Bhishma, Drona and Kripa do. You should narrate all this to me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं गतेषु पार्थेषु विसृष्टे च सुयोधने। आगते हास्तिनपुरं मोक्षिते पाण्डुनन्दनैः॥ भीष्मोऽब्रवीन्महाराज धार्तराष्ट्रमिदं वचः।
English: Vaishampayana said : O great king, when in this manner the Pandavas had gone away leaving Duryodhana and when having been rescued by the Pandavas, he had gone to Hastinapur, Bhishma spoke thus to the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana),
Sanskrit: उक्तं तात यथा पूर्वं गच्छतस्ते तपोवनम्॥ गमनं मे न रुचितं तव तत्र कृतं च ते।
English: "O child, I told you before when you intended to go to the forest of the ascetics. That I did not like your journey. But you did go notwithstanding
Sanskrit: तत: प्राप्तं त्वया वीर ग्रहणं शत्रुभिर्बलात्॥ मोक्षितश्चासि धर्मज्ञैः पाण्डवैर्न च लज्जसे।
English: O hero, you were forcibly taken captive by the enemy; you were rescued by the virtuous Pandavas, but still you were not ashamed.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं तव गान्धारे ससैन्यस्य विशाम्पते॥ सूतपुत्रोऽपयाद् भीतो गन्धर्वाणां तदा रणात्।
English: O king, O son of Gandhari, even in your presence and also in the presence of your army did the Suta's (Karna) son, struck with panic, fly away from the battle of the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: क्रोशतस्तव राजेन्द्र ससैन्यस्य नृपात्मज॥ दृष्टस्ते विक्रमश्चैव पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्।
English: O king of kings, O son of a king, while you with your army were crying in great distress, you saw, O mighty armed hero, the prowess of the high-souled Pandavas